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Will high-speed rail replace flying on short trip routes?
In a recent poll of global travelers by SilverRail Technologies, the world's first global rail ticket technology platform, the answer is a resounding 'YES' with 90% of respondents saying they would like to see rail options displayed alongside flights when searching for travel.
This poll concluded that time, cost and comfort are the 3 key factors considered by consumers when booking travel and flying is coming in second increasingly often.
The results reveal that travellers are considering total travel time – getting from door to door – and the full travel experience when choosing mode of transport.


Swarovski presents the new digital campaign with brand ambassador Karlie Kloss: Together with a charming crew, the Supermodel presents innovative styling tips for the new It-Piece of Swarovski, the Crystaldust bangle.
The "Swarovski Crystaldust Crew" around Karlie Kloss is directed by Art Director and photographer Sophy Holland. Karlie is supported by the creative superheads Margaret Zhang and Tommy Ton, which they have already photographed for the brand. Part of the campaign iare also many other talents for which #bebrilliant is a lifestyle. These include the popular models Winnie Harlow and Chanel Iman, the multi-faceted flasher Vanessa Hong, Vashtie Kola and Harley Viera-Newton, as well as the Brazilian actress Giovanna Ewbank and the fashion experts Bryanboy, Zanita Whittington and Gogoboi.
The Crystaldust Bangle, the highlight of the autumn / winter 2016 collection, is available as an open or double-wound variant in eight season colors. The It-Piece is as stylish and versatile as the Swarovski crew and brings with its sparkling facets a rocking note in every outfit.
Which bangle is your favourite?


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Home World La Repubblica: Government to suggest Italians only load washing machine when full...
La Repubblica: Government to suggest Italians only load washing machine when full and take 'quick showers'
THE Italian government tries to receive energy saving measures, so that the country can to face the winter with as few negative consequences as possible and between them he will suggest to citizens not to… yawn in the shower and to put the washing machine only when it is full.
Following the instructions of the Ministry of Environmental Transition, for one degree reduction in the temperature of the radiatorsit was clarified that this year in industries the temperature of the radiators should not exceed 17 degrees and in their homes 19. As has happened so far with the air conditioners, however, there will be "tolerance" for deviations of up to two degrees.
At the same time, as reported by APE-MPE, the government Dragi is going to give and useful advice to citizens. According to the newspaper La Repubblicaamong the main ones will be the to only load the washing machine when it is full of clothes, to unplug household appliances when not in use and not to waste time unnecessarily in the shower.
As for cooking, according to the Italian press, the government of Rome will advise citizens to lower the heat as soon as the water for the spaghetti boils and to limit, if possible, the use of the oven.
According to the television network of the Berlusconi group, finally, the Italian prime minister Mario Draghi has secured the necessary financial coverage for household and business support measures, which reportedly reach 8 billion euros. In the next few days, another 2 billion euros are expected to be added to the package of measures, from the August tax collections.
Source: News Beast
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Q: Using Alert in Response.Write Function in ASP.NET I have database code like this
try
{
    string strConnectionString = ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["SqlServerCstr"].ConnectionString;

    SqlConnection myConnection = new SqlConnection(strConnectionString);
    myConnection.Open();

    string hesap = Label1.Text;
    string musteriadi = DropDownList1.SelectedItem.Value;
    string avukat = DropDownList2.SelectedItem.Value;

    SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand("INSERT INTO AVUKAT VALUES (@MUSTERI, @AVUKAT, @HESAP)", myConnection);

    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@HESAP", hesap);
    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@MUSTERI", musteriadi);
    cmd.Parameters.AddWithValue("@AVUKAT", avukat);
    cmd.Connection = myConnection;

    SqlDataReader dr = cmd.ExecuteReader(System.Data.CommandBehavior.CloseConnection);
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    myConnection.Close();
}
catch (Exception)
{
    Response.Write("
ERROR
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}

It works fine but what I want, in the catch function, is to call the javascript alert function.
I've tried this
Response.Write(");

But there is an error
How can I show error message in javascript alert function?

A: Try using RegisterScriptBlock.  Example from the link:
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    // Check to see if the startup script is already registered.
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A: Replace:
Response.Write(");

With
Response.Write("");

In other words, you're missing a closing " at the end of the Response.Write statement.
It's worth mentioning that the code shown in the screenshot appears to correctly contain a closing double quote, however your best bet overall would be to use the ClientScriptManager.RegisterScriptBlock method:
var clientScript = Page.ClientScript;
clientScript.RegisterClientScriptBlock(this.GetType(), "AlertScript", "alert('ERROR')'", true);

This will take care of wrapping the script with ");
 }

it will work fine

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Эдуард Людвигович Самуйлёнок (; 1907—1939) — белорусский советский писатель.

Биография

Эдуард Самуйлёнок родился а в Санкт-Петербурге. Учился в Петроградской польской гимназии. С 1928 года начал публиковаться. Работал в редакциях газет «Красный Полоцк» (1930—1933) и «Літаратура і мастацтва» (1934—1939).

Первая повесть Самуйлёнка «Теория Калебрун», вышедшая в 1934 году, повествовала об антифашистской борьбе польских рабочих. В 1935 году вышла его вторая антифашистская повесть «Герой нации». В последующих произведениях Самуйлёнок изображал современное советское общество, борьбу за установление Советской власти. К таковым относятся его роман «Будущность», пьесы «Сержант Дроб» и «Гибель волка», рассказы «Последний заказ», «Русалочьи тропы», «Охотничье счастье» и другие.

По доносу писателя Э.Л.Самуйлёнка о том, что белорусский писатель Михась Багун (Михаил Федорович Блошкин) якобы "стрелял в портрет Сталина", был арестован, репрессирован и умер в пересыльном пункте в сибирских лагерях белорусский писатель Михась Багун.

Скончался 12 февраля 1939 года, похоронен на Военном кладбище Минска (фото могилы).

Награды
 орден Трудового Красного Знамени (31.01.1939).

Примечания

Литература
 Самуйлёнак Эдуард // Беларускія пісьменнікі: Біябібліягр. слоўн. У 6 т. Т. 5. Пестрак — Сяўрук / Б 43 Ін-т літ. імя Я. Купалы АН Беларусі; Беларус. Энцыкл.; Нацыянальны навукова-асветны цэнтр імя Ф. Скарыны. Пад рэд. А. В. Мальдзіса; Рэдкал.: І. Э. Багдановіч і інш. — Мн.: БелЭн, 1995. — С. 251—252. — 480 с ISBN 5-85700-168-4
 Самуйлёнак Эдуард / Беларускія пісьменнікі (1917—1990): Даведнік; Склад. А.К. Гардзіцкі. Нав.рэд. А.Л. Верабей. — Мн.: Мастацкая літаратура, 1994.— 653 с.: іл. ISBN 5-340-00709-X.

Белорусские писатели
Похороненные на Военном кладбище (Минск)

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The most important asset to a Company are its people.
The second most important asset is its capital including equipment. Personal safety and protection of company equipment is of critical importance in any workplace for a company, employees, customers, and visitors.
The profit objective sometimes blurs communication lines and messages regarding protection of company equipment and safety get lost. Tight production timeframes can result in pre-start inspections and regular maintenance being missed.
Company equipment needs protection from damage and theft. The high cost of company equipment makes it attractive to theft and easy to on-sell. Company equipment is liable to be misused and or used for illegal or personal use.
A safe and protected report made by those who have seen or suspect misuse of company property and equipment is essential for detection. The larger a company, with locations across Australia, the more complex and difficult it is to control the work environment.
More than ever, Whistleblowing should be seen as a process by which Directors, Officers and Management can tap into a vital information provided by the eyes and ears of your organisation including those with whom business is done, i.e. vendors, suppliers, customers and visitors.


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{
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    if (auth)
        return auth;

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued an opinion declaring that rendering adverse employment decisions based upon a person's sexual orientation is unlawful sexual discrimination. The Washington Post reported on how the EEOC's 17-page decision will affect many gay, lesbian and transgender employees.
Many of the federal circuit courts had previously held that employment actions based upon sexual orientation were not prohibited under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The rulings in those cases relied on assertions that Congress did not specifically list sexual orientation in Title VII. It is unclear whether the federal courts will now follow the EEOC's lead or whether Congress will amend the law so that sexual orientation is considered a protected class and cannot be used as a basis for discrimination.
While the EEOC's opinion is not binding on the federal courts, it is persuasive and could lead to greater equality in the workplace for many gay, lesbian, and transgender employees. If you feel that your employer has treated you unfairly based upon your sexual orientation – or gender, disability, race, age, or religion – please call the attorneys in Sommers Schwartz's Employment Group. We're here to help.


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Internet use in France is largely free and unrestricted. Content is generally unfiltered, with limited exceptions for child pornography or materials that promote terrorism, racial violence or hatred. Recent legislation regarding copyright infringement and child pornography, however, has been criticized by privacy advocates and by the EU parliament.
Since 2000, France has witnessed a significant increase in Internet access, with one in five residents having access to high-speed Internet. In 2012, 83 percent of the population used the Internet. According to a May 2012 study, French Internet users spent 3.16 hours a day online, slightly lower than the European average of 4 hours. According to Alexa, the most frequently visited websites include Google France, Facebook, YouTube, Wikipedia, Orange France Webmail, LinkedIn, and Leboncoin, a free online classified ad site.
French Internet users generally enjoy broad Internet freedom apart from limited filtering of hate speech regarding race, religion or sexual orientation. However, the 2009 HADOPI law—also known as the "three strikes" or "graduated response" legislation—related to copyright infringement raised concerns for its potential to deny French Internet users access to the Internet. The law was overturned in 2013, but a related law, known as "Loppsi 2," was adopted in 2011. It authorizes the blocking of sites accused of disseminating child pornography without a court order. Taken together, these legislative moves have raised concerns among Internet activists that the Internet filtering intended to catch child pornographers and copyright violators could also be used to censor other material.
Unlike countries such as China and Russia, where large blogging and microblogging communities have formed, there are few indicators of a robust blogging community in France, especially around political issues. However, online grassroots movements did draw attention to and advocate against the aforementioned passing of digital copyright infringement laws.
Unless otherwise noted, this site and its contents are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.


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For 29 years, the Scuba Show has been connecting Southern Californians with the spirit, magic and adventure of diving. A great event for anyone who has ever considered taking up the water sport, the Scuba Show is the ideal place to get information and to get started. Throughout the weekend, attendees will have access to hundreds of enthusiastic scuba diving experts and the passionate diving community – all who are excited to share their knowledge and stories.
Also perfect for experienced divers, the Scuba show will feature dozens of seminars, clinics, workshops and classes on various entertaining, specialized or educational topics such as history, underwater photography, seafood preparation, marine conservation and more.
Over 10,000 people are expected to attend and interact with 300+ exhibitors, vendors and diving experts from around the world at the Scuba Show. Attendees can learn how to become scuba certified, browse hundreds of diving products and learn about the hottest diving destinations. Scuba Show activities include live cooking demonstrations, interactive art, a film festival, themed photo booths, a new products showcase, a virtual reality diving experience and its popular Saturday night party at the Aquarium of the Pacific. In addition, over $40,000 in door prizes will be given away!
The 2016 Scuba Show will take place on Saturday, June 4, from 10 AM to 6 PM, and Sunday, June 5, from 10 AM to 5 PM at the Long Beach Convention Center, located at 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802. Discounted tickets are available online at scubashow.com/attendees/tickets and full price tickets will be sold at the door. Single day tickets range from $10 (exhibit hall) to $30 (exhibits plus seminars), and two day passes are $59 (includes exhibit hall and seminars). For more information, please visit www.scubashow.com.
Since 1987, Scuba Show is the largest consumer scuba diving show in the country and the most anticipated diving event of the year. The Scuba Show's goal is to bring together and support the local dive community and to fuel passion, inspiration and love of nature in the strongest market of divers in North America.
The "holy grail of diving" has been released at this year TekDiveUSA show in Miami.
Ask a rebreather diver what drives their rebreather and they will undoubtedly tell you, the oxygen sensors. These annually disposable devices are critical to creating a safe breathing loop and yet when not functioning properly can reduce a $10,000 investment in life support to a useless hulk of unusable equipment. Oxygen sensors are a crucial component, informing the rebreather control systems about the partial pressure of oxygen within the breathing loop. They notify the electronics package when solenoid should fire and send more life giving oxygen into a diver's breathing loop and alert the computer system when too much oxygen could cause a toxicity seizure that might result in drowning.
Oxygen sensors are galvanic fuel cells that were originally devised for applications within the medical and automotive industry. Inside these relatively inexpensive devices, a chemical reaction is produced when the potassium hydroxide in the cell comes into contact with oxygen. This creates an electric current between a lead anode and gold-plated cathode through a load resistance. The current produced is proportional to the concentration (partial pressure) of oxygen present on the cell's membrane.
The problem with using galvanic oxygen sensors within diving applications is that we treat them to very harsh conditions. They get exposed to great ranges in temperature, mechanical shock from transportation and they slowly degrade in a way that causes them fail from the top down in a rather unpredictable fashion. Worse yet, we calibrate oxygen sensors in pure oxygen at ambient pressure and then ask them provide reliable data at partial pressures up to 1.6 and beyond while getting wet inside a diver's CCR. The distrust in electro-galvanic sensors is so great, that we put three or more in a rebreather so that voting logic can help to validate their readings or inform the diver when an abort is necessary.
After 5 years of extensive R&D testing and design iterations, Poseidon Diving Systems AB of Sweden announced a revolution to the diving industry. They released the first solid state oxygen sensor at the TekDiveUSA Show in Miami in late April. This long-awaited breakthrough will undoubtedly change the diving industry by dramatically increasing the safety of rebreathers. This factory-calibrated sensor provides an accurate and highly reliable digital output, meaning that it can be permanently installed in a rebreather. There will be no need for user calibration. They will not expire and will provide a dependable reading under the unique conditions of the diving environment.
The solid state sensor uses special luminescent dyes, which are excited with red light. This oxygen dependent glow is detected in the range of near infrared light (NIR). Optical filters read the colour pigments on the membrane and with the help of a temperature sensor, reliably translate that information into a reading on the diver's handset. Compared to today's galvanic oxygen sensors, these new solid state sensors show unsurpassed shelf life, operational life time and calibration stability. "The diving community has waited for many years for a sensor like this and the Solid State Sensor is considered as one of the 'holy grails' of diving," says Jonas Brandt CEO, Poseidon Diving Systems AB.
Poseidon paired their announcement with the release of their new M28 computer. This wrist-mounted platform offers a robust new graphical interface that feels like the cockpit of an airplane, but more importantly provides the diver with a way to view maps, surface GPS tracking and photos through its 32 GB memory. Coupled with the new solid state sensor, it can be attached to the breathing loop of many rebreathers and provide reliable oxygen readout. Both technologies will be integrated into Poseidon's current and future life support systems, but the good news is that it appears that the M28 will be available in June 2016 with the sensors following later in the year.
For more information visit Poseidon.
DIVER magazine would like to announce an amendment to our current Gear Guide issue. Our pricing of the Shearwater NERD (page 24 of Volume 41, Issue 1) should be CAD$2,500, and not $950 as printed. This is an editorial mistake by us, we put it down to a mixture of pre-Christmas excitement, narcosis, and generally being stunned that such a cool piece of dive gear exists. We apologize to those divers that thought they were getting the best Christmas bargain ever, but still suggest you buy one anyway.
'Near Eye Remote Display' – an innovative hands-free computer from the fine people who bought you the hugely popular Petrel 2. A tech diving computer mounted on a rebreather mouthpiece, keeping critical info in your line of site, thanks to a micro LCD display and magnifying lens. Unobtrusive, intuitive and the possibly the future of dive computers.
I was dreaming of overnight success… Reality struck at my first DEMA Show where I met veteran publisher Rick Stratton who looked me straight in the eye and said: "No matter how well it goes, DO NOT quit your day job!" In retrospect, it was good advice.
It was 2004, when after more than a decade of writing for DIVER, I thought to myself, "Wouldn't it be fun to write my own book!" I had briefly pondered starting my own magazine but DIVER was establishing itself as a continental powerhouse and I didn't have the means or the chutzpah to compete on Phil's turf. It finally hit me while I was writing a story on freediving records. What was missing was a repository of information where divers could instantly access a reliable compendium of diving records, diving history and the people who made it all happen. After months of planning to lay the groundwork, and buoyed by my youthful spirit of invincibility, I went on sabbatical to write the first almanac and records book for divers.
Despite my background as a writer, teacher, and researcher, I quickly realised what a daunting task it would be. At the time, there was very little information available on the web so much of what I uncovered came from my extensive book collection. I sifted through thousands of pages of often-conflicting stories to compile a history of the accomplishments and milestones of the diving community.
Writing the manuscript was but the tip of the iceberg. For the neophyte that I was then, the world of self-publishing was like walking blindfolded through a mine-field. Digital publishing was still in its infancy so the printer was flabbergasted when I rendered the 500-page first edition to PDF from a single MS Word document. It was one of many lessons learned the hard way. Note to self: hire a graphic designer. I also learned first-hand how much preparation and work goes into tending a booth at trade shows and how exciting it was to meet many of the people that I had written about in the Who's Who, including such icons as Hans and Lotte Hass and the ever-ravishing Zale Parry. I even traded books with Stan Waterman at the Florida Dive Show. On the next morning, he jokingly chastised me for keeping him up late because he "couldn't put the book down." Although all three print editions from 2007 to 2009 were highly praised, promoting the book was nonetheless difficult. Facebook was nowhere near as popular as today and magazine ads were simply too expensive for our fledgling company. Despite an all-out sales and distribution effort by Rosemary Lunn and Warren Miller, and the incessant work by my closest associate and mother, Patricia Hay, we could barely break even after three years. The economic slowdown and the emergence of digital publishing ultimately forced me to terminate the print edition. I took a breather to rethink the book and focus on my shark research career, which had been left aside for too long. The Diving Almanac, however, was still alive and very much in my mind, so I soon partnered with computer wiz Blaise Barrette to offer key chapters of the book online, namely the diving records and Who's Who. The website was initially popular but after a few months, readers were writing in to express their disappointment in the format which did not allow them the enjoyment of browsing through the book.
By 2014, and with my science projects well underway, the Diving Almanac came back to the forefront once again. As a teacher and a scientist, I believe that knowledge is meant to be shared, hence the information that I had worked so hard to compile just had to be made available. I decided to offer the book as a totally free document that every diver could download to a computer or mobile device. I now do the graphic design and layout myself, many of the photos are my own, and there are no longer any cost-prohibitive printing and shipping fees. The free book is funded solely by adverts targeting a world audience, since our readership, scope and reach are now truly international.
While many people still love the feel of holding a book in their hands, the ebook combines the best features of a print book and website, such as browsing from page to page and using a search engine to instantly find specific information. The book's three chapters, (1) Diving Records and Aquatic Superlatives, (2) Diving History, and (3) Who's Who, are exclusive to the Diving Almanac, i.e., you won't find most of this information in any other single publication or website, including the granddaddy of all record books, Guinness. The records chapter presently showcases over 600 feats and firsts by humans, machines and animals. The history chapter chronicles 6,000 years of underwater exploration, warfare and innovation, while the Who's Who presents over 600 individual profiles from around our blue planet. All three chapters are rigorously crosschecked to ensure absolute coherence. If you are looking for the world's deepest diver, fish or submersible, they're all here.
Social media has dramatically increased the visibility of the new digital edition. At the current rate, the Diving Almanac will have been downloaded 20,000 times by the end of its first publishing year in January. As a result of its popularity, many readers have informed me about new record attempts and past events that have received little or no recognition elsewhere. Alas, many of these claims come short on supporting evidence. Just because you can't find a record during a Google search doesn't mean it hasn't already been done. In fact, lots of people would be surprised to know how many records set half a century ago aren't available online… except in the Diving Almanac! Try to look up even the most obvious of records, such as the deepest dive by a human and you will obtain conflicting answers that are usually out of date. Making sure your record attempt is indeed novel should unquestionably be established before you solicit sponsors and make the announcement. When in doubt, consult the Diving Almanac or contact us and we will gladly establish the validity of your event or suggest variations to ensure it is indeed record-setting.
So many of today's leading divers owe their very lifestyle or career to the hard work and determination of long forgotten pioneers who made amazing discoveries and inventions without the knowledge and tools that we take for granted today. Dozens of these unsung heroes who died before the advent of the Internet have been brought back into the spotlight to take their rightful place alongside current day explorers and inventors in our one-of-a-kind Who's Who.
The Diving Almanac's Who's Who includes world celebrities and locally-known champions from all parts of the world; people who have made a genuine effort to further the cause of underwater exploration and conservation out of the spotlight and with more limited means, but with no less of the passion that has driven the greatest and most famous of us all. Although it is the least-graphically illustrated chapter in the book, take the time to read through the Who's Who and you will meet some extraordinary people of all stripes and walks of life, who just may inspire you to carry on where they left off. The profiles may be short, but every individual went through the same gamut of emotions, hardships, second-guessing and the euphoria of success. Reading their profiles is like taking a stroll through time, where you can see how far we have come as a community and how it all started long before the era of computers, digital cameras, crowdfunding or Facebook. The Who's Who, which is entirely devoid of partisanship or industry affiliations, is proof that we can all make a difference no matter where and how often we dive.
The Diving Almanac celebrates the achievements of a unique group of people that share a passion for underwater adventure and discovery. The book is a stage and tribune for all divers, regardless of nationality or association, to share their sporting, scientific and technological endeavours, and to marvel at the incomparable feats of our sea-dwelling animal brethren that we so love to emulate. Whether you are a sport diver, a diving professional, or if you need to partake in occasional name-dropping, this is the book for you.


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Drop the FryJudging Elizabeth Holmes's Voice Comes down to Bias
by Sadaf Ahsan
Published on October 7, 2019 at 1:56pm
Elizabeth Holmes (Photo credit: HBO)
One of my first jobs was at a men's magazine. I was the sole woman in the office, and one of my editors told me the only workspace available was at the front desk in the lobby, away from the rest of the staff. It's the only desk left, sorry!" (Spoiler: He was lying.) "And you wouldn't mind answering calls and grabbing packages that come in while you happen to be sitting there, would you?" "Of course not," I remember saying. I was young. It was one of my first paid writing jobs, and maybe this was just how things worked. As much as I enjoyed my work and my coworkers, I felt like a glorified receptionist for the remainder of the summer. If I wanted to eat lunch away from my desk, editors would imply that one of my male coworkers couldn't fill in. It had to be me ("You're just so good at it!").
One delivery man would, whenever he came to the office, critique everything from my facial features to my chipped nail polish to the attractiveness of my outfit. Regular callers would inform me that my voice wasn't "perky" enough, and I eventually stopped correcting them for referring to me as a secretary. And though being a secretary isn't a shameful profession, of course, I felt ashamed to go from being in editorial meetings where I was treated like "one of the guys" to signing for packages and being called "honey." According to a 2016 U.S. Department of Labor survey, more than 94 percent of secretaries and administrative assistants are female. In fact, secretarial work has remained the top job for women since the 1950s, when companies realized they could pay women—who were generally less educated—less to do administrative work.
Women are still playing that role in ways we might not even realize. Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri, Microsoft's Cortana, and Google Assistant have one thing in common: They all have female-identified voices and names. You can command Alexa to play a song and then stop and engage in dialogue with Siri, whose rudimentary responses are catered entirely to you. Subway announcements, GPS navigation systems, and phone operators are among the technologies that typically use a female persona. In a recent interview with Business Insider, an Amazon executive said that people "opt for a woman to assist us" because her voice is more "pleasing," "sympathetic," and "better received."
Though Alexa's name is meant to reference the Library of Alexandria, there's likely a reason the company chose Alexa over other names, like Alex, Lex, or a simple Al. Siri is named after the Norwegian word for "beautiful woman who leads you to victory," and Microsoft's Cortana for an artificial intelligence character in the video game Halo who has the outlandish proportions of a Barbie doll and sports a rather lewd blue costume. We already know that men dominate the tech industry, and the AI sector in particular. Alexa, Siri and Cortana, are not neutral decisions. It has always made sense that women who assume positions of power do so knowing that their voices will be uniquely scrutinized. Margaret Thatcher was famously advised by Laurence Olivier to hire a voice coach in order to dramatically drop the pitch of her voice. Hillary Clinton's voice was called everything from "shrill" to "excruciating" and regularly compared to a nagging wife.
Most recently, there was Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder and former CEO of the now-defunct blood-testing company Theranos. In addition to the Steve Jobs-ian black turtlenecks that became her trademark uniform, Holmes sported an unusually deep voice that former friends and classmates have said didn't exist pre-Theranos, alleging that it was an effort to win the respect of her colleagues. Holmes has done a whole lot we should fault her for—like the actual criminal fraud she'll be tried for in 2020—but cultivating a deeper voice seems like her most understandable move. According to Tim Bressmann, an associate professor of speech-language pathology at the University of Toronto, "Not using your fundamental frequency can be a way to express social power or domination. We all do it: To speak to our supervisor, we'll raise our voice to make it seem smaller, but if we're speaking to an underling, we lower it. Because a woman's voice is naturally smaller, to reach a lower register in order to compete with a male frequency, at some point some may have to drop into the fry register."
Bressmann is referring to vocal fry, a phenomenon most often associated with the Kardashians and commonly written off as shallow and ditzy. But to Bressman and any speech pathologist you're likely to ask, vocal fry is simply a way of reaching a lower pitch and, for many people, appears at the end of a sentence when we've used up a breath. That means, of course, it's not just a female thing: In fact, among the many men who have been known to use it are esteemed talkers Noam Chomsky and Ira Glass. They just haven't received the same amount of criticism as their female counterparts because, as Bressmann puts it, "men just get away with more."
Voice assistants, after all, are a proliferation of a role women have been assigned for decades, which is shocking considering the evolution of the form, but not so considering those at work behind the scenes.
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Indeed, whether low or high, modulated or not, a woman's voice can't avoid policing. Slate podcaster Jessica Grose took up the subject with Stanford linguistics professor Penny Eckert on NPR's Fresh Air in 2015 after Grose found her own voice criticized. Eckert admitted that she was "shocked the first time I heard [vocal fry] on NPR. I thought, 'Oh my god, how can this person be talking like this on the radio?' Then I played it for my students, and I said, 'How does she sound?' and they said, 'Good, authoritative.' And that was when I knew that I had a problem. … That I was not a part of the generation that understood what that style means. … There's been a change and those of us who are bothered by some of these features are probably just getting old."
Meaning, yet again, judging women's voices comes down to bias. For a certain demographic, something like vocal fry can be distracting, but for another, it's just the way people speak now. It seems time for technology to adapt, too. A promising development arrived in March when a team of researchers unveiled the world's first genderless voice assistant. In a video posted to YouTube, Q introduced itself: "Think of me like Siri or Alexa, but neither male nor female. I'm created for a future where we are no longer defined by gender but rather how we define ourselves." The voice was developed by a team of researchers, sound designers, and linguists, and based on male, female, transgender, and nonbinary voices. Still in early stages, the developers are hoping to see companies use it expressly to challenge gender stereotypes. And in an effort to combat the way we decide who belongs in positions of power, Google now randomly assigns its assistant's gender for users. Similarly, in response to a ChildWise report in 2018 that found kids who grow up barking orders at virtual assistants are more likely to use that communication as adults, Google also recently added a new feature called "Pretty Please" that encourages kids to be polite, as has Amazon. If they say "please" after asking for the weather, for example, the respective assistant will respond with "thanks for asking so nicely."
These are certainly baby steps, but as the UNESCO study notes, Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant, and Cortana are installed on more than two billion devices around the world, while over two-thirds of voice assistants offer female-only voices. Artificial intelligence is only growing more common and more humane. Voice assistants, after all, are a proliferation of a role women have been assigned for decades, which is shocking considering the evolution of the form, but not so considering those at work behind the scenes.
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Sadaf Ahsan is an arts and culture writer, editor and web producer at the National Post, based in Toronto. You can find her work in The Cut, Refinery29, Chatelaine and Flare. She is 50% hair.
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Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Q3:17 Earnings At First Glance
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This afternoon, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported solid third-quarter earnings results that largely beat consensus expectations, and issued positive guidance. Accelerating growth in core retail drove revenue outperformance, while declining retail operating margins were offset by a significant expansion in AWS margins and accelerating growth in high-margin Other revenues (e.g., Advertising).
Revenue in the three months ended in September rose 34%, year over year, to $43.7 billion yielding EPS of $0.52. Analysts had been modeling $42.19 billion and $0.03 per share in earnings.
Looking ahead, the company sees 4Q revenue of $56 billion to $60.5 billion, and operating income of $300 million to $1.65 billion. That compares to consensus for $54.2 billion in revenue and $1.5 billion in operating income.
Amazon's AWS cloud computing unit saw sales rise 42%, to $4.58 billion, beating consensus estimates of $4.52 billion.
CEO Jeff Bezos commented, "In the last month alone, we've launched five new Alexa-enabled devices, introduced Alexa in India, announced integration with BMW, surpassed 25,000 skills, integrated Alexa with Sonos speakers, taught Alexa to distinguish between two voices, and more. Because Alexa's brain is in the AWS cloud, her new abilities are available to all Echo customers, not just those who buy a new device […] And it's working — customers have purchased tens of millions of Alexa-enabled devices, given Echo devices over 100,000 5-star reviews, and active customers are up more than 5x since the same time last year. With thousands of developers and hardware makers building new Alexa skills and devices, the Alexa experience will continue to get even better."
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A Q&A with Travis DiNicola, Executive Director of Indy Reads
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by Jennifer Bortel
On June 12, 2007 the members of Impact 100 Greater Indianapolis awarded a $100,000 grant to Indy Reads, the only provider of free basic literacy tutoring to adults in Indianapolis. Our grant allowed Indy Reads to expand current volunteer training for tutors to reach more students.
Travis DiNicola, the executive director at Indy Reads, took some time out of his busy schedule to answer some questions for us:
Travis DiNicola
Impact 100: The Indy Reads website states that one in five adults in central Indiana read at or below the sixth grade level. What does Indy Reads do to help combat adult illiteracy, and why is this so important?
Travis DiNicola: Indy Reads is the only ProLiteracy partner organization in Central Indiana which uses trained volunteers to provide free reading, writing, and life-skill instruction to adults, 18 and over, through one-on-one tutoring, small group sessions, English as a Second Language instruction, Family Literacy workshops, through our Literacy Lab outreach program at neighborhood centers and in the jails, and now through our bookstore: Indy Reads Books. Our mission is to promote and improve the literacy of adults and families in Central Indiana. Our goal is to "Make Indianapolis 100% Literate."
Improving adult literacy is at the core of workforce development. The most recent United Way Community Assessment notes that a "significant portion of adults do not demonstrate sufficient literacy and numeracy skills needed to fully participate in an increasingly competitive work environment" in Central Indiana. Adults who can't read are at-risk individuals. Adult illiteracy is an educational, health, economic, public safety, and family issue. We believe that it is unacceptable that almost one in five adults (National Assessment of Adult Literacy) in Indianapolis cannot read well enough to fill out a job application, understand a newspaper, or help children with their homework. It is near impossible for an adult who struggles with reading to be self-sufficient. When adults, and especially parents, can't read, it affects the entire community.
Indianapolis is facing some of the worst graduation rates in the country. Our students are the victims of failing schools. The number one predictor that a child will not graduate is that his or her mother cannot read. In fact, a recent study shows that having a mother who completed high school is significantly more important in determining whether the child will drop out then whether the mom is married or earns a higher income. Increases in health care costs, rises in prison populations, higher unemployment rates, in addition to lower graduation rates are all attributable in part to adult illiteracy. Ending adult illiteracy is key to breaking this cycle.
Impact 100: Tell us about Indy Reads Books, your independent bookstore on Mass Ave.
Travis: Thanks to the original contribution by Margot Lacy Eccles in 2011, Indy Reads was able to open Indy Reads Books, a community bookstore selling used and new books in downtown Indianapolis, along the Cultural Trail. First on a napkin, and then later in a full proposal, the original plan for the store was created under the direction and guidance of Mrs. E. Key elements of this plan she championed are that all used books are donated and sold at a very affordable price, that the store is run by a combination of a few paid staff with numerous volunteers, that the store provides space for our students and tutors to work, and that all proceeds from the store go back to support Indy Reads adult literacy programs. Mrs. E. wanted the store to serve the community. What we didn't anticipate is that the store would also become a hub of cultural activity on Mass. Ave. Since we opened in July of 2012, we have hosted more than 300 free cultural events, including author readings, plays, art exhibits, lectures, children's story-time, films, concerts, and classes.
In addition to being a community bookstore, the original plan called for the store to generate funds which would go to support Indy Reads adult literacy programs. The store has not yet been able to do this directly from a financial standpoint. Currently, it is just breaking even on a monthly basis. It does pay for itself (no funds designated for Indy Reads programs will ever go to support the bookstore), but it is not yet able to contribute to the organization financially. This is only half the story though—Indy Reads Books has become the "face" of the organization. The store generates a significant amount of publicity for the organization and our mission—it is the top reason our volunteers refer to when we ask how they heard about us. We are mentioned in the paper an average of once a week, and twice in the past two months the store has featured in an article three times in one week in the Indianapolis Star. This is publicity that an organization the size of Indy Reads could not possibly afford. The bookstore has quickly become our most important tool in connecting to our students, volunteers, and donors.
Impact 100: Can you share how you used the $100,000 grant from Impact 100? What results did you see from this investment?
Travis: Indy Reads had been an independent non-profit less than six months when it received the Impact 100 grant in 2007. We had a staff of two, and were serving about 300 students annually with our programs. That grant gave us immediate credibility with other funders in the city, allowing us to leverage additional funding to support our work. Funds from the grant were used to pay for additional volunteer recruitment, orientations, and trainings so that we could grow our program. In 2013 we provided free literacy services to a record 1,624 adults – this represents an almost five-fold increase in services in the seven years we have been an independent non-profit organization, and received the Impact 100 grant. We would never have experienced this sort of growth if not for the original investment by Impact 100.
Impact 100: How has Indy Reads changed since you became executive director in 2006?
Travis: It has changed dramatically!
From serving 300 adults annually to over 1,600
From 2 staff to 16
From only serving Marion County to serving all surrounding counties, and now having satellite offices in both Boone and Hendricks counties
From only offering one-on-one tutoring and some small group ESL to now offering services through more than 35 Literacy Labs located throughout the city – in community centers, GED classrooms, the jails, the adult high schools, and through other partners
Adding a Family Literacy program to work with at risk parents and their children
Organizing and hosting 10 "Community Literacy Summits" where more than 150 non-profits in the community have had an opportunity to come together to share with each other how they can partner with each other in improving the literacy of all members of our community
And now we have a bookstore!
Impact 100: Can you tell us about the other communities in central Indiana that are partnering with Indy Reads to provide your tutoring services? What has made these new partnerships successful?
Travis: Indy Reads counts over 100 organizations as partner organizations, including organizations we share clients and services with to organizations we work with on a referral basis. During the past two years we have been able to greatly expand our impact outside of Marion county with satellite offices in Boone and Hendricks. The "Indy Reads: Boone County" office is located in the Lebanon Public Library, and the program is made possible with support from the Community Foundation of Boone County. The "Indy Reads: Hendricks County" office is located in the Plainfield Public Library and made possible with support from the Duke Energy Foundation.
Impact 100: Tell us about some of your fundraisers, particularly your Alphabet Affair in April each year.
Travis: YES! By honoring a different letter of the alphabet every year, the Indy Reads Alphabet Affair raises funds to help make Indianapolis 100% literate. Attire is black-tie optional or you can come dressed in a costume for each year's letter. For our 2014 party, the letter was "P" and we had costumes from pirate, parrot, photographer, paralegal, pastor, peacock to patriarch!
Impact 100: How can Impact 100 members donate, volunteer or otherwise get involved with Indy Reads?
Travis: PLEASE come to our Alphabet Affair!! Or, shop at our bookstore! Or, donate books to our bookstore! Or, register for a volunteer orientation to learn more .
But we would really like you to come to the Alphabet Affair.
Impact 100: What are Indy Reads' plans for the future?
Travis: Well, we've got TWO really big projects in the works, and as much as we would like to tell you all about them, they are still a secret. We hope to announce plans for both later this spring, or possibly one this spring and the other late summer. But, here is a hint – one project has to do with publishing, and the other has to do with public art!
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This game is rated PEGI 16
Death, Gore and Horror.
/ GAMES / Signalis
Signalis Review
Author: Ben Kendall, @GeekDadGamer and Jo Robertson.
Signalis is a puzzle, shooting and survival game with horror elements where you search a desolate alien planet for your missing partner. You gather resources and weapons and use them to defeat robotic enemies and solve puzzles to advance through the nightmarish landscape. It's not only a unique blend of puzzles and firefights that weaves in a philosophical narrative about human existence and the purpose of life.
In the distant future, the whole galaxy kneels to one authoritarian government which uses android Replikas as a labour workforce overseen by humans. You play Elster, a Replika technician who awakens on an unknown, seemingly deserted planet, and sets out to find her human handler, Ariane. You explore empty, lifeless facilities and buildings, gather resources that allow you to survive, unlock doors, and solve puzzles, using the weapons you find to destroy the malfunctioning Replikas who seek to kill you.
The gameplay consists of top-down shooting segments and puzzles. During combat, you must move quickly and aim precisely to ensure you don't get overwhelmed or cornered by the attacking hordes; experimenting with different weapons and strategies is paramount to success. The resources you find strewn about are essential to your survival, as they allow you to restore health, unlock new areas, and solve the many puzzles you encounter.
The puzzles range from cracking a passcode, decrypting radio messages, or balancing water levels within pipes. They can be just as challenging as the fights and often require deep thinking and perseverance to overcome. As you play, the story reveals itself through a series of notes you find, animated anime-style cutscenes, and challenging boss enemy encounters.
The result is a unique game that demands precision and accuracy in combat but also necessitates a slower and more thoughtful approach to the puzzles you face. It balances this unique gameplay blend with a thought-provoking reflection on the bonds that tie technology and humanity together in deep and inescapable ways.
Content Rating: PEGI 16
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fighting, Narrative, Puzzle and Shooting
Developer: Last Starfarer (@LastStarfarer)
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Play Time: This game will take between 5 and a half hours and 12 and a half hours to complete.
Player vs. Computer Players
Rated PEGI 16 for Violence and Fear.
In the US, ESRB state: From a 3/4-overhead perspective, players explore a cold planet, search for resources, and battle malfunctioning androids. Players use pistols and shotguns to shoot and destroy androids, resulting in blood effects that stain the ground. Battles are highlighted by realistic gunfire and cries of pain. Cutscenes depict additional acts of violence and blood: a woman choked to death; a character impaled in the head. Large blood stains and bloodied corpses are depicted in several environments.
The developer provides the following Mature Content description on Steam: "This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature Content."
12+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. You need to accurately aim at and shoot enemies, and some of the puzzles can be very difficult and often require a good deal of thought. But mainly, you need the maturity to appreciate the driving story behind the game which ties things together.
Signalis usually costs £15.99 to £16.74.
Signalis
Xbox Series X|S £16.74 – Free
Xbox One £16.74 – Free
PS4 £15.99 – –
PC £15.99 – –
Switch £15.99 – –
Our Signalis Accessibility Report documents 17 accessibility features:
8 Controls accessibility features
1 Difficulty accessibility feature
2 Getting Started accessibility features
1 Reading accessibility feature
1 Navigation accessibility feature
3 Visual accessibility features
1 Audio accessibility feature
The controls require precise timings and rapid button presses. You can toggle whether you want sprinting to be a hold or a toggle function. In the settings, you can change the difficulty (three levels to pick from) of the combat under the setting labelled Combat Accessibility, but only at the start of the game. The puzzle difficulty cannot be altered, and some require significant thought for a prolonged period of time, sometimes up to and in excess of half an hour. You can make it so that your weapon automatically reloads. Some of the puzzles require you to do an action within a certain time.
You can only save at certain points, so it is possible to lose a significant amount of progress when you die if you haven't saved for a while.
Much of the text throughout the game is quite small and can be low contrast, and although the subtitles are high contrast, they are not very large.
Some of the puzzles can be hard to understand at first, and often the objective isn't immediately clear.
Much of the game is very dark, and because of this and the small size of some items, it can be difficult to distinguish some things from others. There are lots of screen effects present, many of which can be disabled, but there will always be flashes and occasional screen-shake effects.
Some of the puzzles rely on sound.
We have documented the following aspects of the game in terms of inclusion and representation. Let us know if we missed something.
Gender and Sexuality:
Gender Representation: The gender representation of the pre-defined characters you can play in the game.
Play as Stereotype-Free Woman: The game's protagonist is a woman who doesn't conform to common gender stereotypes. Leading the narrative and not conforming to common objectification.
Sexual Orientation Representation: The sexual and romantic orientation of characters you can play in the game.
Play as Lesbian Character: The game's protagonist is a woman, feminine presenting person, or non-binary person who is a lesbian (attracted to women, feminine presenting people, or non-binary people).
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Antônio Rodrigues Filho (Rio Grande, 15 april 1950) is een voormalig Braziliaans voetballer, ook bekend onder spelersnaam Neca.

Biografie
Neca begon zijn carrière bij Rio Grande, de oudste nog bestaande voetbalclub van het land. Na twee jaar trok hij naar Esportivo Bento Gonçalves en speelde hier tot 1975 toen hij op aanvraag van trainer Ênio Andrade naar Grêmio gehaald werd. Hij scoorde aan de lopende band in het Campeonato Gaúcho en mocht in 1976 zelfs opdraven in enkele vriendschappelijke wedstrijden voor het nationale elftal. In 1976 trok hij naar Corinthians, waarmee hij vicelandskampioen werd. In 1977 ging hij naar Cruzeiro waarmee hij de finale van de Copa Libertadores verloor. Datzelfde jaar verkaste hij nog naar São Paulo waarmee hij de landstitel won.
Filho


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