text:
Breaking: Of Two Minds | rick and morty | Sports Story | tom hanks | A Bavarian Tale | harley quinn | Venom #16 | mandalorian | Batman | Dragon Ball Super | Cody Rhodes | Pharaoh: A New Era | darth vader | MEAC | saturday night live
"American Horror Story: 1984" – "Mr. Jingles" Doesn't Waste Time Bringing the Twists [SPOILER REVIEW]
by Ray Flook
Combine our professional obsession with uber-creative genius Ryan Murphy (Glee, Pose, 9-1-1, Feud, and a billion more) with our love for 80's horror/slasher film, and it's easy to understand why we're excited for FX's American Horror Story: 1984. In fact, executive producer Tim Minear only confirmed our excitement when he said this about the upcoming season of Murphy and Brad Falchuk's horror anthology series American Horror Story:
"I think it's awesome. I think it's gonna be really scary but a lot of fun, like it always is. And that if you have a taste for '80s horror, you're in for a treat."
Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: American Horror Story: 1984 | Season 9 Ep. 2: Mr. Jingles Preview | FX (https://youtu.be/3KUdqkn5ZRg)
"American Horror Story: 1984" season 9, episode 2 "Mr. Jingles": Darkness descends upon the camp. Although it's lights out, evil has no curfew. Written by Tim Minear and directed by John J. Gray.
When we offered up our review of last week's season opener "Camp Redwood," we made a connection to both Shaun of the Dead and The Cabin in the Woods when describing how the season's initial tone and vibe made us feel. We also called into question if what we were seeing was a smokescreen for something bigger and deadlier.
Well, second episode "Mr. Jingles" didn't just keep the momentumfrom last week going: it exploded with societal symbolism while throwing out ten-ton "hints" that things aren't quite right around Camp Redwood – with the episode-titled killer possibly being the least of the camp counsellors' concerns.
● First, let's address the in-your-face metaphors that flow throughout the episode. Leslie Grossman's Margaret and Camp Redwood aren't just living, breathing representations of the toxic 80's Jerry Falwell christian conservative movement – they also represent the still-current fantasy that homosexuality is a "sin" that can be "cured" through "morality camps" like the one Margaret's reopening. Having Margaret cling to her "it's okay of you do it in the right god's name" faith even in the face of clear and present danger only further demonstrates the blind ignornace that comes from such self-flagellating close-mindedness (Freedom comes from a combo of god and trauma? Wow…)
● Never thought I'd say this but it's consistant with last week's observation that almost everyone seems "sex worthy" this season, but damn the chemistry between Grossman and Zach Villa's "The Night Strangler" Richard Ramirez was starting to fog up the screen. Curious to see if Murphy and Falchuk get any pushback from those who think they're making serial killers "sexy"…
● Emma Roberts' Brooke and Cody Fern's Xavier: both with heart-breaking backstories (though we'll get to Brooke's in a minute), with both characters also placed into a 2019 context. Brooke is a woman who is clearly being threatened and stalked – yet for way too long, no one either believed her or wanted to be "bothered" by what they were "sure" she was exaggerating. She wasn't listed to – she wasn't heard. Xavier looks to the camp as a way of escaping the threats of having his "gay for pay" porn tape released – but is he running from the tape and Blake, or from finally opening up about who he truly is as a person?
● CONSPIRACY THEORIES! Okay, now we get to Justin and his "You're not supposed to be here" line. No surprise, there's a lot more going on then "just" and '80s slasher film homage. Our prediction? Brooke is some kind of magnet for all of the "bad mojo" out there, Margaret actually helped kill her fellow counsellors back in 1970, Ramirez is going to end up going toe-to-toe with Mr. Jingles, and Xander is actually Margaret's son. As for a '70s camp counsellor being trapped in a Happy Death's Day-type time loop? Sure there's one "helluva'" explanation coming…
That said, we're still waiting to make any hard predictions on how this all ties into the AHS universe – aside from what we addressed already. But we can't shake this feeling that there may be some kind of direct Coven or Apocalypse connection coming down the road – and possibly a deeper dive into the backstory of Hotel.
But if anyone still has any doubts about this season of American Horror Story that "Mr Jingles" didn't put to rest needs to be sent to Nurse Rita's (Angelica Ross) infirmary… stat!
https://youtu.be/9wcEiFIM3mM
Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: American Horror Story: 1984 | Season 9: Still To Come Offical Preview | FX (https://youtu.be/sL7QllPv8wE)
In case you're like us and you need to see it for the 166th time, here's a chance to see the cast in all their '80's slasher-film-audition glory:
View this post on Instagram.
American Horror Story: 1984 stars Emma Roberts (Brooke), Billie Lourd (Montana), Cody Fern (Xavier), Angelica Ross (Nurse Rita), Leslie Grossman (Margaret), John Carroll Lynch (Benjamin "Mr. Jingles" Richter), Gus Kenworthy (Chet), Glee's Matthew Morrison (Trevor), DeRon Horton (Ray), Zach Villa ("The Night Strangler" Richard Ramirez), Alhan Bilal (Jamie), and Tara Karsian (Chef Bertie).
Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: American Horror Story: 1984 | Season 9 Ep. 1: Jazzercise Highlight | FX (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF58JQAZpTs)
FX's American Horror Story: 1984 slashes its way onto our screens every Wednesday at 10 p.m. EDT.
Posted in: FX, Review, Trailer, TV | Tagged: actor, Adina Porter, ahs, American Horror Story, apocalypse, billie lourd, Billy Eichner, bleeding cool, Brad Falchuk, cable, celebrity, Cheyenne Jackson, cody fern, connie britton, coven, dylan mcdermott, emma roberts, Episode 2, evan peters, fire and reign, Frances Conroy, fx, Gabourey Sidibe, Jessica Lange, Joan Collins, Kathy Bates, Leslie Grossman, lily rabe, mr. jingles, murder house, opinion, Review, ryan murphy, Sarah Paulson, season 9, stevie nicks, streaming, Supernatural, taissa farmiga, television, tv, witchcraft, witches
Enjoyed this? Please share on social media!
About Ray Flook
Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.
Comments will load 8 seconds after page. Click here to load them now.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season 16 Filming Has Painful Start
The Mandalorian Season 3: This Is The Way to A New Series Teaser
Archer Star Chris Parnell Confirms Season 14 Recording Underway
Cody Rhodes and Triple H Are the Most Wholesome Thing in Wrestling
Latest by Ray Flook
Wondering why no one's commenting on the record about Justin Roiland? A Rick and Morty Season 6 writer might've clued us in on the reason.
Harley Quinn & Poison Ivy Fans Get Reassurance From EP Schumacker
Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special EP Patrick Schumacker reassured Harley & Poison Ivy fans heading into the special.
With the Lucasfilm and Disney+ series returning on March 1st, here's a look at the newest teaser for The Mandalorian Season 3.
Michael B. Jordan, Lil Baby & a wave of wonderfully creative "weirdness" combined for a winning Saturday Night Live. Except for one thing...
Buffy, WWE Royal Rumble, Arrowverse, TLOU & More: BCTV Daily Dispatch
In today's BCTV Daily Dispatch: WWE Royal Rumble, Buffy, The Last of Us, Arrowverse/Jon Cryer, James Gunn/Amanda Waller, Doctor Who & more!
With details soon on James Gunn & Peter Safran's DCU plans, a possible "Amanda Waller" clue feeds our dumpster fires of random speculation.
Latest in TV
Tom Hanks credits his standoff with Henry Winkler's Fonzie on ABC's Happy Days for his first leading role in Disney's 1984 classic Splash.
Cody Rhodes and Triple H shared a sweet and wholesome exchange at the press conference following the 2023 WWE Royal Rumble last night.


text:
PRESCRIBING INFORMATION, INCLUDING BOXED WARNING
PATIENT SITE
FOR U.S HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ONLY
Efficacy & Safety
Dosing & Titration Usage Guide
HCP Resources Patient Support
REQUEST A REP VISIT
This Information is Intended for U.S. patients.
Click the "CONTINUE" button below to go to the page you requested, or the "CANCEL" button to cancel.
GET STARTED AT YOUR OFFICE
Fill out the form to request samples, receive info on FEV1, or schedule a visit from a MannKind representative.
Learn more about Afrezza
VISIT THE PATIENT SITE
WARNING: RISK OF ACUTE BRONCHOSPASM IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE. Acute bronchospasm has been observed in patients with asthma and COPD using AFREZZA. AFREZZA is contraindicated in patients with chronic lung disease such as asthma or COPD. Before initiating AFREZZA, perform a detailed medical history, physical examination, and spirometry (FEV1) to identify potential lung disease in all patients.
Before initiating AFREZZA, perform a detailed medical history, physical examination, and spirometry (FEV1) to identify potential lung disease in all patients.
Limitations of Use
AFREZZA is not a substitute for long-acting insulin. AFREZZA must be used in combination with long-acting insulin in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.
AFREZZA is not recommended for the treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis.
The safety and efficacy of AFREZZA in patients who smoke have not been established. The use of AFREZZA is not recommended in patients who smoke or who have recently stopped smoking (less than 6 months).
AFREZZA is contraindicated in patients:
During episodes of hypoglycemia
With chronic lung disease (such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [COPD]) because of the risk of acute bronchospasm
With hypersensitivity to regular human insulin or any of the AFREZZA excipients
Acute Bronchospasm: Before initiating therapy, evaluate patients with a medical history, physical examination and spirometry (FEV1) to identify potential underlying lung disease. Acute bronchospasm has been observed following AFREZZA dosing in patients with asthma and patients with COPD. The long-term safety and efficacy of AFREZZA in patients with chronic lung disease have not been established.
Changes in Insulin Regimen: Monitor blood glucose in all patients treated with insulin. Modify insulin regimen
and dose cautiously and only under medical supervision. Changes in insulin strength, manufacturer, type, or method of administration may result in the need for a change in insulin dose or an adjustment in concomitant oral antidiabetic treatment to help mitigate the risk of hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia.
Hypoglycemia: Hypoglycemia is the most common adverse reaction of insulin therapy, including AFREZZA, and may be serious and life-threatening. Educate patients and caregivers on mitigating the risks associated with hypoglycemia. Increased frequency of blood glucose monitoring is recommended for patients at higher risk for hypoglycemia and patients who have reduced symptomatic awareness of hypoglycemia.
Decline in Pulmonary Function: AFREZZA has been shown to cause a decrease in lung function as measured by FEV1. In clinical trials lasting up to 2 years, AFREZZA treated patients experienced a small (40 mL) but greater FEV1 decline than comparator-treated patients. Assess pulmonary function with spirometry at baseline, after the initial 6 months of therapy and annually thereafter even in the absence of pulmonary symptoms. Consider more frequent lung function assessment in patients with pulmonary symptoms, e.g., wheezing, bronchospasm, breathing difficulties, or persistent or recurring cough. If symptoms persist, discontinue AFREZZA.
Lung Cancer: In clinical trials, 2 cases of lung cancer were reported in patients exposed to AFREZZA while no cases were reported for the comparators. In both cases, a prior history of heavy tobacco use was identified as a risk factor for lung cancer. Two additional cases of lung cancer (squamous cell and lung blastoma) were reported in non-smokers exposed to AFREZZA after the trial completion. These data are insufficient to determine whether AFREZZA has an effect on lung or respiratory tract tumors. In patients with active lung cancer, a prior history of lung cancer, or in patients at risk of lung cancer, consider whether the benefits of AFREZZA outweigh the risks.
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA): Increase the frequency of glucose monitoring and consider an alternate route of administration of insulin in patients at risk for DKA.
Hypersensitivity Reactions: Severe, life-threatening, generalized allergy, including anaphylaxis, can occur with insulin products, including AFREZZA. If hypersensitivity reactions occur, discontinue AFREZZA, treat per standard of care and monitor if indicated.
Hypokalemia: Closely monitor potassium levels in patients at risk of hypokalemia and treat if indicated.
Fluid Retention and Heart Failure with Concomitant Use of Thiazolidinediones (TZDs): Fluid retention, which may lead to or exacerbate heart failure, can occur with concomitant use of TZDs and insulin. Observe these patients for signs and symptoms of heart failure. If heart failure occurs, manage according to current standards and consider TZD dose reduction or discontinuation.
The most common adverse reactions associated with AFREZZA (2% or greater incidence) are hypoglycemia, cough, and throat pain or irritation.
Certain drugs may affect glucose metabolism, increasing the risk of hypoglycemia or decreasing the blood glucose lowering effect of AFREZZA. Dose adjustment and increased frequency of blood glucose monitoring may be required. Co-administration of beta-blockers, clonidine, guanethidine, and reserpine with AFREZZA may reduce the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia. For full list, please see Full Prescribing Information.
AFREZZA, MANNKIND, and the Afrezza logo are registered trademarks, and AFREZZAASSIST, AfrezzaAssist and logo are mark applications, all owned by MannKind Corporation. © 2020 MannKind Corporation. This site is intended for use by U.S. Healthcare Professionals only.US-AFR-1105 | Last Updated:07/27/2020

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Q: Java - Can you access an Enum declared in Subclass from Super class? I was hoping to declare in Enum type in a subclass and then access it from the super class.  This is what I came up with, but it does  not work:
class Subclass {
 enum Pets {
  CAT,
  DOG;
 }

Class<Pets> getEnumClass() {
    return Pets.class;
 }
}

class Superclass  {
    // This generates a warning:
abstract Class<? extends Enum> getEnumClass();
void PrintEnumNames() throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException {
Class<? extends Enum> enumClass = getEnumClass();

Enum newEnum = enumClass.newInstance();
 for( Enum iEnum : newEnum.values()) { // newEnum.values() isn't available
    System.out.printf("%s", iEnum.toString());
   }
 }
}

A: values() is a static method, you can't call it on the instance. To get enum values from the class, use Class.getEnumConstants():
Class<? extends Enum> enumClass = getEnumClass();
for (Object o: enumClass.getEnumConstants())
    System.out.println(o);

A: Actually, you can call static methods on instances, but it is not possible to get an instance of an Enum this way. That is, this line won't work, and will throw an InstantiationException every time.
Enum newEnum = enumClass.newInstance();

This is because Enums are restricted in the values that they can have, and these values are set by the JVM when the class is initialised (Pets.CAT and Pets.DOG, in your example).

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


We are home. We got home last night. Today has been okay. We have our struggles esp with drinking. We have finally resorted to feeding Andy by syringe. Control is our main struggles as we go from a 2 year old that could eat a drink by himself to someone having to do it for him. I am trying to make sure he is hydrated and just deal with his fits of not being able to do it himself. Sleep is hard but hopefully as the days go by and the pain the gets less that will subside also. We have had a lot of help which I am grateful for and now thankfully it is the weekend. I am going to sneak away tomorrow for a couple of hours and run a 1/2 marathon that I was training for long before we had a surgery date. Probably not the great mom thing to do but hopefully 13 miles will clear my head to deal with the next week. My mind has been on Andy's biological parents so much and wishing there was some way they could see him now. It is amazing what modern medicine can achieve.


Chromium is an essential trace mineral which is found only in small quantities in the body. It is required for the metabolism of dietary sugars and assists in the production of cellular energy.
Nature's Own Chromium Picolinate is a chelated form of Chromium. Picolinic Acid, to which the Chromium is bound, has been found to be an effective mineral carrier, allowing the Chromium to be utilised more efficiently by the body.
Sportspeople and those individuals whose diet is high in refined carbohydrates may have an increased need for Chromium.
Chromium picolinate 400mcg equiv. to elemental chromium 49.6mcg No added yeast, starch, gluten, lactose, sugar, artificial colours or flavours, artificial sweeteners or preservatives, dairy products or animal-derived products.Store below 30C.
Nature's Own Chromium Picolinate 400mcg 200 Tablets is rated 5.0 out of 5 by 5.
Rated 5 out of 5 by mikey123 from Great value I was advised by my Doctor to use this product versus medication to help maintain my blood sugar levels.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Believer Now from It actually works! I have been using this product for two years now...and it actually does what it says it will do ....stops my glucose cravings immediately. So many products say "it may" do something - this one does. Great product.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Ray1 from Good price Good product at a sensible price. Nice small tablets.


text:
Call for Papers: Christ University
About Christ University
School of Law, is a part of CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore. The parent University, a premier educational institution, is an academic fraternity dedicated to the motto of 'Excellence and Service' and has an already proven history of success in the field of education. CHRIST, formerly Christ College has the rare distinction of being the first institution in Karnataka to be accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), UGC, and currently has an A grade as accredited in 2016 for quality education.
About the National Conference Committee
The National Conference Committee is a faculty-guided, student-run committee that is entering its 12th glorious year and has been the host for 11 successful national conferences. The committee organizes various workshops and seminars every year.
For this academic year, the committee shall work with various sub-teams (i.e., research team, tech team, creative crew, public relations) the members of which shall be specialized in the same. The National Conference Committee strives to publish an e-book after the event. The research articles submitted and presented of good equality will be chosen in E-book after thorough scrutiny for publication. The virtual platform has provided an opportunity for the committee to broaden its reach and deliver an experience that has never been witnessed before.
The National Conference by School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University) cordially invites research papers from law students, legal academicians, and legal practitioners.
Theme and Sub-themes
Theme: Emerging trends in Rule of Law, Democratic Norms, and Constitutional Values
Sub-theme 1: Rule of Law
Tribunal Reforms and Judicial Independence
Access to Justice and its Transformation in India
Expediting the Trial Process in India
State Surveillance and Right to Privacy
Sub-theme 2: Democratic Norms
Regulation of OTT Platform: Censoring Issues and limitations
Anti-Conversion Laws: Is It a Threat to Secularism and Fundamental Rights?
Trends in Reservation Policy in India: An Evaluation
Population Control Bills and its Constitutional Ramifications
Sub-theme 3: Trends in Judicial Process in India
The Digitisation of Indian Judicial process: Challenges and the Way Forward
Implementation of AI and Digitisation of Judicial system
National Litigation Policy and Its implementation
Sub-theme 4: Miscellaneous
Fugitive Justice and the Reciprocity Between States
The Legality of Withdrawal of Prosecution
Cyber Pornography: Regulatory Challenges
The abstract should not exceed 300 words and must be accompanied by a cover page stating:
Title of the Paper
Name of the Author(s)
Name of the Institution
The abstract file shall be named as: <Theme number>_<full name of the author(s)>.
For eg:
Single Authorship: Theme1_RajeevShankar
Co-Authorship: Theme1_RajeevShankar&RahulMohan
All submissions of the abstracts for the E-Conference must be electronically submitted.
Formatting Guidelines
The main text of the full paper and the abstract should be in Times New
Roman with font size 12 and line spacing of 1.5.
The footnotes should be in Times New Roman, font size 10 with a spacing of 1.0 (Endnotes are not permitted)
One inch margins should be maintained on all four sides of the pages.
Citation Style: Bluebook, 20th edition.
The abstract and full paper has to mandatorily be submitted in .pdf format only.
Co-authorship is permitted to a maximum of two authors and at least one author must attend the E Conference to present the paper. No Proxy presentations are allowed. The School of Law, CHRIST in keeping with its mandate of publishing original works only, adopts a stringent anti-plagiarism policy. Any paper containing any unattributed work is thus liable to be rejected.
Abstract Submission: December 15, 2021
Communication of Acceptance of Abstract: December 20, 2021
Last date for Registration and Payment: January 10, 2022
Submission of Full Papers: January 15, 2022
CISCO WebEx shall be used for paper presentation and conduct of National
Online Conference. Further, details on the usage and registration of the platform will be shared with the participants at a later stage.
For Students: Rs.800/- for single authorship and Rs.1200/- for co-authorship
For Research Scholars, Academicians and Professionals:
Rs.1000/- for Single authorship
Rs.1400/- for co-authorship
E-Certificate to every participant who duly submits and presents the paper.
Publication of the best articles under each sub-theme in the proposed E-book carrying ISBN number.
Email ID: slcuconference@law.christuniversity.in
Call for Papers: Maharishi Journal for Law & Society
Paper Presentation competition: RGSOIPL
Online moot court competition; CT University
Previous Post: National Quiz Competition: Dharmashastra National Law University
Next Post: Call for Papers: Lloyd Law College


text:
H.E.L Group
Innovative scientific instrument and software manufacturer
Business Bio:
H.E.L develops and manufactures scientific instruments and software designed to optimize the efficiency, safety, and productivity of critical processes in chemistry and biology applications. Founded in 1987, the company works with businesses and laboratories globally, providing proprietary automated solutions for the pharma, biotechnology, chemical, battery, and petrochemical sectors.
Funding Need
Refinance & Working capital
Their Journey:
We are very pleased to have supported H.E.L Group (H.E.L), an innovative scientific instrument and software manufacturer, with a £3m refinance and working capital funding package.
With international sales and support offices, H.E.L has headquarters in Greater London, UK, including the companies' research and manufacturing facilities. The global team has expertise across process and safety engineering, software design and development, electronics, mechanical design, and applications in chemistry, safety, and biotechnology.
Following significant growth, the company continues to extend the reach of its products to support and enable R&D and process optimization further across international markets. The extended reach includes the US, India, and China, where H.E.L has recently established a new subsidiary company. Introduced to ThinCats by Scott Barham at Connection Capital, the funding will enable H.E.L to refinance and provide working capital to achieve its longer-term strategic objectives.
"With a recent focus on our people, processes, and infrastructure, we have established a solid foundation for future growth. The funding from ThinCats will allow us to strengthen our innovation pipeline further and invest in new product development as we expand into high growth markets, such as biotechnology and energy storage. We will also continue to scale-up our international operations and, in particular, to build our presence in the US and Asia," said Louise Madden, CEO of H.E.L Group.
Dave Sherrington, Regional Head of Sales, ThinCats: "The H.E.L offering is an exciting, niche business that knows exactly where its placement, products, and strengths lie, and the management team has a firm commitment to achieving their goals. We look forward to seeing their growth trajectory following this funding."
We're delighted to have this support from ThinCats – their approach was refreshing, as they took the time to understand our vision truly
Louise Madden, CEO of H.E.L Group


text:
Program: TODAY 2030
Other Encounters
enlightED
La Noche De Las Ideas
Startup competition
Main mobile
What really is a Startup?
By Alex Barrera, founder at The Aleph
The world has changed dramatically since the first so-called startups emerged after World War II. At the time, the US was split between moms&pops businesses and the corporate world. It was within one of those corporations, Bell Labs, that a discovery called the transistor would change the world. However, during these first years of the birth of electronics, we still wouldn't see "startups" per se.
Many of these early electronic entrepreneurs started their companies as independent laboratories. Most would get a small location for tinkering part-time. Such was the case of Hewlett-Packard in 1938. Others would pitch their 'labs' to bigger corporations like Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory (1956), or Fairchild Semiconductors (1957), both divisions of larger companies. The de-facto term for these primigenial companies was 'laboratory' and not 'startup.'
As the electronic industry evolved into semiconductors, more and more individuals started leaving their research positions at larger corporations. These people would then raise funds to begin a "startup" company in the "high-tech" field. This was a decade (1950s) of accelerated innovation fueled by post-war efforts. In 1957 the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik-1, the first man-made object to orbit Earth. The increasing paranoia with the Soviet Union's technological advancements acted as an accelerant for intense investment from universities like Stanford and the Defense Department alike.
In 1958 the US government created NASA and DARPA, which would effectively fuel most innovations in high-tech during the 1960s. The rapid pace needed to fuel defense projects like the guidance system for the Apollo program or the Minuteman missile project forced many of these semiconductor companies to ramp up production. Scaling high-tech at the time wasn't easy. Every step was a struggle, and constant innovations were needed.
This high-stakes, free-money, and quick-scaling environment produced a crop of business leaders, engineers, and investors that would define our notion of "startup."
From chips to bits
In 1968, Gordon and Moore left Fairchild Semiconductors to start their own company, INTegrated ELectronics, aka Intel Corporation. Armed with their first microprocessor, the Intel 4004, they went on to fuel the rise of the personal computer during the 1970s.
As computers became mainstream, so did the need to build software programs. The same ethos that drove the first Silicon Valley "labs" began permeating the new software startups. By then, investors had started poring into the valley, looking for new opportunities in the latest high-tech field. This migration was the genesis of a new type of investor, the "Ad-Venture Capital" investor, and heralded the modern Venture Capital industry.
The decade of the 1960s became the origin of some of the most prominent Venture Capital firms of our age. Firms like Davis & Rock (1961), Sutter Hill Ventures (1968), Venrock (1969), Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (1972), or Sequoia Capital (1972) all got started within those years. They became the driving force that developed and fine-tuned the startup modus operandi that still operates today.
Venture Capital took over most of the investments from the Department of Defense, becoming the "easy money" but retained the gusto for high stakes, fast returns.
The rise of the Internet Startup
As the industry developed new computers, new tools were required, and in 1986 the DARPA-funded computer network Arpanet opened its doors to several universities. By 1989 the first commercial internet service providers appeared, and the world changed again.
Computers could now speak to one another and access information miles away. In 1990 Berners-Lee developed the first suite of web tools and the first web server, propelling us into the Internet era.
Startups in "high-tech" began moving into this new space developing the two things they knew how to do best: semiconductors (Cisco Systems, 1986) and software (Netscape Communications, 1994).
As technology moved from physical (semiconductors) to digital (software), the barriers to entry began to decrease. With widespread computers and universities interconnected through Arpanet, a new wave of students learned how to code software faster than ever before. Innovation started to spread and the challenge of being in the right "lab" at the right moment began to fade. The pace of innovation accelerated dramatically, and the number of high-tech web-based companies reached a new record.
This dramatic shift got captured in a redefinition of what we understood by "startup." Suddenly, the usual "high-stakes, easy-money, fast-scaling" took on a new meaning. With an ever-expanding pool of startups, cutting-edge innovation began to dilute and decrease. This change began shifting the notion that startups were always high-stakes. The other side of the coin was that investment in these types of startups became mainstream. The consequence was a sharp increase of less sophisticated investors playing the game, turning the "easy-money" into "super-easy-money."
But these investors didn't join just because it was easier to invest in startups. They got attracted by the unprecedented reach and scale these startups could achieve through the Internet.
And so, a new startup breed had appeared, the Internet "startup"; An incremental innovation, super easy money, an infinite scale company.
Source: Google Ngram Viewer
The limits of the web
And the Dotcom Bubble (2000) came and went, and innovations established during the 90s paved the way for more bandwidth, more connectivity, more devices (smartphone revolution), and obviously, more scale (social media). Enter Web2.0.
The credo of "more, bigger, faster" became the war cry of a new wave of investors. Web2.0 brought substantial changes, but startup-wise it produced even faster democratization. Now anyone, from anywhere, could create an Internet "startup." Hardware was abstracted through cloud services, software was abstracted through libraries, frameworks, and no-code platforms, and connectivity became ubiquitous and cheaper than most utilities.
This erosion of the barriers of entry and the digitalization of our societies has suddenly turned all new companies into de-facto startups. All new businesses followed a similar pattern of fundraising (VC, Corporate VC, foundations, crowdfunding, fund of funds, etc.), product building (Design thinking, agile, lean, etc.), digital marketing (social media, digital ads, analytics, etc.), and even exit strategies.
The one thing that didn't change much was the definition. As our industries have become increasingly digital, we've changed the moniker of Internet "startup" for Fintech, Healthtech, Martech, or Proptech startups. Now what defines a startup isn't the Internet anymore but the vertical it operates in. Even that is becoming hazier and hazier as we deploy technology that fuses different verticals (i.e., Fin-Insur-Prop tech startups).
As every venture turns into a startup, we've had to introduce new terms to differentiate between them. For example, we now categorize startups not just based on their verticals but by their business scale. And that's how we now split startups between early stage (aka new and small) and growth/scale-ups (aka expanding and with a specific headcount). Needless to say, what company gets labeled depends entirely on the perception of the local ecosystem. For example, what in Europe we consider a "growth" company, Silicon Valley would classify as "early stage."
In the same way, we now differentiate startups based on their sequential funding rounds (early stage, Series A, B, C, etc.) or even by their perceived value (unicorns, companies valued at over $1 billion; decacorns, companies valued in over $10 billion; and even hectocorns, over $100 billion).
Despite all these terms, the fundamental startup definition has remained the same. But this has been changing in the past few years.
The new frontiers
As the saying goes, history doesn't repeat itself but rhymes. As the friction of doing a startup has decreased, many voices have been pushing for a return to cutting-edge innovation. Let's go back to "high-stakes, easy-money" again.
This shift has been happening for a while, and it's been associated with several different technologies. During the 50s, it was electronics; then it became semiconductors in the 60-70s, computers in the 70-80s, the Internet in the 90-00s, and smartphones in the 2010s.
Nowadays, we could say that Artificial Intelligence, and in particular, Deep Learning, is one of the technologies driving a new era of high stakes. And for clarity's sake, when I say Artificial Intelligence, I mean the building, training, and deploying of massive models, not the use of third-party AI services. But it's not the only one. Advances in quantum computing and communications, fusion reactors, batteries, aerospace technology (frontier tech, space tech), Blockchain, or biotechnology (nanomaterials, synthetic biology, etc.) have also been driving much of this.
All these technologies are increasingly being grouped under what we now call Deep Tech, startup companies that possess proprietary technology derived from their scientific research. Some people call these Hard Tech startups, and they aren't wrong.
There has been an increasing movement to support and return to developing startups in the hard sciences. Back to the "labs," back to the garage, and onto tackling challenging problems for society. In the same way that World War II and the Cold War spurred a dramatic wave of hard tech, the current geopolitical environment is catalyzing a similar stimulus.
The search for sustainable energy, food, water, transportation, or urbanization is attracting not just increasing research but funding too. New pandemics and the need to produce an ever-growing amount of new compounds (food, drugs, fertilizers, advanced materials, etc.) are fueling the growth of biotechnology and unleashing the era of synthetic biology.
These Deep Tech startups are different. They don't get built in a month; their need for innovation at all steps is exponential; the return on the investment is longer and riskier; their need for specialists is more acute and harder to meet; their market scale is small and limited. That is, they're "high-stakes, hard-money, big risk ."As it happened before, what's now "hard money" is becoming government-funded semi-free money.
The shift towards Deep Tech will entail significant changes in the system. Deep tech requires savvy investors, highly specialized teams, and broad collaboration between experts. To achieve the coveted scale, each Deep Tech vertical will need to deploy a novel infrastructure and wait. There won't be one-click solutions or millions of clients awaiting the products. It's time to return to hard work, disruptive creativity, and patience. Those that get in now will become the future Fairchilds, Intels, or Apples of the world.
Begoña Cadenas2022-12-19T17:06:19+01:00
How the TV Shows made about WeWork
Why We Need to Create More Inclusive EdTech by Maria Burns
Startups Law by César Tello
Coal, Cars Money, Trees and Solidarity by Gonzalo Muñoz
South Summit is the innovation platform that connects entrepreneurs, corporations and investors to generate business and shape the future.
© 2023 South Summit.
Made with love in Madrid.
info@spain-startup.com
Partners / Corporations
partners@spain-startup.com
Startups / Contestants
startups@spain-startup.com
press@spain-startup.com
investors@spain-startup.com
OUR ENCOUNTERS
Bilbao — 10, 11 November 2022
Brazil — 29, 30, 31 Mar 2023
Madrid — 7, 8, 9 June 2023
SettingsDecline AllAccept


text:
Submit Business News
Submit Sports Results
The man who built a better crab trap: Arlington company's pots stack the decks on reality TV's 'Deadliest Catch'
by Douglas Buell
Sunday, August 5, 2018 1:09pm
First in a two-part series
ARLINGTON – Next time you're watching crew members battle the elements to secure crab pots on deck in Alaska's perilous Bering Sea on Discovery Channel's reality hit series "Deadliest Catch," think of Arlington.
The steel and nylon mesh pots stacked like Legos aboard the show's fishing vessels are manufactured by Dungeness Gear Works. The company located near Arlington Municipal Airport is the largest builder of commercial crab and fish pots in the United States, and 16 miles away from the nearest salt water port.
Lance Nylander, company president with 31 years in the industry, obsessed over how to build a better king crab trap. Through grit, trial and error, fair pricing and multi-use trap design, the resourceful entrepreneur and eighth-grade dropout has cornered a crab and fish trap market that has survived complex quota systems, industry rationalization and Chinese knock-offs that were no match for his original.
"I quit my competitor, and off I went, started with a thousand units, and it just kind of went from there," Nylander said of his 1987 business venture. "Four years later, Dungeness Gear Works was number one in the industry."
The company whose motto is "fish the best and beat the rest" made 14,000 king crab pots by the fourth year.
Today, he oversees a business with 20 employees, $3 million in annual revenues and a fluctuating number of units built per day based on demand, in an industry that has experienced highs and lows every bit as extreme as the Bering Sea swells. Break out the seasick pills.
In a cruel twist of fate, it turns out Nylander is allergic to the one food that fed his life's success – king crab. That was an early lesson for Nylander, but one that didn't stop him from clawing his way to the top.
How he got in the business
In 1976, the 18-year-old Nylander got into the industry with a push from his older brother who worked at Marco Marine's Shipyard in Ballard that built the crab boats. That company next door made pots for all the crabbers in the Bering Sea during the boom times.
"The first two weeks I had blisters all over my hands, my muscles ached, and I thought it was the worst job anybody could have in life," Nylander said. "But I stuck with it."
The job got easier with time, and the "piece work" – $6 paid per pot – or piece – started to pay off.
"I was pumping out ten pots a day, and I was a happy camper making that kind of money," he said, with webbing king crab pots giving the best return on investment. Within six months, a friend on the Bering Sea boats tipped him to another company, Norsol in Edmonds, a manufacturer that was paying $10 a pot.
Nylander jumped ship, spending the next 11 years at Norsol where he learned the nuances of the industry, mastering the assembly side, but picking up on business acumen as well. That's when he first heard the term "independent contractor," learning that hired guns were being paid three times what he made as a dedicated employee just to keep up with crab pot orders. So he went independent, too.
With that newfound flexibility in his schedule, he heard that a couple of customers wanted someone to make brown king crab pots for them. Nylander said he could do it, and set out designing a five-foot round pot. He filled the order on time and brought the unit price down.
That's how he became connected with Dungeness Gear Works. In 1987, the company's two partners were looking for space to buy or lease in Everett and Marysville. Nylander said they only had an order for 50 Dungeness crab pots, which they did not like despite the "Dungeness" in the name – the highly popular crustacean on Pacific Northwest menus. By comparison, Nylander had an order for 200 Alaskan king crab pots.
Ultimately, Nylander bought two-thirds of the company from the other partners. He sought to change the name to Sno-King Crab Pots, but the partners insisted on keeping Dungeness for its established customer base.
Nylander still was no fan of the company's namesake pots. He said too much manpower went into making them, hand-knitting the metal wiring was punishing on wrists and hands, and the profit was unimpressive.
On the other hand, "king crab pots are made with nylon mesh netting, and the value between the two types of pots is night and day," he said.
Today, his turnkey 7-by-7-by-3 foot combo king crab traps sell for $1,250 each. Fishermen pulling a pot onto the deck consider 90-100 legal-sized male crabs a good haul. With an average weight of three to seven pounds, fishermen can make between $27 and $45 for each red king crab they catch.
The company fell on rocky times in its first year when a family accountant showed Nylander that they were losing money on each pot sale. Nylander took possession of the company in 1988, and put them in the black a year later after urging vendors and suppliers that checks would arrive in the mail if they would just be patient.
The 1990s started off favorably for Dungeness Gear Works, with 100 employees pounding out thousands of king crab pots that left other competitors in their wake.
By 1993, however, regulatory agencies began imposing pot limits in the Bering Sea to avoid overfishing. That capsized pot sales, Nylander said. The company lost $70,000 in 1993 and $80,000 in 1994.
Nylander said so long to small pots and focused on the big and profitable ones that today can be used for king crab, snow king crab, opilio crab and bairdi crab, Pacific cod, black cod and, as is looking more likely with future regulatory changes, halibut.
Dungeness Gear Works Presidence Lance Nylander hoists two Alaskan blue king crabs.
In 1998, while Nylander was in Alaska doing research using underwater camera equipment, he was approached by a film crew to assist on a show to be called "Deadliest Job in the World."
That's where he met Thom Beers, whose Original Productions was hired by Discovery Channel for a one-hour series called "Extreme Alaska," and 12-minute segments about crabbing in the Bering Sea. The film crew had no idea that they were going to be stuck at sea for three weeks until the skipper returned to port with a full load of crab, breaking a couple of poorly placed cameras on deck in the meantime, even though Nylander warned them where not to put them. The show evolved into "Deadliest Catch."
Nylander was supposed to appear in the first episode, armed with his "toys and testing gear" that he wanted to experiment with to try to increase crab pot hauls. He was on a ship opposite the Northwestern – "neck and neck with Northwestern Captain Sig Hansen on top of the crab, and he was beating us by a little bit."
After hours of footage, Nylander went from ocean floor to cutting room floor.
"They completely edited me out of the show and that was the end of my fifteen minutes of fame," Nylander said. At least he got a "Thanks" credit on the show's Imdb web page.
That's no reflection on the business relationships that Nylander has maintained with Deadliest Catch captains. In his company's yard, Nylander has combination king crab pots ready for Hansen, and king crab and Pacific cod pots headed for Capt. Jake Anderson aboard the Saga.
Nylander isn't much of a "Deadliest Catch" viewer.
"I can't watch the show now with all the drama they create," he said.
For others, it's the drama that has earned the show several Emmy awards and millions of followers since it debuted in 2006. Forty-foot waves, hurricane force winds, ice bergs and life-threatening situations are the norm.
Part 2 – When the Alaskan crab industry shifted from a derby-style season to a quota system called rationalization, the move put many crews and small boats out of business, along with businesses like Dungeness Gear Works who supported them.
Arlington Briefs (Aug. 4)
Neighbors celebrate demise of alleged drug house
Plans stall for cold weather shelter in Arlington
ARLINGTON – Just when it looked like Arlington's homeless might have a… Continue reading
Legislative briefly
$30 car tabs As Initiative 976, the car tabs measure approved by… Continue reading
Marysville boundary plan re-routes grade schoolers
MARYSVILLE – A boundary committee has recommended that seven of the 10… Continue reading
Sidney Dale Traulsen
February 20, 1957 — December 30, 2019
In Marysville, Chick Fil A is on its way
MARYSVILLE – Chick Fil A is on its way. City planning director… Continue reading
Here's your sign: Volunteers try to help Marysville pass school levy
MARYSVILLE — Dean Ledford is not giving up. Ledford, a 1954 graduate… Continue reading
Marysville breaks ground on Civic Campus
MARYSVILLE – The city officially broke ground on its new $47.6 million… Continue reading
Arlington councilman resigns
ARLINGTON – City Council member Joshua Roundy announced his resignation for personal… Continue reading
School district, city announce career summer internships program
ARLINGTON - Arlington Public Schools and the city of Arlington announced Tuesday… Continue reading
Arlington, Marysville, Port of Everett sign pact to grow Cascade Industrial Center together
ARLINGTON – Elected officials from the cities of Arlington, Marysville and the…
ARLINGTON - Arlington Public Schools and the city of Arlington announced Tuesday…
MARYSVILLE – The city officially broke ground on its new $47.6 million…
ARLINGTON – City Council member Joshua Roundy announced his resignation for personal…
MARYSVILLE — Dean Ledford is not giving up. Ledford, a 1954 graduate…
MARYSVILLE – Chick Fil A is on its way. City planning director…
© 2020, Arlington Times and Sound Publishing, Inc.


text:
Q: Font is not being installed using WinAPI I'm trying to install TTF font permanently in windows using winapi, but when I place it in C:/Windows/Fonts it doesn't work.
I tried to change way of writing font into a folder, but didn't succeed.
if (!PathFileExistsA("C:/windows/fonts/Raleway-Regular.ttf")) {
    auto hdl = CreateFileA("C:/windows/fonts/Raleway-Regular.ttf", GENERIC_WRITE, NULL, NULL, CREATE_ALWAYS, NULL, NULL);

    DWORD written;
    WriteFile(hdl, font, 178520, &written, NULL);

    if (written < 178520) {
        MessageBoxA(NULL, "Could not install required fonts [error 1]", "Error", MB_OK | MB_APPLMODAL);
        CloseHandle(hdl);
        std::terminate();
    }

    CloseHandle(hdl);
    AddFontResourceA("C:/windows/fonts/Raleway-Regular.ttf");
}

I checked MSDN and I think this is how I install fonts. However, this doesn't work somewhy.
UPD: I added error check to every single function but they're all succeed


text:
Jonny Wilkinson shines a light on mental health in new vitality campaign ahead of the world cup
Jonny Wilkinson has been announced as the ambassador of a new mental health campaign being launched by Vitality today. The campaign which seeks to address the fine line between feeling fine and feeling overwhelmed, will see Jonny sharing some of his own personal challenges around mental health in a bid to encourage people to seek support when they need it.
The multi-channel campaign will run across national TV and national press and on YouTube, and have all been produced together with Creative Agency BBD Perfect Storm.
In recent weeks, the Rugby's Players' Union has called for urgent action to be taken to protect players' mental wellbeing. Jonny's new role comes at a particularly poignant time in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup in September - when players may be feeling under pressure.
The former England Rugby Union player said: "I'm delighted to be working with Vitality again on an issue that is so important. Mental health affects everyone, and I hope by talking about my own experiences and exploring one of the most challenging times in my life, I can help people reach out and seek support when they need it."
Positive mental health is an essential part of our overall wellbeing. This year Vitality found, as part of Britain's Healthiest Workplace (2018) that approximately 60% of UK employees are suffering from either work-related stress or depression. This was most prevalent in workers aged under 25 who were most likely to suffer with depression.
To tackle this growing issue, as well as working with Jonny Wilkinson on the new campaign launching today, VitalityHealth offers a unique and comprehensive approach to mental health cover for members.
Since offering mental health cover as part of its Core Cover product back in 2016, VitalityHealth has continued to develop the support and treatment options available to members offering a range of positive mental wellbeing tools and solutions for better mental wellbeing in people's daily lives, as well as access to intensive support when needed.
Through Vitality members can access online support through Big White Wall , as well as cover for up to eight sessions of Talking Therapies (e.g. counselling or CBT through Vitality's network), accessible through self-referral. They also offer access to, and reward members for using, meditation and mindfulness apps, through Vitality Healthy Mind, with over 500,000 mindfulness sessions logged by 30,000 Vitality members since August 2018. Comprehensive cover for out-patient, in-patient and day-patient treatment is also available to members where required and opted for.
Chrissy Fice, Brand Director at Vitality UK said: "We're proud to be working with Jonny Wilkinson to promote the importance of mental well-being. Mental health is at the heart of our proposition, with a broad range of support, offered to Vitality members.
"We wanted to go further with this campaign though, timed to coincide with the Rugby World Cup. As a product of the deep relationship we have built with Jonny over a number of years, we have collaborated to amplify his honest and personal experience of mental health, and through the power of the Vitality brand can raise wider awareness of this critical issue."
Seb Hill, Executive Creative Director for BBD Perfect Strom said: "This was an incredible opportunity to not only highlight the importance of mental health and well-being but offer a positive step forward. Jonny Wilkinson is a legend that people think is and was indestructible. This campaign shows that any of us can be affected by mental health regardless of perceptions. It demonstrates the fine line between feeling well and overwhelmed. Vitality is not just talking about it, they're acknowledging that mental well-being should be as accessible as physical health."


NXT PSU allows you to power your Lego Mindstorms NXT designs without using batteries. The NXT PSU was created to fulfill the need of having a regulated power source for a long period of time without the need of constantly swapping batteries.
The NXT PSU is an essential addition for anyone who are building static projects requiring a consistent power source. As the battery becomes weaker, the NXT Motor becomes inconsistent.
It would be especially useful for participants of the recent National Robotics Competition (NRC) or World Robot Olympiad (WRO), where participants in the open category always has stationary display projects.
Developed locally by "During Works" development team. Currently sold exclusively at Building Blocks.


Start taking faster Bluetooth measurements with PXI, the most cost-effective, flexible, and capable platform for wireless device test.
Keep up with the latest Bluetooth standard developments with free upgrades of the Test Toolkit for Bluetooth.
Gain greater confidence in your Bluetooth design's performance and increase test coverage with a flexible toolkit that offers fine control of the generated Bluetooth waveforms and generates accurate measurement results.


The change in me from confusion and heartache to love and clarity is because of Jesus and the gifts He freely dispenses to me.
Further, I find as I navigate life and wander towards journeying alone, His peace gently flees my mind. As I then realize the growing emptiness within me, I renew my focus on Jesus. His life giving Spirit reinvigorates me to an immensity of Joy and strength.
Its so easy to attribute the Christian walk to simply "Jesus and me", disregarding the seismic trove of data encompassing the enormity of the Christian Faith.
Of course, sometimes with the disappointment of life, sometimes we just need "Jesus and me" to get through.
And when we get through, we realize we are the offspring of the All Powerful Transcendent Creator God of the Universe and Time.
And for this to be, as in "be in actuality", there exists a concrete "Truth" in relation to Jesus and Christianity.
I am speaking of "Truth" here as in "Essential". Essential beliefs that if they were untrue, there could never be "Jesus and me".
If Christianity is everything your Pastor says it is, then these 16 Essentials MUST be TRUE.
Now, though these 16 must be true in actuality, they are not necessary for a person to believe in order to be a Christian.
There is a distinct difference between what must be true in order for us to be a Christian and what must be believed in order for us to be a Christian.
For instance, nowhere does the Bible say it is necessary to believe in the Virgin Birth in order to get into heaven; nonetheless, the Virgin Birth assures us that God took an active role in breaking the bonds of sin through His Son, Jesus.
There are certain essential beliefs that one may not believe and still be Christian (for example, the Virgin Birth, Ascension of Christ, the Second Coming), and there are certain things one must believe specifically in order to be a Christian.
A person must believe that Christ died for sins and rose again (Romans 10:9; 1 Corinthians 15:1-6). One must believe in the Lord Jesus Christ: (Acts 16:31). Since the word "Lord" when it refers to Christ in the New Testament means "deity," one cannot deny the deity of Christ and be a Christian (Acts 2:21, 36; 3:14-16; 5:30-35; 10:39; 1 Corinthians 12:3).
So, start with "Jesus and me" and continue your journey in the Faith, growing in practice and belief into a mighty Christ follower.
There is only one God, Creator of the universe. He has always existed and will always exist.
While there is only one God, He exists eternally in three Persons: Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
Every human is spiritually separated from God, totally incapable of saving himself. Without a new birth no one can enter life.
Jesus was born as a result of a miracle. Through the Virgin Birth, Jesus did not inherit a sin nature.
Jesus not only did not sin, he had no inclination to sin even when tempted. He was perfect.
The only way for humans to be restored spiritually to God was for God to build a bridge across the gap of separation. So God, while retaining his full God nature, became a perfect man in Christ in order to bridge the chasm. If He is not both God and Man He cannot mediate between God and man. Jesus Christ is the second Person in the Trinity.
Without being fully human, Jesus could not pay the price for human sin. He needed to be divine to have the power to save us, and he needed to be human in order to adequately represent us.
8. The Necessity of God's Grace.
Because of human depravity, we cannot save ourselves. It is by God's grace alone that salvation is possible.
9. The Necessity of Faith.
Faith is trusting that God can and will save us. By trusting in Him and thankfully accepting His gift of salvation, we can be united with God.
The penalty for sin is death. The penalty we owe to God was paid by Christ through His death on the cross, the only acceptable payment.
The atoning death of Christ paid for our sins, but the process was not complete until He had defeated death by being physically resurrected in the same body.
Christ died for our sins and was physically resurrected for our salvation. Then 40 days later, He was ascended bodily into heaven. Because Christ has ascended to the Father, the Holy Spirit now guides us, shows us where we are wrong and comforts us when we hurt.
Christ's bodily ascension allowed Him to serve as our mediator before God. In God's presence, Christ prays continually on our behalf.
Just as Christ left the world physically, so He will return in the same manner. When Christ returns, dead believers will receive their resurrected bodies. Believers that are alive when He returns will not die, but will be transformed into immortal, physical bodies. Christ's bodily return to earth will be visible to all, and believers will rule with Him in His kingdom and live with Him forever.
In order for us to have a sure foundation for what we believe, God revealed His Word (the Bible) as the basis of our beliefs. Without a divinely authoritative revelation from God, such as we have in the Scriptures, we could never be sure of the doctrines that are necessary for salvation.
All of the Essential Doctrines are derived from the Bible. By applying the literal, historical-grammatical method of interpretation to the Bible one can know which truths are essential for salvation.


text:
Thursday, January 29, 1987		The Skidmore News
Obituary: Jack Stark 1910-1987
by Andrew E. Morse
Veteran actor James "Stark, born Jack "Jack" Lumeronesciewicz, died last week in his home in Laguna Hills, California. He was 77. The victim of complications following the removal of a splinter from his index finger, Stark is survived by his wife, Vivian. It is ironic that his death occur amid the controversy surrounding the proposal of the "mono-chromatization" of his 1938 film, "A Pig's Life," one of the first widely-released American color productions.
The son of a rural Czech pig farmer, Lumeronesciewicz escaped the poverty of his homeland in 1938 by packing himself in a small wooden crate and shipping himself to America. On February 16 of that year, his crate arrived in New York City, where confounded postal workers tried to fit him into a 4x4-inch post-office box. In his best-selling 1982 biography, "The Czech is in the Mail," Stark recalled the difficulties of his flight. "The trip took six weeks—there was no such thing as air mail those days, particularly in Czechoslovakia. I brought plenty of food and water, but it never really occurred to me to drill air holes."
Just 18 years old, he found himself alone in an unfamiliar land. Finding no jobs in the family trade, the pork industry, Lumeronesciewicz searched the job market for months until he was finally able to find employment in a small burlesque theater in Greenwich Village, washing dishes and spit-shining shoes. The pay and conditions were miserable, and the theater was quickly approaching bankruptcy—he knew each day of work could be his last, but his luck changed in 1931.
His comprehension of English had improved since his arrival three years earlier, to the degree that he could understand conversations up to three feet away and could form simple sentences without provocation. One evening in March of 1931, he overheard the owner and manager of the establishment discussing the possibility of new acts—the event his autobiography refers to as his Big Break.
"One of the men—I don't remember which—said to the other, 'what we really need to generate more business is a guy with a foreign accent who can keep three or more balls or other objects in the air simultaneously.' And that's when I decided to take up juggling. As my juggling became progressively more and more difficult, the pay became better and better."
Taking advantage of his agricultural background, the theater management soon had him juggling live pigs for the increasingly more sophisticated audiences he began to attract.
Lumeronesciewicz was assigned an agent, a Bronx midget named Lou Pith, who suggested he change his name to something more conventional. In a 1956 Life magazine interview with Pith, the origin of the new name, Jack Stark, was revealed for the first time.
"We knew we had to change it. I mean, 'Lumeronesciewicz' is ridiculous. It's 16 letters long, for one thing, and no one could even pronounce it. I suggested Jack pick a new name randomly from the dictionary. Granted, it was risky. In fact, 'Jack Stark' was not the first name we picked, but we decided American audiences weren't quite ready for 'Jack Lukemia.' "
Jack Stark quickly became the toast of New York at the beginning of what juggling historians now call "The Golden Age of Juggling." In 1933, Lou Pith heard rumor that RKO studios was looking for an actor to star in the comic misadventures of a bumbling suburban juggler of Czech descent. "At that time," Pith told Life, "there weren't very many Czech jugglers around. We thought we had a chance."
The pair travelled to Hollywood, where Jack impressed RKO executives with what is now considered juggling's most difficult and dangerous display—five Waterford crystal decanters, each filled with nitroglycerine. Astounded, RKO decided to cast Stark, and on January 19, 1934, he signed a 10-film contract with the studio. A year later, the first in the highly-successful series premiered in Los Angeles, New York, and Askov, Minnesota, to capacity audiences. Over the past ten years, RKO would release another nine Morris the Juggler films, including "Morris the Sketchy" (1935), "Morris and Mimi"( 1937), and "Morris, Intangible Morris" (1938). The success of the series lead Stark to later reflect, "It was almost as if I were made for the part."
In 1939, he interrupted his Morris the Juggler contract to direct and star in a film of his own production, a project with which Stark told Variety he hoped to pursue his roots. RKO fully funded the project, hoping to experiment in the area of color cinematography by using a revolutionary new technique known by modern filmmakers as "using color film instead of black-and-white." Stark brought a film crew his homeland, and just six months, he released the finished project in the United States. Few Americans are aware that "A Pig's Life," at first release, was panned by international film critics, with the exception of Czech film critics. The world, it seemed, was simply unwilling to accept Stark as anything but a juggler.
The failure of "A Pig's Life" did not hinder the production of the last two of the Morris the Juggler films, "Morris and the Goiter" (1940) and the most famous of the series, the 1941 "Morris Goes to War,"in which Morris is drafted by the U.S. Army as a combat soldier who entertained troops at USO shows. Shortly after the release of the film, Stark himself was drafted by the U.S. Army as a combat soldier who entertained troops at USO shows.
His combat career is nearly as impressive as his whirlwind film career. Stark survived countless incursions in France and Germany without a scratch and was decorated by President Truman, but in 1944 he was returned injured to the United States after taking a folding chair to the wrist at a USO riot. "I knew it was all over when that G.I. swung at me," he would later write, "That wasn't just any wrist, that was my juggling wrist."
After fruitless months of treatment. RKO cancelled its contract with Stark on the grounds that he was "no longer able to juggle very well." Crushed by the action, Stark withdrew from the spotlight and spent the next decade wandering the streets of Hollywood disguised as a Hollywood street wanderer, finding jobs where he could, washing dishes and spit-shining shoes.
It wasn't until Lou Pith decided to recover his career that Stark came out of hiding. "It wasn't because of my love for the man as an actor," Pith told Variety, "Actually, someone bet me ten dollars that I couldn't find him another part." Over the next four years, he auditioned against such notables as James Dean, Rock Hudson, James Stuart, and Desi Arnaz, losing to all of them.
In 1959, 20th Century Fox finally offered Stark the lead role in "Code Name: Cerdo," co-starring Vivian Cochon, whom he would marry in Las Vegas a month following the release. The film, as spy-thriller which would nearly outgross the James Bond films on which it capitalized, once again brought Stark closer to American hearts. Using the publicity to their advantage, 20th Century Fox bought the rights to "A Pig's Life" and re-released it, this time to accepting audiences. Assuming he could never again top the double success. Stark decided to retire from the film industry and settle down. He purchased a small plot of land in Laguna Hills where he raised pigs and devoted his life to writing his autobiography. His death last week marked the end of a golden era in filmmaking. From his film role as the bumbling young juggler to his real-life role as gentleman pig-farmer, Jack Stark shall not easily be forgotten. Perhaps the most fitting epitaph to such a man should be his own words:
"I've pondered life a great deal; in my own life, I've thought about life a lot. Life is something I've considered my whole life—it's safe to say that at the end of my life, they'll never to able to say, 'Jack Stark never once in his life thought about living.' No, they'll never accuse me of that."
Human Rights Movie Series
"The Other Side,"a documentary film series on human rights around the world, will be presented Feb. 6-8 in Davis Auditorium of Palamountain Hall on the campus of Skidmore College.
The series is free and open to the public.
Based on the annual Festival dei Populi in Florence, Italy, the series is a project of Skidmore University Without Walls student Cynthia Preston. "The Other Side" will feature nine films on subjects ranging from the forced relocation of Native Americans to studies of life for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank region.
Scheduled to be presented Feb. 6 are:
- At 3 p.m., "Broken Rainbow," which chronicles the forced relocation of Navaho and Hopi Indians by the U.S. government. This film will be followed by a discussion led by Dr. Jill Sweet, an assistant professor of anthropology at Skidmore and an expert on the native inhabitants of the American southwest.
- At 5:30 p.m., "Living At Risk," the story of a middle-class Nicaraguan family that joins the revolution there after the fall of Simosa.
- At 6:30 p.m., "In the Name of the People," a look at the revolution in El Salvador through the eyes of its combatants. This film will be followed by a discussion led by independent filmmaker Ralph Arlyck, who spent last summer filming in Central America.
On Feb. 7, the following are scheduled:
- At 1 p.m., "Dark Lullabies," a child of Holocaust survivors examines the event's impact on German Jews and gentiles born after World War II.
- At 2:30 p.m., "Ghaza Ghetto," banned in Israel, this film examines 40 years in the life of a Palestinian lamily now living in a refugee camp in the West Bank region. This film will be followed
TRIP LEADERS, OUTDOOR SPECIALISTS, CAMP STAFF WANTED FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS
LONGACRE EXPEDITIONS
RD 3, Newport, PA 17074
Lead small groups of teenagers on trips staged from Base Camps in PA, ME, and CO. Must have skills in interpersonal communications, first aid, camping and biking. We also need specialists in rockclimbing, caving, windsurfing, sailing; Base Camp nurse, cook. All staff must be 21. A representative will be on campus on February 3.Contact Career Planning Office for more details.
Stitchin' Post
17 Phila Street
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866
STUDENTS w/ I.D.
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Mon. — Sat.
FINE YARNS
Norma J. Gessner
Title January 29, 1987
Date January 29 1987
Transcript 5 Thursday, January 29, 1987	The Skidmore News Obituary: Jack Stark 1910-1987 by Andrew E. Morse Veteran actor James "Stark, born Jack "Jack" Lumeronesciewicz, died last week in his home in Laguna Hills, California. He was 77. The victim of complications following the removal of a splinter from his index finger, Stark is survived by his wife, Vivian. It is ironic that his death occur amid the controversy surrounding the proposal of the "mono-chromatization" of his 1938 film, "A Pig's Life," one of the first widely-released American color productions. The son of a rural Czech pig farmer, Lumeronesciewicz escaped the poverty of his homeland in 1938 by packing himself in a small wooden crate and shipping himself to America. On February 16 of that year, his crate arrived in New York City, where confounded postal workers tried to fit him into a 4x4-inch post-office box. In his best-selling 1982 biography, "The Czech is in the Mail," Stark recalled the difficulties of his flight. "The trip took six weeks—there was no such thing as air mail those days, particularly in Czechoslovakia. I brought plenty of food and water, but it never really occurred to me to drill air holes." Just 18 years old, he found himself alone in an unfamiliar land. Finding no jobs in the family trade, the pork industry, Lumeronesciewicz searched the job market for months until he was finally able to find employment in a small burlesque theater in Greenwich Village, washing dishes and spit-shining shoes. The pay and conditions were miserable, and the theater was quickly approaching bankruptcy—he knew each day of work could be his last, but his luck changed in 1931. His comprehension of English had improved since his arrival three years earlier, to the degree that he could understand conversations up to three feet away and could form simple sentences without provocation. One evening in March of 1931, he overheard the owner and manager of the establishment discussing the possibility of new acts—the event his autobiography refers to as his Big Break. "One of the men—I don't remember which—said to the other, 'what we really need to generate more business is a guy with a foreign accent who can keep three or more balls or other objects in the air simultaneously.' And that's when I decided to take up juggling. As my juggling became progressively more and more difficult, the pay became better and better." Taking advantage of his agricultural background, the theater management soon had him juggling live pigs for the increasingly more sophisticated audiences he began to attract. Lumeronesciewicz was assigned an agent, a Bronx midget named Lou Pith, who suggested he change his name to something more conventional. In a 1956 Life magazine interview with Pith, the origin of the new name, Jack Stark, was revealed for the first time. "We knew we had to change it. I mean, 'Lumeronesciewicz' is ridiculous. It's 16 letters long, for one thing, and no one could even pronounce it. I suggested Jack pick a new name randomly from the dictionary. Granted, it was risky. In fact, 'Jack Stark' was not the first name we picked, but we decided American audiences weren't quite ready for 'Jack Lukemia.' " Jack Stark quickly became the toast of New York at the beginning of what juggling historians now call "The Golden Age of Juggling." In 1933, Lou Pith heard rumor that RKO studios was looking for an actor to star in the comic misadventures of a bumbling suburban juggler of Czech descent. "At that time," Pith told Life, "there weren't very many Czech jugglers around. We thought we had a chance." The pair travelled to Hollywood, where Jack impressed RKO executives with what is now considered juggling's most difficult and dangerous display—five Waterford crystal decanters, each filled with nitroglycerine. Astounded, RKO decided to cast Stark, and on January 19, 1934, he signed a 10-film contract with the studio. A year later, the first in the highly-successful series premiered in Los Angeles, New York, and Askov, Minnesota, to capacity audiences. Over the past ten years, RKO would release another nine Morris the Juggler films, including "Morris the Sketchy" (1935), "Morris and Mimi"( 1937), and "Morris, Intangible Morris" (1938). The success of the series lead Stark to later reflect, "It was almost as if I were made for the part." In 1939, he interrupted his Morris the Juggler contract to direct and star in a film of his own production, a project with which Stark told Variety he hoped to pursue his roots. RKO fully funded the project, hoping to experiment in the area of color cinematography by using a revolutionary new technique known by modern filmmakers as "using color film instead of black-and-white." Stark brought a film crew his homeland, and just six months, he released the finished project in the United States. Few Americans are aware that "A Pig's Life," at first release, was panned by international film critics, with the exception of Czech film critics. The world, it seemed, was simply unwilling to accept Stark as anything but a juggler. The failure of "A Pig's Life" did not hinder the production of the last two of the Morris the Juggler films, "Morris and the Goiter" (1940) and the most famous of the series, the 1941 "Morris Goes to War,"in which Morris is drafted by the U.S. Army as a combat soldier who entertained troops at USO shows. Shortly after the release of the film, Stark himself was drafted by the U.S. Army as a combat soldier who entertained troops at USO shows. His combat career is nearly as impressive as his whirlwind film career. Stark survived countless incursions in France and Germany without a scratch and was decorated by President Truman, but in 1944 he was returned injured to the United States after taking a folding chair to the wrist at a USO riot. "I knew it was all over when that G.I. swung at me," he would later write, "That wasn't just any wrist, that was my juggling wrist." After fruitless months of treatment. RKO cancelled its contract with Stark on the grounds that he was "no longer able to juggle very well." Crushed by the action, Stark withdrew from the spotlight and spent the next decade wandering the streets of Hollywood disguised as a Hollywood street wanderer, finding jobs where he could, washing dishes and spit-shining shoes. It wasn't until Lou Pith decided to recover his career that Stark came out of hiding. "It wasn't because of my love for the man as an actor," Pith told Variety, "Actually, someone bet me ten dollars that I couldn't find him another part." Over the next four years, he auditioned against such notables as James Dean, Rock Hudson, James Stuart, and Desi Arnaz, losing to all of them. In 1959, 20th Century Fox finally offered Stark the lead role in "Code Name: Cerdo," co-starring Vivian Cochon, whom he would marry in Las Vegas a month following the release. The film, as spy-thriller which would nearly outgross the James Bond films on which it capitalized, once again brought Stark closer to American hearts. Using the publicity to their advantage, 20th Century Fox bought the rights to "A Pig's Life" and re-released it, this time to accepting audiences. Assuming he could never again top the double success. Stark decided to retire from the film industry and settle down. He purchased a small plot of land in Laguna Hills where he raised pigs and devoted his life to writing his autobiography. His death last week marked the end of a golden era in filmmaking. From his film role as the bumbling young juggler to his real-life role as gentleman pig-farmer, Jack Stark shall not easily be forgotten. Perhaps the most fitting epitaph to such a man should be his own words: "I've pondered life a great deal; in my own life, I've thought about life a lot. Life is something I've considered my whole life—it's safe to say that at the end of my life, they'll never to able to say, 'Jack Stark never once in his life thought about living.' No, they'll never accuse me of that." Human Rights Movie Series "The Other Side,"a documentary film series on human rights around the world, will be presented Feb. 6-8 in Davis Auditorium of Palamountain Hall on the campus of Skidmore College. The series is free and open to the public. Based on the annual Festival dei Populi in Florence, Italy, the series is a project of Skidmore University Without Walls student Cynthia Preston. "The Other Side" will feature nine films on subjects ranging from the forced relocation of Native Americans to studies of life for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank region. Scheduled to be presented Feb. 6 are: - At 3 p.m., "Broken Rainbow," which chronicles the forced relocation of Navaho and Hopi Indians by the U.S. government. This film will be followed by a discussion led by Dr. Jill Sweet, an assistant professor of anthropology at Skidmore and an expert on the native inhabitants of the American southwest. - At 5:30 p.m., "Living At Risk," the story of a middle-class Nicaraguan family that joins the revolution there after the fall of Simosa. - At 6:30 p.m., "In the Name of the People," a look at the revolution in El Salvador through the eyes of its combatants. This film will be followed by a discussion led by independent filmmaker Ralph Arlyck, who spent last summer filming in Central America. On Feb. 7, the following are scheduled: - At 1 p.m., "Dark Lullabies," a child of Holocaust survivors examines the event's impact on German Jews and gentiles born after World War II. - At 2:30 p.m., "Ghaza Ghetto," banned in Israel, this film examines 40 years in the life of a Palestinian lamily now living in a refugee camp in the West Bank region. This film will be followed continued on 14 TRIP LEADERS, OUTDOOR SPECIALISTS, CAMP STAFF WANTED FOR SUMMER PROGRAMS LONGACRE EXPEDITIONS RD 3, Newport, PA 17074 Lead small groups of teenagers on trips staged from Base Camps in PA, ME, and CO. Must have skills in interpersonal communications, first aid, camping and biking. We also need specialists in rockclimbing, caving, windsurfing, sailing; Base Camp nurse, cook. All staff must be 21. A representative will be on campus on February 3.Contact Career Planning Office for more details. Stitchin' Post 17 Phila Street Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866 10% DISCOUNT to STUDENTS w/ I.D. Finishing Service 587-9639 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mon. — Sat. FINE YARNS NEEDLEWORK SUPPLIES Norma J. Gessner


A returning client wanted there Alpina D3 – Sapphire Black Metallic protected for the up and coming Winter and therefore was booked in over a couple of days for a Protection Detail. This is how it started.
First up was the interior. The owners dog is confined to the boot only which thankfully has a boot liner but the hair was still present in the surrounding carpets.
The rest of the interior was given a light vacuum, with all plastics treated with Gtechniq C6.
After a fair bit of prep, including a Citrus Pre Wash, the Alpina was given it's first of two washes using Ultra Gloss Bodywash which is a luxury pH-neutral shampoo via a two bucket method.
The Alpina was then clayed to remove further contamination and then washed again.
The Alpina was then moved inside for drying and then the paintwork inspected. As you can see there were plenty of defects going on.
The Alpina was crying out for an Enhancement Detail but my client couldn't stretch that far as it would have been considerably more money. Therefore a decision had to be made as to what was best for the time allowed. Out of all the panels, the bonnet was in a bad way. More so than the rest of the car and I just couldn't leave it like it was. It was decided that I would polish out as much as I could with a single pass and Scholl S17+ was chosen.
50/50 shown. The left of the bonnet has been polished and the right of the bonnet showing the swirls.
50/50 shown. Tape was used to divide the bonnet into two sections and when removed clearly shows what has been polished out.
The rest of the Alpina was polished with Poorboys Blackhole.
The wax of choice was Collinite 476s which would easily see it through the winter months and into spring.
The exhaust tips was given a thorough clean with 4/0 wire wool and Autosol.
This is the finished results.


The Fuji XF16mm f/2.8 R WR weighs just 155g and measures 45.4mm in length. It's comprised of 10 elements in 8 groups, two of which are aspherical elements.
The Fuji XF16mm f/2.8 R WR (24mm equivalent) is made of metal components and is weather and dust resistant, and it can also be used in temperatures down to -10C.
Fujifilm says its new lens's focusing elements are so lightweight that autofocus is silent.
The new Fuji XF16mm f/2.8 R WR will be available in silver and black with release dates set for March and May/June 2019, respectively.


text:
HomeBooks20182018 Translated A Beautiful Young Wife
The Latecomer
The Lost Time Accidents
A Beautiful Young Wife
Author: Tommy Wieringa
Translated from the Dutch by Sam Garrett
He had never married and had never been with one woman for long; he had always remained a collector of first times.'
Edward Landauer, a brilliant scientist in his forties, meets a beautiful young woman. She is the love of his life and, when the two marry, he is the happiest man in the world. But Ruth's beauty and youth cannot stop him growing older. After the birth of their long-awaited son, the 'happiness, delicate like filigree' turns into something new, and Edward no longer recognises his great romance nor the woman who induced it.
About the author & translator
Tommy Wieringa was born in 1967 and grew up partly in the Netherlands, and partly in the tropics. He began his writing career with travel stories and journalism, and is the author of four other novels. His fiction has been shortlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Oxford/Weidenfeld Prize, and has won Holland's Libris Literature Prize.
Sam Garrett has translated some forty novels and works of non-fiction. He has won prizes and appeared on shortlists for some of the world's most prestigious literary awards, and is the only translator to have twice won the British Society of Authors' Vondel Prize for Dutch-English translation.
Ireland, Waterford City & County Libraries
Australia, Scribe Publications
Search Encore for A Beautiful Young Wife


A hierarchically structured platform was obtained from directed self-assembly of a poly(styrene)-b-poly(4-vinylbenzylchloride) (PS-b-PVBC) block copolymer (BCP) during breath figure (BF) templating. The BF process using a water/ethanol atmosphere gave a unique double porosity in which hexagonally arranged micron-sized pores were encircled by a secondary population of smaller, nano-sized pores. A third level of structuration was simultaneously introduced between the pores by BCP self-assembly to form out-of-the-plane nano-cylinders, offering a film with an unprecedented triple structure, which could be used as a reactive platform. Indeed the surface nano-domains of VBC were exploited as reactive nano-patterns for site-specific chemical functionalization.


Neil Haddon's recent paintings employ a collage-like approach to imagery derived from a variety of seemingly incongruous sources. They present abstracted, tenuous 'landscapes' in which we are free to consider how meaning is made when the supporting contexts for that imagery are strange to us. This work draws on Haddon's experience as a migrant to Tasmania (via six years in Spain) and the ways that migrants find their own poetic meaning in the unfamiliar contexts of their new home.
The paintings use diverse materials and processes to conflate fragments of artworks by Paul Gauguín, John Glover and others, bringing them together within abstracted constructions to picture an unstable 'Tasmanian landscape'. Here, meaning is in a constant state of flux and is perpetually renegotiated according to the influences of where one once was and where one finds oneself now.


FieldComm Group announced a series of agreements, contracts, standards and events to accelerate global adoption of field device integration (FDI) technology.
FieldComm Group announced a series of agreements, contracts, standards and events to accelerate global adoption of field device integration (FDI) technology. These activities align with FieldComm Group's mission to drive adoption of FDI technology to become the global standard for field device integration, independent of underlying device protocols.
Completion of a contract between co-owners FieldComm Group and the Profibus & Profinet International organization to manage the intellectual property (IP) rights, roadmap and distribution of FDI technology, tools and host components.
Completion of a contract between FDI technology partners FieldComm Group, Profibus & Profinet International, the OPC Foundation, and the FDT Group to govern the process of FDI specification enhancement.
Completion of a Memorandum of Understanding between the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI) and FieldComm Group that enables WCI representatives to engage in technology discussions in the Integration Working Group to incorporate ISA100 Wireless support into FDI technology.
Approval of the FDI technology standard in Plenary SC65E / "Device and Integration in enterprise systems" by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
Endorsement of FDI technology by NAMUR, an international user association of automation technology in process industries, in their WG 2.6 Fieldbus Position Paper "Requirements on an Ethernet Communication System for the Process Industry."
Ted Masters, president and CEO of FieldComm Group, said: "We are excited with the response this technology has received by leading automation instrumentation and host system providers."
Karsten Schneider, Chairman of Profibus & Profinet International, said, "The FDI project is a prime example of how users, manufacturers, and user organizations can trustfully and successfully communicate and cooperate. FDI will significantly simplify the integration task in process industries. And this cooperation will become even more relevant in the context of Industrie 4.0."


text:
Gentle nudges teach robots to better assist us
December 5th, 2017 Posted by Mike Williams-Rice
Like toddlers, robots can use a little help as they learn to function in the physical world. A new program uses gentle physical feedback to guide machines toward the most helpful, human-like ways to best work side-by-side with people.
"Historically, the role of robots was to take over the mundane tasks we don't want to do: manufacturing, assembly lines, welding, painting," says Marcia O'Malley, a professor of mechanical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and computer science at Rice University.
"I already talk to Alexa in the kitchen, so why not also have machines we can physically collaborate with?"
"As we become more willing to share personal information with technology, like the way my watch records how many steps I take, that technology moves into embodied hardware as well.
"Robots are already in our homes vacuuming or controlling our thermostats or mowing the lawn," she says. "There are all sorts of ways technology permeates our lives. I already talk to Alexa in the kitchen, so why not also have machines we can physically collaborate with? A lot of our work is about making human-robot interactions safe."
Robots adapted to respond to physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) traditionally treat such interactions as disturbances and resume their original behaviors when the interactions end. For the new study, researchers enhanced pHRI with a method that allows humans to physically adjust a robot's trajectory in real time.
At the heart of the program is the concept of impedance control—literally, a way to manage what happens when push comes to shove. A robot that allows for impedance control through physical input adjusts its programmed trajectory to respond but returns to its initial trajectory when the input ends.
As reported in IEEE Explore, the new algorithm builds upon that concept as it allows the robot to adjust its path beyond the input and calculate a new route to its goal, something like a GPS system that recalculates the route to its destination when a driver misses a turn.
Dylan Losey, a graduate student who works with O'Malley, spent much of last summer in the lab of Anca Dragan, an assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, testing the theory.
He and other students trained a robot arm and hand to deliver a coffee cup across a desktop, and then used enhanced pHRI to keep it away from a computer keyboard and low enough so that the cup wouldn't break if dropped. (A separate paper on the experiments appears in the Proceedings of Machine Learning Research.)
The goal was to deform the robot's programmed trajectory through physical interaction. "Here the robot has a plan, or desired trajectory, which describes how the robot thinks it should perform the task," Losey writes in an essay about the Berkeley experiments. "We introduced a real-time algorithm that modified, or deformed, the robot's future desired trajectory."
Program makes robots better listeners
In impedance mode, the robot consistently returned to its original trajectory after an interaction. In learning mode, the feedback altered not only the robot's state at the time of interaction but also how it proceeded to the goal, Losey says.
If the user directed it to keep the cup from passing over the keyboard, for instance, it would continue to do so in the future. "By our replanning the robot's desired trajectory after each new observation, the robot was able to generate behavior that matches the human's preference," he says.
"The robot shouldn't just try to get out of the way. It should learn what's going on and do its job better."
Further tests employed 10 students who used the O'Malley lab's rehabilitative force-feedback robot, the OpenWrist, to manipulate a cursor around obstacles on a computer screen and land on a blue dot. The tests first used standard impedance control and then impedance control with physically interactive trajectory deformation, an analog of pHRI that allowed the students to train the device to learn new trajectories.
Trials with trajectory deformation were physically easier and required significantly less interaction to achieve the goal. The experiments demonstrated that interactions can program otherwise-autonomous robots that have several degrees of freedom, in this case flexing an arm and rotating a wrist.
One current limitation is that pHRI cannot yet modify the amount of time it takes a robot to perform a task, but that's on the agenda.
"The paradigm shift in this work is that instead of treating a human as a random disturbance, the robot should treat the human as a rational being who has a reason to interact and is trying to convey something important," Losey says. "The robot shouldn't just try to get out of the way. It should learn what's going on and do its job better."
The National Science Foundation supported the work.
Original Study DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2017.2765335
Brain activity 'dictionary' predicts what rats will do in advance
Robot with bird feet can perch and grab
100 household task benchmarks are like robotics 'North Star'


text:
28 August 2001 11:59am
By Keith Taylor/News Editor
Coutts Wins
12 Metre Worlds
On the Prada 12-Metre course, starting line collisions in two classes forced the withdrawal of four boats, including Intrepid, the last of the wooden Twelves, which successfully defended the America's Cup in 1967 and 1970. No one was hurt.
In the Modern 12-Metre Class, Intrepid steered by John Curtin collided head on with Enterprise, steered by J. F. Jouffray, causing extensive damage to the bows of both boats. Intrepid was the port tack boat and was required to steer clear of Enterprise.
"The two boats were reaching towards each other on opposite tacks with a closing speed of close to 20 knots," said one spectator. "It was a classic example of two pedestrians approaching on a sidwalk and each doing sideways shuffles into each other's paths."
The front two feet of Intrepid's bow was smashed in while Intrepid's aluminium plating was dented and ripped at the bow, with oil-canning impact damage all the way down the port side to the chainplates.
The other accident occurred in the Classic 12-Metre Class when Trivia, steered by Achim Griese attempted to tack clear of Northern Light, which was luffing on the start line just before the gun. Trivia's bow rode up squarely on the Northern Light's port rail, smashing the port coffeegrinder pedestal off its mount.
"It was 100 per cent my fault," said Griese. "I was attempting to tack clear. I only hope that they are able to repair the damage so that Northern Light can compete at the Porto Cervo regatta in two weeks time."
None of the on-the-water drama concerned America's Cup two-time winner Russell Coutts who, with the Grand Prix Class championship secure with a race in hand, headed for the golf links with his Swiss Team Alinghi teammates, leaving their class winner South Australia tied to the dock.
"I've never seen Russell more on his game," said Marblehead sailmaker Robbie Doyle, who was campaigning Valiant in the Modern Class. "He and his crew tuned and practiced with South Australia before the Jubilee and achieved more in two weeks than any average group of professionals would have in one year.
Team New Zealand's Cameron Appleton sailed Kiwi Magic into first place for the day and took second place for the week, while Australian America's Cup winner Australia II, steered by John Bertrand and Skip Lissiman finished third overall.
It was a nostalgic day for Australia II. Today was her last race, and "the little white pointer" left the dock to cheers and applause from pierside spectators. She returned after racing, flying her famous Boxing Kangaroo battle flag plus a giant Australian flag while supporters toasted her with copies quantities of Australian wine. Although Australia II is destined for retirement in a new Marine Museum in her homeport of Fremantle, there is now talk of building a replica for future 12-Metre events and racing.
Ernest Jacquet's Freedom, the 1980 America's Cup winner, added another victory today to her almost perfect score to win the Modern 12-Metre Class. In the Classic 12-Metre Class, Jacques Fauroux's former British America's Cup challenger Sovereign scored her second first place running to win the class, with Nyala owned by Patrizio Bertelli of the Prada Challenge taking second place.
Full results are available on the America's Cup Jubilee web site.
Results Grand Prix 12 Metre Class, 6 races, 1 discard:
1 SOUTH AUSTRALIA (Russell Coutts) 1.00 (1) 1.00 (1) 2.00 (2) 1.00 (1) 4.00 (4) 12.00 (DNF), 9.00 pts
2 KIWI MAGIC (Cameron Appleton) 5.00 (5) 2.00 (2) 3.00 (3) 3.00 (3) 6.00 (6) 1.00 (1), 14.00 pts
3 AUSTRALIA II (John Bertrand & Skip Lissiman) 2.00 (2) 4.00 (4) 5.00 (5) 2.00 (2) 3.00 (3) 4.00 (4), 15.00 pts 4."CRUSADER (Richard Matthews) 6.00 (6) 8.00 (8) 1.00 (1) 6.00 (6) 2.00 (2) 3.00 (3) 26.00 18.00
5 ECOSSE (Irvine Laidlaw) 3.00 (3) 5.00 (5) 7.00 (7) 4.00 (4) 1.00 (1) 6.00 (6), 19.00 pts
6 HISSAR (Edgar T Cato) 4.00 (4) 3.00 (3) 6.00 (6) 12.00 (DNF) 5.00 (5) 2.00 (2), 20.00 pts
7 "FIDDLER (Alfred B Van Liew) 8.00 (8) 7.00 (7) 6.00 (6) 12.00 (RET) 7.00 (7) 5.00 (5) 33.00 pts
8 "ITALIA (Don J L Wood) 7.00 (7) 6.00 (6) 8.00 (8) 5.00 (5) 8.00 (8) 7.00 (7), 33.00 pts
9 KOOKABURRA (David Allen) 9.00 (9) 9.00 (9) 10.00 (10) 12.00 (DNF) 9.00 (9) 8.00 (8), 45.00 pts
10 "KIWI (Michael Smith) 10.00 (10) 10.00 (10) 9.00 (9) 12.00 (DNF) 10.00 (10) 9.00 (9), 48.00 pts
11 MAGIC (Hans Bycholt) 11.00 (11) 12.00 (DNF) 12.00 (DNF) 12.00 (DNF) 12.00 (DNF) 12.00 (DNF), 59.00 pts


At their 83rd Ordinary General Meeting in Lucerne, the shareholders of Schindler Holding Ltd. approved the 2010 annual report and financial statements of Schindler Holding Ltd. as well as the consolidated group financial statements for 2010 and granted discharge to the members of the Board of Directors and Management. The shareholders also approved the other motions proposed by the Board of Directors.
Schindler Holding Ltd. closed the financial year 2010 with a net profit of CHF 670 million (previous year: CHF 491 million). The General Meeting approved the motions regarding the appropriation of profits. As a result, an ordinary dividend of CHF 2.00 (previous year: CHF 2.00) as well as an additional dividend of CHF 1.00 per registered share and participation certificate will be paid out on March 22, 2011.
The General Meeting approved the re-election of Board members Prof. Dr. Pius Baschera, Zurich, Luc Bonnard, Hergiswil, Dr. Hubertus von Grünberg, Hanover, and Alfred N. Schindler, Hergiswil, for a further term of three years. Alfred N. Schindler was also confirmed as Chairman of the Board of Directors for a further three years.


Contributed by the Applied Mechanics Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS. Manuscript received April 12, 2016; final manuscript received July 5, 2016; published online July 25, 2016. Assoc. Editor: Daining Fang.
In elasticity theory, a neutral inhomogeneity is defined as a foreign body which can be introduced into a host solid without disturbing the stress field in the solid. The existence of circular neutral elastic nano-inhomogeneities has been established for both antiplane shear and plane deformations when the interface effect is described by constant interface parameters, and the surrounding matrix is subjected to uniform external loading. It is of interest to determine whether noncircular neutral nano-inhomogeneities can be constructed under the same conditions. In fact, we prove that only the circular elastic nano-inhomogeneity can achieve neutrality under these conditions with the radius of the inhomogeneity determined by the corresponding (constant) interface parameters and bulk elastic constants. In particular, in the case of plane deformations, the (uniform) external loading imposed on the matrix must be hydrostatic in order for the corresponding circular nano-inhomogeneity to achieve neutrality. Moreover, we find that, even when we relax the interface condition to allow for a nonuniform interface effect (described by variable interface parameters), in the case of plane deformations, only the elliptical nano-inhomogeneity can achieve neutrality.
Wang, X. , and Schiavone, P. , 2013, " A Neutral Multi-Coated Sphere Under Non-Uniform Electric Field in Conductivity," ZAMM, 64(3), pp. 895–903.
Muskhelishvili, N. I. , 1975, Some Basic Problems of the Mathematical Theory of Elasticity, Noordhoff, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Dai M, Schiavone P, Gao C. Uniqueness of Neutral Elastic Circular Nano-Inhomogeneities in Antiplane Shear and Plane Deformations. ASME. J. Appl. Mech. 2016;83(10):101001-101001-5. doi:10.1115/1.4034118.