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Aspen M.A.T. Muscle Activation Techniques
With Certifice MAT Rx Full Body Specialist Patty Bennett
About M.A.T.
How Greg Roskopf, an Englewood-based muscle function specialist, is helping Amy Van Dyken-Rouen get back on her feet — literally.
By Nicki Jhabvala courtesy of the Denver Post
"It was just a friendly visit that turned into something. And then turned into a whole lot."
That's how Amy Van Dyken-Rouen recalls the start of a life-changing process at Craig Hospital late last June as friends and family flowed in and out of her room, trying to brighten her day after an ATV accident earlier that month left her paralyzed from the waist down.
Like the other visitors, Greg Roskopf believed his desire to help would be limited to offering words of encouragement for his friend, who was facing a long, difficult fight.
But, on his return visit two weeks later, everything changed.
A magnetic resonance imaging scan taken after her arrival at Craig revealed that Van Dyken-Rouen's spinal cord had not been completely severed, as originally feared. There was still a partial connection, which meant that maybe, just maybe, she would be able to move her legs again and perhaps even walk again.
"Let me just try to work on you," Roskopf, an Englewood-based muscle function specialist, told Van Dyken-Rouen. "I know you can't move, but I want you to just think about lifting your leg up into my hand. Picture it in your head."
Roskopf hoped visualizing a contraction would help her move her muscles.
With a close friend watching, Van Dyken-Rouen did as she was told. She couldn't see it and she certainly couldn't feel it, but in picturing her leg contracting, her muscles responded. Her friend saw the contraction immediately and had to leave the room she became so emotional.
"They were very light contractions," Roskopf recalled. "But I was like, 'Whoa, she's actually resisting me here. We have big potential now.'"
Initially, doctors told Van Dyken-Rouen she would be never be able to walk again. Never be able to move from the waist down. Never be able to resume the daily activities of her previous life, the one before the accident left the six-time Olympic swimming champion on the brink of death.
But when that MRI scan revealed her spinal cord was still partially intact, she and her husband, former Broncos punter Tom Rouen, turned to Roskopf, a longtime friend and the founder of Muscle Activation Techniques.
He was the one man, they believed, who could most help her exceed the initial grim diagnosis.
After all, he helped her return to form once before.
Following the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, where Van Dyken-Rouen struck gold four times, the Colorado native underwent multiple surgeries to repair an injured shoulder. The pain wouldn't fade, but her hopes of winning gold again slowly did. In 1999, Roskopf began working with her, helping her regain strength and mobility so she could make the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
"I was told after my first surgery that I was probably never going to swim again," she said. "I thought I was done. He worked on me, I think it was probably not even for a half-hour, and I got my arm up over my head. And I didn't have any pain."
At the Sydney Games, Van Dyken-Rouen won two more gold medals.
"Without him," she said, "there's no way I would've gone back to my second Olympics."
Fourteen years later, Roskopf was back at her side for a much different, much bigger task.
For about two months after that ground-breaking visit last July, Roskopf worked with Van Dyken-Rouen every two weeks at Craig. When she was moved back to Arizona last September, Roskopf started flying to Phoenix every month to work with her and her doctors at AZ Pain Centers, where she receives Regenexx injections in her back. Her hope is the stem cell-and-blood platelet injections, combined with general physical therapy and Roskopf's muscle activation work, will continue to help her broaden her range of movement, improve her stability and get her back on her feet — literally.
His philosophy, known as M.A.T., has helped people who simply struggle to stand without pain, or for years have dealt with nagging injuries.
He was once one of them.
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What could be a better way to celebrate summer – and Canada's 150th birthday – than with this show-stopping layer cake piled high with vanilla-scented yogurt cream, fresh seasonal strawberries and a drizzle of local honey?
2 454 g containers fresh strawberries About 5 cups.
In a large bowl, beat butter with granulated sugar until well mixed; beat in eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, whisk both flours with baking powder; stir into butter mixture in 2 additions, alternating with milk, until smooth.
Divide batter evenly between 2 greased parchment-paper-lined 8-inch (1.2 L) round cake pans, smoothing tops.
Bake on middle rack of oven until toothpick inserted into centre comes out clean, about 1 hour.
Meanwhile, with a paring knife, scrape vanilla seeds into yogurt; stir in icing sugar. Whip cream to form stiff peaks; fold into yogurt mixture. Set aside in refrigerator.
Hull and quarter all but 1 cup (250 mL) of the strawberries.
Cut remaining unhulled strawberries in half and reserve for another use. Toss quartered strawberries with honey.
With a serrated knife, cut cakes in half horizontally to create 4 equal layers. Place bottom layer, cut side up, on a cake plate. Top with one-third of the quartered strawberries; spoon one-quarter of the yogurt cream over top. Repeat layers twice. Top with top layer of second cake, cut side down.
Top with remaining cream and halved berries. Serve immediately.
Best Health Tip: To cut even cake layers, insert toothpicks all the way around the cake, using the halfway point as a cutting guide.


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Around the country and around the world, Switch boasts multiple SUPERNAP campuses: data centers with massive scale backed by patented design solutions. Switch specializes in both hyperscale facilities and innovating the intrinsic design of data centers, finding new approaches to space and heat management.
Switch has signed a 15 megawatt colocation deal with a global streaming media provider, continuing a pattern of strong first-quarter leasing for publicly-held data center companies.
Facebook's decision to build a $750 million data center near Atlanta adds some hyperscale heat to the rising profile of the Atlanta region, which is already seeing new projects from providers targeting the enterprise market.
Switch will help create a 1 gigawatt solar energy project in Nevada, which will be the largest solar array in the United States, the company said today. The huge project showcases how the data center industry has taken a leadership role in shifting the U.S. economy to sustainable energy.
Leading data center providers have begun building larger data halls, citing construction economics and the need to compete for larger deals.
Switch has licensed its data center design patents to Schneider Electric, while signaling that it stands ready to pursue legal action to defend its intellectual property.
Switch has updated its MOD Data Center Design to package its innovations in a smaller form factor, allowing it to expand beyond hyperscale projects to enterprise, edge and smart cities infrastructure.
Switch has opened Las Vegas 10, the newest data center on its Core Campus (SUPERNAP) campus. The 350,000 square foot facility brings the campus to 2 million square feet of data center space.
Reno, Nevada as the new hotspot for massive cloud campuses. Google has bought land near Reno, not far from data centers for Switch, Apple and eBay – as well as the Tesla Gigafactory.


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G & H Seamer Funeral Directors, established in 1903, are an independently owned and family-run business, providing families in the locale of Sandy and its surrounding villages with sensitive and dignified funeral services. With our extensive history and great family-oriented values, we continue to offer the very best care to the families we serve, conducted with the utmost professional standards. After working alongside the Withey Family for 23 years in their funeral and joinery practice, Alfred Seamer took over the business in February 1903. Using his wealth of experience, Alfred developed the business over many decades, garnering a great reputation for the company that has continued into the present day: a reputation based on trust, professionalism and high standards of care. After passing the mantle to his two sons, George and Harry, the pair registered their funeral directors under the name G & H Seamer shortly after taking on the lead roles. Subsequently, the couple handed it over to their 16 year old brother, Jim Seamer, in 1976. In 2003, the company celebrated its centenary, with Jim's step-son, Steve, joining the business in 2006. Steve is now a fully fledged partner in G & H Seamer and helps bring the sense of strong family values to every funeral that he arranges and leads. When your loved one is brought into our care, you and your family can rest easier knowing that they are being cared for by a family that has over 100 years' expertise in the funeral profession. With compassionate support and guidance afforded to you throughout the funeral process, G & H Seamer will always be on hand to offer you help when it is most needed. Our office in Sandy is located on the High Street. If you would like us to quickly make contact with you, then please fill in the form on this page or, alternatively, call us for immediate support with your enquiry.
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The taste of Italy: Where to go for the best produce!
A taste of Italy: Where to go for the best produce!
Just as Italy's cuisine varies from region to region, so too does the produce in each of these regions. Here's where to go and how to enjoy the best Italian ingredients across the length and breadth of this beautiful Southern European country. Buon appetito!
Vegetarians should make a beeline for hilly Lazio in central Italy. Thanks to its extremely fertile soil, veggies of all kinds are fresh, delicious and abundant. Simple Roman meals – once prepared by poor labourers – are still being served, along with lots of modern, tasty twists.
Artichokes are key to many dishes, and the locally grown puntarelle (chicory) is typically served in a salad with anchovy and garlic. Chilly inland winters also make for easy growing of leafy greens.
Want to mingle with the locals? Testaccio Market is known as the heart of Rome, and here you can meet vendors who've been selling vegetables (and everything else!) for generations. Join a four-hour Taste of Testaccio Food Tour for a more in-depth experience and taste your way around the market's flavours with a local guide.
The white truffles of Alba are perhaps the most prized produce in the Piedmont region, located in the north of the country. This pungent underground fungus, typically added to risotto, fried eggs or pasta, is grown around oak, hazel and poplar trees, and can sell for up to €500 (about S$890) per 100 grams, depending on the quality.
If you find yourself in Alba in October or November, you're in luck. Drop by the Alba White Truffle World Market, the biggest international exhibition of this coveted delicacy. Admire the fresh truffles that arrive daily from the hills of Piedmont, and don't forget to sniff out the cooking demos and some of the country's best wines while you're there.
Don't worry if you don't have a nose for truffles, your sniffer dog does! Join a local guide for a Truffle Hunting and Wine Tasting tour and head into the woods, where you'll learn the history of truffle growing as you hunt for them. Afterwards, taste your findings with wine.
Fans of fishy dishes will get a taste of heaven in Sicily, where pasta con le sarde (pasta with sardines) is a culinary mainstay. The origin of this sweet and salty dish has been traced back to the Arabs, who arrived to the 'toe' of Italy's 'boot' in the 9th century and foraged for ingredients, mixing local foods with products from afar.
How can one not speak of pasta when in Italy?
Pasta con le sarde is traditionally made with bucatini (a spaghetti-like pasta with a hollow centre), and served al dente with a heap of fresh sardines, wild fennel and a sprinkling of Arab-influenced raisins, pine nuts and saffron.
If you're the type who needs to see where your food comes from with your own eyes, head to the Catania Fish Market. Collect your own ingredients for a sardine dinner and try the local white wine – Zibbibo – the perfect floral-tasting accompaniment. Or join a local for a guided walk through the main squares and markets, tasting sardines and other specialties as you go.
Good olive oil can be expensive, but it's worth it! Puglia in the 'heel' of Italy is the country's biggest producer of olive oil, thanks to its accommodating climate and terrain.
The most popular olives used for oil in this region are Coratina, Provenzale and Ogliarola, although you'll find lots of different varieties and even more flavours. From fruity, medium varieties for dipping breads and salads to robust, intense ones for grilled meats and roasts, Puglia has it all.
There are lots of tasting and buying opportunities on the Strada dell'Olio di Puglia, which covers 140km and winds through ancient olive farms. Begin the trip at Museo dell'Olio in San Vito dei Normanni, an olive oil museum in an old Dominican convent! Alternatively, learn to cook like a local with olive oil and more on a Puglia Culinary Tour.
Valle d'Aosta, nestled in the Alpine region of northwestern Italy, is a cheese lover's dream. Neighbouring France and Switzerland have a big influence on many of the rich dishes here, and fonduta – the Italian twist on fondue – is a must-try.
Fontina – the most famous cheese in the valley – forms the creamy basis of fonduta, but the added butter and eggs make it different from other fondues. If that's not enough cheese for you, look for chnéffléne, a Walser dish of tasty dumplings covered with melted Alpine cheese, or the Italian cornmeal polenta, served traditionally with – you guessed it – melted cheese.
Spend some time with fellow cheese enthusiasts on a multi-day Fontina Cheese Tour, which covers everything from dairy farm visits to taking in the views from 4,000m-high peaks. If that's too much, try a shorter food and wine tour that includes a trip to a Fontina cheese producer.
From sniffing out truffles in Piedmont's Alba to getting seriously cheesy in the Aosta Valley, the produce of Italy is as big a draw as the weather, scenery and accommodating locals. Wherever you go to taste the best of Italy, plan your trip now!
Italy is beautiful year-round, but the best months for travelling are between April and June, and mid-September through October. It's cooler and less crowded during these times, and in some parts the landscapes are even more colourful.
Driving around Italy is one of the best ways to see the sights and explore at your own pace. It's also possible to travel much of Italy by train, but be sure to book tickets in advance for the best prices.
Euros are accepted everywhere in Italy, and credit cards are widely accepted.
There are several direct weekly flights on Singapore Airlines from Singapore Changi Airport to Milan. Book your tickets now.


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Posted on May 11, 2017 by Retail News Editor
eBay expands its motors marketplace and platform with new features and services
New eBay offerings include partnership with TrueCar to help shop and compare new vehicles.
San Jose, California, 2017-May-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Expanding its motors marketplace and platform, eBay announces the addition of new features and services to deliver a more personalized and innovative experience to automotive buyers. eBay Motors is adding tire installation services to its offerings, beginning in Germany this month and in the U.S. this summer. Additionally, an improved site experience will debut enhanced shopping features, such as a partnership with TrueCar in the U.S., to offer buyers helpful tools when shopping for new vehicles.
"At eBay we're focused on providing the most convenient shopping experience for our customers," said Jay Hanson, eBay's Vice President of North America Merchandising, Hard Goods. "Adding auto services as well as the TrueCar integration showcases our commitment to extending value and insight to buyers around the world."
Pairing Quality Inventory and Seamless Tire Installation
For the first time, eBay is adding a new service to its Motors platform, giving shoppers the ability to bundle new tire purchases with professional installation in their local area. With this new feature, tires will conveniently ship directly to nearby automotive repair shops for installation. The new option begins this month in Germany, and will be rolled out to the U.S. later this summer.
A Redesigned Motors Destination
eBay is also unveiling a new Motors homepage experience for desktop. The improved homepage offers enhanced search and browsing features for a massive selection of vehicles – both new and used – as well as parts & accessories.
In a new partnership with TrueCar in the U.S., eBay shoppers will have access to deeper insights into new vehicle pricing to quickly compare car prices.
"eBay is committed to enhancing its marketplace with the best information and buying experience it can provide to its shoppers," said Chip Perry, TrueCar's President and Chief Executive Officer. "TrueCar's pricing and Certified Dealer Network deepens and expands eBay's new car experience and we are excited to launch this enhanced platform."
Offering Best-in-Class Variety & Resources
The eBay Motors platform also continues to personalize each shopper's journey by offering customized fitment with My Garage, as well as trusted programs like WeGoLook1, Assurant Protection Plan2, and Vehicle Protection3. From general maintenance and small upgrades to a full restoration of a beloved classic car, eBay Motors offers buyers great deals, fast delivery and any part one might ever need.
eBay by the Numbers (U.S.)*
3 parts or accessories sold every second
An engine or engine component is sold every 12 seconds
1 wheel or tire part sold every 7 seconds
An exterior part is sold every 3 seconds
1 WeGoLook: Provides eBay Motors vehicle shoppers with on-site inspections for any vehicle, motorcycle, RV, powersport or boat in the U.S., at a discounted rate as low as $69 per inspection.
2 Assurant Protection Program: Through the plan, eBay Motors shoppers can purchase extended service contracts on new, used, and refurbished automotive parts and accessories.
3eBay's Vehicle Protection Program covers up to $100,000 for eligible purchases on eBay Motors for vehicle non-delivery, missing title, or major undisclosed defects. Buyers are automatically enrolled in the program at no charge. Learn more about what's covered and eligibility here.
* Data as of Q1 2017 for eBay.com
Source: eBay
Posted in Automotive, Business, Marketing, Online Retailers, Retail, Retailer | Tagged Chip Perry, ebay, features, Jay Hanson, motors marketplace, services |
Posted on February 20, 2017 by Retail News Editor
The Jean Coutu Group launches services to contribute to a safe and healthy travel
Varennes, Quebec, 2017-Feb-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. (The "Corporation" or the "Jean Coutu Group") and the pharmacist-owners affiliated with its network announce the launch of several services to contribute to a safe and healthy travel.
"Many people travel this time of the year! That's why it's important to offer them accessible services to plan their vacation," says Richard Mayrand, Executive Vice-President, Pharmacy and Government Affairs of the Jean Coutu Group.
Vaccination Centre
More than 190 Jean Coutu-affiliated pharmacies located in all regions of Quebec offer the opportunity to meet a nurse who can assess the needs of travellers and administer the necessary vaccines on site before departure. The list of vaccination centres is available here.
Consultation: Possibilities of Bill 41
According to the act Prescribing a medication when no diagnosis is required, the pharmacist can now:
Prescribe to treat traveller's diarrhea
Prescribe to prevent malaria and acute mountain sickness
Pharmacists have always been able to advise travellers on the various measures and precautions to be taken depending on the destination. Pharmacists are also available to guide patients in selecting the right medications to bring, how they are stored and their use.
Preparation checklist:
A checklist has been developed to help travellers remember important items when making travel preparations. This document is available in store or among several other tips in the new section: travelhealth.jeancoutu.com.
About The Jean Coutu Group
The Jean Coutu Group is one of the most trusted names in Canadian pharmacy retailing. The Corporation operates a network of 418 franchised stores in Québec, New Brunswick and Ontario under the banners of PJC Jean Coutu, PJC Clinique, PJC Santé and PJC Santé Beauté, which employs more than 20,000 people. Furthermore, the Jean Coutu Group owns Pro Doc Ltd ("Pro Doc"), a Quebec‐based subsidiary and manufacturer of generic drugs.
Frédéric D. Tremblay
Director, Public Relations and Social Media
450 646‐9611, ext. 1400
ftremblay@jeancoutu.com
Source: The Jean Coutu (PJC) Group Inc.
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Management, Retail, Retailer, Travel | Tagged healthy travel, Richard Mayrand, safe, services, The Jean Coutu Group |
Posted on August 18, 2016 by Retail News Editor
John Lewis reveals services and brands that will be available in its new Chelmsford shop
London, 2016-Aug-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — John Lewis has today revealed the services and brands that will be available in its new Chelmsford shop, with fashion and beauty taking the lead.
Opening on the 29 September, John Lewis Chelmsford is the anchor shop at the brand new Bond Street development. In addition to over 65,000 products, the shop will bring together some of the best services that John Lewis has to offer; from a Kuoni travel concession to its renowned Home Design Service and a new Bar:Cafe concept from Benugo, allowing customers to enjoy a glass of prosecco or Benugo's signature coffee whilst they shop.
It will have the largest beauty hall out of all of John Lewis's small full-line department stores at 7,900 sq ft, with 14 premium beauty counters including M.A.C, Charlotte Tilbury and Nars. Chelmsford will also feature fashion brands including Ralph Lauren, Whistles, Finery and John Lewis's new own-brand luxury womenswear label Modern Rarity. More information on these services and brands can be found below.
Laura Rawstron, Branch Manager at John Lewis Chelmsford, said: 'Fashion and beauty will be John Lewis Chelmsford's forte and I am excited to announce the brands that will make the shop a key destination for shoppers in Essex. We've carefully curated brands that we know the Chelmsford community will enjoy and very much look forward to opening the shop on the 29 September.'
Key services and brands include:
Fashion fans will be tempted with our new own-brand luxury womenswear label, Modern Rarity, offering 90 items from its AW16 collection of soft earthy tones designed for layering and creating beautiful silhouettes. Other brands to feature at John Lewis Chelmsford include Ralph Lauren, Finery, Mulberry, Michael Kors, Whistles, Trilogy, REISS and Diesel. When it comes to stylish accessories, Michael Kors and Mulberry handbags will also be on offer.
For those who want expert fashion advice for a special occasion or wardrobe makeover, John Lewis's Personal Styling team will offer three levels of personal styling to choose from, including the Style Express and Style Experience options, through to Style Profile which analyses everything from your personality to body shape in order to advise on your ideal colour pallette and new wardrobe.
John Lewis Chelmsford's beauty hall is 7,900 sq ft, the biggest out of all of our small full-line department stores. Situated on the ground floor by the main entrance of the shop, there will be 14 premium beauty counters offering a whole host of brands including Charlotte Tilbury, M.A.C, Nars, Tom Ford, Bobbi Brown, Clarins, Clinique, Dior, Estee Lauder, Jo Malone, Lancome, Liz Earle, Urban Decay and YSL.
Community Matters is our charitable giving scheme that runs throughout our shops. Every three months John Lewis Chelmsford will select three community groups to help. Customers will then be directly involved in deciding how much each nominated group receives, by using a token to vote for the organisation they'd like to support. The first three charities to receive support will be The Lovely Lily-Mae Organisation, Farleigh Hospice and Chelmsford City Mencap Football Club.
Customers can enjoy dining in John Lewis' Place to Eat Cafe in addition to the Benugo Cafe:Bar. Other services include a Home Design Service, nursery advice, a Kuoni travel concession and a Bureau de Change which will offer 60 different currencies.
These services and brands were revealed during a construction tour of the shop this week, which is now entering the final weeks of internal fit-out and has provided over 300 retail jobs.
Throughout the construction process, the project has:
Laid enough ceramic floor tiles throughout the shop to cover the entire footprint of the Rio 'Maracana Olympic Stadium'
Installed enough FSC plywood sheeting that when stacked on top of each other, would be higher than the statue of 'Christ the Redeemer' in Rio
Used enough plasterboard to fill 20 Olympic sized swimming pools
Utilised enough paint to colour all the lines around the Rio Olympic running track 750 times
An Olympian would need to run 31 marathons to reach the same length of cables used within the building.
John Lewis – John Lewis operates 46 John Lewis shops across the UK (32 department stores, 12 John Lewis at home and shops at St Pancras International and Heathrow Terminal 2) as well as johnlewis.com. It is part of the John Lewis Partnership, the UK's largest example of worker co-ownership and all 30,000 John Lewis staff are Partners in the business.
John Lewis stocks more than 350,000 separate lines in its department stores and johnlewis.com across fashion, home and technology, and was named 'Best In-Store Experience', 'Best Clothing Retailer,' 'Best Electricals Retailer,' 'Best Furniture Retailer,' 'Best Homewares Retailer' and 'Best Click & Collect Retailer' in the 2016 Verdict Customer Satisfaction awards.
Johnlewis.com is consistently ranked one of the top online shopping destinations in the UK. John Lewis Insurance offers a range of comprehensive insurance products – home, car, wedding and event, travel and pet insurance and life cover – delivering the values of expertise, trust and customer service expected from the John Lewis brand.
You can follow John Lewis on the following social media channels:
www.johnlewis.com/twitter
www.johnlewis.com/facebook
www.johnlewis.com/youtube.
Vikki Speed
Senior Communications Officer, Corporate & Brand
Email: vikki.speed@johnlewis.co.uk
Source: John Lewis
Posted in Apparel, Beauty, Business, Marketing, PR, Retail, Retailer, Shops | Tagged brands, Chelmsford shop, John Lewis, services |
Posted on July 14, 2016 by Retail News Editor
SOCAR Energy Switzerland orders hardware, software and services from Wincor Nixdorf for its 149 Swiss service stations
Zurich-based SOCAR Energy Switzerland GmbH has ordered hardware, software and services from Wincor Nixdorf for its 149 Swiss service stations. In Switzerland, SOCAR runs tanker truck, fuel tank, oil, gas and aviation fuel operations alongside its service stations. The solutions from Wincor Nixdorf are intended to provide a real customer experience at service stations and to improve processes on the forecourt and payment processes in the store.
Paderborn, Germany, 2016-Jul-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — In detail, Wincor Nixdorf will be installing 200 Beetle/M III point-of-sale systems, the NAMOS software and 149 Fusion 6000 forecourt controllers at SOCAR's service stations.
In addition to the hardware and software, the contract covers rollout and training, first, second, and third-level services, and all the field service. The redesigned checkout zone in particular features an innovative rotatable monitor connected to the POS system. This allows the cashier to switch from attended mode to the self-service NAMOS user interface so that customers can use a credit or debit card to complete purchases on a self-checkout basis as an alternative. The 66 service stations currently operated by SOCAR itself will additionally be equipped with Wincor Nixdorf's CINEO 6010 cash management system, which ensures greater security at the POS for cashiers as well as for cash holdings during the night.
"We have chosen Wincor Nixdorf as a strategic partner because it is an innovative solution provider that operates beyond the classic petroleum business, bringing technologies and trends from its leadership in the general retail sector to our service stations and thus meeting SOCAR's requirements as a premium brand. Wincor Nixdorf's POS systems, cash management components and exceptionally forecourt expertise will play an important role in making SOCAR stand out in the market," says Edgar Bachmann, CEO of SOCAR Energy Switzerland.
"We are very pleased at SOCAR's confidence in us and our solutions, which will contribute in particular to fast, easy, and secure payment transactions at service stations. SOCAR can count on a solution platform that not only meets today's market requirements but also those of the future," Horst von Wels, Vice President and Head of Service Stations International (SSI) at Wincor Nixdorf, points out.
Wincor Nixdorf is a leading vendor of IT solutions and systems for retail banks, retailers and service stations, and its Service Stations International unit is ideally positioned to cover end-to-end processes for service station operations with its ecosystem consisting of the NAMOS software and services suite and the BEETLE POS system family. All the important functions for an entire service station are provided on a standardized global platform. This solution is appealing to global, regional and national oil companies, brand dealers, service stations with a high level of customer traffic, fleet operators and independent service stations alike.
About SOCAR
SOCAR Energy Switzerland GmbH has a workforce of 800 employees at its head office in Zurich and at other fully owned subsidiaries. After the SOCAR group acquired all shares in Esso Schweiz GmbH, and consequently its network of service stations, the first station to bear the SOCAR livery featuring the national colors of Azerbaijan took up operations on September 12, 2012 in Zurich. This was the first step in the gradual replacement of the Esso brand in Switzerland by SOCAR. The change of brand was practically completed in the second quarter of 2014. SOCAR now stands for high-quality products and first-class services in Switzerland, and is setting new standards in the local service station and energy market. The management of SOCAR Energy Switzerland under its Swiss CEO Edgar Bachmann has decades of international experience.
Phone: +49 5251 / 693 30
E-Mail: info@wincor-nixdorf.com
Source: Wincor Nixdorf
Posted in Business, Management, Marketing, Mobile Point of Sale, Outlet, Retail, Retail Services, Retail Software, Retailer, Technology | Tagged orders hardware, services, SOCAR Energy, software, Swiss service stations, switzerland, Wincor Nixdorf |


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    GitHub::Errors.with_error_handling do
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    end
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  def add_membership(user_github_login)
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    GitHub::Errors.with_error_handling do
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    end
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    GitHub::Errors.with_error_handling do
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    repo = GitHub::Errors.with_error_handling do
      @client.create_repository(repo_name, repo_options)
    end

    GitHubRepository.new(@client, repo.id)
  end

  def delete_repository(repo_id)
    GitHub::Errors.with_error_handling do
      @client.delete_repository(repo_id)
    end
  end

  def create_team(team_name)
    github_team = GitHub::Errors.with_error_handling do
      @client.create_team(@id,
                          description: "#{team_name} created by GitHub Classroom",
                          name: team_name,
                          permission: "push")
    end

    GitHubTeam.new(@client, github_team.id)
  end

  def delete_team(team_id)
    @client.delete_team(team_id)
  end

  def geo_pattern_data_uri
    @geo_pattern_data_uri ||= GeoPattern.generate(id, color: "#5fb27b").to_data_uri
  end

  def github_avatar_url(size = 40)
    "#{avatar_url}&size=#{size}"
  end

  def organization_members(options = {})
    GitHub::Errors.with_error_handling { @client.organization_members(@id, options) }
  end

  def organization_member?(user_github_login)
    GitHub::Errors.with_error_handling { @client.organization_member?(@id, user_github_login) }
  end

  def plan
    GitHub::Errors.with_error_handling do
      organization = @client.organization(@id, headers: GitHub::APIHeaders.no_cache_no_store)

      if organization.owned_private_repos.present? && organization.plan.present?
        return { owned_private_repos: organization.owned_private_repos, private_repos: organization.plan.private_repos }
      end

      raise GitHub::Error, "Cannot retrieve this organizations repo plan, please reauthenticate your token."
    end
  end

  def remove_organization_member(github_user_id)
    github_user_login = GitHubUser.new(@client, github_user_id).login

    return if admin?(github_user_login)

    GitHub::Errors.with_error_handling do
      @client.remove_organization_member(@id, github_user_login)
    end
  end

  def team_invitations_url
    "https://github.com/orgs/#{login}/people"
  end

  def create_organization_webhook(config: {}, options: {})
    GitHub::Errors.with_error_handling do
      hook_config = { content_type: "json", secret: webhook_secret }.merge(config)

      hook_options = {
        # Send the [wildcard](https://developer.github.com/webhooks/#wildcard-event)
        # so that we don't have to upgrade the webhooks everytime we need something new.
        events: ["*"],
        active: true
      }.merge(options)

      @client.create_org_hook(@id, hook_config, hook_options)
    end
  end

  def remove_organization_webhook(webhook_id)
    return if webhook_id.blank?
    GitHub::Errors.with_error_handling do
      @client.remove_org_hook(@id, webhook_id)
    end
  end

  def update_default_repository_permission!(default_repository_permission)
    GitHub::Errors.with_error_handling do
      @client.update_organization(
        @id,
        { default_repository_permission: default_repository_permission },
        accept: "application/vnd.github.korra-preview+json"
      )
    end
  end

  private

  def github_attributes
    %w[login avatar_url html_url name]
  end

  def github_repo_default_options
    {
      has_issues:    true,
      has_wiki:      true,
      has_downloads: true,
      organization:  @id
    }
  end

  def webhook_secret
    Rails.application.secrets.webhook_secret
  end
end

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Q: AngularJS - Delete check box is not working correctly and only deleting one at a time I've written out a block of code that allows the user to check or uncheck entities that will be added or removed via web services. My add function seems to be working correctly and provides the ability to add multiple entities. However, my delete function isn't working the same. It doesn't delete each time, and can only delete one at a time. I'm struggling since the code is effectively the same as the add, so I don't know if the issue is AngularJS related or perhaps my web service isn't working correctly.
Edit: I've actually noticed that the for loop goes through it all but doesn't select the correct id, it always starts from the first one.
var toDeleteService = [];

    for (var i = 0; i < $scope.siteServices.length; i++) {
        if ($scope.siteServices[i].chosen != $scope.siteServices[i].origChosen) {
            if ($scope.siteServices[i].chosen == true) {
                toAddService.push(i);
            }
            else {
                toDeleteService.push(i);
            }
        }
    }

    if (toDeleteService.length > 0) {
        var deleteRequest = {};
        deleteRequest.services = [];

        for (var i = 0; i < toDeleteService.length; i++) {
            var parentServiceName = $scope.siteServices[i].parentServiceName;
            var j = 0;
            for (; j < deleteRequest.services.length; j++) {
                if (deleteRequest.services[j].parentServiceName == parentServiceName) {
                    break;
                }
            }

            if (j == deleteRequest.services.length) {
                deleteRequest.services[j] = {};
                deleteRequest.services[j].parentServiceName = parentServiceName;
                deleteRequest.services[j].subservices = [];
            }
            var service = {};
            service.serviceId = $scope.siteServices[i].serviceId;

            deleteRequest.services[j].subservices.push(service);
        }

        var deleteUrl = "api/sites/" + $scope.targetEntity.siteId + "/services/" + service.serviceId;

        $http.delete(deleteUrl)
            .then(function (response) {
            });
    }

A: As I understood it you are trying to remove siteServices based by numbers stored in var toDeleteServices = [] so you need to access those numbers by its index. but in service.serviceId = $scope.siteServices[i].serviceId; you are using i instead.
service.serviceId = $scope.siteServices[toDeleteServices[i]].serviceId; as you need actual number of the service to delete.
If I understood your code correctly.

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We had a great Facebook Live today with Christopher Smith AKA Top Dawg from KUSI's PPR. We discussed the Pigskin Gala last week and the great show the PPR put on. Rich and Top Dawg broke down the CIF State Championship Bowl Games for the Orange Glen Patriots, The San Diego Cavers, The Lincoln Hornets, and the Cathedral Catholic Dons. The Lincoln High Hornets are looking for donations for their trip their game in Redwood City. Click Here to Donate. The Orange Glen Patriots have a Go Fund Me Page for their trip to San Francisco, to donate click Here. You can donate to help San Diego High by clicking Here.


When 'sweep only' is checked, sweepers should still be able to load the bin with anything permitted in the bin. I mean, they are called **SWEEPERS** after all. Alternately, there needs to be a new setting that denies dupe access on regular/smart storage bins while still allowing sweepers to load them. Even if it's restricted to smart storage bins, that would be fine, it just needs to be an option somehow. With the way it seems to work right now, I can put a sweeper in place, give it a bin, and dupes will still run in and manually load crap into the bin. EG: If I have algae machines making algae, and a sweeper stuffing the algae into bins, I don't want the dupes bringing in newly mined, possibly germy algae, but they will still do it. It's extremely frustrating when I want to automate something, but the dupes jump to do the work anyway, especially when I'm running at a high number of pending jobs and it's taking dupes weeks to finish building things because there's so much to do.
Been gone for a year, but now I'm back! I was originally just going to revive the old thread since I'm pretty sure necroing is fine in this section, but all of the image links in it are broken and super-embarrassing anyway, so I figured that I might as well start from scratch. I only have one quick sketch to show ATM, but hey. I've got something pretty cool planned. This is sort of a (admittedly self-indulgent) concept sketch for a part of said cool thing.


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Like this comment if you thought that, that video meant that the Rift scuttler was secretly evil. Or am I the only one?
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in > Find your IRL friends in League now!
in > Constant 190 ping?
You never know :3, Riot could just be trolling everyone. They all know that most people want URF mode back, so they are calling this one NURF mode in an attempt to troll us. OR they could troll us by bringing out NURF mode. BOTH OF THESE MODES SOUND KIND OF FUN TBH!


The third word of verse (26:18) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A verb and object pronoun. The form II imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is first person plural and is in the jussive mood (مجزوم). The verb's triliteral root is rā bā wāw (ر ب و). The attached object pronoun is second person masculine singular.


"Good evening," said the little prince courteously1.
"I wonder," he said, "whether the stars are set alight in heaven so that one day each one of us may find his own again… Look at my planet. It is right there above us. But how far away it is!"
"Where are the men?" the little prince at last took up the conversation again. "It is a little lonely in the desert…"
"You are a funny animal," he said at last. "You are no thicker than a finger…"
"You are not very powerful. You haven't even any feet. You cannot even travel…"
He twined himself around the little prince's ankle, like a golden bracelet2.
"Whomever I touch, I send back to the earth from whence he came," the snake spoke3 again. "But you are innocent and true, and you come from a star…"
"Oh! I understand you very well," said the little prince. "But why do you always speak in riddles4?"


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package org.apache.cassandra.cql3;

import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.util.Collections;

import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;

import org.apache.cassandra.cql3.functions.Function;
import org.apache.cassandra.db.marshal.AbstractType;

public class Terms
{

    private static com.google.common.base.Function<Term, Iterable<Function>> TO_FUNCTION_ITERABLE =
    new com.google.common.base.Function<Term, Iterable<Function>>()
    {
        public Iterable<Function> apply(Term term)
        {
            return term.getFunctions();
        }
    };

    public static Iterable<Function> getFunctions(Iterable<Term> terms)
    {
        if (terms == null)
            return Collections.emptySet();

        return Iterables.concat(Iterables.transform(terms, TO_FUNCTION_ITERABLE));
    }

    public static ByteBuffer asBytes(String keyspace, String term, AbstractType type)
    {
        ColumnSpecification receiver = new ColumnSpecification(keyspace, "--dummy--", new ColumnIdentifier("(dummy)", true), type);
        Term.Raw rawTerm = CQLFragmentParser.parseAny(CqlParser::term, term, "CQL term");
        return rawTerm.prepare(keyspace, receiver).bindAndGet(QueryOptions.DEFAULT);
    }
}


Well the past week has come and gone, Roy has managed to catch up on some work and I have caught up on boaty jobs, what didn't move got washed, polished, vacuumed, dusted, disinfected etc. etc. Wish kept out of the way just in case she was next on the list.
We were all ready to set out on our next few weeks out. This was going to be the most exciting part as we were heading for the Anderton Boat Lift.
Last night we stayed in a gorgeous mooring spot called Brambles Cutting. Only room for 2 boats and lots of picnic benches. After a morning travelling in the pouring rain we enjoyed a sunny afternoon, reading, sunbathing and baking. It was all very idyllic. One of those moments you just pinch yourself, it was just perfect.
Well the moment we had been waiting for had finally arrived. 1.45 pm we moored up in the holding area for the boat lift and at 2.15pm we were all aboard for the ride down to the Weaver. Going into the unknown can be quite scary sometimes especially when you are that high up. We had to remove the fenders at the back so the boat would fit in. The engineering that went into the boat lift was extraordinary and there was us, literally floating in mid-air.
As the lift started to descend it started to judder slightly for the first 20 seconds or so which we didn't expect then it was a smooth drop down. As we were going down, the trip boat was on its way up. So strange, yet amazing to experience something like this. The canal & river trust guy said it was like Oblivion at Alton Towers, but a lot slower!!
As soon as we exited the big trap doors it was like being thrown onto the log flume at Alton Towers, I don't know about the Oblivion. The gates opened, big clap of thunder, then the heavens opened and it got extremely windy and there was a bolt of lightning . Unbelievable timing!! We didn't know if that was supposed to be part of the experience or not, or if they arranged the special effects display just for us but it was scary as we entered the River Weaver.
The storm didn't last for that long and by the time we moored up at Northwich Quay the sun was shining yet again. We will get to do it all again in a few days but in reverse, not literally though.
Moored in a lovely spot, windows and side hatches open, sun shining in, glass of wine and Roy is cooking tea for tonight. Another one of those perfect moments and perhaps a miracle as Roy is cooking!!
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Hi to you all, we went on the river trip boat a few months ago, it was brilliant, that lift is amazing. Hope you are all keeping well, it looks and sounds like you are. If you are passing Fazeley at all this summer then moor up and come in for a cuppa.


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EASA has certified the Safran Ardiden 3G turboshaft engine intended to power the Russian Kamov Ka-s62 medium multirole helicopter. The certificate was issued on June 12, 2017, reads an EASA statement.
The certification application was filed in 2007. Ground tests commenced in April 2013; flight tests started in 2016, when the first Ka-62 flying prototype performed its maiden hovering flight. Since then, the engines have accumulated more than 8,500 hours of test operation, reads a statement by French OEM Safran Helicopter Engines (formerly Turbomeca).
The Ka-62's first proper flight took place in the end of May 2017. It tested the helicopter's stability and controllability, its electricity supply, avionics, and powerplant.
Kamov's mother company Russian Helicopters says the Russian aviation authority will certify the engine in the near future.
The Ka-62 program started in 1992. An early prototype was showcased at the HeliRussia 2012 exhibition. The Ardiden 3G was selected as the helicopter's powerplant in 2011. The engine has a maximum cruise power of 1,170 hp, and produces 1,360 hp in the take-off mode.
It was initially planned to certify the helicopter in 2014, but the timeline slipped repeatedly. The launch customers are Russian defense and law-enforcement agencies. The helicopter is meant for passenger transportation, as well as in medevac and offshore roles.


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Investing Alternative Investments
Preferred Redeemable Increased Dividend Equity Security (PRIDES)
By James Chen
What Are Preferred Redeemable Increased Dividend Equity Securities (PRIDES)?
Preferred Redeemable Increased Dividend Equity Securities, or PRIDES, are synthetic securities consisting of a forward contract to purchase the issuer's underlying security and an interest-bearing deposit for a specific price. Interest payments are made at regular intervals, and conversion into the underlying security is mandatory at maturity. PRIDES were first introduced by Merrill Lynch & Co.
Understanding Preferred Redeemable Increased Dividend Equity Security (PRIDES)
PRIDES are similar to mandatory convertible securities but have a different structure. They are similar in that the preferred share must be converted into common stock by a certain date. A publicly-traded company issues convertible securities when it needs to raise capital by issuing stock, but doing so would potentially put a strain on the price of current shares. PRIDES allow investors to earn stable cash flows while still participating in the capital gains of an underlying stock. This is possible because these products are valued along the same lines as the underlying security.
Though there are differences in mandatory convertibles and their underlying structures, there are common features of which PRIDES also share. One is the mandatory conversion to equity once the convertible matures. Two, there is an appreciation cap or limit, as opposed to common stock. And three, the dividend yield is typically higher than common stock. Additionally, many mandatory convertible securities have tax advantages.
PRIDES are considered a preferred stock because they have priority over common stock and carry rights beyond those of common stock. For example, owners of preferred shares may have an advantage should a company file bankruptcy or liquidate. Preferred stocks can be issued by a company of any size, and they have characteristics of both equity and debt. Holders of PRIDES do not have voting rights, whereas holders of common stock generally vote on many issues. However, holders of PRIDES often receive a considerably higher dividend than common shareholders, which is a significant advantage.
Preference Equity Redemption Cumulative Stock (PERCS) Definition
Preference Equity Redemption Cumulative Stock (PERCS) is an equity derivative that automatically converts to preferred stock at maturity.
Debt Exchangeable for Common Stock (DECS)
Debt exchangeable for common stock (DECS) is a convertible security allowing an investor to convert debt into common stock.
Dividend Enhanced Convertible Stock (DECS)
Dividend Enhanced Convertible Stock is a preferred stock that provides holders with premium dividends.
Embedded Option
An embedded option is a component of a financial security that gives the issuer or the holder the right to take a specified action in the future.
Reverse Convertible Bond (RCB)
A reverse convertible bond (RCB) is a bond that can be converted to cash, debt, or equity at the discretion of the issuer at a set date.
Junior Equity Definition
Junior equity is stock issued by a company that ranks at the bottom of the priority ladder when it comes to bankruptcy and dividend payments.
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Jost Winteler (21 November 1846 - 23 February 1929) was a Swiss professor of Greek and history at the Kantonsschule Aarau (today called the Old Cantonal School Aarau), a linguist, a "noted" philologist, an ornithologist, a journalist, and a published poet. He served as both a mentor and father figure to a teenage Albert Einstein, who boarded at his home from October 1895 to October 1896, while he attended his final year of secondary school.

Early life (1846-1865)

Jost Winteler was born on 21 November 1846 in Filzbach, canton of Glarus. His father was a secondary school teacher, and, as such, Winteler received his primary schooling at home, starting around 1855.

In 1862, he attended school in Nesslau, canton of St. Gallen. Then, from 1862 to 1866, Winteler attended the Progymnasium in Schiers, canton of Graubünden.

Winteler received his Matura, the equivalent of a high school diploma, from the Thurgau Kantonsschule in Frauenfeld, canton of Thurgau.

At university (1866-1875)
Winteler studied history and German language from 1866 to 1870 at the University of Zürich, where he received his Diplom (in 1870). He went on to study philology at the University of Jena from 1870 to 1875. His doctoral thesis, Die Kerenzer Mundart des Kantons Glarus: In Ihren Grundzügen Dargestellt (1876), was supervised by linguist Eduard Sievers.

Winteler's academic training has been described as "rigorous".

Jost met his future wife, Pauline Eckart, in Jena, Germany, while he was studying at the University of Jena.

Marriage and children

Winteler married Pauline "Rosa" (née Eckart) (25 August 1845 - 1 November 1906) on 16 November 1871. Together, they had seven children: Anna (1872-1944), Jost Fridolin "Fritz" (1873-1953), Rosa (1875-1962), Marie (24 April 1877 - 24 September 1957), Mathias (1878-1934), Julius "Jost Jr." (d. 1 November 1906), and Paul (1882-1952).

As a teacher

Professor Winteler began work as a teacher in the Autumn of 1876 at the Zollikofer school for girls, located in Romanshorn, canton of Thurgau. Then, from 1877 to 1880, he taught at the gymnasium in Burgdorf, canton of Bern. He then become the director of the gymnasium in Murten, canton of Fribourg, starting in 1880, but he resigned from his post several years later, in 1884, as a direct result of coming into conflict with the school's "hardline" ultramontanist governors.

For the next twenty-five years of his life, from 1884 to 1909, Winteler would teach Greek and history at the Aargau Kantonsschule.

The Aargau Kantonsschule (Aargau Canton School), located close by to an experimental school that had been created by the educational reformer Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, was, "one of the best-regarded in Switzerland". Like Pestalozzi's school, the Aargau Kantonsschule was a welcoming place where the students were, "allowed to reach their own conclusions".

Albert Einstein's only sister, Maria "Maja" Winteler-Einstein, once described Winteler's school, which her brother had attended in his youth, as having, "a deservedly high reputation". As such, the school was often attended by foreigners, some of whom had traveled as far away as overseas.

Friendship with Albert Einstein

Introduction
In late October 1895, Winteler met a 16-year-old Albert Einstein when he arrived at the train station in Aarau, the latter having just come from Zürich, a city some 25 miles away. Jost brought Einstein to his new home, called Rößligut, which was located right across the street from the Gymnasium where he taught Greek and history, and the Gewerbeschule, or Technical School, that Einstein was due to attend. However, as Einstein had chosen to be a student of the technical school, and not the gymnasium, he never had an official class with Professor Winteler.

On 26 October 1895, Einstein was enrolled as a third-year pupil at the secondary school; the school year had already started three days earlier.

Aarau, famously known as the "City of beautiful Gables", was once described by Einstein himself as, "an unforgettable oasis in that European oasis, Switzerland". An "enchanting village", Aarau is located in a "magnificent setting" near the Jura Mountains and the Aare River.

Einstein had had to move to Aarau due to the fact that he had failed the general-education half of the two-part entrance exam to the Swiss Federal Polytechnical School at Zürich, thereby failing the test overall. He had subsequently been advised by the director of the Polytechnic, Albin Herzog, to finish up his education and obtain his Matura at a local secondary school before returning to Zürich to retake the exam the following year. Gustav Maier, a mutual friend to both the Wintelers and the Einsteins, helped to arrange for Einstein to board at Winteler's home for a year. By this time, Winteler had already boarded several students at his home and was used to such an arrangement. Einstein's younger sister, Maja, would also board with the Wintelers later on, arriving in September 1899. She would stay at the Winteler's home for several years, leaving in 1892.

It is noted in Barry R. Parker's book, Einstein: The Passions of a Scientist, that Einstein was "extremely lucky" to be taken in by Winteler and his family.

Einstein's maternal cousin, Robert Koch, was also sent to stay with one of Winteler's neighbors, as he and Einstein were to attend the same school at the same time. However, Winteler's friend, Gustav Maier, wrote to Winteler on 26 October 1895, and advised him that Koch should be, "under your most immediate supervision," and that, if Koch proved too unruly in his new home, he should "swap" rooms with his, "much more mature" cousin, Albert. Maier explained that Einstein would kindly, "make this little sacrifice," for his cousin's sake. But this plan never came to pass. Einstein would remain at Winteler's home for the duration of his stay in Aarau. Winteler's home was so large that Einstein was able to have his own room.

Two days later, on 29 October, Albert's father, Hermann Einstein, wrote to Winteler to express his gratitude for taking in his son, and praised his hospitality. He wrote: "I have… high hopes regarding the many intellectual benefits his stay there is going to bring him; the stimulating conversations in your house will also be of special benefit to his knowledge." Hermann looked up to Jost, as he had received a greater education than himself. Winteler and Einstein waited to discuss the terms of boarding until after Albert was comfortably settled in his new home.

Life at Winteler's house

Right away, Jost, his wife, Pauline, and their seven children made Einstein feel as though he were part of the family; indeed, the seven siblings each treated Einstein as though he were a brother. In time, he developed a deep bond with all of Winteler's children. Soon after arriving, Einstein started referring to Winteler and his wife as "Papa" and "Mama" respectively.

According to Walter Isaacson's book Einstein: His Life and Universe, the Wintelers were, "a wonderful family", who helped the young, and shy, Einstein to, "flower emotionally and open himself to intimacy." Albert would sometimes study by himself, but, as Winteler's eldest child would later recount, he would, "more often... sit with the family around the table."

The head of the household, Jost, often led the family during their frequent post-supper discussions (or "stimulating conversations", as Hermann Einstein once called them), or else would read aloud at the dinner table instead. These debates featured a variety of topics, some controversial.  Winteler actively encouraged his children, and Albert, to speak their minds openly and, "say… whatever they felt, without fear of reprimand."

Winteler's "boisterous" home was also, "a place of books, music, [and] parties." According to Dennis Overbye, the author of Einstein in Love, Albert, "quickly felt more at home in the Winteler household than he ever felt at his own home."

The year before he had been invited to stay with the Wintelers, Albert had had to endure isolation and loneliness from the absence of his parents and little sister, who had relocated to Italy so that his father could start a new electrical business after the old one had failed. He was left behind in Münich, Germany (with a "distant relative") so that he could finish his studies. While there, he witnessed the demolition of his beloved childhood home just before his family moved to Italy without him. This, coupled with the frustration of having to attend a school that he hated, had resulted in a full-out depression for the 15-year-old Einstein. So life at Winteler's cheerful and stimulating home naturally provided a welcome change for Einstein, and no doubt improved his mood. Einstein's sister herself once wrote in Albert Einstein: A Biographical Sketch, that her brother's stay in Aarau with the Winteler family was, "one of the best periods of his life."

Einstein attends the Alte Kantonsschule Aarau

The young Einstein was favorably impressed by the Alte Kantonsschule Aarau, the school where Winteler was headmaster, and found it much better than the strict Luitpold Gymnasium (now called the Albert-Einstein-Gymnasium München) that he had left behind in Germany. Albert had disdained his former school's (and indeed Germany's) heavy emphasis on militarism, military parades, and mandatory military service, which clashed strongly with his innate pacifist beliefs.

Einstein was so wary of his old school's "philistine" and repressive teaching methods that, when he first moved to Aarau, the Aargau Kantonsschule's mere close proximity to Germany was enough to stoke his harbored fears that his new school would just be more of the same. However, upon meeting Winteler, Einstein came to realize that he had nothing to worry about. The teaching style of Winteler's school was in stark contrast to that of the Luitpold Gymnasium, as Einstein would soon come to see, and thoroughly appreciate, for himself. While the Luitpold Gymnasium was, in Einstein's eyes, a "factory of rote learning", the school that Winteler taught at placed value on, "free action and personal responsibility," instead. As Maja Winteler-Einstein explains:

The Kantonsschule Aarau turned out to be Einstein's favorite school.

Einstein's first thought experiment

The time Albert Einstein spent in Aarau with the Wintelers was the setting for his very first Gedankenexperiments (or "visualized thought experiments") in regards to his (then future) special theory of relativity. As he recounts in his autobiographical notes:

Einstein falls in love with Marie Winteler

A few months after moving into Winteler's house, Einstein fell deeply in love with Winteler's youngest (and "prettiest") daughter, Marie. Marie Winteler was 18-years-old at the time; two years his senior. Jost, as were his wife and Einstein's parents, was "thrilled" by the budding romance. Marie soon became Albert Einstein's first girlfriend; they were already a couple by Christmastime.

Albert and Marie enjoyed playing the piano together; however, in a large household of ten people, it was a challenge for them to have any privacy.

On 21 December 1895, Winteler would inform his "dear friend", Gustav Maier, by letter that he believed that Einstein and his cousin had, "come to the right place". At the time Winteler wrote this letter, Einstein had been living at his home for about two months.

Christmas of 1895

Einstein elected to stay with the Wintelers for the Christmas holidays of 1895, instead of returning home to his own family in Pavia, Italy. His parents both wrote to Winteler and his family on 30 December 1895, thanking them for their Christmas greetings, and for taking such good care of their son. In her holiday greetings to the Winteler family, Einstein's mother, Pauline Einstein (née Koch), expressed that she was "happy" and "relieved" to know that Albert was, "under such exquisite care." She also thanked Marie, Albert's new girlfriend, for writing to her. Einstein's father's words to Winteler shared a similarly optimistic tone. He wrote:

Hermann was also "exceedingly pleased" that Winteler had expressed a positive view of his son. Towards the end of his letter, Einstein made mention that he was returning Albert's report card that a concerned Jost had forwarded to him; he was not too worried about his son's grades, which he knew would get better in time, for he was used to seeing, "not-so-good grades along with very good ones." Einstein

Studying in Winteler's constantly busy home was apparently not an issue for the budding genius, for, as his sister later remembered:

Spring break and graduation (April - October 1896)

On 8 April 1896, the school year came to an end, and Einstein left Winteler's house to return home to Italy for spring break. In the letter he wrote to Winteler's wife on 14 July 1896, as he was visiting his parents and younger sister in Pavia, Einstein complimented Winteler's abilities as a poet, after having read Winteler's Tycho Pantander (1890), a collection of poems that had been published in book form. Of the book, Einstein said: "We've already been reading a lot from Pantander, my parents are enthralled by it. Papa finds that this coupling of good emotion and powerful thoughts reminds him vividly of Heine, who is his favorite poet." Tycho Pantander, eine Geistesentwicklung in Liedern (1890), Winteler's book of poetry, was dedicated to his "dear friend", Léon Bachelin.

Jost's daughter and Albert exchanged numerous, and passionate, love letters during this time that Albert was in Pavia for spring break.

School in Aarau resumed on 29 April, and Einstein returned, once again, to Winteler's house. The dedication of the Alte Kantonsschule Aarau's new three-story science building took place on 26 April 1896, which Einstein attended. The ceremony was held outside, and August Tuschmidt gave a speech about, "the value of education and the higher principles of life."

On 3 October 1896, Einstein received his graduation certificate (Maturitätszeugnis) from the Aargau Kantonsschule. He then left Winteler's home in mid-October and headed for his future university in Zürich. His stay at Winteler's home had successfully fulfilled its purpose. After having studied those general education subjects (i.e. literary history, political history, natural sciences, and German) that he had been remiss in back in early 1895, Einstein passed all of his leaving exams (though he quite nearly failed French), and graduated from the Alte Kantonsschule Aarau. As promised, this meant that he was let into the Zürich Polytechnic without having to retake the entrance exam.

Einstein breaks up with Marie Winteler (May 1897)

Just as they had done while Einstein had been visiting his family in Italy, Einstein and Marie kept in contact by writing a series of letters to one another. However, his affection for Marie was starting to cool off., After having put off the decision for some time, Albert officially broke up with Jost's daughter in May 1897. When he finally wrote to Winteler's wife (instead of Marie herself) to end their relationship for good, Albert cited his rationale for the breakup as a desire to devote more of his time to his "intellectual work" (i.e. his "strict angels"). While this was true, it must also be noted that, by the time Albert had broken off romantic relations with Marie, he had already met and befriended his future wife, Mileva Marić, who was, "the only woman in Einstein's section of the Polytechnic."

The breakup, which left Marie both heartbroken and vulnerable, placed an inevitable emotional strain on Einstein's familial relationship with the Wintelers. At one point, the tension became so great that a family friend believed that it would be for the best not to mention Einstein's name to the Wintelers. Einstein was also upset as he believed that the Wintelers thought that he was, "living a life of debauchery." Yet, despite this, the loving friendship between Jost Winteler, his family, and Einstein would never completely sever. The Winteler and Einstein families would, "long remain entwined". Paul Winteler, Jost's youngest child, would go on to marry Einstein's sister, and Anna Winteler, Winteler's eldest, eventually married Einstein's best friend, Michele Besso. With his sister's marriage to Winteler's son, Einstein, "truly [became] a member of the Winteler family."

Lasting friendship with Einstein (1901-1929)

Winteler and Einstein continued to correspond with each other long after the latter had left Aarau. In 1901, about four years after Einstein left Winteler's house, Jost even went so far as to assist Albert, who, at the time, was desperate for work, in searching for a job. After hearing of a vacant position at the Burgdorf Technikum, Winteler informed Albert's parents about it. Although Einstein did not get the job in question, he appreciated his mentor's thoughtfulness. Writing to Winteler on 8 July 1901, he said:

Einstein explained to Winteler that, immediately after having received his parents' letter, he had written directly to the director of the Burgdorf Technikum to apply for a teaching job. He informed the director that his former teachers at the Aargau Kantonsschule could give their opinions on his character and conduct. Einstein also explicitly indicated to the Burgdorf Technikum's director that he and Jost were "personal friends" because he did not want to put his friend in the "awkward" position of having to give an "objective judgment" about him; he noted: "in this way you can easily refrain from giving an opinion if this seems more appropriate to you."

The now 22-year-old Einstein also shared with Jost that he was "exceptionally pleased" with teaching and that it had "never occurred to him before that he would enjoy it so much". Evidently, Professor Winteler was one of four teachers (the other three being August Tuchschmidt, Friedrich Mühlberg, and Heinrich Ganter) who had inspired Einstein to become a teacher himself.

Albert Einstein found in Professor Winteler both an "ally" and a trusted confidant; someone he could turn to whenever he needed to, "[vent] his frustration," or, "get something off his chest". For example, in a letter written on 8 July 1901, Albert confided to Jost that he had been infuriated by Paul Drude, a German professor and editor of Annalen der Physik, a scientific journal on physics. He had sent a letter to Drude several months before, in June, criticizing two points on his work on electron theory, but Drude had written off both of his criticisms. In response, Einstein vowed to Winteler that he would, "soon make it hot for the man," by writing a critical article about Drude. However, he never came through on this particular threat.

Einstein signed off this very same letter with what would become one of his most famous sayings: "Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."

In his 7 February 1907 note to Jost, Einstein addressed his friend as, "Dear Professor". He then mentioned that Michele Besso, who was Winteler's son-in-law by his eldest daughter's marriage, and Einstein's longtime best friend, had "probably" gone to Trieste. Einstein had come to this conclusion because he had received a postcard that Besso had sent from Göschenen. He subsequently thanked Winteler for his, "kind letter" and asked him if he would give notice of his next visit to Bern, the capital city of Switzerland, "so that I can look you up".

Albert would later inform Jost several years later, in a letter written on 23 June 1913, that Besso had once again gone to Trieste, "for a business meeting". It is implied in this letter that Winteler had inquired, in his previous letter, if Besso would know of his youngest son's "whereabouts". Einstein replied that he doubted that Besso would have the answer to his question, though he added that Rosa would, "certainly be able to give you this information". He also encouraged Jost to, "drop in to see me if your path should lead you to Zürich."

In his letter, Albert referred to Paul Winteler, his and Besso's brother-in-law, as "Uncle Paul" in jest.

On 9 January 1914, Einstein, while visiting with Rosa, again wrote to Jost, saying: "I cannot resist the temptation to send you my kind regards". He also promised that he would, "grant myself the pleasure of visiting you," sometime before April.

When Winteler was 77 years old, he received yet another letter from Einstein on 3 October 1924 (coincidentally, the 28th anniversary of Einstein attaining his graduation certificate from the Aargau Kantonsschule). Albert shared with his old friend that he was in Lucerne, visiting with Anna and her husband, Michele, whom he described as "cheerful company". He also nostalgically reminisced on, "those fine, quiet walks near Aarau during which you said so many things to me".

Winteler's political "predictions"

Einstein remembered his former mentor, and his "distrust of imperial Germany", many years later when Germany expanded under Hitler during World War II; a conflict that Winteler, who died in early 1929, had not lived long enough to see for himself. In a letter to his sister, written on 31 August 1935, Einstein said: "I think often of Papa Winteler and of the prophetic accuracy of his political views." He also, "reminded several of his friends about [Jost's predictions]."

Personal views

Winteler was a liberal whose, "political idealism helped to shape Einstein's social philosophy." Politically, Winteler and Einstein were kindred spirits; they both believed in, "world federalism, internationalism, pacifism, and democratic socialism, with a strong devotion to individual liberty and freedom of expression." Winteler and Einstein also shared a mutual distrust of imperial Germany's nationalism.

Winteler encouraged Einstein to consider himself, "a citizen of the world," and thus may have possibly inspired Einstein to relinquish his German citizenship and become temporarily stateless (he would remain stateless from 28 January 1896 until 21 February 1901, when he acquired his Swiss citizenship).

Jost is said to have possessed an "edgy honesty", and evidently placed great stock in integrity, as he helped his friend, Gustav Maier, to, "found the Swiss branch of the Society for Ethical Culture."

Personality

According to Barry Parker's book, Einstein: The Passions of a Scientist, Jost was an "easy-going" and "unusually kind" person. Parker expanded further on this by saying that: "The Wintelers had a warmth and openness of heart that marked them out from their cool Swiss neighbors."

Jost, a loving father and husband, clearly had a deeply passionate relationship with his wife, Pauline (who also went by the nickname, Rosa), as described by a young Albert Einstein in a letter written to Winteler's wife in August 1896: "I already see little Mama as usual again… grinning a bit shyly, as if the professor had given her a very tender kiss." Hans Byland, a school friend of Einstein's, once described the Winteler family as being "romantically inclined."

Winteler and his family appreciated those with, "a great sense of humor". Einstein shared this same, fun-loving sentiment, and would often "laugh heartily" while in their company.

Jost, a keen outdoorsman, often took pleasure in organizing kite-flying expeditions and nature hikes that his family and friends (and a few students) would attend regularly. A passionate ornithologist, Winteler quite enjoyed searching for "rare birds" during the outings that he organized. He was also known for the eccentricity of holding conversations with his pet birds.

While Albert Einstein looked up to and respected his "Papa" Winteler, and found him to be an enduring source of inspiration, he did acknowledge several faults in him; mainly, that he was, "a rather self-willed and complicit," man. However, these were common complaints that he had with everyone he knew. And, despite once complaining to his first wife, Mileva Marić, that Professor Winteler was, "an old schoolmaster, whatever he says", Einstein always held Winteler in the highest esteem.

Jost has been described as "handsome" and "distinguished-looking".

Family tragedy (1 November 1906)

Jost faced a terrible triple tragedy on 1 November 1906, when his son, Julius, shot and killed his wife and his son-in-law, Ernst Bandi, then committed suicide. Julius, who had been working as a merchant ship's cook in America, had returned home to Switzerland showing clear signs of severe mental illness. A "distraught" Albert Einstein, Winteler's former houseguest, sent him a letter of condolence on 3 November 1906, in which he expressed his sympathy and deep grief at the loss of life. Einstein wrote:

Einstein was living in Bern, a Swiss city 52 miles (or 83 kilometers) from Aarau, at the time the tragedy occurred.  Winteler believed that his son had inherited his mental illness from his wife's side of the family.

Later life

Jost had at least five grandchildren, including Vero Besso (1898-1971), the son of his eldest daughter, Anna, and her husband, Michele Besso, Benvenuto (1905-1926) and Ernst (1907-1991), by his middle daughter, Rosa, and her husband, Ernst Bandi (18??-1906), and Paul Albert (b. 8 August 1912-?) and Heinz (1915-?) by his youngest daughter, Marie, and her husband, Albert Müller (1887-?).

Carlo Michelstaedter, an Italian writer and philosopher, was Winteler's son-in-law by his eldest son's (Fritz') marriage to Michelstaedter's older sister, Paula.

Jost started losing his voice in 1909. In this same year, he began work as a part-time religious instructor. He retired from teaching in the spring of 1914 and moved to Krummenau, canton of St. Gallen.

Death

Jost Winteler died at the age of 82 on 23 February 1929, in Wattwil, canton of St. Gallen.

Legacy

Winteler's former home in Aarau, which still stands today, bears a commemorative plaque that reads: 'In this house lived 1895/96 as a cantonal student Albert Einstein 1879-1955 The famous physicist'.

In 2006, a building at the Alte Kantonsschule Aarau, which was originally named after physicist August Tuchschmid (1855-1939), was renamed 'Albert-Einstein-Haus' (or Albert Einstein House) in honor of Winteler's former houseguest.

In popular culture

Jost Winteler was portrayed by actor Nicholas Rowe as a recurring character on National Geographic's first scripted series, Genius (2017). The series, which was based on Walter Isaacson's biography of Albert Einstein, Einstein: His Life and Universe (2007), premiered on National Geographic on April 25, 2017. Winteler's character was featured in three episodes: Einstein: Chapter One, Einstein: Chapter Two, and Einstein: Chapter Four. The series' pilot episode, which was directed by Ron Howard, was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special.

References

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External links
Winteler's doctoral thesis, Kerenzer Mundart

Winteler's book of poetry, Tycho Pantander
 The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein "Digital Einstein" at Princeton University (Volumes 1–14; Volume 15, published in April 2018, has yet to be added)
 Excerpt of Einstein in Love from the archive of the New York Times
 "Who Were the Most Important People in Einstein's Life", an article on National Geographic's website

Linguists discussing whether or not Winteler's interest in "linguistic relativity" influenced Einstein's theory of relativity

An old, black and white photo of Winteler's house

A German article that was written about Winteler's photo album photo album, which is decorated with assorted seashells on its front cover

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