The Philippines central bank reacted to the OECD blacklist by saying that its existing laws, including the Anti-Money Laundering Law, were enough to prevent tax cheats from using Philippine banks to avoid taxes.
Following the G20 warning that the days of 'shady tax havens' were over, the OECD was prompt to answer the call for greater transparency in international financial services, by drawing up a list of countries within its 30-member jurisdiction who had failed to comply to the internationally agreed tax standard.
The Philippines was branded along with three other countries including Malaysia (Labuan), Costa Rica, and Uruguay as jurisdictions that have not committed to the tax standard. The international tax standard was first developed by the G20 in 2004, and it requires the exchange of information upon request for any tax matter to enforce domestic tax law without regard to tax interest requirement or bank secrecy.
The OECD blacklisting took people in the Philippines by surprise, with reactions ranging from promises of betterment to outrage. Philippine Congressional Speaker Nograles angrily stated that the Philippines was once again being used as a 'punching bag' for the ills of the world.
In the end, this story had a happy ending. The Philippines, apparently, did succeed in proving the OECD wrong. Following assurances from the four jurisdictions, the OECD agreed to remove the countries from the blacklist. The Philippines was moved into a 'grey' list of countries that have committed to the international tax standards but have not fully implemented them. Now, its next step is to move into the 'white' list of countries that have fully implemented these tax standards. As European Union Commissioner for Taxation and Custom Union Laszlo Kovacs told the Wall Street Journal, assurances are fine, but quick implementation is what everyone is interested in. The Philippines has woken up. Now, it needs to deliver.


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feeder insider w/ Aural Eye
by Vlad
August 31, 2016 February 19, 2017
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Aural Eye is a video-mapping, digital art, and live visuals project. A party is not complete without live visuals and Aural Eye can find a connection between sound and visual in order to create a perfect atmosphere. Surely you were hypnotized by their visuals at events such as Waha Festival, Spotlight Festival with the Holoface, The Mission Dance Weekend, Airfield Festival or, more recently, at Ozora Festival in Hungary where they projected their visuals on the Mirador tower for 4 nights. We talked with them about Waha and Ozora, the VJ life but also about the performance on 20 August at Capitol Cinema / Summer Theatre.
keywords: visuals, mapping, VJ, underground
Home means… being around friends.
In Bucharest, it's good to… smile.
An essential quality for a person… is to see the best in others.
5 years ago, this day… we were dreaming of doing what we are doing today.
A world without Facebook would be… like in this print which Alina made a while ago.
The perfect vacation… is bare feet.
The biggest invention mankind ever made… is time.
Favourite dessert… is vegan for some, a cigarette for others and for the rest it's with mustard.
We're addicted to… electricity.
3 artists that inspire us… Quayola, David Jien, Simon Posford. This was by far the question with the most editing.
Vlad Dumitrescu: Hello! We're glad to have the chance to talk to you on the feeder insider series. Recently, you were at Ozora Festival where you mapped the Mirador Tower. Was this your first performance at a festival outside Romania? How was the experience?
Aural Eye: We projected Mirador, but we also had the Chill Dome stage on our hands with Sebastian Mullaert, Ethan Riter, Brando Lupi and the Main Stage for Filterheads, Tsubi and Aurafood. We also went to SUN Festival, the child of Ozora and to Exit in Serbia. A part of us have psy-heads roots so all these experiences were like a return to the Mothership, aside from the admiration you have for the organisation of this kind of event because you see things from inside.
VD: Waha Festival was certainly an intriguing experience with a fresh and hippie vibe, something we don't encounter in Romania that often. How did you feel the vibe this year? With what sensation do you think the public left after the festival?
Aural Eye: For us, Waha is by far the most authentic Romanian musical event of the summer. It's the kind of place where you cleanse yourself – you get rid of the telephone signal, of the ads, of all the things made just for money. All of these things don't make any sense in the sunny clearing. Although some of us were present and we supported them from the first edition, it feels like only this year Waha truly earned its name of "land". It's a magic land and all its charm comes from the fact that is has a clean foundation. We hope that the people who came felt this and left being closer to some values that in Romania are becoming really rare, we hope that everyone got a part of this unconditional love conglomerate and that they are eager to show that to the people who weren't there through their actions in the rest of the year. This is a true hippie vibe and it is no coincidence that the association that makes the festival is called "Wave". We liked it a lot and we hope we can stay in touch and next year we would like to be video coordinators because it is a fertile place in which if you know what seeds to plant there's every chance they'll grow in time and really change something in the Romanian society.
VD: Although it started as a solo project, Aural Eye now has 4 people on its team. How did you connect and what are the things that make this story move forward?
Aural Eye: Aural Eye started slowly, five years ago, when, by chance, Alina had to sit in for someone who was in charge of visuals at a party mostly among friends. Today we do this for a living and we are 4 people going on 5 and even more because we are often supported by our friends in our projects and we superthank them for this. Dani, Alina, Razvan, Eranio and Ionut are in the studio on a daily basis, for the first 3 this being their main occupation while the other 2 do other things too. We think that what holds us together is the fact that, even though we're friends and we have the same tastes more or less, we are different in our backgrounds and our role in the studio. Alina has studied plastic arts from when she was little and she graduated Graphics at UNARTE, Dani is an untamed programmer (visual) who didn't kill his inner artist and he is responsible for everything concerning 3D and interactivity. Razvan is an ex-copywriter who worked in 6 agencies and he is the strategic mastermind behind the studio, Eranio is an actor and is attending the LSD master now (Light and Sound Design) from UNATC and Ionut is the engineer and without him, we would measure one time and cut 7 when we construct all kinds of installations for which we have to go from digital to real. So we don't step on each other's feet, everyone has his role.
At the beginning, it wasn't very clear who has to do what, but things picked up naturally and now we know when we get a project what we have to do. It's pretty much like Captain Planet, except for the rings.
VD: KASIM Live is a new and interesting project – the guys from KASIM take care of the music part and you build the light box that surrounds them. How did everything started? What future plans do you have for KASIM live?
Aural Eye: KASIM Live came as a proposal from the musicians. They wanted to do something more appropriate for the year in which their musical concept was born – 2050. We are already experimenting with semi-transparent materials, so for us it was an excelent occasion to put together a toy easy to mount but with maximal effort. You'll see us this fall in Brașov.
VD: The visuals from the underground parties in Romania are more and more present but also more complex. Why do you think this happens?
Aural Eye: An underground party is cool exactly because it's a manifestation of an alternative public, it's a moment that can't be repeated – musically and visually speaking. Not like an event with corporate sponsors that really aims just to get another brief, the underground is the place where you can truly experiment. We often express ourselves more sincerely at a tiny event, to have more courage ultimately, to not be afraid of clients. From here we have a liberty to experiment and to make more complex visuals. We're sure that this is true for other people in our domain as well. Having said all that, working with a client helps you develop your strictness which is necessary and it makes you grow.
VD: For a visual to be a success, there has to be a connection with the music so that the effect created to send a positive vibe to the public. How do you see this connection between sound and visual? How do you prepare for this kind of gig?
Aural Eye: First of all, we usually don't accept gigs from musicians we don't believe in. It's obviously important for the music to sound good to you in order to connect it with the visual, but it's good to be opened and flexible to new things. Very often, it doesn't matter how prepared or unprepared you are, besides the music's vibe, the people's vibration comes in and the deeper evenings you feel this energy that moves your fingers on its own.
These are the most beautiful evenings, but to experiment that, it's necessary to have some failed ones and some evenings of predictable success. Sometimes it takes a lot of time to prepare and you end up not using much of what you worked on, other times it all goes smooth, just as you planned. It's just like any other job – with every minute you dedicate to your work, be it in the forest with a camera, at the office in After or Photoshop or contemplative scrolling searching for inspiration, essentially you set up the groundwork for a workflow which becomes very important.
We prepare for gigs in two ways – consciously and nerdy with tasks and timelines and unconsciously, with every gesture through which we work on this invisible structure. That's what keeps everything standing, the rest are variables.
VD: Between 1 and 4 September, at Brașov, will take place the second edition of Amural, a festival dedicated to video-mapping, illustrations and mural paintings. How did you start this project and what can we expect for the 2016 edition?
Aural Eye: AMURAL is our other child, but it's not only ours. It's a festival dedicated to contemporary visual arts, including paintings, photography, digital art, VR stuff, film and animation. We want a lot with this festival – we want an event which should be the opposite of a concert or party with musicians on a stage and people gathered around to listen, we aim to build a rich experience, which should leave you with obsessions and tribulations. We also want to shake Brasov, to do a visual education of the larger public which doesn't go into galleries or attends festivals, we want to challenge the artists to form and specialize, we want to attack the inherited ugliness. Let's see what happens.
VD: We talked earlier about the collaboration with KASIM. Do you have in plan collaborations with other artists? What do you look for in an artist when you decide to work with them?
Aural Eye: We had plenty successful collaborations in time. There was the one with Temple Invisbile, one of the coolest Romanian bands. If you don't know them, search them on Soundcloud and be amazed. The quality of productions is important for every musician and it makes us appreciate it, beyond the style. Nevertheless, beyond the aesthetic appreciation of music, it's important to be on the same page with the respective artists. With some, we tried, but things just didn't work out so we let it go and certainly it was for the best. With others, the flow came naturally. Evidently, there are some artists we see as geniuses, which inspire us and if we ever got a chance to work with them, we would go nuts. We don't want to jinx it, we have a lot of growing to do, but we aim high.
VD: In recent years, the visuals have become more important at the parties and festivals in Romania. Is now a good moment to get into this domain? What advice would you give to someone at the beginning?
Aural Eye: The VJ life is more difficult than one of a DJs, so surely not everyone who starts can remain active. You're never in the spotlight and, at the beginning, the organizers' ignorance hits you really hard because they don't treat you like an artist, of course, there are exceptions, but most of the time if you can have a table to put your things, it's wonderful. Many times I stayed with the laptop in my arms. Now I think I overcame this phase, I don't know if the organizers are more educated or we just earned this right. Also, many times, even now, organizers don't put the name of the VJ on the materials or in the descriptions of the events, even though the VJ often contributes to the atmosphere more than any DJ separately because a video set doesn't last 2 hours, but 7,8… So, at the beginning, you have to fight for yourself, you have to install your own projectors (how many DJs mount their own gear?)
Most often, this kind of night becomes very tiring if you start by standing on a ladder and we're talking only about the event itself, nevermind the content part which is, practically, all the work behind what you're paid to do. Of course, this is the dark side and maybe we wouldn't have started with it. Besides this, there are these blessed moments when you realize you can send people (in whatever state they're in) positive messages, that you can send them through subtle pieces of information which can modify and heighten their conscience – at least this is what we want to achieve. Like everyone who works from the heart, you become capable of being yourself a channel, like everyone in the business should be.
If we look beyond the inherent consumerism of every gathering of people, an ideal party is a little ceremony – a place where we become closer to each other, where we dissolve our boundries and we dance, not body on body, but heart along heart. If you can be a co-creator at a soul meeting like this is actually that seed of love that sustains the fruit of our work.
VD: On the 20th of August you will be at Capitol Summer Theatre, alongside #FLUID and you will take care of the visual part of the performance. What can we expect and how do you see the Save or Cancel project to reactive the collective memory through a series of 6 events in front of Capitol Summer Theatre?
Aural Eye: When we have a proposal on our hands that refers to this facade, nevermind the background story, we are thrilled. It's like being a kid and getting the most beautiful cookie from the jar. And if there's an honorable cause attached to all of this, it's like you suddenly become an adult and that cookie is healthy and you are old enough to share it with the others. That's what happened with Save or Cancel. We really want to hit Save on Capitol and to Bucharest in general. If the city you live in is the extension of your own body, the amputation of the most important historical places is a solution for a spiritually richer life. It's like cutting your own roots and then wonder why you're starting to dry up. It's time we realized that. About the collaboration with #FLUID, we're happy that we get to work with truly beautiful and courageous people. We can't wait to see what happens!
VD: București candidează pentru a fi Capitală Europeană a Culturii în 2021. Sunteți familiari cu proiectele și acțiunile din această candidatură? Ce nevoi culturale ați observat de-a lungul activității voastre?
Aural Eye: Aural Eye Visions Studio e stabilit în București. Conceptul candidaturii e "orașul in:vizibil", cam ce facem și noi prin proiecțiile video – schimbăm percepția, facem lucrurile vizibile. Există cerere și asta aduce o inflație de lucrări mediocre. Avem nevoie de un spirit mai critic, de un pas mai departe.
VD: Bucharest is running for European Capital of Culture in 2021. Are you familiar with the projects and the actions from this campaign? What cultural needs did you observe during your activity?
Aural Eye: Aural Eye Visions Studio is based in Bucharest. The concept of the campaign is "the invisible city" and it's pretty much what we do with our video projections – we change the perception, we make things visible. There is a strong demand and that leads to an inflation of mediocre work. We need a more critical spirit, a step further.
It was a pleasure!
Words by Vlad Dumitrescu
Photos: VJ VLC, Aural Eye
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AT&T and LG unveil powerful, full HD Optimus G Pro
Published: May 2nd, 2013
- SD Times Newswire
AT&T and LG Electronics USA announced today the LG Optimus G Pro, available exclusively from AT&T, for $199.99 with a two-year service agreement beginning May 10. LG Optimus G Pro is a powerful smartphone offering innovative solutions designed to help users creatively and more deeply connect, express and share their lives while providing the superior power and performance required to manage life on-the-go. Customers excited to reserve their Optimus G Pro can pre-order the device beginning May 3 at www.att.com/optimusgpro. While supplies last, anyone who pre-orders will receive a free Quick Cover black folio case.
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• The 13 MP Full HD rear-facing camera and 2.1 MP Full HD front-facing camera let users zoom in on even the most intricate of details and its unique Dual Recording feature allows simultaneous recording with both cameras for an amazing dimensional perspective.
The LG Optimus G Pro runs on AT&T 4G LTE, which currently covers nearly 200 million people; with plans to expand to cover 300 million people by the end of 2014. In a report by independent testing organization RootMetrics, AT&T's 4G LTE network was called "blazing fast." The report found AT&T's 4G LTE network delivered the fastest pure LTE speeds in markets where AT&T provided 4G LTE.
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Whether users are multitasking industry professionals who require powerful recording and viewing capabilities or just want great mobile technology, LG Optimus G Pro provides the tools to capture important moments and share them with family, friends and co-workers.
With Dual Recording, users capture special and productive moments from both sides of life, all simultaneously on a single screen. The combination of a powerful quad-core processor and 13 MP video camera lets you zoom in tight on the finest of details when viewing your recordings and helps maintain video playback quality and image resolution.
LG Optimus G Pro features a stylish ergonomic design with a narrow screen bezel delivering a more comfortable in-hand experience and great "pocketability." Hardware features enhance productivity while providing fun, entertaining moments. QuickRemote is a universal remote application that utilizes the built-in Infrared (IR) sensor, turns the device into a Universal Remote Control for use with compatible TVs, Blu-Ray players, cable provider set-top boxes and more.
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Q: error: no matching function for call to 'std::thread::_InvokerI'm facing a thread problem.
I tried to execute function inside a thread from Chronometer class including a while loop:
Here is the part code:
for(int i = 0; i<car_data.size();i++)
            {
                if(car_data[i]->checkArea(frame, pt1_zone, pt2_zone))
                {
                    std::thread(&Chronometer::start_chrono, car_crono[i], std::ref(chrono));
                    cv::rectangle(frame, car_data[i]->pt1, car_data[i]->pt2, cv::Scalar(255,0,0), 1, cv::LINE_8,0);
                    //cv::putText(frame, "Parked", car_data[i]->pt1, cv::FONT_HERSHEY_DUPLEX, 0.9, cv::Scalar( 50, 255, 50 ));
                    //occupancy_state = place.occupancyTrue();
                    //place_1.occupancy = true;

The type of car_crono and chrono
std::vector<Chronometer*> car_crono;
Chronometer chrono;

Here is my class Chronometer:
class Chronometer
{
    private:
        static int hour, min, sec;
        //std::stringstream ss;
        //Chronometer chrono;

    public:

        Chronometer();
        static Chronometer& start_chrono(Chronometer& chrono);
        static Chronometer& finish_chrono(Chronometer& chrono);
        friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& flux, Chronometer t);
        Chronometer& operator=(const Chronometer& other);
        ~Chronometer();

};

For the thread I tried several kind of parameters. The last one:
std::thread(&Chronometer::start_chrono, car_crono[i], std::ref(chrono));

I guessed a ref was necessary but doesn't change.
Here is the full error
/usr/include/c++/7/thread: In instantiation of 'struct std::thread::_Invoker<std::tuple<Chronometer& (*)(Chronometer&), Chronometer*, std::reference_wrapper<Chronometer> > >':
/usr/include/c++/7/thread:127:22:   required from 'std::thread::thread(_Callable&&, _Args&& ...) [with _Callable = Chronometer& (*)(Chronometer&); _Args = {Chronometer*&, std::reference_wrapper<Chronometer>}]'
recognizer_rtsp.cxx:348:76:   required from here
/usr/include/c++/7/thread:240:2: error: no matching function for call to 'std::thread::_Invoker<std::tuple<Chronometer& (*)(Chronometer&), Chronometer*, std::reference_wrapper<Chronometer> > >::_M_invoke(std::thread::_Invoker<std::tuple<Chronometer& (*)(Chronometer&), Chronometer*, std::reference_wrapper<Chronometer> > >::_Indices)'
  operator()()
  ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/7/thread:231:4: note: candidate: template<long unsigned int ..._Ind> decltype (std::__invoke((_S_declval<_Ind>)()...)) std::thread::_Invoker<_Tuple>::_M_invoke(std::_Index_tuple<_Ind ...>) [with long unsigned int ..._Ind = {_Ind ...}; _Tuple = std::tuple<Chronometer& (*)(Chronometer&), Chronometer*, std::reference_wrapper<Chronometer> >]
    _M_invoke(_Index_tuple<_Ind...>)
    ^~~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/7/thread:231:4: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
/usr/include/c++/7/thread: In substitution of 'template<long unsigned int ..._Ind> decltype (std::__invoke(_S_declval<_Ind>()...)) std::thread::_Invoker<std::tuple<Chronometer& (*)(Chronometer&), Chronometer*, std::reference_wrapper<Chronometer> > >::_M_invoke<_Ind ...>(std::_Index_tuple<_Ind1 ...>) [with long unsigned int ..._Ind = {0, 1, 2}]':
/usr/include/c++/7/thread:240:2:   required from 'struct std::thread::_Invoker<std::tuple<Chronometer& (*)(Chronometer&), Chronometer*, std::reference_wrapper<Chronometer> > >'
/usr/include/c++/7/thread:127:22:   required from 'std::thread::thread(_Callable&&, _Args&& ...) [with _Callable = Chronometer& (*)(Chronometer&); _Args = {Chronometer*&, std::reference_wrapper<Chronometer>}]'
recognizer_rtsp.cxx:348:76:   required from here
/usr/include/c++/7/thread:233:29: error: no matching function for call to '__invoke(std::__tuple_element_t<0, std::tuple<Chronometer& (*)(Chronometer&), Chronometer*, std::reference_wrapper<Chronometer> > >, std::__tuple_element_t<1, std::tuple<Chronometer& (*)(Chronometer&), Chronometer*, std::reference_wrapper<Chronometer> > >, std::__tuple_element_t<2, std::tuple<Chronometer& (*)(Chronometer&), Chronometer*, std::reference_wrapper<Chronometer> > >)'
    -> decltype(std::__invoke(_S_declval<_Ind>()...))
                ~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In file included from /usr/include/c++/7/tuple:41:0,
                 from /usr/include/c++/7/bits/stl_map.h:63,
                 from /usr/include/c++/7/map:61,
                 from ../alpr_utils.h:7,
                 from recognizer_rtsp.cxx:34:
/usr/include/c++/7/bits/invoke.h:89:5: note: candidate: template<class _Callable, class ... _Args> constexpr typename std::__invoke_result<_Functor, _ArgTypes>::type std::__invoke(_Callable&&, _Args&& ...)
     __invoke(_Callable&& __fn, _Args&&... __args)
     ^~~~~~~~
/usr/include/c++/7/bits/invoke.h:89:5: note:   template argument deduction/substitution failed:
/usr/include/c++/7/bits/invoke.h: In substitution of 'template<class _Callable, class ... _Args> constexpr typename std::__invoke_result<_Functor, _ArgTypes>::type std::__invoke(_Callable&&, _Args&& ...) [with _Callable = Chronometer& (*)(Chronometer&); _Args = {Chronometer*, std::reference_wrapper<Chronometer>}]':
/usr/include/c++/7/thread:233:29:   required by substitution of 'template<long unsigned int ..._Ind> decltype (std::__invoke(_S_declval<_Ind>()...)) std::thread::_Invoker<std::tuple<Chronometer& (*)(Chronometer&), Chronometer*, std::reference_wrapper<Chronometer> > >::_M_invoke<_Ind ...>(std::_Index_tuple<_Ind1 ...>) [with long unsigned int ..._Ind = {0, 1, 2}]'
/usr/include/c++/7/thread:240:2:   required from 'struct std::thread::_Invoker<std::tuple<Chronometer& (*)(Chronometer&), Chronometer*, std::reference_wrapper<Chronometer> > >'
/usr/include/c++/7/thread:127:22:   required from 'std::thread::thread(_Callable&&, _Args&& ...) [with _Callable = Chronometer& (*)(Chronometer&); _Args = {Chronometer*&, std::reference_wrapper<Chronometer>}]'
recognizer_rtsp.cxx:348:76:   required from here
/usr/include/c++/7/bits/invoke.h:89:5: error: no type named 'type' in 'struct std::__invoke_result<Chronometer& (*)(Chronometer&), Chronometer*, std::reference_wrapper<Chronometer> >'

What kind of parameter should I pass through the thread ?
I went to several links to find a solution but nothing could solve my problem:
std::thread pass by reference calls copy constructor
No matching function to invoke, using std::thread
...

A: Chronometer::start_chrono is a static function, so it's not bound to any object, i.e doesn't need an object to called upon.

Static member functions are not associated with any object. When called, they have no this pointer.

You should have simply written.
std::thread(&Chronometer::start_chrono, std::ref(chrono));

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Q: Clone an array instance through three dots i would expect a TRUE, why do i get FALSE?
   var words = ['Hi', 'Hello', 'Good day'];
    var otherWords = [...words];
    console.log(otherWords);           // => ['Hi', 'Hello', 'Good day']
    console.log(otherWords === words); // => false


Switzerland has been the pinnacle of success and enjoyed the top spot for the literacy rate in the whole world. The country that is blessed with some of the bet natural beauty is extremely organized when it comes to the systematic arrangement of education for everyone living in the country.
The education system in the country has always been very diverse and the reason of this is due to the fact that the primary schools are all delegated to the cantons. The primary schooling is free and is compulsory. It is very essential to note that the literacy rate of the country is about 100%. Most of the Swiss are computer literate too.
Switzerland though has been seen by the major parts of the world as the hottest tourist destination but it is also true that should a chance come to go for higher studies in Switzerland one must never give up the opportunity.
The diverse mixing of cultures in the country due to the sharing of borders with Germany, Austria, Italy and France makes the country the melting pot of different rites and cultures which provides the very essential backdrop for the higher education. Business schools in Switzerland are one of the bests when compared to their European counterparts.
The business schools in Switzerland boast of some of the oldest business schools of the world. The foreign policies of the country and its natural attractiveness have led to the flocking of a number of foreign students in the country and seek admissions in the business schools of Switzerland.
With the number of seats open for admission being limited the competition is quite high. The Switzerland business schools are one of the best. With their comprehensive and up to date syllabi they are at par with all the business schools all around the world.
A stint of the business schools of Switzerland and you will be ready for the cut throat competition of the outside world. The cost of the study is comparable with the other leading business schools of Europe.
Here is the list of the business schools of Switzerland.


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Clydesdale Bank has abandoned talks with Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) on a possible deal for its Williams & Glyn business.
CYBG Plc, the parent group of the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks, said it has withdrawn its preliminary non-binding proposal and talks have now ended.
The challenger bank, divested from National Australia Bank last year, said Williams & Glyn was not central to its growth plans and its medium term performance targets are "wholly based on the organic business strategy" and "prudent economic planning assumptions".
CYBG said: "Building on progress made since the demerger and IPO, CYBG continues to focus on and deliver against its strategy of sustainable customer growth, efficiency and capital optimisation, as outlined on Capital Markets Day in September 2016.
On Monday RBS outlined an alternative plan to selling off the Williams & Glyn business, which it is being forced to sell to meet EU state-aid rules linked to its £45.5 billion bailout.
RBS and the Treasury have put forward a proposal, which RBS has booked a £750 million provision to cover, outlining a series of measures to support "qualifying" challenger banks in their expansion, help small businesses and fund financial technology.
The measures, if adopted, which would replace the existing requirement to achieve separation and divestment by 31 December 2017.
The Edinburgh-based bank has already missed a 2016 deadline to divest the Williams & Glyn business.
The FT reports any change to the EU state-aid requirements will depend upon the reaction of challenger banks to the proposals and if the EU's competition commissioner views the proposals as a viable alternative to boosting competition.
The EU commission has been in talks with the UK Treasury, but has made no decision on the proposals outlined.
The European Commission will launch its investigation in the coming weeks, which will include consulting with challenger and rival banks and the Treasury will also conduct its own "market testing" of the proposal.
Santander has twice walked away from buying Williams & Glyn and RBS is reported to have spent £1.5bn over eight years trying to separate the business.
RBS abandoned plans to float the business last year, blaming issued separating the branches from its IT system.
CYBG confirmed last October it had made a "preliminary non-binding proposal" to Royal Bank of Scotland Group for the Williams & Glyn business.
The Glasgow-based bank said a transaction would only be pursued "if it is determined by the board to be in the best interests of CYBG shareholders".


This week's Sunday Scriptures about new beginnings inspired a simple rainbow craft for teaching kids about covenants and liturgical colors; also, we continue our pray-fast-give Lenten journey with the Giving Jar, cool Lenten recipes (Ugali with Bean Soup, anyone?), and more.
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Born in royalty, St. Milburga was the older sister to Sts. Mildred and Mildgytha. Very prayerful and holy, even animals and nature would obey her commands. She died in February 715.
Isabel of France was the daughter of Louis VIII of France, but Princess Isabel rejected her royal title and married life in order to follow and promote the new movement recently begun by Sts. Francis and Clare. She served the poor and followed the Franciscan rule in her own home, and in 1256 founded the Poor Clare Monastery of Longchamp.
Here are seven ways to welcome Christ into your family life this week.
This Sunday's readings are all about new beginnings. In the Book of Genesis, we hear about the new beginning that God planned for the Earth following the devastation of the flood; this new beginning was marked by a covenant, and the sign of the covenant was to be the rainbow. (See Catechism 56-58.) In the Gospel reading, after spending forty days in the desert, Jesus begins his mission by calling his listeners to a new beginning: "Repent, and believe in the gospel." Your kids may recall those words from when they received ashes on Ash Wednesday.
You might want to have older kids listen to Father Robert Barron's homily on the first reading, in which he draws parallels between the ark and the Mass.
Find a good children's Bible or storybook to help you tell your younger children about Noah, the flood, and the sign of the rainbow.
Do you know what a covenant is? (A solemn agreement between human beings or between God and a human being involving mutual commitments or guarantees.) What does God say he will do in the covenant?
What drove Jesus out to the desert? What happened to him there?
What does this short passage suggest to you about what our own experience of the forty days of Lent might be like?
Sunday's reading about rainbows offers a lot of teaching possibilities for kids of all ages. Here's what to do.
Use window markers to make a rainbow on a window or mirror in your house.
Purchase streamers to make a big rainbow in a hallway or room in your house.
Draw a rainbow on a large piece of paper.
Or make a rainbow craft that you find online (there are hundreds on Pinterest alone).
Baptism connection. As you make your rainbow, remind your kids of the connection that 1 Peter makes between the rainbow and baptism. What is needed for a rainbow? Water. What did the ark pass through to reach God's new beginning for creation? Water. What do we need to make a new beginning in Christ? The water of baptism.
Covenant colors. Explain to your kids that the rainbow is a sign of God's covenant with us. (Younger kids: The rainbow is a sign of God's love.) Brainstorm some ways that we live out our covenant with God, and then find words that capture those ideas and write one of the words on each color. You can make your list match the initial letters of the colors (for example, purple = prayer or praise; gold = giving; white = welcoming strangers).
Liturgical colors. Alternatively, explore the meaning of the liturgical colors. Write on each stripe of the rainbow the season that the color is used in the Church. Explain that the Church is like the ark in that it delivers us safely through the waters of baptism; therefore it is fitting that it "wears a rainbow" in its liturgical colors.
Name the covenants. Older kids can be encouraged to label each of the colors of the rainbow with one of the six major Biblical covenants, which you can find listed here.
The message is unique in that it is directed very specifically at young people. Share it with your teens (and tweens); you'll find a link to the full text in the What the Church Is Saying section below, or you can check out the Vatican Radio summary of the text.
Encourage kids to think about ways that they can go "above and beyond" to give to others throughout the day: complimenting one another, saying "Good morning!", asking someone how their day was, doing extra chores, sharing, and so on.
Be prepared to coach and prompt the kids. Try to "catch them" being extra nice during the day so you can supply an example of something they did that was an example of being giving. Siblings can also be encouraged to report on one another's acts of giving.
Allow your kids to place a coin in the jar for every act of giving they performed throughout the day. The coins can come from your loose change or from your household coin jar.
Tell your kids that at the end of Lent, you will donate the money in the jar to Catholic Relief Services to help those without shelter, water, food, medicine, or toilets.
As an added incentive, tell your kids that on Easter, the jar will be filled with candy to whatever level the coins reach. The candy, which can be eaten throughout the Easter season, symbolizes the sweetness of giving.
The beginning of Lent is a great time to think about how to get your family to Confession. If this is something your family struggles with, check out Celebrating Reconciliation with Kids: 9 Ways to Get Into the Habit, which also includes a section on overcoming common objections to the sacrament.
Be sure to also check out Confessing My Sins to a Priest, an essay by Jennifer Fulwiler at Conversion Diary about her first reconciliation as an adult convert. She had thought she had "taken care of" her sins through her private prayer life, but found a deeper sense of forgiveness in a powerful encounter with the sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation.
Fasting from meat on Fridays during Lent helps us "acquire a mastery over our instincts and freedom of heart." (CCC 2043). Fasting is meant to free us. It helps us feel our physical hunger, and in turn, our spiritual hunger for the infinite love found only in God.
This Lent, eat in solidarity with families around the world with one of the CRS Rice Bowl meatless meals below. Join Fr. Leo Patalinghug of Grace Before Meals in the CRS Rice Bowl Global Kitchen to learn how to prepare each meal.
Combine this activity with the Lenten practice of giving by doubling your recipe and sharing it with a neighbor.
Thousands of Syrian and Iraqi refugees have been braving rough seas in a desperate attempt to reach Italy, many of them perishing in the process.
Syrian refugees have been battling winter weather in Lebanon.
Thousands of Ukrainian refugees have been uprooted by the conflict there.
Check out the CRS Emergencies page with your kids to see who needs help, and to inspire them to fill up their CRS rice bowl during Lent.
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God". Dear young men and women, as you see, this beatitude speaks directly to your lives and is a guarantee of your happiness. So once more I urge you: Have the courage to be happy!
Should the bond of fraternity which forms in the family between children arise in an educational atmosphere of openness to others, it is the great school of freedom and peace. In the family, among siblings, human coexistence is learned, how one must share in society. Perhaps we are not always aware of it, but the family itself introduces fraternity into the world! Beginning with this first experience of fraternity, nourished by affection and education at home, the style of fraternity radiates like a promise upon the whole of society and on its relations among peoples.


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Actor who played young mobster is stabbed in Naples
April 29, 2019 Tatjana Muskiet
An actor who appeared in an award-winning film about child criminals in Naples has been stabbed by an alleged member of one of the Italian city's "baby gangs".
Artem Tkachuk, 18, originally from Ukraine, played a young mobster in The Piranhas, which told the story of the phenomenon of baby gangs, criminal groups led by youngsters, in Naples. The title refers to lingo used by the Camorra, the Neapolitan mafia, for the gangs and was based on a 2016 novel by the Italian writer Roberto Saviano.
Tkachuk was stabbed in Chiaia, a seafront neighbourhood in Naples, while out with a friend. Tkachuk told police the pair were approached by a baby gang at about 3am on Sunday morning. One of the gang members asked him if he lived in a neighbourhood called Rione Traiano, Tkachuk said, at which point he was stabbed twice in the stomach and his friend was beaten. The wounds are not serious. Police believe the youngster may have been set upon because of his role in the film, directed by Claudio Giovannesi, which won a Silver Bear best screenplay award at this year's Berlin film festival. Tkachuk played the fictional character Tyson.(theguardian)…[+]
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How To Survive Week 2 of the Summer Holidays!
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So with week 1 out of the way and Mia's horrid cold finally shaken off, we had lots planned for week 2 and we were excited to get going! However I woke up on Monday morning literally feeling like death! I had of course caught Mia's dreaded cold and with being 4 months pregnant, the only thing I could take was paracetamol which never touches me! Great! So this week, again, we haven't done that much however we did venture out a little bit so this is what we have been doing to survive week 2!
We headed off on Tuesday to one of our favourite places near to us, Rufford Abbey. Its somewhere I have always gone as a child and love walking around the lake, feeding the ducks, and watching the cars splash (or not!) through the Ford! We always stop for an ice cream half way round and it was actually boiling hot! We totally did not dress for the weather as it was supposed to rain! We also grab a quick sausage roll from the café once we have had a good walk and it's lovely to take Mia somewhere we both enjoy and make new memories there!
The weather wasn't great again by Wednesday so we had a craft day. I was still feeling a bit rough so it was nice to spend some time working at home and for Mia to just potter around. Mum had bought her a moneybox gnome last week so we got the paints out and Mia did her thing!
On Thursday I decided to get my maternity clothes out from 5 years ago as I have been starting to feel comfortable in my 'normal' clothes and I'm only wearing a couple of skirts now which isn't ideal. Bump still isn't big enough to wear the maternity tops but I had forgotten just how comfortable the trousers are! They are staying!
Friday is the day I said to Mia I would take her for a McDonalds if she has been good all week so we took a short drive down to Arnold to pick one up. I have to say I'm really enjoying them at the moment!
Finally, on Saturday we met friends at Wollaton Park which we try and do each month. It's lovely to have a walk round, stop at the café (as usual!) and we even got to see the Stag's really close up as there were 3 wandering around the grounds.
So it's been a nice week despite the illness again! Hopefully next week will be a bit better and we can go out a bit more! I'm aiming to have a couple of days in each week either baking or crafting and then have a couple of inexpensive days out at country parks with a picnic but it is definitely weather permitting!
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Total weight of duffel bag for mules to carry with 0F Feathered Friends sleeping bag (rented) – 32 lbs. (I came in under weight required.) Total day pack weight with rain gear, snacks, other electronic equipment and 3 L of water was 20-25 lbs. My DSLR camera bag with accessories was carried by an extra porter hired specifically to carry the camera gear.


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package com.google.fhir.examples;

import static java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets.UTF_8;

import com.google.api.client.json.gson.GsonFactory;
import com.google.api.services.bigquery.model.TableSchema;
import com.google.fhir.common.BigQuerySchema;
import com.google.fhir.common.InvalidFhirException;
import com.google.fhir.common.JsonFormat.Parser;
import com.google.fhir.common.ResourceUtils;
import com.google.fhir.r4.core.ContainedResource;
import com.google.protobuf.Message;
import com.google.protobuf.util.JsonFormat;
import com.google.protobuf.util.JsonFormat.Printer;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.file.Files;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * This example reads FHIR resources in standard ndjson format, containing one message per line, and
 * multiple messages per file. It emits protobuf ndjson files, suitable for loading into a database
 * like BigQuery. At a high level, the main difference between the input and output formats is that
 * proto-json can be mapped to a standard db schema unchanged, whereas FHIR json can not. For a more
 * detailed explanation of the differences, see the main FHIR protobuf documentation.
 */
public class ConvertNdJsonForBigQueryMain {

  public static void main(String[] argv) throws IOException, InvalidFhirException {
    JsonParserArgs args = new JsonParserArgs(argv);
    Parser fhirParser = Parser.withDefaultTimeZone(args.getDefaultTimezone());
    Printer protoPrinter = JsonFormat.printer().omittingInsignificantWhitespace();
    GsonFactory gsonFactory = new GsonFactory();

    // Process the input files one by one, and count the number of processed resources.
    Map<String, Integer> counts = new HashMap<>();
    for (JsonParserArgs.InputOutputFilePair entry : args.getInputOutputFilePairs()) {
      System.out.println("Processing " + entry.input + "...");
      BufferedReader input = Files.newBufferedReader(Paths.get(entry.input.toString()), UTF_8);
      BufferedWriter output = Files.newBufferedWriter(Paths.get(entry.output.toString()), UTF_8);
      TableSchema schema = null;
      for (String line = input.readLine(); line != null; line = input.readLine()) {
        // We parse as a ContainedResource, because we don't know what type of resource this is.
        ContainedResource.Builder builder = ContainedResource.newBuilder();
        fhirParser.merge(line, builder);
        // Extract and print the (one) parsed resource.
        Message parsed = ResourceUtils.getContainedResource(builder.build());

        if (schema == null) {
          // Generate a schema for this file. Note that we do this purely based on a single message,
          // which could potentially cause issues with extensions.
          schema = BigQuerySchema.fromDescriptor(parsed.getDescriptorForType());
        }
        protoPrinter.appendTo(parsed, output);
        output.newLine();
        // Count the number of parsed resources.
        String resourceType = parsed.getDescriptorForType().getName();
        int count = counts.getOrDefault(resourceType, 0);
        counts.put(resourceType, count + 1);
      }
      output.close();
      if (schema != null) {
        String filename = Paths.get(entry.output + ".schema.json").toString();
        System.out.println("Writing schema to " + filename + "...");
        com.google.common.io.Files.asCharSink(new File(filename), UTF_8)
            .write(gsonFactory.toPrettyString(schema.getFields()));
      }
    }
    System.out.println(
        "Processed "
            + args.getInputOutputFilePairs().size()
            + " input files. Total number of resources:");
    for (Map.Entry<String, Integer> count : counts.entrySet()) {
      System.out.println(count.getKey() + ": " + count.getValue());
    }
  }
}

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Title page of the programme book for the Concert of the Imperial and Royal Austrian Military Widows' and Orphans' Fund (St. Stephen's Cathedral, 3 May 1917, 3.00 p.m.).
Music played an important role in the self-conception and representation of the Habsburg dynasty. The various court chapels, which already existed at the medieval courts, were centres of musical cultivation. In connection with a change in the self-image and representation at the beginning of the early modern period, the rulers' public presence increased, hence the creation of works of art through which the memory and fame of the dynasty and her siblings could be saved "for all time". Music and a court music chapel ("Hofmusikkapelle") that now increasingly performed on secular occasions played an important role in these presentations.
Maximilian I was the first emperor to push these new opportunities, and accordingly he reorganised his court music in 1498. The continuity and constancy with which the Habsburgs since Ferdinand I and Ferdinand II, especially from 1619/20 onwards, expanded their court chapel in Vienna, resulting in one of the leading chapels in Europe, contributed to its nimbus of "uniqueness", which, at the latest from the time of Leopold I, was carried far beyond the borders of the empire in reports from Vienna and the Viennese court. The extent to which myth, successful state or dynastic propaganda and reality were mixed, must be questioned critically. Musicologists at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries constructed a "heroic age" of music, in which Prince Eugene was placed at the side of Johann Joseph Fux. Although the Habsburgs withdrew more and more from the public sphere in their artistic productions from the middle of the 18th century onwards, the court music band returned to the church service as its roots. Other forms of representation of dynasty, state and power were developed. The court music band as well as the myth of the Habsburgs' unique love of music and musical talent remained as part of the Austrian identity even in the First and the Second Republic.
The project is devoted to various aspects of the cultivation of music at the Austrian courts of the House of Habsburg and their interaction both with the noble courts within the Habsburg lands and with the network of European courts. Furthermore the relevance and ceremonial embedding of music at the courts is explored. In addition to issues of style and genre (such as the so-called "Imperialstil"), socio-historical aspects of the tasks and functions of musicians and artists as well as their embedding in the court are to be researched. The programme included "Sig des Leydens Christi über die Sinnligkeit" by Emperor Leopold I and "Christus am Ölberge" by Ludwig van Beethoven; enclosed was an essay "Kaiser-Komponisten aus dem Haus Habsburg" by Wilhelm von Weckbecker as well as reproductions of the autograph "Kapellordnung" of Leopold I and a sheet of music written by the Emperor himself.
austrian music studies
1 January 2008 – 31 July 2032
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Time for another Christmas gift guide! Today's guide is for toys suitable for around 2-3 years. So toys that will be suitable for Bear in about 6 months time. But to be honest he would play with them now.
Are you looking for something a little different to what you normally find in the shops? Maybe just a little inspiration? Or maybe you've got a family member you just can't find something for. There's always one, right?
So this is the gift guide that will be most relevant to Bear. He's 18 months old and although he likes playing with his brothers toys, he still enjoys toys aimed at 1 year olds.
We have a few bits for him already which I'll share in this guide, along with some items we are still planning on buying him.
We've always found buying for Lamb pretty easy. Maybe it's because he's our first child, and we only had him to think about. However, Bear is proving difficult.
I've already written a Christmas gift guide for myself (hopefully hubby's had a look!) but I've been thinking about what I want to buy the girls in my family. I normally don't struggle to buy for my mum etc, but in case you are struggling here's some ideas for Christmas gifts, to help you out.
I don't know about you but I find buying Christmas gifts for babies difficult. I'm not talking about newborns, I think I covered that in my newborn gift guide the other day. But 6 months up to just over a year. They are too young for most toys, but are probably over baby rattles and teddies.
I've had a think about the toys both of my boys loved playing with at that age and have listed them below for you. Would you add anything to this list?


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Matthew Sido Evans works toward a first place finish in the four-man carry finals late Wednesday. In this strength contest, athletes carry four volunteers, who each weigh about 150 pounds, for distance around the court. Matthew Sido Evans holds the WEIO record.
Amber Vaska of Fairbanks comes up a little short on a two-foot high kick at World Eskimo-Indian Olympics on July 21, 2017.
Linc Qimiq and Leroy Shangin compete against one another. Qimiq won first place, and Shagin took second in ear pull. The ear pull contest measured the participants' ability to withstand pain. Contestants loop their ears with a thin line of simulated sinew and pull straight back.
Chris Kalmakoff's ear is compressed in the ear pull competition. The ear pull contest measured the participants' ability to withstand pain. Contestants loop their ears with a thin line of simulated sinew and pull straight back.
One-year-old Brooklin Jimmie is prepared for the baby regalia competition by Darla Jimmie, left, and Jamie Bridges at World Eskimo-Indian Olympics Native on July 20, 2017. Mandy Sullivan, who was the event's emcee, said the designs are judged on the materials used, the craftsmanship of the garment and the crowd's reaction.
Merna Wharton slices into the seal. Seven women competed in the seal skinning contest at World Eskimo Indian Olympics on July 21, 2017.
Valerie Pingayak, of Fairbanks, wipes her bloody hands on a towel and wipes sweat from her face after skinning a seal at World Eskimo-Indian Olympics on July 21, 2017.
Tim Field, of Las Vegas, tries to break his own one-foot high kick record at World Eskimo-Indian Olympics on July 22, 2017. He won the event at 116 inches, but missed after the ball was set two inches higher.
WEIO athlete Erica Meckel, of Fairbanks, has a one-foot high kick-themed tattoo on her leg. She was a finalist in the two-foot high kick at World Eskimo-Indian Olympics on July 21, 2017.
Sharlane King, of Tacoma, Washington, catches her breath after her knuckle hop. She was one of just a few women to compete in the event which is traditionally all men.
The World Eskimo-Indian Olympics, held in Fairbanks, Alaska, in July 2017, is an annual four-day competition that traces its history back to 1961. Now, it includes 21 competitive events that test pain endurance, athletic skill and traditional technique, most born of the survival skills integral to the history of rural Alaska and its Native people.


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Schalke suspend two senior players and rip up another's contract
Padraig Whelan Tuesday, November 24, 2020, 19:14 UTC
Schalke's incredible season has taken another shock twist on Tuesday night with news of some first team changes.
The club announced that Nabil Bentaleb and Amine Harit have been suspended and will train alone until further notice.
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Saturday, November 28, 2020, 17:30 UTC 17:30 UTC
Meanwhile, striker Vedad Ibisević will have his contract terminated on December 31.
Director of sport and communications Jochen Schneider discussed the latter decision first of all.
"Both Vedad and the club had different expectations of his involvement at Schalke 04," he said via a club statement.
ℹ Nabil Bentaleb and Amine Harit will train individually until further notice. Vedad Ibisevic's contract with #S04 will end on 31st December 2020.
@FC Schalke 04 – 2020-11-24T19:00:36Z
"From our point of view, it is now better to end things and part on good terms. I've known and valued Vedad for many years – both as a player and as a person but unfortunately things didn't work out like we planned.
"We would like to expressly emphasise that his emotional outburst in training last Sunday has absolutely nothing to do with this decision – those things happen in football."
He also expects the currently suspended Bentaleb to follow suit and leave Gelsenkirchen in the not too distant future.
"He is undisputedly an excellent footballer but Schalke and Bentaleb obviously don't go together," Schneider said of him.
"There wasn't one particular moment, it was a process. We will part ways by summer 2021 at the latest."
With Harit though, he is hopeful that he finds his way back into the first team picture soon.
"A few things happened last weekend that we didn't like so Amine has been given for reflection," added Schneider.
"He has great sporting potential but has not been able to use it in the interests of our team in recent months.
"We will do everything we can to bring him back to the point where he can bring his qualities to our club. It's up to Amine that he quickly finds his way back to the team."
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Metal AM Company Ranks in Top National Export League
LPW Technology Ltd is celebrating its debut in the Sunday Times Lloyds SME Export Track 100. The league table ranks the UK's small and medium-sized (SME) companies with the fastest-growing international sales, and LPW has entered at No 29, making it the top-performing organisation in the North West of England.
In a rapidly developing global AM industry, LPW has been proactive in seeking out new markets. Dr Phil Carroll, LPW's founder and CEO, comments, "We understand that to achieve the challenging growth rate we have set ourselves, we have to both innovate, and look to the global market place. We recognised early that there is a world-wide demand for the premium quality, traceable metal powders we supply. To capitalise on the opportunity to supply critical industries such as medical, aerospace and automotive, we achieved the required quality accreditations, including AS 9100 & AS 9120 for aerospace and ISO 13485 for medical.
"As we enter our tenth year, we're continuing to scale up our operations," Dr Carroll continues. "We are constructing a purpose-built £20 million facility in Widnes, and we expect to recruit up to 120 highly-skilled positions by mid-2019.
"Our highly-trained teams put customer service at the heart of everything we do, and we direct our research and development expertise into anticipating the needs of the metal AM industry and designing forward-looking solutions that exceed current requirements," says Dr Carroll. "We have developed a unique AM powder lifecycle management system which strictly controls risk for manufacturers, adding confidence, reliability and traceability in metal powder production and repeated AM builds."
In 2015, exports accounted for almost 75% of LPW's sales. It has established a thriving US subsidiary to meet the growing demand from the North and South American AM markets, and has a German sales office and a global network of resellers in China, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Singapore and Turkey, with plans to recruit more. Key to this international growth is LPW's comprehensive training and support program for its network.
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Q: Specify the processing time of tasks fs2 streams Scala I'm trying to process some tasks.
The time taken for the task may vary among elements. For instance, storing and getting the element 1  from the queue may take 11seconds, while 2 may take 30 seconds...
I have tried using a timer for this but still, I'm getting the entryTime = ExitTime
I'm wondering what am I missing.
Here what I have tried :
import cats.effect.{ExitCode, IO, IOApp, Timer}
import fs2._
import fs2.concurrent.Queue
import scala.concurrent.duration._
import scala.util.Random

class Tst(q1: Queue[IO, (Double, String, String)])(implicit timer: Timer[IO]) {

  import core.Processing._

  def storeInQueue: Stream[IO, Unit] = {

    Stream(1, 2, 3)
      .covary[IO]
      .evalTap(n => IO.delay(println(s"Pushing $n to Queue")))
      .map { n =>
        val entryTime = currentTimeNow
        (n.toDouble, "Service", entryTime)
      //  timer.sleep(Random.between(10, 30).seconds) I have tried adding it here but the same result
       }
      .through(q1.enqueue)
  }

      def getFromQueue: Stream[IO, Unit] = {
        timer.sleep(Random.between(10, 30).seconds)
        q1.dequeue
          .map { n =>
            val exitTime = currentTimeNow
            (n._1, "Service", n._3, exitTime)
          }
          .evalMap(n => IO.delay(println(s"Pulling from queue $n")))
      }
    }

    object Five2 extends IOApp {

      override def run(args: List[String]): IO[ExitCode] = {
        val program = for {
          q <- Queue.bounded[IO, (Double, String, String)](10)
          b = new Tst(q)
          _ <- b.storeInQueue.compile.drain.start

          _ <- b.getFromQueue.compile.drain

        } yield ()
        program.as(ExitCode.Success)
      }
    }

currentTimeNow method is given with :
def currentTimeNow: String = {
    val format = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yy hh:mm:ss")
    format.format(Calendar.getInstance().getTime())
  }

A: Got help from gitter : Here is thhe answer :
There's a couple of problems in the way you're doing things there. Firstly, your timer.sleep call is ignored. It is because it returns an IO, and IO will not do anything unless it is evaluated. So you'd want to have it executed in your stream's pipeline, which you could do with something like
q1.dequeue.evalTap(_ => timer.sleep(Random.between(10, 30).seconds))).map { n => … other things … }

Second thing is that I don't know how your currentTimeNow function works, but normally in a functional stack obtaining the current time is an effectful operation, so using the timer you'd obtain the current time more like this:
Stream(1, 2, 3)
      .covary[IO]
      .evalTap(n => IO.delay(println(s"Pushing $n to Queue")))
      .evalMap { n =>
        timer.clock.realTime(java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
        .map(entryTime => (n.toDouble, "Service", entryTime))
      }
      .through(q1.enqueue)


1Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
2And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
3And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
6But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thine hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face.
8And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
11And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
14Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.
15And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.
1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
4As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
8And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
9And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
10This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
11And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
12And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
13He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
14And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
15And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
16And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
17Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
22And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
23And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
24And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
25And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
26In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
27And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.
5And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
6And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
7And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
8And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
9And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
10And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
11Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
12Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
13And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
14Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
15Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
16And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
18Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
16Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
23But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
2Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
5Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
6Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me to the judgment that thou hast commanded.
7So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
8The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
9Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
11God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
12If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
13He hath also prepared for him the instruments of death; he ordaineth his arrows against the persecutors.
14Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
15He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
16His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
17I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
5Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God.


"I was working at IBM in New York and I was pressurised to do something I didn't really want to do. So I ended up quitting without having any other job offers at hand. And that was one of the best life decisions I made. I put myself into a corner where I didn't have anything to fall back on. I put myself into a vulnerable position and it made me more of a fighter."
I spent almost every summer, from 4 years old, up through high school, working at construction sites with my dad, so I'm pretty good at building things with my hands.
I studied mechanical engineering and I realised that it wasn't a good fit for me so I switched to computer science. Even though it ended up costing me a year, it was an impactful decision.
When I was working at IBM in New York I was pressurised to do something I didn't really want to do. So I ended up quitting without having any other job offers at hand. And that was one of the best life decisions I made. I put myself into a corner where I didn't have anything to fall back on. I put myself into a vulnerable position and it made me more of a fighter. Now when we invest into entrepreneurs, we invest into people who look like their back is against the wall and they are going to fight for every little chance.
A similar decision I made when my wife and I were backpacking around Asia and decided to stay in Singapore and build a company here. It was that confidence that if you believe in yourself and keep fighting, it will work out. And that comes from my dad, he would always tell us you can do whatever you put your mind to.
Quitting IBM was scary but building my company in Singapore wasn't. When you take that jump once and you realise you can land safely, you are more willing to do it again.
I think one of the most valuable skills for VCs to have is being able to empathise with the people on the other side of the table. And that comes easier when you have some former entrepreneurial experience. Once you've done it from the ground up, you know what the entrepreneur is going through, what they are asking for and what they need.
I used to feel like I knew everything I needed. But the reality is I know I'm going to learn a lot again next year. I've got no idea what that is, but the key thing is the willingness to learn. I am very lucky because I am in the job where I meet entrepreneurs every day. I learn something new all the time through the different types of businesses that are presented to me. Every meeting is like a mini-class and I am always curious and asking a lot of questions. While you can learn through reading blogs and attending classes, in my case it is through this first-hand experience meeting people.
I did a formal 2-year programme for VCs a Kauffman Fellowship. I stay active with the alumni network and try to engage with them every year. The most important thing I got out of the programme was the network.
We had to shut down the first company I co-founded with some friends. It was very scary. But the feedback I got from the people who invested in us was they knew from the start it was risky and they knew we fought hard.
So while a lesson learnt was that failing is scary, another one was the way you do it is very important. We see some people shutting down very quickly and walking away. That's very bad and you need to be very communicative. Another lesson learnt was the importance of building strong relationships with investors. When we built our next company some of them re- invested in us.
We usually read about founders' successes as if this is the first time they did it. But we don't look into how many times they have failed before they succeed. It's like looking at kids when they learn to walk and seeing how many times they fall. And now I look at the entrepreneurship the same way. It's the only way you can learn.
For the first time in my life, I feel I would like to do what I am doing with this brand for the rest of my life. We want to build it bigger, so the ambition is to stay on top of my game and keep growing the business.
I have a small list that I share with people. A friend of mine gave me this book and I ended up quitting IBM. It has a cheesy title, but was very influential: "What Shall I Do With My Life" by Po Bronson.
You meet a lot of people who say I want to do something different, who say they are only doing this now for money and will then break into something else. But the fact is the longer you go on that one channel, the harder it is to break from it. There's never a good time, it's like there's never a good time to have kids. In the hindsight, you know you are never going to feel ready, but you are going to figure it out if you do it.
"Psychology of Persuasion" by Robert Cialdini, it is something like a cult favourite in the Valley and it helped me a lot in the communications.
"The Tipping point" by Malcolm Gladwell.
"Your brain at work" by David Rock, which explains that our brains are at best in the morning and how we should leave that time for creativity and big picture thinking. Personally, I stopped reading emails early in the morning after this book.
"Predictably Irrational" by Dan Ariely, an MIT Professor who discusses how people are irrational in their behaviours.
I find TED talks are inspirational and they help you see a bigger picture. I think they are good if you are at a point in your life when you need change. I am past that stage now, so I don't really look for inspiration and I get inspired by what I see and do every day.
One of the most influential things in my life was when I did a 10-day silent meditation: no eye contact, no touch, no books, no writing. My wife and I did it in Indonesia, but you can find them all over the world. It's probably not for everyone, but if it clicks with you, it's a phenomenal experience. It is not that you consciously say I want to break a certain pattern but it ends up breaking all the patterns and it rewires your brain.
I read less about tech and more about what's happening globally. There's one website that has been recently on my radar by a former Wall Street journalist "The Information". It's paid but has quality reporting.
As a company we want to learn how we can improve operationally. We want to take best practices from big companies like Google that do it really well and integrate it into our organization. I will be learning more about building corporate culture and OKRs (Objectives and Key Results).
Golden Gate Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing across Southeast Asia with $60 million in operation. Since 2011, the firm has invested in over 30 companies across more than 10 countries in Asia. The firm invests in internet and mobile startups across many sectors, including e-commerce, payments, marketplaces, mobile applications and SaaS platforms.


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I am a 55 year old female with a normal menstrual history from age 13 through age 50ish. The last couple of years, my menstruation has been more frequent and heavier. It stopped for six months before last October, then once in October and once in January. Then I had a bit of spotting, then nothing for five months.
Five days ago, I had a heavy flow start. In April, at my normal pap exam, my doctor thought she saw something, so I was sent for a follow up with a sonogram. The doctor at the sonogram appointment thought she saw something as well, so she referred me to an oncologist who recommended removing everything.
I went for a second opinion with an equally qualified top doctor who said the previous physicians read the sonogram incorrectly and everything was fine. This physician did a cervical biopsy, which came back negative. I have been experiencing extreme stress this past month, could that have been the cause of my recent bleeding?
Stress is not the cause of vaginal bleeding. Cancer, pre-cancer, hormone imbalance, infection, polyps, fibroids and atrophy/thinness are all causes of bleeding. It is not clear whether you are in menopause or peri-menopause. I would recommend you gather all of your records and see a menopause specialist.


Fundraisers are preparing to go to new heights to raise money for Southmead Hospital Charity.
Our sponsored abseil event is on Saturday 8 September and will see fundraisers of all ages descend 100 feet down the side of Southmead Hospital's Brunel Building.
Adrian Brown, our Corporate and Community Manager, said: "The Amazing Abseil Adventure is a great challenge for people to take on and a unique opportunity to climb down one of Bristol's most notable buildings. They'll also get to enjoy the magnificent views of North Bristol and all the way to the Severn Crossing.
"This is the second year we have held this event - last year's abseil raised a fantastic £32,000 for the charity.
"This year abseilers will once again be raising money for our Prostate Cancer Care Appeal or another area of the hospital close to their heart - it's a great day and we'll have a lot of fun!"
Our Prostate Cancer Care Appeal aims to raise £2million to purchase two surgical robots for the hospital to meet growing demand, fund new diagnostic and treatment options and to support the training of the next generation of robotic surgeons - improving outcomes for men with prostate cancer. The first robot was purchased at the start of 2018, and the Appeal continues to raise funds for the second robot.


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Why India Did Not 'Win' the Standoff with China
M. Taylor Fravel
The end of a standoff between India and China over a remote road on the Doklam plateau has prompted a vibrant discussion about the lessons learned. The emerging consensus is that India "won" and China "lost." India's willingness to challenge China is even viewed as providing a model that other states can use to counter Chinese coercion. If others stand up, China will back down.
Nevertheless, this consensus is misplaced. And the sports analogy of winning and losing obscures much more than it reveals.
To start, it remains unclear that India "won." From India's point of view, the status quo ante of June 2017 was restored, a victory. Yet from China's perspective, Indian forces withdrew from Chinese territory (also claimed by Bhutan, but not by India). Moreover, on the ground at the site of the confrontation, Indian forces pulled back first. Meanwhile, Chinese forces remain in Doklam, even if Beijing chose not to press ahead with the road extension that sparked the standoff.
There is also no indication from Chinese or Indian statements that China had to make any concessions to convince India to withdraw its troops. The PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson underscored that China's claims and behavior will not change, noting that China would "continue with its exercise of sovereign rights" in the disputed area. In other words, China will still conduct patrols in Doklam and maintain the portions of road that had been built before the standoff started in early June.
China also had other reasons to seek de-escalation, none of which can be attributed to India's intervention. An active confrontation would have cast a pall over the upcoming BRICS summit that China is hosting in Xiamen in early September. And on the eve of the Chinese Communist Party's 19th Party Congress, Xi Jinping likely wanted to avoid any risky escalation that could affect the significant transfer of power that will occur. Once these events pass, however, China may be less constrained and more willing to tolerate risk on the border with India.
Moreover, even if India scored a tactical win by thwarting China's road extension, it may have lost at the strategic level. Ironically perhaps, India's actions underscored to China the importance of enhancing its military position in the Doklam bowl. Before the standoff in June, China's permanent presence in the area had been quite limited. China had maintained a road in the area for several decades, but did not garrison any forces. In contrast, India has maintained and developed a forward post at Doka La adjacent to Doklam.
Now that India has chosen to confront China at Doklam, however, China may well seek to rectify this tactical imbalance of forces. In fact, the Chinese spokesperson suggested a move in this direction by saying China would continue to station forces (zhushou), most likely a reference to troops deployed to Doklam after the standoff began. If China does this, it would likely build facilities farther away from India's position at Doka La, making it more challenging for India to intervene and block China next time. When India challenged China's construction crews in June, it only had to move its forces a hundred meters from the existing border. In the future, India may be faced with the uncomfortable choice of deciding whether to risk much more to deny China a greater presence farther inside Doklam or to accept it. This will be a tough decision for any leader to make. Even if India won this round, it may not win the next one.
One could even make the case that China achieved some of its political objectives, whose importance overshadows the standoff over the road. Bhutan, always worried about being caught between its much larger neighbors, may become more reluctant to test China on territorial issues to avoid being drawn into a conflict between India and China. Despite the triumphalism from some voices in New Delhi, India likely learned that Beijing does not back down immediately or without sustained effort. The disengagement at Doklam took more than ten weeks of diplomacy, much longer than previous confrontations along the China-India border in 2013 and 2014 , which lasted only a few weeks.
The Indian intervention also does not offer a "model" that other states can apply elsewhere for countering China's assertiveness. To start, India enjoyed tactical superiority at the site of the standoff, leveraging its well-developed forward position at Doka La and reserves of much larger forces based permanently in Sikkim. These advantages likely played a role in limiting China's response. Moreover, if China seeks to address the tactical imbalance in Doklam in the future, India may be less successful using the same method to deter China again. Furthermore, many other states facing China in territorial disputes lack such tactical superiority precisely where it matters.
Other elements of the Indian intervention cannot be easily replicated, either. Recall that India justified its action based on its commitments to Bhutan under a 2007 treaty. It is unclear whether and to what degree third parties not bound by such obligations would seek to intervene directly in China's sovereignty disputes with its neighbors. Doing so would significantly raise the stakes in their own bilateral relations with China.
Take, for example, Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The Doklam "model" would suggest that if China sought to build a permanent presence on the reef, the United States could stop Chinese land reclamation by intervening on behalf of the Philippines to block Chinese dredgers. Yet unlike India's open support of Bhutan's claim to sovereignty over Doklam, the United States maintains a position of neutrality on the sovereignty of the contested land features in the South China Sea and around the world.
Any U.S. intervention at Scarborough, then, would require that the United States alter this policy of neutrality. But changing this policy would have far-reaching implications for the U.S. role in all of China's territorial disputes. The United States would potentially shoulder a raft of new security commitments that it may not be able to meet, especially if states opposing China in territorial disputes actively seek greater material support from Washington. China would view such a change in U.S. policy as a significant challenge to all its territorial disputes with neighbors and react harshly to probe U.S. resolve, perhaps even taking limited military action to deter the United States from carrying out its new policy. For China's leaders, the defense of territorial claims is intertwined with the legitimacy of the Communist Party.
More broadly, the frame of winning and losing is misplaced. The genius of the Doklam disengagement is that diplomats defined it in narrow and specific terms, focusing only on the forces at the "face-off site." Larger issues, such as the location of the tri-junction between China, India and Bhutan, along with China and Bhutan's competing claims to Doklam, were left off the table. By not disclosing the terms under which the standoff ended, diplomats also allowed each other to save face.
The narrow definition of the issue permitted troops to disengage without letting the more complicated problems prevent de-escalation. Two nuclear-armed powers avoided letting a small confrontation escalate into a much wider and more dangerous conflict. Given that China will continue to press its territorial claims against India and Bhutan, as well as in the East and South China Seas, policymakers should be wary of learning the wrong lessons from the disengagement at Doklam. Rather than interpreting events as simply points on a scoreboard for one country or another, the focus should shift to how diplomacy can be employed to avoid military confrontations and reduce opportunities for conflict.
M. Taylor Fravel is an associate professor of political science and member of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His studies international security, with a focus on China's foreign and security policies. He can be followed on Twitter @fravel.
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