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Q: how can I determine the maximum value of 'backlog' that is allowed on the current system? I'm playing with ServerSocket and I don't see / find what the limit of the backlog is. The docs don't say anything about this:
http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/net/ServerSocket.html#ServerSocket(int, int)
My code is like this:
serverSocket = ServerSocketChannel.open();
serverSocket.socket().bind(null, 10000);

but I assume that 10000 might be too much if a system doesn't have enough RAM. So is there a way to determine the maximum value for backlog that I can use?
It seems like in c++ you can use SOMAXCONN - does something similar exist for Java?

A: If there were, it would be system dependent: for Windows

The backlog parameter is limited
  (silently) to a reasonable value as
  determined by the underlying service
  provider. Illegal values are replaced
  by the nearest legal value. There is
  no standard provision to find out the
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Linux states it a little differently but you would need to go through the sysctl interface (or possibly /proc).
In any case, it would appear you would need to execute some system specific code.
I believe most implementations will just use their maximum value if the specified value is "too big" so this may not be a concern for your application?


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All 12 Boys And Their Coach Have Been Rescued From The Cave That Trapped Them
"12 wild pigs and coaches out of the cave. Safe everyone."
Isaac Saul @ike_saul
All twelve boys trapped inside a Tham Luang Nang cave in Thailand have been rescued, along with their coach, according to The New York Times.
Rescue workers feared the boys might be stuck inside the six-mile maze of underground passageways for the coming months because of monsoon rains and flooding inside the cave. But, as widely reported by news outlets, the remainder of the Wild Boars soccer team had been rescued, bringing the total who have found safety to thirteen.
The Thai Navy Seals announced the successful mission on Facebook, writing (as translated by Buzzfeed): "12 wild pigs and coaches out of the cave.Safe everyone. This time, waiting to pick up 4 Frogs."
The "frogs" are the rescue personnel that had stayed in the caves while the boys waited to be freed.
Rescue workers and Thai officials were initially skeptical they could extract the boys before flooding inside the cave got worse. But a dam that was holding water at bay, a tightening of guiding rope for divers inside the cave and a fresh set of air tanks helped speed up the second day of rescue efforts, according to The New York Times.
The rescued boys have been transferred to a hospital in the province of Chiang Rai, where news organizations from around the world have been anxiously waiting to spot them. They are expected to spend at least a week there, in a preventive measure.
On Sunday, it took 11 hours to rescue four of the boys, but on Monday the rescue workers — aided by volunteers from all over the world — took just nine hours to get the boys from the cave.
The morning of the rescue, Thailand's United Nations delegation tweets its gratitude to all of the individuals who had contributed to the search and rescue efforts.
Thanking our friends #ThaiBoys #footballers in #ChiangRai. We see light at the end of the tunnel - not just for the boys - but all of us. It doesn't matter how deep the caves may be, because what's much deeper is the depth of benevolence and kind hearts. pic.twitter.com/Au3CyvAAdP
— Thai Mission to UN (@ThailandUN) July 10, 2018
" It doesn't matter how deep the caves may be, because what's much deeper is the depth of benevolence and kind hearts," the delegation wrote.
Cover image via LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images.
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Libyan Islamic Fighting Group leader ambushed by Qaddafi's forces
By Thomas Joscelyn | April 21, 2011 | [email protected] | @thomasjoscelyn
A top Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) leader was reported to have been killed in an ambush by Colonel Muammar Qaddafi's forces earlier this month. The LIFG leader, known as Urwah, was detained in Iran in 2004 but allowed to return to Libya to participate in the fighting against Qaddafi's regime earlier this year.
Urwah was actually released from Iranian custody in late 2010, according to Al Hayah, a Saudi-owned publication based in London, but was allowed to stay in Iran "for a period of time after his release until he was able to arrange his travel back to Libya." A former senior member of the LIFG told Al Hayah in 2007 that Urwah was one of several influential leaders within the LIFG.
The reporting on Urwah's demise does not specify what sort of detention the Iranians placed him in prior to his return to Libya, or if he had been allowed to meet with other al Qaeda and LIFG operatives inside Iran.
Iran, al Qaeda, and the LIFG
Iran's relationship with al Qaeda and affiliated organizations is more complicated than most reporting lets on. Although Iran does crack down on small-time al Qaeda operatives from time to time, it rarely deports them to their home countries. And while some operatives are detained, others are allowed to operate.
Moreover, high-ranking al Qaeda operatives have been kept in a loose form of house arrest in Iran and allowed a degree of operational freedom. "House arrest is a good cover for holding meetings," one senior US intelligence official recently told The Long War Journal.
Senior al Qaeda terrorists have also made their way back from Iran to multiple jihadist theaters in recent years, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, and now Libya. [See LWJ report, Osama bin Laden's spokesman freed by Iran.]
During a Senate Armed Services Committee in March 2010, General Petraeus discussed the al Qaeda network operating inside Iran. Al Qaeda "continues to use Iran as a key facilitation hub, where facilitators connect al Qaeda's senior leadership to regional affiliates," Petraeus explained. "And although Iranian authorities do periodically disrupt this network by detaining select al-Qaeda facilitators and operational planners, Tehran's policy in this regard is often unpredictable."
The LIFG's network inside Iran fits this description well. Although Urwah was reportedly "arrested" by Iranian authorities, he was allowed to leave when a good opportunity to participate in jihad against Qaddafi arose.
And while some LIFG operatives have reportedly been detained by Iranian authorities, others have repeatedly used Iranian soil to conduct their business. The US Treasury Department has pointed to LIFG members operating on Iranian soil, with some of them being detained at times, in a series of designations.
In February 2006, the Treasury Department designated Mohammed Benhammadi for being a "key financier for the LIFG" and also a member of the LIFG's economic committee. In early 2002, Benhammedi had been detained by "Iranian officials when he attempted to illegally enter Iran from Afghanistan." But that same year, according to the UN's sanctions committee, Benhammadi "may have sent more than USD 100,000 from Iran to the United Kingdom in his capacity as an LIFG financier."
The Iranians did not keep Benhammadi in custody. Instead, he was reportedly allowed to make his way to the UK, and as of late 2010 he was wanted by Interpol.
In June 2007, the US Treasury Department designated Nur al Din al Dibiski as an al Qaeda terrorist. Dibiski "traveled to Afghanistan in the early 1990s, where he joined al Qaeda and received military training in al Qaeda's camps," Treasury explained. Dibiski "is believed to be a senior member of the LIFG and a member of that terrorist group's military committee." As of August 2005, Dibiski "was identified as a member of the LIFG in Iran."
In June 2008, the Treasury Department designated Adil Muhammad Mahmud Abd al Khaliq for providing "financial, material, and logistical support to al Qaeda and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group." Treasury noted that in 2004 Khaliq "was recruited by al Qaeda to access sources of funding and to procure reliable equipment to expand al Qaeda operations in Afghanistan – ultimately to carry out larger attacks there."
In addition to training in northern Pakistan, Khaliq "traveled to Iran five times on behalf of al Qaeda and the LIFG for his facilitation duties" between 2004 and 2007. "During each of these trips," Treasury reported, "he met with senior al Qaeda facilitators." Khaliq provided al Qaeda and the LIFG "with electrical parts used in explosives, laptop computers, jackets, GPS devices, and other equipment," as well as "arranged the transportation of fighters, money, and material to LIFG camps in Pakistan."
Khaliq was arrested in the UAE in 2007 and convicted of terrorism charges. In 2008, Khaliq was transferred to his native Bahrain to serve out the rest of his sentence.
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Neonmeat says:
A very interested article revealing much about the role of Iran in 'The Long War'.
One question I have is how Iran is viewed through the prism of Al Qaedas ideology? As we know they abhor the Kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain et al for there apparent divergence from what Al Qaeda believes to be the 'true' Islam. Is Iran then, run as it is by Islamic Scholars and leaders, seen as an enemy that needs a real Islamic Government installed or do they accept that this is perhaps the model the Caliphate should take?
benhammedi says:
For your information LIFG its called now LCHG, stands for Libyan Changing Group, and the one who died he is not the leader, he is one of the key figures.
And we are open to the world, and we have nothing to do with that subject called Al Quaeda, and will never be!


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Gameloft sees initial success with expansion to PC/consoles
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Mobile game companies have been seeing their revenues sink as the pandemic excitement has worn off and Apple's push into privacy over targeted ads has taken hold.
But for the first nine months of 2022, Gameloft's revenues were $223 million (€215 million), up by 17.0% compared to the same period in 2021 in a sharply declining video game market that was down 9% in the same timeframe. How did that happen?
A lot of the success is due to Disney Dreamlight Valley, which is Gameloft's first major title to debut on the PC and all the major console platforms. Alexandre Schweizer, chief financial officer at Gameloft in Paris, said in an interview with GamesBeat that the company's strategic shift toward console-PC-mobile multiplatform games has been a success.
Alexandre Schweizer is CFO of Gameloft.
For the third quarter of 2022, Gameloft's revenues reached an all-time high of $98.6 million (€95 million), up by 48.1% compared to the same period in 2021. Disney Dreamlight Valley debuted on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X/S, Steam, Epic and Microsoft Store.
The game debuted in September in early access, and in its first ten days, Disney Dreamlight Valley hit a million installs and was the No. 1 game on Steam, Game Pass, and Nintendo Switch. Additional multi-platform games from Gameloft studios and positioned as GaaS (games as a service) will be launched in the coming years.
Disney Dreamlight Valley, Asphalt 9: Legends, Disney Magic Kingdoms, Dragon Mania Legends, and March of Empires accounted for 49% of Gameloft's total revenues for the first nine months and were the five bestsellers of the period. Of course, that means mobile games are still a big part of Gameloft, which was started in 1999 by Ubisoft cofounder Michel Guillemot and thenwas acquiredy by media conglomerate Vivendi in 2016. Gameloft now has more than 3,500 employees.
"Three years ago, in January 2019, we decided to shift the strategy of the company," Schweizer said. "We presented this shift in strategy to our shareholder, Vivendi, and decided to pivot some of our best teams towards PC and console games. And what you're seeing right now is really the result of this shift in strategy."
Disney Speedstorm is coming from Gameloft for the Nintendo Switch.
Thanks to the immediate success of Disney Dreamlight Valley, Gameloft's off-mobile diversification is accelerating: console and PC revenues represented 26% of Gameloft's total revenues for the first nine months of 2022. Gameloft has another Disney title, a racing game called Disney Speedstorm, in the works for the Nintendo Switch.
Other games are coming from different studios for the consoles and the PC.
"We have four or five games we are talking about," Schweizer said. "We're super excited and very happy with the fact that our first launch is a major success. In fact, it's the biggest success we've ever had in terms of revenues, in the first 30 days of launch of a game."
The transition wasn't hard in one way. Schweizer pointed out that high-end iPhones are more powerful than Nintendo Switch systems, and so the mobile focus did not mean that the teams would have trouble hitting the quality requirements of the PC and console.
At the time of the pivot, Gameloft saw that the high end market on mobile was not as dynamic and profitable as it had been.
"We had clearly positioned on the high end segment of mobile gaming. And from 2017 to 2019, the hypercasual market made a significant impact on the market," Schweizer said. "This triggered a discussion about our future. Do we go after this market? Do we change our DNA? Do we ask our developers to start working on hypercasual games? Or do we double down on our DNA and on our strength?"
Disney Dreamlight Valley can be beautiful or blighted.
The employees wanted to work on the most ambitious titles possible.
"Rather than to change the DNA of the company, we made the difficult decision," Schweizer said.
That decision turned out to be a good one as hypercasual games started faltering during Apple's privacy push in the past year and a half.
But Gameloft isn't focusing on huge budgets. Rather, it is focusing on quality and games-as-a-service. And it will continue to launch mobile games, which are still 59% of its revenue. Disney Speedstorm is being built with the company's in-house game engine and the company's Asphalt studio in Barcelona.
"There are some games we where we feel it's better to do it with our own engines," Schweizer said.
Headcount has grown somewhat.
"We've been very fortunate to have our new strategy working well for us in terms of products and positioning," he said. "We're clearly overperforming. This is the due to the success that our games are having on Apple arcade, on PC and console platforms."
But catalog sales of mobile games are slowing down, in part due to the downturn.
Of course, Schweizer said the company is aware of the risks for gaming from the macroeconomic downturn, with inflation, slower growth, and other problems in the world economy.
Disney Dreamlight Valley has helped Gameloft pivot into PC/consoles.
Schweizer said the company isn't focused on virtual reality or augmented reality. But it is exploring blockchain, machine learning, and AI. The company doesn't have anything planned for sure yet in blockchain or machine learning in the near future.
"We are still looking at this," he said. "We've done a lot of R&D on this."
The company has become a long-term partner with Disney and has been for more than 10 years.
"We really want to continue to work with them because we have a very strong relationships. But at the end of the day, we have our own franchises. I just want to be very clear on the fact that Disney Dreamlight Valley is not a one-off. It's really the beginning of a new era for Gameloft where are we have a more balanced portfolio and revenue stream between mobile and PC and console. So you should look out for for the news flow coming out from Gameloft because I think we're going to have pretty cool products coming out."
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Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences
The effect of different environmental conditions on the encystation of Acanthamoeba castellanii belonging to the T4 genotype.
Yousuf Aqeel, Aga Khan University
Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Aga Khan University
Hira Iftikhar, Aga Khan University
Naveed Ahmed Khan, Aga Khan University
In this study, Acanthamoeba castellanii was cultivated under different stress conditions to induce possible encystation. The morphological and histological properties were analysed by light and electron microscopy as well as cyst-specific staining. The findings revealed that cysts prepared through liquid medium using higher osmolarity as a trigger (10% glucose with 50mM magnesium chloride for 72 h) are similar to cysts prepared using non-nutrient agar (nutrient deprivation as a trigger in plating assays for 14 days), as determined by SDS-resistance, cyst-specific Calcofluor white staining and transmission electron microscopy. Using liquid medium assay, A. castellanii encystation was studied by exposing trophozoites to media lacking growth ingredients (phosphate buffered saline or distilled water), inappropriate temperatures (4-45°C), pH (3-9), artificial light-dark cycles, 5% CO2, and microaerophilic conditions. Optimal encystation was observed when cells were incubated in PBS with 50mM MgCl2 and 10% glucose at 24-30°C at pH 7. Increasing temperature over 37°C or pH 9 adversely affected encystation, while light-dark cycles, 5% CO2 and microaerophilic conditions had no effect on encystation of A. castellanii. None of the aforementioned conditions had any effect on the viability of A. castellanii, as determined by Trypan blue exclusion assay. A complete knowledge of encystation in A. castellanii is crucial to our understanding of the biology of these ecologically and medically important organisms
Experimental Parasitology
Aqeel, Y., Siddiqui, R., Iftikhar, H., Khan, N. A. (2013). The effect of different environmental conditions on the encystation of Acanthamoeba castellanii belonging to the T4 genotype.. Experimental Parasitology, 135(1), 30-35.
Available at: https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_bbs/163


A large-scale gymnasium, theater and performance venue will accommodate a large number of audience, sportsmen, actors, administrative staff, service stuff; the increasing fake tickets seriously affect the normal ticket market, at the same time, it harms the benefit of both the host party and the audience. Verifying the personnel's ticket card and certificate validity in time becomes the key facing issue for operation at such sites.
Use electronic fare collection system can completely eliminate fake ticket, providing the support for stadium digital construction and promoting the modern gymnasium image.
2、Eliminate fake ticket which bring huge economic losses.
3、To manage ticket, eliminate inner financial loophole and other loophole in management. Reduce the loss.
4、Counting fast and accurately and making real-time inquiry for ticket data; the audience flow situation, predicting various kinds of ticket data.
★For ticketing terminal and system function, system shall realize layout design, parameter settings, making of various audience tickets card.
★Ticketing subsystem, ticketing system achieve on-site ticket booking system, telephone booking, refund, remote ticketing and other functions.
★Ticket checking subsystem, the part is used to verify the legality of the audience tickets, control whether the audience is allowed through, and transmit data with the server. The main hardware: automatic ticket inspection gate machine.
★Mainly for a variety of financial statistics, financial statistics of the ticket booth after the determine of the pre-match ticket scheme.
★Forecast income statistics for the selling ticket before the match.
★According to the statistical results predicting revenue statistical reports and charts.
★The basic functions of management subsystem, management subsystem mainly realizes the data report generation, inquiry, system operation and all kinds of the technical parameters and user permissions settings.Passenger flow form at least includes admission rate of ticket, traffic statistics of the entrance, different time approach flow statistics, and it can generate a straightforward pie chart, bar chart, given the decision basis; it can remotely control the front-end equipment checking system.


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Web Viewer
I was talking with my clients and some of them requested a Web Browser Viewer. Currently, both Adobe DPS and Aquafadas are offering this possibility, and as MAG+ is "Image Based", I think it's quite easy to create an HTML5 reader so that our publications can be made available for everyone on the Internet.
Carlos Pedro Sant'Ana
Carlos Pedro Sant'Ana May 11, 2012 17:53 Share
Hi Carlos -
yes, that's something we're looking at, but one of the differences between Mag+ and DPS or Aquafadas is that we have a more complex architecture to the system where those are more flat sorts of systems - dual layouts with pinning, multiple layers, etc - so when you have those sorts of interactions going on, it becomes a bit trickier to replicate in a basic web viewer. But it's something we'd like to create in the future if our clients will find it useful.
Mike May 11, 2012 19:31 0 votes Share
Thanks for your answer. When I moved to Mag+ after testing it in Beta, as well publishing with Adobe DPS and Aquafadas, I said that I moved from a Conventional Framework to a Creative one. Your system is probably the best one around and one of the most interesting features of Mag+ is the A-Layer architecture and Pinning. The fact that we can publish in iPad, Android and Kindle fire, as well iPhone in the near future is fantastic, but can't you make a simpler version of it as Web Viewer? I think that your developers can findi a way to convert all that content into Floating DIVs…
Carlos Pedro Sant'Ana May 11, 2012 20:09 0 votes Share
Would be also nice to get support for ALL mobile devices (Windows 8 and Windows Phone 7.5 & 8)
Michael Clay June 23, 2012 23:23 0 votes Share
Hey Michael -
On the Web viewer, it is possible to render most of a mib in all its possible iterations in a Web view, but it's no small task, nor is building the backend for it. We're looking into it, but we're also examining the various use cases - one is to publish to the Web for users, but another would be as a review tool for the production teams making the MIBs. If the idea was to support the former, we'd want to support multiple screen sizes so that you could do what we always encourage with Mag+: design for the canvas(es) the content will be viewed on, rather than try to shoehorn one design into another space. Either way, I anticipate some progress in one of these directions by year end.
For Windows 8, we have spoken to Microsoft and begun investigating. Our approach to any new OS or device is to go where the market goes - if (or when) that space starts to get some traction with consumers, we'll look at doing a Windows 8 compatible reader. Before that, we're prioritizing our upcoming iPhone and Android mobile releases (Sept), given the large size of that market. Thanks as always for the feedback!
Mike June 25, 2012 14:24 0 votes Share
are there any news about the web viewer? We have a client here who asks for this feature.
Thanks, Robert
Robert Janoska April 10, 2013 10:41 0 votes Share
Hi Robert -
Sorry, nothing immediate to report. It's something we're still looking at, but have no concrete plans on the roadmap at this time. Our business has always been built around custom design for touchscreen devices and that's where we're trying to concentrate our resources for now.
Mike April 10, 2013 10:55 0 votes Share
thank you for your fast reply.
I will stay subscribed to this topic, so if something changes in the future I would really appreciate it if would post in this topic.
Greetings, Robert
I was wondering if there are any recent plans for a web viewer feature for Mag+
The reason I ask is that it would be greta of offer both clients and readers the magazine content online as well as on table and mobile devices.
Jitesh July 03, 2014 08:03 0 votes Share
The same question Mike. We have a lot of uses on PC and Windows Phone.
To support the we need at least web version. When we subscribed a contract with Mag+ -- sales representatives said that the web version will be ready in Q4 2014/Q1 2015.
Could you please provide/clarify any progress on this?
-S.
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Sergey Gusev December 24, 2014 10:40 0 votes Share
We are also very interested in the web/desktop viewer.
Chris Elmore January 11, 2015 14:46 0 votes Share
Hi, Mike
Any updates on this thread?
Sergey Gusev April 06, 2015 20:47 0 votes Share
Hello Sergey,
We are progressing on the development of our web export/web viewer tool but it is not ready for public release yet. I don't have an exact timeline right now but I'd encourage everyone to please stay tuned to our releases and announcements forums. You can "follow" them so that you are notified when any announcements and updates are released including new features are added to the release notes. (Note: the "follow" button is found in the upper right of the forum title):
http://support.magplus.com/forums/20754198
Mike Rettew
Mag+ Support Team
Mike Rettew April 06, 2015 20:54 0 votes Share
Already following any support updates -- please keep us posted.
It is very important feature and we appreciate any ETA on this. Many readers requested the web viewer (10K+)
Currently, we can show them a satellite images only lol


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StrutPatent.com Report Lists Top Patent Recipients for September 4, 2012
The latest report from StrutPatent.com lists the top recipients of patents issued on September 4, 2012. The report features information on trends in U.S. patents, with an overview of the inventors and assignees that received the most patents this week.
(PRWEB) September 07, 2012
The latest StrutPatent.com report gives readers recent news about the top recipients of U.S. patents. The report provides information on the latest patents, including comparisons from the weeks prior and details about the assignees and inventors that received the most patents issued on September 4, 2012.
Total Patents Issued: 5,766
Top 10 Categories (categories with the most new patents issued):
Physics - Computing; Calculating; Counting (967)
Electricity - Electric Communication Technique (758)
Electricity - Basic Electric Elements (470)
Human Necessities - Medical Or Veterinary Science; Hygiene (460)
Physics - Measuring; Testing (253)
Electricity - Basic Electronic Circuitry (122)
Chemistry; Metallurgy - Organic Chemistry (113)
Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating; Weapons; Blasting - Engineering Elements Or Units; General Measures For Producing And Maintaining Effective Functioning Of Machines Or Installations; Thermal Insulation In General (109)
Physics - Optics (104)
Physics - Information Storage (103)
Top 10 Inventors (inventors with the most new patents issued):
Bin Li (29)
Lowell L. Wood, Jr. (9)
Edward K. Y. Jung (7)
Eric C. Leuthardt (7)
Clarence T. Tegreene (7)
Scott T. Becker (6)
Michael C. Smayling (6)
Todd Huschka (6)
Drago Garma (6)
Dan Franklin Everson (6)
Top 10 Organizations / Assignees (organizations / assignees with the most new patents issued):
International Business Machines Corporation (115)
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (72)
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (69)
Panasonic Corporation (59)
Sony Corporation (49)
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (47)
LG Electronics Inc. (43)
Microsoft Corporation (42)
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (41)
FIH (Hong Kong) Limited (41)
Patents issued this week dropped slightly compared to the number of patents issued August 28, 2012 from a total of 5,773 new patents to 5,766. In the Top 10 categories list, lower totals across categories resulted in a lower cumulative total for the Top 10 list marking the biggest change for the week. The top 5 categories remained the same a the previous week. Two new categories entered the list this week - Mechanical Engineering: Lighting; Heating; Weapons; Blasting found its way into the list accompanied by Chemistry; Metallurgy category.
The assignees list had a number of changes with LG Electronics and Hewlett-Packard returning to the top 10. International Business Machines Corporation retook the top spot from Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. with the most patents for September 4, 2012.
Only three inventors remained on the list from last week, Bin Li easily held on to the top spot with 29 patents followed by Lowell L. Wood Jr., and Edward Jung.
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Santiago College was founded in 1880 and ten years later the first Alumni Association board of directors was instituted, formed by the first six graduates. It was presided over by Maggie Keil during the long and fruitful leadership of Mrs. Adelaida La Fetra. On the 100th anniversary of Santiago College, the first men graduated and were joyfully welcomed into the Alumni Association.
The main objectives of the association are to cultivate a sense of community among alumni, verify the school's traditions are continued and ensure the school's continuous improvement. Among the responsibilities of the association's board of directors is to appoint three of the nine members of the Santiago College Educational Foundation's Board of Governors.
The main focus of the activities organized by the association is the participation and integration of SC alumni. These have had an important development in social action, sports activities (mainly rugby and field hockey), tutoring, and community activities such as art exhibitions and bazaars for entrepreneurs. Within social action, various initiatives stand out, such as support for struggling day-care centers and scholarships for SC students. Alumni Association embraces the aspiration of our founders to be factors of positive change in society. These charitable activities are financed mainly through food sales, specific campaigns, membership fees and funds generated from sports activities.
Oscar Melo Contreras: Class of 1986 (second generation SC); U. Católica (Agronomist Engineer); U. of Maryland (M.Sc., Ph.D.); Professor, Faculty of Agronomy and Forestry Engineering, Catholic University.
Leslie Cooper Allan: Class of 1972. BA in Economics TWU; Master of Arts in Economics University of North Texas; Founding Partner HK Human Capital; Director of the Chilean Olympic Committee.
Rodrigo Jaimovich Fernández: Class of 1992. U. de Chile (Medicine); Nuclear Medicine (U. de Chile), U. Católica (Medical Education), Active member of the Chilean Nuclear Medicine Society.
Martin Mois Freiwirth: Class of 1993 (second generation SC); U. de Chile (LL.M. 1999); University of Pennsylvania (LL.M. 2008); partner of Aninat Abogados.
Solange Diuana Tarud: Class of 1980. Incacea (TV Direction and Production), Escuela Mónica Herrera (Communications and Public Relations)
Roberto Infante Vermehren: Class of 1995 (second generation SC); Universidad de Chile (Kinesiologist 2002); George Washington University Hospital (2004-2007); Clínica Las Condes (2009 to date); Staff Team Chile (2010-2019).
Constanza Muñoz: Class of 2011. Pontificia Universidad Católica (Lawyer). Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (Corporate Compliance Diploma).
Mauricio Saleh Selman: Class of 2003 (third generation SC); U. de Chile (Commercial Engineering, Administration 2010); Co-founder and Commercial Manager Adistra Online.
Nicole Solé Zarhi: Class of 1991 (third generation SC); P. U. Católica (Architect 2000); Politécnica de Catalunya (Master in Urbanism 2002); ESADE Barcelona, Spain (Business Management 2002); Mujeres Líderes 2017; Member of ICARE MKT Circle; Member of REDMAD and CCHC Senior Management Women Committee; Professor Part-time ESE (Master in Real Estate Management); UAI (Land Value Added Course); General Manager and Partner Exxacon Real Estate Development.
Michele Solé Zarhi: Class of 1993 (third generation SC); Catholic University (Commercial Engineering 1999); UTS Australia (Diploma in Marketing 2007); Partner and founder of Uniko Spa.
Claudia Torres Barrenechea: Class of 1977. Dental Surgeon U. De Chile; Oral Rehabilitation U. De Chile and Aesthetics U. Andres Bello. Diploma in Philosophy U. Andes; Philosophy undergraduate student U. Andes; Director Banigualdad.
Teresa Youlton: Class of 1979. U. de Chile (Commercial Engineering). Partner of Youlton & Ganderats. Pontificia Universidad Católica (Executive Coach Diploma).
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Sri Lanka says LLRC Action Plan seeks to extend the services of legal aid centres – GoSL mission
Sri Lanka has observed that the Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka primarily funded by the state, covers most parts of the country with approximately 70 legal aid centres, including in the former conflict-affected areas, and records a high caseload and provision of services.
Intervening during an Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Lawyersand Judges at the ongoing 23rd Session of the Human Rights Council on 30 May 2013, Deputy Solicitor General Mr. Buwaneka Aluwihare noted that
the National Plan of Action for the implementation of the recommendations of the LLRC has taken due note of the services that can be extended by legal aid centres in the post-conflict situation. The Commission's mission is to identify those members of society who lack access to the remedies available to them under the law, and to make available to them means through which they can use the law and the legal system to secure justice.
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23rd Session of the HRC
Statement by Sri Lanka – Item 3
ID with the SR on the Independence of Lawyers and Judges
Mr. President,
Sri Lanka welcomes the report of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers which examines the relevance and the possibilities of providing legal aid to individuals who come into contact with the law but cannot afford the costs of legal advice, counsel and representation. Affording legal assistance to vulnerable groups of a country constitutes a vital segment of the administration of justice.
Legal aid was institutionalised in Sri Lanka in 1978 with the passage of the Legal Aid Act which mandates the operation of an effective legal aid scheme by providing legal advice, funds to conduct legal and other proceedings for and on behalf of "deserving" people. The enactment led to the formation of the Legal Aid Commission primarily funded by the state, and over the years its funding base has seen a significant increase. The Commission's outreach covers most parts of the country with approximately 70 legal aid centres, including in the former conflict-affected areas, and records a high caseload and provision of services. It may be noted that the National Plan of Action for the implementation of the recommendations of the LLRC has taken due note of the services that can be extended by legal aid centres in the post-conflict situation. The Commission's mission is to identify those members of society who lack access to the remedies available to them under the law, and to make available to them means through which they can use the law and the legal system to secure justice.
There is a strong legislative basis for legal aid in Sri Lanka. It is implicitly recognized as a fundamental right in the Constitution, especially when read with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – ICCPR Act No. 56 of 2007. The Legal Aid Act of 1978 provides an administrative and regulatory background to legal aid service provisions.
The absence of a statutory definition of the term "deserving persons" has permitted the Commission to apply the criteria recognised internationally in identifying the groups who are in need of legal aid. Women have been accorded special status and such aid is made available to all women seeking maintenance for themselves and for their children, irrespective of their financial status.
The Commission, while supported by the State, works independently of other justice sector institutions, which in principal ensures its impartiality and equal access to justice system for all citizens. While its main focus is litigation, it also operates several subject-specific desks and projects.
Legal provisions that are relevant in the context of legal aid includes the right to a fair trial by a competent court, and the right to be heard before such a court which are guaranteed to all persons by Article 13(3) of the Constitution of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's Code of Criminal Procedure states that every person accused before any criminal court has the right to be defended by a lawyer, and every aggrieved person has the right to be represented in court by a lawyer (Section 260).
A general right to legal aid in criminal cases at all levels of the court system was expressly legislated in Sri Lanka through the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – ICCPR Act No. 56 of 2007.
Further, the Supreme Court Rules 1990 (Rule 44(7)) provide for the Supreme Court to act on a complaint alleging infringement or imminent infringement of a fundamental right, even if it is not in the form of a formal petition, where the complainant may not have the means to follow the usual procedures and may suffer substantial prejudice by such infringement.
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LCM Partners, a leading alternative investment management firm, has announced Graeme Laing has joined as Head of Origination, Asset Finance, further adding to its experienced team of credit professionals.
Graeme brings a deep product understanding and an extensive asset finance network, having worked in the credit and banking sector for over 22 years for companies such as CSA Financial, Bank of London and The Middle East and CIT Group. Laing's appointment comes at an opportune time for LCM – the firm recently closed its €2 billion LCM Partners Credit Opportunities III strategy and sees plenty of opportunity for making further investments in the asset finance and leasing space. Figures from the FLA for Q4 2016 reveal the asset finance sector continues to grow strongly in the UK, with new business volumes having experienced 37 consecutive months of increase in a total market worth over £30 billion.
In 2016, LCM made a substantial investment in the asset finance area, setting up Victoria Asset Finance (VAF) which acquired a €400m portfolio from a European originator exiting the UK.
Based in LCM's London headquarters, Graeme will work to further leverage the VAF acquisition by sourcing asset finance investment and new origination opportunities for LCM and its funds.
"We are delighted to have someone of Graeme's calibre on board as we continue to explore and invest in asset finance portfolios in a market that has shown substantial growth and opportunity. I am excited about the possibilities that lie ahead for the Group in this area and look forward to working with Graeme as we build out our Asset Finance presence not just in the UK, but across Europe."
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To date, LCM Partners has bought over 2000 transactions and manages over €15.5 billion of loans
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We are very pleased to feature another series by Riccardo Magherini on The Artbo.
Threads pulled from the memory carpet. The Firenze series is mostly about a 'layering of memories' process. Pictures are collected through time; hours, days, sometimes seasons, forming threads. Every image of the series is a carpet, an "arazzo" made with those threads, the warp and weft of memories and pictures, woven with a Renaissance perspective. I think I've shot Firenze as a museum, crowded by contemporary people, with their clothes, eyeglasses, backpack, faces. They belong to this time. They walk, sit, eat, talk, live in the now, passing through, directed elsewhere.


Many of us are still waiting to be restored into an aligned (rather than maligned) status of humanity. The process of waiting feels like paper cuts: hurtful, dangerous, tender. And yet, some of us are still surviving.
That does not mean that we are safe, but rather that who we love is not proof of our brokenness in need of change, rather our innate humanity needs to be fully affirmed: as Latinx, as sexual beings with urges and desires, as God's perfect creation. We are not questioning whether we should be "fixed" to fit the hetero-normative expectation, rather some of us are requesting restoration of our humanity in order to be aligned and in relation with God's beloved-sacred community.
We have been in the midst of this struggle so long. Bitterly wounded and hurt by a christianity that professes God's love from one side of their mouth while spewing dogmatic legalism as a means of oppression from the other. Friends, we have the power to call out to the Holy Spirit to battle on our behalf against forces of injustice. We are not asking for permission to exist, God has already declared us good. We are taking our place. The Holy Spirit is our support! We are not alone. "From the desolate pit, out of the miry bog…God secures our steps (Psalm 40:2).
We need not walk alone. We can find strength in others who share our story. We have to pay attention to those who come into our spaces that we may be able to hear and learn from some of them, because the need for justice is real and when we speak of that need, we speak not on behalf of ourselves, but on behalf of those around us whose voice is not being heard. Learn to stand still and listen, there is strength in silence, when we are quiet we hear our neighbors pain, that we may take action.
Know who is with you. Know who is missing from your table and from your sanctuary. Keep them in your prayers. Say their names out loud… because each one of us matters. "Say their names" is a popular refrain for many of us who are on social media. It seems that every day we add a new name and a new story. And this makes many of us, ever so uncomfortable. Some of us have been asked to stop causing so much trouble by adding to the litany of names.
But each name and each story matters. Because when we have a role call and 11 names are called, we notice that one of the followers is no longer mentioned, Judas Iscariot lost his connection to love. And we notice that some women were also present… among them Mary the mother of Jesus and with her his brothers (read Acts 1: 6-14).
Prayer: God, each name that went before us in this struggle for liberation is a prayer. Each life lost without justice having been meted is a prayer. Each body left unclaimed is a prayer. Each trans life is a prayer. Each Black and Brown life is a prayer. God, you tattooed each of us and our story on the palm of your hand… to you we turn our gaze. Amen.


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You are here: Home Reports & data Burden of disease Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015
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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2019) Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 02 February 2023. doi:10.25816/5ebca2a4fa7dc
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2019). Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015. Canberra: AIHW.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015. AIHW, 2019.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015. Canberra: AIHW; 2019.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 2019, Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015, AIHW, Canberra.
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This report analyses the impact of more than 200 diseases and injuries in terms of living with illness (non-fatal burden) and premature death (fatal burden). The study found that:
chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and musculoskeletal conditions contributed the most burden in Australia in 2015
38% of the burden could have been prevented by removing exposure to risk factors such as tobacco use, overweight and obesity, and dietary risks.
Australian Burden of Disease Study: impact and causes of illness and death in Australia 2015—Summary is a companion to this report. There are also two interactive data sets to explore: disease burden and risk factor burden.
ISBN: 978-1-76054-546-8 (PDF) 978-1-76054-547-5 (PRINT)
DOI: Link to DOI: 10.25816/5ebca2a4fa7dc
Cat. no: BOD 22
Findings from this report:
4.8 million years of healthy life lost in 2015, equivalent to 199 DALY per 1,000 people
Cancer and cardiovascular diseases were the 2 most burdensome disease groups in 2015
38% of the burden of disease was preventable, being due to the modifiable risk factors included in this study
11% reduction in total burden between 2003 and 2015
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Q: My application quicklist goes missing when using "quickly submitubuntu" I'm trying to submit my app for the app showdown, but I've just noticed that when I use the "submitubuntu" Quickly command, my dynamic quicklist entries don't work. I think this is because the desktop file gets renamed from tickit.desktop to extras-tickit.desktop
I'm coding a hacky fix to look for /usr/share/applications/extras-tickit.desktop and changing the argument for get_for_desktop_id() if it exists, but is there a better way? Can I stop Quickly renaming the desktop file?

A: The App Review Board Guidelines say in the section "Packaging":

The .desktop file is installed in the standard location /usr/share/applications, but  must have the prefix 'extras-' added to its name. Example: extras-foobar.desktop for a package named foobar.

So Quickly is doing The Right Thing here and you should rename your .desktop file.

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How to sell an item on Amazon is one of the foremost concerns of people who are just beginning to grasp the enormous influence online shopping has on our modern world. Gone are the days when we had to go out and brave pollution, bad weather conditions and traffic just to buy a hat at our favorite department store or clothing shop. Amazon has been one of the pioneers of the online marketplace, so it's no wonder that it remains to be the most popular and most-used method to buy and sell on the internet.
If you want to know how to sell on Amazon, you have to be ready to exert a lot of time and effort into learning the ins and outs of the business, even if you only mean to sell a few times. Once you've begun to master the ropes, no doubt that you'll be able to move forward to becoming a top Amazon seller.
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José Camilo Uriburu (1914-1996) fue un político y abogado argentino, se desempeñó como Interventor federal de Córdoba durante la presidencia de Roberto Marcelo Levingston, en el marco de la Revolución Argentina.

Era pariente de José Félix Uriburu, gracias a quien comenzó su militancia en partidos conservadores de derecha.

Fue designado por Roberto Marcelo Levingston como interventor en Córdoba el 2 de marzo de 1971, dado que eran cercanos y buscaba alguien de confianza ante una disputa con el general Alejandro Lanusse. La provincia se encontraba turbulenta producto de los movimientos sindicales y estudiantiles que se venían sucediendo contra la dictadura desde el Cordobazo de 1969. En ese contexto, el 7 de marzo declaró que en dicha provincia se anidaba "una venenosa serpiente cuya cabeza pido a Dios me depare el honor histórico de cortar de un solo tajo", lo cual detonó otra masiva pueblada conocida como el viborazo. El 17 de marzo, 15 días después de haber asumido, tuvo que presentar su renuncia.

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Era de la misma familia que los presidentes José Evaristo Uriburu y José Félix Uriburu. Sus padres fueron Camilo de Uriburu Romero (Salta 1878, Córdoba 1937) y Rita Rosa Sánchez Buteler (Córdoba 1882-1973). Nació en la ciudad de Córdoba el 12 de mayo de 1914. Sus estudios primario y secundario los cursó en los colegios San José y en el Nacional de Monserrat. Se recibió de abogado en la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba en el año 1935.

Su militancia política lo ubica en partidos conservadores de derecha. El 24 de febrero de 1946 accedió al senado de la provincia por el departamento de Pocho por el Partido Demócrata Nacional. Luego de la intervención de la provincia dispuesta por el presidente Perón, Uriburu mudó su residencia a Buenos Aires.

Estuvo casado con Estela Isabel Montes (Chacabuco, 1924 - Córdoba 2003) con quien formó una familia de 14 hijos. Su actividad fue la profesión de abogado y la inmobiliaria.

Estando apartado de la militancia de su juventud fue designado por Roberto Marcelo Levingston como interventor en Córdoba en marzo de 1971, dado que eran cercanos y buscaba alguien de confianza ante una disputa con el general Alejandro Lanusse.

Levingston no era parte de la autoproclamada Revolución Argentina y su verdadero plan de gobierno se enfocaba en la normalización de las instalaciones y el llamado a elecciones generales, en tanto que Lanusse, jefe de un ala política del ejército, pugnaba por ser presidente.

Uriburu se identificaba con el plan del presidente Levingston y propuso la normalización política e institucional de la provincia. Aceptó el cargo de interventor federal en función de ese objetivo.

Su acceso a la gestión se dio contando Lanusse con su mejor alfil al mando del III Cuerpo de Ejército (general Alcides López Aufranc) y un estado organizado de protestas sociales sumado a la incapacidad generalizada del arco político e institucional de canalizar el diálogo político. La provincia se encontraba turbulenta con movimientos sindicales y estudiantiles que se habían sucedido contra la dictadura, como el Cordobazo.

En dicho contexto, Uriburu fue el primero en poner en evidencia el accionar de la guerrilla urbana y declaró que en dicha provincia se anida una venenosa serpiente cuya cabeza pido a Dios me depare el honor histórico de cortar de un solo tajo, lo cual fue aprovechado para agravar la protesta ya instalada como el viborazo.

El agravamiento de la crisis terminó por colapsar el endeble gobierno de Levingston y alfombró la llegada al poder de Alejandro Agustín Lanusse.

Referencias

Gobernadores de la provincia de Córdoba (Argentina)
Abogados de Argentina
Familia Uriburu

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Q: Function argument naming conventions in C++ I'm quite new to learning the C++ language. Tried searching, but maybe I just don't understand the terminology correctly enough to know what to properly search for.
I'm learning about user defined functions, and was wondering what were the conventions for naming arguments/variables that are created in new functions. I know the code isn't perfect but I'm shortening it for conciseness.
int main()
{
    int hours;
    cout << "Enter hours: ";
    cin >> hours;

    int minutes;
    cout << "Enter minutes: ";
    cin >> minutes;

    displayTime(hours, minutes);

    return 0;
}

So now I will create, what I consider in my novice mind, dummy variables in the function being passed arguments to. What are the conventions for these names? Here are two examples to show possible names.
void displayTime(int a, int b)     // new names totally different
    cout << a << ":" << b << "\n";
}

or
void displayTime(int hours, int minutes)     // same variable names
    cout << hours << ":" << minutes << "\n";
}

Is there another, most accepted/common, option? I just want to make sure I start good habits with fundamental concepts. I'm using the C++ Primer Plus 6th edition, for what it's worth.


Oh man, take a look at the first sneak peak to White Boy Rick.
The movie is dropping on September 18th!
You can kind of see parts of Cleveland and Lakewood in the trailer. Go back and watch it again and tell us what parts of the city you recognize!


While the obvious effect of the current drought will be yet another year of liquidation and even tighter supplies in the future, we should see increasing supplies of beef in the short term as more cattle are placed on feed. The increase in placements and cow slaughter are expected to be offset somewhat by lighter placement weights and higher feed costs that will result in reduced slaughter weights.
The recent rally in the grain market has certainly reduced feeder prices. In the latest crop report, only 40% of the corn and soybean crop was rated to be in good or excellent condition; that's the poorest overall showing of a crop for this time of year since the drought of 1988. We're already hearing people talk about $9/bu. corn, and perhaps even $10. Admittedly, some of these same folks were talking about $4/bu. corn earlier in the spring when the corn acreage numbers came out.
But experience tells me to have a lot of faith in the American farmer to beat expectations, and I have no doubt they will again this year. The question, of course, is what those expectations will be.
There's little relief in the long-term weather forecast, however. And without some help from Mother Nature, we'll be looking at the highest feed costs ever experienced, at price levels most experts would not have believed just three months ago.
One thing is certain: the use of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) ground and the upcoming debate over the renewable fuels standard is going to be even more critical. The impact of these issues on the livestock industry is going to have to be elevated to equal standing with deficit reduction and other concerns.
We've known for some time that the subsidization of ethanol would greatly reduce the size of the livestock industry. But the impact continues to grow, as it becomes apparent that it not only greatly increased input prices but raised to unprecedented levels the risk factor of raising and feeding livestock. In the last several months, we have seen corn prices rise by $2.25/bu.; before the ethanol era, corn didn't even cost $2.25/bu. on average.


Mo Farah said it was the best moment of his life when his wife Tania and daughter Rihanna joined him on the Olympic Stadium track after his 10,000 metres triumph.
Farah's victory rounded off six golds for Britain on the most successful day for the country at an Olympics since the 1908 Games.
Farah said: "Seeing them on the track was the best moment of my life - having your family there with you at such a moment....Rihanna's shoes kept coming off so I took them off so she could come on a lap of honour but she got scared because the crowd were so loud!"
He also said he was inspired by seeing Jessica Ennis having just won the heptathlon.
"I saw Jess with a flag and knew she must have won gold and I just felt I had to win," Farah said. "As I came through the tunnel, people were just shouting 'Go Mo!' and the atmosphere was something else.
"I was really buzzing - it was like someone had just given me 10 cups of coffee, I was just pumped up so much."


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No talks Dobass does not help without the will of Russia to implement the agreement – Elisha
March 28, 2017 IMMPolitics
The Minsk agreements remain the basis for settlement of the situation in the Donbas and the restoration of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
About it in interview to "Today," said the Deputy head of the presidential Administration Konstantin Eliseev.
According to the head of AP, the main thing – to perform the first paragraph of the Minsk agreement is to provide a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire, to do everything possible to not killed and did not suffer the Ukrainians.
Answering the question about the possibility of bringing the United States to the negotiations on the Donbas, Deputy head of the AP said that the issue of settlement of the situation in the East of Ukraine in the negotiation formats.
"What we did not format if there is the political will from the Russian side to implement the agreement, any format will not help. From time to time voices are heard that the "Normandy format" ineffective, let's do "Budapest format, the Geneva format", etc. My point is this: no matter what format. For us the main thing that in this format present Russia. Now in the "Channel format" is the Russian Federation, in which we work. In my opinion, talking about the formats having the discussion is absolutely the wrong way. I think we need to concentrate more on meaningful things, such as how to ensure the implementation of agreements and work on new initiatives that would bring key peace and stability in the Donbass, the restoration of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders. We are interested not so much the format as a result. Let's just say we would welcome any format that will bring the result," Yeliseyev said.
Earlier, the press Secretary of the foreign Ministry of Ukraine Marian Betz said that Russia still has not fulfilled a single item of the Minsk agreements, the political will of Moscow to comply with them absolutely no.
In an interview with "Today" Elisha also told about the final deadlines for bizwise, defence partnership with the US, scenarios for Donbass and new sanctions against Russia for the seizure of enterprises.
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Our partnership is based on the shared desire of our founders to go back to the basics in terms of practicing the law by eschewing the excess formality that translates into extended turnarounds and additional costs to the client. We work on a word of mouth basis and have built our reputation on the satisfaction of our clients.
Leveraged on the knowledge and network of our partners, we aim to provide a swift and value added assistance by partnering with our clients and help them navigate the way to success – it is not their path, but rather the road we face together.
We believe the best way to serve our clients is to remain generalists which is possible given the Macau SAR legal regime and the size of our market – it enables us to provide dedicated representation and ensuring due privacy.
Aside from the long friendship that united our founders in this project, they truly embody a east meets west partnership thus combining their strengths in the service of our clients and which gives us an edge in initiatives such as the Belt and Road.
We are firmly grounded in Macau and aim to contribute through our work and community service to the sustainable development of the region, especially in its integration within the Greater Bay Area. We also work to a significant extent with Hong Kong SAR based clients, those from the mainland and overseas.
張曙文 Barry Cheong
BSCivil – University of California, Berkeley
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JD – Chinese University of Hong Kong
Barry Cheong is a practising lawyer and registered civil engineer in Macau.
Barry obtained JD from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, LLB from the University of Macau, and Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BS Civil) from the University of California, Berkeley.
Before joining the legal profession, Barry had been working in the construction engineering and construction contracts field for more than 10 years. He worked for muilti-international consultants, multi-international construction contractors and multi-international project developer such as the Accenture and the Bechtel Group in the US, Macau airport and Sands Resort in Macau, and Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
Since leaving the post as a corporate legal advisor in 2008, Barry now provides a broad spectrum of legal services to major corporate clients, and practices as a litigation lawyer focusing mainly in commercial, labor, administrative, civil and criminal cases.
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Jose provides general advice on Macau law, namely advising and acting for given clients in all their legal matters in this jurisdiction. He firmly believes that clients' satisfaction is maximized by providing prompt and objective advice focusing on the solution rather than the problem.
During his career, Jose has acted for some of global corporations as well as prominent local companies in complex and simple transactions alike in Macau, including in the retail, transportation, gaming, financial and property sectors, among others, granting him a well-rounded experience in dealing with a diverse range of matters.
In terms of litigation experience, he participated in numerous civil disputes, including injunction proceedings (such as asset seizures and enforcement of contractual obligations), civil liability claims, debt collections, litigious divorces, probates, among others.
Jose was trained and subsequently worked at one the most prestigious law offices in Macau, from which he resigned to embrace this new project. Previously, he interned at other institutions including Deutsche Bank, Linklaters, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and law firms based in Portugal.
Registered lawyer with the Macau Lawyers' Association (AAM) and a member of its Training and Internship Committee. He is also a member of the Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI) and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC).
On the hobby side, Jose plays in the second division of the Macau Football Association, is an amateur photographer and a traveler. His utmost passion remains hiking and he can often be found trail running in Hong Kong, namely at his zen place, the Ma On Shan Country Park.
Jose is considerably community involved, having been a columnist or freelance writer for local and regional newspapers (in English, Portuguese and occasionally in Chinese), collaborates with charities and participates (often as a speaker) in law related conferences.
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MUMBAI: Six years after its inception, a community welfare programme in one of the districts of Maharashtra, where malnourishment is very high, is showing results. The tribal population of Mokhada in Palghar has benefited from Project Asha that is run by the NGO Aroehan.
Aroehan was seeded as a linear health programme by the Mumbai-based Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work in 2006. Since 2012, it has blossomed into a multi-pronged intervention towards water supply, energy, health and livelihood sustenance with corporate sponsorship from Siemens India.
Anjali Kanitkar, who is on the board of directors of Aroehan, said, "We had gone to Mokhada after reading reports of deaths due to malnutrition. But once we engaged with the tribals, barely any of them named malnutrition as their main concern. Most of them, around 57%, said the lack of water for drinking and irrigation purposes was the main issue. Even if natural resources, like rivers, were present, there is no way of harnessing them because there is no electricity. So we devised an off grid solar power system to tap water. In another hamlet, the simple installation of a water filter helped us achieve remarkable results because the tribals could now avail of clean drinking water. The local midwife reported that she scarcely had to replenish her stock of medication, the health of the population improved so rapidly."
The solar power system helped students study during the evening hours as well and families of basket weavers could produce more wares to sell. So the economy slowly improved.
Jasmine cultivation has taken root and tribals are able to take the blossoms to market now that an iron bridge has been built by the local administration.
The second phase of the Asha project involves an all-encompassing cluster development or block development approach where multiple hamlets can access common resources like water.
Kanitkar says that improving education facilities like ashramshalas is on the anvil for which corporate sponsorship is required. She is also encouraging youth from Thane and Mumbai to volunteer their time in these villages, possibly to teach the children science or assist in sundry tasks.
Most of Aroehan's staff comprises local tribals themselves so they live and work within their communities.
Mokhada has 28 gram panchayats with 228 padas or hamlets. The state government has also turned attention to the area but it is limited by lack of manpower and flexibility. NGOs on the other hand are at leisure to determine the tribals' needs and devise tailormade solutions. Kanitkar says that dams built by government are sometimes seen to run dry while ponds created by NGOs are full to the brim because they sought locals' suggestions on where to dig.


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GAIL SAMUEL NAMED CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR THE LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION
October 22, 2012 – Los Angeles Philharmonic Association President Deborah Borda has announced the appointment of Gail Samuel to the position of Chief Operating Officer. In this post, Samuel will oversee operations at the Hollywood Bowl, management of the Philharmonic orchestra, programming of jazz, world music, orchestral pops and pop/rock presentations by the Association at both the Hollywood Bowl and Walt Disney Concert Hall, concert production, public relations and community affairs. Samuel will be a key liaison to the County of Los Angeles.
"The strength of an institution is its people and in this matter the LA Phil is richly endowed. What a pleasure that this critical position will be filled by an individual who has truly 'come up through the ranks' and proven her value in 20 years of service," says Borda. "Gail Samuel is a consummate professional who brings a remarkable depth of knowledge, skill and experience to her new assignment. On a personal note, our partnership has been a deeply rewarding one for me and I look forward to the opportunity that these new horizons provide for us all."
"I am thrilled to have the opportunity to continue my work at this great organization with Deborah Borda, the Board and my amazing colleagues. As a life-long Angeleno, I relish the opportunity to focus on the Hollywood Bowl, an iconic venue I have always loved and which has played such a big part of my life" added Samuel.
Gail Samuel has worked at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association for 20 years, beginning as Orchestra Manager. Over the course of her career with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Samuel rose through the organization, holding a variety of critical positions during that time. She was promoted to her current position as Vice President and General Manager, Philharmonic and Production in 2007, managing the Orchestra as well as all concert production, touring and media activities. Previously, Samuel has held positions with the Minnesota Orchestra, Yale University, Tanglewood Music Festival and the Young Musicians Foundation.
Reporting to the President, Samuel succeeds Arvind Manocha on November 19. Manocha, who has been with the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 2001, has accepted a new position as President and CEO of the Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts in Virginia.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Samuel studied violin and earned undergraduate degrees in music and psychology as well as an MBA from the University of Southern California. Samuel has served on the Board of Councilors for the USC Thornton School of Music since 2009.
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, under the vibrant leadership of Music Director Gustavo Dudamel, presents an inspiring array of music from all genres – orchestral, chamber and Baroque music, organ and celebrity recitals, new music, jazz, world music and pop – at two of L.A.'s iconic venues, Walt Disney Concert Hall (www.laphil.com ) and the Hollywood Bowl (www.hollywoodbowl.com). The LA Phil's season at Walt Disney Concert Hall extends from September through May, and throughout the summer at the Hollywood Bowl. With the preeminent Los Angeles Philharmonic at the foundation of its offerings, the LA Phil aims to enrich and transform lives through music, with a robust mix of artistic, education and community programs.
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Widespread low morale makes officers less likely to go 'above and beyond': survey
Ryan Rumbolt
A Calgary police service emblem is seen on August 31st, 2018. (Zach Laing / Postmedia Network)	Postmedia Archives
Police are becoming increasingly less likely to go the extra mile for Calgarians as low morale and lost faith in senior leadership continue to weigh on officers.
More than 1,200 civilian and sworn members of the Calgary Police Service were not shy about airing their grievances in the Calgary police commission's 2018 employees survey, with 76 per cent of those surveyed saying morale is suffering.
Only 20 per cent had "moderate" feelings that overall morale on the service was good, with only four per cent saying they "strongly agree."
And that low morale is having an effect on officers' willingness to go "above and beyond" while on duty, with only 29 per cent of sworn members saying they are motivated to perform past their "basic job description."
Sgt. Les Kaminski, president of the Calgary police union, said the decline in officers' willingness to put in extra effort — such as "driving back alleys" and "looking for ways to lower the crime rate" — comes from a lack of support from leadership.
"It's the backbone of community policing," Kaminski said. "You need to know that your management team supports your efforts and you don't feel like you're out there all by yourself, swinging in the wind."
In September, the resignation of the service's chief human-resources officer just months after being hired for the post raised questions about turnover in the department.
The police service has committed to reforms after reviewing an independent audit into use of force and a report that found a culture of bullying and harassment within the service.
Calgary Police Association president Les Kaminsky speaks to media at a press conference where he called for the resignation of Calgary Police Commission Chair Brian Thiessen. Photo taken on Thursday, September 27, 2018. Dean Pilling/Postmedia
Coun. Jyoti Gondek, who sits on the commission, said incorporating more "cultural practices" from the civilian side of the service could help fix ongoing HR issues while giving morale a much-needed boost.
"I think it's high time that we understood the value of civilianized positions buddying up with sworn positions," she said. "Modernization of a police service absolutely requires positions of expertise and leadership roles working together."
The survey showed members believe hiring a new police chief will help.
Twenty-three per cent of those surveyed said they want the new chief to take steps to "improve low morale" and "lessen member stress and frustration."
Thirteen per cent of surveyed members said they want the new chief to "revamp or eliminate" the CPS tenure policy, with another 17 per cent saying promotions should be based on qualifications, not tenure and "nepotism."
The survey also found that 15 per cent of members see hiring the new chief from outside the service is a priority, with six per cent saying hiring "someone with a fresh perspective" from "outside the agency" is "critical to rebuilding trust and morale."
Kaminski said it doesn't matter where the committee finds the new chief so long as the successful candidate has "the right tools in the tool box."
Police commission chair Brian Thiessen said the new chief's priority will be "to regain the trust of members."
"We are hearing during our consultations a preference for an external Chief," he said in a statement. "A fair process must allow both internal and external candidates to apply, and we will consider the consultation feedback during the selection process."
Calgary Police Commission Chair Brian Thiessen speaks to media after Calgary police Chief Roger Chaffin announced his retirement at Calgary Police headquarters on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. Gavin Young / Postmedia
Kaminski, who has repeatedly called for Thiessen's resignation in recent months, said the issue of low morale "is nothing new."
"We brought these forward two years ago when I started in the position, and none of this is a surprise," Kaminski said. "And the frustration has built to a crescendo . . . these surveys have all said the same thing," he said, referring to the 2017 version of the survey that found only four per cent of respondents strongly agreed that morale on the force is good.
"Do I think that the commission dropped the ball? Absolutely," he said. "Those issues were brought to them time and time and time again . . . and everyone acts like it's a surprise now."
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In July, Chief Roger Chaffin announced he would leave the service in early 2019 after only three years on the job.
Acting Deputy Chief Steve Barlow was appointed to fill in for Chaffin while the police commission searches for a permanent replacement.
But the report wasn't all bad news.
Surveyed members said new initiatives — such as the purchase of hard body armour, body-worn cameras and less-lethal ARWEN launchers to patrol — are being viewed favourably by a large majority of officers.
In 2017, city council approved a more than $20-million boost to the service, including a request for $14.3 million to hire 55 additional civilian and sworn members.
Gondek said the service is committed to getting "more boots on the ground," adding it will take "a little bit of time" before new hires rotate onto active duty due to training requirements.
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University of Cambridge > Talks.cam > Cambridge Network events > Cambridge Network event: Frugal (and other) innovation
Cambridge Network event: Frugal (and other) innovation
Prof Jaideep Prabhu, Nehru Professor of Indian Business at the Judge Business School
Tuesday 18 November 2014, 18:00-20:30
If you have a question about this talk, please contact Louise Rushworth.
This November Cambridge Network is examining innovation from two different perspectives; from the Judge Business School's Prof Jaideep Prabhu talking about 'frugal innovation' or the ability to do more with less, to the Innovation Forum talking about collaborations between industry, academia and the public sector.
For November's Business Lecture Cambridge Network is focussing on two different aspects of innovation with speakers including Prof Jaideep Prabhu from the Judge Business School, and the newly formed Innovation Forum, a student-led body from the University of Cambridge.
Prof Jaideep Prabhu, Nehru Professor of Indian Business at the Judge Business School: Prof Prabhu has studied innovation throughout his academic career. Recently his focus has been on how small and large firms in emerging and developed markets alike are developing ingenious low cost solutions to address poverty and inequality. He is the co-author of Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth, which was described by the Economist as "the most comprehensive book yet" on the subject of frugal innovation.
Prof Prabhu has recently returned from the European Maker Faire in Rome where he spoke about how ordinary people with limited resources are increasingly developing and commercialising low cost solutions in the West. In a quote from the Judge Business School earlier this month Jaideep said: "Frugal innovation is a major source of affordable and sustainable solutions to problems of poverty, inequality and resource constraint worldwide. New technologies such as 3D printing, smartphones and the Internet of Things, as well as movements like the Maker Movement and the Sharing Economy, are driving the democratization of innovation everywhere." To read more about Jaideep and Frugal Innovation please see the recent Frugal Innovation press release.
Innovation Forum: Our second speakers will be from the student-led Innovation Forum, a multi-campus organisation active in the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford and London and others. They seek to promote innovation by linking innovative minds across academia, industry and the public sector through workshops, lectures and collaborations. Their next event will be the BioBeat14 in Cambridge on 23rd October.
To book: If you would like to attend this event please click on this link – http://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/events/cambridge-network-event-frugal-and-other-innovation/
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UH Team Places Third in ASME Design Competition
An interdisciplinary team of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering students from the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering placed third in the 2003 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Design Competition.
Members of the winning group are Paul Sommerfield, Marcos Flores, and Jamie Suarez, senior mechanical engineering students, and Robert Whitaker, a senior industrial engineering student.
This team from the University of Houston hosted the Design Competition at the Adam's Mark Hotel as part of the ASME Region X Conference. About three hundred attendees representing 29 student sections from the entire ASME Region X attended the conference. "We had a large, enthusiastic, and mostly supportive audience for the design competition," Flores says.
"The competition centered around a simulated open-pit mine." Flores explains. "The object of the competitions was to transport simulated ore (rice) up from the bottom of a straight ramp and deposit it into a chute at the top. We had to accomplish this with the potential energy of two liters of water that was elevated a meter. We had to convert the potential energy of the water to kinetic energy to move the device up, hence the name of our device, 'PTK (Potential to Kinetic) Engineering.'"
Each of the 18 teams competing required about 12 minutes to set up, conduct two runs, and remove their devices. Unfortunately, some of the teams' devices were plagued by problems incurred during their transportation. The actual results were not announced until the Region X Conference banquet the next evening.
Judges for the competition were selected from the industry for their experience and the expertise they could lend the students. The judges represented such prestigious firms as Shell Oil Company, Reliant Energy, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, and Halliburton Energy Services.
Sommerfield and Flores approached the engineering faculty at the beginning of the semester and proposed a combination of the ASME Design Competition and their Design IV class. "The class helped us be strict on ourselves in terms of sticking to our timeframe," says Flores.
Photos: 2019 Industrial Engineering Alumni Banquet
On April 25, the UH Cullen College's industrial engineering (IE) department hosted its annual Honors and Awards Banquet at UH Hilton- Waldorf Astoria Ballroom.
The formal affair brought together IE students, alumni, faculty and staff to celebrate the outstanding achievements made by students with scholarships and awards.