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The exhibition "Understanding AI" shows how neural networks are structured and offers visitors the opportunity to train neural networks themselveswith via interactive stations.
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Local Accession Number: FA_CC.000270
Connick Job Number: [4499]
Title: Baptism, Understanding
Creator/Contributor: Charles J. Connick Associates (creator)
Genre: Design drawings; Gouaches
Date created: 1945-1961 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 gouache : color ; 38 x 9 cm.
General notes: Title from item, from additional material accompanying item, or from information provided by the Boston Public Library.
Date notes: Date supplied by cataloger.
Biographical and historical notes: Window designed for Bethany Convent, Framingham, Massachusetts.
Subjects: Stained glass; Windows
Collection: Charles J. Connick Gouaches - Massachusetts
Location: Boston Public Library, Arts Department
Shelf locator: Massachusetts Box #4
Rights: Rights status not evaluated.
KIGALI, December 16, 2020: Rwanda Development Board has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with trade enabler-DP World to launch its new global B2B and B2C e-commerce platform, Dubuy.com, in Rwanda early next year. The vision of the MoU is to make it easier for Rwandan businesses to engage in international trade.
Rwanda will become DP World’s hub for expanding e-commerce across the East Africa Community and beyond. Rwandan businesses will also benefit from broader DP World services and investment that will help to facilitate and develop trade. This includes the promotion of Rwandan exports of coffee, tea, and horticulture on Dubuy.com, the modernising of Rwanda’s supply chain logistics including in rural areas, and access to digital tools to help businesses save money and expand their reach to local, regional, and global markets.
The decision to launch Dubuy.com in Rwanda follows the country’s consistent superior annual rating in the World Bank’s global “Ease of Doing Business” rankings and its commitment to international trade and investment.
The e-commerce site will bring Rwandan products to global markets and help enterprises from around the world to invest in Rwanda. In turn, Rwandans will have greater access to international products.
DP World has already invested in world-class port and logistics facilities in Kigali, demonstrating its strong belief in Rwanda’s future.
Fossil Modern Stomata Theme: Research by Dr. Michael Hren
Fossil plants provide critical information for understanding ancient climate, ecosystems and plant function in past greenhouse climates. This data can inform scientists about the sensitivity of Earth’s climate to variations in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations or how climate changes on a regional and global scale in response to changes in the atmosphere. This project was focused on examining modern plant leaves from four species of riparian plants along the Fenton River, CT to understand how environmental variables impact plant stomatal conductance and water use efficiency and chemical signatures of these changes. Modern plants are then used as an analogue for evaluating ancient leaves preserved in 50 and 300 million year old sediments to understanding how plants impact global water cycling and climate.
We utilized macrophotography to examine leaf structure and stomatal morphology in modern and ancient materials and to evaluate physical traits in ancient leaves. This information is critical to quantifying water conductance through leaf stomata and understanding chemical signatures preserved in leaf waxes.
Results from this work show wide differences in how different riparian plant species regulate their stomata to optimize carbon assimilation from the atmosphere and minimize water loss through their leaves. This information strongly enhances our understanding of the chemical signature preserved in leaf materials and interpreting data from ancient leaves.
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FileMaker and Understanding PHP | PART 1 | FileMaker Pro 16 Videos | FileMaker 16 Training Most Recent Upload https://goo.gl/Dbn9fm Get up to speed with the FileMaker Pro 16 Video Training Course! Top Rated Course by FileMaker Expert, Richard Carlton. http://learningfilemaker.com/fmpro16.php Experience Richard's dynamic and exciting teaching format, while learning both basic, intermediate, and advanced FileMaker development skills. With 26 years of FileMaker experience and a long time speaker at FileMaker's Developer Conference, Richard will teach you all the ins and outs of building FileMaker Solutions. The course is 50 hours of video content! Richard has been involved with the FileMaker platform since 1990 and has grown RCC into one of the largest top tier FileMaker consultancies worldwide. Richard works closely with RCC's staff: a team of 28 FileMaker developers and supporting web designers. He has offices in California, Nevada, and Texas. Richard has been a frequent speaker at the FileMaker Developers Conference on a variety of topics involving FileMaker for Startups and Entrepreneurs, and client-server integration. Richard is the Product Manager for FM Starting Point, the popular and most downloaded free FileMaker CRM Starter Solution. Looking for FM Starting Point free software download: http://www.fmstartingpoint.com Richard won 2015 Excellence Award from FileMaker Inc (Apple Inc) for outstanding video and product creation, leading to business development. RCC, Filemaker Videos, and LearningFileMaker.com are headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. http://www.rcconsulting.com/ Please feel free to contact us at support@rcconsulting.com FileMaker Pro is simply a powerful software used to create custom apps that work seamlessly across iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac, and the web Transform your business with the FileMaker Platform Free FileMaker Training Videos Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/FileMakerVideos 50 Hour FileMaker Pro 16 Video Training Course-FileMaker 16 News-Online FileMaker 16 Training Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpQqLLDcZ8I Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpQqLLDcZ8I&list=PLjTvUZtwtgBTMCfjM6LLwBAwGf_yXfvd_&index=13 Top 10 New Features in FileMaker 16-FileMaker 16 News-FileMaker 16 Instructional Videos-FileMaker 16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urh8iHOCxkg Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urh8iHOCxkg&t=130s&index=1&list=PLjTvUZtwtgBTMCfjM6LLwBAwGf_yXfvd_ Sharing your Database with Other Devices and Users-FileMaker 16 News-FileMaker 16 Database Sharing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF82vkYtCtA Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF82vkYtCtA&index=8&list=PLjTvUZtwtgBTMCfjM6LLwBAwGf_yXfvd_ Introduction to FileMaker WebDirect 16-FileMaker 16 News-Online FileMaker 16 Training Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaZKIpBjMAM Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaZKIpBjMAM&list=PLjTvUZtwtgBSVV1-4pFG4SHAhCIP3Yy-I&index=17&t=10s FileMaker Behavior Change-Go To Object-FileMaker 16 Video Training-FileMaker 16 News-FileMaker Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFwFjZem3AM Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFwFjZem3AM&index=15&list=PLjTvUZtwtgBQVDIUvoRkcvrMLi7sTZmj5 A database management system (DBMS) is a computer software application that interacts with the user, other applications, and the database itself to capture and analyze data Official site provides the SDK, Developer's Guide, Reference, and Android Market for the open source project http://learningfilemaker.com/FIAS.html Here is a video introduction to iOS App Training https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVxQe_yAshw For more Free FileMaker videos check out ...http://www.filemakervideos.com Download the FileMaker Pro 16 & FileMaker GO 16 for mobile devices training videos at http://www.learningfilemaker.com Download FileMaker Go 16 video training at http://learningfilemaker.com/FMGO-16/fmgo16.php Download FileMaker 16 Full Video Training Bundle at http://learningfilemaker.com/subscription.php FileMaker Video Training Review-FileMaker 16 Video Course Review-FileMaker Pro 16 101 Course Review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF6Uor0KmKo Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF6Uor0KmKo&list=PLjTvUZtwtgBT8tNHuzF6cOKC_37zCTQl6&index=18 Learn how to use FileMaker to create an app with the FileMaker Training Series FileMaker Pro is a cross-platform relational database application from FileMaker Inc. Please Comment, Like & Share All of Our Videos. Feel Free to Embed any of Our Videos on Your Blog or Website. Follow Us on Your Favorite Social Media https://www.facebook.com/FileMakerVideos https://twitter.com/filemakervideos https://plus.google.com/+FileMakerVideos/videos #WhatisFileMaker16 #FileMakerPro16Training #FileMaker16VideoTutorial #FileMakerPro16Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sZ9O7948ko&list=PLjTvUZtwtgBQVDIUvoRkcvrMLi7sTZmj5&index=28
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Depth of field and its use and control in your photography is crucial. When used effectively, depth of field can make the difference between a good photograph and a great one.
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Back in October 2017, Lee had embraced this beautiful relation of friendship, love and understanding with Zara. His misery long gone, his depression locked away and his pain while still there, felt lighter. He went to sleep every night being happy, he woke up every morning feeling optimistic.
On the other hand, Zara had found somebody who believed in her potential to go far and beyond of what a traditional society expects from a woman. She found somebody who could push her into becoming the best version of herself that she can be.
Lee faced a hard time accepting the fact that now his professional and personal life, both were blooming. Everything felt too good to be true, damn near perfect and at the brink of collapsing. The mother of all cliché twists happens…, Lee finds out there’s another guy Zara was attracted to, employed at the same workplace…, Alan.
When Lee and Zara’s relation was taking off, Alan was on vacation. But when he came back, he saw how close Lee and Zara had become and it started to bug him. Zara told Lee to be careful not to interact when Alan’s around as it made him jealous, but Lee couldn’t understand why, because Zara never told him the truth about Alan.
Soon, Lee started noticing the kind of intimate interaction there was between Zara and Alan, but he tried to shove it away as Lee refused to believe that Zara would hide something like this from him. But as days went by, the truth became quite apparent. Lee found out Alan had already extended a marriage proposal to Zara which she was confused about.
Compared to Lee, Alan was lacking intellect, financial status and the will to make it on his own without a supporting figure like Zara. Alan needed Zara to succeed in his life, yet he was very abusive towards her, not appreciating the value she had been adding to his life…, and Zara, even though being verbally abused by Alan every day, kept going back to him again and again.
When all the dots were connected, Lee’s mind went into overdrive and he figured that perhaps Zara was never in love with Lee. She was merely attracted to all the lovable qualities in him which she desperately wanted Alan to develop. He figured that perhaps Alan comes across as more of a human being compared to Lee, as Alan knows how to have fun and live his life. While Lee comes across as more of a robot, shoving himself into so much work to take his mind off from how lonely he felt inside. Because no matter how deep Lee’s connection became with Zara, his pain still continued to live inside of him.
One day, without any discussions, phone calls or mutual understanding, Lee subconsciously began to block Zara out of his life. He would try to speak less to her and avoid any eye contact wherever possible. Things became extremely hard for him, but his mind was adamant on what had to be done.
Once Zara found out what Lee’s mind was doing to him, she asked him to stop it as she started to feel hurt. But Lee couldn’t help it, he just had to detox and lock away all the memories to move on. Upon hearing Lee’s response, a tear rolled down Zara’s cheek and time stopped for a moment.
Lee felt like his detoxing had gone to a halt for a few seconds and he could use this window to ask Zara why she hid the truth from Lee. Zara became clueless, she had no idea her connection with Lee would grow this deep where they can’t see the other one leave.
So Lee made it simple, he asked Zara the simplest of all questions about her abusive relation with Alan. What made her go back to him again and again even though it was making her miserable and depressed?
Zara had no answer, she searched and searched her thoughts and feelings to cling onto something and bring back some sort of an answer, but she was nothing but blank. Lee looked her in the eyes and begged for an answer because when he doesn’t get the truth, he can’t stop overthinking and lay his thoughts to rest. His mind in fact makes up its own truth when not given the answers.
Zara politely requested some time to find the answer to Lee’s simple yet an intensely complicated question for her. This is where Lee and Zara parted ways with the stipulation of connecting once again if only Zara can give what Lee wants…, and all that Lee wants…, is nothing..., but the truth…
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Gli attacchi con droni sono gli elementi più caratteristici della guerra contemporanea. Sia quando utilizzati in scenari di guerra convenzionali sia quando utilizzati per programmi di uccisioni mirate, i droni armati militari sono solitamente operati dietro un velo di segretezza che impedisce ai cittadini e ai giornalisti di accedere ai dati e alle statistiche riguardanti le morti di civili e l’efficienza degli attacchi. Gli Stati Uniti sono di certo il maggior attore nel settore, ma l’uso dei droni si sta diffondendo in tutto il mondo. Le nazioni dove l’utilizzo degli attacchi con drone è maggiormente preoccupante sono lo Yemen, il Pakistan, l’Iraq, l’Afghanistan e la Siria. Il panel proposto discuterà le questioni attuali riguardanti le fonti e il reporting giornalistico sul tema, raccogliendo speaker provenienti da ambienti diversi, inclusi giornalisti investigativi, ricercatori e sostenitori del disarmo. Il panel discuterà le migliori pratiche e i case study per il monitoraggio degli attacchi con drone, come il lavoro svolto dal Bureau of Investigative Journalists; le problematiche riguardanti l’accesso alle informazioni e la trasparenza; il ruolo dei whistleblower e le implicazioni per l’Italia, in particolare per ciò che riguarda il coinvolgimento della base di Sigonella nei programmi di droni e il caso Lo Porto.
Drone strikes are among the most defining elements of contemporary warfare. Both when used in conventional war scenarios or for targeted killing programs, military armed drones are usually operated behind a veil of secrecy preventing citizens and journalists to access data and statistics about civilian deaths and strikes efficiency. The US are certainly the biggest players in the field, but the use of drones is expanding worldwide. Countries where drone strikes usage is more troubling are Yemen, Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria. The proposed panel will discuss current issues when it comes to journalistic sourcing and reporting on the matter by putting together speakers of different backgrounds, including investigative journalists, researchers and advocates. The panel will discuss best practices and case studies of monitoring drone strikes, such as the work of The Bureau of Investigative Journalists; the issues concerning access to information and transparency; the role of whistleblowers and the implication for Italy, in particular when it comes to the involvement of the Sigonella base in the drone programs and the Lo Porto case.
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When discussing large public structures in the northwest, the term "Richardsonian Romanesque" gets kicked around a lot, especially when it comes to railway stations and government buildings. This is actually rather odd, for Henry Hobson Richardson designed very few rail stations, and those he did were modest suburban stops, not impressive urban structures. Mirky understanding of American architecture of the late 19th century has resulted in Richardson becoming a byword for anything made of large scale with an Italianate bent. For example, Portland Union Station is often described as Richardsonian Romanesque, including in an article I myself wrote for TRAINS Magazine back in 2005.
To which I now say: oops!
Richardson designed no buildings West of Colorado, but if there were a truly Richardsonian inspired structure, I would nominate this one: Old City Hall in Tacoma, Washington. Built in 1893, it was designed by Edward A. Hatherton, a San Francisco architect. It includes in it details similar to structures like Portland Union Station, such as the pressed brickwork and the terra cotta ornaments, yet it is far more Richardsonian in style. Note, for example, that each floor has a different size, scale, and detailing to its windows. The building has a great deal of ornamentation, and a thick clock tower complete with belfry. It is far too decked out with detail to be truly Italianate, as it is sometimes described: genuine Tuscan structures would be far plainer in appearance. Nor does this have the lightness and mixture of Moorish and Gothic styles of Venice. What we see here is the eclecticism of Richardson, a fantasy architecture made from borrowing many stylistic elements of the past and recombining them into a new whole.
Why does this matter? Why should we care what to call it? Because the style of this building tells us a lot about Tacoma's place in the world, both in the past and the present.
Henry Van Brunt clues us in. Van Brunt was another architect of the era, a man who admired Richardson and yet only emerged from his shadow late in life. He also was a prolific critic of art and architecture, frequently writing on these topics for The Atlantic. In the same year that Tacoma's city hall was opened, he writes about what meaning can be gleaned by reading the bricks of a building:
“The Cathedral of Paris, to take a familiar example, if it were properly analyzed… would be found to contain not only all that is essential to know of the spirit of the Middle Ages in general, of all the monastic orders, of the decay of feudalism, of the birth of civil liberty, but in specific detail all the religious, social, and political life of the time; and this, not so much because it is a great municipal and ecclesiastical monument, not because it was deliberately intended to express the history of the times in which it was built, but because it is a work of art, unconsciously expressing that civilization in terms the most exalted and beautiful within the scope of the builders.”
Thus, Old City Hall tells us much about Tacoma. Its Richardsonian style, upon opening, was already obsolete. Richardson himself had died in 1886, six years earlier, with his pinnacle works, the Allegheny Courthouse in Pittsburgh and the Marshal Fields Department Store in Chicago completed around his death. Others -- Van Brunt included -- had begun to move away from eclecticism towards a style that blended Renaissance sensibilities with a robust, Arts and Crafts inspired heft. Portland's Union Station, designed by Van Brunt and a contemporary of Tacoma City Hall, was the harbinger of this new, cleaner precursor to Modernism. So Tacoma, even in the 1890s, was showing its status as a second city, a place that was behind the times rather than ahead of them. This much at least the bricks of its Old City Hall can tell us.
Still, outdated though it was, the structure was no doubt impressive then, and remains so today. Unfortunately, it ceased to be city hall in mid century, and presently it sits empty, with interior water damage and a failed redevelopment scheme hovering over it. We can only hope that better things lie ahead for it. In the meanwhile, though, if you'd like to construct a paper model of the building, the City of Tacoma has downloadable PDF files available to do so: talk about a cool and creative way to build awareness of a historic preservation issue!
If you would like to learn more about the architects of the Gilded Age and the architecture of the northwest's railway stations, I will be giving a lecture at the Architectural Heritage Center on February 18th. Hope to see you there!
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Back on May 6, 2020, I noticed this small article on the Globe and Mail (Canada's national and business newspaper) about how people in Ireland raised over USD $670,000 to help the Navajo and Hopi Nations Indigenous people in the U.S. hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Apparently back in 1847, the Choctaw Nation raised USD $170, which translates to $5,350 today, for a relief fund that was sending food and clothing from the U.S. to Ireland during the Great Famine. The good people of Ireland are returning the help their forebearers received from the Native Americans almost 175 years ago.
History of the Museum
Scientific research and gathering in Austria found relatively late understanding and promotion. Indeed contained the chambers of art and curiosities of the Habsburgs also natural produce but for a long time they have been regarded as mere oddities, not as objects of scientific importance. It was not until Emperor Franz I. (Francis Stephen of Lorraine, 1745-1765), the husband of Maria Theresia, founded in 1748 with the purchase of the famous collection of Johann Baillous a private Naturalienkabinett. It was put up in accordance to Baillous' own scientific system in the Hofburg and was initially managed by this self.
The main emphasis was put on minerals and fossils as well as snail and mussel shells and corals. Plants and animals with soft parts were then (mainly because of the preparation problems) yet little appreciated as collector's items. They were held alive in botanical gardens and menageries.
After the death of Francis I the collection in which the Emperor had invested large sums of money was transferred into state ownership, reorganized and made twice a week accessible to the public. 1776 appointed Maria Theresa, particularly dear to her being mainly the earth sciences as a basis for mining and industry, the excellent mineralogist and montanist Ignaz von Born to Vienna and entrusted him with the systematic expansion of the collection. Born was a leader of the Enlightenment and Freemasonry, he might even have given the model for Sarastro in Mozart's "Magic Flute". With him for "Austria", definitely, dawned the scientific-technological age. The Naturalienkabinett (a cabinet of curiosities) then became a center of mineralogical research in Europe.
The nature-loving Emperor Franz II (I, 1792-1835) expanded the natural history collection for a private animal cabinet. The foundation for this were the trophies of the Habsburgs, which date back to Emperor Maximilian II (1564-1576), as well as the famous collection of prepared native vertebrates and insects of the falconer Joseph Natterer. After several reclassifications followed in 1807 the foundation of a separate plants cabinet. The Emperor lay with the gift of his Privatherbars (private plant collection) the foundation.
The exhibition practice around 1800 was marked by an often curious juxtaposition of little scientific and very progressive tendencies. The stuffed animals were shown in artificial landscape dioramas, ie already in ecological context. Alongside, however, stood also Stopfpräparate (stuffed compounds) of people of non-native breeds such as the "high princely Moor' Angelo Soliman, who came to literary fame.
The eminent scholar and organizer Carl Schreibers who from 1806 until 1851 headed the Natural History Collection, provided for key reforms in all areas. He extented all departments to major research centers and was supported not only by the museum officials, but also by a number of often highly skilled, unpaid volunteers.
On the occasion of the marriage of his daughter Leopoldina with the Brazilian crown prince Dom Pedro in 1817 sent Emperor Franz also well-known researchers to South America. Through their collecting activities, the growth of the museum's experienced a glorious climax. So stayed the zoologist Johann Natterer for 18 years in South America and established an in an exemplary manner documented collection of scientific and ethnographic objects for Vienna. This contributed significantly to the worldwide reputation of the museum, but also led to a decades-long lack of space.
With various, not always felicitous chosen emergency solutions on tried in vain to handle space problems sussesfully. During the revolutionary turmoil of 1848, the Imperial Palace was bombarded by imperial troops and partially set on fire. A part of the collection was destroyed, tragically, also many irreplaceable objects from the Brazilian material.
In the years after the Revolution, the collection was converted into an independent zoological, botanical and mineralogical Hofkabinett (Court cabinet). These cabinets with their extremely rich stocks offered not only ideal possibilities to explore, they contributed to the establishment of scientific disciplines in the university sector in 1870 also considerably to the formation of young scientists. The collections have been enhanced through exchange and purchases, by the collecting activities of the researchers as well as legacies, especially of scientifically inclined travelers, constantly . In addition, the by the Imperial Court generously funded cooperation with the Austrian navy became very important: Especially the circumnavigation of the world of the frigate "Novara" (1857-1859), which was attended by numerous excellent naturalist, gave an exceedingly rich collection of new material to the museum. The scientific word off should take decades.
This scientific Poiniergeist (pioneering spirit), reflecting the general belief in progress in the second half of the 18th Century, was facing the more and more oppressive need of space. Although Emperor Franz Joseph had already in 1857 the razing of the fortification lines around the city center ordered. On the cleared area should along a boulevard alongside other representative public buildings also new museums emerge. Up to the completion of this project, however, it was still a long way to go.
The liberal bourgeoisie then undergoing a steep political and economic upswing was inclined to replace the old cabinets through research and education centers for broad strata of the population and thus make its own cultural advancement clearly visible. But the neo-absolutist empire of the gradually decaying Habsburg monarchy, too, wanted erect itself a modern, artistically accomplished monument: A monumental Imperial Forum following the ancient example was planned, that should be reaching from the Imperial Palace to the royal stables. Realized of it was only a torso: the New Castle and Maria Theresa Square with Museum of Art History and Museum of Natural History.
The internal organization of the new 'Imperial and Royal Natural History Court Museum", which on 10 August was officially opened in 1889, goes back to the great geologist, New Zealand researcher and first director of the museum, Ferdinand von Hochstetter, and has been preserved largely in its clear systematic today. However, the proliferation of resources and new demands on the research and display collection activities required new spatial and structural solutions. Thus, an underground storage was created in 1990, which extends under the building on four levels and in fully air-conditioned rooms keeps a portion of the collection material. Due to the roof extension (1991 to 1995) further collection, but also numerous new working rooms were gained.
The research, the preservation and completing of the major scientific collections and the presentation of selected natural objects to this day have not lost any of their topicalities. In a time of increasingly rapid destruction of our environment, they are more important than ever. Just as the white patches have become smaller on the map, penetrates the science into ever smaller areas. Long scanning electron microscope and X-ray equipment have replaced hand magnifier. In the permanent exhibition area visitors also have access to advanced optical devices, especially in "Microcosmos" ( Hall 21). The preservation of collection, too, follows modern conservation knowledge.
Over a century ago, the Museum hace been created for the systematic presentation - the diversity of nature sorted strung together, the palace-like building, the interplay of means and objects as well as the historic atmosphere giving it a distinctive character.
Even with the redesign of many exhibition halls systematic classification was basically retained to make the visitors aware of the immense diversity of life. However, the presentation is successively adapted to the museological requirements and needs of the 21st century. Also presented are interesting topics and new contents in a contemporary didactic form.
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Landstown Middle School's Government class gains a comprehensive understanding of local government by meeting with council members and the city manager. This immersive experience offers a behind-the-scenes look at how their city operates, including budget allocation, land usage, taxes, and more. Through a simulated council meeting, students learn about the roles and responsibilities of each branch of government and the importance of collaboration in decision-making. This hands-on approach provides valuable insight into the potential for positive change through informed and engaged civic participation, empowering these future leaders to make a difference in their community.
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Being in Rotary is not a part in our life. It’s our life
It was a great feeling when you have the opportunity to wear rotary logo on your shirt. It’s time to take responsibility on your shoulders to serve your community.
When I joined rotaract movement way back in 2024, I never realized that I will represent RI Dist. 3230 as a goodwill ambassador to become a Member of the GSE Team to RI Dist 1880, North Bavaria & Saxony, Germany, during May /Jun. 2013
We the GSE team Sasi, Sharanya, Soundarya and myself Dinesh headed by Rtn. Sabu Balagopal had many meetings to sketch ourselves from Jan to May 2013 before our departure to Germany. We discussed over mails, regular meetings, get together with Rtns, dist conference thought us how big is the opportunity for us and how should we prepare ourselves to take our 3230 brand to fly high with colors.
40 to 4
Departed from Chennai with 40 degree summer and landed in Leipzig via Frankfurt and cool 4 degree of Germany welcomed us. Wow how cool it was…
We received warm welcome from Albrecht Hartge, GSE chair of RI Dist 1880,Germany with his team. We enthusiastic 5 people was looking forward to our next 30 days. Yes we were much excited.
We experienced and learned many things in Germany starting from history. architecture, historical churches, museums, city visits etc.
We had good opportunity to visit World Headquarters of Audi where they hosted our Indian National flag to welcome us. Rotary power is great. We extended our visits to
Vocational Visits and Networking opportunities
•Berlin- Parliament, Indian Embassy,Charlie Point,Historic wall, Olympic Stadium etc.
•Hosted by TV stations, Radio channels. Our show in German O+TV (www.otv.de/ambergweiden-rotary-club-verbindet-kontinente-...)
•Companies and manufacturing units of Volkswagen, Porshe,
•Great experience by spending in a silver mine
•Visits to University of Leipzig, Regensburg, Frieberg, Bayreuth, Erlangen-Nurnberg to initiate International Youth Exchnage and youth forum
•Joint rotary meetings with Leipzig, Frieburg, Dresden, Bayreuth, widen, Cham,Schwandoff, Regensburg, Erlangen, Nurnmberg etc
•Visits to German Supreme Court and meeting with Judges
•Meeting Mayor and deputy mayors
Home stays- The home away from home
One of the life time experience where sharing proud things about country, learning the new culture and family values of the hosts, late night dinner talks, going out like one family. Overall we never missed our Indian hospitality in Germany.
Rotaractors
As a rotaractor from our district I had good opportunities to visit all the rotaractors in host clubs, I have received invitation to speak in President elect training seminar(PETS) where I had the opportunites to share about our RI dist 3230 Rotaract council and I shared our flag with all the rotaract club members. They were very kind to us and interested to hear about our rotaract activities and they felt excited to hear our numbers 23000 rtrs.
1880 Dist conference, Culture and arts
We presented our 3230 GSE team in a grand manner where we showed about video of India and Tamilnadu and also we performed cultural activities of India with Vande Matharam song by Saranya and Soundarya followed by solo folk dance by Dinesh and karate performance by Sasi. Finally audience felt happy when we performed our group dance with Tamil folk, Bollywood and Hollywood where our team leader also joined in dance performance. On seeing this we received warm invitations from all the rotary clubs . We performed in 7 clubs
Rotary and team Spirit
We had good chance to show our sporting skills. Yes Sasi and me (Dinesh) participated in Dragon Boat Race as part of Rotary clubs of Erlangen Fundraising efforts and finished 2nd in one of the race. Rotary raised 24000 euros for community projects
Future after GSE
We had great time in Germany studying vocation, experiencing culture, learning professionalism etc. It will be a starting point to shape my future . GSE created a platform to think beyond our comfort zone, hard work, team work, communication, networking etc. I believe in sharing and learning and this journey never ends
Coming year I am planning to create strategy to work with our RI 3230 District rotaract council to strengthen our rotaract zone in city plus and upcountry where lot of young people like me longing for opportunities. They need a platform.. I am willing to provide that. Also will build up IT assistance, social networking, planning New generation projects with my Parent club RC of Gudiyattam
After the GSE experience I expanded my Sports for Development Projects to Serve Young People with curriculum like Life skills, Service Learning, Adolescent health, Physical recreation and social learning to reach 10000 kids in 2 years. This will be my next major project and I would like to joint with other rotary clubs to spread the word to reach the unreached
The exhibition "Understanding AI" shows how neural networks are structured and offers visitors the opportunity to train neural networks themselveswith via interactive stations.
Credit: vog.photo
Former Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire and Fran Unsworth, Director, BBC World Service Group sign a Memorandum of Understanding in London, 24 March 2015.
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Kangna's Fashion Secrets.....
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Panchi
Do you have an inherent sense of style? I always loved dressing up, even as
a child. Back in Manali, people often considered my dress sense unique,
sometimes outrageous. I think, true style is all about knowing yourself. One
should never get carried away by a brand name. Instead, they should focus on
understanding what works for them, what mood they are in, what the occasion
is, what suits them physically and so on.(Text courtesy: The Indian Express)
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Panchi
Do you find yourself browsing through fashion magazines very often? I do
look them up for hairstyles, make-up trends et al. It's part of an actor's
job to look fashionable and be in style. But I don't get things I see in
magazines replicated though I did do that sometimes as a teenager.
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Panchi
How did you manage to feed your passion when you were in your hometown? I
used to shop a lot, even in those days. My grandfather really spoilt me. My
great grandfather is 105 years old. He was a minister for 15 years and a
freedom fighter before that. So he had a relatively big pension, and I was
his absolute favourite. I'd get that as pocket money and shop with it.
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Panchi
What do you find yourself most comfortable in? I don't think fashion is
about comfort. You have to choose between fashion and comfort. As an actor,
it is my job to look stylish, be it with short dresses or high heels. But in
my personal space, I love wearing dresses since I find them comfortable.
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Panchi
What do you spend most on? Handbags. Seriously, one bag can be so expensive.
But then a bag also goes with you all the time.
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Panchi
Where do you usually shop? I shop abroad mostly, when I holiday or when I am
on an outdoor shooting schedule. The prices of international brands vary so
much depending on the location. For instance, the same brand may cost you
more in London or Milan than in Dubai or the USA. I even shop off the
streets in the US and Bangkok.
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Panchi
Who is your fashion icon and which designers do you admire? Victoria Beckham
and Rihanna are very cool they have an inherent sense of style. I also
admire Angelina Jolie's casual chic. In India, Rita Dhodhy dresses really
well. Among designers, I love Chanel, DandG and Moschino. Sabyasachi
Mukherji's work is very admirable too.
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Panchi
Are you a shopaholic? Yes, but I keep my expenditure within my budget,
usually.
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Panchi
What all is on your fashion must-haves list? In the summers, I'd say linen
pants, dresses and skirts. Everyone should have a nice white linen dress in
their closet.
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Panchi
What's the most priceless posession in your wardrobe? On my birthday, my
mother gave me a Pashmina shawl, which is worth lakhs. It's made of a
special fur and is from Manali it's something I'll never find anywhere else
in the world.
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Panchi
What's your take on saris as a fashion garment? I don't really have a taste
for saris. I'm from the mountains and nobody wears saris there since they
are difficult to carry. Even my mother rarely wore a sari. But I do have
some occasion-wear.
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Panchi
Do you mix and match your outfits or keeping to the reputation of a diva,
you would not repeat? I wear whatever I want. But it's unfair of the media
to pressurise actors on that front. I mean, why should anyone not repeat
their clothes?
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Luv / Panchi.....
Project DOS of Foundation University.
The exhibit is the Department of Architecture and Fine Arts’ way to showcase all the obra maestra of the students. The artworks were the product of the students’ learnings and the application of their understanding of the essentials of exhibition, curatorship, and artist-gallery relationship.
This shows how the students of the Fine Arts Program give relevance to the basic structure of the art market and their relationship to the community.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah anwer questions prior to signing a five-year memorandum of understanding, Monday, April 25, 2011, at NASA Headquarters in Washington. The agreement formalizes ongoing agency collaborations that use Earth science data to address developmental challenges, and to assist in disaster mitigation and humanitarian responses. The agreement also encourages NASA and USAID to apply geospatial technologies to solve development challenges affecting the United States and developing countries. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)
Cardiovascular Medicine: Regulation of Blood Pressure (Understanding Disease Series)- The pressure generated by the blood against the walls of blood vessels is called blood pressure. Blood pressure is decided by the strength of the heart beat, volume of blood being pumped , and elasticity of blood vessels. The video presentation provides an insight into the factors regulating blood pressure, blood pressure measurement, types of changes in BP, and complications arising from it and lifestyle modifications that help maintain normal BP. This is a snippet from the video. Link to an appropriate page.
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Watch this video on Vimeo. Video created by Focus Apps Store.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske meets with Australian Crime Commission CEO Christopher Dawson prior to signing a memorandum of understanding on border security between the two nations in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2016. CBP Photo by Glenn Fawcett
"Love is not just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction."
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
PI: Hassan Nagib, Ricardo Vinuesa, and Philipp Schlatter, Illinois Institute of Technology and Linné Flow Centre, KTH Mechanics (Stockholm, Sweden)
The results are expected to have a profound impact on our understanding of comparisons between modern and classical canonical experiments, and the largest volume of direct numerical simulation (DNS) data in the literature (i.e., channel flows). Insights will enable the development of better simulation models and contribute to a scientific database on turbulent flows.
Instantaneous realization of the streamwise velocity field in the AR=10 case at Re_tau=180. Flow is from bottom to top, and the four walls have been removed to allow better visualization. Note that the simulation captures the near-wall streaks on the four walls, and the interaction of ejection events from top-bottom and side walls at the corner.
Image credit: Hassan Nagib, Ricardo Vinuesa, and Philipp Schlatter, Illinois Institute of Technology and Linné Flow Centre, KTH Mechanics (Stockholm, Sweden)
Scientific discipline: Engineering
This research used resources of the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility at Argonne National Laboratory.
Prof Hopkin speaking in the first session of the Showcase, at the University of Houston.
He described research into the genetics of asthma, possible links with antibiotic exposure, and links between asthma and TB. Not all asthma is the same, he underlined, and medicine for too long had treated it as such.
Collaborative and interdisciplinary research was critical, he emphasised. Prof Hopkin already works with Texas-based colleagues in his research.
"After sleeping through a hundred million centuries we have finally opened our eyes on a sumptuous planet, sparkling with color, bountiful with life. Within decades we must close our eyes again. Isn't it a noble, an enlightened way of spending our brief time in the sun, to work at understanding the universe and how we have come to wake up in it? This is how I answer when I am asked -- as I am surprisingly often -- why I bother to get up in the mornings."
~ Richard Dawkins (1941 - ) British ethologist, zoologist, biologist, and popular author.
We find ourselves chowing down when it’s not our stomach that’s hurting.
Original article at:
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Leipzig Book Fair 2014
Leipziger Buchmesse 2014
Cosplayers
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Understanding a Yorkshireman
A farmer in Yorkshire spots a bloke drinking from his stream and shouts,
“Ey up cock! Tha’ dun’ wanna be drinkin’ watta frum thar, it’s full o’ hoss piss an’ cow shite”.
The bloke says, “Excuse me? I’m from London, can you speak a bit slower, pleaser?”
The farmer replies, “Ow, ay. If - you - use - two - hands - you - won’t - spill - any”!!!
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Featuring a discussion with author
John Zogby
Senior Analyst, Zogby Analytics
Founder of the "Zogby Poll" and the Zogby companies
Author, The Way We'll Be
Moderated by
Patricia Ellis
President and Co-Founder, Women's Foreign Policy Group
Thursday, June 20, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
B1 Conference Room
CSIS 1800 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
ពួកគេក៏បានជួយក្នុងកិច្ចខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងនេះ ដោយដាំកូនឈើថ្មី 200 ដើម នៅក្នុងព្រៃ។
អ្នកចូលរួមសិក្ខាសាលា “YSEALI Generation: EARTH" រួមមានយុវជនយុវនារីអាយុពី 18-25 ឆ្នាំ មកពីប្រទេសប្រុយណេ កម្ពុជា ឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី ឡាវ ម៉ាឡេស៊ី មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា ហ្វីលីពីន សិង្ហបុរី ថៃ និង វៀតណាម។
ចំណុចផ្ដោតសំខាន់នៃកម្មវិធីនេះ គឺដើម្បីធ្វើឲ្យមានការយល់ស៊ីជម្រៅទៅ លើបញ្ហាប្រឈម ផ្នែកបរិស្ថាន ដែលតំបន់អាស៊ាន និងតំបន់ដទៃទៀតកំពុងមាន។
“YSEALI Generation: EARTH" participants explore the community forest campaign in Tbeng Village where villagers have taken up to the protect their ecosystem.
They also assist in reforestation efforts by planting 200 new trees in the forest.
The U.S. Embassy brings together 72 young Southeast Asian leaders to Siem Reap for the workshop aiming to to foster a deeper understanding of challenges to the environment facing the ASEAN region and beyond.
Participants include young people between the age of 18-25 from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
[U.S. Embassy photo by Un Yarat]
JONATHAN HAIDT is a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, where he does research on morality and emotion and how they vary across cultures. In his book, "The Righteous Mind", he explores the origins of our divisions and points the way forward to mutual understanding (info from Amazon).
Held March 19, 2012. Miller Center, Charlottesville VA.
For more information, visit millercenter.org/
The fabulous world of EV uptake
Understanding which EVs are taken up by specific cells (e.g. tumour cells) and not by others (e.g. healthy cells) or the specific EV uptake mechanisms employed by the target cell (e.g. endocytosis, fusion, etc) is the basis to develop targeted EV therapeutic interventions. EV uptake, however, seems to be heterogeneous, just like the composition and origin of EVs; often reflects the variability in labelling methods. This image is the metamorphosis of my ‘failed’ EV uptake experiments into SciArt. But also, it is a reminder to all of us, and especially those who struggle to write that thesis/ paper/ grant, those whose experiment failed, and those who lost their motivation, that research can be fun and creative! A little play around sometimes can result to amazing ideas… and sometimes to a butterfly made of high-resolution EV uptake images processed using freely available software! Enjoy your science!