Check NABARD Time Management Tips for Grade A Prelims 2018.
The NABARD Grade A Prelims exam 2018 will be held this Sunday i.e. on 19th May 2018. Less than a week remains for the exam. And we are assuming here that you must have prepared for the exam completely till now. Nonetheless, we are here to provide you some tips on managing time in the exam efficiently. The Prelims exam is of qualifying nature which means that the marks scored in this phase won't be considered for preparing the final merit list. However, you need to clear the cut off score to be eligible for the next phase. Scroll down to read more details.
In these last few days, give as many Mock Tests as you can and improve your calculation speed.
Also, make a detailed analysis of your performance in each test. And find out your strong and weak areas. Work on the weak areas to become better.
During the exam, you need to attempt more of those questions which you are strong at. And attempt the minimum number of questions in your weak areas.
Give more of your time to Agriculture and Rural Development and Economic and Social Issues as these carry maximum weightage.
If you are not able to solve a question, don't keep trying again and again. Move on to the next question and save precious time. Here, the practice of trying again and again until you win doesn't apply.
This is how you should distribute your time to make most of it.
Since sectional cut off applies in the exam, you need to make sure that you attempt questions from every section.
First of all, attempt Reasoning Ability questions. This section carries 20 marks.
Next, move on to Computer Knowledge section consisting of 20 marks. Moving from a brain-twisting subject like Reasoning to Computer will give you a short break.
After that, attempt Numerical Ability questions. This section, too, consists of 20 marks.
Then, go to General Awareness section which also consists of 20 marks. If you know the answers, you can mark them anyway. And if you don't know, there isn't any way to solve it. So, move on.
Ensure to clear the sectional cut off for each section given above by attempting a set number of questions.
Now, attempt English Language. This consists of 40 marks. Read the questions carefully and keep answering.
Next, move on to the most important section i.e. Agricultural and Rural Development. Attempt questions carefully.
Finally, move to Economic and Social Issues section which is another major topic. It carries 40 marks. You need to score good marks in these last two sections since the NABARD exam is based on these topics mainly.
Please note that this is a generalized plan for all candidates. You may alter and modify it according to your capabilities, strong and weak points, and preference.
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Everyone's Putting Their Faces In This ImageNet Roulette App. Here's How It Works.
"ImageNet Roulette regularly classifies people in dubious and cruel ways," said its makers. That's the point.
By Ryan Broderick
Ryan Broderick BuzzFeed News Reporter
ImageNet Roulette
This week, Twitter has been inundated with pictures generated by ImageNet Roulette. The photos are typically of a person's face and feature a green box with a black and green label listing an automatically generated label for the person, based on the software's best guess of what social role they occupy.
ImageNet Roulette is an art project created by Berlin-based developer Leif Ryge, working in collaboration with artist and researcher Trevor Paglen and AI researcher Kate Crawford. It's part of an exhibition called Training Humans, currently showing in the Osservatorio Fondazione Prada in Milan, which explores how datasets and automated systems represent and classify humans.
ImageNet Roulette, a web extension of the exhibition, is designed to demonstrate it. But in practice it sucks, turning out mostly gibberish. Worse, when people of color put their images into it, the app can spit back out shockingly racist and vile labels based on their ethnicities.
Ryge and Paglen's studio has not yet responded to a request for comment.
Dani Paradis🦄 @DaniParadis
My face got categorized as "face" #imagenetroulette
Crawford acknowledged in a series of tweets earlier this week how bad AI is at interpreting pictures of humans — and how's that's the point of the project.
"The labels come from WordNet, the images were scraped from search engines. The 'Person' category was rarely used or talked about. But it's strange, fascinating, and often offensive," Crawford wrote. "It reveals the deep problems with classifying humans — be it race, gender, emotions or characteristics. It's politics all the way down, and there's no simple way to 'debias' it."
ImageNet, the system on which the app is built, is a research project created at Stanford University and Princeton University. It's an image dataset organized according to WordNet, a database created at Princeton of English nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. The WordNet database is where the labels come from.
"ImageNet was created in 2009 as — and continues to be — an academic research project to help computers identify generic objects, for example a microwave, zebra, or fountain," a spokesperson for the ImageNet Research Team told BuzzFeed News. "In August 2019, we submitted our new research on improving the ImageNet data to an academic computer science conference for peer review — see our research post here. We are awaiting the results of the review process and we welcome input and suggestions from the research community and beyond on how to build better and fairer datasets for training and evaluating AI systems."
Here's how this all looks in ImageNet.
ImageNet
A search for "dog," brings up various sub-sets like "dalmatian, coach dog, carriage dog" or "dogsled, dog sled, dog sleigh". Click on one of those and you'll be directed to additional subsets and so on.
So when you put your photo into Image[Net] Roulette, it does the same thing. You give it a face and and the system uses ImageNet's database — which uses WordNet's database — to classify you.
Ryan Broderick @broderick
In the example above, ImageNet classified me as a "first offender," which is part of the following hierarchy: "person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul" > "bad person" > "wrongdoer, offender" > "convict" > "first offender."
This is, of course, incorrect. I have never been convicted of a crime.
Here's how that looks inside ImageNet.
WorldNet, the source of these classifications, was started in 1985 with the words in Standard Corpus of Present-Day Edited English. It has since added many more words to its database from various published works, creating a pretty scattershot lexicon, which might explain some of the strange results ImageNet Roulette has been generating. For instance, here's what it generated for my editor Scott. If you're familiar with the phrase "grass widower" — congratulations.
Scott Lucas @ScottLucas86
funny, "grass widower, divorced man," is actually entirely accurate https://t.co/nb7rYpVHxT
But ImageNet Roulette has not been been particularly humanizing for people of color, which its creators say is part of the point.
While Scott and I, both white men, were classified in categories other than race, many people of color who submitted images to ImageNet Roulette were classified solely by their ethnicity, sometimes into categories with racist labels.
Julia Carrie Wong @juliacarriew
tfw when you get a press release about an AI photo thing that you've seen lots of other tech reporters having fun with but then it's actually not that fun
Stephen Bush @stephenkb
Fascinating insight into the classification system and categories used by Stanford and Princeton, in the software that acts as the baseline for most image identification algorithms.
Lydia Polgreen @lpolgreen
Well, this feels quite literal and accurate.
Edward Ongweso Jr @bigblackjacobin
fascinating tbh
As the makers of ImageNet note, the system regularly classifies people in "dubious and cruel ways." That has real-world implications: WordNet is used in machine translation and crossword puzzle apps. And ImageNet is currently being used by at least one academic research project.
"It's meant to be a peek into the politics of classifying humans in machine learning systems and the data they're trained on," Paglen's studio wrote on its website.
"We want to shed light on what happens when technical systems are trained on problematic training data. AI classifications of people are rarely made visible to the people being classified. ImageNet Roulette provides a glimpse into that process — and to show the ways things can go wrong."
Ryan Broderick is a senior reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York City.
Contact Ryan Broderick at ryan@buzzfeed.com.

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package mil.army.usace.ehlschlaeger.rgik.unsorted;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.Date;

import mil.army.usace.ehlschlaeger.rgik.core.GISClass;
import mil.army.usace.ehlschlaeger.rgik.core.LatticeRandomField;
import mil.army.usace.ehlschlaeger.rgik.core.RGIS;
import mil.army.usace.ehlschlaeger.rgik.core.RGISFunction;

public class ProbMap extends RGIS implements RGISFunction  {
	private ProbClassMaps original, studyArea;

	/** in alpha testing
	 * @throws IOException */
	public static void main( String argv[]) throws IOException {
		Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
		rt.traceMethodCalls( false);
		rt.traceInstructions( false);
		if( argv.length != 5 && argv.length != 6) {
			System.out.println(
				"Run this program with the following form:");
			System.out.println(
				"java -ms96m -mx128m ProbMap ...");
			System.out.println(
				"name of directory with data");
			System.out.println(
				"name of application quality map layer");
			System.out.println(
				"name of generalized map layer");
			System.out.println(
				"the number of realizations, and the extent of the densogram");
			System.out.println(
				"If there is a sixth argument, then the pre-swap maps will be uncorrelated noise.");
			System.out.println(
				"FOR EXAMPLE:");
			System.out.println(
				"java -ms96m -mx128m ProbMap dataG geology40 geology160 35 200.0");
			System.out.println(
				"OR");
			System.out.println(
				"java -ms96m -mx128m ProbMap dataG geology40 geology160 35 200.0 noise");
		}
		System.out.println( "Running ProbMap with the following arguments:");
		for( int i = 0; i < argv.length; i++)
			System.out.println( argv[i]);
		System.out.println( "");
		String directory = argv[0];
		String qualityMapName = argv[1];
		String generalizedMapName = argv[2];
		int numMaps = new Integer( argv[3].trim()).intValue();
		double maxDist = new Double( argv[4].trim()).doubleValue();
		System.out.println( "total memory: " + rt.totalMemory());
		System.out.println( "available memory: " + rt.freeMemory());
		GISClass go = GISClass.loadEsriAscii(directory + "/" + qualityMapName);
		Date nowDate = new Date();
		System.out.println("Starting " + directory + "/" + qualityMapName +
			" densogram, it is now: " + nowDate);
		double minRes = (double) Math.min( go.getEWResolution(), go.getNSResolution());
		if( maxDist <= minRes * 1.01f)
			maxDist = minRes * 1.011f;
		DensoStat dGoal = new DensoStat( go.getMinimumValue(), go.getMaximumValue(),
			minRes * 1.01f, maxDist, go);
		dGoal.setDecayExponent( 0.0f);
		dGoal.print();
		rt.gc();
		nowDate = new Date();
		System.out.println(
			"Starting probability maps for: " + generalizedMapName + ", it is now: " + nowDate);
		GISClass ex = GISClass.loadEsriAscii(directory + "/" + generalizedMapName);
		ProbClassMaps test = new ProbClassMaps( go, ex);
		test.save( directory + "/prob_" + qualityMapName + "_" + generalizedMapName + "_cat_");
		nowDate = new Date();
		System.out.println("");
		double d[] = new double[ test.getMaximumClass() - test.getMinimumClass()];
		LatticeRandomField rf[] = new LatticeRandomField[ test.getMaximumClass() - test.getMinimumClass() + 1];
		double addDD = minRes;
		double dd = minRes;
		for( int i = 0; i < test.getMaximumClass() - test.getMinimumClass(); i++) {
			d[ i] = dd;
			rf[ i] = new LatticeRandomField( go, d[ i], 1.0f, d[ i] / 3.0f, (long) (i + 1320));
			rf[ i].makeUniform();
		}
		GISClass realization = test.realize( rf);
		DensoStat dTest = new DensoStat( test.getMinimumClass(), test.getMaximumClass(),
			minRes * 1.01f, maxDist, realization);
		double bestFit = dGoal.spread( dTest);
		System.out.println( "Goal:");
		dGoal.print();
		System.out.println( "Noise:");
		dTest.print();
		nowDate = new Date();
		System.out.println("now: " + nowDate);
		System.out.println("");
		int done = 1;
		if( argv.length == 6)
			done = 0;
		while( done > 0) {
			System.out.print( "Best fit: " + bestFit + ", with:");
			for( int i = 0; i < test.getMaximumClass() - test.getMinimumClass(); i++) {
				System.out.print( " " + d[i]);
				rf[i].writeAsciiEsri( directory + "/rf" + i);
			}
			System.out.println( "");
			done = 0;
			dd += addDD;
			for( int i = 0; i < test.getMaximumClass() - test.getMinimumClass(); i++) {
				LatticeRandomField previous = rf[ i];
				rf[ i] = new LatticeRandomField( go, dd, 1.0f, dd / 3.0f, (long) (i + 1320));
				rf[i].makeUniform();
				realization = test.realize( rf);
				dTest = new DensoStat( test.getMinimumClass(), test.getMaximumClass(), minRes * 1.01f, maxDist, realization);
				double fit = dGoal.spread( dTest);
				if( fit < bestFit) {
					bestFit = fit;
					d[ i] = dd;
					done++;
				} else {
					rf[ i] = previous;
				}
				realization = null;
				rt.gc();
			}
			System.out.println( "Goal:");
			dGoal.print();
			System.out.println( "test:");
			dTest.print();
			System.out.println( "Number of changes: " + done);
			nowDate = new Date();
			System.out.println("now: " + nowDate);
			System.out.println("");
		}
		rt.gc();
		System.out.println("Making realizations with random fields");
		for( int m = 0; m < numMaps; m++) {
			for( int i = 0; i < test.getMaximumClass() - test.getMinimumClass(); i++) {
				rf[ i] = new LatticeRandomField( go, d[i], 1.0f,
					(d[i]) / 3.0f, (long) (m + i * 1320));
				rf[i].makeUniform();
			}
			realization = test.realize( rf);
			realization.writeAsciiEsri( directory + "/noise_" + qualityMapName +
				"_" + generalizedMapName + "_" + m);
			realization = null;
			rt.gc();
		}
		System.out.println("Done making realizations with random fields");
		nowDate = new Date();
		System.out.println("now: " + nowDate);
		System.out.println("");
		RandomMaps rM = new RandomMaps( directory + "/" + qualityMapName,
			directory + "/noise_" + qualityMapName + "_" + generalizedMapName + "_",
				minRes * 1.01f, maxDist, numMaps);
		rt.gc();
		rM.swapCells(  0, 0, directory + "/" + qualityMapName + "_" +
			generalizedMapName + "_r");
		nowDate = new Date();
		System.out.println("now: " + nowDate);
		System.out.println("");
	}

	/** in alpha testing
	 * @throws IOException */
	public ProbMap( GISClass goal, GISClass existing, String probPrefix) throws IOException {
		super();
		original = new ProbClassMaps( goal, existing);
		original.save( probPrefix);
	}

	/** in alpha testing
	 * @throws IOException */
	public ProbMap( GISClass goal, GISClass existing, GISClass study, String probPrefix) throws IOException {
		super();
		original = new ProbClassMaps( goal, existing);
		studyArea = new ProbClassMaps( original, study);
		studyArea.save( probPrefix);
	}
}

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The gallery seeks to expose fine art that is rooted in the South African tradition, work which carries the unique cultural stamp of our continent. Rotating exhibitions add to the high standard of work on show and ensures a refreshingly eclectic selection.


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While reading "Galactica spin-off Caprica looks promising," I couldn't help but notice the blonde in the photo. I looked up Caprica on IMDb and spotted Paula Malcomson in the list of actors and actresses associated with the show. Sure enough, her IMDb profile credits her with a role on Deadwood, which we all know is one of my favorite television shows of all time. She played Trixie, easily one of the show's best characters.
Learning that, and having read good things about the Caprica pilot, I'm very much looking forward to this new series.


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import * as fs from 'fs-extra';
import camelCase from 'lodash/camelCase';
import marked from 'marked';
import { getMarkupFromMarkdown } from './renderer';
import getFileNameFromPath from '@lukeboyle/get-filename-from-path';

export function isNotDirectory(path) {
	return !fs.lstatSync(path).isDirectory();
}

export interface IMetaData {
	post_title: string;
	post_date: string;
	post_author: string;
	post_modified: string;
	post_status: string;
	post_type: string;
	seoTitle: string;
	seoDescription: string;
	pageDescription: string;
}

export interface IBlogPost {
	slug: string;
	path: string;
	title: string;
	content: string;
	metaData: IMetaData;
}

export function generateComponent(acc, post) {
	const fileName = getFileNameFromPath(post.path);
	const camelCaseName = camelCase(fileName);
	let postContents = post.contents;
	const contentsWithoutFirst = postContents.slice(3);
	const frontMatterMetadata = YAML.parse(
		contentsWithoutFirst.slice(0, contentsWithoutFirst.indexOf('---'))
	);

	postContents = contentsWithoutFirst.slice(
		contentsWithoutFirst.indexOf('---') + 3
	);

	const lines = postContents.trim().split('\n');
	const contentsArray = lines.map(line => {
		if (line === '') {
			return '\n';
		}

		return `${line}\n`;
	});
	const contents = {
		title: frontMatterMetadata.post_title,
		contents: contentsArray.join(''),
		snippet: frontMatterMetadata.snippet
			? frontMatterMetadata.snippet
			: frontMatterMetadata.post_type === 'post'
			? contentsArray
					.slice(0, 10)
					.filter(line => !line.trim().startsWith('!['))
					.join('')
			: null
	};

	if (frontMatterMetadata.post_status !== 'draft') {
		const firstParagraphToken = contents.snippet
			? marked
					.lexer(contents.snippet)
					.find(block => (block as any).type === 'paragraph')
			: undefined;

		const snippet =
			typeof firstParagraphToken === 'undefined'
				? frontMatterMetadata.snippet
				: getMarkupFromMarkdown((firstParagraphToken as any).text);

		const truePublishDate = new Date(
			frontMatterMetadata.post_date
		).toISOString();
		const pathParts = post.path.split('/');

		acc.push({
			path: post.path,
			fileName,
			slug: pathParts[pathParts.length - 1].replace('.md', ''),
			componentName:
				camelCaseName[0].toUpperCase() + camelCaseName.slice(1),
			snippet: snippet || null,
			metaData: {
				...frontMatterMetadata,
				post_date: truePublishDate,
				post_category: frontMatterMetadata.post_category || 'blog',
				post_type: frontMatterMetadata.post_type || 'text-post'
			},
			contentBlocks: JSON.stringify(marked.lexer(contents.contents))
		});
	}

	return acc;
}


I'm just finishing up the Indie Business 3.0 course and I'm super motivated to get my blog started and my Etsy shop filled. The e-course couldn't have been more informative and I highly recommend it to any new creative businesses. I'll be participating in an Indie Biz Launch Day event on Monday, April 11th. Check back for a giveaway promotion and a coupon code to use in my Etsy shop. In the meantime I have some more work to do to get ready! Here's a little behind the scenes shot of a photo shoot session I did for some of my vintage dresses. You'll definitely want to check the shop on Monday to see these awesome dresses (and playsuits too!).


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John Q. Tufts (1840–1908), American politician
John Tufts (music educator) (1689–1750)

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Where to watch Ligue Un on US TV
If you're trying to find where to watch Ligue Un on US TV, you've come to the right place.
With stars such as Leo Messi, Neymar, Kylian Mbappé, Dimitri Payet and Jonathan David, there are plenty of reasons to watch French Ligue 1 matches.
Although Paris Saint Germain is currently France's best club, and has been for the last few seasons, perhaps the greatest thing about Ligue 1 soccer has been its history of parity. Over the last 15 years, there have been eight different league champions (AS Monaco, Nantes, Lyon, Bordeaux, Marseille, Lille, Montpellier, and PSG).
Here in America, beIN SPORTS has exclusive television rights to Ligue 1 matches through the end of the 2023/24 season.
On a typical weekend during the Ligue 1 season, every Paris Saint-Germain game is shown on beIN SPORTS (or beIN SPORTS Connect). If you're a PSG supporter, then you can watch almost every game during a season live. For fans of other French clubs, matches are available via beIN SPORTS, beIN Sports Connect, or beIN Sports XTRA. The network also has a Spanish-language channel that broadcasts games called beIN Sports en Español.
Courtesy of World Soccer Talk, download a complimentary copy of The Ultimate Soccer TV And Streaming Guide, which features details on where to watch all of the leagues from around the world on US TV and streaming.
beIN SPORTS' coverage of Ligue Un can be found on:
fuboTV (free 7-day trial),
Fanatiz (free 7-day trial),
Vidgo (free 7-day trial),
Sling World Sports,
Looking to watch Ligue 1 matches online from your office, home or on the go? If you live in the USA, there are several options to catch all the action.
The advantage of watching beIN SPORTS and beIN SPORTS Español on fuboTV and Fanatiz is that, unlike beIN SPORTS networks on most US TV, the picture quality is in HD (not SD). For soccer fans, that's a huge plus. Plus fuboTV and Fanatiz both offer access to beIN SPORTS Connect, which is where most of the Ligue 1 games are aired.
Speaking of beIN SPORTS Connect, the overflow streaming service from beIN SPORTS, it works much like NBCSN's online service, in that you must already have their normal television package and authenticate your cable/satellite provider information to use the service on your laptop/phone/tablet. However, even if you don't have a cable or satellite subscription, you can with beIN SPORTS Connect through fuboTV and Fanatiz.
Many Coupe de France (a knockout style tournament among French clubs) and Coupe de la Ligue matches are streamed on beIN SPORTS Connect.
Ligue Un on radio
For radio listeners, SiriusXM FC often provides both live Ligue 1 matches and pundit analysis and commentary on French soccer league. TuneIn radio also streams occasional broadcasts of French matches throughout the season.
Although Ligue 1 does not have as many fans as other worldwide soccer leagues here in America, if you want to experience French soccer alongside fans/friends in a pub setting, many pubs/sports bars carry the beIN SPORTS channel and will turn on matches if requested.
There are also localized fan clubs for certain teams spread throughout the country that meet up to watch matches together. For example, PSG's New York City club supporters usually meet at Legends on 33rd street in New York for PSG matches.
If you have questions about where to watch Ligue Un on US TV, please let us know in the comments section below.
Guides on how to watch leagues
Jonas Zimmer February 3, 2017
Only PSG games…. What a joke!
L. Josserand August 9, 2018
Understand that PSG matches typically involve a Ligue Un opponent. So you will also have at least 2 chances (home and away) to see all of the other clubs in Ligue Un – when they play PSG!
Why PSG? As the article states: "PSG is currently France's best club, and has been for the last few seasons…". But it goes on to add that: "Over the last 15 years, there have been eight different league champions (AS Monaco, Nantes, Lyon, Bordeaux, Marseille, Lille, Montpellier, and PSG)." These things change.
Vic L September 9, 2018
Is there a club that meets to watch PSG matches in Phoenix, AZ?
Sandro August 12, 2021
When does beIN's contract to air Ligue 1 in America expire? June 2022? Thanks.
Michael August 12, 2021
@Sandro June 2024
KEVIN F HARRISON August 16, 2021
WITH THESE PACKAGE CAN GAMES BE WATCHED/REPLAYED AT A LATER DATE???
Christopher Harris August 16, 2021
Yes. For example, with fuboTV, you can record the games to watch later. And with Fanatiz, games are available on-demand for later viewing.
Michelangelo August 16, 2021
Bein sports is trash we need Ligue Un on a new platform


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Schroder UK Opportunities Fund - a brief update
Kate Marshall | Wed 25 November 2015
The Schroder UK Opportunities Fund is run using a business cycle approach to investing. This means stock selection is driven by the manager's belief that specific companies perform differently during each of the four stages of the business cycle - recovery, expansion, slowdown and recession.
In fund manager Matt Hudson's view, the recovery in corporate earnings and profit margins is reaching its peak in the UK. Developed markets, including the UK, have also been impacted by the slowdown across China and the emerging markets.
As such, he believes we are moving from the expansionary phase of the business cycle towards a slowdown. He has therefore been tilting the fund towards more defensive areas of the market, focusing on companies with strengthened balance sheets that he believes can weather periods of volatility. Positions in companies such as Reckitt Benckiser and Smith & Nephew have recently been topped up.
Conversely, the manager has reduced exposure to a number of economically-sensitive companies, including Melrose Industries and Premier Farnell.
Since Matt Hudson took over management of the fund in September 2014, the fund has fallen 0.98%*, marginally underperforming the 0.63% loss delivered by the FTSE All Share index, although past performance should not be seen as a guide to future returns and this is over a short period. While our analysis suggests the fund's sector positioning and medium-sized company bias should have provided a tailwind, stock selection has detracted from returns. Investors should note the fund is a concentrated portfolio, which enables each holding to make a significant impact on returns however this is a higher-risk approach.
FTSE All-Share -2.0% 13.9% 21.2% 0.2% 3.9%
Schroder UK Opportunities 4.0% 30.6% 40.7% -9.0% 2.3%
Past performance is not a guide to future returns. Source: Lipper IM* to 02/11/2015
Matt Hudson has a longer track record in managing a UK equity income portfolio, on which he has delivered attractive returns over the long term. That said, we feel the manager is relatively untested in running a UK growth portfolio and this fund will behave differently than previous ventures. We would prefer to monitor his performance over a prolonged period before considering the fund for inclusion on the Wealth 150 list of favourite funds across the major sectors.


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Category: Africa
Africa cattle Climate livestock
Cattle and Climate in Africa
No Comments on Cattle and Climate in Africa
Estimated cattle (heads per square kilometre) density around 1960 (upper left), 2000 (upper right) and difference (2000–1960, bottom) relative to the mean.
The role of cattle in developing countries is as a source of high-quality food, as draft animals, and as a source of manure and fuel. Cattle represent important contribution to household incomes, and in drought prone areas they can act as an insurance against weather risk. So far, no studies have addressed how historical variations in temperature and rainfall have influenced cattle populations in Africa. The focus of this study is to assess the historical impact of climate variability on national cattle holdings. We reconstruct the cattle density and distribution for two time periods; 1955–1960 and 2000–2005. Based on estimates from FAO and official numbers, we generated a time series of cattle densities from 1961–2008, and compared these data with precipitation and temperature anomalies for the same period. We show that from 1961–2008 rainfall and temperature have been modulating, and occasionally controlling, the number of cattle in Africa.
Lunde and Lindtjørn (2013) Cattle and climate in Africa: How climate variability has influenced national cattle holdings from 1961–2008. PeerJ 1:e55 http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.55
Tags Africa, cattle, climate, livestock


It was a bit of a slow start, but the Griz quickly built a six-point halftime lead into a 20+ point margin, and cruised to a 93-66 win over Incarnate Word in the opening game of the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase basketball tournament. Maybe even a better win considering the Griz are without one of their star players, Jamar Akoh, who is nursing a hand and wrist injury.
Seniors Michael Oguine (25 points) and Ahmaad Rorie (18 points) came up big, as did junior Sayeed Pridgett (19 points). The Griz continue play Saturday and Sunday.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SATURDAY COVERAGE: Montana basketball against either North Dakota State or Miami of Ohio will air at 3:00 p.m. Because of conflicts with Griz/Cat football coverage, Saturdays game is only available at gogriz.com.


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Dodgers News: Teammates Chip in for Chris Taylor's Upcoming Charity Auction
by Clint Pasillas 01/12/2022, 10:00 AM
This weekend, Dodgers All-Star utility man, Chris Taylor, will be hosting a charity golf event in his hometown of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The festivities will take place at the local TopGolf and will not only let people swing away at the same driving range as CT3, but also allow folks to join in on a great auction benefitting the Chris Taylor Foundation.
On Tuesday, the CT3 Foundation shared a sneak peek of some of the great items up for grabs in the auction. Some items, in this case, donated by teammates and even Dodgers part owner, Magic Johnson.
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Also spotted in the bag are cleats signed by former teammate Corey Seager, a Pujols 55 Dodgers jersey signed by the future Hall of Famer, Albert Pujols, and a game worn helmet from Taylor himself. Additionally, fans can't miss the signed Magic Johnson Lakers jersey.
If you can't make it out to Virginia for the silent auction, no worries! The auction will be held online. All proceeds will benefit Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters and Roc Solid Foundation in support of the fight against pediatric cancer.
"Driving for Hope" is set to take place on Sunday, January 16th, 2022, from 12pm ET to 4pm ET. More information can be found here on the foundation's website.
Written by Clint Pasillas
Clint is the lead editor of Dodgers Nation, and a host and analyst on Dodgers Nation's own Blue Heaven podcast live stream.
He's been writing, blogging, and podcasting Dodgers since about 2008. He was there for Nomar, Greg Maddux, and Blake DeWitt, and he'll be there for Walker Buehler, Alex Verdugo, Dustin May, and any Dodgers of the future.
He's also a sandwich enthusiast, a consummate athlete, and a friend.


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Q: Adding input values and default values I have this short form that when the user selects the first option in a dropdown menu, three fields will appear. The first field has a default value while the other two should be fill up by the user. Then I need to get the total of the three fields. If the user selcts the second option, the three fields will not appear. As of now, this is what I've got:
HTML
<select id="select1">
    <option value="A">New</option>
    <option value="B>Satisfied</option>
</select>

    This is a default value<input type="text" id="input1" placeholder="$75,000" style="width: 100px;"/>
    Preferred Value:<input type="text" id="input2" value="" style="width: 100px;"/>
    Number of Contributors:<input type="text" id="input3" value="" style="width: 100px;"/>
    Total:<input type="text" id="txt1" value=""/>

jquery
$("#select1").change(function(){
        if($(event.target).val() == 'A'){
            $('#d1').show();
        }else{
            $('#d1').hide();
        }
    });

js
function total(){
    var a = $("#input1").val();
    var b = $("#input2").val();
    var c = $("#input3").val();

    var d = parseFloat(a, 10);
    var e = parseFloat(a, 10);
    var f = parseFloat(a, 10);

    total = d + e + f;
    $('#txt1').val(total.toFixed(2));$(
}

A: As stated, i's not clear what the question is. I'm assuming you're problem is it just doesn't work. Looking at your code it wouldn't. I re-wrote some of your stuff and I think this is what you are looking for
$("#select1").change(function(event){
  if($(this).val() == 'A'){
    $('#d1').show();
  }else{
    $('#d1').hide();
  }
});

$("input").blur(function(){
  total();
});

function total(){
  var a,b,c = 0;

  var a = $("#input1").val();
  var b = $("#input2").val();
  var c = $("#input3").val();

  if(a != ""){
    var d = parseFloat(a, 10);
  }else{
    var d = 0;
  }

  if(b != ""){
    var e = parseFloat(b, 10);
  }else{
    var e = 0;
  }

  if(c != ""){
    var f = parseFloat(c, 10);
  }else{
    var f = 0;
  }

  var calcTotal = d + e + f;
   $('#txt1').val(calcTotal.toFixed(2));
}

You're getting NaN cause it's trying to float a number that doesn't exist. You can check to see if that field has a value and if not render 0
FIDDLE
UPDATE
That's simple enough, just reset the values when you hide the div
NEW FIDDLE

A: Simply copy and paste code. It is same code as yours, I have done some basic modification in Jquery and there was also mistakes in your html.......plz check it, it will work perfectly.     thnx

<select id="select1">
    <option value="A">New</option>
    <option value="B">Satisfied</option>
</select>

    This is a default value<input type="text" id="input1" placeholder="$75,000" style="width: 100px;"/>
    Preferred Value:<input type="text" id="input2" value="" style="width: 100px;"/>
    Number of Contributors:<input type="text" id="input3" value="" style="width: 100px;"/>
    Total:<input type="text" id="txt1" value="" onclick="total();" />

A: try this: And please do change your html also they have some error like in select for B you have not closed ".

$("#select1").change(function(event){
    if($(event.target).val() == 'A'){
        $('#d1').show();
    }else{
        $('#d1').hide();
   $('#txt1').val(0);

    }
});

$("input").on('blur',function(){
total();

});

function total(){
    var a = $("#input1").val();
    var b = $("#input2").val();
    var c = $("#input3").val();
    var total=0;
if(a.length > 0){
    var d = parseFloat(a, 10);
    total=total+d;
}
if(b.length > 0){
    var e = parseFloat(b, 10);
    total=total+e;
}
if(c.length > 0){
    var f = parseFloat(c, 10);
    total=total+f;
}

    $('#txt1').val(total.toFixed(2));

}

<select id="select1">
    <option value="A">New</option>
    <option value="B">Satisfied</option>
</select>

    This is a default value<input type="text" id="input1" placeholder="$75,000" style="width: 100px;" >
    Preferred Value:<input type="text" id="input2" value="" style="width: 100px;" />
    Number of Contributors:<input type="text" id="input3" value="" style="width: 100px;" />
    Total:<input type="text" id="txt1" value=""/>

A: Try

jQuery(function($) {
  $("#select1").change(function() {
    $('#d1').toggle($(this).val() == 'A');
  });

  $('#input1, #input2, #input3').change(total)

  function total() {
    var a = $("#input1").val();
    var b = $("#input2").val();
    var c = $("#input3").val();

    var d = parseFloat(a, 10) || 0;
    var e = parseFloat(b, 10) || 0;
    var f = parseFloat(c, 10) || 0;

    total = d + e + f;
    $('#txt1').val(total.toFixed(2));
  }
})

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  This is a default value
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  Preferred Value:
  <input type="text" id="input2" value="" style="width: 100px;" />
  Number of Contributors:
  <input type="text" id="input3" value="" style="width: 100px;" />
  Total:
  <input type="text" id="txt1" value="" />

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Marc Denizot, 58 years old, married, two children, Risk Management Associate, economic and financial education, has developed transversal skills in insurance companies and gained international experience.
Marc joined the Veolia Group in 2006. He is responsible for insurance in the Risk, Insurance and Compliance Department.
Marc is managing director of the group's reinsurance company and a director of Veolia's insurance company.


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Ecballium.
Ecballium A. Rich.
Ecballium A. Rich. in Bory de St.-Vincent, Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. 6: 19. 1824 (nom. cons.).
Type: Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich.; basionym: Momordica elaterium L., LINN-1150.10 (lectotype designated by Andersen in Rechinger (ed.), Fl. Iranica 123: 2. 1977).
Annual or perennial herb with short trailing shoots and monoecious or rarely dioecious sex system. The leaves are simple, petiolate, with cordate blade. Tendrils are absent. The male inflorescence is a raceme, the female flowers are produced solitary in the axils of the leaves. The receptacle-tube is short-campanulate with five linear-lanceolate sepals. The corolla is broadly campanulate or almost rotate with five yellow, ovate-oblong petals, acute at the apex. The three stamens are inserted near the center of the tube on short, free filaments. Two anthers are bithecous, one is monothecous. The thecae are reflexed and contain tricolporate, reticulate, medium-sized pollen (polar axis c. 67 µm, equatorial axis c. 38 µm (Khunwasi 1998)). The ovary is oblong, hispid with many, horizontal ovules and short style with three bilobed stigmata. The fruit is oblong, hispid, scabrous, and watery. When fully ripe, the fruit separates from the peduncle and contracts at the base, ejecting the seeds by elastic contraction. The many seeds are oblong, compressed, with pale yellow to brown testa. The chromosome number is 2n = 18 (Slavik et al. 1993).
The only species, E. elaterium, grows in fields and on disturbed ground throughout the Mediterranean, North Africa and Southwest Asia.
Phylogenetically, the genus Ecballium is sister to Bryonia, from which it split about 23 million years ago (Schaefer et al., 2009; Schaefer & Renner 2011).
Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich., Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. 6: 19. 1824.
Dukas, R., 1987. Foraging behavior of three bee species in a natural mimicry system: Female flowers which mimic male flowers in Ecballium elaterium (Cucurbitaceae). Oecologia 74: 256-263.
Rust, R. W., Vaissière, B. E. and P. Westrich. 2003. Pollinator biodiversity and floral resource use in Ecballium elaterium (Cucurbitaceae), a Mediterranean endemic. Apidologie 34: 29-42.
Slavik, B., Jarolimova, V. and J. Chrtek. 1993. Chromosome counts of some plants from Cyprus. Candollea 48: 221–230.


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"All laws enacted by the Congress of the United States and signed by the President, and all administrative rulings and court decisions made pursuant to those laws, and the consitution of the United States must apply equally to private citizens and to people employed by the U.S. government."
I'm not sure the language is quite right, and it might make sense to add: "unless two thirds of both houses of the legislature specifically exempt a particular group from the law, and state clearly their reasons for doing so." There may sometimes be a good reason to carve out exemptions, so that reservation might be wise.
Update: Here's a list of rules that don't apply to Congress.
I like the proposed text. However, in the bigger picture I say that passing Amendments is crucial as they would serve to re-assert the primacy of the text of the Constitution to both the legislators who would ignore it and to those activist judges who would explain it away.
Article V of the Constitution allows for amendments to the document. Let's use it.
The Constitution is not the place for this.
Elections are the place for this.
Elect candidates who will stick to this rule and vote out the ones that refuse.
That is basically the kind of thing we are going to do this November.
Really, why do you even have to say anything like this? People employed by the U.S. government are citizens, aren't they?
Here's a question -- if the requisite number of states approved an amendment, is there anything that would stop the Supreme Court from ruling it unconstitutional?
And if the SCOTUS were to rule an amendment contrary to some other element of the constitution, what would happen then?
I'm serious. Given the general disconnect of late between events and reason, what's to say the hypothetical I propose can't take place?
Hit 'em where it hurts most -- their sense of pride.
Not sure I agree, Roger. As I see it such an amendment would be about keeping the government from becoming a separate class, and, therefore, connect directly to the republicanism of the regime. It is a structural not a policy issue.


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BreadStory name is not foreign for most of us as most of us has heard about it or even brought some food from them.
Seduced by the alluring aroma and tantalising taste of freshly baked designer bread, one woman dream of creating a boutique bakery filled with the most mouth-watering selection of gourment breads, delicate pastries and sublime sweets made from only the finest, freshest ingredients. With a knack for baking and a passion for pleasing, she set out to turn her culinary dream into a palate-pleasing reality.
In September 2002, she opened her first boutique bakery with much fanfair in Mid Valley and to date, BreadStory has become Malaysia's truly flavoursome and popular household brand with a chain of 20 outlets within Malaysia and growing, wining hearts & fulfilling the kneads of each targeted market segment.
BreadStory believes in not only using the finest and quality ingredients for all of its products, premium service and stylish presentation go hand in hand to create a special experience for customers, as what people always quoted "One will be spoil for choice in a world of confectioneries in BreadStory".
Tiers of genres from sweet buns to savoury breads, pastries to freshly baked loaves and delicate desserts & cakes never fail to amaze customers with its extensive flavours and competitive pricing.
BreadStory make history on its most celebrated creations selling by the thousands when it opened as the first BOUTIQUE BAKERY in Malaysia and that is till now the popular flossy buns carrying the names Flossy Signature, Flossy Hottie, Flossy Sponge, Flossy Twist, Musang Durian, Lava Croissant, Magic Cheese Wand to Red Chamber and many more.


Alzheimer's is a progressive brain disease that causes worsening dementia and eventually leads to death. Alzheimer's is different from mild forgetfulness that can be part of the normal aging process. Alzheimer's disease is the leading cause of dementia, accounting for 60 to 80 percent of cases. Alzheimer's disease cannot be cured, but treatments can decrease symptoms and improve the quality of life.
In Alzheimer's disease, changes to the brain cause dysfunction that results in dementia. An abnormal protein called beta-amyloid builds up to form plaques between brain cells. Another type of fibrous protein called tau accumulates within brain cells, forming tangles. Beta-amyloid plaques and tangles of tau protein (called neurofibrillary tangles) begin in areas responsible for memory and spread through the brain, destroying nerve cells, shrinking brain tissue, and causing worsening symptoms.
Fewer than 5 percent of people with Alzheimer's directly inherit genes that make it extremely likely they will develop the condition. For most people, Alzheimer's is most likely caused by a combination of inherited predisposition, lifestyle choices, and environmental risk factors. Read more about causes of Alzheimer's.
Our understanding of Alzheimer's disease has come a long way in the 100 years it has been studied. In 1906, German physician Alois Alzheimer observed a patient, Auguste D., who had unexplained worsening memory loss and language problems. After Auguste D.'s death, Alzheimer performed an autopsy and found what are now known as the main physical manifestations of Alzheimer's disease in her brain tissue: shrinkage, plaques (now called beta-amyloid plaques), and tangled fibers (now called neurofibrillary or tau tangles). Several years later, Alzheimer was the first person to document different stages of Alzheimer's disease when he studied a patient named Josef F., whose brain tissue upon death contained plaques but no tangled fibers.
Alzheimer's disease was first published in the eighth edition of the Textbook of Psychiatry in 1910 and classified as a subtype of senile dementia. Study of the brain became more common after the electron microscope was invented in 1931, allowing scientists to study brain tissue in greater detail.
In the 1970s, Alzheimer's disease began to receive greater attention and resources for research. The National Institute on Aging (NIA) was established in 1974. The NIA funds research and currently has a database of hundreds of open Alzheimer's disease clinical trials. In 1976, neurologist Robert Katzman published a piece in the Archives of Neurology recognizing Alzheimer's as the most common form of dementia and a major public health challenge.
In the 1980s, the automation of DNA sequencing led to the discovery of genes involved in Alzheimer's disease. The first gene associated with Alzheimer's disease was identified in 1987. Study of genes associated with Alzheimer's continued to discover more genetic variants that lead to a higher risk of developing the disease in some people.
In 1984, University of California San Diego researchers George Glenner and Cai'ne Wong identified beta-amyloid, a cerebrovascular protein thought to trigger nerve cell damage in the brain. Two years later researchers identified tau protein, the main component of neurofibrillary tangles and the cause of nerve cell degeneration in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. Based on these findings, drug researchers targeted ways to disrupt the creation and multiplication of these proteins in the 1990s.
The first Alzheimer's drug, Cognex (Tacrine), was approved in the United States in 1993. This drug is now rarely prescribed due to the serious side effect of liver damage. The medications currently approved to treat dementia symptoms of Alzheimer's disease – Aricept (Donepezil), Exelon (Rivastigmine), Namenda (Memantine), Galantamine (sold under the brand name Razadyne), and Namzaric (Donepezil/Memantine) – were introduced between 1996 and 2014.
In 2012, the first major clinical trial for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease launched. The ongoing trial, sponsored by the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network, is testing a drug therapy in people who inherited a genetic mutation that puts them at high risk for the disease.
Though the study of Alzheimer's disease is only 100 years old, it is robust. The Alzheimer's Association estimates that 90 percent of what we know about Alzheimer's disease has been discovered in the last 20 years. The past two decades have seen research expand to study links between Alzheimer's disease and heart disease, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and glucose levels in the brain.
Approximately 5.4 million people in the United States have Alzheimer's disease. It is estimated that one-tenth of people age 65 or older and one-third of people age 85 or older have Alzheimer's. Read more about types of Alzheimer's.
Everyone diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease experiences disease progression. Some individuals progress more quickly than others. People with Alzheimer's can experience different symptoms at different intensities, and earlier or later in the course of the disease. There are three stages of Alzheimer's that describe the most typical pattern of progression from mild symptoms that gradually worsen to cause increasing levels of disability. Read more about the stages of Alzheimer's.
What is the prognosis for Alzheimer's?
Alzheimer's is a fatal disease in all cases. On average, people die between four and eight years after receiving a diagnosis of Alzheimer's. Some people with Alzheimer's live as long as 20 years after diagnosis. In 2014, Alzheimer's disease was the sixth most common cause of death among all adults and the fifth most common cause of death for adults age 65 or older in the United States.
How does Alzheimer's cause death?
In people with late-stage Alzheimer's, the brain loses the ability to regulate the body, and systems deteriorate. If a person loses the ability to swallow, they may need to receive sustenance from a tube. Bowel and bladder function become impaired, and a urinary catheter may be necessary. Breathing becomes irregular, and mucus builds up in the lungs. All of these changes predispose the person to contract infections – especially pneumonia – which are often responsible for ending the life of someone with Alzheimer's. Some researchers believe that deaths from Alzheimer's are underreported because infection as listed as the cause on the death certificate rather than the underlying Alzheimer's disease.
Hippius H, Neundörfer G. The discovery of Alzheimer's disease. – Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience.
There is not one conclusive test for Alzheimer's. Neurologists diagnose likely cases of Alzheimer's with a combination of detailed patient history and physical and neurological exam. Doctors sometimes order blood tests or brain imaging studies to rule out other possible causes of symptoms. Learn more about how Alzheimer's is diagnosed.
Alzheimer's causes dementia, a collection of symptoms related to a severe decline in cognitive (thinking and memory) problems. The most common Alzheimer's symptoms are progressive loss of function related to memory, reasoning, communication, attention, and vision. Learn more about Alzheimer's symptoms.
Alzheimer's cannot be cured, and its progress cannot be slowed. However, there are medications that can temporarily improve dementia symptoms. Other medications may be prescribed to improve sleep or reduce anxiety or depression. Exercise and nutrition help those with Alzheimer's stay in their best condition. Some people participate in clinical trials. Learn more about Alzheimer's treatments.
There is no evidence that Alzheimer's is contagious between people. There are theories that Alzheimer's may be spread via blood transfusions, other biological products, or when surgical instruments are imperfectly sterilized after brain surgery on infected humans. Studies are ongoing, but there is no evidence that one person can catch Alzheimer's from another. The cause of Alzheimer's remains unknown, and researchers continue to search for clues about how it originates. Read more about potential causes and risk factors for Alzheimer's.


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Отар — аул, Кордайський район, Жамбильська область

 Отар Іоселіані (*1934) — грузинсько-французький кінорежисер
 Отар Аваз (*1884 — †1919) — узбецький поет
 Отар Баканідзе (*1929) — грузинський літературознавець
 Отар Джапаридзе (*1987) — грузинський фігурист
 Отар Довженко (*1981) — український журналіст та письменник
 Отар Кушанашвілі (*1970) — грузинсько-російський журналіст
 Отар Пацация (*1928) — третій прем'єр-міністр Грузії
 Отар Тактакішвілі (*1924 — †1989) — грузинський композитор та диригент
 Отар Тушишвілі (*1978) — грузинський борець вільного стилю
 Отар Черкезія — грузинський державний діяч


Looking for a bit of optimism in the face of today's daily drumbeat of negative news? Look no further than Fidelity's latest survey on the mindset and recent investing moves of some 1,000 millionaire households. While they too see the myriad short-term risks out there for the economy and investors, they are more upbeat on the market outlook a year from now than at any time in the survey's five-year history.
To read more about their mindset click here.


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Huntington Railroad Accident Lawyer
Working for the railroad or traveling by railroad is generally safe. However, sometimes trains are involved in accidents, and because of the sheer mass of these transport vehicles, those incidents could have devastating consequences to railroad workers, passengers, or bystanders.
If you have been involved in a train accident, you could require physical, emotional, and financial assistance. A dedicated personal injury attorney working for you could allow you the freedom to focus on your physical and emotional recovery. Reach out to a Huntington railroad accident lawyer today to see if you could be entitled to damages from your train-related injury.
Common Injuries of Railroad Accidents
Train accidents can cause injury to both passengers and individuals struck by the train. Most frequently in these cases, people incur injuries from accidents involving derailments, trains colliding, crashing into other vehicles at railroad crossings, or hitting railroad employees or pedestrians.
People involved in train accidents often suffer serious injuries, such as:
Concussions and brain injuries
Spinal cord, neck, and back injuries
Disfigurement and severe scarring
How do Train Accidents Occur?
Human error is the cause of many railroad accidents. Conductors and engineers driving trains negligently could lead to an increased risk of a mistake. One example is when conductors speed, especially around curves, it can cause a train to derail off its tracks. Conductor fatigue, distracted operation, and driving under the influence could also cause accidents.
Other railroad workers could also be responsible for wrecks. Train conductors and engineers rely on other railroad workers to make sure that the tracks are clear of any hazards. If there is something blocking the train, it could lead to devastating damage, depending on the obstacle. Or, if a worker mistakenly switches the tracks, trains could collide. A lawyer could investigate the reason for the train accident in Huntington to determine who might be liable for the damage.
Faulty Equipment
Train accidents could also result from equipment problems with the engineering or the tracks. Some examples of train equipment problems are:
Brake malfunctions
Broken communication equipment, which could lead to two trains colliding with each other on the same track
Faulty signals, gates or warning lights and sounds
Broken or worn-down rails, which can lead to derailment
Equipment or other hazards left on tracks
Other mechanical failures
Cases Involving Injured Railroad Employees
If the injured party is a railroad worker who was hurt while on the job, hiring experienced counsel in Huntington could be essential since the case will involve complex federal and state procedures. Cases involving injured train employees follow the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA), under which, unlike other traditional workers' compensation claims, an injured railroad employee can sue their employers for negligence or misconduct.
If a train employee sustains an injury while on the job or as a result of their work duties, the individual could be entitled to compensation for their medical bills, lost wages, disability costs, and pain and suffering under FELA.
How a Local Lawyer Can Help
A skilled local legal representative could help by examining all evidence from the crash. They can review the police records, interview eyewitnesses, and examine the records from the train to see if workers followed all appropriate safety precautions. Experienced legal counsel could also review the maintenance and inspection records of the train and the tracks to make sure regulations regarding maintenance were being followed.
If human error caused the accident, a Huntington train collision attorney has the experience to determine if a viable case could be built against the railroad under the theory that the conductor or another railroad employee was negligent in their operation or maintenance of the train or the tracks.
If equipment failure caused the accident, a lawyer could help determine if there is also a viable case against the manufacturer of the defective equipment under the theory of defective product liability.
Reach out to an Experienced Railroad Attorney to Recover Compensation Today
Train accidents can cause serious injuries. You should not have to worry if you have enough money to pay for the medical care these injuries incur. Reach out to a Huntington railroad accident lawyer today who will aggressively fight for your rights to get you the fair compensation you deserve.
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NYC Vs. Vegas: 10 Fun Interop Differences
Which city has enough neon light to circle the entire continental United States? Learn the answer and other funky facts about Vegas and NYC -- site of the next Interop conference.
Every year, Interop graces both the Vegas Strip and the streets of Manhattan with two of the best IT conventions and expos around. And now that football season and the baseball playoffs are right around the corner, it's also time to register for Interop New York. Why would you register for the New York show, you ask? You were already at Interop Vegas, of course, so what's the difference?
First, let's cover the similarities. More of a good thing is never enough. Interop New York will have more of the great sessions you've come to expect from Interop. It features more of the insightful speakers and keynoters you want to see. And, of course, it has the same giant expo floor you've come to know and love. There will be networking events and the chance to meet your colleagues face-to-face, and the chance to visit one of the best cities in the world for IT professionals.
In other words, the only thing better than one Interop in the US is two. (We've actually got five Interops with additional shows in London, India, and Tokyo.) Interop New York is from September 30 to October 3.
But we'd be lying if we didn't say the two shows were different. For one, we didn't have Seth Meyers as a keynote in Vegas, but we do for New York. It won't be 100 degrees in New York like it can be in Vegas. There will be fewer (we hope) Elvis impersonators. New York in autumn is spectacular, and you'll be there just in time to see the leaves change. As far as I know, the Vegas cacti don't change much in autumn.
We really want to you to register for and visit both shows. Vegas and New York each have their own flair and so do the shows. Shows often take on the personality of their host city and Interop is no exception. But if you can only make it to one, or if you really want to know what to expect when you get to both, we've compiled a list of the 10 funniest differences between Las Vegas and New York. Well, the 10 funniest we could print anyway. This is a family website.
Check out the list. Add your own differences in the comments section. And most importantly, don't forget to register for Interop New York, and mark your calendar for Las Vegas April 27 through May 1, 2015, so you can check out the differences in person.
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Susan_Nunziata,
Re: Subways!
@Dave: If you want to talk about which city is creepier at 4 a.m., Vegas definitely wins. You can ask me how I know this, but I'll plead the fifth.
David Wagner,
Re: NY wildlife
I love when I set up a joke for someone and they deliver. :)
@Susan- I have to say none of those vermin seem nearly as scary as what you'll meet at 4AM in the poker room at the Rio on a Wednesday night. :)
@Dave: Depends on how many axles it has.
Out of curiosity, what is the toll for a bear to cross the GWB? Just in case I see one panhandlong.
NY wildlife
@Dave: While Vegas certainly boasts its share of non-human wildlife, NYC can't be beat for its variety of species. Alligator in the sewer legends notwithstanding, among the creatures great and small that can be seen on the island of Manhattan are: Coyotes; Falcons; Racoons; Opposum; Geese; Snakes; Wild Parrots; ;and the occasional beer or deer that somehow manages to get across the GWB from Jersey without paying the toll.
I heart NY.
@Jim: Please don't encourage my irrational fears of bedbugs...
Aside from human wildlife, I have encountered the following in my years riding the NYC subway: A lost cat (in the 42nd St. pedestrian tunnel that connects the No. 7 to the A/C/E lines); a humongous rat that brushed against my leg while I was seated on a platform bench (needless to say I always stand on the platforms now); a winged cockroach the size of my hand (I have small hands); a pigeon (granted, this was on an elevated line so the poor thing did have an escape route at least) and countless scurrying rodents running around the tracks and platforms.
None of these encounters have scared me as much as the ones I've had with a select few subway-riding humans...
kstaron,
Now I want to visit both places
David, you're killing my travel budget, you're making me want to visit both places. The aligator in the sewer legend is a favorite of mine and made me laugh when you got to it. Love the strange similarities and difference between each city.
kscubm,
Las Vegas has the craps tables, but if you want to bet really big, it's hard to beat Wall Street.
Interop NYC is also bringing together the primary NYC vertical industries; the biggest is Finance followed by Gov/ed, Professional Business Services.
Sara Peters,
wait a second wait a second
Dave, I've got to disagree with you on Nicolas Cage. His best movie is Raising Arizona, which is set neither in Vegas nor New York. But MOONSTRUCK was set in New York, and that has to win. I LOST MY HAND! I LOST MY BRIDE!


In an age where Twitter, Facebook, and tablet news apps have taken every element of campaigns directly to your fingertips, it would seem that the traditional endorsement has lost some of its significance. Anything you'd wish to see, hear, or learn from the trail is but a swipe or click away. Inundate for change. Re-Tweet the good, +1 the bad.
With that acknowledged, we are not here to assess zoowithroy.com endorsement's footprint. That is not of concern. No, this is a step beholden to the virtue of the medium, and one this staff will always take, seriously.
And so in the race for new mascot for the Philadelphia 76ers, I Want to Go to the Zoo with Roy Halladay – the world's foremost bolg about wanting to go to the zoo with Philadelphia Phillies pitcher and 2012 Cy Young Award Roy Halladay – is officially endorsing Phil E. Moose.
Why the Moose, you ask? WELL. It just so happens that the editorial staff and management at ZWR have taken it as a secondary mission to embrace absurdity in all walks of life, but particularly in creative pursuits. Therefore, when we see a majestic and noble creature like the moose offered as the cuddly brand representative of a once-proud sports franchise in a city that has literally never counted an actual moose as one of its natives, and resembles the pre-existing mascot of the Seattle Mariners, we greet that propostion with an emphatic, "YES, PLEASE." At one point the Declaration of Independence made no sense either, but that too ended up being a good idea.
Phil E. Moose within 30 miles of Wilmington's own Rocky Bluewinkle? I'll take two!
It has to be Phil E. Moose. It is absurd -just like this shortened NBA season.


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(only in the plur. אֵילִמִּים, eylammim, masc., and אֵילִמּוֹת, felamoth , fe),an architectural term occurring only in Eze 40:16,22,26,29, and difficult of definition, but prob. allied with אִיִל, a'yil, a ram, hence a column or pilaster (1Ki 6:31; Eze 41:3, etc.). Most interpreters understand the term (sing. אֵילָם, eylam') to be the same as ץוּלָם, ulam', a vestibule or porch, following the Sept., Vulg., and Targums (Αἰλάμ, vestibulum, ץוּלִמָּא); but it is manifestly distinguished from this (Eze 40:7-9,39-40), since the latter contained windows (ver. 16, 29), whereas this was carried round the building, even in front of the ascent to the gate (ver. 22, 26), and is usually associated with pillars. Of the other ancient interpreters Symmachus and the Syr. translate sometimes surrounding coliumns, sometimes threshold. The word appears either to denote a portico with a colonnade, or (according to Rabbi Menahen) is about equivalent to אִיִל, from which it is derived, i.e. some ornament, perhaps the volute or moulding at the top of a column (comp. Bottcher, Proben alttest. Schrifverkl. p. 319).
Arches with vaulted chambers and domed temples figure so conspicuously in modern Oriental architecture, that, if the arch did not exist among the ancient Jews, their towns and houses could not possibly have offered even a faint resemblance to those which now exist; and this being the case, a great part of the analogical illustrations of Scripture which modern travelers and Biblical illustrators have obtained from this source must needs fall to the ground. Nothing against its existence is to be inferred from the fact that no word properly signifying an arch can be found in the Hebrew Scriptures (see above). The architectural notices in the Bible are necessarily few and general; and we have at this day histories and other books, larger than the sacred volume, in which no such word as "arch" occurs. There is certainly no absolute proof that the Israelites employed arches in their buildings; but if it can be shown that arches existed in neighboring countries at a very early period, we may safely infer that so useful an invention could not have been unknown in Palestine.
⇒Bible concordance for ARCHI.
Until within a few years it was common to ascribe a comparatively late origin to the arch; but circumstances have come to light one after another, tending to throw the date more and more backward, until at length it seems to be admitted that in Egypt the arch already existed in the time of Joseph. The observations of Rosellini and of Wilkinson (who carries back the evidence from analogy and probability to about B.C. 2020, Anc. Egyptians, 2, 116; 3, 316) led them irresistibly to this conclusion, which has also been recently adopted by Cockerell (Lect. 3, in Athenceumm for Jan. 28, 1843) and other architects. Wilkinson suggests the probability that the arch owed its invention to the small quantity of wood in Egypt, and the consequent expense of roofing with timber. The evidence that arches were known in the time of the first Osirtesen is derived from the drawings at Beni-Hassan (Wilkinson, 2:117). In the secluded valley of Deir el-Medineh, at Thebes, are several tombs of the early date of Amenoph I. Among the most remarkable of these is one whose crude brick roof and niche, bearing the name of the same Pharaoh, prove the existence of the arch at the remote period of B.C. 1540 (Wilkinson, Topography of Thebes, p. 81). Another tomb of similar construction bears the ovals of Thothmes 3, who is supposed by many to have reigned about the time of the Exode (Anc. Egyptians, 3, 319). At Thebes there is also a brick arch bearing the name of this king (Hoskins, Travels in Ethiopia). To the same period and dynasty (the 18th) belong the vaulted chambers and arched door-ways (fig. 4, above) which yet remain in the crude brick pyramids at Thebes (Wilkinson, Anc. Egyptians, 3, 317). In ancient Egyptian houses it appears that the roofs were often vaulted, and built, like the rest of the house, of crude brick; and there is reason to believe that some of the chambers in the pavilion of Rameses III (about B.C. 1245), at Medinet Habu, were arched with stone, since the devices in the upper part of the walls show that the fallen roofs had this form (fig. 3).
The most ancient actually existing arches of stone occur at Memphis, near the modern village of Sakkara. Here there is a tomb with two large vaulted chambers, whose roofs display in every part the name and sculptures of Psammeticus II (about B.C. 600). The chambers are cut in the limestone rock, and this being of a friable nature, the roof is secured by being, as it were, lined with an arch, like our modern tunnels. To about the same period — that of the last dynasty before the Persian invasion-belong the remarkable doorways of the enclosures surrounding the tombs in the Assasif, which are composed of two or more concentric semicircles (fig. 2) of brick (Wilkinson, Anc. Egyptians, 3, 319). Although the oldest stone arch whose age has been positively ascertained does not date earlier than the time of Psammeticus, we cannot suppose that the use of stone was not adopted by the Egyptians for that style of building previous to his reign, even if the arches in the pyramids in Ethiopia should prove not to be anterior to the same era. Nor does the absence of the arch in temples and other large buildings excite our surprise, when we consider the style of Egyptian monuments; and no one who understands, the character of their architecture could wish for its introduction. In some of the small temples of the Oasis the Romans attempted this innovation, but the appearance of the chambers so constructed fails to please; and the whimsical caprice of Osirei (about B.C. 1385) also introduced an imitation of the arch;in a temple at Abydus. In this building the roof is formed of single blocks of stone, reaching from one architrave to the other, which, instead of being placed in the usual manner, stand upon their edges, in order to allow room for hollowing out an arch in their thickness; but it has the effect of inconsistency, without the plea of advantage or utility. Another imitation of the arch occurs in a building at Thebes, constructed in the style of a tomb. The chambers lie under a friable rock, and are cased with masonry, to prevent the fall of its crumbling stone; but, instead of being roofed on the principle of the arch; they are covered with a number of large blocks, placed horizontally, one projecting beyond that immediately below it, till the uppermost two meet in the center, the interior angles being afterward rounded off to form the appearance of a vault (fig. 1, above). The date of this building is about B.C. 1500, and consequently many years after the Egyptians had been acquainted with the art of vaulting (Wilkinson, Anc. Egyptians, 2, 321). Thus, as the temple architecture of the Egyptians did not admit of arches, and as the temples are almost the only buildings that remain, it is not strange that arches have not oftener been found. The evidence offered by the paintings, the tombs, and the pyramids is conclusive for the existence and antiquity of arches and vaults of brick and stone; and if any remains of houses and palaces had now existed, there is little doubt that the arch would have been of frequent occurrence. We observe that Wilkinson, in portraying an Egyptian mansion (Anc. Egyptians, 2, 131), makes the grand entrance an archway. After this it seems unreasonable to doubt that the arch was known to the Hebrews also, and was employed in their buildings. Palestine was indeed better wooded than Egypt; but still that there was a deficiency of wood suitable for building and for roofs is shown by the fact that large importations of timber from the forests of Lebanon were necessary (2Sa 7:2,7; 1Ki 5:6; 1Ch 22:4; 2Ch 2:3; Ezr 3:7; Song 1:17), and that this imported timber, although of no very high quality, was held in great estimation.
⇒Definition of arch
Mr. Layard found evident traces of the arch among the Assyrian ruins. He first discovered a small vaulted chamber, the roof of which was constructed of baked bricks placed sideways, one against another, in the usual manner of an arch (Nineveh, 1, 38). He afterward came upon several vaulted drains beneath the palace of Nimroud, built of sun-dried bricks, and finally a perfect brick arch; showing the knowledge of this architectural element among the Assyrians at a very early date (Babylon and Nineveh, 2d ser. p. 163, 164). SEE ARCHITECTURE.
That the Greeks likewise understood the principle of the construction of the arch in very ancient times is evident from monuments as early as the Trojan war (Smith's Dict. of Class. Ant. s.v. Arcus), a cut of one of which is subjoined.
⇒See also the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
Triumphal arches were frequently erected by the Roman emperors to commemorate signal conquests, and several such are yet standing. The most noteworthy of these is that of Titus, on the interior of which are delineated the spoils of the Jewish temple.
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Who knew that the eighties could be so cool! The Reagan Years band gave festival goers a taste of just how good the eighties were and they went wild, conga line wild.
The Reagan Years make the eighties seem much more awesome than the actual eighties. The music was fresh, spot on and never dated. The lead singer is off the charts in the energy department. Thanks for the 90 minute dance party. In case you missed it, here are the pics.


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Ep. 26 | The Flymen Fishing Co. Show w/ Scotty Davis – Smallmouth and Slingin' Streamers With Mike Schultz
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Scotty and Schultzy Talk Midwestern Smallies, Great Lakes Fishing, Hockey, and More!
Mike Schultz (known as "Schultzy" to most) is the owner of Schultz Outfitters Fly Shop & Guide Service specializing in Southeastern Michigan angling, instruction, and destination travel.
Born and raised in the great state of Michigan, Schultzy has been immersed in the outdoors. After graduating from Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, he started guiding and working in the fly fishing industry full time. Logging countless hours on the water each year, Schultzy has developed a vast knowledge of Midwestern waters and beyond. The bulk of his guiding and angling takes place on his home waters of Southeastern Michigan; these rivers offer world class warm-water fishing. His angling travels have taken him from Patagonia to Russia and many places in between.
Over the years with the help of the Huron River Watershed Council, Schultzy founded the Huron River Single Fly as well as the Huckin' for the Huron. Both are annual fundraisers that take place on his home waters of the Huron River; Michigan's Blue Ribbon Smallmouth stream. During the spring of 2014 Schultzy was honored with the HRWC Partner of the Year award.
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Master of World of Warcraft : Do you guys like my new oven glove?
Do you guys like my new oven glove?
My oven ragnaro, Here is the strategy: Position the raid in an arc pattern in front of the oven door. The encounter begins when the oven hits 350 degrees. The main tank must be wearing the oven mit, or the raid will wipe the moment the door opens. Its then a 6 second encounter where the dps and heals stand out of the way while the main tank moves ragnaros out of the oven and onto the counter, preferably on a cutting board. Make sure ranged DPS stand with their backs to the refrigerator, the dishwasher, or the pantry.


Known for his eccentric dress-sense and controversial lyrics, Terry G is one act who graced our airwaves and countdowns for a very long time.
On Today's series of Throwback we go through our archives as we bring to you the remix to the record "Knack Am" which was released in 2015 featuring Wizkid, Phyno & Runtown.
Only a few had the opportunity to listen to this but hey, there's always another chance, right?


With so many iPad apps for education to choose from it's difficult to pick just one. We've sorted through all of the educational apps for students and teachers and found the most comprehensive ones available for all subject areas and all grades.
By far the most comprehensive database of curriculum materials, iTooch offers thousands of activities for self-guided study or flipped classrooms for grades K – 12. If you teach elementary school, download one of the K – 5 Language Arts, Math, Science, or Health apps. If you teach middle school, download the grade 6 – 8 Math, Language Arts or Health app that meets your needs. High school teachers and tutors can use the grades 9 – 12 SAT Critical Reading, SAT Math, U.S. History, or Biology apps. Students can download the educational app on their personal iPads to independently navigate through an entire curriculum of thousands of long-term aligned activities. iTooch is perfect for a blended learning unit or flipped classroom. The EdTech app also means no prep planning and effortless supervision of summer school programs, study hall or tutoring sessions.
What better way to engage students than with animated instructional videos? Download the BrainPOP Featured Movie app for access to thousands of videos to introduce or review Common Core-aligned educational topics. Almost all of the videos feature the characters, Tim and Moby, who explain complex concepts in short simple video clips. BrainPOP educational videos teach skills and lessons in English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Health, Music, Art, Engineering, and Technology. Students watch the educational film clip and then take a quiz to assess their knowledge. Students can work independently at their own pace or teachers can project videos and quiz questions in place of a traditional mini lesson. As a bonus, BrainPOP also offers a Spanish-speaking and ESL version of the same app. What easier way is there to meet the needs of your ESL students?
Pixton Comic Maker is the perfect solution for teachers to differentiate the content, product, and process of their lesson plans for students with reading disabilities. Teachers in inclusive classrooms can help visual and kinesthetic learners comprehend and show mastery of complex concepts using comics, mind maps, character maps, storyboards, timelines, and more. In order for any student to learn, regardless of ability, they must be actively engaged in creating something meaningful and they must be able to visualize the concept or skill. Comic-based activities can be adapted to any lesson in any grade to ensure students always visualize and create meaning.
To differentiate content, teachers can introduce Math, ELA, Social Studies, Health, or Science skills with images. It is easy to illustrate events, historical figures, multi-step processes, and literary devices using the characters, backgrounds, props, and dialogue bubbles in Pixton Comic Maker. Student engagement and comprehension will improve whenever a comic strip character, instead of a lecturing teacher, introduces new terms, instructions, and skills.
To differentiate process and product, students can illustrate historical timelines, scientific systems, math steps, writing processes, literary analysis, and more on the Pixton Comic Maker educational app. Students with reading disabilities, ADHD, and behavioral issues will improve focus and quality of work when they can show mastery by illustrating comics on an iPad. High-interest comics contain description boxes and dialogue bubbles to ensure student activities are as rigorous as they are engaging.
Abitalk offers educational apps for each grade level and subject area for grades K – 5 Math, ELA, Science, Social Studies, and even Chinese-Language teachers. Each subject-specific app contains about twenty passages that contain relevant vocabulary and concepts, and are followed by exercises to assess comprehension. ELA teachers can practice informational text skills through science and social studies content. Students can also use the educational app to learn sight words, phonics, grammar, and grade-level vocabulary. All subject-area teachers can reinforce reading comprehension skills and grade-level vocabulary during their content-specific lessons. Finally, teachers can upload any lesson, text or set of questions to the Abitalk app to instantly create a blended or flipped classroom for students to enthusiastically read and take quizzes on the engaging EdTech app.
If we could recommend just one educational iPad app for Special Education, Math and English Language Arts teachers, it would be ScootPad. ScootPad essentially replaces the teacher, providing targeted differentiation and individualized interventions aligned with the RTI (response to intervention) model. How does it work? Teachers can choose which Math or ELA lessons and assessments students focus on each day, or they can allow students to move at their own pace through a pre-selected curriculum. ScootPad offers multimedia-rich, interactive instructional lessons, hundreds of grade level aligned eBooks, diagnostic and formative assessments, spiraled instruction, and practice of skills. Based on ongoing assessments, ScootPad differentiates instruction to meet the needs of each individual student. The app instantly adds extra review and practice for the skills a student has not mastered, and spirals or revisits skills to ensure longterm retention. Teachers have instant access to student performance, unlike anything possible with paper and pen assessments.
When students need individualized, differentiated support, mix and match the five best iPad apps for blended learning, flipped classrooms, homeschooling, intentional study halls, special education RTI support and inclusive classrooms.


Orlando city officials aren't losing much sleep over their decision to experiment with Amazon's Rekognition software as a real-time mass surveillance program. But Axon, the largest supplier of police body cameras in the U.S., says facial recognition technology is not good enough yet for law enforcement use.
In a quarterly earnings call Tuesday, Axon CEO Rick Smith told investors that the company does not have a timeline for launching facial recognition in its products because the software available does not meet necessary "accuracy thresholds."
"We do not have a team actively developing it," Smith said. "This is a technology we don't believe that – sitting here today – the accuracy thresholds are right where they need to be to [make] operational decisions off of facial recognition."
As Orlando Weekly reported this week, studies have shown facial recognition systems make mistakes – and advocates fear those errors could lead to innocent people being misidentified and wrongfully detained by police. A study from MIT analyzing algorithmic bias in facial recognition software from Microsoft, IBM and Face++ found that across all brands, there is an average error rate of 0.5 percent for light-skinned men compared to an error rate of 30 percent for dark-skinned women. Joy Buolamwini, a researcher who conducted the MIT study, also found that Amazon's Rekognition software performs better on lighter-skinned faces than darker-skinned faces with an accuracy difference of 11.45 percent, and performs better on male faces than female faces with an accuracy difference of 16.47 percent. Critics have attributed the substantial gap to the unconscious bias displayed during software testing by developers who are mostly white men.
On the Tuesday call with investors, Smith said once the technology's accuracy thresholds improved and the company had a "tight understanding" of privacy and accountability controls needed for the public to accept facial recognition, then they could move to the commercialization phase.
"You don't want to be premature and end up where you have technical failures with disastrous outcomes or something where there is some unintended use case where it ends up then being unacceptable publicly and impaired for long term of the technology," he said.
Fast Company reports that in May, Axon (formerly known as TASER International) won a patent for technology that can identify people and objects in near real-time from body cam or drone video. "Once a face is captured by a user's body-worn camera, say patent filings, a hand-held device 'provides the name of the person to the user of the capture system,'" according to Fast Company. The company created an ethics board to help guide the artificial intelligence that could be powering Axon's police products.
Civil rights groups, including the NAACP and ACLU, wrote a letter to Axon's ethics board saying that the company had a responsibility to ensure its products "don't drive unfair or unethical outcomes or amplify racial inequities in policing." The organizations contend that certain products are "categorically unethical" to deploy, especially the use of real-time face recognition analysis of live video captured by body-worn cameras.
subjects' race and gender. Real-time face recognition therefore would inevitably misidentify some innocent civilians as suspects. These errors could have fatal consequences – consequences that fall disproportionately on certain populations."
Orlando is currently testing Amazon's Rekognition program on a small number of cameras throughout the city with seven Orlando Police officers who have volunteered to have their photos uploaded to the system and walk by the cameras to be identified.
If and when Rekognition becomes fully operational, OPD will upload the photo of a "person of interest" into a database that the software turns into a unique biometric. Using this data, the software taps into Orlando's network of surveillance cameras around the city and looks for a match by essentially scanning everyone it can see.
City officials, who see facial recognition technology as nothing new, hope Amazon's software will help them catch criminals, find missing children and identify public threats quickly. Civil liberties advocates, though, worry about Orlando and Amazon heading toward a slippery slope into a dystopian world of government surveillance with this advanced technology.
"Everybody is a suspect," said Jennifer Lynch, a senior staff attorney with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, in an interview with OW. "If facial recognition is becoming a new norm in the way Orlando is talking about, then we should all be very afraid."


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