![]() Click the icon later and it'll open in an IE window. New support for Windows 7 allows you to pin a favourite website to your taskbar, where it looks just like any other pinned program. Now you can see everything you're downloading in one place, pause and restart a download if necessary, or locate and launch downloads at a click. Microsoft have finally paid proper attention to downloads, giving IE its own download manager window. IE9 is now a little faster than Firefox, and very similar to Chrome, so in many cases you won't notice any speed difference between the browsers at all. If you've ever tried a browser benchmark like SunSpider before then you'll probably have noticed that IE always lagged far, far behind - but not any more. ![]() Performance is massively improved, too, thanks not least to hardware-accelerated graphics, and a new JavaScript engine optimised for multiple CPU cores. And you can now drag tabs out of IE to open them in a new browser window. There is a useful internet addition when you open a new tab, though: the program now displays links to your "most popular sites", so you can relaunch a particular favourite with a click.Įlsewhere, tabs are now colour-coded to show you how they relate to each other (open one link in a new tab, for instance, and they'll both share the same colour). By default there's no menu, no status bar, no Favourites bar (though as with IE8 these are all available if you need them), just an address bar and the most minimal of toolbars. ![]() The interface has become even more cut down, following competitors like Chrome. Faster, simpler and with many interesting new features, the Internet Explorer 9 official release is the next incarnation of Microsoft's flagship browser. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Shisochin was Miyagi's favorite kata at the end of his years. The last kata taught in most dojos, Suparinpei, is said by some to contain the full syllabus of Goju-ryu, although this assertion is disputed. These kata are considered to contain the essence of the Goju-ryu. He revised and further developed Sanchin - the hard aspect of Goju, and created Tensho - the soft aspect. He introduced karate into Okinawa police work, high schools and other fields of society. In recognition of his leadership in spreading karate in Japan, his style, Goju-Ryu, became the first style to be officially recognized by the Dai Nippon Butokukai. Despite his reputation, his greatest achievements lie in popularization and the organization of karate teaching methods. He taught for many years, gaining an enormous reputation as a karateka. Return to Japan Īfter several months in China, Chōjun Miyagi returned to Naha where he opened a dojo. However, it was not until 1929 that Chōjun Miyagi named the system Gōjū-ryū, meaning "hard soft style". From the blending of these systems, and his native Naha-Te, a new system emerged. It was in this second trip that he observed the Rokkishu (a set of hand exercises rather than a formal kata, which emphasizes the rotation of the forearms and wrists to execute offensive and defensive techniques), which he then adapted into the Tensho Kata. In this second trip he studied some local Chinese martial arts. After Kanryo Higaonna's death (in Oct, 1915) he made a second trip to Fuzhou with Gokenki. In this first trip he travelled with Eisho Nakamoto. In China he visited the grave of Higaonna's teacher, Ryū Ryū Ko. In May 1915, before the death of Higaonna, Miyagi travelled to Fujian Province. Miyagi trained under Higaonna for 15 years until Higaonna's death in 1916. His training with Higaonna was interrupted for a two-year period while Miyagi completed his military service, 1910–1912, in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki. Under his tutelage, Miyagi underwent a very long and arduous period of training. At age 14, Miyagi was introduced to Kanryo Higashionna (Higaonna Kanryō) by Aragaki. Chojun Miyagi began studying Okinawan martial arts under Ryuko Aragaki at age 11. ![]() One of his parents was a wealthy shop owner. Sensei Miyagi was born in Higashimachi, Naha, Okinawa on April 25, 1888. Teruo Chinen, Gogen Yamaguchi, Seiko Higa, Seikichi Toguchi, Tatsuo Shimabuku, Ei'ichi Miyazato, Meitoku Yagi, Seigo Tada, Anichi MiyagiĬhōjun Miyagi ( 宮城 長順, Miyagi Chōjun, Ap– October 8, 1953) was an Okinawan martial artist who founded the Gōjū-ryū school of karate by blending Okinawan and Chinese influences. Sōke, Founder of Goju-ryu, Kyoshi - Dai Nippon Butokukai Okinawan martial arts ( Naha-te), Fujian White Crane (Crying Crane style), Southern Buddhist Kung Fu JSTOR ( March 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification. ![]() ![]() ![]() Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes is represented as SWCNT. There are mainly two types of Carbon Nanotubes. Aircraft stress reductionĬarbon Nanotubes can also be used in aircraft and spacecraft to reduce the overall weight and stress of all the different components working together. Carbon nanotubes are also able to absorb infrared light and can be used in the IR optics industry. 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Thus, carbon nanotubes do not corrode.Ĭarbon nanotubes have applications in various fields such as: For the destruction of Breast cancer tumoursĬarbon Nanotubes are utilised to end breast cancer tumours. Carbon nanotubes are found to be chemically neutral.The young's modulus of a carbon nanotube is high, being around 1 terra pascal for each carbon nanotube, which makes it ten times stronger than steel.Carbon nanotubes have good electrical conductivity.Carbon nanotubes are good conductors of heat.Carbon nanotubes are found to be elastic.A carbon nanotube’s crystalline structure exists in the form of regular hexagons.These covalent bonds of carbons form lattices with a hexagonal shape. In carbon nanotubes, each carbon atom is attached with the other three carbon atoms by using covalent bonds. ![]() Hence, carbon nanotubes are used in making bridges and materials for aircraft. Thus, unlike steel, it does not expand on heating. Normally, it is found to be twenty times more heat resistant than steel.
![]() Gulamhuseinwala is Trustee of the U.K.'s Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE). Imran Gulamhuseinwala said this is "a major step toward giving the customer real ownership and control of their finances and data. "Though PSD2 and open banking are chiefly viewed as regulatory requirements, they represent a significant opportunity for banks to partner with trusted third-party providers to integrate financial services into their customers' everyday lives, while also driving more innovation inside the banks," said Ken Paterson, Vice President of Special Projects at Mercator Advisory Group. PSD2 puts forth a similar mandate and associated regulations in member countries.īoth initiatives are expected to provide more competitive options for banking and payments in those markets. January also marked the start of the European Union's revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). ![]() To be part of the new open-banking scenario in the U.K., companies need regulatory approvals. ![]() The term "open banking" was coined in the United Kingdom where a new set of regulations took effect in January 2018 that mandate the sharing of customer-authorized account information between different commercial entities to effect payments and other transactions. Open banking takes the process a step beyond simple data exchanges to support account-to-account payments, often in real time. "It's about extending banking to nontraditional places," Ramaswamy said.Ĭollaborative data sharing is pretty widespread already, thanks to APIs, intelligent conduits that banks use to support seamless integrations with third-party digital applications, such as financial management programs for mobile banking. Open banking is the moniker hung on a new service model that makes it possible for customers to authorize nonbanks they do business with to access their bank accounts in support of payments and other financial transactions. Yet initial steps toward this eventuality are occurring already with the emergence of application programming interfaces (APIs), particularly in places like the United Kingdom and the rest of Europe where open banking and related regulatory edicts have become hot-button issues. In an era when technology advancements are discussed in terms of months, not years, 10 to 15 years can seem an eternity. "You have to think in terms of 10 to 15 years from now," added Rod Hometh, Partner at RPY Innovations, the payment company formerly known as RocketPay. Banks first need to start thinking in terms of new partnerships, revenue models and technology investments needed to support these changes, he said. ![]() "It will move slowly," said Niranjan Ramaswamy, Vice President, Product Management, Bank Solutions, at banking technology firm Fiserv Inc. Credit and debit cards continue to replace cash and checks as preferred methods of payment, and many experts expect card payments will give way to new and faster ways to pay. The ways consumers shop and pay for purchases have been in flux for years. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As often as possible, I enjoy bulletproof tea in the morning with a tablespoon or two of butter and gelatin from grass-fed cows…delicious! And when my kids ask me if they can have a bite of butter…the answer is usually, “yes!”īut, here is the big question: why is fatty dairy better than low-fat diary? If you ask me, my answer would be that it simply isn’t worth passing up the many benefits of dairy-fat. Not only does my family benefit from loads of fat-soluble vitamins and antioxidants, but we can all easily go between meals without snacks (less dishes for me…woohoo! □ ) because we stay satiated for long periods of time and do not depend on sugar-rushes for energy. Now as a parent myself, I try to give the best of the best to my children (like most other parents, of course!), and that includes lots of fatty foods rich in vitamin D, vitamin A, vitamin K, omega-3 fatty acids, monounsaturated fats, butyrate, CLA, et cetera. I was so happy to learn that low-fat dieting is not healthy, specifically diets that exclude healthy fats (ghee, butter, tallow, lard, egg yolk, et cetera) from healthy animals and other saturated fats (like coconut oil). ![]() I always preferred the fattier dairy option but thought that drinking skim milk was better, as low-fat diets were popular at that time. Not only that, but I had 3 parents who cared for me instead of two □ Interestingly, each household had a different dairy preference: one used mostly skim milk and low-fat dairy products and the other used mostly 2%, whole milk, and sometimes cream as milk. I learned to form my own opinions early as each of my parents have different political views and lifestyles, so I got to see firsthand all sorts of options I could try out and pick which worked best for me. Though things were sometimes confusing for me as a child, I consider myself fortunate to have grown up in two households instead of one. ![]() ![]() ![]() So if I had to invest money in a new RIP for an old printer or get a new printer and use the drivers I might lean towards the second option in your case. The included drivers and profiles would yeild a much better color gamut and likely comparably accurate color. In 2010, the 9900 would offer you about 4X-8X the speed of the 9600. ![]() ![]() The RIP provided a pretty big leap forward as far as options for calibrating color, workflow controls, and Postscript processing. When the 9600 was the hot item, the OEM drivers and profiles included were pretty mediocre. But what kind of RIP would be best for us? But I wonder if we really need all the features that these expensive RIPs provide.Īlso from my understanding we do not need a proofing RIP since we are not trying to simulate CYMK printing. Do any of you experts out there have advice for me?Īnd if a RIP i still advisable, what might be the best one? I see that the RIP we are using now doesn't seem to be widely used in the US and Colorburst and EFI are the more popular ones. So I am wondering if now the Epson print drivers will work better so we don't need a RIP. I think certain elements of our posters were printing unreliably and the color was not quite as nice as with the Proofmaster software. But now I don't remember the reason that I came to that conclusion. 5 years ago I remember doing test prints with the Espon print driver and concluded that we should spend the money on a RIP. Since setting it up 5 years ago we have been wary of messing around with our system.īut we are at the point now where we will probably soon have to update software and system so that our current RIP software won't work anymore and will need to be upgraded. We aren't really picky about colors, but just needed something to print reliably and reasonably good color accuracy. We don't do fine art photography here, but print lots of text with photos and graphs for the posters. We have been using Proofmaster 1.10 RIP software for the past 5 years since we purchased the printer and have been generally happy with it. Hi, I am working in an imaging studio where we print lot of posters on an Epson 9600. ![]() ![]() By intervening in the case, the MI Secretary of State opened the door to “discovery” regarding the Secretary of State’s role in the Antrim County election. NOTE: You can follow the status of Case 2020-9238 CZ from the court website.ĭecember 9, 2020: Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson intervenes on behalf of Antrim County Clerk Sheryl Guy. November 23, 2020: Complaint was filed by Matt DePerno on behalf of Antrim County resident Bill Bailey. It helps paint a “3D” picture of the election. Why is Antrim County so important to attempts to expose 2020 election fraud? It just didn’t make sense to most political observers. The reported results featured a 3,260 vote margin for “blue” candidate Biden out of a total of 16,047 votes cast. On election night, this traditionally “red” county flipped overwhelmingly to “blue” raising flags among citizens who could attest to an overwhelming majority of Trump signs in front of homes throughout the county. Why is Antrim County even in the news in the first place? Publishĭominion ImageCast X, Harri Hursti, Report: Feds have yet to contact man who bought stolen Dominion voting machine on eBay, WorldTribune.NATIONAL SECURITY, CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, GOOD GOVERNANCE, ELECTIONS The eBay sold listing for the Dominion machineĪction. infrastructure and are supposed to remain under lock and key. “It is shocking that only when we started asking, ‘Does it belong somewhere?’ Only after that, did they realize it had been stolen,” Hursti said. Hursti said ihe has been advised by law enforcement not to open the box that the machine came in. “The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history,” the Election Infrastructure Government Coordinating Council (GCC) Executive Committee famously said about the 2020 election. ![]() This voting machine was one of thousands used in the 2020 U.S. He described the machine to potential buyers: “Dominion ImageCast X voting machine from Michigan, own a piece of history. The voting machine reportedly is from Colfax Township in Wexford County in Michigan. It remains a mystery as to who dropped the voting machine off at the Goodwill store in northern Michigan. He told CNN that it was the “Dominion Voting” label on the screen that piqued his interest. The driver, Ean Hutchison, was the only bidder in a Goodwill online auction for the machine. Derrick Carroll told the Detroit News that his office was investigating the sale of the Dominion machine.Īn Ohio Uber driver bought the machine online from a Goodwill store in Cadillac, Michigan for $7.99, according to a CNN report. On Thursday, Michigan State Police spokesman Lt. Related: Dominion Voting Systems tied to Clintons, widely used in battleground states, November 6, 2020īefore the machine was shipped to him, Hursti said that he contacted several states to see if any were missing a machine. There is a documented history of voting machines being left behind in places or not being picked up after elections, but there is no record of one being stolen, Hursti said. He told that the box the machine was shipped to him in still sits unopened in his home and that he hasn’t heard from authorities. ![]() Hursti said he contacted authorities in Michigan, where the machine originated. Harri Hursti, a Connecticut-based computer programmer and activist, said that he bought the Dominion machine on eBay for $1,200. By WorldTribune Staff, September 5, 2022Ī man who bought a Dominion Voting Systems machine on eBay says federal authorities have yet to contact him about his purchase of what is believed to be the first stolen voting machine in U.S. ![]() ![]() ![]() It faded into a stuffy, dark, not quite engaging place before being thoroughly renovated and reopened in November 2013. NY Worlds Fair ’65 Memorabilia Queens Museum Flushing NYĪdjacent to the 1964/65 World’s Fair Unisphere, the space became the Queens Museum in the 1970’s. In fact it was here, in 1948, that the world voted its approval for establishing of the State of Israel. From 1946-1950 it served as the temporary home of the United Nations General Assembly while the Le Corbusier slab was being built on the East River. The Queens Museum was not always a museum. Queens Museum exterior NY VISIT: Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens So both dates are celebrated at his home every year, with birthday cake served in the garden. Louis Armstrong claimed to have been born on July 4 th, 1900 but his actual birth date was August 4, 1901. Once again, you’ll hear his voice, thrilling to the fact that for the first time in his life he had his own room to retreat to. While appearing on a talk show, he revealed that the artist was actually his good friend, Tony Bennett. Louis was most at home in the library/study he called his “den.” His Marantz receiver and Tandberg reel to reel take up much of the shelf space behind his desk.Ī portrait of Armstrong signed by “Beniditto” was one of Louis’s favorites. The tinselly walk-in closet is as show biz as it gets. ![]() The couple’s bedroom is a fantasia of off whites, silver wallpaper, gold bathroom fixtures and hidden speakers (behind wallpaper). The jazz great required a lift-chair to the second floor after two heart attacks. Time Magazine once featured a photo shoot of the Armstrong’s lavish mirrored bathrooms. Her state-of-the- art futuristic kitchen, with gleaming turquoise colored cabinets, cost more than the whole house. Lucille decorated the home with the most cutting edge accoutrements. While taking in their small but exquisite living room, listen to clips of Sachmo’s unmistakable voice – Lucile correcting him in the background. Inside the house, everything is exactly as Lucile left it after her death in 1983 (Louis died in ’71). Your tour begins in the small visitor’s center housed in the former garage stocked with memorabilia, including a gold plated trumpet a gift from King George V. In fact, Louis wrote his iconic song, “It’s A Wonderful World,” about his little slice of heaven on this working class block. Known for their generosity – he was “Uncle Sachmo” and she was “Aunt Lucile” – they’d invite the kids in the neighborhood into their living room to watch that new invention, the television. Never one to flaunt his wealth, Louis and his fourth wife, Lucile Wilson moved into this humble home in 1943. Armstrong appeared in 30 movies and on almost every television show of the time. Despite that, he rose from poverty to become one of the most famous musicians of our age. ![]() Yes, the famous gravel-voiced trumpet-master most identified with Louisiana, swing, scat, “Hello Dolly,” and jazz in general, actually lived for the last 28 years of his life in Queens, NY.Īrmstrong, whose nickname, Sachmo, is a contraction of “Satchel Mouth,” was born in 1901 to a New Orleans prostitute. ![]() Things to Do In Flushing NY and Corona NY TOUR: Louis Armstrong House Museum, Corona EAT: Xi’an Famous Foods and Tianjin Dumpling House, formerly in the Golden Mall.EAT: Asian Jewels Seafood Restaurant for Dim Sum.VISIT: Voelker Orth Museum, Bird Sanctuary and Victorian Garden.VISIT: Kingsland Homestead and Queens Historical Society, Flushing.VISIT: Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens.TOUR: Louis Armstrong House Museum, Corona.Things to Do In Flushing NY and Corona NY.If you yearn to visit China, but don’t have the time or the bucks, this getaway is the next best thing. high steel globe, a surprising jazz-great connection, and a nice and inexpensive boutique hotel. It’s got some of the best authentic Chinese cuisine on the planet, a recognizable 140 ft. Queens happens to be New York City’s largest borough, so this Getaway takes you to just one corner of it, Flushing NY and Corona. Leave it to the Getaway Mavens to let you in on the best, most insidery ways to explore it. And third for the nets – as in the nets on The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center courts, home of the US Open.īut there are other reasons to spend a couple of days in the world’s most diverse borough, where 200 languages are spoken within its 172 square miles. Second, for the New York Mets – who play at Citi Field. WHY GO: There are three reasons most people come to Flushing NY in Queens – the least glamorous of the five New York City boroughs.įirst, for the jets that fly in and out of LaGuardia and JFK Airports. ![]() ![]() ![]() This adjustment period may be inconvenient when you want to enjoy sleeping on a new mattress right away, but it is also necessary to make sure you don’t judge a mattress by a few night’s sleep, as the feel can improve significantly during the break-in period.īreaking in a new mattress is worth the waitīreaking in a new mattress takes time and patience. Initial discomfort is not unusual, but after the break-in process, it’s likely that you will feel different about your new mattress. For example, the switch from memory foam to an innerspring mattress will increase the transfer of your sleeping partner’s movements, whereas the switch from innerspring to memory foam can initially make you feel warmer than you're used to while you sleep.īreaking in a new mattress is essential to ensuring complete comfort on a new bed. If your new mattress is made with different materials than your old one, certain sensations with these materials may feel jarring at first. A new sleeping surface means your body may have to readjust to the support of your new mattress. If your old sleeping surface was beginning to break down, your body may have overcompensated to make you feel comfortable. The break in period allows time for your mattress to adjust to you, but also for your body to adjust to it. ![]() The same principle applies to a bed it may not feel completely comfortable until the materials have stretched and softened. Like buying a new pair of shoes, they might feel uncomfortable at first because the materials have not become flexible and moldable with repeated use. The materials in a new mattress are flexible, but strong and rigid. ![]() The indentation left by your body may actually create sagging and permanent indentations near the end of the mattress’ life. After years of repeated use “breaking in” turns into “breaking down” as your mattress materials compress and no longer support your weight properly. The old mattress you’ve been sleeping on for years has adjusted to your body size, shape, and sleeping positions. Breaking in your new mattress can be uncomfortable at first, but you'll have years of comfort afterwards.Ī brand new mattress requires a break in period because the materials have not had time to soften and conform to your body. ![]() |
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