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Lunch with Jennifer Zhu Scott, Principal of Radian Partners (10 Apr)
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Meet Jennifer. Forbes World's Top 50 Women in Tech. AI & deep tech entrepreneur and investor. Consultant of HBO show Silicon Valley. Fellow of Aspen Institute and Chatham House.
Date & time: 10 April 2021 12:15-2:30pm
Location: to be confirmed
Light lunch with Jennifer and other like-minded individuals (maximum 15 people)
Learn her journey to become one of the most influential female leaders in the tech world and her insights about the future of AI and deep tech (or ask anything you want!)
Tax-deductible donation receipt in Hong Kong (after deducting the cost of Lunch)
About Jennifer Zhu Scott
Jennifer Zhu Scott is the Principal of Radian Partners, focusing on direct investment in Artificial Intelligence and deep tech.
Prior, she was Head of Business Development and Strategy in APAC for Thomson Reuters and led the firm's speech-to-text, deep search intelligence, video-indexing projects. Born and brought up in a small town of the rural Sichuan in west China, Jennifer co-founded one of the first education companies in China. She exited before moving to the UK as a senior advisor to the education subsidiary of Daily Mail & General Trust.
Jennifer was named by Forbes as one of the Word's Top 50 Women in Tech in 2018. She is honored by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader in 2013. In 2014, Jennifer was appointed as one of the 18 council members of China Council, cochaired by former NDRC Chair Zhang Xiaoqiang and former Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, convened by the World Economic Forum's think tank, Global Agenda Council. In 2016, WEF appointed her to be one of 20 members of the inaugural Council of The Future of Blockchain and reappointed her to continue to serve the council for the 2018-2020 term. Jennifer studied Applied Mathematics at Sichuan University and holds an MBA in Finance with Manchester Business School, where she earned distinction with her research on PE/VC in China and was awarded as a Distinguished Alumni. She completed the public policy and leadership program at Yale University in 2013, Harvard Kennedy School in 2016, and Oxford University in 2017. In 2018, she was also selected to be a part of Princeton University's first executive education program focused on energy sustainability and leadership.
Jennifer is a frequent public speaker and published opinion writer on Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, data ownership, and China's digital monetary strategies. In 2019, She gave her TED Talk on why we should be paid for our data. In 2017, she debated against the notion of Universal Basic Income at Oxford Union. At Davos in 2018, she debated against Nobel Prize winner Prof. Robert Shiller and Swedish Central Bank Deputy Governor Cecilia Skingsley on Crypto Assets. She is the lead author or co-author of numerous White Papers by the World Economic Forum. Jennifer is a China Fellow of Aspen Institute and an Associate Fellow at The Royal Institute of International Affairs in London (Chatham House) with a dual fellowship under the Digital Society Initiative as well as the Asia Pacific Programme. She is a consultant to the Season 5 and 6 of the HBO show Silicon Valley.

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Assignment: Cybersecurity Phishing Activities in Internet Usage
Assignment: Cybersecurity Phishing Activities in Internet Usage ORDER NOW FOR CUSTOMIZED AND ORIGINAL ESSAY PAPERS ON Assignment: Cybersecurity Phishing Activities in Internet Usage This is a survey that I've used initially to start my paper. The topic that I need you to work on is in Phishing Detection. I've done some research and chosen 30 articles to use. I've done the intro, background, annotated bib, and etc. Assignment: Cybersecurity Phishing Activities in Internet Usage What I need from you is to do the literature review. 1) start by numbering each reference in the references page (similar to [1], [2], …, [30]) (I'll share it with you) 2) Choose 4 or 5 categories and as much as possible subcategories (sub-subcategories are not acceptable). For example, the categories for phishing detection will be URL-based, visual-similarity based, etc, (up to 5) similar to the sent survey earlier. 3) Draw a tree (similar to the attached image) that shows your categories and subcategories. And link them with the chosen references by adding the reference number ([1]) inside the circle/square to summarize your work. The root of the tree should be the reference/references you've got your categories from (most likely will be the survey/surveys). It's possible that some references are linked with multiple categories/subcategories. 4) Write the literature review based on the categories you've build your research based on. Follow the instructions on pages 10-12 in the attached requirements. img_20200229_wa0018.jpg research_methods_2.pdf a_survey_of_url_based_phishing_detection Objective • • • • Learn research in a systematic fashion In-depth study of a topic Ability to read several articles and search for ideas and/or perform implementation Demonstrate understanding through an exam on selected articles Introduction • • • • A goal is to write professional research report after picking up a topic of interest. Present your report and demonstrate your understanding of the topic. Perform implementation and explain your work. Comprehend other presented reports and write a final exam on selected items. Course phases Phase 1: Topic selection • Select a topic in Computing disciplines. For example: •Database: Design, Monitoring, and tuning. •Knowledge based systems •Network management •Risk and Configuration Managements •E-Learning systems •Mobile Application Software •Software Testing Later we will study the tools that are available. However, before considering the tools, issues pertaining to concepts, models, algorithms, techniques, etc should be dealt with first. Then, collect various tools in your selected topic. Among others, should consider evaluation criteria, comparison elements, features, limitations, reviews, and experimentation with the tools. Phase 1: What to submit Send me a page by email. The page contains: • • • • • The name, ID, Course No and name. Topic title and the area A paragraph describing the topic and its significance and application. A paragraph indicating the motivation for selecting the topic. (reasons) Phase 2: Bibliography 1 • A list of all references related to your topic. Use any style such as APA, IEEE, MLA, etc. • Format: Cite the reference followed by a link to its contents in the SM. • Submit a SM of all references with links to their contents in the SM. Phase 3: References Evaluation • Follow the steps to be explained to obtain two lists: Accepted and reject. (AS EXPLAINED IN CLASS) • Format: Cite the reference followed by links to its contents and to its evaluation in the SM. • Submit a SM of the reference lists, their contents, and their evaluation. • Select a reference of the accepted and another of the rejected and present them. Phase 4: Annotated Bibliography • Cite each reference followed by three paragraphs to be explained later. Links should be there as before. • Submit: The SM will be as before with the annotated Bib added. Links are to the content, evaluation, and annotated bibliography in the SM. Links are next to the reference name per the format given to you in this document. • Select a reference and present its annotation. Phase 5: Literature Review (LR) • Present an informed evaluation of the literature • Organize information and relate it to the thesis or your research question See below. Phase 6: The final Report • LR + Findings + Tools and their evaluation. Phase 7: The final Exam • To be discussed later Steps of Research Process Objective. • Outline a simple and effective strategy for finding information for a research report and documenting the sources you find. • Assignment: Cybersecurity Phishing Activities in Internet Usage • 2 Step 1: Identify a Topic • State your topic. • Identify the main concepts or keywords in your topic. Step 2: Test your Topic • Test the main concepts or keywords in your topic by looking them up in the appropriate background sources or by using them as search terms • If you are finding too much information and too many sources, narrow your topic • Finding too little information may indicate that you need to broaden your topic • • Step 3: Find Background Information • Look up your keywords in the net, etc. • Read related articles to set the context for your research. • Note any relevant items in the bibliographies at the end of the articles. • Additional background information may be found in your lecture notes, textbooks, and reserve readings. • Use keyword searching for a narrow or complex search topic. • Use subject searching for a broad subject. • Print or write down the citation (author, title,etc.) and the location information (call number and library). • Scan the bibliography for additional sources. This should set the stage for extensive literature review. • Step 4: Use Indexes to Find Periodical Articles • Use periodical indexes and abstracts to find citations to articles. The indexes and abstracts may be in print or computer-based formats or both. Step 5: Find other Resources • In IT you may need SW & HW. • Tools. Research Tips • • • • Work from the general to the specific. Find background information first, then use more specific and recent sources. Record what you find and where you found it. Write out a complete citation for each source you find; You may need it again later. Bibliography • a list of citations to books, articles, and documents • Examples: 3 • 1. Mathkour, H., A. Touir, and G. Assasa. "An XML Medaitor", Communication of ACM, Vol. 13, No. 3, 1999, pp. 31-45. • 2. Robin, M. Algorithms, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., new York, NY, 1966, 1st ed. • Use Standard citation. • MLA, APA, IEEE, Chicago, etc. Examples of Citations • You cite it in your report in different ways. Examples: Mathkour et.al. [1] points out that … • The system described in [1] lacks… • Several systems [1, 2] have been constructed Use Standard citation. MLA, APA, IEEE, Chicago, etc. Collecting References • • Form your bibliography by collecting appropriate references for your topic Scrutinize each reference by analyzing your source of information] Analyzing Information Resources (Here is the bibliography evaluation) • Appraise a source by first examining the bibliographic citation. • The bibliographic citation is the written description of a book, journal article, essay, or some other published material that appears in a catalog or index. • Bibliographic citations characteristically have three main components: author, title, and publication information. These components can help you determine the usefulness of this source for your paper. Initial Appraisal: Authors • What are the author's credentials–institutional affiliation (where he or she works), educational background, past writings, or experience? • Is the book or article written on a topic in the author's area of expertise? You can use the various Who's Who publications and the biographical information located in the publication itself to help determine the author's affiliation and credentials. • Has your instructor mentioned this author? Have you seen the author's name cited in other sources or bibliographies? Look for authors who are cited frequently. Is the author associated with a reputable institution or organization? What are the basic values or goals of the organization or institution? • Initial Appraisal: Date of Publication 4 • • Assignment: Cybersecurity Phishing Activities in Internet Usage When was the source published? This date is often located on the face of the title page below the name of the publisher. If it is not there, look for the copyright date on the reverse of the title page. On Web pages, the date of the last revision is usually at the bottom of the home page, sometimes every page. Is the source current or out-of-date for your topic? Topic areas of continuing and rapid development, such as sciences, demand more current information. On the other hand, topics in the humanities often require material that was written many years ago. At the other extreme, some news sources on the Web now note the hour and minute that articles are posted on their site. Initial Appraisal: Edition or revision • Is this a first edition of this publication or not? Further editions indicate a source has been revised and updated to reflect changes in knowledge, include omissions, and harmonize with its intended reader's needs. Also, many printings or editions may indicate that the work has become a standard source in the area and is reliable. If you are using a Web source, do the pages indicate revision dates? Initial Appraisal: Publisher • Who is the publisher? If the source is published by a university press, it is likely to be scholarly. Although the fact that the publisher is reputable does not necessarily guarantee quality, it does show that the publisher may have high regard for the source being published. Initial Appraisal: Title of Journal • Is this a scholarly or a popular journal? This distinction is important because it indicates different levels of complexity in conveying ideas. Next perform: This is the second part of the reference evaluation Content Analysis • • • After initial appraisal, examine the body of the source. Read the preface (abstract) to determine the author's intentions for the book. Scan the table of contents and the index to get a broad overview of the material it covers. • Note whether bibliographies are included. • Read the chapters that specifically address your topic. • Scanning the table of contents of a journal or magazine issue is also useful. The presence and quality of a bibliography at the end of the article may reflect the care with which the authors have prepared their work. 5 Intended Audience • • • What type of audience is the author addressing? Is the publication aimed at a specialized or a general audience? Is this source too elementary, too technical, too advanced, or just right for your needs? Objective Reasoning Is the information covered fact, oinion, or propaganda? Does the information appear to be valid and well-researched, or is it questionable and unsupported by evidences? • • Assumptions should be reasonable. Note errors or omissions. Are the ideas and arguments advanced more or less in line with other works you have read on the same topic? • The more radically an author departs from the views of others in the same field, the more carefully and critically you should scrutinize his or her ideas. Is the author's point of view objective and impartial? Coverage • Does the work update other sources, substantiate other materials you have read, or add new information? • Does it extensively or marginally cover your topic? You should explore enough sources to obtain a variety of viewpoints. • Is the material primary or secondary in nature? Primary sources are the raw material of the research process. Secondary sources are based on primary sources. Choose both primary and secondary sources when you have the opportunity. Writing Style • • • • Is the publication organized logically? Are the main points clearly presented? Do you find the text easy to read, or is it stilted or choppy? Is the author's argument repetitive? Evaluative Reviews Locate critical reviews of books in a reviewing source, such as Book Review Index, Book Review Digest, OR Periodical Abstracts. • Is the review positive? 6 • • Is the book under review considered a valuable contribution to the field? Does the reviewer mention other books that might be better? If so, locate these sources for more information on your topic. •Assignment: Cybersecurity Phishing Activities in Internet Usage Do the various reviewers agree on the value or attributes of the book or has it aroused controversy among the critics? To this point you have finished what is required to evaluate a reference. For references that are available only on the net, i.e., have been published only on the Web, you need to evaluate the web site itself. This is done as follows. Evaluating Web Sites • • • Step 1: identify the type of a page Step 2: use appropriate checklist Step 3: based on checklist criteria, determine relative quality of page Step 1: Identify the Type of Web Page • Advocacy • Business/Marketing • Informational • News • Personal • Entertainment Use the Appropriate Checklist • Answer questions with Yes or No Checklist: AUTHORITY • • • • • Is there a link to a page describing the purpose of the sponsoring organization? Is it clear who is responsible for the contents of the page? Is there a way of verifying the legitimacy of the page's sponsor? That is, is there a phone number or postal address to contact for more information? (Simply an email address is not enough.) Is it clear who wrote the material and are the author's qualifications for writing on this topic clearly stated? If the material is protected by copyright, is the name of the copyright holder given? Checklist: ACCURACY 7 • Are the sources for any factual information clearly listed so they can be verified in another source? • Is the information free of grammatical, spelling, and typographical errors? (These kinds of errors not only indicate a lack of quality control, but can actually produce inaccuracies in information.) • Is it clear who has the ultimate responsibility for the accuracy of the content of the material? • If there are charts and/or graphs containing statistical data, are the charts and/or graphs clearly labeled and easy to read? OBJECTIVITY • Is the information provided as a public service? • Is the information free of advertising? • If there is any advertising on the page, is it clearly differentiated from the informational content? Currency • Are there dates on the page to indicate: • When the page was written? • When the page was first placed on the Web? • When the page was last revised? • Are there any other indications that the material is kept current? • If material is presented in graphs and/or charts, is it clearly stated when the data was gathered? • If the information is published in different editions, is it clearly labeled what edition the page is from? Coverage • Is there an indication that the page has been completed, and is not still under construction? • If there is a print equivalent to the Web page, is there a clear indication of whether the entire work is available on the Web or only parts of it? • If the material is from a work which is out of copyright (as is often the case with a dictionary or thesaurus) has there been an effort to update the material to make it more current? Step 3: Based on the Checklist Criteria, Determine the Relative Quality of the Web Page 8 • The greater number of checklist questions answered yes, the more likely the page is of higher informational quality UP till Now • • You should have two lists of references: Accepted and Rejected according to the appraisal and various analysis pointed out so far You are now ready to annotate your bibliography, I.e., the accepted list of references Annotated Bibliography Paragraph1: • • • • describe the content (focus) of the item describe the usefulness of the item discuss any limitations that the item may have, e.g. grade level, timeliness etc. describe what audience the item is intended for Paragraph2: • • • evaluate reliability of the item evaluate the methods of research used in the item discuss any conclusions the author(s) may have made Paragraph3: • • describe your reaction to the item describe the relationships to other refs What Is the Purpose of an Annotated Bibliography? May serve a number of purposes. Including but not limited to: • • • • • Assignment: Cybersecurity Phishing Activities in Internet Usage A review of the literature on a particular subject Illustrate the quality of research that you have done Provide examples of the types of sources available Describe other items on a topic that may be of interest to the reader Explore the subject for further research Annotations Vs Abstracts • Abstracts are the purely descriptive summaries often found at the beginning of scholarly journal articles or in periodical indexes. 9 • Annotations are descriptive and critical; they expose the author's point of view, clarity and appropriateness of expression, and authority. Literature Review A review of the literature is a classification and evaluation of what accredited scholars and researchers have written on a topic, organized according to a guiding concept such as your research objective, thesis, or the problem/issue you wish to address. What to do • Recognize relevant information. • Integrate and evaluate them. Goal Your reader wants to know: • What literature exists • Your informed evaluation of the literature. Methods • Information seeking • Critical appraisal THEN • • • • organize information and relate it to the thesis or your research question synthesize your reading of texts into a summary identify controversy when it appears in the literature develop questions for further research. OUTPUT • A description of what you have read • A conceptually organized synthesis of the results of your search What to Scrutinize? 10 • • • • • • • • • • • • Has the author formulated a problem/issue? Is the problem/issue ambiguous or clearly articulated? Is its significance (scope, severity, relevance) discussed? What are the strengths and limitations of the way the author has formulated the problem or issue? Could the problem have been approached more effectively from another perspective? What is the author's theoretical framework? What is the relationship between the theoretical and research perspectives? Has the author evaluated the literature relevant to the problem/issue? Does the author include literature taking positions s/he does not agree with? In a research study, how good are the three basic components of the study design (i.e., population, intervention, outcome)? How accurate and valid are the measurements? Is the analysis of the data accurate and relevant to the research question? Are the conclusions validly based upon the data and analysis? In popular literature, does the author use appeals to emotion, one-sided examples, rhetorically-charged language and tone? Is the author objective, or is s/he merely 'proving' what s/he already believes? How does the author structure his or her argument? Can you 'deconstruct' the flow of the argument to analyze if/where it breaks down? Is this a book or article that contributes to the understanding of the problem under study, and in what ways is it useful for practice? What are the strengths and limitations? How does this book or article fit into the thesis, report, or question you are developing? LR Structure For the structure of your literature review, you may: • Review the literature in chronological order evaluating each stage • Compare one stream of literature with another • Analyze each of the major theoretical positions in turn • • • • Discuss and compare the thinking of the key writers in the field Analyze and compare different methodological approaches to a topic or issue Compare the way literature approaches a subject from different disciplines Compare popular literature with the more scholarly. Keep in Mind 11 • Remember you write about what writers say and how they think about their subject: how they reason, how they organize their ideas and the evidence they use to support their position? Citation • When you are writing the review it is critical that you cite and reference correctly. GOOD LUCK …It has been a pleasure. Thank you. 12 DEIM Forum 2019 G2-3 A Survey of URL-based Phishing Detection Eint Sandi Aung†a) Chaw Thet Zan†b) and Hayato YAMANA†c) Department of Computer Science and Communication Engineering, Graduate School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, 159-8555, Japan. E-mail : a) [email protected], b) [email protected], c) [email protected] Abstract Cyber phishing is regarded as a theft of personal information in which phishers, also known as attackers, lure users to surrender sensitive data such as credentials, credit card and bank account information, financial details, and other behavioral data. Phishing detection is becoming a crucial research area, attracting increased focus as the number of phishing attacks grows. 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The EU Commission's Private Sector Communication – Communicating with whom?
Commentary 09 October 2014
Bruce Byiers
As European Commission Communications go, "A stronger role for the private sector in achieving inclusive and sustainable growth in developing countries" is pretty good. It covers all the possible angles for working with, through and for the development of the private sector, and even gets down to proposing principles, criteria for working with firms and specific actions to undertake (see infographic for a summary).
The Communication apparently also went through a wide range of consultations during preparation, will have two sets of EU Council Conclusions instead of the usual one, and numerous meetings to discuss its operationalisation, including a side meeting last Friday on the margins of the Policy Forum for Development.
But despite its comprehensiveness, there are still numerous "policy to practice" challenges to the Communication. We discuss these in our recently published Briefing Note: EU Engagement with the Private Sector for Development: Setting Up a One-Stop-Shop? But the key messages relate to two questions:
Who is this Communication really for, and what's in it for them?
At one level, it is an internal document, aimed at bringing all the EC Directorate Generals, the EEAS, the EU Delegations and other institutions onto the same page in thinking about engaging with the private sector for development. And it may have an important role to play in doing so, given the myriad of other policy areas and priorities that different DGs and individuals within them are faced with.
It is also clearly aimed at the 28 EU Member States, bringing the EC up to speed with the approach adopted by some leading Members and leading the way for those that are not so advanced or engaged in development policy. Given the large differences between Member States in experience and perhaps objectives in engaging the private sector, a common approach is helpful.
The Communication is also presumably aimed at 'the private sector', European companies and firms in particular. Given that EU policy towards the private sector has hitherto been seen as either an internal market issue or one of private sector development in partner countries, this is the first time that the two are being explicitly linked through policy. That, and the general recognition of the role of the private sector in development, can only be welcomed by private sector actors - but as our Briefing Note points out, the basis for the Communication is still very donor-led, potentially missing opportunities to be had from applying donor finance to maximize the development impact of existing private sector investments and ideas.
The Communication is clearly also for Non-Governmental Organisations NGOs, Civil Society Organisations CSOs and other development actors who see themselves as representing different beneficiaries of EU development policies. This includes organisations working with firms in multi-stakeholder partnerships as well as cooperatives, both in some ways ahead of the EC in thinking about working with the private sector, as well as those CSOs more inclined to be suspicious of the private sector as a 'development actor'.
Although they get little mention, the Communication presumably also has partner governments as a target audience given that it will underpin policy dialogue around development support for regulatory reform of the more traditional private sector development form.
So given the wide range of differing roles and interests within each of these five audiences, never mind between them, how will any of the concrete actions proposed be taken forward?
Who is expected to do what?
As development policy is an area of 'parallel competence' in Euro-lingo, this Communication is something between a hopeful plea for Member States to align with its contents, and a framework which some hope will be endorsed and maintained in all of their future work with the private sector. Although it mentions harmonising private sector engagement across Member States, it is not clear if there is genuine appetite for joint activities and on what level or scope.
Some also read the Communication as a call for EU Delegations to begin promoting development-friendly business linkages between Europe and partner countries (and why not?), while others question if there is such a thing as a 'European private sector' in the first place.
From a private sector perspective, strong institutions and regulations in developing countries remain key, but beyond that it remains unclear who to speak to at the EU level about actually getting support for developmental investment projects. Without that, some in the private sector wonder if it has any relevance to them at all.
As for NGOs, there are a range of good examples of cooperative and multi-stakeholder partnerships that might benefit from, and are requesting, more support from the EU to help them to scale up. But as with the private sector, it is not clear how this will work in practice and who will take charge.
Structured Dialogue?
One of the three concrete 'tools and modalities' proposed by the Communication, and also the topic of last week's meeting, is 'structured dialogue'. Proposed at the global, EU and partner country level, and thematically or sector focused, this seems a relatively modest and uncontroversial proposal – who is against more shared learning and dialogue?
But as the meeting last week highlighted, calling a dialogue 'structured' does not make it so, while the Policy Forum on Development itself (a potential vehicle for this structured dialogue it seems) took five years to get to what participants find an acceptable form.
So while the goal is to be "action-oriented" and to avoid duplication of other similar platforms, some more practical thinking on focused, specific outcomes might be a better way to operationalise the Communication. What are the concrete investment opportunities, in which countries, with which organisations, and through which Member State support mechanisms that these joint approaches can be piloted?
Maybe that would be a good structured dialogue to meet the ambitions of the Communication and show its relevance beyond the EC itself.
In addition to structural support by ECDPM's institutional partners The Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and Austria, this publication also benefits from funding from the Department of International Development (DFID), United Kingdom.
The views expressed here are those of the author, and not necessarily those of ECDPM.
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medwireNews: Patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) who successfully discontinue imatinib treatment have a higher proportion of mature natural killer (NK) cells than those who experience early relapse, a substudy of the EURO-SKI data shows.
These findings "highlight the role of NK cells in sustaining remission and strengthen the status of CML as an immunogenic tumor warranting novel clinical trials with immunomodulating agents," say Satu Mustjoki (University of Helsinki, Finland) and co-authors of the study.
The researchers investigated the role of the immune system in sustained remission in 100 patients with CML who had been treated with imatinib for at least 3 years and had sustained deep molecular response for at least 1 year prior to treatment cessation.
They report in Leukemia that significantly more patients with NK cells above the median proportion of 16% were relapse-free at 6 months relative to those with a lower proportion, at 73% versus 51% and a hazard ratio of 2.17.
Furthermore, patients who experienced early relapse (before 6 months) had a lower relative proportion of NK cells compared with nonrelapsing patients (in remission for at least 12 months), at medians of 12.8% and 17.1%, respectively.
Further analysis showed that nonrelapsing patients had a higher proportion of more mature CD56dim NK cells at treatment cessation than those who relapsed early. And there was a trend for decreased molecular relapse-free survival among patients who had higher than the median number of more naïve CD56bright NK cells.
The researchers also found that nonrelapsing patients had significantly higher frequencies of adaptive NK cells with downregulated EAT-2 than early relapsing patients, at 2.1% versus 0.6%.
Moreover, above median secretion of tumor necrosis factor-α/interferon-γ by CD56dim NK cells was associated with significantly increased molecular relapse-free survival both at 6 (85 vs 40%) and 12 months (69 vs 40%) compared with lower TNF-α/IFN-γ secretion, and the level of secretion correlated with the relative number of NK cells.
Specifically, there was a trend toward positive correlation in the nonrelapsing group and a negative correlation in both the early- and late-relapsing groups "suggesting that in relapsing patients NK cells may not suffice to activate CD4+ T cells to mount Th1 type responses," Mustjoki et al remark.


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Storm Arwen: Lancashire man killed by falling tree
A Lancashire man died when a tree fell on him in Ambleside, Cumbria Police said.
By Michael Holmes
Saturday, 27th November 2021, 9:37 am
Updated Saturday, 27th November 2021, 11:18 am
Police, ambulance and fire service personnel all attended Vicarage Road at 11pm yesterday, but the man, who was from Lancaster, died at the scene.
The police and other agencies were still at the scene this morning as the tree remained in a dangerous position, and people were asked to avoid the area until it is made safe.
It was the second death as Storm Alwen swept across the UK, with a man killed when his car was struck by a falling tree in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, on Friday.
Dark clouds over Tarn Hows, Ambleside in October 2020 (Picture: PA Wire/PA Images/John Walton)
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A fun and creative approach to great portrait photography.
She's refined her craft, grown her experience and the playful creativity is an eyeful of fun. Heather is masterful in the studio with lighting and at getting the most fun out of her subjects. Fun is good.
We interviewed Heather to find out a little more about her and what she does best.
Hi Heather, thanks for taking this time to share your photography with us. Tell us about yourself and what got you started.
I majored in photography at Middle Tennessee State University, but started college as a vocal performance major with dreams of being a famous opera singer. I soon discovered that saying you want to be a famous opera singer is like saying you want to be a dinosaur when you grow up. Photography was the best decision I ever made. I felt at home when I first picked up my camera. I have a lot of other weird hobbies: Singing, belly dancing, and sword fighting. Sometimes in front of an audience, so I'm a unique kind of crazy. Photography is my one true love and what I always "come home to", if you know what I mean.
Do you have any tips for directing your subjects to get the kind of shots you're looking for?
I've worked a lot in portraiture with a company and on my own. I'm a HUGE people person. The goal is to get to know my subject through photography. I like to be organically and emotionally connected during a shoot and though I've been told I'm great at directing, I'll only tweak a little when needed. I treat direction like regular conversation, letting ideas flow. My best shots were made when we all just goofed off and tried ridiculous things. I have a lot of creative, amazingly talented friends, so that helps too.
When it comes to lighting, in your more recent work, are you using studio lighting? What works for you?
Oh god yes, I use studio lighting. In college, studio lighting was my favorite class. I still use equipment from the University a lot of the time because they have some amazing stuff. I like keeping it simple with lighting setups because I believe the simpler, the better. The equipment I generally use is Profoto, and my favorite thing ever in the whole world is the Octolight. It's magical, I swear.
What about outdoor / natural lighting? What's your take on that?
I let natural light speak to me. Sometimes the cosmos is creating perfect lighting conditions just for me, or in some cases, that I'm challenged to find it myself. Am I getting a little too philosophical? I promise I'm not actually insane, only slightly. I like to take my time outdoors as well with bracketing exposures, trying different angles and seeing what creates the most striking effects. I obsess a little, both behind the camera and in post-process. I play around in Photoshop like it's a video game, because it's fun.
What's your preferred portrait lens(es) and/or range of focal length(s)?
A 50mm f/1.8 lens is just about the most versatile thing in the whole entire world for me. It got me through college. I have a Sigma 55-200mm lens, but I really don't use it as often. The 18-55mm kit lens that came with my Nikon really isn't that bad and has gotten me through. I'd like to venture into a super nice wide-angle lens. I'm not exactly rolling in the Benjamins and these things take time. I've learned to work with what I have. It's not the equipment you have that makes you a great photographer, it's what you're able to create with what you have that matters.
When it comes to camera functions and features, what are the settings you pay most attention to?
The basics. Aperture, shutter speed, ISO. If you can control them with a basic knowledge of the zone system, then it almost doesn't matter what kind of fancy specs your camera has, in my opinion. It all comes down to understanding light, how your camera captures light and how you can manipulate it. If you can do that – shazam, great photographs! The only other thing I care about, is being able to quickly change/navigate those settings on my camera.
Anything new you want to explore?
I've really been exploring the world of multiplicity and I want to take those concepts outside the studio to expand my portfolio. And I really wanna experiment with HDR photography, a desire which actually started after I read your blog and researched more about the possibilities. I started my obsession with multiplicity the same way. After I started blogging, I learned a lot and have found much inspiration while writing, making me better at my craft everyday. I've been humbled by those that come to my blog looking for expertise, because it's such a source of growth for me too!
Ultimately, I just hope to keep pushing myself past what I thought I could do and eventually, take over the world.
Heather, it's been a pleasure getting to know you. We'll be watching you and your work in the years to come. Thank you for sharing!
Heather Clemons inspires other budding photographers with her approach in creating imagery that entertains and draws you in.
Check out Heather's blog and her photostream at heatherclemons.com.
I'm so glad it's gone over so well!!
Thanks again Marc, it really is a fabulous article!
Budding photographers like this one. Lots of traffic on this article. Good for you Heather!


Utovlan is a type of medicine that contains norethisterone as an active ingredient. Each tablet contains 5 mg of norethisterone. Norethisterone is a type of synthetic medicine called progestogen which imitates the natural female sexual hormone progesterone.
What do Utovlan tablets look like?
What is Utovlan used for?
Irregular periods: Regular periods last between 28 to 35 days. Utovlan is prescribed to treat women who have periods shorter than 21 days and bleed for more than 8 days.
Need to use to types of menstrual products to prevent passing blood through clothes such as sanitary pads plus tampons.
Breast cancer: As stated before, progesterone plays an important role in the prevention of cancer, therefore your doctor might prescribe this medication for you.
Dysmenorrhea: Which is the presence of painful pelvic cramps that occur during menstruation.
Emotional: Depression, moodiness, and anxiety.
Endometriosis: Is the presence of endometrial cells, which are cells that are normally found in your uterus or womb and are found somewhere else in your body. Mostly ovaries, or Fallopian tubes.
Period delay: This medicine is safe to use if you want to delay your period for a certain period of time.
It is important to know that this medication is not to be used as a type of contraceptive method.
Who should consider other alternatives over Utovlan?
Like all medicines, Utovlan may not be suitable for you if you suffer from the following conditions.
Allergic to Utovlan´s components or ingredients.
If you had Pemphigoid gestation: Presence of jaundice (yellowish skin color) and generalized itching that occurs while pregnant.
Cardiovascular disease such as previous heart attacks or angina.
If you suffer from Porphyria: A rare blood disease that affects your nervous or cutaneous (skin) system.
Are there medicines that interact with Utovlan?
There are certain medications that have interactions with Utovlan. Be sure to tell your GP every medication you take, before starting to take Utovlan. Certain medications make the efficacy of the this medication diminish, therefore if you are taking any of these medications be sure to consult your GP about it.
How should you take Utovlan?
Since this medicine can treat different illnesses, the dosage and treatment will differ depending on what you are using it for. Always follow your GP's instructions on how to take this medication.
Period delay: If you want to delay your period, Utovlan should be taken three days before the expected day your period will begin. The usual dosage is one tablet of 5 mg, three times a day for the period you want to delay it, for no more than 14 days. After you stop the treatment, your period will occur around two or three days you stopped taking the medication.
Heavy bleeding and other menstrual irregularities: Usual dosage is 1 tablet of 5 mg three times a day for 10 days. Treatment starts 19 days after your last period. After the 10 days of treatment your GP will probably recommend you to take 1tablet of 5mg two times a day for 8 days. This will prevent any irregular bleeding from occurring.
Premenstrual syndrome: Treatment begins 16 days after your last period. Usual dosage consists of 1 tablet of 5 mg every day for 10 days.
Endometriosis: Usual dosage consists of 1 tablet of 5 mg three times a day for no less than 6 months. Dosage may be increased to 4 or 5 tablets a day if your irregular bleeding hasn't stopped.
Breast cancer: Usual dosage consists of 1 tablet of 5 mg every 3 hours (40 mg a day). Dosage may be increased by your doctor to 12 tablets a day (60mg).
Tablets can be taken with water before or after meals. Best to take them at the same hour every day so that you do not forget to take a dosage.
What happens if you forget to take a dosage?
If you forget to take a tablet of Utovlan, take the medication as soon as you remember to take it. Do not take double doses to make up for the one you forgot to take since it won't have any effect on your treatment.
Is there a risk of overdose from taking Utovlan?
What should you do if you become pregnant while taking this medication?
Like all medicines, Utovlan 5mg can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
If you think you are reacting badly to the medicine, get emergency medical help immediately.
If you get any of these symptoms, you should stop taking the tablets and see your doctor immediately.


The intricate circuitry formed by amacrine cells in the inner plexiform layer (IPL) of the retina suggests that these interneurons play a major role in shaping the visual message. The majority of amacrine cells in the vertebrate retina are GABAergic. Thus, elucidating how GABAergic signaling is modulated in the IPL is critical in order to understand how the visual message is processed in the retina. The results presented here suggest that GABAergic signaling between amacrine cells can be modulated by the activation of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) or by the production of the second messenger, nitric oxide (NO). A novel mGluR5 splice variant was isolated from the chicken retina with a truncated carboxy-terminal tail. Whole cell electrophysiological experiments indicated that activation of mGluR5 enhances GABA-gated currents recorded from cultured chick amacrine cells. This mGluR5-dependent enhancement occurred through the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate pathway and was dependent upon the release of Ca2+ from internal stores. The Ca2+-dependent protein kinase (PKC) was also required for the mGluR5-dependent enhancement as indicated by 1) enhancement of GABA-gated currents by PKC activators, 2) occlusion of the mGluR5-dependent enhancement by these activators, and 3) reduction of the mGluR5-dependent enhancement by a PKC inhibitor. The mGluR5-dependent enhancement of synaptic currents was nearly twice that observed for whole cell GABA-gated currents, suggesting that the receptors and signaling molecules are targeted to GABAergic synapses. NO also modulated GABAergic transmission between amacrine cells, but through two different pathways. Lower concentrations of NO released from NO donors enhanced GABA-gated currents by affecting the function of the GABAA receptors through a soluble guanylate cyclase-independent pathway. Higher concentrations of NO (NO-bubbled solutions) increased the intracellular Cl- concentration through an uncharacterized and potentially novel mechanism that possibly involves Cl- cotransporters. The NO-induced influx of Cl- shifts the Cl- equilibrium potential (ECl-) to more positive values. Furthermore, the NO-induced shift in ECl- allows GABA to depolarize the membrane potential, indicating that NO can convert an inhibitory GABAergic synapse to an excitatory synapse.
Hoffpauir, Brian Kevin, "Modulation of GABAergic signaling in retinal amacrine cells" (2004). LSU Doctoral Dissertations. 2946.


(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) :: Caroline Adams Miller, a motivational speaker, gestures as she addresses a group of young competitive swimmers at American University about "happiness" Thursday, Nov. 9 2006, in northwest Washington.
she was asked to try took her by surprise.
''The quality of my dreams has changed, I never have trouble falling asleep and I do feel happier,'' she said.
There's no shortage of advice in how to become a happier person, as a visit to any bookstore will demonstrate. In fact, Martin Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania and colleagues have collected more than 100 specific recommendations, ranging from those of the Buddha through the self-improvement industry of the 1990s.
The problem is, most of the books on store shelves aren't backed up by rigorous research, says Sonja Lyubomirsky, a psychologist at the University of California, Riverside, who's conducting such studies now. (She's also writing her own book).
In fact, she says, there has been very little research in how people become happier.
Why? The big reason, she said, is that many researchers have considered that quest to be futile.
For decades, a widely accepted view has been that people are stuck with a basic setting on their happiness thermostat. It says the effects of good or bad life events like marriage, a raise, divorce, or disability will simply fade with time.
We adapt to them just like we stop noticing a bad odor from behind the living room couch after a while, this theory says. So this adaptation would seem to doom any deliberate attempt to raise a person's basic happiness setting.
But recent long-term studies have revealed that the happiness thermostat is more malleable than the popular theory maintained, at least in its extreme form. ''Set-point is not destiny,'' says psychologist Ed Diener of the University of Illinois.
One new study showing change in happiness levels followed thousands of Germans for 17 years. It found that about a quarter changed significantly over that time in their basic level of satisfaction with life. (That's a popular happiness measure; some studies sample how one feels through the day instead.) Nearly a tenth of the German participants changed by three points or more on a 10-point scale.
Other studies show an effect of specific life events, though of course the results are averages and can't predict what will happen to particular individuals. Results show long-lasting shadows associated with events like serious disability, divorce, widowhood, and getting laid off.
The boost from getting married, on the other hand, seems to dissipate after about two years, says psychologist Richard E. Lucas of Michigan State University.
What about the joys of having children? Parents recall those years with fondness, but studies show childrearing takes a toll on marital satisfaction, Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert notes in his recent book, ''Stumbling on Happiness.'' Parents gain in satisfaction as their kids leave home, he said.
Gilbert says people are awful at predicting what will make them happy. Yet, Lucas says, ''most people are happy most of the time.'' That is, in a group of people who have reasonably good health and income, most will probably rate a 7.5 or so on a happiness scale of zero to 10, he says.
Still, many people want to be happier. What can they do? That's where research by Lyubomirsky, Seligman and others comes in.
The think-of-three-good-things exercise that Miller, the motivational speaker, found so simplistic at first is among those being tested by Seligman's group at the University of Pennsylvania.
People keep doing it on their own because it's immediately rewarding, said Seligman colleague Acacia Parks. It makes people focus more on good things that happen, which might otherwise be forgotten because of daily disappointments, she said.
A second approach that has shown promise in Seligman's group has people discover their personal strengths through a specialized questionnaire and choose the five most prominent ones. Then, every day for a week, they are to apply one or more of their strengths in a new way.
Strengths include things like the ability to find humor or summon enthusiasm, appreciation of beauty, curiosity and love of learning. The idea of the exercise is that using one's major ''signature'' strengths may be a good way to get engaged in satisfying activities.
These two exercises were among five tested on more than 500 people who'd visited a Web site called ''Authentic Happiness.'' Seligman and colleagues reported last year that the two exercises increased happiness and reduced depressive symptoms for the six months that researchers tracked the participants. The effect was greater for people who kept doing the exercises frequently. A followup study has recently begun.
Another approach under study now is having people work on savoring the pleasing things in their lives like a warm shower or a good breakfast, Parks said. Yet another promising approach is having people write down what they want to be remembered for, to help them bring their daily activities in line with what's really important to them, she said.
Lyubomirsky, meanwhile, is testing some other simple strategies. ''This is not rocket science,'' she said.
For example, in one experiment, participants were asked to regularly practice random acts of kindness, things like holding a door open for a stranger or doing a roommate's dishes, for 10 weeks. The idea was to improve a person's self-image and promote good interactions with other people.
Participants who performed a variety of acts, rather than repeating the same ones, showed an increase in happiness even a month after the experiment was concluded. Those who kept on doing the acts on their own did better than those who didn't.
Other approaches she has found some preliminary promise for include thinking about the happiest day in your life over and over again, without analyzing it, and writing about how you'll be 10 years from now, assuming everything goes just right.
Some strategies appear to work better for some people than others, so it's important to get the right fit, she said.
But it'll take more work to see just how long the happiness boost from all these interventions actually lasts, with studies tracking people for many months or years, Lyubomirsky said.
Any long-term effect will probably depend on people continuing to work at it, just as folks who move to southern California can lose their appreciation of the ocean and weather unless they pursue activities that highlight those natural benefits, she said.
In fact, Diener says, happiness probably is really about work and striving.


Tesla Inc.'s engineering chief won't return from his leave of absence, a person familiar with the situation said, as the auto maker heads into a pivotal period to prove it can sustain production of the Model 3 sedan.
People familiar with the move believed at the time he would return six weeks later, but he hadn't. His departure is one of several high-level executive exits over the past two years as Tesla has struggled to bring out the Model 3, which is priced lower than its other luxury vehicles as part of a plan to transform the company into a more mainstream auto maker.
Tesla on Monday said it met its long-delayed goal of building 5,000 Model 3 cars a week, and that it aims to increase the output to 6,000 a week by late August.
Beyond ramping up Model 3 production, Tesla is racing to develop a slew of new products, including the Model Y compact sport-utility vehicle that Chief Executive Elon Musk has said he wants to unveil in March and begin production in the first half of 2020.
Mr. Field couldn't be reached for comment.
A key leader at Tesla since joining in 2013 from Apple Inc., Mr. Field oversaw the engineering of the company's vehicles and last year was given oversight of production until Mr. Musk resumed that role last spring.
Mr. Field is credited for helping make the Model 3 easier to build by simplifying engineering complexity that plagued previous vehicles.
At least 50 vice presidents or higher-ranking executives have departed over the past 24 months, according to people familiar with the company, partly because of its acquisition of SolarCity Corp. Mr. Musk sees executive turnover as being in line with other large companies and has announced plans for a management reorganization aimed at flattening the layers of managers.


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Our client is a high-end landscape company providing domestic landscaping and gardening maintenance services to high-end clients.
A prestigious business in Norfolk has two exciting new opportunities for an experienced Maintenance Gardener and a junior Maintenance Gardener.
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Aakhri Chatan (the Last Cliff) is a beautiful, stunning and superb Hindi historical novel written by Naseem Hijazi, the famous Urdu historical novelist.
The novel is based on the historical events took place in Baghdad and Afghanistan in the era of Khilafat Abbasia (Abbasid Caliphate) where a new power of Genghis Khan (Borjigin Temüji) appears and grows rapidly. Genghis Khan writes his history with blood and build wall by the heads of the people killed by him.
But, a man from Islamic world, though he is weak then Genghis Khan is materialistic prospective, stands against Genghis Khan like a strong wall. This man is remembered in Islamic history is called Jalal-ud-Din Khwarzam Shah.
The novel is very interesting and it grabs the eyes of reader until he turns its last page. You may gain knowledge about the history of Islam and enjoy reading an interesting novel in a same time.


One million people on zero hours contracts, scream the media – quoting figures released today by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. This is at odds with recent ONS figures that put the number on these contracts closer to 200,000.
Zero-hours contracts have been around for many years in the retail and hospitality industries, where demand fluctuates from month to month and even day to day. Their use has spread recently to other sectors including healthcare (with up to 100,000 such contracts, including last year as many as 800 consultants), education and public services. In response to the media storm, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is conducting a review.
Why has the use of these contracts grown? It is easy to see them as the result of unscrupulous employers trying to squeeze out extra profits at the expense of workers. Unions have been quick to point to hard cases where individuals are unhappy with their arrangements. However, today's CIPD findings confirm that the large majority of people working on zero-hours contracts are happy to do so. Their use also isn't confined to the private sector. 34per cent of employers in the voluntary sector and 24 per cent of ones in the private sector use them compared to just 17 per cent of private sector employers.
These contracts offer opportunities to many people who would otherwise find it difficult to take regular work at fixed times: think of students and single parents. They are normally free to take shifts, or refuse them, on a day-to-day basis as their availability fluctuates. Other people on zero-hour contracts include those available for occasional extra work in addition to their main job, and semi-retired individuals who want to work occasionally but not on a fixed weekly basis.
The growth of zero-hours contracts has been a product of making agency work and other forms of non-permanent contract more costly for employers. There will always be a need for variable hours and seasonal workers. Banning zero-hours contracts and trying to force people onto permanent contracts is not the answer; it would be detrimental to both employers and employees. More worryingly, we would likely see much more of this kind of work done cash-in-hand in the shadow economy.
Zero-hours contracts are not ideal, and not for everyone. They make little sense for many employers in sectors where workloads are consistent and predictable.
It is, though, important to offer job opportunities to some groups who are unable to work regular hours and for young people. The growth of these contracts has helped to keep levels of joblessness down at a time when many other European countries with less flexible labour markets have seen staggering levels of unemployment. While Vince Cable's review may be useful in giving us a clearer picture of what is going on, he should not allow emotions to run too high. An outright ban of zero-hours contracts would do more harm than good.
This article originally appeared on Spectator Coffee House.


These quaint Tibetan Silver chicken charms are sure to please! Use these little hens to make your own necklaces, earrings, bracelets, create wine glass bangles, or whatever else your imagination conjures up. Each charm measures approximatley 0.5"x0.5" (12mmx12mm).


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Q: How should I carry out simple oracle queries from C#? I have the need to carry out a few thousand inserts into an oracle database from a C# program. What would be the best way to carry this out? I need the ability to control transactions and run queries and stored procedures. I don't have a need for a full blown ORM and guess I really just want a simple, stable DAL to run queries. Can anyone suggest such a framework?

A: Look at following oracle data provider for .NET
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/dotnet/index-085163.html
or else, you can look at OLEDB for Oracle.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger says it best, "Chiropractic is the real thing." As a former bodybuilder and winner of the coveted Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia titles, Arnold has been a long-time health and fitness advocate, as well as a believer in the superb benefits of chiropractic care. It's no surprise he's experienced great results first-hand, as chiropractic care directly affects muscular strength as well the body as a whole.
Studies show a direct and impactful correlation between chiropractic care and muscle strength and development. Chiropractic adjustments reduce both structural and neurological interferences, allowing muscle function and potential for growth.
Simply said, corrective chiropractic care helps alleviate both hyper and hypo mobilization (correcting limited or excess ranges of movement). This directly increases the flow of neurological information and energy to the muscles, increasing muscle function and enhancing strength.
Muscles comprise a significant percentage of the body's mass, and play a pivotal role in all movement. With chiropractic care muscle function can be enhanced, positively impacting the entire body as a whole.
For more information on how chiropractic care can help with muscle strength and conditioning, contact Dr. Justin Favreau at Stability Spine and Wellness for a free, no-obligation consultation. As one of Seattle's most trusted chiropractors, Dr. Favreau has been able to successfully treat hundreds of patients through Chiropractic BioPhysics and is very optimistic in being able to help you and your loved ones live a healthy, pain-free life.
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Фріц Герман Гюнтер Фрауенгайм (; 9 березня 1912, Берлін — 28 вересня 1969, Гамбург) — німецький офіцер-підводник, фрегаттен-капітан крігсмаріне. Кавалер Лицарського хреста Залізного хреста.

Біографія
10 жовтня 1930 року вступив на службу у ВМФ. Служив на лінійному кораблі «Шлезвіг-Гольштейн» і легкому крейсері «Карлсруе». В січні 1936 року переведений в підводний флот. У 1936-37 роках — 1-й вахтовий офіцер підводного човна U-25. 1 жовтня 1937 року призначений командиром підводного човна U-21, на якому зробив 5 походів, в основному в Північному морі (провівши в морі в цілому 72 дня). 6 січня 1940 року здав командування, а 11 березня прийняв підводний човен U-101 (Тип VII-C). В ході 4 походів (100 днів) потопив 14 кораблів.

18 листопада 1940 року здав командування і в грудні направлений інструктором в 2-у підводну навчальну дивізію. З вересня 1941 року командував 23-ю, а з травня 1942 року — 29-ю флотилією. У травні 1945 року інтернований союзниками. В лютому 1946 року звільнений.

Всього за час бойових дій потопив 19 кораблів загальною водотоннажністю 78 248 брт і пошкодив 2 корабля водотоннажністю 15 655 брт.

Звання

 Кандидат в офіцери (1 квітня 1930)
 Кадет (10 жовтня 1930)
 Фенріх-цур-зее (1 січня 1932)
 Обер-фенріх-цур-зее (1 квітня 1934)
 Лейтенант-цур-зее (1 жовтня 1934)
 Оберлейтенант-цур-зее (1 червня 1936)
 Капітан-лейтенант (1 квітня 1939)
 Корветтен-капітан (1 квітня 1943)
 Фрегаттен-капітан (1 грудня 1944)

Нагороди

 Медаль «За вислугу років у Вермахті» 4-го класу (4 роки; 2 жовтня 1936)
 Медаль «У пам'ять 1 жовтня 1938» (20 грудня 1938)
 Іспанський хрест в бронзі (6 червня 1939)
 Залізний хрест
 2-го класу (2 жовтня 1939)
 1-го класу (7 листопада 1939)
 Лицарський хрест Залізного хреста (29 серпня 1940) — за потоплення 10 ворожих кораблів (51 375 брт) і пошкодження крейсера «Белфаст».
 Орден Римського орла, лицарський хрест (Італія; 1 листопада 1941)
 Хрест «За військові заслуги» (Італія) (1 листопада 1941)
 Німецький хрест в золоті (23 листопада 1944)

Література

 Залесский К. А. Кригсмарине. Военно-морской флот Третьего рейха. — М.: Эксмо, 2005. ISBN 5-699-10354-6
 Fellgiebel W.P., Elite of the Third Reich, The recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross 1939—1945: A Reference, Helion & Company Limited, Solihull, 2003, ISBN 1-874622-46-9
 Patzwall K., Scherzer V., Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941—1945, Geschichte und Inhaber Band II, Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall, Norderstedt, 2001, ISBN 3-931533-45-X
 Dörr, Manfred. Internationales Militaria-Magazin Nr. 112. Heinz Nickel Verlag, Zweibrücken, Germany, April-Mai 2004
 DIXON, JEREMY, The U-boat Commanders, Naval Institute Press, 2019.

Примітки

Німецькі підводники Другої світової війни
Командири підводних човнів
Фрегаттен-капітани крігсмаріне

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Q: iSCSI enterprise target and client both on debian give invalid iniatorname error I have two Debian Wheezy machines and am trying to set up storage for one of them on the other's disk using iSCSI (they do not have synchronized users, so NFS won't work for this application).  I have installed ietd on the server and open-iscsi on the client.
My configuration on the server is as follows:
ietd.conf
Target iqn.2015-02.uk.co.meridiandigital:email
    Lun 0 Path=/storage/email/email_export.img,Type=fileio,IOMode=rw
    IncomingUser myuser mypass
    Alias LUN1

initiators.allow
ALL ALL

targets.allow
ALL ALL

On the client the configuration is:
iscsid.conf
iscsid.startup = /usr/sbin/iscsid
node.startup = automatic
node.leading_login = No
node.session.auth.authmethod = CHAP
node.session.auth.username = myuser
node.session.auth.password = mypass
discovery.sendtargets.auth.authmethod = CHAP
discovery.sendtargets.auth.username = myuser
discovery.sendtargets.auth.password = mypass
node.session.timeo.replacement_timeout = 120
node.conn[0].timeo.login_timeout = 15
node.conn[0].timeo.logout_timeout = 15
node.conn[0].timeo.noop_out_interval = 5
node.conn[0].timeo.noop_out_timeout = 5
node.session.err_timeo.abort_timeout = 15
node.session.err_timeo.lu_reset_timeout = 30
node.session.err_timeo.tgt_reset_timeout = 30
node.session.cmds_max = 128
node.session.queue_depth = 32
node.session.xmit_thread_priority = -20
node.session.iscsi.InitialR2T = No
node.session.iscsi.ImmediateData = Yes
node.session.iscsi.FirstBurstLength = 262144
node.session.iscsi.MaxBurstLength = 16776192
node.conn[0].iscsi.MaxRecvDataSegmentLength = 262144
node.conn[0].iscsi.MaxXmitDataSegmentLength = 0
discovery.sendtargets.iscsi.MaxRecvDataSegmentLength = 32768
node.session.iscsi.FastAbort = Yes

initiatorname.iscsi
GenerateName=no
InitiatorName=iqn.2015-02.net.meridiandigital:client

When I run discovery with iscsiadm  -m discovery -t st -p athena I get the following error message:
iscsiadm: Cannot perform discovery. Invalid Initiatorname.
iscsiadm: Could not perform SendTargets discovery: invalid parameter

What do I need to do to get discovery and login working for this system?

A: The key to answering this question was to enable logging of errors in ietd, which isn't enabled by default for some reason.  I stopped the service with /etc/init.d/ietd stop, and manually ran ietd -d 2 to get logging turned on.  This gave me (along with a whole load of extra junk) the following error message:
Feb 17 17:15:50 athena ietd: unable to create logical unit 0 in target 1: 22

Error number 22 is EINVAL, so I have an invalid parameter somewhere.  It turns out that the IOMode parameter cannot have the value "rw": the valid values are "ro", "wb" and "wt".


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Home->State->National Pharmacovigilance Week celebrated at SGRR Institute
National Pharmacovigilance Week celebrated at SGRR Institute
Thursday, 22 September 2022 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Department of Pharmacology, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Patel Nagar, Dehradun organized a programme on the occasion of the National Pharmacovigilance Week on Wednesday. The programme was organised to spread awareness for adverse drug reaction monitoring and reporting. The programme was inaugurated by Principal, SGRR institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Dr Yashbir Dewan.
Addressing the gathering at the occasion, the Head of Department of Pharmacology, Dr MA Beg said that the objective of the National Pharmacovigilance week is to get maximum cases of Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) reported to the National Pharmacovigilance Centre located at Ghaziabad. The final goal of this programme is to enhance the reporting culture and safe use of medicines leading to better patient care, he said. He said that ADRs are one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in patients. "This would in turn promote rational use of medicines which would ultimately reduce harm to patients and thus improve public health,'' he said.
The department of Pharmacology of the college has an active Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Centre which uploads Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) Reports on a monthly basis received from Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital.
The programme was attended by more than 200 participants consisting of Deans, HODs, faculties, doctors and students of all the institutions of Shri Guru Ram Rai University.
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Padres Pics #12.
Posted on January 27, 2018 by duaneharris19
HOFFMAN.
On January 24th, Trevor Hoffman finally got elected into the Hall of Fame, so of course, I had to open this post with a photo related to him. There's not a lot that I can offer about the Padres longtime closer that's not currently being said about him, but I wanted to offer my own little congrats to my favorite relief pitcher of all time and offer a few thoughts:
Even though 2007 ended in an incredibly bittersweet way (Game 163, ugh!), I still think of that season with fond memories. One of the best moments from that season happened on June 6th, when Trevor registered his 500th career save. I love this photo and if you click on it to bring up a large version, you can pick out faces of a handful of guys that were pretty fun to watch in San Diego, such as Greg Maddux, Chris Young, David Wells, Heath Bell, Mike Cameron, etc. Speaking of Heath Bell, I hope I'm not the only person who hopes he eventually gets the recognition he deserves as Trevor's successor and just overall being an awesome Padre. I honestly think he should be inducted into the team Hall of Fame at some point.
While looking at this timeline of Trevor Hoffman's career, I noticed that Trevor's first save as a Padre took place on August 6th, 1993. The date rang a bell and then I realized that I attended this game. It was the day that Tony Gwynn got his 2000th career hit during a doubleheader against the Rockies. With that said, Trevor got his save in game #1 and Tony got his hit in game #2. The only memory I have of Trevor that day is him coming out and the bill of his cap being bent down low in an intimidating fashion. It was quite the fitting look for a relief pitcher.
Something that I've always thought is cool is that Trevor had 4 hits during his career, with 2 of them being doubles. Yes, his career average was .118, but the fact that the former shortstop was able to get a pair of extra base hits is pretty awesome. I have searched high and low for video/photos of any of his Padres hits but always come up empty. All I can ever find is this video of his final career at-bat, which came during his time with the Brewers in 2010.
(Image Source: Padres' FriarWire)
BARTON.
A few days ago, I read that former Padres catcher, Bob Barton recently passed away. To be honest, I can't say that I knew anything about Barker besides seeing his name on old team rosters. After reading up on him, I discovered that Barton played for the Padres on two different occasions, from 1970-1972, and then again in 1974. In addition, according to Jeff Sanders at the Union-Tribune, Barton was the team player representative in 1972, which is notable because it was the year of the first player's strike in MLB history.
Barton spent the majority of his career as a backup catcher but in 1971 he started for the Padres and played in 121 games, where he had quite the season. I pulled this tidbit about his 1971 season from his wiki page:
His best statistical year as a hitter was as a starter for the 1971 Padres; in 121 games, he hit .250 with five home runs and 23 runs batted in along with 17 doubles. On defense, in 1971 he led National League catchers in runners caught stealing (42), percentage of runners caught stealing (51.2%) and errors committed (15) and was second in assists (67).
Even with the 15 errors, that's an incredibly solid season for a catcher from that era. I tip my cap to you, Bob Barton. May you rest in peace.
WILLIAMS.
Photos of Ted Williams with the Padres are hard to come by and the ones that do exist are usually just him posing for cameras. This photo of the Splendid Splinter taking a pitch is easily my favorite photo of him in the Pacific Coast League. A decent quality photo of in-game action from the 1930s?? This is the stuff gets my nerdy baseball juices flowing!
I'm not sure what year this is from, who the Padres are playing, or where it was taken, but if I HAD to make an educated guess, I'd say it was taken in 1937 at Lane Field against the Portland Beavers. But hey, I've been known to be wrong about PCL stuff…
(Image Source: The Kid: Ted Williams in San Diego)
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Dubai-UAE: When clock hit the time of 09:09:09:09:09: today the Dubai Metro train which is the first of its kind in the region started publicly. With the launching of the first Metro in the Gulf region, Dubai has achieved a never before attempted milestone – the world's longest automated driver less train system built in just four years.
"The completion of such a massive project in a short period of time speaks volumes about Dubai's economic strength and its commitment to the development of the city regardless of the global economic crisis," said Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
Tonight there will be fireworks visible from Mall of the Emirates, Jafilliya, Creek Park and Festival City.
The aim of the Metro system is to provide an integrated public transport system to ease congestion, save travelling time for passengers, reduce traffic pollution, improve mobility within the city, provide a swift connection to Dubai International Airport and important business and commercial hubs, and deliver a modern, comfortable, reliable and safe mode of commuting.
"It took some 30,000 workers, five big contractors and 150 [other] contractors to complete and make it possible to launch the project on schedule," Al Tayer said.
He said that the RTA revised the original design of the Metro by 50 to 60 per cent to incorporate the changing development trends in the city, and as a result the cost increased from Dh15.5 to Dh28 billion.
The Metro is set to provide transport coverage and reach all strategic areas of the city, and develop the network to branch out into the suburbs with future extensions including Al Sufouh Tram which will be ready in 2011.
The future lines under study are the Purple and Blue Lines to extend the network.
The Metro will be a catalyst for the improvement of real estate values, economic development and urban regeneration along its main route and arteries. It will create an additional source of employment for both the local population as well as the region in addition to boosting the tourism sector.
Studies show that the Metro will reduce traffic congestion by 17 per cent out of a total of 30-35 per cent, which is aimed to be reduced by an integrated public transport network including buses and water transport.
As part of its modernity drive, vision and concerns for the environment due to rapid development, the Dubai government commissioned studies to determine the most efficient and cost-effective solutions to traffic congestion, which resulted in the birth of the Metro.
The seeds for the project were sown in 1992, when a feasibility study known as R400 concluded that Dubai could no longer rely solely on road expansion to cater to its escalating traffic demands. The findings recommended a transit system.
The contract to build the Metro was awarded in July 2005 to a consortium called Dubai Urban Rapid Link (DURL). The consortium comprises Japanese companies including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Corporation, Obayashi Corporation, Kajima Corporation and Yapi Markezi of Turkey supervised by consultants Systra and Parsons from France and the US, respectively.
"We are very proud that the dream of having a Metro is being realized today as it will benefit generations to come," said Al Tayer.
The Metro is a world-class, 21st century railway system. It is the first of its kind in the region with outstanding state-of-the-art design. The themes of the stations, interiors and the originality of the station exteriors give the Metro a pleasant mix of Dubai's heritage and modern architecture.
Al Tayer noted that with the construction of the Metro, property and land prices around Metro stations and tracks have increased by 30 per cent.
The Metro will also help Dubai save Dh5 billion a year which is lost due to traffic jams.
"It is a way forward for sustainable development and provide easy link between businesses," he added.
Al Tayer noted that one of the key benefits is that the RTA now has developed expertise which can be used to build the Metro networks in other emirates and even other countries. He noted that the integrated transport system including introducing more public buses, feeder bus routes and water buses was developed because it was the key to the success of the Metro.
The RTA operates around 1,300 buses on 80 routes and 25 feeder bus routes in Dubai. The number of buses will increase to 1,800 by the end of the year and to 3,000 buses by the end of next year to serve almost all areas of Dubai.
"We hope to carry 4.5 million passengers every day in our public transport by 2020," Al Tayer added.
About not opening the complete Red Line and all the stations, he said that such big projects are always launched in phases and it is quite normal around the world.