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While interpreting the song “Irreplaceable”, she began to interact with the audience in front of the stage, and at some point she was grabbed and nearly pulled off by a fan.
Security staff immediately intervened and helped the artist climb back on stage.
Beyoncé continued singing, while two security guards were trying to expel the overzealous admirer off the stadium.
The singer saw what was happening, and she told the security to allow the fan to stay at the concert.
After that, Beyonce shook hands with the fan, asked him his name and went on with her concert.
You can call that a class act!


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Inspired by the Peacock, the majestic bird of paradise, our Peacock Jhumka is a handcrafted masterpiece of 80% recycled brass. It comes in two stunning options: Glossy Silver or Glossy Gold plating. The dome of the jhumka is adorned with green and turquoise enamel that mimics the iridescent feathers of the Peacock. A turquoise cabochon adds a touch of elegance and contrast. From the dome, delicate chains hang down, creating a playful movement and a charming sound.
Length - 6.3 CM
Width - 1.84 CM
Weight - 23 GM
Our pieces are handcrafted by local artisans and are not intended to look “perfect”. Please note that there may be slight variations in your piece and the images presented here.

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The MiniUSA/Fireballed!ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚Â¢ Racing ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œWorldÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s Fastest MiniÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â broke new ground when driver Hubie Fuh launched the crumpet rocket past their previous record of an 11.26 quarter mile to an 11 second flat at 128mph. Onlookers from three states cheered as the red hot wonder rolled to the starting line last month in 122 degree heat at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. With the track temps approaching 150, the Mini lined up with a sweltering white EVO, only to leave it in the perspiring dust.
ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œI mustÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢ve lost 10 pounds just watching the M600 launch from the tree,ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â exclaimed MiniUSA Product Manager, Jeff Stracco. ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œIt was so hot, I decided to cook an egg on the track.ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â
Despite the heat, the Fireballed! Team headed by movie car designer Fireball Tim, once again surpassed the mark, rocketing into the books as the WorldÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s Fastest with a nearly stock block. Oh, and their MEGAmini Twincharger. The crew now seeks to break well into the 10ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s at their new target of Englishtown, New Jersey.
ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œIÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢m always amazed at the strength of the Mini engine,ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â says Fireball. ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œWe keep trying to break it, but end up breaking the record instead.ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â
This month, (September 30th) the team heads to Englishtown to attempt to explode the car into the 10 second range right in MiniÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s backyard, no less. But now they are sporting 100 extra horsepower, 150lbs of shaved weight, normal temps and at sea level. And with Mini, BMW Corporate and hundreds from local clubs looking on, the car thatÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œall smilesÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â may be grinning wildly.
To keep up to date on race and show events for the M600 and all Fireballed! Racers, be sure to check their schedule at www.fireballed.com.
About Fireballed Racing:
Fireballed Racing Inc, is a privately held company under contract with BMWNA/MINI USA to develop and produce promotional racing programs introducing the world famous MINI Cooper to the U.S. young motoring lifestyle marketplace for the 18-35 demographic. Featuring Fireball Tim Lawrence, TV personality of the All Star Monster Garage fame, and more than 50 Film Car designs including such notable cars as ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œSon of The MaskÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â and ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œGone in 60 SecondsÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â to name a few. He will be designing One of Kind Hollywood Themed MINIÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s produced by Fireballed Racing Inc., and featured at MINI dealerships throughout the USA. South Bay MINI- ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…â€œDealer to the StarsÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã‚Â of Torrance, CA has taken initial delivery of the first two Limited Edition Hollywood Themed MINIÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s.


Over 50 years of technical development and high-quality products has left a lasting
impression for this foundry.
While there have been numerous changes in the foundry industry through the past several decades, Malleable Castings has been a reliable presence in this changing industrial sector. The Activia Park, Gauteng based foundry is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, with a rich and innovative history.
The vision for superior castings and customer service dates back to May 1963 when Joe Peers, who had been in the foundry industry all his life, founded his own foundry manufacturing malleable iron castings. For most of this period there has been a family connection of Joe’s in the company with son-in-law Ben Dyson having worked for the company from 1963 until retiring in 2006 and grandson, also christened Ben, has been with the company as Managing Director since 2011.
Joe Peers was born in England and educated at Sutton-in-Ashfield High School and Mansfield Technical College. His involvement with the malleable iron casting industry began in 1930, in which year he joined Ley’s Malleable Castings Company Limited in the UK.
The casting platform with 10 moulding lines and two pouring lines
In 1947 he took up an appointment in South Africa and in 1950 founded J. C. Malleable (Pty) Limited, South Africa. He later became works manager of African Malleable Foundries Limited, leaving them in 1963 to start Malleable Castings.
Joe Peers was a member of the British Institute of Foundrymen and joined the South African Institute of Foundrymen when he arrived in South Africa. He would go on to be elected President of the SAIF and remained an active member during his working career.
The history of the company shows that Joe Peers sold the company to General Mining in the 1970s and remained on as a consultant. The company was then sold to Malbak Limited and then this Group sold it on to EC Lennings, a foundry group with a long history in South Africa.
In 1992 two private investors, Mike Jolly and Terry Burgess, took ownership and they are still the current owners.
Zimmerman jolt squeeze moulding machines
Prevailing CEO and a shareholder Joe Fletcher joined the company in 1989 as General Manager and he was subsequently promoted to the position of MD/CEO when Mike Jolly and Terry Burgess took ownership.
Affable Joe takes up the story. “I have been with the company for virtually half its existence. In that time I have seen changes in both the company and the industry. At one time the company even operated a cupola furnace but thank goodness we have moved with the times and installed induction furnaces, with our latest one installed earlier this year.”
Change from malleable iron production to SG or ductile iron production
“The biggest change in the company came when we made the decision to change from manufacturing malleable iron castings to SG or ductile iron castings in 2005.”
“The company was founded on the production of malleable iron castings and today malleable iron is still widely used in industry. At the time it was the preferred material of use as ductile iron was relatively new for foundries as it had only been introduced in 1948, and would only become recognised and commercially viable much later.”
MD Ben Dyson, CEO Joe Fletcher and Foundry Manager Pradeep Singh
“Malleable iron is cast as white iron, the structure being a metastable carbide in a pearlitic matrix. Through an annealing heat treatment, the brittle structure as first cast, is transformed into the malleable form. Carbon agglomerates into small roughly spherical aggregates of graphite leaving a matrix of ferrite or pearlite according to the exact heat treat used. Three basic types of malleable iron are recognised within the casting industry: Blackheart malleable iron, Whiteheart malleable iron and Pearlitic malleable iron.”
“It has greater ductility than grey cast iron for example, because of its carbon content (2.5wt %), silicon content (1.0wt %), and manganese content.”
“Malleable cast irons may often be used in place of steel at considerable cost savings. The design and production advantages of malleable cast iron include low tooling, and production cost, good machinability without burring and also the ability to cast into complex shapes. But the microstructure and mechanical properties of malleable cast iron is affected by factors such as chemical composition of the iron, rate of annealing and also the type of graphite formed (if any).”
“Ductile cast iron, previously known as nodular iron or spheroidal-graphite (SG) cast iron (the international term is ductile iron), is cast iron in which the graphite is present as tiny spheres (nodules). In ductile iron, eutectic graphite separates from the molten iron during solidification in a manner similar to that in which eutectic graphite separates in grey cast iron.”
Casting sizes and weights range from 0.1 kilogram to 30 kilograms, shell cores are produced in-house to satisfy the full range of castings produced and the pattern plate dimensions are 460mm x 160mm and 500mm x 160mm
“However, because of additives introduced in the molten iron before casting, the graphite grows as spheres, rather than as flakes of any of the forms characteristic of grey iron. Cast iron containing spheroidal graphite is much stronger and has higher elongation than grey iron or malleable iron. It may be considered as a natural composite in which the spheroidal graphite imparts unique properties to ductile iron.”
“The relatively high strength and toughness of ductile iron give it an advantage over gray iron or malleable iron in many structural applications. Also, because ductile iron does not require heat treatment to produce graphite nodules (as does malleable iron to produce temper-carbon nodules), it can compete with malleable iron even though it requires a treatment and inoculation process.”
“The mould yield is normally higher than with malleable iron. Ductile iron can be produced to x-ray standards because porosity stays in the thermal center. Malleable iron cannot tolerate porosity because voids migrate to the surface of hot spots such as fillets and appears as cracks. Typically, the composition of unalloyed ductile iron differs from that of grey iron or malleable iron.”
Spud type castings post knock off and ready for fettling
“The raw materials used for ductile iron must be of higher purity. All cast irons can be melted in cupolas, electric arc furnaces, or induction furnaces. Ductile iron, as a liquid, has high fluidity, excellent castability, but high surface tension. The sands and moulding equipment used for ductile iron must provide rigid moulds of high density and good heat transfer. The formation of graphite during solidification causes an attendant increase in volume, which can counteract the loss in volume due to the liquid-to-solid phase change in the metallic constituent.”
“Ductile iron castings typically require only minimal use of risers. Grey irons often do not require risers to ensure shrinkage-free castings. On the other hand, steels and malleable iron generally require heavy risering. Thus, the mould yield of ductile iron castings (the ratio of the weight of usable castings to the weight of metal poured) is much higher than that of either steel castings or malleable iron castings, but not as high as that of grey iron.”
“There are some cases of ductile iron castings being made without risers. Often designers must compensate for the shrinkage of cast iron during both solidification and subsequent cooling to room temperature by making patterns with dimensions larger than those desired in the finished castings. Typically, ductile iron requires less compensation than any other cast ferrous metal. The allowances in patternmaker rules (shrink rules) are usually: Shrinkage allowance can vary somewhat from the percentages given above, and often different percentages must be used for different directions in one casting because of the influence of the solidification pattern on the amount of contraction that takes place in different directions. Shrinkage is volumetric, and the ratio of dimensions to volume influences each dimension. As ductile iron approaches a condition of shrinkage porosity, the graphite nodules tend to become aligned and can result in lower fatigue strength.”
A valve body casting with internal section done with shell core
“During recent years, producers and users of ductile iron castings have observed that many potential users of ductile iron castings are not aware of the wide range of properties offered by the family of ductile iron alloys.”
“Since their commercial introduction ductile iron castings have proven to be a cost effective alternative to malleable iron castings, steel castings, forgings, and fabrications. This is for a multitude of reasons and ductile iron castings are found in every field of engineering and in every geographic area of the world.”
“Ductile cast irons are used extensively in automotive applications such as clutches, gears, carriers, shafts, bearings, cams and hubs. Castings are made in a wide range of sizes with sections that can be either very thin or very thick.”
“Since its introduction, the growth of ductile iron applications has exceeded all expectations. Whether in an automobile component, a water pipe, or a plow, ductile iron has made major inroads to the casting market in every industrially developed country. There can be little doubt that the major motivating factor for this was “more strength for less expense” compared to just about every other cast alloy. The lesser expense comes not only from the readily available raw materials and the efficiencies of the foundry operation, but also from reduced cleaning and machining costs of ductile iron castings. The application of ductile iron is a notable engineering achievement of our age.”
Markets supplied include mining, overhead line, agriculture, small tools, building and scaffolding, railway and automotive
“In our case it was not only the reasons given above but a case of us becoming more competitive in the market place as well. With the influx of all the castings from China, our decision has been vilified.”
New Solid State 1.5 megawatt furnace
“When I joined the company at the beginning of 2011 one of my briefs was to look at all areas of the foundry and come up with solutions to improve our productivity, improve quality, reduce costs and scrap rates” said MD Ben Dyson. Ben completed a four year apprenticeship with Malleable Castings doing training at Iscor, then worked at Eclipse East Plant, followed by a few years in the control and automation industry before then serving as the Managing director designate for a well-known induction furnace manufacturer where he was exposed to European training and international and local installations.
“It was kind of dejavu for me joining Malleable Castings. With all the family history I felt as though I was ‘coming home’. It was an opportunity I could not miss.”
The new Solid State 1.5 megawatt medium frequency furnace was installed earlier this year
“The foundry has operated from the same location since my grandfather purchased the land in 1961 and started the foundry in 1963. There have been additions and changes to buildings but basically the foundry has operated as a green sand foundry since the beginning. The company did make some major equipment purchases in the 80s and we still have most of this equipment operating today. This includes the Richards mill/mixer, a Speedmullor 75B and the eight Zimmermann jolt squeezing machines with match plates.”
“In total we have 10 moulding machines and we are turning over in the region of 340 boxes a day per machine. We have regularly serviced and maintained this equipment and the machines still operate as though they are new, although we are looking seriously at purchasing a fully automated moulding machine.”
“However I did have to look at our melting capacity. When I joined we had an 8 ton furnace, with a Crescenzi power pack and BBC ITMK5 cradle and two Lowenstein 3 ton furnaces, all of which are power hungry, especially during holding when not running production, which is one of the disadvantages of mains frequency furnaces. The arrival of the new Solid State 1.5 megawatt medium frequency furnace earlier this year could not have come sooner. To accommodate the new furnace we removed one 3 ton mains frequency furnace. I also introduced gas pre-heating of the scrap and this is making a difference. I constantly monitor our power usage online and make every effort to be wise during the peak periods, especially on winter tariffs. The other important factor in using furnaces efficiently is good quality scrap and good charging practice. And of course the golden rule, keep the lid closed on your furnaces. Our production is now up and we are saving on our power consumption.”
“We are very proud that our returns from customers are down to less than one percent and our scrap rate has been reduced down to between six and seven percent. This is a big improvement and we are constantly working on this.”
“The quality of our metal is of top priority and here we utilise a Spectro spectrometer, which is housed in a climate controlled laboratory.”
“Our other big challenge is patternmaking. I constantly investigate new methods of tool making. If we have a CAD drawing from our customer this is first prize but we now utilise the new technologies available, from CAD/CAM cutting to 3D printing of masters. We maintain all our own patterns.”
Founder Joe Peers was a member of the British Institute of Foundrymen and joined the South African Institute of Foundrymen when he arrived in South Africa. He would go on to be elected President of the SAIF and remained an active member during his working career
“The fettling area is in a separate building with the heat treatment furnaces, shot blasting and dispatch. The process flow is overall very efficient throughout the facility.”
“Our casting sizes and weights range from 0.1 kilogram to 30 kilograms, shell cores are produced in-house to satisfy the full range of castings produced and our pattern plate dimensions are 460mm x 160mm and 500mm x 160mm.”
“Markets supplied include mining, overhead line, agriculture, small tools, building and scaffolding, railway and automotive. Malleable Castings is a flexible foundry capable of producing cost effectively, both long production runs and shorter, lower volume orders to satisfy the full range of customer needs.”
“We specialise in the production of relatively small parts, with tight tolerances, excellent machining characteristics and very good surface finish. On request we can have the castings painted, galvanised or electro plated.”
A burner body that required many trials before the company succeeded in manufacturing a casting to the client’s satisfaction. One of the difficulties was due to the escape of gas from the core. The company’s motto is that they rather try and maybe fail than fail to try
“As standard practice we work closely with our customers to assess critically and then develop the optimum pattern and feeder system for each casting so as to build in from the start the lowest scrap rates and greatest cost efficiencies.”
This is a new area that Malleable Castings has recently ventured into. “We have had requests from clients so we are starting off small and we will see how we go. We have the space so that is not a problem,” said Joe Fletcher.
The company currently employs 120 staff with over 75% that have worked for Malleable Castings in excess of 15 years. The current capacity is 200 tons a month and presently it is casting up to 140 tons a month.
For further details contact Malleable Castings on TEL: +27 (11) 822 1503 or visit www.malleable.co.za
The quality of the metal is of top priority at Malleable Castings and here they utilise a Spectro spectrometer, which is housed in a climate controlled laboratory
Furane sand mould before coating and closing
A new project for a cooling jacket
All shell cores are produced in house on 14 shell core machines
Shell cores for the internal thread of a product. After casting the thread never requires any further work
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In the beginning, you know that you have a 1/3 chance of choosing the right door. You might think that, after one of the options is eliminated, now your door and the remaining door both have an equal 1/2 chance to be hiding the prize. This would seem reasonable, as probability suggests that distribution of chance should be even across your options. However, this is not the case, because information is in fact given regarding the choices. By switching doors, you actually raise your chances of winning from 1/3 to 2/3. Here is an explanation.
In the beginning, each door has an equal chance of hiding the prize. You choose a door, and it has 1/3 chance of being the right one. Let's say you are going to stay with this door. At this point, we don't really care about the other doors anymore, because our choice remains static regardless of any information given. Because we're staying with this door, and if it's the right door, we will assuredly win, then we have 1/3 chance of winning. Therefore staying with the door you first chose has effectively a 1/3 chance of winning.
Let's say you were in fact wrong in your original door choice. Then what happens is that the show's host eliminates the other wrong choice for you (because he can't reveal the winning door). At this point, you will win the prize if you switch. Now, since there was a 2/3 chance of being wrong on the first choice, this means you have a 2/3 chance of winning if you switch!
With that, you can see how math will help you if you are ever on a game show!
Still not convinced? Try the Monty Hall game out yourself, below. Or, if that's too slow, you can use the automated game system below the statistics for faster results.

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Lightning Labs, a development company focused on the Lightning Network, has unveiled LangChaintBitcoin to make it easier for artificial intelligence (AI) developers to build applications on top of Bitcoin.
Language services, such as translation, transcription, proofreading, and localization, are essential for communication and collaboration across cultures and domains. However, the current landscape of the language industry is dominated by centralized platforms and intermediaries that charge high fees, impose strict regulations, and limit the choices and opportunities of language service providers (LSPs) and clients.
A new project called LangChainBitcoin aims to change that by creating a suite of tools that enables LSPs and clients to exchange value and data in a trustless and secure way using the Lightning Network, a second-layer protocol that enables fast and cheap transactions on top of the Bitcoin blockchain.
LangChainBitcoin is based on the existing LangChain protocol, which is a standard for language data exchange. LangChain is a library that simplifies working with AI agents by adding external data to allow for more advanced functionality. LangChain agents can use the L402 protocol, a Lightning native authentication mechanism, to access payment-metered APIs that offer language services.
Announcing a new set of tools to build Lightning⚡and #bitcoin-powered AI products for a global audience.
— Lightning Labs⚡🍠 (@lightning) July 6, 2023
LangChainBitcoin Main Features
- LLM Agent BitcoinTools: a series of tools that leverages the OpenAI GPT function calls which launched recently to enable developers to create agents that can hold a Bitcoin balance (on-chain and Lightning), send/receive Bitcoin on Lightning, and also directly drive with a LND node.
- L402 HTTP API Traversal: a Python wrapper for a LangChain LLM chain (APIChain) that enables agents to transparently access L402 payment-metered APIs.
LangChainBitcoin leverages the features of the Lightning Network, such as scalability, privacy, and interoperability, to enable LSPs and clients to exchange value and data in a trustless and secure way.
Capabilities and Features of LangChainBitcoin
- LangChainBitcoin can handle millions of transactions per second, which means that LSPs and clients can interact with each other in real time without delays or congestion.
- The service can protect the privacy of LSPs and clients, as they do not need to reveal their personal or financial information to each other or to third parties. LangChainBitcoin can also encrypt the data exchanged on the network using end-to-end encryption techniques.
- LangChainBitcoin can interoperate with other Lightning Network applications or services, such as wallets, exchanges, games, or social media platforms. This means that LSPs and clients can use their existing Lightning Network accounts or devices to access LangChainBitcoin, or integrate LangChainBitcoin with other applications or services that they use.
LangChainBitcoin is still in its early stages of development, but it has already attracted some attention from potential users and supporters. The project is open-source and welcomes contributions from anyone who is interested in joining its vision of creating a suite of tools for language services powered by the Lightning Network.


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NEM Ventures, the venture capital and investment arm of the NEM blockchain ecosystem, has made a strategic investment in SharpShark, a blockchain-powered time-stamping solution that protects creators’ copyrights, while enabling the transfer and tokenisation of intellectual property, and the auto monitoring of violations.Kailin O’Donnell, Co-Founder and General Partner at NEM Ventures, says: “Existing timestamping solutions have fallen short and copyright deposits are extremely costly. SharpShark’s digital time-stamping service records artwork, aiming to protect creators’ moral rights to their work by detecting plagiarism and copyright infringement. We believe that all makers should have full control over their creations, and are aligned with SharpShark’s mission to create a fair and equitable solution for protecting intellectual property.”
Built on Symbol by NEM, SharpShark provides a decentralised solution to protect text and image copyrights – by times-tamping, saving in full, and tokenising intellectual property. SharpShark is designed for creators ranging from writers, academics and journalists to photographers, artists and designers. The solution publishes the digital signature of the text and images to the Symbol blockchain alongside the author details to prove authorship, always according to GDPR policy. The data is then stored in immutable form.
SharpShark has a suite of potential use cases spanning media, academia and user-generated content platforms. Writers and journalists can detect plagiarism, prevent copyright violations and generate a portfolio of their intellectual property. This enables media outlets to monetise content by combining anti-plagiarism detection and time-stamping into one unified solution. Further, academics have the ability to eliminate academic misconduct and establish a priority of findings. Additionally, creatives such as photographers, artists, designers can utilise SharpShark to prove authorship and effectively track their creations in one consolidated space.
SharpShark was founded by Sasha Ivanova, an IT-engineer, award-winning writer and one of CoinTelegraph Latam’s ‘Top-100 Blockchain Entrepreneurs’, and Valeriia Panina, a crypto native content designer and former Managing Editor of an analytical agency. To-date, SharpShark has tested their solution with Cispen, the journalists’ union, and the project is currently participating in the Start-Up Chile Seed acceleration program.
Sasha Ivanova, CEO and Co-Founder of SharpShark, says: “As long-standing members of the blockchain community, we’ve followed the NEM project for years, and the Symbol blockchain suits perfectly for intellectual property management. Symbol has a layered architecture that enables trustlessness, and performance optimisation, which was a natural fit for our solution. We’re excited to work with the NEM Ventures team to further develop our product, with the aim of making copyright and intellectual property protection more accessible and equitable.”
As the venture capital and investments arm of the NEM blockchain ecosystem, NEM Ventures promotes the growth of NEM technology through strategic investment in meaningful, high-tech projects. Symbol, a performant, scalable and feature-rich protocol upgrade of NEM’s enterprise blockchain, is due to launch later this year.
Valeriia Panina, Co-Founder and Product Designer of SharpShark, says: “Unfortunately, current copyright laws are outdated and ineffective. In fact, The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works was passed 134 years ago, with the last alterations made in 1971. Currently, the copyright symbol (©) makes no difference – but it should! Our solution caters to the digital era, at a time when an upgrade to intellectual property laws is paramount.”

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Prepare yourselves, because this video is likely to make your heart burst.
As we all know, Carrie Underwood is the fittest country singer in the game. She works extremely hard to stay healthy and we know it isn’t easy with her schedule. She’s a wife to Mike, and a mother to two sons Isaiah and Jacob.
In November 2016, Underwood was working out in her gym and Isaiah needed a little attention from her, so she double tasked. She shared a video of herself doing squats while holding her baby and it was so cute!
Fast forward a year or so, and she and Isaiah are back at it again, but this time, he is doing the workout movements all on his own. Wearing firetruck pajamas, 2-year-old Isaiah put his best foot forward in trying to complete a workout with his mama.
They did several different yoga poses together, followed by squats. After a few, Isaiah reached his arms up towards Underwood, who then picked him up and continued doing squats while holding him, just like her video from a year prior!
Watch the adorable video below.
Maybe one day Carrie will do a workout with both her sons. She announced on Instagram that she and Mike welcomed baby #2, Jacob Bryan Fisher on Monday Jan 21, 2019!
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Jacob Bryan Fisher entered the world in the wee hours of the morning on Monday…his mom, dad and big brother couldn’t be happier for God to trust them with taking care of this little miracle! Our hearts are full, our eyes are tired and our lives are forever changed. Life is good…
For now, we haven’t seen any other photos of Jacob besides this one she recently posted of his toes. She used the caption, “Want. To. Eat. These. Toes.”

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Fun-filled spectacles await those whose visits coincide with one of the city’s popular festivals, like the much-loved Snowking Winter Festival.
Find cheap tickets now and you'll soon be on your way to one of Northwest Territories's most authentic and interesting destinations. Enjoy swift, safe air travel from La Romana to Yellowknife with WestJet — and then get down to the serious business of enjoying the likes of The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre, the Midnight Sun Golf Tournament or The Wildcat Cafe.

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Deluxe homeware hamper
A luxurious way to say "welcome home" to a loved one or yourself.
Add a touch of Chatsworth style to any home - a luxurious way to say "welcome home" to a loved one or yourself.
Presented in a wicker basket, this hamper includes:
- Duke & Duchess of Devonshire Champagne, 70cl
- Four contemporary Chatsworth mugs with gold accents
- Contemporary Chatsworth china tray
- Linescape coasters (set of four)
- Linescape placemats (set of four)
- Linescape tea towel
- Linescape shopping pad
- Chinese wallpaper hand and body lotion
- Chinese wallpaper hand soap
- Contemporary Chatsworth canvas bag - mustard
- White sheepskin rug
Allergens present: Sulphites

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This would include mustards, clover and buckwheat, plants that honey bees love.
Kellison, the executive director of the Santa Rosa-based Partners for Sustainable Pollination, will speak Thursday, Aug. 8 at the 13th annual Sustainable Winegrowing Field Day, to be held at the Shone Farm at 7350 Steve Olson Lane, Forestville.
The field day is sponsored by the Sonoma County Winegrowers, Santa Rosa Junior College Agriculture/Natural Resources Department and the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance.
Kellison, to speak at 11:30 a.m., will cover bee-friendly farming, agricultural practices to improve bee health, and why it’s important to plant bee friendly landscapes, including bee gardens. "One major factor in the decline of all bees is the lack of food plants," she says.
Wine growers and beekeepers can work together to make better bee nutrition a reality, Kellison says.
Natural forage and nutrition are essential to good honey bee health and to their ability to cope with pests, pathogens and other stressors, she points out. "Special consideration must be given to encouraging plantings of late summer and fall blooming plants to help hives survive through the winter to the next blooming season."
Among the half-dozen speakers at the field day will be Doug Gubler of UC Davis, who will discuss “Fungicide Resistance Management and Prevention for Grapevine Diseases." Lucia Varela, UC Cooperative Extension pest advisor, will provide a display on how to identify the adult Virginia creeper leafhopper.
Partners for Sustainable Pollination (PSP), founded in 2007, aims to work with farmers and beekeepers to improve the health of honey bees and support native pollinators. "We foster awareness and support for providing increased availability of flowering plants to honey bees and native pollinators," Kellison says.
Partners include local conservation districts, growers, beekeeping and farm groups, and other stakeholders.
One of the PSP advisors is Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen of the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology.

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DescriptionThe Soviet Union did not conquer the world, however they brought us some legendary computer games. Besides the most famous Tetris, it was the very popular and addictive Filler, now reinvented for you as Fill More!
What is the principle of the game?
Two opponents start at opposite sides of the game field. By changing their color they take over adjacent cells and expand their territory. Fill More! is much easier to play than to explain.
Be careful! Fill More! can be very addictive, especially if you play against your friends. You can compare your skills with your friends on one device, or play with them over Game Center.
We also prepared three different unique computer opponents, which will help you to find strategies and prepare for the real tournaments against your friends or other players all over the world.
- single player campaign
- customizable game settings
- two players on one device
- game center multiplayer
- iCloud sync (your score is safely stored in iCloud (if available) and synchronised between your devices)
- support for multiple Game Center accounts
What's New in Version 1.6.6Dear comrades,
That's one small release for you, comrades, one giant change for our engineers. Ok, for me :).
I don't want to lie to you. It does not bring you any feature. But it should help me detect possible issues and fix them. I was kind of blind in this until now.


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In line with the Myers-Briggs character profile, an individual with INTJ personality kind is introverted, intuitive, judging and thinking. These faculties combine to make a person who is actually peaceful and confident. YouвЂ™re almost certainly a huge thinker, meaning into love that you prefer to plan your relationships carefully versus throwing yourself. Listed here are five crucial tips that are dating keep in mind.
1. Don t Idealize Your Lover
The INTJ has a tendency to have imagination that is great. Him or her when you combine that with the tendency to plan relationships, there is the potential to idealize your partner before truly getting to know. This should be avoided unless you want to get hit with a major letdown. Your spouse has its own qualities that are wonderful but no body is ever likely to be perfect. In place of permitting how you perceive a partner that is ideal in the manner, take to letting get and simply getting to understand individuals. You could be astonished to find positive characteristics you didnвЂ™t even comprehend DAF you had been looking for.
2. Most probably to Romance
As an INTJ, you re a bit of a scientist. You lso are significantly of the rebel. Traditional standards that are social such as for example chivalry and love, have a tendency to go off as useless for your requirements. However, these things occur for a reason. Romance is essential for partners. It permits you to definitely produce breathtaking memories with your spouse and revel in learning reasons for having her or him. In the event your partner really wants to be intimate to you, don t battle it. You merely might have fun.
3. Get Confident With Emotions
Being an INTJ, your focus is on action. Whenever one thing is incorrect, you wish to work to create it better. Therefore, you have a tendency to get agitated whenever a companion that is romantic too much effort speaing frankly about his / her feelings without indicating an obvious issue that really needs repairing. Yourself getting stressed out during long, emotional talks, keep in mind that your partner is expressing something that needs to be heard if you find. In the event that you aren t comfortable getting psychological, you don t have actually to. You will do, but, have to be here for your partner and help him or her throughout challenging emotional moments. Stay away from shutting down, avoiding or getting cold whenever one thing allows you to uncomfortable.
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A an INTJ person, your relationship may turn down really slow, but as soon as dedication is in destination, you can expect to seriously take it very and try everything in your capacity to make sure the partnership goes well. So long you will, you have a very good chance of ending up happy in the long run as you choose your partner carefully, which.

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Sheriff-elect Clint Shrum announces some planned changes for the sheriff’s office beginning September 1. Some of these changes will be temporary and others will be executed on a permanent basis.
The first major change will be the implementation of more frequent and stringent court security measures. Those who are scheduled for court should plan to arrive at the courthouse early enough to pass through security. Court begins at 9:00 a.m.
The second major change is the temporary suspension of inmate visitation. Shrum stated due to the condition of the jail, and the fact a handful of inmates are still farmed out, this is absolutely necessary to ensure a smooth and safe transition for both the corrections staff and inmates. Inmate visitation is tentatively expected to get back underway on or before the week of September 22. Inmate item drop-off dates will continue on Tuesday and Thursday but the hours will change to 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The administrative office will be closed on Monday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day. The office will re-open at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday September 2. While Shrum is aware this might cause a temporary inconvenience for some, he asks for your patience and understanding during the first few weeks of this transition period.


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Ranger, the most powerful supercomputing system in the world for open science research was dedicated Feb. 22 by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC). This first-of-its-kind system entered full production on Feb. 4.
Ranger’s deployment marks the beginning of the Petascale Era in high-performance computing (HPC) where systems will approach a thousand trillion floating point operations per second and manage a thousand trillion bytes of data.
Ranger is the largest HPC computing resource on the NSF TeraGrid, a nationwide network of academic HPC centers that provides scientists and researchers access to large-scale computing power and resources. Ranger will provide more than 500 million processor hours of computing time to the science community, performing more than 200,000 years of computational work over its four-year lifetime.
“Ranger is the first of the new ‘Path to Petascale’ systems that NSF provides to open science. It is out in front on the pathway to sustained petascale performance,” said Daniel Atkins, director of the NSF’s Office of Cyberinfrastructure. “This system and others to come underscore NSF’s commitment to world-class, high-performance computing ensuring that the U.S. is a leader in computational science. No longer used by a handful of elite researchers in a few research communities on select problems, advanced computing has become essential to the way science and engineering research and education are accomplished.”
Ranger is a collaboration among TACC, the university’s Institute for Computational and Engineering Sciences (ICES), Sun Microsystems, Advanced Micro Devices, Arizona State University and Cornell University. The $59 million award covers the system and four years of operating costs.
TACC Director Jay Boisseau said, “Ranger provides incredible new capabilities for computational researchers across the nation and world. Its computational power, memory and storage capacity greatly exceed anything the open science community has had access to. It takes tremendous expertise to deploy and support research on such a system as well as to use it effectively, but it is an awesome honor and responsibility for us at TACC. Together with our partners, we are excited about fulfilling the promise of Ranger by helping researchers achieve breakthrough science across domains and disciplines discoveries that will really change the world as well as our understanding of it.”
At more than one-half a petaflop of peak performance (504 teraflops), Ranger is up to 50,000 times more powerful than today’s PCs, and five times more capable than any open-science computer available to the national science community. Ranger is built on the Sun Constellation System which combines ultra-dense, high-performance compute, networking, storage and software into an integrated general purpose system.
Ranger offers more than six times the performance of the previous largest system for open science research. The boost in performance offered by Ranger relative to the previously largest open science machine is comparable to reducing the flight time from New York to London to just one hour.
Ranger and other petascale systems to follow will address many of society’s most pervasive grand challenges including global climate change, water resource management, new energy sources, natural disasters, new materials and manufacturing processes, tissue and organ engineering, patient-specific medical therapies and drug design. These issues cannot be addressed or overcome without modeling and simulation.
“Our world is facing great challenges and grappling with big questions across a broad spectrum,” said William Powers Jr., president of the university. “Advances in computer technology, like the new Ranger supercomputer at UT Austin, will help us manage and understand the vast streams of data flowing into our research. Ranger will attract the nation’s leading researchers and accelerate their work to produce faster, more probing analyses of the information they generate. There is no question that Ranger’s massive computing power will lead to some of the most significant discoveries of our time. We are pleased that UT Austin and the Texas Advanced Computing Center are playing a leadership role in this endeavor.”
For more information on Ranger, please visit: www.rangersupercomputer.com.

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The Antelope Island Buffalo Run is now the largest trail race in Utah, this year with over 550 runners. It has a very unique setting on a large island in the Great Salt Lake, where the wildlife is protected by a state park.
I missed this race last year, choosing instead to run the Moab 100 held on the same date and this year considered missing it again. But then I got the crazy thought of running the Buffalo Run 50-miler twice, accomplishing 100 miles closer to home. It was just a thought, but buddy Jim Kern took it one step further. He asked Race Director Jim Skaggs’ permission and volunteered to be my crew during the night. Jim Skaggs asked permission from the park for me to run on the trails usually closed during the night. They were fine with the idea. So I had no excuses, and decided to go ahead with something that started as just a crazy thought.

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Categories are funny. Ask 10 people what the difference is between contemporary ballet and contemporary dance, or how those are different from traditional ballet or modern, post-modern or post-post-modern dance, and you’ll get 10 different answers. James Sewell Ballet’s “Ballet Works” program has for the past 20 years taken on this very dilemma, poking and prodding at the boundaries of contemporary ballet and dance.
Friday’s opening night had a relaxed atmosphere, with some of the choreographers speaking about their process. In his brief remarks, James Sewell introduced the evening by saying “Ballet Works” is a chance for the choreographers to “take a risk and try something they haven’t before.”
Of the four dances, New York-based choreographer Joanna Kotze’s “The Rest of Everything” takes the largest leap into the form of ballet, breaking it open for a look. The dance takes the ballet vernacular and tweaks it. The dancers, wearing fluorescent aerobics outfits, wear pointe shoes, but often have their planted leg bent, disrupting the ballet lines. At another point, one of ballet’s most famous warm-up routines, the flat back, which looks like a tabletop with the dancer’s back perpendicular to the ground, gets morphed in Kotze’s interpretation, with the dancer doing it while on pointe, tiptoeing across the stage like a strange insect.
In contrast, Amy Earnest and Lance Hardin’s “Fractured,” set to music by Philip Glass, looks more like contemporary dance than contemporary ballet. The weight of the performers, the way they seem to melt into each other and their undulating torsos all push the dance toward a contemporary dance aesthetic. However you define its genre, the piece remains a little too safe. While the dancers are lovely, the choreography gets upstaged by Glass’ complex and riveting music.
In “Suspicious Fisherman,” Houston-based choreographer Jane Weiner pushes ballet toward vaudevillian slapstick. Dressed as a fisherman, soloist Shohei Iwahama searches through a seemingly endless supply of eyeglasses before he finds the right pair. He bonks his head on the floor and eats worms. The routine is performed eloquently with long lines, turned out hips and other ballet signifiers, but somehow the work gets caught in the middle between ballet and Charlie Chaplin. Slapstick is grounded, relaxed, the opposite of ballet, so the two forms were working against each other. Both choreographer and dancer seemed more comfortable on the ballet end of things, which stops the piece short of truly embracing the physical comedy. A few more sound effects and pratfalls might have done the trick.
Finishing off the evening is Nic Lincoln’s ambitious “Tart,” an exploration of gender tropes and behaviors. Lincoln finds innovative ways to use the Tek Box space, such as opening up the curtains and having the dancers perform on the sill of a window located at the back wall. Lincoln seems to understand intimately how to best utilize the skills of the dancers. You might not call it ballet, but it doesn’t really matter.
Sheila Regan writes about dance.


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Jab could become a condition of employment in the health service under government proposals
Thousands of people flocked to central London location after jabs offered without need for appointment
More than 50 million doses of the Covid-19 jab have so far been delivered
World's biggest miner says new rules are needed to protect health and safety, but unions argue workers just want to be 'treated like adults'
Sky Atlantic's historical blockbuster gives Ancient Rome the sex-and-swords Game of Thrones treatment - and it's rather fun
Infection rate has doubled in past week, with vaccine hesitancy and complications over religious observance hampering efforts to slow spread
The house's first dedicated range of masculine engagement rings reflects an increasing appetite for diamond jewellery amongst men
Number of people with some protection against virus, either from vaccination or prior infection, far exceeds government projections
Oscars 2021 red carpet: Margot Robbie, Viola Davis and Emerald Fennell lead the best dressed
More than half of the UK's total population has received a first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, new figures show.


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(NEWS10) – After paint and sip studios in the Capital Region temporarily closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, take-home art kits quickly became the next best option.
Saratoga Paint & Sip Studio Founder Catherine Hover came up with ‘Take N Paint’ to-go kits so people could bring the artistic experience home. She says they sell out of kits each week.
Each kit comes with a 16×20 canvas, paint colors, brushes, and step by step instructions. You can also add wine to your order for an additional price.
In Albany, Painting with a Twist is offering “Twist at Home” kits available for customers.
They have paintings for both adults and children. You can check out their selection here.
If you order a kit Mon.-Fri. as displayed on their calendar by 10 a.m., your kit will be ready for pick-up the same day.

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South Gippsland Beekeepers
"A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside."
Winnie the Pooh
What is the bee's main job?
Put simply, bees pollinate our plants, which means they carry pollen between plants of different sexes to fertilise them, or even between different parts of the same plant, which help plants reproduce. Bees even help plants survive by preventing inbreeding.
And if we had no bees?
We may lose all the plants that bees pollinate, all of the animals that eat those plants and so on up the food chain. Which means a world without bees could struggle to sustain the global human population of 7 billion. Our supermarkets would have half the amount of fruit and vegetables
How can I help the bees?
Keeping your own hive is not only a great hobby, but also a way to raise healthy honeybees and ensure that the plants and crops in your surrounding area are being pollinated. Beekeepers have a more productive garden as well as the added benefit of harvesting honey.If you’re interested in starting your own hive, check out our Classes Page(not available until August) for information on how to take the first step to becoming a beekeeper.
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We recognise their continuing connection to the land, water and community
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LUDIAN, China (AP) - The death toll in southern China's earthquake rose to 589 on Wednesday as search and rescue teams pushed into isolated mountain communities to clear debris from collapsed homes.
The Yunnan provincial government said more than 2,400 people were injured in Sunday's 6.1 magnitude quake in the mountainous Yunnan farming region of Ludian county - the country's deadliest temblor in four years.
At a makeshift headquarters in the forecourt of a cracked middle school in the worst-hit town of Longtoushan, a senior colonel in the People's Liberation Army said there might still be hope to find survivors.
"There are a lot of people that we may never be able to dig out," said senior Col. Feng, who declined to give his full name because he was not an officially designated spokesman. "But there is still hope."
Wednesday's big jump in the death toll - up from 410 on Tuesday - was due to rescuers arriving in places where they had previously been unable to contact anybody, in small farming villages built into the mountains above the main towns, said Feng, a military officer based in Sichuan province.
Thousands of troops and hundreds of volunteers have rushed to Ludian to dig out possible survivors from the debris, but landslides and bouts of heavy rains have complicated rescue efforts.
The quake struck an area of steep hills and narrow roads that are not well suited to all the traffic of the massive relief effort. Landslides have shorn shear rocky faces into the region's valleys.
The weather was clear Wednesday and the roads into Longtoushan were clogged with rescue vehicles, ambulances and military jeeps along with residents and volunteers on foot.
The region is prone to earthquakes. In 1970, a magnitude-7.7 earthquake in Yunnan killed at least 15,000 people. In September 2012, a series of quakes killed 81 people.
In May 2008, a powerful quake in Sichuan province left nearly 90,000 people dead.


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The first rhodium alkylidene square-planar complex stabilized by an N-heterocyclic carbene ligand, RhCl(=CHPh)(IPr)PPh3 (2; IPr = 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-carbene), has been prepared by reaction of RhCl(IPr)(PPh3)2 (1) with phenyldiazomethane and its dynamic behavior in solution studied. Treatment of 2 with alkenes results in the formation of the η2-olefin complexes RhCl(η2- CH2=CHR)(IPr)PPh3 (3, R = H; 4, R = Ph; 5, R = OEt) and new olefins arising from the coupling of the alkylidene with the alkenes, likely via a metallacyclobutane intermediate. © 2011 American Chemical Society.
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We return to the topic of tartlets. Today we are going to cook apple tartlets! It’s funny to watch your husband try to pick them up one by one with his big fingers! In a few words: delicate and delicious.
Ready? Set? Let’s go cooking.
We will need: (10 vegan tartlets)
For the dough
2 Tbsp. buckwheat flour
3 Tbsp. oats
5 Tbsp. walnuts
1 Tbsp. vegan oil such as Earth Balance (or other vegetable oil)
2 large dates (pitted)
3 Tbsp. agave syrup (honey or maple syrup will work too)
Cinnamon to taste
2 apples without peel
5 tsp. vegan cream cheese/cream cheese (usual)
1 tsp. honey
1 tsp. apple juice
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
Preheat the oven to 150C / 300F.
Put all the ingredients for the dough into the blender and turn it into a homogeneous mixture. Oil the mold with vegetable oil and press in the dough. Grate apples and set them aside. Mix everything for the cream filling. Spread into tartlets and sprinkle each of them with grated apple. Pile the apple high because it will shrink down with baking. Sprinkle with cinnamon (if you want) and bake for 15 minutes, then turn off the oven and leave it for another 5 minutes in the heat. Keep them in the refrigerator.

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Meet Rob Edgecock to find out how particle accelerators can be used to preserve the environment.
The first additive manufacturing of a critical accelerator component paves the way toward more affordable and versatile particle accelerators.
To look into the atomic and subatomic structure of materials and cells, future industry will need ever-smaller accelerators.
The virtual workshop “Storage Rings and Gravitational Waves” (SRGW2021) shed new light on whether accelerators can be used for the detection or generation of Gravitational Waves.
The result represents an essential step towards using these molecules for fundamental physics research and beyond.


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Melbourne is about to begin the biggest urban renewal project in its history and the biggest in the nation. With the city set to overtake Sydney in terms of population by 2035, we need to step up and get our infrastructure and planning right, writes City of Melbourne planning chair Nicholas Reece.
Rather than being fearful or playing to the politics of division, we have an enormous opportunity to manage this growth well through smart planning and high-quality urban design. We want a city that is bigger and better.
We’re activating more than 1,000 hectares of land in inner metro Melbourne - five times the size of the city centre grid. At Fisherman’s Bend, an old industrial area, we will create 80,000 thousand jobs and house 80,000 new residents.
With co-ordinated investment from state and federal government, we’re confident we can build a sustainable, liveable and connected communities.
Council recently endorsed Melbourne Planning Scheme C308 Urban Design in the Central City and Southbank, which proposes to introduce new urban design provisions into the planning scheme along with a guide to improve urban design quality.
We want encourage development that gives back to the public realm, not featureless glass towers that are nothing more than spreadsheets in the sky.
Melbourne is famous for its high quality streets so we will not tolerate poor-quality design reducing public amenity.
This means the highest standards of architecture and design, using higher quality materials especially at the street level to enhance the community experience when walking around the city.
The Design Guide is now a nationally awarded project that aims to provide a design standard for all Australian cities.
We want everyone who contributes to our city to be committed to design-led planning and the integration of open space in our city’s design.
It is more important than ever that we demand high quality private development that adds to our city’s character and liveability.
We know how important parks and gardens are to our city, so aim to increase open space by 240,000 square metres over the next 15 years.
That’s equivalent to adding more than 12 MCGs of open space to the city. These open spaces are so important to people’s physical and mental wellbeing.
Melbourne is now a city of five million people but we have transport infrastructure suitable for a city of three million, so there is a lot of catching up to do.
That is one reason why the City has released our Transport Strategy, a 10 year document with a 30-year vision to guide our decision making on transport.


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Weddings on Film
Do you like the look of film? Film offers you an authentic, organic look and feel that digital does not quite capture. We have available everything from large format to 35mm cameras to capture your wedding day on film. We'll also do some instant polaroid type capture. We offer this at the same great price plus the cost of the film. The processing is on us as we own the areas only full service film lab. If your interested in the lab go to www.sea41film.com. I also have a full service studio and classroom right next to the lab.
Shot on film. Kodak Portra 400.
Shot on film. Kodak Color plus 200. AKA poor man's Portra. :)
Shot on film. First Kiss. Shot on Kodak Color Plus 200.
Bouquet overlooking beach. Shot on Kodak Color Plus 200.
Just married. Shot on film. Kodak Color Plus 200. It's got an old school feel to it.
Candid shot of Bride and Groom. Shot on film. Kodak Color Plus 200.
Kiss on the beach with ocean in the background. Shot on film. Kodak Color Plus 200.
Happily ever after. Shot on film at rental beach house where wedding was conducted. Kodak Color plus 200.


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Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa has criticised the United State for changing its strategic language around the Pacific without consulting the region, adding the growing competition between the Chinese and American governments was “an opportunity not to be missed.”
Speaking in Canberra on Monday, Mata’afa said there had been new “narrative” created by the U.S and its diplomatic partners about the “Indo-Pacific region,” combining the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean into one large strategic zone as part of Washington’s strategic competition against Beijing.
“The Pacific islands were never consulted about that new narrative, or had a discussion,” she said at an event hosted by the Lowy Institute think tank.
“Given that we occupy a very large space of one of those oceans, one might have thought that having some input from the Pacific Islands might have been a good idea.”
Mata’afa is the first female leader of Samoa and has been a vocal advocate for greater action on climate change from major powers to protect the Pacific from rising sea levels. Relations between Australia and the Pacific have improved following the election of the center-left Labor government in May, which committed to take greater action on climate change.
In recent years, Samoa and other Pacific nations have found themselves in the centre of growing strategic competition between China and the U.S and its allies, including Australia and New Zealand. In April 2022, China signed a security agreement with the Solomon Islands, its first in the region and a diplomatic coup for Beijing.
Subsequently, the U.S and Australia dramatically stepped up their diplomatic efforts in the region to counter Beijing.
Mata’afa said the Pacific needed to stick together as part of a regional collective to better leverage its new-found influence in geopolitics.
“Before people just used to see the Pacific as a big ocean, with a few dots in it,” she said. “But now because the situation has changed they actually see us, or they see the Pacific in a different way. And it’s not an opportunity to be missed,” she said.


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This book introduces programmers to objects at a gradual pace. The syntax boxes are revised to show typical code examples rather than abstract notation. This includes optional example modules using Alice and Greenfoot. The examples feature annotations with dos and don'ts along with cross references to more detailed explanations in the text. New tables show a large number of typical and cautionary examples. New programming and review problems are also presented that ensure a broad coverage of topics. In addition, Java 7 features are included to provide programmers with the most up-to-date information.
This book is an introductory text in computer science, focusing on programming principles and practices. Why should you choose this book for your first course in computer science? Here are the key reasons.
Cay Horstmann's seventh edition of Java Concepts provides an approachable introduction to fundamental programming techniques and design skills, helping students master basic concepts and become competent coders. Major rewrites and an updated visual design make this student-friendly text even more engaging. The text is known for its realistic programming examples, great quantity and variety of homework assignments, and lab exercises that build student problem-solving abilities. The seventh edition now includes problem solving sections, more example code online, and exercises from Science and Business.
This Study Guide is designed to assist high school students preparing for the AP Computer Science Examination. It is organized and designed to accompany Java Concepts for AP Computer Science, 5th ed., by Cay Horstmann and published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Guide may also be used with Big Java, 3rd ed., also by Cay Horstmann.
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Do you remember that level on L4D2 way back in the summer sale last year? It was only a beta and you needed to play it to get some achievement to get.... something or something. You would be forgiven for not remembering because not much has been said about it since. Until now!
Introducing, Left 4 Dead 2's new DLC! COLD STREAM!
Valve have officially announced the new DLC for their popular zombie killing game will be released on the 24th of July for PC and Xbox 360 alongside a patch making all mutations available at all times!
Check out the official blog (as well as the source below for more details).


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Revised edition: This edition of Dragon Marked includes editorial revisions.
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"I loved it!"
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This book was pretty fantastic. I was felling pretty book slumpish even though I just got a bunch of top notch books but this book knocked me out of my book slump. It was fun, light hearted, had a great cast of characters, a hint of romance without repressed sexuality, and great world building.
The plot line was a little rough at points, like there were a couple big-plot mysteries that were just solved very quickly and not by the main characters' involvement. I mean, maybe that's intentional but it felt a little anti-climatic.
However, all the other aspects rocked and really carried the book. I received a copy from NetGalley and I actually liked it so much I bought the audiobook after (which just came out) so I can listen to it too. I recommend it to any fans of NA paranormal books.
Audiobook update: The narrator was amazing and I thought the audio version was even better!
"Fun twist on the alt universe fantasy theme"
I continue to discover new writers with twists on the classic themes. This is indeed one of those. I appreciated that the main character wasn't an outcast or misunderstood but instead had solid relationships and friends. It was refreshing. I enjoyed this read. I recommend it for those who like the alt universe fantasy theme. Not a difficult read at all but fun.
awesome story can't wait till the next part is published! I am Definitely intrigued the end of r the book leaves you hanging. so can't wait! !!
Fabulous. Entertaining. Warning: do not read if you have a hard time waiting for a sequel.... Grrr.
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Dragon Marked is one of my new favorites. It has all my favorite elements, mystery and a bit of romance without being dirty. I also find it to be a unique twist on the supernatural world.
There are many memorable moments from beginning to end. The time spent in the prison is especially memorable for both the romance portion and the action side of things. The ending is nice and fast paced making me want to know what happens next!
Dara Rosenberg does a great job of bringing attitude and life to each character. You can really imagine the facial expressions and body movements through her tone and expression.
great listen!! this book was just fun, not a lot of drama but plenty of action and laughter. After trying to read a few books that all there was, was drama, this was hugely refreshing.
Loved it. Can't wait for the new book to come out. Yea!!!! Can't wait!! Yes!
this was such a good book. a little slow and redundant at times but nothing that took away from it. I really enjoyed the characters and how the story evolved. def recommend.
"A Fun Read"
I did not want the book to end!
1. Jessa Labron grows up literally in a fantasy/paranormal bubble. Werewolves, vampires, dragons, wizards, etc.
2. Her best friends are the Compass quadruplets who are next in line to become rulers.
3. Her father is one of the governing rulers, Jessa is unaware of her mother and twin sister who are introduced into the story at Jessa's great surprise.
We are introduced to the lifestyle and rules governing the paranormal society. The book ends in a cliff hanger.
There is some language and minimal romantic scenarios.
"disappointing- didn't get past 1st chapter"
too much profanity
I will try another of her books since audible gives you the option to return the book for credit. If this had been the first book I had read of hers- I NEVER would have read another one!
I listened to her Walker Saga and loved all 7 books! I was thrilled to purchase another book. What a disappointment! The profanity occurred constantly. I don't mind an occasional use because I understand it is needed for character development- but this was over the top.
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Pete Batule helped carry several crates, each stowing a few dozen 16-ounce beer cans and he did it with a smile.
IU’s 2019 home opener against Eastern Illinois University had just ended its third quarter with the Hoosiers up 42-0.
In between quarters, a wave of fans headed out to Memorial Stadium’s new beer and wine stands, but are disappointed to find Batule, COO of Upland Brewing Company, and his crew packing up for the day.
Hoosier fans had to learn the hard way that Memorial Stadium shuts down its sale of alcohol at the conclusion of the third period, but Batule is confident that three quarters were enough.
“I’ve seen a lot of smiling faces and people enjoying the game, enjoying the opportunity to drink a few beers while they watch the Hoosiers,” Batule said. “Overall, I think it’s been really positive.”
Earlier this spring, the athletics department announced that IU would become the seventh Big Ten school to sell beer and/or wine at home football games. Upland was named as the local distributor to partner with the university when IU Athletics released more information about the program last month.
An area of tailgating fields already surround Memorial Stadium, but having alcohol for sale inside the stadium is a game-changer for many fans.
“Obviously it will add some fun to the game as long as everyone is drinking responsibly,” Roy Anderson said after purchasing a Bud Light at the end of the third quarter. “It opens people up and makes everything more fun.”
College football and athletics are some of the biggest contributors to the underage drinking culture at major universities throughout the country and because of that, illegal consumption in the stadium is a high priority for the sales program in its pilot season said IUPD Capt. Shannon Bunger.
Bunger said the first lines of defense are the people and the vendors at the stadium.
“See something, say something. If I’m a parent here at the game and I look over and see someone that doesn’t look 21 with a beer, I think it’s my responsibility to go up to an officer or usher and say ‘Hey, this doesn’t look right.’”said Bunger.
Bunger said the police were able to limit the number of issues in and around the stadium Saturday, but he expects it to be a bigger crowd next weekend when IU plays No. 5 Ohio State.


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It will be hard for the EU to admit that its postmodern dream of an eternally peaceful European security order is out of reach. But given Russia’s aggression, that is what it must learn to do – while bolstering its defenses.The cooperative relationship marking the end of the Cold War and the period that followed is clearly history. What is more, Putin continues to challenge the pillars of the European security order: the annexation of Crimea and Russia’s direct involvement in the fighting in eastern Ukraine violate the Helsinki Final Act (1975), the Paris Charter (1990), and the Budapest Memorandum (1994). In addition, Russia’s one-sided suspension of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (1990) and its suspected breach of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (1987) reverse more than 25 years of arms control efforts.
The Russian leadership’s use of force and multiple explicit threats – including nuclear threats – drastically transforms the nature of Russian relations with the EU and the US. The West might have at times mismanaged Moscow, but the deliberate decision to move away from the post-Cold War order is a Russian decision. It is accompanied by a growing reliance on nationalism and a geopolitical project entitled Eurasian Economic Union which unequivocally aims to reestablish uncontested Russian influence in its near abroad and restore Russia as a major power.
This new Russia should, however, not be confused with the Soviet Union. It is economically fragile and further weakened by the decline in oil prices, as well as by limited Western economic sanctions which have discouraged investors. In spite of a rapidly growing defense budget (an increase of 152 percent since 2001) and an ambitious military and nuclear modernization, the Russian Federation is not in a position to be a genuine military threat to NATO and Europe, at least in the realm of conventional weapons. Lastly, the future of domestic politics remains unpredictable, as the popularity of the Russian president may or may not last.
The most difficult challenge for Europe – and the West in general – is to manage two major asymmetries. First, Russia has the upper hand in the short term, while in the longer term the sustainability of Putin’s policy is questionable. Second, there is an asymmetry as far as political will on both sides is concerned. Putin has already sent weapons and troops to Ukraine and lost soldiers, whereas Europeans and Americans have often appeared divided and reluctant to fully acknowledge the gravity of events. Against the backdrop of these two imbalances, Putin retained the initiative, whereas the West has often seemed only to react.
Overcoming these problems and taking into account the lessons of 2014, a new Russia strategy should rely on the following pillars:
First and foremost, the West needs to recognize the reality of a deeply transformed European security environment and relationship with Russia and should no longer expect to go back to “normal” as it did after the Russo-Georgian War of 2008. The current state of affairs is the “new normal.” A naive approach underestimating these changes to preserve our comfort would only be perceived as weakness and trigger further unwelcome action by Putin.
Second, NATO’s defense and deterrence capabilities need to be restored in order to make any aggression – even in the form of hybrid warfare – against any NATO or EU member state unthinkable, as solidarity amongst allies would be guaranteed. The September 2014 NATO summit in Wales was a first opportunity to address the shortfalls of the alliance’s military posture and improve its ability to address a European contingency. These efforts should continue. The best way to preserve peace in Europe is to make a major war impracticable through robust defense and deterrence, including its nuclear component. The allies should be unimpressed by Russian efforts to bully some of them and ready to display unconditional solidarity should the need arise.
Third, on Ukraine, a two-track policy should be pursued. The Minsk II agreement offers a fragile and narrow path toward peaceful settlement. Its full implementation, including the restoration of Ukrainian sovereignty over its entire territory and borders, is the real test of Russia’s attitude in this crisis. Events since the first Minsk agreement, however, only allow for moderate optimism. In addition, and perhaps even more importantly, it is urgent to strengthen Ukrainian democracy and foster better governance through democratic, economic, and military assistance in order to reduce its vulnerability to Russian pressures, either direct or by proxy. This will come at significant financial cost, but it does not compare with the much higher price of Ukrainian collapse.
Fourth, Moscow stands as a difficult but important partner in the management of a number of international crises (Iranian nuclear negotiations, Syrian Civil War, etc.) and will continue as such for the foreseeable future. Russia also remains a significant economic partner for Europe. A policy combining realistic engagement and increasing repercussions for Putin’s unacceptable behavior currently seems the best way forward. However, this needs to be pursued with the mid- and long terms in view, as the effectiveness of sanctions will increase as time passes. Should the situation arise, the EU and the West should not hesitate to immediately sanction the breakdown of the Ukrainian peace process or further Russian actions in Ukraine or elsewhere.
The real challenge for Europe and the West vis-à-vis Putin’s Russia is to preserve the firmness and consistency of its policy: deterring further aggression through a robust defense posture, staying firm on democratic and governance principles, supporting Ukraine, and refusing to enter into rhetorical escalation, all while disallowing violations of agreements and rules.
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TAMPA — The sleek autonomous vehicle looks like a minibus, but it purrs like a kitten.
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority CEO Adelee Le Grand relaunched the driverless, electric AV vehicle, which carries up to six passengers, outside the Armature Works on Friday, the northern tip of its modest run down Highland Street to the parking lot of the Barrymore Hotel.
The quick ride is aimed at attracting a wide variety of passengers — tourists, daytrippers and commuters — “anyone and everyone,” Le Grand told reporters.
The transit agency hopes to gather data on ridership in the final month of the state-funded pilot, which began on Marion Street Transitway downtown in October 2020. The pandemic skewed ridership, said HART officials Friday.
The new Riverwalk loop will operate along Highland Avenue and Doyle Carlton Drive from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. each day in December. It can travel up to 15 mph with eight optical sensors slowing it down for pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists. The two shuttles will have an attendant on board to ensure safety and everyone will have to be masked, according to a HART news release.
The quiet vehicle costs less than $30 a month to charge and follows a pre-programmed, fixed-route. It has no steering wheel or pedals. Each attendant will be an “ambassador” for riders to explain the technology, the release stated.
The attendants will work for the private company, Beep, teaming with HART. Beep is an autonomous mobility solutions provider of driverless shuttles and services, headquartered in La Nona. a mixed-use planned community in Orlando. The company won a federal Department of Transportation BUILD grant in 2019 to help develop an AV network.
“Is this driverless?” asked a man from the passenger side of a car driving past the TV cameras and reporters as agency and company officials explained the concept.
When told yes, he replied “Cool,” shrugging as the car drove by.
For more information, visit www.gohart.org/avpilot.


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This set of twenty-three replacement icons for OS X Yosemite was designed by two high school-age aspiring designers. They can be downloaded for free, and Sketch source files are available for US$5.
I’m not entirely sure if these were a class project, or if the designers were actually in high school or what, as the information provided is pretty thin. Still, I found the designs to be refreshingly unpretentious and lightweight; they’re not reinventions of the original Yosemite icons as much as adjustments of them. Nice work, kids.
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Once Benedict officially relinquishes his papal miter Thursday, his fisherman's ring will be destroyed using a special silver hammer. The moment symbolizes the end of the Pope's authority and also serves a more practical purpose.
It is a signet ring, used to officially seal documents and ensure their authenticity.
"This is to make sure no one will forge a document in the Pope's name after the Pope dies," said Fordham University theology Prof. Maureen Tilley.
Benedict's apartment at the Vatican will also be sealed off during the conclave to select a new Pope to ensure no documents in process prior to his resignation will be issued.
But there's one ritual Benedict won't endure.
Traditionally, a cardinal would approach a Pope moments after his death and tap his head three times with a silver hammer to ensure that he was deceased.
"The custom comes before we knew a lot about brain death," said Tilley.


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ASIA/SYRIA - Prayer campaign to support the Geneva 2 peace and reconciliation Conference
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - The leaders of the Christian Churches in Syria have launched a renewed campaign of prayer to support peace efforts in view of the Geneva 2 Conference, calling for the end of the war and concrete steps towards national reconciliation.
In a message sent to Fides, Gregory III Laham, the Melkite Patriarch of Damascus, invites the Syrian Christians to gather in prayer for the success of the Conference, while calling on all Christians in the world to join this intention: "Let us pray for true reconciliation in Geneva II", says the message sent to Fides, noting that "the key to the success of Geneva II is national reconciliation based on faith, on fundamental human rights".
From the Geneva 2 Conference the establishment of a "transitional government" is expected that could include representatives of the incumbent government and representatives of opposition groups. Among the many difficulties that the Geneva 2 Conference has to deal with, is to know and decide who truly represents the people of Syria and which countries should be invited to participate.
As noted in a statement sent to Fides by the organization "Middle East Concern" (MEC), with offices throughout the Middle East, "violence continues to rage in many parts of Syria, causing death, injury and trauma, with severe restrictions for access to food and medical care. Humanitarian crisis is now a problem as much as the violence of the conflict". MEC recalls the scourge of kidnappings and specific cases of persecution, such as "religiously motivated violence against Christians". The NGO invites all the faithful in the world to join the Syrian Christians in prayer so that the Conference puts an end to the crisis in Syria and for delegates to consider the needs and welfare of the Syrian people a priority. The wish expressed is that also the urgency of the millions of Syrians displaced within the country or in neighboring countries are taken into account. (PA) (Agenzia Fides 21/01/2014)
- 2015-07-21 - Archbishop Hindo becomes "almost-mayor" of Hassaké
- 2015-07-20 - Armenians and Kurds fight together against the jihadists in Hassaké
- 2015-07-17 - Archbishop Antiba confirms the kidnapping of Father Antoine Boutros and his collaborator
- 2015-07-16 - A Melkite priest in the Syrian province of al-Suwayda missing. A kidnapping is feared
- 2015-07-07 - Cautious hopes for the release of the Franciscan parish priest taken away by jihadists
- 2015-06-30 - Thousands of Christian families fleeing Hassakè. Archbishop Hindo: jihadists have found support in the local population
- 2015-06-26 - ASIA/SYRIA – Mass escape from Hassaké, attacked by the jihadists of Daesh. Bishop Audo: "the agenda" of the forces is not clear
- 2015-06-24 - Jihadist attacks in Hassaké. Archbishop Hindo: "they are a sign of weakness and desperation"
- 2015-06-16 - The central districts of Aleppo attacked by rebels
- 2015-06-15 - Patriarchs and Bishops of the Eastern Churches pray together for peace and commemorate the centenary of the "Assyrian Genocide" in Damascus