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Output of a Bayesian graph segmentation algorithm on the "high resolution" 2000 US Census commuter dataset for Pennsylvania. The algorithm clusters economically related municipalities by joining together places with lots of commuter traffic between them.
Without prior knowledge of the number of clusters, the algorithm does a decent job of identifying economically linked regions around Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie, Harrisburg, Wilks-Barre, and Scranton, among others. In sparser areas, the algorithm's partitions of the state match county lines---proposing in effect that people who live in rural counties tend to work in those counties. This despite the fact that input data contains no information about counties: it's simply a matrix of how many people commute to work between municipality A and municipality B.
According to a new market report published by Persistence Market Research “Global Market Study on E-Clinical Solution Software: Asia to Witness Highest Growth by 2020”, the global e-clinical solution software market was valued at US$ 3,005 Mn in 2014 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 13.8% from 2014 to 2020, to reach US$ 6,515.3 Mn by 2020.
Harris's hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus), formerly known as the bay-winged hawk, dusky hawk, and sometimes a wolf hawk, and known in Latin America as peuco, is a medium-large bird of prey that breeds from the southwestern United States south to Chile, central Argentina, and Brazil. This bird is sometimes reported to be at large in Western Europe, especially Britain, but it is a popular species in falconry and these records almost invariably all refer to escapes from captivity.
The name is derived from the Greek para, meaning beside, near or like, and the Latin buteo, referring to a kind of buzzard; uni meaning once; and cinctus meaning girdled, referring to the white band at the tip of the tail. John James Audubon gave this bird its English name in honor of his ornithological companion, financial supporter, and friend Edward Harris.
Harris's hawk is notable for its behavior of hunting cooperatively in packs consisting of tolerant groups, while other raptors often hunt alone. Harris hawks' social nature has been attributed to their intelligence, which makes them easy to train and has made them a popular bird for use in falconry.
Description
This medium-large hawk is roughly intermediate in size between a peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) and a red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis). Harris's hawks range in length from 46 to 59 cm (18 to 23 in) and generally have a wingspan of about 103 to 120 cm (41 to 47 in). These hawks have a brownish plumage, reddish shoulders, and tail feathers with a white base and white tip.
They exhibit sexual dimorphism with the females being larger by about 35%. In the United States, the average weight for adult males is about 701 g (1.545 lb), with a range of 546 to 850 g (1.204 to 1.874 lb), while the adult female average is 1,029 g (2.269 lb), with a range of 766 to 1,633 g (1.689 to 3.600 lb). They have dark brown plumage with chestnut shoulders, wing linings, and thighs, white on the base and tip of the tail, long, yellow legs, and a yellow cere. The vocalizations of Harris's hawk are very harsh sounds.
The lifespan of Harris's Hawk is 10–12 years in the wild and 20–25 years in captivity.
Juvenile
The juvenile Harris's hawk is mostly streaked with buff and appears much lighter than the dark adults. When in flight, the undersides of the juveniles' wings are buff-colored with brown streaking. They can look unlike adults at first glance, but the identical chestnut plumage is an aid for identification.
Subspecies
P. u. superior: found in Baja California, Arizona, Sonora, and Sinaloa. P. u. superior was believed to have longer tails and wings and to be more blackish than P. u. harrisi. However, the sample size of the original study was quite small, with only five males and six females. Later research has concluded that there is not as strong a physical difference as was originally assumed. Other ecological differences, such as latitudinal cline were also brought up as arguments against the validity of the subspecies segmentation.
P. u. harrisi: found in Texas, eastern Mexico, and much of Central America.
P. u. unicinctus: found exclusively in South America. It is smaller than the North American subspecies and the adult's dark brown ventrum is streaked or flecked with white or whitish.
Taxonomy
Robert Ridgway placed Harris' Hawk in its own new subgenus Urubitinga (Antenor) in 1873, and introduced the generic name Parabuteo in 1874. Richard Bowdler Sharpe also separated Harris' Hawk to a monotypic genus, Erythrocnema, in 1874. In his Catalogue of Birds in the British Museum, Sharpe gives an extensive synonymy, with various authors having earlier placed harrisii in three genera and unicinctus in eleven.
Distribution and habitat
Harris's hawks live in sparse woodland and semi-desert, as well as marshes (with some trees) in some parts of their range (Howell and Webb 1995), including mangrove swamps, as in parts of their South American range. Harris's hawks are permanent residents and do not migrate. Important perches and nest supports are provided by scattered larger trees or other features (e.g., power poles, woodland edges, standing dead trees, live trees, boulders, and saguaros).
The wild Harris's hawk population is declining due to habitat loss; however, under some circumstances, they have been known to move into developed areas.
Behaviour
This species occurs in relatively stable groups. A dominance hierarchy occurs in Harris's hawks, wherein the mature female is the dominant bird, followed by the adult male and then the young of previous years. Groups typically include from two to seven birds. Not only do birds cooperate in hunting, but they also assist in the nesting process. No other bird of prey is known to hunt in groups as routinely as this species.
Breeding
They nest in small trees, shrubby growth, or cacti. The nests are often compact, made of sticks, plant roots, and stems and are often lined with leaves, moss, bark, and plant roots. They are built mainly by the female. There are usually two to four white to blueish-white eggs sometimes with a speckling of pale brown or gray. The nestlings start light buff, but in five to six days turn a rich brown.
Very often, there will be three hawks attending one nest: two males and one female. Whether or not this is polyandry is debated, as it may be confused with backstanding (one bird standing on another's back). The female does most of the incubation. The eggs hatch in 31 to 36 days. The young begin to explore outside the nest at 38 days, and fledge, or start to fly, at 45 to 50 days. The female sometimes breeds two or three times in a year. Young may stay with their parents for up to three years, helping to raise later broods. Nests are known to be predated by coyotes (Canis latrans), golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos), red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), great horned owls (Bubo virginianus), and flocks of common ravens (Corvus corax), predators possibly too formidable to be fully displaced by Harris's hawk's cooperative nest defenses. No accounts show predation on adults in the United States and Harris's hawk may be considered an apex predator, although presumably predators like eagles and great horned owls would be capable of killing them. In Chile, black-chested buzzard-eagles (Geranoaetus melanoleucus) are likely predators.
Feeding
The majority of Harris hawk's prey are mammals, including ground squirrels, rabbits, and larger black-tailed jackrabbits (Lepus californicus). Birds from the size of small passerines such as diuca finch (Diuca diuca) to adult great egret (Ardea alba) and half-grown wild turkey (Meleagris gallapavo) can be taken. In one instance, the lone Harris hawk successfully killed a subadult great blue heron (Ardea herodias). Reptiles such as lizards and snakes are additionally taken as well as large insects.
When hunting in groups, Harris's hawk can take large prey effectively, such as desert cottontail (Syvilagus auduboni), the leading prey species in the north of Harris's hawk's range, usually weighs 800 g (1.8 lb) or less. Even adult black-tailed jackrabbits weighing more than 2,000 g (4.4 lb) can be successfully taken by a pack of harris hawks.
Undoubtedly because it pursues large prey often, this hawk has larger and stronger feet, with long talons, and a larger, more prominent hooked beak than most other raptors around its size. Locally, other buteonine hawks, including the ferruginous hawk, the red-tailed hawk, and the white-tailed hawk also hunt primarily cottontails and jackrabbits, but each is bigger, weighing about 500 g (18 oz), 300 g (11 oz) and 200 g (7.1 oz), respectively, more on average than a Harris's hawk.
In the Southwestern United States, the most common prey species (in descending order of prevalence) are desert cottontail (Syvilagus auduboni), eastern cottontail (Syvilagus floridanus), black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), ground squirrels (Ammopsermophilus spp. and Spermophilus spp.), woodrats (Neotoma spp.), kangaroo rats (Dipodomys spp.), pocket gophers (Geomys and Thomomys spp.), Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii), scaled quail (C. squamata), northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus), cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus), northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), desert spiny lizards (Sceloporus magister), and skinks (Eumeces spp.) In the tropics, Harris's hawks have adapted to taking prey of several varieties, including those like chickens and European rabbits introduced by man. In Chile, the common degu (Octodon degus) makes up 67.5% of the prey.
Hunting
While most raptors are solitary, only coming together for breeding and migration, Harris's hawks will hunt in cooperative groups of two to six. This is believed to be an adaptation to the lack of prey in the desert climate in which they live. In one hunting technique, a small group flies ahead and scouts, then another group member flies ahead and scouts, and this continues until prey is bagged and shared. In another, all the hawks spread around the prey and one bird flushes it out. Harris's hawks will often chase prey on foot, and are quite fast on the ground and their long, yellow legs are adapted for this, as most hawks do not spend as much time on the ground. Groups of Harris's hawks tend to be more successful at capturing prey than lone hawks, with groups of two to four individuals having ~10% higher success rates per extra individual.
Relationship with humans
Falconry
Since about 1980, Harris's hawks have been increasingly used in falconry and are now the most popular hawks in the West (outside of Asia) for that purpose, as they are one of the easiest to train and the most social.
Trained Harris's hawks have been used to remove an unwanted pigeon population from London's Trafalgar Square, and from the tennis courts at Wimbledon.
Trained Harris's hawks have been used for bird abatement by falconry experts in Canada and the United States at various locations including airports, resorts, landfill sites, and industrial sites.
In art
John James Audubon illustrated Harris's hawk in The Birds of America (published in London, 1827–38) as Plate 392 with the title "Louisiana Hawk -Buteo harrisi". The image was engraved and colored by the Robert Havell, London workshops in 1837. The original watercolor by Audubon was purchased by the New York History Society where it remains to this day (January 2009).
Blanket online direct marketing, on its own, is neither cost-effective nor sophisticated enough to engage today’s customers, argues The Think Tank’s Liam Bateman who will be speaking at RIBA Insight's Consultancy Days in November. It needs to be combined with other activities, on- and offline, to optimise your return on investment. Direct marketing has gone through many changes in recent years with new online opportunities and more sophisticated segmentation of data. The boundaries are becoming blurred; what does direct marketing now include? How do the various digital channels impact on other marketing channels? Where does it cease to be one marketing technique and become direct marketing? This blurring around the edges has become more extreme with the introduction of online relationship marketing, or social media marketing, which has now pulled public and media relations into the mix. The importance of direct marketing has increased in the last two years as budgets have been squeezed and margins cut. Its targeted nature has provided levels of accountability and quantifiable return that other activities cannot match, and as a consequence has led many companies to switch from press advertising to communicating directly with existing and potential customers. Online direct marketing presents many new opportunities, but is it cost effective? Businesses that switch to online marketing often do so because they perceive it to be less costly, with its promise of reduced print and mailing costs. Online direct marketing can be a better route to take when budgets are tight, however it’s less costly for a reason. Response rates from electronic direct marketing can be very low. Online direct marketing serves a particular purpose and needs to be combined with other activities to optimise return on investment. Blanket direct marketing alone won’t engage customers used to being flooded with marketing messages. Multiple touch points, where your customers have the opportunity to interact with your brand and products, combined with strong messaging and a reason to believe, are essential in cutting through the fog of marketing activity. It is the suitability of media and message to your audience that is crucial to developing a good relationship with existing and potential customers, not putting all your eggs in one basket for budgetary purposes. Combining and integrating marketing channels will have the greatest impact on coverage and response. Liam Bateman will be discussing this, how social media marketing complicates matters and more at the RIBA Insight Consultancy Days in November. Click here for more information.
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With all the quips and quirps of technology, mass communication was the way of the future. But the world didn’t want to communicate on a one on one basis. So the Publics began to segment. This segmentation process split them into group of similar interests and personalities.
Doing a few quick tests on sample data from the project I'm currently woking on. Using the cvRunningAverage algorithm, needs a lot of tweaking. The parameter balance seems like a black art more than anything.
Disregard the fact that I am blue, BGR/RGB thing that I am too lazy to fix at this point, although come to think of it it might have some small effect on the segmentation.
The Golden Wired Stonefly is certainly one of the most lifelike and effective stoneflies available. The two color segmentation and durablility of the wire body make this a favorite among stonefly nymphs. The fact that big fish find this pattern irresistable only adds to its appeal. Every fly fisher should have a few of these ready to go when its stonefly time.
August 2, 2016. This is a panel from the Camnous Technology conference in Boston, which I watched while preparing for my keynote on Wednesday. Notes from the panel:
Jamie Casap - Chief Education Evangilist, Google
Transformation in education
- typical white model - driving kids to 4-year school
- Latinos beginning to dominate enrolments in K12
- "staying jhere & taking care of your brothers and sisters"
- Computer science grads - schools not so much - boot camp phenomenon
- "Why do we let them go at all?" - why do we let them go to college, as opposed to learning right here
Michael Horn - Entangled Solutions
Three trends (drivers)
- growth of online learning - campuses blended learning strategies
- rise of competency-based learning
- pace of technology changing - eg. VR / Oculus, Cardboard
John Katzman, CEO Noodle Partners
- progression to college grads - no evidence college going away any time soon
- but seeing beginning of consolidation of the higher ed space
- key element is cost
- airlines - price segmentation - colleges as well - airlines advertise least expensive, colleges advertise most expensive
- counselling and instructional support - most rapidly rising cost, even more thaan faculty
- wild card: marketing
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Friday June 22, 2012 12:00pm - 1:30pm @ World Resources Institute (10 G St NE, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20002)
Most nonprofit organizations are making use of video as a communications tool, but not as many consider their long-term objectives with video. In a quickly evolving media landscape, a video communications strategy must include short- and long-term planning, audience identification and segmentation, and distribution strategies in order to get your organization's message to the right audiences. Join our panel as we explore best practices in the planning, creation and distribution of nonprofit video.
Lunch sandwiches will be provided by the organizer for the first 40 attendees who preregister online and bring their Eventbrite confirmation to the event.
Our panel will address the following topics:
How to use video as part of a larger communications campaign,
How to determine your audiences and the key issues that matter to them,
The benefits of establishing a long-term relationship with a videographer/editor and animator,
How to create a media file library,
How to allocate resources to use video as part of a long-term communications strategy,
How to create videos with "legs" (that will be picked up by other news sites, blogs, etc).
How to distribute video so as to build your audience,
How infographics and animation can add to your story,
...and more!
Panelists:
Kristen Milhollin (Moderator) - Co-Founder, The Goodspeaks Project
Ben Connors - Media Innovator and Visual Journalist
Will Carroll - Creative Director and Principal, Geoill; Organizer, DC Animation Group
Diane Sherman - Founder and Principal, Dianne Sherman Communications
Martha Dodge - Independent Visual Journalist, Still Photographer and Writer
Dave Cooper, Films and Brand Manager, World Resources Institute
Learn more: benevolentmedia.org/festival
Prague City Gallery – Municipal Library (Městská knihovna)
The library building on Mariánské Square was built between 1925 and 1928. It was the first purpose-built library in the then Czechoslovakia as well as one of the most modern in Europe at the time. The exhibition space on the second floor is used by the Prague City Gallery. Its mission is focused primarily on presenting Czech modern art from the 19th and 20th centuries.
The oldest public library in Prague continued in the activity of the society libraries, and also some marginal villages had their own libraries. The first public library in Prague was opened on the 1st July 1891, being established by a decree of the municipal council as the Public Municipal Library of the Royal City of Prague. In the beginning, it had over 3000 books; its first address was in the building of the former St. Václav jail in the Na Zderaze Street. The library changed its address several times, until it finally settled at the corner of Platnéřská Street and the square Mariánské náměstí, where there used to be an Empire burgess house. The base of the modern-time library was set by its director back then, poet Antonín Sova, who also established the first six branches of the library. When 37 surrounding villages were included in Prague in 1922, which also gave rise to the so called Great Prague, also the libraries in these villages were united into one and a centralized Central Library of the Capital City of Prague was created with a network of 40 branches and this number kept growing. The library fund with approximately 260 thousand volumes was also increasing rapidly. The existing house was not suitable for the greater amounts of books. This problem was resolved by the Prague Municipal Insurance Company, which as early as in 1923 decided in a meeting of its board of directors to build a new separate building for the library needs and to donate it to the city of Prague on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Czechoslovak State. Out of five renowned architects, František Roith was the one to win the competition opened for the new library project. Work on the extensive building site, which was over 60 m long into the Mariánské náměstí and nearly 70 m in the vertical direction, began in 1925. This was the first purpose-built library construction in Czechoslovakia and one of the most modern in Europe. The author not only designed the new building as a magnificent library with all the respective services, but also as a cultural institution with premises for lectures, concerts and exhibitions. The library was officially opened for public on the 28th October 1928.
A markedly traditionally designed building looks very suitable between the early-Baroque Clementinum and the Secession building of the New Prague Town Hall. The main front of the object unites modern temperance with Classicising segmentation. The corner parts with arcades extend into the pavement, and there is a monumental port with a balcony balustrade in the middle. On the balcony, there are 6 allegorical sculptures made by Ladislav Kofránek. The main facade, as well as the side tract, are lined by Slovak travertine. Also the interior is simple and strictly purposeful, even if a little more decorative. The monumental staircase and vestibule again use travertine, artificial stone and brass. Ornamental paintings on the ceiling of the central hall were realized by František Kysela. Even the furniture and equipment corresponded with the building’s simple and purposeful architecture. Today, the original equipment can only be seen the information centre and the theatre section.
Premises for puppet theatre were built in the underground, on the side in Žatecká Street. The theatre came here from Bubeneč. A model of the scene and auditorium was realized by sculptor and woodcarver Vojtěch Sucharda, who was the founder and the first director of the local Artistic Scene of the Puppet Land (Říše loutek).
About one fifth of the building is taken up by the residence of Prague’s chief magistrate on the first and on the second floor of the front tract, which is made up of the service flat, representative and reception lounges, an apartment for accommodating precious guests, and operational background. The residence has its own access from the corner of Platnéřská and Žatecká Street. The residence utterly leaves the idea of an overall restrained purposefulness. It is decorative, noble and cultured Art Deco style. František Kysela participated in the decorations and he realized the ceiling paintings and designed a large tapestry named Work, Science and Arts. Equipment and decorations of the chief magistrate’s residence were completed in 1930. However, the Prague chief magistrates never actually lived in the residence, perhaps with the only exception of Karel Baxa. It was, nevertheless, regularly used for accommodating official foreign visitors and for protocolar and representative purposes. In the years 1994 - 95 it went through a general reconstruction and the pieces of art were carefully restored.
Modernity and generosity of the Roith’s project of a library from the era of the first republic is documented by the fact that only in the end of the 1970s, the library no longer suited the needs of a modern information institute, both spatially and technologically. The city initiated a generous building reconstruction in the years 1996 - 98. All the lending and studying areas were connected during the reconstruction, and free selection of the library fund was increased. The surface area extended by 900 m2 thanks to placing ceilings on two atriums and to in-built galleries.
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4.3.22 Sculpt update on Spraug, 1:18 scaled figure from the Dark Horse comic series Invasion. Added this guy back to the workbench to give it a little TLC and bring the project up to date, however the current 3 figures I've been working on will get the most of my attention.
Character recap - Spraug is a Vratix criminal on Nar Shaddaa during the Yuuzhan Vong war (Expanded Universe or Disney's Legends)....and that's about it. So suffice to say the character's back story wasn't the fuel that inspired me to sculpt a figure of him.
What inspired me is the design, the species and the challenge to produce a figure that isn't humanoid within the Star Wars universe.
The frame is a combination of two figures...An Original Trilogy Collection Chewbacca (two of them) and a Vintage Collection General Grevious (before the figure became so $$$). When this figure's frame was built, the Vintage Collection value was nominal. Nowhere NEAR the prices you see today. The figures were fodder.
I actually lost one of Spraug's antennae while the figure was shelved so I'm building a new one using a wire armature. This will also be used to sculpt the spindly fingers of the insectoid.
Really love sculpting the body's segmentation. The thick lower section or (tail) you see will be filed down and replaced with segmented detail. It's articulated at its base but will be used primarily for stabilization purposes.
Hope you enjoy the new shots. More updates coming! Thanks for all the comments and support! ❤ #starwars #spraug #darkhorsecomics #aliens #invasion #YuuzhanVong #expandeduniverse #sculpture #customactionfigure #actionfigures #avesclay #miniature
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Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.
Diamond, our Park guide, found a leech on a leaf - they come out if it rains - which it did ... and the leeches did indeed come out.
Leeches are segmented parasitic or predatory worms that comprise the subclass Hirudinea within the phylum Annelida. They are closely related to the oligochaetes, which include the earthworm, and like them have soft, muscular segmented bodies that can lengthen and contract. Both groups are hermaphrodites and have a clitellum, but leeches typically differ from the oligochaetes in having suckers at both ends and ring markings that do not correspond with their internal segmentation. The body is muscular and relatively solid; the coelom, the spacious body cavity found in other annelids, is reduced to small channels.
Leeches have been used in medicine from ancient times until the 19th century to draw blood from patients. In modern times, leeches find medical use in treatment of joint diseases such as epicondylitis and osteoarthritis, extremity vein diseases, and in microsurgery, while hirudin is used as an anticoagulant drug to treat blood-clotting disorders.
Prague City Gallery – Municipal Library (Městská knihovna)
The library building on Mariánské Square was built between 1925 and 1928. It was the first purpose-built library in the then Czechoslovakia as well as one of the most modern in Europe at the time. The exhibition space on the second floor is used by the Prague City Gallery. Its mission is focused primarily on presenting Czech modern art from the 19th and 20th centuries.
The oldest public library in Prague continued in the activity of the society libraries, and also some marginal villages had their own libraries. The first public library in Prague was opened on the 1st July 1891, being established by a decree of the municipal council as the Public Municipal Library of the Royal City of Prague. In the beginning, it had over 3000 books; its first address was in the building of the former St. Václav jail in the Na Zderaze Street. The library changed its address several times, until it finally settled at the corner of Platnéřská Street and the square Mariánské náměstí, where there used to be an Empire burgess house. The base of the modern-time library was set by its director back then, poet Antonín Sova, who also established the first six branches of the library. When 37 surrounding villages were included in Prague in 1922, which also gave rise to the so called Great Prague, also the libraries in these villages were united into one and a centralized Central Library of the Capital City of Prague was created with a network of 40 branches and this number kept growing. The library fund with approximately 260 thousand volumes was also increasing rapidly. The existing house was not suitable for the greater amounts of books. This problem was resolved by the Prague Municipal Insurance Company, which as early as in 1923 decided in a meeting of its board of directors to build a new separate building for the library needs and to donate it to the city of Prague on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Czechoslovak State. Out of five renowned architects, František Roith was the one to win the competition opened for the new library project. Work on the extensive building site, which was over 60 m long into the Mariánské náměstí and nearly 70 m in the vertical direction, began in 1925. This was the first purpose-built library construction in Czechoslovakia and one of the most modern in Europe. The author not only designed the new building as a magnificent library with all the respective services, but also as a cultural institution with premises for lectures, concerts and exhibitions. The library was officially opened for public on the 28th October 1928.
A markedly traditionally designed building looks very suitable between the early-Baroque Clementinum and the Secession building of the New Prague Town Hall. The main front of the object unites modern temperance with Classicising segmentation. The corner parts with arcades extend into the pavement, and there is a monumental port with a balcony balustrade in the middle. On the balcony, there are 6 allegorical sculptures made by Ladislav Kofránek. The main facade, as well as the side tract, are lined by Slovak travertine. Also the interior is simple and strictly purposeful, even if a little more decorative. The monumental staircase and vestibule again use travertine, artificial stone and brass. Ornamental paintings on the ceiling of the central hall were realized by František Kysela. Even the furniture and equipment corresponded with the building’s simple and purposeful architecture. Today, the original equipment can only be seen the information centre and the theatre section.
Premises for puppet theatre were built in the underground, on the side in Žatecká Street. The theatre came here from Bubeneč. A model of the scene and auditorium was realized by sculptor and woodcarver Vojtěch Sucharda, who was the founder and the first director of the local Artistic Scene of the Puppet Land (Říše loutek).
About one fifth of the building is taken up by the residence of Prague’s chief magistrate on the first and on the second floor of the front tract, which is made up of the service flat, representative and reception lounges, an apartment for accommodating precious guests, and operational background. The residence has its own access from the corner of Platnéřská and Žatecká Street. The residence utterly leaves the idea of an overall restrained purposefulness. It is decorative, noble and cultured Art Deco style. František Kysela participated in the decorations and he realized the ceiling paintings and designed a large tapestry named Work, Science and Arts. Equipment and decorations of the chief magistrate’s residence were completed in 1930. However, the Prague chief magistrates never actually lived in the residence, perhaps with the only exception of Karel Baxa. It was, nevertheless, regularly used for accommodating official foreign visitors and for protocolar and representative purposes. In the years 1994 - 95 it went through a general reconstruction and the pieces of art were carefully restored.
Modernity and generosity of the Roith’s project of a library from the era of the first republic is documented by the fact that only in the end of the 1970s, the library no longer suited the needs of a modern information institute, both spatially and technologically. The city initiated a generous building reconstruction in the years 1996 - 98. All the lending and studying areas were connected during the reconstruction, and free selection of the library fund was increased. The surface area extended by 900 m2 thanks to placing ceilings on two atriums and to in-built galleries.
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By 2030, the global vertical lift module market is expected to be worth roughly US$ 3.1 billion, increasing at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 9% from 2021 to 2030. The rise in demand for automated storage systems, the e-Commerce sector, major expansion in the warehouses, the spreading applications in numerous end-use sectors, and technological improvements are all contributing to market growth. One of the primary aspects that will continue to present chances to the competitors functioning in the current vertical lift module market environment is the introduction of Industry 4.0 across the industrial sector globally.
The vertical lift module (VLM) is a storage system that comprises two parallel columns separated into fixed shelf locations, each of which can accommodate a single storage module such as a tray. With the push of a button on a control device, these modules store products on trays and send them to an ergonomically positioned work counter.
Due to the presence of a prominent customer base in the region, Asia Pacific accounted for a significant share of the vertical lift module market in 2019 and is expected to continue to be the leading region for vertical lift modules. In the Asia Pacific (Australia), China, India, Korea, and Japan are key vertical lift modula markets. The vertical lift module market will be driven by a high demand for warehouse management and an increase in the number of WMS providers in the region. The number of small-scale vertical lift producers in the Asia Pacific (Australia) is rapidly increasing, and this trend is expected to continue in the near future.
Market Trends:-
Vertical lift modula are in high demand because of the rise of the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and electrical/electronic industries. The rapid expansion in the installation of vertical lift module systems for picking and handling products in the retail sector, food and beverage, and hospitals in recent years is expected to drive demand for vertical lift modules. The expanding global retail business necessitates the construction of more warehouses in order to better manage effective and optimal logistics.
Drivers, Restraints and Opportunities:-
The rapid increase in the installation of automated storage and retrieval systems in various sectors or industries such as automotive, aviation, metal engineering, healthcare, and e-Commerce in recent years is expected to be one of the major factors driving the market for vertical lift module systems during the forecast period. Also, it assists businesses in efficiently and effectively managing their stocks. These systems are perfect for maximising space usage, increasing productivity, and lowering costs by reducing the number of unneeded parts and items in storage.
Technological improvements and new products and services improve warehousing system accuracy, productivity, and efficiency. Manufacturing businesses are spending a lot of money on R&D to bring cutting-edge technology and new product development, which will help them extend their product portfolio and enhance their present items.
COVID 19 Impact:-
In 2020, the worldwide vertical lift modula market is likely to be moderately impacted by the start of the novel COVID-19 pandemic. Uncertainty in the industry, fluctuating economic trends, and severe lockdown measures implemented by governments around the world to prevent the spread of the novel virus are just a few of the significant reasons projected to stifle the worldwide it‘s growth.
In the first quarter of 2020, demand for vertical lift modules decreased significantly. However, due to an increase in the number of e-Commerce orders and online purchases, demand for vertical lift modula has remained stable throughout warehouses in various locations.
Increased Focus on Automated Storage Systems for Global Market:-
The automated storage trend has acquired significant traction in the worldwide industrial sector during the last decade. Vertical lift modula has emerged as a suitable automated storage technology as the need for vertical carousels continues to expand. Vertical lift modules have a number of benefits, including high-density storage of slow-to-medium-speed objects, complete inclosure and lockable access for security, and optimal storage in a small storage structure.
Wave picking, batch picking, consolidation, replenishment, and sorting are just a few of the applications where vertical lift modules have gained a lot of traction. During the assessment period, the increased usage of height sensors in new vertical lift modules is likely to improve demand for vertical lift modules. Furthermore, the global vertical lift module market is expected to develop due to the rising use of computer software in vertical lift modules.
Vertical life module trays are usually utilised for heavy products and provide dynamic storage. During the projected period, the increased emphasis on automated storage across the industrial sector is expected to drive demand for vertical lift modula significantly. Vertical lift module applications in warehouses across numerous industries are continuing to grow, resulting in increased use of vertical lift modules.
Prominent Regions:-
In the year 2019, Asia Pacific was the largest and fastest-growing market for vertical lift modules. Australia, China, India, Japan, and Korea are key vertical lift module markets in the Asia Pacific, and they are responsible for the region’s recent vertical lift module market expansion. The vertical lift modula market is predicted to increase because of the high demand for warehouse management and the growing number of WMS providers in the region.
Competitive Landscape:-
This section of the article outlines the market’s major manufacturers. It assists the reader in comprehending the strategies and collaborations used by corporations to combat market competition. The in-depth examination examines the market at a microscopic level.
The market’s innovative trends and advancements, mergers and acquisitions, product portfolio, and new product innovations are expected to provide a dashboard view of the market, giving readers an accurate gauge of current market changes, company strategies, and critical financials.
Secondary sources are used to determine major manufacturers’ revenues, percentage splits, market shares, growth rates, and product market breakdowns, which are then verified using primary sources.
To estimate and validate the worldwide market size for a company, regional division, product type and application (end users), and other segments, top-down and bottom-up methodologies are utilised.
● Company Overview
● Company Market Share
● Products
● Financial Records
● Newest Initiatives
● Key Strategies
● The Vendor Landscape
● Supplier List
● Buyers List
Hänel Storage Systems, Kardex, Remstar and Modula are some of the major players in the global vertical lift module market.
Market Segmentation
By Type:
● Non-Refrigerated
● Refrigerated/Temperature Controlled
By Configuration:
● Internal Bay Single Dual
● External Bay Single Dual
By Maximum Load Capacity:
● Below 20 Tons
● 20 Tons to 40 tons
● Above 40 Tons
By Industry:
● Machinery and Metal
● Food and Beverages
● Automobile
● Electronics
● Healthcare
● Logistics
● Retails
● Others (Chemicals, Aerospace, etc)
By Applications:
● Wave
● Batch
● Picking
● Sorting
● Consolidation
● Replenishment
● Others (MRO, etc)
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The Gospel revealed to the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)is a true Book that is
guidance and light as revealed in the Qur’an. However, some parts of
the Gospel were either lost in time or corrupted.Despite this, many
truthful statements which belong to the truereligion have been
preserved in the Gospel. Muslims appraise the Gospel in the guidance
of the Qur’an and hold good opinion of those accounts that conform
with the verses and the hadiths, considering these passages were not
corrupted. Therefore, Muslims may benefit from the statements in the
Gospel which are consistent with the Qur’an and the hadiths.
One may surely understand why some Christians do not want
toacknowledge the possibility that the Gospel, the Book of truth,
which God revealed as a light, was changed and misinterpreted over
time. They may get discontent when they learn that they are abiding by
a book that has been corrupted, when all along they thought it was a
true book. Yet, sincere Christians should take a fact into
consideration: Most parts of the Gospel represent the Truth. The
original Gospel sent down to the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) is revelation by
God and has deep and profound meaning and exquisite wording that is
esteemed in the Qur’an. However, each and every Christian who holds
sincere judgment may clearly recognize those parts either incorporated
later in theGospel or wrongly expounded. In order to comprehend this,
sincere Christians should take the following facts in consideration
and assess these points with wisdom:
Besides consisting of the truthful revelation sent down to the Prophet
Jesus (as), the Gospel also includes practices of the Prophet Jesus
(pbuh), his sayings narrated from one to another over time, as well as
information on various historical events and letters belonging to the
apostles. Therefore, claiming that these are “unchangeable and
absolute commands of God” is not going to be the right approach. There
are passages annexed to the Gospel later on as words of the prophets,
but their veracity is controversial as they bear qualities of hearsay.
Some parts were appended to the Gospel centuries later after the time
of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) and those passages were based on
information that was accepted and put into effect by selection of a
council. The truthfulness and objectivity of these messages is highly
questionable. In fact, due to this, opposing sects in Christianity
appeared, and these disagreements caused controversies and
disputation. The drastic segmentation of the Christian world in the
3rd century was based on these polemical passages in question.
The four gospels that constitute the Gospel were selected among the
many other texts at the Council of Nicea by a majority vote. Just as
anyperson with plain good sense would admit, the authenticity of a
book written in various versions and in differentcontext is open to
dispute. Besides, there isuncertainty as to how the decision was made
to select these different 4 Gospels. There isn’t anycertainty as to
which one of these canonized four gospels, that are in serious
conflict with oneanother, provides the exact truth.
There is substantial discrepancy among the Gospels, of which the
number has been reduced to four. While synoptic Gospels (Mark, Matthew
and Luke) accommodate substantive inconsistencies with the Gospel of
John, even those incorporate significant deviation from one another.
If we are to accept the message of one of the Gospels as true, then we
are required to ignore the contradictory information given in another.
If only one of the two messages is factual, then it is not possible to
claim that theGospel is a non-corrupted book, and every word of it is
based on revelation. Indeed, only this instance is adequate as clear
proof that the Gospel was indeed corrupted.
In the Gospel, information is given on the (so-called) crucifixion of
the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) and the Holy Scripture is proceeded with
happenings after his (so-called) death. There is again a very serious
contradiction at this point. For example, how come the Holy Gospel,
which was revealed to the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)and is the greatest
verityfor him, include events that take place after his (so-called)
death? Obviously, those passages in question were comprised,
historically compiledby people who witnessed that period. Eventually,
itis not possible to call these texts revelations by God.
Almighty God surely has the power to protect thetrue Books which He
revealed to humanity as guidance. Christians, however, bring this
superior attribute of ourLord as evidence in order to deny the
statements in regard to the corruption of the Gospel. As a matter of
fact, there is wisdom hidden here that needs to be appreciated:
To emphasize once again, surely God is supreme and all-powerful to
preserve His book. Almighty God isomnipotent over all creation in the
universe. Yet, not everything in the universe is flawless and there is
a specific wisdom behind the creation of weaknesses.
The corruption which has taken place in the Holy Gospel and made
evident with clear proofs has occurred by the will of God and His
ordinance. This has come to happen with wisdom and ultimately created
for a special test that God decreed. Since God manifests the
prevailing circumstancesthis way and shows the proofs on this matter
in plain sight, one should not be obsessed with a fixed idea but try
to see and understand the insight behind all this. Obviously, the
Christian world is being tested by means of this fact. They are
summoned to use their conscience. It is apparent that this situation
is a particular requirement for the coming of the Prophet Jesus
(pbuh). By means of this trial, false beliefs will obviously be
widespread throughout the world and people will fall into turmoil,
dispute and bloodshed because of this, and eventually the signs
foretold in the Torah, Gospel and Qur’an as well as the hadiths in
regard to the End Times will take place. On account of this, the
primary responsibility ofsincere Christians is to seek the true
commands of the Gospel and hold steadfast to these.
In fact, it is to be stated that the Gospel, the book of truth, has
really been preserved in conformity to the assertions of our Christian
brothers. However, the Gospel which has been preserved is hidden and
not found yet. By the will of God, the original Torah and Gospel will
befound with the return ofthe Prophet Jesus (pbuh)and both Jews and
Christians will be judged according to these books of truth.
At the same time, our Christian brothers shouldacknowledge the fact
that the Qur’an comprises and reveals the entirity of true commands of
the Gospel.The righteous decrees ofthe Gospel have their place in the
Qur’an and therefore Muslims are also obliged to observe the true
Gospel. The Qur’an is the book of truth which confirms theGospel and
this way discerns the flaws and affirms the truth. In this respect,
Muslims are followers of the Prophet Muhammad (may God bless him and
grant him peace), and followers of the Prophet Jesus (pbuh)who
observed the true Gospel, also followers of the Prophet Moses (pbuh)
who abide by thetrue Torah. For that reason, if a true Christianis
willing to adhere to the true Gospel and judge according to the true
commands of the Gospel, then he will be able to find the totality of
these decrees in the Qur’an. The Gospel that is the book of truth is
our holy book which God praises in the Qur’an. God reveals how the
Gospel was a book ofguidance for humanity at the time of its
revelation in the Qur’an in the following verses:
He has sent down the Book to you with truth, confirming what was there
before it. And He sent down the Torah and the Gospel before this, as a
guide to mankind… (Surah Al ‘Imran, 3)
And We sent Jesus son ofMary following in their footsteps, confirming
the Torah that came before him. We gave him the Gospel containing
guidance and light, confirming theTorah that came before it, and as
guidance and admonition for those who have taqwa. (Surat al-Ma'ida,
46)
Then We sent Our Messengers following in their footsteps and sent
Jesus son of Mary after them, giving him the Gospel. We put compassion
and mercy in the hearts of those who followed him. They invented
monasticism – We did not prescribe it for them – purely out of desire
to gain the pleasure of God, but even so they did not observe it as it
should have been observed.To those of them who had iman We gave their
reward but many of them are deviators. (Surat al-Hadid, 27)
Finally, before our Christian brothers reject the Qur’an through a
prejudiced outlook, theyshould refer to the Qur’an based on this
viewpoint. Every person,who asks for an understanding of judgment
between rightand wrong in sincerity, will be granted this superior
blessing of God.
It is important for genuine Christians to understand the true purpose
behind the articles about Christianity on this site .
pilgrins could gain absolution by passing through the door on the right if they were to infirm to continue to Santiago. Handy. The Church had such a comercial instinct, I guess they invented client segmentation
Prague City Gallery – Municipal Library (Městská knihovna)
The library building on Mariánské Square was built between 1925 and 1928. It was the first purpose-built library in the then Czechoslovakia as well as one of the most modern in Europe at the time. The exhibition space on the second floor is used by the Prague City Gallery. Its mission is focused primarily on presenting Czech modern art from the 19th and 20th centuries.
The oldest public library in Prague continued in the activity of the society libraries, and also some marginal villages had their own libraries. The first public library in Prague was opened on the 1st July 1891, being established by a decree of the municipal council as the Public Municipal Library of the Royal City of Prague. In the beginning, it had over 3000 books; its first address was in the building of the former St. Václav jail in the Na Zderaze Street. The library changed its address several times, until it finally settled at the corner of Platnéřská Street and the square Mariánské náměstí, where there used to be an Empire burgess house. The base of the modern-time library was set by its director back then, poet Antonín Sova, who also established the first six branches of the library. When 37 surrounding villages were included in Prague in 1922, which also gave rise to the so called Great Prague, also the libraries in these villages were united into one and a centralized Central Library of the Capital City of Prague was created with a network of 40 branches and this number kept growing. The library fund with approximately 260 thousand volumes was also increasing rapidly. The existing house was not suitable for the greater amounts of books. This problem was resolved by the Prague Municipal Insurance Company, which as early as in 1923 decided in a meeting of its board of directors to build a new separate building for the library needs and to donate it to the city of Prague on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Czechoslovak State. Out of five renowned architects, František Roith was the one to win the competition opened for the new library project. Work on the extensive building site, which was over 60 m long into the Mariánské náměstí and nearly 70 m in the vertical direction, began in 1925. This was the first purpose-built library construction in Czechoslovakia and one of the most modern in Europe. The author not only designed the new building as a magnificent library with all the respective services, but also as a cultural institution with premises for lectures, concerts and exhibitions. The library was officially opened for public on the 28th October 1928.
A markedly traditionally designed building looks very suitable between the early-Baroque Clementinum and the Secession building of the New Prague Town Hall. The main front of the object unites modern temperance with Classicising segmentation. The corner parts with arcades extend into the pavement, and there is a monumental port with a balcony balustrade in the middle. On the balcony, there are 6 allegorical sculptures made by Ladislav Kofránek. The main facade, as well as the side tract, are lined by Slovak travertine. Also the interior is simple and strictly purposeful, even if a little more decorative. The monumental staircase and vestibule again use travertine, artificial stone and brass. Ornamental paintings on the ceiling of the central hall were realized by František Kysela. Even the furniture and equipment corresponded with the building’s simple and purposeful architecture. Today, the original equipment can only be seen the information centre and the theatre section.
Premises for puppet theatre were built in the underground, on the side in Žatecká Street. The theatre came here from Bubeneč. A model of the scene and auditorium was realized by sculptor and woodcarver Vojtěch Sucharda, who was the founder and the first director of the local Artistic Scene of the Puppet Land (Říše loutek).
About one fifth of the building is taken up by the residence of Prague’s chief magistrate on the first and on the second floor of the front tract, which is made up of the service flat, representative and reception lounges, an apartment for accommodating precious guests, and operational background. The residence has its own access from the corner of Platnéřská and Žatecká Street. The residence utterly leaves the idea of an overall restrained purposefulness. It is decorative, noble and cultured Art Deco style. František Kysela participated in the decorations and he realized the ceiling paintings and designed a large tapestry named Work, Science and Arts. Equipment and decorations of the chief magistrate’s residence were completed in 1930. However, the Prague chief magistrates never actually lived in the residence, perhaps with the only exception of Karel Baxa. It was, nevertheless, regularly used for accommodating official foreign visitors and for protocolar and representative purposes. In the years 1994 - 95 it went through a general reconstruction and the pieces of art were carefully restored.
Modernity and generosity of the Roith’s project of a library from the era of the first republic is documented by the fact that only in the end of the 1970s, the library no longer suited the needs of a modern information institute, both spatially and technologically. The city initiated a generous building reconstruction in the years 1996 - 98. All the lending and studying areas were connected during the reconstruction, and free selection of the library fund was increased. The surface area extended by 900 m2 thanks to placing ceilings on two atriums and to in-built galleries.
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Along the railway tracks in Grimsby, Ontario, a vary large patch of an invasive plant has taken hold. I have no idea what it's name is but the stalks range from 1.5-2 meters (4-6 feet) tall and have segmentation much like bamboo. At this time of year. the plants bloom as seen here. The problem is the section of land bordering the roadway on the North side of the patch is also completely covered. Looks like the Grimsby Firefighters Association has a bit of work to do on its section of the Adopt A Road project. - JW
Taken using a hand-held Nikon D5000 fitted with a Nikkor 18-105mm VR lense set to 105mm, ISO 200, Aperture priority mode, f/5.6, 1.25 sec. PP in GIMP: slight tone curve adjustment to improve contrast, saturation boost to the green channel to help make the leaves pop a bit, sharpen, add fine black and white border, add bar and text on left.
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4.3.22 Sculpt update on Spraug, 1:18 scaled figure from the Dark Horse comic series Invasion. Added this guy back to the workbench to give it a little TLC and bring the project up to date, however the current 3 figures I've been working on will get the most of my attention.
Character recap - Spraug is a Vratix criminal on Nar Shaddaa during the Yuuzhan Vong war (Expanded Universe or Disney's Legends)....and that's about it. So suffice to say the character's back story wasn't the fuel that inspired me to sculpt a figure of him.
What inspired me is the design, the species and the challenge to produce a figure that isn't humanoid within the Star Wars universe.
The frame is a combination of two figures...An Original Trilogy Collection Chewbacca (two of them) and a Vintage Collection General Grevious (before the figure became so $$$). When this figure's frame was built, the Vintage Collection value was nominal. Nowhere NEAR the prices you see today. The figures were fodder.
I actually lost one of Spraug's antennae while the figure was shelved so I'm building a new one using a wire armature. This will also be used to sculpt the spindly fingers of the insectoid.
Really love sculpting the body's segmentation. The thick lower section or (tail) you see will be filed down and replaced with segmented detail. It's articulated at its base but will be used primarily for stabilization purposes.
Hope you enjoy the new shots. More updates coming! Thanks for all the comments and support! ❤ #starwars #spraug #darkhorsecomics #aliens #invasion #YuuzhanVong #expandeduniverse #sculpture #customactionfigure #actionfigures #avesclay #miniature
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According to a new market report published by Persistence Market Research “Global Market Study on Delivery Systems in Personal Care – Asia to Witness Highest Growth by 2020”, the global personal care delivery system market was valued at US$ 345,287.3 thousand in 2014 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 7.8% from 2014 to 2020, to reach US$ 543,373.2 thousand by 2020.
This is what the default "taxonomy" management screen looks like... as you can see, it privileges creating entire new "vocabularies", rather than working with existing ones.
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Friday June 22, 2012 12:00pm - 1:30pm @ World Resources Institute (10 G St NE, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20002)
Most nonprofit organizations are making use of video as a communications tool, but not as many consider their long-term objectives with video. In a quickly evolving media landscape, a video communications strategy must include short- and long-term planning, audience identification and segmentation, and distribution strategies in order to get your organization's message to the right audiences. Join our panel as we explore best practices in the planning, creation and distribution of nonprofit video.
Lunch sandwiches will be provided by the organizer for the first 40 attendees who preregister online and bring their Eventbrite confirmation to the event.
Our panel will address the following topics:
How to use video as part of a larger communications campaign,
How to determine your audiences and the key issues that matter to them,
The benefits of establishing a long-term relationship with a videographer/editor and animator,
How to create a media file library,
How to allocate resources to use video as part of a long-term communications strategy,
How to create videos with "legs" (that will be picked up by other news sites, blogs, etc).
How to distribute video so as to build your audience,
How infographics and animation can add to your story,
...and more!
Panelists:
Kristen Milhollin (Moderator) - Co-Founder, The Goodspeaks Project
Ben Connors - Media Innovator and Visual Journalist
Will Carroll - Creative Director and Principal, Geoill; Organizer, DC Animation Group
Diane Sherman - Founder and Principal, Dianne Sherman Communications
Martha Dodge - Independent Visual Journalist, Still Photographer and Writer
Dave Cooper, Films and Brand Manager, World Resources Institute
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Lleuen y graig lefen, lleuen fôr lefen. Lepidochitona septemvalvis. Ceir hyd iddynt o dan gerrig, yn glynnu wrth y graig, maent yn effro gyda’r nos. Yn wahanol i falwod eraill, mae'r gragen gydag wyth clawr yn gorchuddio'r cefn yn debyg i deils crib tô. Dyma hil hynafol y molysgiaid - o greadur tebyg i hwn, datblygodd y molysgiaid eraill - y malwod, y cregyn deuglawr a'r octopws.
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This is a chiton, or coat of mail shell. This species, septemvalvis, is known as the agate chiton or smooth mail shell. The Welsh name for these ancient molluscs is 'lleuen y graig' = rock louse. This is a primative mollusc, bivalves, gastropods and cephalopods are decended from creatures that looked like this. Higher organisms are descended from segmented worms... and you can see that segmentation clearly evident in this creature, an ancestor of the octopus.