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Will there still be Jews?
June 3, 2022 levtaylor
A young Talmud scholar moves from Lithuania to London. Years later he returns home to visit his family.
His mother asks: "Yossele but where is your beard?"
"Oh, mama, in London, nobody wears a beard."
"But do you at least keep Shabbat?"
"No, mama, in London people work all the time. We have to make money."
"Oy vey. But do you still keep kosher?"
"Mum, I'm sorry, kosher food is expensive and hard to find."
"Yossele…" she says. "Are you still circumcised?"
Thus joke points to a perennial Jewish anxiety: will people stay Jews? Will Judaism continue?
In every generation, a study is published, fearfully proclaiming that Jewishness is declining, which will be swiftly followed by rabbinic pronouncements about how to save it, philanthropists putting money into projects that engage young Jews, and various pundits proclaiming that this proves exactly what they had always said.
Why, when this problem has been repeatedly highlighted, has Judaism nevertheless continued, and Jewishness never seen the burial it was foretold?
For starters, it turns out that many of the things that people assured us would mark the end of Judaism were not that threatening after all. At the start of the Enlightenment, Orthodox leaders agonised that, if Jews went to universities, they would be needlessly subjected to heretical ideas and turn their backs on religion. In the end, Judaism and academic study proved more than compatible.
The fear about Jews losing their beards turned out not to be so troubling either. After all, half the Jewish people had never been able to grow them! In the 90s, the great moral panic centred on mixed marriages, which, experience has shown, only grew the Jewish population, rather than diminishing it.
So, why all the worry? In fact, these concerns undoubtedly go back to the beginnings of Jewishness. In the book of Ruth, we read a story of a young woman faced with the choice of whether to remain with the Jewish people. Either she could stay with her mother-in-law and run the risk of never marrying; or she could return to her original village and begin her life again.
Being Jewish was the harder option. Being Jewish was riskier and unknown. Ruth's sister, Orpah, chose to leave the Jews and rebuild. Ruth chose Judaism.
She must have seen something in it that made her want to stay. Perhaps it was the God, or Naomi, or the people, or the way they lived. Judging by what she said, it was a combination of all of these. She chose the harder option, because it was the more beautiful one.
That has always been the way with Judaism. High risk. High reward. Hard to maintain. Worth maintaining.
That is why we feel anxiety about Jewish continuity. We know that it is not the easy option. It takes work. So we look around for people who will do it.
Our rabbis understood this feeling well. They told a story of the revelation at Sinai: that, on the day when God gave the Israelites the commandments, God raised Mount Sinai over their heads and told them to accept them. If they took them on, they would live. If not, the mountain would come crashing down on their heads and make the desert their grave.
"Choose life" wasn't advice. It was a threat. Of course, they accepted.
But, said the rabbis, there were other times when they took on the commandments too. When there were no threats from God but plenty from the ruling powers. They point to the story of Esther, when the Jews lived under Persian imperial rule and could have been slaughtered for practising their religion. God did not appear to make promises or offer consolation. But they chose Judaism anyway.
This is a narrative of how Judaism has been continued. On an individual level, this is what happens to many of us. As children, we go to synagogue because our parents tell us to. We live their ways and eat their food because we have no other choice. Now, as adults, we turn up because we want to. There is no compulsion to attend. We do it because we have found in it something beautiful and worthwhile.
This is true, too, of our history as a community. There was a time when we had no choice but to be Jewish. Think of the periods when Jewishness was stamped on our passports and our job application papers; when being Jewish determined what jobs we could do and where we could live. We kept up Judaism because we had no other choice.
But now we have reached a time when it is a choice. Nobody is making us be Jewish. We sustain it because we want to. You who have turned up this morning could have gone anywhere. You could have done anything. But you chose to come here. Like Ruth and Esther, you decided that something in Judaism was beautiful and worthwhile.
You decided that this religion and these festivals have meaning. That is why I'm not really worried about Jewish continuity. I know that you are keeping it alive. I know that, in every generation, as long as there are a good few people who think Judaism is worthwhile, it will be.
On Shavuot, we renew our covenant with God. We take on the Torah once more. We decide to keep the flame of Jewish truth burning.
And, because of that, Judaism lives on.


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Can Congress at least agree on Mars colonization?
The US Senate has proposed legislation that would be the first that calls on NASA to ultimately establish a human colony on the Red Planet.
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NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) in orbit above the Red Planet in undated artist's concept released September 2014. A Senate committee is expected to forward a bill this week that includes a provision to protect NASA's efforts to put an astronaut on Mars by the mid-2030s.
By Ben Rosen Staff
In this hyper-partisan era of Congress, one unearthly goal has brought Republicans and Democrats together: Mars.
The Senate Commerce Committee is expected to move forward this week with a bipartisan bill that, for the first time, calls on NASA to ultimately establish a human colony on the Red Planet. To aid the space agency, the bill aims to prevent any future president from interfering with a $19.5-billion authorization package or development programs for rockets and spacecraft destined for Mars.
The bill is an unusual display of congressional bipartisanship in a politically divided climate on Capital Hill and among the American public. Its sponsors emphasize its importance to American space superiority and to the US economy. The proposed legislation is also a sign that at least some in Congress are on board with industry and academic experts who see NASA's goal of sending humans to Mars in the 2030s as more than a far-fetched space dream, as NASA administrator Charles Bolden said at an international aerospace conference last week.
"We're closer to sending human beings to Mars today than anyone, anywhere" has ever been, Mr. Bolden said at the conference in Long Beach, Calif., according to The Wall Street Journal. "We're making real, tangible progress," he said, adding people outside NASA no longer smirk or question the goal of a manned mission to Mars. Instead, agency officials are "seeing a new consensus emerge," with industry and academic experts asking, "how can we be a part of this?" writes The Wall Street Journal's Andy Pasztor.
The sponsors of the proposed legislation are US Sens. Ted Cruz (R) of Texas, Bill Nelson (D) and Marco Rubio (R) of Florida, Gary Peters (D) of Michigan, Roger Wicker (R) of Mississippi, and Tom Udall (D) of New Mexico. All of the senators are from states that either have NASA centers and facilities or border states that do.
The legislation affirms Congress will support "continuity of purpose" for NASA to send a manned mission to Mars in two decades, as well as other agency programs involving deep-space exploration and space science. It also criticizes past program cancellations for "placing the nation's investment in space exploration at risk" and "degrading the aerospace industrial base," a criticism Mr. Cruz has directed at President Obama for defunding the study of space exploration in favor of Earth sciences, including climate change.
"America has a long history of leading the way in space exploration and we must reclaim that leadership," Mr. Cruz, the chair of the Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, said Friday, in a statement about the bill. "This NASA reauthorization bill brings us one step closer to reasserting American leadership in space by ensuring NASA has the certainty it needs to continue to grow and improve upon what it does best: lead the world in space exploration."
Cruz, the Obama administration, and others in Washington agree that NASA should send humans to Mars, but they disagree on exactly how. Some in Congress, including Cruz, have argued NASA should return to the moon to test the technologies and logistics needed to travel to Mars. President Obama has insisted that the agency leave lunar travel in the past, instead directing it to aim for Mars in 2025, with a manned mission there in the 2030s, according to The Christian Science Monitor's Lonnie Shekhtman. Under the Obama administration, NASA retired its space shuttle program in 2011. The president also shifted US policy, having commercial taxis and cargo serve the International Space Station.
The Senate bill aims to ensure that no future president can shift course again. Yet, the four leading presidential candidates have been tight-lipped about their visions for the country's space program. A series of 20 questions-and-answers ScienceDebate.org published last week reveals all the candidates that answered (Libertarian Gary Johnson hasn't) support space travel as an end, although their reasons for doing so differ. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, for instance, said the American space program is important for scientific innovation and technology. Republican nominee Donald Trump emphasized its benefit to American industries.
Any trip to Mars would come at a substantial cost, one the Obama administration has aimed to curb. The approximately $19 billion the bill calls for in fiscal year 2017 is in opposition to the Obama administration's proposal to reduce spending on deep-space exploration by $800 million that year.
This investment would only be the beginning of an expensive mission to the Red Planet, which current NASA funding wouldn't cover, according to the Monitor's Ms. Shekhtman. Some estimate it will cost about $100 billion over 30 years, while others predict it will cost $500 billion. Other estimates are more optimistic. They predict that if NASA funding grows with inflation, and the agency partners with others internationally, it could send humans to Mars's orbit by 2033 with a planetary landing in 2039. That said, private companies such as SpaceX might make it there first.
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SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said he plans to send humans to Mars in 2025. A privately funded mission might be more palatable for Americans in light of the country's opposition to humans' first trips to another, closer celestial object.
Support for a manned mission to the moon was surprisingly low in the buildup and shortly after the Apollo missions. Americans have forgotten, wrote Alexis Madrigal for The Atlantic in 2012, that civil rights advocates and scientists opposed the missions because they drew billions of dollars away from those and other sectors. In the years after the lunar landings, though, retroactive support for the missions have steadily grown.
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Two big teaching unions in Ireland are to ballot for action over the introduction of new curricular and testing arrangement which they say have not been funded or consulted on properly.
Although many teachers agree that the 25 year old Junior Certificate system for secondary age students needs to be reformed, the unions are angry that sweeping changes have been announced without consulatation. ASTI and TUI are balloting jointly for action which will include non-co-operation with the new arrangements.
Education in Ireland has suffered huge cuts since the onset of the financial crisis in 2008 which hit Ireland particularly hard. As we reported last year, when ASTI were taking action against the latest measures from the government, which would see yet more cuts: Ireland is one of the Eurozone countries, which has been hit hardest by the crisis since 2008. Formerly known as the 'celtic tiger' economy, because of huge growth fuelled by the financial sector, the government agreed to a bailout, which came with the usual baggage of massive cuts to the public sector. Teachers have been in the forefront of the fight against cuts in the country.
The results of the joint ballots will be announced on March 26th.


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The German athlete performed very well and gained on two French athletes: Marion Bertrand and Tessa Worley. The Italian Irene Curtone arrived as fourth.
The Italian athletes were unlucky in the night slalom in Gressoney. Denise Karbon skipped a gate at the beginning and lost the second round even if she got a third position in the first one. If Federica Brignone had had not skip the last gate before reaching the finishing line, she would have got the second place with 1.42.38.
Cogne. Fifteen kilometres in a single breath; four passages on the finish line, short distances and a crowded audience urging on all the contenders. Cologna, the Olympic champion in Vancouver didn't start, but the competition was fascinating. In the end the transalpine Vincent Vittoz won with 32'18''90, with an advantage of 19''46 on the Swiss Tony Livers, and of 31''24 on the Friulian Carabiniere Giorgio Di Centa. Another French athlete gained the fourth position, Robin Duvillard, who reached the final line after 32''85, and Ronny Andre Hafsaas arrived fifth with 44''32. Other three Italian athletes follow: 6th Pietro Piller Cottrer, 7th Thomas Moriggl, and 8th David Hofer.
Two gold medal for the Asians and the first achievement for Radanova.
Courmayeur march 24, 2010. Despite the forced absence of the Vancouver Bronze Medal Arianna Fontana stopped for an injury, one of the stars present at the military games, the 1500m Short Track competitions at Courmayeur's ice rink impressed the public.


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News of The Future: June 4, 2019
June 3, 2019 by Mark Sackler
"Mars is there, waiting to be reached."–Buzz Aldrin
"President Bush announced that we were landing on Mars today … which means he's given up on Earth."–Jon Stewart
Will we find microbes on Mars? Can we make breathable Oxygen on Mars? I guess we'll find out sometime between now and when we get there. I'm not betting on Elon Musk's aggressive timetable, and I'm certainly not expecting to go there myself. But I do have a ticket to send my name there.
While you're reading about all this week's future-related news, don't forget that you can subscribe to Seeking Delphi™ podcasts on Apple Podcasts, PlayerFM, or YouTube (audio with slide show) and you can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
Mars/Moon/Space–A team of researchers from Caltech has come up with a process by which breathable Oxygen might be generated from Carbon Dioxide for the benefit of future Mars explorers. This is probably preferable to having it shipped there by Amazon.
–If you're looking for life on Mars, you might want to look for pasta-shaped rock formations. According to a University of Illinois scientist, a microbe that forms such growths lives in extremely harsh, low oxygen environments on Earth, and might be able to thrive on Mars.
–Neither you nor I are likely to be going to Mars anytime soon–if ever. But you can send your name there. NASA is inviting individuals to submit their names to be etched in a microchip headed there on the 2020 rover. (Thanks to Eric Klein of the Lifeboat Foundation for providing me with the ticket below).
Future Transport–Back on Earth, Elon Musk's latest promised gimmick will be to produce a Tesla roadster powered by SpaceX rocket thruster technology–by next year. Warning: do not exceed the sound barrier.
–The Canadian province of British Columbia is not taking climate change lying down. They will phase out gas-powered vehicles, requiring 10% to be emission free by 2025 and banning gas-powered vehicles entirely by 2040.
–Wanna buy a flying car? Listen to Seeking Delphi™ podcast #27. Want an emission free vertical take-off-and-landing vehicle (VOTL)? See the video below.
Sustainable Energy–If you're seeking the holy grail of renewable, clean energy, there's bad news. Cold fusion, once and for all, is not it. Google has blown more than a few bucks chasing that unicorn the last four years.
Biotechnology–Therapy delivering nanobots have moved one step closer to becoming reality. IEEE Spectrum reports that South Korean scientists have propelled stem-cell carrying magnetic nanobots through a live mouse.
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News of The Future This Week: February 24, 2019
February 24, 2019 by Mark Sackler
"I had to stop driving my car for a while… the tires got dizzy."–Steven Wright
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Elon Musk is at it again. And if you believe him, there will be another excuse for bad driving available by the end of next year. He says Tesla auto-pilot could be reliable enough for drivers to safely sleep behind the wheel. Will Tesla really be ready? Will the public be ready? If not, it could end very badly.
While you're reading about all this week's future-related news, don't forget that you can subscribe to Seeking Delphi™ podcasts on iTunes, PlayerFM, or YouTube (audio with slide show) and you can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
Self-Driving Cars–Elon Musk is promising Tesla drivers they will be able to nap behind the wheel by the end of next year. There are a lot of skeptics regarding that timeline–including myself. And there are already a lot of drivers out there who seem to be sleeping.
Space/Space Commerce–Musk is also taking criticism in other areas as well. In a widely publicized talk in New York this past week, Amazon CEO and Musk space commerce rival Jeff Bezos laid into the SpaceX goal of colonizing Mars. He also had uncomplimentary words for Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space tourism venture. There's nothing like commercial competition…
—Regardless of what Jeff Bezos thinks of Virgin Galactic, its spaceplane reached the boundary of space for the second time this past week. And for the first time, it carried a passenger along with the astronaut crew.
–It's a far cry from Mars, but SpaceX did launch the first private lunar lander with its Falcon 9 rocket. The lander was designed and built by Israeli firm SpaceIL.
–While private ventures continue to gain the lion's share of news headlines regarding manned flight and Mars exploration, NASA remains focused on exo-planets. Universe Today reports on it's proposed WFIRST space telescope, planned for a launch in the mid 2020-s. They suggest it will be up to 100 times more powerful than Hubble and capable of detecting perhaps a million exo-planets.
Artists conceptioon: robot museum built by robots.
Robotics/Automation–What's more au courant than a robot museum? How about a robot museum that is itself built by robots? That's apparently what South Korea is planning to do.
5G/Mobil Technology–Even as Verizen unveiled plans for rolling out 5G technology to 30 cities later this year, Donald Trump called for 6G–which doesn't even exist.
Coming soon to the Seeking Delphi™ podcast–Your Personal Future, with Verne Wheelright, a preview of the 2019 Undoing Aging conference with Aubrey de Grey, and a discussion with David Wood on his latest book, Sustainable Superabundance: A Universal Transhumanist Invitation.
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News of The Future This Week: October 29, 2018
October 29, 2018 by Mark Sackler
"It is not hard to understand modern art. If it hangs on a wall it's a painting, and if you can walk around it it's a sculpture."–Tom Stoppard
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The future tech news continues to be dominated by artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, and space commerce. Some of it is exciting, some of it is disturbing and some of it–well, I'm not sure what to think. When you read about an A.I. generated paiting fetching big bucks at auction, you just have to scratch your head.
Portrait of Edmund Bellamy, produced by A.I.
Artficial Intelligence–An A.I. generated painting has sold for $432,000 at auction. Is this why A.I. developers get paid so much? Christie's had estimated a value of between $7,000 and $10,000–which on the surface of it seems excessive in itself. Apparently, some people have more money than they know what to do with.
Automation/Robotics–A Swiss firm will build a factory in China that will use robots to build more robots. You'd think there would be enough surplus labor available in China that it would be the last place to need such.
Automomous vehicles–Will self-driving cars be the solution to urban congestion? The New York Times reports that a major urban planning guru is suggesting the opposite–it will make it worse.
–For better or for worse, Tesla continues to go full speed ahead toward self-driving vehicles. A new software update will add several new capabilities to its autopilot feature.
—Autonomous or not, Tesla is finally ramping up to a level of mass production. Next Big Future reports that they will pump out roughly 450,000 vehicles in 2019, and approach one million per year by 2022.
Musk's moon base. When will the condos go on sale?
Space Commerce–It wouldn't be News of The Future This Week without at least two Elon Musk companies making headlines. Musk tweeted over the weekend that SpaceX will have a moon base operational by 2025.
— What would you do with a fiber so strong that a cubic centimeter of it could haul 160 elephants? Maybe build a space elevator. The Chinese team of researchers who developed such a material are thinking just that.
–Robots building robots may seem a bit odd in China, but in space it makes sense. Relativity Space, a company backed by Mark Cuban, is developing a 3-D printer that will spit out robots–and other needed devices–for space colonies on the moon, Mars or asteroids. They don't expect an actual market until sometime in the 2020's at the earliest.
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News of The Future This Week: August 19, 2018
August 19, 2018 by Mark Sackler
"Those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future." – John F Kennedy
What is a futurist? I get asked that all the time. No, we don't have crystal balls. It's not so much about predicting the future as it is about helping steer humanity to a better future. This week's news of the future kicks off with a new video by British futurist Ray Hammond that provides a succinct historical perspective on the study of the future.
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Future Thinking–From Roger Bacon to Alvin Toffler and Ray Kurzweill, Ray Hammond's new video on The History of Futurists and Futurology provides a thoughtful perspective on thinking about things to come.
–And from last year's annual meeting of The Association of Professional Futurists, my Seeking Delphi podcast, redux, asking the practitioners themselves, What is a Futurist?
Tesla semi (artist's conception)
—Future transportation–Elon Musk continues to lead the way when it comes to inventing the future of transportation. His Boring Company aims to create a 3 mile long tunnel to Dodger Stadium to help ease Los Angeles traffic, to be operative by late next year. And Tesla looks to roll out its first electric semi- truck, also in 2019.
Space Exploration/Commerce–Want to mine the asteroids? Now it's possible to get a master's degree, or even a Ph.D., dedicated to exactly that. The Colorado School of Mines offers the program to study the "exploration, extraction, and use of [space] resources."
—Meanwhile, China's announced plans to send two robots to explore the far side of the moon now has a launch target of this December.
Graphene Jacket (image credit: Vollebak)
Material Science–A company called Vollebak has introduced the world's first graphene jacket. Light weight, water proof, and durable, it will only set you back $695.
Military Technology–Damn the cyber torpedoes, it's full speed ahead for the US to build a megawatt laser weapon by 2023. The aim is to intercept ICBM's and hypersonic weapons.
The Human Condition–Millennium Project CEO and State of The Future lead author, Jerome Glenn, says that we have done better than most people expected. He goes so far as to say, in the latest Seeking Delphi™ interview linked below, that "we are winning as a species." He does acknowledge critical issues that could derail the trajectory of progress, however.
Episode #24: The State of The Future, with Jerome Glenn
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"I could have gone on flying in space forever"–Yuri Gagarin
Move over, Buck Rogers. The U.S. administration wants to build a space force. With budget deficits approaching 10 figures, it could just be posturing–or wishful thinking. Elon Musk inisists he isn't posturing on getting to Mars, though. He's all over the space news this week–for a change.
Space–U.S. vice president addressed the Pentagon with details of a proposed Space Force to be implemented by 2020. With a trillion dollar deficit looming, and a congressional majority composed of Republicans who (supposedly) espouse smaller government, it will be interesting to see where the funding will come from.
–The space force may be in doubt, but it's full speed ahead to Mars, as far as Elon Musk is concerned. He convened a secret Mars workshop, attended by prominant scientists and engineers, to address colonization of the Red Planet.
—Meanwhile, Russia intends to compete with Elon and his SpaceX for heavy payload launch capability–eventually. Their rocket with 70 ton launch capacity is targeted for a rollout in 2028. Don't look now, Vladimir, but with ten years lead time, Elon is bound to build something bigger.
TESS, image credit: NASA
–For you exo-planet fans, new estimates from NASA suggest it's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite could identify up to 10,000 new alien worlds over the next two years. As many as 3500 of them could be smaller than Neptune, down to and including Earth-sized planets.
Automation/future of work– Back on the ground, Elon Musk has other issues to deal with. His plans to fully automate a Tesla plant haven't gone so smoothly.
Alternative energy/Environment–Elon has competiton in the alternative-energy trucking space as well. The ironically named Nikola has reportedly raised $100 million dollars for the launch its hyrdrogen-powered trucking venture.
The Human Condition–Millennium Project CEO and State of The Future lead author, Jerome Glenn, says that we have done better than most people expected. He goes so far as to say, in this Seeking Delphi™ interview linked below, that "we are winning as a species." He does acknowledge critical issues that could derail the trajectory of progress, however.
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News of the Future This Week, March 28, 2018
March 29, 2018 by Mark Sackler
"A space station is a rangy monstrosity, a giant erector set built by a madman."–Mary Roach
Oh, how jaded we've become. Remember Skylab? When it became the first orbiting space station to crash back to earth, away back in 1979, it provoked a wide range of bizarre cultural outcroppings, from Skylab crash parties to insurance against it landing on your head. This time? Not so much. If the cable news channels can't politicize it, they won't give it much mention.
Chinese Space Station: look out below!
Space–The Chinese space station will hurtle back to earth this weekend. Time Magazine reports that you don't have to worry–much–about it landing on you.
—According to a paper by Gregory Matloff, published in Centauri Dreams, the combination of the SpaceX Falcom Heavy rocket, a Bigelow inflatable habitat, and huge solar sail, would be the perfect combination for manned expeditions to near earth objects in the 2020's.
–NASA's next Mars rover isn't scheduled for launch until 2020. In advance of that, today they're testing the parachute designed to deploy at supersonic speeds and drop it gently to the Martian surface.
James Webb telescope or Klingon battleship? Image Credit: NASA
—Speaking of NASA, they've delayed the launch of the James Webb Space Telescopte–again. The successor to Hubble is now scheduled for launch in May of 2020. Anyone taking bets?
Electric Vehicles–Speaking of betting on late deployment, FedEx has apparently ordered 20 of Tesla's new electric semi-trucks. The scheduled roll out for these is 2019. Based on Mr. Musk's timetable track record, I'd set an over-under on actual delivery to Fedex at January 2021.
Artificial Intelligence—According to Mashable, NVIDIA's new supercomputer will create A.I. that's "terrifyingly smart." Well, maybe not–most experts believe we won't AGI–artifiicial general intelligence–for least 15-30 years, if ever. But even they don't agree.
Automation/Future of Work–Hardly a week goes by without some new forecast of an automation driven job-killing apocolypse. The latest one, from Bain Consulting, foresees 50% of current jobs eventually going away, and specifically forecasts that U.S. employers will need 20-25% fewer workers by 2030.
Extreme Bionics–In case you missed it, here's the link to the final Seeking Delphi™ podcast from SXSW 2018, on Extreme Bionics: The Future of Human Ability. It feature two bilateral amputees, paralympian and actrees Aimee Mullins (Stranger Things, Unsane) and MIT Media lab associate professor, Hugh Herr. (YouTube slide show link below).
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News of the Future This Week, March 8, 2018
March 8, 2018 by Mark Sackler
"Life is a DNA software system."–Craig Ventner
You've heard it all, and lately you're hearing it more. The singularity is near. Robots are going to take our jobs. Robots are going to take over altogether. Robots are even going to take over our sex lives. Yadda yadda yadda.
I'm not saying it won't happen; I just think it's farther away than the impression most people are getting from all the news. What's here right now is genetic editing, and with it, the possibility of directing human evolution. The very real and very near possibility of changing what it means to be human. Read all the artificial intelligence and future of work articles–yes. But keep your eye on the gene editing ball–it's here right now.
Seeking Delphi™ will be at SXSW 2018 in Austin, TX through Wednesday of next week. Stay tuned for updates on the Intelligent Future track.
Gene editing/synthetic biology–A Japanese team has created a new genetic editing process so precise it can edit a single letter of DNA. Called MhAX, it works by combining the gene editing tool CRISPR with a DNA repair technique.
–If you thought IBM was only about information technology and business processes, think again. Researchers at the compnay are making headway in the development of synthetic molecules that might be able to replace antibiotics in the fight against drug resistant infectious organisms.
The Future of Work–Speaking of artificial intelligence, maybe it is coming to take jobs. But a new Gallup survey suggests that most Americans think it will take somebody else's job–not theirs.
Autonomous Vehicles/Advanced Transportation–If job disruptive technology is at hand, can Luddism be far behind? Apparently not, as recent attacks on self-driving vehicles in San Franscisco demonstrate.
–If cars are ever going to be fully autonomous, every aspect of the operation needs to be designed to be human-free. Even headlights. Engineers at Mercedes Benz have now done just that, they've designed smart, autonomous headlights.
Energy–Elon Musk has been rather quiet lately–for him–as far as these weekly reports go. Not to worry; his latest idea is to equip 50,000 Australian homes with his Tesla solar roofing tiles and lithium ion batteries, to create a virtual power plant.
Tesla solar roofing tiles look like…well…roofing tiles.
Chinese Space Station–China's failing space station is due to come crashing back into the atmosphere within the next few weeks. Fear not, though. Your own future probably doesn't include getting conked on the head by the falling debris. Experts have calculated your chances of being hit as a million times more remote than winning Powerball. That equates to about one in three hundered trillion.
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The Official Plymouth 400th Anniversary Tour
Arrive in Plymouth in the area of the Grist MIll and ;earn how the Pilgrims first began their lives in America!
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Plymouth 400th Anniversary Tour
*Orientation tour and special presentation of the Pilgrims at the New England Historic Genealogical Society
*Tour the present-day city of Plymouth and visit Leyden Street, the original street of the Pilgrims
*Visit the Pilgrim Hall Museum, the oldest in America, and see the incredible collection of Pilgrim artifacts.
*Relive the lives of the Pilgrims and the Native inhabitants of the area at the Pilmoth Plantation
*Step aboard the Mayflower II and see how they lived aboard for 65 days
*Visit Coles Hill and Burial Hill, the burial grounds of the Pilgrims
*Visit the home of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins in Duxbury and the grave of Miles Standish
*Sail to Martha's Vineyard (Noepe) and visit the Aquinnah cultural Center for a closer look into the lives of the native people of the area.
*Ferry to Provincetown to visit the Pilgrim's First Landing Park!
Includes Breakfast and Dinner each day, also experience a tribal social feast with music arranged by one of the native members of the Eampanoag Tribe and much more!
*Itinerary is subject to change or be modified where reasonably required at any time. Itinerary changes may be necessary as a result of unforeseen circumstances, operational concerns, or concerns for your health, safety, enjoyment or comfort.
Travel this morning from New Jersey to Duxbury, MA for a visit to the Alden family house museum. John Alden and Priscilla Mullins rrived in Plimoth Colony on board the Mayflower in 1620. Their courtship was immortalized as one of America's great love stories in Henry Wadswoth Longfellow's poem, "The Courship of Miles Standish." In 1627, the couple moved to Duxbury where they built a home, raised 10 children and became prosperous farmers while John also served as one of Plimoth Colony's leaders.
The historic tour of Plymouth begins at the Jenny house and continues through Brewster Gardens to the waterfront and to Plymouth Rock. It continues to Leyden Street where the Pilgrims first began arranging their houseing sites before Christmas in 1620 after dieembarking from the Mayflower. They built their houses along this street from the shore up to the base of Burial Hill where the original fort building was located and now is the site of a cemetary and First Church of Plymouth. Town Brook is adjacent to the street and provided drinking water for the early colonists. Governor William Bradford, Dr. Samuel Fuller, Peter Browne and other settlers owned lots along the road. The famed First Thanksgivinig was likely held nearby in 1621. Have lunch on your own at the waterfront. Then visit the Mayflower II, a detailed reproduction of the ship and meet historical characters who describe living conditions on the journey across the Atlantic Ocean. See the passengers cramped quarters, peer into the hold where the goods were store, and compare the spacious Master's cabin to the confined sailors'accommodations. We'll learn about the continue to Plimoth Plantation. Known as a living history museum, it recreates actual life at the time of the famous immigrants. Their lives, experiences and concerns, along with those of the Wampanoag Indians on whose land they settled, are brought to life. Next to the Village, you'll find the Wampanoag Homesite and meet people who explain the history and culture of the Wampanoag people. You'll discover how hte 17th Century Wampanoag would have lived along the coast during the growing season: planting their crops, fishing and hunting, gathering wild herbs and berries for food, and reeds for making mats and baskets. You''ll see a mat-covered wetu, the Wampanoag word for house. Food is cookedover an open fire using only the ingredients that were available in the 1600s. At the riverside you mays ee men making a mishoon-the Wampanoag word for boat-using fire as a tool to hollow out a tree. We'll enjoy a tribal feast this evening followed by a "Paint Night": where we'll get a chance to create our own version fo Delft Tiles.
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Travel back to the Harbor thismorning and board Capt. Bob's boat and ferry to Provincetown. Pass Clark's Island, full of historical significance both becase it was the site where the Pilgrims celebrated the first Sabbath in the New World. Visit the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum. Visit the Mayflower Compact Monument, situated at the base of the bluff where the Pilgrim Monument is located. Head down the Cape passing Corn Hill where small boats were in search of food. Climbed a nearby hill where they discovered the Pamet Indians' winter store of corn. And much more
For over ten thousand years, the Wampanoag have inhabiited the island of Noepe, now called Martha's Vineyard. When the first Europeans dropped anchor in 1602-just before the Pilgrims--they numbered three thousand or more. To this day they still occupy the aboriginal land of Aquinnah and count 1200 member, about 500 of whom live on the island. Take a ferry to the Island and enjoy a guided tour lead by a Wampanoage Guide including a stop at Aquinna, and much more! Return to the mainland and enjoy a final Farewell Dinner.
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Panthers Salvage Split Against GCU with Walk-Off Win in Game Two
Florida Tech played their third consecutive doubleheader on Saturday, and for the third straight day, the Panthers got a big walk-off win in game two, completing a three-run comeback against Georgian Court with three runs in the final frame turning a 5-3 deficit into a 6-5 win.
It was the third straight walk-off win in game two of a twin bill for the Panthers. Thursday, they swept Tiffin thanks to a walk-off walk drawn by Katie Maiello. On Friday, it was a single by Ashley Campbell, allowing Victoria Szrom to score and beat Wilmington 5-4.
Saturday, the Panthers dropped game one to the Lions 5-4. Jordan Lawlis got the start in the circle, and GCU got to her for two runs in the top of the first thanks to an RBI double off the bat of Lindsey Fischbach. She would score on a Jade Warner single.
Georgian Court starter Mikayla Gilgert sent the Panthers down in order the first time through the lineup. In the fourth inning, Mikayla Wessel reached on a fielder's choice and stole second Tina Velazquez Rolon would then reach on an error allowing Wessel to score and Florida Tech was on the board.
The Panthers who committed four errors in game two on Friday and still won were hurt by errors again in the fifth inning on Saturday, as two runs scored for the Lions. An error on a stolen base led to one run, and a throwing error later in the inning led to another run and a 4-1 lead.
GCU would get their final run on a Samantha Salomon RBI single in the seventh. Florida Tech answered in the bottom of the inning, mounting a two-out rally. Vanessa Rubio singled to start the inning and was pinch-run for by Peyton Anders. Pinch-hitter Alexis Clark singled and gave pinch-hitter Ally Carver a chance. She came through with a single, scoring Anders and making it 5-2. That was as close as the Panthers would get, as Cheyenne Nelson came up as the tying run, but flew out to end the game.
Gilgert got the complete-game victory for Georgian Court giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits. She did not give up multiple hits to any of the Panthers.
Lawlis (5-3) went the distance for the Panthers, allowing five runs (two earned) on nine hits. She walked two and struck out three, throwing 114 pitches (68 strikes).
For more info: Georgian Court @ Florida Tech Box Score (Game 1)
Things did not start well for the Panthers in game two as Paige Eckert got GCU on the board with a two-run home run against Velazquez Rolon, who got the start for the home team. Eckert would do damage again in the third, driving Fischbach home with a single and putting her team up 3-0.
An error led to another Georgian Court run in the fourth when Malia Black touched the plate after a dropped fly ball allowed her to score from second.
The Panthers (14-11) got a run back in the fifth inning when Nelson tripled and was chased home by a Rubio single, cutting the GCU lead to 4-2. Rubio, who missed Thursday and Friday's games, returned with a hit in both of Saturday's games. She also drew three walks in game two.
After Velazquez got through the sixth stranding two runners, Szrom led off the sixth inning with her third home run of the season. That got the Panthers to within a run, heading into the final frame.
Georgian Court (6-12) got a run back in the top of the seventh with a single from Kendalia Turner bringing home the Lions fifth run and getting their lead back to two.
That lead was short-lived as Wessel took one for the team, getting hit by a pitch to start the bottom of the inning. Velazquez Rolon immediately made that mistake pay off, as she hit a bomb over the right-field wall, tying the game at 5.
Rubio walked and after a pitching change for GCU, Anders was back to run for Rubio. After Jaden Kline walked, Katrina Hand took her spot at first. That brought Szrom up and after fouling one off the net down the first baseline, she roped a single up the middle, scoring Anders with the winning run.
Velazquez Rolon not only hit the homer that tied the game, but she also went 3-for-4 at the dish, improving her record to 9-4 in the circle, with the complete-game victory. She allowed five runs (four earned) on eight hits, walking three and striking out eight. She threw 80 of her 133 pitches for strikes.
Nelson was the only other Panther with a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4.
After winning five of six games this week, the Panthers will be home again Wednesday, March 11 to host Southern New Hampshire University in a doubleheader. Game one is set for 1:00 p.m.


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SpaceX Sets Next Launch From Cape Canaveral for April 27
The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket nears an attempted landing on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean minutes after its Tuesday afternoon launch of an International Space Station resupply mission from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. (PHOTO CREDIT: SpaceX)
SpaceX is targeting April 27 at 6:14 p.m. for its next launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a few days later than previously planned.
A Falcon 9 rocket will launch Turkmenistan's first communications satellite to a geosynchronous orbit more than 22,000 miles over the equator.
The spacecraft is officially called TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSat, but SpaceX calls it the Thales mission for short, referring to Thales Alenia Space, which built the satellite and signed the launch contract.
Because of the payload's high orbit, the Falcon 9 will not have enough spare propellant to attempt another booster landing at sea.
Video SpaceX released of Tuesday's attempt showed a near landing by the booster on an unpiloted "drone ship" a couple hundred miles off the coast of Jacksonville.
The 14-story rocket stage appeared to touch down at a slight angle, hesitate for a moment, then tip over and explode on impact.
The next booster landing attempt will be made during SpaceX's next International Space Station resupply mission, tentatively scheduled for June 19. Those flights are to low-Earth orbit.
SpaceX later this year plans to begin flying Falcon 9s with improved thrust that would enable booster returns from higher-orbit missions.
After the upcoming launch, SpaceX's priority is a test of its Dragon spacecraft, the version being designed to fly people.
The "pad abort" test will fire the Dragon's SuperDraco thrusters to shoot the capsule from Launch Complex 40, testing the system that would allow astronauts to escape a failing rocket.
The long-awaited test could happen as soon as May 2, but SpaceX warned the date could change.
Runway deal in sight?
A deal to turn over the operation of Kennedy Space Center's three-mile shuttle runway over to Space Florida has been said to be close for months.
It still is, as negotiations approach the two-year mark.
KSC Director Bob Cabana this week said lawyers continue to discuss insurance and indemnification, perhaps the last big issue to resolve.
"I think we've reached agreement on just about everything," Cabana told reporters and guests of a NASA Social event before SpaceX's first attempt to launch cargo to the International Space Station.
The runway is a key piece of the center's strategy to become a multi-user spaceport supporting government and commercial spaceflight.
Space Florida says it has talked to a dozen or more companies that might be interested in horizontal launches and landings of space planes or their carrier aircraft. Drones also could be tested there.
But Cabana said most of those companies weren't ready to fly yet, so the extended negotiations hadn't had any negative impact.
"I thought we would have had this by now," he said. "We're very close."
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Gjallica or Gjallica e Lumës is a limestone mountain at  above sea level and the highest summit in the region of Kukës County, Albania. It lies  southeast of the city of Kukës, having a cap covered by snow up to June when the winters are cold and snowy.

The mountain falls within the Balkan mixed forests and Dinaric Mountains mixed forests terrestrial ecoregions of the Palearctic Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome. The slopes of the mountain is entirely covered with coniferous forests. It has thick vegetation of pines and beeches on high altitude, but sparse vegetation on the foot of the mountain due to the now closed plant that emitted harmful gases for the vegetation close to it. Gjallica appears to be very tall because the Black Drin valley to its west is only  above sea level.

See also

 Geography of Albania
 Mountains of Albania

References

Mountains of Albania
Geography of Kukës County
Two-thousanders of Albania

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Navitas Accelerates EV Adoption in Baird's 2022 Vehicle Technology & Mobility Conference
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS), the industry-leader in gallium nitride (GaN) power integrated circuits (ICs) has announced its participation at Baird's Vehicle Technology & Mobility Conference being held virtually on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 2:55pm EST.
Hosted by the company's Equity Research and Global Investment Banking teams, Baird's Vehicle Technology & Mobility Conference unites company leaders with investors and select corporates.
To discover more about GaN's adoption in EV, click here to register and join the live presentation and 'fire-side chat'.
Navitas Semiconductor, GaNFast and the Navitas logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Navitas Semiconductor Limited.
South Atlantic Bancshares, Inc. Reports Earnings of $1.42 per Diluted Common Share For the Year Ended December 31, 2021
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Consolidated net income was $2.3 million, or $0.29 per diluted common share, for the three months ended December 31, 2021, an increase of $411 thousand, or $0.05 per diluted common share, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2020.
Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2021 totaled $2.3 million, or $0.29 per diluted common share, compared to $1.8 million or $0.24 per diluted common shares, reported for the same three months ended December 31, 2020.
Noninterest income increased $1.9 million, or 23.3 percent, to $9.8 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 compared to $8.0 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020.
Our effective tax rate for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 was 19.8 percent compared to 17.6 percent for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020.
Paya Announces Acquisition of VelocIT
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ATLANTA, Jan. 19, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Paya Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PAYA) ("Paya"), a leading integrated payments and commerce solution provider, today announced the acquisition of VelocIT Business Solutions ("VelocIT").
VelocIT brings to Paya industry-leading technologies, deep knowledge of the ERP market, and strong integration experience and expertise.
Through the acquisition of VelocIT, Paya will accelerate its product roadmap, scaling the companys solution capabilities and extending its leadership in accounting and ERP integrations.
With their technology platform, partnerships, and ERP domain expertise, the acquisition of VelocIT strengthens Payas ability to fulfill that commitment.
The First Custom Tesla Rental Company Brought To Miami by Try-A-Tesla
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 - 5:25pm
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Detroit, Michigan--(Newsfile Corp. - January 18, 2022) - Try-A-Tesla announces the first custom Tesla Rental Company.
The company provides a new take on high-end vehicle rentals, putting it on the cutting edge of the business model.
There's no denying the Tesla is sexy, and not just because of its ecofriendly street cred.
To find out more about renting a Tesla from one of the most knowledgeable high-end rental facilities in the Miami area, contact Try-a-Tesla Custom Tesla Rentals at (785) TES-LAAA (937-5222.)
Postsecondary Transfer Enrollment Stabilized In Fall 2021
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Thelatest COVID-19: Transfer, Mobility, and Progress report, the sixth in the series, reflects the pandemics impact on postsecondary transfer students.
Patterns of transfer and mobility have diverged across different pathways in fall 2021.
Younger transfer students aged 18-20 is the only age group to experience growth in fall 2021, fully recovering from their 2020 declines (+13.6% vs. -8.7% in fall 2020).
The COVID-19: Transfer, Mobility, and Progress presents the undergraduate transfer enrollment and pathways in the fall of 2021.
FOMO & SMARTSOLUTION ANNOUNCE RECORD YEAR
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Chicago IL, Jan. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOMO CORP.'s (OTC: FOMC) acquisition target under definitive agreement, SMARTSolution Technologies, L.P. ("SST"), the region's premier Audio/Visual integration company for education, corporations and non-profits, today announced $8.4 million in contracts with $4.8 million closed as of December 31, 2021. The remaining $3.6 million of these contracts are expected to close in the 1st quarter of 2022. This includes 1,546 interactive displays in classrooms, serving over one hundred and fifty school districts, including private and charter schools across Pennsylvania and Ohio.
We are thrilled with our customers continued acquisition of classroom technology and their trust in our services to provide them.
In 1996, Mitchell Schwartz and SMARTSolution Technologies introduced the SMART Board to local schools and businesses, bringing the latest in collaborative technology to the region.
Vik Grover, CEO of FOMO said: SST is a game changer because it lets our clean air companies go directly to schools.
SMARTSolution Technologies, L.P., is a Pittsburgh, PAbased audiovisual systems integration company that designs and builds presentation, teleconferencing and collaborative systems for businesses, education and nonprofits.
EV Battery Tech Oversubscribes $0.20 Private Placement
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Vancouver, B.C., Jan. 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies Corp. (the "Company" or "EV Battery Tech") (CSE: ACDC) is pleased to announce that, further to its news release dated January 12, 2022, it has successfully closed its non-brokered private placement of units (each, a "Unit") for total gross proceeds of $900,000 (the "Private Placement").
Due to significant demand, the Private Placement was oversubscribed and the Company successfully raised total gross proceeds of $900,000.
This private placement shows the considerable strength of the Company and the faith investors have in its long-term business plan, stated Bryson Goodwin, President and CEO of EV Battery Tech.
In connection with the Private Placement, the Company issued a total of 4,500,000 Units at a price of $0.20 per Unit.
Goodfood Reports First Quarter 2022 Results with Stable Meal Subscription Net Sales, Growing Active Customers (1) and Canadians Beginning to Rapidly Adopt On-Demand Grocery Delivery
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Online grocery is a fast-growing segment of the overall $140-billion-plus Canadian grocery industry, with digital grocery delivery penetration currently estimated to be in the single digits.
The results of this strategy have led to a more engaged Goodfood customer, with improved retention and more frequent order rates.
The Company reports the number of active subscribers at the beginning and end of the period, rounded to the nearest thousand.
The Company reports the number of active customers at the beginning and end of the period, rounded to the nearest thousand.
New Research Reveals Governance as a Significant Inhibitor to Accelerated Cloud Adoption
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Cloud governance is a framework of policies, procedures, and tools focused on ensuring cloud deployments are operating securely and efficiently.
Cloud governance enforcement is inhibiting the acceleration of cloud adoption and usage.
By adopting cloud governance as code model organizations can remove the friction associated with traditional tooling and processes while innovating securely in the cloud.
Stacklet provides the commercial cloud governance platform that accelerates how the Global 2000 manages their security, asset visibility, operations, and cost optimization policies in the cloud.
David Lundstrom Joins SilkRoad Technology as Senior Vice President of Engineering
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SilkRoad Technology, a global software and services platform that helps organizations attract, retain and align people to their business, today announced that David Lundstrom has joined SilkRoad as Senior Vice President of Engineering.
David comes to SilkRoad Technology from Echo Global Logistics, a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation services, where he was the Senior Vice President of Engineering and was responsible for leading platform modernization.
Im thrilled to welcome David to SilkRoad, said Robert Dvorak, Chief Executive Officer and President of SilkRoad Technology.
Im excited to join SilkRoad and I look forward to growing our development team, said David Lundstrom, Senior Vice President of Engineering.


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It is less costly to get and preserve homeowner's insurance policies if you do not have damage prone units. Insurance coverage companies see swimming pools, trampolines, and other comparable objects to be a increased chance for injury and will for that reason elevate the quantity of your premium. Even though getting a pool might be entertaining, removing it will save you money!
An agent can offer you with several property owner plan options. Your insurance agent can design the greatest policy for you if you give them a record of every little thing you have and how significantly it is all worth. Providing this kind of a checklist in progress is also a good way to exhibit what you in fact very own, in circumstance you need to file a claim later.


Like many others, I am a big fan of raw cacao, not just for its deliciousness, but also its health benefits. Packed with nutrients such as potassium, magnesium, calcium, B vitamins, antioxidants and the mood improving serotonin and anandamide (the bliss molecule), what's not to love!
But as well as doing you good from the inside out, cacao can also benefit you from the outside in. Cacao butter is rich in oleic, stearic and palmitic fatty acids, and is naturally high in vitamin E, all of which help to smooth and hydrate your skin, and may even help with eczema and dermatitis. The high levels of natural flavonoids and antioxidants protect and repair the skin from damage and its anti-inflammatory properties help to sooth redness & blemishes to improve the skins complexion.
Combined with coconut oil, which is an excellent moisturiser as well as possessing antibacterial and antifungal properties, and other wonderfully natural oils such as Shea butter, Sweet Almond Oil, Grapeseed, and wonderful healing essential oils, skincare has now been raised to a new level of natural goodness with beautiful protection from everyday damage and premature aging.
Deliciously Honest have taken these wonderful ingredients and used them to prepare 100% natural & plant based soaps that help repair, soothe, moisturise and protect against the aging effects of everyday life.
The Skin Repair formula contains the beautiful 100% pure essential oils of peppermint, tea tree, rose geranium and lavender, to help with irritated and itchy skin and can also help skin prone to eczema and psoriasis.


I ran across this video at the Stepping Up website. I thought it worth sharing.
As church leaders we must keep in mind whose is the responsibility to build the church. It is not the pastor's responsibility. It is not the elders' responsibility. It is not the preacher's responsibility. It is Christ's and Christ's alone (Matthew 16:18).


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Q: How convet vaadin 23 element to itext 7 element? I have leaflet map in my Vaadin site:
enter image description here
I need export this DIV block (as a picture) into PDF file (i use iText 7 https://kb.itextpdf.com/home):
Here I found the information
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https://kb.itextpdf.com/home/it7kb/ebooks/itext-7-converting-html-to-pdf-with-pdfhtml/chapter-1-hello-html-to-pdf*
about export HTML to PDF file.
I have problem:
iText 7 need IElement, but I have only vaadin element.
Please tell me how to convert vaadin element to iText element?
I try get OuterHTML from vaadin element:
        String HTML = this.getElement().getOuterHTML();
        var elements = HtmlConverter.convertToElements(HTML);
        for (IElement element : elements) {
            pdfExporter.getDocument().add((IBlockElement)element);
        }

As a result , I received report without graphics
enter image description here

A: The Element API in Vaadin does not hold everything on the server-side memory. You should think of it more as a proxy that just communicates what is necessary to the client side and back. What the getOuterHTML returns is just a fraction of the actual content on the browser side. Pretty much everything inside your element is rendered by LeafletJS, so the server side proxy knows nothing about its contents. That's why the thing you are trying will never work that way.
I see you have two options. First would be to fetch the full html with executeJS instead. But I would be surprised if iText can interpret the rather complex structure provided by Leaflet in a meaningful way.
Probably a better working solution would be to use something to render the current view on the browser side into an image first and then forward that image to iText. This HTMLtoCANVAS might be helpful (disclaimer: I have never used it myself).

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This year our Charity Lunches in Lent have raised have raised over £1100. This is a fantastic response from a community affected by flooding last year. Our volunteer caterers did us proud and there was wide spread community support. It was good to welcome old and young alike, children from the primary school as well as veteran supporters and what a delight to have toddlers keeping us on our toes. A special thanks goes to Liz Moore and Catherine Pollitt who gave us insights to what it is like to live without water.
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Adventure Comes Standard: Ford Pro™ Reveals New 2023 Ford Transit Trail™ Van
November 03 2022 - 06:00AM
Loaded with unique features and capabilities, the new 2023 Ford Transit Trail gives adventure seekers an upfit-ready van straight from the factory
Transit Trail is available in medium- and high-roof cargo van configurations, including an extended-length high-roof model that provides up to 487 cubic feet of cargo space to customize
Adventure vehicle is backed by Ford's 3-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty and Ford Pro's network of upfitters, dealers and mobile service vans for end-to-end support
Van life just received an upgrade with the arrival of the new 2023 Ford Transit Trail van.
For more than six decades, Ford has provided travelers with vans, trucks and chassis built for life on and off the road. In fact, more motorhomes are built on Ford chassis than any other brand.1 Today, Ford Pro announced it is continuing that tradition with Transit Trail, an upfit-ready adventure van that leverages the same capability, versatility and customization options that helped make Ford Transit® America's best-selling commercial van.2
"No matter the task at hand – delivering packages or enjoying life off the grid – customers can rely on their Transit to get the job done," said Ted Cannis, Ford Pro CEO. "Our decades of experience in the motorhome industry and insights from the van-life community helped us design a vehicle that makes it easier for adventure seekers to start their next journey."
Equipped to take on more of life's adventures
Available in three cargo van configurations, including medium- and high-roof models and a high-roof extended-length variant, the new Ford Transit Trail is equipped for improved off-highway capability with the following standard features and capabilities:
3.5-liter EcoBoost® V6 engine that produces 310 horsepower and 400 lb.-ft. of torque3, mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission
Intelligent All-Wheel Drive, with five selectable drive modes, including Normal, Eco, Mud/Ruts, Tow/Haul and Slippery
3.5-inch increased ride height, a 2.75-inch wider track, 30.5-inch Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse all-terrain tires, and 16-inch black alloy wheels
Black grille with integrated marker lamps and black HID headlamps, unique skid plate-style front bumper, splash guards, wheel arch cladding, front wheel arch liners, and slider-style driver- and passenger-side steps
Heavy-Duty Trailer Package with up to 6,500-lb. towing capacity for hauling a boat, four-wheelers, snowmobiles or other adventure toys
Tech features that enable confidence while on and off the trail with Intelligent Access with push-button start, Blind Spot Assist 1.0, Reverse and Side Sensing systems, Adaptive Cruise Control
SYNC®4 with SiriusXM® with 360L, HD Radio™ and Ford Power-Up software updates, a 12-inch touchscreen, a high-resolution digital camera, and 110-volt, 12-volt and USB outlets
Creating a comfortable home on the road
Transit Trail in the high-roof, extended-length configuration provides van-lifers up to 487 cubic feet of cargo space to upfit. Both high-roof variants provide full standing room to people as tall as 6-feet, 5-inches. The cargo area floor in the extended-length model stretches more than 14 feet.
Drillable areas positioned specifically for cabinetry, shelving, bed and more allow do-it-yourselfers and upfitters to consider countless configurations. Privacy glass and an optional roof vent fan make time spent in the van more comfortable. Creature comforts in the cabin include an overhead shelf, illuminated sun visors and driver and passenger swivel seats.
An available Upfitter Package helps travelers power auxiliary accessories such as an exterior light bar and includes high-capacity upfitter switches, a larger center console, an auxiliary fuse panel with a high-spec interface connector, dual AGM batteries and a modified vehicle wiring system.
BUILT FORD TOUGH® tested and backed by Ford Pro
As part of the Transit® family of vans, the Transit Trail adventure-ready chassis is re-tuned and tested to meet the same BUILT FORD TOUGH durability standards as the rest of the Transit® lineup. This enables the vehicle to maintain Ford's 3-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty.
Transit Trail owners can also benefit from access to the Ford Pro network of upfitters and interior installers easily accessible on fordupfits.com. Customers also will travel confidently with the convenience of the Ford dealer network of more than 3,000 maintenance and service centers for vehicle upkeep, as well as access to a growing fleet of more than 800 mobile service vans when the unexpected happens in unexpected locations.
Assembled in Missouri, home of the Kansas City Assembly Plant4, Transit Trail will provide do-it-yourselfers and motorhome distributors with a turnkey canvas direct from the factory. Current MSRP for Transit Trail starts at $65,9755. For more information on the 2023 Transit Trail, visit www.ford.com.
1Based on third-party 2021 CY registration data provided by Statistical Surveys, Inc. 2Based on total U.S. reported sales (2021 CY). 3Horsepower and torque are independent attributes and may not be achieved simultaneously. 4Assembled in the USA with domestic and foreign parts. 5Current MSRP for base vehicle. Excludes destination/delivery fee plus government fees and taxes, any finance charges, any dealer processing charge, any electronic filing charge, and any emissions testing charge. Optional equipment not included. Starting A, Z and X Plan price is for qualified, eligible customers and excludes document fee, destination/delivery charge, taxes, title and registration. Not all vehicles qualify for A, Z and X Plan.
SiriusXM, Pandora and all related logos are trademarks of SiriusXM Radio Inc., and its respective subsidiaries. HD Radio is a proprietary trademark of iBiquity Digital Corp.
About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) is a global company based in Dearborn, Michigan, that is committed to helping build a better world, where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams. The company's Ford+ plan for growth and value creation combines existing strengths, new capabilities and always-on relationships with customers to enrich experiences for and deepen the loyalty of those customers. Ford develops and delivers innovative, must-have Ford trucks, sport utility vehicles commercial vans and cars and Lincoln luxury vehicles, as well as connected services. Additionally, Ford is establishing leadership positions in mobility solutions, including self-driving technology, and provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. Ford employs about 176,000 people worldwide. More information about the company, its products and Ford Credit is available at corporate.ford.com.
For news releases, related materials and high-resolution photos and video, visit www.media.ford.com.
Elizabeth Kraft 313.300.4625 ekraft12@ford.com


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<?php

namespace Rareloop\Router\Test;

use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
use Rareloop\Router\Helpers\Formatting;

class FormattingTest extends TestCase
{
    /** @test */
    public function can_remove_trialing_slash()
    {
        $string = 'string/';

        $this->assertSame('string', Formatting::removeTrailingSlash($string));
    }

    /** @test */
    public function can_add_trialing_slash()
    {
        $string = 'string';

        $this->assertSame('string/', Formatting::addTrailingSlash($string));
    }

    /** @test */
    public function add_trialing_slash_does_not_produce_duplicates()
    {
        $string = 'string/';

        $this->assertSame('string/', Formatting::addTrailingSlash($string));
    }

    /** @test */
    public function can_remove_leading_slash()
    {
        $string = '/string';

        $this->assertSame('string', Formatting::removeLeadingSlash($string));
    }

    /** @test */
    public function can_add_leading_slash()
    {
        $string = 'string';

        $this->assertSame('/string', Formatting::addLeadingSlash($string));
    }

    /** @test */
    public function add_leading_slash_does_not_produce_duplicates()
    {
        $string = '/string';

        $this->assertSame('/string', Formatting::addLeadingSlash($string));
    }
}

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An application that resembles UI for an online shop with CRUD operations.

This SPA was built in Angular.js and styled in Material Design. It uses Firebase as a remote backend.

## Dependencies

* Node.js

## To build

To install deps run these commands in the root directory of the project:

    npm install
    npm install http-server -g
    bower install

## To Run

run:

    http-server

Navigate to:
     [http://localhost:8080/#/items] (http://localhost:8080/#/items)

Play around adding new items, deleting and editing.


Selecting a motor controller for your robot can be a challenge. There are many factors to consider: from the maximum current draw to wheel speed encoders and regenerative braking. The following summary includes many of the controllers that I examined while building a 4WD rover.
Enables easy differential drive control for 2WD, 4WD or 6WD robots, especially when velocity control is included (wheel speed encoders).
It is very convenient to enable both driving via a remote control (RC) transmitter and receiver as well as local / autonomous control from an onboard microcontroller (serial or I2C).
Y* (overcurrent) Y, prop Y N?
- Safe reverse - Swap RC/serial upon override - Buffered cmds - Discontinued?
Defines the maximum current that the motor controller can output (per motor/channel) over an extended period of time. Review the motor torque curves to determine a suitable limit (eg. 1/3 of stall torque current) and be sure to double it if you are running a 4WD robot with two motor channels.
A battery eliminator circuit (BEC) allows the motor controller to redirect some of the current from the main battery source to the logic controller and any external logic you might have. Without a BEC, you may need to supply an additional battery input for the logic in addition to the main motors. The BEC output is usually regulated to 5v, which is stepped-down from the main battery voltage (eg. 12v, 7.2v, etc.). The greater the BEC output current, the more logic can be powered by the BEC output.
In the case of analog and RC input modes, it is very likely that the actual minimum and maximum ranges (in volts for analog and microseconds for RC) may not match the full range expected by the motor controller's logic. Many controllers offer a calibration mode that monitors the input and attempts to determine the maximum range and scale accordingly. Ultimately, this means that the control stick's input resolution is maximized.
Some controllers provide the ability to limit the acceleration that the motor will respond to. This prevents sudden / jarring motions on the robot and damage to the geartrain. It can also be used to limit the amount of wheelslip that occurs when starting the robot from a standstill (useful if depending on odometry for position). In essense, the acceleration limit will provide a gradual response to your control input, increasing speed as time elapses.
PID controllers enable accurate wheel speed and position to be maintained in a closed-loop feedback system. The most common use for this is to ensure that left and right motors are turning at the same speed, which enables the robot to travel forwards. It is highly likely that each motor will have a different resulting speed when provided the same PWM input signal (due to friction and other factors), so a PID (or PI) loop is very useful.


2012 Tour Schedule Now Online!
The 2012 McLennan Ross Sun Junior Tour schedule has now been released and is on the website. We have a total of 24 events on the 2012 calendar, highlighted by the 17th Annual Tour Championship at Wolf Creek Golf Resort on Monday, August 27. The Tour kicks off on Saturday, June 9 in Drayton Valley and the regular season concludes on Tuesday, August 21 at the newest Tour site, Coyote Creek Golf and RV Resort in Sundre! Start planning your 2012 Tour season now!
Wilson Bateman of Blackhawk GC in Edmonton has been named by Golf Canada as the #1 Junior Male Golfer in Canada for the 2011 season. Bateman, 18, still holds the McLennan Ross Sun Junior Tour record as the youngest-ever tournament winner when he captured the Goose Hummock Jr Open at age 11. In the 2011 season, Wilson won two Golf Canada Future Links tournaments, the Alberta Golf Junior Boys Championship, finished 6th in the Golf Canada Junior Boys Championship and 3rd in the Golf Canada Canadian Men's Amateur. Wilson is currently a member of the San Diego State NCAA Div. 1 men's golf team. Great year, Wilson....Congratulations!
The 2011 Srixon Order of Merit standings were finalized yesterday at the conclusion of the 16th Annual Tour Championship at Wolf Creek Golf Resort. While only one of the four divisions had been settled prior to yesterday`s year-end tournament, and with points doubling in the Tour Championship, every leader managed to hold onto their leads and won very nice golf bags courtesy of Srixon - Cleveland Golf for their efforts. Congratulations go out to JT Kelly of Willow Park, Jeremy Rietze of Lacombe, Andrew Harrison of Camrose, and Katie Griffiths of Red Deer for their performances throughout the year. The Top 20 and ties in each division are now listed in the Order of Merit section.


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package ch.ethz.inf.vs.californium.examples.resources;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import ch.ethz.inf.vs.californium.coap.GETRequest;
import ch.ethz.inf.vs.californium.coap.Response;
import ch.ethz.inf.vs.californium.coap.registries.CodeRegistry;
import ch.ethz.inf.vs.californium.coap.registries.MediaTypeRegistry;
import ch.ethz.inf.vs.californium.coap.registries.OptionNumberRegistry;
import ch.ethz.inf.vs.californium.endpoint.resources.LocalResource;

/**
 * This class implements an "/image" resource for demonstration purposes.
 *
 * Provides different representations of an image through supports content
 * negotiation.
 * The required files are provided in the "run" directory for the .jar version.
 * Make sure to fix the location when running elsewhere.
 *
 * @author Matthias Kovatsch
 */
public class ImageResource extends LocalResource {

    private List<Integer> supported = new ArrayList<Integer>();

    // Constructors ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    /*
     * Default constructor.
     */
    public ImageResource() {
        this("image");
    }

    /*
     * Constructs a new storage resource with the given resourceIdentifier.
     */
    public ImageResource(String resourceIdentifier) {
        super(resourceIdentifier);
        setTitle("GET an image with different content-types");
        setResourceType("Image");

        supported.add(MediaTypeRegistry.IMAGE_PNG);
        supported.add(MediaTypeRegistry.IMAGE_JPEG);
        supported.add(MediaTypeRegistry.IMAGE_GIF);
        supported.add(MediaTypeRegistry.IMAGE_TIFF);

        for (int ct : supported) {
            setContentTypeCode(ct);
        }

        setMaximumSizeEstimate(18029);
        isObservable(false);
    }

    // REST Operations /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

    @Override
    public void performGET(GETRequest request) {

        String filename = "data/image/";
        int ct = MediaTypeRegistry.IMAGE_PNG;

        // content negotiation
        if ((ct = MediaTypeRegistry.contentNegotiation(ct, supported, request.getOptions(OptionNumberRegistry.ACCEPT))) == MediaTypeRegistry.UNDEFINED) {
            request.respond(CodeRegistry.RESP_NOT_ACCEPTABLE, "Accept GIF, JPEG, PNG, or TIFF");
            return;
        }

        filename += "image." + MediaTypeRegistry.toFileExtension(ct);

        // load representation from file
        File file = new File("target/classes/" + filename);

        if (!file.exists()) {
            request.respond(CodeRegistry.RESP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, "Representation not found");
            return;
        }

        // get length of file
        int fileLength = (int) file.length();

        FileInputStream fileIn = null;
        byte[] fileData = new byte[fileLength];

        try
        {
            // open input stream from file
            fileIn = new FileInputStream(file);
            // read file into byte array
            fileIn.read(fileData);
            fileIn.close();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            request.respond(CodeRegistry.RESP_INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, "IO error");
            System.err.println("/image IO error: " + e.getMessage());
            return;
        }

        // create response
        Response response = new Response(CodeRegistry.RESP_CONTENT);
        response.setPayload(fileData);

        // set content type
        response.setContentType(ct);

        // complete the request
        request.respond(response);
    }
}


I absolutely loved If I Fix You, Abigail's debut novel, and I flipped when I saw that she had a new book coming out this year. Her book was so emotional and this one looks like it's going to have all the feels as well! It sounds like Dana discovers so many secrets about her life and she changes as she learns more and more. And the fact that the love interest is described as "intense yet kind" has me NEEDING THIS BOOK. I cannot wait until The First to Know comes out!!
I've seen this cover around but never read the synopsis. It sounds pretty good, not sure if I'll get to reading it, but I hope you love it when you read it.
I never got the chance to read If I Fix You! I remember it though because the cover is so stunning. This one is new to me! I hope you enjoy this book when you get the chance to read it!


Outline the strengths and weaknesses of your current leadership.
Understand the skill set needed to be a successful leader at your company.
Be on the lookout for those in your company with standout talent.
Nurture and develop the leadership skills of all of your employees.
Make certain that your workforce is organized for optimal performance.
Have an emergency leadership succession plan in place.
Use performance metrics to pinpoint potential leaders and develop talent.
Of course, many of these seemingly simple steps are more complicated than they initially appear. How can you tell the difference between real talent and false potential? How do you know who will bring executive skills, such as great decision-making abilities, to the table and who will not? How can you understand individual team dynamics, and what could improve those dynamics?
At Real Talent Hiring, we are dedicated to finding answers to the above questions and perfecting a series of simple tests that are proven to aide in successful workforce development. While we absolutely understand that leadership development and leadership succession planning will never simply consist of performance metrics, we also know that our system can provide businesses with vital information that is not available elsewhere.
Along with other proven methods of replacement planning, performance metrics can reveal information about your workers - and how they work together - that will be vital in both identifying and developing the men and women who will continue the traditions and successes of your company in the future.
Want to learn more about Real Talent's performance metrics? Call us today at 877-863-7133 for more information - and ask us about our free benchmark study opportunity.
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Located in Cobb County is the golf community of Brookstone Golf and Country Club. This tennis, pool, and golf community is outstanding and offers plenty of amenities and extras to all of its members and guests. Of course, the golf club receives lots of acclaim due to its design by Larry Nelson and high rankings by publications like Golf Digest Magazine.
Each year the Brookstone Golf and Country Club honors its course designer and hosts the Larry Nelson PGA Tournament. The course is challenging and has many water hazards including ponds, creeks, and lakes, to challenge the players to keep the ball on the green. The greens are typically large on rolling hills while the course itself is a fun challenge for golfers of all skill levels.
Members of Brookstone Golf and Country Club have lots to enjoy, and an outstanding golf course is only part of that.
The Georgian Resort is a private gated golf community located in Villa Rica, Georgia. For more information on, Georgia golf communities visit www.thegeorgian-atlanta.com or you can always call The Georgian Resort golf community at 770-459-2244.