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Cooper's mixed drink executive order receives mixed reaction from locals
Published 12:00 am Sunday, December 27, 2020
By Ben Stansell
A selection of mixed drinks is available to go now, but with restrictions. (File photo by Andy Mooney, Salisbury Post)
SALISBURY — In an effort to give restaurants and bars a boost while ensuring public health safety, Gov. Roy Cooper announced last week that mixed alcoholic beverages could be sold to go and for delivery effective until Jan. 31.
"This order will help people avoid settings that can contribute to increased viral spread while giving restaurants and bars a financial boost that they need right now," Cooper said in a news release. "With cases and hospitalizations high around the country, let's all do our part to slow the spread of COVID-19 while supporting local, small businesses safely."
Cooper's order applies to hotels, restaurants, private clubs, private bars and distilleries who possess certain ABC permits.
Like the drinks that are now available to go or for delivery, the reaction to the executive order among local restaurant and bar owners so far has been mixed.
Gianni Moscardini, the owner of La Cava italian restaurant, said that the executive order was a pleasant surprise.
"It caught everybody by surprise," Moscardini said. "We're trying to react as fast as we can and take advantage as quick as we can."
Moscardini said that La Cava already sold a to-go mixed drink to a customer, but he's still trying to gain clarification on how the drinks must be properly packaged. Even though the restaurant has sold wine for customers to take home, selling mixed drinks is entirely different.
"That's where it's still a little bit murky," Moscardini said. "We don't know exactly how it's going to work and how you're going to seal the drink. We're not quite sure yet."
Moscardini isn't alone in his confusion.
Keyla Hedrick, a staff member at DJ's Restaurant, said that the eatery is also seeking more information about how to-go drinks should be sealed.
"I used to work in Florida and down there you just don't put a straw in the drink and they can take it with them," Hedrick said. "Here, I believe there's some kind of seal on it, so I'm waiting to hear from the (Alcoholic Law Enforcement) before we move forward with that on exactly what their specifications are for it to be considered takeout and not an open container."
Hedrick said that she hasn't heard of many local restaurants or bars who have jumped on the opportunity quite yet.
Chris Ostle, the owner of The Fish Bowl, said that the stipulations included with the executive order make him weary of even trying to participate. There are a number of rules listed in Cooper's order, one of which states that a single purchaser can only buy one mixed beverage at a time when ordering a drink to go or to be delivered.
With no mixed drinks exceeding $9 on the menu, Ostle said, delivering a single drink to a customer wouldn't be profitable.
In addition to that rule, each mixed beverage that is sold to go or delivered has to have a label that lists the drink name or the type of liquor it possesses and the quantity of liquor. The label must also state the name of the person who the drink is being delivered to and a statement that reads: "The contents of this container shall not be purchased by, possessed by, or given to, any individual under the age of 21 years."
Those requirements build on top of the deliverer already having to possess a receipt that lists the name, address, and telephone number of the seller, the purchaser's name and delivery address and the deliverer's delivery service permit number.
Some other rules listed in the executive order include:
Delivery orders must be prepaid (gratuity is not included)
The container can't exceed 750 milliliters and can't contain more than standard size of a mixed drink
The deliverer must maintain the receipt of sale for at least 30 days
Ostle said that the order may be helpful to some restaurants who already have a robust delivery system in place, but for his business it wouldn't make sense. He'd also be concerned about someone opening the sealed container in their car, which is against the law.
"It's better for them to package their food with some alcohol, but it doesn't really work for us and what we do and it's just a liability nightmare," Ostle said. "We're not even going to bother with it."
Amie Baudoin, the owner of Morgan Ridge Railwalk brewery and eatery, said that the mixed drink order won't impact their business, since they only serve beer and wine to go, which requires a different permit. Baudoin said that adding mixed drinks was part of their business plan for the upcoming year, but COVID-19 changed that. Adding mixed drinks to take advantage of the order, Baudoin said, isn't something they plan on doing.
Moscardini is optimistic that the order will be beneficial and he said that his team at La Cava is coming up with a plan to take advantage of it when the restaurant reopens after closing for a few days for Christmas.
"The thing is, if they're going to keep on going, it would be a very good thing," he said.
Since the order expires on Jan. 31, restaurants and bar owners will have to adapt quickly in order to reap the benefits.
About Ben Stansell
Ben Stansell covers business, county government and more for the Salisbury Post. He joined the staff in August 2020 after graduating from the University of Alabama. Email him at ben.stansell@salisburypost.com.
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Homity pie, the staple of Cranks' vegetarian wholefood restaurants, where I worked many (many!) years ago, still has a special place in my heart.
Boil a kettle. Wash, peel and dice the potato into 2cm chunks. Transfer to a saucepan with a good pinch or two of salt. Pour over enough boiling water to cover, then simmer for 10 minutes, or until soft. Meanwhile, trim the leek and cut in half lengthways.
Finely shred one half (save the rest for another meal). Rinse well. Peel and finely dice the onion. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan. Add the leek and onion. Gently fry for 10 minutes, stirring now and then, until soft. Meanwhile, peel and finely chop or crush the garlic.
Wash half the pack of parsley and shake well to remove excess moisture. Wash the salad leaves and a good handful of the alfalfa sprouts. Once cooked, drain the potato into a colander.
Leave to sit for 2 minutes for excess steam to evaporate, then mash with 1 tablespoon of double cream and some salt and pepper. Add the garlic and dried mixed herbs to the leek and onion. Cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Mix with the potato and leave to cool for 10 minutes.
Preheat oven to 220˚C/Gas Mark 6. Once the potato has cooled, mix in the parsley and half the cheddar. Taste and add more salt and pepper if needed. Lightly grease a nonstick baking tray with a little oil. Crack the egg into a small bowl or cup.
Use a fork to whisk white and yolk together. Take the pastry out of the fridge and unroll it. Cut into quarter's (you just need 2 of these pieces – save the rest for use in other meals). Lay 2 of the quarter's on the baking tray.
Making sure the potato mixture is well squidged together, divide it between the 2 pastry pieces, leaving a 2-3cm border of pastry. Gather up the pastry edges and push them up and over the potato mix to partly cover it, leaving some of the top exposed. It should form a rough, oval, open-topped parcel.
Brush the sides and top of the pastry with beaten egg (just use your finger if you've not got a pastry brush). Top the exposed veg with the remaining cheddar cheese. Bake for 20-30 minutes, depending on your oven, until the pastry is cooked through, golden brown and puffed up.
Mix the salad leaves and alfalfa and toss them in a little dressing if you like. Serve with the cooked pies.
Where it came from originally is up for discussion. A World War Two ration book meal? The hearty creation of a Devon farmer's wife? Any road, it's comforting, filling and tasty. This version uses puff pastry, but we've kept the classic open-pie form, just made it a little more freestyle.


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Posts Tagged with 'space'
Random links #18
Written on 4 November 2019, 04:51pm
Tagged with: internet, links, movies, science, space, speaking
The only thing that truly matters in public speaking is not confidence, stage presence, or smooth talking. It's having something worth saying.
The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking via
Every winner begins as a loser but not every failure leads to success. It turns out that trying again and again only works if you learn from your previous failures. The idea is to work smart, not hard.
Failure Found to be an "Essential Prerequisite" For Success
Would you notice? Some students were presented with an onscreen calculator that was programmed to give the wrong answers. Researchers found most participants raised few or no suspicions when presented with wrong answers, until the answers were quite wrong.
Would you notice if your calculator was lying to you?
Fingerprinting happens when sites force your browser to hand over innocent-looking but largely unchanging technical information about your computer, such as the resolution of your screen, your operating system or the fonts you have installed. Combined, those details create a picture of your device as unique as the skin on your thumb.
What is fingerprinting? The online tracking you can't avoid
Imagine a world where the global space race never ended. This "what if" take on history from Ronald D. Moore spotlights the lives of NASA astronauts—the heroes and rock stars of their time—and their families.
Space movies scientific goofs
Written on 24 October 2019, 11:39am
Tagged with: movies, science, space
I recently watched a number of space movies. Apollo 11, Apollo 13 and First Man looked more like a documentary – following the real events that happened 50 years ago. But then I also watched (or re-watched in the first 3 cases) Gravity, The Martian, Interstellar and Ad Astra – where the directors left their imagination free. But how scientifically-accurate are these 4 movies? Here is some insight.
Warning – spoilers ahead. You have been warned!
I should probably start by saying that I didn't like Ad Astra. Partially because of the story (which I found silly), partially because the whole masculinity idea was ridiculous, but more importantly, because it was full of science goofs. I really liked the idea of the regular service to the Moon and beyond, but, as soon as Brad Pitt climbed into a firing rocket, the movie started to feel bad. And then it didn't get any better.
So here is a non-exhaustive list of science goofs from Ad Astra:
Climbing up inside a rocket while the engines are running? Wow. Just wow.
Using a piece of metal to travel through Neptune's rings? Sure, in Tom&Jerry, but in reality, the relative velocities would be so big that shooting with bullets would feel like a water pistol…
Using the blast from a nuclear explosion in space to thrust you back to Earth? There is no atmosphere in space, so a shock wave is out of question. The only thing that the explosion would create is debris.
How would the main character jump into a years-old trip knowing that the life support supply is limited? Either he planned to kill somebody or never thought about that. Neither of this fits the character.
Using a rotating radar to slingshot you through space? Sure. But with that extraordinary precision? Unlikely.
The guys behind Ad Astra simply don't get how space works. Almost everything related to the space travel is wrong. There are scenes like the rocket hijacking one when people who know a bit of physics feel insulted. What's even worse, there was no need for such inaccuracies:
There could have been solid science reasons to motivate nearly all of the film's more far-fetched plot points.
Read more: imdb.com, USA Today
Gravity (2013)
Gravity is the kind of movie that grows on you. I didn't really enjoy it first time I saw it, but after watching it again several years later, I liked the main idea of the movie: our fragility and helplessness in space. The director admitted from the beginning that "Gravity is not a documentary; it is a piece of fiction". Consequently there are a number of space goofs as well:
The ISS and the Hubble space telescope are orbiting Earth at different altitudes (420km vs 560km). They are both in low-Earth orbit, but could never be so close to each other. The Chinese space station was not in space when the last space shuttle was retired from service.
The communication satellites are much, much higher: 22240 miles (geostationary orbit). So there was no way the debris of the communication satellites would have any impact on the Shuttle/Hubble telescope.
Communication with the world would continue through ground stations even if the communication satellites were off
The space walk is not so easy at it seems in the movie. You cannot simply put on your space suit and jump off to space. Decompression sickness is a real problem, as is the exhaustion. At the end of a space walk, the astronauts are exhausted and must gradually re-accommodate to breathing air (during the space walk they are breathing pure oxygen at lower pressure). Plus, in the movie, there is no sign that the astronauts were wearing any thermal / cooling / ventilation system, nor a space diaper. Just some sexy panties 🙂
Finally, the thing with the fire extinguisher: in theory, it's doable. But in practice, you are much more likely to go into a spin, unless you manage to point the jet really close to your center of gravity.
As in 'Ad Astra', the mechanics of moving in space are not very accurate:
It is hard for most people to understand the difficulty in being in orbit trying to reach another object in orbit. Accelerating an object in the direction of travel will actually not move you forward. Instead the energy is used up raising the object's altitude, where it will have a slower orbital speed and therefore actually move "backwards" in orbit.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1454468/goofs
Overall, Gravity manages to give a good idea on the look and feel of the space. The science goofs rarely distract you from watching the movie. And the message in the end is brilliant. The entire landing scene is like the evolution of life, in one shot.
Read more: nasa.gov, popsci.com, wikipedia.
The movies does a really good job in following the story from the novel of Andy Weir. This means that it also inherits the artistic licenses from the book. The science goofs are small and far apart, here is the list:
Due to the low atmospheric pressure on Mars, the wind would not be strong enough to tip a space ship. Plus, how come the second ship (Ares IV) can wait on Mars for years without any stability problem?
Figuring out an emergency escape route from Mars would be trivial for NASA and would not require a space nerd to figure it out. Also, using the Ares IV would be the obvious solution to get out of Mars
The Ironman scene has the same problems with the fire extinguisher scene from Gravity. See above.
Getting in and out of the space suit would not be so trivial. There are different pressures in the space suit compared to the hab. Stepping into the space suit and going out of the hab would require similar preparations as for a space walk, just as in Gravity:
Dropping from 14 PSI to 4.7 PSI pressure requires a progressive decompression sequence each time, which takes over two hours by the NASA protocol. The astronaut must pre-breathe pure oxygen to purge nitrogen from the body for this time, plus a period of "vigorous exercise" at the start of each pre-breathing and decompression sequence. Without this, the astronaut will get "the bends" due to nitrogen in the body tissues forming bubbles.
Once you accept the idea that people have a small base on Mars, things go smoothly from a scientific point of view. Brilliant movie; I highly recommend reading the book before watching the movie.
Read more: The Guardian, MovieMistakes.com
I might be subjective on this, because it's one of my favorite movies. Or because the film director hired a scientific consultant who later on wrote a book and then won a Nobel price in physics for the detection of the gravitational waves. Or the fact that you need a degree in astrophysics to understand the science goofs of Interstellar:
No one can survive the g-force necessary to produce 7 years of time dilation per hour.
— https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816692/goofs
What's amazing for me is how Nolan manages to mix scientific facts with a great story. He even gets the time travel right; I cannot recall any other movie where the time relativity is presented in a better way.
Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku praised the film for its scientific accuracy and has said Interstellar "could set the gold standard for science fiction movies for years to come."
— Wikipedia
2014: A black hole as described in 'The science of Interstellar' book
2019: NASA Visualization of a Black Hole's Warped World
Written on 7 October 2019, 02:49pm
Tagged with: airlines, climate change, space, Tesla
Electric planes
Air travel is bad for the planet—and travelers may finally be getting the message.
The change in mindset is due to increasing awareness of the issue thanks to attention-grabbing protests, like when activist group Extinction Rebellion shut down Heathrow Airport and climate warrior Greta Thunberg sailed across the Atlantic in a zero-emissions yacht to speak at the UN's climate summit.
Does flight shaming work?
Solution? Hybrid or full electric planes. Also tested by NASA.
Heavyside, from Kitty Hawk is really silent and has a range of about 100 miles
Radiation in space is a big deal
If we want to prepare astronauts to fly to Mars, then we have a lot of problems to solve when it comes to health and well being. There are both psychological (isolation, confinement, sleep disturbance, etc) but also physiological (micro-gravity long time effects, radiation) factors to overcome. One of the most important is the radiation.
Radiation on Earth is about 4.6 mSv/year. On the Moon – 300/400x. On Mars – 1000x.
How can we reduce the radiation impact? Medical selection of the most resistant individuals, shielding (the ISS has 3 highly shielded areas) and medication. Hibernation is also an option, not explored yet.
Radiation sensitivity decreases with age. A teenager is 2 times more sensitive than a 30-years old adult, which is in turn 2 times more sensitive than a 50-years old.
Space travel affects the astronauts' immune system. Various factors play a part in this process, i.e. weightlessness, cosmic radiation, isolation and the inevitable stress. At the request of European, American and Russian space agencies, SCK•CEN tests the blood of astronauts when they return from a long space mission. We perform analyses using advanced biochemical and molecular techniques.
Long-term exposure cannot be avoided during long distance missions, e.g. to Mars – for which the return flight takes 18 months. Sensitivity to cosmic radiation varies considerably between people, and consequently also between astronauts.
The Belgian Nuclear Research Centre
Time matters
The Tesla dashcam writes its rolling clips in the /recent folder. The manually saved clips are stored in the /saved folder. Recently Tesla introduced the Sentry mode, which automatically saves events when the car is parked (ex. a person or a car is passing by).
The Tesla engineers thought that it's appropriate to save these clips not in a dedicated folder (like /sentry), but in the same /saved folder where the manual clips are saved.
The outcome? When I want to look for a video that I manually saved, I have no easy way to find it. Sentry mode produces a huge number of videos, sometimes 10 videos for a half an hour spent in a busy parking. Finding the right folder among literally hundreds of other folders is like finding a needle in a haystack.
Compare this to the following bit:
One day Jobs complained to Larry Kenyon (the engineer of the Macintosh OS) that it was taking too long to boot up. Kenyon explained why reducing the boot-up time wasn't possible, but Jobs cut him off: "If it would save a person's life, could you find a way to shave 10 seconds off the boot time?". He then showed on a whiteboard that if the Mac had five million users and it took 10 seconds extra to turn it on every day, that added up to 300 million or so hours a year — the equivalent of at least 100 lifetimes a year. After a few weeks, Kenyon had the machine booting up 28 seconds faster.
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Monday Night-Tuesday (Jan 29-30) snow showers: Northern stream energy dives in behind the departing Monday wave. At this point we'll be colder. This tail-end interaction will likely form an inverted trough that could span from the departing Monday low back into the Mid-Atlantic US. Guidance has been all over on the heaviest snowfall location ranging from NJ (in general) to CPA to Delmarva. But the consensus has been a light event (anything from just flurries to a quick few inches depending on where the small area of enhanced lifting occurs). Also with the progressive flow the IVT is going to quickly drift east. A forecast of widespread scattered snow showers is probably the best way to handle this with the caveat that a thin strip location could see enhanced snowfall. The exact location of the thin strip is next to impossible to pin down with an inverted trough setup.
Friday-Saturday (Feb 2-3) frontal wave: This potential comes in the form of another weak wave riding a cold front. Only this time, it's a little more favorably positioned for wintry weather than tomorrow's warmer rain event. We would be dealing with a rain-to-snow scenario. So a lot of snow accumulations could be lost for the first third-to-half of the precipitation. Temperatures are expected to crash through the precipitation shield however (from NW to SE) quicker than the precipitation ends. So a frozen icy layer, beneath finishing snow accumulations, is a realistic travel hazard. The question is how much snow accumulation occurs after the changeover and point of stickage. I would expect the timing on this event to drift earlier or later on model guidance since it's a very progressive setup. We'll adjust as needed headed through this week. For now, Friday-Saturday is a loose general window. There is also more precipitation possible for Super Bowl Sunday but that's just outside the range of confidence. Let's focus on the Friday-Saturday potential first.
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Earlier in 2017 HTC unveiled the HTC U11. The flagship phone was phone was powered by the latest SoC that came with great specs but still had an outdated design with huge bezel flaws. The phone was in no way ready to beat the most appealing smartphones these days. Finally, HTC has come up with the latest signature handset the HTC U11 Plus.
HTC U11 Plus an iconic flagship phone sports a massive Super LCD 6-inch display with 18:9 aspect ratio which is protected by Gorilla Glass on top. The display is enhanced as the phone now supports HDR10. The phone comes with a mirror-like glistening finish. The U11 Plus is embedded with the IP68 rating which maximizes the phone's survival under water. The unique feature of this phone is its squeezable frame that enables Alexa and Google Assistant upon a soft squeeze.
Aside from the design, the HTC's latest smartphone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC coupled with variants of 4/6 GB RAM and 64/128 GB storage on board. The phone also supports storage expansion via MicroSD slot. The major improvement in this flagship phone is a 3930mAh battery tied with Quick Charge 3.0 alongside 2 available power saving modes.
Taking a look in the camera section, HTC has not adopted the dual camera setup on the back as most of the smartphones nowadays do. The HTC U11 Plus optics on the rear is featured with 12 MP with f/1.7 aperture and 3 sensors UltraPixel. As in front, there is an 8 MP selfie shooter. The fingerprint sensor is attached to the back of the phone. The phone runs on the latest android version 8.0 Android Oreo.
The HTC U11 Plus comes in three color variants: Ceramic Black, Amazing Silver, and Translucent Black. As for now the only color option available is Translucent Black. Europe and Asia are more likely to have the phone in hand first. The phone is set to release on November 20 for purchase around Europe costing approximately £699 and €799. The phone will hit the market in Asia shortly. The HTC U11 Plus price in Nepal is estimated to be around NRs. 96000.


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Gynoeryx is a genus of moths in the family Sphingidae first described by Robert Herbert Carcasson in 1968.

Species
Gynoeryx bilineatus (Griveaud 1959)
Gynoeryx brevis (Oberthur 1909)
Gynoeryx integer (Viette 1956)
Gynoeryx meander (Boisduval 1875)
Gynoeryx paulianii (Viette 1956)
Gynoeryx teteforti (Griveaud 1964)

References

Smerinthini
Moth genera
Taxa named by Robert Herbert Carcasson

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Several of you are new to "Scoops" this time. So just a couple of things. First, by posting we are not commenting on whether you would be a good fit or of the health of a congregation. We are the Want Ads, it is your job to kick the tires. Second, we reserve the right to be human. If you see a mistake kindly point it out and we will check it out and make necessary changes. Third, IF you believe "no one should at that church," that just might be a place that REALLY needs a good preacher. Finally, The Scoop Blog exists only because people share information with us. If you know of something we have not posted (check back a few) PLEASE let us know. We reserve the right to edit all Scoops sent to us (for instance we try to remove superlatives, they tend to be biased. For instance number two, we assume every church wants a "sound, faithfully, biblically solid preacher." Those too tend to be interpreted differently by different people). If you send us a four-page job description we will significantly reduce it. Brevity is helpful. We post 4-500 Scoops a year, love doing this, and are thankful for your patience.
AL: In case any of you missed it W.T. (Truitt) Allison passed away suddenly last week. Brother WT proceeded me (Dale) in the work at Hamilton where he preached for 17 years. He was instrumental in the growth of Maywood Christian Camp and also served on the board of Heritage Christian University for about seven years. He was widely respected and loved and was an extremely effective Gospel Meeting preacher. The last few years he had been preaching at Sulligent and helping the church there. Sulligent is going to be searching for a preacher but is not in a hurry. We will post their contact info when they are ready.
TN: Tommy Hood has left Old Lasea after 6 1/2 years as their preacher. They are looking for a part-time preacher ASAP. Contact James Kincaid at 931 364-7144 (early morning, late evening).
TX: Faith Village in Wichita Falls is looking for a new Youth Minister. Faith Village is a congregation of over 600 members. They have a newly renovated youth center. The Youth Minister would join a ministry team of the Preaching Minister, Children's and Family Minister, and a part-time Associate Minister who leads worship and other ministries within the congregation. If interested, contact jimfaurie@gmail.com.
MO: The Church of Christ at Malden is looking for a preacher. If you want to apply send resume to Malden Church of Christ, PO Box 372 Malden, MO 63863. To learn more contact their interim preacher, Robert Ferguson at 870-335-8722 for more details.
FL: The South Trail church in Sarasota is looking for an associate minister who will serve as a family life minister. South Trail has about 300 members and wants a man who has the ability to relate to all ages. His focus is planned to be spending about 60% of their time with our older members and about 40% of his time with the youth. They need someone with an ability to teach and an understanding of scripture. "Much of what this position requires is teaching in home Bible studies with our young families and preparing and encouraging our young fathers to step up and become the leaders God expects them to be not only in the home but in his church." Contact Doug Tackett who is one of the elders at doujantac@aol.com or 941 321-9380.
Thailand: The Khon Kaen Bible Institute is looking to have preachers or elders to teach a Bible course in English. It is 6 weeks trip with two of those weeks "vacationing in paradise." You would need to raise your own support for the four weeks to teach Bible. Contact Steve Webb if you wish to know more: stevew0512@yahoo.com.
KS: 151st Street in Olathe is looking for a preacher. About a year ago they planted a new congregation with about 150 members. Their present attendance is about 210 members. They are looking for a man who will help them as they grow again. The current preacher is retiring and they hope to fill the role at least by the end of the year. Thanks to Gary Hampton for this scoop. Learn more about 151st Street at https://www.151cofc.com/.
GA: The South Cobb Church of Christ is looking for an Assistant Minister. His prime duties include organizing and implementing an effective outreach program that includes; training members to conduct in-home bible studies and follow up with visitors. Work with the youth, devotionals, lads to leaders program, youth rallies and conventions and summer camps. He will also be called upon to preach when the preacher is absent. He will work with the Deacons and church secretary and be responsible to the eldership. Qualifications: Three years experience preaching and teaching the Word of God. Ability to see beyond race, financial status of environmental background. Ability to manage a budget if required. "Termination will result from failure to perform duties or teaching or promoting any other doctrine than that contained in the Bible." Contact jbs4now@bellsouth.net for more information.
TX: The Stratford church is looking for a preacher. They are a church of about 35-40 members in the Northwest corner of the Panhandle. Stratford is a farming community. Contact: Wayne Smith 806 753-6708, wls@xit.net. Thanks to Russell Crawford for the scoop.
MS/AL: Matt Thigpin going to Fulton, MS to be their new preacher. He is leaving the New Hope congregation. I'm sure he'd share info about the church there with you. Contact him at 205 412 5178 matthewthig@hotmail.com.
KY: The Corinth church at Harlan Crossroads in Monroe County has hired Pleas Ford to be their new preacher: ppreacherford@gmail.com.
TN: The elders and Charles Williams at the Nashville Road congregation announced to the congregation as the result of health problems Andrew Spivey will now be the Pulpit and Family minister, and Charles will become the Minister of Involvement. Tim Strickland will continue to serve as their associate minister. We are thankful for brother Charles and for this smooth transition.


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Exclusive: F2 stars on their 2021 ambitions
With the first round of the 2021 Formula 2 season just around the corner the drivers are raring to go. Rookie or newcomer, every one of them are ready to make a mark. From Oscar Piastri to Theo Pourchaire, we asked a few of them what their goals are ahead of the opening round in Bahrain.
By Floris Visman
The 2021 Formula 2 season is set to be extremely competitive. Some of the biggest talents have stayed for a second year and the new crop of rookies harbours 2020 title winners. We asked Jehan Daruvala, Gianluca Petecof, Oscar Piastri and Theo Pourchaire on their ambitions.
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Jehan Daruvala (22) had a great end to a difficult 2020 with Carlin by winning the final race of the year at Bahrain. With a year under his belt and having the advantage of a second year with the same team, he is ready to fight for the championship. "I am really looking forward to this year", he said. "We have a good package and I'm confident if we deliver to our capabilities we can be a championship contender. So it's important to be consistent and keep delivering results."
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One of multiple recent title winners Gianluca Petecof (18) is looking to emulate his countryman Felipe Drugovich in surprising a few people. He made the jump from the Formula Regional European Championship where he won the title, straight to Formula 2. "Following my title last year, we saw the chance to move up to F2 as a great opportunity to grow and test ourselves in a new environment at the highest level. I'm extremely grateful to Campos for believing in me, and my target with them this year is to surprise some people while seeking to bring the team back to the front where it belongs!"
While he's just a rookie, nobody in their right mind would rule Oscar Piastri (19) out for a title charge. With the Formula Renault Eurocup and FIA F3 he won two championships in a row. With Prema he's got a great team behind him. "This year, my rookie season, I'd like to be fighting for wins. I think if I can challenge for wins, then naturally the championship will take care of itself. Winning the championship will be tough, but I proved to everyone last year, and importantly myself, that I can achieve great results despite being a rookie."
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Piastri's biggest challenger Theo Pourchaire (17) also enters Formula 2 this season. And don't let his age fool you, he's been storming the ranks successfully like no one else. And with ART he's with a team that means business and knows how to deliver champions. "I feel ready for this new season, I can't wait to drive Friday. I'm still really young and my goal is to improve myself race after race. I will give everything to get a good result this season and I know I have the potential for it. I have a good car, team, people around me, so I can only make a good season."
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NO COMPROMISES. EVERYTHING FOR DRIVING PLEASURE WITH ZERO EMISSIONS.
Sustainability of the new BMW i3 and the new BMW i3s.
The BMW i3 embodies a new attitude towards mobility. It is based on a unified approach revolving around the vehicle at all stages, including development, production, and recycling. Many of the materials are made of renewable resources – and the BMW i3 is manufactured with 100% energy from renewable sources. Driving pleasure can't feel any better.
NO COMPROMISES. EVERYTHING FOR DRIVING PLEASURE WITH ZERO EMISSIONS.Sustainability of the new BMW i3 and the new BMW i3s.
Range, charging & efficiency
Connectivity & Driver Assistance
SUSTAINABILITY, COMPLETELY THOUGHT THROUGH.
ENDLESS ADDED VALUE.
Sustainability isn't just a word for BMW i. It's the highest guiding principle. Therefore, the entire life cycle of the BMW i3 is structured around the principle of maximum resource conservation and sustainability.
The entire vehicle design was developed for electric mobility, from the ground up. While innovative aerodynamic measures reduce air resistance and energy consumption, sustainable and recycled materials protect the environment and replace traditional materials such as plastics.
PRODUCTION.
Exceedingly sustainable: The carbon fibres used for the BMW i3 are manufactured entirely with hydroelectric power. Manufacturing at the BMW plant in Leipzig, Germany, is powered entirely with wind energy. And, compared to the other BMW models, only half of the energy needed for production is required.
With the BMW i3, you will drive without emissions, noise, or odours. This reduces the air pollution in cities. Even more importantly, it's easy to charge with "green energy" or to generate energy with your own solar panels. The ECO PRO mode increases range and reduces energy consumption.
RECYCLING.
The BMW i3 is 95% recyclable. The battery module can be re-used as a storage receptacle for solar energy. And the surplus carbon fibres can be returned to the production process.
MATERIALS WITH A FUTURE.
Regrowing
Temperature-balancing
ELEMENTS MADE OF NATURAL FIBRES.
Visibly sustainable: The extensive use of kenaf replaces petroleum-based plastics and reduces the weight of the BMW i3, because the kenaf fibres are up to 30% lighter than conventional material. They are harvested from malva plants, which convert CO2 into oxygen at an above-average rate.
SEATS MADE OF 40% VIRGIN WOOL.
Certified virgin wool is a renewable resource with a high level of comfort which comprises up to 40% of the seat coverings in the interior design Lodge. The breathable wool blend regulates the temperature between the body and the seat surface in such a way that the seat remains cool at high temperatures.
INTERIOR TRIMS MADE OF EUCALYPTUS WOOD.
Eucalyptus has a natural silky grip and a natural pore structure, and therefore, it requires about 90% less surface processing than conventional types of wood. The eucalyptus wood used in the interior trim comes from plantations that are certified by the Forest Stweardship Council (FSC®), which ensures sustainable forestry practices.
100% OLIVE LEAF-TANNED LEATHER.
The leather in the BMW i3 is temperature-balancing and tanned entirely with the natural extract of olive leaves in an environmentally friendly manner. This allows the leather to retain its natural shine and its temperature-balancing character. In addition, after the olive harvest, the olive leaves are left as waste; they can be sensibly used for this purpose.
GREEN ENERGY.
The BMW i3 makes it very easy for you to implement sustainability into your everyday life. When it's being driven, it emits no emissions. This reduces the air pollution in cities and provides you with more fresh air to breathe. If you fill up with "green energy" or generate your own energy using solar cells, you can consistently be out and about without emissions. ECO PRO mode increases the range and generally reduces energy consumption.


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New Year's Eve 2018 and New Year's Day 2019 TV Marathons
Welcome to a special New Year's style edition of the News Blog! As we end 2018 and start 2019, today we will give you a marathon recap on TV for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day! Some of the major TV stunts include Antenna TV's The Paul Lynde Show Year's Eve Marathon on New Year's Eve from from 6pm-3:30am and once again a New Year Kick-off with Coach marathon on New Year's Day from 5am-4am. COZI TV will have a launch marathon of The Office on New Year's Day, as we mentioned starting at 10am. Syfy has its 23rd annual Twilight Zone New Year's Eve and Day marathon that starts a day early on Sunday, Dec. 30 at 11pm continuing through Wednesday, Jan. 2 at 6am. Encore Love has a Knight Rider marathon beginning at 8pm on New Year's Eve lasting through 9pm New Year's Day. IFC will have a Batman marathon as soon as the "bat time" strikes midnight to ring in 2019! WPIX in New York will of course have their annual The Honeymooners marathon starting at 11:59pm on New Year's Eve through 4pm on New Year's Day. Also in New York City, WLNY-TV 55/10 will have a marathon of The Odd Couple once again starting at 10pm on New Year's Eve night through 9pm on New Year's Day for the seventh straight year.
TV One has a New Year's Day marathon of Sanford & Son starting at 6am. Friends gets two marathons on New Year's Eve, one on TBS from 8am-1pm then Nick at Nite from 9pm-5:30am. TV Land will go with The Goldbergs marathon on New Year's Eve from 2pm-6pm into a marathon of Two and a Half Men from 6pm-2am. TBS airs a Family Guy block on New Year's Eve from 5pm-11pm. FXX will bring us another marathon of The Simpsons that starts on New Year's Eve at 6pm and runs through New Year's Day at 11:59pm. Comedy Central ends the year with a Reno 911 marathon on New Year's Eve starting at 9am. USA Network has a Law & Order: SVU Resolve to Watch New Year's Eve and Day marathon starting at 12am on New Year's Eve. Escape launches Law & Order and Boston Legal with a New Year's Day launch. AMC goes for a marathon of The Walking Dead on New Year's Eve from 9am-5:30am. WGN America has a marathon of In the Heat of the Night from 8am-7pm. Other notable marathons on New Year's Eve includes Sex and the City on E!, Criminal Minds on both ION and WEtv, CSI: Miami on WEtv earlier in the day and Doctor Who on BBC America.
It won't be the end of the year and the start of the year without ABC's Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2019 special on New Year's Eve from 8pm-10pm, followed by its annual specials at 10pm and 11:30pm. NBC and Fox air their own New Year's Eve specials hosted by Carson Daly and Steve Harvey, respectively. Movie wise, Pop, TNT, TBS, Freeform and many others will air movies on New Year's Day, while Hallmark Channel continues to air Christmas movies on New Year's Eve. Tune in Monday and Tuesday for all of this!
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Chris Murphy, Connecticut, Dan Debicella, Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, Joe Lieberman, Linda McMahon, Rob Simmons, Sam Caligiuri, Susan Bysiewicz, Tom Foley
Dominos Fall in Connecticut
In Senate on January 21, 2011 at 9:05 am
Only a day after Sen. Joe Lieberman (I) announced that he would not run for re-election, the field of replacement candidates already is beginning to form. Prior to the announcement, former Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz had said publicly that she would seek the Democratic senatorial nomination. Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT-5), who also was expected to enter the race regardless of what Lieberman ultimately decided, went ahead and publicized his intention to run now that the seat is formally open, complete with a new promotional campaign video. Finally, Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT-2) has reportedly not closed the door on launching his own senatorial bid.
The Republicans are lining up a familiar cast of characters: 2010 gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley, 2010 senatorial nominee Linda McMahon, and former Rep. Rob Simmons (R-CT-2). None have yet committed to the race, and others are likely to surface.
The Democrats clearly are in the driver's seat for this campaign. Lieberman was facing job approval ratings that put him at the bottom of the list of all 2012 in-cycle senators, and his chances of winning again as an Independent appeared slim. In a three-way contest, the Republicans would have had a better chance of securing their base vote, and that alone might have been enough to win — if the liberal candidates more evenly divided their votes. However, the Democrats have the clear advantage with this race returning to a conventional two-way open seat campaign.
Though the 2010 campaigns throughout the Nutmeg State appeared competitive throughout the last election cycle, the end result showed that only one race, the governor's race, actually ended up being close.
In the House races, both districts 4 and 5 were polling as toss-ups, even as the campaigns entered their final days. But, in the end, freshman Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT-4) won a second term by a 53-47% margin over state Sen. Dan Debicella (R); respectable, but not close. In the 5th district, Rep. Murphy pulled away from state Sen. Sam Caligiuri (R) by a 54-46% count, again after polling was suggesting this race was a dead heat, or even that the Republican held the slightest of advantages as Election Day dawned. Clearly, the voters said something different from the pollsters.
It is against this backdrop that allows us to predict that Democrats will have little trouble in securing the open senate seat regardless of who the Republicans finally nominate, particularly when the left-of-center vote will assuredly be higher for the presidential election.
Look for the winner of the Democratic senatorial primary to become the prohibitive favorite in the 2012 general election; a result that can be confidently predicted even this far away from the actual vote.
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With all the long ocean passages of our journey across the Pacific, one has a lot, and I do mean a lot, of time to think. Recently on passages, as I contemplate turning the ripe old age of 30, I have come to wonder, how is it that I managed to find myself in the middle of the Pacific, on this extraordinary journey. In this entry, I want to take a look back at some noteworthy turning points and people that I believe played a big role in where I am today.
Some may suggest that I was groomed from a young age to be a sailor. Just out of frame, to bottom left of the picture below, you can see my old station aboard my Dad's sailing boats… the cooler. Unfortunately my days as a cooler jockey came to an end when I was two years old, and I don't have any memory of them, but who's to say it didn't light a fuse?
My sisters Mandy and Melanie aboard my Dad's sailboat. The cooler acted as my playpen back then.
For those of you who didn't know me when I was young, I'm sorry to admit I was a bit of delinquent. I suppose no more than any other pre-teen boy. Needless to say school was just a place to go hang out with friends and get into trouble. Something changed though around the seventh or eighth grade. Around this time my grandpa Raymond Pollard took me aside and said, "You are a strong, smart young boy. The Pollard blood courses through your veins." My Grandpa took numerous trips to the far east and Africa in the 1960's and 1970's, back when it was much less common to do so. There must be something in that Pollard blood, a thirst for adventure and far flung paces, not to mention the passion and determination to make things happen. Maybe he saw something in me way back then, something that I hadn't seen yet in myself. In the years following that talk, my grades continually improved as I got my act together in high school.
My Grandpa's brothers, Nick and Pat, board an elephant with him in India 1973.
Throughout high school I worked at Pollard Bro's Calcium Products and on my Uncle Larry and Aunt Marcia's farm on the 3rd concession. I was always eager to work at the farm and drive the tractors, but I didn't weigh enough to keep the dead-man switches activated on the tractor seats until the summer before high school. Working at Uncle Larry's was definitely a step up from the previous summers of potato farming and corn packing. On one noteworthy summer day, Uncle Larry borrowed about a dozen Mexican migrant works from Lonsberry Farms to dig a trench through the duck habitat we had been building down by the pond. The best part was I got to supervise them! If only my Spanish was as good back then as it is now after cruising for a year in Mexico, things may have went a lot smoother. Throughout the years there I learned a great number of skills which I still use to this day. Problem solving, improvising fixes, welding, the list goes on and on. But perhaps most importantly I developed a strong work ethic, that has been the backbone of my success in school and work.
Uncle Larry, further proof of the Pollard blood thirst for adventure, passion and determination.
Another big influence on me in high school was my teacher, mentor and friend Rolf Martens. Through his guidance I found my way into the Waterloo Coop program for Computer Engineering. The coop program in my opinion was critical in making this journey happen, since it allowed me to leave school debt free, and with a great job. A few years back Anne-Marie and I were honored to have Rolf officiate our wedding ceremony in Harrow on Lake Erie.
After moving to San Francisco for work, the idea of living aboard a boat continued to grow in my mind. At first it seemed like a fun and lower cost way to live in the San Francisco Bay area (Note: the lower cost part didn't really pan out in the end, once you figure in outfitting the boat for cruising and 2 years off of work). Once I got into the life aboard lifestyle, and talking to fellow sailors, visions of a longer journey started to develop. None of that would have happened without the support of my parents, Herb and Michelle, who lent me the money for my first boat, despite their better judgement I would imagine.
Herb and Michelle enjoying the view from Starship in beautiful Banderas Bay Mexico.
Last, but certainly far from least, having a very adventurous wife Anne-Marie willing to buy into this crazy idea was essential! Anne-Marie has embraced the cruising life to a degree which I believe few cruising wives aspire. She insists on being able to do all sailing operations on her own, and in that sense is a true "Co-Captain". Anne-Marie is also the head of plumbing (a title few women are so eager to embrace, especially when a complete redesign of the head systems was scheduled), provisioning and route research. There have been many ups and downs on this journey, but one thing is for certain, we will look back on it fondly for the rest of our days together.
Anne-Marie goes up the mast!
Anne-Marie drilling backing plates for deck hardware.
Anne-Marie showing off her double braid eye spicing skills.
Anne-Marie and I having a good time.


My name is Lindsay White , I have been a full time professional trout-fishing guide since 1985 in this region. I am a registered member of the NZPFGA New Zealand Professional Fishing Guides Association.
I am situated near Murchison in the nothern third of New Zealands South Island, 120 kilometres south west of the city of Nelson. This region has the reputation of being one of the finest Brown Trout fisheries of the world.
It is possible with in one hours drive of Murchison to access 30 different rivers or streams either traveling North, South, East or West. The buller River alone has 20 plus rivers or streams within its system, which hold Brown Trout averaging 3lb to 5lb. It is possible to access a further 21 plus Wilderness Rivers via helicopter. Most of these rivers hold Browns averaging 5lb with a few which have a 6lb average.
I operate in the following Fish and Game regions. Nelson / Marlborough, West Coast and North Canterbury.
I specialize in guiding clients onto large sighted brown trout, either trophy size or fish3lb to 6lb which habitat most of our rivers. This fishery is 99% Wild Brown Trout, 1% Wild Rainbow Trout which live in crystal clear waters and are extremely wary, so the fly-fishing here is very challenging and not recommended for beginners.
While it is possible for novice fly fishers to have some success under good conditions, this fishery is best suited to avid fly fishers who enjoy a challenge, can handle being humbled and have a reasonable level of fitness as the majority of our rivers are free stone and the walking and wading can be uneven over medium sized boulders. However there are some fishing opportunities for the elderly or partly dissabled on grassed banks or braded riverbeds.
A good average day of sight fishing would be 10 to 12 fish fished to with maybe 7 hooked and 3 to 4 landed 3lb to 6lb. As I say, this is the average. Some day's for whatever reason fewer fish are seen, or caught and then on day's when the conditions are perfact, 12 or more fish may be caught by experienced fly fishers. For those who like the challenge of a Trophy fish 8lb to 12lb, one of these landed would be a great day. All fish which are weighed are weighed accurately, DEFINITELY no estimates.
So if you are looking for what it maybe the most challenging river fly-fishing in the world in some of New Zealand's most spectacular scenery, this is the destination for you.


Prices of foodstuffs and other items may have risen sharply in recent years but Malaysian petrol prices, at RM 1.98 per litre, are currently almost the lowest among the ASEAN countries according to this notice displayed at my local filling station. These prices are as at 21 January 2019.
Only oil-rich Brunei, which is swimming in the stuff, has a lower petrol price. Of course any weakness in the value of the Malaysian Ringgit makes prices seem higher in other countries.
Pity the Singaporeans who have to pay RM 6.33 per litre (almost as much as UK) or over 3 times the Malaysian price.
Whether Malaysia will be able to afford to sell petrol at such a low rate if, and when, world oil prices recover remains to be seen.


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Traditionnellement, les sujets des émissions Journée du timbre ont un rapport avec l'histoire postale : personnalités, voitures postales, facteurs, premiers timbres émis par le pays, etc. Depuis les années 1990, plusieurs administrations postales prennent l'occasion des Journées du timbre pour attirer les jeunes vers la collection de ces figurines avec des sujets attrayants : les héros de bande dessinée en France depuis 1999.

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Bishop State Community College has had a jam packed start to 2018, but few weeks have been as exciting as our 2018 Homecoming week. This year homecoming coincided with the first week of school so students, faculty and staff started the year off with a BANG! Click here to see a recap of Homecoming 2018 On Tuesday, January 9, Bishop State men's and women's basketball teams played Coastal Alabama South in their first conference game of the year. Both the women and men used their home court advantage to bring home the victory! The Lady Wildcats won 60-46 and the men dominated as well with a final score of 70-64. Way to go Wildcats!
Homecoming festivities continued Thursday, January 11 with the annual Faculty vs. Students basketball game. It was a battle to see if Bishop State faculty members still had their skills on the court, or if our students would send them back to the drawing board. It was a highly competitive game with neither side giving up easily. The game first ended with the score tied up, but that wasn't good enough for our players. More time was added to the clock… but to no avail. Even after going into overtime, the game still ended in a tie 86-86. Great job to the students and faculty who participated and the crowd who came out to cheer them on!
Later that night the court remained hot for the Alumni game. Bishop State alumni came out to shoot some hoops. Athletic Director and women's head basketball coach Trent Eager took a moment to recognize each alumnus, their time spent at Bishop and the accomplishments since leaving the college.
All of the homecoming activities lead up to the first-ever Bishop State Fan Frenzy Tailgating Experience on Saturday, January 13. The college invited the entire community to come out and join students, faculty and staff for free delicious food, lots of fun, and music provided by 107.3 The Beat live on campus. It was a beautiful day, despite the cold wind, but that didn't stop the fun and excitement of Homecoming. The Tailgating Experience continued until the women's basketball game began at 2 p.m. The Lady Wildcats played the Wallace-Selma Patriots and came out on top 80-74. The men hit the court following the women, but were defeated by the Patriots in the Homecoming game 82-69.
Of course Homecoming wouldn't be complete without the crowning of the 2018 Homecoming King and Queen. Clarence Brown was crowned the 2018 Homecoming King and Jasmine Steele was crowned the 2018 Homecoming Queen. Ashley Burrell, Danielle Walton and Jakayla Dubose were named the 1st, 2nd and 3rd runners up respectfully.
In the end, Bishop State Homecoming 2018 was a success! President Reginald Sykes told faculty and staff all of the Homecoming events exceeded his expectations. Dr. Sykes said he was "very excited to see many Bishop State family members, past and present, taking part in the activities" and showing off their school spirit. Keep an eye out next year for Bishop State's Homecoming events and be sure to join us! We are playing an active role in our community because, after all, we are MOBILE'S community college! Click here to see pictures and videos of Homecoming 2018
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In terms of pioneering data-based technology, IBM are the gold standard. Indeed, IBM has held the record for receiving the most patents every year for the past 25 years and has developed countless revolutionary technologies, from SQL to the world's fastest supercomputer.
It should come as no surprise that IBM hopped on the Data Scientist bandwagon before most- IBM Switzerland hired their first Data Scientist back in 2011. That Data Scientist was Romeo Kienzler; a deep learning enthusiast and specialist in computer networking and distributed systems.
Over his 7 years with IBM, Romeo has become IBM Watson IoT's Chief Data Scientist, and witnessed copious developments at the cutting edge of data science, AI, and deep learning. He'll be sharing his insights into the future of AI, machine learning and more in his keynote at Data Natives 2018. For a taste of what to expect, we picked Romeo's brain about the opportunities and dangers of AI, what the public needs to know about AI, and what it takes to build AI humans really need.
Tell us a little bit about your background and what you're working on.
I grew up half-Indian in Black Forest, Germany. I studied Computer Networking with a focus on distributed systems. Then I completed my M.Sc. in Bioinformatics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. I've been passionate about Data Science ever since.
I was the first Data Scientist working for IBM Switzerland back in 2011. Since the first breakthrough of Deep Learning, I'm just fascinated by the performance of those magic black boxes. We're seeing a huge shift from traditional machine learning to Deep Learning models. They simply outperform everything we've seen before.
What about past work- which accomplishments are you most proud of?
My LSTM based Anomaly Detector. If you search for Anomaly Detection in IoT you find my publications on the first page. This system is used by many of our manufacturing clients.
You're also a Coursera instructor- what's your perspective on how MOOCs are changing the tech sphere (and beyond)? What opportunities are being opened up here?
Education is now in the hands of everyone- regardless of ethnic or financial background. You don't need rich parents or a grant to become a leading AI expert. A laptop with an Internet connection paired with the willingness to learn is sufficient. Through Coursera I've nearly trained 100.000 data scientists on AI, Deep Learning, Advanced Machine Learning and Signal Processing.
Your keynote talk at Data Natives addresses the "AI humans really need"- briefly, what AI technologies do humans need?
We definitely don't need AI trying to sell us stuff we don't need. We need AI which we can trust. It needs to be in our hands and controlled by humans- not by multinationals.
In terms of regaining control of our data: how do we go about that, in your opinion? Is it a case of international/national regulation, self-regulation, increased data literacy and activism on a personal level, or a combination of all three?
I'd say it is a multidimensional problem. The root of the problem is the very low privacy awareness- especially outside the European Union. That lack of awareness stems mainly from data illiteracy. It's hard to imagine the tremendous amount of data organisations are able to collect. Only through being actively involved in such projects allowed me to really get the picture.
Although GDPR was a step into the right direction, this problem can only be solved at a user level. Zero Trust and Zero Knowledge algorithms are the ones to be looked at. At the moment where you have to trust a government or corporation, you are doomed. When data is only used to train AI models, data leakage can't be proven at all. But on the other hand, it's a prisoner's dilemma. The one protecting his data is serving humanity but scarifying himself. Have you ever tried to hail a Berlin taxi without an online maps application handy? *laughing* I'm partially doing it, I'm using TOR, DuckDuckGo, Signal, TOX, OpenStreetMaps and some random fake identities on YouTube. But who actually wants to do that? Sometimes I get a bit tired of this as well. And don't forget that all those services are for free because we are paying with our personal data.
Intriguingly, your abstract also states: "Even conservatively minded folks will notice that things can get out of control. Actually they are already. Or aren't they?" What to tell us a little more about that? How "out of control" is AI currently?
I'm talking about racist AIs- AI's that tries to attack our privacy and further increase the gap between rich and poor. Actually, it's not the AI that is out of control- it's our data. AI is just the tool. Like the combustion engine for the oil. So we have to regain control of our data. Otherwise we are doomed.
On the subject of racist AIs, and AIs that seem to perpetuate unconscious biases in the data: this is a problem which has (very publicly) tripped up a lot of major players in the tech space, and crucially, has had untold/intangible impacts on the people whose lives were affected by these algorithms. But what can be done to minimize the bias of algorithms trained on data generated by biased humans?
This is where the IBM AI Fairness 360 toolkit kicks in. It allows not only for detecting bias on various dimensions, but also allows for fixing it. Here is a huge set of well-established algorithms to mitigate bias. It is important that this crucial part of model unbiasing is fully auditable. That's why IBM has open sourced the whole toolkit.
There seems to be a huge gulf between what's actually happening with ML/AI today and broader public understanding of AI. What's the one thing you wish everyone knew about AI?
AI needs data. If you have enough data, an AI can learn anything. This is stated by the universal function approximator theorem. Even a single hidden layer neural network can represent any mathematical function. Those functions are highly sought-after, since the allow us to control and predict nearly everything, ranging from a detailed psychological profile of an internet user to a complete model of the physical world. The individuals and corporations that own these models have power in their hands similar to a nuclear bomb. So let's create clean energy from AI.
Similarly, there seems to be an astonishing binary in sentiment towards AI. In terms of these competing, hyperbolic viewpoints: is AI here to steal our jobs and autonomy, or will it merely free us up to perform more fulfilling work?
This is in our hands. We need to prevent people from building nuclear AI bombs, and instead make sure we are creating nuclear AI powerplants that serve humanity. It's the responsibility of each and every AI engineer.
What AI-based projects have really caught your eye recently?
It's definitely Watson Debater, an AI system that can logically reason based on publicly available knowledge, take a particular point of view and defend and argue about it.
Can you tell us a little more about Watson Debater, and how it works?
Debater is making heavy use of Deep Learning based Natural Language Processing. It picks out factual claims from various sources and classifies whether they support or oppose a particular point of view. Then a short speech is made, which consists of what- according to the algorithm- are the best arguments and evidence for each side.
Which technologies and methodologies do you think are going to play a crucial role in the future development of AI?
From a neural network perspective, we are very good at creating new deep learning architectures inspired by the latest findings in neuroscience. But for training an AI, we still rely on variants of Gradient Descent: a non-deterministic and compute-intensive neural network training process which is hard to get right. So the next generation of AI will be trained with some sort of biologically inspired attention mechanism– so more like a human brain, if you will.
Second, Deep Learning models are just blowing our minds– but not the minds of stakeholders, because we can't explain them. It's in the nature of stacked non-linear feature space transformations (which is what a Deep Learning neural network is actually doing) that they are not explainable. If we can't explain them, stakeholders don't trust them. So all around ethical assessments and bias detection/mitigation is a very hot topic, and IBM is a leader here.
Romeo Kienzler will be giving a keynote presentation at Data Natives– the data-driven conference of the future, hosted in Dataconomy's hometown of Berlin. On the 22nd & 23rd November, 110 speakers and 1,600 attendees will come together to explore the tech of tomorrow, including AI, big data, blockchain, and more. As well as two days of inspiring talks, Data Natives will also bring informative workshops, satellite events, art installations and food to our data-driven community, promising an immersive experience in the tech of tomorrow.
Additionally, Romeo will be giving an Introduction to Deep Learning with Keras and TensorFlow as part of the IBM MiniTheatre programme; full details here.


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Q: SQL Injection via input from escaped database entry possible? While developing a PHP Application I thought about this situation: A user submits some kind of text in a form, on the serverside the text is escaped and inserted into the database. The question is: Is a SQL Injection in the last Query (which uses the value from DB) possible?
Example (I don't think that I have to explain my database class):
$db->query("INSERT INTO accounts SET test='".$db->escape($_POST["sometext"])."'");

Ok, so far I know nothing can happen, in theory i could have done this with an prepared Statement too, makes no difference.
Sometimes later the value of the column test is needed for use in another script and the value needs to get inserted somewhere else.
So the column is selected, and later inserted.
$db->query("SELECT test FROM accounts WHERE ... LIMIT 1");
$row = $db->fetchRow();
$db->query("INSERT INTO secoundtable SET test='".$row["test"]."'");

So as you can see, the value of the database is used in the last Query. Do I have to escape here?

A: You should be in the habit of always using properly parameterized queries.
In the first case, it's possible that:

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*The escape method has an error that causes it to not escape properly in some places

*The code could accidentally be updated to remove the escape call

In the second case, the test column could have an apostrophe.  That's bad enough, but if it comes from user input that's even worse.  You could have a full blown attack on your hands.
I don't think there's any reason to avoid prepared statements / parameterized queries at all.  They're easier to read, they're safe(r), they're easily reusable, etc.

A: The answer to this question largely depends on what the function $db->escape does. My guess is that it simply sanitizes incoming variables so that they are "safe" for input? If so, you're still susceptible to SQL injection attacks in your second query, simply because you are trusting user data.
Test it out for yourself by running the script:
//First query shouldn't cause you any issues (I'm assuming your function is safe).
$test = "'";
$db->query("INSERT INTO accounts SET test='" . $db->escape($test) . "'");

//Second query will cause you issues because you're taking the single quote from your
//table column and inserting it directly into the last query.
$db->query("SELECT test FROM accounts WHERE ... LIMIT 1");
$row = $db->fetchRow();
$db->query("INSERT INTO secoundtable SET test='".$row["test"]."'");

By the way, if you're wanting to be completely safe against SQL injections, you should look into using Prepared Statements. This topic here is well worth the read.


New York, NY, April 2, 2015 – PACE (the Parents' Alliance for Citywide Education) will hold its 4th Annual Spring Parents' Forum "The Parents' Perspective on Citywide G&T Education" providing information about New York City's Citywide Gifted & Talented (G&T) K-8 schools. The event will take place on Monday, April 20, from 7 to 8:30 pm, at Washington Irving High School in Manhattan.
Parent representatives from each of the Citywide G&T schools will be present at the forum. Current parents of Citywide G&T elementary students will share the unique aspects and challenges of their schools in the format of a panel discussion followed by a question and answer session.
This event is created solely by parents of children at Citywide G&T schools. It is not officially sponsored by any of the Citywide schools nor by the Department of Education.
PACE is an organization founded by parent volunteers who represent each of New York City's Citywide G&T schools and programs: The Anderson School on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Brooklyn School of Inquiry, NEST+m on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, STEM Academy at PS 85Q (grades 2-5 in 2015/16) and The 30th Avenue School (Q300) (grades K-2, 6 & 7 in 2015/16) in Queens, & TAG Young Scholars in East Harlem, Manhattan.
Advocating for existing and new Citywide G & T schools and programs. Citywide schools are G & T schools which accept applicants from any of NYC's five boroughs based on results of Department of Education Gifted and Talented testing.
Our information packet is available for download here.


For most Republicans, Jared Polis was seen as having a seat for life in Congress. He was one of the wealthiest members in office and sat in a safe district centered in the People's Republic of Boulder. That conventional wisdom is now being chucked out the window. Two major events have shifted the possible trajectory of Polis' political career.
One is serious claims of ethical impropriety against Polis for personally profiting from insider trading in Congress. The second is the likely entrance into the 2nd CD race of Eric Weissmann, a Republican investment banker from Boulder. The Colorado Statesman first reported talk of his possible candidacy back in December.
In a new book by Peter Schweitzer called "Throw Them All Out," Polis gets special attention for his insider trading revolving around Obamacare.
Todd Shepherd of Complete Colorado first reported this issue all the way back in September 2009.
In all, Polis put between $7 million and $35 million into the company as the health care bill wended its way through Capitol Hill. When investment timing was crucial, Polis's purchases often coincided with the work of his committees. As the Education and Labor Committee considered health care reform in June and July, he made two large purchases of company stock, worth between $1 million and $5 million, on June 16 and 17. His committee passed the health care bill in mid-July. By October 2009, it was Polis's powerful Rules Committee that was determining which amendments would be considered and what the parameters of the debate would be as the House worked to pass the same legislation that was moving forward in the Senate. On October 13 and 23, Polis made two more purchases of shares worth between $1 million and $5 million.
Schweitzer clearly outlines activity that outside Congress would be patently illegal. Unfortunately, Congress rarely, if ever, holds itself to the same standards it places in law for the rest of the nation to follow. With disgust with Congress at an all time high, insider trading claims against Polis will be particularly resonant.
And he will have a well-heeled challenger to level those claims.
Multiple sources tell the Peak that Weissmann is getting closer to entering the race against Polis. State Senator Kevin Lundberg (R-Berthoud) has also announced a CD2 bid, but has also said his number one goal is defeating Polis.
Republican delegates and potentially primary voters will get to decide who is better suited to defeating Polis, but we're betting that should Weissmann pony up big and prove to be a solid candidate on the stump, GOPers will gladly give him the reins to take on the incumbent Boulder liberal.
There hasn't been a solid CD2 Republican challenger since the late 90s when GOP Boulder Mayor Bob Greenlee gave Mark Udall a run for his money. Democrats are simply not used to defending this seat.
CD2 after redistricting is slightly more favorable towards Republicans. It is a mirror image in partisan performance percentage of CD3, a seat national Democrats are targeting, with Dems holding a ten-point advantage.
A well run media campaign and solid messenger as a candidate, that focuses on Polis' corrupt dealings in Congress, could do some real damage.
This is a striking turn of events. After Democrats tore the current Congressional district map to shreds, all in the name of gerrymandering CD6 to imperil Congressman Mike Coffman, it is looking like 2012 will be a harder year for Democrats than 2010.
Republicans now look likely to hold onto their 4-3 Congressional delegation majority, Coffman has yet to get a serious challenger, and now there is the opportunity to pick off Ed Perlmutter and Jared Polis with well-funded challenger campaigns.
We're pretty sure Mark Grueskin did not plan it this way.


Benin was a French colony until 1960. It is located in western Africa on the South-facing coast of the Atlantic Ocean, sandwiched in between Togo and Nigeria. It was known as Dahomey until 1975 and since then as Benin. The country is slightly larger than Cuba and slightly smaller than the State of Pennsylvania. The southern half of the country is covered by rain forest and agricultural plantations and is heavily populated. All hunting takes place in the savannah county in the far north. The primary hunting season is from January through April. Safari's begin and end in the country's largest city, Cotonou. Hunting in Benin is physically demanding as much of it must be done by tracking in thick bush. The savannah temperatures, especially in late season, often exceed 100º F.
Benin offers many West-African species of game including western roan antelope, western savanna buffalo, Nagor reedbuck (only found in Benin and Burkina Faso) and western kob, etc. Elephant, leopard and crocodile are protected.