The United Way Campaign, an annual campaign that promotes involvement and volunteerism with the Middlesex United Way organization, kicked off on Oct. 3 and will be running until Oct. 31. The campaign will center around increasing student awareness of the volunteer and donation opportunities provided by United Way, and encourage students to get involved.
United Way supports and funds 46 different organizations operating within and around Middlesex County. Its central purpose is to support volunteer-based, non-profit organizations so they, in turn, can support their local areas. It incorporates four main areas of focus: education, income, health, and housing, and works with a range of organizations to fund services oriented towards these specific areas. In addition, United Way has continuous assessments of the organizations it supports, ensuring money from donations are used in the most effective ways possible.
Senior Associate Registrar Paul Turenne is the Campus Coordinator for the 2018 United Way Campaign, and he works with co-chairs Associate Dean for Student Academic Resources Laura Patey and Adjunct Professor of Spanish Octavio Flores. In addition to Turenne, Flores, and Patey, Department Coordinators also promote United Way donations and volunteerism within specific departments. Likewise, many individual faculty and staff are involved and regularly donate to or volunteer with United Way, while many other faculty and staff members work with a variety of other community outreach programs.
There is a multitude of organizations supported by United Way that have major ties to the University, according to Turenne.
In addition to these community programs, the United Way is involved in other facets of students' day-to-day volunteerism. Likewise, Flores notes that organizations supported by United Way mix well with students' university education.
The University has had a long-standing relationship with Middlesex United Way. Since 2001, University employees have donated a total of 1.8 million dollars to United Way, and multiple employees are involved with the University's Board of Directors. President Michael Roth '78 was, at one time, the campaign chair for the county. Likewise, the campaign kick-off for 2018 was held in R.J. Julia.
This year, the donation pledge form can be reached via WesPortal, rather than in print-form, which makes it more accessible for students and staff to donate. Payroll deduction is also a new option.
"That way, the bureaucracy of it doesn't get in the way of everybody's good intentions," Turenne noted.
Within the next few weeks, there will be efforts via United Way to get students involved in the campaign outside of encouraging monetary donations. This year's campaign will focus on increasing student awareness of the many facets of the campaign, both to encourage student volunteering, and also to increase student knowledge of the services provided via United Way that they themselves have access to. Upcoming information sessions will be occurring in Usdan to let students know what opportunities are available.
Flores explained that his involvement stemmed from an appreciation of United Way leadership, both on campus and off.
Patey, who serves on the Board of Gilead Community Services, a mental health organization funded by United Way, noted that her reasons for working with United Way were rooted in experiences.
"This is something we're all committed to, and we really want to be a part of something that's more than, for me, helping you register for classes," Turenne added.
Turenne and Flores both noted that within the organizations supported by United Way, there were some that they were particularly dedicated to.
Turenne noted that the lasting legacy and effort of the University United Way Campaign is to strengthen the relationship between the University and the Middletown community.
Flores noted that he felt that it was the University—and especially the students' dedication to activism—that inspired him to get involved.
"I did not consider myself an activist before coming here. Wesleyan students made me an activist," Flores said.
Turenne, too, noted how important United Way has been for him.
"The small part I've played has been really meaningful," Turenne said.
Information on the University's United Way Campaign can be found online, in addition to information about the Middlesex United Way.
Emmy Hughes can be reached at ebhughes@wesleyan.edu, or on Twitter @emmyughes.


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Jetpack Joyride 2: Bullet Rush is a game where players will participate in the race screen with Barry and overcome many other challenges. The challenges are entirely different from the previous part, with many improved elements. At the same time, you can also easily get acquainted with these mechanics and earn a lot of gold coins during the game. In addition, this game also introduces new enemies that players will need to confront.
CONTINUING THE JOURNEY OF BARRY STEAKFRIES
For those who have played and liked the first version, you will certainly not be able to ignore Jetpack Joyride 2. Players will continue the journey of the character Barry Steakfries with his signature jetpack. At the same time, he continues his journey in a laboratory with many threats and encounters different types of bosses. So you will spend time overcoming these challenges to reach the final goal of each level.
Besides jetpack, users will be able to find other features added in this new version. The game's graphics have been improved so that anyone will be impressed entirely the first time they use it. At the same time, the character's blood system is a new element where the player can continue the level if you do not have all of your health deducted. In addition, the player will be equipped with a pistol where you will attack the enemies that appear before your eyes. You will need to control the character precisely.
OVERCOMING MANY DIFFERENT CHALLENGES
In Jetpack Joyride 2, players will experience this level with impressive tutorial information to help you grasp the game's mechanics correctly. At the same time, besides the laser beams or the rockets that are fired unexpectedly, the drones that follow the character are a danger. So you will be able to use your gun and confront these enemies by shooting them down during the flight.
Once you have experienced this game, you will certainly not be able to ignore the game's temporary support and upgrade features. They will appear in two forms: a circle with a question mark that will follow the character and a square with a wrench icon. Once you find the circle, you will be able to power up your gun and unleash more attacks. You will find vehicles with character protection, and you will only be able to use them for a certain amount of time.
UPGRADE YOUR POWER AND CONFRONT THE CHARACTERS
When you complete a certain number of levels in Jetpack Joyride 2, you will receive a certain amount of experience and money. The amount of experience will help you increase your level and unlock new features in the game, like powerups. At the same time, the money you earn will be used to buy powerful upgrades for the character and help him go further in the game. Of course, walking a distance will be able to meet a particular boss.
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import org.junit.Test;

import static org.junit.Assert.*;

public class ParseUtils {
    public static String getDataContent(String content) {
        if(content.startsWith("~%~\n")) {
            content=content.substring(4);
        } else {
            content=content.substring(3);
        }
        if(content.endsWith("\n~%~")) {
            content=content.substring(0, content.length() - 4);
        }  else {
            content=content.substring(0, content.length() - 3);
        }
        if(content.contains("\\~%~")) {
             content = content.replaceAll("\\\\~%~","~%~");
        }
        return content;
    }

    public static String stripQuotes(String rawVal) {
        // should probably check if it's an empty string and all that..
        if (rawVal.length() == 2) {
            return "";
        } else if (rawVal.length() == 3) {
            return rawVal.substring(1, 2);
        } else {
            String v = rawVal.substring(1, rawVal.length() - 1);
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    @Test
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Jordan Spieth Just Gave the Best Advice on How to Be Extraordinary
Spieth won his third major championship before he turned 24. He gave some incredible advice for everyone in his post-tournament interview.
By John Ead
The only thing better than watching greatness unfold before your eyes is having the person who was great, open up and be vulnerable about how they actually did it.
This is exactly what happened on Sunday following Jordan Spieth's wire-to-wire British Open victory. If you didn't tune in, Spieth started the final round with a three-shot lead, only to find himself trailing Matt Kucher by one shot with five holes to play. What happened over the last five holes is what Johnny Miller (one of the game's all time greats) called it, "the greatest finish, I have ever seen in championship golf."
Spieth went on to play the last five holes in five under par and win his third major title before the age of 24. Spieth can only be compared to two players this early in his career; Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. While he was quick to put those comparisons to bed during his post tournament interview, he did share a great story after he won.
Just a week prior to the event, Spieth shared a picture on instagram of him arm and arm with some of the best athletes to play their respective sports; among them Michael Jordan and Michael Phelps. (Scroll to the fourth photo in the below Instagram slideshow.)
During a difficult stretch during the final round where it appeared Spieth was going to give away the tournament, his caddy Michael Greller said "Do you remember that group you were with in Cabo last week? You belong in that group." That comment clearly stuck with Spieth throughout the rest of the round because in the press conference he said something every person needs to hear:
"I think just a little bit of belief that you are, you know. Michael Jordan and Michael Phelps are the greatest to ever do what they did, and I'm not. But if you believe that you are, then you're almost as good as being that. And it's so hard in that situation to believe that, but just having just the slightest bit of belief in it makes you so confident."
Why is Spieth's advice so incredible?
This world we live in will beat you up. There is always someone waiting, even expecting you to make a mistake or fail. Having self belief and confidence in yourself is paramount to overcoming obstacles and disappointments in order to be successful.
Whether you're like Spieth and have already achieved high levels of success, or you are just starting out, the point is:
If you believe you are, before you are, you drastically improve your odds of becoming it.
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Morneau, Tories swap numbered-company barbs as ethics saga drags on in Commons
By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | November 1st 2017
Finance Minister, Bill Morneau, Question Period, House of Commons,
Bill Morneau suggested Tuesday that it was their own personal financial interests that motivated Conservative MPs to oppose reforms aimed at ending tax advantages for wealthy owners of private corporations.
The federal finance minister levelled the charge as the Liberals attempted to turn the tables on the Conservatives, who continued to accuse Morneau of conflict of interest over to his decision not to put his own considerable assets in a blind trust.
Since the furor over his personal fortune arose two weeks ago, Morneau has promised to sell his shares in his family human resources and pension management company, Morneau Shepell, and donate to charity any gains in the value of those shares since taking office in 2015. He has also promised to place all his other assets in a blind trust.
But the Conservatives have not let up on the issue. On Tuesday, they hammered away at the six numbered companies owned by Morneau, demanding to know precisely what assets they hold.
Morneau countered with the fact that 21 Conservative MPs are themselves owners of private numbered corporations.
"We also know that the members on the other side of the House argued vociferously against the changes that we wanted to make to make sure our tax system was fair," he told the House of Commons.
"Therefore, while we were working on behalf of Canadians ... they were focused on the advantages that 1.7 per cent of those privately incorporated individuals might have. While they protect their interests, we will protect the interests of Canadians."
While Conservative MPs repeatedly rhymed off the numbered companies owned by Morneau, he began reciting the companies owned by Conservatives.
"I can do this bingo game too," Morneau said.
Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre retorted that not one of those 21 Tory MPs "owns stocks in a company that he or she regulates. Only the finance minister has that distinction."
Morneau owns some $21 million worth of shares in Morneau Shepell. Those shares are held by a numbered Calgary-based holding company, which is majority owned by an Ontario numbered company of which Morneau is the sole owner.
He jointly owns four other numbered real estate holding companies with his siblings, all of which are involved in condominiums in Florida.
Because the Morneau Shepell shares are not held directly by Morneau, federal ethics commissioner Mary Dawson advised him in 2015 that he did not need to divest them or put them in a blind trust. Rather, she recommended that he set up a conflict of interest screen to ensure he was not involved in any discussion or decision that could benefit Morneau Shepell.
Morneau followed Dawson's advice but opposition parties have accused him of conflict of interest since he, as finance minister, regulates the pension industry. They have zeroed in specifically on a bill Morneau introduced a year ago that would allow pension administrators to convert direct benefit pension plans into targeted benefit pension plans — a change for which Morneau Shepell had lobbied.
The bill has languished on the order paper since its introduction. Nevertheless, in response to an NDP complaint, Dawson last week said she has some concerns about Morneau's involvement with the bill and intends to look into the matter.
In the Commons on Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continued to reiterate that Morneau followed Dawson's advice to the letter in dealing with his assets. And he said ministers in the former Conservative government arranged their personal finances in a similar way to avoid conflicts of interests.
Trudeau attempted to draw Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer's finances into the debate, saying he's "absolutely certain" that Scheer "also followed the advice of the conflict of interest and ethics commissioners in accordance to his own personal tax dispositions."
That appeared to be an oblique allusion to the fact that Scheer has an ownership stake in three real estate limited partnerships (RELPs), which can be used as tax shelters. One Liberal MP, Raj Grewal, told the CBC that it's "the height of hypocrisy" for Conservatives to hammer Morneau when Scheer himself "holds investments that are designed to take advantage of the tax system."
Scheer dismissed that as "a baseless accusation." He said RELP investments are open to anyone earning $75,000 a year and, in any event, the Liberals only knew about his investments because he'd disclosed them to the ethics commissioner — something he accused Morneau of failing to do.
Earlier this month, Morneau admitted that he had disclosed his ownership of a villa in France but, due to an administrative oversight, had not told Dawson that the villa was owned through a numbered company.
"The point is that there's information that he has withheld from Canadians," Scheer said outside the Commons, adding that Morneau had also led people to believe he'd put his Morneau Shepell shares in a blind trust.
That's why the Conservatives are demanding to know precisely what other assets are held by the minister's numbered companies, Scheer said.
"We are left to take his word for it but, as we've seen, he has failed to disclose other things. So we're asking why can't he just come clean?"
Scheer had his own moment of embarrassment Tuesday associated with Morneau Shepell.
An online notice of a speech Scheer is to give to the Canadian Club of Toronto on Nov. 30 listed Morneau Shepell as a sponsor of the event. The company disappeared from the list of sponsors later in the day.
Jake Enright, a spokesman for Scheer, said the Conservative leader's office was not aware that Morneau Shepell was sponsoring the speech.
"When we learned that that firm was sponsoring the event, we spoke to the host and told them that it would be inappropriate for Mr. Scheer to attend an event sponsored by the firm, given the current context," Enright said.
Dawson vs Morneau: if the laws aren't enough, who should take the next step?
By Stephanie Levitz | News, Politics | October 28th 2017
Finance minister pledges to donate money earned from Morneau Shepell shares
By The Canadian Press | News, Politics | October 28th 2017
Morneau Shepell defends its dealings with Ottawa amid minister's controversy


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I am very interested in the Edwardian age so this blog will include articles about interesting Edwardian characters, Edwardian fashion, and lots of Edwardian subjects!
Memorable Marie
In Marie's dreams she sang in a beautiful blue dress on the music-hall stage to an audience who clapped enthusiastically after each song. When she woke up and found herself sleeping in a small, cramped room with her little sisters, she sighed and turned her face to the wall. How would she ever escape? The London girl wouldn't take long to make her dreams come true.
After wandering around the music-hall precincts and theatre streets of London with her father, a waiter in a tavern, Marie Lloyd was determined to sing on the stage and be successful. Born Matilda Victoria Wood in 1870, she soon changed her name to Marie because it 'sounded classy'. Lloyd was obtained from the name of a weekly newspaper.
The pretty blue-eyed blonde formed a singing troupe with her talented sisters. They called themselves the 'Fairy Bell Minstrels'. Soon Lloyd branched out on her own and made her first stage appearance in a music hall at only 15. She danced an Irish jig which she said 'went down immense.'
Marie Lloyd's first hit song was 'The Boy That I Love Is Up In The Gallery'. During the song her brother would wave a red hanky pretending to be her true love.
The young singer quickly became quite successful and was soon admired by men. She fell in love with smooth-talking Percy Courtney, who was much older, and married him when she was only 17. He was 25.
Unfortunately Percy liked drinking, race-horses and living 'the good life' much more than being married. Although they had a daughter, Marie, within a year of marriage, the marriage didn't last long.
Humiliated by his wife earning more than him, Courtney drank more and more heavily. Finally he assaulted Marie and her reputation was tarnished when this was reported in the press.
Lloyd's career flourished, however, and she toured South Africa to great acclaim. She also toured America a few times although she got into some trouble there because of her 'blue' songs. Apparently the press gave her a hard time.
She was called before the Vigilance Committee because of her 'rude' songs and gestures and winks. They didn't like her dancing which revealed colourful petticoats and drawers either. She convinced them that her songs were completely innocent, however, and that any risqué meaning that they had was in the minds of the audience.
Marie Lloyd's second husband was the singer, Alec Hurley. She toured Australia successfully with him but the marriage ran into trouble when she got her eye on a much younger Irish jockey called Bernard Dillon.
The Music-Hall Strikes
Marie Lloyd spoke out about the poor working conditions and lack of pay when music-hall performers went on strike in 1907. She supported the workers who were being expected to put on many extra performances for little pay or even no pay at all.
"These poor things have been compelled to submit to unfair terms of employment, and I mean to back up the federation in whatever steps are taken," she said.
It was a huge strike involving many of the London variety theatres and over 2000 of the performers in the Variety Artistes Federation, and took a long time to be resolved. The performers were eventually paid more money and granted a guaranteed minimum wage and musicians gained a maximum working week.
The managers of the theatres never forgave Marie for her involvement. This may have been the reason why she wasn't invited to perform in the Royal Command Performance of 1912. She was not daunted and put on her own 'Command Performance' in a nearby music-hall to great acclaim.
Marie Lloyd was good-hearted in other ways as well. She performed for the troops during WW1 and was greatly involved in charity work for the homeless and the children of London.
Bernard Dillon
Marie was earning huge amounts of money but her private life wasn't happy. The young jockey that she married at 40 (he was only 22) was just as bad as Percy Courtney. He drank heavily as well and eventually got into trouble for assaulting Marie's father.
Marie Lloyd became ill in the early 1920's and practically died on the stage. Her performance was affected and she became wobbly and distraught. She died three days later.
Over 100,000 people watched the funeral procession of the greatly loved 'Queen of the Music Hall.'
Here is an extract from the film which stars Jessie Wallace and the handsome Richard Armitage:
Miss Marie Lloyd - Queen of the Music Hall
Posted by Viola at 3:44 AM
Labels: Bernard Dillon, Marie Lloyd, Percy Courney, Queen Music Hall
Starheart said...
I really want to see this now after reading your lovely post. It's hard getting a copy where I am.
Hels said...
The reason I like Marie Lloyd so much is not because of her appalling taste in men. Rather because her career was taking off at exactly the right time for music-halls and variety theatres. There had been plenty of quality entertainment for well heeled families, but precious little for ordinary working families.
The fact that squillions of ordinary people turned up for her funeral suggests that they really did appreciate her career.
Hello Ragtag,
Thank you very much for your comment. Perhaps I could send you a DVD.
Thank you very much, Hels. I probably did concentrate a bit too much on Marie's bad relationships.
Marie really did care about her audience, which is very commendable. She helped actors and musicians during the strike of 1907 at a considerable cost to her own career. She was also very generous to charities for the homeless and working people.
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Guest post by Kinga Mnich.
What is it that attracts you when you walk through a new city or when you look at art? What is it that you look at when buying new furniture? Is it just the style of the piece or how it will balance out the rest of your furniture in your house? The same goes for clothes. You don't just mix different patterns and colors with each other: you try to make your outfits match.
It is balance that we are actually looking at. The balance of patterns, forms, and design. Balance within the composition of details. Balance is indeed the key ingredient for our life. We find it in relationships, our daily life and in the art we choose to create or to place in our home.
Balance does not mean perfection–it means the right amount of different components. Just look at your life and picture a life that is balanced versus a life that is perfect. Perfection means the lack of any component that doesn't fit, is not right, or has a negative connotation. A life that has no disturbances, or a life that is monotone, will eventually become boring. This is something that we forget when we ask for a perfect life.
A balanced life has it all: the good and the bad things in a perfect circle of experiences and emotions that balance one another. Just imagine a life that has no disturbances, no faults, nothing that triggers a reaction in you. At first sight, it might sound amazing, but imagine it clearly: there is nothing that you need to do, nothing that you need to fix. It might sound nice at first, but isn't that absolutely boring – having nothing that you have to think about?
Life is all about everything and nothing. The pure balance of dark and light, happy and sad, male and female. This is what balance is; the spark of curiosity, the detail in the perfection, the perfection inside the mess, the experience of a full range of emotions. That is BALANCE.
Capturing this balance is what I call art – the art of our life.


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Amazon Go is finally a go: Sensor-infused store opens to the public Monday, with no checkout lines
By Todd Bishop on January 21, 2018 at 7:00 am
Dilip Kumar, Amazon Go vice president of technology, scans the QR code on his Amazon Go app to gain entry to the store. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)
The first Amazon Go grocery and convenience store will open to the public Monday in Seattle — letting any person with an Amazon account, the Amazon Go app and a willingness to give up more of their personal privacy than usual simply grab anything they want and walk out, without going through a checkout line.
Amazon Go, at 2131 7th Ave. in Seattle, will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Emerging from internal testing a year later than originally expected, Amazon Go is the online retail pioneer's attempt to reinvent the physical store with the same mindset that brought one-click shopping to the internet. After shoppers check in by scanning their unique QR code, overhead cameras work with weight sensors in the shelves to precisely track which items they pick up and take with them.
When they leave, they just leave. Amazon Go's systems automatically debit their accounts for the items they take, sending the receipt to the app.
In my first test of Amazon Go this past week, my elapsed time in the store was exactly 23 seconds — from scanning the QR code at the entrance to exiting with my chosen item. Most of that time was spent choosing my preferred flavor of Odwalla juice.
[RELATED: Hands-on with Amazon Go: We tried the tech giant's experiment in checkout-free retail]
Of course, customers can also linger and fill up a shopping bag, and that's where Amazon Go gets really interesting, or disturbing, depending on your perspective.
A combination of color cameras and depth cameras in the ceiling track the activity in the Amazon Go store. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)
The company says the tracking is precise enough to distinguish between multiple people standing side-by-side at a shelf, detecting which one picked up a yogurt or cupcake, for example, and which one was merely browsing. The system also knows when people pick up items and put them back, ensuring that Amazon doesn't dock anyone's account for milk or chips when they simply wanted to read the label.
The idea is to "push the boundaries of computer vision and machine learning" to create an "effortless experience for customers," said Dilip Kumar, Amazon Go vice president of technology, after taking GeekWire through the store this past week.
So what does this store say about the future of jobs?
It may be common for a convenience store to be sparsely staffed, but if taken to the scale of a grocery store, it's easy to see how Amazon Go's automated approach could translate into less need for retail workers, at least at checkout.
Apart from the kitchen staff preparing fresh food at the back, we saw only two workers in the 1,800-square-foot Amazon Go store during our visit: one at the beer and wine section to check IDs, and another just inside the entrance to greet customers. Workers are also needed to restock shelves and help customers.
Originally announced in December 2016 as a private beta for Amazon employees, the Amazon Go store was initially slated to open to the public in early 2017. But that public opening didn't happen as expected. The delay came amid reports that the technology was encountering problems when too many people were in the store, and that the system struggled to track some items when they were moved.
However, when asked about those reports, Kumar said the delay wasn't a result of the technology not working as expected. "Not at all. We've been operational from day one, and it has performed flawlessly," he said.
Skeptical, I pressed him later during our visit. Has the system ever misidentified something that someone has pulled off the shelf? "Very rarely. The system is very, very accurate," Kumar said, adding that it has been that way since the store started operating. Amazon says it has been developing the Amazon Go concept and its "Just Walk Out" technology for a total of five years now.
Then why the delay in the public opening?
"When we first opened (to employees), we knew that we needed a lot of traffic in order to be able to train the algorithms, to be able to learn from customer feedback, from customer behavior," he said. "We thought we had to open to the public to get that traffic. But we had a significant amount — well beyond our expectations — of demand from just the Amazon population itself, which allowed us to learn everything that we needed."
Dilip Kumar, Amazon Go vice president of technology. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)
As evidence of that, we saw a steady stream of Amazon employees walking with orange Amazon Go bags through the company's Day One building lobby while waiting for our tour of the Amazon Go store this past week.
Because of that demand, Kumar said, there was no need to rush the public debut. "We were able to take our time, learn, and now we're ready."
The learning wasn't just technical. For example, Amazon stopped mixing dressing in with prepared salads for people who were watching their calories. Other feedback included requests for smaller portion sizes in Amazon Meal Kits, and clearer labeling of vegetarian food.
Amazon Go's merchandising mix includes some non-food items such as batteries (Amazon Basics, of course), Band-Aids, Tylenol, Advil, and cold medicine. But the majority of the store is dedicated to food and beverage items.
That includes one section of Whole Foods 365 brand products. Amazon Go was unveiled before the tech giant's $13.7 billion acquisition of the upscale grocery chain. Kumar said Amazon has no plans to roll out the Amazon Go technology in Whole Foods stores. He declined to say whether the company plans to open additional standalone Amazon Go locations. (A job posting last year hinted at the possibility of additional Amazon Go stores.)
Amazon Go is part of a broader push by Amazon into physical retail, including its Amazon Books stores and Amazon Fresh Pickup locations, in addition to the company's massive bet on Whole Foods Market. More than any of those other initiatives, Amazon Go has the feel of a retail store created by a company with roots in e-commerce. Online, of course, it's status quo to log in and leave virtual footprints as you shop.
But given that this is the physical world, privacy concerns were raised almost as soon as Amazon Go was announced.
Amazon's experiment is likely to attract people comfortable giving up some privacy to experience something new. But if this is the future of physical retail, what does the company say to people who are uneasy about having their activities in the real world tracked so closely by a computer system?
First of all, Kumar emphasized that the focus of the Amazon Go system is on customer interactions with products at the shelves. Beyond that, he pointed to the sheer convenience of the setup.
"People are rushed. They're in a hurry," Kumar said, reciting Amazon's mantra of starting with the customer and working backward. "People don't like waiting in lines." That's the premise of the store, he said — "to be respectful of your time as a customer."
The reality is, with loyalty programs and in-store accounts, purchases are already being tracked at many grocery stores, and of course security cameras are already ubiquitous in stores and other public places. But Amazon Go takes that to a new level by tying all of it together.
For now, at least, Amazon isn't linking Amazon Go with Amazon.com online. For example, if you pull an item off a shelf and replace it because it isn't quite what you were looking for, Amazon won't show you an ad for a related product the next time you're online. Kumar declined to speculate on whether that type of physical-to-online retargeting might be something Amazon does with Amazon Go data in the future.
The Amazon Go app provides a unique QR code for checking into the store. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)
Update, 9 a.m.: The Amazon Go apps for iOS and Android are already out, a day ahead of the opening.
Customers can use their existing Amazon credentials to log in to the Amazon Go app. In addition to providing a QR code to scan at the entrance to the store, the Amazon Go app is where the receipt shows up after customers leave the store carrying their chosen items.
Amazon Go, at 2131 7th Ave. in Seattle, will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. While there will be no checkout lines inside, the concept is novel enough that it wouldn't be a surprise to see lines of people outside waiting to check it out.
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Q: Failed to restore file with extundelete I accidentally deleted the file .vimrc in my $HOME directory.
I rebooted the system and accessed it as root.
Then:
$ sudo mount -o remount,ro /dev/sda5
$ sudo extundelete /dev/sda5 --restore-file /home/xralf/.vimrc
The output of the command indicates that it failed to restore .vimrc file.
Is the file already absolutely lost or is there some other possibility to recover it?

A: Most probably lost.  During the reboot, your system would have written to disk many times.
I know it's too late now, but the second you noticed you'd deleted the file you should have physically powered off the machine (not gracefully shut it down - pull the power cord).
At that point you could have booted with a recovery CD/USB ensuring that the disk where the file was located isn't mounted rw.
Next, you could have used your recovery tools to try and save the file.  There is no guarantee, but you'd have stood a better chance.
There are special boot disks available for this sort of task such as System Rescue CD and The Ultimate Boot CD.

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The new Apple TV app will be available in May, with Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade due later in the year. We're currently evaluating the best way to update Take Control of Apple TV to best cover Apple's strategic shift. In the meantime, you can read the TidBITS articles Apple Reveals Its Vision for TV and Apple Announces Apple Arcade Gaming Service.
Also, Apple has changed the Apple TV remote logo in Control Center and the Remote app to show a small Siri Remote instead of the Apple TV logo, undoubtedly to prevent confusion with the new Apple TV app.
To learn more, see the TidBITS article Apple Releases iOS 12.1.1, macOS 10.14.2, and tvOS 12.1.1.
Take Control of Preview authors Josh Centers and Adam Engst joined Chuck Joiner of MacVoices for a discussion of their updated book and a bit of griping about Apple's slipping software quality.
Have you noticed the occasional—or frequent—dialog in Mojave, asking for permission for some app to take some action? Dialogs I've seen include Skype wanting to use my camera and microphone, SuperDuper! requesting Full Disk Access, and Keyboard Maestro asking to control BBEdit. These requests are caused by enhancements in Mojave aimed at improving your privacy. In some cases, when you see a dialog like this, you can simply click OK to allow access, but in other cases, you must go to System Preferences > Security and Privacy > Privacy, unlock the pane using the lock icon at the lower left of the pane, select the desired category in the left-hand list, and then enable the app at the right.
Accessibility is for utilities that need to control your Mac in some way, such as by expanding text, running a macro, launching an app, or managing windows.
Automation allows an app to control certain other apps. You'll most likely encounter it with macro-making utilities like Keyboard Maestro.
That's all folks! Of course, if you download a game from a developer you've never heard of before and the game requests Full Disk Access, you should click Deny. Or if an app wants to use your camera but you don't know why, you should click Deny. But, if it's an app you expect making a sensible request, like Skype wanting access to your microphone, or it's an app from a developer whose reputation you are confident of, then you'll want to allow access so the app can work properly.
In previous recent versions of macOS—such as 10.12 Sierra and 10.13 High Sierra—to configure how your Mac would handle downloading and installing updated software from Apple's App Store, you'd go to System Preferences > App Store. And, to actually install an update, you'd open the App Store app, select Updates in the toolbar, view a list of pending updates, and install them as desired. (A quick way to open the App Store app is to choose it from the Apple menu.) This worked for both macOS updates and individual app updates.
Mojave handles updates slightly differently. The App Store system preference pane has been replaced with a new pane, called Software Update. Software Update offers the same customization options that were previously available in the App Store pane. Software Update is also where you now go to install macOS updates, such as updating from Mojave 10.14.1 to 10.14.2. But to install an app update from the App Store in Mojave, you'll work in the App Store app—in the App Store app, click Updates in the left-hand sidebar to begin.


In a pickle.. I sold my old, non running, car to a guy living in my town. We hit it off having a mutual interest in automobiles.. He sees via social media I paint pets too and wants a portrait of his dog. Halfway through I update him on the status of his painting. I own a vintage El Camino and to make a long story short he is unusually insistent we restore it together. Not only because I'm not in the financial position for the project but suspect he's got other motives I refuse. He blocks me on everything and says I need to contact him via a new email he's created.. It has raised a big ol I should have nothing to do with/respond to this person red flag but I still have his painting to finish.. Contemplated payment on PayPal and shipping it (only 9"x12") or if I have to meet him, at the police station.. It's crossed my mind to just keep the painting since no money has been exchanged.. It's a "loss" but worth it if my anxieties about this person are correct.. and then there's unsettling fact he knows where I live.. thoughts?
Well the police station is a good idea but I would probably just let the whole thing drop.


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Alternative Forms of Maxwell's Equations
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To anyone versed in science, the immense range of physical phenomena that can be encoded in Maxwell's four relatively compact equations is breathtaking. Added to this is the remarkable symmetry between electric and magnetic variables and the fundamental underlying symmetry inherent in the special theory of relativity. One suggested measure of elegance is whether the equations can fit nicely on a T-shirt.
This Demonstration exhibits several formulations of Maxwell's equations. The least compact form is written as eight partial differential equations for the components of the electric and magnetic fields. These can be compacted to the familiar set of four vector equations. Even greater compactness can be achieved by transformation to four-vector or tensor notation, and the ultimate reduction, using spacetime algebra, expresses the theory as a single equation, written .
The equations will be exhibited in both SI and Gaussian forms. Beauty aside, this Demonstration can provide a convenient reference for the various versions of Maxwell's equations. For the component and vector forms, the forms of the equations in material media are also displayed. The physical significance of the four Maxwell equations are: (1) Gauss's law; (2) nonexistence of magnetic monopoles; (3) Faraday's law of induction; and (4) Ampère's law augmented by Maxwell's displacement current.
Contributed by: S. M. Blinder (September 2018)
Key to symbols:
electric field,
magnetic induction,
electric displacement,
magnetic field,
charge density,
current density,
vacuum permittivity,
vacuum permeability,
speed of light,
vector potential,
scalar potential,
4-potential,
4-current,
d'Alembertian operator,
electromagnetic field tensor,
Levi–Civita symbol.
In spacetime algebra:
[1] Wikipedia. "Maxwell's Equations." (Aug 27, 2018) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27 s_equations.
[2] Wikipedia. "Electromagnetic Four-Potential." (Aug 27, 2018) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_four-potential.
[3] Wikipedia. "Covariant Formulation of Classical Electromagnetism." (Aug 27, 2018) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covariant_formulation_of _classical _electromagnetism.
[4] Wikipedia. "Mathematical Descriptions of the Electromagnetic Field." (Aug 27, 2018) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_descriptions_of _the _electromagnetic _field.
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Raai Laxmi can be seen enjoying her dance session a lot.
It's no secret that the lovely Raai Laxmi is one of the most talented and popular stars in the Southern film industry. During her reasonably eventful career, the chaming beauty has won the love of moviegoers courtesy her vivacious personality, effective style game, sincere performances and of course confident nature. Furthermore, over the years, she has proved that she is someone who is a fiercely independent person who lives life on her terms.
Now, she is in the limelight again.
As it so happens, the lady just took to Insta and shared an awesome clip with her well-wishers. In it, she can seen burning those calories and showing off some dance moves like a boss. Herr Intensity is hard to miss! She also seems to be enjoying the session a lot.
Interestingly, 2017 was a busy year for her. She made her Bollywood debut with Julie 2 and added a new dimension to her career. Despite its bold content, the film did not do too well at the box office. While talking about its bold scenes, she had said that they were a part of the narrative.
"Basically, it is a story of an actress and her life. It required certain kinds of glam scenes, which are justified in the film. I knew about it even before the film started. The film's message is loud — if a girl has to achieve in life, she has to meet and confront a lot of men, "she had told a leading daily.
At present, she has Neeya 2 in the kitty. It features Jai in the lead and will see Raai Laxmi don a new avatar on the big screen.
"Neeya 2 has elements of fantasy, thriller, love, etc. This, too, is a 'snake film' like the yesteryear flick. I will be seen in three appearances in the movie; one among them will have a 'naagin' look. All the three heroines in the movie appear in different time periods — present, past and future. However, I have combination scenes with the other two," she had told a leading daily.


What size commercial ice machine do I need?
Call us for a free site visit and we'll advise you on the right commercial ice machine to suit the space you have available and your ice production needs.
What is required for ice machine installation?
A suitable area big enough for the ice machine with space at the sides and back to allow for cooling airflow.
A power outlet within 1.5m.
A water feed with a shut off tap connected within 1.5m.
A floor level or low wall drain with trap connected for discharge of cold water.
Who carries out installation of the ice machine?
We do! Ice Machine Rentals will come to your premises and install an ice machine to ensure it is up and running, ready for use.
Who services the ice machine and how often?
We do! Ice Machine Rentals will come to your premises every six months and service the ice machine. We will also replace the water filter to ensure clean, fresh, great tasting ice cubes.
Why does drainage need to be so low to the ground?
Drainage needs to be either at floor level or lower than 200mm from ground in order for the ice machine to drain excess water. Ice machines do not pump water to the drain like a washing machine does. We need gravity fall from the outflow of the ice machine to the drain.
What if I can't achieve drainage at the correct height?
There are a several ways that drainage might be achieved.
Build a platform for the ice machine to be installed on in order to heighten the outflow point.
Install a water pump for the ice machine to discharge into.
Do you hire ice machines for residential or personal use?
Unfortunately not. Our ice machines are commercial grade and not suitable for home use.
Do you do short term ice machine hire?
Unfortunately not. The cost of installation and servicing the ice machines makes it uneconomic for short term rentals.
Not in most cases. We only require deposits in special circumstance, e.g. if the hirer does not reside within New Zealand.
What about insurance for the ice machine?
It is part of the contract conditions that the ice machine will be covered by your insurance while installed in your premises. This insurance should cover Fire, Theft, Electrical Fusion and Natural Disasters and be for the full replacement value.
What if I need to stop the contract before the end of the rental term?
If you are unable to complete the contract hire term, Ice Machine Rentals will firstly collect the ice machine from your premises and then make an offer to settle the unexpired part of the specified term of hire. Any discount on the remaining payments due will be at the full discretion of Ice Machine Rentals Limited.


Yesterday I had the privilege and honor to speak at the Women in Business Breakfast thanks to the Kent and Streetsboro Chambers of Commerce. Now I am used to giving presentations here and there talking about the dealership, and I look forward to each opportunity I have to let people know about the work I do. This was one that I was really looking forward to though because it was a room full of strong, business-minded women.
Because I don't live right around the corner from the dealership, my co-worker Karen and I decided to stay at the Kent State Hotel the night before. If you haven't visited this hotel, you are missing out. It is fresh and new, located right in the new downtown Kent. There are restaurants right in walking distance of the front door, including a huge parking garage at a minimal fee that can be added on your room charge. We were able to get a workout in before dinner as well. We both were sad we forgot our swimsuits because the hot tub sure looked inviting! We polished off the speech and the power point the night before and were ready for the early morning breakfast.
We arrived at the Fairways at Twin Lakes bright and early ready to go. The staff at the Fairways was amazing and accommodating, along with all the women hosting the breakfast. We commenced at 8AM with delicious breakfast prepared by Chef Daniel. If you get a chance to meet him, you will not be disappointed. He's charismatic and friendly, oh and prepares sublime food! As everyone finished up their waffles and parfaits, I took to the mic. Karen assisted me on the power point presentation. I went over a lot of you may already know about me. But they had asked I focus on my point of view as a woman in business. I shared a lot of the obstacles I faced and the road I traveled to get where I am today. We even had the chance to go over our marketing campaigns that Karen and I directly write. I was BLOWN away by their response to our commercials, both TV and Radio spots. It really reassured me that I am going in the right direction. After some really great questions from the audience I wrapped up the speech with an overwhelming positive response from the crowd. After a few announcements, folks were welcome to talk to me personally to network. I was floored by how many women came up to me with positive comments on my speech. They called me an inspiration which had my jawed dropped because I was among women who have accomplishments I can only dream of in the future! I was truly warmed by the reception I received. Not only did I get reaffirmed in my path, I gained a number of networking contacts that I cannot wait to collaborate with! This breakfast really recharged my battery. So grateful for the experience. Take a look at a photo of us after my speech.
So it's been a little while since I've written – sorry for the absence!
Lots to talk about today though. We are in the middle of the Cleveland Auto Show and DJ Toyota is there representing! I went the opening night Friday for dealers. It was a blast. We had an opportunity to view all the different sections of the auto show and mingle with some great friends in the business. All the major news stations were there, and I did a small live feed with channel 19. It was great. Toyota has a great set-up this year if you haven't been down there yet. This year Toyota is highlighting a couple different vehicles. Of course the 2014 Highlander is on display with all of its amazing new features. This SUV has it all. I had an opportunity to drive one for a couple days and it was amazing! The spacious interior felt so cozy and inviting. The technology is out of this world. Toyota hit a homerun with this SUV. So glad they have it available at the Auto Show for everyone to check out! Another area Toyota focuses on at this Auto Show is the Toyota Hybrid Family. Toyota has the most hybrid vehicles available of any brand out there right now. If you are an eco-friendly consumer, check this stuff out!! The Nascar section at the Auto Show was also really neat. To see these vehicles in person was really fun, I can only imagine what driving one would be like! Of course the Concept Cars are a big hit at the Auto Show and Toyota had theirs present in Cleveland. Check it out here. All in all it has been a really fun Cleveland Auto Show. We will have Product Specialists there awaiting to assist you and answer any questions you have so stop by!
Now onto our BIG EVENT this Saturday. 50 years ago, Don Joseph opened the doors to the dealership here in Kent, OH. 50 years ago and countless customers later we are still here and going strong! We are having a celebration at the store this Saturday, March 8th starting at 11AM. This event is coinciding with the Kent City School Car Raffle. As our way to give back to the community that has supported Don Joseph Toyota for the last 50 years, we are raffling off a Brand New 2014 Toyota Corolla LE. The ticket sales for the raffle has ended but we are drawing the winner on Saturday the 8th. To help us celebrate the Kent City School band will be here to play some of their favorite tunes. The Swenson's Food Truck will be parked outside as well as the WGAR truck giving away prizes. We are supposed to have temperatures above freezing so come on by and help us celebrate! If you have purchased a ticket, good luck in the raffle!!
I am about to finish up a speech for the Women in Business breakfast tomorrow for the Streetsboro and Kent Area Chamber of Commerce. I was honored to be asked to talk about my story and my business. I am really looking forward to networking with other powerful women in all areas of business. They will no doubt be an inspiration for me as I continue my journey.
I am sitting here at work as the snow is silently falling on all of our vehicle inventory. Part of me dreads the morning where we will be brushing off all of that inventory, but it's all part of the job.
I hope everyone had a safe and happy New Year. I made sure to eat pork and sauerkraut on New Year's Day for good luck in 2014.
Speaking of 2014 did you guys see Toyota's new Concept Car? Check it out here ! Recently released at the Detroit Auto Show this beautiful Concept Car, the FT-1, is a sporty and futuristic look at what Toyota is made of. You can read more about at the link I provided above, but I think one Jess Joseph would look really sharp cruising down the streets of Kent in that!
Hello Everyone! I hope the Holiday Season is treating everyone right. I was so pleased to be able to spend this past Christmas with my friends and family. It was so nice to meet at my sister's house with all the kids running around excited with new toys and games. Us adults got an opportunity to laugh and reminisce about fun times in the past. I am so grateful to have the family and friends that I do. They keep me going.
Now it's almost 2014. I am SOOOO excited for the New Year. 2013 had its challenges and set backs for me on just about every level. But I look back on those events and it reminds me that I am strong and with the help of those around me, I can overcome anything.
What really pumps me up is when we have a really great Saturday of car sales. We couldn't be more thankful to our customers for making our jobs fun and rewarding. This past Saturday we sold a large amount of cars. It was great seeing the team I put in place working hard to make deals and make people happy. The time flew by. It isn't always easy being here on a "weekend" but a Saturday like this last one made it awesome. I truly think I have the best team of Managers and Salespeople and the store wouldn't be where it is without them!
One thing that can bring down a great Saturday of sales is vandalism. Yes, you read that right. Saturday night around 10pm we had 22 of our vehicles damaged SEVERELY. I received a call late Saturday night after being a guest at a close friend's wedding. I was on my way home and when I received the news my heart sunk. We are a family owned business. We've been in the Kent Community for almost 50 years. It hurts me that someone would take the time to destroy our property. It is clear this person doesn't understand the consequences of their actions. Fortunately, none of our New or Used car inventory wasn't affected. It was all trade-ins and lease turn ins.
WOW! Time is flying by. With Thanksgiving tomorrow, I can't help but reflect on what I have in my day to day that makes me grateful.
I know a lot of people have been doing the 28 days of grateful thing on FB and I enjoy reading my friends share the things they cherish from day to day. Committing to a day to day journal of what I am grateful for just isn't something I think I could accomplish in my busy schedule but I CAN take a moment to reflect on what I have in my life that makes me smile.
Family. First and foremost, my family makes me so filled with joy and love that I feel like I can burst at the seams. My crazy, fun-loving family may drive me crazy from time to time, like most, but at the end of the day they are mine and I am in love. I am so so excited to spend time with them tomorrow for Thanksgiving. Everyone around the table sharing stories and making new ones as the day goes on. Thanks family!
Work. Oh of course I have to mention good ole' Don Joseph Toyota/Scion. Not only does work provide me a livelihood to care for my family, but it provides me with so much more. My OTHER FAMILY. There is the family you're born into, the family you create, and then the family that you see almost every day of the week. My work family is so amazing that I often feel like they are my brothers and sisters. I am so happy the group of people I work with are so kind and hardworking. We are having a Christmas party next month, and I cannot wait to share a night of fun with everyone! Thanks work!
Well hello, you may have thought I had forgotten about blogging, and maybe you're right about that. But I'm here and I have a few things to discuss.
1) It's November. In case you guys didn't realize that. It's amazing how quickly time moves when you are busy. And my life has been busy! The store is great and trucking along, and now at the head of it, my responsibilities include more and more things each day! It really puts me in awe of those who came before me. To run a store isn't easy ya'll. I am lucky to have great co-workers and mentors to help me through it all.
2) Toyota has recently released some great incentives for the month of November that will turn you from: "ehh maybe it's time for a new car", to: "I REALLY NEED TO GET A NEW CAR". Now's the time and with specials on the nearly all the models from Sienna to Corolla to the Rav4, you will walk away surprised at all the vehicle you can get for your hard-earned buck.
3) Toyota is still running 100 Cars for Good and there is still voting. Check out their FB site to get more info and to place your votes. You can see here some of the winners!
I am excited that Toyota is about to launch this year's 100 Cars for Good program. Beginning tomorrow, folks have an opportunity to vote on Facebook for a charity that will receive Toyota vehicles at no cost to their non-profit organization.
Here are some cool FAQs about the philanthropic event.
The "100 Cars for Good" is a national philanthropic program launched in 2011 by Toyota. Over the course of 50 days, Toyota will be giving away 100 Cars to selected 100 nonprofit organizations across the United States. This is the third year that Toyota has offered the program.
You're right Beyonce, us girls do run the World. I think just like Beyonce, it was about time we let people know it too!
Earlier this week, the Record Courier was here interviewing me and Karen (my co-worker) about women working in the male-dominated car business. I was so pleased to discuss this with their writer because I have a great team of women working here at the store, and I think it's important to spread that word!
Without giving the entire article away, I just think it's important to note that each of the ladies pictured above are in important roles at the dealership. I have a finance team solely made up of women. I have a sales person, Marilyn who is consistently at the top of the selling board. I have a female in service ready to assist customers with vehicle needs. I have an internet sales person who handles each customer as they inquire online. And I have an internet and website guru who monitors and controls all things web related! I didn't do this on purpose, but I must say it has worked out really well for the store. These females are strong, smart, and cunning. I am lucky to have them working side by side with me on a daily basis. I don't want to give any more spoilers away because I think you all should read the article once it prints, either in this Sunday or next Sunday's Courier! Sooo Excited!
Earlier this week I set off with my dad Jeff Joseph to the Toyota National Dealer Meeting in Atlanta. This was not my first time at this meeting over the past several years but each year is new and exciting. This year I was not let down! From the entertainment to the vehicle reveals this meeting had me feeling proud to work for such a great company.
The event was hosted by Jerry Seinfeld. He was very entertaining! At one point he dismissed what the prompters were telling him to say and went off on his own. I thought that was funny and unique! Carrie Underwood performed a handful of songs for us and she was phenomenal!! I cannot believe how amazing her voice is! This year George W. Bush was to speak at the event, but he was undergoing surgery and couldn't attend. Condoleezza Rice stepped in for the former President and delivered a brilliant speech. It was both inspiring and touching. She serves as a role model for me as a woman to be successful in my business. Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto was there as well serving sushi to guests. I have never had more delicious Sushi!
Toyota then presented their 50 millionth customer. He is a police officer and he had bought a Camry. Toyota presented him with the title for his vehicle AND gave his family a brand new Rav4. The gentleman was floored by this generosity and so was I. It feels wonderful to be working for a company that knows how to give back!


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FAQ: Essential Workers and Vaccinations
creynolds March 18, 2021 COVID-19 Fact Sheets, Occupational Health & Safety
As an essential worker, when will I receive my first dose of the vaccine?
When you receive your first dose will depend on your individual risk factors, not your occupation, unless you work directly with COVID-19 patients.
Any concerns you may have about your eligibility to be included in a priority group, based on a health condition, should be discussed with a health care provider.
Does my status as an essential service worker entitle me to receive the vaccine in Phase 2 of Newfoundland Labrador's roll-out?
No, simply being an essential service worker does not qualify you.
You may be eligible based other factors, such as:
You are currently working directly with the public in an area that is at Alert Level 5
You are considered to be "clinically extremely vulnerable" as defined in the province's immunization plan and following consultation with your health care provider. See the list of people who may be considered clinically extremely vulnerable on page 4 of the plan.
But I thought the advice said I could get one!
Right now, the Phase 2 vaccination group allows for essential service workers who work directly with the public in regions that are at Alert Level 5, at the discretion of the Chief Medical Officer of Health.
Phase 2 criteria for priority groups can be viewed at nl.ca/covid-19/vaccine/prioritygroups.
I am worried about being exposed to the virus through my work. Why doesn't that qualify me for a vaccine?
Vaccination will not provide any degree of safety in workplaces until the majority of the population has been vaccinated. This is called "herd immunity". When a lot of people in a community are vaccinated it's harder for the virus to spread because most of the people it encounters are immune.
Until then, our best defences are the public health measures we have been fighting to ensure are happening in at our worksites. Masking, social distancing, hand hygiene, and thorough cleaning and sanitation practices will ensure our safety on the job.
Learn more about herd immunity at who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/how-do-vaccines-work.
I know an essential worker in another part of the province who received a vaccine, but I am not eligible yet. Why is that?
Some areas of the province (such as Labrador and isolated Indigenous communities) have been designated as high priority areas due to community characteristics that make residents at a higher risk for severe disease or death. People who work and live in those areas may receive a vaccine before others who do the same job, based on those risk factors.
Essential workers who work directly with the public in areas that remain in Alert Level 5 (such as grocery store workers) could be eligible to receive the vaccine in Phase 2 of the roll-out, at the discretion of the Chief Medical Officer of Health.
The full Newfoundland and Labrador COVID-19 Immunization Plan is available online at gov.nl.ca/covid-19/vaccine.
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Microgravity Zero Boiloff Tank (ZBOT) Experiments Provide Data for Pressure Control Systems
May 29, 2019 / CSA Executive Director
by Dr. Mohammad Kassemi, NASA Glenn Research Center, Mohammad.Kassemi@nasa.gov
Long-duration cryogenic storage of propellant and life support liquids is an enabling technology within the critical path of nearly all envisioned human planetary missions [1]. The pressurization and pressure control of such propellant tanks will be governed by complicated dynamic interactions amongst forced mixing, the various gravity-dependent transport mechanisms in the vapor and liquid phases, and the condensation-evaporation process at the interface. The effective implementation and optimization of a dynamic pressure control system for space applications can consequently be extremely difficult to achieve, especially without collected and relevant microgravity experimental data.
Current zero boiloff tank (ZBOT) experiments represent a series of small scale tank pressurization and pressure control experiments aboard the International Space Station (ISS). The researchers use a transparent volatile simulant fluid in a transparent sealed tank to delineate various fluid flow, heat and mass transport and phase change phenomena that control storage tank pressurization and pressure control in microgravity [2].
The hardware and experimental setup of ZBOT-1, the first of three envisioned hierarchical experiments, detailed in Cold Facts Vol. 33, No. 3. NASA transported the unit to ISS in 2017, where astronaut Joe Acaba handled installation within the microgravity science glovebox (MSG), as shown in Figure 1.
Close to 100 tests were then conducted over a period of roughly three months. Each test studied and quantified fluid flow and thermal stratification during self-pressurization; and mixing, thermal destratification, depressurization and jet ullage penetration during the pressure control intervals.
Hand-in-hand with the experiments, a comprehensive two-phase computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model has also been developed for simulation and prediction of storage tank pressurization and pressure control [3]. The model uses a VOF (volume of fluid) scheme to capture the fluid phases and tracks velocity, temperature and multi-component species concentrations in both domains under tight coupling with the evaporative/condensing mass transfer and energy and force balances at the phase front. The NASA team has extensively verified and validated the CFD model against both ZBOT ground-based and microgravity data, though a validation process against microgravity data continues.
Hardware and Experimental Setup
Figure 2 shows a schematic of the main components of the ZBOT-1 hardware in MSG and a cross-sectional view of the test cell made of polished optical quality cast acrylic. The test cell consists of a cylindrical midsection capped at two ends by hemispherical domes, both four inches in diameter by eight inches in height. And the device is equipped with a strip heater mounted on the outer surface of the cylindrical acrylic wall; a jet flow nozzle at the bottom that is activated during the pressure control tests; and a screened Liquid Acquisition Device (LAD) that ensures only liquid is extracted, thermally conditioned and pumped in through the nozzle during the jet flow mixing cycles.
Figure 2. Schematic of ZBOT hardware components in MSG and cross-sectional view of test tank within the vacuum jacket. Image: NASA
To provide proper containment and definable and controllable thermal boundary conditions for model validation, the test cell is isolated from the MSG environment via a temperature-controlled vacuum jacket (VJ) that is also enclosed within another cooling jacket. The tank fluid temperature prior to each test and the jet flow temperatures during the mixing cycles are maintained by careful conditioning of the fluid via a counter-flow shell and tube heat exchanger in the fluid supply unit (FSU) located just below the MSG test cell.
The simulant phase change fluid used in the experiment is Perfluoro-n-Pentane (PnP, or C5F12), a non-polar volatile refrigerant with a boiling point of 29°C at 1 atm and a near zero contact angle with the test tank. NASA toxicology and ECLSS groups have approved a high purity (99.7 percent straight-chained n-isomer) version of PnP as safe for use within the ISS. A bellowed reservoir stores the fluid that is degassed on orbit initially and before each fill level change. A radial flow membrane contactor performs degassing to a high degree of purity (less than 5 torr residual gases). This process ensures that any noncondensable effects are eliminated during the ZBOT-1 tests.
Temperature-controlled windows on the VJ accommodate the camera and white light/laser sheet illumination packages included for image-capture of the ullage. This diagnostic setup also accommodates particle streaking flow visualization and particle imaging velocimetry (PIV) in the liquid region. Tank pressure and jet flow rate are measured using a high accuracy pressure transducer and a Coriolis flow meter, respectively. There are 43 RTDs embedded on a rack in the fluid, on the inside and outside surfaces of the tank wall, on the VJ and in the jet flow line and nozzle. These RTDs measure fluid and wall temperatures with a precision and accuracy that is conducive to detailed computational model validation.
Microgravity Tests and Procedures
Self-pressurization tests were conducted under three modes: VJ heating, strip heating and simultaneous VJ and strip heating; therein creating an attempt to simulate heat leaks from the environment, the support structure and both. The pressure control studies were performed either from an elevated uniform temperature condition or from thermally stratified conditions following a self-pressurization run.
Liquid was drawn from the tank, passed through the heat exchanger in the FSU and then injected into the tank at a given flow rate. This was conducted either at the average tank fluid temperature for mixing only destratification and ullage penetration studies or at a prescribed subcooled level for active cooling pressure control tests.
Jet flow rates were varied from 2 to 25 cm/s and spanned a range of jet Reynolds numbers in laminar, transitional and turbulent regimes; and a range of Weber numbers covering no ullage penetration, partial penetration and complete ullage penetration and breakup.
Particle image velocimetry (PIV) test runs were also performed to both visualize and quantify the flow fields, especially during the jet mixing operations. Since particle injection and PIV was carried out for the first time with this class of nonpolar fluids in microgravity, ZBOT tests were performed with and without particle injection to ensure both the integrity of the primary temperature and that pressure data was not compromised.
Overview of Microgravity Results
Interesting quantitative results were obtained with regard to the altered and sometimes non-intuitive microgravity behavior of fluid flow, heat and mass transfer and ullage dynamics in the storage tank, providing important implications for several aspects of storage tank design.
ZBOT pressurization data indicates that classic tank self-pressurization trends in microgravity, due to either localized or global heating, are quite similar to their 1g counterparts. However, it is also shown that both the rate and magnitude of pressurization in microgravity are lower than in 1g under otherwise similar conditions. Thus, ground-based results may be used as conservative estimates for designing the storage tank for space applications.
Such pressurization results further indicate that deviations from the classic self-pressurization trends can more readily occur in weightlessness due to microgravity thermal stratification. In microgravity, nucleate boiling of localized hot spots on the vessel wall can occur at much lower wall heat fluxes, a condition due to the weaker natural convection and thermal stratification compared to their 1g counterparts—especially if the wall also provides suitable nucleation sites.
Thus, it is envisioned that a propellant tank with a perforated internal wall structure may be subject to low intensity nucleate wall boiling, even under relatively moderate heat fluxes. Herein, a simultaneous combination of global and local heating provides the most conducive condition for microgravity nucleate boiling.
Microgravity results indicate that jet mixing during tank thermal destratification and pressure control follows a surprisingly non-intuitive trend compared to its 1g behavior. At low jet speeds (low Weber numbers) the ullage will move towards the jet nozzle inlet if the jet is not perfectly aligned with the ullage central axis. Of course, such alignment is quite difficult to arrange due to the existence of a varying 3D residual gravitational field.
At higher jet speeds (high Weber number), the ullage can be kept in the upper portions of the tank opposite the jet nozzle inlet, but will tend to move to accommodate the passage of the jet with minimal penetration. Thus, a stable ullage that can be punctured and penetrated centrally and split by the jet will be elusive, particularly at higher fill levels.
Pressure control through thermal destratification—provided by an uncooled jet entering the tank at the average tank temperature—was seen to be minimal and ineffective. However, results showed that subcooled jet mixing can serve as an effective means of tank pressure control by providing a very rapid and drastic initial tank pressure drop followed by further depressurization at a continuously decreasing rate until a steady pressure level is achieved.
A very non-intuitive and surprising phenomenon involved an immense phase change at the screened LAD. It occurred during subcooled jet mixing, where the entire test cell was filled initially with small, but subsequently growing and coalescing bubbles. It was shown that during subcooled jet mixing, the sudden drop in tank pressure—as the cold jet surrounds and isolates the ullage from the rest of the tank—causes a similar sudden decline in the saturation temperature.
It is postulated that massive nucleate boiling can be instigated at the numerous nucleation sites on the LAD screen as the saturation temperature drops below the LAD temperature. If this hypothesis is true, it implies that a liquid jet (one that selectively isolates the ullage from other hotspots in the tank to provide an effective and rapid pressure control) may still not be a suitable means of tank pressure control in microgravity due to the possibility of instigating intense boiling/phase change at other locations in the tank.
CFD model validation against ZBOT microgravity data is continuing with good success. The useful and pertinent results of the experiment have underscored the value of such subscale simulant fluid ISS-class experiments for model validation. It has also demonstrated its effectiveness for gaining a better understanding of the intricate transport and phase change interactions that control tank pressurization and pressure control while pointing out serious practical implications that may prove important to future large cryogenic storage tank design for space applications.
[1] J. Salzman, "Fluid management in space-based systems," Proceedings of the Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space, 5th International Conference on Space, Vol. 1, 1996.
[2] S. Barsi and M. Kassemi, "Investigation of Tank Pressurization and Pressure Control—Part I: Experimental Study," ASME Journal of Thermal Science & Engineering Applications, Vol. 5, No 2, December 2013.
[3] M. Kassemi, O. Kartuzova, S. Hylton, "Validation of Two-Phase CFD Models for Propellant Tank Self-Pressurization: Crossing Fluid Types, Scales, and Gravity Levels," Cryogenics Vol. 89, January 2018.
Funding from the ISS Microgravity Physical Sciences Program, NASA HQ, tireless efforts by William Sheredy, ZBOT Project Manager, and Dr. R. Balasubramaniam, ZBOT Project Scientist, and CFD work by ZBOT Science Team, Sonya Hylton and Dr. Olga Kartuzova, are gratefully acknowledged. ■
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Children, Brain Development & the Criminal Law
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Children, Brain Development and the Criminal Law
ScienceDaily (June 18, 2012) ? The legal system needs to take greater account of new discoveries in neuroscience that show how a difficult childhood can affect the development of a young person's brain which can increase the risk adolescent crimes, according to researchers.
The research will be presented as part of an Economic and Social Research Council seminar series in conjunction with the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology.
Neuroscientists have recently shown that early adversity — such as a very chaotic and frightening home life — can result in a young child becoming hyper vigilant to potential threats in their environment. This appears to influence the development of brain connectivity and functions.
Such children may come to adolescence with brain systems that are set differently, and this may increase their likelihood of taking impulsive risks. For many young offenders such early adversity is a common experience, and it may increase both their vulnerability to mental health problems and also their risk of problem behaviours.
These insights, from a team led by Dr Eamon McCrory, University College London, are part of a wave of neuroscientific research questions that have potential implications for the legal system.
Other research by Dr Seena Fazel of Oxford University has shown that while social disadvantage is a major risk factor for offending, a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) — from an accident or assault — significantly increases the risk of involvement in violent crime.
Professor Huw Williams, at University of Exeter, has similarly shown that around 45 per cent of young offenders have TBI histories, and more injuries are associated with greater violence.
Professor Williams said: "The latest message from neuroscience is that young people who suffer troubled childhoods may experience a kind of 'triple whammy'. A difficult social background may put them at greater risk of offending and influence their brain development early on in childhood in a way that increases risky behaviour. This can then increase their chances of experiencing an injury to their brains that would compromise their ability to stay in school or contribute to society still further."
Professor Williams wants to see better
communication between neuroscientists, clinicians and lawyers so that research findings like these lead to changes in the legal system. "There is a big gap between research conducted by neuroscientists and the realities of the day to day work of the justice system," he said.
"Although criminal behaviour results from a complex interplay of a host of factors, neuroscientists and clinicians are identifying key risk factors that — if addressed — could reduce crime. Investment in earlier, focussed interventions may offset the costs of years of custody and social violence."
Dr Eileen Vizard, a prominent adolescent forensic psychiatrist, will talk at the event Neuroscience, Children and the Law, about how the criminal justice system needs to be changed to age appropriate sentencing for children as young as ten years old, whilst also providing for the welfare needs of these deprived children. Laura Hoyano — a leading expert on vulnerable people in criminal courts — will discuss the problems children face when testifying in criminal courts.
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Jan Gordon, Gladys Hines (1888-1958), Nina Hamnett (1890-1956) and R.H. Wilenski (1887-1975) were contemporaries at the London School of Art ("Brangwyns"). Nina Hamnett moved there in 1907 after she had transferred from the Pelham Art School and continued her studies until 1910. Jan Gordon was her contemporary there during 1907-8, before his move to Paris.
Nina Hamnett is mentioned in "The London Roundabout" (1933) in a nostalgic conversation between Jan Gordon and "G.": "G. and I were discussing real-life romances of the students with whom we had been at school." "G." may be Gladys Hines who is the model in this painting by Harold Knight.
Gordon wrote, ""By Jove!" I say to G. "If we had only known what would happen to all the school geniuses..."
"Yes," said G.,"Who would have thought that ... N. would have turned up as a half-drunken, half-genius notoriety, ..."" (The text is unusual for Jan Gordon in that the capital letter refers to the first name of the individual concerned as opposed to the surname in earlier texts (e.g. see)).
Nina Hamnett did indeed become notorious. She recorded her account of Bohemian life in England and France in her (very enjoyable) 1932 book "The Laughing Torso", published the year before Jan and Cora Gordon's "The London Roundabout". Of Brangwyns, she writes, "Wilenski, the art critic, was there too. He wore a large sombrero, a black cloak and carried a silver-headed stick. He had studied abroad and painted purple and green studies and was the admiration of the whole school, but we were rather frightened of him and regarded him as a superior being who understood the mysteries of life. Jan Gordon was there also."
Nina Hamnett, "Myself to-day" in her 1932 book "The Laughing Torso."
Hamnett went on to exhibit works at the New English Art Club, the Royal Academy and the London Group in England, and also at the Salon d'Automne in Paris. She taught at the Westminster Technical Institute from 1917 to 1918 and was an associate of Bloomsbury artist Roger Fry, assisting in avant-garde productions of fabrics, clothes, murals, furniture and more. She was a successful artist for nearly forty years.