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Jodi Sherman Jahic
Aligned Partners
Jodi Sherman Jahic is a co-founder and General Partner of Aligned Partners, a venture capital firm investing in capital-efficient startups. With over a dozen years of experience as a venture capitalist, Jodi invests in innovative early-stage entrepreneurs and brings particular expertise in wireless communications and go-to-market strategy to her investments.
Previously, Jodi was Managing Director of Sherman Capital Group, a pledge fund based in San Francisco. During her tenure, SCG built its initial portfolio and achieved top-decile returns for its investors. Prior to forming Sherman Capital Group in 2008, Jodi was a Principal and Venture Partner at Voyager Capital in Menlo Park, California. Beginning in 1999, Jodi served her fellowship at Battery Ventures, where she invested in early-stage companies in wireless data, semiconductor process control, and communications software.
Jodi's history includes over 15 years in the wireless industry as both operator and investor. Before entering the venture capital business, Jodi was on the early operating team of three startups in Europe and North America. She also worked in the technology industry group at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), managing projects for clients such as Pacific Bell (now AT&T), Sun Microsystems, and Motorola Semiconductor Products (now Freescale).
Jodi graduated magna cum laude from Pomona College with a concentration in physics and holds an MBA in finance and marketing from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Jodi is a reular speaker and panelist on the topics of wireless communications and venture investment. Jodi is a frequent columnist in industry publications and is a co-author of the book Telecommunication Venture Capital Best Practices. She serves on the Executive Council for Astia and on the Board of Advisors for the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs as well as Springboard in Silicon Valley.
Jodi lives in San Francisco with her husband and their two young daughters.
Jodi is a member of Kauffman Fellows Class 5 and served her fellowship under mentor Ollie Curme at Battery Ventures in Wellesley, MA.

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If anyone has the patience to read the Pennsylvania statute regarding post-convicton relief petitions, be my guest. May I remind you that Harlow also filed something called a "petition for review" last November, so now he has two petitions pending. Pennsylvania sure is generous in allowing all these post-appeal petitions.
in this latest one he seems to admit that he lied in his testimony, since he maintained on the stand that he did NOT "participate" in the murder. Now he's saying his "alleged participation" was coerced by Joe. Can't have it both ways!


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Beyoncé in Her Own Words: Her Life, Her Body, Her Heritage for Vogue Magazine Sept. 2018 — I felt it was extremely important to recognize how much of an iconic figure this Woman is and it's almost crazy to see how much she has done in a such a short period of time. As a fan, I felt that I needed to take a moment and shed the light in her direction (as if she even needs it) for the first art piece for BLACKISBLACK. As African American Male I felt that it was very dope of Vogue Editor-In-Chief Anna Wintour to hand the reins over to Beyoncé for their first issue of the Fall Season. I love the idea of constantly pushing the boundaries of what hasn't been done, in this case it's the first time that a Black Photographer shot the cover of Vogue—ever. Mind-blowing right? That is one of the many reasons why I felt this issue was such a powerful way of saying that things need to change, and I'm all for it. As someone who is into design, I kind of felt that the photos Tyler Mitchell did for her issue were incredibly overlooked and under-appreciated, so I decided to put my own spin on the September issue of Vogue and create something special to commemorate the iconic issue. — Words by Anna Wintour & B, Photos by Tyler Mitchell, Art Direction and Layout by Nylles Heathland "HTHLND" Vernon for BLACKISBLACK.


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So, as you may have already read, I am very much enjoying my own interpretations of this fabulous outfit as seen on Miss Carey Mulligan.
Black and white takes on a whole new dimension when you team it with a bold, strong royal blue.
I've put together a day look and an evening look - in fact, I wore the evening look to a wedding recently. I know, black at a wedding, but there wasn't very much of it, and I thought the whole combo together looked wedding-y enough to just about get away with it.
The shoes basically make the outfit, as they do on Carey (we're on first name terms now you see) - I bought these in the sale from Carvela five years ago for my brother's wedding. They've been quiet for a few of years, not wanting to get rid of them because of them featuring in such an important occasion, and it's just as well, because just look at what a good job they're doing for me now!
For a day time look, I wear the accessories with my most recent purchase, which is this top from H&M. I love this top, and lo and behold, it even has side pockets, tucked into the seams. I wear it with skinny jeans and gold ballet pumps. H&M don't have it online, but this top is similar, in the sale for £12.99, and is a silk and viscose mix.
These outfits look best topped off with a bright and bold red lipstick. I bought this one in complete last minute panic, when I arrived in Winchester for a wedding, realising I'd forgotten my lipstick. I legged it to Boots and grabbed this lippy - what a choice. Red with a slight hint of orange, good strong pigment, doesn't dry, and looks glossy. Good work, Trayns.
Dood, that is well stylish!
Oh and I should have said that the black & white Hobbs skirt has two pockets - mega points!


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How tech is changing future work opportunities and some entrepreneurial start-up ideas for 2022
Few would doubt the incredible impact the web, computers and tech have had on the world, but their influence has perhaps been most keenly felt across business and commerce – so much so that these days it's impossible to think of any firm that doesn't rely on the internet and devices to at least some degree.
However, while the internet is transforming the way business functions, with recent improvements to connection speeds and ever more expansive, progressive programming, it is also now starting to change where firms can operate and the services they can outsource to third parties.
Technology is changing what's possible from work
If you're looking for ideas to start your own firm (one that will have the greatest chance of success and offer a secure future) you could do far worse than to jump on the technology bandwagon and start capitalizing on the brave new world being offered up what many experts are calling the fourth industrial revolution.
Below are just a few business ideas that are relatively easy to start up thanks largely to today's improved tech.
Start a blog: Blogging was once considered a largely amateur affair but there is some serious money to be made if you can generate an interested audience. Internet publishing is now more accessible (and cheaper) than ever, meaning starting a blog could offer a realistic career. In the not-so-distant past, setting up a website would have involved hiring the services of a professional development firm but, with the considerable advances in coding and server tech, you could have a personal blog site up and running in mere hours. Remember to try to keep your content niche to increase the chances of advertising or sponsorship revenue – or you could even look at selling your own merchandise.
Open a courier company: E-commerce is revolutionizing the traditional retail model and in 2021 was valued at $4.9 trillion globally, with that figure forecast to increase in the next four years by a further 50%, making the sector worth $7.4 trillion by 2025. With so much trade now moving online to the virtual realm, the growth in demand for courier services has likewise skyrocketed and shows no signs of slowing. Starting a courier company is a relatively risk-free business idea and could be done with just your existing transport. These days there is a wealth of online portals advertising delivery driver jobs from which you could pick and choose to plan your own routes on the jobs that suit you best.
Become a freelancer: Whether it's skills you learned in a previous job or ones you picked up as a hobby or socially, the freelance market now offers a world of opportunities for talented individuals to outsource services to firms. The recent widespread adoption of cloud networking technologies by firms has also facilitated the role of freelancers allowing them to tap into company networks from any location in the world. Alternatively, if company security is a concern, there are now also multiple file-sharing platforms that could see you working for businesses around the world.
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I've tried many approaches to 2d and 3d over the years and buildings are a part of almost every environment. Here are some examples of data driven architecture I've designed and built for the web.
AR.js Augmented Reality with early StairCastle generator. Anything you can do in Three.js can be displayed in Augmented Reality with no app required.
I thought I could use John Conway's Life to create a playable castle by converting repeaters into preset features. Mixed results.
I created different rules sets for generating various styles of buildings and their environments using HTML5 canvas. Colors are determined by mixing sets of gradients in proportion to the time of day. The design goal was to create the look of an animated travel poster.
An isometric castle generated using Lat and Lon as seed numbers.
A test of sprites and canvas.
Before Shockwave player 3d on the Web was a browser plugin. My first 3d experiment was a rendering of John Conway's Life.
Learning Node.js by building a multiplayer game.
While learning Node.js I wanted to create a browser based multiplayer game using a procedurally generated landscape. This post describes the steps I took to integrate three example projects I found on the web.
The Node.js project is based on Getting Started on Heroku. I wanted to be sure I could create and modify a Postgres database to keep track of users and rooms. Next I made routes and handlers for socket.io to let players emit JSON strings with state and control updates every 100ms.
The landscape is generated using pseudorandom number generators with 8 seed values provided by the server. Several sine waves at different wavelengths are combined to create a raster height map and a color map sized 512×512. I added a finish line graphic from a png to the color map and some ramps to both. Next createGeometryFromMap(), adapted from Three.js Cookbook, converts the raster images into a mesh. Each player gets the same seed values and an identical landscape of half a million polygons is generated.
The world altitude data is 512x512x256 which is very blocky. The triangle mesh masks the steps and smooth movement over the grid is achieved by calculating a weighted average altitude of nearest data points. Opponents' updates come in every 100ms, which is about as long as the echo on a rockabilly record, and would normally look jerky. To smooth the network latency the simulation runs every 16ms for each player in parallel. On average control changes have ~50ms latency which results in some janking.
For now the physics are incomplete, there is no reconciling when latency causes a meaningful discrepancy in the outcome, and simulation steps are not added when frames drop. Another enhancement would be to simulate a few frames ahead for incoming updates to account for network latency.
The WebAudio effects are adapted from the NoiseHack Monotron. This demo already has portamento which I would need to smoothly control the motor sound. I refactored the constructor to dispense instances that could be controlled independently. I added noise and panning but performance started to suffer. Once I moved the noise generator out of the instances and reduced the buffer size I was able to keep a good frame rate with lots of voices.
The QR code is how players join each other in the same game. The design is for interaction with people in the same physical location. Registration, login and traditional matchmaking are omitted. Scan or click the QR code to play the game now.
The responsive UI is calculated from a square 6×6 grid with controls pinned to the corners. Touch and keyboard control are meant to be self explanatory.
The most interesting problem to solve is the drifting. Say the airboat is going 30kph Northwest but has turned to the East and is accelerating at 5kph per second for one second. How do you calculate the resulting speed and heading? Use the Cosine and Sine functions times speed to get the x and y components of both the starting motion and acceleration. Add x to x and y to y to sum the magnitudes of both components. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to get the speed and the arctangent function for the heading.
Note: heading in geometry functions is measured in radians, of which there are ~6.28 in a circle, or 2 times pi. 0 radians is pointing right. In a graph up and to the right are positive so y is reversed relative to a screen coordinate. When you get to the 3d world as I set it up y and z are switched, meaning x is West and East, z is North and South, and y is up and down.
Contact me at LinkedIn if you have any questions or if you want help building something cool.
Small craters on the moon have an depth/width ratio of .2 and are partially below the original surface level. Placement is again from a pseudorandom number generator so all players in the room are on an identical board.
My height map starts flat at #808080. I used a transparent radial gradient to composite multiple layers of craters. Where a smaller crater is on the slope of a larger crater the geometries are smoothly combined. The raster image of the moon surface gets a less pronounced highlight gradient so the detail isn't obscured.
I used Blender to make a rover inspired by Moon Patrol and Moon (2009).
Minimalist design lets the content shine in this portfolio app. WordPress backend makes live app updates a snap. Totally responsive design withstands any screen size. Rotate to landscape for a smoothly animated scroller and a tap will flip each image to reveal metadata.
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Wes Hamilton Numerology is now available in an easy to use app. Calculations from your name and birthdate combined with today's date reveals a wealth of knowledge. Doing it correctly is very involved and the math is counterintuitive. Special care was taken to combine ancient wisdom with ancient technology such as external keyboard and PDF report downloads.
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Q: Fast conversion of C/C++ vector to Numpy array I'm using SWIG to glue together some C++ code to Python (2.6), and part of that glue includes a piece of code that converts large fields of data (millions of values) from the C++ side to a Numpy array. The best method I can come up with implements an iterator for the class and then provides a Python method:
def __array__(self, dtype=float):
    return np.fromiter(self, dtype, self.size())

The problem is that each iterator next call is very costly, since it has to go through about three or four SWIG wrappers. It takes far too long. I can guarantee that the C++ data are stored contiguously (since they live in a std::vector), and it just feels like Numpy should be able to take a pointer to the beginning of that data alongside the number of values it contains, and read it directly.
Is there a way to pass a pointer to internal_data_[0] and the value internal_data_.size() to numpy so that it can directly access or copy the data without all the Python overhead?

A: You will want to define __array_interface__() instead. This will let you pass back the pointer and the shape information directly.

A: Maybe it would be possible to use f2py instead of swig. Despite its name, it is capable of interfacing python with C as well as Fortran. See http://www.scipy.org/Cookbook/f2py_and_NumPy
The advantage is that it handles the conversion to numpy arrays automatically.
Two caveats: if you don't already know Fortran, you may find f2py a bit strange; and I don't know how well it works with C++.

A: If you wrap your vector in an object that implements Pythons Buffer Interface, you can pass that to the numpy array for initialization (see docs, third argument). I would bet that this initialization is much faster, since it can just use memcpy to copy the data.

A: So it looks like the only real solution is to base something off pybuffer.i that can copy from C++ into an existing buffer. If you add this to a SWIG include file:
%insert("python") %{
import numpy as np
%}

/*! Templated function to copy contents of a container to an allocated memory
 * buffer
 */
%inline %{
//==== ADDED BY numpy.i
#include <algorithm>

template < typename Container_T >
void copy_to_buffer(
        const Container_T& field,
        typename Container_T::value_type* buffer,
        typename Container_T::size_type length
        )
{
//    ValidateUserInput( length == field.size(),
//            "Destination buffer is the wrong size" );
    // put your own assertion here or BAD THINGS CAN HAPPEN

    if (length == field.size()) {
        std::copy( field.begin(), field.end(), buffer );
    }
}
//====

%}

%define TYPEMAP_COPY_TO_BUFFER(CLASS...)
%typemap(in) (CLASS::value_type* buffer, CLASS::size_type length)
(int res = 0, Py_ssize_t size_ = 0, void *buffer_ = 0) {

    res = PyObject_AsWriteBuffer($input, &buffer_, &size_);
    if ( res < 0 ) {
        PyErr_Clear();
        %argument_fail(res, "(CLASS::value_type*, CLASS::size_type length)",
                $symname, $argnum);
    }
    $1 = ($1_ltype) buffer_;
    $2 = ($2_ltype) (size_/sizeof($*1_type));
}
%enddef

%define ADD_NUMPY_ARRAY_INTERFACE(PYVALUE, PYCLASS, CLASS...)

TYPEMAP_COPY_TO_BUFFER(CLASS)

%template(_copy_to_buffer_ ## PYCLASS) copy_to_buffer< CLASS >;

%extend CLASS {
%insert("python") %{
def __array__(self):
    """Enable access to this data as a numpy array"""
    a = np.ndarray( shape=( len(self), ), dtype=PYVALUE )
    _copy_to_buffer_ ## PYCLASS(self, a)
    return a
%}
}

%enddef

then you can make a container "Numpy"-able with
%template(DumbVectorFloat) DumbVector<double>;
ADD_NUMPY_ARRAY_INTERFACE(float, DumbVectorFloat, DumbVector<double>);

Then in Python, just do:
# dvf is an instance of DumbVectorFloat
import numpy as np
my_numpy_array = np.asarray( dvf )

This has only the overhead of a single Python <--> C++ translation call, not the N that would result from a typical length-N array.
A slightly more complete version of this code is part of my PyTRT project at github.

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A week of action by North Yorkshire Police as part of a national campaign to crackdown on knives resulted in nine arrests, including a 14-year-old boy.
Operation Sceptre took place last week (11-17 March).
Officers worked with the British Transport Police to carry out patrols.
Three of those arrested, a 52-year-old man, a 35-year-old man and a 22-year-old man, were subsequently charged with possession of a bladed article in a public place and are due to appear in court.
Throughout the week of action, officers also partnered up with Trading Standards to undertake test purchasing operations in local retailers to test their compliance with knife sale regulations to under 18s.
"It is an offence to sell a knife, knife blade, razor, axe or other article which has a blade or is sharply pointed to anyone under 18.
"Whilst this week's results show that more work is needed to ensure that all shops are following the law over knife sales, I would like to say to well done to those stores who were prepared to challenge a youngster trying to buy knives. Their intervention could save a life.
As part of the week of action, schools were provided with materials and advice to help educate young people about the dangers of carrying knives.
This including encouraging people to 'Speak Up' about concerns and advice for how schools can deal with incidents involving a young person found with a knife or weapon.
Despite the force not proactively promoting a knife amnesty throughout the week, eight knives were surrendered at police stations across the county following the week of action.
"Even though levels of knife crime in North Yorkshire are low and we live and work in one of the safest places in England, we must not be complacent.
"All the bladed items taken off the street of North Yorkshire during the week of action could have been potential weapons if they had got into the wrong hands – there is no risk of that now as they will all be destroyed appropriately.
"Anyone who has information on knife crime in their local community should contact North Yorkshire Police on 101.
"Alternatively information can be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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TIGERS 3 YANKEES 2 (Tigers win series 3-2)
Forty-one seconds. That's how long it took the Tigers to make Yankee Stadium's short porch their own, grab a 2-0 lead, take control of a series many didn't expect them to win, and ultimately defend the AL Central's honor after years of playoff failures.
The two players who made it happen embodied the twin pillars of the Tigers brain trust. The no. 2 hitter, Don Kelly, is the type of super-utility guy that Jim Leyland loves. A natural tinkerer, Leyland trotted out five different lineups in the series, with Kelly being the third no. 2 hitter and third third baseman. Asked before the game why he wanted to use Kelly in such a big spot, Leyland said he liked Kelly's pull power, particularly with Yankee Stadium's very inviting right-field wall beckoning. Ivan Nova got ahead of Kelly 0-1, threw him a curveball that broke to the knees. Kelly waited on the pitch, reached down, and whacked it deep into the seats to stake the Tigers to a 1-0 lead.
The next batter up was Delmon Young. The man who acquired Young, Dave Dombrowski, has built great teams everywhere he's gone. He assembled the nucleus of the great Montreal Expos teams of the early- to mid-'90s. He played a role in both of the Florida Marlins' championships, presiding over a Leyland-managed 1997 club that featured a blend of homegrown prospects and aggressive, big-ticket acquisitions, then watching from a distance as the core he helped build won it all again in 2003. That same year, the Tigers club Dombrowski now ran won an unthinkable 43 games. But Detroit's GM saw encouraging signs amid the wreckage. Rather than be conventional and wait years before acquiring any veterans, Dombrowski snagged players like Ivan Rodriguez and Rondell White to help turn the club in the right direction, while the next generation of prospects ripened on the vine. Three years later, the Tigers made their first World Series in 22 years.
Five years later, the Tigers are one step away from getting back again, and Young is a big reason why. No one thought much of Detroit's move to acquire the bulky outfielder from the Twins on August 15. Here was a player who ranked among the worst defenders in all of baseball. Touted as a future hitting star when he came up with Tampa Bay five years ago, Young's lack of patience at the plate had made him a very beatable hitter, too, one who posted perennially low on-base percentages due to his lack of walks, but also a lesser power hitter than prospect hounds expected — if you're hacking instead of waiting for a pitch to drive, there's a good chance it's going to bite you in the ass. Young did have a strong 2010 at the plate, hitting .292/.350/.562 in the final four weeks of the season as the Twins rolled to a division title. But he reverted to being mediocre — terrible, really — with Minnesota this year, hitting .266/.305/.357 with four homers in 84 games. Still, Dombrowski remained intrigued by the natural talent that made Young the no. 1 overall pick and the game's top-rated prospect. When Brennan Boesch's thumb put his season in jeopardy, Young was a cheap, easy-to-acquire Plan B with a lousy track record, but also a hint of upside.
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That upside was on display against the Yankees. Young blasted three homers in the five-game series, capped by his obliteration of a hanging slider into the left-field seats on the first pitch he saw, right after Kelly's bomb. In a lineup that includes front-line offensive players like Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez and big 2011 performers like Jhonny Peralta and Alex Avila, it was Young who came up biggest for the Tigers against New York. Joe Girardi's binder can probably name the five best Indian restaurants in Moldova. Pretty amazing that it had nothing to say about Young's tendency to swing at the first pitch. That or none of the Yankees' pitchers got the message.
The other key player the Tigers acquired at the deadline also didn't get much love, but for different reasons. Doug Fister had found a bit more success than Young, settling in as a respectable mid-rotation starter in Seattle. But skeptics doubted that it would last. Right-handed starters with fastballs that top out around 90 and low strikeout rates don't typically put a World Series hopeful over the top. It was easy to look at Fister's moderate success and peg it to Safeco Field's forgiving confines and an excellent outfield defense.
But from the moment he landed with the Tigers, Fister started pitching like he never had before. Schedule certainly played a role. After facing the Rangers in his first start in Detroit, Fister pitched against the following opponents: Indians, Orioles, Indians, Rays, Royals, Indians, Twins, A's, Royals, Indians. All sub-.500 teams except the Rays, who ran out a middle-of-the-pack offense this year and offered pitcher-friendly Tropicana Field as the backdrop for Fister's start. Still, schedule can only explain so much. In 10 starts, the lanky right-hander struck out 57 batters and walked just five over 70 innings, forging a preposterous strikeout-to-walk ratio of Mariano Rivera-esque proportions. If Fister wasn't the top-performing pitcher in the American League over the final two months of the season, he was very close.
The potential for a successful Game 5 Yankee Stadium start by Fister was a big reason I picked the Tigers to win the series in five games. And he didn't disappoint, going five strong innings, allowing just one run on a Robinson Cano blast, on five hits and two walks, while striking out four. In that park, against that lineup, with a loaded, rested bullpen augmented by Max Scherzer's availability, that's a great day's work. Fister's pitch sequence to Alex Rodriguez leading off the bottom of the 2nd demonstrated his ability to keep hitters off-balance. Fister started A-Rod with a fastball inside, which helped back him off the plate. He hit the outside corner with another fastball. An 84-mph changeup dived below the knees and made A-Rod chase for strike two. Fister then went inside twice in a row, once up and in, once missing the inside corner thigh-high. Having backed his man off the plate again, Fister came back with another fastball, knee-high, right on the outside black. A-Rod could only watch as Ted Barrett rang him up for strike three. Nothing more complicated than 90-mph fastballs with a little changeup mixed in. But taken as a whole, with Fister changing locations and the hitter's line of vision, going in and out and in and out like a Squeeze Box-playing fool, it was a thing of beauty.
Justin Verlander's got a running mate. The Tigers lineup has another threat. And the Texas Rangers will have their hands full.
Two minutes hadn't passed in New York before the phone lines blazed with fury on WFAN and the YES Network's announcers expressed their shock over the end of the Yankees' season. Leaving aside the sense of entitlement that comes with winning a kajillion World Series, the lathered masses did have a point. Their Bombers outscored the Tigers 28-17 in the series. And all the Evil Empire got to show for it was a lousy ALCS T-shirt … on its way to Botswana by the boxful as we speak.
Well, that and the latest, predictable round of New York scapegoatery. The latest victim of Jose Valverde's Dance Mania 2011 Tour was one Alex Rodriguez. You might remember A-Rod from such films as, "Why the hell are we paying you $275 million, you bum," and "Stop being such a choker, you choking choke of a choker." The $275 million wasn't too hot an idea, granted. But one would have thought that the idea of A-Rod as someone who can't come through in big spots would have disappeared with his transcendent performance during the Yankees' World Series run in 2009. Nope! The boo birds came out after Rodriguez struck out in the 7th. One of the first reporter questions lobbed at Joe Girardi in the postgame press conference asked if A-Rod hit so poorly (.111/.261/.111) against the Tigers because he wasn't fully recovered from injuries sustained earlier in the year, or if something else was the culprit. Oddly, no one asked about Mark Teixeira (.167/.286/.278); Nick Swisher (.211/.250/.368); Russell Martin (.176/.333/.235); or the Patron Saint Of Teflon, Cap'n Jeter (.250/.280/.292), who was one of multiple Yankees to fall just short of clearing the wall on a supremely frustrating night full of squandered opportunities.
These small sample size failures aside, this was a Yankees team with a very potent lineup, but one with no true present-day superstars after Cano and Curtis Granderson. It was a good rotation, but one with no Cy Young-caliber starter other than CC Sabathia. It was a team with the best record in the American League, but one also vulnerable to the vagaries of a short series, where dramatically outscoring your opponent won't necessarily work out in your favor over time, because there is no time.
The Yankees will be back next year, their aging core a year older. Jesus Montero cracking the everyday lineup will help in that regard. But you can also bet on Brian Cashman making moves to inject new life into the team, especially on the pitching side. They'll spend more than any other team in baseball. And they'll be scary as hell … again.
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This reminds me of the Face On The Milk Carton series. Some of the early reviews say it has a twist ending. . . wonder what it could be.
Bet you guys haven't ever seen this book before ever ? After feeling lukewarm about The Mortal Instruments, the Infernal Devices has peaked my interest. I enjoyed Clockwork Angel and can't wait for the next installation.
So, what are you all waiting on ?
I like the premise of "Dead to You" -sounds intriguing. And I think I'm the only one I know who hasn't read Cassandra Clare yet. I gotta get around to that.
I haven't heard of Dead To You, but it sounds very interesting! The cover looks stunning eye-catching.
Clockwork Prince sounds very good. I like the cover.
I still haven't read a book by Lisa McMann, but know I should. And Clockwork Angel is on my very long list of TBR.
OoOo I'll have to add Dead to You to my list. I haven't read past the 1st book in Cassandra's work but plan to pick it back up! Here is My WoW if you'd like to check it out!
Lisa McMann's books are always auto buy for me and Clockwork Prince's release is just around the corner! I'm very excited for both books!
CP was my pick last week. I haven't heard of Dead to you. Great picks.
Wow! Both picks are good, and I especially like the prospect of Lisa's new novel. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome picks! Dead to You sounds heartbreaking. I'm so excited for The Clockwork Prince. Thanks for sharing!
Oh my goodness, I've loved everything Lisa McMann's everything written. She's AMAZING, and I'm SO excited for this book! Fantastic pick this week!
Ohhh Dead To You is definitely a mystery I want to solve. The twist ending that you speak of his me SUPER intrigued (I love a shocking conclusion).... very curious and maybe a little nervous to learn what this unspeakable memory blocker is. Great picks!
Dead to You reminds me of the same series and that movie The Deep End of the Ocean. I cried so much during that movie. It was ridiculous. Not sure I could read this one, since it's based on my #1 fear as a mom. I am interested in the twist ending though. Maybe the "new old" family isn't his real family?
Dead to You sounds interesting. Great choices by the way.
I have pre-ordered Clockwork Prince and really want to read Dead To you. Great picks!
I really like the sound of Dead to You. It is very much like a real-life story that happened in the 1970s in Central California.
Thanks for stopping by. Great picks! Yay you picked Dead to You as well, can't wait for that one. I am dying to read Clockwork Prince, I am obsessed with The Infernal Devices.
Thanks for stopping by!!! I love your page. It's so elegant!!!! Great picks!


Echo the Story is a 12-week Bible overview for youth using storytelling, creative reflection, and dialogue.
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I honestly cannot recall how many, and which versions, of the lower-end Pro-Ject Audio Systems turntables I have had the privilege of testing, so it took me a while to confirm that I had indeed hosted the first Pro-Ject Essential model as a review item before, only that it was the USB version which had a unipivot arm and an integrated phono stage with ability to output digital data for those inclined to digitise their vinyl collection.
The Essential II, the successor to that first model, is the latest in the line which is the next rung up from the bottom of the ladder (occupied by the Elemental model) in this manufacturer's current turntable product range. It comes in several attractive plinth colours – black, red and white.
The review sample came in red, which managed to look quite attractive. The turntable is likely to be the centrepiece (or the "sticks out like sore thumb") component of a present day hi-fi system, so it just has no excuse to not avoid looking downright ugly. And yes, I am as amazed as the next bloke that a line like that would sound no less contemporary had it been written back in the 1970s.
BITS AND PARTS: The plinth of the Essential II is made from medium density fibreboard. The platter equally looks to be made of MDF, although it is very well finished in matt black. A thin felt mat was supplied to support the LP record in play. Peeking below, the bearing sleeve looks to be made of bronze, but size-wise, it looks rather anorexic, but wholly in line with something needed to support the lightweight platter. I am made to understand that an acrylic platter is also available as an upgrade from the manufacturer, but the review sample was the everyday vanilla version.
The power switch is located on the left side of the plinth and the juice needed to turn the motor comes from a wall wart DC power supply, which is sourced from China. The tonearm is no longer a unipivot, but is a conventional affair with sapphire bearings and an aluminium tube. The cartridge – an Ortofon OM5E MM unit – came pre-mounted but I am not sure which mounting scheme had been used in the Essential II's 8.6-inch arm. A dust cover, which is purposefully more solid than the one the obvious competition supplies with its entry-level offering, tops off the package.
IN CONCERT: One of the first things I do when testing a turntable is check its speed accuracy and, unusually, I found the review sample to be running noticeably slow, at least based on the readings on the strobe disc which I use (from a Swiss turntable from the 1960s). I say "unusual' as I do not recall encountering a Pro-Ject turntable which ever ran this noticeably slow before.
I managed to minimise the effect by cleaning the round-profile belt with some Pledge furniture polish and taking extra care when placing the belt round the motor pulley and outer periphery of the platter. However, I could not completely solve the problem. In spite of the mild speed deficiency, pitch wavering did not prove to be an obvious audible distraction during the listening tests.
So what does this low-end budget turntable bring to the, uh, table? I'll start with the end in mind and tell you upfront that it proved to sound a whole lot better composed and engaging than I expected it to, and certainly better than how its predecessor sounded (not just relying on my recollection here, but from re-listening to the digitised files I created with the Essential USB when I had it in for review those few years ago (I believe it also had an inferior version of the Ortofon OM series cartridge back then, so yes, it's a debatable point).
The infectious, crisp rhythmic quality which makes the vinyl LP medium such a joy to listen to was abundant in presence in the results from the Essential II. Tonal quality was good, the arm and Ortofon cartridge mating well to give a graceful, authentic sounding facsimile of acoustic string and percussion instruments, with voices also impressing. Dynamics were also fine, especially micro-dynamics, avoiding any sense of sterility even when playing at low volume levels, which even some high end DACs struggle to emulate.
Surface noise during playback was low, and there was no obvious edginess to make one suspect that there might be any mis-tracking by the arm-cartridge combo. While I won't claim that the sound was the smoothest around, for its price, it certainly was impressively free of vices in the upper frequencies, and the mids were also very good indeed, male vocals like Mario Lanza's having both power and appropriate chest quality.
The size of the acoustic image created wasn't the most expansive around but width and depth perspectives were good, and the performers were perceived as nicely occupying their own distinguishable space in the soundstage without any wavering.
The bass was fairly good and firm, having a nice punchy dynamic quality, but extension was only fair, although it still could convey a sense of physical presence of instruments like acoustic double bass if it is well recorded. I managed to get a much improved result in bass quality and kick by substituting the rather thin mat with a single layer of Blue Horizon's Promat cork mat. In fact, this substitution also brought about a lower noise floor and improved mid band articulation and smoothness in the highs, while conveying more low-level information. Playing Falla's Three Cornered Hat (Ansermet with L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande) before and after the switch highlighted how much improvement could be wrought by a simple substitution of the mat alone, admittedly the Promat being a not cheap alternative!
APPLAUSE: Although I do miss the unique unipivot arm from its predecessor, I feel reasonably confident in saying this new version significantly betters the old (I still have some of the digitised files from when I reviewed the USB version of the first iteration of the Essential). Yes, I am using a different phono stage, and the analogue-digital conversion hardware in the ADL GT-40 is noticeably superior when I compare digitised files derived from each, but even without such comparison, I don't recall feeling as compelled to listen to music when I had spent time with the previous version of the Essential.
BUT…: The speed accuracy issue aside, which seems likely to be peculiar to the review unit, there is very little to criticise about this overall package.
Yes, the elephant (or the 800lb gorilla, if you prefer) in the room can't be ignored, so you do have to check out its Rega rival, if you can, but if you can't, this here Pro-Ject is, in my view, still plenty entertaining and a legitimate on par rival in terms of overall value, even if no one can tell you which little nuances and pet likes and dislikes at the minutiae level would cause you to want to choose one over the other.
Also, I do feel if you can swing the extra cash, and you want to still stick with a Pro-Ject offering, the higher priced Pro-Ject Debut Carbon is probably a better overall buy and more likely to keep you from itching to upgrade for a longer period.
FINALE: Pro-Ject has done it again, presenting a product for which auditioning is compulsory if one is shopping at the price point. I dare say one has to be ultra-demanding (one should not lose sight of the price) if the overall package and its musical results here failed to entertain and didn't make the individual feel his or her money had been well spent.
Sources for comparison: Thorens TD-124 Mk II- SME 3012 Series II-Rega Carbon, Pioneer PL1200-Linn K18ii, Rega P1 (with Michael Lim acrylic platter)-Ortofon OM5 / Amplification: Parasound Halo JC3 and Rega Fono Mini and ADL GT-40 phono stages, Creek 4140s2 integrated amplifier, diyparadise Scarlett transformer volume controller with Mesa Boogie Baron power amp / Speakers: Sonus faber Guarneri Homage, Mordaunt-Short MS10i / Headphones: Sennheiser HD414 Classic and Stax SR30 / Wires: Euphonic Research Dendrites, Axons, XLO Pro100 and some diy stuff.
Review unit courtesy of Tong Lee Co (+603-2141 4366) / Find your distributor.


What's next for the Junction HCD?
Image courtesy of Urban Toronto.
Learn about the redevelopment proposal for 406-410 Keele Street and share your thoughts with senior planner, Phil Carvalino. The community consultation meeting will be held on Thursday, November 30th from 7 pm to 9 pm in the West Toronto Baptist Church at 3049 Dundas Street West.
You're invited to an informal meeting hosted by the Junction heritage conservation district (HCD) Committee on Tuesday, 18 April 2017 at 7 pm in the Annette Street Library Committee Room.
Please join us for an encore presentation about Community Planning, development application processes and the importance of community engagement. Our guest speaker is Anthony Hommik from the Etobicoke York District planning department.
You're invited to an informal meeting hosted by the Junction heritage conservation district (HCD) Committee on Tuesday, March 7th at 7 p.m. in the Annette Street Library Community Room.
The Junction heritage district is a tale of two great estates – Keele & Willoughby – that shaped a prosperous village that grew into a vibrant city. Please join us to hear the fascinating history of the Junction, the entrepreneurs and people who established our fabulous neighbourhood. Our guest speaker is Madeleine McDowell, a member of the West Toronto Junction Historical Society and the Etobicoke York Community Preservation Panel.
You're invited to an informal meeting hosted by the Junction heritage conservation district (HCD) Committee on Tuesday, 6 December 2016 at 7 pm in the Annette Street Library Community Room.
Please join us to learn more about Community Planning, development application processes and the importance of community engagement. Our guest speaker is Anthony Hommik from the Etobicoke York District planning department.
In the meantime, perhaps you may be interested in reading an article about the cost and lost value of replacing an existing house with a new dwelling at: https://theconversation.com/when-a-house-is-demolished-more-than-the-home-is-lost-42579 .
The provincial government is seeking feedback on possible changes to improve the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB).
A public-consultation-document provides information about the OMB and the review process. It also outlines the issues and offers potential modifications to the OMB operation. The content is organised under five key themes with a list of 24 questions.
Please share your written comments by 19 December 2016 at: http://www.mah.gov.on.ca/Page15023.aspx .
You're invited an informal meeting hosted by the Junction HCD Committee on Tuesday, 18 October 2016 at 7 pm in the Annette Street Library Community Room.
Our guest speaker is Alex Corey, a heritage planner with Heritage Preservation Services (HPS). Please join us to learn more about heritage districts and the nomination process.


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How tokenising property will boost liquidity!
There has been considerable hype about how tokenising property will boost liquidity, as it will allow smaller investors access to this asset class which historically has been the preserve of institutions and the very wealthy.
Whether this is true or not, we will have to wait and see, but we are beginning to see different parts of the world tokenise property and slowly we are seeing more and more acceptance of the idea.
In France, a €6.5 million property in Boulogne (according to Forbes) is the first piece of Real Estate to be tokenised. The property was transferred to a joint stock company and held by 100 tokens, following which each token is then capable of being divided into 100,000 tokens. This means that, for as little as €6.50, one can own a fraction of the building. In the USA last year, a property in New York, valued at over $30 million, was tokenised and was touted, at the time, as being a way to finance property instead of relying on traditional banking arrangements.
Meanwhile, a company called ASA, based in Dubai, is looking to tokenise property in the UAE and Portugal. Also in Dubai, a company called Darico, has recently launched a service to help organisations tokenise assets, such as property, into tokens.
So, one can see that a number of jurisdictions are looking at how property can be held in a different way and, while the promise of additional liquidity that tokenisation promises is yet to be seen, there are a number of other interesting benefits that tokenisation of assets offers. In essence, we are increasingly finding that economies are becoming more and more digital as this can offer greater transparency, stronger compliance monitoring and regulation, thus enabling engagement with people who are, themselves, more digitally savvy and reliant than previous generations.
How soon will it be before we have one "global exchange" to trade Digital Assets?
The above question is often asked - now we think we can offer some guidance. Though not in the short term though!
So, why is this the case? Well, Binance - which is one of the world's biggest Crypto exchange - has a turnover of over $1.5 billion worth of Digital Assets a day, and just announced (despite only 15% of its turnover coming from the USA) that as of September 2019, it will offer a separate Digital Asset exchange for US investors and another exchange for non-US investors. Therefore, it would appear that it is unlikely in the near future that it is going to be possible to have one global exchange that anyone, regardless of where they live, can trade on.
However, with a G20 meeting being held on June 28th 2019 in Osaka, Japan, Crypto-exchanges are on the agenda. Maybe we will see some clearer guidance being given about how Crypto exchanges are to be regulated going forward.
The Financial Action Task Force (FAFT), which is an intergovernmental body established in 1989, and which focuses on money laundering and terrorist financing, will be presenting its recommendations on how Crypto-exchanges ought to be regulated before the G20 meeting. Although, given the traceability and transparency that Blockchain technology offers and the fact that you can, in effect, programme-in checks and balances, could make FAFT obsolete! Such checks are impossible with the current largely paper-based analogue systems and platforms that we currently use, but will FAFT see it this way?
Furthermore, Binance has also been in the news recently announcing that it is going to launch a stablecoin, pegged to £ Sterling, called $BGBP. Binance believes that by offering this new £-backed Digital Asset, it will encourage more people into the Digital Asset sector.
$150 Trillion of assets and potentially 66% to be turned in to Digital Assets
BBFTA News Editor | June 04, 2019 | PERMALINK
This podcast interview with the founder and CEO of eToro, Yoni Assia, is over 1 hr long, but it is worth listening to https://pod.link/1434060078.
eToro was only established in 2007 when Yoni and his brother thought there had to be a more user-friendly way for people to be able to buy and sell shares, currencies and other financial assets. They have achieved this by creating what they refer to as a "social market". The eToro platform enables someone in Hong Kong to find an investor in Germany (that buys and sells German smaller companies) and then follows and automatically invests in these same companies in the same proportion. This type of 'mirror-trading' is also known as "copy trading" and has been popular for a number of years, being possible to do copy-trading with relatively small sums of capital. Typically, the person who is initiating the trading ideas and strategy will earn either a % of the profit (from the person who is mirroring the trade) or a % of any brokerage that is created.
However, I digress - what is also interesting in the podcast is that Yoni was involved in Colour Coins in 2014 which, in effect, were what we now refer to stablecoins i.e. Digital Assets pegged/linked to real assets - $, £, gold, etc. The Colour Coins were run on the Bitcoin Blockchain, as Ethereum did not yet exist. When he was only 19, Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum's founder) helped Yoni with some of the initial codings for Colour Coins. Vitalik decided that digitising assets was a great idea, but the concept needed a new blockchain - so he invented Ethereum.
From 2015 to 2016, eToro grew by 600%, and then from 2017 to 2018 by a further 400% (according to this podcast). eToro has now become a very successful company, which has over 10 million clients who, in 2018, traded over $1 trillion worth of assets. Yoni believes that, in the same way Bitcoin has proved it can replace cash as a medium for people to trade, Smart Contracts has the ability to replace and totally disrupt the legal system. Smart Contracts can replace many intermediaries and allow computer/machine-driven execution of trades and agreements, which will be cheaper, faster and not prone to human error.
eToro has been offering the ability to trade Bitcoin for over 5 years and, during Cryptocurrencies' bull-run in 2017/18 Ethereum went from $4 to over $350 and Ripple increased in value by over 35,000% in a year. This encouraged people to open accounts with eToro to such an extent, that eToro signed up over 20,000 new customers in a single DAY! Given eToro's success in traditional and Digital markets, how much credence ought one pay to its CEO's pronouncement, that financial markets are going to radically change? The combination of Digital Assets and Smart Contracts disintermediate the financial services sector and could result in 66% of the $150 Trillion global bonds and equities becoming digitised.
Certainly, younger investors are spending increasing amounts of their time online, usually on a mobile phone, and therefore to engage with them, financial service providers will need to communicate and offer services...
Certainly, younger investors are spending increasing amounts of their time online, usually on a mobile phone, and therefore to engage with them, financial service providers will need to communicate and offer services in a more digital manner 24/7.
University of Michigan invests in Andreesen Horowitz Crypto fund
BBFTA News Editor | March 04, 2019 | PERMALINK
Yet another university is investing capital into the Crypto sector as Michigan, as part of it's $12Billion endowment fund decides to invest into the legendary Silicon Valley manager Andreesen Horowitiz.
Last autumn Harvard University disclosed it had invested into a Cryptocurrency fund following Stanford and MIT.
The Horowitz fund targets Crypto related technology firms as opposed to just buying pure Crypto currency funds. With major highly respected universities such as these investing in Digital Asset this clearly demonstrates how traditional investors are increasingly looking at this new asset class.
https://www.financemagnates.com/cryptocurrency/...ypto-fund/
US Fund Manager Grayscale is Attracting Institutional Investors
BBFTA News Editor | February 21, 2019 | PERMALINK
Grayscale who hold 203,000 Bitcoins i.e. over 1% of the total circulating supply, in their 2018 report are still optimistic on Cryptocurrencies and say that over 66% of investments into their funds were from institutions.
Interestingly a lot of the institutions are investing cash/fiat and research from JP Morgan has calculated that the amplifier effect of cash on the Crypto sector could be as much as 1:117.5. To put this more simply $1million in cash has the impact of increasing the cryptocurrency market by as much as $117.5 million. As we see greater liquidity and money coming into Digital Assets the amplifier effect no doubt be smaller, but clearly in the short term, it is easy to see how relatively small sums of capital could drive up prices-. Unfortunately would this once again send the wrong message especially to smaller investors looking to make a quick buck?
https://www.newsbtc.com/2019/02/15/grayscale-se...ring-2018/
NYSE Owner to Launch a Crypto Tracking Service for Investors
The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) owns 23 global exchanges for financial commodity markets, including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
They are launching a new service which will mean that ICE can offer real time as well as historical data on the price of 60 of the largest Cryptocurrencies. The product is called "CryptoFeed V3" and takes prices from thirty different sources, and will enable investors to monitor crypto prices in a way similar to how you can with other traded assets like bonds and equities. Another example of how the infrastructure is being built to make the trading of Digital Assets easier, prices more transparent and in real time.
https://bitcoinexchangeguide.com/ice-partners-w...king-tool/


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Chancellor's Budget boost for tech is tempered by Brexit realities
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Gone, or so it seems, are the days when Computer Weekly laments after every Budget statement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer that tech has been overlooked. There is little doubt that government now realises that support for, and investment in, the technology sector is critical to the UK's future.
Of course, we can and will still observe that there is more to do, but Philip Hammond's latest Budget put at least a small finger in many of the necessary pies – startups, R&D, skills, digital government, broadband and more – even if he did anger the IT contractor community by extending controversial IR35 reforms to the private sector.
Hammond's digital services tax – targeting the big web giants and their creative tax accounting – has unsurprisingly been attacked by the tech industry, but putting aside the rights or wrongs of the policy, it's another reflection of the growing importance and influence of the IT world on government decision-making.
As with so much coming from the UK government, however, the positive Budget announcements exist in a parallel world to the uncertainties and concerns over Brexit.
A few days earlier, digital minister Margot James told Parliament that she still cannot guarantee a data-sharing agreement with the European Union in the event of a no-deal Brexit. As Labour's Liam Byrne, who was questioning James at a session of the European Select Committee, said: "Without data sharing our exports will grind to a halt".
That same week, a National Audit Office report on the UK border's preparedness for leaving the EU found that 11 of the 12 "critical systems" at the border are at risk of "not being delivered on time and to acceptable quality".
Not quite Hammond's previous glib and spectacularly uninformed observation when asked about a possible digital solution to the Irish border issue, where he proclaimed: "I don't claim to be an expert on it but the most obvious technology is blockchain."
Congratulations to whichever tech lobbyist persuaded whichever civil servant to tip the Chancellor on that fantastical idea.
The government's new-found love for the tech sector is welcome, but its desire to make technology a panacea for all the ills of Brexit needs quickly to be tempered.
For technology leaders, the dilemma continues – eager to take advantage of Westminster's tech-friendly approach, but fearful that a bad Brexit of whatever form might rapidly unravel the advances made in recent years.
We look forward to a future Budget where support for tech is not just welcome, but unequivocal and full of certainty.
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MLB, Uniform Maker Step Up for Healthcare Workers
Staff at Monmouth Medical Center wearing masks and gowns made from the material used to make MLB uniforms (Fanatics)
You might remember several weeks ago seeing on TV or reading a story about Fanatics and Major League Baseball teaming up to manufacture and donate masks and gowns for healthcare workers.
Fanatics is the global leader for licensed sports merchandise and they produce the official jerseys worn by MLB players. In full disclosure my son Brandon is the Director of Global Communications for the company.
What Fanatics did in late March as the pandemic spread was to stop making uniforms at their plant in Easton, Pennsylvania and begin making masks and gowns for healthcare workers in the same materials that players wear on the field with the first ones produced in Yankees and Phillies pinstripes. So why bring this up again?
This is National Hospital Week and frontline workers at RWJBarnabas Health locations throughout New Jersey became the latest recipients of this vitally-needed personal protective equipment.
Hospital staff wearing masks made from the material used to make MLB uniforms (Fanatics)
The health-care system received 30,000 masks and 600 gowns to be distributed across the state at their facilities which includes Community Medical Center in Toms River, Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood and Barnabas Health Behavioral Health Center in Toms River.
The masks and gowns distributed this week feature Yankees and Mets pinstripess. Sorry Phillies fans.
Fanatics has already distributed 500,000 masks and gowns to health care workers in nine different states and when all is said and done they plan to produce 1 million products with the company and Major League Baseball picking up the expected $3 million cost associated with the program.
Even if my son didn't work for them I would laud this effort and I'm on the lookout for hospital workers wearing Mets gear. You know how I feel about the Yankees!
Hospital staff wearing masks and gowns made from the material used to make MLB uniforms (Fanatics)


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Iceberg heading for subantarctic island could threaten wildlife
Post author By Charlie Aufenthie
Post date 7 November 2020
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An iceberg about the size of Delaware heading towards the subantarctic island of South Georgia has worried experts that it could block wildlife from food sources and threaten the island's ecosystem.
The iceberg, known as the A68a, was about 400 kilometers, or about 250 miles, off the coast of the British island territory of South Georgia on Wednesday, the British Antarctic Survey said.
The iceberg could run aground near the island and be a few weeks off the island's coast, said Andrew Fleming, a remote sensing official in charge of the investigation.
The iceberg broke away from the Antarctic Peninsula in 2017 and is approximately 100 miles long and 30 miles wide. The trajectory of the iceberg could change and move away from the island, as it is in the strongest ocean current where the waters are not impeded by the continents. This means that the iceberg could easily pass in front of the island, it all depends on the path that nature takes.
It is unpredictable what could happen if the iceberg washed up near South Georgia, said Mr. Jackson, an explorer glaciologist with the National Geographic Society. Such episodes are not uncommon, but they are usually given more attention when they pose a threat to people and wildlife, she said.
There is a chance that if A68a fails, it could disrupt part of South Georgia's ecosystem, affecting some of the areas and paths that animals, such as seals and penguins, use to hunt and gather wildlife. the food.
"Essentially, seals and penguins are born on land and then commute into the ocean to stock up and come back with food to feed their young," Dr. Jackson said. "The iceberg could disrupt that, and the seals and penguins might not be able to get and deliver food to their land puppies and chicks, which could trigger widespread famine.
Douglas R. MacAyeal, a geophysical science professor at the University of Chicago who has studied the behavior of large icebergs, compared A68a to another large iceberg, the B-15A.
In the 2000s, the B-15A struck parts of Ross Island in the Ross Sea as well as other icebergs surrounding it, disrupting the island's penguin colonies. Some colonies have spent years without hatching chicks. The disturbance has led some penguins to breed with those from different colonies.
"This led to a genetic advantage of exchanging genetic material from different normally isolated cohorts," Dr MacAyeal said in an email. "In my opinion, if A68a encountered the island itself or the shoals around it, it would be spectacular for a few days but would not lead to an ecosystem disaster."
Some experts predict that the A68a will eventually shatter into large pieces as a result of strong currents.
"The Southern Ocean around South Georgia is a completely wild place with strong currents and a sea swell that will 'flex' the iceberg above the grounding point, causing it to stress and fracture a bit. like a ship, "said Dr MacAyeal.
If the iceberg breaks near the coast of the island, it could displace large amounts of seawater "which can inundate coastal communities," Dr Jackson said.
This type of danger is a problem that experts have had to contend with, as climate change has caused ice to melt and ice systems to rupture at significant rates.
"I doubt that, given the increasing rate of ice melt around the world, this will be the last time we will see this," Dr Jackson said. "I wouldn't be surprised in the years to come if we continue to see larger icebergs posing greater dangers to communities of people and wildlife."
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Криничное () — село, Меловский сельский совет, Балаклейский район, Харьковская область.

Код КОАТУУ — 6320284002. Население по переписи 2001 г. составляет 127 (60/67 м/ж) человек.

Географическое положение
Село Криничное находится на берегу реки Северский Донец (), в 2-х км от с. Меловая.

Происхождение названия
Происходит от  — колодец. На территории Украины находится 11 сел с названием Криничное. Кроме этого, много населённых пунктов Криница, Криничеватое, Кринички.

История
В переписи 1732 года «новопоселённая слободка Криничная на полковой жалованной земле» записана за Балаклейским сотником Степаном Михайловичем Лесаневичем, число мужских душ — 204.

Во время Великой Отечественной войны село Криничное было полностью разрушено и отстроено после войны заново.

Экономика
 Садово-огородное товарищество «Криниця».

Достопримечательности
 Памятник — место боя советских воинов стрелковой роты Павлова Д.С. с фашистами, 1943 г.

Ссылки
 Сайт Верховной рады Украины

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Населённые пункты Балаклейского района

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Believe it or not, there are places in L.A. where people aren't too cool for school to have fun and be themselves. Bootie L.A., the bimonthly dance party at Echoplex where resident DJ Paul V. spins the finest bootleg mashups, fosters an unrivaled "free to be you and me" policy that's hard to come by in this town. As Saturday's party can demonstrate, all levels of enthusiasm, costume fetishes and forms of dance are welcome at this haven for unrestrained self expression.
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ThickLeeyonce Gets Candid About Her First Sexual Experience
It took them a whole three days!
By | Apr 27, 2020, 02:42 PM | Top of The
Social media influencer Thickleeyonce has decided to let her followers in on some of her past experiences.
She got candid on her YouTube channel 'Thickleeyonce Legobane' about her first sexual experience, detailing how she lost her virginity to her first love in high school.
First time tags are popular amongst YouTubers and has a lot of TMI moments. Even though your celebrity status restricts you from divulging too much about your private life, this tag makes it compulsory for you to speak out.
"The first time I had sex. Oh my G*d, it was the absolute ghetto! But I remember it like it was yesterday because it was so precious to me and him, as it was the first time for the both of us.
"We were in high school, I'm not going to disclose how old, but, yeah, he was like my first true love, my first ever boyfriend, the first guy I really really loved. So, that's why I didn't have any regrets or anything. I was like, so scared, scared of being shamed because it felt like such a big step. Anyway, we like did it, it was on the floor on a blanket."
She explained that they were high school kids so parents were strict and would not allow them to be locked up in their rooms. She also added that it took them a whole 3 days to have sex saying it was sore in the beginning.
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Navajo Board of Election Supervisors certifies referendum results
Noel Lyn Smith The Daily Times
FARMINGTON — The Navajo Board of Election Supervisors has certified the results of the July 21 referendum to amend the language qualifications for the tribal president and vice president.
All eight members of the election board voted to certify the results during a regular meeting Thursday in Window Rock, Ariz.
The official results show that 13,128 ballots were cast in favor of the referendum, and 11,861 ballots were cast against the measure, according to the Navajo Election Administration.
Voter participation was 21.1 percent nationwide.
The referendum amends the qualifications for the tribal president and vice president by having a candidate's ability to speak and understand Navajo and English be determined by voters when they cast their ballots.
Certification of the results came after the Navajo Nation's Office of Hearings and Appeals dismissed a grievance filed July 30 by a member of the Klagetoh Chapter in Arizona.
The grievance alleged that polling officials allowed a poster advocating the passage of the referendum to hang inside the chapter house as voting took place.
In addition to the poster, the grievance alleged a flier in favor of passing the referendum was posted on the chapter house door and a nonchapter member was inside the facility.
Chief Hearing Officer Richie Nez dismissed the complaint on Aug. 12, saying the plaintiff failed to show how the actions would have affected the outcome of the election.
Tribal law mandates that the election board certify election results if no one files an appeal to the Navajo Nation Supreme Court within 10 days of a lower court's decision.
Noel Lyn Smith covers the Navajo Nation for The Daily Times. She can be reached at 505-564-4636 and nsmith@daily-times.com. Follow her @nsmithdt on Twitter.


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How Corporates Can Leverage Their CSR Corpus To Fuel Social Innovation
Atit Danak, Engagement Manager, Zinnov; Chaitra Ramalingegowda, Marketing, Zinnov
The Cinderella Syndrome
An undeniable fact for Indian corporates is the need to spend 2% of their average net profits from the last three years on CSR activities. Today, this spend is unevenly tilted towards traditional approaches such as contributions to relief funds at state/central levels; donations to charities, NGOs, etc.; compliance with ethical standards; and undertaking generic CSR drives.
In spite of increasing awareness and accessibility, the core challenges raised by CSR teams remain same as ever –
Identifying the right partner with the right skills and capabilities,
Finding a partner who can create long-term impact,
Backing projects that are self-sustaining.
It's a reflection of corporate, sub-consciously possibly, considering CSR funds as a poor relation to be tolerated, not unlike how Cinderella was treated by her evil stepsisters. It's invariably relegated to the backburner, as it is not seen as a business imperative. Consequently, most companies fail to leverage their CSR spend to build stronger relationships with the society in which the corporates operate.
Question is, why aren't corporates innovative in solving for these challenges and deploying that capital more effectively?
Technology and Social Impact go hand in hand
Can technology help solve social challenges?
Government-enabled policies and schemes such as Jan-Dhan, Aadhaar, and Digital India have made technology-led solutions that can solve for long-term impact as well as scale – a real possibility. Such solutions have the potential to:
become self-sustaining over a period;
impact more lives, positively;
delivering impact in a short timeframe, relatively.
Consistent focus on digital India and digital governance, today, has opened up avenues for corporates to take on bigger and deeper social problems across sectors – including areas of their expertise and business interest. For example, say there is a technology company with a product in its pipeline. Working with a social start-up will provide the company with an opportunity to test its product on a low-bandwidth platform, newer geography, and even perfect the use cases that the product solves for. This, in turn, will strengthen the company's core infrastructure, giving it an edge in the market by solutioning for all possible use cases across the spectrum.
Technology can become the key differentiator in making a long-term social impact, when leveraged for solutions that provide a leg-up for the economically weaker, disadvantaged, sections of the society. The vibrant Indian start-up ecosystem, with its pool of socially-focused technology-led start-ups, is a reflection of the real world possibilities. Our research reflects a strong and growing interest in building solutions for "India's problems," which in reality are also truly global challenges too.
Growth in India-focused solutions is driven due to multiple factors:
It offers a natural moat for Indian entrepreneurs as solutions require deep understanding of the local ecosystem – for designing solutions, driving adoption, and delivering outcomes.
Opportunity, from a global perspective, is truly disruptive in nature as it focuses on "creating" new markets; serving the unserved/underserved.
There is active government interest in formulating policies that enable innovation for grassroots challenges.
There is an active and broadening support ecosystem – primarily in the form of government-supported Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) at public and private academic institutions.
Socially relevant sectors such as healthcare, education, energy, and agriculture are typically included in the mandate of focus areas for the majority of TBIs.
The numbers speak for themselves – almost 50% of the current accelerators/incubators are academic institutions and government-backed, which have financial and policy support. The untapped potential for corporates in this sector, to make a deeper social impact is too big to ignore. The visual below provides a snapshot of active accelerators and incubators in India.
CSR Corpus fueling Innovation – A Win-win Scenario
The amendment to The Companies Act, 2013, has opened up exciting possibilities for corporates to leverage their CSR corpus to back technology-led start-ups and TBIs. Although we have seen a few success stories such as SIGMA Social Accelerator and N/Core Accelerator, there is an almost negligible deployment of CSR capital to support TBIs, as elucidated by the visual below.
Given this scenario, there is a lot of headroom for corporates to explore this approach to deploy their CSR capital and create lasting social impact. Some of the avenues that corporates can leverage include –
Grants for Incubators: Channeling CSR corpus to government-recognized incubators in India;
Setting up new Incubators: Allocating CSR capital under various entrepreneurship-focused schemes;
Start-up Seed Fund: Funding start-up specific, limited term programs with clear milestones;
Fellowships/Internships Fund: Supporting existing incubators to hire talent including mentors, interns, etc.
Corporates can employ two distinct approaches to disburse CSR corpus effectively –
Directly from the corporate balance sheet;
Indirectly through an intermediary such as a foundation, knowledge partner, etc.
The case studies below explain how corporates have successfully deployed CSR budget:
To drive meaningful outcomes for these CSR initiatives, corporates need to plug in their non-CSR elements into these programs through mentorship and leveraging the corporates' tools/kits/products. Not only will this help in increased employee engagement, but also provides an opportunity to leverage these programs as the testing ground for the corporates' products and solutions.
In the good of others, lies our own
There is a war for talent being waged by companies, to acquire and retain the best talent. Academic institutions and TBIs that corporates can engage with are hotbeds of future talent.
As corporates nurture these institutions, it in turn nurtures the ecosystem, with future talent at the core. Hence, corporates need to overcome the Cinderella Syndrome and strategize a long-term plan of building institutions that can leave a lasting impact. This will help corporates to –
Be change drivers;
Support the ecosystem in a sustainable manner; and,
Build institutions of power and knowledge that set the stage for nurturing future talent.


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Arthur James PITT
Died: 20th January 1918 - Age: 26
1. Memorial: Lancashire Landing Cemetery L. 72.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Pitt, of 10, Spurgeon Score, High St., Lowestoft.
Unit / Ship / Est.: HMS Raglan
HMS Raglan sailed for the Dardanelles in June 1915. She remained in the Eastern Mediterranean, based at Imbros. On 20 January 1918, while the battleships HMS Agamemnon and HMS Lord Nelson were absent, Raglan and other members of the Detached Squadron of the Aegean Squadron were attacked by the Turkish battlecruiser Yavuz Sultan Selim (formerly SMS Goeben), the cruiser Midilli (formerly the SMS Breslau) and four destroyers. HMS Raglan was sunk with the loss of 127 lives. The monitor HMS M28 was also sunk in the same battle. Midilli and Yavuz Sultan Selim ran into a minefield; Midilli sank and Yavuz Sultan Selim was badly damaged.
At the time of his initiation in 1915 he was listed as a 23 year old Petty Officer, Royal Navy and aboard HMS Astern. He advanced no further than that of Fellowcraft. War service is recorded for 1918 in the contribution register which is closed out "Lost in HMS Raglan Jan 1918."


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Mini-budget approved by Cabinet
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ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the mini-budget on Thursday. Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry confirmed in his tweet that the budget would be presented before the National Assembly.
Earlier on Tuesday, the approval was deferred by the cabinet. The members feared that the approval for the budget will bring strong criticism amid rising inflation. Members from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also showed reservations over introducing the mini-budget after the setback in KP by-elections.
Opposition parties have already announced to strongly oppose the mini-budget. Senator Khuwaja Asif has said that the approval of the SBP amendment and supplementary finance bill will further weaken the country's economy.
Representatives of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) including Sherry Rehman and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf also voiced their concerns regarding the mini-budget.
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