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Tag: Jac
Question of the day.
Congratulations, you just gave birth to triplets! Two girls, one boy. Their names start with S, M, and J. What do you name them?
My answer:
This one's gonna be super rambly, because this is the kind of question that Bibiels like best, yay! Yeah, I think most of you know by now that, as much as I don't want and don't plan to have kids, on the other hand I'd love to have a lot of them for the sake of naming them. On a side note, my cousin just gave birth to a boy a few days ago and earlier on during her pregnancy I was very thrilled to help her find the right baby name. Now I'm quite thrilled that she actually named her baby really well, even if not necessarily what I would call my style but obviously that doesn't matter. Anyways, back to the question.
Hm… so of course for me that would depend what language we're working with specifically, or whether it could be any language. If we're thinking realistically, I can only use names that work in Polish –
either because they're used in Polish or because they don't pose any linguistic challenges – since I live in Poland and am Polish myself, and while I love a lot of names from other cultures, I'm not a fan of too much name importing when it comes to Polish language, unless you are a mixed family, have a mixed background yourself or live abroad/live in Poland but aren't Polish, as the result will usually be that your child's name will be considered rather pretentious, and there will be a lot of pronunciation/spelling problems very likely. The first is due to the fact that we had fairly strict naming laws until not very long ago and most people still aren't comfortable outside of them, and the second is because Polish is a phonetic language so if something's spelt different than it is pronounced, it's bound to cause trouble.
So, in Polish, for the S girl I would most certainly use Saskia. Unlike a lot of name nerds I don't really do my favourites rankings, I used to but it's not really helpful with anything for me, but if I were to have one, I'm sure Saskia would be featured somewhere in the top 10 every year for the last 5-6 years or so, I'm absolutely in love with it.
The M girl… I've always liked Milena, but it feels very 90's, so by the time my hypothetical daughter would grow up, it would feel like Melissa or Jennifer does in English now, I suppose, and she wouldn't be too thrilled, and neither would I. And also it's too normal. Oh but hey, speaking of Melissa, I really love it! The problem is, it's hardly fresh anymore in English, and it's weird in Polish. There are Melisas and Melissas in Poland, I even know a Polish YouTuber who has a little Melissa, although I believe she lives somewhere abroad, but I still feel like for an average person, Melissa is more likely to be associated with the plant, you know, the melissa tea and its soporiphic qualities, than a human name. One of the naming laws we'd had is that common nouns couldn't be used as names, except for a few that felt more or less traditional and somehow established themselves for some reason. Thus, I'd be afraid that there is a higher than normal name-calling potential here. But maybe I'm overthinking. My Mum, who's quite narrow-minded when it comes to names, says she doesn't feel like that would be the problem at all. So yeah, maybe Melissa, but maybe not… There are too many beautiful M names for girls. Another name I'd be highly tempted to use is Michalina. Michalina however, is extremely popular and I guess going up every year, so that's a downside. Also, would people think that I'm weird having (or even having had) a cat called Misha and naming my daughter Michalina which is commonly nicknamed to Misia? Probably yes. I don't know if I would/should care about what people would think in this case. And I wonder if it would be a huge discrepancy if I had triplets, of which one would have a highly unusual name (Saskia) and the other a name from top 20. I could go with Michaela (mee-khah-EH-lah of course, not mi-KAY-luh) which is a lot more obscure feminine form of Michał, but… I don't know. I feel like it could be considered very snobbish by some people who don't know that it's been in use, albeit sparse, for ages, and I would hate it if Polish people tried to pronounce it the English way, which I think could happen sometimes because I think people are more acquainted with Michaela as an English name than a Polish one. I wouldn't even be surprised, although would definitely be very disgruntled, if someone tried pronouncing it like Michael but with an a at the end. But I guess I love Michaela pronounced the Polish way even more than Michalina…
Okay, I've made up my mind: I think that while I'm leaning towards Michaela the most, Melis(s)a would be the best in this sibset. I could give her some more common middle in case she'd be teased by other kids about how she makes everyone fall asleep, so that she could use it instead if she wanted.
And for the J boy, well, that's pretty easy, I'm sure most of you already can predict where I'm going to go with this. Jacek is my Polish male name crush and has been forever. The problem with Jacek is, it completely doesn't feel at home with Saskia and Melissa. Jacek is a homey Polish name which peaked in the 60's I believe, and now, while it doesn't seem to have as much of a boomer feel as other names which peaked then to most people, it's definitely out of favour. Also there is a practical problem. My Dad is Jacek, so if I lived with him, it could get a bit too confusing when my Mum would call either of them. But there is a great alternative. Over the last couple years, I think, in a way, this alternative has become evenn more attractive to me than Jacek. It is Jacenty. Jacenty is so vintage that I don't think there are still any people bearing it who are alive, at least as a first name, because as a middle name, it's my grandad's middle. Which, to me, means that, while very retro, it could be ready for a comeback. Also apparently it was most popular in the eastern part of Poland, where my Mum's family comes from. Americans have the 100 years rule when it comes to baby naming, here it doesn't always work but with this name I think it absolutely could. Jacenty is the original name from which Jacek evolved, originally Jacek was only a nickname. And eventually Jacek sort of trampled his ancestor to death, so I really wish someone would finally give Jacenty the credit he deserves and compensate for the neglect he has experienced for so many years. I feel like it's a stronger, more serious and masculine name than Jacek is – even though you can't say Jacek lacks masculinity despite it means hyacinth – it feels sort of more cultured, and I quite like that very very retro feel. Additionally, Jacenty is my great great grandfather's name, so here's another reason why it feels like I SHOULD use this name if I ever had a son. It also matches my overall taste a bit better than Jacek, who feels out of place with other names that I like. It doesn't solve the problem of confusion, because I'd still definitely call him Jacek on a daily basis, or Jacuś, which is a nickname of Jacek, so like a double nickname you could say (we really like diminutives in Poland so you can seriously have a diminutive of a diminutive of a diminutive sometimes) rather than the full form, it would feel extremely overwhelming to call a little boy Jacenty all the time, I'd only do that if he would be misbehaving. 😀 And I'm sure my Mum wouldn't call him that either. But at least his formal name would be different than my Dad's. I think I wrote some time before on here about how I believe there is a risk of muffling ones identity as an individual when using exactly the same family names. So here that risk would be diminished because he'd still have his own full name, and of course a different middle.
So, Saskia, Melissa and Jacenty. Jacenty still stands out as a lot more vintage and traditional, but I think he doesn't feel too mismatched.
If I were to name an English/multilingual triplet set, I think I'd still stick to Saskia. I also really like Sophie or Sofia, but all these Sophie names are too popular for my liking.
For the M girl, I'm tempted to say Millicent because I've recently started liking it a lot. I mean I always did, but recently I just do even more, I also like Millie both as a nickname and a full name. But I'm not sure if Saskia and Millicent go well enough together, guess not. Maybe the earlier variant Melisande would be better, but I'm not fully convinced to that one on a real life person, even a hipothetical one. There are too manyy M names I like. I could use that Michaela but the Mikayla pronunciation and the plethora of spelling variations put me off very effectively, I'd only use it in a country like Sweden where they pronounce it mee-kah-EH-lah. I love Michelle, I seriously do, but it's way too dated and way too common for my liking. Another M name that I've recently started to appreciate more is Marigold. And I think that, while I'm not so much in love with it as I am with Saskia, I'll pick this one because it's nice and fits well with the sister's name.
And for the boy – most definitely Jac(k). – Like, there's no other option. I know Jack feels a lot less complete and unexpected than his sisters, and Jac (the Welsh spelling which I slightly prefer) even more so, but I have no other ideas that I would both love and see fit at the same time. A lot of people consider Jack a very default classic, but I'd make sure that he knows I called him Jac(k) not because I didn't care about what he's going to be called, but it's simply one of my absolutely most favourite names. I could call him something like Jackson, John, Jacob or Jacinto and then call him Jack all the time anyway, but I don't feel like either of these names fit the sisters' names any better, and I like Jac the most as just Jac.
I'm curious what you guys think about Saskia, Marigold and Jac as triplets. 😀
Perhaps the best thing I could do is adjust the sisters' names to Jac to make them fit better. In this case, I'd probably go with Sophie and Millie or something else light and friendly like that. I would be quite satisfied with that but probably not truly fulfilled. 😀 Or maybe I should go Welsh all the way, because Jac would feel like a misspelling withh typically English names like Sophie and millie. In which case, Sophie would become either Soffi or Siriol, which means cheerful, and Millie… maybe Melangell, which is the Welsh version of the Latin name Monacella and the name of one of Welsh saints. As much as I love a lot of M names, with Welsh ones, I can't think of one I'd like very much, and I think Melangell is the best.
And how about your triplets? 🙂
Posted on April 27, 2021 Categories Baby names, My thoughtsTags about me, baby naming, get to know me, given names, Jac, names, naming, Polish names, q&a, question of the day, readers6 Comments on Question of the day.
My Jackophilia.
Recently, one of my penfriends asked me whether I have ever written a post about my Jackophilia – that is, why I like the name Jacek, and Jack, and many other Jac- names, and why I have such a soft spot for people with those names – and if there's any backstory to it. And it's only then that I realised I've never written a post about that. The reason is quite simple, because there is no backstory, nothing that I could clearly point out or no particular event that has started it out. But I thought I'd write a bit more about my Jackophilia anyway.
My Dad's name is Jacek, and since as long as I can remember, I've just loved this name, and, moreover, I thought that if I'd ever want to have a husband, he'll just have to be a Jacek. I didn't have any other criteria. I still remember very vividly when I told my grandma about that, I was maybe 5 or so, and she was shocked: "Oh, but if he'd be an alcoholic?! Would you still want him because his name is Jacek?!". It wasn't that I was in such awe of my Dad, I mean of course, he's my Dad, I love him, but I don't remember ever being quite as enamoured with himself as with his name, so to put it. 😀 All my toys that I felt were more masculine – teddy-bears, figurines, characters in my games – were named Jacek. Even if it meant that there was a whole family with a Dad named Jacek and his two or more sons, also all named Jacek. It's probably good that there is no actual feminine form of Jacek in Polish (OK there is Hiacynta, but that sounds and looks different doesn't it, and we'll talk about that in a minute) or otherwise there wouldn't be any diversity at all, and so at least females had their own unique names. I also felt immediately drawn to people named Jacek. Of course, I've met some Jaceks that I didn't really get along with, and I am aware that there are some pretty nasty ones out there, all sorts of liars, thiefs, greedy, weak-willed, snobbish and two-faced people who don't like to think more than necessary, but most of them are really cool, honest and reliable people. Also, I love book characters called Jacek. If ever in a book a character named Jacek was treated badly by someone, even just spoken negatively about, whatever, my heart broke into pieces. It still does, to an extent, even when that Jacek or Jack is a real villain. I remember when I was perhaps Zofijka's age and read some young adult Polish novel, and there was a girl who was dating a Jacek, and at some point she just realised he's not for her and she doesn't really feel anything for him other than friendship. I knew her decision was right, it was clear in the book they don't fit, yet I was almost crying reading how – in my view- she rejected him and he was so so sad. It was the name Jacek that also opened my eyes for the first time for this weird phenomenon which is the influence of names on personality, which I'm still passionate about and still figuring out. And as a kid I ust loved loads of words with jac in them. I still love the English ones: hijacking for example, it sounds like "Hi, Jack!". Saint Jacek (or Hyacinth) has been my most favourite patron saint ever since. One of my first speech synthesisers was Jacek, and I still have him, it's been over 10 years!!! And now it's possible I'll have to lose him. Oh well we'll see… I love hyacinths – the flowers – but my favourite flower has always been muscari – and I've just recently learnt that they're called blue grape hyacinths in English as well! – I've also heard that there is a gem stone called hyacinth, and if so, I really hope that some day I'll be able to have one in my collection. My best friend was also Jacek.
Just as I started to take an interest in the etymology of the name Jacek, I was also curious if it exists in any other languages, and I asked people if they know how Jacek is in English. Most of them would confusedly say "Dunno, guess Jack…". Jack didn't sound even a bit quite as good as Jacek to me. But Polish people so often do such a weird thing that I can't fully understand. When there is an a in an English word, they'll make things more difficult for themselves and say it as e. So lots of people actually say Jeck, or bleck instead of black, or ket instead of cat. And Jeck sounded awful. But at some point there was a Jack in my ENglish textbook and then I learned that it's JACK, and is written almost like Jacek, and I was over the moon! A lot of Polish Jaceks go sometimes by Jack, even just for fun, but those two names are not related at all. I've always wanted one of my musical crushes to be a Jack. Maybe someday it'll come true. Lemme know if there are any musicians named Jack or something similar that you like, especially not too popular ones that I could like. 😀
Jacek (YAH-tsek) originated as a nickname of Jacenty (yah-TSEN-ti), but is now a short form, and a more common one actually, Jacenty is hardly ever used, it's more common in the east of Poland in people born in 40's or so, but it is NOT popular at all. I like the retro feel of Jacenty and I think it could come back, I mean I would like it to, not that I think it will anytime soon, with Jacek as a diminutive. Jacenty comes from the Greek Hyakinthos – Hyacinth – as in the Greek myth and as in the flower. – THere is also a more fancy, latinate form Hiacynt (HYAH-tsint), and the feminine Hiacynta (hyah-TSIN-tah). I'm not as fond of Hiacynta as I am of the male forms, and Hiacynt sounds a tiny bit too androgynous for my taste and lack masculinity a bit, but for a girl I really like Jacinda, and I love Hyacinth both for a boy and for a girl, even though normally I'm not a big fan of unisex names. There is also a theory that Jacek could be a Slavic name coming from an Old Slavic word that would be something like jać – which means to ride, and thus could mean good rider or something, how cool! – But that doesn't really sound convincing and believable. There is also something like Jack (YAHTSK) in Kashubian language, it is apparently a Kashubian variant of Jacek, and another one is Jacy (YAH-tsi).
Jack, meanwhile, as I hope you Anglophones know without me telling you that 😉 is a nickname of John, which evolved via an earlier diminutive Jankin, which then became Jackin. So not quite an equivalent of Jacek etymologically but who cares. For me it is like Jacek very much, the feel of the name is very similar despite it sounds differently and has vastly different roots.
I love that there are so many expressions, fairytales, nursery rhymes and all with Jack in it, it adds to the feel of the name, that it gives to the personality of a bearer in my opinion.
I don't like every single name that has Jac in it, for example I am not a big fan of Jacob, or Jace, but I do love all the forms of Jack. All the Jackins, Jackies, Jacs, even Jocks and Jockies! They're all so brilliant and so vibrant and each has their own feel that I love. I think the Welsh Jac is my most favourite because of how minimalistic it is but how much inner potential it has. As I said I also love Hyacinth and all its forms, perhaps Hiacynta a little less than the rest. I love Jacqueline and the abundance of her forms too, despite it actually seems to come from Jacques, which comes from the Jacob/James family.
I thought I'd give you just a little bit of an idea how I see those two names – Jack and Jacek – people with them, how I think their names might shape their personalities. Of course, as always, keep in mind that it's not the name that shapes our personality in the first place, that there are genes and so many other things that determine who we are, and that name is just one factor. There are also people who do NOT fit their name's description, simply because their name doesn't fit them and wasn't chosen with enough consideration, and they may experience some sort of a disharmony and conflict in their life and feelings, particularly between what they are like, and what their surroundings expect them to be like. Lastly, people spell their names differently, people have middle names, people use nicknames and often a Jack might in fact be a John, or a Jackson, and his personality will likely reflect it. These are just small, very generalised characteristics of Jack and Jacek, they're not exhaustive. If you are sceptical about any influence a name could possibly have on a person, feel free to just treat the paragraphs below as my imaginings, that I hope to be as objective as possible.
Jack: – Jack is practical, frank and honest, and he expects the same honesty in return. He takes things as they are, doesn't overthink them or analyse overly. He is intelligent and certainly not shallow, but he doesn't like wasting his time on things that don't necessarily need that, and feels uncomfortable around people who are exalted, he has certain difficulty expressing strong positive emotions, it's embarrassing for him. He much prefers being active, and doing something to show his love and dedication, rather than use big words to show it. He is humourous, friendly, and a pleasant companion, who will get along with pretty much anyone, he is also an ambivert. It's only with his loved ones that know him really well that he takes off the protective mask of self-confidence that he wears mostly unconsciously. Only those who know him really well can see his weaknesses, insecurities, some darker and deeper shades to his personality that he sometimes doesn't accept. On a daily basis, it is a mostly happy-go-lucky guy, but with those he feels comfortable with, he can often be changeable and moody. Usually naive in his young years, if life lets him down, he can easily become cynical and imbittered, he may feel let down because he looks at others from his own perspective, expecting frankness and directness, and as a result, his trust is often abused, unless he won't change his ways of interacting with people. Jack himself is very reliable, trustworthy, makes people feel safe around him. Or in any case, he has an ease of making such an impression on people, which could potentially make him a great manipulator, but Jacks are usually empathetic people who have their moral values. He has predispositions to be good at arts, but he needs to develop his taste, he's not born with a mind very perceptive to art but he definitely can shape it, as well as his own, unique and captivating style if he decides to do art seriously. He is flexible and open-minded and learns quickly. Jack is incredibly resilient, responsible, usually quite fit, able to pursue his dreams and put considerable effort into it, mostly calm, but can be very passionate at times. He is adventurous and likes to explore, but also has a huge, often unconscious need for roots, security and stability, home, belonging, and has a strong sense of connection to his family and heritage. He is a traditionalist but at the same time he's usually very liberal in his views. He's down-to-earth, but likes being creative and make things with his hands, be out in nature which inspires paths of his thoughts and imagination in a subtle way, he also loves to engage in sports. He is incredibly sensitive but doesn't like to show it for fear of being vulnerable. He appreciates simplicity – in his surroundings, people's claims and characters, in thinking and speech – and enjoys the simplest things in life the most. Jack usually comes across as very charming, even though he's rarely truly and objectively physically attractive.
Jacek – Jacek is very similar to Jack, especially in his honesty and trustworthiness. He's also a practical thinker and comes across as very charming, as well as friendly, though not as much and as immediately as Jack. Jacek is more complicated, more sensitive, more introverted, more imaginative, has a tendency for being irritable, he is less resilient than Jack, may be needy and slightly immature which makes relationships with him more intricate. He is more egocentric and selfish, but not badly egoistical or anything like that, he just has a hard time looking too far out of his own mind frame. He has a tendency for pensivity and is more of a dreamer than Jack, he is also a bit less outgoing, but not significantly. He's just a decent, nice, conscientious guy, assuming he was brought up well and his upbringing helped those traits to come up properly. He might have his quirks, be eccentric or lead a bohemian lifestyle, he may also often feel misunderstood, or he may just be a bit of an outsider, but if he has to, he will fit in without a clash and he'll adjust to any company he's in.
Jacky is very friendly and outgoing as well, and very charming and lovable, often thought of as attractive, but less honest and might easily get himself into lots of trouble, he usually doesn't find himself the best kind of friends, he wants to be always there where a lot is going on and has a lot of zest but at the same time a really careless attitude to things. But he can be a very emotional being and anxious to please, as well as impressionable. He is egotistic and always wants to be the best, he tries to avoid conflict and live well with everyone that is important for him, and he is very attached to his mother, he also appreciates comfort and luxury in life and might be a little bit snobbish.
Jackson loves adventure and travel, and is a great dreamer, brave, courageous and determined. He is confident, communicative and charming, and wants to appear very masculine. Can be manipulative, but in any case is very eloquent and makes for a good leader.
Jac is very much like a Jack, but some traits of his character can be more pronounced and intense. For example the resilience and intellect.
Jacenty – well, I can only see him as a man older than 50 so I may not be very objective here. He is strong, masculine, self-assured, can be wealthy and materialistic and people usually respect him very much. An introvert who is very proud and may be a little haughty and icy, and not the most tolerant. He's reserved and usually very serious, cool and calm, it may or may not mean that deep down he's actually rather shy and doubting in his abilities.
Hyacinth – a girl with this name is fanciful, not very disciplined and rather dreamy, often artsy. She is a bookworm and a big thinker, often completely lost in thought, shy and perfectionist, anxious and sensitive, and a good observer. She may be very skilled in dance or music. A guy named Hyacinth is also an intellectual and cerebral type, may be either very poetic, or more into things like science, he is also very spiritual and has a tendency to isolate. He is capable of doing great things in his life and he doesn't like any restrictions, he loves being out in nature and do all sorts of sports, loves being by the sea. He's quirky and not the most communicative in the world, often may seem very scatter-brained because he has always plenty to think about and his way of thinking and perceiving the world is different than most other, more typical people.
Jacqueline is a complex character because her personality is a combination of great strength and extreme fragility. She usually makes an impression of a very gentle and delicate, I'd say dainty woman, and tends to be quiet and not talk a lot, but she has a steely will. She is very sensitive and emotional, sometimes to the point of neurotic, capable of loving people greatly, she has a tendency to overthink everything in her life. She is sharp-witted, sophisticated and gifted artistically and literally, and has a natural air of elegance about her.
Jackie though is vastly different. She loves being active, sporty, she has a lot of energy and she likes to communicate, cooperate and get together with others, she usually has quite a bunch of friends. She might struggle with anxiety and feelings of inferiority though, because she's very much of a perfectionist and self-conscious about her appearance, especially as a teenager, but later on as well. Talking about her problems with the others is the best cure for her, so it's good if she has someone she really trusts, she isn't made for solitary life.
Jacinda is full of charm and sweetness, optimistic and very feminine, youthful even in her older age. A very emotional, spontaneous and sensitive person with a big, kind heart, very trusting and rather naive. She likes to give as much of herself as possible and doesn't expect much in return, she is capable of loving unconditionally and very altruistically. Her weakness is vanity, and lack of imagination.
Jackin has a very good self-esteem and people usually like him, because he's nice-looking. He usually doesn't look like a very serious person, but he is a very ambitious man, often a great materialist wanting to achieve a lot in life. He has a bit of an authoritarian personality and may easily be impatient and a bit harsh-mannered. I hope you enjoyed those name descriptions.
Do you like the name Jack, or Jacek, or any of the related names? Do you know any Jacks? Do you like them? Any Jac people out there? 🙂
Posted on October 2, 2019 Categories Baby names, My thoughtsTags given names, Jac, Jacek, Jack, name meanings, names, onomastics, personality, Polish, Polish names17 Comments on My Jackophilia.
Yr Angen – "Revolver".
Hi guys! 🙂
As long as I know this band Yr Angen, I really like them and they occupy quite a special place among the Welsh musicians I like. Why? Who knows… Hm… actually, there might be a few reasons. First of all, I love their alternative style. I love their guitars, I don't know, they just are a young band, objectively probably not that very very different from other rock/indie rock bands besides that their lyrics are Welsh, but whenever I hear them, it always awakens something inside me. Even when I didn't have a clue about their lyrics (and I'm still far from advanced and don't even feel like intermediate in Welsh yet so my knowledge in this topic is still limited) I resonated somehow with their music. Another thing is their vocalist. That's a weird thing really. People who know me well and whom I've told something about my recent crushes can notice that they sound and are masculine, I'd say. They voices are quite rich and expressive and they're everything but androgynic as people. So if you know this and hear this guy's voice, you could easily assume he's not my style at all 'cause, being honest, he sounds a little bit childish, doesn't he? Honestly he reminds me a bit about the vocalist of another Welsh band, to which I don't listen that often, but my friend used to like them a lot, namely Budgie. But there's something… hm, I'd say charismatic, in this combination. These wonderful guitars and all and his voice. It's very speciffic, but I just like it. I especially like him in more rock-ish songs, like this one, I like him screaming for some reason. But oh well, his name's Jac! 😀 Doesn't it explain everything?! For those of you who don't know, since I was a little girl I've always liked people named Jacek, Jack, Jac, Jackie, Jacqueline, almost whatever with Jac, even if not related etymologically with each other. I think they are cool names and all the people I've known with these names are (usually) cool, and even if not really, there's always something about those of them I know to admire or like. This is probably because my Dad's name is Jacek. So yeah Jacs rule! 😀 and his Welsh accent (this Jac's from Yr Angen, I mean) is cute. I suppose, which doesn't mean I know it, that he isn't a first language Welsh speaker, because when I heard him talking he and his band colleagues seem to have rhotic r before vowels in Welsh and sometimes he has typical English o like in go at the end of Welsh words. And although there's nothing more appealing in the Welsh language than a northern accent (especially my crush Gwilym's 😀 ), it really is cute, although not heard so much as he sings.
Yr Angen means the need in English. They are from Swansea in South Wales and members of the band are Jac Davies, Jamie Price, Gareth Jones and David Williams. The song I want to share with you – my favourite song by them – is called Revolver. There are a few live versions on Youtube, but in this case album version is definitely the best and it's not on Youtube, so I'll link to Spotify. I only wonder why didn't they release more than that one album years ago and I really hope it will change. Let me know what you think, whatever you think about it.
Posted on March 23, 2018 Categories MusicTags British music, cerddoriaeth Gymreig, Jac, Music, revolver, song, song of the day, songs, Welsh accent, Welsh language, Welsh language music, Welsh music, Yr Angen, yr iaith Gymraeg2 Comments on Yr Angen – "Revolver".


We hear a lot about inflation in China, but not so much in fellow BRIC India.
So just as a heads up, the scene is ugly.
February Wholesale Prices in India registered at an annualized 9.89% versus 8.56% in January according to a Ministry of Commerce release this morning, with the critical food component of the basket climbing by 17.79% over last February. Although February's Y/Y food price inflation has declined sequentially from December's high of nearly 20%, the pressure on the government to act will be tremendous.
Factory gate prices are not a true reflection of cost-to-consumer, but these WPI figures, as the best available data, seem to indicate that the Singh Administration grossly underestimated the potential for inflation as the desired stimulus led output and investment gains have exacerbated the agricultural complex after last year's disastrously dry monsoon season. The public assurances of Singh's administration and Central bank Governor Subbarao that food prices will moderate in the new year (March to March) is meaningless if this year's monsoon rainfall disappoints. Note that ,with agriculture accounting for nearly 20% of GDP but employing over half the population, water is the most volatile commodity in the Indian economy.


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It was an afternoon that was dominated by the ball as the Colts A took on Lancing Prep at Copthorne on Wednesday afternoon. Louis won the toss and put Lancing into bat. Things started well as a run out chance in the first over was taken and this was followed up with some excellent fielding. Ali caught two in two balls off Luke's bowling to leave Lancing in a spot of bother. Wickets fell at regular intervals throughout the innings and I was really impressed with the boys catching over the whole of the innings. Shams caught two and was backed up with catches from Louis and Luke. Another run out chance was taken as Lancing's batsmen failed to reach any meaningful scores. All the bowlers picked up wickets including Wesley, Liban, Sam and Nicholas with all bowlers bowling some fine deliveries. The only criticism of the innings was the amount of extras that were given away and it would come back to haunt the team at the end of the afternoon.
The Copthorne innings didn't start well with a slightly dubious decision on lbw given to Luca within the first couple of overs. Scoring was hard as the Lancing bowlers were quick and accurate putting the pressure on the Copthorne batsmen. Archie was run out in a close call, as was Shams with a direct hit from a good throw by the Lancing fielder as he tried to steal a quick single. Luke and Louis were both given out lbw as they played back to deliveries they needed to play forward to and were caught right in front of the stumps. Ali was then bowled to leave the Copthorne innings in real trouble. Nicholas came in and steadied the ship as he stayed in for the rest of the innings scoring a valuable 19 runs. He was well supported by Liban (9) and Sam R (5) as Lancing struggled to take the wickets they needed to win the game. Finally it was left to Nicholas and Sam P to get the 16 runs needed off the final over. Unfortunately they fell 10 runs short of their target.
It was a great comeback after a disastrous start to the innings and I am sure that next week the boys will be in the mood to put right what went wrong this week.


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Shopper/Delivery Driver for Essential Supplies across Bassetlaw
BCVS has recently been successful in securing funding from Nottinghamshire County Council for a Shopper/Delivery Driver for Essential Supplies across Bassetlaw. The driver, Matthew Bowmer, is now in post and we would like to offer you the opportunity to utilise this service for your vulnerable clients. Matthew is able to undertake shopping, pick up click & collect orders, collect prescriptions, as well as undertaking other journeys including taking small items to the recycling centre and taking clothing to a clothes bank. There is no charge for this service.
Please telephone BCVS on 01909 476118 or email matthew.bowmer@bcvs.org.uk if you require any further information or to request support.
Latest News received by the Town Council
Bassetlaw & Nottinghamshire to remain in Tier 3
The Government has decided that Bassetlaw, along with the whole of Nottinghamshire will remain in Tier 3: very high alert restrictions throughout December. The next review date is Wednesday 30 December.
Rates of infection, their trajectory and pressures on the local health and social care system are all factors considered in making the decision.
Full details on the measure are available at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/tier-3-very-high-alert
Statement from Jonathan Gribbin, Director of Public Health for Nottinghamshire
Tier 3 Grant Information
Whilst Bassetlaw remains within Tier 3 Restrictions the Council will automatically send payments out to businesses that have already received Tier 3 funding, for each new period under Tier Restrictions while Government continues to provide funding.
The payment for the period 16-30 December will be automatically made to businesses that have previously received the payment for the period 2-16 December. Please refer to our Policy Guidance for full details.
The Council has now received notification of the funding available under the Government Christmas Support Payment Scheme for Wet-Led Pubs. Application forms are being sent directly to businesses the Council believes may meet the eligibility criteria based upon information provided under the Tier 3 Restrictions Grant.
New Government Support for Businesses
The Chancellor has today announced changes to the Government's winter support schemes.
What do this announcement mean for Bassetlaw businesses in a Tier 2 High Alert Area?
Amendment to the Job Support Scheme
Today's announcement reduces the employer contribution to those unworked hours to just 5%, and reduces the minimum hours requirements to 20%, so those working just one day a week will be eligible. That means that if someone was being paid £587 for their unworked hours, the government would be contributing £543 and their employer only £44.
Employers will continue to receive the £1,000 Job Retention Bonus. The Job Support Scheme Closed for businesses legally required to close remains unchanged.
For further details please refer to the Job Support Scheme Factsheet
Business grants are expanded to cover businesses in particularly affected sectors in high-alert level areas
The Chancellor has announced additional funding to support cash grants of up to £2,100 per month primarily for businesses in the hospitality, accommodation and leisure sector who may be adversely impacted by the restrictions in high-alert level areas.
This additional funding will be administered by Local Authorities (LAs) to support businesses in high-alert level areas which are not legally closed, but which are severely impacted by the restrictions on socialising. The funding LAs will receive will be based on the number of hospitality, hotel, B&B, and leisure businesses in their area.
LAs will receive a funding amount that will be the equivalent of:
For properties with a rateable value of £15,000 or under, grants of £934 per month.
For properties with a rateable value of between £15,000-£51,000, grants of £1,400 per month.
For properties with a rateable value of £51,000, grants of £2,100 per month.
Local Authorities will also receive a 5% top up amount to these implied grant amounts to cover other businesses that might be affected by the local restrictions, but which do not neatly fit into these categories.
Following today's announcement the Council is waiting on the full guidance from Government on the business grants scheme. We understand this a very worrying time as businesses continue to be severely impacted by the pandemic and this is a matter of urgency but please do not contact us directly at this stage. Once we have the guidance from Government we will update you via this business newsletter, the Covid-19 business support page on our website and via social media.
Grants for the self-employed doubled to 40% of previous earnings
The government will provide two taxable Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) grants to support those experiencing reduced demand due to COVID-19 but are continuing to trade, or temporarily cannot trade.
It will be available to anyone who was previously eligible for the SEISS grant one and grant two, and meets the eligibility criteria.
Grants will be paid in two lump sum installments each covering 3 months. The first grant will cover a three-month period from the start of November 2020 until the end of January 2021. The government will pay a taxable grant which is calculated based on 40% of three months' average trading profits, paid out in a single installment and capped at £3,750.
The second grant will cover a three-month period from the start of February until the end of April 2021. The government will review the level of the second grant and set this in due course.
For further details please visit the HMRC website.
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Test & Trace Support Payment
If you are required by law to self-isolate from the 28 of September you may be supported by a payment of £500
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Further Government Updates
Advice for food businesses: Guidance for all workplaces involved in the manufacturing, processing, warehousing, picking, packaging, retailing and service of food has been updated. Updated guidance
Restaurants, pubs, bars and takeaway services: Working safely guidance has been updated on the operation of soft play and indoor play areas and taking payment in licensed venues. Updated guidance
Defer your Self-Assessment payment on account due to coronavirus: You had the option to defer your second payment on account if you were: registered in the UK for Self-Assessment and finding it difficult to make that payment by 31 July 2020 due to the impact of coronavirus. Check what you need to do if, after 31 July 2020, you chose to defer your second payment on account for the 2019 to 2020 tax year. Guidance
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: 30 November 2020 is the last day you can submit claims for periods ending on or before 31 October 2020. After this date you will not be able to submit any further claims or add to existing claims. More information
Job Retention Bonus: Further information has been published on how businesses can claim the government's Job Retention Bonus. Check your eligibility and find out how to apply.
Maintaining records of staff, customers and visitors to support NHS Test and Trace: Guidance has been updated to add further clarification on the venues in scope of the policy. Guidance has also been added for hospitality venues on how to verify whether an individual has checked in on the NHS COVID-19 app. More information
Government increases investment in Traineeships and introduces funding for employers who provide a work experience place – The government has provided an additional £111 million this year for traineeships in England, to fund high quality work placements and training for 16-24 year olds. This funding is enough to triple participation in traineeships. For the first time ever, the government will fund employers who provide trainees with a new work experience placement, at a rate of £1,000 per trainee. The Traineeship work placement is on offer to all employers and during the qualifying period from the 1st August to 31st January each employer may support up to 10 Learners. The government has also expanded eligibility for traineeships to those with Level 3 qualifications and below, to ensure that more young people have access to high quality training.
For more details on traineeships, the benefits they can bring to your organisation and how you can support a young person by providing a work experience placement please visit:
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New Covid Alert Level for Bassetlaw
The Government has introduced a new three tiered system of local Covid Alert Levels in which different parts of England will be placed into "medium", "high" and "very high" alert levels.
The Government has announced that Bassetlaw, along with the rest of Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City, will be placed in the "High" Alert Level (Tier Two), with additional local restrictions coming into place from 00.01 on Wednesday 14 October.
Find more information about what these restrictions mean for you - Local Covid Alert Level High.
The infographic also provides a snapshot of the new rules.
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GYLA: Local government employees under pressure
TBILISI, DFWatch — Civil groups in Georgia are concerned about the dismissal of public employees in local government.
Around 1 200 public employees have been fired from their jobs since the election in October, 2012. Non-governmental organizations now protest against the firing people from local governments too.
About a week ago, Transparency International Georgia (TI) published information that Interior Ministry gave to the organization. According to the organization, about 1 200 persons have been dismissed from public bodies between 25 October and 1 December, 2012.
According to a table that showed the numbers of dismissed employees, a large number of them have submitted their letters of resignation. TI considered this suspicious because of the very high unemployment rate in Georgia and claims that in most cases these persons were forced by higher level officials to write their letters of resignation.
The same is being said by Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) to the heads of local governments.
GYLA held a press conference about the firing two employees from Kareli municipality. One of them claims that she was forced to write her letter of resignation.
The organization also looked into to case of Nino Maisuradze, who planned a maternity leave, then wrote a letter of resignation on January 8, 2013. She said she was promised that the new governor would hire her again.
But GYLA suspects that Nino Maisuradze was forced to leave the job, because she is 8 months pregnant and has a right to use paid maternity leave. Moreover, she is the only source of income for her family. Also, according to Georgian Legislation (Public Service Law, article 111) it is illegal to fire a pregnant woman in cases of downsizing, long-term disability or health condition.
"We should note that when Nino Maisuradze replied to Ivane Osadze, acting governor of Kareli, he answered, 'Your firing was ordered because your husband supported National Movement'," the GYLA statement says.
Ivane Osadze said to a news program on TV company Trialeti on December 18, 2012, that he demanded that his employees write resignation letters and after that he would decide who would be leaving their jobs.
GYLA calls on officials to operate within the frames of the law, on the government to investigate cases of dismissal and on the board of Kareli municipality to reconsider their decision and bring back the employee that was fired.
The organization continues to monitor the activities of local governments.
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Lissabonner Requiem ist ein Filmdrama des schweizerischen Filmregisseurs Alain Tanner aus dem Jahr 1998. Es ist eine Verfilmung des gleichnamigen Romans von Antonio Tabucchi aus dem Jahr 1992.

Handlung
Der französische Schriftsteller Paul hat eine Verabredung an einem heißen Sommer-Sonntag in Lissabon. Er ist mit dem Geist von Fernando Pessoa verabredet. Zwischen Mittag und Mitternacht begegnet er auf dem Weg zu seiner Verabredung verschiedenen Personen. Neben echten Alltagsmenschen hat er auch Begegnungen und Gespräche mit Geistern, die zu Mitternacht hin zahlreicher werden. Paul unterhält sich dabei mit Personen aus seinen Erinnerungen und zufälligen Bekanntschaften, Figuren eines untergehenden alten Lissabons, darunter ein Restaurantbesitzer, ein Bettler, eine Bordellbesitzerin, ein Friedhofswärter, ein Taxifahrer und eine alte Zigeunerin.

Lebende und Tote begegnen sich, gleichzeitig oder versetzt, alle durchdrungen von Gefühlen wie Zweifel, Reue und Saudade. Über alle Begegnungen schwebt dabei der allgegenwärtige Geist Fernando Pessoas.

Rezeption
Der Film wurde am 28. April 1998 erstmals in der französischsprachigen Schweiz gezeigt, hatte im Mai 1998 beim Filmfestival Cannes 1998 in der Sektion Quinzaine des Réalisateurs seine internationale Premiere, und kam am 3. Juni 1998 in die französischen, am 3. Juli 1998 in die portugiesischen und am 11. September 1998 in die schweizerischen Kinos.

Er lief danach auf einer Vielzahl internationaler Filmfestivals, darunter die Französischen Filmtage Tübingen (Juni 1998), das Montreal World Film Festival (August 1998), das São Paulo International Film Festival, das Chicago International Film Festival (beide Oktober 1998), das Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata (November 1998), die Solothurner Filmtage (Januar 1999) und das Bratislava International Film Festival (Dezember 1999). Er war für den Schweizer Filmpreis 1999 und im November 1998 beim Tokyo International Film Festival für den Tokyo Sakura Grand Prix nominiert.

Der Film erschien in Portugal zunächst als VHS-Kassette bei Atalanta Filmes, bevor er 2012 als DVD bei Leopardo Filmes herauskam. In Spanien erschien er 2005 bei Vellavision als DVD.

Weblinks

 Eintrag zu Requiem bei CinemaPortuguês-Memoriale, portugiesisch
  (französisch)

Siehe auch
 Portugiesischer Film

Einzelnachweise

Filmtitel 1998
Französischer Film
Portugiesischer Film
Schweizer Film
Filmdrama
Fernando Pessoa
Antonio-Tabucchi-Verfilmung

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Hawai'i parents owe $515 million in overdue child support and the total is expected to grow as the poor economy and rising unemployment continue to squeeze family budgets.
In the past fiscal year, the number of requests filed by parents to amend their child support obligations increased 25 percent, according to the state Child Support Enforcement Agency.
As CSEA deals with those requests and a rising tide of child support arrearages, the agency is beset by its own budget restrictions and worker furloughs, further straining an operation that is ranked last among all states and U.S. territories in collection of overdue child support.
In 2009, there were 2,208 requests submitted to CSEA to modify child support obligations, compared with 1,780 requests in 2008, according to the Department of the Attorney General, which oversees the child support agency.
State Family Court, which also handles requests to amend child support, doesn't track the number of such motions submitted annually, but Judge Michael Broderick said he's noticed an obvious increase in the requests coming before him.
"Anecdotally, I can tell you that in the last 18 months, the number of parents seeking reductions in child support payments has increased significantly," Broderick said.
"The reasons they give are almost always the same. They have either lost a job or their income has been reduced."
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics last week reported that nearly one out of every six workers in Hawai'i was unemployed or underemployed in 2009.
Broderick said custodial and noncustodial parents — those who receive child support payments and those who make them — are struggling in the bad economy.
"It's been interesting to me that in most of these cases, the other parent is very understanding. The mother will say to me, 'Judge, the economy is what it is,' " he said.
Child support is based primarily on the gross income of both parents, with certain adjustments allowed. The average Hawai'i payment totals $3,289 annually, according to Bridget Holthus, special assistant to Attorney General Mark Bennett.
Thomas Farrell, a former deputy attorney general whose private practice specializes in family law, also reports receiving more inquiries from parents about reducing the amount of child support they must pay.
"Here's the dilemma: The poor guy who's lost his job, taken a pay cut or been furloughed doesn't have the money to hire a lawyer to go to court to seek a modification of child support," Farrell said.
"These people are tapped out and when they hear what's involved, they say, 'Thanks a lot, but I can't afford it.' "
Going to the Child Support Enforcement Agency with a request to reduce child support doesn't require the services of a lawyer, but can be a time-consuming process, the attorney said.
"The problem with going to CSEA is you don't have any control over when they're going to act," said Farrell, who used to represent the agency.
A Family Court order to reduce child support is retroactive to the time of the change in the parent's finances, but a CSEA modification takes effect only when the agency determines that such a change is warranted, Farrell said.
Until that determination is made, child support continues to be withheld from an individual's paycheck regardless of wage cuts or other changes in income, he said.
"It's one thing if you lose your job — there's nothing to withhold — but if you've been furloughed five days a month or had your pay reduced, the same amount of money as before is still garnished from your paycheck," he said.
And as noncustodial parents fall behind on child support obligations, the workload increases at CSEA, the agency charged with collecting back payments and forwarding them to custodial parents.
At the end of federal fiscal year 2009, the agency reported 88,129 enforcement cases on its books, or about 380 cases per CSEA worker, Holthus said.
Mandatory work furloughs for state employees "have decreased the number of days on which CSEA can perform its work, including making collections, processing transactions and providing customer service," she said.
The amount of child support arrearages by Hawai'i parents dropped by $59 million over the past four years, but the total still tops a half-billion dollars. Bennett told legislators earlier this year that workers at the agency have one of the highest caseloads in the country.
Agency budget cuts have been offset by temporary increases in federal stimulus funding, Holthus said.
Even before furloughs were implemented last year, CSEA struggled to make the collections. It's a common problem in every state, but Hawai'i has had a particularly dismal record in recent years.
In 2003, the state was ranked last among all states in collecting child support arrearages, with uncollected debts totaling $533.3 million, according to the U.S. Office of Child Support Enforcement.
CSEA was collecting money in 41 percent of all arrearage cases, ranking Hawai'i last among 54 states and U.S. territories but still ahead of the District of Columbia in 2003.
In 2005, Hawai'i slipped below D.C., with arrearages totaling $574 million, according to federal statistics.
Bennett's office said that total arrearages have since dropped to $515 million, but the state still ranks last in collections, with money collected in 46.5 percent of arrearage cases.
Holthus pointed out "the percentage of cases with arrears collected has increased ... by 4.27 percent between 2006 and 2008, and by 5.5 percent (estimated) between 2006 and 2009."
Bennett has bridled in the past about the method used by federal authorities to compile the statistics.


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package com.jiazi.ipcamera.asyncTask;

import android.content.Context;
import android.os.AsyncTask;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.Toast;

import com.jiazi.ipcamera.bean.CameraBean;
import com.jiazi.ipcamera.R;
import com.jiazi.ipcamera.utils.CameraManager;
import com.jiazi.ipcamera.utils.HttpUtil;

import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;

/**
 * 用于取消报警信息的线程
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public class CancelAlertAsyncTask extends AsyncTask<String, Void, Boolean> {

    private static String webHead = "http://test.jiazi-it.com/spyscan/index.php?m=Home&c=MonitorApi&a=closeAlarm&mac=";
    private static String webEnd = "&token=96f86412b37fe9665c5ec4c3fad04f0f";

    private String mac;

    private CameraBean mCamera;

    private CameraManager mCameraManager;

    private ImageView devsafeIv;

    private Context mContext;

    /**
     * 构造函数
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    public CancelAlertAsyncTask(Context mContext, String mac, CameraBean mCamera, CameraManager mCameraManager, ImageView devsafeIv) {
        this.mContext = mContext;
        this.mac = mac;
        this.mCamera = mCamera;
        this.mCameraManager = mCameraManager;
        this.devsafeIv = devsafeIv;
    }

    /**
     * 后台线程操作
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        String website = webHead + mac + webEnd;
        String result = HttpUtil.getData(website);
        JSONObject object;
        if (result != null) {
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                 * 在你获取的string这个JSON对象中,提取你所需要的信息。
                 */
                String resultCode = object.getString("code");
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Q: Is a GCC 4.7 compiled lib compatible with a GCC 4.6.3 program? I have a huge C++11 project with plugins like feature. My project has a few libs(compiled with gcc 4.6.3), a frontend (compiled with gcc 4.6.3) and some plugins (compiled with gcc 4.7). The plugins are loaded throught dlopen and reference stuff from the libs.
My project uses templates, typeinfo, shared_ptr, stl containers among other stuff.
When I compile everything with the same version of gcc everything runs okay. When I compile the way I described (libs and frontend in 4.6.3 and plugin on 4.7) I start facing problems.
I am not sure what is happening and I hope you can give me some clues and help me to work around this problem.

A: G++ 4.6 is compatible with 4.7, despite what people are claiming here, as long as at runtime you use the libstdc++.so from the newest version used to build any object.
But for C++11 there are fewer guarantees as the support is still evolving (and until recently so was C++11!) so we've been unable to avoid making some incompatible changes in order to improve C++11 support.
For a more complete answer post details of your problems to the gcc-help mailing list and I'll look into it

A: From http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-4.7/changes.html:

GCC versions 4.7.0 and 4.7.1 had changes to the C++ standard library which affected the ABI in C++11 mode: a data member was added to std::list changing its size and altering the definitions of some member functions, and std::pair's move constructor was non-trivial which altered the calling convention for functions with std::pair arguments or return types. The ABI incompatibilities have been fixed for GCC version 4.7.2 but as a result C++11 code compiled with GCC 4.7.0 or 4.7.1 may be incompatible with C++11 code compiled with different GCC versions and with C++98/C++03 code compiled with any version.

I had problems with std::list<>

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The paper presents an experimental study of the acoustic fountain (the so-called stream of liquid above the interface of liquid/gas or liquid/liquid induced by acoustic wave) induced by the focusing transducer. An original method for measuring the performance of the acoustic fountain is proposed and an experimental setup is developed. The obtained experimental results give the linear dependence of the performance of the acoustic fountain from acoustic power. It is shown that at the optimal choice of the geometrical focus position of transducer the 25-30% the acoustic fountain volume performance increase is achieved.
Key words: acoustic fountain, focused ultrasound.
Сitation: I. Konopatskaya, M. Mironov, P. Pyatakov, V. Fateev. Measurement of volume performance of acoustic fountain. Electronic Journal "Technical Acoustics", http://www.ejta.org, 2016, 4.
1. В. А. Красильников, В. В. Крылов. Введение в физическую акустику. М.: Наука, 1984 г. – 403 с.
2. В. Ниборг. Акустические течения // Физическая акустика / Под ред. У. Мэзона. М.: Мир, 1969 г. Т. 2, ч. Б. 420 с.
3. Л. Бергман. Ультразвук и его применение в науке и технике / Под ред. В. С. Григорьева и Л. Д. Розенберга, изд. 2.М.: изд. иностранной литературы, 1957 г. – 728 с.
4. О. К. Экнадиосянц. Получение аэрозолей // Физика и техника мощного ультразвука, т.3 Физические основы ультразвуковой технологии / Под ред. Л. Д. Розенберга, ч. V. М.: Наука, 1970 г. – 688 с.
5. J. N. Koblanski. Method and apparatus for ultrasonically removing contaminants from water // US Patent, June 28, 1977.
6. J. N. Koblanski An acoustical method of burning and collecting oil spills on cold pen water surfaces. Oil spill conference: Papers San-Antonio, Texas, SU, 1983.
7. И. С. Грудзинская. Акустический метод удаления жировых пленок с поверхности жидкости. Судостроительная промышленность, серия АКУСТИКА, 1987, выпуск 2, с. 75 – 79.
8. Ультразвук. Маленькая энциклопедия / Под. ред. И. П. Голяминой. М.: «Советская энциклопедия», 1979 г. – 400 с.
9. Л. Д. Розенберг. Фокусирующие излучатели ультразвука // Физика и техника мощного ультразвука, т.1 Источники мощного ультразвука / Под ред. Л. Д. Розенберга, ч. III. М.: Наука, 1967 г. – 380 с.
Irina Konopatskaya graduated from Moscow Institute on Physics and Technology, Department of aerophysics and applied mathematics in 1969. Works in Andreyev Acoustics Institute since 1980, presently is a senior researcher fellow. Field of interests: physical acoustics, medical acoustics, ultrasound Biology, ultrasonic technique.
Mikhail Mironov graduated from Moscow Institute on Physics and Technology, Acoustics department in 1968, PhD. Works in Andreyev Acoustics Institute since 1968, presently is a head of Theoretical department. Field of interests: waves propagation and diffraction, nonlinear acoustics, acoustics of complex media.
Pavel Pyatakov graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University, Acoustics department in 1971, PhD. Works in Andreyev Acoustics Institute since 1974, presently is a head of department. Field of interests: physical acoustics, the use of ultrasound in medicine and non-destructive testing.
Vasily Fateev graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University, Acoustic department in 2014. Works in Andreyev Acoustic Institute since 2014 as a research scientist.


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A Colorful Dream Job
FINISHED PRODUCT:Mitchell Schuring, front, poses for a photo with members of the Frankfort Future Leaders Advisory Council and building owner Dr. Jill Snyder after the mural was completed.
WORK OF HEARTS: Lafayette artistMitchell Schuring uses a ladder over the weekend to reach the higher reaches of his mural that now graces the 51 West Event Center in Frankfort.
IDEA COMPLETE: The Frankfort Future Leaders Advisory Council brought the idea for a wall mural to the Historic Preservation Commission and then to 51 West owner, Dr. Jill Snyder, withMitchell Schuring seeing that vision to completion with his paint.
GOING LEGIT: Lafayette'sMitchell Schuring gave the Tippecanoe Arts Council credit for pulling him out of the "graffiti/tagging lifestyle I used to live ... they have played a huge roll in seeing that I go legit."
By JERRY LEONARD - news@ftimes.com
In most cases, spray painting on walls is illegal and frowned upon. However for Mitchell Schuring, it is not only a form of art but also a job.
And his next art piece is at Dr. Jill Snyder's 51 West Event Center, located at 51 W. Clinton St. The project, sponsored by the Frankfort Future Leaders Advisory Council, was expected to take a couple of days to complete, weather permitting, as Schuring worked on it this past weekend.
Schuring, who is also known as Metabyte on Instagram, considers himself "a graphic artist turned street artist.
"I still do a lot of graphic design work at my nine-to-five job," he added. "I also have a background in print making and painting, so I think I'm more of a multimedia artist. The medium is always changing and I'm always trying new things."
Originally from northern Illinois, Schuring moved to Lafayette in 2004. He went to Harrison High School and also attended Purdue University.
"I don't know that I can call myself self-taught," he said. "I took a huge interest in art while I was in high school and that carried over to Purdue. But a lot of what I know I taught myself with the help of YouTube videos and trial and error. Everything I do with spray paint has definitely been self-taught.
"I've been painting on walls for as long as I remember," Schuring continued. "In 2014 my girlfriend was working for a nonprofit organization and during Disability Awareness Month we came up with an idea to paint a mural. So, I designed the 'Dream Mural' with her direction, and we approached a building owner in Bedford, Indiana. My girlfriend paid for it out-of-pocket and I had always wanted to paint something in a public space."
Doing that mural caught the attention of Lafayette artist Zach Medler (@zmedstudios), who invited Mitchell to "be a part of Small Places and two years later he called me up again for Allypalooza. Those two projects got me noticed by San Francisco street artist Cameron Moberg, also known as Camer1, on one of his visits to Lafayette and he invited me to be part of Wabash Walls and so it has kind of snowballed."
The 29-year-old Schuring said of painting that "when working on canvas I use acrylic mostly, love oils but they are expensive and I don't like the clean up. When I do indoor and outdoor murals my go-to spray paint is Ironlak, Ironlak Yard Masters, Ironlak Sugar Paint or MTN94. Those are all acrylic-based spray paints."
The amount of time for each mural can be "anywhere from 8-40 hours, depending on the size of the piece and the amount of detail in the design. For example, the piece I did for Wabash Walls took me about three days from dusk until dawn." His most recent addition to Bedford, a Chicken painting, only took him about eight hours.
"For me, the most challenging part is probably the business side of things and trying to find people interested in hiring me for this type of work," Schuring said.
He mainly credits Zack Medler, of zmedstudios and one of his closest artist friends, for being his mentor and guiding him to where he is now.
"Zach was on my radar long before I was on his," he noted. "I rented a studio in the same building so I could get close to him and we've been pals ever since. He's been kind enough to include me in multiple mural projects that he's curated with the city of Lafayette.
"The TAF (Tippecanoe Arts Federation) has been really good to me over the years as well. They have supported my dream through these various projects over the years and I can't say that they are directly responsible for pulling me out of the graffiti/tagging lifestyle I used to live, but they have played a huge roll in seeing that I go legit. This Frankfort gig is actually the first one where someone from TAF has contacted me directly because they had me in mind for a job."


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PROSIT app tracks your mental health based on how you use your phone
July 24, 2020 By Namita Nayyar (WF Team)
Have you ever wondered if your phone is helpful or harmful to your mental health? Well, now there's an app that could tell you.
As our phones get smarter by the year, the debate around just how detrimental they might be to our mental health continues without any definitive resolution.
Does using Instagram make you aspirational or just plain attention-seeking? Is scrolling TikTok for hours on end harmless fun or a toxic addiction? Does texting make us more connected or is it tearing us apart as we overanalyse every poorly-worded message?
Now, researchers from Canada's Dalhousie University might have brought us a step closer to an answer to the debate, having developed a smartphone app that tracks your mental health based on your phone usage.
The app – called PROSIT – entered it's first testing phase in February of this year, and the researchers behind it are pretty thrilled with the results thus far.
At the moment, PROSIT is only being used by about 300 people, half of whom are mental health patients.
"We can actually find out whether they're anxious or depressed. It's fairly amazing," Dr. Sandra Meier, a psychologist at the University told CBC.
"So you don't have to understand any of the content, you can just listen to people and actually you get their emotional state from the way that they talk."
More specifically, the app works by using existing sensors on the user's phone to track data in 15 different categories. These include the amount of sleep you're getting, how often you exercise, your call and messaging histories, screen time, and the types of music you're listening to.
The smallest of details are tracked by PROSIT to gauge the status of your mental health, even down to the way you type out a message.
"When people are emotional, when you're angry, you want to send an emotional text. Not only the speed of your typing changes, but also the force you apply on the keyboard to type also changes," explained Rita Orji, a computer scientist on the app's development team.
If you're a security buff who has every social account set to private, you might be a little squeamish at the thought of all the data being tracked by the app, but researchers say there's no cause for concern.
"Our app took user privacy, security and safety into consideration as the major design objective…from the very beginning of the app design," Orji said.
All data stored by the app is encrypted and stored in a secure location, and the data itself isn't as personal as you'd think. For example, while your call and SMS logs are being tracked, the content of them isn't, so the researchers aren't listening in on your private messages and phone catchups.
"We're actually just knowing the frequency, how often you call…so most of these are very high-level data that people are really comfortable giving."
Now, if like me, you're thinking that your penchant for overzealous typing, love of sad-girl music in the vein of Phoebe Bridgers and Billie Eilish, and excessive screen usage at the cost of adequate sleep would have researchers misinterpreting your mental health status, you'll be relieved to hear the app doesn't solely rely on those forms of data.
PROSIT also requires regular self-reporting on a weekly basis, prompting users to record and submit a 90-second audio clip discussing the most exciting part of their week. Users are also required to regularly rate their emotions (including happiness and anxiety) on a five-point-scale.
The point of the app isn't to completely replace existing mental health treatments, but rather to complement it. According to Meier, it's been a particularly useful tool for mental health professionals like herself to ensure they're effectively monitoring their patients amidst the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic.
You won't be able to find PROSIT on the app store just yet. So until it becomes widely available to the general public, I guess we can all just continue our unhealthy phone habits in blissful ignorance.
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Silvia Maria Breher (geb. Lucke; * 23. Juli 1973 in Löningen) ist eine deutsche Juristin und Politikerin (CDU). Sie ist seit der Bundestagswahl 2017 Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestages und seit Ende November 2019 stellvertretende Parteivorsitzende der CDU.

Leben
Breher wuchs auf einem Bauernhof in Lindern auf. Nach ihrem Abitur am Copernicus-Gymnasium Löningen studierte sie Rechtswissenschaft an der Universität Osnabrück. Ende 2000 begann sie ihre Tätigkeit als selbstständige Rechtsanwältin. Von 2011 bis 2017 war sie Geschäftsführerin des Kreislandvolkverbandes Vechta, der lokalen Vertretung der Landwirte.

Breher ist römisch-katholischer Konfession, hat drei Kinder und lebt in Lindern.

Politisches Engagement
Breher ist Mitglied der CDU und engagiert sich im Kreisverband Cloppenburg. In den Jahren 2014/15 war sie Mitglied der CDU-Kommission Nachhaltig leben – Lebensqualität bewahren und leitet seit 2017 den Fachausschuss Ländlicher Raum, Umwelt und Heimat des CDU-Landesverbandes Oldenburg. Von 2018 bis 2020 war Breher Vorsitzende des CDU-Kreisverbandes Cloppenburg und von 2018 bis 2021 Vorsitzende des CDU-Stadtverbandes Löningen. Im März 2019 wurde sie zur Vorsitzenden des CDU-Landesverbandes Oldenburg gewählt und ist damit Mitglied im Landesvorstand der CDU in Niedersachsen.

Am 3. September 2021 wurde Breher in das achtköpfige "Zukunftsteam" von Armin Laschet für dessen Kanzlerkandidatur zur Bundestagswahl 2021 berufen. Sie vertrat dort das Thema Familie.

Abgeordnete
Bei der Bundestagswahl 2017 gewann Breher den Wahlkreis Cloppenburg-Vechta mit 57,7 Prozent der Erststimmen, dem höchsten Erststimmenergebnis aller Kandidaten bundesweit. Generell gilt der Wahlkreis als sichere Parteihochburg der CDU; mit Breher lag ihr Erststimmenanteil hier das erste Mal seit 1949 unter 60 Prozent. Sie wurde damit Mitglied des 19. Deutschen Bundestages und ordentliches Mitglied im Ausschuss für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft und im Ausschuss für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend. Darüber hinaus gehört sie als stellvertretendes Mitglied dem Unterausschuss Bürgerschaftliches Engagement an. Außerdem war sie Schriftführerin des Deutschen Bundestages.

Bei der Bundestagswahl 2021 gewann Breher das Direktmandat ihres Wahlkreises klar vor dem Zweitplatzierten mit 49,0 Prozent. Im 20. Deutschen Bundestag ist sie Mitglied im Ausschuss für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend und stellvertretendes Mitglied im Ausschuss für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft. Im Dezember wurde Breher zur Vorsitzenden der Arbeitsgruppe Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend der CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion gewählt und ist damit familienpolitische Sprecherin der CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion.

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Im Jahre 2017 befürwortete Breher die gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe.

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Health, Science and Technology
By JamesHackerMP, October 27, 2018 in Health, Science and Technology
DogOnPorch 2,414
Klown Without Pity
Location:British Columbia
Interests:Propane and propane accessories.
Just now, JamesHackerMP said:
Aren't our space probes made in a "clean room" so that that sort of thing doesn't happen?
As clean as possible...let's call it.
JamesHackerMP 75
Location:Province of Maryland
3 minutes ago, DogOnPorch said:
So there's always the possibility of contamination? Sux. But I'm sure there are ways a probe could see through the ice at its thinnest portions, so we would not have to drill through.
One of the better threads I have started! (Probably more interesting than a discussion on parliamentary democracy I'll admit lol)
Edited November 22, 2018 by JamesHackerMP
2 minutes ago, JamesHackerMP said:
Don't discount this upcoming Mars landing...it's designed to hunt for signs of life. Four more days...
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/
Thats going awfully fast! Do they use some sort of technique like the "aerobraking" in 2010?
Yes...similar to Curiosity & Opportunity.
Amazing! One wonders how far away we are from a colony. I think the people who have so far reserved "seats" on a potential Martian mission are jumping the gun, though.
Due to the approx 2 year wait for opposition, Mars missions with humans aboard will have to be WELL thought-out.
http://www.nakedeyeplanets.com/mars-oppositions.htm
Mars's Hellas Basin using Celestia (with high resolution textures)
Jupiter...including Jovian Trojan asteroids at -60 and +60
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Location:Ilkley Moor. No hat.
Interesting video of a Russian rocket launch shot from the International Space Station.
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/rocket-launch-timelapse-video-international-space-station-progress-russian-alexander-gerst-a8649816.html
Watch the Mars landing online tomorrow.
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/timeline/landing/watch-online/
Landed!
Kickass!
I've only seen Mars a couple of times through my telescope. Even under 150-ish magnification it's very very small. Rather disappointing. I think you have to get used to viewing it to really get what it looks like.
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I love these things
Welcome to the topic, James. Do you own a telescope? (doesn't matter if you don't; we're just talking astronomy here.)
4 hours ago, JamesHackerMP said:
When I saw that in the summary I thought you'd lost it. I thought you were talking to yourself...
Jupiter somewhat overexposed to show the ring structure.
Mars up close...
Bonam 239
Image from the recent New Horizons flyby of Ultima Thule, the most remote object ever visited by a human spacecraft:
Thule is a KBO, isn't it?
Possibly...but it is definitely a TNO.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Neptunian_object
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/(486958)_2014_MU69
Edited January 24, 2019 by DogOnPorch
On 11/24/2018 at 5:10 PM, bcsapper said:
Interesting video of a Russian rocket launch shot from the International Space Station.
2 hours ago, DogOnPorch said:
Phun Phact: the Oort cloud extends halfway to the nearest star system. That's huge.
Electron rocket launches DARPA R3D2 satellite from Launch Complex 1 on Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand, on 28 March 2019.


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ATOMKRAFT's Cover Version Of THIN LIZZY's 'Cold Sweat': Promotional Video Available
The official video clip for the previously unreleased "metallized" cover version of the THIN LIZZY classic "Cold Sweat" from English metallers ATOMKRAFT, formed and led by vocalist/bassist Tony "Demolition" Dolan (VENOM), can be viewed below.
ATOMKRAFT's version of "Cold Sweat" will be made available on a new limited-edition seven-inch single and mini-CD later this summer via W.A.R. Productions.
* 7" EP limited to 200 copies only comes in colored vinyl + insert!
* MCD limited to 1000 copies only comes with two bonus tracks: 1985 ATOMKRAFT intro played at London, England's original Marquee club, opening for SLAYER on the "Hell Awaits" tour; and a previously unreleased song called "Gripped".
According to Joe Matera, who makes a guest appearance on lead guitar on "Cold Sweat", "This is a recording that was done around 2005 (I remember laying down my guitar solo around that time). It was going to be released back then but due to circumstances at the time, it got shelved."
THIN LIZZY guitarist Scott Gorham previously stated about ATOMKRAFT's version of "Cold Sweat", "I actually really liked this version of 'Cold Sweat' a lot. Cool solo also. I also liked the way ATOMKRAFT made the song their own with the arrangement and production. Very cool,"
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Conoclinium, the mistflowers, is a genus of four species of herbaceous perennial flowering plants, native to North America. They are  tall, and have blue to purple or violet flowers (occasionally white).

The plants of this genus have sometimes been classified in the genus Eupatorium, but late 20th century research shows they are more closely related to other plants of the Eupatorieae, such as Ageratum.

The generic name is derived from the Greek words  (), meaning "cone", and  (), meaning "little bed".

Species
 Conoclinium betonicifolium is found in Texas, Mexico, Guatemala
 Conoclinium coelestinum (blue mistflower) is native to eastern and central North America, from Ontario south as far as Florida and Texas. It is often grown as a garden plant, although it does have a tendency to spread and take over a garden. It is recommended for habitat restoration (within its native range), especially in wet soils.
 Conoclinium dissectum (synonym C. greggii) is found in the southern United States and Mexico (Arizona, Tamaulipas, New Mexico, Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Zacatecas).
 Conoclinium mayfieldii is found in northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Tamaulipas)

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 C. coelestinum photo from Photographs of flowering plants of the Ozarks and the interior highlands of North America, by Paul L. Redfearn, Jr.

Eupatorieae
Asteraceae genera
Flora of North America