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Spain is the undisputed world leader in organ transplants
Spain continues to lead the way in organ donations. Photo: AFP
A total of 5,259 organ transplants were carried out in Spain during 2017, beating the record of 4,818 from the year before, according to data published by the National Transplant Organization (ONT) on Thursday.
Of these, 3,269 were kidney, 1,247 were liver, 363 were lungs, 304 were hearts, ,70 were pancreas and eight were intestines.
It means that Spain saw 46.9 individual donors per million people (pmp) in 2017, an increase from 43.9 pmp in 2016 and 39.7 pmp in 2015, "much higher" than the EU average (19.6) and the US average (26.6) according to stats published by Spain's Health Ministry.
Spain has maintained its gold standard in organ donation despite deep austerity cuts which saw public spending on health slashed during the economic crisis years.
According to a paper published last year in the American Journal of Transplantation, Spain is a model from which other countries have a lot to learn.
The creation in 1989 of the ONT by the Health Ministry meant that one body has been responsible for overseeing and coordinating donation and transplant policies across the regions and more than doubled the number of organ donations within a decade of its creation.
The Spanish model also relies on the designation of appropriate professionals (mostly intensive care doctors) to ensure donations are quick to happen when a patient dies in conditions that allow organ donation.
A nurse prepares a patient for a renal transplantation at La Paz hospital in Madrid. Photo: Pierre-Philippe Marcou / AFP
Professionals supported in their work by ONT and regional coordination offices are also trained to identify donation opportunities outside of intensive care units, in emergency departments and hospital wards.
While some nations cap the age at which donors qualify, Spain considers organ donation from those over the age of 65 years – and in fact ten percent of organ donors in Spain are over 80 years-old.
Furthermore, Spain considers donation after circulatory death, in which circulation, heartbeat, and breathing have stopped (as opposed to brain death, in which all the functions of the brain have stopped), even in the setting when death follows a sudden cardiac arrest in the street.
Dolors Montserrat, Spain's minister of health, announcing the figures said it was the 26th consecutive year that Spain had been top of global rankings for transplants.
"These are the very best results in the history of the ONT, both in organ donation and in transplants," she said.
"In the last three years the donation rate per million population has increased by 30 percent, something extraordinary when starting from a situation of excellence and if you taking into account how difficult it is to be a successful donor in the current epidemiological circumstances."
Explaining the success of the Spain's organ donation programme, Rafael Matesanz, MD, PhD, the founder of the ONT, highlighted that "good organization in the process of deceased donation and continuous adaptations of the system to changes are always the basis of successful results in organ donation".
Most importantly Spain operates an "opt-out" system in which all citizens are automatically registered for organ donation unless they choose to state otherwise.
The measure was adopted in France in 2017 and is currently being considered in the UK where 8 out of 10 people approve of donating their organs although most never register.
"The most important success is that the system has made organ donation be routinely considered when a patient dies, regardless of the circumstances of death," said ONT's Beatriz Domínguez-Gil, MD, PhD, co-author of the article highlighting the Spanish Model's impact.
The European Union has highlighted the lack of organs for transplant and the increasing number of patients on waiting lists worldwide.
In Spain the number of those on the waiting list was reduced to 4,896 in 2017 from 5,480 although the number of children waiting for organs increased to 74, from 48 a year earlier.
Germany debates changing to 'opt-out' organ donation system


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PzKpfw V Panther Ausf. D (Early)
The Panther Ausf D was the first production version of the Panther series, and was rushed into combat twelve months after the initial design was first approved. Resultantly the early version was mechanically unreliability and had a disastrous combat debut during the battle of Kursk. Despite this the basic design was good and as reliability improved the it soon proved to be an excellent medium tank.
The Ausf D can be identified by two main features. It had a straight sided "drum" commander's cupola, with viewports for periscopes low down on the side, and there was no hull machine gun mount. Instead the crew machine gun was fired through a narrow slit in the hull front. The Ausf D was developed as the Ausf A, but its designation was changed before production began in January 1943. Tests on the first few machines revealed a large number of flaws with the new tank. Most seriously the engines caught fire and the final drive chains broke, in a worrying sign of the mechanical unreliability to come. The issue of new tanks stopped in April, and all existing tanks were recalled for major modifications. Only in May was the Panther ready to go back into service, equipping the 51st and 52nd Panzerabteilungen. By the start of Operation Citadel these two detachments had 96 Panthers each but they did not live up to expectations with fifteen braking down before they even reached the front.
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Рибачок Іван Михайлович (*1899 — †1972, Київ) — український економіко-географ, кандидат географічних наук, доцент кафедри економічної географії географічного факультету Київського університету.

Біографія
Народився 1899 в селі Барашівка Житомирського повіту Волинської губернії, тепер Житомирської області. У 1919—1920 роках працював вчителем історії і географії в школі села Березівка Житомирського району, секретарем відділу працюючого населення КП(б)У (Новоград-Волинський).

У 1920—1921 роках завідувач обліково-розподільчого підзагону КП(б)У (Харків, Житомир). У 1921—1922 роках завідувач організаційно-інформаціного відділу Укробкома КП(б)У (Полонне, Кам'янець-Подільської області). У 1922—1924 вчитель суспільствознавства семирічної школи села Троянів. У 1930—1932 роках завуч і викладач економічної географії кооперативного технікуму Житомира.

Закінчив у 1931 році Київський інститут соціального виховання. У 1932—1935 роках навчався в аспірантурі при Науково-дослідному інституті споживчої кооперації і планування. У 1932—1936 роках викладач економічної географії Вінницького технікуму радянської торгівлі. У 1936—1941 викладач економічної географії Інституту керівних робітників радянської торгівлі в Києві.

Учасник Другої світової війни.

У Київському університеті з 1945 року асистент, з 1946 — старший викладач, з 1961 — доцент кафедри економічної географії. Кандидатська дисертація «Економіко-географічна характеристика Житомирської області» захищена у 1948 році.

Наукові праці

Фахівець у галузі теорії і історії економічної географії, територіальної організації господарства й промисловості. Автор 33 наукових праць. Основні праці:
  Житомирська область: географічний нарис для вчителів середніх шкіл.
  Економіко-географічне вивчення адміністративного району: Науково-методичний кабінет заочного навчання.
  Перша навколосвітня подорож СРСР.

Література
 Географи Київського університету / Я. Б. Олійник, С. Ю. Бортник, М. Д. Гродзинський, О. Ю. Дмитрук та ін. — К., 2003.
 Географічний факультет у персоналіях / Олійник Я. Б., Бортник С. Ю., Гродзинський М. Д., Дмитрук О. Ю. та інші. — К., 2008.
Науковці Київського університету
Українські економіко-географи
Учасники Другої світової війни з СРСР
Кандидати географічних наук України

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Guinness Truffles are rich homemade chocolate truffles with a hefty dose of Guinness mixed right in. They're perfect for any beer lover! The dark, fruity taste of the stout is wonderful when paired with semi-sweet chocolate.
I like to top mine with something salty--a pinch of pretzels, crushed potato chips, peanuts, or flaked sea salt.
Pour the bottle of Guinness into a medium saucepan and place it over medium-low heat. Bring it to a simmer, and let it simmer until it reduces down to 1/2 cup. The time will vary depending on your stove and pan, but for me it took about 30 minutes. Check it periodically while it simmers by pouring it into a measuring cup to see the progress. When it is reduced to 1/2 cup, remove it from the heat.
Pour the cream into a saucepan—the same saucepan you used for the Guinness is fine. Place the saucepan over medium heat, and bring the cream to a simmer. While it simmers, place the chopped semi-sweet chocolate in a medium bowl, and pour the hot Guinness on top of the chocolate.
Once the cream comes to a simmer, pour it over the bowl of chocolate and Guinness. Wait 1 minute to allow the heat to melt the chocolate, then whisk everything together until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth and satiny.
Add the unsalted butter and whisk it in. Press a layer of cling wrap directly on top of the chocolate and refrigerate it until firm, about 2 hours.
Line a baking sheet with waxed paper or parchment paper. Pour the cocoa powder into a shallow bowl or pie tin. Use a teaspoon or a small candy scoop to scoop a ball of chocolate and place it into the bowl of cocoa powder. Roll it around a bit until it's coated, then roll it between your palms to make it round, and place it on the baking sheet. Repeat until all of the truffles are formed—you should get about 36 1-inch truffles from this batch.
Refrigerate the tray for 30-40 minutes, until the truffles are firm. When you're ready to dip them, place the candy coating in a medium microwave-safe bowl and microwave them in 30-second increments until melted, stirring after every 30 seconds to prevent overheating.
When the chocolate coating is melted and smooth, use a fork or dipping tools to dip a truffle into the melted coating, then remove it and let the excess drip back into the bowl. Set the truffle on the prepared baking sheet and, while the chocolate is still wet, sprinkle the top with a pinch of crushed pretzels, crushed potato chips, sea salt, or your topping of choice. Repeat until all of the truffles are dipped and decorated.
These Guinness Truffles are best served at room temperature. Store extra truffles in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to two weeks, and bring them to room temperature before serving.
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Revolut hits 1 Million "sign-ups" in the UK and Makes Promises
July 27, 2018 - by Abigail Martinez
On a July 4 press release, Revolut (the United Kingdom FinTech) said that it had signed up a million users in the U.K. saving them more than $330 million in charges.
Of late, the London-based firm has been signing up nearly 6,000 to 9,000 new customers per day. And as it stands, of the company's 2.25 million customers worldwide, 400,000 are per-week active users, and 900,000 are per-month active users. In the press release, Revolut said its platform had completed 125 million transactions and recorded $18.5 billion in total transaction volume.
"While we've witnessed exceptional organic growth, I believe we've only used up 1% of our potential. Hitting 1 million signings in the U.K market is a sign of our excellent product and the incredible cost-cutting chance we've offered clients. At Revolut, we are always looking to improve. Our brand is gaining popularity in Europe, and global expansion is our priority. Branches are getting underway in the US, Australia, Singapore, Canada, Hong Kong, and New Zealand later this year," said Nik Stroronsky, the CEO Revolut. "Our firm does not believe in financial restrictions at the expense of the client. The globe is becoming a village, and it is high time financial companies adapted to this. People should now be allowed to transfer and spend money worldwide without charges and waiting days."
Revolut said their customers saved over $749 million in fees due to the exclusion of foreign exchange charges which impacted on card payments globally. And upon new launches— in the U.S, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore— scheduled for the next few months, users will be able to make immediate, free transfers worldwide.
Revolut also made it clear that it will begin the crossing borders by the close of 2018 and explore new markets afterward. The firm …


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the paci, our most prized possession for the past three years eight months and three days, is GONE!
since cooper was about 12 months old people who like to tell me what to do with my child have been telling me that he was too old for his paci but i honestly have never cared about it. when he went in for his first dentist appointment at three years old i was prepared to be told that his paci was ruining his teeth and that it needed to go, and i was going to listen, but it never came. she said it wasn't a concern and that was that. i figured when it became more of a hassle than a helpful soother we would let it go. i KNEW he wasn't going to go off to college with a paci so i just chose not to worry about it. plus, it was his only comfort item since birth and i felt like a real jerk just thinking about taking it away.
well fast forward to friday march 11th, we're at the movies with my sister and niece and cooper keeps dropping his paci's on the floor and then freaking out. he had already bitten most of them so the ends were partly hanging off which made it really easy for me to just rip the ends off leaving just a hole. i decided enough was enough, 3.5 years old was too big to be throwing a fit about a paci in the movies. he was pretty pissed at me initially but it was really SO easy. i can't believe i dreaded this big step for so long and he was mostly unaffected by it. he asked for it a couple of times but it has now been two weeks and he doesn't even talk about it!
i feel sad about it but i'm also really happy that it went down like it did. it's hard to let go of that last thing that's keeping your baby a "baby" but it was for the best, for both of us. i'm a little embarrassed to admit this but cooper has really not ever slept through the night consistently until now. he would always wake up looking for his paci and get upset and i would have to go in there and settle him back down, almost nightly.
so the best part about the paci being a thing of the past? i'd say sleep. blissful, uninterrupted sleep.
if you want my advice on getting rid of the paci or even using one to begin with i'll tell you this: YES you want your child to have a paci - they make life with a baby easier and quieter :) when it's time to get rid of it, just do it and don't feel like just because your child is one or two years old that it automatically means it's time to be done with it. i would have never taken coopers away from him like i did if i didn't think he could emotionally handle it. when it's time you'll know!


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Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller explains how compelling stories are what really shape our economy — from bitcoin to Trump's presidency
Robert Shiller is a Nobel Prize-winning economist, a professor at Yale University, and the author of "Narrative Economics: How Stories Go Viral and Drive Major Economic Events."
Shiller explains how compelling stories can impact actual economic outcomes.
Shiller says the mysterious story of Satoshi Nakamoto was what really drove the price and popularity of bitcoin.
He also says the Laffer curve became an important part of tax policy because of the powerful story, not because of an actual basis in economics.
Shiller says this is the one place where he will gladly praise President Trump. According to Shiller, Trump is great at reading audiences, experimenting with narratives, and he is never boring.
The Nobel Prize winner explains that these stories matter just as much as or more than the truth. And that these narrative disruptions make it very difficult to make long-term economic predictions.
Robert Shiller sat down with Business Insider during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to discuss his most recent book and how it applies to the current economic landscape. Following is a transcript of the video.
Silverstein: So, your new book "Narrative Economics" is a topic that you've been interested in for a very long time. Can you explain to me what narrative economics is?
Shiller: A lot of people think about narratives these days, it's a new trend. But they tend not to be economists or financial analysts. Maybe they think about it, but they don't research it. I think that major economic events, successes and failures alike, are typically driven by stories that went viral. And we don't have a deep understanding of events until we understand, we start studying the narratives.
Silverstein: And can you give me examples of something recent that happened because of a narrative, a strong narrative?
Shiller: Yeah. OK, the, the Great Recession. We named it the Great Recession in honor of another narrative, which is the Great Depression. Now you would think that people would be forgetting about the Great Depression. That was 1929 and well into the '30s. Like 10 years of economic slowdown. But it's a long time ago. You think people are forgetting about it. But they're not. And in fact, in the early 2000s, references to that exploded. I count, I count these things, how often they come back in the news media.
So, and then we named it the Great Recession. It's obviously a reference to the Great Depression. And so people became scared and they stopped spending. They didn't stop spending, but they cut back. You know they think, should we go on a cruise this year? Well, maybe not. You know, I feel a little unsettled. It's going to cost a lot of money. If people cut back on their consumption enough that we have a recession. And these stories impact the economy in a way that otherwise wouldn't necessarily be happening. Yeah. A lot of economists seem to think, want to think, that it must be something about technology, or productivity, or maybe what the central bank did. But I think it's, it's more generated in people's minds.
Silverstein: And what's so strong about the bitcoin story?
Shiller: Oh yeah, I use that as Chapter 1 of my book. It's an example of how good stories create economic events. And in the case where — I think it's clearly traceable to the story. Now I'm not going to even comment on whether bitcoin is a good idea or not. It doesn't matter. I'm just looking at the story.
The story was that a man named Satoshi Nakamoto had an invention which he promulgated on the internet around 2008. And, it's the greatest, most wonderful invention in a long, long time. It ties into stories about anarchism. Anarchists don't like government. Well, bitcoin didn't ask anybody's permission. They didn't go to any regulator to start their bitcoin. And it's not even tied to a country. It's international. We're all cosmopolitans now. It just seems like a good story.
And then they put a little mystery into it. Satoshi Nakamoto has never been spotted by anyone who tells us about these things. How could it be? He's one of the most famous people in the world now. And yet no one has met him. So maybe he doesn't exist. Maybe there is a committee, maybe it's a conspiracy. Who knows? But somebody wrote a nice paper that was, it just has an excitement. I can see people transform. When I bring it up in my class, my students react, they wake up when I bring up bitcoin.
Silverstein: How do you separate out the story from what's real? And how much can the story affect what becomes real?
Shiller: It isn't a single story, every telling of the story is a little different. There's a core idea in the story. And, how do you tell whether it's a real story or not? That takes work. And in the case of bitcoin, it's kind of difficult to think through it. It's not — it's impressive. It's not easy. But you can work at it. The problem is, if you reach a decision about bitcoin one way or the other, it'll never get out, because it can't compete with the narrative quality of the original story.
Silverstein: Can you tell me about the Laffer curve, something that I think a lot of people take to be fact, but you say that a lot of the strength from it comes from this very simple story?
Shiller: Yes, so I'll tell you a story. In 1974, an economist named Art Laffer was having dinner at the Two Continents restaurant, a nice restaurant in Washington DC. And he was having it with Donald Rumsfeld, who was the secretary of defense for the United States — really big shot guy — and Dick Cheney, who would soon become vice president of the United States. So a bunch of the — and also Jude Wanniski, who is a writer for the Wall Street Journal who wrote the story up.
Dr. Arthur Laffer, Economist and professor at University of Southern California, with "Laffer Curve" on blackboard, Feb. 23, 1981.
And in that story, Art Laffer draws a diagram on a napkin, called the Laffer curve, which illustrates, I won't get into the details, but supposedly illustrates dramatically how taxes can hurt incentives and destroy the economy. And that even if you, if you actually cut taxes, you may collect more taxes even though you cut, because people will be so much more affluent, they'll be working and producing. Nice story. It went viral. But not in 1974. It wasn't until in 1978, when Jude Wanniski wrote a book, a best-selling book called "The Way the World Works," and he tells this story about the dinner. And afterwards, people want to know the whole story. They ask about the napkin. The napkin is a visual image that enhances the story.
And there it is. It's now many years later — the Laffer curve went through a typical epidemic. It expanded right after 1978. And everyone was talking about the Laffer curve. Same time as Rubik's cube came out. That was another, another such fad. Laffer curve and Rubik's cube were both around that time. They both faded somewhat. But they're both still here. And Laffer is coming back. It has an internal dynamic like that of a disease. I'm not calling it a disease.
Silverstein: How much does narratives impact how the Fed communicates or how the president communicates? How much does that impact the economy?
Shiller: The people who take positions like Fed or Treasury Secretary become intuitive narrative economists even though they weren't taught any of that in grad school, because it's so obvious that the narrative matters.
Customers queue to enter a branch of Northern Rock in Kingston, Surrey, southern England.
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So for example, when the Northern Rock bank failed in the UK in 2008, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the head of the Bank of England reacted immediately because they didn't want, it looked like it was a story about a bank run. This bank was failing and depositors were worried that they wouldn't get all of their money out. There was deposit insurance, but it was only up to a small amount. And people who had their life savings, planning for retirement, panicked, they thought, maybe I'll lose all of it. And so they rushed to the bank, and of course it's a self-fulfilling prophecy. The bank can't pay out all this money at once.
They immediately rescued the Northern Rock bank and paid off all the depositors. So, the reason they did that is they didn't want the narrative to get started. They knew that in the past it was rumor and stories that people went to many different banks and asked for their money right away.
Silverstein: And what about Trump? Is he good at this? Has he been able to —
Shiller: This is one place where I can be lavish in my praise of Donald Trump. He is very good at narratives. He's very good at judging audiences. He experiments. This is a way, the way you launch narratives. You never know whether it will go well. He listens to the audience. He creates a whole story. The story of him at his rally, which is spread by word of mouth. It's a visceral thing. Most of these people had never gone to a presidential speech before. And if they did it would've been boring. He'd be talking about statistics on the national deficit or something like that. Trump is not boring, really not boring. And it started a word of mouth thing that was huge.
Silverstein: And how much has this increase, or is it the same, with social media? Is the impact of narratives bigger or faster, or can we just see it more?
Shiller: Well, the impact of narratives is bigger with social media. But I have to say, I think the mistake people make is more often underestimating how important narratives were long ago. So we have the Latin word rumor, that has the same meaning as it does today. What is a rumor? It's a contagious narrative, right? Which is not fact-checked by anyone, it's just out there. So they knew about this thousands of years ago, and it was a factor thousands of years ago. But yes, it is bigger today. We're living in a world with expanded information technology and ability to communicate. And to communicate with like-minded people. To find each other. Maybe they had computer dating and maybe that helped people find their spouse. But it's much bigger now. They're not just, it's finding someone who has the same political views as you that you can talk with.
Silverstein: And you talk about how difficult it is to predict economic performance in the long term. Is that because of how much narratives play a part?
Shiller: It's hard to predict whether a new movie which hasn't been shown yet will be a success. Notoriously hard. The director might have had successful movies in the past, he has famous actors and actresses, but nothing seemed to click this time. It's when you put the movie in front of the audience and you start to listen to the word of mouth.
Silverstein: And how does that relate to, like, GDP estimates two years out?
Shiller: So when you talk about, oh, yeah, they're not very good at forecasting GDP two years out because the disturbances are, I think, narrative-based. And they don't generally systematically study them. And unfortunately, it does require some human judgment at this time anyway, to understand the importance of narratives.
Silverstein: Is there one big narrative that is happening right now that you think we should be paying attention to or that's dislocating something?
Shiller: Well, a narrative that comes to mind is the artificial intelligence revolution. And we have many stories of neat things. Like your smart speaker, I guess like Amazon Echo that you have. It's kind of, it does seem like the the new world. Something really fundamental has changed. But I don't think it has scared us yet profoundly because we don't have high unemployment. So people think, well, but the economy is strong so, not worry about it now. But I think if we do have another recession, that narrative could come roaring back and become again an obstacle to recovery.
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Curaçao is a small island (around 170 square miles) located off the north coast of Venezuela. Culturally diverse, with influences from Europe and West Africa, Curaçao is home to approximately 150,000 residents. UNESCO has recognized its capital city, Willemstad, as a World Heritage Site, and the brightly colored buildings are one of the country's most recognizable features. Tourism is a key industry, and the island capitalizes on the concept of dushi, which means sweet, nice, or good.
Walking along the streets of Willemstad, visitors can find a Jewish influence all around them. At one time, Sephardic Jews made up half of the white population of Curacao, and today their presence is felt at every level of society. For example, the owner of the famed Senior Curacao Liqueur comes from one of the old families, and many of the present businesses and buildings are owned by the descendants of crypto-Jews, those who practiced their religion secretly following the Inquisition. One of the most popular sights is the Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue, which is the oldest, continually used, a synagogue in the Western Hemisphere. But the Jewish influence on this beautiful small island goes much deeper than those walls.
Curacao's Jewish roots originated in Spain when the country was still half Christian, half Moorish. Living among those two religions were Sephardic Jews. In 1492, the Sephardic population experienced a major attack beginning with The Edict of Expulsion. Along with the Moorish people, the Jews either had to leave Spain or convert to Christianity. The majority decided to flee the country to a place where they felt safe to practice their religion. Those who stayed behind converted to Christianity, but in many cases, this was just for appearances — in between the safe walls of their home, the "Conversos" still secretly practiced their religion until the Holy Inquisition in Spain, which again targeted the Jews. To escape prosecution, many Conversos decided to cross the border and settle in Portugal, which at that time was still soft on Jews. At the end of the 16th century, the pressure on the Conversos in Portugal became too strong and again they had to seek a new place to call home. During the 15th and 16th centuries, many Jews left Spain and Portugal to live in Amsterdam, where freedom of religion was highly valued. This was their first tie to the island, as Curaçao would later become a Dutch colony. The colonization of the island led the first Jew, Samuel Cohen, to set foot on the island.
The first Jews on the island.
It was July 29, 1634, when Samuel Cohen, a translator on board a Dutch ship, came to Curaçao as part of the country's mission to seize the island from the Spaniards. The Dutch then used Curaçao as their naval base to attack Spanish fleets. After the Peace of Westphalia/Peace of Münster, the island was no longer of use to them and the Dutch contemplated leaving. But first, the West Indian Company (WIC) decided to check if there was interest among Dutch citizens to build a life on the island. The primary selling point they used was its agricultural business opportunities. It was in 1651 that the Portuguese Jew Joao d'Yllan accepted the offer being made by WIC. He promised to bring 50 settlers with him, but he only brought 12, and most of them were Jews. Joao had experience with agriculture, but he did not succeed as a farmer. Later, a larger group of Jews from the same congregation, led by Isaac da Costa, came to the island to start an agriculture business. He also failed to succeed and so they all moved to the city. With their connections and expertise, they started importing goods from Amsterdam and other harbor cities to sell on the island.
As the Jewish community in Curaçao continued to grow, so did their wealth. To this day, many well-established stores in the city (and outside) are of Jewish descendants. At the beginning of the 19th century, the Jews started branching out into other industries. The Sephardic families Jesurun, Naar, and Maduro released their own silver penny and started with the production and circulation of their own paper currency. The Jewish firm Maduro & Sons were also responsible for the demolition of the city walls of Willemstad. In exchange, they received part of the land that would be exposed after the demolishment. They were also successful in the shipping industry. S.E.L Maduro & Sons, a very well-known Jewish company, was responsible for building the first oil tanker that traveled from Maracaibo (Venezuela) to Curaçao. One of the notable influences of the Spanish/Portuguese-Jewish community in Curaçao can be found in the local language. Papiamentu — a mix of Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, and African languages — contains dozens of words of Hebrew origin. As for the name of the island, Curaçao, it is believed to be a derivative of the Portuguese word coração, meaning heart.
The Senior family was once part of a group of Conversos in Spain that eventually fled to the Netherlands and Brazil. Several sons of Mordechai Senior, who was born in Amsterdam in 1620, emigrated to Curaçao. Edgar Senior was one of the descendants of this family. Like many families on the island, they had an influential role. Together with his partner Haim Mendes Chumaceiro, Edgar Senior ran a pharmacy in the city called Botika Excelsior. This is where he first started producing the Senior Curaçao Liqueur, one of the country's most famous exports.
The marks the Jewish community left on Curaçao and continues to do so, are visible in every corner of the island. You can find it in the street names, the language, the buildings and industries like finance, shipping, the production of the world-famous Curaçao liqueur and so much more. A Curaçao without the Jewish community is pretty much unthinkable.
Mikvé Israel-Emanuel (MIE) Synagogue — often referred to as the Snoa, another term for synagogue — is the oldest surviving synagogue and Jewish congregation in the Americas. NYJTG had the privilege to sit down at the synagogue with Mr. Rene Levy Maduro, a lifelong member of Curaçao's Jewish community who has spent four decades on the board of MIE and 15 years as its president.
Founded in Curaçao in 1651, the congregation's original name translates to "The Hope of Israel." The synagogue itself began construction in 1729, was completed in 1732 and has been in continuous use ever since. The synagogue is tucked into a quiet street in the Punda neighborhood of Willemstad, the historic capital city of Curaçao. Though it has an inconspicuous exterior, once you step inside, you'll find rows of pews, towering chandeliers, and a shining mahogany bemah. I was particularly moved by the words emblazoned in Hebrew above the archway into and out of the synagogue courtyard, "Blessed may you be in your entrance" and "Blessed may you be in your departure." Amen. On the right-hand side of the black-and-white-tiled courtyard is the historic synagogue building, where every Shabbat and Jewish holiday has been celebrated since 1732. As you walk around the synagogue, your feet sink softly into the floor of sand (it has about 8 inches of sand covering the entire floor imported from Suriname), a legacy of the past when congregants would muffle the sounds of their praying, for security reasons. The other two reasons involve connections to the desert, of the Jews wandering for 40 years following the exodus from Egypt; the sand also symbolizes the promise God made to Abraham to multiply his seed "as the sands of the seashore." I am glad they kept it that way, giving it a unique charm. Today, there are just four synagogues that carry on the distinctly Dutch-Portuguese tradition of sand-covered floors. The others are in Kingston, Jamaica; Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; and Paramaribo, Suriname (which, while technically being in South America, is considered a Caribbean territory) and in the Portuguese Synagogue of Amsterdam. MIE boasts 18 Torah scrolls that are more than 300 years old. Several dates back to the 1400s, which means that they must have come with the Sephardim who fled Spain in 1492 after the Edict of Expulsion.
Take a look at the pipe organ, a beautiful and powerful 150-year-old instrument that was a gift of the Netherlands government. Dress for warm weather, as the shul has no air conditioning, only fans, and and pick a breezy row to keep cool. Rene Maduro proudly told our group of Jewish journalists about the synagogue's history, which includes the almost-obligatory classic schism over religious observances. Mikve Israel was originally an Orthodox synagogue, while a breakaway group built the rival Reform Temple Emanuel in 1864. Over time, a compromise was reached and the congregations reunited in 1964 to form the Reconstructionist Congregation Mikve Israel-Emanuel, in the original 1732 building. The members, while dwindling in numbers, are devoted to honoring their ancestors, their temple and their religion. Every Friday night and Saturday morning, there is an egalitarian Reconstructionist service in English and Hebrew, filled with the sounds of the grand pipe organ that was first built in 1866 and restored shortly after the congregation's 350th anniversary. A local from the Adventist church plays it on the Sabbath so the congregants do not have to violate that aspect of Halacha. Though the number of Jews on the island is decreasing — Maduro estimates just 250 Jews between Mikve Israel-Emanuel and the Ashkenazi Orthodox Shaarei Tsedek — those who remain are committed to Jewish life. There are a Hebrew school and an active BBYO chapter. Extended families routinely share Shabbat dinners together. All take pride in the long history of their beloved snoa.
Today, Mikvé Israel-Emanuel is presided over by Hazzan Avery Tracht, who was born in Ohio and who has served as the synagogue's spiritual leader since 2005. His baritone voice fills the snoa during services. Tracht is the latest in a line of American rabbis and cantors who have led Mikvé Israel. He previously was a cantor at the Liberal synagogue in Amsterdam and his knowledge of the Dutch language serves him well in his new home. But it is surprising to hear the Mikvé Israel community speaking not in Dutch or Portuguese, but in Papiamentu, the native language of Curacao. For most Jews, including those born and raised here, this is their first language.
As with other synagogues in the Caribbean, Mikvé Israel-Emanuel has become a venue for destination weddings, bar mitzvahs, and bat mitzvahs, but mainly for wealthy families from the United States. The synagogue hosts about a dozen bar mitzvahs or bat mitzvahs annually, but it's the cruise ship visitors who supply the most substantial boost to Curacao's economy. In 2015, cruise ships brought more than 565,000 people to Curaçao and many of them went to see the synagogue, paying a $10 U.S. fee to see its treasures. By sharing their beloved synagogue with visitors, Curaçao's Jews offer a doorway to history, a place to reflect and a calm sanctuary in a busy world. It's a humble site. Just enter, stand still for a moment and smell, hear and see history all around you. You can also check out the Jewish Cultural Historical Museum, which contains information on the island's Jewish community and history as well as artifacts such as old Torah scrolls and spice boxes, the oldest being a Torah scroll smuggled out of Spain in the late 1300s. The museum occupies a two-story building. It is quite small, easy to navigate, and houses a lot of interesting artifacts. One of my favorite exhibits tells the stories of the nannies of Jewish children. Known as "yayas" in the local Creole language, Papiamentu, the Yayas were black slaves or former slaves who looked after the children of wealthy Jewish households.
The museum displays circumcision chairs from the 1700s. The 300-year–old Jewish ritual bath or mikveh at the museum entrance, now defunct, is an amazing piece of history in and of itself. This museum contains many historical documents, original clothing, World War II memorabilia and even a section dedicated to Anne Frank, the Dutch-Jewish girl famous for her diary kept during the Holocaust. Another piece to notice is a huge silver battered platter. Unlike the Ashkenazi, or Eastern European, custom of stepping on the glass during a wedding, the Sephardim of Curacao through the glass into the platter, and the marks remain forever. The museum contains exhibits that refer back to the Dutch heritage and the original roots of the community dating back to the Spanish Inquisition and expulsion of the Jews from Spain and Portugal, with interesting family trees and photos. There is even a letter from George Washington. In case you don't make it to the Jewish cemetery, they have some of the headstones here (replicas) which are quite unusual and beautiful. The museum may be small in comparison to most, but the quality of the exhibit is truly exceptional. A work of love is the best way to describe this wonderful and permanent treasure trove.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Ashkenazi Jews, predominantly from Central Europe, began arriving in Curaçao. Like their brethren in the United States, they took up work in jobs such as peddling goods before becoming shop owners just as prominent as their Sephardic neighbors. The Ashkenazi immigrants established a social center and sports club and dedicated their own congregational building called Shaarei Tzedek in 1959 in Willemstad's Scharloo neighborhood.
In the 1980s, the congregation sold the building to move to a more suburban location, although it's new building, which features a stunning glass dome, was not completed and dedicated until 2006. Rabbi Ariel Yeshurun, originally from Israel, with his wife Ruhama led the shul for 11 years before leaving to assume a pulpit in North Miami Beach, Florida. Shaarei Tsedek continues to follow Ashkenazi Orthodox customs, though Sephardi Jews attend services, too.
A visit to Curacao's two Jewish cemeteries further illuminates the island's past. Beth Haim Jewish Cemetery, established in the 17th century, is not only the oldest Jewish cemetery in Curacao but believed to be the oldest in the Western Hemisphere. The cemetery can only be visited by car and is next to the refinery built by the Shell corporation. The first Jews founded Beth Haim ("House of Life") in 1659 soon after arriving. The name refers to the Jewish belief in the immortality of the soul. The holy terrain is home to 2,500 above-ground historic tombstones, many that have been adorned with beautiful sculptures. The inscriptions on the gravestones are in Portuguese, Hebrew, Spanish, English, Dutch, and French and there is also one in Yiddish. There are no inscriptions in Judeo-Spanish, a language spoken by Sephardic Jews.
Unfortunately, the oil refinery that was built nearby has deteriorated many of the old stones. The last burials held in this cemetery were in the 1950s. At the far end of the cemetery are two white, nondescript buildings. One of them has two stories and is for the priestly Cohens who, for reasons of purity, are not allowed to have contact with the dead. Instead, they were able to climb to the second floor and watch the somber funeral proceedings through a large window. The other building was designated to accommodate an old Sephardic tradition. The coffin of the deceased, surrounded by seven candles, was laid on a bier in the center of the building and circled seven times by mourners reciting psalms before the coffin was placed in the ground. A prominent recurring symbol on the gravestones is a hand with an ax that chops down a tree in its prime; the tree represents the life of the deceased. When a baby died (which one out of three did), the ax fells a flower and the grief is almost palpable across the centuries. Sometimes a person's profession is remembered – like ships for merchants – and other times the dead person's name is connected to his Biblical namesake. Replicas of some of the elaborate tombstones can be seen at the entrance to the Curacao Jewish Museum located adjacent to Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue in Punda.
There are dozens of tombstones with skulls and crossbones in the Jewish cemetery, for instance, but they have nothing to do with pirates. "The skull and crossbones [may have] its origin in our past, when our ancestors became Christians following the Inquisition," as Emlyn, our tour guide, explained. The newer, "modern" Jewish cemetery from 1880 called Beit Haim Berg Altena has above-ground neo-Classical tombstones over the graves and is much closer to Willemstad. Originally much smaller than it is today, Reform Congregation Temple Emanuel purchased and consecrated "Beit Haim Berg Altena" for its own use after the split from the then-Orthodox Mikvé Israel in 1864. Some 20 years later, Congregation Mikvé Israel purchased a large piece of land adjacent to the cemetery and started burying members there as well. The boundary walls physically separating the Mikvé Israel and Emanuel plots were demolished between the two Sephardic congregations in 1964.
Another cultural landmark with Jewish roots is the Country House Landhuis Bloemhof, which is located on one of the smaller plantations of the island. The archives of the property have been well preserved and show that it was first sold in 1735, thus making the core of the building at least 270 years old. (The date of the original construction is unknown.) Exhibitions, lectures, and creative workshops are ongoing in this inspiring ambiance surrounded by antique furniture. There is also a sculpture garden. The building used to be a synagogue and an empty cistern on site is also believed to have served as a mikvah (Jewish ritual bath). Take a stroll in the natural park and discover Curacao's flora and fauna. Visit the former Sculpture Studio of May Henriquez, who was a pioneer in the arts in Curacao, and made it possible for local artists to flourish.
A must-see interactive exhibit on the property is the Cathedral of Thorns, a building-sized work of art by Herman van Bergen that is being built here. The 'Cathedral of Thorns' will be a massive lighted labyrinth for visitors to walk through and experience an artistic journey that speaks of history, but takes life in a new and positive direction. The thorns represent the painful times of the past but the light shining through the woven walls illuminate a future honoring this history. Seen from afar, the walls form the profile of an Indian face from a now-lost people and also symbolize the control and exploitation of human beings during the period of Slavery.
A drive through the Scharloo area of Willemstad, the capital provides other glimpses into the Sephardic past. The multi-colored, wedding-cake-like mansions were owned by many wealthy Jews and white Protestants. In the 18th century, Curaçao was a bustling port, and shipyard owners were making good money. What to do with all that new wealth? Why, build mansions on the land next to the harbor, of course, so they could row to the nearby town center.
The neighborhood became a center for Curaçao's Ashkenazi Jewish community — Jews originally from Eastern Europe who had migrated to the Caribbean and found great success there as merchants. And in the 19th century, these merchants began to compete to see who would have the most ornate and fabulous mansion.
The green mansion pictured above, for example, was built in 1916. It is called "The Bride's Cake" The building now houses the National Archives of Curaçao. A curvy yellow mansion now houses the Maritime Museum, and a mint greenhouse has become a hotel. The cost of maintaining the palatial residences became prohibitive in the last century and they were abandoned by their owners, who moved to suburbia. Today many have been restored and serve as offices for international companies and banks. This neighborhood of Scharloo is the spot for vibrant, historic architecture.
The author took part in a press trip sponsored by the Curacao Tourist Board.


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Chernobyl tour
Home Holiday Planner Tour Extensions & Day Trips Guided Excursions in Ukraine Chernobyl Chernobyl tour
Our full day tour inside the 30km exclusion zone around Chernobyl affords a unique opportunity to see the remains of the nuclear power station which was the site of a terrible accident in 1986. Today, the nearby city of Pripyat lies abandoned. It's safe to visit – the amount of radiation you'll get is the equivalent to what you'd experience on a two hour flight and less than having an X-ray. On the tour, you'll see apartments which still bear witness to this disaster that led to the hurried evacuation of over 50,000 residents. You will visit abandoned schools and experience the eerie silence of this ghost town. At the Red Forest stop, you'll hear the crackling sounds of Geiger counters in the background and meet some of those who moved back to the area after their evacuation.
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The price indicated above is for a group tour with an English speaking guide. Tour price includes guide services, transportation, permits, lunch. You will be travelling with other tourists (not only from our company). We can arrange the same tour on a private basis with a surcharge.
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Departing Kiev, you'll drive to Chernobyl making your first stop at the Dytyatky checkpoint which marks the border of the 30km exclusion zone. Your guide will point out the small abandoned village of Cherevach and the largest village in the Chernobyl area, Zalissya. On arrival in Chernobyl you'll receive an introductory briefing on the Exclusion Zone Administrative Division and learn a little about the regulations which are in place there. Accompanied by your guide, you'll see the sights of Chernobyl town: Wormwood Star memorial, St. Ilya Church, the memorial "To Those who Saved the World". There'll also be a photo stop at the place where robots and vehicles were used to clean the radioactive fallout.
Passing the Leliv checkpoint, you'll enter the 10km exclusion zone. On the way to the power plant we stop at the almost fully buried Kopachi village and have a look inside its abandoned kindergarten. At the plant, you'll tour the ChNPP (uncompleted reactors #5 and #6, plus the unfinished cooling towers). From a safe distance (270m away) you'll be able to look at the Chernobyl New Safe Confinement which encloses the existing sarcophagus of Reactor #4 that was constructed in the immediate aftermath of the disaster.
Leaving the plant, you'll make a stop near the Red Forest and Pripyat road sign. From there, you'll tour Pripyat town, the highlights of which include Lenin Street, the main square, the palace of culture, the Polissya hotel, a supermarket, the Ferris wheel, the stadium, school, swimming pool, hospital and more. Continuing on, the bus will drive through a tiny part of the western radioactive trace.
Exiting the Leliv checkpoint, tour participants will go through radiation control before lunch. Our meal will be taken at the Chernobyl canteen - all ingredients are brought in from the outside and ecologically clean. A vegetarian meal is available upon request. Afterwards, you'll visit the village of Paryshiv, meeting the self-settlers (people who chose to come back to their homes after the evacuation). Duga 3 (the so called "Russian Woodpecker", a military radar system and its base Chernobyl 2) is open for visits once more and will form part of our regular tour.
We'll round off the day with a final roll call at Dytyatki checkpoint, which has compulsory radiation control. From there we'll drive back to Kiev, arriving anywhere between 6.30pm and 7.30pm. Please note that the above itinerary may change for unforeseen reasons, such as prohibitions put in place by the Chernobyl Management, the mobility of your group or other reasons.
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Montana's snowpack is hit or absence so far this winter. The Bozeman-based Natural Resources Conservation Service says autumn snowstorms laid a acceptable foundation, but it's still too aboriginal to apperceive area the division will go.
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module Resque
  class Pool
    class Killer
      include Logging

      GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_SIGNAL=:INT

      def self.run
        new.run
      end

      def run
        my_pid = Process.pid
        pool_pids = all_resque_pool_processes
        pids_to_kill = pool_pids.reject{|pid| pid == my_pid}
        pids_to_kill.each do |pid|
          log "Pool (#{my_pid}) in kill-others mode: killing pool with pid (#{pid})"
          Process.kill(GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_SIGNAL, pid)
        end
      end

      def all_resque_pool_processes
        out = `ps -e -o pid= -o command= 2>&1`
        raise "Unable to identify other pools: #{out}" unless $?.success?
        parse_pids_from_output out
      end

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        ^\s*(\d+)                         # PID digits, optional leading spaces
        \s+                               # column divider
        #{Regexp.escape(PROCLINE_PREFIX)} # exact match at start of command
      /x

      def parse_pids_from_output(output)
        output.scan(RESQUE_POOL_PIDS).flatten.map(&:to_i)
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end


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Q: PHP get value from string I am doing an intern atm and I faced a problem. Basically I have a string which is CN=van der Valk\, Marco,OU=UT,OU=NL,OU=EMEA,OU=associates,OU=usersAndGroups,DC=corporate,DC=ingrammicro,DC=com but I only wasn't what is after the CN which will be van der Valk in this case. I tried it with the trim function but didn't succeed, can anybody help me?

A: You can use strpos.
First I find the position of CN= and then use that as the offset in the second strpos (to find the end of string).
$str = "CN=van der Valk\, Marco,OU=UT,OU=NL,OU=EMEA,OU=associates,OU=usersAndGroups,DC=corporate,DC=ingrammicro,DC=com";
$CN = strpos($str, "CN=")+3; // +3 because CN= is three characters.
Echo substr($str, $CN, strpos($str, '\\', $CN)-3); // -3 because we need to subtract what we added above.

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I'm actually starting to think regex may be a good tool here.
Here I capture both firstname and lastname.
Then remove the slash and explode on comma and save them in $firstname and $lastname.

$str = 'CN=van der Valk\, Marco,OU=UT,OU=NL,OU=EMEA,OU=associates,OU=usersAndGroups,DC=corporate,DC=ingrammicro,DC=com';

preg_match("/CN=([\w\s\\\\,]+),/", $str, $match);

List($lastname, $firstname) = explode(',', str_replace("\\", "", $match[1]));

Echo $firstname ." " . $lastname;

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A: Here's an example
$val = "CN=van der Valk\, Marco,OU=UT,OU=NL,OU=EMEA,OU=associates,OU=usersAndGroups,DC=corporate,DC=ingrammicro,DC=com";
$valSplit = explode(",", $val)[0];
$firstVal = str_replace("\\", "", $valSplit);
print($firstVal);

OK,  Explode splits the string into a series of arrays, based on the comma.  str_replace takes 3 parameters.  The first is what to replace, the second is what it should be replaced with, the third being the string that should be replaced.  In this case, the goal is to remove the slash.

A: $str = 'CN=van der Valk\, Marco,OU=UT,OU=NL,OU=EMEA,OU=associates,OU=usersAndGroups,DC=corporate,DC=ingrammicro,DC=com';

// find position of 1st \, as \ is a string modifier we escape it with \\
$index = strpos($str, '\\');

echo "$index <br>";
// substr('string', 'starting index', 'length: numbers of character to get')
$new_string = substr($str, 3, $index - 3);

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October 30, 2018 By micknmal
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Big Snapper
Big Gurnard
Gig Sharks and lot more deep water species.
Lots more.
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Rat Kingfish Big King fish and summer
When Summer hits so do the schools of kings. The ones we target along the rocks vary in size and catch amounts day to day, some good days we get over 50 fish and normally take home a few keepers.
Close in along the rocks off Cronulla we have a few techniques that almost always produce some fish and plenty of by catch.
Some by catch of quality are Mako sharks – Gummy Sharks, Trevally, Snapper, Salmon and much more. We just love to find some fish on the screen anchor up drop down the live Yakkas and Slimy Mackerel and start the ball rolling. some days are better than other catching the beautiful Kingfish and we have seen almost everything Cronulla Port Hacking fishing has to offer and let me tell you – it's vast, fun.
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https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/fish-species/species-list/yellowtail-kingfish
Pearl Perch
ANIMAL SPECIES:
Pearl Perch, Glaucosoma scapulare Macleay, 1881
The Pearl Perch has a blue-black to grey bony shield projecting from under the upper operculum. The species is an excellent table fish that occurs in eastern Australian coastal waters to depths of 90 m.
A Pearl Perch off Rainbow Beach
Photographer: Dave Harasti © Dave Harasti
Standard Common Name
Alternative Name/s
Bull-eye, Epaulette-fish, Nannygai, Pearly
The Pearl Perch can be recognised by its supracleithrum, the bone that projects as a blue-black to grey bony shield from under the upper operculum. If the thin layer of skin covering the supracleithrum is removed, the pearly-white bone is revealed. The colouration of the supracleithrum is the origin of the common name of this fish.
The Pearl Perch has a robust body, a large mouth and a second dorsal fin which is higher than the first. The body is silvery to grey, and each scale has a small golden brown spot. There is a dark spot at the base of the last dorsal fin rays. A brown line passes diagonally through the eye of juveniles.
It grows to 70 cm in length.
It is endemic to Australia, occurring from the central coast of Queensland to the central New South Wales coast.
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Distribution by collection data
Ozcam map of Pearl Perch specimens in the Australian Museums.
The species lives in coastal waters to depths of 90 m.
Economic/social impacts
The Pearl Perch is a commercial species, which is mostly caught on lines. It is an excellent table fish.
scapulare
Glaucosoma
Glaucosomatidae
Subphylum:
Phylum:
1. Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & G.R. Allen. 2006. Fishes. In Beesley, P.L. & A. Wells. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35. ABRS & CSIRO Publishing: Australia. parts 1-3, pages 1-2178.
2. Hutchins, B. & R. Swainston. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete Field Guide for Anglers and Divers. Swainston Publishing. Pp. 180.
3. McKay, R.J. 1997. FAO Species Catalogue. Volume 17. Pearl Perches of the World (family Glaucosomatidae). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of the pearl perches known to date. Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. Rome. Pp. 26.
4. Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & R.D. Ward. 1999. Australian Seafood Handbook, an identification guide to domestic species. CSIRO Marine Research. Pp. 461.
October 8, 2018 By micknmal
Southern Bluefin Tuna
ANIMAL SPECIES: Southern Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus maccoyii(Castelnau, 1872)
The Southern Bluefin Tuna is a fast-swimming pelagic species that occurs circum-globally in southern temperate waters.
A Southern Bluefin Tuna at a depth of 1 m, in a large floating pen in Boston Bay, Port Lincoln, South Australia, 21 March 2012.
Bluefin, Japanese Central Pacific Bluefin Tuna, SBT, Southern Tuna, Southern Tunny
The species has relatively short pectoral fins and lacks distinctive body patterning.
2.25 m (fork length)
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Click on the map for detailed information. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Ozcam map of Southern Bluefin specimens in the Australian Museum.
See Further Reading, below.
Australian endangered species: Southern Bluefin Tuna. 2013. Australian endangered species: Southern Bluefin Tuna. [ONLINE] Available at: http://theconversation.com/australian-endangered-species-southern-bluefin-tuna-11636. [Accessed 13 May 2013].
Blue-eye Trevalla, Hyperoglyphe antarctica (Carmichael, 1818)
The Blue-eye Trevalla is a benthic species that is found on rocky seabeds in continental slope depths. Juveniles tend to be around the midwater to surface level. Highly regarded as a food fish.
A Blue-eye Trevalla caught off Balina
https://australianmuseum.net.au/image/A-Blue-eye-Trevalla-caught-off-Balina/
Photographer: Ian Cameron © Ian Cameron
Blue-eye Trevalla
Many common names have been used for this species. These include the Big Eye, Big-eye Trevalla, Blue-eye, Blue-eye Cod, Blue-nose, Bluenose Warehou, Bonita, Bream Trevalla, Deep-sea Trevalla, Griffin's Silverfish, Sea Trevally, Stoney-eye and Trevalla.
The Blue-eye Trevalla is a stout bodied fish with a blunt snout and small scales. It has two dorsal fins. The first has short, stout spines, and is joined by membrane to the base of the second dorsal fin, which is higher and longer based. The pectoral fins are falcate and the caudal fin is forked. The head has many small pores.
In life, this species is bluish grey above, grading to grey below. The fins are a dark metallic grey.
It grows to 1.4 m in length and a weight of 36 kg.
It occurs circumglobally in southern temperate marine waters.
In Australia it is known from off south-western Western Australia and off southern Queensland to the central coast of Victoria and Tasmania.
http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/density/map?q=Hyperoglyphe+antarctica
Hyperoglyphe antarctica
Ozcam map of Blue-eye Trevalla specimens in the Australian Museum.
The Blue-eye Trevalla is a benthic species that is found on rocky seabeds in continental slope depths.
The Blue-eye Trevalla is sometimes caught by long line and trawlers. It is an excellent eating fish.
June 16, 2018 By micknmal
Buckets of Pan Size reef fish
Another great day of the reef catching all sorts of fish including snapper, pig fish Grey Morning, flathead and lots lots more with Sydney Premium Charters.
The somewhat perfect day – no wind, no current, deep water lots of fish, BBQ lunch beautiful weather.
Just one of those days where it all came together and created awesome fishing, I wish every day was like this in winter. Snapper were not huge but lots of them.
We lost a Mako Shark at the boat, and lost 20 fish to a very annoying selfish seal, it just simply didn't care about us wanting to keep our fish The great Australian fat seal just took them, Hook line and sinker…..
but was very funny to watch.
Great days fishing all round, also just to note the whales are coming through in numbers now.
Charter boat Fishing from Cronulla Port hacking some days has it all.
Best charter ever.
March 18, 2018 By micknmal
Grey Morwong
Grey Morwong, Nemadactylus douglasii (Hector, 1875)
The Grey Morwong is a good eating fish, found in commercial quantities. It can be recognised by its colour and pectoral fin shape.
Blue Morwong, Butterfish, Douglas Morwong, Eastern Blue Morwong, Great Perch, Lubra-lip, Mowie, Porae, Rubberlip Morwong, Rubberlip Perch, Silver Morwong
The Grey Morwong can be recognised by its colour and pectoral fin shape. It is silvery blue, with the upper surface sometimes tinted yellow or brown. The median fins are blue.
The species grows to 81 cm in length.
The Grey Morwong is recorded from southern Queensland to Tasmania and also from New Zealand.
February 25, 2018 By micknmal
Eastern Pigfish
Eastern Pigfish, Bodianus unimaculatus(Gunther, 1862)
Male Eastern Pigfish are red above with a pinkish to white region on the side below the dorsal fin rays. The species occurs from southern Queensland to Victoria and also in New Zealand.
Banded Pigfish, Black-spot Pigfish, Eastern Blackspot Pigfish, Pigfish, Reddish Blackspot Pigfish
Young Eastern Pigfish are pinkish with thin stripes on the sides of the body and red lines on the head.As a fish ages the lines become less evident. Males are red above with a pinkish to white region on the side below the dorsal fin rays. There is a black blotch on the dorsal fin spines.
Eastern Pigfish occur from southern Queensland to Victoria and also from New Zealand.
Winter Snapper Off Cronulla Best Charter
Winter time the Larger Breading Snapper come in close to shore to give us the opportunity to catch the fish of a life time.
Sydney Premium Charters has it's favourite reef system off Stanwell Park to target these big fish, and I'll tell you some thing we go pretty good most days.
Big Snapper like the one in the picture are highly sort after on fishing Charters off Sydney
Sydney Premium Charters is very consistent with catching large fish from May when the weather allows.
Good tidal flows and cold water see a huge amount of these fish come in for us to target early morning.
Deep Sea fishing comes with catches of Pearch Pig Fish King fish and sharks.
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June 1, 2016 By micknmal
Squid turned Calamari !!!! Yum and fun.
Catching squid from the rocks for bait or the table sounds like a good plan
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Despite the fact that calamari squid are very common along the NSW coastline, not a lot of people seem to pursue them.
They make first-class bait for a range of species, including jewfish, kings and snapper and are superb table fare.
The southern calamari squid prefers oceanic water and is most abundant over inshore reefs, close to the ocean rocks and the lower reaches of large bays and inlets. They differ from another common species, the arrow squid, which is more at home in our estuary systems.
Calamari are more like a football in shape, with wings that run the length of the body. Arrows, as the name suggests, have a more pointed body shape with triangular wings that are about half the length of the body.
Calamari grow much larger, with specimens of 2kg or 3kg reasonably common. They also have quite large eyes, with a prominent green 'eyebrow', which is why another name for them is the 'green eye' squid.
Although it's not hard to catch good numbers of calamari from a boat, it's probably more convenient for most of us to do it from the ocean rocks.
Having spent some time along the North Coast, I understand that not all headlands or rocks are suitable. However, the Central Coast, Sydney and South Coast are blessed with some very user-friendly rock platforms that are ideal places to catch calamari.
A good calamari spot needs to be safe, which works out well, because calamari prefer calmer water rather than washy, wave-lashed spots.
A reefy bottom is essential, so there's no point in casting out over sand. Calamari also prefer areas with plenty of kelp growth, rather than just bare rock.
As for depth, that doesn't really matter so much, as long as it's not so shallow that a squid jig will snag up just after it splashes down. Most of my favourite spots are between 2m and 4m deep.
To help work out where and what you're looking at when selecting a spot to try, polarised sunglasses are a must. Obviously, bottom structure may be hard to see in really deep water but on a sunny day around low tide, most bottom structure is visible.
SQUIDDING GEAR
A lightweight threadline outfit is the best bet when it comes to chasing calamari off the rocks. A 3m blackfish or whiting rod and a small to mid-sized threadline like a 3000 size spooled up with 4kg to 6kg braid or mono will do the trick. A shorter rod will be fine if you're standing right at the water's edge, without more rocks in front of you.
Basically, the rod needs to have a light sort of tip to help cast the squid jigs and absorb the pressure exerted on the legs of the hooked calamari. If you're not careful, a bit too much force with a stiff rod can tear the soft leg of the squid and then it's gone and won't come back.
Although squid can simply be lifted onto the rocks, I've found that a long-handled landing net means a lot more squid are landed. In fact, these days I don't go squidding without my landing net.
When using braid it's important to employ a 2m leader of fluorocarbon or mono, because squid have very keen eye sight. There are specialist fluorocarbons on the market which have been designed with squidding in mind, so they may be worth investing in if you really get into this game. I've been using 4kg to 7kg Sunline fluorocarbon and favour the Sunline FC Rock, it's very hard-wearing around the rocks.
One area where it pays not to skimp out is with the squid jigs. It's plain and simple – higher quality squid jigs catch more squid and last longer. Sizes from 2.5 up to 4.5 can be used off the rocks, but in most cases a size 3 or 3.5 is perfect.
On the subject of sizes, it's been proven that larger jigs will catch larger calamari, but the big ones aren't always present so that's why it's a good idea to start off with a 3 or 3.5.
Squid jigs come in a wide variety of colours and styles. When using the basic style of jig, I've found pink or orange work better than blue or green. Over the past six months, though, I've been using Yamashita Naturals, which come in several different more natural-looking colours. These are very high quality jigs and they also have quite a reflective sheen that glimmers in the water. Of these, I favour the more golden or bronzy colours.
Another Yamashita model that has come in very handy is the Oh Q Sen, which is a slow-sinking squid jig. After getting frustrated with snagging and losing jigs in some of the shallow spots I squid at, I tried these and haven't lost one yet.
TIME, TECHNIQUE
Calamari can be caught throughout the day at any stage of the tide. The best times, however, are around sunrise or sunset, when they come out looking for a feed and are easier to catch.
In some places a low tide may be best so that you can get closer to reef or kelp while other spots may be better at high tide because they are simply too shallow at low.
The technique is pretty straightforward.
Simply cast out and allow the jig to sink down towards the reef or kelp. Obviously, the aim isn't to snag up but the closer to the bottom structure you can get the jig, the greater the chances of it taking a squid's interest.
Once the jig has reached the desired depth, give it a couple of sharp twitches with the rod and then pause for a few seconds. Keep repeating this process until the jig nears the rocks in front of you.
Try to avoid too much slack line during the retrieve so it's easy to feel when a squid grabs the jig. When it does grab, give a gentle strike to set the hook but don't strike too heavily, as that may simply rip the jig out.
Keep the pressure on and if it's a big calamari, allow it to pulsate on the line rather than trying to bully it in. As it nears the rocks, it should come up to the surface and spurt out some black ink. Now it's time to slip the landing net under it or wash it out with the wave action.
At this stage, make sure the squid is pointing away from you because there's a good chance it will spurt out more ink and you don't want a faceful of this horrific black mess.
Just pick it up, remove the jig and give it a sharp tap on the head to quickly and humanely dispatch it. Store the calamari in a cool place until you're ready to go home.
If they are intended to be used for bait, I find it's best to keep them intact and store them in a freezer bag. That way all the fish-attracting black ink and gut stays in the calamari.
If, however, they are for the dinner table, it's a good idea to clean them on the spot rather than making a mess back at home.
A long-handled landing net comes in handy when squidding off the rocks
RED GURNARD Favorite To Eat
Red Gurnard, Chelidonichthys kumu (Cuvier, 1829)
The Red Gurnard has brightly coloured pectoral fins that are used for display or startling potential predators.
Red Gurnard
The Red Gurnard has a bony head and a blunt snout that lacks spines. The body is covered with tiny cycloid scales. A row of enlarged scales forming thorn-like bucklers is present along the bases of both dorsal fins.
The species is red-brown to grey-brown above and pale below. The body has scattered red-brown blotches. The pectoral fins are greenish-grey with light blue spots. The margin is pale blue and there is a black blotch with white dots near the base.
The Red Gurnard grows to 50 cm in length.
The species is known from temperate marine waters of the Indo-West Pacific.
In Australia it occurs from southern Queensland, around the south of the country and north to the central coast of Western Australia.
Chelidonichthys kumu
Ozcam map of Red Gurnard specimens in the Australian Museums.
It is known from shallow sandy beaches and estuaries (as juveniles) down to a depth of around 200 m.
It is most often encountered in trawler catches but is sometimes caught on hook and line.
Other behaviours and adaptations
It is believed that the fish will flair its brightly coloured pectoral fins as a display or to startle potential predators.
Species:kumuGenus:ChelidonichthysFamily:TriglidaeOrder:ScorpaeniformesClass:ActinopterygiiSubphylum:VertebrataPhylum:ChordataKingdom:Animalia
Bluespotted Flathead
The temperate marine flatheads can be quite a challenge to identify. The Bluespotted Flathead usually has scattered blue spots on the back and a distinctive pattern of dark blotches on the tail.
Eastern Blue-spotted Flathead, Longnose Flathead, Red Spotted Flathead, Sand Flathead
The Bluespotted Flathead can be recognised by its sandy colour, scattered blue spots, and the series of elongated dark blotches on the tail. The blotches become progressively larger towards the bottom of the fin. The lower preopercular spine is distinctly longer than the upper.
The species is officially recorded from southern Queensland to eastern Victoria but may occur as far west as eastern South Australia.
Platycephalus caeruleopunctatus
Ozcam map of Bluespotted Flathead specimens in the Australian Museums.
The Bluespotted Flathead is found on sandy bottoms from shallow coastal bays and estuaries to well offshore.
It eats crustaceans and other fishes.
The Bluespotted Flathead is a commercial trawl species which is marketed in Australia under the name Blue-spotted Flathead.
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Q: Setting private property in super Class from Child class I have the following classes

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*Abstract class duck
This class have flyBehavoir of type FlyBehavoir
Function to perform flying preformFly()
Function to set flyBehavoir setFlyBrhavoir(FlyBehavoir $flyBehavoir)

*Class DonaldDuck extends Duck
in this class, I have a __construct method, inside this constructor, I instantiate new fly behavior FlyWithWings.

The problem is when I need to change flyBehavoir in the runtime via setFlyBrhavoir() method and set it to FlyWithRocket it does not change as long as flyBehavoir is private if I make it public it works fine. how can I do that?
thought that we can change any property in the superclass from the child class, as long as I access this private property vis setter.
below my attempt
 <?php

//abstract class that defines what it takes to be a duck
//inside Duck we will have $flyBehavoir object of FlyBehavoir Type
abstract class Duck{
    private  $flyBehavoir;

    public function preformFly(){
        $flyBehavoir.fly();
    }
    public function setFlyBehavoir(FlyBehavoir $flyBehavoir){
        $this->flyBehavoir =  $flyBehavoir;
    }
}

//creating type FlyBehavoir
interface FlyBehavoir{
    function fly();
}

//this concrete class of type FlyBehavoir  this will provide our ducks with the functionality they need to fly
class FlyWithWings implements FlyBehavoir{
    public function fly(){
        echo "I am Flying with my own Wings
";
    }
}

//this concrete class of type FlyBehavoir  this will provide our ducks with the functionality they need to fly
class FlyWithRocket implements FlyBehavoir{
    public function fly(){
        echo "I am the fastest duck ever, see my rockets wings
";
    }
}

// creating our first duck and given it the ability to fly with wings
class DonaldDuck extends Duck{

    public function __construct(){
        $this->flyBehavoir =  new FlyWithWings;
    }

}

$donaldDuck = new DonaldDuck( ) ;

$donaldDuck->flyBehavoir->fly();
//changing behavoir in run time
$donaldDuck->setFlyBehavoir(new FlyWithRocket);
$donaldDuck->flyBehavoir->fly();

Output
I am Flying with my own Wings
I am Flying with my own Wings

A: A private property is not accessible in child classes.
class DonaldDuck extends Duck {
    public function __construct(){
        $this->flyBehavoir = new FlyWithWings;
    }
}

For all intents and purposes, this class does not formally declare flyBehaviour at all, so $this->flyBehaviour in the constructor creates a new public property. You can see that clearly when var_dumping the object:
object(DonaldDuck)#1 (2) {
  ["flyBehavoir":"Duck":private]=>
  NULL
  ["flyBehavoir"]=>
  object(FlyWithWings)#2 (0) {
  }
}

The parent's private property is a) separate, b) private to it and c) null since nobody has set it yet. Otherwise it would also not be possible for you to access $donaldDuck->flyBehavoir->fly() from without the class!
If you have a private property, you need to only let code of the same class act on it:
class DonaldDuck extends Duck {
    public function __construct(){
        $this->setFlyBehaviour(new FlyWithWings);
    }
}

$donaldDuck = new DonaldDuck();
$donaldDuck->setFlyBehavoir(new FlyWithRocket);
$donaldDuck->preformFly();

This works as you expect, since you're using the correctly privileged methods to access the property. If you want to access the property directly in child classes, it needs to be protected (which then won't let you access it from outside the class though, it would have to be public for that).


Discussion in 'Ride Reports - Epic Rides' started by victay, Jun 29, 2018.
3 Weeks ago we packed our bikes in a box , said Bon Voyage to our little buddies and sent them on their way to the US of A. According to the interwebs, our box of bikes is currently about ¾ of the way to San Fran. We will be seeing them again in New York City at the beginning of August.
We are doing the TAT, the full TAT and nuthin' but the TAT .. well maybe just a bit more on both ends actually and a few little side trips to make it a bit more of a complete coast to coast Trans America experience, but its mostly just the TAT.
The grand plan is to start in NY, head over to the MABDR and follow it to Damascus where we will pick up the TAT. When we finish up with the TAT in Port Orford, we will cruise down the coast to LA. It's going to be an epic 12000 km (sorry 7,500 ish miles). Oh and just to make it a little bit different and far more epic, we are doing it on our trusty little 125cc Adventure Groms.
Watch out USA, we are coming to ride all over you.
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Looking forward to your report! I'm close to Deals Gap, I'll be on the lookout for a couple adventure groms!
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Your trip will be amazing but on Groms, what the heck ... I have never even seen one. Getting over the western mountains could be one of many highlights. Good luck. The TAT could be on my bucket list too.
Just looked up a "Grom", you guys have balls. If you get this far, I'm in Oregon not far off your path. I WILL buy you beer on the left coast.
Just looked up a "Grom", you guys have balls.
A Grom with knobbies and some decent suspension is the perfect bike. No fear of falling over, as you can easily pick the bike up. Flat foot over anything and get 100 MPG the whole time. Grom touring will become more popular, especially with the new monkey bikes coming from Honda.
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Go you good things!!.... this will be interesting. Can you post some links to your SI videos so the good peeps of the US of A know whats about to descend upon them???
Heck yeah! Sounds like a great adventure. I'll keep an eye out for you in the second half of August as I ride my 'big' 250 from Colorado to Oregon.
Those Grom Adventure models are bitchin.
Wonder what you will be down to horsepower wise in altitude? 5? It's not called adventure for nothing! Best of luck.
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We (V and Sim) have another 4 weeks or so of agonizing waiting before we pick up our bikes in NY. We thought we might post a few things about pre trip preparation in the meantime. Who doesn't love a good packing list right? It's nice to keep a record of stuff somewhere. Sim will set up a website and of course there is always Facebook, but ADVRider is where we have always stopped off first for ride reports in the past, so we are hoping to post plenty of updates here.
There are heaps of reasons not to be doing this trip on tiny bikes and many more reasons not to be shipping our own tiny bikes across the ocean to do this trip on. We won't bore you with reasons about why we decided to do this. Surely the answer is obvious? They are our Honda Groms!
Here are the bikes. They are 2016 Honda Groms. Fun fact. These are the only 2 SF models in the whole of New Zealand. Turns out small bikes don't sell so well down here. Honda brought a few of the original model groms in and then gave up on them. After begging Honda to bring in two of the new models, we had to buy them from Australia and ship them to NZ ourselves. After this trip, these little bikes will have been on more sea cruises than us.
The bikes have had their suspension upgraded, but other than that everything else is just the usual farkles. Gel seat, heated grips etc… We had hoped to have knobbies fitted before we left but alas USPS screwed us over and 'lost' our tires. We have two new sets sitting waiting for us at a friends in NY which we will need to get fitted before we get on the road on the 1st of August. If anyone can recommend a good place in NY in that area to get tires fitted, please pipe up. We are thinking of trying NY Honda Yamaha.
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... This is going to be GOOD!
Its the Trans America Trail. A route across America that links up as much back country and dirt roads as possible.
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haha - fantastic - in!
Sounds cool.....I'm planning a cross country trip late August or early September I'll now have to research the TAT and see if I can incorporate it into my trip.


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Kevin J. White is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, LLP. He practices in the firm's Litigation Department and is a member of the firm's Securities Litigation Group.
Mr. White's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on securities class actions, shareholder derivative litigation, and government enforcement matters. He has successfully represented companies, underwriters, boards of directors, and corporate officers in federal and state courts across the country, including in cases involving claims under federal securities laws, derivative lawsuits alleging breaches of fiduciary duties, and challenges to mergers and acquisitions. Mr. White also has significant experience litigating business disputes involving claims for breach of contract, fraud, tortious interference, and misappropriation of trade secrets, among other things. Fluent in Mandarin, Mr. White has also represented numerous Chinese companies in U.S. Courts and other U.S.-based proceedings.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. White was a litigation associate at a large international law firm. Mr. White previously clerked for the Honorable Stanley R. Chesler, United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey.
Mr. White earned his law degree from New York University School of Law in 2015. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, cum laude, from Amherst College in 2004.
Mr. White is admitted to practice in California, New York, and New Jersey, as well as before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth and Federal Circuits and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of California, Central District of California, Southern District of California, and Southern District of New York.
Representative Matters*:
Representing a public biotechnology company in a federal securities class action and related shareholder derivative litigation pending in the Northern District of California and California State court.
Representing a software technology company in a shareholder class action pending in Delaware Chancery Court arising from a going private transaction with the company's largest stockholder.
Represented the former directors and officers of a large oil field services company in a shareholder class action in Delaware Chancery Court relating to the company's merger with an oil segment of a large conglomerate.
Represented a global investment bank and banking syndicate in multiple state and federal securities class actions arising from the IPO of a technology company.
Represented a public biopharmaceutical company in a federal securities class action and related regulatory investigation arising from certain public statements made by the Company and its senior executives.
Represented a public biopharmaceutical company in a lawsuit alleging trade secret misappropriation and patent infringement. Obtained dismissal of all claims and affirmance of appeals to the Courts of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit and Federal Circuit.
Represented the minority shareholders and former officers of a bitcoin start-up company in a dispute with the majority shareholder relating to alleged breaches of contract and breaches of fiduciary duty.
Represented a publicly-held Chinese electronics company in a dispute with a U.S. medical device maker relating to alleged breaches of a technology licensing agreement. Obtained dismissal of company from lawsuit.
Represented a foreign petrochemical company in a dispute with its joint venture partner relating to an option agreement and the acquisition of membership interests.
Represented a corporate officer of a U.S. automobile company in a multi-plaintiff securities litigation in federal court in Delaware. Assisted in obtaining dismissal of class action claims in related action commenced in federal court in Illinois.
Represented a semiconductor company in a dispute with a Chinese computer manufacturer over breach of technology license agreements. Successfully settled dispute after winning default judgment.
Represented a data storage company in a dispute arising from the calculation and payment of an 'earnout' payment in connection with the acquisition of a private company. Obtained favorable settlement after successful motion to compel arbitration.
*Includes matters prior to joining Gibson Dunn.
Amherst College - 2004 Bachelor of Arts
New Jersey Bar
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