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The Torrey Pines Gliderport  is a city-owned private-use glider airport located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States, 11 nautical miles (20 km) northwest of the city's central business district.

It was first established as a soaring site in 1930, and is the home to hang gliding, paragliding, radio-controlled model sailplanes, and full-scale man-carrying sailplanes. It is listed as a National Landmark of Soaring of the National Soaring Museum, a San Diego City Historical Site (#315), and a Model Aviation Landmark of the Academy of Model Aeronautics. It is listed on the California Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places. It is considered by glider enthusiasts of all types to be the "Kitty Hawk of the West".

Full-scale sailplanes are operated by the Associated Glider Clubs of Southern California, only during special permit windows between February and April, while models, hang gliders, and paragliders fly any time the wind permits. The local Flight Director and Concessionaire maintains and enforces safety rules to protect both pilots and spectators.

History

The Torrey Pines cliffs have featured soaring aircraft since the 1930s, with many famous aviators earning their wings on the strong ocean breezes.

Many aviation pioneers have flown at Torrey Pines. On February 24, 1930, Charles A. Lindbergh made the first soaring flight in a sailplane above the cliffs at Torrey Pines on a flight Mt. Soledad to Del Mar in a Bowlus sailplane. His flight also established a western regional distance record for gliders at the time. His wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh had qualified as the first American woman to earn a first-class glider license on a flight in a Bowlus sailplane also from Mt. Soledad on January 29, 1930. Between 1930 and 1935, area high school students building and flying gliders in the area began to auto-tow their gliders from the beach at the north end of the cliffs near Torrey Pines State Park, soaring in the lift, and landing on the beach. In 1936, Woody Brown became the first person to launch a glider from the top of the cliffs and land back on the top, thus opening the Torrey Pines Gliderport. Between 1936 and 1940, the gliderport was so popular that San Diego Mayor Percy J. Benbough dedicated the gliderport "to the youth of California" on January 1, 1939.

During World War II, the gliderport and its surroundings were transformed into U.S. Army Camp Callan, an anti-aircraft artillery training facility. After the end of the war, members of the Associated Glider Clubs of Southern California arranged a lease with the City of San Diego and recreational glider operations resumed. By the 1950s, radio-controlled model sailplanes were flown at the site, with hang gliding becoming popular at the site in the early 1970s, and paragliding at the site since the late 1980s.

The gliderport has been the location of several national and international soaring records and is associated with many important individuals in the development of soaring in the United States including Hawley Bowlus, Bud Perl, Bill Beuby, John Robinson, Dick Essery, Bill Ivans, Helen Dick, Richard Johnson, Bill Petre, Robert Cardenas and Paul MacCready. For many years Torrey Pines was also home to the Pacific Coast Midwinter Soaring Championships, one of the longest running annual glider events in United States history.

Location
Located on the cliffs above Black's Beach, next to the  Salk Institute for Biological Studies, the Torrey Pines Gliderport has views of the Pacific Ocean and the city of San Diego. Nearby are the Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course, Torrey Pines State Beach, Torrey Pines State Reserve,  Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of California, San Diego. The trail to the clothing optional Black's Beach begins on the cliffs just south of the gliderport.

Facilities
Torrey Pines Gliderport has one runway designated 9/27 with a 1,500 by 30 ft (457 x 9 m) highly eroded asphalt surface. The runway is on property owned by the University of California, San Diego, while the rest of the gliderport is owned by the city of San Diego.

The Torrey Pines Gliderport offers paragliding and hang gliding lessons and tandem flights.

Sandwiches, snacks, and drinks can be purchased from the Cliff Hanger Cafe.

See also
 San Diego Historical Landmarks in La Jolla

References

External links

 FlyTorrey.com – Torrey Pines Gliderport
 The Torrey Pines Gliderport Historical Society
 National Park Service - Historical Place of Torrey Pines Gliderport
 Associated Glider Clubs of Southern California - Torrey Pines Gliderport History

Airports in San Diego County, California
Gliderports in the United States
La Jolla, San Diego
Parks in San Diego
Parachuting in the United States
National Register of Historic Places in San Diego
Airports on the National Register of Historic Places
Transportation buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in California

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Want to make driving fun? Although there are other ways, here is the best one: Buy the Best Bluetooth Car Stereo.
Since they allow wireless connectivity, Bluetooth Car Stereos allow you to say goodbye to 3.5mm cables and USBs. Also, if the driver is busy or too lazy, passengers sitting in the backseat can take over the control via their smartphone. Lastly, since Bluetooth Car Stereos allow hands-free calling, it means the traffic warden will never again punish you for talking on the phone while driving. These features seem appealing to you? Good. It is where this article comes into play.
After testing more than a dozen Bluetooth Car Stereos, we have selected only five for this review. Consequently, whether you want better sound quality, a user-friendly interface or a plethora of useful features, the Best Bluetooth Car Stereos have them all. Check also our guide for the perfect touch screen radio.
Whether you own a Sports Car or a 1986 Mini Cooper, here is a Bluetooth Stereo which will fit in both. Seriously, of all the better features this stereo boosts, compatibility is the best. Hence, no matter which car you own, there will always be a space for an Alpine Stereo in it.
Although Bluetooth in most cases is enough, there are times when you need a song which the Internet just won't churn out. In such cases, you need CDs and a stereo which supports them. And as you might have guessed from its name, this Alpine Receiver provides just that.
However, if you were wondering, a CD receiver isn't the most important feature of this stereo. Rather, it is the functions which the Bluetooth connectivity allows you to perform. For, regardless of whether you own an Android or iPhone, the Bluetooth connectivity allows both audio streaming and hands-free calling.
Merging the old with new, Alpine has supplemented the Bluetooth connectivity with button controls. While some people may not like their appearance, it goes without saying that these buttons make the receiver a cinch to use. Everything is there right in front of your eyes and just a click away. Hence, whether you want to change the source or increase the volume, you won't have to second guess.
Giving you a hint of its quality, this receiver comes alongside a built-in MOSFET amplifier. Regardless of the speakers you've installed in your vehicle, this amplifier – thanks to its state-of-the-art technology, will give them a huge boost. Consequently, whether it is an increased bass or clear lyrics you desire, this amplifier would provide both.
Finally, if there ever comes a time when your smartphone's battery has gone dead, you won't have to cover the remaining journey in silence. For, this receiver has a built-in AM/FM tuner, hence allowing you to consult the airwaves for your favorite music.
Provided you want to get the best value for your money – and want to do the same while listening songs through Bluetooth connectivity, the Alpine CDE-143BT is a good option to have.
Although more famous for its speakers, Kenwood's speakers have been making inroads in the market of late. And when you look at the features offered in this model, you can't help but predict an increasing market-share for them in the coming years.
With all due respect to the previous Alpine receiver, it betrayed a cheap look which won't lure many customers. Hence, if you are concerned about aesthetics, this is Stereo you need to have. Containing a full coat of black – with spots of blue in between, it has the looks to earn rave review from the passengers.
If you drive alone frequently, you'd love the magnetic phone holder which comes alongside the stereo. Once you have played your favorite song, there is no need to put your phone in the dashboard from where it can get scratches.
Moreover, in addition to saving it from scratches, this phone holder will also make sure your phone stays in front of you all the time. That is, if you are going somewhere with the help of Google Maps, the magnetic phone holder would make sure you don't take a wrong turn.
Turning our attention to its functionality, and that is where the buttons will come into play. Marked and illuminated, the buttons will allow you to do anything – right from making phone calls to changing the pairing device from your Android to your iPod.
Still, if you hate operating a stereo from its buttons, you can use the remote which accompanies this stereo.
Finally, due to the fact it is Single DIN, some users mistake in believing that this stereo is inferior in quality to its double DIN counterparts. However, as experts tell us, there is nothing to suggest that single DIN stereos are inferior to their double DIN counterparts. Consequently, unless you want a bigger display size, you don't need to spend extra on a model which provides the same.
Although it comes around the same price as the abovementioned Alpine CDE-143BT, this Kenwood is miles ahead in terms of features. So, if you like both of these, this is the Bluetooth Stereo that has the better quality.
Although we didn't mean it to be, the features of Kenwood KMM suggest we are going in the ascending order of quality. For, apart from providing immaculate sound quality, this stereo also nullifies the noise coming off the road. As a result, you get a brilliant listening experience.
From the previous discussion, you might ask: how does this radio cancel out the noise coming off the road? Well, at the cost of sounding too technical, allow me to say that this radio uses Drive EQ technology for this purpose.
Assuming you don't know what it is, Drive EQ is a technology produced by Kenwood Engineers to invalidate road noise. Since road noise is coming at a specific frequency, this technology counters the noise by boosting the same frequency in the speaker.
As a result, the negative impact created by road noise is cancelled out for you to get a brilliant listening experience. Hence, if you don't want outside noise to ruin your journey, you need this technology in your stereo.
Another technology used by this stereo system which you need to know is the System Q technology. Thanks to this technology, such an equalization system is created that both the speakers and the stereo system complement each other. Hence, be it Rock, Jazz or Pop music, you won't experience the dulling of sound for which stereo systems earn a bad name.
Moving on, if you want to see the abovementioned technologies in action, use the iHeart radio used by this Bluetooth Car stereo. Available in an app format on both App Store and Google Play, it lets you find up to 1500 radio stations on the go. What's more, if you still can find the songs you love, it lets you create Custom stations featuring music from the artist you love.
That said, there's a caveat behind the freedom offered by iHeart Radio: it uses GPS on your mobile phone. Hence, provided your smartphone has a low battery remaining, you may not be able to use this service for long.
Finally, after offering you features which other stereo systems can only dream of, the KMM-BT515HD offers you the features which you normally expect in the Best Bluetooth Car Stereos. It has a built-in Bluetooth, a theft deterrent front plate, and allows you to change its colors beside the normal red and blue.
No product comes without shortcomings. Still, the Kenwood BT515HD's plus points vastly outnumber the negative ones. If you want a radio with a lean price tag but features to rival the best, go for it.
Do you think Bluetooth has gone outdated? Want to get something more user-friendly? If your answer is in the affirmative, congrats as the Sony MEXGS810BH offers you THAT something extra in the shape of NFC connectivity.
First thing first, if you want to improve everything related to music in your car, you need the Sony MEXGS810BH. Apart from providing a high-fidelity audio via a 220-W amplifier – which means the sound will be LOUD, it gives you the most number of options to play your favorite tunes.
For example, not only does it allow playing CDs, filling a flash drive or a music player, but it also supports every common audio format, listens to HD radio and streams Pandora without wireless.
What's more, it allows you to take phone calls and issue voice commands to communicate with Google Now and its Apple equivalent Siri. In the light of these features, therefore, it won't be wrong to suggest that the music-streaming options will be unlimited should you choose to select this car stereo.
Another reason why this is the Best Bluetooth Car stereo is the control it gives you over your car's audio. There are 10customizable EQ presets – which start at 32Hz and end at 16 KHz, and which also allows you to adjust each frequency band with the increase/decrease of the only 6dB.
Put simply, it means you can adjust the bass, treble, and mids to get the music of your taste. However, if you feel your car's speakers are incapable of handling so much, you can use the filters – high and low pass, to limit the bass frequencies only to the subwoofer, hence saving the main woofers.
Finally, talking about the feature which we mentioned in the introduction, this stereo allows Smartphone integration via NFS. Unlike Bluetooth, NFC doesn't require you to pass through multiple steps to pair a device. Rather, a single tap and you are good to go.
If you can afford to dish out more money than usual on a car stereo, I'd recommend spending every penny of that amount on this stereo. For, without exaggerating anything, this is the best Bluetooth Car Stereo in this review.
Being the only video-capable Bluetooth Car Stereo of this review, the Boss Audio BV9986BI is also the most expensive. Does it deserve the extra money it demands? Let's find out.
Tell me: how many car stereo input options would be enough to satiate your appetite? No matter how many you want, they can't be greater than the six – yes, SIX – provided by this stereo. Be it Bluetooth, USB, SD Memory Card, Auxiliary or AV input, the Boss Audio BV9986BI will play all of them, leaving nothing behind.
Provided you have front, rear and subwoofer channels installed, you can take advantage of the Pre-Amp output provided by this stereo. Regardless of the woofer type and location, this feature allows adding 3amperes to expand the noise level for a better listening experience.
When we are playing music via disc, there's always the danger of the disc buffering midway through the song, hence ruining the whole experience. However, provided you use this stereo, you'll never have to encounter such a scenario. Why? Say thanks to its ESP feature.
Being a short abbreviation of Electronic Skip Protection, this feature stores the upcoming five seconds of music beforehand. And since this is the most time a disc can take to buffer, the utilization of this feature means the continuous listening experience is guaranteed with this stereo.
If you don't like listening audio songs – and prefer the experience provided by videos, you'll love this product. It is a bit costly, no doubt, but the range of options provided do more than enough to justify its price tag.
What do you make of the Bluetooth Car Stereos mentioned above? Is any of them capable to match your needs? Do you prefer audio or video Car Stereos?
Please feel free to let us know. Also, if you think we have missed a product which is the best in your eyes, we are eager to listen. We also made a top 5 car audio speaker list, check it out.


This is usually a time where college seems to be on everyone's mind. Whether it's incoming freshmen getting ready to move into their residence halls or high school seniors preparing their applications, college is a constant discussion.
Here at OnStage, we take months to research the best BFA programs to come up with our own lists. We base it off cost vs. scholarships, curriculum, performance opportunities, facilities, the experience of faculty, career support, everything you yourself would consider before making a college choice. We even have gone as far to call admission offices to ask them questions.
Once we collect all of the data, it's loaded into a matrix scoring system which determines where schools are ranked. Trust us when we say that some of the results even surprised us.
Fast Facts: The BFA Acting has an incoming class of 26-28 per year and they do not have a cut system. Freshman BFA Acting students will perform in a scene festival at the end of their Spring semester.
Fast Facts: Performance opportunities are available to students beginning in their first semester. All B.F.A. performance majors are required to audition for our mainstage season and freshmen are eligible for casting. The School of Theatre and Dance invites a variety of artists to campus to share their perspectives with our students. Guest artists have included: Alum Sierra Boggess, Alice Ripley, Sheri Sanders (Rock the Audition) and Bob Mason (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre).
Fast Facts: The Department of Theatre Arts facilities are housed in two complexes — the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre and the Hecht Rehearsal and Studio Complex. One course in the program is titled "The Theatre Industry". It looks at producing trends on Broadway, the Road, and Regional Theatre. The basics of producing, managing, and marketing a play from securing the performance rights to closing night.
Fast Facts: The first two years of their Otterbein experience focuses on self-exploration, script analysis, characterization and discovery of personal working methods. BFA Acting majors also take diction and dialects, movement (Alexander and Feldenkrais), voice for stage (Fitzmaurice), scenework, acting for TV/Film and styles including Shakespeare. Acting majors are required to take a year of dance, and may take more. The senior year is highlighted by a ten-week internship centered around the students' interests.
Fast Facts: Facilities include The Syracuse Stage/Drama Theater Complex, also known as the Regent Theater Complex, which houses the Department of Drama and Syracuse Stage. It contains three theaters and a cabaret space as well as dance studios, performance/rehearsal studios, lecture rooms, seminar rooms, musical practice rooms, locker rooms, and showers.
Fast Facts: The BFA in Acting for Stage, Screen and New Media connects the foundation of classical theatre with innovative training for the contemporary performing artist, including on-camera techniques, voice over, motion capture, the digital landscape for actors and much more. An emphasis on professional development and networking culminates this groundbreaking new degree offering in the heart of Hollywood, which promises to be the standard-bearer for the next generation of acting programs.
Fast Fact: Training in the Drama Division is rigorous and the standards for self-discipline and satisfactory achievement are high. Each student's progress, achievement, and effort are discussed and evaluated periodically by the faculty shortly after each rehearsal or performance project is completed. While the entire focus of the training will be stretching and sharpening skills as an actor, continuing enrollment in the program is contingent not only on achievement, but also on conscientious effort, including regular and prompt attendance at all scheduled classes, rehearsals, and Drama Division activities.
Fast Facts: Program features immersive studio classes in voice, speech, movement, and Alexander Technique provide the foundation for the Acting major and encourage students to develop a profound connection to themselves. Students are exposed to a wide range of acting and movement techniques and are encouraged to embrace the unknown and to be open to new and varied approaches to the creative process. Also features guaranteed casting in the School of Theatre's 35+ Productions each season, twice a semester beginning in the sophomore year. These rehearsal and performance opportunities provide students the opportunity to apply the dynamic work of their classes in practice.
Fast Facts: Upon acceptance into the Department, students are placed into one of eight different primary studios where they begin intensive conservatory training towards a strong foundation in technique. Students remain in their primary studios for two full years (four consecutive semesters). Once primary training is completed, students have many options for advanced training. It is important to understand that you are applying to Tisch Drama and not to a particular studio. The studio placement decision lies with the Department.
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Fast Facts: The Theatre School at DePaul University is one of America's oldest and most respected theatre conservatories. Each year The Theatre School produces more than 30 productions - of varying shapes and sizes - to give students ample opportunity to synthesize what they are learning in the classroom. In addition to the theatre training curriculum, students complete 52 quarterly credit hours in the university's Liberal Studies Program. Courses are taken in theatre history, writing, quantitative reasoning and technological literacy, philosophical inquiry, religious dimensions, scientific inquiry, understanding the past, multiculturalism in the United States, and electives.


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News: Lin-Manuel Miranda to Receive Star on Puerto Rico's Walk of Fame
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Lin-Manuel Miranda will be honored in Puerto Rico with his very own star in the island's Walk of Fame. The Hamilton creator and award-winning artist is set to reveal his star on Wednesday, July 27 in the iconic Ashford Avenue.
"For us, it is great news that Lin-Manuel Miranda will join us during this ceremony. He is an international artist who has given Puerto Rico great pride because of his success with Hamilton. It's an honor and much happiness that he has accepted our invitation to be present when we reveal his star," said founder of Puerto Rico's Walk of Fame Santiago Villar in a statement. [Source]
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Why the PS3 Is the Best Set-Top Box
By Marshall Honorof
If you're willing to dish out a little extra money, the PlayStation 3 will reward you with the best overall entertainment experience.
Amazon's Fire TV is just the latest device in an increasingly crowded market for set-top boxes. The Fire TV, like the Roku, Chromecast and Apple TV before it, has its ups and downs. If you're willing to dish out a little extra money, though, you can bypass a lot of traditional set-top box hassles by simply purchasing a 12 GB PlayStation 3 for $200 MSRP.
Sony's PS3 doesn't often enter into the conversation about set-top boxes, and it gets excluded for a few reasons: It's expensive (comparatively); it's older, and it's technically not a set-top box at all. That said, if you want polished video apps, top-notch resolution, the ability to watch DVDs and Blu-ray discs, and some of the best games of the past decade, the PS3 justifies its asking price.
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If you've confined your search to traditional set-top boxes, you may not be familiar with exactly what a PS3 is, or what it can do. Sony launched the PS3 in 2006, though the company has redesigned and refined the platform a few times since then, most recently in 2013. Although the PS3's primary purpose is to play games, Sony conceived the device as a comprehensive multimedia machine right from the start. In November 2013, Sony released the PS3's successor, the PlayStation 4, but the company still manufactures the PS3 and sells it at a discount.
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The PS3 can play video games, Blu-ray discs and DVDs. It can also access 22 entertainment apps, including Netflix, YouTube, Hulu Plus and Amazon Instant Video. You can play your own media either by plugging in a USB stick or external hard drive, or by streaming the content from a media server (such as your computer or mobile device).
The system also makes a competent photo viewer and music player, and supports a wide variety of formats. With four ways to consume video (physical media, streaming apps, external storage and media servers), the PS3 can play just about anything ever produced in a digital format.
It's worth noting that while the similarly priced Xbox 360 has all of these capabilities and a similar price, streaming online channels requires a $60-per-year Xbox Live Gold subscription. If you want to play Xbox games online, that subscription is worth the money; otherwise, a PS3 is the better investment.
Streaming video channels
The PS3 has Netflix and Hulu Plus, which admittedly don't set it apart from any other streaming box on the market. However, it also possesses the Amazon Instant Video app, which the Chromecast and Apple TV do not support. In addition, thePS3 lets you watch HBO Go, which is currently unavailable on the Fire TV.
You can check a full list of the PS3's entertainment apps at Sony's official site, but the lineup is admittedly a mixed bag. Services such as Vudu, Crackle and Epix are decent and available on just about every device. You'll also find much more niche offerings, like Gaiam TV, which broadcasts new-age spiritual programming; Yupp TV, which shows Indian television; and Crunchyroll, which is an anime provider.
Sports fans should also take note that while the PS3 offers MLB.TV, NHL Game Center Live, NBA Game Time and the WWE Network, you'll have to get your NFL fix elsewhere (among game consoles, only the Xbox One has an NFL app).
Although the PS3 doesn't have the biggest lineup of streaming apps, it has the most recognizable ones, and holds them to very high standards. For example, the PS3 has one of the easiest-to-use and fastest Netflix apps available on any system. Over a few months of product testing, the PS3's Netflix app loaded videos and brought them up to full resolution much faster than did the Apple TV, Chromecast, Fire TV or Roku.
If you need access to dozens or hundreds of channels, a PS3 is probably not the best choice, although a media server can mitigate a lot of the device's limitations. Using an external media server, your computer can access any online streaming channel and broadcast the content to your PS3.
Since media server applications, like PlayOn, often cost money, you'll have to pay extra fees if you want to go beyond the PS3's default channels. If you want the best versions of the most common apps, though, the PS3 is currently the way to go.
The only downside is that since the release of the PS4, Sony has just about stopped releasing apps for the PS3. If the app you really want isn't on the list now, it most likely never will be. On the other hand, the PS4 cannot stream content from a media server and may not gain the ability to do so for a long time.
A real gaming machine
While each of the four traditional set-top boxes has some gaming capabilities, they all pale in comparison to a traditional game console. You can still play "Angry Birds" or "Bejeweled" on a PS3, but you can also play mainstream hits like "Uncharted," "God of War" and "Ratchet & Clank." As the system has been available for eight years, the PS3 has amassed a vast library of quality titles to suit every taste.
The Roku offers only a handful of casual games, and its library shows no signs of expanding anytime soon. Developers are still figuring out how to make Chromecast into a gaming platform; it may never become one. Apple TV can stream iOS games from an iPhone or iPad, but these games are mostly casual titles, and the mobile devices themselves are expensive.
Only the Fire TV sells itself as a gaming system of any substance, and this claim is spurious at the moment. While the Android-based Fire TV does boast a decent and growing selection of both core and casual games, the device is not nearly powerful enough to offer titles on par with a PS3.
Games such as "The Walking Dead" and "The Cave" look and play much better on a PS3 than on a Fire TV. Amazon's device also lacks the processing power to support modern blockbuster franchises. You will probably be able to play old entries from series like "Grand Theft Auto" and "Final Fantasy" on Fire TV, but not newer ones. Today's hit series, such as "Call of Duty" and "Assassin's Creed," need a full-fledged gaming console.
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Of course, the hardware necessary to run these games comes at a price. The PS3's $200 price tag towers over the $35 for a Chromecast, $50 for a Roku stick, or $100 for an Apple TV or Fire TV. Furthermore, now that the PS4 is out, new releases for the PS3 will slow down and eventually stop altogether.
Factor in the price of a controller for the Fire TV, however, and that device's price rises to $140. Sixty dollars is not an insignificant sum. But if you really want a deep gaming component alongside your streaming apps, the PS3 is light-years ahead of the Fire TV. Toss in the price of a stand-alone Blu-ray player, and you'll be just about even.
A worthwhile purchase
Overall, the PS3 is still the best set-top box for the money. The versatile console offers a good array of channels, fast performance and a robust gaming selection. Plus, you can watch Blu-ray discs and stream content from mobile devices. The PS3 doesn't have Roku's channel selection, Chromecast's cheap price or the Fire TV's gee-whiz voice search, but it is the most complete package. If you've been eyeing the Fire TV because you think it would make a great hybrid set-top box/gaming console, you'd be much better off investing in Sony's black box. While the PS4 establishes itself as Sony's go-to gaming device, the price on PS3s will continue to fall, so keep your eyes peeled for good deals.
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Around half of emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) come from transport. They contribute to illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM) - pollutants which make chronic illnesses worse, shorten life expectancy and damage lung development.
The communities suffering most from poor air quality are often the most vulnerable, including children. There are at least 360 primary schools in areas with illegal pollution levels.
Official reports for this information are listed on the Ultra Low Emission Zone page in Publications & reports.
To help improve the air we breathe, we're introducing measures to encourage more walking, cycling, use of public transport and to encourage more efficient freight deliveries.
Every bus you catch in central London now meets the highest emission standards. All buses operating in the ULEZ area will meet Euro VI emissions standards or be electric. Our improvements to the entire bus network across London include the introduction of Low Emission Bus Zones.
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1 / 6 Harnaaz chose designer Saisha Shinde (formerly Swapnil Shinde) for her finale look. The nude gown came with silver embellishments and sheer panels. It featured a figure-skimming silhouette, mermaid-style fall and plunging V neckline.
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It's almost as if the universe waited 21 years for this Miss India… Harnaaz Sandhu became the toast of the internet as she became Miss Universe 2021 on Monday. Taking a cue, let's walk down memory lane and take a look at all the ladies who brought India international fame
This gorgeous young woman was born the same year Lara Dutta was crowned Miss Universe 2000. Now, you'd ask why that is important – it is because the universe then waited exactly 21 years to bestow the title to Miss India. Meet Harnaaz Sandhu, whose Twitter bio reads, 'Shine like the whole Universe is yours', and it certainly is, as she was crowned the 70th Miss Universe at the Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel, edging out Paraguay's Nadia Ferreira and South Africa's Lalela Mswane.. Sandhu is the third winner of the title from India, after Sushmita Sen and Lara Dutta who won the prestigious title in 1994 and 2000 respectively.
Harnaaz has received her education from Chandigarh. She attended Shivalik Public School and the Post Graduate Government College for Girls, both in Chandigarh. She stepped into the glamour industry at a young age and bagged numerous pageant titles including Times Fresh Face Miss Chandigarh 2017, Miss Max Emerging Star India 2018, Femina Miss India Punjab 2019 and LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2021. She will also star in upcoming Punjabi films Yaara Diyan Poo Baran and Bai Ji Kuttange, slated to release in 2022.
The newly crowned Miss Universe is very close to her family. As per her Miss Universe delegate profile, Harnaaz draws her inspiration from her mother Ruby Sandhu, a gynaecologist. Before the finale, Harnaaz took to her Instagram Story and posted a screenshot of a video call with members of her family.
Her profile also states her favourite actor is Priyanka Chopra. She loves "the company of friends, yoga, dancing, cooking, horse riding, and playing chess".
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At 18, she became the first Indian woman ever to win the title of Miss Universe. Sen revealed her winning gown was bought from a flea market and sewn by a local tailor.
On Monday, she wrote to Harnaaz: #yehbaat 'Har Hindustani Ki Naz' Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu #MissUniverse2021 India. So proud of you! Congratulations @harnaazsandhu_03 Thank you for representing India so beautifully, for bringing back the Miss Universe Crown to India after 21 years (by a 21-year-old, you were destined). (...) My love and regards to your Maa and family… bohut bohut Mubarak"
Aged 21, Aishwarya became the second Indian to be crowned Miss World. She won praise for "accurately representing her Indian roots at the competition" and highlighting that despite different religions and cultures, India was all about unity in diversity. Like most of her title-winning counterparts, Aishwarya's response in the final round made news. She, along with Sushmita Sen, put India on the map in 1994.
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Diana was the only Miss World titleholder to "win three sub-titles during the pageant". She won the coveted title at the age of 24 in 1997. Two years later, in 1999, leggy lass Yukta Mookhey, 22, won the pageant. At the competition, she had also won the 'Asia & Oceania's Queen of Beauty Award'.
It was the year when India brought home all three crowns! Now a global icon, actor, singer, producer, and philanthropist, Priyanka Chopra was only 18 when she was crowned Miss World in 2000. On Monday, she took to Twitter to congratulate Harnaaz: "And the new Miss Universe is… Miss India. Congratulations @HarnaazSandhu03 … bringing the crown home after 21 years!"
Lara, 22, hit headlines for becoming the second Indian to be crowned Miss Universe and for securing a 9.99 from all judges for her answer in the final interview round. On Harnaaz's victory, she said: "Congratulations @HarnaazSandhu03!!!! Welcome to the club!!! We've waited 21 long years for this!!! You make us SO SO proud!!! A billion dreams come true!!! (sic)."
Manushi made news winning the coveted Miss World title in 2017, 17 years after Priyanka Chopra did. The medical student was asked which profession she believed deserved the highest pay. She said, "A mother's profession should receive the highest salary and respect in the world."
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By Sarah Touzalin & Richard G. Schwartz on August 8, 2022
Posted in Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans
Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 3, the IRS issued Notice 2022-33, extending the deadlines for amending retirement plans and individual retirement accounts ("IRAs") for changes under the (i) Setting Every Community Up For Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the "SECURE Act"); (ii) Bipartisan American Miners Act of 2019 (the "Miners Act"); and (iii) Section 2203 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"), which waived required minimum distributions for 2020. For most plans, the extension provides retirement plan sponsors with an additional three years, until December 31, 2025, to amend plan documents to reflect changes under these Acts. Over the past several months, we had heard from IRS representatives and industry groups that this extension was likely forthcoming, as we wait for additional guidance on some lingering questions that remain.
It seems like ages ago, but the SECURE Act and the Miners Act were signed into law on December 20, 2019, just before the outbreak of COVID-19 and the resulting pandemic. As detailed in our prior Legal Update, available here, the SECURE Act and the Miners Act contain a number of amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, that impact employer-sponsored retirement plans, including many important participant-facing changes.
After the SECURE Act's enactment, a number of open questions remained about some of the more important changes that could potentially have a significant impact on plan administration, including provisions relating to the participation and vesting of long-term part-time workers and changes to the required minimum distribution ("RMD") rules (e.g., elimination of the "stretch" IRA for most beneficiaries), and we anticipated the IRS would issue helpful guidance. That was pre-coronavirus. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic beginning in early 2020, the CARES Act, enacted in March 2020, understandably took center stage, as legislators and plan sponsors focused on making it easier for participants to access retirement plan money from qualified plans.
Since 2020, the IRS has been hard at work issuing several pieces of guidance addressing a number of open questions relating to the SECURE Act, the Miners Act and the CARES Act, including Notices 2020-50, 2020-68 and 2020-86. Our prior Legal Updates and Blog Post discussing the Notices are available here, here, and here.
While many of our plan sponsor clients have already amended their retirement plans to reflect the loan and distribution relief under CARES Act, as well as the waiver of 2020 RMDs, many have pressed pause on amendments for certain changes under the SECURE Act, particularly the complex changes to the RMD rules. In February 2022, the IRS published proposed regulations for RMDs under Code Section 401(a)(9), and solicited comments. The proposed regulations are intended to reflect the changes made to the rules by the SECURE Act, and completely overhaul the current regulations. The proposed regulations do not, as we had hoped, include model "snap-on" amendments for retirement plans, as was provided in Revenue Procedures 2002-29 after the RMD regulations were last updated in 2001. Now that the IRS has extended the amendment deadlines, the hope is that in the interim, the IRS will issue more guidance that includes model amendments or sample language relating to the SECURE Act's RMD changes.
The extended amendment deadlines are highlighted in the table below. Note that Notice 2022-33 does not extend the amendment deadline for the optional loan and withdrawal relief provisions of the CARES Act, which are still currently due by December 31, 2022 (for calendar year plans).
Please contact your Seyfarth Employee Benefits Attorney with any questions you may have about this guidance and its application to your plan. Please also be sure to register for our Coffee Talk With Benefits Podcast here, where we discuss interesting issues that our clients are facing, as well as breaking employee benefits developments. The podcast drops the first week of every month, and we have some very interesting topics in the pipeline!
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Nongovernmental Retirement Plans and IRAs (i.e., 401(k) and 403(b) not maintained by public school) Last day of first plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2022 (i.e., December 31, 2022 for calendar year plans) December 31, 2025 Last day of the first plan year beginning in 2022 (i.e., December 31, 2022 for calendar year plans) December 31, 2025
Collectively Bargained Plans Last day of first plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2024 (i.e., December 31, 2024 for calendar year plans) December 31, 2025 Last day of the first plan year beginning in 2022 (i.e., December 31, 2022 for calendar year plans) December 31, 2025
Governmental 414(d) Plans Last day of first plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2024 (i.e., December 31, 2024 for calendar year plans) 90 days after the close of the third regular legislative session of the body with the authority to amend the plan that begins after December 31, 2023 Last day of first plan year beginning in 2024 (i.e., December 31, 2024 for calendar year plans) 90 days after the close of the third regular legislative session of the body with the authority to amend the plan that begins after December 31, 2023
Governmental 457(b) Plans Last day of first plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2024 (i.e., December 31, 2024 for calendar year plans)** 90 days after the close of the third regular legislative session of the body with the authority to amend the plan that begins after December 31, 2023** Last day of first plan year beginning in 2024 (i.e., December 31, 2024 for calendar year plans) 90 days after the close of the third regular legislative session of the body with the authority to amend the plan that begins after December 31, 2023**
*Note, the deadline for adopting the optional loan and withdrawal relief provisions under the CARES Act has NOT been extended. The deadline for those changes is generally December 31, 2022 (for calendar year plans).
**Special deadline may apply if notified by IRS that the plan was administered in a manner that is inconsistent with requirements of Code Section 457(b).
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At age 42, Zdeno Chára still seems to have energy to spare as he has just signed a one-year contract extension with the Boston Bruins.
The defenseman base salary for the next season will be $ 2 million.
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Q: Check if click linked in array has a submenu key value. IF true run some code ELSE run other code I have an object, linkItems that contains an array. I am not sure how to check the link that is clicked if it has a submenu then run some code such as don't close the menu else run close the menu?

                                <aura:iteration items="{!v.linkItems}" var="item" indexVar="i">
                                        <aura:if isTrue="{!item.subMenu}">

                                                {!item.label}

                                                <aura:iteration items="{!item.subMenu}" var="subItem" indexVar="id">

{!subItem.label}

                                                </aura:iteration>

                                        <aura:set attribute="else">

{!item.label}

                                        </aura:set>
                                        </aura:if>
                                    </aura:iteration>

When I console.log the var linkItems this is what is returned:
> Proxy {0: {…}, 1: {…}, 2: {…}, 3: {…}, 4: {…}, 5: {…}, 6: {…}, 7: {…}, 8: {…}}
    > [[Handler]]: Object

        [[Target]]: Array(9)
        > 0: {id: 0, label: "Home", active: false}

        1: {id: 1, label: "About", active: false}

        2: {id: 2, label: "Page3", active: false}

3: {id: 3, label: "Page4", active: false}

        4: {id: 4, label: "Page5", active: false}

        5: {id: 5, label: "Page6", active: true}

        6: {id: 6, label: "Page7", active: false}

        7: {id: 10, label: "Support Pages", subMenu: Array(3), active: false}

        8: {id: 15, label: "More", subMenu: Array(4), active: false}
length: 9
__proto__: Array(0)

    * [[IsRevoked]]: false

Updated code:
    onClick : function(component, event, helper) {
        var linkItems = component.get('v.linkItems'); //array of linkItems
        console.log('linkItems', linkItems);
        var id = event.target.dataset.menuItemId;
        console.log(id, 'id');
        console.log(JSON.stringify(event.target.dataset)); //returns menuItemId
        component.set("v.selected",parseInt(id)); //sets v.selected to selected menu item id
        if (id) {

            // var linkItems = linkItems.reduce(function (acc, it) {
            //     return acc[it.id] = it, acc;
            // }, {});

            linkItems.map(function (item) {
                return item.subMenu && item.subMenu.length ? 'open' : function() {component.getSuper().navigate(id)};
            });

            //console.log(linkItems);

            //component.getSuper().navigate(id);

            // console.log('idArray', JSON.stringify(linkItems));
            // console.log(linkItems[id].id);
            // console.log('label', linkItems[id].label);
            // console.log(linkItems[id].subMenu);
            // console.log('linkItems.id', linkItems.id);
        }
    },

This is still not working. On click, I need to check the id of the link that was clicked then check if it has a submenu.
TIA.

A: Use Array.filter:
let itemsWithSubMenu = linkItems.filter(f => f.subMenu && f.subMenu.length);

A: I think i understand your problem now, assuming that active means clicked you have to check if active item has submenu
Also assuming that you can have more than one menu open at the same time and you want to use id of open menu in your functions
anySubmenuOpen = linkItems
  .map(f => {
    const submenuOpened = f.id == id && f.subMenu && f.subMenu.length > 0;
    if(submenuOpened) {
      // run code for open menu
    }
    return submenuOpened
  }).reduce((acc,curr) => acc | curr, 0)

if(!anySubmenuOpen) {
// none of the submenus is open,  close submenus
}

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Informações gerais
Foram colocadas em disputa duzentos e quarenta e cinco vagas, 147 masculinas e 98 femininas, de um total de duzentos e sessenta vagas.

País-sede: como o Brasil não se qualificou através do campeonato mundial, tem garantidas cinco vagas, três masculinas e duas femininas. Caso se qualificasse, as vagas seriam destinadas aos campeonatos mundiais.

Limites de vagas e atletas por CON:

Cada Comitê Olímpico Nacional – CON pode qualificar até dez atletas, no máximo seis no masculino e quatro no feminino, e até dois atletas por categoria.

Apenas as vagas conquistadas através do ranking olímpico são do próprio atleta. As vagas conquistadas nos torneios mundial e continentais são destinadas ao Comitê Olímpico Nacional - CON ao qual pertence a equipe que a conquistou, para inscrição em qualquer categoria.

Doping
 Bulgária: em 19 de novembro de 2015, a Federação Internacional de Halterofilismo - IWF proibiu a Bulgária de competir nos Jogos Olímpicos Rio devido a "múltiplos casos positivos" de doping.

 Romênia e Uzbequistão: na mesma data determinou a perda de uma vaga aos dois países.

 Cazaquistão, Rússia e Bielorrússia: a IWF divulgou em 22 de junho de 2016 o resultado da reanálise de amostras "A" dos Jogos Olímpicos de 2008 e 2012. Caso as amostras "B" confirmassem três ou mais violações o país seria suspenso por um ano de competições internacionais, inclusive os Jogos do Rio. Os três países encontram-se nessa situação.
 Perdas de vagas: na mesma data foram comunicadas a perda de vagas por Azerbaijão (2), Bielorrússia (1), Cazaquistão (2), Moldávia (2), Coreia do Norte (2), Rússia (2).

Eventos qualificatórios
A maior parte das vagas disponíveis foram destinadas aos Campeonatos Mundiais de 2014 e de 2015. As demais vagas foram disputadas em torneios continentais ou destinadas aos melhores ranqueados em um ranking olímpico finalizado em 20 de junho de 2016.

Masculino

Campeonatos mundiais: cento e oito vagas estão disponíveis. É atribuída uma pontuação para cada CON, baseada na soma dos resultados de seus seis melhores atletas durante cada competição

 1º ao 6º - 6 vagas
 7º ao 12º - 5 vagas
 13º ao 18º - 4 vagas
 19º ao 24º - 3 vagas

Campeonatos continentais: trinta e uma vagas são disputadas pelos CON que não obtiverem vagas nos mundiais, com a possibilidade de conquistar apenas uma vaga com base na classificação final da equipe no torneio. A classificação considera a pontuação dos seis melhores atletas de cada representação.

Vagas individuais: oito vagas são determinadas pelo ranking olímpico, composto pelos quinze melhores em cada categoria, dentre os países que não obtiveram nenhuma vaga nos torneios. Cada CON pode qualificar apenas um atleta e caso mais de um esteja na faixa de classificação o CON pode escolher quem inscrever.

Feminino

Campeonatos mundiais: sessenta e sete vagas estão disponíveis. É atribuída uma pontuação para cada CON, baseada na soma dos resultados de suas quatro melhores atletas durante cada competição

 1º ao 9º - 4 vagas
 10º ao 16º - 3 vagas
 17º ao 21º - 2 vagas

Campeonatos continentais: vinte e quatro vagas são disputadas pelos CON que não obtiverem vagas nos mundiais, com a possibilidade de conquistar apenas uma vaga com base na classificação final da equipe no torneio. A classificação considera a pontuação das quatro melhores atletas de cada representação.

Vagas individuais: sete vagas são determinadas pelo ranking olímpico, composto pelas dez melhores em cada categoria, dentre os países que não obtiveram nenhuma vaga nos torneios. Cada CON pode qualificar apenas uma atleta e caso mais de uma esteja na faixa de classificação o CON pode escolher quem inscrever.

Tabela de qualificação

Qualificatórias
2016


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Q: Is there a simple way to delay a call for about 5 seconds without blocking the caller thread? I know I can use Thread.Sleep(5000), but it blocks the thread. I would like to delay the call for 5 seconds, but not block the thread.

A: You can use System.Windows.Forms.Timer for this. Set its interval to 5000 ms i.e. 5 seconds and hood its elapsed event to write your code.
For more on timers read this

A: One possibility is to fork it of to the threadpool:
 ThreadPool.QueueUserWorkItem(o => { Thread.Sleep(5000); DoSomething(); });

A: You can use Task.Factory to raise a new thread. Even if you call Thread.Sleep, your main thread isn't blocked. I'm not saying this is the best practise, but you requested a simple way. And this is the simplest I can quickly come up with.
class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Task.Factory.StartNew(() =>
        {
            // wait for 5 seconds or user hit Enter key cancel the task
            Thread.Sleep(5000);
            DoStuff();
        });

        Console.WriteLine("Here's the main thread.");
        Console.Read();
    }

    private static void DoStuff()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("Task done!");
    }
}

This will output:

Here's the main thread.
Task done!

In .NET 4.5 this would become even simpler
class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        DoStuff(5000);
        Console.WriteLine("Here's the main thread.");
        Console.Read();
    }

    private static async void DoStuff(int delay = 0)
    {
        await Task.Delay(delay);
        Console.WriteLine("Task done!");
    }
}

The output would be same:

Here's the main thread.
Task done!

Keep in mind, you have to mark the method async if you wish to use await.

A: .NET 4.5
In the context of a UI framework, they have a specialized threading context. You see, to manipulate the UI the code must run on the UI owning thread or you will get unhandled exceptions. Thus, once an asynchronous Task is returned from an event handler, the UI framework will schedule the completion event into an internal queue. At some point, the completion is raised and the UI thread will handle the completion for those mentioned restrictions. For UI contexts, you can use:
async void MyButton_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) {
  await Task.Delay(5000); // UI thread context for the win
  DoYourCall();
}

At any other given situation where that specialized threading context does not exist, performing an await will suspend the calling thread to actually perform the await as the word suggests. The state is still in memory, but the thread detaches and schedules the thread pool to give a thread from the pool when the completion happens (thus, the default behavior). Use the following.
Task.Run(async () => {
  await Task.Delay(5000);
  DoYourCall();
});

.NET 4.0
Task.Factory.StartNew(() => {
  Thread.Sleep(5000);
  DoYourCall();
});


Own your own red rock mountain. Awesome 53+ acres at the prestigious Salero Ranch. Very private cul-de-sac parcel with underground electric, easy building sites tucked near the mountain with excellent views. Excellent annual climate at 4,200 feet. Must see!
I-19 to Palo Parado (Exit 29) east to Pendleton Drive then north 2 miles to Camino Josephina then right or east for 5.5 miles to the end of pavement then stay right on Camino Josephina on the dirt road for 1.6 miles to the locked Salero Ranch gate. Call LA. Gated Ranch.


SNCL at North Queensferry and took pictures of this house.
up all the decorations. The Christmas spirit is alive and well.
I passed by there again on the way to the February SNCL.
round and only switch them on in December. Huh!
Now by coincidence I was sent two games by players both called Wallace.
Mike Wallace of Sandy Bells and Ronnie Wallace from Aberdeen.
Both had the Black pieces, both played 1...e5 and both won!
Will these coincidences never cease?
play the Twilight Zone theme.
Black plays the opening well, equalises and can even claim a slight plus.
White's 11th. move 11.c4 though tempting is wrong.
It creates a massive target on d3 (backward pawn on an open file).
and plonk the nag on d4. Such a knight is worth more than a Rook.
the wrong squares allowing the minor pieces to whip up an attack.
....18.f4 would have put Black under tremendous pressure.
Instead White brought things to a head too soon and did not maximize his plus.
He went for another pawn but this allowed Black counter-play.
White should not have allowed the f2 pawn to fall.
24.Re2 Nf4 25.Re3 holding the g-pawn tactically (Rg3+).
the game was beyond repair.
This is a good game with an instructive point.
the opening book on your computer it too will go for this move.
Black players would stumble into a lost game. Players did 150 years ago.
safe pawn up position by simply playing 8.Bxd7+ Nxd7 9.d3.
Time passed, moves were played.
on d3, though this time there was tactical justification.
We reached this position with White to play.
Take a moment or two. What would you do?
Time's up. So what did you choose?
You can most likely see the f4 threat but is it a threat?
Yes it is a threat. Black is on top and your job is to mess it up.
Black will by now have racked a win up in his mind.
Unsettle him, plants seeds of doubt, make him work for it.
Think; "If this guy is any good then why is playing me?"
White helped Black's attack and played 21.h3.
Black's game played itself and he wrapped it up without much effort.
A swindling try was to ignore the threat.
21.Qa5 b6 22.Qa6 f4 23.c5 fxe3 24.c6 exf2+ 25.Kh1 Qxc6 26.Qxd3.
A plausible series of moves.
find 23...Rg6! (we will never know...).
At least 21.Qa5 was a gamble. With 21.h3 White fell on his sword.
photographs of Edinburgh v Musselburgh.


CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – April 19, 2017 – ReForm Biologics, a pharmaceutical technology company that develops proprietary excipients to improve biologic formulations, announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has appointed John M. Sorvillo, Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Sorvillo brings over 25 years of experience leading the development and licensing of technologies, from discovery platforms and research programs to pre-clinical and clinical products, across a range of therapeutic areas.
Dr. Sorvillo joins ReForm from Amgen, where he was Director of Business Development & Licensing. Prior to Amgen, he served as Vice President of Business Development at Genocea Biosciences, and Vice President of Business Development at Altus Pharmaceuticals. Before joining Altus, Dr. Sorvillo served as Chief Executive Officer of Bionaut Pharmaceuticals. His earlier responsibilities included Vice President of Business Development at ArQule, and a variety of positions at OSI pharmaceuticals, including Vice President and General Manager of the Research Products Division. Dr. Sorvillo was a postdoctoral fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and received his Ph.D. in Immunology from the New York University Medical Center, Sackler Institute of Biomedical Sciences. He holds a B.A. in Biology from the City University of New York, Hunter College.
ReForm Biologics has developed a technology platform that transforms the formulation of biotherapeutics for the ultimate benefit of patients. Our patented FDA-friendly technology can extend product life-cycles, enable alternative dosing, and improve manufacturing efficiency for our biopharmaceutical partners. With multiple industry alliances to date, we offer formulation development collaborations and product-specific licenses for a broad spectrum of protein-based therapeutics.


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European Powerhouse Looks To Sign De Gea, And It's NOT Real Madrid
By Naveen Kelvin | October 9, 2017 | 0
Reuters / Anthony Devlin
David De Gea is undoubtedly amongst United's most prized players, and apart from being an integral part of their success in the Premier League this season, the shot-stopper singlehandedly held the club aloft during many potentially embarrassing encounters over the past years.
This had made him the subject of much speculation over a move to Real Madrid, which despite his new signed contract last season, held stubbornly on even in this window.
Now, reports have emerged that another top European giants are looking at De Gea to bolster their defense.
As per French publication Le10 Sport, PSG are preparing to line up a massive bid for the 26-year-old.
The source claimed (via Sport Witness): "Antero Henrique, the Ligue 1 runners up's director of football, has already asked Jorge Mendes about the Spain international's availability, who has apparently said there could be room for a deal at the end of the season."
READ MORE: PSG Man Asks French Giants To Sign This Manchester United Midfielder
Further, the need for goalkeepers for the big money French club arises as a major concern, since neither Kevin Trapp nor Alphonse Areola seem upto the challenge of Champions League football. The Spaniard, on the other hand, is perfect for a treble attempt.
However, it will be highly unlikely that the Premier League giants would wish to part ways with their illustrious keeper, as reports suggest that Jose Mourinho and company are eagerly lining up a new deal for their no.1.
Apart from De Gea, Atletico Madrid's Jan Oblak is also being considered by PSG. The latter has been a target for the Paris-based club for quite a while, and has a reported release clause of €100m. It is evident from PSG's spending spree over Neymar and Mbappe this season that financial backing won't be an issue should they seek either man for the spot in front of their goal.
Keep up to date with the biggest transfer news from the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and a lot more
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EuroMillions is one of the biggest lotteries in the world as it brings together participants from nine different European countries in order to create giant jackpots. Draws are held in Paris on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Players are required to select five main numbers from 1 to 50 and two Lucky Stars from 1 to 12. As the balls for the main numbers and the Lucky Stars are drawn from different sets, it is possible for the same number to come up as both one of the main balls and one of the Lucky Stars. You can decide to either choose the numbers yourself or use the Lucky Dip option to have them randomly generated, and tickets can be bought online or from authorised retailers.
There are a total of 13 prize tiers, and it's possible to win money just by matching two main numbers. Anyone who matches all five main numbers plus both Lucky Stars will earn a share of the jackpot, which starts at a minimum of €17 million and keeps growing every time it is not won until it reaches a cap of €190 million. Special games called Superdraws may also be held throughout the year; these offer a fixed jackpot between €100 million and €130 million regardless of whether the top prize was won or not in the previous draw.
The overall odds of winning a EuroMillions prize are 1 in 13.
Players who purchase tickets online will be automatically notified if they win any prize and smaller winnings will be paid directly into their account. Anyone who buys an entry from a retailer must make sure to keep their ticket safe and check the numbers to see if they win, before claiming smaller wins from a retailer. Players who win the jackpot or a larger prize need to contact lottery officials in their country to validate their claim. In the UK, EuroMillions prizes are valid for 180 days after the draw in question; other participating countries have their own deadlines.
In the UK, every EuroMillions ticket sold comes with an automatic entry into a supplementary game called Millionaire Maker. Occasionally, a European Millionaire Maker raffle will also take place with at least one player from any of the nine participating countries winning a guaranteed life-changing prize. Visit the dedicated Millionaire Maker page to learn more.
The top prize in EuroMillions has twice reached €190 million since the jackpot cap was set. Adrian and Gillian Bayford from the UK were the first to snap up the record amount, worth £148.6 million, in August 2012, before a player from Portugal also pocketed €190 million in October 2014. Scottish couple Colin and Christine Weir remain the biggest UK winners, in terms of pounds sterling, having landed £161.6 million (€185 million) in July 2011.


The provocative, award-winning poet, playwright, and political activist Amiri Baraka has died. Born Everett LeRoi Jones in 1934, he grew up in New Jersey and later became the state's second poet laureate. In his long and eventful life, he was associated with the Beats and the Black Arts Movement, though he eventually broke with them both. He wrote beautifully about the blues and jazz and caused considerable controversy with his poem about 9/11, titled "Somebody Blew Up America." He was 79 and had recently been suffering from an unknown illness.
Ursula Lindsey of The Arabist reports on a chorus of uncomfortable questions in Cairo: Why is Sonallah Ibrahim, one of Egypt's most respected avant-garde writers, defending police brutality? Why is Alaa al-Aswany, the best-selling novelist, siding with an army that has turned on its own people?
The Morning News has announced its tenth annual "tournament of books," in which critics ranging from novelist Jami Attenberg to lead Mountain Goat John Darnielle will judge competitions between 16 finalists.
In a very short period of time, the TED talk has become almost disturbingly familiar as a cultural form. Now the backlash begins, as one writer calls it a recipe for civilizational disaster.


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Q: Applying the Dominated Convergence Theorem for the sequence $\int _0^1 \frac{n e^{-x}}{(1+nx)^2}$ I have a simple enough limit of the integral of a sequence of functions given by:
$$
\lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} \int_0^1 \frac{n e^{-x}}{(1+nx)^2}dx
$$
It is clear that $\frac{n}{(1+nx)^2}$ is decreasing in $n$ so we have:
$$
\left|\frac{n e^{-x}}{(1+nx)^2}\right|  \leq \frac{1}{(1+x)^2}
$$
and $ \int_0^1 \frac{1}{(1+x)^2}=1/2$. So DCT applies and we have:
$$ \lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} \int_0^1 \frac{n e^{-x}}{(1+nx)^2} dx =  \int_0^1 \lim_{n \rightarrow \infty}\frac{n e^{-x}}{(1+nx)^2}dx=0$$
But this is wrong, as can be seen through direct integration by MATHEMATICA which gives:
$$ \lim_{n \rightarrow \infty} \int_0^1 \frac{n e^{-x}}{(1+nx)^2} dx = 1$$
where am I making the mistake.
EDIT
As one of the commentators pointed, $\frac{1}{(1+x)^2}$ is not a dominating function for $f_n(x) = \frac{n e^{-x}}{(1+nx)^2}$, for the simple reason that at $x=0$, $f_n = n$.
Instead, I attempt to use the substitution $y=nx$ to transform the integral into:
$$
\int_0^1 \frac{n e^{-x}}{(1+nx)^2}dx =\int_0^{\infty} \mathbf{1}_{[0, n]}(y)\frac{e^{-y/n}}{(1+y)^2}dy
$$
It is clear that $f_n(y) = \mathbf{1}_{[0, n]}(y)\frac{e^{-y/n}}{(1+y)^2} \nearrow \frac{1}{(1+y)^2}$, giving the result through the Monotone Convergence Theorem.
Is this correct?
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Ania's client was an executive team lead from the Front Office of one of the global banks, who just joined a new company.
A dedicated, intelligent, hard working leader who wanted to be discovered and given permission to lead up to his full potential.
The first objective was to help the client distinguish how he was giving power over his perceived capabilities and his destiny to other people and assist him in re-gaining control over what he was projecting to others as his leadership potential.
The second part was to enable his leadership coaching style to ready him for a bigger role he was aiming for.
After analysis of the Emotional Intelligence profile and 360 interviews feedback collected by the coach the area of leadership and personal challenges were identified.
Over the next seven sessions the work focused on bridging the gap between where the self-belief was and where it needed to be for the client to project his abilities and full strengths in the way that his superiors could read. Work was also done on self-presenting as a senior leader and an ease of use of the new executive language.
As for the leadership style we have built a system of monthly feedback loop from the client's team to inform him almost 'live' as to how people were perceiving and responding to his style and the things he was aiming to address or introduce. It provided a great platform for him and his team future growth.
A change of perspective occurred where the client started to manage what was being perceived by others rather than relying on people spotting his virtues. In the leadership style he started to invest in his team and develop them in a focused way so his leadership potential started to fully come out.
Three years after the first session, the client has doubled+ his income, became a head of operations with sign of authority, manages a large diverse team, took a plunge to have a son and is on the leadership trajectory he dreamed of.


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Inaction on climate change imperils planet
Neighbours chat while sitting in a flooded street of the Paquite district of Pemba on April 29, 2019, as Cyclone Kenneth hit northern Mozambique, killing 38 and destroying thousands of home. PHOTO | EMIDIO JOZINE | AFP
As the planet heats up, deaths from floods, storms, heatwaves, droughts will escalate and need concrete action.
Towards the end of the year, abnormally-heavy rains hit East Africa triggering floods and landslides that left 250 dead and three million more needing relief.
Experts attributed the deluge to the Indian Ocean Dipole which substantially increases water temperatures in the ocean, causes higher evaporation rates off the East African coastline with the resulting convectional rainfall falling inland.
By GATU MBARIA
The image of more than 200 bodies spread along a road in Zimbabwe following Cyclone Idai in March this year brought home the tragic consequences of climate change.
According to the United Nations Office for Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Cyclone Idai and later Cyclone Kenneth left over 3,000 square kilometres of land in Mozambique submerged and led to landslides that devastated entire villages in Zimbabwe.
The UN adds that Cyclone Kenneth also caused extensive flooding in the northern Comoros Islands and landslides in Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique, destroying more than 285,000 houses.
"This was the first time in recorded history that two cyclones struck the coast of Mozambique in such close succession," the UN agency reported.
More than 3.8 million people were affected by the cyclones, which coincided with harvest time, leading to losses that compromised food security in a region usually prone to hunger.
Alternating floods and droughts—that have risen in frequency and severity across the continent—seem to have become the norm rather than the exception.
Kenya gamifies climate change to help farmers
Kenya maps first 'Climate Atlas' to battle future food losses
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All these are due to climate change, according to experts from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The scientists demonstrated how global warming has continued to threaten water and food supplies as it turns arable lands into desert and killing coral reefs in oceans.
Bad governance
The scientists warned that as the planet heats up, deaths from floods, storms, heatwaves and droughts will escalate unless concrete, significant corrective action is carried out.
The world has, for the past 25 years dilly-dallied on making concrete, collective commitment to reduce, by a significant level, the amount of earth-warming greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere. This inaction was seen during the 2019 global climate meeting held in Madrid, Spain this December.
Negotiations were called off until next year on how to regulate global carbon markets.
In March, more than 3,000 African government, business and civil-society leaders gathered for the Africa Climate Week 2019 in Accra, Ghana agreed to align climate plans with development plans and to secure adequate funding for national climate action plans.
Although public climate finance from the 36-Member Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development to developing countries increased from $37.9b in 2013 to $54.5b in 2017, its impact on the most vulnerable people is yet to be realised.
Studies blame bad governance and corruption for ineffective use of climate funds.
Scientists warn that already, global temperature has risen by more than 1 degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
At the current rate of emissions, the world will warm by between three and five degrees Celsius, says the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
The WMO says in its Greenhouse Gas Bulletin that concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have 407.8 parts per million in 2018, up from 405.5 parts per million in 2017.
To keep the temperature rise at 1.5°C over the pre-industrial revolution levels, an imperative for human survival, Unep's Emission Gap Report 2019 says that the world must reduce global emissions by between now and 2030.


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Ringtons publishes tea suppliers in new transparency move
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (sent 24 January 2019)
Specialist tea company Ringtons has published its list of tea suppliers, marking a significant move towards transparency across the UK tea market. Ringtons commands 5% of the UK market for their own brand and the other companies for whom they source and manufacture tea products. Ringtons have included all the tea estates and factories for their overall business in their disclosure.
International development charity Traidcraft Exchange, which has been campaigning for transparency in the UK tea market with its campaign 'Who picked my tea?', welcomed Ringtons' move.
Fiona Gooch, Senior Policy Adviser for Traidcraft Exchange, said: "By publishing their list of suppliers, Ringtons have joined a growing group of UK brands who are showing that transparency is not only possible but absolutely needed in today's world. Consumers want to know where the tea they drink is grown, and more importantly, workers on tea estates need to know where the tea they grow is consumed."
James Jobling, Ringtons' Chief Operating Officer, said: "We have been very keen to publish our list of tea suppliers since the concept was first launched by Traidcraft Exchange. I have often said that we could not make our famous and wonderful tea blends without the hard work and passion of the tea farmers and tea makers in origin. We have the pleasure in working with the teas that they create and we are very proud to source in the way that we do."
He went on: "I hope that by sharing this information in this way we can facilitate greater collaboration to tackle systemic challenges that the industry faces as a whole with our key stakeholders."
Traidcraft Exchange's 'Who picked my tea?' campaign revealed low pay and appalling working conditions on some tea estates in Assam. Tea from Assam is a crucial ingredient in many English Breakfast blends.
More than ten thousand people so far have taken part in the Traidcraft Exchange initiative by writing to the big 6 UK tea brands asking them to publish the full list of tea estates they buy from in Assam. To date Yorkshire Tea, Tetley, Twinings and Clipper have all published their supplier lists.
For more information or to interview Fiona Gooch contact Mary Milne:
mary.milne@traidcraft.org or 07757 753 318
Traidcraft Exchange is an international development charity which uses the power of trade to bring about lasting solutions to poverty. It runs development programmes in South Asia and Africa, works directly with businesses to improve their supply chains, and does advocacy and campaigning in the UK to promote justice and fairness in international trade. It works closely with specialist fair trade company Traidcraft plc. Traidcraft Exchange is a registered charity, no. 1048752: https://www.traidcraft.org.uk/
Ringtons list of tea suppliers can be found here: https://www.ringtons.co.uk/pride-in-our-supply-base-i248
'The Estate They're In: how the tea industry traps women in poverty in Assam' can be downloaded here: https://www.traidcraft.org.uk/tea-report
Photos are available to illustrate the story – please contact Mary Milne
The 'Who picked my tea?' campaign calls on the big UK tea brands to start being transparent about which tea estates they buy from: https://www.traidcraft.org.uk/tea
Unilever publication marks shift in UK tea market towards transparency
Nancy Demuth 29 January 2019
New report demonstrates 'win-win' impact of a collaborative supply chain