A new method of analysing squalene and squalane, oils often used in the production of cosmetics and vaccines, can show whether they came originally from the liver of deepwater sharks, or from olive oil.
In 2006 the European Union imposed deep-sea shark fishing limits in the North-East Atlantic, and since 2008 some cosmetic firms have declared that they have stopped using shark squalane. Up to now however there has been no way that a manufacturer could determine whether the squalene or squalane they are using has come from sharks or olives.
A new method, using mass spectrometry will now reveal the source.
Squalane is used as an emollient and a hydrating agent in many cosmetics, and squalene is used as an adjuvant in vaccines.
Currently thousands of deep sea sharks are killed each year purely to supply a cheap source of these oils, with squalene being the second most sought after raw product of sharks after their fins. These compounds can be obtained from vegetable sources such as olive oil, but shark oil provides high yields of squalene and requires shorter processing times.
"Our method will protect both cosmetic firms and consumers from commercial fraud and will make it possible to promote the production of squalene from olive oil. It will also allow the origin of squalane within a finished product to be determined. Together, this will discourage the illegal fishing of deepwater sharks and thus contribute towards protecting sharks from the threat of extinction," says the researcher Federica Camin, of the IASMA Research and Innovation Centre Fondazione Edmund Mach, in San Michele all'Adige, Italy.
The method uses an isotope ratio mass spectrometer coupled to an elemental analyser or gas chromatography/combustion system, to measure the ratio of two different forms of carbon (Carbon-13 and Carbon-12). In the study published in the latest issue of 'Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry', the team of researchers analysed 13 authentic samples from olive oil from Spain, Italy, France and Turkey and 15 samples from shark liver oil from Spain, Portugal, Japan and Korea. The Carbon-13/Carbon-12 ratios were significantly lower in authentic olive oil than in shark samples.
"The new method could be proposed as an official way of detecting whether any batch of squalene or squalane has come from animal or plant sources, allowing manufactures to make clear claims about the ethical status of their products," Camin said.


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KDE Announces Recipients of Re-engagement Mini Grants
The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) announced the recipients of re-engagement mini grants.
Kentucky students win National Security Language Initiative scholarships
Staff - May 22, 2020
Nine students at The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science at Western Kentucky University have received a nationally-competitive National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) Scholarships for immersive, critical language study this summer and next academic year.
Adapting and learning, but anxiously awaiting a return to a new...
Lauren Shackleford - April 27, 2020
Corbin High School's Lauren Shackleford writes about how she is looking forward to reaching the new normal and moving beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students selected for Commissioner's Student Advisory Council
Staff - December 3, 2019
Eleven Kentucky public high school students have been named to the Commissioner's Student Advisory Council, a group that provides input to Kentucky Commissioner of Education Wayne Lewis.
24 Valvoline Teacher Achievement Award winners named
Staff - April 11, 2019
The Kentucky Department of Education and Valvoline Inc. have selected 24 outstanding Kentucky educators as recipients of the 2020 Valvoline™ Teacher Achievement Awards.
Kentucky Odyssey of the Mind: Filling the gap
Jimmy Cornn - February 14, 2019
Odyssey of the Mind provides an opportunity for students to apply their knowledge in meaningful and creative ways.
Group to set standards for 2017-2018 school accountability
A group of education stakeholders and policymakers will gather Aug. 22 to set performance standards for 2017-2018 school accountability.
Focusing on the future of career education
Mike Marsee - December 5, 2017
School districts, postsecondary institutions and other entities are pooling their resources to create more opportunities for students through New Skills for Youth Kentucky.
KDE expands regional visual and performing arts specialists
Staff - November 2, 2017
The Kentucky Department of Education has expanded its cohort of regional visual and performing arts specialists for the 2017-18 school year.
Districts of Distinction recognized
Staff - February 9, 2017
The Kentucky Board of Education and the Kentucky Department of Education recognized 16 school districts as Districts of Distinction at the board's Feb. 8 meeting.

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Also known as "Watercoaster stops in the rain, passengers horrified they got wet".
PASSENGERS on the Storm Coaster ride at Sea World were stuck for about 15 minutes in what the theme park have called a "routine ride stoppage".
The incident occurred around 11.30am at the base of the ride's incline.
About 15 minutes later, Sea World staff members removed the passengers from the eight-seater carriage, offering them bottles of water and umbrellas according to an eye witness named Paul.
The Victorian holiday-maker said he was on the ride with his family five minutes earlier when a similar situation occurred.
"We were on the Storm Coast just before and it stopped in exactly the same place, just before the incline," Paul said.
"It was only about 15 or 20 seconds but the other carriage was coming up behind us and my kids were screaming 'stop the ride', they were beside themselves.
"My daughter is still in tears now ... she had a panic attack.
"I just wonder what would have happened if the conveyor belt hadn't caught up and our carriages collided.
Meet Paul. Paul wanted his name in the paper. Paul is a muppet.
I feel this is satire or atleast should be.
But seeing the medias love of running fake news as real, i'm expecting every major news network on this story for the next year.
Breaking: first images of Paul talking to the reporter!
You'd enjoy your free bumper boat ride?
I believe that Paul was under the impression that the Storm boats are nuclear powered and any collision would have led to a nuclear detonation. With China ruling it an act of war against their camera happy citizens, the world would plummet into a nuclear firefight and in turn a barren wasteland.
One minute your sitting in boat stopped at the base of a lift hill, the next minute, 6 billion dead.
Thanks. Glad you pointed that out.
A friend of mine uses "Muppet" as his G rated insult, and sometimes is a bit of a Muppet himself.
So the photo of Kermit on the phone is my photo of him when he rings, with the Ringtone being "the Muppet Show Theme"
well it is called "THE STORM" of course your going to get wet. and yeah rollercoaster cars don't flip they are not like boats they are attached to the track very securely PAUL.
So they held the boat at the bottom of the lift hill on that short conveyor? Do you know what would happen if the second boat had come up behind? It would have stopped behind because the conveyor wasn't even moving. I don't know exactly why they'd be being held on the conveyor, but I assume there would have been another boat further ahead on the ride that they were waiting for. Chances are the boat behind Paul's would have stopped on the conveyor as well to wait for Paul's boat to get through the ride.
This story really, really frustrates me. I knew it was only a matter of time before a stoppage on one of the parks' water rides would lead to totally ridiculous and unfair comparisons with the DW tragedy. Thanks to Paul and his daughter, it's unlikely we'll see any new water rides at the GC theme parks for a very long time. That is a real shame and everyone loses from it. These rides are some of the most popular with families and are also perfect for parks located in hot climates.
What would have happened if two boats had collided on that section of Storm? Nothing. It could have been different it if it was stuck on a high speed section and a following boat hit it -- but the ride control system is specifically designed to stop that happening. That's why these stoppages are occurring. Flume rides like Disney's classic Splash Mountain often have times where the boats back up during the ride and bump into one another. You just can't compare it to a completely different ride type like river rapids. And it wasn't just the fact that two rafts collided on Thunder River, it was the fact that one raft had apparently become stuck and the other was forcibly pushed into it by the conveyor lift. This can't happen on the other water rides that are left at our parks. The setup is completely different.
But when it comes to the flume section of the ride, it is likely a type of reflective eye is used, mounted above each side of the trough, detecting a boat passing through when the invisible beam is broken. Lassiter's/Bermuda, Looney Tunes River Ride, Viking's Revenge and the log ride all used this system. You could see the reflectors and light beam instigator on either side of the trough at particular parts of the ride. In the case of the dark rides, these were used to trigger the show scenes too. Can anyone confirm these are the two systems Storm uses?


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Julian Jackson lost his sight in 2010 as the result of an inherited retinal condition. Since then he has become a visual impairment champion. He has worked with a leading eye research organisation and, through his own social enterprise, VisionBridge, campaigned to bring sight loss and the need for more research to public awareness. His work has gained momentum and he is now partnered with researchers, eye health professionals and members of the visually impaired community across the UK.
What is the Big Blind Walk?
Julian is seeking to raise awareness of and funding for sight research, for too long seen as a 'cinderella' branch of medicine. He has previously tandem cycled from John O'Groats to Land's End, but this year he plans to walk back along the entire 1,000 mile route, from the bottom to the top of the UK. He thinks it will take him around 7 weeks.
He will set off from Cornwall on Sunday 29 April, when the BBC1 Countryfile team will be there to film him. If all goes to plan, Julian hopes to arrive in the far north of Scotland by around 22 June.
Why is the Nystagmus Network supporting Julian?
The Nystagmus Network promotes and funds research into nystagmus, but we are only a small charity with limited resources. If we support Julian to raise the profile of vision loss and the need for research, as well as a large pot of money which eye sight researchers can bid for, we can all benefit.
In support of Julian's endeavour, the Nystagmus Network is asking members of the nystagmus community simply to get out there and cheer Julian on. If you live close to Julian's route, you can follow his interactive map to find out when he's passing by. Why not walk a section with him? He would be very glad of the company.
If you're planning to walk with Julian, please let us know and we will send you a Nystagmus Network T-shirt to wear. It will make it easier for you to meet other people affected by nystagmus in your area, help Julian publicise his walk and raise awareness of nystagmus, too.
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Q: The proper way to plot PDF of a sample of data I know this must be pretty basic, but what is the proper, accurate way to plot the PDF of some sample data that you know comes from some pop. distribution, like if you generated it using rnorm() or rexp()?
The reason I ask is because I know a lot of people use density(), and then input that into plot(), but the density() function seems too arbitrary to be accurate; for example, it is inaccurate when it approximates negative value for data that came from the exponential distribution, which does not possess neg. values.
So could someone recommend me a more fine-tuned method to accomplish plotting sample PDFs?

A: The density function performs kernel density estimation (KDE). To find the best KDE for your dataset, you should tune the bandwidth (parameter bw). Here's a paper that discusses KDE and bandwidth selection: http://www.stat.washington.edu/courses/stat527/s13/readings/Sheather_StatSci_2004.pdf
Or for a simpler approach, you can try out different bandwidth methods to pass to bw:
https://stat.ethz.ch/R-manual/R-devel/library/stats/html/bandwidth.html
The current default, "nrd0", is there for historical reasons. I find "ucv" and "bcv" have worked better for my datasets.

A: ggplot does help take care of negative values when they are not appropriate. It can be used in the following manner:
ggplot(df,
       aes(x=contVar, fill = "green")) +
  geom_density(alpha=.3)

I would also take a look at this post in cross validated

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Business, HPERS students work with Harpers Ferry Bolivar Merchants Association
ISSUED: 19 December 2018
SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV — A new partnership between Shepherd University and the Harpers Ferry Bolivar Merchants Association is giving the merchants new and fresh ideas and students real-world experience in business, tourism, and marketing. Two Shepherd classes, one from the College of Business and one from the Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Sport, worked this past semester with the merchants association and some of its members.
COB class creates branding initiatives, strategic plans
Students in the Business Strategy and Policy capstone class taught by Dr. Michael Lynch, assistant professor of business administration, divided into six teams. Two teams created reports on opportunities and challenges in a new era and enhancing the visitor experience. Other teams created a branding initiative for the association and created strategic plans for the annual Olde Tyme Christmas celebration, attracting millennials to Harpers Ferry, and tourism transformation.
"The idea was to give students a real-world experience and something they can put on their résumé," Lynch said. "Some of these businesses are very small. Some people started a business because they love the area, but they don't have a lot of experience in business. The students provide fresh eyes—they can look at something from the visitor's point of view."
Each group made a presentation of its findings to association members on December 11. One group pointed out Harpers Ferry and Bolivar have strengths such as scenic beauty, interesting histories, and appeal to a diverse customer demographic. Weaknesses listed included social media, town hours, parking awareness, and discontinuity between Bolivar and Harpers Ferry. The students demonstrated a website and Instagram page they set up for the merchants association. They recommended the merchants offer more consistent business hours, more activities later in the day and in the evening, host more events, use Instagram to promote the town, and maintain the website as a way to allow visitors to plan trips.
"One area where the students can dramatically help is use of social media because they grew up with it," Lynch said. "They understand what's hot and how to use it. I see a real benefit to both groups."
Patrick Quigley, business administration major, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, participated in the group that planned Olde Tyme Christmas. The group helped with marketing and staffing and created a manual for others to use in the future.
"I learned how to work on real-life situations with people on something that's important to the town, meet deadlines, and handle stressful situations," Quigley said.
Madison Bryant, economics and business major, Thurmont, Maryland, also helped with Old Tyme Christmas. Bryant, who hopes to eventually work as a data analyst, said she learned a lot from the experience.
"As an economist, I don't work with people much, so I learned how to work on a team and try to make things happen," she said. "My team was trying to get a younger crowd and more people to come to Old Tyme Christmas. I think it's interesting to see what a small town can do to expand business."
Victoria Manuel, business major, Charles Town, who was in a group that compared two other towns to Harpers Ferry, said she learned quite a bit about the area she grew up in.
"I'm seeing that we're really an outdoorsy, hiking, kayaking, whitewater rafting area," Manuel said. "We get a lot of our income from those recreational activities. I never knew how much it brought in."
During the spring semester, the Business Strategy and Policy class will continue working with Harpers Ferry, tackling other issues, working with individual merchants, and exploring how the town can capitalize on regional attractions.
HPERS class helps plan events
Meanwhile, students in the Introduction to Tourism class participated in a pilot project that matched students with individual merchants to help plan and promote specific events. The class was co-taught by Dr. Stacey Kendig, chair, Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Sport, and Dr. Greg Finch, adjunct professor and Harpers Ferry Bolivar Merchants Association president. The merchants selected special projects for the students to plan, and each had to complete a minimum of 10 hours working in Harpers Ferry.
"Some of them far exceeded those hours because they had wonderful experiences with all of the merchants," Kendig said. "It just provided the students a really good learning experience."
Students helped The Vintage Lady, Harpers Ferry Park Association, Rations Café, and The Barn of Harpers Ferry. Emmy Strauss, an undeclared major from Williamstown, helped Cindi Dunn, owner of The Vintage Lady, plan an event.
"It was wonderful," Dunn said. "We have had a few events in the past and Emmy jumped onboard and planned this one. It was a great success and we donated all the profits to Good Shepherd Interfaith Caregivers."
"Cindi gave me some insight into what it is like to run a business in a tourist town," Strauss said. "It was a nice experience."
Jim Ramey, recreation and sport studies major, Winchester, Virginia, enjoyed working with the Harpers Ferry Park Association, helping to plan two events.
"We did an event about the town's reaction to John Brown's raid by the U.S. Marines and we had a military style barbeque," Ramey said. "The experience was fun and I learned a lot. It made me realize how much tourism impacts the area."
Two students helped Anne Strotz, event and marketing manager for The Barn of Harpers Ferry, plan a Veterans Day chili cookoff event.
"I think they gained a greater understanding of how to run events and network within a community," Strotz said. "Working in tourism, you learn it's not just about your business and how much money you are bringing in the door, but what you can do to benefit others in your community. We're all working toward the same goal, which is creating an environment where people want to visit."
Finch and Curt McGee, vice president, Harpers Ferry Bolivar Merchants Association, said working with both classes benefitted everyone involved.
"This was the inaugural year for HPERS to explore what it was like to do field placement with tourism," Finch said. "The students' lives, from what we understand, have been enriched. In some cases, it's shaped their major. The merchants themselves, in all of my conversations with them, have been touched phenomenally by the learning process with the students. It's been a marvelous pilot program and we look forward to it growing."
"Working in partnership with the capstone business students has been a remarkable collaboration," McGee added. "The faculty, leadership, vision, and training at Shepherd delivered far beyond our expectations. The strategic plans that the students developed will impact our ability to grow and steward Harpers Ferry into a world-class destination and will equip our business leaders for decades to come, while providing the students with portfolio projects that exhibit first-class business, strategic planning, marketing, and communication skills vital to their career success."
McGee said the merchants association plans to build on this inaugural year and actively work with the College of Business to develop new opportunities for the Harpers Ferry merchants and the students.


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Unemployment rate down 0.2pct to 5.2pct in Q3 against Q2
? In the third quarter of 2020, the employment rate1 for the population aged 20-64 years was 71.2%, 1.2 percentage points over the national target of 70% established in the context of the Strategy Europe 2020.
? In the third quarter of 2020, the economically active population of Romania was 9027 thousand persons, out of which 8555 thousand were employed persons and 472 thousand unemployed persons
The unemployment rate in the third quarter of this year was 5.2 per cent, down 0.2 per cent from the previous quarter, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS), on Tuesday.
The unemployment rate for men was 5.4 per cent, and for women was 5 per cent, in the said interval.
"By gender, the gap between the two unemployment rates was 0.4 percentage points (5.4 per cent for men compared to 5.0 per cent for women), and by residential areas, it was 1.2 percentage points (5, 9 per cent in rural areas, compared to 4.7 per cent in urban areas)," showed the INS.
By age groups, the unemployment rate reached the highest level (19.2 per cent) among young people (15-24 years).
According to the INS data, in the third quarter of 2020, the employment rate of the population aged 20-64 was 71.2 per cent, by 1.2 percentage points above the national target of 70 per cent set in the context of the Europe 2020 Strategy.
The employment rate of the working-age population (15-64 years) was, in the third quarter of 2020, of 66 per cent, up by 0.8 percentage points against the previous quarter. The employment rate was higher for men (74.9 per cent compared to 56.9 per cent for women) and for people from urban areas (67.4 per cent compared to 64.4 per cent in rural areas). The employment rate of young people (15-24 years) was 24.7 per cent.
Also, in the third quarter of 2020, the active population of Romania accounted for 9.027 million people, of whom 8.555 million people were employed and 472,000 unemployed.
President Iohannis designated Florin Citu for Prime Minister
Procedures to invest new Gov't - most probably throughout Wednesday
First meeting of new gov't - next week
Paralympic cyclist Eduard Novak proposed for sports minister job
Chamber of Deputies plenum approves numerical and nominal composition of permanent committees
President Klaus Iohannis signs decrees accrediting several Romanian ambassadors
Avangarde Survey: Only 30pc of Romanians want to get vaccinated against COVID
Private pensions ratio in GDP rises to 6.98%, at the end of September 2020
Survey: Hotel market recorded an average fall in profit by 73% in YTD October 2020
ICCJ checking if "Baneasa Farm"case was correctly distributed to court that issued sentence
Christmas concert by Madrigal available online


SERVPRO of Mason City held a day of Continuing education and ethics courses for local Iowa insurance agents. Great turn out! 40 agents in all attended, and Todd Davis was brought in as a special guest speaker. The agents in attendance loved how we presented the class and made it extremely entertaining for everyone!


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Meat exports sold to more than 100 countries – Allan Barber:
New Zealand's meat exporters come in for a lot of criticism, either for selling too cheaply or for not adding value, and certainly because they can't (or don't) pay farmers enough for their livestock. This final criticism is presumably a direct result of the first two – the prosecution's case argues if they sold product at a higher price or added more value, they would automatically be able to pay more for livestock.
Logic says the critics are correct, but they fail to take into account such annoying complications as market demand, tariffs and market access, exchange rates, seasonality, grass growth and the fact lamb in particular is too expensive to be easily converted into affordable ready meals. New Zealand meat exporters have successfully built relationships with overseas supermarket groups, high quality food distributors and top restaurants, as well as food manufacturers and fast food chains. . .
Course cultivates wider understanding – Sally Rae:
Growing up on a North Otago dairy farm, Isabelle Keeling's knowledge of the agricultural sector was limited to the dairy industry.
Taking an agribusiness course has broadened the Columba College pupil's knowledge of the wider industry. Having never previously studied economics or accounting, Isabelle (16) has been learning about the likes of co-operative business structures and cashflow forecasts.
"I can understand what my dad's talking about," she said, during a class at John McGlashan College this week. . .
Geographical Indications to reinforce wines reputation:
New Zealand wine and spirit makers will soon be able to register their geographical indications, Commerce and Consumer Affairs Jacqui Dean told New Zealand Winegrowers today.
"Legislation to enable the wine industry to formally register their geographical indications in New Zealand is on track to come into force in late July," Ms Dean says.
"A geographical indication shows that a wine or spirit comes from a specific region, and possesses particular qualities or characteristics as a result. . .
North Otago farmer on board – Sally Rae:
North Otago farmer Matt Ross has been appointed to the board of LIC (Livestock Improvement Corp).
He replaces retiring long-standing director Alvin Reid while board chairman Murray King has also been reappointed.
Mr Ross and his wife Julie milk 1800 cows on a 580ha property in the Waitaki Valley. The couple won the national Sharemilker of the Year title in 2007. . .
Farmer's windblown trees named among world's most beautiful – Richard Davison:
While windswept vistas are a regular sight in Southland, a group of macrocarpa trees has found worldwide popularity after they were named among the world's most magnificent.
US lifestyle website Brightside recently published an online photo article entitled "The 16 Most Beautiful Trees in the World", in which a stand of windblown macrocarpa from the mainland's southernmost location – Slope Pt in the Catlins – featured at number three.
The photograph, sourced from Flickr, was taken during a family trip to the area by French-born amateur photographer Ben Rodriguez. . .
Your organic cotton t-shirt might be worse for the environment than regular cotton – Marc Bain:
The word "organic" is a powerful marketing tool. In clothing—just as in food—brands love to tout their use of organic agricultural products to show they're doing their part to fight the industry's outsized environmental footprint. They know consumers want products they believe are better for them and the planet. "Organic," which generally means something was grown without synthetic additives or pesticides and wasn't genetically modified, seems to promise as much.
But the reality isn't always so simple. Your organic cotton t-shirt may have actually used up more resources to produce than one made of conventionally grown cotton, and could have a greater overall impact on the environment.
One major reason, as various speakers pointed out at a May 23 panel held by Cotton Inc., a research group that serves the cotton industry, is that conventional cotton varieties have a higher yield, meaning a single plant will produce more fiber than its organic counterpart. . .
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Writers and painters alike are in the business of consulting their own imaginations, and stimulating the imaginations of others. Together, and separately, they celebrate the absolute mystery of otherness. – Lynne Truss who celebrates her 62nd birthday today.
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May 31 in history
1279 BC – Rameses II (The Great) (19th dynasty) became pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.
526 A an earthquake in Antioch, Turkey, killed 250,000.
1223 Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River – Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeated Kievan Rus and Cumans.
1578 Martin Frobisher sailed from Harwich, to Frobisher Bay, Canada, eventually to mine fool's gold, used to pave streets in London.
1669 Samuel Pepys recorded the last event in his diary.
1678 The Godiva procession through Coventry began.
1759 The Province of Pennsylvania banned all theatre productions.
1775 American Revolution: The Mecklenburg Resolutions adopted in the Province of North Carolina.
1790 Alferez Manuel Quimper explored the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
1790 – The United States enacted its first copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790.
1813 Lawson, Blaxland and Wentworth, reached Mount Blaxland, effectively marking the end of a route across the Blue Mountains.
1819 Walt Whitman, American poet, was born (d. 1892).
1859 The clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, started keeping time.
1862 American Civil War Peninsula Campaign: Battle of Seven Pines or (Battle of Fair Oaks) – Confederate forces under Joseph E. Johnston & G. W. Smith engaged Union forces under George B. McClellan outside Richmond, Virginia.
1864 American Civil War Overland Campaign: Battle of Cold Harbor – The Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee engaged the Army of the Potomac under Ulysses S. Grant & George G. Meade.
1866 In the Fenian Invasion of Canada, John O'Neill led 850 Fenian raiders across the Niagara Riveras part of an effort to free Ireland from the English.
1872 Heath Robinson, English cartoonist, was born (d. 1944).
1884 Arrival at Plymouth of Tawhiao, Maori king, to claim protection of Queen Victoria.
1889 – Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people died after a dam break sent a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
1898 Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, American clergyman, was born (d. 1993).
1902 The Treaty of Vereeniging ended the second Boer War war and ensured British control of South Africa.
1910 Creation of the Union of South Africa.
1911 The ocean liner R.M.S. Titanic was launched.
1916 World War I: Battle of Jutland – The British Grand Fleet under the command of Sir John Jellicoe & Sir David Beatty engaged the Kaiserliche Marine under the command of Reinhard Scheer & Franz von Hipper in the largest naval battle of the war, which proved indecisive. Among the ships was HMS New Zealand.
1921 Tulsa Race Riot: A civil unrest in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the official death toll was 39, but recent investigations suggest the actual toll was much higher.
1923 Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, was born (d. 2005).
1924 The Soviet Union signed an agreement with the Peking government, referring to Outer Mongolia as an "integral part of the Republic of China", whose "sovereignty" therein the Soviet Union promised to respect.
1927 The last Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.
1930 Clint Eastwood, American film director and actor, was born.
1935 A 7.7 Mw earthquake destroyed Quetta, Pakistan,: 40,000 dead.
1935 Jim Bolger, 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand, was born.
1938 Peter Yarrow, American folk singer (Peter, Paul and Mary), was born.
1939 Terry Waite, British humanitarian, was born.
1941 A Luftwaffe air raid in Dublin claimed 38 lives.
1942 World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy midget submarines began a series of attacks on Sydney.
1943 Zoot Suit Riots began.
1953 – Lynne Truss, English journalist and author.
1961 Republic of South Africa created.
1962 The West Indies Federation dissolved.
1962 Adolf Eichmann was hanged in Israel.
1965 Brooke Shields, American actress and supermodel, was born.
1967 Phil Keoghan, New Zealand-born US television personality, was born.
1970 The Ancash earthquake caused a landslide that buried the town of Yungay, Peru; more than 47,000 people were killed.
1971 In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1968, observation of Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional Memorial Day of May 30.
1973 The United States Senate voted to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the end of theCambodian Civil War.
1975 Mona Blades, an 18 year-old htich hiker disappeared, after last being seen in an orange Datsun.
1977 The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System completed.
1981 Burning of Jaffna library, Sri Lanka.
1985 Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead.
1989 – A group of six members of the guerrilla group Revolutionary Movement Tupac Amaru (MRTA) of Peru, shot dead eight transsexuals, in the city of Tarapoto
1991 – Bicesse Accords in Angola laid out a transition to multi-party democracy under the supervision of the United Nations' UNAVEM IImission.
2005 – Vanity Fair revealed that Mark Felt was Deep Throat
2010 – In international waters, armed Shayetet 13 commandos, intending to force the flotilla to anchor at the Ashdod port, boarded ships trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip, resulting in 9 civilian deaths.
2013 – The asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon made their closest approach to Earth for the next two centuries.
2013 – An EF5 tornado devastated El Reno, Oklahoma, killing nine people, becoming the widest tornado in recorded history, with an astounding diameter of 2.6 miles (4.2 km).
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Podsnappery – an attitude toward life marked by complacency and a refusal to recognise unpleasant facts; wilful determination to ignore the objectionable or inconvenient while assuming airs of superior virtue and noble resignation.
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Engaging Farmers in Fresh Water Management:
Speech to Local Government New Zealand Fresh Water Forum
Dr William Rolleston, President, Federated Farmers of New Zealand
Mayor Lawrence Yule, LGNZ President, Mayors, distinguished guests Ladies and Gentlemen
Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today.
Less than 3% of the water on this planet is fresh water and of that only 1/3 is directly available for human use. – . .
Synlait Forecast Milk Price $6.50 kgMS Next Season:
Synlait Milk's forecast milk price for the 2017 / 2018 season is $6.50 kgMS, in response to increasing confidence that dairy commodity prices are stabilising.
Managing Director and CEO, John Penno, says Synlait is feeling positive about the current market, and the forecast milk price reflects that.
"We start the season with some confidence that supply and demand are more balanced, and this forecast reflects an expectation of dairy prices remaining at current levels," says Dr. Penno. . .
Synlait Purchases the New Zealand Dairy Company:
Synlait Milk has today announced it has purchased 100% of the shares of The New Zealand Dairy Company (NZDC).
NZDC is based in Auckland, and is currently constructing a blending and canning operation at a site in Mangere. This site will now be owned by Synlait.
The facility will be infant formula capable, and will enable Synlait to substantially lift its blending and canning capacity. The acquisition will also provide Synlait with a high specification sachet packaging line suitable for infant formula and milk powders. . .
Synlait purchases strategic blending and canning assets:
Synlait's announcement today of the purchase of apparently distressed assets from the New Zealand Dairy Company puts another peg in the board strengthening Synlait's pathway towards an integrated dairy value-chain. The purchase has relevance both to Synlait and its strategic partner The a2 Milk Company (ATM in New Zealand; A2M in Australia). The unstated key driver is exponential growth of demand for 'a2 Platinum' infant formula.
The purchase cost of the assets is $33.2 million with additional expected costs of $23.3 million to make the plant operational by October 2017.
There should be no surprise that Synlait has purchased blending and canning assets to complement its existing similar assets at Dunsandel in Canterbury. . .
The manuka honey fight is one we have to have – William van Caenegem:
The current row about the certification of Manuka honey, and whether it is a distinctly New Zealand product, is just the latest dispute involving Geographical Indications (GIs). These are markers that products have special qualities due to their origins in a specific region, like Champagne.
There is a debate as to whether a registered GI system for food should be adopted in Australia. It might be good for our farmers – to more effectively protect King Island Beef, Bangalow pork or Tasmanian lobster against low quality imitations. But would it be in the best interest of Australian producers and consumers to simply capitulate to demands about New Zealand Manuka, or about GIs in general?
Why GIS?
Registering a GI can stop imitators riding on the coattails of local producers who have worked hard to build the reputation of their typical local product, be it cheese, processed meat or quality fruit. . .
The horrible truth behind marshmallow ranches. Now that they are fat from grazing all summer, they will be slaughtered to make smaller ones, bagged and sold in stores. Some are cut up and held over a fire while still alive! Stop the Madness! remember that golden brown is the only humane way. – Proud to Be A Farmer
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When you're lying you're losing
Labour was blindsided by the support other Opposition Parties – the Greens and New Zealand First – have given to national's Budget.
That is no excuse for lying about the details Andrew Little said:
"National's Single Child Tax will see a family with one child lose as much as $830 a year in Working For Families payments.
"Whenever you're putting these packages together, there's always a complexity about it. But I'd be surprised if they understood there's 20,000 odd single-child families that will now be worse off – but that's the reality. "
No it's not.
Getting something more, even if it is less than someone else is not losing.
[Finance Minister Steven] Joyce said those families still saw an overall gain, and Labour was failing to see the bigger picture.
"The abatement changes mean they don't get as much from the Working for Families part of the package, but they gain more from other parts of the package, in particular the tax changes. They may also in some cases gain from the Accommodation Supplement Changes.
"It's important to note that these people are already receiving Working for Families so currently get more than couples with no children who don't get anything from Working for Families. They continue to get more until the Working For Families is fully abated," he said.
"One of the aims of the Family Incomes package is to focus Working for Families on lower income families and that middle income families are less dependent on Working for Families and keep more of what they earn through the tax system. This is an example of that occurring." . .
It is better and more efficient to allow people to keep more of what they earn than take more in tax, churn it through a bureaucracy and give some back.
Over at Kiwiblog, David Farrar points out that Labour is also lying about health expenditure:
. . . Now let's look at what at what Vote Health has done between 2008 and Budget 2017.
Nominal Vote Health – increased by $4.85 billion a year from $11.92 billion to $16.77 billion – a 40.7% increase
Real Vote Health – increased by $3.00 billion a year from $13.77 billion to $16.77 billion – a 21.8% increase
Real Vote Health per capita – increased by $341 a year from $3,233 to $3,574 – a 10.5% increase
You can claim it is not enough. You can claim more is needed. You can claim growing elderly population needs more funding. But you cannot claim it has been cut. That is a lie. . .
When you're lying, you're losing and Labour is.
If it can't convince other Opposition parties to stay with it against the government, how will it convince voters to let it run the country?
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Allan knew he was going to win.
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Farmers protesting against the Central farm laws at Ghazipur on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, celebrated Holi, the festival of colours, with simplicity, on March 29, 2021.IANS
Agitating farmers celebrate Holi at Ghazipur, seek repeal of three laws
29 Mar, 2021, 12:33 pm
Farmers, who have been protesting against the three Central farm laws on Delhi's borders for four months now, celebrated the festival of Holi at Ghazipur and other protest sites today.
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) national spokesperson, Rakesh Tikait, celebrated Holi with his supporters at the Ghazipur border. He said that till the time the Union farm laws are not repealed, the farmers would not return to their homes.
Earlier, on the occasion of "Holika Dahan" on Sunday, the farmers burnt the copies of the farm laws.
Tikait also conveyed his Holi greetings to all and said, "Until the government agrees to repeal the farm laws, the farmers will not return to their homes. The farmers will remain in the scorching heat. As much as the Central government causes inconvenience to the farmers, the more they will protest against the government."
Appealing to the people, Tikait said, "Celebrate Holi in a peaceful manner. Colours play a significant part in our lives."
Other farmers present at the border also celebrated Holi with great fervour by applying colours to each other. The farmers had already decided that this year's Holi would be celebrated with simplicity as nearly 300 farmers had died during the farmers' protests since November 26 last year, they said.
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Вруда — река в России, протекает по Печорскому району Псковской области. Устье реки находится в 47 км по левому берегу реки Кудеб, притока Великой. Длина реки составляет 31 км, площадь водосборного бассейна — 127 км².

Данные водного реестра
По данным государственного водного реестра России относится к Балтийскому бассейновому округу, водохозяйственный участок реки — Великая. Относится к речному бассейну реки Нарва (российская часть бассейна).

Код объекта в государственном водном реестре — 01030000212102000028969.

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Бассейн Кудеба
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Blunt Truths Chapter 1: Harry Anslinger, The Prohibition Cop With Nothing to Prohibit
A L Katz ∙ August 28, 2018 7:12 pm PDT |
Writing in "The Traffic In Narcotics" in 1953, a book accepted then as an authoritative work — on among other things, marijuana — Harry Anslinger, the first United States Commissioner of Narcotics, claimed that medical experts agreed that even a small dose of cannabis could cause "intense intoxication, raving fits, [and]criminal assaults" in people.
The problem with the commissioner's statement? None of it was true.
There weren't any medical experts claiming any such thing. Anslinger knew that yet, insisted it was true.
Anslinger, the man who would command federal drug policy for more than 30 years, also knew that small doses of marijuana didn't do what he claimed. And he knew that the medical literature of the time had no evidence of the effects he wildly exaggerated.
As Anslinger had before with "facts" about marijuana — he simply made them up. "The Traffic In Narcotics" has no supporting evidence and no quoted sources, even though it was taken as the authoritative road map for drug policy. Think about that: In 1953, the man responsible for overseeing drug policy in America regularly claimed things about drugs – marijuana, especially – that he knew were blatantly false about a problem he knew America did not have.
So, if Anslinger knew he wasn't solving an actual problem in America, what so-called problem was he actually trying to solve, why, and for whom? It helps to understand how Anslinger became exposed to the world of drugs at all.
Born of German and Swiss stock (white European — an important detail) in 1892 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Anslinger followed his father into working for the Pennsylvania Railroad. Being ambitious and clever, the 23-year-old Anslinger got promoted to captain of railroad police in 1915 after saving the railroad money on a negligence claim. An astute bureaucrat, Anslinger turned that position into a series of assignments and advisory roles from 1917 to 1928 that took him around the world with an increasing focus on international drug trafficking.
Was drug trafficking a real problem in the world at that time? Other countries tried to wave Anslinger off, according to accounts in his book. In many cultures, drugs weren't encouraged, but they weren't discouraged, either. They were an accepted part of the culture.
Similarly, if drugs were a real problem in America, then it's notable that police departments and local newspapers weren't reporting about them prior to 1930 when Anslinger became US Commissioner of Narcotics. But significant newspaper reporting does begin after 1930 when Anslinger began to regularly speak with the press — feeding journalists stories, not the other way around. Throughout "The Traffic In Narcotics," Anslinger recounts newspaper stories without attribution or even a single footnote. He describes behaviors that simply don't jibe with the long-observed and experienced effects of marijuana.
If Anslinger knew why marijuana was bad, he consistently failed to provide actual evidence.
Morphine and cocaine were legal and used commercially in medicines and other preparations that were under a patchwork of state regulations. Cannabis was available and used medicinally in the form of liquids and hashish, but smoking marijuana was virtually unknown in the United States in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Yet when Anslinger returned to America in 1929 as a newly minted prohibition cop, he was more concerned with marijuana than any other potential "drug problem" facing America. As he wrote in "The Traffic In Narcotics:" "In the earliest stages of [marijuana]intoxication … the willpower is destroyed … the moral barricades are broken down and often debauchery and sexuality results. … The drug has a corroding effect on the body and on the mind … often leading to insanity after prolonged use."
That Anslinger reached his conclusions without sourcing or providing verifiable data didn't stop him from writing with absolute authority, regardless of the subject.
In the classic book, "Reefer Madness," author Larry Sloman recounts that Anslinger wrote irresponsibly about sharks for the June 12, 1926, Saturday Evening Post. In the article, Anslinger insists that sharks attacking humans is a myth and that the real villains of the sea are barracudas. Sloman quotes Anslinger: "It may be safely stated that unless a shark is ravenously hungry, he will not attack a human being unless he is positive that the man has been drowned or is absolutely helpless. He has never been known to attack anything that is perfectly healthy."
Anslinger wrote more articles. He wrote books. He wrote pamphlets. He was especially productive on the subject of marijuana, which he wrote about with the same lack of factual rigor. Anslinger's own words also consistently reveal a distinctly racist attitude.
In "Cannabis: A History," Booker-listed author Martin Booth quotes from a 1934 Anslinger anti-marijuana pamphlet where one of the marijuana-smoking perps is described as a "ginger-colored n—–." Anslinger was forced to withdraw the pamphlet after a group of black community leaders in Pennsylvania complained.
In "Reefer Madness," Sloman describes the contents of Anslinger's infamous "gore file," a collection of marijuana horror stories Anslinger relied upon (knowing they weren't true) to push his cause. It isn't just Anslinger's language reveals his possible motives; it's his consistent reliance on obvious racist memes and stereotypes:
"West Va. — Negro raped a girl eight years of age. Two Negroes took a girl fourteen years old and kept her for two days in a hut under the influence of marijuana. Upon recovery she was found to be suffering from syphilis."
"Negro charged with burglary so impressed jury with his story of people jumping out of their graves and grabbing him that he got a hung jury. He admitted that he was a marijuana smoker."
"Colored students at the Univ. of Minn. partying with female students (white) smoking and getting their sympathy with stories of racial persecution. Result pregnancy."
Anslinger's gore file goes on like that for dozens of pages and became a basis for Anslinger's case against marijuana.
Booth sums up Anslinger this way: "Anslinger discouraged any unbiased scientific investigation or evaluation. He even prevented marijuana from being provided to respectable research institutions for the purpose of research. From the mid-1930's onwards, he engaged upon a vigorous and sustained anti-marijuana campaign without a reasoned justification other than his personal prejudice. With few experts able to counter his claims, he was at liberty to preach as he pleased … ."
But there's more to his story and what may have shaped his vision.
Did he see people of color using a drug? Or did he see people of color – and a drug they were using – and the combination as a means to an end? Did Anslinger act out of the knowledge available in his era or out of a deeper prejudice?
In the next installment, Blunt Truths will dig deeper into Anslinger's history.
A L Katz
Most of A L Katz's 35+ years as a writer have been spent in the showbiz trenches where he ran TV shows (HBO's "Tales From The Crypt," Showtime's "Outer Limits") and wrote and produced feature films. For a short while, he had the Harry Anslinger story in development. He's just finished his first book, a memoir, "How To Live Bullshit Free (And Other Showbiz Tales)."
Blunt Truths, Chapter 9: The War On Drugs (Prelude)
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"Blunt Truths" tells the story of marijuana prohibition. The story so far: Racism lies at the heart of America's marijuana prohibition. For the first three years of Harry Anslinger's tenure...
Blunt Truths: Chapter 8 — Fiorello La Guardia Debunks Anslinger's Myths
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There's going to be a lot of initial attention on what may seem like a disappointing monthly change to the payroll survey number, ringing in at 134,000. It's telling, though, that on page one of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) employment report is a big box explaining that Hurricane Florence was affecting the East Coast during the survey period. That likely suppressed monthly payroll numbers. But even if it did not, this is still a decent jobs report.
The unemployment rate ticked down to 3.7 percent and was encouragingly paired with a net increase in the labor force. In other words, this was an encouraging move, not a statistical shiny object. Hourly earnings ticked up 8 cents, a 2.8 percent year-over-year increase. This is off of last month's pace, but that reflected a near decade high. 2.8 percent is a healthy number.
Job gains across industries remained somewhat broad, but the retail and the leisure and hospitality industries saw net declines of 34,000. Manufacturing posted an 18,000 gain and saw its net decline in last month's report revised to a net plus. That's encouraging for observers worried about trade policy risk.
By education levels, unemployment declined across the board: by 0.2 percent for those with less than a high school education and with a high-school diploma. Unemployment for those with partial college educations and bachelor's degrees also declined by 0.3 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively.
Unemployment rates for women, Hispanics, and African-Americans declined, while Asians saw a .5 percent in increase in unemployment.
Data junkies here's your fix: The August U-6 (the broadest measure of unemployment) ticked up to 7.5 percent, reflecting an increase in those employed part time for economic reasons.
The headline jobs number may disappoint observers, but any 6-figure payroll gain, paired with healthy earnings and decline in the unemployment rate is a good report. Hurricanes be darned.


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IST Online and oncology research
As we are nearing our 11th anniversary, it is nice to see that one of our first releases, IST Online, continues to serve researchers throughout the world. We have recently seen several scientific publications where IST Online supported the research, bring new insights in an easy-to-use fashion.
We have seen researchers of The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University use IST in their efforts to target cancers through TCR-peptide/MHC interactions and you can find their publication here.
Meanwhile, researchers from the Universities of Turku, Åbo and Jyväskylä published their article about Decorin Expression and Oncosuppression in Human Embryonic Carcinomas , in which they also examined the expression of the small leucine rich proteoglycans in healthy human testis and in different human testicular non-seminoma germ cell tumors using IST Online database. You can read more about that here.
Last, but not least, researchers from the Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University published about how downregulated SPINK4 is associated with poor survival in colorectal cancer. More about that here.
If you are not familiar with IST Online, here is a small introduction: it is the world's largest fully integrated and annotated human gene expression data source, where all genes are fully comparable across all samples. What makes it even more special is that it is freely accessible via https://ist.medisapiens.com/
We hope that IST Online continues to serve research globally and we look forward to more publications!


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Q: Java Selenium InvalidElementStateException Error I have a error which is org.openqa.selenium.InvalidElementStateException: invalid element state: Element is not currently interactable and may not be manipulated.
I'm just trying to find a search box (idNEXT_SCRN). It never happened when this script is running on local. Only after I integrated this automation script with Jenkins(Maven + Cucumber + Jenkins). Anyone has this issue before? Thank you very much.
Here is the code:
public void navToScr(WebDriver driver, String scr) {
    driver.manage().timeouts().implicitlyWait(20, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
    try {
        driver.findElement(By.id("idNEXT_SCRN")).clear();
        driver.findElement(By.id("idNEXT_SCRN")).sendKeys(scr);
        } catch (ElementNotFoundException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
        try {
            driver.findElement(By.id("idGO_IND_1")).click();
        } catch (ElementNotFoundException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

A: There have been a few reported issues with clear() and chrome in selenium. Make sure your webdriver is updated to the latest version and also try against a different browser like firefox or chrome.


If only these terrestrial garter snakes had not been moving so fast, you'd be able to see there were upwards of 50 emerging from their den; slithering on top and around each-other as they emerged! These snakes were out because it is a sunny day and they frogs, their favorite meal, are out in the sunshine. They also eat insects, lizards, and small rodents.


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Q: Mosquitto MQTT: setting the `"ca_certs" to "/etc/ssl/certs/" leads to `IsADirectoryError: [Errno 21] Is a directory` Im looking for the corresponding code for
# this works fine!
mosquitto_sub --capath /etc/ssl/certs/ -u user -P xyz -h hostname.com -p 8883 -t '#'

This is my code, which should do the same...
import ssl
import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt

def on_connect(client, userdata, flags, rc):
    print("Connected with result code " + str(rc))
    client.subscribe("#")

def on_message(client, userdata, msg):
    print(msg.topic + " " + str(msg.payload))

client = mqtt.Client()
client.username_pw_set("user", "xyz ")
client.tls_set("/etc/ssl/certs/", tls_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2) # <- line 16

client.on_connect = on_connect
client.on_message = on_message
client.connect("hostname.com", 8883)

client.loop_forever()

But it gives me an Exception
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/workspaces/mqtt.py", line 16, in <module>
    client.tls_set("/etc/ssl/certs/", tls_version=ssl.PROTOCOL_TLSv1_2)
  File "/home/vscode/.local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/paho/mqtt/client.py", line 804, in tls_set
    context.load_verify_locations(ca_certs)
IsADirectoryError: [Errno 21] Is a directory

I do not understand why, as the documentation says: a string path to the Certificate Authority certificate files

A: Looking at the actual code it appears to be expecting a path to a single file that holds all the cacerts concatenated together.
https://github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.python/blob/a4cb435ca2864d073ea3e0e18b0407e4bbe85b16/src/paho/mqtt/client.py#L804
        if ca_certs is not None:
            context.load_verify_locations(ca_certs)
        else:
            context.load_default_certs()

This just passes the ca_certs argument straight to context.load_verify_locations() which the doc implies can take any of 3 named arguments.

SSLContext.load_verify_locations(cafile=None, capath=None,
cadata=None)
Load a set of "certification authority" (CA) certificates used to validate other peers' certificates when verify_mode is other than
CERT_NONE. At least one of cafile or capath must be specified.
This method can also load certification revocation lists (CRLs) in PEM or DER format. In order to make use of CRLs,
SSLContext.verify_flags must be configured properly.
The cafile string, if present, is the path to a file of concatenated CA certificates in PEM format. See the discussion of
Certificates for more information about how to arrange the
certificates in this file.
The capath string, if present, is the path to a directory containing several CA certificates in PEM format, following an OpenSSL
specific layout.
The cadata object, if present, is either an ASCII string of one or more PEM-encoded certificates or a bytes-like object of DER-encoded
certificates. Like with capath extra lines around PEM-encoded
certificates are ignored but at least one certificate must be present.

Since it's not naming the arguments I'm assuming it's being interpreted as the first cafile rather than capath
Given the path you are passing would normally be considered the default path, I would guess leaving not passing that argument would lead to it calling context.load_default_certs() which will load the same set.


We developed and commercialised a disruptive new gold analysis solution that uses powerful x-rays for rapid results.
Australia is the world's second largest gold producer with an annual gold production valued at approximately $15 billion.
Analytical services - worth nearly $1 billion globally - are an essential part of the mining value chain, from exploring for new deposits through to running profitable extraction operations.
For example, gold processing plants may only recover between 65 and 85 per cent of gold present in mined rock. Given a typical plant produces around $1 billion of gold each year, this means hundreds of millions of dollars worth of gold is going to waste.
Even a modest five per cent improvement in recovery would be worth around half a billion dollars annually to the industry.
We developed an automated solution that offers mineral analysis data in minutes. It is a reliable alternative to traditional chemical analysis methods that can take days to turnaround results.
The technique – based on Gamma Activation Analysis – uses high powered x-rays to bombard rock samples and activate atoms of gold and other metals. A highly sensitive detector then picks up the unique atomic signatures from these elements to determine their concentrations.
Marketed as PhotonAssay, the solution offers a rapid alternative to the conventional, 500-year-old fire assay technique, which involves sending samples off to a central laboratory, where they are heated up to 1200°C and generally destroyed.
PhotonAssay is non-destructive and can deliver results in just a few minutes without generating any of the toxic waste products that are problematic in other assay systems.
PhotonAssay is an innovative solution to drive better and faster decision-making across the value chain.
We partnered with a network of experienced investors and industry professionals to form Chrysos Corporation Limited (Chrysos ) in late-2016 to quickly bring the technology to market.
Chrysos, named from the Greek word for gold, is initially focused on gold analysis, but the technology could eventually be applied to a wide range of other metals including silver and copper.
Major mining services company Ausdrill became the first to adopt PhotonAssay in May 2018. Ausdrill is offering PhotonAssay at its MinAnalytical laboratory in Perth, with two more systems to be established in the Kalgoorlie goldfields.
Chrysos plans to eventually bring the solution closer to mine sites for near real-time turnaround on assay results directly where critical operational decisions are being made.
James Tickner: PhotonAssay is a brand-new technology for measuring gold in mineral samples.
It uses really high power, high energy x-rays to blast away the sample, activating any gold that might be present and then we can measure a signal that tells us very accurately the concentration of metal.
The technology has come out of about 15 years' worth of development work at the CSIRO and that work's included both basic scientific research, commercialisation and then looking at how we can bring the technology to market.
Dirk Treasure: The PhotonAssay technology can replace Gold Fire Assay in almost all of its installations.
We would like to see the PhotonAssay technology become the main gold analysis technique within Australia and within the gold mining industry around the world.
Compared to traditional assay methods, PhotonAssay is extremely quick, very accurate and can measure very large samples without destroying them.
James Tickner: Once we've completed all the research and development on PhotonAssay, then setting up a commercial company was the natural way for us to actually bring this technology to market.
Dirk Treasure: Chrysos was formed as a collaboration between CSIRO and industry to bring the PhotonAssay technology to market.
This first installation is a huge moment for the company.
It allows us to showcase the technology to the industry for laboratories and for mining companies alike.
Chrysos' relationship with MinAnalytical was developed right back when the company was formed back in 2016.
Ausdrill has been a significant partner to us who's the owner of the MinAnalytical Laboratory.
Andrew Broad: For Ausdrill this is an exciting opportunity to be involved in.
It provides us a more stable platform for our earnings going forward which enables us to reinvest in the business and to look for how we can apply this technology to the market.
Dirk Treasure: In the future we would like to see PhotonAssay deployed directly on to mine sites.
I think that there is a significantly higher benefit to a mine site deployment than for a laboratory, particularly when you can make use of a near real time analysis to improve your process control.
Andrew Broad: The really exciting thing for us is how Chrysos could change the industry.
Already we are getting clients talk to us about how they're going to change their process on site.
Seeing where that goes is really exciting.


Marketers always ask the simple question at the start of every year – What will be at the forefront of their digital marketing strategy this year? Adhering to trends and the newest tools makes a world of difference. With potential customers everywhere, every company needs some niche digital marketing techniques and digital marketing tools that can help them identify the relevant target market for their clients.
Additionally, potential customers spring up from the competitors and with some great digital marketing tools, one can convince them all to be part of your bandwagon, especially with the use the right digital marketing tools.
Managing email lists could prove to be a hassle and certainly a monumental task, especially if you have a business that is on a constant lookout for customers. After sending emails with sales copy, it's likely to get limited responses from recipients. But with timely marketing autoresponders, one can reinforce the marketing pitch inherent within the original mail by scheduling follow-up mails.
The emails will aid in building customer base effectively and even establish brand credibility among prospects. One can leverage email promotion to send out multiple informative mailings about your offerings, on a scheduled basis.
An autoresponder is works as an AI element, capable of automated responses to emails, directed towards visitors, to gather additional information. They can be programmed smartly based on requirements. It is one digital marketing tool that can streamline your marketing business process with automation of replies to visitors.
One of the best evergreen internet marketing strategies is to leverage search engine optimization for acquiring popularity and reach through search engines. Keyword research has evolved over the years and content optimization has become a digital marketing tool that pushes site rankings to the top. Without placing keywords on blog and blog content, any marketing campaign will fade away gradually.
Keyword research based on website theme and topic helps companies rank high in Google. One can utilize SEM Rush for keyword research nowadays. Conduct site audits and analyse competitor sites for zeroing on the relevant keywords with powerful backlinks. In 2019, companies should stick to niche keywords and avoid competitive ones with high search volume. Create blogs around the target keyword along with other approaches.
Video marketing is an effective digital marketing strategy that is a favorite among digital marketers worldwide. The proliferation of mobile gadgets and smartphones has triggered a mass exodus to video-based channels with an expected growth of 35 percent per year in the next five years. Video channels are digital marketing tools that generate the most views and attention among most content on the web. The generation of immersive media formats and apps have impacted the popularity positively too.
One can witness the growth of well-executed video marketing for several brands with the trend expected to grow in the coming years, with better concepts and creativity.
Influencer-based marketing is a digital marketing strategy that has reaped dividends for several brands on social media who are leveraging the craze on social media to build consumer trust. Nielsen revealed that 92% of people are known to trust all kinds of recommendations received from influencers who are popular individuals and celebrities, for several reasons.
But if one is choosing this channel, one has to look for scams and scandals that could take place. The Fyre festival fiasco that involved scores of celebrities is a huge example since the touted "biggest party in the world" did not even happen in reality!
The creative and original aspects of this channel can help a great deal by influencers, but one should avoid association with influencers who with their negative social image, could hurt the brand too.
The chatbots are efficient digital marketing tools that have risen in popularity in recent years. The trend will continue in 2019 since these tools can respond to basic questions a brand receives from customers promptly without delay. Chatbots cut down on delays in responses with smart replies saving brands time and money in the customer acquisition process.
Several brands have succeeded in adopting chatbots on Facebook to increase engagement and the sales have commonly received a huge boost for most of them.
Other than the above digital marketing tools and strategies, Blockchain, IoT, and other tech tools will rule the trends too. One can witness some unique tools in the digital marketing arsenal of 2019 that will aid most businesses to trump over the competition. Every brand and company need to test every digital marketing strategy before they determine the perfect blend of marketing approach and channels.


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Home People & Power Mimiko declares Presidential ambition under Labour Party
Mimiko declares Presidential ambition under Labour Party
… LP faction disowns ex-Gov.
Former Governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has declared his intention to contest for the office of the President on the platform of the Labour Party in the 2019 general elections. Mimiko listed issues of security, restructuring and youth empowerment as the priority of his administration if elected president.
This is as the faction of the party has disowned the aspiration of the former governor while also calling on the security agencies to arrest the Abdulsalam Abubarkar led leadership for alleged fraudulent extortion from political aspirants.
Former governor who reeled out his achievement in eight years as the governor of Ondo state said "It is time to all march out and recall our past, take charge of the present, and launch out into greatness, as one inclusive, cohesive family. It is within the foregoing context that I situate myself. It is the reason why I find it so compelling to humbly declare today, my decision to seek election into the office of president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2019."
Before contesting as Governor of Ondo State in 2007, Mimiko had served as a Minister under the Obasanjo administration, Secretary to Ondo State Government and a two time Commissioner for Health in Ondo State.
In his declaration speech, he highlighted some of his major achievements in health, education, agriculture and security as Ondo Governor, which earned his government laurels across the world.
Mimiko, who insists on restructuring Nigeria said, "I once again, hereby commit wholeheartedly to leading the process of restructuring Nigeria. I say this not as a cliché. Rather, this is a commitment that derives from a deep conviction that there is really not much we, as a people, can do even in the best of times, to place our country on the global cutting edge of development, for as long as it remains shackled and ensnared by a centralized governance structure that is the 1999 Constitution. It is indeed only in the context of a restructured system that the hope for a strong, stable and functional Nigeria lies.
"As governor of Ondo State for eight years, I saw first hand what limitations the federating units are confronted with, in the unitary system of government that we operate, which we wrongfully refer to as federalism. From security administration, through taxation, to investment in infrastructure, many of the things taken for granted in several federal climes, the basis of their vitality, are denied under our 1999 Constitution (as amended)." He added.
"This makes it practically impossible for state governments to be anything other than pitiable adjuncts of an overbearing central government. It is from the anvil of such practical experience that my commitment to Restructuring was further sharpened. It is noteworthy that the redeeming cry now is, restructure and safe the nation!"
In his reaction to the declaration, National Chairman, Labour Party, Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdusalam said Nigeria can restore its glory and reclaim its greatness if Mimiko is given the opportunity to lead Nigeria.He expressed his confidence in the ability and passion of the Presidential hopeful to set new narratives for the country.
Abdulsalam said until Nigeria was able to provide basic amenities for the people, and take care of its population, the country cannot be called the giant of Africa.
Meanwhile, the party's National Publicity Secretary, Ebere Ifendu in a joint press conference with the Nigeria Labour Congress President, Abdul Wabba claimed that an arrangement was on to announce Dr. Mimiko as the party's presidential candidate without the consent of the entire party structure.
They said "the party hereby disowns and rejects Olusegun Mimiko as its presidential candidate, since neither the National Executive Council nor the National Convention is notified as provide in the party's constitution."
They also warned all intending aspirants and candidates willing to contest elections under the party to desist from dealing with Abdulsalam Abubarkar led Leadership on electoral masters.
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Roman Catholic nuns in Poland who mounted an occupation of their convent in a protest against the appointment of a new mother superior are refusing to leave the building, despite being expelled from their order by the Vatican - writes Jonathan Luxmoore for Ecumenical News International.
The dispute erupted in August 2005 at the Kazimierz mother-house of the Sisters of the Family of Bethany, when the superior, Mother Jadwiga Ligocka, was dismissed by a Vatican delegate but she occupied the convent with other nuns.
"Let us pray for these lacerated, lost and highly strung sisters," Archbishop Jozef Zycinski of Lublin told Poland's Catholic information agency KAI on 6 December 2006. "There are no private religious orders in the Catholic Church where everyone can set their own rules."
Under a decree from the Vatican's Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life, dated 28 October, the nuns were expelled from the order, which was founded in 1930 and has about 100 members.
The Polish Press Agency PAP reported earlier in December that Ligocka and her supporters had hired bodyguards after again refusing to accept the ruling.
A spokesperson for the Lublin archdiocese, Mieczyslaw Puzewicz, said tensions had surfaced after Ligocka claimed "private inspirations from the Holy Spirit". He said she had ignored subsequent Vatican letters, and asserted that Archbishop Zycinski had in January barred clergy from priestly duties at the convent.
Fr Marian Kanior, a Benedictine historian, told Poland's Rzeczpospolita daily newspaper he had not heard of any comparable case affecting nuns in Poland. However, the incident follows several allegations of insubordination by Catholic priests in Poland, who were warned in January by the Vatican's nuncio, Archbishop Jozef Kowalczyk, they had a duty to obey their leaders.


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Another very sad performance from the Marseillais… Follow this meeting with us
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Good evening, good evening, and welcome to 20 Minutes to follow this match between Olympique de Marseille and Estac, for the 15th day of Ligue 1. The Marseillais find the Vélodrome stadium, but behind closed doors, let us remember, sanction imposed by the LFP after OM – PSG. It will therefore be without supporters for this Sunday night "poster", which the Olympians must absolutely win after their elimination in the Europa League on Thursday in Galatasaray (4-2). Jorge Sampaoli's men struggle, their last victory dates back to October 31, against Clermont (1-0), before a sad series of draws or defeats. OM should be able to count on Dimitri Payet, a week after receiving a bottle in the head against Lyon. But without stirring it Under, still suffering from back pain. We will also look towards the midfielder, with the presence or not of Boubacar Kamara who did not appear at the pre-match press conference. Probably to avoid talking about the negotiations around its extension. But also from Gerson, who still cannot demonstrate his qualities. Many questions around OM, therefore.
On the Trojans side, it will be the return of former Olympian Adil Rami that will have to be scrutinized. The defender is gradually gaining strength since his return to Ligue 1, unlike Ripart, who has still not scored in his new colors, after his transfer from Nîmes. Another comeback is that of Laurent Battles, OM midfielder in 2004/2005 and now Estac coach since the start of the season. Its players remain on two consecutive defeats against Saint Etienne and Lens, and are 16th in the standings.
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Have you seen these red carriage wheels? If so, call RCMP at 250-295-6911.
Apr. 12, 2018 12:14 p.m.
Sometime last week a thief rolled away with two pieces of Princeton's heritage – carriage wheels that have long been part of the outdoor display at the Princeton and District Museum.
A reward is being offered for information leading to the return of the bright red wheels, and museum board president George Elliott is puzzled.
The wheels, which were chained to a railing, likely disappeared sometime between April 4 and April 5, and museum directors were tipped to their disappearance by a historical society volunteer.
Elliott said he can't imagine what someone would do with the stolen artifacts.
While RCMP have been contacted, Elliot said he is sure the board is more concerned with recovering the wheels than with punishing an offender.
The theft has also been reported on Facebook.
"The pressure is out there locally. If it was somebody local who chose to 'borrow' them and they would choose just as quietly to return them then everything would be done," he said.
Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call police at 250-295-6911.


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John Hopkinson, FRS, (27 July 1849 – 27 August 1898) was a British physicist, electrical engineer, Fellow of the Royal Society and President of the IEE (now the IET) twice in 1890 and 1896. He invented the three-wire (three-phase) system for the distribution of electrical power, for which he was granted a patent in 1882. He also worked in many areas of electromagnetism and electrostatics, and in 1890 was appointed professor of electrical engineering at King's College London, where he was also director of the Siemens Laboratory.

Hopkinson's law, the magnetic counterpart to Ohm's law, is named after him.

Life and career
John Hopkinson was born in Manchester, the eldest of 5 children. His father, also called John, was a mechanical engineer. He was educated at Queenwood School in Hampshire and Owens College in Manchester. He won a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1867 and graduated in 1871 as Senior Wrangler, having placed first in the demanding Cambridge Mathematical Tripos examination. During this time he also studied for and passed the examination for a BSc from the University of London. Hopkinson could have followed a purely academic career but instead chose engineering as his vocation. He was a Cambridge Apostle.

After working first in his father's engineering works, Hopkinson took a position in 1872 as an engineering manager in the lighthouse engineering department of Chance Brothers and Company in Smethwick. In 1877 Hopkinson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his application of Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism to problems of electrostatic capacity and residual charge. In 1878 he moved to London to work as a consulting engineer, focusing particularly on developing his ideas about how to improve the design and efficiency of dynamos. Hopkinson's most important contribution was his three-wire distribution system, patented in 1882. In 1883 Hopkinson showed mathematically that it was possible to connect two alternating current dynamos in parallel-—a problem that had long bedevilled electrical engineers. He also studied magnetic permeability at high temperature, and discovered what was later called the Hopkinson peak effect.

The series-parallel method of electric motor control, for which Hopkinson was granted a British patent in 1881, would prove to be an important advance in the development of electric railways. He applied for a US patent in 1892, triggering an interference proceeding against American inventor Rudolph M Hunter, who had been granted a US patent for the method in 1888. The US Patent Office affirmed Hopkinson's claim to priority of invention, but his British patent expired before the case was resolved, rendering him ineligible for a US patent (his US patent, had one been issued, would have expired concurrently with his British patent).

Hopkinson twice held the office of President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. During his second term, Hopkinson proposed that the Institution should make available the technical knowledge of electrical engineers for the defence of the country. In 1897 the Volunteer Corps of Electrical Engineers was formed and Hopkinson became major in command of the corps.

Personal life and legacy

On 27 August 1898, Hopkinson and three of his six children, John Gustave, Alice and Lina Evelyn, were killed in a mountaineering accident on the Petite Dent de Veisivi, Val d'Hérens, in the Pennine Alps, Switzerland.

As a memorial to John Hopkinson and his son, the 1899 extension to the Engineering Laboratory in the New Museums Site of the University of Cambridge was named after him. A plaque commemorating this is fixed to the wall in Free School Lane. The Hopkinson and Imperial Chemical Industries Professorship of Applied Thermodynamics is named in his honour.

There is a memorial sundial to Alice Hopkinson in the gardens of Newnham College, Cambridge from which she had recently graduated; the Lina Evelyn Hopkinson Scholarship is awarded to pupils at Wimbledon High School for English Literature.

At the Victoria University of Manchester the Electro-technical Laboratory (1912) in Coupland Street was named after him.

His sons Bertram and Cecil, wife Evelyn and daughter Ellen (married James Alfred Ewing in 1912) are buried in the Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge; the rest of the family are interred in Switzerland.

See also
 Electric motor
 Three-phase electric power
 Polyphase system
 Rigid collectors
 Bertram Hopkinson, his son
 Alfred Hopkinson and Edward Hopkinson, his younger brothers
 Austin Hopkinson, his nephew

References

Further reading
Hopkinson, Mary & Ewing, Irene, Lady (eds.) (1948) John and Alice Hopkinson 1824-1910. London: Farmer & Sons, printers

External links

John Hopkinson
John Hopkinson Biography

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1898 deaths
Scientists from Manchester
Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
Alumni of the University of London
English scientists
Fellows of the Royal Society
English electrical engineers
English physicists
Academics of King's College London
Mountaineering deaths
Sport deaths in Switzerland
Royal Medal winners
Senior Wranglers
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Q: Upper bound of $a_{n+1}=a_n + \frac{1}{a_n}$ How can I prove:
If $$a_0=\alpha>0\quad and\quad a_{n+1}=a_n + \frac{1}{a_n}$$, then $$a_n^2<\alpha^2+2n+\frac{1}{\alpha^2}+\frac{1}{2}ln\left ( \frac{2n}{\alpha^2}+1 \right )$$
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I'll really appreciate your help. Thanks.

A: We have $\displaystyle a_{n+1}^2=a_n^2+\frac{1}{a_n^2}+2$. Hence for $n\geq 1$
$$a_n^2=a_0^2+2n+\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}\frac{1}{a_k^2}$$
This imply that $\displaystyle a_k^2\geq a_0^2+2k$ for $k\geq 1$. Hence
$$a_n^2\leq a_0^2+2n+\frac{1}{a_0^2}+\sum_{k=1}^{n-1}\frac{1}{a_0^2+2k}$$
Now $$\sum_{k=1}^{n-1}\frac{1}{a_0^2+2k}\leq \int_0^{n}\frac{dt}{a_0^2+2t}=\frac{1}{2}\log (\frac{2}{a_0^2}n+1)$$
 and we are done.

A: This is something I typed on October 31. It goes with an old question I can't find. It does indicate that both lower and upper bounds for $a_n$ can probably be proven by induction, and should be considered simultaneously. I will think about it.
An approach:
Suppose we have continuous $f(x) $ for $x > -1,$ with $f > 0,$ $f' < 0,$ and $$\lim_{x \rightarrow +\infty} f(x) = 0.$$
Take a sequence with, say, $x_0 = 0,$ after which $x_{n+1} = x_n + f(x_n).$ Then $x_n$ grows without bound.
This is a little counterintuitive. It is an exercise in some famous book.
I think the desired answer is this: it is an increasing sequence, assuming it has an upper bound, it has a least upper bound $L,$ which is also its limit.
However, for some large $n,$ we have
$x_n > L - \frac{f(L)}{2},  $ so that $x_{n+1} > L + \frac{f(L)}{2},  $ contradicting $L$ being an upper bound and the assumption that there is any upper bound.
My Proof: however small it might be, $f(1) > 0.$ As long as $x_n < 1,$ we get $x_{n+1} > x_n + f(1).$ Therefore, if we take
$$ N_1 = \left\lceil \frac{1}{f(1)} \right\rceil,  $$ we have
$x_n \geq 1$ for $n \geq N_1.$
However small it might be, $f(2) > 0.$ As long as $x_n < 2,$ we get $x_{n+1} > x_n + f(2).$ Therefore, if we take
$$ N_2 = \left\lceil \frac{1}{f(2)} \right\rceil,  $$ we have
$x_n \geq 2$ for $n \geq N_1 + N_2.$
Next $x_n \geq 3$ for $n \geq N_1 + N_2 + N_3.$
And so on, forever.
$$  \bigcirc    \bigcirc   \bigcirc   \bigcirc   \bigcirc   \bigcirc   \bigcirc  $$
In comparison, what about a sequence that really does converge, where we merely say
$$ y_{n+1} > y_n. $$
For example, just take
$$ y_n = 1 - \frac{1}{n}. $$ This has limit $1.$ We really could work out some continuous function $g$ such that
$$g(y_n) = y_{n+1} - y_n = \frac{1}{n} - \frac{1}{n+1} =  \frac{1}{n^2 + n}.$$ Which seems interesting, until we point out that
continuity of $g$ demands $$ g(1) = 0. $$ That is, the strict positivity of $f$ is crucial in the result proved above.