By now, you've surely heard about the General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR – an EU regulation that protects the personal data and privacy of EU citizens and stipulates how companies and organizations can collect, manage and use this data for business purposes. It's coming into force on May 25, 2018 and companies are scrambling to ensure that they are in compliance as the deadline nears.
While companies are rightly ensuring that all of their software and technology providers are GDPR-compliant, that alone is not enough. Companies – including those in the event planning industry – have to ensure that their internal processes are GDPR-compliant as well.
To understand this more, let's take a look at the implications of GDPR for event planners.
I only do business in North America. How will GDPR affect me?
The protections offered by GDPR extend to EU citizens wherever they are in the world. This means that businesses registered or located outside of the EU will still be required to be GDPR-compliant so long as they have customers who are EU citizens. Unless your business knows all of the nationalities held by all of your customers, it is advisable to treat all of your customers as if they were EU citizens. Since many people move countries or are citizens of more than one country, you cannot just look at their address and infer whether or not they are an EU citizen.
As for how GDPR will affect event planners, the two main ways involve storage and right of access and erasure.
While companies are allowed to collect customers' personal data to process a business transaction, as soon as that transaction is completed and there is no longer a demonstrable need to keep that data, it must be deleted or irreversibly anonymized. This means that companies will have to ensure that processes are in place to delete or anonymize the personal data contained in transaction records after it is no longer needed.
This is not as daunting of a task as it looks. You are likely already GDPR-compliant when it comes to handling your customers' credit card data, so you don't need to reinvent the wheel here. Simply look at how you can treat your customers' personal data the same way as you would their credit card data. Once the data has been processed, you either delete the credit card information or encrypt it.
One commonly overlooked fact is that customers' personal data may be scattered across various platforms, servers and formats – both digital and physical. When customers register for a conference, their personal data is captured by the registration system, but may then be transferred to the booking system as the event nears. If you export a rooming list that contains personal data, print it out or email it to a colleague, that personal data is being scattered further. Were an EU citizen to request erasure of his or her personal data, you would have to ensure that it is removed from all of those places. Do you know what that process would look like? Have you mapped it out? You will want to have a plan in place beforehand so that you are not scrambling when you receive your first request.
GDPR also gives EU citizens the right to view all the personal data that a company has collected from them and the right to have that data deleted. If one of your customers makes these requests and you are unable to provide all the data that you have regarding that person or if you fail to delete that person's personal data after receiving a request to do so, you could face serious penalties.
You should also consider how you would respond if attendees invoke their right of erasure before the conference starts. Since you would be obligated to delete or anonymize their personal data, how would that affect the organization of the event? Can you have a name badge without a name on it? Would a hotel be willing to reserve a room without a name attached? Would you be forced to consider a request for erasure as a de facto cancellation of the room reservation? These are important questions to consider and may mean adding a clause or two to your event registration and room reservation agreement to clarify how such a situation would be handled.
Do I need to delete all of my customer data?
GDPR does not mean that you have to delete all of your customer records, you just have to delete or anonymize the parts of those records that qualify as personal data – and this, only after the business transaction has been completed (or earlier if you receive a request for erasure). You can still keep historical data such as attendee numbers, room totals and check-in/out dates, but you must remove the personal data attached to those records.
As previously mentioned, your technology providers (including Meetingmax) are most likely already GDPR-compliant, so all you need to focus on is ensuring that your internal processes are also compliant. This means thinking about how you handle historical transaction data and how you would respond to a customer's request to access his or her personal data or have it deleted. Are your current processes already GDPR-compliant?
The examples listed in this article are by no means an exhaustive list of everything that you need to do to become GDPR-compliant and the steps towards compliance will be different from one company to the next. The objective of this article was to merely get you thinking about GDPR and how it will impact your business procedures and data archives.
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Production and characterization of exopolysaccharides in mycelial culture of Cordyceps sinensis fungus Cs-HK1 with different carbon sources
Xia Chen, Jianyong Wu, Xiaoting Gui
The effects of different carbon sources (sugars) on the production and molecular properties of exopolysaccharides (EPS) were evaluated in the mycelial liquid culture of a medicinal fungus Cordyceps sinensis Cs-HK1. Galactose or mannose was used (at 5 g·L- 1) as a secondary carbon source with glucose (35 g·L- 1) at the mass ratio of 1:7. Mannose was consumed notably since the first day of culture, but galactose was not even after glucose was exhausted. The volumetric yield of EPS in culture was increased slightly with the addition of galactose and decreased with mannose. The monosaccharide composition of EPS was also different, e.g., on day 8, the glucose contents of EPS were 76% with the addition of mannose, 59% with galactose, compared with 62% with glucose only. The molecular weight distribution of EPS was also affected by the secondary carbon source, being generally lower compared with that with glucose only. The results suggested that the addition of galactose improved the total yield of EPS in culture while mannose can improve the yield of glucan constituent of EPS.
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package org.apache.cassandra.tools;

import java.util.Arrays;

import org.junit.Test;

import org.apache.cassandra.tools.ToolRunner.ToolResult;
import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions;
import org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;

public class StandaloneUpgraderTest extends OfflineToolUtils
{
    @Test
    public void testMaybeChangeDocs()
    {
        // If you added, modified options or help, please update docs if necessary
        ToolResult tool = ToolRunner.invokeClass(StandaloneUpgrader.class, "-h");
        String help = "usage: sstableupgrade [options] <keyspace> <cf> [snapshot]\n" +
                       "--\n" +
                       "Upgrade the sstables in the given cf (or snapshot) to the current version\n" +
                       "of Cassandra.This operation will rewrite the sstables in the specified cf\n" +
                       "to match the currently installed version of Cassandra.\n" +
                       "The snapshot option will only upgrade the specified snapshot. Upgrading\n" +
                       "snapshots is required before attempting to restore a snapshot taken in a\n" +
                       "major version older than the major version Cassandra is currently running.\n" +
                       "This will replace the files in the given snapshot as well as break any\n" +
                       "hard links to live sstables.\n" +
                       "--\n" +
                       "Options are:\n" +
                       "    --debug         display stack traces\n" +
                       " -h,--help          display this help message\n" +
                       " -k,--keep-source   do not delete the source sstables\n";
        Assertions.assertThat(tool.getStdout()).isEqualTo(help);
    }

    @Test
    public void testWrongArgFailsAndPrintsHelp()
    {
        ToolResult tool = ToolRunner.invokeClass(StandaloneUpgrader.class, "--debugwrong", "system_schema", "tables");
        assertThat(tool.getStdout(), CoreMatchers.containsStringIgnoringCase("usage:"));
        assertThat(tool.getCleanedStderr(), CoreMatchers.containsStringIgnoringCase("Unrecognized option"));
        assertEquals(1, tool.getExitCode());
    }

    @Test
    public void testDefaultCall()
    {
        ToolResult tool = ToolRunner.invokeClass(StandaloneUpgrader.class, "system_schema", "tables");
        Assertions.assertThat(tool.getStdout()).isEqualTo("Found 0 sstables that need upgrading.\n");
        Assertions.assertThat(tool.getCleanedStderr()).isEmpty();
        assertEquals(0, tool.getExitCode());
        assertCorrectEnvPostTest();
    }

    @Test
    public void testFlagArgs()
    {
        Arrays.asList("--debug", "-k", "--keep-source").forEach(arg -> {
            ToolResult tool = ToolRunner.invokeClass(StandaloneUpgrader.class,
                                                       arg,
                                                       "system_schema",
                                                       "tables");
            Assertions.assertThat(tool.getStdout()).as("Arg: [%s]", arg).isEqualTo("Found 0 sstables that need upgrading.\n");
            Assertions.assertThat(tool.getCleanedStderr()).as("Arg: [%s]", arg).isEmpty();
            assertEquals(0, tool.getExitCode());
            assertCorrectEnvPostTest();
        });
    }

    @Test
    public void testHelpArg()
    {
        Arrays.asList("-h", "--help").forEach(arg -> {
            ToolResult tool = ToolRunner.invokeClass(StandaloneUpgrader.class, arg);
            Assertions.assertThat(tool.getStdout()).as("Arg: [%s]", arg).isNotEmpty();
            Assertions.assertThat(tool.getCleanedStderr()).as("Arg: [%s]", arg).isEmpty();
            tool.assertOnExitCode();
            assertCorrectEnvPostTest();
        });
    }
}

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This horizontal mixer is a new kind of mixing equipment in the npk fertilizer production line, the material of npk fertilizer or organic fertilizer is mixed fully so as to improve the mixing uniformity. The machine has the advantages of high mixing degree and little residue, so that it is suitable for mixing the organic fertilizer and inorganic fertilizer.
The special rotor design of the machine can also break up the larger materials, the overall structure is more reasonable, the appearance is beautiful, and the operation and maintenance are convenient.


Firmware updates are kind of a mixed blessing. We like when they come out and fix issues we've been having or add new features. But when they come out too often, they can be a pain to keep updating. But it seems to be the way these days. Get the products out the door, and we'll worry about fixing them later.
Well, Sony and Fuji seem to be doing a lot of firmware fixing right now. They've released a whole slew of firmware updates for a bunch of popular cameras and lenses. Below is a list of all the updates just released, along with the notes for each and links to the download page. Be sure to check the pages for each update to ensure successful application.
Tether shooting is available by wireless communication.
Option of "ALL" is added to AF mode. With this option, select "All" in the AF mode so that you can select the AF mode and Focus Area size by only using the Command Dial.
Options of "–6" and "–7" are added in the EVF BRIGHTNESS setting. With the additional options, even in an extremely low-light condition, the brightness of the EVF does not distract you from shooting.
Operability improvement of exposure compensation. When EXPO. CMP. BUTTON SETTING in BUTTON/DIAL SETTING is ON/OFF SWITCH, the setting is held even after power off/on, mode change and removing/attaching a lens.
AF speed becomes faster for a relatively dark object.
Option for accessory is added in the function of firmware upgrade. This enables you to upgrade firmware for Shoe Mount Flash and so on.
Compatibility with GF23mmF4 R LM WR is added.
The phenomenon is fixed that communication can fail when a big capacity image is being transferred to a smartphone or a tablet from a memory card in the slot 2.
The phenomenon is fixed that setting can change when the setting of EVF COLOR in SCREEN SETTING is changed.
BACKUP & RESTORE function is added in USER SETTING for Tether shooting function. When Tether Shooting Plug-in PRO or Tether Shooting Software HS-V5 is used, this function can save all camera settings as a file and restore the setting from a stored setting. Therefore, you can change the camera settings at a moment and copy them to multiple cameras.
The phenomenon is fixed that ISO cannot be changed by the command dial when ISO is set to AUTO by Camera Remote via WiFi connection to a smartphone or a tablet.
When a camera turns on in MF mode, the focus position comes to the original position where a camera turned off.
Improvement of operability for the command dials.
Tether shooting is available by wireless communication for GFX 50S and X-T2.
BACKUP & RESTORE function is added in USER SETTING for Tether shooting function. When Tether Shooting Software HS-V5 is used, this function can save all camera settings as a file and restore the setting from a stored setting. Therefore, you can change the camera settings at a moment and copy them to multiple cameras.
Improves the startup speed when using the ILCE–9.
Adds supports for continuous, blackout free shooting of up to 20 frames per second when using the ILCE–9.
Improves the autofocus tracking performance during continuous shooting of still images.
Improves IRIS driving during continuous shooting.
Improves stability of the autofocus feature.
Improves the autofocus tracking performance.
This update enables the camera to focus continuously on a subject during continuous shooting at speeds up to 10 fps (using Hi or Mid Continuous Shooting mode) when the adaptor is attached to the ILCE–9 camera.
Sony's firmware updates seem primarily focused on allowing their lenses to keep up with the speed of the new Sony A9. So, if you own any of the above, and you're thinking about getting an A9, then be sure to hit up the links to download the new firmware.
…it really does sound like they rushed cameras and lenses to market then decided to make them functional afterwards.
Every company that deals with software/firmware/hardware does that. Once a product is out out in the real world, things pop up that in-house engineering didn't come across.
Sony come out with new cameras with new features. Old lenses didn't have to work with those features back then, so they're updated to take advantage of the new features, and Sony gets burned for providing updates? If you don't like updates, then don't update your gear.


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Why the 2015 Detroit Auto Show will be the best since The Crisis
Five Reveals That Will Have Peformance Freaks Drooling
Greg Migliore
Dec 30th 2014 at 12:00PM
The Detroit Auto Show clearly has its swagger back, and the 2015 edition will be a veritable feast for the enthusiast senses. We're talking serious performance, and it will be exhibited in a variety of forms. Sports cars. Supercars. Muscle-bound luxury cars. They're all set for splashy debuts in January in the Motor City.
It's another signpost that companies have recovered from the global economic crisis that gripped the industry from 2008-09. For a while, automakers played it safe at Detroit and other shows. Environmentally friendly cars were important, especially for General Motors and Chrysler that were living on loans from Uncle Sam. Ford, Toyota and other companies generally focused on their best-selling or core models. With a few notable exceptions, recent auto shows have been a bit more buttoned-down than in the past. Boring probably isn't the right word, but austerity has been reality.
That's changing. Car companies are making money. Sales are up. Aside from the many nagging recalls – and they are notable – the industry now has the time and energy to make performance cars a priority. That will be offered in hard evidence in Detroit. A year from now when we look back at this auto show, we'll sum it up with one word: Horsepower.
But make no mistake, this isn't frivolous. Sports and luxury cars are expensive. They're profitable. They boost images and highlight strengths. With that in mind, here are five significant performance-oriented reveals to watch for when the show kicks off in less than two weeks.
Acura's reborn NSX is a strong bet to earn plenty of votes for our Editors' Choice awards. It's one of the most anticipated – and strung-out – reveals of the year. Think back: we actually saw an NSX concept at the 2012 Detroit show, and Acura has spent the last three years teasing the car in a variety of ways. The slow burn, however, means we know a lot about the NSX. It's will use a mid-mounted twin-turbo hybrid powertrain and run with all-wheel drive. It will also wear an innovative zirconium e-coat paint, a new paint process that Honda says is more environmentally friendly.
Honda has also said it will build the new NSX in Ohio, where a large part of the car's development work has been done. The original NSX was produced from 1990-2005 and helped establish Acura's performance credentials in the United States. It was a landmark car and a shot across the bow of Ferrari, Lamborghini and others. Acura will try to reprise that magic with the new NSX.
Dave Marek, global creative director of Acura design, has expressed his frustration that some enthusiasts don't think of the brand in a sporty fashion, noting: "We need to say that Acura's a performance brand."
The new NSX makes that abundantly clear.
In 2009, GM rolled out the Cadillac Converj concept, an attractive coupe that used the Chevrolet Volt's extended-range powertrain. It was good looking, for sure, and eventually, the looks were largely carried over to the production ELR. But if you're an enthusiast, the Converj merited a curious glance, or perhaps even a yawn. It's completely different this year. Cadillac is commanding your attention with the 640-horsepower CTS-V. It's the most powerful production Cadillac ever thanks to the supercharged 6.2-liter V8 stolen from the Corvette Z06 (which debuted at the 2014 Detroit show).
The CTS-V makes a compelling case to be America's best-dressed bad boy. It wears all of the bling and chrome you've come to expect from modern Cadillacs, especially CTS models, but that blends seamlessly with high performance features like carbon fiber aerodynamics, Brembo brakes and Pirelli tires.
"The new CTS-V is the most compelling example of Cadillac's product substance and brand trajectory," Cadillac president Johan de Nysschen said in statement when the sedan was previewed in December. It's an eloquent line, but he doesn't need to say anything else. The CTS-V is Cadillac's statement for the new year.
Ford's Performance Bonanza
We're literally salivating over what Ford might do at the Detroit show. The Ford GT-successor has been the hottest rumor, one that has persisted since at least October. Multiple reports have indicated Ford will show some kind of a supercar that will presage its return to Le Mans in 2016, which would come exactly 50 years after GT40s swept the podium at the iconic endurance race in 1966.
We've also heard rumblings of a Mustang GT350R, which would be a successor to the last-generation Mustang Stang Boss 302 Laguna Seca package.
Truck fans can also take heart: at least one report has indicated an SVT Raptor will bow in Detroit.
Ford product boss Raj Nair has told Autoblog that the company is working on a Raptor version of the new, aluminum-bodied F-150, which launched this year.
"I want to get it out as quickly as we can," he said, without revealing specifics. He also indicated the upcoming Focus RS, an all-wheel-drive hot hatch with perhaps as much as 350 hp, will debut in Detroit.
That's four high performance reveals, any one of which would be a potential show-stopper for enthusiasts. It almost seems excessive, especially considering stricter CAFE regulations are looming.
But Ford is making a compelling case for power, putting all of its sporting divisions – Racing, SVT, RS – under the umbrella of "Ford Performance," which will be led by Mustang chief engineer Dave Pericak. The Blue Oval also plans to roll out more than 12 new performance models around the world through 2020. Ford argues these vehicles are lucrative and attract younger buyers to its fold, making this aggressive cadence sound business.
This may be totally unrelated, or not, but Ford has also moved to secure the trademark for EcoBeast, which sounds like a good name for a concept car, or an advertising line.
Obviously, Ford is bullish on performance, and it plans to back that up with a slew of reveals in Detroit. This is the ultimate "stay tuned."
Lexus F Model, Plus One
Lexus has confirmed it will expand its F model line with a new car set to debut in Detroit. Lexus called it "track-ready," but offered few details beyond this teaser shot. The car would follow the V8-powered RC F coupe, which launched late in 2014.
Lexus is also bringing another vehicle to the Motor City, though much less is known. Bob Carter, senior vice president of automotive operations for Toyota, said in early December that Lexus planned to show two performance models, but he didn't elaborate.
"I'll leave it at that, but I promise you'll enjoy it," Carter said coyly.
Like the rest of its competitors, Lexus has also been emphasizing performance recently, and it showed the sexy LF-C2 convertible concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November.
2015 Mini John Cooper Works
Mini will showcase its own spunky brand of performance in Detroit with the new JCW hardtop. It will pack 228 hp and 236 pound-feet of torque from its 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and can sprint to 60 miles per hour in 5.9 seconds. It gets a sport exhaust, stiffer suspension and runs on 17-inch alloy wheels. There's also a JCW aero kit, specially designed Brembo brakes and large inlets up front that funnel air to the brakes and engine.
Mini has a history of showing sporty cars in Detroit, but this year, it kept things simple and rolled out the most powerful production car in its history. For the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, that's quite fitting.
Image Credit: Acura | CarPix | Cadillac | Ford | Lexus | Mini
2015 Detroit Auto Show
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José Francisco Álvarez (21) puts an arm around Ligia María Chaverra (77) and launches into a rap he wrote, No More War. Ligia María, an Afro-Colombian woman known as "the matriarch" of the community, the one the others look to for her prodigious experience and unmatched stoicism, has heard it many times and quietly joins in the parts she knows best.
A matriarch who resists in the middle of the war.
José Francisco and Ligia María, more than half a century apart in age, bridge the years partly through their roles as community leaders in the humanitarian zones in this area near Curvaradó in Colombia's northwestern department of Chocó.
The zones, backed by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and supported by a local NGO called Inter-Church Justice and Peace Commission (CIJP), offer small groups of families respite from the paramilitary- and guerrilla-driven violence of this poor, troubled region. Armed actors, including the army, are not allowed in here.
Ligia María, José Francisco and a few other local people sit to tell their stories on a bench under a canopy of trees where meetings and even schooling have taken place in this "zone" at Caracolí – a tiny, dusty village that is home to seven families. Conversation is interrupted by the shrill pitch of roosters that charge about heedlessly between the trees and the simple, neat wooden houses.
The families who have been living here for almost a decade, and those in the nearby zone of Las Camelias, where José Francisco and Ligia María live, are part of the broadest church in Colombia: displaced people driven from their homes or land.
The United Nations calculates that Colombia has more than seven million "internally displaced persons" (IDPs), out of a population of about 47 million – outside of Syria, the largest number of IDPs in the world. About half of these live in urban areas, including millions in the sprawling slums and suburbs of south Bogotá. Many others are scattered across remote territories like this one, especially regions where the land has a value that can be expressed in economic terms through mining, coca crops, palm oil and banana plantations, or cattle ranches.
The long-term, lopsided battle for resources, pitting peasants against big business supported by men with guns, has been responsible for a vast number of the massacres and targeted killings in Colombia's half-century war. Although there are now laws in place to help displaced victims recover their lands, re-enforced by a chapter in the peace deal agreed between the Farc and the government, the process is laborious and difficult, especially in a context where the problem of armed groups – paramilitaries – has not disappeared.
Although it has greatly reduced, the problem of displacement has not gone away either: 13,864 people were newly displaced in Colombia in 2016, according to the UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, with significant displacements already so far in 2017, especially along the Pacific coast. Indigenous communities and Afro-Colombians, such as those in this area of Curvaradó, have been worst affected.
José Francisco was two years old when his family was displaced for the first of seven times. The late 1990s was a devastating time in Colombia's conflict, especially in this region, where massacres by right-wing paramilitaries displaced entire communities. "The way they worked was that they would shoot one person in front of everybody and then they would shoot a few other people, and then throw the bodies in the river. That's when people realised they had to leave their land," says José Francisco.
Some people, like Ligia María, went to hide out in the mountains in the hope that trouble would pass. Others, like José Francisco's family, travelled between nearby towns looking for help. That in itself did not bring safety: José Francisco's father, two brothers and an uncle were, he says, "taken by the paramilitaries and then disappeared". He was told that they were tortured before being killed.
A victims and land restitution law introduced in 2011 was aimed at returning millions of hectares of abandoned or stolen to its rightful owners. The difficulties of a process in which many rightful owners do not possess property titles partly explain its failures so far, however, and the lack of progress on restitution has seen the government criticised by the country's constitutional court.
* This article was amended at 12.55pm on May 3rd, 2017 to correct an error.


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Q: 400 error message when trying to create a new document in CouchDb using XMLHttpRequest I am trying to create a new document in a couchDB database but with the following code I get a '400 bad request' response. I want to create a document that does not contain any other information than the _id (and of course the generated _rev).
            var xhrCreate = new XMLHttpRequest();
            xhrCreate.open('PUT','http://domainName:5984/dbName/docName/', true);
            xhrCreate.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/json");
            xhrCreate.send();

The CouchDb documentation says that a 400 error indicates a:
"Bad request structure. The error can indicate an error with the request URL, path or headers. Differences in the supplied MD5 hash and content also trigger this error, as this may indicate message corruption."
Could anyone point me in the right direction? Hints and help is much appreciated.

A: CouchDB requires an empty document as part of the content:
xhrCreate.send('{}');

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UPDATE: Utah landfill owners snipe at state over transparency after pledging collaboration
UPDATE March 15, 2018: In the month since Promontory Point Resources (PPR) withdrew its application for a Class V landfill permit, the company has been trading barbs with Utah's Department of Environmental Quality over transparency, as reported by the Standard-Examiner.
A March 5 letter from PPR said the agency was biased against it and had "made public records easily accessible to environmental activists opposing Promontory's Application." PPR also took issue with the characterization that it sought to take "hazardous waste." The coal ash it planned to accept is not classified as such. The site already has a Class I permit to accept municipally contracted material.
A report from consultants hired by the DEQ concluded that the company hadn't demonstrated a need for new Class V capacity based on existing market demand. The fact that this evaluation was completed at all, after PPR had already withdrawn its application, has become another point of contention.
DEQ issued its own letter in response to PPR, citing the state's public records law, but has also removed social media posts and links from its website about the project. The Standard-Examiner reposted these documents.
UPDATE Feb. 26. 2018: Developers behind the Promontory Point Landfill in Utah have withdrawn their application for a Class V landfill permit, as reported by the Standard-Examiner and The Salt Lake Tribune.
The decision came in a brief letter to Utah's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) dated Feb. 16, in which the company asked the agency to stop review "until further notice."
The DEQ, and local environmental groups, believe this is the result of public pressure amping up in recent weeks. While the landfill already has a Class I permit to accept municipally contracted material, it was seeking the Class V to take commercial and out-of-state waste. Some were concerned that this could include coal ash or other hazardous waste.
Promontory Point Resources said it will now focus on engaging with local stakeholders, opening the site for Class I business this year and working to educate the community about the safeguards in place. Many environmental advocates are unconvinced and hope to see the site never open at all, or potentially open at a different inland location.
The Promontory Point Landfill, located on a peninsula along Utah's Great Salt Lake, has become a significant source of local debate. The site has been permitted to accept Class I waste since 2001, but remains empty. Now, its owners seek approval for a Class V permit to import out-of-state material, as reported by the Standard-Examiner.
The site received final approval in 2016, and began construction in 2017, but has yet to lock down any dedicated sources of material. Local counties say they have enough capacity at other sites and view this one as too remote, unless the economics line up for rail transport. Area residents are concerned about environmental hazards caused by placing waste of any kind — especially coal ash and industrial waste — so close to the lake, as reported by News4Utah.
Landfill owner Allos Environmental has pushed back on all of these concerns, including the assertion that it is seeking approval to specifically handle regulated hazardous waste. The company says it has built safeguards to protect the local environment and can be an economic boon for the region, according to an editorial written by Allos for The Salt Lake Tribune.
Promontory Point is seen as a somewhat odd fit for the region, because local Box Elder County has no interest in utilizing it. The same goes for nearby Weber and Davis counties. The sites they're using already have plenty of capacity and are easier to access than Promontory's peninsula location. The 1,000-acre landfill's direct proximity to bird habitats has also been raised as a concern by both the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Utah Department of Natural Resources.
Allos counters that Utah needs more landfill capacity because the state's population is expected to increase 2.5 million by 2050. As for environmental concerns, the company says the closest cell is more than 1,000 yards from the lake and it has "significant design and physical controls to protect the lake and all of the surrounding properties." Allos also points to an estimated $2 million in annual revenue for Box Elder County through taxes and host fees, as well as the creation of 30 jobs "paying much higher hourly rates than the state average."
As it stands, Promontory Point can already start accepting local municipal, commercial and industrial waste as soon as this spring. Approval for the Class V permit to import material is expected to take longer, but wouldn't be unprecedented. Importing has become increasingly common in multiple states, especially ones that can offer lower tip fees than their more space-constrained neighbors.
The site's remote location may mitigate some of the usual community relations issues that come with importing, but its environmental proximity is still an unknown element. Numerous examples exist of waste leaching or falling into waterways due to weather events and structural failures. Promontory's position on a lake known for its high winds will make that an ever-present concern.
Standard-Examiner Promontory Class V landfill not needed in Utah, says DEQ consultant's report
Standard-Examiner How would Promontory Point Landfill benefit most Utahns? Not much, it seems
News4Utah Community members voice concerns over landfill along Great Salt Lake
The Salt Lake Tribune Commentary: Promontory landfill will not receive hazardous waste
Utah DEQ Promontory Point Landfill Fact Sheet
The Salt Lake Tribune Company abruptly withdraws bid to bring out-of-state industrial waste to a landfill it is building near the Great Salt Lake
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Diversity efforts taking shape at waste industry's big companies, but serious work remains
Public companies are increasing their focus on diversity and inclusion, from the frontlines to the boardroom, following national attention on racism. Nearly 74% of sector executives or senior managers are White males, per federal data.
Latest in Landfill
Interim EPA guidance on PFAS disposal, destruction still leaves many questions
By Megan Quinn • Jan. 11, 2021
Covanta's $60M ash processing contract in Honolulu signals next step in closing local landfill
Recology names new CEO Coniglio, following retirement of longtime leader
By Cole Rosengren • Jan. 05, 2021
Waste industry secured nearly $812M in first batch of PPP loans, as stimulus bill sets up second round
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Ruandanyssus is a genus of mites in the family Rhinonyssidae. There are at least three described species in Ruandanyssus.

Species
These three species belong to the genus Ruandanyssus:
 Ruandanyssus artami Domrow, 1967
 Ruandanyssus strandmanni Sakakibara, 1968
 Ruandanyssus terpsiphonei Fain, 1957

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Micro atomic frequency standards employing an integrated FBAR-VCO oscillating on the 87RB clock frequency without a phase locked loop
Motoaki Hara, Y. Yano, M. Kajita, H. Nishino, Y. Ibata, M. Toda, S. Hara, A. Kasamatsu, H. Ito, T. Ono, T. Ido
ENG - Mechanical Systems Engineering
We applied a 3.5-GHz-band thin film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) to a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), which is designed as a local oscillator of miniaturized atomic frequency standards (AFSs). This frequency reference instead of a bulky quartz resonator may enable an AFS with a chip component size. By using the 3.5-GHz-band FBAR, the clock frequency at the 87Rb transition (fclock/2=3.42 GHz) was directly generated without a phase locked loop (PLL), reducing the cost, size, and power consumption of the RF control unit. Also, MEMS based Rb gas cells were developed, where the cylindrical cavity was 3 mm in both diameter and length. We observed a coherent population trapping (CPT) resonance. By incorporating the FBAR-VCO into the feedback loop of the CPT system, a sustained clock operation was achieved with a frequency instability of 2.1×10-11 at 1 s.
2018 IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2018
https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMSYS.2018.8346655
31st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2018 - Belfast, United Kingdom
Duration: 2018 Jan 21 → 2018 Jan 25
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
2018-January
31st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2018
10.1109/MEMSYS.2018.8346655
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Hara, M., Yano, Y., Kajita, M., Nishino, H., Ibata, Y., Toda, M., Hara, S., Kasamatsu, A., Ito, H., Ono, T., & Ido, T. (2018). Micro atomic frequency standards employing an integrated FBAR-VCO oscillating on the 87RB clock frequency without a phase locked loop. In 2018 IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2018 (pp. 715-718). (Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS); Vol. 2018-January). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMSYS.2018.8346655
Micro atomic frequency standards employing an integrated FBAR-VCO oscillating on the 87RB clock frequency without a phase locked loop. / Hara, Motoaki; Yano, Y.; Kajita, M.; Nishino, H.; Ibata, Y.; Toda, M.; Hara, S.; Kasamatsu, A.; Ito, H.; Ono, T.; Ido, T.
2018 IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 715-718 (Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS); Vol. 2018-January).
Hara, M, Yano, Y, Kajita, M, Nishino, H, Ibata, Y, Toda, M, Hara, S, Kasamatsu, A, Ito, H, Ono, T & Ido, T 2018, Micro atomic frequency standards employing an integrated FBAR-VCO oscillating on the 87RB clock frequency without a phase locked loop. in 2018 IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2018. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), vol. 2018-January, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 715-718, 31st IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2018, Belfast, United Kingdom, 18/1/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMSYS.2018.8346655
Hara M, Yano Y, Kajita M, Nishino H, Ibata Y, Toda M et al. Micro atomic frequency standards employing an integrated FBAR-VCO oscillating on the 87RB clock frequency without a phase locked loop. In 2018 IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018. p. 715-718. (Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)). https://doi.org/10.1109/MEMSYS.2018.8346655
Hara, Motoaki ; Yano, Y. ; Kajita, M. ; Nishino, H. ; Ibata, Y. ; Toda, M. ; Hara, S. ; Kasamatsu, A. ; Ito, H. ; Ono, T. ; Ido, T. / Micro atomic frequency standards employing an integrated FBAR-VCO oscillating on the 87RB clock frequency without a phase locked loop. 2018 IEEE Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2018. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. pp. 715-718 (Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)).
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This enjoyable , humane movie does not recreate the epochal Woodstock Music and Art Fair. It is an intimate but peripheral view of the landmark event that took place on August 15 through 18, 1969, on a dairy farm in Bethel, N.Y. The movie's primary focus is El Monaco, a shabby Catskills motel in White Lake, N.Y.
"Taking Woodstock" operates on the principal that contemplation of historic events from the margins can be more revealing than from the hot centre. Although it shows an immense traffic jam, fields of trash and hippies gleefully sliding through mud, "Taking Woodstock" pointedly shies away from spectacle to focus on how individual lives caught up by history are transformed.


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Institutes and Research Centres
Faculty Mentoring Programme
Department of Cultural Studies
Department of Lithuanian Studies
Department of Foreign Language, Literary and Translation Studies
Degree Studies
Lithuanian Studies
Lithuanian Language Summer Course
In 2005 a group of enthusiastic English philology students, encouraged by Dr. Jolanta Lėgaudaitė, initiated the English Club. Members of this organization meet every week; their activities include the following: organizing events and theme parties, watching and discussing films, and writing and reading poetry. During the Christmas season, the club organizes fundraising events and the donations go to the animal care association "Lessie". In 2008 the club issued their first newspaper. In 2010 they staged "Romeo and Juliet", which received great recognition. In February of 2012 they issued a newspaper infused with the spirit of Valentine's Day and later celebrated the occasion watching the movie "Shakespeare in Love". Secondary school students have visited the English Club a number of times during the events organised for these students; this is how they gained a better understanding about the university and the activities organized by various student clubs. In 2015, with the help of Lina Bradauskaitė and Natalija Gulei as well as first year students, the organization became more active.
Curator Rūta Banevičiūtė
E-mailr.baneviciute@hmf.vdu.lt
VMU HISTORY ASSOCIATION
The goal of the History Association is to promote interest in Lithuanian and world history and to raise students' historical awareness. Our activities include organizing public lectures, initiating discussions in an informal atmosphere, and running film viewings. The association accentuates the fostering of citizenship as well as historians' active participation in social life and the engagement of society in both: its own history and world history. The association organizes yearly conferences for history students. It also plans trips to become familiar with interesting and important places. In 2015 members of this association went to Belarus, in 2014 – to Tallinn, in 2013 – to Gdansk, in 2012 – to Daugavpils, and in 2011 – to Warsaw. Excursions in Lithuania also attracted attention, for example, trips to the Lithuanian Bank or to the 9th Fort Museum. What is more, members of this association individually take part in various projects and in the implementation of ideas. They also participate in events which celebrate historical dates important to Lithuania.
President of the association Deimantas Ramanauskas
E-mail d.ramanauskas@hmf.vdu.lt
LEONARDO DA VINCI ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE CLUB
Did you know that Italy is not only home for pizza and spaghetti? Yes! If you want to know how stereotypes and myths are created and broken, we invite you to join the Leonardo da Vinci Italian Language and Culture Club. This organization unites Italian language students and all members of VMU community (and not only them!), who are interested in the Italian language, culture, customs and traditions. The activities of the club are versatile and engaging: Italian language lessons for beginners, preparation of Italian dishes, various events dedicated to building up awareness about this country (the commemoration of dates important to Italy, film viewings, and literature readings). All of this provides the participants with excellent opportunities to communicate with Italian students and teachers, to broaden their general outlook and to get to know the Pearl of Southern Europe as much as possible.
President Austė Kazlauskaitė
E-mail italuklubas.vdu@gmail.com
FRENCH CULTURE CLUB
The French Culture Club unites students who are interested in French culture (language, history, films, music, traditions, and literature). It was founded in June 2013. The meetings, which take place once every two weeks, are open not only to the members of the club, but to everyone who is interested. During the meetings we give presentations, invite lecturers and guests from abroad, watch and analyse films, develop language skills, discuss, and play educational games. Moreover, members of the club have a chance to meet with exchange students from the French-speaking countries. It gives a great opportunity to spend your time meaningfully and increase your knowledge about French culture. At some events, only French is spoken, but members of the club are always willing to help those who do not know the language. Thus, participants can practice speaking skills and, at the same time, can get closer to a culture which, although foreign, is very appealing. The organization also has a Facebook page where one can find links to webpages designed to study the language independently and to broaden one's cultural awareness. Members of the club share various interesting things, pictures, headlines or new French words.
President Robertas Babajan
E-mail vduprancuzuklubas@gmail.com
JAPANESE CLUB "HASHI"
Origins of the Japanese Club "Hashi" can be traced back to as far back as 1998. Still, the official birthday of the club – known as the Kaunas Japanese club at the time – is the 5th of September 2000. The start of this club is associated with the students' desire to find out more about the Land of the Rising Sun, its customs, traditions and culture. Until 2005, the club organised events that were first of all oriented towards its own members: they shared secrets of the Japanese cuisine, the Zen philosophy, celebrated traditional Japanese holidays, practiced the subtle art of making ikebana, baptised freshmen and even danced at an "actual" Japanese wedding. 2005 was the revival year in the history of the club, as a group of followers decided to introduce the club to the public. The Japanese Club "Hashi" is a public non-governmental organisation which is always open to new members and ideas! You are welcome to join us!
Address Vaižganto g. 30, LT-44229 Kaunas
Phone +370 673 23313
http://hashi.vdu.lt/english/
CHINESE CLUB "WU WEI"
For a long time China to Lithuanians looked like a distant and bizarre country, but it's fast economical growth and opening to the world made many people curious about this exotic country. They begun to study Chinese language, learn about China's history and practice martial arts. After a while, demand for Chinese language and culture specialists started to rise. Therefore Vytautas Magnus University decided to create a new "East Asian cultures and languages" BA program. Some students who were accepted to this program have decided to create Chinese language and culture club. On April 13th 2013 – after a much planning and a lot of help from Asian Studies Center Chinese club "Wu Wei" opened the door. The purpose of this club is to unite people who are interested in Chinese culture and spread knowledge to others.
The philosophy of this club is perpetuated in the name. "Wu Wei" means "doing by not doing". The main point is that everything comes naturally so the events and activities of this club will also come naturally.
"Wu Wei" club is going to have various activities such as lectures, games, movie nights and much more. During them, people are going to be introduced to ancient China's culture and history as well as new pop culture and today's actualities.
President Inesa Židonytė
E-mail wuweiklubas@gmail.com
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/klubasWuWei
KOREAN CULTURE CLUB "HALLYU"
For a long time Korea and its culture was separated from the world, but since 2005 it has become more and more known. Main purpose: to entrench itself in the worldwide market as an equal Far East country. Thanks to South Korea and the people fond of it, nowadays we can get a better view of Korean culture, customs, marvellous skills in cuisine and social life; get to see Korean films and dramas as well as listen to Korean music.
During the period of time when the culture of Korea, called Hallyu (kor. 한류, meaning "Korean wave"), started becoming popular, it also reached Lithuania. Hallyu – it's the spread of South Korea's pop culture, which includes K-pop music style, Korean dramas and films. Therefore, admirers of Hallyu decided to unite and create the first Korean culture club in Lithuania. Official date of the club's establishment is 17th February 2010.
With the establishment of this club, we are willing to spread the wonderful and unique culture of South Korea, so as the news about so-called "The Land of Morning Calm" would reach every one of you, just like the news about China and Japan reach you.
We want to give you more knowledge about Korea's culture, history, cinematography, music, and also, will try to create you a chance to communicate with Koreans who are studying and living in Lithuania.
President Julija Ruškutė
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Андрей Андреевич Гриб (1921—2000) — полковник Советской Армии, участник Великой Отечественной войны, Герой Советского Союза (1943).

Биография
Андрей Гриб родился 15 августа 1921 года в селе Шельпаховка (ныне — Христиновский район Черкасской области Украины) в семье крестьянина. Окончил среднюю школу. В 1939 году Гриб был призван на службу в Рабоче-крестьянскую Красную Армию. В 1941 году он окончил Харьковское артиллерийское училище. С июня того же года — на фронтах Великой Отечественной войны. К июлю 1943 года гвардии капитан Андрей Гриб командовал батареей 124-го гвардейского артиллерийского полка 52-й гвардейской стрелковой дивизии 6-й гвардейской армии Воронежского фронта. Отличился во время Курской битвы.

5 июля 1943 года Гриб участвовал в отражении атаки немецких пехотных и танковых подразделений в районе хутора Яхонтов Яковлевского района Белгородской области. Его батарея уничтожила 6 тяжёлых и 4 средних танка, 7 автомашин, около 300 солдат и офицеров противника. В рукопашной схватке он лично уничтожил несколько солдат, прорвался из окружения и продолжил управлять батареей.

Указом Президиума Верховного Совета СССР от 21 сентября 1943 года за «образцовое выполнение боевых заданий командования и проявленные при этом мужество и героизм» гвардии капитан Андрей Гриб был удостоен высокого звания Героя Советского Союза с вручением ордена Ленина и медали «Золотая Звезда» за номером 3922.

После окончания войны Гриб продолжил службу в Советской Армии. В 1952 году он окончил Высшие академические курсы Генерального штаба. В 1965 году в звании полковника он был уволен в запас. Проживал в Киеве.

Умер 19 июля 2000 года, похоронен на Берковецком кладбище Киева.

Был также награждён орденом Красного Знамени, орденами Отечественной войны 1-й и 2-й степеней, орденом Красной Звезды, а также рядом медалей.

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 Они отстояли мир. — Днепропетровск: Промінь, 1985.

Участники Курской битвы
Артиллеристы Великой Отечественной войны
Похороненные на Берковецком кладбище


Sally Monsoor christens the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), which is named in honor of her son, Medal of Honor recipient Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael A. Monsoor. US Navy photo.
"DDG-1001 is an extremely capable and versatile ship with an incredible namesake," Undersecretary of the Navy Janine Davidson said at the ceremony.
Maine's two U.S. senators, Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I), also honored Monsoor in their brief remarks.
Sally Monsoor, in blue, sponsor of the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), holds the christening bottle alongside the ship's commanding officer, Capt. Scott Smith, her matrons of honor and Fred Harris, president of General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, which built the Zumwalt-class destroyer named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Michael A. Monsoor. US Navy photo.
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The third and final ship in the class, DDG-1002, will be named for the late President Lyndon B. Johnson, who served briefly in the Navy during World War II. It is under construction at Bath and is scheduled for commissioning in 2018.


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