When the digital world first became a workplace, trading platforms were adaptations of physical work environments evolved over many years for a niche group of highly skilled and specialized people. The burgeoning speed and power of the Internet, which originally made trading seem even more alien and forbidding to the layperson, is now opening that world up to non-professional traders. At the same time, trends in UI design are again turning to the kind of visual simplicity that was happily abandoned when the power and speed of devices allowed it to be.
Today, there is a revivalist fervor for paring down an interface. It's known as flat design, and we'll talk about it's implications for action-critical interfaces in other blogs, but now is definitely a good time to look hard and think seriously about what works for users when it really matters. In fact now is the time to revisit, and perhaps change the whole experience of trading.
The Caplin Design ethos: Maximise speed and accuracy; Minimize error and fatigue; Create a pleasing and practical interaction for the end-user; Present the client's brand values in a positive way, is deceptively simple. The last two parts are familiar territory for UI and visual design, but the first two are often portrayed as voodoo: A heady cocktail of psychology, physiology and technology: Actually it's the easiest part of our work to provide objective matrices for; and it's the 'heavy-lifting' part of providing a good user experience, after all, we are not making toys, we are making tools.
We found there was very little appropriate quantitative or qualitative data available to help with this, so we set up a program designed to get it: We have created a test bed, which we call 'Hit the Numbers'. It is a series of game-based challenges, which will allow us to objectively evaluate the effectiveness or otherwise of the 'ingredients' available to us when we create a trading platform; to inform the choices we make on behalf of end-users.
These 'ingredients' are typography, colour, contrast, movement, layout, scale and sound – there are others, but these are the key variable components of any UI. We intend to find out what works, what doesn't, and most importantly, why, so when we design, we know that the needs of the users will be met, not just in terms of the richness of the experience, but by providing them with an ergonomically optimized tool that helps them work better.
We'll learn other things too, like is there any real difference between institutional, corporate, and retail traders when it comes to their preferences and performance with different variations of the basic UI components. That information will make a huge difference to the development of the range of current and future Caplin solutions.
'Hit the Numbers' and our other research; how is it going to work and what we are going to achieve with it.
Stay tuned to know more about what, why, how, when and where.


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MCTA Gears Up for Future Events
Pass winner Chad Peterson (left) of Renee's Royal Valet and CD Publisher Chris Weiss Minneapolis — When roughly 20 members and supporters of the Minnesota Chauffeured Transportation Association (MCTA) met at Elsie's Restaurant on August 11, Chauffeur Driven's Chris Weiss was among them.
The evening function kicked off with a social hour before launching into dinner and the membership meeting, which was led by President Gina Brennan of Corporate Car and Coach. Brennan discussed how the industry will be affected by the number of major sporting events that Minneapolis will be hosting in coming years: the Ryder Cup in 2016; Super Bowl LII in 2018, which will be held at the opening-in-2016 Minnesota Stadium; and the 2019 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball championship.
Chauffeur Driven recently joined MCTA and donated to its PAC fund while Weiss was visiting with the association. He also spoke in an open-forum setting during the meeting, providing an overview of the current states of both the industry and the economy. As TNCs continue to be the biggest fight operators are facing, he offered up insights into the strategies employed by other markets around the country to combat the unfair competition the disruptive companies pose with their widespread lack of regulation.
The next MCTA meeting will be November 10.
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Certainly, members of the EU have ducked the Eurozone and the Euro currency up til now. But according to the report, that would change. The Single European State is slated to come into existence. Can you imagine reports of plots to block the BREXIT coming out in the light of only a few years before a currency will be enforced upon the Brits with the pound being made extinct?
Eventually, this issue will rise to the top since it is the top issue. It is a top issue because of the need for Brits to eventually 1. abandon the pound, and 2. be required to disarm their nuclear deterrent force. It will start out as a Syncronized Armed Forces Europe. but will eventually be expected to operate as the USA operates. It is one thing to merge soldiers, quite another to merge and give up sovereignty regarding one's nuclear deterrent. Ask the state of California how much sovereignty it has over the US nuclear arsenal! Unelected technocrats in the EU (Eurocrats) would eventually take over the arsenals in establishing the Single European State.
So, just as US citizens would never allow the dollar to replaced, I believe that the UK will never allow the pound to be replaced. Had they put the BREXIT vote off, this backlash would have been certain to occur.
I don't hold out much hope for a Single European State and looking at the Peggers and the Floaters with Lars Christiansen explains why.
As the link indicates, those nations that pegged their currencies to the Euro have not grown much. GDP has languished. But those who float against the Euro have had real GDP growth. As for GDP, the floaters have grown 5 times faster than the peggers. A central bank policy that attempts to fix all the nations with one policy has failed. The UK wants its GDP to grow, so it makes no sense to adopt the Euro.
Leave the UK alone, in other words. We have financial shocks from time to time, like the credit and asset crisis of 2008. In times of shock, having one's own currency is essential to real and quicker, recovery.


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Q: how to replace numbers in string of python into consecutive numbers and same new number for repetitions I need to modify numbers in a file that begins from any number (7 in this case) to begin from 1 and goes consecutively. But if the number in next line is same, it should not print new consecutive number, instead it should give same new number.
I will be able to access all these numbers based on column position. The numbers in which I am interested are only in 5th and 6th column.
To be more clear
My input file has:
YYY 7
YYY 7
YYY 7
YYY 8
YYY 8
YYY 9
YYY 9
YYY 9
YYY 11
YYY 11
I want output like:
YYY 1
YYY 1
YYY 1
YYY 2
YYY 2
YYY 3
YYY 3
YYY 3
YYY 4
YYY 4

A: You can use a simple defaultdict based trick to get contiguous 1-based "indexes":
 from collections import defaultdict

 ind = defaultdict(lambda: len(ind) + 1)
 for row in data:
     row[4] = ind[row[4]]

This will create a consistent mapping of old values to new values with new values from [1..n].

A: This should do the trick! there might be a better way to do this.
Hope this helps! cheers!
def main():
    mapping={}
    counter=0
    with open("./input.txt") as f, open("./output.txt","w") as output:
        for line in f.readlines():
            line=line.replace("\n","")
            parts= line.split(" ")
            x=parts[0]
            y=parts[1]
            if y not in mapping:
                counter+=1
                mapping[y]=counter

            output.write("{} {}".format(x,mapping[y]))
            print(("{} {}".format(x,mapping[y])))

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

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Q: IllegalArgumentException: 'Field "rawPrediction" does not exist.' in spark dataframe using Binary classification evaluator I am trying to evaluate my model using Binaryclassification evaluator but i keep getting the above error despite 'rawPrediction' actually existing.
I am running an NLP model using Logistic regression, fitting and transforming went well but evaluating has been the problem
I have tried changing the evaluator to multiclass and regression even though its a classification problem but the same error persists
# creating bag of word model
from pyspark.ml.feature import CountVectorizer, StringIndexer
from pyspark.ml.classification import LogisticRegression
from pyspark.ml import Pipeline

cv = CountVectorizer(inputCol = 'bagofwords', outputCol='vectors')    #features
si = StringIndexer(inputCol = 'Sentiment', outputCol = 'label')    #labels

lr = LogisticRegression(featuresCol = 'vectors', labelCol = 'label', maxIter = 10, regParam = 0.3, elasticNetParam = 0.8)

pipeline = Pipeline(stages = [cv, si, lr])

model = pipeline.fit(df_train)

prediction = model.transform(df_test)
prediction.take(1)

[Row(Sentiment='negative', text='!!!!!!TO AVOID!!!!!\n\nFirst of all,    as we enter, the host was very rude (and seemed not to like his job). We get seated, and then my husband had to GET UP to ask for menus and water. After getting it, we ask for the 2 for 22$ menu, we were told the boss at this location was not offering it anymore. The 2 for 22$ being the main appeal of the restaurant, we got up and left to go to the Sherbrooke location. \n\n\nI have been to the sherbrooke location before and still now i have nothing to complain about. A1 service.\n\nWhat a shame for the Madisons restaurant line.', bagofwords=['main', 'still', 'seated', 'what', 'rude', 'not', 'nothing', 'then', 'location', 'got', 'sherbrooke', 'get', 'appeal', 'as', 'enter', 'offering', 'left', 'first', 'madisons', 'been', 'husband', 'told', 'the', 'sherbrooke', 'ask', 'get', 'to', 'being', 'go', 'after', 'anymore', 'a', 'very', 'like', 'menus', 'menu', 'getting', 'service', 'line', 'restaurant', 'avoid', 'complain', 'job', 'host', 'seemed', 'shame', 'boss', 'up', 'water'], vectors=SparseVector(191243, {0: 1.0, 1: 1.0, 7: 1.0, 9: 1.0, 12: 1.0, 13: 2.0, 14: 1.0, 25: 1.0, 31: 1.0, 40: 1.0, 65: 1.0, 78: 1.0, 81: 1.0, 87: 1.0, 98: 1.0, 105: 1.0, 120: 1.0, 125: 1.0, 146: 1.0, 187: 1.0, 193: 1.0, 209: 1.0, 215: 1.0, 218: 1.0, 228: 1.0, 282: 1.0, 283: 1.0, 308: 1.0, 317: 1.0, 330: 1.0, 420: 1.0, 422: 1.0, 463: 1.0, 503: 1.0, 612: 1.0, 876: 1.0, 1202: 1.0, 1277: 1.0, 1584: 1.0, 1588: 1.0, 1602: 1.0, 1714: 1.0, 1968: 1.0, 3140: 1.0, 4329: 1.0, 19856: 2.0, 51462: 1.0}), label=1.0, rawPrediction=DenseVector([1.0612, -1.0612]), probability=DenseVector([0.7429, 0.2571]), prediction=0.0)]

from pyspark.ml.evaluation import BinaryClassificationEvaluator

assess = BinaryClassificationEvaluator().setMetricName('areaUnderROC').setLabelCol('label').setRawPredictionCol('rawPrediction')

assess.evaluate(df_test)

I expect to get a value or metric that indicates accuracy or a semblance of it but i keep getting this error:
IllegalArgumentException                  Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-41-d1448386660e> in <module>()
  5 #eval =  RegressionEvaluator().setMetricName('rmse').setLabelCol('label').setPredictionCol('prediction')
  6
----> 7 assess.evaluate(df_test)

/usr/local/src/spark21master/spark/python/pyspark/ml/evaluation.py in   evaluate(self, dataset, params)
 67                 return self.copy(params)._evaluate(dataset)
 68             else:
---> 69                 return self._evaluate(dataset)
     70         else:
     71             raise ValueError("Params must be a param map but got %s." % type(params))

/usr/local/src/spark21master/spark/python/pyspark/ml/evaluation.py in _evaluate(self, dataset)
 97         """
 98         self._transfer_params_to_java()
---> 99         return self._java_obj.evaluate(dataset._jdf)
100
101     def isLargerBetter(self):

/usr/local/src/spark21master/spark/python/lib/py4j-0.10.7-src.zip/py4j/java_gateway.py in __call__(self, *args)
   1255         answer = self.gateway_client.send_command(command)
   1256         return_value = get_return_value(
-> 1257             answer, self.gateway_client, self.target_id, self.name)
   1258
   1259         for temp_arg in temp_args:

/usr/local/src/spark21master/spark/python/pyspark/sql/utils.py in deco(*a, **kw)
     77                 raise QueryExecutionException(s.split(': ', 1)[1], stackTrace)
     78             if s.startswith('java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: '):
---> 79                 raise IllegalArgumentException(s.split(': ', 1)[1], stackTrace)
     80             raise
     81     return deco

IllegalArgumentException: 'Field "rawPrediction" does not exist.'


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Did you have a good Week 10? Fantasy football this season continues to confound the greatest thinkers in the land, and makes many of them look like the village idiot in the town square with a dunce cap on. But, unlike those village idiots, we keep trying to prove ourselves as smart people, and at least this week we have another chance to attempt to prove ourselves.
WR Mike Evans (TB) vs. PHI: He has certainly had troubles with the drops this season (watching that Giants game is tough viewing), but if his hands aren't slicked with oil, he has a great chance at putting up a big stat line against the Eagles secondary, which has been torched consistently this season.
RB Justin Forsett (BAL) vs. STL: It's hard to sit him with the bye weeks and injuries around the league at the position, but he has struggled of late and the Rams defense has been stout against the run, only giving up 90.1 yards per game on the ground (other sits: Doug Martin, Melvin Gordon, Eddie Lacy (though he may now be a permanent sit)).
WR Randall Cobb (GB) vs. MIN: As the Packers offense has seemingly fallen off a cliff, so has the production of Cobb. The Vikings defense has been quietly stout this season, and has held Cobb to only 39.4 yards a game against them in five career games against the Vikings. It's hard to sit him, but his owners may have to bite the bullet here.
DEF Buffalo vs. NE MON: Even though Tom Terrific is now down Julian Edelman and Dion Lewis, he's going to find someone else to give the ball to and make a superstar. The matchup even then for the Bills defense isn't great on paper nor for fantasy owners alike (other starts: MIN, CIN, WSH).
QB Carson Palmer (ARZ) vs. CIN: The matchup on paper isn't especially enticing, but Palmer has been a fantastic fantasy QB at home this season, and there's that little "the Bengals drafted me #1 overall in 2003 and I haven't played them since 2012 and I lost that game 34-10".
RB Frank Gore (IND) vs. ATL: Without Andrew Luck, it would not be a surprise if the Colts ran the ball more than usual. Atlanta's rush defense has been anything but stout this season, so Gore could have an uncharacteristically good game (this season, at least).
WR Tavon Austin (STL) vs. BAL: He's a sleeper because of the QB tossing him the magic bean and because the Ravens defense was actually really good against a far better offense last Sunday. But it doesn't figure to last and Austin could see his share of short passes to rack up some easy numbers.
QB Andy Dalton (CIN) vs. ARZ: It's hard to bench him at this point in the season, but consider this: The Cardinals defense has been incredibly opportunistic this season, and Andy Dalton in primetime, as Monday night showed, is not a mix that really works together.
Good Luck in Week 11!


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2021 SIGKDD Rising Star Award Award Winner
The 2021 SIGKDD Rising Star Award is presented to Dr. Xia "Ben" Hu of Rice University, for his significant research in human-centric data mining and contribution to developing interpretable and automated methods to make complex machine learning algorithms easily used by domain experts.
Dr. Xia "Ben" Hu is an Associate Professor at Rice University in the Department of Computer Science. Dr. Hu has published over 100 papers in several major academic venues, including NeurIPS, ICLR, KDD, WWW, IJCAI, AAAI, etc. An open-source package developed by his group, namely AutoKeras, has become the most used automated deep learning system on Github (with over 8,000 stars and 1,000 forks). Also, his work on deep collaborative filtering, anomaly detection and knowledge graphs have been included in the TensorFlow package, Apple production system and Bing production system, respectively. His papers have received severaL Best Paper (Candidate) awards from venues such as WWW, WSDM and ICDM. He is the recipient of NSF CAREER Award. His work has been cited more than 10,000 times with an h-index of 41. He was the conference General Co-Chair for WSDM 2020.
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Top Hedge Fund Books and e-Books – Part 4
Paul Milnes
Today, we look at seven more books and e-books that we consider to be essential reading for anybody that is looking to invest in – or play a part in a managing – a hedge fund, including another offering from Black Swan author Nassim Taleb, a straight-from-the-horse's-mouth account of George Soros' trading philosophies, and a book that manages to transcend a dreadful name to be one of the best books on the topic of the markets that has ever been written.
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Penguin)
With his groundbreaking book The Black Swan, author Nassim Taleb demonstrated that unpredictable and highly improbable events underpin almost everything that happens in the world. Here, he urges us to look at uncertainty in a more positive light, deeming it a desirable – even necessary – factor in a number of important equations. In response to this new-found truth, Taleb presents the ideal of the "antifragile" – beyond the concepts of robustness and resilience.
While resilient or robust things resist shocks and stay the same, the antifragile just keeps improving. He draws an analogy with human bones, which get stronger when subjected to tension or stress, and other things in life that can benefit from volatility, turmoil, stress, and disorder. Furthermore, it is immune to errors in prediction and has additional protection from adverse events.
For example, how did the sinking of the Titanic save lives, and why do city-states perform better than nation-states? With this book, Taleb provides us with a blueprint for surviving in a world where uncertainty is the only certainty.
The 5 Percent Solution
Clifford Asness and Antti Ilmanen (Institutional Investor)
This extended article, originally published in Institutional Investor and now available to view for free online, has gone on to become a foundation text for many within the investment industry. It gives one of the most concise and convincing arguments for the use of techniques such as leverage and derivatives trading to boost annual returns above the psychologically-important 5% mark.
Diversification has long been a watchword of the investment industry, but the concepts associated with it are changing all the time. In an earlier age, diversification might have meant owning stock in more than one sector, or investing in both stocks and debt securities. These days, it is all about investing in sometimes complex financial instruments alongside more traditional investments in order to give stronger – and crucially, more reliable – returns.
Diversification and Beyond: The Comparative Benefits of Multi-Strategy Investing by DE Shaw & Co
Back in the early days of hedge funds, there was only one strategy that counted – the long/short 'hedging' model that gave a name to this new investment class. However, over time hedge fund managers have begun to see the benefits in employing other strategies alongside this, or even instead of this, in order to bring greater returns and market neutrality, which was ultimately the goal of the original hedge fund strategy.
This study by the D.E. Shaw Group aims to show how a multi-strategy approach can reap greater rewards, and bring more stability, than a dedicated single-strategy approach. While there is something to be said for sticking to what you are good at, many of these specialist approaches are highly dependent on market conditions for their success. And that, as this study makes clear, is why it can pay to diversify with regards to investment strategies.
Soros on Soros
George Soros (Wiley)
As hedge fund managers go, they don't get much more famous than George Soros, AKA The Man Who Broke The Bank of England. His record-breaking success with the Quantum Fund brought him some profile in the 1980s, but it wasn't until he made over $1 bilion by shorting the pound – and forcing the UK to exit the European Exchange Rate Mechanism in the process – that he became a household name.
There have been many books about George Soros, and he has written a lot of them himself. However, unless you have a keen analytical mind (and a stomach for what most would deem to be overly-dense prose) then you're better off sticking with the third-party accounts of his life and work. However, this book, which overcomes Soros' weighty writing style by engaging him instead in two lengthy interviews, manages to bridge the gap between readability and from-the-horses-mouth detail. As an introduction to the investment methods of one of the greatest market thinkers of all time, this book is unparalleled.
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
Michael Lewis (W.W. Norton & Co)
If you wanted to profit from the financial crisis, then the best thing you could have done is to bet against – or 'short' – the collateralized debt obligation bubble that brought the global financial system to its knees. This book tells the stories of those who did, highlighting the eccentric nature of these contrarian investors who believed the bubble was going to burst.
Those interviewed for the book include Meredith Whitney, who predicted the demise of Citigroup and Bear Stearns; Steve Eisman, an outspoken hedge fund manager; Greg Lippmann, a Deutsche Bank trader; Dr. Michael Burry, an ex-neurologist who created Scion Capital despite suffering from blindness in one eye and Asperger's syndrome; Eugene Xu, a quantitative analyst who created the first CDO market by matching buyers and sellers; and the founders of Cornwall Capital, who started a hedge fund in their garage with $110,000 and built it into $120 million when the market crashed..
As well as highlighting those who benefited from the crash, it shines a spotlight on some of those who suffered the most, such as Merrill's $300 million CDO manager Wing Chau, Howie Hubler, who lost $9 billion in one trade – the biggest ever – and AIG, which suffered over $99 billion in losses. This acclaimed book was shortlisted for the 2010 Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award, and spent 28 weeks on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list.
Benjamin Graham (Harper Business Essentials)
Many of the books we have covered in this series were written after the financial crisis, but market principles go much deeper than the latest event-inspired revisions. In fact, some of the best books about investing were written decades ago, and in most cases history has been kinder to them than you might expect.
The Intelligent Investor is one such book, and has been considered essential reading for market investors for over 35 years now, with Warren Buffett describing it as the most important book he has ever read. It's basically the foundation text for the principle of "value investing", a strategy of buying into fundamentally good businesses at times when their stock is underpriced. Although prescriptive, this philosophy is in fact applicable to a wide variety of investment strategies, and the success of investors such as Warren Buffett are a testimony to the soundness of these principles.
You Can Be a Stock Market Genius
Joel Greenblatt (Prentice Hall)
Sometimes, great books have terrible-sounding titles, and this book is an exemplary case. While the approach of mixing humour with finance can often backfire, in the masterful hands of Joel Greenblatt, it only serves to illustrate his insights with greater clarity. As a fund manager who had achieved 50% compound annual growth for ten years at the time of publication, his arguments have added conviction.
It lays out a series of investment principles, such as the need to concentrate on looking for bargains, limiting downside risk, and loading up on your best ideas. The author has a particular preference for special and distressed situations which have a high uncertainty but a low risk, and looking in places where other investors are not. For those that have an interest in the distressed investment strategy, this is a highly informative – and readable – book that maps out the key advantages of this approach.
I am a writer based in London, specialising in finance, trading, investment, and forex. Aside from the articles and content I write for IntelligentHQ, I also write for euroinvestor.com, and I have also written educational trading and investment guides for various websites including tradingquarter.com. Before specialising in finance, I worked as a writer for various digital marketing firms, specialising in online SEO-friendly content. I grew up in Aberdeen, Scotland, and I have an MA in English Literature from the University of Glasgow and I am a lead musician in a band. You can find me on twitter @pmilne100.
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Beautiful Gem located in the heart of Temecula just minutes from the wineries. Situated on over a quarter acre, this home features RV parking, views, privacy, an extended wide driveway, this oversized lot has plenty of useable space to create your paradise. The front yard showcases professional sustainable landscape recently created and includes a drip system. This home has great additions including a water softener system, reverse osmosis, new cool tech tex cote paint and roof, crown molding, wood burning fireplace and multiple french doors. The backyard has a great view of the local hill tops, and is large enough for the custom pool of your dreams, entertaining fortress , or kids adventure haven. Walking distance to parks, library, schools and shopping. Just a couple minutes away from the 15 freeway, mall and local casino. Wonderful opportunity, this home is a must see.


The problem of Robust Supervisory Control (RSC) of Discrete-Event Systems (DES) is concerned with situations in which the DES plant model has dynamics uncertainty. A main challenge in the development of solutions for supervisory control problems (including RSC) is the issue of complexity of resulting solutions. Hierarchical approaches to supervision have been found to be effective in mitigating the above issue. In hierarchical control, a high-level supervisor designed based on a simplified high-level model of the plant, receives information about important events in the plant and issues high-level supervisory commands. In this thesis, the problem of hierarchical robust supervisory control under partial observation is studied. First, the setup of Zhong-Wonham for hierarchical control is extended to the case of control under partial observation. A Factorization property is derived that the reporting map must satisfy so that the reports sent to the high-level supervisor rely only on the low-level observable sequences. Furthermore, the three properties of Unobservable-and-Unique-Controllability (UUC), Unobservable-and-Uncontrollable-Prefixes-for-Observability (UUPO) and Partially-Observable-Strict-Output-Control-Consistency (PO-SOCC) are introduced and showed to ensure hierarchical consistency. Algorithms for modification of the plant model and reporting map (if necessary) to satisfy the Factorization, UUC, UUPO and PO-SOCC properties have also been developed. Next, the problem of robust supervisory control of a finite family of discrete-event plants is studied. Each plant has a separate closed specification language. A hierarchical solution is developed assuming full observation and then extended to the case of partial observation, following the approach in the thesis for hierarchical control under partial observation. Finally, a case study involving a flexible manufacturing system production line is studied where a machine is prone to failure. Following the approach developed in this thesis, a hierarchical robust supervisory control is designed to solve the control problem.
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They will be joined by professional racing drivers from the British Racing Drivers' Club and "BRDC SuperStars" - young drivers who are being trained by the club to become professional drivers.
Ferrari Europe will partner with the British Racing Drivers' Club, in order to give a group of 50 disabled, disadvanted and seriously ill children the experience of a 15 minute passenger ride around the Silverstone Circuit in a Ferrari California. They will be joined by professional racing drivers from the British Racing Drivers' Club and "BRDC SuperStars" - young drivers who are being trained by the club to become professional drivers.
The event is being held in conjunction with The Variety Club, the Children's Charity, who for 60 years has been helping improve lives of over a million chlidren and young people for more than 60 years, and BEN the automotive charity providing care, financial help, emotional support and advice for those who work or have worked in the automotive industry.
The Ferrari California Experience has been officially opened by pupils from one the schools supported by the Variety Club, accompanied by Jason Plato - BTCC champion, Mike Brewer - TV presenter and event host, BRDC member Tim Harvey and Jessica Linley - reigning Miss England and Variety Club ambassador.
Matteo Torre, Ferrari North Europe's Regional Manager, commented: "The Ferrari California Experience is now a core part of our CSR activity in the UK. It is our honour and privilege to be able to share the excitement of riding in a Ferrari with another group of truly deserving children. Last year's event was unforgettable, not only for the children but for all those who donated their time and energy. We look forward to partnering once again with Silverstone and the BRDC to create another memorable day."


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• Nebraska • Grand Island • Scenic Drives
Sandhills Journey
272 miles (437 km)
Nebraska's Highway 2 has been deemed one of the 10 most scenicroads in the country. This byway will take you through some of themost remote and beautiful countryside you'll ever come across fromthe largely metropolitan area of Grand Island to Alliance at thebyway's western edge.
On the eastern end of the byway, the city of Grand Island wasdubbed by Forbes FYI magazine, "the Number ONE place in the worldfor bird-watchers." Each year, Nebraska's central Platte RiverValley comes alive with the spectacular sights and sounds ofmigrating sandhill cranes. The largest such gathering of cranes inthe world—some half million—it is a phenomenalexperience to see each spring. In Grand Island you can experiencepioneer heritage, cool off in the Island Oasis, enjoy an ethnicfestival, take a prairie wildflower hike, cheer on your favoritehorse or rider, visit wonderful art galleries, or shop forantiques.
Further west, the Nebraska Sandhills, 20,000 square miles ofsand dunes tentatively covered with grass, are the largest sanddune formation in the Western Hemisphere. Things are just bigger inthe Sandhills—the sprawling ranches, the endless sky, themiles upon miles of rolling grass dunes. The Ogallala Aquifer, theworld's largest underground water supply, underlies much of thestate. In the midst of this "desert" is the largest hand-plantedforest in the country, the Nebraska National Forest, which sitsabove the dunes and Dismal River.
Traverse into one of the most unspoiled and beautiful landscapesfound anywhere in America—where cattle, fence posts andwindmills are the skyline. Cattle and buffalo outnumber people hereand hunters, fishermen, and wildlife enthusiasts are drawn to thispristine area where water sports and outdoor recreation abound. TheSandhills Journey is just that—a journey!
Points of Interest Along The Way
Alliance (NE)
You'll know you've come to the end of the Sandhills Journey whenthe Sandhills stop. Once again the land will be flat and you willbe surrounded by farms. Alliance offers many recreational as wellas cultural opportunities. Alliance was a central point for theBurlington Santa Fe Powder River Basin coal train operations,giving Alliance the distinction of being the "Coal Capital ofNebraska." The area was also a key place for homesteaders becausethe land office was located here. These homesteaders braved theelements to settle the land that is now known as the SandhillsJourney.
Alliance offers visitors many opportunities to relax and rest upfrom the journey through the Sandhills. Laing Lake gives kids thechance to feed the ducks, the opportunity to go walking or joggingalong the nature trail, or the chance to go fishing from afootbridge. Box Butte Reservoir is located 9 miles north ofHemingford on Highway 385 and is a wonderful spot to go fishing,boating, or swimming. In the summer months, Alliance is also alivewith events such as Heritage Days during the second week of Julyand Iron Rail Days in the early fall. Golfing, hunting, tenniscourts, and swimming pools are also available.
One of the most unique attractions along the Sandhills Journeyis Carhenge, a replica of Stonehenge built out of cars. The heelstone, or in this case, a 1962 Cadillac, was raised using the samemethods of the ancient people who raised Stonehenge. If moretraditional arts and historical stops are what you are looking for,Alliance is home to the Carnegie Arts Center. There are exhibits ofNebraskan artists, as well as those from surrounding states.Literary and performing arts, shows, workshops, classes andprograms are also held here throughout the year. The Knight Museumof High Plains Heritage showcases military memorabilia from the1870's, railroad exhibits, turn-of-the-century kitchen, a parlor ofthe 1880-1900's, and Oglala and Lakota artifacts.
Broken Bow (NE)
Broken Bow, located in Custer County, got its name after agentleman found an old Pawnee arrow which was broken into fivepieces by a creek. He had already submitted two names for possibletown names, but once he suggested Broken Bow, the name wasaccepted. This small town has many parks, with the most notablebeing Melham Park, which hosts a miniature ghost town. This is thearea for you if you like small town fairs and events. There arealso many recreational opportunities such as fishing, camping, andhunting on the nearby creeks and rivers. Historically, this area isunique because it is known as the sod house frontier. With no treesor stone, early settlers in the area made their houses of sod.Custer County, named after George Armstrong Custer, is the best ofboth worlds, with the western border entering the Sandhills and theeastern border lying in prime crop growing land.
Crane Meadows Nature Center (NE)
Crane Meadows Nature Center, located on the south side of Interstate 80 at Exit 305 (Alda), is one of the best places in the world to experience spring bird migration. The Nebraska Bird Observatory leads eagle-watches in January, waterfowl tours in February and crane-watching in March and April, which is when the Platte River fills with the largest congregation of sandhill cranes in the world. The prairie wildlife spectacle continues through May with prairie chicken, burrowing owl and prairie dog viewing. Bat and butterfly programs are held in the summer, and the Celebrate Nebraska festival occurs here in October. The Center's facilities include 7 miles of trails through the 240-acre prairie, a treetop observation tower and two pedestrian bridges spanning the middle channel of the Platte River.
Grand Island (NE)
Grand Island is the beginning of the Sandhills Journey, and itis no wonder this town was named an All-American city three times.Small town charm is combined with the advantages of shoppingdistricts, restaurants, and lodging facilities. The area is home tounique festivals and events, as well as classic events such asfarmers' markets along the road. Whether it is the excitement of"live" thoroughbred racing at nearby Fonner Park or a relaxingnight at a theater or concert, Grand Island is the place to be.
Grand Island gets its name from La Grande Ile, an island namedby French fur traders in the 1700's. Channels of the North andSouth Platte Rivers formed this island, but the island was ruinedwhen the North Platte had to be dammed to prevent flooding ofcrops. This unique inland island was an important landmark forthose traveling on the California and Overland Trail. This trailwas used by those traveling west, such as gold seekers rushing toCalifornia, the Mormons, and the military. Six markers follow thetrail through Hall County. At the Murdock Site, located just southof Alda, the last visible signs of the trail can be seen.
There are also many other attractions at Grand Island. Theexciting world of racing comes alive at Fonner Park as the parkhosts live thoroughbred racing February through mid-May andsimulcasts of nationwide racing. In the summer, the family willenjoy the Island Oasis, a water park with four giant waterslides, a350 thousand-gallon wave pool, and lots of fun. The CentralNebraska Ethnic Festival is a taste of many different cultures fromaround the world, and the Hall County Fair gives visitors a tasteof a good old western style fair. There are opportunities to enjoythe arts as well, through the Island Little Theatre and ConcertAssociation.
Hyannis (NE)
At one time, Hyannis had the greatest concentration ofmillionaires, making Hyannis "America's richest little town." Thetrue heart of Hyannis lies in the Sandhills, however. The openspace of the Sandhills is the major characteristic out here, andthere are an abundance of windmills over the vast sea of grass. InJune, Hyannis hosts Windmill Days, a good time that includes atrail ride, chuckwagon fee, performances by the Village Players,and a Rocky Mountain oyster feed. June is also the prime month forhaying, but after the hard work is done, there is time for fun witha rodeo, fair, air show and black powder shoot. Gudmunsen Ranch isa working ranch just south of Whitman. Although Hyannis is a smalltown, it is home to a community theatre which serves Hyannis andthe surrounding areas in the Sandhills region. The VillagePlayers/Council for the Cultural Arts provides entertainment andopportunity for those in the area.
Mormon Island State Recreation Area (NE)
This developed recreation area is easily accessible to thetraveler who wants to enjoy the great Nebraskan outdoors. Locatedjust south of Grand Island, this is a wonderful opportunity forvisitors to experience Nebraskan natural beauty. The Mormon IslandState Recreation Area is part of what is called the "Chain ofLakes." These lakes were created from areas where fill had beentaken out as part of the I-80 construction. These areas were thenfilled with water, and now a stretch of 160 miles from Grand Islandto Hershey boasts these lakes. Mormon Island is one of the largestareas, with a 46-acre lake. Visitors are able to go fishing,swimming, boating, camping, and picnicking. This region isnationally known as a stopover for sandhill cranes during theirspring migration season.
The recreation area is named after a group of Mormon pioneerswho set up camp near what is now the recreation area because theyhad started for Salt Lake too late in the season. This area was animportant stopover for these early pioneers; interestingly, theMormon Trail followed the Platte on the north side, whereas theOregon Trail mainly stuck to the south side. Today, the area can bea nice resting place for the traveler to relax and enjoy a picnicor a nice fishing spot.
Nebraska National Forest-Bessey Ranger District (NE)
Despite popular belief, Nebraska does have a forest, and it isone of the most unique in the country because it is man-made.Indian legend recalled a time in Nebraska when pine trees coveredthe Sandhills. Dr. Bessey decided to see if that was possible, andthe result is the Nebraska National Forest. There are two sectionsof the National Forest, the Pine Ridge Ranger District, located inthe northwestern section of the state, and the Bessey RangerDistrict, located along the Sandhills Journey. 20,000 acres oftrees such as Ponderosa pine, Eastern red cedar, and jack pine areonly a few of the tree species that grow on the 90,444 acres thatmake up the Bessey District of the Nebraska National Forest.
Not only is the National Forest a unique feature of Nebraska'slandscape, but it is an excellent place to stop for somerecreational fun. There is a swimming pool, tennis courts, afishing pond, and the chance to go horseback riding or tubing downthe Middle Loup River. Spend a night out under the immense Nebraskasky at one of the many camp spots, or explore the forest on thetrail system that winds through the man-made forest for three milesto the Scott Lookout Tower. From this vantage point, you can get anoverall picture of the forest, as well as the Sandhills area. Ifyou are lucky, you might even spot sharptailed grouse, prairiechickens, wild turkeys, antelope, white-tailed deer, or muledeer.
Potash Ghost Towns (NE)
In the southern part of Sheridan County along Highway 2, thesigns of a wartime boom industry can still be seen. During WWI,potash was in great demand because imported German potash hadstopped. The business set up in south Sheridan County gave the areaa rise in population. Today, only a sparsely populated area andtowns now exist, but the remains from the enterprise can be seen inthe concrete, brick, and steel structures located near Antioch andLakeside. At one time during the war period Antioch was said tohave had between 2,000 and 5,000 people. When the war ended,however, cheap German potash was once again available, and thepopulation of the small Nebraskan towns diminished almostovernight.
Sherman Reservoir State Recreation Area (NE)
Sherman Reservoir is located on Oak Creek. The reservoir is a mainstay for about 50,000 acres of Nebraska farmland, and recreational enthusiasts traveling on the Sandhills Journey and Loup Rivers Scenic Byway. Here, fishing and power boating are the most popular activities. In the area surrounding the reservoir, camping and day-use facilities are available for the traveler. There are also many trails in the recreation area that lead to different recreation areas. Fisherman's Bridge, a pedestrian bridge, is a popular spot for fishing.
Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer (NE)
Step back in time to the early history of Hall County. At theStuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer, visitors can walk over themuseum's 200 acres and experience what life would have been like.The museum focuses on early town building and settlement inNebraska. Historic buildings have been moved to the area andrestored to give the visitor a taste of life on the earlyprairie.
There are many displays which show what life was like on theearly prairie, from early Indian dwellings, to pioneer settlements.The Pawnee Indians were the first ones to call this Nebraskaprairie home and the Stuhr Museum has reconstructed an earth lodgewhich measure 38-ft in diameter. An earth lodge such as this wouldhave housed between 30-50 people. In addition to the Indiandisplay, there is also a pioneer settlement showing what an earlypioneer settlement along the California and Overland Trail wouldhave been like.
A town built around the coming of the railroad has beenreconstructed at the Stuhr Museum and it depicts life in the late19th century. Here, life is busy as historical interpretersrecreate life in the town. Included in the Railroad Town arehistoric homes, such as the birthplace of actor Henry Fonda. He wasborn in 1905 and the house he was born in was built in 1884 inGrand Island, making it an example of what some homes may have beenlike at the time.
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One Monte-Carlo, A Community of the Future in Monaco
There is something about the Principality of Monaco and its ever changing eye on the future.
A specific location that has been carefully watched by the public for just over the past four years is the newly inaugurated One Monte-Carlo, situated next to the recently refreshed luxury property that is the Hôtel de Paris.
You'll find One Monte-Carlo in the Golden Square, basically one of the best areas to be in the principality.
Usually I can be apprehensive when it comes to a new developments anywhere as they tend to be constructed very quickly leaving an area without character and depth, and One Monte-Carlo was not without local controversy as in order for the project to be moved forward, the historic Sporting d'Hiver building had to be demolished.
Having said that, after a couple of recent private tours by both those in the architectural and luxury real estate fields, along with a number of true retail insiders…this is a very impressive and enticing new property development.
Nestled between the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo and the Place du Casino, luxury shopping, culture, a conference center, and real estate are now all in one place.
On one of my private tours, the biggest names in fashion and jewelry were already ensconced such as Louis Vuitton and Fendi with Celine, Prada, Dior, Chanel, Gucci, Valentino and Hermès currently setting up shop with a total of 24 big name brands to be made available.
Many of these high end boutiques offer either one level of shopping space up to three levels available for the ultimate shopping experience.
This development certainly feels like a city within a city and quite a community already where wide, new pedestrian areas are lined with trees and seven expansive buildings where transparency and the Green movement is the key to this new eco-friendly architectural environment.
One Monte-Carlo comprises of 6 top quality residential buildings with between 5 and 13 floors that in total include 37 apartments. The principality, not known overall for offering large living accommodations seems to utilize everything one would require very well here. On my private tour of a number of properties, they all seemed expansive, thought out, with beautiful terraces and tons of windows letting in plenty of light.
This new residential district, offers international clients an exceptional living space with surface areas of between 60m2 and 800m2, six of them covering three floors with private swimming pools on the upper storeys of the buildings and up to six bedrooms, all luxuriously finished with unique facilities and of course, 5-star service.
The development also offers a 7th oval-shaped building that includes offices and a ground floor restaurant. One of the things I personally found impressive was the use of every inch of space throughout the development, it was stunning to see walking over the passageways between the buildings how many more levels for offices and shopping were also constructed below ground level yet filled with natural light, like a world unto its own.
And in a few short weeks the Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer will open the doors to an exciting new conference centre. In homage to its Art Deco predecessor, One Monte-Carlo will feature a hall identical to that of the Sporting d'Hiver with individual venues within the complex that will be inaugurated gradually.
One such space is an enormous conference centre, covering an impressive 1,445 square metres. With this, Monte-Carlo SBM is actually doubling the space dedicated to business and conference tourism around Casino Square, currently made up of the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo and the Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo.
Within this new area will be a 301 square metre plenary room, an identical reproduction of the legendary Salle des Arts in the former Palais des Beaux-Arts. Capable of hosting up to 300 people, this hall is Monte-Carlo SBM's way of preserving the Art Deco architectural footprint and in turn including a bit of history back into the complex.
There will also be a multipurpose room of 178 square metres, an auditorium with a capacity of 80 seats, three modular rooms, and a large foyer which will offer a variety of uses. Each of these 10 spaces will bear the name of an artist who has made a mark on Monaco's history.
To help manage all future congresses, the conference centre will have a 2-tonne service lift to facilitate exhibitions of cars during product launches or events.
After years of design proposals, local concerns and development, One Monte-Carlo is an exquisite community with a relaxing and inspiring atmosphere that will certainly continue to attract visitors and investors from around the world for years to come in Monaco.
Photo credits: @MonteCarloSBM @JamesonFarn
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Antonio Benedetto Carpano (1764, Bioglio (Biella) - 1815, Turin) was an Italian distiller, famous for having invented vermouth and consequently the apéritif.

In 1786, Antonio Benedetto Carpano invented modern Vermouth in Turin, made from white wine added to an infusion of herbs and spices, in more than 30 varieties. It was sweetened with spirit, which he believed would be a more suitable beverage for ladies than the local red wines. Vermouth proved so popular that soon his shop was open 24 hours a day.

The Carpano brand is now produced and distributed by Fratelli Branca Distillerie of Milan, and includes: Carpano Classico Vermuth, Carpano Bianco, Carpano Antica Formula and the original aperitive "Punt e Mes".

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First Eco Circuit Award Achieved
A Rocha UK are delighted to announce that the Winchester, Eastleigh & Romsey circuit has achieved a Bronze Award as an Eco Circuit. This is the first such award in the country and is the result of many working together to make this possible.
Sue Keegan von Allmen, superintendent minister of the Winchester, Eastleigh and Romsey circuit writes, "I was delighted when members of Romsey Methodist Church proposed that we should become an Eco-Circuit. We agreed to do so in December 2018. Since then we've been developing policies and sharing the process with individual churches. The circuit staff and local preachers have had training sessions, the staff spent a quiet day reflecting on climate change, and the number of services in which eco-issues are explored has increased. In Winchester and Romsey there are regular ecumenical events. And one of our smaller churches is seeking to become an eco-church.
One of the things we've changed, is that we've agreed to hold meetings in churches closest to the centre of the circuit, to reduce travelling and to share cars. Covid-19 is having an unexpected impact on that. We're having meetings using video-conferencing, so it's reducing our carbon-footprint, and I hope that might change the way we work in the future. We will need to meet face to face to do some work and to ensure those without internet access aren't excluded, but I hope that along with clearer water and less polluted skies, our ways of living and working will also have been questioned."
The Eco Circuit award signifies a considerable effort on Winchester, Eastleigh & Romsey circuit's part and critically a positive commitment to caring for creation. Helen Stephens, A Rocha UK's Church Relations Manager encourages other Methodists Districts to get involved and that this award "will be a real inspiration for other circuits to sign up and progress with Eco Circuit."
Solar panels at Romsey Methodist Church.


So you may have noticed that we haven't put out any content in the past couple weeks. We are on hiatus for now. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up!
We finally joined the realm of likes and shares. Please go like us on Facebook at Facebook.com/nordyderkcast and share us with all your indie game loving friends!
Since we were never able to get forums going on our website, Facebook will be our way to connect with all of you in a semi immediate fashion!
Again, thanks everyone for hanging out and listening to us banter each week!
Behold, a failed challenger! As his punishment shows, he was unable to shave his face for 2 whole weeks! That will teach him... Something... I forgot what his challenge was.
Wowee! We're giving away another game! What are we, rich? No, no, just incredibly generous averagely good looking men. If you want to win a copy of Goat Simulator just tweet @NordyDerkCast using the hashtag #goatsimgiveaway and recommend a cool indie game for us to check out! That's it! You're done! We will announce the winner on episode 15. Deadline to enter is April 12th 6PM CST. Derks!
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Hey errbody! We're Nordy Derk Cast, and we're here to say. On Episode 14 we're doing a giveaway! Yep, you can play the game Shelter 2 because you entered the giveaway and won! You must be asking yourself, "How do I enter"? Well it's easy, just send us a tweet @nordyderkcast on Twitter with the hashtag #Shelter2giveaway and an indie game recommendation. That's it! You will be entered in for a chance to win Shelter 2. We will be announcing the winner on episode 14! Deadline to enter is April 5th, 6PM CST.
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So Andrew was challenged on Episode 8 to dress up like a ninja turtle. Well, he didn't disappoint! Unless you actually are disappointed... Then we can't help you.
Hello! We've decided to do a giveaway for the game Minimum! That's right, you too can play this awesome indie game! Just hop on Twitter and shoot us a tweet @nordyderkcast with the hashtag #MinimumGiveaway and an indie game you would like us to talk about on the podcast, and you will be entered in for a chance to win Minimum! Deadline for the giveaway will take place at 6pm CST March 1st (the recording of Episode 9).
Andy came through with his punishment for the Combat Monsters challenge. This is the final product. The shoe box diorama of the last scene in Twilight. I mean, just look at this... this... thing.
We're aware that our episodes are not showing on iTunes at the moment. We're working on a solution to this problem as I type this! Please stand by.
Episode 7 will be Besiege!
Episode 7 will be all about the indie game Besiege! Check back next week for our review and play along with us!
This is going to be our home page for the website. Here you will be able to see any news or updates for the website. Pretty cool how these things work out, huh?


The integration of mental health professionals into the cancer care team can improve recognition and management of delirium in cancer patients.
Delirium, a common neuropsychiatric condition ranges in prevalence among patients with cancer from 10% to 30% in hospitalized patients, to up to 85% in terminally ill cancer patients. However, it often goes undiagnosed. A research team at Cleveland Clinic found that the integration of mental health professionals into the cancer care team aided in the better recognition and management of delirium in cancer patients. The results were presented at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Care Symposium.
As a first step, psychiatrists, psychologists, and clinical social workers provided training to a range of oncology caregivers including physicians, nurses, and advanced practice providers, on the identification of both hyper-and hypoactive delirium using the Brief Confusion Assessment Method (bCAM). Oncology caregivers were then taught to perform an assessment and comparison of the patient's current mental status with that of their baseline status prior to hospitalization. If delirium was identified a delirium order set was used to treat and manage patient symptoms. As part of the integration, psychiatrists, psychologists, and clinical social workers accompanied caregivers on multidisciplinary rounds to facilitate discussions about delirium and its management.
After a year of multidisciplinary care team integration, there was an increase from 3.4% to 15.8% in the number of cancer patients identified with delirium. The number of delirium order sets also increased from 11.1% to 58.3%. Notably, the average nursing unit length of stay for delirium-positive patients decreased by more than 2 days. Altogether supporting the idea that education combined with team integration improved delirium identification and management in oncology inpatients.
Hooley J, Ralston L, Marcus JD, Best C, Karius D, Koniarczyk H.Integrating mental health professionals into the care team to better recognize and manage delirium in hospitalized oncology patients. Oral presentation at: 2018 ASCO Quality care Symposium; September 28-29, 2018; Phoenix, AZ. Abstract 83.


Dr. Robbins a board-certified LASIK surgeon and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Professional societies include the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the Refractive Surgery Interest Group (RSIG), the American College of Surgeons (FACS), American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS) and the International Society of Refractive Surgeons (ISRS).
Dr. Yorks has over 8 years of experience in the highly specialized field of refractive surgery. Dr. Yorks professional affiliations include: The American Optometric Society, the New York State Optometric Society, the Rochester Optometric Society and the Petry Lomb Scholarship Foundation.


London Paddington - Reading / Didcot Parkway local stopping services will be re timed by up to 5 minutes between Slough and Reading.
London Paddington - Cheltenham Spa services will run between Swindon and Cheltenham Spa only. You can use other trains to travel between London Paddington and Swindon.
21:37 London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill service will depart later, at 21:43.
Twyford to Henley-on-Thames services will depart 2 minutes later than usual from 15:38 to 20:38 inclusive.
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Exploding Kittens, a card game from The Oatmeal, finally comes to Android
Joe Fedewa Apr 20th, 2016
Exploding Kittens is a card game made by a couple guys from the Xbox and the guy from the hilarious webcomic The Oatmeal. It was a massive success on Kickstarter last year, and now the game has been converted into a mobile game. iOs users have been enjoying the game for a while now. Today, Android users can finally join the fun.
The game is like Russian Roulette with exploding kittens instead of bullets. The deck is loaded with a certain amount of Exploding Kitten cards, draw one and you are eliminated from the game. Last player standing wins. Of course, it's not that simple. There are cards that can protect you from the kittens and sabotage other players. It's very intense and nerve racking, but tons of fun.
With the mobile app, you can play the game locally with friends or online. New cards and cats have been added to the app. It costs $1.99 and there are additional in-app purchases that aren't necessary to play the game. I happen to own the card game, and I can tell you it's a blast (get it). If this sounds like fun to you, download the game from the Play Store now.
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Le tourisme en Hongrie est une activité économique importante pour le pays. La Hongrie est une destination touristique privilégiée, réputée pour son patrimoine historique, son activité balnéaire, sa gastronomie, son folklore et ses paysages. Sa position au centre de l'Europe facile d'accès, ses prix relativement bas et sa sécurité sur place ont largement contribué à son succès.

Depuis quelques années, la vie nocturne de Budapest attire aussi une nouvelle forme de tourisme, essentiellement jeune.

Secteur économique du tourisme en Hongrie
Le tourisme est en constante progression en Hongrie depuis le début des années 2000.

Chiffres et données
En 2019, il y a eu 12,8 millions d'hébergements et 31, 3 millions de nuitées (pour un pays de 10 millions d'habitants).  Par rapport à 2018, il y a eu une progression de 8 %. Cependant, la répartition des invités étrangers et nationaux sur les nuitées est toujours équilibrée. En 2018, sur la moitié du nombre total de nuitées, 15,6 millions de nuitées ont été passées par des touristes hongrois et 15,7 millions par des étrangers en Hongrie.

Organisation du secteur

Géographie du tourisme
Le tourisme en Hongrie est essentiellement concentré autour de Budapest et ses alentours (Boucle du Danube, Visegrád, Gödöllő). Mais le lac Balaton, destination balnéaire prisée, est aussi très visité, traditionnellement par les touristes allemands depuis 30-40ans. La parc national de Hortobágy, la fameuse steppe hongroise (la puszta) et sa biosphère protégée sont très demandé, incluant une démonstration de dressage de chevaux traditionnelle par les berges de la steppes. Il y a aussi la région viticole du Tokaj qui est connue mondialement pour son vin liquoreux unique au monde et la richesses des vins de cette région.

Labels

Offres touristiques en Hongrie
L'offre touristique est très diversifiée en Hongrie, afin de répondre aux demandes de chaque public.

Tourisme de loisirs

Tourisme culturel
Par son emplacement et son histoire, Budapest est un lieu idéal pour les visites culturelles. Un grand nombre de visites sont proposées à la demi journée ou à la journée. Les tours opérateurs proposent généralement 3 heures de visites avec 3 endroits touristiques. Les guides touristiques proposent généralement plus de 3h jusqu'à la journée entière.

Tourisme gastronomique

Tourisme naturel
 Spas à Budapest

Tourisme festif
Chaque année, un grand nombre de festivals en plein air se tiennent en Hongrie. Le plus connu de tous est le festival Sziget (île en hongrois), avec une programmation musicale assez éclectique, et qui est aussi l'un des plus grands festivals d'Europe. Il y a aussi le Balaton Sound, sur les rives du lac Balaton, avec une programmation électro. Le Rock Maraton qui est un festival de rock, qui se situe à Dunaújváros. Il y en a plein d'autres, mais ils n'ont pas autant de portée au niveau international.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
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 Culture de la Hongrie
 Liste de musées en Hongrie
 Liste du patrimoine mondial en Hongrie


Submitted by witness on Friday, March 20, 2009.
OBSERVED: My sighting of suspicious tracks happened when I was about 11 years old, around 1958. I remember it was a Sunday morning near noon. I was the first one out of the house and was on my way to the airport restaurant which used to be our hangout when we were young. I was heading west on Queen St. and had just past Sifton Ave. and crossed a large drainage ditch when I noticed these extrordinarly large footprints in the snow on my left. There was a vacant field there where we would play ball in the summer. Now it was covered with about 6 inches of snow. These footprints were about 18 inches long and 7 inches wide with strides near 4 feet long. The 5 toeprints on each foot were very clearly visible. They were heading in a southwesterly direction towards Rosslyn Road, bordered by the C.N.R. railway tracks on the left and the airport on the right. Unfortunately, no one else was with me at the time. I thought of notifying the police or some other authority of this sighting but, since I was only 11 years old, I didn't think anyone would take my story seriously. About a year or two later, I heard of a similar sighting near a small community about 150 miles north of Thunder Bay called Armstrong, of something they called "Big Foot" on a news bulletin. This was the first time I had heard of such a thing called "Big Foot" and brought back memories of what I had seen. Since that time, I have told many of my friends and relatives of this siting but never new who to get ahold of to make an official documentation of the incident. I'm glad I now have that opportunity. I know what I saw and I believe. Thanks for your time and consideration. HAPPY HUNTING!
OTHER WITNESSES: I was the only one present.
OTHER STORIES: I had heard of a similar incident in a community 150 miles north of Thunder Bay called Armstrong.
TIME AND CONDITIONS: The incident happened near noon. It was a cool clear day.
ENVIRONMENT: These footprints were spotted in a field.
I spoke with the witness on March 25, 2009. Witness is now 62 years old, and was 11 or 12 yrs of age at the time he found the tracks (He wasn't certain if the tracks were found in 1958 or 1959). However, the size and step length (right to left, or left to right) left an indelible impact that is permanently etched in his memory. He was perplexed when he noticed toe impressions in the tracks on a cold early December day with six inches of snow covering the ground. He was able to gauge the length and width of the tracks by using his own shoe covered foot as a comparison. He was able to use the same strategy in gauging the step length. The tracks spanned across the entire length of the field in a southwesterly direction (as described in his report), toward a tract of forest.
In the late 1950s, what is now named Princess Street used to be named Queen Street. Today, Queen Street is further to the north-east. As well, Hwy 61 was not present in that area at the time. But, according to the witness, not much else has changed in that area since the late 1950s.
The witness hopes that divulging what he saw that day back in the late 1950s may perhaps prompt someone else to come forward who also noticed those strange tracks in the field.


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The Arc of Alabama › Blog › 2019 Alabama disABILITY Conference Recap
by Bruce Koppenhoefer
The 2019 DisABILITY Conference is behind us. The planning committee members are catching their breaths and catching up on all the work that had to be on hold while they worked on the conference. We're also collecting the final numbers, but if pre-conference numbers hold up, it was a record-setting event, the largest in the history of this conference. Attendance at our Tuesday Awards Luncheon was more than 400 people. Thanks to all of the attendees, sponsors, exhibitors, and volunteers that contributed to it being such a tremendous success.
For those of you who weren't able to attend, or maybe were able to attend only part of the conference, I'd like to provide a recap of sorts. I obviously couldn't attend every session, but I'll provide a brief review of those I did attend based on my notes.
Monday Kickoff
The conference opened with nationally prominent self-advocate Liz Weintraub. This pint-sized dynamo of a speaker shared her story of overcoming disabilities to achieve education and positions of national leadership in the realm of disability policy and rights. She focused her story on the difference between inclusion, the recognition of equality and the opening of doors, and belonging, the much deeper and emotionally satisfying process that all people seek within their communities.
Liz was followed by Nicole Jorwic from The Arc National organization. Nicole provided some history of The Arc and discussion on individual empowerment and self-advocacy. She emphasized the fights by The Arc to protect Medicaid benefits that are so incredibly important to the disability community, which she summed up with, "If you're not at the table, you're on the table." A key statistic that Nicole presented was that the costs for care in community-based settings are 20 percent less than costs for institutional care.
Tate Fall discussed the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and provided an overview of how it addresses accessibility and rights. She also discussed the need for strong training of poll workers to assure they know the rights of individuals with disabilities when it comes to voting. Tate conducted a more detailed breakout session on Tuesday with a lot more details on the voting rights for individuals with disabilities, including having audience participation on a series of examples of the types of barriers that people with disabilities may encounter when attempting to vote and the actions that can be taken.
The final presenter for the afternoon was Joseph Mancini with The Arc of Philadelphia. Joseph showed an example of how his chapter, utilizing all volunteer labor and working with a number of community partners, was able to acquire space at the Philadelphia airport and build out a sensory room, to help persons with autism adapt to the challenges of commercial flight. The initiative was done under the auspices of The Arc's "Wings for All" program, which has supported similar initiatives in airports across the country.
Monday closed with a screening by Tash Alabama of the film, "Intelligent Lives." This highly regarded documentary looks deeply at the issue of how standard IQ tests can yield a false determination of the true potential of individuals with I/DD. While it primarily follows the story of one individual's achievements, as told by his father, it also incorporates the stories of three individuals with I/DD whose accomplishments far exceeded the expectations others placed on them as a result of batteries of standard tests.
The day began with Diane Stewart providing an overview of the Enable Savings Plan. This program allows the establishment of tax-free savings plans for individuals with disabilities to help fund a variety of support services and items that they may need over their lifetime. The plan allows contributions of up to $15,000 per year, which may come from any relative, friend, etc. Plan owners may select from three investment options, growth, moderate, and conservative.
Anita Archie, with ADECA (Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs) followed with a discussion of the upcoming census and its importance in maximizing the share of federal funding Alabama receives for services to the I/DD community. Included in her presentation was a discussion of the grants available (between $10,000 and $40,000) to qualifying programs for organizations that serve under-counted groups of the population.
I was able to attend two breakout sessions that morning. The first was by Nicole Jorwic who gave a more in-depth look at the many issues The Arc is following and advocating for or against. These include the following:
Protecting Medicaid from attempts to convert it to either a block grant program or a per-capita-cap program
Empower Care Act making sure the "money follows the person" when people convert from institutions to community-based services
AbleAge Act: raising the qualifying age limit of the Enable Act from 26 to 46
HCBS Rule
New FAQ Document
DSP Turnover
HCBS Infrastructure Act
Institutional Bias
The second breakout session I attended was Kathy Sawyer's talk on Understanding Olmstead. This was the landmark legal case that challenged the ADA's requirement that individuals be placed in community settings. The Supreme Court upheld the requirement compelling States to provide community settings even if sufficient institutional settings were available. The decision also laid out the requirements for States to develop a plan to implement moving individuals into community settings. The court stated that such plans must be specific and measurable, proceed at a reasonable pace, identify specific groups in each type of segregated setting, and provide funding to meet the specific goals.
I finished the morning at what was supposed to be a screening of "Bottom Dollars", a documentary about the problem of paying subminimum wages to people with disabilities. Due to technical problems, they ended up showing "We Have Choices". This was an inspirational assembly of stories of individuals with wide ranging disabilities, physical and/or mental, who have managed to become meaningful members of their communities, in some cases with significant support and in others with minimal support. The bottom-line message was that people with disabilities should be allowed to self-determine their lives. These are the types of stories that we need to disseminate more broadly so that the general population understands the extent to which people with intellectual and developmental disabilities contribute to and belong in their communities.
Tuesday Lunch
Our luncheon speaker was John Mascia, president of the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind. John used a story about his own son and his little league aspirations to communicate the message that we shouldn't let our own concerns about a loved one's prospect for failure restrict their opportunities for achievement. It was a great story and a greater message.
John's talk was followed by our annual Statewide Awards Luncheon, emceed by news anchor John Holder and Miss Alabama 2009 Liz Cochran. A full list of awards and winners is available on our conference web site. These were a large group of very deserving individuals, and you should congratulate them if you get the chance.
As mentioned earlier, I was able to catch Tate Fall's presentation on Accessible Democracy, a subject of critical importance as we approach the 2020 election cycle, with many issues of serious importance to the I/DD community on the table, either directly of through or elected representatives. Tate is with ADAP and encourages you to contact them with any questions or concerns you have about your rights to vote.
I missed the 3 pm breakout sessions but very much enjoyed the Transition to Work panel discussion. State Senator Linda Coleman Madison, self-advocate R.J. Nealon, and self-advocate Knesha Jones took turns addressing a variety of employment issues centering on the value and the dignity of work. Some of the issues addressed included transportation challenges, opportunities access, which was described as eliminating barriers rather than guaranteeing jobs, and accommodations on the job.
Tuesday night's dance party was a high energy, fun event. Lots of dancing, food, and door prizes. We also had a visit from Babe Ruff, mascot for the Birmingham Barons minor league baseball team. The dance party has become a conference staple, producing lots of smiles of enjoyment.
Shannon Ammons, of the Alabama Association of Non-profits, gave my favorite presentation of the conference, titled "Advocacy Boot Camp". She described the four types of advocacy, Legislative (lobbying), Self, Peer, and Cause Advocacy. She further discussed the need to define the goals of your advocacy, such as education, fund raising, policy change, or litigation. Within these goals are elements that require defining, as follows:
What change is intended/desired
What audience can help
What form of advocacy will be employed
Who else cares—building networks
Information/updates
Relationships, especially thanking supporters
She also spent time on the need for effective storytelling to help connect with the audience. It was well presented and a true encouragement to get involved in advocacy.
The conference closed with the inspirational presentation by Tametria Conner-Dantzler, a former TV news personality who left that role to start a non-profit organization (DATS MOM) after her son was diagnosed with autism. She addressed the issues of being a parent of a child with a disability and stressed the need to be the expert (doctors don't always know it all) and to be fearless in your advocacy for your child. It was a great way to close out what was probably the best to date (in my opinion) in our series of disability conferences.
Submit Your Reviews/Comments
If you attended the conference and would like to provide reviews of other sessions not covered here, please email them to us. We'd love to share them with our readers in order to proved a more complete picture of the conference and its important impact on our community.
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SEC Director Provides Further Insight into Commission's Stern Approach to ICOs
Regulation 2 min, 38 sec READ
by Abhimanyu Krishnan
An SEC Director has highlighted the need for action against fraudulent ICOs and called for a balance between investor protection and innovation.
A Director from the United States Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has indicated that the regulatory body could take a more stern approach to ICOs in the future.
In a speech on September 20, Stephanie Avakian, Co-Director of the Division of Enforcement, offered some insight into the SEC's focus and concerns in the midst of the current fintech revolution. Offering a disclaimer right at the start that her views were her own, Avakian described the guiding principles of the SEC's decision making policy as,
focusing on the Main Street investor and individual accountability, keeping pace with technological change, imposing sanctions that most effectively further enforcement goals, and constantly assessing the allocation of our resources.
Chinese Arbitration Court: Bitcoin Is Considered Personal Property
Avakian then discussed ICOs and digital assets in general, first noting that ICO funding has increased exponentially in the past few quarters and that it remains a high-risk activity,
The novelty of ICOs, coupled with excitement about the potential utility of the underlying blockchain, or distributed ledger, technology, makes these offerings particularly enticing for some investors. But the exuberance around the ICO market can obscure the fact that these offerings are often high-risk investments. For instance, the issuers may lack established track records, they may not have viable products, business models, or the capacity for safeguarding digital assets from theft by hackers, and some of the offerings are simply outright frauds.
However, Avakian did also say that the SEC does not want to stifle innovation and that balancing investor protection and innovation is a key factor in all of the committee's decision making. Going over the crypto-related actions that the SEC has undertaken over the last year, including issuing public risk warnings, suspending trading when in doubt and laying charges (as was the case with Centra Tech), she implied that she sees a need for the SEC to act quickly and unequivocally with regards to intentionally bad behavior in the ICO sector.
SEC Aims to Be Firm but Fair
Avakian concluded her discussion of the digital assets market by saying that deliberate fraud deserves the most severe response, but cases of unintended transgression of SEC regulations can be resolved relatively peacefully. She cited a cease and desist order against the Munchee ICO as an example. She also made reference to companies that have misled investors by altering their names to include blockchain in a bid to gain profit from the hype around the technology.
Aside from Munchee, the Commission has brought other non-fraud cases against individuals who have taken advantage of public interest in blockchain technology with illegal stock sales that violate Section 5. Section 5 cases stress the importance of full and fair disclosure to investors when securities are offered and sold to them. And, to the extent that the Enforcement Division has other pending investigations in this area, we will likely recommend more substantial remedies against issuers that fail to comply with the registration requirements.
This approach, she hopes, will protect investors from the many scams that continue to proliferate in the ICO market.
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The BJP alleged that a Bangladeshi national called Noor Gaazi campaigned for TMC Sougata Roy in Dumdum.
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Scientists discover how the brain ages
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Researchers at Newcastle University have revealed the mechanism by which neurons, the nerve cells in the brain and other parts of the body, age.
The research, published today in Aging Cell, opens up new avenues of understanding for conditions where the ageing of neurons are known to be responsible, such as dementia and Parkinson'sdisease.
The ageing process has its roots deep within the cells and molecules that make up our bodies. Experts have previously identified the molecular pathway that react to cell damage and stems the cell's ability to divide, known as cell senescence.
However, in cells that do not have this ability to divide, such as neurons in the brain and elsewhere, little was understood of the ageing process. Now a team of scientists at Newcastle University, led by Professor Thomas von Zglinicki have shown that these cells follow the same pathway.
This challenges previous assumptions on cell senescence and opens new areas to explore in terms of treatments for conditions such as dementia, motor neuron disease or age-related hearing loss.
Newcastle University's Professor Thomas von Zglinicki who led the research said: "We want to continue our work looking at the pathways in human brains as this study provides us with a new concept as to how damage can spread from the first affected area to the whole brain."
Working with the University's special colony of aged mice, the scientists have discovered that ageing in neurons follows exactly the same rules as in senescing fibroblasts, the cells which divide in the skin to repair wounds.
DNA damage responses essentially re-program senescent fibroblasts to produce and secrete a host of dangerous substances including oxygen free radicals or reactive oxygen species (ROS) and pro-inflammatory signalling molecules. This makes senescent cells the 'rotten apple in a basket' that can damage and spoil the intact cells in their neighbourhood. However, so far it was always thought that ageing in cells that can't divide – post-mitotic, non-proliferating cells – like neurons would follow a completely different pathway.
Now, this research explains that in fact ageing in neurons follows exactly the same rules as in senescing fibroblasts.
Professor von Zglinicki, professor of Cellular Gerontology at Newcastle University said: "We will now need to find out whether the same mechanisms we detected in mouse brains are also associated with brain ageing and cognitive loss in humans. We might have opened up a short-cut towards understanding brain ageing, should that be the case."
Dr Diana Jurk, who did most of this work during her PhD in the von Zglinicki group, said: "It was absolutely fascinating to see how ageing processes that we always thought of as completely separate turned out to be identical. Suddenly so much disparate knowledge came together and made sense."
The research contributes to the Newcastle Initiative on Changing Age, the University's response to the societal challenge of Ageing, seeking new ways to make the most of the extensive opportunitiesassociated with increasing human longevity.
The team want to further study the mechanism using the unique resource of the Newcastle Brain Bank.
Source: http://www.healthcanal.com/brain-nerves/32124-Scientists-discover-how-the-brain-ages.html