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Mapping the world, one street at a time
Posted byadmin August 12, 2009
Between GPS devices on your car's dashboard and digital maps of almost any locale in the world on your smartphone or laptop, it's hard to get lost these days.
We may take these 21st-century services for granted. But someone still needs to do the actual legwork of mapping these places and making sure the information is accurate. Meet the people at Tele Atlas, the company that provides so-called "base maps" to such high-profile clients as Google, MapQuest and RIM, the maker of the BlackBerry. Tele Atlas also provides digital-mapping services for its corporate owner, the portable-navigation company TomTom. You can't say the company isn't ambitious. "Our ultimate goal would be to map the entire world," says Pat McDevitt, vice president of engineering at Tele Atlas, which is based in the Netherlands and has its U.S. headquarters in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Base maps are the raw data — highways, streets, stop lights and exit signs — that navigation companies use as a starting point before adding their own applications. Most of the industrialized world has been base-mapped already. But Tele Atlas is constantly updating pre-existing maps to include new roads, traffic signals and buildings.
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Tele Atlas gets this information by combining satellite imagery, local, state and federal maps and most importantly, putting the rubber to the road in its Mobile Mapping Vans. See how it works » Pimp my ride Six cameras, two side-sweeping lasers and a GPS sit atop each bright orange Mobile Mapping Van, making them, as McDevitt says, "look a little bit like something out of 'Ghostbusters.' " The cameras point in all directions, capturing a 360-degree view of everything the van encounters. And the GPS lets Tele Atlas know — within a meter –everywhere the van has been. A computer screen sits next to the driver's seat so the driver can monitor images captured by the cameras above. "The driver is really responsible for making sure the images coming from the camera are actually of high enough quality to be used on our production floor," says Kamron Barron, technical process manager at Tele Atlas. That means when a bug splatters on a camera's lens, the driver gets out to clean it off. This happens a lot. And if you think the vans must poke along, causing traffic jams on the roads they're mapping, you'd be wrong. The vans drive at normal speeds while snapping about three images per second. That's more than 100 million images per year, per van. When you consider Tele Atlas has dozens of vans worldwide, you begin to get a sense of the scope of the company's work. "We have about 200 countries for which we have good navigable street maps, and that's expanding on a monthly basis," says McDevitt. Tele Atlas is constantly discovering parts of the world that have never been digitally mapped, he says. Instead of bench seats and fidgeting kids, Mobile Mapping Vans hold a metal cabinet with two hard drives. After about two weeks of crisscrossing everything from major highways to small country roads, the hard drives get full. One gets sent to awaiting Tele Atlas cartographers and analysts; the other stays with the driver as a backup. At Tele Atlas headquarters in New Hampshire, analysts pore over the data for updates and inconsistencies: changes in roads, speed limits and even how many lanes are on a highway. Once confirmed, the changes make their way into Tele Atlas software and eventually to cell phones, navigation systems and home computers. Base maps are updated every few months. Mapping goes 3-D Images collected by the vans' cameras don't make it to the public because Tele Atlas doesn't have an application like Google Street View. But it soon may have something that's arguably even better. That brings us to the vans' side-sweeping lasers. As the vans drive, their lasers constantly scan the road and everything around it, recording information that Tele Atlas calls the "first reflective surface." This includes the width, height and contours of every building the van passes. This data, when combined with the images captured by the cameras, will help Tele Atlas create a 3-D world. Three-dimensional digital maps already are common in Japan and Western Europe. But 3-D maps are still in their primitive stages in the U.S., where their quality depends on the type of device they're displayed on. Cell phones might show gray amorphous blocks representing buildings. A laptop might show more detailed buildings with doors and windows. Within 18 months, Tele Atlas hopes to develop a powerful navigation system whose images will look almost identical to the surroundings through which we travel.
"It's a virtual reality experience for that customer," says McDevitt. "As they go around, the buildings match, the roads match, the entire navigation experience matches what they would find in the real world." In other words, we soon may have even less of an excuse for getting lost.
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Home Sport Diego Maradona's final words before his death
Diego Maradona's final words before his death
Diego Maradona's final words before he died on Wednesday have been revealed, with the football great admitting that he did not feel well at breakfast before going to lie down.
The former World Cup winner died on Wednesday at the age of 60 after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest, with confirmation that he passed away at around midday at his home in Tigres, Argentina.
Maradona was staying at the property to continue his recovery from recent brain surgery after having a blood clot removed at the start of the month, and was accompanied by his nephew, Johnny Esposito, and a nurse there to monitor his recovery.
According to The Sun, Maradona ate breakfast on Wednesday morning looking "pale and complaining of feeling cold", before telling his nephew that he was going to lie down as he didn't feel too good.
It's claimed that before going to bed, Maradona said: "Me siento mal" – which translates in England to "I don't feel well".
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Maradona's psychologist, Carlos Ciaz, and psychiatrist, Agustina Coaschov, both arrived at the property, where it soon became apparent that he was unresponsive.
According to a preliminary autopsy that has been leaked to the Argentine media, they entered Maradona's room after he failed to respond to his nephew.
The report stated: "They went to his bedroom on the ground floor and spoke to him and he didn't reply and they asked his nephew and an assistant to enter the room.
"They tried to wake him up and after failing to detect any vital signs made an unsuccessful attempt to revive him by practicing CPR.
"The first emergency medical responders on the scene continued the attempts to revive Maradona along with a surgeon who lives near the property, using adrenaline and atropine which is a prescription medicine used to treat the symptoms of low heart rate."
State prosecutors said that Maradona died around midday local time, with a routine inquiry set to be completed into his death. Officials confirmed there are no suspicious circumstances.
Diego Maradona's final words
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The origins of stamp collection can be traced back to centuries as records show that the first person who actively pursued stamps to add to his collection was an Irish man named John Bourke in 1774! His impressive array of stamps are preserved and displayed in Dublin.
The very first stamp, called the Penny Black, was issued in May of 1840 and featured an image of Queen Victoria. Once the system was established, such valuable stamps were being acquired by avid collectors. By mid 19th century, thousands of people worldwide adopted stamp collection as a hobby.
The Wall Street Journal carried out extensive research and compiled a report which stated that the total number of stamp collectors globally is approximately 60 million in the 21st century.
Those who are serious about the prospect of collecting stamps should seek the finest specimens. Quality of stamps generally ranges from "poor" to "superb." A "superb" stamp entails the best centering, vibrant colors and the ideal gum.
A stamp considered "fine" has no discernible flaws, has adequate centering and may contain gum with slight hinge marks. "good" stamps are those which appear off center but are pleasant looking in appearance. They may contain minor defects like thin areas and heavy hinge marks.
Serious collectors use a perforation gauge to distinguish the perforations of their stamps. Another device that can be used to tell subtle differences between stamps is called a watermark detector.
Amita Vadlamudi had worked in the Computer Technology field for over three decades. Following her retirement Amita Vadlamudi has written many online articles and blog posts on varied topics and continues to do so.


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The son of former Liberal leader Lord Steel has said he is "devastated" by the death of a woman who became unwell at a party in his home.
Claire MacCabe, 44, died in hospital after falling ill at a property in Stow in the Borders on Saturday.
Police said the death was being treated as unexplained but not suspicious.
The Daily Record reported Ms MacCabe fell ill during a birthday party for friend Graeme Steel, son of the former politician David Steel.
In a statement, Graeme Steel said: "The tragic death of Claire MacCabe has left me, my family and friends devastated.
"Matt has lost his wife and their child has lost their mother; words cannot express how we all feel by this loss.
"However, the MacCabe family (and their friends) deserve to be left alone in peace to deal with this awful situation and we would appreciate if all sections of the media would respect their wishes."
Police confirmed they were investigating after a woman became unwell at an address in Stow on Saturday night before dying at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
"The death is currently being treated as unexplained, but not suspicious, and inquiries are continuing," a spokeswoman said.
Lord Steel was Liberal leader for 12 years and spent 32 years as an MP before serving as the first presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament.


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University of New Haven Announces First-of-Its-Kind Academic Program on Business of Esports
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The University of New Haven announced today that it is establishing a comprehensive academic curriculum in esports management that will be the first of its kind to be part of a business curriculum accredited by AACSB International, an accreditation that places the University's College of Business among the top five percent of business schools worldwide.
The introduction of the University's esports curriculum will begin with the launch of a concentration in esports management as part of the University's bachelor's degree in business management. The new concentration will begin enrolling students for the fall of 2020.
In addition, the University will create an interdisciplinary undergraduate program in esports and a companion master's program in esports and technology, the first such graduate program in the U.S. A 2,500-square-foot esports training and competition center is a centerpiece of the University's $35 million Bergami Center for Science, Technology, and Innovation, scheduled to open in the spring of 2020.
"The esports industry is one of the fastest growing in the world," said University of New Haven President Steven H. Kaplan, Ph.D. "Developing these in-demand, unique academic opportunities at both the undergraduate and graduate levels will enable the University to maximize the interdisciplinary strengths of our programs in business, technology, engineering, and computer science, creating a pioneering opportunity for our students that will prepare them to be the future leaders of the esports industry."
According to the Global Esports Market Report published by Newzoo, esports industry revenue this year will exceed $1 billion, with global revenues predicted to reach $3.2 billion by 2022. In North America, the world's largest esports market, revenue in 2019 is expected to reach nearly $410 million, with estimates of an increase to $700 million by 2022.
Distinguishing the University's esports program is the opportunity for students to study esports management while participating in a comprehensive business-based curriculum accredited by AACSB.
"Our rigorous business curriculum has a proven track record of preparing successful corporate leaders and entrepreneurs," said Brian Kench, Ph.D., dean of the College of Business. "The creation of an academic program in esports management capitalizes on these strengths and sends a clear message that the University of New Haven is committed to being at the forefront of preparing students to be leaders on the business side of this emerging industry."
The University of New Haven was among the first in the U.S. to create an accredited sport management program. The program's alumni work in many capacities within professional sports and collegiate athletics.
"The time is right for the University to take the lead in esports education," said Gil Fried, J.D., professor and coordinator of the University's highly regarded sport management bachelor's and master's degree programs. Professor Fried is currently writing what is expected to be the field's most comprehensive esports textbook with more than 60 co-authors from across the globe, including conference commissioners, general managers of professional esports teams, and several professional gamers.
"There will be many opportunities for students with a broad range of skills and experiences to pursue lucrative careers in this high-growth field," continued Fried. "From the management and business side to technology, game development, broadcasting, and media rights to actually competing professionally, students will be able to pursue their passions."
The planned esports competition and training center will host esports competitions that enable students to gain hands-on technical and operational experience. The space will also engage students through the University's esports club, which has more than 200 members.
In addition to creating an esports curriculum that includes courses in entrepreneurship and the business of esports, the University will look to develop interdisciplinary classes focusing on gambling in esports (Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences), gaming disorders (School of Health Sciences), broadcasting and graphic design (College of Arts and Sciences), and video game development (Tagliatela College of Engineering), among others, incorporating expertise from across the University.
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When you are in the mood for a good party, there is no reason to stay at home – no need to stay in your city, and not even your country. Just hop on the plane, and head to one of the hottest spots that will guarantee you a good time and new friends. The world is full of exciting, pulsating jetsetter destinations, where the scene is hot and people are fun.
For example, the sophisticated crowd chooses Mykonos in the summer, Aspen for skiing season or Tulum for New Year's. Those looking to party head to Ibiza, and those in need of some Latin atmosphere will go to Brazil for Carnival or to Havana for some salsa.
It's understandable you want to have a good time, but it would be even more fun to go from a happening island to a relaxed one, and then repeat. Make sure you book your ferry tickets in advance, because you might miss your boat – which might turn out to be quite OK anyway.
2. Feeling like a serious music festival?
Then head to Ibiza. There are calendars online of every festival, dance party and event taking place in Ibiza, which include Ibiza Rocks from mid-June to mid-September, May festival in Santa Eulalia, club opening parties, and much more. Find what moves you!
3. Want to move to Latin rhythms?
Go to Brazil or Cuba. Brazil is the most fun during Carnival. For a more glamorous experience, head to Rio – and if you are looking for something more authentic, you must go to Salvador in Bahia. Make sure you bring good dancing shoes, because you will never stop dancing or laughing from joy. Those who dream to move to the rhythm of salsa should head to the Old Havana, and get lost on its streets.
4. Beach, yoga, meditation, gastronomy in Tulum.
If this is your magical mix, one of the best destinations for you will be Tulum, Mexico. The best season is from October to mid-April, when the weather is perfect. Tulum has some of the world's most beautiful beaches, solar-paneled boutique bungalow hotels on the sugary sand, plentiful yoga and meditation classes to unwind and some of the most delicious local food with a creative twist.
5. How about winter sports?
If you want to combine sports – such as skiing – with some apre-ski schmoozing, you should head to Aspen, Colorado, where beautiful wide slopes will offer a fun day in the fresh air – and where you will always be in time to catch a glass of Sauvignon Blanc and a few new friendships in one of apre-ski places.
Start planning for next party getaway now, because popular jetsetter destinations get booked, especially before the major holidays.


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Abbot praises Zeman's position over Putna
Meanwhile, the abbot of Strahov Monastery in Prague, Michael Josef Pojezdný, has praised Mr. Zeman for refusing to appoint Mr. Putna, who is a practising Roman Catholic, professor. However, it is unclear why the abbot – who reportedly made the comments during a meeting with Mr. Zeman on another matter – has backed the president, as he has refused to speak to the media. This has led to speculation that it may be because of Mr. Putna's liberal politics or the fact that he is openly homosexual. Academics have also been up in arms, with the rector of Prague's Charles University, Václav Hampl, saying that Mr. Zeman would need to have very serious reasons for not naming Mr. Putna professor; otherwise the move would represent an unacceptable intervention.
EU survey ranks Czechs as relatively tolerant to LGBT
A major EU-wide survey ranks the Czech Republic as a relatively tolerant country to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons. The poll, conducted by the EU's Agency for Fundamental Rights among 93,000 people in the bloc's member states plus Croatia, found that around 26 percent of gay people have faced attacks or violent threats due to their sexuality which is the same share as registered in the Czech Republic. Another 20 percent of those surveyed said they had been discriminated against at work or when looking for a job; in the Czech Republic, 10 percent of LGBT people said they faced such discrimination.
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Twelve refugees from Chechnya were discovered by the Czech police travelling in a van near Rozvadov in western Bohemia. Members of the group, which included six children, had applied for asylum in Poland, and according to the Dublin Convention were meant to remain there until a decision was made about their applications. The Russian citizens told the Czech police that they were travelling to Germany. Since they have no legal status in other EU states besides the country of entry, the Czech authorities have asked their Polish colleagues to take the group into their custody.
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The organisers of a martial arts show in Prague have bowed to pressure from the media and sponsors and cancelled an appearance by a Hungarian fighter who's covered from head to toe in Nazi tattoos. Attila Petrovszki, a Mixed Martial Arts fighter from Hungary, had been due to appear at the event - his tattoos covered in a T-shirt - on Friday; now organisers are looking for a replacement.
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According to a report annually compiled by the Jewish community in Prague, the number of anti-Semitic statements made on Czech internet in 2012 increased three-fold compared to the previous year. More direct actions targeting Jews, however, did not see a significant rise around the Czech Republic.
Jewish Community: Anti-Semitism growing, particularly on internet
The Czech Republic's Jewish Community says expressions of anti-Semitism are growing in the country, mainly on the internet. In an annual report, the community attributed the increase to rising tensions in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the pro-Israeli stance of the Czech government and the fact that Jan Fischer, who is Jewish, stood in presidential elections. However, the report said that anti-Semitism was not common in the Czech Republic and that the number of physical incidents had not increased on recent years. An official said a controversial government bill to return property to churches had also contributed to antipathy towards Jews.
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Cardinal Dominik Duka took part in a commemorative ceremony for Romany victims of the Holocaust at the Lety memorial in southern Bohemia on Monday. The event was attended by a number of foreign ambassadors, cultural dignitaries and Roma representatives. Czech political leaders were notably absent this year, with the exception of the deputy speaker of the Senate Miluše Horská. The Lety memorial, unveiled in 1995 by then president Václav Havel, is situated close to the site of a former concentration camp for Romanies where 300 Romany prisoners lost their lives and from where hundreds of others were transported to the Auschwitz extermination camp. The fact that a pig farm is located on the site of the former camp has been the source of considerable controversy and embarrassment to the Czech government which says it does not have the money to relocate it.
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Close to 100 Romany representatives from around the Czech Republic are meeting in Prague to finalize preparations for the establishment of the Romany Democratic Party. The head of the preparatory committee Miroslav Tancos told the CTK news agency the circumstances of the Romany minority would not improve unless it was represented in politics. There are around 250,000 Romanies living in the Czech Republic and a third of them live in slums. A vast number of Romanies are unemployed. An earlier Romany party, set up in 2005, was dissolved by the Supreme Administrative court two years ago, for failing to meet the conditions stipulated by law.
Customs officers involved in tax fraud
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Neo-Nazis to march through eastern town of Přerov
A neo-Nazi march took place in Přerov, a town in eastern Czech Republic, on Wednesday. Around three hundred far-right extremists participated in the event which included a rally in the centre of the town followed by a march. The police reinforced their presence in the town; some seven hundred officers oversaw the rally in Přerov which was extremist groups' main event held this year on May 1 in the country, according to the organizers.


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Canadian cannabis companies are opening their wallets to invest in the California cannabis market. Why? In the past month, California has opened their doors to allow the legalization of recreational cannabis. The announcement came on January 1 of 2018 according to a New York Times news report. Many individuals were anticipating this day as everyone knows California will be the major hub for many tourists worldwide. Therefore, it's natural that international authorities have their eyes set on the golden state.
Canadian companies are the first to act because they have flourished in a better and more cannabis business-friendly environment. Now, they are tapping into the California market for more profits as many Canadian companies have investments up there. Companies like CannaRoyalty and Sunniva are spending millions on every area of the industry, including cultivation, retail, and branded products.
How did Canada Become a Major Global Player in The Cannabis Industry?
While the US was squabbling from state-to-state over cannabis use, Canada was making better laws that encompass the whole nation. The Canadian Cannabis Act to legalize the production, distribution and sale of cannabis for recreational use is expected to become law on July 1, 2018. This will make Canada the first major economy in the world to fully legalize cannabis for recreational consumption. This gives Canadian companies a competitive advantage in global markets.
In addition, prices are already falling in the country. This indicates a high degree of competition on the supply side. Canada's cannabis industry is now in the consolidation phase as many companies are merging to adapt to upcoming fierce competition.
Federal restrictions have prevented US companies even considering the possibility of exporting American products. Meanwhile, Canadian companies are contributing to the creation of the vibrant international cannabis industry.
Last year, Germany legalized cannabis for medicinal consumption. Furthermore, Canada's Peace Naturals is already exporting cannabis to German pharmacies. Several other European countries are willing to make laws to allow cannabis use as well.
A 2017 UN report estimates that the number of worldwide cannabis users ranges up to 238 million people. The potential is great. It's so great that Australia became the fourth country in the world allowing exportation of cannabis for medicinal purposes. Israel has joined to the competition too because Judaism doesn't forbid cannabis use. Therefore Israeli companies don't face oppositions from ultra-conservative religious groups. Moreover, all these global players have their attention focused on the US, especially California.
Capital is probably the major reason why Canadians are more successful than their American counterparts. In the first half of 2017, Canadian cannabis companies successfully raised $770 million.
Due to US regulations, Canada's major players in the cannabis industry, whose shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Venture Exchange currently don't have access to the Californian market. However, companies traded on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) can enter US markets if they meet federal requirements. CSE helps tremendously to raise capital.
American companies, however, are at a disadvantage when they need capital. Stringent regulation and need of capital force US companies to use holding companies in Canada to tap that capital market.
For example, iAnthus has iAnthus Capital Holdings (CSE: IAN) in Canada to help it raise capital. Today, many American cannabis companies look to Canada when going public.
As stated above, the Canadian government was quick to act when it came to nationwide legalization. This gave Canadian companies an early start to adapt to an unclear regulatory environment, not just in their own country, but worldwide.
The Cannabis industry operates into many unknowns, which makes companies think twice before acting. Moreover, they risk losing the chance to stay ahead of their competitors. However, Canadian companies encountered such problems earlier and have successfully dealt with them. They are producing for both their own market and different countries.
Compared to US investors whose operations are ferociously hindered by the uncertainties caused by the federal government, Canadians have better flexibility. Therefore, when they saw the rise of the world's biggest cannabis market they almost immediately deployed millions of dollars in California.
When Jeff Sessions equated cannabis with heroin, it showed not only his ignorance but also sent a clear signal to the world that some very important American lawmakers are hopelessly behind the times. Plus, acting like it's the Dark Ages only creates hardships for local people.
Many authority officials that are restricting cannabis companies due to regulations renders business operations precarious and takes away the competitive strength of American companies. Canadian experts are very optimistic about the future of Canada's cannabis industry because the US government has practically kept the American cannabis industry away from the booming international trade.
The American government inadvertently helps invigorate the Canadian industry. Furthermore, in the absence of US competitors, Canadian companies are successful in the international arena. Now they are in California deploying the experience and capital they have gained throughout the years.
Overall, the Canadian cannabis industry sees opportunity in the land of California. They have full access to invest in California which will continue to grow. It will be interesting to see the future of "What" the cannabis market will become within California due to the many investments it's receiving from Canadians.
Very cool that California & Canada can help & benefit each other.


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Booster Doses Are Being Considered In A Timeline Of Five Months
By Nikki Attkisson
The US regulators are thinking of administering booster vaccine shots, after five months of primary vaccines, said President Joe Biden. This moves up the schedule of these shots by three months.
Speaking with Naftali Bennett, Israeli Prime Minister, he said that the US health experts are considering booster doses for the country.
Biden said that they are considering the advice they were given earlier. He said that experts are debating if the span between these shots should be shorter. It is still in the discussion whether the timeline should be as little as four to five months.
After the federal health experts are done reviewing data from different countries, booster doses are expected to be approved after Labor Day.
Dr. Francis Collins, the National Institute of Health's director, said that Israel's data of COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness has forced them to rethink their stand on booster doses. New data was disclosed on 16th August by Israel that showed that the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines wore off against fully vaccinated people aged 65 and above, who took shots in January or February.
On Sunday, Israel released data that concluded that booster doses increased protection against COVID-19 up to four times, especially against delta variant, in comparison with two primary doses. Citing the Ministry of Health of Israel's data, Reuters reported that this protection is mainly for people aged 60 years and above. Studies suggest that booster shots are five to sixfold protection against severe hospitalizations and deaths.
The Israel Health Ministry reports more than 1.5 million citizens have received COVID-19 booster doses.
Jen Psaki, White House spokeswoman, said that before taking any decisions in health guidance, Joe Biden would consult the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration. The primary study suggests booster doses be administered after eight months.
In a briefing on Monday, she clarified that any change in guidance would be abided by the agencies. She added for people watching from their homes that nothing yet has been changed about the span of eight months for booster doses.
The drug regulator of the European Union said that they do not have enough medical research on whether booster COVID-19 shots should be administered. On the other hand, Austria plans on booster doses against COVID-19 after nine months after administering their second dose.
Belgium has approved boosters for people with compromised immune systems. They're still examining boosters for elderly people. Britain is debating booster doses after their chief medical advisors have advised them. They are planning on buying 60 million Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines before running a booster program.
Canada's chief medical officer said that Ontario province will start administering booster COVID-19 shots to vulnerable people this week. Many countries including Hungary, Germany, and the Dominican Republic have started giving booster doses to their people and many are considering it.
On August 17, the Health Ministry of the Czech Republic, Adam Vojtech, said that some communities in their country will require a third booster vaccine shot. Immunocompromised people of Denmark will get booster shots from next week, informed the Danish Health Ministry. In early July, health authorities of Dominican began giving out voluntary booster doses.
Booster doses of Pfizer vaccines contain threefold protection against the coronavirus, said the company. According to Reuters, Pfizer is speeding to get FDA approval for booster shots.
After the final written approval by the Food and Drug Administration and green signal clearance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the distribution of booster doses will likely begin by 20th September. The vaccine manufacturers and the Biden-led administration want to stock enough booster shots before administering.
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With over 15 years as a practicing journalist, Nikki Attkisson found herself at Powdersville Post now after working at several other publications. She is an award-winning journalist with an entrepreneurial spirit and worked as a journalist covering technology, innovation, environmental issues, politics, etc. Nikki Attkisson has also worked on product development, content strategy, and editorial management for numerous media companies. Her investigative works exposed to child sex-trafficking and environmental issues. She began her career at local news stations and worked as a reporter in national newspapers.
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9:17 am EDT, September 12, 2013
WB announces 'Harry Potter' spin off movie series penned by J.K. Rowling in 'Fantastic Beasts' world
By Andrew Sims
By Andrew Sims | 9:17 am EDT, September 12, 2013
Warner Bros. has announced a new Harry Potter-related film series based in the world of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie will be an "original story and will mark Rowling's screenwriting debut. It is planned as the first picture in a new film series."
What's more, the series will focus on the author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Newt Scamander. According to Rowling, the first film will be set 70 years before the first Harry Potter book in New York.
– David Heyman tells Hypable why Rowling "needs to do it."
– MuggleCast Episode 270 discusses the series' possibilities
– 6 actors we could see taking the role of Newt
– 5 Harry Potter characters that could feasibly appear in the movie
– Why J.K. Rowling writing the spinoff is a brilliant idea
Here is J.K. Rowling's full statement about today's announcement:
"Although it will be set in the worldwide community of witches and wizards where I was so happy for seventeen years, 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' is neither a prequel nor a sequel to the Harry Potter series, but an extension of the wizarding world. The laws and customs of the hidden magical society will be familiar to anyone who has read the Harry Potter books or seen the films, but Newt's story will start in New York, seventy years before Harry's gets underway.
It all started when Warner Bros. came to me with the suggestion of turning 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' into a film. I thought it was a fun idea, but the idea of seeing Newt Scamander, the supposed author of 'Fantastic Beasts,' realized by another writer was difficult. Having lived for so long in my fictional universe, I feel very protective of it and I already knew a lot about Newt. As hard-core Harry Potter fans will know, I liked him so much that I even married his grandson, Rolf, to one of my favourite characters from the Harry Potter series, Luna Lovegood.
As I considered Warners' proposal, an idea took shape that I couldn't dislodge. That is how I ended up pitching my own idea for a film to Warner Bros.
I particularly want to thank Kevin Tsujihara of Warner Bros. for his support in this project, which would not have happened without him. I always said that I would only revisit the wizarding world if I had an idea that I was really excited about and this is it."
"We are incredibly honored that Jo has chosen to partner with Warner Bros. on this exciting new exploration of the world of wizardry which has been tremendously successful across all of our businesses," said Kevin Tsujihara, Chief Executive Officer, Warner Bros. Entertainment. "She is an extraordinary writer, who ignited a reading revolution around the world, which then became an unprecedented film phenomenon. We know that audiences will be as excited as we are to see what her brilliant and boundless imagination conjures up for us."
In addition to today's movie series announcement, Warner Bros. and Rowling have also agreed on distribution deals related to The Casual Vacancy television miniseries as well as a continued theme park partnership.


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Q: Logical operations using Named Ranges within Excel I came across this issue when trying to use better named referenced in my spreadsheet
Take this example using Boolean logic

Column A has the named range "Include1"
Column B has the named range "Include2"
The formulas are:

What I see is that if I use the named range directly it picks up the value but when I include it within a Boolean comparision (AND, OR) then it does not work.
(Column F and I should match just like Column G and J)
Am I doing something wrong or is this a known issue?
If I am doing something wrong how would I get the Boolean comparrisions to work with named ranges?
--EDIT
I just found out that having the following works:
=AND(Include1=TRUE, Include2=TRUE)
=OR(Include1=TRUE, Include2=TRUE)

This is not too intuitive but is this by design of excel?

A: Description of AND function (MS link):

Syntax
AND(logical1, [logical2], ...)
The AND function syntax has the following arguments:
logical1    Required. The first condition that you want to test that
  can evaluate to either TRUE or FALSE.
logical2, ...    Optional. Additional conditions that you want to test
  that can evaluate to either TRUE or FALSE, up to a maximum of 255
  conditions.
Remarks
The arguments must evaluate to logical values, such as TRUE or FALSE,
  or the arguments must be arrays or references that contain logical
  values.
If an array or reference argument contains text or empty cells, those
  values are ignored.

This means that:
=AND(Inlude1)

calculates logical AND of all cells (except text and empty) in column A.
In the second version:
=AND(Include1=True)

The parameter is an array, only in an array formula (confirmed with Ctrl+Shift+Enter). The same formula confirmed with Enter takes only the value from current row in column A. The same rule applies for OR function and multiple named ranges.

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Q: Why will the CSS file not be attached when I use absolute path? Here is my code:
<link href="<?= realpath(__DIR__ . '/..') ?>/css/styles-home.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />

The result is:
<link href="C:\xampp\htdocs\myweb\ltk/css/styles-home.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />

Why that css file doesn't attach to the HTML page? I mean I don't see styles in HTML page. Noted that the path is right. Since when I open the following path through the browser:
file:///C:/xampp/htdocs/myweb/ltk/css/styles-home.css

I can see CSS codes. What's wrong?

A: If I have a html file that contains an image element with an src with a file path similar to what you have above.
<img src="C:\foo\bar.jpg">

And I access the file over http (here my local web server has the html file in the document root) through Google Chrome (a web browser).  The browser resolves the path to:
http://localhost/C:/foo/bar.jpg

If however I open the file (via the file system) in the browser it tries:
file:///var/www/C:/foo/bar.jpg

My document root being /var/www.
You can see that the browser is treating the image path here as a relative one.


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describe("average", () => {
    it("should calculate average", () => {
        const avg = sequenceOf(1, 2, 3, 4)
            .average();
        expect(avg).toBe(2.5);
    });

    it("should return NaN on empty sequence", () => {
        const sequence = emptySequence() as Sequence<number>;
        const avg = sequence.average();
        expect(avg).toBeNaN();
    });
});

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PONTORMO: THE PASSIONATE ARTIST OF ITALIAN MANNERISM
by Neha Vashistha May 25, 2017
By Giorgio Vasari - http://www.liberliber.it/biblioteca/v/vasari/index.htm, Public Domain, Link
Designing richly colored compositions with unusual experimentation and passion to create such drama and special effect that took precedence over naturalism and perspective, the Florentine artist, Jacopo Carucci da Pontormo, is celebrated as one of the leaders of the Mannerist movement, who broke away from High Renaissance classicism to create a more personal and expressive style, classified as early Mannerism.
Described as a melancholy artist, Pontormo was born on May 24, 1494, at Pontorme, near Empoli. He was the son of Bartolommeo Carucci, a painter. According to the biographer Giorgio Vasari, he was apprenticed to Leonardo da Vinci and afterwards to Mariotto Albertinelli and Piero di Cosimo. At the age of 18 he entered the workshop of Andrea del Sarto, whose influence is most apparent in his early works.
A precocious youth, Pontormo painted his "Joseph in Egypt" in about 1515, one of a series for Pier Francesco Borgherini. By this time, he had created a distinctive style – full of restless movement and disconcertingly irrational effects of scale and space, which put him in the vanguard of Mannerism. In 1518, Pontormo completed an altarpiece in the Church of San Michele Visdomini, Florence, that reflects, in its agitated, almost neurotic emotionalism, a departure from the balance and tranquility of the High Renaissance.
In 1521, Pontormo was employed by the Medici family to decorate their villa at Poggio a Caiano with mythological subjects. In the "Passion Cycle" (1522-25) for the Certosa near Florence, he borrowed ideas from the German artist Albrecht Dürer, whose engravings and woodcuts were circulating in Italy. Pontormo's mature style is best exemplified in works such as "The Deposition" (1526-28), painted for the altarpiece of Santa Felicità, and a cycle of frescoes in the Church of S. Lorenzo (1546-56).
Under the profound influence of his friend Michelangelo, Pontormo developed more sculptural form and disciplined his emotionalism, retaining poignance. During his last ten years, he became increasingly reclusive and disturbed, shunning even Agnolo Bronzino, who had been like an adopted son to him. A diary survives from 1554 to 1557, tells us much of his neurotic character- melancholy and introspective, dismayed by the slightest illness.
At the age of 62, Pontormo died in Florence, Italy, on January 2, 1557. Today his numerous survived drawings and paintings are found in various galleries in Europe and America, as well as in Florence.
www.gailsibley.com/2016/03/28/the-depodition-by-pontormo
www.Britannia.com/biography/jocopo-da-pontormo
www.Getty.edu/art/collection/artists/499/pontormo-jacopo-carucci-italian-florentine-1494-1557
www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/p/pontormo/biograph.html
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La Guerra huarco-inca fue un conflicto que se libró en el siglo XV entre la Confederación Huarco y el Imperio Inca en la costa centro-sur del actual Perú. El conflicto se desató debido a la campañas expansionistas del imperio inca. La guerra culminó con la conquista inca de la Confederación Huarco.

Antecedentes
Tras la anexión del Reino de Chincha al Imperio Inca, los incas llegaron a los límites de la Confederación Huarco. La Confederación Huarco estaba bajo el liderazgo del curaca Chuquimanco, quien se opuso a los intentos de colonización y expansión del imperio inca.

Conquista

Tras recibir información de los chincha, los incas avanzaron sobre el valle de Cañete, donde se asentaba la Confederación Huarco, con el objetivo de anexarlos al imperio.Sin embargo, las tropas incas al mando de Cápac Yupanqui, hermano de Pachacútec, encontraron férrea resistencia.La Confederación Huarco disponía de diversas fortificaciones militares construidas en lugares estratégicos del valle como la Fortaleza de Ungará, la Fortaleza de Canchari y la Muralla Huarco.

Ante la férrea resistencia y las escaramuzas, los incas construyeron una serie de asentamientos destinados a apoyar la campaña militar (además de evitar que las tropas incas retornaran al Cuzco durante el verano). Entre estos asentamientos se encontraban la ciudadela de Incahuasi y el Palacio de Herbay.

La resistencia huarco se prolongó durante cuatro años, durante el cual los incas atacaban los sitios huarco y luego se replegaban debido al clima que no estaban acostumbrados. Además, sitiaron y bloquearon los canales de regadío para obligar a los huarco a rendirse por el hambre.

Tras años de guerra, la esposa de Túpac Yupanqui, Mama Ocllo Coya, ideó una estrategia para conquistar a los huarco debido a que la curaca huarco, viuda, había negado el reconocimiento del poder inca al haber deshonrado a Apu Achache, visitador y encargado del empadronamiento de habitantes. Para ello, Mama Ocllo Coya envió una embajada liderada por Apu Achache a los huarco pidiendo celebrar una ceremonia de pesca ritual conjunta en honor a Mama Cocha a cambio de reconocerles la soberanía huarco sobre el territorio del valle. Al ver que las fortalezas huarco fueron abandonadas durante el ritual, el ejército inca se adentró en el valle y tomaron el control.

La curaca huarco fue capturada a la par que, según el cronista Pedro Cieza de León, los incas "mataron a todos los príncipes y hombres más honrados dellos [los huarco] que allí estaban, y en los que no eran, también se ejecutó la sentencia; y mataron tantos como hoy día lo cuentan los descendientes dellos y los grandes montones de huesos que hay son testigos". Tras la conquista de la Confederación Huarco, los incas ahorcaron a la mayoría de sus habitantes en represalia, por lo que el valle tomó el nombre de Huarco, que significa "Lugar de ahorcado", perdiéndose el nombre original del lugar. Los líderes huarco fueron ahorcados en la Fortaleza de Canchari. Como celebración por la victoria inca, fue construida la Fortaleza de Huarco, en el actual distrito de Cerro Azul. La tierra de los huarco fue poblada por mitimaes chincha y coayllo mientras que los huarco fueron desplazados a lugares más leales del imperio como castigo y forma de control.

Véase también

 Expansión incaica
 Provincia de Cañete
 Guerra chimú-inca

Referencias

Guerras incaicas
Guerras del siglo XV
Guerras del Imperio incaico
Provincia de Cañete

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You have been in the business for more than 25 years, do you still get nervous when you're releasing new music?
Yes. Yes. [laughs] But it is different to back in the day when it was very clear what the chart was, you know, when your release date was. Now it depends which chart it is, which territory, there are single albums released at different times. Is it available to buy the minute you hear it? Or do you have to wait? So that's very different. But back in the day it was 'the week' that it came out, you were all on tenterhooks. But in general, along with the excitement and anticipation, of course I get nervous, because I want people to love it the way that I love it.
Is there a stand out song for you on the new album - one you still love to play?
No, I'm sure I'm going to think of it as soon as I walk out of the door, but I've actually been just listening to my own songs for months and months, different orders, different selections, different album running order and that's only just been wrapped up. We finalised the track list for the album, the deluxe album, at the eleventh hour. I was in Australia, e-mails were pinging from every different time zone.
You're now signed to Jay Z's label Roc Nation. Certainly an interesting place to be right now?
Yeah, very interesting. I had an epiphany in 2012 that I just felt like a change, nothing was wrong, I just thought I'd spent all of 2012 working on K25 which was our celebration of my 25 years in the business and, I think towards the end of that, I just felt like, 'I don't want to keep going round in circles'. It's kind of exhausting looking backwards and reflecting and reminding yourself how long you've been doing this [laughs] and how young you once were when you started. So I just felt like I needed a new landscape. That's how I hooked up with Roc Nation and yeah, it's been an 'interesting' ride so far. Lots of excitement, lots of new energy, which I think has energized me. It hasn't been a totally smooth transition because you don't go from doing something one way for 25 years and then change it and it's just smooth sailing. So a lot of adjustment but a lot of excitement.
Does Jay Z have a lot of input?
Not a lot to be honest but his spirit is through the company and, you know, they're really cool. I think they have the experience to do things the way it's done in the business but they have a bit of a rebel spirit, a little bit renegade. So it's cool. Mixing it up.
How was working with Pharrell Williams?
I've had a few 'dream come true' moments on this album.
Rumour has it you burst into tears when you saw him for the first time in the studio…
This is a classic case of Chinese whispers, the story has become: 'I was so excited to work with Pharrell that I burst into tears.' Which isn't... I was very excited but no, I was having a day where, just one of those days, I wouldn't even bore you with the details, but a day where I really didn't want to face anyone. And especially going into the studio: you kind of have to be very open and it's a very singular feeling to be in the studio working with someone, especially someone you don't know very well. And of course, when you're feeling emotional, your voice - you kind of lock up and it's the one thing you need on that day. So it wasn't out of sheer excitement that I burst into tears, I was just having a pretty lousy day. But Pharrell was super cool and talked me through that and then he wrote a song called, I Was Going to Cancel which is a very positive song and it's about not letting those things get you down and just, kind of, be positive and get on with your day. It's a great, great song and yeah, a dream come true. I loved the opportunity of working with him and him writing and producing a song for me. He's a lovely genuine guys.
You're on Twitter now. Do you feel bad when someone tweets something at you and you don't have time to reply?
Guilty? Not really, because you can't be on your Twitter all day. So when I have time I'll have a look through the mentions and see if I can respond to anyone. But I think fans know it's a game of luck on there but I do like the interaction with fans on Twitter, it's great. And I mean, they make me laugh a lot. Some of them are very humorous.
How did you enjoy doing The Voice UK?
I loved it, yeah. I say, I loved it, except for the parts that I really did not love [laughs]. Some parts you just think, 'Is it ever going to end?' These intense long, long draining days. And you're trying to give your best for everyone coming through. And it's not nice when, I mean, in truth more people do not go through than do go through. So that part is not exactly fun. But I really loved the guys and Ricky [Wilson] and I, as the two newbies, we bonded pretty early. It's like being in a band or something.
Do you want one of those revolving red chairs at home?
If I had one of those red chairs at home everyone would want to come and sit in it. It's incredible the amount of people who ask about 'the chairs', it's like this magical chair. I suppose it is because if it turns then you get through. It feels pretty good being in the chair, mostly, except, as I say, when I really don't want to be in the chair. Like, 'Get me out of here!'
Was it hard saying no to people?
Well, at times like that I really had to remind myself that, 'No, they get the rules of the show, they're fans of the show, they watched it like I did in series one and two. So it's not going to come as the biggest shock that those are the rules'.
A few years ago you said you'd never be a judge on a TV talent show…
Did I? [laughs]
But it looks like you're a natural?
You know what? The offers have been around for a number of years, but I could just never bring myself to fully engage or see myself doing it. I think it was just nerves. I was even nervous going into this new experience but there are a few things that tipped me over the edge to say 'yes'. One was Will.i.am bombing my meeting in Los Angeles, basically saying, 'If you're doing it, I'm doing it'. So no pressure. It was great talking to him about the experience and not the powers that be who make the show, but someone who sits in the chair and could tell me honestly how it was. This time around I thought, 'I'm scared, I'm quite nervous' and then I thought, 'What am I scared of?' Everything is scary – making a new album, going on tour, putting yourself out there. So then I embraced it and I'm really, really happy that I did because it's an experience unlike anything else.
Did you ever imagine when you first started out in your singing career that you'd still be here 25 years later?
It can be very challenging. You kind of have to be able to tread water, sometimes take a great wave, sometimes get a barrel, other times be floundering around. But to still be in the waters is amazing. And actually I feel as inspired as ever and I think that's amazing.
Anything left to achieve?
There's more to come. I think so yeah. I can definitely see with some distance what's gone well, what hasn't gone well, the journey that I've been on, how I'm literally still learning all the time. I think that's one of the most fascinating things as a performer, you just have to go out there and, kind of, trial and error and see how you go.
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RedHanded meets Kylie Minogue
That big chair on The Voice certainly kept Ms Minogue spinning. And she's hardly stopped for breath since - with a new record label, new album and now a 15-country tour


The Spring Split finals of the European League Championship Series ended in a decisive victory for Fnatic over G2 Esports, taking home their sixth domestic title.
Fnatic cruised to their first title in three years with a convincing 3-0 win in front of 8,000 fans in the Copenhagen Royal Arena.
Excellent performances by every single team member, from rookie top laner Bwipo to their superstar carry Rekkles, rendered the quadruple champions completely helpless, and ended their two-year reign over other European teams.
In addition to the €80,000 prize, Fnatic will be rewarded with precious Championship Points, which are a treasured resource in the race for the 2018 World Championship, and a trip to the Mid-Season Invitational, the second-largest tournament in the world of competitive LoL.
This victory is hugely important to the most popular esports organisation in Europe, who have been heavily struggling to live up to their historical success over the past couple of years.
Many fans and experts have slowly lost faith in the team, citing numerous failures in the management, scouting and coaching departments as an argument to prove that Fnatic's days of glory are long gone. However, the new title marks a beginning of a potential new golden generation of Fnatic, which consists of both home-grown young upstarts (Caps, Broxah, Bwipo) and seasoned veterans (Rekkles, sOAZ, Hylissang).
Fnatic will go on to face champions of other regional leagues at MSI, which takes place on their European home soil starting March 3.
In their first appearance at the tournament since 2015, Fnatic will try to paint an even better picture of themselves and the EU region, defending a 2nd place finish by G2 last year. Doing so will be a great challenge, considering how strong the Korean and Chinese teams have been looking, but NA's Team Liquid and the LMS's most probable champions Flash Wolves can't be overlooked either.
The entirety of the EU LCS was definitely a tier below Fnatic's level for the whole Spring Split, barring the first couple of weeks.
G2 will need to seriously reflect on their performance in the finals, this being the first time in the org's history to not win a domestic title.
In order for EU to have more chance at the upcoming Rift Rivals tournament, both G2 and the third-placed Splyce will have to step up their game in order to match the strongest North American teams, who looked much closer in terms of strength over the majority of the split. However, outside of Fnatic, the remaining EU teams were very closely matched, and the battle for Worlds in the summer will be a pure treat for the viewers.
The 2018 Spring Split is likely to be widely considered as one of the most entertaining LoL competitions in recent years, and the true revival of the EU LCS, with online viewer numbers surpassing last year's final significantly, which could prove to be attractive to potential sponsors.
With franchising coming into the league very soon, this split could be a crucial piece of evidence for the prosperity and further potential of LoL esports. As more and more big names take part in the EU LCS, the European esports community can excitedly look into the upcoming bright future.


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Brokerages forecast that Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ:LUNA) will report $15.62 million in sales for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Two analysts have issued estimates for Luna Innovations' earnings, with the highest sales estimate coming in at $15.73 million and the lowest estimate coming in at $15.50 million. Luna Innovations reported sales of $13.77 million in the same quarter last year, which would suggest a positive year over year growth rate of 13.4%. The company is scheduled to report its next earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th.
According to Zacks, analysts expect that Luna Innovations will report full-year sales of $63.66 million for the current year, with estimates ranging from $62.50 million to $64.82 million. For the next year, analysts expect that the company will post sales of $73.44 million. Zacks Investment Research's sales calculations are an average based on a survey of sell-side research analysts that follow Luna Innovations.
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Luna Innovations (NASDAQ:LUNA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 8th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.04. The business had revenue of $14.83 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $12.80 million. Luna Innovations had a return on equity of 5.65% and a net margin of 22.56%.
Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on LUNA shares. ValuEngine upgraded Luna Innovations from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, February 2nd. Zacks Investment Research lowered Luna Innovations from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 6th. B. Riley started coverage on Luna Innovations in a research report on Tuesday, January 15th. They set a "buy" rating and a $4.60 target price on the stock. Finally, Northland Securities reissued a "hold" rating and set a $4.00 target price on shares of Luna Innovations in a research report on Tuesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Luna Innovations has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $4.50.
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of LUNA. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Luna Innovations by 29.6% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 503,203 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $1,625,000 after acquiring an additional 114,946 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in shares of Luna Innovations by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,125,807 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $3,636,000 after acquiring an additional 20,902 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Luna Innovations by 25.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 864,099 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $2,791,000 after acquiring an additional 177,962 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc raised its position in shares of Luna Innovations by 25.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc now owns 864,099 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $2,791,000 after acquiring an additional 177,962 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC raised its position in shares of Luna Innovations by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 468,147 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company's stock worth $1,568,000 after acquiring an additional 3,125 shares in the last quarter. 22.45% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Shares of LUNA traded up $0.21 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $4.52. The company had a trading volume of 80,100 shares, compared to its average volume of 89,302. The stock has a market capitalization of $123.19 million, a PE ratio of 113.00 and a beta of 0.67. Luna Innovations has a 1 year low of $2.68 and a 1 year high of $4.73.
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Luna Innovations Incorporated develops, manufactures, and markets fiber optic sensing, and test and measurement products worldwide. It operates in two segments, Products and Licensing, and Technology Development. The Products and Licensing segment offers fiber optic sensing products, as well as test and measurement products to monitor the integrity of fiber optic network components and sub-assemblies, which include optical vector analyzer, optical backscatter reflectometers, and the Phoenix family of tunable lasers; and distributed sensing systems comprising optical distributed sensor interrogator sensing solution with multiple sensors whose inputs are integrated through a fiber optic network and software.
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As a bad boss, I like underperformers in my department. They make me look like I am the only one who is capable of leading the pack. Therefore, maintaining an underachieving workforce is one of my main jobs. Promoting underachievers makes me look even better (when they fail). When a promotion comes around, I find that promoting an underachiever is in my best interest. Never promote a promising employee as they may become competition for you in the future. It's an office politics strategy.
The promising employee gives me a bit of a challenge. A promising employee is one who shows great potential to successfully make it big time within the organization.
They are the star performers. They just do their jobs faster and more effectively. There is really nothing wrong with them but they are a source of endless headache, stress, and sleepless nights for me.
Since day one as a bad boss, I knew that my very existence in the organization depended on identifying and neutralizing the promising employees. Like a hawk scouting for its prey, I can spot a promising employee a mile away. I can smell, hear, and see a promising employee long before anyone in the organization does.
Fortunately for me, most promising employees are the innocent ones too, hence they easily fall prey to my neutralizing tactics. My neutralizing techniques are quite simple, but prove very effective in handling promising employees.
"That is what I was thinking". – Always automatically utter this sentence to the promising employee whenever the subject comes up to discuss a new idea. You may never know anything about the new idea but this solves that problem. It covers your ignorance up by saying that the idea is nothing new with a disinterested look.
"I have a job for you, which I am supposed to do, but I can't at the moment". – Give the promising employee a job which they are not comfortable doing. These are prone to fail: an unpopular assignment, an office politics maneuvering move, a balancing act, or anything with an uncertain consequence. In addition, if the promising employee fails then it is just the employee's fault and too bad for him because it was a test. If however, the employee succeeds, then take credit as the one in charge.
"Great work!" – Always privately praise the promising employee but never in public or officially. A bad boss should do these very discreetly. It should never be reflected in any award, public praise, promotion, or salary increase. This is cheaper and safer for the big boss' hiney.
"I can't rate you perfect even if you are as per the evaluation tool because you will have no more room for improvement." – Tell the promising employee during his or her performance evaluation that a perfect rate could just not be given. Giving a perfect rating to the promising employee would not be realistic because no one is perfect.
"You are not yet ready and you still have a lot to learn." – Always make the promising employee doubtful of him or herself. A bad boss makes the promising employee feel inadequate and lacking. Neutralize the potential of the promising employee to the extent that he or she will not be encouraged to bravely meet success.
"I am sorry but I have to let you go." – Know when it is time to fire a promising employee. When all else fails and the promising employee just keeps on succeeding, then it's time to say goodbye. Despite the hard work and efforts of a promising employee, at the end of the day if it will make you feel insecure in any way then it's the highway for the promising employee.
The moral of the story is simple. A bad boss hates promising employees. For the bad boss this makes him or her look inadequate and outmoded. If you were in the bad boss' shoes you will certainly feel insecure. As a result, the bad boss will huff and puff and blow the promising employee down.
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Nate Larkin is the author and founder of the Samson Society. He is traveling all the way here to meet with the current Samson Society participants at the Rock Church and all Men of the Rock are welcome. Nate founded the first group over five years ago, and will be meeting with us to encourage the men here. He has a personal testimony that has profoundly impacted many men. You can check his testimony out here: www.samsonsociety.org.
For those of you men that were at the Men's Retreat, you recall what a powerful testimony Nate gave and since that time, Terry Remple and a group of men have begun a Samson Society group. If you have considered attending the regular meetings on Wednesday nights but haven't done so yet, this is a perfiect opportunity to begin. Even if you've never heard of this group but are curious and want to come see what it's all about, please come. Bottom line, we all need accountability and the Samson Society is an atmosphere where men can be men and be open with one another.
In case you don't know, the Samson Society is a group of men that meets each week to share with each other about whats going on in their lives, and encourage each other in areas of accountability and purity.
Please register for this event so that we have enough coffee and bagels for all of you. The event will take place, Saturday, June 21, 8am - 9:30am, in the Rock Church Cafeteria is when a special Samson Society Meeting will take place. All MEN are welcome and encouraged to join in. Bagels and juice will be served. Bring a buck or two to pitch in for the snacks if you can. Parking is available in the lot across from the church on Truxton Road. Don't park in the Trader Joe's parking lot.


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If ever there was a friend, colleague or teacher someone would want to have, it would be Angela Kellogg.
Not a day goes by that the Elm Grove Middle School Paraprofessional is not willing to go out of her way to help. She has that "go get them" attitude, which her co-workers will tell you is contagious. Needless to say, she is loved by faculty, staff and student body alike at The Grove.
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After the initial surprise, Kellogg wiped away tears.
"I do have a lot of pride in my school and that's why I do what I do; not to be honored," the nine-year Bossier Schools employee said. "They treat me like an angel everyday and tell me how much they appreciate me," Kellogg added. "There are so many people that work just as hard; I'm just part of the big picture."
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Kellogg was presented a Gold Star plaque by Bossier Federal Credit Union representatives, as well as a cookie cake. She will also be recognized at the October 3 Bossier Parish School Board meeting.
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Q: A $3 \times 3 \times 3$ cube has no Hamiltonian path starting at the corner. We have a $3\times3\times 3$ cube which has $27$ cubes each $1\times1\times1$ stuck together as usual. $2$ cubes are neighbours if they have a common face. The corner cubes are the $8$ cubes at the corners of the big cube. Can the worm start from a corner cube and eat its neighbour cube, continuing until at the end the last cube eaten is the one in the center of the big cube which has 6 neighbour cubes?

A: Let me give a graphic theoretical argument

Hamiltonian Path: A path that visits each vertex exactly once

The problem statement is equivalent to determining whether there exists
a Hamiltonian path on the 3-cube starting from a corner and ending at the center. We can describe the 3-cube as 27 lattice points.  Without loss of generality, let the corner in which the mouse starts be the point
$(0,0,0)$. Note that every edge along a path in the 3-cube will change the parity of the coordinate the mouse is at. A Hamiltonian path that traverses 27 vertices must contain exactly 26 edges.Therefore the origin and terminus of any Hamiltonian path on a 3-cube will be of the same parity. Since
the center point is at $(1,1,1)$,there is no Hamiltonian path that starts at a corner and ends at the center. Done.

A: HINT: Color the small cubes alternately black and white, like a three-dimensional checkerboard. Say the eight corner cubes are black.

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*How many 'steps' from one cube to a neighbor must the worm make in order to eat all of the cubes?

*What color cube must the worm eat last?

*What color is the centre cube?

(Note that I'm assuming that you want the worm to eat all of the cubes, though you didn't say so. If I'm wrong, please clarify the statement of the problem.)

A: This appears as a question in Graph Theory in the sections discussing Hamiltonian graphs. A Hamiltonian graph is a graph containing a closed path which spans all the vertices of the graph. We can intuitively relate the vertices to be the cheese blocks. Hence if the graph constructed by assuming the cheese blocks to be vertices had a Hamiltonian path, the worm could traverse through it. Note I have mentioned a Hamiltonian path not a cycle. In the context of the proof, we need a Hamiltonian cycle hence we need to add a hypothetical edge between his first cheese block and the last cheese block(the vertex at the centre).
Any undergraduate level text in graph theory will have a theorem more or less like:
A non-Hamiltonian graph is  degree majorised by some $\mathbb C_{mn}$ $ \forall$ $m \in(0, {\frac n2}) $.
Where the $\mathbb C_{mn}$ graph is defined as $\mathbb K_m\land(\mathbb K_m^c + \mathbb k_{n-2m})$. Where $\mathbb K_m$ is a complete graph on m vertices.
It is easily seen that for some $m \in (0, 13)$  {e.g. m=5}$ $ there exists a $\mathbb C_{m27}$ that degree majorises our graph. Hence we conclude our graph is non-Hamiltonian, and there exists no way in which the worm can burrow his way through the cheese cube in the desired manner. For proof and better understanding of the theorem look up Graph Theory and Applications Chapter 4.


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