Glenn Phillips, aged 48 has a long list of all the things he will never be able to do again. Motor Neurone Disease has robbed him not only of his job, independence and mobility, it has also taken away his great passion for watching live football.
But Glenn is now focusing on what he can do. He shares his story, the support he has received from Peace Hospice Care and his determination to raise awareness.
The roar of the crowd, the creek of the turnstiles and the thrill of watching the ball hit the back of the net has been part of 48 year old Glenn Phillips life since his childhood.
For countless seasons, Glenn, from Bushey, has sat down beside his brother Gary in his season ticket seat at White Hart Lane to watch the match unfold. Keeping an eye on Watford FC – his local team, has also been part of his life.
Goals, great times and the emotional highs and lows of football has run through his Spurs blue veins for years.
But on Sept 1st, 2012, Glenn made his way to his seat at White Hart Lane for one last time. He knew he would not be fit enough to be part of the glorious game again.
Glenn was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) at 11am, August 18, 2011 at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. It is a date etched in his mind.
MND is a progressive debilitating disease that affects two in every 100,000 people. Around 50% die within 14 months of diagnosis. There is no cure and those with MND experience the motor nerves of neurones in the brain and spinal cord being affected leading to loss of mobility difficulty with speech, swallowing and breathing.
'I cannot explain the hell I went through for the first two weeks after my diagnosis,' said Glenn. I know there is no way out of Motor Neurone Disease. It will kill me. And I do look at the world so different now. I look at all the simple little things that everyone takes for granted.
Despite his daily battle and deterioration Glenn, who was formerly Head of Faculty at Oaklands College, remains strong in mind. Motor Neurone Disease has not taken his sharp sense of humour or his determination. He is battling on and has a mission to manage MND with help and support.
One part of Glenn's life that continues are his visits to the Starlight Centre at Peace Hospice Care.
The Starlight Centre offers support to people across South West Hertfordshire with a life limiting illness. The centre offers a range of medical, nursing, therapy, social and support services for people from the earliest stage of their illness aiming to help patients take control of their illness and plan ahead.
For one hour every fortnight, Glenn benefits from a deep body massage, social interaction and the rapport he has built with his Complementary Therapist.
'That massage does everything for me,' said Glenn. 'I hugely look forward to it. I used to be able to drive myself to the Hospice and saw it as a pleasant part of my week. Now my carer drives me and the massage has become a necessity. An absolute necessity.
Glenn will also continue checking the football results, catching up with matches on TV, keeping a close eye on Spurs, and Watford FC.
In addition to keeping football as part of his life Glenn has another major aim.
He is determined to raise awareness of Motor Neurone Disease and is reaching out to friends, family, football fans and the community to put it on the map locally and nationally.
'This disease is a living nightmare. It is too abstract to believe you are going to die with Motor Neurone Disease,' said Glenn. 'I won't be here in a few years time. But with the time that I have left I want to create awareness. I have been instrumental in launching a local meeting and social group for those with MND. We have our first meeting in December and it will be an important part of a local branch of MNDA.
Glenn also has inspired his mum to become involved in the Bournemouth group of MNDA.
'Giving up going to Spurs still hurts and it's hard for me and my brother. Any football fan would understand that. But I try on concentrate on what I can do.
Those with MND and their carers are invited to attend the first social meeting group on December 11 at Boxmoor Trust Centre, London Rd, HP1 2RE.


The charts below summarises Australian Government revenues and expenses for 2012‑13 on an accrual basis. Total revenue for 2012‑13 is expected to be $376.1 billion, a decrease of 1.7 per cent on estimated revenue since the Mid‑Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2011‑12. Total expenses for 2012‑13 are expected to be $376.3 billion, a decrease of 1.0 per cent on estimated expenses since the Mid‑Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook 2011‑12.
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This is a variation on the popular classic Margerita cocktail. It is stronger than the traditional version and has a distinct cactus-y taste of it's own from using Agave syrup instead of Sour Mix.
Shake ingredients well with ice, strain into Margerita glass or Martini glass (salt-rimmed is optional) and serve.
This is a great cocktail for small parties with just a few guests, or for a quiet romantic night with your partner. The only ingredient that can be troublesome is the Limoncello, being an expensive Liqueur. If price is an issue, Triple Sec works just as well, though the cocktail does lose some of the aroma as a result.
Recommended for tequila lovers, citrus lovers and anyone who enjoys an original take on a classic recipe.
The Mariani Margerita is an original recipe created by an Italian cocktail enthusiast I know of. I have his consent to share his recipe.
As always, fresh ingredients recommended.
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Q: nmcli for vpn pptp connection from command line . centos 7 i use to connection vpn from command line

my os centos 7
how i can install it org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp
if i start connection

[root@vps4910 ~]# nmcli connection up VPN_2
    Error: Connection activation failed: The VPN service 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pptp' was not installed.
    [root@vps4910 ~]#

A: Resolved by @annahri

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Email: fberkon@leaderberkon.com
Frederick D. Berkon, one of the founding members of the firm, is a highly regarded and experienced litigation and trial lawyer. Over the course of his career, he has dedicated his insight, his intelligence and his enthusiasm to matters involving contract, commercial, securities, securities fraud, high exposure product and toxic tort liability, class action, employment, insurance, insurance coverage, antitrust, intellectual property and trade secrets litigation.
During the past decade, Fred has been entrusted by numerous corporations and private equity firms to represent them in complex commercial litigation involving the sale of billion dollar companies and securities' portfolios. He was also involved in the defense of officers and directors of a major public company, which along with a "big four" accounting firm and leading underwriters, were charged with securities fraud in federal court class action litigation. Fred used his substantial knowledge of securities and contract law, his ability to understand the clients' ultimate objectives and his appreciation of complicated financial transactions, to serve as a forceful, effective advocate in these cases.
As the head of the firm's aviation group, clients have benefited from Fred's comprehension of technical and scientific information. As an example, while representing the owner and operator of a medical evacuation helicopter involved in a fatal crash, his ability to piece together fragmented pieces of evidence, led to an extremely favorable outcome. He also headed up the defense of ten foreign non-carriers in the multidistrict federal litigation over the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which ended with a voluntary dismissal. Fred has represented domestic and London-based aviation insurers as well as aircraft owners and lessors in a spectrum of litigation.
Additionally, Fred has successfully represented companies in toxic tort litigation involving exposure to chemicals. His persistent drive to explore all types of innovative approaches in these, as well as in all matters, led to his impressive record of obtaining summary judgment in many cases.
Fred has an acknowledged talent for writing. He has used his skills to achieve a reputation for excellence as a brief writer on both the trial and appellate levels. He is known for his ability to transform complex concepts into comprehensible and compelling arguments. Complimenting this writing talent are his skills as a public speaker. He has excelled in the courtroom because of his ability to communicate persuasively with judges and juries.
With the strength of his record as a lawyer, Fred has earned the highest confidence of clients such as DuPont and The Guardian. Along with many other matters he has handled for DuPont, Fred represented the company in connection with the expropriation of a synthetic fibers plant by a foreign government. He recently obtained a dismissal of a putative class action by certain policyholders of The Guardian.
In addition to his extensive jury trial and appellate experience in both federal and state courts, he has equally successful experience in arbitrations and mediations.
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The Case for Mediation in the Defense of Complex Commercial Litigation, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, Frederick D. Berkon and Cynthia L. Boland, Aug. 2007, Vol. 15, No. 8, p. 11.
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I love my local indie booksellers like Elliott Bay Book Company and Fantagraphics, and this year, at least on NPR, indie booksellers from around the nation have had their say on what they think are the year's best books.
One that made NPR's "Great Reads In Store: Indie Booksellers Pick 2012's Best" was The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song, co-created by one of Seattle's most exciting comic artists and illustrators, David Lasky, and Seattle writer and colorist Frank M. Young.
You can buy this book at Elliott Bay Book Company (local, indie) or at any of the myriad online booksellers nationwide.
Want to learn more about what David Lasky thinks about his hometown of Seattle? Check out The Artists' Guide to Seattle for a terrific interview with the man himself on page 7.
What are your favorite places to buy books in Seattle? Share in the comments below!


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He wants to repeal the health care act, have fewer bank regulations … keep the minimum wage at current levels.
The Capital News sure got involved with the results of the USA election and why not.
No future president in recent history has all the nasty personality traits that The Donald shows. With a major upswing in American financials and a likely change to the Dodd Frank banking regulations [Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act]; it appears to me that Mr. Trump will help the Wall Street banks. Keep in mind that after four bankruptcies of corporations in his empire the banks have helped him restructure his assets for 30 plus years.
George W. Bush was the pitch man for the oil industry. I can remember the good old days when oil was $140 plus a barrel. I can remember when banks set up subprime mortgages. Check out the movie The Big Short to see how these banks got away with the biggest fraud in history. They even got money from the government while millions lost their jobs as well as their houses in many cases.
Donald Trump is not going to help the poor or the middle class. He wants to repeal the health care act, have fewer bank regulations and for sure keep the minimum wage at current levels.
P.S.: The real truth is 97 million eligible voters did not vote in the 2016 election.


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Q: Java: Recursive reheapUp (bubbleUp) method for Heap data structure I've been trying to write a recursive method that reshapes a heap data structure when an element is enqueued, but I cannot get it to work correctly.
I was able to get a perfectly working recursive reheapDown method, so I have no idea why this one won't work. Here is the class I've been working on, which includes the iterative version of reheapUp which I'm using as a template for designing the recursive version:
public class Heap<T extends Comparable<T>> implements PriQueueInterface<T>
{
  private ArrayList<T> elements;  // priority queue elements
  private int lastIndex;          // index of last element in priority queue
  private int maxIndex;           // index of last position in ArrayList

  public Heap(int maxSize)
  {
    elements = new ArrayList<T>(maxSize);
    lastIndex = -1;
    maxIndex = maxSize - 1;
  }

  public boolean isEmpty()
  // Returns true if this priority queue is empty; otherwise, returns false.
  {
    return (lastIndex == -1);
  }

  public boolean isFull()
  // Returns true if this priority queue is full; otherwise, returns false.
  {
    return (lastIndex == maxIndex);
  }

  private void reheapUp(T element)
  // Current lastIndex position is empty.
  // Inserts element into the tree and ensures shape and order properties.
  {
    int hole = lastIndex;
    while ((hole > 0)    // hole is not root and element > hole's parent
           &&
      (element.compareTo(elements.get((hole - 1) / 2)) > 0))
      {
      // move hole's parent down and then move hole up
      elements.set(hole,elements.get((hole - 1) / 2));
      hole = (hole - 1) / 2;
    }
    elements.set(hole, element);  // place element into final hole
  }

  private void recReheapUp(T element)
  {
    int hole = lastIndex;

    //hole is not root and element > hole's parent
    if (hole > 0)
    {
      if (element.compareTo(elements.get((hole - 1) / 2)) > 0)
      {
        elements.set(hole,elements.get((hole - 1) / 2));
        hole = (hole - 1) / 2;
      }
    }

    //base condition
    if (hole == 0 && element.compareTo(elements.get((hole - 1) / 2)) <= 0))
    {
      elements.set(hole, element);  // place element into final hole
      return;
    }

    recReheapUp(element);
  }

  public void enqueue(T element) throws PriQOverflowException
  // Throws PriQOverflowException if this priority queue is full;
  // otherwise, adds element to this priority queue.
  {
    if (lastIndex == maxIndex)
      throw new PriQOverflowException("Priority queue is full");
    else
    {
      lastIndex++;
      elements.add(lastIndex,element);
      recReheapUp(element);
    }
  }

The reheapUp() and recReheapUp() methods are called whenever an item is enqueued into the heap. I've reworked the recReheapUp() method so many times it's not even worth posting all the changes I've attempted.
I will say that I think the issue lies in my base case, although there may be logical flaws in the general case as well.
I keep getting stack overflow errors no matter what I do, which tells me the recursive method isn't terminating properly. I just recently switched to nested if statements for my recursive method, but I'm not sure if that helped or hurt my cause.

A: Looks like you're getting stuck in unbounded recursive calls not because there's anything wrong with your base case (although I'm not sure I understand what the inner comparison is for), but because you're effectively calling Heapify on the same element. Your recursive algorithm should know the index of the current element that may need to sift. Something like this:
private void insert(ArrayList<T> heap, T element) {
  head.add(element);
  heapify(heap, heap.size() - 1);
}

private void heapify(ArrayList<T> heap, int location) {
  int parent = (location - 1) / 2; // -1 for zero-indexed language
  // same-element comparison is OK. This will always happen at the root.
  if (heap.get(parent).compareTo(heap.get(location)) > 0) {
    swap(heap, location, parent);
    heapify(heap, parent);
  }
}

private void swap(ArrayList<T> heap, int a, int b) {
  T temp = heap.get(a);
  heap.set(a, heap.get(b));
  heap.set(b, temp);
}

CLRS has a really excellent discussion on Heaps on pages 151-159.


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Comedian, actor, and impressionist Frank Caliendo has been making people laugh his entire life. He is well known for his impressions of famous personalities Donald Trump, Morgan Freeman, Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Robert DeNiro; politicians George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama; broadcasters John Madden, Charles Barkley and Jon Gruden; and talk show hosts Dr. Phil, Jay Leno, and David Letterman.
On stage, Caliendo's high energy act is a blend of observations, impressions, characters and anecdotal stories that start at a frenetic pace and never let up. Appropriately described by the Hollywood Reporter as "a combination of Robin Williams and Jim Carrey," Caliendo is one comedian that should not be missed.
A veteran of television sketch comedy as a cast member on Mad TV and starring in his own series Frank TV, Caliendo has been a fixture on television for over a decade. He has comedy specials with TBS and Comedy Central and routinely makes surprise and guest appearances on radio and TV shows. Starting with over 15 combined appearances between theTonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Show with David Letterman, Frank continues to be revered for his exuberant appearances on morning news and late night talk shows.
After completing an impressive 10-year run on the FOX NFL Sunday Pregame show, Frank recently found a new home over at ESPN, where he joined the cast of the Sunday NFL Countdown. Realizing that ESPN has a plethora of strong personalities, Frank has added to his already vast arsenal of impressions, a new set of highly entertaining sports persona, including analysts like Jon Gruden, Mel Kiper, Jr., Ron "Jaws" Jaworski, Coach Mike Ditka, Adam Schefter, and Chris "Boomer" Berman.
Beyond ESPN's NFL show, Frank's segments often appear on Sports Center and other prized ESPN shows. Frank's "Gruden QB Camp" segments, Super Bowl "Richard Sherman 30 for 30" mocumentary, and "#IfTrumpWere" parodies are among the plethora of his works that have gone viral across the web.


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Ariel Floyd – Glowing like a Comet
Apr 12, 2018 | Athletics, General, Olivet College, Social Science, Student Stories
It didn't take freshman Ariel Floyd long to embrace President Steven M. Corey's, Ph.D., advice to become comfortable with being uncomfortable. Living away from home, and in Ariel's case her twin sister, for the first time and adjusting to new surroundings is enough to make any student uneasy, but she went a step farther. Ariel eagerly declared a major in criminal justice and is tackling challenging courses in only her second semester. In addition, she joined the track and field team and even stepped up to compete in throwing events she had never tried before.
Hailing from Mount Clemens not far from Detroit, Ariel was used to life in the big city and attended a high school that served nearly 2,400 students. When she first visited Olivet College, she was smitten with the small town charm and beauty of campus, but that wasn't the best part. Ariel soon realized that the faculty, staff and students at OC were just as welcoming.
"Everyone at Olivet College has been really nice, kind and generous to me," Ariel explained. "I just wouldn't make it in a big school. I've always been shy, but regardless, I've gotten to know so many people at Olivet and it's really helped me come out of my shell. I also love the atmosphere. Not only is it really convenient to have everything you need so close together, it's also a major stress reliever."
Discovering her Inner Superhero
Following a passion from high school, Ariel jumped at the chance to join the track and field team. While she had experience competing as a runner, she had never tried her hand at throwing until her coaches at OC suggested she should. This spring, Ariel has competed in the 100, 200, shot put, discus throw and hammer throw, staking her claim at the top of the conference. Once in March and again and April she was even named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week.
"I just love track and field," Ariel exclaimed. "The discus has become my favorite event – I feel like a superhero anytime I'm throwing. I'm on a mission to gain more recognition for field events. They require really strong technique, which is hard to perfect, but I enjoy the challenge." Ariel added that the discus throw involves a round, flat disc weighing one kilogram with a diameter of 18 centimeters. The shot is a round ball weighing 4 kilograms, and the hammer is a metal ball attached to a steel wire grip weighing 4 kilograms and 119.4 centimeters in length.
Currently, Ariel's 133 feet and 4 inch throw in the hammer, a season-best for her, ranks second in the 2018 MIAA standings. Head track and field coach Karen Lutzke said, "Ariel's hard work is paying off, as she has been making huge improvements the past month. We are looking forward to seeing how well she does for the rest of her freshman season."
Ariel credits Coach Lutzke, track and field throwing coach Cynthia Watt, and the rest of her teammates in helping her overcome her shy demeanor. "My coaches and team have been really fun and welcoming, while also challenging me to be the best version of myself. If I'm ever acting shy or standing in the corner, they go out of their way to pull me in and make me feel included. They might not realize it, but I appreciate that so much. With their support, I'm working to improve my form and really hope I can break some records this season – and make my team proud!"
From One Team to Another
Playing team sports growing up has also inspired Ariel to work in a field where she can be part of a team. She is majoring in criminal justice and aspires to work as a detective or in the police force. Ariel says she has always admired the way law enforcement officials come together to solve crimes and help victims and their families. In just under a year, she has already developed a strong foundation of criminal justice skills, including understanding how an investigation operates, different positions in the field, the importance of following laws and regulations, court procedures and more by studying actual cases and learning from professors' personal experiences.
"Just like my coaches, my professors have gone out of their way to help me feel comfortable and show me that I can ask them anything," Ariel explained. "They care about me like a true friend would, and joke around with students like friends do. Phil Reed, associate professor of criminal justice, is my adviser. While some students don't see past his tough exterior, he's already shown me just how kind and supportive he is."
Even though Ariel's college journey has just begun, Olivet College has already exceeded her expectations. It hasn't always been easy to adjust to life without her family by her side, but Ariel is proud of her new found independence and excited for the future. Her only goals are to keep improving and learning – both in the classroom and on the field – working hard, surprising herself and enjoying being a Comet.
Stepping out of Your Comfort Zone
"I was supposed to go to a college closer to my home, but I have ended up loving Olivet College and know many other students will as well," Ariel explained. "If something is scary but could lead to a great outcome, you just have to go for it. Sometimes that means forcing yourself to talk to someone new or getting out of your dorm room, and sometimes that means not being afraid to attend college far away from home or trying a new sport. Every time I have put myself out there it has led to great things."
Learn more about Olivet College and opportunities for track and field athletes by visiting campus or attending an upcoming admissions event. Contact the Office of Admissions at 800.456.7189 or admissions@olivetcollege.edu for more information.


The Nashville Student ADDY Awards is part of the American Advertising Awards Competition and is a unique national awards program designed specially for college students. Work entered here in Nashville can move up to the regional and national judging, just like the work entered by professionals across the country.
Applicants must be enrolled full or part time in an accredited U.S. educational institution. Student interns are eligible to enter.
Submit work developed specifically for this competition or from previous projects or student contests. The work must be created while the entrant is a student and not employed in the advertising industry.
The deadline for entries is Monday, February 5, 2018. All entries must be entered online AND then delivered to The Buntin Group between Noon and 6pm on 2/5. The Buntin Group is located at 716 Division Street, Nashville, TN 37203. The online portion of the entry process can be done anytime from now until the deadline. The physical entries can only be dropped off between Noon and 6pm on Monday, February 5th.
Visit www.aafnashville.com/studentaddys. You will be directed to the competition site and login as a student entrant. Review the student category list to find where your work should compete, and follow the simple drop down menus to enter your information. Make sure you credit the members of your creative team, so that they will be recognized properly in press releases and other AAF winner publications. Submission of entries acknowledges the right of the AAF to use them for publication, exhibition and marketing of the American Advertising Awards competition.
If you encounter any problems accessing or understanding the website, technical support is available. Call 615-469-4040 for assistance.
Entries can be made online between now and February 5, 2018. After entries are made online, they must be dropped of at The Buntin Group on Monday, February 5, 2018 between Noon and 6pm. This is the only time that entries can be dropped off. The Buntin Group is located at 716 Division Street, Nashville, TN 37203. Since you must enter your local American Advertising Awards competition to be eligible for district competition, it is important that you do not miss this deadline.
Please note: Comps, original photographs, illustrations, etc. all become the property of the AAF and do not have to be returned.
February 27 - Awards Celebration @ Play - all entrants receive one free ticket. Student admission is $5 and all others can attend for $10. Reserved seating is available for $20.
March 5 - District Entry Deadline - all gold winners are automatically forwarded. Silver winners must forward their entry and pay the forwarding fee of $20 per entry.
March 15 - District Judging - winners will be notified soon after the judging is completed.
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Milena is the generic C++ library at the heart of the Olena platform for image processing and pattern recognition. The library provides a framework to implement simple, fast, safe, reusable and extensible image processing tool chains. Milena features many ready-to-use image data structures (regular 1D, 2D, 3D images, graph-based images, etc.) and algorithms. Milena's algorithms are built upon classical entities from the image processing field (images, points/sites, domains, neighborhoods, etc.). This design allows image processing developers and practitioners to easily understand, modify, develop and extend new algorithms while retaining the core traits of Milena: genericity and efficiency.
A generic algorithm is defined in an abstract way so that it can be used with a wide varieties of inputs. Such algorithms are written once, and can then be reused with data of many different types. For instance the following (unique) generic segmentation chain algorithm was used to generate the three output images below.
Each input must satisfy constraints corresponding to the nature of the data expected by the algorithm. E.g. in the previous algorithm, the argument ima must be an image, and the argument nbh must be neighborhood (compatible with the type of ima).
information), seen as a simplicial 2-complex.
Milena is a C++ library written following a programming paradigm called SCOOP (Static C++ Object-Oriented Programming), combining the power of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and Generic Programming (GP), with no run-time cost.
In addition, the paradigm allow users to provide additional definitions of algorithms known to be faster (or using less memory) on certain classes of input types, depending on their properties (e.g., an array-based container, a fixed-size neighborhood, etc.). This mechanism is more powerful than just overloading or inclusion polymorphism, and is akin to concept-based overloading.
For more information on SCOOP, see burrus.03.mpool and geraud.08.mpool.


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Badger Bits: Jack Cichy invited to NFL Scouting Combine; Dave Aranda gets paid ... again
Rounding up the past 24 hours' worth of Badgers news.
By Jake Kocorowski Jan 4, 2018, 11:10am CST
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2017 did not bring the redshirt senior season Wisconsin Badgers inside linebacker Jack Cichy wanted, but he will nonetheless get a chance to get to Indianapolis to meet with NFL teams later this winter.
As reported by the Wisconsin State Journal's Tom Oates, Cichy received an invite to the NFL Scouting Combine that runs from Feb. 28 through March 5. That's according to the former Badger's agent, Ron Slavin.
What Cichy does at the combine remains to be seen after he suffered a season-ending ACL injury back in August. Injuries also derailed Cichy's 2016 season after he sustained a pectoral injury in a win at Iowa, but he was still so productive in seven games that he tied for third in tackles for loss (seven) and fourth in tackles (60).
Cichy's presence was still felt this season, as he was seen at times on the sideline and was also named one of the 13 team MVPs—all being seniors. He declared for the NFL Draft and announced he would forego any chance of applying for a sixth season of eligibility in a Players' Tribune article on Dec. 12.
Jack Cichy sharing a hug and a moment with Quintez Cepheus after the #Badgers beat Miami in the #OrangeBowl, 34-24! #OnWisconsin pic.twitter.com/pXnbyIEnrJ
— Melissa Y. Kim (@melissaykim) December 31, 2017
The former walk-on and team captain should have the opportunity to at least speak with teams during the week-long draft extravaganza starting in just under two months.
Dave Aranda makin' that money ... again
Reports swirled on Wednesday about how Aranda, the heralded former Wisconsin defensive coordinator, was being pursued once again by Texas A&M.
Again, Aranda chose LSU—but also raked in a ton more money. As reported in The Advocate, he is the first assistant to make north of $2 million a year after he was supposed to make $1.85 million this season. That's another pay increase of just under $700,000.
Hearing Aranda will make $2.5 million per year for four years, all guaranteed, to remain in Baton Rouge
— Billy Liucci (@billyliucci) January 4, 2018
SOURCE: Dave Aranda's new deal with #LSU is for four years and will average around $2.5 million per.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) January 4, 2018
LSU head coach Ed Orgeron confirmed the news on Wednesday night as well:
I'm very happy to report Dave Aranda has agreed to be with our program for years to come. Thanks to Joe Alleva, Dr. Alexander and the board of supervisors for their support in making this happen. Geaux Tigers.
— Coach Ed Orgeron (@Coach_EdOrgeron) January 4, 2018
How this changes the assistant coach pay scale will be something to watch in years to come, especially with Wisconsin having its own rising star in defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard.
Welcome back to Utah, Gary
The man who brought Aranda to Madison, Gary Andersen, found his way back into college football earlier this week. Utah announced on Tuesday that the former Utah State, Wisconsin, and Oregon State head coach would return to his alma mater as a defensive assistant/associate head coach role.
Help us welcome Defensive Assistant/Associate Head Coach Gary Andersen!
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— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) January 2, 2018


Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP) 3.0 based on Hadoop 3.1 went into General Availability recently. Based on Apache Hadoop 3.1, HDP 3.0 includes containerization, GPU support, Erasure Coding and Namenode Federation.
Enterprise features of the new release include Trusted Data Lake leveraging Apache Ranger and Apache Atlas, which are installed by default with HDP 3.0. Some of the components have been removed, such as Apache Falcon, Apache Mahout, Apache Flume, and Apache Hue, and Apache Slider functionalities have been absorbed into Apache YARN.
InfoQ caught up with Saumitra Buragohain, senior director of Product Management at Hortonworks, regarding Hadoop in general and HDP 3.0 in particular.
InfoQ: Has Hadoop been rendered passe due to the success of Spark, Kafka and other Big Data platforms? How is Hadoop in general and HDP 3.0 in particular still relevant in the enterprise, and why should developers care?
Sumitra Buragohain: Hadoop has evolved from the early days where it was mostly about the storage layer (Apache HDFS) and batch workloads (MapReduce) a decade ago. As we are on the cusp on the fourth industrial revolution, Hadoop big data stack has evolved to include real-time database (powered by Apache Hive 3.0), Machine Learning & Deep Learning Platform (Apache Spark, Apache TensorFlow), Stream Processing (Apache Kafka, Apache Storm), and Operational Data Store (Apache Phoenix, Apache HBase). Please stay tuned for our HDP 3.0 blog series! HDP 3.0 can also be deployed in both on-prem and all major cloud providers (Amazon, Azure, Google Cloud).
InfoQ: Is the real time database with HDP 3.0 aimed at providing Spark-like functionality for interactive queries? Can you cover the implementation providing some technical details and how it might help data scientists who are not heavy duty programmers?
Workload management for LLAP: You can now run LLAP in a multi-tenant environment without worrying about resource competition.
ACID v2 and ACID on by default: We are releasing ACID v2. With the performance improvements in both storage format and execution engine, we are seeing equal or better performance when comparing to non-ACID tables. Thus we are turning ACID on by default and enable full support for data updates.
Hive Warehouse Connector for Spark: Hive Warehouse Connector allows you to connect Spark application with Hive data warehouses. The connector automatically handles ACID tables.
Materialized view navigation: Hive's query engine now supports materialized view. The query engine will automatically use materialized view when they are available to speed up your queries.
Information schema: Hive now exposes the metadata of the database (tables, columns, etc.) via Hive SQL interface directly.
JDBC storage connector: You can now map any JDBC.
Kafka-Druid ingest: You can now map a Kafka topic into a Druid table. The events will be automatically ingested and available for querying in near real-time.
InfoQ: Containers are everywhere. Can you talk about how containers can be leveraged in HDP 3.0?
Buragohain: YARN has always supported native containers at memory and CPU granularity. We are expanding that model to support Docker containers and added GPU support on top of memory and CPU. That means that I can now package my applications (such as Spark) with the dependencies such as Python (whether 2.7 or 3.5) and the various Python libraries and run interpedently in an isolation from other tenants sharing the HDP 3.0 cluster.
That means that I can also run Dockerized TensorFlow 1.8 on YARN, leveraging the GPU pooling features. That also means that I can lift and shift 3rd party workloads and run them on HDP 3.0. So, that is the power of HDP 3.0 and we have evolved a lot from Hadoop 1.0 from a decade ago.
InfoQ: Deep Learning is another trending technology and seems like there is increased synergy between HDP 3.0 and Machine Learning. Can you talk about using HDP and Deep Learning?
Buragohain: Absolutely. We have been shipping Spark as a core component of HDP stack for years now and this is one of our biggest workloads on HDP across out customer install base. We are now expanding to Deep Learning framework and have supported features such as GPU pooling/isolation, so that expensive GPUs can be shared as a resource between multiple data scientists.
As mentioned above, we are also supporting containerized workloads and hence, I can run dockerized TensorFlow 1.8 to train the deep learning models, using YARN GPU pooling and using the training data stored in HDP 3.0 data store layer (or in cloud storage when HDP 3.0 is deployed in the cloud). You can also view our keynote demo from DataWorks Summit, where we trained an autonomous car (1/10 scale) with HDP 3.0 technologies.
InfoQ: Erasure coding is part of Hadoop 3.0. Can you talk about how it's implemented and if there are any additional tweaks in HDP 3.0?
Buragohain: Erasure Coding essentially is RAID across nodes. Just like in the enterprise storage industry, vendors/customers have adopted RAID6 in favor of RAID10 (mirroring)- we are going through a similar shift with Hadoop Data Storage (Apache HDFS).
Instead of creating two more copies of the same data, we break the data into six shards and create three parity shards. Those nine shards are now stored in nine nodes. So, if three nodes go down, we will have six shards (data or parity) and can build the data. So, that is how we provide the same failure resiliency as three replica approach while cutting down the storage foot print by half.
By default, we use replica approach. The customer will need to configure a directory to be erasure coded and we can choose multiple Erasure Coding Reed Solomon Encoding: RS(6,3); RS(10,4); RS(3,2). Then, any data that goes into that directory is erasure coded. We are initially supporting erasure coding for cold data, however, we are providing an optional Intel Storage Acceleration library as part of HDP 3.0 Utilities to do optional hardware acceleration.
InfoQ: What does HDP 3.0 add beyond what Hadoop 3.0 provides? What is the roadmap for HDP 3.0 and beyond?
Buragohain: Please stay tuned for our blogs. HDP 3.0 GA was announced recently and our release notes capture the features in detail (across Real-time database, Stream Processing, Machine Learning & Deep Learning platform, etc). At the end of the day, we provide all the tools in the tool box so that customers can pick and choose (vs. single workload vendors). We are investing in HDP for the long haul and we will have more exciting updates in 2019!
Release Notes for HDP 3.0 is available from the HDP 3.0 Release Notes page.


It's been a few days since I got back from Washington D.C. but this is the first chance I've had to write an update.
The road trip started on Thursday as we headed to my cousin's house in Virginia. She graciously agreed to allow her crazy relatives to spend a couple of nights with her (thanks, Melanie!) and even joined us for the march! It was a long day on the road with the biggest surprise being the forty dollars in tolls to take the Ohio and Pennsylvania Turnpikes. Apparently it's been awhile since I've been on them because that was certainly not in my budget! What am I saying? The trip was completely unplanned so none of it was in my budget!
After a leisurely breakfast on Friday, we drove to the Wiehle-Reston East Station to hop on the Metrorail and take the silver line into D.C. This wasn't our first time on the train (the last time we each had a toddler and were pregnant, but that's another story), but things have changed a bit since the mid nineteen-eighties. In other words, we had no idea what we were doing and had to get some human assistance.
Armed with a map and instructions from the self appointed greeters who met us at the Smithsonian rail stop, we headed to the Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial so we'd know what to do the next day when it was time for the march. It was quite an experience – not sure I can really put it all in words.
After that, we headed to the American History Museum. The highlight for me was seeing the African American History and Culture Gallery where there was a display about the Poor People's Campaign that took place in 1968. Fifty years ago, an estimated thirty-five million people in the United States lived in poverty. This year the estimate is forty-three million. Hmm, seems like we're not making much progress . . .
Later in the day, specifically after rush hour started, we hopped aboard the Metrorail's green line to head to the Festival Center for the evening's presentation. We spent some leisurely time browsing the books and having a bite to eat at the Potter's House.
The speakers at the event were Dr. Kit Evans-Ford, John Dear, Ken Butigan, George Paz Martin, and Veronica Pelicaric. While they were all inspirational, I was moved the most by the people who shared their stories of the actions and projects they'd done in their cities over the past few months before coming to Washington D.C. They came from all over the country, one guy even came from Hawaii! It gave me hope that so many people are doing things, though it was a little embarrassing that the contingent of two from Michigan had done pretty much nothing. So far. But we are about to.
It was really late when we got back and it was hard to fall asleep anticipating the march the next day. At barely after six am we were back on the road heading for the train station. This time we rocked it like veterans and got to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in record time. As we gathered, a huge helicopter kept buzzing by our location, no doubt keeping an eye on us protesters. Though we were warned that we could be asked to leave by the park rangers, nothing happened and the rally continued without any issues.
Though I was doing my best to be professional, I did have a fan girl moment when Shane Claiborne arrived. Shane is the author of several life ruining books like Jesus For President, The Irresistible Revolution, Red Letter Revolution and Executing Grace. He's partly responsible for this current journey I'm on and I just had to introduce myself and shake his hand. Because it would be wrong to kick him when I'm trying to be a peacemaker.
Speakers at the rally were John Dear, Lisa Sharon Harper, George Martin, Shane Claiborne, Ken Butigan, and Reverend Lennox Yearwood. As I listened, I looked up at the statue of Martin Luther King, Jr. and it looked like tears were streaming down his cheeks. Were they tears of sadness that in fifty years we'd made so little progress or were they tears of joy that there were still people – however few – peacefully marching for injustice?
We paired up and silently started marching toward the White House. We passed the Lincoln Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. As we passed fellow Americans and visitors from other countries, I wondered what they thought of our peaceful demonstration.
We arrived at the White House and a group of people stepped up to the barricade. We stood directly across from them and it wasn't long before the police arrived and asked them to leave. They stood their ground and the police called in a van and additional officers. After an hour we were all getting tired, hungry, thirsty (and it had been a really long time since any of us used the bathroom) so we gathered in a circle and each shared one word that was on our lips as we reflected on what we'd experienced so far.
You can see someone standing on top of the White House – not sure if it's a telescope or a gun that's pointed at us.
Though we would have liked to stay and see things through to the end, we had a long drive ahead of us so we left after the circle. The group ultimately waited about two hours but no arrests happened. What I'd like to believe is that the police continued to wait instead of arresting people so they wouldn't have to arrest peaceful, respectful citizens who are trying to make a difference.
It will take some time to process everything I experienced, but I wonder – what would have happened if more people stood with us? What if we had two thousand people instead of a couple hundred? What if there were twenty-thousand people? Two-hundred thousand? Would it make a difference? Would the issues of war, poverty, racism and environmental destruction be addressed if more people stood up and said things are not okay? It's frustrating that most people seem oblivious to the pressing issues of the day, but then until a couple of years ago, I wasn't doing anything about these issues either. So here's my plea to everyone that's reading this post. Do something. You don't have to march in protests (but you might want to!). Do some research, call or email the people in our legislature, recycle, be a responsible consumer, partner with organizations who stand against injustice, and exercise your right to vote after you've thoroughly vetted the candidates. Don't wait – everyone can do something now.


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The Russian Woodpecker (Chad Gracia, 2015)
In the late 1970's, the Russian Woodpecker plagued the world's radio waves. The Russian Woodpecker was a shortwave radio signal that sounded like a series of sharp taps – ten per second – and disrupted public broadcasts as well as communications of boats, airplanes and utilities worldwide. In the chill of the Cold War, people wondered if the Russian Woodpecker might be some insidious attempt at mind control, but the source of the signal was actually a huge Soviet radar array known as the Duga.
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(Keith Maitland, 2016)
On August 1, 1966, a sniper opened fire from the University of Texas Tower in Austin, shooting 49 people. The harrowing and emotional film Tower is the first factual documentary made about this massacre, and takes the unusual step of putting the perpetrator aside and letting survivors tell their stories.


After a quick delivery, I was giddy to break out my new Chameleon topper. As detailed in my previous post, I've got stick-straight blonde hair that is so easy to work with—but the tradeoff is, it doesn't do ANYTHING. As an added bonus, I've amassed a generous amount of damage the past six months, and my volume is so dismal that when I was finally ready to spice things up with some bangs, my stylist point-blank refused because I don't have enough hair. How's that for a damaged-hair wake-up call.
So, instead of staring at the clock for the next year waiting for my hair to grow, I found myself at Cysterwigs perusing all the pretty wigs and toppers, longing for some added volume and notable bangs.
The first fun thing I noticed was the packaging—a pristine, grey box without a dent in it, and no messy, unsightly tape. Simply pop it open, and feast your eyes on beautimus hair!
When first picking up the Chameleon topper, I quickly noticed how similar the synthetic strands felt in comparison to my own hair. I was pretty surprised, since I've never experienced a topper or wig before and was expecting – well – I guess I'm not quite sure what I was expecting. But I wasn't anticipating it would feel as soft and real as my own locks.
After the fumbling with the mane, I spent some time checking out the color. At first glance I thought what I selected (R21T Sandy Blonde) may have been much too light for my hair (I'm guessing I was internally wishing I was a shade blonder than I actually am, and my hopes transcended into my pick). I considered packing it up and sending it back to the helpful gals at Cysterwigs, but when I held the topper up to my hair, I noticed that I was a color wiz after all. The sun-bleached lower half of my hair is a light tone, while my roots are growing out darker. The topper matched the lower section of my hair seamlessly, creating a natural look with pops of highlights I would never have achieved without a visit to a top-notch colorist.
Initially, I was a little confused and made a newbie mistake – I tried to place the topper on sideways, then backward, and was a little perplexed when the hair kept sliding off my face or why it was shorter in the black and super long in the front. But when I finally turned my brain on and got it together, the hair clips made the Chameleon topper quite easy to affix, and after a few minutes of positioning, I got it right where I wanted it.
BANGY, VOLUMINOUS GALORE! After a few quick brushes and some minor styling, I couldn't believe the transformation! I went from flat, boring, stick-hair to luscious bangs and actual volume. The way the topper blended with my hair and gave me a serious boost on the bang scale was everything that I was looking for. Thank you Cysterwigs for the stellar new hairstyle and amazing experience!


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British Village of Balcombe Residents Protest Plan for Shale Gas Drilling
Posted on May 24, 2013 by Jessica Ernst
British Village Residents Protest Plan for Shale Gas Drilling by Stanley Reed, May 24, 2013, The New York Times
BALCOMBE, England — Despite the stakes, there was almost a festival spirit in this wealthy little village nestled in the hills of West Sussex. Children buzzed around an open-sided tent by the street and families spread blankets on the tiny village green. What brought them together on Thursday evening, though, was not a spring fair but deep worry. Cuadrilla Resources, a British energy company, is on the verge of drilling an exploratory shale gas well just down the road. Villagers see it as a possible precursor to the environmentally controversial drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
"Don't frack my future," read the children's T-shirts as the youths munched on chocolate cupcakes. The villagers "are going through the grief process; they have just been told they have cancer," said Alison Stevenson, chairwoman of the Balcombe Parish Council, a local government body. A recent survey conducted by the parish council found that more than 80 percent of the 284 respondents wanted the council to oppose fracking. The protest was in keeping with the steady resistance that oil and gas companies, and the governments that approve their exploration, are facing as they try to tap natural gas from underground shale deposits and extract other fossil fuels in populated areas. … Balcombe, with about 1,800 residents, is no hotbed of radicalism. It is in the Conservative Party's heartland, about a half-hour's train ride south of London. It is represented in Parliament by Francis Maude, a cabinet minister. … "This is naturally a very conservative, wealthy village," said Lawrence Dunne, a physics professor who lives here. "But we feel the government is completely ignoring us."
On this evening, Cuadrilla, the company that is spearheading shale gas development in Britain, was trying to listen. In a former church known as Bramble Hall, the company held a "drop-in session" for local residents. Several Cuadrilla executives accompanied by an entourage of public relations aides talked to small groups of residents, who were joined by environmental activists from London and the surrounding area. Francis Egan, Cuadrilla's chief executive, called the gathering, which attracted more than 200 people and lasted more than four hours, "really, really valuable." The encounter gave people "an opportunity to hear from us what we are doing" rather than what they "read on the Internet," he said. He and other European business leaders who advocate shale gas development are envious of the head start achieved by their American counterparts. But they know that on this side of the Atlantic, fears of pollution run so deep in the grass roots that local and national politicians are hesitant to endorse drilling.
Eric Vaughan, Cuadrilla's director of wells services, found himself peppered with questions about regulation by Katy Dunn and Emma Cooke, two young women who were dressed in black outfits and knitted yellow socks, who called themselves "the knitting nannas against gas." Worries cited by residents included fears that drilling activity would increase road traffic and harm the environment. They also suspect that the production of oil and gas, lucrative though it might be to Cuadrilla, would offer few benefits to Balcombe. "I am concerned about the environmental impact on the air and our water supply," said Louisa Delpy, who lives nearly a mile from the site. "I have two small children." Ms. Delpy held a long private conversation with Mr. Egan to go over a list of concerns. But their talk left her "with more questions," she said. "This was just the start."
Cuadrilla wants to try again with modern methods including horizontal drilling and the use of hydrochloric acid to stimulate the well. Cuadrilla executives said they did not plan, at least initially, to "frack" this test well. But Mr. Egan, who became Cuadrilla's chief last year after the company had selected the Balcombe site, said that it might later decide to frack the well "if we decided it would make a difference to the flow rate." … But not in Balcombe. "We will fight it," Mr. Dunne, the physics professor, said. "We will carry on by any peaceful and legal means." [Emphasis added] A version of this article appeared in print on May 25, 2013, on page B3 of the New York edition with the headline: British Village Residents Protest Plan for Shale Gas Drilling.
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Frack Free Sussex May 24, 2013
At Cuadrilla's cosy, condescending plactate-the-community-and-hope-they-don't-notice-the-discrepancies-contradictions-and-blatant-lies drop-in session in Balcombe yesterday, one of the PR stooges said: "I know that everything I say sounds like utter f***ing bulls*it."
Source: Frack Free Sussex
Jessica Ernst at Victory Hall, Balcombe 70 Min. by Frackoffuk, March 8, 2013
"Nobody came to me and said, 'here's the choice: light? .. or water?' "
"When there're hurricanes, floods, locusts, hail .. the governments help people. When you are frac'd – there's no aftercare."
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In the tropical rainforests on the west coast of Tasmania, places are still preserved where the human foot has never stepped. Therefore, part of the island was included in the list of "World Heritage Sites". In the late 1980s, a series of stamps was released in Australia dedicated to representatives of the local fauna that are facing extinction. Controversial is the brand with the image of the famous Tasmanian tiger, which is sometimes called the marsupial wolf.
Tilacin, or the Tasmanian marsupial wolf, it is a zebra-shaped possum, it is also a "Tasmanian tiger" – one of those rare animals that a person surrounds with a halo of mystery and seeks to get at any cost. True, the current interest in this beast is somewhat late, since it is most likely posthumous. As far as is known, the last representative of this type of the largest marsupial cats (up to 90 centimeters in length) died in the Zoo in Hobart in 1933.
Since then, in Tasmania, sometimes rumors arose that looked like legends that someone somewhere, they say, saw this animal alive. But there is no documentary evidence. As it often happens, unfortunately, happens, the Tasmanian wolf was taken under the protection of law in Australia only in 1936 – three years after it officially registered the disappearance of the whole species. Nowadays, scientists would give a lot to get if not a couple of live exhibits, then at least stuffed animals or skins of these animals.
The interest of the scientific community is spurred by the periodic appearance of reports that the Tasmanian wolf allegedly caught the eye of individuals. In order to verify this information, the Australian branch of the International Fund for Wildlife Lovers organized two expeditions. Scientists literally combed the island, armed with cameras and movie cameras that work in automatic mode and are able to shoot in the dark using an infrared device. This equipment was left, disguised, in the places where animals were likely to appear for a month or more.
The results so far obtained have not put an end to doubts. Some of the cameras located in 17 possible habitats of tilacin captured nine species of local animals, including rare ones, on 420 photographs. However, traces of tilacin have not yet been found. Nevertheless, the search for the mysterious animal continues.
But traces of Australian Aborigines in Tasmania are no longer being sought – they have been plundered before the root of the Tasmanian wolf. In 1986, archaeologists discovered 15 cave paintings painted in red in one of the caves on the island. Scientists believe that they were made by human hands 14 thousand years ago. If this is confirmed, the found cave paintings will be attributed to the oldest of the currently known.
Once again about suicide whales
There are still reports in the press that whales are being thrown on the coast of the Tasman Sea. In the mid-80s of the last century, a large-scale drama broke out here: more than one hundred of these giant animals committed collective suicide. Around the same years, the authoritative American ichthyologist Lyall Watson, who studied the marine environment, put forward a hypothesis that shed new light on one of the unsolved mysteries of nature. Previously, the most widespread in the scientific community version was that whales were thrown ashore due to a loss of orientation in shallow water, that is, they simply go astray.
This explanation, says Professor Watson, does not take into account the extreme sensitivity of the sound location system with which these animals are oriented in space. It is hard to imagine that they are able to g
A similar case was reported from New Zealand. The only way to stop the massive ejection of whales ashore, Lyall Watson believes, is cruel, but effective: you must kill the first animal that appeared on land, and this can save the rest. The researcher believes that the herd will help a fellow victim in distress as long as he is alive, even if waiting threatens death to all whales.
In humans, this is called selflessness. And whales do without words …
How the kangaroos got their name
Nowhere on earth can one meet such a variety of marsupial animals as in Australia. There are 250 species of them, 170 of which – marsupial badgers, kangaroos, wombats – are endemic, live only in Australia. Judging by the fossil remains, they appeared here 25 million years ago. The largest marsupials are gray and red kangaroos. An adult male, called a boomer, is about 2 meters tall, weighs about 90 kilograms. It runs 12-15 miles per hour, and if necessary increases speed to 40 miles. A gray kangaroo is also distinguished by a jump height of up to 3.3 meters, and a red kangaroo with a jump length of up to 13.5 meters. Moreover, neither one nor the other do not use any dope. A good example, by the way …
There are few animals on earth that arouse such curiosity as a kangaroo. Proud posture, agile front legs, slender and elongated hind legs, a prancing mode of movement, which, in fact, is his famous gait, and many other special qualities distinguish the kangaroo from the animal kingdom.
With his front legs he brings beauty with human agility – he brushes his coat, and if necessary, defends himself deftly, like a boxer. But the real strength of this outlandish animal is given by the extended hind legs. On a walk, going from slow running in four to racing in two, the kangaroo becomes graceful, like a ballerina. He runs as he flies, is in the air much longer than on earth. The experiments showed that at high speed on two legs no more energy is spent than at low speed on four.
Shy and even shy by nature, the kangaroo shows a lot of strength and resourcefulness in the battle with the enemy. He has his own arsenal of self-defense techniques. Australians usually hunt kangaroos with trained dogs. In a hopeless situation, a dead-end animal stands on the tip of its powerful tail and hits the stalker with the dagger-like claws of its hind legs. If there is water nearby, the kangaroo uses even more unexpected tactics. He takes a deep breath, suddenly grabs the attacking dog and dives with it into the water. And he does this until the dog dies. And although she is a tried and tested friend of man, sympathy in this situation, apparently, should nevertheless be a kangaroo, who is forced to defend itself …
Their life is hard. It feeds, grows and protects the mother. After four or five weeks of pregnancy (depending on the species), the female usually has a single offspring. Before giving birth, the female licks her bag on her stomach, puts it in order. It is amazing how a blind newborn baby finds a path among her thick maternal fur to her bag, where, instinct tells, there are nipples with warm milk.
A bean-sized kangaroo will be born, and grows taller than a person. But this is not the most surprising. The most surprising thing is that a pregnant female can, if necessary, delay the birth: in this case, a kangaroo, ready to be born, as if freezes in her womb, does not appear until all the conditions for its development are ready.
It's not easy to see a kangaroo, even a large one. He grazes at night, sleeps during the day, hiding in tall grass, in a bush, in the thick of eucalyptus trees. An eagle, a python, a wild dingo dog – everyone preys on kangaroos, and a man kills an adult kangaroo, as we remember. But his worst enemy is drought. When streams and rivers dry up, grass and bushes dry up, all kangaroos die, and adults cease to interbreed.
Fortunately, nature has endowed this animal with tolerance to feed: no one eats what a kangaroo can eat. One day a naturalist caught a kangaroo to take a picture of him and let him go. He was so sad that the scientist put up a cardboard box with salad and fruit in front of him to lift his spirits. The kid gratefully accepted this gift, but disposed of it in his own way: he refused the salad and fruits and ate a box.
et lost in their native element. This hypothesis contradicts the well-known facts that whales that were able to tow aground back into the sea, that is, as if to put on the right road, will soon return to their brothers in distress.
So, among the 30 whales that landed on the coast of the island near Florida, one large male was badly wounded. The others crowded around him closely, as if trying to lift him and keep him afloat. The ebbs and flows in this area are weak, so that any of the healthy whales could swim without problems into the open sea. However, none of them did this. And when the scientist who watched this drama, using a breathing tube for scuba diving, made sounds imitating the screams of a whale that got into trouble, one of the animals separated from the herd, slipped under it and carried it ashore. The whales sailed into the sea only three days later, when their wounded comrade died.
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Hi everyone. I have a quick CAS card to share that I've made for three CAS challenges. Yay! They got my mojo going today!
I used A Creative Need LOVE ME A CUP OF COFFEE image and digital dp. I colored the cups with copics.
Fun take on the sketch–love those coffee cups!
Love your CAS design with the cups, Deena. Thanks for playing along at CAS(E) this sketch and hope to see you again.
Great job of combining all the challenges Deena.Thanks for playing along at ATCAS.
This is lovely 🙂 I love the tilted coffee cups ! Thank you for sharing with us at ATCAS !!
Awesome take on all the challenges and I love the little hearts on the coffee! Thanks for playing along with CASology and CAS(E) This Sketch this week!
Coffee jump starts my day too! Love this creative take on the cue card! So glad you joined us at CASology this week!
I think this is going to be a winner Deena…really cute card and perfect for all three challenges. So funny about the coffee making you jumpy if you have too much!
Happy sigh! Coffee and friends! Really good take on the cue word "Jump".
Sweet card Deena … and a great way to combine all three challenges into this fun card. Thanks for joining us at ATCAS.
Clever take on the cue card! That much caffeine would make me jumpy too! lol! Thanks for joining us at CASology this week!


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The business and its Director and Manager, Sridhar Penumechchu, entered into the EU after underpaying 22 employees between January and May last year.
Moreover, Fair Work Inspectors investigated the restaurant after receiving an anonymous tip-off from an employee.
The inspectors found 22 workers were paid flat hourly rates between $15 and $18.50 leading to underpayment of the ordinary hourly rates, casual loadings, and weekend and public holiday penalty rates under Restaurant Industry Award.
The majority of the employees were visa holders, including 14 international students and five temporary work visa holders. Underpayments of individual workers ranged from $143 to $9,457.
Ombudsman Sandra Parker said the incident highlighted the impact of the FWO's anonymous reporting tool.
"If you know a workplace that isn't doing the right thing but don't want to get involved, you can report it to us anonymously in English or 16 other languages," said Parker.
Parker added that all workers in Australia have the same workplace rights, regardless of their citizenship or visa status.


Are zero-commission OTAs becoming a viable option for hotels?
The open letter addressed to hoteliers reveals a lot about the motivations of the people behind the world's first zero-commission online travel agent (OTA).
Posted on the homepage of Traveliko.com, the letter is signed by the company's three founders, Bjorn Harvold, Martijn Dekker, and Yann Gouriou. The three men describe their business as a movement, specifically a "travel alliance for hotels".
With career backgrounds in hotels, Bjorn, Martijn, and Yann say they were tired of seeing their profit margins eaten by OTA commissions. Their solution, Traveliko.com, is sold as a "…one-stop shop for hotels to get online and sell rooms and more at 0% commission".
The website also offers help to hoteliers who feel like they've lost some control over their inventory and overall online presence. The open letter calls 0% commission a "game changer" and urges hoteliers to use the freedom it promotes to think bigger.
Being an OTA itself, Traveliko can appear at odds when voicing its concerns about online channels. However, the founders appear to have struck some balance between their anti-high commissions message and their pro-online distribution sentiments.
The logistics of a zero-commission OTA: How does it work?
SiteMinder spoke exclusively to one of the Traveliko founders, Yann Gouriou, to find out more about the concept and understand whether there's enough power behind the movement to take it fully mainstream.
We start by asking Yann about the logistics of the setup for hoteliers and what makes Traveliko different to other online sales channels.
The option he refers to offers hoteliers a listing on the site for free with no minimum room allocation applied, channel manager integration such as SiteMinder, and up to 100 bookings a month (or bookings to the value of $1000 (USD)).
If hoteliers want to sell packages and use advance rate plan and promotional features, then the next tier is available for $14.95 (USD) – with the cap on monthly bookings increasing to 250. Further premium and VIP levels of membership are also on offer. Early adopters include the Rembrandt Hotel in Bangkok, Dusit International, and Centara Hotels.
Yann says the attraction for these properties, despite having more resources than independent operators, is to take back control of their distribution.
"In a very fragmented industry, occupied by many global and domestic players, hotels are forced to invest in technology to fight against their own distribution partners that control the market. While large chains might have sufficient resources to invest in the battle, small and medium size businesses, who represent the majority of the accommodation supply in the world, do not," says Yann.
Is zero commission the future of online distribution for hotels?
Yann and the team at Traveliko couldn't be happier with the hotel industry's response to their offering. Much of the support is thanks to the community of hoteliers that Traveliko is actively building. There's a democratic approach to the development of features with hoteliers able to vote and have their input on the tool.
Hoteliers are encouraged to discuss new features on the platform, and if they don't like how something is being done they can bring it up with other hotel members and everyone then gets to vote on the topic. Yann says they want to ensure hotels have the tools to get the job done, but he also wants hoteliers to use their collective voices to shift distribution into a new direction.
Yann compares the zero-commission OTA movement to the 'farm to table' campaign that the food industry promoted in recent years.
"There is enough weight behind our movement. Suppliers are tired of being pressured by dominant distributors and need to get together to make the change happen. If they are happy with the current status quo in the industry and enjoy seeing their profit margin being squeezed, then we cannot help them. We have built a tool for them – by hotelier, for hotelier – so that they have a distribution alternative, but we cannot force them to get onboard.
What are hotel guests really saying about online travel agents?
Online travel agents are the focal point for so many travel bookings and there's a lot of competition between them, but also a lot of consideration for hotels when deciding which channels to connect to.


Kun Incorporated manufactures the vast majority of shoulder rests used throughout the world. When it came time to upgrade its line, they teamed up with DW Products to tackle the challenge.
This renowned firm enlisted GCi to create the composites components. The design approach, performance requirements and need for high production rates all pointed to thermoplastic composites. We adapted one of our proprietary in-house processes to meet these lofty goals. It was a tremendous success. Not only did we achieve the ability for production rates in the tens of thousands, but the product went on to win numerous design awards and other accolades both inside and out of the industry.


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Dhokla is a steamed savory cake that tastes so good with chai and is also great to serve at parties! This popular snack is traditionally made by fermenting garbanzo bean-flour batter for hours, but in this instant pot version, you can have soft and spongy khaman within minutes. A combination of fruit salt (eno) and citric acid gives the perfect result every time.
Lightly spray a 7- to 8-inch steel bowl with nonstick spray. Pour 1 1/2 cups of water in the inner pot of your Instant Pot and then press the sauté button. Use the adjust button to set sauté to "more." While the water boils, make the batter for the dhokla.
In a large bowl, stir together the chickpea flour, semolina, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, turmeric powder, grated ginger and 1 minced green chili. Mix well and then add 1 1/2 tablespoons of oil and rub with your fingers so that the oil mixes well with everything. Mix in the citric acid and baking soda, then add 1 cup of water. Mix for a couple of minutes until it is well combined.
Finally, add the fruit salt (eno) and mix again until the batter is well combined; it will increase in volume after you add the fruit salt. Pour the batter into the prepared steel bowl and cover the container with foil.
When the water in the Instant Pot is boiling, press the cancel button and then place the Instant Pot's trivet inside the pot. Place the prepared bowl on top of the trivet. It's very important to steam the dhokla as soon as you mix the fruit salt into the batter; do not wait or else the dhokla will not get spongy. Close the lid and then press the steam button. Set the time to 20 minutes, making sure the pressure valve is in the sealing position.
Do a quick-pressure release. Carefully remove the pan from the Instant Pot. Remove the foil and let the dhokla sit for 10 minutes and then flip it over a serving plate. Let it cool on the plate and in the meantime, make the tadka.
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a small pan on medium heat. When the oil is hot, add the mustard seeds and let them pop for a few seconds. Then add the sesame seeds and cook for 30 seconds until they start changing color. Add curry leaves and 2 sliced green chilies; the curry leaves will splutter a lot, so be careful and move away from the pan once you have added them.
Remove the pan from the heat. Add 1/2 cup of water, 1 1/2 teaspoons of sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt and lemon juice, then put the pan back on medium heat. Let it all come to a boil, then remove from the heat. Cut the dhokla into pieces. Pour half of the prepared tadka over all of the dhokla pieces. It might look like a lot of water, but the flour will absorb it all and you need this much water for soft dhokla. Now pour the remaining half of the tadka onto the cut edges of the dhokla so that they get soft from all sides.
Transfer the dhokla to a serving plate lined with a paper towel and let sit for 10 to 15 minutes. Then, sprinkle with the coconut and serve. Dhokla tastes great when chilled! It is also great to serve it with cilantro chutney.
You may substitute citric acid with 1 teaspoon of lime juice, but keep in mind that citric acid does give the best results. Using baking soda in place of fruit salt here is not recomended as it leads to a soapy taste. You can steam the khaman dhokla in advance and store in an airtight container. Prepare the tadka only 10 to 15 minutes before serving.


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Home –> Calendar –> Migrating Worlds: The Art of the Moving Image in Britain
Migrating Worlds: The Art of the Moving Image in Britain
Thursday, October 10, 2019 - 10:00am to Sunday, December 29, 2019 - 5:00pm
Migrating Worlds will bring together work by eight of Britain's leading film and video artists in the first exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art dedicated exclusively to the moving image.
Featuring Theo Eshetu (b. 1958), Isaac Julien (b. 1960), Rosalind Nashashibi (b. 1973), Charlotte Prodger (b. 1974), Zina Saro-Wiwa (b. 1976), Zineb Sedira (b. 1963), John Smith (b. 1952), and Alia Syed (b. 1964), Migrating Worlds will foreground work that addresses the relationship between people and place, especially the effects of dislocation incurred by the movement of peoples, both forced and elective. Through a common emphasis on nature and its landforms, whether urban topography, wilderness, or the surfaces and depths of the seas, these artists address questions of identity and place, exploring the colonial exploitation of peoples and the environment, and their contemporary legacies in our ceaselessly changing world.
Eshetu, Julien, Nashashibi, Prodger, Saro-Wiwa, Sedira, Smith, and Syed have each played a role in the integration of time-based media practices into the gallery and museum, and their work offers a diverse range of methods of filmmaking, from the visually poetic to the conceptual. While their approaches to moving image differ, they all offer contemporary insights into British life and culture that question the definition of identity and the sense of belonging—one that extends to encompass rich cultural histories and visuality.
Migrating Worlds: The Art of the Moving Image in Britain has been curated by Matthew Hargraves, Chief Curator of Art Collections at the Center. The exhibition will coincide with the release of Artists' Moving Image in Britain Since 1989 (fall 2019), edited by Erika Balsom, Sarah Perks, and Lucy Reynolds, and published by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British At and Yale University Press.
Works from this exhibition are presented in multiple locations throughout the Center, including Nashashibi's Electical Gaza (2015) and Prodger's SaF05 (2019), which are being shown in the Lecture Hall. Please visit the Center's online calendar for a full schedule of screening times.
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The greatness and splendor of antique Ephesus, the ancient Greek city come to life by a classical concert in this magical setting. The 25,000-seat Grand Theatre is where Paul preached to the Ephesians, Still known for its exceptional acoustics, the amphitheatre has hosted Elton John, Pavarotti, Diana Ross, and Sting.
Ephesus at night is perhaps more evocative than during the blinding light of the summer sun and lends a special ambience to the performance of classical music . Great theatre, Celsus Llibrary and Odeon in Ephesus are used for concerts.
Ephesus ancient city claiming 250,000 residents during the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D. - in the Roman Empire. About 27-square-miles of awesome, excavated ruins lure visitors past houses, shops, a tavern, a bordello, columns, and even to the toilets, whose rows of cut outs in long marble slabs above mosaic floors provided businessmen places to socialize. The iconic façade of the library of Celsus, completed about 125 A.D., displays intricately carved columns and pediments. The library could store 12,000 papyrus scrolls in niches, read through slots. Despite earlier destruction, it was rebuilt in the 20th century. The more recently excavated, multi-level, Terrace Houses -- dating from the 1st century B.C. -- demonstrate how wealthy Ephesians lived in homes decorated with mosaics and vivid frescoes.


The three most common offences in NSW involve driving or attempting to drive with a prescribed concentration of alcohol. This paper analyses the incidence of PCA offences, the offender profile, and the penalties imposed, including licence disqualification.
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