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\section{Introduction}
\IEEEPARstart{T}{he} recent development of Cs$_2$LiYCl$_6$:Ce$^{3+}$ (CLYC) \cite{clyc1} has gained much interest for its use as a dual gamma and neutron detector.  CLYC has a density of 3.3~g/cm$^3$, emits at a peak wavelength of about 373~nm, and provides excellent linearity and gamma energy resolution (full-width half maximum, FWHM) as good as 4\% at 662~keV and thermal neutron sensitivity through the $^6$Li(n,$\alpha$)T capture reaction \cite{clyc2}.  Different characteristic time response for incident gammas and thermal neutrons results in the ability to perform pulse-shape discrimination (PSD).

Scintillators are typically coupled to traditional photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) for readout.  However, solid state photomultipliers (SSPMs) offer potential advantages in certain applications due to having a smaller size, lower voltage requirement, added robustness, and being impervious to magnetic fields.  The variance of waveforms and discrimination ability with temperature for CLYC coupled to a PMT has previously been studied \cite{buddentemp}.  Here we study the linearity, gamma energy resolution, and pulse shape and discrimination ability over a range of temperatures from $-20^{\circ}$C to $+50^{\circ}$C for CLYC coupled to three different SSPMs.

\section{Experiment Method}

Three SSPMs were coupled to 1~cm$^3$ CLYC scintillators: a SensL MicroFC-SMTPA-60035 silicon photomultiplier (SiPM), a Hamamatsu Multi-Pixel Photon Counter (MPPC) S13083-050CS, and a KETEK PM6660TP-BS0 SiPM.  Each of these SSPMs has an active area of $6\times6$~mm$^2$ and was coupled directly to the CLYC crystal and hermetically sealed by Radiation Monitoring Devices Inc. (RMD).  The measured gamma resolution at 662~keV before delivery was 6.6\%, 8.3\%, and 6.2\% for the crystals coupled to the SensL, Hamamatsu, and KETEK, respectively.  All three crystals exhibited a resolution of $\sim$4\% when coupled to a Hamamatsu R6233 PMT prior to packaging.

For each SSPM, data were collected in three different ways: with a standard shaping amplifier and multi-channel analyzer (MCA) setup, with custom electronics capable of three different gated charge integrals over different portions of the scintillation pulse, and with a fast waveform digitizer.

The linearity and energy resolution for each system was characterized with three radioactive gamma sources read out with an Amptek 8000D MCA: $^{22}$Na (511~keV, 1275~keV), $^{137}$Cs (662~keV), and $^{57}$Co (122~keV).  The photopeaks were fit with a Gaussian plus linear background to extract the centroid and widths for each peak.

A moderated AmB gamma and neutron source was used to study pulse shape and discrimination ability.  PSD is performed by taking the ratio of delayed (D) and prompt (P) integration windows, seen for example in Fig.~\ref{fig:psd}, of the waveforms:
\begin{equation}
\textrm{PSD Ratio} = \frac{D}{D+P}~.
\end{equation}
\begin{figure}[b]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.42\textwidth]{compare3_avgwaveform_sensl_20deg_win_nogrid.pdf}
\caption{Example of average waveforms at 20$^{\circ}$C with the determined prompt and delayed integration windows.}
\label{fig:psd}
\end{figure}
\hspace{-2.5pt}In CLYC the neutron pulse has a slower recovery time, leading to a larger PSD ratio value than the gammas.  The delayed and prompt integration windows were optimized for each SSPM to maximize the figure of merit (FOM), defined as
\begin{equation}
\textrm{FOM} = \frac{\mu_n - \mu_g}{\Gamma_n + \Gamma_g}~,
\end{equation}
where $\mu_{g(n)}$ is the centroid and $\Gamma_{g(n)}$ the FWHM of the gamma (neutron) peak in the PSD ratio.  These optimized integration windows were programmed into the custom ASIC system for studying the FOM over the temperature range.  Pulse shapes were also recorded with an Agilent Acqiris DC282 waveform digitizer sampling at 50 MS/s.  Averaged waveforms were obtained by defining gamma and neutron cuts based on the PSD ratio and full-pulse integrated energy within a 10~$\mu$s window.

A thermal chamber was used to thermal cycle each CLYC crystal and attached SSPM from $-20^{\circ}$C to $+50^{\circ}$C in 10$^{\circ}$C increments.  The cycling procedure followed was derived from ANSI standard N42.34 for handheld radiation detectors \cite{ansin42}.  Only the crystal and SSPMs were in the thermal chamber; the radioactive sources and electronics were outside the thermal chamber during data collection.  The PSD integration windows, optimized at room temperature, were kept constant over the range of temperatures.  The bias voltage, set to 56~V for the Hamamatsu MPPC and 27~V for the SensL and KETEK SiPMs, was also kept fixed during temperature variation.

\section{Results}

\subsection{Linearity}\label{sec:lin}

The linearity at each temperature is shown in Figs.~\ref{fig:lins}, \ref{fig:linh}, and \ref{fig:link} for SensL, Hamamatsu, and KETEK, respectively.  In some cases the data point at 1275~keV could not be fit either due to poor statistics or due to being off-scale in the MCA.  All three SSPMs exhibit good linearity, with an $R^2$-correlation coefficient between ADC channel and energy better than 0.997 and in many cases better than 0.999, with the exception of the Hamamatsu MPPC at $-10^{\circ}$C which has an $R^2$ of 0.994 ($R^2$ for $-20^{\circ}$C is not available due to data collection issues).
\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.42\textwidth]{linearity_summary_mca_mean_sensl_nogrid.pdf}
\caption{Linearity from 122~keV to 1275~keV for the SensL SiPM.}
\label{fig:lins}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.42\textwidth]{linearity_summary_mca_mean_hamamatsu_nogrid.pdf}
\caption{Linearity from 122~keV to 1275~keV for the Hamamatsu MPPC.}
\label{fig:linh}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.42\textwidth]{linearity_summary_mca_mean_ketek_nogrid.pdf}
\caption{Linearity from 122~keV to 1275~keV for the KETEK SiPM.}
\label{fig:link}
\end{figure}

Also of importance for applications where temperature variations occur is how much the gain changes over the temperature range.  Figure~\ref{fig:slope} shows the gain (slope of conversion from energy to ADC channel) for each SSPM as a function of temperature.  The SensL SiPM has the least temperature dependence followed by the KETEK SiPM.  KETEK shows a drop in gain at 50$^{\circ}$C, which could be due to temperature limitations of the device.  The Hamamatsu MPPC shows the most temperature dependence, in particular with nonlinear changes in the gain at low temperatures.

\begin{figure}[h!]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.42\textwidth]{linearity_summary_mca_slope_nogrid.pdf}
\caption{Slope in ADC channel versus energy over the temperature range.}
\label{fig:slope}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Energy resolution}

The gamma FWHM energy resolution was studied at each of the photopeak energies, but is only shown here for 662~keV in Fig.~\ref{fig:662}.  Room temperature data were also collected, with resolutions at 662~keV of 6.6\%, 8.9\%, and 7.7\% for SensL, Hamamatsu, and KETEK, respectively, similar to or slightly worse than the measured resolutions before the crystals were in-hand.  The temperature cycling data for Hamamatsu suffers from poor statistics and therefore shows significantly worse resolution than the room temperature data, and no conclusions can be made about the temperature dependence for this device.  However, it is clear that for the SensL and KETEK SiPMs there is little dependence of photopeak resolution on temperature at 662~keV.  The exception is the 50$^{\circ}$C data for KETEK, which is likely due to the drop in gain that was previously mentioned.  The resolution for SensL at 20$^{\circ}$C could not be extracted due to an issue with the data.

\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{linearity_summary_mca_resolution_662_v2_nogrid.pdf}
\caption{FWHM photopeak resolution at 662~keV as a function of SSPM and temperature.}
\label{fig:662}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Pulse Shapes}

Figures~\ref{fig:pulsesensl}, \ref{fig:pulseham}, and \ref{fig:pulseketek}
show the average gamma and neutron waveforms for SensL, Hamamatsu, and KETEK, respectively, where each has been normalized to the 20$^{\circ}$C waveform peak.  Note that for this study the same readout electronics were used for each device and no customization was performed at this stage to optimize timing performance.
\begin{figure}[h!]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{sensl_avgwaves_norm_gamma_compared_nogrid.pdf}
\includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{sensl_avgwaves_norm_neutron_compared_nogrid.pdf}
\caption{Average gamma (top) and neutron (bottom) waveforms for the SensL SiPM as a function of temperature.}
\label{fig:pulsesensl}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[h!]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{hamamatsu_avgwaves_norm_gamma_compared_nogrid.pdf}
\includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{hamamatsu_avgwaves_norm_neutron_compared_nogrid.pdf}
\caption{Average gamma (top) and neutron (bottom) waveforms for the Hamamatsu MPPC as a function of temperature.}
\label{fig:pulseham}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[h!]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{ketek_avgwaves_norm_gamma_compared_nogrid.pdf}
\includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{ketek_avgwaves_norm_neutron_compared_nogrid.pdf}
\caption{Average gamma (top) and neutron (bottom) waveforms for the KETEK SiPM as a function of temperature.}
\label{fig:pulseketek}
\end{figure}

The gamma waveforms show very little dependence in pulse-height versus temperature, with the exception of the KETEK SiPM which is known to exhibit a drop in gain at the highest temperature as discussed in Section~\ref{sec:lin}.  For both the gamma and neutron waveforms, the time response is slower as the temperature is decreased.  Interestingly, for the KETEK SiPM, which has the slowest response in this setup, hints of a faster component to the gamma response appears at temperatures below 0$^{\circ}$C as evidenced by inflection on the rising edge.

The neutron pulse-height does have a dependence on temperature, typically with smaller pulse-heights at lower temperatures.  The SensL SiPM does not follow this trend above room temperature, where the pulse-heights start to decrease.  The full-pulse integrated energy for these temperatures still follows a roughly linear trend of smaller energy at higher temperatures, so it could simply be due to a correlation between pulse-height and recovery time.  The KETEK SiPM at 50$^{\circ}$C has a pulse-height similar to 10$^{\circ}$C due to the as-noted drop in gain.  The Hamamatsu MPPC does not follow this general trend whatsoever, instead the pulse-height increases with decreasing temperature.  This is not fully understood at this time, but again could be due to interplay between the pulse-height and recovery time.  The integrated neutron energy over the full 10~$\mu$s window does follow the expected behavior of smaller energy at higher temperature, but exhibits a much more nonlinear trend similar to the observations from the linearity results.

Finally, a comparison of the pulse shapes can be made by normalizing the pulse heights to unity.  This is shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:pmt} for the three SSPMs at 20$^{\circ}$C with average waveforms from a Hamamatsu R1288A PMT for comparison.  In this simple default comparison with no optimization of readout electronics, the KETEK SiPM showed the slowest time response while the Hamamatsu MPPC was the fastest and most PMT-like.

\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{compare_gammawaveform_pmt_20deg_zoom_nogrid.pdf}
\includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{compare_neutronwaveform_pmt_20deg_zoom_nogrid.pdf}
\caption{Comparison of the average gamma (top) and neutron (bottom) waveforms at 20$^{\circ}$C from the SSPMs and a PMT.}
\label{fig:pmt}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Figure of Merit}

The figure of merit quantifies the ability to perform PSD and one looks for a FOM being greater than unity.  The FOM versus temperature is shown in Fig.\ref{fig:fom}.  PSD was not possible for the KETEK SiPM below 10$^{\circ}$C due to a data acquisition issue of the neutron peak being off scale.  All three SSPMs exhibit improved FOM at lower temperatures.  The FOM was always better than 1, and was the best for SensL.  At 20$^{\circ}$C the FOM for SensL, Hamamatsu, and KETEK was 2.2, 1.4, and 1.7, respectively.

\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{fom_clps_comparison_nogrid.pdf}
\caption{Figure of merit for the three SSPMs as a function of temperature.}
\label{fig:fom}
\end{figure}

\section{Summary}

The temperature dependence of three SSPMs coupled to 1~cm$^3$ CLYC scintillators was studied.  The SensL and KETEK SiPMs exhibited excellent linearity over the temperature range of $-20^{\circ}$C to $+50^{\circ}$C.  The Hamamatsu MPPC showed a nonlinearity in gain at the lower temperatures.  Statistical limitations of the dataset affected our ability to extract meaningful resolution results, however, it does appear that the SensL and KETEK SiPM energy resolution at 662~keV does not depend on temperature.  Finally, the SSPM and CLYC response was generally slower at lower temperatures for all three devices, but PSD was performed successfully for each device over the full temperature range studied, with generally better FOM at lower temperatures and the best FOM overall for the SensL SiPM.

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Terrell Owens feud with the Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones will not be ending anytime soon. Owens has called out the owner saying he was a bully for forcing players to stand during the national anthem.
While appearing on FOX Sports Radio's "The Odd Couple with Rob Parker and Chris Broussard", Terrell Owens fired shots at the Cowboys owner regarding his team's anthem policy.
"(Jerry Jones) is being a bully. You're basically stripping someone of their right to do what they want to in a peaceful protest… To put guys in a situation where they have to do something, that's not right. That's totally wrong," Owens said.
On July 25th Jerry Jones told reporters that Owens was making a mistake by skipping the upcoming Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony where he's scheduled to be enshrined.
Bad blood is nothing new between these two, considering Jones released Owens back when he was a player by writing a message on a tablecloth, which "blindsided" the receiver.


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Christina Conklin and Marina Psaros
Like people, cities demonstrate their essential character when responding to a crisis. As a collection of islands and one-time swamps where the Hudson and East Rivers meet the Atlantic Ocean, New York was reminded of its basic geography in 2012, when Hurricane Sandy's catastrophic surge brought an extra three meters (10 feet) of seawater into the estuary. Initially, Sandy was thought to be a rare event that occurs only every seven hundred to one thousand years.
But researchers at Columbia University found that the return period for a Sandy-size storm is just 103. With the one meter of sea-level rise predicted by later this century, such inundations may occur as often as every twenty-eight years, with smaller but substantial floods interspersed. Coastal megacities are in for an especially difficult journey as seas rise and storms become more intense.
In his major post-storm speech, Mayor Michael Bloomberg noted that in 2050, one-quarter of the city's land and 800,000 residents would be within the one-hundred-year flood zone. But instead of talking about the devastation as an opportunity to reshape the city's shoreline to better reflect future sea levels and more frequent storm surges, he doubled down. "As New Yorkers, we cannot and will not abandon our waterfront. It's one of our greatest assets. We must protect it, not retreat from it," he said. He pledged $20 billion in new fortifications, promoted huge luxury developments in the flood plain like Hudson Yards, and suggested creating more infilled land beyond the city's current shoreline.
New York's state government took a different post-Sandy approach, buying out some homeowners in Staten Island, demolishing their houses, and not permitting any future development. A federally funded design competition, Rebuild by Design, generated half a dozen innovative projects to improve rather than merely replace what had been there before, such as oyster beds to absorb wave intensity off southern Staten Island. One of the projects, a massive sea wall around the tip of lower Manhattan, is currently under construction and will, in fact, make these neighborhoods safer and more desirable—which will then encourage more growth and higher rents. It will also refract future storm surges onto the shorelines of Brooklyn, Jersey City, and Hoboken, which are already more vulnerable than Manhattan in both topography and demography.
But funding and bureaucracy pared down and slowed their construction. "Everyone was working at cross purposes," according to Liz Koslov, an expert on post-Sandy recovery at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Bloomberg's successor, Bill de Blasio, took long-range planning a step further by creating a Resiliency Office to coordinate upgrades to the city's infrastructure and zoning rules and to oversee the reduction of city emissions by 80 percent, from 2005 levels, by the year 2050. However, he shares his predecessor's basic assumption that New York's footprint is simply too important to question or change. So the city continues to reinforce its historic economic and development priorities, relying on modest changes to land-use policies and building codes to keep people safe. People are not demanding change, so "there is no real desire to reverse course," says Koslov.
Some recent adaptation plans have taken a more comprehensive approach, but even these efforts aren't solving for the long term. The Resilient Edgemere plan will spend $100 million to improve a small, neglected community on Jamaica Bay in Queens with new low-income housing and infrastructure, conversion of a few flood-prone residential blocks into a park, a voluntary home buyout program, and an earthen berm to protect against thirty inches of sea-level rise. Yet the plan acknowledges that average sea levels will be higher than this in just a few decades—not including any unusually large storms or tides. So, expensive half measures are taking the place of difficult conversations and unpopular zoning changes. "No one is building for the 500-year storm," says Lynn Englum of Rebuild for Design.
New York does have its share of truth tellers who are trying to get the attention of politicians and the public. "Sandy may not happen again like it did," according to J. Andrew Martin, acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) risk-analysis branch in New York, "but there will be something very similar, and it's not that far off."
Klaus Jacob, of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, has warned, "Sea-level rise is the ultimate fate of the city. . . . It can adapt. [New York] can be a totally lively city without [storm] barriers. We are lucky. We have high ground within our boundaries. We just have to move together on higher ground." A city that has grown weary of disasters could begin investing in the future now.
At the federal level, the Army Corps of Engineers, which holds national responsibility for building and maintaining flood defenses, is studying several options to protect the greater metropolitan area, including a $119 billion moveable storm barrier reaching across the Verrazano Narrows. According to environmental watchdogs, this would be a catastrophe for the region's water quality and aquatic life, while the more modest and affordable options would provide less protection. But none of these visions address the unyielding reality of sea-level rise, which is predicted to rise one to two meters (three to six feet) this century. Through "strong local voices" make a big difference in the Corps' ultimate decision-making process, according to Brigadier General Peter Helmlinger, there is still little public debate on how to prepare for the inevitable.
Another major federal player is the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which sells mandatory insurance to property owners in the one-hundred-year flood zone. Its rates are only half what the market rate would be for similar insurance, which encourages overdevelopment in risky areas. And its benefits flow disproportionately to upper-income people and homes that flood repeatedly; 3 percent of the claims soak up 30 percent of the budget, and the program is in unsustainable debt. More troubling, the NFIP's flood maps are based only on historic flood risk, not the projected risks of anthropogenic sea-level rise, so they paint too optimistic a picture of what's to come. In 2015 FEMA developed new, more accurate maps for New York, but there was such an outcry at the more realistic projections that the city had to negotiate a compromise with the agency. The new maps show future risk, but only require insurance for people at "current risk"—data that will be out of date all too soon. Eighty percent of properties damaged by Sandy were above the one-hundred-year-flood line.
New York's goal is zero displacement of people from a Sandy-size storm by midcentury, which city officials think they can achieve, according to Daniel Zarrilli, Mayor de Blasio's chief climate adviser. Zarrilli places his hope in Flexible Adaptation Pathways, a planning approach that keeps more future choices open. For example, spending a little more now to build levees that can be added on to later is preferable to having to start from scratch in a flooded future.
But with 520 miles of shoreline, there is no combination of engineering works that can protect all of the city's existing perimeter. Difficult as it is to make expensive changes before the storm strikes, New Yorkers need to get in front of future disasters. With "zero federal planning" or funding coming from Congress, Zarrilli acknowledges that New York is on its own.
This is an excerpt from The Atlas of Disappearing Places by Christina Conklin and Marina Psaros (The New Press). It's published here with permission.
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Tuviah Friedman (Radom, Polonia; 23 de enero de 1922 – Haifa, Israel; 13 de enero de 2011)  fue un "cazanazis" y director del Instituto para la Documentación de los crímenes de guerra nazis, en Haifa, Israel.

Friedman nació en Radom (Polonia), en 1922. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, con la ocupación de Polonia por parte de los alemanes, sobrevivió a los guetos y a la violencia extrema. Fue encarcelado en un campo de concentración nazi, cerca de Radom, de donde escapó. Al final de la guerra se alistó en el ejército polaco y fue enviado a Danzing para rastrear a los alemanes que se escondían en esa ciudad. Demostró un gran talento para las misiones policiales y para los interrogatorios de los SS prisioneros. En 1946 dejó el ejército y mientras se ponía en contacto con la Bricha, la organización de escape a Palestina de los judíos supervivientes del Holocausto, se dedicó a cazar algunos nazis por su cuenta. Para atrapar a un Oficial de las SS que había operado en Radom, no dudó en introducirse en un campo de prisioneros de los aliados haciéndose pasar por miembro de las SS y vistiendo el uniforme. El gran objetivo de Friedman siempre fue cazar a Adolf Eichmann. En el camino descubrió a varios nazis, pero su gran obsesión era capturar al cerebro del Holocausto: el hombre que hacía circular los trenes de la muerte hacia los campos de concentración.

Su gran contribución a la caza del genocida Adolf Eichmann fue un error. Convencido de que Eichmann se escondía en Kuwait, lanzó la noticia por todo el mundo. Entonces recibió la carta indignada de un individuo que lo había visto en Argentina. Eichmann fue cazado en Argentina por agentes del Mossad en la llamada Operación Garibaldi. El papel exacto de Friedman, así como el de Simon Wiesenthal, ha sido muy controvertido, pero es cierto que sin él la pista del viejo criminal nazi se hubiera enfriado. En su actividad, Friedman nunca dejó de usar la palabra venganza, por eso le conocían como "El Despiadado" y tituló muy expresivamente sus memorias en 1961 El Cazador, mientras su colega Wiesenthal prefería el mucho más políticamente correcto término de justicia.

Tuviah Friedman falleció el 13 de enero de 2011 en Haifa, a los 88 años de edad, después de haber dedicado su vida a la persecución de criminales nazis.

Véase también
 Operación Garibaldi
 Adolf Eichmann
 Cazanazis

Referencias
 Tuviah Friedman, incansable perseguidor de nazis

Nacidos en Radom
Fallecidos en Haifa
Sobrevivientes de campos de concentración nazis
Cazadores de nazis
Judíos de Polonia
Judíos de Israel
Autobiógrafos de Israel
Israelíes del siglo XX

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Gospel of Thomas, Coda 24.
"His disciples said, 'Show us the place where you are, for we must seek it.' He said to them, 'Anyone here with two ears had better listen! There is light within a person of light, and it shines on the whole world. If it does not shine, it is dark.'"
The disciples ask Jesus to show them "the place" where he is. Where is this place? What is this place? It is not a geographic place. It is not a place at all, whether located within Jesus or outside Jesus. It is not associated with his body. Rather this place is the kingdom of God, the kingdom of God being Self or Consciousness, not a personal self or state of consciousness. They are asking Jesus for direction about how to realize this Self or Consciousness. This is not something Jesus can give them. He can reveal it to them, but they need to seek it and find it. They need to pursue it and realize it. Their true individual self or consciousness must connect with this true, essential Self or Consciousness. We can say that this Self or Consciousness is God, so we can say that what the disciple is seeking is God-realization or Self-realization.
A person of light is one in who exists divine light, the light of Consciousness or Self or God or the reality of the Kingdom of God. As this light is uncovered, it shines upon the world. It is possible for a person to not be a person of light. At this point in the person's evolution or development there is neither light nor semblance of light. Therefore it doesn't shine and is dark. The light can be discovered after it is revealed to the disciple and the disciple pursues the practices that lead to its realization.
Self-realization or God-realization involves both grace and works. Grace comes into a disciple's life through the presence of the teacher. The teacher initiates the disciple into knowledge of the reality of the "place that he is in," the Self that is God or the Consciousness that is God. The teacher is one who knows what he initiates the disciple into. The disciple then must seek or pursue the knowledge, or experience, that has been realized to him. An external teacher is helpful, even important, but essentially the teacher is within, the Christ or Light that is within.


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package com.auditsys.shared.helperbase;

import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;
import java.sql.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;

/**
* @author Mustapha Taiwo
*/

public class LoginHelper
{

	private static String userName;
	private static String password;
	private static int userLevel;
	private static String userId;

	private static String errorMsg;

	public LoginHelper()
	{
		userName = "";
		password = "";
		userLevel = 0;
		userId = "";
	}

	public static String getErrorMsg(){
		return errorMsg;
	}
	public static void setErrorMsg(String _errorMsg){
		_errorMsg = errorMsg;
	}

	public static String getUserName(){
		return userName;
	}
	public static void setUserName(String _userName){
		_userName = userName;
	}

	public static String getPassword(){
		return password;
	}
	public static void setPassword(String _password){
		_password = password;
	}

	public static int getUserLevel(){
		return userLevel;
	}
	public static void setUserLevel(int _userLevel){
		_userLevel = userLevel;
	}

	public static String getUserId(){
		return userId;
	}
	public static void setUserId(String _userId){
		_userId = userId;
	}

	public static boolean checkLogin(String user, String pass)
	{
		new LoginHelper();

		boolean itWorked = false;
		try{
			Connection con = DBHelper.createConnection();
			if(con != null)
			{
				String select = "SELECT * FROM users WHERE user_id = ? AND user_pass = ?";
				PreparedStatement ps = con.prepareStatement(select);
				ps.setString(1, user);
				ps.setString(2, pass);
				ResultSet rs = ps.executeQuery();

				while (rs.next()){
					userName = rs.getString("user_id");
					password = rs.getString("user_pass");
					userLevel = rs.getInt("user_level");

					if(getUserLevel() == 3) {
						userId = rs.getString("stud_id");
					}
					else if(getUserLevel() == 2) {
						userId = rs.getString("lect_id");
					}
				}
				if(getUserId() == "")
				{
					itWorked = false;
					con.close();
				}
				else{
					con.close();
					registerLoginTime(getPassword());
					itWorked = true;
				}

			}
		}
		catch (SQLException ex){
			Logger.getLogger(LoginHelper.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
			errorMsg = ex.getMessage();
			itWorked = false;
		}
		return itWorked;
	}
	private static void registerLoginTime(String password){
		try{
			Connection con = DBHelper.createConnection();

			if (con != null){
				String date = Calendar.getInstance().getTime().toString();
				InetAddress ip = InetAddress.getLocalHost();
				String ipAdd = ip.getHostAddress().toString();

				String update = "UPDATE users SET user_timestamp = ?, user_ip = ? WHERE user_pass = ? ";

				PreparedStatement ps = con.prepareStatement(update);
				ps.setString(1, date);
				ps.setString(2, ipAdd);
				ps.setString(3, password);
				int rowsAffected = ps.executeUpdate();

				if(rowsAffected > 0){
					con.close();
				}
				// else{System.out.println("time not registered");}
			}
			// else{
				// System.out.println("Couldn't make connection");
			// }
		}
		catch (SQLException | UnknownHostException ex ) {
			Logger.getLogger(LoginHelper.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
			errorMsg.concat("\n\n"+ex.getMessage());
		}

	}
}

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"Thank you all for an excellent job on the specialty business card project! Everything from the personal customer service to the foil, the custom pms color and the die cut was top notch and the cards came out FANTASTIC! I will definitely use you again for specialty printing."
We all need to stand out from the crowd occasionally, and this rings true when it comes to your printing and marketing materials. While the list of options, colors, papers and finishes is extensive, one unique custom feature that can set you apart is the use of a die cut. What exactly is a die cut, how are they created, and how do you use die cutting to really stand out with your printed piece?
A die cut is created by using a sharp steel blade formed into a specific shape, then used to cut through the paper. Think about how a steel cookie cutter would work; just substitute the dough with paper. The shapes for die cutting are nearly limitless—circles, squares, holes, curves, stair-stepped, rounded corners, sharp points, just to name a few. The die cut form, or "die", is customized to your artwork, and it creates a very crisp, smooth edge that can include fine detail and a very distinctive look. Standard blades can only cut straight lines. Hear one of our print consultants explain the process.
How is die cutting done?
Die cutting starts with a die consisting of a sharp thin metal blade formed into the shape that will be cut out of the paper or other substrate. The die is embedded into a block of wood that is securely held in a die cutting press. The paper is fed onto the die and they are both pressed under pressure against a metal plate or cylinder, cutting the shape into the paper. In most cases, tiny uncut ticks are left around the edge of the shape to hold the cut shape in the parent sheet until it can be stripped out later by hand. This is done to facilitate easier handling of the die cut sheets of paper during processing.
The products you can use die cuts on are wide ranging. Many people add eye-catching details to their business cards with die cutting, but you can also use the process on door hangers, brochures, postcards and presentation folders, to name a few.
Done well, a die cut can direct the reader to the most recognizable aspects of your business or your offer. Your logo or product is the obvious place to start, but what else can you do to add a creative spark to your brand? As you look for ways to add a die cut to your piece, think about the purpose of it, and what kind of message you want to deliver. Are you looking for a classic shape, such as an effect of a family crest or scrollwork? Or perhaps something wild or unique, like the top of palm tree, a car, and the wings of a bird or even a butterfly, as seen here?
Your industry can provide additional creative direction. Construction companies, real estate agents or architects could use the outline of a roof or building, restaurants perhaps could use the corner of a napkin or even a fork or basil leaf; the possibilities are nearly limitless.
The real benefit of using a die cut is to get a potential customer to do a double-take, take a closer look, and check out what you have to offer. Sometimes it is that critical few seconds that can result in your business card, brochure or rack card being ignored or held onto and followed up on, just because of a unique finishing option—the multipurpose die cut.
Need creative or technical advice on using die cutting on your next project?
Check out our full line of custom printing effects and finishes.


Calendula is a annual (often a self seeding annual) flower in the family Asteraceae- or the daisy family. They are also known as the Pot Marigold and not to be confused with ornamental marigolds, which do not have the sames medicinal uses and benefits of calendula officinalis.
Calendula is a staple in my garden each year. The flowers are beautiful and colorful, plus they help with keeping some garden pests away, so we companion plant with them throughout the entire garden.
As I speak I have 5 trays of flower heads drying in my kitchen- plus a bag-full of already dried blossoms. Calendula is full of skin healing, anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties.
It is also very gentle on the skin so most people and animals can use it safely (see the full disclaimer at the bottom for those who should NOT use calendula). If you were to ask my family what I do with all of that dried calendula, they would tell you everything. Just about any ailment they come to me with I suggest using calendula (or coconut oil…or both).
You can use calendula a number of ways- fresh, steeped in water for a tea or infused in oil. Below you will find just some of the uses for calendula!
To make a calendula tea, you simply pour boiling water over your dried calendula blossoms and allow to steep for at least 15 minutes. Strain off the flowers using a mesh strainer or cheese cloth. You can use the entire head or just the petals- about a tablespoon of petal to 1 cup water. Or a small handful of whole, dried flower heads. You can find exact instructions at the link above.
This water-based calendula tea has a short shelf life- and should be used within a day or 2 and kept in the fridge. A tea is one of the simplest ways to use dried calendula and it can be used for a number of conditions. Here are just 16 of the uses for calendula tea.
1. Drinking calendula tea can help in the treatment of urinary tract infections.
2. The healing and anti-inflammatory properties of calendula make it very soothing on the throat. Use it as a gargle when your throat feels sore.
3. Rinsing with a calendula tea can also help with other inflammations of mouth, such as canker sores, ulcers or thrush. It can be very healing after dental work.
4. Calendula can help with digestion when taken internally by healing ulcers, calming the GI tract and stimulating the production of bile.
5. Use calendula tea in a sitz bath to help soothe hemorrhoids, yeast infections and other swelling.
6. Pour calendula tea into a spray bottle or use cotton balls to calm skin irritations such as diaper rash, insect bites or stings.
8. Calendula has anti-septic properties that can help skin conditions such as acne. Wash your face with calendula tea if you are prone to breakouts.
9. Many women find that drinking calendula tea regularly helps to regulate menstruation. It can also help with painful menstruation.
10. Add calendula tea to your homemade baby wipes solution to help alleviate and prevent diaper rash.
11. Use calendula tea as an eye rinse for itchy eyes due to allergies, dryness and viral pink-eye. My daughter had pink-eye last year and applying a calendula tea compress and wash to her eyes throughout the first 2 days, it was gone!
12. Soak your feet in calendula tea to help treat fungal conditions such as athlete's foot.
13. Rinse your hair with calendula tea after washing to soothe itchy scalp conditions.
14. Calendula tea can help reduce fevers by causing a sweat- only 2-3 cups per day maximum.
15. Use cooled calendula tea as an astringent skin toner that is hydrating and healing.
16. Calendula tea can also be used on most non-pregnant animals- household or farm animal variety. It can be used for flea bites, scratches, scrapes, or to help clean and heal small wounds.
17. For dogs with itchy skin that often get hot spots or raw areas, calendula tea can be applied or sprayed on the area.
Dried Calendula keeps really well and can be used the same as fresh. I use my dehydrator for quick drying of herbs. Check out my dehydrator buying guide to choose the best model!
18. To treat ring worm. Calendula cream or oil- especially when infused in coconut oil- works as an anti-fungal.
19. Calendula salve massaged into sunburn skin can help soothe and prevent peeling.
20. Calendula oil or cream can help reduce the appearance or existing scars or stretch marks– and prevent new scars from forming when used on healing skin.
22. Calendula creams can help in treating varicose veins. Because of its anti-inflammatory properties and its ability to improve circulation and strengthen capillary and vein walls.
23. Calendula oil makes a gentle eye make-up remover that soothes the sensitive skin.
25. Salves or lotions made with calendula are wonderful for chapped hands and faces and can be especially soothing in the colder months.
26. If you have a dog with ear mites, try massaging in a bit of calendula oil to help kill the mites and soothe the area.
You can also use your calendula petals fresh straight from the garden or dried straight from the jar. No infusions or steeping required.
27. Boiling the flowers can create a nice yellow color to dye fabric/wool. Don't forget a fixative though!
28. Add petals to salads to add both color and nutrition. Calendula is great source of Vitamin A– so add it to any number of dishes!
29. Throw it in the soup pot! It is called a "pot marigold" for a reason!
30. Use it as a substitution for saffron in your favorite dishes.
*Calendula is generally considered safe for all ages when used externally on your skin. Take care when applying to open wounds- ask your doctor before using, especially if you are recovering from surgery. If you are allergic to plants in the daisy or aster family, including chrysanthemums and ragweed, may also have an allergic reaction to calendula.Test a small patch of skin on your arm before applying broadly. Pregnant and breastfeeding women should not use calendula. This article in not intended to diagnose or cure ailments and is for informational purposes only. Please contact your physician if you have any doubt.
Great post! I look forward to trying some of these ideas out!
Wow, that is a ton of ideas for Calendula! I've had calendula tea before, but I haven't used it for anything else. I'll have to try some more of these.
I am surprised that calendula is contraindicated in pregnancy – is that true even for external use?
What benifits would marrigold be for my dairy goats. I have one that I can't seem to get mastitis fully out. Would marrigold help any?
Calendula holds a very powerful healing effect internally and externally. The powerful antioxidants within the little yellow flower hold the key to helping reduce and subside many inflammatory health issues.Thanks for sharing.
A very effective calendula lotion for face acne &sun screen.
can we put in in salads, stews, etc? do we have to make a powder out of it if we want to put in on insect bites?
Please do not use topically when pregnant, as the oils can be a absorbed via the bloodstream. The same goes for any other herbal or floral oils they are very powerful medicine and should be used with caution the same as conventional medicines.
Can you share where you buy your calendula seeds?


This upgraded condo in Chicago's Gold Coast is one for the modern homebuyer. Among many contemporary details, the home has an open floor plan and features an art gallery wall with a built-in LED light display, as well as floor-to-ceiling windows spanning sixty feet of Windy City views.
The unit is listed at $2.075 million by Sharon Gillman and Marissa Schaefer with Baird & Warner Real Estate.


Ideally situated on Natai Beach, part of the exclusive enclave of luxury Iniala Beach House resort, lies the gorgeous three-bedroomed Iniala Bianca. A-cero from Spain and PoD from Russia created Villa's interiors using white furniture and natural wood producing spectacular spaces that act as a wonderful canvas for exquisite Asian art. Unique design, personalized service, gourmet cuisine, a wide variety of beauty, wellness and massage therapies and recreation activities – ensure the ultimate family retreat or romantic Thailand honeymoon.
The quintessential Russian 'Matryoshka' doll is the muse for 'Philosophy of Design's' playful living area and bedrooms. The Russian figurine populates the villa in several guises; the oversized beds, sofas, hanging lights, bathtubs and even the dining table take their shape from 'Matryoshka' doll. The living room includes an outdoor courtyard, modelled on the deck of a luxury yacht. The 20-meter infinite pool seems to flow into the Andaman Sea and the pristine beach and villa's terraces provide a feeling of serenity and privacy.
Three magnificent bedrooms represent giant seashells resulting in wonderful sculptural forms that cling to the spectacular curvaceous ceilings. Indonesian artwork and Thai silks complete the furnishings and two rooms have terraces that open out onto the beach and afford a spectacular view of the Indian Ocean.
Experience luxury and nature beauty in Iniala Beach House. Cycle around the serene countryside full of exquisite temples and tropical gardens, try paddle boarding or Thai boxing and enjoy beachfront Yoga and Pilates.


"Great Views of the Brooklyn Bridge"
Poplar Street is located in Brooklyn Heights in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge. The street is only a block long – between Hicks and Henry and is lined with four and five story apartment buildings. There's also an elementary school on the block. The views of the bridge from Poplar Street are amazing, and despite it being not too far from BQE traffic, it's a pretty quiet street.


Over half of teens surveyed by the Pew Research Center Survey admit they do spend too much time on their cell phones. Similarly, one third of parents admit they, too, spend too much time on their smart phones.
Parents, put down your cellphones. Your kids are watching.


In Maseches Demai (5:10-11) we learn that taking teruma from a vadai (=untithed produce) on demai (=possibly untithed produce) does not work, even on the vadai itself.
I totally don't understand why this should be. Either way: if the demai was not tithed, then they are both untithed, so the teruma should be good. And if the demai was tithed, then it turns out he just took extra-large teruma from the vadai. What's the problem, that the mishna requires him to take teruma again?
If I'm reading the Mishna right, the case of ודאי על הדמאי means you take some real Tevel Maaser Rishon and declare it all Terumat Maaser for the Maaser Rishon you separate from the Demai. If the Demai needs it, then such a declaration works and the real Tevel Maaser Rishon is now real Terumat Maaser. If the Demai doesn't need it, then the real Tevel Maaser Rishon remains real Tevel Maaser Rishon because it wasn't being used for anything. (Note one cannot declare an entire crop Teruma even if one tried.) Thus if it is still real Tevel Maaser Rishon, it still needs to have Terumat Maaser seperated from it.
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Blueprints for future capabilites in COSI


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El pez aguja es la especie Potamorrhaphis eigenmanni, un pez de agua dulce de la familia belónidos, distribuida por la cuenca fluvial de la parte alta del río Madeira y sus afluentes —el río Beni, el río Mamoré y el río Guaporé— entre Bolivia y Brasil, así como por zonas de Paraguay en los afluentes de la vertiente norte del río Paraguay.

Importancia para el hombre
Es pescado para alimentación humana, alcanzando un valor alto en los mercados. Tiene potencial para su uso en acuariología.

Anatomía
Con el cuerpo muy alargado y fino, de donde recibe su nombre común, la longitud máxima descrita es de 22,8 cm. No tiene espinas en ninguna de las aletas, siendo muy largas tanto la dorsal como la anal, con unos 30 radios cada una, lo que lo diferencia del muy parecido Potamorrhaphis guianensis con aletas de muchos menos radios.

Hábitat y biología
Habita preferentemente cerca de la cabecera de ríos tropicales, con comportamiento pelágico. En la reproducción es una especie ovípara, con los huevos que pueden encontrarse enganchados a objetos en el agua mediante zarcillos en la superficie del huevo.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Fotografías de «pez aguja» en FishBase

Belonidae


Maria Rypan is a popular beadwork instructor thanks to her unique clearly illustrated instructions and wealth of tips and visuals. She is a recognized expert in the Ukrainian-style of beadwork. Maria encourages students to be familiar with traditional patterns, but choose beads to either recreate historic beadwork or fashion their own contemporary renditions.
+ kit = Kits with instructions, supplies and a choice of colours facilitate workshops sponsored by shows, museums and organizations. Kit fees vary and are payable the day of instruction.
+ supplies = Own beads can be used at technique workshops in community settings. For your convenience, beads, clasps and supplies are available for sale at each class.
"Comprehensive, well illustrated, detailed step-by-step instructions...a great learning tool...everything is provided for you, including supplies, making it simple to acquire this skill."
"Beadwork, a part of my heritage, is a dying art. Maria has revived it...her classes keep this traditional art alive...it's well worth the drive to Canada."
"She's very creative...has taken a traditional ethnic artform and adapted it into today's wearable, contemporary designs...extremely well prepared...provides great reference material."


Best for nominal comparison of individual groups. Shows independence and meaning of each category you have.
To create a column chart, from the Layout page, select Bar chart.
You need to add at least one measure and one dimension to create a chart.
To switch in between column and bar charts, just change the chart orientation.
Add a breakdown dimension to series to create a grouped bar chart. Once you add a breakdown dimension, you can switch over to stacked bar chart or use the percentage bar chart to compare elements as parts of the whole.
To create a chart with multiple metrics, add Measure Names to the Category axis, and then check/uncheck the measures in filter.
NOTE: If you have no Date dimension in your data source, this chart type won't appear on the pane. To build a line chart on non-Date dimension type, read the next section in this article.
Use timelines to chart time-series or how values change over time. It is a perfect medium to see patterns and trends. Lines are good for nominal comparison of two or more groups when you need to show the relationships between one and another group (order of groups is significant). Also used for showing frequency distribution and deviation of the value in time.
To create a line chart on a Date dimension, from the Layout page, select Time series.
You need one measure grouped by time dimension to build a line chart. Add a breakdown dimension to lines (series) to split the measure.
You can switch over to area charts. Similar to lines, place one measure as a value grouped by time.
It is helpful in visualizing multidimensional data, especially when stacked.
To create a stacked area, use a breakdown dimension. Once you add it, you can switch over to line, area, stacked area and percentage stacked area chart types. Using one of the percentage chart types will allow you to better understand each element as a part of the whole and compare.
To build a line or area chart, from the Layout page, select Bar chart or Combo.
Add at least one measure and dimension.
Switch to the Format page. Select Elements > Series, choose the serie, and change the Series type.
Combo chart is a chart that lets you render each series as a different marker type.
To create a combo chart, from the Layout page, select Combo chart type.
Choose a dimension and add as many measures as you need.
You can also you can switch over to stacked chart or use the percentage stacked chart to compare elements as parts of the whole. Just notice that series with different types will not stack to each other, and markers are not suppose to be stacked at all.
Pie charts can be effective in showing the contributions of data segments as a percentage of a whole. To create a pie chart you need one measure in value and one dimension in wedges.
Single value is a measure aggregated and presented as a number. Use it to present totals or current values.
To customize/hide this indicator, go to the Format page and select Elements > Change rate.
NOTE: For charts based on Google Analytics, Growth indicator will appear only if you apply a one-date-period filter to your chart, such as "today", "yesterday", "this month", "last month" and so on.
You can also show the difference from the previous period as a relative or absolute value. Choose gauge or progress bar to compare the featured measure to a related measure (for example, a target or the same measure at some point in the past, such as a year ago).
By default, gauge and progress bar show percent difference between values. To show absolute values instead, enable the Show absolute value setting in the Format > Chart menu.
Treemap is appropriate to describe large amount of information especially when you have a dimension with many elements. It is useful to show the whole picture and how groups are related to each other.
To build a treemap, you need a measure to be subdivided into parts and a dimension by which to subdivide it.
You can color groups by dimension, or add a second measure to compare groups within two measures simultaneously. To do this, go to the Format page and select Colors.
Use scatter plots to discover correlation – positive or negative, strong or weak.
From the Layout page, select Scatter plot under Chart type.
You need one dimension as points and two metrics in X and Y axes.
Add additional measure as size to dig deeper (Bubble size option).
You can also color groups by dimension, or add a second measure to compare groups within two measures simultaneously. To do this, go to the Format page and select Colors.
Funnel is used to find bottlenecks in a series of successive steps. It shows you the conversion rate from one step to another.
To build the this type of chart, select Pyramid, Single color or Multicolor subtype under Layout page.
You can place several measures to Add measure field (order is insignificant) and they will be sorted to show the correlation. Or you can select one measure and define the stages by dimension elements.
The best way to analyze large-scale geographical data is the choropleth map.
If you have no geographical dimension in your data source, this chart type won't appear in the pane of the Layout page.
To build a map, you need to specify a geographical dimension in the Dataset editor first. Select a column with geospatial data, go to Type > Geography and choose the appropriate map.
There are two levels of maps: country (World map) and state.
Region codes (specifically, uppercase ISO-3166-2 codes) or their equivalent English name (for example, US-NJ or New Jersey).
You can also build a Google Map with latitudinal and longitudinal data. To learn how to create this type of map, read this article.
When you have specified the dimension in the dataset, from the Layout page, select Filled or Symbol map type.
You need to have minimum one geographical dimension in Regions. Slemma will automatically place a geographical dimension, but you can of course replace it with the one you want if you have more than one.
Tables work well if you need to emphasize and compare individual numbers. To display this type of chart, you need at least one dimension and one measure.
To create a cross-table, you need two dimensions placed in columns and rows. For example, you can see profit by product category and by region.
To show several measures in one table, place Measure Names dimension in the columns or rows and add a filter to select only the needed measures.
You can add Row and Column totals to your table. For example, you can have a sales table by both region and segment and still get the sum of sales with a totals row.
A Grand total option will add both Row and Column totals and give the Grand Total result in the corner.
To change the column/row names (actually, to create aliases for columns), go to the Format > Elements > Column headers (or Row headers) menu. Please note that in filters, dimension elements which gave the names for columns, will still have the same names as in your data source.
Simple table shows data the way it is shown in your data source (raw data).
Calculated measures and aggregation are not supported in this table type.
If you change the format of your measures on the dataset level (for example, change numbers to percents, or add a currency symbol), this format won't be applied to this chart.
Add fields (measures and/or dimensions) to create columns.
To create this chart, from the Layout page, select Histogram chart type. Add a measure and a dimension to create bars. Measure values will be automatically distributed among bars.
Bullet graphs compare the featured measure to one or more related measures (for example, a target or the same measure at some point in the past, such as a year ago) and relate the featured measure to defined quantitative ranges that declare its qualitative state (for example, good, satisfactory, and poor).
To create this chart, from the Layout page, select Bullet chart type.
Add a measure and a dimension to create columns. Then you can add measures to demonstrate high/middle/low values and target value (for target value, you can also use manual input).
Pictorial type is used to represent data comparison visually. Pictorial charts use relative sizes or repetitions of the same symbol to show data relation.
Select the symbol you want to use in the chart, from the Format > Chart > Icon list. You can also select the color.
Word cloud is a type of pictorial chart, where the font size of a word depicts the data relation.


Trigonometry, from the Greek words for triangle and measurement, has been of interest to (at least some) humans for more than four millennia, with early evidence of use in Egypt, India, Mesopotamia, and Greece. The common method of measuring angles in degrees, minutes, and seconds comes from the Babylonian sexagesimal (base-60) number system, although in modern mathematics and computer software, circular measure of radians, where 2π radians is the angle of one complete rotation through a circle, is preferred.
SOH-CAH-TOA: mnemonic device for the trigonometric functions in a right triangle. SOH: sin = opposite/hypotenuse, CAH: cos = adjacent/hypotenuse, TOA: tan = opposite/adjacent.


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Casualty List
Photo Grid
VOUTOUR, JOSEPH AMEDEE
Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada
Son of Joseph and Charlotte Voutour of Brantville, New Brunswick, Canada
G/23324
1941-07-08, Tracadie, Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada
1942-04-11, United Kingdom
Disembarked
1944-06-06, France D-DAY
Belgium, Killed in action
Regiment (Fallen buddies)
North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment, R.C.I.C.
3rd Canadian Infantry Division
Plot 5 | Row E | Grave 12
Leave a note in the digital cemetery register
Military grave
Assigned to the North Shore Regiment on July 24, 1942.
Wounded on June 8, 1944 in Anguerny, France. The Regimental War Diary reports be annoyed by German Snipers. Evacuated to U.K. Back to France on September 1, 1944. Re-assigned to the North Shore Regiment on September 18, 1944.
The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment war diary reports on October 6, 1944:
Kleit MR008954 (Bezembindersstraat, Maldegem, Belgium).
Weather: Clear, visibility good.
At 0100 hrs "C" Coy moved off to join the Canadian Scottish Regiment and half and hour later "D" Coy moved to join Regina Rifle Regiment. These Companies were to assist in putting the above mentioned Battalions across the Leopold Canal. Can Scots and Regina Rifles were to move across the canal at H-hour and Royal Winnipeg Rifles were in reserve at MR023993 (Bredeweg/ Warmestraat, Maldegem, Belgium).
Messages were intercepted giving the following information. At 0600 hrs, "D" Company of Canadian Scottish reported moving on the objective. They were encountering cross machine gun fire, but had taken some prisoners. "B" Company were moving forward. Lots of water to contend with. M.G. fire in "D" Coy area stopped. "A" Company ran into M.G. fire and did not get across. Sunray of Regina Rifles did not get across for the same reason. At 0645 hrs "B" Company of Regina Rifles reported they were across with sub units following. Rear Battalion H.Q. was also moving up.
At 0800 hrs our Bn. H.Q. moved off and arrived in new area at Boterhoek MR059993 (Grote Boterhoek, Maldegem, Belgium). Location of a foot bridge was reported at MR042021 (Vlotweg, 300 metres East of Vuilpanstraat). Regina Rifles "D" Coy reported across at 0855 hrs.
At 0910 hrs a sit rep from Regina Rifles was received, "B" and "D" Coys across canal. "C" Coy following. "A" Coy were across but were pushed back and are not attempting another crossing, M.G. fire very heavy. Prisoners were identified as Flak Arty 649.
At 1040 hrs, Can Scots reported they had established a bridge-head, which was firm on the left but the right side was having some difficulty. Fighter bombers were to take on Aardenburg, Netherlands at 1115 hrs, with 500 lbs bombs. Throughout the day units of 7th Infantry Brigade (Canadian Scottish Regiment, Regina Rifle Regiment, Royal Winnipeg Rifles) were shelled, mortared and counter-attacked, but managed to hold off this enemy.
At 1700 hrs, our "D" Coy reported 2 killed (F.H. Kidd and J.A. Voutour, most likely), 6 wounded and 6 missing. At 1000 hrs "C" Coy reported heavy Artillery fire coming over.
Personal details have been collected from official Service Records and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. Some of the additional information has been provided by War Diaries, Libera Me (G.E. Spittael), Polder Fighting (R.W. Catsburg), Veterans Affairs Canada, WW2 Talk, Aircrew Remembered and other sources. The commonwealth-adegem.com website is not responsible for incorrect information.
Cemetery Register
Everything has been collected and processed voluntarily by Michael van de Velde, Netherlands. Along the way I had great support from expert researchers and other volunteers. Thank you!


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Q: Can't access on public folder Firebase Hosting I use canvas with express.js and firebase hosting , it's working fine in localhost when run firebase serve but when I deployed the canvas Couldn't load image
I have tried put the public in functions folder and outside but it didn't work
no my project structure is
--project(root)
----functions(sub folder)
------routes(sub folder)
------public(sub folder)
--------images(sub sub folder)
------app.js(app server)

I have print the __direname in routes folder to show where I'm
__dirname = /srv/routes

and the image path to load and it's wrong is
"src":"../public/images/default/B-9.png"

I have tried ../../public and /images also both not working

firebase.json is
    {
  "functions": {
    "predeploy": [
      "npm --prefix ./functions/ run lint"
    ]
  },
  "hosting": {
    "public": "./functions/public",

    "rewrites":[
      {
        "source":"**",
        "function":"app"
      }
    ]
  }
}

and I defined  public folder in express.js like that
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname,'public')));

I try access image by URL from browser it's working like
https://angular6test.firebaseapp.com/images/AV.png

but when I try to load this url from my canvas code also it's couldn't access on image

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Nutrition & Training
Cycle Safety
Professional Cycling
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Cycling in Ireland
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Lynn Bye of Fat Lad At The Back: On Making Plus Size Cycling Gear for Women
By Megan Flottorp March 25, 2019 at 3:05 pm 7 min reading
As we've discussed before, finding plus-size cycling gear can be challenging at best and downright demotivating at worst. Fat Lad At The Back (FLAB) is one of the brands trying to change that. Despite being rejected by Dragon's Den (for its controversial name), Richard and Lynn Bye were determined to bring their vision to life. In 2014, they succeeded when they secured a nation-wide distribution deal for the brand which is proudly known by its Co-Founder's former nickname.
They started with a men's line, but women started asking 'what about us?' so Lynn turned her attention to the women's range. She designed a completely female-focussed collection, which took into consideration women's curves, women's comfort and which would flatter every size or shape of the female rider. This week, we talked to her about the brand's provocative name, the importance of community, FLAB's strategy of inclusion, and what we can expect from them in the future.
Richard and Lynn Bye were determined to bring their vision to life.
FLAB has obviously established itself as a force in the industry but what has been most surprising about how it's been received?
We have an edgy name, which some people completely misunderstood and thought we were being mean to fat people. We've definitely had some hate mail – irate men and women who can't believe that we would have such a bitchy/offensive/cruel name. Ironically, many of the upset were thin people, being offended on behalf of fat people, which, frankly, says more about their attitude to FAT than it does about our name.
I'm fully aware of the pressure women are under to be perfect but some people have really failed to get that the brand is actually challenging the stereotype. I think some people just take to the keyboard without looking at who we are and finding out about what we do.
Not everyone gets our self-deprecating humour but wearing the jersey means you're owning the joke. "So what if I'm a fat lass on a bike, now what have you got to say to me!?"
On the other hand, there's also been lots of support. What has been the most rewarding part of seeing FLAB grow and the community that has developed around it?
We knew we wanted a brand with a community at its heart and growing that has come with its challenges. We are still a small company in a highly competitive industry and there's always too much to do and not enough time or manpower, but the community has been an important part of our development.
Richard and I are humbled by some of the comments people have made to us. I can't tell you the number of times we have heard 'I bought a bike, but I only went out on it once because I felt so stupid in the wrong gear/or people were really cruel and I was called horrible names.'
The brand has genuinely empowered people to get on their bikes, make positive life changes and enjoy a healthier, happier life.
People come to Fat Lad/Lass at varying stages of their own personal journey and we're with them through their trials, tribulations, enjoying their successes and supporting their failures.
We actively encourage people of all abilities to cycle together – getting more experienced cyclists to mentor beginners and the less experienced. We also bring many people from the community together at our annual Big Fat Bike Ride – a cycling Sportive we hold every year in our home town of Ilkley.
Why do you think other brands shy away from making bigger sizes despite the fact that there seems to be a demand?
Other brands have definitely responded to us. Many now offer 1 or 2 larger sizes but no one has the size range we offer.
Finding factories prepared to make larger sizes is a challenge in itself and the cost for manufacturing, transportation, and storage is around 30% higher which makes pricing difficult if you want to offer a full collection of sizing.
We've never pitched our gear at the 'winner' which is very unusual for a sportswear brand. If you look at the marketing campaigns of other brands, you see 'thin perfect people' who fit the stereotype of a cyclist or fitness fan and messaging about being the best. I think it's hard to suddenly target 'average normal people' without undermining your existing customers who probably empathise with the perfect stereotype.
Speaking of which, what is your advertising strategy?
Just be real. We use customers in all our photoshoots – the happy smiling faces, wearing gear that actually fits regardless of your size, what you see is all real.
What are you most proud of accomplishing at FLAB?
When I started creating the women's range, I looked at what was available and NONE of it took into consideration a women's body shape. I have a background in fashion and styling, so I had an idea of what women should be wearing to make them feel comfortable and confident on the bike. I asked a focus group of women's cyclists what they thought and with their feedback, I developed clothing which fits a women's body shape perfectly and has proper curve through the bust, waist, and hip.
Our trousers are inspired by my most comfortable pair of high-waist jeans and have a high waist panel that fits snuggly and comfortably, supports your tummy and doesn't cut you in half. Our tops and jackets are all longer in the body, so riders don't feel exposed when they get off their bikes and our designs use clever tricks to draw the eye away from the 'bits women say they don't like' and up towards the face and top of the torso. Absolutely everything has to look great on all the sizes we offer.
What's next for FLAB?
People have started to copy our templates and deliver the same message about comfort and styling but we are working hard to stay ahead of the game. We've been joined by a talented young designer, so we are introducing lovely new patterns and colours into the range, more garments without the "F" word branding, so it has wider appeal and we are developing new items such as women's bib shorts and MTB shorts in 2019.
We wish Lynn, Richard, and the rest of the team the best of luck as they continue making beautiful cycling gear that riders of all shapes and sizes can feel great in!
Written by: Megan Flottorp
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E-Bike Your Way to Fitness
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The 5 Types of Mountain Bikers You Meet on Your Ride
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The Story of Indurain and Riis at the 1996 Tour de France
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The 2006 Christmas campaign was "Where will you find him?" It was based around a series of radio ads in which young people talked about their spiritual beliefs, and a striking poster depicting the face of Jesus in a beer glass. The ads, aimed at young people, pointed to the youth forum website myspace.com to talk about their views and experiences of God.
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| January 3, 2023 |
It seems businesses everywhere are experiencing a shortage of qualified workers and some are struggling to keep up with customer demand for their services. In recent years, this has given rise to several new companies offering to help businesses with their staffing woes, but one organization's simple solution left me completely stunned.
My wife has a friend whose mother has Alzheimer's disease and requires around the clock home health care. Her friend mentioned that she is frustrated since the home health agency she is using for her mom is struggling to provide consistent caregivers and sometimes none at all. In a recent conversation, her friend mentioned that the home health agency supervisor informed her that they will soon have no more problems with the availability of caregivers since the agency has revised its screening process for new employees. The change? They decided to eliminate drug testing applicants. Let that sink in. First, it's hard to believe that their representative would freely admit this to a client, but the deeper issue is that they have made a policy decision that could jeopardize the well-being of patients they should be protecting.
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The President's Award is given to IPC members who have exhibited ongoing leadership in IPC and have made significant contributions of their time and talent to the association and the electronics interconnect industry. Individuals can receive this award only once.
This year's recipient is Bob Cooke with NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC). After speaking with Bob, I understand why IPC chose to award him with this honor.
Patty Goldman: Bob, congratulations on this award. Please tell me a little bit about yourself.
Bob Cooke: I grew up in NASA. My dad started with NASA as a research physiologist studying the effects of high altitude flight environments on humans. At one point, my mom decided that I needed to be motivated to do something with my life, other than work on stage as a special effects technician or be a semi-professional photographer, and insisted that my dad take me to work. After he completed his flight experiment for the day, I got to play with the flight chamber. I'm probably the only person at NASA that has operated a flight chamber through explosive decompression multiple times at the age of 15! After that, I got interested in electronics, although I'm not sure mom was too happy about me dragging old TVs home from the dump, taking them apart, and then reassembling them.
The NASA design ethic of "design and assemble the hardware to survive the worstcase mission environment because someone's life may depend on it" became a driving force behind my first job as a senior design engineer. I designed sensors for cryogenic (-195°C) and extremely high temperature (+350°C) applications for use in the petrochemical industry. I also designed sensor systems that could survive the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) and surge effects of lightning.
Eventually I went to NASA as one of the agency's subject matter experts (SME) on electrical/electronics assembly. The work at NASA is both fun and challenging. I solve problems. Sometimes I'm a traffic cop enforcing the rules, sometimes I'm a design consultant helping a project, and sometimes I'm a referee between a project engineer and quality. I've worked with the astronauts on a couple of projects. They are real people with a very strange job, and they can have a very dry sense of humor at times.
Goldman: So, the President's Award is all about your volunteering with IPC. How long have you been involved with committees?
Cooke: I seem to remember going to a couple of the conferences way back in the '80s, but I wasn't really involved in the documents. I started actively working with the IPC documents in late 1995, when NASA JSC Engineering began investigating whether commercial design and workmanship standards could be used for the design and assembly of hardware for space flight applications. At one point I created a draft of a space addendum to J-STD-001B, which was (in retrospect) typical "Bob"—excessively detailed. Eventually, that draft was boiled down to what became the Space Addendum to J-STD-001C. For the past couple of years, I've been the general chair of the 7-30 group. I'm also the chair of 7-31K, which is the cable and harness task group, and 7-31M, which is the fiber optics task group. Those two task groups have created seven documents, so far.
Goldman: What were your thoughts when you got the call here about this award? What were your thoughts when you learned you were to receive IPC's President's Award?
Cooke: Well, the first call came into voice mail and it was, "IPC management wants to talk to you - click." Okay, what did I do wrong? Am I about to lose all my chairman positions because someone's decided that I'm not playing nice (I can be rather grumpy at times) or something like that [laughs]? I was surprised. It's very humbling to have this type of recognition that you not only are doing good and you're helping, but that you're recognized for it. Getting this award… I suppose I'll have to show up with a suit and tie, and I don't wear suits and ties. It's humbling to be recognized this way.
They said, "We want to nominate you for the President's Award, so you can talk about what it's like to come to some of these big meetings like the IPC-A-610 or the J-STD-001." Well, if you're a general chair, you're trying to help the committee chairs control the chaos, and it's kind of like herding cats. You're in a room with 150 people, that all have different technical needs, and don't always agree on the need for a requirement, much less the wording. Having a heavy hand won't work, and sometimes the best thing to do is sit back and just enjoy the theater.
For folks who are considering attending the Standards Development committee meetings, I can advise you that (based on personal experience) it can be a bit intimidating when you first walk in. The major meetings on Saturday and Sunday (IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001) are kind of special, and the discussions can be rather spirited at times. But, don't let that stop you from participating. You'll soon discover that even though the attendees come from differing market sectors, and even other parts of the world, we all tend to have the same technical issues and we work together to help each other. All the committees have a common goal—to create documents that the industry can use. Plus, we always need more participants to broaden the IPC's body of technical knowledge.
To read the full interview, which appeared in I-Connect007's Show & Tell Magazine, click here.
The recent SMT Hybrid Packaging show in Nuremberg, Germany, marked the second opportunity for IPC to showcase its new Connected Factory Exchange (CFX) initiative. In this interview, David Bergman, VP for international relations at IPC, tells us more on the overall reception of CFX and the benefits users are seeing thus far. He also provides an update on what's next for the open source standard.
Jim Wertin, technical sales manager at Heraeus Electronics, shares news about the company's latest product offerings, as well as its newly established application laboratory, which helps customers and potential customers resolve production issues and improve the quality of their products.
For the past two to three years, almost every exhibitor in almost every trade show focused on the electronics manufacturing industry has an "Industry 4.0 Compatible" sign in their booth. As of today, the best question to ask is, "Compatible with what?" There has really been no standard yet developed toward this goal, and Industry 4.0 has been just a buzz word.


Sometimes the most important wisdom is the shortest and simplest. I have the back of my 1995 Jeep Cherokee covered with bumper stickers. Cool to watch people behind me smile and even discuss what I have on the back. So I went online and collected about 30 pages worth in a word document. Have kept the choicest nuggets for your entertainment, education, and your enlightenment.
An eye for an eye… leaves the whole world blind.
Born free… taxed to death.
Cubicle – a padded cell without a door.
Dear God… Protect me from your followers.
Do not disturb – already disturbed!
Don't bother me – I'm living happily ever after.
Experience – something you don't get until just after you need it.
Gene Police: YOU – Out of the pool!
God must love stupid people… He made so many of them.
Hangover – the wrath of grapes.
Hit me – I need money.
I don't need your attitude – I have one of my own.
I used to have a handle on life… but it broke off.
MAKE LOVE NOT WAR – see driver for details.
Old musicians don't die – they just decompose.
Reality bites – and I have the teeth marks to prove it.
Take my advice – I don't use it anyway.
Too may freaks, not enough circuses.
What part of "NO" didn't you understand…?
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Updates: I have noticed from a few people that the release dates I had mentioned for Quake and Quake 2 were wrong. Quake 2 according to a few people came out around December of 1997. I am still uncertain about Quake.
Now that the third addition to the Quake series has been released, where will id software go next? I am sure that Roman Numerals on id's Quake logo will looked fux0red, so what will they do? Since id software hasn't really made a new full 4th addition to a series before (at least, not one with the number 4 in it), were unsure about where this is going. Though I am sure there will be corporate add-ons for Quake 3 developed by id software, the sound of purchasing map packs or map/model packs sounds kind of odd when you can just download maps for free off the net. I foresee a different perspective, which includes heavy mod support, along with the developers of quake helping high quality mods, similar to counterstrike for Half-Life. I am also hoping to see something like Windows Update, quake style. The ability to just check off what mods, maps, or other kinds of Quake files, and have the program/website download and install them would be very nice and useful. It would have a chance to get the developers known, more maps circulating, something even FilePlanet cannot do.
Quake has always been a popular game, along with all the other id software creations (which include Doom series and the Wolfenstein series). Quake 3 has grown Quake's popularity extremely much as it takes a different turn into the multiplayer aspect. The future of Quake doesn't seem to be in another game to the series, but in add-ons by the public. I am sure id software has something up their sleeves, maybe even another add-on to the doom series, only more advanced, a new improved story-line, great multiplayer support, and more. Only the future will tell what is in store for the series, but I can tell you this. We all want another Quake game, you know it too, but id software hasn't EVER added a 4th full game to a series. We will see where they go. For now though, kick back and play Quake 3.
Quake is still played, along with Quake 2. Though there are still actually a huge number of people playing it, more than you think and with the newly released source code, modifications to the engine and game are coming out, taking the playability even further. The Quake series has lasted over 6 years and will continue to be played. As quake 2 seems to get more popular even though Quake 3 is out, it is still being played a lot. The game has been out for 4 years and is still popular and will continue to be. How long will Quake 3 last? Quake 3 will last a long long time. I will be out of college and it will still continue to be played hugely.


This Saturday, April 30 is Independent Bookstore Day (IBD), the opportunity for readers of all genres and inclinations to show their appreciation and loyalty to non-corporate proprietors of that long tradition, the brick-and-mortar bookstore. Indie bookstores in the Hudson Valley region will be opening their doors to diehard customers who love the very idea of small-box stores, where they know that they can peruse the aisles, meet up with friends, get lost in "universes of ideas" and support local shopkeepers. Where gawking at the spines of books on shelves is encouraged. Where shop personnel are avid readers themselves and have friendly suggestions and recommendations.
So what are you waiting for? From the Spotty Dog Books & Ale on Warren Street in Hudson to the Golden Notebook in Woodstock, from the newly renovated Merritt Bookstore on Front Street in Millbrook to Oblong Books & Music in Millerton and Rhinebeck, the celebration is on.
The day is also all about rewarding loyal customers with treats and giveaways and exclusive merchandise, plus the chance to win discounts and engage in fun activities. For example, visitors to either Oblong Bookstore will be given the opportunity to win a bag of free books about to be released. To be eligible, customers must take a photo in the store and post it to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the tags #bookstoreday and @OblongBooks for a chance to win. Customers can go on a "Blind Date" with a book for charity and much more. Contact your favorite indie bookstore to find out what's going on.
Independent Bookstore Day, Saturday, April 30, various locations; www.oblongbooks.com, www.thespottydog.com, www.merrittbooks.com, www.goldennotebook.com, www.indiebookstoreday.com.


By now, most of you will have seen the brand new InterConnections monthly email newsletter, sent on September 15. We hope you enjoyed it; we have been grateful to hear your comments!
InterConnections is now a totally online publication. The last paper copy was the Spring 2009 issue. For financial reasons, the UUA has gone electronic with several publications, including InterConnections. One practical result is that without the costs of publishing on paper, InterConnections can now be sent to whoever finds it useful. If there are leaders or potential leaders in your congregation who you think should receive it, invite them to sign up.
We do recognize that the transition away from print will be difficult, even impossible, for some who do not have access to a computer or choose to live without one. We regret that. The Rev. James Hobart, longtime UU minister and now on the Affiliated Faculty at Meadville Lombard Theological School, spoke to us about these folks after receiving our September issue.
Hobart's comments lead us to invite congregations to consider whether some of their members who would find InterConnections useful might not be able to access it, and, if so, to consider making a paper copy of new articles each month for these folks.
InterConnections wants to hear from you when your congregation has a success story. Send story ideas, questions, and other comments to InterConnections Editor Don Skinner at interconnections @ uua.org or (800) 204-2523.
If you'd like to sign up for the free newsletter, you can do that here.
Welcome to the new InterConnections. I'm looking forward to working with you to make it the best it can be.


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Sorrell's departure from WPP could be a window for a new era, analysts say
Published Mon, Apr 16 20188:27 AM EDT Updated Mon, Apr 16 20188:39 AM EDT
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WPP's CEO Martin Sorrell stepped down on Saturday amid a misconduct investigation, leaving the multi-billion dollar company suspended in uncertainty.
The real question now, analysts say, surrounds whether the company has a clear succession plan or not.
WPP in 2017 saw its worst year since the financial crisis, and company shares dropped at the market open on Monday.
Martin Sorrell dominated WPP as founder CEO: Investment manager
Advertising giant WPP's legendary CEO Martin Sorrell stepped down on Saturday amid a misconduct investigation, leaving the multi-billion dollar company suspended in uncertainty as it faces unclear succession and a particularly rough year for its business.
But despite the billionaire businessman's 33-year tenure and what many describe as a personality-driven leadership style, analysts are suggesting Sorrell's departure could represent an opportunity for some much-needed new thinking in a rapidly changing industry.
"This can be an opportunity for for WPP to find someone to lead it into the next era," Saker Nusseibeh, CEO of Hermes Investment Management, told CNBC's Squawk Box Europe. "In some ways, Sir Martin belonged to the old style school which was finished."
"Sorrell dominated the company," Nusseibeh said, but added "you could argue he should've stepped down at the peak of the powers rather than this way."
The Hermes CEO suggested that WPP is "not necessarily a company that will eventually emerge in the future" because transformational shifts in the advertising industry call for "a different kind of company ... to meet with new markets and new methodologies." Indeed, conventional advertising companies saw bumpy performance over the last several months as disruptive tech and data-based advertising dominated traditional business models.
Questions over succession
WPP, which through a number of mergers and acquisitions under Sorrell's leadership became a global powerhouse, saw its worst year since the financial crisis in 2017 — in Sorrell's own words, "not a pretty year."
The real question now, Nusseibeh and other market observers believe, surrounds whether the company has a robust succession plan or not.
"Unless they have a succession plan already in place, they're going to struggle, and a services business will drift as they struggle," he said. "They've got to move very quickly, because they're vulnerable."
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Focusing on succession would enable WPP to focus on whether it has the governance framework to keep the company in its dominant position in advertising, Nusseibeh added, because it had been so dependent on Sorrell as a person.
Company shares were down 5.26 percent on Monday morning trading.
'Literally Mr. WPP'
But Sorrell wasn't the best at everything, argued Ian Whittaker, a media analyst at investment bank Liberum. "One of the thing that gets missed with WPP, while all the focus has been on Martin Sorrell and what he's brought to the business ... is he doesn't actually have a lot of depth when it comes to the operational management," Whittaker said.
He pointed to two names being considered for the next potential CEOs, newly-appointed joint chief operating officers Mark Read and Andrew Scott, who he described as company and industry veterans. WPP chairman Roberto Quarta will meanwhile serve as executive chairman until a new CEO is found.
"What you could get with a new CEO is, given where the WPP share price performance has been — it has significantly underperformed peers over the last 12 months by quite a considerable amount — so I'd expect that a new CEO would look to close that gap," he said, adding that one way to do this would be to sell certain company assets like WPP's market research arm, which Sorrell always staunchly defended but whose numbers didn't indicate concrete benefit.
Still, the development does leave the company's future on shaky ground. "(Sorrell's) got to be recognized," Whittaker said. "You look at how he's built that group over the past 30 years, despite last year's share price and recent news he's done a fantastic job, he's literally Mr. WPP,"
Whether WPP does well or not in this next phase depends on how smooth the transfer of power is, Nusseibeh reiterated. "And the issue they have, as with all service industries, is that all service industries depend on the leadership of the CEO, and it's not an easy thing to take that out of the equation."
London Advertising CEO: 'Feel sorry' for Sorrell as he quits WPP
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