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I beat AS's Lead Time about 80% of the time--and it's NOT because I'm "that good." | Auction Sniper
I beat AS's Lead Time about 80% of the time--and it's NOT because I'm "that good."
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AS recommends we do a Lead Time of five seconds when we go to fill out a snipe. This means that AS will list my max bid about five seconds before auction end.
This, of course, gives plenty of time (look at the second hand on your clock and watch it tick away five long ticks) for the other bidders participating in the auction to re-submit bids that are higher than my Max Bid I placed through Auction Sniper. So as AS just initiated my Max Bid five seconds before auction close, all the other auction participants who are bidding against me are busy typing & re-submitting their higher bids to Ebay. "Ah ha!", they say, "We got some guy who just bid on this item a whole five seconds before auction end. He's just gotta be an Auction Sniper; there's no other explanation for the five-second delay. Any idiot can do a One-Click Bid through Ebay in under a second, yet it took this guy five seconds! So tell you what. Let's do a One-Click Bid on this guy and pull the rug out from under him. After all, we have a whole five seconds to type in three digits into a keyboard then click the mouse pointer on an Icon."
...And again, thanks to Auction Sniper's agonizingly slow Lead Time, I lose the auction with less than a second to go. And most importantly, if I had used the One-Click bid right before auction close, I wouldn't have given the other guys time to increase their bids, and would have walked away with an Ebay item for dirt-cheap!
"But glenns, you're being unfair! You didn't lose the auction because the other participants were exploiting AS's 5-second Lead Time; you lost it because the proxy bid was too high from the very start! (isn't it like the AS fanboys to blame the auction loss on a high proxy bid rather than the real culprit: AS's agonizingly long Lead Time?)
"Remember," the fanboys will drone on, "It's not the last bid that wins the auction, it's the highest ! It can't be AS's long five second Lead Time being exploited by the One-Click bidders that causes the Auction Sniper to lose the auction; no sir. It's the high proxy bid that diddit..."
Notwithstanding mastery of the obvious: All we need do is investigate the time stamps of all auction participants and their respective bids after the auction and see that it wasn't the highest bid that won the auction, but rather it was the speed at which the highest bid was entered into Ebay that won the auction.
And since I can manually enter in a bid using Ebay's One-Click bid in about 1.2 seconds on a slow day, my fingers would beat Auction Sniper's five seconds by about five standard deviations.
How to beat the snipers without paying one red cent for services: Enter your max bid using Ebay's One-Click feature about 500 ms to 1 second before close of auction and you beat the sniper and won the item. By about four seconds.
Does any Auction Sniper tech see things from a different technical perspective?
hrMember
I don't know what one-click bidding is, but given eBay is often really slow in Spain, it takes ages to up a bid here!


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External aortic support for people with Marfan's syndrome
Practice A Patient's Journey
BMJ 2010; 340 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c1692 (Published 18 May 2010) Cite this as: BMJ 2010;340:c1692
Camilla Allen, patient1,
John Pepper, professor of cardiothoracic surgery2
1Thornbury, Bristol
2Imperial College, Royal Brompton Hospital, London SW3 6NP
Correspondence to: C Allen allen{at}vilberie.wanadoo.co.uk
In 2007 Camilla Allen became the ninth person with Marfan's syndrome to have an external aortic root support wrapped around her dilated aorta. She has since become the first woman with an exostent to become pregnant and give birth.
Stopped in my tracks
In October 2006 I agreed to take part in research related to Marfan's syndrome being undertaken at St George's Hospital in London. The research involved detailed measurements of my heart being taken using echocardiograms. I did not give my participation a second thought until a couple of months later when I received a letter from St George's telling me that my aortic root diameter had expanded to 4.3 cm and that with such a dilated aorta I should not conceive a child due to the risk of fatal aortic dissection. This news was a devastating blow to my husband and me as we had been trying to conceive our second child for the previous nine months.
An appointment with my local cardiology consultant was hastily arranged for January 2007. The measurement was confirmed, and, although it was not particularly worrying in itself, as most patients undertaking root and valve replacement surgery have aortic root diameters nearer the 5.0 cm mark, it showed that mine had increased since my first echocardiogram at the age of 14 and had worsened during my first pregnancy. The consultant considered surgery in the form of the Bentall procedure, a composite aortic root replacement, which is a necessary precaution against a 1 in 10 chance of aortic dissection during pregnancy or labour. Suddenly a 10% chance of my dying brought the situation into sharp focus.
Since first being diagnosed with Marfan's syndrome as a teenager, I had always considered my diagnosis to be an inconvenience rather than life threatening. The condition is only mild in my family, so it hasn't dominated my life. I had annual echocardiograms, and, although my aortic root diameter had steadily increased from 3.3 cm at age 14 to 4.3 cm at the age of 35, I felt fit, healthy and in no immediate danger. With only minor heart monitoring I had given birth naturally to one child already. It was therefore very difficult to stomach the need for major aortic valve heart surgery with all that it entails.
I am no stranger to surgical procedures, so such a major operation did not fill me with dread—especially as it was a well established procedure with excellent success rates. However, I did not relish the idea of undergoing major heart surgery that included the need for cardiopulmonary bypass and for the removal of my healthy aortic tissue. I was also particularly concerned and frustrated that I would need to have blood thinning anticoagulants for life and that I would need to inject these anticoagulants if I became pregnant. Despite my reservations I was beginning to think it was a foregone conclusion and that there was no alternative. The Henry Ford quote "You can have [a Model T in] any colour as long as it's black" sprang to mind.
Light at the end of the tunnel
My parents had always encouraged me to choose my own path in life and accept responsibility for my decisions. I have therefore become an independent, decisive, and optimistic person who makes decisions based on all the available information. I did not regard this situation as any different and therefore refused to believe that there was only one way forward.
I discussed the matter with my husband, and we decided to seek a second opinion. Thankfully another consultant who specialised in Marfan's syndrome pointed us towards Professor John Pepper at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London. Within a week we were sitting in front of him, and he agreed that we needed to act quickly. He explained the option of the exostent procedure, how it worked, and why he thought I was an ideal candidate for it. I said immediately that I wanted to be considered. Putting a bespoke stent around my aorta, which was produced using magnetic resonance imaging data and computer assisted design, seemed logical and sensible. Firstly it meant leaving my perfectly healthy (albeit a bit stretched) aortic tissue and valve intact, and it had the added benefits of having a shorter recovery period and no need for me to take anticoagulation medication for the rest of my life.
My husband and I discussed the pros and cons of the Bentall and exostent procedures. Even though it was new, the exostent option still seemed a win-win situation. Because of its less invasive nature it could be reversed if for some reason it was not successful, and the fallback position would be the Bentall procedure. Time was of the essence, and I therefore asked to be operated on as soon as possible with no concern that only eight exostent operations had taken place to date. Someone had to be the ninth: why not me?
Within a few weeks, in March 2007, I was on the operating table having an exostent successfully implanted. The treatment at the Brompton was incredibly stress free and of a very high standard. After only five days in hospital I was home, and within a couple of months, I felt like my old self again, but I now had a healthy and secure aortic root measurement of 3.6 cm.
Within a few months of the operation I was allowed to try for another baby, and in November 2007 I became pregnant again. Being the first person to become pregnant after an exostent operation, I was closely monitored in my home town of Bristol. This meant regular echocardiograms and a magnetic resonance imaging scan at 22 weeks' gestation to check that my exostent was holding well. Five days before the due date my daughter decided it was time to make her entrance, and I gave birth in August 2008. I was treated as high risk in the maternity ward but was fortunate to have a labour that was quick, natural, and very unremarkable. My blood pressure was closely monitored before and after the birth but never rose particularly high. Relieved consultants arranged an echocardiogram and a magnetic resonance imaging scan after the birth, and they proved that the exostent had done what it was designed to do. My aortic root measurement remained stable at 3.6 cm.
As of October 2009 the exostent procedure has been carried out on 20 people with Marfan's syndrome and has been accepted as a clinically approved procedure at the Royal Brompton Hospital.
For myself, this innovative procedure was the ideal solution to my predicament, but it has always frustrated me that I came so close never to hearing about it. It was only my "refuse to accept it" mentality that led me to seek a second opinion and so discover the alternative course of action. My concern is that some professionals who work with people with Marfan's syndrome choose, for whatever reason, not to present the exostent as an alternative to the Bentall operation. Of course it does not yet have a long history of success, and not all patients would be suitable. Others may make different choices. However, for those who have healthy aortic tissue and valves, the exostent can offer a less drastic alternative to the Bentall procedure.
I must confess to not having known much about the procedure before my operation, but since then I have learnt a lot more about its conception and application. In addition, I have met and enjoyed the ongoing support and friendship of the key players involved in the development of the exostent, Tal Golesworthy and Tom Treasure. They are publicising the exostent technique, especially in the Marfan's syndrome community, and are making sure that research is ongoing. As part of this I am involved in a mentoring scheme for possible recipients of an exostent, which goes some way to helping publicise the procedure. I hope that this will ensure that all people with Marfan's syndrome receive the necessary information and support to make informed decisions when embarking upon a journey similar to mine.
Box 1 A doctor's perspective
In the third trimester, pregnancy enhanced levels of progesterone help to soften the ligaments of the pelvis to ease the path of the baby during delivery. Unfortunately in the presence of a weakened aorta associated with Marfan's syndrome there is a risk that the aorta may enlarge and rupture. The current standard approach is to perform the Bentall operation. This is a safe and reliable procedure, but, as Camilla says, it involves cardiopulmonary bypass and replacement of the aortic valve. The valve substitute can be mechanical, which is durable but necessitates lifelong anticoagulation and is an extra hazard for pregnancy, or it can be a tissue valve, which does not require anticoagulation but is of limited durability.
We wanted to prevent further expansion of the aortic root in the simplest way possible. Wrapping the aorta with artificial material is an old idea, but the suggestion by Golesworthy of using modern computer aided design to produce a bespoke sleeve seemed very attractive. We have since developed an individually tailored external "jacket" for the aortic valve, aortic root, and ascending aorta for patients with Marfan's syndrome.
By using digital information from magnetic resonance imaging, computer aided design and rapid prototyping we are able to create a replica of the patient's aorta. By heat shrinking an appropriate piece of medically approved plastic cloth, Dacron, we can produce a jacket that exactly matches the contours of the patient's aorta, including the sinuses of Valsalva and the origins of the coronary arteries.
This jacket is sterilised and taken to the operating room where, under a general anaesthetic and a midline sternotomy, it is placed around the patient's aortic root and ascending aorta. There is no need for cardiopulmonary bypass or a period of global myocardial ischaemia, and 19 of these operations have now been successfully performed.
Camilla's sleeve was fitted by a relatively short and simple operation. The effect of the exostent on the diameter of her aorta during the second pregnancy compared to the first is remarkable (fig⇓).
Fig Aortic root diameter measurement (mm). Image courtesy of Martin Utley and Tom Treasure, Clinical Operational Research Unit, University College London
John Pepper J.Pepper{at}rbht.nhs.uk
Box 2 Further information
The Marfan Trust (www.marfantrust.org)—Funds research into the cause and possible prevention of Marfan's syndrome, educates patients and doctors about the condition, and assists with patient support
This is one of a series of occasional articles by patients about their experiences that offer lessons to doctors. The BMJ welcomes contributions to the series. Please contact Peter Lapsley (plapsley{at}bmj.com) for guidance
Competing interests: None declared.
Provenance and peer review: Not commissioned; not externally peer reviewed.
Camilla Allen, John Pepper
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Grace Jones albums – the complete guide
By Steve Harnell | January 23, 2022
Three distinct phases mark the the albums of Grace Jones – disco, reggae and dub excursions followed by all-out commercial pop. She's recently been set the task of curating London's annual Meltdown festival, and from closely examining her eclectic musical journey, we can definitely see why…
Producer Tom Moulton
Chart Position
UK – and US No.109
For those that came to Grace Jones' work via the sparse dub of Warm Leatherette or slinky electro funk of Pull Up To The Bumper, hearing her emote on a song from the Annie musical on her debut will come as something of a jolt.
Her 1977 solo album Portfolio is the first in a disco trilogy of long-players made with producer Tom Moulton. As a doyenne of New York and Parisian catwalks, as well as being a key scenester at the Big Apple's now-legendary Studio 54 nightclub, in retrospect Jones' first incarnation makes perfect sense.
However, she's still to develop the formidable alien persona that she'd mine to such great effect throughout the 80s.
Her debut single I Need A Man was originally released by small French label Orfeus in 1975, while Jones was still working as a fashion model. It made little impact on the charts until it was remixed and released via the Beam Junction label, when it made it to No.1 in the US on the Billboard dance chart.
Recorded at the legendary Sigma Sound Studios that birthed the string- and horn-infused Philadelphia Soul movement, Jones hooked up with Moulton – the father of the extended disco mix (see Gloria Gaynor's 19-minute suite on Never Can Say Goodbye in 1975). Moulton is also credited with inventing the concept of the disco breakdown and the popularisation of the 12″ single format.
The producer repeats the extended medley concept for Portfolio with Side One comprising a continuous 18-minute mix of covers, from Stephen Sondheim's Send In The Clowns, Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban's What I Did For Love from A Chorus Line and, most extraordinary of all, an epic take on Tomorrow from Annie, at the time a brand new hit on Broadway.
Over the course of her career, Jones became expert in deconstructing songs and interpreting them in radical new ways, but these first recordings are played totally straight.
Her vocals are impressively polished on Send In The Clowns and, while it does outstay its welcome somewhat, her perky rendition of Tomorrow is really rather cute. Not a word that often springs to mind about the reliably feisty Ms Jones.
The album's centrepiece is the acoustic guitar-driven version of Edith Piaf's signature song La Vie En Rose – it remains a regular in Grace's gig setlists to this day. Her first hit in Europe, it's the best example of Moulton capturing the singer's remarkable charisma on this debut album.
Sorry, her co-write with Pierre Papadiamandis, is a capable mid-paced discofied ballad, while Moulton does a decent job of amping up the drama in That's The Trouble by adding swirling strings and stabbing brass.
As a vehicle for Jones' one-off talent, Portfolio, as its title suggests, was an intriguing introductory calling card. Her love affair with the dancefloor – in all its forms – would be a long-held one and her persona as disco's quirkiest diva began here. If showtunes done the Grace way is your thing, step right this way.
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UK – and US No.97
While Portfolio hardly set the world's charts alight, Island Records were convinced that they were onto something with Jones' solo career. Once again, Grace reunited with Tom Moulton at Sigma Sound for a hastily-arranged follow-up.
Essentially retracing the same template as her debut, Side One of Fame also comprises an extended disco medley. Pride positively gallops along with its funky guitar, bongos, sinewy bass and plentiful horn section.
The grandstand moment for Fame, though, is the striking seven-minute reworking of jazz standard Autumn Leaves. Like the original, it is sung entirely in French but was proof of Grace's Europhile instincts and an ability to think outside the box of the conventional pop performer.
The high-kicking All On A Summer's Night finds Jones cooing of the joy of new love and giving Barry Manilow a run for his money on Am I Ever Gonna Fall In Love In New York City.
The album was a hit on the North American club scene and further built on her following among gay fans. Mainstream fame was now on the horizon.
Tom Moulton
By 1979, the Disco Sucks movement was in full force, marking the end of the road for numerous artists associated with the genre. With Jones behind the curve for once, and continuing in almost identical fashion to her previous two albums, she keenly felt the brunt of the disco backlash.
Unsurprisingly, Muse was both her final disco album and last collaboration with Tom Moulton. Taking the 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' approach here was a mistake. Muse was ignored by the record-buying public and, in some quarters, has now been labelled Jones' 'lost' album.
Her flirtation with dangerous sexuality rises to the surface on Suffer – an odd duet with Icelandic keyboardist Thor Baldursson with a decidedly S&M flavour.
Jimmy Williams, whose bass playing was a highlight of Fame, returns here and livens up the likes of straight-up floorfiller Repentance (Forgive Me).
Muse shines in its most unexpected moments, such as the testifying gospel of seven-minute epic Saved and organic funk of Atlantic City Gambler.
But Jones had rinsed disco for all it was worth. It was now time for her to move on and investigate new musical directions, or be left behind altogether.
Producers Chris Blackwell and Alex Sadkin
UK No.45 US No.132
Out went the disco session men to be replaced by the Compass Point All Stars, a genius collective gathered by Island Records' Chris Blackwell around the nucleus of Jamaican rhythm section legends Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare.
Warm Leatherette was a remarkable reinvention for Jones that kicked off a run of critically-acclaimed albums embracing new wave, art rock, reggae, dub and electronica.
She brings an almost Kraftwerk-like robotic feel to the verses of an uncompromising art-rock cover of Daniel Miller's Warm Leatherette under his moniker of The Normal which ended up being the album's title cut: "Warm leatherette melts, On your burning flesh, You can see your reflection, On the luminescent dash."
Its deliberately repetitive coda underlines this new reinvention as an otherworldly alien persona. It's as far a cry from the crowd-pleasing disco of her previous LP trilogy as you can get.
When Warm Leatherette was released as a 7″ single, it was backed with an equally extraordinary cover of Joy Division's She's Lost Control. Jones was beginning to establish herself as a remarkable interpreter of other people's work.
Edgier than the slightly more laid-back Pretenders original, which was included on the band's eponymous debut album the same year, Private Life boasts some brilliantly detailed production with its multi-layered ticking percussion and rimshots.
The song's writer Chrissie Hynde commented: "When I first heard Grace's version, I thought 'Now that's how it's supposed to sound!' In fact, it was one of the high points of my career – what with Sly and Robbie being the masters, and Grace Jones with her scorching delivery."
As with her Pretenders refit, Jones speeds up her take on Roxy Music's Love Is A Drug, giving it a punchier, more wired feel. Bryan Ferry's relaxed delivery is excised for something anxious, twitchy and pulsating.
Against such heavyweight competition, the jaunty Jones original A Rolling Stone feels like a tonal shift but it's
a nice palette cleanser for the darker material elsewhere.
A radical reboot of the old Marvelettes' Motown number The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game, written by Smokey Robinson, is an inspired choice. It's totally unrecognisable from the original – Massive Attack would also revisit the track with Tracey Thorn for the Batman Forever soundtrack, no doubt using the Jones version as
their template.
Jones then makes it abundantly clear that she is repositioning herself as a take-no-prisoners ball buster by including the All Star's guitarist Barry Reynold's original song Bullshit. Icy synths on this track lay behind Reynolds' gnarly overdriven shards of guitar.
Her cover of Tom Petty's Breakdown is surprisingly faithful, but then again why mess with such economical perfection? Closing the album, the inclusion of French language Pars felt like the only nod to Jones' past recorded work.
Nightclubbing
UK No.35 and US No.32
The peak of Jones' Compass Point sessions, her fifth studio album is widely considered her greatest solo long-player, a perfectly realised artistic version that fully established her androgynous persona.
Throughout her time working in Barbados, her studio output was characterised by an atmosphere of almost intuitive efficiency – "If Grace or the group hadn't nailed a song by the third take, it was dropped and they'd move on to the next number," explained producer Chris Blackwell.
Once more melding experimentalism with dub, Jones channels her Jamaican influences, although the new wave, art-pop and synth-pop inflections drag this far away from its original sources. Jones makes the most of her toasting-style vocals on the dark ticking reggae of Walking In The Rain, a well-judged cover of a 1978 track by Australian band Flash And The Pan.
While that might have been an under-the-radar choice for many, Jones doesn't duck a challenge elsewhere. She boldly takes on funky soul gem Use Me by Bill Withers, slowing down the groove and, in the process, reinventing the melody.
Equally audacious is grabbing the dark synth landscape of the Iggy Pop-covering title track, recasting the song as a spacious dub that's heavy on the reverb.
I've Seen That Face Before (Libertango) boasts a wonderfully atmospheric creepy synth lead melody and is a reworking of Astor Piazzolla's Libertango. It's become a key song for Grace over the years, and yet more evidence of her lifelong love of French culture.
Her version of The Police's Demolition Man once again mines her skill at delivering half-spoken, half-sung vocals.
If there is any sense that Jones is winging it as a vocalist, though, the subdued sophisti-pop soul of I've Done It Again will silence any doubters. Sade was no doubt taking notes.
In an album of many highlights, the sublime Pull Up To The Bumper still shines the brightest. Brilliantly produced and utterly irresistible, it's a wonderful band performance, where the instantly recognisable elastic bassline, vehicular sound effects and simple guitar riff work perfectly together. Only lightweight filler track Feel Up drops the ball.
Her status as an experimental pop icon was now assured with this slow-burning masterwork.
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Living My Life
Produced Chris Blackwell and Alex Sadkin
Bolstered by the critical and commercial success of Nightclubbing, the final instalment in Jones' Bahamian trilogy finds her asserting herself as a songwriter in her own right. All but one of the songs – an ambitious seven-minute cover of The Apple Stretching from Broadway musical Waltz Of The Stork – are original compositions.
Jones penned the reggaefied synth-pop opener My Jamaican Guy alone, while the remaining six tracks are all co-writes. Nipple To The Bottle was worked up with drummer Sly Dunbar, with a further four tracks the result of a collaboration with guitarist Barry Reynolds.
Pick of the bunch of these are the wiry James Brown-influenced electro funk of Cry Now, Laugh Later and glacial synth-pop closer Unlimited Capacity For Love.
Grace tries sophisticated smooth soul on for size with Inspiration and worthy of seeking out for its 'what the fuck?' factor alone is a cover of Johnny Cash's Ring Of Fire. Left off Living My Life, you can find it on the Compass Point Sessions compilation.
While nothing can touch the imperious original, the sheer chutzpah of Jones attempting it in the first place is to be applauded.
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Slave To The Rhythm
Producer Trevor Horn
After her ground-breaking Compass Point trilogy, Jones took a break from making albums for three years, preferring to concentrate instead on acting (she appeared in Conan The Barbarian with Arnold Schwarzenegger and, most famously, as Bond villain May Day in A View To A Kill).
By now, after her Hollywood excursions and the odd controversial chat show appearance or two (Russell Harty received a slapping live on the BBC when he failed to pay enough attention to the star), Jones' larger-than-life persona had become more famous than her music.
For her seventh studio album, Grace turned to producer Trevor Horn for another radical reinvention. Befitting her stature, it was an elaborate, over-the-top concept record that mined her charisma for all it was worth.
Originally intended for Frankie Goes To Hollywood as a follow-up to Relax, Slave To The Rhythm features eight radical interpretations of one central musical conceit. These are interspersed by delightfully pretentious voiceovers by actor Ian McShane, where he recites passages from Jean-Paul Goude's Grace Jones biography Jungle Fever, plus interview segments by journalists Paul Morley and Paul Cooke.
There's an operatic grandeur to opener Jones The Rhythm and the album's a showcase for Horn's skill as a producer, essentially making a 43-minute LP out of one central chord progression and a handful of lyrics.
While it could sound like an overstretched 12″ remix in the wrong hands, there's enough diversity and imagination at play here to pull it off. The Frog And The Princess finds McShane telling the story of Goud's tempestuous relationship with Jones and the experimental Operattack takes the concept of deconstruction to the extreme.
Confusingly, the title track is not the single you'll be aware of, which is included here in an extended form as Ladies And Gentleman: Miss Grace Jones. What a fantastic slice of percussive 80s funk pop that is.
An extraordinary exercise in myth-making. While you get the feeling this was as much a vehicle for Horn as it was for Jones, it's none the worse for it.
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Producers Nile Rodgers and Grace Jones
It only takes a few seconds of opener I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You) to hear the unmistakable input of producer Nile Rodgers; Simon Le Bon could take over on lead vocals and it would fit perfectly on Duran Duran's Notorious LP, which Rodgers worked on the same year.
Jones co-produced the album and predictably enough, there were plenty of fireworks behind the mixing desk as she clashed with Nile over the direction of the music.
Rodgers' pop instinct naturally draws the album into a more straightforward commercial territory – from the upbeat synth-led Chan Hitchhikes To Shanghai to the sultry soul of Victor Should Have Been A Jazz Musician. Crush merely seems like getting some value out of a rhyming dictionary, while the rather slight Hollywood Liar is saved by Grace's committed vocal performance. Meanwhile, Rodgers smooths off all of her rough edges for the easygoing Barefoot In Beverly Hills.
Too often, Inside Story feels like two mismatched personalities cancelling each other out. It remains a personal favourite of Jones, though.
In her 2015 autobiography, I'll Never Write My Memoirs, she explained: "Nile's ear was different from mine, and he was responding to his idea of me, and it was an American Nile production, with all that entails, but I think it is beautiful. There were other ways of doing that material, but I like how it ended up. I don't listen to all my records, but I play that one a lot."
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Bulletproof Heart
Producers Grace Jones, Chris Stanley, C+C Music Factory, Jonathan Elias
Grace's 80s ended with a damp squib rather than a bang, with a clear sense on Bulletproof Heart that she's chasing trends rather than setting them.
Co-writing the bulk of the album with her first husband, Chris Stanley, it continues the commercial approach of Inside Story and attempts to grab a bit of the action of the then-current fashion of beat-heavy electronic R&B. Clivillés and Cole of C+C Music Factory, the hot production duo of the time, deliver the best moments, including Love On Top Of Love, one of only two singles released on the LP.
Driving Satisfaction piles on the motoring metaphors for an opener that returns to the double entendres of Pull Up To The Bumper, while Kicked Around is another trademark Jones anthem of defiance.
Crack Attack, a rare attempt at social commentary featuring a guest rap from Freedom, is one of few highlights but the plodding Paper Plan is more typical of an album that rarely catches fire. The title track's resemblance to Michael Jackson's The Way You Make Me Feel gives more weight to the argument that Jones and her team were, for the most part, running on empty.
Her flair for experimentation is glimpsed on the laid-back groove of On My Way and there's her regular dip into French music on a closing cover of Amado Mio from the Rita Heyworth movie Gilda but it's slim pickings elsewhere.
Producers Ivor Guest, Grace Jones, Antony Genn and Bruce Woolley
UK No.42
After a recording gap of almost 20 years, Jones' 10th studio album was an unexpected triumph, underlining her iconic status but also bringing her sound bang up to date. After Bulletproof Heart, the singer had vowed never to record a new album again but was convinced to have another crack by producer Ivor Guest.
Highlights abound, from the brilliant expansive autobiographical pop of Williams' Blood co-written with Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman formerly of The Revolution, to the dark vampiric allure of Corporate Cannibal, which lambasts capitalist greed while mining the same guitar/electro mash-up as Massive Attack's brooding Inertia Creeps.
Jones returns to authentic skanking reggae on Well Well Well and the title track (co-written with Tricky, who turns in a sinister performance on whispering backing vocals) asserts her force-of-nature persona. The sweeping Devil In My Life is a dramatic end to her recording career to date.
Also worthy of investigation is the full-scale remix version of the album, Hurricane Dub, which features expansive reimaginings by original producer Guest.
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Do You Know Where Your Databases Are?
Database discovery and important first step to securing sensitive data stores
Ericka Chickowski
Contributing Writer, Dark Reading
One of the most important first steps to any database security strategy is also, coincidentally, one of the most likely to be forgotten: enumerating the databases an organization manages. After all, unless an enterprise knows how many databases it has and which ones contain sensitive information, it is pretty difficult to prioritize them based on risk and implement appropriate controls. And, yet, many organizations are operating in the dark with regard to database discovery.
"Many companies struggle to locate and accurately maintain an inventory of all their data across databases," says Anu Yamunan, senior product manager at Imperva.
It's true, says Paul Borchardt, senior manager of Vigilant by Deloitte, who sees many organizations fail to maintain any kind of centralized inventory of databases or applications across the enterprise.
"This sounds so simple and logical, but an accurate asset inventory is frequently nonexistent or, if it exists, is fragmented and managed by disparate asset managers, such as DBAs and developers," he says. "Failing to identify the one database containing the PII of your clients because you didn't know about it will not please the regulators or the court of public opinion."
Part of the issue is one of scale. Many organizations operate hundreds of databases across their IT infrastructure, some more visible than others. According to the recent IOUG Enterprise Data Security Survey, 38 percent of organizations have more than 100 databases, with 18 percent managing more than 1,000 databases. Add to that the dynamic nature of databases and the applications they feed with data, and it becomes clearer why such a seemingly simple task remains on the IT to-do list.
[Are you missing the downsides of big data security analysis? See 3 Inconvenient Truths About Big Data In Security Analysis.]
"The main issue with databases is the complexity and constant change makes it virtually impossible for manual processes to keep up [with discovery]," says Kevin O'Malley, vice president of marketing and product strategy for MENTIS Software.
Additionally, other business and technology trends are amplifying the problem of finding and tracking databases across the board, Yamunan says.
"Virtualization is one of these," Yamunan says. "For example, an administrator can easily create a new virtual image of a database with sensitive information. This virtual image now contains a 'rogue' database that is not under IT security controls."
Similarly, backing up data stores to the cloud has created potential issues for discovering and adequately protecting databases. Not only could snapshot features create copies of the database that could be difficult to track down, but they often don't feature encryption capabilities. For example, Amazon AWS has a relational database service (RDS) with no option to encrypt database snapshots.
"Additionally, Amazon has a redundant failover option that keeps an up-to-date hot replica of your database in case the primary fails," says Fred Thiele, co-founder of Laconic Security. "Again, if you have unencrypted data in your database, the unencrypted data is replicated to a different part of Amazon-land in plaintext."
Regardless of the complications, organizations should be finding ways to scan infrastructure automatically to accomplish discovery and institute data classification to centrally keep track of databases and the information contained within. O'Malley suggests full scans on a monthly or quarterly basis at minimum to ensure organizations are turning over all the rocks necessary to find sensitive data. Doing this regularly is important, as the contents of a database could shift over time and a seemingly innocuous set of data could become sensitive as time goes on.
"Organizations should layer on top of that the ability to identify and remediate infrastructure vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, and assess who has access to sensitive data on an ongoing basis," says Yamunan, explaining that will make it easier to identify and remediate a sensitive database that's vulnerable or overly accessible. Doing this essentially creates risk scores for various data sets across different databases. "In essence, these steps help organizations generate risk scores for the various data sets in the enterprise. For example, a database that is not kept up to date with the latest patches, containing credit card information and accessed by external users and applications, is a high risk asset.
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The IoT has ushered in several flexible wireless open-standard interfaces like ZigBee, Z-Wave, and LoRa, along with numerous low-cost sensors for home, office, and industrial automation. Motion detection, security cameras, switches, software defined radios (SDR) are all available through online retail sites who offer global overnight distribution.
FusionWard is an operator-friendly solution allowing small tactical units to use open-standard sensors to create efficient ISR networks. Leveraging IoT principles like "If This, Then That," (IFTTT) FusionWard automates network connections and tasks by guiding users through a process to make simple scripts, aka "recipes," where an event in one device or service automatically triggers an action in another.
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Autumn Wright Nov 19, 2021 9:42 pm Feb 17, 2022 3:09 pm
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The voices of Attack on Titan's Jaeger brothers took to the main hall at Anime NYC today in a panel about the show's final season. Bryce Papenbrook, the voice of Jaeger, joined Jason Liebrecht, the voice of Zeke, joined Matt Acevedo to discuss their characters and the show. Papenbrook also voices Kirito in Sword Art Online.
One of the topics that came up during their conversation was how neither of the actors have read the manga or script ahead of recording.
"I have not read ahead of where we are in the anime," Papenbrook admitted while discussing the final season. "Neither have I," Liebrecht added.
That means that they're performing the characters without entirely understanding their motivations. It makes the final season compelling for each actor as they are learning more about their characters. On one memorable scenes in which Eren lashes out against his allies, Papenbrook says he doesn't really know why Eren is doing what he does.
"I don't know the entire story. I don't know why Eren is doing this, I just know he's trying to hurt them in that moment. And I think in hurting them I hurt everyone that watched the show."
But as machinations reveal themselves ahead of the shows climactic conclusion, the actors themselves are trying to keep up. On learning about Grisha's plans for Eren and Zeke, Papenbrook shared the he's unsure where its all headed.
The interesting thing is I don't fully understand. I don't have a full comprehension of all of that. So I'm seeing parts and snippets of this, like that's what makes it so exciting. I cannot wait to find out and learn all these new things and see how this plays out."
It's common practice that voice actors record a script while reading it for the first time, which means some reactions to big revelations are genuine for the actors who are themselves self-professed fans of the show and story. Liebrecht shared how it feels to record through "one mind blow after another:"
For those of us who don't read ahead and like to experience it in real time, have that honest, truthful initial impulse. And hopefully that first take, that one that's really genuine is the one that gets used.
Given the admission, you won't be surprised to know that Papenbrook and Liebrecht are looking forward to watching and recording part 2 of the final season, airing on Crunchyroll and Funimation in January. When asked what they're expecting, both said they'd be better of not guessing.
"I can never guess cus I'm always guessing wrong, but I know we're gonna get some action," Papenbrook says. "What I know is that any expectation I have will be complete turned on its head," Liebrecht adds. "If I were to guess, I'd be wrong, there's no question. That's been the case pretty much 100% of the time. This show specializes in defying your expectations."
What do you think of how little the voice actors know going into recording for Attack on TItan? Let us know in the comments!


The Book of Common Prayer says of confirmation that, "In the course of their Christian development, those baptized at an early age are expected, when they are ready and have been duly prepared, to make a mature public affirmation of their faith and commitment to the responsibilities of their baptism and to receive the laying on of hands by the bishop. Those baptized as adults are also expected to make a public affirmation of their faith" (BCP 412).
So the rite of confirmation is indelibly tied to baptism – not the completion of it but an affirmation of the vows made either on behalf of an infant or by an adult. While confirmation doesn't make a person any more of a Christian, it is a rite of Christian commitment; an important part of living out one's life in Christ.
St. John's offers confirmation preparation for adults and teenagers who desire to make a public commitment to Jesus Christ in front of the bishop. Any adult interested in confirmation should make this desire known to the rector. As needed we offer an adult confirmation class entitled "Episcopal 101." The course includes basic instruction on Anglican church history, the Book of Common Prayer, the sacraments, Scripture, church doctrine, spirituality, and church polity.
Teenage confirmation classes are offered for 9th graders. Classes meet on alternating weeks and the program lasts the full school year. The classes are taught by the clergy of St. John's and an adult mentor. Confirmation will take place in the spring at a regional location.
It is important to note that participation in this process does not obligate the student to be confirmed. A student may withdraw at any point, or even decide not to be confirmed at the end of a successfully completed program. Part of the process of becoming a mature Christian is being ready to make a commitment to Christ on one's own.
There are certain expectations for teenagers engaged in the confirmation class. First, since participation is voluntary, a positive outlook and a willingness to engage the faith is the most important expectation. Each student is expected to attend every class. While there may be circumstances where this is not possible, full attendance is the norm.
The role of the parents is vital to this process. First, each parent must support their child in this process while allowing them the freedom to delay or withdraw if they desire. Parental worship life and discussions about faith will also have an indelible effect on the inquiring process of their children. Help them to keep this process a priority in the busy schedule that is part of a student's school life.
Teenagers or adults who choose not to be confirmed are still considered full participants of this community of faith. While the Episcopal Church assumes that adults will seek confirmation at some point along their faith journey, confirmation is not a requirement for participation in church activities or programs.


Any recommendations for something to protect against DDoS attacks, particularly those targeting DNS servers? I need something that is gigabit and preferably supports IPv6.
We currently have a pair of IPS/firewall devices that we really like and they do mitigate the attacks. But they are only 100Mb and we have been hit with floods of 400-800Mb that just overwhelm them, squashing all other traffic.
So we don't need some super duper all-in-one security appliance that will do everything including cook our breakfast for us. We just need to limit these high traffic bursts to a rate that our IPS devices can handle.
There was a somewhat lengthy discussion on how to defend against DDoS attacks here. I'd suggest reading up on that for all the glorious details.
The bottom line is that defense against DDoS (line saturation) is more of a routing and architecture thing than a local appliance thing.


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An Earnest Desire to Listen and Learn by Author Roberto Gonzales
As part of the thirty hours of cultural competency training, this year's Recruit class read the book "Lives in Limbo: Undocumented and Coming of Age in America" by Roberto G. Gonzales. This ethnography recounts some of Gonzales's findings from a twelve-year study of 150 undocumented young adults in Los Angeles. The book was recommended to the department by Deputy Mayor Gloria Reyes and selected by Chief Koval.
This shared reading experience, modeled after the Go Big Read initiative at UW Madison, is designed to engage our newest officers in an academically focused reading experience, to generate vigorous discussions and exchanges of diverse ideas and to promote connections among recruits, veteran members of the department and our community. MPD first piloted this concept during the 2015 Academy with the book "Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" by author Bryan Stevenson. We then partnered with Dr. Floyd Rose and 100 Black Men of Madison in welcoming Mr. Stevenson to the MPD Training Center for a facilitated discussion. The success of this pilot initiative led Chief Koval to make a shared reading experience an annual component of the academy curriculum.
While this year's class began their reading assignment in advance of being sworn in, a curriculum group was formed to develop the assignments, discussions and final event. This team consisted of members of the Training Team, Amigos en Azul as well as representatives from the community. Lives in Limbo author, Roberto Gonzales, assisted MPD in acquiring books for our staff, took part in the curriculum planning process and shared materials that helped shape the final programming.
Twelve central questions were developed by the curriculum team and served as the foundation of the recruit's work with the book. After writing in response to eight of the twelve central questions, the recruits participated in small group seminar discussions along with members of the curriculum team. Following this group examination of the themes highlighted in the book, the curriculum transitioned to connecting those themes to Madison and Dane County.
Deputy Mayor Gloria Reyes, Centro Hispano Executive Director Karen Menendez Coller and UW Madison Director of Community Relations Leslie Orrantia collaborated in the development of our final event. On December 8th, recruits spent the morning at Centro Hispano and toured south-side neighborhoods, all with the interest of giving them a sense of who their community partners are and what applied problem-solving looks like. They then returned to the MPD Training Center where they participated in a panel discussion hosted by Chief Koval and moderated by Karen, Gloria and Leslie.
Panel Members:
UNIDOS Executive Director Veronica Lazo, joined by Gina Izunza
Catholic Multicultural Center Immigration Attorney Ramona Natera
Centro Hispano Youth Program Coordinator Alondra Quechol
MPD Sergeant and Amigos en Azul member Mike Alvarez
UW Madison Ph.D. Student Laura Minero-Meza
Lives in Limbo author Roberto Gonzales
This wonderful day culminated with a facilitated dialogue activity moderated by UW Madison Professor Steve Quintana and closing comments by Assistant Chief Randy Gaber. With the assistance of graduate student facilitators, groups made up of recruits, veteran members of MPD, panelists and guests, shared personal experiences, talked and listened intently, all to promote better understanding and interactions among members of police and Latin@ communities.
What began as a simple assigned reading, grew into a shared experience built on collaborative relationships. These recruits and the MPD Training Team will be forever in debt to these community partners for taking the time to share their experience, passion and expertise. A special thank you to Roberto G. Gonzales for his support and enthusiasm for this project. We thank him for this important book and for making the time to participate in our panel discussion. In his comments, he shared his concern for the future and noted that, "It's easy to think that real change and societal improvement is beyond our grasp." He reminded us however, "for undocumented people, in the absence of meaningful immigration reform, the people on the ground (social workers, educators, police officers, etc.) are the ones with the real impact." He closed his comments by thanking everyone in attendance and commented that he was encouraged by our example of what is required to make meaningful change, "an earnest desire to listen and learn".
This blog was authored by Sergeant Timothy Patton.
Tags: Awareness, Chief Koval, Community Partnerships, Recruits


The Coastal Advisory Commission at San Clemente is perturbed by the escalating issue of plastic bag waste disposal. So, it has proposed that the city council of San Clemente should put a ban on the usage of single-use plastic bags within the city limits. The city council has contemplated on the proposal of banning single-use plastic bags twice in the recent past, and may come to a conclusion soon.
According to Tom Bonigut, a member of the Coastal Advisory Commission, many cities in the United States have taken the decision to ban the circulation of plastic bags. The plastic ban laws have been implemented in the past few years and according to Tom, San Clemente should implement similar laws as well. The proposition to ban plastic bags has been rejected once by the San Clemente city council; but the commission's members, who proposed this ban previously, don't mind in presenting the case before the city council once again.
A member of the commission that proposed the single-use plastic bags ban in front of the city council, Peter Salgado is willing to speak in favor of the ban again. According to him, the city is facing issues with regard to plastic waste disposal, and banning plastic bags is the only available solution. Peter added that to get the ban approved, he is willing to research and show the city council the success of similar bans in the other cities within the country.
According to the Chairman of the commission, Bill Hart, the issue needs to be explained to the city council in a more simplistic manner. He feels that the city council disapproved of their proposal to ban plastic bags the first time as the commission failed to emphasize on the importance of using promotional reusable bags over single-use plastic bags. Reusable bags will reduce the burden on waste disposal landfills by a large extent, and so the proposal to ban plastic bags should focus on the advantages of reusable bags in detail.
Bill states that the commission needs to specify the details of the plastic waste issue and that the city council needs to be given practical alternatives to the current system. According to Susan Ambrose, another committee member, the commission should team up with other eco-friendly organizations to make their case stronger in front of the council. At present, the commission is deciding on the terms of the new proposal, and the new proposal is going to be presented in front of the city council in the month of February, 2013.


Making money from instant-order buttons is probably less important than deciphering people's buying habits.
One year after launch, Amazon's Dash Buttons continue to bewilder.
The palm-sized, battery-powered buttons, announced last year just before April Fool's Day, allow users to order goods from Amazon with one press. Each button bears the label of a specific brand like Huggies or Tide, and Amazon's mobile app lets users choose the type and quantity of product that a button press brings.
Plenty of tech pundits have scoffed at the concept, and it's unclear if the buttons are a hit. While Amazon says Dash Button orders have grown by 70% in three months, it hasn't given a baseline figure for sales or presses. And last week, ahead of an expansion with 50 new buttons–Amazon now offers more than 150 total–market research firm Slice Intelligence claimed that fewer than half of people who own a Dash Button have bothered to press it.
But to analyze Dash Button sales is to miss the bigger picture. These buttons probably aren't meant to drive significant revenue for Amazon. The true goal, in all likelihood, is to generate data. By understanding the shopping habits of brands' most loyal customers, Amazon has a better chance to create the shopping business of the future.
The common thread with all of these hypotheticals is that they rely on big data and machine learning.
Granted, Amazon isn't exactly wanting for data right now. The company already offers hundreds of millions of products through its online store, and sells billions of items per year. As of last year, Amazon had 304 million active user accounts, and their collective purchasing history helps feed the company's recommendation algorithms. Amazon also uses tracking cookies to learn about the sites you visit, which in turn helps the company advertise products based on your interests.
Still, the data that Amazon can reap from Dash Buttons is unique.
That kind of data doesn't just help Amazon; it also helps the product makers, who Crone describes as "data-deprived." The information they get from grocery stores, he says, is "two or three or four or five steps removed from the actual consumer action," and doesn't tell them anything about individual consumption levels or frequency.
That may explain why Amazon is charging brands to be part of the program, as the Wall Street Journal reported last week.
Michele Abo, chief sales officer in North America for the coffee brand Lavazza, explains that grocery stores don't share data on what the average customer is buying, how often they're buying it, or what demographic the customer falls into. At best, manufacturers can get total sales numbers from grocery chains, and then rely on survey panels like Nielsen Spectra to try and understand the demographics.
With the Dash Button, Lavazza is hoping to figure out what's holding back online sales of its soft-pack ground coffee bags, which have sold well in grocery chains but haven't taken off on Amazon. Part of that process could involve testing different pack sizes to see which ones get a better response.
"As part of selling the program–because it's not a free program–they want to portray it as something helpful for companies to understand their consumers a little better," Abo says.
Vacuum storage pack maker FoodSaver is also hoping to get more out of the Dash Button than just a sales boost, says vice president of marketing food preservation Ofelia Silva. The company already participates in Amazon's Subscribe and Save program, and gets data from Amazon on the number of subscribers. Silva sees the Dash button as a "next level" offering.
If you think this theory is far-fetched, consider that even Amazon downplayed the sales potential of Dash Buttons when the company first announced them.
"Our goal with the Dash Button is to learn as much as possible about what customers think about this," spokeswoman Kinley Pearsall told the Wall Street Journal last year.
Dash Buttons are the first step, along with Amazon's Dash Replenishment Service, which automatically re-orders supplies for home appliances such as printers, pet feeders, and Brita water purifiers. The next phase for Amazon will likely involve what it has learned to break out of those confined scenarios, and offer even more ways to buy stuff with minimal effort. If you never have to think about that button, it's because Amazon is doing the thinking for you.


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At a rally in Chhattisgarh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi returned land ownership documents to farmers and tribal people.
The land was acquired for a factory in 2008.
Since the factory was not set up, the Congress had promised to return the land in the run-up to the state elections since the land acquisition law allows people to get back their land.
Gandhi said Chhattisgarh is the first state to return land to the farmers under this provision.


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Bill Gates funds birth control microchip that lasts 16 years inside the body and can be turned on or off with remote control
Bill Gates funds birth control microchip that lasts 16 years inside the body and can be turned on or off with remote control.
By National Post Staff
Helped along by one of the world's most notable billionaires, a U.S. firm is developing a birth control implant that can be activated or deactivated without surgery.
Helped along by one of the world's most notable billionaires, a U.S. firm is developing a tiny implant that acts as a contraceptive for 16 years — and can be turned on or off using a remote control.
The birth control microchip, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, would hold nearly two decades worth of a hormone commonly used in contraceptives and dispense 30 micrograms a day, according to a report from the MIT Technology Review.
The new birth control, which is set to begin preclinical testing next year with hopes of putting it on shelves in 2018, can be implanted in the buttocks, upper arm or abdomen.
During Mr. Gates's tour of an MIT lab in 2012, he spoke with Professor Robert Langer about the possibility of a new birth control that could be activated and deactivated over a long period of time — sparing women a trip to the clinic to remove their contraceptive implant whenever they plan to get pregnant, the Technology Review reported.
Prof. Langer connected the foundation with MicroCHIPS, a Massachusetts firm licensed to use a controlled-release microchip technology.
The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation has given more than $4.5 million to MicroCHIPS, Inc., to "develop personal system that enables women to regulate their fertility," according to an entry on the foundation's website.
MicroCHIPS Inc.
News of the foundation's latest project comes just a month after it announced grants for 11 "novel condom designs" — including an air-infused female condom, and male condoms using latex alternatives like hydrogels.
"The Gates Foundation is always looking for new ways to foster and accelerate innovative ideas that can improve, and even save, people's lives," Chris Wilson, the foundation's director of global health discovery, wrote in a news release on the condom funding in June.
"We are continually impressed by the talented people … with exciting ideas that can help address issues of great importance to women and children."
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Brand Capital, the strategic investment arm of Bennett Coleman and Company Limited, commonly known as The Times Group, has recently acquired strategic stakes in Bengaluru-based NumberNagar ®, a premier Innovation in Experiential Learning (Maths, English, Science). The strategic partnership is a significant milestone towards achieving NumberNagar ®'s vision of 'being the household name as creators of disruptive learning solutions'. This partnership is intended to enhance brand visibility at a national level and boost expansion of NumberNagar ®'s franchise business across India.
Launched in 2013, NumberNagar ® - a uniquely designed experiential learning solution for children of ages 6 to 14 with the objective of making learning contextual, engaging and enjoyable, has been making waves in the domain of activity-based learning experiences. It has garnered recognition as a long-term, reliable educational partner from select-schools across India. It has established an impactful after-school learning programme in its seven franchise centres across Bengaluru. With strategic stakeholder Mr. Rajesh Dembla (Ex Justdial, presently investor with a hugely successful portfolio, including Dunzo - a Google funded company and Survaider- funded by Axilor) leading the expansion effort, NumberNagar ® plans to establish a network of 300+ Franchises all over India in the next three years.
Mr. Dembla says, "The Times Group partnership is timely and significant in view of our national brand-building strategy over the next few years."
NumberNagar ® after-school programme has been effectively running at the pioneering Franchise centre at Gubbalala, near Kanakapura Road in Bengaluru, for more than 3 years. Through this path-breaking learning programme backed by the proprietary 5Câ"¢ methodology, NumberNagar ® has touched the lives of more than 100 families in the community and continues to provide relentless service to learners of various needs. The programme has created a strong inclusive community in the neighbourhood for appreciation of personalised learning experiences. Students, siblings and families return year-after-year to immerse themselves in this unique learning experience. In the current academic year, this programme has expanded into 6 additional Franchise centres across Bengaluru: Sir M Vishweshwaraiah Layout, HSR Layout, Sanjaynagar, Hulimavu (Bannerughatta Road), Singasandra and ISRO Layout. Happy learning communities are being built around all these centres. All Franchisees are women entrepreneurs with diverse educational (Engineering, Science, Liberal Arts) and professional backgrounds (IT, Teaching, MNCs) who have made a deliberate choice to make an impact in the field of Education. The core team at NumberNagar ® is involved hands-on with the Franchisees in every aspect of the business. The intention is to empower every Franchisee establish themselves as pioneering Educators in the surrounding community.
"With steady increase in the number of happy customers, NumberNagar ® looks forward to expand its footprint to 300+ Franchises in India over the next three years. In this direction, we believe that the strategic partnership with Times Group will provide us the necessary exposure to ensure success of every Franchisee, build NumberNagar ® as a national brand and expand our Franchise business," says Ravi Shankar R, Co-Founder & CEO at NumberNagar ®.
"The Times Group partnership has come in at the right time because when we expand from 7 to 300, we have the privileged opportunity to touch the lives of more children who can benefit from our 5Câ"¢ methodology and experiential learning approach. This approach is becoming increasingly important in preserving the learning potential of young children, in the incredibly fast-paced world we live in," says Sriraghavan S M, Co-Founder & President at NumberNagar ®.
NumberNagar ® is an Innovation in Experiential learning (Maths, English, Science), for children of age 6 to 14. Objective is to make learning contextual, engaging and enjoyable.
NumberNagar ® offers the following, based on proprietary 5Câ"¢ methodology, across curricula.
For its innovation, NumberNagar ® has received Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) from Government of India and is an IDA (India Didactics Association) award winner in 2015. It has also received the 'Commonwealth First Export Champion' award in UK in 2017.


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Dr. Jackson, Ida Louise, American, 1902 - 1996
University of California, Berkeley, American, founded 1868
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
11 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 7/8 in. (28.6 x 21 x 2.2 cm)
Place printed
Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
1984-1985; published 1990
A hardcover book titled "Overcoming Barriers in Education" written by Dr. Ida Louise Jackson. The cover is blue with gold lettering along the spine. The first page of the book is signed and dated by the author.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Historical Society of Washington, DC and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
2013.133.3.31
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Hampton Classes 1871-1898
Hampton University, American, founded 1868
H x W: 9 1/4 x 6 in. (23.5 x 15.2 cm)
Hampton, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
A reference book with the names and professions of graduates of The Hampton Institute. The book consists of black print on yellowed paper. The binding is yellow, and handwritten text along the spine says: [HAMPTON CLASSES 1871 1898.] The interior contains two hundred and forty-six pages. The interior of the back cover has several numbers written by hand, ink on the page.
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference Citizenship Workbook
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
Kennedy, Kitt E. Sr., American, 1916 - 1988
H x W x D (Closed): 11 × 8 1/2 × 1/4 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 0.6 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 11 × 17 × 1/4 in. (27.9 × 43.2 × 0.6 cm)
A softback book titled: [Southern Christian Leadership Conference Citizenship Workbook]. The front cover is black with a white vertical block that runs down the proper right side from the top. The block contains the initials: [S / C / L / C] stacked in black. To the right of the block, the initials' corresponding words are lined up in white type. Together they read: [SOUTHERN / CHRISTIAN / LEADERSHIP / CONFERENCE]. At the bottom of the cover, centered, white type reads: [Citizenship Workbook]. The interior pages, thirty-two in total, are off-white paper with black type and black-and-white images throughout. The inside of the front cover contains information about SCLC Leadership, Citizenship Education Program leadership, and Voter Registration Project leadership. An off-white tab is stuck between front cover and first interior page. The Foreword contains text from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and a black-and-white image of Dr. King, Dr. C. O. Simpkins and Robert F. Kennedy. There is an envelope adhered between the last interior page and back cover. The back cover has a white rectangular box, centered, with black type that reads: [This book belongs to:]. The rest of the box contains fill in the blanks that include: [Name / Address / City County / State]. Handwritten in pencil in the "Name" blank is: [Kitt].
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Fay Allen Kennedy in memory of Kitt E. Kennedy, Sr.
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Documents and Published Materials
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
Alpha Kappa Alpha: In The Eye Of The Beholder
Marjorie H. Parker, American, 1917 - 2006
9 x 6 x 1 in. (22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm)
United States, North and Central America
A hardcover book titled "Alpha Kappa Alpha In The Eye Of The Beholder" written by Marjorie H. Parker.
2013.133.3.1
© Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Permission required for use.
We Made it Happen
11 1/4 x 9 3/4 x 1 in. (28.6 x 24.8 x 2.5 cm)
A hardcover book titled "We Made it Happen" published by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. The cover is green and has gold lettering. The book lists the donations made by chapters and sorrors toward the construction costs of the Ivy Center in Chicago.
Pearls of Service: The Legacy of America's First Black Sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha
Green McNealey, Earnestine, American
10 1/2 x 8 13/16 x 1 3/16 in. (26.7 x 22.4 x 3 cm)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
A hardcover book titled "Pearls of Service: The Legacy of America's First Black Sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha" written by Earnestine Green McNealey. The author's signature is on the title page.
The Spirit Within: Voices of Young Authors
10 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 1/2 in. (26 x 21 x 1.3 cm)
A hardcover book titled "The Spirit Within: Voices of Young Authors." The cover is blue and has two color images of young children on it.
Heritage Series: 1,2,3,4,5
8 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 3/8 in. (21.6 x 14 x 1 cm)
The book is a collection of the first five editions of "Heritage Series: 1,2,3,4,5" published by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. The five subjects covered in the book are Women in the Judiciary, Women in Politics, Women in Business, Women in Medicine and Women in Dentistry.
Black Studies: Threat or Challenge?
Kennikat Press
Ford, Nick Aaron, American, 1904 - 1982
Shenton, James Patrick, American, 1925 - 2003
H x W: 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm)
Port Washington, Nassau County, New York, United States, North and Central America
A book by Nick Aaron Ford titled "Black Studies: Threat or Challenge?" published in Port Washington, New York by the National University Publications Kennikat Press in 1973. The book is signed by the author and dated [To Syl Shannon Sincerely Nick Aaron Ford 3/19/1975]. The book cover features a large red question mark with text on top of it, over a white background. Black text in the bottom portion of the cover reads: [Nick Aaron Ford / Black Studies / Threat or Challenge? / An Eminent Educator's Analysis and Recommendations]. The book has 217 pages and contains information and an analysis of Black Studies as a field of education. The back cover features a photograph and brief biography of Ford, as well as, publishing information.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Herman Thomas
A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
An Explanatory and Phonographic Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language
Dictionary owned by the Dennis family
Bolles & Williams, American
Bolles, William, American, 1800 - 1883
Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, American, founded 2001
ink on paper, cardboard, and book cloth (textile material)
H x W (closed): 9 3/4 × 7 1/4 × 3 1/8 in. (24.8 × 18.4 × 7.9 cm)
The book is hardback and brown in color; almost completely absent of design, it is only marked with the title printed on its spine in horizontally oriented gold text on a narrow section of black cover which is a slightly different material than the rest of the brown cover. The text reads [BOLLES'/PHONOGRAPHIC PRONOUNCING/DICTIONARY]. There are two embossed horizontal lines below the title on the spine.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Denise Dennis, in honor of the Dennis Family
The Teachings of W.D. Muhammad, Book 1, Elementary Level
Muhammad's Mosque of Islam No. 2, American, founded 1972
Imam Mohammed, Warith Deen, American, 1933 - 2008
ink on paper, metal
H x W x D (book): 11 5/16 × 8 9/16 × 7/16 in. (28.7 × 21.7 × 1.1 cm)
H x W (booklet): 11 × 8 5/16 in. (27.9 × 21.1 cm)
Two copies of Teachings of W.D. Muhammad: Book 1 Elementary Level.
The Teachings of W.D. Muhammad: Book 1 Elementary Level (2015.133.4.1) is a green hardbound workbook with gold embossing on the front. The front cover has a thin border enclosing a graphic and text. The graphic, centered at the top third of the cover, is an outline of the head of a faceless man, with one hand near his proper right ear and one hand at the chin with the index finger pointed upward. Across the top of the face is an open book with Arabic text on the pages. Behind the book is the illustration of half of a sun. Below the graphic, in the lower two-thirds of the cover, is text [The / Teachings / of / W.D. Muhammad / Book I / Elementary Level].
The Teachings of W.D. Muhammad: Book 1 Elementary Level (2015.133.4.2) is a yellow paperback booklet with green text and a green graphic on the front. The front cover has a thin border enclosing a graphic and text. The graphic, centered at the top third of the cover, is an outline of a head of a faceless man, with one hand near his proper right ear and one hand at the chin with the index finger pointed upward. Across the top of the face is an open book with Arabic text on the pages. Behind the book is the illustration of half of a sun. Below the graphic, in the lower two-thirds of the cover, is text [The / Teachings / of / W.D. Muhammad / Book I / ELEMENTARY LEVEL / ANSWER BOOK].
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laila Muhammad, Daughter of Imam W. Deen Mohammed
2015.133.4.1-.2
Lockland Wayne High School 1938-1958: Lest We Forget
Commemorative book for Lockland Wayne High School from 1938 to 1958
Lockland Wayne Alumni Association
Lockland Wayne High School, American
ink on paper (fiber product) , metal
H x W x D: 11 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 1/2 in. (29.2 × 21.6 × 1.3 cm)
Lockland, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
A soft-cover book with blue cover and gold lettering on the front reading [Lockland Wayne / High School / 1938-1958 / [image of school building] / Lest We Forget]. The pages are bound by metal studs at the top left and bottom left corners. A pressure-sensitive name tag on the top left of the first page reads [Nate Green]. Book contains reproductions of photographs of students and programs for commencement programs. Book arrived with two loose pieces of paper inside it: a photograph of one of the book's pages, and a reproduction of a funeral program. 198 pages.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lockland Wayne Alumni Association, Robert Johnson, President, Franklin Seay, Vice President
Text Book of the Madam C. J. Walker Schools of Beauty Culture
Walker, Madam C.J. Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906
Walker, Madam C.J., American, 1867 - 1919
cardboard and cloth, ink on paper
H x W: 9 1/4 x 6 5/16 x 5/8 in. (23.5 x 16 x 1.6 cm)
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
This hardback text book has a blue cloth cover with white lettering that reads "TEXT BOOK / OF THE / MADAM C. J. WALKER SCHOOLS / OF / BEAUTY CULTURE / The Mme. C. J. Walker Manufacturing Co., Inc." Text at the top of the spine reads "TEXT BOOK / OF / BEAUTY/ CULTURE." This copy is a Third Edition copyrighted 1940 and published by The Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Co., Inc. It contains semi-glossy white pages with black text, graphics, and photographs demonstrating beauty treatments.
United States--Social life and customs
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of A'Lelia Bundles / Madam Walker Family Archives
The Biology of the Cell Surface
P. Blakiston's Son & Co, American, founded 1825
Dr. Just, Ernest, 1883 - 1941
Maple Press Company, American, founded 1901
H x W x D: 9 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 1 in. (23.5 × 16.5 × 2.5 cm)
York, York County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Dr. Ernest Everett Just (1883-1941) was an early 20th century embryologist who devoted his career to studying the role of the cell surface and the early development of marine invertebrates in the United States and abroad. Just grew up outside of Charleston, South Carolina as a member of a Gullah community and earned his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth in 1903 and his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1916. Just was one of the first African Americans to receive acclaim as a scientist internationally. He conducted research abroad in France and Italy, and was the first American to be invited to conduct research at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Germany. Before his work abroad, he was a faculty member at Howard University for several years. In 1911 he became a founding member and faculty adviser of the African American fraternity Omega Psi Phi.
The Biology of the Cell Surface written by Earnest Everett Just. The front cover is red leather. The spine has black and gold accents [The Biology Of The Cell Surface / Just / Blakiston]. There are 392 pages. The interior cover has three signatures of previous owners of the book. There are fifteen chapters that include: The Protoplasmic System, The Ectoplasm, Chromosomes and Ectoplasm. The back interior cover has two inscriptions with numbers. The back cover is blank.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Ray H. Gavin
© 1939 by P. Blakiston's Son & Co., Inc. Permission required for use.
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde
Lorde, Audre, American, 1934 - 1992
Crossing Press, American, founded 1963
ink on book paper
H x W x D: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm)
Hardback book with black and bronze-colored print on a blue cover. At bottom left is a black-and-white photograph of Audre Lorde.
© Audre Lorde 1984. Permission required for use.


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Final Performance Tasks for Unit 3
This handout provides two project possibilities for students to demonstrate their understanding of the concepts learned in Unit 3.
Creating a Triptych
This is a description for an art project where students express the relationship between Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition.
This is a project description that asks students to create a poster as they explore their identity.
This handout lists two final-project possibilities for Unit 5.
Rubrics for Final Performance Tasks for Unit 1
This is a rubric to assess the final project options for Unit 1.
Interviewing a Married Couple
This resource offers a set of guidelines for how to interview a married couple.
Vocations: Answering God's Call – Final Performance Task Options for Unit 3
Several project options that reinforce the main ideas of Unit 3.
Final Performance Task Options for Unit 5
Several final performance task project options for Unit 5 of The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition.
Several project ideas that coincide with Unit 4 of The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth, Third Edition.
Several final performance tasks options for Unit 4 of The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth Teacher Guide.
Interview Questions for a Practicing Catholic
A list of interview questions to ask a practicing Catholic.
Final Performance Task Options for Unit 8 of "The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ."
Several final performance task options for Unit 8 of "The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ."
A list of several final performance task options for Unit 7 of "The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ."
Prayer Stations
Three prayer stations presenting ideas for craft projects to help make forgiveness more tangible for students.
Final Performance Tasks Options for Unit 4 of "The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ."
A listing of several final performance tasks options for Unit 4 of "The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ."
A number of final performance task options for Unit 3 of "The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ."
A listing of final performance task options for Unit 2 of "The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ."
Options for final performance tasks for Unit 1 of "The Sacraments: Encounters with Christ."
Scripture Search and Discussion: Living by the Spirit of Jesus
(25 minutes) Before the session. Ask one of the participants to serve as a reader. Then, write each of the four following words or phrases on a separate sheet of paper. If your group is large, you might want to …
The Connections Binder: A Theology Project
The Connections Binder encourages students to find meaningful connections between the content they are studying in class and something from the world outside the classroom that they find interesting or appealing. I assign this project at the beginning of my …
Building Faith Community in the High School
In a workshop entitled "The Catholic High School as Faith Community," religion teachers, campus ministers, and school administrators discussed, among many things, the obstacles they face in trying to build faith community in their school. One obstacle they addressed was …
Taking Off on the Ten Commandments
This classroom strategy is based on a method used by Fr. Steve Brice while teaching religion at Aquinas High School, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Young people love humor and satire. One way to alleviate pressures students feel from the culture around …


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Gliese 667 Cc
A sunset seen from the super-Earth Gliese 667 Cc. The brightest star in the sky is the red dwarf Gliese 667 C, which is part of a triple star system. The other two more distant stars, Gliese 667 A and B appear in the sky also to the right. Astronomers have estimated that there are tens of billions of such rocky worlds orbiting faint red dwarf stars in the Milky Way alone.
More information http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1214/
ESO/L. Calçada
All rights reserved © 2009-2019 Luís Calçada.
Luís Calçada
I studied Physics/Applied Math (Astronomy) but eventually gave up on the idea of becoming a real scientist. Got my first real job on a science centre in Portugal, where for 6 years I discovered, developed and matured my skills in visual science comunication. At the moment I work at ESO's Education and Public Outreach Department in Munich.
ESO is an international organization which builds the world's most advanced telescopes and I'm part of the latter steps of the chain, in a group which tries to deliver to the public the extraordinary science here developed in the exciting and inspiring manner it deserves.
My tools of choice are Maxon's Cinema 4D, Adobe's Photoshop and After Effects and a Wacom Intuos 3.
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(For students with valid ID only) This means, you must present a valid student ID card on Saturday 23rd April at the National Theater. No ID card no ENTRY!
TEDxAccra is annual event, where thinkers and doers of our community are gathered to create and share ideas. It seeks to develop and leverage the TED experience at a community level, bring together innovative thinkers to connect and discuss great ideas. At TEDxAccra, participants will take part in a TED-like experience that will ultimately equip and inspire them into boundless possibilities. The concept is to reflect ideas and inspire thinking of a new generation of African thinkers and leaders, presenting to an audience committed to engaging and reengaging in an active and meaningful manner with the continent.
This year conference runs from 19th to 23rd April 2016.
Please note that all tickets purchased are non-refundable except if the event is cancelled or significantly altered by the organisers.
TEDxAccra reserves the right to make alterations to the programme such as speaker line-up, event details and change of venue.
TEDxAccra reserves the right to refuse admission to the venue.


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mo4ch:>'Heavy rush': Delhi launches website for residents to buy alcohol without massive queues...it GOES DOWN in an instant | Mo4ch News
Mo4ch News May 08, 2020 world
The Indian capital's attempt to stop people lining up in front of liquor shops, often in violation of social distancing norms, has suffered a setback after a website created to allot time for a store visit crashed due to overload.
Long lines of buyers besieging liquor shops, which have recently been allowed to reopen in Delhi and across other states, has become a familiar sight in India, with local authorities struggling to regulate the flood of customers who often disregard social distancing guidelines currently in place.
While some states got creative in their bid to stem the flow of parched patrons – instructing would-be shoppers to bring umbrellas with them so they would be physically unable to stand close to each other – the IT-savvy government in New Delhi launched a website where residents could apply for a "liquor purchase queue token" to visit the nearby shop within the time-frame specified in the document.
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"Any person can apply for an e-token through the link. While applying, the name and phone number of the applicant will be required and the e-coupon will be sent at the registered mobile number. Through that e-token, the person will be allowed to buy liquor from the nearby shops," the city authorities said in a statement Thursday.
However, the launch was far from smooth, as the site was quickly overwhelmed with customers and ultimately crashed due to high traffic.
As of Friday morning, the site was still inaccessible, displaying a 500 Internal Server Error.
Apparently disappointed, customers took to Twitter to report issues with the program and vent their dismay at the glitch-ridden site.
Responding to the avalanche of complaints, the city government admitted that the website cracked under the "heavy rush" of customers, promising "it will be up soon."
Per the city's guidance, those with and without tokens are expected to line up in separate queues outside the stores.
As New Delhi and the rest of the country gradually eases its lockdown, some 160 standalone liquor shops were allowed to resume serving customers in the capital since Monday, after an extended pause of some 40 days. In a bid to put brakes on the surge in demand, the government announced a 70 percent price hike on alcohol – dubbed "a corona fee." However, with the measures having little effect on the influx of customers, authorities warned that they could revoke permits in areas where people continue to flout social distancing norms.
Also on rt.com 'It's a donation to the country': Indians shrug off 70% CORONAVIRUS TAX as they queue up outside liquor shops (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)
Source : RT - Daily news
'Heavy rush': Delhi launches website for residents to buy alcohol without massive queues...it GOES DOWN in an instant
By Mo4ch News at May 08, 2020
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