Singapore - Twelve sides representing seven countries will be battling for the prestigious Ablitt Cup at Asia's longest running international club rugby sevens tournament - the 70th Singapore Cricket Club International Rugby Sevens (SCC7s) - at the Padang from Friday to Sunday (Nov 3-5).
Six-time champions Daveta from Fiji and Australian sides Tribe 7, Cottesloe, Casuarina Cougars, East Arnhem and Palmyra, making their 35th consecutive appearance, will be the Southern hemisphere sides to look out for, while the dark horses include developmental teams from France and Sweden.
Asia will be well represented by the Hong Kong Dragons and Japan's Tamariva, while the Singapore Barbarians and the SCC will fly the flag for the Republic.
At this evening's draw at the SCC, Daveta, who suffered a shock early exit last year after suffering defeats to England Academy and Australia's Sunnybank in the pool stages, were drawn into Pool A with the Dragons, Cottesloe and the Swedish Vikings.
"I've won this tournament twice (in 2011 and 2012) and our aim for this weekend is to win the Ablitt Cup again," said Daveta captain Sakiusa Gavidi, who has been a team stalwart since 2010.
"After Fiji won the (Rio) Olympics, there are high hopes on us in every international tournament and we are expected to play to a certain standard. This year, our team is made up of Fiji-based players from various villages and there is pressure to do well.
"Hong Kong Dragons will be a threat not only in our pool (stage), but also for the tournament, we are expecting a strong challenge from them."
Another team out to surpass last year's performances will be the France national development team, who have been grouped in Pool B, alongside Tribe 7, Palmyra and last year's Plate champions SCC.
"The boys have been together for two weeks already," said captain Hecquet Thomas.
"We spent one week training in Paris before arriving early in Singapore on Monday (Oct 30). We have acclimatised to the heat and we are ready to have a good tournament. Last year, we finished third, so our target this year is to win the tournament."
The Singapore Barbarians are in Pool C with Tamariva, the Cougars and East Arnhem.
Tickets are still available at the door with an adult pass at $30, while prices for Under-18s and full-time national servicemen are $10. All tickets exclude a $1 booking fee.


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22: An Ending
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The sky sulks, there's a light drizzle, and a long, lazy swell is rolling around from nowhere in particular. It's a melancholy day, our second-to-last, and the mood is either enhanced by or reflected in the weather; I'm not sure which. I'm sorry to see this cruise end. I'm not alone in that, though the crew, some of whom have been aboard for four months, don't universally share the feeling. Nine crew are getting off tomorrow in Isafjördur. Their life aboard—and their view of endings—tends to be different from that of the science parties who come and go. Still, objectively speaking, this cruise has been special. There's no competing with that 2008 cruise in these same waters and with many of the same people, for spectacular weather. But for variety and for the level of scientific success, this one is unbeatable.
Lena Schulze cuts the CTD wire symbolizing the end of the CTD line. © Rachel Fletcher
We stopped twice in different north-Iceland fjords, one stop planned, the other not so much. We came close aboard the unforgettable Blosseville Coast of East Greenland and later the Faroe Islands. In both places we deployed small boats in the service of photography. None of Knorr's old guard remembers so many small-boat deployments, and some said they dreaded the near approach to land for fear that the outreach group would want to do it again. During the first part of the cruise, we deployed eight moorings in the Denmark Strait where they will remain for a full year collecting temperature, salinity, and velocity data about this vital arc in the North Atlantic's Meridional Overturning Circulation. When we return next August to turnaround the moorings and retrieve their data, we'll be a giant step closer to understanding the ways and means of the ocean in this vicinity. It is not to diminish its importance or the skill required to execute it to say that mooring work is typical to most physical oceanography expeditions. The second part of the cruise was far from typical.
The Pilot boat in Isafjordur. © Rachel Fletcher
Most expeditions end without clear conclusions, because their function is to collect, not to parse and interpret, the data. That comes later, and often takes a year or more for the scientist(s) to do both. But this time the science was downright literary. It had structure—a clear objective, a search, and a climatic conclusion. And it obeyed the unity of time; when the cruise was complete, so was the story. Even now I can hear Bob saying, quite fairly, that he doesn't want to give the impression that the work is done. It's far from done. Bob and Kjetil are awash in data yet to be understood. And their discoveries have presented a new set of questions about just what is going on out here in the Nordic Seas. But let's call that the denouement. The cruise story is still complete. It's the story of the march of science in miniature.
A rainbow welcomes videographer Ben Harden and photographer Rachel Fletcher into the town of Isafjordur. © Rachel Fletcher
The Icelanders, with far too few instruments, happened to catch a snapshot signal of something moving where such movement was never noticed before, and they were shrewd enough to take it for what it turned out to be, a hitherto unknown current. But without Bob, no one could have said anything more definitive than maybe it exists, maybe not. With careful, high-resolution measurements and this ship from which to make them, Bob verified in 2008 the existence of the North Icelandic Jet and its contribution of half of the water passing through the Denmark Strait Overflow. But where did this North Icelandic Jet come from? Or if it didn't come from anywhere, how did it come to exist? Bob and Kjetil formulated that hypothesis: The NIJ doesn't flow from somewhere to somewhere else like most ocean currents. No, it's produced right here on the north and northeast coasts of Iceland by a complex oceanographic process we can sum up by paraphrasing Newton's Second Law: If water goes north, then an equal quantity must go south. It happens on a hemispheric scale in the MOC—on a miniature scale here in the NIJ. However, Bob says he could not have come up with the hypothesis without the theoretical work by his colleague the modeler Michael Spall. His work supplied the clues to form the hypothesis, but it alone would have proven nothing. Someone still had to come out here in a ship to make the painstaking measurements, while remaining nimble enough to follow the leads wherever they led. That brings us to the present cruise, and presently to its end.
Looking straight up one of the mountains in Isafjordur. © Rachel Fletcher
Thirty days after leaving Reykjavik, after covering 3,812 nautical miles, collecting real-time data from 335 CTD casts and reams of velocity data from the ADCPs, after spending twelve and more hours a day in headphone isolation at their computers, Bob and Kjetil found, without question or ambiguity, the origin of the NIJ. It was right here, just as they'd hypothesized, in the waters on the slope of Iceland, and it flowed over the fjord-riven, claw-shaped appendage to which we're now heading on the northwest side of the island—and into the Denmark Strait. Like all good quest stories, this one ends decisively with, in this version, the object attained. That's very unusual in at-sea oceanography, maybe in Earth science research more generally.
The town of Isafjordur is a small town with a population of around 3,500. © Rachel Fletcher
Like most sea stories, this one ends at some destination. Unlike many, there were no injuries, no loss of life to the heartless ocean (one guy lost a filling), and no privation, well, at least not too much. And now the end is literally in sight, a fjord on that strange northwest coast and the town it shelters. Most of both watches are up and about at 0730. We're supposed to pick up the harbor pilot in an hour, but the big cruise ship presently occupying his attention could delay that. The Skip's on the bridge with Jose, the helmsman, Second Mate Jen, and the inevitable spectators. Kyle and the deckies have laid out the mooring lines, tied on the heaving lines, readied the anchor and the gangway. Now Kyle's in the bosun's place on the bow with Chief Mate Adam; Mike, the Third Mate, is on the stern. These people who approach things with relaxed, joking informality are now, when it's necessary, straight-up, serious professionals at work. It's fun to watch this nautical competence, but sad, too. I'm leaving the ship in Isafjördur, and I don't know when I'll be back.
The Skip, at the controls, and his crew put her starboard side-on to the industrial wharf lined with metal-sided warehouses ("These are the same harbor-side buildings I see wherever I go," Kevin said, "I think they just move them from place to place.") The heaving lines arced onto the concrete wharf; the heavy hawsers followed; the pilot left the ship; the gangway was craned into place and made fast. That's as over as a cruise gets.
Ben Harden, Stine Hermansen, Stefanie Zamorski, Ashley Stinson and Pat Keoughan spell out the Knorr in Isafjordur. © Rachel Fletcher
Still, I'm standing around on the side deck talking with the regulars and some of their regular replacements I've sailed with before to prolong the leaving. Most of the science staff have already left for the airport. The mates and the engineers are going through the changeover procedures, and I'm drinking another cup of coffee. I don't want this sea story to close; but all must. Knorr's people have treated me like one of their own, and that's a privilege I'll never forget. And after copping in one of the first essays to the tendency toward sentimentality about the ocean and ships, particularly Knorr, I promised to repress it. The thought of not seeing her or them again is too sad to brook without breaking the promise. Bon voyage to Knorr and all who sail in her.
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Wednesday November 04 2020, 12.01am, The Times
Fiona Hyslop said she was extremely disappointed that Bifab did not win the offshore wind farm contract
Scotland's economy secretary has started a row with one of the country's largest companies by blaming it for the problems at a troubled manufacturing business.
Fiona Hyslop told MSPs that Burntisland Fabrications (Bifab) had lost out on a competitive tender for work on SSE's £3 billion Seagreen offshore wind farm. She stated that the decision had been pivotal in the firm being unable to reopen its mothballed yards in Fife and Lewis and expressed her extreme disappointment with SSE.
SSE, based in Perth, owns wind farms, electricity networks and transmission infrastructure and is one of the few companies with its headquarters in Scotland to be in the blue-chip FTSE 100 index on London's stock exchange.
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"No, Mother, that's just the Northern Lights."
90 degrees of PAIN
The Onion's got this:
https://sports.theonion.com/doug-ped...
Buncha fun haters around here...
dimmerswitch wrote:
When you really get down to it, isn't a hearse really just an unsuccessful ambulance?
Broad Street is insane right now. They can't even get a wide enough shot to fit everyone in. Makes Trumps inaguaration look like a tea party.
NFL Network is interviewing Pederson and Foles, and said "we found out tonight that Nick Foles is a much better receiver than Tom Brady".
I'm happy for you Guru and the other Eagles fans. I'm happy for Foles too, after how much his career has been up and down.
Brady throwing for 500 yards, just wow at that number.
The commercials sucked this year. Halftime show was meh, ok but forgettable. The Prince tribute was a nice touch.
I don't think I can recall ever seeing Bellicheat this thoroughly outcoached. Apparently, I am not the only one who thinks so.
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Well, much congrats to Eagles fans; I still remember 2002 and how that one big win was like an absolution, and just wiped away everything. Just completely changes how you look at the game.
'Well That's Nice,' Say Calm, Pleased Eagles Fans After Super Bowl Victory
It will probably take me a while to parse what happened. I'm still not sure I believe it.
In my totally unbiased opinion, this may have been the single best Super Bowl game ever played (unless you like defense, anyway).
As I think they pointed out on the TV tonight, the last time the Eagles won an NFL Championship game, Vince Lombardi was the opposing coach.
Same, counting 2013.
Glad there are some long-suffering fans getting to feel so good. Don't blow it Philly!
Really happy for the Eagles and their fans. I went in mostly rooting against the Pats. I didn't follow the NFL really this year for various reasons. In the last week, though, I caught up on Jenkins, Long and other stories. So I was really glad the Eagles won by the time I got to the game. They also won me over after the Crisco nonsense last week. Enjoy the championship.
Also, fun to see Nick Foles get this. I always felt like Chip Kelly's tenure did him no favors. Glad to see he at least got this moment.
I dunno. Given Foles was about to retire because he no longer loved the game, I see one of three things happening.
1) He retires now while he's ahead (don't think so)
2) He continues as back-up quarterback since he enjoys being on the team (most likely)
3) He gets traded to another team where the coach has no clue what to do with him and thus his reputation tanks again (why would anyone in the Eagles office do this)
Maybe there's some other business reasons they'd do differently but I think a lot of interviews with the different members of the team make it clear that #2 would be the most likely and most pleasant solution for all involved. I doubt Foles wants to leave the positive environment of the Eagles and given he was ready to give up on the NFL I don't think he's planning on being a starter quarterback now that he got a ring.
But I could be wrong! All I know is the desk-sized Eagles helmet I paid to get autographed by Nick Foles for my Dad as a Christmas present is worth a lot more now.
Finally, there is balance in the Force.
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I gotta admit, that was a great Big XII Championship game.
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Posted: February 5, 2018 1:03 PM
Tom Brady has more Super Bowl losses than Blake Bortles.
Tom Brady has more Super Bowl dropped passes than Blake Bortles.
I'm sure at least one of those were posted to the Twitter account.
It was a lose-lose for me. I'm sad that Eagles fans can now lord it over some other teams now. I'm happy that long punished GWJers like GameGuru can be happy now. I guess we need to keep pinning our hopes on the Jags messing up for the next few years during their window to keep us happy.
Amazing game to watch.. I still can't believe it actually happened.. that when the defense had to make a play at the end they finally did. Foles will never pay for a meal or drink in Philly again for the rest of his life.
I kept thinking of all the times we didnt win.. Jaws choking against the Raiders.. Randall getting hurt in Week 1, Jerome Brown dying in a car crash, TO breaking his leg against Dallas and being 50% in the SB, all the NFC championship games Andy choked away.
If there is a heaven.. Jerome, Reggie, and Dirty Waters are smiling ear to ear. We finally brought it home for Jerome. I got to meet and spend a hour with Reggie and Jerome in 1991 as they were both members of the church where my next door neighbor was the Pastor.. It was the most amazing thing in my life as a 21 year old Eagles fan something I never forgot to this day.. I remember every word of the conversation. I kept thinking about it as the emotions sank in late last night.
Ah man. I had so much fondness for that particular team. I always loved running QBs, so as a kid I thought that Eagles team was the best. So many classic players.
Before Brandin Cooks was lost due to injury, let's remember his failed hurdle.
Good deeds ARE sometimes rewarded: @JOEL9ONE plays the entire year for free..donating his entire salary to charity. In return he gets his 2nd Super Bowl title in 2 years...after all those losing seasons in St. Louis
— trey wingo (@wingoz) February 5, 2018
Chris Long donates entire salary to charity. (Base salary is $1 mil.)
Gisele, walking a back hallway to leave the stadium, took time to personally congratulate every Eagles player she ran into. They looked star struck.
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) February 5, 2018
Admittedly nice of her.
What struck me was how unnecessary that was. He had 2 yards to make for the first down, it looked like he had the angle to the sideline to make it or possibly cutting back inside for the two yards. Just a dumb play.
Great, great game -- drama, controversy, trick plays, etc. Lots of fun to watch. Congrats to the Eagles. Well deserved.
I'm a big Cris Collinsworth* fan, but he and Al Michaels were really off their games last night. Lots of misstatements. Both seem, I dunno, tired and distracted. Very low energy.
Halftime show sucked. I never got the whole Justin Timberlake thing. Also, I'm old.
Commercials were mostly bad and rarely clever. A couple were downright offensive (using MLK to sell trucks) or terrifying (using a pull-people-out-of-the-security-line trick to sell cars). What they did to Nirvana's "All Apologies" was sacrilege. I will never buy whatever it was they were selling. (Babies? Xylophones?)
* Speaking of Collinsworth: He took a ton of crap for what people perceived as Patriots homer-ism, especially Brady c*ck-slobbering. But what do you expect? Brady has won five rings and four MVPs, and there was always a how-is-Brady-going-to-pull-this-thing-out vibe hanging over the fourth quarter. Brady threw for 500 yards and 3 TDs, ffs. It's not like Collinsworth was trying to pump up the 2016 version of Bort Blakles.
Also, I don't fault Collinsworth for mis-speculating on those two catch calls. I honestly thought that both calls would be overturned based on how stuff like that had been called all season. (The Steelers would like a word about the Zac Ertz TD.) But god bless Gene Steratore for using some damn common sense for a change.
Man needs to step back from the RPO, tho. Some of those RPOs were regular ol' play actions.
See y'all in the draft thread!
Yes sir, what a great team. I'll never forget the day we lost Jerome, it was a sad one indeed.
Reggie is one of my all-time favorite players across all sports. I even started rooting for the Packers a little bit because of him.
It was worth watching an Eagles game just to see the intensity of #20. He left us too soon.
That 95yd pass Cunnningham threw to Barnett after almost getting sacked in the end zone will be etched in my mind forever. One of many many great memories over the years. Like Clyde's 4.5 sacks the day the Eagles sacked Aikman 11 times during the 8 game win streak against Dallas.
Whenever we'd play backyard ball, I always dreamed I was Wilbert Montgomery or Harold Carmichael. I idolized those guys.
I'm smiling big today, and can't seem to stop.
I can't stand listening to Collinsworth, but I don't know why.
I'm with Chris on the first reviewed TD. It should have been called back, no matter how happy I am it wasn't. The second was a TD, as Ertz was clearly a runner with control at the point he started his leap and got hit by the defender. Different scenario from the Steelers game.
Kush15
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Congrats Guru. Savor the moment.
Not coming anywhere near the city on Thursday
but I just couldn't say no to the Johnsons.
Honey Badger don't give a sh*t.
Good plays but this will still be my favorite Eagles play:
cube wrote:
I'll start adding him to the Jersey.
I can't see the video, but I just know it's my favorite spots moment of all time. Ronde!
ccesarano wrote:
I think you're reading way, way too much into some of Foles' media-speak.
Nick Foles is not going to choose to stay a backup in Philadelphia over starting opportunities. If he had starting opportunities before, he wouldn't be in Philadelphia right now.
Don't read so much into his "thought about retirement" stuff. He went from Los Angeles to Kansas City in 6 days. He wasn't thinking it all that hard. It's a good story that was overinflated by Super Bowl media week.
After yesterday, the most likely thing that will happen with Nick Foles is him being traded. What gets interesting are the questions of where, for what compensation, and if the deal will require a contract extension.
If Philly were just looking for the best deal, they would trade Foles somewhere regardless of if that team will extend him and/or pay him more in 2018. The $7.6 million Foles is scheduled to make next year would be nothing for a starting QB.
But we've lately seen teams turning down the best trade offer (read: Cleveland's trade offer) in order to "do right" by their quarterbacks. In Alex Smith's case, it was precisely a contract extension, which Cleveland wasn't offering to the same degree. I could see Philly doing the same for Foles, trading him only somewhere where the team agrees to an extension that pushes him up into starter money.
Foles has made $20 million in his entire career to date. With an extension that pushes him closer to starter money, he could easily come close to doubling that in 2018. (Mike Glennon took home $16m last year, and I could see Foles with a similar 3-year compete-for-the-job deal.)
With a lot of QBs going early in this year's draft, though, it remains to be seen how the market shakes out. Philly is only moving Foles if they get a trade offer that's worth taking. I think it will take a 2nd to pry him away from the Eagles.
Posted: February 5, 2018 10:39 PM
I think you mean "the two months since Carson Wentz got injured". That story has been told a lot here in Philly, way more than the two weeks between Vikings and Super Bowl.
You may be right, and quite frankly I'm very concerned that the whole team getting along stuff is just 1) because they're winning and it's easy to get along and be a wonderful team with wonderful people when you're winning, and 2) playing to the fans. I wouldn't put money either way, but if I had to bet it would be Foles sticking to Philly. Suppose we'll see, though. I'm new to this whole "tell a story as if it's wrestling" concept that the NFL apparently relies on.
1) because they're winning and it's easy to get along and be a wonderful team with wonderful people when you're winning,
This is true and will always be true. Winning solves a lot of issues in regards to team chemistry and locker rooms and always has.


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Sony's logo is shown on a black background.
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On a white back ground, two logos, "Sony's Innovations & Challenges" and "Stories" are displayed.
Next, on the background of the image of a mixture of purple, light blue, and pink colors, the opening title "Affinity in Autonomy" and the subtitle "Sony Design Exhibition at Milan Design Week 2019" are displayed with flickering effect.
Four spherical lights are glowing in a dark space.
The back of a woman in a white shirt.
A cage-like sphere made from thick, wire-like material.
A woman's profile and her hand touching the sphere.
Small light is emitted from the center of the sphere.
A woman in a skirt walks along with several ball-shaped robots.
Only her feet are shown.
An aibo, the robot dog, acts like it is barking.
A colored circle under aibo spreads annularly.
A woman passes by a cube-shaped robot.
A man in a white shirt sits on a sofa and is interviewed.
Two pictures in pastel colors are hung on the wall behind him.
On-screen text
Daisuke Ishii
Chief Art Director
Ishii speaks.
Ishii
"People say that one day we'll reach the point of singularity, where AI and robotics surpasses human intelligence.
One issue we wanted to address was how we can prepare ourselves for when that day comes.
We wanted to show people that robots aren't a threat to humans, but partners, intimately integrated into our daily lives.
And we wanted to do that in as natural a way as possible."
In front of the hall where the Milan Design Week is held.
A banner with Sony's logo is hung on every streetlight standing along the street.
Many cars are parked along the street.
People are heading toward the hall.
The entrance of the hall.
A big banner designed with a logo saying "Affinity in Autonomy" is hanging down from the ceiling.
Visitors are walking along the route.
On the outer wall of the building where the Milan Design Week is held, rectangular banners each designed with the logo "Affinity in Autonomy" are hung at equal intervals.
Under the blue sky, those banners are waving in the wind.
In April 2019, Sony returned to Milan Design Week,
the world's largest international design event, with an exhibit called "Affinity in Autonomy" that envisions
a new, symbiotic relationship between humans and robotics.
In the hall, a man in a cardigan is interviewed.
Daigo Maesaka
Senior Art Director
Maesaka speaks.
Maesaka
"Our sense is that people don't really think about how humans and robots might interact in the future.
So we created a story composed of five interactive spaces where visitors can experience "Affinity in Autonomy" and a new relationship with robotics.
Our senses awaken a new kind of intelligence in the first space.
Moving through the interactions, the robots gradually evolve, and deeper relationships and emotional bonds grow."
The big banner designed with the logo "Affinity in Autonomy" and Sony's logo is hung on the entrance of the hall.
The feet of walking visitors.
The hall decorated with the banners with the logo "Affinity in Autonomy."
Visitors are entering into the hall.
On the passage which leads to the hall, no end of people is standing in line.
A hand of a visitor holding an envelope with the logo "Affinity in Autonomy" and Sony's logo.
People are waiting in line in front of a wall.
The wall is designed with the logo "Affinity in Autonomy."
The scene changes to an exhibition venue.
A boy is touching a ball-shaped robot.
A girl is watching the light emitted from a cage-like sphere and passing her hand over it.
An another girl who was watching it points her finger at the light.
A girl with a hairpin on her side moves her fingers to the mouth of an aibo and looks into it.
Several round lights are glowing in the dark.
On the background of the image of a visitor's index finger moving round in round, the same hand moving from side to side, and the lights that move in sync with those movements of the hand, the subtitles, 'Interaction <01>' and 'Awakening' are displayed.
"Here, the entity awakens and senses the visitor's presence in the darkness and follows them as they move through the space.
At first, there are just small dots. These slowly grow and form organic shapes, taking on color, until they seem to convey a sense of feeling or emotion."
As a group of visitors moves their hands, round lights projecting on a wall move in sync with it.
As a woman carrying a backpack walks in front of that wall, big and small lights projecting on it chase her, coming close and going back away.
This woman follows the movement of those lights with her eyes.
A bearded man is moving his hand widely.
A man wearing glasses is getting close to the wall.
A woman in a striped shirt is waving her arm to the wall as close as possible to move those lights.
A man is staring at those lights.
Those lights change their color to blue and so on.
A woman in a jacket puts her hand over the lights and moves them with a smile.
A cage-like sphere made from thick, wire-like material appears in the dark.
On the background of the image of a pendulum that has a glowing head swinging inside the cage-like sphere, the subtitles, 'Interaction <02>' and 'Autonomous' are displayed.
A hall where this sphere is exhibited.
A man in a mustard colored jacket is interviewed.
Shogo Yashiro
Design Center Europe
Yashiro speaks.
Yashiro
"We believed robotic movement based on natural phenomena would feel comfortable for human beings.
Thus, we designed a pendulum that moves following the laws of nature and gravity."
Inside the cage-like sphere, the pendulum that has a glowing head is swinging.
A man follows the movement of the pendulum.
"When someone approaches, the robot moves closer to them.
Visitors say it actually feels like a living creature, with real emotions, and they respond emotionally to it."
A woman in a striped shirt finds the pendulum. As she gets close to it, the head of the pendulum points at her.
The blue-green light of the pendulum illuminates her face.
A hand of a person in a houndstooth-sleeved shirt.
As it moves, the pendulum moves in sync.
A woman in a leather jacket.
As the light of the pendulum lights her up, she smiles.
A man in a hoodie moves his hand with a smile.
A group of women is watching with smiles how the head of the pendulum chases the man's hand as it moves.
A long-haired woman moves her hand with a smile.
A boy is watching at a light.
A girl is looking up in wonder how the pendulum moves.
Various, large or small, ball-shaped robots are exhibited in a room.
On the background of the image of a woman, which is carrying a backpack, watching a ball on bended knees, the subtitles, 'Interaction <03>' and 'Accordance' are displayed.
"The relationship between humans and robotics doesn't have to be one-to-one. It can be one-to-many.
This interaction gives visitors a glimpse of what a robotic community might look like."
A woman in a white dress slowly walks in the room where the various, large or small, ball-shaped robots are exhibited.
As she moves, the robots slowly move too.
A group of women is sitting on the floor.
They are surrounded by many, large or small, ball-shaped robots.
Visitors are in line, watching the robots.
Many ball-shaped robots slowly move back and forth.
The back of a woman taking pictures of those robots.
A group of children, including a girl wearing a hairpin on one side of her hair, are sitting on the floor.
They are watching a ball-shaped robot that is coming closer to them.
A bearded man that is sitting cross-legged smiles as he sees the ball-shaped robots.
The woman next to him is pointing her smartphone toward those robots.
A group of children with backpacks is surrounding an aibo, the robot dog, which is sitting on a circular display stand.
A boy wearing a cap is stroking under the aibo's chin.
On the background of the images of aibo reacting like blinking and opening its mouth,the subtitles, 'Interaction <04>' and 'Affiliation' are displayed.
A woman in a gray, long cardigan is interviewed in the exhibition venue of aibo.
Behind her, an aibo is moving on a display stand.
Emika Arai
Arai speaks.
"Normally, aibo expresses emotion through its eyes, voice, movements and so on.
Here, we wanted visitors to understand that robots can express emotions too, so we added graphics.
This enables visitors to immediately grasp aibo's feelings."
Two women both wearing a jacket is watching an aibo. They look happy.
One of the women pets the aibo.
A man in a denim shirt is looking down with a smile.
On the built-in screen of the display stand on which the aibo is sitting, a green, shock-wave-like light appears.
The aibo lifts its left paw.
A visitor holds out its hand under that paw, just like the "Give paw! Shake hand!" of a real dog.
The aibo starts to look happy.
The light on the screen has changed its shape to a yellow circle.
A hand wearing a watch is petting the aibo.
The aibo closes its eyes with a happy look.
The yellow, circular light on the screen grows brighter and bigger.
The words on the screen, which indicate the emotion of aibo, changes from 'Joy: 16.5' to 'Joy: 13.2.'
"Children, especially, interact with aibo as though it were a real dog.
It's wonderful how they ask so many questions, such as 'Can I play with aibo?' and 'Does it understand commands?' "
A boy having wavy hair pets an aibo with his both hands.
An aibo is barking. The light under it changes its shape to a shock-wave-like form.
A girl and her mother are watching that with smiles.
A girl and a boy standing side by side are both touching an aibo's paw, which is giving a paw shake.
An aibo stares at a hand held out in front of it.
A woman wearing glasses is holding a young child in her arms. She is showing her child an aibo.
The child is staring at it.
On a built-in screen, a purple, shock-wave-like light appears.
A hand petting an aibo's chin.
The aibo closes its eyes.
And opens its eyes again. The light changes its shape to a circle.
A man in a hoodie gets close to an aibo and talks to it with a smile.
Three framed screens are leaned to a wall.
Those are aligned in equal intervals.
A woman in a white dress is looking at those screens.
On the screen, you can see the logo "Affinity in Autonomy" and a picture of skyscrapers.
The scene changes to a different exhibition venue.
A cube-shaped robot that looks like a steel box moves toward a group of visitors.
They are surprised by it.
Another cube-shaped robot moves toward a pair (of a man and a woman) of visitors.
On the background of the image of the couple looking at each other with smiles, the subtitles, 'Interaction <05>' and 'Association' are displayed.
A man wearing a collared shirt under a sweater is interviewed in the exhibition venue.
The man speaks, using his hand gestures as well.
Yuto Ishizu
Ishizu speaks.
Ishizu
"At first it just appears to be an ordinary cube.
Then it approaches, raises its top, and prompts the visitor to respond to a survey.
Visitors feel the need to respond because the robot has acknowledged their presence.
Part of our objective was to elicit this kind of emotional response."
A cube-shaped robot raises its top part slowly.
A woman having a bun hairstyle is surprised by the robot's move. Then she smiles.
Some people around her are watching the move too.
A woman in a suit explains the move to her.
A bearded man putting his glasses on his forehead is looking down and smiling.
A woman with a ponytail picks up a touch pen placed on top of a cube-shaped robot.
A man and a woman are looking into the built-in display on top of a cube-shaped robot.
One of the two, the man is wearing glasses. He writes into the display with a touch pen.
Another one of the two, the woman next to him is watching that.
The scene of the man writing and the woman watching it is reflected on top of the robot.
A man carrying a backpack writes into a built-in display on top of a robot.
Some men and women with smiles are surrounding the robot.
In the exhibition venue, a man wearing glasses is interviewed.
Kohei Kojima
Kojima speaks.
Kojima
"The intelligence to make environment-based decisions and to move in response to humans, combined with the technology to correctly control those functions.
All these things were integrated into one cohesive work for this exhibit."
Things like triangles and mathematical formulas are shown on a display one after another.
The reflection of a bearded man writing with a touch pen is shown on a built-in display.
A man wearing a down jacket is about to write into a built-in display with a touch pen.
A gray-haired woman wearing glasses next to him is watching that.
With that touch pen, he writes a heart mark into the display.
A woman carrying a shoulder bag is writing some words into a built-in display.
In the exhibition venue, a group of visitors are interviewed.
Visitor 1
"We often view technological progress as negative. What was wonderful about this exhibit is how it shows technology in a positive light."
"Very inspiring, eye-opening, visionary…looking at the future, at this day. Very interesting."
"Someday I will probably own one of these robots. So I think my dog needs to get ready for that!"
"For someone my age, all this is simply unimaginable. It just goes to show, you learn something new every day!"
"We wanted to show people robots aren't a threat to humans but can be a natural, intimate part of our everyday lives.
It's very gratifying to see visitors smile and their eyes light up when interacting with robots.
We've had an amazing response to the exhibit."
A girl is in front of a cage-like sphere.
She moves her hand widely to see how the pendulum inside the sphere reacts.
A bearded man touches the sphere and smiles as he sees how the pendulum moves.
A cube-shaped robot gets close to a woman in a dress with a classic flower pattern style.
Three men are surrounding an aibo.
One of the men is taking a picture of the aibo with a smartphone.
A boy wearing glasses is laying on the floor with his chin rested on his both hands. He is watching a ball-shaped robot that is getting closer to him.
A young boy looks surprised by something.
An elderly man wearing glasses pets an aibo and smiles.
A boy in his mother's arms looks at an aibo and smiles.
In the exhibition venue, Ishii speaks.
"As designers, the process of creating something people can experience is very meaningful for us.
This has been a chance to take a step beyond our usual fields.
The fact we were able to make this experiential exhibit work will be a source of inspiration for us moving forward."
A girl passes her hand over a light.
The blue-green light illuminates her face.
Yashiro is explaining in front of a cage-like sphere.
Arai is talking with two women standing next to an aibo.
Ishii explains using his gestures to a woman wearing a scarf.
Ishizu has a remote control in his hand. He is talking to a pair of visitors: a man and a woman.
Kojima is explaining about a cube-shaped robot to a woman and a man wearing a knit hat.
The backs of a woman and a girl on their way home.
A woman in a suit sees them off.
A passage leading to the entrance of the hall.
Many visitors are walking in a line.
Outside the building; its appearance is shown.
Some people goes in, some people goes out.
A big banner designed with the logo "Affinity in Autonomy" is hanging down from the ceiling. On the bottom of the banner, you can see Sony's logo.
Movie ends with Sony's logo.
Copyright 2022 Sony Group Corporation


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A thin bezel monitor appears to be virtually invisible, and the gaming world is lucky to have a thin bezel monitor that eliminates the frame surrounding a computer screen for a giant and seamless picture. The same is true if you're a graphic designer or you're consuming large amounts of media, like live video streaming. You'll love the maximum screen space, with the invisible bezel still keeping it in place and providing damage resistance.
In this post, you'll learn the important things to consider when buying a thin bezel monitor.
One of the most common questions when choosing a thin bezel monitor is, "How thin the bezel can be?" The bezel protects your computer screen, so you don't want to eliminate this benefit. That's why thin bezel monitors have a width ranging from 0.8 mm to 2 mm, and a 0.8 mm is already virtually invisible.
For graphic designers and video editors, colors should be as accurate as possible without having to shift the true colors of images and videos. If you want to make sure you're getting the full benefits of a bezel monitor for your pictures, graphics, and videos, take into consideration the color accuracy. The "color difference" or dE relates or differentiates one color from another. When talking to a salesperson or upon the arrival of your thin bezel monitor, check the color accuracy right away. Check the manufacturer's manual for the instructions.
White Balance dE: This color aspect determines the accuracy of the monitor to display different shades of gray, ranging from white to black. It affects the picture's overall color temperature. Issues are usually apparent with varying shades of gray.
Colour dE: This color aspect accurately determines the ability of the monitor to reproduce green, yellow, red, blue, magenta, and cyan. A monitor that can reproduce these colors accurately has an excellent overall color accuracy.
Gamma: It displays the illumination of a particular color, whether you're losing the important details in shadows or not.
Generally, the bigger the screen, the better is your viewing and gaming experience. If you're a gamer, you probably think of putting two thin bezel monitors together for a broad view. However, investing in a larger screen is a smarter idea than buying two separate ones.
A 24-inch screen thin bezel monitor provides enough screen space without breaking the bank.
Splurge and buy a large 30-inch thin bezel monitor if you have the budget, or if you want to reward yourself once in a while.
It's important to make sure that your computer is compatible with proper hardware, which is crucial when rendering images at high resolutions.
You want to manipulate the position of the monitor on your desk based on your needs and preferences. Sitting for long sessions in front of a computer screen in one position can lead to poor posture and injuries. That's why it's important to choose an ergonomically flexible bezel monitor so that you can position the proper angle for more comfortable use.
Swivel: It's the horizontal angle the bezel monitor can move aligned to your eyes.
Rotation: It refers to the bezel monitor's ability to switch between portrait and landscape mode.
Tilt: It's the vertical angle the monitor can move aligned with your eyes.
Height: It refers to the adjustable height of a bezel monitor from the stand.
For a pleasant visual experience, it's crucial to consider the type of display a bezel monitor provides. It's helpful whether you're planning to play online games a lot or watch movies.
In-Plane-Switching or IPS: This refers to the ability of the display to get rid of color shifting while it is seen from various angles. However, a major drawback of IPS is backlight bleeding, which results in leakage. A backlight is used to make the colors pop up.
Vertically Aligned Panel or VA: The blacks are more profound than others, and the neighboring pixels do not affect each other because it provides a high static contrast ratio.
For a multi-purpose monitor, connectivity is essential. It's determined by the type and number of ports a bezel monitor has.
High Definition Multimedia Interface or HDMI: It is used for connecting high-definition video devices, which also carries audio.
Video Graphics Array or VGA: It's for connecting analog video signals.
Digital Video Interface or DVI: It's the same as VGA, allowing digital signals.
Universal Serial Bus or USB: It connects all peripherals using the same cable.
DisplayPort: It's the latest multimedia transfer technology port, which provides higher video quality.
Audio Jack: It's used for connecting headphones or speakers or a microphone to the monitor.
If you want a multi-functional and aesthetically pleasing gaming platform or workstation, choose the right bezel monitor for you. It's portable and lightweight, perfect for mobile viewing at home or in your apartment. With a thin bezel monitor, you'll be able to create a multi-screen display and enjoy playing your favorite online games or for multi-tasking in the office.
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Christmastime is a jolly time. On this silent night, a snowman enjoys the peaceful moonlight. This design features a subtle snowflake pattern for the sky as well as candy cane and stylized Christmas trees.
If you have any questions about a particular design, or would like to place a custom order, please contact me.


This preheat kit when installed will supply 533 watts with a 2.3 amp draw at 230 volts.
This kit is for engines that are classified as PWC PT6A small and medium engines with short epicycilic PRGB.
PT6A-11 Piper: Cheyenne IA. Piper: T1040.
PT6A-112 Cessna: Conquest I . Reims: F406 Caravan II.
PT6A-114 Cessna: 208,208B Caravan I .
PT6A-114A Cessna: 208,208B Caravan I.
PT6A-11AG Air Tractor: AT 402A, 402B. Schweizer: G-164B. AG-Cat Turbine.
PT6A-135A Beechcraft: King Air F90-1,C90GT,C90GTi,C90GTx. Blackhawk: XP135A Cheyenne Series. Blackhawk: XP135A Conquest I . Blackhawk: XP135A King Air 90 Series. Cessna: Conquest I. Lancair International Inc: Evolution. Silverhawk: 135. StandardAero:C90,E90. StandardAero: Cheyenne Series. StandardAero: King Air F90. T-G Aviation: Super Cheyenne®. Vazar: Dash 3 Turbine Otter.
PT6A-15AG Air Tractor: AT 402A,402B. Air Tractor: AT 502B. Frakes: Turbo Cat Model A,B,C. Schweizer: G-164B AG-Cat Turbine.
PT6A-21 Beechcraft: King Air C90A/B/SE, Turbine Air Bonanza.
PT6A-25 Beechcraft: T-34C. PZL:Okecie, 130 TE Turbo-Orlik. Pilatus: PC-7,PC-7 MKII Turbo Trainer.
PT6A-25A Beechcraft: T-34C. PZL:Okecie, 130 TE Turbo-Orlik. Pilatus: PC-7,PC-7 MKII Turbo Trainer.
PT6A-25C Embraer: EMB-312 Tucano. PZL: Okecie. PZL: 130 TC-II Turbo-Orlik. Pilatus: PC-7,PC-7 MKII Turbo Trainer.
PT6A-27 Beechcraft: 99A. Beechcraft: B99. Bombardier (deHavilland): DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300. CATIC/HAIG: Y-12. Embraer: Bandeirante EMB-110. LET: L410. Pilatus: PC-6 Turbo Porter.
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This free event is held the second Saturday in May from 1-4 p.m. at Bass Lake Park.
Parking at Bass Lake Park is limited. A town shuttle will run continuously between the Holly Springs Elementary School parking lot and the park from 12:30-4:30 p.m.


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Q: Upload file to monday.com - working from Postman, not working from Client I am new to monday.com and also to GraphQL, so I had to figure everything from scratch.
Currently I am developing app, where I need to upload file to specific database column.
Columns looks like this:
files_1 : {
    id: "files_1",
    text: "https://something.monday.com/protected_static/ID/resources/ID2/image.jpg",
    title: "Dedication Image",
    type:  "file",
    value: (JSON.stringify value of text...)
}

When I want to access photo and display it on web, I need to query with assetID and then I receive publicURL.
That was for querying.
What I need is upload file from web to monday.com
I triend every single solution that I had in mind or I found on google, but nothing helps me.
Here is my function for uploading picture:
    var formData = new FormData();
    formData.append("query", `mutation addFile{add_file_to_column (item_id: 3286592696, column_id: files_1, file: ${file}) {id}}`);
    formData.append('map', '{"image":"variables.file"}');
    formData.append('image', file);

    res.json({ response: formData });

    const config = {
        headers: {
            'Content-Type': 'multipart/form-data',
            'Authorization': token
        }
    };

    await axios.post(url, formData, config)

This is same query as from Postman, where it works without problem. How can I send this query from my client?
Every single request ends with CORS problem.
I am using React.js (Next.js) with antDesing.
Thank you


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David "Dai" Fitzgerald (1872 – 30 November 1951) was a Welsh rugby centre who played club rugby under the union code for Cardiff, and later switched to professional rugby league team Batley (captain). He played international rugby union for Wales winning two caps, and in his first match for Wales scored all the points in a victory over Scotland.

Rugby union career
Fitzgerald first played rugby in Cardiff for the now defunct club, St. Davids, one of several Welsh teams built around Catholic churches. He switched to first class club, Cardiff RFC, from which he also played for Hibernains Football Club, an invitational team, made from players in Cardiff, who could claim Irish descent. In 1891 Fitzgerald was part of the Cardiff team that played host to the very first Barbarian team to play against the club.

Fitzgerald was first selected for Wales as part of the 1894 Home Nations Championship in a match against Scotland. Fitzgerald was brought in to replace Conway Rees, and was placed at centre along with the Welsh captain Arthur Gould. Wales were heavily beaten in the previous game away to England, mainly due to in-fighting within the team; but surprisingly the Welsh selectors kept faith in the squad, with Fitzgerald being the only new cap brought into the team. Fitzgerald played a very strong game, winning it singlehanded with a drop goal and a try. No other players from either side scored, giving Wales a 7-0 win. Fitzgerald was reselected for the very next game, played away to Ireland. Played on a boggy pitch the Welsh lost by a single penalty goal, Fitzgerald was replaced for the next season by Owen Badger, and never represented Wales again.

Despite not playing for Wales, Fitzgerald still turned out for county team Glamorgan, but in 1895 he severed himself from the union code when he 'Went North', joining Leigh.

International matches played
Wales
  1894
  1894

Rugby league career
Fitzgerald joined Leigh in 1895, before the forming of the Northern Rugby Football Union, but in February 1896 he switched to Yorkshire club Batley, where he would play most of his professional rugby. Dai Fitzgerald played right-, i.e. number 3, in Batley's 10-3 victory over St. Helens in the 1897 Challenge Cup Final during the 1896–1897 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 24 April 1897, in front of a crowd of 13,492, and played left-, i.e. number 4, in the 7-0 victory over Bradford F.C. in the 1898 Challenge Cup Final during the 1897–98 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, In front of a crowd of 27,941, and played right-, i.e. number 3, in 6-0 victory over Warrington in the 1901 Challenge Cup Final during the 1900–01 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds, in front of a crowd of 29,563. Despite his club success, Fitzgerald was at the centre of a legal dispute which prevented him playing between the end of 1898 until May 1900. A Rugby League tribunal was set up to challenge the nature of Fitzgerald's employment as a coal agent. The tribunal decided that Fitzgerald had not followed his employment in a bona fide manner in breach of the professional law. Not only was Fitzgerald suspended for almost two years, but Batley was also fined 60 English pounds (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £23,630 in 2015). After his rugby came to an end, Fitzgerald returned to Cardiff to run a marine store business.

Bibliography

References

External links
Profile at cardiffrfc.com

1872 births
1951 deaths
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Glamorgan County RFC players
Leigh Leopards players
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Lok Sabha Polls 2019 / We will remonetise through NYAY scheme says Rahul Gandhi
We will remonetise through NYAY scheme says Rahul Gandhi
5:04 PM, 4 May 2019
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference ahead of the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls, at AICC HQ, in New Delhi, Saturday, May 4, 2019. Also seen are senior party leaders Anand Sharma, Randeep Surjewala and P Chidambaram. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist)
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the Indian Army should not be politicised as he also slammed the government on tackling terror, citing JeM chief Masood Azhar's release during the NDA rule.
Asserting that terrorism is a huge issue, Gandhi alleged that the BJP compromises on it, adding that the Congress will deal with it "more sternly" than PM Modi because it works with a strategy, rather than "events".
Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters here, he also hit out at the prime minister over his remarks that the Congress conducted surgical strikes only "on paper" and the leaders of the opposition party thought those were akin to video games.
Gandhi said PM Modi's comments were not an insult to the Congress, but to the Army.
Asked about the Prime Minister invoking Masood Azhar's designation as a global terrorist by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) at a poll rally soon after the decision was announced, the Congress president said the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief is a terrorist and
the strictest action should be taken against him.
"Who had sent him there? He is being designated, but who sent him there in the first place? How did he reach Pakistan? Has the Congress party sent him to Pakistan? Which government had negotiated with terrorism, bowed in front of terrorism, who sent him back?," he asked, alluding to Azhar's release in the Kandahar hijacking case during the NDA rule in 1999.
"The Congress did not send him (Azhar) back. The reality is that the BJP compromises (with terrorism). Congress has never done such a thing. The Congress party has never sent a terrorist to Pakistan and will never do so," Gandhi, who was flanked by senior Congress leaders P Chidambaram, Ahmed Patel, Anand Sharma and Randeep Surjewala, said.
Azhar and two other terrorists, Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar and Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh were released by the then Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led government in exchange for the passengers held hostage on board Indian Airlines flight IC-814, which was hijacked to Kandahar in Afghanistan.
Then foreign minister Jaswant Singh had accompanied Azhar in a special aircraft and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, then a top Intelligence Bureau (IB) official, was in Kandahar as part of India's negotiating team when the terrorists were handed over.
Referring to the six surgical strikes the Congress had listed as carried out under the UPA rule, he said those were not conducted by his party, but by the Army.
"The Army had done this (surgical strikes). It is their job. We do not politicise the Army. It is the Indian Army, not a particular person's Army." the Congress chief said.
He said the Army was doing its job for 70 years and had won every battle.
"It is a terrific record. Modi should tell the country what is he doing for the youth, what is he going to do for farmers, for women," he said.
Gandhi also said there was a clear-cut feeling after four phases of the Lok Sabha polls that the BJP was losing the electoral battle.
The main issues in the ongoing polls are employment, farmers' problems and attacks on institutions, he said.
"Our internal assessment is clearly telling us that the BJP is losing the election," he added.
Gandhi claimed that there were signs of panic in the BJP's poll campaign.
The Congress chief once again challenged Modi to debate him on issues such as employment and corruption.
"I can debate him anywhere apart from Anil Ambani's home," he said to peals of laughter.
Gandhi also slammed the Prime Minister over the Rafale agreement and said if Modi agrees to a debate, he will ask him to explain why parallel negotiations were carried out in the deal.
Gandhi also accused the prime minister of harming the country's economy big time by carrying out demonetisation and implementing a "flawed" Goods and Services Tax (GST).
"He demonetised the economy, we will remonetise it through (minimum income guarantee scheme) NYAY," he said.
On the issue of his apology to the Supreme Court for attributing the 'chowkidar chor hai' (the watchman is a thief) slogan to it, Gandhi said he apologised as there was a process on in the court and he had commented on that.
Gandhi also alleged that the Election Commission (EC) is "completely biased" towards the opposition.
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Edwin Lutyens, one of the architects of Imperial Delhi, knew his name would go down in history - but not in a hail of twitter handles and as a sneering adjective to describe an effete elite.Delhi's salubrious bungalow zone is now more than an envied address. Quite what else is a work-in-progress.
NEW DELHI: While the Union urban development ministry is planning to delist areas like Golf Links and Sunder Nagar from Lutyens' Bungalow Zone, the residents of these areas are opposing the move. They fear it will lead to infrastructure mess and spoil the character of these upscale colonies. However, the residents want the government to amend the LBZ norms instead of delisting so that they can construct a second floor.
Under the present LBZ norms, people are allowed to construct ground and first floor along with a small structure on the terrace, called a barsati. A major anomaly in the norms is related to the Floor Area Ratio. There is no uniformity in FAR in houses in Golf Links, Sunder Nagar, Babar Road and parts of Diplomatic Enclave and Jor Bagh.
"Today, two houses with same plot size will get different FARs at the time of reconstruction, as it will be based on the original FAR. Initially, people constructed houses based on their requirements. Now, that FAR can't be forced on us. There is a need to have a uniform rule for FAR in all the colonies," said Jitender Kapoor, president of federation of association of Babar Road, Diplomatic Enclave, Golf Links and Jor Bagh.
The federation has made several representations before the Union urban development ministry to correct the anomaly. "All we are asking for is permission to completely construct a second floor. We don't want the height to go beyond the present figure," said Kapoor. Golf links has 212 big plots. Sources said building bylaws, which are applicable in the rest of the city, will be applicable in these upscale areas, too, after they are delisted from LBZ. The residents can construct up to four floors, including ground and stilt. However, the residents said this will lead to chaos and burden the existing infrastructure as builders will invest in these areas.
"We don't want the basic character of the colonies, the green spaces, etc. to get disturbed. We don't want to construct stilt parking as we will have to do away with gardens. We want the government to amend LBZ norms so that residents can construct second floor," said V K Verma, a member of the managing committee of Sunder Nagar RWA. However, Babar Road residents want the colony to be delisted from LBZ as the plot size is small. "We want the government to delist our colony so we can construct up to four floors," said Y K Anand, president of Babar Road RWA.


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A Wall Street Journal (Oct 6, 2011) report describes a decision by Otis to move production from Mexico to South Carolina. Reasons cited include (a) 70 % of its customers will be closer to the new plant, (b) Freight and logistics costs lowerd by 17.3 %, (c) Efficiencies from deisgn and production being colocated would generate another 20 % savings, (d) Greater automation will decrease labor's content of the total cost. Given changes in US labor and other costs, has US manufacturing closed most of the cost gap with other global loactions ? Are rising fuel prices diminishing most of the cost gains from global manufacturing locations ? Is the attention, and consequent marketing gains, that is derived from this decision sufficient to compensate for any associated cost increases ?
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The following is an excerpt from an article that I wrote for The New Betty.
This morning I walked into an antiques store. Amongst oddities and curios – a barbers chair and a birdcage – I dug for buried treasure. Dappled light and brass melodies lent the scene a nostalgic feel. Film noir playing out in real time.
Curiouser and curiouser. I had to wonder: Why did I walk into that shop in the first place?
Shopping is more than a necessity, or even a hobby – it falls at the intersection of change, identity and dreams.
In a consumer culture, it becomes difficult to separate who we are from what we own. Our identity becomes the sum total of our stuff. This is known as the aestheticization of everyday life, where the most mundane of products – a coffee mug for instance – become an opportunity for self-expression.
Shopping is aspirational. Marketing and advertisements reflect back at us our idealized versions of our selves. We are sold our aspirations.
Fashion can provide a bridge between our present and our future; our reality and our dreams. At the start of summer I will by a new bikini – my purchase becomes a physical touchstone of my imagined future. I have attempted to ground my dreams in reality.
The problem: Our dreams do not always track with reality. So long as we define ourselves by the things we own we only make changes on a surface level.
If we are really to work towards a better future we need to separate who we are from what we have. Once we know our true self – away from all our stuff – we can make changes towards becoming an authentic and self-actualized person.
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I get a lot of pleasure reading your stories. Google Philip Knightley, an old Australian journalist. He has won quite a few awards during his lifetime and lives in London. I met up with him on my trip last year. If you are heading to London on this journey and you would like to catch up with him, I could possibly organise it for you.


As exciting and efficient as motorcycles may be, they also have the potential to cause serious bodily injury to riders when they are involved in accidents. According to data published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were approximately 82,000 motorcyclists injured in accidents in 2010 alone. Motorcyclists do not enjoy the same protections of a vehicle body that other motorists do, and can easily be thrown from their vehicles in the event of a collision. As a result, motorcyclists are at a significant risk of injury when they are involved in accidents.
Fortunately, Pennsylvania law allows people who are injured in motorcycle accidents caused by negligence to recover for their injuries by filing a personal injury claim. It is extremely important, therefore, for anyone who has been injured in a motorcycle accident to discuss their case with an experienced Pittsburgh personal injury lawyer as soon as possible.
After a motorcycle accident, an experienced Pittsburgh personal injury lawyer will be able to review the facts of your case and determine whether any evidence of negligence exists. There are many parties who could potentially be held liable in a motorcycle accident case, including vehicle drivers, vehicle manufacturers, government entities, and other motorcyclists. Because of the potential complexities involved in motorcycle accident cases, it is important for victims to discuss their case with an attorney.
Neurological injuries, spinal cord injuries.
The injuries that a person can sustain in a motorcycle accident have the potential to cause long-term medical complications that may result in significant medical expenses and the need for ongoing care. In addition, victims may be left with disabilities that keep them from working or even living independently. As a result, it is extremely important that victims ensure that their rights are protected by discussing their case with an experienced attorney as soon as possible.
Victims of motorcycle accidents caused by negligence may be able to obtain significant financial compensation. To schedule a free consultation with one of our experienced attorneys, call the Pittsburgh firm of Flaherty Fardo today at (412) 802-6666.


This week we take a look at plans for the organisation's workforce: hiring workers, retaining them and use of technology in doing so….
One hot topic to be discussed in the next C-suite meeting is plans for an employee ownership scheme in order to have a stronger company, healthier bottom line and happier employees. This scheme of ownership would lead to higher levels of engagement and retention. A good example is Lindt Australia winning its award for 2017 Innovative HR Teams. Their HR team drove employee engagement and performance, as well as talent acquisition and retention. The following tools were used in the process: mobile phone requisition and approvals; bulk actions for processing high volume of applications and communications; time-saving online tools for reference checks and self-service interview bookings; and online forms for contracts and on-boarding that allowed seamless transfer of data to payroll.
An interesting relationship exists between companies with strong ownership culture and a higher share price premium of 17% over their listed peers. Last month Australia launched the new Employee Ownership Australian (EOA) Index, which tracks the share prices of listed companies with high levels of employee ownership (EO) and compares them to the ASX200. This initiative concluded with the following result: in the past five and a half years, the share price of the EOA Index companies increased by 40%, compared to just 23% for the ASX 200. A robust employee-ownership culture also illustrates a strong link with other aspects such as environment, social and governance standards, according to the research conducted by responsibility analysts CAER. These companies are twice as likely to show clear evidence of equal opportunities systems and to outperform or match the ASX200 in three out of five social sustainability factors.
From an investor perspective, the companies with strong employee-ownership culture are very attractive, considering that they offer more engaged employees, more focused on gender and diversity, training, job security and sustainability. Therefore, investors should look for companies with higher levels of employee ownership, which will lead to broader social sustainability performance.
On a different note for an effective employee recruiting and retaining process, the digital embrace plays a vital role in this day and age. David Brown, Leader of the Deloitte Human Capital Consulting Practice, said Australian Human Resources professionals are focused on the retention of employees. However, 9% of Australian companies understand how to build a future-ready organisation equipped for digital disruption and developments of artificial intelligence and robotics, compared to 11% of companies around the globe which are ready for the future. With the advent of the digital age, the business models are changing and HR must follow the change through incorporation of these digital technologies in delivering its solutions to the organisations. The following technologies lead the way for the new business models: artificial intelligence, mobile platforms, sensors and social collaboration systems that are revolutionising the way workplaces are managed. According to the Deloitte Human Capital Consulting Practice, research (including 10,000 businesses around the world, including 197 in Australia), jobs need to be redesigned, the companies should include in their planning freelancers, "gig economy" workers and crowds. Of all companies participating in the research, a third were using some form of AI technology to deliver HR solutions and 41% were building mobile apps to deliver HR services. Australian companies were slightly ahead of international companies in reporting they had useable data analytics.
Alongside this come the cloud-based platforms used by the HR in the recruiting process. According to CB Insights Research in 2015 there were more than $2 billion in investment capital into cloud-based HR solutions. Advantages exist on both sides for employers and employees in using cloud-based HR platforms. The cloud-based platforms facilitate the employee performance tracking and motivation, which give them real-time understanding of changes in demographics or identification of areas of concern. Cloud-based HR platforms are beneficial to employees by helping them to engage better. Video learning tools allow employees to share content and recommend videos to each other, leading to a more aware and skilled workforce. Other organisations provide gamification elements using cloud-based HR solutions, giving employees access to 'points' or rewards based on performance.
Based on these different resources, a few points are to be noted….
Do you think the tools used by Lindt Australia were helpful to the company in increasing the retention rate of its employees? Explain how these tools were used.
Suppose you were an investor. Would you invest in a company that supports the employees ownership culture over one that doesn't? Why?
One strategy for having competitive advantage in the market and being prepared for the future digital disruption is embracing new technologies. How would you, as a business manager, address this?
As a manager, would you adopt cloud-based platforms in your organisation? Would you use social media platforms for recruiting and retaining employees?


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By David Morgan CBS News August 19, 2019, 2:58 PM
Proposed laws could change how consumers get smartphones repaired
Proposed "Right to Repair" laws on smartphone fixes
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If you want to fix your broken smartphone without voiding its warranty, you could have a problem if you take it to an unauthorized repair shop. But that could change: Twenty states are now considering so-called "Right to Repair" bills.
The Federal Trade Commission is asking for public comments on whether people should be able to get their electronics fixed by a third party.
Last year, Apple included the ability to monitor battery health for certain iPhone models. However, the monitoring would become disabled for consumers who swap out the battery themselves or go to a non-authorized vendor.
Apple acknowledged it added a notification that tells customers if an iPhone battery was put in by a third party. The company said this is to "protect our customers from damaged, poor quality or used batteries which can lead to safety or performance issues."
Apple defends controversial battery certification warning message
"Take your iPhone screen: I know plenty of people who would not got to an Apple store to fix it, they would take it to just some local screen repair place or a friend who does that kind of thing," said CNET senior managing editor Dan Ackerman. "But they're not getting the official Apple screen part. The same thing with batteries. Batteries are much tougher because you cannot get that official Apple battery."
"So, if your Apple machinery breaks down and you take it to a repair shop, Apple will nor send that repair shop the parts to repair it?" asked "CBS This Morning" co-host Tony Dokoupil.
"In some cases, especially the battery," said Ackerman. "You can use other batteries. But now you're getting this warning that says, 'We can't confirm that this is a real battery' and it actually hides some of the battery health information from you. So, it is degrading the usage of the phone a little bit."
Apple's motive, said Ackerman, is to drive people to Apple, or to Apple-authorized repair shops that charge Apple-level prices.
He said a "Right to Repair" law would do more than simply allow consumers to have their electronic products serviced anywhere without voiding a warranty. "It would in many of these state bills require the company to provide the actual parts that they need and also the software, instructions and manuals which they often hold... almost like trade secrets."
On safety issues, counterfeit batteries are "not great," said Ackerman, but if you had official batteries available from third-party dealers, "I think that would be a fairly safe thing to do."
Co-host Gayle King said, "Let's look at Apple's point of view: They say, 'It's our product. We want to fix it. We want to keep the business.' Sounds like a smart business decision on their part, to make it difficult."
"Sure. And you know that when you go in there, the prices — not just of Apple, but many other brands — the prices of repairs and parts are just high enough that you consider buying a new one, which is baked into the business model of a lot of companies.
"You used to be able to pop a battery out of your phone, put a new one in. Same thing with your laptop. You can't do that anymore. They're sealed inside. Repairability has gone way down."
David Morgan is a senior editor at CBSNews.com and cbssundaymorning.com.


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Any ///Ms out in the snow??
They could rename this thread...………..
Fun snow day last year, out with a friend and his S2K.
Since I got my M in late Nov '18, it's been used pretty much throughout. However, when we did have some snow here in Oxford, I decided not to take it out on the roads, as I never showed the same restraint with my Impreza P1 and I ended up with the rear arches rotting away. I don't want the same fate to happen to my M in a few years (admittedly German steel is typically of a much better quality and heavier grade than what is found with Japanese cars).
I'm lucky that my old man has been keeping on top of cleaning both the cars in the garage, but I don't want him to end up cleaning mine more times than is necessary, due to me taking it for granted and taking it out on heavily salted roads all the time.
7 out of 10. Mainly for effort.
My Z rusts bad anyway, never mind getting it out in winter salt..
It was basically sheet ice, if I approached that with anymore vigour that wall would be winning the fight. While we were standing there a Toyota Hilux with a trailer kissed the wall as well as some lads on trail bikes who took a tumble. Good fun though.


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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff - Appellee, v. VINCENT CLAY ROBERTSON, Defendant - Appellant.
Vincent Clay Robertson, Appellant Pro Se. Ashley Brooke Neese, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee.
Vincent Clay Robertson seeks to appeal the district court's order denying relief on his 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion. The order is not appealable unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) (2012). A certificate of appealability will not issue absent "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2) (2012). When the district court denies relief on the merits, a prisoner satisfies this standard by demonstrating that reasonable jurists would find that the district court's assessment of the constitutional claims is debatable or wrong. Slack v. McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 484 (2000); see Miller-El v. Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322, 336-38 (2003). When the district court denies relief on procedural grounds, the prisoner must demonstrate both that the dispositive procedural ruling is debatable, and that the motion states a debatable claim of the denial of a constitutional right. Slack, 529 U.S. at 484-85.
We have independently reviewed the record and conclude that Robertson has not made the requisite showing. Accordingly, we deny a certificate of appealability and dismiss the appeal. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.


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Robert Pattinson Doesn't Consider Batman A Superhero
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Dec 6, 2019 at 17:05 pm UTC By Laura Kelly
When Robert Pattinson was first cast as the new Batman, fans were intrigued. Ben Affleck has been playing the Dark Knight in both 'Batman vs. Superman' and 'Justice League' which has been met with underwhelming success and overall disappointment from fans. It was time for a change-up.
Audiences were pleasantly surprised and are generally optimistic about Robert Pattinson's casting. Ever since he starred in the popular 'Twilight' series, Pattinson has preferred doing independent films of his choosing, so there must be something special about this upcoming Batman movie.
Robert Pattinson Talks Taking on 'The Batman' after 'Twilight'
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Robert Pattinson Had to Wear a Used 'Batman' Suit for His Screen Test
"Batman's Not A Superhero"
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Surprisingly enough, Pattinson doesn't actually consider the Caped Crusader to be a real "superhero." Why? Because Batman lacks any supernatural abilities.
"Batman's not a superhero," Pattinson said. "It's weird. I always balk at it. I'm like, it doesn't count. You need to have, like, magical powers to be a superhero."
It's fair, Batman is the only one of his Justice League team members who doesn't have any concrete powers. He has plenty of weapons, technology, and training, but he's far more vulnerable than his superpowered colleagues. But he does have a cool cape.
Batman Technically Has One Power
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Despite being a widely loved hero, Pattinson is certainly playing into a longstanding joke about Batman's lack of superpowers. People often jest that Batman's true superpower is his money and resources. After all, it's pretty doubtful that he would have been able to become a superhero in the absence of his extreme wealth and connections.
Batman is a brilliant detective to be sure, but without his money, there would be no plausible way for him to afford the Batmobile, the Batcave, his weapons, or his technology. And he probably wouldn't be able to travel the world to receive high-level training, either.
How Pattinson Might Play The Role
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Pattinson putting Batman down as a superhero could also be his subtle way of telling us how he's going to play the role. All of the Batman actors before him have put their own spin on the character, so Pattinson probably wants to deliver an entirely new and unique performance.
"He's a complicated character. I don't think I could ever play a real hero — there's always got to be something a little bit wrong. I think it's because one of my eyes is smaller than the other one," Pattinson said.
Jennifer Garner Shows Fans How to Bake Her 'Indestructible' Pumpkin Bread
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Ben Affleck's Dating History
Jennifer Garner And Ben Affleck Appear To Be Struggling
But Pattinson Is Excited To Play The Part
Gettyimages | Kimberly White
Regardless of whether you agree with him or not on his opinions on Batman, one thing is definitely clear. Pattinson is definitely excited to play the part and ready to make his mark in the DC Movie Universe.
"I love, I love the kind of history. I love every iteration of how it's been played," Pattinson said
"I think Matt Reeves has got a really good direction for it," he said. "I'm very kind of eager to get started on it."
Robert De Niro Accepts SAG Lifetime Achievement Award While Blasting Trump's 'Abuse Of Power'
Brad Pitt And Jennifer Aniston's Hand Grab At SAG Awards -- See The Internet Melting Pic!
Kate Beckinsale Thinks She Looks Like Steven Tyler
Kim Kardashian Set to Release New Documetary Chronicling Her Efforts Against Mass Incarceration
Joely Richardson Fascinated by Nicolas Cage's 'Huge Fan Base'


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Q: Is it possible to migrate flyway migrations from specific version or to clean from it I have migrations V1.0.1,V1.0.2...V1.0.12. So, what I need: I can't do clean to save all data but it's needed to update migrations from V1.0.8 to the end V1.0.12. There are already exists these migrations, so when I set baselineOnMigrate as true and version from baseline version like:
 Flyway myFlyway = Flyway.configure()
                                   .baselineOnMigrate(true)
                                   .baselineVersion("1.0.7")
                                   ...

 myFlyway.migrate();

I have no new merging migrations and have the message: Schema "my_schema" is up to date. No migration necessary.
So, I want to clean/update/merge those migration which are from 1.0.8 version till the end of (1.0.12). Is it possible to do?


More than 700 participants gathered for the first annual "Friendship Walk" on September 9, 2007, at Turtle Back Zoo in West Orange.
A week full of exciting trips and activities.
Volunteers and their special friends spend 2½ wonderful hours together enjoying music, art, baking, story-time, and sports.
Photos By Carl Mink and Robert Schneider.
Fantastic Mom's Lunch Out at Color Me Mine.


Anti-tumor properties of anthocyanins from Lonicera caerulea 'Beilei' fruit on human hepatocellular carcinoma: In vitro and in vivo study.
In this study, the anthocyanin from Lonicera caerulea 'Beilei' fruit (ABL) was extracted and purified. The purified component (ABL-2) was then evaluated for its anti-tumor properties on human hepatoma cells (SMMC-7721) in vitro and the murine hepatoma cells (H22) in vivo. In vitro, ABL-2 not only significantly inhibited the growth of SMMC-7721 cells, but also remarkably blocked the cells' cycle in G2/M phase, inducing DNA damage and eventually leading to apoptosis. In vivo, ABL also killed tumor cells, inhibited tumor growth, and improved the survival status of H22 tumor-bearing mice. These effects were associated with an increase in the activities of antioxidase and a decrease in the level of lipid peroxidation, as evidenced by changes in SOD, GSH-Px, GSH, and MDA levels. In addition, ABL-2 also regulated the levels of immune cytokines including IL-2, IFN-γ, and TNF-α. These results revealed that ABL-2 exerts an effective anti-tumor effect by dynamically adjusting the REDOX balance and improving the immunoregulatory activity of H22 tumor-bearing mice. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis revealed that cyanidin-3,5-diglucoside (8.16 mg/g), cyanidin-3-glucoside (387.60 mg/g), cyanidin-3-rutinoside (23.62 mg/g), and peonidin-3-glucoside (22.20 mg/g) were the main components in ABL-2, which may contribute to its anti-tumor activity.


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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday previewed what could become a core element of Democratic opposition to a GOP tax bill: that the mounting recovery bills from back-to-back Gulf Coast hurricanes make any deficit-financed tax cuts unacceptable.
After President Donald Trump seized on Hurricanes Harvey and Irma to call for quick congressional action on tax cuts, Schumer delivered a brushback to the White House he struck a surprising fiscal deal with just last week.
"With all due respect to the president, a tax cut, particularly one for the very wealthy, is not going to help Florida or Texas rebuild from these storms," the New York Democrat said on the Senate floor.
"And the president has it entirely backward in another way. We're about to add billions to the deficit to rebuild parts of our country, something we absolutely should do because it's an emergency. But that makes it even more important that tax reform be fiscally responsible and deficit-neutral. Not tax cuts."
Republicans have yet to settle on whether their forthcoming tax legislation will be deficit-neutral. Employing reconciliation to shield the bill from a Senate filibuster would prevent the GOP from padding the deficit in the long term, but a shorter-term deficit-funded tax cut plan could pass muster.
Even as Trump courts moderate Democratic support for a tax package, all but three of the party's senators are already aligned in opposition to any bill that adds to the deficit. Schumer's invocation of the hurricanes, then, is poised to recur as Democratic leaders work to keep their caucuses unified against any GOP tax cut proposals.
"It's crazy Congress wants tax cuts when we are about to see biggest disaster package ever," Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) tweeted on Friday. "We should wait, and do only what we can afford."