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by Sam Perley

Ever since suffering one of their worst losses of the season almost two weeks ago – a 119-80 defeat in Indiana on Feb. 25 – the Charlotte Hornets have turned things around a bit and put together a rather impressive stretch of basketball. While the team’s record might just be 3-3 since this particular outing, that mark doesn’t necessarily tell the whole story.

During this stretch, the Hornets sit seventh in the NBA in defensive rating (107.4) and 11th in net rating (1.8), rankings that stood at 26th (113.1) and 28th (-8.2), respectively, through the opening 57 outings. The offense is lagging behind just a bit (109.3 rating is 23rd in the NBA over these six games), but in order for this young team to be successful, it has to begin with defense.

“It’s important for our guys to understand that it starts on the defensive end for us,” said Coach Borrego on March 1 after the Hornets became the first team to hold Milwaukee to under 100 points since Feb. 2019. “We haven’t been where we needed to defensively for the last year and a half. We are turning the corner. I think a lot of it has to do with the personnel we have on the floor right now, with the length and the size, the athleticism and the way we’re building this thing is to compete with teams like we saw tonight.”

“After the Indiana game, it didn’t sit well with us, so we told ourselves that we were going to come out, play hard and give everybody our best efforts and that’s what we’ve been doing,” said Terry Rozier after a 108-99 home win over Houston on March 7. “We’ve got a lot of guys that can play hard, score the ball. We have just been having fun out there – that’s the most important thing. You don’t want to lose your fun out there.”

Two of the squad’s losses during this span have come at the buzzer and another came to Milwaukee by eight, a contest that was tied with about four minutes remaining. The Hornets have allowed just 11.5 second-chance points per game since Feb. 26, the eighth-lowest mark in the NBA (13.4 PPG beforehand). They also rank sixth in percentage of offensive loose balls recovered (55.8%), second in charges drawn (1.33) and 10th in contested two-point shots (35.5).

Most notably, the team’s play over the last two weeks has involved contributions from nearly every player in the rotation. Devonte’ Graham is averaging 20.6 PPG on 44.7% shooting (36.4% from three) and 5.2 APG in five outings since sitting out the Pacers game for resting purposes. Rozier is also putting up 20.0 PPG, while shooting 51.3% from distance and PJ Washington has tallied at least 19 points in three straight games for the first time this season.

Off the bench, Willy Hernangómez (7.8 PPG and 7.5 RPG) and Cody Martin (7.0 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 5.0 APG and 1.3 SPG) are also making significant contributions. Add in the lengthy, versatile Jalen McDaniels (5.8 PPG and 4.5 RPG in 12 GP since Feb. 8) and Caleb Martin (8.7 PPG on 56.3% shooting over his last 3 GP) and Charlotte’s certainly had quite a promising glance at its future core.

Borrego knows his team isn’t where it wants to be just yet. There will still be plenty of growing pains with bumps and bruises to follow over the final 19 outings of the campaign. But one of the greatest measures of success in the NBA is how a team gets better or worse over the course of a long season and at the moment, indisputable improvements have been made.

“I think we got better,” said Borrego, when asked about his biggest takeaway from the four-game homestand. “We talked about it and said let’s get better after these four games. I didn’t know if we were going to win one, two, three or four, but let’s go compete and let’s get better. We checked all those boxes. We competed every single night, had a shot to win every single game. Let’s keep it up. Let’s hit the road and keep defending.”

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Top seed Springfield sweeps Endicott in quarterfinals

HUNTINGDON, Pa. -- Led by a historic serving performance from Eric Johnson, Springfield swept Endicott in the NCAA Division III championship quarterfinals on Friday afternoon at Juniata College's S+R Center. The Pride won by the set scores of 25-9, 25-10, 25-21.

The win boosts Springfield's record to 25-8 this season and propels the Pride to the national semifinals for the fifth consecutive season. The Pride will take on the winner of the Rivier and Carthage on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. ET.

Johnson set the NCAA championship record with seven aces in a match. The previous Division III record was four, which had happened five times before, including by Springfield’s Luis Vega and Mike Becker in the 2013 NCAA championship semifinals. Nine different players totaled five aces in NCAA Division I championship history.

Vega continued his strong play as he posted a double-double with 14 kills and 10 digs while hitting .550. Keaton Pieper directed Springfield's offense with 27 assists, six digs and three blocks as the Pride hit .394 in the contest. AVCA Division III national player of the year Jimmy O'Leary registered six kills on six errorless swings and led all players with five blocks.

Springfield, playing in its first match since April 12, scored the first 10 points of the match and benefited from the tremendous serving of Johnson, who guided the run for the Pride with three service aces. The Pride’s lead grew to 16-3 as Pieper and Sean Peterson combined for a block on the pin, and Springfield forced the Gulls into their second timeout at 18-4 as Vega muscled a kill through the Endicott block. Angel Perez converted in transition to give Springfield set point, and Sean Zuvich ripped Springfield’s fourth ace of the frame to give the Pride a 25-9 set win. The Pride hit .550 in the opening frame, with Vega totaling a team-best five kills.

Springfield opened up the second set with the first four points, with Vega blasting an ace to put the Pride in early control. The top seed didn’t let up and a Perez kill in transition forced the Gulls into a timeout trailing 9-1. The Pride’s lead ballooned to 14-4 on a Vega overpass kill, but Endicott was able to battle back, using a pair of Springfield attack errors to get within 16-7. The Pride regained its rhythm, regaining its 10-point lead on a O’Leary and Perez double block at 20-10. Johnson cranked back-to-back aces as the Pride earned another set point, and an Endicott attack error gave the Pride a 25-10 win.

After surrendering the first point of the third set, Springfield rattled off the next four points to regain control. Endicott battled back to even the match at 10-all, but a Vega backrow kill jump started a 3-0 push for the Pride. The Gulls once again answered back with a run of their own to once again knot the match at 14-all. Out of a media timeout, Vega smashed an overpass, and O’Leary and Pieper snuffed out a Gull attack for a 17-14 lead. Springfield built a 22-18 lead on another O’Leary kill and would earn match point on a huge backrow swing from Vega. Springfield sealed the victory on a monster block from O’Leary and Pieper to advance to the national semifinals.

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Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC

The U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in the case Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC is a resounding defeat for those who seek to deny religious groups their free exercise rights guaranteed by the First Amendment. The mere fact that the decision was unanimous should give pause, great pause, to those who argued here – and who argue in other contexts - that religious groups should be treated like any other social group. In a word, the court’s decision, written by Chief Justice John Roberts, proclaims to those who have forgotten it that the First Amendment means what it says.

The heart of decision is whether or not, as the Court previously suggested in Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. V. Smith (1990), a decision written by Justice Antonin Scalia, laws of general and neutral applicability should extend to religious organizations. Here, the Court distinguishes between the issues raised in that prior case and the issues before the court in Hosanna-Tabor. But, they chip away at the logic of the prior case in unambiguous words. “The interest of society in the enforcement of employment discrimination statutes is undoubtedly important,” the decision states. “But so too is the interest of religious groups in choosing who will preach their beliefs, teach their faith, and carry out their mission. When a minister who has been fired sues her church alleging that her termination was discriminatory, the First Amendment has struck the balance for us. The church must be free to choose those who will guide it on its way.”

The Chief Justice spanks the Department of Justice, which had submitted a brief that compared the rights of religious organizations to those of labor unions and other social groups. “The right to freedom of association is a right enjoyed by religious and secular groups alike,” writes the Chief Justice. “It follows under the EEOC's and Perich's view that the First Amendment analysis should be the same, whether the association in question is the Lutheran Church, a labor union, or a social club. See Perich Brief 31; Tr. of Oral Arg. 28. That result is hard to square with the text of the First Amendment itself, which gives special solicitude to the rights of religious organizations. We cannot accept the remarkable view that the Religion Clauses have nothing to say about a religious organization's freedom to select its own ministers.”

I hope that the White House will pay special attention to those words when it considers the issue of conscience exemptions regarding the HHS mandates about which I have written extensively. The White House, of course, could not instruct the DOJ on what that brief should or should not argue, and the President has publicly stated that he supports the ministerial exception at issue in Hosanna-Tabor even while the DOJ essentially denied such an exception existed. But, many White House advisors, and congressional advocates, for the view that religious institutions should be forced to pay for insurance coverage of procedures they find morally objectionable sat in the same classes with Professor Tribe that the DOJ lawyers attended. Those lawyers devised a brief that the Chief Justice and all of his colleagues, including the two justices appointed by President Obama, here label “remarkable.” Does the administration really want to ride this Barry Lynn-inspired ride again?

There is a section of the concurring opinion of Justice Alito, joined by Justice Kagan, that also warrants mention. “Throughout our Nation's history, religious bodies have been the preeminent example of private associations that have ‘act[ed] as critical buffers between the individual and the power of the State.’ Roberts v. United States Jaycees, 468 U.S. 609, 619 (1984). In a case like the one now before us—where the goal of the civil law in question, the elimination of discrimination against persons with disabilities, is so worthy—it is easy to forget that the autonomy of religious groups, both here in the United States and abroad, has often served as a shield against oppressive civil laws. To safeguard this crucial autonomy, we have long recognized that the Religion Clauses protect a private sphere within which religious bodies are free to govern themselves in accordance with their own beliefs. The Constitution guarantees religious bodies ‘independence from secular control or manipulation—in short, power to decide for themselves, free from state interference, matters of church government as well as those of faith and doctrine.’ Kedroff v. Saint Nicholas Cathedral of Russian Orthodox Church in North America, 344 U.S. 94, 116 (1952).” This gets to something that has bothered me for a long time. Liberals like to celebrate diversity, but not when it comes to religious organizations. Here, Justices Alito and Kagan point to the “crucial autonomy” of religious organizations, free from government interference or manipulation, as a guarantee of freedom for all Americans, including Rev. Lynn.

My favorite section of the Chief Justice’s decision was his brief recounting of the history of the First Amendment’s religion clauses, especially this: “The King in particular accepted the ‘freedom of elections,’ a right ‘thought to be of the greatest necessity and importance to the English church.’ J. Holt, Magna Carta App. IV, p. 317, cl. 1 (1965).
That freedom in many cases may have been more theoretical than real. See, e.g., W. Warren, Henry II 312 (1973) (recounting the writ sent by Henry II to the electors of a bishopric in Winchester, stating: ‘I order you to hold a free election, but forbid you to elect anyone but Richard my clerk’). In any event, it did not survive the reign of Henry VIII, even in theory.” This would be funny, except of course that St. Thomas Becket paid a heavy price for Henry II’s interference with the rights of the Church and the English people suffered the great evils of schism and persecution from Henry VIII’s decision to make himself the head of the Church.

Bishop William Lori, chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty at the USCCB, applauded the decision. In a statement posted at the USCCB website, Bishop Lori said, “This decision makes resoundingly clear the historical and constitutional importance of keeping internal church affairs off limits to the government—because whoever chooses the minister chooses the message.It’s a great day for the First Amendment.” And, indeed it is. The Separation of Church and State, to which Rev. Lynn’s organization is so committed, is not the one way street Lynn wants it to be. The First Amendment is, in all of its parts, a guarantee of freedom for individual Americans but also for our society as a whole. Some people may think a given Church is wrong to preach this, or correct to fire that person, or blasphemous to entertain a given doctrine. But, all of that is none of the government’s business. That is what the Court ruled yesterday, and the lessons for other decisions pending before this and future administrations could not be more obvious.

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  • AFDERM 100MG is used to treat the fungal infections of the toenails, fingernails and other parts of the body such as blastomycosis, histoplasmosis, aspergillosis, and onychomycosis

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  • liver problems such as tiredness, loss of appetite for several days or longer, nausea or vomiting, dark or “tea-colored” urine
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It is used to treat the following types of infection such as:

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  • pneumonia

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  • are allergic to any of the other ingredients of this medicine
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  • Consult your doctor for advice for the use of this medicine in children
  • Do not drive or operate any machines while taking this medicine since it may cause dizziness

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  • weakness
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  • drop in the numbers of blood cells (symptoms can include tiredness, new infections and easy bruising or bleeding)
  • increase in some types of white blood cells
  • increase in the numbers of small cells that are needed for clotting of the blood
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  • worsening in the kidney function
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LSA Paper: Phase-matching-free parametric oscillators based on two-dimensional semiconductor

Optical parametric oscillators are widely used as pulsed and continuous-wave tunable sources for innumerable applications, such as quantum technologies, imaging, and biophysics. A key drawback is material dispersion, which imposes a phase-matching condition that generally entails a complex design and setup, thus hindering tunability and miniaturization. Here we show that the burden of phase-matching is surprisingly absent in parametric micro-resonators utilizing mono-layer transition-metal dichalcogenides as quadratic nonlinear materials. By the exact solution of nonlinear Maxwell equations and first-principle calculations of the semiconductor nonlinear response, we devise a
novel kind of phase-matching-free miniaturized parametric oscillator operating at conventional pump intensities. We find that different two-dimensional semiconductors yield degenerate and non-degenerate emission at various spectral regions due to doubly resonant mode excitation, which can be tuned by varying the incidence angle of the external pump laser. In addition, we show that high-frequency electrical modulation can be achieved by doping via electrical gating, which can be used to efficiently shift the threshold for parametric oscillation. Our results pave the way for the realization of novel ultra-fast tunable micron-sized sources of entangled photons—a key device underpinning any quantum protocol. Highly miniaturized optical parametric oscillators may also be employed in lab-on-chip technologies for biophysics, detection of environmental pollution and security.

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Eknath Shinde becomes thirteenth Maharashtra minister to test COVID-19 positive

Shinde attended the state cabinet meeting earlier this week.

published on : 24th September 2020

NCP, Shiv Sena ministers contradict each other on 5 per cent Muslim quota in Maharashtra

Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Devendra Fadnavis also claimed that a quota for Muslims would be unconstitutional and affect OBC and Maratha reservations.

published on : 28th February 2020

Uddhav flexes muscle, shunts out Maharashtra bureaucrats close to Fadnavis

The Maharashtra CM also has clipped powers of powerful Shiv Sena ministers in his Cabinet.

published on : 20th January 2020

Have conveyed Congress stand to Uddhav, he will decide: Ashok Chavan on portfolio allocation

The Congress, which has got 12 berths in the Uddhav Thackeray-led government, wants two additional departments relating to rural areas.

published on : 3rd January 2020

Shiv Sena’s Eknath Shinde emerges top gainer in Maharashtra portfolio allocations

Exactly two weeks after its inception, the ruling Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Thursday declared the portfolio allocation among its ministers.

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Sena's Eknath Shinde proposes naming of Mumbai Nagpur highway after Balasaheb Thackeray

Requested Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to name Nagpur Mumbai Samruddhi Mahamarg as Shiv Sena Pramukh Balasaheb Thackeray Marg, he said.

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COVID-19 Restrictions for New Recruits Eat Up Navy, Marines Budgets

Officials in the Marines and Navy have said that safety prevention measures for preventing the spread of COVID-19 have made both military branches scramble for cheaper alternatives as their budgets run out.

In order to prevent infections, the Marines have been accepting fewer recruits so that trainees can be spaced out. Trainees are tested for symptoms, given face masks, spaced out on busses and then are instituted a 14-day staging period at a separate facility with its own laundry, infirmary and mess facilities.

While in staging, each new recruit is screened and observed by medical care providers twice a day every day during the two-week period. The Navy also tests all new recruits upon arrival.

To help with testing, contact tracing and monitoring, the Navy has increased staff with medical technicians, according to USNI News, the U.S. Naval Institute's online news and analysis portal.

More than 800 recruit division commanders and other instructors are sequestered on base and forbidden from going home at night, a precaution to reduce the risk of possible COVID-19 contact with others.

Furthermore, the Marines have canceled family day and graduation ceremonies and eliminated the 10-day leave period after graduation that customarily allows training camp graduates some public freedom before being shipped off for further training.

If available, the Navy uses military aircraft to transport graduates. If not, it hires private busses.

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U.S. Marine recruits receive coronavirus health screenings at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) on April 13, 2020 in San Diego, California. New COVID-19 distancing practices have gone into effect for new recruits such as standing six feet apart while in formation, a health screening, and a 14-day quarantine period at an off-site hotel before boot camp begins. Sandy Huffake/Getty

Despite the precautions, both the Navy and Marine officials have said that recruits are receiving the same training as would occur under normal circumstances. Nevertheless, the extra money needed for medical staff, housing, staging facilities, facemasks and other changes have quickly added substantial costs to the branches' usual operating budgets.

In a press briefing on Tuesday, commanders of both branches said a $10 billion supplemental fund passed by Congress earlier in 2020 has kept them from running out of funds, according to The Marine Corps Times. However, it's unclear how quickly the branches may run out.

"We obviously have the COVID supplemental that's been very helpful," said General William F. Mullen, commanding general for Marine Corps Training and Education Command. "I can't really say right now, whether we're going to be short, or over."

In early May, an "interim guidance" memo from the U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command (MEPCOM) said that the U.S. military would stop recruiting applicants who have tested positive for COVID-19.

That guidance has since been dropped, though the Department of Defense has never released concrete numbers on how many recruits and actively serving members have contracted COVID-19.

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    The Mackenzie Basin is home to some of New Zealand’s most sublime scenery. From towering peaks (including New Zealand’s tallest, Aoraki/Mt Cook) to brilliant turquoise lakes and shimmering glaciers, the Southern Alps are an awe-inspiring destination. Your first glimpse of the glacial lakes is at Lake Tekapo, a picturesque settlement surrounded by mountains.

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    Your options are endless today! Take the Spirit of Queenstown Scenic Cruise (pictured below) and dissolve into nature whilst enjoying a delicious Gibbston Valley cheeseboard and glass of Akarua wine.

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    Today experience Central Otago’s most reputable vineyards on a Boutique Wine Tour. Relax as your wine guide immerses you in an afternoon among the stunning vineyards and splendid scenery of Central Otago. You will visit four premium vineyards over three contrasting wine regions, taste and learn about the excellent wine varietals and enjoy a delicious shared platter lunch with complementing wine of your choice. The local pioneering history is fascinating and the meander through Old Cromwell Town is charming and a true step back in time. Some wineries are producing amazing craft beers as well!

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Stranger Things: the most absurd smart devices on the market

Stranger Things: the most absurd smart devices on the market

You probably already have a smart speaker at home. You might even have light bulbs that you can manage via your smartphone (what better way to impress your friends?). But we'd like to introduce you to some unusual smart devices you probably haven't heard of. I doubt you already have these at home...

Quirky Egg Minder: no more wasted eggs!

If you've already heard of this bizarre device, you must be a real geek or an avid egg-eater! Thanks to this special egg holder that costs 20 dollars you check on your smartphone to see how many eggs you still have at home that are actually edible.

Thanks to its LED system, the device indicates which eggs you've had the longest and which you should consume as soon as possible. Bizarre? Definitely! Useful? Not sure... it all depends on your eating habits!

Bluetooth fork: monitor how fast you're eating

It's called the HAPIfork and you can even find it on Amazon. It's a smart fork designed to help you eat better. This unusual fork, which at first glance could easily be confused with a traditional children's fork, suggests that you slow down when you're eating too fast.

It connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth. The app will show you how much time you spend at the table. It will also tell you the amount of time that passes by between your bites.

Oombrella: the forever umbrella

How many umbrellas have you forgotten around the city, on public transport, at restaurants or at the bar? This happens to me all the time, so I was curious about Oombrella. It's a smart umbrella that uses your location to notify you when it starts raining again and whenever you forget it somewhere.

The brain of this special umbrella is hidden in its handle, where the sensors are hidden to detect temperature, pressure, and humidity.

Furbo Dog Camera: Be your best friend's big brother

There are many smart security cameras around that offer all kinds of different features and prices, but Furbo focuses on dog lovers. The Furbo Dog Camera is a video camera that allows you to observe, talk and play with your dog when you're not at home.

You can keep an eye on your dog by using the HD camera with built-in night vision, two-way audio and the app. You can also talk to your dog when it barks thanks to the notification system.

Opro9 smart diaper

This is an eco-friendly device dedicated to parents who are used to guessing when it's time to change their child's diapers. The Opro9 SmartDiaper consists of a silicone band that is attached to the outside of your child's diaper. There are also sensors that are capable of measuring the humidity and temperature level to understand when it's time to change the diaper.

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What other crazy smart devices have you heard of? Let us know!

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  • Something about these brings to mind the old Chinese back scratchers that were around in the 1950s, and now I'm wondering if a wearable Roomba-style robot for itchy backs could be developed.


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Release Date: August 19, 2008

Leo Villareal, Rafael Moneo, Rachel Whiteread, Peter Schjeldahl, and Calvin Tomkins Are Among the Headliners in National Gallery of Art’s Fall 2008 Lecture Series

Washington, DC—A star-studded lineup of top curators, historians, and book authors in the arts are among the speakers in the National Gallery of Art’s fall 2008 lecture series. All lectures are free. Most programs are illustrated and include question-and-answer sessions with the audience. Several are followed by a book signing. Books may be purchased in the shop adjacent to the spacious auditorium of the East Building, where seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

In addition to the landmark lectures held at 2 p.m. on Sundays, the Works in Progress series, which occurs at 12:10 p.m. and 1:10 p.m. on select Mondays, features new research by Gallery staff, interns, fellows, and special guests. This lunchtime series of 30 minute talks followed by an open question-and-answer session enables the public to access scholarship and artistic creation.

Details for both series are listed below. For updates, please check the Gallery Web site at

Sunday Lectures

Unless otherwise noted, the following programs are on Sundays at 2:00 p.m. in the East Building Auditorium.

September 7
Conversations with Artists: Leo Villareal
Lecturer: Leo Villareal, artist, in conversation with Molly Donovan, associate curator of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art

Contemporary artist Villareal (b. 1967) and Donovan will discuss the artist’s groundbreaking work, which features movement and light. Inspired by the theories of Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727) and John Conway (b. 1937), Villareal creates programs using the language of mathematical and computer-based systems, notably Conway’s Game of Life.

September 14
George de Forest Brush: The Indian as a Metaphor
Lecturer: Nancy Anderson, curator of American and British paintings, National Gallery of Art
Book signing to follow: George de Forest Brush: The Indian Paintings

Combining extraordinary technical skills acquired in Paris with firsthand experience living among the Arapahoe, Shoshone, and Crow in Wyoming and Montana, Brush (1854/55-1941) created, during the 1880s, an important series of paintings of American Indians much celebrated by his contemporaries but rarely seen since. Exhibition curator Anderson re-introduces Brush and talks about the recent discovery of several of his “lost” works.

September 21
Pushcarts, Souks, and Cold Storage: Public Markets through the Photographer’s Lens
Lecturer: Helen Tangires, administrator, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art
Book signing to follow: Public Markets

Based on her recent book, Public Markets, Tangires discusses a selection of approximately 800 historical and contemporary photographs in the Library of Congress that depict food markets and marketplaces around the world. These photographs illuminate our understanding of this persistent and universal system of agricultural marketing.

Friday, September 26
3:00 p.m.
The New Prado Extension: A Conversation with Rafael Moneo and Miguel Zugaza, Moderated by Selma Holo
Lecturers: Moneo, architect; Zugaza, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid; and Holo, director of Fisher Gallery, professor of art history, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, director of the International Museum Institute, and author of Beyond the Prado: Museums and Identity in Democratic Spain

A new extension of the Prado Museum will be the focus of conversation at this Friday afternoon program. The event is part of a five-month celebration of contemporary Spanish culture in Washington, DC.

Note: This program is coordinated with and supported by the Embassy of Spain in Washington, DC.

September 28
Martin Puryear: “How Things Fit Together”
Lecturer: John Elderfield, chief curator emeritus of painting and sculpture, Museum of Modern Art, New York

On the closing day of the Gallery exhibition Martin Puryear, distinguished art historian and curator Elderfield presents his views of his friend, the internationally acclaimed and native Washington artist, Martin Puryear.

October 5
Joan Miró, Michel Leiris, and Eroticism
Lecturer: Charles Palermo, associate professor of art history, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
Book signing to follow: Fixed Ecstasy: Joan Miró in the 1920s

Palermo’s new book, Fixed Ecstasy: Joan Miró in the 1920s, changes our view of the artist and his period. Although Miró is best known as a Surrealist, Palermo explains how the early years that Miró spent in Barcelona and Paris defined his role as a modernist.

October 12
Conversations with Artists: Rachel Whiteread
Lecturer: Rachel Whiteread, artist, in conversation with Molly Donovan, associate curator of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art

Contemporary artist Whiteread (b. 1963) will discuss her career with Donovan. Whiteread, recognized for her talent in sculpting and more specifically casting, created Ghost, one of her best known works which is displayed at the Gallery.

Note: This lecture is part of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Lecture Series, endowed by Barbarlee Diamonstein-Spielvogel and Carl Spielvogel.

October 19
Finding Ancient Rome on the Bay of Naples: An Introduction to Pompeii and the Roman Villa
Lecturer: Carol Mattusch, Mathy Professor of Art History, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia

Guest curator Mattusch will help open the spectacular exhibition, Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture Around the Bay of Naples, with a sneak peek into its development. Mattusch turns her interest in technology to the ancient art market, and considers antiquities from the perspectives of both their ancient contexts and their modern lives.

Saturday, October 25
2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The Last Days of Pompeii: Lecture and Films
Lecturer: Martin M. Winkler, classical scholar and author of Classical Myth and Culture in the Cinema

Specialist Winkler will introduce two early and imaginative cinematic versions of the epic, The Last Days of Pompeii, based on Edward Bulwer-Lytton’s 1830s novel. The discussion will be followed by a viewing of the movie in both English and Italian.

October 26
Jan Lievens: Out of Rembrandt’s Shadow
Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., curator of northern baroque paintings, National Gallery of Art

Jan Lievens in Black and White: Etchings, Woodcuts, and Collaborations in Print
Stephanie S. Dickey, Bader Chair in Northern Baroque Art, Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada

This paired lecture, focused on Dutch artist Jan Lievens (1607-1674), will be presented by Wheelock and Dickey.

Wheelock—the lead curator for the exhibition Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered, the first monographic show in the U.S. on view from October 26, 2008, through January 11, 2009—will examine the character of Lievens’ art and the vagaries of his reputation. Dickey will focus on how Lievens developed his personal printmaking style and used the media of etching and woodcut to showcase his skills as a draughtsman, portraitist, and storyteller.

November 2
Let’s Talk: A Conversation with Peter Schjeldahl
Lecturer: Peter Schjeldahl, senior art critic, New Yorker magazine
Book signing to follow: Let’s See: Writings on Art from the New Yorker

Schjeldahl will talk about his new book, Let’s See: Writings on Art from the New Yorker, and will welcome questions, comments, and challenges from the audience. The book covers large-scale exhibitions and private gallery shows and profiles leaders in the art world and artists themselves.

November 9
To Live with Myths in Pompeii and Beyond
Lecturer: Paul Zanker, professor of art history, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa

Zanker is internationally renowned for his research of Roman art. He will discuss ancient myth and how it was represented in Pompeii and other sites in Italy.

November 16
Conversations with Collectors: Dorothy and Herbert Vogel
Lecturers: Collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel in conversation with Ruth Fine, curator of special projects in modern art, National Gallery of Art

Fine will moderate a conversation with renowned New York collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel. They will discuss Megumi Sasaki’s film "Herb and Dorothy" and the recent gift of 2500 works from their collection, 50 to each of the 50 states in the Union. The film will be shown at 4:00 p.m.

November 23
Conversations with Authors: Calvin Tomkins
Lecturer: Calvin Tomkins, author and staff writer of The New Yorker, in conversation with Harry Cooper, curator of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art
Book signing to follow: Lives of the Artists

Tomkins discusses his latest book, Lives of the Artists, with Cooper, which explores ten major artists to demonstrate the direction that contemporary art is taking.

November 30
From Botticelli to Buonarroti: Medici Portrains and Anti-Medici Plots
Lecturer: Marcello Simonetta, writer and historian
Book signing to follow: The Montefeltro Conspiracy: A Renaissance Mystery Decoded

In the wake of the publication of his recent book The Montefeltro Conspiracy, which solves the mystery surrounding the notorious attempt on Lorenzo de Medici's life in 1478, Simonetta focuses on the National Gallery of Art's Medici portraits, both painted and sculpted. His lecture will also explore some of the Sistine Chapel's secrets.

December 7
Film, Memory and Amnesia
Lecturer: Péter Forgács, filmmaker

Hungarian filmmaker Forgács presents an illustrated lecture on his award-winning films. His presentation will be followed by a showing of Miss Universe of 1929 at 3:30 p.m. and Own Death at 5:00 p.m.

December 14
Time, Space, and the Progress of History in the Medieval Map
Lecturer: Conrad Rudolph, professor of medieval art history, University of California at Riverside

Rudolph will use medieval maps to show how users could learn about their past and future, in relation to the entire human race. Particular attention will be given to the world map in Hugh of Saint Victor’s The Mystic Ark of around 1125 to 1130.

Works In Progress Series

Unless otherwise noted, the following programs are on Mondays at 12:10 p.m. and 1:10 p.m. in the East Building Small Auditorium.

Monday, September 22
Of The I Sing: Sound in Early Johns
Lecturer: Harry Cooper, curator and head of modern and contemporary art, National Gallery of Art

Cooper will present his latest thinking about renowned artist Jasper Johns in the first Works in Progress lecture of the season.

Monday, October 6
Thinking about Clouet
Lecturer: John Hand, curator of northern Renaissance paintings, National Gallery of Art

Hand will think aloud about the French Renaissance painter, Francois Clouet, focusing on A Lady in Her Bath, which is on view in the Gallery’s Northern Renaissance painting collection.

Monday, October 20
Venice in the Bazaar: Ceramics, Textiles, and Furniture
Lecturer: Rosamond Mack, independent scholar

Venetians seem to have adapted their trade, production, and diplomatic gift-giving to Eastern Mediterranean tastes and fashions.This lecture examines the marketing of crusader-era ceramics, the patterns of Venice’s luxury silks, and the presentation of chairs.

Monday, November 3
Rogier van der Weyden, the Bishop of Cambrai and the “Netherlandish Renaissance”
Lecturer: Douglas Brine, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art

Brine presents his latest research on recollections of Van der Weyden in the gilt-brass foundation memorial of Jacques de Croy, Bishop of Cambrai (d. 1516), housed in the treasury of Cologne Cathedral.

Monday, November 17
Lure of the Exotic: Asian Papers in Nineteenth-Century French Etching
Lecturer: Kimberly Schenck, head of paper conservation, National Gallery of Art

Nineteenth-century printmakers used a variety of papers to explore the distinctive qualities of the etching medium, often selecting special papers to make impressions from the same plate distinct from one another. This lecture provides an overview of the use of Asian paper for etching, describes the types of Asian paper found in French prints, and gives a preliminary assessment of their impact on the print trade.

Monday, December 1
Yours Obediently and Faithfully: The Letters of W.O. Oldman, English Ethnographic Dealer
Lecturer: Jennifer Wagelie, department of academic programs, National Gallery of Art

Monday, December 15
Cosmic Politics: Hugh of St. Victor’s “The Mystic Ark” and the Struggle over Elite Education in the Twelfth Century
Lecturer: Conrad Rudolph, professor of medieval art history, University of California at Riverside

Rudolph will use The Mystic Ark (c. 1125–1130), perhaps the most complex single work of art from the entire Middle Ages, to show how great Parisian scholar Hugh of St. Victor addressed creation theory.

General Information

For additional press information please call or send inquiries to:
Department of Communications
National Gallery of Art
2000B South Club Drive
Landover, MD 20785
phone: (202) 842-6353
e-mail: [email protected]
Anabeth Guthrie
Chief of Communications
(202) 842-6804
[email protected]

The Gallery also offers a broad range of newsletters for various interests. Follow this link to view the complete list.

Press Release

Questions from members of the media may be directed to the Department of Communications at (202) 842-6353 or [email protected]

The public may call (202) 737-4215 or visit for more information about the National Gallery of Art.


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Date(s) - 05/10/2016 - 09/10/2016
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The Armagh Festival of Food & Cider is a tasty feast of Armagh cuisine combined with the best of local Cider!

Join us to celebrate Northern Ireland’s Year of Food & Drink 2016. October is the monthly theme of Harvest, so what better reason to celebrate our epic landscapes, traditions, people and everything that is delicious about this place.
In collaboration with the Food Heartland Hospitality Forum and local businesses, diners and craft brew enthusiasts will have the opportunity to sample local hospitality at its best through a variety of events including:
Pop up Cookery School
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Apple Harvest Afternoon Tea & Orchard Tours
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Artisan Food & Cider Market
Scrumptious menu’s using the finest local sourced ingredients

With lots happening throughout the five days of the festival be sure to book early for these exciting events as places are limited. For more information contact the visitor information centre on 028 3752 1800.

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A Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) collects relevant data about the enterprise’s security generated from multiple sources and is able to analyse all the data to produce intelligent and actionable output.

Capabilities of SIEM solution
Deploying an SIEM solution provides you with the following benefits:

  • Data Aggregation:
    Data is collected from multiple data sources which include network devices, servers, databases, applications etc.
  • Correlation:
    It links events together into meaningful bundles by using correlation rules.
  • Alerting:
    This is an automated analysis of correlated events and production of alerts to notify recipients of immediate issues that require attention. These alerts can be fed to a dashboard, or sent email or SMS.
  • Dashboards:
    They take in the collected event data and transform the information in the form of informational charts and graphs. This greatly assists the SIEM team to visually identify patterns or distinguish activity that doesn’t conform to normal operations of the network.
  • Compliance:
    Applications can be employed to automate the gathering of compliance data, producing reports that adapt to existing security, governance and auditing processes.
  • Retention:
    Employing long-term storage of historical data to facilitate correlation of data over time and provide the retention necessary for compliance requirements. This also serves as a crucial piece of evidence during forensic investigations.
To ensure that only pertinent information is passed to the centralized server, processing can be applied on the collection agents. That way the volume of information being communicated and stored can be reduced. Through these SIEM systems are quite expensive to deploy, the cost factor associated in deploying them is one-time only.

Further, compliance mandates and industry standards like PCI-DSS have led to the widespread adoption of SIEM across the organization. It also acts as a useful detective control to identify a presence of an Advanced Persistent attack (APT) in corporate network.

How we can help you?
Our Solutions team has worked on numerous SIEM products and solutions offered by our partners such as HP ArcSight, RSA Security Anlaytics, Splunk, etc. and have deployed across various devices. We can help analyse your existing setup and ensure you’re getting maximum return on your investment. Be it fine-tuning source devices, configuring correlation rules, ensuring proper alerts, dashboards and reports have been created, we provide an entire suite of expert consulting services to ensure your SOC – Security Operations Centre is working at maximum! We provide extensive training services for you security team to get well versed with the installed SIEM solution. We also handle any troubleshooting issues arising out of deployment or during the usage of SIEM.

Incident Response and Forensics training form a critical requirement for SIEM technicians and analysts. They need to be regularly updated with latest security trends and be aware of the threat vectors - especially which come directly under the umbrella of business operations. It is a good practice to ask for regular training exercises for your SOC team from the vendor itself; including it as a part of the contract agreement only. This will help to effectively utilize the deployed SIEM solution.

For operating SIEM operations, it is necessary to cultivate the culture of cross-domain expertise among your SIEM teams to enhance their skill set. The team must be proactive in its approach regarding security and not just act in a traditional defensive way. Team members must learn to quickly recognize the patterns emerging from the normal expected behaviour and be able to identify possible attack vectors when the existing setup is susceptible. In these cases, escalation matrix must be strictly adhered to when incident tickets are raised.

For this to take place effectively, SIEM teams must take precedence over operational teams of SOC; facilitating swift action during emergencies. The team needs to work dedicatedly in isolation so that no conflict of interests arises in its operations. SIEM teams typically report directly to CISO or to the manager who heads information security operations.

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Update, Thursday 21st of November 2019
« on: November 21, 2019, 05:45:51 AM »

It is update day

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[NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World
"Steep Hill (Aircheck)" by octolad

[WiiU] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
"Retro Ramp-Up" by ThatHiddenCharacter

[NES] Clu Clu Land
"Music from Clu Clu Land" by Yug Guy

[NES] Final Fantasy II
"Castle Pandemonium" (Replacement) by Yug Guy

[MUL] Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
"Torn from the Heavens" by Th3Gavst3r

[MOB] Fire Emblem Heroes
"Serious 6b" by Libera

[GBA] Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
"Comrades" by Zeila

[SWITCH] Fire Emblem: Three Houses
"Fire Emblem: Three Houses Main Theme" by Latios212
"Wailing" by Libera

[GBA] Game Boy Advance BIOS
"Startup" by Th3Gavst3r

[GBC] Harvest Moon 2 GBC
"Spring" by Code_Name_Geek

[Wii] Kirby's Epic Yarn
"Future City" by

[MUL] Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking For Love (in Several Wrong Places)
"Kalalau's Love Song" by Nine Lives

[GBA] Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
"Beanbean Castle" (Replacement) by Sebastian

[NDS] Mario Kart DS
"Battle Mode" by
"Title Screen" (Replacement) by Latios212

[GBA] Mother 3
"Memory of Life" by Radiak488417

[WiiU] Nintendo Land
"Main Plaza (Night)" by Radiak488417

[PS2] Persona 3 FES
"Brand New Days - The Beginning" by SlimyDinosaur

[WiiU] Super Mario 3D World
"Sprixie Kingdom" by amc

[SWITCH] Super Mario Odyssey
"Tostarena Ruins" by Static

[SNES] Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
"Hello, Happy Kingdom" (Replacement) by Sebastian

[PS1] Xenogears
"Crimson Knight" by Static

[N64] Yoshi's Story
"On the Beach" by Bloop
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Re: Update, Thursday 21st of November 2019
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2019, 05:50:41 AM »

"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."

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Re: Update, Thursday 21st of November 2019
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I was too asleep to see this last night, but nice job everyone!

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Re: Update, Thursday 21st of November 2019
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Nice to see the Wii U getting some love!  That console has some really great soundtracks.

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The collective efforts of the entire music community can add up as the results of individual actions, bringing about measurable global environmental change, by committing to a sustainable future both on and off stage. In 2010, the UK Sustainable Development Commission was dismantled as part of the government's spending cuts. In the US, Republican efforts to defund the entire Environmental Protection Agency risk even greater climate change threats. While national governments' lack of action and corrupt leadership is stressful to think about, the progressive initiatives of innovative companies are encouraging.

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3. Inspire sustainable green music to support and inform the efforts of the scene and advocate for issues in the industry through music for social change.

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A common claimed factor affecting progress for eco-friendly entertainment business is financing. There is a huge misconception that to build environmentally sustainable industries people have to spend a shit ton of money before ever seeing any type of return on investment. But when businesses spend their initial capital wisely, and reinvest in/replace their assets with conscious purchasing, the rewards reap themselves.

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