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Mercedes-Benz Presents Stunning Concept EQA Electric Car
Mercedes-Benz presented its Concept EQA small electric hatchback at the 2017 Frankfurt Auto Show on Tuesday. The Concept EQA is a compact all-electric hatchback, containing a flat battery pack under its cabin. Dual electric motors, one for each axle, produce a combined output of 200 kilowatts, equal to about 270 horsepower, and 368 pound-feet of torque, allowing the concept to jet from 0 to 60 in about 5 seconds.
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Mercedes AMG Presents Concept at Geneva Motor Show
Mercedes AMG officially unveiled its newest 600 bhp plus AMG GT concept car at the Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland on Tuesday. The new concept car is the brainchild of AMG top executive Tobias Moers and was created to celebrate Mercedes-AMG's 50th anniversary. The AMG concept features a four-door saloon design and a coupe-like roofline. Under the hood, the Mercedes-AMG GT packs a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 engine with an output of over 600 bhp. The engine is also expected to be paired with AMG's 7-speed transmission. The Mercedes-AMG GT will go head-to-head with a revered list of competition which includes the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupe, the Porsche Panamera, and the Audi S7. The production version of the car is expected to hit the road in the latter half of 2018.
Mercedes Benz Concept BlueZERO Debut of Mercedes' First Electric Car
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Beginning of a new era - Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team presents new car
After 125 years of motorsport history, Mercedes-Benz opens a new chapter in the coming season: at the start of the season of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Saudi Arabia at the end of November, two all-electric racing cars of the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team will be racing for the first time.In the two cockpits of the new Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01, Former Formula One driver Stoffel Vandoorne and currently FIA Formula 2 championship leader Nyck de Vries will take their place in the debut season for the team.In its debut season, the team draws on the know-how and the combined motorsport experience of the Mercedes family. The heart of the Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01 is the electric drive that was designed and developed at Mercedes-AMG's High Performance Powertrains (HPP) in the United Kingdom, the Daimler Group's global center of excellence for high-performance hybrid technology. In Brixworth, the hybrid power units will continue to be developed, with which Mercedes has succeeded in each of the past five years, the World Cup double in Formula 1.
Mercedes-Benz ESF 2019 - Holistic driver safety concept
Electric drive systems and automated driving are key technologies for the mobility of the future. This leads to changes in the requirements for in-car safety technology: firstly, much more flexible seating positions in the interior of such vehicles require a different form of occupant protection. And secondly, empathy and trust are central factors for the acceptance of self-driving vehicles. Other road users must be able to recognise intuitively what an automated vehicle intends to do, as in many situations there will be no driver to communicate this. With the new Experimental Safety Vehicle ESF 2019, Mercedes-Benz is giving an insight into the ideas that the company's safety experts are researching and working on. Among the one dozen or so innovations, some are near-series developments and some look well into the future.The ESF 2019 is based on the new Mercedes-Benz GLE, is capable of automated driving in many situations and has a plug-in hybrid drive system. In June 2019 the ESF 2019 will make its grand appearance before experts at the ESV convention in Eindhoven (Netherlands). It will then make its public appearance at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt in September 2019. In some respects the ESF 2019 is a preview of what is to come, in others a vision and in yet others a contribution to the general discussion, but it is also a tool for improved traffic safety in the great tradition of Mercedes-Benz.
eDrive@VANs next level - Mercedes-Benz Vans presents Sprinter with electric drive and fuel cell
Mercedes-Benz Vans is set to enhance the eDrive@VANs strategy with the fuel cell. Using the example of a semi-integrated motorhome, the Concept Sprinter F-CELL illustrates the full breadth of the characteristic benefits of a fuel cell from long range to zero-local-emissions mobility. Aside from motorhomes, these are characteristics also perfectly suited for commercial purposes such as longer courier routes or minibuses in inter-urban traffic. When it comes to selecting the right powertrain concept, Mercedes-Benz Vans is thus focusing even more on the individual application, making it more customer dependent than ever. Aside from the vehicle technology, a comprehensive evaluation must take into account system weight, charging or refuelling time, range and economy. Classic internal combustion engine, battery-electric drive or forward-looking fuel cell? The Daimler strategy does not provide a dogmatic, ideological answer to this question but instead makes it dependent upon the best possible customer benefits.
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Adele Parks was born in Teesside, NE England. She studied English Language and Literature at Leicester University. She published her first novel, a debut bestseller, in 2000, and that year the Evening Standard named her one of London's Twenty Faces to Watch. Adele has published nine bestsellers. She's sold over a million copies of her work in the UK but also sells throughout the world. She has written numerous articles and short stories for many magazines and newspapers and often appears on radio and TV talking about her work.
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Electric skateboards are not a new thing and we have been covering a number of them, however, most of them follow the same design more or less. The motor being mounted on the underside of the deck is responsible for driving one or two of the wheels with the help of a belt. Inboard Sports, based in California, opted for a different approach though. The Monolith by company shall be the world's first skateboard that will sport hub motors in the two rear wheels.
Inboard Sports claims that using direct-drive hub motors has certain advantages over the traditional setup of motor in electric skateboards. For starters, there is no more a motor hanging dangerously beneath the board. We used the term dangerously because the motor on the underside can bump into obstacles and is prone to damages. Apart from that, the hub motors are water-resistant and weigh lighter than the single traditional motor along with its assembly. Also, since the wheels are not attached to a belt, they are capable of moving more freely thus imparting more freedom to user.
User can control the throttle via Bluetooth handheld remote while also using the companion app for setting up the acceleration and top speed. There are 3 modes available; Beginner, Advanced and Eco modes. The board exhibits a top speed of 39 km/h when in Advanced mode.
The app is also capable of locking the wheels when Monolith is not in use and can let the user know about charge level of the lithium iron phosphate battery pack. The battery is accessible via a hatch located in the composite-bodied deck where it can be swapped with another fully-charged battery if need be. A 90-minute USB charge warrants about 16 km of distance. Monolith weighs 5.4 kg.
A Kickstarter campaign is underway for raising funds to move the project to production phase. You can get a unit for a pledge of $1,099 while the planned retail price is $1,399.


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Topic Network
SubTopic Infrastructure
Storage, backup for remote and branch offices
ROBO storage challenges include cost, scalability
Consider these factors for the best ROBO backup approach
Three questions to shape your ROBO backup strategy
Hyper-converged systems make their way to the edge
Explore the role of edge computing in IoT
Semantics of edge computing rile up experts
IoT increases need for edge data centers
IoT growth ushers in a new style of architecture
Not all IoT data points should be treated equally
Edge computing opens door to greater data center efficiency
Networking considerations for the edge
Software-based vWAN to boost remote office connectivity
WAN virtualization becomes attractive option for enterprises
The metro network edge may dominate future market
Essential definitions for the edge
ROBO backup
This content is part of the Essential Guide: Cutting edge: IT's guide to edge data centers
Concerns about quality, IoT devices to push edge computing
The increasing expectation for high quality content and the growth of IoT will be helped as edge computing brings nodes closer to end users.
Robert Gates, News Writer
The online shopper looking for a perfect homemade gift basket or summer-themed placemats may turn to Etsy, an online...
retailer that uses edge computing to increase the performance and resiliency of its services.
Companies like Etsy, Inc., are moving to the edge to improve their users' experience, said Sophia Vargas, an analyst with Forrester Research, Inc. in Cambridge, Mass.
Many applications in the enterprise are back office apps where latency may not be a significant issue, but customer-facing apps are often latency sensitive, she said.
"On the other end, if I'm thinking about my customers, having all my infrastructure in Ohio may not be the best for folks in London," Vargas said.
Edge computing is the idea that smaller data centers located close to end-user populations can improve speed and performance.
The move to the edge is less about opening data centers in rural areas such as Bristol, S.D. (population 341) or Moscow, Maine (population 512), and more about moving to Tier 2 cities.
"NFL cities may be satisfactory for a lot of Web operators," said John Scanlon, CEO of 365 Data Centers, referring to some of the largest metro areas in the United States. 365 is a company that operates data centers on the edge in Tier 2 cities.
The Internet of Things (IoT) will increase the need for more data centers on the edge, but the focus is currently on the next 20 cities. Within 10 years, Scanlon predicts, "the edge" will mean 100-150 cities with a "rich cache" of data.
"Frequency and quality -- that is why you would want to move to the edge," Scanlon said.
Serving local customers from Miami or Atlanta is cheaper than, say, Ashburn, Va. Moving data to Miami once, for example, has no incremental cost after the move, making it a capital expense and not an operational expense for an enterprise.
Etsy stitches together a global data center fabric
For customers of Etsy -- an online retailer that lets craftspeople sell their handmade or vintage items direct -- serving all buyers from a central data center is great for users who live close to an Etsy data center, "however, it becomes less great the further away you get," said Jason Wong, senior engineering director for infrastructure at Etsy.
One major roadblock to a great experience for all Etsy shoppers is the increased cost of deploying new data centers.
"We don't wish to take on the cost of replicating our data center footprint across the globe," he said, and instead the company seeks to put small collections of servers -- or "pods" -- around the globe.
"Doing this will result in faster transmission of data packets and page load times," Wong said. "In addition, storing certain pieces of data at those pods will eliminate our reliance on always having to communicate with our primary data center."
It also helps build Etsy's resilience, he said.
The push to the edge has three steps, with step one being data center density in "NFL cities," driven by "proximity to the people who own the data centers," according to Matt Miszewski, senior vice president at Digital Realty Trust Inc., a San Francisco-based colocation and data center provider. He was also CIO for Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and served as a general manager at Microsoft Corp.
Frequency and quality -- that is why you would want to move to the edge.
John ScanlonCEO of 365 Data Centers
Step two is a move into Tier 2 cities and step three is the "final frontier," with a highly distributed network of devices -- "ubiquitous computing" -- where a network deployed anywhere can be connected to a data center.
Right now, the move to edge computing is at step 1.8, Miszewski said.
The continued move to the edge will consist of a split between networking and data center improvements, he said. Miszewski also expects a fragmented data center industry in Tier 2 cities to consolidate.
"It will be interesting to see who deploys capital for stage 3," he said.
To take full advantage of edge computing, there is still a need for more cooperation between data center operators and network providers and a better management layer for the IoT in Tier 2 cities, Miszewski said. For example, 1,000 IoT devices need to work together as one unit before reporting back to the data center. Right now, that's something that has the focus of research and development departments at major companies and investors.
The IoT will require significant capital expense and a different way to go to market on the edge, Miszewski said.
There are two major options -- either an agile deployment where a shell is built for the multiple needs of clients or a "more radical" option where a small data center-in-a-box provides a lights out platform.
Micro data centers sent to the edge
The greatest challenges for Etsy's move to edge computing are choosing locations to place pods and finding data centers in those locations that align with the company's values, Wong said.
After that, Etsy will buy servers and configure them for software deployments and communicating with the company's main data centers before it gradually turns up traffic on each pod.
Demand for compute power at the edge has also led Schneider Electric to release a new line of single enclosure micro data center products that include power, cooling and management software in a self-contained environment.
The data center may be built off-site by Schneider partners or on-site with a configuration by the customer. Once up and running, the SmartBunker FX line includes its own cooling while the CX and SX line of micro data centers relies on the building cooling system. SX is designed for IT rooms, CX is for office environments and FX is for any setting. The SmartShelter is a multi-rack, ruggedized system.
The new micro data centers, which range in size from half a rack to 10 racks, are priced between $2.50 per watt to $5 per watt.
Smartbunker FX, SX and CX range from 3kW to 8kW and the SmartShelter can go up to 100kW. That would mean pricing from $7,500 to $40,000 for the SmartBunker line and up to $500,000 for a Smartshelter.
"They don't have to have someone who is familiar with the IT equipment on site," said Steve Carlini, senior director of Data Center Global Solutions at Schneider.
Robert Gates covers data centers, data center strategies, server technologies, converged and hyperconverged infrastructure and open source operating systems for SearchDataCenter. Follow him @RBGatesTT.
Dig Deeper on Internet of Things (IoT) Network Infrastructure
Implementing IoT – overcoming barriers to commercial adoption
By: Tim Wright
Edge computing challenges and opportunities
By: Vamsi Chemitiganti
Connectivity in smart(er) cities
By: Morné Erasmus
Cities need to get smart about IoT
By: Bruce Milne
Robert Gates asks:
Is your enterprise on the edge? If not, why not?
Avoid the Hype in AI—Identifying the Right Solutions for Your Business Needs –Intel
Exploring AI Use Cases Across Education and Government –DellEMC
Robert Gates - 30 Jun 2015 8:35 AM


Janet Yellen recently gave testimony to Congress in her annual semi-annual biannual perennial softball session, during which she attempted to teach remedial math to Congress. At least, that's what she appeared to be doing when she stated, and I quote: "2%, which is a very low number." I didn't pay much attention to the rest, because all I was thinking at that point was: "Take THAT, stupid Congresspeople! The only positive integer lower than 2 is 1!"
Beyond that, I haven't bothered to do any actual research about whether or not Yellen's numbers are correct, because Dodd-Frankly, I don't really care. I'm just glad we cleared up the confusion surrounding positive integers and dating.
On a more serious note, I do hope that for the past few months, bears have been heeding the warnings to stand aside on breakouts.
Meanwhile, RUT is in the early stages of its attempted breakout. I mean, sure, technically bears could turn this into an expanded flat, for a decent near-term correction (which would then remain intermediate bullish), but I still have no interest in fighting this market after consolidation breakouts. The last few patterns have all suggested bears needed to stand aside if the market broke-out, and that continues to hold true here. There are times you get good signals for a countertrend play (and even THOSE can be blown up during a strong trend) and if you take a shot and miss, well hey, that's just how the cookie crumbles, and you fought the good fight. But then there are times you're only throwing your money away even attempting countertrend plays (presumably on the reasoning that "hey, technically, a countertrend move could theoretically happen!"). This would qualify as the latter.
If there's going to be a reversal, there will likely at least be a leading pattern to short against (which will then blow up anyway, if recent history is our guide!). But the point is: There's just no reason to front-run these types of breakouts blind.
In conclusion, SPX is testing channel resistance, RUT is about to, and BKX is testing a very old resistance level, so we could very well see some sort of reaction in the form of a correction or sideways grind -- but right now, there's nothing in the charts that says such a correction has actually begun. To the contrary, the "standard" pattern here would continue to run for a while with only small corrections, despite resistance.
So again, the point is: with the strength this rally has shown to date and the patterns that it's breaking out of, front-running in the "hopes" of a countertrend move could be dangerous. That could all change tomorrow, of course, depending on what the market does next -- but even if we see a small impulsive decline, at best, bears' hopes would only be for a short-term reprieve, as the bigger picture remains bullish. Trade safe.


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Minority Youth Matters Movement to Spearhead Civil Rights March on the Steps of Tupelo City Hall
Tupelo Citizens Seeking Transparency Regarding Excessive Police Brutality and Misconduct
Minority Youth Matters protesters at the Chicagoland Speedway protesting systematic discrimination in America
Tupelo, MS — The Minority Youth Matters Movement, a civil rights organization initially founded to bring awareness to, and abolish, the historically pervasive systematic discrimination of NASCAR and their sponsors towards African Americans, has expanded their purpose, in recent weeks, to empower communities seeking fairness, tolerance and justice with regards to excessive police brutality, unjust incarceration, bigotry, racism, discrimination and gun violence.
After what was classified a routine traffic stop by a Tupelo, Mississippi police officer and K9 unit, within five minutes of the traffic stop, an unarmed African American male was shot dead four times, and nearly an hour after the shooting an
ambulance arrived on the scene.
With family members and community leaders outraged at the lack of details provided regarding the deadly incident, city officials would only clarify that the traffic stop and use of deadly force were justified.
"Given the circumstances for organizing the march on the steps of Tupelo City Hall, I knew I had to get a Civil Rights organization that is steadfast in their resolve to get things accomplished, who were very organized, and who were not afraid to take on the fight for justice," said Ellis Westbrook, Officer In Charge of Tupelo, Mississippi, for Minority Youth Matters Movement.
"When I first contacted Mr. [Terrance] Cox, I was concerned he, and the Minority Youth Matters Movement, would not be available to assist our planned July 30th march, because I was aware of their scheduled September 18th Civil Rights protest against NASCAR in Chicago," continued Westbrook.
"I knew it might be a long shot to secure their services, but when I explained the severity, and the necessity, for our march and the impact the Minority Youth Matters Movement would have on this community to advance fairness and justice, Mr. Cox immediately came on board," noted Westbrook.
The scheduled Minority Youth Matters Movement's Civil Rights protest in Chicago will be held at Chicagoland Speedway, which is owned by the parent company of NASCAR, the International Speedway Corporation, during the Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 on September 18th.
The Chicago protest is a continuation of a year long embroiled dispute between Terrance Alton Cox III, founder of the Minority Youth Matters Movement, and the racing sanctioning body NASCAR and several of their top tier sponsors with regards to systematic discrimination such as Coca-Cola, M&M Mars, Viacom/Nickelodeon, Sprint, Comcast/NBC, Camping World, FORD, General Motors and Toyota.
"When I first received the call from Mr. [Ellis] Westbrook informing me of the terrible circumstance that had transpired in Tupelo, obviously I was disheartened to hear of the tragic news, but clearly pleased he recognized the Minority Youth Matters Movement as an influencing Civil Rights organization effectively capable of assisting positive outcomes within the community of Tupelo," said Cox.
"Mr. Westbrook told me that he wanted to use this unfortunate tragedy, that has personally affected him, to act as a catalyst to strengthen the community of Tupelo." continued Cox. "Being a Southerner myself, it is evident that systematic discrimination anywhere, permeates systematic discrimination everywhere – and I feel a responsibility to come and strengthen this community, and other communities around the Nation, from a state who undoubtedly will bring divisiveness next April when Mississippi celebrates Confederate History Month," exclaimed Cox.
"Unfortunately, the narrative remains the same, and Tupelo's civic injustices are no different than many communities across this nation," Westbrook said. "However, me and my family have chosen to take this tragedy and turn it into a positive for this community," continued Westbrook. "And I am personally excited to be a part of this historic Civil Rights March on the steps of Tupelo City Hall, and we are grateful for the Minority Youth Matters Movement and Mr. Cox to come and lead our cause."
For more details, follow them on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/MinorityYouthMattersMovement or Twitter at @MYMM2016/ @MYMMNASCAR (Use hashtag #MYMM)
Ellis Westbrook
Officer In Charge/Tupelo
Minority Youth Matters Movement
ellislinda005@aol.com
Terrance Alton Cox III
Founder/Organizer
mymm2016@gmail.com


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William Fellows, a Principal Analyst, at 451 Group has just published a report on Cloud Computing. It's one of the better reports I've seen and well worth a read (you can purchase it here).
We think William's criteria provide a good acid test to determine if a service really delivers the true promise of cloud computing. However, it's also important to consider what types of applications you can run in the cloud. Too many of the current service providers have a proprietary model which doesn't allow standard multi-tier applications written on Windows or Linux to be run in the cloud without major modifications. In addition to an API, we think it's also important to have a self-service UI so an organization doesn't need a team of technical support staff to integrate into the cloud.
Skytap enables our customers to take advantage of cloud computing now for application development, test, training and demo environments – any workload that necessitates dynamically spinning up and tearing down environments quickly and easily.
It's great to see some consensus around the definition of a cloud-based service and, more importantly, to see exciting progress in the industry to realize the vision of true utility computing.


Is Reading an E-book Less Beneficial Than a Traditional Book?
Desktop computers, laptops and electronic devices such as smartphones and tablets have made it possible to read books without an actual book. During the past few years, the e-book, which is an electronic format of a traditional book, has become widely popular around the world. Many have actually become addicted to reading e-books, whether they are at home, school, hotel, office, coffee shop, library or even at the mall. However, many also say that too much use of electronic devices can cause certain health hazards. But before you believe anyone, consider the following benefits of reading e-books instead of the traditional ones.
You can also bring any traditional book anytime and anywhere. However, an e-book has certain features that make it more portable. For example, you definitely would want to bring 10 books in electronic format than bring the actual books. With only a memory card in any of the mobile device that you have, you can effortlessly bring as many e-books as you want. Added to its portability is the fact that you don't have to bear any weight.
We all encounter situations when we need to read certain books, as soon as possible. Without an e-book, you have to go to the library or bookstore. This will eat your time and effort when you can search for free books online. You only need a computer and a high-speed Internet connection and you can always search for books anytime you want. This accessibility is so convenient, since you can access books at the comfort of your own place. Today, more and more books are becoming available online. Thanks to the writing services offered by providers such as iPresence Business Solutions. They are responsible for writing e-books or for transforming traditional books into their electronic format.
Many will say nothing compares to the ambiance of having bookshelves filled with old and new books. However, this can be very space-consuming, particularly if you want to keep books like encyclopedias, almanacs, book series, and others. But if you acquire them in electronic format, you only need tiny memory cards that can be stored safely anywhere. You can also save free pdf books in these storage spaces, for as long as there is free space. If there is none already, you can always buy one to the nearest store.
When you read a traditional book, you always have to face heavy texts and some images. With an e-book, however, reading can be very interactive. There are e-books that integrate animations, video clips, and audio files. This is beneficial because you will have a better comprehension of what you are reading. You can appreciate this feature more when you are reading books online.
What makes e-books more preferable is their affordability. There are online bookstores that even sell e-books in bundles for certain discount rates. Another perk is the bonuses that online stores incorporate when promoting certain books.
You can still keep a mini library in your own home or condominium. But you would surely agree that these benefits of e-books are hard to resist. So, if you have not tried it, try reading an e-book now and see for yourself.


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Quick Take: Busted Graft-Buster Pleads Guilty
By Li Rongde
Photo: Beijing High People's Court
Sometimes, even the disciplinarians must be disciplined.
A former senior anti-graft official pleaded guilty Tuesday to taking nearly 33 million yuan ($4.8 million) in bribes — much of it in the form of gold bars, jade and jewelry.
Zhang Huawei was a senior disciplinary inspector for years at the Communist Party's powerful Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), until he came under investigation in April.
The one-day trial took place Tuesday at Beijing's No. 2 Intermediate People's Court. No verdict was immediately issued.
The court said that Zhang used his influence to benefit associates in business operations, property sales and job promotions.
CCDI itself has come under intense scrutiny over its extrajudicial detention of corruption suspects and its lack of transparency in handling allegations against party officials.
Wei Jian, another former CCDI official, was sentenced to 15 years in prison at a court in the eastern province of Shandong last year for taking in 54 million yuan in bribes from 2002 to 2014.
Contact reporter Li Rongde (rongdeli@caixin.com)
Shanghai Airport Authority Boss Probed for Graft
Investigation for corruption extends series involving suspected corruption among top officials of airport industry and Shanghai
China Spotlights 50 Fugitives in Search for Dirty Officials Hiding Abroad
China has captured 4,141 fugitives in 3-year-old 'Sky Net' operation targeting fugitive repatriation
New Anti-Graft Bodies Might Not Be Able to Throw Away Key After Detaining Suspects
Supervision commissions will detain corruption suspects for six months at most, draft law says


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Postponement of the Joint XXIV IGC and XI IRC Congress from October 2020 to October 2021.
The National Organizing Committee, together with the International Grassland and International Rangeland Organizing Committees, would like to express sincere thanks for the great interest and support you have shown towards the Joint XXIV IGC and XI IRC Congress. More than 1000 abstracts have been received and reviewed and process of full paper submission is on-going.
However, based on the current worldwide situation with Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and measures taken by many countries to minimize the effects of this virus, the National Organizing Committee, in consultation with the International Organizing Committees has decided to postpone the joint XXIV IGC and XI IRC Congress by a period of one year. This difficult decision has been taken after consideration of all available information from the WHO and various country ministries of health, and the international travel bans, and in some cases complete lock down. Registration to the Joint XXIV IGC and XI IRC Congress remains open.
The Congress is now scheduled for 23rd to 29th October 2021 at the same venue - The Kenyatta International Convention Centre, Nairobi Kenya.
The National Organizing Committee would like to clarify the following:
All abstracts which have been accepted will continue to be processed, and full paper submission process will continue to take place. The new deadline for full paper submission is extended to January 31st, 2021.
For those who have already paid for registration/tours, their payments will remain valid until we hold the congress.
Concerning accommodation, delegates are advised to contact the hotels directly for alternative arrangements as per the respective hotel's policy.
For questions regarding abstracts and full paper submissions, or any other concern, please contact the Congress Secretariat by email at: kenya2020-igc-irc@kalro.org and kenya2020igcirc@gmail.com.
The National Organizing Committee apologizes for any inconvenience caused by this postponement due to factors beyond its control.
The Organizing Committee of The Joint XXIV International Grassland and XI International Rangeland Congress, on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture , Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation, the Animal Production Society of Kenya and Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, cordially invites you to participate in the XXIV – IGC and XI-IRC joint Congress from October 23 to 29, 2021 at KICC, Nairobi Kenya.
The hosting of the first-ever joint congress in Africa is significant, as this region offers diverse and unique tropical savanna ecosystems, which are home to some of the most economically important grasses in the world and mesmerizing wildlife. This momentous event will highlight high tech (including ICT) technologies and enable the scientific community to deliberate on various advances made in the field of grassland and rangeland science and management.
Who will be attending?
Delegates from the following backgrounds are expected to attend:-
Rangeland/Grassland scientists.
Extension workers.
Academics.
Postgraduate students and some undergraduates.
Agri-business professionals.
Economists.
Leading livestock producers and farmers/pastoralists.
The congress will:
Promote the interchange of scientific and technical information on all aspects of grasslands and rangelands: including grassland and rangeland ecology; forage production and utilization; livestock production systems; wildlife, tourism and multi-facets of grassland and rangeland; drought management and climate change in rangelands; pastoralism, social, gender and policy issues and capacity building, extension and governance.
Bring together key research, development and policy movers and shakers in the industry.
We look forward to welcoming you to the joint congress in Nairobi!


Returns information about a file's secondary key indices.
filevar A local variable name assigned to a MultiValue file by the OPEN command when the file was opened.
indexname Optional — An expression that resolves to the name of a secondary index in the file referenced by filevar. You can specify this either as the actual index name or as the MVName (the name of the index as stored in the MultiValue dictionary).
The INDICES function returns a dynamic array that contains secondary index information for a file.
If indexname is omitted, INDICES returns a dynamic array containing the index names of all secondary indices in the file referenced by filevar. The secondary index names are separated by field marks (@FM).
If indexname is specified, INDICES returns a dynamic array containing information about this secondary index. The secondary index information items are separated by field marks (@FM).
Value 1: the index type code value. Possible values include A, D, I, and S (from the MVTYPE parameter).
Value 5: the path name.
Value 7: justification code value, R (right justified) or L (left justified).
Value 8: uniqueness code value, Y (yes) or N (no).
Values 9 through 16: unused.
Value 17: the collation name.
Field 2 Property specifications. For type I, this is the MVITYPE. For types A, D, or S, this is the MVTOLOGICAL value (if it exists), otherwise the MVATTRIBUTE (if it exists), otherwise the empty string.
Field 6 MultiValue code value, M (multi-valued) or S (single-valued).
Field 8 The property name.
Field 9 The MVName (the name of the index as stored in the MultiValue dictionary).


On payasUgym you will be able to search for and buy passes to many of the best gyms in Cambridge! Gyms like LivingWell Cambridge may deserve the title of one of the best gyms in Cambridge. Here, a £6.95 day pass will get you access to the fantastic gym and swimming pool facilities! Great, facilities at a great price!
We believe key attributes of the best gyms in Cambridge are facilities, location, price and customer service! However, what is important to you? Each person looks for something different in a gym they visit and we hope that the best gyms in Cambridge page will save you some time and also help you decide which one will suit you best!
We recognise that other customer feedback is often useful in helping you decide which are the best gyms in Cambridge so you can look at all comments that have been left after other people's visits! This means that you can be sure that the gym you have chosen will suit you.
How we decide which sites are the best gyms in Cambridge?
Well the quick answer is that we don't decide which sites are the best gyms in Cambridge, you do! By leaving feedback and rating the gyms you visit we are able to look at the average scores given to see which are the best gyms in Cambridge. By doing it this way you can be 100% sure that these are genuinely the best gyms in Cambridge. This is the fairest way to find the best Cambridge gym and is determined entirely by you!
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package com.vk.api.sdk.queries.ads;

import com.vk.api.sdk.client.AbstractQueryBuilder;
import com.vk.api.sdk.client.Utils;
import com.vk.api.sdk.client.VkApiClient;
import com.vk.api.sdk.client.actors.UserActor;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Query for Ads.createAds method
 */
public class AdsCreateAdsQuery extends AbstractQueryBuilder<AdsCreateAdsQuery, List<Integer>> {
    /**
     * Creates a AbstractQueryBuilder instance that can be used to build api request with various parameters
     *
     * @param client    VK API client
     * @param actor     actor with access token
     * @param accountId value of "account id" parameter.
     * @param data      value of "data" parameter.
     */
    public AdsCreateAdsQuery(VkApiClient client, UserActor actor, int accountId, String data) {
        super(client, "ads.createAds", Utils.buildParametrizedType(List.class, Integer.class));
        accessToken(actor.getAccessToken());
        accountId(accountId);
        data(data);
    }

    /**
     * Advertising account ID.
     *
     * @param value value of "account id" parameter.
     * @return a reference to this {@code AbstractQueryBuilder} object to fulfill the "Builder" pattern.
     */
    protected AdsCreateAdsQuery accountId(int value) {
        return unsafeParam("account_id", value);
    }

    /**
     * Serialized JSON array of objects that describe created ads. Description of "ad_specification" objects see below.
     *
     * @param value value of "data" parameter.
     * @return a reference to this {@code AbstractQueryBuilder} object to fulfill the "Builder" pattern.
     */
    protected AdsCreateAdsQuery data(String value) {
        return unsafeParam("data", value);
    }

    @Override
    protected AdsCreateAdsQuery getThis() {
        return this;
    }

    @Override
    protected List<String> essentialKeys() {
        return Arrays.asList("data", "account_id", "access_token");
    }
}

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Wanda Hutchins
Wanda Hutchins Wikis
Ex-Michael Strahan
Some people are famous for their work while some hail fame from their relationship. Wanda Hutchins is among such a list of celebrities who is well-known from her marriage life. She is the former wife of a Soccer player, Michael Strahan.
Net Worth, Salary and Income
Relationship, Divorced, Husband
Parents, Sibling, Family
Born in the year 1970, Wanda celebrates her birthday on January 1. The zodiac sign of Wanda is Capricorn and belongs to German ancestry. She is 50 years old. The details about the educational endeavors of Wanda is yet to be revealed.
The actual professional line of Wanda is not known. She garnered limelight for her marriage life. She married a renowned American footballer. The matrimonial event helped Wanda to accumulate fame and somewhat become famous in the entertainment industry, even for a while.
Her husband had a net worth of $65 million, which helped her pursue a lavish lifestyle. After the divorce, she received some amount from the fortune of her partner. Stated by different sources, she has an estimated net worth of around $2 million. Her wealth has helped her stand financially stable and live an elegant lifestyle.
Wanda is famous for her marriage and was once married to Michael Strahan. The pair tied the knot in 1991. However, the couple drifted their way after five years of togetherness. In 1996 the couple divorced due to differences in their thoughts. They have a daughter, Tanita Strahan, and a son, Michael Anthony Strahan.
As of now, there is not much information about her relationship status. Probably, she is pursuing her life as a single person.
The details of the early life of the Wand is yet to be disclosed. She has kept the details about her parents under the radar. Moreover, it's not wrong to say she has kept the details on the name of her father as well as a mother away from the peering eye of the media.
Blessed with an ideal height of 5 feet 9 inches, she has a bodyweight of 59 kg. She is the mother of two children, yet has managed to keep her body figure well-maintained. The color of her hair is black, and she has brown eyes.
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So… I've totally been MIA lately. But I just couldn't bear the thought of turning on my oven, stove or any cooking appliance in my kitchen. The thought of turning the oven on made me crazy! Was it lack of cooking inspiration? No motivation? Laziness? No…it was lack of AIR CONDITIONING FOR THE LAST 11 DAYS! High 90's in our high rise building and we've had no AC. Our living room was 92 degrees. So the oven (and all other cooking) was out!
Even though we are still without AC, thanks to an overwhelming amount of incompetence, we bought a portable AC unit for our bedroom which makes life a lot more bearable. In addition, we've been blessed by cooler days so now the kitchen/living room is only 80 degrees. Wonderful, huh? With the luck of a mild balmy kitchen weather, I went with a recipe that required the most minimal amount of cooking time.
These Crunchy Parmesan Crusted Asparagus, are perfect for hot summer days when you don't want to heat up the kitchen. It literally takes about 5-7 minutes under the broiler and that's it. Even in our hot kitchen, it was worth the oven usage! Super crunchy, a bit salty and perfectly simple, I'll be making these again and again!
Preheat the broiler. Line a cookie sheet with a silpat or aluminum foil with cooking spray.
Pour the beaten egg on a large dinner plate or flat bottomed bowl.
Mix together the bread crumbs, parmesan cheese and ground pepper together on another dinner plate or bowl.
Roll each asparagus spear in the egg wash, then roll in the bread crumb mixture. Place on the cookie sheet and repeat with remaining asparagus spears.
Broil for about 2-3 minutes per side or until the spears are golden brown on top and bottom. Enjoy hot!
This is such a Maria post "thanks to an overwhelming amount of incompetence" haha! Either way this looks delicious – going to make it for Devin soon! Reminds me of my favorite fried green beans!


Wow! Dramatic headline, yes? Dramatic but true: More than half a million children in the U.S. have bad reactions or side effects from widely used medicines that require medical treatment and sometimes hospitalization. Why? Because drugs are poisons, that's why.
According to a new study appearing in the medical journal, Pediatrics, 585,922 children (on average) need to be treated for bad drug reactions every year. Rashes, stomach aches, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and accidental overdose are some of the side effects children can suffer. Parents are advised to monitor children closely when giving them medications for the first time. Younger children, under five, are the most commonly affected, accounting for 43 percent of visits to clinics and emergency rooms. Teenagers (15-18) are next at 23 percent of ER visits.
Some pushers, er…doctors, believe that it's the parents' fault, that they just don't understand how to properly measure doses. Michael Cohen, a registered pharmacist and president of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, said a common problem involves giving young children liquid medicine. Doses can come in drops, teaspoons or milliliters, and parents may mistakenly think those amounts are interchangeable. Uh…whatever.
First it's the doctors' and pharmacists' responsibility to make sure the parent understands dosages. In my opinion, it is the height of arrogance to solely blame parents whom have never been to medical school and have probably passed on the opportunity to take basic pharmacology classes. Second, let's face the facts: drugs are poisons, plain and simple.
This doesn't mean drugs are evil or that they shouldn't be taken–heck no! I've said it a million times in this blog, I am enormously grateful for having a multitude of drugs and medications in our arsenal; they are necessary under very specific circumstances. But here's the problem: We are a drug-happy culture. We run to medications for everything under the sun, when in fact our bodies can and do heal most situations quite adequately.
Are parents at fault? Yes, because they maintain the mind-set that they must protect their child from any suffering whatsoever, remaining blind to the fact that symptoms ARE our bodies way of expressing health. But doctors are at fault, too, because they know better. All drugs are toxins, and every human being is different, so how any particular person responds to a drug will be different too. Doctors are educated–they have been to medical school, and they have taken basic pharmacology classes–so they could be a bit more discriminating in pushing the "all drugs all the time" approach that is typical in most medical offices.
Listen, this is not just a "parents have to be more careful" issue, although they certainly do in a different way. Adverse drug reactions are happening with the same frequency in hospitals. 540,000 hospitalized children have bad drug reactions, including side effects, medicine mix-ups and accidental overdoses every year. Read the article. Drugs are useful and necessary in times of crisis. But if you are giving your child medications for every cough, sniffle or feeling of discomfort (and this includes "sadness"), then you are responsible if something goes wrong, because well…now you know.


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