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Arduino Uno R3 compatible Microcontroller Card is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software.
It is an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple i/o board and a development environment that implements the Processing/Wiring language.
Arduino can be used to develop stand-alone interactive objects or can be connected to software on your computer (e.g. Flash, Processing, MaxMSP).
The open-source IDE can be downloaded for free (currently for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux).
I ordered two of these Kuman UNO R3 Board ATmega328P with USB Cable. They arrived on time as promised. The units were well package. I opened the boxes and and inspected them and found them to be in very good condition with all the part mounted very well. I already had programed my unit that I had bought about two years ago and use as my development unit. So all I needed to do was down load my sketch to these two unit and install them in projects I had built for a couple of friends. All worked as expected and I am very happy with the units and how they are functioning. I would buy more of these as I need them.
Easy to use and very good quality. Inexpensive and definitely worth the buy if you're just getting into arduino programming!
Habe diesen Uno als Ersatz für einen der vielen auf dem Markt befindlichen China-Clones bestellt, die leider gar nicht oder nicht out-of-the-box funktionieren (Stichwort "ch340 usb-controller" - einfach mal danach googeln).
Nach rascher Lieferung hielt ich ein gut verarbeitetes Board in der Hand, welches auf anhieb tat was soll.
100% kompatibel mit der Arduino Software (IDE).
Exactly what I wanted, the box did showed some transport wear but the Arduino was unarmed.
Great cheap option. I don't see any reason to get a more expensive "official" option when this will suffice completely.
Good deal on Uno boards One hell of a lot of fun for the price.
Arduino Uno manufactured by LANMU. Bought two of these to try them out, and both worked fine. Even included a USB cable. Not that I need any more of those. Seems identical to the same board from other sellers at two to 3 times the price.
Plugged them into PC, opened the software, and uploaded a test sketch immediately. While these are branded RobotCube, and the boards are as pictured, they came in boxes with RobotLinking brand, which is fine with me, as I previously purchased one under RobotLinking brand (found here, though currently unavailable) which also worked well. My only complaint might be that sometimes the pin headers aren't 100% perfectly aligned; though this won't be a problem for me, it could possibly cause an issue for some add-on shields if they use most or all of the pins. | {
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MIFF & Winter Music Conference Entertainment Passport
Miami International Film Festival and Winter Music Conference Team Up to Offer Joint Entertainment Package
Partnership creates "Film and Music Passport" for discounted access to selected screenings and industry panels at both events for film and music executives
Miami, FL —Organizers of the 2011 Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), produced and presented by Miami Dade College, and the 2011 Winter Music Conference (WMC) are joining forces to offer unprecedented access to film and music lovers who attend the two hottest entertainment tickets in town this March. MIFF and WMC are creating a special "Film and Music Passport," a discounted pass to encourage film industry executives to attend the annual music conference's slate of panels, networking events parties and special performances while offering music conference attendees similar access to film festival screenings, panels, networking events and parties.
The 26th edition of the Winter Music Conference runs March 8-12, 2011, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The 28th edition of the Miami International Film Festival runs March 4-13, 2011, at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts, Regal South Beach Cinemas, Miami Dade College's Tower Theater and other venues.
"It is a natural alliance for both of us," explains MIFF Executive Director Jaie Laplante. "Films always need music, whether it's for a score or a soundtrack. Both events attract hundreds of artists and business executives, so we thought that by combining our efforts, we would create the right environment for filmmakers and musicians to meet to discuss new collaborations."
"Music and film have always shared an undeniable bond," says WMC Director of Operations Kirk Paskal. "This connection has only grown stronger and more ubiquitous with the advancement of social media and viral marketing. Through this joint alliance, we look forward to fostering a new platform whereby the film and music industries converge. Participants will now have the opportunity to experience the pioneering sounds and legendary artists they've come to expect at WMC along with an impressive offering of films presented during a concentrated week of music and film across Miami and Miami Beach."
The Film and Music Passport will offer all WMC pass holders a $50 discount on MIFF's Industry Pass (different access levels valued at $129-$249), through a special discount code made available upon completion of their WMC registration. MIFF pass holders will receive the same $50 discount on WMC's Industry Pass (valued at $350-$475) through a special registration form they will receive from the MIFF office. The registration at both organizations is open now.
In addition, Winter Music Conference will co-present the screening of the new film, The Sound of Noise, at Regal Cinemas South Beach on Tuesday, March 8, as part of MIFF's official program. The feature is about a group of rebellious, tongue-in-cheek musical "terrorists" who conspire to complete their Magnus Opus "Music for One City and Six Drummers" using any pseudo-musical instrument means necessary. More details will be available when MIFF general admission tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, Feb. 11.
Additionally, Miami International Film Festival will co-host Winter Music Conference's panel "Soundtracking for Film & TV" on Wednesday, March 9 at 1:30 p.m. the Miami Beach Convention Center, as part of WMC's seminar series. More details will be available when the WMC lineup is released in late February.
MIFF, which attracted 70,000 ticket buyers, 115 films from 40 countries, and more than 300 industry executives, filmmakers and stars in 2010, has a long-standing history of presenting feature films, documentaries and live concerts that celebrate multiple music genres and artists from around the world. Recent presentations have included Bob Smeaton's The Beatles on Record; Saul Swimmer's Bob Marley & Me; Wim Wenders' celebration of Cuba's 1950s and 1960s music legends in The Buena Vista Social Club; producer Emilio Estefan's portrait of legendary Cuban musicians-in-exile Arturo Sandoval, Chocolate Armenteros and wife Gloria Estefan in 90 Millas; actor/musician Andy Garcia and legendary Cuban bassist Israel Lopez "Cachao" live performance after the premiere of Dikayl Rimmasch's documentary Cachao: Uno mas; Alan Tomlinson's celebration of Colombia's vallenato genre in The Accordion Kings; and, a documentary tribute to Miami's own Latin-funk-hip- hop fusion band in ¡Fuacata!: Spam Allstars.
During its 26-year history, WMC has become known by industry insiders, audiophiles and fans alike as the preeminent international event for merchandisers and manufacturers launching new music, technology and trends in the music business. In 2010, the conference attracted 3,763 registered music industry participants from 70 countries and more than 100,000 event participants who took part in five non-stop, concentrated days of seminars, workshops, exhibits and performances. WMC's drawing power for assembling innovative music professionals and launching effective global campaigns is demonstrated year after year with career-launching performances and new releases by artists who have historically included Lady Gaga (WMC 2008), Rihanna (WMC 2006), the Black Eyed Peas (WMC 2009), and featured appearances in 2010 by artists like Deadmau5 and Grammy winner David Guetta, among hundreds of others.
About Miami International Film Festival
The Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), celebrating its 28th edition March 4-13, 2011, is the premier Ibero-American film festival in the U.S. The annual event, which is produced and presented by Miami Dade College, attracts more than 70,000 film enthusiasts and 400 filmmakers, stars and industry professionals. During the past five years, the festival has screened films from 60 countries and hosted 300 East Coast, U.S. and world premieres. Through Encuentros, the festival's mentorship and film development program for filmmakers and projects from Spain, Portugal and Latin America, MIFF has become a primary gateway for the discovery of Ibero-American talent in the entertainment world. In addition, the festival's REEL Education Seminar Series consistently attracts top executives from Warner Bros., Sony Pictures Classics, IFC Films, Fox Searchlight, DreamWorks Animation, HBO Films/HBO Latino and William Morris Endeavor, among many others. For more information, visit www.miff2020.wpengine.com or call 305-237-MIFF (3456).
About Miami Dade College
Miami Dade College has a long and rich history of involvement in the cultural arts, providing South Florida with a vast array of artistic and literary offerings: the Miami Book Fair International; the Florida Center for the Literary Arts; the Cultura del Lobo performance series; The Cuban Cinema Series; nine visual arts galleries, including The Freedom Tower at Miami Dade College and the School of Entertainment and Design Technology; in addition to the renowned Miami International Film Festival. MDC is the largest institution of higher education in the country and is nationally recognized for many of its academic and cultural programs. With an enrollment of more than 170,000 students, MDC is the nation's top producer of degrees. The college's eight campuses and outreach centers offer nearly 300 distinct degree programs, including several baccalaureate degrees.
About Winter Music Conference
Winter Music Conference, in its 26th consecutive year, is one of the most publicized annual music gatherings in the world. A pivotal platform for the advancement of the industry, WMC 2010 attracted 1,909 artists and DJs, 3,763 industry delegates from 70 countries and over 100,000 event attendees for a concentrated schedule of more than 400 events, parties, seminars and workshops presented across 5 days. Over 2 million visitors from 183 countries log on to the WMC website each year. For more information, go to www.WinterMusicConference.com or call 954-563-4444.
Winter Music Conference Media Contact: Travis Freeman, Marketing and Publicity Coordinator, 954- 563-4444, press@WinterMusicConference.com
Additional MDC Media Contacts: Tere Estorino, director of media relations, 305-237-3949, testorin@mdc.edu; Sue Arrowsmith, 305-237-3710, sue.arrowsmith@mdc.edu;Tarnell Carroll, 305-237- 3359, tarnell.carroll@mdc.edu; or Alejandro Rios, 305-237-7482, arios1@mdc.edu. | {
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More than 50% of today's S&P500 faces replacement in the next 10 years, while one in three listed companies are at risk of being de-listed in the next five years alone.
20th Century management theories are based on a hierarchical chain of command, a separation of functions and an emphasis on planning, budgeting, efficiency, process, risk mitigation and of crouse, maximising shareholder returns above all else.
This might have made complete sense in a time when the impact of technology change was not as pronounced as it is today and decisions could be made with a little more certainty about the what the near to middle term would look like. Throughout the 1990s, Moore's Law took the transistor count per chip from one million to over one hundred million, this was representative of an increase of 99 million transistors. Sounds impressive, right?
However, from 2010 to 2016 alone, we've added over 10 billion transistors. That's more than 100 times the growth in transistors we enjoyed in the 90s. And the rate is accelerating.
Moore's Law is relentlessly surging ahead and bringing us to an inflection point with the convergence of technologies such as artificial intelligence, the internet of things, nanotechnology, robotics, automation, virtual and augmented realities and blockchain, amongst others, together with changing political, economic and social realities across the globe resulting in more uncertainty than ever before and posing a significant threat to every industry and business model.
Large organisations are finding themselves scrambling to stay survive and stay relevant, let alone compete and thrive.
Most large incumbents have developed systems that, not unlike McDonald's, make them adept at efficient delivery but not chaotic discovery, something inherent to breakthrough, disruptive innovation. Incumbents are adept at execution, but not exploration. With growing uncertainty, the ability to make long-term decisions with any degree of conviction or accuracy is perhaps best left to clairvoyants, simply because the rate of change is so fast.
Israeli historian and author Yuval Noah Harari says of AI and exponential technology growth, the scenarios in which AI goes beyond human intelligence are, by definition, the scenarios that we cannot imagine and therefore ill-positioned to plan for. This fact has prompted Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman, Sam Altman and others to establish OpenAI, whose goal is to advance digital intelligence in a way that ultimately benefits humanity.
But to offer a less dystopian and slightly more relatable example to us humble homo sapiens, think of all of the enabling technologies and business models we take for granted today that we would struggle to live without? Most of these didn't really exist in any meaningful way as recently as 20 years ago (think search, the smartphone and cloud infrastructure for starters). Yet, the breadth and depth of disruption over the next ten years is likely to go far beyond these examples.
Thriving under chaos is something successful startups do well and it's also something that best-selling author Tim Harford says helped Donald Trump win the election. "He made the primary campaign all about him and sucked the oxygen away from all of his rivals. They just couldn't make headlines, and couldn't respond quickly enough to what he was doing." By the time his opponents had prepared their thoughtful rebuttals Trump was off to the next disorienting announcement and left them scrambling again to make sense of the situation and respond.
For large incumbent organisations, it's not a case of simply flicking the switch on "the way things have always been done around here", donning white shirts, red ties and embracing a, dare I say, Trumpian approach to innovation. Culture, mindsets, processes, systems, performance incentives and values at large organisations can often be the very antithesis of innovative thinking and if I'm a senior executive whose success has been pegged to having what appear to be the right answers, mitigating risk and maximising shareholder value and my core business is still, after all, making money today, then the prospect of genuinely moving from delivery to discovery for most large organisations is a grim one.
But it is not without its remedies.
Incumbents can attempt to re-design or create parallel processes and systems internally to support exploration but need to ensure that it doesn't compromise the delivery of the core business. They can carve out a new business unit to deal with disruptive innovation, create spin-offs or spin-ins or they can invest in, partner with or acquire startups.
The latter approach is indeed the most straightforward and popular one with technology M&A deals in the United States alone totaling US$42.8B across 486 investments in Q1 2017. Globally, corporate venture capital participated in US$24.9B across 1,352 deals in 2016 with seed and Series A investments accounting for almost half of this so clearly large incumbents see startup investment as a significant part of their growth strategy.
However, in the case of acquisitions, the question of independence or integration is one most large incumbents still seem to struggle with.
Clayton Christensen urged caution in The Innovator's Solution in which he wrote that if a large incumbent is acquiring a startup for its processes and resources, then the last thing it should do is integrate the targets as this will "vaporize the processes and values of the acquired firm".
A better strategy, Christensen tells us, is to let the acquired startup stand alone and to infuse the parent's resources into the acquired company's processes and values. If and only if the target is being acquired for its resources only then integration makes sense.
Christensen sights IBM's acquisition of telecommunications company Rolm as a classic case study. Big Blue's integration of Rolm, whose value resided in developing and finding new markets for PBX products, destroyed the very source of the original deal's worth.
More recently, I had a conversation with the Head of Digital at a large commercial bank who shall remain unnamed. He revealed that the organisation had spent US$4M acquiring a startup, only to spend an additional US$5M integrating it into the mothership, shrouding it in corporate bureaucracy and IT systems, effectively destroying the startup's culture and cadence. This culminated with the startup founders leaving the organisation out of frustration. When all was said and done, over US$9M was invested into what fast became a train wreck with dwindling to little value.
Countless research papers and journals estimate that M&A deals fail to deliver on financial expectations up to 90% of the time.
With this in mind, the following guide provides readers with a high level overview of the when, how and who of corporate startup partnerships and acquisitions.
Perhaps more importantly though and to quote Simon Sinek, large incumbents on the investment trail should always start with why.
When deciding to invest in, acquire or partner with a startup, what is this decision really based on? Market sentiment? FOMO? Me too complex? Actual strategic alignment? Diversification?
Timing is another aspect of acquisitions that large incumbents appear to struggling with.
The instance of incumbents paying massive premiums to acquire or invest in later stage startups, who in many cases have already done the majority of their growing, appears to be on the rise. In some cases, this might make perfect sense where there is strategic alignment and where the resources of the acquired firm don't exist in the parent or where the acquired firm provides other complementary business model improvements.
Quite often though, such acquisitions are ill advised and are driven by not knowing how else to respond.
Yahoo acquiring Geocities in 1999 for US$3.7B and eventually shutting down the service as users defected to blogs, Twitter and Tumbler or Newscorp acquiring Myspace for US$580M in 2005, only to sell it six years later for US$35M are case studies in the wrath of terrible acquisition timing.
Prominent venture capitalist and founder of Foundry Group and Techstars, Brad Feld, reiterates these sentiments, stating that "there are continuous cycles of non-technology companies entering into the world of trying to buy technology companies going back well before I started even my first company (Brad started his first company in 1987). And a small number of those companies extract significant value out of [those deals] because they buy well at the right time on their curve and they're able to do something with it. And a whole bunch of companies don't get a whole lot of value for their investment".
Think of it as the buy high, sell low folly of corporate acquisitions. Something we're so often told not to do when it comes to our own investment philosophy by the likes of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger and other prominent investors.
Sadly, the instance of large organisations falling into the same hype cycle as individuals, paying premiums for sentiment driven acquisitions and investments and later suffering the cost shows no apparent signs of slowing down.
When a startup successfully raises investment from an entity or individual that can't provide any tangible value above and beyond the color green, they're said to have received "dumb money".
I recently facilitated a pitch night for a legal-tech accelerator program. One of the budding legaltech startup founders was a former partner at a top-tier law firm. During question time, a senior partner in the audience asked him "why do you need the money?" in response to the $55,000 investment that successful applicants would receive for participating in the accelerator. I couldn't help but laugh at the naivety of this question - as if money is somehow all that stands in the way between an entrepreneur and realising their vision.
What entrepreneurs really need goes far beyond just mere funding but more importantly, extends to networks, mentorship and guidance, education, distribution channels, brand and reputation, resources, access to prospective customers to perform early stage testing and domain expertise. An investor that can support startups in one or preferably many of these areas is far more likely to be a value-adding "smart money" investor (insert quote).
When considering investing in or acquiring a startup, corporates can conduct a simple exercise to assess just how 'smart' their money is before signing on any dotted lines.
The business model canvas has become a popular idea development tool in recent years, but it's utility goes far beyond helping us support prototype development and hone business models.
The canvas effectively breaks a business into building blocks such as distribution channels, customer segments, customer relationships, key partners, value propositions, resources, activities, costs and revenue models. It's often used by startups in the early stages of building a business in place of a traditional business plan in order to get moving quickly and start testing assumptions. The canvas has also been gaining more prominence amongst corporate innovation teams.
However, it has applications beyond simply mapping out a starting point for a proposed business - it can help us identify how large corporates and their spinoff entities and even startups can best work together.
Step 1 - The spin-off or startup completes a business model canvas. Easy and familiar enough.
Step 2 - The large company or a business unit therein completes a business model canvas (or multiple canvases for different business units).
Step 3 - Map the spin-off or startup's canvas over the corporate's business model canvas and identify any overlaps (no dissimilar to a good old fashioned venn diagram, below).
By taking this approach, not only will incumbents help to identify strategic fit, but they will also have a roadmap to start helping from day one.
That bit in the middle - that's where a corporate can help a spin-off or a startup.
Strategic fit alone isn't enough. Things might look good on paper but how can we assure ourselves of the execution? After all, ideas are a commodity as Michael Dell famously said.
Venture capitalists invest in people first so ensure that you have a process in place to evaluate the people behind the idea as building a startup is one of the most difficult things one can do. On the topic of character, Paul Graham, founder of Y-Combinator, recounts what one startup founder told him, "the emotional ups and downs were the biggest surprise for me. One day, we'd think of ourselves as the next Google and dream of buying islands; the next, we'd be pondering how to let our loved ones know of our utter failure; and on and on".
Building a startup requires mental resilience and fortitude above all else to ride the emotional highs and lows that come with defying in most cases, parents, teachers, your bank manager and societal conventions in order to do something fraught with risk. As an entrepreneur and somebody who has mentored countless startups, I am no stranger to lingering in the 'trough of despair' and it is not without clarity of thought and emotional intelligence that one successfully navigates their way out of this trough without making irrational decisions.
Aside from resilience and tenacity, look for startup founders to have broad business and life experiences, broad interests, strong networks, tolerance of ambiguity, vision, self-belief, flexibility. Curiosity is fundamental to exploration so look for your investment prospects to demonstrate that they're interested in something a little more obscure than mainstream reality TV shows and pop-stars on their social media profiles.
Yes, startup investment goes far beyond just hypothetical numbers on a page.
Corporate startup partnerships represent a massive clash of cultures. If there was an equivalent of author's name's Women are from Venus, Men are from Mars to support corporate-startup relationship development, I'd be amongst the first to buy it.
There are countless platforms that corporates can leverage to connect with startups such as Crunchbase, Angellist, Startup List and Gust. Add to this meet-ups, pitch nights, conferences, blogs and social media all making it easier than ever to identify and connect with startups doing compelling things in your industry or adjacent industries.
The world is indeed moving faster than ever towards uncharted territories and large incumbents can learn and benefit a lot from startups that thrive on being adaptable and navigating uncertainty is par for the course. | {
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"And how do you spell that?" asked the agent.
Inwardly, I cringed. Why wouldn't everyone know this distinguised professor and author? I thought.
But Tony just patiently spelled, "C-A-M-P-O-L-O." No pretense. No air of superiority. Just kindness. What a gentleman.
Sometimes the "pearls of wisdom" that are most loudly spoken are our actions.
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Thanks, Katie, for sharing this story! It's such a super illustration as well as heart lesson! | {
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SADOW: Let's Not Get Sucked Into New Jersey's "Resign To Run" Nonsense
So, New Jersey legislators want to indulge in pique, soothe bruised egos, and half bake concern over state governance by forcing officeholders to resign for office if they declare candidacy for another. While experiencing a similar dynamic in Louisiana with Gov. Bobby Jindal running for president, such a move brings more costs than benefits.
These kinds of laws exist in a handful of states, varying in their scope. A couple are absolute, negating running for anything at any time without resignation. A couple more limit the resignation imperative only up to the last year or so in that office, and still others apply any resignation requirement to only a circumscribed range of offices.
Just looking at the 2015 governor's race here, depending upon the kind of law, all, some, or none of the current candidates would be able to run. Under the most stringent law, not a single one could have declared a candidacy, or in another couple of instances upon qualifying, unless resigning their current offices. Under more relaxed scenarios, as their terms in other state offices end at the beginning of next year, Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne and state Rep. John Bel Edwards could have avoided resigning by making a declaration as late as early this year, but in no instance could have Sen. David Vitter or Public Service Commissioner Scott Angelle.
Proponents argue that, primarily, this kind of law would keep current occupants' minds on their present jobs and make sure policy decisions are geared towards these rather than to burnish credentials for a future position. Related to that, the official might use resources of the current office to campaign for a future office, as some allege that Jindal does with the protective state police force that state law requires to join him in his travels out of state.
But a resign-to-run law would not really address any of these concerns. Attention might be divided in the holding of one while coveting another, but politicians also know that voters judge past performance in office as a major factor in vote decisions so they know they have to show enough attention to their current duties lest they appear too detached and/or make bad choices. Thus, they must keep their minds on the job sufficiently and geared to achieving positive outcomes for the jurisdiction in question. And who's to say how much prior to seeking an office that a politician begins to think he wants to head in that direction – quite possible years in advance and even multiple posts prior, meaning they can take their eye off the ball long before a formal campaign begins. That also means they may use resources of the present office to pursue the one(s) to which they aspire well in advance of any hint they hint they will run for others in the future – assuming that the resource use in question cannot also be committed to aid in performing duties of the current office simultaneously.
These laws also separately carry disadvantages. They would reduce the pool of candidates for lower-level offices, because those with political ambitions would have to time their candidacies to avoid resignation scenarios. Generally speaking, this also would reduce the pool of candidates for higher offices as well, because some in lower-level offices in essence would be disqualified from promotion at the ballot box without resignations they would prefer to avoid. Finally, this would create more chaos in the need to fill more elective offices, for some would resign to run, leaving short-term vacancies that often go unfilled for a time or have temporary replacements appointed without voter input.
All in all, resign-to-run laws do not really solve problems alleged to stem from progressive ambition of officeholders and instead create a separate set of new problems. It would do Louisiana no good to pass such a law.
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Q: htaccess rewrute rules for subdomain I added *.domain.com. to my bind so after that i can run all subdomains which link to my main homepage so bleble.domain.com opens main page domain.com
My main goal is to link {subdomain_name}.domain.com to /index.php?/member/{subdomain_name} using htaccess and without redirect 301
So far i have got something like that but it doesn't work:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
# sub domains
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?([a-z0-9-]+).domain.com [NC]
RewriteRule (.+)$ /index.php?/member/$1 [L,P]
# codeigniter
#Removes access to the system folder by users.
#Additionally this will allow you to create a System.php controller,
#previously this would not have been possible.
#'system' can be replaced if you have renamed your system folder.
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^core.*
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?/$1 [L]
#When your application folder isn't in the system folder
#This snippet prevents user access to the application folder
#Submitted by: Fabdrol
#Rename 'application' to your applications folder name.
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^application.*
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?/$1 [L]
#Checks to see if the user is attempting to access a valid file,
#such as an image or css document, if this isn't true it sends the
#request to index.php
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?/$1 [L]
I receive such an error
Not Found
The requested URL /index.html was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
A: Try changing your subdomains rules to:
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www.)?([a-z0-9-]+).domain.com [NC]
RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} !^/member/
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?/member/%2/$1 [L]
Your condition is correct, you want to match against the %{HTTP_HOST} variable. Grouping the subdomain, ([a-z0-9-]+), you can backreference it in your RewriteRule by using %2 (%1 would reference the "www.").
The $1 backreference is to the (.*), because you want to also be able to match a blank URI. This way, if you go to http://subdomain.domain.com/ in your browser, it gets served the content at /index.php?/member/subdomain/, and if you go to http://subdomain.domain.com/path/to/a/file you get the content at /index.php?/member/subdomain/path/to/a/file.
You also want to lose the P flag, since you're not going to need any proxying.
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How to spell the "sh" sound.
In this lesson we're looking at the letter patterns that have the "sh" sound in them.
Letter patterns are also called spelling patterns and letter strings.
Good spellers know common letter patterns and can write them automatically. Good spellers also know the different sounds that go with these letter patterns.
How many ways can you spell the sound "sh"? Think of the endings of words as well. For example - sheep, nation, obsession.
3. Do a spelling test. Write out the sentences, listen to the spelling test and fill in the gaps.
1. The _______ _______ off his _______ _______ with _______ _______ strokes.
2. She was still _______ from the _______ of being _______ in the _______.
3. My _______ runs out soon so I better make _______ that I renew it.
4. The _______ was that the _______ was due to faulty _______.
5.My ______ _____ is ______ and I ____ I had the money to buy another.
7. He's a _______ and his ______ is cooking _______.
8. On ______ ______ I always hire a ______ and have ______.
1. The Russian shaved off his bushy moustache with short sharp strokes.
2. She was still shaking from the shock of being crushed in the rush.
3. My insurance runs out soon so I better make sure that I renew it.
4. The decision was that the collision was due to faulty vision.
5. My washing machine is ancient and I wish I had the money to buy another.
7. He's a chef and his speciality is cooking fish.
8. On special occasions I always hire a chauffeur and have champagne. | {
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Liquid petroleum products - Petrol - Determination of low lead concentrations by atomic absorption spectrometry
This document specifies an atomic absorption spectrometric test method for the determination of the lead content of petrol in the range 2,5 mg/l to 10,0 mg/l. This test method is independent of the lead alkyl type.
NOTE 1 Annex A describes an alternative procedure but with a poorer precision for the determination of the lead content of petrol in the range 3,0 mg/l to 10,0 mg/l. This procedure is also independent of the lead alkyl type.
NOTE 2 For the purposes of this document, the term "% (V/V)" is used to represent the volume fraction.
WARNING - The use of this document may involve hazardous materials, operations and equipment. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
Flüssige Mineralölerzeugnisse - Ottokraftstoff - Bestimmung von niedrigen Bleigehalten durch Atomabsorptionspektrometrie
Dieses Dokument legt ein Verfahren zur Bestimmung des Bleigehaltes von Ottokraftstoffen im Bereich von 2,5 mg/l bis 10,0 mg/l fest. Dieses Verfahren ist von der Art der Bleialkyl-Verbindungen unabhängig.
ANMERKUNG 1 In Anhang A ist ein alternatives Verfahren für die Bestimmung des Bleigehaltes im Bereich von 3,0 mg/l bis 10,0 mg/l, jedoch mit schlechterer Präzision, angegeben. Auch dieses Verfahren ist von der Art der Bleialkyl-Verbindungen unabhängig.
ANMERKUNG 2 Für die Anwendung dieses Dokument wird (% V/V) für Volumenanteile in Prozent verwendet.
WARNUNG - Die Anwendung dieses Dokument kann den Einsatz gefährlicher Stoffe, Arbeitsgänge und Geräte mit sich bringen. Diese Norm gibt nicht vor, alle mit ihren Anwendungen verbundenen Sicherheitsprobleme anzusprechen. Der Anwender dieser Norm ist dafür verantwortlich, vorher angemessene Maßnahmen zu ergreifen und die Anwendbarkeit einschränkender Vorschriften zu ermitteln.
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Le présent document prescrit une méthode de détermination de la teneur en plomb dans l'essence par spectrométrie d'absorption atomique, dans le domaine de concentration 2,5 mg/l a 10,0 mg/l. Cette méthode d'essai est indépendante du type d'alkyl de plomb.
NOTE 1 L'Annexe A décrit un mode opératoire alternatif pour la détermination de la teneur en plomb dans l'essence dans le domaine de concentration 3,0 mg/l a 10,0 mg/l, mais avec une fidélité moins bonne. Ce mode opératoire alternatif est également indépendant du type d'alkyl de plomb.
NOTE 2 Dans le cadre du présent document, l'expression "% (V/V)" est utilisée pour représenter la fraction volumique d'un matériau.
AVERTISSEMENT - L'utilisation du présent document implique l'intervention de produits, d'opérations et d'équipements a caractere dangereux. La présente Norme européenne n'est pas censée aborder tous les problemes de sécurité concernés par son usage. Il est de la responsabilité de l'utilisateur de consulter et d'établir des regles de sécurité et d'hygiene appropriées et de déterminer l'applicabilité des restrictions réglementaires avant utilisation.
Tekoči naftni proizvodi - Bencin - Določevanje nizkih koncentracij svinca z atomsko absorpcijsko spektrometrijo
75.160.20 - Liquid fuels
NAD - Petroleum products, lubricants and related products
EN 237:2004 - Liquid petroleum products - Petrol - Determination of low lead concentrations by atomic absorption spectrometry
SIST EN 237:1998 - Liquid petroleum products - Petrol - Determination of low lead concentrations by atomic absorption spectrometry
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.Flüssige Mineralölerzeugnisse - Ottokraftstoff - Bestimmung von niedrigen Bleigehalten durch AtomabsorptionspektrometrieProduits pétroliers liquides - Essence - Détermination des basses teneurs en plomb par spectrométrie d'absorption atomiqueLiquid petroleum products - Petrol - Determination of low lead concentrations by atomic absorption spectrometry75.160.20Liquid fuelsICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 237:2004SIST EN 237:2004en01-november-2004SIST EN 237:2004SLOVENSKI
STANDARDSIST EN 237:19981DGRPHãþD
EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 237September 2004ICS 75.160.20Supersedes EN 237:1996
English versionLiquid petroleum products - Petrol - Determination of low leadconcentrations by atomic absorption spectrometryProduits pétroliers liquides - Essence - Détermination desbasses teneurs en plomb par spectrométrie d'absorptionatomiqueFlüssige Mineralölerzeugnisse - Ottokraftstoff -Bestimmung von niedrigen Bleigehalten durchAtomabsorptionspektrometrieThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 9 July 2004.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the officialversions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia,Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36
B-1050 Brussels© 2004 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 237:2004: ESIST EN 237:2004
EN 237:2004 (E) 2 Contents page Foreword......................................................................................................................................................................3 1 Scope..............................................................................................................................................................4 2 Normative references....................................................................................................................................4 3 Principle..........................................................................................................................................................4 4 Reagents and materials................................................................................................................................5 5 Apparatus.......................................................................................................................................................6 6 Sampling.........................................................................................................................................................6 7 Procedure.......................................................................................................................................................6 7.1 General preparation.......................................................................................................................................6 7.2 Preparation of calibration solutions (0,25 mg/l, 0,50 mg/l, 0,75 mg/l, and 1,0 mg/l of lead)..................6 7.3 Preparation of the test solution....................................................................................................................7 7.4 Preparation of instrument.............................................................................................................................7 7.5 Determination.................................................................................................................................................7 8 Calculation......................................................................................................................................................7 9 Expression of results....................................................................................................................................8 10 Precision.........................................................................................................................................................8 10.1 General background......................................................................................................................................8 10.2 Repeatability, r...............................................................................................................................................8 10.3 Reproducibility, R..........................................................................................................................................8 11 Test report......................................................................................................................................................8 Annex A (informative)
Alternative procedure........................................................................................................9
EN 237:2004 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 237:2004) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 19 "Petroleum products, lubricants and related products", the secretariat of which is held by NEN. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by March 2005, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by March 2004. This document supersedes
EN 237:1996. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. SIST EN 237:2004
EN 237:2004 (E) 4 1 Scope This document specifies an atomic absorption spectrometric test method for the determination of the lead content of petrol in the range 2,5 mg/l to 10,0 mg/l. This test method is independent of the lead alkyl type. NOTE 1 Annex A describes an alternative procedure but with a poorer precision for the determination of the lead content of petrol in the range 3,0 mg/l to 10,0 mg/l. This procedure is also independent of the lead alkyl type. NOTE 2 For the purposes of this document, the term "% (V/V)" is used to represent the volume fraction. WARNING – The use of this document may involve hazardous materials, operations and equipment. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN ISO 1042, Laboratory glassware – One-mark volumetric flasks (ISO 1042:1998). EN ISO 3170, Petroleum liquids - Manual sampling (ISO 3170:2004). EN ISO 3171, Petroleum liquids - Automatic pipeline sampling (ISO 3171:1988). ISO 385-1, Laboratory glassware - Burettes - Part 1: General requirements. ISO 648, Laboratory glassware – One-mark pipettes. 3 Principle The sample, diluted to the tenth (V/V) with methyl isobutyl ketone and treated with iodine, is aspirated into the air/acetylene flame of an atomic absorption spectrometer. The absorbance is measured at a wavelength of 217,0 nm and is compared with that of calibration solutions of known lead concentrations. NOTE Annex A describes an alternative procedure, but with a poorer precision, that may be used when the spectrometer is not stable enough in the wavelength region of 217,0 nm to obtain correct results according to the above. SIST EN 237:2004
EN 237:2004 (E) 5 4 Reagents and materials Use only reagents of recognised analytical grade. 4.1 Air, oil free, under pressure in a steel cylinder, or compressed air. 4.2 Acetylene, under pressure in a steel cylinder. WARNING – Compressed gases shall be stored outside the laboratory. 4.3 Toluene 4.4 2,2,4-Trimethylpentane (iso-octane) 4.5 Methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK) 4.6 50 %/50 % (V/V) mixture of toluene and iso-octane 4.7 Aliquat 336 (tricapryl methyl ammonium chloride) 4.8 10 % (V/V) Aliquat 336/MIBK Solution Dissolve 100 ml (88,0 g ± 0,1 g) of Aliquat 336 with MIBK and make up to 1 l. 4.9 1 % (V/V) Aliquat 336/MIBK Solution Dissolve 10 ml (8,80 g ± 0,05 g) of Aliquat 336 with MIBK and make up to 1 l. 4.10 Iodine solution. Dissolve 3,0 g ± 0,1 g of iodine crystals with toluene and make up to 100 ml. 4.11 Lead chloride (PbCl2), of 99 % mass purity grade. 4.12 Concentrated lead standard stock solution, c(Pb) = 1 000 mg/l. Dissolve 335,6 mg of lead chloride (4.11) previously dried at about 105 °C for at least 3 h in about 200 ml of 10 % Aliquat 336/MIBK solution (4.8) in a 250 ml volumetric flask (5.4). Dilute to the mark with the 10 % Aliquat solution, mix, and store in a brown bottle having a polyethylene-lined cap. This solution contains 1 000 mg/l of lead. NOTE 1 The concentrated lead standard stock solution is stable for at least 6 months. NOTE 2 Smaller volumes may be prepared, e.g. 100 ml, however the precision statement as given in clause 10 has been established using 250 ml volumetric flasks. 4.13 Diluted lead standard stock solution, c(Pb) = 100 mg/l. Using a pipette (5.5), transfer accurately 25,0 ml of the concentrated lead standard stock solution (4.12) into a 250 ml volumetric flask (5.4), and dilute to the mark with the 1 % Aliquat 336/MIBK solution (4.9). Store in a brown bottle having a polyethylene-lined cap. This solution contains 100 mg/l of lead. NOTE Smaller volumes may be prepared, e.g. 100 ml, however the precision statement as g
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Godefroid, F. – La Berceuse, Morceau de Concert
Difficulty: 7
La Berceuse is an ideal piece to introduce moderately advanced players to Godefroid's musical language. It starts with a caressing and playful tune whose repetitious accompaniment effectively lulls the ear, then goes into a middle section of effusive character, as if sleep comes from within to overcome us with a powerful rush. The melody is fleshed out by a cross-fingered pattern, a device used by Godefroid in many pieces to help build the emotional climax. A small cadenza serves as a transition to bring back the first theme, which soon repeats itself into oblivion. A facsimile edition.
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Godefroid La Berceuse, Morceau de Concert
Félix Godefroid (1818-1897) was the best-known concert harpist in France during the romantic era, in the wake of virtuosos like cellist Servais and violinist Bériot. While most of his works were formidable pieces for his own recitals, in his old age he also composed some delightful, easier gems for his students. Several of those are gathered in the two books of Pensées musicales. Heart-felt and uplifting, Godefroid's musical writing reveals his propensity for melody (also in a strong left hand) and capacity for creating enchantment with the simplest devices. Celia Chan Valerio's brand new CD, released in honor of the bicentenary of his birth, provides a great introduction to this lost fairy-tale world.
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Jewish Community of Belgrade, Kralja Petra 71a, tel. 2622-449. Belgrad synagogue. [January 2010]
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[January 2009] The earliest Jewish settlers in Belgrade (medieval Ashkenazi refugees from central Europe). A large Sephardic community developed after the Turks conquered the city in 1521.Second World War Jewish population was more than 12,000 Jews, most Sephardi. Belgrade's Jewish quarter,� Dorcol neighbourhood near the Danube and the main street, Jevrejska Ulica (Jewish Street), still exists. Little is Jewish about the area now. After the Nazi occupation of the city in April 1941,Belgrade was the first large city in Europe to be Judenrein. Today's Jewish population is about 2,000, including about 200 refugees from Sarajevo. The suburb of Zemun, once on the Austro-Hungarian side of the Serbian border, has an important Jewish community with a separate history .A single building on Kralja Petra is the focus of Belgrade's Jewish community. Jewish Historical Museum covers the religious and cultural history of Serbian Jewry from Roman times to the Second World War and houses the offices of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Serbia and Montenegro and the local Jewish community. The museum established in 1948 housed the Jewish community center since 1969.
General visitors: researchers Monday to Friday� from 10:00 - 12:00 and Monday to Friday��08:00 - 15:00.Kralja Petra 71a (1st Floor). +381 11 622 634 +381 11 626 674. Web: www.jim-bg.org
The Ashkenazi late neo-classical synagogue� at Marsala Birjuzova Street 19 was built in 1926 as a Jewish community center also. Set in a courtyard behind a gated wall, facade has a wide central staircase and four large windows that light the sanctuary. A round window with a Mogen David is set within the gable. The Nazis used the building as as a military brothel. Refurbished after the war and restored in 1990, the synagogue is well maintained and used for regular services. See photos. Two other synagogues were destroyed in World War II. Beth Israel Synagogue (Sephardic) was was a 1908 Moorish structure with two small towers and striped outer decoration. The Fresco Gallery, a subsidiary of Belgrade's National Museumnow on the site, bears a memorial plaque commemorating the Jewish community. Cara Urosa 20
Banjica Concentration Camp museum was established in Belgrade� and managed by Sonderkommando beim KCL Banjica of the SS with police from Serbia's collaborationist government. From 1941 to October 1944, over 24,000 Serbs, Jews, and others were killed.� Veljka Lukica Kurjaka 33, +381 11 669 690,
Belgrade's two Jewish cemeteries are located across the street from each other at Mije Kovacevica Street 1, near the city's municipal cemetery.
Sephardic cemetery: Larger of than the Ashkenazi, is well maintained with many fine tombs. Some display photos of the deceased. Gravestones inscriptions are in Serbian, German, Hebrew, Ladino, Hungarian. A Holocaust monument, erected in 1952. A Shemos plot (buried cache of used sacred books) has with a distinctive tombstone in a prominent place in the cemetery and recently restored. photo.
Ashkenazi cemetery: Across the street from the Sephardic cemetery, this site is much smaller with about 200 gravestones, minimally maintained but in fairly good condition. Mije Kovacevica Street 1, +381 11 768 250. inactive
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Letters: Aurora's greed unveiled
Letters: Aurora's greed unveiled Letters to The Sheboygan Press' editor Check out this story on sheboyganpress.com: http://shebpr.es/2hqEZ1v
USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 1:48 p.m. CT Dec. 27, 2016
Aurora's greed unveiled!
Aurora is finally admitting to what it had planned all along, but had lied about to the citizens of Sheboygan: to build a whole medical complex on our Field of Dreams!
The mayor and the SASD were previously behind this project 100 percent during closed session meetings even before getting community input. Immediately after securing the rezoning of the Field of Dreams, the City Council rewrote the rezoning laws to completely weaken residents' power to protest rezoning, to ensure that we, the people, have no say in changes that private businesses engineer.
Government officials swear to represent their constituents. Our city officials should not back up corporations!
During the lawsuit against the SASD for violating open-meetings laws, Dr. Sheehan admitted that he had promised to delay announcing the Aurora plan to the citizens because he didn't want Aurora to pull out of the deal. This illegal action conflicts with community interests. Sheehan is paid by taxpayers to support the schools, not to be loyal to Aurora!
Aurora's plan to build their new hospital right next to their competition: St. Nicholas Hospital, has no benefits for Sheboygan! Aurora owns property on the south side of Sheboygan where they could build their hospital complex which would then balance services on both sides of our city.
Aurora's plan will only benefit Aurora! Hospitals are tax exempt, so there's no tax base.
Our north-side children need playing fields. Transferring the sports fields to the East parcel will diminish their quality, because it's not as large: there are houses on the east edge, drainage on the north edge, and contaminated soil on the whole parcel.
Aurora's dishonesty and greed, to the detriment of our north-side children and nature fans, is unethical! Come to the informational City and SASD meetings to protest this violation!
Debra Desmoulin
On Nov. 8, fear, greed, fake news, oligarchs, capitalism and bigotry won. If you voted for him, you are now responsible and accountable for what he says and the damages he does. The Republican Party will need to incessantly justify him, as well as the hypocrisy of their own existence, for the next four years. How can you say you value freedom, then throw the dice? He's all yours. Defend him if you can.
Republicans typically like the way it is/was, but apparently they want change now. Well, strap in for huge changes and real disasters. In this election, voters were played. I hope those who quietly voted for him, and are still not acknowledging today that they did, are now embarrassed and will eventually realize they voted for a shameless provocateur and self-promoter instead of using reason and common sense. More substantively, they voted for our country and democracy going backwards.
Since he is revealing that he wants the business influence and power of the job, not the global responsibility, I suspect the unorthodox king will "govern" the same way he lived and campaigned: pitting controversial loyalists against the ideological establishment and firing the losers, preparing little and then saying whatever comes to mind, and blaming and then avenging any person or organization that doesn't capitulate to his every wish. In other words, he'll do whatever he wants on his terms and schedule.
Give him a chance? I'll give him as much chance as Republicans gave Obama for eight years. We will not normalize him if he softens or reverses his positions. He will need to show respect and dignity for the presidency. We will resist to protect our country since our democracy presumes and deserves attention to the well-being of its citizens, not to its self-proclaimed, attention-seeking king.
Thank you and Happy Holidays,
Jerry Loacker
'My Fair Lady': WOW
If you did not attend the Sheboygan Theatre Company's production of "My Fair Lady," you missed an absolutely outstanding production of this classic American musical.
It was outstanding in every way, from the actors' exceptionally well-defined characterizations accompanied by their extraordinary voices (most notably Eliza — Rachel Brooks, and Freddy — Duncan Doherty) to the impeccable direction, marvelous scene design and wonderful period costumes — with special kudos for the Ascot Races gown for Eliza.
Congrats to all involved in this magnificent offering to our community. All are to be commended for their perseverance to please — your hard work paid off. I've been involved in theatre in New York and also attended many musicals. I believe this production could rival many of them. It has been said that sometimes words are not enough, and this might be one of those times. However, I think I can sum up my perceptions in one word — WOW!!
I would ask that we all begin and/or continue to support the performing arts in this community which contains an astonishing number of talented persons in all artistic areas. Thanks again to the Sheboygan Theatre Company for an evening of exceptional joy.
Mary Beth Martin
Keep the holidays safe
The holiday season is one of the happiest times of year. It's a chance to toast the New Year with those you care about most. No matter where your celebrations take you this year, help make it a safe holiday by pledging to #GiveADamn and plan ahead for a safe ride home.
Drunk driving is 100 percent preventable. That's why we're joining Anheuser-Busch this holiday season to remind everyone to keep our roads safe, and include the fight against drunk driving as part of your new year's resolution. Over the past 30 years, Anheuser-Busch and its wholesaler partners have invested more than $1 billion in the United States to promote alcohol responsibility and reduce drunk driving, and we are looking forward to continuing this fight through 2017.
As you gather with friends and family this holiday season to reminisce on the past year and look forward to the future, please remember to keep our roads safe for yourself, your family and friends, and for the whole community. Please use a designated driver, a taxi, ride-sharing service or public transportation if you've been celebrating with alcohol.
From everyone at Larry's Distributing Company, have a happy and safe holiday!
Tyson Gutschow
President, Larry's Distributing Company
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HydroCity Zone Is the Most Hateable Zone in Sonic 3
By Josh Wirtanen September 1, 2020
I first played Sonic the Hedgehog 3 when it was fairly new — probably 1994 or 1995. I tend to revisit it occasionally, maybe once every five years or so, to see if it still holds up after all these years. And yes, it does. Sonic 3 is absolutely great.
I love how the game starts you off immediately where Sonic 2 ends — on the wings of Tails' plane. I adore how this time around, there's no longer any separation between Act 1 and Act 2; acts just flow from one to the other with a simple text overlay. It's an incredibly sleek transition for a game that came out in 1994. Plus, I will never stop loving the music for Ice Cap Zone.
But every time I revisit Sonic 3, I get to Hydrocity Zone and suddenly remember how awful this zone is. Seriously, this is one of the worst Sonic zones of the Genesis era. In fact, it might be the worst. (I can actually think of zones in Sonic 4 that are worse, but most of us would rather forget that game even existed. Besides, Sonic 4 isn't a Genesis-era game.)
My biggest beef with Hydrocity is that everything about it is designed to slow you down.
The entire premise of the Sonic games is that Sonic goes fast, and level layouts are generally designed to show that off. You've got loops and ramps to make use of your momentum, springs to give you a quick start, and the Spin Dash (introduced in Sonic 2), which is designed to give Sonic the means to hit top speed from a dead stop almost instantaneously. More than anything else, the Sonic games are about speed.
Too much about Hydrocity Zone is designed to take that away from you. For starters, you're submerged in water, which slows Sonic to a crawl. On top of that, Sonic needs to stop for air or he'll drown, so you'll spend time waiting for air bubbles to emerge so you can breathe. And, perhaps worst of all, there are robotic piranhas that cling to Sonic, making him unable to jump (and draining rings in the process).
As an experiment, I decided to combine two of these things to make what might be the most stressful sound in Sonic history. I got Sonic into a position where he was drowning (cuing the panic-inducing drowning music) and being nibbled on by a piranha (triggering the ring sound once for each time a ring is stolen) at the same time. Combined, this is enough to frazzle just about anyone. This is what anxiety sounds like.
Here's a video in case you don't believe me:
It's horrible, right?
So anyway, Hydrocity is the second zone in Sonic 3, immediately following the stunningly brilliant Angel Island Zone. Angel Island is sort of your tutorial zone, and while it has a few troublesome spots that will halt your progress, there's a good amount of momentum to it as a whole. This primes you to get comfortable with Sonic's speed, making you ready to really tear things up by the end of it. And then, you're forced to endure the underwater nightmare of Hydrocity.
Now, let's compare this with Chemical Plant Zone, which is the second zone in Sonic 2. There's a purple chemical that's designed using all the same mechanics as the water: It slows you down and Sonic can't breathe while submerged. However, you actually spend very little of Chemical Plant Zone submerged in the stuff. You're mostly zipping along extended ramps and hitting loops at incredible speeds. Chemical Plant has a great deal of momentum to it, despite the chemicals.
It also has a real banger of a background music track.
Chemical Plant is how you implement a water-based level in a Sonic game. It actually makes sense coming off of the "tutorial" zone. You are put into situations where you get to move at ludicrous speeds, yet the chemical submersion is a mechanic that's added on top of the whole speed thing. It's additive, for the most part, rather than subtractive.
And sure, Chemical Plant Zone is followed by Aquatic Ruin Zone, which has a lot of the same problems as Hydrocity. However, the stages are shorter in Sonic 2 than in Sonic 3. Sonic 3's lengthy stages only exacerbate everything that's wrong with Hydrocity, whereas Sonic 2's shorter levels make Aquatic Ruin something that you just sort of just grit your teeth and press through so you can play the better zones that follow it. (Aquatic Ruin Zone is followed by Casino Night Zone, which I never cared for, but everything after that is pure gold, with the exception of maybe Metropolis Zone.)
Sonic 3 is an amazing, innovative game that's still fun to play nearly three decades after it launched, and I really do love it as a whole (though not as much as I love Sonic CD, which is peak Sonic in my book). So I really do hate to point this out. But let's be honest, Hydrocity Zone is just an unnecessary roadblock in an otherwise fantastic game.
In fact, I hate Hydrocity so much that my brain completely erases it as soon as I'm finished. This means that every time I replay Sonic 3, I'm suddenly aggravated by this awful stage that I'd completely forgotten about.
Josh Wirtanen
I write about gaming and technology, make adorable pirate folk music, and draw monsters. That's really all I do. Ever.
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Nature and Utopia in Epictetus' Theory of Oikeiōsis
Sara Magrin
Phronesis 63 (3):293-350 (2018)
_ Source: _Volume 63, Issue 3, pp 293 - 350 It is widely agreed that there is a gap between the personal and the social ethics of the Stoics due to the difficulty of harmonizing personal and social _oikeiōsis_. By reconstructing Epictetus' theory of _oikeiōsis_, this paper aims to show that, in his ethics, there is no such gap, and this for two reasons: first, his account of social _oikeiōsis_ is not meant to ground his social ethics; second, his theory of personal _oikeiōsis_ is a philosophical construct designed to provide a naturalistic justification to the utopian social project of the cosmopolis rather than to ground his personal ethics.
Keywords Plato Stoicism cosmopolis ethics oikeiōsis Epictetus
Epictetus in Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
DOI 10.1163/15685284-12341352
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The Stoic Idea of the City.Malcolm Schofield - 1991 - University of Chicago Press.
Stoic Cosmopolitanism and Environmental Ethics.Simon Shogry - 2020 - In Kelly Arenson (ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Hellenistic Philosophy. pp. 397-409.
Oikeiosis in Epictetus.Ricardo Salles - 2012 - In Alejandro G. Vigo (ed.), Oikeiosis and the Natural Bases of Morality. From Classical Stoicism to Modern Philosophy. Georg Olms Verlag. pp. 95-120.
The Role Ethics of Epictetus: Stoicism in Ordinary Life.Brian E. Johnson - 2013 - Lexington Books.
Ethical Roles in Epictetus.Brian Earl Johnson - 2012 - Epoché: A Journal for the History of Philosophy 16 (2):287-316.
Epictetus.John Sellars - 2016 - Oxford Bibliographies in Classics.
The Discourses of Epictetus with the Enceiridion and Fragments.George Epictetus, Long & Epictetus - 1890 - George Bell and Sons.
In Defense of Patience.Matthew Pianalto - 2014 - In Dane R. Gordon & David B. Suits (eds.), Epictetus: His Continuing Influence and Contemporary Relevance. RIT Press. pp. 89-104.
Epictetus.Keith H. Seddon - 2003 - Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
The Teaching of Epictetus Being the 'Encheiridion of Epictetus,' with Selections From the 'Dissertations' and 'Fragments'. Epictetus & T. W. Rolleston - 1888 - Walter Scott.
The Ethics of the Stoic Epictetus an English Translation.Adolf Friedrich Bonhöffer & William O. Stephens - 1996 - New York, USA: Peter Lang.
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Epictetus on Speech: The Argument.Raymond Joseph Heisler - 1989 - Dissertation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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The Ethics of the Stoic Epictetus A. F. Bonhöffer: The Ethics of the Stoic Epictetus . (An English Translation by W. O. Stephens.) Pp. XIX + 335. New York, Etc.: Peter Lang, 1996. Cased, £37. Isbn: 0-8204-3027-7. R. Dobbin: Epictetus : Discourses Book 1 . Pp. XXIV + 256. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1998. Cased, £37.50. Isbn: 0-19-823664-. [REVIEW]George Boys-Stones - 2000 - The Classical Review 50 (01):154-.
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Always tasteful, nothing happens 'on camera' in this comic that I'd have to worry about my mom seeing. But, honestly, there are loose ends my brain requires me to tie up and making sure that fire was out was job one. Job two was making sure Bigfoot palmed that harmonica, and I managed that as well. Scout's not thrilled about it, but who knows? Maybe Bigfoot will prove to be a musical prodigy.
Did you notice? I added a "First Fall" option in the page navigation links. That way you can go back to the first page of this short story. Previously, there was just a link to the very first page of "Crossing Paths" and you had to click-click-click to get to the start of this short. You're welcome. | {
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Чорноморське узбережжя Румунії простягається від дельти Дунаю на кордоні з Україною на півночі до межі з Чорноморським узбережжям Болгарії на півдні. Довжина берегової лінії становить 256 км.
Географія
Узбережжя умовно поділяється на дві ділянки: північну, з рельєфом, що характерний для дельт і лагун (між Мусурою та мисом Мідія), та південний, з високим уривистим берегом, затоками й мисами (від мису Мідія до кордону з Болгарією).
На румунському узбережжі Чорного моря клімат є сухим, степовим, із впливом морського, подібний до кримського. Туристичний сезон триває з другої половини травня до жовтня.
Курорти
Найбільшим курортом узбережжя є Мамая, розташована на північ від міста Констанца на вузькій смузі суші, що відокремлює Чорне море від озера Сютгел. Мамая — популярне місце літнього відпочинку для жителів Румунії та інших країн.
Низка курортів на Чорноморському узбережжі Румунії отримали свої назви за мотивами персонажів давньоримської та давньогрецької міфології:
Нептун, розташований за 6 км на північ від міста Мангалія. Там розташована літня резиденція президента Румунії
Венера, розташований поблизу з містом Мангалія
Юпітер, за 4 км на північ від Мангалії
Сатурн, за 1 км від Мангалії
Олімп, розташований за 7 км від Мангалії
Кап-Аврора, курорт у безпосередній близькості з Мангалією
За 13 км від Констанці розташований кліматичний і грязьовий курорт Ефоріє. Окрім того, на узбережжі є також курорт 2 Май. Традиційним місцем відпочинку румунських студентів є Костінешть. А рибальське село Вама-Веке, розташоване на кордоні з Болгарією, відоме атмосферою хіпі.
Міста
Найбільшими містами Чорноморського узбережжя Румунії є:
Констанца (найбільший порт країни)
Мангалія
Неводарі
Сулина.
Транспорт
Узбережжя обслуговує міжнародний аеропорт міста Констанца. Влітку здійснюються чартерні авіарейси до низки великих міст Європи.
Примітки
Рельєф Румунії
Чорне море
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#include "TDirectory.h"
#include "TMath.h"
#include "TString.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
AliAnalysisTask *AddTaskJFFlucJCMAPsMaster(TString taskName = "JFFlucJCMAP_Run2_pass2", UInt_t period = 0,
double ptMin = 0.2, double ptMax = 5.0, std::string configArray = "0 1 2 4 5 8 11 13",
bool saveQA = kFALSE, bool ESDpileup = false, double intercept = 15000,
bool TPCpileup = false, bool saveQA_TPCpileup = false)
{
// Less essential global variables.
bool removeBadArea = kFALSE;
int debug = 0;
bool useTightCuts = kFALSE;
double slope = 3.38; bool saveQA_ESDpileup = false;
AliAnalysisManager *mgr = AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager();
// Prepare the configuration of the wagons.
enum { lhc15o = 0, lhc18q = 1, lhc18r = 2 };
TString speriod[3] = { "15o", "18q", "18r" }; // Needed to load correct map config.
std::cout << "AddTaskJFFlucJCMAPsMaster:: period =" << period << "\t pT range = ("
<< ptMin << "," << ptMax << ")." << std::endl;
int iConfig = -1;
int iOldConfig = -2;
int index = 0;
std::vector<TString> configNames;
std::istringstream sConfig(configArray);
do {
sConfig >> iConfig;
if (iOldConfig == iConfig) {break;}
switch(iConfig) { // Hardcoded names to prevent typo in phi weights files.
// For the "syst" selection: only the changed variables is indicated, all the others are left as in default.
case 0 : // Default selection. // V0M + |zVtx < 8| + (pileup > 15000)
configNames.push_back("default"); // + global tracks 96 + (NTPC < 70) + (chi2 in [0.1, 4]).
break;
case 1 : // Syst: global changed to hybrid.
configNames.push_back("hybrid");
break;
case 2 : // Syst: V0M changed to SPD clusters.
configNames.push_back("SPD");
break;
case 3 : // Syst: (pileup > 15000) changed to (no pileup cut).
configNames.push_back("noPileup");
break;
case 4 : // Syst: (pileup > 15000) changed to (pileup > 10000).
configNames.push_back("pileup10");
break;
case 5 : // Syst: |zVtx < 8| changed to |zVtx < 9|.
configNames.push_back("zvtx9");
break;
case 6 : // Syst: |zVtx < 8| changed to |zVtx < 6|.
configNames.push_back("zvtx6");
break;
case 7 : // Syst: |zVtx < 8| changed to |zVtx < 7|.
configNames.push_back("zvtx7");
break;
case 8 : // Syst: (NTPC > 70) changed to (NTPC > 80).
configNames.push_back("NTPC80");
break;
case 9 : // Syst: (NTPC > 70) changed to (NTPC > 90).
configNames.push_back("NTPC90");
break;
case 10 : // Syst: (NTPC > 70) changed to (NTPC > 100).
configNames.push_back("NTPC100");
break;
case 11 : // Syst: (chi2 in [0.1, 4]) changed to (chi2 < 4).
configNames.push_back("chi2def");
break;
case 12 : // Syst: (chi2 in [0.1, 4]) changed to (chi2 < 2.5).
configNames.push_back("chi2tight");
break;
case 13 : // Syst: (DCAz < 2cm - default in global) changed to (DCAz < 1cm).
configNames.push_back("DCAz1");
break;
case 14 : // Syst: (DCAz < 2cm - default in global) changed to (DCAz < 0.5cm).
configNames.push_back("DCAz05");
break;
case 15 : // Syst: (all charges) changed to (negative charges only).
configNames.push_back("nqq");
break;
case 16 : // Syst: (all charges) changed to (positive charges only).
configNames.push_back("pqq");
break;
case 17 : // Syst: subA. TBI
configNames.push_back("subA");
break;
case 18 : // Syst: (chi2 in [0.1, 4]) changed to (chi2 in [0.1, 2.5]).
configNames.push_back("chi2tight01");
break;
case 19 : // Syst: (chi2 in [0.1, 4]) changed to (chi2 < 2.3).
configNames.push_back("chi2tight23");
break;
default :
std::cout << "ERROR: Invalid configuration index. Skipping this element."
<< std::endl;
}
index++;
iOldConfig = iConfig;
} while (sConfig);
// Load the correction maps.
// We assume the same maps for all minPt values.
/*
TString MAPfilenames; // Azimuthal corrections.
TString MAPdirname = "alien:///alice/cern.ch/user/a/aonnerst/legotrain/NUAError/";
AliJCorrectionMapTask *cmaptask = new AliJCorrectionMapTask("JCorrectionMapTask");
TString sCorrection[3] = { "15o", "18q", "18r" }; // 17i2a for 15o?
if (period == lhc18q || period == lhc18r) { // 2018 PbPb datasets.
cmaptask->EnableCentFlattening(Form("alien:///alice/cern.ch/user/j/jparkkil/legotrain/Cent/CentWeights_LHC%s_pass13.root", speriod[period].Data()));
cmaptask->EnableEffCorrection(Form("alien:///alice/cern.ch/user/d/djkim/legotrain/efficieny/data/Eff--LHC%s-LHC18l8-0-Lists.root", speriod[period].Data()));
} else if (period == lhc15o) { // 2015 PbPb dataset.
cmaptask->EnableEffCorrection(Form("alien:///alice/cern.ch/user/d/djkim/legotrain/efficieny/data/Eff--LHC%s-LHC16g-0-Lists.root", speriod[period].Data()));
}
MAPfilenames = Form("%sPhiWeights_LHC%s_Error_pt02_s_%s.root", MAPdirname.Data(), sCorrection[period].Data(), configName.Data());
cmaptask->EnablePhiCorrection(0, MAPfilenames); // i = 0: index for 'SetPhiCorrectionIndex(i)'.
mgr->AddTask((AliAnalysisTask *) cmaptask);
*/
// Set the general variables.
int globalCut = 96; // Global tracks - default.
int hybridCut = 768; // Hybrid tracks.
UInt_t selEvt; // Trigger.
if (period == lhc15o) { // Minimum bias.
selEvt = AliVEvent::kINT7;
} else if (period == lhc18q || period == lhc18r) { // Minimum bias + central + semicentral.
selEvt = AliVEvent::kINT7 | AliVEvent::kCentral | AliVEvent::kSemiCentral;
}
// Configure the catalyst tasks for each config.
// taskName added in the name of the catalyst to prevent merging issues between wagons.
const int Nsets = index;
AliJCatalystTask *fJCatalyst[Nsets]; // One catalyst needed per configuration.
for (int i = 0; i < Nsets; i++) {
fJCatalyst[i] = new AliJCatalystTask(Form("JCatalystTask_%s_s_%s", taskName.Data(), configNames[i].Data()));
std::cout << "Setting the catalyst: " << fJCatalyst[i]->GetJCatalystTaskName() << std::endl;
fJCatalyst[i]->SetSaveAllQA(saveQA);
/// Trigger and centrality selection.
fJCatalyst[i]->SelectCollisionCandidates(selEvt);
fJCatalyst[i]->SetCentrality(0.,5.,10.,20.,30.,40.,50.,60.,70.,80.,-10.,-10.,-10.,-10.,-10.,-10.,-10.);
fJCatalyst[i]->SetInitializeCentralityArray();
if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "SPD") == 0) {
fJCatalyst[i]->SetCentDetName("CL1");
} else { // Default: V0M.
fJCatalyst[i]->SetCentDetName("V0M");
}
/// Event selection: pileup cuts and Zvtx.
if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "noPileup") != 0) { // Set flag only if we cut on pileup.
fJCatalyst[i]->AddFlags(AliJCatalystTask::FLUC_CUT_OUTLIERS);
if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "pileup10") == 0) {fJCatalyst[i]->SetESDpileupCuts(true, slope, 10000, saveQA_ESDpileup);}
else {fJCatalyst[i]->SetESDpileupCuts(ESDpileup, slope, intercept, saveQA_ESDpileup);}
fJCatalyst[i]->SetTPCpileupCuts(TPCpileup, saveQA_TPCpileup); // Reject the TPC pileup.
}
if (period == lhc18q || period == lhc18r) {fJCatalyst[i]->AddFlags(AliJCatalystTask::FLUC_CENT_FLATTENING);}
if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "zvtx9") == 0) {
fJCatalyst[i]->SetZVertexCut(9.0);
} else if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "zvtx6") == 0) {
fJCatalyst[i]->SetZVertexCut(6.0);
} else if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "zvtx7") == 0) {
fJCatalyst[i]->SetZVertexCut(7.0);
} else { // Default value for JCorran analyses in Run 2.
fJCatalyst[i]->SetZVertexCut(8.0);
}
/// Filtering, kinematic and detector cuts.
if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "hybrid") == 0) {
fJCatalyst[i]->SetTestFilterBit(hybridCut);
} else { // Default: global tracks.
fJCatalyst[i]->SetTestFilterBit(globalCut);
}
if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "NTPC80") == 0) {
fJCatalyst[i]->SetNumTPCClusters(80);
} else if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "NTPC90") == 0) {
fJCatalyst[i]->SetNumTPCClusters(90);
} else if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "NTPC100") == 0) {
fJCatalyst[i]->SetNumTPCClusters(100);
} else { // Default value for JCorran analyses in Run 2.
fJCatalyst[i]->SetNumTPCClusters(70);
}
if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "chi2def") == 0) {
fJCatalyst[i]->SetChi2Cuts(0.0, 4.0);
} else if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "chi2tight") == 0) {
fJCatalyst[i]->SetChi2Cuts(0.0, 2.5);
} else if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "chi2tight01") == 0) {
fJCatalyst[i]->SetChi2Cuts(0.1, 2.5);
} else if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "chi2tight23") == 0) {
fJCatalyst[i]->SetChi2Cuts(0.0, 2.3);
} else { // Default value for JCorran analyses in Run 2.
fJCatalyst[i]->SetChi2Cuts(0.1, 4.0);
}
if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "DCAz1") == 0) {
fJCatalyst[i]->SetDCAzCut(1.0);
} else if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "DCAz05") == 0) {
fJCatalyst[i]->SetDCAzCut(0.5);
} else { // Default value for JCorran analyses in Run 2.
fJCatalyst[i]->SetDCAzCut(2.0);
}
if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "nqq") == 0) {
fJCatalyst[i]->SetParticleCharge(-1);
} else if (strcmp(configNames[i].Data(), "pqq") == 0) {
fJCatalyst[i]->SetParticleCharge(1);
} // Default: charge = 0 to accept all charges.
// TBA: subA systematics.
fJCatalyst[i]->SetPtRange(ptMin, ptMax);
fJCatalyst[i]->SetEtaRange(-0.8, 0.8);
fJCatalyst[i]->SetPhiCorrectionIndex(i);
fJCatalyst[i]->SetRemoveBadArea(removeBadArea);
fJCatalyst[i]->SetTightCuts(useTightCuts);
mgr->AddTask((AliAnalysisTask *)fJCatalyst[i]);
}
// Configure the analysis task wagons.
AliJFFlucJCTask *myTask[Nsets];
for (int i = 0; i < Nsets; i++) {
myTask[i] = new AliJFFlucJCTask(Form("%s_s_%s",
taskName.Data(), configNames[i].Data()));
myTask[i]->SetJCatalystTaskName(fJCatalyst[i]->GetJCatalystTaskName());
mgr->AddTask((AliAnalysisTask *)myTask[i]);
}
// Create the containers for input/output.
AliAnalysisDataContainer *cinput = mgr->GetCommonInputContainer();
AliAnalysisDataContainer *jHist[2*Nsets];
for (int i = 0; i < Nsets; i++) {
mgr->ConnectInput(fJCatalyst[i], 0, cinput);
mgr->ConnectInput(myTask[i], 0, cinput);
jHist[i] = new AliAnalysisDataContainer();
jHist[i] = mgr->CreateContainer(Form("%s", myTask[i]->GetName()), TDirectory::Class(), AliAnalysisManager::kOutputContainer,
Form("%s:%s", AliAnalysisManager::GetCommonFileName(), myTask[i]->GetName()));
mgr->ConnectOutput(myTask[i], 1, jHist[i]);
jHist[Nsets+i] = new AliAnalysisDataContainer();
jHist[Nsets+i] = mgr->CreateContainer(Form("%s", fJCatalyst[i]->GetName()),
TList::Class(), AliAnalysisManager::kOutputContainer,
Form("%s", AliAnalysisManager::GetCommonFileName()));
mgr->ConnectOutput(fJCatalyst[i], 1, jHist[Nsets+i]);
}
return myTask[0];
}
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Politician makes history as first MP to get maternity cover, brings newborn baby to Parliament
By Rachel Thompson 2019-12-18 11:43:17 UTC
When Stella Creasy MP was pregnant with her first child this year, she said women are being forced to choose between being an MP and becoming a mother. That's because MPs have historically not been entitled to maternity leave in the UK.
Creasy is making history as the first MP to have maternity cover. Three weeks after giving birth to baby Hettie, she's had to come into Parliament to get sworn in as an MP in order to go on maternity leave.
The prospect of a snap December general election was inconvenient for many of us, but Creasy started her election campaign while 36 weeks pregnant and continued right up to giving birth on Weds. Nov. 27. The canvassing didn't end. By Sunday — four days after giving birth — Creasy (and baby Hettie) were back out on the campaign trail.
Narrator: sometimes a happy ending is possible. Very much a labour gain today - meet Hester Corinna aka Hettie. Born at 15.46 pm on Wednesday 27th November 2019 weighing in at 7lbs and 1oz in whipps cross hospital in walthamstow to the strains of there she goes by the las and already the kid whose got her parents wrapped around her little finger! Have only just now got signal so thank you to everyone for the lovely messages am just getting as means so much! #overwhelmed #lovedup #labourfamily #indiebaby
A post shared by Stella Creasy (@stellacreasy) on Nov 27, 2019 at 3:10pm PST
Creasy was re-elected and delivered her victory speech with two-week-old Hettie in a sling.
Image: Nicola Tree/Getty Images
Creasy will be the UK's first member of Parliament to have a "locum MP" who will cover her maternity leave and will vote on her behalf. Prior to this historic (and long overdue) moment, MPs had to arrange unofficial cover through their staff or colleagues.
But, the parliamentary rules in place meant that Creasy still had to come into Parliament to be sworn in as an MP.
"Under current parliamentary procedure I had to go in today to swear in so that I can have maternity leave and Walthamstow still gets a vote via my proxy ...thankfully Hettie not too bothered by the mother of all parliaments," she wrote on Instagram.
Under current parliamentary procedure I had to go in today to swear in so that I can have maternity leave and Walthamstow still gets a vote via my proxy ...thankfully hettie not too bothered by the mother of all parliaments ...😉#indiebaby #walthamstow
A post shared by Stella Creasy (@stellacreasy) on Dec 17, 2019 at 3:17pm PST
Earlier this year, Creasy spoke out about the fact that she had experienced miscarriages while at work and had done her best to ensure her constituency work was unaffected.
"The day after I found out that another baby's heartbeat had stopped, I led a public meeting on gang crime," she wrote in a piece in the Guardian. "I even scheduled the procedure to remove the body on a day I didn't have a constituency advice surgery. Heartbroken by all the years that I have struggled with fertility, I've kept these events to myself and made sure my constituents have never been affected."
Kizzy Gardiner is Creasy's locum MP, who began her role on Nov. 18. The snap election in December meant that Creasy had to canvas while heavily pregnant.
"I'm astonished that in 2019 this is the first time we're doing this," Gardiner told the Evening Standard.
Hear, hear.
Topics: Culture, Parenting, Politics, UK | {
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Winner of the Green Business of the Year partnered by Swayne Johnson is Hydro Veg Kits, a simple way to grow vegetable created by Sue Tonks.
Chemmy Alcott chose Hydro Veg Kits as the winner as it was 'an exciting project with huge growth potential and a fun vision'.
Sue Tonks of Hydro Veg Kits, based in Coventry, said it felt 'incredible' to win. Her kits are a brand new initiative and are a simple way to grow vegetables 365 days a year.
Winner of the Network Marketing Person of the Year partnered by Handy Office, is Bridgette Handley, Brand Ambassador of Tropic Skincare based in Rhos on Sea, Colwyn Bay.
Chemmy recognised the passion Bridgette showed for the business and the growth she had achieved across the UK in just three years.
Winner of the Rachel Elnaugh Enterprise Award partnered by 20twenty Business Growth, is Marina Kogan of Kogan Coaching an international life and business coach, based in Colwyn Bay.
Chosen for her development of a brand new coaching and mentoring qualification based on a new coaching model co-authored by Marina and published internationally, Chemmy said it was the growth potential of Kogan Coaching that had selected her as the winner as well as the challenges Marina had overcome.
Winner of Entrepreneur of the Year, partnered by NatWest Cymru, is Jamie Jackson of 2J Commerce, an eCommerce specialist, whose headquarters are in Sheffield and has offices in Manchester, London, Dublin and India. Chemmy was impressed with Jamie's organic growth and expansion and also his growth vision.
Jamie's growth plans include further expansion by opening up in more locations and move the company into a PLC in 2018.
Winner of the Margaret Carter Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, partnered by ION Leadership, is Michael McDonnell of Michael McDonnell International, an international mindset coach based in Manchester.
Networking Person of the Year, partnered by F2N Business Network was won by Rachel Jones of A470 Training based in Trawsfynydd. A470 Training provides a range of training courses for the hospitality industry. Rachel is an F2N Networking host, hosting events in Porthmadog.
The newly created Chemmy Alcott Leadership Award partnered by Supertemps, was picked up by Andrea Monteith of Bangor. Andrea created the successful Your Local Dragon, a printed directory featuring local businesses.
Winner of the Khizar Sardar Business Man of the Year award, partnered by Addysg Oedolion Cymru / Adlut Learning Wales, was Jonathan Quinn of Hygienic Innovations Ltd. Jonathon, who's from the Wirral invented a device that hygienically cleans items using sound waves. Jonathon was spurred on after watching the milk steamer being wiped down with a cloth while at a coffee house. Jonathon also runs two other successful businesses - Blockwalls who produce interlocking 'lego' blocks used in construction and Bullion Tech, a metal recovery business.
The Saira Khan Business Woman of the Year Award, partnered by F2N Business Network was presented to Helen Swindley of Proactive Footcare. Helen runs a successful podiatry business in Llandudno Junction specialising in orthotics.
The New Business of the Year Award, partnered by Tudno TV, was picked up by Daniel Bridgewater of Buckt, based in Birmingham. Buckt (pronounced Bucked) is a ticket and activities subscription box where monthly subscribers receive five mystery activities every month. The activities could be anything from cinema tickets to mediation and yoga.
Business of the Year Award, partnered by Face for Business, is Swayne Johnson Solicitors, who have offices in North Wales and Cheshire. The award was collected by Sarah Noton, Managing Director of Swayne Johnson.
The 6th annual F2N National Business Awards took place on Friday 24 November at St George's Hotel, Llandudno. The awards recognise business excellence, resilience and future growth.
Hosted and judged by Olympic downhill skier, Chemmy Alcott, the glittering event attracted a record number of entries from across the UK. The night was also an opportunity for the F2N network to continue to raise money for their charity of the year Ty Gobaith. The charity was selected by F2N members who pledged to raise £2,017 throughout the year and smashed their target by raising almost £3,000 (£2,926), the majority being raised during the awards. | {
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Fast trains from Ancona to Perugia take around 2 hours and 33 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 107 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Ancona and Perugia.
1. Are there direct trains from Ancona to Perugia?
Journeys between Ancona and Perugia usually involve one change of train.
We usually find around 13 departures on the route from Ancona to Perugia every weekday that leave enough time to change trains without waiting around for longer than necessary.
2. How long is the train journey from Ancona to Perugia?
The Ancona to Perugia train travel time is normally about 2 hours and 33 minutes, whatever time you make the journey.
3. What are the Ancona to Perugia train times and schedule?
On weekdays the earliest train to Perugia is usually scheduled to depart Ancona around 05:05 and the last train is around 18:30. At weekends the first train of the day leaves Ancona around 04:45, and the last at 18:30.
When to book Ancona to Perugia train tickets?
Trains in Italy usually open for booking around 6 months in advance. If booking is not yet open for your dates then you can set a booking alert to receive an email on the day that the cheapest tickets are released for your journey from Ancona to Perugia by train.
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Sounders FC implications in a potential Deandre Yedlin sale
Harrison Crow | 10 July, 2014 | Sounders | No Comments
The World Cup is over.
Well, not really. But who are we kidding? For all intents and purposes most of the masses that had tuned in have subsequently lost interest now that the US have been eliminated from the tournament. However, for us in Seattle the end of the run for the US merely indicates that our teams gets closer to full strength back at the club level. Still keeping an eye pointed south with the World Cup final Sunday, last night was a reminder that club soccer has returned and done so in a big way with a heated US Open Cup match against Portland leading up to a regular season match against those same scummy Timbers this weekend following the World Cup final.
That being said there are certain distractions that we probably didn't foresee occurring one month ago. The use of DeAndre Yedlin as a 'super sub' by head coach Jurgen Klinsmann during the course of the World Cup has, as we all know, raised his stock considerably. Organizations from around the world have taken notice. This just adds to the legend he's established here in the Emerald City.
Yedlin's iconic moments over the last year include:
– A sick deflection goal against Tigres UANL in the 2012-13 Champions League that spurring an epic comeback.
– An superman like effort with an assist and a goal against Portland in a losing effort during the 2013 playoff run.
– An uncanny performances on a world stage against the likes of both Portugal, Germany and Belgium.
Obviously there are more: his header over Shane O'Neil against the Rapids, the assist and brilliant run during the demolition of RSL, ect… he had moments and they were grand.
His evolution for Seattle is something that has surprised us all. Only a true optimist could have seen the quick ascent to fame and assumed fortune that is the next believed step for the first-born son of Rave Green. We all realize his rise brings rumors of all nature to the doorstep of the Pacific Northwest. These tellings run rampant with the likes of England, Belgium, Spain and Italy all competing for his services. It's a lot to take in as most fans, myself included, had expected him to be a Sounder for the next couple of years. Instead we're facing a tearful farewell just over the bend which seems all too soon.
In an effort to properly articulate what he's meant for this club, in just a very short time. Here is a small table of the most notable right backs in Sounders history. Brad Evans is omitted in this case due to the complication of trying to contextualize the events that occurred only while playing right back. These are the main guys across the last six seasons.
James Riley (2009 – 2011)
Year GP GS G MIN A SHT SOG FC OFF Y R
2011 29 29 0 2579 2 7 1 26 0 3 0
84 83 1 7331 9 17 5 70 2 11 2
Notes: Riley was the first right back of the Rave Green's MLS era. Coming over from San Jose via the 2008 MLS expansion draft, making him selected in back to back expansion drafts. Riley has a bit of a polarizing effecting concerning Sounder fans. Some liked him others not so much. All can agree he's an excellent character and one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. He holds the record for the most starts at Right Back in the modern Sounder era.
Adam Johansson (2012)
21 21 0 1834 2 0 0 31 2 1 0
Notes: Johansson had a lot of fan fare following his transfer from Sweden. Most would say his time in Seattle was underwhelming but the 2012 Sounders were a very good club and it marked the re-emergence of Eddie Johnson which was thanks in part to the outside service of Johansson.
Zach Scott (2009-2014)
2014 7 5 0 453 0 0 0 6 1 0 0
2012 20 16 1 1437 1 11 2 27 1 5 1
2011 12 9 0 864 0 3 0 11 0 3 0
Notes: Obviously the most tenured Sounder on the roster making more than 200 appearances over the course of their USL-to-MLS era. What's more incredible is that he's actually gotten better the more he's aged. Now 34, and moved away from fullback, he's a solid center back fill in and organization talisman. His aerial dominance and physical player have always been key characteristics but with the strands of faded locks come a keen intelligence and smarts that often goes unnoticed by most fans. It'll be a sad day when this man no longer wears true green.
DeAndre Yedlin (2013-2014)
2014 11 11 0 960 0 2 0 17 0 2 0
42 41 1 3670 2 15 4 52 4 4 1
Note: The youngest man to ever don a Sounders jersey, at age 19 Yedlin debuted for the Sounders and sparkled with elite speed despite noticeable unpolished defensive tools. Now, just a year and a half later the young man is the best full back in MLS and is a game changer for the Sounders. His play just last night against the Timbers was yet another example of what he brings to a team that was missing it's best attacking pieces. His technical ability, physical traits and growing soccer mind wreak havoc on the counter. Defensively we've seen a strong progression. He's far from a finished product but that thought only excites and plays with the imagination of what he could become.
Thinking about what he's done in just the very short time is rather stunning. Even more so when you think about the fact that we don't have a method of comparing key passes, determining true quality of play and have a lack of predictive statistics such as expected assists due to the lack of data from pre-Opta MLS years. Replacing him is probably going to be rough and it's going to be a while until we find a player with that type of magic. But the same thing was said about Fredy Montero just two short years ago.
The one thing that has gone largely unmentioned among Sounder supporters is not necessarily the price tag and allocation that will come with a sale, but what the Sounders will be able to do with that money for the club. Of course we know that outside of the allocation, and whatever cut MLS gets, the big chunk of cash will be reinvested in the club and none of us will truly know how that gets dispersed. It's a matter of trust. You trust the organization that you give a great amount of money to, by reason of support, that they'll be good stewards of their additional resource. There are no other choice and the team hasn't given us a reason to think different.
The real focus and point here comes by way of the magic beans known as allocation money. Because of Yedlin's status as a home-grown player he will net us full allocation dollars in a sale over a million dollars. This obviously has been reiterated quite a bit, however, as it applies to the roster there is a lot that you can do with it and more so should you not have to put it towards a DP transfer fee or buying out a DP contract.
Obviously, Clint Dempsey has a multi-year deal that will make him a DP with this club for most of the rest of his career. Ozzie Alonso signed a two-year deal for what we know to be DP type dollars. That could change, that could stay the same. There is a possibility for the Sounders to pay him below the DP line and remove the tag. Lots of speculation about things we don't know. Let's just pretend in 2015 he's a DP. Simply leaving Obafemi Martins and his perpetual state of "I love you, maybe." It would not be outside the realm of possibility, or probability, that Martins could stick around Seattle for another year. These things are difficult to judge and making any sort of declarative statement is impossible, stupid and is best summarized as guessing. For the sake of argument lets say Adrian Hanauer manages to secure Obafemi Martins for one more year.
Right now the Sounders are 60 percent probable to win the Supporters Shield. Over at American Soccer Analysis we are a bit more conservative, placing their odds at just over 50 percent. However you wish to handicap it, the boys have a very good shot at winning the shield and regaining entry to the Champions League next season.
Additional allocation with full designated players on the roster leads to spending that money to build proper support and depth for this club. That allocation on top of the extra allocation that would be brought in purely because of their inclusion in the Champions League paves the way for roster depth upgrades. One of the biggest problems for Champions League clubs is the fact that most say we don't have the quality at the end of the bench (roster spots 12-18) like clubs down in Mexico. This would not completely change things but it would be about narrowing the gap. A transfer of Yedlin would be sad but could generate the provisions for a good replacement plus two additional roster spot upgrades.
I'm not trying to put the cart before the horse. Yedlin is so good that he's an additional DP without having to pay him that sort of money. I'm all for him staying, and staying long-term. But with how well this season has been and the emergence of both Marco Pappa and Gonzalo Pineda as not just quality pieces but MLS starters. There will be some salary complications down the road and decisions will have to be made.
Sometimes it's hard to make the right decision, even when it's the easiest decision to make. Is it time to sell Yedlin? Maybe not. Maybe. I suppose that all lies in the offers that Hanauer receives and only he'll be able to make that determination.
With all that said don't get carried away should that happen. Good things can still come from it. This is part of what comes with 'the future'.
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Arch/Matheos est un groupe de metal progressif américain, originaire de Los Angeles, en Californie. Il se compose actuellement de Jim Matheos à la guitare, John Arch au chant, Frank Aresti et Joey Vera aux guitares, et de Bobby Jarzombek à la batterie. Leur premier album studio, , commercialisé le , est un succès aussi bien chez les critiques que dans les classements musicaux.
Biographie
En 2010, Jim Matheos (membre des groupes Fates Warning et OSI) et John Arch (ancien chanteur de Fates Warning) collaborent pour former un groupe de metal, Arch/Matheos.
Le groupe — accompagné du bassiste Joey Vera, du batteur Bobby Jarzombek, et du guitariste Frank Aresti — font paraître le leur premier album studio et continuent leurs enregistrements courant avec Jim Matheos à la production. L'album débute à la des classements musicaux Billboard avec 1 800 exemplaires vendus aux États-Unis dès sa première semaine de parution. Il atteint également les classements internationaux, dont la dans les classements allemands, en Autriche, et en Suisse. Matheos commente concernant l'album : Un vidéoclip du titre est tournée et présentée fin 2011. Le , ils font paraître l'album sur format vinyle.
Membres
John Arch − chant
Jim Matheos − guitare lead, guitare rythmique
Frank Aresti − guitare lead
Joey Vera − guitare basse
Bobby Jarzombek − batterie
Discographie
(2011, Metal Blade Records)
Notes et références
Liens externes
Groupe musical formé en 2011
Groupe américain de metal progressif
Artiste de Metal Blade Records | {
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And why most people feel as if they have failed at life.
Being excellent at sales is no easy thing, it can take years of improving the process and improving yourself, but is there a shortcut? Today we'll find out.
I remember clearly my first day doing sales, I was a good talker and could talk facts and figures well with anybody but I was not what you would call a natural salesman. I was not confident in my ability, I lacked that spark, at least that's how I saw myself.
My first sales appointment was at 10am on a Tuesday I remember and the bathroom was used a lot before I had to go off and start 'selling'. My heart was in my mouth and I was very conscious of everything, I felt awkward, but also excited.
The appointment went quite well, I remember asking myself as I was talking whether I had enough information to give to the client. And before I knew it, the appointment was over and I was heading back to the office.
When I arrived back, my boss was very pleased, the client had phoned in an order for us, a small tester order but an order nonetheless.
I was overjoyed, but also full of doubt, why hadn't he given me the order then and there?
I had been given no official sales training other than telephone sales training a year or so before, but from now on my quest was to become a great salesman.
I bought books, I bought CD's and videos of how to sell, how to be confident, and of course Dale Carnegie's obligatory 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'.
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Afro Caribbean Prostate Cancer
Afro Caribbean Prostate CancerMalecare2017-10-19T10:44:03-04:00
High Prevalence of Screening-detected Prostate Cancer among
Afro-Caribbeans: The Tobago Prostate Cancer Survey
Clareann H. Bunker,2 Alan L. Patrick, Badrinath R. Konety, Rajiv Dhir, Adam M. Brufsky, Carlos A. Vivas, Michael J. Becich, Donald L. Trump, and Lewis H. Kuller
Departments of Epidemiology
[C. H. B., A. L. P., L. H. K.], Medicine [A. M. B., D. L. T.], Urology [B. R. K., C. A. V.], and Pathology [R. D.,
M. J. B.], University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261
Risk for prostate cancer is high among African Americans. We hypothesized that risk for prostate cancer is also high in other populations of African descent. Our objective was to determine the screening-detected prevalence of prostate cancer in the predominantly Afro- Caribbean population on the island of Tobago.
Male residents, ages 40–79 years, were invited to participate in a population-based screening for prostate cancer using serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and digital rectal exam (DRE). Men with elevated PSA (>4 ng/ml) or abnormal DRE were offered an ultrasound-guided sextant biopsy of the prostate gland. Men (2484), ages 40–79 years, underwent prostate cancer screening between September 1997 and June 2001. Mean age was 55.9, SD was 10.6 years, and median was 54 years. Mean serum PSA was 14.8 ng/ml, SD was 376 [excluding 4 values > 2 SD above the mean (1,112, 1,317, 1,818, and 18,330 ng/ml) mean PSA was 5.5 ng/ml and SD was 29.6], and median PSA was 1.2 ng/ml.
Elevated PSA and/or abnormal DRE were observed in 31% (759 of 2484) overall, and in age groups 40–49 (87 of 843, 10%), 50–59 (201 of 729, 28%), 60–69 (262 of 584, 45%), and 70–79 (209 of 328, 64%). Of 681 men biopsied, 259 (38%, or 10% of the 2484 screened) were diagnosed with prostate cancer. Age-specific rates of screening detected prostate cancer were: 1%, ages 40–79 years; 7%, ages 50–59 years; 18%, ages 60–69 years; and 28%, ages 70–79 years.
These screening results indicate a very high screening-detected prevalence of prostate cancer in this population of West African descent. These data support the hypothesis that populations of African descent share genetic and/or lifestyle factors that contribute to their elevated risk for prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer is a very serious personal and public health
problem affecting African Americans more frequently than
Caucasians. On the basis of 1990–1997 data from the U.S.
SEER4 of the National Cancer Institute (1), age-adjusted incidence
of prostate cancer is 225 of 100,000 among African
Americans compared with 149 of 100,000 among white non-
Hispanics. The mortality rate from prostate cancer was 2-fold
higher among persons of African descent (54 of 100,000)
compared with white non-Hispanics (23 of 100,000). Incidence
of prostate cancer in the United States increased dramatically in
both groups between the late 1980s and 1993, reflecting the
earlier diagnosis that occurred with the increasing use of serum
PSA screening (1). An encouraging downturn in prostate cancer
mortality rates was observed in both ethnic groups from 1993
to 1997 (1).
Established risk factors for prostate cancer include age,
ethnicity, family history of prostate cancer, and high-fat or meat
diet (2). Other factors suspected include hormone metabolism,
(3, 4) vitamin D metabolism, (5) and a few occupational exposures
(6). The relationships of a number of candidate genes
to prostate cancer are under investigation with most published
results limited to Caucasian populations (7, 8). The reasons for
the higher risk for prostate cancer among African Americans
are unknown.
Until recently, there has been little solid prevalence, incidence,
or mortality data for populations of African descent
outside the United States, although data published a few years
ago in an annual summary of worldwide data suggested high
rates of prostate cancer mortality in Martinique and Trinidad &
Tobago (9). Glover et al. (10) reported high rates of prostate
cancer incidence in the predominantly Afro-Caribbean population
of Jamaica. Data regarding screening parameters and prevalence
of prostate cancer in populations of African descent in
the United States are sparse (11, 12) and virtually absent in
other populations of African descent. However, a recent publication
has estimated prostate cancer prevalence for 1994
among African Americans and Caucasians using a model based
on incidence and survival functions calculated from the Connecticut
Tumor Registry, 1940–1993, and applied to the SEER
1973–1993 populations. The prevalence proportion ranged
from 7 of 100,000, ages 40–44 years, to 9,725 of 100,000, ages
Received 8/16/00; revised 4/1/02; accepted 4/22/02.
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75–79 years, in Caucasians, compared with 14 of 100,000, ages
40–44 years, to 10,945 of 100,000, ages 75–79 years, in
African Americans (13).
We hypothesize that risk for prostate cancer is high among
populations of African descent living in diverse environments.
If so, this would lead us to hypothesize that populations of
African descent share genetic and/or lifestyle factors that increase
risk for prostate cancer.
On the island of Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago, we are
conducting a population-based, longitudinal study of prostate
cancer in the male population ages 40–79 years. In this report,
we present data from the initial cross-sectional screening using
serum PSA and DRE.
Population. The island of Tobago is about 7 26 miles in
size. According to the 1990 census (14) of Trinidad & Tobago,
the male population of Tobago, ages 40–79 years, numbered
5121. Ninety-two percent of Tobago residents reported that
they were of African descent. Most healthcare is provided by a
government-supported system through the Tobago Regional
Health Authority that manages the 19 neighborhood health
centers and one hospital. Some residents travel to Trinidad for
specialized care under the government system. Some care is
provided by private caregivers. PSA testing has been available
but generally limited to symptomatic men seeking care in the
private sector.
Recruitment. The recruitment goal was 4000 men, 80% of the
male population of Tobago, ages 40–79 years. Currently,
3000 men are enrolled. Recruitment has been the result of
word of mouth, informing by healthcare workers at the hospital
and health centers, informing by private physicians, posters,
flyers, public service announcements, and public presentations
by oncologists and urologists from Trinidad and the United
Informed Consent. Consent was obtained using forms and
procedures approved by the Institutional Review Boards of
University of Pittsburgh Institutional Review Board and the
Tobago Ministry of Health.
Data Collection. Data were collected by locally resident study
staff at the study office located at the Tobago Regional Hospital.
Data collected included ethnicity, education, occupation,
smoking, medical history, personal and family cancer history,
vasectomy, prostate symptoms, health screening history, alcohol
intake, detailed occupational history, and height, weight,
waist, and hip measurements.
Biological Sample Collection. A 15-ml plain vacutainer of
peripheral blood was drawn from fasting subjects. Aliquots of
serum were frozen at 20°C for later measurement of PSA.
DRE. A systematic DRE was performed by a physician trained
according to the study protocol. This exam was scheduled after
the blood draw to avoid an artifactual increase in serum PSA
that may follow digital manipulation of the gland.
PSA Measurement. Serum PSA levels were measured at the
University of Pittsburgh Central Pathology Laboratory using
the automated Microparticle Enzyme Immunoassay, Abbot Ax-
SYM PSA assay (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL).
Criteria for Referral for Prostate Biopsy. Subjects were
referred to the Tobago Regional Hospital for biopsy if the DRE
was abnormal (except for simple enlargement without palpably
abnormal areas) or if serum PSA was elevated ( 4.0 ng/ml).
Prostate Biopsy. Prostate biopsies were performed by urologists
or by surgeons trained by urologists from the University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center. Trans-rectal ultrasound guided biopsy
was performed using an 18 gauge, 21-cm spring-loaded
biopsy needle (Boston Scientific, Natick, MA). Sextant biopsies
were obtained according to a standard protocol.
Prostate Pathology. The formalin preserved specimens were
stored at room temperature and shipped to the University of
Pittsburgh for histopathological examination. The specimens
were examined for presence or absence of high-grade prostatic
intraepithelial neoplasia, presence or absence of cancer, Gleason
score of cancer, location of cancer, and perineural invasion.
Data Analysis. Age-specific prevalence rates (per 100
screened men) were calculated. Age-adjusted rates/100 and
SE/100 were calculated by direct standardization (15) based on
the age distribution (50–79 years) of the 1970 United States
standard million population (1). Positive predictive value of the
screening tests was calculated as number of men diagnosed
with prostate cancer divided by the number of men with abnormal
DRE and/or elevated PSA who underwent biopsy. All
statistical calculations were performed using SPSS 10.0 for
Windows (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL).
PSA and/or DRE screening was completed for 2492 men, ages
40–79 years, 49% of the total male population in this age
group. Eight men who reported prior diagnosis of prostate
cancer are excluded from these analyses. Among the 2484 men
remaining, mean age was 55.9 years, SD was 10.6, and median
was 54 years. Ninety-two percent of men reported three or four
grandparents of African descent, whereas 5% reported one or
two of African descent. Twenty-four percent had completed
secondary school or higher education. Forty-two percent reported
ever smoking, whereas 14% were current smokers.
The serum PSA range was 0.1–18,330 ng/ml. Mean serum
PSA was 14.8 ng/ml and SD was 376. After excluding 4
values 2 SD above the mean [1,112, 1,317, 1,818, and 18,330
ng/ml], mean PSA was 5.5 ng/ml, SD was 29.6, median PSA
was 1.2 ng/ml, and range was 0.1–602 ng/ml.
Elevated serum PSA levels ( 4 ng/ml) were observed in
452 of 2437 men (19%), ranging from 2% of men, ages 40–49
years, to 53% of men, ages 70–79 years. DRE was abnormal in
514 of 2074 men (25%). Frequency of abnormal DRE increased
across age groups from 11 to 48%. Abnormal screening results
(PSA 4 ng/ml and/or abnormal DRE) are shown in Table 1.
PSA and/or DRE were abnormal in 759 of 2484 men (31%).
Thus, a high proportion of the screened men was referred for
biopsy: 10% of men, ages 40–49 years; 28%, ages 50–59
years, 45%, ages 60–69 years; and 64%, ages 70–79 years.
Of the 759 men referred for biopsy, 681 (90%) have
undergone prostate biopsy. Prostate cancer was diagnosed in
259 (38%) men, 2 (1%) with Gleason grade 5, 142 (55%) with
grade 6, 86 (33%) with grade 7, and 29 (11%) with grades 8, 9,
and 10. The prevalence of prostate cancer among screened men
was 10% (259 of 2484) among men ages 40–79 years, and 15%
(250 of 1585) among men ages 50–79 years. The age specific
results are shown in Table 1.
The high prevalence rate reported above reflects not only
the high rate of abnormal screening results but also a highpositive
predictive value for an abnormal screen: 12% of biopsied
men ages 40–49 years were diagnosed with prostate cancer;
27%, ages 50–59 years; 45%, ages 60–69 years; and 53%,
ages 70–79 years (Table 1).
Among 123 men reporting family history of prostate cancer,
117 reported one relative, 5 reported two relatives, and 1
reported three relatives with prostate cancer. The distribution of
727 Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
relatives included 78 fathers, 65 brothers, 3 half-brothers, 8
uncles, and 2 grandfathers. Thirteen (10.6%) of 123 men reporting
family history of prostate cancer were diagnosed with
prostate cancer, compared with 246 (10.4%) men diagnosed
with prostate cancer among 2361 men not reporting family
history of prostate cancer.
Eight percent of men reported that a physician had told
them they had benign prostatic hypertrophy. Waking to urinate
more than once/night was reported by 51% of men (62% of men
ages 50–79 years). The rate rose steadily from 33% among men
ages 40–49 years to 86% among men ages 70–79 years. Within
each age group, the rate was similar in cases and noncases.
The screening detected prevalence of prostate cancer in this
Afro-Caribbean population, ages 50–79 years, was about three
to four times higher than rates reported from screening studies
of predominantly Caucasian populations (16–18). These
United States studies, which reported results by age group, were
conducted between 1989 and 1992 when PSA screening was
just beginning to be widely used in the United States. After
direct age adjustment to the standard 1970 United States population,
ages 50–79 years (SEER), screening-detected prevalence
in Tobago men, ages 50–79, was 15.1 of 100, SE 0.9,
compared with 3.8 of 100, SE 0.2, in a population of 6501
United States men (92% Caucasian, 3% African American, and
5% other), ages 50–79 years, reported by Richie et al. (18).
Comparison of the age-specific screening-detected prevalence
rates of prostate cancer in these two populations are shown in
Factors that may influence the comparison of the screening
results from these two populations include the biopsy protocol,
the proportion of men with abnormal PSA/DRE who underwent
biopsy, prior level of screening in the populations, and recruitment
methods. In the study by Richie et al. (18), quadrant
ultrasound guided needle biopsies were performed, whereas
this study required sextant biopsies, which were likely to have
resulted in some increase in the probability of detecting cancer
if cancer was present (19). The biopsy rate among men with
abnormal screening results was 90% in the Tobago study,
compared with 69% in the study by Richie et al. (18). This
higher biopsy rate increased the opportunity to ascertain cases.
Thus, procedural differences may account for some of the
increased prevalence rate among the Tobago men.
The United States population in the previously mentioned
study (18) was screened in 1991–1992, a period during which
the incidence of prostate cancer was rising sharply (1), reflecting
increasing use of PSA testing. Thus, some prostate cancer
cases may have been removed from this United States population
by prior screening. However, 19% of the Tobago men, ages
50–79 years, reported a prior PSA test, suggesting that some
level of screening had also been available in this Tobago
population.
Both the United States (18) and the Tobago populations
were self-referred. The Tobago population was recruited primarily
by word of mouth. The United States population was
recruited by advertisement. Among the United States population,
53% reported symptoms of prostatism. Sixty-two percent
of Tobago men, ages 50–79 years, reported waking to urinate
two or more times/night. If self-referral bias were to have a
strong effect, one would have expected higher prostate cancer
rates among men recruited earlier in the study compared with
later. As shown in Fig. 2, this was somewhat true, particularly
in the oldest age group among whom symptoms were more
likely to be related to prostate cancer. Compared with the
age-standardized rate of screening-detected prostate cancer
(15.1%) among men ages 50–79 years in the total screened
group, the rate based on the men recruited only in 2000–2001
was somewhat lower, 13.4%. Even after deflating the conservative
13.4% rate by the ratio of the biopsy rates in the two
populations, the even more conservative estimate of the agestandardized
rate of screening-detected prostate cancer of
10.3% is still almost 3-fold higher than in the United States
population, Richie et al. (18).
Similar age-specific prevalence rates from screening of
other populations of African descent have not been published.
Fig. 1. Screening detected prevalence of prostate cancer among 6501 predominantly
Caucasian United States men (18) and 2484 Afro-Tobagonian men.
Table 1 Screening and biopsy results in Tobago men by age group
group (yr)
Abnormal DRE
and/or PSA n
(% of screened)
Biopsied n (%
of abnormal)
Prostate cancer n
(% of biopsied)
Prostate cancer prevalence
(per 100 screened population)
40–49 843 87 (10) 77 (89) 9 (12) 9/843 (1)
50–59 729 201 (28) 188 (94) 50 (27) 50/729 (7)
60–69 584 262 (45) 240 (92) 107 (45) 107/584 (18)
70–79 328 209 (64) 176 (84) 93 (53) 93/328 (28)
Total age 2484 759 (31) 681 (90) 259 (38) 259/2484 (10)
728 High Prostate Cancer Prevalence in Afro-Caribbeans
Smith et al. (20) reported prostate cancer prevalence of 5.1%
among 804 African-American men screened between 1991 and
1995 using serum PSA and DRE. Application of the Tobago
prostate cancer rates to the reported age distribution in this
African-American population yielded an expected rate of
12.4%, compared with the observed prevalence of 5.1%, suggesting
that the Tobago rates are approximately twice those
observed in the African-American population.
One of the known risk factors for prostate cancer is ethnicity,
i.e., African descent, although we do not know how this
risk is mediated. One hypothesis is that genetic factors contribute
to the high risk for prostate cancer among populations of
African origin. If the Caucasian admixture rate in the Tobago
population is indeed low, then this population may carry a
higher burden of high-risk genes of African descent than the
more admixed populations in the United States.
In conclusion, compared with Caucasian and other populations,
the higher incidence of prostate cancer observed in
populations of African descent, African Americans (1) and
Jamaicans (10), and the very high screening-detected prevalence
of prostate cancer observed in this study among Tobagonians
support the hypothesis that these populations share ancestral
genetic factors that increase susceptibility to prostate
cancer. However, the variability in risk across these populations
of African descent suggests an important influence of unknown
environmental/lifestyle factors acting on prostate cancer risk in
these susceptible populations.
African Americans and Prostate Cancer
African American Screening
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We are doing calculations on the speciation of spent fuel in waste disposals.
When I added As, V, Mo, Zr to the mixture of elements, a calculation was not possible.
After some experiments I found out that this is due to Vanadium.
Eliminating Vanadium from "reactants" and "basis" in react the calculation works.
With Vanadium included no calculation is possible. We did some calculations with chemApp.
With the only species VO2+, VO++, V+++, V++ and V2O4.
This calculation works, giving the solid phase V2O4.
I wonder how it is possible that there is a swapping between two compounds with no metal in common.
I also tried about 6 values of Eh(V) but this does not work either.
In the same way, using all species from Vanadium , there is a swapping Kareleite <--> H2.
I was able to produce this several times under different conditions, but I didn't find a solution.
By the way there are often very strange swappings.
whenever they take place they are the cause for an unsuccessful calculation.
So what is the problem ? Are there missing phases ?
Why are there no normal vanadate phases in the data base?
I know many minerals eg. Vanadinite which are surely nearly not soluble.
And it could be relevant due to the contents of lead.
Are there no data on these?
gives a reasonable result ?
Are G minimizers better than mass action calculations ?
Do any one have an idea ????
Automatic basis swaps are covered in chapter 5 of Craig Bethke's Geochemical and Biogeochemical Reaction Modeling text (or the older "Geochemical Reaction Modeling", better known as the 'green book'). They are necessary over the course of a model if a mineral dissolves away completely or becomes supersaturated and precipitates. Automatic basis swaps may also be necessary in response to numerical considerations- for example, if one of the basis species occurs at extremely small concentrations, which can create numerical instability in the calculation.
As far as rules for swapping, you'll also want to take a look at chapter 3 of the text to see how reactions for minerals and species are written in terms of basis components; and take a look in the database at the reactions for Karelianite/H2(aq), Dolomite/HFeO2-, Hydroxylapatite/HCO3-, to get a better idea of what swaps are allowable.
The basis swap is not likely to be the cause of instability. It's probably more tied to defining an initial system that is too far out of equilibrium, issues with charge balance etc.
Similarly, there's a discussion on free energy minimization vs. mass action techniques in secion 1.1.1 (page 3) of Craig's book. In short, the two methods are computationally and conceptually equivalent.
Finally- I'm not an expert on Vanadate phases, but if the phases you desire are not in the database, you'll either want to use a different database, or add the phases to the database you are using.
I made a calculation with Vanadium and some Na2CO3 at pH 10 and 7.9 (Na+ was reduced to 1 mol instead of 2).
I get vanadate species in the first case and V2O4 in the second.
So the calculation works. I get V2O4 as with ChemApp.
Aqueous species molality mg/kg sol'n act. coef. log act.
As the other one does not work with V what would you propose to do ?
Eliminating all species from our data base (all = 2064) until they are equal to the species of CHEMAPP (about 600 ) ?
Beginning to add species to V until it doesn't work any more ????
But how find the reason of incompatibility ?
Does this mean, I can specify it ???
The reaction path message simply states that you've only defined a speciation model up to this point- you can add a reaction path model if you'd like (this is usually done in the Reactants tab). One reaction path model that you might try is a sliding pH model, given that you are interested in Vanadium speciation over a pH range.
The only way to benchmark one application against another is to be sure that you are using the same thermodynamic dataset. If indeed the two applications do not share a common thermodynamic database, you'll unfortunately need to do the work of formatting one database so that it can be used within the other application.
I already tried to adapt data bases.
<<The only way to benchmark one application against another is to be sure that you are using the same thermodynamic dataset. If indeed the two <<applications do not share a common thermodynamic database, you'll unfortunately need to do the work of formatting one database so that it can be used <<within the other application.
unfortunately even only deleting all data of organic compounds only resulted in a data base which does not work any more, for an unknown reason.
Is there no tool to do this in a more convenient way ?
I got an error that last line read is 20345 data base is incomplete or corrupt.
I counted all species but the number is right so what is the problem ???
Can you help me in any other way ??
How can I get a message from the board telling me if there is a posting ?
That's what I would like to have, but I didn't found this option.
Re-constructing the database is not just a matter of deleting extra species and minerals - the databases have to be constructed using the same basis species, same formation/dissolution reactions, and same log K values. For starters, I recommend that you take a look at the Appendix on Thermo Datasets in the GWB Reference Manual (you can access this as a PDF file from any of the module Help menus, or download this from the RockWare website).
Unfortunately, there are no automated tools for doing this- formatting databases takes time and should be done only when you have scientifically valid reasons for doing so. Haphazard deletion or addition of species will result in compromising the integrity, internal consistency and validity of the database. Additionally, if you delete species upon which other reactions are built, you risk compromising the database beyond repair.
You can receive instant notification when someone replies to one of your posts, by adjusting your email settings. This is described in this section of the forum Quick Start guide.
OK, I didn't know the last points: formatting and decimal numbers.
<<<Unfortunately, there are no automated tools for doing this- formatting databases takes time and should be done only when you have scientifically valid <<<reasons for doing so. Haphazard deletion or addition of species will result in compromising the integrity, internal consistency and validity of the database. <<<Additionally, if you delete species upon which other reactions are built, you risk compromising the database beyond repair.
<<<this section of the forum Quick Start guide.
Thanks, I have been looking under email settings. Now I wonder how I didn't see this item..... Anyway, default means that no email is sent ?
By the way, the dissociation of vanadium species is in general not defined using the same species, e.g. V(III), VO<2+> are also used in the data base I am using. But looking at other species, this is the same: Also redox species are used. Could this be a problem ???
Would it be better if I only use basic species ?
Also I wanted to to get you to know another observation: If I calculate only with vanadium it works. Adding solution ions (Na, K, Ca, Mg, Cl, SO4) it works, also using B(OH)3, Ti(OH)4, Al , SiO2 and other non reducing species.
but it rebegins with smaller paces and it works.
Using any reducing ion it crashes and it doesn't work at all.
So now we know that there is some problem with reducing species.
Any idea how to manage this problem ???
with high concentrations of sodium Chloride (and Eh(V) and pH).
used in the beginning is the same Kareliante <--> H2 but this works in this case !!!!!!
If the other compounds are present it doesn't work.
These observations just as additional comments to the last posting.
Just to mention that I made a calculation with V and many non redox species as well as Ni.
The calculation did not converge on the first run (message "didn't converge") but afterwards cutting step size the process converged finally. I also posted it because I wanted to know how this is possible. But now I found it out myself: If I change change Eh(V) from -0.1 to -0.25 to eliminate missing "faradays" (reported at the end of the calculation) the first message "didn't converge" disappears and the calculation is completed without errors.
Adding Fe the calculation fails with the message "non converging". But as the posting above shows: This cannot be the only reason.
the calculations are very strange. If I don't suppress Cast_Iron and especially Iron and some other minerals the calculation doesn't work.
I get the result : "all iron dissolved"
but afterwards there are nearly 90 % of the iron is in the system as the "mineral" IRON !!!
I think that this is not normal. By the way if I change the way to build the system and I take vanadium in the beginning, then some other elements and finally Iron, the calculation (including 20000 kg water) the calculation only works up to 23.1 mol Fe! Even only 0.1 mol more, the calculation doesn't converge.
Also using no V and all the rest as given above, only Fe appears as mineral.
I will discuss with my collegue who uses ChemApp if there is any difference to the calculation in Eh(V) or in the config this concerning.
He gets V2O4 instead of V3O5.
Al 1.066e-013 128.8 3475. 1288.
B 1.656e-012 998.5 1.079e+004 4379.
C -1.387e-012 1021. 1.227e+004 5411.
Corundum 8.515e-014 62.67 6390. 1603.
Sn -1.021e-013 187.7 2.228e+004 3057.
Ti -1.019e-013 189.5 9075. 2015.
Hydroboracite 31.25 1.495 1.292e+004 5878.
Ilmenite 189.5 2.278 2.876e+004 9585.
MnHPO4 42.11 1.624 6356. 2119.
Sn 187.7 2.273 2.228e+004 3057.
Troilite 251.4 2.400 2.210e+004 7367.
Yes, I believe that is the default setting for the forum software- I am not exactly sure why- maybe the assumption is that people prefer to come back and check the forum for responses automatically and don't like getting the extra emails.
Regarding the additional valence states for Vanadium and other reducing/oxidizing species- this is a critical issue that could be affecting solution stability. When you define your starting system, you want to define a system that is initially not too far out of equilibrium. For instance, if you have a large amount of Fe component in your system, and the system is initially oxidizing, it is better to specify your Basis species in terms of the oxidized species, Fe+++. Or, if you have a system that contains Uranium that's initially reducing, specify the Basis concentration in terms of U++++, and not U++++++.
This is probably why you are running into trouble with adding certain components to your configuration.
Charge balance issues may be one reason for non-convergence. A second may be that reaction path increments that are too large, or too small- this is especially true for kinetic models. For example, if you trace a reaction path over a million years, that includes a kinetic reaction which completes in a few days, GWB will likely run into numerical difficulty. You have the option to increase or decrease the default number of reaction path steps via the Config - Variables - delxi setting. Additionally, for kinetic simulations, React may choose the decrease reaction path intervals (thereby increasing the total number of reaction path steps) in order to come to a solution.
Without seeing your scripts, databases, model assumptions and configuration, it is really impossible to comment on the results.
because the calculation with chemApp is made under 40 bar hydrostatic pressure.
I don't see any possibility to influence pressures in a system.
scenarios (pressure constant, volume constant ). What is the default ?
How is it poossible to apply a defined (hydrostatic pressure) on the system ?
You would need to compare equilibrium constant data between the databases for ChemApp and GWB. The GWB default database is compiled at 1 atm pressure. It is possible to create databases for higher confining pressures, but in most cases, doing so will not result in new log K data that exceed the inherent error of the database at 1 atm.
If I wanted to use a different pressure, how can this be done ?
But how is a pressure increase treated inside the system during the calculation ?
I suppose, if for example H2 is generated, it will it stay in solution under one bar.
Is there a defined gas volume in the system with an aqueous solution ?
You can model the partial pressure of any gas by simply swapping the gas in for the component it constrains and specifying its fugacity. You cannot model changes in confining pressure during a simulation. You could modify a thermodynamic database (using SUPCRT) for a different confining pressure, and model at that specific pressure.
GWB does not calculate/track gas volumes.
If Hydrogen is develloped during the reaction, but H2(aq) is not specified, will this cause to stay at a more oxidizing Eh as it should and will precipitate as FeO or another oxidized phase ?
As I need to reproduce the conditions of reaction and the results obtained with ChemApp I would like to have your opinion.
In your opinion what can I do other to prevent the reducing effect of H2.
I suppressed some species, including iron to have the same effect, but this seems a little bit strange to me.
2. Another point: I think it is quite dangerous to create calculation outputs with no hint on the exact conditions which are used to get the result.
You can certainly constrain the oxidation state of the system by swapping dissolved hydrogen in for oxygen- this would be one way to set up reducing conditions. You might review the sections on redox equilibrium and disequilibrium- by default, all redox reactions in the system are constrained via the master redox species, Oxygen.
You can see all of your model constraints by looking at your saved model script in an ASCII editor, like Notepad.
Thanks Tom. Off course I know that all conditions are in the model script, but they are not in the reaction output file. I mean I would prefere if all conditions to produce a result are also a part of the output file. Like this, reaction output files would be independent from model files. Because, as in our case, the model file will be modified all the time to get an adequate model, the reaction outputfiles cannot be related to the model file. Therefore it would be better if a part of the output file contains all conditions of the reaction. As you said, all data are in the model file. Therefore it should be easy for the program GWB to copy the lines of the model file and copy them at the end of the reaction output file for example.
after the 'Go' statement in your input script.
Tell me please where you mean exactly.
I get the message "Bad Beta Pitzer pair", although I did nothing change at my data bases and pitzer parameters.
I cannot find any species which is present in Pitzer parameters but not in species list, also, normally I got another message with this problem.
What might this be ? Before, It only occured with one input files, but now nothing works.
All data bases which worked before do not work anymore.
Any idea how this is possible ???
we found a Log(K) = 499.0000 for the solid phase Zr by reduction from Zr++++ at 25°C.
Can you tell us that this is not an error ?
You can simply add the "Go" statement to the end of your script (open the script in Notepad, add the statement "Go" as the last line, and re-save the script). It simply tells React to execute the script after loading.
Can you email your input file and database to me at [email protected]?
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Winter Series – Using Airtable to Create a Video Game
How to use airtable to develop a video game
In our last post in our BuiltOnAir Winter Series, we go back to St. Louis, Missouri and visit with Sam Coster, an indie game maker and co-founder of Butterscotch Shenanigans. Sam and his two brothers, Seth and Adam, own Butterscotch Shenanigans together. Through their brotherly love, they successfully run their independent video game store together.
The three brothers didn't originally plan on getting into the gaming industry. Growing up screen time was limited using a good old fashioned egg timer. Sam has a degree in Psychology, Adam has a Ph.D. in molecular biology, and Seth obtained his MBA in Law School and is a certified financial analyst. While the brothers all wear multiple hats, in Sam's day-to-day, he focuses on a combination of art, design, and marketing. He creates and updates pictures for their games, creates monsters, and designs levels and content.
Before Butterscotch Shenanigans opened,Sam and his brother Seth worked on an event called GameJam where they demoed a game they had created in St. Louis. The fun they had creating the game and the feedback they received from the crowd gave them the push to switch industries and enter the gaming world. They were both hired on at a company called the Parking Lot and worked for about 6-7 months building up their skills and then moved on to open Butterscotch Shenanigans. They developed 2 games in their first 6 months which earned mixed reviews. Their third game, CrashLands, launched in 2016 and preformed extremely well, even earning a few awards. Since then, the three brothers have been working to develop games and figure out how to run a successful business.
Their newest game release coming out is called Levelhead. It is a platform maker style game that allows users to create their own levels and share them with friends and players around the world. The game is about a delivery robot that you train up and deliver packages across the galaxy. They specifically love the concept of this game the most because it is what got them into loving games as well. You can play Levelhead available on Steam.
Sam and his brothers discovered airtable while they were conducting a tool sweep on their own business. During a tool sweep, they like to take a step back and see which products they are using, their purpose, if they are working they way they want them to, and they look for new tools that they can add to their arsenal. Through this process, they discovered airtable which they quickly realized was a tool they loved. They first used it as a contact management system as well as to organize information. They were able to track business contacts, articles written by certain journalists, and much more. Now, they use airtable mainly for tracking the content of design for the games they are developing. Airtable helps them plan out the game and all the components that go into it in a way that would make sense to the players. It works great for creating the foundational work before getting started creating the game.
Demos:
Levelhead Campaign Levels Base:
Two Tables, Levels & Badges
The Levels are laid out in linear order and each level is introducing a new piece of content.
Includes an option to choose a level type, zone, music playlist, when to unlock content and much more.
The Badges table tracks what content will be unlocked when players reach certain levels.
Warehouse Base:
Personal base created by Sam after he purchased an item they already own.
Decided to use Airtable to create a warehouse inventory
Two tables, Basement and Upstairs
Shows item, location, picture, and notes on each item
Integrates a form and uses his phone to access this base and update the inventory
Play Levelhead on Steam
Checkout Butterscotch Shenanigans
See their podcast Coffee with Butterscotch
Sam and his brothers all use airtable for different reasons for their business but they can all agree that the functionality of the tool is like none other. The more they use and learn airtable, they are seeing more and more ways to incorporate it into their daily lives. We love seeing creative ways users are manipulating the powerful tool to work for their needs.
Here's the video of the original podcast, including more of Sam's story, and the live walkthrough of the bases described above:
Episode Video:
Here's an audio version of the above, with links to download or share if desired:
Episode Audio
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Green Gate Access Systems has established itself as one of the UK's leading companies in its sector during its first decade in business - and is looking forward to more success in the years ahead. The company started life as a home-based project for Maidstone, Kent couple Neil and Hannah Sampson with the idea of promoting solar security within the domestic sector.
Ten years on, Green Gate Access Systems has become one of the most successful and well respected within the security gate industry - achieving a number of UK firsts and winning contracts with a number of high profile clients.
It has installed solar and mains powered gates, barriers and access control systems to a number of high profile clients across the UK, including Ford, BT and the Saatchi Gallery. It has also secured a number of public sector contracts, with hospital trusts and local authorities. The company is also the UK stockist for two major automation brands including O&O barriers and bollards.
Back in May 2006 the company launched with just two employees, working out of a bedroom and a leaky lock-up on a farm. It now has a workforce of 11 people, operating out of a business unit with showroom in Bircholt Road, Maidstone. Recalling those early days Neil said, "I remember coming home and seeing there being a large delivery at the house, and my wife, Hannah, carrying our baby son in one hand and trying to sign for the barriers with another. I just thought to myself "enough is enough, we need an office!' and the rest is history."
Green Gate Access Systems prides itself on literally pushing back the barriers of its sector - from installing the country's first lifting gate, the UK's largest solar school gate in Broadstairs, and the country's first solar O&O car park barriers at Warwick Hospital.
Neil, the company's managing director, graduated from the University of Sussex with an Honours degree in Biochemistry and Industrial Marketing before working with a number of technology and internet firms. After meeting with the company behind the UK's first bespoke solar powered gate automation system, Neil recognised a gap in the market and set up Green Gate Access Systems to supply the product.
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Q: Combinations' Problem A person has six friends and during a certain vacation, he met them during several dinners. He found that he dined:-
with all the six exactly on one day,
with every five of them on $2$ days,
with every four of them on $3$ days,
with every three of them on $4$ days, and,
with every two of them on $5$ days.
Further every friend was present at $7$ dinners and every friend was absent at seven dinners.
How many dinners did he have alone?
I got puzzled with so much of information and couldn't get the answer. Please help.
A: He had one mean alone and one meal with each friend alone. One meal had all 6 friends present. All other meals involved 5 attendees and one absent friend. The easiest way to solve this is to make a table for all 14 dinners and all 6 friends.
Below is a solution where 1 means present (though it would be identical practically if 0 ment present).
[ \begin{array}{lcr}
\mbox{Friend} & Adam & Bob&Charlie&Dave&Evgeni&Fred \\
\mbox{Dinner 1} & 1 & 1&1&1&1&1 \\
\mbox{Dinner 2} & 0 & 1&1&1&1&1 \\
\mbox{Dinner 3} & 1 & 0&1&1&1&1 \\
\mbox{Dinner 4} & 1 & 1&0&1&1&1 \\
\mbox{Dinner 5} & 1 & 1&1&0&1&1 \\
\mbox{Dinner 6} & 1 & 1&1&1&0&1 \\
\mbox{Dinner 7} & 1 & 1&1&1&1&0 \\
\mbox{Dinner 8} & 0 & 0&0&0&0&0 \\
\mbox{Dinner 9} & 1 & 0&0&0&0&0 \\
\mbox{Dinner 10} & 0 & 1&0&0&0&0 \\
\mbox{Dinner 11} & 0 & 0&1&0&0&0 \\
\mbox{Dinner 12} & 0 & 0&0&1&0&0 \\
\mbox{Dinner 13} & 0 & 0&0&0&1&0 \\
\mbox{Dinner 14} & 0 & 0&0&0&0&1 \end{array}]
A: If he ate with $\ell\ge k$ friends, that counts as eating with $k$ friends in $\binom{\ell}{k}$ different ways. You can then use the principle of inclusion-exclusion to determine the number of days he ate with exactly $k$ friends. The expression that results is
$$
\sum_{\ell=k}^6 (-1)^{\ell-k}d_\ell\binom{\ell}{k}\binom{6}{\ell},
$$
where $d_\ell$ is the number of days on which he ate with each group of $\ell$ friends, that is, $d_6=1$, $d_5=2$, $d_4=3$, $d_3=4$, $d_2=5$, and $d_1=7$.
More formally, let $S$ be a subset of the friends and let $S'$ be the complementary subset. Let $E_S$ be the set of days on which only the members of $S$ were present for dinner. For $F\subseteq S'$, let $D_{S,F}$ be the set of days on which the members of $S$, the members of $F$, and possibly other friends were present for dinner. Then
$$
\lvert E_S\rvert=\lvert D_{S,\emptyset}\rvert-\sum_{\lvert F\rvert=1}\lvert D_{S,F}\rvert+\sum_{\lvert F\rvert=2}\lvert D_{S,F}\rvert-\ldots+(-1)^{\lvert S'\rvert}D_{S,S'}.
$$
Summing over all $S$ of cardinality $k$ gives the expression of the previous paragraph since there are $\binom{6}{\lvert S\rvert+\lvert F\rvert}$ ways to choose the set $S\cup F$, $d_{\lvert S\rvert+\lvert F\rvert}$ days on which that set of friends was present for dinner, and $\binom{\lvert S\rvert+\lvert F\rvert}{\lvert S\rvert}$ ways to decompose that set as a set $S$ and a set $F$.
Evaluating the sum explicitly gives
# days with exactly $6$ friends:
$$
1\cdot1\cdot1 = 1,
$$
# days with exactly $5$ friends:
$$
2\cdot1\cdot6-1\cdot6\cdot1 = 6,
$$
# days with exactly $4$ friends:
$$
3\cdot1\cdot15-2\cdot5\cdot6+1\cdot15\cdot1 = 0,
$$
# days with exactly $3$ friends:
$$
4\cdot1\cdot20-3\cdot4\cdot15+2\cdot10\cdot6-1\cdot20\cdot1 = 0,
$$
# days with exactly $2$ friends:
$$
5\cdot1\cdot15-4\cdot3\cdot20+3\cdot6\cdot15-2\cdot10\cdot6+1\cdot15\cdot1 = 0,
$$
# days with exactly $1$ friend:
\begin{align}
&7\cdot1\cdot6-5\cdot2\cdot15+4\cdot3\cdot20-3\cdot4\cdot15+2\cdot5\cdot6\\
&\quad-1\cdot6\cdot1 = 6.
\end{align}
This accounts for $13$ of the $14$ days, so he ate alone on one day.
Note that there is a more compact expression for the sum of these expressions over all values of $k$ (from $1$ to $6$):
\begin{align}
\sum_{k=1}^6\sum_{\ell=k}^6(-1)^{\ell-k}d_\ell\binom{\ell}{k}\binom{6}{\ell}&=\sum_{\ell=1}^6 (-1)^\ell d_\ell\binom{6}{\ell}\sum_{k=1}^\ell(-1)^k\binom{\ell}{k}\\
&=-\sum_{\ell=1}^6 (-1)^\ell d_\ell\binom{6}{\ell}\\
&=-(-7\cdot6+5\cdot15-4\cdot20+3\cdot15-2\cdot6+1\cdot1)\\
&=13.
\end{align}
The lengthier calculation, however, has the advantage that it shows that all the numbers fall between $0$ and $14$, which is necessary for the problem to make sense.
A: You can solve the problem via integer linear programming as follows. Let $F=\{0,\dots,5\}$ be the set of friends. For each subset $S \subseteq F$, let nonnegative integer decision variable $x_S$ indicate the number of times that subset is the guest list for a dinner. The constraints are:
\begin{align}
\sum_{S \subseteq F:\ T \subseteq S} x_S &= 7-k &&\text{for $k \in \{2,\dots,6\}$ and $T \subseteq F$ such that $|T|=k$} \tag1 \\
\sum_{S \subseteq F:\ i \in S} x_S &= 7 &&\text{for $i\in F$} \tag2 \\
\sum_{S \subseteq F:\ i \notin S} x_S &= 7 &&\text{for $i\in F$} \tag3
\end{align}
Constraint $(1)$ forces each $k$-subset to appear the correct number of times.
Constraint $(2)$ forces each friend to be present for $7$ dinners.
Constraint $(3)$ forces each friend to be absent for $7$ dinners.
There are $2^6=64$ variables and $\sum_{k=2}^6\binom{6}{k}+6+6=69$ constraints, and the solution turns out to be unique, even if you do not force $x_S$ to be a nonnegative integer. Explicitly, here are the constraints, where each $S$ is expressed in binary notation (for example, $x_3 = x_{\{0,1\}}$):
$$
x_{3} + x_{7} + x_{11} + x_{15} + x_{19} + x_{23} + x_{27} + x_{31} + x_{35} +
x_{39} + x_{43} + x_{47} + x_{51} + x_{55} + x_{59} + x_{63} = 5 \\
x_{5} + x_{7} + x_{13} + x_{15} + x_{21} + x_{23} + x_{29} + x_{31} + x_{37} +
x_{39} + x_{45} + x_{47} + x_{53} + x_{55} + x_{61} + x_{63} = 5 \\
x_{6} + x_{7} + x_{14} + x_{15} + x_{22} + x_{23} + x_{30} + x_{31} + x_{38} +
x_{39} + x_{46} + x_{47} + x_{54} + x_{55} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 5 \\
x_{9} + x_{11} + x_{13} + x_{15} + x_{25} + x_{27} + x_{29} + x_{31} + x_{41} +
x_{43} + x_{45} + x_{47} + x_{57} + x_{59} + x_{61} + x_{63} = 5 \\
x_{10} + x_{11} + x_{14} + x_{15} + x_{26} + x_{27} + x_{30} + x_{31} + x_{42} +
x_{43} + x_{46} + x_{47} + x_{58} + x_{59} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 5 \\
x_{12} + x_{13} + x_{14} + x_{15} + x_{28} + x_{29} + x_{30} + x_{31} + x_{44} +
x_{45} + x_{46} + x_{47} + x_{60} + x_{61} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 5 \\
x_{17} + x_{19} + x_{21} + x_{23} + x_{25} + x_{27} + x_{29} + x_{31} + x_{49} +
x_{51} + x_{53} + x_{55} + x_{57} + x_{59} + x_{61} + x_{63} = 5 \\
x_{18} + x_{19} + x_{22} + x_{23} + x_{26} + x_{27} + x_{30} + x_{31} + x_{50} +
x_{51} + x_{54} + x_{55} + x_{58} + x_{59} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 5 \\
x_{20} + x_{21} + x_{22} + x_{23} + x_{28} + x_{29} + x_{30} + x_{31} + x_{52} +
x_{53} + x_{54} + x_{55} + x_{60} + x_{61} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 5 \\
x_{24} + x_{25} + x_{26} + x_{27} + x_{28} + x_{29} + x_{30} + x_{31} + x_{56} +
x_{57} + x_{58} + x_{59} + x_{60} + x_{61} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 5 \\
x_{33} + x_{35} + x_{37} + x_{39} + x_{41} + x_{43} + x_{45} + x_{47} + x_{49} +
x_{51} + x_{53} + x_{55} + x_{57} + x_{59} + x_{61} + x_{63} = 5 \\
x_{34} + x_{35} + x_{38} + x_{39} + x_{42} + x_{43} + x_{46} + x_{47} + x_{50} +
x_{51} + x_{54} + x_{55} + x_{58} + x_{59} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 5 \\
x_{36} + x_{37} + x_{38} + x_{39} + x_{44} + x_{45} + x_{46} + x_{47} + x_{52} +
x_{53} + x_{54} + x_{55} + x_{60} + x_{61} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 5 \\
x_{40} + x_{41} + x_{42} + x_{43} + x_{44} + x_{45} + x_{46} + x_{47} + x_{56} +
x_{57} + x_{58} + x_{59} + x_{60} + x_{61} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 5 \\
x_{48} + x_{49} + x_{50} + x_{51} + x_{52} + x_{53} + x_{54} + x_{55} + x_{56} +
x_{57} + x_{58} + x_{59} + x_{60} + x_{61} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 5 \\
x_{7} + x_{15} + x_{23} + x_{31} + x_{39} + x_{47} + x_{55} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{11} + x_{15} + x_{27} + x_{31} + x_{43} + x_{47} + x_{59} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{13} + x_{15} + x_{29} + x_{31} + x_{45} + x_{47} + x_{61} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{14} + x_{15} + x_{30} + x_{31} + x_{46} + x_{47} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{19} + x_{23} + x_{27} + x_{31} + x_{51} + x_{55} + x_{59} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{21} + x_{23} + x_{29} + x_{31} + x_{53} + x_{55} + x_{61} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{22} + x_{23} + x_{30} + x_{31} + x_{54} + x_{55} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{25} + x_{27} + x_{29} + x_{31} + x_{57} + x_{59} + x_{61} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{26} + x_{27} + x_{30} + x_{31} + x_{58} + x_{59} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{28} + x_{29} + x_{30} + x_{31} + x_{60} + x_{61} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{35} + x_{39} + x_{43} + x_{47} + x_{51} + x_{55} + x_{59} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{37} + x_{39} + x_{45} + x_{47} + x_{53} + x_{55} + x_{61} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{38} + x_{39} + x_{46} + x_{47} + x_{54} + x_{55} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{41} + x_{43} + x_{45} + x_{47} + x_{57} + x_{59} + x_{61} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{42} + x_{43} + x_{46} + x_{47} + x_{58} + x_{59} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{44} + x_{45} + x_{46} + x_{47} + x_{60} + x_{61} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{49} + x_{51} + x_{53} + x_{55} + x_{57} + x_{59} + x_{61} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{50} + x_{51} + x_{54} + x_{55} + x_{58} + x_{59} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{52} + x_{53} + x_{54} + x_{55} + x_{60} + x_{61} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{56} + x_{57} + x_{58} + x_{59} + x_{60} + x_{61} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 4 \\
x_{15} + x_{31} + x_{47} + x_{63} = 3 \\
x_{23} + x_{31} + x_{55} + x_{63} = 3 \\
x_{27} + x_{31} + x_{59} + x_{63} = 3 \\
x_{29} + x_{31} + x_{61} + x_{63} = 3 \\
x_{30} + x_{31} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 3 \\
x_{39} + x_{47} + x_{55} + x_{63} = 3 \\
x_{43} + x_{47} + x_{59} + x_{63} = 3 \\
x_{45} + x_{47} + x_{61} + x_{63} = 3 \\
x_{46} + x_{47} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 3 \\
x_{51} + x_{55} + x_{59} + x_{63} = 3 \\
x_{53} + x_{55} + x_{61} + x_{63} = 3 \\
x_{54} + x_{55} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 3 \\
x_{57} + x_{59} + x_{61} + x_{63} = 3 \\
x_{58} + x_{59} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 3 \\
x_{60} + x_{61} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 3 \\
x_{31} + x_{63} = 2 \\
x_{47} + x_{63} = 2 \\
x_{55} + x_{63} = 2 \\
x_{59} + x_{63} = 2 \\
x_{61} + x_{63} = 2 \\
x_{62} + x_{63} = 2 \\
x_{63} = 1 \\
x_{1} + x_{3} + x_{5} + x_{7} + x_{9} + x_{11} + x_{13} + x_{15} + x_{17} + x_{19}
+ x_{21} + x_{23} + x_{25} + x_{27} + x_{29} + x_{31} + x_{33} + x_{35} + x_{37} + x_{39} + x_{41} + x_{43}
+ x_{45} + x_{47} + x_{49} + x_{51} + x_{53} + x_{55} + x_{57} + x_{59} + x_{61} + x_{63} = 7 \\
x_{2} + x_{3} + x_{6} + x_{7} + x_{10} + x_{11} + x_{14} + x_{15} + x_{18} +
x_{19} + x_{22} + x_{23} + x_{26} + x_{27} + x_{30} + x_{31} + x_{34} + x_{35} + x_{38} + x_{39} + x_{42} +
x_{43} + x_{46} + x_{47} + x_{50} + x_{51} + x_{54} + x_{55} + x_{58} + x_{59} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 7 \\
x_{4} + x_{5} + x_{6} + x_{7} + x_{12} + x_{13} + x_{14} + x_{15} + x_{20} +
x_{21} + x_{22} + x_{23} + x_{28} + x_{29} + x_{30} + x_{31} + x_{36} + x_{37} + x_{38} + x_{39} + x_{44} +
x_{45} + x_{46} + x_{47} + x_{52} + x_{53} + x_{54} + x_{55} + x_{60} + x_{61} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 7 \\
x_{8} + x_{9} + x_{10} + x_{11} + x_{12} + x_{13} + x_{14} + x_{15} + x_{24} +
x_{25} + x_{26} + x_{27} + x_{28} + x_{29} + x_{30} + x_{31} + x_{40} + x_{41} + x_{42} + x_{43} + x_{44} +
x_{45} + x_{46} + x_{47} + x_{56} + x_{57} + x_{58} + x_{59} + x_{60} + x_{61} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 7 \\
x_{16} + x_{17} + x_{18} + x_{19} + x_{20} + x_{21} + x_{22} + x_{23} + x_{24} +
x_{25} + x_{26} + x_{27} + x_{28} + x_{29} + x_{30} + x_{31} + x_{48} + x_{49} + x_{50} + x_{51} + x_{52} +
x_{53} + x_{54} + x_{55} + x_{56} + x_{57} + x_{58} + x_{59} + x_{60} + x_{61} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 7 \\
x_{32} + x_{33} + x_{34} + x_{35} + x_{36} + x_{37} + x_{38} + x_{39} + x_{40} +
x_{41} + x_{42} + x_{43} + x_{44} + x_{45} + x_{46} + x_{47} + x_{48} + x_{49} + x_{50} + x_{51} + x_{52} +
x_{53} + x_{54} + x_{55} + x_{56} + x_{57} + x_{58} + x_{59} + x_{60} + x_{61} + x_{62} + x_{63} = 7 \\
x_{0} + x_{2} + x_{4} + x_{6} + x_{8} + x_{10} + x_{12} + x_{14} + x_{16} + x_{18}
+ x_{20} + x_{22} + x_{24} + x_{26} + x_{28} + x_{30} + x_{32} + x_{34} + x_{36} + x_{38} + x_{40} + x_{42}
+ x_{44} + x_{46} + x_{48} + x_{50} + x_{52} + x_{54} + x_{56} + x_{58} + x_{60} + x_{62} = 7 \\
x_{0} + x_{1} + x_{4} + x_{5} + x_{8} + x_{9} + x_{12} + x_{13} + x_{16} + x_{17} +
x_{20} + x_{21} + x_{24} + x_{25} + x_{28} + x_{29} + x_{32} + x_{33} + x_{36} + x_{37} + x_{40} + x_{41} +
x_{44} + x_{45} + x_{48} + x_{49} + x_{52} + x_{53} + x_{56} + x_{57} + x_{60} + x_{61} = 7 \\
x_{0} + x_{1} + x_{2} + x_{3} + x_{8} + x_{9} + x_{10} + x_{11} + x_{16} + x_{17} +
x_{18} + x_{19} + x_{24} + x_{25} + x_{26} + x_{27} + x_{32} + x_{33} + x_{34} + x_{35} + x_{40} + x_{41} +
x_{42} + x_{43} + x_{48} + x_{49} + x_{50} + x_{51} + x_{56} + x_{57} + x_{58} + x_{59} = 7 \\
x_{0} + x_{1} + x_{2} + x_{3} + x_{4} + x_{5} + x_{6} + x_{7} + x_{16} + x_{17} +
x_{18} + x_{19} + x_{20} + x_{21} + x_{22} + x_{23} + x_{32} + x_{33} + x_{34} + x_{35} + x_{36} + x_{37} +
x_{38} + x_{39} + x_{48} + x_{49} + x_{50} + x_{51} + x_{52} + x_{53} + x_{54} + x_{55} = 7 \\
x_{0} + x_{1} + x_{2} + x_{3} + x_{4} + x_{5} + x_{6} + x_{7} + x_{8} + x_{9} +
x_{10} + x_{11} + x_{12} + x_{13} + x_{14} + x_{15} + x_{32} + x_{33} + x_{34} + x_{35} + x_{36} + x_{37} +
x_{38} + x_{39} + x_{40} + x_{41} + x_{42} + x_{43} + x_{44} + x_{45} + x_{46} + x_{47} = 7 \\
x_{0} + x_{1} + x_{2} + x_{3} + x_{4} + x_{5} + x_{6} + x_{7} + x_{8} + x_{9} +
x_{10} + x_{11} + x_{12} + x_{13} + x_{14} + x_{15} + x_{16} + x_{17} + x_{18} + x_{19} + x_{20} + x_{21} +
x_{22} + x_{23} + x_{24} + x_{25} + x_{26} + x_{27} + x_{28} + x_{29} + x_{30} + x_{31} = 7
$$
You can easily solve this linear system of equations by hand by starting from the trivial constraint $x_{63}=1$ and substituting this value in the other constraints, some of which then become trivial. Repeat until all variables are determined, or just solve for $x_0$. The unique solution is
$$x_{0}=x_{1}=x_{2}=x_{4}=x_{8}=x_{16}=x_{31}=x_{32}=x_{47}=x_{55}=x_{59}=x_{61}=x_{62}=x_{63} = 1$$ with all other $x_S=0$. In particular, $x_0=1$, so only one dinner is eaten with no friends.
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Along the road we made the Furkotsky Shield our main goal for the day. While in the cable car we car we watched the majestic summits, nature and the landscape. Right at Cottage Beneath Solisko we determined our direction. There were couple of options. Either go along difficult ridge trail, or take easy path across the valley. The former we chose. After walking down the blue trail across Skutnasta Polana we joined the yellow trail. Its considerable path runs in Furkotska valley.
Furkotska Valley is on the south end of the High Tatras. Its name was derived from the river flowing there. Its creek has many curves which make water to make specific sound called "frkotani" – bubbling. This is what makes the place special. There are several lakes around. On our way, we noticed Furkoty lakes. Inside them live small species of crustacean – fairy shrimp (Branchinecta paludosa). Itlives only in Scandinavia or Greenland near the north pole. Actually, what really was amazing for us were the Wahlenberg lakes. Nizne and Vysne lakes of this group were named after Swedish plant scientist and doctor Göran Wahlenberg. In the early 19th century, he researched local vegetation of the High Tatras . Vysne lake is the second highest lake in the Tatras. The guides tell the truth as we witnessed ourselves. The lake is covered with ice almost all year round (the photos come from July).
In no time we found ourselves on the Bystra Lavka saddle and from there it doesn't take long to reach the summit of the Furkotsky Shiled. This section has no markings however, therefore we recommend you to take a mountain guide with you. Interesting fact is that from the trail to Furkotsky Shield you can easily reach Hruby Summit that is nearby. However, we should warn you that the section is exposed. It means you need appropriate mountaineer equipment. Without it you should rather avoid the section.
The Furkotsky Shield (2 403,5 m) gives you the pleasure of a wonderful view up from its highest point. In our case, we saw fog rolling over the shields. We watched the summits of Velke Solisko, Krivan, Hlinskou Tower or Podtatranska Basin which is situated far away. There is never enough of time up in the mountains. Therefore, we set off to get back. Our next point of interest was Mlynicka Valley. Several lakes can be seen from there. Most of all we were captivated by Kulate Pleso or Capie Pleso which is 17 meters deep. On our way down, we crossed the Mlynice Rver several times. Its most popular place Skok Waterfall. The waterfall is 25 meters high. Water falls down from the rock threshold which is in 1789 m. There are chains around the waterfall which are come in handy especially if you consider how slippery the terrain is.
After we were done admiring the environment, we refreshed us and then went downhill to the town of Strbske Pleso (we recommend to visitStrbske Pleso lake). It took us about 8 hours to walk down 14 kilometers and 1000 meters of elevation. This makes the trail bit more difficult. Therefore, it is recommended rather to more experienced tourists. We spent the entire day in beautiful nature enjoying great atmospehere. The experience worth of recommending, indeed.
The visitors to the Tatras region are familiar to well known tourist restorst and well known points of interest of the amazing High Tatras mountain range. However, another mountain range is no less splendid. It neighbors the High Tatras in the east. We talk about the Belianske Tatras. The area of the Siroke Seat is a well known and popular point of interest to many mountain hikers.
We invite you today again to the High Tatras, this time to visit Bilík's Cottage that is popular among families with children or less physically capable tourists. The cottage is easily accessible and the pathway leading there is also easy.
In the eastern part of the High Tatras in the end of Zelené pleso valley there is the Cottage by Zelené pleso. This popular place is often called "Brnčalka". The cottage lies by an emerald green lake surrounded by massive peaks of the High Tatras. The history of the cottage began towards the end of the 19th century. Come with us and learn about this cottage in the middle of mountains.
In our journey across cottages in the High Tatras will continue even today. This time we move to the mouth of Malá Studená valley to Zamkovského cottage (1475 meters above the sea level) built by Štefan Zamkovský in 1943.
Today we move to Malá Studená valley guarded by Téry Cottage located in 2015 meters above the sea level. The monumental Tatras and Pět Spišských ples surround the cottage and it is here more than a century to offer you a touch of history, refreshments of the present and unparalleled beauty. | {
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01. Elves (1989)
When you join Nazis and Christmas, you do not need much more to be among the 21 best Christmas horror films . History takes us to World War II, where the Nazis make experiments with humans. The goal is to create an invincible army that conquers the world. Obviously, they fail in their intent and bury aberrations.
But of course, decades later, Kirsten and her friends invoke the spirits of the forest. This coupled with the blood of Kirsten spills on the floor, by an accidental cut, will make one of the bugs relive. And watch out, I relive them because their blood is special and I can read that much. What can be said is that the bug will be charged to people as if there were no tomorrow. The best thing is that, because of his attire, everyone confuses him with an elf, assistant Santa Claus.
02. Krampus (2015)
The good thing about Krampus is that it combines to be one of the 21 best Christmas horror films , with an excellent comedy. The story begins when Max, the young protagonist, stops believing in Christmas, and Krampus is resurrected to take revenge for such an affront. Far from thinking about taking away the gifts, this mythological and evil being, seek to burden his entire family.
If they want to survive, they should put aside their usual arguments, shouts and bad rolls and work together to put an end to Krampus. And, even if your family is a hell, it's your hell.
03. Cursed New Year's Eve (1980)
Year End Cursed is a manual slasher. Sneaks between the 21 best Christmas horror films because it was a precursor of what would be Scream years later, yes, making an explotation of what was on the bill at the end of the 70s.
In Cursed New Year's Eve, we have a television presenter who is persecuted by a psychopath, until she is charged. From there, the killer's only goal is to charge everyone he catches. Of course, it will do it in the purest style, musical style that accompanies Cursed End of Year until the end of the film.
04. The Day of the Beast (1995)
Álex de la Iglesia showed off with this black comedy with dyes of terror. Santiago Segur a (heavy) and Álex Angulo (priest) formed an ideal couple to fight against Satan. According to his calculations, the Lord of Darkness would return to life on December 25. In addition, he will do it in Madrid, so they have no choice but to stop him and, incidentally, recruit cronies.
The story will be complicated at times and the scenes that this film gives us are timeless works of art. Without going any further, the protagonists hanging from the famous poster of Schweppes
05. Nightmare before Christmas (1993)
What is not fear? Put it on a 10-year-old boy below to see how he sleeps that night. In addition, it is directed by Tim Burton, meaning that fear is intrinsic to the story. That's why he sneaks into the 21 best Christmas horror movies.
Of course, it should be noted that it is more black humor what gives. Now, when Jack Skeleton starts singing, there are children who fill their diapers all at once. Not recommended for children under 13, it should be. Especially considering that the production was handled by Touchstone , one of Disney's licenses who, precisely, does the opposite with his films.
06. The Gingerdead Man (2005)
Oddly enough, if a gingerbread cookie tries to kill you, it's more scary than any other monster. This is what happens in The Gingerdead Man . A sweet and friendly delicacy that becomes a psychopath, thanks to the passion of a mother with her son murdered and to the ashes of this one. Thus, his spirit will go straight to the cookie, and from there he will make a massacre.
07. Feeders 2: Slay Bells (1998)
Feeders (1996), the original film, had a budget of 500 dollars . Much it seems to us, after seeing how lamentable rubber aliens, came to Earth to eat humans. It was a failure of criticism and public . In fact, he went directly to the video store. Now, the one that concerns us is Feeders 2, the second part launched two years later.
In this sequel, suddenly, almost all the characters who died in the first appear alive. Hollywood things. However, Santa Claus will be the true protagonist. It turns out that the aliens collide with him, while they are coming to Earth. A shock that greatly angers Santa Claus, who swears revenge almost immediately.
08. The Envoy (1998)
Dolph Lundgren , as a good He-Man that was, has kept the habit of saving the world when necessary. Even at Christmas. From the hand of Lukas Sadorov, his character in the series. The Envoy is capable of charging even demons and entities of hell, with the same ease that makes human beings unconscious.
However, who threatens the face of the planet, as we know him. For this, he intends to create a demonic apocalypse on the entire planet, and reign over it.
09. Sint (2010)
Sint, or Saint translated into English, is a Dutch film that tells the story of Saint Nicholas , who brings gifts to children on December 6 … but with a different Saint, more bloody and more sadistic, who will leave death for all sides.
10. The Children (2008)
The Children is an English film that premiered in 2008. It is directed by Tom Shankland and tells the dark and black story of children who are beginning to change their attitude towards their parents , developing strange powers at Christmas.
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What is the most effective treatment for vitiligo on the genitals?
Answered by: Dr Rishi Parashar | Consultant, Department of Dermatology,
Q: I am 18 years old. I have vitiligo for the last 10 years. It appeared on my face and after applying some ointment my skin was fine again. Then after a year, it started appearing on my feet. Usually whenever I got an injury, a small white spot would appear after the healing process of the cut or wound. But then something strange happened. A small spot appeared on my scrotum when I was 12. I was quite worried but didn't have the courage to talk to a doctor about it. In the meanwhile I was using an ointment prescribed by a dermatologist, called Diprolene, on the spots on my feet and knee so one of the spots disappeared but I couldn't continue the medicine and after that the spots kept spreading especially on my scrotum. My scrotum is almost 80 percent white now due to vitiligo. I haven't consulted a dermatologist about this yet. I need your opinion before I do so. Is there a treatment other than laser treatment and the melanocyte transplantation surgery? If yes, is it safe?
A:Vitiligo (also called leucoderma) is a skin condition in which there is loss of pigment from areas of the skin resulting in irregular white spots or patches, even though the skin has normal texture. Vitiligo may appear at any age. Although it is a progressive condition, many people experience years or decades without developing new spots. The cause of vitiligo is not really understood. Vitiligo is not contagious in any way. Injury can increase the spread of vitiligo and this is known as Koebners Phenomenon. The face, underarms, hands, wrists, fingers, feet, elbows, knees and genitals are the most commonly affected. The reality is, a substantial number of people with vitiligo (estimated at 25 to 40 percent) do experience at least some (if not extensive) vitiligo on their genitals. For many people, this can be a serious effect on their own esteem, and in their social and sexual lives. Genitals can be treated and are often very receptive to treatment. Traditional therapies, such as steroid creams, and PUVA, have been used to treat the genitals. Limited use of steroid creams has brought re-pigmentation to many. Topical psoralen has also been used. Pseudocatalase cream and Narrow Band UVB is generally safe to use, and excimer laser is also used on the genitals. Tacrolimus has also been prescribed by doctors for use on the genitals. With any ointment or cream being applied to the genitals, care should be taken around the urethral opening to avoid risk of irritation or infection.
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The Pentagon announced on Tuesday that it is establishing a new group to investigate unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), months after a U.S. intelligence report prompted calls for more research into sightings and possible signs of extraterrestrial life.
The group will spearhead the U.S.'s efforts to "detect, identify and attribute objects of interests in Special Use Airspace (SUA), and to assess and mitigate any associated threats to safety of flight and national security," according to a statement from the Pentagon.
The Department of Defense (DOD) said invasions of any airborne objects in Special Use Airspace create safety and possible national security concerns.
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Q: How can I append missing values into a nested based on an another nested list? I have a nested lists:
pw = [[[1, 0.020387050117001683],
[2, 0.023095733958878487]],
[[1, 0.020387050117001683],
[2, 0.023095733958878487],
[3, 0.05133549261794933]]]
The sublists are missing specific values, which I have stored in another nested:
nl = [[0 ,0.01], [3, 0.01]]
Sublist 1 is missing the entries with zero and three at index 0, while Sublist 2 is missing the entry with zero at index 0.
My desired result would look like this:
pw = [[[0 ,0.01],
[1, 0.020387050117001683],
[2, 0.023095733958878487]
[3 ,0.01]],
[[0 ,0.01],
[1, 0.020387050117001683],
[2, 0.023095733958878487],
[3, 0.05133549261794933]]]
However my code:
for line in pw:
for l in line:
for f in nl:
if not any (f[0] in l[0] for f in nl):
l.append(f)
Produces this error:
TypeError: argument of type 'int' is not iterable
How can I do this correctly?
A: You are in fact using your nested lists as is they were dictionaries, so I would convert them to plain dictionaries to have an easier processing:
hpw = [dict(i) for i in pw] # convert nested list to dicts
for h in hpw: # add missing values to the dicts
for i in nl:
if i[0] not in h:
h[i[0]] = i[1]
pw = [sorted([[k,v] for k,v in h.items()]) for h in hpw] # convert back to sorted nested lists
A: This will inturn check if "pw" has the item and add acoordingly.
pw = [[[1, 0.020387050117001683],
[2, 0.023095733958878487]],
[[1, 0.020387050117001683],
[2, 0.023095733958878487],
[3, 0.05133549261794933]]]
nl = [[0 ,0.01], [3, 0.01]]
nl_zero, nl_one = zip(*nl)
for i in pw:
pwi_zero,pwi_one=zip(*i)
for j in nl_zero:
if(j not in pwi_zero):
item_index=nl_zero.index(j)
i.append([nl_zero[item_index],nl_one[item_index]])
print(pw)
Output:
[[[1, 0.020387050117001683], [2, 0.023095733958878487], [0, 0.01], [3, 0.01]], [[1, 0.020387050117001683], [2, 0.023095733958878487], [3, 0.05133549261794933], [0, 0.01]]]
A: If you only need to insert at zero and third index on Sublist1 and at zero index on Sublist2. So you can use this method:
for line in pw:
if nl[0] not in line:
line.insert(0,nl[0])
if nl[1] not in pw[0]:
pw[0].insert(3,nl[1])
A: try this:
pw = [
[ # line
[1, 0.020387050117001683], # f
[2, 0.023095733958878487]
],
[
[1, 0.020387050117001683],
[2, 0.023095733958878487],
[3, 0.05133549261794933]
]
]
nl = [
[0 ,0.01], # f
[3, 0.01]
]
for line in pw:
missing = []
for f in nl:
for l in line:
if f[0] != l[0]: # compare first elements
missing.append(f)
break # done with this "f" avoid appending again
for m in missing:
line.append(m)
print(pw)
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I try to do at least one more masculine card per make and take, because masculine cards are always harder to create for me. So here is the masculine card for June. This card was inspired by a card posted by Susan Kirk on Stampin' Connection.
The card base is Old Olive cardstock cut at 5 ½" x 8 ½" and scored at 4 ¼". The front of the card was run through the Big Shot with the Perfect Polka Dots Texture Impressions die. I really love all of the different Texture Impressions dies because it really adds wonderful pattern and texture. There are so many beautiful techniques that can be done using them as well. But for now let's get back to the card.
The tree Tops from Trendy Trees were stamped on a 2" x 3 ¾" piece of Whisper White cardstock in Always Artichoke, Old Olive, and Pumpkin Pie. The tree trunks were stamped in Chocolate Chip. The sentiment was stamped in Chocolate Chip ink on a 1" x 3 ¾" piece of textured Pumpkin Pie cardstock. These two pieces were adhered to a 3" x 4" piece of Chocolate Chip cardstock.
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\section{Introduction}
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coalescence of NS-NS or NS-BH binaries or the collapse of very massive
stars (see~\cite{Aba1} and references therein). Another scenario
associated with compact object mergers is the prediction~\cite{Me} of
isotropic optical transients, called \textit{kilonova}, powered by the
radioactive decay of heavy elements synthesized in the merger ejecta.
In this respect, multi-messenger GW and EM astronomy is a very
promising field of research. An electromagnetic counterpart discovered
through a follow-up of a gravitational wave candidate event would
considerably increase the confidence in the astrophysical origin of
the GW signal. The detection of an EM counterpart would give a precise
localization and potentially lead to the identification of the host
galaxy and the redshift. GW and EM observations provide complementary
insights into the progenitor and environment physics. In the long
term, combined measurements of the source distance and redshift
through GW and EM radiation, respectively, may allow a new way of
estimating cosmological parameters.
The development of a low-latency GW data analysis pipeline has
permitted the use of gravitational wave candidate signals to conduct
the first EM follow-up program \cite{Aba2} (Dec 17 2009 to Jan 8 2010
and Sep 4 to Oct 20 2010) during the last LIGO/Virgo observation
periods. The present paper summarizes the GW-data analysis followed
to obtain the prompt EM observation, the EM-observation strategy and
the image analysis procedures used to search for the EM-counterparts.
\section{Low latency GW data analysis}
One of the challenges of successfully obtaining prompt EM observations
is to identify the GW candidates quickly: the data from the three
operating detectors (the two LIGOs and Virgo) must be transferred and
analyzed in near-real time.
The LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) and the Virgo Collaboration
developed a low latency GW-data analysis. Search algorithms
~\cite{Aba3,Se,Bu} run over the data coming from the detectors,
generate a list of triggers and estimate the potential sky position of
the source on the basis of the differences in the signal arrival time
and amplitude at each detector. Automated procedures are then
designed to select statistically significant triggers suitable for the
EM observation and to determine the telescope pointing positions.
This process, that typically takes $\sim$10 minutes, is followed by a
manual event validation. A team of trained experts is on duty and
evaluate the detector performances. The entire procedure, from data
acquisition to the alert sent to telescopes, is typically completed
within 30 minutes.
The triggers selected as candidates for EM follow-up are the ones
occurring in simultaneous observations of all three detectors and with
a power above a threshold estimated from the distribution of
background events. A full description of the GW trigger selection and
the entire EM follow-up process is detailed in~\cite{Aba2}.
\section{EM observation strategy and observatories involved in the EM follow-up}
The uncertainty in the source direction reconstruction scales
inversely with the signal-to-noise ratio~\cite{Fa}. GW events near the
detection threshold are localized into regions of tens, or in some
cases even hundreds, of square degrees. Follow-up EM-telescopes with a
wide Field Of View (FOV) are thus required. However, the majority of
EM telescopes have a FOV which is much smaller than the GW angular
error box and additional priors are necessary to improve the location
accuracy and increase the chance that the actual source be EM
observed.
Taking into account the GW detector sensitivity to the signals coming
from NS binaries~\cite{Aba4}, the EM observable Universe is limited to
an horizon of 50 Mpc. The observation is restricted~\cite{Ka} to the
regions occupied by Globular Clusters and Galaxies (listed in the
Gravitational Wave Galaxy Catalog~\cite{Wh}) within 50 Mpc. To
determine the telescope pointing position, the probability sky map
based on GW data is ``weighted'' taking into account the luminosity
and the distance of these nearby galaxies~\cite{Nu} and globular
clusters. Tens of thousands of galaxies are included within the 50 Mpc
horizon and the GW observable sources will be mainly extragalactic.
The cadence of EM observations is guided by the expected extragalactic
EM counterpart. The optical afterglow of an on-axis GRB peaks few
minutes after the EM/GW prompt emission. The kilonova model predicts
an optical light curve that peaks a day after the GW event, due to the
time that the out-flowing material takes to become optically thin.
The agreement with the EM facilities allowed several epoch
observations: the first one as soon as possible, the day after and
observations over longer time-lags to cover the transient light curve
dimming.
The agreement with the EM facilities allowed observations as soon as
possible, then the day after the GW event and, repeated observations
over longer time-lag to follow the transient light curve dimming.
The follow-up program involved ground-based and space EM facilities
observing the sky in different EM bands: the {\em Liverpool
Telescope}, the {\em Palomar Transient Factory} (PTF), {\em Pi of
the Sky}, {\em QUEST}, {\em ROTSE III}, {\em SkyMapper}, {\em TAROT}
and the {\em Zadko Telescope} observing the sky in the optical band,
the {\em Swift} satellite with X--ray and UV/Optical telescopes, and
the interferometers {\em LOFAR} and {\em EVLA} in the radio band.
\section{EM image analysis procedures to search for the EM counterpart}
The EM image analysis aims to detect the transient object counterpart
of the GW signal by analyzing a series of images taken in consecutive
epochs after the GW event. The analysis method is conceptually similar
to the one used to study GRB afterglows with one main difference the
arc minute localization of the current generation gamma-ray
observatories allows a significant reduction of the search area with
respect to the GW observations. In the case of a GW event the image
area to analyze is the one occupied by nearby galaxies and globular
clusters in the telescope FOV taking also into account the possible
offset between host center and the transients (observed up to tens of
kpc~\cite{Be} and predicted by simulations up to few Mpc~\cite{Ke}).
Searching for optical transients in a large sky area requires the
development and use of specific image analysis procedures able to
discriminate the EM counterpart from background/contaminant events.
Several analysis pipelines are actually being developed and tested by
the LSC and the Virgo Collaboration in partnership with astronomers.
The image analysis procedure depends on the EM observation band,
however, the main steps in common are: i) the identification of all
transient objects in the images, ii) the removal of contaminating
events (astrophysical background/foreground events and possible fake
transient events linked to the procedure itself).
\subsection{Optical transient search in the wide-field telescope observations}
A total of 14 alerts have been sent out to the telescopes and 9 of
them led to images being taken by at least one optical telescope. The
image analysis procedures able to identify the transients in wide
field optical images are based on two different approaches: the
``image subtraction'' and the ``catalog cross check'' methods.
An example of a pipeline based on ``cross-correlation of object
catalogs'' is the one designed and tested with the images collected by
the two {\em TAROT}~\cite{Kl} and the {\em Zadko}~\cite{Co}
telescopes. The main steps of the fully automated analysis pipeline
are as follows:
\begin{enumerate}
\item extraction of the catalog of objects visible in the images using
\texttt{SExtractor}~\cite{Ber};
\item removal of ``known objects'' listed in a star reference catalog
(USNO-A2.0) by using a positional cross-correlation tool
\texttt{match}~\cite{Ri}. A magnitude check is then used to
identify from the list of ``known objects'' the ones that show a
flux variation with respect to the reference catalog and recover
the possible transients overlapping these objects.
\item trace objects in common to several image catalogs by using a
cross-positional check. This results in a light curve for each traced
object;
\item rejection of ``rapid contaminating transients'' (like cosmic rays,
asteroids or noise) by requiring the presence in a number of
consecutive images;
\item rejection of ``background transients'' by selecting objects lying
in the image regions associated with the galaxies and globular
clusters within 50 Mpc. Each galaxy region takes into account the
possible offset between the host galaxy center and the optical
transients;
\item rejection of ``contaminating events'' like galaxies, variable stars
or false transients by analyzing the light curves. The code selects
the objects that show a luminosity dimming with time. Assuming that
the dimming is described by a single power-law ${\cal L} \propto
t^{-\beta}$, corresponding to a linear variation in terms of magnitude
equal to $m = 2.5 \beta \log_{10}(t) + C$, a ``slope index''
$2.5\beta$ is defined and evaluated for each objects. The expected
``slope index'' for GRB afterglows and kilonova-like light curves is
around 2.5-3. In practice, a conservative cut is applied by selecting
as the possible EM counterparts the objects with the ``slope index''
larger than 0.5. This value has been checked using Monte Carlo
simulations.
\end{enumerate}
\noindent
For a survey red limiting magnitude of 15.5 and using images assumed
to be observed 1,2 3 days after the GW events, the preliminary results
on the pipeline sensitivity indicate that the majority of GRB
afterglows can be detected further away the GW horizon distance of 50
Mpc, while the kilonova objects can be detected up to a distance of 15
Mpc. These results are obtained by repeatedly running the pipeline
over sets of {\em TAROT} and {\em Zadko} images where fake on-axis GRB
and kilonova optical transients were injected.
\subsection{X--ray/UV-Optical transient search using the Swift satellite}
The Swift satellite~\cite{Ge} gives the possibility to follow-up in
the X--ray and Ultraviolet/optical bands a transient event detected by
a ground-based observatory. Two candidate GW trigger alerts were sent.
Each alert was observed by Swift twice with a time latency of few
months between the two epoch observations.
The main steps of the X--ray image analysis are: i) the detection of
the source visible in the FOV; ii) the comparison with the number of
serendipitous sources expected in the FOV, statistically estimated
using the 2XMM catalog source counts; iii) the analysis of the light
curve to identify objects that show a flux dimming in the two time
observation images.The following UV/Optical analysis consists of: i)
searching for the counterparts of the X--ray sources detected; ii)
cross-checking with the DSS catalog to identify unknown objects or
objects that show a flux variations, iii) analysis of the light curve
to investigate UV-Optical source variability.
\subsection{Radio Transient Search using LOFAR and EVLA}
The radio observations, in addition to providing information on the
radio emission of the EM counterpart, possibly allow observation of
events not detected at higher frequencies due to obscuration of dust
and daylight that limit the optical sensitivity. Moreover, upcoming
radio arrays and nowadays LOFAR~\cite{St} give the opportunity to
cover multiple sky patches of few tens of sq. degrees (similar to GW
error box) in a single observation.
Five candidate GW-trigger alerts were sent and observed by
LOFAR. LOFAR started recently to explore the low-frequency sky
(30-80/110-240 MHz) never explored before. An automated analysis
procedure to detect transients is still under development. Challenges
to radio transient searches are linked to the noise contaminating
sources from the atmosphere and the time/space varying ionosphere that
complicate the image calibration.
The EVLA~\cite{Pe} started to participate to the low-latency follow-up
project after October 14th when no science GW-trigger were sent to the
telescope. Since the radio afterglow is expected to peak later and
evolve more gradually with respect to the optical and X--ray afterglow
as observed in the GRBs, a high-latency follow-up consisting in three
epochs observations (3 weeks, 5 weeks and 8 months after the GW
trigger) has been performed for two GW trigger alerts. For each of
them the 3 most likely host galaxies were observed. The data analysis
consists of: i) detection of the radio sources in the FOV; ii) light
curve analysis for variability study; iii) identification for
contaminating radio sources, (e.g. the variability of the Radio Active
Galactic Nucleii emission caused by the scintillation of our Galaxy's
interstellar medium).
\section{Concluding remarks}
The present paper reports on the first EM follow-up program to GW
candidates performed by the LIGO/Virgo collaborations together with
partner observatories. Different procedures to detect the EM
counterpart are under test and development for the different EM-bands.
Evaluation of the rate of EM false detections (unrelated to the GW
event and observed by chance in the field) due to astrophysical or
technical contaminants is under study for each analysis procedure and
EM-band. The follow-up program is a milestone toward the advanced
detector era. With a ten-fold improvement of sensitivity~\cite{Ab4},
the number of detectable sources increases by a factor of $10^3$.
According to these predictions the advanced detectors will either make
the first detection, or place strict constrains on astrophysically
interesting quantities. The observation of an EM counterpart could be
a crucial ingredient in deciding the astrophysical nature of the first
event and start GW/EM multi-messenger astronomy.
\section*{References}
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Recommendations – Panel on the Status of Public Education in NLAdmin2016-06-22T23:04:22+00:00
Report of the Panel on the Status of Public Education in NL 2015-16
RECOMMENDATION 1. That Government and the School District(s) in cooperation with the NLTA, Faculty of Education and other stakeholders develop a plan to increase the number of instructional resource teachers, school counsellors, educational psychologists, speech language pathologists and student assistants. The allocation formula providing supports for students with special needs and challenging needs should be truly a needs-based assessment and generous in application.
RECOMMENDATION 2. That Government and the School District(s) in cooperation with the NLTA and other stakeholders establish a new class size cap for classes with a composition diversity of greater than 10% in primary, elementary, intermediate and senior high schools.
RECOMMENDATION 3. That the Department of Education and the School District(s) in consultation with stakeholders consider the creation of an alternative path for some children. In such cases this would normally be short term, as the school district would then assess school-based supports and initiate training in preparation for a return to school.
RECOMMENDATION 4. That Government and the School District(s) in cooperation with schools, the NLTA and Memorial University create training and support programs for parents of learning disabled and autistic children, and others as needed.
RECOMMENDATION 5. That Government and the School District(s) in cooperation with the Faculty of Education and the NLTA, initiate province-wide professional development, new degree configurations and mediums of delivery to improve the training of current teachers and administrators in autism and learning disabilities. These efforts should have links to credentialing through the university and provincial certification.
RECOMMENDATION 6. That Government give serious consideration to the inclusion of social workers as professional employees within schools to support existing personnel.
RECOMMENDATION 7. That Government, consistent with the practice in other provinces, include occupational therapists as professional employees in schools.
RECOMMENDATION 8. That Government and the School District(s) in cooperation with stakeholders take the steps necessary to ensure a greater coordination of services between the education and health sectors.
RECOMMENDATION 9. That Memorial University and the Department of Education support the Faculty of Education in its process of arm's length research into early learning. This could be in the form of a Canada Research Chair (CRC) or a faculty member as an existing Faculty Research Chair (FRC).
RECOMMENDATION 10. That the Faculty of Education seek to create a model classroom as an early childhood learning centre.
RECOMMENDATION 11. That the Faculty of Education create a path or specialization within the primary-elementary program in early childhood learning.
RECOMMENDATION 12. That the Department of Education assist the Faculty of Education to develop a plan for the Faculty of Education to hire additional faculty or associates to address early learning teacher development.
RECOMMENDATION 13. That the Faculty of Education and Department of Education place more emphasis on teaching in multi-age settings, not just for rural schools, but wherever a school community seeks to embrace the concept.
RECOMMENDATION 14. That the Department of Education in cooperation with stakeholders develop multi-age and multi-grade curriculum documents for various grade level and age configurations.
RECOMMENDATION 15. That the NLTA reestablish a Small Schools Special Interest Council.
RECOMMENDATION 16. That the Department of Education, NLTA, and Nunatsiavut Government negotiate a path of entry for graduates of the IBED program targeted at schools within the Nunatsiavut territory.
RECOMMENDATION 17. That Government seek to create community schools in cooperation with other agencies.
RECOMMENDATION 18. That Government and the School District(s) in cooperation with stakeholders review the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District with a view to creating local educational authorities. Failing this, create regional professional growth and development centers in partnership with the Department of Education, district personnel, schools, MUN and NLTA (support for instructional leadership, professional development, technology and literacy/numeracy).
RECOMMENDATION 19. That Government and the School District(s) in cooperation with stakeholders delegate more decision-making power to the school level. This includes granting more administrative time to schools and more support and training for school councils.
RECOMMENDATION 20. That Government and the School District(s) in cooperation with stakeholders provide more support for a provincial organization of school councils, and perhaps an elected regional affiliation with the school districts.
RECOMMENDATION 21. That the Department of Education and the School District(s) in cooperation with stakeholders embrace the work of the Relationships First Consortium in support of the principles of restorative justice, school discipline, and safe and caring schools.
RECOMMENDATION 22. That Government provide additional resources to address child mental health concerns and in particular embrace the ratio of 1 counsellor to 250 students.
RECOMMENDATION 23. That the Department of Education reevaluate curriculum and learning as being Internet dependent and consider outdoor, experiential, land-based and ocean programs as tools for learning.
RECOMMENDATION 24. That the Faculty of Education support more arts, outdoor, experiential, land-based and ocean programs as part of its teacher development programs in addition to the use of technology.
RECOMMENDATION 25. That the Department of Education and the School District(s) clarify and, if necessary, revise student evaluation and assessment policies and procedures. This should include a communication plan for parents and guardians as to the policy.
RECOMMENDATION 26. That the Department of Education, NLTA, Memorial University and the School District(s) review and improve the supports for numeracy and related mathematics teaching approaches in order to better support the ongoing implementation of the mathematics curriculum. This would include a strategy for informing parents as to their role in this transition.
RECOMMENDATION 27. That the Faculty of Education and the Department of Education jointly research the relative performance of the province's high school graduates on entering Memorial University and the College of the North Atlantic, as well as other Canadian universities.
RECOMMENDATION 28. That Government and the School District(s) in cooperation with stakeholders encourage regional and local partnerships with schools and other organizations to support common infrastructure and technology needs.
RECOMMENDATION 29. That Government and the School District(s) in cooperation with stakeholders ensure that schools that are reliant on the Centre for Distance Learning and Innovation (CDLI) have adequate bandwidth to allow for uninterrupted instruction.
RECOMMENDATION 30. That the Faculty of Education and the Department of Education need to consider technology training as part of their respective programing and professional development.
RECOMMENDATION 31. That the Department of Education, the School District(s) and the Faculty of Education work to create a cadre of faculty associates focused on core specializations (e.g., numeracy, technology, literacy, assessment and early learning). These efforts should have links to credentialing through the university and provincial certification.
RECOMMENDATION 32. That Government establish a Royal Commission on the Future of Education in Newfoundland and Labrador. | {
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When my daughter was about to start Kindergarten, I decided to visit the school she would attend. I spoke with three of the Kindergarten teachers and I asked them this question, "What kind of hands on learning do you do?" In general, the answers I received were something like, "We do as much as we can." Although I was somewhat disheartened, I wasn't surprised because in our area the public schools just don't do as much hands on learning as I would like to see.
Experiential learning, concrete experiences, and hands on learning all mean roughly the same thing. Instead of getting a one of two-dimensional view of a subject, experiential learning involves giving the child a three or four-dimensional view of that object. For instance, if the theme for the month is life cycles, a one-dimensional activity might include a picture of a seed turning into a sprout. A three-dimensional activity would be actually putting a seed into some dirt and allowing the children to watch it grow day by day, discussing what is happening along the way.
Experiential learning is a much more powerful way to teach because not only does it engage the mind with facts but it also engages the senses. Engaging the senses makes the experience exciting and imprints it on the brain in a way that children retain more effectively than if they were to simply look at a picture. It also creates neuron connections in the brain. Think about something you learned growing up. In all likelihood, you will recall not only what happened, but the sights, sounds, and smells that accompanied that experience.
Concrete learning experiences also provide an emotional dimension to learning experiences. Positive experiences make learning fun and encourage children to want to learn more. Negative or non-impacting experiences usually feel like a chore to children and may contribute to dissatisfaction in learning. Being able to touch, feel, smell, and interact with an object is an exciting and positive experience for children that will be remembered.
Imagine that a classroom is studying farm animals. What would the children learn if they read books, looked at pictures, and talked about cows? Perhaps they would learn the parts of the body, their color, what they eat. Now imagine a class that visited a farm where there were live cows. Now what would children learn? Not only would they learn the color, shape and parts, but the smell, the size, the feel, the behavior, etc. These facts would be better retained because all of their minds and bodies were engaged.
In addition, experiential learning activities may help prevent behavior problems. Often, behaviors arise when children are bored. Despite the fact that many children may be capable of sitting in a chair and listening to the teacher for extended amounts of time, not all children are able to do so. Hands on experiences may contribute to fewer behavior issues because those children who usually act out due to boredom will be engaged in learning instead of negative beahviors.
No matter what learning styles your children possess, hands on learning encompasses all abilities and styles. If a child is predominately auditory focused, than talking about the subject will suffice. If a child is a tactile learner, then touching the object will give her a more complete experience. Perhaps you have visual learners, then seeing the subject matter in its original form will be very effective.
So, while it is difficult for schools to always offer these types of experiences due to resources or time, it is important for teachers to remember the importance of this type of learning and employ it whenever possible. Although these types of activities often take more time and work for teachers to set-up, the end rewards will be worth the efforts. | {
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Q: How to get the image from azure blob storage as file? i have sasUrl of an image and blobName, i need to get the image as a file from the blob storage.
const sasurl = "https://nuocrstracc.blob.core.windows.net/templatesxxxxxxxx/ScannedTemplates/62ac240a-f44e-42d8-b09d-dc7a9e14ed91/Acord%20applications-pages-1-4_4.jpeg?st=2020-12-17T07%3A59%3A33Z&se=2020-12-17T11%3A19%3A33Z&sp=r&sv=2018-03-28&sr=b&sig=78gAtnKM%2BjjcJQFzkoIpzjWVU0GXIhvyPafuwqBjZP8%3D "
const blobName = "templates/62ac240a-f44e-42d8-b09d-dc7a9e14ed91/Test8Dec2020_21h5m"
based on these two parameters , is there any way to get the image as file like shown below?
File
lastModified: 1591167281662
lastModifiedDate: Wed Jun 03 2020 12:24:41 GMT+0530 (India Standard Time) {}
name: "ssa.jpg"
size: 954534
type: "image/jpeg"
webkitRelativePath: ""
i have tried
fetch(sasurl).then(function(response) {
return response.blob();
}).then(function(myBlob) {
console.log("myBlob",myBlob)
});
but its returns empty.
A: Try with
let image = 'data:image/jpeg;base64,' + myBlob;
and use this image as src in your image tag.
Or to receive as Blob what I have tried and working for pdf is to use axios and forcing responseType as blob in request. Like this -
axios(url, {
method: 'GET',
headers:{
'Accept': "*/*",
... <any other header needed>
},
responseType: 'blob' //Force to receive data in a Blob Format
})
.then(response => {
//Create a Blob from the Stream
const file = new Blob(
[response.data],
{type: 'application/jpeg'});
//Build a URL from the file
const fileURL = URL.createObjectURL(file);
//Open the URL on new Window
window.open(fileURL); // This should download the image directly.
})
.catch(error => {
console.log(error);
});
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God, it feels so good to see blogspot running in my web browser and redirecting me to my blog.
Well, I got something to report here.
Good News: My paper for OZCHI will be indexed by ACM.
1. I can't find anyone to sponsor my trip to Australia to present my paper there.
2. This paper would do any good to my graduation from school, I have to write another paper for the proceedings of a conference or even a journal in a very short period of time say 1 month, in a field that I just started surveying like a month ago.
3. Still no threads on the job hunting biz. But anyway I would still want to stick to what I have always been thinking of and try to find out what I can be really into and passionate about.
4. Youtube is still blocked here in China.
5. Blogspot is still blocked, so I can't even preview my own blog when I'm writing it. Censorship is the biggest evil!
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A Dominant Node of Service Innovation: London's Financial, Professional and Consultancy Services
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Peter Wood and Dariusz Wójcik
In The Handbook of Innovation and Services
Edited by Faïz Gallouj and Faridah Djellal
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Border cities: Urban growth and planning at the national periphery
Peter D.A. Wood
In this chapter, I analyze urban settlements located along national borders and borderlands as unique and informative sites of urbanism. The study of cities has recently taken a turn to provide alternative theorizations that shy away from overgeneralized models and normativity of the globally Northern city (Sheppard, Leitner and Maringanti, 2013). To contribute to this ongoing work, I first compare the role of border cities between the Global North and South, as well as challenges to this binary categorization of urban zones. Recent research on borders tends to focus on how political boundaries are as much re-territorializations as they are empirical subjects of study (Paasi, 2012). While various world regions receive attention in this research (Jones, 2009; Konrad and Nicol, 2011; Ladysz, 2006; Paasi, 1999), a more generalized assessment of borders as explicitly urban phenomena remains elusive. Urban studies, in contrast, have recently prioritized urban migration and growth in the Global South as a subject of study for its timely relevance (Parnell and Robinson, 2012). As cities grow, and as they grow in countries experiencing dramatic population increases, how they form and are planned is increasingly important. However, the lines crossed during these regional and global flows of movement are often underemphasized when dealing with concerns in urbanism; even when addressed, studies tend to focus on borders as sites of economic-security challenges, like the US–Mexico border (e.g., Dear and Leclerc, 2003; Herzog 1990). In this chapter I aim to bring attention to the intersection of these two bodies of work as they exist in current urban and geographic theory. After exploring differences and commonalities between Northern and Southern cities, I then analyze the historical, economic, and political contexts of different border regions throughout the world. Though sharing the common characteristic of a national border (or borders), not all metropolises in border regions function in the same fashion. Formulating an overarching view of border cities, including their complications and points of difference, is useful for articulating a multipolar and nuanced guide to cities in the 21st century.
In Handbook of Emerging 21st-Century Cities
Edited by Kris Bezdecny and Kevin Archer
Collection: Social and Political Science 2018
A learning-by-doing approach to entrepreneurship education, student job creation and new venture incubation
Annals in Entrepreneurship Education series
Jeremy Woods and Peter M.W. Burley
A detailed pedagogical approach for equipping students with a toolbox of entrepreneurship skills, a professional orientation focused on quantified, deliverable accomplishments, and a "roll up your sleeves" attitude is critical in Entrepreneurship Education. This chapter outlines a program for hands-on teaching of entrepreneurship based on experience and best practice. A focus on how to create jobs and new venture starts through learning-by-doing projects, a student small business employment program, and a student and faculty venture incubator is provided. Finally, it offers a roadmap for growing the program campus-wide through a student entrepreneurship club and expanding the program community-wide to make a significant impact on the local economy.
In Annals of Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy – 2021
Edited by Charles H. Matthews and Eric W. Liguori
The uneven potential of online platform work for human development at the global margins
Elgar Modern Guides
Mark Graham, Vili Lehdonvirta, Alex J. Wood, Helena Barnard, Isis Hjorth and David Peter Simon
Online platform work is increasingly important for workers living in low- and middle-income countries. This chapter investigates the potential for this new economic practice to benefit human development in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, our findings highlight that online platform work brings some benefits, such as improved earning opportunities, stimulating work and increased autonomy, for workers. However, it also represents a risk to the health and wellbeing of these workers as a result of social isolation, overwork, and insecurity. Moreover, the above benefits are spread unevenly due to high-levels of inequality being inherent to this form of work organization. Additionally, access to these benefits may be blocked by discrimination and predatory intermediaries. Online labour platforms also operate outside regulatory and normative frameworks that could provide workers with protections or generate tax revenues to fund development more widely. Data comes from 152 face-to-face semi-structured interviews with workers and stakeholders.
In A Modern Guide To Labour and the Platform Economy
Edited by Jan Drahokoupil and Kurt Vandaele | {
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Today's recipe is Basic Chinese stir fry Sauce.
So apparently Kylie Jenner gave birth to a baby..I chanced upon an article on her baby shower today which goes on to avert that if I didn't know about her pregnancy then I probably live under a rock.I am online most of the day and am very regular on social media but somehow this news escaped me and made me an almost neanderthal as per the writer.
A neanderthal who has always been fascinated by Chinese cuisine.I don't mean the Indian Chinese,which by the way derserves a place in one of the best cuisines ever but here I mean the actual Real Chinese Food.Though the fact is that I have always struggled with Chinese cuisine.You know the saying -cooking is by taste and baking by recipe?Well it doesn't apply to Chinese cooking(at least for me).You need to follow the recipe to get the correct flavour and texture.
At this stage Italian cooking comes easily to me.I can eyeball most of the ingredients and come up with decent food but have no such luck with Chinese.Maybe its the fact that I have both eaten and experimented with Italian cooking more than Chinese cooking but that has to change now!
The trick to learning any new cuisine is to follow some basic sauce recipes and then venture out from there.This post is about one such basic recipe-Basic Chinese stir fry Sauce.
Basic Chinese stir fry Sauce is simple, almost frugal in its ingredient list but it's absolutely spot on.This simple brown sauce can transform any locally available vegetable or protein into a quintessential Chinese fare.As I said above it needs only a few ingredients which can be found in most pantries-Soy sauce,Sugar,Corn flower.One other that thing helps elevate the depth of sauce and give it character is using a stock.If you have some homemade stock on hand, use that otherwise get yourself some of those in expensive Maggi stock cubes.They work wonderfully well in any dish that derives its flavour from a stock.
My request for all newbies is to follow the recipe of the sauce to the T and unleash your creativity in choosing and pairing the vegetables and protein.
In my humble opinion,it will also go wonderfully well with Tofu,fried Cauliflower,mushrooms and chicken too.Here I have used snap peas which can be cooked at high flame in about 30 seconds but as I said above, feel free to use any vegetables or a combination of vegetables.The easiest replacement for Snap Peas is French Beans.
The versatility this sauce offers is really not comparable to any other.The sauce in itself is vegan and hence vegetarian.Based on what you stir fry the brown sauce with, the dish will be vegan or vegetarian.
To make the the Basic Chinese stir fry Sauce Paleo/Whole30 you can substitute the soy sauce with Coconut Aminos and the corn starch with tapioca or potato starch.Serve a high protein chicken breast stir fry with cauliflower rice for a nutrient rich, high protein,low carb option.
Basic Chinese stir fry in brown sauce.
Mix the water, stock cube, soy sauce, sugar and corn starch and set aside.
Heat a pan or a wok on high heat.Add the oil.
Once the oil is smoking add the vegetables and cook for 30 seconds.
Add the water and stock mixture to the vegetables.Cook for 1 minute till it thickens. | {
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Here's where the top 2020 candidates stand on the U.S.'s 11+ million undocumented immigrants
Felicia Persaud | 1/16/2020 1:33 p.m.
The countdown is on to the first Democratic Primary in Iowa next month, with 13 active major candidates competing for a shot at being the Democratic Party presidential candidate this November.
Census 2020, immigrants and that media buy
Felicia Persaud | 1/9/2020 5:43 p.m.
It's 2020––another new decade and already the time for another Census count. The 2020 Census comes on the heels of newly released Census Bureau estimates that the U.S. recorded its lowest annual growth rate since 1918, growing by a mere ...
The immigrant heroes of 2019
Felicia Persaud | 1/2/2020 midnight
At the end of every year, many publications, including Time magazine, often look back on the year to name a Person Of The Year.
Another lump of coal this Christmas for immigrants
Felicia Persaud | 12/26/2019 2:35 p.m.
Another lump of coal! That's all immigrants are getting again this Christmas from Trump & Co., aka The President and his personal attorney, also known as the Attorney General of the USA, Bill Barr.
Over 267,000 immigrants deported from the U.S. in 2019
A whopping 267,258 immigrants were deported from the U.S. in Fiscal Year 2019 according to the latest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Fiscal Year 2019 Enforcement and Removal Operations data released last week.
McKinsey should be held accountable for the death of Carlos and other migrant children in detention
12/12/2019 5 p.m.
A 16-year-old Guatemalan boy's lifeless body was left near a toilet on a cold hard concrete cell floor from approximately 1:30 a.m. until 6 a.m. in May this year.
The DHS, fake universities and the Obama administration
Felicia Persaud | 12/5/2019 2:01 p.m.
This sting operation that engaged in entrapment, deceit and eventual "robbery" of foreign-born immigrant students started way before Donald Trump's time as president.
Like many, I too was furious last week when I read the Detroit Free Press story that stated that U.S. ICE had arrested over 250 immigrant students since January,
5 immigration news headlines you should be paying attention to
The holidays are upon us and it's supposed to be a season of Thanksgiving, giving and love, but no such Christlike emotions from the Trump administration will trickle down—at least not to immigrants.
The real 'High Crimes And Misdemeanors' Donald Trump should be impeached for
While Democrats are hard at work trying to cull enough evidence to possibly impeach Donald Trump on that now infamous Ukraine 'quid pro quo' event...
African and Caribbean migrants at the U.S. southern border
Often, when one thinks of migrants trying to enter the U.S. through its Southern border with Mexico, the perception is often that those immigrants are largely from Mexico and Central America, especially nations like Honduras and Guatemala.
U.S. migration/rights policies challenged before the United Nations Human Rights Council
When one thinks of complaints to the United Nations Human Rights Council, over human rights, one almost always assumes the accused nations are dictatorial regimes carrying out xenophobic agendas.
In a space of 14 days, two immigrants in U.S. ICE custody are dead
Felicia Persaud | 10/24/2019 12:17 p.m.
The new fiscal year began Oct. 1, 2019, but in a matter of 14 days, two immigrants in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Enforcement (ICE) have died.
Trump is winning his war to lower immigrant numbers—and census data proves it
Seemingly lost in the deluge of impeachment news coverage recently was the less heralded release of some new data from the U.S. Census' American Community Survey.
500 ICED in five days
Felicia Persaud | 10/10/2019 11:10 a.m.
While many have been distracted by the whistleblower's complaint; Donald Trump's foot in mouth disease over that Ukraine call; the Democratic congress' push for an impeachment inquiry and all the latest drama in this bad soap opera we are trapped ... | {
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Last night, Father John Misty's Josh Tillman performed at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Beverly Hills. In addition to presenting Lana Del Rey with the Global Impact Award, he performed a cover of her 2012 track "Ride" from The Paradise Edition, the deluxe version of Born to Die. "It strikes me as vaguely ironic to give a songwriting award to someone who just seems to effortlessly radiate songs, but I know how hard you work and what you do and I think everybody else does," he said after his performance. "You can take all the crack songwriters and put them in a bunker for a thousand years and they would not come up with 'I Fucked My Way [Up] to the Top,' ever." Watch it go down below.
Read about Lust for Life in "6 Great Albums Named After Other Great Albums" on the Pitch. | {
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Many of our customers want a framing solution for artwork on thin panels (up to 1/2"). Although our floater frames are great for stretched canvas, they don't work with panels, at least not without extra work. Our shadow box frames are an alternative way to frame panels, but not everyone likes that particular look. So now we've come up with a new line of frames especially designed for panels.
We have 4 colors that can be used with artwork up to 1/2" deep: Unfinished Doug Fir, Unfinished Maple, Black, and Walnut.
The unfinished ones can be left as is or stained or painted to your taste. The BLACK, and WALNUT frames are made out of high-grade, kiln-dried Doug Fir. The BLACK frames have a matte finish. They will keep their lustre for a lifetime.
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Home / For Food Security, China Tries an Alternative to Industrial Agriculture
Topics: Agriculture & Food | Security | Sustainability
For Food Security, China Tries an Alternative to Industrial Agriculture
Volume 3 | Issue 1 | Page 62-69 | January 2012
By Ronnie Vernooy
Ronnie Vernooy
In China, there is a growing domestic demand for organically produced crops. This organic vegetable garden, managed by a collective of small farmers (mostly women), is both a demonstration site and a production site. It is attracting attention from farmers in the neighborhood, from consumers in nearby towns, and even from the provincial capital of Nanning.
China's industrial growth has challenged the economic might of the United States, but the country's advances have not occurred evenly. They have come at the expense of rural development, particularly in regions characterized by unfavorable natural conditions and fragile ecosystems. Although China has attained a high degree of grain sufficiency (about 95 percent) and remains a net food exporter, there are signs of enduring serious problems. Poverty combined with food insecurity and malnutrition continues to affect around 150 million Chinese people, according to recent estimates based on the World Bank poverty line of U.S.$1.25. This has exacerbated the widening gap between the wealthy coastal areas, supported by industrial development, and the impoverished peasants of the northwest and southwest who rely on subsistence production. In addition, agricultural income is generally declining and represents a lower percentage of rural household income; many farmers are losing interest in farming, with women and older people becoming the main agricultural cultivators.
Participatory research conducted in southwest China has resulted in concrete strategies to deal with these challenges. Farmers, led by women, have organized effective local organizations for technology development, seed management, and market linkages, with innovative support from the staff of public research and extension agencies. Collaborative field experiments to improve crop varieties—an approach known as participatory plant breeding—local biodiversity fairs, organic farming practices, new market channels, and new forms of research and policy support are contributing to improved farmer livelihoods and to a more dynamic and equitable process of rural development. Modernizing rural development using traditional and local knowledge stands in stark contrast to the shift to industrialized agriculture in China's coastal regions. Both approaches will be needed if China is to address the challenges of food security, well-being, sustainable natural resource management, and biodiversity conservation.
China's agricultural development in recent decades has contributed to the country's increase in food security and reduction in poverty. However, the country continues to face persistent rural poverty in fragile agroecological regions, increasing socioeconomic inequality, feminization and aging of the agricultural workforce, environmental degradation, and erosion of biodiversity.
Smallholder farmers are losing agricultural biodiversity and related traditional knowledge and local practices. This genetic erosion is threatening the livelihood and security of the poor and the country's long-term agricultural sustainability and food security.
Privatization of seed production has led to a focus on hybrids and other modern varieties and an almost total neglect of other types of crops, including traditional and underutilized varieties. Most hybrid varieties cannot adapt to the conditions in remote mountainous areas, including to increasingly variable weather conditions and longer-term climate change dynamics.
Farmers, led by women, have organized new local organizations for technology development, seed management, and market linkages. They use an approach known as participatory plant breeding, which unites professional breeders and farmer breeders to improve crops and maintain biodiversity, blending the best of scientific and traditional knowledge and expertise.
Green and certified organic agriculture have developed rapidly in China, with financial and technical support of government agencies. Domestic and foreign markets for organic produce are growing. Larger-scale conversion to green and organic agriculture requires considerable time and additional organizational, technical, and marketing support.
China's economic growth in recent years has been extraordinary but uneven. Vulnerable groups, such as smallholder farmers and their communities, are most affected by this unbalanced development, which is expressed in terms of widening income gaps between urban and rural regions, unequal government support to industry and agriculture, a focus on the East Coast and neglect of remote western rural areas, and the prioritization of economic development over protection of the environment. This is leading to enormous challenges, such as enduring extreme rural poverty and increasing socioeconomic inequality, feminization and aging of the agricultural workforce, severe environmental degradation, and serious erosion of biodiversity.1 Ensuring China's food security has recently been added to these concerns. Food insecurity persists in a number of provinces, mostly in western and central China: 130 million people are believed to be food insecure or undernourished. Most of these people live in the mountainous regions of the northwest and southwest, which are characterized by fragile ecological conditions and underdeveloped infrastructure and services. According to a recent study, about 150 million people continue to live under the poverty line of U.S.$1.25 per day. That number goes up to 474 million if the line is set at U.S.$2 per day.2
Uneven and Unequal Change
At the heart of food insecurity are several problems. Due to the process of rapid modernization, China has lost about 8.3 million hectares of arable land, 6.5 percent of the country's total arable area, largely in the most fertile coastal regions, where urbanization and industrialization have flourished. Access to water—and its quality, use, and distribution—are all mounting problems that, over time, may become even more serious than issues related to land. Supply-side-related problems are not the only challenges facing Chinese agriculture. Since the 1990s, rising incomes, especially in cities, have led to significant increases in the consumption of nonstaple foods, such as meat, fish, fruits, eggs, and dairy products. Given that the number of higher-income earners is expected to increase rapidly, demand for nonstaples will also expand, increasing pressure on the national food supply. Production of nonstaple foods has been rising in response to increased demand, for example, between 1996 and 2007, meat production went up by 50 percent, egg production by 30 percent, and milk production by 200 percent.3 However, increased demand and the resulting increase in production have been accompanied by various problems, including environmental pollution and unsafe foods, for example, tainted milk, which caused the death of babies and children, a global outcry, as well as a huge setback to development of the domestic dairy industry.
Since it initiated reforms in 1978, China has been widely recognized for its major achievements in reducing extreme poverty. However, severe poverty remains high in absolute numbers. Small farmers in the remote upland areas of southwest and northwest China, with an average of less than 0.2 hectares of land, are among the poorest of the poor. They are also the most affected by food insecurity. Although they hold land-use rights, in most cases the land is of such low quality that it is not possible to achieve subsistence levels of production. Many poor farmers have to purchase additional food, but they have been hit hard by increased food prices since the reforms.
After harvesting the maize varieties that have been improved through a participatory plant breeding process, farmers carefully select the best grains to use as seeds for the next planting cycle. It is not easy to establish small-scale maize seed production, but it could be one way to add value to community-based crop improvement and conservation efforts.
A major consequence of the reforms has been an overall increase in out-migration from rural to urban areas, especially from poorer areas. Men are the majority of the migrants, while fewer women are moving, resulting in the increasing feminization of agriculture in the last decade, most notably in the poor western and southwestern areas.4 More and more women are being left alone at home, and they constitute 70–80 percent of the agricultural labor force in most rural provinces.5 They are mainly middle-aged women with limited education. However, women's increasing role in rural life is seldom noted by the key decision makers, mostly living in towns and cities, who are responsible for rural development issues, including the areas of health, education, service provision, market regulation (prices and subsidies), and wages. Women's specific needs, interests, and expertise are also largely neglected in technology design, development, and diffusion processes, for example, in the development of new crop varieties and alternative agronomic practices. The result has been an agricultural policy that often fails to address the needs of farmers in some of the most deprived areas.
Neglected by Conventional Crop Research
Conventional crop research in China is well organized and has produced very good results, leading to a major decrease in food insecurity and poverty. But it has been carried out mainly under favorable growing conditions, following a development path of high-input and commercialized agriculture. The past 15 years have seen spectacular results in China's agricultural heartland from the use of improved crop varieties and agricultural inputs—such as inorganic fertilizers, machinery, and tools—that have been supported by lower agricultural taxes, input and output subsidies, price supports, and market and infrastructure development. However, less arable regions, including the mountainous areas of Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou in the southwest, have not been served well. This is partly because of the prevailing assumptions of plant breeders, in turn supported by decision makers in agricultural development circles, that farmers are less knowledgeable than breeders, that selection must be done under optimum conditions, that cultivars must be genetically uniform and widely adaptable over large geographic areas, and that landraces and open-pollinated varieties (such as those still found in the southwest) must be replaced by high-yielding varieties under all circumstances to ensure national food security.
Agricultural biodiversity, farmers' diverse livelihoods, and farmers' contributions to crop conservation and improvement have been largely ignored. Privatization of seed production has led to a focus on hybrids and other modern varieties, with almost total neglect of traditional varieties and underutilized crops. Unfortunately, most hybrid varieties cannot adapt to the conditions in remote mountainous areas, including to increasingly variable weather conditions (e.g., droughts, floods), as experienced in Guangxi and other southwestern provinces. They are also susceptible to diseases and pests. Farmers in these regions have not been able to adopt hybrids and continue to rely on local varieties, though the area under cultivation is decreasing in many communities.6
Genetic Erosion in China
Maize, one of China's most important grains, is currently experiencing genetic erosion. The genetic base for maize breeding has been dramatically reduced over the last few decades. Forty years ago, Chinese farmers grew at least 12,000 open-pollinated varieties on 11 million hectares. Today, maize is grown on more than 24 million hectares for both food and feed, but farmers in the main maize-growing areas have to rely on only about 200 hybrid varieties.10 Although the national maize germplasm collection contains about 16,000 varieties, the use of much of this material in breeding programs is limited. In 1995, only five hybrid varieties were grown on 22.6 percent of the total maize acreage, and more than 38 percent of the national maize crop by area is made up of five inbred lines. If disease breaks out, the impact would be catastrophic, similar to other cropping situations that have suffered from reliance on only a few varieties.11
But not only maize is affected by genetic erosion. In the last ten years, crop landraces in the whole country have decreased rapidly. For example, a recent survey in Guangxi, Yunnan, and Guizhou in the southwest revealed that, although about 90 percent of respondent households were cultivating maize landraces in 1998, this proportion decreased to 73 percent in 2003 and 56 percent in 2008. Farmers are turning more and more to hybrids and buying seeds, increasing their dependence on high-input cropping systems (hybrids often do not do well without sufficient doses of chemical inputs; hybrids also require the purchase of new seeds year after year). This is mainly the result of spreading market forces backed by government policies and interventions, on the one hand, and the lack of government support for local practices, on the other hand, leaving less and less space and options for the development of farmers' own seeds systems. Recent research suggests that, although farmers appreciate the advantages of hybrids to some extent, such as the high yields under favorable conditions, they remain concerned about the risks.12
Creating Synergies
To address these multiple challenges affecting rural China, in 1999 a novel initiative was started by several groups of women farmers, a number of rural villages, two plant-breeding organizations, and the Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy (CCAP), the country's leading public agricultural policy research organization. Research began in Guangxi Province, located in the southwest and a risk-prone area. In the mountains, which cover much of the province, farmers planted maize in minute pockets of soil on steep slopes and between rocks in flat fields. The topography makes irrigation water scarce, but rains can flood the land and wash away crops. There are no roads, and access to markets is limited. Maize is produced for consumption. It is a traditional staple crop in the area, where there is a diversity of maize landraces, including, for example, waxy maize. A second research area consisted of relatively better-off communities in the valleys and flat areas, where people tend to be a bit better educated and have livelihoods that are more integrated with the market economy. Maize used to be a traditional staple food, but it is now used more for pig feed. Pig farming is the main source of income for most villagers.
Yield improvement is not the only factor determining the success or failure of newly developed rice varieties. Taste is equally important. Rice tasting events are used to determine how various consumers (women, men, rural people, urban people) would judge the cooking qualities and taste of new varieties. This information is useful to rice breeders as they search for improved traits.
CCAP's senior researcher Yiching Song developed the initiative, which launched an ambitious agenda that included crop rotation and organic fertilizers. Led by Song, who obtained her doctorate in rural development from Wageningen University in the Netherlands, the team used participatory research to create synergies between the worlds of farmers and breeders, searching for innovative ways of using the best of traditional and modern knowledge and practices. The main aim was to establish cooperative and complementary relations between the formal seed system and farmers' systems. Cooperation was necessary in order to empower farmers, mainly women farmers. At the heart of the efforts is an approach known as participatory plant breeding, in which professional breeders and farmer breeders join forces to improve crops, blending scientific and traditional knowledge.7
The work of the research team, including the farmers, built on local women farmers' maize-breeding experience, developed over many years. At the same time, the team sought the expertise of formally trained plant breeders. Crop improvements were made through a number of crossing techniques and variety selection processes, which involved detasseling, mass selection, and line selection by farmers with support from breeders. Breeders went on to use more complex methods in the fields of the Guangxi Maize Research Institute (GMRI) in Nanning. So far, these trials have led to higher-yielding varieties that are at the same time more resilient to biotic and abiotic stresses, such as pests, diseases, and drought. More than 80 varieties have been used in the trials. Based on ten years of experimentation, four farmer-preferred varieties have been selected and released in the research villages. They have also spread beyond these villages. In 2008, similar work started in the neighboring provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou.
To share the benefits of the new crop products, the research team encouraged farmers and plant breeders to establish a formal agreement concerning the exchange of breeding material and seed production methods to further enhance their collaborative relationship. This sort of collaboration is still very new and requires time and effort by all parties to entrench the practice. It represents novel policymaking and is being followed with interest by both the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Environmental Protection. It is a concrete example of giving meaning to international agreements such as the Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
The initiative is also exploring new efforts at marketing local crops. Two organic or green farming associations, established by local farmers but supported by the research team, are becoming more and more well-known in Hengxian County in southeast Guangxi. Various forms of green and certified organic agriculture in China have been developing rapidly. In many places, these forms of farming do build on historically developed farming systems that never relied heavily on industrial inputs; in other places, including in the more favorable regions, such as central and coastal China, the new forms have developed as a radical shift from Green Revolution practices. Government support, financial and technical, has been important in most cases, but there are also examples of mostly farmer-led change. Public research organizations played an important role in the start-up and development phases of supporting farmers technically and administratively, including with the establishment of internationally recognized certification schemes.8 The earliest examples of conversion to organic farming date to the beginning of the 1990s. By 2005, more than half a million hectares were dedicated to certified products, with over a thousand companies involved. Since then, the areas under production, the total production, as well as the number of crops produced have expanded all over China (including for tea and bamboo). In 2002, organic vegetables started to become available in some of the major supermarkets in large cities. Both domestic and foreign demand continue to rise.
The first organic products from Guangxi, rice and kohlrabi—which are being produced without the use of industrial inputs—are welcomed by many customers from Nanning, Liuzhou, and even as far away as Hong Kong. In the city of Nanning, a new organic-food restaurant purchases produce directly from the two organic associations, which offer only slightly higher prices than for conventional produce. This restaurant, the first of its kind in the province's capital, is quickly gaining popularity.
Markets have sprung up all over rural China. They not only offer an opportunity for small farmers to earn extra income but also serve as a meeting place for exchanging gossip, news, and new ideas. Women play a key role in maintaining these rural markets.
The two organic associations, based in the villages of Chentang and Sancha, were established in 2005, a year after the conversion to organic farming was initiated in a move away from industrialized forms of farming, which were becoming increasingly costly and risky. Motivated to take a different approach to farming, farmers began to reorganize their work through more cooperation, relying on local resources (such as organic fertilizers and natural pesticides) and a collective spirit of crop management and experimentation. Starting with only ten farmers, they were soon able to obtain technical guidance and some financial support from Partners for Community Development (PCD), a Hong Kong–based NGO operating in various provinces of south China, supporting poverty alleviation and grassroots development.
In 2006, PCD staff began working with team members from CCAP and GRMI to improve local crop varieties. They received technical training and also support to improve the organizational processes, from production to marketing. The organic associations organize regular communications among their members to improve farming skills and give them a deeper understanding of the advantages of organic farming. The members are divided into small groups to monitor each other's planting efforts and make sure that everyone avoids the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. As farmers gradually enlarge the area devoted to organic farming, the local supply of fertilizer can no longer meet their needs. Because homemade fertilizer is the best choice, as it allows for strict quality control, the associations have begun to purchase the raw materials—such as bran and bone meal—for their members, encouraging the farmers to experiment to determine the best proportions of materials and the most effective amount of organic fertilizer to use.9
The growth of the organic associations has not been without challenges. The leaders, especially the chairpersons, both of whom are men, have invested a lot of time and energy, and also their own money, in organizing activities and exploring the market for the benefit of the associations, without receiving any payment. Their voluntary efforts are not sustainable in the long run, as they must also earn enough money to support their families. The associations' income, which comes from annual member fees and a small percentage of the sales of organic products, is just enough to meet the associations' office expenses. Thus, how to reimburse the leaders for their time and effort is a problem. Another challenge is how to respond adequately to the growing interest in the associations. As more members join, the associations struggle with adequate and timely provision of training in the basic techniques and skills of organic farming. How to professionalize the associations is becoming an issue, although this challenge can be viewed in a positive light: it indicates that the associations are serving an important function.
A decade's experience illustrates the successes and challenges of linking community-based research with policy- and law-making processes by engaging decision makers in rural development policy at local, provincial, and national levels. While pushing forward rapid transformation of the Chinese economy, many of the country's policymakers, researchers, and rural development agents have neglected important aspects of rural development, such as the traditional knowledge base and local genetic resources. This situation has become worse since a market economy was introduced. As a result of large-scale privatization and commercialization, the formal seed system has become increasingly subject to profit-driven practices and fierce competition. Hybrid breeding and hybrid seed production are receiving more attention and effort than ever, from both government and the private sector. Concerns about conservation of biodiversity and improving rural livelihoods have mostly been sidelined. Farming in southwest China is experiencing a transformation, in certain areas resulting in crises. Agricultural income is generally declining and represents a decreasing percentage of rural household income. Many farmers are losing interest in farming. Both the feminization and aging of the agricultural workforce are evident and increasing; women and older people have become the key agricultural cultivators. Seeds and seed management and improvement are central to sustainable farming but have increasingly become a bottleneck.
Some researchers believe that waxy (sometimes called sticky) maize is native to southwest China. Waxy maize varieties are very popular in the region and have good market potential. They are also important for cultural reasons.
In marginalized areas, such as in the mountains of Guangxi, farmers' seed-conservation methods continue to play a major role in meeting their various needs. These systems are evolving and facing challenges, such as genetic erosion, but they still maintain the biodiversity that is necessary to sustain agriculture. Current and future plant-breeding efforts—in the face of climate change and other impacts, such as natural disasters—will depend on these systems. A dynamic and viable seed-production system is crucial for maintaining maize (and food) production, continuing the process of crop improvement, and developing local adaptations to environmental changes. Such a system is also the basis for the conservation and potential use of biodiversity by future generations. Organized women farmers, in particular, have taken the initiative to become qualified seed producers and distributors. New organizational forms are emerging to support these efforts, and changes are already occurring in relevant policy domains. Lack of useful information about new technology and markets is one of the key constraints on agricultural production. Organized farmers have established new links with extension services to solve the problems they face in these arenas.
As Yiching Song, in a recent interview (December 2011), concludes,
Our work in Guangxi tells us that we need to work together with scientists from many disciplines, and with multiple stakeholders from multiple levels. Field-level action can bring about change by forging social ties with others interested in promoting fair and equitable rural innovation and livelihoods. It also shows that concrete action can bring about more profound innovation through better understanding of and dealing with the complexity of rural realities, step by step. It takes a long time, but it is possible.
Song, Y & Vernooy, R, eds. Seeds and Synergies: Innovation in Rural Development in China [online] (Practical Action Publishing, Bourton on Dunsmore; International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, 2010). www.idrc.ca/EN/Resources/Publications/Pages/IDRCBookDetails.aspx?PublicationID=89..
UN Development Programme in China & International Poverty Reduction Centre in China. Policy Study on the Challenges and Responses to Poverty Reduction in China's New Stage (UNDP China and IPRCC, Beijing, 2011)..
Xiao, Y. & Nie, F. A Report on The Status of China's Food Security [online] (China Agricultural Science and Technology Press, Beijing, 2009). www.un.org.cn/cms/p/resources/30/1320/content.html..
Song, Y, Zhang, L & Vernooy, R in Social and Gender Analysis in Natural Resource Management: Learning Studies and Lessons from Asia (Vernooy, R, ed), Empowering women farmers and strengthening the local seed system: action research in Guangxi, China, 129–154 (Sage, New Delhi; International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, 2006). www.idrc.ca/EN/Resources/Publications/Pages/IDRCBookDetails.aspx?PublicationID=329..
Song, Y & Vernooy, R. Seeds of empowerment: action research in the context of feminization of agriculture in Southwest China. Gender, Technology and Development 14(1), 25–44 (2010)..
This Article is Part of: Volume 3 | Issue 1 | January 2012
The Best Investment: How Do We Leverage Limited Resources to Achieve Full Spectrum Sustainability?0
By Kristin Braziunas
What is the Oberlin Project on the ground? Today, it is trying to finish this article before grabbing a beer at Oberlin's local bar to brainstorm the long-term business plan for energy efficiency. Two months ago, it was hanging out at the …
Stove Solutions: Improving Health, Safety, and the Environment in Darfur with Fuel-Efficient Cookstoves0
By Ashok Gadgil, Andrée Sosler, Debra Stein
Approximately three billion persons around the world eat daily meals cooked with fuel consisting of wood, twigs, agricultural waste, animal dung, and charcoal. They cook in diverse ways with diverse foods in diverse pots across many cultures, …
Stopping Poverty through Sustainability in the South Bronx: An Interview with Majora Carter0
Born and raised in the South Bronx, Majora Carter is best known for leading the effort to create the South Bronx Greenway: eleven miles of bike and pedestrian paths that connect the rivers and neighborhoods to the rest of the city. In 2001, when …
Imagine Better0
By Solitaire Townsend
How did you do it the future asks? With your outdated customs and old-fashioned clothes. How did you do it? Without much science or sense. Did you do it for us? Not for you, we answer, at least not at first. Amongst our bling and bravado we …
Is Colorado a Regenerative Economy?0
By Hunter Lovins, Jock Gilchrist
Legacy industries often claim they're essential for the prosperity of the economy in which they are located. Therefore, they say, they must be sustained, regardless the cost to people or the planet. Colorado is no exception. The state's oil and … | {
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Амфитеа́тр трёх Га́ллий () — амфитеатр римского периода во французском городе Лион. Амфитеатр получил своё имя по названию «трёх Галлий» (Лугдунская Галлия, Галлия Белгика и Аквитанская Галлия), трёх провинций Римской империи на территории современной Франции.
Амфитеатр был построен приблизительно в 19 году на месте центральной части Кондата, галльской деревни, расположенной здесь до прихода римлян. Представители галльских племен собирались тут для обсуждения различных вопросов, что являлось примером ранней парламентской системы.
Будучи перестроенным во II веке нашей эры, размер амфитеатра составил 143 x 117 метров. В результате, его вместимость стала составлять около 20 000 человек.
Именно в этом амфитеатре первые христианские мученики в Лионе были брошены львам в 177 году. Наиболее известным христианским мучеником является святая Бландина (St. Blandine). Согласно преданию она была брошена в клетку со львами, но львы отказались её есть. Львы были заменены быками, которые так же отказались причинить ей вред. В конце концов, римские солдаты убили её мечами. В честь святой Бландины, позднее, был установлен памятник в виде колонны, которая находится в юго-восточной части амфитеатра.
Примечания
Литература
Histoire et Archéologie de la France ancienne, Rhône Alpes, André Pelletier, André Blanc, Pierre Broise, Jean Prieur, éditions Horvath, 1988
La France gallo-romaine, Pierre Gros, éditions Nathan, 1991
Исторические памятники Лиона
Древнеримские сооружения в Лионе
Древнеримские амфитеатры во Франции
Здания и сооружения, построенные в 19 году
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Just thought I'd share a mates video on here that captures everything that yak fishing is to me. It has some amazing footage and is just inspirational.
Nice one. I am motivated.
Discovered this fella's channel just a few weeks ago and slowly working through all his vids. He's quite entertaining. Looks like such hard work though. He seems to have some good fishing spots he can get to easily enough.
Also discovered Timmy the turtle and Sand flat fishing at the same time and working through those channels as well as a couple of others. | {
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Tea benefits to health have been receiving wide attention in the media of late. Indeed, knowledge of these beneficial properties in tea has immensely contributed to the beverage's resurgent popularity. Tea is widely believed to be nature's 'wonder drug'. While tea is belatedly gaining a lot of adherents in places like the United States, the beverage has long been popular in countries such as Japan, China, and India precisely due to its perceived ability to promote good health.
In many places around the globe, the buzz about tea and its health benefits is getting louder and is simply becoming too difficult to ignore. Enlightened tea drinkers are rediscovering the protective and revitalizing benefits of this ancient drink.
Have you ever wondered why the Chinese and Japanese have some of the longest life expectancy rates in the world? Shhh…here's the secret: they drink tea a lot.
Read on! Embark on a journey of discovery about tea benefits.
Who knows? What you read here may eventually help in putting you and your family's health to a better track.
Are you concerned about the lurking threat of heart attacks and strokes that might hit you, your spouse or your parents anytime due to the adverse effects of a fat-filled diet, smoking, and drinking?
Are you worried that the stress of everyday life and exposure to harmful elements in the environment could wear your family's defenses down and expose them to the threat of cancer?
Do you see the need to calm down, relax and find ways to detoxify your system so that your vital bodily organs may perform optimally?
If your answer to all those questions is YES, then you need to act now. Take a closer look at the benefits that tea drinking may give you and your family.
Tea is the second most widely consumed beverage in the world, exceeded only by that most necessary of all liquids - water. Tea is an integral part of everyday societal life in many of the world's most populous countries. This has made tea the most popular beverage for a huge swath of the world's people.
The degree of processing the leaves of camellia sinensis determines whether a tea will be green, black, oolong or white. White tea and green tea undergo the least processing. These are typically steamed quickly and then packed.
Black and oolong tea for their part are partially dried, crushed and fermented. The length of fermentation, which causes the leaves to blacken, determines whether the tea will be black or oolong.
Recent research shows that any tea derived from camellia sinensis has cancer-fighting properties. The leaves of this plant contain chemicals called polyphenols, which give tea its antioxidant properties.
Helping protect cells from the normal, but damaging, physiological process known as "oxidative stress." Although oxygen is vital to life, it's also incorporated into reactive substances called free radicals. These can damage the cells in our body and have been implicated in the slow chain reaction of damage leading to heart disease and cancer.
Tea also contains fluoride for strong teeth, has virtually no calories, and half the amount of caffeine found in an equally-sized cup of coffee. Apart from polyphenols, tea also contains a varietyof ingredients that are beneficial to one's health. These include theanine, a type of amino acid unique to tea, vitamins, and minerals. These are the components that are the source of the healthful properties of tea.
Beverages produced from either an infusion or a decoction of different parts of plants and herbs (other than the camellia sinensis plant mentioned above) are also loosely referred to as 'herbal teas' even though technically, they are not really teas. They are more appropriately referred to as 'tisanes'. However, as generations have repeatedly used the term 'herbal tea' to describe these drinks, discussions on these beverages have also been included in this website.
Herbal teas are derived by immersing usually dried plant parts into either hot or boiling water within a specified period of time. The respective tea benefits are then gotten from the liquid that contains the essence of the herbs.
Each of these herbal teas typically contain phytochemical components, antioxidants and nutrients that may be beneficial to specific organs and functions of the body. A more thorough discussion of each tisane is presented in their respective individual pages within this website.
In general, drinking at least two cups of green tea, white tea, black tea or oolong tea a day may redound to receiving the numerous curative and preventive tea benefits.
As for the herbal teas or tisanes, many of these can be safely taken at least once per day for long periods of time while many others are not. Many herbs may have adverse reactions with certain medications. It is therefore best to consult with qualified herbologists and/or medical practitioners before taking any of the herbal teas.
Tea contains about 20 types of amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Proteins are needed as the body's cells need enzymes to exist, survive and divide. And enzymes are made of proteins. L-theanine is the most abundant type of amino acid in green tea.
Tea leaves are said to be high in Vitamin K. This vitamin's most important function is to aid in blood clotting. A deficiency of this vitamin may lead to impaired clotting and hence, more open to easy bruising and bleeding.
Antioxidants in tea help fight the ravages of free radicals that are seen as the source of many of today's debilitating diseases. Did you know that aside from the catechins that are so abundant in tea, there are a lot of other types of antioxidants?
Tea leaves and drink have very high mineral content. Minerals are the chemical elements that support certain structural and functional roles in the human body. Among the minerals abundant in tea are phosphorus, calcium, potassium, magnesium and manganese.
Herbal Teas more properly referred to as 'tisanes' or more loosely, infusions, to distinguish them from the true teas which are derived from the camelia sinensis plant. Tisanes are made from placing herbs in hot, near-boiling, or even boiling water, and then steeping them for a short period of time. There are thousands of herbs that can be made into tisanes.
The quality of the water used to brew the tea is very important. It is believed that the water used must be free of contaminants and contain enough oxygen to enhance the natural flavor of the tea. Teas made with pure water yield a crisp flavor and a clear brew that is aesthetically pleasant.
"Tea comforts the spirit, banishes passivity, lightens the body, and adds sparkle to the eyes."
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From a Vice magazine columnist whose beat is "the future," here is entertaining speculation featuring both authoritative research and a bit of mischief: a look at how humanity is likely to weather such happenings as the day nuclear war occurs, the day the global internet goes down, the day we run out of effective antibiotics, and the day immortality is achieved.
If you live on planet Earth you're probably scared of the future. How could you not be? Some of the world's most stable democracies are looking pretty shaky. Technology is invading personal relationships and taking over jobs. Relations among the three superpowers--the US, China, and Russia--are growing more complicated and dangerous. A person watching the news has to wonder: is it safe to go out there or not?
Taking inspiration from his virally popular Vice column "How Scared Should I Be?," Mike Pearl in The Day It Finally Happens games out many of the "could it really happen?" scenarios we've all speculated about, assigning a probability rating, and taking us through how it would unfold. He explores what would likely occur in dozens of possible scenarios--among them the final failure of antibiotics, the loss of the world's marine life, a complete ban on guns in the US, and even the arrival of aliens--and reports back from the future, providing a clear picture of how the world would look, feel, and even smell in each of these instances.
For fans of such bestsellers as What If? and The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook, The Day It Finally Happens is about taking future events that we don't really understand and getting to know them in close detail. Pearl makes science accessible and is a unique form of existential therapy, offering practical answers to some of our most worrisome questions. Thankfully, the odds of humanity's pulling through look pretty good.
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Mike Pearl is a Webby Award-winning journalist whose writing has appeared in The Awl, The Hollywood Reporter, Grist, and Death and Taxes, and his columns "How Scared Should I Be?," "Climate 2050 Predictions," and "Hours and Minutes" have been featured in VICE. A graduate of Chapman University, he is based in Los Angeles, CA. The Day It Finally Happens is his first book.
"A deeply entertaining--if occasionally horrifying--imagining of a world where the unlikely has become the reality."
--Joshua Piven, coauthor of international bestseller The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook
"In his fascinating book The Day It Finally Happens journalist Mike Pearl, who admits almost gleefully that he suffers from generalized anxiety disorder and extended stretches of panic, imagines the future and is shocked by what he foresees. Think Woody Allen meets Alvin Toffler. Just as Toffler's Future Shock set a standard for crystal ball gazing decades ago, Pearl's mighty oak of a book gives us a sobering, and at times humorous, assessment of what's on today's horizon. When you present a litany of dire statistics, as Pearl often does, it's wise to preserve a sense of humor. Pearl has that in abundance. He's a funny guy, but with a serious side. I came away from The Day It Finally Happens bubbling with new information, and hopeful--but not certain--of a better future."
--Charles Panati, former science editor of Newsweek and author of Panati's Extraordinary Endings of Practically Everything and Everybody
"The Day It Finally Happens is unlike anything I've ever read. It's a bit like losing yourself in a thrumming kaleidoscope of our favorite hypothetical futures, which range from looming hellscapes to our most durable dreams--but you'll be surprisingly well-informed when you finally come to in the present. Sharp, comic, blunt, and justifiably anxious, Pearl is the ideal tour guide to what lies ahead. You'll probably find yourself, as I did, flipping to the next scenario, and the next, long past any sane hour of the night. Pearl's investigations into the worlds of tomorrow are never anything less than engrossing."
--Brian Merchant, nationally bestselling author of The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone
"The Day It Finally Happens got my brain buzzing with stories that bring together fantasy and reality. The well-researched speculations induce daydreams and nightmares and mark Mike Pearl as one of his generation's most interesting writers."
--Alec Ross, New York Times bestselling author of The Industries of the Future
"Alternately reassuring and hair-raising, The Day It Finally Happens uncovers surprising answers to all those 'What if?' questions that keep us up at night. It's like peering through a crack in time at what lies ahead and feeling yourself unable to take your eyes away. Trust Mike Pearl to be your intrepid guide to the future."
--David Feldman, author of Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? and Why Do Fish Sleep?
"Brilliantly anxiety affirming... Thanks to Mike Pearl, I can now claim my constant feeling of dread is based on expert interviews and careful scientific research."
--Zach Weinersmith, coauthor of Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything
"I was floored by the detail in this survey of looming doom. Whether you intend to survive the cataclysm or merely drown passively in a tsunami of fire you should be versed in every one of these scenarios. Remember to keep a small bag packed!"
--John Roderick, host of the Omnibus Project Podcast, an apocalypse primer
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Amin-ul-Mulq - Sir Mirza M Ismail - Part 6
Not Bookish Scholarship
Mirza didn't think of himself as an erudite scholar in polity. He was not too interested in the science of politics nor just theory. What he wanted was peace and contentment of the common people. He left the bookish knowledge to others.
Mirza gave consent to the federal system within which the Mysore State would become a part of the Indian Union. The then Government of India had designed a blueprint for a federal system and had sent it to the Mysore State for approval. Mirza called for a meeting of a few select individuals to discuss the proposal and if necessary suggest corrections and changes before sending it back to the Government of India. The people in that meeting included the Diwan himself (i.e. Mirza Ismail), S P Rajagopalacharya, Justice Madhava Rau, and a few others. After the meeting concluded, Rajagopalacharya called me and said, "Before you leave, come and meet me in my chambers." When I went to his room, he said, "The blueprint that we just discussed and finalized has a major flaw. In the case of the judiciary, there is ambiguity with regard to whether the Mysore State would join the Indian Union or not. When I informed Mirza about this, he merely said, 'Is that such an important matter? We can deal with it later!' Now, can we afford to go wrong in such an important matter? Meet Mirza immediately and discuss this with him."
As per his instructions, I went to Mirza's office and brought up the matter related to the judiciary. He said, "Is it that important? Rajagopalacharya too brought this up during our discussion. Is it such a big deal?"
"Yes, it is indeed important!" said I.
"Have you read the treatise?"
I said, "Yes I have!" and opened the relevant sections of the treatise of law and placed it in front of him.
He smiled and said, "If you have studied it, then that's fine. Let us include this point."
Mirza was not a bookish man. But he never denied the importance of theoretical learning either. Bookish erudition is extremely important and it is definitely needed for us. But others can do that; I'm not cut out for that!" was his considered opinion.
Patronage to Learning
Whenever difficult questions would arise—related to finance, taxes, judiciary, technical details related to construction of civil amenities—if he thought it was out of the range of his expertise, he sent such folders to trusted experts for their comments and explanations. Brajendra Nath Seal, K S Chandrashekhara Aiyer, K R Srinivasa Iyengar, M N Krishna Rao, and others were in this close circle. Files and details related to a few extremely important matters would be sent to more than one expert, their comments would be collated, and on the basis of all their comments, decisions were taken, with a holistic perspective.
Mirza Ismail had formed two committees to discuss and thoroughly review all questions related to how the Mysore State should progress and how the country should move forward. One of them was called the 'Political Affairs Committee.' I don't remember the name of the other. However, the committees weren't successful. They were dissolved after a few months.
Probably there is none who has been able to completely avoid the notoriety that arises from distributing contracts related to government work! An administrator invariably belonged to a certain religion, caste, or community. If people hailing from that social group progress, it is not rare that the administrator is accused of favouring his kinsmen.
Mirza also had to face such allegations.
In sum, I don't feel that Mirza unjustly favoured Muslims. I can't say that he was deliberately unjust towards any of them, be it Muslims, Hindus, or Christians. He used a mixed policy when it came to distributing government contracts and subsidies. No community should feel left out and at the same time nobody should get more than he expects. If on one occasion a certain group would get a contract, the next time another group would get it; if in a certain field one group was the beneficiary, in another field a different group would benefit. Overall there should be some notion of equality. This was his opinion.
Such a policy would invariably lead to the dissatisfaction of one group or the other. As impossible as it is for a judge to give a judgment favouring both parties, the distribution of such contracts and subsidies too can never make everyone happy. A certain type of work can be assigned to one party, not two. Thus from the administrator's perspective, both fame and notoriety is guaranteed. No amount of discussion and debate would lead to any meaningful solution. If Mirza or someone else was accused as biased, the only answer that can be given is: let them find satisfactory answers for such things from their own conscience.
Cow Protection
There were situations that regularly placed Mirza in moral dilemmas. One such topic was cow protection. The Hindus demanded that the Mysore State should support a cow protection law. The Muslims argued that such a thing shouldn't be dealt with by the State; if so it would lead to curtailment of one of the rights that have been around for a long time.
Is there any solution amicable to both the parties in this matter? A committee was formed by the government in 1926 to cogitate over this and Sir Puttanna Shetty was appointed as its President. The committee brought in many witnesses and after investigation recommended that cow protection was very much needed and suggested other solutions that didn't involve the State or the Judiciary.
Mirza being a Muslim and the Mahārāja being a devout Hindu, no party got the upper hand and the affairs were handled with the vision of equality.
A weird incident took place early in Mirza's tenure as Dewan, circa 1926–27. C M Garudacharya, the son of Mirza's teacher Prof. C M Vijayaraghavacharya, started a bus service in Bangalore. Mirza was instrumental in providing support from the government's side. The people who rode tongas (jaṭaka) suffered losses due to this new mode of transportation. They held Mirza responsible for their plight. They shouted slogans and held a strike. All the tonga owners in the city brought their tongas and parked them in front of the Bangalore Palace. I had been there to see it. The place was filled with horse dung and people were screaming on the top of their voices. Many Muslims were shouting slogans like: "How is Mirza a Muslim? He doesn't even sport a beard!"
Muslims accused him of being favourable to Hindus, while Hindus accused him to be biased towards Muslims!
One who adheres to dharma should be indifferent to both the parties and conduct himself in an impartial manner. He must undertake that which will lead to the welfare of all the people, adhering to his conscience. It is difficult for one to possess such a firm mind. But if one doesn't have that fortitude, the accomplishment of justice becomes difficult.
Mirza was an unequivocal opponent of the partition of India and the creation of Pakistan. His desire was to leave no stone unturned when it comes to achieving unity among Hindus and Muslims and also infuse a strong sense of Indianness (Bhāratīyatā) among Christians and members of all religions.
This is the sixth part of the translation of the eleventh essay in D V Gundappa's magnum-opus Jnapakachitrashaale (Volume 4) – Mysurina Dewanaru. Thanks to Hari Ravikumar and Karthik Muralidharan for suggestions and edits.
mirza ismail
Justice Madhava Rau
M N Krishna Rao
Devanahalli Venkataramanayya Gundappa (1887-1975) was a great visionary and polymath. He was a journalist, poet, art connoisseur, philosopher, political analyst, institution builder, social commentator, social worker, and activist.
Raghavendra G S
Raghavendra G S is currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at the Indian Institute of Science. He is a keen student of classical literature in Sanskrit and Kannada. He is one of the contributing editors of Prekshaa. | {
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Boston Scientific finally settles False Claims Act allegations for implantable Guidant defibrillators
by Ben Vernia | October 17th, 2013
On October 17, the Department of Justice announced that Boston Scientific Corp., the successor to Guidant LLC, had agreed to pay $30 million to settle allegations initially brought by a whistleblower that Guidant had been reimbursed by federal health care programs for defective implantable defibrillators. According to DOJ's press release:
Boston Scientific Corp. and its subsidiaries, Guidant LLC, Guidant Sales LLC and Cardiac Pacemakers Inc. (Guidant), have agreed to pay $30 million to settle allegations that, between 2002 and 2005, Guidant knowingly sold defective heart devices to health care facilities that in turn implanted the devices into Medicare patients, the Justice Department announced today. Boston Scientific acquired Guidant, a medical device manufacturer, in 2006.
The Guidant devices at issue are implantable defibrillators, used in patients at risk of cardiac arrest due to an irregular heartbeat. The devices are surgically implanted into patients' chests, and when the devices detect an irregular heartbeat, they send an electrical pulse to the heart to "shock" it back to its normal rhythm. The government's complaint alleged that two lines of implantable cardiac devices manufactured and sold by Guidant, known as the Prizm 2 and the Renewal 1 and 2, contained a defect that resulted in "arcing." Arcing occurs when the device detects the irregular heartbeat and delivers a shock, but instead of the current traveling to the heart, the current "arcs" back to the device itself. This causes the device to short circuit, rendering the device ineffective.
The government alleged that Guidant learned as early as April 2002 that the Prizm was defective, and as early as November 2003 that the Renewal 1 and 2 were similarly defective. Nevertheless, although Guidant took corrective action to fix the defects, the company continued to sell its remaining stock of the old, defective versions of the devices. The government alleged further that, as Guidant learned about the cause of the defect, it took steps to hide the problem from patients, doctors and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Instead of disclosing the problem, Guidant issued a misleading communication to doctors regarding the nature of the defect and did not fully disclose the problem with the devices to doctors and the FDA until May 2005, after first being contacted by a New York Times reporter. Subsequently, the company recalled the devices after a front-page article about the defects appeared in The New York Times.
In February 2010, Guidant pleaded guilty to criminal charges of misleading the FDA and failing to submit a labeling change to the FDA relating to the defective devices. …
DOJ announced that the relator will receive $2.25 million (a 7.5% relator's share).
Disclosure: I represented a member of Guidant's Independent Panel as a third-party witness in product liability litigation. | {
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England and the Rediscovery of Constitutional Faith
39 Pages Posted: 8 Aug 2009
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Matthew Zagor
ANU College of Law
England is currently experiencing a widely recognised constitutional renaissance, with traditional English 'liberties' at its core: historic rights and liberty-affirming documents of the past are cited by counsel and judge alike, the Prime Minister waxes lyrical about constitutional values which define the British nation, scholars call for the revival of a purported rights-centric common law constitution, and a new breed of media-star historians are rediscovering English liberties in political institutions and re-imagined constitutional moments. Even the mythology of Magna Carta is resurfacing in the popular imagination, the date of its signing selected by public poll as 'the best date to celebrate Britishness'.
The rhetoric contrasts with the dominant popular trope for much of the twentieth century, which portrayed the English constitution as essentially clever politics. Today's constitutional veneration, however, has a long and complex history. This paper charts the variety of constitutional veneration that arose in the post-reformation period, as well as its decline, and contemporary revival. Starting with an overview of the seventeenth century, it charts the emergence of a constitutional language arising out of the rich theological and philosophical tradition of the age, and the persuasive use by the principal judicial figures of the day of new forms of historiography, traditional natural law philosophy, and emerging ethnic nationalism. Underpinned by contended notions of liberty and religiosity, this potent mix ensured that the newly minted English constitution enjoyed a quasi-religious status, embracing divinely ordained values and institutional arrangements that at once defined what it was to be both English and Protestant, and therefore was worthy of veneration. The decline of this constitutional model in the 19th and 20th century is then considered against the backdrop of empiricism, utilitarianism, nationalism and the victory of a political understanding of the constitutional model. The purported disappearance of the 'legal' constitution in this period, however, was never to be consolidated, nor were the contradictions inherent in the new 'sovereignist' model reconcilable with the explosion of rights jurisprudence in the latter part of the twentieth century. The article therefore concludes with a brief overview of the re-emergence of the language of constitutional faith in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century, and the renewed reliance on this rhetoric of constitutional veneration by the judicial branch of government in an attempt to influence the development of a normative English constitutional and national identity.
Keywords: constitutional veneration; constitutional faith; constitutional identity; judicial rhetoric; human rights; liberty; Coke; legal constitution; national identity; Fortescue; Dicey; common law constitution; nationalism
Zagor, Matthew, England and the Rediscovery of Constitutional Faith (July 30, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1445138 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1445138
Matthew Zagor (Contact Author)
ANU College of Law ( email )
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Training: The Arts Educational Schools, London. Josefina began her career as a soloist with the National Ballet of Portugal.
Theatre includes: Velma Kelly in Chicago (Phoenix Theatre) Pouncer/Caroline Louisa in The Box of Delights (Wilton's Music Hall), Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music (Watermill Theatre, Newbury), Mavis Turner in Stepping Out (Vaudeville), Mrs Teavee in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane), Pamela Willey in Two Into One (Menier Chocolate Factory), Evilena in Puss in Boots (Hackney Empire), Gussie Carnegie in Merrily We Roll Along (Menier Chocolate Factory/Harold Pinter Theatre/Digital Theatre; Olivier Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress), Anna Leonowens in The King and I (UK tour; MTA nomination for Best Actress in a Visiting Company), Lilley in Park Avenue Cat (Arts Theatre), Lady Jacqueline Carstone in Me and My Girl and Cassie in A Chorus Line (Sheffield Crucible), Nicky/Ursula in Sweet Charity (Menier Chocolate Factory/Theatre Royal Haymarket; Clarence Derwent Award winner and Olivier Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress), Irene Molloy in Hello, Dolly! (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre), Katherine Kelly in The Murder Game (King's Head), Annabella Schmidt/Pamela/Margaret in The 39 Steps (Criterion Theatre), Lilly Pepper in Red Peppers, Barbara Faber in The Astonished Heart, Jane Featherways in Family Album, Lady Maureen Gilpin in Hands Across the Sea, Doris Gow in Fumed Oak and Victoria Gayforth in Shadow Play – all part of Tonight at 8.30 (Minerva Theatre, Chichester), Kathy Seldon in Singin' in the Rain (Sadler's Wells/Leicester Haymarket), Alexandra Spofford in The Witches of Eastwick (Prince of Wales), Roxie Hart in Chicago (Adelphi/Cambridge Theatre), Dot/Marie in Sunday in the Park with George (Leicester Haymarket), Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Cannizaro Park), Laurey Williams in Oklahoma! (National/Lyceum, London and Gershwin Theatre, New York; nominated for an Olivier Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Actress in a Musical and an Astaire Award for Outstanding Dance), Cassie in A Chorus Line and Dream Laurey in Oklahoma! (UK tour), The Goodbye Girl (Albery Theatre), Maggie in A Chorus Line (Derby Playhouse), Iris Kelly in Fame (Cambridge Theatre), Carousel (National/Shaftesbury), workshop performances of Mathilde (Vaudeville), The Marriage of Figaro (National Theatre Studio), The Woman in White (Sydmonton Festival) and The Ambition Bird (Cardiff Festival of Musical Theatre).
Television includes: Miranda, Doctors, Ronni Ancona & Co, Heartbeat, Born and Bred and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Totally Frank and Sunburn.
Film includes: Oklahoma!
Radio includes: In Tune and Blindness (Radio 3), Friday Night Is Music Night (Radio 2).
Concerts include: The Night of 1000 Voices (Royal Albert Hall), One Enchanted Evening, Chess with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, and a guest appearance with Sacha Distel at the Café de Paris.
Recordings include: Ms. A Song Cycle, Oklahoma!, The Goodbye Girl, Fame and Carousel. | {
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No hidden fees. No credit check.
Rainy Day's mission is better short-term lending: Instant loans for just $1 a day, plus recurring free days that offer you a real $0 fee / 0% APR option. Start with 5 free days every 3 months & earn more free days as you repay.
& it only takes few minutes to apply.
Money is transferred to your account immediately after the loan is approved.
Rainy Day has no upfront fees. You only pay for the days you need, and the fee is very simple - $1/day after your free days have been used. No hidden fees.
Rainy Day provides a total of 20 free days a year to make it free to borrow when there is a short term emergency.
As you develop a repayment history with Rainy Day, the deal just gets better - higher credit limits, the ability to invite friends, and more free days.
We are a direct lender. Your information is stored securely and never shared. No hidden fees.
Rainy Day will report positive repayments to the credit bureaus once enough history is established.
We hope to revolutionize the short-term lending space with what we call "Socially Driven Lending".
Our goal is to provide a real alternative to the high costs, hidden fees and predatory practices associated with most short-term lending. We provide loans with no interest or fees of any kind for the first 5 days to make it free to borrow money when there's a short-term emergency.
If you need the money longer than 5 days, fees are very simple: $1 a day. There are no hidden fees. The total amount shown in the slider to the right is all you'll pay for your loan.
What is Socially Driven Lending?
Creating a lending option that genuinely helps solve problems rather than making them worse.
Applying the lessons learned by Grameen Bank and other successful microfinance institutions (MFIs) through social media to create a virtually connected lending community, and to make new loans largely based upon the recommendations of that community.
Our hope is to grow exclusively through the recommendations of our members. Rainy Day members who repay their loans on time will be able to invite friends to join. If a friend successfully repays their loans, the amount both can borrow will increase. Overtime, we hope to be able to offer members who consistently repay on time, and invite friends who repay on time, lots of additional benefits.
It is with a lot of sadness and disappointment that I have to announce that Rainy Day is shutting down. We had incredibly high hopes for Rainy Day – to revolutionize short-term lending by providing a much better lending option to Americans most in need of one. Unfortunately, effective today, we are no longer able to provide that alternative.
However, before we turn off the lights, we'd like to see if we can make a final contribution or two towards a better lending alternative in America.
First, by sharing the most significant things we learned over the past two years. My hope is they may be useful to someone trying to create a better solution to the cash flow management issues that face millions of American families.
The second is a standing offer to provide more details on our operational experience, as well as all of the Rainy Day lending platform code for free, to anyone interested in providing a better lending option for Americans most in need. Please get in touch with us at movingforward@rainyday.org.
To our repaying customers: Thank you! I wish we could have done more for you.
Providing a much better loan (in some cases 0% APR and an average of less than 100% APR versus the industry average of 391% APR) would result in word-of-mouth/virality, and lower customer acquisition cost.
The combination of a Grameen social network model, proprietary and third-party screening algorithms, and much better interest rates would lead to lower default rates than the industry average.
The basic deal we offered the American payday borrowers was simple: We'll give you a dramatically lower rate if you help us cut costs by your repaying loan and spreading the word.
Of all of the products and services Bright Light has created over the past 10 years, Rainy Day has been by far the least viral. Several of our projects have received hundreds of press hits around the world and amazing virality. In contrast, Rainy Day received none. We put out numerous press releases, reached out to dozens of individual bloggers and reporters in the space, and no one was interested in talking about the problem with us or our potential solution to it.
We also received almost no viral growth from customers. At first, this was exceptionally puzzling because we'd immediately received notes from customers telling us how thankful they were for the service.
We eventually figured it out. Rainy Day seems to fall into a category similar to a great bankruptcy attorney or an amazing foot fungus medication. Even if you think the product is fantastic, and know that friends and family would benefit from it, it's not a topic you're excited to discuss.
Because of the large profits the biggest payday industry players make, they're able to spend hundreds of millions of dollars a year acquiring new customers. This has pushed up the average price of acquiring a new customer to about $250. Some companies pay more than $500 per new customer. Despite our best efforts to find a cost-effective way to get the word out, without referrals we weren't able to find an affordable way to reach new customers.
While it might have been possible for us to find a way to move forward without the virality it was a moot point because we got absolutely annihilated by default rates. Despite accepting less than 20% of applicants, all of whom passed multiple in-house and third-party screens, our default rates were staggering.
We knew industry default rates were high before starting Rainy Day – roughly 60-70% per year. What we didn't know, because there wasn't good public data, was that those numbers are brick and mortar specific. Online default rates are double that –120-140% per year – and those numbers are much lower than what a new entrant will see because they reflect a heavy weighting of repeat customers (repeat customers are much, much less likely to default). Our default rates were much worse at least in part, if not entirely, because virtually all of our customers were new customers.
In some of the lending cohorts (batches of loans all made within the same two week period) we saw default rates above 60%, meaning more than 3 out of 5 new customer loans were not repaid, and when you annualize those losses they are multiplied at least ten fold (because you are losing that amount every 2-3 weeks, so potentially 24 times a year). Even in our later lending cohorts of much less risky repeat borrowers default rates were far higher than the low-fee model could handle. No Rainy Day lending cohort was breakeven at our $1 a day rates.
In addition to all these challenges, the federal government's handling of the payday industry has been a disaster. The poorly defined, "Choose Your Own Adventure" nature of the CFPB's new proposed regulations earlier this year were convoluted, did little to address realities on the ground for millions of American families, and included large loopholes which virtually guarantee it will be business as usual for the large payday players.
Additionally, the unofficial administration policy of pressuring banks to deny bank services to short-term lenders ("Operation Choke Point") has only made innovation in the space more difficult (we were denied an ACH account and bank account by more than 50 banks, credit unions, and financial services firms) and further entrenched the largest payday lenders who have the resources to secure bank accounts and access to money transmission.
We spent a lot of time thinking about potential policy solutions, and I can't help myself from throwing at least one of them out here. If the Obama administration and the CFPB are genuinely interested in improving the lives of payday borrowers (which we believe they are) with some creativity and innovation, they have the ability to do so at virtually no cost.
Currently, a meaningful percentage, if not all, of most payday borrowers' earned income tax credit goes to paying off the principle and accumulated interest of the previous year's payday loans. We suggest that the CFPB works with the IRS to cut the middleman – the payday industry – out of the process.
If the federal government agreed to backstop a borrower's losses with their earned-income tax credit for the following year, it would virtually eliminate the risk of default and would make it possible to provide short-term loans at a very reasonable interest rate (e.g. 15% APR as opposed to the current industry average of 391% APR). This would cover the cost of operations and provide a reasonable profit to private lenders/servicers.
I'm not generally a huge fan of government providing services widely available in the private sector. But, in this case the government is in a unique position to dramatically reduce the risk and, therefore, the cost of these loans, and have a very meaningful impact on millions of families' lives as a result.
We truly hope there is some real innovation in this space soon, whether driven by government regulation or startups. So far everything we've seen that claims to provide a better alternative (e.g. LendUp) is primarily innovative marketing and technology. When you look at the terms of the loans, they are in the same 200-600% APR range as the traditional payday loan companies.
As the great three-part series by the Pew Charitable Trust on Payday Lending in America vividly illustrates, most of the borrowers in the space are in the heartbreakingly paradoxical situation of being unable to afford the terms of a payday loan, as well as unable not to regularly take one.
I have absolutely no doubt that we can solve this problem with smart government policy and true innovation, and it's a problem that truly deserves our energy and attention.
Millions of working American families struggle each month just to pay the rent and put food on the table, with no buffer for unexpected bumps in the road. The payday loan status quo of high default rates and even higher interest rates is a terrible solution, but the only one available at the moment for millions of families. A real solution would have an immediate and very meaningful impact on tens of millions lives daily.
Let's make it a priority to sort out a real solution now. | {
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Howe to take charge of first Newcastle game after negative Covid test
AFP , Friday 26 Nov 2021
Eddie Howe will be in the Newcastle dugout for the first time at Arsenal on Saturday after returning a negative test for coronavirus, a week after he was forced to miss his first game in charge.
Eddie Howe was forced to miss the home draw against Brentford on Nov 20, 2021. AFP
The former Bournemouth boss, who was hired after last month's Saudi-led takeover, is seeking to end his struggling club's wait for a first Premier League win of the season at the Emirates.
The 43-year-old was forced to miss the home draw against Brentford last Saturday after testing positive for Covid-19 the previous day.
Standing in for Howe at his pre-match press conference on Friday, assistant Jason Tindall said: "From my own personal experiences when I had Covid a couple of months ago, I had no symptoms to start with and it was only after about eight or nine days where it hit me really hard and I began to struggle.
"But from how Eddie was, I'd say Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, in comparison to how he's now feeling and the tone of his voice the latter part of this week, there's been a big difference."
Tindall confirmed that rigorous testing this week had uncovered no new cases at the club, who are bottom of the Premier League after taking just six points from their opening 12 matches.
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We were privileged to have contributed to the well written and informed Times newspaper's special report on "Dental Health".
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Showing 40 articles from August 27, 2014.
Following what was described as a smooth opening, Franklin County Schools are almost certainly going to surpass 9,100 students this year.
The second-day attendance on Tuesday totaled 8,556 students actually in classes, excluding the 596 kindergarten students who still haven't begun attending.
LOUISBURG — A Franklinton man is slated to appear in court next month on murder charges.
Louisburg police arrested 23-year-old James Scott Perry II on Aug. 23, alleging he shot and killed Doran Long during an altercation in front of a Louisburg convenience store.
It's the first homicide in town since a murder-suicide in December 2011.
FOOTBALL FRIDAYS RETURN. High school football season returned to Franklin County last Friday night as Louisburg, Bunn and Franklinton were all on the road for their gridiron openers. Louisburg used this strong run from Tyree Thorne to take early command during its victory at North Johnston. Franklinton was a winner at Goldsboro, while Bunn was defeated at Wilson Fike.
FRANKLINTON — At least one question about the town's decision to sell its water system has been answered — a meeting place has been chosen for a joint session between all interested parties.
The full ramifications of such a sale, though, remain an evolving mystery.
During the town's Aug. 19 meeting, commissioners agreed by a 4-1 vote to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding that outlines the terms by which Franklin County would buy the system.
ZEBULON — The cause of a fire that killed a woman from out of state looks like it will remain a mystery, officials have said.
Fire and rescue personnel responded to 49 P.G. Pearce Road before 3 a.m. on Aug. 25 to find the house on fire.
Three adults and two children, ages 7 and 4, escaped the blaze, but 55-year-old Emma Jean Witters died in the fire.
Sheriff Jerry Jones said investigators may never be able to determine the cause.
LOUISBURG — The county's park and recreation advisory board were slated to host a special meeting to plan for a new county park.
The board was scheduled to meet earlier this month, but the meeting was cancelled when staff realized they wouldn't have enough people to form a quorum.
One of the perks of my job is that I get to be the fly on the wall sometimes, listening to politicians and other leaders talk about subjects that may not be Page 1 news, but which are important.
Often, those discussions include "wish lists" of things they'd like to see happen. But while reporters are supposed to listen and not speak, when we get back to the office, we do get to write opinion pieces like this one which can either dissect the ides or offer suggestions on how to make wish lists a reality.
Remember the old saying: Act in haste but repent in leisure?
We hope that's not going to be the situation in Franklinton, but it seems that there are a lot of unanswered questions about the town's proposed sale of its utility system that should be answered before ink is applied to the signature line of any contracts.
Like most people, my idea of jurisprudence has been colored by prime time television.
One of my favorite shows of all time is Law & Order.
Defending public education or just helping others gut it?
Last week several Franklin County residents asked if I had seen Sen. Chad Barefoot's mailers.
My reply was in the negative; they were never mailed to my address.
By week's end, I had obtained copies and a couple of big belly laughs.
Incredibly, Barefoot is trying to portray himself as a leader in the State Senate and a defender of public education.
Another chapter is written in the ongoing story of our local leaders' inability to understand the importance of history.
I am referring to the removal of the bell from the courthouse in Louisburg. It is not so much the removal of the bell; it is the way it was done that is most troubling.
There is evidence this bell's origin may predate the Civil War.
OXFORD - Mr. Billie Joe Loyd, Jr., died August 26, 2014 in Granville Medical Center. He was the son of the late Billie Joe Loyd, Sr. and Elma Sykes Loyd. He was a native of Franklin County and was of the Baptist faith.
LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Doran "Trizzy" Long, 25, who died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, at Haywood Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
FRANKLINTON —Eula Perry Wright, 92, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014 at Hillside Nursing Center. A graveside funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug, 29, at Fairview Cemetery, with the Rev. Carl Hunter officiating.
ZEBULON – Louis Russell Rice, 87, of Zebulon, died Monday afternoon at his home.
RUNAWAY TRAIN FOR LHS. Louisburg's Javonte Taylor returns a punt last Friday night against North Johnston High School in Kenly.
KENLY -- After committing some untimely special teams mistakes early in the game, Louisburg more than made up for them the rest of the way during last Friday's regular season prep football opener at North Johnston.
BONK. (L to R) Franklinton's Smith Gupton and a Southern Nash player make contact while going for the ball during Tuesday evening's non-league boys soccer showdown at the FHS Football Field.
FRANKLINTON - Franklinton has finished in second place in the Northern Carolina Conference boys soccer standings in each of Coach Isaac Welker's first two seasons in charge of the program.
Now, it's time to take the next step. And with seven key returning starters, the Red Rams seem destined to take another shot at NCC supremacy.
HEMMED IN. Bunn's T.J. Jones tries to find some running room last Friday against Fike.
The Golden Demons did nothing to dispel that notion during their opener last Friday at home against the Bunn Wildcats.
TOP CAT. Veteran junior Charlotte Murphy will be at the No. 1 Singles position this season for the Bunn High School girls tennis squad.
BUNN -- Duane Gatson built the Bunn High School boys and girls tennis programs into a respectable force in the Northern Carolina Conference during his extended tenure.
But that stint ended in May with his resignation to devote more time to family and other pursuits.
That left BHS scrambling to find a coach on staff -- basically anyone willing to put in the time and effort to work with players.
GOLDSBORO -- In a game of crazy momentum swings, Franklinton had the final say during a 29-20 road victory over Goldsboro last Friday night in the prep football season opener for both clubs.
The Red Rams appeared well on their way to a convincing victory as they put up 20 uncontested points in the first half of action.
Northern Vance at Franklinton 7:30 p.m.
Louisburg at Rocky Mount Prep 7:30 p.m.
Southern Nash at Bunn 7:30 p.m.
HOLD HIM OFF. Louisburg College's Nigel Robinson holds off a Wake Tech player during Tuesday afternoon's Region X men's soccer matchup at Ronald May Field.
LOUISBURG -- When Louisburg College filled its men's soccer coaching vacancy two seasons ago, the Hurricanes opted for youth and potential in the form of the unproven Cristian Neagu.
All Neagu did was take the Hurricanes to the national finals in his first season. LC lost in overtime in that match, but Neagu had made an instant impact.
CREEDMOOR -- Franklinton High School faced one of its stiffest challenges of the 2014 volleyball season just one week into its schedule.
Taking on the defending state runner-up South Granville Lady Vikings on the road, Franklinton hung tough but couldn't pull out a victory.
FRANKLIN COUNTY -- The Middle Athletic Conference football season will kick off on Sept. 17.
Following a seven-game schedule, teams will face off during playoff week on Nov. 5 at sites to be determined.
WINSTON-SALEM -- Jerrud Sabourin singled home Yhoxian Medina in the 12th inning for his third RBI of the night and the Carolina Mudcats beat the Winston-Salem Dash 6-5 on Monday night at BB&T Ballpark in a Class A Carolina League baseball showdown.
The Mudcats (31-31, 60-69) became the first visiting club to sweep a four-game set from the Dash (28-35, 58-74) in the Triad since BB&T Ballpark opened in 2010.
Malik Sidibeh had an effective first start as the quarterback for the Louisburg Warriors during last Friday night's road win at North Johnston.
Wake Tech's Bijan Amiri and Louisburg's Max Blackmore compete for a ball during Tuesday afternoon's men's soccer showdown at Dr. Ronald May Field on the LC campus.
Franklinton's Josh Ortiz shows patience while waiting for the ball to land on his foot during Tuesday's home soccer showdown against Southern Nash.
Because of the invention of television, the internet, and smart phones, we are becoming personally separated from the outside world. But, there is a tremendous value in connecting to other cultures and experiencing the realities of other ways of living. There are other cultures that can show us some interesting things and can also make us see and appreciate a bit more of our own culture.
Leola and Willard Haley met in the late 1940's. She was 16 and he was 22. They went on a double date. Willard was with his girlfriend and Leola was with his friend. Some time later, they went out again, just the two of them, and they have been inseparable ever since — 65 years this year. They were married in 1949.
Thursa Burnette Lopez of Louisburg announces the approaching marriage of her daughter, Dorothy Lorraine "Daffy" Burnette, to Henry Bunnie Shearin III, the son of Henry Shearin Jr. and Edith Shearin of Louisburg. The bride-elect is also the daughter of the late Cloice "Tinker" Burnette and the stepdaughter of Salvador Lopez. A Sept. 6, 2014 wedding is planned at 4 p.m. at Wood Baptist Church, Louisburg.
David Lee and Marilyn Jacobs of Franklinton announce the engagement of their daughter, Yolanda Davette Jacobs, to Jacquin Ray Hopkins, the son of Donald Ray Hopkins and Jacqueline Crudup of Bunn. The wedding will take place at 3 p.m. on Oct. 11, 2014 at Gethsemane Baptist Church, Bunn.
Bradlee Fowler, center, helps his mother, Debbie Fowler, right, and Girl Scout Takara Wilson, left, prepare plates during last Friday's Local Food Roast sponsored by the United Way and the Franklin County Cooperative Extension Office.
Youngsville Elementary School parents raised money for a bike rack and had enough leftover funds to buy planters and give an old garden new life. Lynn White spearheaded a crowdfunding effort to raise money for a bike rack so her son and several neighbors could ride their bikes to school this year. The response was so overwhelming that nearly double the funds needed were raised. In addition to installing a bike rack, planters were purchased (pictured in the foreground) for the sidewalk.
BUNN — At the intersection of Dead Road and Dead Drive, a Louisburg woman's apparent attempt to get home with drugs came to an end.
According to a report by Dep. Allen Batchelor, officers were on stationary patrol on Bunn Elementary School Road when they saw a vehicle make a quick in and out trip to a home on Scarboro Drive that is known for drug activity.
LOUISBURG — ALS is a disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, closing down motor neurons, preventing the brain from initiating and controlling muscles — slowly shutting the body down.
The progressive degeneration ultimately leads to death.
Recently, though, an ice bucket challenge has shed light on the disease and brought to life renewed efforts to combat ALS, more commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Participants at the Louisburg Senior Center are planning their own ALS Ice Bucket Challenge on Friday to raise money and awareness.
Participants there found out one of their friends was diagnosed a few months ago and have decided to take on the challenge. | {
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In Harmony with your Conscience..
My reflections on life – in quotes (IV)
"A time comes when all shades of life merge into one identity of harmony with your Conscience."
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Labels: Conscience, Harmony, Identity, Shades of life
The State of BLISS..
My reflections on life – in quotes (III)
"Oh yes, it's all about to be free, yet to be there, the state of bliss when you don't need words to write in thoughts, no dependence yet pure commitment!"
Posted by Santosh Chaubey at Friday, December 30, 2011 Links to this post
Labels: Free yet committed, State of bliss, Writing in thoughts
(300th Post) - We are very own healers..
This is my 300th post on this blog where I share a part of my writing. I am thankful to the person who inspired me to write consistently in an organized way. And I am thankful that the feeling has gone deeper with time. :)
My reflections on life – in quotes (II)
"Like it is said we are the best teachers to us, I believe we are our very own healers and having a conscience that is soul driven, it pushes us to look beyond us. This 'beyond us' aura has different realms for each of us, the way our experiential learning guides us."
Posted by Santosh Chaubey at Thursday, December 29, 2011 Links to this post
Labels: 'Beyond us' aura, Conscience, Soul
CBI FINDS NOTHING SUSPICIOUS IN NIGAMANAND'S DEATH – DID YOU GET THAT?
CBI today filed closure report in Nigamanand's death case but nothing much was heard amid the high decibel developments on the Lokpal Bill. The reason sighted was lack of evidence or rather we should say it is yet another blind case that the CBI was not in a position to solve given the possibility of big names cropping up (another positive argument for keeping the CBI under the Lokpal). Nigamanand was a nonentity and will remain so and so are the silent crusaders like him. He could make news only after his suspicious death in the hospital. The media that went in overdrive to cover his death was never worried about his cause, his struggle for it, didn't even bother to prepare a good length package on it today. Thinking of having debate shows is far fetched thing.
Nigamanand was sitting on fast protesting the mining and quarrying activities in the Ganga riverbed that have destroyed millions of acres of farmland besides damaging the delicate ecological balance in the immediate areas of Ganga civilization. He died June this year while in coma after being on fast for 68 days. The advocates of the media and the civil society seldom bothered to take notice of it. He was pitted against a mining mafia that involved many government ministers as stakeholders in the booty sharing deeds as reported by Tehelka.
There are others like Nigamanand who are fasting, protesting, but they are seldom heard in the so-called national media, not even when they get some big wrong checked. One of them is Swami Shivanand, guru of Nigamanand. Shivanand's another disciple, 20-year old Swami Yajnanand, was jailed for two months and was force-fed. He was released only after court order. Shivanand has alleged that Nigamanand was poisoned by the owner of a local stone crushing company. He has also alleged of threats by the company to stop agitation by Shivanand's Matri Sadan Ashram. In May this year, the High Court shut down the company's operations but in October, the state government opened two other stretches of Ganga to mining making Shivanand to go on fast again. Government came into action only after 11 days issuing ban order on mining activities in the Ganga riverbed but with a rider that the ban order would be reviewed after reports of a pending environmental study. All this was going on in the near vicinity of Delhi and only after four months of Nigamanand's sacrifice but nothing was heard in the national media. Instead, you can find reports in prominent international carriers.
The New York Times wrote on December 8, "Late Monday night, at an ashram near the Ganges, an iron-willed former chemistry professor called Swami Shivanand took his first bite of food in 11 days. Shivanand had been fasting, against the pleas of state officials, to protest renewed mining of stones and sand from the Ganges riverbed in the northern Indian holy city of Haridwar. He broke the fast after officials slid under his door a written order that bans mining and quarrying on the riverbed pending an environmental impact study."
The National Geographic wrote, "Shivanand and his followers have been fighting since 1998 to defend the Ganges from the effects of mining. Their environmental cause is driven by a spiritual imperative. Quarrying from the Ganges riverbed is a big business, one that appears to have infected the local government and law enforcement. Shivanand and his followers ("saints" in local parlance) have endured years of false arrests and assaults aimed at stopping their advocacy."
Let's go sane, now!
Posted by Santosh Chaubey at Wednesday, December 28, 2011 Links to this post
Labels: Ganga illegal mining, Hardwar, Matri Sadan Ashram, Nigamanand, Quarrying and mining in Ganga riverbed, Shivanand, Yajnanand
While the flow goes on..
My reflections on life – in quotes (I)
"One needs to see sunrise and sunset as two recurring events only. They are embedded in the flow of life. A flow that is ultimately decided by one's thought process. And, sunrise and sunset are just two symbolic reflection points while the flow goes on!"
Labels: Flow of life, Reflections on life, Sunrise and Sunset, Thought process
BATTLEZONE LOKPAL: WE'RE CHEATED AND SO THE FIGHT OPENS UP, YET AGAIN
Battlezone Lokpal: Episode 3, Volume 1, Year-ender 2011: In-focus arena shifts to Mumbai. Parliament to complete its quorum in Delhi: Delhi to Mumbai and the Lokpal - a tale of two cities romancing with the one beloved - Lokpal - blowing hot/blowing cold. Benefit of doubt to Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement once more. Let's work to make it heard loudly in the power-elite corridor. But, beware of the difference between Anna and Team Anna. The Team Anna has lost much of the gains. That is evident from the morning to the evening of December 27, 2011 – happenings don't paint an encouraging picture.
Things were moving on towards another round of confrontation and the stage was set for December 27. And so it all began today. But events in the run-up to this fast face eerie similarities and visible differences to what happened before the August 16 fast.
Take 1: Anna Hazare is to sit of indefinite fast August 16 onwards. He alleges government of betraying on the Lokpal Bill promise by bringing a weak bill. Government has tried all to sabotage the fast including denying the venue, imposing impractical restrictions on the movement, vitriolic war of words between Team Anna and government spokespersons. Security concerns have been raised. Intelligence alerts for threats have been issued. Some surrogate PILs have been filed opposing the fast. Government is buoyed by the meek reaction on Ramdev Ramleela Ground episode and thinks can handle the Anna Hazare agitation in the similar way. Meanwhile it has tried character assassination attempts digging up the cases from nowhere against Team Anna members.
Take 2: Anna Hazare is to sit on his three day fast December 27 onwards. He alleges government of betraying on the Lokpal Bill promise by bringing a weak bill. Government has tried all to malign the movement. Buoyed by the recent spate of significant controversies against key Team Anna members, it is trying to give them a tough treatment. Like Ramdev episode earlier, this time, their high handedness is more due to Team Anna's internal differences. They are reading something into the phrase 'Anna fatigue' as coined by some. They have continued with their character assassination attempts. The war of words has become even more vitriolic. Security alerts and security level have been heightened. Some surrogate PILs have been filed opposing the fast, this time in Mumbai.
Then there are some visible differences.
Take 3: This time there has been no controversy regarding the venue. Denying a venue to Anna Hazare to sit on fast, and that, too, after the August episode, was like burning the fingers again.
Take 4: For the first time, the government seemed in a comfortable mode on handling the upcoming agitation by Anna Hazare. Government has been shamelessly incredible. But for the first time, Team Anna was on a weakened credibility plank. The erosion in the credibility base of Team Anna that was already on a delicate ground has been significant after spate of controversies post August 2011 agitation and it was visible today as less than expected supporters turned up in Mumbai and in other parts of India. Certainly a gloomy scenario for the common man!
Take 5: Social media has not been so abuzz in the immediate context. Even last time, the Lokpal buzz on social networking sites exploded after government made a mess of the whole situation by arresting Anna Hazare on August 16. That looks unlikely this time as the government Lokpal Bill has already been passed by the Loksabha. We can expect something dramatic during the 'Jail Bharo' phase but there is a big 'but' as Anna Hazare is having high fever and blood pressure. We need to see what happens tomorrow.
For the moment, the quantum of the differences seems to outdo the mileage of the similarities to set a positive tone for the agitation.
So who is the loser? So who can be the loser?
Certainly you and me! The way parliament debated the bill today, intent of the parliamentarians across the political lines was clear that no one wanted a strong Lokpal Bill. They believe that they are above you and me and so cannot be treated under laws made for the common man. Many opponents of the Bill (not supporting Anna Hazare but for their own silly, selfish reasons) decided to walk out instead of participating in the voting process and the coterie includes groups like the Left, SP, BSP, RJD. That smells of some backchannel deal. If the trend continues, no wonder the Bill would be passed in the Rajya Sabha where the UPA combine is just 91 as opposed to the 136 members of the BJP and the Left combine. All cronies may come together to shamelessly cheat the common man, once again.
So it is the moment for us, the prospective losers, to think what went wrong. It is the time for Anna Hazare to think and strategize what went wrong. It is still a possibility that the Bill may not pass the Rajya Sabha voting. That will give an opportunity to mount the pressure again. That will give an opportunity to undo the wrongs done by Anna Hazare and his team members once again.
They need to realize that they need to make this agitation a movement of every Indian. They need to realize that they need thousands of self-motivated speakers for the cause of the anti-corruption movement and not just three/four now visibly controversial faces.
Let's think!
Posted by Santosh Chaubey at Tuesday, December 27, 2011 Links to this post
Labels: Anna Hazare, Lokpal Bill, Loksabha, Voting on Lokpal Bill
DECEMBER 24, 2011: MOSCOW SHRUGGED?
Social networking is nullifying the information gap between the protesters and the prospective protesters.
Today thousands held pro-reforms rally in Yemen. Arab Spring is indeed here and the fervour looks to get stronger with more and more countries continuing with the protests. Some have argued Russian conditions are not like the Arab countries and so the protests here cannot be equated with the Arab Spring. Who's saying Russian conditions are like that in the Arab countries? If one is apolitical in Russia, nothing moves much for him except the economic crisis that has the potential to make lives of the Russians miserable who have seen the good days post-USSR split chaos, be it the generation then or the generation now that has come to its senses in a Russia that started its path on the democratic road when it was in its teens. And a recent report of the Economist, that has Russia's current crisis as its cover story, says Russian economy needs an international crude prices hovering around $110 for the growth story that Russia was during 2000-2008. The global recession that started in 2008 is still here and so are the dimming chances of an economic miracle for Russia that could not work out a comprehensive industrial policy to revamp its industrial economy. Instead Putinism, as some reports have coined, kept on spreading its tentacles and now Russians really fear of a Putin who intends to continue in the power for another 12 years after dominating Russia for last 12 years. All the traits of an aspiring dictator!
In the backdrop of this, second Saturday protests were held in different parts of Russia on December 24 to protest the rigged December 4 parliamentary elections demanding cancellation of results and a re-poll. Most of the independent reports put the Moscow gathering at the Sakharov square to be around 1,00,000 (a blog in the Wall Street Journal puts an exact figure of 102,486 quoting a local newspaper Novaya Gazeta) in addition to the thousands in other parts of Russia weathering the freezing temperature and that is indeed a testimony to the growing disenchantment with Putinism that started expressing itself as Facebook rallies. Another WSJ blog post writes on the diversity of the gathering, "The protesters span a huge range, from anarchist activists, communists to popular authors and actors."
Large-scale mass protests had become a thing of past. And 2011 would be remembered in the world history for reviving the word 'mass protest'. The 'Arab Spring' that made masses of the dictatorial regimes like Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Syria inhabiting the streets demanding reforms would be the golden catchphrase for the centuries of the written history. And from a regional movement, the Arab Spring has become global. It is affecting countries like India, China and Russia. It is affecting the countries across the globe in the form of the border-less movement 'Occupy' against corporate malpractices. It was the year of the 'protester', something endorsed by the Time magazine when it found its person of the year in the 'protester'.
This global blaze has all the potential to make the Presidential poll road next March a difficult terrain that, not until so long, was being seen as an easy transition for the Prime Minister Putin to the President Putin. And unlike its peer battlegrounds, Russia has deeper internet penetration and largest social media usage in Europe. Also, a major chunk of the Russian population gets its news from the uncensored websites and given the response that the protests are getting, it is bound to explode. An interesting development is an eye-opening pointer about role of the social media in the current Russian protests. To avoid controversies on who would address the December 24 rally at the Sakharov square, online voting was invited by the organizers and a meeting to analyze the preferences was webcast live on December 22. After much debate and discussion and tallying the results with Facebook voting, some controversial names were removed and an optimized list was prepared that began with Aleksei Navalny.
Whoa! Indeed, it is akin to taking the social media usage to its next level in organizing mass protests in a society where the mainstream media is tightly regulated. With instant feedback and real time development information, social networking can supplement the ground movements immensely and the same thing is happening in Russia. Similar things happened and are happening in different countries witnessing the Arab Spring. Social networking is nullifying the information gap between the protesters and the prospective protesters.
Though Putin is looking to be in dismissive mode over it, the central Moscow leadership looks worried if not shrugged. Topmost security officials are making noise about regulating the internet content and they look serious in their intent. Can they do it given the allegations that every internet communication in Russia is already routed through the FSB? Might be! For the moment, it has happened so fast that the Russian authorities couldn't react on it in the same way as it happened in Tunisia. By the time Zine Ben Ali realized the Facebook chatter was strong enough to sustain the ground movement, it was too late. Putin has one factor supporting him. He brought stability to a chaotic country and still, Russians have no alternative political figure who could replace him in Russia though analysts are pitching Navalny against him that is shady given the ultranationalist and Fascist overtures of Navalny. But at the same time, it is also equally true that Putin's popularity has eroded rapidly reaching to a career low of 40 per cent while United Russia has now only slim majority in the Duma though, now everyone accepts the December 4 elections were rigged. It indicates United Russia may lose the majority it the fair elections are held or Putin may have negative surprises in the store if the movement keeps on growing and if the millions more join the protests before the March 2012 Presidential polls. Putin may choose reform and openness (Perestroika and Glasnost of Democratic Russia) or can chart the ruthless territory of suppression. For the moment, he seems to have chosen the later one as the Russian protest movement saw more outcry to denounce the government after the opposition activist and leader of the Left Front group Sergei Udaltsov was sentenced for 10 more days today extending his jail sentence of 15 days for participating in the rallies after the parliamentary elections on December 4.
What next for Russians? What next for Putin? What next for Russia?
What next for Russian protests?
http://severallyalone.blogspot.com/2011/12/russia-without-putin-russian-bloggers.html
http://severallyalone.blogspot.com/2011/12/russia-without-putin-russian-bloggers_20.html
http://severallyalone.blogspot.com/2011/12/shaky-democratic-experiment-russia.html
http://severallyalone.blogspot.com/2011/12/its-december-24-for-russia-russian.html
Posted by Santosh Chaubey at Monday, December 26, 2011 Links to this post
Labels: Arab Spring, December 24 Moscow rally, December 4 Parliamentary Election in Russia, Democracy in Russia, Putin, Putinism, Russia, Russian Economy, Social Media
CHRISTMAS 2011-SIMILAR TUNE, DIFFERENT RHYME
Devoted to the millions of streetchildren and underage workers who might have heard the word 'Christmas' but cannot experience it. Let's pray the Hope of Christmas prevails and the smile spreads.
Merry Christmas to all.
YouTube video link:
Dashing through the streets
With the courage of forced speed
Day or night, we go
Summer or winter, we flow
Surviving all the way
Thinking of good days
When it will be all bright
What great it is to have
A good day every night
Jingle bells jingle bells
O Santa,
When will we, too, be well?
When will we have the fairy tale?
When will we have that say?
Posted by Santosh Chaubey at Sunday, December 25, 2011 Links to this post
Labels: Christmas, Christmas 2011, Jingle Bells, Santa Claus, Street-children, Underage workers
IT'S DECEMBER 24 FOR RUSSIA: RUSSIAN BLOGGERS ROCK – ARAB SPRING IS FLOWING (IV)
Previous write-ups in the series "RUSSIA WITHOUT PUTIN!" – RUSSIAN BLOGGERS ROCK – ARAB SPRING IS FLOWING:
Would Russia be another Iran for the ordinary Russians?
"By nearly every indicator, Russians are embracing social and digital media in ways deeper and more impactful than most other countries around the world," a Mashable post this June said. Though the report was about linking marketing insights to the emerging social media trends in Russia, it tells about the deeper penetration of the social media in Russian life. Facebook was launched in Russia in January 2010 and it grew by 376 per cent in first four months. The report emphatically says, "The millions of 18 to 27-year-olds now poised to drive the next generation of social and economic change in Russia are setting aside previously held perceptions about global engagement and are tweeting, blogging, liking, posting and emailing through a myriad of online social communities."
Globally, social networking time spend is now 19% of the total online time-spend and Russia is in top 5 countries registering fast paced growth in online social networking, say a recent comScore report. With a median age of 38.7 years and an industrial economy in unstable phase, the social networking usage on different social media platforms can easily be diverted to target the angst against the political events in the country and it may happen spontaneously in an interconnected world where the dots are the digital spots hard to restrict. Internet has done thing, converting the whole world into a global information village and all you need is the access spots, something that is well supplied in Russia. Okay, some analysts and Russia watchers say the crowd that gathered for protests post December 4 elections was not there for political upheaval. These analysts saw it another extension of their social media activity by the younger or politically insensitive lot. But they forget the issue in the backdrop. Allegations of a rigged election and a call by a popular blogger (and not a political figure) bring thousands on the streets. That blogger is arrested and it leads to further protests mobilizing tens of thousands. The 15 days of prison make the popular blogger a key political figure in Russia. A recent Financial Times report places Aleksei Navalny at the top in its list of '25 Russians to watch'. On December 21, Navalny completed his prison term and walked out.
Though Navalny's character make is that of a mysterious person with ultra-nationalist and Fascist overtures, what draws Russians to him and especially the working middle-age population is his consistently confident challenge to the authorities. Now he is out and raring to go. Now he is immensely popular. Now he is strategic asset for political analysts, journalists and Russia watchers. Now he is considered one of the most potential threats for Putin's iron grip on Russia. And he realizes it. He realizes the opportunity that is before him. Putin needs to do something dramatic with Russian political system reforms unlike his misplaced raw sense of humour? Has he learnt his lessons?
Russia's Legislature is far weaker than the Executive. President wields considerable power and appoints the Prime Minister and other higher state officials with Duma approval. United Russia is in majority there. And United Russia is synonymous with Putin. The extent of Putin's power can be gauged from the fact that he remains the central political figure even as the Prime Minister and dictate the terms to Medvedev. Very shrewdly he didn't allow any possible upshot to Medvedev which could have prompted the later to aspire for greater political role in Russia. The reported 'Putin-Medvedev 2012 swap deal' is the telling truth.
Recent protests tell Russians have started getting fed up of it. Tens of thousands could be tens of millions if not addressed. But by the casual attitude adopted by Putin and Medvedev in their television interviews, it seems the minority view may see its day to become a majority opinion. What best proposed (according to Putin) was a system of indirect selection of governors of provinces. Instead of being nominated by the President, there may be an alternative system where governors will be elected from a list finalized by the Kremlin. Some other suggested reforms were on this line only. What crap! Anyone can see the rubbish in Putin's logics. A report said this 'high pitched reform rhetoric' can easily find its parallel in Iran's political system. If Putin intends to bring political reforms like this with sole aim of making his grip on Russia even stronger, it's horrific. Add to it the history of election rigging in the short history of democracy in Russia and one can easily see the political mess Russia is in. It is not just with this election. Even 2007 elections were reported to be not free. A US report quotes the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's (OSCE) Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights. Parliamentarians of the OSCE and the Council of Europe who observed the elections concluded that they were "not fair and failed to meet many OSCE and Council of Europe commitments and standards for democratic elections." They noted that the elections took place in an atmosphere which seriously limited political competition. Frequent abuses of administrative resources, media coverage strongly in favor of United Russia, and the revised election code combined to hinder political pluralism.
Would Russians go for a political system like Iran?
Certainly they would not and the recent protests might be the beginning of a whole new wave. Let's see what happens on December 24 protest calls. The difference from 2007 is the presence of the Internet. It has become the main tool of expression for millions of Russians. Tunisia saw the Facebook revolution. Egypt saw the successful 'Facebook April 6 Movement. Russia has begun with successful 'Facebook' rallies. Russian government being worried of it is the testimony to the growing influence of the social media in Europe's largest Internet user in shaping opinion of the Russian population. An AFP report quotes Russia's Security Council chief Nikolai Patrushev in an interview with Argumenty i Fakty newspaper saying, "We cannot ignore the use of the internet by criminals and terrorist groups." Patrushev says Internet usage in Russia needs to be regulated like it is done in China. A Reuters reports says, "Russia's top social networking site VKontakte defiantly rejected a request by the Federal Security Service to block opposition groups from using it to organize street protests accusing the authorities of rigging the election." Rights activist Lev Ponomaryov told the Interfax, "It's very significant that such proposals are being voiced after the mass rally in Moscow and ahead of another protest planned for December 24." He further said that restrictions on Internet freedom would provoke additional tensions in society. According to an AFP report, almost a quarter of Russians get most of their news from Internet and most of this is uncensored. The report says, "Putin famously dismissed the Internet last year as "50 percent pornography", but the Russian-language sector is more and more dictating the news agenda despite the state domination of print and television media."
Would Putin think on the similar lines even now given the fact that the increasing wave of ground activity based on online campaigns prompted the United Russia officials to use the same media, Internet, to counter the upsurge of opinion? Instead expect some cracking down given the recent trend. The Reuters report says, "In recent days, mass cyber attacks crippled the country's top blogging platform LiveJournal and the sites of liberal media outfits which reported on campaign violations." "Now the connection between hackers and state government activity seems to be more clear," said Andrei Soldatov, a Russian intelligence expert from Agentura.ru, which tracks Russia's special services. "Clearly we now see panic. They have no strategy for how to deal with Facebook," he said.
It is already people vs. the state now. Much depends on who gains what, whether the government unleashes a run to crush the people's mood or the anti-government factions swell up to form an effective deterrent. Much is on the stake. "Just using the Internet, without having access to other media, neither television nor print, Navalny carried out an intervention with a slogan," AFP quoted Alexander Morozov, a political analyst and director of the Moscow Centre of Media Studies before the December 4 parliamentary elections. Navalny is to address the December 24 rally on Moscow's Sakharov Avenue and he has made his intentions clear. He said in a post-release interview on December 24, "I don't think Putin's regime of absolute power, which prevails in this country, will last for more than two years - that's the maximum."
Let's wait for the evening of December 24.
Labels: December 24 Moscow rally, December 4 Russia Election, Facebook, Internet in Russia, Navalny, Putin-Medvedev swap deal, Russia, Russia political system, Russian blogger, Social media in Russia, Vkontakte
FAITH!?
Quite often I see this man standing at the closed grilled door of this temple and quite often, I make it a point to stop there and watch him for a while.
It's over midnight. The maddening Delhi is somewhat quiet. Be it summer or winter, you can find him standing at the door, hands bent, speaking silently. I can never know the conversation between him and his god but I do feel he is engrossed till he is there.
Probably his faith calls him there at that hour when the world sleeps. Its soothing to see him like this because I know how it feels when the faith derails..
Labels: Faith, When faith calls, When faith derails
SERENDIPITY! THERE LIES AN HMT WATCHES SHOWROOM
Serendipity!
HMT Watches Company Showroom, Jhandewalan Extension, Delhi
My father has one but it does not work now. He had bought three more for my sisters when Doordarshan used to be the main TV channel of India. They are also lying somewhere in some cupboard, defunct. I never had fancy for watches. I still don't put on one. And I haven't seen anyone, as far as I have seen, putting on them.
I was well sure of it that the durable 'Amchi Indian' HMT watches were a thing of the past. And then this serendipity happened. It was a chance discovery of this company showroom of HMT watches at Jhandewalan Extension. It is housed in a small shop of a DDA shopping complex named 'Anarkali Market'. I could not snap the interiors of the shop as it was closing time 5 PM and shutters were down. Later on, I came to know this shop opens daily with jolly mood timing 10-5.
On googling, contrary to my thoughts, I found good stuff on the Internet about HMT watches. One of it was about India Post tie-up with HMT to sell its watches at post offices. In the pilot stage, five Kolkata post offices have been chosen. But most of the articles were about how this 'timekeepers of the nation' brand lost its way; how it could not see that coming days were of 'Quartz' watches. Instead it kept of making mechanical watches. And the Titan wave that started in 1987 swept it away easily. Business acumen of HMT management looks in opening outlets like this shop at a place that is basically a B2B market place with limited B2C activity and almost nil residential population.
But take it easy policy attitude prevails in Indian administration like its polity. Many ailing PSUs are surviving so let there be one more. Yes, they have contributed to the body of knowledge; plethora of knowledge on 'what to do' and 'what not to do' to kill your brand and at the same time how to maintain the healthy flow of salaries and perks.
Bravo! It also happens in India!
But, for the time being, I am forced to walk the 'showroom' once again to take a feel of its interiors and to look inside the minds of those who come here dutifully 10-5. That will tell much about another story on the business acumen of the bosses – the revival thing in Babu style.
Labels: HMT, HMT Watches
RUSSIA'S SHAKY DEMOCRACY - "RUSSIA WITHOUT PUTIN!" – RUSSIAN BLOGGERS ROCK – ARAB SPRING IS FLOWING (III)
Russian Demography: According to the US Department of State, the Russian population was 142.9 million at the end of August 2011. The literacy rate was 99.4 per cent. According to 2010 estimates, the total workforce was 75.49 million. Services employed 58.1 per cent of it; industry absorbed 31.9 per cent while 10 per cent was engaged in agricultural production.
So a huge, 90 per cent of the population is engaged in services and industry and when economy doesn't do well every section of the society is bound to go down and that in-turn affects the population engaged in agricultural activities. The economic crisis that began in 2008 is more or less there with intermittent bright spots. And the combination becomes deadly when the common man is forced to sip this cocktail mixed with endemic corruption. There comes a time, sooner or later, to say enough is enough.
Does the current wave of protests say this or it is just the public outrage on what they possibly see as the return of a Stalinist sort of regime when leaders are not chosen to run the country but they chose when to step down and certainly none of the dictators have done it voluntarily yet. Do Russians see the next dictator of Russia in Vladimir Putin? Public is particularly outraged on reports of a Putin-Medvedev deal that is about both swapping their positions as the President and the Prime Minister after the next year elections. Putin will again be the President and Medvedev will be its next Prime Minister.
Medvedev says Russia's current political system is exhausted and needs an overhaul: Medvedev's statement "the old model — which faithfully and truly served our state in recent years, and didn't serve it badly, and which we all defended — it has exhausted itself" on protests and Russia's political system looks cacophonous in the light of the so-called 'Putin-Medvedev position swap deal' due next year. Even more cacophonous was his exhortation dismissing the cause behind the protests. He said, "It has already begun. And it began not as a result of some demonstrations — that is just superficial, it is foam, if you like — it is a manifestation of human dissatisfaction." Here he looks to accept the protests but not the intent behind them. Strange enough! Though no one say can with surety that Medvedev will continue his run in the forefront of the Russian politics given the ever increasing reports of differences between him and Putin, the ground political reality tells us that Russia has started seeing a chronic malaise in just two decades of its democratic experience.
The US Department of State observes and this time, puts in it in a right perspective and not something remnant of cold-war years overture thanks to the 'still weak' democratic ground in Russia. It says, "Since then (December 1991 when the USSR splintered into Russia and 14 other independent republics), Russia has shifted its post-Soviet democratic ambitions in favor of a centralized semi-authoritarian state whose legitimacy is buttressed, in part, by carefully managed national elections, former President Putin's genuine popularity, and the prudent management of Russia's windfall energy wealth." 'Centralized semi-authoritarian' and 'carefully managed elections' phrases fit into the scheme of the events in the Russia of the day. 'Putin's genuine popularity' is coming down while the 'prudent management of Russia's windfall energy wealth' is yet to bring Russia back to the prosperous days of 2000-2008 Russia, a platform that many in the global economy saw as a launch-pad for the developed Russia of the future.
That is ominous. Everyone talks about China's growing economy but no one in the civilized world is ready to move to China to make it home; no one is going there for higher education; no transnational is going to make China a headquarter for its operations. They see it as a big factory system that has to supply to the world. No one is concerned about the millions of unknown faces in the big factory called China because the Chinese central leadership is not. Almost every just human right is suppressed in China. No need to write much on that. And corruption is endemic there, too. Distortion to this extent of the Communist politics values has become a pandemic and is present in fully distorted fervour in almost of the countries where the old-school Communist politics still exists. China, Cuba and N Korea are its glaring examples. The Communist USSR fell due to this only. They make the common men look like stooges. Just google the YouTube for 'N Korea mourning' and you will find a series of videos showing N Koreans mourning in offices and on streets on the sad demise of their 'Dear Leader' Kim Jong-il and you will easily find most of them are forced to do so for a dictator who was responsible for over two million famine deaths in his country since he took over it in 1994.
After two decades of a shaky democratic experiment and a prosperous 2000-2008 phase in between, most of the Russians are not prepared to go back to the old days. Explosion of sentiments through the social media and snowballed protests on the ground clearly tell this.
Is the central Russian leadership reading this? Is the central Russian leadership realizing the pulse of the Internet bound, restless younger lot that has the potential to engulf whole of the Russian working-age population? According to the CIA Factbook, 71.8 per cent of Russian population is in the age-group 15-64 while the median age is 38.7 years. With urban population of 73 per cent and unemployment rate of 18.3 per cent, this unrest soon can be a pan-Russia phenomenon with the Internet penetration of 42.8 per cent.
Social media use habits are going to play an important role in this.
Labels: December 4 Parliamentary Election, Democracy in Russia, Internet in Russia, Medvedev, Navalny, Russia, Russia political system, Russian blogger, Russian demography, Social media in Russia, Vladimir Putin
NAVALNY SYNDROME - "RUSSIA WITHOUT PUTIN!" – RUSSIAN BLOGGERS ROCK – ARAB SPRING IS FLOWING (II)
"Logically, Putin should make the first move, but his statements during the call-in show were counterproductive. Journalist Oleg Kashin even called his performance "self-immolation." Kashin's opinion had statistical support: The number of people who went on a Facebook site and clicked that they would attend the next demonstration Dec. 24 rose from 18,000 to 21,500 during the course of the show." – The Moscow Times, December 19, 2011
Vladimir Putin held his 10th annual televised call-in show on December 15 and this year it lasted for more than four hours, longest in show's history. He had to answer. He had to sound credible and sincere on the public protests on vote rigging complaints. Instead what he said bounced back on him. People who were not sure on deciding to attend the next round of protests on December 24 found reasons in Putin's untimed raw humour especially his 'condom expertise' statement. He said, "To be perfectly honest, when I saw something on some people's chests, I'll be honest -- it's not quite appropriate -- but in any case, I thought that this was part of an anti-AIDS campaign, that these were, pardon me, condoms." Incidentally, the protestors had pinned white ribbons to their coats and Putin's way to handle public sentiments found a way to dismiss the collective gathering by treating it in lighter vein like the other day he alleged of CIA intervention and support behind these protests. And this tells us something. Underneath, he understands the problem is big. Linking it to CIA tells us. Like in India, where most of the major problems related to the internal security are attributed to the ISI or Pakistan as the first resort to buy time to think on what the problem is, similar sentiment persists in lawmakers everywhere and since Russia's nemesis is USA and so blame it on CIA. But given the things at the moment, no one can say if Putin has been able to gauge the mood of the nation especially it's younger lot?
One of the striking features of the protests post December 4 parliamentary elections has been the spontaneous involvement of many who were considered politically inactive. "The most important outcome of yesterday's rally is that it not only drew people who usually come out to such events, but also those who never attend them," AFP quoted LiveJournal's most followed Russian blogger drugoi (other) about the protests immediately after the December 4 elections.
And this generation is led by bloggers like Aleksei Navalny. This generation that Putin is finding hard to placate thrives on the Internet, an Internet which is just one of the few options available to Russians to express them independently. 'Social networking booming in Egypt, Russia, survey finds', a story on CNN today provides some insights. The story is based on findings of the Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project. The report finds, "In almost all the countries surveyed, the use of social networks such as Facebook and Twitter didn't change much from 2010 to 2011. Two notable exceptions were Egypt, where 28% of respondents now use social networks -- up from 18% last year -- and Russia, where social-networking use rose from 33% to 43%." According to the Internet World Stats, Russia's Internet penetration was 42.8 per cent of the total population in 2010. According to a comScore release, Russia overtook Germany as market with largest online audience in Europe. The Pew survey found that only 6 per cent of the Russia's Internet population is not on the social networking sites.
The Arab Spring that spread to Russia owes much to Russia's demographics, its social media habits and an archaic political system. Let's see what's on the table.
Labels: Aleksei Navalny, December 4 Parliamentary Election, Internet in Russia, Navalny, Pew Research Center's Global Attitudes Project, Russia, Russian blogger, Social media in Russia, Vladimir Putin
O! CHILDHOOD
Sometimes beginning the day with a whisper, sometimes with a cry
Sometimes gaping in the void, at times beginning it with an innocent invite
The sudden trance that it takes me into away from the colossal clutches of the trite
Dragging away, disconnected, liberating to the elementary momentary amnesia
Cruising to the myopic state of bionic reflections jaded by the hyperemia
The ephemeral circumvention of the moment drawn away from the empirical hysteria
To the cerebral existence of the self-efficacious creation, to that fleeting vision
There comes a time,
When debates become primordial, when the need of solutions become unreal
O! Childhood,
Why don't you stay forever transcending me to the realms of that fading Ideal
Labels: Childhood, Innocence
"RUSSIA WITHOUT PUTIN!" – RUSSIAN BLOGGERS ROCK – ARAB SPRING IS FLOWING (I)
A meticulously crafted image - he's seen fighting the Siberian tiger; he poses to the photographers swimming butterfly; he bares his abs for photographers much in the same way film stars and models do; he happily makes Anna Chapmen the spy one of his party members and a whole news making machinery is put into relaying it; a former Playboy Playmate fights election on his party ticket and becomes MP.
A macho image (aimed at appealing to every section of Russian society) of KGB operative turned politician who took over Russia with promise of political and economic reforms; an image that is under threat now thanks to the efforts of some bloggers led by Aleksei Navalny, Russia's most popular political blogger.
"I'd like to thank Aleksei Navalny," she said. "Thanks to him, specifically because of the efforts of this concrete person, tomorrow thousands of people will come out to the square. It was he who united us with the idea: all against 'the Party of Swindlers and Thieves'."
A New York Times report quoted a young environment activist appealing to gather for protests on Saturday, December 10. Thousands came together in different parts of Russia on December 10 alleging wide-scale vote rigging in December 4 parliamentary elections. Aleksei Navalany, a 34 year old blogger who has given the slogan 'the Party of Swindlers and Thieves' for Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party, is being touted as the potential threat for Putin's iron grip on Russia.
Since his coming to the political prominence in 1999, Putin has tightly controlled the mainstream media and has manipulated it the way he found it benefitting to him. Thanks to the oil-economy, Russia saw good days 2000-2008. Oil pumped in money and economy did well. Putin kept on his grip tightening but nothing much was done on the ground to bring about fundamental reforms in Russia's economy in terms of Industrial and manufacturing policy. Things started going bad when the global recession started spreading in 2008. Gradually things worsened. Corruption became endemic. Dreams of living in a developed Russia once again started getting threadbare. Anti-incumbency was bound to grow and it grew. But Putin was not ready to leave; he's not ready to leave; not ready to weaken his grip even slightly. He was President for two terms. He could not continue for the third term as restricted by the Russian Constitution. But he remained the central political figure of Russia by being elected as the Prime Minister and now intends to come back as the President next year again when the elections are due. His intention and efforts to continue and a growing protests, though not significant yet as his party is still the most popular in Russia based on the election outcomes and that his approval rating is still above 60 per cent according to the independent Levada Centre, foretell us of chaotic days ahead in Russia.
After the elections and reports on rigging, Navalny called on his fellow countrymen via his Twitter handle (1,37,750 followers then) and his blogs (Navalny.ru and Rospil.info - 61,184 fans then) to come together for protests on Monday, December 5. The New York Times writes, "The full measure of Mr. Navalny's charisma became clear after protests on Monday night; an estimated 5,000 people materialized, making it the largest anti-Kremlin demonstration in recent memory, and Mr. Navalny was arrested on charges of resisting the police and sentenced to 15 days in prison."
Today, thousands again came on the streets of St. Petersburg and Moscow to protest against the vote-rigging demanding recounting and sloganeering for a Putin-free Russia. Thousands of supporters of the Communist Party rallied outside the Kremlin weathering wind, rain and blizzard. Central square of St. Petersburg saw thousands coming together chanting 'Russia without Putin' and 'We want to live in an honest country!' The Associated Press writes, "Frustration has grown with the ruling United Russia party and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who has dominated Russian politics for over a decade."
Vladimir Putin would blame the social media for the anti-Putin wave! How?
Labels: Aleksei Navalny, December 4 Parliamentary Election, Navalny, Navalny.ru, Rospil.info, Russia, Russian blogger, Vladimir Putin
BUT I KNOW WHO I AM
I may not know where I am
I may not know where headed I am
I may not touch the wind
I may not soak the rain
I may not feel the Zen
I may not end up in the heaven
But I know I am not afraid anymore
Excruciating, reverberating, rejuvenating
Moments had their breathe squeezing
When they saw the disaster impending
Moments sang the song of the thrill
The voice became softer devoid of any shrill
I stand there, quiet,
To wage another fight
Moments reckon of the looming night
Inviting me
To the darkness of uncertainty
I am still there
For your smile of serenity
I will zoom past this night
Its stranger still!
Life, a loser, calls, says! Behold
Let's fight again,
For the sake of romance of fighting
For the joy of adventure of losing
Life recalls, says! Listen
We have been the bedfellows
Always fighting
Never thinking of going away
You see your win I see mine
You claim your survival
I claim my revival
I have been there, listening
To all, it says, sifting
Through, what it means
Assimilating what it aims
Reading what it failed to name
I know through its odd sways
I will, again, find my ways
I know I am the one, whom
I have been looking for
Life, you say I was mismatched
And there,
You so deliberately crashed
O' your materialist ways, with
Layers of assorted ambiguities
I was there, I am there, I will be there
With all my 'too' simplistic ethos and mores
That you found so hard to believe
You went on to the extent, to
Deceive
O' life, but
Isn't it your way to go?
A flow, marked with
Such dismay
That you ceased to exist for me
I won't take anymore of your artificial beauty
I won't listen to anymore of your cacophonous eloquence
I won't be deceived anymore by your innocent look
I won't be betrayed anymore by duality of your words
I reclaimed who I was and who I need to be
I know I am through this important learning
But I am now on the way to be me
For I know who I was
For I know who I am going to be!
Labels: I shall prevail, Living the life on your terms, Questions of life, The will to resurrect
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Pharos technology complies with "best cyber security standard for companies"
Cyber security is becoming more important in the digital age, more than ever before. Only late last month was the corporate monolith that is Marriott, hacked, leaving over 500 million users exposed because of the security breach. This underlines the importance of security in our modern society.
Naturally, Pharos takes security very seriously. This is why we took the necessary steps to ensure that every aspect of the business was secure from all forms of security threats that the modern-age throws in our direction. This is also why we chose to be both Cyber Essentials and IASME accredited.
Cyber Essentials is a government-backed scheme that helps companies, small-to-large, protect themselves from a whole range of cyber attacks, whilst also demonstrating their commitment to cyber security. The body was formed in 2014 and it has seen a dramatic rise in cyber attacks since its launch.
The body states that "Cyber attacks come in many shapes and sizes, but the vast majority are very basic in nature, carried out by relatively unskilled individuals. They're the digital equivalent of a thief trying your front door to see if it's unlocked. Our advice is designed to prevent these attacks."
IASME is an Information Assurance standard that is designed to help improve the cyber security of Smalll and Medium sized Enterprises. The governance standard is risk-based and includes aspects such as physical security, staff awareness and data backup. The UK Government recently recognised it as the best cyber security standard for companies. The IASME governance standard includes both Cyber Essentials Standard and an assessment of the forthcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), interred to strengthen and unify data protection for all individuals within the European Union.
"We are proud to be both Cyber Essentials and IASME accredited. We have put in a lot of hard work over the past few months and across the whole of the company to ensure that our security meets their high standards. This will help reaffirm to our existing clients as well as future clients, that all aspects of their business are and always will be firm, safe and secure with Pharos," said Nick Belle, Managing Director of Pharos.
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Fed Opts For Smaller Rate Increase, Signals More Hikes In 2023; New Russian Warning Against U.S. Patriot Missiles To Ukraine; Confirmed Tornado Strikes New Orleans; Louisiana Governor Declares State Of Emergency Amid Tornado Outbreak. Aired 6-7p ET
WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Happening now, Americans buying homes and seeking loans are bracing for the impact of the seventh interest rate hike this year. The Fed opting for a smaller increase this time as inflation cools while signaling there may be more economic pain in 2023.
Also tonight, as Russia launches new strikes on Ukraine including the Capitol, the Kremlin is warning it will target U.S. Patriot missiles that may soon be sent to defend Ukrainian cities.
And there's breaking news, a damaging tornado strike in New Orleans. A powerful winter storm unleashing a deadly twister outbreak as well as blizzard warnings as it barrels east.
Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. I'm Wolf Blitzer and you're in THE SITUATION ROOM.
But first let's go to the new rate hike by the Federal Reserve and the broader economic outlook heading into the New Year, lots at stake right now.
CNN's Chief White House Correspondent Phil Mattingly is joining us right now. Phil, the White House is obviously keenly aware of the impact these rate hikes have on American consumers and on the U.S. economy. So, what's the reaction over there to this latest move by the Fed?
PHIL MATTINGLY, CNN CHIEF WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Yes, Wolf, there's no question about that. And on the heels of the first positive signs that inflation's grip may be finally starting to recede somewhat, Federal Reserve officials voted to slow what has been a month's long effort on a very aggressive side of things to cool the U.S. economy down. However, they made clear they believed inflation would be stubborn in its hold going forward and more rate hikes would follow.
Now, inside the White House, the Fed's willingness to slow down that campaign was positive news, positive news on the heels of that very clear signs in the data that inflation was starting to release some of its grip here. But there is a recognition that any optimism about what may be happening next is somewhat cautious knowing that, over the course of the last several years, there have been a lot of predictions about what may happen with inflation and many of those, particularly those that may have been somewhat rosy ended up being wrong.
However, when you look at the full-scale of the U.S. economy right now, White House officials I've been speaking to, while taking pains not to weigh in on the Fed's decision specifically, say they have very clear signals, that what the president and his team have wanted over the course of the last several months, very clear continued economic growth if somewhat cooler than it has been the last year-and-a-half and clear signs of deceleration on the inflation front, are starting to very clearly happen. Now, whether or not that could be maintained is an open question.
However, the reasons that's more important than anything else at this point is while they definitely want to see prices decrease, they also don't want the Fed to tip the economy into a recession if things continue on the path that they're going on right now. White House officials believe there's a pathway to that so-called soft landing, however, though they knew it is a long road ahead, Wolf.
BLITZER: Phil, you also have important new reporting that the White House is closely monitoring right now, the situation along the U.S. southern border. Give us the latest.
MATTINGLY: Yes. There is a sense of urgency and the very real recognition of the problem that may lay ahead when the so-called Title 42 authority is lifted on December 21st. Now, there are still courthouse proceedings that White House officials are following but they are very much planning on that authority, which was put in place by the Trump administration, has blocked thousands, if not more of migrants over the last several years.
When that authority is lifted, there is a sense that there will be a surge at the border and there has been a surge even leading up to this point. There have been intensive behind the scenes discussions between top White House officials, the Department of Homeland Security in preparation for that moment, the surging of personnel, of infrastructure, trying to meet entry points that they believe will involve thousands of new migrants in the days ahead.
Now, there are expected to be new announcements, Wolf, in the days ahead in preparation for that moment, but the reality when you talk to White House officials is this. They need more money. They have asked Congress for an additional $3 billion. And they also know that the only long-term fix here will come through legislative action, something that while there is a proposal on the table on Capitol Hill is a framework fray bipartisan proposal, no clear signals that's going to get over the finish line anytime soon, that means the administration is going to have to address this, and they know it's coming soon, Wolf.
BLITZER: Phil Mattingly at the White House for us, thank you very much, from the White House.
Let's head over to Capitol Hill right now, where a bipartisan framework has been reached on a massive spending bill to keep the government running. It comes as some Republicans are expressing concerns about the deal, including the Republican House leader, Kevin McCarthy.
Let's go to our Congressional Correspondent Jessica Dean. She's watching all the drama unfold. Jessica, negotiators are trying to keep the government funded but is McCarthy more focused right now on his push to become the next speaker of the House?
JESSICA DEAN, CNN CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, he is certainly very focused on that, Wolf, looking to January 3rd when that vote will take place, when he needs to get those 218 votes in the House to become speaker. And what we're really seeing is a theme that's played out over and over again here on the Hill, which is Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader McCarthy really at odds with one another in terms of how they want to move forward. We heard from McConnell that he called this broadly appealing to get a year-long spending bill done, and now we're hearing from McCarthy, he says he's a hell no on any sort of massive funding bill that would fund the government for a year.
And this is happening as, of course, he's trying to get hard line Republicans, very conservative Republicans, to support him in this speaker's race. And so while he might have indicated privately that he would be open to a spending package like this, what we're seeing playing out in public is that he is certainly trying to court those votes. We know there's five House Republicans that are solidly no against him right no, that they have said they're going to move in block one way or another, he needs those votes to become House speaker.
My colleague, Manu Raju, talk to him a little bit about this earlier. Take a look.
MANU RAJU, CNN CHIEF CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Has it been so hard for you to get 218 votes to become speaker when you have President Trump apparently lobbying on your behalf? You've been meeting with members of the Freedom Caucus but the votes just aren't there. Why is this so hard for you?
REP. KEVIN MCCARTHY (R-CA): Spending time with my conference. But, I mean, you know what's amazing to me? Here we are with the biggest things going on, on the spending, like I can always count on you for the most inappropriate question. But --
DEAN: So, again, we have that never Kevin bloc of five House Republicans who are very much against McCarthy becoming speaker.
We also noticed, Wolf, earlier today that we're starting to see some members of the House GOP wearing okay buttons, only Kevin. That is their message to their colleagues. So, again, this continues to play out, as he really tries to make this play for speaker and the day is now slipping away. Wolf?
BLITZER: We'll see what happens. Jessica dean, thank you very much.
There's certainly a lot to discuss. Joining us now, CNN's Chief Political Analyst Gloria Borger, CNN's Chief National Affairs Analyst Kasie Hunt, CNN's Chief National Affairs Correspondent Jeff Zeleny and our White House Reporter Priscilla Alvarez.
Gloria, let me get your take first of all, on this clash that emerging between Mitch McConnell, Kevin McCarthy, these two Republican leaders on Capitol Hill. What's really going on here? It's a clash over government funding, which is so critically important.
GLORIA BORGER, CNN CHIEF POLITICAL ANALYST: Right. First of all, I want to say that was not an inappropriate question, by the way, to be asked by our colleague, Manu Raju, not at all. But let's talk about this relationship between McConnell and McCarthy. I was told by an ally of McConnell's today that the two have never been close. I don't think him saying is not going to support this bill after he implied in a private meeting that he would support this bill is going to make them any closer.
And I think what's going on here is McCarthy needs to get votes to become speaker. And he's being held hostage to a fringe of the minority, as we all know, some members of the freedom caucus. McConnell wants to get the work done for the Congress and McCarthy is saying hell no because he wants to get the votes and that's what's going on.
KASIE HUNT, CNN CHIEF NATIONAL AFFAIRS ANALYST: Yes. I mean, look, I think the reality here is that right now, under these circumstances, it's okay for McCarthy to take this stand. It accomplishes what he needs to do politically, and the reality is Democrats still control the floor of the House. So, if there's a deal to go forward to fund the government, that's all fine and good. His life is so much harder if, in fact, he actually manages to get to 218 and then we're in the New Year and he's trying to convince his conference to govern the country instead of shutting everything down, right? So, that's really the rub here.
And that's why I think when you hear Mitch McConnell making treats about, oh, we're only going to do this for a few weeks, we're going to kick this into January, we're going to let McCarthy actually have a real role in this in this instead of just a politically -- I mean, this is political theater, right, what he did with Manu today.
JEFF ZELENY, CNN CHIEF NATIONAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT: I mean, the reality is, though, Mitch McConnell would be doing McCarthy a favor by passing this for a year, because then McCarthy does not inherit this, literally, his first month on the job.
HUNT: Is that right?
Of course, and we've seen this every year.
But the reality here is this is just a preview into what's going to be coming. Because Mitch McConnell -- you're right, Gloria, they aren't close at all. They come from entirely different generations of the Republican Party. They viewed Trump differently, et cetera, on and on. But Mitch McConnell is going to be the punching bag sort of for the House Republicans. This is a preview to what next year will be, regardless of who becomes speaker.
BLITZER: It's going to be lively, I think, for all of you on that.
Priscilla, you've really been doing a lot of reporting, excellent reporting, on what's going on along the border between the U.S. and Mexico right now. What's the latest? What are you hearing? Because it seems like it's getting worse and worse and worse.
PRISCILLA ALVAREZ, CNN WHITE HOUSE REPORTER: Well, the scenes that we saw in El Paso is exactly what the administration was concerned about. And, really, what the plans boil down to is shoring up enough sources on the U.S. southern border to meet what could be unprecedented level of people coming to the border.
So, what does that look like? DHS officials tell me it's setting up temporary facilities, ramping up air and ground transportation and increasing their referral of prosecution for repeat crossers. But the big picture here is that this is an authority that was rolled over from the Trump administration. It was tied to the coronavirus pandemic. And now the Biden administration knew it was going to come to an end, a federal judge is requiring it to be so.
And what is happening now is they're going to have to go back to decades' old protocol, speaking of Congress, and having to do so at a time of mass migration in the hemisphere, and it makes it uniquely difficult for this administration. And that's why we're seeing this --
BORGER: Some people want to reinstate it, right? They just say -- or let it stay or do something to postpone. What's going to happen on December 21?
ALVAREZ: Well, it's part of the bipartisan framework.
BORGER: Exactly.
ALVAREZ: That Tillis and Sinema put together, is having for at least another year. But that's a hard pill to swallow for progressive Democrats who, for since the Trump administration, has said this should go away.
BLITZER: Yes. This is going to be a big story. We're going to stay on top of it as well.
On the economy, Jeff, you heard Phil report that the Biden administration now seems to see some sort of soft landing emerging out there. The stakes clearly are enormous right now. What are you hearing?
ZELENY: Without a doubt. I mean, the administration has been waiting for inflation to cool, and it does look like it's cooling somewhat, but still the reality is when do people feel this. That is still the challenge for this White House and this president.
Yes, gas prices were lower than they were, without a doubt. We're entering the winter heating season. That is going to be a very big deal for people. But can they avoid a recession? The White House believes that they can, they hope they can, but the interest rates have changed dramatically since he's been in office.
So, this is all going to be part and parcel of his re-election campaign, should he decide to do that. But they believe they are turning the corner sort of slightly on the economy here, but, again, most of it, virtually all of it is out of their hands.
HUNT: These things take time, too, don't forget, and we're about to hit, frankly -- I mean, yes, the calendar is going to say 2023 in a few weeks, but we're going to be in the 2024 election cycle. And if there is a recession, it's the White House and Democrats that are going to pay for it.
BORGER: And no one talks about it more than Biden. Really, every time he goes out, he says, I know you don't feel good about the way things are going right now, the old Bill Clinton, I feel your pain, but we're going to turn the corner, I'm not sure when. So, it's not something Biden shies away from talking about but he's sort of full of hope and optimism for the New Year. Let's see what happens.
BLITZER: And Biden remembers the days when James Carville used to say, it's the economy, stupid, and he still remembers that, and he knows that as well.
Guys, standby, we've got some breaking news we're following right now, a tornado hitting New Orleans just a short time ago.
Let's go to our Meteorologist Jennifer Gray. She's over at the CNN Weather Center for us. More bad news on the weather. So, what's the latest, Jennifer?
JENNIFER GRAY, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Yes, Wolf. This has been a very dangerous storm system. We actually have video of it from earlier when the storm passed just on the east side of New Orleans. You can see numerous power flashes as the storm went by.
It's hard to see on the video, but you can look on the right side, the center to right side on your screen, right there, you can see those power flashes and then you can see that cone shape that's a little bit darker, that's the tornado that was caught on camera rolling through the east side of New Orleans. This cell is still in progress.
Now, this rolled through New Orleans just a short time ago around -- between 4:30 and 5:00 Central Time. And here is it as it rolls through to the east. It's cleared out of New Orleans now, but it now has produced a tornado warning for the Gulfport Biloxi area. So, if you are in Southern Mississippi, in the line of this -- in the path of the storm, get to your safe spot immediately.
This storm has a history of damage as well as potential injuries. And so we are going to be watching this closely, Wolf, in the coming hours.
BLITZER: Yes. We'll going to be in close touch with you. Thanks so much for that report.
Just ahead, a new threat by Russia as the U.S. is finalizing plans right now to send the Patriot air defense missile system to Ukraine. We're going live to Kyiv. That's next.
BLITZER: Tonight, Russia is making new threats as the U.S. is finalizing plans to send its Patriot air defense missile defense system to Ukraine. The Biden administration could make an announcement on that as soon as this week, as we report it first right here on CNN.
Let's go to CNN Senior International Correspondent Will Ripley. He's joining us live from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv right now. So, Will, tell us more about what the Kremlin is now saying.
WILL RIPLEY, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, tonight, the Kremlin is essentially saying that once Patriot missile defense systems arrive here in Ukraine, they will become a prime target for Russian airstrikes that, as of late, have been targeting these civilian power infrastructure, which is exactly why the Ukrainians have been calling for the Patriots because they want to prevent millions of people from being plunged into the dark and the cold as we get ever closer to the start of winter and temperatures are already well below winter temperatures than most of us are used to experiencing.
It is frigid here. People have been dealing with power outages for weeks, and Russia tried to do it again.
Here in Kyiv, just a short distance from our hotel early this morning when many people, including some CNN staffers woke up to the sound of explosions.
RIPLEY (voice over): A terrifying way to wake up in Kyiv, the chilling buzz of another drone attack on the Ukrainian capital caught on camera. The rumble was like from a moped, that was the sound it made, says Svetlana. It fell behind the houses and then there was a strong roar and explosion.
Some buildings left on fire, hit by remains of the destroyed Iranian- made Shaheds, as they fell. Some landed near a local soccer field. Did you hear the explosion? ANDRIY SHAKHOV, DYNAMO KYIV FOOTBALL CLUB: Yes, of course. We all wake up. It was one here, first part, and the second part near the entrance from the training base and the third one near the forest.
RIPLEY: A few hours later, the consequences could have been much worse.
And you have kids playing soccer here.
SHAKHOV: No. Its 6:00 (INAUDIBLE), but --
RIPLEY: But they would have been here if it had to happened later?
SHAKHOV: Yes. Later, yes, because we have tournament here.
RIPLEY: Authorities say Russia launched the drones towards Kyiv on Wednesday, aiming them at the already battered power grid to sow fear and chaos and potentially plunge millions into the dark and cold. This time, all the drones were shot down.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the terrorists started this morning with 13 Shaheds. According to preliminary information, all 13 were shot down by Ukraine's air defense systems. Well done, he says, I'm proud.
Ukrainian defenses less successful in Kherson. Authorities say multiple Russian rockets hit this administrative building in the heart of the southern Ukrainian city. Authorities say nobody was hurt. Inside, the damage severe, entire sections destroyed.
Ukraine says attacks like this and the one in Kyiv aimed at wearing down the Ukrainian people, trying to break their spirits, reduce support for resistance against Russia. But here in Kyiv, people refuse to give in.
You are brave people.
SHAKHOV: Yes, children, the parents, women, old man it doesn't matter. They are so brave.
RIPLEY: Bravery on and off the battlefield.
RIPLEY (on camera): And in Southern Ukraine, in Kherson, the Russians have gone from occupiers to attackers. They have been relentlessly shelling and rocketing targets, including an administrative building, Wolf. People are dying on a regular basis. Russia also reportedly using cluster bombs against civilians in Kherson.
BLITZER: Will Ripley, reporting for us. Thank you very much, Will.
Joining us now, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, William Taylor. Ambassador, thanks so much for joining us.
Russia is now warning, as you heard, that it will, quote, immediately target these Patriot air defense missile systems once the U.S. provides them to Ukraine. Give us a sense of how these Patriot air defense missiles would change the battlefield potentially in Ukraine's favor.
WILLIAM TAYLOR, FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR TO UKRAINE: Wolf, these are the most sophisticated air defense that we've got, and we're finally providing them to the Ukrainians. My view, we should have done it earlier, but now that they are en route, now that they're going to be -- the Ukrainians will be trained on these systems, they'll be able to knock down and at a long distance aircraft, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles. These Patriot missiles are extremely effective against this area.
BLITZER: Those of us who cover the Middle East know when the U.S. started to provide these Patriot air defense missiles to Israel, it saved a lot of Israeli lives because rockets and missiles were coming in from Southern Lebanon or from Gaza and the Patriots air defense missile system really prevented a lot of those from making any impact.
TAYLOR: Absolutely. And I've got to believe that's been the impetus for making this decision. This is a big change.
BLITZER: The Ukrainians have been asking for it for a long time. Why has it taken so long?
TAYLOR: It's the right question. I remember just as I left in 2020, I had a final meeting with President Zelenskyy, he asked me specifically for Patriots at that time. So, that was two years ago. Yes, they've been asking for it for a long time. There have been questions about how long it's going to take the train, how long that this -- one big question, Wolf, is there are not that many batteries, there are not that many Patriot batteries that are available. So, they've got the question.
But, now that this horrible attack -- these horrible attacks on infrastructure, on energy, on electricity, that means that the Ukrainians, just as your reporters said, the Russians are trying to break the Ukrainians and they're not. They're failing.
BLITZER: Yes. These missiles will save a lot of Ukrainian lives in the process. Ambassador Taylor, thank you very much for that analysis.
There's more breaking news just ahead, a confirmed tornado striking New Orleans, part of a series of deadly and truly devastating storms hammering parts of the south right now. We're about to go live to Louisiana. That's next.
BLITZER: More now on the breaking news we're following, the tornado that just hit New Orleans a short time ago, part of a severe, very severe weather system, impacting millions of Americans.
CNN Meteorologist Jennifer Gray is tracking all these storm developments for us. Jennifer, Louisiana's governor, I understand, has just declared a state of emergency.
GRAY: I'm not surprised. We have seen tornados all across the state, from the north end to the south end, and these storms are still producing tornados. Here's video of that storm rolling through the east side of New Orleans. As I continue to talk about these storms, you'll see the power flashes and even that cone that's a little darker, that's the tornado.
These storms are still in progress, that same cell that went through New Orleans now producing a tornado warning for the Gulfport Biloxi area in Mississippi, so these storms are still just as powerful as they move to the east.
These storms will continue during the overnight hours and into tomorrow morning. Here's all the tornado reports we've already seen, and that number will continue to grow, Wolf. These are very dangerous storms and they aren't letting up even into the overnight hours.
BLITZER: We will stay in very close touch with you, Jennifer. Thank you very much.
This is the second night in a row of extremely dangerous weather here in the United States in the south, specifically. CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam is on the scene for us right now in Louisiana.
DEREK VAN DAM, CNN METEOROLOGIST (voice over): A tornado over New Iberia, Louisiana, caught on camera.
We're going to confirm at least two tornados have touched down in New Iberia.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Oh, my God, dude.
VAN DAM: The city's police captain recording significant damage to Iberia Medical Center, just one of string of over a dozen tornados in the past 24 hours, wreaking havoc across the Deep South.
SHERIFF DUSTY GATES, UNION PARISH SHERIFF'S OFFICE: We had quite a few homes damage and destroyed. We had approximately 20 to 25 known injuries from minor to -- we had a couple of people in critical condition.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Look at the top of my house, you all, house just gone.
VAN DAM: Overnight in Farmerville, not far from the Arkansas state line --
CADE NOLAN, PIO, FARMERVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT: We had found several mobile homes that had been thrown out into the nearby woods, multiple apartments damaged, multiple vehicles and a whole trailer park has been pretty much demolished. VAN DAM: Beth Tabor survived sheltering in a bathtub covering her roommate and her roommate and her roommate's baby with her own body.
BETH TABOR, LIVES IN FARMERVILLE, LOUISIANA: It sounds, just like they say, like a freight train. It was pretty bad just hearing all the -- everything flying around and you can't do anything about it.
VAN DAM: To the southwest, families in Keithville scrambling for safety.
TAMMY SEPULVADO, LIVES IN CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA: We got in the shower, like I said, and then all of a sudden at that time, we got to hunker down here, it was gone, the roof was gone.
VAN DAM: The storm being blamed in at least two deaths, according to the sheriff in Caddo Parish, a mother and child were killed.
In Four Forks mobile homes destroyed, belongings strewn throughout the neighborhood, trees uprooted and first responders helping guide residents out to safety from their crumbled homes.
Just hours earlier, parts of Texas taking a beating, and in Oklahoma, too, where residents survey the damage left in the storm's path.
With the storm system on the move, severe weather warnings have been issued across the Deep South. Government offices and schools closed in Mississippi with over 14 million people under a tornado or a severe weather threat.
Meanwhile, out across the plain, it's a deluge of snow and ice. In Wyoming, a whiteout, in South Dakota, most state offices are closed, and in parts of Minnesota, blizzard warnings are in effect as this massive front pushes eastward.
VAN DAM: Yes. And, Wolf, you know, the tornado that went through the greater New Orleans area earlier today actually crossed paths with an earlier tornado earlier this year in March of 2022. My team and I were on the site for the destruction and the aftermath there. And to see another tornado impact the same area is truly, truly heart breaking, not to mention the injuries and the fatality that has been reported there.
Now, as we start to see darkness descend on Louisiana and the Gulf Coast, the threat does not diminish. It only increases because now the tornados will be shrouded in darkness. You can just see the pure power of these thunderstorms, as they have rolled through the area, completely flipping over vehicles, tearing homes off of their foundation.
We have seen this time and time again across the Deep South. There's not that easy connection between climate change and tornados but we do know that the Gulf of Mexico is warming, that's extending the tornado season across the south and it's also pushing what we consider tornado alley, the area where we see some of the highest occurrences of tornados in the plains closer and closer to the south and to the east. Wolf?
BLITZER: Stay safe over there, Derek Van Dam, on the scene for us. I appreciate it very much.
Coming up, a significant move by the House January 6th select committee as it wraps up its investigation into the U.S. Capitol insurrection.
BLITZER: New developments tonight in the investigation into the Capitol insurrection as the house select committee now moves to wrap up its work while the U.S. Justice Department probe is actually heating up right now.
CNN Political Correspondent Sara Murray has the latest.
SARA MURRAY, CNN POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice over): The House committee investigating January 6th dropping its pursuit of phone records for several Donald Trump allies as the committee winds down its work.
REP. ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA): This is crunch time for the committee.
MURRAY: The lawmakers are abandoning subpoena related to phone records for Trump allies who contested then in court, including adviser Sebastian Gorka, Roger Stone and White House Aide Stephen Miller, among others, according to court records.
SEBASTIAN GORKA, TRUMP ALLY: Anything to do with my phone and all phones associated with it on the account, that includes my wife, my children, must be data dumped to the January 6th witch hunt committee.
MURRAY: Leaving the committee to wrap up its work without some of the information it had been fighting for in court. After more than a year of investigating, roughly a 1,000 witness interviews and a fruitless subpoena to the former president --
REP. LIZ CNENEY (R-WY): We are obligated to seek answers directly from the man who set this all in motion.
MURRAY: -- the January 6th panel is set to hold its final public meeting December 19th and release its final report two days later.
REP. ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA): The report will be for both the present and for the future, so people understood and understand exactly what we learned, the role people played, a lot of the granular detail and evidence that we uncovered.
MURRAY: At the meeting, lawmakers are expected to unveil five or six buckets of referrals, including referrals to the Justice Department for potential criminal prosecution, referrals for possible state bar discipline, referrals for potential campaign finance violations and referrals for the House Ethics Committee.
LOFGREN: We are very concerned that members of Congress that we issued subpoenas to, because they have relevant information, refused to comply, and that's a legal obligation. So, we are going to be addressing that on Monday.
MURRAY: While the committee winds down, the special counsel's probe into January 6th and efforts to overturn the 2020 election is expanding. After previously seeking information from fake electors across several battleground states Trump contested --
REPORTER: That was 16 electors that have been advice by the governor's staff and we are going to be here to (INAUDIBLE) Electoral College, you've been checking (INAUDIBLE).
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: But the GOP electorates.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: But these are the rest of the electorates.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I understand.
MURRAY: Prosecutors are now seeking information from local officials in those same swing states, Nevada, New Mexico, Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Pennsylvania.
MURRAY (on camera): And, Wolf, we've heard a lot at this point about the federal investigation into the whole fake elector scheme, but the fact that the special counsel is now issuing this new round of subpoenas to state and local officials in these battleground states tells you prosecutors want to dig beyond that. They want to know more about any contacts Donald Trump, his campaign, his allies may have had with other officials in these states trying to overturn the 2020 election.
BLITZER: Lots going on. Sara Murray reporting for us from Capitol Hill, thank you very much.
I want to bring in CNN Senior Legal Analyst Elie Honing and CNN's Legal Analyst Elliot Williams.
Elie, will the January 6th select committee be able to put together a really comprehensive and impactful report even without the phone records that they're seeking from so many of these individuals?
ELIE HONIG, CNN SENIOR LEGAL ANALYST: I think they will, for sure, Wolf. So, first of all, let's keep in mind big picture here just how much information the January 6th committee already has obtained. We know they've spoken with over a thousand witnesses. We know they've obtained emails, texts, we've seen a lot of that evidence at the public hearing. This is an area that will be missing. However, the January 6th committee is not helpless here. I think what they can do, what I would do if I was in their position, is flag this for prosecutors say, hey, we tried to get these phone records through normal subpoenas. We lost just because the recipients managed to delay this out in court, but you prosecutors have every ability and every right to go get those phone records. And, Wolf, I suspect prosecutors either already have gotten those records or will soon.
BLITZER: I suspect you're right. Elliot, but how should the committee address any gaps in their final report that could result from its inability, at least so far, to get those records?
ELLIOT WILLIAMS, CNN LEGAL ANALYST: And, Wolf, picking up on Elie's point, what's important to note here is what the goal of the committee is. And they're not building a criminal case, what they're building a public document. That can go to prosecutors or the general public for viewing it.
So, even if there are gaps, they can just say, and you saw this frankly in the 9/11 commission report some 20 or so years ago, when they said, this is the information that we had available to us, this is what we don't have and wink, wink, prosecutors, if you are able to get further information, then, by all means, go ahead.
The Justice Department -- it's not just a question of time, they generally have more, I guess, heft or reach when it comes to getting the subpoena records. And so I would be stunned if the Justice Department isn't able to get phone records that they wish to get down the road.
Now, I don't see this particularly big stumbling block for the committee given what their goal is.
BLITZER: Elie, wrap this up for us. Where do you see this going right now?
HONIG: Well, Wolf, I think on Monday, we're looking for a closing argument from the committee. I think they're making a closing argument to the American people, to the history books, for sure. This report will live in history. And, finally, I do think -- as Elliot said, I think they're appealing to prosecutors here. They're going to try to put the case together in a way that assists prosecutors however possible.
BLITZER: Elie Honig and Elliot Williams, excellent analysis, thank you very, very much.
There's more breaking news next, the state of emergency just declared in Louisiana amid a deadly tornado outbreak including one that made a direct hit -- a direct hit on New Orleans. We're going back live to Louisiana. That's next.
[18:49:00] BLITZER: More now on the breaking news we're following. The deadly tornado outbreak in Louisiana that's prompted a state of emergency just declared.
Our meteorologist Derek Van Dam is on the scene for us in Louisiana tonight.
Derek, New Orleans I understand is among the cities that have really been hit hard.
DEREK VAN DAM, AMS METEOROLOGIST: Wolf, indeed. And I was sitting inside of our van with my producer watching our affiliate WDSU show this chilling video of the tornado that moved through the Lower Ninth Ward, the same areas that were hit so hard by the March tornado earlier this year that my team and I were also on the ground for during that.
And it just brought back a lot of memories because as I watched that video, you see the lightening flashes as that funnel cloud connected with the ground and started to take out electrical poles, blowing up transformers, obviously taking out electricity and causing damage in its path.
But this is the exact same sight that I saw not eight months ago in nearly an identical area. In fact their tornado paths crossed in almost the same exact locations, so kind of chilling and haunting to see that happen. Very, very difficult next few days ahead of them and a difficult year that they have certainly had.
Just across the state of Louisiana, they're reeling with this increasing number of tornados, it appears, and hurricanes as well. The damage that's being left behind. I mean, I've covered a lot of natural disasters in my career at CNN, and it never ceases to amaze me the sheer power of what Mother Nature and what wind can do.
I mean, it completely flipped this vehicle on its side. We have homes that have been completely taken off of their foundation. The mobile home park behind me, we were reporting on it all day long. Much of it decimated to the ground to rubble quite literally, talking to survivors who had to do triage on their neighbors during this event.
And I'm looking directly into the camera because I want the people ahead of these storms to be aware that they are very dangerous, and they are marching eastward. So, just because now it's nighttime, the danger hasn't been minimized. It actually increases because tornados now are going to be shrouded in darkness.
You know, Wolf, this area, the gulf coast in particular, is so vulnerable to tornados. It all has to do with population densities. It's a lot more populated with trees. It is an area that is vulnerable to these types of storms.
BLITZER: Certainly is. All right. Derek, stay safe over there. Coming up, the U.S. marks ten years now since the massacre at Sandy
Hook Elementary School. But dozens of children have died in school shootings in the decades since.
An in-depth look at America's struggle with gun violence, that's next.
BLITZER: It's been ten years since the massacre at the sandy hook elementary school left the country reeling. But school shootings have continued at an alarming rate in the decades since as the U.S. struggles with gun violence.
CNN's Brian Todd is here with more on what's going on.
Brian, the horror of that day in Connecticut, is it possible -- is it possible to forget?
BRIAN TODD, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Many of us remember where we were, what we were doing that day, Wolf. And now a decade later for so many people, the grief has not subsided, and the frustration has only run.
TODD (voice-over): Barack Obama today called it a, quote, visceral blow, the darkest day of his presidency. The former president in a statement relaying what he calls the sorrow and anger he felt ten years ago today when 20 children between the ages of 6 and 7, and six adults, were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School. On that day, Mr. Obama couldn't contain his anguish.
BARACK OBAMA, THEN-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: They had their entire live as head of them -- birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own.
TODD: Obama now says the closest he came to being cynical about America.
OBAMA: Was the utter failure of Congress to respond in the immediate aftermath of the sandy hook shootings.
TODD: In the days immediately following the shooting, many believed sandy hook would surely be the catalyst for tighter gun laws. But Congress failed to pass a proposed assault weapons ban or a bipartisan measure for expanded background checks. A decade later, the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, this past spring, 19 students and two teachers killed in their classrooms. A survivor of Sandy Hook, who's now only 17, and has been fighting for gun control in recent years, tells CNN Uvalde felt personal.
CYRENA AROKIUM, SURVIVOR OF SANDY HOOK SHOOTING: It really affected me because I felt like I failed, and just to know that, like, something so similar happened again is very tiring.
TODD: Uvalde, another instance when a shaken president pleaded for an end to inaction.
JOE BIDEN, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: When in God's name we do what we all know in our gut do what we know needs to be done.
TODD: In the wake of Uvalde, Congress did pass some of the most significant gun control legislation in decades, proving incentives for states to enact red flag laws, which is allow for guns to be denied to people perceived to be threats to themselves or others, imposing enhanced background checks for gun buyers between the ages of 18 and 21, barring people convicted of domestic violence against partners from buying guns, and providing new mental health resources. But many, including President Biden, see that as just a tiny step.
Why has so little been done in the decades since Sandy Hook?
SEUNG MIN KIM, WHITE HOUSE REPORTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS: You have Republicans and Democrats very divided over what kind of gun restrictions are acceptable. For a broad swath of Republicans, no restrictions are acceptable. They see it as an infringement on their Second Amendment rights.
TODD: For the parent of one Sandy Hook victim, a decade of frustration on top of oppressive grief.
NICOLE HOCKLEY, MOTHER OF SANDY HOOK VICTIM DYLAN HOCKLEY: I don't know how much more our country can take, and why we keep going through that same cycle over and over again of thoughts and prayers and lack of action.
TODD: What does the future of gun control look like in the United States? Analysts say, with control of the House about to switch hands from Democrat to Republican, any significant legislation on the national level very unlikely -- Wolf.
BLITZER: All right. Brian Todd reporting, thank you very, very much.
And important note to our viewers, stay with CNN later tonight for a special report "Sandy Hook: Forever Remembered" with our own Alisyn Camerota. That's at 10:00 p.m. Eastern, only here on CNN.
Finally tonight, the popular former deejay for the Ellen DeGeneres show Stephen Boss, also know as Twitch, has died. A dancer and choreographer, Boss rose to fame on the show "So You Think You Can Dance." That's where he met his wife of nine years, fellow dancer, Allison Holker Boss, who is remembering him tonight as the best husband and father to their three children.
The L.A. County medical examiner says boss died by suicide. He was 40 years old.
If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts, we urge you to call 988 to reach the suicide and crisis life line.
And to our viewers, thanks very much for watching. "ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT" starts right now. | {
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Q: AWS::Serverless::Function CodeUri ignored by 'sam build' (whole project folder copied)? sam build copies whole project folder instead of lambda function folder(s).
I have this project structure:
.
├── aws.yaml
├── package.json
├── package-lock.json
└── src
├── postAuthentication
│ └── main.js
└── postConfirmation
└── main.js
My sam (cloudformation) template looks like this (abbreviated):
LambdaPostAuthentication:
Type: AWS::Serverless::Function
Properties:
Runtime: nodejs12.x
CodeUri: ./src/postAuthentication
Handler: ./src/postAuthentication/main.handler
LambdaPostConfirmation:
Type: AWS::Serverless::Function
Properties:
Runtime: nodejs12.x
CodeUri: ./src/postConfirmation
Handler: ./src/postConfirmation/main.handler
sam build gives me:
.
└── build
├── LambdaPostAuthentication
│ ├── package.json
│ ├── node_modules
│ └── src
│ ├── postAuthentication
│ │ └── main.js
│ └── postConfirmation
│ └── main.js
├── LambdaPostConfirmation
│ ├── package.json
│ ├── node_modules
│ └── src
│ ├── postAuthentication
│ │ └── main.js
│ └── postConfirmation
│ └── main.js
└── template.yaml
What I expect to get is the following:
.
└── build
├── LambdaPostAuthentication
│ ├── package.json
│ ├── node_modules
│ └── src
│ └── postAuthentication
│ └── main.js
├── LambdaPostConfirmation
│ ├── package.json
│ ├── node_modules
│ └── src
│ └── postConfirmation
│ └── main.js
└── template.yaml
I also tried absolute paths for CodeUri and Handler but to no avail.
A: Make sure both ./src/postAuthentication and ./src/postConfirmation have a package.json file in them.
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Q: Custom binding, with binding & init - knockout.js We're using knockout for a SPA consisting of multiple view models, to handle what view be visible we have wrapped the divs where we bind the 'sub' view models in with bindings.
The problem we're seeing is that when a views visibility is toggled, the Custom bindings inside it are executed, both init & update, every time.
This causes a problem for us when we have a binding based on this jqdialog binding and on each init a new dialog is created and appended to our DOM but we have no simple way of knowing when it should be removed.
More or less it's a question about if we should rearrange this part of our arcitecture or if something is missing in our binding.
Simple view:
<div id="view">
<button data-bind="click: on">On</button>
<button data-bind="click: off">Off</button>
<div data-bind="with: visible">
<span data-bind="foo: ''">foo</span>
visible
</div>
</div>
Js:
ko.bindingHandlers.foo= {
init: function() {
alert("init");
},
update: function() {
alert("update");
}
}
var vm =(function() {
var self = this;
self.visible = ko.observable(false);
self.on = function() { self.visible(true); };
self.off= function() {self.visible(false); };
})();
ko.applyBindings(vm, document.getElementById("view"));
A small fiddle roughly showing our error.
A: Your problem is that you are not toggling the visibility. When you use with you are removing and reinserting the same elements into the DOM each time. This, of course, causes the binding to be recreated and the init function to fire again.
If you just want to hide/show, use the visible binding instead.
So if you do this:
<div data-bind="visible: visible">
<span data-bind="foo: ''">foo</span>
visible
</div>
You'll see you binding initializes when the page loads and doesn't get initialized again as you show/hide. See here.
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Dr Qiuchen Lu
Lecturer in Digital Built Asset and Facility Management
The Bartlett Sch of Const & Proj Mgt
Faculty of the Built Environment
Joined UCL
Qiuchen's research interests focus on (1) automation and digitisation in asset & facility management (e.g., digital twin (DT) in city and building levels, image processing, IoT, AR/VR); (2) data-driven techniques (e.g., ML/AI, data processing techniques, cloud-based computing technologies); and (3) asset & facility management innovation (e.g., activity theory-based analysis and dialectical system model).
Teaching summary
Qiuchen mainly contributes in three modules: BCPM0060 – Introduction to the Built Environment, BARC0092 – Making Cities and BCPM0071, Professional Skills for Project Management. She is also the deputy programme lead for the MSc Digital Innovation in Built Asset Management (DIBAM).
Dr. Qiuchen Lu became a Lecturer in Digital Built Asset and Facility Management at the Bartlett School of Construction and Project Management, University College London (UCL), since August 2019. Before joining in UCL, Qiuchen was a research associate based at Asset Management Group, Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), and also worked at the Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction (CSIC) and Centre of Digital Built Britain (CDBB), Department of Engineering, the University of Cambridge. Dr. Lu mainly focused on the project 'Digital Twin (DT) Project' in building and city levels in Cambridge. A dynamic DT with multi-layered information models was developed to integrate heterogeneous data sources, support intelligent cloud-based data query, provide smarter AI-based decision-making processes and further bridge the gap between human relationships with buildings/regions via a more intelligent, visual and sustainable channels. She received her MPhil degree from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and the PhD degree in the University of Hong Kong in 2014 and 2017 respectively.
Dr. Lu is currently an Associate Member of ASCE (The American Society of Civil Engineers) and the Editor (Chinese Language) of Building Information Model (BIM) Dictionary, BIMe INITIATIVE. She is the reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals, such as Automation in Construction, ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, ASCE Journal of Management in Engineering etc.
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Q: iphone cocos2d CCSprite EXC_BAD_ACCESS Friends i am new to cocos2d programming and Mac in general!
I have noticed this EXC_BAD_ACCESS errors ruining most of my time... Take the following snippet of code from the Geek & Dad's tutorial...
-(void) AddEnemyAtX:(int)x Y:(int)y {
CCSprite *enemy1 = [CCSprite spriteWithFile:@"enemy1.png"];
enemy1.position = ccp(x,y);
[self addChild:enemy1];
[self animateEnemy:enemy1];
NSLog(@"%@", enemy1);
}
-(void) animateEnemy:(CCSprite *)enemy {
ccTime actualDuration = .5;
id actionMove = [CCMoveBy actionWithDuration:actualDuration
position:ccpMult(ccpNormalize(ccpSub(_player.position,enemy.position)), 10)];
id actionFinished = [CCCallFunc actionWithTarget:self
selector:@selector(animateEnemyFinished:)];
[enemy runAction:[CCSequence actions:actionMove,actionFinished,nil]];
}
-(void) animateEnemyFinished:(id)sender {
CCSprite *enemy = (CCSprite *)sender;
[self animateEnemy:enemy];
}
here _player is a global variable and accessible everywhere, I call AddEnemyAtX: Y: and pass some coordinates. My problem is the first time the loop runs fine... But again when the control is passed from animateEnemyFinished to animateEnemy then the app crashes mentioning "EXC_BAD_ACCESS"!
From what i figured out, the Sprite reference is not passed correctly! Help!
A: CCSprite *enemy1 = [CCSprite spriteWithFile:@"enemy1.png"];
gives you an autoreleased object. This means you should not call
[enemy1 release]
and 2nd after you set
enemy1=nil
you can't do
[self animateEnemy:enemy1];
because you give nil to animateEnemy:
Removing
[enemy1 release];
and
enemy1 = nil;
from your code should fix your problem.
A: Wow!!
Atlast figured it out...
A small mistake... just replacing the line
id actionFinished = [CCCallFunc actionWithTarget:self
selector:@selector(animateEnemyFinished:)];
with
id actionFinished = [CCCallFuncN actionWithTarget:self
selector:@selector(animateEnemyFinished:)];
did the trick! What i understood from this was that @selector() passes the id of the object which called upon it but at the same time when we use it along with CCCallFuncN it passes the id of the Node just parent to the object which called upon it!
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Ashton Kutcher punks his unsuspecting A-list celebrity friends with over-the-top pranks.
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V Graham Norton was an entertainment programme shown on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom starring Graham Norton, broadcast every weeknight as a successor to the weekly So Graham Norton. It aired from 6 May 2002 to 26 December 2003. It featured celebrities who chatted with Graham and became involved in studio games which were usually laden with sexual innuendo. The studio games were later featured on the clip show Nortonland in 2007 on digital channel Challenge. The show featured a 'webcam', a roving television camera which was randomly situated in a different place in the UK each week and which followed Graham's instructions and allowed him to interact with the public live. The feature was made technically possible using digital microwave link technology provided by Rear Window Television with the 'spontaneous' webcam feature always produced as a full quality Outside Broadcast, before being made to look like a traditional webcam at the studios.
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Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he's yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optimistic however, as rubbing shoulders with the A-list on-set only serves to reinforce his belief that the big time is just a job or two away.
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Wogan
Host Guy A. Lepage brings together six to eight personalities from different milieus—sports, politics, stage productions and more—that are the subject of everyone's conversations and/or are important figures in recent events. Participants are invited to speak freely, voicing their opinions on headline news or on a subject that is near and dear to them.
Tout le monde en parle
Posing as her twin brother in a boy band, a young woman wins the heart of her bandmates and fans, all the while searching for her long-lost mother.
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Skavlan is a Norwegian-Swedish television talk show hosted by Norwegian journalist Fredrik Skavlan. It premiered in Sweden on Sveriges Television in January 2009, and the first guests to appear on the show were former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson and his wife Anitra Steen. On 8 May 2009, it was announced that Skavlan had been renewed for a second season. It was also announced that the show would no longer only be produced by SVT in Sweden; Skavlan would now be partly produced in Norway by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The first twelve episodes of Skavlan's second season were produced by SVT in Sweden, and the remaining twelve by NRK in Norway. Skavlan speaks Norwegian and his dialog is therefore subtitled in Swedish in Sweden, even though the two languages are quite similar and mutually intelligible. If the persons being interviewed by Skavlan are Swedish, he often tells them to let him know if they do not understand what he is saying. Swedish novelist Jan Guillou has criticized SVT for subtitling the program, stating "there is no need for that. If the host had been Danish, subtitling would have been necessary, but with a Norwegian host it does not make any sense."
Skavlan
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Barbara Pierce Bush thinks big, and not just because shes part of that famous Texas family. The 34-year-old CEO and cofounder of Global Health Corps, a nonprofit dedicated to health equity, aims to improve care in some of the worlds poorest communities. A fan of cardio workouts, the New Yorker is usually up at 7 A.M. and lacing up her sneakers soon after. Since I started running, she says, I havent stopped!
I use my iPhone as an alarm clock but also have a more effective, living alarm in my cat, Eleanor. She wakes me up at the same time every day, waiting to be fed and pushing me to get to the gym.
Before checking my phone, I write down three things Im grateful for.
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GLASGOW-based software company arbnco has highlighted its US growth plans, after signing a deal with the University of California, Davis.
UC Davis, one of 10 University of California campuses, will deploy two of arbnco's proprietary software solutions to enable it to identify energy and cost savings in buildings, and understand indoor air quality conditions, in offices and classrooms.
arbnco said this adoption of its technologies would be the "first US market test" for the company, and would help it to "develop its software for further deployment across America".
The Glasgow company announced the opening of its first US office, in Detroit, this month. And it highlighted plans to open a second US office, in California, early this year. It said it was targeting the US as its "first major export country".
arbnco, founded in 2012, develops technological solutions aimed at enhancing energy performance, improving sustainability and reducing carbon outputs in commercial and public sector buildings.
The company, which noted it had conducted "numerous" research projects with the University of Strathclyde, said its UK industry partners included Nuveen Real Estate and Mitsubishi Electric R&D Centre Europe.
Established in 1905, UC Davis has more than 36,000 students across its 7,309-acre campus.
arbnco said that, in the first of several projects in which it would be involved, its software would be utilised by UC Davis as part of a pilot programme funded by the US Office of Naval Research.
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arbnco noted that, if successful, the programme would then lead to a demonstration on a local Navy installation, with the "eventual aim of reducing the US Navy's energy use across its facilities".
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How husband and wife Chad Newton and Grace Nguyen took their experience in fine dining to create delicious, yet approachable cuisine.
When two accomplished chefs meet, inspiration ensues. When said chefs marry, magic happens. And when they decide to open a restaurant for Bay Area foodies, then the pleasure becomes all ours. Since 2012, Chad Newton and Grace Nguyen, along with partner and restaurateur Frank Klein, have been feeding locals delicious rice dishes at Asian Box in Palo Alto's Town & Country Village.
This journey began in 2001, while they were both working for Wolfgang Puck's Postrio. Nguyen was the night grill cook while Newton was the front-of-the-house food runner and expeditor. "She still claims that she doesn't remember me from that time. But I definitely remember her," Newton recalls. Nguyen went on to open Postrio in Las Vegas, and Newton continued working as an Executive Chef throughout San Francisco. A few years later, while dining at The Slanted Door with his father, Newton approached Nguyen, who was the restaurant's executive chef at the time. "She was so kind and pretended to remember me," Newton says. Soon after, they started seeing each other and were married in Sonoma in 2011. "It's cool that we can say we met each other in the restaurant world doing something that we both loved," Newton says.
"We both grew up with food being the center of everything. It's what made our families closer."
After their wedding, they decided to do something that would challenge any newlywed couple: open a restaurant. Nguyen is Vietnamese and grew up cooking with her family and wanted to open a restaurant that would emulate Asian street stalls. "They're common in Vietnam and they create a menu based on what they can find from the vendors that day," she explains. "There's no refrigeration out there so everything is made fresh."
Nguyen wanted to implement this type of cuisine into the restaurant in a way that wouldn't be scoop-and-serve down a hot line. Instead, meat is grilled in small batches per order. "And we also wanted to create something that was very chef driven, but also approachable for people at an affordable price," Newton adds.
The end result was Asian Box, with a menu ranging from rice dishes such as Vietnamese Hot Chicken and The Ox Box to Banh Mi sandwiches and spring rolls. Plus, everything is made fresh from locally sourced products. "And at Asian Box, nothing is frozen. The kitchen doesn't even have a freezer," Nguyen notes, "so our meat and produce are delivered daily." Since Asian Box debuted nearly nine years ago, nine other locations have opened—six in Northern California and four in Southern California—with more to come. "It's so nice to see that we are still going strong, making great food, and having a lot of fun doing it," Newton says.
Winner Winner Chicken
A husband, wife, and business partner walk into a kitchen and create a true winner.
For couple Bridgette and Jeremy Chen, food was an integral part of their respective childhoods. Delicious scents filled their kitchens and floated amongst the noise and laughter of everyone rehashing their days. "We both grew up with food being the center of everything. It's what made our families closer," Jeremy recalls.
Jeremy and Bridgette Chen with their daughter, Margaux
So it comes as no surprise that they both pursued careers in the culinary world. "This industry has always been so electric for me," Bridgette shares. "The energy was just so different from anything else I had ever worked in." She gravitated toward the business side while Jeremy chose the chef route. Their paths crossed while they were both working for Greg St. Claire at Avenir Restaurant Group. "Being able to work next to Greg and his wealth of knowledge was priceless," Bridgette says. She transitioned from serving into the general manager role for Milagro's—playing an internal part in its recent expansion, rebrand, and facelift. "It was the most challenging few years of my career, but I just loved every minute of the process," she adds. Jeremy hopped around many of the Avenir restaurants, working up the ladder before becoming Executive Chef of Town and then the Corporate Chef of Avenir – creating menus for Alpine Inn, Milagro's, Town, and Nola.
Two years ago, they welcomed their own little dish to the world – their daughter, Margaux. This recent addition to the family inspired their next business venture. "We found that eating with a little one changed our expectations of what a dining experience should be," Jeremy says. They joined business partner Randy Magpantay (with whom Jeremy also owns a catering company) and opened Winner Winner Chicken at Hillsdale Shopping Center. "I'm Jeremy and Randy's biggest fan," Bridgette says. "There's no one else I would do this project with than them."
The white tile interior and iron fixtures create a modern farmhouse look while the atmosphere is fun and lively. A menu highlight is the fried chicken, which is hormone- and antibiotic-free and naturally raised. "We've spent the last nine months taste testing a lot of fried chicken," Jeremy laughs.
This fan favorite will be served alongside hearty side dishes such as corn casserole, tangy slaw, and green bean casserole. Healthy fare like Impossible burgers, salads, and green juices are also on the menu. "We've even partnered with Barry's Bootcamp and its instructors have created a salad option for the menu," Bridgette says.
The location may be geared towards fulfilling the fast food desires of the masses, but high-quality ingredients and dynamic service set it apart. "I feel like sometimes quick service gets a bad rap," Jeremy says. "So it's really important to us to give every customer a full-service experience by using our wealth of knowledge in the food industry."
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Earl Lovelace
West Indian author
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Earl Lovelace, (born July 13, 1935, Toco, Trinidad), West Indian novelist, short-story writer, and playwright celebrated for his descriptive, dramatic fiction about West Indian culture. Using Trinidadian speech patterns and standard English, he probes the paradoxes often inherent in social change as well as the clash between rural and urban cultures.
Lovelace was raised by his maternal grandparents on the island of Tobago. He attended private schools there and in Port of Spain, Trinidad. After living abroad for a short time, he returned to Trinidad in 1967 and worked as a journalist, novelist, and dramatist. He also taught English at the University of the West Indies at Saint Augustine and was a writer in residence at several universities in the United States, including Johns Hopkins University, where he earned an M.A. degree in 1974.
His acclaimed first novel, While Gods Are Falling (1965), features a protagonist who feels that only by returning to his remote village can he truly be himself. The Schoolmaster (1968) is a tragic novel about the building of a school in rural Trinidad. The Dragon Can't Dance (1979), which Lovelace adapted into a play (produced 1990), concerns the efforts of a group of people to regain their culture and sense of community in poverty-ridden Trinidad. His later novels include The Wine of Astonishment (1982); Salt (1996), which won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (later called Commonwealth Book Prize); and Is Just a Movie (2011). Lovelace also published the short-story collection A Brief Conversion and Other Stories (1988), as well as the plays The New Hardware Store and My Name Is Village, both collected in Jestina's Calypso & Other Plays (1984), and The Reign of Anancy (1989). Growing in the Dark (2003) is an essay collection. In addition, he wrote (with his daughter Asha Lovelace) the screenplay for Joebell and America (2004), a TV movie based on his short story of the same name.
Trinidad and Tobago, island country of the southeastern West Indies. It consists of two main islands—Trinidad and Tobago—and several smaller islands. Forming the two southernmost links in the Caribbean chain, Trinidad and Tobago lie close to the continent of South America, northeast of Venezuela and northwest of Guyana. Trinidad, by…
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Commonwealth Book Prize, any of the annual literary prizes awarded from 1987 to 2013 by the Commonwealth Foundation, an organization comprising most member countries of the Commonwealth. The awards were established in 1987 as the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. Initially two honours, best book and best first…
West Indies, crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles (3,200 km) long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north. From the peninsula of Florida on the mainland of the United States, the islands stretch…
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Dramatic literature, the texts of plays that can be read, as distinct from being seen and heard in performance. The term dramatic literature implies a contradiction in that literature originally meant something written and drama meant something performed. Most of the problems, and much of the…
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Faster trading can improve liquidity in frequent call auction markets. In contrast, speeding up continuous-time markets increases information costs for high-frequency liquidity providers whose quotes are more exposed to snipers. We build a model showing that trading speed stimulates price competition between arbitrageurs in very frequent call auction markets with learning frictions. A higher trading speed increases the expected number of arbitrageurs participating in the auction. Consequently, each arbitrageur uses more aggressively priced orders. As a result, adverse selection costs drop and liquidity improves. While liquidity decreases in auction frequency, even very frequent auctions improve liquidity relative to continuous-time trading. | {
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The Martin St. Louis Homecoming: A Rollercoaster Of Emotions
Lauren Burg November 26, 2014
Martin St. Louis returns to Tampa Bay for the first time since his trade last season. (Photo credit: The Associated Press)
Heartbreak. Anger. Even some pride.
Those are a few of the emotions fans could have heading into Martin St. Louis' homecoming Wednesday night at Amalie Arena.
After 13 years wearing Tampa Bay Lightning blue (or black, depending on which generation you watched), St. Louis returns to his old stomping grounds representing the New York Rangers.
It seems so wrong. Not because he left; Lightning fans have bid farewell to an abundance of fan favorites over the years; but more how he left.
He captained the Lightning to a potential playoff berth despite missing superstar centre, best friend and former linemate Steven Stamkos for four months to a broken leg. Then he abandoned the guys he'd battled with throughout the season only a month before the playoffs began because… well, who knows?
Let's get one thing straight right off the bat.
Being closer to family is a legitimate reason to leave, but not before the season in progress ends. In other words, St. Louis could have chosen to pack up and move on this past offseason and Lightning fans probably wouldn't have been as bitter.
Unfortunately, he chose the opposite and that could forever tarnish St. Louis's Bolts legacy.
St. Louis was held on the highest pedestal here in Tampa Bay. He consistently defied the odds, paving the way for other small guys to believe they had a chance to become NHL greats one day. A few of them (Tyler Johnson, Cory Conacher) even had the opportunity to learn from him.
He also gave his best effort, game in and game out. The numerous clutch goals scored are a testament to that, as is the Lightning's first (and to this point only) Stanley Cup. To forget his Game six double overtime goal that defeated Calgary back in 2004 would be naive, especially considering what occurred two nights later.
Even so, the St. Louis homecoming will be a roller coaster for everyone involved. Booing is a distinct possibility, considering the manner in which he left, but so is politely applauding when he first steps on the ice. St. Louis, Stamkos and Lightning head coach Jon Cooper all agree here, realizing the way he departed left some fans feeling betrayed by their idol, their hero.
Think of it like you would a messy divorce. Seeing your ex with someone else for the first time after leaving has to be awkward, no matter what anyone says.
Do you give one another the cold shoulder or try being polite even though your insides are full of rage?
With emotions at an all-time high, there's no telling what to expect Wednesday night in Tampa. One thing remains certain though. It'll be full of twists, turns and everything in between.
Lauren Burg
Tampa Bay Lightning Female Contributor
A lifelong sports fan, I grew up dreaming of becoming a sports writer. Following the 2004-05' lockout, my former boyfriend introduced me to hockey, specifically the Tampa Bay Lightning, and it was love at first sight. Now, I've graduated from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's world-renowned journalism program (2009) and am doing everything possible to combine my two loves, writing and hockey, into a wonderful career. Currently a Staff Writer for Fansided's Lightning site "Bolts by the Bay" along with covering everything Bolts for HOHM. In my free time, I enjoy taking sports photographs, living my other dream of traveling to all 29 other NHL arenas for a game and reading sports biographies. Feel free to add me on Twitter (@TBLightning491).
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I agree with the fact that he betrayed the fans and the team. I also agree that some people believe that we should take the high road as far as how to receive him in the building. I do not believe that he deserves such grace since he did not give the Lightning enough courtesy to wait till the end of the season to leave, since we were in the midst of a playoff run and without one of our other star players. The roller coaster that you speak of will most assuredly be there but I think it will be more of whether he is given the cold shoulder or the out and out BOO that he deserves. | {
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Referring back to the link in OP, I'm not sure that Saa7164 would support "legacy" Saa7160/1/2?
TenderFoot wrote: Referring back to the link in OP, I'm not sure that Saa7164 would support "legacy" Saa7160/1/2?
tristate "SAA7160/1/2 based Budget PCIe cards (DVB only)"
tristate "SAA7160/1/2 based Hybrid PCIe cards (DVB + Analog)"
tristate "SAA7160/1/2 based Full Fledged PCIe cards"
peripherals. Also known as Premium cards.
Maybe the device ID could be added to the header files, but I don't know which of the three categories it would fall into.
Yet following one of the links from that in OP to http://www.linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Saa7162_devices but my device has a dead link therein!
Stevo wrote: ...Maybe the device ID could be added to the header files, but I don't know which of the three categories it would fall into.
Since I actually have the device, is there any info that I can provide about it - eg output of lspci -vvnn?
TenderFoot wrote: Since I actually have the device, is there any info that I can provide about it - eg output of lspci -vvnn?
It wouldn't hurt. If you can figure out which part of the output is for the Pinnacle card maybe just post it, otherwise it can end up being a big post. | {
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