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GTFO Is Out Now
We've known about the co-op horror FPS called GTFO for a long time now, and the game has been in Early Access for exactly two years. For the game's second anniversary of play, 10 Chambers Collective has released the full launch version.
GTFO follows a group of prisoners who are sent down into a dangerous crater by a mysterious individual named the Warden, there to scavenge for supplies and weapons and complete a variety of tasks. The action focuses on four-player teamwork, where you must balance stealth and more active combat situations to survive and escape. The game has won praise in its early access phase for its tense action and scary moments.
The game is now available to play in full on PC, and you can watch the gameplay trailer below.


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The May/June 2018 Issue Is Now Available
Yishu 86 is honoured to present essays by Mia yu and Wang Nanming, recipients of the Seventh yishu awards for Critical Writing on Contemporary Chinese art. These awards represent Yishu's endeavour to celebrate and support an activity that all too often receives little recognition. Mia yu has contributed an essay about artists who, since the 1940s, have found Northwest China an inspiration for their art, and how that region has been defined within an artistic imaginary. Wang Nanming provides a statement about his particular approach to the evolution of institutional critique and how art can move outside of the institution and secure a place within the real lives of its publics.
These are followed by three texts that address painting. Marta Blàvia has written an extensive survey focusing on the role of painting in Cai Guo-Qiang's oeuvre, from his very first works of the 1980s to his recent highly coloured works produced for the Prado Museum, Madrid. Britta Erickson, in acknowledgment of the legacy of painter Li Huasheng, has presented a survey of this important artist's evolution with ink and brush technique; she discusses how he elevated this genre from its origins in landscape to one characterized by contemplative grids. John McDonald examines the painting of Li Huayi, an artist of the same generation as Li Huasheng who has also contributed to the tradition of ink and brush landscape painting but whose work is more unsettling in its impact.
Photographer Taca Sui makes indirect reference to literati painting, and Daniel M. Greenberg discusses how his images become an exploratory journey into historical places of the past but in ways that are suggestive and elusive rather than literal. Tansy Xiao speaks with artist Lin yan, who works extensively with xuan paper and brings to it new dimensions, especially by creating installations and adapting it to the architectural spaces in which the work is presented.
Godfre Leung explores two performances in Vancouver by members of the collective Hong Kong Exile that employ technology to speak of the diasporic condition within two very different narrative contexts. Our final text, by Stephanie Bailey, offers a detailed examination of the Guggenheim New York's massive survey of Chinese art after 1989, in which she discusses the curatorial concept and its presentation to a Western, in this case american, audience.
Image (top): Taca Sui, Shicong (detail), 2015, archival pigment print on baryta paper, 53 x 80 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Chambers Fine Art, New York.
Keith Wallace
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Big decisions in our lives can change its course, and so can commitment. Sometimes we can't truly see the life-changing impact in a moment. We never deeply realize its profound effect until we take the time to reflect, even years later, and see.
In 1992 Jane was my girlfriend, my lifeline, and my ever-supportive cheerleader. Most of us need one of those. She also provided me with great wisdom, even more so by default of who she was and where she spent her time. Jane, a recovering alcoholic, lived in Framingham, MA. I never saw her touch a drink and, as far as I know, she never had one while I knew her. She faithfully went to AA meetings. Many times I would gladly join her in a little church hall in Framingham.
While sitting with her and listening to the powerful stories of those amazing people, I started reflecting on my own view of alcohol. I was in my early 20s and could see how big a roll alcohol played in my life. I started recognizing that it was all around us constantly, from signs to ads and shows on TV, in virtually every setting. I realized that it was just part of going out with my friends. It was what we did. Though I drank too much in college, I was a bit more responsible after school. I didn't love it; it was just the norm with my friends. Because of those AA meetings, however, I started seeing alcohol differently. I started to see clearly how many people needed a couple of drinks in them to have the guts to dance or approach someone they were attracted to, myself included. Hmm . . . interesting.
As I visited Stitches comedy club in Boston at open mic nights, I witnessed many people going up on stage for their first time. Most of them had to have a couple of drinks to have the courage to go up on stage. A few aspiring comedians got totally wasted in order to get up there. They were totally intoxicated, and I'm sure many of them barely remember the experience. They were numb.
Brian Tracy had once asked me a question, "What would you dare to dream if you knew you wouldn't fail," and it kept flowing through my head. It was inspiring and scary at the same time. Let me be clear, I had not made a commitment to becoming a comedian, but I had made a commitment to try it once. Because I was so scared, my secret desire was to attempt it once, cross it off my dream list, and move on to something else. Maybe I could make that acting thing work after all. The courage it required and the thought of doing something I was not cut out to do weighed so heavily on me that I thought I was crazy.
Only one thing scared me more than going up on that stage once and bombing. That was going up on stage, not giving it my all, and wondering for the rest of my life, "What if?" I remembered my coveted Thanksgiving Day football game, my last high school game. I had not given it everything. I also couldn't forget my last varsity baseball game, being on third base and afraid to steal home. It still haunts me.
This time it was my choice. I couldn't change my decisions of the past, but I could prepare and play all out this time. I wanted to leave it all on the stage, good or bad. What if I did not go all out? I knew that I could live with bombing, but I could not live my life with the regret of attempting it half-heartedly. No regrets.
So, I made a conscious choice that I was not going to have any alcohol before I went on stage to do my open mic spot. I think many people, including me, want to numb their feelings when they actually can serve us in the long run. I was not going to be numb.
No regrets. Being completely sober when I went up on a comedy stage that first night would be one of the best decisions of my lifetime, even though I had no idea at the time. It just seemed like the right thing to do. It was, but it may not be for the reason you think. Being present, raw, and real is what allowed me to get one laugh by accident. That was what I needed. Everyone else thought I had bombed, but I did what no one thought I could do. I got a laugh. Even though it was a mistake, it came from being fully present.
Big decisions have both good and bad consequences. Making the right choice in the short-run may seem the most difficult choice, but in the long run, it can pay dividends down the road in other areas of your life that you can't imagine at the time.


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TROUBLE BREWING IN MOLDOVA'S GAGAUZ AUTONOMY.
March 14, 2002 08:00 AM Age: 21 years
Recent blunders by Moldova's Communist authorities risk adding a confrontation in the south to the conflict in the east of Moldova. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the Council of Europe and the Turkish government are expressing concern.
Moldova is home to the world's only Turkic Christian people, the Gagauz. By the same token, Moldova is the only country in Europe and the post-Soviet world to have created an ethnic-territorial autonomy, based on representative institutions: the Administrative Territorial Unit Gagauz-Yeri [Yeri = Land]. The Gagauz people, settled compactly in southern Moldova, numbering 153,000 at the time of the last census (1989) and perhaps 170,000 at present, is substantially larger than either the Abkhaz people or the Karabakh Armenians. In the early 1990s, the Gagauz seemed poised to follow the Transdniester, Abkhaz and Karabakh model of armed secession.
Chisinau's decision in 1994 to create the Gagauz autonomy defused that threat. This autonomy represents one of the few enduring achievements of independent Moldova, was applauded by the OSCE and helped along by the Council of Europe, and has been supported by Turkey. In Chisinau, all but one of the major political forces have all along supported the Gagauz-Yeri special status. The one exception is the Christian-Democrat People's Party (CDPP, the renamed Popular Front), currently the most active anticommunist opposition force. Wedded to the past-oriented concept of the national unitary state, the CDPP never accepted the creation or desirability of this ethnic-territorial autonomy.
For their part, the Communist authorities have recently managed to destabilize a stable situation in this part of Moldova. It is a measure of these authorities' capacity for bungling that they are creating havoc in a territory that produced 90 percent Communist majorities in the 1998 and 2001 parliamentary elections, and whose people matches the Moldovan Communists' pro-Russian sentiment. In the February 2001 election, the Communist Party and Voronin personally pledged to enshrine the Gagauz autonomy in Moldova's constitution. The overwhelmingly Communist parliament in Chisinau has, however, failed to fulfill that pledge thus far. This failure has predictably strengthened the hand of a pro-Transdniester faction in Gagauzia. By last year's end, that faction moved to reactivate the once-close relationship between the Gagauz and Tiraspol. For his part, Gagauzia's elected Bashkhan [the autonomy's chief executive official] Dumitru Croitor remained loyal to Chisinau.
At that point, the Communist leadership in Chisinau recklessly–and unlawfully–moved to unseat the loyal Bashkhan, apparently for no other reason than to replace Croitor with a veteran Communist apparatchik. Croitor, a non-Communist holdover from the 1990s reform era, had at that time backed Chisinau against the Transdniester-incited Gagauz separatism, then served as deputy foreign affairs minister during Mircea Snegur's presidency, gained exposure to the West–which is exceedingly rare in that part of Moldova–and implemented the Council of Europe-approved administrative reform there.
Just as tactlessly, the Communists in Chisinau moved to extend to Gagauz-Yeri the administrative organization which they enacted for the rest of Moldova, and which would restore the Soviet-era "raions" (districts system) with the "vertical of power" throughout the country. If implemented in Gagauz-Yeri, this change could nullify its autonomy. When Croitor and the presidium of the Gagauz legislature came out against that proposed change, Chisinau's authorities resorted to police measures against them and orchestrated a political campaign to oust Croitor in violation of the autonomy's status. In late January-early February, Chisinau publicly accused Croitor of embezzling public funds, but adduced no serious evidence. Chisinau's Internal Affairs Ministry and Intelligence and Security Service (SIS) attempted unsuccessfully to censor Gagauz television programs, to take over the studio's premises and to sack Gagauz police officials, who had been appointed locally in accordance with the law. A Communist majority in the Gagauz legislature voted, first to dismiss Croitor and then to have that dismissal confirmed by a referendum. Both votes fell short of the legally required two-thirds majority in the Gagauz legislature. Nevertheless, the Communists claimed to have deposed the Bashkhan, and scheduled a referendum for February 24 to ratify that move. Chisinau's tactics only succeeded in creating a common front of Croitor and the Gagauz legislature's chairman, Mikhail Kendygelan, a former secessionist who has in this situation reverted to his former ways.
Almost 80 percent of the Gagauz stayed away from the referendum, many of them in the belief that Chisinau intended to "liquidate the autonomy." Voronin and his law enforcement authorities in turn accused their Gagauz opponents of having criminally sabotaged the referendum. On March 4, Voronin went on national television to pronounce Croitor and Kendygelan guilty of embezzlement. The next day, Moldova's General Prosecutor's Office announced the launching of a criminal investigation against the two, also publicly asking the Communists in the Gagauz legislature to lift Speaker Kendygelan's parliamentary immunity. Moldova's Internal Affairs minister, Gheorghe Papuc, issued an order dismissing the Gagauz-Yeri police chief. The Gagauz authorities, however, deem the order unlawful because the minister failed to request their consent as provided by the Law on Gagauz-Yeri's Special Status. On March 7, armed SIS agents from Chisinau seized one of the Gagauz leaders, Ivan Burguji, and jailed him incommunicado in the Moldovan capital. It was not until three days later that the police requested and received the arrest warrant from Moldova's prosecutor general. The charges against Burguji are being kept secret. Although Burguji has an unsavory past as a paramilitary secessionist leader with close links to Tiraspol, his apparently unlawful detention has become an international embarrassment to Chisinau.
Meanwhile, Croitor and Kendygelan have filed a libel suit against Voronin. In an accompanying statement they also underscored the president's apparent ignorance of the presumption of innocence. For his part, Voronin made a quick visit to the Gagauz autonomy on March 13 in an attempt to defuse the situation. His move was tardy, however. Two days earlier, the Gagauz leaders Croitor and Kendygelan had flown to Turkey–not from Chisinau, but from Odessa. In Turkey they are said to have already met with Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit and to have a meeting scheduled with President Ahmed Necdet Sezer. Turkey's Foreign Affairs Ministry had, as early as February 7, issued a statement of concern over the differences between the central Moldovan and autonomous Gagauz authorities.
The situation in Gagauzia is causing international reverberations not only in Turkey. Already, on February 5, the OSCE's Chisinau Mission issued an unusual statement criticizing the Moldovan government's attempts–abortive though they were–to censor and take over the Gagauz television studio. On February 12, in response to further criticism from Western missions in Chisinau, the SIS declared Soviet-style that intelligence services from Turkey, the United States, Germany and Ukraine are operating in Gagauz-Yeri. The SIS statement alleged, moreover, that the OSCE Mission misrepresented the situation and damaged Moldova's international image. On February 18-20, a visiting delegation of the Council of Europe's Congress of the Local and Regional Authorities found that Chisinau's and its supporters' attempts to remove the Bashkhan were unlawful. The delegation made its findings public, as had another delegation from the same body, which strongly criticized the planned restoration of the "raion" system of the vertical of power. Voronin dismissed those findings as mere "private opinions" in a February 21 counterstatement. He apparently ignored the fact that those "opinions" are fully consistent with the stated view of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
On March 8, the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) made public a statement of "serious concern" over Burguji and a request to the Moldovan government to provide clarifications in the case. ODIHR's statement noted moreover that the moves to depose the Bashkhan had contravened both Moldova's legislation and the Gagauz autonomy's status. From Chisinau's perspective, the tensions in Gagauzia and their international reverberations come at the worst possible time, adding to a host of internal and international problems that the Communists have inflicted on Moldova in their first year of governance (Roundup based on Moldovan news agencies' reports, February-March 2002; see the Monitor, February 7).
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Multi-Year Accessibility Plan, 2012 – 2021
(Accessibilities for Ontarians with disabilities act (AODA), 2005 – Ontario Regulation 191/11, Integrated Accessibility Standards)
The multi-year accessibility plan is a road map that illustrates how RMG plans to make its commitments to accessibility a reality; meet all requirements under the IAS; and remove and prevent any additional barriers to accessibility at RMG.
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3. (1) Every obligated organization shall develop, implement and maintain policies governing how the organization achieves or will achieve accessibility through meeting its requirements under the accessibility standards referred to in this regulation
RMG has developed and implemented policies governing how it achieves accessibility and meets its legal requirements.
4. (1) Large organizations shall,
a) Establish, implement, maintain and document a multi-year accessibility plan, which outlines the organization's strategy to prevent and remove barriers and meet its requirements under this Regulation
b) Post the accessibility plan on their website, if any, and provide the plan in an accessible format upon request; and
c) Review and update the Accessibility Plan at least once every five years.
a) RMG established and implemented a multi-year accessibility plan in order to identify and remove barriers and meet its legal requirements
b) RMG posted the accessibility plans on its internal and external website in an accessible format
c) RMG will review and update the Accessibility Plan next in January 2019 and every 5 years thereafter.
7. (1) Every obligated organization shall ensure that training is provided on the requirements of the accessibility standards referred to in the Regulation and on the Human Rights Code as it pertains to persons with disabilities to,
a) all employees, and volunteers;
b) all persons who participate in developing the organization's policies; and
c) all other persons who provide goods, services or facilities on behalf of the organization
All RMG employees and contractors receive training on accessibility standards as it relates to people with disabilities. Training will be available in an accessible format as requested and training records will be kept. Through ongoing education and awareness, RMG will give staff the knowledge and skills they need to meet or exceed compliance requirements. This will include alternate formats, hosting accessible meetings and creating documents, processes and policies with accessibility in mind.
All new employees will be trained on the IAS.
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Emergency procedures, Plans for Public Safety Information
13. (1) In addition to its obligation under section 12, if an obligated organization prepares emergency procedures, plans or public safety information and makes the information available to the public, the obligated organization shall provide the information in an accessible format or with appropriate communication supports, as soon as practicable, upon request.
RMG provides emergency procedures, plans or public safety information when requested.
Accessible Websites & Web Content
14. (2) Designated public sector organizations and large organizations shall make their internet websites and web content conform with the World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, initially at Level A and increasing to Level AA, and shall do so in accordance with the schedule set out in this section.
RMG will continue to make its website and web content conform to the World Wide Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, initially at Level A and increasing to Level AA. Our internet and intranet websites, technology solutions, communication materials, telephone communications and in-person interactions will be based on accessibility best practices.
Accessible Websites and Web Content:
By achieving compliance with WCAG 2.0, employees and customers will receive web information in accessible format. This will provide them with equal and appropriate access to the information they need.
(WCAG 2.0 Level A)
Pending (Level AA for January 1st, 2021)
11. (1) Every obligated organization that has processes for receiving and responding to feedback shall ensure that the processes are accessible to person with disabilities by providing or arranging for accessible formats and communications supports, upon request.
Feedback forms are posted on RMG's external and internal websites.
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12. (1) Except as otherwise provided, every obligated organization shall upon request provide or arrange for the provision of accessible formats and communication supports for persons with disabilities,
a) in a timely manner that takes into account the person's accessibility needs due to disability; and
b) at a cost that is no more than the regular cost charged to other persons.
Upon request, RMG will provide accessible formats and communication supports for persons with disabilities in a timely manner and at no extra cost.
12. (2) The obligated organization shall consult with the person making the request in determining the suitability of an accessible format or communication support.
RMG does and will continue to consult with the person making the request in determining the suitability of an accessible format or communication support.
12. (3) Every obligated organization shall notify the public about the availability of accessible formats and communication supports.
RMG will notify the public about the availability of accessible formats and communication supports.
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Workplace Emergency Response Information
27. (1) Every employer shall provide individualized workplace emergency response information to employees who have a disability, if the disability is such that the individualized information is necessary and the employer is aware of the need for accommodation due to the employee's disability.
Individualized response plans created for employees with disabilities.
27. (2) If an employee who receives individualized workplace emergency response information requires assistance and with the employee's consent the employers shall provide the workplace emergency response information to the person designated by the employer to provide assistance to the employee.
With employee`s consent, RMG provides information to the Emergency Response Staff assigned to the person requesting assistance. In the event that the assigned Emergency Response Staff is not available during the time of the incident, the person requiring assistance will identify themselves to the fire warden, manager, or any other employee in the area so an Emergency Response Staff can be assigned and assist the employee.
27. (3) Employers shall provide the information required under this section as soon as practicable after the employer becomes aware of the need for accommodation due to the employee's disability.
RMG provides the information required as soon as it becomes aware of the need for accommodation due to the employee's disability.
27. (4) Every employer shall review the individualized workplace emergency response information,
a) when the employee moves to a different location in the organization
b) When the employee's overall accommodations needs or plans are reviewed; and
c) When the employer reviews its general emergency response policies.
RMG reviews annually the individualized workplace emergency response information.
Recruitment – General
22. Every employer shall notify its employees and the public about the availability of accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment processes.
RMG continues to develop and implement employment practices to encourage people with disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of the organization by:
Notifying candidates about the availability of accommodations for applicants with disabilities by including a statement in all internal and external job postings;
Identifying and removing workplace barriers;
Inclusive employment practices for recruitment, retention and employee development;
Providing managers with accessibility training, tools and templates to support employee/workplace accommodations and address non-discrimination;
Notifying successful applicants of the Accessibility policies in place at RMG.
Continuously reviewing standards and best practices related to accessible employment.
Recruitment, Assessment or Selection Process
23. (1) During a recruitment process, an employer shall notify job applicants, when they are individually selected to participate in an assessment or selection process, that accommodations are available upon request in relation to the materials or processes to be used.
Notifying successful applicants of the Accessibility policies in place at RMG
23. (2) If a selected applicant requests an accommodation, the employer shall consult with the applicant and provide or arrange for the provision of a suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant's accessibility needs due to disability.
RMG will consult with applicants and provide or arrange for the provision of a suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant's accessibility needs due to disability.
Notice to Successful Applicants
24. Every employer shall, when making offers of employment, notify the successful applicant of its policies for accommodating employees with disabilities.
RMG notifies successful applicants regarding its policies for accommodating employees with disabilities when making offers of employment.
Informing Employees of Supports
25. (1) Every employer shall inform its employees of its policies used to support its employees with disabilities, including but not limited to, policies, on the provision of job accommodations that take into account an employee's accessibility needs due to disability.
RMG informs employees of its policies and any updates to those policies used to support employees with disabilities, including policies on the provision of job accommodations that take into account an employee's accessibility needs due to disability. This information will be provided to new employees as soon as is practicable after commencing employment.
25. (2) Employers shall provide the information required under this section to new employees as soon as practicable after they begin their employment.
Training provided to all employees on AODA was provided in December 2012.
New employees are required to complete online training within 2 weeks of their hire date.
25. (3) Employers shall provide updated information to its employees whenever there is a change to existing policy on the provision of job accommodations that take into account an employee's accessibility needs due to disability.
Upon a change to an existing policy, RMG will take into account an employee's accessibility needs.
Accessible Formats & Communication Supports for Employees
26. (1) In addition to its obligations under section 12, where an employee with a disability so requests it, every employer shall consult with the employee to provide or arrange for the provision of accessible formats and communication supports for,
(a) Information that is needed in order to perform the employee's job; and
(b) Information that is generally available to employees in the workplace.
Upon request of an employee with a disability, RMG will consult with the employee to provide, or arrange for the provision of, accessible formats and communication supports for information that is needed to perform his/her job, and information that is generally available to other employees.
In determining the suitability of an accessible format or communication support, RMG will consult with the employee making the request.
26. (2) The employer shall consult with the employee making the request in determining the suitability of an accessible format or communication support.
Upon request of an employee with a disability, RMG will consult with the employee making the request in determining the suitability of an accessible format or communication support.
Documented Individual Accommodation Plans
28. (1) Employers, other than employers that are small organizations, shall develop and have in place a written process for the development of documented individual accommodation plans for employees with disabilities.
28. (2) The process for the development of documented individual accommodation plans shall include the following elements:
The manner in which an employee requesting accommodation can participate in the development of the individual accommodation plan.
The means by which the employee is assessed on an individual basis.
The manner in which the employer can request an evaluation by an outside medical or other expert, at the employer's expense, to determine if and how accommodation can be achieved.
The manner in which the employee can request the participation of a representative from their bargaining agent, where the employee is represented by a bargaining, or other representative from the workplace, where the employee is not represented by a bargaining agent, in the development of the accommodation plan.
The steps taken to protect the privacy of the employee's personal.
The frequency with which the individual accommodation plan will be reviewed and updated and the manner in which it will be done.
If an individual accommodation plan is denied, the manner in which the reasons for the denial will be provided to the employee.
The means of providing the individual accommodation plan in a format that takes into account the employee's accessibility needs due to disability.
RMG has a step by step process documentation plan that outlines all the elements required under the regulation.
Return to Work Process
29. (1) Every employer, other than an employer that is a small organization,
(a) shall develop and have in place a return to work process for its employees which have been absent form work due to a disability and require disability-related accommodations in order to return to work; and
(b) shall document the process
a) RMG has developed a return to work process which details the specific plans for employees returning to work following a disability related absence and who require accommodation to return to work.
b) RMG has a documented a return to work process in place.
29. (2) The return to work process shall,
(a) Outline the steps the employer will take to facilities the return to work of employees who were absent because their disability required them to be away from work; and
(b) Use individual documented accommodation plans, as described in section 28, as part of the process
a) RMG's return to work process outlines the steps it will take to facilitate the return to work of employees absent due to disability or a disability-related leave.
b) RMG uses and will continue to use Individual Accommodation plans as part of the process.
29. (3) The return to work process referenced in this section does not replace or override any other return to work process created by or under any other statute.
The Return to Work Process does not replace or override any other return to work process required by other statute.
30. (1) An employer that uses performance management in respect of its employees shall take into account the accessibilities, as well as individual accommodation plans, when using its performance management process in respect of employees with disability.
RMG takes into consideration employees with disabilities, as well as individual accommodation plans during the performance review and management process.
Career Development & Advancement
31. (1) An employer that provides career development and advancement to its employees shall take into account the accessibility needs of its employees with disabilities as well as any individual accommodation plans, when providing career advancement to its employees with disabilities.
RMG takes into consideration employees with disabilities, as well as individual accommodation plans during the career development and advancement review and management process.
Redeployment
31. (1) An employer that uses redeployment shall take into account the accessibility needs of its employees with disabilities, as well as individual accommodation plans, when deploying employees with disabilities.
RMG takes into consideration employees with disabilities, as well as individual accommodation plans during the deployment process.
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Sections 34 – 80.
Although this standard does not apply to RMG, RMG will continue to monitor all transportation related regulations as outlined in AODA for future compliance.
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80.43 (1) When constructing a new waiting area or redeveloping an existing waiting area, where the seating is fixed to the floor, a minimum of three per cent of the new seating must be accessible, but in no case shall there be fewer than one accessible seating space
RMG has taken into consideration accessible seating space in the waiting area, and will continue to keep it accessible.
(2) For the purposes of this section, accessible seating is a space in the seating area where an individual using a mobility aid can wait.
RMG has and will continue to provide accessible seating space in the seating area where an individual using a mobility aid can wait.
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Now that I'm back from my trip to Australia, the regular speedlinks on Wednesday can resume as per normal. Last week, I highlighted some of my Outback accommodations, so I thought it would only be fitting to dedicate this week's roundup to the concept of travel… even if it might mean never leaving your living room.
We start off with a vacation post from Betshopboy, who takes us on a journey to Bali Safari and Marine Park. This destination combines, as you can imagine, a wildlife park with a water park. You can get up close and personal with such animals as komodo dragons and cheetahs, then relax with some waterslides and wading pools. Looks like a great time in the sun!
Next, Jane Meighan has a guest post up on Problogger, talking about how to keep track of your accounts as a remote blogger. The great thing about making money online is that you can do it anywhere with an Internet connection, but you still have to have a system in place for managing your finances and other pertinent information.
What about more permanent travel? RT Cunningham has been living in the Philippines for nearly six years and now he is considering a move back to the United States. There are many considerations at play, like affordability and convenience. He also has to consider what he'd do with his house and car, as well as how he'd handle relative proximity to family. Tough call.
It wouldn't be fair to say that Raul Pacheco-Vega went traveling when he put his blog on temporary hiatus, but he did "move away" from the site in some ways. Now that a month has passed, he reflects on his experience with the hiatus and how he spent his time. Blogging is a way of life, so it's good to see that he's giving change a try.
And finally, John Bardinelli decided to travel back in time by trying Chrono Trigger on iOS. How did the classic game transition onto the newer piece of gadgetry? According to John, not so well. The visuals are blurry, the controls are awful, and the high price tag is a definite turnoff. Some retro goodness should perhaps stay retro.


Though you may not give it much thought, the front door is one of the most important parts of your home. You cross through it to unwind and shed off the stress of a long day at work. You welcome friends and family as you gather to make memories. You stand at the door every morning to watch your child get on the bus, or you hurry out the door to catch an Uber to take you to the airport as you head for a sunny destination.
Sentimentality aside, your front door also provides invaluable protection. When locked, it helps keep you, your family, and your valuables safe from bad weather and unwanted intruders.
Style and security. That's what a front door shows and symbolizes. Now, a new smart deadbolt lock named Alfred has arrived on the landscape to give your front door the commanding attention it deserves while keeping you secure. Boasting a sleek, brushed faceplate and smooth touchscreen keypad, Alfred stands ready to keep your home safe while welcoming you home with one-touch Bluetooth access.
The Burn-In recently spoke with Brad Cook in Partner Development at Alfred to learn more about this exquisitely-designed and thoughtfully-integrated new lock.
Members of Alfred's ownership group have extensive backgrounds in mechanical and store hardware, as well as OEM manufacturing for most major brands in the world.
As part of the design and business development side of the Toronto, Ontario-based group, Cook has an engineering and economics background and has forged a 17-year career in the hardware business. He and his team have watched the growing demand in smart home and smart home lock technology evolve over time. What did their sharp eyes reveal? A noticeable gap in the market, which has since spurred them to fill it with Alfred.
They noticed smart lock functionality was growing, but it was becoming uniform. All the brands were sporting the same features and function sets. Most of the locks were Z-wave, Zigbee, or Bluetooth compatible.
Appearance, however, seemed to be the notable differentiator.
"Some of them are very good products. [But] they're not necessarily aesthetically attractive. They're functional. We thought there was a big gap," Cook said.
At that point, Alfred's ownership group was determined to provide the perfect solution.
Though smart home automation is quickly becoming the wave of the future, the smart lock market is currently small, with only about one percent adoption. This means most people don't have a smart lock on their door.
Older keypad locks from other brands have big, clunky buttons, and some current Bluetooth deadbolt brands have chunky knobs that don't really look nice, or they have an interface that doesn't make sense.
These factors could potentially cause someone to shy away from transitioning that traditional lock to a smart lock.
The Alfred team is hoping to increase adoption by ticking off some important boxes that will accommodate all sorts of tech comfort levels. Chief among them?
Offer a visually-stunning product which is functionally-designed to satisfy everyone.
Alfred was born in an impressively short time frame. In just a 12-month span from idea to finished product, from January to December of last year, Alfred came into existence.
Though armed with years of experience in the mechanical hardware industry, most of Alfred's team has previously spent time in the commercial market. Therefore, venturing into the vast, rapidly-changing world of residential consumer electronics was something new.
As such, the journey has not been without its challenges, especially in keeping up with rapid changes in the consumer market and navigating retail launch timelines.
Months of hard work paid off as Alfred launched with lots of positive feedback this year at CES 2019. Alfred's eye-catching, elegant design drew people to the display.
Cook is right. Alfred's exquisite, ultra-slim design dresses up the front door, with the DB-2 and DB2-B models available in black, chrome or gold finishes. Plus, Alfred fits on most standard doors and is easy to install in a matter of minutes with just a screwdriver.
Above all, Alfred offers much more than a fancy faceplate. Bluetooth connectivity allows for convenient one-touch access with close smartphone proximity. This is wonderful if your arms are full when you're trying to get in the door. It also eliminates the need to punch in a pin code.
Some other lock brands allow touchless entry after a few minutes of standing in front of the door. The Alfred team wanted to avoid that sort of security issue by requiring one-touch access.
Plus, 20 customizable pin codes make it easy for family, friends, or contractors to get in if you're away. The Alfred app works with your smartphone and enables you to assign or remove remote access anytime, anywhere. Using secure, digital Bluetooth keys, you can set date and time parameters to allow your mom, for instance, to stay at your house from April 1 through April 5, while you're on vacation. Change your mind at any time? Just delete the Bluetooth key and instantly the shared key is removed.
With the upcoming Alfred Wi-fi bridge, you can also use your app to remotely lock or unlock the door, which works great if an unexpected guest shows up and needs to get in while you're away. The app also keeps a detailed log of who's unlocked the door and when.
Alfred can give voice prompts in multiple languages, including English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese and is battery-operated. An optional USB port at the bottom of the unit allows charging in (the rare) case batteries fail or you ignore the low battery warnings a few too many times.
For those who favor using a traditional lock, the DB-2-B model features optional key entry.
All kinds of new products are being controlled by virtual assistants like Google Home and Amazon Alexa via smart hubs; from light bulbs to thermostats and beyond.
Alfred can also connect and be controlled by multiple smart home platforms via an optional Z-wave module, which is great for someone who wants to make sure their lock works with their existing setup. It also makes adopting a new device even easier.
For those who don't have a smart-hub, a Wi-Fi bridge keeps Alfred connected.
He also shared the company is developing a rim and mortise lock. The rim style lock would look like the Alfred lock, but the lock mechanism would attach on the inside of a door's plate. This allows it to be put on a bedroom door, a gate, and other places like a medicine cabinet, drawer, or wine cellar, with no special door drilling. The mortise style lock is something seen on the front doors of high-end homes, or in commercial or industrial buildings; finally providing a smart security option for small businesses or office spaces.
Consumer tech is a hot, rapidly-developing market and Cook sees integration as being key in new products as smart home technology advances. Looking ahead, the Alfred line is currently developing new features for upcoming models. One of them is a video doorbell.
"We're working on integrating a video doorbell into the Alfred lock itself, so you don't have two separate units," Cook said. "You can buy one thing if you're not ready to adopt different things.
Alfred's DB-2 and DB-2 models are currently available for purchase at the company's website.
Cook anticipates Alfred locks will be available via major online retailers like Amazon and others, with plans to roll out in big box retailers.
He also revealed a slightly smaller DB1 model is slated for Alfred's next product roll out.


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Why the Startup Market Could Boom in 2021
The coronavirus dealt the nation's economy a massive blow, but it also released torrents of entrepreneurial creativity. Here are five reasons startups stand to thrive this year.
By John Hall, Co-founder and president, Calendar@johnhall
There's no question the U.S. economy took a beating in 2020. If that was the year you decided to open a 12-table bistro or a live music venue, chances are things didn't turn out as you hoped. But the news was far from bad for all startup founders. In industries ranging from telehealth to home fitness to outdoor leisure equipment, the past year presented a bevy of opportunity.
As vaccinations take hold and pent-up consumer demand looks for outlets, 2021 could be a banner year for startup activity. Here are the conditions that will make that possible.
Changing work expectations
The up-and-coming generation of entrepreneurs belongs to a new demographic: Generation Z. Having witnessed Covid-related layoffs and the abrupt, widespread shift to remote work, they have a different perspective on life in the modern workforce. Many will be prepared to skip the usual office norms and work on their own terms.
A recent Nielsen survey found that 54 percent of Gen-Zers want to start their own businesses. Why? This age group prefers the flexibility that comes with being your own boss. While owning a startup is hard work, knowing they'd be in control is a strong motivator.
Better access to resources and being productive with time
Entrepreneurs need substantial capital, physical and emotional support, and enough time to make their dreams a reality. Google calendar developed resources to save time, like speedy meetings, that I've seen more entrepreneurs use this year. The pandemic seemed to help entrepreneurs value their time more, so startups have more time to focus on developing the resources necessary to grow.
Easier ways to connect with customers
Today's entrepreneurial environment features two indispensable facilitators to would-be startup founders: multivendor platforms and social media. Both enable business owners to get their products into the hands of interested customers friction-free.
Once your choices for getting your organic lip balm out into the world ranged from selling it at local craft fairs to pitching it to drugstore chain (a steep climb). Now, you can access millions of customers in an instant via Etsy or Shopify.
Getting the word out about your offering has never been easier -- or cheaper -- either, thanks to social media. Establishing a presence on Instagram or Facebook costs nothing but your own creative input. Better yet, you can get your fans to talk you up via user-generated content. When food startup company Banza received 30,000 pieces of UGC as part of a social media campaign, it spread word of the brand and products far and wide.
Tons of talent looking for an opening
2020 saw the worst unemployment rate since the Great Depression as the coronavirus fallout decimated businesses left and right. Companies let valued employees go as a short-term cost-cutting solution. While this may have helped them temporarily, it left a lot of people out of work who can now dabble in entrepreneurship to make ends meet.
Not only are there more people in a position to give entrepreneurship a try, but also existing startups can snap up these talented individuals to help grow their companies. The accountant who lost her job would make an excellent CFO for an emerging tech company or lifestyle brand.
Advances in technology
Nothing has impacted the startup world more than technology. Recently, I was able to interview several of the people listed on this most innovative people list for a survey I was doing. They came from different industries, but it was unanimous that 2021 is a year that innovation could have a dramatic effect on startup growth. One mentioned that during the beginning of the pandemic, companies were forced to become more technology advanced. It sparked a movement toward everybody's having to innovate with technology and not just digital companies.
Not that tech is critical to startups only on the operations side, as Silicon Valley so amply proves. Today more than ever, it's possible to create a market-capturing offering from little more than brains and bytes. Whether you want to use geolocation to help health departments track remaining Covid hotspots or enable A.I.-driven solutions for managing climate change, the needs of the moment are awaiting tech solutions.
While all of these factors can contribute to the success of startup founders around the country, the entrepreneurial spirit is what really pushes them to succeed. No matter how conducive the conditions are, only those who are willing to put in the effort will come out on top.


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WATCH: Pilot makes emergency landing on Washington highway
After a "fuel system malfunction," a small plane landed on Pacific Avenue in Spanaway Thursday morning.
Author: KING Staff
Published: 8:45 AM PDT August 1, 2019
Updated: 9:45 PM PDT August 1, 2019
A small plane was forced to land on Pacific Avenue in Spanaway Thursday morning after a "fuel system malfunction."
Trooper Clint Thompson saw the plane quickly losing altitude.
"To the point of, 'Okay, that's really close to the ground. I think he's trying to land it on State Route 7," Thompson said.
The trooper pulled a u-turn and flipped his lights on to give the pilot just enough room to land safely.
The plane landed between on Pacific Avenue (State Route 7) near 138th Street, according to Washington State Patrol.
The single-prop KR2 plane landed safely at approximately 8:15 a.m., according to Trooper Johnna Batiste.
After landing, Trooper Thompson said instinct took over.
"You kind of knock on the window, like 'Sir, do you know what I pulled you over for," Thompson said. "I think that was more instinctive just to get his attention."
The pilot, David Acklam uses this small, experimental aircraft to commute to his job at Boeing, Washington State Patrol said. He told investigators he experienced some type of engine failure and was forced to land quickly.
There were no injuries.
"WSP had no prior knowledge of the pilot's complications," Batiste tweeted. "After 21 years with the patrol, this is a first for him."
From here the Federal Aviation Administration will take over the investigation.


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Accra, May 23, GNA - The Very Reverend Joseph M.Y. Edusa-Eyison, Associate Chaplain of the Ghana Police Church, was on Sunday inducted into office as the General Director of Board of Ministries of the Methodist Church of Ghana.
Preaching the sermon at the induction service, the Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, the Most Reverend Dr Robert Aboagye-Mensah stressed the need for the church to take its evangelisation mission seriously.
He said the Church should go out and bring people to the living faith in Christ adding that the Church was one of the greatest instruments for changing individuals.
Most Rev Aboagye-Mensah said the Church should devote much of its time to teaching, pointing out that the Word of God must be read, interpreted and taught under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
He said the Church must exude love and show fellowship in the common faith in the Risen Christ and worship God in sincerity, adding that this would bring in its trail joy.
The Very Rev Edusa-Eyison was born in 1950 at Essikado, Sekondi in the Western Region of Ghana and attended Nsein and Oda Secondary Schools before entering the University of Ghana, Legon for his first degree.
He obtained the Post Graduate Diploma in Pastoral Studies from the Trinity Theological Seminary in 1986 and was commissioned as Minister of the Gospel in the Methodist Church, Ghana. He also obtained the Master of Philosophy Degree from the University of Ghana and currently he is at the final stages of obtaining a Doctorate Degree from the University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
The Very Rev Edusa-Eyison, who has served in various capacities in the Church and is a Member of a number of Professional Associations including The Ecumenical Association of the Third World, is married with three children.
The Board of Ministries is responsible for all matters relating to ordained ministries including candidature; training; reception into Full Connexion, continuing education and welfare of Ministers.
It is also responsible for lay Ministries including the work of Stewards, Local Preachers, Class Leaders, Adult and Intergenerational Organisations and the Lay Movement as well as directing and coordinating Evangelism, Mission and Renewal and Christian Education work in the Church.


Our hospital lobby has a new addition for the Christmas season. Dr. Richard Webb of Lexington Surgical Associates, a Lexington Medical Center physician practice, has graciously allowed us to display his beautiful model train collection during the holiday season.
Dr. Webb has been collecting the pieces since childhood. The set has already garnered a lot of attention and accolades from hospital staff and community members. We hope it's the beginning of a holiday tradition for many years to come.
Learn all about Dr. Webb's love for these trains in the video below.
This should be a reminder to all parents to respect your children's toys. Thank goodness Dr. Webb's parents didn't sell those first trains at a garage sale! I'm 71 years old and now I want a train set, too! Thank you, Dr. Webb.


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MILLBRAE, Calif : Stem, Inc. ("Stem" or "the Company"), a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven energy storage systems, today announced the Company has been awarded a project mandate to provide energy storage solutions to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) in Greater Boston, a public agency that provides wholesale water and sewer services reaching […]
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Corvus Energy, an energy storage solutions provider for the offshore energy industry, has won a contract with Wärtsilä to deliver its Energy Storage Systems (ESS) for the offshore support vessel fleet operated by U.S.-based Harvey Gulf. According to Corvus, the orders follow the successful sea trial of Harvey Energy, the first-ever LNG-battery hybrid retrofit of […]
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Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have developed a battery anode based on a new nanostructured alloy that could revolutionize the way energy storage devices are designed and manufactured. The zinc- and manganese-based alloy further opens the door to replacing solvents commonly used in battery electrolytes with something much safer and inexpensive, […]
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Vistra Corp's Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility is connected to the power grid and began operating in December 2020. At 300 megawatts/1,200 megawatt-hours, the lithium-ion battery storage system, located on-site at Vistra's Moss Landing Power Plant in Monterey County, California, will be the largest of its kind in the world. Furthermore, construction is already underway […]
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The programme will be necessary to provide homes for the increasing number of people renting in the UK and to improve living conditions and affordability within the private rented sector, the commission said in a report published today.
"Today we are feeling the effects of 40 years of failure in housing policy. This crisis has seen a catastrophic decline in social housing, leaving millions in insecure and unaffordable rented homes – with home ownership an impossible dream, and increasing numbers of people tipped into homelessness," it said.
The Shelter social housing commission was launched in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy and commissioners include former Conservative party chair Sayeeda Warsi, former Labour leader Ed Miliband and Goldman Sachs chief economist Lord Jim O'Neill.
Twenty organisations submitted evidence to the commission including the Local Government Association. Thirteen public debates were also held across the country.
The prime minister in October announced that the government will abolish the cap on councils' borrowing against housing revenue accounts.
The commission claims the proposed housebuilding programme will deliver a return on investment in less than 40 years, due in part to savings on housing benefit payments.
The report also calls for a new regulator to inspect and enforce standards in the private rented sector, permanent tenancies for private renters, and the creation of an independent tenants' rights organisation.
Permitted development rights, which allows development on certain properties without planning permission, are "toxic" and should not be allowed to take place, according to a review of the planning system.


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Where do everyday products come from?
We live in a society where everyday products come from ….. well, where do they come from? If you were asked where your sofa or your kitchen table or your carpet was made, and how, would you know? And is it important?
As someone who is perennially curious, the first thing I do when I meet someone is to try and find out more about them. It's great to find out where they're from, how many children they have, whether they're married or not … and so on and so on. In other words I'm trying to tap into the story of their lives. It's what gives us a connection to each other and enables us to set a context for the new relationship.
Brands work in a similar way, they have a story, a provenance, that lets us decide whether we want to be a purchaser or not. The word provenance came originally from the French word 'provenir' which means 'to come forth' or 'originate', and was mostly used by art historians and antique dealers. But now the use of the word has spread, and I am always proud to be able to tell an Abaca customer that I know the provenance of each and every material that goes in to their bed or mattress.
So why is provenance is important? Why does it matter that you know what materials were used, where they came from, and where and how and by whom your mattress or sofa or kitchen table were made? In thirty odd years of dealing with people I am convinced that our customers value authenticity above all else. Being authentic means that there is a real connection between the seller and the buyer, it's shorthand for quality, commitment and transparency.


Prakash Raj's Radha Mohan directed Payanam' s trailer will be released on January 14 in theatres across Tamil Nadu.
Says Prakash Raj: "The Trailer will be shown in theatres along with Pongal Tamil releases. It will release on February 4".
Those who were shown a sneak trailer cut of Payanam are raving about it. It is said to be an edge of the seat thriller based on an aircraft hijack.
Nagarjuna is playing a commando in the film while Prakash Raj plays a senior bureaucrat who is assigned the job of negotiating with the terrorists.


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Q: Why use survival function to find p-value for t-test? The documentation for SciPy's stats module describes the following method for finding the p-value from a two-sided (one-sample) t-test:

We can use the t-test to test whether the mean of our sample differs in a statistically significant way from the theoretical expectation.
   >>> print 't-statistic = %6.3f pvalue = %6.4f' %  stats.ttest_1samp(x, m)
   t-statistic =  0.391 pvalue = 0.6955`

The pvalue is 0.7, this means that with an alpha error of, for example, 10%, we cannot reject the hypothesis that the sample mean is equal to zero, the expectation of the standard t-distribution.
As an exercise, we can calculate our ttest also directly without using the provided function, which should give us the same answer, and so it does:
    >>> tt = (sm-m)/np.sqrt(sv/float(n))  # t-statistic for mean
    >>> pval = stats.t.sf(np.abs(tt), n-1)*2  # two-sided pvalue = Prob(abs(t)>tt)
    >>> print 't-statistic = %6.3f pvalue = %6.4f' % (tt, pval)
    t-statistic =  0.391 pvalue = 0.6955

If look carefully, you'll notice the authors use stats.t.sf(), the survival function (1-CDF), to calculate the p-value.
Why not just use the regular CDF? Is there a particular reason the survival function was used? This seems obtuse.

A: I am assuming you're not asking "why calculate this quantity" (which is a question about the definition of a p-value) but rather "why calculate the quantity as $2S(|t|)$ when you could calculate it from $2(1-F|t|)$?".
The answer is mostly a matter of numerical accuracy. For large $x$, $S(x)$ can be computed to high accuracy and then doubled, while the corresponding $F$ is very close to $1$, leading to catastrophic cancellation when computing $1-F$.

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import os
import pytest
import random
import shutil
import tempfile
from raven.utils.testutils import TestCase

from raven.base import Client
from raven.contrib.zerorpc import SentryMiddleware

zerorpc = pytest.importorskip("zerorpc")
gevent = pytest.importorskip("gevent")

class TempStoreClient(Client):
    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
        self.events = []
        super(TempStoreClient, self).__init__(**kwargs)

    def is_enabled(self):
        return True

    def send(self, **kwargs):
        self.events.append(kwargs)

class ZeroRPCTest(TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        self._socket_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='ravenzerorpcunittest')
        self._server_endpoint = 'ipc://{0}'.format(
            os.path.join(self._socket_dir, 'random_zeroserver'))

        self._sentry = TempStoreClient()
        zerorpc.Context.get_instance().register_middleware(
            SentryMiddleware(client=self._sentry))

    def test_zerorpc_middleware_with_reqrep(self):
        self._server = zerorpc.Server(random)
        self._server.bind(self._server_endpoint)
        gevent.spawn(self._server.run)

        self._client = zerorpc.Client()
        self._client.connect(self._server_endpoint)

        try:
            self._client.choice([])
        except zerorpc.exceptions.RemoteError as ex:
            self.assertEqual(ex.name, 'IndexError')
            self.assertEqual(len(self._sentry.events), 1)
            exc = self._sentry.events[0]['exception']
            self.assertEqual(exc['type'], 'IndexError')
            frames = exc['stacktrace']['frames']
            self.assertEqual(frames[0]['function'], 'choice')
            self.assertEqual(frames[0]['module'], 'random')
        else:
            self.fail('An IndexError exception should have been raised an catched')

    def test_zerorpc_middleware_with_pushpull(self):
        self._server = zerorpc.Puller(random)
        self._server.bind(self._server_endpoint)
        gevent.spawn(self._server.run)

        self._client = zerorpc.Pusher()
        self._client.connect(self._server_endpoint)

        self._client.choice([])

        for attempt in xrange(0, 10):
            gevent.sleep(0.1)
            if len(self._sentry.events):
                exc = self._sentry.events[0]['exception']
                self.assertEqual(exc['type'], 'IndexError')
                frames = exc['stacktrace']['frames']
                self.assertEqual(frames[0]['function'], 'choice')
                self.assertEqual(frames[0]['module'], 'random')
                return

        self.fail('An IndexError exception should have been sent to Sentry')

    def tearDown(self):
        self._client.close()
        self._server.close()
        shutil.rmtree(self._socket_dir, ignore_errors=True)


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Enterprises struggle with emergency patching
Companies are struggling to maintain emergency patch cycles, despite the fact that enterprise reliance on legacy systems often means emergency patches are an everyday fact of life, a survey shows
Some 53% of 500 chief information security officers polled in the UK, Germany and the US say crisis patch management is a major disruption for their IT and security teams.
Enterprises have to issue an emergency patch five times a month on average, and each crisis patch takes an average of 13 man-hours to fix, according to the survey by security firm Bromium.
The survey also revealed that 53% of businesses have had to pay overtime, or bring in a third-party issues response team, to issue patches or fire-fight a security issue in the past year, at a cost of $19,908 (£15,480) per patch.
"We can see with the recent WannaCry outbreak – where an emergency patch was issued to stop the spread of the worm – that enterprises are still having to paper over the cracks in order to secure their systems," said Simon Crosby, Bromium chief technology officer and co-founder.
"The fact that these patches have to be issued right away can be hugely disruptive to security teams, and often very costly to businesses, but not doing so can have dire consequences."
WannaCry is not an isolated case, said Crosby. "As ransomware and polymorphic malware become increasingly sophisticated and difficult to defend against, we are going to see many more emergency patches become a crisis – although, sadly, they will often be too late," he said.
Verizon's 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report shows there has been a 50% rise in ransomware in the past year. Also, a recent Webroot report showed that 97% of malware infections are polymorphic. As such, it is often too late for most to wait around for a patch, even if the organisation is fast enough to issue the patch right away.
This issue is compounded by the fact that many enterprises are still tied to legacy systems. Computers running Windows 7 accounted for the biggest proportion of machines infected with the WannaCry ransomware, according to Kaspersky Lab, while Statcounter said Windows 7 is also the most popular version of Microsoft's operating system, accounting for almost half (46%) of Windows computers.
Yet reasons for failing to upgrade can be multifaceted – further research shows that 40% of enterprise software is paid for, but sits unused. This is largely because upgrades are often costly, complex, disruptive and, in some instances, unachievable because of application dependencies.
Read more about WannaCry
Computers running Windows 7 accounted for the biggest proportion of machines infected with the WannaCry ransomware, while NHS suppliers are blamed for hampering patching by NHS trusts.
Security advisers are urging organisations to patch their Windows systems to avert a possible second wave of an unprecedented, indiscriminate ransomware attack.
A failure by many organisations to take cyber security seriously has long been blamed on the lack of a single significant event to shake things up.
WannaCry reveals some important facts about our dependence on the internet and IT.
After patching, security firms have been quick to advise customers to update operating systems, improve user education, and deploy better detection systems, but this advice often fails to chime with the reality of running IT for the enterprise, according to Bromium.
"WannaCry has certainly put a spotlight on a problem that has plagued enterprises for years," said Crosby. "It is simply impractical to expect enterprise organisations to continually upgrade. Even when they have licences, the actual deployment creates huge disruption, or in some instances would require an entire hardware refresh and result in huge upfront capital costs.
"This is why so many businesses with enterprise agreements still do not upgrade. We need to accept and understand that enterprises are not in a position to constantly patch and upgrade, and apply security that meets the needs of the real world, not the ideal one."
According to Crosby, micro-virtualisation, whereby individual web pages, documents and workloads can be performed in isolated containers, is the only practical solution to this problem.
Bromium and Glasswall Solutions are examples of security suppliers that are developing technologies with end-users in mind. The technologies are designed to enable employees to work without worrying about being tricked into triggering a malware infection.
There is a groundswell of opinion that end-users cannot be expected to spot well-crafted social engineering attacks designed to trick them into clicking on malicious links and attachments.
Bromium uses uses micro-virtualisation technology to ensure that whatever a user clicks on launches only within its own virtual machine or micro-VM so that any malicious code is not passed on to the main IT environment. Glasswall's software is designed to strip out malicious documents and links before they ever reach employees by breaking documents down to byte level and passing on only the "known good" as defined by manufacturers' file format standards.
Read more on Hackers and cybercrime prevention
WannaCry variants accidentally protecting against WannaCry
WannaCry infections continue to spread 2 years later
By: Michael Heller
UK government blames North Korea for WannaCry cyber attack
By: Karl Flinders
Global ransomware attack could be long-awaited ... – ComputerWeekly.com
Endpoint security threats force Windows to adapt – SearchEnterpriseDesktop
WannaCry ransomware – SearchSecurity


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Grand Scenic MPV
Renault Grand Scenic MPV (2009-2016)
Renault Grand Scenic MPV (2009-2016) - Practicality & boot space
The Renault Grand Scenic could be as practical as the best in class if it were slightly more versatile
Practicality & boot space - currently reading
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The Renault Grand Scenic is fairly modestly sized for a seven-seat people carrier – much like the Peugeot 5008 and Citroen Grand C4 Picasso. They're all quite a bit shorter and narrower than the Ford S-MAX, although not as compact as the seven-seat versions of the Toyota Verso or Ford C-MAX. Nonetheless, the Grand Scenic isn't as practical as its rivals as its second-row seats don't fold flat, but it does offer a huge boot when the third-row seats aren't being used.
Renault Grand Scenic interior space and storage
The Grand Scenic's tall roof means there's plenty of headroom for everyone on board, and decent legroom for those in the first two rows. The second-row seats fold and recline individually and you can slide them backwards and forwards to give either more legroom or boot space as required. Large side windows with a low sill give children a good view out.
The third-row seats are only really suitable for children, although they're easy enough for adults to access for short journeys if you completely tumble the outer second-row seats.
The central second-row seat is also best suited to children, as the seatbelt buckles each side of it leave quite a narrow base for an adult to sit on without the buckles digging into them. This limited width also means that a smaller selection of child seats will fit in this location, which rather defeats the purpose of its ISOFIX mounting points.
Renault Scenic MPV (2016-2019)
The cabin is generously supplied with clever storage areas, including secret compartments under the rear footwells and little pockets on the back of the front seats.
The Renault Scenic isn't as versatile as most other people carriers of its size, however, because the second-row seats don't fold flat into the floor; you have to remove them entirely if you want the maximum load capacity, and they're heavy and awkward to lift out.
Renault Grand Scenic boot space
The Grand Scenic has a huge boot with the two third-row seats folded down, although it's annoying that the seatbelts for these aren't kept more neatly out of the way. There's still enough space for a slim-folding buggy or a few bags of supermarket shopping when the third-row seats are in use, although they do leave a slim gap in the boot floor where small items can easily get lost. A huge square hatch makes access to the boot easy. A space-saver spare wheel can be added as an option for £95, otherwise an emergency tyre-inflation kit comes as standard.
Renault Grand Scenic towing
The 1.6-litre dCi 130 diesel engine is the best choice for towing duties, as it offers a decent amount of pulling power at low revs. However, the Grand Scenic itself isn't particularly heavy, tipping the scales at 1,563kg with this engine fitted, so caravanners will find their choice of models rather limited, especially if they stick to the common safety rule of towing no more than 100% of their car's weight.
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Genetic heterogeneity of small ruminant lentiviruses involves immunodominant epitope of capsid antigen and affects sensitivity of single-strain-based immunoassay
Elena Grego, Margherita Profiti, Monica Giammarioli, Laura Giannino, Domenico Rutili, Chris J. Woodall, Sergio Rosati
The pol and gag gene fragments of small ruminant lentivirus field isolates collected in the last decade in Italy were amplified, sequenced, and analyzed. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that the majority of ovine isolates form a distinct cluster more similar to caprine lentivirus prototypes than to the visna virus prototype. These findings confirm and extend those reported by Leroux et al. (Arch. Virol., 142:1125-1137, 1997). Moreover, we observed that a variable region of Gag, included in the fragment analyzed, corresponded to one of the three major capsid antigen epitopes, which suggests that the antibody response to this epitope may be type specific. To test this hypothesis, two recombinant peptides, derived from the Icelandic prototype K1514 and this novel genotype, were expressed and used in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to screen a panel of ovine and caprine sera collected from different geographical locations in Italy. Several sera reacted in a type-specific manner, indicating that in a diagnostic setting the combination of at least these two type-specific peptides is necessary to cover a wide range of infections. Additionally, these results support the hypothesis of cross-species transmission based on the phylogenetic analysis described above. This has implications for the control and eradication of small ruminant lentivirus infections.
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
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small ruminant lentiviruses
http://cdli.asm.org/cgi/content/full/9/4/828
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Grego, E., Profiti, M., Giammarioli, M., Giannino, L., Rutili, D., Woodall, C. J., & Rosati, S. (2002). Genetic heterogeneity of small ruminant lentiviruses involves immunodominant epitope of capsid antigen and affects sensitivity of single-strain-based immunoassay. Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. http://cdli.asm.org/cgi/content/full/9/4/828
Grego, Elena ; Profiti, Margherita ; Giammarioli, Monica et al. / Genetic heterogeneity of small ruminant lentiviruses involves immunodominant epitope of capsid antigen and affects sensitivity of single-strain-based immunoassay. In: Clinical and Vaccine Immunology. 2002.
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