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In dynamical systems, a spectral submanifold (SSM) is the unique smoothest invariant manifold serving as the nonlinear extension of a spectral subspace of a linear dynamical system under the addition of nonlinearities. SSM theory provides conditions for when invariant properties of eigenspaces of a linear dynamical system can be extended to a nonlinear system, and therefore motivates the use of SSMs in nonlinear dimensionality reduction.

Definition
Consider a nonlinear ordinary differential equation of the form

with constant matrix  and the nonlinearities contained in the smooth function .

Assume that  for all eigenvalues  of , that is, the origin is an asymptotically stable fixed point. Now select a span  of  eigenvectors  of . Then, the eigenspace  is an invariant subspace of the linearized system

Under addition of the nonlinearity  to the linear system,  generally perturbs into infinitely many invariant manifolds. Among these invariant manifolds, the unique smoothest one is referred to as the spectral submanifold.

An equivalent result for unstable SSMs holds for .

Existence
The spectral submanifold tangent to  at the origin is guaranteed to exist provided that certain non-resonance conditions are satisfied by the eigenvalues  in the spectrum of . In particular, there can be no linear combination of  equal to one of the eigenvalues of  outside of the spectral subspace. If there is such an outer resonance, one can include the resonant mode into  and extend the analysis to a higher-dimensional SSM pertaining to the extended spectral subspace.

Non-autonomous extension
The theory on spectral submanifolds extends to nonlinear non-autonomous systems of the form

with  a quasiperiodic forcing term.

Significance
Spectral submanifolds are useful for rigorous nonlinear dimensionality reduction in dynamical systems. The reduction of a high-dimensional phase space to a lower-dimensional manifold can lead to major simplifications by allowing for an accurate description of the system's main asymptotic behaviour. For a known dynamical system, SSMs can be computed analytically by solving the invariance equations, and reduced models on SSMs may be employed for prediction of the response to forcing.

Furthermore these manifolds may also be extracted directly from trajectory data of a dynamical system with the use of machine learning algorithms.

See also
Invariant manifold
Nonlinear dimensionality reduction
Lagrangian coherent structure

References

External links
Tool for automated SSM computation

Dynamical systems


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2019 Annual report for the Partnership for Action on Green Economy
2019 PAGE Annual Report
PARTNERSHIP FOR ACTION ON GREEN ECONOMY
PAGE has a track record of providing demand-driven policy and capacity-building support combining growth, jobs, sustainability and inequality agendas.
COUNTRY PROGESS
PAGE reached its target of supporting 20 countries by 2020 with Thailand and Morocco joining in 2019.
PAGE OUTCOMES
PAGE definitively supports national policymaking, sectoral reform, strengthening capacity and knowledge sharing.
PAGE Annual Report 2019
PAGE brings together five United Nations agencies – the UN Environment Programme, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research – to provide integrated and holistic support to countries on eradicating poverty, increasing jobs and social equity, strengthening livelihoods and environmental stewardship and sustaining growth, ensuring coherence and avoiding duplication of efforts.
PAGE welcomed Thailand and Morocco in 2019 reaching its target of 20 partner countries, while simultaneously preparing to move into the next decade of work. In its next phase, PAGE will deepen its engagement partner countries and widen its alliance with other institutions, initiatives and programmes, including from the private sector and civil society.
The world is in urgent need of a sustainability revolution. Continuing with the current trajectories of our economies is not an option in an era of climate breakdown, increasing environmental risks and scarcities, growing economic uncertainty, unprecedented inequalities and technological innovations. Achieving the SDGs, climate and Post-2020 Biodiversity Targets requires an unprecedented economic transformation in which the growth of jobs, income and prosperity is driven by investments in solutions for global sustainability challenges.
This transformation requires a major reframing of national economic and development planning that is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the climate and biodiversity targets, and global sustainability frameworks. We, the partners of the Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), have developed a model for supporting partner countries in a just and fair transition to an economy that is low-carbon, resource efficient, and equitable, that is, an inclusive green economy.
The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) was conceived at Rio+20 to support countries in reframing economic policies and development plans for this transition. When PAGE embarked on this journey in 2012 at Rio+20, the path was still an uncertain one. Since then, it has become clear that concerted efforts by five UN agencies – leveraging their specialized expertise, networks and partners from the public and private sectors, civil society and academia – can catalyse a wave of change that has an impact far greater than the sum of its parts. PAGE has already delivered inspiring results by aligning its engagement with national development aspirations for prosperity, jobs, gender and social equality.
The collective efforts of five United Nations agencies, eight funding partners and 20 partner countries, under the auspices of PAGE, have delivered solid results including assisting partner countries in developing 68 national policies and development plans, training over 6,000 green economy practitioners and inspiring 96 countries to act on greening their economies.
The year started with the Third PAGE Ministerial Conference, held in Cape Town in January 2019, gathering over 500 innovators and leaders from 50 countries for a unique global forum on green economy.
The third Global Academy on Green Economy in October 2019 provided a forum to deepen knowledge and initiate South-South Collaboration to 100 participants from 34 countries.
With PAGE support, new national and cross-sectoral plans integrating green economy objectives were launched in 2019, among others, in Uruguay, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Kyrgyz Republic.
At the sectoral level, several new policies, strategies and action plans were adopted, e.g. on renewable energy in the State of Mato Grosso, on green industry in Burkina Faso, circular economy in Uruguay, and sustainable public procurement and construction in Mongolia.
PAGE reached its target of 20 partner countries, with Thailand and Morocco joining the partnership in 2019.
The first countries to join PAGE in 2013 and 2014 have developed their sustainability strategies to keep the momentum for transformative change as programme support phases out.
Over 6000 individuals to date have been trained through an array of PAGE global, national and sub-national level trainings, while national universities and civil servant colleges continue to embed green economy into their curricula.
2019 saw the launch of the GGKP Green Industry and Green Finance Platforms and a new E-learning Course on Sustainable Finance, all innovative global tools to support policymaking.
The PAGE 2030 Strategy was agreed among funding partners and agencies, leading the partnership into the next decade. Contributions to PAGE increased to USD 76 million in 2019.
PAGE in the near future
There is an unprecedented opportunity in the sustainability challenges that our world is facing today: to stabilize the ecological foundation of our economies, reform industrial and natural resource sectors, revamp the financial systems and, most importantly, to create an economy and future world that is socially inclusive, environmentally sustainable and rich in job opportunities and growth. To complement state-led efforts, civil society and private sector organizations are increasingly rallying behind the global push for a fairer and greener economic model that responds to the needs of formal and informal economies. Regional intergovernmental bodies are contributing to this vision of sustainability and there is a strong market interest in financial products and instruments that can support the transition to an inclusive green economy.
PAGE is proud to be the humble partner of 20 countries on their journey to a truly sustainable and inclusive economy, with many more countries benefiting from inspiration, discussion, exchange, knowledge and capacity building at global level.
Building on this strong foundation, PAGE will enter a new phase: between 2021 and 2030. The Partnership will deepen its engagement with current partner countries, assist new countries in integrated economic policy development and national planning, and widen its alliance with other institutions, initiatives and programmes, including from the private sector and civil society, with special attention to youth and gender movements. The objective is to catalyze and strengthen a fair and green economic transformation. These activities will add to the momentum for a sustainability revolution and create an enabling environment to achieve goals and targets of global sustainability agreements, especially the 2030 Agenda, Paris Agreement and Post-2020 Biodiversity framework.
PAGE will also widen its alliance with other institutions, initiatives and programmes, including regional actors, the private sector, civil society, and youth and gender movements. To bring the impact to a global scale, PAGE will support South–South and Triangular cooperation, create a Green Economy Challenge Fund, provide global capacity-building services, contribute to global agenda-setting on greening of economies, and raise public awareness.
"The green economy is the economy of the future…. Many governments and businesses are already racing to capitalize on it and rethinking how to conceptualize value in a new, greener economic model"
- Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres.
PAGE is increasingly recognized as a delivery mechanism for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These goals aim to end poverty, hunger and inequality, take action on climate change and the environment, improve access to health and education, build strong institutions and partnerships, and more.
PAGE coordinates its work to ensure its in-country and global activities and achievements are aligned with the SDGs.
PAGE Vision
PAGE aims to put sustainability at the heart of economic policymaking and practices to advance the 2030 Agenda and Paris Agreement on Climate Change through inclusive green economy approaches by bringing together the expertise of five specialized UN agencies (UN Environment, International Labour Organization, UN Development Programme, UN Industrial Development Organization and UN Institute for Training and Research).
PAGE supports nations and regions to:
achieve sustainable and green growth
create green jobs
address inequality and climate change
advance green industrial development
and improve skills, knowledge and institutional capacity
PAGE is currently supporting 20 countries and provinces/states: Argentina, Barbados, Brazil (Mato Grosso State), Burkina Faso, China (Jiangsu Province), Ghana, Guatemala, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Mauritius, Mongolia, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, Uruguay, Morocco, and Thailand.
PAGE by numbers
Countries requesting PAGE support
Policies supported in 14 countries
National institutions & ministeries partnering
Total contributions to PAGE
Initiatives providing co-financing
People trained
Consultations and workshops
Countries represented at PAGE events
PAGE is funded by 8 partners and in-kind contributions.
Funding parters
Partnerships, South-South Cooperation & Exchange
PAGE can do more with less through its ability to convene national and international partners in knowledge exchange.
What is an inclusive green economy?
In its simplest expression, an 'inclusive green economy' is low-carbon, efficient and clean in production and also inclusive in consumption and outcomes; based on sharing, circularity, collaboration, solidarity, resilience, opportunity, and interdependence.
An inclusive green economy is focused on expanding options and choices for national economies, using targeted and appropriate fiscal and social protection policies, and backed up by strong institutions that are specifically geared to safeguarding social and ecological floors. It recognizes that there are many and diverse pathways to environmental sustainability.
Six Graduating Countries
Six countries—Mongolia, Peru, Senegal, Ghana, Mauritius and Burkina Faso—entered the final phase of their initial engagement with PAGE in 2018, nearing or reaching the end of their five-year funding programme. These countries represent the first two cohorts to graduate from PAGE. Going forward, they will continue to be a vital part of the PAGE family, serving as green economy champions and facilitating South-South exchange.
Six Continuing Countries
PAGE continued its work with six partner countries in 2019 – Jiangsu Province (China), Mato Grosso (Brazil), South Africa, Guyana, Kyrgyz Republic and Uruguay. Each country has a unique story to tell on its progress towards green economic transition.
China, Jiangsu Province
Brazil, Mato Grosso State
Six Inception Countries
PAGE welcomed five new partners in 2018 – Argentina, Guatemala, India, Indonesia and Kazakhstan. 2019 was the year of the critical inception phase, during which priority areas are identified, stakeholders mobilised and an action plan developed to support results. Barbados also re-set its PAGE programme and redefined priority areas after a new government took office in 2018.
Two New PAGE Countries
PAGE is pleased to welcome two new countries in 2019 - Morocco and Thailand. With the selection of these countries, the target of supporting 20 countries by 2020 has been achieved.
In addition to working in-country, PAGE influences policy in support of inclusive green economy at a global level.
Inform, Inspire, Enable
PAGE achievements
Working closely with policymakers and the private sector, PAGE has helped to formulate, adopt, finance and implement economic and sectoral policies and practices. To achieve these objectives, PAGE is delivering results in four outcome areas.
Outcome 1:
National policymaking
Countries have reinforced and integrated Inclusive Green Economy goals and targets into UN Sustainable Development Goals-aligned national economic and development planning.
Sectoral reform
Partner countries are implementing evidence-based sectoral and thematic reforms in line with inclusive green economy priorities.
Strengthening capacity
Individual, institutional and planning capacities for inclusive green economy action strengthened at national and global level.
Countries have improved their knowledge base for advancing inclusive green economy.
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Last night I was sat watching 'The A Word' on BBC1 and it got me thinking about autism awareness.
As a teacher I have got to know a few children at varying points of the autistic spectrum, all of them have been amazing children who have struggled with different aspects of life. I have always had an awareness of the impact being on the autistic spectrum has on a child; how they respond in the classroom, the effect it has on their relationships with other children and how they cope with classroom structure. But what I like about 'The A Word' is that rather than focussing on the child, it really delves in to the impact it can have on the family surrounding that child. It looks closely at how the parents cope when they receive a diagnosis and how it impacts on the wider family such as siblings. You can clearly see the range of feelings various members of the family go through as they tackle the diagnosis – shock, denial, confusion, desperation! It really made me think about how misunderstood autism can be, how hard it can be to deal with the reactions of others and how a family needs to adapt when they have a child on the autistic spectrum.
Not only does she write a blog but she is also running 'AUT:CTION' on Instagram – which is a fantastic auction with all proceeds donated to The National Autistic Society. The auction lots come from some of the most amazing of insta shops and there are so many people bidding on these items to make money for such an amazing cause!
Now unfortunately I am a little too broke to bid on any of the lots (the joys of SMP) however I was so excited to find a way that I can still donate a smaller amount and help to make a difference. The fantastic @young.double has created a Ned Doll which is available to purchase for the price of £15 and an AMAZING £10 of this price is donated to the National Autistic Society. Yes, you read that right 2/3rds of the total price goes to the charity, none of this £1 per purchase here!! So not only do you get a pretty awesome doll, which just so happens to be black and white for all you monochrome lovers out there, you also get to donate £10 to charity. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me!!


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Chef's termination leads to FMLA claim
On behalf of Law Office of Sivertson and Barrette, P.A. | Apr 16, 2014 | Firm News
A man who was fired from his job at a restaurant has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against his former employer, alleging that his firing violated the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The FMLA provides for up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave from one's job in order to attend to a personal medical emergency or a medical emergency for a member of one's immediate family. Most people are familiar with the FMLA as it pertains to parental leave to care for a new baby, but it is often utilized for many other reasons as well.
In this case the man needed time off to care for his wife and children after his wife suffered from a sudden stroke. He obtained approval from a human resources director to take leave under the FMLA and was absent for four days when he first received a complaint from his boss. His boss, a famous chef known for appearances on the Food Network in the past, asked him for a firm date when he would be returning. When the man could not provide that right away and instead offered to figure it out within two weeks, the boss told him he was fired.
Because of the nature of family emergencies it is common for people who take leave under the FMLA to need a flexible return date, at least in the immediate aftermath of whatever has happened. As a result, there is a need for a reasonable amount of flexibility and good communication by both employee and employer so that there are no misunderstandings that could lead to a wrongful termination.
Source: New York Post, "'Chopped' winner fired cook for taking care of dying wife: lawsuit," Julia Marsh, April 7, 2014


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Another Liberty Bell Museum
Allentown, Pennsylvania, has a number of fine attractions. One of the better ones, the Liberty Bell Museum, is small but a 5 Compass must-see. It tells the story of a little known event in American history.
Church bells were the Internet of the 18th century. Ringing them alerted people several miles away of danger. The British were heading to Philadelphia, a town they were destined to occupy during the American Revolution. They were short of ammunition and locals feared they would melt down their biggest church bells to make cannons. It seemed necessary to move 11 of them, including the famous Liberty Bell, to a safe location and hide them. The village of Northhampton Towne, now Allentown, was chosen, and the bells were put in farm wagons for the 3 day trek to this settlement 50 miles from Philadelphia. The exact reason why this town was chosen is not known. The 11 bells were successfully hidden under the floorboards of a church there for 9 months, and their storage place wasn't known until 1962. The Liberty Bell was especially important because it could be heard 40 miles away when rung. Stephanie, our host at the Liberty Bell Museum, used a clapper to demonstrate its sound and range.
Although the exact place where the bells were hidden wasn't known until 1962, 54 replicas of the Liberty Bell were cast in 1950 to help finance the Korean War. Every state received one. Missouri was given 2 because Harry Truman was President then, and the second bell was eventually put into his Presidential Library in Independence, MO. France has one too because that is where they were cast. The bell in the Liberty Bell Museum is Pennsylvania's official replica.
There is more to see in the Liberty Bell Museum in Allentown than this replica. My favorite was the 46-foot-long oil painting done by Wilmer Behler of the moving of the bell. There is also a copy of the farm wagon used to move the bells, historic photos in a hallway, and a lot more. I also enjoyed seeing Zion thanks to Stephanie. Zion's Church is now on the location under which the bells were stored, but it dates from 1886. The original house of worship on this spot was a small log church built in 1762.
It's a treat to see this replica bell and hear it ring. Visiting this museum is also a bargain at only $2 per person.
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Liquid Penetrant Testing is probably the most widely used NDT method. The test object or material is coated with a visible or fluorescent dye solution. The excess dye is removed from the surface, and then a developer is applied. The developer acts like a blotter and draws penetrant out of imperfections which open to the surface. With visible dyes, the vivid color contrast between the penetrant and the developer makes the "bleed out" easy to see. With fluorescent dyes, an ultraviolet lamp is used to make the "bleed out" fluoresce brightly, thus allowing the imperfection to be seen readily.
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In real life a dog. but elephants are fuggin incredible. Most of the time i dunno if there's god. But dogs LOVE humans more than other dogs, and I dunno how that works.
the question is wrong, at first you correct your grammer then ask, anyways A DOG is great animal!
Stray cats. Cats are my favorite animal. But I appreciate strays, more. Because they've been thrown away, by society, like me.


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Pakistan Embassy Contact Details in South Africa
In this article, we will be showing you the Pakistani Embassy contact details in Pretoria, South Africa. You will also get to know the Embassy of Pakistan contact address, e-mail address, website, telephone number, visiting hours and lots more.
The Embassy of Pakistan in South Africa
Pakistani Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa
Pakistan in South Africa
The Pakistan embassy in South Africa is where all correspondences and communications between South Africa and Pakistani are handled. The embassy represents the interest of the Pakistani Government in South Africa.
They are also saddled with the responsibility of protecting Pakistan citizens in South Africa in accordance with the South African Law and Constitution.
The Pakistani Embassy has only one office in South Africa. However, they have one other representation in South Africa. The representation includes a consulate in Johannesburg.
Menlo Park 0081
Hatfield 0028
(+27) 12 362-4072 / 3
www.mofa.gov.pk/southafrica/
Sohail Khan, High Commissioner
In addition to the Pakistani Embassy in Pretoria, Pakistan also has one other consulate in Johannesburg.
Pakistani Consulate General in Johannesburg, South Africa
No. 1 Victoria Road, Unit 2
Telephone and Fax:
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High School Girls Basketball
SintonIncarnate Word Academy
The Incarnate Word Academy (Corpus Christi, TX) varsity basketball team lost Monday's home non-conference game against Sinton (TX) by a score of 52-44.
Final score provided by K. Laudig.
Sinton (20-21)
Sinton has not entered stats for this game.
Incarnate Word Academy (20-21)
Incarnate Word Academy
Team Totals 43 13 49 27
1 Ella Goodman (So) 0 0 1 0
2 Juliana Beltran (So) 9 2 7 29
4 J. Maldanado (Jr) 2 1 3 33
13 Lily Smith (Sr) 3 1 2 50
21 Macy Gonzales (Sr) 0 0 1 0
22 T. Chanyaman (Jr) 9 2 9 22
24 C. Thomas (Sr) 20 7 26 27
Three-Pointers
3FG%
Team Totals 1 3 33
13 Lily Smith (Sr) 1 1 100
24 C. Thomas (Sr) 0 2 0
Two-Pointers
Team Totals 12 46 26
1 Ella Goodman (So) 0 1 0
2 Juliana Beltran (So) 2 7 29
4 J. Maldanado (Jr) 1 3 33
13 Lily Smith (Sr) 0 1 0
21 Macy Gonzales (Sr) 0 1 0
22 T. Chanyaman (Jr) 2 9 22
24 C. Thomas (Sr) 7 24 29
2 Juliana Beltran (So) 5 10 50
3 Gabby Aguilar (Jr) 0 1 0
22 T. Chanyaman (Jr) 5 10 50
24 C. Thomas (Sr) 6 7 86
Rebs, Asst, Steals and TOs
Tot Reb
Stls
Team Totals 11 14 25 7 15 20
2 Juliana Beltran (So) 2 1 3 2 1 3
3 Gabby Aguilar (Jr) 1 1 1 1
4 J. Maldanado (Jr) 1 1 2 3 1
13 Lily Smith (Sr) 4 4 2 5
20 Rachel Behnke (Sr) 1 2 3 1
22 T. Chanyaman (Jr) 1 1 3 2 5
24 C. Thomas (Sr) 3 4 7 5 4
Blocks, Charges and Fouls
Defl
Team Totals 9 9
4 J. Maldanado (Jr) 1
13 Lily Smith (Sr) 1
20 Rachel Behnke (Sr) 2
21 Macy Gonzales (Sr) 1
22 T. Chanyaman (Jr) 3
24 C. Thomas (Sr) 7 3
Texas High School Basketball - Sinton fells Incarnate Word Academy
November 23, 2020: Corpus Christi, TX 78404
Sinton Pirates (Sinton, TX) backers were in high spirits Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the host Incarnate Word Academy Angels (Corpus Christi, TX), 52-44 in a non-league bout.
With the win, Sinton upgrades its record to 6-0 on the season. The Pirates host Skidmore-Tynan (Skidmore, TX) to play the Bobcats in a non-league bout on Tuesday, November 24. The Bobcats go into the bout with a record of 3-2. Skidmore-Tynan won 61-20 in their recent non-league bout against San Diego (San Diego, TX)
Next up, the Angels play the Ingleside Mustangs (Ingleside, TX) in a non-league bout, on Tuesday, November 24. Incarnate Word Academy will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record.
State Div.
1,510 249 53 38
15-4 4-2 7-4 8-0 .789 .667 892 761
Reg. Div.
4,023 596 39 11 11
7-9 4-5 3-4 .438 713 734
Sinton 12.2 12.1 11.3 11.9 46.9
Incarnate Word Academy 12.5 10.5 11.9 10.3 44.6
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Sinton won on 11/23/2020
The Sinton (TX) varsity basketball team won Monday's away non-conference game against Incarnate Word Academy (Corpus Christi, TX) by a score of 52-44.
Sinton won last month
12/4 @ 6:30p
The Incarnate Word Academy (Corpus Christi, TX) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away non-conference game against Sinton (TX) by a score of 41-36.
Team Stat Comparison
Rebounds Per Game
Steals Per Game
Blocks Per Game
Points/G
Rebounds/G
Assists/G
Steals/G
Blocks/G
National Avg.
#24 Catherine Thomas21.5 4.4
#24 Catherine Thomas9.1 3.0
#22 Talayah Chanyaman4.2 0.9
Sinton 5-1 Incarnate Word Academy 4-2
11/9/20 Sinton King (W) 50-49 11/28/20 Incarnate Word Academy King (W) 55-47
11/13/20 St. Joseph Sinton (W) 52-16 1/20/21 St. Joseph Incarnate Word Academy
2/6/21 St. Joseph Incarnate Word Academy
11/20/20 Flour Bluff Sinton (W) 50-42 1/5/21 Flour Bluff Incarnate Word Academy (L) 57-35
12/11/20 Sinton Tuloso-Midway (W) 39-35 1/2/21 Tuloso-Midway Incarnate Word Academy (W) 46-45
12/22/20 Sinton Ingleside (W) 68-44 11/24/20 Incarnate Word Academy Ingleside (W) 50-39
1/22/21 Ingleside Sinton 12/12/20 Ingleside Incarnate Word Academy (W) 56-36
1/12/21 Rockport-Fulton Sinton (L) 55-54 12/11/20 Incarnate Word Academy Rockport-Fulton (L) 49-25
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Q: How to randomly select a fixed number of files in the current directory in windows explorer using a shortcut key in AutoHotKey program how to randomly select a fixed number of files in the current directory in windows explorer using a shortcut key in AutoHotKey program
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Aymará
Also Aymara (etymology unknown as yet).
A numerous tribe of sedentary Indians inhabiting the northern sections of Bolivia, part of the eastern declivities of the Andes of that republic, and the sections of Peru bordering upon Lake Titicaca, except its northern extremity, which is held by Quichua-speaking Indians. It is not safe as yet to give their numbers, since white blood has been liberally introduced during three centuries, while on the eastern slopes, in the so-called Yungas, mixture with Negroes has been frequent. Still there are certainly several thousands of them, counting in such mestizos (Cholos) as live according to Indian customs. The name "Aymará" rather applies to the language, which seems allied to the Quichua, or prevailing Indian idiom of the Peruvian mountains and of the southern part of the Bolivian highlands. The Aymará are chiefly mountaineers, inhabiting the elevated table land, or Puna, between the eastern Cordillera and the volcanic coast chain. Limited agriculture, the raising of potatoes and kindred tubers, of quinua (chenopodium quinua), maize, in the few places where it will thrive at the general altitude of over 12,000 feet of the table land. The raising of the llama and alpaca and of some cattle and donkeys, are their chief occupations, also service in the cities as journey men, and on the lake-shore as stevedores. They live in tribal communities (estancias), autonomous, and with executive officers (hilacata and alcalde) whom they choose after the indications of their chief medicine-men, to be afterwards confirmed by the civil authorities of Bolivia. Duration of office is mostly one year. They pay a per capita tax, are not subject to military duty in theory, and are seldom required to perform any. Many of these Indians, while apparently indigent, possess no little wealth, chiefly in coin. Some of them are also artisans. They are nominally Catholics, but preserve a remnant of ancient idolatry, with its rituals and ceremonies, carefully hidden from outsiders. In appearance stolid and humble, they are in fact a cruel, treacherous stock, averse to every attempt at progress, hostile to the whites, particularly to foreigners. But they sometimes make good house servants. They were first visited by the Spaniards in the last days of 1533, whom they received well, owing to their hatred of the Inca tribe of Cuzco. The latter had overrun most of the Lake territory in the course of the fifteenth century and established themselves on the Islands of Titicaca and Koati (see articles) and at Copacavana on the mainland. The relations between the Kollas-as the Quichua call the Aymará, to this day (see KOLLAO)-and the Incas were not friendly. The Spaniards were at first treated with hospitality, but as soon as they returned in greater numbers the western and southwestern Aymará rose in arms and had to be repressed by force. During the civil wars (1538 to 1554) the Aymará, remained passive and suffered (like the rest of the Peruvian Indians) from the consequences. Uprisings of Aymará groups against the Spaniards began in 1629, and local disturbances (in many of which the Indians were at fault) continued. In 1780 a general uprising began among the Aymará, of western Bolivia, but there was no concerted action, and although there were terrible massacres, and the investment of La Paz by the Aymará almost ended in the capture of that city, the Indians were finally subdued in 1782. Since then they have remained comparatively quiet. While a necessary and important element as land-tillers and freighters, journeymen and house servants, they would be, on account of their numbers, a steady menace to Bolivia, were it not for their incapacity for united efforts, their adherence to primitive customs preventing any submission to a common leader. With the coming introduction of railways in Bolivia, the Aymará will have to submit, and modify their habits and customs.
The earliest and best description of the northern and central Aymará, is found in the Relatione per Sua Maesta, written 15 July, 1534, by PEDRO SANCHO in the name of Pizarro and officers, and published (in Italian) by RAMUSIO in vol. III (1565). Relacion del Sitio del Cuzo, 1539 (Madrid, by JIMENEZ DE LA. ESPADA); CIEZA, Parte primera de la cronica del Peru (Antwerp, 1555); Sequnda Parte (Madrid); JUAN DE BETANZOS, Suma y Narracion de los Incas, 1551 (recent publication at Madrid); GARCILASSO DE LA VEGA, comentarios reales de los Incas (Lisbon, 1609); OVIEDO, Historia, general y natural de las Indias (Madrid, 1850); HERRERA Historia general de los Hechos de los Castellanos en las Islas y Tierra firme del Mar Oceano (1729, etc.); ANELLO OLIVA, Historia del Peru (Lima, without date,) this history was written in 1631, BERNABE Cobo, Historia del Nuevo Mundo, 1653 (Seville, 1893). Of later works I only refer to WIENER, Perou et Bolivie (Paris, 1880) and to the works of DR. MIDDENDORF-The Aymará idiom appears first in literature in 1583. Catecismo en la Lengua Espanola y Aymará del Peru, Ordenado por autoridad del Concilo Provincial de Lima (Lima. 1583); Tercer Catecismo y Exposicion de la Doctrina Cristiana, por Sermones (Lima, 1586); BERTONIO, Arte de la Lengua Aymará (Rome, 1603 ; IDEM, Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymará (Juli southern Peru, 1612). On the uprisings of the Aymará in 1780 to 1782, BALLIVIAN, Archivo boliviano (Paris 1872); also ORDIOZOLA, Docummtos historicos de la Peru (1863), I. A very rare work on the Aymará language and seldom consulted, is TORRES RUBIO, Arte de la Lengua Aymará (Lima, 1616).
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InicioTramitesRequest for Assignment of International Signaling Point Codes (ISPC)
Request for Assignment of International Signaling Point Codes (ISPC)
Article 123 and 124 of the Ley Federal de Telecomunicaciones y Radiodifusión, published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación on July 14, 2014
Numbers 4.1., 4.1.2., 4.1.5., 4.1.7., 6.1., 6.1.2., 6.1.3., 6.1.4., 6.1.5., 6.3., 6.3.1., 6.3.2. y 6.3.3. of the Plan Técnico Fundamental de Señalización, published on June 21, 1996.
Cases in which this procedure must or may be performed
Telecommunications Networks Concessionaires with authorization to use an International Port.
When or in what cases?
When Telecommunications Networks Concessionaires authorized to use an International Port are interested in obtaining International Signaling Point Codes (ISPC).
Means to perform the procedure
Free form document, accompanied by the Guide for Study and corresponding Addenda A and B, duly filled out, and the current and projected topology diagrams, submitted before the Filing Office of the Federal Telecommunications Institute.
Legal basis:
Article 15 of the Ley Federal de Procedimiento Administrativo.
Number 6.1.2 of the Plan Técnico Fundamental de Señalización.
Decision type, response or decision that may be obtained on completion of the procedure and its validity
The Federal Telecommunications Institute will issue the Authorization or Partial Authorization of ISPC, or, when applicable, the Invalid Request for ISPC official document.
Numbers 6.1.5 and 6.1.6 of the Plan Técnico Fundamental de Señalización.
Maximum term to issue a decision on the procedure and, when applicable, constructive assent or denial, in terms of applicable regulations
Business or natural days, months:
60 calendar days.
Is constructive assent or denial applicable?:
Negative response
The corresponding format, when applicable, and its publication date in the Federal Official Gazette
1. Guide for the Signaling Point Code Assignment Study.
2. Addendum A and Addendum B of the Guide for the Signaling Point Code Assignment Study.
Numbers 6.1.2 and 6.3.1 of the Plan Técnico Fundamental de Señalización, published June 21, 1996.
Format(s):
Anexo A y Anexo B de la Guía de Estudio para la Solicitud de Asignación de Códigos de Punto de Señalización (.xls)
Guía de Estudio para la Solicitud de Asignación de Códigos de Punto de Señalización (.doc)
Information to be delivered to perform the procedure
1. Free form document requesting Signaling Point Code Assignment Study, including:
1.1 Destination administrative body, place and date of issuance.
1.2 Name or corporate name of the petitioners or, when applicable, of their legal representative;
1.3 Address for service.
1.4 Name and electronic mail of the person or Persons authorized as agents for service.
1.5 The facts and arguments motivating the request.
1.6 The requested quantity of Signaling Codes
1.7. Signature of the interested party or its legal representative.
2. The Guide for the Signaling Point Code Assignment Study shall include the following information:
2.1 Request date in dd/mm/yyyy format.
2.2 Concessionaire's general information
- Name or corporate name.
- Address (street, external number, apartment, neighborhood, zip code, City, Municipality, State).
- Legal Representative's name.
- Telephone.
- Fax.
- Electronic mail:
2.3 Requested code
- Code type: mark with an "X" the International (ISPC) option.
+ For International Codes
• Characteristics of the equipment for which the ISPC is intended
Equipment Type (indicate if it is a central or switching equipment, PST, PS, PCS, etc.)
• Equipment's location
Address (street, external number, apartment, neighborhood, zip code, City, Municipality, State).
- Coordinates in degrees (Longitude, Latitude)
2.4. International Port Authorization. Official Document number where the Federal Telecommunications Institute issues authorizes an international port in favor of the requester.
2.5 Name, position and signature of the requester.
3. Addendum A of the Guide for the Signaling Point Code Assignment Study shall include the following information:
3.1 Consecutive number identifying each signaling equipment for which an ISPC is requested.
3.2 Town: Name of the Town where the central is located.
3.3 Town Code: Code of the town where the signaling equipment is located, according to INEGI.
3.4 Municipality: Name of the Municipality where the signaling equipment is located.
3.5 Municipality Code: Code of the Municipality where the signaling equipment is located, according to INEGI.
3.6 State: Name of the State where the signaling equipment is located.
3.7 State Code: Code of the State where the signaling equipment is located, according to INEGI.
3.8 Longitude: Information on the location of the signaling equipment in degrees (degrees° minutes ' seconds ") referred to the West, with a precision of 3 decimal digits.
3.9 Latitude: Information on the location of the signaling equipment in degrees (degrees° minutes ' seconds ") referred to the North, with a precision of 3 decimal digits
3.10 Equipment's Name: Name assigned by the concessionaire unambiguously identifying the signaling equipment.
3.11 Equipment code: Numeric, alphabetic or alphanumeric code that allows unambiguous identification of each one of the signaling devices in the concessionaire's network.
3.12 Equipment type. Indicate if it is a Signaling Transfer Point, Service Control Point, Signaling Point, etc.
3.13 ISPC. In case of having assigned ISPCs, indicate the Signaling Point Code used in binary format (Binary Value) and decimal format (Decimal Value).
4. Addendum B of the Guide for the Signaling Point Code Assignment Study shall include the following information:
4.1 Consecutive number identifying each one of the links between signaling devices for which an ISPC is requested.
Link: The information on the links that compose the concessionaire's signaling network is:
Capacity: Maximum transmission capacity. Units in this item will be freely selected by the concessionaire (kilobits per second -Kbps-, megabits per second -mbps- E1's, etc.).
- Used Transmission Media: Indicate the transmission media used in the link (fiber optics, microwave, fiber-microwave, etc.).
4.2 Equipment Code: Unambiguous identification code of each one of the concessionaire's signaling devices. Such code shall be the same as the one specified in Addendum A.
- "A" End. Equipment code of one end of the link.
- "B" End. Equipment code of the other end of the link.
Note: It shall be considered that some of the devices may be owned by a different concessionaire from the one delivering this Addendum, so the latter shall make sure to have the code or name of the corresponding equipment.
5. Current and projected signaling network topology diagrams, showing the devices that compose the signaling network and that have or will have ISPC.
Additional ISPC request.
In case of requesting additional international signaling point codes, besides the information indicated in item 1, the requester shall justify its request indicating in Addendum A the devices currently composing its signaling network, with binary and decimal values of each one of the ISPCs associated to them, and the new devices that will be integrated to the signaling network, for which the ISPCs are requested.
Besides, Addendum A shall include currently installed links between its signaling devices, as well as those to be installed as a result of the new devices for which the ISPCs are requested.
Documents to be delivered to perform the procedure
2. Addendum A and Addendum B of the Guide for the Signaling Point Code Assignment Study, printed and by electronic media (DVD or CD).
3. Current and projected signaling network topology diagrams, including the new devices to be installed and their corresponding links.
Term to serve notice to the interested parties on lack of information or requisites
Article 17-A, second paragraph, of the Ley Federal de Procedimiento Administrativo.
When applicable, the exemptions provided by applicable regulations
Amount of applicable considerations, duties or benefits, as the case may be, or the manner to determine such amount and the corresponding legal basis
Criteria that the Institute may apply to resolve the procedure
1. The Federal Telecommunications Institute will determine if the assignment of ISPCs is individual or by 8 code blocks, depending on the specific technical requirements of each network.
2. The concessionaire shall use the ISPCs granted by the Federal Telecommunications Institute within two years following the corresponding assignment date. Otherwise, the Federal Telecommunications Institute may diminish the quantity of ISPCs corresponding to said assignment and even revoke it.
3. The Concessionaire shall deliver the Authorization for usage of its central as International Port.
Numbers 6.3, 6.3.1, 6.3.2 and 6.3.3 of the Plan Técnico Fundamental de Señalización.
Place where the procedure shall be initiated or filed, as well as service hours
Filing Office of the Federal Telecommunications Institute.
Av. Insurgentes Sur 1143, Ground Floor, Col. Noche Buena, Delegación Benito Juárez, zip code 03720, Mexico City, Mexico.
Telephone: (55) 5015 4000 or 01 800 200 0120
Service hours: Monday thru Thursday, from 9:00 to 18:30 hours and Friday from 9:00 to 15:00 hours.
General information of the person responsible for the procedure, who may take care of your case, and provide answers to any questions, consultations and concerns
Underdirector of Dialing Codes
Javier García Romo
javier.garcia@ift.org.mx
Av. Insurgentes Sur 838, Sixth Floor, Col. Del Valle, Delegación Benito Juárez, zip code 03100, Mexico City, Mexico. Telephone: (55) 5015 4000 ext. 4375 or 01 (800) 20 0120
Underdirector of Numbering and Signaling to Traders
Jabier Hernández Gallardo
jabier.hernandez@ift.org.mx
Director of Analysis of Telecommunications, Codes and Numbering
Rodolfo Galván Saracho
rodolfo.galvan@ift.org.mx
Institute's Internal Control Body information, in case any party needs to file any complaint or accusation
In order to inform facts that may imply a presumption of responsibility for acts or omissions of the Institute´s public servants in the performance of their employment, position or commission, within the framework of the Ley General de Responsabilidades Administrativas, you can submit your complaint to the Internal Control Body of the Federal Telecommunications Institute, through the Deputy General Directorate of Complaints and Investigations in one of the following ways:
• By e-mail,
• By written document presented in the Filling Office of the Internal Control Body of the Federal Telecommunications Institute,
• Personally at the offices located at the following address:
Insurgentes Sur Avenue # 838, First Floor, Colonia del Valle, Zip Code 03100, Delegación Benito Juárez, in Mexico City, Mexico.
From Monday to Thursday from 9:00 to 18:30 hours and Friday from 9:00 to 15:00 hours.
• By the following email address: denuncias.oic@ift.org.mx
• By telephone, at the number: (55) 50152082, or
• Throught web site of the Federal Telecommunications Institute at the Formulario de presentación de denuncias contra las servidoras y los servidores públicos.
Additional information that may be useful as guidance and support for the interested parties
The Concessionaire shall deliver the Authorization for usage of its network as International Port.
- All data included in this Website is intended for information only and shall not be considered as binding for the Federal Telecommunications Institute.
- All information submitted to the Federal Telecommunications Institute shall be in Spanish language.
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13th of June: cloudy, dark, a bit of sun.
There are lockers at the entrance - see the room called wardrobe.
Quite a lot of details on diamonds, which one shall find interesting.
It's fascinating to take the little test on guessing the only true/real diamond out of a set of 8 diamonds, the rest being fake/artificial ones.
The brokers seem convincing though... since they actually sell diamonds there and some people actually buy them :D I suspect the negotiations & transactions room is over heated on purpose just to make the buyer's pulse go even higher than usual - nice trick if you ask me!
It's a nice museum. It's worth visiting once you have been to the museums which I consider extremely interesting.


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War in Ukraine | Russia cut off power in Finland
In a move that looks like first retaliation against Finland's plan to join NATO, Russia, through distribution company RAO Nordic, will cut off power to its neighbor starting Saturday at 1 am local time.
Posted yesterday at 11:23 pm
Andre Duchesne
First in 20 years, the situation arose due to unclear payment problems mentioned by RAO Nordic. On the Finnish side, the Fingrid distribution network indicated that this decision did not jeopardize the ability to distribute all necessary electricity throughout the country.
The decline could be offset by increasing electricity imports from Sweden, a neighboring country to the west, and by increasing local production.
In the typical period, the purchase of electricity in Russia represents approximately 10% of Finland's consumption.
Note that on Thursday, Finland and Sweden expressed their desire to join the NATO ranks. Finland, which shares a 1,340 -kilometer border with Russia, is expected to officially announce on Sunday its intention to join the transatlantic mutual defense body. However, the question should be discussed at the beginning of the week by parliamentarians.
In response, Russia indicated that it would take "military-technical" measures to deal with the "threat to its national security".
Zelensky revived Putin
As he has done on several occasions since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, on Friday extended his hand to his counterpart, Vladimir Putin, reiterating his assent to talk face to face.
In an interview on Italian channel Rai 1, Mr. Zelensky declared: "As president, I am ready to talk to Putin, but only to him. Without intermediaries. And by using a canvas of dialogue, and not by ultimatums. »
The Ukrainian leader, however, warned that he would not make any territorial concessions to Russia. The basis of the discussion should be the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, he said.
Failure of a Russian crossing
PHOTO PROVIDED BY UKRAINIAN PRESIDENCY PRESS OFFICE, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Aerial view of destroyed Russian weapons on the banks of the Donets River in eastern Ukraine
In the field, at 79at day of the battle, Russian forces failed when they tried to cross the Donets, a river, in the Severodonetsk sector, in the Donbass. Distributed by Ukrainian officials, the information was verified, with supporting photos, by British intelligence services, reports The keeper. The British believe the Russian military has lost the armor and pontoon elements that will be used in crossing the river. The Ukrainians also claimed to have caused damage to another Russian ship, the Vsevolod Bobrov, in the Serpents' Island region, facing Odessa. Russian forces also continue to board the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, where nearly a thousand Ukrainian fighters, including many wounded, are still detained.
Cereals: towards a crisis?
Not resolving the war in Ukraine also raises more and more concerns about the "food security" of some countries, we note. On Friday, Adalbert Jahnz, spokesman for the European Commission, warned that Ukraine's inability to send the fruits of its harvest abroad poses a "huge challenge". According to him, 40 million tons of cereals are currently stored in Ukraine and will need to have space by the end of July, because stocks of the next harvest will no longer be stored. Approximately 75% of Ukrainian wheat is destined for export, one-third to Europe, one-third to China and one-third to Africa. Italy plans to hold a ministerial summit on the issue in June.
A senator stopped US aid
PHOTO AL DRAGO, PRESS ARCHIVES
Rand Paul, Republican Senator from Kentucky
In Washington, Republican Senator Rand Paul from Kentucky opposed the Senate's unanimous support for sending $ 40 billion in aid to Ukraine. President Joe Biden's initiative is widely supported by both Democrats and Republicans. Rand Paul, however, blocked the unanimous agreement in the Senate needed to expedite the process by demanding guarantees that an inspector general would make sure the money was properly spent. On Twitter, he received the support of Donald Trump's son. The Senate will try again to pass the measure next week.
Moscow expelled ten Romanian diplomats
Moscow announced on Friday the expulsion of ten Romanian diplomats and a Bulgarian. The Kremlin is acting in retaliation for a decision announced on April 5 by Bucharest to expel ten Russian diplomats "whose activities are contrary to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations". Russia condemned Romania for "baseless attempts […] to blame war crimes in Ukraine on Russia ".
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Russia cut off power supply to Finland.
President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to speak face to face with Vladimir Putin.
Russian soldiers failed to cross a river.
War threatens to jeopardize food security.
In a video released on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that since the war began, 570 health facilities, including 101 hospitals, had been destroyed by the Russians. "It's barbarism," he added.
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Which Decade Is The Greatest In WWE History?
By Chris Featherstone | July 10, 2019
Although professional wrestling has been around for decades, it really started to boom around the 1970s. With television screens being more accessible to homes, the wrestling fan had a bigger opportunity to engage in the wrestling experience and either cheer or boo a certain professional wrestler. For the past five decades, there have been pivotal names attached to each one who helped propel wrestling and further its popularity.
Since the advent of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in 1963, Bruno Sammartino was the most popular name in the WWE for 15 years. Here is a chronology of WWE decades since the 1970s. Which one is the greatest?
Bruno Sammartino and the 1970s
Sammartino's first reign as WWF World Champion came in 1963, defeating the inaugural champion the "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers. He retained the title for nearly eight years, before losing it to Ivan Koloff. He commenced his second title reign in 1973, retaining it for nearly three-and-a-half years before losing it to Superstar Billy Graham.
Pedro Morales was also another major pro wrestler in WWE during the 1970s, defeating Ivan Koloff in 1971 and retaining it for nearly three years. In 1978, Bob Backlund defeated Billy Graham to win the WWF title, and WWE recognizes his reign to be from 1978-1983.
1980s and The Spread of Hulkamania
The Iron Sheik defeated Bob Backlund on December 26, 1983 to win the WWE Championship. However, he only retained the title for a month, before one of the most pivotal moments in pro wrestling history occurred.
On January 23, 1984, Hulk Hogan faced The Iron Sheik inside the Madison Square Garden in New York City. Gorilla Monsoon, who was one of the announcers, stated that Hogan was subbing for Bob Backlund for the WWE title match against The Iron Sheik. Later in the evening, Sheik voiced his frustration by stating that Hogan does not deserve the title opportunity. Despite his frustrations, the match occurred. Less than six minutes into the match, Hogan pinned Sheik, and the MSG crowd erupted.
This was the beginning of the wildfire craze dubbed Hulkamania, and Hogan guided WWE along with Vince McMahon into becoming a pop culture phenomenon and breaking the threshold of what pro wrestling was regulated to for many decades before. Hogan's initial reign lasted for four years, before losing it in controversial fashion to Andre the Giant during an episode of The Main Event on Febraury 5, 1988. Hulkmania led Hogan to becoming a sports entertainment icon.
Andre handed the title to Ted DiBiase, but it became vacated due to President Jack Tunney refusing to recognize DiBiase buying the title from Andre. This led to a tournament for the title at WrestleMania IV, which was won by Macho Man Randy Savage. In early 1989, the "Mega Powers" tag team of Hogan and Savage exploded, leading to a bitter rivalry between the two which led to a match at WrestleMania V. Hogan won the match, and closed the decade as WWE Champion.
The Attitude Era and Monday Night Wars
At the start of the 1990s, Hogan remained the top babyface of WWE, along with The Ultimate Warrior. However, WWE started to transition from over-the-top gimmicks to showcasing more in-ring work. This gave WWE superstars such as the "Hitman" Bret Hart and the "Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels opportunities at the title, and they became two of the greatest wrestlers of all time.
Hart defeated Ric Flair in 1992 to commence his first of five WWE title reigns, and Michaels defeated Hart at WrestleMania 12 to commence his first of four WWE world title reigns. During the mid-1990s, Hart, Michaels, Diesel (Kevin Nash), and The Undertaker were among the biggest stars in the company, but this was a bit of a down time before the Raw vs. Nitro Monday Night War with rival World Championship Wrestling (WCW) from 1995-2001.
The Attitude Era has become one of the most recognized eras in WWE history as notable moments such as the run of D-Generation X ?-- Shawn Michaels, Triple H, X-Pac, Billy Gunn, Road Dogg, and Chyna -- advent of Austin 3:16, formation of the New World Order (nWo), and the early seeds of Undertaker's WrestleMania winning streak spiked the interest of wrestling fans during this time.
Stone Cold Steve Austin was the biggest name during this period. After an accomplished WCW run as a upper midcarder and a short stint in ECW, Austin debuted in WWE as a heel (bad guy). However, Austin's anti-hero attitude drew the popularity of fans, and he embarked in one of the greatest feuds in WWE history against Vince McMahon. In fact, Austin vs. McMahon was very instrumental in ending the 83-week winning streak of WCW. Other notable names who were involved in the Austin/McMahon feud include The Undertaker, Kane, Mick Foley, The Big Show, Shane McMahon, and even Linda McMahon. At WrestleMania XIV in 1998, Austin became WWE Champion for the first time by defeating Shawn Michaels.
Ruthless Aggression and the All-Star Team
At the close of the 1990s, a new main event star was born in Triple H, whose storyline manipulated Vince McMahon's daughter Stephanie to marry him while in an incoherent state. After feeling trapped by this decision, Stephanie eventually sided with Triple H, and the McMahon-Helmsley Era began. The Austin vs. McMahon rivalry also reached its conclusion at the 1999 Fully Loaded pay-per-view. In this match, which was an "End of an Era" First Blood match between Austin and The Undertaker, the stipulation was if Austin lost, he would not have an opportunity to compete for the WWE Championship again. However, if Undertaker lost, McMahon had to leave WWE. Austin won, causing Vince to leave WWF (he would return months later, however) and the rivalry to close.
At the beginning of the 2000s, Austin and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson were heavily involved in the WWE Championship scene. Kurt Angle also became a main event star in the WWE, winning the world title at the 2000 No Mercy PPV. Angle's meteoric rise as a main event star also led to the advent of the Ruthless Aggression era, which was initially coined by Vince McMahon and popularized by John Cena during an open challenge against Angle on the June 27, 2002 episode of SmackDown.
2002 is also one of the most pivotal years of WWE, as it was the debuts of Cena, Batista, Randy Orton, and Brock Lesnar. All of these names would be instrumental in the success of WWE during the 2000s decade, and beyond. Lesnar received the fastest main event push of the four, as he defeated The Rock at SummerSlam 2002 to win the WWE Championship just months after his debut.
Two years after his debut, Orton was next to win a world title, as he defeated Chris Benoit to win the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam 2004. At WrestleMania 21 in 2005, both Batista and Cena won their first world title. Cena defeated JBL to win the WWE Championship, and Batista defeated Triple H in the main event to win the World Heavyweight Championship. As of this article, these four would have some of the most successful WWE wrestling careers, having a combined 41 world title reigns (Cena - 16, Orton -13, Batista - 6, Lesnar - 6).
Also, during this time, former WCW stars such as Chris Jericho, Booker T, and Eddie Guerrero all received opportunities to showcase their talent, and each would become a world champion in WWE. Both Booker T and Guerrero are now inductees in the WWE Hall of Fame, with Booker T being one of only a few two-time inductees after the Harlem Heat tag team joined the HOF in 2019.
Current Era of the 2010s
At the turn of the 2000s, The Undertaker, Cena, Orton, Triple H, Batista, and Edge were among the top stars of the company. These names, for the most part, only compete on a part-time basis, appearing on special occasions. Orton is still a top name on the SmackDown Live brand, but the 39-year-old is transitioning more into part-time status.
Both The Undertaker and Triple H still compete at special events, but mainly making appearances at WrestleManias annually. For the first time since 2000, The Undertaker did not make an appearance at a WrestleMania, as he was absent from WrestleMania 35. Cena has mainly transitioned out of WWE competition, as how now pursued a career in Hollywood.
Now, names such as Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Daniel Bryan, Kofi Kingston, AJ Styles, are among some of the best wrestlers and top names of WWE, and have all experienced reigns as WWE Champion.
Other than the storyline of Becky Lynch winning the Women's Royal Rumble en route to the first ever women's WrestleMania main event, the hottest point of interest was Kofi's journey to winning the WWE Championship for the first time ever after 11 years with the company. At WrestleMania 35, Kofi defeated Daniel Bryan to accomplish this feat, and this win was one of the most poignant moments in pro wrestling history.
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APOD: Orion in Red and Blue (2016 Apr 13)
Post by APOD Robot » Wed Apr 13, 2016 4:07 am
Orion in Red and Blue
Explanation: When did Orion become so flashy? This colorful rendition of part of the constellation of Orion comes from red light emitted by hydrogen and sulfur (SII), and blue-green light emitted by oxygen (OIII). Hues on the featured image were then digitally reassigned to be indicative of their elemental origins -- but also striking to the human eye. The breathtaking composite was painstakingly composed from hundreds of images which took nearly 200 hours to collect. Pictured, Barnard's Loop, across the image bottom, appears to cradle interstellar constructs including the intricate Orion Nebula seen just right of center. The Flame Nebula can also be quickly located, but it takes a careful eye to identify the slight indentation of the dark Horsehead Nebula. As to Orion's flashiness -- a leading explanation for the origin of Barnard's Loop is a supernova blast that occurred about two million years ago.
Re: APOD: Orion in Red and Blue (2016 Apr 13)
Post by Ann » Wed Apr 13, 2016 6:16 am
That's a fine picture, and I like it.
APOD Robot wrote:
This colorful rendition of part of the constellation of Orion comes from red light emitted by hydrogen and sulfur (SII), and blue-green light emitted by oxygen (OIII).
Orion Nebula in OIII, Hα, SII. Photo: Robert Fields.
There is certainly a lot of red light in today's APOD, much of it from rather low-level ionization SII. By contrast, there is not much blue-green color at all, and it is only found in the Orion Nebula.
But today's APOD doesn't look much like a mapped color image in the first place. Compare the appearance of the Running Man nebula in David Lindemann's APOD with the appearance of it in Robert Field's mapped color image. In Robert Field's image, the Running man nebula (at 9 o'clock) looks yellow from hydrogen (green) and sulfur (red), but in today's APOD it looks blue and pink, as it would in a visual light image. The blue color of the Running Man nebula certainly has nothing to do with OIII emission, but is caused by dust grains reflecting the light of a partly embedded spectral type B2 star. Such stars are not hot enough to produce OIII emission.
Robert Field's image gives you a good idea of where to expect OIII emission in and around the Orion Nebula.
M78, reflection nebula in RGB.
Photo: Ian Sharp.
There is quite a lot of blue in today's APOD that has nothing to do with ionized oxygen at all. One of the brightest reflection nebulas in the sky is M78, which shines by reflected light from an embedded B-type star. The nebula, seen at 8 o'clock in today's APOD, looks blue from reflected light.
Orion's Belt is surrounded by a lot of blue light in today's APOD. I think it is true that there may be reflection nebulosity here, but I doubt there is OIII in that vicinity. And the enlarged image of today's APOD shows a lot of blue light surrounding Rigel. Rigel is a rather cool B-type star, and it isn't able to ionize anything whatsoever. But it is indeed surrounded by a reflection nebula.
Finally, is Barnard's Loop a supernova remnant? The abstract that the APOD link leads to reads in part like this:
We have supplemented existing spectra of Barnard's Loop with high accuracy spectrophotometry of one new position. Cloudy photoionization models were calculated for a variety of ionization parameters and stellar temperatures and compared with the observations. After testing the procedure with recent observations of M43, we establish that Barnard's Loop is photoionized by four candidate ionizing stars, but agreement between the models and observations is only possible if Barnard's Loop is enhanced in heavy elements by about a factor of 1.4. Barnard's Loop is very similar in properties to the brightest components of the Orion-Eridanus Bubble and the warm ionized medium (WIM).
I take this to mean that there are four stars in Orion that ionize Barnard's Loop. (These stars might possibly be Alnitak and Iota Orionis, and also possibly Sigma Orionis and... Alnilam? Mintaka? Isn't Theta Orionis Ic too young to have had such a large-scale effect on its surroundings already?)
But Barnard's Loop is enhanced in heavy elements in a way that makes it similar to the Orion-Eridanus Bubble.
Wikipedia wrote:
The Orion–Eridanus Superbubble, or Eridanus Soft X-ray Enhancement is a superbubble located west of the Orion Nebula. The region is formed from overlapping supernova remnants that may be associated with the Orion OB1 stellar association; the bubble is approximately 1200 ly across.[1] It is the nearest superbubble to the Local Bubble containing the Sun, with the respective shock fronts being about 500 ly apart.
I take this to mean that Barnard's Loop is not a supernova remnant. Rather, it contains material from previous supernova explosions, and its structure might have something to do with shock fronts from previous supernovas.
MartinK
Post by MartinK » Wed Apr 13, 2016 6:50 am
very impressive!
....but: what happened to Orion's belt? It seems to have lost it's straight line! An overlay of the stars in RGB would have been the best.
MartinK wrote: Hi,
When the nebulosity of Orion is brought out rather aggressively, it happens quite often that Alnitak, the easternmost star of Orion's Belt (the one closest to the Horsehead Nebula) is sort of lost in the brilliance from all the nebulosity. (In reality, of course, Alnitak is brighter by many, many magnitudes than the nebulosity in its vicinity.)
In today's APOD, Alnitak is indeed sort of "lost". You can still see it, right above the Flame Nebula, but it looks faint.
Orion's Belt. Photo: Martin Mutti.
Check out the image at left. You can see Alnitak above the Horsehead Nebula and immediately to the right of the Flame Nebula.
Above Alnitak are two small reflection nebulas. They are the ones that have been brought out quite aggressively in today's APOD, so much so that Alnitak itself is almost lost in all the nebulosity.
Post by Boomer12k » Wed Apr 13, 2016 8:00 am
Awesome image... did not know a supernova remnant could last that long. Interesting that we APPEAR to be looking THROUGH it at the more distant Great Nebula...as it would have to be closer to be so "large".... but as my Science Teacher used to say.... probably ALL science teachers.... "Sure Enough...." it is...
We use to time and count how many times in class he said it.... about every 2-3 minutes, around 30-50 some times... No Kidding...
Question... where is the "other side" of the loop.... looks like it is lost...
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Boomer12k wrote:
In my amateur opinion, the reason why we see no loop on the other side of Orion is that there is extremely little gas and dust there. There is, on the other hand, quite a lot of gas and dust on the side where Barnard's Loop is. Please note M78, the reflection nebula at 8 o'clock in the APOD, where a star has just been born.
Orion and Comet Lovejoy.
Photo: Fritz Helmut Hemmerich.
Take a look at this widefield image of Orion and neighbouring constellations. There is quite a lot of star formation (and therefore gas and dust) to the north and east (above and to the left) of Orion, but there is hardly anything "on the Rigel side" of Orion.
I believe that Barnard's Loop formed when the massive bright stars of Orion pushed on gas and dust in the vicinity and blew it away in all directions. But where Barnard's Loop is now, the gas and dust piled up against gas and dust that already existed there. Piling up gas in this way and making it hit other gas structures is a good way of ionizing it and making it glow red.
On the other side of Orion the gas and dust that was blown away by the massive stars met no resistance, since the area was so empty. The gas therefore just scattered. A few dust structures were formed, like the Witch Head Nebula, but the resistance the gas there it met was not enough to make it glow red.
Asterhole
Location: Solar System
Post by Asterhole » Wed Apr 13, 2016 11:52 am
In whichever incarnation it is imaged, we never seem to tire of viewing this magnificent celestial structure!
They're all wasted!
Post by Guest » Wed Apr 13, 2016 4:38 pm
If you lived on a planet inside the Orion constellation, would the night sky appear red, or are the flashy colors only present because of the long distance?
Post by Chris Peterson » Wed Apr 13, 2016 5:39 pm
Guest wrote: Question:
You would see no color. Nothing here is bright enough to stimulate our color vision (some people might vaguely detect a little greenish cast due to the oxygen emissions, but the nebula would still be substantially gray). The color we see in images is the result of detectors which are much more sensitive than our eyes. The distance doesn't matter for color or brightness. However, we see structure because we're far enough away to see the whole thing against a background. If we were inside the nebula, we'd not really see much of anything except a night sky that was not as dark as ours here.
Thank you, Chris L Peterson!
starsurfer
Stellar Cartographer
Post by starsurfer » Thu Apr 14, 2016 11:47 am
Boomer12k wrote: Question... where is the "other side" of the loop.... looks like it is lost...
The other side was lost for many years until it was discovered sometime in the 20th century. Is it known as the Eridanus Loop or Eridanus Bubble. You can see it in relation to Barnard's Loop in this widefield image. If you want to read more, check out these links:
http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0008200
http://arxiv.org/abs/1506.02426
Also a special bonus about the nova shell Teutsch 11: http://arxiv.org/abs/1511.04212
DavidLeodis
Perceptatron
Post by DavidLeodis » Thu Apr 14, 2016 7:18 pm
It's a very colourful interpretation of the presence of the three elements. A comparison to the black & white version that is also in David Lindemann's section in Astrobin is interesting. I was amused by the title to the latter "193'000 stars and a 108 pannels mosaic for the Orion Challenge" as I only counted 192,999 (well OK I did not actually count the stars!) .


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The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Filed under: Gay,television — louisproyect @ 8:37 pm
My wife and I are huge fans of Ryan Murphy, the gay writer/director/producer who just signed a 5-year deal with Netflix for $300 million that begins after his contract with Rupert Murdoch's FX expires in July. Murphy is probably best known for "Glee", an ABC network show about a high school glee club that is a backdrop for various dramas involving gender, race, class and other fragmented identities in American society. My impression is that it had a lot in common with "The White Shadow", a CBS network show that ran in the late 70s using a racially mixed high school basketball team to offer the same sorts of social commentary.
We originally got hooked on Ryan Murphy after discovering "Nip/Tuck", a cable TV show that ran on FX from 2003-2010. We only decided to pay for cable TV after we lost our barebones network TV connection as a result of the 9/11 attack taking out the TV transmitter that fed our high-rise.
"Nip/Tuck" used a plastic surgery clinic in the same way that "Glee" used its youthful singers–as a way of commenting on American society, in this instance the foibles of rich people who were never satisfied with their appearance. As I pointed out in my review of Mehrdad Oskouei's "Nose, Iranian Style", this is a sad practice that has been adopted in the Islamic Republic.
I made the case for "Nip/Tuck" in a 2006 article:
With enough postmodernist tropes to keep a MLA convention going for an extra week, FX's "Nip/Tuck" uses plastic surgery as a metaphor for various gender, racial and broader cultural issues. Although not as acclaimed as some of HBO's marquee attractions such as "The Sopranos" or "Sex and the City," "Nip/Tuck" is certainly as well written, acted and directed. Now in its fourth season on the FX cable network, which is not a premium outlet like HBO or Showtime, it is a true pop culture achievement. Past seasons can be viewed on DVD as well.
A year after "Nip/Tuck" came to an end, a new Ryan Murphy show began. Like "Nip/Tuck", "American Horror Story" was laden with Grand Guignol visual effects but this time using a butcher's knife instead of a scalpel. It borrows elements from the genre involving vampires, zombies, killer clowns, serial murderers, etc. and wraps them in Murphy's unique comic sensibility, as well as exploiting them for social commentary.
If you haven't seen "American Horror Story", I urge you to watch "Cult", an 11-episode series from last year that can be seen on Amazon and iTunes. The first episode depicted a clash between candidates Trump and Clinton supporters in a small, upwardly mobile town. Two of the main characters are married lesbians who have had a falling out over one deciding to back Jill Stein instead of Clinton. The main Trump supporter is a Richard Spencer wannabe named Kai whose top lieutenant was abducted by the two lesbians and tied to a chair in order to prevent him for voting for Trump. To make his escape, he cuts off an arm. He is played by Chaz Bono, the transgender son of Cher and Sonny Bono originally named Chastity.
The show is not that interested in presenting an MSNBC type commentary (thank god) but much more in examining American cults of one sort or another. Kai is trying to build a fascist cult that will start by taking over the small town the characters live in and using it to catapult him into the presidency with the help of his stormtroopers.
The series incorporates reenactments of infamous cults, including those led by Jim Jones and Charles Manson, who are played by the same actor who plays Kai. Blood flows by the bucketful as the characters become increasingly crazed. It is vastly entertaining.
Once again, a psycho criminal is the main character in "The Assassination of Gianni Versace" that is now showing on Season 2 of FX's American Crime Story. As you may know, this is based on the July 15, 1997 murder of the trendy designer on the front steps of the mansion he owned in South Beach, Florida. The killer was Andrew Cunanan, a deranged gay man who had traveled across the USA, serially killing people one by one to facilitate the mission he was on. To this day, there has never been a satisfactory explanation why he targeted Versace, nor any of the other mostly gay men along the way.
Since my wife and I have always been curious about the Versace murder, having stayed a month in South Beach not far from his mansion in 2009 and sharing a general interest in fashion (she is an adjunct at Fashion Institute in addition to her main gig as a tenured economics/business professor). What we had trouble understanding is how FX and Murphy could have turned this into a 9-episode series since the story could have easily been told in an hour or so, as it was in a documentary we saw some years ago and that can be seen here:
Watching episode 5 titled "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" last night, it became crystal-clear why Murphy decided to create a show based on the killing of Versace. He saw it as much more than the tale of a serial killer. It was to be an ambitious epic tale about the state of Gay America in 1997 when equality was still beyond the grasp of gay men and lesbians. In an amazing coincidence, it turns out that the first of Cunanan's victims was a former Navy officer named Jeff Trail who was an important figure in the struggle for gay liberation.
All this is detailed in Maureen Orth's "Vulgar Favors" that Murphy's docudrama is based on. In 1992, Trail was a naval officer on the USS Gridley, a cruiser docked in San Diego, where Cunanan lived. Just by chance, the two met in a gay bar where the Cunanan approached the still closeted sailor. The two became fast friends, mostly because Cunanan—very much out of the closet—helped him to navigate the gay world that Trail had begun to explore.
If Jeff Trail could not reveal his sexuality on the USS Gridley, he could make the case for gays in the military on a CBS "48 Hours" in 1993. His face was not visible in the interview and his voice was disguised. You can see the interview here: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/versace-jeff-trail-american-crime-story-interview
Even though Versace was in an industry that had as many out of the closet men as in ballet, he still kept his sexuality a secret. In this episode, you see him arguing with his sister about being seen too often in gay hangouts. It might alienate men who would otherwise wear his clothing, especially from the macho sports world and among those actors who cultivated a macho identity. The two men's wrestling with homophobia is interwoven skillfully by Murphy.
In 1995, Versace did an interview in the Advocate, the U.S.'s most widely read gay magazine that can be read here: https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2018/2/15/seen-american-crime-story-read-interview-where-gianni-versace-came-out Unlike Jeff Trail, Versace never denied who he was sexually but neither did he advertise it. Over the past 22 years, the struggle has been to make it as easy as possible to be upfront about your sexuality in the fashion industry, the navy and in public restrooms even if that turns off the Christian Right and the homophobic morons in the Socialist Equality Party.
Louis, (sorry if this is a bit off topic, but) I would be interested in your review of the film "Give Us This Day" (British title), or "Christ In Concrete" or "Salt and the Devil" (US titles), directed by Edward Dmytryk and released in 1949. This movie was made in England because Edward Dmytryk (director) and Sam Wanamaker (male lead) were both in exile from the Communist witch-hunts in America, and because the story itself – about the difficulties of immigrant (to America) Italian construction laborers impacted by the Great Depression – was not favored by American capitalists. The movie is based on Pietro di Donato's 1939 novel "Christ In Concrete," which di Donato was inspired to write after the 1927 executions of Sacco and Vanzetti. I think the movie itself was very good (even with some minor imperfections – mostly verbal – in the recreation of New York's "Little Italy" of the 1920s, on postwar 1940s English sound stages).
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Ameerega parvula

Descripción
Los machos miden de 17.5 a 22.5 mm y las hembras de 19 a 24 mm.

Publicación original
 Boulenger, 1882 : Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia s. Ecaudata in the collection of the British Museum, ed. 2, p. 1-503

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parvula

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Southern Folk Heritage Series by Alan Lomax
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2014 restock. "7LP box set of authentic field recordings made by Alan Lomax (and British folk singer Shirley Collins) in 1959 for Atlantic Records. Meant as a kind of follow-up to Alan and his father John Lomax's legendary work for the Library of Congress in the 1930s, Lomax (now with hi-fi stereo equipment) once again set out for the Southern states on a two month long tour that resulted in over 80 hours of recordings. The recordings were divided by genre and released in 1960 as a series of 7 LPs now available in one deluxe box set with a 16-page booklet. LP1: Sounds of the South presents a broad scope of folk ballads of Elizabethan origin, Negro instrumental music almost purely African in sound, 'white spirituals,' field hollers, levee camp songs and 'blue grass' mountain music. LP2: Blue Ridge Mountain Music features some of the best folk singers, fiddlers, banjo and guitar players that Alan Lomax found in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, such as the Mountain Ramblers. LP3: Roots Of The Blues explores the older Negro blues styles that antedate the modern, commercial blues. LP4: White Spirituals showcases a variety of rare recordings by the white mountain folk, including the choral singing of the Alabama 'Sacred Harp' Singers. LP5: American Folk Songs For Children is twenty one songs, jingles, riddles, game songs, lullabies, jiggy tunes and silly ballads that belonged to children of the American frontier. LP6: Negro Church Music is a soul-stirring collection of Negro spirituals and gospel songs recorded in many out-of-the-way places in the South. LP7: The Blues Roll On deals with more modern types of country blues, both vocal and instrumental, featuring artists such as Forest City Joe, an Arkansas honky-tonk discovery of Alan Lomax."
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Q: Motion RTSP streaming from Raspberry Pi I'm trying to get streaming from raspberry pi camera to my motion server.

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*Raspberry pi (10.10.84.2) has VLC for RTSP and is run like this:
raspivid -o - -t 0 |cvlc -vvv stream:///dev/stdin --sout '#rtp{sdp=rtsp://:8554/}' :demux=h264
And when I try to connect to it from other VLC on my PC it works fine.
After it I setup motion.conf to fetch the same URL: rtsp://10.10.84.2:8554/
netcam_url rtsp://10.10.84.2:8554/

And in log file of motion:
[2] [ERR] [NET] [Dec 29 08:07:10] netcam_rtsp_open_context: unable to open input(rtsp://10.10.84.2:8554/): Protocol not supported

I have built motion from MrDave source with ffmpeg support ..
Does anoyne know why this happens ?
Thank you


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Dimtcho Beliakov () (né le  à Gotsé Deltchev en Bulgarie) est un joueur de football bulgare.

Biographie

Palmarès
 Meilleur buteur du championnat de Bulgarie: 1999 (21 buts).
 Vainqueur du championnat de Bulgarie: 1998, 1999.
 Vainqueur de la coupe de Bulgarie: 2004.
 Finaliste de la coupe de Bulgarie: 1999.

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Naissance en octobre 1971
Naissance à Gotsé Deltchev
Footballeur bulgare
Joueur du Pirin Blagoevgrad
Joueur du Belassitza Petritch
Joueur du Litex Lovetch
Joueur du Gaziantepspor
Joueur du 1. FC Nuremberg


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Toronto-Dominion Bank chairman John Thompson believes that there have been major strides in corporate governance in recent years, and that boards are representing shareholders much better than they did in the past.
As they try to prevent a repeat of the global financial crisis, governments and regulators have been wading into bank boardrooms. John Thompson, chairman of Toronto-Dominion Bank, is unfazed.
Canada's largest financial services companies have already agreed to allow their shareholders to vote next year on resolutions approving the pay packages for their top executives, giving shareholders a "say on pay."
And the TD chief expects that companies in others sectors will soon make changes in areas that financial institutions have already acted upon, such as compensation reform.
"I think they'll watch to see what happens, and I think that the larger organizations are likely to do it," said Mr. Thompson, whose company - a leader when it comes to disclosure and compensation packages - tied with SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. for top spot in the Report on Business Board Games survey of corporate governance practices.
Amid the scrutiny of financial institutions, watchdogs including Canada's top banking regulator are speaking out about the lack of bankers on bank boards. But the TD chairman is confident his board meets the test, saying that six of the 18 directors understand banking very well.
When recruiting directors, he has a checklist of key criteria. "To begin with, you want people who are top in their field. Then what you look at is diversity." That includes diversity by gender and ethnicity as well as region. "We need to represent the West, we need to represent Quebec, we need to represent the Maritimes, and we need to represent the U.S., because that's where half of our branches are," he said.
The third important factor is an individual's personal skills: "You want people who are risk experts, banking experts, people who understand audits for a complex company, people who understand compensation."
The most recent recruit to the TD board is former B.C. finance minister Carole Taylor. "I wanted somebody who came from the West, who was top in their field, who had very good contacts, and I was looking for a female," Mr. Thompson said.
Ten years ago, he noted, the bank's chief executive officer looked around for potential board members and then told the board who it would be. "That doesn't happen any more. As chairman, I chair the nominating and governance committee, we select directors for presentation to the full board who would then vote, and then we would extend an offer to somebody."
In general, he believes Canadian CEOs are much more collaborative than in years past. "I think they're less imperial, they're more consultative, and they know much better in this day and age how to use a board as a sounding vehicle to try out ideas to get a debate going up front before making decisions."
Succession planning for the CEO and other top executives is one of the most important duties a board has, he said.
TD's management resource committee (which most boards call the compensation committee) spends about half of its time now on succession and talent development, a significant increase.
"To do a good succession plan, you need at least five years. That doesn't mean you've identified somebody five years out, but you have identified a handful of candidates. And then what you do is try to develop them and put them in jobs where they can really show their stuff and demonstrate that they have the skills to be the CEO."
TD's board members have direct contact with senior bank executives; different sets of executives are invited to dinner at each board meeting. Three years ago, the bank instituted interactive sessions where directors meet with mid-level executives from a specific business unit.
In general, Mr. Thompson believes that there have been major strides in governance in recent years, and that boards are representing shareholders much better than in the past. "I joined the board in 1988 and it was really an old-style board back then compared to what we do today," he said. "It's like night and day."


This project is an add-on for the Unilab2 power supply, published in and at Elektor Labs.
The Unilab2 has a potentiometer to set the output voltage and the maximum current. A carbon film potentiometer tends to wear out prematurely and they are a bit "old school". Also, for reasons of cost, the Unilab2 does not have a display. Setting the current limit is a bit like flying blind, as there is no feedback. The actual value of the current is available as a proportional voltage (on K3) but with quite some tolerance and the voltage must be corrected to obtain the real valiue of the output current.
A 4 x 20 LCD shows nominal voltage, actual power, and the current limit. One rotary encoder is used to set the output voltage and another to set the maximum current in 0.1 V / A steps. Three preset pushbuttons with LED indicator have been added as well. With these buttons one can select one of three fixed output voltages: 3.3 V, 5.0 V, and 12 V.
The actual value of the current is measured with an ACS712 [not suitable for new designs, use AC723 instead] current sensor and captured at the PC1 analog input. The setpoint for the current limitation can be chosen in this mode.
The two LEDs available at the Unilab2 board can be moved to the display board as well.
The project was created in Target V19 and the prototypes are finished. Of course, the board dimensions (160 x 110 mm, W x H) are tailored for my enclosure. A 100 x 60 mm cut-out in the top half provides space for the display. The the copper side of the board is mounted to the front panel with the display plugged "in reverse" on a header on the component side. The rotary encoder is on the right together with the three jacks Plus, Minus, and Ground. The preset voltage pushbuttons are nicely alligned.
When in Preset-Voltage Mode, pressing the built-in pushbutton of the rotary encoder will switch back to Variable-Voltage Mode.
The firmware is written in Bascom. The program and all its functions have been tested extensively on a Breadboard and works fine. I've measured the setpoint voltage at the wipers of the MCP42xxx with two multimeters and they showed exactly the desired values. The Unilab2 expects 0...5 V at the wipers of P3 and P4.
If a higher adjustment resolution is desired, a digital potentiometer IC with 512 steps can be used. The MCPxxx has 256 steps.


How do we access the attributes?
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Now we get to do the following!
The InstanceConfigTrait is a useful trait for hiding instance configuration initializing/setting/getting/deleting from the user. You can simply use it in your class, ensure you initialze any config in your constructor, and then access it through a simple interface.
So the same interface is available basically everywhere. Its static class analogue is StaticConfigTrait, which also parses dsn's from the url key, which comes in handy when creating factory-type classes.
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This entry is part 22 of 24 in the series "CakeAdvent 2015".


Join ASHM staff as we head to the BOK building, the former Bok Vocational High School, which after being closed down in 2013 was re-purposed to provide affordable work space for a wide variety of different users. The building is currently being transformed into a buzzing community of businesses, artists, makers, entrepreneurs, and non-profits.
One of the 150 businesses that currently reside in the BOK building is Two Persons Coffee, where we will buy fika (made by @Swedishbakingstudio) at 4:00 pm. After enjoying fika and socializing for about an hour we will join the 5:00 pm BOK tour to explore more of this fascinating building.
Please RSVP through the link below if you are planning to join so that we can let the coffee shop know how much fika to prepare. The museum does not charge for this event, but everyone will pay for their own fika. The BOK tour is free.
Meet-up time & location is 4:00 pm inside the BOK building at Two Persons Coffee, 821 Dudley Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148. Hope to see you there!


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Il Virginia Slims of New Orleans 1987 è stato un torneo di tennis giocato sul sintetico indoor.
È stata la 4ª edizione del torneo, che fa parte del Virginia Slims World Championship Series 1987.
Si è giocato a New Orleans negli USA, dal 28 settembre al 4 ottobre 1987.

Campionesse

Singolare

 Chris Evert ha battuto in finale  Lori McNeil 6–3, 7–5

Doppio

 Zina Garrison /  Lori McNeil hanno battuto in finale  Peanut Louie-Harper /  Heather Ludloff 6–3, 6–3

Collegamenti esterni