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Capitals Wilson has suspension cut, scores goal in return
Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson had his 20-game suspension reduced to 14 games by a neutral arbitrator on Tuesday and became eligible to play immediately, scoring a goal and taking two penalties in 16:47 of ice time at Minnesota in a 5-2 win over the Wild .
Wilson already served 16 games of his suspension for an illegal check to the head of St. Louis forward Oskar Sundqvist in each team's preseason finale. The ruling by Shyam Das allowed Wilson to will recoup $378,049 of the $1.26 million he initially forfeited as part of the suspension.
The 20-game ban handed down by the NHL's department of player safety came after the 24-year-old Wilson was suspended three previous times in 13 months.
"Some hits, he's going to have to avoid. They're too risky," general manager Brian MacLellan said. "He's going to have to avoid some hits and he's going to have to let up on some hits also. You can't have the same force because he hits hard and it looks bad, and sometimes he's going to be evaluated on the force."
Commissioner Gary Bettman upheld Wilson's suspension on appeal before it went to Das, the same arbitrator who earlier this season reduced Nashville forward Austin Watson's domestic violence suspension from 27 games to 18.
Since September 2017, Wilson had been suspended two preseason games for interference against the Blues' Robert Thomas, four games for boarding the Blues' Sammy Blais and three playoff games for an illegal check to the head of the Penguins' Zach Aston-Reese.
"I've had lots of time to think about it and dissect parts of my game," Wilson told reporters in Minnesota after the team's morning skate. "At full speed, the rink's not getting any bigger and guys are getting stronger and faster. Some of those hits at full speed, whether I can or can't make those anymore and just putting myself in a good position not to have the ball in their court and make sure I'm controlling my end of it and make sure I'm controlling what I can do."
Wilson took a goaltender interference penalty as he scored late in the first period and later dropped the gloves with the Wild's Marcus Foligno for a five-minute fighting major. The Capitals left for Winnipeg and a game on Wednesday night against the Jets, a back-to-back test for Wilson's conditioning.
"It was a good day and good to get back in there," Wilson said afterward. "It's tough watching the guys play, but once you get back and get in there, get in the room, get in the game day routine there's no better feeling."
Das wrote in his 42-page opinion that he agreed with the league that Wilson violated Rule 48 with an illegal check to the head and was not persuaded by the Players' Association's arguments that included a suggested eight-game suspension. Das also wrote: "The length of the 20-game suspension imposed was not supported by substantial evidence" and decided on 14 by treating the three-game playoff suspension as six, doubling it given Wilson's recent history and adding two games for Sundqvist's concussion and shoulder injury.
"The league did what they thought was appropriate," Aston-Reese said recently when asked about Wilson's latest suspension. "When the league comes down like that, you've always got to re-think your game. I'm sure he's just doing what he thinks is best for him."
Das is the same neutral arbitrator fired by Major League Baseball in 2012 after he overturned Ryan Braun's drug suspension. The NHL fired arbitrator James Oldham in 2016 after his decision to reduce Dennis Wideman's 20-game suspension to 10 for striking and injuring an official.
Wilson's appeals process took almost a month and a half between Bettman and Das hearing the case. That caused Wilson to sit out extra games even after his suspension was reduced.
"We talked about it going in trying to get a decision earlier, but it seems to be the process the arbitrator needed," MacLellan said. "The (Players' Association) asked to have it done earlier, but he needed the two weeks to get it done."
AP Sports Writer Dave Campbell in St. Paul, Minn., and The Canadian Press contributed.
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To help evaluate your risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD)
When you have a personal and/or family history of CVD at an early age; when the result of your low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol test is within a healthy range, but your healthcare provider thinks that you may have an increased risk of developing heart disease; sometimes to help monitor the effectiveness of lipid-lowering treatment and/or lifestyle changes
A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm
You may need to fast for 9-12 hours before this test; only water is permitted. Follow any instructions you are given.
Lipoproteins are particles that transport fats throughout the body. These particles are essential and carry a combination of proteins, vitamins, cholesterol, triglyceride, and phospholipid molecules. The composition of a lipoprotein particle changes as it circulates in the blood. Some molecules are removed and others are added, resulting in lipoprotein particles with variable amounts of cholesterol.
Low-density lipoprotein particles (LDL-P) are bi-products of fat transport that remain in circulation for an extended time. While in circulation, LDL-P can penetrate the artery wall and get stuck, forming a fatty plaque. These plaques can build over time and lead to blockages, resulting in heart attacks and strokes. The likelihood of an LDL-P getting trapped in the artery wall increases when more LDL-P are in the blood.
Traditional lipid testing measures the amount of LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) present in the blood, but it does not evaluate the number of LDL particles (LDL-P). LDL-P is often used to get a more accurate measure of LDL due to the variability of cholesterol content within a given LDL. Studies have shown that LDL-P more accurately predicts risk of cardiovascular disease than LDL-C. Researchers think that increased LDL-P could be one of the reasons that some people have heart attacks even though their total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol levels are not particularly high.
Low-density lipoprotein particle (LDL particle or LDL-P) testing evaluates LDL particles according to their concentration in the blood. It may provide useful information for assessing your cardiac risk if you have a personal or family history of heart disease at a young age, especially if your total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) values are not significantly elevated.
While for many people, the standard LDL-C test is a good indicator of risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), research has found that some people with healthy levels of LDL-C still have increased risk of CVD. Similarly, individuals with some chronic conditions such as diabetes may have increased risk even though their LDL-C is at a healthy level. For these populations, it has been suggested that the number of LDL particles might be an additional factor to consider when determining their CVD risk. In these cases, LDL-P testing may be used to further evaluate an individual's CVD risk.
LDL-P may also be occasionally ordered to monitor the effectiveness of treatment.
Cautionary note:
LDL subfraction testing is typically done along with LDL-P, however, subfraction information should not guide decision-making. Laboratories use a variety of methods to determine lipoprotein subfractions, including ultracentrifugation, polyacrylamide gradient gel electrophoresis, and NMR spectroscopy. None of these methods are harmonized, nor do they agree on the definitions of large versus small subfractions. None of the LDL subfraction methods in clinical use have sought Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for subfractionation of LDL.
The National Lipid Association (NLA) has specifically called out the terms "large and fluffy LDL" as potentially misleading as it should be emphasized that all LDL is able to form arterial plaques. Importantly, patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia, who develop heart attacks at an extremely young age, have "large and fluffy" LDL.
Data do not support routine testing for lipoprotein subfractions. Nevertheless, LDL subfraction testing has been used in clinical settings. No medical society has endorsed the use of lipoprotein subfractions. The National Lipid Association, the National Academic of Clinical Biochemistry, the American College of Cardiology, and the American Heart Association have all published guidelines specifically recommending against the use of LDL subfractions. The guidelines cite a lack of sufficient evidence to support LDL subfraction measurement for initial clinical assessment or on-treatment management decisions.
This testing may be ordered as part of an overall evaluation of cardiac risk when you have a personal or family history of early cardiovascular disease (CVD), especially when you don't have typical cardiac risk factors, such as high cholesterol, high LDL cholesterol, high triglyceride, low HDL cholesterol, smoking, obesity, inactivity, diabetes, and/or hypertension.
Your healthcare practitioner may order LDL-P testing, along with other lipid tests, after you have made lifestyle changes and/or been treated with lipid-lowering medications to determine whether treatment is working.
Although it is not generally recommended as a screening test, a few healthcare providers are ordering LDL-P along with a battery of other cardiac risk tests when they are attempting to determine someone's overall risk of developing CVD.
LDL-P test results are typically reported according to the testing method the laboratory uses. The report will usually include results for your total cholesterol, LDL-C and LDL-P. Additional values might include very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL), intermediate-density lipoprotein (IDL), LDL-C and/or HDL cholesterol, particle and size. Since different lab methods separate the subclasses based on different physical properties (particle number, size, density, and/or electrical charge), results cannot be directly compared between methods or laboratories.
In general, the result is interpreted within the framework of a lipid profile and its associated risk. If you have an increased LDL-P, this finding will add to your risk of developing cardiovascular disease above and beyond the risk associated with LDL cholesterol.
It is important to remember that LDL subfraction testing is not diagnostic, not endorsed by any medical societies, and not approved by the FDA. It attempts to evaluate your risk of developing CVD, but it cannot predict the development or severity of disease in a particular person. For this reason, LDL subfraction results should not be considered when making decisions about treatment or lifestyle changes.
LDL-P can be altered by adopting a reduced-calorie diet, losing excess weight, and exercising regularly. The use of lipid-lowering drugs such as statins and PCSK9-inhibitors will significantly reduce LDL-P.
It depends on the laboratory performing the test. Not every lab performs LDL-P testing as it requires specialized instruments. Your sample may be sent to a reference laboratory for testing, so it may take several days before results are available.
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Outerra Tech Demo download. Help with graphics driver issues
Yes we are thinking of using a deferred renderer, but I do not want a pure one. Atmosphere and distant terrain should be computed like it is now and written as a special "do not touch" material to the buffer to pass through the deferred stage. I expect some problems there though.Terrain self shadowing - we have an idea to use a different algorithm on large terrain areas, i.e. to compute another shadow map containing the rougher terrain occluders, and then to perform two lookups in the shader, the second one to the already existing shadow map containing object occluders, to be extended by the close, detailed terrain so there are sharp shadows from nearby rocks etc.We will see how it plays together.


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Escape Doodland is a wonderfully weird auto-running platforming adventure that sees you controlling a lots of bizarre little doodle creatures as they run, jump, swim, fly and fart their way through a beautiful hand drawn world, while evading being eaten by a massive evil monster!
We first featured Escape Doodland last year during the previous Beta sign up, but now that the game is nearing completion the dev is very keen to get feedback on all the levels, specifically regarding the difficulty. It sees you taking control of Doodlers – cheerful and odd looking little creatures, no two of which look the same and who all live happily in the hand drawn world of Doodland. It seems that their idyllic life in Doodland has come to an end though after a huge evil monster called Omnomus invades and develops a taste for the little Doodlers.
You now need to help the Doodlers outrun Omnomus through a series of beautifully drawn doodle-filled levels as they attempt to survive being eaten. The Doodlers aren't the biggest or strongest of creatures, but they do have one handy defensive ability – stinky farts that can stun Omnomus or be set on fire to give them a boost. It seems the road to survival will be a perilous, beautifully drawn and extremely smelly one!
It's a great looking game with fantastic hand drawn artwork, a great sense of humor and diverse level design that allows for more depth and variety than most auto-running platformers. Beta testing is due to start next week so sign up now to help those adorable little Doodlers escape becoming monster-food in Doodland!
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Mironovs, Maksims and Lee, Hyunkook (2017) The Influence of Source Spectrum and Loudspeaker Azimuth on Vertical Amplitude Panning. In: AES 142nd International Conference, 20th-23rd May 2017, Berlin, DE.Metadata only available from this repository.
Listening tests were conducted to examine the influence of source spectrum and loudspeaker azimuth on the accuracy of vertical amplitude panning. Subjects judged the perceived elevation of the phantom images created using vertical loudspeaker pairs placed at 0°and 30° azimuths. Six sound sources with different spectral characteristics were used: broadband, low-passed and high-passed pink noises as well as speech, bird and tank shot recordings. Results generally indicated that the localization accuracy was poor, however, lower or upper response biases observed in the results were found to be significantly dependent on the target panning angle, the stimuli and the loudspeaker azimuth angle. In particular, the low-passed noise presented from the loudspeakers at 30° azimuth was perceived to be significantly elevated.
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CfP: Green Edge Computing
Edge computing refers to the enabling technologies allowing computation to be performed at the edge of the Internet, i.e. in close proximity to mobile devices and sensors. Despite its promises to deliver highly responsive services for mobile computing, scalability and privacy-policy enforcement for the Internet of Things, and the ability to mask transient cloud outages, edge computing is still resource and energy intensive, which has become a critical issue. Thus, green edge computing aims to minimize the potentially negative influence of edge computing on the environment. The challenges including: elements and proportions contributing to the total energy consumption and waste emission; energy efficient architectures and resource management solutions; realistic energy consumption models for different parts of IoT systems; integration of renewable energy sources, smart grids, and wireless powered networks; the role of edge computing stakeholders in achieving this goal; the future research directions to enable green edge computing; etc.
This special issue will focus on (but is not limited to) the following topics:
- Energy-aware system architecture and network protocols for edge computing
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- Machine learning and data-driven optimization for green edge computing
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- Using recyclable or biodegradable materials instead of hazardous materials in industrial automation
- Applications for environmental sustainability, such as green transportation, green home and green building
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Zhiyong Yu is a Professor at College of Mathematics and Computer Science, Fuzhou University, China from April 2011. He received his Ph.D. degree of Engineering in computer science and technology in 2011 from Northwestern Polytechnical University, China. He has been a visiting scholar at TELECOM SudParis from February 2012 to July 2013, and a visiting student at the Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University, Japan from December 2007 to June 2009. His research interests cover pervasive computing, socially aware computing, mobile social networks, crowd sensing, urban computing, etc. He is a member of pervasive computing technical committee, CCF (China Computer Federation). He served as a guest editor of Future Generation Computer Systems, and Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, as a reviewer of ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology, Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, Pervasive and Mobile Computing, etc., and a chair or member of program committee of IEEE International Conference on Ubiquitous Intelligence and Computing, etc.
Liming Chen is a Professor of Computer Science and the Head of the Context, Intelligence and Interaction Research Group (CIIRG) in the School of Computer Science and Informatics at De Montfort University, United Kingdom. He received his B.Eng and M.Eng from Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), Beijing, China, and his Ph.D in Artificial Intelligence from De Montfort University, UK. He has worked as a senior research fellow at the School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS), University of Southampton, and then a lecturer, a senior lecturer and a reader at the School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Ulster, before he took the Professorship at De Montfort University.
Sumi Helal is a Professor and Chair in Digital Health at Lancaster University, UK, where he leads interdisciplinary research initiatives in digital health in both the School of Computing and Communications (Faculty of Science and Technology) and the Division of Health Research (Faculty of Health and Medicine). As Director of Lancaster University's Center on Digital Health and Quality of Life Technologies, he leads several active projects on Connected Health Cities, Healthy New Towns design and implementation, suicide prevention using cybernetics and analytics, Airport Accessibility for the hearing impaired, and intelligent primary care GP-Patient interactions. He is a board member and lead of the digital health infrastructure and strategies in the Fylde Whyndyke Garden Village – one of ten NHS England Healthy New Towns development project (a 1400-unit, green grass development which provides for a unique opportunity to embed health elements, by design, in public areas, neighborhoods, and the town community hub (school, wellness center and health care facility), to promote health and wellbeing, active and healthy living and ageing, prevent illnesses and improve people's quality of life. Before joining Lancaster, Prof Helal was a Computer & Information Science and Engineering Professor at the University of Florida, USA, and Director of its Mobile and Pervasive Computing Laboratory. He co-founded and directed the Gator Tech Smart House, a real-world deployment project that aimed at identifying key barriers and opportunities to make the Smart Home concept a common place (creating the "Smart Home in a Box" concept). His active areas of research focus on architectural and programmability aspects of the Internet of Things, and on pervasive/ubiquitous systems and their human-centric applications with special focus on smart spaces, proactive health/wellness, patient empowerment and e-coaching, and assistive technology in support of personal health, aging, disabilities, and independence. Professor Helal served as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Computer (2015-2018), the Computer Society's flagship and premier publication. He currently serves as member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Computer Society, and Chair of its Magazine Operational Committee. Professor Helal is a Boilermaker (Ph.D., Purdue University, class of 1991), Fellow of the IEEE, Fellow of the IET, and a 2020 IEEE Computer Society President-Elect nominee. Contact him at email@example.com
Zhiwen Yu is currently a Professor of the School of Computer Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, P. R. China. He received his B.Eng, M.Eng and Ph.D. degree of Engineering in computer science and technology in 2000, 2003 and 2005 respectively from the Northwestern Polytechnical University. He has worked as a research fellow at the Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University, Japan from Feb. 2007 to Jan. 2009, and a post-doctoral researcher at the Information Technology Center, Nagoya University, Japan in 2006-2007. He has been a visiting researcher at the Context-Aware Systems Department, Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), Singapore from Sep. 2004 to May 2005. He has been an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at the Mannheim University, Germany from Nov. 2009 to Oct. 2010. He has published around 150 scientific papers in refereed journals and conferences, e.g., ACM Computing Surveys, IEEE TKDE, IEEE TMC, IEEE THMS, ACM TKDD, INFOCOM, UbiComp, PerCom, etc. His research interests cover pervasive computing, context-aware systems, human-computer interaction, mobile social networks, and personalization. Zhiwen Yu is a senior member of IEEE, a member of ACM, a distinguished member of CCF (China Computer Federation) and a senior member of CCF Pervasive Computing Technical Committee. He received the Young Teacher Award founded by Fok Ying Tong Education Foundation in 2014, the CCF Young Scientist Award in 2011, the CPSCom'13/GPC'12/AMT'12/UIC'09 Best Paper Award, the Humboldt Fellowship in 2008, and the CCF Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award in 2006.
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Giant UK battery launched to tackle challenges in energy storage
One of the UK's largest battery-based energy storage facilities has been connected to the grid as part of new research led by the University of Sheffield on the growing area of energy storage.
The £4million facility was officially launched in March 2016 with the announcement of a new innovation project with energy companies E.ON and Uniper looking at future possibilities for large-scale energy storage and how to overcome the challenges associated with connecting such technologies to the grid.
The facility is one of three of the largest batteries currently operational in the UK - and the first to use an innovative lithium titanate battery, supplied by Toshiba. One of the facility's unique capabilities is how quickly it can respond to demands from National Grid to import or export electricity at short notice - at four tenths of a second, it is the fastest of any battery energy storage system in the UK.
The lithium titanate battery was chosen because it is fast to charge and discharge, has a long lifetime and is arguably safer than alternatives such as lithium ion.
The UK Government's Department of Energy and Climate Change has identified energy storage as a key priority and is expected to launch a new policy later this year. Many countries will need energy storage technologies to balance the sometimes unpredictable supply of renewable energy and demand.
A recent report by the National Infrastructure Commission has suggested that energy storage could contribute to innovations that could save consumers £8 billion a year by 2030 as well as securing the UK's energy supply for generations.
Based at the Willenhall substation near Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, part of the Western Power Distribution Network, the facility is owned and operated by the energy storage research team at the University of Sheffield as part of the Energy2050 initiative, in conjunction with partners at Aston University and the University of Southampton.
Professor David Stone, director of the Willenhall Facility and the Centre for Electrical Energy Storage at the University of Sheffield, says: "As the demand for energy increases in the UK, storage systems are needed to balance supply. The first commercial projects are coming on line, but there are still many technical issues to be explored to maximise the potential of these technologies and to reduce costs.
"This dedicated national research facility has been designed to offer enhanced frequency response to peaks in demand and is available to be used by other academic and industrial projects for their research and to test new technologies.
"I am also delighted to announce a new innovation project with E.ON and Uniper, in which we will be using the facility to help develop their understanding of operating a lithium titanate battery."
Arne Hauner, head of Innovation Economics from Uniper explains: "E.ON and Uniper will use the Willenhall battery system to provide ancillary services to the electricity network. The reason for doing this is to test the operation of a battery in a new market and to gain operational experience of a different battery storage technology compared to those which we currently operate."
The University of Sheffield team, with their partners from Aston and Southampton, are already planning the next stage of research including looking at how used electric vehicle battery packs could test the viability for domestic or industrial electricity storage. This 'second life' system is due to go online later this year, aiming to combine the energy from the battery packs so that it functions together as a single larger battery unit.


text: Background If multiple medical specialties are involved in treatment there is a danger of increasing risks to patient safety. one specialty, patients treated by three or more specialties had an odds ratio of experiencing an adverse SCH-503034 event of 3.01 (95% CI 2.09 to 4.34), and an odds ratio of experiencing a preventable adverse event of 2.78 (95% CI 1.77 to 4.37). After adding characteristics related to the patient and the type of health care, the odds ratio for non-preventable adverse events decreased to 1 1.46 (95% CI 0.95 to 2.26), and for preventable adverse events to 2.31 (95% CI 1.40 to 3.81). There were no large differences found between the groups relating to the causes of preventable adverse events. However, in patients treated by three or more specialties, the greater number of preventable adverse events was related to the diagnostic process. Conclusions The more specialties treating a patient the greater the risk of an adverse event. This finding became more pronounced for preventable adverse events than for non-preventable adverse events after corrections for the characteristics of the patient and their health care. This study highlights the importance of taking the number of specialties treating a patient into account. More research is needed to gain insight into the underlying causes of inadequate care when multiple specialties are required to treat a patient. This could result in appropriate solutions resulting in improvements to care. Keywords: Patient safety, Hospital medicine, Medical error, Measurement, Adverse events, Epidemiology and detection Background Hospitals have become increasingly complex organisations. Scientific and technological progress has been followed by specialisation and further sub-specialisation of the medical profession. Increasing specialisation can have positive as well as negative effects on the care of patients. The care given is more specialised so there is more specific knowledge on, and experience of, specific diseases and treatment options. Specialisation in this way is often seen as a way to improve patient outcomes, especially in surgery [1,2]. On the other hand, increased specialisation may lead to inadequate care and increased risks to patient safety. This is due to an increased need for co-ordination and communication with SCH-503034 other specialties, the fragmentation of care, less emergency cover for individual sub-specialties and a drop in general care and the overview of care. An example of how specialisation can lead to greater risks for patients is that doctors within a specific specialty seem to be biased towards diagnosing patients within their own domain [3]. The more specialisation and more specialties treating a patient thus may lead to improved care, but also to extra safety risks for patients. We do not know yet if, indeed, an increased risk exists, and if it does, how large the risk is for patients treated by multiple specialties. Previous research on, for example, the high risk associated with hospital handovers does suggest that an increased risk for patients treated by multiple specialties TSC2 could exist [4,5]. In this article we explore if patients treated by more specialties are at a higher risk of experiencing harm during hospital admissions. A retrospective patient record review to assess adverse events (AEs) provides a unique opportunity to study the above mentioned questions. In this type of research entire patient admissions are reviewed to see if a patient experienced an AE. An AE is seen as an unintended injury that results in temporary or permanent disability, death or prolonged hospital stay, and is caused by healthcare management rather than by the patients underlying disease process [6,7]. The degree to which an AE is preventable is defined by judging if inadequate care had caused the SCH-503034 adverse event. In other words if the care given fell below the SCH-503034 current level of performance expected of practitioners or systems. The number of specialties treating a patient and the possible communication and co-ordination problems associated with this could have a role in inadequate care. AEs which could not be prevented are unintended injuries caused by health care in spite of receiving care according to the current level of expected performance (Figure?1). This study provides a first indication of whether the number of specialties treating a patient is associated with patients risk of experiencing harm during hospital admissions. If an association exists then we will explore the contribution.


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Hamilton used to be called "the ambitious city." Now it's the hate crime capital of Canada.
Recent figures from Statistics Canada conferred that title, but it's an honour a new coalition of community groups wants to lose.
Right now, the No Hate in the Hammer campaign lacks focus, as organizers try to decide how to attack a problem they see as dangerous and growing.
The drive kicked off earlier this month with a meeting of vulnerable groups that are tired of hearing racial insults hurled at them on the streets, being told by strangers to "go back where you came from" and seeing swastikas and other hate symbols carved into their buildings and playgrounds.
"We have to start somewhere. That means talking about it, figuring it out and talking about the actions we need to take," said Hugh Tye, executive director of the Hamilton Community Legal Clinic, one of the lead organizations behind the new initiative.
"We've collected a lot of names of leaders in the community, people who actually want to see action, not just talk about the effects of hate. They want to see some action."
In addition to the legal clinic, the drive is being led by the John Howard Society of Hamilton, Burlington and Area, the Hamilton Roundtable on Poverty Reduction, the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion and the Hamilton Community Foundation.
Underlying the anti-hate campaign are a set of disturbing numbers from Statistics Canada showing that while 2018 saw a 13 per cent decrease in reported hate crimes across the country (from 2,073 incidents to 1,798), incidents in Hamilton rose 6.6 per cent from 2017. That rise followed a 30 per cent spike in 2017.
With reported incidents averaging 17.1 per 100,000 people, the rate in Hamilton was more than three times the national average. Jews remain near the top of the list as targets of such crimes.
A 2018 report from the Hamilton Police Service shows 125 hate-related incidents reported in 2018 – that's down 8 per cent from 2017 – including 58 incidents targeting people because of race and 49 because of religion. Of the total, 41 incidents targeted blacks, while 30 were aimed at Jews – a 25 per cent increase from 2017.
Nationally, hate crimes targeting Canada's Jewish population accounted for 19 per cent of the total, down 4 per cent from 2017. A 2018 report from Tel Aviv's Kantor Center and the European Jewish Congress ranked Canada the fourth worst country in the world for anti-Semitic incidents.
Of the 125 incidents reported in Hamilton, only five are recorded as actual crimes, including assault, assault with a weapon, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and sexual assault. The balance are recorded as incidents where hate appeared to be a motivating factor.
Police acknowledge the statistics likely under-report the number of incidents, as people are often reluctant to report them.
Rabbi Jordon Cohen, of Hamilton's Temple Anshe Sholom congregation, said the reason for the recent spike in hate incidents in the city remains unclear.
"There's no clear answer as to why," he said. "Nobody really gets it. Maybe it's because there has been a change in the area's population and there's a segment of society that always finds that frightening."
While all of the city's Jewish institutions have suffered some anti-Semitic incidents, Cohen cautions the community to be vigilant but not to overreact.
"The temple has been the target of some pretty terrifying hate mail, but the information we're getting from the local police and CIJA is that those things very rarely lead to something more," he said. "Just because we get something in the mail today doesn't mean the next thing is going to be a bomb."
Hate issues in Hamilton will also be the focus of a peace conference planned for Oct. 4-5, at which former Ontario premier Bob Rae is will be the keynote speaker, along with Barbara Perry, director of the Centre on Hate, Bias, & Extremism, and Bernie Farber, of the Anti-Hate Network.


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Pure Digital Evoke 1S DAB digital radio
A DAB hand?
The current text set can be scrolled through using the same Tune button as was used to freeze the text, so all the relevant information is available, not just what was on the screen at the time it was paused.
A more advanced text function is available through Intellitext, an on-demand text-delivery package that is supported by stations like Virgin and all the main BBC stationsT.
...and in cherry
You can choose which stations you want to receive information from and which categories of service from those stations, so a bespoke information delivery service can be established. It's relatively early days for this kind of thing, but we think there could be some good potential here for broadcasters adding value to their brands. But we're also sure many of them will see it as another avenue on which they could piggyback some advertising.
The 1S' sound performance is really strong for a product of this size. There is a full-range 3in speaker that delivers a detailed and warm sound with not to much brightness, but enough detail. Bass response is particularly good, and there is an all round clarity that helps the Evoke deliver a good performance regardless of whether talk radio or planet rock is your thing. There is also an optional standalone speaker, which can add a genuine stereo dimension to the radio as the drivers can be placed far enough apart to get proper stereo spacing.
The 1S' battery is billed as providing around 24 hours of fully portable listening. This can drop of a fair bit when listening at high volume, but the company has gone a long way to answering some of the battery life issues which have dogged the portable DAB radios of all kinds. At any time the percentage of battery power that's left can be viewed on the radio's display.
Pure has attempted to improve the 1S' eco-friendliness. This product is the second from its EcoPlus range, and Pure claims it has reduced significantly the amount of power the radio uses in stand-by. We'd suggest it simply does away with stand-by altogether.
Still, Pure scores better by making sure the packaging is made from a minimum of 70 per cent recycled material and finishing the product in a water-based varnish. All documentation is printed with soya-based ink on recycled paper.
This little radio has a lot to live up to given the strong popularity of its older brother, the Evoke 1. Thankfully, the Evoke 1S is leaner, with more functions and with a better sound, all in the now familiar Evoke package. The machine's looks have also been tweaked for a sharper appearance and all the controls feel solid with a tactile 'click' operational action. If its a compact digital radio you are after, then the Evoke 1S is hard to beat.


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Exquisite Corpse workshops
As a kid I would play a game with my friends where we would each draw a part of a character, without seeing the other person's contribution. The other person would continue, without knowing what the first one made. This led to hilarious mash-ups of funny limbs and cartoonish facial expressions. Much later I learnt that this game, called 'exquisite corpse', was popular among surrealists at the start of the 20th century. Now, a hundred years later, we have entered the Corona-era. At home, possibly a tiny bit bored… but there's still paper and pen around. Let's make the biggest 'exquisite corpse' ever, together! Click here for the explanation and download (Google Drive PDF).
This project was picked up by De Lindenberg, in Nijmegen, and turned into a drawing workshop for kids at primary school.


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The Tour of Britain might not have the glamour of the Tour de France, but when the finish stage came to London last weekend I wanted to get some pictures. Cycling is a great sport to photograph as the riders all wear bright colours, the bikes look like something from a science fiction film and they often pass though spectacular locations.
It's always good to get a different perspective on things, and I managed to get up onto a bridge over the course at the start:
Then I tried a few panning shots from the side of the track. A shutter speed of about 1/100th seemed to get the right amount of motion blur:
Finally, I love shooting against the sun, so I found a corner where the cyclists had a clear view behind them. I used a wide angle lens and pre-focused at 1m (yes, the riders were that close!). I used on camera flash in high speed sync mode to provide some fill. I kept the aperture wide to allow the flash to recycle quickly, as I was shooting on motor drive:


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Welcome to the FLIPSIDE Blog!
I'm so excited you're here!
When I decided that I wanted to create a hub for all things fitness, I couldn't have dreamed of what we've created.
This blog, in particular, is going to be a place for us to share the latest news about FLIPSIDE. It will also act as a resource for many topics. We're starting off with Nutrition, as that is obviously a huge focus for those of us interested in health and fitness. We'll be bringing you articles from guest contributors who are experts in their fields and make sure that you can find reliable, accurate, and up-to-date knowledge. It's a big world, and there are lots of "experts" — you can count on us to vet our contributors and make sure you're in good hands!
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New IRS Regulations Regarding Noncompensatory Partnership Options Effective Immediately
On February 4th, the IRS issued final and further proposed regulations regarding noncompensatory partnership options, effective immediately.
A "noncompensatory partnership option" is any contractual right (other than a right issued in connection with the performance of services) to acquire an interest in a partnership, including a call option, warrant, or other similar arrangement, the conversion feature of convertible debt or the conversion feature of convertible equity. The IRS defines a "partnership" as a limited liability company, general or limited partnership, statutory or other trust or other entity or contractual arrangement treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes.
Which partnership and LLC agreements are affected?
These new regulations may affect allocation provisions of a partnership or LLC agreement even if there is no option currently outstanding under such agreement.
Which entities are not affected?
An LLC or other entity eligible to be treated as a partnership but that has "checked the box" to be treated as a corporation is not considered a partnership for these purposes. In addition, the regulations do not apply to compensatory partnership options or to options issued by single-member LLCs or other disregarded entities (as to which, in each case, different tax principles apply).
How should the new rule be addressed?
Any new partnership or LLC agreement should be prepared with the provisions of these new regulations in mind. Also, it may be advisable to review the partnership or LLC agreement of an existing partnership or LLC that has a noncompensatory option outstanding in order to determine whether change is necessary or appropriate in light of the regulations.


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On Tuesday, August 26th, I stopped by the Great Spreadwing (A. grandis) location in Wayne County.
I was worried that the upstream construction at 7-Mile & Haggerty Road may wipe out the population of Archilestes grandis due to silt,
etc. I was pleased to find 4 females (3 tenerals) and 3 males (1 teneral) for a
new early date in Michigan.
We'll see if the development's future use of landscape chemicals and runoff impact the population. I hope they're not impacted since it's great to be able to observe such a large damselfly in the area.


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If you ever fall in love, fall in love with someone who…
You can laugh with, but also cry with.
You can joke around with, but also be serious with.
You can enjoy the present moment with, but also envision a future with.
You can enjoy nights out with, but also sit in comfortable silence.
You can bring around your friends, but also around your family.
You can be young and crazy with, but also picture being old and wise with.
You admire.
You respect.
You are proud to be with.
You smile just thinking about.
You would do anything to spend time with.
You make a priority in your life.
You can picture raising children with.
You genuinely miss when they are not around…
Fall in love with someone who comes into your life and makes you understand why it never worked out with anyone else.
Fall in love…
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With the opening weekend of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story finally behind us, there are a great many things to talk about. On the internet, though, one conversation has seemingly risen above them all: the movie's CG characters.
Star Wars is no stranger to computer generated characters, obviously—Jar Jar Binks in The Phantom Menace was the first fully CG character ever—but if you've seen Rogue One, you realize they took things one step further. But was it too far?
Rogue One has three prominent CG characters. The first is K-2SO, a droid performance captured on set by Alan Tudyk, who isn't an issue because robots and mechanical things always look fine in CG (assuming they're done well). The same can't be said for humans, and Rogue One has two computer-generated human characters: Grand Moff Tarkin and Princess Leia, looking exactly as they did when Peter Cushing and Carrie Fisher played them back in 1977 during A New Hope.
This is not the first time human beings have been made as CG characters, nor is it the first time either a deceased actor was resurrected for a film. And plenty of actors have been digitally de-aged for scenes set in the past. But putting the late Peter Cushing and the young Carrie Fisher back on-screen are probably the most prominent and advanced uses of this technology—and certainly most controversial.
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Among the questions fans have been asking about the characters are:
- Is it ethical? Is the idea of bringing actors back to the big screen something that should even be an option?
- Why didn't Lucasfilm recast the roles? Was it even necessary to have the faces of these characters in the film?
- Is the technology screenworthy? Did the effects take you out of the movie in anyway?
Of course, there are also potentially immense legal ramifications surrounding these characters, and the question of the actual process of completing these effects. These articles from Variety and Vulture do a great job breaking down each, respectively.
We contacted Industrial Light and Magic, the effects company responsible for the work, and were told they wouldn't be talking about the CG characters publically until January. So before they get an official word out, we wanted to hear from you: What are your thoughts on Tarkin and Leia's inclusion in Rogue One?
Personally, when I first saw Tarkin, I was very surprised. He's been teased in some of the preview footage, so I knew he was in the film but, I did not expect to see the character realized so vividly or playing such a prominent role. So while it did take me out of the film for a beat, I was so excited to see this iconic character back I quickly got back into the movie. Sure the effect wasn't "perfect," but it was damn impressive.
Once we'd seen Tarkin, I had a feeling as the film approached its ending we'd also be seeing Leia. When we did, I was hit with more... mixed emotions. Seeing Leia, in any capacity, in that moment, was the perfect way to make everything okay after all the heroic sacrifices that take place during the finale of Rogue One. She's the visual embodiment of the fact what our heroes have given up will all be worth it.
On the other hand, I felt the effect itself was significantly less clean than Tarkin's. Even though you only see her for a fraction of the time, she looked significantly less real—a bit like a wax figure. Again, though, what she represented overshadowed for me.
What about you? What did you think when they first appeared? How did the CG models look to you? Do you think Disney and Lucasfilm should have recreated Peter Cushing and young Carrie Fisher for the film? And if this technology is going to be used in again in other Star Wars films, what would you like to see next—if anything?


text: The Virginia and New Jersey governors-elect have both appointed long-time school choice proponents to their states' top education posts. This past Tuesday, Gerard Robinson, president of the national Black Alliance for Educational Options, was named the commonwealth's new Secretary of Education. Yesterday, Bret Schundler was selected to serve as the Garden State's new education commissioner. From 1992 to 2001 Schundler served as Mayor of Jersey City. His appointment awaits state senate approval.


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I always get so excited when Nordstrom hosts one of their huge sales that only happen a few times a year. Good news! The Half Yearly Sale is happening right now! I have rounded up some of my favorite picks for you all and linked them below! The best part, they are up to 40% off!! The sale ends June 4th so make sure you snag your favorites while you can!!
1. Pink Striped Top -- linked here
I am just a little bit obsessed with this top. It is perfect for summer and has just the right amount of color! I ordered this top last night and can't wait to style it!!
2. Kate Spade Watch -- linked here
This Kate Spade watch is an absolute must. You can wear it year round and it never goes out of style. It is on my wish list!!
3. Espadrille Wedge -- linked here
Let me just start out by saying these wedges are an absolute staple in any wardrobe. They are a blogger's necessity! I love the design on these wedges!!
4. Kate Spade Crossbody -- linked here
This bag is absolutely perfect! I love the bright color that can pop a color to any outfit! Definitely a summer must have!!
5. Pink Cold Shoulder Top -- linked here
I am completely in love with this top! It is absolutely darling and perfect for the summer months!
6. Blue Ruffle Top -- linked here
This top is absolutely adorable. I am loving the ruffle and bell sleeve trend this season and this top has both!!
7. Tunic -- linked here
I love this tunic! I bought two colors of this exact top earlier this year and I love them with all of my heart. They are great to wear year-round and are just adorable!
8. Jack Rogers Sandals -- linked here
Jack Rogers really hit a home run with this sandal. The details are gorgeous and this sandal should be a staple in any closet! They are perfect to pull any summer outfit together!
I hope you all are loving this sale just as much as I am! Tell me in the comments what your favorite items from the sale are or tell me your favorite Memorial Day Sale that is going on right now!!
Thanks for reading!


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The organism of every athlete needs a daily, thoughtful doses of vitamins and minerals in order to function as intended. Sometimes we forget about them, other times we decide to fill in the gaps at the last minute. The complexes of vitamins and minerals are a great convenience for active athletes who like intense exercises, and need adequate support for their muscles. Most athletes agree that the best complexes of vitamins and minerals are plant products. Every day, it is enough to consume a certain amount of vegetables and fruits to supplement the deficiency of vitamins and minerals in the organism. But you can also take advantage of supplements available in Muscle-Zone online store.One of them is Adam 90 – a vitamin-mineral preparation for men. Especially due to their nature and the way of action, it has been enriched with plant complex, and consists of ingredients such as beta carotene, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin K, vitamin E, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B6, and vitamin B12. It also contains a number of minerals such as iodine, magnesium, zinc, selenium, copper, calcium, molybdenum, chromium and ginseng.
Why can it be used? First of all, this formulation actively supports all the anabolic processes occurring in the organism, and helps to improve our mental health. In addition, it supports the immune system and accelerates the body's metabolism.


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Vintage Muscle Beach
So excited to be a part of the new Muscle Beach Vintage Swimsuit competition coming up on Memorial Day! Along with show producer Joe Wheatley we are planning on re-creating timeless photographs like this. If you are doing the show, you just might be a part of it. And you can have your own moments in my photographs too. I am the Muscle Beach photographer. You can sign up for your photographs on stage, back stage in the famous "Pit" and your own personal mini photo shoot. Also available for couples. But please sign up ASAP, I will not have time for everyone, so do not wait. Thanks and click here for details… https://squareup.com/store/secondfocus/
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Smart Factories
Smart Factories
The "Industry 4.0" initiative describes the implementation of so-called smart factories, which includes intelligent interaction between human beings and machinery. It involves the integration of intelligent workpieces, manufacturing equipment and flexible value-adding procedures into the production process. This seeks to achieve distributed production with a maximum of flexibility at a minimum of cost. In a smart factory, systems keep people informed about production and status and provide assistance with the control and monitoring of the process.
A smart factory is characterised by the communication between products and the machinery which makes them. The product retains information about its own manufacture in machine-readable form, on an RFID chip for example. With the help of this data, the passage of the product through the manufacturing system and the individual steps in its manufacture can be controlled.
The available sets are aimed at various levels:
- Smart factory foundation set: This encompasses all the topics needed to understand and implement a smart factory.
- Bus systems play a key role in the communication aspect. Aspects such as cyber-physical systems (CPS) or flexibility of plant only become possible when bus systems are employed.
- RFID can be seen as being at the core of production in a smart factory. An RFID chip is used to process the requisite data so that the items being worked upon have their own memory. They 'know' when the process begins how they are supposed to look at the end of it and they themselves take control of the processing stations to ensure that they are processed in the right way.
- The knowledge learned so far is put to use in a small, initial smart factory application. A compact station is used to cover the topic.
- Smart factory basic set: The basic set encompasses a complete production line on which production of a workpiece is controlled with the help of RFID tags. A three-part workpiece can be assembled in eight different combinations.
- Smart factory extension sets: Should a manufacturing plant be controlled and monitored solely from its own control centre or can that also be handled remotely by means of a smart phone, tablet or laptop? Should production be treated in a more intelligent way?
- A production list with memory for up to eight products.
- A variable productions sequence which depends on the raw materials available.
- Statistical monitoring and fault analysis
These capabilities are provided by extension packages with various levels of expansion.


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Things are pretty hairy around our place just now. We are racing to meet too many deadlines, readying the apartment for the LD, and walking around a little zombie-like if truth be told. Not in an awful, dreary way—but yes, we are a wee exhausted. So tonight, we decided to try for something halfway normal: push off from our desks at 7:30 p.m.... go shopping for food since the fridge is bare … make an easy but promising recipe from a Jamie Oliver cookbook … sit down at the table like civilized adults.
We get home from the IGA at 8:30 p.m. Craig unloads the groceries. I begin the recipe: Risotto with Roasted Garlic, Thyme, Almonds, and Mascarpone Cheese. I'm well underway when I ask Craig for the thyme. As soon as I say it, I realize it's the one thing in the $150 shop we forgot. I forgot. Craig's poured himself a rare bourbon (he's not drinking very often to keep me company through the pregnancy), and has had one miserly sip.
"I'll go out again," he says, though it's mucky outside and there's a hockey game on. "Should I pick up anything else?"
I tell him some basil and milk, and apologize absentmindedly.
He comes back while I'm chopping and on the phone with my brother. I point to the recipe book and signal that he should start the risotto-making part of the process, the directions for which, according to our recipe, are on another page. I'm yammering away with Dylan when I notice Craig looking somewhat despondent.
"We don't have half the ingredients for the basic risotto part of the deal," he responds to my questioning look. I hadn't thought to look on that page, thinking it was a matter of rice, butter, and stock, or something equally simple.
I get off the phone, and try to convince him that we can make do with some admittedly paltry substitutions. He heads to the door. Without a scowl or a muttered anything, he heads out again (it's after 9 p.m. now and his bourbon sits forlornly on the counter, ice all but a memory), waving off my repeated bleats of how awful I am.
When he comes back, I am so tired I have dropped to a chair at the table to chop feebly—no more standing up on my swollen feet. He makes the risotto carefully and quietly, and without the smallest complaint.
At 10 p.m., we sit down for dinner. Brian Browne jazz in the background, dimmed lights, single candle. The most delicious risotto I have ever tasted. Life is good. Very good.


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The Secession owns an extensive archive. Despite regrettable losses due to World War II, it offers comprehensive insight into the Secession's rich exhibition history spanning almost twelve decades.
The archive, which currently holds around 13,200 items, is organized in three divisions with the following foci:
Documentary archive: This division contains the correspondence between the presidents and board members of the Secession and artists including Wassily Kandinsky, Claude Monet, Oskar Kokoschka, Edvard Munch, and Paul Signac (ca. 1880–1960); files of the general administration and the exhibition-organizing committees (1898–); historic plans; and historic documentary materials such as invitations (1898–) and posters advertising exhibitions (1945–).
Image archive: This division collects historic and recent photographs capturing the history of the building and the Secession's exhibitions (ca. 1898–). It also contains photographs from the legendary artists' balls held at the Secession, which were a highlight of the Viennese carnival celebrations in the 1950s and 1960s.
Publikation archive: This division includes historic and recent catalogues and artists' books produced by the Secession as well as a complete set of the journal Ver Sacrum (1898–1903).
The Secession's art collection is directly related to the history of its exhibition program: it consists of works donated by the exhibiting artists and now encompasses around 2,200 oil paintings, works of graphic art, sculptures, sketches, and objects.


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Recorded Webinar: Just days after the GDPR deadline, how did your firm cope with go live and what still needs to be fixed?29 May 2018
Don't miss this opportunity to view the recording of this recently held webinar.
The EU's Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into play next week on Friday 25th May. Will your firm be compliant, struggling, or looking for a quick and effective fix?
Hosted by A-Team Group just a few days after the GDPR deadline, this webinar will review how things went at go live, identify ongoing challenges and discuss a quick start service that can help firms achieve not only GDPR compliance but also a 360-degree view of clients and user data.
The scope of GDPR is broad, meaning firms that control or process data relating to EU and non-EU citizens residing in the EU must deal with complex requirements governing personal data. They must also provide evidence of consent for use of an individual's personal data and meet requests from individuals to delete and correct errors in the information. Regulators are also on the case, requiring copies of data on demand.
The penalties for non-compliance with GDPR are eye-watering, ranging up to €20million or 4% of worldwide turnover, a financial fine no organisation wants to incur. Whether firms were compliant or not on the deadline data, many will be looking for a more efficient, strategic solution going forward.
Listen to the webinar to find out about:
- GDPR go live on 25th May
- Ongoing data management challenges
- How to avoid penalties of non-compliance
- A 30-day quick start, low risk compliance service
- Benefits of the quick start approach
Moderator: Sarah Underwood, Editor,
A-Team Group
Hany Choueiri, GDPR Consultant, AON
Craig Taylor, Independent Consultant and Former GDPR Programme Manager
Jennifer Shorten, Technical Delivery Architect, EMEA, MarkLogic
Chris Atkinson, Solutions Architect, EMEA, MarkLogic
More About Our Speakers:
Hany Choueiri
GDPR Consultant
With over 25 years of experience in data, Hany Choueiri is an independent consultant in data governance & management and currently consulting on GDPR in the insurance sector at AON in the U.K. Hany previously held positions at State Street as the Head of Data Governance and Strategy for EMEA and Chief Data Officer at the Bank of England leading the strategic One Bank Data initiative. Between 2009 and 2014, Hany worked in a variety of roles at HSBC most recently as the GBM Chief Data Officer, Europe & Head of Data Quality Services. Prior to HSBC, Hany worked at Deutsche Bank, Clerical Medical and Ernst & Young where he managed a number of key client data, business intelligence, cash management and risk initiatives. Having been instrumental in pioneering one of the first Data Warehouses, Hany's career has been centered around data and its management.
Jennifer Shorten
Technical Delivery Architect, EMEA
Jennifer Shorten is Technical Delivery Architect for Consulting Services, EMEA. She joined the company in 2014 after six years working on MarkLogic implementations with some of the world's leading media and publishing companies. In her seventeen years in the industry, Jen has helped customers meet their strategic goals by overcoming data and content challenges. Jen has a particular interest in semantics and has had the opportunity to lead the UK consulting team on some of the most advanced semantics implementations for MarkLogic customers globally.
Originally from New York City, Jennifer holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biopsychology from Hampshire College and an MSc in Technology Management from NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering.
Chris Atkinson
Solutions Architect, EMEA
Chris joined MarkLogic in 2014 having been an infrastructure product manager at Symantec for the last 5 years. His background in the enterprise data space has been focused on helping customers maintain their service and information availability for mission critical services. It is this background which he brings to MarkLogic to help drive our customers to achieving enterprise class data management solutions in the Financial Services sector.
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A quick gift guide to give you some shopping ideas and inspiration this holiday season! Some universal gifts that he will love!
1. Gaming Headset / Headphones
If you have a gamer in your life then of course I recommend the Hyper X gaming headset. It's so good, my husband already received and loves this gift!
If you don't have a gamer, I recommend the Sony headphones! We own two sets of these are they are great!
2. Budget Planner
I know you might need this one and think "ummm no" but it truly is a useful gift!
3. MVMT- Watch & Sunglasses
Seriously, this brand is one of the best! Its my go-to every holiday season!
4. Watch Box
Perfect for those beautiful timepieces he has hanging around the house!
5. Beer Glass Set
Okay I might have gotten this before, he loved it. I may or may not have broken them sooo it's time to repurchase and replace. Lol
6. Fable Beard Co.
They have some amazing beard care product! I'll be buying a few of their seasonal oils and signing my husband up for a subscription box this holiday!
7. Manscaped
Use the above link to get 20% off + free shipping.
The ultimate men's grooming kit! It comes with everything he could need for special grooming and care!
They have a few gift set options but this is the best value!
Gift Sets:
Additional items:
This quickly became a favorite holiday gift for my husband! I gave it to him last year for Christmas and I've gotten it for him several holidays and special occasions since then!
9. Lunchbox
If your husband is anything like mine, There are almost always leftovers from dinner that he intends to take to work and always forgets. So this year I am getting him a lunch box but I will pack for him the night before and set out for him to grab before he's off to work.
And there you have the super quick gift guide! I hope you found something for the gift recipient!
Check out my Instagram and stay tuned for discount codes on some of these items! I'll share them in my stories throughout the next few weeks!
Thank you so much for reading! Don't forget to subscribe for future updates and I hope to see you here again!


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June 22, 2014
People's Democratic Party Candidate and former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has defeated the incumbent governor, Kayode Fayemi to win the governorship race in Ekiti state as earlier projected by Saharareporters.
Mr. Fayose defeated Mr. Fayemi by a wide margin, polling 203, 090 votes while Fayemi, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) scored 120, 433 votes. The third contender from the Labor Party, Opeyemi Bamidele, only managed to win 18, 135 votes.
The election which was nearly marred by unprecedented use of security agencies to intimidate members of the APC was largely peaceful on polling day.
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning officer, Professor Isaac Azuzu made the official announcement in Ado Ekiti earlier today.
Governor Fayemi Concedes Defeat
Governor Kayode Fayemi has conceded defeat in Saturday's gubernatorial election in Ekiti State and offered congratulations to the winner, Ayo Fayose.
The candidate of the the All Progressive Congress (APC) released a statement outlining the reasons he will accept the verdict of voters in Ekiti state.
See full text of statement below:
"If This Is the Will of the People" Concession Speech By His Excellency Dr. Kayode FAYEMIGovernor, Ekiti State, Nigeria Following the 2014 Gubernatorial Elections Government House, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria Sunday, June 22, 2014
Protocols : In o kun o Ekiti kete.
Yesterday, Ekiti State decided. Following the gubernatorial elections held in the land of honour, Ekiti State, Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially returned the candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the election.
If indeed this is the will of the Ekiti People, I stand in deference to your will. If the result of the elections is an expression of the voice of our people, we must all heed your voice.
I have just spoken with my brother, Mr. Peter Ayodele Fayose, congratulating him on his victory. In a few hours from now, I would be meeting the Governor-elect to discuss the future of our dear state and how we would work together to institute a smooth transition programme.
It has been a hard fought election. As expected, in the course of the campaigns, there were unsavory episodes as the candidates toured the nooks and crannies of the state to sell ourselves to the people. Elections tend to be highly divisive affairs that often see brother rising against brother. Despite our diverse party affiliations, and regardless of which way we voted on Saturday, we must remember that we are all sons and daughters of Ekiti State. Ekiti is ours to build together.
On our part, over the course of the campaigns, we presented our scorecards before the people of Ekiti State. We never at any point took your support for granted. We campaigned, we canvassed and we traversed the nooks and crannies of this State. Our performance and achievements in office will remain the backdrop against which the next government and indeed future governments will be assessed. We are proud that with the support of Ekiti people, we have raised the bar of excellence in governance. In all, we gave our best, for conscience and for posterity.
Indeed a new sociology of the Ekiti people may have evolved. However, the task of understanding how the outcome of this election has defined us as a people will be that of scholars. For us as an administration and a cadre of political leaders in Ekiti State, we have fought a good fight, we have kept faith.
To members of our party, our campaign team and indeed all Ekiti people who defied the siege on our state to cast their votes for our party, I salute your exemplary courage and doggedness in the face of harassment. Thank you for staying the course. The incidences of brazen harassment, intimidation and allied infractions on fundamental human rights, which many of you suffered in the hands of agents of the state, would be documented and communicated to the appropriate authorities, for the records.
I thank you all for listening.
May God bless the land of honour, Ekiti State, Nigeria.
May God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Dr. Kayode Fayemi
Governor, Ekiti State
Sunday, June 22, 2014


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The United States and Israel moved closer to military action against Syria on Monday with what Israel called a "successful" joint missile test in the Mediterranean Sea. Combined with combative comments by Syrian strongman Bashar Assad calling President Barack Obama "weak," the developments brought international tensions over the country's civil war to new heights, even as Obama seeks what could be slow-coming congressional approval for a military strike.
Russian radar initially detected the two "ballistic objects" fired from the central Mediterranean towards the eastern part of the sea, the Associated Press reports. Israel's Defense Ministry later confirmed the test. The test came just hours after Assad, whose government is accused of using chemical weapons in an attack that killed hundreds of civilians last month, taunted Obama in an interview.
(MORE: The Military Importance of the Element of Surprise in Syria)
"If Obama was strong, he would have said publicly: 'We have no evidence of the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian state.' He would have said publicly: 'The only way to proceed is through U.N. investigations. We therefore refer everything to the Security Council,'" Assad told the French publication Le Figaro on Monday, in remarks translated by The Telegraph. "But Obama is weak because he is facing pressure from within the United States."
The United States currently has warships in the Mediterranean Sea as Obama awaits congressional approval for a strike. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Secretary of State John Kerry are set to appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday.
The three-year civil war has already claimed over 100,000 lives.


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We're a group of Neural Nets enthusiasts who love music. We saw a really interesting product online called goodnight journal which allows users to just enter journal entries. We wanted to take it a step further and give users music suggestions based on the mood we ascertained from their journal entries.
What it does
MyMusicMyWay allows users to vent and write as they please. As an added bonus, when they write, we gather information on their personality and use that information to create Spotify playlists specifically curated to them.
How we built it
We used Django as our web framework and a few python libraries to integrate API usage. In addition, we used a few seperate scripts for gathering information. It starts with NLC and Alchemy Language. Using these two APIs we process the journal entry that the user inputs. Each line is processed to determine frequency of a theme and emotions attached to the theme. These categories are passed to retrieve and ranked, where we indexed the most popular Spotify playlists to find the most relevant songs. These songs are passed back to the user as a playlist for them to listen to.
Challenges we ran into
OAuth and Spotify can occasionally interface poorly with Django
If you call the Genius API, sometimes you get entire books and scripts to movies. This causes problems when you're scraping for lyrics because books contain significantly more words than songs.
For people who love music, we actually have a very narrow list of songs we like(ie: Hamilton the Musical's Soundtrack is incredible)
Accomplishments that we're proud of
We finished our project by the deadline!!
We successfully worked with a lot of outside API's
We gained some serious expertise in Python, Bluemix, Django, essentially all of the technology that we used
What we learned
For some of us: How to program (We have newbies and they are awesome). In addition, calling 3rd Party API's was new for some of us as well.
What's next for MyLifeMyPlaylist
The main feature we want to add to MyLifeMyPlaylist in the future is a at-risk sensor. Essentially, if we see that your writing is becoming too sad, we will refer you to a specialist or hotline in order to make sure you don't harm yourself or others.
Other potential features:
- Improve Song Retrieval
- Movie Recommendations via iMDB
- Book Recommendations via Scribd
- Buzzfeed Articles via Buzzfeed API
- Travel Recommendations via Google Flights and Journal Entries' Information
- Blogs and Podcasts that would best fit users


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Adult Development Phase - Here at Neston Nomads we have a strategy that we use, to allow players to constantly improve with their footballing capabilities.
Below you can view some of the attributes and coaching methods that we use to improve as individuals, but also as a team.
Adult Development Phase Strategy
We encourage players to:
- Reflect on their effectiveness in practice and games.
- Think about how they may improve next time.
- Develop an understanding of movement to support team-mates.
- Create and exploit space.
- Develop scanning, predicting and assessing skills to form a 'picture' before receiving the ball.
We create an environment where:
- Players are given the chance to play a 'game' during every practice session.
- Challenges are set to encourage learning.
- Practices replicate the demands of the 'game' as much as possible.
- Goals are used to help players' enjoyment and motivation.
- Small-sided games on appropriate sized pitches provide young players with opposition, decision- making and challenge.
- Emulate the game situations through a series of different scenarios and a variety of these game-like challenges during practice sessions.
- Players should be 70% of the training session in contact with the ball.
Coaches shall consistently try to:
-Prioritise a positive learning environment, ensuring methods and content are made appropriate to the age and ability of the players.
- Reinforce learning focus from practice sessions on match day.
- Set players specific challenges that link to the theme of a recent practice session.
- Allow all players to experience success.
- Remember that young players don't enjoy being shouted at, having their mistakes highlighted.
- Consider how their decisions will impact upon a young player's self-esteem, motivation and enjoyment of the game.
- Praise effort and positive behaviour as well as good play.
- Ensure that players enjoy playing the game, young players should not miss out on the opportunities to learn and fall in love with the game.


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Day 3 Lake Crescent and Sol Duc Area
Day 3 Lake Crescent & Sol Duc Area
Lake Crescent is a crystal clear 12-mile long lake located 17 miles west of Port Angeles on Highway 101. The glacier-carved lake offers swimming, boating and fishing. There are numerous places to get away from it all and to soak in the awesomeness of nature. Marymere Falls is a mostly level one mile hike from Storm King Ranger Station. This walk takes you through the forest of moss covered trees and large ferns. The Pyramid Mt. Trail reached from the North Shore Road offers an excellent view of Lake Crescent, Mt. Storm King and the blue-green slopes of Aurora Ridge. One can also hike along the north side of the lake on the Spruce Railroad Trail (named after the railroad that was there during WWI). The rail was used to haul out spruce to make airplanes for use in the war.
There are numerous places around the lake to stop and enjoy a picnic lunch. Dining is available at Lake Crescent Lodge Hotel and Log Cabin Resort Hotel.
Driving west on Highway 101 takes you to the Sol Duc Valley road just west of Lake Crescent. The approximately 12 mile drive winds through the valley. Two areas of interest along the way are the Salmon Cascades and Ancient Forest Trail. The Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort Hotel offers dining, a small store & gift shop and three mineral pools and a fresh H2O Pool. Soaking in the hot mineral pools is a great way to relax those sore muscles after hiking all day.
The spectacular Sol Duc Falls are a must see!! The trail head is located a short drive past the resort and camp grounds. Several trails take off from the Sol Duc Falls Trail taking you up into the Seven Lakes Basin.


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Harley-Davidson India Assembles First Units
SuperLow and Iron 883 built from kits
The first two units, a 2011 SuperLow and an Iron 883, were assembled at Harley-Davidson�s plant in Haryana, India, from complete knock-down kits with components produced at the company�s American facilities in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Missouri, as well as various suppliers.
Harley-Davidson India will begin accepting orders for the new sportsters Jan. 1, 2011. The 2011 SuperLow is priced at 550,000 rupees (US$12,100) and the Iron 883 at 650,000 rupees (US$14,320). By comparison, American pricing for both sportsters is $7,999, but the Indian prices would have been higher if they were shipped whole from the U.S. instead of in kits.
Indian Harley-Davidson dealers will still offer 2010 stock which were imported as completely built units and subject to higher tariffs.


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Southern cooking and cocktails served up in a funky, family-friendly joint amid string-lights and a bar.
Quaint cafe devoted to breakfast serves creative twists on classics, house-cured bacon, and more.
Fine Southern dining in a historic, two-story building with exposed brick, pine floors, and upstairs bar.
Bustling eatery with balcony seating serving up Creole fare and drinks in casual digs.
Chic bistro and oyster bar serving Southern-inspired French fare and cocktails to be enjoyed over live music.
"After a long day outside, go to Handy Andy. Best burger in town followed by the best nap in the summer." – Sam Kendricks
"Just outside Oxford, the catfish at Taylor Grocery is still a favorite, although it can be hard to get it now that it's been 'discovered.'" – Stephen Kirkpatrick