Saturday, October 7, 2017
Random landing system
A passenger plane, with a full harvest moon seen behind, makes its final landing approach towards Heathrow Airport in London on Thursday night. Photo: Toby Melville/Reuters.
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Friday, October 6, 2017
Zwischenzug
I read that 16th World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen was today in Singapore where, as honoured guest of NBAS and Simonsen Vogt Wiig law firm, has given a simultaneous exhibition at the Norwegian Ambassador’s Residence. Carlsen’s tournée had been scheduled quite long ago, so nothing will be left to chance.
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Photo © josgoh
Random recombination
Senior official speaks out after seeing images of police intervention but says Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and his government are to blame
The Spanish government has apologised for the policing of Sunday’s independence referendum but said the region’s political leaders were to blame for going ahead with the vote. [Read more]. |
- Sam Jones, Spain: government apologises for policing of Catalan referendum, The Guardian, October 6, 2017
Green Water
Villagers of 安家庄村 (Ānjiāzhuāng Village) pick lotus seeds on the reservoir of 陡河 (Dǒu River) in 开平区 (Kāipíng District), 唐山 (Tángshān), 河北省 (Héběi province), China on October 5, 2017. Photo: 牟宇 (Móu Yǔ)/新华通讯社 (Xīnhuá News Agency)/Barcroft Images.
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The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi
ICAN anti-nuclear weapons campaign wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has been awarded the 2107 Nobel Peace Prize. The chairwoman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, said the award had been made in recognition of the group’s work “to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons”. |
Belly Dance
On October 4, 2017 four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) gave a 16-board simultaneous exhibition as a highlight of the inaugural 绍兴越城 (Shàoxīng Yuèchéng) Chess Open “南山郡杯” (“South Mountain Cup”). Photo: Sina Sports. |
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Letters to Juliet
A protester (Simon Brodkin, comedian) gives a piece of paper written as a mock P45 to Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May as she was delivering her speech on the final day of the Conservative Party annual conference at the Manchester Central Convention Complex in Manchester, northwest England. Photo: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty images.
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In Silk Attire
On the morning of October 4, 2017 four-time Women’s World Chess Champion 侯逸凡 (Hóu Yìfán) attended the proclamation ceremony of the 绍兴越城区 (Yuèchéng District of Shàoxīng) as the “eight capital” of chess in China. Photos: sohu.com |
Algorithmically random sequence
So maybe this is what “Novel techniques for heat transfer measurement using thermocromic liquid crystals” means. Photos courtesy of Chiara Angelini.
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Post-credits scenes
Chiara amidst Viola (left) & Costanza (right), then posing next to her mother, and finally home to Matteo. Photos courtesy of Chiara Angelini.
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Broadcast relay station
Chiara’s graduation day so as broadcasted by the multi-channel networks. Photos courtesy of Chiara Angelini.
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Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Expo 58
Brussels, Belgium: Workers rappel down one of the nine spheres of the Atomium, a 102-metre-tall landmark building originally designed for the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair (Expo 58), during its annual cleaning. Photo: Francois Lenoir/Reuters.
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Congratulations to Chiara for her graduation
And finally, here is Chiara alone, on the very day of her graduation and, what is the most beautiful thing of all, she cannot say, as she would have wished, “Please do not take photos!”.
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Matteo & Lucia
Matteo, Chiara’s boyfriend, is being instructed by Lucia, Chiara’s mom, how to sacrifice himself unconditionally and immensely.
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Unheard melodies
That’s Chiara’s thesis: “Novel techniques for heat transfer measurement using thermocromic liquid crystals”. Well, it is not an easy reading, but you might enjoy reading her two full pages of closing credits.
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Chiara & Lucia
Chiara next to her mother, Lucia, who, in her free time, is a dancer too. Chiara wanted to dedicate a whole page of her thesis to her mother:
“To Mom, I thank you with all my heart for your unconditional love and immense sacrifices”. |
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