GeneratePress is a totally free WordPress theme created by Tom Usborne, a developer from Canada. I've really seen it for years from the WordPress repository. Most of you know that I'm fairly picky when it comes to web performance, and so I tend to dismiss everything from the repository. Typically because a great deal of things on there is not that great, or not supported for long. However, in this circumstance, this was a mistake. The motif now has more than half a million downloads, 80,000+ busy matches, with over 500 5-star evaluations. So obviously Tom is doing some thing right here.
I Actually set up the free version of the theme and in a matter of 15 minutes purchased the premium version. I could tell right off the bat, the programmer was thinking precisely how I was envisioning a theme should get the job done. And I'll go into that more below, but let us first look at some of the features. I will be covering the premium version of the subject, because it's worth very penny. In fact, Tom, if you read this and are visiting Scottsdale, Arizona, java on me.
Super lightweight and quick. Modular design allowing you to enable/disable things you don't want running. This is one of the biggest reasons I love GeneratePress.
Impressive integration using all the WordPress Customizer. I haven't been a lover of this customizer previously, but Tom does it correctly.
The Documentation can be unbelievable. Besides have great documentation on their website, the theme has been around long enough that what I wholeheartedly throughout the setup process was found within a few seconds in their forum.
Now it is Time for the fun part! I always test a new theme right out of the box with no customizations to just see how quickly the foundation is. This tells me a great deal of what I could expect by the time that I add everything to it. Running the stock GeneratePress WordPress theme on Kinsta hosting clocked in at a whopping 265 ms load time. I was very impressed.
This is a developer that cares about functionality! And I have Seen exactly the same throughout each of the premium add-ons. They are literally as small as you can possibly get them. In reality, Font Awesome is most likely the biggest file included. And that is not even his. Together with Font Awesome 5 arriving round the corner, we can anticipate this to get smaller too.
The premium add-ons Are installation in what I'd call a modular design. You can activate/deactivate anything you are not using to ensure they don't load on your site. As the co-developer of this perfmatters plugin which has a script supervisor built, I felt at home with this. Everything ought to be designed this way.
You Can easily swap a page involving the default option to a complete width page, in addition to disable elements.
The WordPress customizer options is where GeneratePress really shines! Remember, a lot of these choices are permitted by the superior add-ons. I can't show you everything, otherwise, we'd be here daily. However, let me show you couple which really come in handy.
You May Want to Also grab his amazing WP Show Posts plugin also. View my featured posts on the sidebar of this website? That's using the WP Display Posts plugin. I have it set to display posts from a specific"featured" category. You can also have it show past modified/updated articles, recent posts, etc.. I'm using the free version and it works terrific.
The Sections add-on in the premium edition of GeneratePress lets you do all kinds of things in terms of design. Consider it like a webpage builder without the bloat. GeneratePress is definitely not only for blogs! I am in fact using GeneratePress for our ecommerce site (perfmatters.io) which is running Easy Digital Downloads. Feel free to check it out. However, as you can see below, it looks like a site.
For those Of those who are regular readers, you likely did not even notice that I changed the entire motif that powers woorkup.com. It only took me about an hour to get GeneratePress to mimic my MyThemeShop theme which I had spent a year customizing. Here's a comparison below.
My older MyThemeShop motif was pretty fast, but I invested a great deal of time customizing it. In reality, I have gotten a great deal of emails from you guys asking me to print all my customizations. My advice now is, just get GeneratePress!
Together with the New GeneratePress motif I managed to achieve faster speeds and 600 fewer lines of code! And remember, I do not have a kid motif. Each of the customizations were created using the awesome GP hooks and snippets plugin (both CSS and PHP).
Like the WordPress theme I've running on woorkup? You are in luck. Tom asked if he could create a copy of woorkup to your new GeneratePress blog library. I am pleased to allow you to know that you can now install my woorkup motif in your GeneratePress site with only a click! It's known as the Marketer theme. Get started using a fantastic blog design immediately.
Additionally, I Moved within my personal site, brianjackson.io, to GeneratePress. Previously I was using a motif from Array Themes. It is a fairly basic minimum site, since I do not use it for much. Since you can see it already loaded pretty fast.
I was Able to duplicate the entire appearance 100% in GeneratePress in under one hour. And as you can view it loads even faster! Amazing. I was even able to get rid of a few plugins which weren't needed due to GP.
I had been Able to move everything over and get it looking exactly how I needed it in under one hour. And since you can see it loads faster! Amazing. I was able to eliminate a total of four plugins and it dropped my total page weight 2x!
I can't express my Excitement about locating GeneratePress and I am moving over all of my sites to it (which comprises some EDD e-commerce sites). After I've got my 9 sites all running in GP with no child topics, my life is going to be a breeze! The programmer has revived my faith in multi-purpose subjects , and that when done the right way, can actually perform quicker.
Because Of that, people who build WordPress sites for a living love GeneratePress. They will typically pair it with a WordPress page builder and use it for literally any type of site.
For Example, if you know you wish to produce a fashion blog, you may be happier choosing a niche theme that is developed exclusively for fashion bloggers.
While GeneratePress has gotten a great deal easier to use, as a result of its pre-built Website Library, GeneratePress still looks very barebones when you first install it.
So To make GeneratePress look how you would like it to, you will almost certainly need to go in and personalize things. And while the significant advantage of GeneratePress is how customizable it is, many users, particularly casual users, do not like having to make those changes .
The Free version of GeneratePress provides you decent possibilities, but if you own GeneratePress Premium, you'll be able to customize nearly everything about your website.
All In all, GeneratePress will provide you much more customization choices in the WordPress Customizer compared to most other topics. This level of detail may be a bit overwhelming if you're a beginner. But once you understand how the preferences come together, you'll have full control over how your site appears.
Around All its features, GeneratePress consistently has a focus on excellent performance and tidy code. The whole motif is less than 30 kB, and it is about as little as you are ever going to find for a WordPress theme. Even most other optimized WordPress topics are still 200+ kB. And some poorly coded topics can even surpass 1 MB!
Place That collectively, and you obtain a superfast-loading motif. How quickly? To give you an idea, I ran a small test.
Sections — this is kind of like lightweight page building. It permits you to create different"sections" onto a page, each with their own design and column preferences.
To Remain lightweight, GeneratePress also gives you a modular interface where you could pick and choose what characteristics you would like to trigger.
Earlier In 2018, though, the developer added a new Site Library feature for GeneratePress Premium users which lets you easily import any among the 25+ pre-built demo sites.
With Most themes, each page and post will use the very same settings for the most part. You may have some custom templates or formats — however you don't have very much control beyond that.
Nevertheless, If you are serious about utilizing GeneratePress, I feel you should purchase the GeneratePress Premium plugin, as that's what makes the theme so elastic. The free version does not give you nearly as many configurations from the WordPress Customizer. And you'll also lose out on the premade Site Library.
GeneratePress Premium can be still quite reasonably priced. It costs just $39.95, which provides you use on infinite websites . You will also get a 40% discount if you want to renew to continue receiving support and upgrades after the initial year (you can, obviously, keep using GeneratePress after the initial year without renewing — you won't receive any more updates).
However, If you're willing to spend time changing settings, GeneratePress' style controls give you the flexibility to turn it into any type of WordPress website. Or, you may even have the ability to find a starter site that fits your needs to save a little time.
Additionally, It is among those fastest-loading WordPress themes you will locate. So if you're seeking the best performance possible, using GeneratePress as your WordPress site's base is a great decision.


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3 Young Brands that have Cracked the Cross Border Game Successfully
Globalization isn't exactly new. We have been trading across the globe since the days of Marco Polo and Ibn Batuta (a lot earlier if you really go back in history). Thanks to the advances in technology, processes, data, and infrastructure, what has changed massively in the last 20 years is the ability to connect, communicate and drive sales real-time across the world. Today, customers look for their favorite products without even knowing (or franking caring much) where it gets delivered from. My daily routine in Los Angeles is something like this. I drink Columbian coffee with mangoes and lychees from India, milk and bread sourced locally for breakfast, wear clothes manufactured in Europe and China, use a mobile phone assembled in the US but manufactured in Asia, and sleep on a mattress that was manufactured in Mexico.
There has never been a time in human history when the world was smaller. Customers are ready to pay for value and what they like. Result? 1 in every five orders is sourced globally! In developed countries, this is already up to 1 in every three orders being sourced globally. Add e-commerce to the equation, and you have started an unstoppable chain reaction. Why? Well, because in ecommerce, you don't need to stock up inventory ahead of time, resulting in the aggressive growth of cross-border commerce. Brands now have the flexibility to manufacture when they get an order, ship it, and get it delivered to the end customer in less than four days from across the globe – about the same time it would take in domestic commerce.
You don't need to guess where this juggernaut is headed. It is a one-way street to borderless commerce (or as close to it as you can get within the regulatory framework). Mckinsey predicts that 1 in every 2 orders will be crossborder in less than five years. That is a whopping $5T in value. Can you, as a brand or an investor, ignore a segment that was minuscule in 2015 (about the time I started in crossborder ecommerce) and is about to become half of global trade in just about 10 years or so? Back in 2015, not even Amazon had any idea what crossborder ecommerce was. Only eBay and Alibaba had figured it out successfully. Fast track to today, almost every small ecommerce marketplace claims that they sell globally! While many brands of repute are still struggling to crack their cross-border game, some have been exceptionally successful. Their cross-border play has enabled them to become global household names and did not take 50 years to do that as it took their predecessors. Our story today features three such brands that have successfully gone crossborder and are likely to rule ecommerce tomorrow simply because they are the pioneers. These companies have not only made it big, but also left a footprint in the global market by asking the right questions, taking advantage of technology, timing and opportunity and moving forward with calculated risk-driven solutions.
Sugar Cosmetics (India)
Vineeta Singh, the founder of Sugar Cosmetics, observed how most reputed cosmetic brands failed to cater to the needs of the Indian market. In hot and humid India, traditional makeup often dripped off with sweat leading to customer distress and dissatisfaction. Moreover, those brands' shades, formulas, and colors were primarily created with lighter skin tones in mind. Which was another fail for the Indian market.
Vineeta and her partner Kaushik Mukherjee dreamt of a solution to this problem and came up with Sugar Cosmetics! I met Kaushik when he was sitting next to me on a flight from Mumbai to Hyderabad in 2019. I have been keenly following their story ever since. Sugar Cosmetics was created with the promise of providing long-lasting, cruelty-free makeup that not only stands firm in the face of the tropical climate of India but also provides perfect shades for the discerning Indian customer. Their product-market fit is bang on and it didn't take much time for them to become one of the hottest selling brands in the market-places. They have gone on to build an Indian brand that stands out globally. Sugar Cosmetics is currently at a monthly revenue of $20 million and is doubling year on year.
Sugar's dometic success is not really the focus of our story though. The other day, I was speaking to a beauty expert from New York and she mentioned Sugar in hushed tones. I was pleasantly surprised to say the least. Upon research, I figured out that Sugar Cosmetics has successfully entered the global market with its retail presence in Russia and online presence in the US. In both these geos, the brand is famous primarily amongst expats from the tropical world. They are also active in the entire tropical market, which includes South Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Per the company's plan, about 30-40% of revenue would be from outside India by 2026.
American Giant (USA)
American Giant, a fast-growing startup in the highly competitive apparel market, got its start with high-quality, American-made clothing that was unlike anything else on the market. Their commitment to style and durability helped them stand out from "fast fashion" imported clothing from China, South Korea that did not exactly suit the American customer. American Giant knew it needed a marketing team that could grow the business and retain customers in ways that reflected the company's values and didn't require much hands-on maintenance. But how do you go about doing that?
American Giant identified the military as an affinity segment for its brand. The company's made-in-America ethos, rugged clothing, and straightforward style resonated with this audience and presented an opportunity. The military community has over 37 million consumers with $1 trillion in spending power. This opportunity offered great potential for acquiring a large and loyal group of customers.
The company took it up a notch with discounts and offers. American Giant knew that generic discounts would get lost in the crowd. Instead, they decided to tribute the military with innovative and exclusive offers—discounts only available to verified members of the US armed forces, their families, and veterans. Exclusive offers hold strong appeal for military members, who are more likely to shop with a company that offers a military discount. And by tapping into powerful human emotions of belonging and feeling special, exclusive offers help build loyalty. A pure online brand, they connect to their consumers through email marketing. American Giant also sells its products online through its website.
Since the American Military enjoys a global fan-following – American Giant was able to tap into some serious cross-border interest in their products. American Giant has used its unique yet effective strategies to be among the most significant brands that made it big in the crossborder game. Today crossborder sales lead to 20% of their revenues and is the fastest growing segment of their business. Guess where they are headed next? BTW, this reminds me of a very interesting Indian brand with a very similar strategy that I met last month. More on that later! 🙂
GoPro (USA)
We have all heard of GoPro – the stuff that crazy adventurers and sports people use to film their stunts. Nowadays, it is a mandatory part of every world traveler's kit. When Nick Woodman was first developing the idea behind this company, his aim wasn't to take upon the world of action photography. Au contraire, his vision was much more straightforward: to create wrist straps that photographers could use to tether existing cameras to their arms for unusual shots.
Woodman traveled to Australia and Indonesia, where he realized that his straps alone would not be enough for the company to be successful. He needed waterproof housing for his camera and would need to find the perfect model. In 2004, GoPro launched its first camera: a reusable 35mm device for about $3 each. By selling them for $30 a piece, GoPro made a neat profit on these cameras. The company gained a strong reputation by building relationships with surf shops and appearing on QVC, raising $350,000 in sales. In the meantime, it developed a niche product—but wasn't quite iconic yet. When his friends pushed him to jump to digital, Woodman released the Digital Hero, GoPro's first all-digital, video-ready product. It had VGA audio in ten-second increments but no audio capability. By 2007, however, the Digital Hero 3 offered unlimited audio and video.
GoPro introduced several significant technological advancements, such as the wide-angle lens and waterproof housing, over the next several years. However, in 2009, they were met with a new competition: Apple introduced the iPhone 3GS, which included onboard video capabilities. The first iPhone's introduction changed how we view and record videos. On top of it, copycat models from China were selling at a tenth of their price and proved to be fairly durable.
The traditional video camera and camcorder market declined, as did GoPro's core business. This provided the company with an opportunity to take on more mainstream markets. It also presented new challenges for the company as it sought to compete with established players in the market. GoPro survived this onslaught because it had built a cult following worldwide. This proved to be a unique case where crossborder following turned out to be the reason for the brand's survival. In 2022, GoPro remains a top brand with a global footprint and an enduring following.
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Send Flowers for Susan Stribling
Susan Stribling Dehmer
August 26, 1966 ~ December 9, 2021 (age 55)
Susan Stribling Dehmer, 55, died December 9, 2021, after a fall at her home in Oxford. Born on August 26, 1966, in Jackson, Susan attended St. Andrew's Episcopal School and Jackson Preparatory School before moving with her family to Memphis, where she graduated from Briarcrest Christian School. She was a Chi Omega at the University of Mississippi, graduating with a degree in social work.
Susan was the daughter Dr. and Mrs. J.T. Davis, Jr., of Oxford and the late Roger Stribling, Jr., of Jackson. She was preceded in death by her father and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Stribling, Mr. and Mrs. J. Will Young, and John H. Sloan; and by her brother-in-law Kevin Hunter.
Susan is survived by her parents; sister Sloan Hunter of Oxford; sister Paige Recchia (Tony) of Greenwich, Connecticut; brother Wilson Stribling (Jennifer) of Madison; step-siblings Robin Wilson of Atlanta, Richard Davis (Leighanne) of Birmingham, and Alan Davis (Lauren) of New Orleans; and former husband Josh Dehmer of Ridgeland, and his children.
She cherished her nieces, nephews, and a great-niece, all of whom loved their Susu dearly for her generous and zany spirit: Sam and Lilly Hunter; Charlie, Miles, Wyatt and Olivia Recchia; Roger, Bennett and Celia Stribling; and Anne Stribling Hunter.
Susan's empathy fueled a desire to help others, first with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mid-South in Memphis. She had a flair for design that she put to use as a Regional Director of Visual Marketing for Harold's Stores and in various other creative pursuits.
A celebration of Susan's life will be held Friday, December 17, at 1:00 p.m. at Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson, followed by inurnment in the church columbarium and fellowship in the Great Hall. The service will be live-streamed at northminsterbaptist.org.
Memorial contributions may be made to Northminster Baptist Church or to the Harmony Horses Center for Growth and Healing Fund through the Community Foundation for Mississippi, a cause from which Susan drew much strength.
New Albany Funeral and Cremation Care invites you to share memories with the Dehmer family.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Susan Stribling, please visit our floral store.
Northminster Baptist Church (Jackson, Great Hall)


Born in Al Baha, Saudi Arabia in 1977, Rashed Al Shashai holds a Master of Visual Arts degree and is a prominent figure of the contemporary Saudi art scene. As a conceptual artist and arts educator, Al Shashai has been influential to a new generation of Saudi talent while also nurturing local artistic practices as a founding member of the Saudi Arabia Fine Arts society and the Art Education Society. In 2009, he established the Tasami Centre for Visual Arts, an independent space that supports cutting-edge art in the Kingdom, and was the organization's director until 2014.
Al Shashai has widely exhibited in the Arab Gulf and abroad at such venues and events as The Bates College Museum of Art, Maine, USA (2016); Ayyam Gallery DIFC, Dubai (2016); Low Gallery, San Diego (2016); The Armory Show, New York (2015); JOAU Tunis (2015); Hewar Art Gallery, Riyadh (2015); Hafez Gallery, Jeddah (2015); the Annual Exhibition of Emirates Fines Arts Society, Sharjah Art Museum (2012); and the Ostraka International Forum, Sharm Al Sheikh. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including First Prize from the Media Art Show, Riyadh (2011).


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Q: Colors on my newly installed Ubuntu are pale and dim Recently I build a new PC configuration and installed a 16.04 LTC on a new HHD. Everything is ok, except the colors that I have now, all of them are very pale and dim. First I kinda accepted that, I thought it was my just new Graphic card, which is Intel® Kabylake GT2.
But then I booted up from my old HHD, the old ubuntu 16.04 that I was using previously, and the colors there are just fine.
On the same PC, two versions of Ubuntu, different results.
I checked the drivers in use on both, they are the same (Intel ones).
So, what can be the cause of such difference?
Probably it can be caused by the fact that I was running Nvidia graphic card, and the drivers for it somehow changed display config. And if there is such a config, can I just copy it to the new system?
I tinkered gnome-color-manager, switched some profiles. No results, the changes there are very subtle, while the difference in colors between two system is huge.
Thanks for any pointers in direction on how to solve the problem.

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Footloose as an individual track is a tune I have been familiar with and known the words to since I can remember. Footloose as a show with a full range of foot-tapping musical numbers (which I could now listen to on repeat) I was not at all familiar with, however the incarnation of the show which is currently playing at Coventry Belgrade Theatre, is now rooted as a firm favourite. Not least because this version is an actor/musician production which is no mean feat.
Popular hits such as Let's Hear It For The Boy, Holding Out For a Hero and Almost Paradise filled the auditorium and naturally, the title track had the place rocking. A personal highlight was Somebody's Eyes which was a haunting yet catchy recurring theme and I have to give a mention to Learning To Be Silent as the harmonies were spectacular (kudos to Maureen Nolan, Lindsay Goodhand and Hannah Price).
The story is straight forward, teenage lad's father does a runner, leaving him and his mum in the lurch. They move in with a kind uncle who lives in a small town with ridiculous rules. No dancing being one of the outlandish regulations. The tragic reason behind the town's strict defences? A fatal car accident which resulted in the deaths of four youths, one of whom is significant to the plot. A Preacher is at the centre of the town's inflexibility, and his wayward daughter is desperate to get out and rebel.
Joshua Dowen as the iconic character (and young new boy in town who wants to challenge the no dancing rule) Ren McCormack, blew Kevin Bacon's performance out of the water. A more versatile performer at the helm I couldn't have imagined, he completely made the role his own. Hannah Price as Ariel Moore (the Preacher's trouble-seeking daughter) was a superb match for him and I was impressed with her seamless interchanges between instruments and the heart of the action. Gareth Gates was a revelation as Willard, for more reasons than one! I expected an amazing vocal performance from him, however as an actor he surpassed himself. His characterisation was nothing short of incredible. Maureen Nolan is another performer whom I had preconceived ideas about, Vi (Ariel's mum) was a perfect fit for Nolan and her vocal ability remains incomparable. Reuven Gershon gave a strong and extremely notable performance as Rev Shaw Moore, his solo performance in act two was another highlight. I am also delighted to have been introduced to the extraordinary talent of Lindsay Goodhand. Not only did she take on three very different roles (Ethel McCormack, Betty and Coach Dunbar) and play each one brilliantly, but I was blown away with her singing voice. When she wasn't acting, singing or roller skating(!) she had an instrument to play.
Lindsay Goodhand, a multi-talented performer!
The set was multi-purpose and lent itself to the instruments that were an integral part of the scenery. The few scene changes required were seamless and there were a few hidden surprises too.
An audience collectively on their feet and boogeying as one to a finale mash-up, coupled with whoops, cheers and my own personal feeling that I could watch it again, again and again – is a winning combination. I needed more than one pair of eyes to watch this energetic and stellar cast giving one of the most joyous theatrical experiences. Don't miss this show, it's the ultimate feel-good musical and you won't be able to stop smiling!
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Google's March 26 Doodle celebrates the 194th birthday of Julie-Victoire Daubié, a French journalist and the first woman in her country to obtain a bachelor's degree.
Monday's Google Doodle celebrates French journalist Julie-Victoire Daubié, the first woman in her country to obtain a bachelor's degree.
Daubié, born in 1824, had little patience with the prevailing norms that held back many women of her generation. She studied Latin, Greek, history, geography and German with her brother's help, but still faced numerous rejections from French universities despite the fact that no laws barred women's entry to academic circles.
Studious and stubborn, she persisted in taking classes while working as a governess.
In 1859, Daubié entered an essay competition at the Imperial Academy of Science and Fine Letters of Lyon. Taking a stand for women's suffrage, Daubié wrote an essay titled, "The Poor Woman in the 19th Century. Female Conditions and Resources," a nearly 300-page opus surveying the travails of female workers, including wage inequality and exclusion from education and many professions. The essay not only earned acclaim and took first prize, but it also allowed Daubié admittance to the academy.
In 1861, at the age of 37, Daubié became France's first female baccalaureate.
Daubié continued to champion women's rights for the remainder of her life. She died in 1974 at the age of 50.
In its commemoration of Daubié on what would have been her 194th birthday, Google's Doodle depicts the scholar and activist reaching for an academic certificate just within her grasp.


Medications are used in the treatment of most types of travel-associated infections. NYU Langone doctors prescribe medications based on the species of parasite or bacterium causing the infection and the part of the world where the infection was acquired.
Information gathered from blood tests can help a doctor determine if the parasite or bacterium is resistant to certain medications. This can also establish the best medication for managing the condition.
After a doctor identifies the cause of your illness, a treatment plan is started.
For people with malaria, a doctor may prescribe antimalarial medications, such as atovaquone–proguanil or mefloquine. Antibiotics, such as doxycycline and clindamycin, may also be prescribed in combination with an antimalarial medication called quinine.
These medications are taken by mouth in pill form. The length of treatment varies from a few days to a week, depending on the medication. Side effects may include nausea, diarrhea, dizziness, trouble sleeping, and headaches. People who are extremely ill may require hospitalization.
Typhoid fever is treated with antibiotics. Doctors prescribe ciprofloxacin or azithromycin, which are taken by mouth in pill form.
Ceftriaxone is the medication of choice for people ill enough to require hospitalization. The medication is administered through a vein with intravenous (IV) infusion.
The length of treatment varies based on the medication prescribed. Side effects may include dizziness, headaches, upset stomach, and abdominal pain.
There is no specific medication available to treat dengue. Your doctor may recommend a pain reliever with acetaminophen to help reduce your fever. Doctors do not prescribe medications with aspirin or ibuprofen, because they can worsen bleeding in people with dengue hemorrhagic fever.
People with dengue should rest and drink plenty of fluids. If you feel worse in the first 24 hours after your fever goes down, you should go immediately to a hospital to be checked for complications, such as internal bleeding or organ dysfunction.
Because dengue has no known cure or vaccine, doctors treat a person's symptoms. People with dengue may need more intensive care, such as IV fluids and electrolytes to treat dehydration, blood transfusions to help stop bleeding, or oxygen therapy to treat abnormally low levels of oxygen in the blood.
There is no medication available to treat a chikungunya infection. Your doctor may recommend a pain reliever, such as such as ibuprofen, naproxen, or acetaminophen, to help reduce fever and alleviate joint pain.
Getting plenty of rest and drinking fluids to prevent dehydration can help ease symptoms.


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Essix offers a mattress-protector collection to protect your bedding. Our mattress-protector prevent odors, bacteria and germs and to extend the life of your mattress. Easy to wash and dry, every mattresses should be protected. Indeed, a mattress-protector is always easier to clean than a mattress itself. It can be useful, especially for some mattresses that could be easily damaged with a quick accident, such as: toddler bed mattress, older person mattress, bed and breakfast mattress, rental house mattress etc. Using a bed mattress protector covers can help your preserving your mattress cleanliness longer. It is important to protect your mattress from spills, dust, bed bugs and urine.
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Did I feel spring in the air the other day? I'm sure I caught a fleeting aroma of Easter eggs and roast lamb. Or maybe it was an hallucination brought on by the pale, watery sunshine.
Or it could have been the uplifting experience of visiting Sam Hagger at his excellent Leicester pub The Rutland & Derby that got me feeling all spring like (see picture above). Sam was recently named Leicester Mercury Business Exec of the Year for his efforts running The Forge at Glenfield, and The Rutland & Derby and The Knight & Garter in Leicester (aka his Beautiful Pubs Collective). It's great to see someone in hospitality doing so well and getting the recognition he deserves. Sam is a perfectionist and you can see that in all his pubs. Congratulations, Sam!
We've got lots of new recommendations to share in this update.
The Bridge Inn at Calver is a large country pub in the heart of the Derbyshire Peak District – it's somewhere our Derbyshire editor visits whenever she's in the area.
Juni is a new restaurant, bar and gin school in Nottingham city centre. Intriguingly, it was launched by the founders of a Serbian gin and serves Serbian small plates.
The Dog & Doublet in Sandon sits between Stafford and Stone. Besides the consistently good food, the customer service is top-notch.
Apteekki is a beautifully designed vegan restaurant in the middle of Melton Mowbray. It has been lovingly created by a team with a real eye for detail, and that care and attention translates to the food and drink.
The Five Horseshoes at Barholm doesn't have a kitchen, so we're not recommending it for its fine dining. We love it because it has bucketloads of charm, a brilliant selection of cask ales, and is basically a fantastic traditional village pub.
The Queen's Head in Bulwick is open again. It is most definitely a pub, but serves food several notches above standard pub grub.
The Open House in Brighton is a big, warm and inviting pub with lots of charm. And the food always seems to deliver.
Cardamom & Dill in York is the perfect place to visit to remind you of delicious summer holiday flavours all year round.
The Ship at Dunwich is lovely old pub with rooms just a short stroll from the beach in the Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
15% off the food bill at Sarpech in Oakham, Rutland. More details.
A free half pint or small glass of wine with your main meal at The Chestnut, Radcliffe on Trent, Notts. More details.
10% off the food bill at The Martin's Arms, Colston Bassett, Notts (excluding Saturday night and Sunday lunch). More details.
Complimentary starter or dessert with all main courses, Sunday to Thursday, at The Knight & Garter, Leicester. More details.
A free large pie or curry with any order over £40 at Waterloo Cottage Farm, Great Oxendon, Leics. More details.
Please mention you're a member when booking and show your membership card.
Here's a nice story. Sales of Everards' special-edition beer, Suffragette, have raised £1,400 for Leicester charity New Dawn New Day, which helps women and girls affected by poverty, trauma and abuse.
Suffragette was brewed to commemorate 100 years of the suffragette movement and in particular honour Leicester suffragette Alice Hawkins, who was imprisoned five times.
The brewery is hosting a 'Pop Inn' event in Grantham on Monday, March 4, at The Recruiting Sergeant (High Street, Grantham, Lincolnshire, NG31 8JP). Anyone interested in running their own pub business can pop in anytime between 2pm and 7pm and chat to an experienced team, who will answer any questions they may have about running a pub business and provide information on what running your own pub entails.
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MotoGP, Ducati speeding at 339.60 Km/h on the Sepang circuit
The circuit's speed record belongs to Andrea Iannone who signed it in 2015 with the Desmosedici GP15.
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The Malaysian Grand Prix is the last event in the three back-to-back, end-of-season flyaway races and the Sepang International Circuit will be the venue for the penultimate round of the 2019 championship. Let's have a look at ten key facts about the race:
- Thanks to the nine points he scored at Phillip Island, Andrea Dovizioso is now mathematically guarenteed to finish runner-up in the Riders' classification for the third year in a row; only Marc Márquez has managed to finish ahead of him in the last three seasons. If we consider the six MotoGP titles won by Márquez since 2013, Dovizioso has finished in second place three times, Rossi twice and Lorenzo once.
- Sepang is one of the circuits in which the Ducati Team has scored most victories, with three different riders, a total of five times: Capirossi in 2005, Stoner in 2007 and 2009 and Dovizioso in 2016 and 2017.
- As well as these victories, we have to add another three podiums: Carlos Checa third in 2005, Capirossi and Lorenzo second in 2006 and 2017 respectively.
- The 920 metre long straight of the Sepang circuit is the seventh longest in the entire calendar.
- 339.60 km/h is the highest speed ever recorded at Sepang by a MotoGP bike, a record set by the Desmosedici GP of Andrea Iannone in 2015.
- With a length of 5.543 km, Sepang is the second longest circuit in the championship, only behind Silverstone.
- Danilo Petrucci's best finish in the MotoGP World Championship so far is eighth place, a position he achieved in 2017 and 2018. The Italian rider, currently lying in fifth, is just two races away from finishing his best-ever season in the world championship.
- Andrea Dovizioso needs just 21 points to equal his highest-ever points score in the Riders' standings. His record so far is 261, which earned him second place in 2017.
- With his win in 2016, Dovizioso brought an end to a six-year period without a victory. That year at Sepang he scored the hat trick, also setting Pole Position and fastest race lap.
- Sepang, together with Montmeló and Motegi, is the most challenging circuit for brakes, which are used for 37 seconds per lap, about 30% of the race.
Marc Marquez hard at work to get back in shape for Sepang test
Iannone doping affair - Aprilia aim for Andrea to be on track at Sepang test
Albesiano: "Biaggi and Savadori plan B for Sepang in place of Iannone"
Ducati Desmosedici: at Sepang it's a UFO ROBOT!
Fans race with Quartararo and Morbidelli at Sepang
Dovizioso in search of the 100th podium in the world championship
Forbes: Marquez and Rossi out of the Top 100 highest paid athletes in the world
The highest paid is Messi, who earns 127 million dollars. Lewis Hamilton is only 13th with 55 million and Sebastian Vettel with 40. But no rider made the list of soccer players, boxers, basketball aces, and even cricket players!


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Notable Phi Kappa Phi Members
Since its founding in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi has initiated more than 1.5 million members. Notable members throughout history include public servants and leaders, Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winners, NASA astronauts and more. It is a global network composed of the best and brightest from all academic disciplines—a community of scholars and professionals building an enduring legacy for future generations.
While by no means a comprehensive list, the notable individuals below illustrate the diverse expertise of Phi Kappa Phi members.
Mildred Garcia
President of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Initiated at California State University, Dominguez Hills
Freeman A. Hrabowski, III
President of University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Author
Initiated at University of Maryland, Baltimore Campuses
Martha E. Pollack
President of Cornell University
Initiated at University of Michigan
Joseph Rallo
Former Louisiana Commissioner of Higher Education
Initiated at Western Illinois University
William Bolcom
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer
Grammy-Winning Soprano
Initiated at State University of New York at Potsdam
Oscar-Winning Director
Initiated at California State University, Long Beach
Authors and Poets
Research Professor, Known for one of the top-watched TED Talks
Initiated at University of Houston
Initiated at University of Mississippi
Initiated at Virginia Commonwealth University
James Lee Burke
Initiated at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Rita Dove
Pulitzer Prize Winner in Poetry, First African-American named Poet Laureate of the United States
Initiated at Miami University
James Barksdale
Founder of Netscape
Chad Hurley
Co-founder and Former Chief Executive Officer of YouTube
Initiated at Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Marla Sabo
Former President and Chief Operating Officer of Christian Dior
Ernie Anastos
Emmy Award-Winning Anchor
Initiated at Northeastern University
Deborah Norville
Initiated at University of Georgia
Chuck Scarborough
Initiated at University of Southern Mississippi
Initiated at Georgia State University
67th United States Secretary of State, Presidential Nominee
Initiated at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Albert Gore
45th Vice President of the United States, Presidential Nominee
Initiated at Middle Tennessee State University)
22nd United States Secretary of Defense
Initiated at Texas A&M University
70th Governor of Massachusetts, Presidential Nominee, United States Senator from Utah
Initiated at Brigham Young University
United States Senator from Massachusetts,
Matthew Desmond
Sociologist, Princeton University Professor, Pulitzer Prize Winner
Initiated at Arizona State University
John N. Gardner
Founder of the First Year Experience Program, Author
Initiated at Elon University
Stephen Prothero
Boston University Religion Professor
Initiated at Marshall University
Theoretical Cosmologist, Tow Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University
Rashid A. Abdu
Surgeon, 2017 Arab American of the Year
Initiated at Youngstown State University
Christina Hammock Koch
NASA Astronaut
Initiated at North Carolina State University
Tim Kopra
Initiated at United States Military Academy
Wendy Lawrence
Initiated at United States Naval Academy
Robert A. "Bob" DuPuy
Former President of Major League Baseball
Initiated at Cornell University
Robert Conrad Khayat
Former Player in the National Football League, 15th Chancellor of the University of Mississippi
Kim Mulkey
Head Woman's Basketball Coach at Louisiana State University
Initiated at Louisiana Tech University
Stephen Ambrose
Historian, Founder of The National WWII Museum
Initiated at University of New Orleans
United States Supreme Court Justice
Glenna Goodacre
Initiated at Texas Tech University
Ellis Marsalis
George Olah
Nobel Prize-Winning Chemist
Initiated at University of Southern California
Merlin Olsen
Former player in the National Football League, Actor
Initiated at Utah State University


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Pay for Savings and Services, Not for Exclusivity: Exclusive access to events and deals can be enticing but they never really save you any money. The best thing a membership card can offer is discounts and services. Ensure the card you are about to buy offers you discounts on products and services you really need.
Evaluate the Competition: If you are in two minds about buying a membership card, it's often helpful to compare the programs offered by other competitor stores. For example, if you are thinking of buying a membership card to get discounts on grocery, it makes sense to hunt for other membership program offers to score the maximum discounts, deals, and benefits.
Read the Terms and Conditions: Almost all membership cards come with a list of terms and conditions. It's usually different for different businesses. For example, a restaurant may choose not to accept your membership on special dates. This is why it's important that you don't take the flowery sales pitches at face value. Insist on reading the terms and conditions before committing to a particular membership program.


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For the 14th year, Evelyn Haas and Shirley Hornbeck are co-chairing the annual Antiques in August Show and Sale, a project of the Auxiliary of Catskill Regional Medical Center.
The fundraiser is in its 48th year and continues to be not only a major money-maker for the auxiliary but also a great community event that brings in thousands of shoppers.
It will be from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 5 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 6 at Monticello High School on Forestburgh Road (Route 42). Twenty-four "choice dealers," according to Ellen Cutler, auxiliary chairwoman, will offer antiques, jewelry and collectibles.
Admission to the event is $5, and lunch is available.
Each year, the committee creates a journal that is distributed during the show and sale. And each year, one or two outstanding community volunteers and leaders are selected to be featured in the journal. Many ads-in-congratulations are created especially for them. This year's honorees are Shirley and David Kaufman, well-known Sullivan County residents, and longtime supporters of the auxiliary and the medical center. He is vice chairman of the center's board of trustees.
Additional funds are raised through raffle tickets for 28 gifts donated by area businesses. Beverly Klein and Diane Baron are in charge of the raffles.
Through the years, the auxiliary has contributed through pledges more than $26 million, all of which was used to purchase state-of-the-art technology for the hospital.
For information, call 794-3300, ext. 2186, or 794-2828.
The Mamakating Rotary will host a pig roast and a classic car show from 3-7 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Town of Mamakating Park in Bloomingburg. Tickets are $15, $10 for children age 6 and older.
Musical entertainment will be offered by the RAD Band and the Deep End. Commemorative decals will be given to those who enter the car show. For car show registration, call Don Webber at 733-4092.
For tickets, call 888-2475 or 733-4092.
For information about joining the group, visit the Web site at www.rotarydistrict7210.org or www.rotary.org.
Joseph Glenn Nakagawa received his Eagle Award during a recent Court of Honor at the Gardnertown United Methodist Church in the Town of Newburgh, sponsors of his Boy Scout Troop 327. Joseph, a graduate of Valley Central High School, is a student at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh. He's also an assistant den leader with Cub Scout Pack 125 and is an assistant Scoutmaster in his own Troop 327. His brother, Daniel, is an Eagle Scout, his brother Benjamin is a Cub Scout and his sister Linda is a Cadet Scout with Girl Scout Troop 752 in Newburgh.
Joseph's Eagle project included collecting new and gently used shoes for the Shoes That Fit program headed by Susie Reardon and supported by Groo's Shoes in the Town of Wallkill. It was a project that involved many people including Sheila and Mark Levinstein of North Point in Newburgh, who donated their truck and a driver to pick up and deliver the shoes.
Members of the Mid-Hudson Regional Early Childhood Direction Center and the Orange County Provider Coalition recently met at the offices of Independent Living in the City of Newburgh to donate $1,000. The money came from the recent second Early Childhood Conference in support of Orange County's newly created Autism Awareness Project that was developed by the parent volunteer organization's Parents Run AMOC (Autism Move-a-thon of Orange County).
For information, call Arnie Abrams at 565-1162, ext. 200.
Barbara Bedell's column appears daily. Call her at 346-3125.


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Rangers' Calhoun has broken jaw from fastball to mouth
Posted: Mar 8, 2020 / 08:07 PM CDT / Updated: Mar 8, 2020 / 07:09 PM CDT
SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP)Texas Rangers outfielder Willie Calhoun has a broken jaw after being hit in the mouth by a fastball Sunday.
The left-handed hitting Calhoun crumbled after being struck in the face by a fastball from Los Angeles Dodgers lefty Julio Urias in the first inning of a spring training game.
Calhoun fell on his back, put his hands over his face and was eventually carried off on a cart. The Rangers said he was taken to a hospital and had a CT scan, which revealed a fracture of his jaw. He's expected to be re-examined Monday.
A fourth-round pick by the Dodgers in 2015, Calhoun was acquired by Texas in a trade for Yu Darvish in 2017 and established himself in the Rangers' lineup last year. The 25-year-old set career bests with 21 homers, a .269 average and an .848 OPS in 83 games.
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MILWAUKEE (AP)Utilityman Daniel Robertson has agreed to a $900,000, one-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers that allows him to earn an additional $400,000 in performance bonuses.
Robertson batted .333 with no homers and two RBIs in 17 games with the San Francisco Giants last season while making appearances at shortstop, second base, third base and the outfield. His contract was purchased from Tampa Bay on Aug. 23, and he had $157,808 in prorated earnings during the shortened season.
AP source: Astros agree to $7M, 2-year deal with Castro
HOUSTON (AP)Catcher Jason Castro has agreed to a $7 million, two-year contract with the Houston Astros, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Thursday because the deal had not been announced. The agreement is pending completion of a successful physical.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)Mike Sadek, a popular backup catcher who played all eight of his major league seasons with the San Francisco Giants, has died. He was 74.
The team announced Sadek died Wednesday in San Andreas, California, following a short illness.


Within hours, the Japanese PM had announced he was personally taking control of crisis management at Fukushima. He appointed a committee of government and TEPCO officials to report directly to him; had the transport ministry impose a no-fly zone for 30 kilometres around the badly damaged plant; and ordered Japan's Self-Defence Forces to shift their attention to relief, instead of rescue.
Later, at a nationally televised news conference, where he spoke to reporters while dressed in a powder-blue emergency services jump-suit, Mr. Kan acknowledged the radiation peril and called for calm.
"There is a danger of even higher radiation levels," he said.
Much like the head of a company, a country's leader is looked to in times of crisis for guidance and as an example of how to behave. With the immediate threat of nuclear meltdown and the task of reconstruction lying beyond that, Kan has a long road to travel, but by remaining strong and taking charge, he encourages his people to do the same.


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Tag Archives: andy carroll
Football, Results
Premier League Primer: On Me Head, Son
Image: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images.
Before service commences, pray a moment's silence for the death of Liverpool's incompetence in the transfer market.
Tagged alex ferguson, andy carroll, Chelsea, Daniel Sturridge, Demba Ba, fernando torres, manchester united, Tottenham Hotspur
Sensuous Soccer: What The Premier League Needs Now
Marouane Fellaini captures the mood of the EPL. And Santi Cazorla's nose. Image: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images.
What a miserable few days it's been in the English Premier League.
If managers being sacked isn't upsetting the fans, it's managers being appointed. Refs have grounds to sue clubs, 'supporters' are getting banned for racist slurs and Darren Bent's been left on the bench.
Tagged andy carroll, Darren Bent, English Premier League, Mario Balotelli
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Andy Carroll: Supping In The Last Chance Saloon
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On Sunday night, it was reported that Liverpool had rejected a proposed loan deal from Andy Carroll's former club Newcastle United. Carroll, who is 23, has failed to live up to the promise that persuaded Liverpool to make a last minute £35m bid for him in the January 2011 transfer window, and in recent months, the club have made no secret of the fact that they would be happy to off-load the striker.
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Yahoo doesn't just shed top execs–it actually buys stuff related to its core online advertising business!
Thus, today, it announced the purchase of Dapper, an ad creation and optimization start-up.
Dapper, Yahoo (YHOO) said, "enables advertisers and agencies to quickly and easily build dynamic ad creative, leveraging data to automatically show the right product, offer, or message with each impression." Which means it's similar to Teracent, the ad optimization startup that Google (GOOG) bought in November 2009.
Dapper is based in San Francisco and has received $3 million in funding from Accel Partners and entrepreneur Mitch Kapor.
SUNNYVALE, Calif.–October 5, 2010 –Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) today announced the company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dapper (www.dapper.net), a technology platform providing dynamic display ad creation and optimization. Dapper enables advertisers and agencies to quickly and easily build dynamic ad creative, leveraging data to automatically show the right product, offer, or message with each impression. Dapper's capabilities combined with Yahoo!'s already deep consumer insights will further enhance Yahoo!'s ability to deliver customized and relevant advertising.


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Die 24. Verleihung des Globo de Ouro fand am 29. September 2019 im Coliseu dos Recreios in Lissabon statt. Der Gala-Abend wurde von Cristina Ferreira moderiert und vom mitveranstaltenden Fernsehsender SIC übertragen.

Den Globo de Ouro im Jahr 2019, für Leistungen im Jahr 2018, erhielten folgende Persönlichkeiten:

Auszeichnungen nach Kategorien

Kino
 Beste Schauspielerin: Isabel Ruth
 Bester Schauspieler: Carloto Cotta
 Bester Film: Raiva von Sérgio Tréfaut

Mode
 Persönlichkeit des Jahres: Sara Sampaio

Entdeckung des Jahres
 João Félix

Musik

 Bestes Konzert: Mariza
 Bester Interpret: Capitão Fausto
 Bestes Lied: A Vida Toda – Carolina Deslandes

Humor
 Persönlichkeit des Jahres: Ricardo Araújo Pereira

Journalismus
 Persönlichkeit des Jahres: Conceição Lino

Digitales
 Mariana Cabral (Bumba na Fofinha) (Bloggerin)

Theater
 Beste Schauspielerin: Luísa Cruz
 Bester Schauspieler: Paulo Pinto
 Beste Aufführung:  Tio Vânia (Inszenierung von Bruno Branco)

Unterhaltung
 Persönlichkeit des Jahres: Cristina Ferreira

Sport
 Persönlichkeit des Jahres: Cristiano Ronaldo

Lebenswerk
 Maria do Céu Guerra

Weblinks
 Liste der Gewinner der Globos de Ouro 2019 auf der Website des portugiesischen Gesellschaftsmagazins Nova Gente (abgerufen am 16. März 2023)

2019
Preisverleihung 2019
Filmjahr 2019
Preisverleihung in Lissabon
Film (Lissabon)
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1 LAB DIRECTOR
1.1 Gregory S. Chirikjian
2 POSTDOC FELLOWS
2.1 Arash Ghaani Farashahi
2.2 Christian Wülker
3 GRADUATE STUDENTS
3.1 Sipu Ruan
3.2 Thomas (Tommy) Mitchel
3.3 Karen Poblete Rodriguez
3.4 He (Crane) Chen
4 VISITING STUDENTS
LAB DIRECTOR
Gregory S. Chirikjian
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Secondary appointments in CS, AMS, ECE
Email: gregc@jhu.edu
Department homepage, Google Scholar
POSTDOC FELLOWS
Arash Ghaani Farashahi
Abstract Harmonic Analysis & Representation Theory Methods in Applied Science
PhD. in Pure Mathematics-Mathematical Analysis, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), Mashhad, Iran (2012)
M.Sc. in Pure Mathematics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), Mashhad, Iran (2008)
B.S. in Pure Mathematics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (FUM), Mashhad, Iran (2007)
Email: arash.ghaani.farashahi@jhu.edu
Website: http://pages.jh.edu/~aghaani1/Index.html
Christian Wülker
Applied and Computational Noncommutative Harmonic Analysis
Dr. rer. nat. (Doctoral Degree in Natural Sciences), Lübeck University, German (2018)
Thesis: Fast Fourier transforms for spherical Gauss-Laguerre basis functions
M.Sc. of Biomedical Engineering, Heidelberg University (2014)
Thesis: Time-of-flight PET image reconstruction using origin ensembles
B.Sc. of Medical Engineering Science, Lübeck University (2012)
Thesis: Collocation methods for partial differential equations based on radial basis functions
Email: christian.wuelker@jhu.edu
Sipu Ruan
A Paradigm for Robot Motion Planning Based on Parameterization of Free Space
M.S.E in Robotics, Johns Hopkins University (2017)
B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China (2015)
Email: ruansp@jhu.edu
Thomas (Tommy) Mitchel
Robotic Action Recognition via Globally Optimal Variational Calculus; 3-D Dynamics of Snake-like Locomotion
B.A. Mathematics, New York University (2015)
Email: tmitchel@jhu.edu
Karen Poblete Rodriguez
Robot Motion Planning Based on Minkowski sums for the parameterization of Free Space
Masters in Computer Science. Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (2017)
Thesis: Lineal Temporal Logic for motion planning with high level tasks
Bachelors in Computer Engineering and Bachelors in Telematics Engineering. Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (2015)
Email: kpoblet1@jhu.edu
He (Crane) Chen
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Tianjin University, China (2018)
B.E. in Automation, Northeastern University, China (2015)
Email: hchen136@jhu.edu
Qiangqiang Zhao, qzhao18@jhu.edu
Mengdi Xu, M.S.E. Robotics, 2019
Ting Da, Visiting Student, 2018
Jianzhong Ding, Visiting Student, 2018
Joshua Davis, PhD 2018
Kristopher, L. Reynolds, PhD 2018
Qianli Ma, PhD 2017, Delphi Automotive
Zachariah Goh, MSE 2016
Yuttana (Big) Itsarachaiyot, MSE 2016
M. Kendal Ackerman, Ph.D. 2015, Adjunct Professor, Brown Mackie University, Email: mkackerman@gmail.com
Taosha Fan, MSE 2015
Yunuscan Sevimli, MSE 2015
Hau Sze, MSE 2014, Working in Industry
Yan Yan, Ph.D. 2014, Senior Data Analyst, Amperity
Xiao Li, MSE 2014
Hans Ma, MSE 2013, Working in Industry
Kevin Wolfe, Ph.D. 2012, Research Engineer, JHU Applied Physics Laboratory
Michael Kutzer, Ph.D. 2012, Assistant Professor, United States Naval Academy
Matt Moses, Ph.D. 2011, Independent Consultant
Georgios Kaloutsakis, Ph.D. 2010, Started own company in Greece called Medotics
Whitney Hastings, Ph.D. 2010, NIH Tech Transfer Office
Wooram Park, Ph.D. 2008, Associate Clinical Professor, University of Texas at Dallas
Lan Ngoc Le, MSE 2008, Working in Industry
Kiju Lee, Ph.D. 2008, Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Aris Skliros, Ph.D. 2007, Working in Mathematical Finance
Yan Liu, Ph.D. 2007, Senior Software Engineer at Google
Jin Seob Kim, Ph.D. 2006, Postdoc researcher, Johns Hopkins University
Jay Jeong, Ph.D. (former Post-doc researcher), Assistant Professor, Kookmin University, South Korea
Lauren Mace, MSE 2006, Working in Industry
Yu Zhou, Ph.D. 2004, Assistant Professor, The State University of New York at Stony Brook
Shiyu Zhou, Ph.D. (U. of Michigan), Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Adam Schuyler, Ph.D. 2005, Research Associate, University of Michigan
Moon Ki Kim, Ph.D. 2004, Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Sangyoon Lee, Ph.D. 2003, Assistant Professor, Konkuk University, South Korea
Keizo Miyahara, Ph.D. 2003, Associate Professor, Osaka University
Jackrit Suthakorn, Ph.D. 2003, Assistant Professor, Mahidol University, Thailand
Yunfeng Wang, Ph.D. 2001, Associate Professor, The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)
David Stein, Ph.D. 2001, Vice President of Engineering for all of Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics
Subramanian Ramakrishnan (Subbu), MSE 2001, (Ph.D., Rutgers University, 2007)
Richard Altendorfer, Ph.D. (former Post-doc researcher), Senior Research Associate, Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan
Haleh Ardebili, MSE 1996, (Ph.D., University of Maryland, 2001)
Olivier Chetelat, Ph.D. (former Post-doc researcher), Research Associate, Pusan National University
C. J. Chiang, MSE 1998, Working in Industry
Imme Ebert-Uphoff, Ph.D. 1998, Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology (now Adjunct)
Joshua Houck, MSE 1997, Working in Industry
Alexander Kyatkin, Ph.D. (former Post-doc researcher), Working in Industry
David Lees, Ph.D. (former Post-doc researcher), Working in Industry
Satoshi Murata, Ph.D. (former visiting researcher), Associate Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Amit Pamecha, MSE 1995, Working in Industry
Derek Seabury, MSE 1995, Working in Industry


PREDICTif Solutions, a Houston-based technology consulting firm, today announces its upcoming presentation at Oracle OpenWorld 2015. The conference, held from October 25 to 29 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA, will be a premier event for business and IT professionals to learn about Oracle technologies through the interactions with Oracle and its business partners. PREDICTif's CEO, Jeff Huang, VP of Global Sales, Karl Harrocks and OEID Practice Lead, Jimmy Philip will represent PREDICTif at the conference, meeting customers and Oracle colleagues."This year we are very excited to have two of our customers, Wilsonart and Cox Automotive, speak on our behalf and share with our customers and partners their successes with PREDICTif. The Wilsonart story is featured on the September issue of Oracle Profit magazine, describing the incredible journey that Wilsonart and PREDICTif travelled together to build a fully integrated EPM, BI and Big Data solution" said Huang.
A leading Oil and Gas Equipment services company.
Lack of a BI competency center rendered uneven quality of delivered BI applications that resulted in slow performance and instability.
Conducted a health check to identify areas of risks and opportunities, recommend remedial measures, and produce a master implementation plan and a roadmap to build an enterprise level BI architecture.
Developed a master implementation plan and roadmap for an enterprise level BI architecture.
PREDICTif Solutions was engaged to provide a 2-week health check. PREDICTif's senior architects reviewed the existing BI infrastructure, made recommendations for improvement and delivered a master implementation plan for rolling out BI to the entire enterprise.
Based on PREDICTif's standard health check agenda and customer priorities, PREDICTif and the customer created a detailed agenda before the engagement. The agenda addressed both tactical and strategic aspects of the customers business. The tactical aspects were to analyze the existing BI solutions to identify areas of risk and opportunity as well as provide recommendations on both. The strategic aspect was to understand the customer's business priorities and deliver an enterprise BI implementation plan.
The two week agenda was filled with workshops, interviews and document reviews during which, PREDICTif's architects met customer's personnel from numerous areas of the business to discuss business objectives, current BI architecture and business user concerns. Conversations focused on areas such as data quality, data governance, data modeling, report requirement gathering processes, architecture, support/maintenance and technology best practices. The architects also discussed future plans, business initiatives, short term and long term business goals as well as technological direction in the BI and FPM arena.
The tactical health check deliverable is in the form of a Microsoft Word document and a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation both of which outlined areas of opportunity, improvement and identified risks as well as the necessary steps to mitigate those risks.
The architects applied PREDICTif developed and tailor-made data governance and data modeling best practices to the customer's business and IT environment.
A master BI implementation plan and roadmap was delivered in order to consolidate the dispersed BI architecture as well as establish an enterprise level BI infrastructure.
The implementation plan included the steps to establish an enterprise level BI competency center and governance process.
PREDICTif delivered considerable value to the customer's return on the software and IT infrastructure investment. The health check's findings and recommendations significantly improved both the performance and the stability of the customer's existing BI architecture. The implementation plan provided a clear roadmap to establish an enterprise level, world class BI architecture.
The customer completed all three phases of PREDICTif's recommended implementation plan and the overall BI initiatives continue to gain adoption and approval from the business use population.
A leading health management and diagnostic services and equipment company.
As one of the leading construction multimedia companies, this customer is faced with the following challenges: inefficient central financial reports, reliance on manual inputs, and cumbersome Excel intensive reporting tool. With financial data coming from 8 different data sources, a central reporting tool to consolidate all the reports is needed. The business is presented in six platforms and each platform gets the data from its own data source.
The chart of accounts is compiled from a string with over 20 characters. The accounts dimension hierarchy was set up in such a way as to hinder reporting leading to miss interpretation of data and errors in reports. Each of the six platforms has their own chart of accounts and reporting method making it difficult to consolidate in a single tool. Therefore, a lot of manual methods are involved in creating reports. Heavy reliance on Microsoft Excel to input budgeting data is present. As a Solution, PREDICTif Solutions proposes an end to end solution to centralize the financial reporting system to provide budgeting and forecasting for the organization.
The objective of the project was to deliver a solution that leveraged TM1's in-memory OLAP capabilities and simplified the monthly financial consolidation and reporting process.
Centralized, efficient and ease of use access application which can reduce preparation time. Instead of spending time on preparing reports, users can now focus on analyzing data.
Provide a proficient budgeting and forecasting web based process that allows users to input data at the line item level.
After evaluating several world class solutions, IBM Cognos TM1 was selected for a number of reasons – one of them being that IBM Cognos TM1 provides a real-time approach to consolidating, viewing, and editing enormous volumes of multidimensional data.
PREDICTif was engaged to provide an end-to-end solution delivering 25 Cubes with dimensions ranging from 5 to 15 in order to provide Financials and Assumptions models. Changes in financial forecasts, assumption metrics and indirect expenses were made via customizable Excel templates as well as directly through the TM1 interface. Reports created both in TM1 and Excel were readily accessible through the web with no additional effort.
PREDICTif Solutions was able to create a set of multidimensional cubes utilizing OLAP technology that can dynamically slice and dice through data sources.
Design a user-friendly excel input templates which can access through TM1 web. The cubes support consolidation and reporting of both budgeting and forecasting data as well as allocation.
An automated data extraction using by TI processes (ETL) tool that can update multi dimensional cubes from 8 different data sources.
Setting up different instances for security purposes and separate the finance consolidation modules, budgeting applications and compensation modules will be given access by corporate controller.
Substantially reduce time spend on creating monthly financial reports. Reports are easily access and produce with little or no reliance on the accounting and IT department.
Provide a real-time consolidation reports and offer an automated tool for producing annual budget and monthly forecast process.
Provide power users training and knowledge transfer to the client so they will be able to build additional reports, budget templates and forecasting procedures out of the cubes.
PREDICTif solutions delivered measurable results to the client. Now the client is able to provide "one version of the truth" in their reporting system. Customers can now use the centralized financial reporting cube to analyze data across six platforms and they now have an automated ETL process to update dimensions and cubes from 8 different data sources. The TM1 web based input budgeting and forecasting system also allows users across the enterprise system to input data at the line item level. The application significantly speeds up the budgeting and forecasting process and empowers users to create or modify input templates without IT department influence.
Consolidated financial reports have obtained further reach as a result of the use of TM1 web.
A leading seismic data-acquisition imaging and software systems company who assists petroleum exploration companies to identify and measure subsurface geological structures.
The Customer used an out-dated solution that was under-utilized and deficient in terms of data mining and planning automation. As a result, the business was heavily dependent upon IT for both support of its existing solution and development of new functionality when the enterprise required. The software deployed was also 2 major versions behind that of the publicly released version and had run out of vendor support. Significant growth in its Solutions business units served as a catalyst to replace its manual, error-prone, labor intensive financial reporting and planning solution with a more automated, streamlined and efficient one.
The company, comprised of multiple legal entities that span the globe, was challenged with having to manage all of its financial operations in a single, multicurrency environment. It also had needs to transform individual financial plans from a group of entities into a single, consolidated corporate level plan. All this made the existing solution severely limiting in terms of the ability to predict its revenue and costs for each of its business units.
Ensure long term, advantageous total cost of ownership.
PREDICTif led a systematic product selection process leveraging its extensive experience with EPM solutions, vertical specific evaluation criteria and its own, proprietary production selection templates to ensure a thorough evaluation was undertaken. PREDICTif led the preparation of the PoC, the coordination of the vendors and finally, the short-listing and evaluation/selection of vendors who best addressed Customer's business requirements.
Produced a high level roadmap and long term implementation plan for each technology so that the Customer understood not only the current state, but also the future vision of the chosen technology.
The PoC was conducted in parallel by three vendors over the course of a two-week period. We aggregated all the gathered information and then, used PREDICTif's weighted software selection criteria to contrast that against the Customer's business objectives to render an option on a best of breed solution.
Oracle utilizes updated and modern technologies, presents a strategic product development roadmap and enjoys both financial as well as organizational stability.
Provided the business a solution that resulted in a significant return on investment.
Business intelligence (BI), once a competitive differentiator, is now a commodity. Most companies have implemented BI solutions that provide historical reporting, dashboarding, metrics and scorecarding for past events. Companies know what has happened but the ability to know what will happen will be the competitive advantage that companies need to excel in this volatile and ultra-competitive environment. Predictability is the next step in the evolutionary process of Business Intelligence.
Traditional Business Intelligence and data warehousing focus on strategic, long term decision support. While strategic Business Intelligence continues to be a requirement to support long range vision, Predictive Business Intelligence (PBI) takes business Intelligence beyond a process that has traditionally looked backwards and has been reactive in nature. PBI empowers the enterprise in realizing competitive advantages and provides the business with the necessary agility to meet the challenges of today's rapidly changing business environment by mitigating risks and maximizing opportunities. PBI greatly improves both long term strategic decision making and near team operational decisions.
The ability to make Predictive strategic decisions will separate enabled companies from their competition enabling them to capitalize on opportunities and reduce exposure to risk. Statistical analysis on operational and transactional data will provide insightful information on business trends and enable the business to make strategic decisions quickly and more effectively. For example, when a retail chain is determining whether to establish a presence in an unfamiliar territory, it could utilize growth data from other locations and combine it with the local data as well as current projection data to provide support for the decision making. The data might be sketchy and sparse, but statistical analysis will offer a sound basis for decision making. Other examples can be found in oil & gas exploration or pharmaceutical development projects for instance. These projects often entail long development cycles and considerable up-front cost the outcome of which has significant impact on the overall performance of the business. Predictive decision making will enable those companies to analyze more data in order to gain a complete view of the business cases and leverage proven statistical models to aid those impactful decisions. The completeness and quality of the data analyzed are critical to determine the accuracy of the prediction. Although companies in these verticals go to great lengths to develop elaborate risk management models to address common concerns, predictive business intelligence In support of existing risk management processes, provides a richer set of data and more interactive analysis to ensure a better outcome.
With help from IBM Cognos Express and PREDICTif Solutions, JB Poindexter and Co. was able to upgrade, consolidate, and standardize their diverse reporting systems, saving at least $50,000-75,000 a year in hardware costs, and increasing productivity by 100-125%.
J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. is a privately held diversified manufacturing company with operating subsidiaries engaged in the production of commercial van bodies, step-vans, funeral coaches, limousines, mid-sized buses, pick-up truck bed enclosures and tonneau covers, precision machined components and expandable foam plastics.
The company operates with a decentralized management and operating structure. Subsidiaries have complete operational, financial and administrative responsibility, with professional and executive management support provided by the corporate staff.
Jay Krishnamurthy Vice President-IT, J.B. Poindexter and Co.
J.B. Poindexter & Co. has grown significantly in the last few years, acquiring six separate business units. As each unit maintained its own staff, product lines, customers, as well as its own ERP system, reporting processes were difficult to manage. The business and corporate units had limited visibility into crucial arenas, such as performance at plant levels, costs, margins, overhead, material savings, etc. Due to the nature of their sustainable growth, they lacked consistency in information and standardization processes.
In addition, the information reporting and planning processes that were in place were antiquated. With manual and laborious systems in place that included spreadsheet formatting, crucial business information was often inconsistent and difficult to come by in a timely manner.
J.B. Poindexter & Co. needed away to upgrade their system into an automated, consolidated, and standardized. That way, corporate and business units would be able to quickly and easily view crucial information at both a detailed and broad level, allowing them to manage effectively and respond to any potential problems or risks immediately.
Leverage PREDICTif's recognized experience and expertise to implement a business intelligence solution tailored to JB Poindexter and CO.'s needs.
Purchase multiple IBM Cognos Express modules.
Consolidate, standardize, and automate reporting and forecasting processes across all distinct business and corporate units.
Implementing IBM Cognos and PREDICTif services, provided end users with an intuitive budgeting, forecasting, and reporting solution with BI capabilities.
Created a system of easy-to-understand dashboards that automatically provide critical information across all business units, allowing management and corporate to assess performance and risk in a timely manner.
Implemented a cost-effective solution, saving $50-75,000 a year in hardware costs alone.
Eliminated the need for report builders by empowering end users with an easy-to-use system.
Allowed IT staff to focus on IT needs instead of spending several hours a day loading data and fixing reporting issues.
Reduced time to deliver manual reports by well over 200%.
Upgrade and consolidate budgeting, forecasting, and reporting systems into one easy-to-use solution, IBM Cognos Express.
Using IBM Cognos Express, significantly reduce manual reporting from the separate business units by over 200%.
Generate consolidated, standardized reports that include product line costs and margins, fast and efficiently to make better business decisions.
Create easy-to-use reporting dashboards across all business units and corporate units, so that all levels of management can assess performance and risk in real time.
Employ PREDICTif Solutions consultants to install a cost-effective solution, and even complete phase one of the project early and on-budget.
Leverage PREDICTif's proven expertise to build a solution specifically tailored to J.B. Poindexter's needs.
As one of the leading global equipment service and pipeline construction companies, the customer faced numerous challenges related to monthly financial consolidation processing. In preparation for the opportunities and demands of being part of a publicly held company, the customer and its 25 plus legal entities had to manage all of their financial operations in a multicurrency environment, transforming individual financial statements from a group of entities into a single financial statement. Their legacy solution which consisted of putting consolidated statements together using spreadsheets had severe limitations.
Currency translation with exception rates for items like intercompany receivables and common stock became a maintenance dilemma.
Efficiency, user-friendliness and self sufficiency were the three main objectives of this project.
Establish self sufficiency so that the customer's business users can easily support and upgrade the solution independent of its IT group.
PREDICTif was engaged to provide an end-to-end solution and after evaluating several potential software vendors, IBM Cognos TM1 was selected for a number of reasons most notably, the ability to provide a real-time approach to consolidating, viewing, and editing enormous volumes of multidimensional data.
Cubes having dimensions ranging from 3 to 10 were created. GAAP entries, Eliminations and Adjusting entries were made through the TM1 Consolidations product. Reports created both in TM1 and Excel were readily accessible through the web with no additional effort.
The customer found out that it could eliminate numerous steps from the process itself further contributing towards more time on analytic activity rather than the mechanics of generating month-end reports.
PREDICTif provided a training curriculum that was tailored to the customer's needs and culture. Power users received comprehensive technology and solution specific training and as a result, quickly became proficient enough to instruct other end users.
PREDICTif delivered significant value to the customer's return on investment related to the software and IT infrastructure investment. The solution received positive feedback from the customer's user population and significantly improved the financial consolidation and reporting process.
The customer's finance group uses, supports and enhances the solution without dependence on the IT support.
A global major integrated energy company.
As one of the world's largest integrated energy companies, our customer conducts business in every aspect of the crude oil and natural gas industry, including exploration and production, manufacturing, marketing and transportation, chemicals manufacturing and sales, geothermal energy, and power generation. Our customer sought an enterprise solution to track key financial and operational KPIs.
There was 1-2 day of data latency, and as a result, the reports did not contain up-to-date information.
The customer's requirement was to create an enterprise level dashboard that tracked key KPI's against their Actual, Planned and Scheduled Metrics. The scope also included the creation of dashboards and scorecards to give a high level representation of critical operational data.
Improve collaboration — use metrics to link together people, departments and processes.
After evaluating several world class solutions, IBM Cognos BI was selected for a number of reasons – one of which being IBM Cognos BI provides a highly customizable and informational dashboard and scorecard solution. Cognos metrics studio, metrics designer and framework Manger version 8.4 provide needed metrics functionality to meet the requirements. PREDICTif was engaged to provide an end-to-end BI solution and develop Refinery Metrics and Balanced Scorecards using Cognos Metrics Studio/Metrics Designer 8.4.
Trained Administrators, BA's and Developers to maintain this metrics model and package and also them on used metric studio.
PREDICTif delivered a Cognos BI solution that increased the visibility to significant business events and enhanced the customer's ability to detect and resolve business issues and maximize market opportunities.
The customer was able to support and upgrade the solution independently after PREDICTif provided extensive and specific training and detailed documentations.


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La estatua de cobre del Faraón Pepy I es una escultura que fue elaborada en época del Imperio Antiguo de Egipto, durante la Dinastía VI de Egipto y está considerada la más antigua de las escultura realizadas en metal en toda la historia.

Hallazgo e historia
La estatua fue hallada en un santuario de Hieracómpolis, desde el periodo Predinástico capital del Alto Egipto y de ella partió Narmer para lograr la unificación de las Dos Tierras (Egipto). Durante el Imperio Nuevo la capital pasó a Eileithyaspolis (El Kab).

Simbología
La estatua representa a Meryra Pepy, o Pepy I, el tercer faraón de la dinastía VI de Egipto, que reinó de ca. 2310 a 2260 a. C. (von Beckerath).

Denominado Meryra en la Lista Real de Abidos y Pepy en la Lista Real de Saqqara. El Canon Real de Turín le atribuye un reinado de veinte años. Manetón lo llama Fiós, y le asigna 53 años de reinado, según Julio Africano.

Conservación
 La figura se exhibe de forma permanente en el Museo Egipcio de El Cairo.

Características
Estilo: Arte del Antiguo Egipto.
Material: cobre y madera.
Técnica: Martilleado

Véase también
 Hieracómpolis
 Dinastía VI
 Museo Egipcio de El Cairo
 Pepy I
 Imperio Antiguo de Egipto
 Cobre

Referencias
Página sobre La estatua de cobre del Faraón Pepy I en Artehistoria
Página de arqueogipto.com

Esculturas del Antiguo Egipto
Dinastía VI
Pepy I
Pepy I
Esculturas de Egipto del siglo XXIV a. C.
Esculturas de Egipto del siglo XXIII a. C.