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Q: Wildcard formatting in XML & XSLT Why doesn't this line:
apply-templates select="*/* (under the "shop" element in the XSLT file)
apply bold formatting to Blake2? The output looks like this:

Start of root in XSLT
"Step 1 start" Alexis (Task: Sales )
  Employee2 (Task: ) Blake2 "Step 1 done"
End of root in XSLT

My question is, why isn't Blake2 also in bold? It's under the <employee> element.
Changing that line to *apply-templates select="*" causes Blake2 to be in bold. What makes this different?
Here's the XML file:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="2.xsl" ?>

<root>
    <shop>
        <person>
            <employee>
                <name> Alexis </name>
                <role> Manager </role>
                <task> Sales </task>
            </employee>

            <employee>
                <name> Employee2 </name>
            </employee>
        </person>

        <employee>
            <name> Blake2 </name>
        </employee>

    </shop>

</root>

Here's the XSLT file:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">

<xsl:template match="root">

Start of root in XSLT
 <xsl:apply-templates />

End of root in XSLT

</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="shop">
"Step 1 start"
<xsl:apply-templates select="*/*"/>
"Step 1 done"

</xsl:template>

<xsl:template match="employee">
 <xsl:apply-templates select="name"/>
(Task: <xsl:apply-templates select="task"/>)

</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

A: First, lets see how an xslt processor works. In order for the templates in an xslt to be ran/instantiated/activated, they must "match". Now, ask yourself this:

*

*what do they match on?

*What, for instance, is the thing that satisfies match="root"?

As the xslt is loaded, the input document, or rather it's top level node, is brought under its attention. Your input document starts with a root node, so that's what goes into the xslt first. It immediately satisfies match="root". Simple.
Now for the employee, when will that little gem be matched?
Well, the xslt processor is not going to loop through every possible node and see if it has a template that matches. It only does that for the nodes you tell it to.

*

*This is what you do with xsl:apply-templates select='...'.

*In order for the employee-nodes in the input to be xslt-ed, they need to be selected in a xsl:apply-templates somewhere.

Ok, so what happened? In your shop template, you select */* to apply templates to, meaning 'the children of the current node's children' ('grandchildren', if you like).

*

*The current node in the shop template being shop means that the two employee nodes inside the person node get selected (*/* expands to person/employee).

*Blake2 is a sibling of the shop node, and does not get selected.

*Changing to * for the select returns the person and employee nodes that are children of the shop node.

So where does the non-bold Blake2 come from? Well, the non-bold Blake2 does not stem from any template you created, he is merely victim of default behavior, where text nodes but not element nodes get copied over from the input to the output.

You have some stuff to learn if you want to really use xslt. I suggest starting with an identity-transform (Google's your friend), then delete some elements by providing an empty template for them. Than do a one-to-one translation, say, capitalize all elements. Mix in attributes. Try to make more strict matches using xpath conditions ([this stuff]). Have a look at more complex structures such as conditionals and looping constructs. Dive into variables, parameters and call-template. Use document().
Have fun!

A: Your third template does not select any <employee> elements in your document. It just selects <employee> elements that are direct child nodes of the current element. On the root level, this does not apply to any elements, but as the second template is invoked by the <apply-templates> in the first element, and the second template applies templates with the (relative!) path */* (i.e. templates for any elements that are children of the children of the current element), the <employee> element in the <person> element gets selected.
The second <employee> element is not a child of a child of the <shop> element, but a direct child of the <shop> element, and hence doesn't get selected by */* starting at <shop>.
When you change */* to *, both <employee> elements get selected: The second one gets selected because it directly matches * (a direct child of <shop>). * also selects <person>, and as there is no template specified for that element, the default behavior will be executed, meaning that templates will be applied to the children of <person>, which includes the first <employee> element.


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Q: Why is this generator expression function slower than the loop version? I have been operating under the theory that generator expressions tend to be more efficient than normal loops. But then I ran into the following example: write a function which given a number, N, and some factors, ps, returns the sum of all the numbers under N that are a multiple of at least one factor.
Here is a loop version and a shorter generator expression version:
def loops(N, ps):
    total_sum = 0
    for i in xrange(N):
        for p in ps:
            if i%p == 0:
                total_sum += i
                break
    return total_sum

def genexp(N, ps):
    return sum(i for i in xrange(N)
               if any(i%p == 0 for p in ps))

I'd expect the two to perform roughly equal, with maybe the comprehension version a little faster, but what I didn't expect was this:
for func in ('loops', 'genexp'):
    print func, timeit.timeit('%s(100000, [3,5,7])' % func,
                              number=100,
                              setup='from __main__ import %s' % func)

loops 2.82878184319
genexp 10.1663100719

4x slower isn't even close! Why? What am I misunderstanding?

A: First of all: generator expressions are memory efficient, not necessarily speed efficient.
Your compact genexp() version is slower for two reasons:

*

*Generator expressions are implemented using a new scope (like a new function). You are producing N new scopes, one for for each any() test. Creating a new scope and tearing it down again is relatively expensive, certainly when done in a loop and then compared with code that doesn't do this.

*The sum() and any() names are additional globals to be looked up. In the case of any(), that's an additional N global lookups per test. Globals must be looked up in a dictionary, versus locals which are looked up by index in a C-array (which is very fast).
The latter is but a small component, most of the cost lies in creating and destroying frames (scopes); if you create a version where _any and _sum are locals to the function you get but a small improvement in performance:
>>> def genexp_locals(N, ps, _any=any, _sum=sum):
...     return _sum(i for i in xrange(N)
...                if _any(i%p == 0 for p in ps))
...
>>> for func in ('loops', 'genexp', 'genexp_locals'):
...     print func, timeit.timeit('%s(100000, [3,5,7])' % func,
...                               number=100,
...                               setup='from __main__ import %s' % func)
...
loops 2.00835800171
genexp 6.45241594315
genexp_locals 6.23843789101

I didn't create a local for xrange to keep that aspect the same. Technically speaking, the _any name is looked up as a closure, not a local, by the generator expression code object, which are not as slow as global lookups but not quite as speedy as a local lookup either.

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July 21, 2017 July 21, 2017 leftwinLeave a Comment on A Political Review of Constant Radical- the Life and Times of Sue Bradford
A Political Review of Constant Radical- the Life and Times of Sue Bradford
Global politics is in a state of change. Old orthodoxies are breaking down, and new projects are rising to challenge the status quo. These challenges come from both the left and right. While NZ hasn't felt the same rupture as we have seen with Jeremy Corbyn, Bernie Sanders or Podemos in Spain, the global resurgence of left-wing politics is echoing here as well. Jenny Chamberlain's biography of Sue Bradford, Constant Radical does not set out to be an intervention into leftist politics. Despite this, those on the left will find it an interesting and valuable read.
Among student, community and union activists, there is an impatient discontent. Many yearn for a political project willing to go beyond the accepted limits and pursue deeper goals than the political establishment deems acceptable. A book about Sue Bradford can't help but be viewed in this context, and its lessons are valuable.
The book details Sue's political journey, but the focus is on her personal story. The first 70 pages are dedicated to Sue's family backstory and childhood. After this introduction there is a rich political experience.
Sue joined radical politics in the late 1960s, part of a generation of activists radicalised by the Vietnam war. The book creates a vivid impression of both the political and cultural rebellion of those times. From that milieu came not just anti-war activists, but the women's liberation movement, anti-colonial and tino rangatiratanga struggles and a new generation of union militants. Any new radicals would do well to learn from the confident creativity of the fire last time.
The spirit of the 60s is covered in many books, and the strength of this book is not found in any unique insights into the period. Sue's politics go deeper. While many others made peace with society and started safe careers, Sue remained a 'constant radical'. What sets her apart, however, isn't just maintaining the old orthodoxies. There are plenty of old souls who still make it to all the protests. Constant Radical's real value for politicos is the way it can be used as a guidebook for navigating the difficult path of translating radical politics into concrete organisation.
Constant Radical outlines the work Sue undertook, alongside many others, to build fighting organisations of the poor and oppressed. Unemployed centers, bookshops, political parties, think tanks, newspapers for the unemployed, hikoi, coalitions for protests, a residential education center – the list goes on. It's a history of political organisation building that is invaluable to radicals today. A radical politics must have at its core the drive to go beyond radical ideas and into radical action. If analysis can't be translated into activity, it is of limited value.
The book inadvertently makes a telling comparison. It mentions both Sue Bradford and Tim Shadbolt at Auckland University in the early 1970s. Sue at the time was quiet and shy, but purposeful and committed. Tim Shadbolt, by contrast, wore a cape around campus and was the flamboyant face of the protest movement. Sue's radicalism has passed the test of time, whereas Shadbolt quickly abandoned it when the counter-cultural wave ebbed. He kept the joker persona but that's about it, and in time became the very establishment Mayor of Invercargill. The book is never strident or condemnatory, lecturing people isn't Sue's style. But through her own actions and the mana she has rightly earned from them, a strong argument is built for serious, long-term engagement in radical politics. The posturing "Bullshit and Jellybeans" approach goes nowhere.
This book will also be useful for those new to the radical left as a way to explain the background and context of radical politics in New Zealand/Aotearoa. Sometimes becoming involved in militant politics can be like going to a party with a new group of friends. It's difficult to engage when you don't know the backgrounds, histories and traditions of those involved. This will be especially the case when read alongside other books looking at recent decades from a left perspective, such as Cathy Casey's Matt McCarten – Rebel in the Ranks and Cybele Locke's fantastic Workers in the Margins.
It is also worth noting that while this is a personal biography of Sue, there is an amazing number of other people named along the way. Sue's personal and political journey was accompanied by many friends, comrades and close collaborators. Biography is by nature individual, but reading this book you can't help but appreciate the collective of activists who helped keep the fight for a new left alive. Many of them remain active today.
As a final point, for those who know Sue, it can be at times awkward reading. It's easy to get into the juicy details of a biography about a historical figure, or someone you never meet, but it felt a little bit intrusive to be reading intimate details of the life of someone you've shared a beer with. Ultimately, this has left me with a greater appreciation of Sue's personal strength and warmth. Whether you agree with her or not, no one can deny the many contributions she has made to New Zealand history and the deep, principled set of convictions that drove her through this long and often arduous work.
For those of us trying to follow in her footsteps, Constant Radical is a must read.
Constant Radical- the life and times of Sue Bradford is available online here, and at some bookstores.
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Q: What's the different between the result of HashMap.entrySet() and LinkedHashMap.entrySet(),do they have the same performance? I know the different between the hashmap(arrays + linked) and linkedhashMap(keep the order when you put in it);
My question is do the entrySet and LinkedEntrySet has the same feature as HashMap and LinkedHashMap?
 Map<String,Integer> hashmap= new HashMap<>();
 Map<String,Integer> linkedmap = new LinkedHashMap<>();

 Set hashset = hashmap.entrySet();//EntrySet
 Set linkedset = linkedmap .entrySet();//LinkedEntrySet

// Here is my test code
@Test
public void mapTest(){
    Map<String,Integer> hashMap= new HashMap<>();
    Map<String,Integer> linkedHashMap= new LinkedHashMap<>();
    hashMap.put("1",1);
    hashMap.put("3",3);
    hashMap.put("2",2);
    hashMap.put("5",5);
    hashMap.put("8",8);
    hashMap.put("6",6);
    hashMap.put("7",7);
    hashMap.put("4",4);

    linkedHashMap.put("1",1);
    linkedHashMap.put("3",3);
    linkedHashMap.put("2",2);
    linkedHashMap.put("5",5);
    linkedHashMap.put("8",8);
    linkedHashMap.put("6",6);
    linkedHashMap.put("7",7);
    linkedHashMap.put("4",4);//LinkedHashMapwill keep the order

    Set hashSet = hashMap.entrySet();
    Set linkedSet= linkedHashMap.entrySet();//the linkedSetwill keep the order too???
    for (Object o : hashSet ) {
        System.out.println(o);
    }
    for (Object o : linkedSet) {
        System.out.println(o);
    }
}

A: Looking at the code (Java 8), in both cases entrySet() returns an instance of an inner class of the corresponding Map implementation :
For LinkedHashMap :
public Set<Map.Entry<K,V>> entrySet() {
    Set<Map.Entry<K,V>> es;
    return (es = entrySet) == null ? (entrySet = new LinkedEntrySet()) : es;
}

For HashMap :
public Set<Map.Entry<K,V>> entrySet() {
    Set<Map.Entry<K,V>> es;
    return (es = entrySet) == null ? (entrySet = new EntrySet()) : es;
}

As you can see, they don't use neither LinkedHashSet nor HashSet. They have specific Set implementations.
And the reason they use specific internal implementations it that these Sets are backed by the respective Maps, so they don't have storage of their own.


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Djurgårdens IF - HV 71 4–3

Semifinaler

Västra Frölunda HC - Timrå IK 4–2

Färjestads BK - Djurgårdens IF 4–1

Final

Västra Frölunda HC - Färjestads BK 4–0

Övrigt
Då Västra Frölunda HC den 7 april 2003 vann fjärde matchen i finalserien och tog SM-guld var det nästan midnatt. Tomi Kallios avgörande mål gjordes efter 1:56 in i den tredje förlängningsperioden.

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Leafs' Trevor Moore leaves game with shoulder injury vs. Bruins
·Hockey writer
November 15, 2019, 8:07 p.m.
Trevor Moore gets hit hard at the blue line by Chris Wagner, left for the remainder of the game. (Twitter/@ConorRyan_93)
Injuries and the Toronto Maple Leafs are pretty much one and the same this season.
After a heavy hit from Boston Bruins forward Chris Wagner, forward Trevor Moore left the game and did not return due to a shoulder injury.
The hit in question looked fairly normal at first, but the shoulder was clearly the main point of contact.
Trevor Moore is introduced to The Mayor of Walpole: pic.twitter.com/qn9GTn4XfF
— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) November 16, 2019
Even if the collision led to the picturesque unleashing of Moore's "buckets off" look, it was a hard hit to the Maple Leafs' forward depth.
Toronto currently has Mitch Marner and Alexander Kerfoot out with an injury — the former projecting to have the longer absence out of the two. With this hit, the Leafs are going to have to rely heavily on their top-tier talent that's still relatively healthy.
John Tavares and Zach Hyman recently returned from injury, so at least the depth is not completely decimated.
After the game, Toronto head coach Mike Babcock provided an update on Moore.
Trevor Moore won't travel to Pittsburgh. Babcock not sure how serious the injury is.
— Justin Cuthbert (@jccuthbert) November 16, 2019
The 24-year-old winger will not be travelling to Pittsburgh to face the Penguins on Saturday night — the first match of a six-game road trip that has the potential to make or break the Leafs' season.
Prior to Friday's game against the Bruins, Moore had scored three goals and five points through 20 games played.
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WASHINGTON — In his first hours as president, Joe Biden will aim to strike at the heart of President Donald Trump's policy legacy, signing a series of executive actions that reverse his predecessor's orders on immigration, climate change and handling of the pandemic. Biden on Wednesday will end construction on Trump's border wall, end the ban on travel from some Muslim-majority countries, rejoin the Paris Climate Accord and the World Health Organization, and revoke the approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, aides said Tuesday. The new president will sign the orders almost immediately after taking the oath of office at the Capitol, pivoting quickly from his pared-down inauguration ceremony to enacting his agenda. The 15 executive actions are an attempt to essentially rewind the last four years of federal policies with striking speed. Only two recent presidents signed executive actions on their first day in office — and each signed just one. But Biden, facing the debilitating coronavirus pandemic, is intent on demonstrating a sense of urgency and competence that he argues has been missing under his predecessor. "I think the most important thing to say is that tomorrow starts a new day," said Jeff Zients, Biden's choice to lead a new White House office that will co-ordinate the federal government's revamped response to the pandemic. The orders reach well beyond the pandemic. Biden intends to order a review of all Trump regulations and executive actions that are deemed damaging to the environment or public health. He will order federal agencies to prioritize racial equity and review policies that reenforce systemic racism. He will revoke a Trump order that sought to exclude noncitizens from the census, and will order federal employees to take an ethics pledge that commits them to upholding the independence of the Justice Department. Susan Rice, Biden's incoming domestic policy adviser, said the new president would also revoke the just-issued report of Trump's "1776 Commission" to promote "patriotic education." These actions will be followed by dozens more in the next 10 days, aides said, as Biden looks to redirect the country without having to go through a Senate that Democrats control by the narrowest margin. Notably, the opening actions did not include immediate steps to rejoin the Iran nuclear accord, which Trump abandoned and Biden has pledged to reimplement. Jen Psaki, the incoming White House press secretary, said that while they were not included in Biden's Day One orders, the new president will in the coming days revoke the Pentagon's ban on military service by transgender Americans as well as the so-called Mexico City policy, which bans U.S. funding for international organizations that perform or refer women for abortion services. Psaki said the actions to be taken Wednesday were focused on providing "immediate relief" to Americans. In another effort to signal a return to pre-Trump times, Psaki said she would hold a news briefing late Wednesday in a symbol of the administration's commitment to transparency. Trump's White House had all but abandoned the practice of briefing reporters daily. Biden will sign the actions during his first visit to the Oval Office in four years. Since then, presidential order actions were often marked by clumsy announcements and confusion. In their first days in office, Trump's team was forced to rewrite executive orders by court order and aides took days to figure out how to use the White House intercom to alert press about events. The repeatedly cancelled plans to hype new building programs — dubbed "Infrastructure week" — became a national punchline. Biden aides, by contrast, are aiming to demonstrate they are up for the job right out of the gate. Biden senior aides, led by deputy chief of staff Bruce Reed and campaign policy chief Stef Feldman, began plotting out the executive action plans in November, just days after Biden won the presidency and drafting began in December. The final documents were reviewed by career staff at the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel in recent weeks before Biden's swearing-in to ensure they would pass legal muster. Biden's team was set begin assuming the reins of power even before the Marine Band finished its rendition of "Hail to the Chief" after the new president takes the oath of office. Aides were due to begin entering the White House complex at the stroke of noon — when Biden officially assumes the office — to begin overseeing national security roles. The urgency was hasten by concerns about security around the Inauguration after the U.S. Capitol insurrection. COVID-19 restrictions, along with tight security surrounding the Inauguration were severely curtailing the number of aides in Biden's West Wing. Aides, one official said, were told to pack snacks to eat in their offices because of pandemic protocols. Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
The global rugged servers market size was valued at USD 475 million in 2020 and is projected to reach USD 652 million by 2025; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.5% from 2020 to 2025
The growth of the rugged servers market is majorly driven by rising demand for industrial IoT, stringent regulatory requirements across various industries, and growing demand for rugged servers in the military, industrial, and power sectors.New York, Jan. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Rugged Servers Market with COVID-19 Impact by Offering, Type, Memory Size, Application and Region - Global Forecast to 2025" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p06009701/?utm_source=GNW COVID-19 has emerged as a global pandemic that has spread in several countries worldwide and disrupted various industries around the world.The prominent players across industries have been affected by this pandemic.The foreseeable decline in the growth of end-user applications may have a considerable direct impact on the rugged servers market.Hardware segment expected to hold the larger market share during the forecast period.The hardware segment is expected to dominate the rugged servers market by contributing larger share during the forecast period.Hardware components offered by rugged server providers mainly include motherboards, power supply, USB connector assembly, CPUs, and hard disk drives.These devices are the core components of rugged server systems through which data is accessed and transferred to client devices, such as computers, on a timely basis.These hardware components help to extract data and enable effective transfer to clients.Therefore, the hardware is an integral part of an overall rugged server system.Military & aerospace is expected to contribute largest share of market during the forecast period.Critical missions and projects in military and aerospace sectors involve critical data that is transmitted to client devices through servers.As these missions are usually carried out in extreme environmental conditions, rugged servers are the most suitable servers to operate reliably in such conditions.Therefore, the military & aerospace application segment is expected to continue to account for the largest size of the market during the forecast period.APAC is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period.Rugged servers market in APAC is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during 2020?2025.The ever-increasing use of telecom network services by domestic, as well as industrial, end users, ongoing advancements in wireless cellular infrastructure, and rising demand for secure data transfer is expected to fuel the demand for rugged servers in APAC.Mobile data services are also growing rapidly in APAC as mobile operators have reduced prices of their services to extend them to maximum end users.APAC has become a world leader in digital platforms.It has two of the most densely populated countries—China and India—in the world.Due to its large population and a broad base of consumers, the telecommunications sector finds ample opportunities for growth.Also, China, Japan, South Korea, and India are among the major countries in APAC that have an established industrial base. These industries are significant end users of rugged servers.Break-up of the profiles of primary participants:• By Company Type – Tier 1 – 40%, Tier 2 – 35%, and Tier 3 – 25%• By Designation – C-level Executives – 45%, Managers – 35%, and Others – 20%• By Region – North America - 35%, Europe – 30%, APAC – 25%, and RoW – 10%Dell Technologies, Mercury Systems, Siemens, Core Systems, Crystal Group, Systel, Symmetrix, and Trenton Systems, among others, are some of the key players offering rugged servers.The rugged servers market has been segmented into offering, type, memory size, application, and region. The rugged servers market has been studied for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), and the Rest of the World (RoW).Reasons to buy the report:• Illustrative segmentation, analysis, and forecast of the market based on offering, type, memory size, application, and region have been conducted to give an overall view of the rugged servers market.• A value chain analysis has been performed to provide in-depth insights into the rugged servers market ecosystem.• The report includes pricing analysis, patent analysis, ecosystem analysis as well as technology, trade and case study analysis pertaining to rugged servers.• The key drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges pertaining to the rugged servers market have been detailed in this report.• Detailed information regarding the COVID-19 impact and related updates on the rugged servers market has been provided in the report.• The report includes a detailed competitive landscape of the market, along with key players, as well as in-depth analysis of their revenues and market share.Read the full report: https://www.reportlinker.com/p06009701/?utm_source=GNWAbout ReportlinkerReportLinker is an award-winning market research solution. 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Global Palm Date Processing Equipment Markets 2020-2027: Focus on Pitting, Fumigation, Packing
Dublin, Jan. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Palm Date Processing Equipment - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Global Palm Date Processing Equipment Market to Reach $49.5 Million by 2027Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Palm Date Processing Equipment estimated at US$35.4 Million in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$49.5 Million by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 4.9% over the analysis period 2020-2027. Pitting, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record a 5.8% CAGR and reach US$21.4 Million by the end of the analysis period. After an early analysis of the business implications of the pandemic and its induced economic crisis, growth in the Fumigation segment is readjusted to a revised 4% CAGR for the next 7-year period.The U. S. Market is Estimated at $9.6 Million, While China is Forecast to Grow at 7.6% CAGRThe Palm Date Processing Equipment market in the U. S. is estimated at US$9.6 Million in the year 2020. China, the world`s second largest economy, is forecast to reach a projected market size of US$10.2 Million by the year 2027 trailing a CAGR of 7.6% over the analysis period 2020 to 2027. Among the other noteworthy geographic markets are Japan and Canada, each forecast to grow at 2.6% and 4.4% respectively over the 2020-2027 period. Within Europe, Germany is forecast to grow at approximately 3% CAGR.Packaging Segment to Record 4.8% CAGRIn the global Packaging segment, USA, Canada, Japan, China and Europe will drive the 4.3% CAGR estimated for this segment. These regional markets accounting for a combined market size of US$5.8 Million in the year 2020 will reach a projected size of US$7.9 Million by the close of the analysis period. China will remain among the fastest growing in this cluster of regional markets. Led by countries such as Australia, India, and South Korea, the market in Asia-Pacific is forecast to reach US$6.6 Million by the year 2027, while Latin America will expand at a 5.8% CAGR through the analysis period. The report presents concise insights into how the pandemic has impacted production and the buy side for 2020 and 2021. A short-term phased recovery by key geography is also addressed.Competitors identified in this market include, among others: Bertuzzi Food Processing SrlCFT SpAGreentechnology SrlKey Technology, Inc.Pigo S. r. l.TOMRA Systems ASA Key Topics Covered: I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & REPORT SCOPEII. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1. MARKET OVERVIEW Global Competitor Market SharesPalm Date Processing Equipment Competitor Market Share Scenario Worldwide (in %): 2019 & 2025Impact of Covid-19 and a Looming Global Recession 2. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS3. MARKET TRENDS & DRIVERS4. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE Palm Date Processing Equipment Global Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ by Region/Country: 2020-2027Palm Date Processing Equipment Global Retrospective Market Scenario in US$ by Region/Country: 2012-2019Palm Date Processing Equipment Market Share Shift across Key Geographies Worldwide: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027Pitting (Segment) World Market by Region/Country in US$: 2020 to 2027Pitting (Segment) Historic Market Analysis by Region/Country in US$: 2012 to 2019Pitting (Segment) Market Share Breakdown of Worldwide Sales by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027Fumigation (Segment) Potential Growth Markets Worldwide in US$: 2020 to 2027Fumigation (Segment) Historic Market Perspective by Region/Country in US$: 2012 to 2019Fumigation (Segment) Market Sales Breakdown by Region/Country in Percentage: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027Packaging (Segment) Geographic Market Spread Worldwide in US$: 2020 to 2027Packaging (Segment) Region Wise Breakdown of Global Historic Demand in US$: 2012 to 2019Packaging (Segment) Market Share Distribution in Percentage by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027Other Segments (Segment) World Market Estimates and Forecasts by Region/Country in US$: 2020 to 2027Other Segments (Segment) Market Historic Review by Region/Country in US$: 2012 to 2019Other Segments (Segment) Market Share Breakdown by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 III. MARKET ANALYSISGEOGRAPHIC MARKET ANALYSIS Market Facts & FiguresPalm Date Processing Equipment Market Share (in %) by Company: 2019 & 2025Market AnalyticsPalm Date Processing Equipment Market Estimates and Projections in US$ by Segment: 2020 to 2027Palm Date Processing Equipment Market by Segment: A Historic Review in US$ for 2012-2019Palm Date Processing Equipment Market Share Breakdown by Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 IV. COMPETITION Total Companies Profiled: 42 For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/pty6ad Research and Markets also offers Custom Research services providing focused, comprehensive and tailored research. CONTACT: CONTACT: ResearchAndMarkets.com Laura Wood, Senior Press Manager press@researchandmarkets.com For E.S.T Office Hours Call 1-917-300-0470 For U.S./CAN Toll Free Call 1-800-526-8630 For GMT Office Hours Call +353-1-416-8900
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With the date of our Secondary Assembly coinciding so closely with the international Day of Remembrance, I thought it only appropriate to mark the occasion with a special presentation which linked art with history.
Starting with the concept of memories it is good to reflect that one makes memories every day and some occasions are more memorable than others – some more traumatic. I recalled walking through fields of poppies when I was young and asked the pupils to consider the mood Monet's painting 'Poppy Field. ''Coquelicots' evokes. Moving to Flanders fields – the poem by John McCrae 1915 and the field of war graves created quite a stark contrast. Going back to an artistic installation created by Paul Cummins and Tom Piper at the Tower of London July -November 2014 where just under one million ceramic poppies represented the millions of people across the world who lost their lives in the First World War. This very modern and transitory work of art caused us to reflect on the fragility of life and the need to work for peace as many innocent people continue to be caught up in conflict or be imprisoned wrongly.
We are fortunate to live in peace and prosperity but have a duty to share with others so they too can enjoy peace. We must remember and try to understand each other so that perhaps conflict can be resolved rather than perpetuated.


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Flea and Tick Prevention for Pets
When it comes to ensuring that pets are properly protected from fleas and/or ticks, there's no room for passivity. Tackling the problem before it occurs is key to avoiding a harmful, irritating infestation.
By Kelly Lindenau
Anyone who's ever had a bug bite knows the misery that comes along with those small, red welts. As humans, we have the advantage of watching them fade away after three or four days without much effort on our part. Sure, antihistamines are helpful in providing temporary itch relief and a few hours of comfort, but they're a luxury, not a necessity. Pets, on the other hand, aren't as lucky. Once they get an infestation of fleas and/or ticks, those little bugs aren't going away on their own. Chemicals are needed, and with them comes potentially negative side effects. Instead of sitting back and only worrying about fleas and ticks once pets are suffering, there should be a proactive approach to prevention and protection.
If you live in an urban or suburban area, it's easy to believe that there's no pressing need to protect your pets from fleas and ticks. Your cat sits in the window of your city apartment all day, there's no way he's going to get a tick or a flea, right?
"There is no such thing as a flea free zone," says Steven Rosenfeld, owner of Bronxville, N.Y.-based F.C. Sturtevant. "Even if your dog or cat is bathed regularly and has little or no direct contact with other animals, it can become infected when visiting a groomer or even walking from your home to your car when traveling with your pet."
Pet parents also need to be aware that the possibility of an animal getting a flea or tick isn't limited to certain seasons or climates. James Brandly, associate trade marketing manager for Tropiclean, explains that ticks are found at any time and in any place, from a "deep woods hike to your afternoon walk through your neighborhood."
Even more alarming is the rise of super fleas and super ticks, which are mutated versions of the fleas and ticks that were around in earlier decades. As the insecticides and pesticides we used to control them kept growing stronger, the little bugs adapted.
Dr. Bob Goldstein, co-founder of Westport, Conn.-based Earth Animal with his partner Susan Goldstein, explains that climate change has increased the resiliency of these tiny nuisances.
"If you had fleas and ticks in the winter, it would be over, and you'd start from scratch in the spring," explains Dr. Goldstein. "That doesn't happen so much anymore, and the population of fleas and ticks may [carry] over."
Rosenfeld believes that it's "critically important for pet owners to place a high degree of importance" on flea and tick control for the safety of not just their pets, but their entire house. Fleas and ticks can carry several diseases that are transmittable to humans, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and ehrlichiosis. They can also cause severe hair loss and spread serious secondary skin infections to pets.
An Abundance of Options
While flea and tick prevention products range from topical and oral solutions to collars, there's no real answer on which one is the most effective. There's a strong case to be made for each.
Brandly cites an APPA statistic that shows that out of the two-thirds (64 percent) of dog owners that purchased flea and tick solutions, topical solutions were the most popular. Wentzville, Mo.-based Tropiclean offers soothing shampoos, pet spray and bite relief, which help relieve itching and irritation from flea and tick bites.
On the other hand, Susan and Dr. Bob believe that the most effective type of prevention works from the inside out.
The Goldsteins explain that Earth Animal sells internal powder and internal herbal powder, consumed orally, that work to change the blood's biochemistry and the odor of an animal's body, at a microscopic level, so that the aroma repels fleas and ticks while being unnoticeable to humans.
Tampa, Fla.-based Ark Naturals' scientific advisor and formulator, Dr. C. Leigh Broadhurst, PhD, explains that she finds collars, activated by body heat, to be highly-effective. As an added bonus, they don't seem to have the same side effects that may come along with oral or topical medications.
There's also a number of factors that need to be considered before choosing a prevention product, advises Rosenfeld. Retailers should be asking questions about how many pets are in the house, their ages and general health; the amount of babies, toddlers or children in the house (if any); and if the pet enjoys activities such as swimming. He also believes there's no such thing as too safe. Rosenfeld recommends regular application of topical skincare products in addition to an oral medication or collar.
With so many different types of flea and tick prevention products on the market, and given consumers' various lifestyles and household elements, there isn't one option that's head and shoulders above the rest. They're all viable.
The first thing that likely comes to mind when thinking about flea and tick control products is harsh chemicals, such as pesticides and insecticides. The follow-up question almost always concerns the safety of the pet.
The flea and tick category isn't only stuffed with brands; it's overflowing with an unending stream of prevention and treatment options. Being that only so many ingredients are approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), it leaves the flea and tick control segment between a rock and a hard place.
"The marketplace for natural flea and tick treatments appears to be fairly uncreative with a lot of very similar, or 'me too,' products," says Broadhurst. "This is because there is only a handful of active ingredients designated as 'Minimum Risk Pesticides' by the EPA."
She explains that the Minimum Risk Pesticides list includes botanicals such as mint, rosemary, cedar, orange, clove, lemon and citronella, which have been utilized safely for centuries. There are other botanicals that are used as natural pesticides all over the world, but if any of those are added to products in the U.S., they're legally no longer allowed to be called flea/tick repellent, killers or controllers.
Although oranges and lemons are considered two of the EPA's Minimum Risk Pesticides, Justin Pohl, vice president of Bio-Groom, warns against using topical products that contain citrus, as they can burn and irritate the skin while causing damage to the coat.
That's why the Longview, Texas-based company works closely with the EPA to ensure every ingredient in its flea and tick formulas are tested for stability, effectiveness and safety for the animal.
Even though the ingredient guidelines are clear, independent research is still required to ensure that only the best products are being used to treat these pests.
"Pet parents should rely on the advice of their veterinarian and not use the internet as a reputable source of information," advises Rosenfeld, citing how easily misinformation is distributed online.
Given all the companies, brands and options, it's easy to see how consumers can get overwhelmed while trying to find the right product, especially if they're in the midst of an infestation.
"It is important to educate the pet parent and provide them the opportunity to compare and contrast different products, ensuring they pick the right product," Brandly explains.
Flea and tick products are a necessity to carry in stores. While it may seem redundant to have a wide variety of them—given their similarities—providing a comprehensive collection is essential to another, less considered aspect.
"Insects often become resistant to a product, especially if it contains just one or two active ingredients," says Broadhurst. "It is a good idea to rotate through natural products."
So, You're Infested
Of course, there still may come point where a pet somehow picks up fleas or ticks. Pet parents will inevitably come looking for options and answers.
Broadhurst explains a good strategy for clearing up an infestation starts with "a good, hot bath with, for example, a Neem shampoo. Follow this with heavy vacuuming around the house, including upholstery, and wash all animal and human bedding. Then a natural flea spray can be used to check fleas and eggs that remain."
However, if a pet parent is dealing with a particularly bad infestation, Dr. Bob says that pet parents may have to resort to using chemicals to get it in check.
"There are certain times that you have to rely on chemicals and knock that population down because of the serious side effects of having an infestation," he explains.
When trying to figure out which brands effectively prevent and eliminate fleas and ticks while being relatively side effect free, research once again comes into play, but this time on the part of the retailer. Rosenfeld advises not to get caught up in a bunch of smoke and mirrors.
"Sometimes a misleading advertising claim or a paid celebrity spokesperson can generate some sales momentum for a product," he says. "In order for a product to be successful over time, it needs to provide a solution to an existing need." PB
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Duck, North Carolina is a small, quiet resort village located on the north end of the Outer Banks. It's a peaceful residential area, well known for having some of the best beaches on the Atlantic Coast. A mile long stretch through the center of town is lined with boutiques, gift shops, cafes and restaurants. Rentals in Duck are mostly beachside cottages and vacation rental homes. There are no hotels in town and only one bed and breakfast inn. So, if you are looking for an apartment in the area, consider the nearby towns of Kill Devil Hills, Manteo, Kitty Hawk, Avon, Buxton and Elizabeth City. Apartments near the village of Duck vary in size and amenities. In most cases, the nearer the apartment is to the ocean, the more expensive it will be. The Outer Banks is a very unique place to live and offers unparalleled beauty, beach activities, shopping and fine dining. The following list of apartments can be found within an easy drive of Duck.


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Q: Como estratificar/dividir um data.frame conforme categorias de uma variável no R? Estou rodando um modelo de regressão linear no R e gostaria de realizar a análise estratificada segundo categorias de uma variável X com 4 categorias (X1, X2, X3 e X4).
Pensei em estratificar o data.frame pelas categorias de X, assim eu teria 4 data.frames e rodaria o mesmo modelo para cada categoria.
Tentei a função:
X1=data.frame[which(data.frame$X==1), ]

mas resultou em um data.frame X1 com 0 observações (linhas), apesar de aparecer o nome das colunas.
O que sugerem para corrigir este erro? Obrigada.

A: Existem várias formas de rodar várias regressões por categoria no R. Vou te mostrar como fazer com as funções base do R e com o dplyr. Como exemplo, vamos usar a base de dados mtcars.
Suponha que você queira rodar a regressão mpg ~ disp + hp para cada nível da variável cyl de mtcars (são 3 categorias).
Primeiramente, você pode usar a função split() para construir uma lista com três data.frames diferentes, um para cada categoria:
data.frame_por_categoria <- split(mtcars, mtcars$cyl)

Agora, basta usar lapply() para aplicar a regressão em cada data.frame:
modelos <- lapply(data.frame_por_categoria, function(x) lm(mpg ~ disp + hp, data = x))

O resultado, modelos é uma lista com as três regressões. Para acessar o primeiro modelo:
modelos[[1]]
Call:
lm(formula = mpg ~ disp + hp, data = x)

Coefficients:
(Intercept)         disp           hp
   43.04006     -0.11954     -0.04609

Também é possível fazer a mesma coisa com o pacote dplyr.
Você manda agrupar pela categoria e depois utiliza função do() para rodar a regressão, colocando um ponto . onde o data.frame precisaria entrar:
library(dplyr)
resultado <- mtcars %>% group_by(cyl) %>% do(modelo = lm(mpg ~ disp + hp, data = .))

O resultado da operação é um data.frame com uma coluna chamada modelo, e cada elemento dessa coluna é a regressão. Para acessar o primeiro modelo:
resultado$modelo[[1]]
Call:
lm(formula = mpg ~ disp + hp, data = .)

Coefficients:
(Intercept)         disp           hp
   43.04006     -0.11954     -0.04609


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Leuven has years is the fodder for discussion, but if it is Ben Weyts (N-VA) depends is there a train station at the junction Haasrode. "So there would be many cars from the traffic disappear," says the Flemish minister of Mobility and Public Works. The SNCB is not averse to the plans, but can the ski pass at the earliest in 2023 after studies a reality.
the results of the elections of 26 may in the wings, let the Flemish minister Weyts again a balloon at a train station in Haasrode. "It could ensure that there will be more cars out of the traffic jams disappear, and that would be a progress for the verkeersmobiliteit in the near" said Weyts. "I think that we with all parties and their lijsttrekkers behind this point should be scissors. N-VA get not in the next government if there is no station in Haasrode."


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Apple Confirms Plans to Expand Seattle Hub
Apple today confirmed its rumored plans for expansion in Seattle. Apple's Kristina Raspe and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan held a press event today announcing Apple's expansion in Seattle that will see it grow to over 2,000 employees in the city with a new campus.
As detailed by GeekWire, Apple plans to hire its first 200 new employees in Seattle by the end of this year. From there, it plans to hit 2,000 over the next five years. Apple isn't completely new to Seattle. It has housed teams working on iCloud and artificial intelligence in Seattle for several years and currently employees around 500 people in the city.
Today's press event was held at 333 Dexter in Seattle, which is a new office complex under construction in the South Lake Union neighborhood of Seattle, and where Apple is rumored to be expanding. The space can house up to 4,500 workers and is 630,000 square-feet, spread across two 12-story towers.
Speaking at the press event, Mayor Durkan said that Apple's commitment to expansion in Seattle shows that the city continues to grow and create new opportunities:
"We have room to grow and we are thriving," Durkan said at a news conference at 333 Dexter, a large new South Lake Union office complex that is currently under construction. "Apple's expansion in Seattle is another example of the growing opportunity that our region and our city shows."
Despite today's announcement, Apple is still quiet on details of its expansion in Seattle. Raspe said today that Apple plans to open its new Seattle campus by the end of the year. Apple says it will focus on both hardware and software jobs in Seattle.
You can read Mayor Durkan's full statement on Apple's expansion in Seattle below:
"These new jobs confirm what we already knew, we have the best talent and city anywhere. Apple's expanded footprint in Seattle is another example of the growing opportunity that exists for residents of Seattle and the economic powerhouse our City has become. Yet we know that as Seattle continues to grow, we must act urgently to address the pressures that follow – from tackling affordability to new affordable housing to increasing transit.
"By next year, an estimated 70% of jobs in Washington State will require some sort of post-secondary credential. It is my top priority that our kids growing up in Seattle today are prepared to fill the great engineering and computer science jobs that Apple announced today. That's why we created the Seattle Promise and the Opportunity Promise – so our youth are connected with resources and put on a path to the good paying jobs of Seattle's future."
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When asked about the Scottish islands, most people's first thought would be to imagine some seriously dramatic scenery. Thick mist, salty air and foaming white wash on the shoreline. Powerful waves biting the beach, ebbing away at great masses of jagged rock. The landscape is largely unforgiving, often breathtaking, and unlike anywhere else.
The other thing that the Scottish islands immediately bring to mind is of course - great whisky. Jura, Arran, Islay and Orkney are all home to world renowned distilleries which for years have sent casks from their shores across the stormy seas. Indeed in some areas, copper stills are as much part of the island as the rocks on which they are built.
The Scotch-savvy amongst you will know the islands do not form their own traditional Scottish Whisky region. But what if you a crave a dram which perfectly that captures the rugged coastal character of these uncompromising outposts? Something that will transport you to those stony shores, sheer cliff-tops and swooping hills?
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Following Richard Brautigan: A Novel
Livingston Press, 2010
$16.95 paperback, $28.00 hardcover
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The astonishing video Rebecca Tickle made to accompany my reading the opening sections of the novel, on YouTube.
"One always wonders, "What if?" What if Richard Brautigan had taken his own advice and not gone joy riding in the beautiful car called death. What if he had lived, and kept writing, long into the age where flowing digits replaced the winsome flowers. Brautigan, maven of the San Francisco countercultural zeitgeist, would have surely continued to write his spare themes of love, death, and how we are haunted by both. Surely also, he would have embraced the Internet, publishing his episodic narratives in blogs, chats, and other social networking spaces, holding us all in anticipation, waiting for the next installment. His poetic prose would have shimmered on our screens like cathedrals made from the crystal bones of birds. Alas, Richard, we hardly knew ye . . . But wait, here's Corey Mesler, broken hearted, adrift between the living and the dead, lost, and like so many others, he finds a connection with Brautigan, a lampost on a foggy street, always, magically, lighting the way to the next corner, and beyond. Mesler's novel, Following Richard Brautigan, answers the "what if" regarding novels Brautigan might have written. Uniquely individual in style and voice, yet resonating with the tone and whimsy of Brautigan, Mesler's novel is a paen of the highest order, not to mention a travelogue of his own inner journey. Brautigan is there, every step of the way, often directing the eccentric life adventures meant to throw off the allure of death, even though he is but a ghost himself, a spirit with a mission in death as he was in life. If you know and appreciate Brautigan, read this book. Give it to your friends. Turn them on to both Brautigan and Mesler, who has surely taken up the torch left burning in the hallway of Brautigan's dark seaside house, and gone exploring the upstairs rooms."
—John Barber, Archivist and Curator, Brautigan Bibliography and Archive, and author of Richard Brautigan: Essays on the Writings and Life
" If you love Richard Brautigan you'll have fun reading Corey Mesler's fictional tribute, Following Richard Brautigan. I'm going trout fishing today for short stories about water."
—Alice Hoffman, author of Seventh Heaven and The Fisher King
"I genuinely adored this poignant and creatively dazzling novel by Corey Mesler who takes head-on a major narrative challenge and elegantly succeeds with it. This novel is a paen to youth: consider it "A Portrait of the Poet as a Young Vagabond." …The comedy in the narrative, especially the Lone Ranger joke, by his well-named brother, Lark, left me laughing out loud repeatedly. Initially, as the story is narrated in the first-person singular, I was concerned that the narrative would become overly self-indulgent. But wisely the author backs away from the creative dangers manifest in a first-person narrative style and focused on his ghostly foil, a daunting proposition which the author manages to pull off authentically. I was much impressed by Mesler's way with words and his daunting vocabulary amid a highly accessible, narrative structure. I enjoyed the realism of the dialogue and the round nuances of the primary characters…I sincerely entreat you to read Following Richard Brautigan as the odds are high that you will see yourself as a youth in your personal existential quest on every page of this great, dense, big-hearted and welcoming novel."
—David Lentz, author of Bloomsday: The Bostoniad
"Corey Mesler has summoned up all the sad lost innocence and wry humor of the best of Brautigan. It's a wistful, haunting novel that makes you laugh out loud, too.' —Thomas Dyja, author of Meet John Trow and The Moon in Our Hands
"Like a knight setting off on a quest, a young poet named Jack takes to the road in search of Richard Brautigan. This, simply put, is the premise of Corey Mesler's touching and whimsical novel. But this bare statement of the plot does not begin to convey the uniqueness of this paean to the lovesickness, horniness and poetry of youth. Following Richard Brautigan might be described as the literary equivalent of a buddy film – except that the narrator is a prose poet of the first order and the buddy is the ghost of Richard Brautigan who, like Vergil's ghost in Dante's poem, is a mentor both in the mysteries of the afterlife and of the poetic vocation. This is a magical book. I love it not only for the glories of the language, but above all because it so forcefully reminds me of the rhapsody and the pain of young manhood. I can think of no other book – except maybe the final chapters of Joyce's Portrait – that so poignantly evokes the coming of age of a poet." —Terry Bazes, author of Lizard World
"Mesler's relationship with the pop culture of the 1960s and '70s is an intimate one, yet the bits and pieces of music, fashion, film, literature and politics don't come across as mere props. He has a talent for putting it all in a context that makes it seem as natural as a well-researched prop in a movie or television show. It adds to the story rather than overshadowing it. It's a magic trick and Mesler is an adept magician.
(I don't know what Mesler's process is for writing, but I imagine him in a darkened room with three separate desks. On each desk sits a psychedelic-colored typewriter and in each typewriter is a sheet of yellow paper and on those sheets of yellow paper is a poem, short story or novel in progress. In my imagining, he types at one until an egg timer in his mind dings and he moves to the next. For twelve hours a day he does this and, once finished, he watches a movie with his daughter. It's a Fellini movie. As each poem, short story or novel is finished, of course, it is published. At the end of Corey Mesler's typewritten journey is our own treasure, dear reader. Now go and find it.)"
—Richard Alley, blogger at Urf! and columnist for The Commercial Appeal
Out of the blue I just got this review of my 2010 novel, Following Richard Brautigan. Thanks, Gary Anderson.
https://www.ganderson-books.com/page4.html
Cover photography of Richard Brautigan by Erik Weber.


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Mastercard launches Priceless Planet Coalition, inviting Australian organisations to unite and preserve environment
Mastercard coalition partners to support planting 100 million trees globally, with Australia selected as one of top three forest restoration locations
SYDNEY – October 20, 2020 – Mastercard has announced the launch of the Priceless Planet Coalition in Australia, inviting local organisations to come onboard and take collective action against climate change.
The Priceless Planet Coalition unites the efforts of merchants, banks, cities and consumers to fight climate change through the restoration of 100 million trees over five years – together with forestry experts Conservation International (CI) and World Resources Institute (WRI). Australia has been selected as one of the top three forest restoration locations globally, along with Brazil and Kenya.
"In Australia, through the Priceless Planet Coalition, Mastercard is empowering its network of partners and consumers who share its commitment to being a force for good in the world to unite in action and create exponential impact for the environment. Mastercard welcomes all Australian organisations, big or small, to get involved," says Richard Wormald, Division President, Australasia, Mastercard.
The Priceless Planet Coalition has welcome new partners – Archa, Associated Bank, Barclays Bank US, BECU, Berkshire Bank, BMO Financial Group, Charity Charge, Davivienda, Doconomy, DZ BANK, E. & J. Gallo Winery, EedenBull, Emirates NBD, Eurobank, Expo 2020 Dubai, Finix, First Hawaiian Bank, Frank Green, Frontier Airlines, Halkbank AD Skopje, Hawaiian Airlines, HSBC, Itaú Unibanco, Network International, Produbanco , SchoolsFirst FCU, Scotiabank, SEFCU, Synchrony, Transcard, WESTbahn, and 1derful – as well as eminent environmental experts as part of the recently announced Advisory Committee. These new partners join existing coalition members American Airlines, bunq, Citibank, L.L. Bean, the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Santander UK.
In Australia, Archa and 1derful have joined the coalition and the Sydney Opera House is looking to support Mastercard in its Priceless Planet efforts.
"Archa aims to provide tangible ways for our customers to offset their carbon emissions through direct contribution – i.e. round-ups on transactions – and donations through the Mastercard platform," says Oliver Kidd, CEO and Founder of Archa.
"1derful was delighted to be invited to join the Mastercard Priceless Planet Coalition as it presented an active, demonstrable way for us to articulate and evidence our commitment to a truly sustainable future. Rather than just talking about a green future, Priceless Planet is giving truth to the statement 'actions speak louder than words.' 1derful is delighted to be part of this global initiative and sees it as integral to who we are and the leadership we want to display in all that we do," Luke Bunbury, Co-Founder & Deputy CEO, 1derful.
"The Opera House is excited to be working with our major partner Mastercard on exploring ways to support Priceless Planet, a wonderful initiative that underscores the organisations' shared commitment to the UN Global Goals, in particular taking action on climate change," says Louise Herron, the Chief Executive Officer of Sydney Opera House.
After the worst bushfire season ravaged Australia over the last year, marked by severe drought followed by heavy rainfall and flash flooding, Wormald says everyone must urgently invest in innovative ways to inspire collective action to address climate change.
"Mastercard believes that by interconnecting its assets and accelerating industry-wide innovations, everyone can make a bigger impact than if each one acted alone," says Wormald.
New Advisory Committee
A newly appointed Advisory Committee will support the development of the Priceless Planet Coalition's work. These world-renowned climate experts will use the latest scientific research and data to ensure that the Priceless Planet Coalition makes the greatest positive impact on both the climate globally and on local communities. The Advisory Committee welcomes Bo Lidegaard, Danish historian and diplomat, who has led international negotiations on climate change and is the former editor-in-chief of the Danish newspaper Politiken; Todd Stern, former Special Envoy for Climate Change and the U.S.'s chief negotiator for the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement; and Izabella Teixeira, Former Minister of the Environment for Brazil and co-chair of the UN's International Resource Panel (IRP).
Inspiring more sustainable lifestyle choices
Core to the Priceless Planet Coalition's mission is empowering and inspiring consumers to take action against climate change. Mastercard continues to develop environmentally conscious solutions that enable more people to embrace a sustainable lifestyle through their spending choices.
A collaboration with the Swedish fintech startup Doconomy enables people to track, understand and take accountability of their environmental footprint through digital tools that set a new standard for purpose-driven payment solutions.
For people interested in contributing to reforestation projects and other environmental causes, Mastercard donation platform and soon-to-be-available mobile app enable direct donations to the reforestation partners of the Priceless Planet Coalition and roundup everyday purchases. Mastercard also offers a widget, a web API that can facilitate banks and merchants to enable cardholder donations in diverse points of the consumer journey.
Mastercard is also embedding the coalition into loyalty programs run on behalf of issuers and merchants. For example, the company will enable cardholders to redeem reward points for trees through their gift catalogue and in real time through Mastercard Pay with Rewards.
To enable issuers to offer cards made from more sustainable materials, Mastercard recently launched the Sustainable Materials Directory, encouraging wider adoption of certified eco-friendly solutions. Mastercard has approved 34 different sustainable card products to date, which have been issued by more than 60 financial institutions. Mastercard continues to target the reduction of first-use polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and to research alternative materials for cards, including recyclable, bio-sourced and biodegradable material in collaboration with leading vendors through its leadership of the Greener Payments Partnership (GPP).
Australia in top three global forest restoration locations
The Priceless Planet Coalition aims to reinforce a restoration model that's not only focused on planting trees, but on re-growing forests in geographies with the greatest need and most potential for a positive climate, community and biodiversity impact.
Guided by the expertise of our forest restoration partners, Conservation International and World Resources Institute, and our new Advisory Committee, the Coalition has employed rigorous science-based best practices to identify three restoration locations for the coming year in Australia, Kenya and Brazil. Beyond these initial projects, the project portfolio will be expanded to include other locations that meet established criteria.
Mastercard's own environmental footprint
Earlier this year, Mastercard was the first in the payments industry to receive approval from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for an updated emissions target, which aligns to a 1.5-degree Celsius climate trajectory. The company also joined RE100, formalizing a commitment to continue using 100% renewable energy across all of its global operations.
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Episode #153: The Art of Charm with Jordan Harbinger
Sales and Persuasion
Jordan Harbinger is an entrepreneur, talk show host and world-renowned social dynamics expert.
As co-founder of The Art of Charm, Jordan has helped develop one of the leading self-development programs in the world, with a special expertise in social capital, relationship-building and authentic rapport. He is also the host of The Art of Charm Podcast, where he interviews leading entrepreneurs, celebrities, writers and experts about psychology, performance, life and success.
For all his work in the field, Forbes named Jordan one of the 50 best relationship-builders in the world, and Inc. Magazine recently called him "the Charlie Rose of Podcasting."Jordan has shared his ideas around the world as a speaker and consultant. His work has been presented in Silicon Valley (at companies such as Google, Apple, Twitter, and Square) and to various government branches and agencies (including all branches of the U.S. Military, the Department of State, and Department of Defense).
He has also given talks on security, social-engineering and psychology to BlackHat, DEFCON and Harvard Business School, and has advised private companies and law-enforcement agencies on their security and communications.A former U.S. State Department employee and Wall Street attorney who speaks five languages, Jordan has spent several years abroad in Europe and the developing world, including South America, Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Middle East.
He has worked for various governments and NGOs overseas, traveled through war zones, led several trips through North Korea, and been kidnapped—twice. (The only reason he's still alive and kicking is because of his ability to talk his way into (and out of) just about any situation.)
Topics Discussed:
How Jordan went from lawyer to social scientist and podcasting 'royalty' with The Art of Charm
What people usually get wrong when it comes to building relationships and social capital
How to effectively apply relationship development and influencing theories without looking like a robot and sabotaging yourself
The Doorway Drill: what it is, how and why you should do it
The art of charm in sales
Making a great first impression online
The importance of soft skills in today's world
How people can get better at managing change, instability and fear
How to keep your childlike curiosity
Website and podcast: Theartofcharm.com
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