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School of Rock was built around the simple idea that the best way to learn music is to play music.
Founded in Philadelphia in 1996, today School of Rock is a nationwide, performance-based music school where students aged 8-18 receive individual lessons on guitar, bass, drums, keys and vocals, and participate in full-band group rehearsals. Learning material from across the rock and roll spectrum, the unique student experience culminates in live performances at rock venues.
School of Rock's Chicago Show Team – representing its very best young students – plays at rock clubs, festivals, charity events and block parties, performing a mix of great rock songs from a variety of eras and styles including songs from the Allman Brothers, Steely Dan, the Rolling Stones, Alabama Shakes, Adele and Van Halen, to name a few.
It's been said that School of Rock students bring the rock harder than most pro bands they share the stage with, and they've become yearly fixtures at many summer festivals, including Taste of Chicago and BenFest. School of Rock students recently performed at Lollapalooza, Summerfest, and Warped Tour, and opened for REO Speedwagon at House of Blues. |
JUST like his preparation for tomorrow's much-anticipated Showdown XXXIV, Port Adelaide's Jay Schulz demanded the best when he set about creating his dream home.
But when the star forward and his wife, Amy, completed the transformation of their stunning Henley Beach home, they realised it had become far too big for their small family and it will go on the market today.
"What we love and what we will miss is that every part is thought through and designed by us," he said.
The couple worked closely with an architect throughout the renovation of the East Tce home to ensure it was perfect.
"We were heavily involved ... we got the house we were trying to create," Schulz said.
The home, which is expected to sell for up to $1.5 million, has four bedrooms on the top floor and a walk-in robe and ensuite with a spa in the master bedroom.
Toop&Toop Real Estate managing director Anthony Toop said the home was unique in the suburb.
"It is one of the most extraordinary homes in Henley Beach for accommodation, there is almost no other homes available that offer up to seven bedrooms and four bathrooms," he said. |
O Projeto Pescar é uma iniciativa mantida no Brasil por empresas, sem fins lucrativos, com a intenção de preparar jovens de baixa renda para inclusão social e no mercado de trabalho. Durante o curso os jovens aprendem sobre alguma área profissional de acordo com o ramo que a empresa trabalha, além de orientações sobre: Cidadania, meio ambiente, educação sexual, família e tecnologia. As aulas geralmente iniciam em março tendo seu término entre Novembro e Dezembro, até o meio do ano os alunos apenas têm aulas didáticas e após este período os alunos são encaminhados às aulas práticas para que possam praticar o que aprenderam na teoria e vivenciem como é o ambiente de trabalho, seus processos e responsabilidades.
Após o curso, os orientadores procuram inserir cada jovem a uma vaga no mercado segundo cada perfil.
Por que Projeto Pescar?
O nome foi inspirado no provérbio chinês: Se deres um peixe a um homem faminto, vais alimentá-lo por um dia. Se o ensinares a pescar, vais alimentá-lo por toda a vida. (Lao Tsé)
O projeto inspira-se neste provérbio devido ao fato de ter como objetivo o real aprendizado destes jovens que buscam uma qualificação para se adequarem às exigências profissionais e não somente inseri-los no mercado sem qualquer experiência de trabalho.
Histórico
O projeto iniciou-se em 1976 no Rio Grande do Sul, com a iniciativa do empresário Geraldo Tollens Linck (1927-1998), dono da Linck S.A. Sua ideia era procurar ocupar, de alguma forma, o tempo livre que esses jovens de baixa renda possuem, ensinando-lhes alguma atividade para que pudessem além de qualificá-los, dar-lhes uma nova perspectiva de vida.
A primeira turma iniciou com 15 jovens e até então, já formou mais de 15 mil jovens jovens nas 120 unidades distribuídas em 10 Estados e no Distrito Federal, além de existirem também na Argentina e no Paraguai.
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Q: File open issue, after file deleted. fopen status is failing in VC++ fopen example
#include <stdio.h>
int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
FILE * pFile;
for(int i=0; i < 1000000; i++)
{
bool ret = remove("C:\\abc.txt");
pFile = fopen ("C:\\abc.txt","w");
if (pFile!=NULL)
{
fputs ("fopen example",pFile);
fclose (pFile);
}
else
{
printf("%d fopen() fails \n", count);
}
}
return 0;
}
Here, after remove is called, pFile = fopen ("C:\abc.txt","w");is called,
Sometimes even in C:\ the abc.txt file is not present after remove called, but the fopen pFile pointer is null.
This is reproduced some times not always. In this example this issue is reproduced 50/60 times.
Please suggest some solution.
A: If you have already established that is is a problem of race condition in the underlying file system, the correct way to fix it is (as suggested by BLUEPIXY) to simply remove the remove call :
pFile = fopen ("C:\\abc.txt","w");
will create the file if it does not exist and truncate it to 0 size if it exists, what is exactly what you need.
A: If you need to create a file surely after the file was removed, you can delay the fopen until you confirm that the old "abc.txt" file removed.
For that you need to introduce some loop to confirm it like below,
bool ret = remove("C:\\abc.txt");
FILE * rFile;
while(true)
{
rFile = fopen ("C:\\abc.txt","r");
if(rfile == null)
break; //File Removed confirmed!!
else
sleep(100); //Loop around again...
}
pFile = fopen ("C:\\abc.txt","w");
if (pFile!=NULL)
|
If there is the biggest World Of Warcraft fan in this world – it has to be her. Lea adores this game more than any other and devotes all her free time playing WoW. On the other hand, she is one of the most stylish girls in the gaming world and she is too hot to stay unnoticed. So we are not surprised to see her name on the top list of the best Twitch streamers ever. Personally, I know at least 12 guys ready to marry Lea just today. |
SR 1 to right on Yorkridge Rd to left on Leatherwood Rd. Property on left.
Very neat and clean, park like country setting 2 bed, 1.5 bath home on 2+ acres, Living room is 37x15 with WBFP, pergo flooring, tile, 28x35 insulated detached garage w/electric and concrete floor. |
Trump says US Navy destroys Iranian drone in 'defensive action,' escalating tensions in Gulf region
Category: POLITICS
President Donald Trump on Thursday said a U.S. Navy ship destroyed an Iranian drone in a defensive action.
Trump said the drone got too close to the USS Boxer in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.
"The Boxer took defensive action against an Iranian drone, after it ignored "multiple calls to stand down threatening safety of ship and ship's crew," Trump said.
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File photo of t he U.S. Navy, the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4).
President Donald Trump on Thursday said a U.S. Navy ship destroyed an Iranian drone in a defensive action, escalating already high tensions in the Gulf region.
Trump said the USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship, took the action against the drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, destroying the aircraft.
The Boxer is part of a group of Navy ships that was in the strait, located between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, as part of an increased U.S. military presence in the region.
The incident came four weeks after Iran shot down a U.S. surveillance drone flying over international airspace the same area, in what American officials at the time called an "unprovoked attack." And it came hours after Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized a foreign tanker that it accused of smuggling oil.
Trump told reporters Thursday that, "The Boxer took defensive action against an Iranian drone, which had closed into a near distance, approximately 1000 yards, ignoring multiple calls to stand down threatening safety of ship and ship's crew."
The president added that Iran's drone "was immediately destroyed."
Trump said the drone's approach of the Boxer is "the latest of many provocative and hostile actions against vessels operating in international waters."
He said the United States "reserves [the] right to defend our personnel, facilities, condemn iran's attempts to disrupt freedom of navigation and global commerce."
Trump also called "on other nations to protect their ships as they go through the straight and work with us in the future."
The Pentagon, in a statement issued after the president spoke, said, "At approximately 10 a.m. local time, the amphibious ship USS Boxer was in international waters conducting a planned inbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz."
"A fixed wing unmanned aerial system (UAS) approached Boxer and closed within a threatening range. The ship took defensive action against the UAS to ensure the safety of the ship and its crew," the Pentagon said.
Risk of a miscalculation in US-Iran relations is 'overstated'
On the heels of Iran shooting down the U.S. drone on June 20, Trump signed an executive ordering imposing what he called "hard-hitting" new sanctions on Iran.
"We will continue to increase pressure on Tehran until the regime abandons its dangerous activities," including its nuclear ambitions, Trump said on June 24.
The new sanctions denied Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his office access to key financial resources. The sanctions also targeted Iranian military leaders who were responsible for shooting down the drone.
This is breaking news story. Check back for updates.
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Cole Hamels allowed 4 runs in 6 innings of work, throwing 113 pitches while striking out 10 and allowing 9 hits. Tim Lincecum pitched 8 1/3 innings, allowing 2 runs, but Jayson Werth's 3-run, game-tying double in the 9th inning with two outs helped the Phillies narrowly avoid a sweep in San Francisco. Hamels allowed only one run through the first five innings, but a bases-loaded, two-out walk allowed the Giants to take a 2-1 lead. The next batter singled, and Hamels' outing was effectively over.
However, the top of the ninth inning was the key point in the game. Lincecum allowed a 1-out walk to Shane Victorino, and manager Bruce Bochy decided to remove his ace for closer Brian Wilson. The closer immediately retired Placido Polanco, but Chase Utley singled to bring the tying run to the plate. Ryan Howard drew a walk. Then, Werth provided the best AB of the season, continually fouling off tough pitches and taking close pitches until he earned a 3-2 count. With the tying run on first, the 3-2 count was huge because it allowed the runner on first (Howard) to run on the pitch. Werth lofted a bloop double, barely fair, down the right field line. All three runners scored to force extra innings.
However, when Werth's double bounced toward the stands, a Phillies fan in the first row reached over and tried to grab a souvenir. I've seen the replay two or three times, and I have no idea how he didn't at least make contact with the ball. If the fan touched the ball, the play would have been dead immediately and Werth would have been awarded a ground-rule double. It would have been up to the umpires' discretion to realize that Howard would have scored without the fan-interference. Most of the time when that happens, the umpires only allow two bases at a time. If the fan touched that ball, the Phillies, in all likelihood, would have lost. I don't care if the fan was 'caught in the moment' and reacted instinctively for a souvenir. If you are sitting in the first row on the road with Phillies' gear on, you definitely know the game situation, and you must realize that a three-run double is necessary. That man is not a fan; he's a buffoon.
The Phillies took the lead in the 10th inning thanks to a couple hit-by-pitches, but Ryan Madson promptly blew the one-run lead in the bottom of the tenth. The Phils, however, took a two-run lead in the 11th thanks to a two-out RBI double by Wilson Valdez. This made the game 6-5, and Victorino followed him by lofting a routine fly-ball to left field -- which was dropped by the Giants' left fielder. Nelson Figueroa, who has zero career saves in 8 MLB years, entered to try to save the game, and he hung on by the skin of his teeth. He allowed one run, and one of his outs was a close play at the plate on the tying run. Phils win 7-6.
I have three problems with the manager in this game. Carlos Ruiz was removed in the 8th inning for a pinch-hitter, Ross Gload. Unless Ruiz sustained an injury, this was an awful move. Schneider led off the tenth inning, and it would have been nice to have Ruiz, the far better hitter, at the plate. Also, Schneider barely missed throwing out a base stealer in extra innings: it was a play I think Ruiz would have made. I missed the part of the broadcast when Schneider entered the game, so I'm not sure if Ruiz is injured. Unless he is, it was a bad move.
Secondly, why use David Herndon in the bottom of the 9th inning when you have Ryan Madson available. Yes, people like to say you're not "supposed" to use a closer in a non-save situation, but Madson isn't even a closer. There is no question that Madson is the better pitcher than Herndon, and since it was 3-4-5 for the Giants in the ninth, Manuel got lucky that Herndon survived a lead-off single to ensure extra innings.
Thirdly, why did Charlie Manuel utilize a double-switch after the top of the ninth inning? He placed Herndon into the 7-hole to replace SS Juan Castro, and Wilson Valdez was inserted into the 9-spot in the lineup. Without the double-switch, the Phils would have been able to use Ben Francisco to bat second in the 10th inning, but Valdez was up instead. There is no question that Francisco is the better hitter.
I would question Manuel's use of Nelson Figueroa in the 11th inning to close the game, but Chad Durbin was the only viable option and he threw 24 pitches last night. I'll let Manuel slide on that one.
The Phils, thankful to come home avoiding a sweep, will start a three-game series with the New York National League team on Friday at 7:05 pm when RHP Kyle Kendrick faces LHP Jonathan Niese.
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TV Review: This is Us (Season 2, Episode 7)
Megan Kenyon at Edinburgh, University of
Once again eloquently dealing with sensitive issues such as race and adoption, This is Us delivers another emotional yet fulfilling episode.
Bringing the audience up to speed after the previous episode's venture into the Pearson's life in 2008, the second season's seventh episode did not disappoint.
Randall and Deja's poignant storyline was brought to a head with the pair's first visit to see Deja's mother in jail. After Beth's passionate and protective outburst, the arrival onto the scene of the mother of the pair's foster daughter was highly anticipated. However, a touching reunion between mother and daughter was not to be the case. A dejected and forlorn Deja made for difficult viewing as preconceptions regarding her mother were confirmed. Randall's protection and obvious disappointment on behalf of his foster daughter was evident reflecting his fiercely loyal personality.
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Yet, preconceptions and prejudices were challenged later in the episode when the reason behind the no-show of Deja's absent mother was explained. Instead of neglecting her daughter, Deja's mother was instead trying to protect her from the realities of prison life, having been visibly injured in a fight. In an unsympathetic moment for Randall, a tense exchange between foster and biological parents turns competitive. If, and when Deja's mother is released from prison, we can expect to see a different side of the Randall and Beth we have come to know and love.
Kate's reluctance to publicise her pregnancy reflects how important it is to her. Toby's excitement parallels her caution and it is interesting to see how differently the pair approach the situation. However, Toby's love and loyalty to what Kate really wants prevents the pair from having a rushed wedding just for the sake of it, instead of the big-white affair which deep-down Kate really wants. This episode suggests how much her impending pregnancy has affected Kate, instead of striving for her dreams, she begins to push them all aside in her denial and fear of what is to come. Toby is the perfect antidote to this, as his loving and down-to-earth nature is what helps to keep Kate grounded and will surely provide much-needed support in episodes to come.
The tragedy which is Kevin and Sophie's doomed relationship reared its ugly head in this episode. Having recently become addicted to the painkillers prescribed to help him through recovery, Kevin is becoming more and more desperate. We watch as he descends further and further towards a break-down, becoming more reckless and thoughtless. In a final painful scene, he ends things with Sophie, reflecting how serious things have become for him, but all the while failing to seek help. Unlike his father, he has yet to realise the extent of his problems.
In the flashback scenes, we witness the events leading up to Randall's adoption. In a clever parallel, all three of Randall's parents are present at the same courthouse. Rebecca and Jack have applied to adopt Randall, an interesting storyline as until now, not much has been developed surrounding Randall's entry into the Pearson family, suggesting that his adoption was seamless. However, when the couple face the Judge, they are met with difficulty. Judge Bradley feels that to place a black child with a white couple would not be in the best interests of the child and is set to reject their application for adoption.
In these scenes, This is Us deals sensitively and eloquently with the issue of race and puts forward topical and thought-provoking questions. These scenes are an asset to the show, making it seem more realistic and authentic. Meanwhile, William faces another Judge. Unlike Rebecca and Jack, his meeting has nothing to do with family, but rather with the reason his was taken away, drug use.
An inspiring speech from Judge Crowder sees the seeds lain for the William whom the Pearson family later come to know and love and is a touching tribute to the character. It would be interesting if the development of young William's story played a greater part in the series, as his journey very much informs that of his son and of the other characters.
This Is Us: Season 2 airs on Wednesdays at 9pm on More 4.
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Mainers Are Still Using Hand-Held Devices While Driving
Rob Steele Published: October 22, 2019
It seems that drivers in Maine didn't get the memo on one of the new driving laws in the state.
On September 19th a new law went into effect that prohibits the use of hand-held devices while operating a motor vehicle. But police officers say they have written 232 tickets in the last month since the law was put in place. There is an $85 fine for first time offenders.
The Associated Press reports Officers are allowed to issue a ticket if they see a phone in the hand of a motorist. And according to the numbers Maine drivers are still using their phones while operating a motor vehicle. Drivers are permitted to use hands-free calling systems or aftermarket Bluetooth devices to make and receive calls, or using the device's GPS the article reports.
Legislative analysts predicted that in the first full fiscal year that ends June 30, 2021, police could write 5,500 citations, or about 458 tickets per month.
Source: Mainers Are Still Using Hand-Held Devices While Driving
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The Village of Velvendo, Greece, holds special significance for Gus Andy. It is a place that makes him feel grounded. "New York scares me. The chorio gives me a sense of belonging," says Andy. His admiration and nostalgic affection for his village, Velvendo are evident by his actions – even if he doesn't say much about it.
Through the Velvendo Society, Andy's philanthropic efforts have helped shape and preserve the Village of Velvendo. Educational scholarships, library projects, environmental programs, and his belief in AHI (American Hellenic Institute), are all part of a list of Andy's effortless investment to perpetuate Velvendo and Hellenism.
He was born Costas Antoniades in 1938 in the Village of Velvendo, Greece. In 1951, at the age of 13, Andy and his family moved to Chicago, Illinois, and then Florida. As a boy, he spent much of his time at the New Jersey shore where many of his fellow countrymen (especially those from Velvendo), dwell and manage food businesses throughout the summer.
Today, he divides his time between Florida and Cape May, New Jersey, where he is the owner of the La Mer Beachfront Inn. He is a member of the St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Wildwood, New Jersey, where he has helped sustain the parish. He is also a proud member of the Velvendo Society, where he continues his philanthropic endeavors.
For Andy, he's never really left his Hellenic roots or his people. Here in South Jersey, a little slice of Velvendo exists. It's what gives him a sense of purpose and belonging. It allows him to live the simple life he's felt connected to all along. |
LInternationale socialiste (IS) est une organisation politique internationale qui regroupe la majeure partie des partis socialistes, sociaux-démocrates et du monde, ainsi que certains démocrates. Elle est l'héritière directe de l'Internationale ouvrière socialiste (IOS).
Histoire
Après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le mouvement socialiste international est affaibli et divisé sur l'attitude à avoir envers l'Union soviétique. Il faudra plusieurs années pour aboutir à la création de l'Internationale socialiste.
La reconstruction de l'Internationale (1944-1951)
La reconstruction progressive de l'Internationale des partis socialistes, sociaux-démocrates et travaillistes après la Seconde Guerre mondiale se fait à travers des conférences internationales qui se tiennent régulièrement jusqu'en 1951.
Les préparatifs des premières conférences (1944-1945)
Le congrès du Parti travailliste de est l'occasion de discuter de la reconstruction de l'Internationale après le conflit, en présence de délégués de la SFIO, du Parti ouvrier social-démocrate suédois et des représentants des partis en exil (Parti travailliste norvégien, Parti socialiste polonais, Parti ouvrier belge et Parti socialiste italien). Ils décident de convoquer une conférence préparatoire.
Cette conférence se tient le à Londres. Treize partis sont représentés, mais ni les Allemands, ni les Autrichiens, ni les Hongrois n'ont été invités, et tous les partis invités n'ont pu envoyer de délégués. La conférence approuve l'occupation de l'Allemagne et la dénazification, mais refuse sa division en plusieurs états. Surtout, elle rappelle la nécessité de l'unité de la classe ouvrière et de l'entente avec l'Union soviétique. L'arrivée des Travaillistes au pouvoir au Royaume-Uni, la présence d'autres partis membres de l'IOS au pouvoir dans leur pays (Suède, Norvège, Nouvelle-Zélande, Australie) fait de l'IOS une vraie puissance pour la première fois de son histoire.
La conférence de Clacton est la première réunion officielle de l'IOS depuis celle de Paris en 1933. Dans son mémorandum sur l'unité du mouvement ouvrier international, Harold Laski met en avant la nécessite d'un travail avec l'URSS pour que l'Europe devienne à terme un continent socialiste. Mais des différences apparaissent entre ceux qui veulent reconstruire une IOS identique à celle d'avant-guerre (SFIO, Parti socialiste suisse, belge et autrichien), ceux qui s'y opposent pour former une internationale différente (Labour), et ceux qui plaident pour une Internationale unique, socialo-communiste, à l'image de ce qui s'est fait pour la Fédération syndicale mondiale. La conférence n'arrive pas à trouver un accord, et la question de la reconstitution de l'Internationale est reportée. Un Bureau socialiste d'information et de liaison (SILO Socialist information and liaison office) est cependant mis en place à Londres avec Denis Healey à sa tête.
La conférence Bournemouth (3-) prend la décision de dissoudre officiellement l'Internationale ouvrière socialiste, mais il est toujours impossible de trouver un accord entre les pays d'Europe de l'Ouest, menés principalement par le Labour, et ceux d'Europe de l'Est. C'est surtout la question de la réintégration du SPD dans l'Internationale qui divise l'assistance. Les représentants allemands sont invités à s'expliquer devant la prochaine conférence. La conférence de Zurich (6-) rassemble des délégués de 23 partis. Le dernier jour, les délégués allemands, Kurt Schumacher, Erich Ollenhauer et Fritz Heussler viennent défendre la réintégration du SPD au sein du mouvement socialiste international. Ils viennent montrer qu'il y a eu un mouvement de résistance socialiste pendant le régime nazi, mais que la Gestapo était puissante, et le SPD ne pouvait pas jouer sur la fibre nationaliste. Une commission est mise en place pour juger de la réintégration dans l'avenir du SPD, et une autre commission est installée pour étudier la question de la reconstitution de l'Internationale.
La conférence d'Anvers ( – ) se déroule après la conférence de Szklarska Poreba qui a constitué le Kominform qui prend la suite de l'Internationale communiste. La conférence d'Anvers rassemble 17 partis, y compris les Parti socialiste polonais, Parti social-démocrate de Hongrie et Parti social-démocrate tchèque. Elle refuse la qualité de délégué au représentant du Parti social-démocrate bulgare considéré comme pro-communiste, mais l'admet comme observateur. Sans condamner le Kominform, la conférence se prononce contre toute attaque envers la social-démocratie. Elle vote l'admission du SPD, malgré l'opposition du Parti social-démocrate de Hongrie, du parti travailliste de Palestine (juif), du Parti socialiste polonais et du Parti social-démocrate tchèque ; le Parti socialiste italien et la Ligue ouvrière juive polonaise s'abstiennent. Enfin la conférence met en place le Comité de la conférence socialiste internationale (Comisco - Committee of the International Socialist Conference) avec un délégué par parti membre, et présidé par le Britannique Morgan Phillips. La conférence de Londres (20-) qui a lieu après le Coup de Prague condamne le Kominform qu'elle rend responsable du schisme du mouvement ouvrier. Les partis qui soutiennent les partis communistes à l'Est sont exclus de la Conférence. Les socialistes italiens sont sommés de trancher entre leur collaboration avec le Kominform et celle avec les socialistes antisoviétiques. La conférence de Vienne (4-) condamne les démocraties populaires qualifiées de dictatures qui « trahissent la démocratie aussi bien que le socialisme ». La même résolution s'oppose à tout régime de parti unique. L'exécutif du Parti socialiste italien essaye de justifier sa position dans un mémorandum condamnant l'action du capitalisme et du Vatican pour créer une Italie clérico-conservatrice.
La conférence de Baarn (14-) exclut finalement le Parti socialiste italien après qu'il eut refusé de se réunifier avec le Parti social-démocrate italien qui refuse la subordination au Parti communiste. Cette conférence est également l'occasion de discuter de l'unité européenne. Quelques mois après, les partis socialistes d'Europe de l'Est créent en l'Union socialiste d'Europe centrale et orientale présidée par Zygmunt Zaremba qui reçoit un statut consultatif au sein de la Conférence socialiste internationale. La conférence de Paris (10-) élit un secrétaire en la personne de Julius Braunthal et institue une commission devant préparer une déclaration de principes. La conférence de Copenhague (1-), outre l'admission des Parti socialiste japonais et Parti socialiste d'Uruguay, une commission présidée par Salomon Grumbach se met en place pour amender le projet de déclaration de principes. Finalement le Parti socialiste belge demande la reconstitution pleine et entière de l'Internationale socialiste.
L'Internationale socialiste (depuis 1951)
En 1951, le Congrès de Francfort fonde l'Internationale socialiste sous sa forme actuelle. Au départ, l'organisation rassemble presque uniquement des partis d'Europe occidentale, mais la décolonisation et plus tard la chute des pays communistes vont la voir étendre considérablement son influence.
Lors des révolutions arabes de janvier et , les partis socialistes devenus au cours des années 1970-80 des soutiens de régimes autoritaires ont été exclus de l'Internationale : d'abord le Rassemblement constitutionnel démocratique tunisien, puis le Parti national démocratique égyptien.
Le , à l'occasion des 150 ans du SPD, le plus ancien parti social-démocrate, l'Alliance progressiste est fondée à Leipzig pour réunir 70 partis sociaux-démocrates.
Relations avec l'Amérique latine
L'internationale socialiste reste longtemps distante de l'Amérique latine, considérant la région comme une zone d'influence des États-Unis. Ainsi, elle ne dénonce pas le coup d'État contre le président socialiste Jacobo Arbenz au Guatemala en 1954 ou l'invasion de la République dominicaine par les États-Unis en 1964. Il faut attendre le coup d'État au Chili en 1973 pour provoquer « la découverte d'un monde qu'on ne connaissait pas », explique Antoine Blanca, diplomate pour le PS français. D'après lui, la solidarité envers la gauche chilienne fut « le premier défi digne de ce nom, vis-à-vis de Washington, d'une Internationale qui, jusque-là, faisait tout pour apparaitre soumise à la stratégie américaine et à l'Otan ». Par la suite, notamment sous l'impulsion de François Mitterrand, l'IS apporte son appui aux sandinistes au Nicaragua et à des mouvements armés au Salvador, au Guatemala et au Honduras en lutte contre des dictatures soutenues par les États-Unis.
Dans les années 1990, elle est rejointe par des partis non socialistes prenant note de la puissance économique des pays européens que gouvernent ou gouverneront leurs partenaires d'outre Atlantique, ils calculent les avantages qu'ils pourraient en tirer. Pendant cette période, « l'internationale socialiste fonctionne de manière clientéliste ; certains partis viennent ici côtoyer les Européens comme s'ils fréquentaient la classe supérieure », regrette Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, l'un des représentants du Parti de la révolution démocratique mexicain à l'IS. D'après Maurice Lemoine, y cohabitent « la très centriste Union civique radicale (UCR) argentine ; le Parti révolutionnaire institutionnel (PRI) mexicain, assez peu démocratiquement au pouvoir pendant soixante-dix ans ; le Parti libéral colombien – sous les gouvernements duquel a été exterminée la formation de gauche Union patriotique (1986-1990), introduit le modèle néolibéral (1990-1994) et auquel appartiendra, jusqu'en 2002, Alvaro Uribe.» Dans la décennie suivante, de nombreux partis de gauche amenés à exercer le pouvoir (au Brésil, au Venezuela, en Bolivie, en Équateur et au Salvador) préfèrent garder leurs distances avec l'IS.
Organisation
Congrès
Présidents
Secrétaires généraux
Partis membres de l'Internationale socialiste
Il faut noter que la représentation de certains partis dans l'internationale socialiste ne fait pas l'unanimité au sein de l'organisation. Ainsi, la participation du Parti du peuple mongol (Mongolie), de l'Union nationale de l'espérance (Guatemala), du Front social-démocrate (Cameroun) et du Parti Libération Nationale (Costa Rica) fait débat. Au Panama, le PRD du dictateur Manuel Noriega était également membre de l'internationale socialiste.
De plus, la plupart des partis membres ne se réclament plus de la tradition socialiste ou social-démocrate des fondateurs de l'Internationale ouvrière. Déjà, en 1935, le Parti socialiste du Chili, refuse d'adhérer à l'Internationale ouvrière socialiste, critiquant ses « positions conformistes ».
À partir des années 2000, en Amérique latine, des partis membres de l'Internationale socialiste sont engagés dans l'opposition à plusieurs gouvernements de gauche, dont ceux du Venezuela et de l'Équateur. À la même époque, les partis européens se rapprochent du mouvement démocrate. Dans les années 2010, ils se réclament parfois ouvertement d'un courant libéral, le social-libéralisme.
Le SPD allemand prend ses distance avec l'IS à partir de 2014. Il ramène sa contribution de 133 000 euros à 6 700 euros pour assister au réunion « en tant qu'observateurs », tandis qu'il annonce son intention de créer une « Alliance progressiste » parallèle et destinée à terme à la remplacer. Le journaliste Maurice Lemoine note par ailleurs que le PS français « pratique plus ou moins la politique de la chaise vide depuis plusieurs années et a divisé par deux sa contribution annuelle (53 000 euros) ».
Partis membres de plein droit
Ils ont le droit à la parole et le droit de vote, et doivent payer des cotisations.
Partis membres consultatifs
Ils ont droit à la parole et doivent payer des cotisations mais ils n'ont pas le droit de vote.
Partis observateurs
Ils ont le droit d'assister aux réunions statutaires et de les observer, ils doivent payer une cotisation annuelle, mais n'ont pas le droit de vote.
Groupe des partis rétrogradés au statut d'observateur pour non-paiement de cotisations :
Organisations fraternelles
Elles ont droit à la parole et le droit de vote :
Organisations associées
Elles sont de caractère international ou régional, reconnues par l'Internationale socialiste. Elles ont droit à la parole mais pas le droit de vote.
Partis membres exclus
Anciens partis membres
Élus au Congrès
Præsidium de l'Internationale socialiste
Président
George Papandreou (PASOK)
Secrétaire général
(Parti radical social-démocrate du Chili)
Vice-présidents
Présidents honoraires
Notes et références
Voir aussi
Bibliographie
Guillaume Devin, L'Internationale socialiste : histoire et sociologie du socialisme international, 1945-1990, Presses de la FNSP, 1993,
André Donneur, L'internationale socialiste, Coll. Que sais-je ? , PUF, 1983 ()
Hugues Portelli, L'Internationale socialiste, Éditions de l'Atelier, 1989,
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July 18th, 2019 by Jake Stofan
The State Board of Education voted to make the Mental health education mandatory in Florida schools Wednesday.
The move comes almost a year and a half after the Parkland shooting sparked a push for greater access to mental health services for students.
Melanie Brown-Woofter with the Florida Council on Community Mental Health said it's common for adolescents to struggle with mental health problems.
"Adolescents with all the hormones is a time when emotions are awry," aid Brown-Woofter.
The new plan aims to teach students how to identify and report mental health issues they or their peers may be experiencing.
"And then also give them an idea of where resources are and how they can get help," said Brown-Woofter.
Starting in 6th grade Florida schools will be required to provide five hours of mental health education to students each year.
Florida's First Lady is credited with proposing the idea.
She and other state officials have spent the last three months holding listening session on mental health across the state.
Fedrick Ingram with the Florida Education Association, the state's largest teacher's union, said the new plan is a step in the right direction.
"Mental health services are important. Important for students, important to our schools, our teachers and important to stop some of the things and some of the atrocities that we've seen," said Ingram.
While Ingram applauds the new focus on mental health, he pointed out there are still many open ended questions surrounding how the new program will be implemented.
"What the courses are going to look like, who are going to be the actual teachers," said Ingram.
Brown-Woofter said she hopes schools will make use of mental health resources and professionals already available.
"We have individuals who are trained who can easily go out and be able to be in the classroom with these kids and also can be the referral to help the children seek the services they need," said Brown-Woofter.
The program is supposed to be in place for the upcoming school year, which is only about a month away.
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USF researchers investigating 27 possible graves at the former Dozier School for Boys in Mariana are giving the public the first look at the dig since beginning their work earlier this week.
The investigation was ordered by the Department of State following a routine environmental cleanup on the former school grounds that accidentally identified the anomalies while using ground penetrating radar.
USF forensic anthropologist, Dr. Erin Kimmerle is heading the investigation.
She said the length of the dig will depend on what they find.
"We take the soil off in very small layers in order to expose it, you know very controlled methodology, and document what's there. So if something turns out to be a human burial then obviously that stops and the process becomes very slow," said Kimmerle. "If it's not a human burial, if it's something like tree roots or buried trash or other things the process can go a little bit quicker because ewe still document it, but move on."
More than 40 remains of former students were uncovered in 2013, but a group of surviving Dozier students known as the White House Boys have insisted more boys still remain on the grounds.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has confirmed it is reviewing a complaint that alleges Florida's Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis violated the law by releasing a harassment complaint to the public while the case was still open.
The complaint was filed against Florida's now suspended top financial regulator Ronald Rubin.
Patronis released a redacted version of the complaint, despite the form guaranteeing confidentiality.
Attorney Tiffany Cruz said her client was able to be identified despite the redactions.
"It's no service to the employees filing these complaints. It gives very little confidence to future victims of sexual harassment, male or female, that when they report and expect their reports to be confidential that is what will happen," said Cruz.
Cruz called on the state's Attorney General Ashley Moody to investigate the possible violation.
Instead Moody referred the complaint to the Inspector General overseeing the case against Rubin.
After making no determination on whether or not Patronis violated the law, the Inspector General for the Department of Financial Services referred the case to FDLE.
Feeling the heat, the CFO's Office finally issued a statement Wednesday.
In the three-part legalize explanation the Department of Financial Services' General Council Peter Penrod asserted the release of the sexual harassment complaint was proper because the identity of the victim was redacted.
But this isn't the first time Patronis has come under fire for potentially violating the privacy of a sexual harassment complainant.
In 2018, Patronis released a report on another complaint, in which the victim's name was initially unredacted.
Cruz also represented the victim in that case.
She said the report was used to pressure Rubin's predecessor, Drew Breakspear to resign.
"That is very similar to what is now happening. We have two valid complaints of sexual harassment being utilized by an Executive member to further whatever agenda that he may have," said Cruz.
Patronis has called for the firing of Rubin to be discussed at the next meeting of the Governor and cabinet, which is scheduled for July 25th.
Both Rubin and his predecessor Breakspear have made their own allegations against Patronis.
Rubin alleges he was ousted for not hiring someone Patronis had recommended.
FDLE confirmed last week that it had received information regarding Rubin's complaint.
A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups have asked a federal court to block the state's new sanctuary city ban in a lawsuit filed this Tuesday.
The suit comes less than three weeks after the state's ban on sanctuary cities became law.
Attorneys with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) are leading the challenge.
Scott McCoy with the SPLC said the law is fundamentally unconstitutional.
"It's unconstitutional because it is preempted and foreclosed and conflicts with federal immigration law, which is where immigration law rests," said McCoy.
The suit asks for the law to be temporarily blocked while the case makes its way through the court system, arguing immigrant communities face an immediate harm.
"People who are not documented are going to be in the shadows even more," said McCoy. "They're going to be distrustful of law enforcement and that's not going to serve public safety."
Supporters of the legislation have challenged critics' concerns, asserting undocumented immigrants only need to worry if they've committed a crime.
Senate sponsor Joe Gruters told us in May the goal of the law is to ensure compliance with federal immigration detainers.
"To make sure that these bad criminals are held up and are detained when required," said Gruters.
But the lawsuit alleges the law goes further.
It specifically points to a line that directs law enforcement to, 'Use best efforts to support the enforcement of federal immigration law'.
McCoy said the vague language could lead to racial profiling because police won't know exactly what is expected of them.
A similar law passed in Texas was challenged and upheld by a Federal Appellate court.
However, McCoy said Florida's sanctuary city ban lacks certain protections to mitigate racial profiling that were present in the Texas law.
"If a local law enforcement officer sees a brown person… there's an increased likelihood that under this kind of a law, they're going to approach that person not necessarily because they were doing something wrong, but because they're being racially profiled," said McCoy.
The law partially went into effect on July first, but the enforcement side of the ban doesn't take effect until October.
Democrats are taking the state's election system to Federal Court.
They're challenging a law that requires candidates belonging to the party of the current Governor to be listed first on the ballot.
20-year Supervisor of Elections Ion Sancho, who is testifying in the case, said the ballot order has an effect on results.
"The individual who's listed first gains an advantage," said Sancho.
The Primacy Effect as it's know, is at the center of the lawsuit filed by Democrats.
They allege 20 years of Republican-led tickets have cost them multiple tight races.
"They're saying that we can wipe out this permanent benefit, which one party seems to be getting in the modern era," said Sancho.
Democrats' conducted a study in 2017.
It showed candidates listed first in a race get on average a 5 percent boost.
"And I think they were shocked when they found the results and that spurred them to action," said Sancho.
While Democrats are the ones challenging the law, it was a Democratic controlled Legislature that passed the law back in the 1950's.
"Because in the 1950's the Democrats won all the elections. So they changed the election to gain an advantage," said Sancho.
During the hearing Democrats who testified were asked why the party has not filed suit in Pennsylvania, which has the same ballot order law.
The response was that Democrats didn't have a vested interest in challenging the law in Pennsylvania because the current Governor is a Democrat.
However, Democrats want the judge to order a county by county rotation in Florida, where Democrats would be listed first in half of the state's 67 counties and Republicans would be first in the other half.
The order would rotate each year.
"So that one party is not permanently given a numerical advantage at the polls every year," said Sancho.
The hearing is scheduled to continue through Thursday.
The judge could rule to keep the law, order the county by county rotation or direct the Legislature to come up with its own solution.
The US scored a major victory in a lawsuit against a British opioid manufacturer, Thursday.
The news comes as new statistics Florida's opioid crisis may be on the decline.
The latest interim report from the state's Medical Examiners Commission shows there were nearly 300 fewer opioid deaths in the first half of 2018, compared to the first half of 2017.
"We are actually guardedly optimistic," said Melanie Brown-Woofter, President of the Florida Council for Community Mental Health.
Brown-Woofter said the drop suggests Florida's multi-faceted approach to tackling the crisis may be paying off.
"There's increased training with emergency responders, with ED Departments (Emergency Departments) and with medical prescribers, so that prescribing patterns have changed," said Brown-Woofter.
The report was released just days before the US Government solidified a $1.4 billion settlement with the British opioid manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser.
Florida was part of the lawsuit and could be entitled to a portion of the winnings.
$200 million will be dispersed among states involved in the case for Medicaid reimbursement.
Florida's Attorney General Ashley Moody Tweeted the recovery,"Should send a strong message to anyone engaging in illicit conduct to increase drug dependency."
The Attorney General will also have access to additional tools to aid in the state's current and possible future lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors, thanks to a law passed during the 2019 legislative session.
The law allows Moody to access to the state's prescription drug monitoring database.
Despite the victories, Florida's opioid crisis is far from over.
"We're still in the middle of an incredible epidemic and we need to continue the fight using all available resources so that we can eliminate it," said Brown-Woofter.
The latest numbers suggest 17 Floridians continue to die each day from opioids.
The Commission's report also showed deaths attributed to the potent opioid Fentanyl skyrocketed 65% between the first half of 2017 and 2018.
July 11th, 2019 by Mike Vasilinda
A fired Jackson County Sheriff's Deputy charged with planting drugs on unsuspecting motorists was himself making a first appearance after his arrest on 33 felonies ranging from official misconduct to fabricating evidence to false imprisonment.
On Thursday, the fired deputy Zach Wester found himself in the same position he put at least nine other people in, sitting in jail, facing a judge setting his bond.
In addition to the nearly three-dozen felonies, Wester is also facing 19 misdemeanors.
His lawyers asked for a $51,000 bond.
"I don't think there's any thing to show he will not appear," said Wester's attorney Ryan Davis.
The judge more than tripled the defenses request, setting Wester's bond at $169,500.
As part of any bail, the Wester may not have any contact with any of the victims.
Wester's parents and wife watched the hearing near tears.
His father is a law enforcement veteran with the same agency.
"He obviously denies the allegations," said attorney Tim Jansen, who is also representing Wester.
When asked how Wester could deny video evidence taken from his own body camera during a 2018 traffic stop, which appears to show Wester planting drugs in a woman's purse, Jansen said the legal team had not seen any of the evidence yet.
"We requested a high monetary bond in this case because of the nature of the offenses. It was a pattern of ongoing conduct, and it went to the heart of the nature of the criminal justice system," said prosecuting attorney Thomas Williams.
In Jackson County 119 cases have already been dismissed.
At least 14 cases in Liberty county, where Wester first worked, are also being thrown out.
But like all of the victims in this case, their records are stained with an arrest.
"I can't say that even though they were arrested prosecuted, and maybe entered a plea," said 2nd Judicial Circuit State Attorney Jack Campbell. "I can't say they whether they were guilty or not because I no longer have confidence in the officer that was involved in that case."
FDLE logged more than 1,400 man hours to make their case.
Prosecutors say they are ready if the defense requests a speedy trial.
However the case remains open.
FDLE has asked any other potential victims to come forward.
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On what would have been Mary McLeod Bethune's 144th birthday, Governor Ron DeSantis formally requested a statue of the civil rights leader replace Confederate general Edmund Kirby Smith, who currently represents Florida in Statuary Hall.
"In 154 years of Statuary Hall, there has never been an African American to represent a state," said Former State Representative Patrick Henry in 2018.
Henry sponsored Legislation that same year that formally approved Bethune to replace Smith, who had represented Florida in D.C. for nearly 100 years.
There was still the question of what would become of the general.
Towson Fraser was part of the committee tasked with picking a new home.
"We had three proposals, is my recollection," said Fraser who sits on the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. "One of which was going to be in St. Augustine. One was actually a Jacksonville doctor who just wanted to put it in his home."
The winning bidder was ultimately a Central Florida museum in Lake County.
"They made a real commitment to display the statue with the entire historical context," said Fraser.
Despite the historical context included in the planned exhibit, there are some groups of Lake County residents who have protested the general's move to their community.
But Fraser said the museum was ultimately the best choice.
"Where it could be displayed and the entire story could be told. Not just stuck in a warehouse somewhere, or as some of the other proposals, put in someone's personal home," said Fraser.
Bethune's statue is currently being constructed in Italy by South Florida sculptor Nelda Comas.
It's expected to be completed in 2020.
The cost of constructing the new statue was paid for by Bethune-Cookman University, which raised $400,000 to foot the bill.
Moving expenses for the general will be covered by Lake County.
Court Ruling Threatens to Shake Up Florida's Medical Marijuana Industry
A bomb shell ruling issued Tuesday is threatening to shake up the state's medical marijuana business industry.
The appellate court ruling has sent shockwaves through the state and it could lead to more competition in the marketplace.
The ruling found the state's seed to sale model established in 2017 violated the amendment passed by voters the previous year.
"It's significantly important," said Jeff Sharkey with the Florida Medical Marijuana Business Association.
Sharkey said it could open the door for more specialized businesses to get into the marketplace.
"So if you want to be a grower, if you want to be a processor, if you want to be a distributor," said Sharkey.
John Morgan, the crafter of the medical marijuana amendment, declared on Twitter soon after the ruling was issued the, "War on weed is a thing of the past."
After taking office, Governor Ron DeSantis was quick to criticize the state's current system.
"They created a cartel essentially," said DeSantis at a January press conference. "I don't know that the amendment necessarily prohibits that, but that is not good policy."
Even the architect of the seed to sale model, now Congressman Matt Gaetz took shots at his own work.
"We wrote the legislation that way not because it was necessarily best for patients, but it's because that how we had to do it to get the votes," said Gaetz at the same press conference.
The ruling also strikes down caps on dispensaries.
At last count, 22 growers licenses have been granted.
Ten license holders haven't dispensed any medical marijuana.
However, the ruling doesn't open the door for unlimited licenses to be granted, which a lower court had ordered.
The court directed the Florida Department of Health to draft a new system more inline with the amendment.
"To have the department really think through what's a reasonable number of licenses to meet the 21 million people in Florida, the patients' needs," said Sharkey.
Ultimately the Legislature would likely have to pass a new law if the state chooses not to appeal the ruling.
Deputy Arrested for Planting Drugs
A former North Florida Sheriff's Deputy was arrested and charged with planting illegal drugs on unsuspecting motorists on Wednesday.
The strongest evidence in the case is the Deputy's own body camera footage.
In February 2018 Deputy Zachery Wester pulled over Teresa Odom.
He said her brake lights didn't work.
He then asked if Odom would consent to a search of her vehicle.
The Deputy's body cam video showed a white substance in his hand as he prepared to search.
The drugs ended up in Odom's purse, before he arrested her despite her cries that the drugs didn't belong to her.
Months later prosecutors discovered the video.
Wester was suspended then fired.
119 cases in Jackson County were dismissed soon after.
When Wester was arrested in a Walmart Wednesday morning, the fired deputy was found with drug paraphernalia.
If convicted on all counts, the fired Deputy faces more than 100 years in prison.
"It's an important case, not only for the victims, who spent time innocently, innocent victims who spent time in jail because of the actions of Mister Wester, but also for the law enforcement community," said FDLE Spokesperson Gretl Plessinger.
Just outside Marianna in rural Jackson County, a billboard by Attorney Marie Mattox urged people to come forward.
More than 30 have so far.
"Some of my clients have lost their children, lost their homes, they've been falsely imprisoned, and they have had tragedies in their lives because of what he's done," said Mattox.
Mattox said none of her clients ever asked about recovering money.
Instead, they just wanted to know when Wester be arrested.
"Very grateful for his arrest on behalf of my clients," said Mattox.
In addition to the cases in Jackson County, 12 more in Liberty County were dismissed where Wester worked previously.
Wester remains in jail with out bail.
He'll have a first appearance Thursday morning.
The Department of Law Enforcement says the case is still open and is asking any additional victims to come forward. Deputy Arrested for Planting Drugs Faces 100 Years in Prison
TaxWatch Says Florida Could Lose Billions if Undercounted in 2020 Census
Florida could loose out on billions of dollars from the federal government if the state's population is undercounted in the 2020 Census.
That's the message Florida's lead fiscal watchdog, Florida TaxWatch, is emphasizing ahead of the constitutionally mandated headcount.
TawWatch highlighted a collaboration between the city of Tallahassee and Leon County Commission as an example other municipalities in the state should follow in order to ensure an accurate count.
TaxWatch President Dominic Calabro emphasized the important role counties and cities will play, since the state has thus far decided not to establish a census committee.
"This is a really critical fiscal issue. It's a critical fiduciary issue and I really do believe, I'm not trying to defend anybody, but I think it's ultimately a community based issue. Because when you get right down to it, who knows the neighborhoods? Not the state agencies. It's the local communities," said Calabro.
Tallahassee's Mayor and the Chair of the Leon County Commission hold leadership positions at the Florida League of Cities and the Florida Association of counties.
Both said they plan to work to help other local governments prepare for the Census.
Utility Companies Solidify Three-Year Hardening Plans, 10-Year Plans on the Horizon
July 9th, 2019 by Jake Stofan
Storm hardening plans for 2019-2021 for Florida's five major utility companies were approved by the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) Tuesday morning.
"I love the detail that some of the initiatives and some of the utilities covered," said PSC Commissioner Julie Brown.
The plans set the short-term goals for under-grounding power lines and reducing outages during storms, but the power companies will soon be required to take a long-term view of storm hardening.
The PSC began requiring the three-year plans in 2006, after Florida took the brunt of eight hurricanes over a two year period.
Following Hurricane's Mathew, Irma and Michael lawmakers demanded utility companies look further out.
State Senator Joe Gruters sponsored a bill with that goal, that was signed by the Governor in June.
"Every day that we have a third of our state down costs the state a billion dollars a year in lost economic activity," said Gruters in May.
The new law is set to take effect later this year.
It will require companies to develop a 10-year hardening plan.
The focus will be on under-grounding power lines and vegetation management.
"It will hopefully make sure that Florida is ready for these storms in the foreseeable future and that we get people back up and running, power back on earlier," said Gruters.
Under the new law, utility companies will be able to request rate hikes upfront on an annual basis to cover the cost of grid hardening, instead of having to recover the money after the work has already been done.
How large of an increase customers may see isn't clear.
"The cost of things like under-grounding and hardening are included in the base rates that customers pay," said Mark Bubriski with Florida Power and Light Company. "How that changes going forward still remains to be seen, but I think that this will enable additional investment for customers, which will have a long term benefit."
Before the plans can be submitted, the PSC must go through a rule making process, which has to be complete by Halloween.
The Public Service Commission will also be required to report to lawmakers each year on the progress of the utility companies' hardening efforts.
Panhandle, Still Recovering, Braces for Another Storm
July 9th, 2019 by Mike Vasilinda
Wednesday marks the nine-month anniversary of Hurricane Michael's landfall in the Panhandle.
As of Monday, there were still 21,669 open insurance claims and many are concerned about a tropical storm that could dump inches of rain later this week.
At the start of July a tarp was still covering part Art Kimbrough's Marianna home.
The damage caused to his neighbor's roof had just been repaired the previous week.
Blocks away, the floor of Kimbrough's downtown art store and office was covered in plastic.
"Every time it rains, water is coming in," said Kimbrough. "We have buckets over here."
Kimbrough estimates he'll have to empty buckets every two or three hours if the tropical storm expected to form over Georgia produces the three to five inches of rain that has been forecasted.
"Water comes down the wall, we try to steer it into buckets and keep it from doing any more damage than it can," said Kimbrough.
Panhandle residents are still facing multiple roadblocks to recovery.
The first: Settling with their insurance companies.
Just under 15 percent of the more than 147,000 claims from Michael remain outstanding.
"Well, on our house the initial claim came in at $27,000 and grew to a hundred and $72,000," said Kimbrough. "On this building [the art store], initially it was $85,000. Now it's a $186,000."
Even when a company settles, labor is in short supply, which is why nine months later, Kimbrough's roof is still leaking.
"Because there's no brickmasons anywhere to be had. There's a shortage of them to begin with. They have so much work to do in all the communities around here," said Kimbrough.
Labor in high demand like brick layers and roofers are commanding as much as 25 to 50 percent more than they were making before Michael hit the Panhandle.
Given all the other struggles Panhandle residents have faced, the last thing they want is more rain.
Appellate Court Rules State's Medical Marijuana Law Unconstitutional
In a major ruling with big consequences, an appellate court has upheld a judge's ruling declaring the state's medical marijuana law unconstitutional.
The First District Court of Appeal ruled that requiring marijuana licensee's to control all aspects of production, from seeds in the ground to selling medical marijuana, violated the amendment approved by voters.
Jeff Sharkey of the Medical Marijuana Business Association said it will now be up to the Department of Health to draft new regulations.
"So if you want to be a grower, if you want to be a processor, if you want to be a distributor those options appear to be what the court is saying should be consistent with the amendment," said Sharkey.
Sharkey said that would likely increase competition.
"It should yes. I think there's a balance here," said Sharkey. "I think on one hand, the court said that vertically integrated system is unconstitutional. On the other hand they said registering anybody who wants to get a license for cultivation or dispensing is really not in the public interest."
Earlier in 2019, the Governor criticized the vertical integration of the marijuana business, but he has not yet weighed in on whether DOH will appeal the ruling.
Ultimately, state lawmakers will have to pass new legislation.
More Local Governments Consider Plastic Straw Restrictions
Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed five bills from the 2019 legislative session including one that would have temporarily blocked local governments from banning plastic straws.
Since the bill was vetoed, more local governments in Florida are considering prohibitions on the single-use plastics.
Plastic straws are among the top five items collected off Florida beaches each year, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Nearly two dozen local governments in Florida have chosen to either limit or outright ban plastic straws.
"It's one tool in the tool box. It's good to have a lot of tools available," said Beth Alvi with Audubon Florida. "It helps with protection of water quality, restoring our water bodies."
If not for the Governor vetoing the proposed legislation, local plastic straw bans would have been put on hold until at least 2024.
Across the street from the Capitol building, Leon County Commissioner Mary Ann Lindley saw the Governor's veto as an opportunity.
"His veto to me said, no we want all hands on deck," said Lindley. "We have problems and we would like to know what our communities around the state are doing."
Lindley said the commission will consider a few different options for discouraging the use of plastic straws, but an outright ban isn't the likely choice.
"One of them is to simply do kind of an educational outreach program, which I like," said Lindley.
In the Governor's veto letter, he said if people want to keep using plastic straws, they can elect local officials who feel the same way.
Aliki Moncrief, Executive Director of the Florida Conservation Voters, said she expects just the opposite.
"Constituents around the state are rising up saying, we actually don't think single use plastics are as important to us as wildlife protection, as clean water," said Moncrief.
That could put more pressure on state lawmakers to act on the issue.
While local governments are free to ban plastic straws for the time being, they are prohibited under state law from banning other single use plastics such as plastic shopping bags. |
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But in retrospect, that infarct made us realize that our lifestyles needed changing. My parents both died of cardiac-related problems, and I am regular in my exercise and diet because of that. And we were fortunate in having such an excellent cardiologist.
Last year, another friend felt uneasy and went to one hospital where he was told that he must undergo surgery immediately, without even checking out after the angiogram. Because of the knowledge/info I have picked up, I told them NOT to give in to this pressure without a second opinion. Result: we met another cardiologist who agreed that this was a case for angioplasty (minimally invasive as opposed to the major surgery that a bypass would have involved)...3 days later my friend was back at work and his wife was SO relieved.
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Why bring this up and discuss this situation? Because the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is placed into our government as a subordinate agency to the Department of the Interior. This agency is expected to perform reliably and responsibly, just as other government agencies are expected to do their daily tasks.
It is also expected, ironically by legislation and law, that this government agency not only tell the truth, but distribute the truth so proper decisions can be developed, then made conclusively in regard to the management of our Public Lands and America's wildlife! But the BLM remains and has been for quite sometime time now — Unreliable, irresponsible, and out of control — within a criminal perspective.
What is included below is merely a "Start" into what is hoped to be a continuous research and exposure by sound references, of the BLM and their unethical, irresponsible, and criminal behavior — which must stop!
When we explore the truth of BLM and what is termed BLM-Speak, if an individual does not know previous events about this agency, then often their rhetoric sounds okay. . . The definitive problem develops when their history is known or eventually found-out. Keep in mind this is merely a small amount of incidents, well referenced and some covered-up in the past. Certainly the items below are not what the BLM or any government agency would want the Public to know.
3. Outright animal abuse, which involves way too many references, newspaper coverage, and other programs available are simply too numerous to list here — and the abuse remains abundant today, references continuous, toward BLM-Speak or simply stated, Lies to the Public by BLM personnel.
Here is but a small, or limited due to article length, a portion of the BLM's Daily Conduct, at the expense of taxpayers money. Keep in mind within this framework, the BLM is the most litigated government agency in history. One has to state, within reason, why this agency should be believed about anything what so ever when it comes to managing our Public Lands and America's Wildlife. By the way, every bit of the following list is well referenced, numerous newspaper articles, documentaries', and investigative articles cover these subjects.
10. Private Contractors padding their budgets or creating astounding, superfluous, bids, as well as being paid for jobs misclassified and non-existent, using helicopters fueled by taxpayer money on private journeys or commercial use as well.
Of Note: There were four Investigations ongoing at that time; Case #RP-05-93-021-01; Case #NM-960-03-93-021-023SA; Case #NM-960-03-021-020; and Case #NM-960-08-92-021-805 respectively.
10.Several more listings expressed concern toward illegal activity, and lack of following directorial and mandated training and compliance of Inspectors, Wranglers, and Field Level Administrators of the Wild Horse and Burro Program.
So how did this become a situation where the Grand Jury was taken out of the entire equation here, despite the fact there were approximately 872 Felony Counts; and 1,279 combined Felony and Misdemeanor Counts, to include fraudulent paperwork, fraudulent data input into the BLM computer systems, erroneous paperwork, Employee Misconduct, money laundering, misplaced funds and much more?
One has to wonder, just from this undercover operation, how it is this government agency was left, and remains, unchecked — as those involved in the 1990's remain within the Administrative and Management levels of the BLM today.
Just by what is written within this particular article is more than enough for simple and conclusive observation, which by the way can and does develop a truthful perspective quite well. BLM will not dispute these facts, never have and never will, as they are all simply well documented as Fact and Truth!
This government agency should, for all intents and purposes, be shut down. It is a waste of taxpayer money, as they do not manage neither our wildlife or Public Lands! Public Lands and America's Wildlife decisions based on Political Agenda and corporate favoritism is just wrong on many different levels, and based on bad-science and irresponsible conduct by the BLM!
These activities, despite their obvious unnecessary use, cost taxpayers millions of dollars yearly, and billions over several years.
"In November the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility filed a scientific misconduct complaint with the Department of Interior that stated the BLM intentionally removed a study of grazing disturbance from the agency's $40 million Rapid Ecoregional Assessments project to map ecological trends throughout the West. This matter was later and conclusively determined to be Truthful, and the BLM reprimanded, but taxpayer money not retrieved what so ever. Today the BLM still does not include, and demands research of our Public Lands to "Not" impose truthful rangeland, in regard to cattle graze, into government documents and reports.
Later we discover this evolved around the subjects of harmful range degradation by cattle, and the actual and real absence of degrading land value by Wild Horse Herds (i.e. an untruth and proved beyond a doubt by good and well referenced science). This is detrimental subject material when considering how much taxpayer money wasted on Wild Horse Herd Roundups under the guise of saving the grasslands environment.
"Disgusting BLM Management Conduct" is more appropriate of a definable term here.
The bad situation? Until this is stopped, and lies become unacceptable, and the Truth an acceptable paradigm before decisions made, within the management paradigm of the BLM, then taxpayers, wildlife, and our ecology will continue to be destroyed!
Rather than defend their conduct, the Justice Department needs to investigate, then place criminals in jail, just as they would the General Public. This is no "Keep Out of Jail" situation that exists when the law is broken or usurped. . . We are a nation of Laws, and this creates Law and Order and equality into our Civilization. Once this is set aside, then civilization takes a step backward.
1 The influence of his ideas still pervades all of civilization. Between the years 391 and 395 he wrote a small document with the title: On Free Choice of the Will; [abbreviated in Latin to De Libero]. The document consists of three parts called 'books', each 'book' being about the length of a chapter in a modern book. Almost hidden in the pages of 'book' two is his definition for the word Truth. |
Geoscience » Source Rock & Depositional Environment
Identifying and Constraining favourable paleoenvironments for the deposition of an Upper Jr SR using geochemical proxies (part of the PAGEO research program)
January 2021 – June 2023
This work will determine the paleoenvironmental conditions under which potential Upper Jurassic source rock intervals were deposited in offshore Nova Scotia.
Application of a source-to-sink sediment model to a petroleum systems analysis from field studies and numerical modeling (part of the PAGEO research program)
January 2021 – March 2023
This project will test the application of a source to sink analysis to the prediction of petroleum system elements in the Scotia Basin.
Central Atlantic Paleo-Oceans and Climates (CAPOC) (part of the PAGEO research program)
CAPOC aims to develop the first integrated and high resolution biostratigraphic and isotopic proxy correlation for key intervals of the Jurassic/Cretaceous across the Central Atlantic conjugate margin.
Palaeobathymetry and Tectonic Evolution of Lower Jurassic Source Rocks of the Conjugate Nova Scotia-Moroccan Margins (part of the PAGEO research program)
December 2020 – July 2022
This project will address key questions related to the formation processes, structure and subsidence history of the Nova Scotia rifted margin, which are relevant to constrain the Upper Triassic to Jurassic palaeogeography and petroleum systems offshore Nova Scotia.
A Spatiotemporal Analysis of Paleobiogeographic Data to Constrain the Timing of Oceanic Connections between the Atlantic, Tethyan, and Pacific domains (part of the PAGEO research program)
November 2020 – May 2022
This project is based on a large-scale collection of previously generated Jurassic and Early Cretaceous nannofossil biostratigraphic data and aims to apply both traditional micropaleontological methods and modern data science methodologies to the in-depth analysis of that large dataset.
Renewable Energy » Marine Life
Finite Element Analysis to Assess Fish Mortality from Interactions with Tidal Turbine Blades
February – December 2017
The research project used finite element analysis (FEA) to simulate the impact of a tidal turbine blade on fish, and assess whether mortality of marine life can be expected in such an event.
Mid Cretaceous Sand Supply to Offshore SW Nova Scotia: Tectonic Diversion of Labrador Rivers during Naskapi Member Deposition
September 2015 – September 2017
This study tests the hypothesis that tectonic diversion of Labrador rivers during the Aptian resulted in sand supply through the Bay of Fundy to the Shelburne sub-basin, allowing shales to accumulate farther east in the Scotian Basin.
Source Rock and Geochemistry of the Central Atlantic Margins
September 2014 – August 2017
This project evaluates known, probable and possible source rocks in the Nova Scotia shelf and deep water offshore areas with an emphasis On the Triassic– Jurassic time interval.
Tidal Turbine Marine Life Interaction Study: Fish
May 2016 – May 2017
This study at Dalhousie University's Aquatron test tank monitored the behaviour of striped bass in the presence of an active tidal turbine. The research drew on expertise and experience from different parts of Canada and Europe over a one year project period.
Use of Bottom-Mounted Hydro-Acoustic Sonar to Assess Fish Presence and Vertical Distribution at the FORCE In-Stream Tidal Turbine Test Site in Minas Passage
May 2016 – April 2017
To better understand fish use of the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) site and their potential for interaction with in-stream tidal devices, this study examined how fish density and vertical distribution varied with respect to environmental factors, in particular tidal stage and tim
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(-) Seabed, Sediment, and Benthic (2)
(-) Source Rock & Depositional Environment (8)
Seismic & Marine Sound (1)
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Looking out for the best interests of her students resulted in a mid-career shift in focus for Dr. Georgia Pe-Piper.
Greening the Grid
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Q: Rails project on Heroku: "We're sorry, but something went wrong" I have just pushed a rails project to heroku, but I get the "We're sorry, but something went wrong."-error when I try to visit the web address. I did heroku run rake db:migrate just after I uploaded the project. Does someone know what the issue might be?
2013-07-07T03:18:40.493412+00:00 heroku[web.1]: State changed from starting to up
2013-07-07T03:19:30.121757+00:00 app[web.1]: => Booting WEBrick
2013-07-07T03:19:30.121757+00:00 app[web.1]: => Rails 3.2.13 application starting in production on http://0.0.0.0:7276
2013-07-07T03:19:30.121757+00:00 app[web.1]: => Call with -d to detach
2013-07-07T03:19:30.121757+00:00 app[web.1]: => Ctrl-C to shutdown server
2013-07-07T03:19:30.121757+00:00 app[web.1]: Started GET "/" for 216.15.124.94 at 2013-07-07 03:19:30 +0000
2013-07-07T03:19:30.298842+00:00 app[web.1]: Processing by PagesController#lelist as HTML
2013-07-07T03:19:30.683128+00:00 app[web.1]: Completed 500 Internal Server Error in 384ms
2013-07-07T03:19:30.680391+00:00 app[web.1]: Rendered pages/_singlePost.html.erb (39.1ms)
2013-07-07T03:19:30.687518+00:00 app[web.1]: 1: <% @posts.each do |p| %>
2013-07-07T03:19:30.682956+00:00 app[web.1]: Rendered pages/lelist.html.erb within layouts/application (122.9ms)
2013-07-07T03:19:30.687518+00:00 app[web.1]: 3: <div class="span6 offset3">
2013-07-07T03:19:30.687741+00:00 app[web.1]: app/views/pages/_singlePost.html.erb:1:in `_app_views_pages__single_ost_html_erb___4229188597617574554_47615640'
2013-07-07T03:19:30.687741+00:00 app[web.1]:
2013-07-07T03:19:30.687518+00:00 app[web.1]: 4: <div class="thumbnail">
2013-07-07T03:19:30.687741+00:00 app[web.1]: app/views/pages/lelist.html.erb:22:in `_app_views_pages_lelist_html_erb___4165065758361537325_47142940'
2013-07-07T03:19:30.687518+00:00 app[web.1]: LINE 1: SELECT "posts".* FROM "posts" WHERE (DATETIME(created_at) ...
2013-07-07T03:19:30.687518+00:00 app[web.1]: : SELECT "posts".* FROM "posts" WHERE (DATETIME(created_at) <= DATETIME('2013-07-07 03:19:30.364173')) ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 10 OFFSET 0):
2013-07-07T03:19:30.687518+00:00 app[web.1]: HINT: No function matches the given name and argument types. You might need to add explicit type casts.
2013-07-07T03:19:30.687741+00:00 app[web.1]:
2013-07-07T03:19:30.687518+00:00 app[web.1]:
2013-07-07T03:19:30.687518+00:00 app[web.1]: ActionView::Template::Error (PGError: ERROR: function datetime(timestamp without time zone) does not exist
2013-07-07T03:19:30.687518+00:00 app[web.1]: 2: <div class="row">
A little further down in the log I get another error:
2013-07-07T03:35:54.804738+00:00 app[web.1]: ActionView::Template::Error (PGError: ERROR: function datetime(timestamp without time zone) does not exist
2013-07-07T03:35:54.804738+00:00 app[web.1]: LINE 1: SELECT "posts".* FROM "posts" WHERE (DATETIME(created_at) ...
2013-07-07T03:35:54.804738+00:00 app[web.1]: ^
2013-07-07T03:35:54.804738+00:00 app[web.1]: HINT: No function matches the given name and argument types. You might need to add explicit type casts.
2013-07-07T03:35:54.804738+00:00 app[web.1]: : SELECT "posts".* FROM "posts" WHERE (DATETIME(created_at) <= DATETIME('2013-07-07 03:35:54.572183')) ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 10 OFFSET 0):
2013-07-07T03:35:54.804738+00:00 app[web.1]: 1: <% @posts.each do |p| %>
2013-07-07T03:35:54.804738+00:00 app[web.1]: 4: <div class="thumbnail">
2013-07-07T03:35:54.804738+00:00 app[web.1]: 2: <div class="row">
2013-07-07T03:35:54.804738+00:00 app[web.1]: 3: <div class="span6 offset3">
2013-07-07T03:35:54.804934+00:00 app[web.1]: app/views/pages/_singlePost.html.erb:1:in `_app_views_pages__single_ost_html_erb___4229188597617574554_47615640'
2013-07-07T03:35:54.804934+00:00 app[web.1]: app/views/pages/lelist.html.erb:22:in `_app_views_pages_lelist_html_erb___4165065758361537325_47142940'
A: Heroku uses postgresql for your database. DATETIME is not a function postgres supports. You should set up a postgresql database of the same version in your development environment. What OS are you on? If windows, I wrote any answer for that (some of it is applicable even if you're running linux).
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Henry County Schools offers a comprehensive benefits package to all benefit eligible employees. The benefits package includes health and dental insurance at a group rate, $10,000 life insurance paid for by the school system, retirement packages, and other voluntary benefit options such as life, vision, specified illness, disability and legal insurance which are offered to benefit eligible employees at a reasonable cost. All employees may take advantage of payroll direct deposit. Additionally, benefit eligible employees receive an athletic pass to attend school sporting events.
For additional information or questions that cannot be addressed by the detailed information on the website, please contact the Benefits Department at 770-957-6601 .
An employee participating in the Public School Employees Retirement System, working at least 60% but not less than 15 hours a week.
Eligibility for 401(k) and 457 is available to all employees.
$10,000 life insurance policy is provided for each full-time employee by the system. Additional voluntary life insurance is also available through Ga Breeze at group rates.
Membership for all teachers, administrators, secretaries, paraprofessionals, and clerks in Georgia Teacher Retirement System is mandatory (6 percent gross salary). Membership is mandatory in Public Schools Employees Retirement System (PSERS) for bus drivers, maintenance, and school nutrition employees. The contribution for PSERS is $4 or $10 depending on the employee's hire date.
Membership in the Social Security system is mandatory. Henry County is required to withhold 7.65 percent and match 7.65 percent of gross wages for Social Security and Medicare.
All benefit eligible employees earn sick leave days each month as follows: 180-day employees - 11.25 days per year, 190-day employees - 12.50 days per year, 220-day employees - 13.75 days per year, and 244-day employees - 15.00 days per year.
Several options are available to employees for group-rate saving on life, disability, medical, dental, tax sheltered annuities, and other benefits.
Complimentary passes to athletic events hosted by Henry County Schools are provided to employees and retirees.
All schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Permanent employees who are eligible to participate in the PSERS and work at least 60% time necessary but not less than 15 hours a week. Examples: Bus Drivers, Maintenance, Mechanics and School Nutrition Assistants.
Dental, Vision, Life, Disability, Legal, Spending Accounts, etc.
When do my benefits become effective and/or end?
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Is open enrollment the only time I can change my coverage?
5) Termination of coverage through spouse's employment.
Please remember that this list shows the most common qualifying events. Please contact the Benefits Office regarding your particular situation.
How do I change my name with Henry County Schools?
If there is a name change, a copy of your corrected Social Security card must be attached to the Name and Address change form.
I'm not happy with the health insurance plan I chose and I have accepted a position with another Georgia school system. Can I change my plan when I fill out the paperwork at the new system?
In most cases, you will have to keep the same plan. You will need to make any changes during our open enrollment prior to your leaving. This also means dropping coverage.
What if I need to change my tax withholding allowances?
There should be a supply of federal and Georgia tax withholding forms in your office. Complete the form(s) and return to the Payroll Office.
I just got married and need to add my spouse to my coverage, what do I do?
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Last term, I had the privilege of working with the Alumni and Development Team at my university to promote the incredible scholarship opportunities available for students (including Laidlaw of course!)
Law LLB, University of Leeds
I interviewed the vice-chancellor of my university (Prof Simone Buitendijk), was interviewed on the University of Leeds Alumni podcast (link here), and was featured in the latest edition of the Alumni Magazine!
Lord Laidlaw was an alumnus of Leeds University. The fact that I have been able to truly immerse myself in the university experience, as a first-generation student studying a law degree at a Russell Group institution, is a testament to the wonderful opportunity that the Laidlaw and Means-Tested Scholarships have created for students like myself.
Laidlaw Scholar 2021 - second-year Law LLB student at University of Leeds. Co-Founder and Schools Outreach Officer of The 93% Club Leeds. Volunteer Adviser - Citizens Advice CW
My research will measure the impact that gamifying learning has on improving the attainment score and content retention levels of ethnic minority and socio-economically disadvantaged students at Multi-Academy Trusts. |
George Robey was born in Kent and was Organ Scholar at Durham University, reading music. He developed his interest in computers and computer music, at that time producing the first undergraduate computer generated composition in the UK as well as continuing his organ studies with David Hill.
Although George has followed a career in IT, music has continued to be a very important activity with choir and orchestral work, concert tours in France and Germany. George has also widened his musical interests, founding an 18 piece Rhythm & Blues band – 'The Wall of Sound' and playing with a number of other bands (including, briefly, a stint with an Abba tribute band). Based now in Cranage, George has, most recently, given recitals and played for services including Reading Town Hall, Cartmel Priory, Chester Cathedral and Tewkesbury Abbey.
This will be a varied recital which aims to show the different aspects and sound colours that the Organ can produce with music from the 16th Century to the present day. George will talk about the pieces as well as explaining what's happening to produce a varied and very accessible programme of music – sacred and secular. |
Q: Conditionally replacing NaNs Python Pandas sorry for the n00b question.
I'm new to Kaggle and have begun looking at some of their competitions, and one of their beginner ones is on the famous Titanic data. My question regards filling NaNs in for the Age column. What I would like to do is for each NaN in the Age column I'd like to replace it with the average age for that Class and Sex.
For example, passengerID 6 is a Man from 3rd class, and he has a NaN age. What I'd like is to replace that NaN with the average age of 3rd class males. Which is 26.5.
What I've tried so far is the following:
man_1 = train[(train['male'] == 1) & (train['Pclass'] == 1)]['Age'].mean()
train[(train['male'] == 1) & (train['Pclass'] == 1)]['Age'].fillna(man_1, inplace=True)
man_2 = train[(train['male'] == 1) & (train['Pclass'] == 2)]['Age'].mean()
train[(train['male'] == 1) & (train['Pclass'] == 2)]['Age'].fillna(man_2, inplace=True)
man_3 = train[(train['male'] == 1) & (train['Pclass'] == 3)]['Age'].mean()
train[(train['male'] == 1) & (train['Pclass'] == 3)]['Age'].fillna(man_3, inplace=True)
wom_1 = train[(train['male'] == 0) & (train['Pclass'] == 1)]['Age'].mean()
train[(train['male'] == 0) & (train['Pclass'] == 1)]['Age'].fillna(wom_1, inplace=True)
wom_2 = train[(train['male'] == 0) & (train['Pclass'] == 2)]['Age'].mean()
train[(train['male'] == 0) & (train['Pclass'] == 2)]['Age'].fillna(wom_2, inplace=True)
wom_3 = train[(train['male'] == 0) & (train['Pclass'] == 3)]['Age'].mean()
train[(train['male'] == 0) & (train['Pclass'] == 3)]['Age'].fillna(wom_3, inplace=True)
And quelle suprise it doens't work. I'm not sure why though? Firstly if anyone could suggest why it doesn't work that would be great. Secondly, I feel like there should be a more 'Pythonistic' way of doing this, but I'm not sure how exactly. I'm aware there is another possibly duplicate topic on Stack but it doesn't quite explain why my code isn't working, so sorry if this post annoys people. Cheers
A: You can do this in one pass with groupby().transform()
s = train.groupby(['male', 'Pclass'])['Age'].transform('mean')
df['Age'] = df['Age'].fillna(s)
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My Valentine….Love, Let Me Count The Ways! – From My Kitchen…….
My Valentine….Love, Let Me Count The Ways!
My Valentine is Gavin, 80 lbs of love, joy, and mischief. Why is he my Valentine, let me count the ways! He just loves me. He doesn't care what I look like in the morning or how late that I get up. He loves to sit and have coffee with me, never asking why I still have a Christmas tree up in February. He gives me hugs when I come home from work or if I am having a bad day. He listens to my stories about work, my children and life without passing judgement or putting his own two cents in. He sits with me when I am crying or ranting and raving about something stupid. He doesn't mind that I might play a certain song on the stereo over and over or how many martinis or glasses of wine that I may have had. He loves to cuddle at a moments notice and equally loves lying in the sun, on the couch with me every Sunday. He doesn't mind when my other two small dogs snap at him or take his toys away. He is all about the love. He stays outside watching over me while I feed my animals, shovel snow, or take out the garbage. He keeps me company when I am baking and cooking, never telling me that I have eaten to much pasta or have had to many cookies or pieces of cake. He just asks for a taste test every now and them. He will go for a walk at any given time, even in a blizzard, at 9:30 at night because he knows I love it. Now, I did mention mischief, and Gavin is full of it. He cries when he doesn't want to be in his crate and very loudly. He thought for a while that if he cried at 3 o'clock in the morning that I would let him into bed, but instead he found himself with me outside in the cold going to the bathroom and right back in his crate. If I'm not watching him carefully, he opens the garbage draw and drags the garbage all over the house. He has actually eaten a cake or two that has been left on the counter to cool. He has stolen my dinner from my plate when I have turned my back for a second. I always find him on my bed when he knows that that is a no no. When I am in the shower he opens my closet and takes out my clothes, goes through them all in an effort to find a certain flannel shirt of mine that he loves. Gavin, my 80 lb Valentine, who I can't imagine living without. Happy Valentine's Day! My wish for everyone is to have a Valentine like mine and lots of love!
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How does the Gallery module work and what is it used for?
How do I delete a Gallery module?
How do I move a Gallery module?
How do I add an image to the Gallery module?
How do I reorganize my images?
How do I add captions to my images?
I added captions, but the images aren't lining up.
How do I add a link a webpage from my image?
How do I add a link to a file from my image?
How do I change the thumbnail size?
How do I change the size of the image that pops up?
How do I make the thumbnail appear with the original image ratio?
The main purpose of the gallery module is to display images. When you click the thumbnail image it expands the picture to its full size. You can also make your image a link and you can then create a "gallery" of links that go various pages in your site or to other sites.
Step 3: The Add Module popup will appear. Choose that you would like to insert a "Gallery" module.
Step 1: Hover over the arrow next to "Add Event."
Step 3: Select "OK" at the prompt.
Step 2: In the subsequent popup, click the "Select Image" icon or link to the right of the top text input (this will either be labeled "Image" or "Gallery Item Image").
Step 3: Navigate to the image you which to use and click it to select it. If you do not know how to do this, view the the tutorial on the Image Manager.
Step 4: Click "Save" to insert the image and close the popup. Click "Save & Add More" to add more images.
Step 1: Hover over the item you wish to move.
Step 2: Click and hold the four-pointed arrow, then drag your item to its new position.
Don't worry if it looks weird or breaks slightly, this may not be permanent. Refresh the page to see if anything broke.
If the changes didn't "stick" check this topic.
Step 2: Add the caption you would like to have underneath the image in the second text input labeled "Caption."
Step 3: Click "Save" to insert the image and close the popup. Click "Save & Add More" to add more images.
The captions have uneven line counts, i.e., one image has a caption that spans three lines and another has only one line.
Make your captions have even line lengths by adding <br /> to the end of the shorter captions to equal the highest line count in the image's row.
Step 2: Click the icon next to the "Link" field that looks like a page with a chain link.
Step 3: Use the dropdown to select the desired page. It's relative link will appear in the "Link" field.
Step 4: Click "Save" to insert the image and exit or "Save & Add More" to add more images.
Step 2: Add the link you would like to have underneath the image in the third text input labeled "Link". View the tutorial on creating links.
Step 3: Click "Save" to insert the image and exit or "Save & Add More" to add more images.
Step 2: Click the "Select File" icon or link on the right of the text input. Navigate to your document. If you do not know how to do this, please review the tutorial on how to use the document manager.
Step 1: Hover over the arrow next to "Add" and click "Settings."
Step 2: Click "Images" from the left.
Step 3: Change the "Width" and "Height" fields to the desired dimensions.
You cannot change the size of the image through the gallery module. See the tutorials on the Image manager for resizing images.
Step 1: Find the dimensions of the full-size image.
Step 3: Enter the results into the appropriate thumbnail size fields. |
Review: Crash & Burn, by Michael O'Neill
Michael O'Neill, who died on 21 December 2018 at the age of sixty-five, was an authoritative commentator on Romanticism, in particular the work of Shelley, on whom he published his first two academic books. In addition, he edited, with Zachary Leader, the OUP edition of Shelley's major works. O'Neill also wrote on Yeats, the 1930s poets and Dante. His study The All-Sustaining Air examined the legacies of Romanticism in the work of a range of twentieth-century poets from Yeats and Eliot, to Paul Muldoon, Geoffrey Hill and Roy Fisher. He himself was an award-winning poet. The recipient of a Gregory Award in 1983, he published his first collection, The Stripped Bed, with Collins Harvill in 1990, This book won a Cholmondeley Award. Michael's poetry was wise and empathetic. In person, he was generous, gracious and possessed a quiet charisma. His dedication to his students was repaid with a full house at Durham University for the launch of Return of the Gift, and he was doing PhD supervisions in the last week of his life. A final volume of poetry, Crash and Burn, is due from Arc in April of this year.
Ian Pople, PN Review, issue 246, March – April, 2019
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Whenever we hear the term computer hacker, the image of people using black market software to steal personal information comes to mind. There is another side to hacking2, though. White hat hackers, as they are known, are out to prove that computer hacking does have a good side after all.
What does a white hat hacker spend his or her day doing? The same thing any other computer hacker does—trying to gain access3 to a system or network they are not supposed to get into. There is one major difference, however. White hat hackers are actually on the payroll4 of companies that pay them to show the weaknesses in their internal network security. This can include anything from searching through user email accounts for passwords to going through desktop trash bins for sensitive files.
Some of the best white hat hackers today were formerly on the wrong side of the law. Luckily for them, their skills were in high demand from companies and even governments that want to make sure their net security is not full of holes. What does it take to become a white hat hacker? Full knowledge of computer coding5 language, as well as a highly analytic6 mind, is a big advantage. For computer nerds7, there is no more challenging or rewarding8 job than being a white hat hacker. |
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Queen biopic gets full trailer
By Staff Writer 18 July 2018 | Categories: news
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We've seen the teaser, now it's time for the full trailer. The first one has dropped for Bohemian Rhapsody, the film that looks like it might just send all Queen fans into a fit of bliss.
Tracking the rise of the mercurial band until their stunning performance at Live Aid in 1985, the movie showcases the man from Mr Robot, Rami Malek as Farrokh Bulsara, better known to most as Freddy Mercury. The role originally was set to go to Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat), but he departed due to creative differences.
Onboard is Gwilym Lee (Midsomer Murders) who nails it as Queen's lead guitarist Brian May, Ben Hardy (X-Men Apocalypse) performs as drummer Roger Taylor, and Joe Mazzello (Jurassic Park) is bassist John Deacon. There is also a bit part from Mike Myers (Austin Powers) as a record executive.
The movie is primarily attributed to director Brian Singer, but he had a less than amicable departure just before filming finished, to be replaced by Dexter Fletcher. But all's well that ends well they say, and the new trailer once again rocks some great Queen riffs masterfully blended together.
Fans of Queen would have to wait until November when Bohemian Rhapsody should see a local release. Luckily, the trailer below should get you rocking.
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Pheona Croom-Johnson is the owner of CJ Associates. She is an experienced learning and development consultant with approximately 20 years experience spanning the private, public and non-profit making sectors. Her childhood took place in an acting school where she appeared professionally on stage and TV including a starring role in a Granada TV drama production which went on to receive an award. Pheona has been able to use this training and experience to her advantage when working with others, enabling them to increase their 'presence', 'self-confidence' and ability to identify 'who they are'. Pheona's career has been varied but has always included different aspects of coaching, mentoring, facilitating and training.
She has delivered successful initiatives in a range of leadership and management areas including organizational development, change management, performance management, coaching, mentoring, facilitation, team development, leadership and the application of psychometric instruments both to individuals and teams. She is also a trained workplace Mediator, Emotional Intelligence practitioner and Action Learning Facilitator.
Pheona works with a range of Associates who are experts in different fields. She has known and worked with these individuals over the last 20 years and only recommends individuals she is completely confident will be able to meet the needs of the client.
"Pheona has an excellent presentation style" Gatwick May 2013.
"Pheona put everyone at ease from the start. Leading 'adults' into an adult learning environment. Thank you Pheona." Tony Sanders (Hollington Club for Young People). |
Snipers and the Panic Over Five Percent Islamic Hip-Hop
Ted Swedenburg 11.10.2002
A number of media stories have raised the possibility that certain clues indicate a connection between arrested sniper suspects John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo and an African-American Islamic group calling itself the Nation of Gods and Earths but commonly known as the Five Percenters. These clues are also said to suggest the influence of hip-hop artists affiliated with the Five Percenters, like Method Man of Wu Tang Clan, on Muhammad and Malvo. Police reportedly found various rap cassettes in the suspects' car when they were apprehended. The clues in question are the messages seemingly left by the snipers stating that "I am God" and "word is bond," as well as their request that Montgomery County police chief Charles Moose say before the cameras, "We have caught the sniper like a duck in a noose."
Putative connections between hip-hop lyrics and gang violence, and dangerous and radical Islamic tendencies in the African-American community, are repeatedly rehearsed and revived by the US media. Since September 11, 2001, these familiar specters have been combined with speculation that a "fifth column" of radical Muslims in US minority communities may have ties to al-Qaeda. Given the nature of the clues, the Five Percenters, with their hip-hop and Islamic affiliations, appear to be strong candidates for chief ideological instigators of violent anti-American mayhem.
The Nation of Islam has acknowledged Muhammad's membership in the organization, and pledged to expel him if he is found guilty of the sniping murders in the Washington, DC area in October. But there is no indication that religious beliefs played any part in motivating the crimes that Muhammad and Malvo are alleged to have committed. Reports which assert an association between the Nation of Gods and Earths and the snipers are simplistic and unnecessarily inflammatory: they ignore the social origins of the Nation and the complex nature of Five Percent hip-hop commentary on US racial politics.
The Nation of Gods and Earths was founded by Clarence 13X, a member of Nation of Islam (NOI) Temple No. 7 in Harlem. Clarence 13X was expelled from the NOI in 1964 for teaching that the black man collectively is God, whereas the NOI taught that God had appeared in Detroit in 1930 in the person of Master Fard Muhammad and given the word to his messenger, Elijah Muhammad, the NOI founder. After changing his name to Allah, along with a few followers Clarence 13X began preaching to youth on the streets of Harlem. Allah or "The Father," as his followers called him, taught that black men who studied Master Fard's lessons properly and came to have "knowledge of self"—to know their divinity—constitute five percent of the population. Eighty-five percent of the population, who lack this knowledge, are the mentally blind, deaf and dumb, who are ripe for exploitation by the remaining ten percent of humanity. Bloodsuckers of the poor, the ten percent know the truth as do the five percent, but they use it to mystify and control the masses with their teaching that God is a "spook," a "mystery god" who exists in heaven and not on earth. The five percent preach the divinity of black men, the Gods who are "manifest" and not an unseen celestial being. "Poor righteous teachers," the five percent are the ones who will save the 85 percent from self-destruction.
Orthodox Muslims take umbrage at the Nation's claims about the divinity of the black man, labeling it "shirk" (the Arabic word meaning polytheism). There are indications, however, of subterranean connections between the Nation's racialist gnosticism and gnostic trends in early Christianity and certain heterodox Middle Eastern Islamic sects, such as the Isma'ilis and the Druze. But the Nation's beliefs about black gods are more usefully understood not as a deviation from mainstream Islam but as a kind of heretical critique of white supremacy and of hegemonic Christian images of Jesus, the son of God, that depict him as a white man.
Allah also brought to the street the secret teachings of Master Fard Muhammad, known as the 120 Degrees, which the NOI Temple hierarchy had monopolized and kept from the rank and file. He developed his own system of teachings, known as the Supreme Mathematics and the Supreme Alphabet, sets of principles attached to numerals and the letters of the alphabet, which serve as the keys to the workings of the universe. Having recruited many youth in Harlem to his organization, Allah began to branch out to other East Coast cities before being gunned down in 1969 by unknown assassins. The movement he founded has lived on.
Five Percent Hip-Hop
Although street preaching continued to be an important means by which the Nation of Gods and Earths gained adherents, it is rap music that has brought the teachings of the movement to the awareness of large numbers of people. Beginning with rap giant Rakim Allah of the group Eric B and Rakim, respected and commercially successful rap artists like Big Daddy Kane, Poor Righteous Teachers, Digable Planets, Brand Nubian, Gang Starr, Busta Rhymes and the Wu Tang Clan have disseminated Five Percent lessons to a wide audience.
No doubt Muhammad and Malvo were fans of rap artists connected to the Nation of Gods and Earths. Suggestions that the elliptical clues left by the snipers indicate a connection between the killings and Nation beliefs are misguided, however. The statement "I am God" has little to do with Nation teachings about the divinity of the black man. A true Nation member would be more likely to assert, "I am a God," since the Nation is a community of Gods. The sniper's statement, "I am God" suggests an exercise of power over lesser, mortal beings. Nation beliefs in black man's divinity by contrast are about self-realization of the divine capacity within. Divinity is not about exerting control over others but about self-control. Being a God in the belief system of the Nation means adopting positive behaviors and giving up negative behaviors. One of the negative behaviors to be abandoned is violence, a behavior that is destructive of self and community. The publications of the Nation, such as its monthly newspaper The Five Percenter, are full of messages about the necessity of education, self-improvement and peace in the community. From the perspective of the Nation of Gods and Earths, the sniping attacks could only be regarded as negative and decidedly non-Godlike actions.
'Sup, G?
It is also misleading to assert any close connection between rap music produced by artists with ties to the Nation of Gods and Earths and the accused snipers. The phrase "word is bond" has gained wide circulation due to its frequent use in rap songs by artists affiliated with the Nation of Gods and Earths. Five Percent Rappers have contributed a number of expressions to the world of hip-hop, expressions that are used so commonly that their original provenance has been forgotten. For instance, the expression, "'sup G?" was originally a greeting between Gods, with "G" standing for God. Now it is widely assumed that "G" stands for "gangsta." Similarly, the expression, "Word!" is an exclamation affirming that a statement by another God is true and incisive. This too has become common currency in hip-hop, its Five Percenter origins lost to memory. "Word is bond," for the Nation, means that when one gives one's word, one is bound to it. Although it is an important tenet for Nation members, the statement is also present in Nation of Islam teachings, specifically in the 120 Degrees.
As for the phrase, "We have caught the sniper like a duck in a noose," several media accounts have asserted that "duck in a noose" is taken from a Method Man song, "Next Up." The song in fact appears on the Sunz of Man album, "The Last Shall Be First" (1998). Sunz of Man has strong links to the Wu Tang Clan, and Wu Tang member and solo artist Method Man makes a guest appearance on "Next Up." But the relevant lyrics, "Duck duck goose tie him in a noose / What's the use of havin' your troops if you don't put them to use?" are in fact uttered not by Method Man but by Sunz of Man member, Hell Razah. It is true that the members of Sunz of Man and Wu Tang Clan belong to the Nation of Gods and Earths, but it is stretching things considerably to make a connection between the actions of the snipers and these lyrics. The verse in question appears in the context of a song where the various rappers are competing with each other, slinging rhymes to show off their creative skills.
Nihilism or Cautionary Tales?
Media accounts have used facile terms like "nihilistic," "anti-social" and "violent" to describe the hip-hop that Muhammad and Malvo reportedly listened to. The hip-hop produced by Five Percent rappers, however, constitutes a complex and extensive body of artwork. Their songs contain assertions of black pride, calls for positive behavior and coded references to the beliefs of the Nation. Complicated word play competes with boasting about verbal prowess and rhetorical slaying of rival rap artists. Hip-hop masters like the Wu Tang Clan weave graphic and often horrific stories of crime and violence, and some rappers indulge in what could be termed "revenge fantasies" about the destruction of the white power structure and racist whites. Many Five Percent rappers are not orthodox Nation followers, and therefore deviate from Nation teachings about the harmfulness of drugs and alcohol.
But if some Nation-affiliated rappers do advocate drinking and smoking weed, at the same time they are critical of gang-related behavior, such as dealing drugs and drive-by shootings. On the whole, Five Percenter rappers assert positive messages, as well as provide vivid and frightening cautionary tales about everyday life in poor urban neighborhoods.
In the post-September 11 atmosphere, where "experts" can be found to unearth roots in (Islamist) terrorism for nearly every unexplained occurrence, the supposed links between the sniper suspects and the Five Percenters are likely to garner sensationalist coverage. An October 29 op-ed in USA Today, for instance, classified the Five Percenters as a "virulently racist black group" calling for a "race war." Such claims appear misguided on a number of counts. If Muhammad and Malvo were motivated by ideologies of black supremacy, why did their targets include African-Americans, like 53 year-old businessman Ken Bridges, whom the Nation of Islam's newspaper, The Final Call, has termed a social activist? Asserted ties between the Nation of Gods and Earths and random violence like the sniper attacks are difficult to square with Five Percenter teachings that encourage positive behaviors, promote taking personal responsibility and attempt to foster peace and harmony within the black community. Ultimately, Five Percent hip-hop is a commentary on homegrown pathologies of US society—racism, inequality and the alienation of urban youth. The glare of cameras looking for causes of violence in the US is better directed at all these themes than at either Islam or rap music.
Ted Swedenburg "Snipers and the Panic Over Five Percent Islamic Hip-Hop," Middle East Report Online, November 10, 2002. |
BBC is partnering with the British Museum to produce a 100 part radio documentary series, A History of the World in 100 Objects. Launched on January 18, 2010, the BBC Radio 4 series features British Museum director Neil MacGregor introducing listeners to a new artifact from the museum in each 15 minute episode. BBC worked with Fallon London to promote the series with "Bull", a promise of things to come.
A bull fighter prepares to face a bull from the dark, with tension built in Velvet Underground's 1966 experimental track, "Loop".
The Bull ad was developed at Fallon, London, by creative director Richard Flintham, creative directors Sam Walker and Joe De Souza and agency producer Mike Griffin.
Filming was shot by director W.I.Z. via Red Bee Media, London, with producer Caroline Hicks, director of photography Dan Landin, and editor Tom Lindsay.
Post production was done at The Mill, London. Audio post production was done at Grand Central Studios, London.
Tagged: Dan Landin, Fallon, Fallon London, Grand Central, Joe De Souza, Red Bee Creative, Richard Flintham, Sam Walker, The Mill, Tom Lindsay, W.I.Z. |
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// two built in features
t.buildposter(t, t.controls, t.layers, t.media);
t.buildoverlay(t, t.controls, t.layers, t.media);
// grab for use by feautres
t.findTracks();
// add user-defined features/controls
for (f in t.options.features) {
feature = t.options.features[f];
if (t['build' + feature]) {
try {
t['build' + feature](t, t.controls, t.layers, t.media);
} catch (e) {
// TODO: report control error
}
}
}
// reset all layers and controls
t.setPlayerSize(t.width, t.height);
t.setControlsSize();
// controls fade
if (t.isVideo) {
// show/hide controls
t.container
.bind('mouseenter', function () {
t.controls.css('visibility','visible');
t.controls.stop(true, true).fadeIn(200);
})
.bind('mouseleave', function () {
if (!t.media.paused) {
t.controls.stop(true, true).fadeOut(200, function() {
$(this).css('visibility','hidden');
$(this).css('display','block');
});
}
});
// resizer
if (t.options.enableAutosize) {
t.media.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', function(e) {
// if the <video height> was not set and the options.videoHeight was not set
// then resize to the real dimensions
if (t.options.videoHeight <= 0 && t.$media[0].getAttribute('height') === null && !isNaN(e.target.videoHeight)) {
t.setPlayerSize(e.target.videoWidth, e.target.videoHeight);
t.setControlsSize();
t.media.setVideoSize(e.target.videoWidth, e.target.videoHeight);
}
}, false);
}
}
// ended for all
t.media.addEventListener('ended', function (e) {
t.media.setCurrentTime(0);
t.media.pause();
if (t.options.loop) {
t.media.play();
} else {
t.controls.css('visibility','visible');
}
}, true);
// webkit has trouble doing this without a delay
setTimeout(function () {
t.setControlsSize();
t.setPlayerSize(t.width, t.height);
}, 50);
if (t.options.success) {
t.options.success(t.media, t.domNode);
}
},
setPlayerSize: function(width,height) {
var t = this;
// ie9 appears to need this (jQuery bug?)
t.width = parseInt(width, 10);
t.height = parseInt(height, 10);
t.container
.width(t.width)
.height(t.height);
t.layers.children('div.mejs-layer')
.width(t.width)
.height(t.height);
},
setControlsSize: function() {
var t = this,
usedWidth = 0,
railWidth = 0,
rail = t.controls.find('.mejs-time-rail'),
total = t.controls.find('.mejs-time-total'),
others = rail.siblings();
// find the size of all the other controls besides the rail
others.each(function() {
if ($(this).css('position') != 'absolute') {
usedWidth += $(this).outerWidth(true);
}
});
// fit the rail into the remaining space
railWidth = t.controls.width() - usedWidth - (rail.outerWidth(true) - rail.outerWidth(false));
rail.width(railWidth);
total.width(railWidth - (total.outerWidth(true) - total.width()));
},
buildposter: function(player, controls, layers, media) {
var poster =
$('<div class="mejs-poster mejs-layer">'+
'<img />'+
'</div>')
.appendTo(layers),
posterUrl = player.$media.attr('poster');
if (player.options.poster != '') {
poster.find('img').attr('src',player.options.poster);
} else if (posterUrl !== '' && posterUrl != null) {
poster.find('img').attr('src',posterUrl);
} else {
poster.hide();
}
media.addEventListener('play',function() {
poster.hide();
}, false);
},
buildoverlay: function(player, controls, layers, media) {
if (!player.isVideo)
return;
var overlay =
$('<div class="mejs-overlay mejs-layer">'+
'<div class="mejs-overlay-button"></div>'+
'</div>')
.appendTo(layers)
.click(function() {
if (media.paused) {
media.play();
} else {
media.pause();
}
});
media.addEventListener('play',function() {
overlay.hide();
}, false);
media.addEventListener('pause',function() {
overlay.show();
}, false);
},
findTracks: function() {
var t = this,
tracktags = t.$media.find('track');
// store for use by plugins
t.tracks = [];
tracktags.each(function() {
t.tracks.push({
srclang: $(this).attr('srclang').toLowerCase(),
src: $(this).attr('src'),
kind: $(this).attr('kind'),
entries: [],
isLoaded: false
});
});
},
changeSkin: function(className) {
this.container[0].className = 'mejs-container ' + className;
this.setPlayerSize();
this.setControlsSize();
},
play: function() {
this.media.play();
},
pause: function() {
this.media.pause();
},
load: function() {
this.media.load();
},
setMuted: function(muted) {
this.media.setMuted(muted);
},
setCurrentTime: function(time) {
this.media.setCurrentTime(time);
},
getCurrentTime: function() {
return this.media.currentTime;
},
setVolume: function(volume) {
this.media.setVolume(volume);
},
getVolume: function() {
return this.media.volume;
},
setSrc: function(src) {
this.media.setSrc(src);
}
};
// turn into jQuery plugin
jQuery.fn.mediaelementplayer = function (options) {
return this.each(function () {
return new mejs.MediaElementPlayer($(this), options);
});
};
// push out to window
window.MediaElementPlayer = mejs.MediaElementPlayer;
})(jQuery);
(function($) {
// PLAY/pause BUTTON
MediaElementPlayer.prototype.buildplaypause = function(player, controls, layers, media) {
var play =
$('<div class="mejs-button mejs-playpause-button mejs-play">' +
'<span></span>' +
'</div>')
.appendTo(controls)
.click(function() {
if (media.paused) {
media.play();
} else {
media.pause();
}
});
media.addEventListener('play',function() {
play.removeClass('mejs-play').addClass('mejs-pause');
}, false);
media.addEventListener('playing',function() {
play.removeClass('mejs-play').addClass('mejs-pause');
}, false);
media.addEventListener('pause',function() {
play.removeClass('mejs-pause').addClass('mejs-play');
}, false);
media.addEventListener('paused',function() {
play.removeClass('mejs-pause').addClass('mejs-play');
}, false);
}
})(jQuery);
(function($) {
// progress/loaded bar
MediaElementPlayer.prototype.buildprogress = function(player, controls, layers, media) {
$('<div class="mejs-time-rail">'+
'<span class="mejs-time-total">'+
'<span class="mejs-time-loaded"></span>'+
'<span class="mejs-time-current"></span>'+
'<span class="mejs-time-handle"></span>'+
'<span class="mejs-time-float">' +
'<span class="mejs-time-float-current">00:00</span>' +
'<span class="mejs-time-float-corner"></span>' +
'</span>'+
'</span>'+
'</div>')
.appendTo(controls);
var total = controls.find('.mejs-time-total'),
loaded = controls.find('.mejs-time-loaded'),
current = controls.find('.mejs-time-current'),
handle = controls.find('.mejs-time-handle'),
timefloat = controls.find('.mejs-time-float'),
timefloatcurrent = controls.find('.mejs-time-float-current'),
setProgress = function(e) {
var
target = e.target,
percent = null;
// Some browsers (e.g., FF3.6 and Safari 5) cannot calculate target.bufferered.end()
// to be anything other than 0. If the byte count is available we use this instead.
// Browsers that support the else if do not seem to have the bufferedBytes value and
// should skip to there. Tested in Safari 5, Webkit head, FF3.6, Chrome 6, IE 7/8.
if (target && target.bytesTotal != undefined && target.bytesTotal > 0 && target.bufferedBytes != undefined) {
percent = target.bufferedBytes / target.bytesTotal;
}
// need to account for a real array with multiple values (only Firefox 4 has this so far)
else if (target && target.buffered && target.buffered.length > 0 && target.buffered.end && target.duration) {
percent = target.buffered.end(0) / target.duration;
}
if (percent !== null) {
// update loaded bar
loaded.width(total.width() * percent);
}
},
setCurrentTime = function(e) {
if (media.currentTime && media.duration) {
// update bar and handle
var
newWidth = total.width() * media.currentTime / media.duration,
handlePos = newWidth - (handle.outerWidth(true) / 2);
current.width(newWidth);
handle.css('left', handlePos);
timefloat.css('left', handlePos);
timefloatcurrent.html( mejs.Utility.secondsToTimeCode(media.currentTime) );
}
},
handleMouseMove = function (e) {
// mouse position relative to the object
var x = e.pageX,
offset = total.offset(),
width = total.outerWidth(),
percentage = ((x - offset.left) / width),
newTime = percentage * media.duration;
media.setCurrentTime(newTime);
},
mouseIsDown = false;
// handle clicks
//controls.find('.mejs-time-rail').delegate('span', 'click', handleMouseMove);
total
.bind('mousedown', function (e) {
handleMouseMove(e);
mouseIsDown = true;
return false;
});
$(document)
.bind('mouseup', function (e) {
mouseIsDown = false;
//handleMouseMove(e);
})
.bind('mousemove', function (e) {
if (mouseIsDown) {
handleMouseMove(e);
}
});
// loading
media.addEventListener('progress', function (e) {
setProgress(e);
}, false);
// current time
media.addEventListener('timeupdate', function(e) {
setProgress(e);
setCurrentTime(e);
}, false);
}
})(jQuery);
(function($) {
// current and duration 00:00 / 00:00
MediaElementPlayer.prototype.buildcurrent = function(player, controls, layers, media) {
$('<div class="mejs-time">'+
'<span class="mejs-currenttime">00:00</span>'+
'</div>')
.appendTo(controls);
media.addEventListener('timeupdate',function() {
if (media.currentTime) {
controls.find('.mejs-currenttime').html(mejs.Utility.secondsToTimeCode(media.currentTime));
}
}, false);
};
MediaElementPlayer.prototype.buildduration = function(player, controls, layers, media) {
if (controls.children().last().find('.mejs-currenttime').length > 0) {
$(' <span> | </span> '+
'<span class="mejs-duration">00:00</span>')
.appendTo(controls.find('.mejs-time'));
} else {
$('<div class="mejs-time">'+
'<span class="mejs-duration">00:00</span>'+
'</div>')
.appendTo(controls);
}
media.addEventListener('timeupdate',function() {
if (media.duration) {
controls.find('.mejs-duration').html(mejs.Utility.secondsToTimeCode(media.duration));
}
}, false);
};
})(jQuery);
(function($) {
MediaElementPlayer.prototype.buildvolume = function(player, controls, layers, media) {
var mute =
$('<div class="mejs-button mejs-volume-button mejs-mute">'+
'<span></span>'+
'<div class="mejs-volume-slider">'+ // outer background
'<div class="mejs-volume-total"></div>'+ // line background
'<div class="mejs-volume-current"></div>'+ // current volume
'<div class="mejs-volume-handle"></div>'+ // handle
'</div>'+
'</div>')
.appendTo(controls),
volumeSlider = mute.find('.mejs-volume-slider'),
volumeTotal = mute.find('.mejs-volume-total'),
volumeCurrent = mute.find('.mejs-volume-current'),
volumeHandle = mute.find('.mejs-volume-handle'),
positionVolumeHandle = function(volume) {
var
top = volumeTotal.height() - (volumeTotal.height() * volume);
// handle
volumeHandle.css('top', top - (volumeHandle.height() / 2));
// show the current visibility
volumeCurrent.height(volumeTotal.height() - top + parseInt(volumeTotal.css('top').replace(/px/,''),10));
volumeCurrent.css('top', top);
},
handleVolumeMove = function(e) {
var
railHeight = volumeTotal.height(),
totalOffset = volumeTotal.offset(),
totalTop = parseInt(volumeTotal.css('top').replace(/px/,''),10),
newY = e.pageY - totalOffset.top,
volume = (railHeight - newY) / railHeight
// TODO: handle vertical and horizontal CSS
// only allow it to move within the rail
if (newY < 0)
newY = 0;
else if (newY > railHeight)
newY = railHeight;
// move the handle to match the mouse
volumeHandle.css('top', newY - (volumeHandle.height() / 2) + totalTop );
// show the current visibility
volumeCurrent.height(railHeight-newY);
volumeCurrent.css('top',newY+totalTop);
// set mute status
if (volume == 0) {
media.setMuted(true);
mute.removeClass('mejs-mute').addClass('mejs-unmute');
} else {
media.setMuted(false);
mute.removeClass('mejs-unmute').addClass('mejs-mute');
}
volume = Math.max(0,volume);
volume = Math.min(volume,1);
// set the volume
media.setVolume(volume);
},
mouseIsDown = false;
// SLIDER
volumeSlider
.bind('mousedown', function (e) {
handleVolumeMove(e);
mouseIsDown = true;
return false;
});
$(document)
.bind('mouseup', function (e) {
mouseIsDown = false;
})
.bind('mousemove', function (e) {
if (mouseIsDown) {
handleVolumeMove(e);
}
});
// MUTE button
mute.find('span').click(function() {
if (media.muted) {
media.setMuted(false);
mute.removeClass('mejs-unmute').addClass('mejs-mute');
positionVolumeHandle(1);
} else {
media.setMuted(true);
mute.removeClass('mejs-mute').addClass('mejs-unmute');
positionVolumeHandle(0);
}
});
// listen for volume change events from other sources
media.addEventListener('volumechange', function(e) {
if (!mouseIsDown) {
positionVolumeHandle(e.target.volume);
}
}, true);
// set initial volume
//player.options.startVolume = Math.min(Math.max(0,player.options.startVolume),1);
media.setVolume(player.options.startVolume);
}
})(jQuery);
(function($) {
MediaElementPlayer.prototype.buildfullscreen = function(player, controls, layers, media) {
if (!player.isVideo)
return;
var
isFullScreen = false,
normalHeight = 0,
normalWidth = 0,
container = player.container,
fullscreenBtn =
$('<div class="mejs-button mejs-fullscreen-button"><span></span></div>')
.appendTo(controls)
.click(function() {
setFullScreen(!isFullScreen);
}),
setFullScreen = function(goFullScreen) {
switch (media.pluginType) {
case 'flash':
case 'silverlight':
media.setFullscreen(goFullScreen);
break;
case 'native':
if (mejs.MediaFeatures.hasNativeFullScreen) {
if (goFullScreen) {
media.webkitEnterFullScreen();
} else {
media.webkitExitFullScreen();
}
} else {
if (goFullScreen) {
// store
normalHeight = player.$media.height();
normalWidth = player.$media.width();
// make full size
container
.addClass('mejs-container-fullscreen')
.width('100%')
.height('100%')
.css('z-index', 1000);
player.$media
.width('100%')
.height('100%');
layers.children('div')
.width('100%')
.height('100%');
fullscreenBtn
.removeClass('mejs-fullscreen')
.addClass('mejs-unfullscreen');
player.setControlsSize();
} else {
container
.removeClass('mejs-container-fullscreen')
.width(normalWidth)
.height(normalHeight)
.css('z-index', 1);
player.$media
.width(normalWidth)
.height(normalHeight);
layers.children('div')
.width(normalWidth)
.height(normalHeight);
fullscreenBtn
.removeClass('mejs-unfullscreen')
.addClass('mejs-fullscreen');
player.setControlsSize();
}
}
}
isFullScreen = goFullScreen;
};
$(document).bind('keydown',function (e) {
if (isFullScreen && e.keyCode == 27) {
setFullScreen(false);
}
});
}
})(jQuery);
(function($) {
// add extra default options
$.extend(mejs.MepDefaults, {
// this will automatically turn on a <track>
startLanguage: '',
// a list of languages to auto-translate via Google
translations: [],
// a dropdownlist of automatic translations
translationSelector: false,
// key for tranlsations
googleApiKey: ''
});
$.extend(MediaElementPlayer.prototype, {
buildtracks: function(player, controls, layers, media) {
if (!player.isVideo)
return;
if (player.tracks.length == 0)
return;
var i, options = '';
player.chapters =
$('<div class="mejs-chapters mejs-layer"></div>')
.prependTo(layers).hide();
player.captions =
$('<div class="mejs-captions-layer mejs-layer"><div class="mejs-captions-position"><span class="mejs-captions-text"></span></div></div>')
.prependTo(layers).hide();
player.captionsText = player.captions.find('.mejs-captions-text');
player.captionsButton =
$('<div class="mejs-button mejs-captions-button">'+
'<span></span>'+
'<div class="mejs-captions-selector">'+
'<ul>'+
'<li>'+
'<input type="radio" name="' + player.id + '_captions" id="' + player.id + '_captions_none" value="none" checked="checked" />' +
'<label for="' + player.id + '_captions_none">None</label>'+
'</li>' +
'</ul>'+
'</div>'+
'</div>')
.appendTo(controls)
// handle clicks to the language radio buttons
.delegate('input[type=radio]','click',function() {
lang = this.value;
if (lang == 'none') {
player.selectedTrack = null;
} else {
for (i=0; i<player.tracks.length; i++) {
if (player.tracks[i].srclang == lang) {
player.selectedTrack = player.tracks[i];
player.captions.attr('lang', player.selectedTrack.srclang);
player.displayCaptions();
break;
}
}
}
});
//.bind('mouseenter', function() {
// player.captionsButton.find('.mejs-captions-selector').css('visibility','visible')
//});
// move with controls
player.container
.bind('mouseenter', function () {
// push captions above controls
var p = player.container.find('.mejs-captions-position');
p.css('bottom', (parseInt(p.css('bottom').replace(/px/,''), 10) + player.controls.height()) + 'px');
})
.bind('mouseleave', function () {
if (!media.paused) {
// move back to normal place
player.container.find('.mejs-captions-position').css('bottom','');
}
});
player.trackToLoad = -1;
player.selectedTrack = null;
player.isLoadingTrack = false;
// add user-defined translations
if (player.tracks.length > 0 && player.options.translations.length > 0) {
for (i=0; i<player.options.translations.length; i++) {
player.tracks.push({
srclang: player.options.translations[i].toLowerCase(),
src: null,
kind: 'subtitles',
entries: [],
isLoaded: false,
isTranslation: true
});
}
}
// add to list
for (i=0; i<player.tracks.length; i++) {
if (player.tracks[i].kind == 'subtitles') {
player.addTrackButton(player.tracks[i].srclang, player.tracks[i].isTranslation);
}
}
player.loadNextTrack();
media.addEventListener('timeupdate',function(e) {
player.displayCaptions();
}, false);
media.addEventListener('loadedmetadata', function(e) {
player.displayChapters();
}, false);
player.container.hover(
function () {
// chapters
player.chapters.css('visibility','visible');
player.chapters.fadeIn(200);
},
function () {
if (!media.paused) {
player.chapters.fadeOut(200, function() {
$(this).css('visibility','hidden');
$(this).css('display','block');
});
}
});
// auto selector
if (player.options.translationSelector) {
for (i in mejs.language.codes) {
options += '<option value="' + i + '">' + mejs.language.codes[i] + '</option>';
}
player.container.find('.mejs-captions-selector ul').before($(
'<select class="mejs-captions-translations">' +
'<option value="">--Add Translation--</option>' +
options +
'</select>'
));
// add clicks
player.container.find('.mejs-captions-translations').change(function() {
var
option = $(this);
lang = option.val();
// add this language to the tracks list
if (lang != '') {
player.tracks.push({
srclang: lang,
src: null,
entries: [],
isLoaded: false,
isTranslation: true
});
if (!player.isLoadingTrack) {
player.trackToLoad--;
player.addTrackButton(lang,true);
player.options.startLanguage = lang;
player.loadNextTrack();
}
}
});
}
},
loadNextTrack: function() {
var t = this;
t.trackToLoad++;
if (t.trackToLoad < t.tracks.length) {
t.isLoadingTrack = true;
t.loadTrack(t.trackToLoad);
} else {
// add done?
t.isLoadingTrack = false;
}
},
loadTrack: function(index){
var
t = this,
track = t.tracks[index],
after = function() {
track.isLoaded = true;
// create button
//t.addTrackButton(track.srclang);
t.enableTrackButton(track.srclang);
t.loadNextTrack();
};
if (track.isTranslation) {
// translate the first track
mejs.SrtParser.translateSrt(t.tracks[0].entries, t.tracks[0].srclang, track.srclang, t.options.googleApiKey, function(newOne) {
// store the new translation
track.entries = newOne;
after();
});
} else {
$.ajax({
url: track.src,
success: function(d) {
// parse the loaded file
track.entries = mejs.SrtParser.parse(d);
after();
if (track.kind == 'chapters' && t.media.duration > 0) {
t.drawChapters(track);
}
},
error: function() {
t.loadNextTrack();
}
});
}
},
enableTrackButton: function(lang) {
var t = this;
t.captionsButton
.find('input[value=' + lang + ']')
.attr('disabled','')
.siblings('label')
.html( mejs.language.codes[lang] || lang );
// auto select
if (t.options.startLanguage == lang) {
$('#' + t.id + '_captions_' + lang).click();
}
t.adjustLanguageBox();
},
addTrackButton: function(lang, isTranslation) {
var t = this,
l = mejs.language.codes[lang] || lang;
t.captionsButton.find('ul').append(
$('<li>'+
'<input type="radio" name="' + t.id + '_captions" id="' + t.id + '_captions_' + lang + '" value="' + lang + '" disabled="disabled" />' +
'<label for="' + t.id + '_captions_' + lang + '">' + l + ((isTranslation) ? ' (translating)' : ' (loading)') + '</label>'+
'</li>')
);
t.adjustLanguageBox();
// remove this from the dropdownlist (if it exists)
t.container.find('.mejs-captions-translations option[value=' + lang + ']').remove();
},
adjustLanguageBox:function() {
var t = this;
// adjust the size of the outer box
t.captionsButton.find('.mejs-captions-selector').height(
t.captionsButton.find('.mejs-captions-selector ul').outerHeight(true) +
t.captionsButton.find('.mejs-captions-translations').outerHeight(true)
);
},
displayCaptions: function() {
if (typeof this.tracks == 'undefined')
return;
var
t = this,
i,
track = t.selectedTrack;
if (track != null && track.isLoaded) {
for (i=0; i<track.entries.times.length; i++) {
if (t.media.currentTime >= track.entries.times[i].start && t.media.currentTime <= track.entries.times[i].stop){
t.captionsText.html(track.entries.text[i]);
t.captions.show();
return; // exit out if one is visible;
}
}
t.captions.hide();
} else {
t.captions.hide();
}
},
displayChapters: function() {
var
t = this,
i;
for (i=0; i<t.tracks.length; i++) {
if (t.tracks[i].kind == 'chapters' && t.tracks[i].isLoaded) {
t.drawChapters(t.tracks[i]);
break;
}
}
},
drawChapters: function(chapters) {
var
t = this,
i,
dur,
//width,
//left,
percent = 0,
usedPercent = 0;
t.chapters.empty();
for (i=0; i<chapters.entries.times.length; i++) {
dur = chapters.entries.times[i].stop - chapters.entries.times[i].start;
percent = Math.floor(dur / t.media.duration * 100);
if (percent + usedPercent > 100 || // too large
i == chapters.entries.times.length-1 && percent + usedPercent < 100) // not going to fill it in
{
percent = 100 - usedPercent;
}
//width = Math.floor(t.width * dur / t.media.duration);
//left = Math.floor(t.width * chapters.entries.times[i].start / t.media.duration);
//if (left + width > t.width) {
// width = t.width - left;
//}
t.chapters.append( $(
'<div class="mejs-chapter" rel="' + chapters.entries.times[i].start + '" style="left: ' + usedPercent.toString() + '%;width: ' + percent.toString() + '%;">' +
'<div class="mejs-chapter-block' + ((i==chapters.entries.times.length-1) ? ' mejs-chapter-block-last' : '') + '">' +
'<span class="ch-title">' + chapters.entries.text[i] + '</span>' +
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We took on pro bono work to publicise the 30th anniversary of Hackney Quest, an organisation dedicated to supporting the development of young people, their families and the community in Hackney. Our job was to support their 30th anniversary celebrations, help with a Crowdfunding campaign and tell the charities story to the people who mattered.
To successfully activate the Crowdfunder campaign we needed to reach potential donors and raise awareness via targeted press coverage. We spent some time with the charity, learning about all the services they offer to create a series of films for them, used in their Crowdfunding campaign, at their anniversary celebrations and for social. We also created social assets to be used across the year, managed photography and filming, kicked off a press campaign to raise awareness of the drive for funds and welcomed 'Questors' to our offices for a series of workshops and work experience placements.
The evening of the 30th anniversary event, £30,000 was raised after potential donors watched our film and met 'Questors' and workers from the charity. The crowdfunding campaign page has £2,218 to date and is growing daily. Targeted coverage appeared in TimeOut and Evening Standard as well as local Hackney press to mobilise residents. Local celebrities such as radio DJ Trevor Nelson were also inspired to post on their social media channels about the campaign. |
LG OLED55B7V review
The most affordable 2017 LG OLED is still available, still brilliant, and more affordable than ever Tested at £3000
By What Hi-Fi? 05 November 2018
The B7 (along with its twin, the C7) is the sweetest spot of LG's 2017 OLEDs and still a great choice thanks to heavy discounts
Awesome OLED picture
Natural presentation
Neat, unfussy design
Some sharper, punchier models out there
LG OLED55B7V deals
LG's 2017 OLED range is pretty unusual. Rather than ramping up the picture-processing features as you go up the range, all ten TVs (five models, each in two sizes) have the same panel and the same processing and features. The differences come in the form of the aesthetic design and the built-in speakers.
In theory, it means anyone planning to partner their TV with a separate sound system (something we'd always recommend) should be perfectly well served by the most affordable model in the range.
Actually, and perhaps stranger still, there's not a single most-affordable model but two identically priced and specced models: the C7 and this B7. Both are available in 55in or 65in versions.
These models even have the same speaker systems, the only real difference being the shape of the stand. The point, it seems, is exclusivity - the C7 was originally only available through Currys.
MORE: What is OLED TV?
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The OLED55B7 has the most basic sound system of the 2017 LG OLED range. It's actually a bonus for the aesthetes, in that it leaves the face of the chassis entirely free of speakers.
Instead you have a clean and simple display, surrounded by a thin bezel and an elegant crescent-shaped pedestal stand.
This stand is the biggest different between the B7 and C7, the latter of which has what LG calls a "stiletto" stand. Opinion is divided among the What Hi-Fi? review team as to which looks better, but certainly neither is ugly.
The panel section itself is extremely thin, but there's a protrusion towards the bottom that houses the TV's processors, connections and speakers. It's nearly 5cm at its thickest point but, even so, it's still a smart-looking telly.
MORE: Best OLED TVs 2018
Most TVs these days are pretty intuitive when it comes to picture settings. The LG B7 takes things a step further by automatically selecting a different array of presets depending on the type of programme you're watching.
These are generally pretty good, but there are some quick and easy adjustments you can make to get even better picture quality.
Out of the box, the default picture mode is Eco and the Energy Saving feature is switched on. We'd recommend switching to Standard mode, turning Energy Saving off and reducing the contrast to reveal more detail in the brightest whites. Switching Dynamic Colour to Medium also adds extra punch to proceedings.
We prefer the picture with the TruMotion setting switched off, but you may choose to put a little de-judder and de-blur on (even though this occasionally adds some artefacts to very tricky motion). You may also want to switch full HDR support on, which has to be done on an input-by-input basis.
Play HDR or Dolby Vision content and the TV will switch to the Cinema Home mode, which is excellent by default - we'd change the White Balance to Medium or Cool, though, and again turn TruMotion off.
MORE: How to set up your TV
Reviewing a TV that supports Dolby Vision, as the LG B7 does (as well as HDR10, HLG and Advanced HDR by Technicolor), we naturally make a beeline for Netflix's selection of Dolby Vision titles.
It's not immediately obvious what Dolby Vision adds above and beyond the standard HDR signal, but it's nice to know what you're watching is as the content creator intended.
And it is a stunning picture. For all its faults, Marco Polo provides some brilliant test material – the stream of dark scenes lit by candles and fires plays to the OLED TV's strengths. The feast scene in episode three is a perfect example, as the LG B7 combines pitch blacks with bright, warm flames from the open fire.
The best LCD TVs will go brighter, as do some more recent OLEDs, but overall contrast is still undeniably excellent.
MORE: Dolby Vision HDR – everything you need to know
Insight into dark parts of the picture is superb, allowing you to pick up details other TVs lose to darkness.
There's more detail in the bright bits, too, with the flames proving a complex, shifting pattern of warm hues around a white-hot centre. This is another area LG has focused on for its 2017 OLEDs, and the dedication has certainly paid off.
This scene contains a fair amount of fast action, as characters wrestle for the entertainment of the gathered VIPs. The LG is fast enough, even with TruMotion switched off, to exhibit control and composure (with just a small amount of natural and acceptable blurring).
Sony's A1 has the advantage here, in that its motion-processing is pretty much flawless. The Sony is more dynamic too, using some clever processing to add greater punch to the panel (also supplied by LG). But it's worth remembering the Sony has always been and continues to be a good deal more expensive.
With only so much 4K HDR content out there, you're likely to be watching 1080p shows and movies much of the time - the LG handles these admirably.
Contrast is once again the standout element, but the B7 also digs up loads of fine detail, defining edges crisply without over-sharpening or exaggerating.
MORE: Sony KD-55A1 review
It's a very natural picture all round, in fact. You never get the sense that what you're watching is anything but precisely what was intended.
With TruMotion switched off, you're never made aware of what the TV is up to, which can happen with traditional LCDs as they raise and lower a backlight to make the most of each scene. There's nothing to distract you when watching the B7, so you find yourself entirely engrossed in the picture.
If you still watch DVDs, you'll be pleased to hear the LG B7 does a quite astonishing job with standard-def content. The picture is detailed, balanced and clean, to the extent that it's hard to believe how much of what you're watching is being made up by the screen. No other 2017 4K TV (barring other LG OLEDs) is as good with SD content as the B7.
LG knocks it out of the park in terms of its gaming performance too. Not only do you get the same excellent contrast, crisp definition, fine detail and balanced colours seen elsewhere, there's practically no input lag.
We measured 21.4ms, which is low enough that you'll never notice. If you're a serious gamer, this is a seriously good choice of telly.
MORE: What is Ultra HD TV and 4K TV? Everything you need to know
As LG is using sound as the differentiating factor between its 2017 OLEDs, you could be forgiven for assuming the B7 sounds like a swordfight in a beehive – but that's not actually the case at all.
Thanks to downward-firing speakers, there's an unfortunate indirectness to the sound the more sonically endowed E7 and G7 don't suffer.
The soundstage doesn't stretch particularly far into the room as a result, but it is still spacious, dynamic and clear by flatscreen standards. We'd still recommend adding a separate sound system, but that's no black mark against the B7.
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As with every 2017 smart TV from LG, the B7 runs on the webOS 3.5 platform - a fairly light update on what its TVs ran last year.
It's colourful, welcoming and user-friendly, with all apps and sources being treated equally and laid out as bright cards that can be rearranged and removed.
It's also smooth and snappy, which aren't compliments that can be aimed at the Android TV platform the Sony A1 has on-board.
The remote control is excellent, too, combining the motion-sensing pointer skills of LG's pre-existing Magic Remotes with a full suite of buttons - they're of ergonomically sound size and shape.
There are dedicated buttons for Netflix and Amazon, and you can add shortcuts to other apps and sources which can then be accessed via a long-press of whichever number button you've opted for.
The ability to turn off the motion-sensing feature of the remote so it can be used as an old-school clicker would be nice, but it's a minor issue.
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We had a suspicion the B7 and C7 would be the choice picks of LG's 2017 range, and it's turned out to be the case. Here you get the same superb picture as the E7, G7 and even the W7, but at a far more reasonable price.
And that price has only become more reasonable as time has passed. At the time of updating, the B7 was widely available for less than £1300 - a huge discount on the £3000 launch price.
And it's still a really excellent TV. Yes, LG's 2018 models are better, but not vastly so. A number of small improvements, almost entirely on the software side, result in a sharper, brighter picture, but the core qualities are very similar.
For the sake of £200 or so, we'd suggest paying the extra for the newer OLEDC8PLA, but if the gap is much bigger than that, the OLEDB7V remains a tantalising proposition.
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Interfaces-Ports
Headphone Yes
Digital Audio Output Yes
HDMI Version HDMI 2.0b
Component Video Yes
Number of HDMI Ports 4
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Number of USB Ports 3
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PC Streaming Yes
Electronic Program Guide Yes
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This year marked the 50th anniversary of the Flaherty Film Seminar. In the true spirit of Flaherty, we planned a program that celebrated film practice over the past five decades, showcasing artists who work in a variety of areas — cinema vérité, digital video, community access video projects, collage and poetic cinema — and featuring films which illustrate how cinema intersects with other arts such as music, photography, dance, theater, and literature. Central to the seminar discussion was an examination of the creative process used by film and video artists who work in documentary, experimental, animation, and narrative forms, and hybrids thereof.
SUSAN OXTOBY'S interest in film programming began in the mid-eighties, at the University of Toronto, where she and a number of friends transformed the Innis Film Society into one of the most active North American venues for avant-garde film. She is currently the Director of Programming at Cinematheque Ontario where she has been responsible for a diverse range of directors' retrospectives, national cinema spotlights, thematic series and special events. In 1995, she was instrumental in launching Cinematheque Ontario's on-going series, THE INDEPENDENTS, a free weekly forum devoted to alternative film. Oxtoby has also been responsible for WAVELENGTHS, the Toronto festival annual showcase of avant-garde film. As an independent filmmaker, Susan has two films to her credit: ALL FLESH IS GRASS (1988, 15 minutes, color, sound, 16mm) and JANUARY 15, 1991: GULF WAR DIARY (1992, 6 minutes, color, silent, 16mm).
Advisors have worked with the Flaherty Seminar for years and we thank them for their time and much appreciated input. They are, RUTH BRADLEY who is the Director of the Athens International Film & Video Festival, RICHARD HERSKOWITZ who is the Director of the Virginia Film Festival, LOUIS MASSIAH who is a Filmmaker and the Director of Scribe, WILLIAM SLOAN who is a Curator for the Museum of Modern Art and PATRICIA ZIMMERMANN who is a Professor of Film Studies and Photography at Ithaca College. |
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An Ex-Cop Keeps The Country's Best Data Set On Police Misconduct
Apr. 22, 2015 , at 4:52 AM
By Carl Bialik
Filed under Queries
A note is tied to a fence outside the vacant lot where Walter Scott was killed as he ran away from an officer.
Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Images)
When Talking Points Memo, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post needed data on how often police officers are charged with on-duty killings, they all turned to the same guy: Bowling Green State University criminologist Philip M. Stinson.
Phil Stinson.
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Stinson, 50, has become an indispensable source for researchers and reporters looking into alleged crimes and acts of violence by police officers because he has built a database tracking thousands of incidents in which officers were arrested since 2005. His data has shown that even the few police officers who are arrested for drunken driving are rarely convicted and that arrests spike for cops who have been on the force 18 years or longer, contrary to prior research showing it was mostly new officers who were acting out.
The whole data-collecting operation is powered by 48 Google Alerts that Stinson set up in 2005, along with individual Google Alerts for each of nearly 6,000 arrests of officers. He has set up 10 Gmail addresses to collect all the alert emails, which feed articles into a database that also contains court records and videos.
It all adds up to a data set of alleged police misconduct unmatched by anything created inside or outside of government, which itself often uses Google Alerts to catch these cases.1 Yet Stinson's database inevitably has holes because it relies on the media to cover every officer arrest, and because it takes immense effort to code each entry. The data set keeps falling behind.
Stinson's path to police-misconduct expertise was a winding one. A high-school dropout, he worked for police departments in Arlington, Virginia, and Dover, New Hampshire, before getting his law degree, then turning in his license after mishandling client funds. He switched to criminology, getting his Ph.D. in 2009. He chose his research subject in part because of his experiences as a cop, seeing police officers get away with crimes others wouldn't, and in part because he wanted to win a bet he'd made in his Master's program. Now he's the recipient of a National Institute of Justice grant to study police misconduct, host of an occasional podcast on the topic, and a go-to source for the media.
Stinson says he has no bias against his former profession. "This isn't anti-police," he said. "I hope to write papers and get things published that are helpful to law enforcement, not that bash law enforcement."
The following is an edited transcript of my telephone interview with Stinson, with some followup questions by email.
Carl Bialik: You've worked with the media on stories about arrests for killings by police, and recently you've also been a source on arrests of police for DUIs. You've also studied sex crimes and corruption. How did you become the expert on police arrests?
Philip Stinson: The idea came up in the fall of 2004, when I was finishing my master's at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. I was taking an ethics class. Somebody in the class — it was a bunch of cops in class, mid-career — somebody made a comment that cops don't get in trouble much. I said, "That's just absurd." I started looking into it and realized there are no government statistics, and no government agency tracking it well.
I set up 48 Google Alerts, let it rip, and started printing pages out. Originally it was to win a bet in the master's class.
CB: What did you bet?
PS: I don't know. It was a beer or something. I wasn't a betting man. It wasn't anything big.
I had two and a half years, three years of data in my dissertation, covering 2005 to 2007, with 109 quantitative variables.
And then over time at Bowling Green, we now track 270 or so quantitative variables. Everything is automated now. Because data collection is real-time — you can't use Lexis Nexis, NewsBank, all these other archival news databases, because lots of stuff has disappeared from the Internet — so because of that it's very slow and time-consuming. It takes forever to do.
Some reporters wanted everything I had — everything. I was like, go fuck yourself. You get everything. I just spent 10 years on this.
Now we're up to almost 11,000 cases involving almost 9,000 officers. We log these cases, then make Google Alerts on individual names so we can track cases through courts and the media.2
CB: How sure are you that The Washington Post's count of 54 police officers charged with fatal shootings while on duty is a complete count?
PS: I want to make it very clear I've never claimed I have every case. It's possible that's not an exhaustive list. If anything, I think we're missing just a handful of cases of killings, because those kinds of cases get news coverage. I'd have to hazard a guess that we do a better job of collecting data in smaller metropolitan areas and rural areas, because arrests there are so newsworthy.
CB: How much do you think you miss by relying on media reports?
PS: If I had 1,100 arrest cases, I can't believe there are another 1,100 out there. I doubt we're missing half, but there aren't none.
CB: You were a lawyer before going to graduate school for criminology. What happened?
PS: I fucked up in my law practice [Stinson Law Associates, PC, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania]. I was charged with several crimes and the commingling of funds in 2002. It was the kiss of death. I paid a heavy price and took a heavy hit.
CB: Did you do what you were charged with doing?
PS: I did it. ["Chronic sleep deprivation exacerbated mental health issues that I was not aware that I had and led to impaired judgment in many instances, and for that I'm very remorseful and in treatment," Stinson told the Philadelphia Inquirer in 2002.] Everybody was made whole eventually.
I don't like to leave that out [that I did this]. It's not something I'm proud of, and I don't like seeing it in print. It really has nothing to do with why I am doing this research.
I certainly think I've done everything I can to rehabilitate myself.
If I were teaching theology, it would never come up, but in criminology, it does come up sometimes with students, so I usually walk into the classroom and lay it out there.
A photo of Stinson from summer 1986 when he was a police officer in Dover, New Hampshire.
Courtesy of Philip M. Stinson
CB: What was your experience as a cop and did it influence your work?
PS: When I went to New Hampshire, I saw some crazy shit. It really changed my outlook on things. When people were arrested, they would take them into the booking room, and sometimes the sergeant would come in and just beat the shit out of the guy while he was handcuffed — shit like that.
I was floored with my experience up there. In the two years I was up there, I saw all kinds of shit I did not know happened.
They faked reports, and there was creative report writing, to fit the arrest they wanted to have. There was evidence that was tampered with and overly suggestive court identifications to nail people with shit. It was quite an eye-opener. [When asked for comment, Anthony Colarusso, chief of Dover's police department, said, "I feel strongly that the Dover Police Department has a high level of integrity and has had that since I joined the police department in May of 1985. In fact, our longstanding policy is that officers be terminated for any level of untruthfulness." He added, "No police department is perfect, but we are very aggressive in holding ourselves accountable for our actions."]
So I sort of had that kind of stuff in the back of my head for many years.
CB: Many who quote your stats use them to make larger points: Too many police officers break the law, or too few are punished for it, or police are too violent with citizens, or are biased against black people. Do you have a larger view based on the data you've collected?
PS: What we've seen is that courts are just very reluctant to convict cops who are charged with crimes. We see some interesting patterns with that. So juries, and even judges in bench trials, are not comfortable for prosecutors to prosecute cases.
We do look a lot at what gets them arrested, what gets them convicted or not convicted, and what gets them to lose their job. Two things that have come out that have just sort of blown me away:
1) Many cops are arrested for crimes that are serious and don't lose their jobs. We have cops who were arrested in 2005 or 2006, and we're startled to see they are still a cop — maybe still with the same agency, maybe not. That just blows me away. John Lewis in Schenectady, [New York,] is one example.
2) The other is, from prior research, it looked like if cops get in trouble, it will be early in their careers. What we found is that almost 20 percent of these cases involve officers with at least 18 years of experience.3
CB: The Washington Post investigation you contributed to found that in the last decade, just 54 officers were charged with fatally shooting someone while on duty. One open question is, what's the denominator? How many people do you think police have killed overall in that time?
PS: I think it's such a huge number. I don't know how you could manage it. How do you verify it? We can at least go back and get the court records [for officer arrests]. It's an impossible thing to do all of that [for the cases in which no one was charged].4
But we do have this file, that's getting bigger, where we put articles that we come across where we're just convinced they're going to arrest the officer but they don't. And the file just keeps growing. And we kind of scratch our heads. How does that happen?
CB: Seems like that's more evidence that it's much easier for police to avoid conviction.
PS: Absolutely. You've got to really fuck up to get convicted as a cop, of anything at all. We've seen some really weird things with charging incidents, like a cop charged with domestic violence incidents, hauled out of the house, and then charged with DUI. Because if he were charged with a simple misdemeanor of domestic violence, he can't carry a gun, can't own a gun, can't carry ammo, can't own ammo. We have dozens of police officers with qualifying crimes who've still got their job, carrying a gun every day.
CB: Did you ever help a cop avoid a domestic violence charge?
PS: No. No. I never would have thought of doing something like that.
CB: Do you think it's the job of policing that makes some people violent or break the law, or are some of the people who are drawn to the job prone to violence or lawbreaking?
PS: It's a chicken-and-egg situation. I know this from my own experiences, even from my own experience as a police officer, that the gun and badge become part of you. When you lose that, something is taken away from you. There is such a power element to it.
Brian Gilmore, whom I went to law school with, is now at Michigan State. Every once in a while we get together in Ann Arbor, halfway between us. I told him about my research. He said one time he worked at a law firm in D.C. and represented union members who were police and firefighters when they got in trouble. He represented a ton of cops charged with domestic-violence crimes, but not one firefighter. That's quite telling. [Gilmore, asked to confirm the story, said, "My experience is anecdotal but true."]
CB: Seems like now there are so many ways that officers can be filmed — by dash cams, body cameras, surveillance cameras and citizens' cameras. Do you have a sense of whether that's a growing factor in these arrests?
PS: We haven't coded for that, and we're three years behind. We haven't gone back to code them. We need more grant money. I just don't have the money to hire the staff.
Anecdotally, absolutely it's made a huge difference. That starts with Rodney King forwards. But in the last few years, everybody is a videographer. You whip it out, very easily and with no cost, and take videos. The problem is, they don't start filming until something has caught their attention. The combination of dash-cam video, citizen video and body-worn camera video gives you different pieces you can put together.
The problem with body cameras is that they can turn it off. We've seen that in a few instances, the cop will turn it off, beat the shit out of somebody, then turn it back on.
CB: What do your former police colleagues think about your work?
PS: Somebody who was a supervisor I worked under in the Arlington, [Virginia,] police department, she posted something on Facebook in response to something I posted. She posted this thing asking if I'd been on any ride-alongs recently. I responded, I don't think there are too many police officers who are interested in having me ride along with them these days.
CB: You've mentioned "we" a few times. Who's "we"? Who are your collaborators? Grad students?
PS: I've collaborated with John Liederbach at Bowling Green. Steven L. Brewer at Penn State has done a lot of work with machine-learning type stuff and decision-tree analysis.
Now that I don't have grant money, and we're in a weird time in higher education where there's a push for more grad students paying fees, it's harder to get help without grants.
In the last one and a half to two years, I've started to see what I can get away with from undergraduates. I have two grad students, and then 10 undergraduates who work six to 10 hours a week. They don't get paid, and they do a great job. Everyone has a GPA over 3.5.
A friend of mine, who found Vince Foster's body, pointed out that I would never be qualified to work for me, based on the standards for the students.
CB: What was your GPA?
PS: It was really low until I got medicated for ADD. I saw a doctor and realized I was out of control with impulse control. It made a world of difference. I ended up with a 3.94 GPA in my Ph.D. program. It was not until my late 30s that I was medicated. Both of my ex-wives would tell you I'm far calmer than before.
CB: Are you married now?
PS: No, I'm between wives and dogs.
CB: How do you code, and how long does it take? Do you have to code all 270 variables for every case?
PS: For my grant, we had 12 months, and I had eight graduate assistants working for me at the time. Four of them were just working on coding cases. I think it was 20 to 30 a week they would get done. They all worked for me for 20 hours a week. It takes even longer now. There are so many documents in the cases.
I have been running the same 48 search terms5 in Google Alerts since the beginning of 2005. What we're doing just now is getting the database as tight as we can so when we have more grant money, we can go back in and code all the cases. Two years ago, I started collecting videos. Now I have 3,000 videos. I don't even know what we're going to use a lot of them for.
CB: Why track only arrests as opposed to so many other things police do that don't result in arrest?
PS: I wanted to have something where somebody, some magistrate had signed off on an arrest warrant. So you gotta be charged — however you come in, whether arrested, arrested then indicted, indicted then arrested — somehow formally brought in and booked. That's just to give it some rules.
CB: You mentioned before that you don't like sharing the whole database.
PS: It's my intellectual property.
CB: But do you think the government itself should be compiling a similar database, doing the work itself?
PS: Oh, absolutely. They haven't figured out how to do it on their own. Survey research is not going to get the right answers. It's seemingly hard to track for some reason.
CB: Are there any geographical trends you see? Are police officers especially likely to be arrested in certain states or cities, or in rural or urban areas?
PS: It's everywhere. We looked at it at the county level. One variable is county FIPS [Federal Information Processing Standard] numbers. We mapped these cases and graphed them.
We see it in rural areas. We see it everywhere. It's amazing to me. Everywhere across the country we see this kind of stuff, all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
CB: Cops are under lots of scrutiny and criticism. They're increasingly filmed on the job. Has it become a tougher job since you had it?
PS: Over the last 10 or 15 years or so, a lot of police departments have had trouble hiring qualified people, especially during the height of war. Some police departments lowered educational standards. I don't know if it's a harder job. It feels like a more violent job.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics has used what it calls open-source methods, including Google Alerts, since 2010 to monitor deaths in police custody. "BJS, like all Federal statistical agencies, is interested in and will use various types of 'big data' (e.g., unstructured and unverified data from web searches) but will use them in a manner that is consistent with the nature of the data," Michael Planty, chief of victimization statistics for the BJS, said in an email. "For example, open source can be a good source for 'nominating' cases that then require follow-up with the affected entity for verification."
Stinson and collaborators started setting up Google Alerts for individual officer names in 2011, and have set up them up for roughly 6,000 of the cases in their database.
That study covers the years 2005 to 2007. At my request, Stinson updated this analysis using all the cases he and his colleagues had coded from 2005 to 2011. He was able to reply in minutes by querying his database. The findings were consistent with his earlier study: Nearly 20 percent of the 4,806 cases of police-officer arrests for which he had information on years of service came at least 18 years into the arrested officer's career, with another spike at 25 years of service.
Some groups are trying. One group whose data we used in a recent article, Mapping Police Violence, estimates that in 2014 and March 2015, about 25 percent of people killed by police were unarmed. The Washington Post's analysis of cases against police charged with fatal shootings while on duty between 2005 and 2015 found that 51 of 54 — 94 percent — officers were charged in cases where the victim was unarmed. That suggests that police officers who kill an unarmed person have about a 50 times greater probability of facing criminal charges than do police officers who kill someone who may have been armed.
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Reliable mobility devices for the elderly
This project is very close to my heart as it tries to help the elderly people to remain safe and healthy. The project initially was called Walk'Em, but has since switched to a more simple name. It began in January 2017 and is still ongoing.
Problem: As people grow older, their bodies become frail. There are more than 32 million Americans aged 65 and above. The US Center for Disease Control had estimated that over 29 million elderlies had fallen in as recent as 2014, and nearly 7 million of these resulted in injuries.
Motivation: Observing the elderly around us everyday
Solution: The All-terrain Cane and safe shopping cart
Mission: Preventing falls among the elderly people and eliminating the stigma attached with the usage of assistive devices, hence promoting safer mobility habits among them.
Impact: The project was a quarter finalist in the NYU Innovention challenge. It also received a prototyping fund of $500. The research was shown in the NYU Tandon Research Expo. It was also shown during the New York Disability Day Parade.
Tools: Solidworks, Rhinoceros, Rapid prototyping, CNC, UX design
Journey/Concept:
To assess the issues faced by the users, every team member participated in an empathy exercise, where an assistive device was used for a day, and found out the difficulties in using them. The devices chosen were among the elderly people: cane, stationary walker, rollator, rolling walker, and hemi-walker.
Among these, the cane was determined to be the most unstable to use.
After the exercise, it was important to know how seniors felt about falling. Two things really helped with this research: visiting the Silver Crest Center for rehabilitation to get insights on fall recovery, and speaking with 10 experts in New York, including, physical therapists, registered nurses, caregivers, a clinical social worker, and a physician. This is how the team learned that many elderlies begin self-prescribing devices like canes and shopping carts, even when not recommended. We also learned that most falls happen at home.
What is the best way to empathize with the elderly people? Speak with them and listen to them. The elderly love to tell their stories. The team interacted with more than 400 seniors at Weinberg Center for Balanced Living, through volunteering and lunch services. The team also had in-depth and one-on-one conversation with 30 seniors and listening to their stories. Many seniors use more than one of the same devices for different environments. However, a respectable number did not prefer using mobility devices. There were three kinds of consensus behind the using of assistive devices:
There were seniors who used shopping carts to balance themselves while walking. There was a relationship between the users and the device, as if they trusted it like a friend. "I don't remember where I bought it, but this shopping cart has been with me for 40 years", said Helaine, an elderly lady at the Senior center, showing her colorful shopping cart, "And it's still good". Another senior lady, who volunteered at the Senior center, Margaret said, "I can walk all the way from here [New York] to Chicago if I have my shopping cart with me."
Many seniors did not like to use mobility devices because they think that it makes them look weak and older. They prefer to exercise and remain fit to avoid using such devices. They also find it difficult to ask help from others, even their loved ones. They thought that using one such device would mean that they will lose their independence.
There are others who do not like to use the devices available because of their physical appearance and poor ergonomics in their design. However, they are willing to use a device if a doctor or a physical therapist prescribes them. When a group of elderly ladies, who currently did not use any device, were asked if they would be willing to use them, one of them said, "When you reach a certain age and you need certain things to make your life better, there is no shame in using them it's for your own good", and the others agreed with her.
Prototypes:
Based on these research insights, the team came up with many ideas. However, a decision was made to focus on two of them, as both were promising, and would have an impact on preventing falls:
A safe shopping cart
An all-terrain cane
By volunteering 4 times, the team had developed a good relationship with the Weinberg center. Because of this, the prototypes were tested there. The elderly have also provided valuable feedback, which was used to improve the devices.
The most important feature would be preserving individuality through personalization. This is done through using a wide range of colors for the devices and vinyl stickers.
Both these devices have advantages over the existing ones. The potential of these two devices could disrupt the market, as these are the things that the elderly people want and need. The baby boomer generation are not getting any younger.
More recently, on July 9th 2017, the team along with the Ability Project participated in the disability day parade in New York to showcase the designs.
The safe shopping cart could become an alternative to the walkers of now-a-days. Because it is a walker in the disguise of a shopping cart. Usually shopping carts are frowned upon when taken inside busses because of their bulky nature. However, shopping carts modified into walkers will be readily allowed by the bus drivers.
The all-terrain cane has interchangeable tips, which is an answer to the problem of using multiple devices of the same kind. It also brings back natural functionality to the movement, due to a ball and socket attachment at the bottom. By using a special plastic material, its handle is easily molded into desired shape, and in this case, the shape made by the palm when grasping onto something.
Press/Publications:
http://engineering.nyu.edu/news/2017/04/24/our-research-display
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/what-do-robot-librarians-glass-micro-balloons-and-self-contained-urban-farms-have-in-common-300635181.html
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OFFICIALS from the City of Marikina have expressed elation over the zero casualty in the city following the devastating monsoon rains induced by Typhoon Maring.
In a statement, Marikina Rep. Romero Quimbo and Mayor Del de Guzman lauded the Project Noah and at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) for efficient operation and monitoring.
The two attributed the timely, accurate and effective response of the local government units to the onslaught of Typhoon Maring to the precise warnings, substantial information, and ample lead time provided by Project NOAH/PAGASA to Marikina City.
Project Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards (NOAH) is a program of the national government as response to the strict orders of President Benigno Aquino to put in place a responsive program for disaster prevention and mitigation that will provide lead time warning to vulnerable communities against impending floods.
According to Quimbo, Marikina receives the brunt of rains and floodwaters from San Mateo, Antipolo, and Montalban, resulting in fatalities and massive economic losses.
But this changed when the national government provided the local government units with a potent tool to adjust and cope with typhoons through Project NOAH/PAGASA, Quimbo said.
Through Project NOAH, relocation of families in flood-prone areas has also become more efficient and systematic. Project NOAH gives the officials and residents from 3-6 hours lead time which allow them to carry out an orderly evacuation, he added.
For his part, De Guzman said that there are no recorded casualties as of now in Marikina. |
Córdoba crosses are the most famous.
The May Crosses Festival (Cruces de Mayo) is celebrated in many parts of the world, especially in Latin America and Spain. And in Spain, the festival holds special importance in many parts of Andalucia, but especially Córdoba, which has the most famous celebration.
The May Crosses Festival celebrated in Andalucia is probably one of the most interesting festivals, not only today, but in historical terms. As legend has it, St Constantine's mother, the much-venerated St Helen, is the founder of this festival, which shows special respect for the cross upon which Jesus was crucified.
As the story goes, in the fourth century AD, St Helen's son Constantine dreamed of a cross that would help him win a battle he was losing. He ordered his troops to build him a large cross, which they then carried into battle and conquered their enemy. This inspired a family conversion to Christianity and St Helen to travel to Jerusalem in search of Jesus' cross. In Jerusalem she found three crosses, and to establish which one was authentic, she carried out tests to see which could perform miracles. Only one of the crosses did, healing the sick and even bringing the dead back to life. St Helen then became a champion for the cross, urging people to continue worshipping even after her death.
And so this veneration of the cross is the motive for the May Crosses Festivals that are celebrated in so many countries.
The practice of cross dressing apears to have been revived on the 18th Century but went out of practice either during the Civil war or slightly later. The concept of a competition war created in Cordoba in 1954 and has been adopted in other places since then. It has tended to be more popular in the provincves of Huelva, Cordoba and Granada. It does appear to be gaining popularity again. In Estepona in Malaga for example that competition was started in 2014 although older residents recall the festival when they were children.
WHEN DOES THE FESTIVAL HAPPEN AND WHAT IS IT?
May Crosses festival is always at the very end of April or beginning of May. Often it is on the nearest Sunday to May 1st. It is actually more than a festival - it is also a contest, with Catholic hermandades (brotherhoods) and neighbourhood associations competing for prizes for the best-decorated cross from the Ayuntamiento (town hall). In Cordoba the competition began in 1953, but the tradition of decorating the crosses dates back to the 18th century. The preparations take place secretly in the preceding months, with all the women and children from each street or neighbourhood joining in with the decorating of their cross, singing or dancing as they work. In older times it was an excuse for young single people to meet.
The crosses are judged according to criteria along the lines of: the decoration of the cross itself, the floral variety used, the lighting, and use of existing environmental elements (trees, walls etc).
WHAT DO THE CROSSES LOOK LIKE?
The crosses are about three metres high, decorated with flowers, usually in red or white (occasionally green and/or yellow), and sometimes with more foliage emerging from the upper part of the cross, including its three points, or patterns imposed on the base colour. The effect is further enhanced by more flowers (often pink and white) in pots in a carefully arranged pattern to complement the cross, hanging on the wall behind it, placed at its foot, or going up the steps on which it sits.
WHAT ELSE CAN I EXPECT TO FIND?
In spite of the religious origins of this festival, don't expect anything short of the traditional Spanish fiesta. Each Catholic brotherhood or neighbourhood association sets up a bar next to its cross to serve drinks (try the fino sherry) and tapas to the partygoers. The impromptu stalls will sell drinks and tapas at very reasonable prices. The price list we be posted. Sometimes you have to by a voucher at the ticket desk and and then use this as currency for the purchase. Let's not forget the music. In addition to the Sevillanas played during the day, with many local women dancing in their gypsy dresses, there are live performances local flamenco singers and groups or even rock bands at night. The different brotherhood or neighbourhood association will have different styles; most very traditional other more contemporary.
The crosses are installed at 9pm on the day of the festival, and remain in place until leat in the evening. In Cordoba the festival lasts 4 days. Music is generally played from 12 midday to about 10pm.
The Town hall culture or fiestas department, who organise the competition will produce May Crosses Festival lists, (and hopefully for foreign tourists maps) once the competition entrance deadline has closed a few days before. Look out on the Town Hall or local tourist office's Facebook page or Twitter feed for a copy as well.
What towns can I see the festival?
The towns traditionally have the festival. If you can not find information on locations, wanted round the town centres and check out the hidden little squares.
Cordoba City, Aguilar de la Frontera, Añora, Bujalane, Espejo, Fernan Nuñez, Montilla, Benameji, Puente Genil, Castro del Rio, Villanueva.
Alcala la Real, Arjona, Baena, Baza.
Almonaster la Real, Berrocal, Bonares.
Malaga City, Alhaurin el Grande, Coin, Antequera, Estepona, Casarbonela, Nerja, Friliana, Maro, torrox, Velez Malaga.
Cadiz City, El Puerto de Santa Maria. |
US Documentary Challenges Welfare Perceptions
MANHATTAN, US - On the heels of last week's Proposition 2 vote in California to end the practice of confining certain animals raised for food comes a Kansas-produced television documentary that showcases the care, empathy and human compassion involved in raising farm animals.
Kansas Farm Bureau's latest in a series of award-winning television documentaries, "The Care & Feeding of Farm Animals," features men, women and families of Kansas who raise farm animals for food. The film delves into the heritage of livestock production in Kansas and examines the economic impact associated with a growing negative perception related to the welfare of farm animals.
"As people shift away from the farm, geographically and culturally, there's a void - and perceptions are filling it," said Mike Matson, Manhattan, who wrote, produced and directed the documentary. "The ways consumers think about and react to their food and the animals it comes from impact everything associated with it, starting with the farmer who raises the animal."
"The Care & Feeding of Farm Animals," illustrates how Kansas livestock producers are pushing back against the perception by getting off the farm and out of their comfort zone to share their passion for raising healthy food animals.
"Consumers want to know more about the people who produce their food," said Matson. "No one tells this story more effectively than those who live it 24/7."
The documentary will debut to a statewide television audience on Kansas public TV stations (KPTS, Wichita; KTWU, Topeka and the Smoky Hills public television stations in western Kansas) Monday, Nov. 17 at 9:30 p.m. (CDT).
The stations will re-air the documentary a number of times throughout the fall. Check your local listings for encore dates/times. The documentary film features original music from True North, an alternative country/roots rock band featuring a half-dozen musicians who grew up on Kansas farms, ranches and in rural communities.
It's the story of a traditional Kansas culture of care and compassion that has not been widely told.
Kansas Farm Bureau represents grassroots agriculture. Established in 1919, this non-profit advocacy organization supports farm families who earn their living in a changing industry. |
Is 2019 the turning point in South Australian wine?
30 July, 2019 by Deborah Jackson
By Andrew Graham for the July issue of National Liquor News
South Australia is in a new wine era – one where Shiraz, Cabernet and Chardonnay are not the only answers, and where climate change is not the future, it's now, as Andrew Graham discovers.
It's a photo to make any grapegrower weep. Earlier this year, a contentious picture landed in wine industry inboxes that perfectly demonstrated the challenge of the 2019 South Australian vintage.
It was a snap of Torbreck's $2.2 million Laird vineyard looking very dry and brown, at a time when everything should be lush and green. Leaves had fallen off, the vines struggling, the grapes non-existent.
While Torbreck were quick to point out that this was just an unflattering picture, and the vineyard still produced a crop, it's a fair illustration of what Seppeltsfield's General Manager Sales and Marketing Chad Elson, described as "a year where Mother Nature flexed her muscles".
For the Barossa, McLaren Vale and the Clare Valley, in particular, 2019 will go down as one of the lowest yielding vintages in decades. It's a harvest marked by devastating late spring frosts, hail and – and famously – almost no rain (just 18mm fell in Adelaide from the beginning of January to the end of April). How dry was it? Dudley Brown from Inkwell Wines puts it eloquently "numerous times I shook my fist at the sky and screamed: 'is that all ya got?'. In the future, I won't ask this question again".
But this was also a vintage that may serve as a line in the sand. Where the cooler climate of Coonawarra (again) shone, the smartest grapegrowers delivered healthy grapes despite all the odds, and heat tolerant varieties like Nero d'Avola performed better than traditional stalwarts like Shiraz.
Further, these newer (for Australia) varieties are proving popular beyond viticulturists too, with grapes like Fiano and Touriga enjoying growing commercial appeal. Suddenly, in 2019 South Australia is in a new wine era – one where Shiraz, Cabernet and Chardonnay are not the only answers, and where climate change is not the future, it's now.
Brown puts it well: "2019 has changed our mindset to anticipating and actively planning for more 2019s. A lot more 2019s. The game has changed fundamentally. The inflection point is undeniable now."
Barossa heats up
Aside from 2011, it's difficult to find many vintages over the last 20 years which you'd call genuinely poor in the Barossa. As a region, it's enjoyed a charmed run, with even tricky years like 2008 delivering great wines.
Indeed for many of the better prepared (or just fortunate) producers, 2019 will be another solid, if low yielding, year, as Louisa Rose the Chief Winemaker at Yalumba believes.
"We were lucky that our vineyards and those of our Barossa growers mostly had good protection from the late season frosts, were well managed through the season (particularly through January) and had access to adequate water for irrigation. The wines look amazing."
Elson believes that the miserable yields might have bumped up quality too.
"Even though climatic records were broken, the lower yields resulted in excellent grape quality," he said. "(The wines) have good depth of flavour and colour with firm tannins."
Despite the positivity, the facts paint a picture of a season of extremes. At Henschke, they took in just five tonnes of grapes off the entire 14ha Mount Edelstone Vineyard. Brett Hayes from Hayes Family Wines noted the "incredibly harsh conditions" with yields down by "perhaps 50 per cent or more on average".
Still, Hayes is upbeat: "The positive side? The quality looks extremely good at this early stage," he said.
"A vintage for the small winemaker (but) a tough one for the soul of the Barossa – the growers."
Interestingly, one of the heroes of this 'challenging' vintage is not one of the aforementioned alternative varieties, but a Barossa stalwart – Grenache.
Despite some of the oldest Grenache plantings in the world, and the grape's resistance to heat stress, Grenache has been cast over in recent years, with fruit prices often less than half that of Shiraz and Cabernet.
But As Kym Farley from Kaesler Wines explains, this is a variety now enjoying a renewed appeal for Barossan producers and consumers.
"Shiraz will always be king in the Barossa, but Grenache is what people are now starting to talk about," he said.
"We are seeing a shift from the big jammy styles of the 90's to wines that are utilising the generous fruit that naturally happens in the Barossa (like) the Kaesler Fave Grenache.
"From vineyards planted back in 1930, it is whole-bunch fermented and comes in at 13.5 per cent ABV. It is not your stereotypical Barossa wine."
That sentiment is echoed at Australian Vintage Limited (AVL), where the newish Barossa Valley Wine Company brand will also have a Grenache focus.
AVL's General Manager – Marketing, Scott Burton, explains: "Shiraz still dominates in the Barossa and we certainly expect it to be our top-selling varietal by some margin. However, Grenache and Grenache-based blends are also flourishing… we see that varietal mix as an emerging trend."
Winemakers love it too, as Saltram's Alex MacKenzie notes: "(We're) extremely excited to see Grenache get some focus as we love making the wines from these old vines. They have so much expression.
"We release a Single Vineyard Survivor Vine Grenache from vines planted over 70 years ago. Utilising stalks and whole bunch fruit in the ferments, we can make a style that is approachable for early release, displaying lifted fruit, and complexity."
There is another forgotten Barossa style well suited to warmer, drier vintages too – fortified wine.
Classic tawny was once the most famous wine in the region, but with tastes shifting towards table wines, this most traditional wine category has been cast aside.
Fascinatingly, some Barossan fortifieds are enjoying a comeback. Seppetsfield's fortifieds, for example, are enjoying a spike in popularity.
"Our Para Tawny Collection is at allocation level in most markets," Elson explains.
"The patience required to make these wines, and their rarity, seems to now be better understood than ever – even to younger generations. The 'Taste Your Birth Year' Tawny experience, or standing next to an 1878 barrel at Sepppeltsfield, for example, has become an Instagram selfie moment."
That sense of fortified nostalgia isn't lost at Saltram either, with MacKenzie about to release another new, Colheita-style single vintage Special Rare Tawny in the same mode as the 1959 Special Rare bottled in 2009.
Celebrating birthdays with ancient fortified is not confined to Saltram, with Yalumba also unveiling a cellar-door-only range of aged tawny to mark 170 years.
Still, while these mega-fortifieds might occupy a special niche, the stark reality is that they still lack mainstream appeal. The omnipotence of Barossan table wines like Shiraz and Cabernet can't be denied, and even Grenache remains a nascent trend for retailers.
Bert Werden of online merchant Winestar explains: "If there is hype surrounding an increase in Grenache sales I think I have missed it, ditto red blends.
"I will admit to a spike post-Turkey Flat winning the Jimmy, but by and large with consumers (quite rightfully) being asked to pay a bit more for genuine old vine Grenache, sales are never going to match those of 'mainstream' varieties.
"Of course, when we are able to bring to market a bargain, sub-$20 option, emanating from old vines, then there is certainly great interest but these are few and far between."
Grape evolution in McLaren Vale
While these 'mainstream' varieties might be dominating sales, many McLaren Vale winemakers are exploring both alternative and conventional options.
Brad Hickey, of Brash Higgins, explains: "We're all doing both now, it seems. The traditional varieties are so ingrained in the culture here and abroad, they will always be wildly popular. (But) there's also interest in new things, and we'll always be exploring those (alternative) channels."
Dudley Brown agrees: "Shiraz won't disappear anytime soon. (But) if you told McLaren Vale growers in 1999 that Chardonnay would go from 10-20 per cent of production to near zero in 10 years, they would have howled you out of the room.
"While (some) critics will pat themselves on the backs as alternative/climate appropriate varieties increase dramatically, the reality is that the variety mix will change because the aggregate water supply isn't going to increase and growers need to survive.
"The beneficiary will be the consumer. Big time. Lots of new things will happen because they have to."
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It only seems like yesterday I was shaking hands with people and wandering up onstage to present Adele with the award for Best Difficult Second Album. That 'yesterday' was November 2011, and the event was the inaugural Independent Music Awards. The folks behind it (The Association of Independent Music) have confirmed the second event is go! The 2012 awards will take place on October 29th at The Brewery in Clerkenwell and it will be hosted by radio legends Steve Lamacq and Huw Stephens.
"The first AIM Awards (2011) was a fantastic event for the artists and companies whose hard work was finally recognised by their peers. We hope that as the awards show grows in size and stature, the wider industry will take note of the unique contribution the indie sector makes to the quality and diversity of the British Music Industry."
"I'm delighted to be co-hosting the awards again after its inception last year. It really was a bit special being in a room with so many influential independent label bosses, including people like Martin Mills and Geoff Travis who put out so many of the records I bought as a teenager. What last year proved is that the AIM Awards does a variety of things. It raises the profile of the indie sector - but it's also very valuable in bringing indie label heads together for a night to swap advice and discuss the future. And on top of that it's terrific to mark some of the achievements of the musicians and labels who've excelled in their field".
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==Significance of the Four Seals==
These are said to be the hallmark of the Buddha's teaching, and it is often said that the mark of a real Buddhist is that he or she accepts these four. Of course, taking [[refuge]] is the real entrance to the Buddhist path, and that which serves to distinguish Buddhists from non-buddhists, but in terms of the [[View]], these four statements encapsulate the uniqueness of the Buddha's teachings and really set the [[Buddhadharma]] apart from all other religions and philosophies.
==Sources==
Phillip Stanley has noted that the Four Seals do not appear in the early Tibetan sources on Buddhist terminology, the ''[[Mahavyutpatti]]'', ''[[Madhyavyutpatti]]'', or [[Kawa Paltsek]]'s ''Memoranda on Dharmic Enumerations'' (''chos kyi rnam grangs kyi brjed byang''). According to his research the first Tibetan author to mention the Four Seals was [[Longchen Rabjam]] in his ''[[Treasury of Philosophical Tenets]]''. The scholar [[Butön]] mentions [[three seals]], an enumeration that is also to be found in Indian sources, such as [[Shakyaprabha]]'s ''Prabhāvatī'' (''<nowiki>'</nowiki>od ldan''). Tibetan sources do not <ref>From: D. Phillip Stanley,''The Threefold Formal, Practical, and Inclusive Canons of Tibetan Buddhism in the Context of a Pan-Asian Paradigm'' (Doct.Diss.), University of Virginia, 2009, pp. 149-154</ref>
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Significance of the Four Seals
Phillip Stanley has noted that the Four Seals do not appear in the early Tibetan sources on Buddhist terminology, the Mahavyutpatti, Madhyavyutpatti, or Kawa Paltsek's Memoranda on Dharmic Enumerations (chos kyi rnam grangs kyi brjed byang). According to his research the first Tibetan author to mention the Four Seals was Longchen Rabjam in his Treasury of Philosophical Tenets. The scholar Butön mentions three seals, an enumeration that is also to be found in Indian sources, such as Shakyaprabha's Prabhāvatī ('od ldan). Tibetan sources do not [1]
↑ From: D. Phillip Stanley,The Threefold Formal, Practical, and Inclusive Canons of Tibetan Buddhism in the Context of a Pan-Asian Paradigm (Doct.Diss.), University of Virginia, 2009, pp. 149-154
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, What Makes You Not a Buddhist, Shambhala 2007.
Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche, Indisputable Truth, Rangjung Yeshe, 1996.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Dzogchen (Ithaca: Snow Lion, 2000), pages 101-106.
Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, The World of Tibetan Buddhism (Boston: Wisdom Publications, 1995), pages 37-39.
Mipham Rinpoche, Gateway to Knowledge Vol. 4, Rangjung Yeshe (forthcoming)
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IF you live in these suburbs you may well have heard the ka-ching as Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison announced massive funding for Brisbane.
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The Courier-MailMay 16, 20184:49pm
Realtors expect the infrastructure surge to be a growth catalyst for multiple suburbs.Source:News Corp Australia
Budget 2018 has locked in the Queensland capitals next boom suburbs, according to one of Australia's major real estate agencies, with realtors expecting the $300m Brisbane Metro infrastructure project to be a windfall for homeowners.
LJ Hooker head of research Mathew Tiller said the congestion-busting infrastructure project would "reinvigorate suburbs along the alignment" of the project with a rise in sales predicted along the inner north and south of the city.
"This brings suburbs like Upper Mount Gravatt and Eight Mile Plains in the city's south and Kelvin Grove and Herston in the north closer to the CBD through increased 'show-up-and-go' public transport services," he said.
"While the Queensland Government is prepared to go it alone in the funding of the Cross River Rail project, the Brisbane Metro is the Federal Government's preferred public transport solution for the city, and the two-tier commitment will provide investors with significant funding.
"As the population growth of our major cities aggravates congestion, lessening the time we commute to work will deliver tangible value to property owners."
The funding came at a time when some of the suburbs had seen "subdued growth", he said, with Upper Mount Gravatt houses growing 2.5 per cent in the 12 months to January to $625,000 and Eight Mile Plains up 1.3 per cent growth to $780,000.
The Brisbane City Council led infrastructure project will cost $300m.Source:News Corp Australia
He said the funding "could be the catalyst for the areas to catch up with neighbouring suburbs including Mount Gravatt East (11.6 per cent growth to $658,000) and Mansfield ($676,250 for 7.3 per cent rise)".
Suburbs that were going backwards in terms of growth in the inner north were expected to see a jump, including Kelvin Grove where houses underperformed last year falling (-7 per cent) to $771,500 and Herston which went backwards (-4.7 per cent) to $820,000.
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#ElNidoFortified: Of Caves, Lagoons and A Pinch of Luck (The First Serving)
With 45 islands within its territory, it is a no-brainer that El Nido is a gold mine for Philippine tourism. This destination north of Palawan consistently ranked as one of the top beach destinations in the world. I couldn't argue against it after having spent four full days of exploring its corners and getting mesmerized by its sheer beauty. El Nido is definitely a head turner!
El Nido is a treasure trove of amazing natural attractions.
El Nido was once a destination associated with the rich and the famous. Two upscale resorts were at the forefront of its tourism during its earlier years that direct flights from Manila were exclusively for their guests. Those who were on a budget would have to endure a gruelling one hour flight to Puerto Princesa and another 5 hour land trip to the town. It has become more lenient and affordable these days with daily direct flights to El Nido from Manila, Clark, Cebu, and Puerto Princesa.
Getting ready to share the adventures.
Touching down a little past 8am at El Nido airport, I was totally blown away by its quaint and elegant design. It was as if I was walking into a hotel lobby. It gives you a glimpse of its "exclusivity" and its glamorous past. My trike driver who fetched me hmentioned that it was only this year that commercial flights were allowed at El Nido airport. I guess luck was on my side on this trip (this would prove to be an understatement later on).
A typical day in El Nido.
The town center sits along the shoreline of Bacuit Bay. With islands scattered along its vast expanse of seawaters, El Nido has a lot of nooks and crannies to explore and discover with varying degrees of interests. For starters, there are a number of tours that you can choose from that showcase the varied personality of its natural wonders. I have decided to focus on its lagoons and caves on this first installment of my blog which is consistent with the community's Tour A and Tour B offers.
Let us hop on a boat and explore the famous lagoons and dramatic caves of El Nido!
Tour A: Luck 'n Lagoons
Tour A is one of the two popular tours in El Nido. It is often referred to as the Lagoon Tour because the main highlights are El Nido's saltwater lagoons. These natural attractions are one of the most photographed and shared on social media because of its raw beauty.
El Nido's treasures are its beach coves, saltwater lagoons, and towering limestone rock formations.
Seven Commandos Beach
A stretch of white sand, turquoise blue waters, soaring limestone formations, and coconut trees lined along its shoreline make a perfect backdrop for a tropical paradise. This is how I imagined Seven Commandos Beach without the holiday crowd. But our visit was a bit different because it was a holiday weekend in the Philippines and the crowd was bigger than usual. Nevertheless, it was still a beauty to admire.
Swinging it out at Seven Commandos Beach.
At the center of the island is a photo op spot that shows a caricature of seven soldiers. The island derives its name from seven soldiers who once lived in the island. Locals claim that the names of the seven soldiers are etched on a rock in the island, the exact location unknown.
Different views of Seven Commandos Beach with the holiday crowd.
At present, the beach was developed to cater to its guests. Small huts now line the shore intertwined with coconut trees. A fave attraction is a swing where one can get the thrill of riding on to get a different view of the island.
Small Lagoon
The first of the three lagoons to discover during the tour. The lagoon also had the biggest mark for me on this trip. Situated in the island of Miniloc, the Small Lagoon got its name because of its size compared to its bigger counterpart. Hahahaha!
Chilling it out at the Small Lagoon.
Our boat docked close to the entry point where you can choose to swim or rent a kayak, for Php200 per head, to get inside the lagoon. We reckoned that going by kayak would be the best way to enjoy the views of the Small Lagoon.
The best way to explore the Small Lagoon is onboard a kayak.
We paddled our way from the boat docking station to the small entrance of the lagoon. The entrance is so small that only one kayak could fit right through and, with the holiday crowd, there was a queue of those going in and going out.
The Small Lagoon was teeming with the holiday tourists.
As soon as we got through, we were amazed by the view of the lagoon. The green and perfectly still waters of the lagoon were glimmering from the sun rays breaking through the towering limestones surrounding it. I could only imagine the peaceful ambiance of the place if it was not crowded with holiday tourists. It was a perfect spot to sit still and enjoy nature's sanctuary. You could close your eyes and listen to the quiet hum of the wind and the rustling of the winds which was often broken by a shriek of excitement. It was a beauty that will both excite and keep you at peace. The scene got me so excited that as we paddled on, I accidentally dropped my phone into its cool waters.
That is the spot where I dropped my phone because I was immersed with the views.
As soon as I saw the purple phone case sinking down the depths of the Small Lagoon. I jumped off the kayak in an attempt to save it but to no avail. I looked for our guide who then asked one of his men to get his gears from our boat and he even asked one of the guides if he could try to get it. The waters were murky so the guide borrowed a snorkeling gear. His first attempt was futile. I was trying not to panic when the guide broke through the waters and raised my phone. He was able to retrieve it on his second attempt. I felt relieved and, thanks to IG: @lifeproofasia, my phone was safe and sound.
The Small Lagoon was the most memorable during my El Nido trip.
The experience was a mini heart attack but thanks to the local guides who went out of their way to help a stranger. It was an experience that made a mark on me where I saw how Filipinos are more than willing to lnd a hand to anyone. This was El Nido to me.
Secret Lagoon
Recovering from the mishap, our tour group went on to enjoy a different kind of lagoon. The one that is often visited while being hushed by the massive limestones that hides it - the Secret Lagoon.
The Secret Lagoon that is no longer a secret. It is surrounded by towering limestone rock formations.
Queuing to enter the Secret Lagoon.
The beauty of the Secret Lagoon is its surrounding limestones.
A short swim from the docking area is a small break where one needs to go through enter a small lagoon surrounded by towering limestones. The waters in the lagoon is not deep but its waters are murky. There is nothing much to see except for the limestones that enclose the lagoon secretly.
Beside the Secret Lagoon is a photogenic small beach cove that is worth exploring.
Adjacent to the lagoon's entrance is a white sand beach strip where our lunch was served. The cove is protected by limestone formations. A unique feature of the beach is a semi-enclosed tavern guarded by huge rocks with towering coconut trees scattered in the area. It is a photogenic spot for your pictures.
Big Lagoon
The biggest of all the three lagoons is also one of the best and memorable to experience. It is as beautiful as that of the Small Lagoon but it is far more majestic. And just like the Small Lagoon, it is best enjoyed on a kayak.
Chilling out and enjoying the view of the Big Lagoon.
Imagine walking along knee high waters with towering limestone formations on both sides leading to the actual lagoon. It was like walking along a river that is pinned by two canyons. It made me feel that I was in a set of Indiana Jones or Jurassic Park.
The boat docking area of the Big Lagoon.
Kayaking my way to the lagoon.
As you enter the lagoon, you will be amazed by its size. The dark green still waters tell you that it is very deep. The large crowd of tourists were dwarfed by its wide expanse and towering limestone walls. There is enough space to find a perfect spot where you can stop paddling, relax, chill with the afternoon sun, and enjoy the view.
Wading my way to the Big Lagoon.
There are a lot of nooks and crannies to explore. On one side of the lagoon is a small mangrove area where you can see its clear waters and what lives underneath its waters. There is even a small cave that you can navigate through.
I was captivated the beauty and the serene vibe of the Big Lagoon.
The Big Lagoon was a great way to conclude the tour. The beauty of its breadth will definitely keep you in awe, leaving a huge impression in every tourist.
Tour B: Two Caves and A Bar
With a wide area to discover and explore, it is not a surprise that El Nido is blessed with a wide selection of natural attractions under and above its waters. El Nido is not just about lagoons and white sand beaches. There is a different side of El Nido that has its own story to share.
El Nido is blessed with a lot of beautiful scenes like this.
Entalula Island
One thing that El Nido has that you will never tire out is the white sand beaches and every tour will more often include a beach spot in its itinerary. Entalula Island is another favorite beach stop in its tours. The island was once open to the public until it was sold by its owners to a luxurious resort. The resort have cordoned off part of the island for the exclusive use of its guests while the smaller coves remained open to the public.
I was enchanted by the beauty of Entalula Island.
Characterized by white sand, turquoise blue waters, and towering limestones, it is quite easy to fall in love with Entalula Island. The beach cove where we made our stop had a limestone rock jutting out of its waters giving the view a dramatic feel. We took the opportunity to take photos of the cove from various angles while the other guests went on to enjoy its cool waters. After a while, I took the time to just enjoy the view and the guests enjoying the island.
Snake Island is not exactly an island. It is a sandbar that connects Vigan Island to Pagauanen Island. The s-shaped white sandbar looks like a snake between the two island from a view deck in Vigan Island. It is best to visit the sandbar during low tide to get a full view of its snaking to Pagauanen Island.
Enjoying the cool waters of the sandbar snaking between two islands.
A short trek from the boat's drop off point on Vigan Island will get you to the island's highest point. The view deck offers a panoramic view of the sandbar and the surrounding areas. This is where you get to see the sandbar snaking through the waters between Vigan and Pagauanen. If you are lucky enough, you might be able to see a carnivorous plant along the trail.
The sandbar is best viewed from atop a hill, a short hike from the jump-off point.
The docking area of Vigan Island.
Snake Island is photogenic, both from the view deck and up close.
Our guide cautioned us from walking the length of the sandbar because we came in during the high tide and stingrays might be present on the submerged sandbar. We did try to walk a short distance just for our photos while enjoying its cool waters flowing between our legs.
Cudugnon Cave and Beach Cove
A cave that was once an ancient burial site of earlier civilizations of Palawan is now an interesting cave to visit when you find yourself in El Nido.
Cudugnon Cave was a real beauty.
One needs to crawl through a small opening to get inside the cave. Once inside, you will be amazed by huge cavity inside the limestone formations. The cave has a pungent smell of bat poop since it also serves as a home to hundred of bats. One can also climb up to the upper level where you will be awed by the beautiful rock formations. The light streaming from the ceiling of the cave gives the scene a more dramatic feel.
Crystal clear waters greets tourists visiting Cudugnon Cave.
The small beach strip was a joy to explore.
A few meters from the cave opening is a small beach cove. The beach stands out with its white sand and peaceful ambiance. The beach has been developed by its owners. Beach huts can be rented out by tourists and guests.
Cathedral Cave/Pinasil Island
Another famous cave is the Cathedral Cave at Pinasil Island. The name of the island is roughly translated to mean "tinapon" which means thrown. Pinasil Island juts out of the sea like a huge rock thrown in the middle of the sea.
Admiring the hallowed halls of the Cathedral Cave.
Pinasil Island viewed from the sea.
Boats are no longer allowed inside the cave.
The islands main attraction is the Cathedral Cave - a huge cave that opens to the sea. Boats are only allowed to dock at the mouth of the cave. Boats were allowed to enter before but are no longer allowed now due to safety reasons. So tourists can only admire the huge cavity and its rock formations from its opening.
Pinagbuyutan Island
Pinagbuyatan Island is said to be shrouded with mystery. Locals share of the story of sea clams said to be found at the top of the island's limestone rock formations.
The cool beach view of Pinagbuyutan Island.
But beyond the mysterious story, one would definitely be charmed by the beauty of Pinagbuyutan. The tropical vibe runs along its shores with its white sand shoreline complete with coconut trees.
The amazing views of Pinagbuyutan Island.
I opted to just lie down by the island's grass and enjoy the cool breeze and the afternoon sun. Definitely, the best way to enjoy the beach.
Post Travel Notes
El Nido definitely fortified a unique travel experience for me. Blessed with a very diverse collection of natural attractions, it definitely has the right mix to claim to be one of the best in the world. It has definitely fortified that the locals make a spot on difference in giving their guests a meaningful and unique travel experience. The human element make the stark difference in making an impression to their guests. I have experienced how locals took care of me at the time that I needed help and that act alone made a huge impression on this trip.
Are you ready for the next serving?
The diversity in the attraction was enough to keep me excited throughout my stay. El Nido is not just a beach destination. For the most part of it, it is but it has other sides to explore and discover. Think of it as its appetizers. It is enough to get you excited for El Nido's main course.
And just what exactly is its "main course"? Find out on the next serving of my El Nido trip.
Getting there: The fastest way to get to Coron is via Air Swift who have direct flights from Manila, Clark, and Cebu. One can also opt to fly in through Puerto Princesa and then take a 5-hour land trip to Coron. The latter option is the cheaper alternative.
There are a lot of accommodations in El Nido that cater to every kind of traveler. Nido Bay Inn is an affordable beachfront accommodation. You may reach them through +639275608535. You can also arrange your island tours with them without additional fees as the tours have standard rates. A Php200 environmental fee is charged at the hotel/resort. You need to bring the receipt with you always.
Tour A is at Php1200 and Tour B is at Php1300. All tours come with a grilled buffet lunch.
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my_parse = JSON.parse(line)
items = my_parse['menu']['items'].compact.select { |item| item['label'] }
puts items.inject
A: Use Array#select to identify the elements that have both "id" and "label" then Array#map to pluck only the "ids".
hash = JSON.parse(your_json_string)
hash['menu']['items'].select { |h| h && h['id'] && h['label'] }.map {|h| h['id']}
# => [0, 46]
A more cleaned up version could look like this
def ids_with_label(json_str)
hash = JSON.parse(json_str)
items = hash['menu']['items']
items_with_label = items.select { |h| h && h.include?('id') && h.include?('label') }
ids = items_with_label.map { |h| h['id'] }
ids
end
ids_with_label(your_json_string) # => [0, 46]
A: I do not know if this is what you want exactly:
items = my_parse['menu']['items'].compact.select { |item| item.has_key?('label') }.map{ |item| item['id'] }
A: There's no need to create a temporary array:
my_parse['menu']['items'].each_with_object([]) { |o,a|
a << o['id'] if o && o.key?('id') && o.key?('label') }
#=> [0, 46]
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The Movement of People Working (1973-74)
Director: Phill Niblock
Music: Phill Niblock, with Daniel Goode (Clarinet), David Gibson (Cello), Arthur Stidfole (Bassoon)
Shot in the mid-70s, The Movement of People Working has been frequently used as a visual accompaniment to Niblock's live music performances, and it is arguably both the least obvious and the best possible screen expression of his musical vision. The first part of the collection comprises four different 16 mm films (Trabajando and Sur, both divided in two parts) and, except for Sur Dos, recorded in Peru, all were shot in Mexico. The films focus on the almost tactile details of non- or semi-industrialized labor methods in these countries and are almost entirely composed of tight close-ups of hands (Sur) and bodies (Trabajando). Threshing, seeding, weaving, painting, carving or fishing, bodies and hands are set in a relentless and often impersonalized motion that creates a hypnotic tapestry of repeated gestures and diversified techniques of immense choreographic beauty. Niblock's soundtrack, recorded between 1975 and 1980, features the author's characteristic multi-layered "drone" immersions in which one radiant, glowing sound-object is sent into a dynamic but imperceptible chain of simultaneously minuscule and overarching transformations that constantly challenge distinctions between motion and quietude. Despite the apparent contrast between the two dimensions of labor, there is a deep but unfathomable correspondence between the succession of these bright fragmented images and the illusory continuity of Niblock's aural radiance: as if the slow, minute gestures of the hands and torsos that weave and thresh find an unexpected double in the tactile and intricate movement of the musician's workings. |
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The wait is over for the fans of the Volvo Ocean Race Game
The extremely popular online game will be back for the next edition of the race, as the contract has now been signed between Volvo Ocean Race S.L.U and UnitedGames, the designers of the Official Game.
The game is set to be bigger and better than before with new features being tested already, to improve the technical and tactical elements for the players. Over 220,000 players participated in the game during the course of the 2008–09 Volvo Ocean Race, with prizes being given on every leg.
UnitedGames CEO Marijn Harinck with Volvo Ocean Race CEO Knut Frostad, sign the agreement for the 2011-12 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race Game.
The overall race winner was Dutch player Powerof7, whose hard work won him a Volvo C30.
The new and improved game will offer players more functionality to steer and manage their virtual Volvo Open 70s and their crew at the same time. Another exciting addition will be the new In-Port racing feature. These improvements and more will be tested prior to the start next year in a Beta version of the game.
UnitedGames and Volvo Ocean Race will be looking for volunteers to play this test game, and will be publishing details on how the public can sign up early next year.
photo credit: Dave Kneale / Volvo Ocean Race
Knut Frostad with Volvo Ocean Race Game winner Hugo Zwaal at the presentation of his prize, a Volvo C30.
Knut Frostad, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race is very pleased with the continued partnership with UnitedGames. "This is great news for the Volvo Ocean Race, as the Game was a huge success story from the past edition. It caught so many people's imaginations and got thousands of people hooked into offshore racing. Of course, you can play the game from your home but some of the players were just as sleep-deprived as the crews on the boats; many people took it very seriously indeed. We can't wait to see the improvements and get the feedback from the fans. I am sure this edition of the game will be even more of a success than the last."
Marijn Harinck, CEO of UnitedGames, said, "We're excited about continuing to work with the Volvo Ocean Race. We're committed to creating an even more engaging challenge for our players this time. The new version of the game will offer tons of new features including advanced weather options, routing options and integrated social media elements such as Twitter. The game will also be playable on social networks as well as on the leading smartphone platforms making it easier for players to stay on the right course."
The largest online sailing community will set virtual sails again with the Volvo Ocean Race 2011 – 12.
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Just a few miles to the south of the city, Torre dei Calzolari Palace is an imposing former fortress of which parts are reputed to date from the 12th century.
Indeed, the building is said to have once been the property of Frederick Barbarossa, King of Germany (and later King of Italy) who made a number of military campaigns into the north of the country during the mid 1100's.
Guest rooms are located in the more recent villa which adjoins the castle, while the hotel also boasts an outdoor swimming pool, a restaurant which specialises in Umbrian cuisine, a bar, and even a consecrated chapel. |
Local health leaders explain how to measure severity of the current state of COVID-19
With COVID cases going in the wrong direction, do we need to change how we measure the severity of the pandemic? No necessarily according to local health experts.(WBRC)
By Josh Gauntt
Published: Jan. 6, 2022 at 10:47 PM CST
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - With COVID cases going in the wrong direction, do we need to change how we measure the severity of the pandemic? Not necessarily, according to local health experts.
"It's boiling over right now," Dr. Michael Saag, an infectious disease expert at UAB said.
That's the current state of COVID in Alabama according to Dr. Saag. Both cases and hospitalizations are heading in the wrong direction, but which one of those should we focus on right now? Dr. Saag says all the metrics being used to follow the progression of the virus are valuable.
"Following the number of cases tells us how hot this epidemic is in the community and its scolding hot right now," Saag said.
Saag believes we could be underestimating the number of cases due to a lot of people doing at-home COVID tests. Saag and other health experts say the hospitalizations tell us how many people are getting really sick.
"It tells us how far from the cliff we are and that means how soon we're going to go off that cliff and really hit catastrophe," Dr. David Kimberlin, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Children's of Alabama said.
Kimberlin says slowing down the case count is important as well.
"If you can slow down that car going to the cliff, you're going to keep yourself from getting close to the cliff in the first place," Kimberlin said.
While Omicron may be less severe than previous strains, the World Health Organization says it's not mild. Saag says he'll be closely watching to see if the rising case counts match up with hospitalizations.
"With the large number of people infected then you're going to see, even if it's just proportionally fewer that go in the hospital. With a larger base number that still can translate into a lot of hospitalizations. So I'm watching that to make sure our hospital systems don't get overwhelmed," Saag said.
Doctors can't stress it enough...the best defense against COVID-19 is getting vaccinated and boosted and taking all the precautions they've been preaching for almost two years now.
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Air BP and RocketRoute launch a digital suite of business aviation services under the 'RocketRoute' brand
Air BP and RocketRoute, the European based aviation services company, underlined their commitment to the business and general aviation market with the launch of RocketRoute MarketPlace - a new and enhanced RocketRoute app that takes the service offering beyond fuel and flight planning. The RocketRoute MarketPlace app will enable pilots to connect directly with thousands of ground handlers, FBOs and aviation providers worldwide. In just seconds business and light aviation customers can easily source and view any service provider at a particular airport. Users then simply select the services they require and complete their order.
At EBACE 2017 RocketRoute will be actively seeking and engaging with a wide range of leading service suppliers globally who want to build their own 'direct-to' relationship with pilots and operators in order to promote their brand and business. This includes permit arrangers, inflight caterers, security, ground transport providers, hotels, insurance, customs and more.
RocketRoute, which will be presented to the industry formally at Europe's largest business aviation exhibition by RocketRoute and Air BP (co located at Stand C88) during 22nd to 24th May, 2017, is available on iPhone, iPad and via the website www.rocketroute.com
RocketRoute and Air BP's vision is to offer the complete 'one stop shop' for pilots and operators to plan and organise their trips, building on seven years of flight planning expertise and know how and Air BP's nine decades serving the aviation industry.
This new all-embracing RocketRoute app is something we have been developing in collaboration with Air BP since late last year. It brings together everything in a single integrated service, making it easier for the pilot to communicate with their preferred service providers and paperwork for the operator. We liberate the pilot to focus on flying, saving time and effort for everyone. It will also provide solutions for those trip planning issues that pilots and operators have identified as being the most problematic and time-consuming.Kurt LyallRocketRoute Co Founder
Solutions include: Bringing the flight plan, trip paperwork, billing and payment all together in one suite.
Furthermore, the RocketRoute Rewards programme gives all users up to 1% cash back on trip expenses, plus access to exclusive offers and deals from handlers and suppliers.
We identified the synergy with RocketRoute right from the outset as we set out to explore how we could work together to offer a wider range of services beyond fuel pre-ordering and purchasing. Marrying up the innovative RocketRoute technology platform with Air BP's strength and global presence we are well placed to respond to market demand among pilots and corporate flight departments to hold all the information they need for their flights in one place.Irene LoresGlobal Marketing Director General Aviation at Air BP
It was exactly a year ago, at AERO Friedrichshafen in Germany, that RocketRoute and Air BP formalised their relationship when the latter took a minority stake in the aviation services company.
In October 2016, Air BP, together with RocketRoute first introduced its Fuel App offering general aviation operators a new way of buying fuel. The RocketFuel app, which is now part of the new app and no longer stand alone, streamlines the fuel purchasing process for the international general aviation sector and provides intuitive online access to an extensive global network of aviation fuel locations, convenient payment methods, In a first app too, it offers the opportunity to offset carbon emissions through the system interface.
Editor's notes - about Air BP
As the aviation division of BP, Air BP is one of the world's leading suppliers of aviation fuel products and services. We have been investing in the aviation industry for over 90 years to keep people flying safely around the world. We supply around 6.6 billion gallons of aviation fuel a year; fuelling over 6,000 flights a day at over 800 locations in more than 55 countries - that's more than four planes a minute.
Our customers include commercial airlines, the military, business and private aircraft owners, airports and airfield operators. We have a wide range of services to support our fuel offer including the design, build and operation of fuelling facilities, technical consultancy and training, low carbon solutions, the Sterling Card for efficient general aviation refuelling and innovative digital platforms to increase efficiency and reduce risk.
Editor's notes - about RocketRoute
RocketRoute is a leading aviation services company, helping flyers to get airborne, anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day. With innovative and smart technology for flight planning for non-scheduled business and general aviation, fuel, and now concierge services, RocketRoute is transforming the aviation industry.
The company has processed over one million flights and has more than 120,000 registered users flying worldwide. RocketRoute works anywhere, on any device and brings together into one system, everything the individual pilot or flight department needs to operate an aircraft and to connect directly with service suppliers on the ground.
The principles of fast, easy to use, direct access has been at the heart of the business, since its formation in 2009, fuelled by its passion for aviation.
Air BP acquired a minority stake in RocketRoute in April 2016. The move has enabled both parties to jointly continue developing new technology solutions that simplify the complexity of flight planning and fuel purchasing for private pilots, owners, operators and flight departments.
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Wisconsin Prosecutors Want Kyle Rittenhouse Locked Up for Living in a Safe House Due to Death Threats
Prosecutors in Kenosha, Wisc. are demanding that 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, who is charged with murder for shooting ANTIFA thugs dead in self-defense but is now free after posting bond, be thrown in jail because he is residing in a safe house due to death threats received from deranged and psychotic liberals.
The prosecutors demanded on Wednesday for a judge to incarcerate Rittenhouse and issue him a higher bond by $200,000.
"He posted no money so he has no financial stake in the bond," the prosecutors wrote in their request. "He is already facing the most serious possible criminal charges and life in prison, so in comparison, potential future criminal penalties are insignificant."
Rittenhouse's lawyer, Mark Richards, argued in a counter-filing that Rittenhouse should not be punished for protecting his own safety against maniacs wanting to avenge the dead domestic terrorists that were shot dead by Rittenhouse in self-defense.
He said that Rittenhouse is living at an "undisclosed Safe House" and prosecutors refused to keep the location under wraps, perhaps in a deliberate attempt to dox Rittenhouse and make him a sitting duck for leftist retaliation.
"It is noteworthy that the State has only now decided to file a motion to increase bond in this case, despite having corresponded with Attorney Chirafisi regarding the change in Kyle's residence over two months ago," Richards wrote.
The prosecutors also brought up in their filing a recent Rittenhouse appearance at a bar in which he was mobbed by adoring fans and took selfies while wearing a "Free as F*ck" t-shirt.
Big League Politics reported on how the biased prosecutors were triggered by Rittenhouse kicking it with some Proud Boys:
Kyle Rittenhouse, out on bond after shooting three ANTIFA rioters and killing two at a Kenosha, Wisc. riot scene last summer, is under scrutiny from authorities for merely having a good time at a bar.
Rittenhouse was at a bar with his mother wearing a "Free as F*ck" t-shirt when he was approached by some local Proud Boys. They took pictures together doing the "OK" symbol, which has become controversial due to left-wing hysteria.
As a result, prosecutors in Kenosha County are hoping to modify Rittenhouse's bond to prevent the young man from enjoying his freedom. They reportedly want to prevent him from being "serenaded" by Proud Boys and other adoring followers.
"Within a few minutes of entering the bar, the defendant was loudly serenaded by 5 of the adult males with the song "Proud of Your Boy," which is an obscure song written for the 1992 film, "Aladdin." The violent white supremacist group called the "Proud Boys" was named after this song, which is sung by its members as an anthem and for self-identification," the Kenosha County District Attorney's office wrote.
"The defendant later posed for several photographs with these adults in the bar. In each of these photographs, the defendant and the other adults flashed the "OK" sign used by white supremacists," they added.
America is still the land of the free, but only if you're a communist thug, satan worshiper, trans child groomer, anti-white militant, or some other reprobate. Rittenhouse's defiant act of self-defense is a threat to the system they are hell bent on creating so he must be punished. |
Happy Monday. I want to take just a brief moment to mention the devastating storms that hit Lee County this weekend. Events like these have a way of putting our love of Auburn into proper perspective – we are lucky to get to watch our favorite teams compete and have trivial arguments with other fans. Let's rally around our affected neighbors with all of the support they need, tragedy transcends Auburn and transcends us.
– Here's the info on the Lee County storms. If you're so inclined, here's how you can help the people affected by this tragedy.
– Men's Basketball followed their win at Georgia with a win over Miss St, securing a second straight 20 win season. See where they landed in today's AP Poll.
– The win likely secures a bid to the NCAA Tournament, and keeps Auburn in play for the last double-bye at the SEC Tournament.
– A few notes for the last week of the season: Auburn is close to an SEC record, and Anfernee McLemore is playing good basketball.
– Women's Basketball won its final SEC game of the season, see how their tournament resume is shaping up.
– Baseball swept a three-game series against Cincinnati this weekend. One starting pitcher tied an Auburn record, another didn't allow an earned run in his first start.
– More on the pitching rotation here, as well as the most recent D1 Baseball rankings here.
– Softball had a busy weekend against top 25 teams, see how they fared in the Judi Garman Classic.
– Auburn at the combine updates, including the fastest player, an unselfish chef, and a professional interviewer.
– For some more combine fun, see the history of Auburn players in the 40 yard dash.
– I'm still not sure how to feel about this video, you tell me.
– Catch up with this Auburn grad doing big things at national parks.
– Finally, Equestrian dominance. Equestrian had about as good of a weekend as humanly possible.
Let me know if I missed anything in the comment below. |
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Today, we're talking niches: What are they, how to create your own, and why niches are vital for affiliate marketing.
Let's unpack that wordy sentence a little.
You may be wondering: Why create a niche at all?
The answer: People tend to purchase products through affiliate links from reviewers or bloggers they trust.
The way to gain buyers' trust? Show them you understand what they want and know how to give it to them. You do that through niche marketing.
Also, if you want to actually make money with affiliate links, you need to give people a reason to pick your blog over the billion others on the internet.
Uncertain where to begin? Read on.
If you want to start making money with affiliate marketing, you need a blog. Before you start designing that blog, though, you need a niche audience to design it for.
Here are six steps you can take to create your own niche website.
What other qualities should you look for in a niche?
For that last one, Post #3 in this series will be a deep dive into choosing profitable niches. Stay tuned.
To make the idea of the niche a little easier to understand, let's create a niche topic in the book review market.
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Classic Gifts: To begin with, it is best that when you're thinking about to purchase a gift, you keep to the classic gifts. Purchase a gift that will certainly please which will not walk out fashion.
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Ensure That It Stays Fresh: If at all possible try to avoid purchasing the person an identical gift for your last present. Fresh and imaginative gift ideas say you have thought about that person and set effort in.
Buy Online: Who states you cannot cut costs and purchase a gift simultaneously? Shopping on the web is a terrific way to cut costs since you can easily and efficiently make a price comparison. It can save you money and time. It simply should not appear as if you saved money or time for your recipient.
Choose top quality gifts: You need to leave an enduring impression in your recipient – a great lasting impression! Recollections is going to be valued or loathed for many years.
Purchase A Helpful Gift: If you are doubtful make certain that you simply purchase something helpful. Make sure that your gift is a you know your recipient will appreciate and enjoy.
Use Tact: Be responsive to people's feelings instead of totally missing tact. Have you got an overweight friend? Avoid exercise equipment or diet books. You may think you do them a big favor but they might be offended. Consider what your gifts say before you purchase them… remember some gifts could be offensive!
Motive: Remember with regards to gift giving it's not only a gift you are giving. It's actually a illustration showing your emotions. Recall that saying "it is the believed that counts"? Gift ideas ought to provide both giver and also the receiver great satisfaction and a feeling of fulfillment. Obviously gifts should range from heart. Tendency to slack gifts from obligation. Get it done from love and appreciation.
Given individuals handy suggestions and tips above, allow me to recommend one helpful gift that simply continues giving and providing and can certainly increase the value of the person receiving the gift.
Through my past encounters I've discovered out that the coffee machine appears to increase the value of the individual your intending to own gift to. The thing is many individuals love coffee. Regrettably, because of the occasions we live in, being forever in a hurry it isn't always possible to obtain the time for you to help make your favorite mug of coffee. A lot of things to complete, a lot of places to become, not enough time, right?
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If they're very busy type, make certain you receive them an espresso maker that's programmable. They'll only have to hop up out of bed, enter into the shower, liven up and discover their nice pot of coffee all available on their behalf. They'll only need to put it together the night time before and can turn on in the proper time. Awesome! |
Unfortunately, thousands of people – the vast majority of them children – die each year as a result of drowning in swimming pools and spas. We can only imagine the grief that one must feel after a drowning accident. If you have lost a loved one to a pool drowning, our hearts go out to you.
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Each year in the United States, approximately 3,000 people drown and many more suffer serious, irreversible injury in near-drowning incidents. In fact, drowning is the leading cause of all accidental deaths among small children (one to four years of age) and the second leading cause among all children from one to 14 years of age, following only motor vehicle accidents.
Drowning can occur in a number of places, including at private and public swimming pools, open recreational waterways such as lakes and ponds, spas, hot tubs, and even in bathtubs. In non-fatal cases, with brain damage generally resulting after four minutes of submersion, an estimated 20 percent of victims suffer severe, permanent neurological disability. Negligence plays a part in many drownings and near-drowning cases, whether the cause is lack of supervision or a problem with the premises.
According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), for every fatal drowning accident involving a child 14 years or younger, three children require emergency room treatment for submersion injuries and 40% of those require hospitalization. Non-fatal incidents can cause brain damage that results in long-term disabilities ranging from memory problems to the victim being left in a vegetative state.
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Ollois Carbo vegetabilis 30C homeopathic single medicines. Temporarily used to help improve symptoms of gas pain associated with bloated stomach and fatigue. The dosage is not related to the weight and age of the patient. In general, dissolve 5 pellets 3 times a day until symptoms are relieved or as directed by your health care professional. Contains appx. 80 pellets in each tube, each dose should be placed under the tongue of adults and children, or in the cheek of an infant, where they will dissolve. It is preferable to take apart from meals. No known side effects, no known drug interaction. For informational purposes only, not intended for, and neither should it be taken as a substitute for professional medical advice. Stop use and ask a physician if symptoms persist for more than 3 days or worsen. If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use. Keep out of reach of children. These 'Uses' have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
Carbo Vegetabilis 1M is a homeopathic medicine by Boiron which mainly indicates abdominal bloating with gas. This medicine uses highly diluted natural substances to relieve symptoms. This medicine comes in quick-dissolving pellet form. The multi dose is the common dosage for homeopathic remedies. The tube contains 80 pellets offering 3 to 5 pellets per dose, to be taken under the tongue at specified times. |
SoftCo hosts World Cup squad announcement
Ireland Woman's Hockey manager, Graham Shaw, today announced the names of the 18 women who will represent the team at The World Cup this summer.
As primary sponsors, SoftCo's Dublin office hosted the squad announcement. In attendance were members of the press representing leading television news channels and newspapers including BBC and RTE who gave the squad national and international news coverage.
The 'Green Army' who are currently ranked 16th in the world understand the size of the task ahead as they are in a challenging group alongside hosts England, USA, and India. But the objective is clear – "We are going there to get out of the group and into the knockout stages," Manager Shaw declared, as he officially announced the squad of players which will represent Ireland, and scale new heights with the women's national team, at SoftCo Dublin.
"This is a great opportunity for the Irish hockey team to announce themselves on the world stage. SoftCo is delighted to be supporting the squad as they mirror our values of representing Ireland at a global level."
Susan Spence, Co-Founder, SoftCo
Ireland World Cup squad:
Ayeisha McFerran (University of Louisville)
Grace O'Flanagan (Railway Union)
Yvonne O'Byrne (Cork Harlequins)
Hannah Matthews (Loreto)
Elena Tice (UCD)
Zoe Wilson (Belfast Harlequins)
Roisin Upton (Cork Harlequins)
Shirley McCay (Pegasus)
Katie Mullan (UCD)(captain)
Nicci Daly (Loreto)
Gillian Pinder (Pembroke)
Megan Frazer (Mannheim)
Chloe Watkins (Bloemendaal)
Lizzie Colvin (Belfast Harlequins)
Deirdre Duke (UCD)
Nicola Evans (UHC)
Ali Meeke (Loreto)
Anna O'Flanagan (Bloemendaal)
Ireland World Cup fixtures:
(All games live on BT Sport)
Saturday 21 July:
USA v Ireland, 6pm
Thursday 26 July:
India v Ireland, 2pm
Sunday 29 July:
England v Ireland, 7pm |
In 1974, when the Turkish military started its Cyprus operation, Ankara faced a sudden and bitter reality. The U.S., as a major supplier of the Turkish Armed Forces, had stopped the delivery of all military equipment, from fighter jets to spare parts of field radios. Turkey had to ask Libya's Muammar Gadhafi to borrow tires for the F-104s used in the Vietnam War. It was followed by an arms embargo by Congress in 1975. The Turkish government's response was to close all NATO facilities in Turkey, including the strategic İncirlik air base, to the use of the American military.
That was a wakeup call for Ankara, which understood that it needed a national defense industry. The same year, the Military Electronics Industry of Turkey (ASELSAN) was established to meet the communication tool requirements of the Turkish Armed Forces. At the very beginning, the company had the modest target of producing hand radios for soldiers and policemen. Today, it produces and exports a wide-range of products, from complicated fire control systems to cryptography and information security systems. Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) started to jointly produce the American F-16s under license in Turkey with national software in 1987. Nowadays, TAI are in talks with the British BAE systems for the possibility of jointly developing a fifth generation fighter jet. Roketsan was established in 1988 to build nationally designed rockets and missiles. Turkey has been producing its own armored vehicles and light tanks since 1989. There are a couple of companies producing and exporting those vehicles. The Turkish navy has been using indigenous designs and produced corvettes for years and, on a similar program, frigates to stop import dependency. The 155 mm self-propelled howitzers, with 45-km range and which have been used against PKK targets in Syria and Iraq, are locally designed and produced by the public Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE) in its facilities in the northwestern province of Kırıkkale.
Turkey had difficulties in obtaining drones – armed and unarmed – from the U.S. for years. I know successive Turkish ambassadors to Washington who have failed to buy only two "Reapers" from the U.S. The "Heron" drones bought from Israel also had sustainability difficulties due to frequent political crises happening.
It was in the mid-2000s when the Turkish government decided to give incentives and provide protection to boost national defense industry. Thanks to that, Turkey is now one of the six countries in the world which can produce fully operative armed UAVs. Selçuk Bayraktar, the owner (and chief designer) of the Baykar group, told a group of journalists in Istanbul on Sept. 10 that they had already delivered 58 drones to the Turkish security forces, six of them being given to the police and some 15 of them were in the air on duty as he spoke. The company has already signed an export agreement with Qatar and talks are underway with Ukraine.
He is one of the sponsors of Turkey's first "Teknofest" to be held in Istanbul on Sept. 20-23 on the premises of the new Istanbul airport, which is set to be opened on Oct. 29 Republic Day. This is going to be the first of its kind in Turkey. Thousands of technology producers, especially youngsters, are going to compete in 14 different branches, besides exhibitions and workshops. The competitions would be in fields like rocket launching, unmanned underwater systems and drone fights. In the "HackIst" competition, 2357 "white cap hackers" from 24 countries have been trying hard for some time to be in the top 10 to compete in Istanbul on Sept. 22 to become the first to crack a given strategic cyber target.
The idea is to find and cultivate new brains to boost technology production in Turkey. This is a new test for Turkey. |
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Lucella Ross
Maiden Name: (MacLean)
Nickname: "Lu"
Hometown: Lloydminster, AB (CANADA)
Born: January 3, 1921
Lucella RossHistory
1943 South Bend Blue Sox Catcher 14
Lucella RossBiography
Lucella RossObituary
I left the AAGPBL after the 1944 season and played in the National Girls Baseball League in Chicago. The NGBL teams I played for included the following::
1946-1948 Chicago Chicks
1949-1950 DesPlains Music Maids
1950-1951 Chicago Bluebirds
1952 Bloomer Girls (Oak Park)
LucelIa Cathrine MacLean was born in the Lloydminster hospital to Anna and John Angus MacLean, the fourth of nine children, but the first born in the Lloydminster. Lucella received all her elementary and high school education in Lloydminster.
Lu was interested in many sporting activities. She began skating at the age of four, and was soon involved in hockey and softball. Throughout school she won awards for her sporting excellence.
In 1936 Lu began playing softball with the Lloydminster nationals' senior team. This team won the Ester Trophy (a Saskatchewan competition) in Saskatoon in 1937 through 1940. In 1940 LucelIa began catching softball for the Saskatoon Pats. The team won the Provincial Hunking Trophy in 1941.
At this time Phillip K. Wrigley was forming a Professional League in the U.S.A. The "All-American Girls Professional Softball League" consisted of four teams in 1943, and increased to six in 1944. Lucella was called to tryout and in 1943 was assigned to the "South Bend (Indiana) Blue Sox", and played for that team for two years. In 1945 Lucella declined to continue to play in that league and returned to Canada to catch for the Edmonton "Army and Navy Pats". In the fall of 1946, Lu returned to professional softball and played in the Chicago League for seven years before hanging up her cleats and mitt. Lu returned to Lloydminster in 1959.
The Lloydminster National Hosting Committee named Lucella Honorary Chairperson for the Canadian Junior A Ladies Softball Championship Tournament hosted in 1983.
In 1988 the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York honoured the A.A.G.F.B.L. with a large permanent display of the league's history and listed the names of each player. The players on this occasion held a reunion, which brought back many fond memories.
On April 6, 1991 Lucella was inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame along with several other players from Saskatchewan who played in the A.A.G.P.B.L.
Lu was interviewed with regard to the movie "A League of Their Own". She was disappointed with the lack of accuracy, particularly the use of foul language and ungentlemanly and unladylike behavior. It was not the way she remembered it but as she sighed, "I guess they have to do that in the movies, but we were true professionals."
Lucella and husband Merv were involved in their church and community organizations.
Contributed By: Shelley McCann
Copyright: http://www.lloydminster.net/Ross.htm
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'Innocence Lost'
'They constantly asked him the same thing over and over again….'
"[Bob Kelly's] defense contended that the children's allegations were just the responses of suggestible youngsters eager to please the interrogators who were urging them to disclose abuse. [Interviewed in "Innocence Lost: The Verdict",] one mother whose child did not disclose abuse is seen heaping scorn on the police and social services interrogation of her child:
" 'They constantly asked him the same thing over and over again, and they would rephrase it…. They talked to him, it had to be an hour and a half or so before we interrupted and they wanted to continue talking to him. I would guess the same questions were asked five or six times.'
"This mother's recollection is one of the few clues to the police methods in this case. Police and prosecutors declined to cooperate with 'Frontline.' All of the investigative notes and tapes were destroyed, and the only source material available at trial was after-the-fact summaries…."
– From "Justice Abuse? 'Frontline' Documentary Takes Hard Look At A Small-town Scandal" by Bart Mills in the Chicago Tribune (July 20, 1993)
Remembering when 'sketchiest of evidence or none at all' was plenty
Maybe those day-care crimes just never happened?
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The public pressure to get a conviction combined with what some call "junk science" led to the wrongful conviction of Albert Ian Schweitzer.
As soon as Edenton comes to terms with the Civil War it may be ready to reexamine the Little Rascals Day Care case....WHAT IS YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THIS SIGN?
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Rascals case in brief
In the beginning, in 1989, more than 90 children at the Little Rascals Day Care Center in Edenton, North Carolina, accused a total of 20 adults with 429 instances of sexual abuse over a three-year period. It may have all begun with one parent's complaint about punishment given her child.
Among the alleged perpetrators: the sheriff and mayor. But prosecutors would charge only Robin Byrum, Darlene Harris, Elizabeth "Betsy" Kelly, Robert "Bob" Kelly, Willard Scott Privott, Shelley Stone and Dawn Wilson – the Edenton 7.
Along with sodomy and beatings, allegations included a baby killed with a handgun, a child being hung upside down from a tree and being set on fire and countless other fantastic incidents involving spaceships, hot air balloons, pirate ships and trained sharks.
By the time prosecutors dropped the last charges in 1997, Little Rascals had become North Carolina's longest and most costly criminal trial. Prosecutors kept defendants jailed in hopes at least one would turn against their supposed co-conspirators. Remarkably, none did. Another shameful record: Five defendants had to wait longer to face their accusers in court than anyone else in North Carolina history.
Between 1991 and 1997, Ofra Bikel produced three extraordinary episodes on the Little Rascals case for the PBS series "Frontline." Although "Innocence Lost" did not deter prosecutors, it exposed their tactics and fostered nationwide skepticism and dismay.
With each passing year, the absurdity of the Little Rascals charges has become more obvious. But no admission of error has ever come from prosecutors, police, interviewers or parents. This site is devoted to the issues raised by this case.
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49 BANKSIDE
A Queen Anne house, situated on the south bank of the Thames between the Globe Theatre and Tate Modern, which has a plaque on the wall declaring that both Christopher Wren and Katherine of Aragon lived in it (not simultaneously). Both assertions are false. The plaque is of unknown date. The house is a private residence.
Region: London
Location/Address: 49 Bankside
Post Code: SE1
Main Historic Period: Stuart
Link to featured article: Christopher Wren did not live here
Tip/Nearby: Borough, Southwark Cathedral, Globe, Tate Modern
Primary Management: Private - not open to the public
Curiosity, Free access
From 1940 - 1946, 64 Baker Street was the world headquarters of the Special Operations Executive, SOE, a clandestine organisation ordered to be set up by Churchill with the instruction to 'set Europe ablaze' by helping local resistance movements and conducting espionage and sabotage in enemy-held territories. A plaque was unveiled on the building in May 2010 by Margaret Jackson MBE, who was PA to Brigadier, later Major-General, Colin Gubbins, head of SOE from 1943 known by the initial 'M'. Margaret Jackson, herself a remarkable woman, was just 23 years old in 1940; she died in Croydon on 2 June 2013.
Post Code: W1U 7GB
Link to featured article: I spy - Secret London
Tip/Nearby: Madame Tussauds
ALL HALLOWS by the TOWER
All Hallows by the Tower was founded in 675AD - it is the oldest church in the City of London. An arch from this original church remains and, beneath that, a fragment of Roman pavement. The church has looked after the bodies of those beheaded on nearby tower hill, including Thomas More's and, from the tower of the church, Samuel Pepys watched London burn in 1666. The founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn, was baptised here and notable weddings included those of John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the USA, and Judge Jeffries, famous for his 'bloody assizes' in the aftermath of the Battle of Sedgemoor of 1685. All Hallows survived the Great Fire, thanks to the efforts of Pepys' friend Admiral Penn, but was fairly comprehensively bombed during WW2 and rebuilt in the 1950s. A long-serving vicar of the church was 'Tubby' Clayton, founder of 'Toc H', the rest and recuperation centre for troops in Belgium during WW1.
Location/Address: Byward Street
Post Code: EC3R 5BJ
Useful Website Address: All Hallows by the Tower's website
Tip/Nearby: Tower of London
Primary Management: Church authorities
Free access, Museums and galleries
The Anaesthesia Museum is part of the Anaesthesia Heritage Centre of the Association of Anaethatists and contains objects relating to the history of anaesthesia. The earliest object in the collection is a resuscitation set of 1774. The museum gives an insight into the history of anaesthesia, resuscitation and pain relief.
Location/Address: 21 Portland Place
Post Code: W1B 1PY
Useful Website Address: Anaesthesia Museum website
Tip/Nearby: BBC, Regent's Park
Primary Management: Educational establisment
ASPLEY HOUSE
Famously the home of Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, victor of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 and later politician. Lots of grand rooms, fine art and over the top treasures just by one of the busiest traffic islands in Britain. A highlight is Wellington's false teeth in a glass case - along with other memorabilia.
Location/Address: Hyde Park
Post Code: W1J 7NT
Main Historic Period: N/A
Useful Website Address: English Heritage listing for Aspley House
Primary Management: English Heritage
BANK of ENGLAND MUSEUM
A museum sitting on top of an enormous gold vault. Discover the history of the Bank - the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street - what it does, the story of paper money - and pick up a gold bar. You can't keep it - sorry.
Location/Address: Bartholemew Lane
Post Code: EC2R 8AH
Main Historic Period: Georgian
Useful Website Address: Bank of England Museum website
Tip/Nearby: Museum of London, St Paul's...
Primary Management: Other
Aviation, Free access, Memorials
London's monument to the Battle of Britain is on Victoria Embankment, between Westminster Bridge and the RAF Memorial. It was unveiled by Prince Charles in 2005, cost £1.65 million and was funded entirely by public subscription. Among the donors was the Czech Republic. The monument is more than 80 feet (25 metres) long and was the brainchild of the late Bill Bond MBE, founder of the Battle of Britain Historical Society. It honours 'the Few', the RAF pilots who were outnumbered and who saved Britain from invasion in 1940. At its centre is a near life-size sculpture depicting airmen scrambling – running to their aircraft in order to intercept the enemy. Around the monument are the names of the Few – 2,936 airmen from fifteen nations who took part in the battle on the Allied side. Other panels show some of the other participants and contributors to the Battle of Britain and ultimate victory – including civilians.
Do not confuse this monument with the Battle of Britain Memorial in Kent. The post code is approximate.
Location/Address: Victoria Embankment
Post Code: SW1A 2JL
Link to featured article: Battle of Britain Day
Useful Website Address: Website for the Battle of Britain Monument
Tip/Nearby: Houses of Parliament, New Scotland Yard, RAF Memorial, Cleopatra's Needle
Primary Management: Local Authority
BLOOD SWEPT LANDS and SEAS of RED
Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red was a work of art consisting of 888,246 ceramic red poppies placed in the moat of the Tower of London, between July and November 2014 to commemorate the centenary of World War I. Each poppy represented a lost life from Britain or one of its Dominions, killed in the war. It attracted a huge number of visitors. Members of the public could purchase a poppy and part of the installation then went on tour around the UK organised by 14-18 NOW until 2018, after which it was decided to have permanent displays at IWM London and North Museums. The work was created by artist Paul Cummins and stage designer Tom Piper.
Address is IWM London.
Location/Address: Lambeth Road
Post Code: SE1 6HZ
Useful Website Address: 14-18 NOW's website
Tip/Nearby: NB This work is no longer at the Tower of London - check with IWM London for the latest information.
Primary Management: HM Government
Free access, Retail
Borough Market claims to be the oldest in London, established in 1014. It has certainly grown in the 21st century to become a riot of colour, noise and produce. It is an astonishing place, mainly selling an enormous range of fresh food - fruit, vegetables, fish, cheese, nuts - as well as nuts, speciality chocolate and drinks. At its fringes are a host of streetfood outlets, serving dishes from all over the world.
And all in the shadow of London Bridge's railway arches and Southwark Cathedral.
Location/Address: 8 Southwark Street
Post Code: SE1 1TL
Useful Website Address: Borough Market's website
Tip/Nearby: London Bridge Railway Station, Southwark Cathedral
BRITAIN'S SMALLEST POLICE STATION
Found in the south-west corner of Trafalgar Square, this former police observation post is often wrongly claimed to be Britain's - or the world's - smallest police station. It was never a police station - but it is an interesting curiosity!
Location/Address: Trafalgar Square
Post Code: WC2N 5DN
Link to featured article: The world's smallest police station
Tip/Nearby: Right in the middle of London...
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One of our Principal Investigators – Dr Hannah Maslen, who leads our work package on Ethics, Impacts and Society – presented the Consortium's current research at the Neuroethics Network Annual Meeting, held at the Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Épinière (ICM), Hospital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris (19th-21st June, 2017).
– how clinicians should approach patient consent and decision-making in cases where the expression of preferences and wishes is entirely mediated by a BCI.
application. Dr Maslen is grateful for the comments and questions received. |
The Animal Humane Society in St. Paul, Minnesota has come up with a program designed to help place cats that may not be suited to traditional homes.
Through their "working cat" program, the team at the Animal Humane Society helps cats that aren't successfully adopted find less conventional living arrangements that just happen to come with a full-time job.
Twice a week, the Animal Humane Society sends out an email introducing available cats to businesses that may be in need of a feline staff member to help curb problems with mice or other vermin on-site. Once the cats are brought to their new "home," they are given several weeks to adjust to their new settings before for their job of chief mouse hunter begins.
The great things about this program is that it gives cats second chance at life and a stable setting where they can learn to become more sociable. Businesses who have brought on a feline staff member through the program have been thrilled with the experience so far.
The resounding response is that the cats are terrific employees: dependable, never late for work, and require no training.
So far 70 cats have been adopted out through the working cat program, and only three have had to be returned. The Minnesota Animal Humane Society and its supporters are proud to have found a solution to fill a niche in cat adoptions, saving lives in the process.
If you're interested in becoming part of the working cat program, visit the Animal Humane Society website.
Keep up the pawesome work, kitties!
All images via Star Tribune. |
Jon – Secretly Timid's successful 2nd year.
Whew….what a year! So…what were some of your favs? Let's toast to 2012!!!
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Getting Perspectives Right Concerns about Airmen Leaving the IAF
Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar (Retd)
Just read a post on Facebook that the Indian Air Force authorities are concerned about the fact that airmen in large numbers are leaving the Service after completion of their regular terms of engagement. A letter issued apparently states, among other things that: "The analysis of the data for the past five years, by Air Force Record Office (AFRO), has revealed that 45 per cent airmen proceeded on discharge after completion of initial regular engagement of 20 years without availing further extension of service.
Any professional organisation can ill afford to lose trained and experienced human resource, in such large numbers. It is essential that necessary steps need to be initiated to retain expertise, as it would have an adverse impact on the functioning of IAF." It is also mentioned that IAF is a technology-intensive force and in order to maintain various platforms at a high state of readiness, it is imperative "to have experienced and trained manpower".
I think it is important for our governing establishment, the military hierarchy, colleagues in uniform, the strategic fraternity and the wider community at large, to look at this phenomenon in the right perspective.
I personally came across these ramifications as a Commanding Officer almost five decades ago, when some of my finest non commissioned officers (NCOs - who had acquitted themselves with great credit on battle field and on the sports fields) came to me with requests to be released from the Service as their scope for further advancement was stymied by the terms and conditions and the rules and regulations that governed their promotion to junior commissioned officers (JCOs); which required specific educational qualifications that they were incapable of acquiring.
With a heavy heart I used to let them go without the slightest hesitation, in the knowledge that they would find satisfaction and fulfillment in whatever endeavour they chose to pursue. And almost without exception, they did well; by themselves and their families.
I came across similar instances after retirement as the Director United Service Institution of India, when many bright young Colonels (and equivalent level) who had served with me earlier, or dropped in just by virtue of the fact that they were members of the Institution, sought my advice on wishing to leave the respective Service on completion of the mandatory minimum pensionable period of 20 years.
And the crowning irony of this experience is that all these young men were among the best and the brightest; individuals who had commanded their battalions or regiments (or equivalents) with distinction (probably without being 'yes-men'); had either done or were earmarked for the Higher Command courses. They were obviously conscious of the stiff competition for further advancement in the Service, possibly at the cost of their self-respect (which they were not prepared to compromise on).
And in some cases, because they felt having given the best years of their life to the Service, they needed to devote time to their spouses and children. Needless to say, I never had any hesitation in endorsing their decision. And it has been a matter of tremendous satisfaction that without exception these young men have done well in the fields they chose to serve when released from the Service. No surprise there; because they were individuals of proven merit, with vision, drive, determination, capacity for dedicated hard work, leadership skills, etc.
Hence my advice to my friends in the Indian Air Force hierarchy, as also to their colleagues in the other two Services, is not to bemoan the departure of these airmen. They have devoted the best years of their lives to the Nation and the Service, and in the process, more than repaid what the Government has spent on their training. They should be allowed to leave with grace and dignity. Their departure should be looked upon as a positive development in terms of opening up avenues for the advancement of their junior colleagues who would otherwise stagnate.
There is of course another remedy. Towards which many of us, while in uniform and after, have strived over the years; to no avail unfortunately. It would appropriate that the current military hierarchy, with all the trappings of 'joint-ness' makes a break-through.
Given the fact that individuals who wish to leave after the regulation period, are in about age group 40, with almost two more decades of useful contribution to the Nation, get hold of the various reports that are no doubt gathering dust somewhere in the bureaucratic maze, about lateral induction of Service personnel at various levels, to the para-military, central police organizations, state police, public sector undertakings, and so on, And somehow prevail on our political leadership to over-rule the bureaucratic resistance and vested interests, and implement the recommendations made therein.
Make full use of the trained, dedicated, disciplined, competent and highly motivated manpower that exists. The private sector has already recognized the value of such trained personnel and is making effective use of them.
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package org.camunda.bpm.engine.rest.history;
import static com.jayway.restassured.RestAssured.expect;
import static com.jayway.restassured.RestAssured.given;
import static com.jayway.restassured.path.json.JsonPath.from;
import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.nullValue;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.inOrder;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import javax.ws.rs.core.Response.Status;
import javax.xml.registry.InvalidRequestException;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.history.HistoricDetail;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.history.HistoricDetailQuery;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.history.HistoricFormField;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.history.HistoricVariableUpdate;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.impl.calendar.DateTimeUtil;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.rest.AbstractRestServiceTest;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.rest.helper.MockHistoricVariableUpdateBuilder;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.rest.helper.MockProvider;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.rest.helper.VariableTypeHelper;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.variable.Variables;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.variable.type.SerializableValueType;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.variable.type.ValueType;
import org.camunda.bpm.engine.variable.value.ObjectValue;
import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.mockito.InOrder;
import org.mockito.Mockito;
import com.jayway.restassured.http.ContentType;
import com.jayway.restassured.response.Response;
/**
* @author Roman Smirnov
*
*/
public abstract class AbstractHistoricDetailRestServiceQueryTest extends AbstractRestServiceTest {
protected static final String HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL = TEST_RESOURCE_ROOT_PATH + "/history/detail";
protected static final String HISTORIC_DETAIL_COUNT_RESOURCE_URL = HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL + "/count";
protected HistoricDetailQuery mockedQuery;
protected HistoricVariableUpdate historicUpdateMock;
protected MockHistoricVariableUpdateBuilder historicUpdateBuilder;
protected HistoricFormField historicFormFieldMock;
@Before
public void setUpRuntimeData() {
List<HistoricDetail> details = new ArrayList<HistoricDetail>();
historicUpdateBuilder = MockProvider.mockHistoricVariableUpdate();
historicUpdateMock = historicUpdateBuilder.build();
historicFormFieldMock = MockProvider.createMockHistoricFormField();
details.add(historicUpdateMock);
details.add(historicFormFieldMock);
mockedQuery = setUpMockedDetailsQuery(details);
}
protected HistoricDetailQuery setUpMockedDetailsQuery(List<HistoricDetail> detailMocks) {
HistoricDetailQuery mock = mock(HistoricDetailQuery.class);
when(mock.list()).thenReturn(detailMocks);
when(mock.count()).thenReturn((long) detailMocks.size());
when(processEngine.getHistoryService().createHistoricDetailQuery()).thenReturn(mock);
return mock;
}
@Test
public void testEmptyQuery() {
String queryKey = "";
given()
.queryParam("processInstanceId", queryKey)
.then()
.expect()
.statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.when()
.get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
}
@Test
public void testNoParametersQuery() {
expect()
.statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.when()
.get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
verify(mockedQuery).list();
verify(mockedQuery).disableBinaryFetching();
verifyNoMoreInteractions(mockedQuery);
}
@Test
public void testNoParametersQueryDisableObjectDeserialization() {
given()
.queryParam("deserializeValues", false)
.expect()
.statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.when()
.get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
verify(mockedQuery).list();
verify(mockedQuery).disableBinaryFetching();
verify(mockedQuery).disableCustomObjectDeserialization();
verifyNoMoreInteractions(mockedQuery);
}
@Test
public void testInvalidSortingOptions() {
executeAndVerifySorting("anInvalidSortByOption", "asc", Status.BAD_REQUEST);
executeAndVerifySorting("processInstanceId", "anInvalidSortOrderOption", Status.BAD_REQUEST);
}
protected void executeAndVerifySorting(String sortBy, String sortOrder, Status expectedStatus) {
given()
.queryParam("sortBy", sortBy)
.queryParam("sortOrder", sortOrder)
.then()
.expect()
.statusCode(expectedStatus.getStatusCode())
.when()
.get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
}
@Test
public void testSortOrderParameterOnly() {
given()
.queryParam("sortOrder", "asc")
.then()
.expect()
.statusCode(Status.BAD_REQUEST.getStatusCode())
.contentType(ContentType.JSON)
.body("type", equalTo(InvalidRequestException.class.getSimpleName()))
.body("message", containsString("Only a single sorting parameter specified. sortBy and sortOrder required"))
.when()
.get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
}
@Test
public void testSortingParameters() {
InOrder inOrder = Mockito.inOrder(mockedQuery);
executeAndVerifySorting("processInstanceId", "asc", Status.OK);
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).orderByProcessInstanceId();
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).asc();
inOrder = Mockito.inOrder(mockedQuery);
executeAndVerifySorting("processInstanceId", "desc", Status.OK);
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).orderByProcessInstanceId();
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).desc();
inOrder = Mockito.inOrder(mockedQuery);
executeAndVerifySorting("variableName", "asc", Status.OK);
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).orderByVariableName();
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).asc();
inOrder = Mockito.inOrder(mockedQuery);
executeAndVerifySorting("variableName", "desc", Status.OK);
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).orderByVariableName();
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).desc();
inOrder = Mockito.inOrder(mockedQuery);
executeAndVerifySorting("formPropertyId", "asc", Status.OK);
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).orderByFormPropertyId();
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).asc();
inOrder = Mockito.inOrder(mockedQuery);
executeAndVerifySorting("formPropertyId", "desc", Status.OK);
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).orderByFormPropertyId();
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).desc();
inOrder = Mockito.inOrder(mockedQuery);
executeAndVerifySorting("variableType", "asc", Status.OK);
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).orderByVariableType();
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).asc();
inOrder = Mockito.inOrder(mockedQuery);
executeAndVerifySorting("variableType", "desc", Status.OK);
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).orderByVariableType();
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).desc();
inOrder = Mockito.inOrder(mockedQuery);
executeAndVerifySorting("variableRevision", "asc", Status.OK);
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).orderByVariableRevision();
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).asc();
inOrder = Mockito.inOrder(mockedQuery);
executeAndVerifySorting("variableRevision", "desc", Status.OK);
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).orderByVariableRevision();
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).desc();
inOrder = Mockito.inOrder(mockedQuery);
executeAndVerifySorting("time", "asc", Status.OK);
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).orderByTime();
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).asc();
inOrder = Mockito.inOrder(mockedQuery);
executeAndVerifySorting("time", "desc", Status.OK);
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).orderByTime();
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).desc();
inOrder = Mockito.inOrder(mockedQuery);
executeAndVerifySorting("occurrence", "asc", Status.OK);
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).orderPartiallyByOccurrence();
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).asc();
inOrder = Mockito.inOrder(mockedQuery);
executeAndVerifySorting("occurrence", "desc", Status.OK);
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).orderPartiallyByOccurrence();
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).desc();
}
@Test
public void testSuccessfulPagination() {
int firstResult = 0;
int maxResults = 10;
given()
.queryParam("firstResult", firstResult)
.queryParam("maxResults", maxResults)
.then()
.expect()
.statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.when()
.get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
verify(mockedQuery).listPage(firstResult, maxResults);
}
@Test
public void testMissingFirstResultParameter() {
int maxResults = 10;
given()
.queryParam("maxResults", maxResults)
.then()
.expect()
.statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.when()
.get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
verify(mockedQuery).listPage(0, maxResults);
}
@Test
public void testMissingMaxResultsParameter() {
int firstResult = 10;
given()
.queryParam("firstResult", firstResult)
.then()
.expect()
.statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.when()
.get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
verify(mockedQuery).listPage(firstResult, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
}
@Test
public void testQueryCount() {
expect()
.statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.body("count", equalTo(2))
.when()
.get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_COUNT_RESOURCE_URL);
verify(mockedQuery).count();
}
@Test
public void testSimpleHistoricActivityQuery() {
Response response = given()
.then()
.expect()
.statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.and()
.body("[0].id", equalTo(historicUpdateBuilder.getId()))
.body("[0].variableName", equalTo(historicUpdateBuilder.getName()))
.body("[0].variableInstanceId", equalTo(historicUpdateBuilder.getVariableInstanceId()))
.body("[0].variableType", equalTo(VariableTypeHelper.toExpectedValueTypeName(
historicUpdateBuilder.getTypedValue().getType())))
.body("[0].value", equalTo(historicUpdateBuilder.getTypedValue().getValue()))
.body("[0].processDefinitionKey", equalTo(historicUpdateBuilder.getProcessDefinitionKey()))
.body("[0].processDefinitionId", equalTo(historicUpdateBuilder.getProcessDefinitionId()))
.body("[0].processInstanceId", equalTo(historicUpdateBuilder.getProcessInstanceId()))
.body("[0].errorMessage", equalTo(historicUpdateBuilder.getErrorMessage()))
.body("[0].activityInstanceId", equalTo(historicUpdateBuilder.getActivityInstanceId()))
.body("[0].revision", equalTo(historicUpdateBuilder.getRevision()))
.body("[0].time", equalTo(historicUpdateBuilder.getTime()))
.body("[0].taskId", equalTo(historicUpdateBuilder.getTaskId()))
.body("[0].executionId", equalTo(historicUpdateBuilder.getExecutionId()))
.body("[0].type", equalTo("variableUpdate"))
.body("[0].caseDefinitionKey", equalTo(historicUpdateBuilder.getCaseDefinitionKey()))
.body("[0].caseDefinitionId", equalTo(historicUpdateBuilder.getCaseDefinitionId()))
.body("[0].caseInstanceId", equalTo(historicUpdateBuilder.getCaseInstanceId()))
.body("[0].caseExecutionId", equalTo(historicUpdateBuilder.getCaseExecutionId()))
.when()
.get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
InOrder inOrder = inOrder(mockedQuery);
inOrder.verify(mockedQuery).list();
String content = response.asString();
List<String> details = from(content).getList("");
Assert.assertEquals("There should be two activity instance returned.", 2, details.size());
Assert.assertNotNull("The returned details should not be null.", details.get(0));
Assert.assertNotNull("The returned details should not be null.", details.get(1));
// note: element [0] is asserted as part of the fluent rest-assured invocation
String returnedId2 = from(content).getString("[1].id");
String returnedProcessDefinitionKey2 = from(content).getString("[1].processDefinitionKey");
String returnedProcessDefinitionId2 = from(content).getString("[1].processDefinitionId");
String returnedProcessInstanceId2 = from(content).getString("[1].processInstanceId");
String returnedActivityInstanceId2 = from(content).getString("[1].activityInstanceId");
String returnedExecutionId2 = from(content).getString("[1].executionId");
String returnedTaskId2 = from(content).getString("[1].taskId");
Date returnedTime2 = DateTimeUtil.parseDate(from(content).getString("[1].time"));
String returnedFieldId = from(content).getString("[1].fieldId");
String returnedFieldValue = from(content).getString("[1].fieldValue");
String returnedType = from(content).getString("[1].type");
String returnedCaseDefinitionKey2 = from(content).getString("[1].caseDefinitionKey");
String returnedCaseDefinitionId2 = from(content).getString("[1].caseDefinitionId");
String returnedCaseInstanceId2 = from(content).getString("[1].caseInstanceId");
String returnedCaseExecutionId2 = from(content).getString("[1].caseExecutionId");
Assert.assertEquals(MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_FORM_FIELD_ID, returnedId2);
Assert.assertEquals(MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_FORM_FIELD_PROC_DEF_KEY, returnedProcessDefinitionKey2);
Assert.assertEquals(MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_FORM_FIELD_PROC_DEF_ID, returnedProcessDefinitionId2);
Assert.assertEquals(MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_FORM_FIELD_PROC_INST_ID, returnedProcessInstanceId2);
Assert.assertEquals(MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_FORM_FIELD_ACT_INST_ID, returnedActivityInstanceId2);
Assert.assertEquals(MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_FORM_FIELD_EXEC_ID, returnedExecutionId2);
Assert.assertEquals(MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_FORM_FIELD_TASK_ID, returnedTaskId2);
Assert.assertEquals(DateTimeUtil.parseDate(MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_FORM_FIELD_TIME), returnedTime2);
Assert.assertEquals(MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_FORM_FIELD_FIELD_ID, returnedFieldId);
Assert.assertEquals(MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_FORM_FIELD_VALUE, returnedFieldValue);
Assert.assertEquals("formField", returnedType);
Assert.assertEquals(MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_FORM_FIELD_CASE_DEF_ID, returnedCaseDefinitionId2);
Assert.assertEquals(MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_FORM_FIELD_CASE_DEF_KEY, returnedCaseDefinitionKey2);
Assert.assertEquals(MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_FORM_FIELD_CASE_INST_ID, returnedCaseInstanceId2);
Assert.assertEquals(MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_FORM_FIELD_CASE_EXEC_ID, returnedCaseExecutionId2);
}
@Test
public void testSerializableVariableInstanceRetrieval() {
ObjectValue serializedValue = Variables.serializedObjectValue("a serialized value").create();
MockHistoricVariableUpdateBuilder builder = MockProvider.mockHistoricVariableUpdate()
.typedValue(serializedValue);
List<HistoricDetail> details = new ArrayList<HistoricDetail>();
details.add(builder.build());
mockedQuery = setUpMockedDetailsQuery(details);
given()
.then().expect().statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.and()
.body("[0].value", equalTo("a serialized value"))
.body("[0].variableType", equalTo(VariableTypeHelper.toExpectedValueTypeName(serializedValue.getType())))
.body("[0].errorMessage", nullValue())
.when().get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
// should not resolve custom objects but existing API requires it
// verify(mockedQuery).disableCustomObjectDeserialization();
verify(mockedQuery, never()).disableCustomObjectDeserialization();
}
@Test
public void testSpinVariableInstanceRetrieval() {
MockHistoricVariableUpdateBuilder builder = MockProvider.mockHistoricVariableUpdate()
.typedValue(Variables
.serializedObjectValue("aSerializedValue")
.serializationDataFormat("aDataFormat")
.objectTypeName("aRootType")
.create());
List<HistoricDetail> details = new ArrayList<HistoricDetail>();
details.add(builder.build());
mockedQuery = setUpMockedDetailsQuery(details);
given()
.then().expect().statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.and()
.body("[0].variableType", equalTo(VariableTypeHelper.toExpectedValueTypeName(ValueType.OBJECT)))
.body("[0].errorMessage", nullValue())
.body("[0].value", equalTo("aSerializedValue"))
.body("[0].valueInfo." + SerializableValueType.VALUE_INFO_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME,
equalTo("aRootType"))
.body("[0].valueInfo." + SerializableValueType.VALUE_INFO_SERIALIZATION_DATA_FORMAT,
equalTo("aDataFormat"))
.when().get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
}
@Test
public void testQueryByProcessInstanceId() {
String processInstanceId = MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_VAR_UPDATE_PROC_INST_ID;
given()
.queryParam("processInstanceId", processInstanceId)
.then().expect().statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.when().get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
verify(mockedQuery).processInstanceId(processInstanceId);
}
@Test
public void testQueryByExecutionId() {
String executionId = MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_VAR_UPDATE_EXEC_ID;
given()
.queryParam("executionId", executionId)
.then().expect().statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.when().get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
verify(mockedQuery).executionId(executionId);
}
@Test
public void testQueryByActivityInstanceId() {
String activityInstanceId = MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_VAR_UPDATE_ACT_INST_ID;
given()
.queryParam("activityInstanceId", activityInstanceId)
.then().expect().statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.when().get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
verify(mockedQuery).activityInstanceId(activityInstanceId);
}
@Test
public void testQueryByTaskId() {
String taskId = MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_VAR_UPDATE_TASK_ID;
given()
.queryParam("taskId", taskId)
.then().expect().statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.when().get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
verify(mockedQuery).taskId(taskId);
}
@Test
public void testQueryByVariableInstanceId() {
String variableInstanceId = MockProvider.EXAMPLE_HISTORIC_VAR_UPDATE_ID;
given()
.queryParam("variableInstanceId", variableInstanceId)
.then().expect().statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.when().get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
verify(mockedQuery).variableInstanceId(variableInstanceId);
}
@Test
public void testQueryByFormFields() {
given()
.queryParam("formFields", "true")
.then().expect().statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.when().get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
verify(mockedQuery).formFields();
}
@Test
public void testQueryByVariableUpdates() {
given()
.queryParam("variableUpdates", "true")
.then().expect().statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.when().get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
verify(mockedQuery).variableUpdates();
}
@Test
public void testQueryByExcludeTaskDetails() {
given()
.queryParam("excludeTaskDetails", "true")
.then().expect().statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.when().get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
verify(mockedQuery).excludeTaskDetails();
}
@Test
public void testQueryByCaseInstanceId() {
given()
.queryParam("caseInstanceId", MockProvider.EXAMPLE_CASE_INSTANCE_ID)
.then().expect()
.statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.when()
.get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
verify(mockedQuery).caseInstanceId(MockProvider.EXAMPLE_CASE_INSTANCE_ID);
}
@Test
public void testQueryByCaseExecutionId() {
given()
.queryParam("caseExecutionId", MockProvider.EXAMPLE_CASE_EXECUTION_ID)
.then().expect()
.statusCode(Status.OK.getStatusCode())
.when()
.get(HISTORIC_DETAIL_RESOURCE_URL);
verify(mockedQuery).caseExecutionId(MockProvider.EXAMPLE_CASE_EXECUTION_ID);
}
}
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The "Allegory of the Cave" by Plato represents an extended metaphor that is to contrast the way in which we perceive and believe in what is reality. The thesis behind his allegory is the basic tenets that all we perceive are imperfect "reflections" of the ultimate Forms, which subsequently represent truth and reality. In his story, Plato establishes a cave in which prisoners are chained down and forced to look upon the front wall of the cave. The two elements to the story; the fictional metaphor of the prisoners, and the philosophical tenets in which said story is supposed to represent, are crucial to the understanding of the allegory.
The multi-faceted meanings that can be perceived from the "Cave" can be seen in the beginning with the presence of prisoners who are chained within the darkness of the aforementioned cave. The prisoners are bound to the floor and unable to turn their heads to see what goes on behind them. To the back of the prisoners, under the protection of the parapet, lie the puppeteers who are casting the shadows on the wall in which the prisoners are perceiving reality.
The passage is actually told not from the perspective of the prisoners, but rather a conversation occurring between Socrates and Glaucon (Plato's brother). While the allegory itself isn't the story, but rather the conversational dialogues between Glaucon and Socrates (Plato often spoke his ideas through Socrates in his works), the two are not mutually exclusive and thus will not be treated so. As Socrates is describing the cave and the situation of the prisoners, he conveys the point that the prisoners would be inherently mistaken as to what is reality.
Because we as readers know that the puppeteers behind them are using wooden and iron objects to liken the shadows to reality based items and people, the prisoners (unable to turn their heads) would know nothing else but the shadows, and perceive this as their own reality. This is an important development in the story because it shows us that what we perceive as real from birth is completely false based on our imperfect interpretations of reality and Goodness. The general point thus far of the allegory is that the general terms of our language are not "names" of the physical objects that we can see.
They are actually names of things that are not visible to us, things that we can only grasp with the mind. This line of thinking is said to be described as "imagination," by Plato. Once the prisoner is released, he is forced to look upon the fire and objects that once dictated his perception of reality, and he thus realizes these new images in front of him are now the accepted forms of reality. Plato describes the vision of the real truth to be "aching" to the eyes of the prisoners, and how they would naturally be inclined to going back and viewing what they have always seen as a pleasant and painless acceptance of truth.
This stage of thinking is noted as "belief. " The comfort of the aforementioned perceived, and the fear of the unrecognized outside world would result in the prisoner being forced to climb the steep ascent of the cave and step outside into the bright sun. Once the prisoner climbs out of the cave and is fully immersed in the sun's rays, Socrates continues to explain the prisoner's bewilderment, fear, and blindness to the objects he was now being told were real. The natural reaction of the prisoner would be to recognize shadows and reflections.
After his eyes adjust to the sunlight, he begins to see items and people in their own existence, outside of any medium. This recognizes the cognitive stage of though. When the prisoner looks up to the sky and looks into the Sun, and recognizes it as the cause of all that is around him—he has perceived the "Form of the Good! " This point in the passage marks the climax, as the prisoner, whom not long ago was blind to the "Form of the Good" (as well as the basic Forms in general), now is aware of reality and truth.
When this has occurred, the ultimate stage of thought has been achieved, and that "understands. " Plato (through the conversation of Socrates) then discusses the prisoner's newfound awareness of his own knowledge and understanding. He inquires, would the prisoner want to return to the formerly accepted reality of truth, or would his content only lie in following his newly understood perception of reality? Both Glaucon and Socrates agree the prisoner would rather suffer any fate than returning to his previous life and understanding or rather, the lack of understanding.
Upon returning to the Cave, the prisoner would metaphorically (and literally) be entering a world of darkness yet again, and would be faced with the other unreleased prisoners. The other prisoners laugh at the released prisoner, and ridicule him for taking the useless ascent out of the cave in the first place. The others cannot understand something they have yet to experience, so it's up to this prisoner to represent leadership, for it is him alone who is conscious of goodness.
It's at this point that Plato describes the philosopher kings who have recognized the Forms of Goodness as having a duty to be responsible leaders and to not feel contempt for those whom don't share his enlightenment. The Allegory of the Cave does actually go on beyond Plato's view on reality and out knowledge of it. After the released prisoner has come to understand the nature of truth and reality, he wishes to re-enter the cave and share his knowledge with the other captives.
His eyes having grown accustomed to the natural light of the outside world, at first the former prisoner stumbles around in the darkness of the cave and the remaining prisoners believe that he has lost his mind and refuse to listen to him. With this final section of the Allegory of the Cave, Plato alludes to the difficulties that face the philosopher, difficulties such as ridicule and rejection, when they attempt to enlighten the ordinary people. This final aspect is a tribute to Socrates, Plato's teacher, who refused to temper his philosophical teachings and was eventually executed by the state.
The Allegory doesn't solely represent our own misconceptions of reality, but also (in tune with the general thesis of his piece The Republic) Plato's vision of what a solid leader should be. The prisoner is expected to return to the cave and live amongst his former prisoners as someone who can see better than all the rest, someone whom is now able to govern from truth and goodness. He is expected to care for his fellow citizens, "…you have been better and more thoroughly educated than those others and hence you are more capable of playing your part both as men of thought and as men of action.
" Upon realizing the Forms of Goodness, one assumes the responsibility of a qualified leader, and this presents the basis for Plato's arguments for what constitutes just leadership and a just society. The "Allegory of the Cave" represents a complex model as to which we are to travel through our lives and understanding. The four stages of thought combined with the progress of human development represent our own path to complete awareness in which the most virtuous and distinguished will reach, and upon doing so shall lead the public.
The story as told by Socrates and Glaucon presents a unique look at the way in which reality plays such an important part in our own existence, and how one understands it can be used as a qualification for leadership and government. Plato realizes that the general run of humankind can think, and speak, etc. , without (so far as they acknowledge) any awareness of his realm of Forms. In the allegory, Plato likens people untutored in the Theory of Forms to prisoners chained in a cave, unable to turn their heads. All they can see is the wall of the cave. Behind them burns a fire.
Between the fire and the prisoners there is a parapet, along which puppeteers can walk. The puppeteers, who are behind the prisoners, hold up puppets that cast shadows on the wall of the cave. The prisoners are unable to see these puppets, the real objects, that pass behind them. What the prisoners see and hear are shadows and echoes cast by objects that they do not see. Such prisoners would mistake appearance for reality. They would think the things they see on the wall (the shadows) were real; they would know nothing of the real causes of the shadows.
So when the prisoners talk, what are they talking about? If an object (a book let us say) is carried past behind them, and it casts a shadow on the wall, and a prisoner says "I see a book," what is he talking about? He thinks he is talking about a book, but he is really talking about a shadow. But he uses the word "book. " What does that refer to? Plato gives his answer at line (515b2). The text here has puzzled many editors, and it has been frequently emended. The translation in Grube/Reeve gets the point correctly:
"And if they could talk to one another, don't you think they'd suppose that the names they used applied to the things they see passing before them? " Plato's point is that the prisoners would be mistaken. For they would be taking the terms in their language to refer to the shadows that pass before their eyes, rather than (as is correct, in Plato's view) to the real things that cast the shadows. If a prisoner says "That's a book" he thinks that the word "book" refers to the very thing he is looking at. But he would be wrong. He's only looking at a shadow.
The real referent of the word "book" he cannot see. To see it, he would have to turn his head around. Plato's point: the general terms of our language are not "names" of the physical objects that we can see. They are actually names of things that we cannot see, things that we can only grasp with the mind. When the prisoners are released, they can turn their heads and see the real objects. Then they realize their error. What can we do that is analogous to turning our heads and seeing the causes of the shadows? We can come to grasp the Forms with our minds.
Plato's aim in the Republic is to describe what is necessary for us to achieve this reflective understanding. But even without it, it remains true that our very ability to think and to speak depends on the Forms. For the terms of the language we use get their meaning by "naming" the Forms that the objects we perceive participate in. The prisoners may learn what a book is by their experience with shadows of books. But they would be mistaken if they thought that the word "book" refers to something that any of them has ever seen. Likewise, we may acquire concepts by our perceptual experience of physical objects.
But we would be mistaken if we thought that the concepts that we grasp were on the same level as the things we perceive. The allegory of the cave can be summed up in one single sentence. It symbolizes the place of perceptions in the pursuit of knowledge. Indeed, in a preamble to the actual relating of the allegory, Plato is involved in a discussion as to who can be considered a true philosopher. The discussion meanders around attempting to answer the following enigmas: Just because someone subscribes to a specific philosophy, does that make him or her philosopher?
Does a person who indulges in a certain muse that is premised on a philosophy? Directly or indirectly related to it? Become a philosopher? Plato goes through pains explaining that a philosopher was (or should be) cut in a different mould. A philosopher, Plato avers, should be able to see beyond what is merely obvious or superficial. A philosopher should see the inner beauty of things and understand, abstractedly, the natural causes of this beauty. In other words, the philosopher should be perceptive. "
The cave analogy demonstrates the philosophers as holding a definite preference for one of the two realms. For the philosophers' nature is so structured that they not only desire to remain in the world of speculation, but literally must be forced to return to the darkness of the cave. Despite its initial plausibility and widespread acceptance, the claim that the philosophers sacrifice their happiness when they return to rule is refuted both by an examination of the text and by an attempt to read the cave story in a wider, mythological context.
Far from diminishing their well-being, returning to the cave is necessary if the philosophers are to achieve the fulfillment that will constitute their happiness. Allegories are subject to numerous interpretations and the Allegory of the Cave is no exception. Some interpret Plato's work as related to Socrates' life. Socrates as interpreted by Plato spent his life trying to unchain others by helping them arrive at "truth. " That he was dismissed and ultimately sentenced to death suggests that "telling" someone the truth is inadequate.
Truth must be experienced rather than told because language fails to convey belief. This theme is a constant in Plato's work. Language is the barest shadow of reality. People who are firmly committed to a religious view often echo this statement. Faith can't be given to other people, but must be experienced. The Allegory of the Cave also represents an extended metaphor for the state of human existence, and for the transformation that occurs during philosophical enlightenment. When the light of the sun shines on the freed man, this is allegory for enlightenment and perception of the truth.
The minor concerns of the world as he has viewed it previously are now seen as falsely held perception and he is eager to share enlightenment with others. Thematic elements from the Allegory of the Cave continue to influence Western thought. In fact, one can view the first Matrix film as an interpretation of Plato's work. The reality of the matrix is that it is "a construct" meant to keep people enslaved. When Morpheus asks Neo: "What is real? How do you define real? " He is echoing Platonic thought. Further he tells Neo: "No one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself.
" This definitely is in direct relationship to Plato's views on the inability of language to convey truth or to free people from mental bondage. Thus it is easy to see that Plato's rather simple Allegory of the Cave continues to be reinterpreted and relevant to present day. Whether or not a person agrees with Plato's definition of truth or enlightenment, knowledge of his argument can inform interpretation of art, film, and literature since references to it are still in common and quite popular use. Reference: Cohen, History of Ancient Philosophy, The Allegory of the Cave,http://faculty. washington.
edu/smcohen/320/cave. htm Brian Rice, 2006, Plato's Allegory of the Cave: Analysis and Summary, http://www. associatedcontent. com/article/22696/platos_allegory_of_the_cave_analysis. html? cat=38 Peter Vernezze, The Philosophers' Journey: Re-Reading Plato's Allegory of the Cave,http://weberstudies. weber. edu/archive/archive%20B%20Vol. %2011-16. 1/Vol. %2012. 1/12. 1Vernezze. htm Academon Term Papers and Essays, http://www. academon. com/lib/essay/plato-allegory-cave. html Tricia Ellis-Christensen, What is Allegory of The Cave, http://www. wisegeek. com/what-is-the-allegory-of-the-cave. htm
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AgentTesla is a fairly popular key logger built using the Microsoft .NET Framework and has shown a substantial rise in usage over the past few months.
It offers all of the standard features of a keylogger but goes beyond the typical confines of this type of software. One particular feature of interest is the custom packer it uses to hide the primary AgentTesla binary. Packers allow for a binary to essentially be wrapped in another binary to mask the original one from detection.
There are a number of excellent blogs out there covering AgentTesla's functionality and it's various obfuscations, but having I recently unpacked a sample and wanted to focus on this particular function and provide some helpful tools to aide in unpacking it.
For this analysis, I'll be using a PE32 version AgentTesla file seen in the wild on August 29th with hash "ca29bd44fc1c4ec031eadf89fb2894bbe646bc0cafb6242a7631f7404ef7d15c". You'll find AgentTesla delivered commonly via phishing documents that usually contain VBA macros to download and run a file – like the one in question.
As it's a commercial product, you'll find a lot of variety in the initial carrier files that deliver the AgentTesla binary; however, at some point you'll find yourself with a PE.
I suppose the first layer of obfuscation really begins with the file itself, called "one.jpeg.png.exe" and an icon of a JPG trying to create an illusion of legitimacy.
This is a common technique to fool people and they've taken it one step further by opening an image when you execute the binary.
The first executable is a .NET application, which is no surprise since AgentTesla is very well known for being a .NET key logger. To analyze .NET applications, I prefer to use the application dnSpy and, once loading up this sample, we can see there is only one namespace of interest with a handful of functions and a byte array.
The Japanese kanji stands out at first glance but I believe this is less about language and more about being a form of obfuscation – I'll explain why shortly.
Looking at the Main() function shows a pattern of multiple calls to two other functions.
Take for example the below string.
The namespace is "ゆ" and the functions are "く" and "るこ", with the latter taking a byte array as input and then the resulting output of that function being passed to the former.
Starting with the first function, there are two XOR operations that occur with what looks like two values from the passed in byte array and then a static XOR key.
Looking at this function deeper, it uses the last value in the byte array as one of the 3 XOR keys, then adjusts the array in size and begins the decoding loop. Starting at the first byte, it will take this number as the second XOR key and increment it each iteration. The final XOR key is pulled from the GetBytes call on the long string of kanji.
Before going any further though, can you spot the issue with the function above? It works and successfully decodes the byte array but there is a flaw in codes logic that threw me for a loop when trying to implement the code in Python.
If you manually XOR those values together (129 [first byte] ^ 214 [last byte] ^ 12375 [first kanji]), the resulting output isn't what gets returned within the debugger. In fact, it's not even close which left me scratching my head for a while.
Instead, what we end up with is 104 (0x68). It's clearly wrong though and I assumed I was missing something in what appeared to be a relatively straight forward, par for the course, decoding function. If I XOR the know good result with the two values from the byte array, I end up with 63 (0x3F), otherwise known as "?".
What's happening is that the GetBytes call is set to use the default system encoding, which in my case is Windows-1252, so the bytes fall outside of the acceptable range and all return as 63 (0x3F), regardless of where the index pointer is in the array. Given this, the only two values I ever need to worry about are within the array itself and I can ignore most of this code.
Below is a small Python script which will decode the strings passed into it.
As the string successfully decodes with using XOR key 0x3F, it implies it was also encoded with this value initially, so the default code page used by the author when encoding it was also most likely Windows-1252.
The reason I believe the kanji is more for obfuscation than anything else is because of this and what the XOR key displays, which is nothing but a jumble of random characters without any coherent message.
This randomness in function and variable names is similar to the techniques they use in later payloads but now with a different character set.
For the second function, "く" it simply returns a string from the byte array of the previous function.
Going back to the previously mentioned byte array, it's quite large and only has one reference inside this code, highlighted below.
After the byte array is passed to the decoding function, the output is used as input into a new function, "うむれぐ", that is responsible for decompressing the data.
Once decompressed, the new data is returned in a byte array.
At this point I copied out the list of integers for the byte array and ran it through the decoding Python function and decompressed the it with the zlib library into the next payload.
Looking at the new file shows that it is a DLL named "rp.dll".
This was also a .NET file and we can load it into dnSpy for further analysis; however, before doing that I'll go over the final part of the first packer.
I've cleaned up the encoded strings so you can see what it's doing but effectively, it takes the DLL assembly, loads it, and calls the main function, "とむ暮.とむ暮", within it.
This DLL uses the same byte array string obfuscation as the initial executable.
In the above image, you can see it begins by checking whether the file "\\Products\\WinDecode.exe" exists and then will create the "\\Products\\" directory if it does not. After that it will enumerate processes to kill, delete files, establish itself in the registry for persistence and other characteristics typical of this malware.
But, eventually during the execution, you'll end up at the next part of the unpacking code.
The first line calls multiple functions – starting on the far right is "れな". This function can be seen below and creates an object from a PNG file in the resources section of the DLL.
The PNG itself doesn't visually show anything of note but static.
The next function "こなき" is a bit more interesting.
This loads the image as a bitmap and then it will read the pixels in a certain order to build an array from the values for Red, Green, and Blue that get returned.
For example, if you look at the bottom left of the image (0,192), you will see a dark green with the hex value 0x1AE2C.
To unpack this, I once again re-wrote the code in Python and used the Python Imaging Library (PIL) to extract the bytes. This particular image is 192×192 pixels and 24bits per pixel (3 bytes – RGB) and it iterates over each pixel from left to right, bottom to top, for the array of data.
After it returns, the byte array gets passed to the now familiar decode function and then the deflate function.
As you can see, we have the MZ header and the next binary.
Within the DLL are additional functions which handle executing the new payload and I've gone ahead and decoded some of the native API's they use to show how they carry out activity.
Arrival of the last binary – another .NET application called "RII9DKFR5LC4Y669MLOA2C50SFLPHZBN61CZ160Z.exe". If you read any of the posts mentioned earlier on the analysis of AgentTesla, then this will look familiar.
Function and variable names are encoded with Unicode values in the range of 0x200B-0x200E. Strings are decrypted by, in this sample, function "KMBHFDXSELJYYLVK\u3002".
This function uses a hardcoded password and salt to derive a key from the SHA1 hashing algorithm as implemented by Microsoft (modified PBKDF1). Afterwards, it uses the key and hardcoded IV to decrypt the string with AES-CBC.
A quick Google for that IV shows hundreds of results for it, with most revolving around an encryption example that was used as the base for this function – it even copies the examples variable names.
What I found interesting here is that none of these values ever change sample to sample. Even going back to the samples in the write-ups on AgentTesla from over 6 months ago, I was able to decrypt their base64 strings listed in the blog. This confirms the same values are in use and likely hard coded into the builder for AgentTesla.
Given that everything is static then, it's fairly trivial to extract all of the base64 encoded strings, decrypt them, and look for interesting IoC's.
What we end up with is a long list of values like the below.
File names, registry keys, and e-mails to start off hunting with. You can also see where the corresponding base64 is within the code and then use dnSpy to obtain further context on how AgentTesla utilizes these values.
For example, below is something that stood out as interesting almost immediately.
Pivoting to these values in dnSpy will land you in a function that seems responsible for sending the stolen data back to the attacker.
At this point, I've accomplished the goal I set out for – covering the packing techniques used by the current version of AgentTesla, offering some code to automate unpacking and decrypt some configuration data.
But why stop when you're ahead?
I like to Google static values and constants when analyzing malware because you can usually find some interesting stuff – configurations, forums, accounts, panels, etc. When I began searching for the file "one.jpeg.png.exe" I stumbled across a site, "b-f-v[.]info", which hosts various versions of this keylogger.
They all function in the same way but the image that displays is related to the first part of the file name. The images are various sizes so the decoding would be different for each; however, the code shown previously will grab the correct Width and Height for building the array.
Also take note of the dates and when they were modified. The sample covered in this blog was seen on August 29th, just two days before these were created – so the person or group behind these appear to be actively creating new versions to send out. I confirmed in these samples we find the same SMTP credentials.
Hopefully this overview of their packing techniques, along with the scripts to unpack each phase, prove helpful to others when looking at AgentTesla. Given its recent spikes in popularity, it's likely not going anywhere anytime soon so the more knowledge you have of the threat, the better you can defend yourself. |
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What is a Cambridge Sustainability Commission?
There is a rising recognition of the necessity and value of synthesizing the state of scientific knowledge, in a world of rapidly rising volume of research outputs across the world. Global assessments, such as the IPCC, MEA, GEA, are increasingly complemented by focused fast-track assessments, such as the IPCC SREX report and the IPES recent report on sustainable agriculture. We still face though, a scientific gap between reviews led by single authors, on the one hand, and global assessments, on the other hand.
To address this, Cambridge University Press has launched Cambridge Sustainability Commissions.
A Cambridge Sustainability Commission is a scientific assessment of any global sustainability issue pertaining to planetary and societal resilience, or any solutions for societal transformations. The CSC's attempt to identify, appraise and synthesize all the evidence-based natural and/or social science expertise to answer specific research questions on the themes of global sustainability.
A Cambridge Sustainability Commission can only "come to life" after an approval by the Editorial leadership of the journal Global Sustainability of a project proposal. The journal is now open to receive proposals for new Cambridge Sustainability Commissions.
(6) description of output(s) and strategy for outreach.
Normally a Cambridge Sustainability Commission will operate over a 12-18 month period.
The reviewers of the project include: the Editor in Chief of Global Sustainability, the deputy editors and at least one Section Editor that is closest to the proposed commission theme; and from Cambridge University Press, the managing editor for the journal, currently Monica Moniz. |
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