Let's face it: there's no way around influencer marketing. Over 60% of marketers are looking to increase their influencer marketing efforts this year, and marketing budgets have steadily been moving towards influencers over the last years. Influencer marketing is, however, not reserved to multinationals or corporates with huge marketing budgets. If you own a startup, it might be just right for you.
For a lot of companies, including a fair share of startups, growth hacking is also growing in relevance. Simply put, growth hacking is a form of rapid experimentation to try and grow a company as fast as possible. Working with influencers should be considered a growth hack by marketing departments, especially considering the low costs and high reward. In this article, we'll focus on 3 characteristics that make influencer marketing a proper growth hack.
As mentioned earlier, the basis is growth hacking is experimental. Naturally, a great deal of theory proceeds the experiments, but the eventual focus of growth hacking is always based on experiments, AB-tests and instant reports/results. Due to the variety of applications of influencer marketing, and the variety of influencers themselves, influencer marketing is a natural fit for an experimental programme. Based on experience with hundreds of brands and campaigns, we advise brands that start with influencer marketing to launch a first campaign based on assumptions and ideas – and evaluate and enhance along the way.
Based on experience with hundreds of brands and campaigns, we advise brands that start with influencer marketing to launch a first campaign based on assumptions and ideas – and evaluate and enhance along the way.
An important aspect of growth hacking is identifying the right factor to realise growth, and to scale that as fast as possible. Once you've found the right angle, group of influencers, promotion or idea, it is thus necessary to find a way to scale. Join's platform provides brands and agencies with the right means to do exactly that. Brands can choose to work long-term and repetitively with the same group of influencers, as well as provide new suggestions instantly. Moreover, the technical support makes it easy to find relevant influencers and launch campaigns – thus saving a lot of time. Scaleable influencer marketing efforts will evidently lead to exponential, organic growth.
Perhaps you may believe that influencer marketing is effective, but only for general branding – something reserved for bigger companies/brands. Unmistakably, the results of influencer marketing are an area of discussion. Influencer marketing barely ever focusses on direct sales only, making it more difficult for brands to calculate ROI. Difficult – but far from impossible. In this article we published earlier, we asses a number of techniques to measure your influencer marketing efforts. Learning from these measurements, influencer marketing can help you intensify your growth.
Influencer marketing is a lean, dynamic and agile marketing strategy. Logically, it fits very well with similar characteristics of growth hacking and companies applying it. Influencer marketing can help startups improve their marketing efforts, and learn on the project.


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Qianling Hill Park, a 4A National Tourist Attraction
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Located 1.5 kilometers (0.9 miles) from downtown guiyang, qianlingshan park covers an area of 426 hectares (1,052.7 acres). It was built in 1957, is the city's only large park, is a national 4A tourist attractions. The name comes from qianling mountain in the park, the most famous mountain in southern guizhou. It is one of the most famous gardens on the guizhou plateau, with clear lakes, green mountains, tranquil forests and ancient temples. The main attractions are: sanling bay, rhesus monkey park, hongfu temple, qilin cave, zoo, qianling lake, erba wind and rain bridge and winding mountain road.
Founded in 1667, it is the largest buddhist zen temple in guizhou province. It is characterized by solemnity. Hongfu means to carry forward Buddha's virtue and benefit mankind. It is now one of 142 key temple scenic spots in China and a key cultural relic protection unit in guizhou province.
"Hongfu" means "good luck" in Chinese, and given the temple's history, it's a fitting name. In 1672, the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) monk ji song established the temple. It had a poor start, just a small hut, but kishon was determined to turn it into a sacred shrine, and through his insistence, many local officials gave it their support. The temple in time is when you visit the temple in qianlingshan park, upon entering the gate, you will first see the bell tower and drum tower on both sides. Weighing more than 3,000 jin (about 3,300 pounds), the bell was cast during the Ming dynasty in 1469.
Enter the first hall, the temple of the heavenly king, and you can see the statues of maitreya and the four heavenly Kings. Its walls are also covered with buddhist scriptures and large paintings. The second main hall is the guanyin bodhisattva hall and the thirty-two arms hall. In the third hall known as the main hall, there are such gold-plated statues as sakyamuni and eight arhats. There is also a jade Buddha statue from yangon, the capital of myanmar. It is 1.5 meters (4.92 feet) tall and weighs 900 kilograms (1,984 pounds). Carved from fine jade, the statue looks both benevolent and solemn, and stands alongside a dozen other jade statues of bodhisattvas and maitreya.
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For many people, he's the Greatest of All Times, GOAT for short. Marcelo Garcia is celebrating another birthday this Tuesday, January 17. The 4X ADCC champion and 5X black belt middleweight world champion is virtually retired from competitions for some time now (the last time he stepped on the mats to compete was at the 2011 ADCC).
Those who saw Garcia in action know that it was a sight to be admired. No stalling, a constant search for a better position that led to the possibility of a submission, the spotless attitude towards the art and his opponents. Marcelinho is a true martial artist. He lives and breathes Jiu-Jitsu and hardly anything else matters to him (well, except for his family). Here are 5 lessons you should learn from our birthday boy's unique take on the gentle art.
This famous Garcia statement has been taken the wrong way many times. Marcelo himself has said that every time he included other physical activities in his training routine it didn't make any difference on his overall performance. Of course, that does not mean you should only do Jiu-Jitsu and nothing else. If other activities go well with your energy level and you feel they are beneficial for your mindset, go ahead and include it in your daily routine. Nevertheless, Marcelo may be on to something when he says that you will only improve your game with hours and hours of mat time.
At the beginning of his career, Marcelo would travel a lot in Brazil looking for the ideal training partner. He knew he could not just stay in one place and not allow himself to be challenged by different settings and different demands. It was way back then that Garcia learned to put himself in bad places so he could come up with ways to defend, escape and counter.
One of Marcelo's most famous quotes goes a little like this: "Whenever I lost to someone, I immediately wanted to train with the guy to learn how to defend and counter whatever he did to beat me." Sometimes he was able to train with his former opponents, sometimes he just studied their technique so he could evolve his own game. If you don;t take the opportunity to learn from your defeats, your only setting up the scenario for more defeats in the future.
Marcelo is known for going full throttle whenever he's training. There's no "light roll" with him. The reason he does that is that he takes every moment on the mat as a potential learning opportunity. Also, he couldn't care less what the outcome of each roll is. If he's caught, he's caught. He just resets and goes again.
Garcia has also said many times that he absolutely loves the life he has. Jiu-Jitsu, he says, has given everything he has and is the only reason he can provide for his family and live a healthy and fulfilling life. If you have ever been in the same mat as MG, you certainly noticed that he's genuinely happy to be there.


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Q: How to extract a string after and before a specific word using Java regular expression I need to extract a string after opResult and before another string (word+ '=')
For example:

testest=false    opResult=Critical extension not supported    random=abc srcPort=10

So I should extract out Critical extension not supported, before the next word with an equals sign.
Also, it should also work if there is no other string at the back, meaning I should get the same result with the below example.

typesOnly=false    opResult=Critical extension not supported

The regular expression I have currently extracted everything before the last '=' sign.
opResult=(\S.*)(\s\w+=)

A: We can try matching/extracting using the following pattern:
.*opResult=(.*?)(?:\\s*\\S+=.*|$)

The trick here is in being able to articulate when the next key begins, and then to not extract it.
String line = "testest=false opResult=Critical extension not supported random=abc srcPort=10";
String pattern = ".*opResult=(.*?)(?:\\s*\\S+=.*|$)";
Pattern r = Pattern.compile(pattern);
Matcher m = r.matcher(line);
if (m.find( )) {
    System.out.println(m.group(1));
}

Output:
Critical extension not supported

Demo here:
Rextester

A: You should work with positive lookbehind and positive lookahead and a lazy quantifier for the text in between
(?<=opResult=).*?(?=\s*\S*=)

You can see the results on regex101.

A: We need to find text after 'opResult=' before the next blankspace(\s)word(\w+) followed by an equals sign (?==) and whatever follows (.*)
Pattern becomes
.*opResult=([\w|\s]+)(\s\w+(?==).*)

Here's the link to Regex101

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New research suggests it's a choice you'll have to make. You can't have both.
But it's an easy choice when you review the science. The fact is, there are problems when you lose weight fast and furiously. It may lead to major health concerns like gout, kidney stones, and gallstones.
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Plus, your body starts clinging to whatever calories do come in. Rapid weight loss, in short, may dramatically slow down your metabolism.
In fact, that's exactly what recent research on rapid losers found. The rate at which they burned calories plummeted. This happens in part because rapid weight loss beats up your body composition. The percentage of your body that is fat shoots up, and the percentage that is lean, calorie-burning muscle falls.
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Jackson Boyd is a leading firm of personal injury lawyers in Scotland and we pride ourselves on our expert legal knowledge, our client care, and our ability to succeed in obtaining the very best financial results for our clients on a regular basis.
Regardless of the circumstances of your personal injury, whether it was a road traffic accident, an accident at work or a slip or trip, Jackson Boyd's team has the extensive knowledge and experience to help and support you throughout your case.
When you suffer a personal injury, you generally only have three years from the date of the accident to make a claim, so it is important to act quickly. For a free consultation,please call us on 0333 222 1855 or contact us online.
Not only do we always strive for the best financial outcome for our clients, but we also recognise the difficulties that you may be facing as a result of your personal injury. Being involved in an accident can have a vast range of consequences, not only for you, but for your family, loved ones and work life too. We take special care, in all personal injury cases to ensure that not only do you get the very best result that the law allows in your particular case, but that your wider interests and issues are taken into consideration.
Our vast experience in all types of personal injury claim allow us to take a strategic approach to making your claim. We know how much you may have suffered financially, and will ensure each element of your loss is highlighted in your claim for compensation.
Personal injury compensation is based on two types of award, known as 'general damages' and 'special damages'. General damages are awarded for the pain and suffering you have experienced as a result of your injury, and are awarded in line with guidelines set out by the courts. Special damages are awarded for actual financial loss you have suffered including loss of earning and future loss of earnings. Gathering evidence to support each of these awards is an important part of the personal injury process, and fully understanding all of the ways in which you have suffered loss is a skill which all of our lawyers here at Jackson Boyd have expertly cultivated.
When you contact our expert team we will take the time to analyse the circumstances which led to you accident. We will then act swiftly to gather as much evidence as possible to support your claim. this may include; taking witness statements, taking photographs of the accident site, taking copies of any accident report or police reports, obtaining medical reports and any other action which in our experience has been successful in helping our clients secure the compensation they are entitled to.
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It is important to note that in the vast majority of personal injury cases, we are able to secure a settlement out of court. We will negotiate with the other side on your behalf, outlining your case clearly and ensuring each aspect of your claim is well supported by evidence we have gathered. Jackson Boyd will always advise in your best interests, and will only advise taking your case to court where necessary.
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Google has announced the startups that will join the latest edition of its Launchpad accelerator program, with 10 of the 24 new entrants hailing from Asia.
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Hurricane Matthew Late Afternoon Update 10/4/16
Posted by Emely Meszaros Date October 5, 2016 Category Weather Center
10/4: At 5pm EDT this afternoon the center of Hurricane Matthew was located approximately 50 miles East/Southeast of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and was moving North at about 10 mph. Maximum sustained winds were near 145 mph with gusts of 155-165 mph. The minimum central pressure was 949 mb/28.02 inches of mercury.
Very damaging hurricane wind conditions and heavy rainfall will gradually end across Haiti this evening and will continue to overspread eastern Cuba through tonight and into early Wednesday. The center of Hurricane Matthew is forecast to continue moving in a general Northward direction through tonight and then curve toward the Northwest to North/Northwest during the day on Wednesday and into Thursday and Friday. A curve back toward the North/Northeast is then expected later Friday and into the weekend.
…Expected Impacts for Florida…
The highest winds (greater than 80 mph) associated with Matthew are located near/around and to the East of the center of the system, and this general trend is expected to continue through the end of the week. At this time, the center of Matthew is still forecast to remain just offshore of Florida, with the closest pass expected to be approximately 40 miles to the East of Melbourne during the pre-dawn hours of Friday morning (based on present forecast trends). This would tend to carry the greatest direct impacts from the highest levels of wind and storm surge along the Eastern edge of the coastline and just to the East of the peninsula. You may, however, note that the forecast for the track of the center of Matthew has again shifted slightly to the West with this update, and any further Westward shifts to the forecast would potentially result in an increased threat of higher winds and storm surge for Eastern portions of Florida.
At this time, based on the present forecast track of this system, we would expect Tropical Storm force winds across especially East-Central Florida from sometime late Thursday evening or Thursday night into Friday. This would especially likely be the case from near/North of West Palm Beach through Daytona Beach. Further inland, tropical storm force winds, especially in the form of gusts, appear likely from the aforementioned coastal points, Westward into the Orlando area. This would primarily occur from late on Thursday evening (likely after Sunset and especially closer to Midnight on Thursday night) through the pre-dawn and morning hours on Friday – based on the present forecast track of the system. If the system were to slow in forward speed, these impacts could extend into the afternoon hours on Friday in this area.
Some concentrated pockets of Hurricane force winds are also possible in east-central Florida, especially nearest where the center of Matthew is expected to pass just offshore (i.e., in the general area of Melbourne/Palm Bay, as well as the Cocoa Beach and Vero Beach areas, and possibly as far South as the Fort Pierce area.
It continues to be very important to note that any further Westward shift of the center of Matthew would potentially increase the coverage of both the Tropical Storm and Hurricane wind fields both along the coast and inland across Florida, so please stay tuned for later updates as this situation becomes more clear. This situation should become even more clear during the day on Wednesday and Wednesday night as the system approaches the peninsula from the South.
Regardless as to the exact track of the center of Matthew, much higher than normal surf, heavy wave action and dangerous rip currents can be expected along the Eastern coast of Florida and eventually into southeastern Georgia from Thursday through Saturday. Locally heavy rainfall of 3-6 inches (with locally higher amounts) can also be expected in this region. As with any tropical system, several (generally brief) tornadoes are also possible.
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Is CRISPR Therapeutics Stock a Buy?
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CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) may be one of the best biotechnology stocks to own in 2020. It's one of a few companies leading the way in gene-editing therapies, a market that the analysts at MarketsandMarkets expect will be worth $11.2 billion by 2025.
CRISPR's shares are up about 50% year to date, propelled by positive developments within its pipeline. The stock is outpacing both the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF and S&P 500 by a wide margin, and looks positioned to charge higher over the long term. The company leads other gene-editing companies in the hematology space and offers a novel treatment in the immuno-oncology space with plenty of catalysts that could propel the stock over the next 12 months.
Let's take a closer look at CRISPR's portfolio, its position in the competitive landscape, and its current valuation to determine if its stock is a buy today.
Competitive portfolio with plenty of upside
A potential curative therapy
Novel CAR T-cell therapy with dominance potential
Edge in the competitive landscape
Cruising toward new highs
Gene editing has garnered the attention of investors and the pharma industry in the past decade, but what exactly is this innovative technique? There are multiple types of gene editing, but the most promising approach is one that uses a CRISPR platform that allows scientists to alter an organism's DNA and potentially cure previously incurable diseases. The CRISPR platform is also referenced as CRISPR/Cas9, with the Cas9 enzyme playing a vital role in this particular gene-editing technology.
CRISPR Therapeutics has an expanding portfolio of potential treatments for a variety of diseases. It has nine product candidates in its development pipeline to treat hemoglobinopathies (blood disorders affecting the hemoglobin), cancers, diabetes, and rare genetic diseases. Its hemoglobinopathies program has been the major driver of its recent stock gains.
On June 12, CRISPR Therapeutics and its partner Vertex Therapeutics reported positive news from phase 1/2 clinical trials of its lead compound, CTX001, for the treatment of two genetic diseases: Transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia (TDT) and severe sickle cell disease (SCD).
TDT is a severe type of beta thalassemia that is characterized by severe anemia and lifelong dependence on blood transfusions for red blood cells, which carries risks of complication. The Climb-111 trial demonstrated clinical proof of concept of CTX001 treatment on two patients with TDT with different genotypes. Patient 1 achieved transfusion independence in 15 months after a CTX001 infusion, whereas Patient 2 reached independence five months after infusion.
SCD is an inherited disease that causes the body to produce abnormally shaped red blood cells, leading to cells that are sticky and could obstruct blood flow and oxygen. Climb-121 showed that at nine months after CTX001 infusion, the two patients were free of vaso-occlusive crises, or obstruction of circulation, and were transfusion independent.
Data from both the TDT and SCD studies gave early evidence the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing platform offers significant value and could lead to a new class of medicines that provide durable and more effective treatments for serious diseases.
While this is only preliminary data, CRISPR Therapeutics currently has a total of five patients dosed for the Climb-111 study (for TDT) and plans to expand enrollment to pediatric patients 12 years or older. The Climb-121 study has dosed two patients and is open for concurrent dosing.
The companies expect to report additional data in the second half of this year. Investors should stay tuned to these updates as CRISPR's CTX001 holds promise to be a curative therapy if it continues to succeed over the course of drug development.
While the blood disorders area offers promise, the oncology (cancer treatment) pipeline has even greater potential to create dependable revenue streams. The company is using its CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing platform to develop novel chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells that can be administered "off the shelf," meaning a single batch should be useful in treating a broad group of patients with improved safety and efficacy (as opposed to CAR T-cell therapies made from a patient's own T-cells and are then re-introduced to that patient.)
The CAR T-cell market offers tremendous upside to investors and is expected to reach $8.4 billion by 2027, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.9%. CRISPR's management believes that its novel CAR T-cell therapy could offer a superior product over the current therapies that are limited in their ability to treat solid tumors and could offer a more effective therapy in the solid tumor cancer treatment space that's expected to be worth $425 billion by 2027. CRISPR has drugs in clinical development to treat B-cell malignancies (CTX110), multiple myeloma (CTX120), and solid tumors and blood cancers (CTX130). Success for any one of these drug candidates could pave the way for treatments across a variety of tumor types and catapult the company into dominance of the immuno-oncology space.
The gene-editing space is highly competitive -- CRISPR's closest competitors Intellia Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NTLA) and Editas Medicines (NASDAQ: EDIT) are also using CRISPR/Cas9 technology to develop their therapies. While there is no certainty that these treatments will be better, the goal of these companies is to stay ahead of their competition through strategic partnerships and acquisitions -- which in many cases could provide a significant boost to resources and expertise.
Let's take a closer look at the competitive landscape of hematology (blood disease).
Competitive Landscape in Hematology
Cash & Investments (Q1 2020)
CRISPR Therapeutics
Vertex Therapeutics
Yes, plans to build facility
Clinical stage
Editas Medicines
Yes, plans to collaborate with Azzur Group
Investigational New Drug enabling phase
Yes, through Novartis partnership
Early clinical stage
Data Sources: CRISPR Therapeutics, Editas Medicines, Intellia Therapeutics
CRISPR Therapeutics has an early edge because it has released early data in humans through its phase 1/2 trials of CTX001 for TDT and SCD, has plenty of cash for operations, and boasts a strategic partnership with Vertex. Meanwhile, Intellia's IND application was accepted by the Food and Drug Administration in March, and it will initiate its phase 1/2 trials this year. Editas is the laggard in this space -- its trials are in the IND-enabling stage, which is a trial in preparation for Investigational New Drug (IND) application submission, and it plans to submit its application by the end of the year.
More recently, CRISPR raised $450 million in a public offering of common stock which will help it fund its operations, and hopefully allow it to keep its current lead in hematology development. With that said, CRISPR plans to report additional data on the CTX001 trial in the second half of the year and CTX110 at the end of the year. The proceeds will also support operations in its other trials that are initiating for CTX120 and CTX130. The second half of the year looks promising for the company and could drive the stock to hit new highs before 2020 is over.
CRISPR stock is nearing its 52-week high of $97.82 and could achieve a new high over the next 12 months. Many investors are excited about the potential for CRISPR's novel CAR T-cell therapies and the potential for this new class of treatments to become a franchise in the oncology space. CRISPR's recent development successes in hematology treatment and CAR T-cell therapy for cancer offers tremendous upside and could catalyze the stock further with positive data near the second half of the year.
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While CRISPR may have the lead in drug trials, the company is still relatively early in the development process and is nowhere near a product launch that could steer it toward regular recurring revenue. While all of these gene-editing leaders utilize the novel CRISPR/Cas9 technology for developing treatments for genetic diseases, investors should consider a diversified portfolio of gene-editing stocks as they all have soaring potential in the next five years.
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Worries over Australian Open as bushfire smoke endangers players
The Guardian 14 January 2020
Worries over the health of players at the Australian Open have intensified after bushfire smoke forced one player to retire with breathing problems and another match to be abandoned, with air quality in Melbourne dropping to the worst in the world overnight.
Winds blew smoke from the fires in east Victoria and New South Wales into the city, with air quality in the centre since categorised as very poor by the Environmental Protection Authority.
Defending men's tennis champion, Novak Djokovic, who is also the president of the ATP Player Council, has suggested delaying the tournament might have to be considered.
"You have to consider it because of some extreme weather or conditions," he said on Saturday. "That's probably the very, very last option. [But] if it comes down to ...the conditions affecting the health of players, you have to consider it."
Slovenia's Dalila Jakupovic suffered a coughing fit halfway through her qualifying match against Switzerland's Stefanie Vögele at Melbourne Park, the venue for the tournament's first grand slam, forcing her to retire.
"I was really scared that I would collapse. That's why I went on to the floor because I couldn't walk any more," she said. "I don't have asthma and never had breathing problems."
She said the match should never have been allowed to take place in the first place. "It's not healthy for us," she said. "I was surprised, I thought we would not be playing today, but we don't have much choice."
At Kooyong, the former world No 1 Maria Sharapova's match against Germany's Laura Siegemund was called off after officials decided the smoke was creating unsafe playing conditions.
"I started feeling a cough coming toward the end of the second set but I've been sick for a few weeks so I thought that had something to do with it," Sharapova told SBS after the match. "But then I heard Laura speak to the umpire and she said she was struggling with it as well. We were out there for over two hours, so from a health standpoint it's the right call from officials."
Smoke haze above Melbourne Park during an Australian Open practice session. Photograph: STRINGER/Reuters
The former Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard also called several medical time-outs in her opening match against China's Xiaodi You.
The state's chief health officer said although air quality would improve with warmer temperatures throughout the day, the situation remained hazardous with vulnerable groups such as children aged under 14, over-65s, pregnant women and those with pre-existing medical conditions, particularly at risk.
Overnight, firefighters were called to 200 false fire alarms triggered by the smoke haze. There are still 16 fires burning in Victoria, which have claimed four lives and destroyed 353 homes across 1.4m hectares (3.5m acres). Fires have been burning in the state since November, mainly caused by dry lightning from thunderstorms, some of which were brought on by the fires themselves.
The Victorian government, which on Tuesday announced a $2.55m inquiry into the fires, advised residents to "minimise the time spent in smoky conditions whenever practical to do so" and "avoid exercise". This could pose problems for the Australian Open tournament, due to start on Monday.
Tom Larner, Tennis Australia's chief operating officer, said: "We're treating any suspension of play like a rain delay or a heat delay, in that we will stop if conditions become unsafe based on medical advice, and once those conditions are safe to play, players will get back on court."
At last year's Australian Open, organisers were forced to change the rules on suspensions and breaks during extreme heat following complaints from players in 2019.
Does climate change cause bushfires?
The link between rising greenhouse gas emissions and increased bushfire risk is complex but, according to major science agencies, clear. Climate change does not create bushfires, but it can and does make them worse. A number of factors contribute to bushfire risk, including temperature, fuel load, dryness, wind speed and humidity.
What is the evidence on rising temperatures?
The Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO say Australia has warmed by 1C since 1910 and temperatures will increase in the future. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says it is extremely likely increased atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases since the mid-20th century is the main reason it is getting hotter. The Bushfire and Natural Hazards research centre says the variability of normal events sits on top of that. Warmer weather increases the number of days each year on which there is high or extreme bushfire risk.
What other effects do carbon emissions have?
Dry fuel load - the amount of forest and scrub available to burn - has been linked to rising emissions. Under the right conditions, carbon dioxide acts as a kind of fertiliser that increases plant growth.
So is climate change making everything dryer?
Dryness is more complicated. Complex computer models have not found a consistent climate change signal linked to rising CO2 in the decline in rain that has produced the current eastern Australian drought. But higher temperatures accelerate evaporation. They also extend the growing season for vegetation in many regions, leading to greater transpiration (the process by which water is drawn from the soil and evaporated from plant leaves and flowers). The result is that soils, vegetation and the air may be drier than they would have been with the same amount of rainfall in the past.
What do recent weather patterns show?
The year coming into the 2019-20 summer has been unusually warm and dry for large parts of Australia. Above average temperatures now occur most years and 2019 has been the fifth driest start to the year on record, and the driest since 1970.
Is arson a factor in this year's extreme bushfires?
Not a significant one. Two pieces of disinformation, that an "arson emergency", rather than climate change, is behind the bushfires, and that "greenies" are preventing firefighters from reducing fuel loads in the Australian bush have spread across social media. They have found their way into major news outlets, the mouths of government MPs, and across the globe to Donald Trump Jr and prominent right-wing conspiracy theorists.
NSW's Rural Fire Service has said the major cause of ignition during the crisis has been dry lightning. Victoria police say they do not believe arson had a role in any of the destructive fires this summer. The RFS has also contradicted claims that environmentalists have been holding up hazard reduction work.
The country's tourism industry has also been affected by the crisis, with Tourism Australia forced to withdraw an ad campaign featuring Kylie Minogue. Speaking to radio station 2GB, the tourism minister, Simon Birmingham, said: "I have anecdotal evidence from right across the country of cancellations and that's disappointing, annoying, frustrating."
According to Dean Stewart, senior forecaster for the Bureau of Meteorology, south-west winds on Wednesday should start lifting the smoke haze but would also bring sporadic thunderstorms.
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Rainforest Connection wants to predict deforestation before it happens.
Develop a model based on bio-acoustics and data science that can identify potential logging activities before they occur.
Provide rangers on the ground with advance warning of illegal logging activities.
A more agile, scalable and secure cloud platform that will safeguard bio-acoustic data.
Ability to save more trees and animals and reduce global carbon emissions.
Challenge: Protecting Rainforests with Bio-Acoustics and Big Data
Every two seconds, an area of rainforest the size of a football field is destroyed. It's causing the extinction of hundreds of animal and plant species every year, contributing to droughts and threatening indigenous reserves. Deforestation also accounts for 10%1 of all worldwide carbon emissions, making it a massive factor in global warming.
"With up to 90% of logging in tropical rainforests classified as illegal, we're helping teams on the ground take action," explains Topher White, CEO and Founder at Rainforest Connection. "We're committed to using bio-acoustics, big data analytics and cloud computing to help protect the world's rainforests."
Using mobile technology in treetops, known as 'guardians', Rainforest Connection is listening in to the forest to identify logging activity. Audio data is uploaded to the cloud, where it is analyzed for sounds of gun shots, chainsaws and trucks. These noises trigger alerts to teams of local rangers, so they can go and investigate.
The organization has been providing rangers with real-time acoustic information since 2013, but rangers often arrive too late to prevent the damage being done. "We wanted to get more predictive," says White. "It's not just about predicting what might happen in the future, but also understanding what might be happening right now that we can't explicitly hear. For example, a hunter might not make a sound, but we can identify the movement of animals and birds in response to the threat. We recognized that with advanced analytics capabilities, we might be able to provide on-the-ground teams with a better warning system and longer lead times."
With thousands of devices streaming data to the cloud, Rainforest Connection also needs an infrastructure capable of processing large volumes of data in real time. As a not-for-profit, the organization is heavily reliant on grants and charitable donations, including services from major tech companies. To make the most of the resources available, its IT environment must be scalable, agile and platform-agnostic so it can move between different cloud providers.
1https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/articles/relationship-between-deforestation-climate-change
With advance warning of logging activities, our partners on the ground will be able to take appropriate action faster, and potentially save more trees and animals.
– Topher White, CEO and Founder, Rainforest Connection
Solution: Building a Predictive Model and an Agile Platform
Rainforest Connection started talking to Hitachi Vantara about these needs in December 2018, which initiated two major projects, both of which are being delivered as pro bono activities.
The first of these - Project Rain - started in February 2020. As part of the project, Rainforest Connection is working with Hitachi Vantara's data scientists to create an AI-based model that will predict logging events before they actually happen. "Using up to five months' worth of acoustic data from Sumatra's rainforests and using the AI and machine learning algorithms, the Hitachi Vantara team has developed two different models to detect acoustic anamolies and disturbances," explains Bourhan Yassin, Chief Operating Officer at Rainforest Connection. "We're currently testing them to identify the most effective solution."
Rainforest Connection has also been working with Hitachi Vantara to design a new cloud platform that will support continuous integration (CI) and continuous delivery (CD). The solution enables Rainforest Connection's developers to deliver new code and updates faster, accelerating innovation. It also features strong authentication and security measures to safeguard the organization's data.
The new platform simplified the transition from AWS to Google Cloud, and will ensure future migrations are also seamless. Thanks to Hitachi Vantara's long-term strategic partnership with Google, Rainforest Connection can ensure it's using the latest best-practice processes and technologies. The new platform is based on the open-source Google Kubernetes Engine, which combines over 15 years of Google's experience running production workloads at scale with ideas and practices from the community. Hitachi Vantara has been working closely with both Google and Rainforest Connection at every stage of the project to make decisions, share knowledge and train the internal team.
Phase two of the infrastructure project, which starts October 2020, involves implementing a composable cloud Data Lake. With a platform-agnostic data lake, Rainforest Connection will be able to maximize the value of its data without having to worry about security or networking overheads. "Working with Hitachi Vantara has been amazing," says Yassin. "It's a true partnership with complete transparency. Hitachi Vantara has been focused on helping us make use of all the resources available to us – wherever they come from."
The projects have seen different departments across Hitachi Vantara – including Digital Advisory services (DVE - Digital Value Enablement), Data Science, Innovation Excellence, Cloud Modernization and Data and Analytics consulting services teams – all coming together to help with a common cause.
Outcome: Saving More Trees and Animals
Project Rain is showing great potential, with one predictive model in particular already achieving an 80% confidence interval. The team is now working to refine and improve it. Rainforest Connection is hoping to put the new model into the production environment for further testing with real guardians and rangers in Sumatra by December 2020. "With advance warning of logging activities, our partners on the ground will be able to take appropriate action faster, and potentially save more trees and animals," says White.
Rainforest Connection is hoping to eventually adapt the model to detect potential deforestation at different sites across the globe. With the new cloud infrastructure, the organization will have the scalability and flexibility to support this expansion.
The new platform supported by composable cloud data lake architecture will also enhance security for Rainforest Connection. "Our activities have significant consequences for people living and working around the rainforests, so we don't want our data getting into the wrong hands," explains Yassin. "Thanks to the Hitachi Vantara partnership, we now have a secure, agile and scalable cloud solution that will help us protect more rainforests around the world."
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Q: Infintely/Finitely Occurring Event Sequence in Terms of Subevents I'm doing an undergrad probability subject and its been a while since I've done probability. In a tutorial I missed (I got the questions online, no solutions) we were given the question:
Let $B, C,$ and $D$ be (possibly overlapping) events, $\{A_n\}$ a sequence of events defined as follows:
$A_n=
\begin{cases}
B &\text{for } n=1,2,3\\
C &\text{for } n=k^2, k\geq 2\\
D &\text{for all other values of } n
\end{cases}$
Express in terms of $B, C,$ and $D$ the following events: i) $A_n$ occurs infinitely often. ii) $A_n$ occurs finitely often.
I'm really struggling to get my head around how to start the question. I've looked into the Borel-Cantelli lemmas, but I just can't relate them properly to the question. Any help would be appreciated, I really feel like this shouldn't be as difficult I'm making it.

A: The Borel-Cantelli lemmas aren't needed, since you're not actually calculating any probabilities.  You need to think simpler.  The question is saying: if $B$ occurs, then $A_n$ occurs for $n = 1, 2, 3$; if $C$ occurs, then $A_n$ occurs for all square $n \ge 4$; if $D$ occurs, then $A_n$ occurs for all nonsquare $n \ge 5$.  In particular, $A_n$ occurs infinitely often iff $C$ or $D$ occurs, so event (i) is $C \cup D$. Event (ii) is the complement of this event, which is $(C \cup D)^c = C^c \cap D^c$ (that is, $A_n$ occurs finitely often iff neither $C$ nor $D$ occurs).  Note that you don't care about $B$: it only affects a finite number of $A_n$, and doesn't change whether the number of them that happen is finite or infinite.
(And welcome to math.SE!  Ask if you need more clarification.)


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Made Available
by Chris Chameleon
© Copyright - Chris Chameleon / Chris Chameleon (634479946608)
For the love of music.
Genre: Rock: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Share Time Download
1. Morning is Broken (featuring Somerfaan)
2. Good to be True
3. Singulai
4. Rested Defences
5. All or Me
6. Changes
7. Wishbone
8. Days Like This
9. Right in my Wrong Turn
10. One Day Wonder
11. OOAA
12. Simunye
13. Walk in Flames
14. Come
15. Here Comes the Night
Made Available is a taste of Chris Chameleon's music making passion for the last 17 years and an insight into the process involved in recording... and now is being Made Available to you.
Produced by Kevin Leicher at Dark Star Studios in Johannesburg, this album was intended to explore a new approach for his next studio project but the final product was so pleasing to Chris' ear that he decided to make this pre-production album available online and at live gigs.
This 15-track album is a collection of songs that Chris had written over the last 20 years, some of which had never been recorded before.
The tracks are:
1. Morning is Broken: This song is a collaboration between Chris Chameleon and Somerfaan. At Nel approached Chris to write the lyrics to the song and sing it on the recording - which Chris did 3 days and 60 stitches later, after being attacked in his home in 2004.
2. Good to be True: This song was performed by Boo! and originally included on their first album, the "Banana Flava" live album.
3. Singulai: Written in 2003 and finally on an album!
4. Rested Defences: This soulful version features local soul diva Khethi Ntshangase on backing vocals with a new, as yet unheard chorus.
5. All of Me: Initially called "Avrocado Pair" which was a happy-go-lucky song performed by Boo!, it's updated incarnation is now in a hauntingly honest form. Look out for the incredible animation video of this song, soon to hit television and YouTube
6. Changes: Written in 1993 and rejected by Chris' then band, Blue Chameleon.
7. Wishbone: A more sparkly version of "Wishboan" from Boo!'s 2000 album "Naughties."
8. Days Like This: This song was inspired by the September 11 attack in New York and written shortly thereafter while Chris was on tour in the USA.
9. Right in My Wrong Turn: About 15 years old, this song has never been performed live and had never been recorded until now.
10. One Day Wonder: This song was performed back in Blue Chameleon days and was called "Yes Humphrey."
11. OOAA: Another attempt at a hard-to-record classic.
12. Simunye: A live recording of this song from a gig in North Carolina appeared on the 2002 SAMA winning "Shooting Star" album.
13. Walking in Flames: Also written in the USA in 2002 and making its album debut.
14. Come: This acoustic version comes from Levi's CD 4 album released in 2005.
15. Here Comes The Night: Written in 1991 and first recorded as a technological remix on Boo!'s "The 3Boo?dists."


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Hanging from the ribbon is a medallion that has a raised image of a World War I soldier. There is also an enameled "YD" emblem. The medal reads:
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The back of the medal has three logos that look like union marks. There is also a screw with the back section there. The ribbon measures 4-3/4" long and is in excellent condition with a small spot on the ribbon as can be seen in the scan.


On November 14, 2017 at approximately 0956 hours, dispatch advised Deputy Malone of a name and number regarding someone impersonating a police officer.
Upon making contact with the 25-year-old female victim she stated that she was traveling East on Highway 73 East at approximately 1810 hours on November 13, 2017. Victim stated that she passed Hempstead 105 and saw a white Crown Victoria parked on Hempstead 105 facing Highway 73 East.
The victim stated that the vehicle pulled out behind her and activated blue lights. Victim stated that she pulled her vehicle to the side of the road and a younger white male subject came to her window of her vehicle, and told her "Ma'am you know you're supposed to turn your blinker on when going around a curve.
Victim stated that he then asked for her driver's license. Victim stated that she gave the male subject her old driver's license, and the male subject went back to his vehicle for approximately 3 to 4 minutes. Victim stated that the male subject then came back to her window and gave her license back and stated that he was giving her a verbal warning.
Victim stated that the male subject has dark hair, average height, and had a black jacket on with a spot for a name tag. Victim stated that he did not have a name tag on but did have a gold pin on his jacket. Victim stated that she did not see a badge She stated that she has never seen the male subject before, and that he did not act like he knew what he was doing. Victim stated that the vehicle the male subject was driving is a white Crown Victoria that has a spot light, and the only blue lights on the vehicle was a strip of blue lights at the top of his windshield.


As a method of recording Indigenous uses of the land, traditional land use mapping is a fixture in resource development-related consultation. In light of the recent Tsilhqot'in Decision in the Supreme Court of Canada, we argue that traditional land use documentation must move beyond the mapping of individual sites. Such work must consider the contexts in which Indigenous peoples use their traditional lands and as well as local, Indigenous concepts of management and governance. Drawing on an example of from Secwepemc territory in south-central British Columbia, we argue that the Tsilhqot'in Decision gives legal support to a more nuanced conception of the places of cultural significance to Indigenous peoples. We demonstrate further that the "spaces" between the places on traditional land use maps must be brought to the fore in development-related consultation.
Thomas McIlwraith is an assistant professor at the University of Guelph. His interests include British Columbia ethnography and Indigenous land use. He has worked as a consulting anthropologist since 1997 and has held post-secondary teaching and researching positions since 2003.
Raymond Cormier is of aboriginal descent from the Splatsin band of the Secwepemc Nation located in the British Columbia southern interior. He has held a position in the Splatsin Title and Rights Department since 2008 and as director since 2010. His background is in natural resource management and Secwepemc history and culture.


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You have created/edited a report via Report Wizard and you defined a characteristic to Show Master Data Value, however, this setting is not being applied to the characteristics which are part of this one.
Show All and Find XYZ report.
Go to Characteristics Properties step.
Find the characteristic Created On and check the checkbox for Show Master Data Value.
Click on Add Fields button.
Select Month (Created On) to Display in the Report.
See that the characteristic is not showing the master data value.
The settings applied to the key field (in this case "Created On") will not be transferred to their child fields (such as Month (Created On), hence it will not show the master data value to the characteristics which are based on the first one.
This is the system designed behavior.


This effective network of comprises a number of social work faculties that have entered into partnership under the EU's Erasmus+ programme, which was set up at an international conference in Groningen (NL) in 1998. Since then, the network has grown to include various partners.
We manage teacher and student exchanges on an individual and bilateral level. We operate a working platform for the network partners, which mainly cooperate within the Erasmus+ programme. We adopt a multinational perspective on relevant aspects of social work by organising and participating in International University Week, held every April. Our network partners take turns to host and organise this event. International University Week is often the first step for students who are interested in individual exchanges, as it allows them to make personal contacts.
Every April, at least three network universities host the International University Week which brings together students and teaching staff from every partner university. And every year in October, the members take turns hosting a network meeting attended by international coordinators and other stakeholders. The network meetings and the International University Week are held in English. All of the member universities have concluded bilateral Erasmus agreements in order to foster the exchange of students and lecturers.
The St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences will host an International University Week from 1 – 4 April 2019.
We are currently looking for universities in other European countries which would like to join our network. We offer an effective network with staff who are committed to internationalisation as an important aspect of education in social work. Interested universities are welcome to contact us or our network partners for further information.


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Q: UIView inside UIScrollView not resizing on 3,5 inches screen iOS I need your help / suggestions guys.
I'm using a UIScrollView (horizontal) to show some data. There is a custom UIView inside this scrollView, made in Interface Builder. I'm not using Auto layout (maybe I should... I tried, but it's doesn't look as I want, or I don't understand how it works...).
Well, here is my code where my scrollView is powered:
- (void)loadList
{
    for (int i = 0; i < [DBManager getSharedInstance].getCountItems; i++) {

        Item *item = [[DBManager getSharedInstance] getCachedItemAtIndex:i];

        PanelPage *page = [[PanelPage alloc] initWithItem:item];

        CGRect frame;
        frame.origin.x = self.scrollView.frame.size.width * i;
        frame.origin.y = 0;
        frame.size = self.scrollView.frame.size;

        page.view.frame = frame;

        [self.scrollView addSubview:page.view];

    }

    self.scrollView.contentSize = CGSizeMake(self.scrollView.frame.size.width * [DBManager getSharedInstance].getCountItems, self.scrollView.frame.size.height);

    self.pageControl.numberOfPages = [DBManager getSharedInstance].getCountItems;
}

It works good. The size of the UIView inside the scrollView :
Height: 397px
Width: 285px
I have a UINavigationBar (64px height) and a UITabBar (44px height), working on iOS 7
For screen of 4 inches, it's perfect, but on 3,5 inches, I would like to resize the view insides my scrollView, but I don't know how to proceed. A tried many things but no good results :/
Thank you so much for your help.
Any suggestion is appreciate ;)
EDIT:
Well, I can now resize my scrollview when size screen change. See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/15401903/2061450
Searching for resize the views inside the scrollview now...

A: You should call loadList function in viewDidAppear, not before (e.g. in viewDidLoad).


If the openSPOT2's modem is in C4FM (or C4FM Half Deviation) modem mode, then the device will automatically broadcast Wires-X information which will be displayed on radios in Wires-X mode. You can switch your C4FM/Fusion radio into Wires-X mode by pressing it's Wires-X button (sometimes labelled as DX button).
The openSPOT2 displays the currently active configuration profile number at the bottom right corner of the FT2D's display. Displayed information may look different on other type of C4FM/Fusion radios. The examples here are demonstrated using an FT2D.
Using your openSPOT2 with a C4FM/Fusion radio in Wires-X mode is very convenient as you'll always see the active server's name, and you can easily switch between servers using the radio's user interface.
You can get a server listing by selecting the Search & Direct option and then selecting the All button.
The first 5 entries will be your openSPOT2's configuration profiles. The list will contain the servers of the currently active connector. In case the currently active connector does not have a server list (ex. the Null connector), YSFReflector servers will be listed. To switch to an entry, select it using the dial and press PTT for a short time (or just tap on it in case you have a touch display).
You can search in the server list by selecting the Search & Direct option and then selecting the Search & Direct button.
You can enter a part of the server name. All matching servers will be listed. To switch to a server, select it using the dial and press PTT for a short time (or just tap on it in case you have a touch display).
You can connect to YSFReflector servers directly if you know the desired server's ID. Select the Search & Direct option, then select the Search & Direct button, then select the ID button. Enter the server ID and then select the ENT button. Server IDs are 5 digit long, make sure you've entered all digits otherwise the radio won't let you select the ENT button.
You can save your favorite servers by adding them to categories. The openSPOT2 will automatically switch to the saved server's connector in case it's needed.
Select the server name on the main Wires-X screen (the option at the bottom). This will load the station information screen. Select the Add button, then select a category.
Select the Search & Direct option, then select a category to list it's saved servers. To switch to a server, select it using the dial and press PTT for a short time (or just tap on it in case you have a touch display).
You can delete a server from a category in your radio's main settings menu. Select the Wires-X option and then the Remove room/node option.
You can rename a category also in this Wires-X menu.


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In his new book Why Not Say What Happened, renowned cultural historian Morris Dickstein focuses on a subject close to home—his life and times. The memoir traces Dickstein's path from a Jewish youth on the Lower East Side, to the halls of the Ivy League and Cambridge, through NYC's post-war years of political, social, and artistic upheaval. Dickstein, a longtime Graduate Center professor, speaks with Gary Giddins about this "acutely observed, slyly funny memoir" (Molly Haskell). Dickstein's celebrated works include Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression. Giddins, executive director of the Leon Levy Center for Biography, is the acclaimed author of Visions of Jazz and many other books.
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Railway bosses are looking to see what changes can be made after residents reported their frustrations at a new "extremely loud" railway crossing warning siren installed in the summer.
The issue has affected residents around the level crossing in Station Road, Hoghton, so much so that they raised the issue with Hoghton Parish Council.
Coun Long added that Environmental Health and Network Rail had also been contacted over the issue.
The subject was discussed by councillors at a parish council meeting at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Hoghton, on Monday, September 17.
Minutes from the meeting report the siren being described as "extremely loud". It also states that the town council clerk is contacting Network Rail to see if the siren could be turned down.
A spokesman for Network Rail confirmed that talks are underway with residents and that the siren was replaced in the summer due to a defect.
They accepted that the "tone of the audible may have changed to the system being new" but could not confirm if it actually had.
They said: "Keeping level crossing users safe is our priority and audible and visual warnings are key to this. Volume levels at the crossing are below the maximum permitted but we are aware that there is still local concern.
Network Rail reported that in the last five years there had been more than 2,000 incidents at level crossings.


Petraki Place III is on the first floor – one flight of original marble stairs – of a grand and elegant 19th century building very near to Galata Tower. The building entrance is on a characterful cobbled street, packed with intriguing boutiques and cafés. A few floors up on the roof-top, the shared terrace has gorgeous views across Golden Horn to the Old City. You're invited to take your drinks or meals up to the roof terrace any time you like, for a very special experience of the city.
Petraki Place III boasts a unique hamam shower room where you can relax on a warmed marble slab to the sound of water flowing into the antique carved sink: perfect after a busy day exploring. In addition to the hamam shower room there's a second large shower-room with marble counter-top and another roomy shower.
The three bedrooms are stylish: two doubles and one twin, each with chic velvet headboards and high quality crisp white linens. The twin beds can be pushed together if preferred. The bedrooms are arranged around a large and atmospheric central hall with comfy seating, great for snuggling up with a good book.
The open plan kitchen-living area is very spacious and sociably laid out. The brand new kitchen is chic and well-equipped, with high-end appliances including a dish-washer. Freshly-upholstered vintage sofa and chairs invite you to relax and there's a bar table for snacking. A double doorway leads into a separate dining room with a large oval dining table and chairs.
Original dark wooden floorboards give a warm feel and all doors are elegant dark wood originals, adding lots of character and spirit. The ceilings are extremely high giving a relaxing sense of space.
This apartment is a very big 130 m2 in total, serene and restful with a quiet, solid grace. The bedrooms comfortably accommodate six people and a seventh/child on a fold-out bed in the master bedroom is possible.
In the same building we also offer Petraki Place I, Petraki Place II and Petraki Place IV apartments. Two or all three of these apartments together are ideal for a large group.
So you want to go to Istanbul. You want to experience the normal world of the people who live in Istanbul. You don't want a hotel, but you do want the comfort offered by a hotel. Seriously, this is your home in Istanbul. Petraki III, one of the newest apartments that have been renovated by the team at Istanbul Place, is a stunning experience combining new/modern Istanbul with the old/historical experience of a personal hamam.
It would be a difficult challenge to find a place more comfortable and unique than this three bedroom apartment. The beds are firm, yet oh so comfortable after a day of walking the seven hills of Istanbul. We even read the labels on the pillows to figure out where we could find them. The kitchen is well laid out, and equipped with all of the tools you need to try your hand at some of the Turkish dishes you experienced just a few steps away. But again, let me explain about the hamam. First of all, almost no one in Istanbul now even considers a private hamam as a normal thing. We mentioned this hamam to a young Turkish architecture student who was waiting table locally, and he couldn't even believe that a private home would have one. Secondly, it is the height of decadent luxury to relax on the warm stone table as long as you like, while knowing that you can fall asleep, or bathe, or both… on your own schedule. It also makes for a nice romantic surprise for your partner….
The location is superb, the service is lovely, attentive, informative and helpful. There is a charming salep shop downstairs if you want a traditional Turkish drink, a Turkish towel shop at the corner staffed by very clever students, and a view of the city to toast from the terrace. Yes, I know that I am raving, but truly, this is a find… in a city of finds. I know I will find myself back in Istanbul, and I know that we will always make an effort to enjoy this apartment!


ATLANTA, Nov. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (the Bank) announced today that it has awarded $25,592,918 million to assist in the funding of 62 affordable housing projects in 17 states as part of its 2018 Affordable Housing Program (AHP). The projects represent $856,920,540 in total housing development. For every $1 dollar in AHP funding, another $32 dollars of financing was leveraged under the FHLBank Atlanta 2018 AHP.
Local for-profit and nonprofit developers, in partnership with FHLBank Atlanta member financial institutions, will use $19.4 million of AHP funds to assist in the acquisition, new construction, rehabilitation, or preservation of 3,166 affordable rental and homeownership units in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Developers with projects in states outside of the Bank's district, including Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas, will receive more than $6.1 million in AHP funding to develop 1,073 housing units. For the complete list of winners, click here.
FHLBank Atlanta awards AHP funds annually through a competitive application process. Since 1990, FHLBank Atlanta has awarded more than $760 million in AHP Competitive grants, providing more than 120,000 housing opportunities for moderate, low-, and very low-income households. Applications for the 2019 AHP funding round will be accepted beginning June 2019. Potential applicants must work with an FHLBank Atlanta member financial institution to complete the AHP Competitive program application. A list of member financial institutions is available on the FHLBank Atlanta website at www.fhlbatl.com.
FHLBank Atlanta offers competitively-priced financing, community development grants, and other banking services to help member financial institutions make affordable home mortgages and provide economic development credit to neighborhoods and communities. The Bank's members—its shareholders and customers—-are commercial banks, credit unions, savings institutions, community development financial institutions, and insurance companies located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. FHLBank Atlanta is one of 11 district banks in the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Since 1990, the FHLBanks have awarded approximately $5.8 billion in Affordable Housing Program funds, assisting more than 865,000 households.
"Fraud results in billions of dollars lost every year and reducing that loss and the number of victims is a priority for Old National. That's why we partner with law enforcement and other agencies to help educate and protect our clients and communities from this increasing crime," said Candice Rickard, Old National Bank Chief Risk Officer.
Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ: ONB) is the holding company of Old National Bank. Headquartered in Evansville with $17.5 billion in assets, it is a top 100 U.S. bank, the largest Indiana-based bank and has been recognized as a World's Most Ethical Company by the Ethisphere Institute for seven consecutive years. For nearly 185 years, Old National has been a community bank committed to building long-term, highly valued relationships with clients. With locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, Old National provides retail and commercial banking services along with comprehensive wealth management, investment and capital markets services. For information and financial data, please visit Investor Relations at oldnational.com.
Ottawa, Illinois, Nov. 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. (NasdaqCM: OTTW) (the "Company"), the holding company for Ottawa Savings Bank, FSB (the "Bank"), announced today that it has approved a stock repurchase program authorizing the purchase of 337,440 shares, representing 10% of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had repurchased a total of 100,235 shares of its common stock at an average price of $14.08 per share as part of its previously approved stock repurchase program, which will expire on November 15, 2018. Repurchases will be conducted through open market purchases, which may include purchases under a trading plan adopted pursuant to Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 10b5-1, or through privately negotiated transactions. Repurchases will be made from time to time depending on market conditions and other factors.
Ottawa Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Ottawa Savings Bank, FSB which provides various financial services to individual and corporate customers in the United States. The Bank offers various deposit accounts, including checking, money market, regular savings, club savings, certificate, and various retirement accounts. Its loan portfolio includes one-to-four family residential mortgage, multi-family and non-residential real estate, commercial, and construction loans as well as auto loans and home equity lines of credit. Ottawa Savings Bank, FSB was founded in 1871 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Illinois. For more information about the Company and the Bank, please visit www.ottawasavings.com.
The foregoing material may contain forward-looking statements concerning the financial condition, results of operations and business of the Company. We caution that such statements are subject to a number of uncertainties and actual results could differ materially and, therefore, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after the date of such statements.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Nov. 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hawthorn Bancshares of Jefferson City, MO (NASDAQ: HWBK) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable January 1, 2019 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 15, 2018. The current cash dividend rate is consistent with the prior quarter.
WILMINGTON, N.C., Nov. 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Live Oak Bank has been named the 2018 Lender of the Year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business and Cooperative Service.
The award was presented by USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service Administrator Bette Brand at the National Rural Lender's Association Conference in Washington, D.C.
To learn more about Live Oak's energy and environmental lending services, visit www.liveoakbank.com/renewable.
SANDY, Utah, Nov. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mountain America Credit Union is proud to announce it has awarded ten grants to teachers and PTA leaders of K-12 classrooms in Utah and Idaho. Up to $1,500 was awarded to each grant winner. To be eligible for the Mountain America Credit Union PTA Grants, recipients had to be members of both Mountain America and their local PTA.
The funds will be used for a wide variety of classroom purposes, including a school-wide art program, robotic kits, science lab, musical instruments, reading programs, and flexible seating equipment. This year's recipients are Sara Alzheimer, Maple Grove Elementary; Jessica Payne, Windridge Elementary; Emily Tanner, Crestview Elementary; Tiffany Lemos, Chubbuck Elementary; Joel Bennett, Spring Lake Elementary; Andrea Griggs, McMillan Elementary; Keri Reynolds, Whitesides Elementary; Amy Wittwer, South Elementary; Kori Hales, Moroni Elementary; Katie Rogers, Thunder Ridge Elementary.
Mountain America will again be accepting applications in Spring 2019. Further details can be found at https://www.macu.com/pta.
With more than 780,000 members and $8 billion in assets, Mountain America Credit Union assists members on the right path to help them identify and achieve their financial dreams. Mountain America provides consumers and businesses with a variety of convenient, flexible products and services, as well as sound, timely advice. Members enjoy access to secure, cutting-edge mobile banking technology, over 90 branches across five states, thousands of shared-branching locations nationwide and more than 50,000 surcharge-free ATMs. Mountain America—safely guiding you forward along your financial journey. Learn more at macu.com.
BURBANK, Calif., Nov. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Logix Federal Credit Union announced today that its Board of Directors has chosen Ana Fonseca as the Credit Union's next President and CEO. Fonseca, who currently serves as LFCU's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will succeed Dave Styler, the company's current President and CEO, on December 31, 2018.
Fonseca holds a bachelor's degree from University of Phoenix, a master's degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University, and she completed the Executive Leadership Program at Stanford University. Her leadership experience ranges from Accounting, Finance, Facilities, Security, Fraud Risk Management, Lending, Sales, and Branch Operations, and she is an active participant in development and execution of the Logix strategy.
Chartered in 1937, Logix Federal Credit Union offers a full menu of financial services, and surcharge-free access to 35,000 ATMs nationwide. Logix Federal Credit Union is rated "superior" for financial strength, and is the largest credit union headquartered in Los Angeles County, with more than 190,000 members and nearly $6 billion in assets. Logix operates 15 branches in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
This year, Logix Federal Credit Union was named the best credit union in California by Forbes and the best credit union by readers of the Santa Clarita Valley's "The Signal" for 13 consecutive years. In 2015, the credit union was named one of Los Angeles Business Journal's best places to work. Savings are federally insured by the National Credit Union Administration, a U.S. Government Agency. Logix is an equal housing lender. For more information, visit www.lfcu.com.
COSTA MESA, Calif., Nov. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pacific Mercantile Bank ("the Bank"), the wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (NASDAQ:PMBC), today announced that it has provided a $7.8 million owner-occupied commercial real estate loan to finance the expansion of MonkeySports Capital, a sporting goods retailer. In addition to the financing, MonkeySports utilizes Pacific Mercantile Bank's depository products and treasury management services.
MonkeySports is a leading retailer of ice hockey, lacrosse, baseball and softball equipment. MonkeySports operates 11 retail stores in California, Texas, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Colorado, New Hampshire, Sweden and Canada. The company also runs six online stores, including its flagship site www.hockeymonkey.com, the largest e-commerce hockey site as measured by traffic, product offering and sales. Founded in 1999, the company has leveraged its reputation as a premier provider of hockey equipment to steadily expand into additional sports.
For more information about Pacific Mercantile Bank and its commitment to helping companies succeed, visit www.pmbank.com.
Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (NASDAQ:PMBC) is the parent holding company of Pacific Mercantile Bank, which opened for business March 1, 1999. The Bank, which is an FDIC insured, California state-chartered bank and a member of the Federal Reserve System, provides a wide range of commercial banking services to businesses, business professionals and individual clients. The Bank is headquartered in Orange County and has seven locations in Southern California, located in Orange, Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Bernardino counties. The Bank offers tailored flexible solutions for its clients including an array of loan and deposit products, sophisticated treasury management services, and comprehensive online banking services accessible at www.pmbank.com.
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Seacoast Commerce Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seacoast Commerce Banc Holdings (OTC Pink: SCBH) today announced the hiring of Eric LaPrad as Senior Vice President and Small Business Administration ("SBA") Business Development Officer. Mr. LaPrad will be located in Columbus, Ohio. He brings proven success in SBA production, specifically in the dental and medical industries, to Seacoast's already "best in class" SBA Division and will be helping medical professionals facilitate the acquisition, development, and refinance of their commercial real estate properties.
Mr. LaPrad has over 14+ years of banking experience with regional and national lenders and establishing his own consulting firm serving dentists. He began his career in banking in 2004 with MBNA Practice Solutions after attending Ohio State University. Mr. LaPrad went on to work for Bank of America for 12 years, serving in several roles after the bank bought MBNA. Over the years, he has managed BofA's Practice Finance Commercial Real Estate department, created and managed their Practice Banking/Client Manager department, and served as a Regional Sales Manager (RSM) responsible for managing a multi state region in the Midwest/Mid Atlantic. During his time as an RSM, he set up over 500 dental offices and grew the Mid South territory to one of the top performing regions in the group.
After leaving BofA, Mr. LaPrad started his own financial consulting firm providing dentists with tailored financial solutions for commercial real estate; purchase, refinance & construction; 1st time practice owner financing; practice sale and acquisitions; equipment loans; and working capital. He positioned his firm for success, establishing a nationwide network of referral sources solely dedicated to the dental industry, signing over 56 formal referral agreements with national and regional SBA lenders and culminating in a sale of his firm earlier this year.
"Eric is an outstanding addition to our SBA Team. We are very excited to have his deep and varied experience as we look to expand our business in the dental and medical industries and are confident that his skills, expertise and consultative approach to helping our medical professional clients pursue their dreams of growing their practices and owning their facilities will resonate positively with our clients," stated Don Mercer, Executive Vice President, SBA National Sales Manager. Eric can be reached by email at elaprad@sccombank.com or at (484) 506-1490.
About Seacoast Commerce Banc Holdings: Seacoast Commerce Banc Holdings is a bank holding company with one wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Seacoast Commerce Bank, which also operates as Capital Bank, a division of Seacoast Commerce Bank. Both the holding company and the bank are headquartered in San Diego, California, with the Bank having four full-service banking branches in San Diego and Orange County, California, and loan and deposit production offices throughout Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Ohio, Oregon, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Texas, Utah and Washington.
For more information on Seacoast Commerce Banc Holdings, please visit www.scbholdings.com; to learn more about Seacoast Commerce Bank, visit www.sccombank.com, or contact Richard M. Sanborn, President and Chief Executive Officer at (858) 432-7001.
Todd Jones, previously managing director and group head of franchise finance, has been appointed as executive vice president of wholesale banking and will report directly to David Popwell, president of banking for First Horizon. In this newly created role, Jones will be responsible for serving commercial and business banking customers with oversight of treasury management, commercial real estate, corporate finance, syndications and the specialty lending areas. Additionally, Jones will also serve as a member of First Horizon's executive management committee.
Tammy LoCascio, executive vice president of consumer banking, will expand her role to include leadership responsibility for mortgage and consumer loan delivery, consumer products and business analytics. Prior to this announcement, LoCascio led retail, private client, wealth management, small business, mortgage and consumer loan delivery, call centers, consumer products and business analytics. Her expanded responsibilities are in addition to these areas of consumer banking. LoCascio will continue to report directly to David Popwell and serve as a member of the executive management committee.
Jones brings more than 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. He joined First Horizon in 2016 to lead a newly created franchise finance vertical following the acquisition of a restaurant loan portfolio from a leading sector lender. Under his leadership, the franchise finance team has been established as one of the premier firms in their sector, growing customers and commitments. He has been frequently featured as a keynote speaker at various restaurant industry and individual brand events.
Before joining First Horizon, Jones spent 16 years in various capacities at GE Capital. His experience includes roles of increasing responsibility in capital markets, sales, and marketing. He earned a bachelor's degree in business with a major in accounting from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. Jones is active in the community with Junior Achievement of Arizona and serves on the Board of Governors for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale.
LoCascio has served as executive vice president of consumer banking of First Horizon, delivered a strategy that transformed the consumer organization and doubled profitability twice in the last six years. Previously, LoCascio led First Horizon's retail line of business working with the markets across the company to provide strategic direction as well as sales and operational support.
Prior to joining First Horizon, she held several retail banking executive leadership roles including mid-south region chief administrative officer at Regions Bank, director of retail banking at Union Planters Bank and training director and retail executive at National City Bank. LoCascio earned a bachelor's degree in marketing and business administration from the University of Florida. She was honored as one of Memphis' most influential women in business by the Memphis Business Journal, receiving the 2018 Super Women in Business Award.
SEATTLE, Nov. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Laurie Stewart, President and CEO of Sound Community Bank, advanced from Vice Chair to Chair Elect on the American Bankers Association (ABA) slate of officers. The formal recognition took place at the ABA Annual Convention in New York City mid-October. This is the second year of a three year term. In 2019, the position advances from Chairman-Elect to Chairman.
ABA represents banks of all sizes and charters and is the voice for the nation's $17 trillion banking industry and its 2 million employees, safeguarding more than $13 trillion in deposits and extending more than $9 trillion in loans. The association provides educational benefits and programs for its members, represents the industry in Washington DC, and speaks on behalf of the industry in the press.
Stewart celebrates 29 years with Sound Community Bank in December. In these years, Stewart led the conversion of the organization from a $38 million dollar credit union to a $715 million publicly traded commercial bank. She has a long history in community banking and participation in industry affairs. Recognized by American Banker as one of the Most Powerful Women in Banking in 2011, 2015, 2017 and once again in 2018, she served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Washington Bankers Association (WBA) and is incoming Chair of the Board of Directors for the National Arthritis Foundation. Stewart is a frequent speaker at conferences and colleges locally and nationally, and has testified in both Washington DC and Olympia, Washington on a variety of legislative and regulatory financial issues. She helped create the WBA's Executive Development Program which is now in its eighth year of existence. Stewart is one of 14 bankers selected to serve on the inaugural FDIC Advisory Board and subsequently the CFPB Advisory Board.
BARKHAMSTED, Conn., Nov. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Washington Trust's Commercial Real Estate Group recently provided $2.5 million to Sound Garrett Barkhamsted, LLC, for the refinancing of a 16,559 square foot retail property in Barkhamsted, Connecticut.
Located at 390 New Hartford Road in Barkhamsted, the property includes two stand-alone retail tenants, Dollar General and O'Reilly Auto Parts. Dollar General was founded in 1939 and operates more than 13,600 stores in 44 states. O'Reilly Auto Parts was founded in 1957 by the O'Reilly family and currently operates more than 4,800 stores across 47 states.
Sound Garrett Barkhamsted, LLC, is a single owner limited liability company.


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L'N-II o N-2 era un razzo derivato dall'americano Delta, prodotto su licenza in Giappone in sostituzione del razzo N-I.

Caratteristiche
Il razzo era composto da un primo stadio Thor-ELT, un secondo stadio Delta-F, nove Castor SRM e, sulla maggior parte dei lanci, uno stadio superiore Star-37E o Burner-2, identico alle configurazioni della serie Delta 0100 degli Stati Uniti.
Ne furono lanciati otto, tra il 1981 e il 1987, prima che venisse sostituito dall'H-I  il quale presentava uno stadio superiore di produzione giapponese.

Storia
Il razzo N-II, come il precedente razzo N-I, è stato sviluppato con la politica di acquisire gradualmente la tecnologia, importando un prodotto finito prevalentemente all'estero (in questo caso il razzo N-I) e sviluppandola ulteriormente in Giappone e producendolo in casa. Questo metodo ha il vantaggio di essere in grado di acquisire la tecnologia americana in modo efficiente ed ottenere in breve tempo un prodotto utilizzabile, sebbene ci siano alcuni effetti negativi come la necessità dell'autorizzazione americana al momento del lancio, mentre parte delle tecnologie, rimanendo segreti militari o industriali, non possono essere gestite e apprese dalla nazione utilizzatrice rimanendo in una sorta di "scatola nera".

Nel 1974 (Showa 49), fu deciso l'avvio del programma di miglioramento dei razzi N-I  al fine di rispondere alla crescente domanda di satelliti artificiali. Il razzo N-II fu designato come successore potenziato del razzo N-I e lo sviluppo iniziò nell'ottobre 1976 (Showa 51).

Inizialmente, è stato pianificato di migliorare la capacità di lancio potenziando le prestazioni del LE-3, un motore di secondo stadio che era stato introdotto al momento dello sviluppo del missile N-I e di produzione nazionale. A causa della mancanza di sufficiente esperienza tecnologica, si è però deciso di continuare ad utilizzare la tecnologia del razzo Delta per garantire la capacità di inviare un satellite di 350 kg in orbita geostazionaria (GEO). Il motore del secondo stadio è stato comunque realizzato con una versione migliorata del motore del secondo stadio (AJ10-118F) utilizzato nel razzo Delta americano. In questo modo, con il razzo N-II, si è unito al prodotto concesso in licenza dagli Stati Uniti un prodotto knockdown prodotto dal Giappone, con un tasso di produzione nazionale dell'intero razzo quindi che dal 53% del predecessore è passato al 56% nel N-II.

Il successore fu il razzo H-I che volò per la prima volta nel 1986.

Lanci
Sono stati effettuati in totale 8 lanci tutti con successo.

Note

Collegamenti esterni

Satelliti artificiali giapponesi

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