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These upcoming David Bardin covers are great!

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David Bardin spotlights Marvel's iconic rogues galleries in Deadly Foes Variant Covers

David Bardin spotlights Marvel's iconic rogues galleries in Deadly Foes Variant Covers #comics #comicbooks

A hero is only as good as their villains, and the Marvel Universe is home to some of the greatest! Next year, see the most iconic rogues galleries in all of pop culture spotlighted in new Deadly Foes Variant Covers. Acclaimed illustrator Dave Bardin depicts Marvel’s super heroes with a lineup of their fiercest foes in these wonderful pieces that will adorn next year’s Giant-Size titles. Capturing…

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Happy 30th anniversary to Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers! Thirty years ago today, the Power Rangers franchise debuted in the United States and was an instant hit. The series was originally a Japanese one titled Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger. All the footage of the Rangers in their armor, along with any shots of the Zords, battles (yep they used actual cardboard building props for those scenes), and villains is from the original Japanese series (any "monsters" received an English dub). The series was so popular here in the U.S. that Japan began showing it there - with subtitles! Yes, their original material was such a hit that the host country bought the rights to show it there!

Oh, and fun fact - ever notice how only the Pink Ranger has a skirt on her armor? That's because in the original Japanese version, there is only one girl Ranger - the pink one. The Yellow Ranger was a male in the original version, which is why there is no skirt with the armor.

Another fun fact - the Command Center? It's a real place! It's called House of the Book and is located on the American Jewish University's Brandeis-Bardin Campus in Simi Valley, California. So the exterior shots of the Command Center are of an actual building. How cool is that?!

To commemorate this milestone, I dug out some of my most valued possessions. I've had these three dolls since the series was still live on TV. They were literally made for girls, as depicted on their boxes (and only the girls were made, not the guys). These fashion dolls are about the size of a Skipper doll now, and each one came with her respective uniform and a blasting gun, as well as an extra set of clothes for school/everyday wear. All three girls were made - Kimberly, Trini, and Aisha. I was fortunate enough to get Trini before she was replaced by Aisha in the series. RIP to Trini's actress, Thuy Trang, who was sadly killed in a car accident in 2001. (And also RIP to our beloved Green/White Ranger, Jason David Frank, who died just last year).

So I dug the three of them out and got some photos. Kimberly and Trini will remain in their uniforms because it is very difficult to get those boots and gloves back on once they've been taken off. I opted to leave Aisha in her school clothes since there are two Yellow Rangers. Here they are in all their glory! Go, go, Power Rangers!

Kimberly & Trini:

Yes, the helmets are only hollow shells that cover the faces LOL. Hey, it was 1993! The details are still great, though! These days you'd probably get uniforms with the details stickered on...

In the Command Center, without helmets:

Checking out the Viewing Globe - have to keep Angel Grove safe!

And last but not least, Aisha, the successor of Trini!

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Do you get off on being tempestuous? 

“What do you mean “get off”? That’s just the way I am.” 

How would you like to be remembered? 

“I want to be remembered as a diva from beginning to end who never compromised in what she felt about racism and how the world should be, and who to the end of her days consistently stayed the same.” 

But isn’t life about evolving and changing? 

“Not for me.” 

/ Brantley Bardin interviewing legend-with-an-attitude with Nina Simone in Details magazine, January 1997 / 

Born on this day 90 years ago: lacerating and regal High Priestess of Soul Nina Simone (née Eunice Kathleen Waymon, 21 February 1933 – 21 April 2003). My favourite song of Simone’s will always be “Four Women” from her 1966 album Wild is the Wind. Pictured: Simone performing at the Newport Jazz Festival by David Redfern, 1968. That wild white crocheted two-piece outfit was one of her best-ever looks!

Nina Simone photographed at the Newport Jazz Festival by David Redfern, 1968

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DAVID BARDIN SPOTLIGHTS ICONIC MARVEL ROGUES GALLERIES IN NEW DEADLY FOES VARIANT COVERS! @Marvel #comics #comicbooks https://ow.ly/xoBc50Q1Qw8

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Elezioni Politiche 2022, guida al voto

Elezioni Politiche 2022, guida al voto Di Londra Notizie 24 La guida al voto delle Elezioni politiche 2022 per gli italiani all'estero, con le informazioni utili e le dichiarazioni di alcuni candidati. Elezioni Politiche 2022, guida al voto per gli italiani in Regno Unito Le prossime Elezioni politiche 2022 sono state fissate per il 25 settembre 2022 quando in Italia si voterà per rinnovare la Camera dei Deputati e il Senato della Repubblica. I cittadini residenti all’estero e temporaneamente all’estero voteranno prima (le schede elettorali dovranno arrivae agli Uffici consolari entro il 22settembre) per i candidati della Circoscrizione estero. Londra Notizie 24 ha provato a contattare alcuni candidati e gli ha chiesto informazioni sul loro programma in particolare per gli italiani all'estero nel caso saranno eletti. Ecco i candidati. Camera dei Deputati - Circoscrizione Estero - Europa - Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra: Benedetta Scuderi; David Checchi; Elisa Fiorucci; Mattia Lento; Elisa Siragusa; Francesco Muscau. - Azione-Italia Viva-Calenda: Massimo Ungaro; Laura Garavini; Tatiana Gaudimonte; Barbara Gallino; Giovanni Pacialeo; Emanuela Rossini. Centro Destra Berlusconi-Salvini-Meloni: Giuseppe Arnone; Simone Billi; Antonio Cenini; Elio Rossi; Giuseppe Stabile; Stefano Ticozzelli. - Movimento 5 Stelle: Marcello Pilato; Diego Renzi; Piergiuseppe Pusceddu; Federica Onori; Salvatore La Barbera; Simone Cilliani. - Movimento delle Libertà: Massimo Romagnoli; Giuseppe Volpe; Giuseppe Crocamo; Maria Teresa Riggi; Susana Lujan Crea; Francesca Meli. - Partito Democratico: Toni Ricciardi; Laura Albanese; Mariza Antonietta Bafile; Nadia Buttini; Salvatore Mineo; Federico Quadrelli. - Più Europa: Antonino Mazzola; Benedetta Dentamaro; Maurizio D’Ercoli; Maria Jesus Grana Gonzales; Angelo Di Pietro. Senato - Circoscrizione Estero - Europa - Azione-Italia Viva-Calenda: Alice De Santis; Tipu Golam. - Centro Destra Berlusconi-Salvini-Meloni: Luigi Billè; Alessandro Zehentner. - Movimento 5 Stelle: Andrea Bardin; Stefano Balbi. - Movimento delle Libertà: Alessandra Agostini; Ester Barone. - Partito Democratico: Andrea Crisanti; Michele Schiavone. #Politiche2022, istruzioni per il voto Il voto per le Elezioni politiche 2022 in Italia è previsto per il 25 settembre 2022, mentre gli italiani residenti all'estero e temporaneamente all'estero devono votare prima: le schede elettorali infatti vanno restituite all'Ufficio consolare entro il 22 settembre. Il voto all'estero riguarda i cittadini italiani residenti all'estero e iscritti all'Aire e gli italiani residenti in Italia e che si trovano all'estero per almeno tre mesi per studio, lavoro o cure mediche, nonché per i familiari conviventi. Gli italiani temporaneamente all'estero devono aver fatto richiesta del plico elettorale entro il 24 agosto. Gli elettori all'estero votano per corrispondenza e ricevono via posta un plico con il materiale elettorale e le istruzioni per il voto. Il duplicato del plico elettorale non ricevuto può essere richiesto in duplicato entro il giorno 11 settembre. Dopo aver votato, l'elettore all'estero deve inserire la scheda nella busta preaffrancata e deve farla pervenire al Consolato di riferimento entro le ore 16 del 22 settembre. Informazioni dettagliate sono disponibili sia sul sito del Ministero degli Affari Esteri (www.esteri.it) e sul sito del Consolato di riferimento. ... @ItalyinLDN Continua a leggere su Read the full article

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Jean-Baptiste Regnault (9 October 1754 – 12 November 1829) was a French painter.

Jean-Baptiste Regnault - Self-Portrait - 1793-94

Regnault was born in Paris, and began life at sea in a merchant vessel. At the age of fifteen his talent attracted attention, and he was sent to Italy by M. de Monval under the care of Jean Bardin. After his return to Paris in 1776, Regnault won the Prix de Rome for his painting Alexandre and Diogène and in 1783 he was elected to the French Académie des Beaux-Arts. His diploma picture, The Education of Achilles by Chiron the Centaur is now in the Louvre, as also are his Trois Grâces, Le Déluge, Descente de croix (Christ taken down from the Cross, originally executed for the royal chapel at Fontainebleau) and Socrate arrachant Alcibiade du sein de la Volupté. His L'origine de la peinture and L'origine de la sculpture, ou Pygmalion amoureux de sa statue are now at the Palace of Versailles.

He was the author of many large historical paintings, especially of allegorical subjects. His school, which reckoned amongst its attendants Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, Louis-Philippe Crépin, Louis Lafitte, Merry-Joseph Blondel, Robert Lefèvre, Henriette Lorimier and Alexandre Menjaud, was for a long while the rival in influence of that of David. Besides Blondel, Guérin, Lefèvre and Lorimier, Regnault's students included Godefroy Engelmann, Louis Hersent, Charles Paul Landon, Hippolyte Lecomte, Jacques Réattu, Jean-Hilaire Belloc and Anne Nicole Voullemier.

Regnault was married first to Sophie Meyer, then Sophie Félicité Beaucourt. He died in Paris. He is buried in Père-Lachaise Cemetery.

The Origin of Sculpture (Pygmalion Praying Venus to Animate His Statue) (Jean-Baptiste Regnault, 1786)

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Episode 315

Comic Reviews:

Aquaman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular by Jeff Parker, Doc Shaner, Geoff Johns, Paul Pelletier, Norm Rapmund, Hi-Fi, Michael Moreci, Pop Mhan, Tony Avina, Stephanie Phillips, Hendry Prasetya, Ulises Arreola, Shawn Aldridge, Tom Derenick, Nick Filardi, Marguerite Bennett, Trung Le Nguyen, Jordie Bellaire, Cavan Scott, Scot Eaton, Dan Watters, Miguel Mendonca, Daniel Henriques, Romulo Fajardo Jr, Dan Jurgens, Steve Epting, Jeromy Cox, Chuck Brown, Valentine De Landro, Marissa Louise, Brandon Thomas, Diego Olortegui, Wade Von Grawbadger, Adriano Lucas

Harley Quinn Annual 2021 by Stephanie Phillips, David Lafuente, Marco Failla, Jon Sommariva, Miquel Muerto

Midnighter Annual 2021 by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Michael Avon Oeming, Taki Soma

Batman: Fear State Alpha by James Tynion IV, Riccardo Federici, Chris Sotomayor

Batman/Superman Annual 2021 by Gene Luen Yang, Francesco Francavilla, Troy Peteri, Paul Pelletier, Mick Gray, Hi-Fi

Harley Quinn: Eat, Bang, Kill Tour 1 by Tee Franklin, Max Sarin, Marissa Louise

Dark Ages 1 by Tom Taylor, Iban Coello, Brian Reber

Demon Days: Cursed Web 1 by Peach Momoko, Zach Davisson

Last Annihilation: Wiccan and Hulkling by Anthony Oliveira, Jan Bazaldua, Rachelle Rosenberg

Almost American 1 by Janosh Neumann, Ron Marz, Marco Castiello, Flavio Dispenza

Beauty: All Good Things by Jeremy Haun, Jason Hurley, Matthew Dow Smith, Danny Luckert

Red Sonja 1 by Mirka Andolfo, Luca Blengino, Giuseppe Cafaro, Chiara Di Francia

Telepaths 1 by J. Michael Straczynski, Steve Epting, Brian Reber

Bountiful Garden 1 by Kelly Williams, Ivy Noelle Weir, Giorgio Spalletta

Mayor Good Boy GN by Dave Scheidt, Miranda Harman

Eighty Days GN by A.C. Esguerra

Steeple Vol 2 by John Allison

Hello Neighbor: The Secret of Bosco Bay by Zac Gorman, Chris Fenoglio

Hello Neighbor: The Raven Brooks Disaster by Zac Gorman, Dave Bardin

99 Cent Theatre

All Hallows Eve and The Pumpkin Patch by David Eveleigh

Additional Reviews: Woman in the Window, What If Ep4, Dug Days, Monsters at Work, Batman Universe, Shang-Chi, Jennifer's Body

News: Avengers Forever from Jason Aaron, FF mini event from Dan Slott, She-Hulk by Rainbow Rowell, Daredevil event from Chip Zdarsky, Marvel controversy, Action Lab collapse, Substack and Lemire, return of Steve Urkel, Die Another Days release, Let There Be Carnage, Ed Asner

Comics Countdown:

Many Deaths of Laila Starr 5 by Ram V, Filipe Andrade

Black Hammer Reborn 3 by Jeff Lemire, Caitlin Yarsky

Batman/Superman Annual 1 by Joshua Williamson, Clayton Henry, Dale Eaglesham, Gleb Melnikov, Alejandro Sanchez

Bountiful Garden 1 by Ivy Noelle Weir, Kelly Williams, Giorgio Spalletta

Steeple Vol 2 by John Allison

Undiscovered Country 15 by Charles Soule, Scott Snyder, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Leonardo Marcello Grassi, Matt Wilson

Geiger 6 by Geoff Johns, Gary Frank, Brad Anderson

Last Annihilation: Wiccan and Hulkling by Anthony Oliveira, Jan Bazaldua, Rachelle Rosenberg

Batman: Fear State Alpha by James Tynion IV, Riccardo Federici, Chris Sotomayor

Groo Meets Tarzan 2 by Mark Evanier, Sergio Aragones, Tom Yeates, Tom Luth

Check out this episode!

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ARTIST LIST D - E

**I am not keeping up with artists’ URL changes! They are current as of the date they are added to the archive**

D# - DE

d1nocharge - daekazu - DafnaWinchester - daftflower - dagmarv - dai-phi - daideelion - Dami - Damien Torres - daminwayne - damn-doodle - damn-this-pool - Dan McDaid - Dan Panosian - danadeardraws - danidraws - Daniel Acuna - Daniel Leister - Daniel McNea - danielshen - danikitsune - dank-mom - danyadeck - dappernation (aka stupidpekopon) - dariankite - darkestspiritofthemoon - darthbloodorange - daryshkart - dasomjr - daughtermermaid - Dave Bardin - Dave Wachter - David Yardin - davidshaws - daviespitzer - davypark - daywalker-shadow - Daz Watford - dazzlesdoodles - dbbwombat - dchanberry - dead-cherry-bitch - deadblogdontopen - deadlock21 - deafening-radio-silence - deafeninghighheels - Dean Kotz - deandraws - deannamb - dearlovedoodles - deathblogsamongyou - decarbry - deeper-heroes - deepflourishroses-drawings - deepinthesewoods - deepspacialrift - deeroutfoxed - definitelygayming - delicatetimetravelarcade - deluske - Demara Davidson - demicoeur - demi-pixellated - denpasei - Denver Balbaboco - depples-method - derpykaichiu - descaladumidera - desilluist - desirelegrand - desirexwolf - dessoucis - destinyart

DF - DZ

dfellow69 - dhumonio - dianmz - diastrons - didyouever32 - digitalduckie - dilfosaur - Dima Ivanov - dino-sores - dinos-vs-aliens - dipendancesld - dippy-ecks - disubiquity - ditse-sebb - divingsiren - djiange - dmaru-art - dnitedraws - dobrye - doc-destructo - docgold13 - dogs-up - dolcissimo - domirine - dommnics - donkringel - donnerfrost - dontdierobb - dont-be-like-the-sun - dont-piss-off-the-assbutts - donw - doodlesbysol - doodlezup - doomcheese - doopdedoopa - doppdoppdopp - dorkbait - dorodraws - dottiechan - doyou-fondue - dragonolong - drahgons - dragonpressgraphics - dragonxborne (aka theimperialdragon) - drallimylime - dramatical-fuckass - drawing-throughlife - drawnbybrittany - drawology - drawstuffandsarcasm - dreadlockholiday-01 - dreaminglypeach - drewbauchery - dreymart - driftbitch - dripcat - drive - drizzledrawings - dryad-druid - drzwi-do-szafy - Duke Hoover - dumblydore - dummybunny - Dylan Moore - dynosawrslair

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Eamon O’Donoghue - ebbreon - ecairnsart - eclaire-de-lune - eclecticmuses - eclectivity - eclypseaf - ecokitty - edgebugart - edithdraws - edwardpun - eenocsarchives - efyri-art - egghostile - eggrace - egobuzz (aka egobus/egobuss) - ehmeeyu - eichan2d - einn-l - ekormekolindo - el-scorchooo - elanordraws - elasekar - elasmosaurus - eleafunn - electricalice - elen-yan - Elena Casagrande - Elena Tormen - elenakb - elenquilde - elenstar - ElephantWendigo - elfpen - elgunto - elidust - elimiko - elirluna - elite4steffi - elithien - elkane (aka elkleggs) - ellewutt - ellinael - elodye-x - elvenstar365 - em-dibujsb - em-j-art - emikayeofficial - Emily Carson - emmiju - emotionalsupportpussy - empressemma - enaki - enfernalinferno - enigmatic-bass - enjoieartstuff - enouementonism - entirelyenigmatic17 - ephem-eras - epicheather - erato - erebusodora - ereteria-arcid-art - Eric Bass - Eric Canete - Eric Guzman - Erin K. Kavanagh - erinomalleyart - erlie - Erol Debris - escendoll - esmidsm - esotericblue - espionageism - essouffle - estelior - estrellavega - euclase - eugenidesthemortal - euphoricsound (aka littlestwolfs) - evacorvus - evalescoart - Evan Shaner - evankart - everversum - everyhting - Evgeniy Bornyakov - exbrumous - excaliburelise - exegesisv - exmakina - exoticghosts - exquisitekalopsia - ey-toni - eyetosky - eyewhiskers - ezefehl - ezziedoodles

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Baron Jean-Baptiste REGNAULT (París, 1754 - París, 1829)

Las tres Gracias

1793-1794

H. 2,04 m; W. 1,53 m

Legado del Dr. Louis La Caze, 1869, 1869

M.I. 1101

Esta pintura de Regnault caracteriza perfectamente el gusto por la antigüedad que estaba de moda en la Francia del siglo XVIII. El artista interpretó una escultura antigua con habilidad y precisión, dándola a la vida con color, encanto y belleza. Las representaciones más conocidas de las tres gracias incluyen Primavera de Botticelli, las pinturas de Rafael y Rubens, y un grupo esculpido por Canova.

Un tema mitológico

Esta pintura representa tres diosas de la antigua mitología griega llamadas las Gracias, conocidas en griego como las Charitas. Originalmente diosas de la naturaleza, llegaron a ser generalmente consideradas como compañeras de Afrodita (Venus), la diosa del Amor y la Belleza. Según la tradición poética y literaria, las Graces eran tres en número, y sus nombres eran Euphrosyne, Thalia y Aglaia. Eternamente jóvenes y encantadores, representaban encanto, belleza y creatividad humana, y fueron representados desnudos, originalmente tenían atributos como manzanas, rosas y ramitas de mirto.

Las poses de las figuras de esta pintura se inspiraron directamente en una antigua estatua de mármol en la Libreria Piccolomini en el Duomo de Siena: la ninfa en el centro se ve desde atrás; la de la izquierda se enfrenta al espectador, con la cabeza girada hacia un lado; la de la derecha se muestra de perfil, con la cabeza girada hacia el espectador. El resultado se asemeja a tres vistas diferentes de la misma figura. Las tres diosas están unidas en un anillo, sosteniendo entre sí por la cintura o el cuello para formar una cadena elegante.

El triunfo del neoclasicismo

Esta pintura, con sus contornos lisos, formas sinuosas y colores luminosos es típica del estilo de Regnault. El tema mitológico sirvió como pretexto para pintar a tres mujeres jóvenes en poses elegantes, el blanco rosáceo de sus tonos de carne realzado por un fondo oscuro salpicado de pequeñas flores. El contraste de luz y sombra y las líneas puras de "estilo griego" reflejan la encantadora marca de neoclásicos de Regnault, expresada con una perfección casi excesiva.

Una brillante carrera durante un período tumultuoso de la historia

En 1764, Jean-Baptiste Regnault siguió a su padre (quien se fue a América con la esperanza de hacer su fortuna) antes de unirse a la marina mercante como un niño de un barco. A la muerte de su padre regresó a Francia, donde sus habilidades artísticas atrajeron la atención. Se unió al estudio del pintor Jean Bardin, y en 1768 acompañó a su maestro a Roma, donde se trasladó en círculos artísticos, mezclándose con los primeros teóricos neoclásicos. Fue galardonado con el Premier Prix de Rome (Primer Gran Premio) en 1776, y regresó a Italia como pensionista del Rey. De regreso a Francia en 1783, se convirtió en miembro de la Real Academia, y fue elegido miembro del Instituto en 1795. Muchos aspirantes a artistas fueron entrenados en el estudio de Regnault. Su principal rival contemporáneo fue Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). Su experiencia de varios regímenes políticos, desde la Revolución y el Imperio (cuando fue nombrado barón) hasta la Restauración, puede explicar que su trabajo se caracteriza por una gran variedad a pesar de una notable constancia de estilo y expresión. Aunque es descrito como un retratista y pintor de historia, debe gran parte de su fama a las pinturas mitológicas, en las que sobresalió (las Tres Gracias son una de sus más conocidas).

Información del Musée du Louvre.

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Bobs Burgers Episode 8.02 ‘The Silence of the Louise’ Press Release.

SOMETHING STRANGE IS HAPPENING ON AN ALL-NEW “BOB’S BURGERS” SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, ON FOX

Molly Shannon Guest-Voices

When Mr. Frond’s therapy dolls are mysteriously attacked, Louise teams up with Millie (guest voice Molly Shannon) to help solve the case. Meanwhile, Teddy decides to get into the inspirational poster business, but ends up with mixed results in the all-new “The Silence of the Louise” episode of BOB’S BURGERS airing Sunday, Oct.15 (7:30-8:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (BOB-709) (TV-14 L)

Voice Cast: H. Jon Benjamin as Bob; Dan Mintz as Tina; Eugene Mirman as Gene; John Roberts as Linda; Kristen Schaal as Louise

Guest Voice Cast: Molly Shannon as Millie; David Herman as Mr. Frond/Mr. Branca/Pet Shop Guy; Bobby Tisdale as Zeke; Lennon Parham as Janine; Sam Seder as Harold; Billy Eichner as Mr. Ambrose, Melissa Bardin Galsky as Millennial #2 Source: FOX

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Atletas da AJOV campeãs do Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Sub-16 são homenageadas 03 Junho 2019 19:00:41 Associação Joaçabense de Voleibol (AJOV) As atletas Maria Eduarda David e Thuany Cristina Bardin que integraram a Seleção Catarinense de Vôlei no mês de março, em Saquarema, no Rio de Janeiro, foram homenageadas pela Associação Joaçabense de Voleibol (AJOV) no último dia 23 de maio. Além de um jantar que reuniu familiares, amigos, diretoria da AJOV e comissão técnica as meninas receberam uma placa de reconhecimento reforçando a importância da participação e resultado. As ponteiras integraram a equipe composta por 11 atletas que se consagrou campeã invicta do campeonato obtendo os resultados: SC 3x1 SP, SC 3x2 RJ, SC 3x0 DF, SC 3x2 MG, SC 3x0 PR e SC 3x0 PE. Maria Eduarda David e Thuany Cristina Bardin são atletas oriundas do projeto social “Bom de Bola, Bom de Escola”, que a AJOV é mantenedora.    Maria Eduarda iniciou aos sete anos de idade no núcleo do Colégio Santíssima Trindade e vem desenvolvendo a carreira dentro da Associação. Já Thuany Cristina Bardin, é natural de São João Batista e passou a integrar a AJOV em 2018 no projeto “A busca por novos talentos continua”. Ela já disputou jogos pela Seleção Catarinense, além do Campeonato Brasileiro e foi convocada pela Seleção Brasileira na categoria.   Paula Patussi http://www.adjorisc.com.br/jornais/otempo/esporte/atletas-da-ajov-campe%C3%A3s-do-campeonato-brasileiro-de-sele%C3%A7%C3%B5es-sub-16-s%C3%A3o-homenageadas-1.2145067 https://www.instagram.com/p/ByQ_grNn6Q2/?igshid=1aa7csz85fpzb

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Fully autonomous drone maker Airobotics nabs $32.5M, expands into defense

Airobotics, a startup building autonomous drones for the enterprise sector that do not require humans to get involved in any aspect of operating them, has picked up $32.5 million in funding to expand its business into defense and homeland security, and to expand its business globally.

The Series C round was led by BlueRun Ventures China, with participation also from Microsoft Ventures, OurCrowd.com and an another unnamed strategic investor. Microsoft is also a strategic in this case — Ran Krauss, Airobotics’ CEO and co-founder (and a longtime entrepreneur in the unmanned aircraft industry), said in an interview that his company is leveraging Microsoft’s image recognition, analytics and cloud computing in its service. 

The total raised by the Israeli-based Airbobotics to date is $61 million, with other notable investors in the past including CRV, BRV, Noam Bardin (CEO of Waze), Richard Wooldridge (former COO/GTM of building 8 at Facebook and former COO of Google ATAP) and David Roux (Co-Founder and former Chairman of Silver Lake Partners).

Krauss said in an interview that the company is not commenting on its valuation, except to note that it is “very much” an up round.

While the drone industry is still at a relatively early stage, it appears to be developing across a few distinct trajectories: consumer, light enterprise and industrial. Up to now, Airobotics has very firmly placed itself in the third of these categories: the company works in industries like mining, energy, and other tricky verticals that would make the best use of services that have been built without the need for human involvement in their operation.

“There are several reasons for why human-operated systems are not ideal,” said Efrat Fenigson, VP Marketing at Airobotics. “One is the cost: employing pilot to operate a drone is a very expensive thing to do. And you hire a company to provide a drone service, that can cost between $5,000 and $10,000 a day. Two is precision: if you are looking to run on a daily basis a human cannot fly a mission accurately ten times. A computer can. And third is the availability of people: they are not always there when you need them. When you work with drones are in remote or rural areas, or dangerous places, you may not want to send people there.”

The premise behind adding homeland security and defense follows this logic too: the idea, Krass said, is for drones to be able to monitor and help secure borders, high-risk facilities, and to monitor for terrorism and other kinds of warfare.

For now, the only country where Airobotics has received full approval to operate is in its home country of Israel, which — partly because of its position in the Middle East and ongoing conflicts with neighbors — has taken a leadership role globally in building defense systems and doubling down on using technology to advance itself.

Second on the list are Australia and the U.S., where the startup has had a partial approval for its services: they can operate, but a human needs to observe them. Krauss said he believes that this is just a stepping stone and that regulation in these and other countries will come along over time and eventually Airobotics (and competitors) will also be able to operate services in full.

“We are thrilled to lead this round of investment,” says Jiajie Wu, Executive Director, BlueRun Ventures China, in a statement. “Airobotics is a game changer, which has successfully matched revolutionary drone technologies with real industrial needs. In addition to its existing customer base in Western countries, we believe Airobotics will see substantial opportunities in Asia, which is one of the world’s largest industrial markets.”

While tricky industrial applications have been the first step for Airobotics, it is not the last.

“Our vision is much broader than industrial or defense,” he said. “These are massive industries, but for me they are just a stepping stone. The holy grail is to go into cities.”

One area where Krauss is looking is urban deployments, but while logistics are interesting, that may take some time.

“When you talk about flying in cities, I don’t think that tech, or even regulation, are the barriers. I believe that the public is the barrier: when we talk about package delivery from Amazon i’m not sure that people would be happy with massive fleets of drones just to get their packages quicker.”

More interesting, he said, would be working with organizations like police or fire services to station fleets of drones — similar to how you have cell towers today — to help facilitate their work. 

“You could create docking stations, and then if there is a building on fire, it makes perfect sense to fly a drone there and stream a live video to a firetruck before it even gets there. So not a lot of drones, but a few very important ones. That’s a measurable a calculated risk to have, similar to the kind you accept when you allow ambulances to drive through red lights. We’re going to get there.”

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DÉCRYPTAGE - Si les cadres du RN ont rapidement cherché à mettre le plus de distance possible avec l’auteur des coups de feu, ils n’ont pas réussi à éviter les mises en cause.

Le «pas d’amalgame» change de camp. La direction du Rassemblement national a été comme saisie de stupeur, lundi après-midi, au sortir de son bureau politique réuni comme chaque mois au siège du parti à Nanterre. «Il y a un dingue qui a tiré sur une mosquée! Et c’est un ancien candidat à nous», lâche en pleine salle de réunion une huile du mouvement.

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À quelques kilomètres de là, l’eurodéputé RN Nicolas Bay apprend, lui, en direct la nouvelle alors qu’il est sur le plateau de CNews. Le malaise est palpable. La ligne de défense, arrêtée dans la précipitation: mettre le plus de distance possible entre l’auteur des coups de feu de Bayonne et le mouvement l’ayant investi lors des départementales de 2015. Quitte à présenter l’homme de 84 ans comme un potentiel déséquilibré. «C’est un acte inqualifiable absolument contraire à toutes les valeurs portées par notre mouvement. Ces crimes doivent être traités avec la sévérité la plus totale», cinglera Marine Le Pen sur Twitter, qualifiant la première l’attaque d’«attentat».

Les cadres RN auront beau se relayer toute la soirée sur les chaînes d’information pour rappeler que le suspect a «quitté le parti en 2017 en indiquant que les idées du FN ne lui correspondaient pas», qu’il s’agissait «d’un extrémiste qui n’avait rien à faire dans le parti», ils n’auront pas réussi à éviter les mises en cause. «Les terroristes et ceux qui arment leurs esprits malades se ressemblent: même haine, mêmes paroles, mêmes actes», a lâché le chef de file d’Europe Écologie-Les Verts, David Cormand. Quand Jean-Luc Mélenchon a dit ce mardi à l’Assemblée voir dans ces événements «le résultat évident d’une écœurante et odieuse séquence de stigmatisation des musulmans». Une façon de tracer un lien direct entre le tireur et son ancien parti, sans le nommer.

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«On a toujours condamné la violence! Personne n’est à l’abri d’un mec qui, cinq ans après, disjoncte, rejette en bloc le conseiller spécial de Marine Le Pen, Philippe Olivier. Même lorsque notre conseiller régional, Julien Odoul, a pris à partie cette femme voilée il y a quelques semaines, Marine Le Pen l’a désavoué en lui faisant un texto dans la seconde. Cela montre bien que nous sommes dans un esprit d’apaisement…»

Discrédit sur le mode de sélection des candidats

Au-delà des dégâts quant à la «dédiabolisation» entreprise de longue date par le parti, les événements jettent un lourd discrédit sur son encadrement et le mode de sélection de ses candidats. Et ce, cinq mois avant les prochaines municipales. «Oui, ce monsieur a été candidat Front national aux dernières départementales. Mais parmi 8000 autres personnes. Avec un tel nombre, le risque zéro n’existe pas», se défend Nicolas Bay, ancien directeur de la campagne de 2015, pendant laquelle les dérapages verbaux de candidats ont été légion.

Peu après sa défaite dans le canton de Seignanx, le retraité aurait été mis au ban du parti, et même «foutu dehors physiquement d’une réunion locale» par le service de sécurité du mouvement, rapporte un membre de l’état-major du RN. En cause: «un comportement et des propos contraires à la ligne du RN». Une altercation sur laquelle ni le secrétaire départemental RN des Landes, Christophe Bardin, ni le délégué national aux fédérations, Gilles Pennelle, n’ont tenu à s’exprimer, restant injoignables ce mardi.