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Esta é uma lista de viagens diplomáticas primo-ministeriais realizadas por Theresa May, Primeira-ministra do Reino Unido. Em janeiro de 2017, May havia visitado 14 países desde o início de seu governo em 13 de julho de 2016 até a sua renúncia em 24 de julho de 2019.
Viagens por país
2016
2017
2018
2019
Eventos multilaterais
Ver também
Relações internacionais do Reino Unido
Lista das visitas oficiais de Isabel II do Reino Unido
Lista de viagens primo-ministeriais de Rishi Sunak
May, Theresa
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Racing Louisville announces five-game exhibition schedule, set to face U of L women's team
Jonathan Saxon
Louisville Courier Journal
The snow and cold have not stopped preseason activities for Racing Louisville FC, as the team announced its five-game preseason schedule on Thursday, which features a match this Saturday against the University of Louisville women's soccer team. The newest edition to the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) will also play Vanderbilt (March 7), West Virginia (March 13) and closes on a two-game series against Florida State scheduled for March 24 and 28.
"The weather's just turned, so we got blue skies," said Racing Louisville coach Christy Holly. "I think we should make it a couple of good, long weeks where we can get a lot of work done with the team, which is very exciting."
Holly stressed the importance of making sure the U of L women's team was on the schedule and hopes that the exhibition can forge the kind of connection between the two programs that would continue to grow the sport of soccer in the city.
More:Manual grad, former U of L star Emina Ekic living a childhood dream with Racing Louisville
"That was vital," he said. "We've talked about this a number of times to ensure we have real strong connections within the communities. It was very important to us and hopefully, long term, it helps to build those relationships and maybe grow the game a little bit further right here in Louisville."
Racing was also joined by their top overall pick Emily Fox, who returned from training with the U.S. National Team and is looking forward to using this period to learn her teammates and sharpen up her skills as a defender. Racing Louisville held its first scrimmage this past weekend.
"These games are critical for us to understand each other and get those kinks out," Fox said.
Wins and other positive results would be nice, but the team is focused on getting their chemistry and rhythm in good order as they prepare for NWSL's Challenge Cup, which starts April 9.
Earlier:Tobin Heath, whose rights were obtained by Racing Louisville FC, out 10-12 weeks
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Discussion in 'Server Rules' started by Eyefull, Aug 18, 2018.
Minimaps that only show blocks. Any minimap that shows players, chests, mobs, caves, or spawners is prohibited and you will be banned.
Only modifications that toggle sneaking or sprinting. Features like sprinting sideways/backwards are not allowed and will result in a ban.
Mods that display extra HUD features such as potion effects, armor damage, coordinates and direction. Mods that display this kind of information on players other than yourself are not allowed and will result in a ban.
Mods that make Minecraft look better without giving you an informational advantage are allowed. Shader mods or similar mods that improve Minecraft graphics are allowed as long as they do not modify graphics in an unfair way such as seeing through blocks you can not normally see through.
Turning up your gamma or using a mod that does it.
NOTE: This is not a complete list, ask staff if a certain mod is allowed. Generally they will be as long as they do not give you any advantage other than performance enhancing, UI, or graphical. However, do not assume that your mod will be allowed!
No griefing of any sort. Griefing is an unnecessary and prohibited practice that has no place on the server. Destroying a build someone worked hours on does nothing but upset the creator. However, it is more than welcome to raid and loot towns, as well as use weapons such as TNT. Just make sure they serve a purpose and offer a direct, immediate military advantage in the context of that battle (E.g. Creating a TNT cannon to target chests and gain loot, or using a TNT cannon to get through walls). Burning down towns or blowing up buildings without targeting chests is prohibited. If you have conquered a town, the same rules still apply, since the original creators can still take it back through war. You still cannot burn it down or blow it up.
A. All towns must be in a nation within 24 hours of creation UNLESS the town is a new town created by new players, in which case the default grace period is 5 days, however they can apply for a 30 day extension. Further information on this can be found HERE.
B. No town may leave a nation to avoid being war-flagged.
C. Do not go on top of the nether for any reason, being on the bedrock roof is strictly prohibited.
If a warflag was placed in the last 5 minutes against their town and they disconnect.
For a warlog to occur, all players from a town must disconnect, therefore if one player remains online while others disconnect, it is not a warlog.
D. No town shall exploit world height or use other exploits to avoid being war-flagged. This includes building within 100 blocks of a world border. (GC 3.15.15) No block in any plot can exceed y=251 or else it is impossible to plant a war flag. You may build to the height limit but know that in war your build may be trimmed to comply with height regulation.
F. It is not allowed for any player not in a neutral town to store ANY items in ANY way in a neutral town.
Click here to view the neutrality rules and application.
ANY AND ALL PLAYERS/TOWNS JOINING NEUTRAL TOWNS MUST MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS. IT IS UP TO THE TOWN LEADER TO ENSURE THESE NEUTRALITY RULES ARE FOLLOWED BY ALL RESIDENTS.
G. New players may remain nationless for up to 5 days from the creation of their town as a grace period for them to build up before being war flagged. They can apply for an extension for this grace period by filling out the Google Form found in the "New Neutrality Rules" pages.
H. Vaults (item storage) may not be shared with people from different towns. A hypothetical vault MUST be claimed by "Town A" to be used by a player in "Town A". Players in "Town B" may not use the vault claimed by"Town A", and vice versa. ONLY players who are in the town that claims the vault may access it. Even if both towns belong to the same nation, towns (and all players within) may only use vaults claimed to their towns only. This is to ensure vaults can be war flagged if a player that has access to it is online. Towns and players within neutral nations are except from this rule.
A player may only load chunks at a farm for prolonged periods of time if they are a part of the town that claims the farm, or if somebody from that town is online. "Prolonged periods of time" is for over 5 minutes, or deemed by the staff. To summarize, you cannot use alts that aren't in hypothetical "Town A" to AFK at a farm that is claimed by "Town A".
J. Alternate account rules. Alts are subject to the following rules and regulations to protect the integrity of the server and to ensure fair play.
Player may not use alternate accounts in order to use them for the purpose of being invulnerable vaults, players caught doing this will have their items deleted and may face even harsher punishment.
To reiterate, you MUST declare ALL your other accounts if ANY of your accounts is war-flagged or places a war-flag. The other accounts you need to declare are all those that you own and have ever logged onto the server with. If you log into the server with a new account, you must declare that as well. Connecting accounts are determined by IP, human being, and/or as reasonably interpreted as staff.
A. No players shall use an alternate account to impersonate a player from a specific account being online. (I.e. you may not join a town with an alt then log on from that alt to war-flag the town while no legitimate members are online).
B. No flag blocking. All war-flags must be placed at GROUND LEVEL and ONLY surrounded by a MAXIMUM of a one block thick DIRT layer touching and surrounding the bottom two blocks (wool and fence post). The torch of the war-flag MUST be visible from all four sides.
C. All towns must attack from the true edge of the town and may not exploit town claims from another town such as embassies or outposts within the attacking town to get a jump start. The defending town may not claim behind the attacking town's claims in an attempt to set them back, as that is an exemption to this rule.
D. Only with the expressed written consent of the leader of a nation that has end access may a player from within any town in that nation teleport or otherwise grant other players, towns, or nations end access. Players that have accessed the end through a nation with end access but are no longer apart of that nation are still subjected to the same standard, meaning they MUST acquire expressed written consent from the leader of the nation they accessed the end from before granting other players to enter the end in any way, even if they are no longer a part of that nation. This rule was made to ensure the stability of the server and to ensure that no alt or rogue player can upset that stability. Grandfather clause established on March 20, 2015.
E. You cannot log out with an alt account within a city and use to reconnect and teleport your main account and then log off again. You can, however, log off anywhere you please, so long as when you reconnect you use that account to play, instead of using that alt account solely as an anchor to teleport other players in.
A. You must have permission from town mayors to set your home in their town. Permission can be revoked. If it is, you are required to delete your home.
B. All bases must be claimed.
I. No racism, homophobia, offensive remarks about, or discrimination based off of race, religion, creed, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. Be tolerant towards all peoples of different ethnicity, religion, race, gender, and sexuality.
II. No spam or excessive capital letters.
III. No blackmailing, DDoS, Doxing, or sharing addresses or full name of any sort. We take personal security very seriously on Civilization Wars. Do not share others' information without consent.
IV. Do not ask for an unban or an unmute for yourself or another player or you may be muted.
V. No advertising or mentioning other server names without approval from staff. Please get staff approval before advertising your YouTube channel.
VI. Players must respect staff decisions. Respectful disagreement and constructive criticism is allowed. Harassment over staffed duties is not allowed. Players are not required to respect staff any more than other players during normal gameplay; this rule applies exclusively to staff duties and decisions.
VII. No banned words may be in IGNs, town names, or nation names. If you can't say it in chat, it cannot be in your IGN/town name/nation name!
VIII. Discussion about religion and politics is permitted to the extent that it does not get uncivil or escalate into an argument. If you are asked to stop and do not, you will be permanently muted.
IX. Demanding to be muted, kicked, or banned after being issued a warning to cease and desist warrants a permanent mute.
X. Please keep General chat SFW, overtly sexual and/or questionable messages will result in punishment.
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Colour in the Home in Design Review: Volume 3, Issue 2 (September-October 1950)
Interior Design in Design Review: Volume 2, Issue 6 (May-June 1950)
Furnishing the Home in Design Review: Volume 3, Issue 1 (July-August 1950)
Design Review: Volume 1, Issue 1 (April 1948)
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Design Review: Volume 1, Issue 5 (February-March 1949)
Design Review: Volume 1, Issue 6 (April-May, 1949)
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Furnishing the Home
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Colour in the Home
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Industry, News July 2, 2018
WHO OWES $59.5M TO ANZ BANK?
Pumpkin Patch's receivers KordaMentha have stated in their latest report that the failed childrenswear brand, which was bought in 2016 by Australian e-retailer Catch Group, owed ANZ Bank a whopping $59.5 million, but as of April this year, the company has paid off $29.4 million of their debt.
This leaves the bank with a shortfall of $19.8 million (including accrued interest) which is unlikely to be paid as suggested by the receivers who stated: "there will be a shortfall to the bank". The receivers added that they have paid preferential creditors of the parent company Pumpkin Patch a total of $2.9m, which includes $2.7m owed to employees and $154k owed to the Inland Revenue Department. Another payment of $1.9m to Pumpkin Patch Originals included; $1.46m to employees, $438k to NZ Customs, $48k for PAYE tax, and other minor deductions.
KordaMentha receivers Brendon Gibson and Neale Jackson said in the newest six-month report that while all preferential claims have been paid, there are no funds available to pay unsecured creditors, noting the liquidator is still assessing the number of unsecured claims.
In the end, the beloved brand found itself in falling deeper and deeper into a financial black hole, and with not enough capital in a highly competitive market, they bit the bullet. The brand and intellectual property are still owned by Catch Group today.
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What should corporations do to change the world?
Philosophers answer our open question on the future of business
Anne-Sophie Moreau
is the chief editor of Philonomist. After studying at France's ESSEC business school and graduating in philosophy from the École Normale Supérieure (ENS), she joined Philo Éditions (the editor of Philosophie Magazine) in 2010. A year later she oversaw the launch of the German version of the publication, Philosophie Magazin, for which she served as the editorial supervisor. Anne-Sophie is now in charge of Philonomist, the online media specially created by Philosophie Magazine for the world of business and economics.
Picture: © Serge Picard
The A to Z of diversity
During the World Economic Forum at Davos, Philonomist would like to take a philosophical look at the role of corporations in a rapidly mutating society. To explore this subject, we've asked seven thinkers to answer the following questions: "What should corporations do to change the world?" and "What should they do to change themselves?"
Eva Illouz, Gaspard Koenig, Dominique Méda, Julian Baggini, Julia de Funès, Arjun Appadurai, and Monique Canto-Sperber have all tried their hand at taking a philosophical look at businesses today. How they view their purpose differs; but they agree on one thing: corporations are at a turning point, for in a fast-changing world undergoing unprecedented political, social, and environmental crises, their responsibility is often ill-defined.
Here you'll find their philosophical contributions:
"Corporations wield enormous power, with zero moral authority on practically any topic", by Eva Illouz
"Companies should disappear", by Gaspard Koenig
"Corporations should stop thinking they're the sole property of shareholders", by Dominique Méda
"Forget corporate culture – let's talk about corporate character", by Julian Baggini
"Corporations should serve a greater cause", by Julia de Funès
"Corporations need to treat humanity as a value, not a commodity", by Arjun Appadurai
"Corporations cannot legitimately change the world, but they can help prevent its deterioration", by Monique Canto-Sperber
Segment compiled and edited by Anne-Sophie Moreau
Picture © Ronald Cuyan / Unsplash
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The women's 10,000 metres event at the 2002 African Championships in Athletics was held in Radès, Tunisia on August 9.
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Infocommunication Technologies
Keywords Lindley integral equation OFDM algorithm average waiting time in the queue business process cryptography fuzzy logic information security management modeling noise immunity optical cable optical fiber optimization quality of service queues queuing systems residue number system simulation steganography telecommunications
URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/2073-3909/issue/view/3278
Generalized subband analysis and signal synthesis
Zhilyakov E.G., Belov S.P., Oleinik I.I., Trubitsyna D.I.
Currently, one of the main approaches used in the analysis of properties and synthesis of signals of various classes is the subband methodology, which is carried out from the position of the Fourier transform of signal counts (frequency representations) into subbands of the transform definition domain (transformants). At the same time, the main tool of subband analysis, including wavelet analysis, which is widely used for these purposes, is bandpass filters, and first of all, filters with finite impulse response (FIR filters). The paper presents the basics of building a theory of subband analysis / synthesis of signals of various classes using transformations based on any orthonormal basis with weight. The proposed approach is based on the concept of the fraction of the square of the Euclidean signal norm in a given subband of the domain of definition of the transformant. It is shown that the basis of the mathematical apparatus of subband analysis is a new class of matrices called subband ones. Some properties of the eigenvalues of these matrices are established, the problem of optimal selection of additive components of signals is formulated and solved.
Infokommunikacionnye tehnologii. 2019;17(2):139-145
HYBRID METHOD OF LINEAR SYSTEM SOLUTION FOR MATRIX OF ELECTROSTATIC INDUCTION EXTRACTION A MULTCONDUCTOR TRANSMISSION LINE IN THE RANGE OF DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITY VARIATION
Kuksenko S.P.
The calculation of a series of matrices of electrostatic induction coefficients of a multiconductor transmission line by the method of moments is presented. To calculate the matrix in the range of dielectric permittivity, the hybrid method for solving a system of linear algebraic equations is proposed. The method is distinguished by the use of the block LU decomposition with the first matrix calculation using the direct method of linear system solution while the subsequent matrices are calculated by the iterative method. Computational evaluation is obtained using several mathematical packages and compared with analytical ones. The analysis of the test structure shows the prospects of the developed method.
RESEARCH AND COMPARISON OF DUAL SYSTEMS E2/M/1 AND M/E2/1
Tarasov V.N.
This article presents the comparative results of original research on dual E2/M/1 and M/E2/1 systems with second order exponential and erlangian input distributions. By Kendall's definition, these systems belong to the classes G/M/1 and M/G/1, respectively. In queuing theory, the systems M/G/1 and G/M/1 are widely used. Investigations of G/M/1 systems are particularly relevant due to the fact that there is still no solution in the final form in the general case, with arbitrary laws of the distribution of intervals of the input flow. Using a higher order erlangian distribution is difficult to derive a solution for the average waiting time due to increasing computational complexity. For such distribution laws, the classical spectral decomposition method for solving the Lindley integral equation for G/G/1 systems allows one to obtain a solution in closed form. The E2/M/1 system is applicable when the coefficient of variation of the arrival intervals is equal 1/ 2 to the coefficient of variation of the service time equal to 1, and the system M/E2/1 is applicable when the coefficient of variation of the interval of receipt is 1 and the coefficient of variation of the service time is equal 1/ 2. To derive solutions, the classical method of spectral decomposition of the solution of the Lindley integral equation is used. The results of numerical simulation indicate a slight difference in the considered dual systems due to the relatively small coefficients of variation of the used distribution laws. In the case of other laws of distributions, dual systems G/M/1 and M/G/1 will give rather different results.
RESEARCH OF THE REFLECTION OF A FLAT ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE FROM A PLANAR OPTICAL ACTIVE STRUCTURE
Osipov O.V., Gubareva O.Y., Mavritskiy E.V., Shaban O.V.
The paper considers the possibilities of capturing optical energy by planar optically active media (crystal). When an infrared optical wave is incident on an optically active medium with the property of chirality, it is possible to transform radially incident radiation into azimuthal scattering along a planar structure. The problem of an oblique incidence of an electromagnetic wave on an optically active crystal is considered. It is shown that tensor material equations for optically active crystal can be reduced to material equations of scalar type with the insertion of the relative parameter optical activity of a crystal. The problem of the incidence of an electromagnetic wave on an optically active crystal was solved by the method of partial regions. At the frst stage, the electromagnetic feld in an optically active media and in its surrounding areas was determined. At the second stage, after applying the boundary conditions, an inhomogeneous system of linear algebraic equations was obtained about unknown refection and passage coefcients. In this work, two types of the structure were considered: the optically active crystal, located on a dielectric substrate and the optically active crystal, located on an ideally conducting substrate. The dispersion of the refractive index and the parameter of the optical activity of the optically active crystal were taken into account. Minimizing the modules of refection and passage coefcients by selecting the geometric dimensions of the optically active crystal was the main purpose. As a result, the parameters of the crystal were selected, in which the efect of azimuthal scattering of incident emitting is predominant over classic Fresnel scattering. In this case, the researching optical structures based on optically active crystal can perform the function of capturing the optical emitting of the infrared range by concentrating a part of the light energy inside the optically active crystal.
ESTIMATION OF ADDITIONAL SIGNAL TRAFFIC CCS № 7 AT PROVISION OF SERVICES WITH THE MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY
Roslyakov A.V., Govoryhina A.V.
The service of mobile number portability has been operating in Russia since 2013. A central database of the ported numbers has been created and access to it has been provided to all operators of mobile networks. Voice services and short text messaging services using ported numbers require the gateway mobile switching center to request a special signal node in which a copy of the central database is stored and receive information about the ported number from it. These requests and responses are transmitted using the common channel signalling № 7, so additional traffic is generated in the signaling network. The article presents a technique for determining the volume of this signaling traffic based on the analysis of signal messages of the protocol stacks common channel signalling № 7 and SIGTRAN transmitted during the interaction of the gateway mobile switching center with the special signal node. The technique allows to estimate the necessary network resource for the transmission of additional signalling traffic using transport networks with circuit switching and packet switching. An example of calculating the volume of additional signalling traffic and the necessary network resource in the network of common channel signalling № 7 is given, using the example of a large mobile operator 2G/3G /4G.
RESEARCH OF QUEUING SYSTEM WITH DISPLACED EXPONENTIAL INPUT DISTRIBUTIONS
Tarasov V.N., Bakhareva N.F., Akhmetshina E.G.
The problem of determining characteristics of a queuing system (QS) produced by two flows with displaced exponential distributions is considered. Such a system is considered for the first time. For the classical M/M/1 system the coefficients of variation of the input flow intervals and the service time are equal to one, and for the new system they become less than one and we get a non-Markov queueing model of G/G/1 type. By varying the time displaced parameter in the input distributions, it is possible to change the values of the variation coefficients of the arrival intervals and the service time. Thus, the displaced exponential distributions widen the range of the arrival time variation coefficients and service time, thereby expanding the scope of the new queuing system. The problem is solved by the classical method of queuing theory - the method of spectral decomposition of the solution of the Lindley integral equation. It is shown that the load in such a system is higher than in the classical M/M/1 system, and the average waiting time is shorter because of reduced variation coefficients of the intervals between the receipt and the service time. It is known that the average waiting time is related to the coefficients of variation by a quadratic dependence. Thus, the article presents a solution for the new G/G/1 system. The possible applications for this new QS have yet to be assessed.
ANOMALY DETECTION PROTOCOL WITH NEGATIVE SELECTION MODULE AND MACHINE LEARNING RULES
Ivkin A.N.
Today, the interest in artificial immune systems has increased many times, as the immune system can solve a large number of problems in the field of computer security. In this article the statistical model of intrusion detection system based on artificial immune system is considered, the sets of detectors in the model are selected on the basis of packet headers. Based on the test results, methods for improving the intrusion detection system are proposed and implemented. The article combines the theory of negative selection and the rules of machine learning in order to propose a new intrusion detection system. To generate detectors, a set of basic rules is developed, using software for data analysis and machine learning, and then new detectors are generated and detailed, inside the negative selection module. During testing the proposed model, using the DARPA1999 data set, the model showed good performance compared to the previous models.
DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICAL SIMULATION MODEL OF «CONSTRUCTION OF PREFABRICATED BUILDINGS» BUSINESS PROCESS
Kuleva N.S., Dimov E.M., Ganenko O.M.
In the second part of the article the authors focused on the statistical study of the "Construction of prefabricated buildings" business process, the description and scheme of which has been presented in the first part. In the context of statistical simulation, the business process was analyzed and the main random factors affecting the process were identified. Then, in terms of probability theory and mathematical statistics, random variables describing these factors are determined. There was found that all random variables can be approximated by one of the three laws of distribution - normal, exponential and Poisson. Based on the identification of random variables, there was obtained a list of parameters and variables of the model, the values of which can be further changed by the user working with model online. A generalized scheme of the modeling algorithm is presented then.
Modifications of Pilot Patterns for Channel Estimation in Networks 802.11p Standards
Eliseev S.N., Trifonova L.N.
Prototypes of 802.11p communication protocols in Vehicular Ad Hoc Network networks were created to work with fixed or slow moving vehicles and, therefore, did not take into account the negative impact of high speed vehicles on the characteristics of Vehicle 2 Vehicle radio channels (communication channels between mobile vehicles). «Cross layered methods» modify of the Wireless Local Area Network frame structure, which do not affect the standardized procedures and characteristics of the two lower layers (physical and medium access control). In this paper, the concept of «cross layered» modification contains two differences from the solutions: first of all, the inclusion of additional pilot signals for channel estimation, that reduce the speed of information transfer is carried out only when exceeding a certain threshold of high speeds interacting mobile vehicles in the Wireless Local Area Network coverage area, which leads to the appearance of rapid fades in the channel. Secondly, additional pilot signals have a regular hexagonal configuration, which allows to obtain the channel state information by linear 2×1D interpolation. Parameters, characterizing the spreading of the channel in time and frequency, are random variables that are depended on environmental factors. The system designer always faces the problem of parameter selection Nt and Nf distance between pilots along the axes of time and frequency. Creating a pilot signals grid that adapts to changes in channel parameters can be a solution to this problem. To determine the appropriateness of the introduction of adaptation, it is necessary to assess how much the assessment of the estimation state of the channel deteriorates when it used and with the actual values spreading in the radio channel.
Search and Selection of License Plate Images in TV Systems with Video Analytics
Kulyas O.L., Loshkarev A.S.
Algorithms for searching and extracting images of state vehicle license plates from video sequences are discussed. The most common is the search algorithm, in which the image of licence plate is considered as a connected closed foreground area with the specified sizes. This algorithm uses the edge detector Kanny to select the boundaries of objects. The use of this algorithm leads to errors with poor image quality. Errors are manifested in the presence of significant boundary breaks around the license plate. The use of morphological processing methods to eliminate errors leads to the complexity of the algorithm. The algorithm proposed by the authors does not search for the number plate, but directly for the symbols of the state license plate, which are then used to localize the location of the number plate in the image. In this case, the object of interest is considered as a chain of symbols with known characteristic features. At the first stage, the applicant areas for symbols of the licence plate are found. At the second stage, a mask is formed to select the image of the licence plate. The results of modeling algorithms using MATLAB are given.
Polarization of Radiation of an Aperture Random Antenna
Maslov O.N., Frolova M.A., Shatalov I.S.
The polarization characteristics of radiation of an aperture random antenna are investigated by using the triad cluster method of simulation. The limitations inherent in the traditional definitions of radio waves polarization are shown and the method applicable to the study of the the triad -cluster method of simulation -model of aperture random antenna is selected. The histograms of distribution of azimuthal and meridional angular coordinates of the electric E-field and magnetic H-field strengths, found experimentally in real conditions, are presented. The similar histograms obtained by using the the triad cluster method of simulation -model, which characterize the stochastic polarization of radiation of a typical three element aperture random antenna, are presented. The factors affecting the properties of stochastic polarization are considered (radiation frequency, amplitude and phase errors, correlation of errors in aperture random antenna). It is shown that the main factor is the unpredictable nature of the aperture random antenna mode of operation, which is taken into account in the the triadcluster method of simulation framework and realized by probabilistic combinatorics of components of the E-field and H-field vectors. The obtained data demonstrate both the practical effectiveness of the proposed methods and means for the study of radio waves stochastic polarization, as well as its specific properties. The obtained data can be in the simulation of confidential information leakage channels, as well as in other applied problems of the random antenna theory.
Selection of Key in Two-Component Steganography Systems with Mutual Component Noising
Shakurskiy M.V.
In general, any steganography system uses two signals - a hidden signal and a container signal. The process of signal recovery requires the receiving party to know the signal from the container. If we represent the transmitted signal as two components, each of which is a function of two signals, then the process of recovering the hidden signal does not require the receiver to know the signal from the container. This article discusses the system in which both signals are informational, and in each component, the two signals are mixed in accordance with a specific algorithm. An important task of designing a steganographic system is the selection of a key. The main requirement for the key is to ensure consistently high sensitivity of the system to the key variation, and, accordingly, to the minimum change of this sensitivity during the formation of the container. The article provides an analysis of a two - component steganographic system from the point of view of sensitivity to variations of various parameters and values of the embedded signals. The conclusions are made about the obtained result.
Some Aspects of Telecommunications Regulation: the Public Interest and the Structure of Telecommunications Markets
Trubnikov D.A., Trubnikova E.I.
The main justifications for government interventions in market mechanisms have always been based on the doctrine of market failures and the public interest concept, and it is commonly believed that competition failure is one of the instances of inability of the market to serve social needs. Meanwhile, the monopolistic landscape of the telecom industry cannot be considered a natural outcome of market forces, but it is a direct result of regulatory efforts. Telecommunications markets have always been highly regulated, while the competitive order has been an alternative to regulation. The central role in regulation of telecommunications markets has been played by the universal service idea, which appeared in the US in the beginning of the 20s century in response to the "dual service" competition, and then, this doctrine has evolved and found its place in a new form in the digital economy era, and continues to influence regulatory efforts in the industry. The article analyses the process of formation of the modern structure of the infocommunications industry and the role of universal service in the concentrated landscape of telecommunications markets.
«Growth Points» in the Digital Economy: «Smart City» Projects
Erokhina O.V.
In the process of forming the digital economy in Russia, the approach associated with the creation of «growth points» to stimulate economic growth and create a favorable innovation climate in the regions is very much in demand. It involves the creation of agglomerations, which will concentrate innovation, resources, infrastructure and «human capital». «Smart cities» projects include purposeful work for the creation of a new urban environment. The priority areas are the use of «big data», sensory technologies for collecting information, the widespread use of resource - saving technologies, active interaction between authorities, public structures and citizens in the management process, the development of political «civic culture» and local self - government, the formation of a new educational system aimed at the development of «soft» skills. The advantages of «smart cities» are associated with the achievement of a high level of socio - economic development and improvement of the management system. The key risks of digital society in Russia are insufficient management efficiency, lack of competencies to create competitive services and production facilities, threats to security in the Internet space, and unwillingness of Russian society to fully participating in the «digital» reality.
Analysis of Emotions from Texts for Management of Society
Abbasi M.M., Beltjukov A.P., Hussain L., Abbasi A.Q.
This article examines tools and methods used in the analysis of emotions from text to manage society. It illustrates the influence of emotions on the control of people, society and businesses processes. Important changes occur over time in the management of society: the role played by social networks in the management of society and the methods they use. We researched different websites and software, observed data collection and its use to control society. In general, we analyze the most common methods, their influence, factors that determine the choice of a particular method; give recommendations for improving the process of analyzing emotions to control society. | RedPajamaCommonCrawl_8614937158193011198 | Slimpajama627bTrain/chunk1 |
AMETHYST ~ INSPIRATION The art of dowsing - the ability to locate objects using a pendulum or forked twig - is ancient. Dowsing with the help of a pendulum is a fascinating introduction to this art and enables you to tune into your intuition. The beauty of a pendulum is its ability to only answer yes, no or maybe to a question (unlike consulting the Tarot or Runes), and at times this is exactly what you want - a definite answer to a question, at others you'll need the subtlety of the Tarot or Runes. Our Pendulums are faceted tapering hexagonal crystals, 3cm long suspended from a 20cm silver chain. Gift boxed. Amethyst is traditionally known as the 'Elevator' ~ reputedly a very powerful aid to spiritual enhancement by bringing the lower natures to a higher consciousness. Cuts through illusion and is a helpful friend for mediators - inspiring healing, divine love, inspiration and intuition. Amethyst is also one of the stones for those born under the sign of Pisces. | RedPajamaC4_7007788485478492381 | Slimpajama627bTrain/chunk1 |
There are long delays on the A14 in Cambridgeshire this afternoon after a crash involving two lorries.
The road is blocked and queueing traffic on the A14 westbound carriageway between Cambridge Road near Fen Drayton and J26 for the A1096 near Fenstanton.
An eyewitness said at least one of the vehicle is jackknifed across the two lanes.
The crash took place at around 11.30am. Thankfully nobody has been seriously injured in the collision.
A Highways Agency spokesman confirmed fuel had also been spilt on the carriageway, which is likely to be blocked for some time. | RedPajamaC4_6637896404275133989 | Slimpajama627bTrain/chunk1 |
Cody joined Huff, Powell & Bailey in 2017 and works in the firm's Columbus, Georgia office. Cody's practice is devoted primarily to medical malpractice defense. He represents physicians, mid-level providers, hospitals, and other health care entities in cases involving allegations of medical malpractice, negligent supervision, fraud, and premises liability. Cody conducts all aspects of litigation, from the pre-litigation claims stage to appeals. Cody is licensed to practice law in Georgia and Alabama. | RedPajamaC4_-4245094636364408910 | Slimpajama627bTrain/chunk1 |
ICYMI: Dashboard Confessional, et al.
As I mentioned in the last post, Dr. Daughter and I had a great night earlier this month, at Wolf Trap's Filene Center, for a triple bill of The Maine, All-American Rejects and Dashboard Confessional.
I finally wrote the review, with photo slideshow, of Dashboard, for my AXS.com column and it would please me mightily if you would check it out.
Since I didn't write much about All-American Rejects, I'll take this moment to say that I was surprised I actually knew four songs by the band, which I had thought of as little more than one-hit-wonders.
Tyson Ritter is the band's strutting rock star frontman – lots of f-bombs and exhortations for the crowd to get wild – which would be really annoying if he didn't also seem to be self-aware about how ridiculous that role can be.
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A view of what is left of the Bradley school's new playground. suffolk downs and the Fields Family Foundation have agreed to spend $40,000 to replace the jungle gym.
Suffolk Downs Racetrack and the Fields Family Foundation, the charitable foundation founded by the track's principal owner Richard Fields, have pledged $40,000 in a joint contribution to use the track's equipment and labor from track employees to restore the play structure at the Bradley School on Beachview Road in East Boston that was damaged by arson over a week ago.
On Monday, longtime Suffolk Downs' Track Superintendent Steve Pini and members of the Suffolk Downs maintenance department visited the school to assess the damage and the scope of the repair project. Working in conjunction with the Boston School Department, Suffolk Downs' maintenance employees will begin clearing the damaged equipment and preparing the site for the installation of a new play structure.
Bradley Principal Anne Kelly said the gesture was met with excitement by the school staff and families.
Authorities are seeking a single arsonist or group of arsonists that lit the brand-new playground at the Bradley Boston Police and the Boston Fire Department investigated the cause of the fire and believe it was the result of arson. Now authorities are scouring the neighborhood in search of those responsible.
The construction of the playground at the school was the result of years of planning and fundraising through the city's schoolyard initiative. At the beginning of the school year last year, the Mayor, residents, school staff and students cut the ribbon on the schoolyard and celebrated the competition of the hard work of all involved.
Since the beginning of the school year trouble began brewing at the schoolyard. First, the school's dumpster was torched a few times forcing the school to move its location. Then vandals began setting fire to school's trash barrels and breaking the flood lights that illuminate the yard during non-school hours. Then, last week the vandals became more brazen and set fire to a slide at the playground.
"I think last weekend they came to finish the job," said Kelley.
The blaze completely destroyed the playground's jungle gym and nearly set fire to surrounding trees.
The blaze was so intense that it completely melted a slide, climbing frame, platform, and the rubber foam under the jungle gym. Flames were so high that the trees above the jungle gym caught fire.
Kelley said the Boston Police and Fire Department are taking the case of arson at the school very seriously and have agreed to her request of extra patrols around the school at night. | RedPajamaC4_8148390412204019939 | Slimpajama627bTrain/chunk1 |
Q: SSL readTimeOut(?) I am using apache2 and jboss6 to service ssl. If the processing time in WAS exceeds 3 minutes, the connection is disconnected. Non SSL doesn't break. Which part should I check?
curl -v "https://www.xxx.xx.xx/test"
Trying xx.xx.xx.xx:443...
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USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) Transits the Pacific Ocean during MERCEX 22-1
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211110-N-DA693-1007 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2021) An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164 from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton, Calif., conducts flight operations aboard Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 22-1 Nov. 10. MERCEX 22-1 is a three-week-long pierside and underway training evolution that highlights integration, training and camaraderie between MSC civilian mariners and MTF Sailors. USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) can steam to assist anywhere to provide relief as a symbol of Navy Medicine's abilities around the world, and must be in a five-day-activation status in order to support missions over the horizon, and be ready, reliable and resilient to support mission commanders. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jake Greenberg)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2021) An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164 from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton, Calif., conducts flight operations aboard Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 22-1 Nov. 10. MERCEX 22-1 is a three-week-long pierside and underway training evolution that highlights integration, training and camaraderie between MSC civilian mariners and MTF Sailors. USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) can steam to assist anywhere to provide relief as a symbol of Navy Medicine's abilities around the world, and must be in a five-day-activation status in order to support missions over the horizon, and be ready, reliable and resilient to support mission commanders. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jake Greenberg)
SAN DIEGO (Nov. 10, 2021) An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164 from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Camp Pendleton, Calif., conducts flight operations aboard Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 22-1 Nov. 10. MERCEX 22-1 is a three-week-long pierside and underway training evolution that highlights integration, training and camaraderie between MSC civilian mariners and MTF Sailors. USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) can steam to assist anywhere to provide relief as a symbol of Navy Medicine's abilities around the world, and must be in a five-day-activation status in order to support missions over the horizon, and be ready, reliable and resilient to support mission commanders. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jake Greenberg)
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SAN DIEGO (Nov. 9, 2021) Civilian mariners assigned to Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) conduct small boat and rescue craft operations while underway during Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 22-1 Nov. 9. MERCEX 22-1 is a three-week-long pierside and underway training evolution that highlights integration, training and camaraderie between MSC civilian mariners and Medical Treatment Facility Sailors. Mercy can steam to assist anywhere to provide relief as a symbol of Navy Medicine's abilities around the world, and must be in a five-day-activation status in order to support missions over the horizon, and be ready, reliable and resilient to support mission commanders. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Woitzel)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2021) Sailors assigned to the embarked Medical Treatment Facility's (MTF) Air Department aboard Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) conduct flight operations with an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164 from Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., during Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 22-1 Nov. 10. MERCEX 22-1 is a three-week-long pierside and underway training evolution that highlights integration, training and camaraderie between MSC civilian mariners and MTF Sailors. Mercy can steam to assist anywhere to provide relief as a symbol of Navy Medicine's abilities around the world, and must be in a five-day-activation status in order to support missions over the horizon, and be ready, reliable and resilient to support mission commanders. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Woitzel)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2021) Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (handling), Charles Jimerson, the leading chief petty officer assigned to the embarked Medical Treatment Facility's (MTF) Air Department aboard Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), observes an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164 from Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., during Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 22-1 Nov. 10. MERCEX 22-1 is a three-week-long pierside and underway training evolution that highlights integration, training and camaraderie between MSC civilian mariners and MTF Sailors. Mercy can steam to assist anywhere to provide relief as a symbol of Navy Medicine's abilities around the world, and must be in a five-day-activation status in order to support missions over the horizon, and be ready, reliable and resilient to support mission commanders. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Woitzel)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2021) An enlisted landing signalman assigned to the embarked Medical Treatment Facility's (MTF) Air Department aboard Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) marshalls an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164 from Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., during Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 22-1 Nov. 10. MERCEX 22-1 is a three-week-long pierside and underway training evolution that highlights integration, training and camaraderie between MSC civilian mariners and MTF Sailors. Mercy can steam to assist anywhere to provide relief as a symbol of Navy Medicine's abilities around the world, and must be in a five-day-activation status in order to support missions over the horizon, and be ready, reliable and resilient to support mission commanders. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Woitzel)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2021) Sailors assigned to the embarked Medical Treatment Facility's (MTF) Air Department aboard Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) observe an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164 from Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., during Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 22-1 Nov. 10. MERCEX 22-1 is a three-week-long pierside and underway training evolution that highlights integration, training and camaraderie between MSC civilian mariners and MTF Sailors. Mercy can steam to assist anywhere to provide relief as a symbol of Navy Medicine's abilities around the world, and must be in a five-day-activation status in order to support missions over the horizon, and be ready, reliable and resilient to support mission commanders. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Woitzel)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 10, 2021) Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) transits the Pacific Ocean during Mercy Exercise (MERCEX) 22-1 Nov. 10. MERCEX 22-1 is a three-week-long pierside and underway training evolution that highlights integration, training and camaraderie between MSC civilian mariners and MTF Sailors. USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) can steam to assist anywhere to provide relief as a symbol of Navy Medicine's abilities around the world, and must be in a five-day-activation status in order to support missions over the horizon, and be ready, reliable and resilient to support mission commanders. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jake Greenberg)
407th ESFS Conducts TCCC Training
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Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania) Limited
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Job posted on: 3rd Dec 2019
Application deadlineApplications close:
Leading Community Services Organisation
Salary packaging and competitive sector remuneration
Casual role at our Op Shops in Prahran & Albert Park
Join our team and give back to your local community
About Uniting
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.
We are proud to have been part of local communities for over 100 years delivering services across Victoria and Tasmania. With a team of 7,000 skilled and committed individuals we provide over 770 programs and services to people of all ages to learn, thrive and enjoy a healthy, happy life. We're there for children, families, people with disability, older people and those experiencing homelessness, mental illness or drug and alcohol addiction.
Uniting is looking for great people who, like us, celebrate diversity and welcome everyone regardless of ethnicity, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Learn more visit: vt.uniting.org.
Working with our dedicated volunteer team, our Customer Service Assistants maintain the operations of our Op Shops including sorting and merchandising donations, chatting with customers and enhancing the community feel of our Op Shops. Every day is different and there is always something to look forward to.
View the full position description here.
To be successful in this role you will have some experience and knowledge of the Op Shop environment. Friendly and flexible in nature, your empathy and integrity will support the on-going success of the team and the shop. Ideally you will understand the local area and possess point of sale and computer system skills.
Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a 'child safe' organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and Working With Children Check (in Victoria) and/or Working With Vulnerable People Check (in Tasmania) prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.
Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.
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Henley is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Henley is located 9 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Hunter's Hill. Henley sits on the northern side of the Parramatta River.
History
Aboriginal
Prior to the arrival of European settlers, the area was inhabited by the Wallumettagal people of the Eora nation.
European settlement
Henley was originally known as Blandville. It was named after Dr William Bland, a convict who was transported for killing a fellow naval officer in a duel. Bland arrived in 1814, but was pardoned in 1815 and began a private practice. Bland resided in the city but owned the land which he subdivided in 1866.
The suburb's name is derived from its namesake Henley, a town located on the banks of the River Thames in Oxfordshire, England. Parramatta River had been known as the 'Thames of the Antipodes', and other nearby suburbs were also named after Thames localities including Greenwich, Woolwich and Putney.
Population
In the 2016 Census, there were 469 people in Henley. 70.1% of people were born in Australia and 66.6% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic (29.4%) and No Religion (25.6%).
Transport
Henley is serviced by bus services along the main thoroughfare of Victoria Road, which link the suburb with Sydney's CBD, as well as West Ryde and Parramatta.
The nearby Huntley's Point ferry wharf also connects residents to Parramatta River ferry services.
References
The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia
External links
Discover Hunters Hill
Suburbs of Sydney
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San Francisco's #1 tourist destination! Fisherman's Wharf sign, with a crab emblazoned on a ship's wheel, is one of the most photographed locations.
Visit San Francisco's #1 tourist destination! Fisherman's Wharf is a bustling hub of activity from morning until after dark.
Check out Crab Stands and the picturesque fishing harbor. Fisherman's Wharf is a bustling hub of activity from morning until after dark. Eat freshly caught Dungeness crab, purchase San Francisco memorabilia, or take a tour of the surrounding area on a Segway glide or Lucky Tuk Tuk adventure. Fisherman's Wharf offers hours of entertainment.
The Fisherman's Wharf area was originally the location of a small fishing community of first generation Italian immigrants who made the area their home in the early 1800s. These families owned fishing boats that set sail daily, hauling in a wide variety of fresh fish, crab, and other seafood to sell and eat at home.
It was only natural that these fishermen and their families would develop delicious recipes from the food they caught. Italian-owned seafood restaurants began cropping up along the waterfront. Today, the original fishermen have passed on, but their descendants continue the family legacy by operating restaurants established by their seafaring ancestors.
Fisherman's Wharf attracts millions of visitors every year, making it the #1 tourist destination in San Francisco. The famous Fisherman's Wharf sign, with the crab emblazoned on a ship's steering wheel, is one of the most photographed locations in the city.
Fisherman's Wharf offers the widest variety of fresh seafood in town! Street vendors sell fresh crab and other seafood, while tour operators line the sidewalk and offer tickets to bay cruises.
The fishing boats moored at Fisherman's Wharf today mostly belong to third generation descendants of the original Italian fishermen who populate the area. Most local restaurants are Italian-owned, thanks to a deeply rooted Italian-American history.
Ripley's Believe It or Not!: Visit this "Odditorium" and marvel at the museum's collection of incredible artifacts, strange exhibits, and unusual art! This self-guided tour is interactive and allows guests to enjoy the attraction at their own pace. Don't forget to visit the gift shop, where candy comes in delightful shapes and colors.
Aquatic Park: Visit the only floating National Historic Park! Hyde Street Pier is home to historic vessels that offer tours and demonstrations. Don't forget to visit the Maritime Museum, created in the shape of an ocean liner! Take a tour of several historic ships. The SS Jeremiah O'Brien is a WWII Liberty ship is the only ship that returned to the shores of Normandy for the 50th Anniversary of D-Day. Tour the ship's vast hold, visit the gift shop, and walk through the engine room that appeared in the movie Titanic. U.S. sailors spent hundreds of days in the small quarters of the U.S.S. Pampanito submarine. Step inside to experience what life was like for these men.
Boudin Bakery: Visit the birthplace of sourdough bread! Boudin Bakery's glass windows allow visitors to watch bakers pound and mold sourdough bread into the shape of crabs, crocodiles, bears, and more! Try their famous clam chowder sourdough bread bowl, or peruse the gift shop for specialty kitchen items.
Segway and Electric Scooter Tours: Located a ten-minute walk from Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco Electric Tours offers you hours of enjoyment upon a Segway or E-Scooter! Tour the wharf and waterfront, Little Italy, and Aquatic Park during your guided tour. Alternately, take an e-scooter tour to the Golden Gate Bridge and back!
Aquarium of the Bay: Located at Pier 39, the aquarium is home to sharks, bat rays, sea anemones, and more! Its interactive exhibits allow visitors a rare chance to feel and interact with creatures difficult to access in the wild, such as sea anemones and starfish.
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Q&A: Records of government units
Indiana Legislative Insight (Indianapolis):
Q: If a state office holder decides to release a record that the Access to Public Records Act classifies as within an agency's discretion to do so (but one that is not subject to mandatory release), can a previous office holder who might have withheld that record challenge its disclosure?
For example, then-Indiana Superintendent of Education Tony Bennett and his administration may have refused to release a specific calendar item a year ago based on a legitimate discretionary exemption, but once an administration changes hands, can the new occupant release any (non-confidential) record from the prior administration?
A: Yes. A public record is a record of the government unit, not the personal record of an office holder. So the current administration might reach a different decision on whether to claim a discretionary exception that would allow it to keep a record confidential.
For example, a current sheriff might release an investigatory record that was created during a previous sheriff's tenure to squash claims that the department acted improperly during that investigation.
As to a previous administration's claims of confidentiality, someone could file a lawsuit to ask the court to prohibit the records' release, but I don't see how the suit would succeed.
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/**
* @file dotExport.hpp
* @ingroup graphGen
* @author Chirag Jain <cjain7@gatech.edu>
* @brief takes the edgeList and writes the graph in graphviz dot format
*
* Copyright (c) 2016 Georgia Institute of Technology. All Rights Reserved.
*/
#ifndef DOTFORMAT_EXPORT_HPP
#define DOTFORMAT_EXPORT_HPP
//Includes
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>
//External includes
#include "mxx/distribution.hpp"
namespace conn
{
namespace graphGen
{
/**
* @brief writes the edgeList in the dot format
* Each rank writes a file, need to concatenate them in order
* @NOTE Assumes each each is represented twice (u-v) plus (v-u) in the edgeList
* @param outputPath path to output directory where this function creates the files
*/
template <typename E>
void writeEdgeListDotFormat(std::vector<std::pair<E,E>> &edgeList, std::string &outputPath, mxx::comm &comm)
{
const int SRC = 0, DEST = 1;
//Ensure the block decomposition of edgeList
mxx::distribute_inplace(edgeList, comm);
std::string fileName = outputPath + "/" + "graph." + std::to_string(comm.rank()) + ".dot";
std::ofstream out(fileName);
//Rank 0 writes initial header
if(comm.rank() == 0)
out << "graph G {\n";
for(auto &e : edgeList) {
if(std::get<SRC>(e) < std::get<DEST>(e)) {
out << std::to_string(std::get<SRC>(e)) + " -- " + std::to_string(std::get<DEST>(e)) + ";\n";
}
}
//Last ranks writes closing bracket
if(comm.rank() == comm.size() - 1)
out << "}\n";
out.close();
}
}
}
#endif
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app.controller('LobbyController', ['$scope', '$rootScope', '$http', function( $scope, $rootScope, $http ) {
$scope.lobbyTables = [];
$scope.newScreenName = '';
$http({
url: '/lobby-data',
method: 'GET'
}).success(function ( data, status, headers, config ) {
for( tableId in data ) {
$scope.lobbyTables[tableId] = data[tableId];
}
});
$scope.register = function() {
// If there is some trimmed value for a new screen name
if( $scope.newScreenName ) {
socket.emit( 'register', $scope.newScreenName, function( response ){
if( response.success ){
$rootScope.screenName = response.screenName;
$rootScope.totalChips = response.totalChips;
$scope.registerError = '';
$rootScope.$digest();
}
else if( response.message ) {
$scope.registerError = response.message;
}
$scope.$digest();
});
}
}
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South Africa's 'cancer alley' residents face new threat from port development
by oilwatch | Jul 9, 2014 | Africa, News | 0 comments
MDG : 2014 Goldman Environmental Prize : outh Durban Community Environmental Alliance Desmond D'Sa
South Durban environmental alliance co-founder, Desmond D'Sa, recipient of the 2014 Goldman prize. Photograph: Jenny Bates for the Guardian
The smells drifting into the cramped office of the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance range from sweet and sickly to stomach-churning. Volunteers and others who work with the small group can see oil and gas plants, refineries, landfills, agro-chemical works, shipyards, paper mills and a massively expanding port.
"We have high levels of air pollution which would be unacceptable in the US or anywhere in the rich world. Nearly 70% of all South Africa's industry is concentrated here. It stinks," says Desmond D'Sa, who co-founded the coalition of environmental, community and church groups in 1995 and who this week has won a Goldman award, the world's most valuable ($175,000) international prize for grassroots environment work.
D'Sa refers not just to the smells that waft around south Durban, but to the 300,000 people, including some of South Africa's most disenfranchised, who must live cheek by jowl with more than 300 industrial plants. Many, like D'Sa's own family, were forcibly moved there in apartheid days.
"I was 15 and we lived in Cato Manor, the biggest community of mixed folk in South Africa. It was a very radical place in the apartheid era. But mum and dad were brutally forced to move by the army and security forces. We were put in a truck, they bulldozed our house and suddenly the family of 13 had to live in four rooms in one of Africa's most polluted places."
Racial and environmental injustice went together, he says. "There were smokestacks everywhere, chemical works, emissions. We were gasping for breath. We began to understand something was very wrong."
By the 1980s, south Durban had become known as "cancer alley" and the toxic capital of Africa, with the highest rates of cancer and asthma on the continent. More than 100 smokestacks belched out over 50m kg of sulphur dioxide each year, children in local schools had three times the rate of respiratory diseases as those living outside the area and nearly everyone had skin ailments and diseases.
The area is still massively polluted, he says, with regular chemical fires and innumerable leaks in the oil and gas pipelines that crisis cross the communities.
"Leukaemia is 24 times the normal there. My mother was ill for years. My brother died of cancer, my daughter has asthma. Eleven of the 12 families in the council block where I live have asthma. In every block you have around 50% of people who have respiratory problems. I still look out of my window and see refineries. I am a victim as much as anyone. We pay the price," he says.
MDG : 2014 Goldman Environmental Prize : Desmond D'Sa South Durban Community Environmental Alliance Campaigns in south Durban have forced the government to introduce air pollution standards. Photograph: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP/Getty
Perhaps because of the grim physical environment, Cato Manor and then south Durban, where people were dumped, became an extraordinary hotbed for political resistance to social and environmental injustice. Only streets apart lived human rights activist Kumi Naidoo, now director of Greenpeace International, fellow 1998 Goldman prize winner Bobby Peek, who went on to advise Mandela on environmental issues, and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Mandela's minister of health and now chair of the African Union Commission.
D'Sa, a former chemical worker and union leader, worked with Peek to organise the diverse south Durban communities to confront government and industry. He helped develop a "smell chart" to help people identify which toxic chemicals they were being exposed to, trained people to measure pollution and has taken companies to court and closed down hazardous waste sites. In 20 years of activism, D'Sa and his small army of local volunteers have forced government to introduce air pollution standards and got much of the industry in the area to switch from oil to gas.
Standing up to the authorities, however, has led to personal danger. His home has been firebombed by unknown people and because of constant threats, he lives apart from his family.
The biggest threat, he says, is the planned expansion of Durban port to a monster development able to handle 20m containers a year – nearly 10 times as many as today. It would mean south Durban becoming a construction site for decades, the devastation of several suburbs and an inevitable increase in crime, smuggling, prostitution and air pollution.
"It will bring major new roads, warehouses, railways. All the green space will go. We are not against development. We are against being bulldozed," he says. "We thought we were free after Mandela came into government. Now we see the Zuma government retreating into nationalism and conservatism. Environmental injustice fits into all of this. We are promised jobs and better health. But people are not fooled any more." | RedPajamaCommonCrawl_-7945445627454799785 | Slimpajama627bTrain/chunk1 |
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Marquette men's soccer is looking to reset this spring after a disappointing 2015 season, which saw the team miss the BIG EAST Tournament for the first time since 2008-'09.
Head coach Louis Bennett knew he had to make changes. He travelled for nearly five months to add international players to the roster and convince five of Marquette's 10 commits to come to Milwaukee for the spring season. He's also changing the formations the team uses.
New to the team are forwards Connor Alba and Jan Martins, defensemen Anton von Hofacker and Patrick Seagrist and goalie Noah Heim.
Bennett has used the exhibition season to mix up lineups, throwing players in new positions to get them more comfortable. Martin Alba has seen the process from the sideline, as he's been out all but two weeks with his second hip injury since October.
Marquette is four games into the spring season; it defeated UW-Parkside and the NPSL expansion team Milwaukee Torrent 4-0 and drew UW-Milwaukee and UW-Green Bay, 0-0.
The offensive unit has either been explosive or non-existent this spring, tying into what Bennett calls Marquette's biggest question mark — who is going to start on the front line? Bennett said the position battle is ongoing.
Although Marquette has been inconsistent on the offensive side, the defense has four shutouts in a row. Bennett credits that to new assistant Sean Hughes, whose defense excelled during his only season as the head coach at Maryville University. His group there set a program record for shutouts in a season. So far, it appears he's carried that over to Marquette, despite the team returning only two starters.
Danny Jarosz and John Pothast are the backbone of the new starting lineup. Von Hofacker will add much needed size but is taking some time to fit into the North American game.
Marquette has a young group, but players like Louis Bennett II, Pothast and Wheeler have stepped up as leaders. Despite the disappointing season, many freshmen had the opportunity to play due to injury.
Marquette plays one final spring game Saturday when the Golden Eagles host in-state rival Wisconsin at 7 p.m.
Though not as disappointing as the men's season, the Marquette women's soccer team missed its own standard. The Golden Eagles finished below .500 – 8-8-4 – for the first time in head coach Markus Roeders' 19-year career.
Much like last season, Marquette is struggling with consistency three games into the spring slate. The Golden Eagles played to a 2-1 loss against UW-Milwaukee then drew both Loyola Chicago and Valparaiso.
Marquette is without six players, including four regulars from last season who had surgery during the offseason. Meegan Johnston is recovering from shoulder surgery, Cali Pyzdrowski from foot surgery and Darian Powell and Jamie Kutey from undisclosed injuries. All four players are expected to be back into soccer activities by the summer.
Roeders said he's tinkering with the team's formation this spring. Typically, he runs three defensive backs, five midfielders and two forwards. Right now it's a set of four backs, three midfielders and three forwards.
Freshman Sloane Carlson has to prove herself this spring as the only goaltender on the current roster, replacing four-year starter Amanda Engel. Carlson has allowed five goals in three games.
To help with that energy boost, the team started working with new Assistant Director of Sports Performance Emily Jacobson, who played with the Golden Eagles from 2010 to 2013. Jacobson was part of one of the winningest classes in Marquette history, including both BIG EAST championship teams.
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package org.apache.flink.table.planner.plan.utils
import org.apache.flink.table.api.TableConfig
import org.apache.flink.table.planner.calcite.{FlinkContext, FlinkPlannerImpl, FlinkTypeFactory}
import org.apache.flink.table.planner.plan.`trait`.{MiniBatchInterval, MiniBatchMode}
import org.apache.flink.table.planner.{JBoolean, JByte, JDouble, JFloat, JLong, JShort}
import com.google.common.collect.Lists
import org.apache.calcite.config.NullCollation
import org.apache.calcite.plan.RelOptUtil
import org.apache.calcite.rel.RelFieldCollation.{Direction, NullDirection}
import org.apache.calcite.rel.`type`.RelDataTypeField
import org.apache.calcite.rel.core.{Join, JoinRelType}
import org.apache.calcite.rel.{RelFieldCollation, RelNode}
import org.apache.calcite.rex.{RexBuilder, RexCall, RexInputRef, RexLiteral, RexNode, RexUtil, RexVisitorImpl}
import org.apache.calcite.sql.SqlExplainLevel
import org.apache.calcite.sql.SqlKind._
import org.apache.calcite.sql.`type`.SqlTypeName._
import org.apache.calcite.tools.RelBuilder
import org.apache.calcite.util.mapping.Mappings
import org.apache.calcite.util.{ImmutableBitSet, Pair, Util}
import org.apache.commons.math3.util.ArithmeticUtils
import java.io.{PrintWriter, StringWriter}
import java.math.BigDecimal
import java.sql.{Date, Time, Timestamp}
import java.util
import java.util.Calendar
import scala.collection.JavaConversions._
import scala.collection.JavaConverters._
import scala.collection.mutable
/**
* FlinkRelOptUtil provides utility methods for use in optimizing RelNodes.
*/
object FlinkRelOptUtil {
/**
* Converts a relational expression to a string.
* This is different from [[RelOptUtil]]#toString on two points:
* 1. Generated string by this method is in a tree style
* 2. Generated string by this method may have more information about RelNode, such as
* RelNode id, retractionTraits.
*
* @param rel the RelNode to convert
* @param detailLevel detailLevel defines detail levels for EXPLAIN PLAN.
* @param withIdPrefix whether including ID of RelNode as prefix
* @param withRetractTraits whether including Retraction Traits of RelNode (only apply to
* StreamPhysicalRel node at present)
* @param withRowType whether including output rowType
* @return explain plan of RelNode
*/
def toString(
rel: RelNode,
detailLevel: SqlExplainLevel = SqlExplainLevel.DIGEST_ATTRIBUTES,
withIdPrefix: Boolean = false,
withRetractTraits: Boolean = false,
withRowType: Boolean = false): String = {
if (rel == null) {
return null
}
val sw = new StringWriter
val planWriter = new RelTreeWriterImpl(
new PrintWriter(sw),
detailLevel,
withIdPrefix,
withRetractTraits,
withRowType)
rel.explain(planWriter)
sw.toString
}
/**
* Returns the null direction if not specified.
*
* @param direction Direction that a field is ordered in.
* @return default null direction
*/
def defaultNullDirection(direction: Direction): NullDirection = {
FlinkPlannerImpl.defaultNullCollation match {
case NullCollation.FIRST => NullDirection.FIRST
case NullCollation.LAST => NullDirection.LAST
case NullCollation.LOW =>
direction match {
case Direction.ASCENDING | Direction.STRICTLY_ASCENDING => NullDirection.FIRST
case Direction.DESCENDING | Direction.STRICTLY_DESCENDING => NullDirection.LAST
case _ => NullDirection.UNSPECIFIED
}
case NullCollation.HIGH =>
direction match {
case Direction.ASCENDING | Direction.STRICTLY_ASCENDING => NullDirection.LAST
case Direction.DESCENDING | Direction.STRICTLY_DESCENDING => NullDirection.FIRST
case _ => NullDirection.UNSPECIFIED
}
}
}
/**
* Creates a field collation with default direction.
*
* @param fieldIndex 0-based index of field being sorted
* @return the field collation with default direction and given field index.
*/
def ofRelFieldCollation(fieldIndex: Int): RelFieldCollation = {
new RelFieldCollation(
fieldIndex,
FlinkPlannerImpl.defaultCollationDirection,
defaultNullDirection(FlinkPlannerImpl.defaultCollationDirection))
}
/**
* Creates a field collation.
*
* @param fieldIndex 0-based index of field being sorted
* @param direction Direction of sorting
* @param nullDirection Direction of sorting of nulls
* @return the field collation.
*/
def ofRelFieldCollation(
fieldIndex: Int,
direction: RelFieldCollation.Direction,
nullDirection: RelFieldCollation.NullDirection): RelFieldCollation = {
new RelFieldCollation(fieldIndex, direction, nullDirection)
}
def getTableConfigFromContext(rel: RelNode): TableConfig = {
rel.getCluster.getPlanner.getContext.asInstanceOf[FlinkContext].getTableConfig
}
/** Get max cnf node limit by context of rel */
def getMaxCnfNodeCount(rel: RelNode): Int = {
val tableConfig = getTableConfigFromContext(rel)
tableConfig.getConfiguration.getInteger(FlinkRexUtil.TABLE_OPTIMIZER_CNF_NODES_LIMIT)
}
/**
* Gets values of RexLiteral
*
* @param literal input RexLiteral
* @return values of the input RexLiteral
*/
def getLiteralValue(literal: RexLiteral): Comparable[_] = {
if (literal.isNull) {
null
} else {
val literalType = literal.getType
literalType.getSqlTypeName match {
case BOOLEAN => RexLiteral.booleanValue(literal)
case TINYINT => literal.getValueAs(classOf[JByte])
case SMALLINT => literal.getValueAs(classOf[JShort])
case INTEGER => literal.getValueAs(classOf[Integer])
case BIGINT => literal.getValueAs(classOf[JLong])
case FLOAT => literal.getValueAs(classOf[JFloat])
case DOUBLE => literal.getValueAs(classOf[JDouble])
case DECIMAL => literal.getValue3.asInstanceOf[BigDecimal]
case VARCHAR | CHAR => literal.getValueAs(classOf[String])
// temporal types
case DATE =>
new Date(literal.getValueAs(classOf[Calendar]).getTimeInMillis)
case TIME =>
new Time(literal.getValueAs(classOf[Calendar]).getTimeInMillis)
case TIMESTAMP =>
new Timestamp(literal.getValueAs(classOf[Calendar]).getTimeInMillis)
case _ =>
throw new IllegalArgumentException(s"Literal type $literalType is not supported!")
}
}
}
/**
* Pushes down expressions in "equal" join condition.
*
* NOTES: This method should be deleted when CALCITE-3171 is fixed.
*
* <p>For example, given
* "emp JOIN dept ON emp.deptno + 1 = dept.deptno", adds a project above
* "emp" that computes the expression
* "emp.deptno + 1". The resulting join condition is a simple combination
* of AND, equals, and input fields, plus the remaining non-equal conditions.
*
* @param originalJoin Join whose condition is to be pushed down
* @param relBuilder Factory to create project operator
*/
def pushDownJoinConditions(originalJoin: Join, relBuilder: RelBuilder): RelNode = {
var joinCond: RexNode = originalJoin.getCondition
val joinType: JoinRelType = originalJoin.getJoinType
val extraLeftExprs: util.List[RexNode] = new util.ArrayList[RexNode]
val extraRightExprs: util.List[RexNode] = new util.ArrayList[RexNode]
val leftCount: Int = originalJoin.getLeft.getRowType.getFieldCount
val rightCount: Int = originalJoin.getRight.getRowType.getFieldCount
// You cannot push a 'get' because field names might change.
//
// Pushing sub-queries is OK in principle (if they don't reference both
// sides of the join via correlating variables) but we'd rather not do it
// yet.
if (!containsGet(joinCond) && RexUtil.SubQueryFinder.find(joinCond) == null) {
joinCond = pushDownEqualJoinConditions(
joinCond, leftCount, rightCount, extraLeftExprs, extraRightExprs)
}
relBuilder.push(originalJoin.getLeft)
if (!extraLeftExprs.isEmpty) {
val fields: util.List[RelDataTypeField] = relBuilder.peek.getRowType.getFieldList
val pairs: util.List[Pair[RexNode, String]] = new util.AbstractList[Pair[RexNode, String]]() {
override def size: Int = leftCount + extraLeftExprs.size
override def get(index: Int): Pair[RexNode, String] = if (index < leftCount) {
val field: RelDataTypeField = fields.get(index)
Pair.of(new RexInputRef(index, field.getType), field.getName)
}
else Pair.of(extraLeftExprs.get(index - leftCount), null)
}
relBuilder.project(Pair.left(pairs), Pair.right(pairs))
}
relBuilder.push(originalJoin.getRight)
if (!extraRightExprs.isEmpty) {
val fields: util.List[RelDataTypeField] = relBuilder.peek.getRowType.getFieldList
val newLeftCount: Int = leftCount + extraLeftExprs.size
val pairs: util.List[Pair[RexNode, String]] = new util.AbstractList[Pair[RexNode, String]]() {
override def size: Int = rightCount + extraRightExprs.size
override def get(index: Int): Pair[RexNode, String] = if (index < rightCount) {
val field: RelDataTypeField = fields.get(index)
Pair.of(new RexInputRef(index, field.getType), field.getName)
}
else Pair.of(RexUtil.shift(extraRightExprs.get(index - rightCount), -newLeftCount), null)
}
relBuilder.project(Pair.left(pairs), Pair.right(pairs))
}
val right: RelNode = relBuilder.build
val left: RelNode = relBuilder.build
relBuilder.push(originalJoin.copy(originalJoin.getTraitSet, joinCond, left, right, joinType,
originalJoin.isSemiJoinDone))
// handle SEMI/ANTI join here
var mapping: Mappings.TargetMapping = null
if (!originalJoin.getJoinType.projectsRight()) {
if (!extraLeftExprs.isEmpty) {
mapping = Mappings.createShiftMapping(leftCount + extraLeftExprs.size, 0, 0, leftCount)
}
} else {
if (!extraLeftExprs.isEmpty || !extraRightExprs.isEmpty) {
mapping = Mappings.createShiftMapping(
leftCount + extraLeftExprs.size + rightCount + extraRightExprs.size,
0, 0, leftCount, leftCount, leftCount + extraLeftExprs.size, rightCount)
}
}
if (mapping != null) {
relBuilder.project(relBuilder.fields(mapping.inverse))
}
relBuilder.build
}
private def containsGet(node: RexNode) = try {
node.accept(new RexVisitorImpl[Void](true) {
override def visitCall(call: RexCall): Void = {
if (call.getOperator eq RexBuilder.GET_OPERATOR) {
throw Util.FoundOne.NULL
}
super.visitCall(call)
}
})
false
} catch {
case _: Util.FoundOne =>
true
}
/**
* Pushes down parts of a join condition.
*
* <p>For example, given
* "emp JOIN dept ON emp.deptno + 1 = dept.deptno", adds a project above
* "emp" that computes the expression
* "emp.deptno + 1". The resulting join condition is a simple combination
* of AND, equals, and input fields.
*/
private def pushDownEqualJoinConditions(
node: RexNode,
leftCount: Int,
rightCount: Int,
extraLeftExprs: util.List[RexNode],
extraRightExprs: util.List[RexNode]): RexNode =
node.getKind match {
case AND | EQUALS =>
val call = node.asInstanceOf[RexCall]
val list = new util.ArrayList[RexNode]
val operands = Lists.newArrayList(call.getOperands)
// do not use `operands.zipWithIndex.foreach`
operands.indices.foreach { i =>
val operand = operands.get(i)
val left2 = leftCount + extraLeftExprs.size
val right2 = rightCount + extraRightExprs.size
val e = pushDownEqualJoinConditions(
operand, leftCount, rightCount, extraLeftExprs, extraRightExprs)
val remainingOperands = Util.skip(operands, i + 1)
val left3 = leftCount + extraLeftExprs.size
fix(remainingOperands, left2, left3)
fix(list, left2, left3)
list.add(e)
}
if (!(list == call.getOperands)) {
call.clone(call.getType, list)
} else {
call
}
case OR | INPUT_REF | LITERAL | NOT => node
case _ =>
if (node.accept(new TimeIndicatorExprFinder)) {
node
} else {
val bits = RelOptUtil.InputFinder.bits(node)
val mid = leftCount + extraLeftExprs.size
Side.of(bits, mid) match {
case Side.LEFT =>
fix(extraRightExprs, mid, mid + 1)
extraLeftExprs.add(node)
new RexInputRef(mid, node.getType)
case Side.RIGHT =>
val index2 = mid + rightCount + extraRightExprs.size
extraRightExprs.add(node)
new RexInputRef(index2, node.getType)
case _ => node
}
}
}
private def fix(operands: util.List[RexNode], before: Int, after: Int): Unit = {
if (before == after) {
return
}
operands.indices.foreach { i =>
val node = operands.get(i)
operands.set(i, RexUtil.shift(node, before, after - before))
}
}
/**
* Categorizes whether a bit set contains bits left and right of a line.
*/
private object Side extends Enumeration {
type Side = Value
val LEFT, RIGHT, BOTH, EMPTY = Value
private[plan] def of(bitSet: ImmutableBitSet, middle: Int): Side = {
val firstBit = bitSet.nextSetBit(0)
if (firstBit < 0) {
return EMPTY
}
if (firstBit >= middle) {
return RIGHT
}
if (bitSet.nextSetBit(middle) < 0) {
return LEFT
}
BOTH
}
}
/**
* Partitions the [[RexNode]] in two [[RexNode]] according to a predicate.
* The result is a pair of RexNode: the first RexNode consists of RexNode that satisfy the
* predicate and the second RexNode consists of RexNode that don't.
*
* For simple condition which is not AND, OR, NOT, it is completely satisfy the predicate or not.
*
* For complex condition Ands, partition each operands of ANDS recursively, then
* merge the RexNode which satisfy the predicate as the first part, merge the rest parts as the
* second part.
*
* For complex condition ORs, try to pull up common factors among ORs first, if the common
* factors is not A ORs, then simplify the question to partition the common factors expression;
* else the input condition is completely satisfy the predicate or not based on whether all
* its operands satisfy the predicate or not.
*
* For complex condition NOT, it is completely satisfy the predicate or not based on whether its
* operand satisfy the predicate or not.
*
* @param expr the expression to partition
* @param rexBuilder rexBuilder
* @param predicate the specified predicate on which to partition
* @return a pair of RexNode: the first RexNode consists of RexNode that satisfy the predicate
* and the second RexNode consists of RexNode that don't
*/
def partition(
expr: RexNode,
rexBuilder: RexBuilder,
predicate: RexNode => JBoolean): (Option[RexNode], Option[RexNode]) = {
val condition = pushNotToLeaf(expr, rexBuilder)
val (left: Option[RexNode], right: Option[RexNode]) = condition.getKind match {
case AND =>
val (leftExprs, rightExprs) = partition(
condition.asInstanceOf[RexCall].operands, rexBuilder, predicate)
if (leftExprs.isEmpty) {
(None, Option(condition))
} else {
val l = RexUtil.composeConjunction(rexBuilder, leftExprs.asJava, false)
if (rightExprs.isEmpty) {
(Option(l), None)
} else {
val r = RexUtil.composeConjunction(rexBuilder, rightExprs.asJava, false)
(Option(l), Option(r))
}
}
case OR =>
val e = RexUtil.pullFactors(rexBuilder, condition)
e.getKind match {
case OR =>
val (leftExprs, rightExprs) = partition(
condition.asInstanceOf[RexCall].operands, rexBuilder, predicate)
if (leftExprs.isEmpty || rightExprs.nonEmpty) {
(None, Option(condition))
} else {
val l = RexUtil.composeDisjunction(rexBuilder, leftExprs.asJava, false)
(Option(l), None)
}
case _ =>
partition(e, rexBuilder, predicate)
}
case NOT =>
val operand = condition.asInstanceOf[RexCall].operands.head
partition(operand, rexBuilder, predicate) match {
case (Some(_), None) => (Option(condition), None)
case (_, _) => (None, Option(condition))
}
case IS_TRUE =>
val operand = condition.asInstanceOf[RexCall].operands.head
partition(operand, rexBuilder, predicate)
case IS_FALSE =>
val operand = condition.asInstanceOf[RexCall].operands.head
val newCondition = pushNotToLeaf(operand, rexBuilder, needReverse = true)
partition(newCondition, rexBuilder, predicate)
case _ =>
if (predicate(condition)) {
(Option(condition), None)
} else {
(None, Option(condition))
}
}
(convertRexNodeIfAlwaysTrue(left), convertRexNodeIfAlwaysTrue(right))
}
private def partition(
exprs: Iterable[RexNode],
rexBuilder: RexBuilder,
predicate: RexNode => JBoolean): (Iterable[RexNode], Iterable[RexNode]) = {
val leftExprs = mutable.ListBuffer[RexNode]()
val rightExprs = mutable.ListBuffer[RexNode]()
exprs.foreach(expr => partition(expr, rexBuilder, predicate) match {
case (Some(first), Some(second)) =>
leftExprs += first
rightExprs += second
case (None, Some(rest)) =>
rightExprs += rest
case (Some(interested), None) =>
leftExprs += interested
})
(leftExprs, rightExprs)
}
private def convertRexNodeIfAlwaysTrue(expr: Option[RexNode]): Option[RexNode] = {
expr match {
case Some(rex) if rex.isAlwaysTrue => None
case _ => expr
}
}
private def pushNotToLeaf(expr: RexNode,
rexBuilder: RexBuilder,
needReverse: Boolean = false): RexNode = (expr.getKind, needReverse) match {
case (AND, true) | (OR, false) =>
val convertedExprs = expr.asInstanceOf[RexCall].operands
.map(pushNotToLeaf(_, rexBuilder, needReverse))
RexUtil.composeDisjunction(rexBuilder, convertedExprs, false)
case (AND, false) | (OR, true) =>
val convertedExprs = expr.asInstanceOf[RexCall].operands
.map(pushNotToLeaf(_, rexBuilder, needReverse))
RexUtil.composeConjunction(rexBuilder, convertedExprs, false)
case (NOT, _) =>
val child = expr.asInstanceOf[RexCall].operands.head
pushNotToLeaf(child, rexBuilder, !needReverse)
case (_, true) if expr.isInstanceOf[RexCall] =>
val negatedExpr = RexUtil.negate(rexBuilder, expr.asInstanceOf[RexCall])
if (negatedExpr != null) negatedExpr else RexUtil.not(expr)
case (_, true) => RexUtil.not(expr)
case (_, false) => expr
}
/**
* An RexVisitor to judge whether the RexNode is related to the specified index InputRef
*/
class ColumnRelatedVisitor(index: Int) extends RexVisitorImpl[JBoolean](true) {
override def visitInputRef(inputRef: RexInputRef): JBoolean = inputRef.getIndex == index
override def visitLiteral(literal: RexLiteral): JBoolean = true
override def visitCall(call: RexCall): JBoolean = {
call.operands.forall(operand => {
val isRelated = operand.accept(this)
isRelated != null && isRelated
})
}
}
/**
* An RexVisitor to find whether this is a call on a time indicator field.
*/
class TimeIndicatorExprFinder extends RexVisitorImpl[Boolean](true) {
override def visitInputRef(inputRef: RexInputRef): Boolean = {
FlinkTypeFactory.isTimeIndicatorType(inputRef.getType)
}
}
/**
* Merge two MiniBatchInterval as a new one.
*
* The Merge Logic: MiniBatchMode: (R: rowtime, P: proctime, N: None), I: Interval
* Possible values:
* - (R, I = 0): operators that require watermark (window excluded).
* - (R, I > 0): window / operators that require watermark with minibatch enabled.
* - (R, I = -1): existing window aggregate
* - (P, I > 0): unbounded agg with minibatch enabled.
* - (N, I = 0): no operator requires watermark, minibatch disabled
* ------------------------------------------------
* | A | B | merged result
* ------------------------------------------------
* | R, I_1 == 0 | R, I_2 | R, gcd(I_1, I_2)
* ------------------------------------------------
* | R, I_1 == 0 | P, I_2 | R, I_2
* ------------------------------------------------
* | R, I_1 > 0 | R, I_2 | R, gcd(I_1, I_2)
* ------------------------------------------------
* | R, I_1 > 0 | P, I_2 | R, I_1
* ------------------------------------------------
* | R, I_1 = -1 | R, I_2 | R, I_1
* ------------------------------------------------
* | R, I_1 = -1 | P, I_2 | R, I_1
* ------------------------------------------------
* | P, I_1 | R, I_2 == 0 | R, I_1
* ------------------------------------------------
* | P, I_1 | R, I_2 > 0 | R, I_2
* ------------------------------------------------
* | P, I_1 | P, I_2 > 0 | P, I_1
* ------------------------------------------------
*/
def mergeMiniBatchInterval(
interval1: MiniBatchInterval,
interval2: MiniBatchInterval): MiniBatchInterval = {
if (interval1 == MiniBatchInterval.NO_MINIBATCH ||
interval2 == MiniBatchInterval.NO_MINIBATCH) {
return MiniBatchInterval.NO_MINIBATCH
}
interval1.mode match {
case MiniBatchMode.None => interval2
case MiniBatchMode.RowTime =>
interval2.mode match {
case MiniBatchMode.None => interval1
case MiniBatchMode.RowTime =>
val gcd = ArithmeticUtils.gcd(interval1.interval, interval2.interval)
MiniBatchInterval(gcd, MiniBatchMode.RowTime)
case MiniBatchMode.ProcTime =>
if (interval1.interval == 0) {
MiniBatchInterval(interval2.interval, MiniBatchMode.RowTime)
} else {
interval1
}
}
case MiniBatchMode.ProcTime =>
interval2.mode match {
case MiniBatchMode.None | MiniBatchMode.ProcTime => interval1
case MiniBatchMode.RowTime =>
if (interval2.interval > 0) {
interval2
} else {
MiniBatchInterval(interval1.interval, MiniBatchMode.RowTime)
}
}
}
}
}
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November 30, 2010 — SanDisk Corporation, Sony Corporation and Nikon Corporation today announced the joint development of a set of specifications that address the future requirements of professional photography and video markets. The three companies proposed the specifications to the CompactFlash® Association (CFA)*, the international standards organization, with the intent to standardize the format.
Professional photography and High Definition (HD) video applications require a new generation of memory cards capable of processing significantly larger files. To address the imaging industry's future speed and capacity demands, SanDisk, Sony and Nikon proposed a new card specificationwhose performance and storage capabilities surpass those of existing memory cards. Once accepted, the new format will enable exciting new possibilities in the professional imaging and video markets.
The proposed specifications achieve data transfer rates of up to 500 megabytes per second (MB/sec)** (theoretical maximum interface speed) using the highly versatile PCI Express*** interface. The increased speeds will enable imaging and video applications that could not be accomplished using the current CompactFlash specification's Parallel ATA (PATA)**** interface. CF6.0, released in November 2010, offers maximum performance of up to 167MB/sec.
The new specifications' faster speeds enable continuous burst shooting of massive RAW images. The enhanced performance also allows users to quickly transfer storage-intensive high-resolution photos and videos from the card to a computer. The specifications combine high-speed data transfer with low power consumption via a power scaling system to extend battery life.
In addition to industry-leading performance capabilities, the new memory card specifications also meet the future capacity and durability requirements of professional imaging applications. The proposed new specifications has the potential to extend theoretical maximum capacities beyond 2 terabytes (TB)*****, making it especially useful for high resolution images and HD video applications. Similar in size to a CompactFlash® card, the new specifications' access control function and highly durable form factor produce a combination of physical ruggedness and reliability that is indispensable for professional usage models.
"This ultra high-speed media format will enable further evolution of hardware and imaging applications, and widen the memory card options available to CompactFlash users such as professional photographers," said Mr. Shigeto Kanda, Canon, and chairman of the board, CFA. "This next generation format is expected to be widely adapted to various products, including those other than high-end DSLRs."
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Chief Master Sergeant Ramon (CZ) Colon-Lopez
Command Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Africa Command
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Chief Master Sergeant Ramon "CZ" Colon-Lopez is the Command Senior Enlisted Leader for Headquarters U.S. Africa Command, (HQ U.S. AFRICOM).
Chief Colon-Lopez enlisted in the United States Air Force in December 1990. He has held assignments in U.S. Air Forces Europe, Air Combat Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Education and Training Command, Pacific Air Forces, Joint Special Operations Command, and Air Forces Central Command. He has deployed numerous times in support of Operations SOUTHERN WATCH, NORTHERN WATCH, ENDURING FREEDOM, IRAQI FREEDOM, NEW DAWN, RESOLUTE SUPPORT, INHERENT RESOLVE, and several other locations. Before assuming his current position, he served as the Senior Enlisted Advisor, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Headquarters United States Air Force, Pentagon, Washington D.C. He assumed his current duties on 7 September 2016.
1991 USAF Traffic Management School, Sheppard AFB, Texas.
1994 USAF Pararescue Selection Course (OL-H), Lackland AFB, Texas.
1995 Special Forces Underwater Operations (SFUWO) Combat Diver Course, NAS Key West, Fla.
1996 Pararescue Apprentice Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
1997 Airman Leadership School, Holloman AFB, N.M.
2000 SFUWO Dive Medical Technician Course, NAS Key West, Fla
2001 Airborne Jumpmaster Course, Little Creek NAS, Va.
2003 Military Freefall Jumpmaster Course, Yuma PG, Ariz.
2003 Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.
2005 Basic Instructor Course, Lackland AFB, Texas.
2005 Associate degree in Survival and Rescue Operations, Community College of the Air Force.
2005 USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (correspondence)
2007 USAF Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.
2009 Chief Leadership Course, Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala.
2011 Senior Enlisted Joint PME (correspondence)
2011 Keystone - National Defense University, Ft. McNair, Washington D.C.
2012 Gettysburg Leadership Experience, Gettysburg, Pa.
2012 USAF Leadership Enhancement Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, N.C.
2012 Latin America: A Political-Economic Conflict Seminar, Washington D.C.
2015 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.
2017 National and International Security Leadership Seminar, Washington D.C.
2017 Bachelor of Science in Management Studies (Cum Laude), University of Maryland, Md.
2017 Associate degree in Management Studies, University of Maryland, Md.
2017 Professional Manager's Certification, University of Maryland, Md.
1.April 1991 - October 1992, Traffic Management Specialist, 7276 ABG, Iraklion AS, Crete, Greece
2.October 1992 - September 1994, Traffic Management Journeyman, 12th Tran Sq, Randolph AFB, Texas
3.September 1994 - October 1996, Pararescue student, Det 1 342 TRS, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
4.October 1996 - February 1999, Pararescue Journeyman, 48th Rescue Sq, Holloman AFB, N.M.
5.February 1999 - January 2005, Special Tactics Element Leader, 24th STS, Pope AFB, N.C.
6.January 2005 - November 2006, Training Supt. /CEM, USAF PJ/CRO School, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
7.November 2006 - April 2009, Commandant, USAF PJ/CRO School, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
8.April 2009 - April 2011, Senior Enlisted Advisor, 24th Special Tactics Sq, Pope AFB, N.C.
9.April 2011 - November 2011, Group Superintendent, 724th Special Tactics Group, Pope AAF, N.C.
10.November 2011 - January 2013, Command Chief, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
11.January 2013 - June 2014, Command Chief, 18th Wing, Kadena AB, Japan
12.June 2014 - June 2016, Command Chief, United States Air Forces Central Command, Southwest Asia
13.July 2016 - September 2016, Senior Enlisted Advisor, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
14.September 2016 - Present, Command Senior Enlisted Leader, U.S. Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal with Valor and oak leaf cluster Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster Joint Service Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Presidential Unit Citation with oak leaf cluster Navy Presidential Unit Citation
Air Force Recognition Ribbon with oak leaf cluster
1994 Senior Airman Below-the-Zone.
1997 Leadership Award, Airman Leadership School.
1998 Air Combat Command (ACC) Pararescue Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.
2003 Commandant's Award and Distinguished Graduate, Gunter NCO Academy.
2004 Air Force Pararescue Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.
2005 Air Force Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award recipient, Senior Noncommissioned Officer.
2005 Team Kirtland Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year.
2006 Jaycee's Ten Outstanding Young Americans USAF nominee to U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
2013 Gathering of Eagles Inductee, USAF Air Command and Staff College.
2017 Induction, Distinguished Veteran's Hall of Fame, Puerto Rico.
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The Qingdao International Airport is 36km away from city center. Fourteen international and regional routes and 130 flights each week link Qingdao with the rest of the world. There are 442 direct flights to many cities in Asia - among them Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Seoul, Pusan, Taegu, Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong - and flights to Europe, USA and other destinations.
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E. Michael Jones, Ph.D., is the editor of Culture Wars magazine and the author of numerous books and e-books. Invited to speak at Valparaiso University in a symposium on torture, E. Michael Jones found his time cut in half. His original plan was to show Israeli influence at Abu Ghraib, but that required first showing feminist complicity in the torture there. Abu Ghraib, like it or not, showcased the results of feminism in our culture. | RedPajamaC4_-1293542769992708094 | Slimpajama627bTrain/chunk1 |
This week 60 years ago: Two men accused of forging MI5 cards at Hackney Hospital
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Grace Faridah Samuel popularly known as "Agent Snypa" is a reggae dance-hall artiste from Nigeria. With only a few singles out, the reggae dance-hall artiste has been able to garner a very impressive CV for herself.
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The eclectic style it is characterized by the fact that it is not a particular style. It is the borrowing of a variety of styles, ideas, and theories, drawn from different time periods and different origins and combining them into a single project. One can create a combination of all the different styles such as Mission, Traditional, Country, Contemporary, Loft, Tropical, Retro, Coastal, Asian, Ethnic, Lodge and achieve amazing results. Letting go of rigid stylistic boundaries and figuring out what is your style can be great fun. Today, Design Build Ideas is going to show you how to attain an eclectic style in interior design. Check out!
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ELV, a quinquagenarian par excellence, doesn't make a big deal over anyone's birthday. Like humorist Dave Barry, he thinks no one over the age of eleven should celebrate the day they were born.
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183 / Thursday, September 21, 2006 / Notices
rule change. The text of these statements 19(b)(3)(A)(i) 7 of the Act and Rule 19b– provisions of 5 U.S.C 552, will be
may be examined at the places specified 4(f)(1) 8 thereunder because it available for inspection and copying in
in Item IV below. NSCC has prepared constitutes a stated policy, practice, or the Commission's Public Reference
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, interpretation with respect to the Section, 100 F Street, NE., Washington,
and C below, of the most significant meaning, administration, or DC 20549. Copies of such filing also will
aspects of such statements.4 enforcement of an existing rule. At any be available for inspection and copying
time within 60 days of the filing of the at NSCC's principal office and on
A. Self-Regulatory Organization's proposed rule change, the Commission NSCC's Web site at http://
Statement of the Purpose of, and may summarily abrogate such rule www.nscc.com/legal/index.html. All
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule change if it appears to the Commission comments received will be posted
Change that such action is necessary or without change; the Commission does
The purpose of the proposed rule appropriate in the public interest, for not edit personal identifying
change is to further harmonize and the protection of investors, or otherwise information from submissions. You
clarify the rules of The Depository Trust in furtherance of the purposes of the should submit only information that
& Clearing Corporation's clearing agency Act.9 you wish to make available publicly. All
subsidiaries. In this filing, NSCC submissions should refer to File No.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
proposes to conform NSCC Rule 35 SR–NSCC–2006–02 and should be
concerning providing financial reports Interested persons are invited to submitted on or before October 12,
to its members to the equivalent rule of submit written data, views, and 2006.
The Depository Trust Company arguments concerning the foregoing,
For the Commission by the Division of
(''DTC''), DTC Rule 15. Specifically, the including whether the proposed rule Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
rule change would clarify NSCC's change, as amended, is consistent with authority.10
longstanding practice of providing the Act. Comments may be submitted by Jill M. Peterson,
unaudited quarterly financial statements any of the following methods: Assistant Secretary.
to its members for the first three Electronic Comments [FR Doc. 06–7838 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am]
quarters of the calendar year only.5 • Use the Commission's Internet BILLING CODE 8010–01–P
NSCC believes that the proposed rule comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
change is consistent with the rules/sro.shtml); or
requirements of Section 17A of the Act 6 • Send an e-mail to rule- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
and the rules and regulations comments@sec.gov. Please include File COMMISSION
thereunder because it constitutes a No. SR–NSCC–2006–02 on the subject [Release No. 34–54458; File No. SR–NYSE–
stated policy, practice, or interpretation line. 2006–60]
with respect to the meaning,
administration, or enforcement of an Paper Comments Self-Regulatory Organizations; New
existing rule of NSCC and as such does • Send paper comments in triplicate York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of
not adversely affect the safeguarding of to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary, Filing and Order Granting Accelerated
securities or funds in the custody or Securities and Exchange Commission, Approval of Proposed Rule Change
control of NSCC or for which it is 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC Relating to iShares S&P Global Index
responsible. 20549–1090. Funds
All submissions should refer to File
B. Self-Regulatory Organization's No. SR–NSCC–2006–02. This file September 15, 2006.
Statement on Burden on Competition number should be included on the Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the
NSCC does not believe that the subject line if e-mail is used. To help the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
proposed rule change will have any Commission process and review your (''Act''),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
impact or impose any burden on comments more efficiently, please use notice is hereby given that on
competition. only one method. The Commission will September 14, 2006, the New York
post all comments on the Commission's Stock Exchange LLC (''NYSE'' or
C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ ''Exchange'') filed with the Securities
Statement on Comments on the rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the and Exchange Commission
Proposed Rule Change Received From submission, all subsequent (''Commission'' or ''SEC'') the proposed
Members, Participants, or Others amendments, all written statements rule changes as described in Items I and
NSCC has not solicited or received with respect to the proposed rule II below, which items have been
written comments relating to the change that are filed with the substantially prepared by the Exchange.
proposed rule change. NSCC will notify Commission, and all written The Commission is publishing this
the Commission of any written communications relating to the notice to solicit comments on the
comments it receives. proposed rule change between the proposed rule change from interested
Commission and any person, other than persons, and is granting accelerated
III. Date of Effectiveness of the those that may be withheld from the approval to the proposed rule change.
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for public in accordance with the
Commission Action I. Self-Regulatory Organization's
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
The foregoing rule change has become 7 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(i). the Proposed Rule Change
8 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(1).
effective pursuant to Section
9 For purposes of calculating the 60-day period The NYSE proposes to list and trade
within which the Commission may summarily the following: iShares S&P Global
jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
4 The Commission has modified the text of the
abrogate the proposed rule change under Section Consumer Discretionary Sector Index
summaries prepared by NSCC. 19(b)(3)(C) of the Act, the Commission considers
5 Annual audited financial statements are
the period to commence on August 18, 2006, the
10 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
provided to members after the last calendar quarter date on which the last amendment to the proposed
of the year. rule change was filed with the Commission. 15 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
6 15 U.S.C. 78q–1. U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(C). 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
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Fund; iShares S&P Global Consumer Index Fund; and (5) iShares S&P Global Operation of the Funds.10
Staples Sector Index Fund; iShares S&P Materials Sector Index Fund. Because
Global Industrials Sector Index Fund; the Funds invest in non-U.S. securities The investment objective of the Funds
iShares S&P Global Utilities Sector not listed on a national securities will be to provide investment results
Index Fund; iShares S&P Global exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market, that correspond generally to the price
Materials Sector Index Fund the Funds do not meet the ''generic'' and yield performance of the
(collectively, the Funds'').3 The Funds listing requirements of Section 703.16 of Underlying Indexes. In seeking to
are exchange-traded funds, which are a the Manual applicable to listing of ICUs achieve their investment objective, the
type of Investment Company Unit Funds will utilize ''passive'' indexing
(permitting listing in reliance upon Rule
(''ICU''). investment strategies. The Funds may
19b–4(e) 6 under the Act and cannot be
fully replicate their respective
II. Self-Regulatory Organization's listed without a filing pursuant to Rule
Underlying Index, but currently intend
Statement of the Purpose of, and 19b–4 under the Act). Therefore, to list
to use a ''representative sampling''
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule the Funds (or trade pursuant to UTP),
strategy to track the applicable
Change the Exchange must file, and obtain Underlying Index. A Fund utilizing a
Commission approval of, a proposed representative sampling strategy
In its filing with the Commission, the
rule change pursuant to Rule 19b–4 generally will hold a basket of the
Exchange included statements
under the Act.7 Component Securities of its Underlying
concerning the purpose of, and basis for,
the proposed rule change. The text of As set forth in detail below, the Funds Index, but it may not hold all of the
these statements may be examined at will hold certain securities Component Securities of its Underlying
the places specified in Item III below. (''Component Securities'') selected to Index.
The NYSE has prepared summaries, set correspond generally to the performance Each Fund will invest at least 90% of
forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of of the following indexes, (''Underlying its assets in the securities of its
the most significant aspects of such Indexes''), respectively: (1) S&P Global Underlying Index or in American
statements. Consumer Discretionary Index; (2) S&P Depositary Receipts (''ADRs''), Global
Global Consumer Staples Index; (3) S&P Depositary Receipts (''GDRs''), or
A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Global Industrials Index; (4) S&P Global
Statement of the Purpose of, and European Depositary Receipts (''EDRs'')
Utilities Index; and (5) S&P Global (collectively ''Depositary Receipts'')
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Materials Index.
Change representing securities in the
Each Fund intends to qualify as a Underlying Index. A Fund may invest
1. Purpose ''regulated investment company'' (a the remainder of its assets in securities
The Exchange has adopted listing ''RIC'') under the Internal Revenue Code not included in its Underlying Index,
standards applicable to Investment (the ''Code''). Barclays Global Fund but which BGFA believes will help the
Company Units (''ICUs'') that it states Advisors (the ''Advisor'' or ''BGFA'') is Fund track its Underlying Index. For
are consistent with the listing criteria the investment advisor to the Funds. example, a Fund may invest in
currently used by other national The Advisor is registered under the securities not included in its Underlying
securities exchanges, and trading Investment Advisers Act of 1940.8 The Index in order to reflect various
standards pursuant to which the Advisor is the wholly owned subsidiary corporate actions (such as mergers) and
Exchange may either list and trade ICUs of Barclays Global Investors, N.A. other changes in its Underlying Index
or trade such ICUs on the Exchange on (''BGI''), a national banking association. (such as reconstitutions, additions and
an unlisted trading privileges (''UTP'') BGI is an indirect subsidiary of Barclays deletions). A Fund also may invest its
basis.4 Bank PLC of the United Kingdom. SEI other assets in futures contracts, options
The Exchange now proposes to list Investments Distribution Co. (''SEI'' or on futures contracts, options, and swaps
and trade under Section 703.16 of the ''Distributor''), a Pennsylvania related to its Underlying Index, as well
NYSE Listed Company Manual corporation and broker-dealer registered as cash and cash equivalents, including
(''Manual'') and NYSE Rule 1100 et seq. under the Act, is the principal shares of money market funds affiliated
shares of the following, each a series of underwriter and distributor of Creation with BGFA.
the iShares Trust (the ''Trust''): 5 (1) Unit Aggregations of iShares. The From time to time, adjustments may
iShares S&P Global Consumer Distributor is not affiliated with the be made in the portfolio of the Funds in
Discretionary Sector Index Fund; (2) Exchange or the Advisor. The Trust has accordance with changes in the
iShares S&P Global Consumer Staples appointed Investors Bank & Trust Co. composition of the Underlying Indexes
Sector Index Fund; (3) iShares S&P (''IBT'') to act as administrator or to maintain compliance with
Global Industrials Sector Index Fund; (''Administrator''), custodian, fund requirements applicable to a RIC under
(4) iShares S&P Global Utilities Sector accountant, transfer agent, and dividend
disbursing agent for the Funds. The 10 The Exchange states that the information
3 iShares is a registered trademark of Barclays Exchange expects that performance of provided herein is based on information included
Global Investors, N.A. in the Registration Statement; however, the
4 In 1996, the Commission approved Section the Administrator's duties and
Commission notes that its approval of the listing
703.16 of the Listed Company Manual, which sets obligations will be conducted within the and trading of these ICUs is subject to the continued
forth the rules related to the listing of ICUs. provisions of the Investment Company operation of the Funds and their related Indexes as
Securities Exchange Act Release No. 36923 (March Act 9 and the rules thereunder. There is described herein by the Exchange. The Exchange
5, 1996), 61 FR 10410 (March 13, 1996). also states that while the Advisor would manage the
5 The Trust is registered under the Investment
no affiliation between the Administrator Funds, the Funds' Board of Directors would have
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a), (the and the Trust, the Advisor, or the overall responsibility for the Funds' operations. The
''Investment Company Act''). On April 15, 2005, the Distributor. composition of the Board is, and would be, in
Trust filed with the Commission a Registration compliance with the requirements of Section 10 of
Statement for the Funds on Form N–1A under the 6 17
the Investment Company Act. The Funds are
Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a), and under CFR 240.19b–4(e). subject to and must comply with Section 303A.06
7 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
the Investment Company Act relating to the Funds of the Manual, which requires that the Funds have
8 15 U.S.C. 80b–1.
(File Nos. 333–92935 and 811–09729) (as amended, an audit committee that complies with SEC Rule
the ''Registration Statement''). 9 15 U.S.C. 80a–1. 10A–3, 17 CFR 240.10A–3.
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the Code.11 For example, if at the end instrumentalities), repurchase Exchange (''TSX'') 60 Index, which
of a calendar quarter a Fund would not agreements collateralized by U.S. represents the liquid, large-cap stocks of
comply with the RIC diversification Government securities, and securities or the publicly listed companies in the
tests, the Advisor would make state or municipal governments and Canadian equities market; (2) the S&P
adjustments to the portfolio to ensure their political subdivisions are not Tokyo Stock Price (''TOPIX'') 150 Index,
continued RIC status. considered to be issued by members of which represents the liquid, large-cap
To the extent the Funds invest in any industry. stocks of the publicly listed companies
ADRs, they will be listed on a national The Exchange believes that these in the Japanese equities market; (3) the
securities exchange or Nasdaq, and to requirements and policies prevent the S&P/ Australia Stock Exchange (''ASX'')
the extent the Funds invest in other Funds from being excessively weighted 50 Index, which represents the liquid,
Depositary Receipts, they will be listed in any single security or small group of large-cap stocks in the Australian
on a foreign exchange. The Funds will securities and significantly reduce equities market; (4) the S&P Asia 50
not invest in any unlisted Depositary concerns that trading in the Funds Index, which represents the liquid,
Receipts or any listed Depositary could become a surrogate for trading in large-cap stocks of four major equities
Receipts that the Advisor deems to be unregistered securities. markets in Asia (Hong Kong, Korea,
illiquid or for which pricing information Taiwan and Singapore); (5) the S&P
Description of the Index Methodology
is not readily available. In addition, all Latin America 40 Index, which
Depositary Receipts must be sponsored Each of the Indexes is a subset of the represents the liquid, large-cap stocks
(with the exception of certain pre-1984 Standard & Poor's Global 1200 Index from major sectors of the Mexico, Brazil,
ADRs that are listed and unsponsored and thus contains the securities of both Argentina and Chile equity markets; and
because they are grandfathered). domestic and international companies (6) the S&P Europe 350 Index, which
Each Fund will not concentrate its as Index components. The Indexes are represents the liquid, large-cap stocks of
investments (i.e., hold 25% or more of free float adjusted and market the publicly listed companies in the
its total assets in the stocks of a capitalization weighted. The Standard & region, covering approximately 70% of
particular industry or group of Poor's Index Committee (which does not the region's market capitalization and
industries), except that a Fund will include employees of broker-dealers or spanning 17 exchanges. All stocks
concentrate to approximately the same their affiliates) is responsible for the included in these S&P Indexes are in the
extent that its Underlying Index overall management of these S&P S&P Global 1200 Index.13
concentrates in the stocks of such Indices. Where there were multiple classes of
particular industry or group of Selection Criteria for Domestic a particular equity, all classes were
industries. In such case, a Fund could Components. Companies (i.e., the deemed eligible if they met the criteria
hold 25% or more of its total assets in ''Components'') selected for the for size, liquidity and sector
the stocks of such industry or group of investments represent a broad range of representation. The specific securities
industries. For purposes of this industry segments within the U.S. are then screened for industry sector
limitation, securities of the U.S. economy. The starting universe, all classification; thus, the eligible
Government (including its agencies and publicly traded U.S. companies (i.e., securities are ranked according to
companies listed and traded on a Global Industry Classification Standards
11 In order for the Funds to qualify for tax national securities exchange or the (''GICS''). Then, the Index components,
treatment as a RIC, they must meet several Nasdaq Stock Market), is screened to now determined, are weighted on the
requirements under the Code. Among these is a eliminate ADRs, mutual funds, limited basis of S&P's free float, market
requirement that, at the close of each quarter of the
Funds' taxable year, (1) at least 50% of the market
partnerships and royalty trusts. The capitalization methodology. Generally,
value of the Funds' total assets must be represented following criteria are then analyzed to S&P observes a prospective constituent's
by cash items, U.S. government securities, determine a company's eligibility for liquidity over a period of at least 6
securities of other RICs and other securities, with inclusion in the investments: (1) months before consideration for
such other securities limited for the purpose of this
calculation with respect to any one issuer to an
Ownership of a company's outstanding inclusion. However, it is recognized that
amount not greater than 5% of the value of the common shares, in order to screen out there may be extraordinary situations
Funds' assets and not greater than 10% of the closely held companies; (2) trading when companies should be added
outstanding voting securities of such issuer; and (2) volume of a company's stock, in order immediately (e.g., certain
not more than 25% of the value of their total assets
may be invested in securities of any one issuer, or
to ensure ample liquidity and efficient privatizations). When a particular
two or more issuers that are controlled by the Funds share pricing; and (3) the financial and company dominates its home market, it
(within the meaning of Section 851(b)(4)(B) of the operating condition of a company. may be excluded from the Index if
Code) and that are engaged in the same or similar Selection Criteria for International analysis of the sectors reveals that its
trades or business (other than U.S. government securities are not as liquid as those of
securities of other RICs).
Components.12 With respect to non-U.S.
Compliance with the above referenced RIC asset components of the Underlying Indexes, similar companies in other countries.
diversification requirements are monitored by the the eligible universe of Index The International Index components
Advisor and any necessary adjustments to portfolio components that are considered for may include ADRs and GDRs.
issuer weights will be made on a quarterly basis or inclusion are from the following S&P Issue Changes. General oversight
as necessary to ensure compliance with RIC responsibility for the S&P Indices,
requirements. When an iShares Fund's Underlying Indexes: (1) The S&P/Toronto Stock
Index itself is not RIC compliant, the Advisor including overall policy guidelines and
generally employs a representative sampling 12 S&P determines a stock's domicile based on a methodology, is handled by the S&P
indexing strategy (as described in the Funds' number of criteria, including the headquarters of Global Index Committee (which does
prospectus) in order to achieve the Fund's the issuer, its registration, its stock listing, its place not include employees of broker-dealers
investment objective. The Funds' prospectus also of operations, the residence of the senior officers,
gives the Funds additional flexibility to comply and other criteria. Each region's Index Committee or their affiliates). Maintenance of
with the requirements of the Code and other reviews all criteria before deciding on the domicile component investments, including
regulatory requirements and to manage future of a stock. Telephone conversation between additions and deletions to these
corporate actions and index changes in smaller Michael Cavalier, Associate General Counsel, investments, is the responsibility of
markets by investing a percentage of fund assets in NYSE, and Florence Harmon, Senior Special
securities that are not included in the Fund's Counsel, Division of Market Regulation, separate regional index committees
Underlying Index or in ADRs and GDRs Commission, on September 15, 2006 (''September
representing such securities. 15 Telephone Conference''). 13 September 15 Telephone Conference.
composed of S&P staff specialized in the offering) and the change is equal to or The S&P Global Industrials Index
various regional equity markets and, in greater than 5%, a float adjustment will measures the performance of companies
some cases with the assistance of local be implemented as soon as reasonably that Standard & Poor's deems to be part
stock exchanges. Public announcements possible. of the industrials sector of the economy
of index changes as the result of Changes in the number of shares and that Standard & Poor's believes are
committee decisions will generally be outstanding driven by corporate events important to global markets. Component
made two business days in advance of such as stock dividends, splits, and companies include manufacturers and
the anticipate effective date whenever rights issues will be adjusted on the ex- distributors of capital goods, providers
possible, although for exceptional date. Share changes of 5% or greater are of commercial services and supplies,
corporate events announcements may be implemented when they occur. All and transportation service providers. As
made earlier. share changes of less than 5% are of the close of business on January 31,
Index Maintenance. Maintaining the updated on a quarterly basis (third 2006, the Index was comprised of stocks
S&P Indices includes monitoring and Friday of March, June, September, and of companies in the following countries:
completing the adjustments for December or at the close of the Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
company additions and deletions, share expiration of futures contracts). Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong,
changes, stock splits, stock dividends, Implementation of new additions, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico,
and stock price adjustments due to deletions, and changes to the float Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
restructuring and spin-offs. Share adjustment, due to corporate actions, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
changes of less than 5% are only will be made available at the close of the United Kingdom and the United States.
updated on a quarterly basis on the third Friday in March, June, September The S&P Global Utilities Index
Friday near the end of the calendar and December. Generally, index changes measures the performance of companies
quarter. due to rebalancing are announced two that Standard & Poor's deems to be part
A company will be removed from the days before the effective date by way of of the Utilities sector of the economy
S&P Indices as a result of mergers/ a news release posted on http:// and that Standard & Poor's believes are
acquisitions, bankruptcy, restructuring, important to global markets. Component
www.spglobal.com.
or if it is no longer representative of its companies include providers of electric,
industry group. A company is removed The S&P Indices are calculated
gas or water utilities, or companies that
from the relevant Index as close as continuously and are available from
operate as independent producers and/
possible to the actual date on which the major data vendors. A current list of the
or distributors of power. As of the close
event occurred. A company can be Index components is attached as Exhibit
of business on January 31, 2006, the
removed from an Index because it no 3 to the NYSE's filing.
Index was comprised of stocks of
longer meets current criteria for Index Descriptions companies in the following countries:
inclusion and/or is no longer Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
representative of its industry group. All The S&P Global Consumer
Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong,
replacement companies are selected Discretionary Index measures the
Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, United
based on the above component section performance of companies that Standard Kingdom, and the United States.
criteria. & Poor's deems to be part of the The S&P Global Materials Index
When calculating index weights, consumer discretionary sector of the measures the performance of companies
individual constituents' shares held by economy and that Standard & Poor's that Standard & Poor's deems to be part
governments, corporations, strategic believes are important to global markets. of the materials sector of the economy
partners, or other control groups are Component companies include and that Standard & Poor's believes are
excluded from the company's shares manufacturing and service companies. important to global markets. Component
outstanding. Shares owned by other As of the close of business on January companies include those companies
companies are also excluded regardless 31, 2006, the Index was comprised of engaged in a wide variety of
of whether they are index constituents. stocks of companies in the following commodity-related manufacturing. As of
In countries with regulated countries: Australia, Belgium, Canada, the close of business on January 31,
environments, where a foreign Chile, France, Germany, Hong Kong, 2006, the Index was comprised of stocks
investment limit exists at the sector or Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, of companies in the following countries:
company level, the constituent's weight Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
will reflect either the foreign investment Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the Chile, Finland, France, Germany,
limit or the percentage float, whichever United States. Ireland, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg,
is the more restrictive. The S&P Global Consumer Staples Mexico, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain,
Once a year, the float adjustments will Index measures the performance of Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United
be reviewed and potentially changed companies that Standard & Poor's Kingdom, and the United States.
based on such review. Each company's deems to be part of the consumer staples As of May 31, 2006, the iShares S&P
financial statements will be used to sector of the economy and that Standard Global Consumer Discretionary Sector
update the major shareholders' & Poor's believes are important to global Index's top three holdings were Toyota
ownership for the float adjustments markets. Component companies include Motor Corp., Home Depot, Time Warner
calculation, as the Indexes are free float manufacturers and distributors of food, Inc.; the Index's top three industries
adjusted, market capitalization weighted producers of non-durable household were Consumer Discretionary and Index
for each company's shares. However, goods, and food and drug retailing components had a total market
during the course of the year, S&P also companies. As of the close of business capitalization of approximately $2.8
monitors each company's Investable on January 31, 2006, the Index was trillion. The average total market
Weight Factor (IWF), which is S&P's comprised of stocks of companies in the capitalization was approximately $14.6
term for the mathematical float factor following countries: Australia, Belgium, billion. The 10 largest constituents
used to calculate the float adjustment. If Brazil, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, represented approximately 28.4% of the
a change in the IWF is caused by a Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Index weight. The five highest weighted
major corporate action (i.e., Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United stocks, which represented 18.2% of the
privatization, merger, takeover, or share Kingdom, and the United States. Index weight, had an average daily
trading volume in excess of 66.1 million As of May 31, 2006, the iShares S&P Fund invests pursuant to its investment
shares during the period April 1 through Global Utilities Sector Index's top three objective, strategies and limitations.
May 31, 2006. 99.98% of the component holdings were E.On AG, Suez SA, RWE According to the Funds' prospectus,
stocks traded at least 250,000 shares AG; the Index's top three industries valuing the Fund's investments using
monthly from December 2005 through were Utilities and Index components fair value pricing will result in using
May 2006. had a total market capitalization of prices for those investments that may
As of May 31, 2006, the iShares S&P approximately $1.2 trillion. The average differ from current market prices.
Global Consumer Staples Sector Index's total market capitalization was Accordingly, fair value pricing could
top three holdings were Procter & approximately $16.9 billion. The 10 result in a difference between the prices
Gamble, Altria Group, Inc., Wal-Mart largest constituents represented used to calculate the Fund's net asset
Stores; the Index's top three industries approximately 41.5% of the Index value and the prices used by the Fund's
were Consumer Staples and Index weight. The five highest weighted benchmark index, which, in turn, could
components had a total market stocks, which represented 25.0% of the result in a difference between the
capitalization of approximately $2.3 Index weight, had an average daily Fund's performance and the
trillion. The average total market trading volume in excess of 47.8 million performance of the Fund's benchmark
capitalization was approximately $23.5 shares during the period April 1 through index.
billion. The 10 largest constituents May 31, 2006. 100% of the component Because foreign markets may be open
represented approximately 48.3% of the stocks traded at least 250,000 shares on different days than the days during
Index weight. The five highest weighted monthly from December 2005 through which a shareholder may purchase the
stocks, which represented 34.6% of the May 2006. Fund's shares, the value of the Fund's
Index weight, had an average daily investments may change on days when
Additional information regarding the
trading volume in excess of 32.3 million shareholders are not able to purchase
Funds' holdings is available at http://
shares during the period April 1 through the Fund's shares.
www.ishares.com. The value of assets denominated in
May 31, 2006. 99.6% of the component
stocks traded at least 250,000 shares Determination of Net Asset Value foreign currencies is converted into U.S.
monthly from December 2005 through dollars using exchange rates deemed
IBT calculates the NAV for each Fund appropriate by BGFA as investment
May 2006.
As of May 31, 2006, the iShares S&P generally once daily Monday through advisor.14
Global Industrials Sector Index's top Friday generally as of the regularly
scheduled close of business of the NYSE Issuance of Creation Unit Aggregations
three holdings were General Electric,
United Parcel Service, Siemens AG; the (normally 4 p.m. Eastern time) on each In General. Shares of the Funds (the
Index's top three industries were day that the NYSE is open for trading, ''iShares'') will be issued on a
Industrials and Index components had a based on prices at the time of closing, continuous offering basis in groups of
total market capitalization of provided that (a) any assets or liabilities iShares, or multiples thereof. These
approximately $2.7 trillion. The average denominated in currencies other than ''groups'' of shares are called ''Creation
total market capitalization was the U.S. dollar shall be translated into Unit Aggregations.'' The Funds will
approximately $15.3 billion. The 10 U.S. dollars at the prevailing market issue and redeem iShares only in
largest constituents represented rates on the date of valuation as quoted Creation Unit Aggregations of 50,000
approximately 37.1% of the Index by one or more major banks or dealers iShares.15
weight. The five highest weighted that makes a two-way market in such As with other open-end investment
stocks, which represented 27.2% of the currencies (or a major market data companies, iShares will be issued at the
Index weight, had an average daily service provider based on quotations net asset value (''NAV'') per share next
trading volume in excess of 38.6 million received from such banks or dealers); determined after an order in proper
shares during the period April 1 through and (b) U.S. fixed-income assets may be form is received. The anticipated price
May 31, 2006. 99.65% of the component valued as of the announced closing time at which the iShares will initially trade
stocks traded at least 250,000 shares for trading in fixed-income instruments is approximately $50.
monthly from December 2005 through on any day that the Bond Market The NAV per share of the Funds is
May 2006. Association announces an early closing determined as of the close of the regular
As of May 31, 2006, the iShares S&P time. The NAV of each Fund is trading session on the Exchange on each
Global Materials Sector Index's top calculated by dividing the value of the day that the Exchange is open. The
three holdings were BHP Billiton net assets of such Fund (i.e., the value Trust sells Creation Unit Aggregations of
Limited, Anglo American, Rio Tinto; the of its total assets less total liabilities) by the Funds only on business days at the
Index's top three industries were the total number of outstanding shares next determined NAV of the Fund.
Materials and Index components had a of the Fund, generally rounded to the Creation Unit Aggregations generally
total market capitalization of nearest cent. In calculating a Fund's will be issued by the Funds in exchange
approximately $1.6 trillion. The average NAV, a Fund's investments are for the in-kind deposit of equity
total market capitalization was generally valued using market securities designated by the Advisor to
approximately $12.9 billion. The 10 valuations. In the event that current correspond generally to the price and
largest constituents represented market valuations are not readily yield performance of the Fund's
approximately 30.7% of the Index available or such valuations do not Underlying Index (the ''Deposit
weight. The five highest weighted reflect current market values, the Securities'') and a specified cash
stocks, which represented 19.5% of the affected investments will be valued payment. Creation Unit Aggregations
Index weight, had an average daily using fair value pricing pursuant to the generally will be redeemed by the Fund
trading volume in excess of 66.5 million pricing policy and procedures approved in exchange for portfolio securities of
shares during the period April 1 through by the Board of Trustees. The frequency
14 The Fund utilizes foreign exchange rates of
May 31, 2006. 99.31% of the component with which a Fund's investments are
major market data vendors, such as WM/Reuters.
stocks traded at least 250,000 shares valued using fair value pricing is September 15 Telephone Conference.
monthly from December 2005 through primarily a function of the types of 15 Each Creation Unit Aggregation will have an
May 2006. securities and other assets in which the estimated initial value of approximately $2,500,000.
the Fund (''Fund Securities'') and a next-announced Fund Deposit Unit Aggregations must deliver to the
specified cash payment. Fund Securities composition is made available. Fund (the ''Creation List'') and which a
received on redemption may not be The identity and number of shares of redeemer will receive from the Funds
identical to Deposit Securities deposited the Deposit Securities required for the (the ''Redemption List''). The Creation
in connection with creations of Creation Fund Deposit for each Fund will change List is identical to the list of the names
Unit Aggregations for the same day. from time to time. The composition of and the required numbers of shares of
All orders to purchase iShares in the Deposit Securities may change in each Deposit Security included in the
Creation Unit Aggregations must be response to adjustments to the current Fund Deposit.
placed through an Authorized weighting or composition of the In addition, just as the Balancing
Participant. An Authorized Participant Component Securities in the Underlying Amount is delivered by the purchaser of
must be either a ''Participating Party,'' Index. In addition, the Trust reserves Creation Unit Aggregations to the
i.e., a broker-dealer or other participant the right to permit or require the Funds, the Trust will also deliver to the
in the clearing process through the substitution of an amount of cash—i.e., redeeming beneficial owner in cash the
National Securities Clearing Corporation a ''cash in lieu'' amount—to be added to ''Cash Redemption Payment.'' The Cash
(''NSCC'') Continuous Net Settlement the Balancing Amount to replace any Redemption Payment on any given
System (the ''Clearing Process''), a Deposit Security that may not be business day will be an amount
clearing agency that is registered with available in sufficient quantity for calculated in the same manner as that
the SEC, or a Depository Trust Company delivery or that may not otherwise be for the Balancing Amount, although the
(''DTC'') participant, and in each case, eligible for transfer. The Trust also actual amounts may differ if the Fund
must enter into a Participant Agreement. reserves the right to permit or require a Securities received upon redemption are
The Funds impose a transaction fee in ''cash in lieu'' amount where the not identical to the Deposit Securities
connection with the issuance and delivery of the Deposit Security by the applicable for creations on the same
redemption of iShares to offset transfer Authorized Participant would be day. To the extent that the Fund
and other transaction costs. The restricted under the securities laws or Securities have a value greater than the
transaction fee in connection with the where the delivery of the Deposit NAV of iShares being redeemed, a cash
issuance and redemption of Creation Security to the Authorized Participant payment equal to the differential is
Unit Aggregations of the Funds are would result in the disposition of the required to be paid by the redeeming
estimated to be approximately between Deposit Security by the Authorized beneficial owner to the applicable Fund.
$2,200 and $8,800. Participant becoming restricted under The Trust may also make redemptions
In-Kind Deposit of Portfolio the securities laws, or in certain other in cash in lieu of transferring one or
Securities. Payment for Creation Unit situations. The adjustments described more Fund Securities to a redeemer if
Aggregations will be made by the above will reflect changes known to the the Trust determines, in its discretion,
purchasers generally by an in-kind Advisor on the date of announcement to that such method is warranted due to
deposit with the applicable Fund of the be in effect by the time of delivery of the unusual circumstances. An unusual
Deposit Securities together with an Fund Deposit, in the composition of the circumstance could arise, for example,
amount of cash (the ''Balancing applicable Underlying Index or when a redeeming entity is restrained
Amount'') specified by the Advisor in resulting from certain corporate actions. by regulation or policy from transacting
the manner described below. The in certain Fund Securities, such as the
Balancing Amount is an amount equal Redemption of iShares
presence of such Fund Securities on a
to the difference between (1) the NAV Creation Unit Aggregations of the redeeming investment banking firm's
(per Creation Unit Aggregation) of the Funds will be redeemable at the NAV restricted list.
Fund and (2) the total aggregate market next determined after receipt of a
value (per Creation Unit Aggregation) of request for redemption. Creation Unit Availability of Information Regarding
the Deposit Securities (such value Aggregations of the Funds generally will iShares and the Underlying Index
referred to herein as the ''Deposit be redeemed in-kind, together with a On each business day the list of
Amount''). The Balancing Amount balancing cash payment (although, as names and amount of each security
serves the function of compensating for described below, Creation Unit constituting the current Deposit
differences, if any, between the NAV per Aggregations may sometimes be Securities of the Fund Deposit and the
Creation Unit Aggregation and that of redeemed for cash). The value of the Balancing Amount effective as of the
the Deposit Amount. The deposit of the Funds' redemption payments on a previous business day, per outstanding
requisite Deposit Securities and the Creation Unit Aggregation basis will share of each Fund, will be made
Balancing Amount are collectively equal the NAV per the appropriate available. An amount per iShare
referred to herein as a ''Fund Deposit.'' number of iShares of the Funds. Owners representing the sum of the estimated
The Advisor will make available to the of iShares may sell their iShares in the Balancing Amount effective through and
market through the NSCC on each secondary market but must accumulate including the previous business day,
business day, prior to the opening of enough iShares to constitute a Creation plus the current value of the Deposit
trading on the Exchange (currently 9:30 Unit Aggregation in order to redeem Securities in U.S. dollars, on a per
a.m. Eastern Time), the list of the names through the Funds. Redemption orders iShare basis (the ''Intra-day Optimized
and the required number of shares of must be placed by or through an Portfolio Value'' or ''IOPV'') will be
each Deposit Security included in the Authorized Participant. calculated by an independent third
current Fund Deposit (based on Creation Unit Aggregations of the party that is a major market data vendor
information at the end of the previous Funds generally will be redeemable on (the ''Value Calculator''), such as
business day) for each Fund. The Fund any business day in exchange for Bloomberg L.P., every 15 seconds
Deposit will be applicable to the applicable Fund Securities and the Cash during the Exchange's regular trading
relevant Fund (subject to any Redemption Payment (defined below) in hours and disseminated every 15
adjustments to the Balancing Amount, effect on the date a request for seconds on the Consolidated Tape.
as described below) in order to effect redemption is made. The Advisor will The IOPV reflects the current value of
purchases of Creation Unit Aggregations publish daily through NSCC the list of the Deposit Securities and the Balancing
of such Fund until such time as the securities which a creator of Creation Amount. The IOPV also reflects changes
in currency exchange rates between the Indexes once each trading day, based on make distributions on a more frequent
U.S. dollar and the applicable home closing prices in the relevant exchange basis to comply with the distribution
foreign currency.16 market, utilizing the WM/Reuters (or requirements of the Code and consistent
Since the Funds will utilize a other major market information vendor) with the Investment Company Act.
representative sampling strategy, the currency exchange rates. In each S&P Dividends and other distributions on
IOPV may not reflect the value of all Index, the prices used to calculate the iShares of the Funds will be distributed
securities included in the Underlying S&P Indices are the official exchange on a pro rata basis to beneficial owners
Indexes. In addition, the IOPV does not closing prices or those figures accepted of such iShares. Dividend payments will
necessarily reflect the precise as such. S&P reserves the right to use an be made through the Depository and the
composition of the current portfolio of alternative pricing source on any given DTC Participants to beneficial owners
securities held by the Funds at a day. then of record with amounts received
particular point in time. Therefore, the The NAV for the Fund will be from the Fund.
IOPV on a per Fund share basis calculated and disseminated daily. The The Trust currently does not intend to
disseminated during the Exchange's Funds' NAV will be calculated by IBT. make the DTC book-entry Dividend
trading hours should not be viewed as IBT will disseminate the information to Reinvestment Service (the ''Service'')
a real time update of the NAV of the BGI, SEI and others, including the available for use by beneficial owners
Funds, which is calculated only once a NYSE. The Funds' NAV will be for reinvestment of their cash proceeds,
day. published in a number of places, but certain individual brokers may make
While the IOPV disseminated by the including, http://www.iShares.com and the Service available to their clients.
Exchange at 9:30 a.m. is expected to be on the Consolidated Tape. The Advisor The Statement of Additional
generally very close to the most recently for the Funds has informed the Information (''SAI'') will inform
calculated Fund NAV on a per Fund Exchange that the Funds will make the investors of this fact and direct
share basis, it is possible that the value NAV for the Funds available to all interested investors to contact such
of the portfolio of securities held by market participants at the same time. If investor's broker to ascertain the
each Fund may diverge from the Deposit the NAV is not disseminated to all availability and a description of the
Securities values during any trading market participants at the same time, Service through such broker. The SAI
day. In such case, the IOPV will not the Exchange will halt trading in the will also caution interested beneficial
precisely reflect the value of each Shares of the Funds.17 owners that they should note that each
Fund's portfolio. However, during the Closing prices of the Funds' Deposit broker may require investors to adhere
trading day, the IOPV can be expected Securities are readily available from, as to specific procedures and timetables in
to closely approximate the value per applicable, the relevant exchanges, order to participate in the Service and
Fund share of the portfolio of securities automated quotation systems, published
such investors should ascertain from
for each Fund except under unusual their broker such necessary details. The
or other public sources in the relevant
circumstances (e.g., in the case of Funds acquired pursuant to the Service
country, or on-line information services
extensive rebalancing of multiple will be held by the beneficial owners in
such as Bloomberg or Reuters. The
securities in a Fund at the same time by the same manner and subject to the
exchange rate information required to
the Advisor). same terms and conditions, as for
The Exchange believes that convert such information into U.S.
original ownership of the Funds.
dissemination of the IOPV based on the dollars is also readily available in Beneficial owners of the Funds will
Deposit Securities provides additional newspapers and other publications and receive all of the statements, notices,
information regarding the Funds that is from a variety of on-line services. and reports required under the
not otherwise available to the public In addition, the Web site for the Trust, Investment Company Act and other
and is useful to professionals and http://www.iShares.com, which will be applicable laws. They will receive, for
investors in connection with Fund publicly accessible at no charge, will example, annual and semi-annual
shares trading on the Exchange or the contain the following information, (1) reports, written statements
creation or redemption of Fund shares. the prior business day's NAV and the accompanying dividend payments,
There is an overlap in trading hours mid-point of the bid-ask price at the proxy statements, annual notifications
between the foreign and U.S. markets time of calculation of such NAV (''Bid/ detailing the tax status of distributions,
with respect to the Funds. Therefore, Ask Price''), and a calculation of the IRS Form 1099–DIVs, etc. Because the
the Value Calculator will update the premium or discount of such price Trust's records reflect ownership of
applicable IOPV every 15 seconds to against such NAV; and (2) data in chart iShares by DTC only, the Trust will
reflect price changes in the applicable format displaying the frequency make available applicable statements,
foreign market or markets, and convert distribution of discounts and premiums notices, and reports to the DTC
such prices into U.S. dollars based on of the Bid/Ask Price against the NAV, Participants who, in turn, will be
the currency exchange rate. When the within appropriate ranges, for each of responsible for distributing them to the
foreign market or markets are closed but the four previous calendar quarters. beneficial owners.
U.S. markets are open, the IOPV will be Dividends and Distributions
updated every 15 seconds to reflect Other Issues
changes in currency exchange rates after Dividends are accrued daily from net Criteria for Initial and Continued
the foreign market closes. The IOPV will investment income and will be declared Listing. The Funds are subject to the
also include the applicable cash and paid to beneficial owners of record criteria for initial and continued listing
component for each Fund. at least annually by the Funds. of Investment Company Units in Section
In addition, there will be Distributions of realized securities 703.16 of the Manual. A minimum of
disseminated a value for the Underlying gains, if any, generally will be declared two Creation Units (100,000 iShares)
and paid once a year, but the Funds may will be required to be outstanding at the
16 The IOPV ticker is available at
start of trading. This minimum number
www.ishares.com and Intra-day IOPV is publicly 17 The Exchange will immediately contact the
available utilizing this ticker through various Commission staff to discuss measures that may be
of shares of each Fund required to be
financial Web sites such as http:// appropriate under the circumstances. September 15 outstanding at the start of trading will
finance.yahoo.com. Telephone Conference. be comparable to requirements that have
been applied to previously traded series calculated or disseminated or the NAV The minimum price variation for
of ICUs. is not disseminated to all market quoting will be $.01.
Prospectus Delivery. The Commission participants at the same time.19
has granted the Trust an exemption Due Diligence. The Information Memo 2. Statutory Basis
from certain prospectus delivery to members will note, for example, NYSE believes that the proposed rule
requirements under section 24(d) of the Exchange responsibilities including that change is consistent with section 6(b)(5)
Investment Company Act.18 Any before an Exchange member, member of the Act 22 requiring that an exchange
product description used in reliance on organization, or employee thereof have rules that are designed, among
a section 24(d) exemptive order will recommends a transaction in the Funds, other things, to prevent fraudulent and
comply with all representations made a determination must be made that the manipulative acts and practices, to
therein and all conditions thereto. The recommendation is in compliance with promote just and equitable principles of
Exchange, in an Information Memo to all applicable Exchange and Federal trade, to remove impediments to, and
Exchange members and member rules and regulations, including due perfect the mechanism of a free and
organizations, will inform members and diligence obligations under Exchange open market and, in general, to protect
member organizations, prior to Rule 405 (Diligence as to Accounts). investors and the public interest.
commencement of trading, of the Purchases and Redemptions in
prospectus or product description Creation Unit Size. In the Memo B. Self-Regulatory Organization's
delivery requirements applicable to the referenced above, members and member Statement on Burden on Competition
Funds and will refer members and organizations will be informed that The Exchange does not believe that
member organizations to NYSE Rule procedures for purchases and the proposed rule change will impose
1100(b). There is not currently a product redemptions of shares of the Funds in any burden on competition that is not
description available for the Funds. The Creation Unit Size are described in the necessary or appropriate in furtherance
Information Memo will also advise Funds' Prospectus and SAI 20 and that of the purposes of the Act.
members and member organizations that Funds' shares are not individually C. Self-Regulatory Organization's
delivery of a prospectus to customers in redeemable but are redeemable only in Statement on Comments on the
lieu of a product description would Creation Unit Size aggregations or Proposed Rule Change Received From
satisfy the requirements of Rule 1100(b). multiples thereof. Members, Participants or Others
Information Memo. The Exchange Surveillance. The Exchange will
will distribute an Information Memo to utilize its existing surveillance The Exchange has neither solicited
its members in connection with the procedures applicable to ICUs monitor nor received written comments on the
trading of the Funds. The Memo will trading of the shares of the Funds. proposed rule change.
discuss the special characteristics and Surveillance procedures applicable to III. Solicitation of Comments
risks of trading this type of security. trading in the proposed iShares are
Specifically, the Memo, among other comparable to those applicable to other Interested persons are invited to
things, will discuss what the Funds are, ICUs currently trading on the Exchange. submit written data, views and
how the Funds' shares are created and The Exchange represents that these arguments concerning the foregoing,
redeemed, the requirement that surveillance procedures are adequate to including whether the proposed rule
members and member firms deliver a properly monitor the trading of the change is consistent with the Exchange
prospectus or product description to Funds.21 The Exchange's current trading Act. Comments may be submitted by
investors purchasing shares of the surveillances focus on detecting any of the following methods:
Funds prior to or concurrently with the securities trading outside their normal Electronic Comments
confirmation of a transaction, applicable patterns. When such situations are
Exchange rules, dissemination detected, surveillance analysis follows • Use the Commission's Internet
information, trading information and and investigations are opened, where comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
the applicability of suitability rules appropriate, to review the behavior of rules/sro.shtml); or
(including Exchange Rule 405). The all relevant parties for all relevant • Send e-mail to rule-
Memo will also discuss exemptive, no- trading violations. The Exchange may comments@sec.gov. Please include File
action and interpretive relief, if granted obtain trading information via the Number SR–NYSE–2006–60 on the
by the Commission from certain rules Intermarket Surveillance Group (''ISG'') subject line.
under the Act. from other exchanges who are members Paper Comments
Trading Halts. In order to halt the or affiliates of the ISG. For a list of the
trading of the Funds, the Exchange may • Send paper comments in triplicate
current members and affiliate members
consider, among other things, factors to Nancy M. Morris Secretary, Securities
of ISG, see http://www.isgportal.com.
such as the extent to which trading is Hours of Trading/Minimum Price and Exchange Commission, Station
not occurring in underlying security(s) Variation. The Funds will trade on the Place, 100 F Street, NE., Washington,
and whether other unusual conditions Exchange until 4:15 p.m. (Eastern time). DC 20549–1090.
or circumstances detrimental to the All submissions should refer to File
maintenance of a fair and orderly 19 Under such circumstances, the Exchange Number SR–NYSE–2006–60. This file
market are present. In addition, trading would immediately contact the Commission staff to number should be included on the
in the Funds' shares is subject to trading
discuss appropriate measures that may be subject line if e-mail is used. To help the
appropriate under the circumstances. September 15 Commission process and review your
halts caused by extraordinary market Telephone Conference.
volatility pursuant to Exchange Rule 20 See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos.
comments more efficiently, please use
80B. The Exchange will halt trading in 44990 (October 25, 2001), 66 FR 56869 (November only one method. The Commission will
a Fund if the Index Value or IOPV 13, 2001) (SR–Amex–2001–45); 42748 (May 2, post all comments on the Commission's
2000), 65 FR 30155 (May 10, 2000) (SR–Amex–98– Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/
applicable to such Fund is no longer 49); and 36947 (March 8, 1996), 61 FR 10606
(March 14, 1996) (SR–Amex–95–43).
rules/sro/shtml). Copies of the
18 See In the Matter of iShares, Inc., et al., 21 The Exchange states that it submitted such submission, all subsequent
Investment Company Act Release No. 25623 (June surveillance procedures to the Commission staff in
25, 2002). the past. September 15 Telephone Conference. 22 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
amendments, all written statements following issues, the Commission to deliver a prospectus or product
with respect to the proposed rule believes that the listing and trading of description to all investors (in
change that are filed with the the Funds' shares satisfies established accordance with NYSE Rule 1100(b))
Commission, and all written standards. and highlight the characteristics of the
communications relating to the Funds. The memo will also remind
A. Fund Characteristics members of their suitability obligations,
proposed rule change between the
Commission and any person, other than The Commission believes that the including NYSE Rule 405 (Diligence as
those that may be withheld from the proposed Funds are reasonably to Accounts). Additionally, for example,
public in accordance with the designed to provide investors with an the information memo will also inform
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be investment vehicle that substantially members and member organizations that
available for inspection and copying in reflects in value the performance of the Funds' shares are not individually
the Commission's Public Reference respective Underlying Indexes and will redeemable, but are redeemable only in
Room. Copies of such filing will also be provide investors with an alternative to Creation-Unit-size aggregations or
available for inspection and copying at trading a range of securities on an multiples thereof as set forth in the
the principal office of the NYSE. All individual basis. Investors will be able Fund Prospectus and SAI. The
comments received will be posted to trade shares in the Fund continuously Commission believes that the disclosure
without change; the Commission does throughout the business day in included in the information memo is
not edit personal identifying secondary market transactions at appropriate and consistent with the Act.
information from submissions. You negotiated prices. Accordingly, the
C. Dissemination of Fund Information
should submit only information that proposed Fund will allow investors to:
you wish to make available publicly. All (1) Respond quickly to market changes With respect to pricing, once each
submissions should refer to File number through intra-day trading opportunities; day, the NAV for the Fund will be
SR–NYSE–2006–60 and should be (2) engage in hedging strategies similar calculated and disseminated by IBT, to
submitted on or before October 12, to those used by institutional investors; various sources, including the NYSE,
2006. and (3) reduce transaction costs for and made available on http://
trading a portfolio of securities. www.iShares.com and the Consolidated
IV. Commission's Findings and Order The Commission also notes that the Tape. The Exchange represents that the
Granting Accelerated Approval of market capitalization and liquidity of NAV will be made available to all
Proposed Rule Change the underlying Indexes' component market participants at the same time;
The Commission finds that the securities is also a deterrent to otherwise, the Exchange will halt
proposed rule change is consistent with manipulation of the Fund shares. trading in the Funds' shares. Also,
the requirements of the Act and the Because each Fund's Underlying Index during the Exchange's regular trading
rules and regulations thereunder, is broad-based and well diversified, the hours, the IOPV Calculator will
applicable to a national securities Exchange represents that it does not determine and disseminate every 15
exchange.23 In particular, the believe that the Fund will be so highly seconds the IOPV for each Fund. The
Commission finds that the proposed concentrated such that it becomes a IOPV will reflect price changes in the
rule change is consistent with section surrogate for trading unregistered applicable foreign market or markets
6(b)(5) of the Act 24 and will promote foreign securities on the Exchange. and changes in currency exchange rates.
While the Commission believes that The Exchange also represents that the
just and equitable principles of trade,
these requirements should help to value of the underlying Indexes will be
and facilitate transactions in securities,
reduce concerns that the Funds could calculated and disseminated at least
and, in general, protect investors and
become a surrogate for trading in a every 15 seconds during the time the
the public interest.
single or a few unregistered stocks, if Funds' shares trade on the Exchange. If
The Commission believes that the
the characteristics of the Funds, or their the IOPV and underlying Index values
NYSE's proposal should advance the
underlying Indexes, changed materially are not so disseminated, the Exchange
public interest by providing investors
from the characteristics described the will halt trading in the Funds' shares.
with increased flexibility in satisfying The Commission notes that a variety
their investment needs and by allowing Exchange,26 the Fund would not be in
of additional information about each
them to purchase and sell Fund shares compliance with the listing and trading
Fund will be readily available.
at negotiated prices throughout the standards approved herein, and the
Information with respect to recent NAV,
business day that generally track the Commission would expect the NYSE to
shares outstanding, estimated cash
price and yield performance of the file a proposed rule change pursuant to
amount and total cash amount per
Underlying Index. Rule 19b–4 of the Act, which must be
Creation Unit Aggregation will be made
Furthermore, the Commission approved to permit continued trading of available prior to the opening of the
believes that the proposed rule change the Funds' shares. Exchange. In addition, the Web site for
raises no issues that have not been B. Disclosure the Trust, http://www.iShares.com,
previously considered by the which will be publicly accessible at no
Commission. The Fund is similar in The Exchange represents that it will
charge, will contain relevant
structure and operation to exchange- circulate an information memo detailing
information about the Funds and their
traded funds that the Commission has applicable prospectus and product
shares. Also, the closing prices of the
previously approved for listing and description delivery requirements. The
Fund's Deposit Securities are available
trading on national securities exchanges memo will also discuss any exemptive,
from, as applicable, the relevant
under section 19(b)(2) of the Act.25 no-action and interpretive relief granted
exchanges, automated quotation
Further, with respect to each of the by the Commission from certain rules
systems, published or other public
under the Act. The memo also will
sources in the relevant country, or on-
23 In approving this proposal, the Commission has address NYSE members' responsibility
considered its impact on efficiency, competition,
line information services, such as
and capital formation. 15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 26 Substitution of an underlying index or Bloomberg or Reuters. The exchange
24 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
significant alteration of the index methodology rate information required to convert
25 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). described herein would be a material change. such information into U.S. dollars is
also readily available in newspapers and by trading these products as soon as On August 31, 2006, the Exchange
other publications and from a variety of possible. filed Amendment No. 4.6 This order
on-line services. grants accelerated approval of
Based on the representations made in V. Conclusion
Amendment No. 4, and solicits
the NYSE proposal, the Commission It is therefore ordered, pursuant to comments from interested persons on
believes that pricing and other section 19(b)(2) of the Act, that the Amendment No. 4.
important information about the Fund is proposed rule change (SR–NYSE–2006–
adequate and consistent with the Act. 60) is hereby approved on an I. Description of the Proposal
accelerated basis.30 A. Fees for Manually Executed Linkage
D. Listing and Trading
For the Commission, by the Division of Orders
The Commission finds that adequate Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
rules and procedures exist to govern the authority.31 NYSE Arca proposes to combine two
listing and trading of the Funds' shares. J. Lynn Taylor, existing fees associated with certain
Fund shares will be deemed equity Assistant Secretary. Linkage Orders.7 Presently, the
securities subject to NYSE rules Exchange assesses on Linkage Orders a
[FR Doc. 06–7896 Filed 9–20–06; 8:45 am]
governing the trading of equity $0.21 transaction fee and a $0.05
BILLING CODE 8010–01–P
securities, including, among others, comparison fee.8 To simplify the
rules governing trading halts, Schedule, the Exchange proposes
responsibilities of the specialist, SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE combining these fees into one
account opening and customer COMMISSION transaction fee of $0.26 for Linkage
suitability requirements, and the Orders executed manually. This fee is
election of stop and stop limit orders. In [Release No. 34–54430; File No. SR– equal to the fee for manually executed
addition, the Exchange states that NYSEArca–2006–20] orders from broker-dealers.
iShares are subject to the criteria for
initial and continued listing of ICUs in Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE B. Fees for Electronically Executed
Section 703.16 of the NYSE Manual. Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Order Linkage Orders
Granting Accelerated Approval to
E. Surveillance Amendment No. 4 to a Proposed Rule Under the current NYSE Arca
The Exchange represents that its Change Relating to the Exchange's Schedule, electronically executed orders
surveillance procedures are adequate to Schedule of Fees and Charges from broker-dealers are charged $0.50
properly monitor the trading of the per contract (''BD Electronic
September 12, 2006. Transaction Fee''). The BD Electronic
Funds. The Exchange states that it is
able to obtain trading information from I. Introduction Transaction Fee was recently revised to
ISG from other exchanges that are combine a previously assessed
On May 17, 2006, NYSE Arca, Inc. transaction fee of $0.26 and a BD
members or affiliates of the ISG. (''NYSE Arca'' or ''Exchange'') filed Surcharge of $0.25.9 The current $0.50
F. Accelerated Approval with the Securities and Exchange BD Electronic Transaction Fee
Commission (''Commission'') pursuant represents a $0.01 reduction in the total
The Commission finds good cause,
to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities fee for electronic executions of orders
pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the Act,27
Exchange Act of 1934 (''Act''),1 and from broker-dealers. In Amendment No.
for approving the proposed rule change
Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 the proposed 4, the Exchange proposes to modify its
prior to the thirtieth day after the date
rule change to amend the Trade Related Schedule to make clear that
of publication of notice in the Federal
Charges portion of its Schedule of Fees
Register. The Commission notes that the
and Charges (''Schedule''). On May 26,
proposal is consistent with the listing 46, not the instant proposed rule change. See e-mail
2006, the Exchange filed Amendment from Janet Angstadt, Acting General Counsel, NYSE
and trading standards in NYSE Rule
No. 1 to the proposed rule change. On Arca, to Timothy Fox, Special Counsel, Division of
703.16 (ICUs), and the Commission has
June 30, 2006, the Exchange filed Market Regulation, Commission, dated August 16,
previously approved similar products 2006. The Commission believes that the
Amendment No. 2 to the proposed rule
based on foreign indices.28 The Funds commenters' concerns do not relate to the instant
are substantially identical in structure to change. On July 7, 2006, the Exchange proposed rule change and, as such, these letters are
other iShares Funds based on foreign filed Amendment No. 3 to the proposed not addressed in this order.
stock indexes, including the iShares rule change.3 The proposed rule change, 6 Amendment No. 4 was filed to reconcile the
as amended, was published for original filing, as amended, with the subsequent
S&P Global 1200 Index Fund, which has immediately effective rule filing, as discussed infra
an established and active trading history comment in the Federal Register on July note 9 and accompanying text. Amendment No. 4
on the NYSE and other exchanges.29 20, 2006.4 Two comment letters were replaces and supersedes the original filing and
The Commission does not believe that submitted in connection with this subsequent amendments in their entirety.
the proposed rule change, as amended, filing.5 7 ''Linkage Orders'' are immediate or cancel
orders containing certain information that are
raises novel regulatory issues. 30 15 routed through the Intermarket Linkage System
U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
Consequently, the Commission believes 31 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
(''Linkage''). See Section 2(16) of the Plan for the
that it is appropriate to permit investors Purpose of Creating and Operating an Intermarket
1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
Option Linkage (''Linkage Plan''). As used in this
to benefit from the flexibility afforded 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.
approval order, the term, ''Linkage Orders,'' refers
3 See Form 19b–4 dated July 7, 2006 only to Principal Acting as Agent Orders and
27 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). (''Amendment No. 3''). Amendment No. 3 replaced Principal Orders. See Sections 2(16)(a) and 2(16)(b)
28 See Securities Exchange Act Release Nos. and superseded the original filing and Amendments of the Linkage Plan.
44990 (October 25, 2001), 66 FR 56869 (November No. 1 and 2 in their entirety. 8 These fees are applicable through an Exchange
13, 2001) (SR–Amex–2001–45); 42748 (May 2, 4 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54130 Pilot Program due to expire on July 31, 2007. See
2000), 65 FR 30155 (May 10, 2000) (SR–Amex–98– (July 11, 2006), 71 FR 41305. Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54230 (July 27,
49); and 36947 (March 8, 1996), 61 FR 10606 5 See letter from Arthur J. Gross, Arthur J. Gross 2006), 71 FR 44757 (August 7, 2006) (SR–
(March 14, 1996) (SR–Amex–95–43). SP, dated August 9, 2006, and letter from Gennaro NYSEArca–2006–41).
29 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 52178 J. Lettera, dated August 9, 2006. The Exchange 9 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 54309
(July 29, 2005), 70 FR 46244 (August 9, 2005) (SR– believes that these commenters intended to address (August 11, 2006), 71 FR 48571 (August 21, 2006)
NYSE–2005–41) a separate proposed rule change, SR–NYSE–2006– (SR–NYSEArca–2006–25).
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Ooltewah Elementary principal resigns after six months on the job
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Tuesday, August 13th 2019, 5:07 PM EDT by David Carroll
Wednesday, August 14th 2019, 7:30 AM EDT
Dr. Frank Fischel
The principal of one of Hamilton County's largest schools has resigned. Dr. Frank Fischel, who moved to Ooltewah Elementary School earlier this year from New Jersey, was not at the school Tuesday, and school officials have confirmed that he has resigned. Sources tell Eyewitness News that Fischel had been criticized by some due to the "atmosphere" at the school. Also, in recent days, numerous parents have complained on social media about changes in the school's drop-off and pick-up procedures, which had backed up traffic near the school. Fischel had admitted his changes did not work, and had reportedly discontinued those changes this week.
This is the school's second sudden change at the top in two years. Last year, Tom Arnold was transferred to an assistant principal position at East Ridge Middle School, and was replaced by former Westview principal Margo Williams until Fischel was hired. With Fischel's sudden departure, Karen Hollis, a recently retired former principal and central office elementary director, will run the school on an interim basis.
Ooltewah Elementary has approximately one thousand students in grades K-5.
This was the announcement issued by Hamilton County Schools on Fischel's hiring on February 5, 2019:
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Q: Obtaining the size of the neighborhood in ISOMAP algorithm I am studying the original article of ISOMAP algorithm and I can't understand how to obtain empirically the proper size of the neighborhood (epsilon).
It says that it can be obtained with a trade-off between "the fraction of the variance in geodesic distance estimates not accounted for in the Euclidean" and the number of nearest points.
But as a matter of fact, I do not have the real geodesic distances in the manifold, right? So, how can I calculate the residual variance between the real distances and their euclidean estimates?
Thanks in advance to everyone who will want to help.
Best regards,
Valentina
A: Short answer: Everyone uses a neighborhood size of 8-12.
Longer Answer: You probably can't measure the difference between Euclidean distance and the manifold distance. Isomap approximates the geodesic distance -- using the shortest path distance on the nearby-neighbors graph.
How good is that approximation?
IF you have tons and tons of points, so that you can, for example pick a neighborhood size of 100, and all 100 points are nearby your point, and the path to all 100 points lies very close to the manifold, then you could use a neighborhood size of 100 and the shortest path graph would probably be a very close approximation to the geodesic distances.
Usually, you don't have so many points. So then you are stuck with a trade-off:
use too few points, and your shortest path has to zig-zag a little
use too many points and there may be a link the directly connects points that should be far away (on the manifold), but was included in your neighborhood.
How do you solve this tradeoff?
Well, choose 8-12 points. IF you manifold is 2-3 dimensional (it may live in a high dimensional space, but the points on the manifold only vary in a few dimensions near each point), then 8-12 points gives some options for each point to link in a bunch of different directions.
If your manifold is more than 2-3 dimensional, then Isomap probably won't work, you would need to have a neighborhood size that is larger (more points!) so that you have reasonable options to estimate your geodesic path with links to nearby neighbors.
Interesting side note: IF you choose your neighborhood size to be all the points, Isomap == PCA.
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On New Year's Eve, Detroit trailed Ottawa 2-0 after the first period but came back to claim a 4-2 win. And then on Wednesday, the Red Wings had no answers after the New Jersey Devils scored two second-period power-play goals on the way to a 5-0 deficit and a 5-1 defeat.
Detroit team captain Dylan Larkin knows that better starts are essential to long-term success.
"That's just not sustainable, especially on home ice," Larkin said. "You have to play a full 60 minutes at home. You've got the matchups and you are comfortable in the environment. You've got to find a way to get a goal."
Detroit coach Derek Lalonde felt the score on Wednesday was not indicative of how the game was played. Detroit outshot New Jersey 33-27 but Devils goaltender Vitek Vanecek made 32 saves.
"On the whole, that was an incredibly frustrating night in that poor special teams and a great performance by their goalie overshadowed a pretty good 5-on-5 game for us," Lalonde said. "You have to execute better on special teams, and that's happened to us a few times this year."
Red Wings forward Robby Fabbri made his season debut against New Jersey. He tore the ACL in his right knee in March.
"I like Fab's game," Lalonde said. "He created some offense with his line, he set up (Oskar Sundqvist) all alone in the slot and our goal came off a turnover he created. We haven't done much of that this year."
The Red Wings also absorbed a 5-1 defeat in their first meeting with the Panthers this season. Florida scored four goals in the second period of that Dec. 8 contest.
Florida has gone 4-8-0 since that night. One of the victories came against the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday, when the Panthers scored two goals late in the second period and held on for a 5-3 victory.
Matthew Tkachuk collected his first hat track since he was traded during the offseason from Calgary.
"I'm shooting the puck more, which is a big thing for myself personally," Tkachuk said. "Being around the net, obviously that's something that I pride myself on. I have a whole lot more to give and another level to get to. Hopefully I can pick it up here in the second half."
The Panthers will need many more big nights from the high-scoring Tkachuk to get back in the playoff chase.
"He's still a young man," Panthers head coach Paul Maurice said of the 25-year-old. "He's still just coming into it. There's a whole bunch of the game he's going to get better and better at. This guy's a rock star."
Florida's contest in Detroit begins a stretch when it will play seven out of eight games on the road.
"They're all important now the rest of the way," Florida defenseman Marc Staal said. "We took care of a team we should take care of, and now we get on the road and will try and string some wins together." | RedPajamaCommonCrawl_-7973010384682969849 | Slimpajama627bTrain/chunk1 |
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Funding available for businesses in December
November 23, 2020 - Rebecca Harrison
Here's our latest roundup of the grants and funds for businesses that are still available.
Government's Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme
If you're a UK based business that has been adversely affected by coronavirus, you can apply to the government's Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). You can borrow between £50,001 and £500,000 if you apply through Funding Circle. There are no repayments for the first 12 months, and the government will pay the interest and the upfront fee during this time.
Self-Employment Income Support Scheme
If you're self-employed or a member of a partnership and have been adversely affected by coronavirus, you may be eligible for a taxable grant. The scheme has recently been extended, and will last for six months. According to the gov.uk website, 'HMRC will provide a taxable grant covering 20% of average monthly trading profits, paid out in a single instalment covering 3 months' worth of profits, and capped at £1,875 in total.' You can apply for this grant online.
North of Tyne Growth Fund
Small to medium sized businesses who are planning a capital investment of at least £134,000, that are expanding or establishing in Newcastle, North Tyneside and Northumberland may be eligible for a grant of up to 30% of their expenditure. Businesses should complete the enquiry form on the website, and will then be contacted by a Project Advisor.
£1.57 billion investment to protect UK's cultural arts and heritage institutions
The government has recently announced a £1.57 billion investment in order to protect, 'Britain's museums, galleries, theatres, independent cinemas, heritage sites and music venues…' with a number of emergency grants and loans. Organisations who meet the criteria can apply when applications open in the coming weeks.
Teesside University Support Package
Teesside University have put together a free programme of support that they are currently offering to SMEs that have been affected by COVID-19. They are offering a huge range of services including business diagnostics, signposting to support, pinpointing grants and bid writing assistance, aswell as planning for recovery. These services are delivered remotely to eligible businesses - get in touch with Teesside University to find out more.
Coronavirus Funds from the Community Foundation
The Community Foundation are now taking applications from local charities and community groups in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland who are 'providing immediate relief to vulnerable people affected by the Covid-19 crisis. Grants range between £1000 and £5000, and your organisation must have adequate safeguarding arrangements in place.
COVID-19 homeless support fund
If you run a registered charity that helps care for the homeless, you may be eligible to access up to £10,000 from the COVID-19 homeless support fund. The Morrisons Foundation have pledged £500,000 to help charities who provide outreach and support for rough sleepers, including the provision of essentials, delivery of services in hostels and shelters, and information and advice. Applications are considered on a weekly basis.
The Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS)
The Bounce Back Loan Scheme is designed to help small and medium-sized businesses which have been affected by coronavirus. SMEs can apply to borrow between £2,000 and up to 25% of their turnover, with a maximum loan of £50,000. The government guarantees 100% of the loan and there won't be any fees or interest to pay for the first 12 months.
Finance Durham Fund
The Finance Durham Fund can support a huge range of businesses, and offers £200,000 to £700,000 in debt, equity and mezzanine funding. Eligible businesses must be 'based in, or in the process of relocating to, County Durham at the time the investment is made'. You'll also need to submit a detailed investment proposal, a detailed business plan, and an analysis of financial projections.
Grow It Award
If you're an entrepreneur trying to solve a social issue, Grow It is the fund for you. They offer £15,000 to individuals who have identified a social issue and have a business model which intends to solve it. If you're committed to working full time and and have a track record of delivering social impact, and your venture is more than one year old but less than five years old, you may be eligible for funding and business support which includes one-to-one coaching.
Is your broadband struggling to keep up with your business? Get some vouchers with the Gigabit voucher scheme, and you can use them to contribute to 'the installation cost of a gigabit-capable connection. Businesses can claim up to £2,500 against the cost of connection either individually or as part of a group project. Residents can benefit from the scheme with a voucher worth £500 as part of a group project.'
The Yapp Charitable Trust
The Yapp Charitable Trust makes grants to cover running costs and salaries for charities in England and Wales. They offer grants to registered charities, for work which focuses on one of their priority groups; elderly people, young people aged 5-25, people with physical impairments or disabilities, learning difficulties or mental health difficulties, social welfare and education and learning. They also prioritise, 'work that is unattractive to the general public or unpopular with other funders'. You can download an application form from their website.
Manufacturing Growth Programme (MGP)
The Manufacturing Growth Programme offers capital grants for small scale purchases up to £25,000, thanks to the European Regional Development Fund. Your business must be an SME, a manufacturer, and you must be located in the West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber, the East Midlands or the South East. Check if your business is eligible online.
Scaleup North East
Scaleup North East is a programme designed for businesses wanting to grow and develop sustainably, by providing one to one support, action plans and funding. Scaleup North East offers all of this as well as broker strategic partnerships, advice, masterclasses and workshops. If you're based in the North East and have fewer than 250 employees, you can apply.
Natwest Entrepreneur Accelerator
Natwest Entrepreneur Accelerator is, 'a six-month programme for entrepreneurs with high growth businesses who are looking to scale up.' If you're an established entrepreneur who wants to take your business to the next level, you can get free office space, Wi-Fi, 1:1 coaching and access to business mentors. This is a fully funded programme, and Natwest don't take any equity in any business. You can apply online here.
European Structural and Investment Funds
The European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) is a programme which 'provides funds to help local areas grow in a smart, sustainable and inclusive way.' You can use the gov.uk website to view projects in the North East (or further afield) which you can apply to run, and receive funding for.
The New Enterprise Allowance is a weekly allowance of up to £1,274 over 26 weeks, and is designed to help those on Universal Credit, Jobseekers Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance start their own businesses. You can also access mentoring through this scheme. To get started you'll need to talk to your Jobcentre Plus work coach.
The R. W. Mann Trust
The R. W. Mann Trust is a charitable organisation, which gives one-off grants to organisations improving the North East. The Trust gives priority to organisations which are 'locally run and led, help people with the greatest need, involve disadvantaged and minority groups, improve the quality of life in their community, and are in the public interest'. To apply, visit their website.
Get business support with the Prince's Trust
The Prince's Trust is a great organisation for young people wanting to start their own businesses. If you're between 18 and 30 and have an idea for a business, you can join the Enterprise programme. It's a great way to get your business started, and in special circumstances there are even grants available.
BEST Energy efficiency project
The BEST Energy efficiency project is an EU funded project allowing businesses to provide 250 SMEs with a free energy audit, with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. SMEs will be able to reduce their running costs, do their bit for the environment, and there are even 100 grants up for grabs to implement audit recommendations. Just complete the eligibility form to get started.
The Business Clinic at Northumbria University
The Business Clinic is an education scheme set up by Northumbria University, designed to give final year undergraduate and masters students on the ground experience working with real businesses. If you're looking for consultancy advice for your business, or you have a specific problem, The Business Clinic offers their services for free.
Free workshops with The Business Factory
The Business Factory is offering residents of North Tyneside, as well as businesses in North Tyneside a number of free workshops catering for all areas of business. Self Employment, Social Media, Finding Customers and Applying for Tenders are just a few of the workshops they're offering, ideal if you need a little extra help or advice getting your business off the ground. Check out their eventbrite for more information.
The North East Fund
This new fund is supported by the European Regional Development Fund, and will be investing £120m in 600 businesses in and around the North East. There are 5 separate funds within the North East Fund, and the majority of SMEs should be eligible for at least one of them.
Digital Drive County Durham
Digital Drive is ideal for businesses in County Durham who are embarking upon digital technology projects, who could be eligible for funding to cover up to 40% of their costs. This will include digital consultancy projects, equipment, broadband infrastructure and installation.
The Community Foundation
This organisation funds legally charitable work, and provides grants to groups trying to, 'keep their services or activities going, expand them or work in new areas' as well as projects which aim to, 'improve services, develop your staff and trustees or work on your longer-term plans'. The average grant is £6000, and if you're based in Tyne and Wear or Northumberland you can apply at any time.
Hadrian Trust Grants
The Hadrian Trust provide grants to charities and groups working with people or the environment in the North East. Grants provided are usually between £500 and £2000, and can be used for running costs, project costs, part salaries and basic equipment. You can apply online or by post.
North East Core Funding
The North East Core Funding Programme comes from the Greggs Foundation, and 'makes grants to organisations in the Counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham and Teesside to support core running costs'. If you're a charity that supports disadvantaged people, you could get £15,000 per year for up to three years.
The University of Sunderland's Graduate Internship Scheme
If your business is within the North East Local Enterprise Partnership area, you can receive up to £6000 when you hire a graduate. You must be a business to business SME, and work in the private sector. Email the University for more information.
Innovation Program - Read our original post here
This fund is available for businesses who have an innovative idea that will encourage business growth. SMEs must be based in the North East and be investment ready. Successful applicants will have up to 40% of their project funded, and gain access to industry experts, suppliers and independent advice.
This programme offers loans to businesses, which can be used to ''grow your business, take on new staff or manage cashflow''. Funding Circle offer loans from £5,000 - £1 million, and offer free early repayment. Just fill in the online form to see if you're eligible.
Northstar Ventures funds - Read our original post
If you are looking for investment, Northstar Ventures could be for you. They are currently running the North East Social Investment Fund, which is designed for charities and social enterprises that help improve the region. Read the guidelines for submitting a proposal here.
Knowledge Transfer Fund - Read our original post
This fund is still running and offers support when you hire a graduate. They have different deadlines for each sector, so check their website for details.
AGE 16-24 - Read our original post
If you're thinking about hiring an apprentice this fund is still available.
North East Business Support Fund - Read our original post
This fund offers up to £2800 towards your next business venture. You can apply online, and the process should only take 15 minutes. There are still dedicated offers for businesses in County Durham.
R&D Tax Credits - Read our original post
You can still claim tax relief if a project you're running aims to advance science or technology. The tax relief on allowable R&D costs is currently at 230%.
If you know about a fund, grant or investment opportunity we should be talking about, tweet us @TranscenditUK
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Transcendit understand that when you choose to work with us, whether we're taking care of your IT, app or web development, you're trusting us with part of your business. So whether we're looking after your computers, phone systems or servers we always do things 'the Transcendit way'.
The whole of our team adhere to the same values, beliefs and policies - the principles that were written when Transcendit first formed in 2000. Whether you come to us for cloud services or recovery backup you can be confident that you'll always receive the same excellent service.
The Transcendit way outlines how we do business; following the same straightforward principles with every client and customer, regardless of how big or small they may be.
We provide an honest and friendly service.
That means we get to know you and your business. We offer you a friendly, professional and efficient service, and we'll always be honest with you.
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In Memoriam: Pavel Belichenko
Our colleague and friend Pavel Belichenko, MD, PhD, died of a sudden heart attack while swimming in the ocean on August 9, 2014.
"I know I express the sentiments of so many when I say that we are in mourning over his loss," said Neurosciences Chair William Mobley. "Colleague, compatriot, and a friend to so many, his important contributions to neuroscience and to the wellbeing of the Department and UCSD will always be greatly cherished."
Pavel was uniquely trained in anatomy, neuroanatomy, and histology. He received his education in medicine and biochemistry at the Second Medical Institute, Ministry of Health in Moscow in 1976 and went on to earn his PhD from the Academy of Medical Science, Brain Research Institute, Moscow. He then became a researcher at the Brain Research Institute Academy of Medical Science in Moscow.
In 1988 he began a series of academic appointments as a visiting scientist, first at the prestigious Max-Planck Institute of Brain Research in Frankfurt-Main, Germany, and then at the Institute of Neurobiology, University of Goteborg in Goteborg, Sweden; the Institute of Histology and General Embryology, University of Fribourg, Switzerland; and Institute of Animal Health, Edinburgh University, Scotland.
Pavel left Europe in 1999 for a position in Stanford University's Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences. He worked with William Mobley, MD, PhD, who was the department chair at the time. When Bill Mobley became chair of Neurosciences at UC San Diego in 2009, Pavel joined the UCSD faculty as an associate professor and was also a principal investigator in the Mobley Lab.
His research focused on the neurobiology of autism spectrum disorders, specifically Rett syndrome; the neurobiology of Down syndrome; and the Human Brain Mapping Project at the single cell level.
"His special focus on those with Down syndrome and Rett syndrome did much to advance understanding of these disorders and to suggest possible treatments. Our world will simply not be the same without him," said Bill Mobley.
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A Little Bit of Our History
The SCF: The Holy Grail of Chorus
TC Electronic is founded by brothers Kim and John Rishoj in the suburbs of Aarhus, Denmark. Drawing from their experience as musicians, they develop the now legendary Stereo Chorus/Flanger guitar pedal or simply – SCF. Praised for its lush tones, and a low noise level and transparent character, the now legendary SCF remained in production for 40 years and is still sought after today.
The Birth of a Legend: The 2290 Digital Delay
After the success of their first line of guitar pedals TC Electronic takes a turn towards studio gear and develops a range of rack mounted effects processors, including the iconic TC2290. Regarded as one of the best sounding delay units ever designed, the 2290 becomes a mainstay in studios around the world and is inducted into the TEC Hall of Fame in 2015.
TC Group
The TC Group is formed. Over the following years the group is joined by a number of professional audio brands, including Tannoy, Lake, TC Helicon, Lab Gruppen and TC APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES.
Designed for Greatness: System 6000
System 6000, TC Electronic's innovative dynamics and effects processor, takes the pro audio world by storm. The unit quickly becomes a prominent tool within both the film and music industries, and receives a TEC Award in Signal Processing Technology/Hardware.
A Tech Leap Year: TonePrint Pedals and the PolyTune
The first TonePrint pedals are unveiled at NAMM. These pedals have the ability to beam in custom effect presets to the guitar pedal using a smartphone, opening up all kinds of new sonic possibilities for musicians and tone tweakers. That same year, the world's first polyphonic guitar tuner, the PolyTune earns TC Electronic its 11th TEC Award.
A Modern Classic: Ditto Looper
TC Electronic breaks new ground with the best-selling Ditto Looper pedal – a complete reimagining of what a guitar looper should be, sporting a dead simple one-knob layout. With its focus on simplicity and sound quality, Ditto becomes an instant hit and essential practice tool for guitar players all over the world.
Joining the Tribe
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Published on January 4th, 2008 8:47 am EST
2008 has just barely gotten underway and there has already been some exciting high stakes action on Full Tilt Poker. The high limit games were pretty much dead on the site for a couple of months, but now they have come back with a vengeance.
So far in 2008, David Benyamine is the big winner in the Pot Limit Omaha games with just over $398k in total profits. "DaFool" is lagging just behind with $372k in profits. Benyamine is a world-class Pot Limit Omaha player and will likely finish 2008 as one of the top PLO players on Full Tilt; the question is, can he keep himself away from the No Limit Hold'em games? Last year, Benyamine made millions playing PLO but then turned around and dropped millions playing No Limit Hold'em.
"kinexxx" is the big No Limit Hold'em winner so far in 2008 with just over $350k in profits. Much of this was made from "urindanger" during their heads-up matches together. Speaking of "urindanger", he has dropped over $217k in NLHE and $133k playing Pot Limit Omaha so far in January.
Some other early big winners and losers include:
"Hansom" Man, +148k, NLHE
"traheho", -241k, NLHE
"FinddaGrind", +73k, PLO
"durrrr", -164k, PLO, +46k, NLHE
It's obviously very early in the year, but there has been a lot of action on FTP the past couple of days and I thought it would be fun to see who the big winners and losers so far were. David Benyamine has returned to Full Tilt Poker with a vengeance, already having been involved in a couple of the biggest pots of the year so far.
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Programming note: Please join me on the radio at 8am Eastern this morning, Tuesday, with Ian Wheatley on 570 WSYR in Syracuse - where I'll be appearing at the Oncenter with Dennis Miller this Saturday.
~On Presidents Day I kept my Monday date with Tucker Carlson to ponder 2020 Democrat favorite Kamala Harris' shopping expedition with her CBS, CNN and LA Times girlfriends. Click below to watch:
You can watch the full hour with Tucker, including some sharp analysis of Jussie Smollett and Andrew McCabe, here.
If you prefer me in non-visual formats, see you on the radio with Ian Wheatley imminently. You can listen live here. Ian's WSYR colleague Dave Allen will be introducing me and Dennis Miller live at the Oncenter on Saturday:
This is the very first Dennis Miller/Mark Steyn tour. It kicks off Friday, February 22nd, at the Santander Center in Reading, Pennsylvania, where there are still just a few tickets left. We'll be at the Oncenter in Syracuse the following night, and after that headed for Rochester and Wilkes-Barre. Don't forget, with VIP seats you get to meet me and Dennis after the show, have a photo with us, and take home an autographed gift. But bear in mind the VIP tickets are going fast - there's under a dozen left for Reading, Rochester and Wilkes-Barre, and they're all gone for Syracuse - so don't leave it too late. You can find more details about the Miller/Steyn shows here.
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Marketing Mix Optimization: since the beginning of Marketing, calculating the ROI of any tactic used to attract customers has been one of the most challenging processes. The fact that not direct link exists among the different expenditures and the revenue got in several different locations and forms, is only part of the problem. The increase in the number of optional tactics across the increasing number of channels is facing a more and more rapidly changing world of consumers.
Today's companies need to be serviced fast and accurate analytics for they may react almost in real-time to how their marketing campaigns are performing. With the huge amount of data to analyze, new techniques have to be used. Old linear regressions are of no use to create predictive models. OLS regressions with manual modelling techniques are difficult because the bigger and bigger number of variables to be fine-tuned turn this human driven process into an impossible task.
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After successive Cup defeats, we return to WMRL Division One action tomorrow to entertain Telford Juniors, as we look to return to winning ways.
The lads have a point to prove following Saturday's performance in losing to Brereton Social and to their credit, have put in two fantastic sessions at training this week as they look to arrest the recent slide.
Our visitors currently sit in 13th in the League standings, four points and four places beneath ourselves although they do have two games in hand. They've had a fairly inconsistent start to the campaign and have conceded ten goals in their last two games in defeats to Bustleholme and Old Wulfrunians respectively.
Ahead of the game, manager Matty Lovatt said 'After watching the lads during the week in training, I can't wait for tomorrow's fixture. The squad know they've got a lot of wrongs to put right and are genuinely eager to impress the committee and supporters once again. I've got a few more experienced names available to me tomorrow and i think these lads will prove vital in a fixture that we know is going to be extremely physical.'
Kick off is at 3pm at Long Lane Park. We hope to see you there.
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Reds in Brazil – How have they all done so far?
Post author By Leo Nieboer
Post date 18 June, 2014
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In 6 days, 32 teams have wholeheartedly captivated the footballing world through a seemingly endless mentality that revolves around playing free flowing, imaginative football. This is a pleasant contrast to the previous display of neurotic and cautious football seen in South Africa 4 years ago. As of last night, every team has made their grand entrance to the worlds biggest sporting extravaganza, and with the exception of Iran and Nigeria, we haven't been let down. 14 Manchester United players are in Brazil representing their respective nations, how have they all done?
Javier Hernandez's Mexico has made a bright start to the World Cup finals, picking up 4 points from 2 games without conceding a goal has left them with an excellent chance of progressing to the next round. Admittedly, this hasn't been down to the exploits of Chicharito, who came on in the 74th minute of each game but made little or no impact. Should we monitor the little pea too closely though? A move away from Old Trafford appears to be on the horizon.
Being an 1/8 dutch, Hollands demolition of Spain has been my moment of the tournament so far. The organisation, calmness and menace that Louis Van Gaal has brought to this team was shown in abundance during their 5-1 victory over the reigning world champions. Above all, the unity and discipline within that team was a major factor as to why Holland reacted so well to going a goal down. The beleaguered and despondent Dutch side that we saw in Euro 2012 has been replaced by a dangerous and competitive team under the wise watch of Louis Van Gaal. What really impressed me above all, was Van Gaal's boldness to change the shape of his side to accommodate the opposition, the use of wing backs and an interchanging front three meant the spanish midfield was stretched out of its comfort zone. Robin Van Persie put in a scintillating performance which culminated in 2 goals. The striker looks invariably restored in the hands of Mr Van Gaal. Holland can become the first team to qualify for the next round later today, should they defeat Australia in Porto Alegre. Juan Mata and David De Gea are yet to feature for Spain, who play Chile in the Maracana tonight.
Shinji Kagawa and Japan made a disappointing start to the World Cup after surrendering a 1-0 lead to Ivory Coast to lose their opening game 2-1 in Recife. It was a dissatisfying night for Kagawa, the playmaker found himself isolated on the right hand side for long periods of the game and was replaced after 86 minutes.
Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck were part of the England side that lost it's opening game to Italy. Welbeck put in an excellent performance, and one which we've seen in the past 3 seasons quite frequently. He sacrificed any real motive to get into goalscoring positions and instead worked unbelievably hard chasing down Italian midfielders and winning the ball in promising positions. His energy and commitment to the cause was a real high point and should be implemented once more as England face Uruguay tomorrow. Wayne Rooney supplied a wonderful cross for England's equaliser but at times cut a detached and frustrated figure on the left hand side. For Rooney to have a real impact on a game it is vital that he plays centrally. When was the last time you saw him play on the left for United? The last time I remember him playing there was the 2nd half of West Ham away during the 2012/13 campaign, where he must have touched the ball about 7 times. Chris Smalling and Phil Jones were unused substitutes.
Patrice Evra (who has recently signed a 1 year extension with the club) was a part of France's opening victory against a really quite aggressive Honduras who seemed far more interested in breaking Paul Pogba's legs rather than trying to create anything constructive going forward. Consequently, Evra didn't have much to do in the form of defending. Out of the 16 games played so far, France do appear to be strong contenders for 'dark horses' in the competition. Antonio Valencia suffered heartbreak in his opening game for the World Cup. His Ecuador side conceded a last minute winner to Switzerland after committing too many bodies forward in an attempt to snatch victory. Valencia was pretty anonymous throughout the game and couldn't affect the game as much as he would have liked. His namesake, Enner Valencia, was actually far more impressive.
After a torrid season for Luis Nani, it didn't get much better for the Portuguese winger. His side were taken apart by a sharp and disciplined looking Germany team. He was up against Benedict Howedes, who is a centre back by trade at Schalke. This appeared to be a fantastic opportunity for the depleted winger to revitalise himself by taking advantage of a dis-positioned left back. Although he did show a couple of promising moments at the start, he was unable to have an effect on the match after Portugal went down to 10 men and my predicted winners of the tournament begun to run riot in Portugal's weak midfield.
A man who was unable to score once for United all season made a storming impact with Belgium yesterday. With his side looking unimaginative and stonewalled against Algeria (Who had taken an early lead) Marouane Fellaini came on to net a powerful header in the 70th minute. He was utilised in his natural position, playing just behind the striker. His presence clearly agitated the Algerians, who before Fellaini's introduction as a substitute seemed very comfortable against a pretty static Belgian team. His rather obvious figure appeared to galvanise Belgium's attack, who eventually triumphed 2-1.
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The 2011 American League Championship Series (abbreviated ALCS) was a best-of-seven playoff pitting the winners of the 2011 American League Division Series, the Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers, against each other for the American League championship and the right to be the league's representative in the 2011 World Series. The series was the 42nd in league history.
Although the 2010 American League Championship series began on October 15, the 2011 series began on October 8 to accommodate the World Series, which was scheduled to begin on October 19. Fox televised all games in the United States. Games 1, 2, and 6 were played at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, while the other games were played at Comerica Park in Detroit.
This was the first postseason meeting between the Rangers and the Tigers. The Tigers appeared in the ALCS (and the postseason overall) for the first time since 2006, while the Rangers were playing in their second consecutive appearance.
The Rangers would go on to lose to the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series. This is as of the 2018 season their final victory in a postseason series to date.
(1) New York Yankees (East Division champions, 97–65) vs. (3) Detroit Tigers (Central Division champions, 95–67): Tigers won the series, 3–2.
(2) Texas Rangers (West Division champions, 96–66) vs. (4) Tampa Bay Rays (Wild Card qualifier, 91–71): Rangers won the series, 3–1.This was the second consecutive playoff meeting between the Rangers and Rays; the Rangers won 3–2 in the 2010 ALDS. The Tigers and Yankees previously met in the 2006 ALDS, in which the Tigers won 3–1, the last time they reached the postseason.
The Arizona Diamondbacks' 2011 season, the franchise's 14th season in Major League Baseball, included the team's first National League West championship since 2007, subsequently, their fifth division title since coming into the MLB. They lost to the Milwaukee Brewers in five games in the Division Series.
The Baltimore Orioles' 2011 season was the 111th season in franchise history, the 58th in Baltimore, and the 20th at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. It also marked the last year of a streak of fourteen consecutive losing seasons dating back to 1998.
The 2011 Cincinnati Reds season was the 122nd season for the franchise in Major League Baseball. The team attempted to return to the postseason for the second consecutive year following their NL Central division championship in 2010. Dusty Baker returned for his fourth year managing the Reds and his eighteenth season managed overall.
The 2011 Cleveland Indians season marked the 111th season for the franchise, with the Indians improving on their fourth-place finish in the AL Central in 2010 by finishing in second place in 2011. The team played all of its home games at Progressive Field.
During the offseason, franchise legend and Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller died on December 15, 2010. In honor of Feller, the Indians implemented many tributes to their former ace, including all players wearing No. 19 (Feller's jersey number retired by the club in 1957) during pre-game introductions on Opening Day, an outline patch of Feller's pitching motion sewn onto the team's jerseys and to be worn throughout the season, and the press-box seat used by Feller upon retirement made into a memorial.The 2011 season started off promising for the Cleveland Indians, as they raced out to a 30-15 start (7 games ahead of 2nd place Detroit), but would go 50-67 the rest of the season to slip out of first place, postseason contention, and to another losing record. Still, the Indians' win-loss record improved 11 games from the year before.
The Colorado Rockies' 2011 season, the franchise's 19th in Major League Baseball, was a season in American baseball. They did not return to the postseason for the third time in five years after also missing in 2010.
The Kansas City Royals' season of 2011 was the 43rd for the Royals franchise. It was the fifth full season with Dayton Moore as General Manager. The team was managed by Ned Yost in his first full season with the Royals. It was the 26th straight year of the Royals missing the playoffs.
The Los Angeles Dodgers major league baseball team underwent a period of turmoil in management in 2011-2012 that began when Major League Baseball seized control of the team from owner Frank McCourt on April 20, 2011 and ended when the team was sold to new owners on May 1, 2012.Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig announced that the takeover was due to concerns over the team's finances, and a loss of confidence in the ability of owner Frank McCourt to run the team. Selig announced his intention to appoint an overseer to supervise the day-to-day financial management of the Dodgers. In June, as the Dodgers struggled to meet payroll, Selig rejected a TV contract that would have pumped money into the organization. This led to the Dodgers filing for bankruptcy, and being forced to negotiate a loan with the MLB to keep the club operating.
The 2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 82nd in-season exhibition game between the All-Stars of the National League (NL) and the American League (AL); the leagues composing Major League Baseball. The event was held on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, home of the National League Arizona Diamondbacks. The game ended in a 5–1 win for the National League, their second straight All-Star victory. It was the first MLB All-Star Game to be held in Arizona and the first in a National League Park to have a designated hitter.
With a combination of injuries and rule enforcements, a record 84 players were named to the All-Star rosters. This broke the record of 82 players that were on rosters for the 2010 game.
The 2011 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby (known through sponsorship as the State Farm Home Run Derby) was a home run hitting contest in Major League Baseball (MLB) between four batters each from the National League and American League. The derby was held on July 11, 2011, at the site of the 2011 MLB All-Star Game, Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.
Robinson Canó won the derby, setting a record for home runs in the final round with 12.
The 2011 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft was held from June 6 through June 8, 2011 from Studio 42 of the MLB Network in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Gerrit Cole out of the University of California, Los Angeles with the first overall pick.
The 2011 National League Championship Series (abbreviated NLCS) was a best-of-seven playoff pitting the winners of the 2011 National League Division Series, the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers, against each other for the National League championship and the right to be the league's representative in the 2011 World Series. The series was the 42nd in league history.
The series began on October 9 to accommodate the World Series, which was scheduled to begin on October 19. TBS televised all games in the United States with Game 1 starting at 4:05pm EDT. Games 1, 2 and 6 were played at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, while the other games were played at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. By coincidence, Brian Anderson, who usually called Brewers games on Fox Sports Wisconsin during the regular season, did the play-by-play for the NLCS on TBS, along with Ron Darling and John Smoltz. Anderson filled in for regular TBS lead baseball announcer Ernie Johnson, who was tending to a son in the hospital.This was the Brewers' first-ever appearance in the NLCS, having moved to the National League in 1998. As an American League team, the Brewers made the ALCS in their pennant season of 1982, defeating the California Angels, 3–2. Thus, the Brewers became the first franchise to play in the LCS as a member of each league. The Cardinals, meanwhile, appeared in the NLCS for the first time since winning the 2006 World Series. This was a rematch of the 1982 World Series (a.k.a. the "Suds Series", with both cities associated with the brewing industry with Milwaukee's Miller Brewing Company, Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company, and Pabst Brewing Company and St. Louis, whose Anheuser-Busch company is namesake of the Cardinals' ballpark), which the Cardinals won, 4–3.
The Cardinals would go on to defeat the Texas Rangers in seven games in the World Series.
(1) Philadelphia Phillies (East Division champions, 102–60) vs. (4) St. Louis Cardinals (Wild Card qualifier, 90–72): Cardinals won the series, 3–2.
(2) Milwaukee Brewers (Central Division champions, 96–66) vs. (3) Arizona Diamondbacks (West Division champions, 94–68): Brewers won the series, 3–2.The Phillies and Cardinals played against each other in the postseason for the first time. The Brewers and Diamondbacks also met for the first time, having both joined the National League in 1998—Arizona as an expansion team and Milwaukee in a move from the American League after the AL expanded by adding the Tampa Bay Rays. The Brewers-Diamondbacks series was also notable as the first postseason series played between two teams in ballparks with retractable roofs.This is the first time since the strike-shortened 1981 season that both National League Division Series matchups went to a deciding Game 5 (it happened to the American League in 2001).
The Oakland Athletics' 2011 season was the 44th for the franchise in the Bay Area, as well as the 111th in club history. The team was competing for the American League West Division title after a 4-year absence from playoff contention, with a payroll just above $77 million.
The 2011 San Diego Padres season was the 43rd season in franchise history.
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Many school leaders see pilot tests of educational technology products as important opportunities to try out digital tools before their districts leap ahead with costly purchases.
But a new study suggests that school officials and tech developers often fail to set clear standards for judging the success of those trial runs, and that there isn't an effective process for gathering feedback from teachers and students.
And even if products perform impressively during pilots, district budget cycles tend to prevent administrators from buying the tech tools they're trying out anytime soon.
Those were among the findings of an analysis put forward by Digital Promise, a congressionally authorized nonprofit that has sought to shine a light on how districts buy educational technology and why the process seems to frustrate and confuse both companies and educators.
Districts typically agree to allow companies to test products in their classrooms in the hope that the technologies will help meet specific educational needs or forge new paths for teaching and learning. Ed-tech companies, in turn, use pilots to showcase their goods, refine them, and nurture relationships with potential clients who could buy their products for use across an entire district or set of schools.
Yet the Digital Promise study, which focused on the experiences of six districts around the country, lays bare the factors that can stymie both parties' ambitions.
Many K-12 officials would like to be able to judge the value of ed-tech products by looking at their impact on student test scores—no surprise, given the pressure schools face to raise achievement. And some of the districts that participated in the study sought to track gains through test scores, too.
But the participating districts also said that when state assessment results were used to measure success, the results didn't come in until after the academic year had ended, interfering with their decisions about how, or whether, to use the products the following school year. A few districts in the study sidestepped that problem by using locally crafted tests, which could be administered on their own schedules.
Yet the study's authors warn of the limitations in trying to link test-score gains to the work of a single product, when the exam results could be swayed by other factors.
For an ed-tech developer, the study found, staging a successful pilot in a district in no way guarantees the company will land a contract to do work there. Districts' tests of products for the study were held in the second semester and weren't complete until around the end of the school year. That generally did not leave districts nearly enough time to set aside money and put in motion a procurement process to buy those goods for the next school year, even if that's what K-12 leaders wanted.
The research on pilots builds on a study commissioned last year by Digital Promise, an organization that seeks to improve education through technology and research, and by the Education Industry Association, as part of an analysis led by researchers at Johns Hopkins University.
That study found that companies have only a vague sense of districts' buying needs and of how to interest them in their products. K-12 leaders, meanwhile, told researchers they were overwhelmed by product pitches and lacked the time and ability to evaluate them thoroughly.
Districts should create a timeline for the pilot that includes a schedule for planning, implementation, evaluation, and procurement.
The earlier study also revealed that districts rely heavily on pilots to test ed-tech products, but that their expectations for those trials can vary enormously.
To probe the topic in more depth, Digital Promise recruited six districts of varying sizes to participate in its new study: the District of Columbia; Fulton County, Ga.; Piedmont City, Ala.; South Fayette Township, Pa.; Vista (Calif.) Unified; and West Ada, Idaho. In some cases, district plans to pilot a product were already underway before the study began. Fulton County was the biggest district, with more than 95,000 students; Piedmont was the smallest, with about 1,200.
The districts tested a variety of products developed for different academic subjects and school needs. The District of Columbia schools used Newsela, a Web-based platform focused on literacy; Fulton County tested BrainPOP and IXL, producers of animated curricular content and of math and language arts content, respectively; Piedmont used Achieve 3000, in an effort to provide digital science and social studies content; South Fayette piloted Vex IQ, a robotics platform; Vista Unified piloted the Web-based math program ST Math; and West Ada tested ALEKS, another Web-based math program.
Districts officials who took part in the study said they valued teacher and student feedback about products but rarely collected it in a formal way, noted Adams-Bass, a postdoctoral fellow in education at the University of California, Davis, the institution that led the study. Information about pilot tests tended to trickle up from students to teachers and from teachers to principals, the study found.
The lack of a systematic way of capturing what students think of ed-tech products is a lost opportunity for developers, the study suggests.
The insights offered by students helped shape the thinking of both district officials and developers working on the South Fayette Township district's pilot, recalled Aileen Owens, the system's director of technology and innovation. The district partnered with Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh on the pilot, along with Vex IQ, in trying to build students' computational thinking and robotics programming. The district and its partners are making adjustments to how the product is being used this academic year, based on that what students liked, and what they didn't, Owens said.
Among students' initial observations from the South Fayette pilot: They wanted the platforms they used to challenge them more, and they wanted more real-world simulations, Owens recalled.
Rusty Greiff, the managing director of education ventures and a general partner at 1776, a Washington-based incubator and seed fund that supports ed-tech companies, agreed with the study's authors on the importance of developers and K-12 officials working together to set clear goals for implementing pilots and evaluating products. He also agreed such coordination is often lacking.
Communication breaks down for several reasons, he said. Districts sometimes pilot digital products without thinking about whether the technology is aligned to their goals and objectives, and without making sure their teachers are on board, said Greiff, who has helped launch digital products and currently advises and serves on the boards of ed-tech companies.
Companies and districts also overlook the amount of training and ongoing support educators need to make sure ed-tech products are used as intended during pilots, said Karen Billings, a vice president and the manager of the education technology industry network for the Software & Information Industry Association.
Tech developers also tend to overlook the day-to-day pressures teachers face—from managing a classroom to juggling myriad digital platforms—and how those factors keep pilots from occurring under ideal circumstances, he added.
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I loved this hostel because it feels like you are living in someone's home. Tracy, the woman who owns and runs the hostel, is super friendly and makes sure all the people staying in the hostel are comfortable and treated respectfully. She loves to talk about her country and loves to meet people, and is also very generous. She was great to stay with! My room was co-ed, with comfy bunk beds, a locking door and a bathroom. I felt that leaving my things in my room was safer than any other hostel I have stayed at. There was also a nice common room, and fast WiFi access in all the rooms. There was also a kitchen where lodgers can make food, and a fridge in which to keep it. This hostel is almost right across the street from the train station, yet is quiet. Also, it's a fast walk to downtown Cork and the Bus Eirrean station.
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Castlewood House is a beautiful, four-star B&B, located on the stunning Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The owners are very friendly and down to-earth, the rooms are beautiful, well-appointed and extremely comfortable, and the breakfasts are incredible. The room prices are very reasonable.
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20 Euros with continental breakfast.
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Black Angus auctions restaurant art in Whittier…
Black Angus auctions restaurant art in Whittier on Dec. 5
Photos decorate the walls of a Black Angus Steakhouse. (Photo courtesy of Black Angus Steakhouse)
By Fielding Buck | fbuck@scng.com | The Press-Enterprise
PUBLISHED: December 2, 2022 at 2:22 p.m. | UPDATED: December 2, 2022 at 3:31 p.m.
Black Angus Steakhouse has begun selling of art that hung on the walls of its restaurants in a series of auctions.
Some of the photos are by acclaimed cowboy photographer David R. Stoecklein, according to a news release from the Sherman Oaks-based chain.
Photos are matted and framed. Proceeds will benefit the Art of Elysium, an organization that supports the work of artists assisting people in need.
Southern California auctions will take place through Dec. 12, the news release said.
The next auction will take place 3-10 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5 at Whittier's Black Angus, 15500 Whittier Blvd., and online at go.charityauctionstoday.com/bid/bawhittier
A Nov. 30 auction in Montclair attracted bids of $50-$100.
Winners must pick up their artwork within 48 hours of the purchasing period.
Information on other auctions was not available at press time.
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Data shows how Aave overtook Compound in DeFi lending
In an industry with plenty of fast ascents and precipitous falls, many wondered whether the platform had the staying power to remain a central institution in DeFi lending.
Nearly 2 years later, Aave is still going strong, especially in relation to its one-time close rival.
This article will take a closer look at the two platform's strengths and weaknesses and explain why Aave was able to overtake Compound.
Aave and Compound TVL Compared
TVL (since January 2021) (Source: Footprint Analytics)
As of Oct. 20, the DeFi market has surpassed $200 billion in total locked-in value (TVL) at $241.575 billion, with Aave's TVL gaining the largest share at $18.89 billion. This is followed by lending protocols Curve ($18.01 billion), MakerDAO ($16.4 billion) and Compound ($12 billion).
Latest changes to the ranking of the top 10 TVL platforms (Source: Footprint Analytics)
In the lending space, Aave's TVL has been way ahead of Compound in the last six months. This can be attributed to its model, which is similar to traditional finance, and its ability to operate in Financial Conduct Authority-encrypted assets.
Comparison of Market Cap
As of Oct. 20, Aave continues to dwarf Compound in the DeFi lending and borrowing industry with a market cap of over US$4 billion versus the latter's $1.97 billion.
There are two other metrics that indicate Aave's strong position in the future.
Aave VS Compound Market Cap (since January 2021) (Source: Footprint Analytics)
First, its circulating supply of 82% is higher than Compound's 61%, indicating less inflationary pressure.
Second, Aave has not had any major security incidents, indicating better security mechanisms likely favored by depositors.
Aave's deposit volumes dominate
Aave's deposit volume of approximately $21 billion has remained higher than Compound's estimated $18 billion. Compound previously went live with subsidized lending and mining (disguisedly raised deposit returns and lowered lending rates to compete with Aave). Today, Aave has turned to lending and mining, coupled with Polygon's deposit and lending subsidies. Compound's rate advantage has largely disappeared as a side-effect of Aave's ecosystem bargaining power.
Aave VS Compound Deposited Balance (since September 2021) (Source: Footprint Analytics)
The Aave team continues to focus on innovation while being highly risk-aware, and adjusts the direction of the product in a timely manner when issues arise, making the platform more secure.
Can Aave users lend out more assets than Compound?
Data for the previous month shows that Aave's borrowing balance has leveled off above $8.2 billion per day, which is still higher than Compound's borrowing balance of $5-7 billion, with little overall volatility.
Aave vs Compound Borrowed Balance (since September 2021) (Source: Footprint Analytics)
Aave supports a wider variety of tokens, allowing users to lend out more assets and have more liquidity available. Some of Aave's rate agreements are also considered more innovative and have some advantages over Compound, such as unsecured flash loans, rate swaps and line of credit mandates. But on the downside, it comes with relatively high lending rates and loan fees.
Aave's latest asset liquidity distribution (Source: Footprint Analytics)
Compound's latest asset liquidity distribution (Source: Footprint Analytics)
Aave and Compound support a variety of cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins such as DAI, USDC and USDT, and non-stablecoins such as WBTC and UNI. With Aave, users mainly pledge ETH to lend USDC, DAI and USDT. With Compound, users pledge ETH to lend DAI and USDC. While the supply of DAI and USDC is about the same, the former has more demand than the latter.
It is also worth noting that Aave is one of the few licensed projects and is freely convertible in the United Kingdom.
Differences in liquidation
There are currently two traditional liquidation methods: the auction format of MakerDao and the liquidation method of Aave and Compound, which operate on a first-come, first-served basis.
Compound sets a liquidation line of 75% as well as a borrowing rate that triggers liquidation when 100% is reached. However, only 50% of its assets will be liquidated.
Aave, on the other hand, has a 5% safety cushion, mitigates risk, especially for new users.
In summary, Aave continues its dominance over Compound, mainly due to the following points:
Aave has been more aggressive in innovation and business expansion, having more types of tokens released on its platform and gaining relative traction on unsecured flash lending, automated market makers, line of credit mandates, and with the traditional finance industry.
On 19 October 2021, Aave TVL hit an all-time high that was made possible by the team behind the company whose focus is on safety, risk management and product strategy.
Aave has progressed much faster in terms of compliance to mitigate risk.
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Александър Иванов Лачев е български военен и общественик.
Биография
Александър Лачев е роден на 16 юни 1885 година в село Якоруда, Разложка кааза, Османска империя. Роден в бедно семейство с още 3 сестри, 2 от които умират малки. Учи до IV отделение и чиракува катранджия. На 18 години остава без майка и бяга в село Чепино-баня, България. За 2 години събира капитал и открива бакалия и гостилница, а работи и терзия (шивач). През 1903 година купува пушка "крънка" да участва в Илинденско-Преображенско въстание с братовчед си – войводата Георги Вригазов, който го връща като слабоват.
През 1905 година заедно с Филип Главеев, Мойсей Праматаров, Миладин Досев, Иван Ищев и поп Атанас Праматаров основават Читалище "Искра", по-късно преименувано на ОНЧ "Св. Св. Кирил и Методий-1905".
През 1909 година се венчава в Чепино с Яна, едно от 7-те деца на комитата Иван Кюркчиев от Мехомия, избягали сами с майка си (Тодора Комитската) в България. Раждат им се 6 деца – 4 сина (двама близнаци) и 2 дъщери. Единият син умира в ранна възраст.
При избухването на Балканската война в 1912 година служи в състава на 27-и пехотен чепински полк и 21-ви пехотен средногорски полк. На 5 октомври 1912 година по заповед на ротния си командир Кимон Георгив, като авангард влиза в родното си село Якоруда. През 1913 година измръзва при Булаирската битка и след лазарета отново върнат в строя. На 16, 17 и 18 февруари 27-и чепински полк губи 34 души умрели от измръзване, 221 души са пропаднали без вест, силно измръзнали са 1057 войници и подофицери и 4 офицери, а слабо измръзнали са 1063 войници и 8 офицери.
През 1915 година при избухването на Първата световна война е мобилизиран в 21-ви пехотен средногорски полк. При артилерийски обстрел в Битоля е ранен едновременно с Кимон Георгиев, който губи окото си. През 1917 година излекуван и върнат в строя, като офицер в състава на 21-ви полк, който води бойни действия източно от завоя на река Черна, Битолско. Част от войниците се разбунтуват и напускат позициите. Осъдени са 504 души, от които 22-ма на смърт чрез разстрел. На 22 октомври 1918 година полкът се завръща в Пловдив и е демобилизиран.
Лачев живее и работи в Чепино баня, което в 1948 година става квартал на новосъздадения Велинград. Участва в местната икономика и обществения живот на Велинград.
Съмишлениците му са – Христо Ганев, Фипил Главеев. Димитър Масларов, Иван Ушев, Георги Вригазов, Никола Боков, Никола Явров и други.
Създава предприятие за добив, преработка и търговия с дървен материал.
По времето на кмета на Чепино Илия Спасов Джонев (1937 – 1944) осигурява дървен материал за водоснабдяването на Чепино с вода от Клептуза и минералните извори. Участва в построяването на напоителен канал "Ярка" за полята и градините в селото.
Счетоводител и агент е на Застрахователна кооперация Чепино, като част от Чиновническото кооперативно застрахователно дружество с Председател Христо Иванов Ганев. Юбилей – 25 години кооперативна дейност – Зала "България" София – Лачев в компанията на Ганев и Георгиев. През 1946 година дружеството е национализирано.
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Попова Анна – Балканската война в спомените на Александър Лачев – с. 100 – 106
Пътеводител на архивните фондове том 2 с. 43 – 44 и с.50 – 51 Сканирано копие
Сайт на Образцово народно читалище "Св. св. Кирил и Методий" гр. Велинград
Александър Попов – Семейните летописи – есе
Документалното богатство на Пазарджишки окръг. Справочник (1833 – 1944). Част І.
Цитат от Алманах в Сайт Всичко за Велинград – дървен строителен материал – ... Ал. Лачев
Музеят издаде сборник за Балканската война и Западните Родопи
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THEFT - Someone tried to scam a resident of the 1100 block of Silver Spring Rd. on March 4, Trooper Nolen McElwee reported. According to the trooper, the suspect attempted to take money from a 60-year-old. The scam involved a Norton anti-virus computer program. The intended victim did not fall for the scam and the suspects received no money, the trooper said.
DUI - Douglas Moody, 36, of Ephrata, was charged with driving under the influence and drug possession after his vehicle was stopped for an equipment violation at the intersection of Friendly Dr. and Lancaster Pike at 5:28 p.m. on March 4, Trooper Matthew Schatzmann reported.
THREATS - A 20-year-old woman was charged with making terroristic threats after a verbal altercation in the 200 block of Cooks Landing Rd. between 4:30 and 5:30 a.m. on March 13, Trooper Trevor Gauntlett reported. According to the trooper, she threatened a 21-year-old man with a knife.
VANDALISM - Mailboxes in the 1100 block of Furniss Rd. were damaged on the night of March 7, Trooper Nolen McElwee reported.
ASSAULT - A resident of Horseshoe Ln. was charged with simple assault following an incident on February 24, Trooper Matthew Weckesser reported. According to the trooper, an argument between a woman, her daughter, and the daughter's boyfriend escalated when the woman put her hands on her 26-year-old daughter and kicked the 32-year-old boyfriend in the nose. The woman was highly agitated and drunk when police arrived, the trooper said.
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Why business needs to be top of the new agenda
Martin Young
In less than two years, when the UK leaves the EU, British businesses will find themselves in a quite different world. Yet so far they know remarkably little about what this will look like, or what they need to do to get ready. The rhetoric of "Brexit means Brexit" is not particularly helpful when you are a business manager trying to decide where to invest or whom to hire.
Now the election is over, the government must answer the most important question facing Britain: how to execute Brexit and negotiate a deal that works for business, jobs and growth. The voice of business was hardly heard during the campaign but making Brexit work for British business is crucial to jobs and prosperity. It is time to put this at the top of the agenda before it is too late.
To help to identify the key priorities and dangers in implementing Brexit we have spoken to more than 50 small and medium-sized British businesses and trade associations. Our research explored the issues, opportunities and fears that loom large for the owners and managers of such companies, such as export markets, competition, regulatory change and access to skills.
The views of smaller companies are much less often heard than those of big business but they account for about half of economic activity in the UK and more than 14 million jobs. What matters to them matters for job creation and overall economic growth and prosperity across the country.
The companies we talked to want a Brexit that enables trade, rather than stifles it. They made clear that both the "no deal" and "bad deal" scenarios would be disastrous for British jobs, investment and growth. Almost all want to stay in the single market and customs union and say that leaving both without negotiating a free trade agreement with the EU would be immensely damaging. They welcome the focus on trade deals with new markets but are sceptical that these could offset any reduction in trade with the EU: 61 per cent of British exports go to the EU or to countries with which the UK already has free trade agreements via the EU. Half of the remaining 39 per cent go to the US, where tariffs are already only 2.5 per cent. To offset a 5 per cent reduction in trade with the EU, trade with Commonwealth countries would have to increase by nearly 30 per cent and we already have free trade agreements with two of the largest Commonwealth markets, courtesy of the EU.
British companies want Brexit to lead to streamlined regulation, not more regulation. At the time of the referendum many thought that Brexit might lead to a welcome reduction in rules and regulations. Now they are worried that the opposite will be true. None of the companies we spoke to expects a regulatory "windfall". Many express concern that Brexit would paradoxically result in an increased regulatory burden. If British regulations diverge from EU standards, companies that export to the EU will now have to comply with an additional set of regulations.
Most businesses we spoke to were broadly satisfied with current regulatory approaches in their sectors. All can cite examples of excessive regulation but they do not see this as an exclusively European phenomenon.
Many companies are concerned that government will not be ready. Customs controls will need to be significantly upgraded or companies will face costs and delays.
Our research revealed that British businesses are taking a pragmatic approach to Brexit. They want practical answers to the problems and they want realistic approaches to the opportunities. They want the government to work with them to find solutions that work for British business and safeguard exports and jobs. Before it is too late.
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The appointment of Elliot Abrams as special envoy for Venezuela has led to an avalanche of reactions on social media. Many of them see it as an indication of a more robust policy by the White House on Venezuela, and others have pointed out his past role in US meddling abroad. I interviewed Abrams in 2013 about his book and attended a lecture he gave in 2016. He was then a senior fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. He served in the George W. Bush administration as deputy National Security Adviser and was an assistant secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan.
In February 2017 CNN reported "Elliott Abrams, who served Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, will not get the No. 2 job at the State Department, three Republican sources told CNN." Apparently it was due to past criticism of Trump from Abrams. This was brought up again today.
Others see the former role as a "signal" from the Trump admin.
"For those who don't know that name, this is not his first adventure in Latin American politics. Abrams was convicted of withholding information from Congress about the Iran–Contra affair while working for the Reagan Administration, but was pardoned by George H. W. Bush," Kevin Knodell notes. Conor Finnegan didn't think it was a surprise.
Jon Schwarz at The Intercept was nonplussed also.
Alex Ward reminds us of another claim about Abrams.
"How these Iran-Contra assholes can ever show their faces in the political arena again is beyond me. They shattered the law, played a stupid, dangerous game with the lives of my father and his fellow hostages and set a terrible precedent for our country," writes Sulome Anderson.
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Bring your prepared short sound bites and repeat them in many forms, just like politicians do.
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Active shooter drill to be conducted at Yonkers school
Tiffany Cusaac-Smith
An hours-long active shooter drill will be held Tuesday at a Yonkers school, according to police.
Yonkers police and other first responders will be conducting the active-shooter drill/ rescue task force scenario at the Robert C. Dodson School from around 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to a Facebook post from law enforcement.
Access to the school grounds, including the playground and ballpark, will be closed during the drill that's being conducted in collaboration with Yonkers Public Schools, officials said. Scenario participants and official observers will be the only people allowed to access the area.
Residents should expect a heightened presence of emergency services, police said, There may also be increased traffic congestion in neighboring roadways.
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HSBC has pointed out that the banking industry must change to fit in with new consumer habits, which is why it is extending the opening hours at many of its branches.
Peter Keenan, head of network at the firm, claimed that the organisation must realise that it is competing for a share of people's leisure time and that is why it is important for outlets to be open for longer.
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Marion High school will pre-sale tickets for the Columbia City Regional in the MHS Athletic Office from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today as well as Friday from 9 a.m. to noon.
Tickets are $10 each and are good for both sessions on Saturday.
Marion meets West Noble at noon in the second semifinal. New Castle plays Angola at 10 a.m. with the winners meeting at 8 p.m. in the championship.
Tickets will be available at the game for $7 per session.
Tickets for the Eastern Girls Basketball Regional on Saturday are on sale in the Oak Hill High School office from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Friday from 8 a.m. to noon.
Tickets are $10 for all sessions. Single session tickets will be available at the door for $7 a session.
Monroe Central will play Tipton at 10 a.m. Oak Hill and Lafayette Central Catholic will play at noon. The championship game is at 8 p.m.
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