text:
Please join our crochet club. Although there will be lessons for the beginners, we invite crocheters of all skill levels to join us. Please bring yarn and a crochet needle.
Jul 25 @ 1:00 PM
Please join our crochet club. Although there will be lessons for the beginners, we invite crocheters of all skill levels to join us. Please bring yarn and a crochet needle.
Aug 1 @ 3:15 PM, Aug 8 @ 3:15 PM, Aug 15 @ 3:15 PM, Aug 22 @ 3:15 PM, Aug 29 @ 3:15 PM
Summer: Mother Goose Rhyme & Storytime
Location: Hillcrest
Registration: Not required
Kids up to age 5 can enjoy nursery rhymes, storytimes, and free play.
One on One Technology Assistance
Location: Hillcrest
Registration: Not required
Do you have a phone, table, laptop, gadget or device you need help with? Bring it in to get one-on-one help. Or practice on our in-house computers. Registration is required. Please call Hillcrest Library and ask for the Customer Service Specialist at 718-454-2786.
Summer Reading: Grades 5 & 6 Book Club at Hillcrest
Location: Hillcrest
Registration: Registration is not yet open for this program. Please check back closer to the program date.
Each month we will read a different book & meet to discuss our favorite and least favorite parts, main plot points, and important topics raised by that month's book. Books available at the circulation desk; please leave your name & phone number so we can tell you when the next book has arrived!
Free computer access is available at all the libraries.
The Hillcrest Community Library has:
International Language Collections at the Hillcrest Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Hillcrest Community Library include:
| Child Care / Preschools
Community Board
Community Organizations & Services
Fire Department
Local Hospitals
Local Newspapers
| Parks and Playgrounds
Police Department
Post Office
Private / Parochial Schools
Public Elementary Schools
Public High Schools
| Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools
Senior Centers
Elected Officials
Special Services
|Child Care / Preschools
Little Friends House II Day Care, Inc
75-41 164th Street
Fresh Meadows NY , 11366
phone: (718) 380-8800
All My Children Day Care, Inc.
175-44 Mayfield Road
Jamaica Estates NY , 11432
phone: (718) 658-1563
First Step International
67-11 Utopia Parkway
Fresh Meadows NY , 11365
Little Meadows Early Childhood Center
67-25 188th Street
Fresh Meadows NY , 11365
phone: (718) 454-6460
Jack & Jill Nursery School II
68-05 Fresh Meadow Lane, #1
Flushing NY , 11365
phone: (718) 939-8687
QCP Children's Center, Apple Pre-School, and Apple Tree Nursery School
82-25 164th Street
Jamaica NY , 11432
phone: (718) 374-0002
Rainbow Montessori International School, Inc. (2 locations)
164-07 Goethals Avenue
Jamaica NY , 11432
phone: (718) 380-1384
Rainbow Montessori International School, Inc
150-30 Union Turnpike
Flushing NY , 11367
phone: (718) 380-1384
|Community Board
Community Board District #8
81-26 150th Street
Jamaica NY , 11435
phone: (718) 264-7895
fax: (718) 264-7910
|Community Organizations & Services
Jamaica Estates Civic Association
Holliswood Civic Association
|Fire Department
Engine 315 Ladder 125
159-06 Union Turnpike
EMS Hillcrest Station #50-Queens
82-68 164th Street
|Local Hospitals
Queens Hospital Center
82-70 164th Street
Jamaica NY , 11432
phone: (718) 883-3000
|Local Newspapers
|Parks and Playgrounds
Utopia Playground
73rd Avenue, between Jewel Avenue and Utopia Pkwy
Cunningham Park
Union Turnpike and 196th Street
|Police Department
107th Precinct
71-01 Parsons Boulevard
Flushing NY , phone: (718) 969-5100
|Post Office
Utopia Station
182-04 Union Turnpike
Fresh Meadows NY , 11366
phone: (800) 275-8777
|Private / Parochial Schools
Holy Family Catholic School
74-15 175th Street
Flushing NY , 11366
phone: (718) 591-6438
Summit School
183-02 Union Turnpike
Flushing NY , 113661
phone: (718) 969-3944
United Cerebral Palsy of Queens
Yeshiva Madreigas Haadam
171-05 Jewel Avenue
Fresh Meadows NY , phone: (718) 969-7437
|Public Elementary Schools
P.S.173 Fresh Meadows School (K-6)
174-10 67th Avenue
Flushing NY , 11365
phone: (718) 358-2243
P.S.178 Holliswood (Pre-K-5)
189-10 Radnor Road
Jamaica Estates NY , 11423
phone: (718) 464-5763
|Public High Schools
Francis Lewis HS
58-20 Utopia Parkway
Fresh Meadows NY , 11365
phone: (718) 357-7740
|Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools
J.H.S. 216 George J. Ryan
64-20 175th Street
Fresh Meadows NY , 11365
phone: (718) 358-2005
|Senior Centers
BFFY Hillcrest Senior Center
168-01b Hillside Ave.
Jamaica NY , 11432
phone: (718) 297-7171
|Elected Officials
|NYC Council
Hon. Rory Lancman
District Office Address 78-40 164th Street
Hillcrest NY , 11366
phone: (718) 217-4969
fax: (347) 561-6116
Manhattan Office Address 250 Broadway, Suite 1773
New York NY , 10007
phone: (212) 788-6956
fax: (212) 676-0471
|NYS Assembly
Hon. Nily D. Rozic
District Office 159-16 Union Turnpike
Flushing NY , 11366
phone: (718) 820-0241
fax: (718) 820-0414
Albany Office LOB, Room 547
Albany NY , 12248
phone: (518) 455-5172
fax: (518) 455-5479
|US Congress
Hon. Grace Meng
District Office Address 40-13 159th Street, Suite A
Flushing NY, 11358
phone: (718) 445-7860
fax: (718) 445-7868
Legislative Office 1317 Longworth House Office Building
Washington DC, 20515
phone: (202) 225-2601
fax: (202) 225-1589
|Boro President
Hon. Melinda Katz
Hon. Bill de Blasio
|NYS Senate
Hon. John Liu
District Office38-50 Bell Boulevard, Suite C
Bayside NY, 11361
phone: 718-357-3094
fax: 718-357-3491
Hillcrest was developed on two hundred acres of farmland in 1909 by William F. Wyckoff of the Hillcrest of Jamaica Company. Prior to development, the area was referred to as "The Hills," a name deriving from its location on the hills between Jamaica and Flushing. Situated in central Queens, Hillcrest lies primarily in Jamaica and partly in Flushing. This small residential area of mainly one-family houses and some 2-family and multi-family dwellings is roughly defined by Union Turnpike to the north, Jamaica Estates to the east, Hillside Avenue to the south, and 164th street to the west. The population of Hillcrest had became more ethnically diverse in the 1980's when immigrants from Guyana, Haiti, China, India and Colombia began settling into the area.
The 7,500 sq. ft library building situated in the commercial strip of Union Turnpike was completed in 1974, but its opening was delayed because of a fiscal crisis. During this interim, the building was rented out to several community groups. When it opened on April 28, 1980, it became the 54th branch of the Queens Borough Public Library system.


text:
Festival Light
By Hyomin Kwon / / Works, – 2015 - 2014 / No Comments
Festival Light Acrylic on Panel, Pattern Fabric, Glass Beads 46 X 31.6 (inch) 2015
– Detail Cut
Artists Statement – March 2017
"Reverie" Hey, listen. I had a dream yesterday. And it was fucking awesome. I wore my neon yellow Adidas track suit and put on my sunglasses. I went outside to get a cup of coffee. Everyone gawked at me like
The Intersection
The Intersection Feather on panel 75 X 50 X 18 (inch) 2016
Corset & See-through
Corset & See-through Dish Gloves, Glitter, Ribbon 16 X 8.5 X 8.5 (inch) 2016
Tree Light
Tree Light Acrylic on Canvas, Resin, Ribbons, Pattern Fabric 46 X 31.6(inch) 2015
Summer Dream
Summer Dream Acrylic on Canvas and Lace 46 X 31.6(inch) 2015
Dense Lines
Dense Lines Acrylic on Canvas and Lace 46.1 X 71.7(inch) 2014
Colorful Waterfall
Colorful Waterfall Postercolor on Paper 20.87 X 16.10(inch) 2013

subset: commoncrawl


text:
I am a 3.0-3.5 looking for someone to play with. I am in the Atwater area.
Views: 186
Replies to This Discussion
That sounds great James. I've played at both.
Hey Mitchell,
I'm a 2.5-3.0 (self rating), new to the LA group. I live around the corner from the the pay courts on Los Feliz & Riverside. Let me know if you're down to play. Evenings & weekends work best for me. Thanks.
Hi Chuong,
Sure I am always up for a game...anytime other than Tuesdays and Wed. 323-606-2174
Sounds good, Mitchell. Let's figure something out offline. 408-425-4695.
© 2019 Created by Mark / The Mayor. Powered by


text:
The Cannes Film Festival has announced its 2014 lineup, showcasing some 49 features from more than 28 countries, with a combination of high-profile awards hopefuls, Hollywood commercial plays and anticipated directorial debuts.
Here's a look at the trailers of some of the buzzed-about selections that will debut after the festival kicks off May 14.
"The Homesman": Tommy Lee Jones' second feature film as a director comes nine years after his well-received debut, "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada," premiered at Cannes.
In addition to directing, Jones also stars in "The Homesman," a Western based on a novel by Glendon Swarthout. Jones plays a claim jumper rescued by a pioneer woman (Hilary Swank) and enlisted to help get a group of women across Nebraska. Meryl Streep also stars. The film is currently seeking distribution.
"Foxcatcher": Based on the autobiography of Olympic wrestler Mark Schultz, "Foxcatcher" centers on the infamous 1996 murder of Dave Schultz, Mark's brother and fellow Olympian, by chemical fortune heir John du Pont. The film stars Steve Carell as Du Pont, Mark Ruffalo as Dave Schultz and Channing Tatum as Mark Schultz.
"Foxcatcher" was originally slated to open during the 2013 awards season but was ultimately postponed so director Bennet Miller ("Moneyball," "Capote") could continue working on it. Sony Pictures Classics will release the film later this year.
"The Rover": Australian director David Michod's follow-up to his indie gangster movie "Animal Kingdom" will screen as a midnight selection. A post-apocalyptic thriller set in the outback, "The Rover" stars Guy Pearce as a hardened loner who will stop at nothing to recover his prize possession -- his car -- from a gang of thieves. Robert Pattinson stars as a man wounded and left behind by the same gang, then enlisted by Pearce on his mission.
"The Rover" opens June 13.
"Maps to the Stars": Pattinson will also star in David Cronenberg's latest movie, which marks their second collaboration; their first, "Cosmopolis," premiered at Cannes in 2012.
"Maps to the Stars," which also features Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska and John Cusack, is an exploration of Hollywood shallowness and selfishness, centered on the family of a child actor. An explicit trailer for the film can be seen here.
"The Captive": Ryan Reynolds and Rosario Dawson star in Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan's ("The Sweet Hereafter," "Devil's Knot") psychological thriller about the kidnapping of a man's young daughter and how it destroys the relationships among the people involved.
"How to Train Your Dragon 2": DreamWorks Animation's sequel will premiere out of competition, using its Cannes appearance to drum up interest ahead of a June 13 U.S. release and international roll-out.
The movie picks up the story of the young Viking Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel) and his dragon Toothless as they encounter a mysterious dragon rider (Cate Blanchett) and come into conflict with a power-hungry warlod (Djimon Hounsou).
[For the record, April 17, 3 p.m.: An earlier version of this post misstated the title of the first feature film Tommy Lee Jones directed as "The Three Burials of Melique Estrada" instead of "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada."]


text:
Tim has written articles for MSSQLTips.com, SQLServerCentral, Simple-Talk.com, SQLServerPedia and theSQLAgentMan.com and is the co-author of a book on Dynamic Management Objects with Louis Davidson and creator of The Periodic Table of Dynamic Management Objects.
SQL Bits was started by a group of individuals that are passionate about the SQL Server product suite.
There is a breadth of knowledge in the SQL Community that will benefit everyone in the community.
We want to spread that knowledge.
We all work with the SQL community, some of us for many years. We have a range of skills and experiences from being given the MVP award by Microsoft, organising user groups and speaking at events around the world.
Copyright © 2019 SQLBits Limited. All Rights Reserved.


text:
College Football 2013: 5 Things We Learned in Week 6
A rash of near-upsets almost made this a memorable weekend. As it is, this was one of the more exciting weeks of the season so far. Here are some of the highlights.
So Close
While we've made it through the first six weeks of the season without any major upsets, several highly-ranked teams had to really sweat out wins on Saturday. No. 4 Ohio State trailed No. 16 Northwestern by 10 late in the third quarter before running back Carlos Hyde busted out for three touchdown runs in a 14-minute span to secure the Buckeye victory. After returning the opening kickoff for a touchdown, No. 5 Stanford never trailed against No. 15 Washington but had to hold off a late rally by the Huskies to secure a 31-28 win. And No. 6 Georgia needed a touchdown with five seconds left in regulation and then overtime to overcome a rash of injuries and get past a tough challenge on the road at Tennessee. While we haven't seen a major upset in college football yet, with so many teams already playing close games this season, you just know they're coming.
Can Anyone Stop the Bears?
Baylor's offense is putting up the kind of numbers previously only seen in video games. In Saturday's matchup against West Virginia, the No. 17 Bears rolled up 617 yards and 56 points—in the first half! Coach Art Briles called off the dogs in the second half and Baylor coasted to a Big 12-record 864 yards in the 73-42 win. Baylor is now the first team in history to score 66+ points in four consecutive games. At this point, the only thing that appears capable of slowing down the Baylor offense is itself—in Saturday's win, the Bears committed 10 penalties for 100 yards and turned the ball over four times.
Battle for the ACC and the Heisman
The debate over which ACC quarterback should get a Heisman invite will have to continue for at least another week. Clemson's Tajh Boyd had his best game of the season, throwing for 455 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions while leading the No. 3 Tigers to a 49-14 win at Syracuse. Meanwhile, Florida State's freshman phenom Jameis Winston had an equally impressive performance, throwing for 393 yards, five touchdowns and no interceptions in the Seminole's 63-0 beatdown of No. 25 Maryland. We'll have to wait just two more weeks before watching these two go head-to-head in a game that very well could determine not just the ACC pecking order, but which quarterback gets an invite to New York.
Northern Illinois: BCS Buster?
Don't look now, but last year's controversial BCS buster could be knocking on the door once again. The Huskies are 5-0 and have already knocked off two BCS AQ teams. While quarterback Jordan Lynch has not put up the kind of eye-popping numbers that made him a dark-horse Heisman candidate last year, he is still averaging over 329 total yards per game and has already scored 15 times while throwing just four interceptions. Last year, Northern Illinois lost its season opener before making its improbable run to the Orange Bowl. If the Huskies can run the table this season, it will be interesting to see if they can once again work their way back into the BCS mix.
When Federal Shutdowns Attack
Navy beat Air Force, 28-10, on Saturday but is unclear when, or even if, the teams will get to play again. With the federal government in a shutdown, the service academies and their athletes (who are technically considered military employees) were subject to a ban on travel. The Department of Defense issued a special waiver, allowing the teams to play this week provided no federal funds were used. USAA insurance stepped up and paid for Air Force's $230,000 travel expenses. But the waiver was for this week only and it is unclear if the Defense Department will allow future games to go on or if additional private funding would be available. A posting on the Air Force Academy's website currently says, "As of now, this will be the last game of the season played for the Air Force Academy, as the service is currently operating without a budget." While there are certainly bigger issues at play in the government shutdown, it's a sad commentary that our future military leaders and student-athletes are caught in the political crossfire.


text:
The Encyclopedia of Boating TR 4.3.059 download by Mobile Systems, Inc.
*You name it, it*s in here. Covers every boating situation. This book is both informative and entertaining.*--Latitudes & Attitudes
This is a fully functional trial!
*John Vigor is the answer guy if you*re having onboard arguments about nautical terminology or the science of sailing in general, and his new book lives up to the promise in its title.*--Good Old Boat
Whether it*s boat maintenance, navigation, boat handling in all kinds of weather, or the physics of how boats function, every sailor and powerboater needs a comprehensive go-to source for specialized information. Now you have it with the Practical Encyclopedia of Boating:
* Addresses virtually every aspect of powerboating and sailing in 500 entries
* Covers seamanship and boat handling, navigation, routine boat maintenance, boat design and building, and nautical reference data
* Ranges from vital techniques--such as recovering overboard crew and measuring distances off--to essential concepts like reading the water and sky and evaluating a boat*s seaworthiness
* Includes numerous cross-references and an exhaustive index to direct you quickly to the right entry and to unify related topics
* Makes delightful browsing as well as a source of sound guidance for practically any boating situation
A search tool
Featuring various search options to help you find the words you need more easily, including:
* A quick search of words while you type
* A 'fuzzy filter' for when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
* A 'keyword' search for finding key words within phrasal verbs
* A wild card search facility which can replace a letter or a group of letters
A learning tool
The dictionary app includes a number of features which help you to expand your vocabulary further:
* A 'Favourites' feature allows you to create your own categories and lists of words
* Your last visited words are all saved in your 'History', so that you can quickly look back at recently checked words
* Discover a new word every day with the 'Daily' feature
* Ability to have dictionary Word of the Day as a widget on the device home screen
* See words in context with example sentences
* Online and offline modes supported, the offline mode allows you to download the whole dictionary and work independently from data connections


text:
Arbitration on Panama Canal dispute to begin in Miami
Monday, July 21 2014 @ 03:26 PM UTC
Contributed by: Don Winner
Views: 2,511
It will start with a teleconference to determine procedures, both sides� positions and a timeline. Then the impasse will be arbitrated by an international tribunal seated in Miami, said Carolyn Lamm, an attorney who is representing the Spanish-led consortium that temporarily halted work on the canal earlier this year.
Ports throughout the Americas, including those in South Florida, are avidly following Panama�s efforts to expand its canal to handle post-Panamax ships that are too long, too wide and too heavy for the current canal. And they�ve made big plans of their own based on the canal expansion.
The money dispute pits the Panama Canal Authority, which oversees operations of the 50-mile-long canal, against Grupos Unidos por el Canal, a consortium of international construction companies that is the main contractor on the $5.25 billion expansion.
The tribunal will work through the dispute claim by claim, said Lamm, a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of White & Case. �Both sides are interested in completing work on the canal as quickly as possible and moving forward on this dispute,� she said. �Both parties do want a quick process.�
GUPC � which includes Sacyr Vallehermoso (Spain), Salini Impregilo (Italy), Jan del Nul Group (Belgium) and Constructora Urbana (Panama) � walked off the job for two weeks in February after several weeks of negotiations failed.
On Dec. 30, Sacyr, the leader of the consortium, gave the canal authority 21 days to cover its additional costs or face a work suspension. The canal authority has always contended that the contract gives the contractor no grounds to suspend work.
Work on the expansion resumed Feb. 20 after the canal authority agreed to pay $37 million to cover December invoices. GUPC also agreed to deliver all rolling gates for the massive new locks by February 2015, and both sides signed off on a financing structure that allows construction to go forward during the period of the dispute.
�In parallel to this, the dispute resolution is going on,� Lamm said.
In their contract, both sides agreed to arbitration to resolve their differences using International Chamber of Commerce rules and Miami as the arbitration venue. Private arbitration in a neutral location is growing in popularity as a way to resolve cross-border disputes among multinationals.
The high-profile arbitration comes at a time when Miami is coming into its own as an international arbitration center. Arbitration activity in Miami increased by 161 percent between 2010 and 2013 when there were 128 proceedings, according to the International Centre for Dispute Resolution.
Ultimately, the canal dispute will be settled by a tribunal composed of Bernard Hanotiau of Hanotiau & Van den Berg in Brussels, Bernardo Cremades from Madrid (appointed by GUPC) and Robert Gaitskell of London (appointed by the canal authority). Hanotiau is serving as president of the tribunal.
�There is no appeal,� Lamm said. But in the case of �something fairly egregious,� Lamm said, there is a legal mechanism in which an award can be set aside.
Arbitration tribunals often meet in a hotel, but it will be up to the Panama Canal tribunal to designate a place for its closed-door sessions.
GUPC won a $3.1 billion contract in 2009 to build a third set of bigger locks for the canal. Its bid was $1 billion lower than its closest competitor and there have been criticism that it was a low-ball bid. GUPC says it needs more money to finish the project because, among other things, it ran into unanticipated geological conditions at the work site.
The canal�s current locks will be used in conjunction with the new locks when the project is finished. Originally, the canal authority had hoped the expansion would be completed this year � in time for the 100th anniversary of the canal in August.
But the completion date has been pushed back several times and it may be early 2016 before big ships begin transiting the canal. The canal authority says the expansion project is now more than 76 percent completed.
PortMiami plans to have a dredging project finished by the summer of 2015, making it the only East Coast port south of Norfolk, Virginia, expected to be big-ship ready by the time the canal expansion is completed. (Miami Herald)


text:
EV Group Breaks Ground for Headquarters Expansion Due to Increased Customer Demand
Company Launches Recruitment Campaign for 100 New Hires
Jul 27, 2011, 02:37 ET
ST. FLORIAN, Austria, July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today announced it broke ground on expanding the company's manufacturing capacity at its headquarters in Austria earlier this month. This expansion is the latest example of the company's continued steady growth since its foundation more than 30 years ago. In addition, the company has witnessed a 40 percent increase in order intake in fiscal year 2011 compared with fiscal 2010, and is currently looking to recruit approximately 100 additional employees.
"The strong order intake confirms the continued confidence our customers have in EVG's innovative solutions, technology leadership and product quality," explains Dr. Werner Thallner, EV Group's executive operations and financial director. "This strong growth also validates the need for this manufacturing floor expansion at EVG headquarters."
The new building, located directly adjacent to the existing manufacturing facility, will more than double the company's production floor space and is scheduled to be completed before the end of this year. In parallel with the expansion, EVG continues to invest in additional capacity for its machining center and new manufacturing technologies, as well as plans to further modernize the existing manufacturing facility. One upgrade includes the installation of several filter fan units, which will bring a virtually particle-free environment to EV Group's entire equipment production. In addition, the entire manufacturing area will be fully air-conditioned and additional hydraulic ramps and a large overhead crane will be installed to provide a better working environment for its employees.
EVG's customers will also have access to a new area dedicated for visitors, which houses two glass domes that provide a complete view into the manufacturing area and a sophisticated entry control system. Additional test rooms will facilitate customer-specific process development and customization, including a smooth source inspection process even at times of increased orders.
New Employment at EV Group
To support its future growth, EV Group is looking to recruit approximately 100 new employees, mainly in the area of manufacturing and technical service and support. As a recognized technology and market leader, EV Group's newly launched recruitment campaign is geared to attract educated professionals with a passion for technology. More information about current job vacancies can be found in the "careers section" on EV Group's website.
About EV Group (EVG)
EV Group (EVG) is a world leader in wafer-processing solutions for semiconductor, MEMS and nanotechnology applications. Through close collaboration with its global customers, the company implements its flexible manufacturing model to develop reliable, high-quality, low-cost-of-ownership systems that are easily integrated into customers' fab lines. Key products include wafer bonding, lithography/nanoimprint lithography (NIL) and metrology equipment, as well as photoresist coaters, cleaners and inspection systems.
Founded in 1980, EVG is headquartered in St. Florian, Austria, and operates via a global customer support network, with subsidiaries in Tempe, Ariz.; Albany, N.Y.; Yokohama and Fukuoka, Japan; Seoul, Korea and Chung-Li, Taiwan. More information is available at www.EVGroup.com.
SOURCE EV Group


text:
Fraunhofer (ITWM)
Year of publication
- 2008 (16) (remove)
- energy minimization (2)
- 3d imaging (1)
- Asymptotic homogenization (1)
- Electrophysiology (1)
- Eulerian-Lagrangian formulation (1)
- Gradual Covering (1)
- Heuristics (1)
- Integer programming (1)
- Kirchhoff\\\'s geometrically theory (1)
A constraint programming approach for the two-dimensional rectangular packing problem with orthogonal orientations (2008)
We propose a constraint-based approach for the two-dimensional rectangular packing problem with orthogonal orientations. This problem is to arrange a set of rectangles that can be rotated by 90 degrees into a rectangle of minimal size such that no two rectangles overlap. It arises in the placement of electronic devices during the layout of 2.5D System-in-Package integrated electronic systems. Moffitt et al. [8] solve the packing without orientations with a branch and bound approach and use constraint propagation. We generalize their propagation techniques to allow orientations. Our approach is compared to a mixed-integer program and we provide results that outperform it.
Open cell foams are a promising and versatile class of porous materials. Open metal foams serve as crash absorbers and catalysts, metal and ceramic foams are used for filtering, and open polymer foams are hidden in every-day-life items like mattresses or chairs. Due to their high porosity, classical 2d quantitative analysis can give only very limited information about the microstructure of open foams. On the other hand, micro computed tomography (μCT) yields high quality 3d images of open foams. Thus 3d imaging is the method of choice for open cell foams. In this report we summarise a variety of methods for the analysis of the resulting volume images of open foam structures developed or refined and applied at the Fraunhofer ITWM over a course of nearly ten years: The model based determination of mean characteristics like the mean cell volume or the mean strut thickness demanding only a simple binarisation as well as the image analytic cell reconstruction yielding empirical distributions of cell characteristics.
The problem discussed in this paper is motivated by the new recycling directiveWEEE of the EC. The core of this law is, that each company which sells electrical or electronic equipment in a European country has the obligation to recollect and recycle an amount of returned items which is proportional to its market share. To assign collection stations to companies, in Germany for one product type a territory design approach is planned. However, in contrast to classical territory design, the territories should be geographically as dispersed as possible to avoid that a company, resp. its logistics provider responsible for the recollection, gains a monopoly in some region. First, we identify an appropriate measure for the dispersion of a territory. Afterwards, we present a first mathematical programming model for this new problem as well as a solution method based on the GRASP methodology. Extensive computational results illustrate the suitability of the model and assess the effectiveness of the heuristic.
We develop a framework for analyzing an executive's own-company stockholding and work effort preferences. The executive, characterized by risk aversion and work effectiveness parameters, invests his personal wealth without constraint in the financial market, including the stock of his own company whose value he can directly influence with work effort. The executive's utility-maximizing personal investment and work effort strategy is derived in closed-form, and an indifference utility rationale is demonstrated to determine his required compensation. Our results have implications for the practical and theoretical assessment of executive quality and the benefits of performance contracting. Assuming knowledge of the company's non-systematic risk, our executive's unconstrained own-company investment identifies his work effectiveness (i.e. quality), and also reflects work effort that establishes a base-level that performance contracting should seek to exceed.
An easy numerical handling of time-dependent problems with complicated geometries, free moving boundaries and interfaces, or oscillating solutions is of great importance for many applications, e.g., in fluid dynamics (free surface and multiphase flows, fluid-structure interactions [22, 18, 24]), failure mechanics (crack growth and propagation [4]), magnetohydrodynamics (accretion disks, jets and cloud simulation [6]), biophysics and -chemistry. Appropriate discretizations, so-called mesh-less methods, have been developed during the last decades to meet these challenging demands and to relieve the burden of remeshing and successive mesh generation being faced by the conventional mesh-based methods, [16, 10, 3]. The prearranged mesh is an artificial constraint to ensure compatibility of the mesh-based interpolant schemes, that often conflicts with the real physical conditions of the continuum model. Then, remeshing becomes inevitable, which is not only extremely time- and storage consuming but also the source for numerical errors and hence the gradual loss of computational accuracy. Apart from this advantage, mesh-less methods also lead to fundamentally better approximations regarding aspects, such as smoothness, nonlocal interpolation character, flexible connectivity, refinement and enrichment procedures, [16]. The common idea of mesh-less methods is the discretization of the domain of interest by a finite set of independent, randomly distributed particles moving with a characteristic velocity of the problem. Location and distribution of the particles then account for the time-dependent description of the geometry, data and solution. Thereby, the global solution is linearly superposed from the local information carried by the particles. In classical particle methods [20, 21], the respective weight functions are Dirac distributions which yield solutions in a distributional sense.
Recently we developed a discrete model of elastic rods with symmetric cross section suitable for a fast simulation of quasistatic deformations [33]. The model is based on Kirchhoff's geometrically exact theory of rods. Unlike simple models of "mass & spring" type typically used in VR applications, our model provides a proper coupling of bending and torsion. The computational approach comprises a variational formulation combined with a finite difference discretization of the continuum model. Approximate solutions of the equilibrium equations for sequentially varying boundary conditions are obtained by means of energy minimization using a nonlinear CG method. As the computational performance of our model yields solution times within the range of milliseconds, our approach proves to be sufficient to simulate an interactive manipulation of such flexible rods in virtual reality applications in real time.
Summary. We present a model of exible rods | based on Kirchhoff\\\'s geometrically exact theory | which is suitable for the fast simulation of quasistatic deformations within VR or functional DMU applications. Unlike simple models of \\\"mass & spring\\\" type typically used in VR applications, our model provides a proper coupling of bending and torsion. The computational approach comprises a variational formulation combined with a nite dierence discretization of the continuum model. Approximate solutions of the equilibrium equations for sequentially varying boundary conditions are obtained by means of energy minimization using a nonlinear CG method. The computational performance of our model proves to be sucient for the interactive manipulation of exible cables in assembly simulation.
A Graph-Laplacian approach for calculating the effective thermal conductivity of complicated fiber geometries (2008)
Abstract. An efficient approach to the numerical upscaling of thermal conductivities of fibrous media, e.g. insulation materials, is considered. First, standard cell problems for a second order elliptic equation are formulated for a proper piece of random fibrous structure, following homogenization theory. Next, a graph formed by the fibers is considered, and a second order elliptic equation with suitable boundary conditions is solved on this graph only. Replacing the boundary value problem for the full cell with an auxiliary problem with special boundary conditions on a connected subdomain of highly conductive material is justified in a previous work of the authors. A discretization on the graph is presented here, and error estimates are provided. The efficient implementation of the algorithm is discussed. A number of numerical experiments is presented in order to illustrate the performance of the proposed method.
This paper introduces methods for the detection of anisotropies which are caused by compression of regular three-dimensional point patterns. Isotropy tests based on directional summary statistics and estimators for the compression factor are developed. These allow not only for the detection of anisotropies but also for the estimation of their strength. Using simulated data the power of the methods and the dependence of the power on the intensity, the degree of regularity, and the compression strength are studied. The motivation of this paper is the investigation of anisotropies in the structure of polar ice. Therefore, our methods are applied to the point patterns of centres of air pores extracted from tomographic images of ice cores. This way the presence of anisotropies in the ice caused by the compression of the ice sheet as well as an increase of their strength with increasing depth are shown.
A Lattice Boltzmann Method for immiscible multiphase flow simulations using the Level Set Method (2008)
We consider the lattice Boltzmann method for immiscible multiphase flow simulations. Classical lattice Boltzmann methods for this problem, e.g. the colour gradient method or the free energy approach, can only be applied when density and viscosity ratios are small. Moreover, they use additional fields defined on the whole domain to describe the different phases and model phase separation by special interactions at each node. In contrast, our approach simulates the flow using a single field and separates the fluid phases by a free moving interface. The scheme is based on the lattice Boltzmann method and uses the level set method to compute the evolution of the interface. To couple the fluid phases, we develop new boundary conditions which realise the macroscopic jump conditions at the interface and incorporate surface tension in the lattice Boltzmann framework. Various simulations are presented to validate the numerical scheme, e.g. two-phase channel flows, the Young-Laplace law for a bubble and viscous fingering in a Hele-Shaw cell. The results show that the method is feasible over a wide range of density and viscosity differences.


text:
Having decent furniture in home, makes you feel both loose physically and rationally. Yet, on occasion you need to get all around structured and a la mode furniture for your home yet your necessity is to oblige all the relatives in the house and obviously you can't disregard your relatives and companions who come as visitors for rest over. So would you bargain on style? By no means! You have the choice of custom cowhide sectional sleeper sofas.
You can give your front room a trendy look with satisfying your prerequisites by getting this sort of furniture to your home. The excellence of this sofa is it very well may be balanced in your home effortlessly as it isn't in one piece. On the off chance that the room isn't exceptionally extensive it tends to be put fit as a fiddle that gives a total outfitted look to the room, and for the most part we see this sort of setting. Not at all like customary sofas it gives the solace of discussion to the clients in light of its calculated position. It suits a bigger number of individuals than customary sofas.
Cyrille Abbadie Sofa Saturday December 29th, 2018 21:41:44 PM
Hit One of The Thumbnails Below to Get More Sofa Ideas
Image Detail
1024x768 pixels
Image Format:
Cyrille Abbadie
Saturday December 29th, 2018 21:41:44 PM
Image Source:
Monthly Archives
Recent Posts
Static Pages


text:
TMZ posts video of Solange Knowles attacking Jay Z
The celebrity gossip website has surveillance video of the alleged incident.
UPDATE: While no one truly knows the reason for the fight between Solange and Jay Z except for the people in the elevator, there has been speculation all over the internet as to what caused the brawl. (Check out our favorites from the comical @WhatJayZSaidtoSolange posts on Twitter in the gallery above.)
A supposed family friend told the Daily Mail that Solange was fed up with Jay Z after he has continuously broken his promise to help his sister-in-law with her career.
Whatever the reason, the air has obviously not been cleared. Every picture of Beyonce, except for one, has been deleted off of Solange's Instagram account.
Read below for the original story:
You can call it a real-life edition of 'Family Feud.' TMZ posted surveillance video which allegedly shows Beyonce's sister Solange attacking Jay Z inside an elevator. Talk about a wild ride.
TMZ reports that the incident went down during the Met Gala last week at the Standard Hotel in New York City. (See which other stars attended the event also in the gallery above.)
In the video, you can see a woman kicking and swinging her arms at a man who appears to be Jay Z. This wasn't a private altercation. There were other people inside the elevator; one of whom tried to hold the woman back. But this girl is a feisty one and was able to get a few more licks in before the doors opened.
Fast forward to the end of the night. TMZ posted video of Beyonce and Jay Z leaving the gala like nothing had happened, while a very visibly upset Solange hopped in the same car as her famous sister. Jay Z, on the other hand, grabbed a different ride. Smart move.


text:
For the inexperienced amongst us....Can you explain why you need to down load mapping programs...what unit you use..if it came with mapping,and if you needed more...why? and what you downloaded to make it do what you needed it to do.
For the inexperienced amongst us....Can you explain why you need to down load mapping programs...what unit you use..if it came with mapping,and if you needed more...why? and what you downloaded to make it do what you needed it to do.
"Always remember that you are unique, just like everyone else."
I admit it. I download the mapping software because I'm a geek and like the updates.
Geocaching Parrotheads
Why can't we get a government sponsered tick eradication program?
Need? hmmmm Makes it easier for me to plan a route if I can see where things are. If I have a day off I can also plan to visit an area that is highly concentrated with caches. The snapshot I've uploaded is unfound caches within 25 miles of my home. I live close to where the crosshairs .
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.~~Albert Einstein~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Many wise words are spoken in jest, but they don't compare with the number of stupid words spoken in earnest. - Sam Levenson (1911 - 1980)
If you would go caching when invited instead of WORK or WOOD or SOCCER you would not have so many close to your house!
You can't have everything. Where would you put it?-Steven Wright
Currently I am using the Garmin GPS 60csx. I bought it at Sam's Club just about a year ago now for $235 while everywhere else was selling it for $350+. I did a ton of research as to GPSr's that hold signal the best as well as looked all over online for free map sources before buying it. It came with Garmin Mapsource but really, the maps with that were included on Mapsource were just as plain as what was already loaded. The best source for free maps that included all the roads including dirt roads and fire lanes (very important in regards to caching) was here. I loaded these onto the memory card using Mapsource and was good to go.
I also started playing with all the different sites that have POI databases on them so I would have the other neccessity for caching...stores, restaurants, and other places with public bathrooms. Once I finally became a premium member, I found that it was also fun to go through and load all my finds as POI files so I can revisit if my dad happens to be in the area and wants a get some caches. After looking at all the other Garmins out there, I'm glad I got the one I did. My dad recently got a PN-40 and even though I'm sure its a great unit, its not for me.
There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and mental illness'. ---Dave Barry
I own three types of Garmins, had a colorado.......Delorme PN-40.......and even have a Suunto Military GPS watch. While Delorme may offer the greatest selection and potential for using maps w/the GPSr....I've never really used them much for geocaching.
I like using Delorme's Topo8 on the laptop, and Garmin's Mapsource for a quick and easy reference tool w/out hogging a ton of memory. On the GPSrs I often use Garmin's City navigator for more accurate roads/streets, and topo for the occassional water or topo lines of reference.
I'm just nuts about geocaching!!


text:
We will be entering 2009 in a few hours, and I would like to take a moment to wish everyone a very happy new year. I hope this will be a wonderful year for everyone, full of joy, success and prosperity.
I'd like to take a moment to remember all those who have lost their lives in the past year while fighting for freedom in Iran, in particular a brave journalist Mr. Yaghoub Mehrnahad (long live his memory). I'd like to take a moment to remember all political prisoners who are spending the New Year in Evin, Gohardasht, Sanandaj, Mahabad, Esfehan and many other prisons, because of their religious beliefs, ethnic identities or political beliefs.
I hope this will be a great year for Iran, the year where we will see the freedom of all political prisoners, end to all human rights violations, and most important of all the year we will see REGIME CHANGE in Iran.
Happy New Year
Systematic Discrimination and Harassment of the Baha'i Community in Iran0 comments - published on Monday, December 29, 2008
The Islamic Regime has been systematically discriminating against the Baha'i Community in Iran for the past 29 years. This discrimination has taken many forms including arrests, questioning by authorities and imprisonment of Bahai's, searches of their homes and businesses, confiscation of personal belongings, school expulsions, and denial of higher education.
On December 18th 2008 the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES 63/191 expressing deep concern over serious human rights violations in Iran. The resolution specifically criticized "increasing discrimination against Baha'is, Christians, Jews, Sufi's, Sunni Muslims and other minorities."
This resolution took particular notice of the attack on Baha'is noting "necessary evidence of efforts by the State to identify and monitor Baha'is, preventing members of the Baha'i faith from attending university, from sustaining themselves economically, and the arrest and detention of seven Baha'i leaders without charge or access to legal representation.
According to the "Canadian Baha'i National Centre" there are currently 26 Baha'is in prison, although the number may be higher, because some individuals are arrested secretly, others are arrested and released after a few days.
Of the 26 people in prison seven (7) of them are Baha'i leaders who saw to the needs of the Baha'i Community in Iran. These individuals are Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi, Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, Mr. Afif Naeimi, Mr. Saeid Rezaie, Mr. Behrouz Tavakkoli, Mr Vahid Tizfahms and Mrs. Mahvash Sabet. These individuals were arrested in March and are currently in the Evin Prison.
Other prisoners include three (3) students who were arrested in Shiraz, Ms. Haleh Rouhi, Ms. Raha Sabet and Mr. Sasan Taqva who are all serving four (4) year prison terms on charges of "indirect teaching of the Baha'i Faith."
Another very significant form of discrimination against Baha'is is systematic denial of higher education. There have been instances of students being expelled from educational institutions, with authorities openly stating that the reason is the fact that they are Baha'is.
Another very significant form of discrimination against Baha'is is systematic denial of higher education. There have been instances of students being expelled from educational institutions, with authorities openly stating that the reason is the fact that they are Baha'is.
Further during the application and enrolment process for the current academic year, it became apparent that most Baha'i students had been identified by the authorities. When the students attempted to go online to get test scores and fill in application forms, they were met with an error page stating that their file was incomplete. Without complete files, enrolment in all public and most private universities in Iran is not possible.
Other forms of discrimination and harassment have included destruction of Baha'i cemeteries and circulation of anti-Baha'i petitions by Regime Agents.
Although the Baha'i Community has been facing systematic discrimination and harassment, they have been active in trying to overcome these obstacles. For example the Baha'i Community has been very active in developing "underground" universities in order to pursue higher education.
Aside from the Baha'i Community's own activities, there are also things we can do as individuals, bloggers and human rights activists, to help their situation. In order to provide some suggestions I have contacted the Canadian Baha'i National Centre and they have been kind enough to offer to help me in this regard. Please stay tuned for my next article which will focus on what can be done to fight against discrimination and harassment of the Baha'i Community in Iran.
Sayeh Hassan
Kidnapping of Mr. Ismail Jafari, a Journalist in Bushehr0 comments - published on Monday, December 29, 2008
Islamic Regime security forces in the province of Busher have attacked Mr. Ismail Jafaris' residence and too him to an unknown location.
Mr. Jafari is a brave journalist in Bousher who reports on the problems which the people in Busher face because of the Islamic Regime who has invaded Iran.
Because of the publications of photos of a protest by workers of "Daryayiye Sadra" Company he was arrested and sentenced to five (5) months of imprisonment. Although he had just received his jail sentence and was in the process of appealing it, unfortunately he was attacked by security forces and taken to an unknown location. The efforts of his family to find out information about his whereabouts have been unsuccessful so far.
The Marzeporgohar Party announces that it holds the Islamic Regime strictly responsible for the health and well being of Mr. Jafari.
The Marzeporgohar is extremely concerned about the health and well being of Mr. Jafari and urges all human rights and political organization to take immediate action to help free Mr. Jafari.
Long live Iran
Down with islamic republic
Marze por Gohar Party
Transfer of Behnam Tutunchi to the Central Prison in the City of Sanandaj0 comments - published on Sunday, December 28, 2008
Student Council of Defense of Human Rights in Kurdistan: After 36 days of imprisonment the Kurdish journalist Mr. Bahman Tutunchi was transferred to the Central prison in the City of Sanandaj on December 24th 2008.
Mr. Tutunchi was arrested on November 18th 2008 by the Regime Agents after his home was searched. In a conversation with members of his family, they stated their grave concern over the health and well being of Mr. Tutunchi.
Mr. Tutunchi was convicted of working with a very active political organization in Kurdistan. Mr. Tutunchi is an independent journalist and also was an executive board member of a weekly journal called "Kereftu". Due to extreme pressure from the Ministry of Intelligence he was forced to resign from that position last year.
An Interview with Mohammad Sharif: Concern over Ronak Safazadeh's File0 comments - published on Sunday, December 28, 2008
Student Council of Defense of Human Rights in Kurdistan: Ronak Safazadeh was arrested on October 9th 2007 and although a year has past since her arrest she still remains in pre-trial custody.
In an interview with the Student Council of Defence of Human Rights in Kurdistan Dr. Mohammad Sahrif, Ms. Safazadeh's lawyer stated that although the defence is ready to proceed, the judge has confirmed Ms. Safazadeh's pre-trial detention on eight (8) different occasions.
On March 13th 2008 a court hearing was scheduled in Branch 1 of the Revolutionary Courts and a written and an oral defence was submitted to the court, however no decision has been rendered by the courts.
Mr. Sharif has further stated that he is extremely concerned about the fact that The Court has refused to render a decision to this date. It must be mentioned that in regards to his other client Ms. Hanna Abdi both a judgment at a lower court and at the court of appeal has been rendered but not in Ms. Safazadehs' case. Mr. Sharif is extremely concerned about Ms. Safazadehs' case especially due to the serious charges she is facing (fighting against god).
Two Prisoners have been Transferred to Solitary Ward and are Awaiting Execution0 comments - published on Sunday, December 28, 2008
Student Council of Defense of Human Rights in Kurdistan: Two more prisoners in Ardebil Prison have been transferred to solitary confinement and are awaiting execution.
Mass executions in Iran still continue. According to news received from the Ardebil Prison on Friday December 26th 2008 Mr. Aziz Khosro Zadgan and Mr. Hushang Behrouz who have been imprisoned for the past year have been transferred to the solitary ward of the prison and are awaiting execution.
There is no information about what these individuals have been charged with or whether they have been convicted.
Further last Wednesday December 24th 2008, eight (8) men were executed in Evin Prison. It has been estimated that about 310 people have been executed in the past year in Iran.
Open Letter of Mohammad Sadiq Kaboudvand to the United Nations Secretary General Mr. Ban Ki-moon2 comments - published on Friday, December 19, 2008
Mr. Mohammad Sadiq Kaboudvand, the founder of the Kurdish Human Rights Organization, who was recently sentenced to 11 years of imprisonment, has written an open letter to Mr. Ban Ki-Moon the Secretary General of the United Nations, from Section 8 of the Evin Prison.
In an open letter to Ban Ki-moon the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Mohammad Sadiq Kaboudvand, a human rights activist and the founder of Kurdistan Human Rights Organization criticized the United Nations for its lack of attention to the plight of Kurdish Minorities in Iran.
Mr. Kaboudvand is in the midst of serving an 11 year prison sentence in the Evin Prison.
In his letter Mr. Kaboudvand states:
To the Secretary General of the United Nations Mr. Ban Ki-moon,
The presence of countries with terrible human rights records in the United Nations Commission for Human Rights and their prevention of any positive steps being taken by the Commission to improve and protect human rights globally and particularly in regards to the rights of Kurdish minorities in Iran have caused great concern for Kurdish activists.
Recently the Third Committee of the United Nations General assembly issued a resolution condemning the gross violations of human rights in Iran and in particular the human rights violations faced by the Kurdish Community as well as other ethnic minorities in Iran.
Dear Mr. Secretary General,
Are you aware of the fact that a part of the Iranian population consists of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities? This fact has been denied by the Constitution of the Islamic Republic Regime. They have denied a portion of the Iranian population to keep, protect and nurture their ethnicity, culture and mother tongue.
Although the Kurdish people compose the third largest ethnicity in Iran, their cultural, linguistic, social and political rights are continuously under attack. These people have been suffering for years from discrimination and oppression by the Islamic Regime. The Kurdish people have no social, political or linguistic rights. They have no representation in the national or even local governments in Iran. Kurdish political parties are not allowed to operate and even non-political organizations such as Kurdistan Human Rights Organization are under attack and not allowed to operate.
Dear Mr. Secretary General,
Although the Kurdish people consist less than 15% of the Iran's population, they also make up about half of the number of people executed and subjected to political persecution in the past 10 years. Currently about 50% of the political prisoners consists of Kurds, who have been branded as "security prisoners" or anti-revolutionary prisoners.
Currently tens of these prisoners are on death row awaiting execution or serving very lengthy prison terms.
Dear Mr. Secretary General,
The Kurdish people and Kurdish human rights activists expect human rights organizations as well as international organizations such as the United Nations to take the persecution of ethnic minorities in particular the Kurdish minority seriously and not to ignore such atrocities Our respectful request is for the United Nations to take steps to stop such human rights violations against the Kurdish people in Iran.
Dear. Mr. Secretary General,
Kurdish human rights activists are extremely concerned about human rights violations in particular:
1. Increase in the number of executions, especially the execution of young offenders.
2. Physical and psychological torture in Ministry of Intelligence and police detention centres'.
3. "Legal torture" such as amputation of body parts, stoning, flogging and other physical punishment.
4. Legal inequality between men and women.
5. Lack of legal rights for political prisoners such as lack of access to courts and to a defence counsel.
6. Lack of social, political and human rights for religious minorities.
7. Lack of social, political and human rights for ethnic and linguistic minorities.
8. Lack of freedom for political and social activists and inability for the formation of active womens' and students groups.
9. Lack of freedom of thought and speech, lack of freedom for the media.
10. Surveillance by the police and persecution of social and political activists.
Dear Mr. Secretary General,
Human rights activists in Kurdistan and Iran respectfully request that the United Nations and the United Nations Human Rights Commission pay special attention to the human rights violations in Iran, with particular attention to the persecution of Kurdish minorities and to take steps to help stop these human rights violations and to help the cause of human rights and democracy in Iran.
Yours truly,
Mohammad Sadiq Kaboudvand,
Founder of Kurdistan Human Rights Organization
Evin Prison, Tehran
December 12th 2008
Farzad Kamangar (alias Siamand) (m), aged 32, teacher, trade unionist0 comments - published on Thursday, December 18, 2008
Teacher and trade union member Farzad Kamangar has endured beatings and threats recently. He could still be executed shortly even though his case is still under review.
AI Index: MDE 13/176/2008
18 December 2008
Further Information on UA 147/08 (MDE 13/075/2008, 30 May 2008) and follow-up (MDE 13/094/2008, 11 July 2008) - Death penalty / Torture and ill-treatment
Members of Kurdish minority:
Farzad Kamangar (alias Siamand) (m), aged 32, teacher, trade unionist
Ali Heydariyan (m)
Farhad Vakili (m)
On 24 November, prison guards entered Farzad Kamangar's cell in Section 209 of Tehran's Evin prison. It is reported that the prison guards beat Farzad Kamangar, threatened him with execution, and took him out of the cell, along with some of his personal belongings. Later that day, another prisoner reported seeing him in the prison clinic, apparently unconscious. Farzad Kamangar is now believed to have been returned to his cell.
In Iran, the removal of a detainee from their cell often signals that the person may be executed imminently. Amnesty International is therefore concerned that despite a review of his case being underway, Farzad Kamangar remains at risk of execution.
Farzad Kamangar was arrested by Ministry of Intelligence officials along with two other members of the Kurdish minority, Ali Heydariyan and Farhad Vakili, in Tehran around July 2006. The three men were sentenced to death on 25 February 2008 after being convicted of "moharebeh" (enmity towards God), a charge levelled against those accused of taking up arms against the state, in connection with their alleged membership of the armed group, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
Ali Heydariyan and Farhad Vakili also received additional sentences of 10 years' imprisonment for forging documents. Under Iranian law, they must serve their prison sentences before being executed. The death sentences of all three men were upheld by the Supreme Court. However, Farzad Kamangar's lawyer has submitted his case to a judicial review panel in an effort to have his death sentence overturned. Under Iranian law, death sentences cannot be carried out while under review.
Prior to his trial, Farzad Kamangar was held incommunicado, tortured and otherwise ill-treated, including by being beaten, flogged, and electrocuted. He is now said to suffer from spasms in his arms and legs. He was tried in unfair proceedings, during which his access to his lawyer was restricted. Farzad Kamangar has been prohibited, on several occasions and for prolonged periods of time, from seeing his lawyer and family members.
Kurds, who are one of Iran's minorities, live mainly in the west and north-west of the country, in the province of Kordestan and neighbouring provinces bordering Kurdish areas of Turkey and Iraq. For many years, some Kurdish political parties such as the Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) and Komala – all of which are illegal in Iran – have taken up arms against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Another armed group, the Kurdistan Independent Life Party (PJAK), continues to carry out armed attacks against Iranian security and government. Iran has accused foreign governments of fomenting unrest among the country's ethnic minorities.
The scope of capital crimes in Iran remains extremely broad. Judges have discretionary powers to impose the death penalty for certain offences, including those relating to national security. No other person convicted of membership of the PKK has been sentenced to death.
Ronak Safazadeh is not being Allowed to Seek Medical Attention0 comments - published on Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Student Council of Defense of Human Rights in Kurdistan: Ronak Safazadeh is a student, a women's rights activist as well as a member of Azarmehr Association of Women of Kurdistan and a member of One Million Signature Campaign. Ms. Safazedeh has been in pre-trial custody for 15 months and still no trial date has been set for her case.
As a result of severe physical and psychological torture, as well as terrible prison conditions she suffers from numerous illnesses and requires immediate medical attention outside of prison.
Although Ms. Safazadeh's family and lawyer have requested medical treatment for her, no attention has been paid to this request by prison officials and Revolutionary Court in Sanandaj. It must be mentioned that Ms. Safazadeh suffers from very serious infections, especially in her ear and teeth which has gotten much worse in the recent days, yet the authorities have refused for the fourth time to allow her to seek medical attention outside of prison.
The Judiciary is "not Aware" of Hanna Abdi's Exile to Razn Prison in Hamedan0 comments - published on Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Student Council of Defense of Human Rights in Kurdistan: Although 14 months has passed since the arrest of Hana Abdi and two months since she was exiled to Razn Prison in the City of Hamedan, her family's efforts to secure a 10 day prison leave for her have not been successful.
A few days ago Ms. Abdi's family went to the Revolutionary Courts in the city of Sanandaj to follow up on her case, however the judge in charge of Ms. Abdi's case claimed that he knew nothing about her exile, and the file was transferred to the court of appeal for review.
The fact that the Judge on her file has claimed that he knows nothing about her exile has caused her family great concern.
Ms. Abdi has been charged with acting against national security and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment and exile to Razn Prison in the city of Hamedan.
Increased Number of Arrests in the City of Orumiyeh0 comments - published on Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Student Council of Defense of Human Rights in Kurdistan: In the past few days security forces have started arresting a number of residents of Margawar near the City of Orumiyeh.
Also Mr. Saeed Fahim Ibrahimi, the resident of Gerdoan Margwar and Vahid Abdollah Zadeh, the resident of the Village of Dijez were also arrested and are currently in detention centre of Ministry of Intelligence in the City of Oroumiyeh.
These individuals have been charged with being members of Kurdish Opposition Groups.
Further number of other individuals are under surveillance by the security forces and the number of arrests in this area has been more than it has actually been reported.
Student Council of Defense of Human Rights in Kurdistan: A Kurdish activist Mr. Naser Sabri, resident of Yek-Lange Tilakoo, from the city of Kamyaran was arrested one month ago by the Ministry of Intelligence Officials and has not been heard of since.
Student Council of Defense of Human Rights in Kurdistan: After the funeral of a Sepah-e Pasdaran official Saeed Mohammad Rasuli a Kurdish activist Mr. Behzad Jamei was arrested for filming the funeral with his mobile phone and since then he has been summoned to the Ministry of Intelligence office for questioning a number of times.
Further, Security forces have searched Mr. Jamei's home numerous times and have confiscated a number of his personal belongings including his computer and his books.
It has been reported that the deceased Sepha'e Pasdaran official has lost his life in an armed conflict with Guerillas from Kurdisan Hayat Azad Party.
Mr. Rafigh Zolghadr has been Subjected to Severe Torture while in Detention0 comments - published on Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Student Council of Defense of Human Rights in Kurdistan: A Kurdish Activists Mr. Rafigh Zolghadr's who was arrested 20 days ago is being subjected to severe physical and psychological torture, in the Sepahe Pasdaran detention Centre.
Sepahe Pasdaran officials attacked Mr. Zolghadr's home at 3:00 am 20 days ago and after searching his home they arrested and transferred him to the Sepahe Pasdaran Detention Centre.
In an interview with Student Council of Human Rights in Kurdistan a family member of Mr. Zolghadr has indicated that they were able to have a five (5) minute visit with him, where they saw that Mr. Zolghadr had been severely tortured. According to this family member Mr. Zolghadr has told this family member that he was forcefully undressed, cold water was thrown on him and then he was whipped mercilessly.
Tonight I am dedicating my post the real heros' of the student movement, those who are fighting against the Islamic Regime IN Iran. In the past few days I have come across these amazing videos, of brave Iranian Students questioning and standing up against the Regime. To be in Iran and do what they do is nothing short of amazing.
These are the two videos I found of the 16 Azar Demonstrations Video 1, for those of you who do not speak Farsi, in the first video the students are playing the pre-revolution national anthem "Ey Iran", and seconds later it seems like the students are being attacked by the Regime Agents, perhaps the Basij who are screaming "mikosham, mikosham, harke baradam kosht" meaning I will kill, I will kill whoever killed my brother.
In the second Video In the second video the students are chanting "Marg bar dictator" meaning death to dictator, and "Niruye Entezami khejalat, khejalat" meaning Security Forces, shame, shame.
This one is of a student in Shiraz University Video I am still amazed about this one, to be in Iran and to say I hate Ahmadinejad... to be in Iran and oppose the Regime knowing the risks, while so called student leaders in the United States are insisting on working within the legal framework of the Islamic Regime...
The student movement is strong and very much alive, no doubt about it...There are real heros, faceless, brave and strong and tonight I am dedicating my post to all of those faceless Iranian Heros.
Long Live the Student Movement
Kurdish Students in Tehran University Will Not Participate in Student Day Demonstrations This Year0 comments - published on Friday, December 05, 2008
The Kurdish Students in Tehran University have issued a statement on December 5th 2008 indicating that due to the undemocratic nature of not only the Islamic Regime but also the various opposition groups and organizations against Kurdish people, they will not be participating in the Student Day demonstrations this year.
Please find their Farsi statement here…
Student Counil of Human Rights in Kurdistan
No News About Ehsan Topoz's Whereabouts/Exile of Kurdish Prisoners0 comments - published on Friday, December 05, 2008
Mr. Topoz is a political prisoner who was sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment on charges of membership in Kurdistan Workers Party. He has been serving his sentence in the Omrumiye Prison for the past 2.5 years, however five (5) days ago he was taken to an unknown location and there has been no news about his whereabouts since that time.
Mr. Topoz was a very active participant in the nationwide hunger strike of the Kurdish Political Prisoners and his "exile" from Orumiyeh Prison maybe related to the role he played in the hunger strike.
Mr. Topoz is 30 years old and suffers from numerous illnesses. The 47 day nationwide hunger strike he participated in led to his health suffering even more and there is great concern for his health and well being.
The Officials of the Orumiyeh Prison had threatened political prisoners with exile if they were to take part in the hunger strike, however once the hunger strike got underway they started negotiating with the prisoners and promised to meet some of their demands.
It has been reported that three (3) other political prisoners in Orumiyeh Prison have been exiled to the cities of Ghazvin, Tabriz and Ardebil in the past few days.
Mr. Omar chapraz who is 32 years old and is serving a 13 year prison sentence for membership in the Kurdistan Workers Party has been exiled to Ardebil Prison. Mr. Jomhur Azghuch who is 53 years old has been transferred to Tabriz Prison and Mr. Changiz Amouyi has been exiled to Ghazvin Prison. Before their transfers these prisoners were informed that they would have to serve seven (7) years of their sentence in exile.
Further the crack down on Kurdish women and student activists continues and this maybe a technique used by the Regime to prevent any further nationwide action by the Kurdish prisoners and activists.
Student Council of Human Rights in Kurdistan
According to the latest news received about Mr. Khazar Rasoul Morout, he has had his visitation rights revoked along with another political prisoner Mr. Salar Yareh.
In a conversation with Mr. Morouts' family it was indicated that his family has gone to the prison to try to visit him on many occasions in the past two weeks, however they have not been successful. In fact they have been told by prison officials that political prisoners do not have the same visitation rights as common non-political prisoners. (There is no legal basis for this assertion)
Both Mr. Khazar Rsoul Morouti and Mr. Salar Yareh were residents of "Talavo". They were arrested on August 14t 2008 when they were attacked and arrested by "Sepah" Officials while returning from their family farm. They were both subjected to brutal torture before being transferred to "Mezbur' Prison. Further they informed their families that they were taken to an unknown location on August 20th 2008, while blindfolded and threatened into signing some "unknown" documents.
It must be mentioned that Mr. Morout was a literature major at Orumiye University as well as a "mother tongue" activist who was teaching Kurdish language at an organization called "Suma".
Student Council of Human Rights in Kurdistan
Introduction to a new Human Rights Organization4 comments - published on Wednesday, December 03, 2008
I would like to bring everyones' attention to a new human rights organization
کانون دانشجویان مدافع حقوق بشر کردستان which is an organization created by Kurdish students with the goal of bringing awareness about the recent crackdown on Kurdish Students by the Islamic Regime.
As many of you may be aware, in the past few months many Kurdish students have been expelled from University, many more have been arrested and are being held without charge. Also numerous student activists have been sentenced to very long prison terms (8+ years). This new group is dedicated to bringing awareness about this new wave of crackdown and to keep us updated about the latest news coming from inside Iran.
I invite everyone to visit this site; I believe there is a lot of useful and accurate information on it.
Dear Readers,
I have not been able to keep my blog updated in the last little while, as I have been extremely busy with a number of projects. I have received numerous emails from readers who are concerned about the lack of updated news on my blog for the last little while so I thought I would fill everyone in on what I have been working on.
1. As many of you may be aware recently the Islamic Regime has started a major crackdown on Kurdish Students, which has included expulsion, arrests and extremely lengthy and unusual prison terms. I have been working with some friends inside and outside of Iran on a campaign in this regard. It will be a little while before we get that going, but that has taken up a lot of my time.
2. I recently received numerous emails and comments on my blog asking me to focus on religious minorities who are facing persecution in Iran, and in particular to write more about the persecution of Bahai Community. To that end I have made contact with the Canadian Bahai National Centre in Toronto to become more informed and up to date about the persecution of Bahai Community in Iran. (In fact I just came back from a meeting with them) I will write something about this group and their activities as well as our meeting in the very near future. As well expect to hear a lot more about the persecution of Bahai Community in Iran in the near future.
3. Recently an article was published in the Macleans Magazine titled Why did the Foreign Affairs Department rebuff a witness in the Kazemi affair? Which indicates that the Canadian Government has turned away a very valuable witness who may have been helpful in the prosecution of those responsible for Zahra Kazemi's death. I have also been trying to publicize this issue as much as possible in any way that I can.
4. Of course I have also been translating, translating and translating...
5. I have also been looking into making a website which I think would be much more effective than a blog.
To make the long story short I am here and working very hard, although my blog may not reflect that at the moment. Currently I am in an "organization" stage which I think is crucial if I want to be effective in what I do. Please remain tuned for all the new developments which should be on my blog very soon. In the meantime please keep your comments and suggestions coming...


text:
Steve McCarthy, a veteran defenseman who spent last season in the KHL, was traded to Atlanta for future considerations a day after clearing waivers.
The 28-year-old appeared in two preseason games as a Duck, collecting one assist and seven penalty minutes. His trade leaves the team with five defensemen (Brendan Mikkelson, Jassen Cullimore, Sheldon Brookbank, Mark Mitera, Luca Sbisa) in the running for two roster spots.
Continue reading "McCarthy traded to Atlanta" »


text:
WARNING: This is the MOST PAINFUL interview we've ever watched -- an L.A. news anchor just mistook Samuel L. Jackson for Laurence Fishburne ... on live TV ... and Sam Jackson completely lost it.
Jackson was sitting for an interview about his new movie "RoboCop" this morning on KTLA -- and for some reason, Entertainment anchor Sam Rubin decided to ask Sam Jackson about his new Super Bowl commercial.
But there's a HUGE problem -- because Sam Jackson did NOT do a Super Bowl commercial this year. Laurence Fishburne did. And that's when Sam Jackson GOES OFF on Rubin.
Rubin scrambles like 90s cable porn ... and desperately tried to apologize ... but Jackson will NOT let him off the hook. It's amazing.
Sam Rubin is not having a good day ... and it just got worse.
Hours after the KTLA reporter got his ass REAMED by Samuel L. Jackson for mistaking him for Laurence Fishburne during a live interview, he tried to take TMZ to task for the way we covered the story.
Problems is, TMZ doesn't like being taken to task ... especially when we're right.
That's when Evan stepped in and engaged Rubin in an enlightening civil discussion about their respectful disagreements ... just kidding ... THEY WENT OFF ON EACH OTHER!!!!!
It was all out war on "TMZ Live" .... ya gotta check out the clip!!!!!


text:
My Sister's Breasts
J.M. Christopher
Published by J.M. Christopher at Smashwords
First edition ©2016
Electronic edition ©2016
Published in the United States of America
Copyright 2016 by J.M. Christopher at E-Spice Productions
Published in the United States of America
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations for reviews.
The characters and events written about in this book are completely fictional. Any resemblance between the characters and persons, living or dead, is coincidental.
This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.
My Sister's Breasts
By J.M. Christopher
I already know what you're thinking. This is going to be some incest story between a brother and a sister who discover just how attracted they are to each other. You couldn't be more wrong.


text:
Copying notes is old school
Let DigiChart take care of the follow-up work. This innovative technology lets you digitalize notes from the flip chart with a single click.
Time-consuming tasks like typing meeting notes and photocopying or scanning large pages become a thing of the past. You can edit notes and ideas, share them with others, and work on them together within a matter of seconds, all at the push of a Plug and Play button. Some people still use flip charts, but at Park Inn by Radisson, we prefer smart charts.


text:
Shredded apple replaces some of the oil and keeps the cake moist in these cinnamon-spiked cupcakes. There is a generous amount of fluffy marshmallow frosting to mound or pipe on top for a festive look. Be sure to frost them right after you make the frosting—it stiffens as it stands and becomes more difficult to spread.
1 1/2 cups shredded peeled apples
1/2 cup diced dried apples
3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar, plus 3/4 cup, divided
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, divided
1/3 cup canola oil
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
3/4 cup cake flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup nonfat buttermilk
1 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup water
4 teaspoons dried egg whites (see Note), reconstituted according to package directions (equivalent to 2 egg whites)
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
Pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus more for garnish
To prepare cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 12 (1/2-cup) muffin cups with cupcake liners or coat with cooking spray.
Combine shredded and dried apples in a bowl with 3 tablespoons brown sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Set aside. Beat oil and the remaining 3/4 cup brown sugar in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until well combined. Beat in eggs one at a time until combined. Add vanilla, increase speed to high and beat for 1 minute.
Whisk whole-wheat flour, cake flour, baking soda, salt and the remaining 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl.
With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the dry ingredients and buttermilk to the batter, starting and ending with dry ingredients and scraping the sides of the bowl as needed, until just combined. Stir in the reserved apple mixture until just combined. Divide the batter among the prepared muffin cups. (The cups will be full.)
Bake the cupcakes until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean, 20 to 22 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack for at least 1 hour before frosting.
To prepare frosting: Bring 2 inches of water to a simmer in the bottom of a double boiler (see Tip). Combine 1 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup water in the top of the double boiler. Heat over the simmering water, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes. Add reconstituted egg whites, cream of tartar and pinch of salt. Beat with an electric mixer on high speed until the mixture is glossy and thick, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove the top pan from the heat and continue beating for 1 minute more to cool. Add vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and beat on low just to combine. Spread or pipe the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes and sprinkle cinnamon on top, if desired.
Tips & Notes
Make Ahead Tip: Store unfrosted cupcakes airtight at room temperature for up to 1 day. | Equipment: 12 (1/2-cup) muffin cups
Ingredient Note: Dried egg whites are pasteurized so this product is a wise choice in dishes that call for an uncooked meringue. Look for brands like Just Whites in the baking or natural-foods section of most supermarkets or online at bakerscatalogue.com.
Recipe by EatingWell.com
© Meredith Corporation. All rights reserved. Used with permission.


text:
On an annual basis, Audit and Advisory Services (A&AS) completes a risk assessment and develops a strategic audit plan, which is presented to the Board of Trustees for approval. The most successful audit projects are those in which the audit team and auditee consider themselves as consultant and client. Understanding and applying this concept tends to foster a more constructive working relationship and can result in improved operations for the department under review. Although every audit is unique, similarities can be found in each one. The typical audit process consists of:
Preliminary Survey, Research and Audit Program Development
The general purpose and scope of the audit are defined in the audit plan approved by the Board of Trustees. The scope of the audit is further refined by performing a survey that may include prior A&AS audit history, reports and management letters from external auditors, CSU structure and organization, CSU policies and procedures, state and federal regulations, industry/professional association information, discussions with chancellor's office executive management, on-site visits with campus subject matter experts or management, and other pertinent data. This provides A&AS with information on any significant risks, the CSU control framework, compliance requirements, and general background on the audit topic.
The areas within the audit topic that pose the highest risk to the CSU are determined, the audit scope and objectives are finalized, and the audit program is developed based on the selected audit scope and objectives. Within the audit program, audit tests and applicable criteria are identified for each objective. An internal control questionnaire and request for documents are also developed.
If the audit has been performed in the past, the prior audit program may be used as a basis for the current audit. However, a preliminary survey and research will still be performed to ensure that appropriate updates are made.
At the campus level, the preliminary survey primarily consists of client completion of the internal control questionnaire and document request. This survey helps evaluate internal controls related to the recording of business transactions, safeguarding university assets, compliance with university policies, and promotion of operational efficiency. If the audit team finds adequate internal controls and sound operating procedures in place, they will proceed to the internal control/transaction testing stage. However, if the audit team detects a significant internal control deficiency during the survey stage, an audit finding is written immediately.
Entrance ConferenceThe entrance conference provides the opportunity for the audit team and client to discuss the scope and schedule for the audit. We schedule a mutually agreeable time for the entrance conference, which is held at the client's location. At the meeting, the audit team outlines audit objectives, approximate time schedules, types of auditing tests, and the process of reporting. Entrance conferences are typically held with chancellor's office management at the start of each new audit subject area, as well as with campus management at the start of fieldwork on each campus.
We make every effort to minimize any disruption of regular departmental routines and avoid seasonal busy periods. The client may designate a member of the department staff as the primary contact person for audit team questions and assistance. Any areas of concern the client would like to have reviewed by the audit team should be brought up at this stage.
Internal Control/Transaction TestingThe auditor may perform a variety of audit techniques, including inspections and observations of processes; interviews and inquiries of personnel; transaction testing of reports, invoices, and other types of records; and performance of computations, comparisons, and other types of analysis for evidence that the internal controls described in the preliminary survey stage are actually in place and functioning as intended. When such evidence is found for a sample of transactions or records, we conclude that established procedures are being followed and the level of compliance with internal controls is adequate. When a strong system of internal controls is in place and followed, we are confident that the data generated by the transactions can be relied upon as accurate and that administrative policies are being carried out.
Audit Findings
The audit team may find one or more opportunities and/or deficiencies during the course of a typical audit. They will bring all potential audit findings to the client's attention as they are identified to ensure that the audit team has been provided with all the relevant facts. At the end of the fieldwork stage, the audit team conducts an informal exit conference to review all findings with the client.
Audit Report Writing and Wrap-upAfter fieldwork is complete, the audit team completes its workpapers and prepares a draft report, which includes identification of audit scope and objectives; an overall audit opinion; audit findings inclusive of condition, criteria, cause and effect; and recommendations for remediation or improvement. After the draft report is reviewed by A&AS management, it is sent to client management for review and comment.
Formal Exit ConferenceThe client has the option to forgo the formal exit conference, or to request scheduling of a formal exit conference to discuss the results. If the client decides to forgo the formal exit conference, he/she may still request minor changes to the audit report, which will be discussed with the relevant audit management and proposed to the vice chancellor and chief audit officer (VCCAO) for approval. Any findings determined to be of a minor nature will be removed from the report and be included in a letter of minor findings submitted to the client along with a revised report. A "Client Satisfaction Survey" will also be given to the client audit contact.
Reply to Report
After the formal exit conference or acceptance of option to forgo the formal exit conference, the official transmittal to the client consists of the incomplete draft report and, if needed, a formal report of minor findings. Within 15 days, the client must respond only to the recommendations in the draft report. The 15-day reply period begins on the date the letter and report are submitted to the client. All replies must include a corrective action plan with a time estimate for completion for each finding.
Acceptance of Audit ReportThe responses will be included with the audit report and forwarded to the chancellor with the VCCAO's recommendation for acceptance. Once accepted by the chancellor, a final campus report is posted on the A&AS website. Notification letters providing a link to the audit reports are sent to the Board of Trustees, California State Auditor, Committee on Higher Education, Joint Legislative Audit Committee, Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Department of Finance, and Legislative Analyst's Office. In addition, each of the campus presidents and the CSU Advocacy State Relations department receive emails with a link indicating that reports have been posted to the A&AS website.
Follow-UpThe client will communicate to the VCCAO in writing on the progress made in implementing corrective actions noted in the audit report. The VCCAO or designee will review the responsiveness of the corrective action taken and determine whether additional action may be required. In certain instances, it may be necessary to revisit the client to ascertain whether the corrective action taken is achieving the desired results; however, as a rule, we ask the client to provide appropriate documentation to support the corrective action. Reports of follow-up activity will be made at each meeting of the Committee on Audit. This follow-up report is referred to as the "Matrix."


text:
Το καλάθι είναι άδειο
Corning is one of the world's leading innovators in materials science. For more than 160 years, Corning has applied its unparalleled expertise in specialty glass, ceramics, and optical physics to develop products that have transformed people's lives. Today, Corning's products enable diverse industries such as consumer electronics, telecommunications, transportation, and life sciences. Learn more about how Corning collaborates closely with customers and applies its unique combination of material and process expertise to solve tough technology challenges.


text:
20756 Surnames | 136320 Records | 2776 Reunions
Dead Fred asks:Are you a Desperate Genealogist?
Click the e-book above for details!
Dead Fred's Genealogy Photo Archive, a free, fun photo genealogy research web site devoted to helping you visualize your heritage!
Photo Thumbnail
Click image for
larger view.
Order The Desperate Genealogist's Idea Book: Creative Ways to Outsmart Your Elusive Ancestors (eBook).You can also order The Desperate Genealogist's Idea Book in hardcopy format by clicking here.
Photo #57477
Last Name: Nicol
First Name : David
Middle Name:
Subject's City:
Subject's State:
Subject's County:
Subject's Country: Canada
Date: 1851-1900
Photographer's City:
Photographer's State:
Type** : PRT
Comments: David Nicol (Nee: ) | Canada | 1851-1900 | Comments: This portrait of David Nicol appears on the illustration page facing page 132 in The Canadian Horticulturist, vol.XV, no.5, 1892. There is a biographical sketch of him on pages 132-133 of that volume. Mr. Nicol, of Cataraqui, Canada was a man of wide experience and deeply involved in horticulture. He was born June 1, 1847 in Montrose, Forfarshire, Scotland. His father was Daniel Nicol. In 1854 David moved to Canada.
Digital Image Only? YES
Everyone Listed In This Photo:
To view all records posted by this submitter, click here:
Search Photos | Post Photos | Surnames | Mysteries | Annuals
Meet Fred | Testimonials | Media | Archivists | FAQs
Contact Us | Groups | Links | Your Own Search Box | Marketplace
Privacy Policy | Terms of Service
Free genealogy searches for those looking into their family history.
© 2001-2019 DeadFred.com Genealogy Photo Archive
P.O. Box 6937 | Springdale, AR | 72766-6937 | (479) 750-0082
Search Photos
Post Photos
Meet Fred
Media Center
Contact Us
Facebook Group
Your Own Search Box


text:
Your Online Source for Swarovski Crystal, Japanese Seed Beads, Findings, Tools and So Much More
No Minimums... & FREE SHIPPING! on US orders over $25.00
Sign Up for our Newsletter & Receive Exclusive Updates of SALES, New Products, Special Offers, and Much More!
Add to Cart
ParaWire is famous for making only the highest quality craft wire and at the best prices and made in the USA.


text:
The 2019 Honda Civic Sedan has raised the bar again in the compact car category with sleek, aggressive bodylines and a multitude of luxury upgrades. The Civic delivers a level of excitement and function that makes it the smart choice for the modern driver.
$189.00 per month for 36 months. $2,199.00 total due at signing. Details


text:
Our Manager of Styling, Lauren, was inspired by the sunshine of San Francisco when she was building this look for Adria during our Spring 2014 photo shoot. One of the trends for spring we're most excited for is soft dressing and our Soft Pant is the easiest way to start the look. Adria is primed to be the most stylish girl at any block party in her pastel and neutral palette.
To keep Adria's look really easy and stylish, Lauren paired the Soft Pant with our Cropped Raglan Sweater. This sweater comes in five different colors ranging from pretty pink and yellow pastels to basic black. We suggest grabbing one in every color to match back to all of our printed pants.
You can wear just about any shoe with this look! Your favorite booties or heels can dress it up, or go for comfort with our Slip-On Sneaker. Add a Knit Beanie for another touch of effortlessly cool style. Lauren went with black accessories to accentuate the detailed pastel-colored print of the pants.


text:
My Cheek line has been proved back to the early 1700s with evidence that it probably goes back to Anthony was in in Virginia in 1660. While I have all of that line documented I don't have good citations for all of the connections. So that is my real goal for the competition, to have that line fully documented with complete citations. I was really doing well yesterday and got ten done, when I got distracted. I was looking at Ruth Stephens Bluebonnet blog and discovered scrapblogging. I was hooked. So I spent the rest of the day putting together the January Wedding scrapblog that you can see below. Anyway I am now at 10 citations and looking for a way to stay focussed.
Tag Archives: geneablog games
Day One Totals


text:
Jai Lava Kusa to have three TeasersJuly 03, 2017 09:16
Young Tiger NTR for the first time in his career is essaying a triple role in his upcoming movie Jai Lava Kusa. There are even talks that one among them will have negative shades. KS Ravindra (Bobby) is directing this mass and action entertainer which is under shoot. The first teaser of the film will be out on July 6th and the makers revealed that three different teasers will be released which will reveal about the three characters Jai, Lava and Kusa.
Tarak's performance is said to be the major highlight of Jai Lava Kusa and Nivetha Thomas, Rashi Khanna are the female leads. The makers are in plans to release the film on September 21st during Dasara. Devi Sri Prasad is the music composer and Kalyanram Nandamuri is the producer. NTR is sweating out for the role and he pinned all his hopes on the film. The movie surprised everyone with the pre-release business and it has been sold out in all the territories.


text:
Major Section: MISCELLANEOUS
Example Forms: (pseudo-termp '(car (cons x 'nil))) ; has value t (pseudo-termp '(car x y z)) ; also has value t! (pseudo-termp '(delta (h x))) ; has value t (pseudo-termp '(delta (h x) . 7)) ; has value nil (not a true-listp) (pseudo-termp '((lambda (x) (car x)) b)) ; has value t (pseudo-termp '(if x y 123)) ; has value nil (123 is not quoted) (pseudo-termp '(if x y '123)) ; has value tIf
x is the quotation of a term, then
(pseudo-termp x) is
However, if
x is not the quotation of a term it is not necessarily
the case that
(pseudo-termp x) is
See term for a discussion of the various meanings of the word
``term'' in ACL2. In its most strict sense, a term is either a
legal variable symbol, a quoted constant, or the application of an
n-ary function symbol or closed
lambda-expression to
n terms. By
``legal variable symbol'' we exclude constant symbols, such as
nil, and
*ts-rational*. By ``quoted constants'' we include
't (aka
(quote t)),
'31, etc., and exclude constant names such as
nil and
*ts-rational*, unquoted constants such as
31 or
1/2, and
quote expressions such as
(quote 3 4). By ``closed
lambda expression'' we exclude expressions, such as
(lambda (x) (cons x y)), containing free variables in their bodies.
Terms typed by the user are translated into strict terms for
internal use in ACL2.
The predicate
termp checks this strict sense of ``term'' with
respect to a given ACL2 logical world; See world. Many ACL2
functions, such as the rewriter, require certain of their arguments
to satisfy
termp. However, as of this writing,
termp is in
mode and thus cannot be used effectively in conjectures to be
proved. Furthermore, if regarded simply from the perspective of an
effective guard for a term-processing function,
termp checks many
irrelevant things. (Does it really matter that the variable symbols
encountered never start and end with an asterisk?) For these
reasons, we have introduced the notion of a ``pseudo-term'' and
embodied it in the predicate
pseudo-termp, which is easier to
check, does not require the logical world as input, has
mode, and is often perfectly suitable as a guard on term-processing
pseudo-termp is either a symbol, a true list of length 2
beginning with the word
quote, the application of an
lambda expression to a true list of
n pseudo-terms, or
the application of a symbol to a true list of
By an ``
n-ary pseudo-
lambda expression'' we mean an expression
of the form
(lambda (v1 ... vn) pterm), where the
vi are
symbols (but not necessarily distinct legal variable symbols) and
pterm is a
Metafunctions may use
pseudo-termp as a guard.