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In 1984, H. Irving Grousbeck, the Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, pioneered a new investment model, commonly termed a "Search Fund." The objective of a search fund is to provide a vehicle for young, aspiring entrepreneurs to search for, acquire, manage, and grow a company. "It's the most direct route to owning a company that you yourself manage," Grousbeck said. The following are links to recommended Search Fund readings and videos.
Reports & Resources
Stanford Business: Search Fund Primer
- A Primer on Search Funds. A Practical Guide to Entrepreneurs Embarking on a Search Fund.
Stanford GSB - Best Practices for the Search Phase
- Search Funds: Best Practices for the Search Phase
Stanford Business: 2018 Search Fund Study: Selected Observations
- 2018 Search Fund Study: Selected Observations. Provides insights to all known search funds.
Improving Search Efficiency
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The Search Fund Guide to Sales & Acquisitions Rev. 6.19
- This guide contains certain tax considerations to keep in mind when buying or selling a business and is meant as a general introduction.
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- The process of performing due diligence on a target company entails an exhaustive review of all significant business documents and records in an effort to assess the health and viability of the business under consideration
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Disney has finally announced the release dates for the Disney Fairytale Designer Collection.
This collection is made up of five sets of your favorite princesses and princes, Jasmine & Aladdin, Snow White & Prince Charming, Belle & Beast, Rapunzel & Flynn and Ariel & Eric. Each set with be released on a different date and with only 6,000 made, so you'd better be quick in getting your hands on one. The dolls stand at 11.5″ tall. The sets retail for $129.95 US each and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. For North America only, an online-exclusive set including ALL five couples will be available for pre-order on Monday, August 12, for $649.75, and will ship on or after Oct.15.
Beginning August 20, a new couple will be available for purchase every two weeks, here are the dolls and their release dates:
Snow White Designer Doll Set, available in Stores August 20 and online August 21
Tangled Designer Doll Set, available in Stores September 3 and online September 4
Aladdin Designer Doll Set, available in Stores September 17 and online September 18
Beauty and the Beast Designer Doll Set, available in Stores October 1 and online October 2
The Little Mermaid Designer Doll Set, available in Stores October 15 and online October 16
For behind-the-scene details on how Disney Store brings these products alive, like the Designer Fairytale Collection and a few other products that will debut at the upcoming D23 Expo in Anaheim, Calif., check out this video from Disney Geek!


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Saturday was my first event since Regionals, and it was a great one! CrossFit Football is making a big kick to expand their name a little and they're doing so through a string of events they are calling Occupy Strength. The competition consists of the CrossFit Football Total (1 rep max of power clean, squat, bench and deadlifts), then a short, heavy metcon.
For starters, I didn't even know I was going to be competing until the Tuesday before, so while I was super stoked to be in, I hadn't really thought about planning/tapering. I ended up taking Wednesday-Friday off, not only to let my muscles and brain recover, but also because Tuesday night I came down with a pretty rough cold. My throat swelled up on me real bad, and Wednesday the floodgates opened in my nose! All weekend I was having a really rough time breathing so while I felt good muscularly, I was a little nervous going into the whole thing.
The second challenge was to make it down to the middle weight class (187-220) so I actually had a chance at being competitive in the Total. I weighed in on Tuesday at 228, so it was going to be interesting to do that cut without killing myself or making myself even more sick. It ended up being pretty easy though. Thursday I cut back about 500 total calories on the day, with zero carbs. Friday I had my small meals throughout the day while drinking about 2 gallons of water between 7am and 2pm. At 2, I stopped consuming anything and layered on my sweatpants, sweatshirt, hat, and non-breathable rain jacket and hung out in the gym for a couple hours. I did a 20 minute stationary bike with the outfit on then troweled off. Weigh-in had me at 224. At 8pm I did another 20 minute bike ride, showered and sipped ice water (about 2 small cups of it) until I went to bed around midnight. Weigh-in had me at 220. I then drove the car up in the sweatsuit, with the heater on, and I weighed in officially at 219.7. Success!
The event was hosted at CrossFit South Baltimore, a sweet setup in a warehouse directly across the street from Ravens Stadium. It was packed with about 80 total competitors and another 50+ spectators as we got rolling. The energy was wonderful! Luke and Bo, the guys from CrossFit Football went over the day with everyone and things began.
It all basically worked by height, not by weigh class or weight lifted. So, interestingly, the strongest guy on the day was lifting with 3 women, because he was short. My squad consisted of some of the nicest, coolest dudes, and I have to admit, being with that crew for the long day of heavy lifting really helped a lot. While I knew a ton of people there, it was a great day in that I walked out of there with another 4-5 people I know I'll stay in touch with! We had 20 minutes to attempt a 1 rep max 3 times, then rested about 1.5 hours before our turn for the next lift came around. So think about that; 5 or so hours, 12 total attempts to overload the body in 4 different ways. Complete mental exhaustion. I learned so much about how to prepare for heavy lifting! What was cool was that I felt completely recovered and prepared each attempt physically. I ate well between lifts, had fish oil to help spread the nutrients, hydrated very well, and stayed horizontal as much as I could. What I didn't recover well was my nervous system. Honestly, I don't really know what to do to quickly recover this besides lift heavy all the time so it knows how to adapt to the demand. I think if I stayed lying down for the entirety of my rest times, I would have been a bit better; and, it became clear (thanks to the observation of Andrew Whitener) that I needed to get a good deal more pumped up each attempt. Getting fired up, yelling a little, and getting the adrenaline going really helped heighten my awareness and fire the nervous system. I think that's why I got all 3 deadlifts while missing other lifts. I was hyped up for them!
CrossFit Football Occupy Strength Event
Power Clean - 275, 305(f), 305(pr)
Squat - 440, 460(f), 460(f)
Bench - 315(f), 315, 325(f)
Deadlift - 500, 515, 525
Total - 1585 (2nd place finish in the middle weight division)
By the time we finished all the lifting, it was already about 3pm. Long day! And we had the metcon to get to. Well, more food, and then the announcement of what the metcon was gave me a crazy spike of energy.
4 rounds of:
12 KB swings 70#
8 pull ups
5-10-15 yard shuttle run 70# sandbag
(KB standard was bell above shoulders. Pull ups were any style. The shuttle sprint was 5 yards out and back with the sandbag, 10 yards out and back with the sandbag, drop the sandbag and go 15 yards out and back)
Total wheelhouse workout for me. My buddy John Dill was in the first heat and paced it a little, getting 3:42. And when nobody in the next two heats came close to that, I was really excited for the chance to get in there and win! My goal was sub-3:30, I finished in 3:32. The sandbag running was just hard enough to really crush your ability to do the KB swings fast. And the grip was definitely a factor as well. But, that DID end up being the score to beat and I finished with a WIN! So, 2nd on the Total, 1st on the MetCon. Good day.
To finish up here, as always with these events, I leave feeling like I became so much better of a person. I feel like this because I got to push my limits, challenge myself, and seriously compete all while hanging out with a huge group of people that believe in the same wonderful lifestyle I want. I feed off days and gatherings like that, they make me feel alive, and they confirm all the things I want out of life. Yes, it's great to win, but in the end, just to hang out with such cool, motivating people is something I will clearly benefit from my entire life. I honestly can't wait until the next one!
Congrats to fellow Outlaws Courtney Modecki (1st place women's lightweight total and 2nd place metcon), John Dill (2nd place lightweight Total and 3rd place metcon) and Sean Dunston (3rd place lightweight total). Huge thanks to CrossFit South Baltimore for being such gracious hosts and supplying all the volunteers and judges. I know the stress of putting on an event, and that one was a long one! And of course, CrossFit Football, great guys, great program and great event. Finally, I just want to give a shutout to everyone who competed and spectated. I really can't say enough about the people who take the time and energy to be a part of these things and I am so glad and honored to be a part of a community that is so eagerly involved in the betterment of the human body and mind.
Awesome weekend!!!
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"I love antique architecture, so if I have any indulgences, I have owned and renovated and reconstructed a lot of old houses." Daryl Hall
Are you a professional builder, or perhaps an individual who is passionate about owning and renovating old houses and apartment buildings? If so, are you aware of the fact that you can install energy-saving electrical components in your home or apartment to manage the amount of energy you use to heat or cool the property?
Real estate applications and energy-saving devices
Before we take a look at how you can install and utilise energy-saving devices to reduce your carbon footprint on our beleaguered planet, let's have a look at what the definitions of both of the above terms are:
Real estate applications
According to Investopedia, real estate is "property comprised of land and the buildings on it as well as the natural resources of the land including uncultivated flora and fauna, farmed crops and livestock, water and minerals… real estate can be grouped into three broad categories based on its use: residential, commercial and industrial."
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Energy-saving electrical products
Wikipedia states that energy saving or energy efficiency is the "goal to reduce the amount of energy required to provide products and services." Finally, in our case, energy-saving electrical components or products are devices such as time switches, power metres , and temperature controllers to assist the home-owner to manage and control the amount of heat or artificial cooling his house needs in order to remain an ambient temperature.
A practical example
It is fairly common knowledge that older homes were not constructed in an energy-efficient manner. Modern homes are built with an insulating filler between the inner and outer walls of each room. The windows are also fitted with double glazing to prevent warm air from entering and exiting the house. And, roof insulation is placed on top of the ceiling boards.
The primary purpose of constructing your home with insulating materials is to prevent the flow of air in and out of the house; thus, reducing the need to use artificial heating and cooling to keep your home warm or cool. This, in turn, reduces your monthly energy bill, and it reduces the harmful effects of burning fossil fuels, etc to generate the energy to alternately heat and cool your home.
Furthermore, you can install an automatic temperature controller onto your heating and cooling system in order to keep your home at an ambient temperature without having to manually adjust the temperature as the day heats up and cools down. You can also set your temperature controller to change the inside temperature several times in a 24-hour cycle.
Final words
In conclusion, we have just touched on one of the many energy-saving electrical products that are beneficial to living in our modern world. I'm sure you will be able to utilise the current energy-saving electrical components for many more real estate applications!


text: IPSI Newsletter, October 2017 IPSI Newsletter, October 2017 Dear IPSI members and friends, Greetings from the IPSI Secretariat in Tokyo, Japan. IPSI and its members continue to stay active in a wide variety of projects and activities related to maintaining and revitalizing socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS). This month's newsletter contains a report from recent events held in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, including an International Forum on Biocultural Diversity and the Twelfth Meeting of the IPSI Steering Committee, which welcomed 10 new members and endorsed 6 new collaborative activities. We are also passing on a Call for Input from IPBES for the Global Sustainable Development Report, and we are happy to report the recipients of the 2017 round of the Satoyama Development Mechanism (SDM). Finally, we would like to introduce readers to one of IPSI's newest members, Observer Ecological Consultant, Co., Ltd., based in Chinese Taipei. As always, we hope you will contact us to submit any new case studies or other information about your activities, or if you have any questions or comments. IPSI Secretariat International Forum on Biocultural Diversity, IPSI SC-12, and related events The first in a planned series of international forums to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the 1st Asian Conference on Biocultural Diversity was held on 4 October 2017 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, titled "Biocultural diversity & satoyama: Efforts towards societies in harmony with nature around the world". The forum was organized by the IPSI Secretariat and the Operating Unit Ishikawa/Kanazawa (OUIK) at UNU-IAS, along with the Ishikawa Prefecture and Kanazawa City governments, and the Hokkoku Shimbun newspaper. It was also held back-to-back with the Twelfth Meeting of the IPSI Steering Committee (SC-12), and a number of additional events were also organized to give IPSI's Steering Committee members and local experts opportunities to exchange knowledge on SEPLS including Japan's satoyama and satoumilandscapes and seascapes. The Forum featured keynote speeches by Prof. Takakazu Yumoto of Kyoto University and IPSI Steering Committee Chair Prof. Alfred Oteng-Yeboah of the Ghana National Biodiversity Committee. SEPLS case studies from India and Eastern Europe were then given by Steering Committee members Dr. Anil Kumar and Dr. Senka Barudanovic, and a panel followed with all of the above experts as well as Ms. Evonne Yiu and moderated by Mr. Tsunao Watanabe, both from UNU-IAS OUIK. The organizers also provided the Steering Committee with a lecture on biocultural diversity in the area by Prof. Koji Nakamura of Kanazawa University, and an excursion to a number of satoyamaand satoumi sites on the Noto Peninsula, as well as a welcome reception hosted by Ishikawa Prefecture. The IPSI Secretariat would like to thank our colleagues and friends at all of the co-organizers, as well as all of the IPSI Steering Committee members who made the events a great success. IPSI Welcomes 10 New Members We are pleased to announce that at its meeting earlier this month, the IPSI Steering Committee confirmed 10 new member organizations, bringing IPSI's total membership to 220 organizations. It is therefore our pleasure to welcome: • Accelerated Rural Development Organisation (ARDO), Ghana • Asociación de campesinos vecinos del Parque Natural Nacional Serranía de los Yariguies (ASOCAPAYARI), Colombia • Community Entrepreneur Development Institute (CENDI), Viet Nam • Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute, Ethiopia • Ministry of Environment, Ecology and Forests, Madagascar • Observer Ecological Consultant Co., Ltd., Chinese Taipei • Pgakenyaw Association for Sustainable Development (PASD), Thailand • Research Center for Rural Development (RCRD) of An Giang University, Viet Nam • South Asian Forum for Environment (SAFE), India • Shumei International, Japan We look forward to collaborating closely with all of the new members in promoting the concept of the Satoyama Initiative in the future. 6 New IPSI Collaborative Activities Endorsed IPSI Collaborative Activities are activities carried out by at least two IPSI members (possibly in collaboration with other organizations), and approved as such by the IPSI Steering Committee. At its its meeting this month, the IPSI Steering Committee approved the proposals for 6 new IPSI Collaborative Activities, bringing the total number of IPSI Collaborative Activities to 46. The new activities are: • SATO-UMI-YAMA Project: Environmental Education and Public Awareness on Biodiversity Conservation in Asia Pacific Region – by Japan Environmental Education Forum (JEEF), Birdlife International, and Conservation International • 2018 International Symposium on Resilience of SEPL – by the Soil and Water Conservation Bureau (SWCB) of Chinese Taipei and SWAN International • Development and sharing of multimedia learning resources for Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Satoyama – by University of the Philippines Open University and Kanazawa University • Enhancing the knowledge and adoption of IPSI protocols by district assemblies governing the Kakum Conservation Area – by Conservation Alliance International, A Rocha Ghana and the Ghana National Biodiversity Committee • Promoting and Enhancing the Karen Indigenous Sustainable Socio-ecological Production System in Northern Thailand – by Inter Mountain Peoples Education and Cultural in Thailand Association (IMPECT), Indigenous Knowledge and Peoples Foundation (IKAP), the Forest Peoples Programme and Conservation International • Improvement of the livelihoods of the communities through the sustainable management of productive landscapes and biodiversity conservation in mangrove (Estuaries Chone and Portoviejo), the dry forest (Cordillera del Balsamo) and rainforest (Comune Playa de Oro), Ecuador – by Social Development and Research Foundation (FIDES) and Conservation International We look forward to providing more information on the individual activities as it becomes available. IPSI members are encouraged to propose any activities carried out in collaboration with other members as IPSI Collaborative Activities. This is a great opportunity to gain more attention for your activities and to improve IPSI's functioning as a partnership, as well as to improve SEPLS management through knowledge sharing. Please contact the IPSI Secretariat if you have any activities that may be potential IPSI Collaborative Activities. More information on IPSI Collaborative Activities is available on the IPSI website here. Call for Inputs: IPBES Global Sustainable Development Report The IPSI Secretariat recently heard from our colleagues at the Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) that inputs are sought "from the widest-possible group of scientific and non-scientific communities" to the "Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR)", a major quadrennial publication to assess the state of sustainable development.The next edition of the GSDR is scheduled for publication in 2019 and will inform the High Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development (HLPF), the major body overseeing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). IPSI members are highly encouraged to consider contributing to this call for input. The deadline for contributions is 1 December 2017. For more information, and to access the call for input, please go to https://goo.gl/BHdL3b. SDM 2017 Project Selection Results In 2013, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), the Ministry of the Environment of Japan (MOEJ), and the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) jointly launched the "Satoyama Development Mechanism (SDM)" as a collaborative activity under the framework of IPSI to facilitate further implementation of IPSI activities by providing seed funding to promising project proposals.The SDM Executive Board recently announced the six recipients of grants offered for the 2017 round. The selected recipients are as follows: • Conservation Solutions Afrika: "Use of Mobile Technology for assessing community and wildlife use of rangeland resources", Kenya • KEFRI: "Restoration of Sacred Kaya forests in Kenyan Coast for enhanced provision of ecosystem services and products for improved livelihoods", Kenya • Unnayan Onneshan: "Designing an Enhanced Bio-diverse Adaptation to Climate Change in the Sundarbans", Bangladesh • HDARES: "Taiwan stingless bee field investigation and greenhouse pollination preliminary work", Chinese Taipei • CORFOPAL: "Resilience level assessment of the Key Biodiversity Areas San Antonio Forest/KM 18 and community empowerment on conservation", Colombia • University of the Philippines Open University: "Contextualization of the Instructional Materials for the Training of Youths toward Conservation of Ifugao Rice Terraces as a Satoyama Landscape", Philippines The contents of the activities as well as outcomes of the selected projects will be compiled and shared with all IPSI members during the subsequent implementation phase. For more information, please see the the IGES website here. New Member Introduction: Observer Ecological Consultant Co., Ltd The IPSI Secretariat is very happy to have already received an introduction from one of the members who joined IPSI at the recent SC-12 meeting, Observer Ecological Consultant Co., Ltd. in Chinese Taipei. Here is the message they sent: "Observer Ecological Consultant Co., Ltd is specialized in ecological survey, evaluation, and related applications, especially in framing conservation strategies and ecological engineering planning. We aim to become the bridge between (Ecosystem) Ecology and Engineering and to meet the balance for both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. We also focus on eco-friendly agriculture in recent years by starting an ecological conservation project in a paddy field, tried to understand the possibility of human livelihood and requirements of wildlife populations can be meet in a Satoyama region." 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text: Independent broker coalition takes next step The Coalition of Independent Mortgage Brokers of Canada (CIMBC) has made inroads with lenders – one of the first steps in enacting change in the mortgage broker industry. "We're having a meet-and-greet for our lender supporters and members of CIMBC to say thank you to those who have supported us since the beginning," John Bargis of Mortgage Edge told MortgageBrokerNews.ca. "The overall purpose of CIMBC is to strengthen the position in the marketplace for independents; to increase the partnership between lenders and brokers that goes beyond volume." The invite-only event, scheduled for Thursday at CaFfinO Ristorante in Toronto, is meant as a networking event for CIMBC members and lender / industry partners. "The long-term goal is to grow the coalition membership by bringing together brokers interested in enhancing their business model and making change," Bargis said. For his part, George Hugh, president and CEO of Taurus Mortgage Capital – and a former VP of capital markets and head of all mortgage originations at ING Direct – believes the coalition has, and will continue to help strengthen broker relationships with lenders while also providing a support base for independent-minded brokers who want to build their own brand as opposed to someone else's. "The biggest struggle is brokers think they understand the economics behind the profitability of lenders," Hugh said. "The one thing that attracted me to this coalition was the relationship; I've learned a lot from the senior members because we openly share information that helps businesses grow and thrive at no cost to the member broker." Hugh credits the CIMBC with helping him expand his business model by offering the kind of support he needs to create a long-term, viable and profitable brokerage – all while allowing him to keep his independence and maintain Taurus' own identity. MortgageBrokerNews.ca reported on the formation of the coalition this past November, and since that time the six independent mortgage brokerage members have quietly been making inroads with lenders and ancillary programs that it hopes will further enhance value in financial offerings of CIMBC's members. The overall goal, albeit ambitious, is to enact what many believe is much-needed change in the industry. "A lot of people want to see change but no one has been able to take this first step successfully," Hugh said. "This is a critical opportunity to make a real difference in our industry, and show great support for the feet on the street, which is what it should be all about," Mike Hall from Oriana Financial added. CIMBC members are CLN Mortgages, MonsterMortgage.ca, Mortgages Edge, Oriana Financial Group, Taurus Mortgage Capital and Intellichoice Mortgage. Membership inquiries can be directed to firstname.lastname@example.com. Related: Brokers react to coalition launch SHARE


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Joe Stiglitz had a nice piece on globalization pointing out that recent "trade" agreements have been largely about shaping rules and regulations to benefit the one percent rather than reducing trade barriers. The strategy of the Obama administration and other proponents of deals like the Trans-Pacific Partnership is to make nonsense claims about the economic benefits of these deals and use ad hominem arguments against the opponents (i.e. call them Neanderthal "protectionists").
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Jose Mourinho, after getting ticked off by Arsene Wenger when the Arsenal manager gave credit to Claudio Ranieri for building the core behind Chelsea's early success under Roman Abramovich, said it is a privilege to have a job where you don't have the fear of getting sacked, no matter what result, earlier this season.
That, of course, was another of Mourinho's many rather petty jibes at Wenger, even if this one had a bit of truth in it.
Irrespective of Arsenal's success or lack of it over the past decade, Wenger has never really been in trouble regarding his job. The Arsenal fans might have called for Wenger to be sacked plenty of times over the past 10 years, but the board have never even seriously considered it yet.
With results and trophies picking up as Arsenal went on to win consecutive FA Cup trophies, this was supposed to be the season when Wenger would finally win the Premier League title with his team again, after a 12-year gap.
However, after another promising start, it's all gone rather pear-shaped, with North London rivals Tottenham looking quite capable of finishing above Arsenal at the end of the season for the first time in Wenger's era.
Arsenal are not playing confident football anymore, with the pressure of a title run clearly getting to them. As much as Wenger might want to blame other forces for Arsenal's recent woeful run, the issue lies with the manager and the players. The Frenchman just hasn't been able to imbibe the mental qualities required to win a Premier League title into his players.
While Claudio Ranieri instils confidence and a win-at-all-costs attitude in his much-less-fancied Leicester City squad, Arsenal's seem to be going the opposite way when the heat has been turned up.
With the confidence of the fans in the Arsenal team quite low and the feeling of this really might be the beginning of the end of the Arsene Wenger era building, the club's board members are finally considering making a change.
If Arsenal get knocked out by Championship side Hull City in the FA Cup replay Tuesday, the board members will "invite" Wenger to step down from his post, according to the Daily Express.
The report claims Wenger's job will be considered safe only if Arsenal go on to win another FA Cup and/or the Premier League title this season.
Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira, currently with New York City FC in the MLS, is being lined up as a successor, while Diego Simeone of Atletico Madrid and Southampton's Ronaldo Koeman are also seen as possible candidates to take over from Wenger.


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Singing a much different tune in 2008 than she is today. Clinton jabbed O for not debating.
Martin O'Malley and Bernie Sanders are clamoring for more debates to be added by the Democratic Party, accusing Hillary Clinton of dodging the competition.
But in 2008, it was Clinton who was voicing those concerns, accusing then-Sen. Barack Obama of ducking debates and avoiding tough questions.
Calling out Obama for refusing to agree to a debate in Wisconsin, a 2008 Clinton ad stated that "maybe he prefers to give speeches than to have to answer questions."
Ed Henry noted on "The Real Story" today that O'Malley attacked DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz for limiting the debate schedule to just four before the Iowa caucuses and only six overall.
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Keeping up with the City of Gilroy just became a few clicks easier.
On March 23 the city launched "Your Voice," a new community engagement site designed to keep Gilroyans engaged in projects that affect the city and its citizens.
"The City Council and I have been striving to connect better and hear from our residents and Your Voice is a great enhancement to the city's communication strategy and a way for our residents to further engage with the city," said Gilroy Mayor Roland Velasco in a statement.
Information about ongoing and future city projects, new developments in high-speed rail, updates to the Gilroy 2040 General Plan, emergency planning at #ReadyGilroy, along with easy access to city staff for questions are features of "Your Voice."
"For citizens who aren't able to make it to city council meetings, this is a great way for them to keep informed or engaged at home," said City of Gilroy Public Information Officer Rachelle Bedell. "We researched for quite awhile, and we found this website to be a good fit."
The platform for Your Voice was designed by Bang The Table, an international online engagement company. The city will pay an annual subscription fee of $12,000 for the service.
"We believe that strong communities are built on collaboration, pride, and a unified vision," the city said in its press release announcement of the new site.
"By increasing our level of communication and engagement with our community, we aim to build a stronger, more resilient community. We anticipate that project topics on this site will frequently update as projects throughout the city progress, come to completion, and start anew."
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A flexible programme of advanced study for students with a wide range of computing backgrounds.
The MSc in Computing is perfect for students looking to develop upon their previous computing-based qualifications from courses such as Computing, Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering or related disciplines. This course provides the opportunity and guidance necessary for students to build upon their existing knowledge and gain the skills necessary to succeed in both commercial computing and research.
This degree programme aims to give students a Masters-level postgraduate education in the knowledge, skills and understanding of computing and software development to enable them to operate effectively in the application of computing in industry, commerce or research.
This course is highly flexible, adapting to your skill level to create a programme tailored to suit you. We encourage a professional, inter-disciplinary and user-centred approach to software design and production, and will enable you to develop the skills so that you can undertake a major software development project.
In keeping with our theme of flexibility, this course offers its students a wide choice of individual projects to choose from.
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The Queen Mother Building has an unusual mixture of lab space and breakout areas, with a range of conventional and special equipment for you to use. It's also easy to work on your own laptop as there is wireless access throughout the building. Our close ties to industry allows us access to facilities such as Windows Azure and Teradata, and university and industry standard software such as Tableau for you to evaluate and use.
The University maintains a friendly, intimate and supportive atmosphere, and we take pride in the fact that we know all of our students. We have a thriving postgraduate department with regular seminars and guest speakers.
Who should study this course?
This postgraduate degree is a flexible programme designed for graduates in computing subjects who wish to widen and/or deepen their knowledge of computing be they seasoned programmers or relative beginners.
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The University of Dundee has been given a Gold award – the highest possible rating – in the 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).
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How you will be taught
We know how important it is to be at the leading edge of computing and so you will learn from research-active staff. Leading researchers teach you and small class sizes mean that they really get to know you, making for an informal and supportive community.
Industrial collaboration is part of our ethos too, so we regularly include guest experts from industry.
How you will be assessed
The taught modules are assessed by continuous assessment plus end of semester examinations in December and March/April. The project is assessed by dissertation.
Coursework is often very practical, e.g. writing computer programs, designing interfaces, writing reports, constructing web sites, testing software, implementing databases, analysing problems or presenting solutions to clients.
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You select six taught modules, three per semester, during the period September-April. You will make module selections with your advisor, and this will be partially dictated by your background and previous study.
Any module which has a significant overlap with your previous education will be disallowed, for students with a computing-related degree this will usually include most of the modules shown +.
Detailed module information is available online
The six taught modules will be chosen from topics such as the following:
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- Computing the User Experience
- Big Data Analysis
- Database Systems
- Secure Internet Programming
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- Computing Research Frontiers
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- Human Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering
Subject to examination performance, you then progress to the MSc project which runs from May to September.
Some of the modules in the programme are shared with other masters programmes and some of the teaching and resources may be shared with our BSc programme. These joint classes offer a valuable opportunity to learn from, and discuss the material with, other groups of students with different backgrounds and perspectives.
Career opportunities in software development, website design, network support, database development and research, working as computer systems manager, data processing manager, software engineer, computer analyst & programmer, computer & IT consultant.
Our students are highly employable:
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You should have, or expect to have, a degree in Computing, Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering or related title, with a grade equivalent to at least a Class 2.2 Honours degree from a UK university, or equivalent qualifications.
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Tuition fees for Overseas (non-EU) students will increase by no more than 5% per year for the length of your course.
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Unfortunately, failure to pay additional costs may result in limitations on your student experience.
For additional costs specific to your course please speak to our Enquiry Team.
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For the MSc Computing with Work Placement option, the responsibility for finding a placement lies with you but our Careers Service can support and guide you. You will only be considered for the work placement route if your academic progression is satisfactory, and this will be discussed with your Advisor of Studies. If you cannot, or decide not to go on a placement, you will complete the MSc Computing.
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More than half-a-million pounds was raised for Children in Need by an auction selling tickets to a Peter Kay gig - due to take place in Blackpool.
Listeners to Chris Evans' Breakfast Show flooded lines with bids for a chance to win a pair of golden tickets to the show which will take place at the Pavilion Theatre in July.
Producers revealed that the lowest winning bid was £8,240 with the highest bid coming in at a whopping £40,150.
The audience were told on the BBC Radio 2 programme that Peter would even be putting them up in B&Bs overnight and getting them fish and chips from the Cottage chippy.
Peter Kay said: "I listened into the show on Monday and thought I couldn't come in to the show and not offer something up for Children in Need.
"It's just bad form, so I decided to do an intimate show.
"I went to Blackpool and found a theatre at the Blackpool Winter Gardens. "
The pair joked about how how they had discussed where the show should take place with Peter saying Chris had said it should be in London because "there's more money down South" - a claim hotly denied by an embarrassed Evans.
A spokesman for BBC Radio 2 said: "The Radio 2 listeners are extremely generous when raising funds for BBC Children In Need, and as Peter is a great friend of Radio 2 and The Chris Evans Breakfast Show, we thank him for generously creating this incredible auction prize to help sick and disadvantaged children across the UK."
The auction raised £633,225 which will be added to the £6.1 million already raised so far this year for Children in Need by Evans' charity auctions.


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Icy Lakes: Take Nothing For Granted
A few winters ago I broke an ankle walking our dog (Leo), so I'm not a big fan of icy roads. Turns out nearly 1 million Americans are injured due to slip and fall injuries annually, most during the winter months.
One place I like my ice is on area lakes, but looks can be deceiving. The Minnesota DNR doesn't measure ice depth on area lakes. With a number of vehicles falling through the ice in recent days they had a timely reminder: "Temperature, snow cover, currents, springs and rough fish all affect the relative safety of ice. Ice is seldom the same thickness over a single body of water; it can be two feet thick in one place and one inch thick a few yards away. Check the ice at least every 150 feet."
All my fish are rough, by the way.
The next clipper may squeeze out a coating to an inch of flurries later today and tonight; another potential for wetter, slushier snow by the middle of next week. Otherwise it's a dry pattern into the weekend, with a slow warming trend next week.
For much of America "freezing!" is a pejorative, a negative. In Minnesota, after a numbing November, a 4-day thaw next week sounds pretty good.
Half an Inch of Snow by Tonight? The next clipper may whip up a coating to an inch of snow later today into tonight; I'm leaning toward about a half inch of powder tonight, when roads may be getting greasy. 3 KM NAM-WRF model: NOAA and pivotalweather.com.
Future Radar. Model guidance suggests a potentially slick drive home later today from central Minnesota into the Twin Cities.
Wednesday Highs. We're still running a few degrees colder than average, but the pattern is forecast to flip next week. Graphics above courtesy of AerisWeather and Praedictix.
4th Gloomiest Meteorological Autumn Since 1966. If you're feeling blue about a lack of sunlight you're not alone. Check out this post from The Minnesota DNR: "September through November 2018 was quite gloomy across Minnesota. In fact, looking at solar radiation records at the U of M St. Paul Campus Climate Observatory it was the least sunny meteorological autumn since 1983 and the 4th gloomiest autumn on record. There were 40 days of mostly cloudy to cloudy conditions for the three month period, a number that sounds impressive until one sees that the average number of cloudy days for the period is 43..."
Image credit: "Solar Radiation, measured in Langleys, for September 1 to November 30 from the U of M St. Paul Campus."
Ice is Never 100% Safe. The Minnesota DNR could not have said it any better: "The DNR does not measure ice thickness on Minnesota lakes. Your safety is your responsibility. Check ice thickness at least every 150 feet. Temperature, snow cover, currents, springs and rough fish all affect the relative safety of ice. Ice is seldom the same thickness over a single body of water; it can be two feet thick in one place and one inch thick a few yards away. Check the ice at least every 150 feet..."
Here's How Much Every Natural Disaster Cost Americans in 2017. Cheatsheet.com has the story; here's the intro: "Just a few months ago, experts pointed to 2016 as a record-breaking year for natural disasters and corresponding economic damages. But a new report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says that 2017 blew all other years out of the water — literally. Fifteen major natural disasters ranging from floods and wildfires to deep freezes and tornadoes exceeded $1 billion in weather-related costs and damages. This includes a record three Category 4+ hurricane landfalls. NOAA calculated cost estimates to include both insured and uninsured losses for the major events that occurred throughout 2017. The numbers tell an alarming tale showing how just one tornado or deep freeze can impact the economy by millions. Ranked from terrible to downright unimaginable, here are the 15 most expensive — and most deadly — natural disasters of 2017. How many of these do you remember?..."
How Supercomputers Can Help Fix Our Wildfire Problem. How do we warn for super-fires like what just struck Paradise, California (the Camp Fire)? WIRED.com has an interesting post: "...Still, advances in computing are allowing researchers to crunch ever more data. At Los Alamos National Laboratory, atmospheric scientist Alexandra Jonko is using a supercomputer and a system called FIRETEC to model fires in extreme detail. It models, among other things, air density and temperature, as well as the properties of the grass or leaves in a particular area. Jonko runs a bunch of simulations with different wind speeds, typically on the scale of 40 acres. "It'll probably take me about four hours to simulate between 10 and 20 minutes of a fire spreading," she says. FIRETEC produces valuable physics-based data on fire dynamics to inform how fire managers do prescribed burns..."
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You're Never Seen Thunderstorms Like These Before. WIRED.com has an amazing pictorial post in search of the perfect supercell thunderstorm: "For the past decade, photographer Mitch Dobrowner has spent a few weeks every summer pursuing extreme weather across the midwestern United States with veteran storm chaser Roger Hill, who, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, has witnessed more tornadoes (more than 650) than anyone in history. During their first outing, in 2009, Dobrowner and Hill spotted a high-precipitation supercell thunderstorm in the Black Hills of South Dakota at noon and followed it all day in Hill's eight-seater van until giving up the chase at midnight in Valentine, Nebraska. "It looked like a spaceship," recalls Hill, who runs Silver Lining Tours, which offers 11 storm-chasing outings each year. "Hail the size of grapefruits, lightning strikes every three or four seconds..."
Photo credit: "Mitch Dobrowner.
Americans Have Planted So Much Corn That It's Changing the Weather. Closer crop rows, more "evapo-transpiration" (corn sweating water in the air at night) is apparently having an impact, according to research highlighted at Gastro Obscura: "...In addition to making the area the world's most productive agricultural region, climate scientists at MIT say the boom has created its own weather patterns. "We studied data from the past 30 years and found that the intensification of corn production has increased average summer rainfalls by about 35 percent and decreased [average summer] temperatures by as much as one degree Celsius," says former MIT researcher Ross E. Alter, now a research meteorologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Alter was the lead author of a 2018 report published in the journal of the American Geophysical Union that demonstrated how land use has impacted the region's climate more than greenhouse gas emissions. "What makes these findings so fascinating is that, while global temperatures have risen, areas like eastern Nebraska have actually cooled," continues Alter, referring to yearly averages. "We think it's likely heavy agriculture counteracted rising summer temperatures that might have otherwise resulted from increasing greenhouse gases..."
Photo credit: "Center pivot irrigation at work northeast of Adams, Nebraska."
Chinese Influence and American Interests: Promoting Constructive Vigilance. YouTube has a good overview video here. A story at Fortune CEO Daily by Clay Chandler caught my eye; here's an excerpt: "...Speaking of China watchers, on Thursday, a distinguished group of American China specialists—nearly all of whom have previously championed the idea of "strategic engagement" with Beijing—issued a lengthy report urging the U.S. to take new precautions against Chinese efforts to undermine democratic values. It's an extraordinary document, produced by 32 experts convened by Stanford's Hoover Institution and the Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations. The report's title—"Chinese Influence & American Interests: Promoting Constructive Vigilance "—reflects its recommendations that government agencies at all levels, as well as universities, think tanks and other institutions, adopt more aggressive measures to prevent the risk of economic espionage by China..."
"Juul's a Business, and They're Behaving Like a Business". Many kids don't even realize they're addicted. Here's an excerpt from The Atlantic: "...Even in comparison with other, similar American products, Juul's nicotine content is quite high. "The legacy of Juul is that it's reset the level of nicotine across the vapor industry, from 1 to 2 percent to up to 6 percent and more," Jackler told me. Most Juul pods contain the equivalent of almost two packs of cigarettes. (Two flavors have a lower, 3 percent option.) Juul has not announced any plans to lower the nicotine content in its American offerings. Jackler doesn't buy Juul's new image as a product that takes public health seriously by offering a cigarette alternative for adult smokers. Even if it's a reasonable tactic from a marketing standpoint, it's still a sleight of hand, given that a significant number of Juul users don't smoke cigarettes and aren't adults..."
The NFL's Real Problem Isn't Kareem Hunt. It's Roger Goodell. Food for thought from Intelligencer; here's a clip that caught my eye: "...A 2014 FiveThirtyEight study showed NFL players, when compared to men aged 25–29 in the country on the whole, are dramatically less likely to commit crimes, particularly drug-related, DUI, burglary, and assault charges. NFL players commit crimes at 13 percent of the national average, and while certain crimes have a closer ratio, including domestic violence (which is still just 55 percent of the national average), still, across the board: NFL players aren't criminals. They likely have a lower rate of criminal activity than people at your job do. Obviously, one incident of domestic violence is too many. But the idea that this is an epidemic is a matter of misperception rather than fact … and the NFL, as usual, has itself to blame. Which is to say: When stories like Hunt's take over the news cycle, remember that the NFL doesn't have a domestic violence problem; it has an NFL problem..."
Future-Proofing Higher Education Starts With Reinventing the College Degree. Yes. Because what worked in the 80s and 90s may not work in the 2020s and 2030s. We (all) need continuing education and retraining to be ready to take advantage of jobs that don't event exist (yet). But they're coming. Quartz has a story that resonated: "...The jobs of the future will require a hybrid set of skills from a variety of subject areas. But our current education model has us spending at least three years studying the same singular discipline. As the en vogue skills will change several times as our careers progress, higher education degrees are also adapting, focusing on flexible and customizable credential offerings. In this future, imagine that instead of graduating with a single degree from one university, you will design your own personalized degree from many online or residential programs. Smaller, modular chunks of education will reign, and our learning experience will become incredibly flexible and customizable..."
Photo credit: "In the future, your degree won't come from one university, or even be on one subject." AP Photo/Jessica Hill.
Poll Asks What Makes a "Real American"? CNN.com has news of an interesting and timely poll: "The trait most important to being a "real American" is to believe in treating people equally, according to a Grinnell College poll released on Monday. Offered a list of traits, 90% of respondents said treating people equally is very important, followed by taking personal responsibility for one's actions (88% said that was very important), accepting people of different racial backgrounds (81%), and supporting the US Constitution (80%). The least important traits were being a Christian (55% said it was not important), having been born in America (49%), and having lived in America most of one's life (45%)..."
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Science is Getting Less Bang For Its Buck. The Atlantic explains: "...The picture this survey paints is bleak: Over the past century, we've vastly increased the time and money invested in science, but in scientists' own judgement, we're producing the most important breakthroughs at a near-constant rate. On a per-dollar or per-person basis, this suggests that science is becoming far less efficient. Now, a critic might respond that the quality of Nobel Prize discoveries isn't the same as the overall rate of progress in science. There are certainly many limitations of this measure. Parts of science are not covered by the Nobel Prizes, especially newer areas like computer science. The Nobel Committee occasionally misses important work..."
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Cutting Social Media Can Reduce Depression and Loneliness. So says new research from the U. of Penn, highlighted by Big Think: "...After analyzing the data, Hunt concluded that "experimentally limiting social media usage on a mobile phone to 10 minutes per platform per day for a full three weeks had a significant impact on well-being." However, social media use doesn't affect all of the aspects of well-being that Hunt had looked at. Interpersonal support remained unchanged, as well as anxiety, self-esteem, and other measures. But, said Hunt, "both loneliness and depressive symptoms declined in the experimental group," which was especially true for those students who reported feeling more depressed..."
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Fewer Entrepreneurs in the USA? A paper at The American Economic Association underscores fewer Americans willing to start up new businesses: "... It is difficult to prescribe what the optimal pace should be, but evidence accumulating from multiple datasets and methodologies suggests that the rate of business startups and the pace of employment dynamism in the US economy has fallen over recent decades and that this downward trend accelerated after 2000. A critical factor in accounting for the decline in business dynamics is a lower rate of business startups and the related decreasing role of dynamic young businesses in the economy. For example, the share of US employment accounted for by young firms has declined by almost 30 percent over the last 30 years. These trends suggest that incentives for entrepreneurs to start new firms in the United States have diminished over time..."
Eureka! Eureka! It turns out that many inventions or discoveries are made almost simultaneously. A story at Quartz caught my eye: "What makes a scientific breakthrough? And does it count as a breakthrough if someone else makes the same discovery? The phenomenon of two people inventing or discovering the same thing in two different locations without any contact, called multiple discovery, has dogged the scientific community for hundreds of years. It's not just about who gets credit. Unravelling how new ideas enter the human consciousness could be a holy grail for anticipating the future, and shape how we invent new technology. In 1922, researchers William Ogburn and Dorothy Thomas set out to unearth some truth about multiple discovery by looking at the data. The pair compiled a list of 148 discoveries that were made independently by more than one scientists, and found a trend: it's happening more and more often. Let's investigate, together..."
Now You Can Blast Your Cremated Ashes Into Space. Because, why not? Daily Beast has details: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket reportedly blasted off towards the cosmos Monday carrying a memorial satellite with the cremated remains of about 100 people. The San Francisco-based company Elysium Space said it sent the SpaceX rocket out into orbit with the ashes of military veterans, aerospace fans and others aboard, CNN reports. Relatives paid $2,500 to send a sample of ashes into the Milky Way via a 4-inch square satellite called a cubesat. According to Thomas Civeit, Elysium Space Founder and CEO, families will be able to track the Falcon for about four years as the spacecraft circles the Earth before returning to the planet..."
Photo credit: Joe Skipper/Reuters.
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WEDNESDAY: Coating of light snow and flurries later. Winds: SW 8-13. High: 27
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: About half an inch of snow, icy roads. Low: 12
THURSDAY: Peeks of sun, colder wind. Winds: NW 8-13. High: 19
FRIDAY: Brrr. At least the sun is out. Winds: SW 7-12. Wake-up: 5. High: near 20
SATURDAY: Much-needed blue sky, chilly. Winds: S 5-10. Wake-up: 6. High: 26
SUNDAY: Mix of clouds and sun, dry. Winds: S 5-10. Wake-up: 10. High: 28
MONDAY: Intervals of sunshine. Winds: SW 5-10. Wake-up: 13. High: near 30
TUESDAY: Glimmers of sun, milder. Winds: S 8-13. Wake-up: 17. High: 33
Climate Stories...
As White House Debates Validity of Climate Report, Local Officials Are Already At Work. A story at ABC News caught my eye: "...Stiles said that after 12 years in coastal Virginia he's seen the inescapable evidence of climate change. He said residents have noticed frequent flooding too and are pressuring local officials to do something about it, saying "when people get wet and angry they don't go to the state capitol or Washington." "If you go to any gathering to 10 people and ask who's had to change their route to work or school in the last two months because of flooding a few hands always go up," he said in an interview. Local experts and officials said they were not surprised that the latest federal report on climate change predicts even worse flooding because they're already experiencing and working to do something about it..."
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Older generations have "messed up the planet", letting down younger people, who are "angry" about it and want it to stop, British naturalist David Attenborough said on Monday. The 92-year-old, who has fronted wildly popular television series documenting nature and the environment, said on the sidelines of U.N. climate talks in Poland that betrayal of the young generation left him with a sense of "misery". "I have done my best to speak the truth as I see it, but (young people) ... know that the world is warming, and science is making it perfectly clear, and they know who is responsible - and that's me and my predecessors, and going back even further than that," he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation..."
Photo credit: "15-year-old Swedish girl Greta Thunberg holds a placard reading "School strike for the climate" during a protest against climate change outside the Swedish parliament in Stockholm, Sweden November 30, 2018." TT News Agency/Hanna Franzen via REUTERS.
Here's a Way to Fight Climate Change: Empower Women. A story at WIRED.com is a worthy read: "Gender and climate are inextricably linked," said environmentalist and author Katharine Wilkinson on stage at TEDWomen last week, a gathering of women thought leaders and activists in Palm Desert, California. Women, she says, are disproportionately affected by climate change. When communities are decimated by floods or droughts, tsunamis or fire, the most vulnerable among them suffer the most. Because women across the world have fewer rights, less money, and fewer freedoms, in those moments of extreme loss, women are often hit the hardest. "There's greater risk of displacement, higher odds of being injured or killed during a natural disaster..."
Photo credit: "Global women's empowerment would directly help the fight against climate change, says environmentalist Katharine Wilkinson". Marla Aufmuth/TED.
Republicans Are Losing on Climate Issues. We Can Change That. An Op-Ed at TheHill resonated; here's an excerpt: "...In this new landscape, Republicans are left with a choice: we can either continue to allow the Democrats' monopoly on climate policy to go unchallenged, ensuring Republicans will be caricatured as environmental obstructionists in future elections, or we can make a play to seize control of the debate by offering our own conservative ideas. The good news is, the left's climate positions—which grow more extreme and economically punitive by the day—should be easy for Republicans to beat, as long as we offer a credible alternative. It may surprise some to hear, but it is in fact possible to have a climate policy that is both environmentally and economically friendly. In fact, a pro-growth, market-based solution already exists, and it's rightly gaining steam in some conservative circles..."
Gas giant Royal Dutch Shell announced dramatic goals Monday to cut carbon emissions starting in 2020, including a pay incentive for top executives to meet them. The company plans to set annual three- to five-year carbon reduction targets beginning in 2020 to reduce its carbon footprint. The program will run until 2050. The decision comes after mounting pressure from Shell's investors to actively decrease carbon emissions. Fossil fuels are a leading contributor to greenhouse gases, which add to the effects of climate change. Shareholders previously criticized Shell's plan last year to set nonbinding goals to halve its emissions by 2050. Major investors include asset management company Robeco and the Church of England..."
Shell Execs' Paycheck May Look Different: Links and headlines via Climate Nexus: "Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell will now tie executive pay to short-term carbon emissions targets, the company announced Monday. Following criticism from investors over the company's long-term goals, which shareholders said did not go far enough, Shell will now set short-term emissions reductions targets of three to five years beginning in 2020. While shareholders will not vote on the changes to executive pay until 2020, the move marks a departure for Shell CEO Ben van Beurden, who has sparred with investors over providing more details of the company's emissions reductions, and the statement was co-signed by large shareholders, including the Climate Action 100+." (CBS, Reuters, CNBC, CNN, WSJ $, Bloomberg)
4 Ways to Bet on Climate Change. Which industries will prosper - which are at increasing risk. A post at Forbes has an interesting perspective as you consider investing: "...Several industries could benefit from the fight against climate change, including these four:
Insurance. Property insurers are at the forefront of predicting the losses they will suffer as a result of climate change. They are already raising premiums and cutting back on what they'll insure in order to survive the effects of climate change. As the Wall Street Journal reported, British insurer Aviva PLC's changes to its risk models caused it to increase its home-insurance premiums 6% since 2016 in Canada -- where fires rampaged in 2016. Aviva's research into catastrophe risks was behind the increase -- suggesting that investors might consider buying stock in companies that build those catastrophe risk models, like Verisk Analytics..."
David Attenborough: Extinction of the Natural World is "On the Horizon". Forgive me, but framing the climate challenge in this matter, with an extra serving of gloom and doom, may not have the desired outcome. I'm not debating the fact that climate change presents a profound threat to the natural world (and the way we conduct business). It's just that when (some) people hear a headline like this, they simply shut down; they go into a fetal position and don't engage. That said, here's an excerpt from Big Think: "Civilizations will collapse and much of the natural world will go extinct unless the world takes action on climate change, David Attenborough said Monday at the United Nations summit on climate change in Poland. "Right now we are facing a manmade disaster of global scale, our greatest threat in thousands of years: climate change," he said. "If we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon." Attenborough was speaking at the 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, also known as COP24..."
Climate Denialism's Stupidity is the Point - And Its Weakness. Here's a clip from an Op-Ed at Bloomberg Opinion: "...The resort to misdirection and conspiracy theories makes progress tough but also hints at the underlying fragility of climate denial. Ultimately, the issue of climate change can be boiled down to this: We have built prosperous societies on the extensive use of fossil fuels, but now know those same fuels also threaten our survival, requiring us to reimagine how we power our way of life. It is as simple and as difficult as that. And our debates, forceful as they are, should focus on the reimagining part. All else — the presidential free-associating, the tweets and the TV soundbites — is noise."
Five Myths About Climate Change. Climate scientist and Evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe takes on the conspiracy theories that just won't go away in this post at The Washington Post. They're in it for the money? "...The reality is that nearly every climate scientist could make at least the same amount of money — and often much more — in a different field, including the oil industry. And the money we do receive in grants doesn't go into our pockets. A $1.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation provided me with a mere $37,000 a year, all of which went to paying for the proposed work, including a graduate researcher, a computer and publication fees. (In summer, I do some climate-focused consulting with cities and water districts to cover my salary when I'm not teaching.) Santorum, meanwhile, receives a substantial income from serving as a consultant to Consol Energy, a coal company; and according to OpenSecrets.org, DeLay has received nearly $740,000 from the oil and gas industry..."
Image credit: "Hurricane Florence is one of many signs of climate change, and those who deny it are complicit in the destruction, meteorologist Eric Holthaus says."
The small number of voices supporting the science have been largely drowned out. The House Climate Solutions Caucus, co-founded in 2016 by Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) and once thought of as a catalyst for climate-friendly legislation, lost 24 of its 45 Republican members to retirement or election defeat this year — including Curbelo. An analysis by the liberal Center for American Progress Action Fund found that 61 percent of Republicans in Congress have in some way raised doubts about climate change, deflected the question, claimed that the climate is always changing, or questioned the extent to which humans contribute to climate change..."
Photo credit: "Scientists say global warming nears an irreversible level, President Trump has been promoting business growth instead of climate change."
There's something else that may be at play at the subconscious level that allows us to disregard the evidence that's in front of us. "A big part isn't the experience; it's the motivation," said Paul Thagard, professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo's Department of Philosophy, who specializes in cognitive science. "Psychologists talk a lot about 'motivated inference' … when people have strong motivations, they're very selective in the sort of evidence they look for." Even though there is consensus that climate change is occurring and that humans are exacerbating it, there are still people — including politicians — who refuse to acknowledge the evidence..."
Emmanuel Macron and Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness at The Wall Street Journal: "...In the coming months, we call on governments, the global business community and financial executives to work with us to help build on these successes with three objectives in mind: First, mobilize public investments in combination with private capital flows to support vulnerable countries and communities. Second, ask companies how they manage climate risks while anticipating the opportunities of a low-carbon future. Third, promote standardized methods for climate-related disclosure and investment decision-making. The private sector must be prepared to get in the front seat with world governments to avert a climate crash. In September 2019, major government and corporate leaders will convene for another U.N.-sponsored climate conference in New York. Let's seize this opportunity to help land planet Earth safely."


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Textual interpretation of statements by former president Rafsanjani aside, other things to keep in mind regarding the Iran issue:
- There is overwhelming theoretical and historical reason to believe that no country would mount an unprovoked nuclear first strike against a country with a credible second-strike nuclear deterrent.
- There is no particular reason to believe that Iran is especially close to obtaining a workable nuclear weapon.
- There is very little reason to believe that an unprovoked unilateral military attack on Iran will substantially delay the date at which Iran may or may not be in a position to build a nuclear weapon.
- The phrase "point of no return," though often heard in this debate, has no real practical meaning and, in particular, it's worth pointing out that many nations have passed this point without constructing nuclear weapons.
- Nothing is more likely to convince future Iranian governments that they should engage in unprovoked "preventative" attacks on other nations in the region than a history of said other nations launching unprovoked "preventative" attacks on Iran.
- There is substantial empirical and theoretic reason to believe that the Iranian nuclear program is substantially defensive (though probably not "peaceful") in nature.
- The very administration currently pushing toward a military confrontation with Iran has, in the past, rebuffed Iranian peace overtures and consistently refused to attempt good-faith negotiations aimed at resolving outstanding bilateral disputes between the United States and Iran.


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Kaspersky website hacked, customer activation codes exposed
Customer email addresses and up to 25,000 activation codes were exposed on a server for 10 days, the antivirus vendor said.
A Romanian hacker broke into a custom built, U.S.-based Kaspersky Lab support website on Saturday, exposing a server containing thousands of customer email addresses and up to 25,000 activation codes.
Kaspersky's Roel Schouwenberg, a senior research engineer, said the company was conducting a full investigation into the matter. Initial analysis showed that the hacker accessed no data files, he said. The Russian-based antivirus company hired high-profile database security expert David Litchfield to conduct an independent audit of its systems.
"This is not a good for any company, especially a company that deals with security," Schouwenberg said. "This should not have happened and now we're doing everything in our power to do forensics in this case and prevent it from ever happening again."
Kaspersky's support website is the central portal for home and business users to access technical support documents and a help forum. Schouwenberg said it was custom built and went live in the U.S. on Jan. 29. The website contained a coding error, which was attacked by the Romanian hacker, known as Unu, via SQL injection.
"Something obviously went wrong with our internal code reviewing process," Schouwenberg said.
Once successfully exploited, the hacker could have gained access to a server which contained about 2,500 email addresses and thousands of activation codes, Schouwenberg said. The server contained no credit card numbers or sensitive customer account data, he said.
Details of the attack were posted on the Hackersblog.orgforum where the hacker claimed to have gained access to the customer data and user accounts. The hacker said he notified Kaspersky in advance of his attack, but received no response. The hacker also claimed to have exploited a similar vulnerability in BitDefender's Portuguese website.
Schouwenberg said the company received an email an hour before the attack, giving researchers little time to respond to the vulnerability. The site was taken down about 30 minutes after details of the attack leaked. It was repaired and back online early Sunday morning.


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