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"Live Bird is a one-man play celebrating the life of jazz legend Charlie "Bird" Parker. The play is set in a bar in Harlem, the summer of 1947. Bird talks about his days in Kansas City, Missouri to imaginary characters, imitates Lester Young and plays some of his own songs.
Written and performed by playwright, actor, director and musician Jeff Robinson. Mr. Robinson was nominated for Best Actor by the Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) for his portrayal of Charlie Parker in the play.
A few quotes about Live Bird.
"I knew Charlie as a man and not simply as a musical genius. Jeff portrays the Charlie I knew." Widow, Doris Parker
"This is one of the best plays about Bird that I've ever experienced" Frank Morgan, Jazz Legend and Charlie Parker protege.
"Live Bird should be moved to off-Broadway... It deserves wider exposure" Ira Gitler, Jazz Historian, Critic
"Robinson has Bird down cold... Robinson does it so convincingly you'll forgive Parker for his flaws just to be in his presence" David Yaffe, The Village Voice
"If you have an opportunity to see Jeff Robinson's Live Bird you must." Nick Catalano, All About Jazz.com
"It takes a multifaceted individual to conceive and perform a one-man play on Charlie Parker, and Jeff Robinson fit's the bill" Bob Blumenthal, Boston Globe
"Everyone agrees on what Charlie Parker did for jazz. The arguments start when anyone talks about who he was. But there's a remarkable consensus - even among people who new the alto saxophonist that "Live Bird", Boston-based playwright-actor-saxophonist Jeff Robinson's one-man play about Parker, gets him right." Ed Hazell, Jazziz Magazine
There will also be a Poetry Jam with Roger Bonair-Agard, Nicole Terez Dutton and Regie Gibson with the Jeff Robinson
Friday, February 20, 20097:30pm - 11:00pm
The Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center
41 Second Street Cambridge, MA

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On December 12th – 13th I was lucky to visit John Beasley’s workshop in Jam Lab. John was supposed to talk on re-imagining of Monk’s compositions and revealing the roots of his music. There were lots of discussions on these topics lately so I mostly expected to expand my knowledge on Monk’s music rather than on jazz in general. But these expectations were wrong.
Firstly, as a kid of nowadays I got really excited when John played his MONK’estra’s hip-hop version of “ ‘Round Midnight”. It is a well-known truth that hip-hop has taken a lot from jazz but I’ve never heard Monk in hip-hop.
Secondly, I was really impressed with John’s way of conducting the band. The band consisted of Jam Lab’s students, which were great musicians on my mind. The idea was that the band plays a tune they’ve prepared before, then they play it once again with some remarks given by John. His remarks were very brief but meaningful. Musicians played the same tune differently. And when John told musicians his fatal phrase: “I want to hear you guys suck” it worked the other way round. The band got absolutely relaxed and according to my personal feelings here was where the real jazz began.
Finally, John Beasley seemed to me jazz himself. He was very laid back and creative, calm but convincing, inspiring and not too confusing.
I definitely recommend to all of you to get acquainted with his music.


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(Note: This will be a 3 day study of Anna this week. Day 4 and 5, see what Scriptures the Lord leads you to read for the day.)
Extraordinary Women of the Bible – Anna Day 3
Twelve Extraordinary Women by John MacArthur book:
Chapter 7: She Spoke of Him to All
If you’re new and want to learn more about this Online Bible Study, you can read more here.
You can watch today’s Youtube video here.

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Ahmedabad, May 2 (PTI) The number of coronavirus cases in Gujarat rose by 12,978 to 5,94,602 on Sunday, while the death toll increased by 153 and the recovery count by 11,146, an official said.
The number of people who have been discharged so far stands at 4,40,276, which is 74.05 per cent of the caseload, while the death toll is 7,508, he said.
There are 1,46,818 active cases in the state at present, including 722 on ventilator support.
'Ahmedabad district reported 4,744 new cases, followed by 1,883 in Surat, 735 in Vadodara, 707 in Jamnagar, 658 in Bhavnagar, and 528 in Rajkot. Ahmedabad also led with 27 deaths. Vadodara had 19 patients dying, while it was 15 in Rajkot and 13 in Surat,' he said.
In an official release, the state government said that 1,24,31,368 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 so far, of whom 25,57,405 have received the second dose as well.
It added that 25,712 people in the 18-44 age group have been administered the first dose since the drive for this segment began on May 1.
The COVID-19 tally in the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu rose to 8,020 with 161 new cases.
The number of people discharged there stands at 6,086, including 260 on Sunday, while four have died due to the infection, leaving the UT with an active tally of 1,930.
Gujarat's COVID-19 figures are as follows: Positive cases 5,94,602, new cases 12,978, death toll 7,508, discharged 4,40,276, active cases 1,46,818, people tested so far - figures not released. PTI KA BNM NP NP

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The Goldman Sachs technology M&A team, led by Sam Britton, has cashed in on its software focus and decades of experience to dominate 2019's biggest deals.Technologyread more
American small and medium-size companies that rely on China are scrambling to adjust their business plans in response to the escalating trade war.Traderead more
Here are the products that stand to be the most affected by China's new tariffs on $75 billion worth of U.S. goods.Marketsread more
The summit comes amid fears over a global economic slowdown, and U.S. tensions over trade allies, Iran and Russia.Politicsread more
The world's second biggest economy is past a point where it cannot ignore its enormous debt anymore, according to an analyst.China Economyread more
Carl Medlock used to work at Tesla. Now he's one of the few people in the U.S. that can fix the company's original Roadster electric vehicles.Technologyread more
Trump does have some powerful tools that would not require approval from U.S. Congress.Politicsread more
Stocks dropped after Donald Trump ordered that U.S. manufacturers find alternatives to their operations in China.US Marketsread more
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The European Union will respond in kind if the U.S. imposes tariffs on France over digital tax plan, EU chief Donald Tusk told G-7.Technologyread more
Trump said he will raise tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese goods to 30% and hike duties on another $300 billion in products to 15%.Politicsread more
Amazon's Prime Day is likely right around the corner, and that means the company will be pushing its own in-house brands with time-sensitive deals and deep discounts.
This year, the e-commerce giant has much more to offer, according to a new report from One Click Retail.
Amazon hasn't announced the day of its annual shopping extravaganza, but it's expected to fall around mid-July, with promotions running for more than 24 hours. Amazon created the shopping day in 2015.
The digital retailer is heading into the summer months with more than 80 private brands, One Click Retail found, up from around 40 in 2017. It also has more paying Prime members this year, more than 100 million, the company said in April.
The company generated an estimated $1 billion in sales on Prime Day last year, according to Cowen & Co. and JPMorgan Chase. Amazon said it added "tens of millions" of Prime members to the platform overnight. Prime members are known to be more loyal to Amazon's own brands, some of which aren't sold anywhere else. Amazon declined to say how many customers it had last year.
"One of the key advantages of private brands for any retailer is their ability to drive customer loyalty — producing items that are exclusively available through Amazon will drive more traffic to the platform, which also benefits Amazon sellers by bringing more consumers in front of their products," One Click Retail marketing analyst Ojastro Todd said.
Amazon's top in-house brands in 2018, which are "making a significant impact on the market," include Mama Bear, Basic Care, Presto, Solimo and Wag, according to Todd.
The Mama Bear brand sells diapers and baby food; Basic Care sells over-the-counter medication; Presto covers household cleaning items like paper towels and dish soap; Solimo is its line of coffee pod, sunscreen and other grab-and-go items, and Wag is Amazon's dog food brand.
"Private brand expansion is a major priority for Amazon, with new product lines being introduced across nearly every major category," Todd said.
Last year, some of the best deals during Prime Day were those for the Echo Dot, Fire tablet, the Kindle device and Happy Belly bottled water — all Amazon brands. Many of the private brands were plastered across landing pages on its website during the event, something industry analysts say will be more of the case this year.
"I think Amazon is going to continue to disrupt themselves," PwC analyst Steve Barr told CNBC. "Expect Amazon to continue to come forward with distinctive offerings because they've become so extraordinary at leveraging their own broader ecosystem, now with Prime Wardrobe [for fashion] and Whole Foods [for groceries]."
CNBC reported in December that the company's private labels could have a breakout year in 2018.
Key to Amazon's success has been its ability to use the data it collects on other sellers to improve its brand rollouts. The company has been more secretive about some label launches, targeting niche sectors of shoppers. Wickedly Prime, for example, sells Matcha green-tea powder, roasted seaweed snacks and cocoa truffle spread. Core 10 is for sports bras and yoga pants.
PwC said it expects the top product categories this Prime Day to be home and garden, apparel and accessories, and health and beauty products. Other retailers like Target and J.C. Penney are also expected to jump into the back-to-school season and compete against Amazon with their own deals in July.
"It's now become an event for the industry," Barr said. "It's a time to really capture attention ahead of the holidays."
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Cold Dew, (Chinese: 寒露), is one of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms. It is also the fifth solar term in Autumn, indicating it is getting colder and the dew on the ground is about to freeze into frost. Cold Dew begins this year on Oct 8 and ends on Oct 23. When the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 195 degrees, the swan gooses fly to south in a "single line" or a "herringbone shaped line", most of the sparrows are gone, chrysanthemum starts to bloom and autumn crops are ripe. Cold Dew is also a great time for hiking, fishing, eating hawthorns and drinking chrysanthemum wine.
Thanks to the arrival of Cold Dew, the autumn views in many places in China are very beautiful. SDU is no exception. It has already taken on a new look of late autumn with morning dews glimmering on grasses, cool breeze whistling through maple trees and warm sunshine falling on the footpath. Let's have a closer look at the picturesque scenery of SDU during the period and feel the clear sky and bracing air in the season.
Source: New Media Center
Written by: Sun Yangyang
Photo by: Yang Ningkai
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Mr Eazi claims that his journey into the world of music was unintentional. The Nigerian singer-songwriter stumbled into the music industry by accident, discovering his talent by luck.
Mr. Eazi unveiled how he stumbled into the music business and his internal struggle with contentment as a musician in an interview with media personality Angela Lee, which prompted him to consider giving up music after appearing at Coachella in 2019.
Even though he got the chance to perform at Coachella only three years into his music career, Mr. Eazi, who is also the owner of the IT company Zagadat Capital, revealed that he faced a time in his career when he felt totally off.
However, he baffled at how he could continue in a field that was stressing him out, and in the end he decided to leave certain tasks to his colleagues to find a new sense of purpose.
“Coachella’s opening day was the first time I performed there, and when I exited the stage, I felt nothing. Absent joy. no melancholy.
For someone who never aspired to be an artist, I’m performing Coachella in my third year of my career, and I feel nothing.
“So, for me, it was a sign that I would either have to stop doing music or find another career. Because I needed to take a break or because it wasn’t a healthy sensation to have. I could have been burned out.
And when COVID struck, that’s when I first took a moment to reflect and try to plan my next course of action. I had founded Empawa, so I was learning about the music industry.
But even listening to music was wearing me out. Without music, how can a music industry be operated? So I just delegated that task to my colleagues” He said.


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Memory enables us to function in the world, learn from our past, and plan for the future. The ability to remember and recall information shapes our experiences and guides our actions, influencing the quality of our lives. Given the significance of memory, it becomes all the more important to ensure its proper functioning. Therefore, Bright Futures Boynton Beach will explore the connection between substance abuse and memory impairment and the critical need to protect and preserve this fundamental cognitive function.
Short-term memory is a cognitive function that plays a crucial role in our day-to-day lives. However, when you consume substances like alcohol, marijuana, or certain prescription drugs, your ability to retain recent information can be severely compromised. The effects can be immediate and range from mild memory lapses to more pronounced difficulties. These impairments often manifest as:
- Forgetfulness: Individuals may struggle to remember recent conversations, appointments, or even basic details. This can lead to disruptions in daily activities and create a sense of disorientation.
- Disrupted Cognitive Function: Substances like alcohol can disrupt the normal functioning of the brain, making it harder for you to focus and process information. This can further worsen the memory impairment, which makes joining alcohol rehab necessary.
- Impaired Decision-Making: Impaired memory can also affect an individual’s decision-making ability, as they may struggle to recall important information that should influence their choices, such as the risks associated with certain actions or the consequences of their behavior.
Blackout is a concerning aspect of memory impairment associated with excessive alcohol consumption. Blackouts are a unique and alarming consequence of heavy alcohol consumption, and a reminder of why quitting alcohol is beneficial for health and quality of life. During a blackout, you may engage in various activities, including social interactions, conversations, or even more risky behaviors, without forming any memory of these events. This can have significant repercussions on your personal and social life. Key points to consider regarding blackouts include:
- Partial vs. Total Blackouts: Blackouts can be categorized as partial or total. In a partial blackout, individuals may have fragmented memories or vague recollections of the events, while in a total blackout, there is a complete absence of memory.
- Duration: The duration of a blackout can vary, but it typically occurs during the peak of intoxication. As the blood alcohol concentration rises rapidly, the likelihood of experiencing a blackout increases.
- Risk Factors: Some people are more susceptible to blackouts than others. Factors such as a person’s tolerance to alcohol, drinking speed, and overall health can influence the likelihood of experiencing a blackout.
- Consequences: Blackouts can have serious consequences, both immediate and long-term. Individuals may engage in risky behaviors, make poor decisions, or even find themselves in dangerous situations. Moreover, repeated blackouts can have detrimental effects on one’s overall cognitive health.
Chronic use leads to a stronger connection between substance abuse and memory impairment. Long-term cognitive deficits represent a serious concern associated with chronic substance abuse. The impact on memory, in particular, becomes increasingly pronounced as the pattern of substance use extends over time. The extent and severity of these deficits can vary, and they are influenced by several key factors, including the specific substance, the duration of use, and your susceptibility.
Long-Term Cognitive Deficits
One of the notable consequences of chronic substance abuse is the development of persistent memory problems. People who abuse substances such as prescription drugs over an extended period often struggle with both short-term and long-term memory, which can significantly impair their daily functioning.
Chronic use can also lead to a decline in cognitive abilities beyond memory. Tasks that require attention, problem-solving, and critical thinking may become increasingly challenging for individuals with long-term substance abuse. This is why prescirption drugs addiction treatment centers prioritize holistic rehabilitation that extends beyond memory recovery. The cognitive deficits stemming from chronic substance abuse can have a profound impact on your overall quality of life. Relationships, work, and personal well-being can all be adversely affected.
Structural Brain Changes
Substance abuse exerts profound effects on the structure of your brain, particularly in regions responsible for memory and cognition. These changes are significant and often detrimental to your cognitive health. Some of the notable structural brain alterations associated with chronic substance abuse include:
- Cerebral Atrophy: Using substances such as opioids can lead to cerebral atrophy. This atrophy is often most pronounced in regions crucial for memory and cognition. As a result, these areas become less effective in performing their functions.
- Reduced Connectivity: The brain operates through intricate networks of connections between different regions. Chronic substance abuse can disrupt these connections, reducing the efficiency of information processing. This can manifest as memory problems and impaired cognitive function.
- Hippocampal Alterations: The hippocampus, a central region for memory formation and retrieval, is particularly vulnerable to the effects of chronic substance abuse. Structural changes in this area can impair the ability to create new memories and recall existing ones.
- Neurotransmitter Imbalance: Substance abuse can lead to imbalances in neurotransmitters, which are essential for communication between brain cells. These imbalances can further exacerbate memory and cognitive deficits.
The term “polydrug use” refers to a pattern of substance abuse where people engage in the consumption of multiple substances simultaneously or in close succession. This practice carries an elevated risk of memory impairment, as the interaction between different substances can lead to complex and often intensified cognitive effects that need special care during drug rehab Florida residents rely on. The risks are:
- Complex Interactions: When individuals combine alcohol with drugs or use various drugs together, they expose themselves to intricate interactions between these substances. These interactions can magnify the cognitive effects of each substance, including their impact on memory.
- Synergistic Effects: Some combinations of substances can produce synergistic effects, where the combined impact on memory is more significant than the sum of the individual effects. This heightened cognitive impairment can make it challenging for individuals to remember events or information while under the influence.
- Impaired Decision-Making: Polydrug use can also impair decision-making abilities, which can lead to the consumption of larger quantities of substances, further intensifying memory impairment. Poor judgment and impulsivity can exacerbate the risks associated with this practice.
- Variability in Experiences: The specific effects of polydrug use can vary widely depending on the combination of substances, the quantities consumed, and individual factors. This unpredictability can make it difficult for individuals to gauge how their memory will be affected in any given instance.
It’s important to note that polydrug use can pose not only an increased risk of memory impairment but also a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, including overdose and addiction. Combining substances amplifies the complexity of substance abuse’s effects on memory and cognitive function, making it a particularly dangerous practice that should be addressed with caution and professional support.
To understand the connection between substance abuse and memory impairment further, it is essential to recognize the frequent co-occurrence of mental health disorders alongside addiction. Conditions such as depression and anxiety often go hand-in-hand with substance abuse and can further exacerbate memory problems. When both substance abuse and mental health disorders are present in an individual, it is referred to as a dual diagnosis, and such cases can exhibit more severe memory impairments. Mental health disorders include:
- Depression and Memory: Depression is known to have a profound impact on memory. The persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness that characterize depression can make it challenging for individuals to concentrate and retain information. This can compound the memory problems already caused by substance abuse.
- Anxiety and Memory: Anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder, can lead to heightened stress and worry. This heightened emotional state can interfere with cognitive function, leading to memory difficulties. Individuals with anxiety may find it challenging to focus on the task at hand, which, in turn, affects their ability to remember information accurately.
- Dual Diagnosis and Memory Impairments: When substance abuse co-occurs with mental health disorders, it creates a more complex and challenging scenario. Dual diagnosis cases often experience more severe memory impairments because the interplay between substance abuse and mental health symptoms intensifies the cognitive effects.
- Self-Medication: Some individuals may turn to substance abuse as a way to self-medicate their mental health symptoms. While substances may provide temporary relief from depression or anxiety, they ultimately exacerbate memory problems and can lead to a cycle of dependence and worsening mental health.
Lifestyle Factors that Influence the Connection Between Substance Abuse and Memory Impairment
Substance abuse can have a profound influence on an individual’s lifestyle, and two critical aspects that are often affected are sleep and nutrition. Both sleep disturbances and inadequate nutrition can contribute to memory problems and cognitive dysfunction, compounding the challenges associated with substance abuse.
Substance abuse, especially the use of stimulants or certain drugs, can disrupt the body’s natural sleep-wake cycle. People may experience difficulties falling asleep or staying asleep, resulting in irregular sleep patterns. One common consequence of substance abuse is insomnia. It involves persistent difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep. Poor sleep quality and insufficient restorative sleep can lead to memory problems and cognitive impairment.
Adequate sleep is essential for memory consolidation. When sleep is disturbed or inadequate, the brain’s ability to process and store information is compromised. This can result in forgetfulness and difficulty recalling details.
Substance abuse often leads to altered dietary habits. Individuals who abuse substances may neglect proper nutrition, potentially skipping meals or opting for unhealthy food choices due to a reduced appetite. Poor dietary choices, combined with the metabolic effects of substance abuse, can lead to nutrient deficiencies. Essential nutrients like vitamins and minerals play a critical role in brain health and memory function. Their deficiency can contribute to cognitive dysfunction.
The brain requires a consistent supply of nutrients to function optimally. When substance abuse disrupts this supply, it can negatively affect various cognitive functions, including memory. Substance abuse can create a vicious cycle where poor nutrition exacerbates cognitive problems, and cognitive problems can lead to further neglect of dietary needs. Breaking this cycle is essential for improving memory and overall well-being.
Recovery and Memory Improvement
The memory improvement process involves multiple facets, including achieving sobriety, rehabilitation at the right addiction treatment center, and cognitive recovery, although the extent of improvement can differ from person to person.
Sobriety and Rehabilitation
Recovery from highly addictive substance abuse such as methamphetamine includes several crucial elements contributing to memory improvement. Achieving sobriety stands as a primary step in this process; as people discontinue substance use, their brains gradually recover from the damaging effects of addiction, fostering memory enhancement.
This process is underpinned by the concept of brain plasticity, wherein the brain exhibits the remarkable ability to adapt and repair itself over time with sustained abstinence. The degree of memory improvement, however, is subject to variability among individuals who enroll in meth rehab Florida residents trust. Factors such as the duration and intensity of substance abuse, as well as overall health, play influential roles in determining the pace and extent of cognitive recovery.
As we are aware of the connection between substance abuse and memory impairment, we need to ensure people get additional support through cognitive rehabilitation programs. It is necessary for people addicted to dangerous substances such as crack cocaine. Structured and effective approaches to memory enhancement applied at the crack cocaine rehab contribute to your overall cognitive well-being. Rehabilitation programs include:
- Tailored Programs: Some individuals in recovery may benefit from cognitive rehabilitation programs designed to target memory, attention, and other cognitive functions. These programs are often tailored to the specific needs of each individual, focusing on their unique cognitive challenges.
- Skill Building: Cognitive rehabilitation involves exercises and strategies aimed at building and strengthening cognitive skills. These may include memory exercises, problem-solving tasks, and attention-enhancement techniques.
- Support for Long-Term Recovery: Cognitive rehabilitation is not only about immediate memory improvement but also about providing individuals with the tools to maintain their cognitive health in the long term. This can be especially valuable in preventing relapse, as cognitive deficits can be a trigger for returning to substance abuse.
Protect Your Memory and Invest in a High Quality of Life
Understanding the connection between substance abuse and memory impairment can be deciding for your health. Memory is the cornerstone of your ability to learn, adapt, and make informed decisions. Therefore, protecting it is necessary. By seeking help to address substance abuse and its impact on memory and cognitive functions, you take a proactive step toward safeguarding your intellectual faculties and investing in a higher quality of life. With guidance and support, you can once again savor the joy of learning and the confidence derived from wise choices.

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Acoustic Alley: Marc Scibilia
* UPDATE 12/21/12 * We have added a third video below of Marc performing “Momma Don’t Bother Me”. It is a new song that we held on to until it premiered on Marc’s Spotify Session. *
It was the night before Bragg Jam 2012, Middle Georgia’s largest music and arts festival. And Jordan, William, and I were all talking about how we got a text message from Atlanta singer-songwriter, Molly Parden, earlier that afternoon about a Nashvillian singer-songwriter friend of hers. The three of us had to be at a patron’s event at The Armory that night so, at the table, we briefly talked about the random text again– how Molly mentioned that her friend would be playing a solo set at Roasted off 2nd Street just a block over that same night.
I’ll have to be honest, I had my doubts. I just figured it was a friend of Molly’s who desperately needed some coverage and Molly felt sorry for him and wanted to do him a favor. I think it was William who was like, “Let’s go check the fella out and if he’s available, let’s get him in the alley… might as well.” So we all got up from the table and hawked Sean Pritchard down and got a photo of the four of us so our presence at the event would be remembered and slid out the back door. A few minutes later, we approached Molly’s friend at Roasted as he was getting his stuff together for his set and told him who we were and asked if he’d be interested in shooting an Alley Session with us.
Next thing I know, we’re in my favorite spot in Macon, GA– TBI’s Acoustic Alley off Cherry Street. I’ll admit I was all smiles– like a kid at Disney World for the first time– when Molly’s friend hummed the opening part and sung the first syllable of “How Bad We Need Each Other.”
That’s about when it became clear to me– The Blue Indian wasn’t doing our friend Molly a favor by covering her buddy, he was doing us a favor by being a part of our Alley series. Friends, enjoy one of my favorite songwriters right now– Marc Scibilia.–Luke Goddard


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Just completed the game. The price I paid was to open up the entire map and it's definitely worth the price. I can't pit the game against the likes of classics like the old Privateer series, Freelancer and a few others. However for mobile devices, this game is great. Controls, gameplay, mechanics work very well for small screens. In fact, I'm willing to pay double for more options to earn in game currency, more options for weapons and equipment and of course, much longer game. I hope developers continue expanding the game.
It's not often I see a 3D space shooter that works so smoothly on my phone. The controls are a little slower than I'd like, but I did just start playing it--more to add when I get further along. Keep up the good work!
The game is very much what i'm looking for. A nice and simple space sim that reminds me of Freelancer. The first boss fight is way to dificult and dying on the lightest collision feels unfair/waste of time. The ship feels slughish. I would be more enjoiable if maneuvering was snappier/with less delay.
I think the game was rather short... Well, maybe because I paid for upgrades... But still, it really feels rushed. And the story was a bit disappointing. I hope an update will make justification for that. Oh! And uh... Yeah, please add a beam weapon... One that is stronger than the singularity.
,Unplayable on my phone. I'd like to play landscape, but it doesn't seem to support that. The text is surely important, but at 1.5mm high in titles, and MUCH smaller in dialogue, I have no idea what it says. The graphics are great, but I'm guessing at the goals etc. (Sony Xperia XZ Premium ... I know the display is 4K) I may try on a tablet, but the specs (for those graphics) drop considerably as the screen size increases.** As expected, Nexus 7 struggles with some graphics, but text takes a larger percentage of an already larger display. So you need to play on a low res tablet to learn your objectives, and do the combat on a high performance, high res phone.
Be forewarned: This is NOT a free game. It is fun but should be labeled "Trial". You get to play the first star system for free but once you equip your ship, mine resources and gear up for level 2, you're hit with a pay wall.
Hello Captains! Because even space-faring pilots love the Holidays, we are offering this festive Hangar upgrade to help warm up the cold of deep space. Happy New Year!
A gorgeous hand-painted adventure with a unique weapon and tool: a fishing pole!

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Fisikamatematika was formed in 2008, as an outcome product of collaboration between two old friends, Adhiya Fisma and Noor Ikhwan . Fisma is a well known individual in the local electronic music scene, since he got involved in International Playboys back in the year 2001, an electronic band with a touch of the 80s era.
His skill and tactical ears also made his way through as sound engineer in a few independent bands nor major label bands, until he decided to… read more
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Applying for any new loan can knock a few points off your credit score, but on-time payments will improve your score over time. New credit applications only account for about 10% of your FICO score, whereas your payment history makes up 35%.
Many refinancing lenders let you shop around with no impact on your credit score. With this pre-qualification, you can compare rates before submitting a full application and consenting to a hard credit inquiry.
Since you’ll be refinancing your current loans, rather than taking on new debt, your debt-to-income ratio should not be affected.

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Ghostface To Perform In Oshawa November 30 [News]
Oshawa, ON – Ghostface Killah hits Canada for the first time ever next month and will make his stop in Oshawa on November 30th. Presented by 9-0-Nickel Entertainment and Richmond Street Records, opening acts include Logik Dat Lad, Cha Boy Ent/Maurice Weeks, Maskdown, Solo Key and Massacre. King Of The Dot is also involved, orchestrating an 8 man battle as part of this event. DJ Dames Nellas handles the music. Ticket info after the jump. Shout out to Peter Jackson who is also making a special appearance.
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In their place, golden plover continue to pass through in good numbers. I caught sight of several birds in my binoculars yesterday morning as they rushed in a curious loop across the glen. Their black tummies cast a strong impression against an ocean of pink-lit grass and rushes.


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All over the nation, the Medigap coverage for Medicare will be the same. Whenever you select to get Medigap coverage, then it means that you are enrolling in a health insurance and safety net policy.
Medigap coverage can protect you from any expensive medical issues or conditions that original Medicare may not cover. What is included, usually comes with high deductibles, coinsurances, copayments, and out of pocket costs that are all required.
Supplement Plans for Medicare in Illinois
Let’s talk about Susan. Susan has enrolled to be covered by Medicare along with Part D for her medications. Now, she is assuming that she is completely covered, but the truth is that she is at risk financially.
Susan ends up atrial fibrillation and ends up needing an emergency ride in an ambulance. She is going to be admitted for multiple days. She has no idea that the average cost for her stay is going to be over $12,000.
The ride in the ambulance that she took cost her $200 for the annual deductible for her Part B policy. Then she is required to pay 20% of any of the costs of over $200.
Susan has to think about the hospital expenses, which is the $1400 deductible for her Part A policy. Then she has to pay 20% of what is left after that.
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Although these plans have cheap premiums, they tend to have a lot of restrictions as well as more coverage. This policy type provides more safety nets than Medicare. However, Medigap provides more comprehensive coverage.
Susan has a Medicare Advantage plan when she has atrial fibrillation. Her ambulance ride is going to be around $400 for the copay, and her stay in the hospital is going to be $500 per day for the first five days that she is there.
The Advantage plan can cost Susan thousands of dollars when she stayed in the hospital. However, the plan that she has contains a MOOP or Maximum out of pocket cost.
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However, Medicare does not come with a MOOP. There will not be any limit to what the out of pocket costs are going to be with traditional Medicare. A Medigap policy can help to cover most of these out of pocket expenses, but you may not need a MOOP unless you plan to enroll in Plan L or Plan K.
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There are state laws that state all insurance companies have to offer you Medigap coverage plans to anyone who is not 65 years of age. If you have applied for coverage within six months after you receive your effective date for your Part B plan, then you will not need to answer any health questions.
This is called an OEP or open enrollment period. It will be at this time that you can be considered for GI rights or guarantee issue rights.
GI rights are what keep insurance companies from charging you huge monthly premiums or denying you because of any health issues you may have. This is critical for people who have disabilities as they may not be qualified for coverage at any other time.
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The OEP for Medicare Supplement plans will be the best time for you to enroll for Medigap plans. It is during the OEP that you can get GI rights.
When you have GI rights, you will not need to answer health questions to enroll for coverage. Also, the insurance company cannot charge you high monthly premiums or deny coverage because of your health issues.
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If you want to make sure that you get the best policy for the lowest price, then you will need to enroll right away during an OEP.
Those who are losing their coverage with Medicaid are eligible for GI rights for Medicare because of the New Era.
You will also qualify for GI rights whenever you leave your employer coverage, but only if your employer coverage is your primary insurance.
Illinois Medicare Supplement Plans That Are The Best
When it comes to picking a Medicare supplement plan, there are going to be ten letter plans for you. If you purchase Plan N in Schaumburg, then it will be the same as Plan N in Peoria, the only thing that will be different is the costs.
The top policies in Illinois, as well as the United States, are Plan N, Plan G, and Plan F.
Medigap Plan F is popular due to its offering first-dollar coverage. Yet, if you are going to be turning 65 this year, and are recently eligible, this plan is going away.
Plan N is the same thing as Plan G, but you will have a deductible, and the Part B excess charges will not be covered, and you will have a copay whenever you go to the ER or see your doctor.
Although, if you get Plan G, it is the same thing as Plan F, you are going to pay your Part B deductible.
Prescription Drug Plans for Illinois Medicare
If you do not have prescription drug coverage for over 63 days, then you will end up with a penalty. This is a penalty that can last as long as you are enrolled with a Part D plan.
If you want to avoid this, then you need to enroll for medication coverage right away. You can pre-enroll for this, which allows Part D and Part B to be active on the same day.
However, medication policies are very affordable. They can often start at just $10 per month. If Susan decides to enroll in a plan that has a monthly premium of $55, then her copay is only going to be $55 for her prescriptions.
Whenever you pay more on your premiums, you are going to end up saving more money each year. Because it will lower all of your out of pocket medical costs.
Comparing Illinois Medicare Supplement Premiums
Rockford’s premium will be different from Chicago’s. Most Medigap policies in this state increase with age. Some plans are based on your age when you buy the insurance and only increase due to inflation. When you work with brokers, they are familiar with the rise in freight rates of significant operators over the years. Just because lower premiums this year doesn’t mean it will be the most economical premium next year. Choosing a reliable company that keeps raising interest rates will save you even more money.
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When it comes to comparing any Medicare policies within your area, this is going to be the best way for you to get the best policy when you enroll. Each person is going to be different, and the plan that worked for Susan may not work for you.
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Mexican immigrants have been linked to an upsurge in crime from the outset of President Donald Trump’s successful election campaign. However, it’s a narrative that’s undermined by research.
An article by Penn Arts & Sciences points out since 1980 the foreign-born population of the United States doubled, rising from just over 6 percent to 12 percent in 2010.
The proportion of those immigrants born in Mexico also doubled. The Penn Arts & Sciences article noted this segment of the population quadrupled. It speculated that a majority of recent Mexican arrivals were undocumented.
The link between undocumented immigrants and crime has been made firmly by the Trump administration. The article said a narrow majority of Americans believe undocumented Mexican immigration has increased crime in the United States.
It’s not a theory with any scientific basis, according to the research. It found from an empirical standpoint, the relationship between immigration and crime is difficult to pin down.
Study considers Mexican immigrants and crime
Data on the nationality of prisoners in state jails is unreliable while police departments do not systematically collect information on where people who are arrested were born
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The article alluded to a body of research on crime committed by Mexican immigrants. It states:
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This conclusion is supported by research from the Public Policy Institute of California on the racial composition of inmates in prisons in California. The research reveals Mexican immigrants are underrepresented in the state prison system.
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More than four out of five of the occupants of El Paso are Hispanic. The vast majority are from Mexico. Although El Paso has one of the highest proportions of immigrants among U.S. cities and many are undocumented, it’s one of the safest cities in the country with a homicide rate of 2.4 per 100,000 residents.
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RALEIGH — Despite what you may have read in your local newspaper or heard from televised news reports, support for the Marriage Amendment is not waning in North Carolina, but is, in fact, slowly gaining momentum.
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On the contrary, the Civitas Institute’s most recent poll, reported March 6, shows 64 percent of North Carolina voters favoring the amendment, which would insert into the State Constitution the one man-one woman definition of marriage. That figure is up 2 percent from last October.
“Admittedly, Elon University polls, which prompted recent news stories, continue to show declining support for the Amendment,” said the Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League. “But that’s why you have to look further at who is being polled and what exactly is being asked.”
The Elon poll, in which 54 percent of those interviewed reportedly opposed the Marriage Amendment, was not limited to registered voters nor did it employ the exact wording of the amendment that will appear on May’s ballot. Even the poll’s assistant director warned that the results should not be “over-interpreted,” according to media reports.
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Civitas reported that “the biggest move this month over last was the move of unaffiliated voters from a plus 11 percent margin in January to a plus 24 percent margin in February in support of the marriage amendment.” The organization’s poll of likely voters (those who had voted in at least one of the past three general elections or had registered since November 2010) showed continued strong support among African Americans and others.
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Even liberal-leaning Public Policy Polling reported in January that 58 percent of respondents in its most recent poll support the Marriage Amendment as opposed to 32 percent against it.
Furthermore, Civitas reported that the lawsuit filed late last year by the Guilford County Register of Deeds and a handful of others dissatisfied with the state’s marriage laws could help spur support for the Marriage Protection Amendment. When a question about the amendment was prefaced with information about the suit, 60 percent of respondents said they would be more likely to support the amendment.
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To find out more about the Marriage Amendment and how you can get involved, visit the Vote FOR Marriage NC Web site at www.voteformarriagenc.com.

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He called upon promoters to have faith in Ghanaian music, stressing that attempting and falling short is preferable to not attempting at all.
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Does the MetLife decision change the way US regulators should be thinking about systemic risk? Should UK regulators, post-Brexit, be reconsidering their systemic risk regulatory regime as well?
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Two special assistants to the prime minister (SAPM), judges of the superior judiciary and top bureaucrats are among the successful applicants for allocation of residential plots in Islamabad’s F-14 and F-15 sectors, according to a list posted by the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) on its website after ballot on Tuesday.
Housing Minister Tariq Bashir Cheema chaired the proceedings in which more than 4,500 applicants were declared successful.
According to the list, Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed has been allotted a plot in Sector F-15/3.
Dr Waqar Masood Khan, the Special Assistant on Finance (SAPM), was given a plot in F-15/4, while Dr Shahzad Arbab, the SAPM on Establishment, got a plot in Sector F-14/2. Both of them had applied for plots before their retirement from government service.
Judges of the superior judiciary, as well as those of the subordinate judiciary, and a few journalists have been placed in Category I (comprising plots measuring one kanal).
The allottees include former chief justices Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and Anwar Zaheer Jamali. The latter’s wife, Justice Ashraaf Jahan of the Sindh High Court (SHC), was also among the successful applicants as well.
Eight incumbent judges of the apex court featured in the list. They are: Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Qazi Mohammad Amin Ahmed, Justice Maqbool Baqir, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Aminud Din Khan, Justice Ijazul Hassan and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah.
Seven retired judges of the Supreme Court were declared successful. They are: Justices Ejaz Afzal Khan, Manzoor Ahmed Malik, Amir Hani Muslim, Iqbal Hameedur Rehman, Rana Mohammad Shamim, Sheikh Najamul Hassan and Riaz Ahmed Khan have also been allotted plots.
Two former directors general of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) — Ghalib Bandesha and Bashir Memon — a former inspector general of Islamabad, Tahir Alam, Orya Maqbool Jan, the Secretary to Cabinet Division Ahmed Nawaz Sukhera, a number of other federal secretaries and bureaucrats working in BS-22 and 21 are among the allottees.
Six district and sessions judges of Islamabad figure on the list. They are: Kamran Basharat Mufti, Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan, Mohammad Bashir, Tahir Mehmood, Wajid Ali and Shahrukh Arjumand.
Nine additional district and sessions judges were declared successful. They are: Abida Sajjad, Rakhshanda Shaheen, Atta Rabbani, Raja Asif Mehmood, Jahangir Awan, Iram Niazi, Faizan Haider, Mohammad Adnan and Zeba Chaudhry.
While the judges of all the provincial high courts have been allotted plots in F-14 and F-15, not a single judge from the Islamabad High Court was among the applicants.


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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe wants Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to stop the planned delivery of F-16 fighter jets to Egypt.
Inhofe said Tuesday that he asked Clinton in a letter Monday to delay delivery of the first four F-16s that are scheduled for Jan. 22.
Inhofe is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and said current Egyptian President Muhammad Morsi's "dictatorial decree and absence of promoting promised democracy" is a reason to re-examine the delivery.
He says the agreement to provide the jets was approved in 2010 during the presidency of Hosni Mubarak.
The Secretary of State's press office didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Clinton is out of the office and under doctors' orders to rest after fainting and suffering a concussion last week.
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Tathātā (//; Sanskrit romanised: tathātā; Pali romanised: tathatā) is a Buddhist term variously translated as "thusness" or "suchness" and meaning the true, concrete essence or nature of things before ideas or words about them. It is a central concept in Mahayana Buddhism, having a particular significance in Chan Buddhism as well. The synonym dharmatā is also often used.
While alive the Buddha referred to himself as the Tathāgata, which can mean either "One who has thus come" or "One who has thus gone", and can also be interpreted as "One who has arrived at suchness".
In Theravada, this term designates the nature of existence (bhāva), the truth which applies to things. According to the Kathavatthu, tathātā is not an unconditioned or un-constructed (asankhata) phenomenon. The only phenomena which is un-constructed in Theravada is Nibbana.
According to Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, tathātā is merely the way things are, the truth of all things: "When tathātā is seen, the three characteristics of anicca [impermanence], dukkha [suffering], and anatta [not-self] are seen, sunnata [emptiness] is seen, and idappaccayata [specific conditionality] is seen. Tathātā is the summary of them all -- merely thus, only thus, not-otherness."
Tathatā in the East Asian Mahayana tradition is seen as representing the base reality and can be used to terminate the use of words. A 5th-century Chinese Mahayana scripture entitled Awakening of Faith in the Mahayana describes the concept more fully:
In its very origin suchness is of itself endowed with sublime attributes. It manifests the highest wisdom which shines throughout the world, it has true knowledge and a mind resting simply in its own being. It is eternal, blissful, its own self-being and the purest simplicity; it is invigorating, immutable, free... Because it possesses all these attributes and is deprived of nothing, it is designated both as the Womb of Tathagata and the Dharma Body of Tathagata.
R. H. Robinson, echoing D. T. Suzuki, conveys how the Laṅkāvatāra Sūtra perceives dharmata through the portal of śūnyatā: "The Laṅkāvatāra is always careful to balance Śūnyatā with Tathatā, or to insist that when the world is viewed as śūnya, empty, it is grasped in its suchness."
In Chan stories, tathatā is often best revealed in the seemingly mundane or meaningless, such as noticing the way the wind blows through a field of grass, or watching someone's face light up as they smile. According to Chan hagiography, Gautama Buddha transmitted the awareness of tathātā directly to Mahākāśyapa in what has come to be rendered in English as the Flower Sermon. In another story, the Buddha asked his disciples, "How long is a human life?" As none of them could offer the correct answer he told them "Life is but a breath". Here we can see the Buddha expressing the impermanent nature of the world, where each individual moment is different from the last. Molloy states, "We know we are experiencing the 'thatness' of reality when we experience something and say to ourselves, 'Yes, that's it; that is the way things are.' In the moment, we recognize that reality is wondrously beautiful but also that its patterns are fragile and passing."
The Thiền master Thích Nhất Hạnh wrote, "People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child--our own two eyes. All is a miracle."
- Ten suchnesses
- Reality in Buddhism
- Ziran (Daoism)
- Tattva (Hinduism)
- Haecceity (from Latin, "this-ness")
- Quiddity (from Latin, "what-ness")
- "Tathata". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. n.d.
- Goldwag, Arthur (2014). 'Isms & 'Ologies: All the movements, ideologies and doctrines that have shaped our world. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 206. ISBN 9780804152631.
Most of its doctrines agree with Theravada Buddhism, but Mahayana does contain a transcendent element: tathata, or suchness; the truth that governs the universe
- Stevenson, Jay (2000). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Eastern Philosophy. Penguin. p. 144. ISBN 9781101158364.
- Oxford dictionary of Buddhism; P296
- Andre Bareau, Les sectes bouddhiques du Petit Véhicule (Ecole Fransaise d'Extreme-Orient, 1955), Chapitre I 'Les Mahasanghika', p. 236
- James P. McDermott. Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies, Volume VII: Abhidharma Buddhism to 150 A.D, see entry on the Kathavatthu.
- Buddhadasa Bhikkhu, translated by Santikaro Bhikkhu (1997) The Natural Cure for Spiritual Disease: A Guide into Buddhist Science. Evolution/Liberation, Published by The Dhammadana Foundation.
- Berry, Thomas (1996). Religions of India: Hinduism, Yoga, Buddhism. Columbia University Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-231-10781-5.
- Robinson, Richard H. (1957). "Some Logical Aspects of Nagarjuna's System". Philosophy East & West. 6 (4): 306. doi:10.2307/1397476. JSTOR 1397476.
- Tsai, Chih-Chung; Bruya, Brian (1994). Zen Speaks: Shouts of Nothingness. Anchor Books. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-385-47257-9.
- Molloy, Michael (23 November 2012). Experiencing the World's Religions: Sixth Edition. McGraw-Hill Higher Education. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-07-743490-8.
- Thích, Nhất Hạnh (5 April 1996). The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation. Beacon Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-8070-1244-4.


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Having won the PCS Spring Split 2020, Talon were invited to compete in the Mid-Season Showdown, a smaller inter-regional tournament to include the top 2 teams from the PCS and the top 2 teams from VCS. This was one of a number of international tournaments held globally to replace the cancelled (COVID19) Mid-Season Invitational.
The tournament structure comprised of a group stage round robin where teams would play each other twice before a King of the Hill playoffs format. Ripping through the group stage 5-1, with our only loss to fellow PCS Grand Finalists Machi, we topped the group and moved straight into the Grand Finals.
Meeting us in the Grand Finals would be Team Flash, the champions of the VCS who were able to defeat Machi in the Semi Finals. Though they were able to take one game off us, Team Flash were no match as we took the series 3-1, claiming our second League of Legends title in our first split.
Big shout out to Bigfafa, Saroo and the team on an incredible performance. We will look to strengthen over the break and come back even stronger in Summer with a berth at Worlds the main objective.


Wind turbine: bigger is better
This is the direction took by the major wind turbine constructors: bigger is better! Senvion, Adwen, MHI Vestas and Siemens, all of them are designing wind turbine ever larger. For now the MHI Vestas V184 8MW is the largest wind turbine, but 3 weeks ago Siemens Wind Power CEO Michael Hannibal teased a future generation of 10MW wind turbine.
"Size matters when we talk cost. [...] The current platform that we're working with now is the 6MW, 7MW (D7 wind turbine). Going towards 2025 there will be a new platform introduced. And as history has told, it will get bigger.” He said. "It is not totally locked on the rotor size but a D10 would be good"
According to a study conducted by Marloes Caduff and his associates at the Zurich Institute of Environmental Engineering in Zurich “the larger the wind turbine is, the greener the electricity becomes.”
The advances in materials have allowed the turbines to dramatically increase in size without a corresponding increase in mass. That way, blades can be larger and capture much more wind while the tower and other parts can remain unchanged.
The increased size of the turbines actually saves materials and assembly cost by reducing the number of total turbines needed to produce the same amount of power.
The first wind turbines
In the 1970’s Vestas, the worlds leading wind manufacturer, released a turbine capable of producing 33KW of energy. The turbine had a blade diameter of 10m. In 1991 Siemens launched the first offshore wind farm in the world, with 11 wind turbines had 35m diameter. Today it seems to be insignificant in view of current wind turbine size.


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Families to suffer if GP scheme is derailed
There have been mixed views on the merits of free doctor care for children for quite some time. But it is reasonable to argue that it was, and is, a tangible step towards ending the two-tier health system with its major emphasis on ability to pay.
On that basis, Health Minister Leo Varadkar was entitled to be pleased with agreement in principle involving general practitioners on a range of care issues, including free GP care for children under six years of age. The Irish Medical Organisation, which represents the bulk of doctors, has welcomed the agreement. Both they and the Minister have said any details which give rise to concerns can be ironed out in the coming weeks.
But yesterday the leadership of the smaller doctors' group, the National Association of General Practitioners, declared against the agreement. This group say they represent 1,200 GPs and their stance brings additional uncertainty about a measure which has already been delayed several times since it was first announced in the Budget of October 2013.
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By Abubakar Yunusa
Following the judgment by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja on Wednesday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for collective efforts to build the country.
He also thanked Nigerians for the mandate given to him to serve our country while promising to meet and exceed their expectations, by the grace of God Almighty, and through very diligent hard work with the team that has been put in place for that sole purpose.
Tinubu made the call through a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media & Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, assuring Nigerians of his renewed and energized focus on delivering his vision of a unified, peaceful, and prosperous nation.
According to him, Tinubu welcomes the judgment of the Tribunal with an intense sense of solemn responsibility and preparedness to serve all Nigerians, irrespective of diverse political persuasions, faiths, and tribal identities.
The statement partly reads: “The President recognizes the diligence, undaunted thoroughness, and professionalism of the five-member bench, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, in interpreting the law.
“The President affirms his commitment to the rule of law and the unhindered discharge of duties by the Tribunal, as witnessed in the panel’s exclusive respect for the merits of the petitions brought forward, further reflecting the continuing maturation of Nigeria’s legal system and the advancement of Africa’s largest democracy at a time when our democratic system of government is being tested in other parts of the continent.
“The President believes that the Presidential Candidates and Political Parties that have lawfully exercised their rights by participating in the 2023 general elections and the judicial process that followed have affirmed Nigeria’s democratic credentials.
“The President urges his valiant challengers to inspire their supporters with the trust that the spirit of patriotism will now and forever be elevated above partisan considerations, manifesting support for our Government to improve the livelihood of all Nigerians.


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This morning’s Top Technology Trends (TTT) panel at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Dallas, TX, attracted its usual large audience as speakers singled out topics like user expectations, analytics, systems integration, and data interoperability as areas for the library community to watch. The range of highlights was more varied than last June’s TTT panel at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans, which concentrated on the rise of mobile apps and social networking services.
Stephen Abram, VP for strategic partnerships and markets at Cengage Learning and author of the popular Stephen‘s Lighthouse blog, highlighted how increasingly “frictionless” payment methods using smartphones could change expectations of libraries. For example, when a patron can access an ebook on their phone instantly, why would a patron physically drive to a library? Abram asked, “what’s the library service proposition, when we’ve been building ourselves on inventory, and the inventory moves into the virtual space?” (Later, when speaking about mobile, he characterized QR codes as “a lovely transitional technology that won’t exist in a couple of years.”)
He also said that technologies that meld the electronic and physical object experience could become more popular in the future. Many people still like vinyl records and physical books, and he cited tech that can create physical objects from electronic data—such as the Espresso Book Machine [see LJ’s recent story on that technology on The Digital Shift] and 3D printers—as deserving of attention.
Nina McHale, assistant systems administrator at the Arapahoe Library District, Englewood, CO, spoke about IT staffing in libraries. “Our strategic plans … have become more and more laden with more online tools, more online development, more online resources,” she said. In the past year, she has seen libraries hiring lots of programmers–“not librarians who kinda, sorta know how to program but actual honest-to-God programmers with computer science backgrounds.” One difficulty she saw in this trend, however, is that such hires are expensive. “If we need specific professionals … we need to make sure that we can pay what the current going rate is for these people, wherever we live,” she said.
She also highlighted the importance of web analytics for tracking patron use of resources, predominantly via Google Analytics. “As we continue to put more and more online, it’s critical that we know how our customers are engaging in our online environments,” she said. “Web analytics is not just for IT anymore.” (Abram pointed out that he’d recently posted about alternative, non-Google analytics tools on his blog.)
“The impending demise of the ILS” was a provocative trend that Marshall Breeding, director for innovative technologies and research at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, and author of the Library Technology Guides website. These systems aren’t as integrated or comprehensive anymore, as “it takes maybe eight or nine or ten different application … to do the things that academic libraries do.” Non-ILS services, such as Ex Libris’s Alma, have come on the scene in the last few years to address libraries’ needs, and he sees them replacing typical ILS-centered systems.
He also said that the “reintegration of discovery” would be an ongoing trend. “As the back-end modernizes and becomes more comprehensive itself, and has more hooks into the remote resources … it reintroduces the opportunity to integrate discovery and back-end automation,” he said. Long-term, he saw “matched sets” becoming more prevalent; as examples, he said that Ex Libris’s Alma, for example, integrates easily with the company’s Primo and Primo Central, while OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services works easily with WorldCat Local. “Eventually, the pre-paired sets will dominate,” he said.
Sue Polanka, head of reference and instruction at Wright State University Libraries, Dayton, OH (and a 2011 LJ Mover & Shaker), said that self-service will continue as a trend. She highlighted ebook vending machines in Japan, and an iPad-lending kiosk system recently unveiled at ALA Midwinter. (Though unnamed, she was likely referring to the MediaSurfer system released by Tech Logic.)
She also highlighted as a trend the use of “smartboards” as teaching tools in libraries, pointing out a recent Pattern Recognition blog post by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s Jason Griffey on the InFocus Mondopad at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. [See LJ’s coverage of CES on The Digital Shift.]
Longtime TTT veteran Lorcan Dempsey, VP for research and chief strategist at OCLC, looked at the rise of personal and institutional curation services. “Discovery increasingly happens elsewhere,” he said; users come to libraries from Amazon, Google, PubMed, and other places, but also come from citation management services such as Mendeley and Zotero, or recommendation sites like Goodreads. “How do libraries represent themselves in the places where discovery happens?”
He also said that although “libraries are used to talking about interoperability, and assume that interoperability increases over time,” there appeared to be a trend toward separate platforms, with Google, Apple, and Microsoft building their own non-interoperable platforms for content. (Abrams called this “a return to walled gardens.”) In the next few years, he said, platforms may become more fragmented in the consumer-electronics sphere, “in ways that don’t make it easy to do some of the things that libraries would like to do.”
[LITA has posted a partial video of the TTT panel on its Ustream site.]