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New Catalyst Works Twice as Hard Toward Clean Energy
Zayan Guedim Aug 22, 2017 at 5:15 am GMT
Zayan Guedim
Aug 22, 2017 at 5:15 am GMT
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Researchers have developed a catalyst that simplifies the process of water electrolysis to produce hydrogen and address the problem of renewable energy intermittency.
While it's not yet possible to generate power directly from water without the use of some fuel, there are several potential ways to accomplish this. In addition to hydropower, geothermal and water splitting are other established processes of water-based energy production.
Water splitting, the mechanism of separation of oxygen and hydrogen, has long been one of the sought-after techniques to produce clean energies.
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Hydrogen is a zero-emission fuel that can be efficiently stored on a large scale, but water splitting is a complex and very expensive technique to be used for mass production.
Water Splitting Made Simple With new Catalyst
Researchers have solved one big issue facing the advancement of water splitting by developing the most efficient catalyst yet.
In a double-joint effort, researchers at Rice University and the University of Houston have invented a catalyst that split water into hydrogen and oxygen, simultaneously.
Effective, low-cost, and durable, the catalyst is electrolytic film made of three layers: graphene, nickel, and the third is a metallic compound made of iron, manganese and phosphorus.
"A catalyst developed by Rice University and the University of Houston splits water into hydrogen and oxygen without the need for expensive metals like platinum. This electron microscope image shows nickel foam coated with graphene and then the catalytic surface of iron, manganese and phosphorus." | Desmond Schipper
Unlike conventional catalysts, only capable of generating oxygen or hydrogen, the new electrolysis film can produce both simultaneously.
Current water splitting systems rely on catalysts where the cathode and anode are made of noble metals and rare elements, such as platinum-iridium, and ruthenium, which make them prohibitively expensive.
To make their catalyst, Rice team used Earth-abundant materials (iron, phosphorus and manganese).
Compared to other electrocatalysts, the new catalyst also requires fairly small amount of energy to trigger water splitting.
The scalability of the new catalyst, according to Rice researchers, would make it attractive to water splitting industry. Facilities powered by solar or wind would be able to use electrocatalysis to store off-peak energy.
Hydrogen to Overcome the Challenge of Renewables' Intermittency
With the intermittency of renewables (fluctuating power production), innovative energy storage techniques become particularly crucial.
Wind turbines and solar panels are inherently dependent on climatic conditions, thus energy produced in excess should be backed by efficient and scalable energy storage systems to meet demand during peak times.
Scientists have been working to develop hydrogen energy storage technologies which then could be stored in large amounts at low costs.
Hydrogen isn't an energy source per se, but more of a vector like electricity, which is used to carry energy generated from a source, such as fossil fuels or renewables. Hydrogen's low density makes it a perfect vector to store power generated by renewables, and provides an efficient solution to the intermittency problem.
On earth, hydrogen is mostly found in the form of water, combined with oxygen, in virtually unlimited quantities.
However, the abundance of hydrogen does not make it accessible.
It must be separated from oxygen, hence the importance of water splitting techniques and the breakthrough catalyst we highlighted in this post.
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Researchers use bots and artificial intelligence to automatically tag and title videos
Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning video
If you already tried to upload some of your pictures to OneDrive, you may be aware that Microsoft's cloud storage service is able to automatically tag your photos and categorize them, group them by location, and more. By adding more data to user-generated content, Microsoft's artificial intelligence tools also make it easier for OneDrive users to find relevant pictures using OneDrive's search feature.
But could artificial intelligence accomplish the same sort of magic with video content? That's exactly what Chia-Wen Lin and Min Sun, professors in the Electrical Engineering department of National Tsinghua University in Taiwan, are trying to do. In a new blog post on the Microsoft Research blog, the company explains that both professors partnered in 2015 with Dr. Tao Mei, lead researcher in multimedia at Microsoft Research Asia who worked on a new image recognition, segmentation, and captioning dataset called COCO (Common Objects in Context).
Using the dataset, the professors built a system that leverages bots and artificial intelligence to determine the highlights of a video, add a title to it, and suggest people with whom to share it:
Professor Sun created a video title generation method based on deep learning to automatically find the special moments—or highlights—in videos, and generate an accurate and interesting title for the highlights. In parallel, Professor Lin developed a method to detect and cluster the faces in videos to provide richer summaries of the videos and relevant suggestions about whom to share them with. Working together, their algorithms can detect highlights, generate descriptions of highlights and tag potential viewers of user-generated videos.
It's important to note that the system is ultimately designed to improve the discoverability of video content and help creators reach a bigger audience. Professor Sun and his students have recently participated in the VideoToText challenge (sponsored by Microsoft Research) to improve the system, and the result of their work will be unveiled at the European Conference on Computer Vision which is currently underway in Amsterdam. "Our research has taken us one step closer to the holy-grail of visual intelligence, understanding visual content in user-generated videos," explained Professor Sun.
While this new research is definitely interesting, Microsoft actually paved the way with Azure Media Services. In April, the company announced new machine learning features for its media cloud streaming offering including automatic video summarization, a speech-to-text indexer, a face recognition feature, and more.
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'Avenue Q' coming to Renaissance Theatre next 2 weekends
Mark Caudill
MANSFIELD - An old favorite is returning to the Renaissance Theatre the next two weekends.
Described as Sesame Street for kids, "Avenue Q" was performed five years ago.
"It was such a big hit for us before. We added an extra weekend," director Michael Thomas said. "We had a lot of requests to bring it back."
"Avenue Q" is a musical that tells the timeless story of a recent college graduate named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment.
He soon discovers that Avenue Q is not your average neighborhood. He and his neighbors struggle to find jobs, dates and their purpose in life.
"It's a commentary on what is life when you get out of college and you face the mean streets," Thomas said.
Many of the original cast members are back for the latest production. A number of them also recently wrapped "Mamma Mia!"
"Avenue Q" features puppets and a character named Gary Coleman, best known for his role on "Different Strokes."
Coleman is the superintendent in this show. He is portrayed by Condrea Webber.
"I grew up watching Gary Coleman," she said. "They talk about how his parents took his money, and that's all in the show."
Webber was in the cast five years ago.
"I've always wanted to grow up and be on 'Sesame Street,' " she said. "I'm always excited to be in a show that makes people laugh."
"Avenue Q" won the Tony "Triple Crown" for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book. It contains mature subject matter such as sexuality and drinking. Parents should use their discretion based on the maturity level of their children.
Many of the cast members play more than one character. Ryan Shreve portrays Princeton and Rod.
Like many, Shreve starred in the first production of "Avenue Q," which was his Renaissance debut.
Shreve laughed about missing his initial audition but still getting the part.
"I just wanted to do this show again," he said.
Shreve said actors and the audience will focus on the puppets.
For Colton Penwell, the puppets are the main attraction.
"I've been obsessed with the Muppets since I was a kid," he said. "Five years ago when we did this show, it was like a dream come true."
Penwell plays four characters, including Trekkie Monster, described by Thomas as similar to Oscar the Grouch.
"It's a very different acting experience than other shows," Penwell said.
Penwell and his wife, Maddie Beer, have been busy this season at the Renaissance.
"We talked about dialing it back, but we're going to do, like, literally every show," he said.
Beer plays Kate Monster and Lucy.
"It's such a unique challenge," she said of working with puppets. "You become more of the utility. It's a different way of processing how you tell the story."
Like most of the others, Beer was a member of the "Avenue Q" cast five years ago.
"I've grown a lot as an actor, and I wanted to try it again."
Also included in the cast are Patrick Clinage, Kristal Lawrence, Ryan Shealy and Pensudar Stewart.
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Twitter: @MNJCaudill
What: "Avenue Q"
When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, as well as 8 p.m. April 12 and 13
Where: Renaissance Theatre, 138 Park Avenue West
Tickets: $35
More information: Call 419-522-2726 or visit www.mansfieldtickets.com.


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7 巻, 2 号
認知科学への憧れ
阿部 圭一
2000 年 7 巻 2 号 p. 119
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.11225/jcss.7.119
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三次元スティックパターンの脳内表現
笹岡 貴史, 乾 敏郎
2000 年 7 巻 2 号 p. 121-130
Many studies suggest 3D objects are represented by sets of 2D views in recent years. However, it is not clear what features the views have. In this study, we show that 3D objects are represented in brain by a few canonical views spontaneously selected. It is also shown that canonical views correspond to 'generic view' which is robust against transformation by rotation in depth, by analyzing similarities in each view of objects with multi-dimensional scaling. Furthermore, comparing configuration of views in principal component space with the one in similarity space, we propose that it is imperfect to explain human recognition space with only principal component space because symmetry of shape is greatly related to object recognition.
乳児における歌に含まれた語彙パターンの短期保持
梶川 祥世, 正高 信男
Singing is a common form of vocal communication between caregivers and infants throughout the world. How listening to songs relates to language development has however not yet been studied. The present study investigated the ability of 8-month-old infants to segment and memorize words in songs using Head-turn preference procedure. The 24 Japanese infants were separated into two groups, one of which was familiarized with "ahiru (duck)" and "ichigo (strawberry)", and the other with "koyagi (kid)" and "banana (banana)". Infants listened to two songs containing familiar words for more than 50sec and were tested with four spoken independent words: two familiar and two unfamiliar words. Each infant underwent 12 trials. The infants listened to familiar words significantly longer than to unfamiliar words. 18 of the 24 infants showed a distinct preference for familiar words. These results suggest that 8-month-old infants are able to process and store sound pattern of words in songs for a short period.
後悔がリスク志向・回避行動における意思決定に及ぼす影響 : 感情・パーソナリティ・認知要因のプロセスモデル
上市 秀雄, 楠見 孝
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the regret factor on risk-taking behavior and to show the relationship between affective factors, cognitive factors, personality factors, and risk-taking behavior. In the experiment, undergraduates (N = 60) completed a questionnaire on affective factors (regret and anxiety), cognitive factors (own perceived competence, risk perception, risk controllability, and perceived cost), personality factors (Five Factor Model: neuroticism, openness, extroversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness), and risk-taking behavior in personal gain-loss situations (skiing, gambling, and an entrance examination), personal loss situations (jaywalking, prevention against theft, and credential acquisition for protection against unemployment), and social situations (approval of the construction of a nuclear power station and disaster plans for earthquakes). Results of covariance structure analysis showed that personality factors influenced risk-taking behavior by the path of affective factors and the path of cognitive factors: (a) neuroticism affects risk-taking behavior mediated by anxiety and regret, (b) openness affects risk-taking behavior mediated by own perceived competence and risk perception. In all situations, the regret factor influenced directly risk-taking behavior and the anxiety factor influenced risk-taking behavior mediated by the regret factor. These facts indicate that the affective factors affect decision making in all risk-taking situations.
発見における心的制約の緩和過程
三輪 和久, 松下 正法
We investigated the processes of mental constraints relaxation as a key factor for gaining insight, using a discovery task. In our experiments, we set up four kinds of experimental conditions. First, we introduced three conditions while controlling mental bloking factors: (1) a condition in which subjects searched an incorrect hypothesis space, (2) subjects clung a blocking hypothesis in an incorrect hypothesis space, and (3) subjects gained no constraints as above. Second, based on feedback factors, the condition (2) was subdivided into the following two cases: (2a) a case in which a prediction from a subject's hypothesis missed largely from an experimental result, and (2b) a case in which a prediction and an experimental result were separating gradually. The experimental results showed that finding the target was disturbed more remarkably as stronger blocking factors were given. Especially, when subjects who formed an invalid blocking hypothesis were given only gradual feedback, the subjects' performance of finding the target extremely declined.
自然数のヒトの脳内表現と概念の構造
古本 英晴
We presented two cases of acalculia with cerebral infarction. They showed specific impairment in Arabic system of notation. Writing and reading of each digit was intact. One of them complained feeling of alienation from number. We tried the representation form of natural numbers in human brain based on the topology and investigated the conception of numbers. The former is one of mathematical approach to the human brain function.
From the topological point of view, an arbitrary natural number could be considered as a Cartesian product composed by two kinds of sets. The one corresponds to the digits and the other to the locations (place value). Both sets are supposed to be totally ordered sets. Two kinds of projections could also be supposed. The one projects to the digits and the other to the locations. Thus an arbitrary natural number could be represented as a graph on a plane. The symptoms of our presented two cases suggest that the representation form of natural numbers as Cartesian product is realized in human brain, although precise neuronal network remains unknown.
From the symptoms of our presented two cases, conception of natural numbers and their representation form in human brain considered to be not equal. In fact, both cases partially preserved the conception of numbers. Although number is very abstract object in mathematics, it is always together with some unit in everyday life. Natural number could be one of the attributions of each concrete object. Many previous reports of acalculia suggest that the conception of natural number is supported by diffusely distributed neural network in human brain.
We hope that the mathematical approach and formulation to the symptoms of brain damaged patients would contribute to development of neuropsychology and cognitive science.
映像認知における修辞と視点の役割
金井 明人
We pay attention to the film structure itself especially from the perspective of "the rhetoric of the film." Rhetoric of a film is generally intended to tell a story. However, films are not always made to tell stories, but to create an audiovisual situation. Previous studies on the cognition of film showed that a viewer tends to relate to a film in terms of its story. A requirement to understand a story may be a constraint on the cognition of film. How then does a viewer appropriately interact with a film when its rhetoric is not intended to tell a story? Experimental results show that to relate to rhetoric of a film whose purpose is to create an audiovisual situation, a viewer should intentionally takes a viewpoint other than trying to understand a story. If a viewer takes only a viewpoint to understand a story, he/she cannot detach each shot from the connection of the story.
Paul Thagard著, 松原仁監訳 (1999). 『マインド : 認知科学入門』. 東京 : 共立出版
伊東 裕司


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NASA Will Pay You For Help Updating 30-Year-Old Code
A public coding competition for a supercomputer trying to shed milliseconds.
By David Grossman
NASA has announced a public challenge for anyone interested in vintage computer programming. The agency wants to award anyone who can quicken the software it uses to design experimental aircraft, known as X-planes. Just beware, the code is in Fortran, which dates back to 1950s.
The agency is hoping that someone can manipulate its FUN3D design software—which was born in the 1980s—so it runs ten to 10,000 times faster on the Pleiades supercomputer without any decrease in accuracy. The Pleiades was recently crucial to the mapping of a massive wave of hot gas twice the size of our galaxy, the Milky Way.
NASA is looking to improve its handling of computational fluid dynamics, which involves applied mathematics, physics and computational software to visualize how a gas or liquid flows."This challenge is specifically targeted to speed up the CFD portion of our aerospace research," said Michael Hetle, program executive at NASA's Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program. "Some concepts are just so complex, it's difficult for even the fastest supercomputers to analyze these models in real time."
In a press release, the agency describes "simplifying a single subroutine so that it runs a few milliseconds faster" as one ideal outcome. Performed millions of times over and over again, those miliseconds would end up shaving a noticeable amount of time off calculations.
There are two specific competitions: one for ideation and another for architecture. There's a purse of $55,000 to be distributed among first and second finishers in the two categories. The FUN3D design software is written predominately in Modern Fortran, which refers to one of the various updated versions of the otherwise ancient language. NASA is no stranger to needing programmers with specialties in aging languages, a skill that's also crucial for keeping craft like Voyager 1 and 2 going.
The code owned by the U.S government, limiting the competition to U.S. citizens over the age of 18. You can watch the agency's introductory video for the competition below.
Source: NASA
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from operator import itemgetter

class Solution(object):
    def __init__(self, problem, schedule, elapsed_time):
        self.problem = problem
        self.schedule = schedule
        self.elapsed_time = elapsed_time  # time to find the solution

    def stats(self):
        '''Returns (# of unique images, total compute time) of schedule'''
        seen = set()
        time = 0
        for sched in self.schedule.values():
            for i in range(len(sched)):
                commands = tuple(sched[:i+1])
                if commands not in seen:
                    seen.add(commands)
                    time += self.problem.commands[sched[i]]

        return len(seen), time

    def save(self, path):
        '''Saves a DICP solution to a json file'''
        # json formatting doen't make it very human readable, so we do our own.
        unique, time = self.stats()

        with open(path, 'w') as fp:
            fp.write('{\n')
            fp.write('    "elapsed_time": %f,\n' % self.elapsed_time.total_seconds())
            fp.write('    "unique_images": %d,\n' % unique)
            fp.write('    "compute_time": %d,\n' % time)
            fp.write('    "schedule": {\n')
            for j, (i, v) in enumerate(sorted(self.schedule.items(), key=itemgetter(0))):
                if j == len(self.schedule)-1:
                    end = '\n'
                else:
                    end = ',\n'
                fp.write(('        "%s": %r%s' % (i, v, end)).replace("'", '"').replace('u', ''))
            fp.write('    }\n')
            fp.write('}\n')

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Pennsylvania to Expand Sunday Hunting in 2021
by Brian McCombie - Monday, March 15, 2021
Last fall, Pennsylvania hunters had the chance to do something they'd been forbidden to do for over 100 years: Hunt on Sunday. The hunt opportunities were, admittedly, rather limited and represented a trial run of sorts. But the NRA-supported Sunday hunting was so successful that 2021 hunting season likely will see expanded opportunities.
"Lifting the ban on Sunday hunting is really about the freedom to hunt," said Erica Tergeson, Director of Hunting Policy for NRA-ILA. "Hunting on Sunday is no different than hunting on any other day of the week. All of the same laws and regulations apply, and there's absolutely zero evidence that because an individual is hunting on a Sunday, rather than a Saturday or any other day of the week, that he or she will do something unlawful."
She added, "Many in government forget that hunting also provides much-needed protein and a number of meals for families struggling to make ends meet. This is especially true for working families who may only have Sunday available to hunt."
Last year, the Pennsylvania Legislature allotted three Sundays for hunting: Nov. 15, 2020, for archery deer; Nov. 22, 2020, for bear hunting: and Nov. 29, 2020, for rifle deer season.
As the Reading Eagle noted, "Sunday hunting had been prohibited in Pennsylvania since the 19th century—though crows, foxes and coyotes are an exception to the rule. The commonwealth was one of only 11 states with statutes that either ban or restrict hunting on Sundays."
Sunday hunting was banned over what is termed "blue laws." A holdover from Colonial America, blue laws were designed to encourage Christian worship on Sundays. Stores and taverns, for example, were closed on Sundays throughout much of Colonial New England. Work, various leisure activities and hunting also were banned or frowned upon by the larger society. When Colonial America became the United States, many of the states included the blue laws in their legal statutes.
But over the last decade, Pennsylvania hunters and conservation organizations and the NRA began working to make Sunday hunting a reality. With a decline in hunter numbers, Sunday hunting was and is seen as a way to attract more people into the hunting fold.
As Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) spokesperson Ken Lau told the Tri-County Independent in 2020, "It's important that we provide hunters with these opportunities. There is so much competition for people's time these days, especially with jobs and school. Giving folks a chance to get out on Sunday can make a difference."
To his point, Tergeson added, "With work, family obligations and the hectic schedules of most Americans, it's unfair to ban hunting on Sundays and it turns hunters into second-class citizens. For many people, Sunday is the only day they have available to hunt."
As NRA Publications reported when Pennsylvania's Sunday hunting was approved for 2020,
NRA-ILA worked with a core group of legislators who overcame countless roadblocks. The bipartisan effort was spearheaded by Pennsylvania legislators Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-49th), Sen. Jim Brewster (D-45th) and Rep. Bill Kortz (D-38th). In February 2020, the three were honored for their efforts on behalf of Pennsylvania hunters with the NRA's first-ever "NRA-ILA Defender of Hunting" award, presented by Pennsylvania State Director for the NRA Institute for Legislative Action (ILA) David Weber and Tergeson at the 2020 NRA Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg. In the end, their collective hard work paid great dividends for hunters strapped for time to get afield.
According to NRA-ILA, the PGC has given preliminary approval to expand Sunday hunting in 2021. Sunday hunting again would be restricted to three separate Sundays, but the PGC is exploring adding game species to two of the three Sunday hunting dates. Hunters also would be allowed to pursue several small game species including pheasant, rabbit, grouse and squirrel among other species. The PGC will meet in April and make its final decision.
NRAHLF.org contributor Brian McCombie is a field editor for the NRA's American Hunter and writes about firearms and gear for the NRA's Shooting Illustrated website. He is a member of the National Rifle Association and the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Brian likes hunting hogs, shooting 1911s chambered in 10 mm and .45 ACP, watching the Chicago Bears and relaxing with his two cats, Peanut Morgan and Simon.
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The Children's Court Clinic in New South Wales, part of the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, is a medico-legal clinic established pursuant to Section 15B of the  and the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW) which prepares independent reports on children for legal proceedings before the Children's Court of New South Wales.

Constitution

The clinic is established under the  and its function is further specified according to sections 52-59 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW).  As of 1 July 2011 the Minister for Health was required to establish the clinic in accordance with the Children's Court Rule 2000 (NSW).

An assessment report by the clinic is taken to be an independent report to the Court rather than evidence tendered by a party (section 59, the Care and Protection Act). The Children's Court Clinic authorised clinician who prepares a report is nevertheless available to the court for cross-examination.  Under the Court's rules, the clinic is composed of the Director of the Children's Court Clinic and any other persons appointed by the Attorney General. Those other persons are persons considered by the Attorney General to be suitable to prepare and submit assessment reports for the court. This is in the process of changing as the clinic is gradually transferred to the Sydney Children's Hospitals Network.

The clinic currently employs a team of senior psychologists based in Parramatta and Broadmeadow NSW to do its work.  It also has a list of authorised clinicians who perform work on a contractual basis. They are experienced clinicians in psychiatry, psychology or social work.

Jurisdiction

The clinic is required to make clinical assessments of children and families in care matters and report to the Children's Court on those assessments. The report is given to the court ordering the assessment, which then determines whether to release it to the parties in the case.

Location
The clinic has two locations in New South Wales; in Parramatta, Sydney and in , .

See also

 Children's Court of New South Wales
List of New South Wales courts and tribunals

References

External links

Children's Court Rule 2000 http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_reg/ccr692000203/
  Homepage of the Clinic
Parramatta clinic's at Google maps
Broadmeadow clinic's at Google maps

New South Wales courts and tribunals
Australia, New South Wales

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Q: Java on Linux Web Hosting Recommendations I am looking to develop a web application that will require Java. I've googled around quite a bit, but it seems that there are many options out there, lots of dubious-looking reviews sites, and not a lot of useful discussion regarding Java hosting on Linux.

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*Java will be used to run a third-party database for scientific data and not for any custom programming.

*I will want SSH but not necessarily root access.

*I want responsive email, chat, and phone support.

*I want responsive network administrators that can customize and configure the software on the server as needed without me having to keep up with security patches.

*I am assuming that VPS will give me the flexibility I need with less cost than a dedicated server. Will 512MB of RAM be sufficient? I've been told that 1024MB is a better idea, but the site will have fairly low traffic.

*I've already found some VPS solutions at a trusted host that I've used for years that cost in excess of $1,800 yearly but this seems excessive.
Do you have any recommendations or general advice regarding this topic?
Thanks!

A: $1,800/yr = $150/mo  Normally, sure, that might be expensive for shared hosting, but you say:

I want responsive network
  administrators that can customize and
  configure the software on the server
  as needed without me having to keep up
  with security patches.

$1,800/yr sounds like a steal for getting admin services like this which if you were to contract to someone would be the equivalent of paying them about 1 hour every month.  Everything you describe can easily be accomplished with shared or virtual system hosting.
It is the support and responsiveness that you demand which will require pay-to-play.

A: You might give Amazon EC2 a shot. You can stand up a "reserved" 32-bit linux 1.7 GB RAM for about $500-600 per year (depending on what you get).
Of course, Amazon won't manage the patches for you, and they don't know how to operate telephones.
Relatively cheap though.

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This report presents the findings from an Anchorage Economic Development Corporation business survey conducted by the McDowell Group at the end of 2008. The purpose of the survey is to assess factors that affect Anchorage businesses and the overall economy, and derive a statistical measure of business confidence.
Respondents forecast small increases in several aspects of their own business or organizational activity. Opinions about gross sales reveal a confidence index of 56.4. The confidence index for net profits and employment is 54.6 and 53.8 respectively. Survey participants expect a very minor decrease in capital expenditures in 2009 (confidence index is 49.3).


The Shire of Augusta Margaret River has commissioned an independent Feasibility Study to look at the future of waste management and resource recovery for the region. In the next few years, our landfill is reaching its capacity. Before it gets to that point, we are looking at how we currently manage waste in the region and how we can do it better.
The scope of the Study is wide ranging and over the next six months the Shire will be engaging with the local community, industry and experts in waste management to develop a suitable system to process our waste. This model will form the Waste Master Plan and will enable us to transition from landfill to resource recovery.
As a community member, this is a unique opportunity to tell us your ideas, to have input into how we manage our waste, to rethink its use as a resource and discover the options for doing it better. As the study progresses, the community will be invited to provide input at various stages of the project. Engagement will be primarily through on-line surveys, individual stakeholder interviews with key industry, business and community representatives, and community workshops.
At the end of the process, the Shire will consider two proposed models which will then be presented to the community.
Work on the study has commenced and will be completed by September 2018. We look forward to engaging with you in the near future.
Thank you for taking the time to participate in the Waste Feasibility Study. Our goal is to find a sustainable waste management model that will address the needs of our community.
7. If you chose green lid general waste bin for questions 5 and/or 6 what might encourage you to choose other more sustainable methods of disposal for your organic waste? (eg. composting at home or drop-off).
10. If you answered yes to question 9, what would you normally do with these items?
The Shire's current kerbside collection system consists of two bins; a green lid general waste bin collected weekly where all the contents go directly to landfill and a yellow lid recycling bin collected fortnightly which is transported to Perth for sorting and baling. The following three scenarios are options that we are exploring as part of the feasibility study. A recent waste classification audit found that over 50% of the material in our waste bins is organic waste which can be reprocessed. All options presented look at the introduction of an organics bin. All residents are asked to participate in this section of the survey as we are looking at expanding the service to all areas.
15. What if anything would encourage you to do more separation of your household waste?
17. Do you have any other comments or suggestions about the Shire's waste services you would like us to hear?
How long have you lived in the Shire?
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Lebanon presidential vote postponed
Parliament speaker says election for new president will take place on November 12.
Differences remain between rival political factions over a successor to Emile Lahoud [AFP]
Mohammed Fneish, a Hezbollah member who resigned as a minister in November, said the decision was "a positive step as it signals a will to reach an agreement and pursue efforts to reach a consensus."
Consensus candidate
Electing a president suitable to the ruling March 14 coalition and the Hezbollah-led opposition is seen as intrinsic to resolving a political deadlock between the two factions.
The ruling coalition has put forward two names for the presidency, which is reserved for a Maronite Christian.
The opposition is insisting on another candidate from outside the March 14 camp.
Analysts predict that both sides will only reach an agreement on a consensus candidate in the final 10 days of Lahoud's mandate, when parliament will be in permanent session.
There are concerns that Lebanon could end up with two rival governments if no agreement is reached on a consensus presidential candidate by the time Lahoud's term runs out on November 23.
Opposition MPs boycotted parliament on September 25 to prevent a necessary two-thirds quorum from forming for the election of a new head of state.
Fouad Siniora, Lebanon's prime minister, is supported by the United States and Saudi Arabia, who want to replace Lahoud with a president more amenable to their influence.
Hezbollah, which has ties to former occupier Syria, wants to prevent the presidency from being taken by a pro-US candidate.
Many Lebanese fear that another MP from the ruling coalition could be assassinated, following the murder of Antoine Ghanem, a March 14 MP, and five others in a car bomb attack days before the previous parliamentary session.
Ghanem was the sixth Lebanese politician to be killed since 2005 in attacks blamed by the ruling coalition on Syria, which has denied involvement.
Lebanon vote may be delayed again
Uncertainty persists amid European efforts to end impasse over presidential election.
Lebanon adjourns presidential vote
Opposition boycott leaves parliament unable to pick Emile Lahoud's successor.
Lebanon parliament set to convene
Opposition boycott expected to foil vote to pick incumbent president's replacement.
Uncertainty hangs over Lebanon vote
Opposition undecided on whether to take part in election to pick a new president.


Time To Switch Pricing Models?
Switching pricing models isn't easy. Among MSPs, there are differing opinions about pricing, which makes the decision to jump ship even harder. However, after you analyse how your current pricing model impacts your bottom line and take a look at the shift in pricing trends, you may well decide it's time to make a change.
Begin by reviewing your SLAs to examine the services you've been providing your customers. Then, calculate your effective rate per hour. To do this, divide the amount your charging a customer per month by the hours you spend with that customer. For example, let's say you're charging a customer $500 a month for your services. If you're spending 10 hours a month with this customer (add everything up — meetings, onsite support, tech support, those "quick fix" calls), what's your effective rate per hour? In total, you're pocketing $50 an hour. That's not sustainable. The math doesn't add up.
After determining your effective rate per hour, you'll need to calculate what's known as the "real costs of servicing" (more often than not, this is overlooked). Begin by computing your billable utilisation rate. Divide time spent on billable tasks by total amount of time available to work. If your rate isn't at least 80%, you've got a major problem — especially if salaries within your organization are increasing rapidly.
You should also include overhead costs when examining the real costs of servicing. Honestly, these numbers don't have to be exact, but you should still try your best to figure out the portion of your operating and administrative costs associated with servicing customers.
MSPs have always been divided on pricing models. Some MSPs believe charging customers hourly is what's best. Other MSPs consider themselves to be all-you-can-eat providers. A good chunk of MSPs still bill clients by seats or devices. Ultimately, the pricing model you end up choosing has to be what's best for your overall business.
It's now time for you to make a decision: "Should I switch pricing models?" If your answer is yes, then there's some serious thinking to do on your part. There are plenty of options for you to consider. Instead of considering the pricing models of the past, how about entertaining the pricing models of the future? Do your best to stay on top of what's hot and what's not.
MSPs are moving away from one-size-fits-all pricing strategies. This is the result of our industry adapting to changing customer behaviour. What customers today want from MSPs doesn't always fit into yesterday's pricing models. Many customers don't see the value in fixed-price services. They'd rather pick and choose their plans accordingly. Today's customers are also increasingly more diverse, so applying a one-size-fits-all pricing strategy is likely to not sit so well will every one of your current and potential clients.
So, with one-size-fits-all strategies going by the wayside, MSPs are testing a mix-and-match approach or hybrid pricing model to adapt to more diverse customer needs.
While the hybrid pricing model isn't anything new, it's a strategy that's gaining traction, as MSPs pick and choose the best features from a range of pricing options. Of course, these hybrid pricing models will vary from MSP to MSP, but these new pricing models will include some fixed-fee price services and value-added pricing (for instance, a low per user per device fee coupled with a capped amount of labor every month).
Figuring out you need to switch pricing models is the first step to turning around your business. Next, find out what your customers want, take a look at the way the industry is heading and decide whether there's opportunity in you following suit.
After switching pricing models, if you're still struggling to improve your margins, Benchmark 365's custom, scalable platform customer support platform could be your best bet. Outsourcing various parts of your business cuts costs and frees up time. As part of the Benchmark 365 community you also get to participate in our weekly forums where you can talk to your peers about their experiences with everything from pricing to sales and marketing – or else anything concerning MSP growth.
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Centre international de formation européenne (CIFE)
Director: Matthias Waechter
Website: http://www.cife.eu/
Contact: Nice Office // Berlin Office // Bruxelles Office // Istanbul Office
CIFE is a private institution of higher education and research. Founded in 1954, it was among the first institutions offering interdisciplinary academic programmes on European integration. CIFE is based in Nice, Berlin, Brussels and Istanbul.
For more than 60 years, we have brought the benefits of European integration to students through our interdisciplinary, international Master programmes and other learning formats. We educate the next generations of Policy Officers in European institutions and international organisations – working for a federal, equal, and sustainable European Union in a globalised world.
CIFE is one of the seven institutions to receive special funding by the European Union within the Jean Monnet Programme (Erasmus+).
Every year, students from all continents and a great variety of countries enroll in its programmes, which lead to a degree at Master level (EQF 7) recognised by the French state. The graduates of CIFE's Master's programmes work as Senior officials in European institutions, policy officers within the UN framework, administrators, diplomats, consultants, researchers for think tanks, lobbyists, and academic experts.
CIFE strongly supports the mobility of its students: The participants in six of its Master programmes rotate each term, moving their place of study from France (Nice) to Germany (Berlin), Italy (Rome), United Kingdom (Canterbury), Turkey (Istanbul) or Tunisia (Tunis). Study trips to Brussels, Strasbourg, Luxembourg, and Leipzig offer additional insights into specific regional intricacies and challenges.
Next to shorter academic programmes, Executive training, conferences and seminars, CIFE offers seven international and interdisciplinary Master programmes:
Master in Global Energy Transition and Governance in Nice and Berlin (English)
Joint Master in Global Economic Governance and Public Affairs (GEGPA) in Rome, Berlin, Nice (English)
Joint Master in EU Trade and Climate Diplomacy (EUDIPLO) in Rome, Berlin, Nice (English)
Executive Master in EU Studies Online and presence workshops (English)
Master in Advanced European and International Studies (MAEIS):
MAEIS Applied European Policy and Governance Studies in Nice, Canterbury, Berlin (English, French, with an option in German)
MAEIS Mediterranean Studies in Nice, Tunis, Istanbul (English, French)
MAEIS European Integration and Global Studies in Berlin, Nice, Rome or Istanbul (English)
Call for papers: "The EU's Digital Policy and Global Challenges", Deadline February 15 (CIFE)
CIFE has a new partner university in Tunis (CIFE)
Launch of new research cooperaton Wer ist Walter? (CIFE)
"Whither Sino-European Relations?", George Tzogopoulos (CIFE)
"Video: 'Zeitenwende': A Shift in German Foreign Policy?", Mathias Jopp (CIFE)
"Bilan de la COP27 sur le climat", Laurent Baechler (CIFE)
"The European Political Community: Some Post-Meeting Thoughts", Philipp Brugner and Martin Fleischer (CIFE)
Launching digital campus EU*Connect (CIFE)
"The European Union's Economic Governance of the (Post-)Pandemic and the War", Arnaud Leconte (CIFE)
Debate: "The EU Strategy for Strengthening the European Dimension in Higher Education and Research", November 15 (CIFE)
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The new Series A round will enable the company's global expansion, including hiring talent in San Francisco, Tokyo, Taipei, and Beijing. Next Entertainment was incubated by Inke, the Chinese mobile live streaming giant, and the investment arm of FunPlus, a mobile social game company which was acquired by Century Holdings for almost $1 billion earlier this year. Other Series A investors include GSR Ventures, Mayfield, and Signia Venture Partners.
Inke is China's leading mobile live streaming platform. According to app analytics company App Annie, Inke's unique platform enabling streamers to directly monetize viewers contributed to it breaking into the worldwide top 50 grossing charts in Q2 of 2016. The partnership between Inke and FunPlus combines Inke's proven platform with Zhong's experience operating mobile businesses successfully both inside and outside of China.
'We're excited about live streaming as a form. By building ways for content creators to engage and interact with their fans in real time and to earn money doing it, Inke has changed people's lives. We're going to expand that globally,' said Andy Zhong, Next Entertainment Founder and CEO. 'There's a revolution happening in the entertainment industry, and we're happy that our partners at Inke and our Series A investors are part of it.'
'As an investor in Inke we saw its incredible growth in China,' said Richard Lim, Managing Director at GSR. 'Their partnership with a proven east-west entrepreneur like Andy is very exciting, and we're thrilled to be able to work with them both again.'
Next Entertainment's mobile app MeMe leverages their live broadcast platform to enable anyone to stream, interact with their audience, build a following, and get paid to do it. Viewers on MeMe can interact with performers and other viewers, showing their support, and increasing their own following and profile along the way. MeMe launched in Taiwan in November 2016, and will launch in other territories in 2017.
About Next Entertainment
Next Entertainment is a venture-funded company focused on changing the way people find, watch, and interact with video. The company's investors include Inke, FunPlus, GSR Ventures, and the Mayfield Fund. It has employees in Taiwan, Tokyo, Beijing, and San Francisco.
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.: Justin Demers :: Ski XCOttawa.ca :: Skiing in Ottawa and Gatineau Park :.
Justin had a great rookie season with XC Ottawa two years ago, both in terms of rapid improvements to his fitness and technique and being the only guy among 3 other rookie girls. He is still improving rapidly while studying Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa. He is training hard this season with goals of being in the top 30 at Canada Cup races and having some top 3 results at Quebec Cups as a third year senior. He has been voted to have the nicest legs on the team, third year running, and they just keep getting better.
"My official position is that we should return to the golden age of lycra and bring back the metallics, purples, aquas and fluorescents. The Italians agree with me as Rudy Project has just released their Noyz glasses in fluor pink, yellow and green all with mirror blue lenses and ear pads. As far as xc ski suits go - if it ain't too bright, it ain't bright enough!"


Campbell County Health Home Health and Hospice employees Niki Beck, Audrey Dodson, Thea Guseman, Michelle Luhr, DeShannon Shore, and Marla Strgar kindly donated money toward a hospice patient's mother's stay in the Campbell County Healthcare Foundation's Close to Home Hospice Hospitality House for Random Acts of Kindness Week.
For those who don't know, the Close to Home House offers hospitality services for patients and family members receiving medical treatment in Campbell County, Wyoming for a reasonable donation. It's conveniently located across the street from Campbell County Memorial Hospital, the Heptner Cancer Center and other community medical facilities.
And, CCH Hospice employee Leslie Engstrom and her daughter, Harlee, brought cupcakes for staff today as a random act of kindness as well.


Instagram has now over 100 million monthly active users who upload over 40 million pictures per day on the mobile platform. Everyone on the Internet is now a photographer. With Filters, we have become artists!
Marketo analysed data about each filter offered by Instagram and linked each of them to different user personality. So what's yours?


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MANOVA vs Univariate ANOVAs
A Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA) takes into account inter-correlations between a group of outcomes. For example we could use a MANOVA if we have two or more highly correlated scores which measure attention and wish to see if these differ en bloc across patient groups.
If these scores were independent OR do not measure the same construct then a series of multiple univariate tests may be more applicable with each score representing a different outcome measure and score means compared across groups using separate anovas.
MANOVA has three advantages over univariate analyses. Firstly, it does not make the strong assumption of sphericity amongst levels of the repeated measures variable. Secondly, it takes into account inter-correlations between sets of outcome variables which are highly correlated. Everitt and Hay (1992,pp 77-81) state that a MANOVA, unlike the less refined straight summation, is a weighted sum of subscales with non-unit weights based upon shared variance between the subscales which has maximum discriminability between the groups being compared. Thirdly it reduces the number of statistical tests by handling multiple outcome variables in the one analysis thus reducing type I error.
MANOVA does assume that variances and covariances in each of the groups are equal. This assumption can be tested by requesting a homogeneity of variance test labelled as Box's M test in the SPSS output.
Jeremy Miles also mentions
Cole et al. (1994) show that the more highly correlated your outcome variables, the higher (i.e.less significant) your multivariate p-values will be, which is kind of the opposite of what you might expect. You get the most power when your outcomes are correlated negatively - but many psychologists (who kind of blindly say "I've got more than one outcome, I'd better do a multivariate test") will have measured two highly correlated outcomes - like anxiety and depression, and then do a multivariate test, because there are two of them, but that guarantees (almost) that you won't get a significant result.
For multiple comparisons (e.g. between groups considered by the MANOVA) Huberty and Morris (1989) use a Bonferroni corrected p-value. Marzillier & Davey (2005), on the other hand also use a more conservative approach by adopting a 0.01 level of significance for all comparisons. Bird and Hadzi-Pavlovic (2014) give SPSS and SAS syntax applying Sidak corrections (two dependent variables) and a critical value based on Tukey HSD tests for more than three responses.
Understanding and interpreting a MANOVA using ''only'' between subjects differences
Understanding and interpreting a MANOVA in the SPSS Repeated Measures procedure
Warning about using MANOVA with covariates
Bird KD and Hadzi-Pavlovic DH (2014) Controlling the maximum familywise type I error rate in analyses of multivariate experiments. Psychological Methods 19(2) 265-280.
Cole DA, Maxwell SE, Arvey R, & Salas E (1994) How the power of MANOVA can both increase and decrease as a function of the intercorrelations among the dependent variables. Psychological Bulletin 115(3) 465-474.
Everitt B and Hay D (1992) Talking about statistics: A psychologist's guide to design and analysis. Edward Arnold:London.
Field A (2005, 2013) Discovering statistics using SPSS. 2nd/4th Editions. Sage:London. Excellent primers with worked examples on both MANOVA and ANOVA. The fourth edition has a slightly different title of Discovering statistics using IBM SPSS statistics. (Both in CBSU library).
Field A, Miles J, & Field Z (2012) Discovering Statistics Using R (p. 957). London: SAGE Publications. Retrieved from http://books.google.com/books?id=jsoVnwEACAAJ&pgis=1 (Mentions fitting separate regression models between each of the scales A-C and the covariates to further explain a MANCOVA = MANOVA with a covariate)
Huberty CJ, Morris, JD (1989) Multivariate Analysis Versus Multiple Univariate Analyses. Psychological Bulletin 105(2) 302-308.
Marzillier S & Davey G (2005) Anxiety and disgust: Evidence for a unidirectional relationship. Cognition & Emotion 19(5), 729-750.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Scarlett Johansson was named the top-grossing actor of 2016 on Tuesday thanks to her roles in superhero movie Captain America: Civil War and Hollywood satire Hail Caesar.
Forbes said Johansson just edged out her "Captain America" co-stars Chris Evans and Robert Downey with box-office earnings of her second 2016 movie, Hail Caesar. Johansson's movies grossed a leading $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office this year, compared with $1.15 billion for Captain America: Civil War.
Released in May and featuring a conflict between Marvel comic book heroes like Iron Man, Spider-Man, Black Widow and Ant Man, Walt Disney Co's Captain America was the biggest earner worldwide in 2016, according to data from Boxofficemojo.com.
Australian actress Margot Robbie, who enjoyed a break-out year, placed fourth with $1.1 billion thanks to roles in two Warner Bros movies Suicide Squad and The Legend of Tarzan.
The Forbes list was dominated by superhero and comic book movies, including Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Deadpool.
Britain's Felicity Jones entered the Forbes list for the first time, with roles in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, thriller Inferno and magical children's story A Monster Calls. Jones came in ninth place with $805 million.
Forbes made its calculations based on global ticket sales from the films of top Hollywood actors, but it did not count animated movies such as Disney's Finding Dory, the second biggest release of 2016 with $1.02 billion.


It seems like Stephen Covey was speaking directly to salespeople when he wrote those words in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People because it fits what some of them do perfectly. Some salespeople barely listen to what a customer has to say, focusing instead on their reply.
The prefer speaking to listening.
They're too anxious to rebut the prospect's argument or objection.
They allow themselves to get distracted and don't concentrate.
They jump to conclusions before all the evidence is in.
They try so hard to remember everything that the main points are lost.
They dismiss much of what they hear as irrelevant or uninteresting.
They tend to discard information they don't like.
Ask questions. Then try to be quiet and let customers get their entire points across before you say anything.
Pay attention. Tune out distractions and concentrate on the prospect.
Seek out hidden needs. Use questions to bring hidden needs out into the open.
If your prospect gets angry, don't counter-attack. Keep your cool and hear him or her out.
Look at your prospect. Pay attention to body language to pick up on buying signals.
Use feedback. Repeat what you've just heard to confirm accuracy and prevent misunderstandings.
The most successful salespeople listen 70% to 80% of the time so they can customize the presentations for their prospects or customers. Listening to a customer's agenda is the only way for a salesperson to determine how his or her product or service can meet the customer's needs.
Don't assume. It's usually not a good idea to make assumptions about what customers are looking for during a sales all. Instead of making assumptions, top closers ask questions to uncover why customers buy and how their buying process words. Salespeople who make too many assumptions may eventually lose business.
It's up to the salesperson to listen carefully to uncover any hidden needs that aren't being addressed. They have to provide solutions before a competitor does. Customers expect salespeople to be a valuable resource for them. Value comes from making a continuing contribution to customer success.
Long-term thinking is not a luxury, it's a necessity. Getting yourself to look down the road is a key to future success. Without such concern, there's often a failure to recognize that the marketplace is changing and business may disappear as a result.
Be accessible in a way that goes beyond cell phones and email. It's not when you want to contact the customer that counts — it's when the customer wants to contact you that matters.
Source: John Graham, CEO of Graham & Associates, a sales and marketing firm based in Quincy, MA.


On the shore of Lake Wanaka, deep in New Zealand's Southern Alps, sits a little piece of heaven known as Whare Kea Lodge where you can enjoy an adventure vacation all year around. In the summer the weather is warm and dry and perfect for mountain bike rides or road cycling; horseback riding; nature walks and rock climbing; golfing; jet boating; kayaking or rafting along Dart River; and some of the best trout and salmon fishing around at the famous tranquil Milford Sound. In the cold, clear winter months you can drop from a helicopter ( Heliski ) onto the mountain top and ski the sloops of Harris and Buchanan mountain ranges, or keep cozy warm in the intimate setting of the luxury lodge while enjoying a glass of wine and their award-winning cuisine.
This mountain top luxury paradise was built less formal than the typical high end boutique hotels around the world, so that you would feel total comfort and relaxation on your dream vacation in New Zealand. The lodge offers six suites and deluxe rooms that can accommodate up to twelve guests and can be booked on an exclusive basis. Amenities include three lounge spaces, library, open fire, bar and dining areas, billiard & TV lounge, massage room, cellar, business center, as well as an outdoor Jacuzzi.
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Breezy Point Fire: At Least 80 Flooded Houses Destroyed By NYC Blaze
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NEW YORK (AP) — A tiny beachfront neighborhood told to evacuate before Sandy hit New York burned down as it was inundated by floodwaters, transforming a quaint corner of the Rockaways into a smoke-filled debris field.
By Tuesday morning, charred foundations of from 80 to 100 buildings were left in the sand at Breezy Point, a coastal community on Jamaica Bay known for its marshland and shorebirds.
Firefighters arrived at 11 p.m. Monday to find water chest-high in the streets, and used a boat to make rescues as orange flames engulfed home after home. The water and high winds whipping the coast from Sandy kept the blaze raging for several hours as firefighters hauled hoses while sloshing in ankle-high water.
"We watched the whole place go up in flames. It was hell night. It was the devil's night," said resident Thomas Reicherter.
One firefighter suffered a minor injury and was taken to a hospital. Two civilians suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
Firefighters had to rescue several more, climbing onto an awning to take trapped people from an upstairs apartment with a roof that was catching fire from the house next door. A row of about 25 businesses, including a shoe repair store, burned with apartments above many of them.
More than 190 firefighters were sent to the blaze, still putting out some pockets more than nine hours after it erupted, training hoses on the inside of a medical center.
As daylight broke Tuesday, a stone statue that appeared to represent the Virgin Mary stood next to wooden slats and debris-caked mud, surrounded by no homes. Two logs not attached to anything crushed the top of a red Ford SUV. Residents walked aimlessly through water-filled streets with electrical wires dangling down in front of them.
The neighborhood was among the low-lying areas the mayor said were a flood danger a day before Sandy came ashore, shuttering the nation's largest city and cutting power to hundreds of thousands. Gene Morizzo, a security guard at an ocean apartment complex in nearby Rockaway Park, said about half of the 300 or so residents insisted on staying behind, noting that Irene didn't hit the story hard a year ago amid the same warnings.
"I kept telling people it's a mandatory evacuation. They said, 'Oh it's nothing, Irene this. Irene that."
Residents couldn't wait to get out on Tuesday. They were directed to a nearby firehouse in Far Rockaway, but that firehouse had been evacuated because it was under 5 feet of water and had no power.
John Frawley, 57, said he made a mistake by staying behind. "I stayed up all night," he said. "The screams. The fire. It was horrifying."
Frawley lived about five houses from the fire's edge and said he spent the night terrified, "not knowing if the fire was going to jump the boulevard and come up to my house."
In September, the same neighborhood was struck by a tornado that hurled debris in the air, knocked out power and startled residents who once thought of twisters as a Midwestern phenomenon.
The community of 12,000 borders Rockaway Park, where a historic boardwalk had been strewn around the sand, popped up in some spots like an opened can and heaved 30 to 40 feet in others. The beach's lifeguard shack and restrooms were destroyed. Allison Miller stood on what was left of the buckled boardwalk in tears.
"My home is gone," she said.
Breezy Point Destruction After Hurricane Sandy
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Robert Connolly, left, embraces his wife Laura as they survey the remains of the home owned by her parents that burned to the ground in the Breezy Point section of New York, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. More than 50 homes were destroyed in the fire which swept through the oceanfront community during superstorm Sandy. At right is their son, Kyle. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Kim Johnson looks over the destruction near her seaside apartment in Atlantic City, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012. Sandy, the storm that made landfall Monday, caused multiple fatalities, halted mass transit and cut power to more than 6 million homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)


Transmute – BURAK & MUSICA SEQUENZA Baroque is the new pop!
I d o n ' t k n o w w h a t I ' m d o i n g , a n d i t ' s t h e n o t k n o w i n g t h a t m a k e s i t i n t e r e s t i n g .
Transmute; a digital work, characterized by strongly accented rhythm and layering of recurring musical elements. Numerous, almost noise-like sounds and the experimental design of the work are part of Burak's latest avant-garde. The motifs exist in a liquid space-time continuum, alternating between the prehistoric and contemporary eras.
The first series of Transmute »zero gravity« was commissioned by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). Many prominent people have lent their support to ICAN, including Nobel laureates Desmond Tutu and the Dalai Lama, musician Herbie Hancock, artist Yoko Ono, and actors Martin Sheen and Michael Douglas. The premiere concert was performed by Burak and Ensemble Musica Sequenza in Berlin's Umspannwerk in 2014 as a part of the discussion panels about the power plant shut downs in Germany.
Transmute 2 »honey, where are my keys« was created exclusively for the Zeitfenster – Early Music Biennale in co-production with Radial Stiftung Berlin and performed at the Radial System V in 2015 on historical instruments of baroque period. Zeitfenster – Biennale Alter Musik, a festival for early music in Berlin conducted from 2002 to 2014 as a biennale. Every eight days – especially at the Konzerthaus Berlin – old music was presented with a view to current questions. Took the 300th birthday of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach in 2014 as an opportunity to inquire about the nature of the avant-garde: What is the music that can be seen as an avant-garde in retrospect. Is not the celebrity as an "original genius" the prototype of an avant-garde.
The third chapter »paper covers rock« was developed with choreographer Sasha Waltz for the Zuhören Festival in 2016, focusing on freedom of press in the middle eastern countries and the children's rights for secular education. The festival takes the highly relevant topics of refugees and social activism as an opportunity to invite guests from the Middle East, the Mediterranean area and Germany. The motto of these encounters is »ZUHÖREN« (»Listening«): enabling dialogue and exchange on artistic strategies and interventions with regards to the political and humanitarian conflicts, the situation of women and model initiatives in the arts, media and everyday life.
The fourth chapter of the series Transmute »unreif« is an energy field, where tension and the disturbance of continuity are constantly recharged. Burak presents his latest electronic content with visual currents and the instrumental information as an abstract collage; where the audience and the artists are entering the moment of uncertainty. From today's perspective, »unreif« thus recalls the past in freely arranged atmospheric sound images, leaving space for associations by avoiding the narrow framework of a linear plot. The work is created for Berghain Kantine and premiered on 21 December 2016.
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Corinna graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago with a BFA in Graphic Design. With over a decade of experience working as a leader and designer, she oversees and manages the strategic direction and day-to-day execution of the Design and UX department at Metal Toad. As the engineering company's design visionary, she leads the Design and UX department in their mission to unite user-focused strategic design with business value and meaningful experiences.
Offering a diverse skillset, she's adept at assessing the real "ask", strategizing solutions, and motivating teams to deliver exceptional work. Yet Corinna considers her role to be about so much more — it's about being a driven, empathetic, and positive leader who invests in her team, creates focus and alignment, and gets things DONE.
In all endeavors, she brings a passion for adaptability and learning, keen visual skills, and due diligence from concept through completion.
When not leading or designing, you can find her exploring the Oregon coast and local farmer's markets, running, doing yoga, curling up with a great book, sculpting, or cooking for an impromptu dinner party.
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