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Q: How to stop EF4.1 Code-First to create Culstered index for the entity PK With the following simple entity class, EF4.1 Code-First will create Clustered Index for the PK UserId column when intializing the database.
    public class User
    {
        [Key]
        public int UserId { get; set; }
        public int AppId  { get; set; }
        public string UserName { get; set; }
    }

For performance sake, my design goals is to keep the generated Users table physical Clustered according to the AppId coulmn not to the PK.
On my Initializer class I've tried to manually drop the autogenerated PK clustered index and create whatever clustered index I need, but no clue here to predict the autogenerated name PK__Users__25518C17 for the index!
I'm new to Code-First world, and really don't know if there's any workaround for my design goals.
Thanks in advance

A: You don't need to predict name of auto generated index. You just need to select name of the index. For SQL server you can use query like:
SELECT I.Name
FROM sys.indexes AS I
INNER JOIN sys.tables AS T ON
    I.object_Id = T.object_Id
WHERE I.is_primary_key = 1
    AND T.Name = 'Users'

Once you get the name in your custom initializer you can alter old index and create a new one.

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Relief package comes up short on election support, experts say
By Derek B. Johnson
While the $2 trillion economic relief package dedicates $400 million for helping states and municipalities restructure their election processes in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, some lawmakers and election security experts say the sum isn't close to what is needed.
Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School, estimated state and local officials would actually need $2 billion to prepare. "That funding is not partisan and it is not a luxury," Waldman said. "Time remains of the essence."
The Center calculated that states need approximately half a billion dollars to expand vote-by-mail infrastructure, including postage for sending and receiving mail-in ballots and as much as $117 million for drop boxes to securely hold drop-off ballots. When it comes to IT, they would need $16.7 million for secure technology that allows voters to request ballots online or by phone, $4.2 million for ballot tracking software, $85.9 million to bolster existing state online voter registration systems and an additional $82.3 million to test those systems for capacity and security vulnerabilities.
The funding in the Senate package was "not all that we need by any way, but it is a first step," Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said.
Klobuchar and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced legislation earlier this month that would expand no-excuse absentee voting by mail for every state, guarantee online and in-person registration up to 21 days before an election, direct the Election Assistance Commission to create a uniform, downloadable and printable absentee ballot, charge the General Services Administration and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency with creating a new domestic ballot update service and reimburse states for the costs of developing or purchasing secure remote ballot marking.
Wyden and Klobuchar's bill has 28 cosponsors in the Senate, all Democrats. Klobuchar said they planned to work with House leadership -- where Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) competing bill called for $4 billion in state election grants -- to try to secure additional funding in future bills in the next two or three months. They said they their goal is "not reinventing the wheel" but scaling up current tools that states already have to help people vote without physically heading to the polls.
"This is not like buying an entirely new election system. What this is is taking [states'] existing laws … getting more ballots out by mail, getting more envelopes out, getting more postage out and upping their system that they have now," Klobuchar said.
This article was first posted to FCW, a sibling site to GCN.
Derek B. Johnson is a former senior staff writer at FCW.

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My still life study titled Mums has been selected for the Open Exhibition at Vivacity, Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery, Priestgate, Peterborough, PE1 1LF.
600 entries were shortlisted to 100, and my piece was awarded third prize.
The preview event is on the 28 March 2019, 6pm – 8pm. All are welcome to attend.
I have been travelling a lot on the A17 recently, and noticed many characterful tractors going about their daily work such as pulling, pushing, tilling, harrowing, or planting. It gave me the inspiration to assemble these two canvases incorporating a small selection of labels from work overalls and animals in the farming landscape, 30 x 30 cm.


For our meeting Monday Dec 10th 2018 we welcome, Fellow Rotarian Henry Clay to show us what the Columbia Metropolitan Magazine is up to!!
Henry Clay is originally from Shreveport, Louisiana and was born with ink in his veins. He grew up in a family that was in the newspaper and tv-radio broadcast business in northern Louisiana and Arkansas. He graduated from Washington & Lee University in 1982. Shortly after graduation, Henry began work in New Orleans with Louisiana Life magazine as an advertising sales representative and later became circulation manager. After several years in New Orleans, he and, Emily, his wife moved to Wellington, New Zealand and worked for a new start-up magazine titled North and South. In 1987, Henry became a business partner with Augusta Magazine in Augusta, GA and in 1990 they decided to expand operations to the Columbia area. Henry and his family moved here that same year and with Emily as co-publisher started Columbia Metropolitan magazine. In 1994 Henry and his partners sold Augusta Magazine to Morris Communications and in 1998 he became sole owner of Columbia Metropolitan magazine through Clay Publishing, Inc. Over the years, Clay Publishing has published other titles such as the South Carolina Golf Guide, Chamber of Commerce and CVB publications as well as a publication for the S.C. Manufacturing Alliance. Henry and Emily have three daughters (Margaret 30, Mary 27 and Helen 23). Margaret is currently the editor of Columbia Metropolitan and Mary and Helen have also worked at the magazine. He is a member of First Presbyterian Church, a past board member of the United Way of the Midlands, the Indian Waters Council of the Boy Scouts, Edventure Children's Museum and Providence Home. Henry currently serves on the Central Carolina Community Foundation board and our Rotary board.


Industrial landscapes often leave a trail of ecological catastrophe on their wake, but a new study shows that old spoil heaps from coal mining can be paradise for natterjack toads.
Computing resources provided through the biomed virtual organisation, DIRAC portal provided by France Grilles.
Three hundred years of continuous coal mining in Northern France have left the countryside riddled with spoil heaps – artificial mounds made from industrial waste and thin layers of soil with high metal contents. Since the end of large-scale coal extraction, the soil heaps have been accepted as part of the landscape and celebrated as an habitat to the few plant and animal species that can resist their peculiar environment.
One of these species is the natterjack toad (Bufo calamita). The natterjack lives in the coastal areas of Northern France and on the coal spoil heaps, but is completely absent in the landscapes in between.
Jean-François Arnaud, from the University of Lille, and his collegues decided to examine the genetic structure of the natterjack toad and investigate how the species colonised the spoil heaps.
To do this, the team collected samples from 1209 toads, from 68 populations living in their natural coastal habitats, on the man-made spoil heaps and elsewhere in Europe for comparison.
Making sense of thousand of genetic sequences and multilocus genotypes required sophisticated software and plenty of computing power. Arnaud and his colleagues used the compute resources made available the providers of the biomed virtual organisation and submitted over 75,000 High-Throughput jobs to the EGI infrastructure through the DIRAC portal provided by France Grilles – the French national e-Infrastructure.
For the team, the advantage of using EGI High-Throughput Compute is measured in saved time – if the analysis had been conducted in normal desktops, they would have had to wait several months for all the data to be processed.
The results show significant differences in the natterjack toad populations. The toads living in the spoil heaps show no evidence of inbreeding and are more genetically diverse. The soil heaps toads also show multiple maternal mitochondrial lineages – a strong indication for multiple colonisation events.
The findings suggest that the soil heap natterjack toad populations are not threatened under the stress of a harsh environment. They seem to be precisely the opposite: a thriving melting pot of populations that immigrated to the soil heaps over the course of the centuries.
The conclusions, published in the journal Molecular Ecology, also give strength to the argument that the French soil heaps are hotspots of ecological diversity and worthy of conservation.
The team submitted over 75,000 computing jobs using compute resources provided by the resource providers of the biomed virtual organisation.


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Revealed - the private interests behind the Public Research and Regulation Initiative
1.Public Research and Regulation - a profile
2.Public Research and Regulation at the CPB Liability meeting and the CPB-MOP2
In 1997, in the midst of the Biosafety Protocol negotiations, the Global Industry Coalition flew in a panel of ''public researchers'' to lend support to the industry''s case.
The biotech industry''s attempt to influence the negotiations, although unsuccessful at the time, seems to have provided the model for the new Public Research and Regulation Initiative, whose supporters will be active in Montreal in the coming days (see item 2), seeking to make sure their voice is heard at MOP2 and beyond by promoting GM research and opposing strict regulation.
Our new GM Watch profile (item 1) makes clear the dubious backgrounds and behaviour of those driving forward this new initiative, and exposes the truth about their claims to being independent of the biotech industry.
1.Public Research and Regulation
- a GM Watch profile
http://www.gmwatch.org/profile1.asp?PrId=316
[for links to sources etc.]
Established in December 2004 in the Netherlands, Public Research and Regulation is a foundation with the stated aim of involving ''the public research sector in regulations relevant to the development and application of biotechnology''. The implicit concern is that the ''development and application'' of genetically modified organisms will be obstructed if regulations are too extensive, too complex or too stringent.
The foundation''s focus is not just on national regulations, and how they are implemented, but on the international agreements that influence them, particularly the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which controls the trade in genetically modified organisms. It is the view of the foundation that while industry and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) were well represented both at the the negotiations that led to the adoption of the Protocol and at the first Meeting of Parties to the Protocol (MOP1 in February 2004), a third group ''the public research sector involved in developing biotechnological applications'' should also have been given a voice. The aim of the foundation is to make sure this sector has a bigger say on the Protocol at MOP2 (May-June 2005) and beyond.
The foundation also wants to talk up the benefits of public research into genetically modified crops and, in particular, to counter the ''misconception'' that GM crops are ''the exclusive domain of a handful of big, western multinationals.'' The foundation contrasts this handful of big companies with a ''public research sector involved in developing biotechnological applications, which includes over a hundred thousand researchers in thousands of governmental, academic and international research institutions in developing and developed countries.''
It is unclear how reliable these figures are, however, particularly as the foundation uses the vague term ''biotechnological applications'', which could have relevance to a whole variety of fields (medical, industrial, environmental and agricultural) and to a wide range of biological processes. It seems likely that the number of researchers involved specifically in developing GM crops - the foundation''s main point of concern - is a small fraction of the figure the foundation quotes. Moreover, following the launch of the initiative, and in the run up to MOP2, the ''list of public sector scientists and others who support the initiative and wish to be actively involved in the activities'' of the foundation amounted to just 113 scientists (as at 19 May 2005).
The list of those supporting the initiative also undermines the foundation''s clear cut separation of public research and private companies. The list includes, for instance, Dr. Andrew Bennett of the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture. Yet, 3 of the 5 seats on the Syngenta Foundation''s board are occupied by directors of Syngenta, the world''s largest biotech corporation, and Syngenta''s Chairman is the Foundation''s President. The Syngenta Foundation has been accused, by Aaron deGrassi of the Institute of Development Studies, of conducting showcase projects that are more about generating useful public relations for GM crops than meeting the real needs of poor farmers in the developing world. DeGrassi writes, ''The Syngenta Foundation - has a poor record of supporting client-driven public agricultural research institutes''.
The call for increased leverage for ''nonprofit'' ''public sector'' players, in fact, belies the heavy industrial-alignment of most public sector agricultural biotechnology, where there is a long history of involvement with intensive agricultural R&D, of collaboration with agribusiness multinationals and of significant dependence on commercial funding. The effect of this has inevitably been to generate a convergence of interests, views and even personnel, between private sector and public sector operators.
Other supporters of the initiative also point to this interpenetration of public and private. Dr. Gerard Barry, for instance, although now an employee of the International Rice Research Institute was formerly a research director at Monsanto. The Chairman of the Public Research and Regulation foundation, Prof. Phil Dale, works at an institute, the John Innes Centre, which has benefitted from tens of millions of pounds in funding from big biotechnology corporations.
This public-private convergence can also be seen in the way in which the initiative was launched. The formal launch took place at the Danforth Center in St. Louis, Missouri (3-4 March, 2005), hosted by Roger Beachy, the Center''s founding president. St Louis is the home town of Monsanto, and the Danforth Center was, in fact, established by Monsanto ''and academic partners'' with a $70-million pledge from the company. Monsanto also donated the 40-acre tract of land, valued at $11.4 million, on which the Center is built.
Similarly, Monsanto and other biotechnology companies have helped to fund the research of the Center''s founding president, Roger Beachy. As well as being on the Public Research and Regulation foundation''s Steering Committee, Beachy is also co-Chair of the scientific advisory board of the Akkadix Corporation, a global agricultural biotechnology company. He is also on the scientific advisory board of Spacehab, Inc. Beachy is also a consultant to the United Soybean Board which works to ''make U.S. soybeans the world leader'' . This clearly illustrates the extent to which a public sector biotechnologist can be enmeshed in a series of private sector interests.
The activities of the foundation are similarly enmeshed. Prior to the formal launch of the foundation, a number of ''awareness raising activities'' at events involving public sector scientists were undertaken with the financial support of the private sector. The private sector is also contributing to the running costs of the foundation. The foundation is even administered via a private sector company - Cambridge Biomedical Consultants Ltd.
Conflicting interests also enmesh the prime movers behind the initiative, Willy de Greef and Piet van der Meer, who are on the Foundation''s four-member Board as well as being the Vice-Chairs of its Steering Committee. De Greef is currently the Executive Director of his own private consultancy - International Biotech Regulatory Services - but until the end of 2002 he was the Global Head of Regulatory Affairs - Biotechnology for Syngenta.
Syngenta has been a key player in the Global Industry Coalition which has represented the biotechnology industry throughout the Biosafety Protocol negotiations. Although it has been claimed in relation to the initiative that, ''nobody has mobilized these [public sector] scientists before'', this is not in fact the case. In 1997 de Greef was part of a panel of ''public researchers'' brought in to support the industry''s case by the Global Industry Coalition during the course of the Biosafety Protocol negotiations. Although unsuccessful at the time, this attempt to influence the negotiations appears to have provided the model for the Public Research and Regulation initiative - with the crucial difference that the ''public researchers'' are now presented as a third party, wholly independent of industry.
De Greef has also been Chairman of the ICC Commission on Biosociety, which has sought to project a positive vision of biotechnology to government and international policy-makers in order to counter what de Greef calls the ''uncoordinated proliferation of international policies and regulations affecting the life sciences''. ''Everybody seems to feel the need to make laws about the life sciences,'' de Greef was quoted as saying and this ''threatens the survival of the innovative wave.'' From this, it seems that what de Greef was trying to achieve as head of a Commission of ''40 senior executives from companies and business associations involved in agriculture, food processing and pharmaceuticals'' was strikingly similar to what he is now trying to achieve via the Public Research and Regulation foundation. The critical difference is that there is no ambiguity about whom the ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) represents. (Companies form group to champion biotechnology)
The other main mover behind the Public Research and Regulation foundation, Piet van der Meer, is married to a lobbyist for the Global Industry Coalition. As Laura Reifschneider, Laura van der Meer won notoriety during the Protocol negotiations for the fervour of her lobbying on behalf of the Coalition.
Laura Reifschneider''s husband-to-be was also involved in the negotiations, ostensibly as a non-partisan expert chairing the technical terms subworking group in the Protocol negotiations throughout their duration. However, Dr Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher, Director General of the Environmental Protection Authority of Ethiopia and Chair of the Africa Group at the Protocol negotiations, found Piet van der Meer to be very far from impartial. ''Piet was the most unfair of the chairs in the negotiations. Many of our delegates were, understandably, not very fluent in English. He used to make them sound as ridiculous as he could by finding fault with how they said what they said, instead of focusing on the content. He often blatantly disregarded them when they wanted to make interventions. Sometimes he championed ideas, disregarding the fact that he was chairing. For example, he made the issue of protoplastic fusion almost useless by championing that it be considered as a biosafety issue only when the fusion happend accross a taxonomic level above the family.'' (personal communication)
Piet van der Meer is also said to have shown a similar bias in the post he subsequently took up in December 2002 as Programme Manager of the United Nations Environmental Program-GEF Projects on Implementation of National Biosafety Frameworks. The aim of these projects was to assist countries to develop national biosafety regulations in line with the Biosafety Protocol but Juan López Villar of Friends of the Earth International, who observed Piet van der Meer in action at a UNEP workshop in Turkey in December 2003, says van der Meer used his UNEP role to implicitely promote ''a fast-track process of creating minimalist biosafety frameworks''. (personal communication)
Some of van der Meer''s critics in developing countries accuse him of ''letting industry in to biosafety development'' via the UNEP-GEF initiative. They point to the UNEP-GEF Workshop on the Implementation of the National Biosafety Framework of Kenya (April 2003) as a classic example. Here the international panel of ''independent experts'' - ''Resouce Persons'' - who addressed the Kenyan bureaucrats and others on the issues of GM crops and their regulation at the start of the workshop, consisted of:
*Dr S. Wakhusama of ISAAA, an industry-backed body which has had leading executives from Monsanto and Syngenta on its board;
*Dr C.S. Prakash, who has acted as a GM ambassador for the US State Dept and whose controversial pro-GM Internet campaign was co-founded with the free market Competitive Enterprise Institute;
*Dr Marceline Egnin, a colleague of Dr Prakash''s;
*Dr Florence Wambugu, a Monsanto-trained scientist whose controversial communications activities are funded by CropLife International;
*Dr Eugene Terry, the Implementing Director of AATF, a ''public-private partnership designed to remove many of the barriers'' to the uptake of GM crops by Kenyan farmers;
*Dr Silas Obukosia of USAID Kenya; USAID''s ''training'' and ''awareness raising programmes'' provide companies such as Syngenta, Pioneer Hi-Bred and Monsanto with opportunities for ''technology transfer''. Monsanto, in turn, provides financial support for USAID.
Amidst considerable criticism, Van de Meer quit UNEP for private consultancy.
Willy de Greef has also been in the firing line over what is seen as an extreme bias in the way he has sought to promote GMOs. In February 2005 de Greef was invited to address an audience of ''producers and agribusiness representatives from across the United States'' at a U.S. Grain Council''s Meeting in California. According to a press report, de Greef told his audience that the ''failure of developing countries to accept genetically enhanced crops is a tragedy''.
Referring indirectly to the rejection of GM food aid by Zambia, he is reported to have talked about the need to identify those responsible for the ''outrage'' and ''tragedy'' of having ''children starve'' rather than eat ''genetically enhanced foods'': ''How did we get that far; who was responsible for whispering (those) messages to those policy makers
That is something that I would rather sooner or later want to find out, because you''re talking about literally crimes against humanity.'' In fact, not a single person is known to have died as a result of the Zambian government''s decision to reject GM grain. Alternative non-GM supplies were found and there does not appear to have been any kind of ''tragedy'', let alone ''crimes against humanity''. In short, de Greef appears to have rewritten history in order to create a compelling argument for GM crop adoption. (Biotech Rejection a ''Tragedy'')
The backgrounds and behaviour of those supporting this initiative suggest it would be unwise to take at face value their demands that they should be allowed to ''weigh in'' at meetings that help determine biosafety rules on the grounds that they represent a large group of disenfranchised experts who are independent of industry.
2.Side events of the Public Research and Regulation Initiative at the CPB Liability meeting and the CPB-MOP2
Draft note version 21 May 2005
The Public Research and Regulation Initiative aims to involve the public research sector in regulations and International agreements that are relevant for biotechnology, such as the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
The Public Research and Regulation Initiative will participate as an observer in:
- The first meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Liability and Redress under the Biosafety Protocol (Montreal, Canada, 25 - 27 May 2005)
- The Second meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (Montreal, Canada, 30 May - 3 June 2005).
For more information about the participation of the Public Research and Regulation Initiative in MOP2, see www.pubresreg.org, under ''events''
The Public Research and Regulation Initiative will hold a lunch-time side event at the liability meeting and two lunch time side events during MOP2. The main purpose of these side events is to inform the negotiators what kind of activities are being carried out in public research institutions world wide, and for which purposes that work is initiated.
The following side events are scheduled:
- May 26, "Liability and public research".
- 30 May: Public research in agricultural biotechnology in developing countries.
- 31 May: Public research in agricultural biotechnology through collaborations between developed countries and developing countries
The side event on May 26, will have the following topics:
1. Overview of the public research in agricultural biotechnology for use developing countries (Dr. Christian Fatokun) 20 minutes
2. The impact of liability regimes on public research (Shawn Sullivan, CIMMYT) 20 minutes
3. Facts and misconceptions about liability and GMOs (prof. Julian Kinderlerer). 20 minutes
4. Questions and discussion (30 minutes)
The side event on May 30 will have the following topics:
1. Overview of the public research in agricultural biotechnology for use developing countries (Machuka) 15 minutes
2. Public research in agricultural biotechnology in developing countries:
a. Africa (Dr. Charles Mugoya) 15 minutes
b. Asia (Dr. Desiree Hautea) 15 minutes
c. Central and Eastern Europe (Prof. Yaroslav Blume) 15 minutes
1. Overview of the public research in agricultural biotechnology for use developing countries (Dr. Zaida Lentini.) 15 minutes
a. Latin America (Dr. Maria Jose Sampaio) 15 minutes
3. Examples of Public research in agricultural biotechnology through collaborations
between developed countries and developing countries:
a. Golden Rice Project, Danforth Centre, IPBO, (Dr. Gerard Barry) 30 minutes
4. Questions and discussion (30 minutes).
The presentation with the overview of the public research in agricultural biotechnology for use developing countries will give a general overview of the main areas of agricultural R&D activities and the broader context of those activities, such as crops of interest, annual loss of yield, annual pesticide use etc. Table 1 gives an example.
The presentations by colleagues from Africa, Asia, CEE and Latin America will present a similar matrix, worked out per country Table 2 gives an example.


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iCapital Network Solidifies Product and Technology Teams with Key Senior Hires
New Additions Reinforce Firm's Commitment to Deliver Superior Online Client Experience
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NEW YORK – (BUSINESS WIRE) – iCapital Network, an online platform that provides streamlined access to alternative investments, announced today the addition of three senior technology professionals to help the organization further evolve its leading-edge capabilities for high-net-worth investors and their key advisors. Eli Entin joins the firm as Head of Product; Mike November joins as Head of Platform Architecture; and Kevin Scrivanich joins as Director of Product Management.
"iCapital is increasing our already significant investment in technology as we consolidate our position as the industry's preferred alternative platform," said Lawrence Calcano, Chief Executive Officer, iCapital Network. "We are incredibly excited to welcome Eli, Mike and Kevin to our accomplished team. Their collective experience strengthens our ability to deliver an unrivaled user experience and will be put to immediate use helping our clients and partners solve their biggest operational challenges."
Founded in 2013, iCapital Network has democratized private investments for all qualified investors by improving access to leading managers, lowering investment minimums, offering an efficient, digitized subscription process and connecting on behalf of advisors and investors all investments in iCapital vehicles into the preferred custodial platforms and third party reporting packages. The firm's robust financial technology platform is built around three disciplines – product, architecture and technology – that work in concert to produce best-of-breed solutions and facilitate continual innovation for the firm's clients.
"As the high-net-worth community increasingly becomes a critical source of capital for alternative asset managers, there is a growing need for state-of-the-art technology to support a broader user base with different needs," continued Mr. Calcano. "Likewise, advisory professionals and family offices need the most transparent, reliable and intuitive technology at their fingertips so that they can concentrate on client matters. We are committed to being the number one choice for managers, advisors and investors."
Eli Entin
Eli Entin joins iCapital as Senior Vice President and Head of Product where he will set the strategic direction for and oversee development of the firm's flagship platform. Mr. Entin was most recently Vice President of Product Management at OnDeck Capital, where he created the number one online lending platform for small businesses resulting in ONDK becoming the largest NY-based FinTech IPO. Previously, Mr. Entin played a key leadership role in the launch of Nokia's global application store, where he enabled an in-application purchasing API for millions of phones worldwide. He was also Senior Product Manager at PayPal, where he was responsible for merchant credit risk and consumer authentications. Mr. Entin holds a bachelor's degree in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an MBA from the University of California Berkeley, and a master's degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University.
Mike November
Mike November joins iCapital as Head of Platform Architecture where he will be responsible for technological integrations with the firm's key platform partnerships. Most recently, Mr. November was at Bridgewater Associates where he led a series of development efforts across FX trading. Before that, Mr. November was a managing director at Goldman Sachs where he spent almost three decades in various technical roles, including Head of Cross Divisional Projects and Architecture leading the firm's largest and most complex projects. He holds a bachelor's degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
Kevin Scrivanich
Kevin Scrivanich joins iCapital as Director of Product Management where he will spearhead development of the platform's features and user experience, and work closely with the design, product and technology teams to implement best practices in development and user-centric design. Prior to joining iCapital, Mr. Scrivanich oversaw advanced trading platforms for digital channels with E*TRADE Financial, and was responsible for the growth and expansion of Priceline.com's international rental car offering. With more than ten years of experience in financial services product development, Mr. Scrivanich has developed specialties in concept-to-marketing product delivery, platform adoption, and revenue growth. Mr. Scrivanich holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science and Philosophy from Rutgers University.
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Tim Walker
Well known for his abstract portraits of everyone from Vivienne Westwood to Tilda Swinton, Tim Walker (b. 1970) is one of the most exciting photographers working today. Story Teller, a large-scale overview of his iconic works, opens this October at Somerset House, London, and features some of his most recent images. Shot in film and favouring pre-production over post-production, many of the works first found their home in the pages of British, French, American and Italian Vogue, Vanity Fair, W and The New Yorker. Now, exhibited on the walls of Somerset House, these photographs present a conceptual view of contemporary fashion. Alongside images of Karen Elson fighting with a crocodile, and a bread plane about to take flight, the props from the sets, including a giant doll and a spitfire plane, loom above the guests. Story Teller opens 18October and runs until 27 January 2013. The following images offer a glimpse into this major show.
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Real Name: Ulysses S. Klaw (legally changed from Ulysses Klaue)
Family: Fritz Klaue (father, deceased); Unnamed mother; Julia Klaw (sister); Unnamed great-grandfather (deceased)
Base of Operation: Belgium; formerly Wakanda
Identity: No Dual Identity
Citizenship: Belgian
Occupation: Criminal, former physicist
Height: 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
Weight: 175 lbs (79.38 kg)
Eyes: Red
Hair: Bald
Origin: Human Mutate and Cyborg, physically converted into sound by a weapon of his own design
It's ironic that the hero whose suit absorbs sound vibrations has an arch-enemy who is made of sound. Introduced in Fantastic Four #53 (1966) by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Ulysses Klaw (previously Klaue) was a mercenary who had created a gun that could blast his opponents with solid sound. He lead an attack against Wakanda in order to gain the Vibranium they had. He killed the king, T'Chaka, but was attacked and had his hand mangled by the young prince, T'Challa, forcing him to retreat. A decade later, with his sonic gun attached to his hand, he lead another attack on Wakanda, but was defeated by both T'Challa, now the king and Black Panther and the F4. However instead of accepting defeat, he jump into his gun, which, with the help of illegally acquired vibranium, was transformed him into a being of living sound. Since then he has become Black Panther's most frequent foe.
However, he hasn't only fought Black Panther. In fact he has fought most of the Marvel Universe. He was part of the second Masters of Evil under Crismon Cowl and has later joined the Wizard's Frightful Four. It was during one of these tenures in the Frightful Four, that he was believed killed by Carnage, but instead had his body dispersed and had trouble reforming himself. He has battled the Fantastic Four, Avengers, Spider-man, Daredevil and so many more.
While never that popular of a character, Klaw is one of those characters you have to have for another character to fight, in this case Black Panther, similar to Cap and Red Skull, Wolverine and Sabretooth or Spider-man and Green Goblin/Doc Ock. Hasbro released a figure when they relaunched the line but this was on one of Hasbro earlier skinnier body (which did work since Klaw is size changer). So when the Black Panther movie was announce, many people, including myself, expected Klaw to be part of his wave. So it wasn't part of the wave but a TRU exclusive and he got a newer better figure.
Recommend Figure: Hasbro Toy-R-US Exclusive Marvel Legends Black Panther 2-pack Klaw with Shuri
When Klaw was transformed into a being of pure sound, his body took this shape. It is the form that Klaw has used for most of his career. Klaw's mind and body is actually part of the sonic blaster on his hand and the form he takes is being emitted from that blaster.
Like I said above, Klaw is one of those character that you need for Black Panther to fight. While Killmonger and Man-Ape (both of who need a ML) make great villains for BP, no one has a greater importance than Klaw. He should also be needed for the Masters as well as many other heroes rogue galleries.
Human Form – Low
Superior Carnage – High / Repaint
Alternates: Ulysses Klaue (Multiverse)


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Deeply intense, questing performances of two of Britten's great orchestral song-cycles, matched by the players with whom Padmore has rehearsed, workshopped and toured these works extensively. The Finzi is much more than just a filler: neglected in concert and on record, this is the masterly performance it deserves. Clear, atmospheric recording.


The adage "you only get one chance to make a first impression" rings true in retail real estate. Signage – the first component that meets the eye – is a vital tool for communicating with shoppers, and has a major impact on a store's or property's aesthetic appeal and traffic. As vice president of construction and development at Levin Management Corporation (LMC), I frequently advise shopping center owners and tenants in our 95-property, 13-million-square-foot portfolio on how to incorporate signage that brands and distinguishes them. This role is an extension of my group's work in construction management.
Look at the Apple or Nike logo, those brand images communicate so powerfully that no words are needed. You know immediately what the company is and what it sells. Creative, attractive signage can define shopping centers and individual stores and help them stand apart from their competition, too (even if they're not household names). But when someone opens a new store in a shopping center, signage may not necessarily be their top priority. Usually, the reason is not understanding how best to communicate visually in that unique retail environment. That's where we come in.
When a tenant leases at a center we manage, we handle everything from start to finish. Among other services, our in-house construction department will offer suggestions about effective signage. We research the retailer's creative and marketing strategy and present what we think is the best approach to physical communication of their brand within the center's setting.
Let me give you an example. At The Shoppes at Flemington – an open-air lifestyle center in Flemington, N.J. – healthy casual restaurant chain Freshii recently joined the tenant mix. This chain is known for its fresh ingredients and eco-friendly practices. We recommended façade signage that we thought was interesting and really fit the restaurant's brand personality. It incorporates Freshii's logo against a background of green grass. Lifestyle centers, in particular, place a focus on presentation, and retailers always are trying to do something a little unique. Freshii's signage is a real differentiator.
Creating pylon and building/façade signage can be a complex process, in part because of municipal or zoning regulations. In some cases, where regulations are particularly strict, pylon signage may not even be an option. For shopping centers located close to the road, prominent tenant signage on the building façade is vital because it helps drivers see what retailers are located there. Large centers or those with obstructed visibility from the road, have special challenges getting their tenants seen.
For properties that are set back off the road or have a town-mandated buffer of trees it takes real creativity to develop signage that both meets town approval and effectively communicates with shoppers. At Post Road Plaza in the Village of Pelham Manor, N.Y., we worked with an architect who designed attractive and colorful monument signs that line the highways bordering the property. Each includes a single tenant name. Additionally, we have two tenants at Post Road Plaza – Dave & Busters and a soon-to-open national fitness chain – that occupy a combined 82,000 square feet at the back of the center. We wanted to implement incremental signage to create awareness of these tenants, and worked with an architect to present a comprehensive plan. The result: there are now two additional wall signs for them, as well as two new pylon signs.
We are always looking for how we can improve on signage. Irregular, non-rectangular signage shapes, we've learned, attract the eye more quickly than the more traditional square or rectangle. Similarly, bright colors against strongly contrasting backgrounds enhance both appeal and legibility. Property signage must convey the property's name and its major retailers. Remember, potential customers in vehicles can read only so many names as they drive past. For those centers with dozens of tenants we recommend listing only key anchors on the pylon. Signage also needs to work both during daylight hours and at night. Lighting is critical. Increasingly, large properties like Fairlane Village Mall in Pottsville, Pa., are incorporating digital reader boards in their pylon signage, which is a great way to communicate special events and tenant promotions to passersby.
We live in an increasingly visual world and retail signage will continue to grow in importance. It's an exciting time to be helping retailers make that all important first impression.


y = datasample(data,k) returns k observations sampled uniformly at random, with replacement, from the data in data.
y = datasample(data,k,dim) returns a sample taken along dimension dim of data.
y = datasample(___,Name,Value) returns a sample for any of the input arguments in the previous syntaxes, with additional options specified by one or more name-value pair arguments. For example, 'Replace',false specifies sampling without replacement.
y = datasample(s,___) uses the random number stream s to generate random numbers. The option s can precede any of the input arguments in the previous syntaxes.
[y,idx] = datasample(___) also returns an index vector indicating which values datasample sampled from data using any of the input arguments in the previous syntaxes.
Create the random number stream for reproducibility.
Draw five unique values from the integers 1 to 10.
Generate 48 random characters from the sequence ACGT per specified probabilities.
Generate a matrix with 10 rows and 1000 columns.
Create the random number stream for reproducibility within datasample.
Randomly select five unique columns from X.
Resample observations from a dataset array to create a bootstrap replicate data set. See Bootstrap Resampling for more information about bootstrapping.
Create a data set that has the same size as the hospital data set and contains random samples chosen with replacement from the hospital data set.
Select samples from data based on indices of a sample chosen from another vector.
Select a sample of 10 elements from vector x1, and return the indices of the sample in vector idx.
Select a sample of 10 elements from vector x2 using the indices in vector idx.
Input data from which to sample, specified as a vector, matrix, multidimensional array, table, or dataset array. By default, datasample samples from the first nonsingleton dimension of data. For example, if data is a matrix, then datasample samples from the rows. Change this behavior with the dim input argument.
Number of samples, specified as a positive integer.
Example: datasample(data,100) returns 100 observations sampled uniformly and at random from the data in data.
Dimension to sample, specified as a positive integer. For example, if data is a matrix and dim is 2, y contains a selection of columns in data. If data is a table or dataset array and dim is 2, y contains a selection of variables in data. Use dim to ensure sampling along a specific dimension regardless of whether data is a vector, matrix, or N-dimensional array.
Random number stream, specified as the global stream or RandStream. For example, s = RandStream('mlfg6331_64') creates a random number stream that uses the multiplicative lagged Fibonacci generator algorithm. For details, see Creating and Controlling a Random Number Stream (MATLAB).
The rng function provides a simple way to control the global stream. For example, rng(seed) seeds the random number generator using the nonnegative integer seed. For details, see Managing the Global Stream (MATLAB).
Example: 'Replace',false,'Weights',ones(datasize,1) samples without replacement and with probability proportional to the elements of Weights, where datasize is the size of the dimension being sampled.
Indicator for sampling with replacement, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'Replace' and either true or false.
Sample with replacement if 'Replace' is true, or without replacement if 'Replace' is false. If 'Replace' is false, then k must not be larger than the size of the dimension being sampled. For example, if data = [1 3 Inf; 2 4 5] and y = datasample(data,k,'Replace',false), then k cannot be larger than 2.
Sampling weights, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'Weights' and a vector of nonnegative numeric values. The vector is of size datasize, where datasize is the size of the dimension being sampled. The vector must have at least one positive value and cannot contain NaN values. The datasample function samples with probability proportional to the elements of 'Weights'.
Sample, returned as a vector, matrix, multidimensional array, table, or dataset array.
If data is a vector, then y is a vector containing k elements selected from data.
If data is a matrix and dim = 1, then y is a matrix containing k rows selected from data. Or, if dim = 2, then y is a matrix containing k columns selected from data.
If data is an N-dimensional array and dim = 1, then y is an N-dimensional array of samples taken along the first nonsingleton dimension of data. Or, if you specify a value for the dim name-value pair argument, datasample samples along the dimension dim.
If data is a table and dim = 1, then y is a table containing k rows selected from data. Or, if dim = 2, then y is a table containing k variables selected from data.
If data is a dataset array and dim = 1, then y is a dataset array containing k rows selected from data. Or, if dim = 2, then y is a dataset array containing k variables selected from data.
If the input data contains missing observations that are represented as NaN values, datasample samples from the entire input, including the NaN values. For example, y = datasample([NaN 6 14],2) can return y = NaN 14.
When the sample is taken with replacement (default), y can contain repeated observations from data. Set the Replace name-value pair argument to false to sample without replacement.
If data is a vector, then y = data(idx).
If data is a matrix and dim = 1, then y = data(idx,:).
If data is a matrix and dim = 2, then y = data(:,idx).
To sample random integers with replacement from a range, use randi.
To sample random integers without replacement, use randperm or datasample.
To randomly sample from data, with or without replacement, use datasample.
datasample uses randperm, rand, or randi to generate random values. Therefore, datasample changes the state of the MATLAB® global random number generator. Control the random number generator using rng.
For selecting weighted samples without replacement, datasample uses the algorithm of Wong and Easton .
You can use randi or randperm to generate indices for random sampling with or without replacement, respectively. However, datasample can be more convenient to use because it samples directly from your data. datasample also allows weighted sampling.
 Wong, C. K. and M. C. Easton. An Efficient Method for Weighted Sampling Without Replacement. SIAM Journal of Computing 9(1), pp. 111–113, 1980.
datasample is useful as a precursor to plotting and fitting a random subset of a large data set. Sampling a large data set preserves trends in the data without requiring the use of all the data points. If the sample is small enough to fit in memory, then you can apply plotting and fitting functions that do not directly support tall arrays.
datasample supports sampling only along the first dimension of the data.
For tall arrays, datasample does not support sampling with replacement. You must specify 'Replace',false, for example, datasample(data,k,'Replace',false).
The value of 'Weights' must be a numeric tall array of the same height as data.
For the syntax [Y,idx] = datasample(___), the output idx is a tall logical vector of the same height as data. The vector indicates whether each data point is included in the sample.
If you specify a random number stream, then the underlying generator must support multiple streams and substreams. If you do not specify a random number stream, then datasample uses the stream controlled by tallrng.


Marvel Comics has revealed what all is coming to its Marvel Unlimited streaming service in the month of April. It includes several recent series and limited series, some which just came out in the past month.
In addition to these week-by-week aditions, Marvel also says DOCTOR STRANGE (1974) #21-37, MACHINE MAN (1978) #1-19, VISION (2002) #1-4, and SPIDER-MAN 2099 (1992) #34-38 will be added to the Marvel Unlimited service sometime this month.


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Thai automotive industry interested in SA
Pretoria: The Thai automotive industry has expressed interest in partnering and forming joint ventures with South African companies, says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti).
In a statement on Tuesday, the dti said that the Thailand Automotive Parts Manufacturers Association (TAPMA) has shown interest in partnering and forming joint ventures with their South African counterparts in order to grow the sector in both countries.
A South African business delegation arrived in Thailand for an Outward Selling and Investment Mission (OSIM) that kicked off, on Monday, in Bangkok. OSIM is profiling South Africa as an investment destination of choice.
The business delegation, on Tuesday, embarked on a site visit to the Thai automotive body parts manufacturers, Somboon Advanced Groups Plant and Summit Auto Body Plant, outside Bangkok.
TAPMA President Achana Limpaitoon committed to future collaboration with South African automotive exporters.
She said the Thailand Automotive Industry had gone through years of a challenging struggle but had managed to achieve noticeable successes.
"The industry is now going for higher regional and global competition, and I do hope for more collaboration in future for Thailand and South Africa," she said.
Limpaitoon said she believed this visit would lead to exchange of ideas, transfer of skills and technology that would benefit Thailand and South Africa.
Managing Director of Durban based company Microfinish, Deshan Naidoo, who took part in the site visit, said there were plenty of opportunities for partnerships and joint ventures both in Thailand and South Africa.
"The technology currently used in the Asian market is at an advantage and has improved over the years. This is what we want to take advantage of and learn from our counterparts," said Naidoo, whose company manufactures automotive valve guides and valve seat inserts.
Naidoo added that the partnership will allow them to improve their international competitiveness and give them an opportunity to market their products in other markets.
In his budget Vote, earlier this month, dti Minister Rob Davies said the automotive sector formed part of the key sector identified job drivers in the country. The department has allocated R7.9 billion for capital expenditure through the Automotive Production Development Programme (APDP).
Total trade between Thailand and South Africa was R31.1 billion in 2013; with a trade balance of R22 billion in favour of Thailand.
South African exports to Thailand totalled R4.6 billion, while imports totalled R26.5 billion in the same year. South Africa mainly source special classification products such as vehicle parts which constitute 45% of imports.
The OSIM concludes today.
SOURCE: SOUTH AFRICA OFFICIAL NEWS
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OK Dave, why did you only write one piece for Yahoo! Internet Life? Aren't they a Ziff-Davis publication? Don't you work for Ziff-Davis? Can't use that lame it's the competition excuse anymore.
Oh no, this story is different than the PCWorld story. I just got into a huge argument with my editor, and she suggested I not write for Yahoo! Internet Life anymore.


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On August 7, 1862, George Alfred Hitchcock (born in Massachusetts in 1844) was mustered into Company A, 21st Massachusetts Infantry. From this date until January 1, 1865, he kept a meticulous daily diary. His first experience in battle was at Fox's Gap on South Mountain, and then an attack across Burnside's Bridge at Antietam. Then came the disastrous Union advance toward Marye's Heights at F… redericksburg; a journey by rail to Paris, Kentucky, via Pittsburgh, Columbus (drunken 21st Infantry soldiers in conflict with local security) and Cincinnati; the protection of the Mount Sterling, Kentucky, area from guerrillas; an expedition from Camp Nelson through the Cumberland Gap to eastern Tennessee; Burnside's Knoxville campaign; the arduous winter return march to Camp Nelson with Confederate prisoners; efforts to regain his health and a return to the 21st Regiment; and a compelling account of his capture at Cold Harbor and imprisonment at Andersonville and Millen, Georgia, and Florence, South Carolina; and finally, his release.


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Yeshiva education falls short
I am sorry to say, but as a parent and as a former yeshiva student, I was saddened by Professor Aaron Twerski's op-ed "The war against yeshivas."
I take issue with the headline's term "war." What's with the catastrophizing? There is no "war" against yeshivas. We are parents and former yeshiva students advocating in an attempt to improve or implement a basic (English/secular) educational curriculum, which every child requires and deserves.
Professor Twerski claims that instances of Hasidim's success in business prove that Hasidic schools hold their own. This argument is a fallacy. It is equivalent to stating that all people who are happy must have won the lottery because in general, winning the lottery will make people happy. It is essentially using a consequence to infer an antecedent. Not all people who are happy have indeed won the lottery. Do some Hasidim succeed in business? Of course. Does that prove that the Hasidic education system is sufficient? Absolutely not.
The fact that one Hasid succeeded at starting a very successful photo company and subsequently hired hundreds of other Hasidim to work for him does not say anything to support the argument that Hasidic schools adequately prepare their students. It does support the argument that Hasidim look out for each other, which is nice but not enough.
Professor Twerski argues that Hasidic schools focus much on analytical and critical thinking skills. I agree with him on that. But he concludes by asserting that "those who possess these vital skills are the best educated." What? What about the basics? What about English, math, writing, reading, etc.?
Why don't we start with the basic education that is a prerequisite to any advanced analytical or critical thinking? Why are we depriving Hasidic children of such a basic education? Don't they also deserve to be prepared for the future? To be given the basic tools that most children in the world are provided with today? Don't they also deserve to be given every chance to become productive members of society?
Allow me to tell a personal story. I was left educationally deficient by the Hasidic school system. Like many of my friends, I was married (in a semi-arranged marriage) at age 20. With a baby soon on the way, there was great pressure to provide. Although I initially obtained work in the computer field working for family, I was soon looking to move on and advance. At age 21, after some 18 years of Hasidic education (including elementary, high school, and then three years of Judaic studies), I was facing difficulty in securing a job. And it was not because I looked Hasidic. I didn't. I was repeatedly turned down for positions (in my line of work) not only for my lack of a college education, but for a lack of a basic high school education.
My 18 years of analytical and critical thinking skills, although quite important, as the op-ed points out, was clearly not going to cut it. After years of struggle, I was personally fortunate enough to obtain a medical degree. It is because of the personal experiences and obstacles I encountered that I would like to see improvement for future generations.
The professor also seemed to be mocking the "self-appointed critics" of the Hasidic school system. As a product of the Hasidic school system, if my friends and I who were left lacking in education won't speak up and advocate for these children, who will?
Hasidic rabbis and school principals have repeatedly dropped the ball on this. The investigation into yeshivas by the city's Department of Education has stalled while Mayor Bill de Blasio continues to look the other way. More and more Hasidic high schools today are canceling their English/secular curriculum. Isn't it time for more oversight on this? Why can't there be honest and open discussion on this important issue and potential future crisis?
I am somewhat perplexed that someone like Professor Twerski, who is highly educated, would even advocate not to provide children with a basic (English) high school curriculum. I'm sure that as a trained attorney, he is aware that state law obligates education in a number of topics. Is he actually advocating for Hasidic schools to violate the law by not providing students with the basics required? I don't know whether he actually attended Hasidic elementary and high school. However, a quick Google search produces a list of prestigious schools that he attended for higher education—a privilege that, it appears, he would like to make unavailable for all Hasidic children.
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Q: Bounded integral operator $k$ The following is an exercise of Conway's Functional Analysis, Chapter 2, Section 1:
If $(X,\Omega,\mu)$ is a measure space and $k\in L^2(\mu\times\mu)$, show that $k$ defines a bounded integral operator. (Exercise 7)

A: If $e_i=e_i(x)$, $i\in I$, is an orthonormal basis of $L^2(\mu)$, then $e_{ij}=e_i(x)e_j(y)$, $i,j\in I$, is an orthonormal basis of $L^2(\mu\times\mu)$. Hence
$$
k(x,y)=\sum_{i,j}k_{ij}\,e_i(x)\,e_j(y), \quad\text{where $\,\,k_{ij}=\int_X k\,e_{ij}\,d(\mu\times\mu)$},
$$
and $j\in L^2(\mu\times\mu)$ implies that $\sum_{i,j\in I}|k_{ij}|^2=\|k\|^2_{L^2(\mu\times\mu)}<\infty$.
If $f\in L^2(\mu)$, with $f(x)=\sum_{i\in I}f_i\,e_i(x)$, then $\|f\|^2=\sum_{i\in I}|f_i|^2$ and
\begin{align}
(Kf)(x)&=\int_X k(x,y)\,f(y)\,d\mu(y)= \int_X\sum_{i,j}k_{ij}\,e_i(x)\,e_j(y)\Big(\sum_{k\in I}f_k\,e_k(y)\Big)\,d\mu(y) \\
&=\sum_{i\in I}\Big(\sum_{j\in I}k_{ij}\,f_j\Big)\,e_i(x),
\end{align}
and
\begin{align}
\|Kf\|^2&=\sum_{i\in I}\Big|\sum_{j\in I}k_{ij}\,f_j\Big|^2\le
\sum_{i\in I}\Big(\sum_{j\in I}|k_{ij}^2|\Big)\Big(\sum_{j\in I}|f_{j}|^2\Big)\\ &=
\Big(\sum_{i,j\in I}|k_{ij}|^2\Big)\Big(\sum_{j\in I}|f_j|^2\Big)=\|k\|^2_{L^2(\mu\times\mu)}\|f\|^2,
\end{align}
which shows that $K$ is bounded and its norm does not exceed $\|k\|_{L^2(\mu\times\mu)}$.


It's safe to say that slow computers are a nightmare to use. Spending minutes at a time waiting for your Mac to load a simple 2-minute video, staring at that continuous spinning wheel of doom is not fun. So, what if we told you there are a few simple steps you can take to speed up YouTube on your Mac?
Tired of buffering? Here are a few steps that may help solve your issues.
It sounds obvious, probably because it is, but many Mac users put slow running down to viruses or technical glitches - forgetting that the main source of internet is through Wi-Fi. If your videos are buffering endlessly, or searches are taking an age to load, weak internet connection is the likely suspect.
You can conduct Bandwidth tests through independent websites, but they tend to be inaccurate and sporadic. Setapp subscription allows you to download apps such as NetSpot, which will provide you with a much more comprehensive and reliable insight into your Wi-Fi power. NetSpot channel scanner feature analyses Wi-Fi coverage and performance, detects the most suitable access point spots and visualizes where the signal is strong/weak via heat maps – meaning you can find the optimal area for fast connection. It also allows you to improve and troubleshoot your wireless network, by performing live scans and figuring out real-time download speeds.
NetSpot makes analyzing, fixing and deploying any kind of wireless network smooth, fast and hassle-free, subsequently speeding up your YouTube sessions. Bypass the need for technical assistance and manage Wi-Fi yourself, through a tried-and-tested, simplistic app.
Background or pop-up adverts are a notorious, niggling annoyance that can impact the speed at which YouTube runs. It's 3 am, you can't sleep, and as a result, you're 3 episodes deep into a conspiracy theory about Khloe Kardashian's true ancestry. Suddenly, an untoward advert selling you lip plumbers and teeth whitening strips interrupts your viewing. Annoying, isn't it?
Not only do these ads divert your attention, they disrupt the algorithms used to stream videos, meaning YouTube operates at a much slower rate. Just as well there are many Safari extensions available that block unwanted adverts to speed up your viewing experience, such as AdBlock.
Get rid of distractive plugins and malware (earlier than you get annoyed) with CleanMyMac X: Open the app, select Extensions on the left side of the screen > Internet Plugins > Remove.
To go even further, you can submerge yourself in a distraction-free environment, tete-a-tete with your Kardashian's story or whatever you need to Focus on. A targeted blocking solution, the app builds a list of apps and websites you won't be able to access during your focus time.
Instead of streaming the traditional way through the YouTube website, using external players can be an effective and easy way to quicken up your videos. This eradicates the influence of adverts and pop-ups without having to download blockers, which may take up more data on your Mac than wanted.
Elmedia Player is a great example of an app that facilitates a hassle-free and engaging viewing experience. Open video and audio files no matter their format, find and stream online content from within the app and add a range of advanced features to fix playback issues – Elmedia really has it all.
With Elmedia, buffering caused by slow Wi-Fi could be a distant memory. The ability to save videos onto your Mac and watch them to your heart's content when you're offline is another major bite to this app's bark. The player can also save and store entire playlists in a variety of formats, giving you full control to watch whatever, wherever, in any order. If that wasn't enough, Elmedia cooperates with Airplay, so you can play content across your devices to suit different contexts.
Believe it or not, hard-drive issues can also impact your video streaming speeds. But, forget about calling up Apple to book a genius appointment – there's a simple hack to running checks and fixing glitches which you can do right now.
Flash video is a complicated business, requiring multiple tools and programs that can sometimes be too much even for macOS systems to handle. However, you can run a hard-drive check to ensure the tools YouTube needs are functioning correctly. Simply head to Spotlight on your Mac (the search tool in the top right of your monitor) and search for 'Disk Utility'. Highlight your hard drive and Run First Aid.
Or open CleanMyMac, choose Maintenance, and select 'Repair disk permissions' – this will de-clutter the hard disk and fix any issues that could be slowing down YouTube.
Last but not least, conserving your Mac data is another technique to fasten up YouTube. As a video streams, your computer needs somewhere to save the data, which is normally in the Random-Access Memory (RAM). This is a location external to the hard drive, meaning the video isn't actually downloaded on your Mac. Navigate to Apple's Activity Monitor to see how much RAM you have, and if it's under 100mb, it may be wise to download a data saving app.
At Setapp, we have various solutions to this problem with apps like TripMode. With an easy-to-use program, you can enable this smart data blocker app directly in the menu bar, and it will be automatically launched when your Mac connects to that network. Plus, you can easily block specific apps, whether too data-hungry or simply unneeded.
With TripMode, only the apps you specify will be allowed access to the Internet - concentrating the share of data on YouTube if you wish – to make streaming smoother and faster. The app also allows you to keep track of your data usage, checking the general data used or the detailed data for any particular webpage, session, day or required period. This enables you to detect which apps are data-hungry and disable them when you don't need them.
With Setapp subscription, you can download these apps plus a whole host more, to ensure you receive swift and speedy streaming speeds. Start your 7-day free trial with Setapp today and discover a world of app innovation.


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Earlier this week, Willow Smith aired out her frustrations on Twitter and people began making assumptions. The media and her followers speculated her tweet was about her parents' rumored split. Willow quickly put an end to that allegation and told the world, "Omg stop it already."
The saying "watch what you tweet" applies to the young bucks too it seems, but on the flipside, people are too nosey for their own good.


I am a precious daughter of God, a wife, and a mother, with a servant's heart for the Lord and others. I was born in Utah and moved to Colorado at age 17. I have a degree in psychology with an emphasis in child development and neurology. I love snow skiing, reading, worshipping, and being outdoors in God's wonderful creation. My husband and I were married in Glenwood Springs in 2007.
The Lord graciously brought both me and my husband to Himself in 2012. We both came to Christ and were baptized at Crossroads. What a sweet gift and blessing it is to now be on staff serving God and His people here.


We've lost our night vision.
Long ago, our ancient ancestors had to survive the long nights unaided and thus developed strong night vision. But our modern world has us surrounded by the luxuries of headlights, nightlights, street lights, track lights, flashlights, and just about every kind of lighting device you could ever think you'd need (including baseball caps with lights in their visors – for some reason). We even have night vision goggles, a technology that we're starting to include in some of our cars too. With all of these wondrous devices at our immediate disposal, many of us have lost the basic ability to just go out into the dark and trust our eyes' ability to actually see out there.
Austin Adventures has a solution to this problem, although it is… a little 'dark'.
We propose that we get you back out in the night. While our ancestors had to tree themselves or find a cave to help ward off carnivores, we (generally) don't have that problem on our trips.* Better still, there's something truly brilliant to be seen out there – literally galaxies of stars.
Too many of us live in cities or big towns and we get used to the electric lights overhead blocking out all the gorgeous light that's above it all in the night sky. Once we get you away from all that light pollution, the stars you can witness will literally have your jaw dropping.
So, we had a meeting and started listing our fabulous destinations, trying to find those that have the very best night sky viewing opportunities. Turns out that we have a few right here in the U.S. – some of which are actual International Dark Sky Parks (and one is a 'Gold Tier' Dark Sky Park – the highest level awarded).
We'll get out at night and not 'just' to see stars – but to see the entire Milky Way!
Austin Adventures can help you realize your next great dark sky adventure.
After a great day of sun-lit adventures, we'll wait for the backcountry darkness to envelop us. Then, we'll turn off our lanterns and headlamps, and take in the show.
It's worth noting too that while all three of these trips (and many of our international ones too) will provide you with a fantastic dark sky experience, Death Valley National Park is an actual, certified International Dark Sky Park. Further, it's the largest Dark Sky National Park in the country and, because they have worked to reduce light pollution as much as possible, the park is designated as a "Gold Tier" Dark Sky Park – the highest level awarded.
Maybe you haven't seen some of these bucket list destinations at all yet, or maybe you want to see them now as a way to experience our galaxy with the naked eye. Either way, we're happy to chat further and confirm availability for you. As a small, family-owned company, we're always happy to chat with our friends (particularly about travel)!


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It's a scene playing out with increasing frequency in New Mexico, where a recent bid to legally privatize streams has public users like Carpenter more than a little alarmed, not least for the precedent it might set beyond the borders of this western state.
While the fight over US public lands has reached a fever pitch unlike anything seen in recent decades, and the Trump interior department seeks to lease out vast areas to private interests for mining and drilling, the fate of public waterways has largely flown under the radar. Now New Mexico has become a battleground for that very issue, with the state government, landowners, and outfitters on one side of the fight and anglers, boaters, recreationalists and heritage users on the other. At the heart of the argument: who owns the water that has long been considered the lifeblood of the arid west.
Water use rights and access vary by region across the country, though the water itself has always been a public resource for people to fish, paddle, wade and float in. Private landowners have long taken unsanctioned steps to keep the public out of waterways, as in the recent case of an Arizona man convicted of shooting at kayakers boating down a river that runs through his land.
But in the last hours of 2015, efforts to bar public access received official sanction, when New Mexico's state government quickly and quietly passed a bill that implies private ownership of public waters that run through private land. It was a response to a statement from New Mexico's then attorney general, Gary King, that the public can wade and fish in streams running through private property, as long as they remain in the stream, which is in line with common doctrine in many states. Landowners and outfitters protested.
The rule remained mostly dormant until late December, when in a special meeting with only 10 days' notice – just a third of the 30-day standard – the state began a process to allow landowners to certify streambeds as private property.
But when the experience of fly-fishing became a commodity, things started to shift. VeneKlasen had a front-row seat to the evolution when he landed his first job as a fishing guide at 15 years old. He explains it with an example he's seen play out on what's now a fenced section of the Pecos.
Dan Perry sees it differently. He bought the first section of his Trout Stalker Ranch in northern New Mexico in 2011, when the Rio Chamita that runs through it flowed Technicolor with toxic magnesium, phosphorus, and other chemicals leaked from the wastewater treatment plant upstream. He worked with the New Mexico governor to secure $8m for a cleanup effort.
Many landowners, including Perry, allow private outfitters access to the water they've fenced off to the public, bolstering the view of many New Mexicans that this is the latest example of turning public lands over to a wealthy elite and private interests while shutting out the public itself.
"It's like someone walking into my house without ringing the doorbell and telling me that I can't sit on my couch any more," says Steve Polaco, president of the Tierra Amarilla Land Grant, a historic land grant whose heirs have traditionally fished some of the waterways in question.
Public access advocates are already fighting back by working to strike down the law as unconstitutional, but the effort won't be cheap. "The tragedy is that the public is going to have to spend millions to win back something that was ours in the first place," says VeneKlasen, "by suing the entity that's supposed to act in the public's best interest and be the steward of a public resource.


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This program will measure the radial distribution of the cross section thickness within the region of interest(circle or a circular sector)defined by the radius and the angular range. The thickness is calculated along the line of each step angle from the center of the region of interest. The required inputs are: radius and center of the region of interest, the range and the step angle. The user has the option to used the default parameters(based on the center of the image). the unit and resolution of calculation are taken from the image properties. The use may press the "escape" key to abort the program.
Download radial_thickness_measurement.class to your plugins directory and then restart ImageJ.
Download stack_radial_thickness_measurement.class to your plugins directory and then restart ImageJ.


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Political flags in Chechenia (Russia)
Keywords: gray wolves | separatist | wolf | error | crescent: 3 stars |
Crescent with three stars
Grey Wolf flag
Caucasus Provisional Revolutionary People's Government (1940-1944)
Independentist flag of Chechenia
Pro-Russian flag of Chechenia
Islamist flag of Chechenia
On the TV news tonight (19/1/96) was some footage relating to the end of the hijacking of the Turkish Black Sea ferry by supporters of the Chechen separatists. One shot showed supporters of the hijackers on the shore. They were waving Chechen flags and also red flags which resembled the Turkish flag except that they had three stars (in a triangular pattern, I think) instead of one.
Stuart Notholt, 19 Jan 1996
The Chechenya mailing list had a post concerning a flag sent from Chechenya to some chechenyans in Jordon. It contained a gray wolf, said to be a symbol of Chechnians, whose national anthem refers to their birth with the birth of the wolves. The use of this new flag may be due to this symbolism or due to the fact that the previous one is too similar to that of many other groups using same pattern with different colors.
William Grimes-Wyatt, 22 Jan 1996
Could this be just the 1991-1994 state flag?…
António Martins, 23 Jun 2005
In 1940, a rebellion broke out in the Chechno-Ingushetian Republic and spread rapidly. A political figure named Khasan Israilov proclaimed a war to liberate the Caucasus and formed a "provisional revolutionary people's government" which gained control of several districts; the uprising lasted for years. Anyone knows the flag? The rebels established contacts with the advancing German army, as a number of other peoples did under Stalin. For that, Chechens and Ingush were subjected to mass deportations starting in 1944.
Jaume Ollé, 26 Feb 2000


EL PASO, TEXAS — President Donald Trump issued an executive order from his Oval Office chair late this afternoon, directing federal resources be dedicated to purchasing several thousand food times from Taco Bell. The food will then be sent to the migrant families currently being held underneath a bridge in El Paso, Texas.
In a tweet sent yesterday, it was reported that hundreds of families of migrants seeking asylum in the United States are being penned up underneath a bridge in El Paso. The pictures come as a stark reminder that Congress and the president have not come to terms they both can agree with on funding for a wall on the southern border. Throughout the 2016 campaign, Trump promised Mexico would pay for the wall, and the Mexican government has insisted the entire time that they will not.
Customs and Border Patrol, according to reports in Splinter News, are defending the use of the bridge and tent underneath it, saying it is only used to transition detainees into more traditional facilities. However, CBP says that there are simply just too many migrants for the facilities currently in use, and so the overflow has to be processed in the parking lot.
Trump trailed off for a few, long, excruciating moments before finishing his sentence.
Huckabee nodded quietly and winked back. Trump farted and blamed it on Sanders before continuing.
No one had the heart to correct Trump's malapropism.


The Moa Hunt Adventure Race are 3 hour and 6 races that involve trekking, running and MTB; the 3 hour race can be done trekking and running only, without MTB. Discover some of Northland's Gems whilst on a treasure hunt. This event is family friendly and is fun for adults and children.
Adventure racing brings together several different sports in an exciting format, carried out by teams of 2-4 people. Teams navigate their way around a course, gathering compulsory control markers, along with elective markers for the quicker teams. Each 'control' has a point value. The course is open for a set period - arrive home late and penalty points are applied for every minute you are late.
The race is to be held within 60 minutes of Whangarei. The exact location will be revealed closer to the event date .


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President Trump has repeatedly and vehemently denounced what he calls "chain migration," in which adult American citizens can obtain residency for their relatives.
On Thursday, his Slovenian in-laws, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, became United States citizens in a private ceremony in Manhattan by taking advantage of that same family-based immigration program.
Melania Trump had sponsored her parents for their green cards, Mr. Wildes said in describing the process by which the Knavses had become United States citizens. "Once they had the green card, they then applied for citizenship when they were eligible," he said.
Ms. Grisham directed further questions concerning the president's views on immigration — and the immigration status of his in-laws — to the West Wing, which did not immediately respond to emails and phone calls requesting comment.
The Knavses have a relatively high profile for presidential in-laws. They frequently travel with the Trumps and split their time between New York, Palm Beach and Washington, where they stay in the White House.
Since initial reports emerged in February that the Knavses had obtained permanent residency in the United States, there has been a lack of clarity about when or how the couple received green cards. And unless the couple themselves divulge the timeline of their citizenship process, the applications and petitions are protected by privacy law.
Under immigration statutes, the Knavses would have needed to have their green cards for at least five years in order to apply for citizenship, along with fulfilling character, residency and civic knowledge requirements. The time to process an application for naturalization in New York City typically ranges from 11 to 21 months, according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
News of the ceremony prompted an immediate response on Twitter.
The president often rails against family-based immigration at his rallies, and has called it a pathway for terrorists to enter the country. He frequently reminds his audiences of the October terror attack in New York, where Sayfullo Saipov, an immigrant from Uzbekistan, plowed a pickup truck down a bike lane, killing eight people near the World Trade Center. While the president never names Mr. Saipov, who obtained his green card through the equally maligned diversity lottery, which grants visas to people from countries that have had fewer immigrants, he has been known to detail the attack.
Typically, naturalization ceremonies at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building at 26 Federal Plaza are large events, where groups of immigrants are sworn in as citizens en masse, after reciting an oath and the Pledge of Allegiance.
The Knavses' lawyer said their ceremony was kept private for "security reasons." Thomas Cioppa, New York district director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, presided over the 20-minute ceremony, Mr. Wildes said. As is customary, the couple held their hands over their hearts and recited the Pledge of Allegiance, he said.
The Knavses, both in their 70s, raised Mrs. Trump in Sevnica, a Slovenian town of around 4,500 people. There, Mr. Knavs was a traveling car salesman and belonged to the Communist Party. Mrs. Knavs had harvested onions on her family's farm, then worked in a textile factory, and sewed her two daughters' clothes.
Mrs. Trump was born in 1970 and during her childhood Slovenia, then part of Yugoslavia, was ruled by Josip Broz Tito, a Communist dictator who nonetheless allowed more freedoms than other Eastern bloc leaders. When Mrs. Trump began her modeling career, while still a teenager, the whole family sensed opportunity, according to those who knew them in Slovenia.
According to news reports, she entered the country in 2001 on a so-called Einstein visa for "individuals of extraordinary ability" as a model. She became a United States citizen in 2006.
Mrs. Trump was not present for the ceremony, and her parents told their lawyer she was in Bedminster, N.J., where the president spends time in the summer at Trump National Golf Club.
The Federal Building also houses immigration court and the local offices of the Department of Homeland Security, and its subsidiary, Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Katie Rogers contributed reporting from Washington.


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