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Centre 200 – Much more than just ice
Centre 200
Much more than just ice
Business View Magazine interviews Paul MacDonald, General Manager of Centre 200, for our focus on Convention & Event Venues.
Centre 200 is widely regarded as the premier cultural and entertainment venue on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, welcoming thousands of visitors through its doors, every year. Named in celebration of the harbor town of Sydney's 200th birthday, Centre 200 is a versatile convention, exhibition, sports, and entertainment facility with exceptional flexibility to meet special requirements. It is home to the QMJHL Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, and the NBL Canada Cape Breton Highlanders. But beyond basketball and hockey, Centre 200 is much more than just court space and ice.
General Manager of Centre 200, Paul MacDonald, shares the backstory. "Most of us have been with the facility 25 years or more. I was here when the AHL Cape Breton Oilers started playing in 1988 – that was the Edmonton Oilers affiliate team. Centre 200 was built in1987 for the Canada Winter Games. That was its primary purpose; it replaced an aging facility that was attached at one point, right next door. That site has now been turned into a casino. After the Games, the Centre hosted an AHL franchise for eight years and has hosted a number of national and international sports events, mainly hockey, including the World Junior Hockey Championships, National Women's Hockey, and World Under 17 Hockey. We've also hosted big music concerts and award shows. Celtic Colours –a major international Celtic music festival has been here for about 22 years. We usually host the opening or closing of that event. Seven years ago, Elton John played here, and many famous country music acts have rolled through. We're a bit of an older demographic, so country seems to go over well."
The Cape Breton Regional Municipality owns the Centre. CBRM, as it's known, is a conglomerate of six communities that were forcibly amalgamated by the Province of Nova Scotia in 1995. One of those communities, the city of Sydney, owned and built the facility, and upon amalgamation, the venue became part of the CBRM. Centre 200, was named for the bi-centennial of the founding of Sydney in 1787, and the building was completed in 1987. Today, the Centre is run by a dedicated staff of 11 full-time and 74 part-time employees, and receives an operating subsidy every year from the CBRM.
MacDonald explains, "We are part of a group through Events Cape Breton that acts as a venue site. In that capacity, we've hosted the Canadian Medical Association; the National Chiefs of Police – that was 800 delegates. We have great trade show space, but not a lot of breakout convention space. Though, when there's been a trade show component tied to a convention, usually it tracks here. We've had food shows, and we have the ability to host rodeos, events of that nature. Over the last ten years, we've tried to expand from hockey into other areas. This is the largest space to hold events in Sydney, so if you have a major event you have to come here."
Centre 200 is all about flexibility for accommodating event business and visitors. Notable features include: wheelchair accessibility, expandable seating to 6,500 for concert hall purposes, and meeting rooms with seating capacities of 100 per room. The west concourse area boasts a display and activity area of 3,000 sq. ft. The south concourse has 7,000 sq. ft. to accommodate 650 sitting theatre-style and up to 400 banquet style. The main arena has exhibit space of 17,000 sq. ft. with the possibility of another 3,000 sq. ft. upon removal of telescopic seating. A unique lighting grid and state-of-the-art sound system complements the theatre and ensures uncompromised sound quality for all events. From a catering perspective, the Centre's fully-equipped modern kitchen can serve up to 1,000 people. And the Box Office can accommodate any ticket sales and the services of other ticket outlets.
Regarding the Centre's technological amenities, MacDonald reports, "We're in stages there. We've really upgraded our Wi-Fi over the last two years. It's a continual process, each year you have to review because everything changes so frequently. We have a company come in for that work and we have one of the best Wi-Fi areas in the city. And that's what everybody is looking for. We recently hosted a major national curling event, the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which is the Women's National Curling Championship – 14 teams from across the country. It's fully televised with a national broadcaster over 10 days and we met their standard. We also introduced an in-seat ordering app during that event, where people can sit in their seat, download an app, and order food and beverages from our concessions. It seemed to work well. We're upgrading our POS system, as well. The biggest challenge we have is finding the dollars."
On the "green" front, Centre 200 has changed all its lighting to LED, which was a huge investment but the return in energy savings, especially in electrical costs, has been well worth it. "We did the same thing with our ice plant," MacDonald notes. "We heated the building for years with oil. And five years ago, we put in a new Simcoe Refrigeration ice plant – when you make ice, there is a tremendous amount of heat generated. We captured all of that energy, similar to a heat pump principle, and used it to provide heat for the building, which virtually eliminated the use of oil. We still have oil as a backup, or a supplement, when needed in the cold months of February when it gets to minus 25 Celsius; the heat pump can't sustain that. So, we've gone from $200,000 per year in oil expenditure to $40,000, using our own heat energy to heat the building. So, that's been a positive for us."
Otherwise, there are more green improvements to be made. The Centre does the usual recycling of bottles and cans, etc., but they want to be more efficient with food waste from the concessions, more than anything else. Long-time Box Office Supervisor, Nadine Matthews, reflects, "Although, the municipality here is number one in Nova Scotia for recycling, it's implementing it with the public in this building that's the challenge. The curling crowd was very in tune to that, whereas hockey crowds. . . that's where the educating comes in on the importance of recycling."
Long-term business relationships have greatly contributed to Centre 200's success. MacDonald acknowledges, "We really appreciate our media partners in radio and print; they've been with us forever. Our food supplier, Sysco Foods, one of the largest in the world, has been a consistent long-time partner. Cimco Refrigeration is the largest ice plant refrigeration company on the planet; Toromont is their parent company, and they've been our main ice supplier and maintenance technical people for as long as I can remember. PepsiCo, our beverage provider, has a local bottler in this area and they've been with us since the building opened. In all, we have about 17 companies using our corporate system that are great supporters of Centre 200."
What's in a name? Centre 200 has now been granted permission to seek a consultant to value the facility, before going to market to see who's interested. In the next year, it's expected the call will go out to prospective companies for naming rights for the building. And Centre 200 certainly has a wealth of unique attributes in its favor. Number one – versatility. "We have a versatile Vari-Theatre system that allows us to change the configuration of our building," says MacDonald. "They're basically curtains on a track that we can move along the ceiling of the building, which is very high. We can go from 1,000 seats to 6,000 seats if we have a convention and want to split the floor space of the venue. In our arena, we can actually remove one side of the building – the wall can be taken off to expand the space so it's open to the outdoors. We did that for a Harley-Davidson convention, where they made it an indoor/outdoor venue. The second important thing about Centre 200 is our experienced staff. The consistency is key. Sometimes, in buildings like this, just by their nature, there's a lot of staff turnover, but most of our people, like Nadine, have been here quite a while. That's a little unusual, but at the same time, their experience and knowledge is a great advantage.
"We're located right downtown, only a five-minute walk from most hotels. We have a casino attached along the side and we're on the major transportation route of the city. From a loading standpoint, the building was made as a convention space with that in mind, so we have full load-in doors, where we can back tractor trailers right onto the arena floor. And we have loading docks, so you can save time and load from both ends of the building. And time is money."
Centre 200 offers the finest convention and entertainment space on beautiful Cape Breton Island and looks forward to welcoming one and all to its future events.
Who: Centre 200
What: Cape Breton's premier sports and entertainment facility
Where: Sydney, Nova Scotia
Website: www.centre200.ca
F.C. O'Neill, Scriven & Assoc's Limited – www.onsa.ca
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Aplysia californica
By Samantha Dice
Communication and Perception
Ecosystem Roles
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
The California sea hare, Aplysia californica, is found along the California coast from Humboldt Bay in northern California to the Gulf of California, Baja California, Mexico. (Angeloni, et al., 2003)
Biogeographic Regions
Aplysia californica is in greatest abundance within sheltered rocky shore coastal environments. Distribution by depth depends on the specimen's age. Juveniles occupy deeper waters (up to 18 meters) whereas adults primarily prefer shallow water within the middle and lower intertidal zones. ("California Brown Sea Hare", 2014)
Habitat Regions
saltwater or marine
Aquatic Biomes
Other Habitat Features
intertidal or littoral
Range depth
18 (high) m
59.06 (high) ft
Aplysia californica is a large mollusk, capable of growing as long as 40 cm and weighing as much as 2.3 kg; however, most average 20 cm long and 1 kg in weight. Body coloration is cryptic, and generally ranges from reddish-brown to greenish-brown. Coloration of A. californica depends largely on the particular species of algae fed upon by an individual. The overall body texture is delicately fleshy. The head region bears four tentacles. Two are on the top of the head behind the eyes as well as two in front of the face slightly above the mouth. The species' nickname (sea hare) is due to these tentacles which resemble rabbit ears. On the dorsum of the bilaterally symmetrical body are two wing-like folds called parapodia which cover the gills but allow water to pass through. As a type of large sea slug, A. californica lacks a hard calcified outer shell. However, it does possess a flat internal shell which encases the internal organs including the heart. On the underside of the body is a large muscular foot used for locomotion. ("California Brown Sea Hare", 2014; "The Rosenstiel School Of Marine and Atmospheric Science", 2009)
Other Physical Features
ectothermic
bilateral symmetry
sexes alike
Range mass
2.3 (high) kg
5.07 (high) lb
Average mass
Range length
40 (high) cm
15.75 (high) in
Average length
Aplysia californica rapidly develops over the course of a year. After larvae hatch from egg masses, each free-swimming microorganism is known as a trochophore larva. These larvae swim with hair-like cilia. The larvae drift for 34 days or more until they settle on red algae and undergo metamorphosis into the adult form. After metamorphosis, the feeding juveniles rapidly grow in weight for three months. After 120 days, juveniles may become sexually mature. (Angeloni, et al., 2003; "California Brown Sea Hare", 2014; Pawlik, 1989)
Development - Life Cycle
Aplysia californica is hermaphroditic, meaning each animal has both female and male sex organs. Sea hares mate promiscuously in multiple events with conspecifics, when individuals locate each other through chemical cues, congregate, and form a "daisy chain". During a daisy chain, several sea hares line up and each animal may be either receiving or delivering sperm (or both) based on their current sex and position within the chain. Mating season occurs during spring and summer. ("The Rosenstiel School Of Marine and Atmospheric Science", 2009)
polygynandrous (promiscuous)
The eggs are fertilized within a sperm storage cavity also known as the seminal receptacle before they are laid in bright pink, long gelatinous strings. These noodle-like egg masses may hold millions of embryos. Eggs usually hatch after approximately twelve days, releasing planktonic larvae. Mating occurs during spring and summer. Egg laying is initiated by copulation. ("The Rosenstiel School Of Marine and Atmospheric Science", 2009)
Key Reproductive Features
semelparous
seasonal breeding
simultaneous hermaphrodite
induced ovulation
Breeding interval
Aplysia californica mates once a year.
Mating takes place during spring and summer.
Range number of offspring
80 million (high)
Range gestation period
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
After an individual A. californica lays its egg mass, which likely contains provisioning, there is no further investment in the offspring. ("The Rosenstiel School Of Marine and Atmospheric Science", 2009)
Parental Investment
pre-hatching/birth
Sea hares' lifespans are usually fairly short as they typically live only a year. Most sea hares perish after reproduction. However, because water temperatures delay reproduction, cooler waters can somewhat lengthen lifespan. ("California Brown Sea Hare", 2014)
Average lifespan
Status: wild
Status: captivity
One of the more notable behavioral aspects noticed in sea hares is their ability to release a deep purple ink from within the parapodia when threatened. The deep purple color is derived from pigments within the red algae in their diet. The ink has been shown to be distasteful and acts as a defense mechanism to ward off predators. In order to avoid being attacked, sea slugs are mainly active at night. Sea hares give a cautionary avoidance response when in contact with certain sea stars and predaceous opisthobranchs. This response consists of withdrawing the head rapidly and engaging in an escape response. (Angeloni, et al., 2003; "Opisthobranch parasites - the copepod Ismaila", 2010; Nusnbaum and Derby, 2010)
Key Behaviors
motile
Average territory size
unknown cm^2
Aplysia californica has no specific home range.
Sea hares congregate to mate, and thus they perceive conspecifics via tactile and chemical cues. These slugs have photoreceptors that detect variances in the intensity of white light. However, they are less able to identify red wavelengths. Overall, sea slugs respond more to chemical changes in seawater. A sensing structure located near the gills called the osphradium detects dissolved chemicals and is the major organ of olfaction. (Angeloni, et al., 2003)
Other Communication Modes
Perception Channels
Aplysia californica is a herbivore and primarily feeds on several kinds of red algae (Laurencia pacifica, Plocamium pacificum and Ceramium spp.) as well as sea lettuce (Ulva spp.) and eelgrass (Zostera marina) from within tidepools in the middle intertidal zone. Aplysia uses its toothed radula to graze attached algae. After the material has been temporarily stored in the esophagus, it is then passed through a muscular stomach lined with pyramidal teeth which further grind up the food matter. The food is then mixed with various digestive fluids and wastes are excreted out the anus located near the parapodia. The larvae obtain nourishment by consuming phytoplankton. (Angeloni, et al., 2003; Winkler and Dawson, 1963)
Primary Diet
macroalgae
phytoplankton
Due to their lack of an outer calcareous shell, sea hares utilize cryptic coloration, nocturnal behaviors, and ink release as defense mechanisms. Sea hares are also distasteful to many predators due to chemicals known as secondary metabolites which they create from chemicals obtained from their algal diet. This chemical adaptation also makes sea hare tissue somewhat toxic to certain animals and fairly effective against most predators. It has been discovered that the mucus covering the mantle also acts a deterrent against predatory crustaceans and some fish. Two of the main predators are the giant green sea anemone, Anthropleura xanthogrammica, and the ophistobranch slug, Navanax inermis. (Angeloni, et al., 2003; "Opisthobranch parasites - the copepod Ismaila", 2010)
Anti-predator Adaptations
Known Predators
green sea anemone, Anthropleura xanthogrammica
sea slug, Navanax inermis
Aplysia californica is a primary consumer due to its herbivorous diet of algae. As such, it is a key organism in the intertidal ecosystem, affecting the density and abundance of its algal prey. There is little specific information on parasitic symbiosis in A. californica, other than one report of a microsporidian protozoan infecting the nuclei of its neurons. Other shell-less opisthobranchs are known to serve as hosts for certain copepods in the family Splanchnotrophidae. ("Opisthobranch parasites - the copepod Ismaila", 2010; Krauhs, et al., 1979)
Commensal/Parasitic Species
protozoan, Microsporidium aplysiae
Aplysia californica is a highly valuable laboratory animal especially in the field of neurobiology and more specifically in studying memory and learning behaviors. Sea hares possess the largest neurons in the animal kingdom, as well as very few of them, so it is feasible to identify the specific nerve cells responsible for specific mechanisms. ("California Brown Sea Hare", 2014)
Positive Impacts
There are no known adverse effects of Aplysia californica on humans.
Although there is no current management or conservation plan for this species, individuals are protected if they occur within the boundaries of marine protected areas.
US Federal List
No special status
State of Michigan List
The purple ink released by these animals smells pleasantly of cedar (P. Detwiler, pers. comm.).
Samantha Dice (author), San Diego Mesa College, Paul Detwiler (editor), San Diego Mesa College, Angela Miner (editor), Animal Diversity Web Staff.
body of water between the southern ocean (above 60 degrees south latitude), Australia, Asia, and the western hemisphere. This is the world's largest ocean, covering about 28% of the world's surface.
Referring to an animal that lives on or near the bottom of a body of water. Also an aquatic biome consisting of the ocean bottom below the pelagic and coastal zones. Bottom habitats in the very deepest oceans (below 9000 m) are sometimes referred to as the abyssal zone. see also oceanic vent.
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
the nearshore aquatic habitats near a coast, or shoreline.
having markings, coloration, shapes, or other features that cause an animal to be camouflaged in its natural environment; being difficult to see or otherwise detect.
animals which must use heat acquired from the environment and behavioral adaptations to regulate body temperature
union of egg and spermatozoan
An animal that eats mainly plants or parts of plants.
ovulation is stimulated by the act of copulation (does not occur spontaneously)
internal fertilization
fertilization takes place within the female's body
the area of shoreline influenced mainly by the tides, between the highest and lowest reaches of the tide. An aquatic habitat.
seaweed. Algae that are large and photosynthetic.
A large change in the shape or structure of an animal that happens as the animal grows. In insects, "incomplete metamorphosis" is when young animals are similar to adults and change gradually into the adult form, and "complete metamorphosis" is when there is a profound change between larval and adult forms. Butterflies have complete metamorphosis, grasshoppers have incomplete metamorphosis.
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
active during the night
reproduction in which eggs are released by the female; development of offspring occurs outside the mother's body.
chemicals released into air or water that are detected by and responded to by other animals of the same species
photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae. (Compare to zooplankton.)
an animal which has a substance capable of killing, injuring, or impairing other animals through its chemical action (for example, the skin of poison dart frogs).
polygynandrous
the kind of polygamy in which a female pairs with several males, each of which also pairs with several different females.
mainly lives in oceans, seas, or other bodies of salt water.
breeding is confined to a particular season
remains in the same area
offspring are all produced in a single group (litter, clutch, etc.), after which the parent usually dies. Semelparous organisms often only live through a single season/year (or other periodic change in conditions) but may live for many seasons. In both cases reproduction occurs as a single investment of energy in offspring, with no future chance for investment in reproduction.
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
lives alone
uses touch to communicate
that region of the Earth between 23.5 degrees North and 60 degrees North (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle) and between 23.5 degrees South and 60 degrees South (between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle).
uses sight to communicate
Aquarium of the Pacific. 2014. "California Brown Sea Hare" (On-line). Aquarium of the Pacific. Accessed February 17, 2014 at http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/california_brown_sea_hare.
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Universty of Miami. 2009. "The Rosenstiel School Of Marine and Atmospheric Science" (On-line). The National Resource for Aplysia. Accessed April 01, 2014 at https://cc1.rsmas.miami.edu/slugs/.
Angeloni, L., J. Bradbury, R. Burton. 2003. Multiple mating, paternity, and body size in a simultaneous hermaphrodite, Aplysia californica. Behavior Ecology, 14/4: 554-560.
Audesirk, T. 1979. A field study of growth and reproduction in Aplysia californica. The Biological Bulletin, 157/3: 407-421. Accessed February 18, 2014 at http://www.biolbull.org/content/157/3/407.full.pdf.
Krauhs, J., J. Long, P. Baur. 1979. Spores of a New Microsporidan Species Parasitizing Molluscan Neurons. The Journal of Protozoology, 26/1: 43-46.
Macginitie, G. 1934. "The egg laying activities of the sea hare Tethys californicus" (On-line). Accessed February 16, 2014 at http://www.biolbull.org/content/67/2/300.full.pdf.
Morris, R., D. Abbott, H. Eugene, R. Beeman, G. Williams. 1980. Intertidal Invertebrates of California. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press.
Nusnbaum, M., C. Derby. 2010. Effects of Sea Hare Ink Secretion and Its Escapin-Generated Components on a Variety of Predatory Fishes. The Biological Bulletin, 218: 282-292. Accessed February 17, 2014 at http://www.biolbull.org/content/218/3/282.full.pdf+html.
Pawlik, J. 1989. Larvae of the sea hare Aplysia californica settle and metamorphose on an assortment of macroalgal species. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 51: 195-199. Accessed February 17, 2014 at http://people.uncw.edu/pawlikj/1989MEPSPaw.pdf.
Winkler, L., E. Dawson. 1963. Observations and Experiments on the Food Habits of California Sea Hares of the Genus Aplysia. Pacific Science, 17: 102-105. Accessed February 17, 2014 at http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bitstream/handle/10125/4930/vol17n1-102-105.pdf?sequence=1.
Gastropoda: information (1) Gastropoda: pictures (175) Gastropoda: specimens (56)
Order Anaspidea
Anaspidea: information (1) Anaspidea: pictures (3)
Family Aplysiidae
Aplysiidae: pictures (2)
Genus Aplysia
Aplysia: pictures (2)
Species Aplysia californica
Aplysia californica: information (1)
To cite this page: Dice, S. 2014. "Aplysia californica" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed January 30, 2023 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Aplysia_californica/

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Have You Been Struck by The Imposter Syndrome?
I'm a fraud! This thought hit me hard just recently. I observed some of the quality leaders around me and thought, I don't measure up. They were so confident, so articulate, infallible to a point. I have good days and bad days sure, but not like these people. They are always on top of their game, never missing a beat, across every aspect of their learning to a degree I could only imagine – or so it would seem.
Have you ever been involved in an educational conversation full of jargon when all participants are nodding at the right times and interjecting with highly technical language? Did you feel out of your depth? Have you ever been invited to speak at a professional learning session or had your work singled out for the positive impact it has made? Did you question if you were the right person to be delivering the message? Was your work really of note? Did you question if you were worthy of the praise? Was there a nagging feeling that maybe you don't deserve to be there? You rationalise by thinking that you're just lucky, you've been in the right place at the right time, you're not doing anything different when compared to other leaders. You then start to think, what if people start asking questions? What if they dig deeper? Then you have that sinking feeling of self-doubt. You feel like you don't measure up. Did you feel like a fraud? Sound familiar? If so, then you've been held hostage by the Imposter Syndrome.
Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes, both American psychologists, named the Imposter Syndrome in the late 1970's. Their work outlined the psychological fear felt by high achieving individuals who perceived themselves to be intellectual frauds waiting to be found out and exposed. They often questioned their ability to be mixing in the company of their colleagues, feeling like they were somewhat misplaced. In the minds of those who feel it they're not worthy of the position they had worked so hard to find themselves in. Clance and Imes concluded that people who challenge themselves and place themselves outside their comfort zone are more susceptible. These people are in a state of growth, looking to learn new skills and refine their practice because they have a firm belief that they can always improve. Acknowledging that we are always learning, whilst embracing the growth mindset, can be challenging and potentially leaves us exposed to the Imposter Syndrome.
The sometimes debilitating Imposter Syndrome can strike us all, in fact research suggests that over 70% of people will feel this way at some stage in their career. The feeling that in some way we are undeserving, that our success has come more from luck and being in the right place at the right time, than from anything we have actually achieved is at the core of the Imposter Syndrome. We doubt our ability, question our decision making processes and look for reasons outside our influence for our success. Those who get struck often neglect to look at the fact that they work hard, they do their homework and sometimes they take the calculated risks that others won't. What we sometimes forget is that we are currently in our positions because someone saw something in us and gave us the opportunity. In times when you doubt yourself, at least have faith in those that saw your potential and gave you the opportunity. Whilst you may believe that you were lucky to be afforded the opportunity, you proactively took it and made it your own. Far too often we undersell our hard work and commitment.
The more I've tuned into the Imposter Syndrome the more I'm recognising it in others. It's allowed me to take stock of those who've also talked about feeling this way. From what I can see, in order to feel it you must be making a positive impact. I believe you can take it as a sign that you're on track. You can fake it for a while but eventually it will catch up with you, smoke and mirrors only lasts so long. From what I've observed the real imposters don't get the syndrome. They seem to be almost oblivious, claiming to be something that they clearly are not. They continue to sell the snake oil, pumping up their own tyres regardless of the lack of progress. They show little ability to reflect on their practice continuing down well-worn neural pathways of self-praise utilising small subsets of data and research to support their work. In comparison those that feel the Imposter Syndrome often feel self-doubt. They question the accuracy of data and research, wanting to make sure that they are hanging their hats on a solid foundation. They trial new initiatives not because they are popular but because they have a belief they can enhance practice. My advice is to embrace the feeling when it comes and use it as an opportunity for self-reflection. Reflect on the work and obviously look for continuous improvement, but occasionally acknowledge that you do have some skills that serve you well.
So now that you have recognised that you may have encountered the Imposter Syndrome, I believe the following steps may assist you in using it as a tool.
Confide in someone you trust and talk it out, not to actively seek a compliment but to get some perspective on your feelings. They can help you take an objective look at what you have achieved and guide you to understand that you've actually played a part in your own success.
Understand that it's not always about the paper credentials, don't think you have to be the most highly credentialed person in the room to have expertise. Remember a title does not always give you credibility.
Listen to the language you use. Sometimes the low modality of our language subconsciously leads us down the path of self-doubt. Phrases like "I'm not sure", "it could just be me", "I hope I'm on the right track", "maybe I'm missing the point" shows you don't back your own judgement. Believe that you can operate in this space and feel comfortable having an opinion.
Stop comparing yourself to others. I'm currently involved in a learning community where we are discussing our personal assumptions that limit us. What's interesting is that there are a great deal of people who share the same insecurities in leadership positions, yet we often hold them up as the perfect being not knowing that their own internal dialogue may be very similar to our own.
Understand that you are growing and that you can actually change your point of view when new information comes to hand. Having an alternate opinion doesn't make you a fraud, it makes you human. Realise that you don't know everything and that anyone who thinks you should has placed a unrealistic expectation on you.
Occasionally, just take that compliment. It's good to be humble but sometimes you just have to take the compliment and say thank you.
Know that perfection is unattainable. Celebrate you successes by reflecting on what you did that worked and refining what didn't.
I spoke to an aspiring leader recently who was doubting their recent promotion. They trotted out the usual "I'm lucky, right place right time" line. My advice to them was simple. You can't continually be this lucky. Be comfortable with your success and continue to work hard to maintain it. Stop and take note of how far you have come and reflect on the effort it has taken you to get there.
Self-belief is not arrogance, it's not blind loyalty to a misguided cause. True self-belief comes from deep honest self-reflection underpinned by a strong moral purpose that your work is making a positive impact. Maybe I'm not a fraud after all.
By scott.s.davidson in Uncategorized on November 14, 2016 .
Thank you Leon you are too kind.
This post is spot on as I'm in that head space, experiencing that syndrome. Transitioning between roles is never easy and self doubt creeps in. From this reading, I am actually in a state of growth. I shall acknowledge that people saw potential in me and gave me opportunities. So onwards and upwards!
I've always admired your humility – a rare and real strength.


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The Polish Institute of World Art Studies, the Department of the History of Modern Art at the Faculty of Fine Arts and the Department of Literature of the Young Poland Movement and Interwar Period at the Faculty of Philology at the Nicolaus Copernicus University, in connection with 100 year anniversary of independence, have decided to devote the VII Conference of Modern Art to the issue of the Polish avant-garde between 1917-1923, in particular to three of the most important, yet stylistically and thematically very diverse artistic groups. The conference, which will take place at the Centre of Contemporary Art "Znaki Czasu" in Torun, should cover a broad range of issues encompassed by the agenda, artistic, literary and theatrical work, as well as the political and social activities of these groups.
The Formists in their broadest form comprised an association aimed at the younger generation of artists, divided into various streams: expressionist-cubist (cubo-expressionist) and classicist (under the influence of Elie Nadelman), whose program and work evolved in the direction of national art and state-building, modernised by the avant-garde. Bunt (Revolt) – a closer-knit group of expressionist artists associated with Berlin, with a radically left-wing political agenda, clubbing together, however, with the support of Jozef Pilsudski – evolved in the direction of abstract art for the first time in Poland through the geometrisation of their works. Significantly, they collaborated with writers centred around the Poznan magazine named "Zdrój" ("Source") . Finally, Yung Yidish (Jung Idysz) – a group of artists who departed from the ideology of a Jewish "national revival" towards leftist political involvement – created a different metaphorical art called Jewish expressionism, expressing a mystical, Hasidic vision of the world.
The artistic movement, which peaked around 1920, began in 1905 within the circle of the Krakow "Group of Five" and, above all, out of the impressive oeuvre of Polish painters and sculptors working in the Paris colony, who represented a broad cross-section of the trends and attitudes of post-impressionism (Ślewiński, Peskè, Muter), Fauvism (Stückgold, Gwozdecki), classicism, often evolving into Art Deco (Nadelman, Zak, Merkel), Cubism (Marcoussis, Hayden, Lambert Rucki) and the École de Paris (Kisling). It is important to explore the fascinating German-Russian cultural borderland on Polish territory - in the fields of art, literature, theatre and film, from Kovno (Kaunas) to Katowice – that produced many prominent Polish, German and Jewish artists. The conference program will be divided into sections: national (Polish) and international, for the purpose of comparative studies. This raises a number of historical, socio-cultural and ideological issues that coincided with the war-time collapse of the old order, pushing forward the culture of the new country at full steam. What was the attitude of the young generation of the avant-garde towards the previous generation, focused on the "Sztuka" ("Art") or "Wiener Sezession" associations? How did the young writers and playwrights look upon the achievements of their Young Poland predecessors? Was this a generation clash (as in Germany) or a continuation (Malczewski, Wyspianski, Pautsch)?
How did the group members (and other artists) relate to the horrors of the war that was supposed to be followed by a liberation of humanity, but in fact was superseded by fresh wars and revolutions? Thus, in the work of "activist" groups (like Bunt and Zdrój) appeared interpretations of Jesus Christ as the New Man revolutionary using iconography from the New Testament to express a hope for change. This same Jesus/New Man became a prophet in the work of Jewish artists, connecting the Old and New Testament, leading the Jews into a new Judeo-Christian Europe.
How to define the concept of the artistic groups, of which Bunt was the first to be established after the fall of the German Reich. From Vienna to Riga, from Hamburg to Bucharest, artistic groups formed with various programs, constructs and forms of action, often preceded by a movement of "independent exhibitions" and a generation clash. How did they receive news about art (with the astonishing "channel" in Yiddish that connected Moscow and Kiev via Warsaw and Berlin and onwards to Paris and New York)? What features were characterised by these groups? What relations prevailed within multinational groups? In what environments did they exist, communicating (or not) with the public via their own theorists and press critics. What role was fulfilled by their publications? How did they make contact with the world, by sending their own members to exhibit their works in Paris or Berlin or representatives to the Congress of Progressive Artists in Düsseldorf? What was the role and position of women in the groups? What were the relations between the visual artists, writers and critics in the groups? How did they correspond with each other to make art and literature? How did artists interact with literature, theatre, film and was this a two-way process? How did the theoretical assumptions of one art form overlap with another? How did the artists function when combining different fields (Wyspianski, Czyżewski, Hulewicz)?
We would like a reflection on these topics to be conducted on many levels, taking into account the perspectives of different disciplines of knowledge. Therefore, to this conference we would like to invite historians and theorists of art, theatre and film scholars, historians of literature, experts on journalism, sociologists, historians and cultural theorists.
The conference languages are Polish and English.
Materials from the conference will be published in English only and will be included in the series "Studies on modern art," vol. 7.


The Drinks International Millionaires Club is an annual listing of distilled spirits brands with sales of a million 9-litre cases or more.
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Commonwealth Games 2018: Chef de mission asks contingent to follow all protocol
Chef de mission of Indian contingent to the Commonwealth Games, Vikram Singh Sisodia called a meeting of senior officials and managers to warn them that strict action will be taken against anyone who breaches rules.
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B Shrikant
Hindustan Times, Gold Coast
Vikram Singh Sisodia has severely reprimanded boxing team doctor Amol Patil for not following rules.(PTI)
Stung by the reprimand handed to boxing team doctor for violating Commonwealth Games Federation's no-needle policy, the chef de mission of the Indian contingent has warned all team leaders and support staff to ensure there is no breach of any rules during the Games.
A few hours after Dr Amol Patil was "severely reprimanded" for not following the rules in disposing of the syringes after giving a vitamin injection to a boxer, chef de mission, Vikram Singh Sisodia called a meeting of senior officials and managers of the teams. He warned them that strict action will be taken against anyone who breaches CGF's rules and brings disrepute to the country.
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"We haven't yet received any official letter from the CGF so far. But we had issued guidelines before the event to team managers and yesterday also we called a meeting and told them that we will not tolerate if any athlete does anything that would harm the reputation of the country or bring disrepute to the country. Strict action will be taken if anyone breaches any rules or fails to follow them properly," Sisodia said on Tuesday.
He has asked them to review all procedures again and ensure that they are implemented properly.
The IOA has only two doctors accompanying the contingent of 327 athletes in Gold Coast.
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The CGF court also noted this issue and remarked how both the medical practitioners with the team were first timers at such Games, implying that Dr Patil was careless in following the rules though he was aware of the no-needle policy.
Questions are also being asked on the sports ministry denying permission to two other doctors recommended by the Indian Olympic Association for accreditation.
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Chia seeds contain calcium, magnesium and phosphorus and is a great source of omega-3 fats.
We made chocolate and peanut butter chia pudding then combined the two into a glass. Here is how we made it.
We started off with 2 bowls, pour a cup of milk in to each bowl, in the first bowl whisk in 2 tbsp peanut butter until well combined. The second bowl whisk in 1 tbsp of coco powder. Then pour in 1/4 cup of chia seeds in to each bowl. Mix. Cover and put in the fridge overnight or at least 6 hours. When ready, layer in a glass, we poured some agave in between the peanut butter layer and the coco layer and placed some walnuts on top. You can chose other options such as almonds,cashews,fruit. ENJOY!! #HAPPY #VEGAN #TWINS.
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Q: Validating "Parallel" JSON Arrays I am trying to use pydantic to validate JSON that is being returned in a "parallel" array format. Namely, there is an array defining the column names/types followed by an array of "rows" (this is similar to how pandas handles df.to_json(orient='split') seen here)
{
    "columns": [
        "sensor",
        "value",
        "range"
    ],
    "data": [
        [
            "a",
            1,
            {"low": 1, "high": 2}
        ],
        [
            "b",
            2,
            {"low": 0, "high": 2}
        ]
    ]
}

I know that I could do this:
class ValueRange(BaseModel):
    low: int
    high: int

class Response(BaseModel):
    columns: Tuple[Literal['sensor'], Literal['value'], Literal['range']]
    data: List[Tuple[str, int, ValueRange]]

But this has a few downsides:

*

*After parsing, it doesn't allow for an association of the data with the column names. So, you have to do everything by index. Ideally, I would like to parse a response into a List[Row] and then be able to do things like response.data[0].sensor.

*It hardcodes the column order.

*It doesn't allow for responses that have variable columns in the responses. For example, the same endpoint could also return the following:

{
    "columns": ["sensor", "value"],
    "data": [
        ["a", 1],
        ["b", 2]
    ]
}

At first I thought that I could use pydantic's discriminated unions, but I'm not seeing how to do this across arrays.
Anyone know of the best approach for validating this type of data? (I'm currently using pydantic, but am open to other libraries if it makes sense).
Thanks!

A: TL;DR
A very interesting use case for a custom validator.
from collections.abc import Sequence
from typing import Literal, Optional

from pydantic import BaseModel, validator
from pydantic.fields import Field

Column = Literal["sensor", "value", "range"]

class ValueRange(BaseModel):
    low: int
    high: int

class DataPoint(BaseModel):
    sensor: str
    value: int
    range: Optional[ValueRange]

class Response(BaseModel):
    columns: Optional[tuple[Column, ...]] = Field(exclude=True, repr=False)
    data: list[DataPoint]

    @validator("columns", pre=True)
    def ensure_distinct(cls, v: object) -> object:
        if isinstance(v, Sequence) and len(v) != len(set(v)):
            raise ValueError("`columns` must all be distinct")
        return v

    @validator("data", pre=True, each_item=True)
    def parse_nested_sequence(
        cls,
        v: object,
        values: dict[str, object],
    ) -> object:
        if not isinstance(v, Sequence):
            return v
        columns = values.get("columns")
        if not isinstance(columns, Sequence):
            raise TypeError(
                "If `data` items are provided as a sequences, "
                "the `columns` must be present as a sequence."
            )
        if len(columns) != len(v):
            raise ValueError(
                "`data` item must be the same length as `columns`"
            )
        return dict(zip(columns, v))

Explanation
Schema
First we need to set up the models to reflect the schema we want to have after parsing and validation are complete.
Since you mentioned that you would like the data field in the response model to be a list of model instances corresponding to a certain schema, we need to define that schema. From your example it seems to need at least the fields sensor, value and range. The range field should be its own model once again. You also mentioned that range should be optional, so we'll encode that too.
The actual top-level Response model will still have the columns field because we will need that for validation later on. But we can hide that field from the string representation and the exporter methods like dict and json. To communicate the variable number of elements in that columns tuple, we'll change the annotation a bit.
Here are the models I would suggest:
from collections.abc import Sequence
from typing import Literal, Optional

from pydantic import BaseModel, validator
from pydantic.fields import Field

Column = Literal["sensor", "value", "range"]

class ValueRange(BaseModel):
    low: int
    high: int

class DataPoint(BaseModel):
    sensor: str
    value: int
    range: Optional[ValueRange]

class Response(BaseModel):
    columns: Optional[tuple[Column, ...]] = Field(exclude=True, repr=False)
    data: list[DataPoint]

    ...  # more code

Field types and parameters
To hide columns we can use the appropriate parameters of the Field constructor. Making it Optional (default will be None) means we could still initialize an instance of Response without it, but we would then of course be forced to provide the data list in the correct format (as dictionaries or DataPoint instances).
Since we used tuple[Column, ...] as the annotation for columns, the elements could be in any order, which is what you wanted, but it could also theoretically be of arbitrary length and contain a bunch of duplicates. The Python typing system does not provide any elegant tool to define the type in a way that indicates that all elements of the tuple must be distinct. We could of course construct a huge type union of all permutations of the literal values that should be valid, but this is hardly practical.

Validators
Instead I would suggest a very simple validator to do this check for us:
...

class Response(BaseModel):
    columns: Optional[tuple[Column, ...]] = Field(exclude=True, repr=False)
    data: list[DataPoint]

    @validator("columns", pre=True)
    def ensure_distinct(cls, v: object) -> object:
        if isinstance(v, Sequence) and len(v) != len(set(v)):
            raise ValueError("`columns` must all be distinct")
        return v

    ...  # more code

The pre=True is actually important here, but only in conjunction with the second validator. That one is much more interesting because it is supposed to bring those columns together with the sequences of data. Here is what I propose:
...

class Response(BaseModel):
    columns: Optional[tuple[Column, ...]] = Field(exclude=True, repr=False)
    data: list[DataPoint]

    @validator("columns", pre=True)
    def ensure_distinct(cls, v: object) -> object:
        if isinstance(v, Sequence) and len(v) != len(set(v)):
            raise ValueError("`columns` must all be distinct")
        return v

    @validator("data", pre=True, each_item=True)
    def parse_nested_sequence(
        cls,
        v: object,
        values: dict[str, object],
    ) -> object:
        if not isinstance(v, Sequence):
            return v
        columns = values.get("columns")
        if not isinstance(columns, Sequence):
            raise TypeError(
                "If `data` items are provided as a sequences, "
                "the `columns` must be present as a sequence."
            )
        if len(columns) != len(v):
            raise ValueError(
                "`data` item must be the same length as `columns`"
            )
        return dict(zip(columns, v))

The pre=True on both validators ensures that they are run before the default validators for those field types (otherwise we would immediately get a validation error from your example data). Field validators are always called in the order the fields were defined, so we ensured that our custom columns validator is called before our custom data validator.
That order also allows us to access the output of our columns validator in the values dictionary of our data validator.
The each_item=True flag changes the behavior of the validator so that it is applied to each individual element of the data list as opposed to the entire list. That means with our example data the v argument will always be a single "sub-list" (e.g. ["a", 1]).
If the value to validate is not of a sequence type, we don't bother with it. It will then be handled appropriately by the default field validator. If it is a sequence, we need to make sure that columns is present and also a sequence and that they are of the same length. If those checks pass, we can just zip them, consume that zip into a dictionary and send it on its merry way to the default field validator.
That's all.

Demo
Here is a little demo script:
def main() -> None:
    from pydantic import ValidationError
    print(Response.parse_raw(TEST_JSON_VALID_1).json(indent=2), "\n")
    print(Response.parse_raw(TEST_JSON_VALID_2).json(indent=2), "\n")
    try:
        Response.parse_raw(TEST_JSON_INVALID_1)
    except ValidationError as exc:
        print(exc.json(indent=2), "\n")
    try:
        Response.parse_raw(TEST_JSON_INVALID_2)
    except ValidationError as exc:
        print(exc.json(indent=2), "\n")
    try:
        Response.parse_raw(TEST_JSON_INVALID_3)
    except ValidationError as exc:
        print(exc.json(indent=2))

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

And here is the test data and its corresponding output:
TEST_JSON_VALID_1
{
    "columns": [
        "sensor",
        "value",
        "range"
    ],
    "data": [
        [
            "a",
            1,
            {"low": 1, "high": 2}
        ],
        [
            "b",
            2,
            {"low": 0, "high": 2}
        ]
    ]
}

{
  "data": [
    {
      "sensor": "a",
      "value": 1,
      "range": {
        "low": 1,
        "high": 2
      }
    },
    {
      "sensor": "b",
      "value": 2,
      "range": {
        "low": 0,
        "high": 2
      }
    }
  ]
}

TEST_JSON_VALID_2 (different order and no range)
{
    "columns": ["value", "sensor"],
    "data": [
        [1, "a"],
        [2, "b"]
    ]
}

{
  "data": [
    {
      "sensor": "a",
      "value": 1,
      "range": null
    },
    {
      "sensor": "b",
      "value": 2,
      "range": null
    }
  ]
}

TEST_JSON_INVALID_1
{
    "columns": ["foo", "value"],
    "data": []
}

[
  {
    "loc": [
      "columns",
      0
    ],
    "msg": "unexpected value; permitted: 'sensor', 'value', 'range'",
    "type": "value_error.const",
    "ctx": {
      "given": "foo",
      "permitted": [
        "sensor",
        "value",
        "range"
      ]
    }
  }
]

TEST_JSON_INVALID_2
{
    "columns": ["value", "value"],
    "data": []
}

[
  {
    "loc": [
      "columns"
    ],
    "msg": "`columns` must all be distinct",
    "type": "value_error"
  }
]

TEST_JSON_INVALID_3
{
    "columns": ["sensor", "value"],
    "data": [["a", 1], ["b"]]
}

[
  {
    "loc": [
      "data",
      1
    ],
    "msg": "`data` item must be the same length as `columns`",
    "type": "value_error"
  }
]


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Hi Beasley – not sure how I found my way to your blog, but just wanted to let you know I'm loving the writing and your sense of humour. Keep up the great work!
I couldn't agree more. By the way, is Beasley Green your name or the name of that suicidal finger character in your profile pic? Because it sounds strangely apt for him.
It's my name, that picture was taken after I accidentally poked him through the toilet paper when I was on the loo, he's not been the same since. Now everytime I wash my hands he swears I'm trying to drown him.


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Home Entertainment Stage Page: 'An Act of God' teaches life lessons through mocking silliness
Stage Page: 'An Act of God' teaches life lessons through mocking silliness
Shari Barrett
Photo caption: God and his Wingmen take a selfie with an audience confiscated cell phone. (from left: James Gleason, Sean Hayes, David Josefsberg). Photo credit: Jim Cox.
In the hit Broadway play "An Act of God" at the Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre, Emmy winner Sean Hayes stars as an incredibly modern deity who shares his new Ten Commandments with the people of Los Angeles after descending from heaven. That is, until a technical glitch disrupts his entrance, thus setting up an evening of laughs galore. Written by God, the play was transcribed by 13-time Emmy Award winner David Javerbaum and directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello, who keeps the 9-minute show rolling along at a breakneck pace.
The sinfully funny and critically acclaimed new play features God and His devoted angels who work together to answer some of the deepest questions that have plagued mankind since Creation. He's finally arrived to set the record straight – and He's not holding back.
After introducing his Wingmen, angels Gabriel (James Gleason, who references an original Guttenberg Bible when God requests quotes) and Michael (David Josefsberg, who ventures into the audience to allow audience members to ask questions), God takes his seat on the white sofa center stage and begins sharing his new Ten Commandments.
Along the way, we are treated to how God really thinks about us "using his name in vain" or at the most inappropriate times, causing him to always have to pay attention to things he should not have to watch repeatedly. The graphic nature of many comments were absolutely hysterical and not worth spoiling by sharing them here.
Sean Hayes takes on playing the Creator of the Universe as if it was the most natural role created for him. God even makes fun of the real Hayes, telling the audience how he decided to choose his body in which to visit us because "Everybody loves Sean Hayes, you know that actor on Will and Grace." He's like the everyman that God wishes he'd created, a person who accepts and makes fun of everyone equally. Of his two Wingmen, Josefsberg's Michael plays the more active role, frolicking in the audience and challenging God to the point of actually losing a wing. Josefsberg and Hayes have a great time bouncing their lines off each other, often making me wonder how much was scripted or improvised given the amount of laughter between them. Hayes even stopped the show when latecomers arrived or a cell phone went off to chastise the offending parties, resulting in much applause from the audience.
Another star of the show is the amazing scenic design by Tony Award winner Scott Pask, brilliantly lit by Tony Award winner Hugh Vanstone with projection design by Drama Desk Award winner Peter Nigrini and sound design by Drama Desk Award winner Fitz Patton. From the moment the stage curtain gets sucked up into the vortex to heaven which exists up a long staircase through concentric circles, the whirlpool constantly changes color to affect the mood of each scene. It's an overwhelming artistic vision of color, topped off by the marble slate of the new Ten Commandments with Apple-like rolling clouds above.
And it's no wonder since Steve Jobs is now working with God on creating Universe 2.0 where humans will learn "Thou Shalt Believe in Thyself," God's new 10th and most important commandment.
Tickets for "An Act of God" are available by calling 213-972-4400 or online at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org, or visiting the Center Theatre Group box office at the Ahmanson Theatre. Ticket prices start at $25. The Ahmanson Theatre is located at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave. in Downtown Los Angeles . Performances continue through March 13.
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Students will learn to use discounts with scalar multiplication.
Students will learn scalar multiplication.
Students will use it to calculate discounts.
Lesson - Discounts and Scalar Multiplication Lesson (see below for printable lesson).
A discount is a percentage off of a price. You work with discounts all the time. You calculate the sale price of an item when you shop at the mall or when you calculate how much money you are saving on several different products.
Scalar multiplication is multiplication that involves a matrix. A matrix is a way of organizing data in a set of brackets. Companies often use matrices to look at a display of their annual sales or losses. Other companies can use a matrix to organize pricing. Then they can easily compare how their pricing has changed or hasn't changed over time.
A matrix doesn't need to be confusing. The easiest way to think about is as a way to organize data.
Here is an example of a matrix.


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Collaborating to protect nearly anonymous animals
Jeffery Hoehl
Product Manager, Google Docs
When you have a lot of people working in a Google Doc it can look like a zoo, with anonymous animals popping into your document to write (or howl, bark or moo) their feedback. Today, 13 new animals—like the african wild dog, grey reef shark and cheetah—are joining the pack. Though they may be excellent collaborators, they also need our help.
It's Endangered Species Day, and we're teaming up with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Netflix's "Our Planet" to raise awareness around animals that are at risk.
According to WWF, wildlife populations have dwindled by 60 percent in less than five decades. And with nearly 50 species threatened with extinction today, technology has a role to play in preventing endangerment.
With artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics and apps that speed up collaboration, Google is helping companies like WWF in their work to save our precious planets' species. Here are some of the ways.
Curating wildlife data quickly. A big part of increasing conservation efforts is having access to reliable data about the animals that are threatened. To help, WWF and Google have joined a number of other partners to create the Wildlife Insights platform, a way for people to share wildlife camera trap images. Using AI, the species are automatically identified, so that conservationists can act quicker to help recover global wildlife populations.
Predicting wildlife trade trends. Using Google search queries and known web page content, Google can help organizations like WWF predict wildlife trade trends similar to how we can help see flu outbreaks coming. This way, we can help prevent a wildlife trafficking crisis quicker.
Collaborating globally with people who can help. Using G Suite, which includes productivity and collaboration apps like Docs and Slides, Google Cloud, WWF and Netflix partnered together to draft materials and share information quickly to help raise awareness for Endangered Species Day (not to mention, cut back on paper).
Conservation can seem like a big, hairy problem that's best left to the experts to solve. But there are small changes we can make right now in our everyday lives. When we all collaborate together to make these changes, they can make a big difference.
Check out this Slides presentation to find out more about how together, we can help our friends. You can also take direct action to help protect our planet on the "Our Planet" website.
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You know the old saying: March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb. In Northeast Ohio, it's more like "Monday comes in like a lion, then Tuesday is a lamb, and then there's a few more lion days…" when it comes to our weather. If your brakes are making noise like they are the king of the jungle, then you might be in for trouble. Here are some ways to know if it is time to help your car go from a lion to a lamb with new brakes.
The pads are worn out.
The giant pads on the paws of a lion are meant to last a lifetime as they pound the dirt and grass in the Savannah. Your brake pads are not. They wear out, and when they do, your brake performance suffers. If you look between the spokes of your wheel, you can see a shiny metal rotor. Around the edge, you'll see a caliper, and between the caliper and the rotor, you'll spot your brake pad. It should be at least a quarter of an inch thick, and if it's not, you should get the pads replaced on your vehicle.
Your brakes are roaring like a lion.
The last thing you want to do is send shockwaves throughout the animal kingdom every time you hit your brakes. If you hit the brakes and flocks of birds take flight for safety, it's probably time to get those brakes replaced. A squeal from the sensor will let you know that the wear and tear is taking effect, but when you hear a harsh, grinding sound, that's when you know that you've gone completely through your brakes. It makes it hard to stop your car and can do damage.
Your car is pulling when you don't want it to.
Have you ever seen a lion on the hunt? They move with precision and focus, never wavering from their target. Your car should be the same way. When you are driving straight, you shouldn't feel the car moving from left to right or swaying. While this isn't always an indication that your brakes are bad, it needs to be checked out, and new brakes could be the solution.
Okay, no funny lion reference here, but if you feel a vibration when you apply the brake, it could be time to replace them. Generally, a vibrating brake pedal indicates warped rotors. This usually only happens if the car has been through some extreme conditions or stress, like towing something heavy uphill. But if you feel the vibrations, it might be time to replace the brakes.
I would imagine a lion could have a pretty temperamental disposition. It probably only does what it wants to when it wants to, and that's it. Well, your brakes can be that way as they wear out. It's pretty obvious that when your brakes go from being a little touchy to, "oh my gosh I had to slam my feet through the floor to stop," you've got to rethink your brakes.
If you are experiencing any of these lion-like symptoms with your brakes, it is time for a visit to Rad Air, where our pros will tell you if you need new pads, new calipers, or a whole new set of brakes. At Rad Air, you'll never pay for more than what needs to be done to fix the problem right the first time. Schedule your brake inspection today!


Generated exe itself has no special usage. Those arguments passed to generated exe at command line, will be passed to the java program's "main(String  argv)" method.
Service type of generated exe cannot be executed directly at command line. It has a usage of installation and uninstallation for Service.
To install the generated exe as System Service.
The 'auto' is optional, if "/install auto", the service will automatically start up when System starts up. After successful "/install", you can find the service in service manager, "services.msc" on Windows, "ntsysv" on Linux.
From v2.0.4, the service type of application supports to add fixed arguments to programs, both Windows and Linux supported.
To uninstall the Service from System.
You'd better stop the service before you're going to uninstall the Service. Or on Windows, you can uninstall successfully, but you may need to restart System to uninstall the Service completely. On Linux, you cannot uninstall it if it is not stopped.
To run the Service type of generated exe as a console type. This is for debug use.
Run as Service page for more information about Service.


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UNION Therapeutics
Ophtalmology
Vetinary programs
Inflammation & Infection
The most recently discovered coronavirus - SARS-CoV-2 - causes the current pandemic resulting in severe effects on global health and economy. The full clinical understanding of COVID-19 is not entirely known, but classic symptoms show respiratory symptoms with a dry cough, sore throat, high fever, fatigue, muscle pain, and breathing problems. Roughly, 80% recover from the disease without needing hospital treatment; unfortunately, some become seriously ill with pneumonia, kidney failure, multi-organ failure and even death. Older people and those with underlying medical problems seem to be more at risk of developing these critical conditions. Currently, only limited treatment options are available against COVID-19.
UNION has developed a new treatment candidate (UNI91104) for COVID-19 that is currently in clinical testing. By delivering a novel formulation of niclosamide directly into the lungs via inhalation, high local exposures can be achieved to the pulmonary tissue eradicating virus particles. As the viral infection is largely driven by pulmonary infection, the UNI91104 pulmonary administration via inhalation can directly and efficiently target the disease while keeping systemic exposure low to avoid safety concerns. Niclosamide has a well-established safety profile as it has been used as an oral compound for decades and validated by UNION's years of research on the molecule and its deviates.
Niclosamide is a compound with broad-spectrum antiviral efficacy and especially against SARS-CoV-2 by inhibiting viral replication. Recent studies have identified niclosamide as one of the most potent inhibitors of SARS-Cov-2 based on in vitro studies. One studie1 conducted by Institut Pasteur Korea, an infectious disease-focused non-profit research institute, identified niclosamide as the most potent FDA approved inhibitor of SARS-Cov-2 with >40x higher potency than remdesivir. Unfortunately, the oral FDA-approved formulation of niclosamide is not suitable for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 due to its low systemic bioavailability. Hence an inhalation treatment targeting the central site of SARS-CoV-2 displays apparent potential and supported in a recent study2 that emphasizes the high potential of niclosamide, especially as an inhalation treatment.
1https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.20.999730v2.full.pdf
2https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.09.24.310490v1
Secondary pharmacology of niclosamide: Bronchodilatating and anti-inflammatory activity
In addition to the direct anti-viral effect, niclosamide exhibits bronchodilating and anti-inflammatory activity. Recent publications indicates that niclosamide dilatate the airways and ease chronic respiratory condition and asthma. Niclosamide has also been reported to suppress inflammatory states in vitro by modulating the activation of dendritic cells and repressing the expression of proinflammatory cytokines. This anti-inflammatory activity has been confirmed in UNION therapeutics sponsored clinical trials in patients with moderate atopic dermatitis.
These secondary activities of niclosamide could be beneficial in COVID-19 patients that can suffer from both excessive inflammatory response and airway constriction.
UNION has published a peer review article in The Lancet contributing to a better clinical understanding of COVID-19 pathology: Spatial and temporal dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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The main entrance to the national park is at the village of Tyresta in Haninge. Here you will find a café, rest hostel, country shop and BBQ site.
The Naturum House of National Parks is located in the village. It is the base for a programme of activities, with slide shows and exhibits.


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Turkey contributes US$750,000 to stabilization in Mosul
Baghdad, 13 April 2017 – The Government of Turkey has contributed US$750,000 to UNDP's Funding Facility for Stabilization (FFS), which finances fast-track initiatives in areas liberated from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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New UNHCR camp opens as West Mosul displacement intensifies
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has opened a new camp in Hammam al-Alil to house thousands of newly-displaced Iraqis who continue to flee the military offensive in western Mosul. The first 500 families began arriving at Hammam al-Alil 2 camp today.
WHO Special Situation Report Mosul Crisis, Iraq Issue No 13: 02 to 08 April 2017
Published in Factsheets and Reports
WHO boosts emergency lifesaving care for civilians severely injured in West Mosul, thanks to €10 million additional EU support
7 April 2017, Baghdad, Iraq: As operations in West Mosul intensify, a desperate need to scale up the continuum of trauma care for injured people increases. To date, since the start of the campaign in Mosul late last year, more than 6000 patients have been referred to hospitals in Mosul and neighboring Governorates. To further boost all levels of trauma care, the European Commission Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) has committed additional € 10 million to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Returning From East Mosul, EU Ambassador Praises Residents For "Strength of Spirit"
Baghdad, 4 April 2017 – Returning from his visit to east Mosul, Patrick Simmonet, the European Union Ambassador to Iraq, praised people living in east Mosul for "their strength of spirit in the face of hardship."
Mosul Tops IOM's 2017 Funding Appeal for Iraq
Iraq, 31 March 2017 - As the Mosul battle to retake Iraq's northern city approaches its seventh month, responding to the needs of affected people has become IOM's top priority, according to the UN Migration Agency's Iraq Crisis Funding Appeal.
IOM Iraq: Mosul Response Update #19 (9-22 Mar 2017)
WHO Special Situation Report Mosul Crisis, Iraq Issue No 11: 13 to 25 March 2017
286,000 People Displaced as Families Continue to Lose Loved Ones Due to Mosul Operations
Iraq, 28 March 2017 - Since 25 February, when people from West Mosul first began to flee, the IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) has tracked a total of 27,634 families (165,744 individuals) in their location of displacement.
Within hours of opening its doors, Athbah trauma field Hospital treats casualties from West Mosul
Mosul, Iraq 28 March 2017: With medical capacities to treat severely wounded people significantly reduced due to conflict and coupled with the increased trend of traumatic injuries amongst civilians, the World Health Organization, the Federal Ministry of Health and Ninewa Department of Health has opened a trauma field hospital (FH) in Athba.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE
SRSG Hennis-Plasschaert New Year's Message
UNHCR welcomes new funding from the Kingdom of the Netherlands to assist vulnerable displaced persons in Iraq
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Nov 5, 2021 - Health
Compounding problems in COVID rapid test access bubbles over
Marisa Fernandez
Unlike vaccine development, the U.S. rapid testing effort for COVID-19 has been much slower and more expensive than in Europe, and is long overdue for a fix, a new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows.
Driving the news: This could become an even bigger problem after the Biden administration announced Thursday a new federal vaccine rule that would require employees who refuse to get vaccinated to get weekly COVID tests.
Employers who have already been testing their staffs were caught in bidding wars to secure tests, per Reuters.
The big picture: In total, public health experts have estimated the COVID-19 testing supply chain will need tens of millions of tests per week on the market to keep up with demand in schools and workplaces.
Between the lines: The lack of availability of the rapid home tests in the U.S. was greatly affected by the regulatory framework, supply chain and demand issues, federal investment, federal messaging, and affordability barriers, per KFF.
The Biden administration in recent months has been working to address the supply issue and regulation lags — but experts have argued it may not be enough to address all facets of the problem.
Background: Since the creation of COVID rapid testing, the U.S. regulatory system has flip-flopped in being overly cautious and overcorrecting in the rapid test space, according to an investigation out Thursday from ProPublica.
The FDA has authorized 16 home tests to 11 companies. 12 are over-the-counter and four require a prescription.
The agency had a slew of concerns for antigen or rapid tests warning of the danger of false negatives in the earliest stages of infection. Still, many of the companies applying for Emergency Use Authorization were stalled or rejected even after being approved in other countries.
What to watch: "It will also be important to monitor whether the growing vaccination or testing requirements from employers and other places of business/entertainment will generate more demand for tests and stress the already limited supply," the KFF authors write.


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The Burgsittensen Moor Railway () is a  narrow gauge light railway or Feldbahn, which is based on an old peat line near Tiste on the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany.

It worked from 1931 to the end of 1999, when the last peat-cutting licence in Tiste ran out. The licence permitted the cutting of peat which was then used inter alia for fuel. Because, by then, the Moor Railway had become very much part of the village's history, a society was formed, the Moorbahn Burgsittensen, in order to preserve this piece of technical history for posterity. Today the little, narrow gauge line has become a magnet for tourists. Led by expert guides, groups are taken by rail to an observation tower with an overview of the boggy terrain known as the Tiste Bauernmoor. There is also a footpath to the hide, but there are no guided tours on foot.

External links
 Official site of the Moor Railway

Railway lines in Lower Saxony
Rotenburg (district)
Lüneburg Heath
600 mm gauge railways in Germany
1931 establishments in Germany


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