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Aquarius Fibreglas has developed a fully infused boat hull, claiming it is the first of its kind in India.
JEC has reported exhibitors and visitor numbers for JEC Europe 2015, held in Paris, 10 - 12, March to be up by 13%.
RocTool will be hosting live moulding demonstrations at NPE 2015 this week in Florida, US.
Compotool has released a new tooling board product that it says represents a radical new approach to composite tooling.
As part of the European COALINE project, Synthesites are working alongside other partners to develop an in-line clean one-stage process, which is free of VOCs and small particles emissions, able to produce properly coated composite pultruded profiles by means of the development and integration of the sensing technology and advanced die design and microwave aided curing to foster an improved composite coating adhesion with a reduced labour and process cost.
Granta Design has released a new software solution and service that supports a rigorous, auditable composite qualification process, particularly where data traceability is important for regulatory and other purposes.
Nicolai Wammen from Denmark's Minister of Defence and Leif Lahn Jensen, a Member of the Danish Parliament, visited Terma's company in Grenaa, Denmark.


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Title: APL Assistant Professor without Tenure
Appointment Criteria: Appointment to the rank of APL Assistant Professor WOT requires a primary professional staff job in APL controlling the terms of employment.
Duration of Appointment:
Normally held for a total of six years. The initial appointment is for a three-year term. In the second year, a decision is made concerning renewal of the appointment for a second three-year term. In the sixth year of appointment, the review for promotion to the APL Associate Professor without Tenure level takes place. If promotion is denied, the appointment is extended for a seventh, terminal year.
This appointment will expire no later than the date the individual separates from the APL professional staff employment.
The end date in Workday reflects the anticipated end date based on the mandatory review timeline. The appointment may end on an earlier date under certain circumstances, such as a non-renewal.
Voting Rights: Voting status determined at time of appointment.
Salary Requirements: Determined by and paid through APL professional staff job.
Eligible for Promotion: Yes, WOT faculty promotion timelines and procedures followed; however, faculty promotion increases do not apply to this appointment.
A copy of the joint agreement between the responsible administrative unit, APL and the appointing academic unit, and the signed memorandum of understanding that outlines the conditions of the appointment must be included with the appointment packet.
For an Assistant Professor with a part-time appointment of 50% or greater, the first term of appointment is three years. The renewal procedures outlined above still apply, but the length of the second term of appointment varies according to the percentage of appointment:
90%-100%: three years
70%-89%: four years
60%-69%: five years
50%-59%: six years
In all cases, the mandatory review for promotion must be made during the last year of the second appointment term.
Adjustments in mandatory renewal year or promotion year: The counting of appointment years may be adjusted in two ways. First, the mandatory renewal and promotion dates are extended by one year if the faculty member takes a leave of absence that is both (1) more than 50% time and (2) more than six months in length during an academic year. Second, a faculty member who becomes a parent may apply for a waiver of one year in the count toward renewal and promotion, with a possible extension of a second year. (To apply for the waiver, the faculty member should send a requesting memo, with the Chair/Director's approval, to their Dean/Chancellor's Office.)
Memorandum of Understanding signed by responsible administrative unit, APL, and appointing dean and candidate
APL Assistant Professors WOT must be reviewed in their sixth year of appointment (unless the appointment is part-time) and a recommendation should be made concerning promotion to the Associate Professor level. These appointments are not eligible for tenure.
Promotion may be recommended prior to the sixth year; however, the candidate must have a strong, clearly demonstrated record of achievement in order to merit approval of an early promotion.
Possible recommendations at time of promotion in the mandatory year:
Recommend approval.
Recommend denial. The candidate's appointment is then extended to a seventh and terminal year. Reconsideration of promotion in the seventh year is not allowed.
Recommend postponement of the decision (the unit must specifically vote on a motion for postponement). A postponement can be made only in the sixth, mandatory year. In such cases the candidate is notified in writing by the Dean/Chancellor that if promotion is not approved in the seventh year, the appointment will terminate at the end of the second succeeding academic year (the eighth year of appointment).
Unsuccessful faculty promotion reviews will not affect the individual's primary APL professional staff employment and may not be challenged.
Reappointment normally occurs during the second year of a three-year term. There are three decisions that can be made:
Recommend renewal of the appointment for a period which extends through the academic year in which a decision on promotion is required.
Recommend non-renewal of the appointment, with termination at the end of the third year.
Recommend postponement of the decision for one year (the unit must specifically vote on a motion for postponement). In such cases, mandatory promotion consideration in the sixth (or final) year still applies. After a postponement, the unit must consider the appointment renewal again in the third year of the candidate's initial appointment. If, in the third year, a decision is made to terminate, the candidate's appointment is extended to a fourth and terminal year.
Reappointment documentation: Reappointment decisions must be communicated in writing to an Assistant Professor before the end of the year in which the decision is mandatory.
Irrespective of the general terms of a WOT professorial appointment, this WOT appointment will expire no later than the date the individual terminates from the APL professional staff employment (e.g. resignation, termination, or retirement).

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A corner perspective of the 22 storey Metropolitan Park West completed in 1988. Abstract shapes cut by the sharp edging of bright metal, dark glass and blue sky were of great interest.
A corner view of the 22 storey Metropolitan Park West completed in 1988.
The 18 storey Metropolitan West tower completed in 1980 overlaps the 1988 East tower.
A more angled perspective of the East and West towers.
This detail shows a chamfered corner on the 36 storey aluminium clad One Union Square office tower on University Street.
International architects NBBJ designed its close companion at Two Union Square, completed in 1989.
The library was designed by Rem Koolhaas & OMA and opened in 2004 .This sidewalk view of the sloping south-east corner shows a detail of the primary steel structure under its diamond lattice glazed skin.
The glazing on the asymmetric and cantilevered structure reflects light, weather and other buildings whilst subtly revealing its interior forms and spaces.
This is the 5th Avenue view of the angled steelwork that covers one of the principal open spaces of the interior and also acts as an arcade over the sidewalk.
The structure's angled surfaces and cantilevered forms are visually dramatic both inside and out. The all-over lattice glazing presents a hall of mirrors response to the changing light and weather. Glass cleaning requires some unconventional techniques.
The reflections on the projecting upper glazing of the 5th Avenue façade invert the activity and vegetation on the street below.
The angled elevations conjure multiple layers of reflections.
This long-lens view from the water font shows the dark grey structure of the 76 storey Columbia Center standing high above its neighbours.
On adjacent blocks, the forms and surfaces of the two buildings are in marked contrast.
Rapidly fading autumn daylight and less than ideal settings on a hand-held camera gave this dark and grained detail from the south-west corner of the building.
The glass wall reflects part of the nearby Seattle Municipal Tower.


The waterfall benchmarks and differentials are defined in the waterfall chart control. This definition must be in XML format.
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Is a recent move by Google a hint at its social network's future? The company is no longer requiring new Gmail users to sign up for Google+.
In a statement to the Telegraph, Google said the "signup experience" was changed earlier this month. The move comes after a couple of years of the company pushing the social network as a centerpiece for its varied online services.
As the Mercury News reported over the summer, the future of 3-year-old Google+ is up in the air after the departure of its chief, Vic Gundotra. David Besbris, a Google engineering vice president who took over Google+, told the Merc: "No, Google isn't giving up on Google+." Besides going after social-networking king Facebook, Google+ also serves to unify the information Google collects about its users. In other words, all the better to target ads with, my dear.
But the company's latest move appears to be a step back from Google+ and is likely to affect the social network's user numbers, which the company said last year was 540 million monthly active users. By comparison, Facebook is said to have more than 1.2 billion users.


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This Kanye, Kardashian, Trump Episode Could Be One of the Biggest Turning Points in Our Culture
Posted at 11:00 am on April 26, 2018 by Brandon Morse
During the hilarity that was the media/left (redundant?) freaking out about Kanye's bomb drop of a revelation that he's a Trump fan, we may have missed the fact that we could possibly be witnessing a complete turnaround in the culture as we know it.
And I said on Twitter last night, I want to be very clear…
I want to be very clear. I think this whole Kanye thing is a circus act, but what it's doing to the left and the media is nothing but beautiful to watch. It's like Christmas.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) April 25, 2018
Kanye has an album dropping soon, and like the man he professes now to love, he is a media manipulator. All eyes, at this moment are on Kanye who just did one of the wildest and most controversial things you possibly could in today's society. He announced that he was on the right. He declared he's not with the mainstream and is now part of the counter-culture. While we're all paying attention to him, he can now promote his new album, which may now receive more circulation.
That may or may not be his intent, but either way we look at it, his revelation is sensational, and sensationalism is exactly what Kanye craves.
But motives aside, Kanye's sensationalism was a catalyst for several things to happen. For one, his wife came to his defense, and as we're all woefully aware, Kim Kardashian holds more sway in the media and the minds of many than we like to give her credit for.
Kanye will never run in the race of popular opinion and we know that and that's why I love him and respect him and in a few years when someone else says the same exact thing but they aren't labeled the way he is and you will all praise them! Kanye is years ahead of his time
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) April 25, 2018
Ayanna Pressley Goes On Racially Tinged, Homophobic Rant at Netroots Nation
Even Kim's mother, Kris Jenner came to Kanye's defense.
Nope…not true! https://t.co/2pQYQssy7B
— Kris Jenner (@KrisJenner) April 25, 2018
Kim's defense of Kanye was a counter-culture act in itself, despite the fact that she made it clear that she doesn't agree with him politically. She committed what was considered a grave sin to the mainstream, which was to say that being a Republican was okay, and having right-leaning thoughts wasn't a bad thing. That it's good that Kanye is thinking independently.
The mainstream doesn't want people thinking independently, and they certainly don't want people thinking having right-leaning thoughts or loyalties is okay. This has been punishable by blacklisting, mobbing, and generally making the person guilty of wrong-think out to be a social pariah.
But one of the most mainstream of the mainstream just said it's okay not to be mainstream. The woman that a good many western first worlder consider a role model, American royalty, or just a flat-out obsession gave her blessing about having right-leaning proclivities.
That's huge, whether you think of Kim Kardashian as the modern day goddess the media has made her out to be, or you think as I do that she's a woman who got famous by being famous for silly reasons.
But if it was just a very famous wife defending her very famous husband, it proceeded to get worse. Chance the Rapper also weighed in and declared one of the left's all-time worst nightmares.
Black people don't have to be democrats.
That can't possibly be true according to the left. Just look at the responses to Chance's tweet either straight up declaring that this can't possibly be true, or responding with complete confusion.
Thing is, Chance is 100 percent correct. The mainstream culture likes to have boxes that everyone fits into comfortably, and that means that for the black community, they are default Democrats. Black people who lean right wing are often thought of as anomalies and are the recipients of derision, hatred, and dismissal.
Yet here we have Kim Kardashian, Chance the Rapper, and Kanye West all giving off the impression that right-leaning thought can belong to anyone no matter their skin color. That ideas don't just drop off at a certain melanin level, and that judging the thoughts of anyone by that melanin level is shallow and…wait for it…racist.
If you're part of the elite left, you're gripping the arms of your chair. You're in the river on the edge of the waterfall. The carefully constructed society that was years in the making is under very real threat of changing. The ideas that have been kept penned in for decades could break loose and run free.
Because what just happened wasn't just an okay from high-profile figures that it's okay to be right-leaning. It was encouragement from these figures to think for your damn self. That it's okay to color outside the lines, and not fall in with everyone around you. It was an encouragement to those who have these ideas already to be a little braver in speaking up about what they believe.
The left needed that fear, and that sense of uniformity-or-else to keep many people in line, and the Kardashian, Kanye, Chance, Trump episode just showed that it could very well be ignored.
My hope is that we see more of Chance the Rapper's attitude pop up among the entertainment industry. I hope we see more of Kim's brand attitude of acceptance toward thinking outside the mainstream. This could be the start of something so great if we encourage this moment to have its head.
A society of free-thinking individuals with more understanding toward one another. Wouldn't that be something?
Tags: Chance the Rapper Democrats free thinking individuals Kanye West Kim Kardashian Mainstream Media Republican
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CapitalOne rated the QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP)'s stock as an Equal Weight in a research note published on Thursday, December 20th, 2018. Other Wall Street experts have also recently posted reports on these shares. Stephens gave the stock an Equal-Weight rating, while setting a price target at $12 in a research note from Thursday, December 6th, 2018. Credit Suisse rated the stock as a Neutral in a research note dated Tuesday, November 20th, 2018.
At the moment, there are a total of 18 analysts who cover QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP) stock. Among that group, 5 of them gave BUY ratings, 1 of them rated the stock as OUTPERFORM, 12 recommended it as HOLD, 0 set the rating at UNDERPERFORM and 0 rated it as a SELL. Looking at the big picture from the data above, the average analyst rating for QEP Resources, Inc. is 2.40.
The company, which is valued at $1.85B, last published its earnings results on Wednesday, 11/07/2018 for the quarter that ended in Sep-18. The business posted revenue of $560.80 million for the three-month period, above $62.42 million, compared to analysts' forecasts of $498.38 million with a surprise factor of 12.52%. The organization posted $0.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the three-month period, missing the Thomson Reuter's analyst consensus estimate of -$0.02 by $0.19– amounting to a surprise factor of -1,094.15%.
At times, the stock market can get highly confusing – even for some of the most experienced traders. Even when the result is what you had expected, the market might suddenly decide to make an opposing movement. This can spark a great deal of doubt and second-guessing. Keeping tabs on historical price performance, as well as both long-term and short-term trends, can be very useful. Over the past 7 days, QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP) stock has decreased in price by 7.96%. Looking backwards over the past quarter, these shares have fell -17.82%. Turning to look at the last 6 months, this stock has dropped 22.03% to its price. Since the beginning of the calendar year, this stock has moved down by 1.52%.
Now let's examine some potential support and resistance levels for this particular stock. Following a recent spotcheck, the public organization QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP) has been observed as trading -16.76% away from its 90-day high price. Taking a look at the other side of things, this stock has been trading +55.00% away from its 90-day low. Moving to a broader perspective, this stock has recently been trading -43.72% away from its 52-week high and +55.00% away from its 52-week low price.
Regular shareholders want to find out how lucrative the capital that they've invested into a business has become. This particular public company has given a ROE of -6.50% . The lower the ROE, the worse a business is at generating profits. The Return on Assets (ROA) ratio, on the other hand, shows how profitable an organization is relative to its total assets owned. This company's ROA is currently -3.10%. A business that is good at managing their assets will show a higher return, whereas if they poorly manage their assets the return will be low. This public organizations Return on Investment (ROI) is 6.30%. A percentage that's positive means that profits exceed costs – so analysts consider the investment as a net gain. A negative result, however, indicates that costs outweigh profits – wo analysts would view it as a net loss.
Now let's look at this public company's trading volatility. Its 1-Week Volatility currently stands at 3.82%, while its Month Volatility is 3.75%. This stock's ATR (Average True Range) is currently 0.38, and its beta factor is currently 2.03. Volatility demonstrates how much the stock will dive or rise if the wider market suffers or surges. A stock that has a beta score higher than 1 means that volatility is high, while less than 1 means that volatility is low.
QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP) stock slipped -$0.01 lower during the regular trading session on Saturday, hitting $7.75. This organization's stock showed a trading volume of 4.37 million shares, compared to its average daily volume of 7.13M shares.


This talk covers the relationship of mindfulness to the three marks of existence as well as the the three 'fires' of greed, aversion and delusion. The question is also raised as to how we want to live our lives and our commitment to that vision.
I highly recommend that you listen to this talk. John does an excellent job of talking about what the Buddha taught, explaining words from the Pali Canon, and most importantly how this all fits into the reality of the lives we live every day, in this life.


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Q: Speed up calculation of recursively defined list I have two lists $a$ and $b$ of length $n$ and $n-1$ respectively (typically I have $n \approx 1000$).
I have to compute a list $\theta$ of length $n$ which is defined recursively by the following relation:
$$
\theta_i = a_i\theta_{i-1} - b_{i-1}^2\theta_{i-2}, \;\;\;\;\; i = 2,...,n
$$
where $\theta_0 = 1$ and $\theta_1 = a_1$.
I can easily code a simple loop that performs this operation:
theta[[1]] = a[[1]];
theta[[2]] = a[[2]]*theta[[1]] - b[[1]]^2;
Do[
  theta[[i]] =
    a[[i]]*theta[[i - 1]] - (b[[i - 1]]^2)*theta[[i - 2]];
  , {i, 3, n}];

where I have computed explicitly $\theta_2$ for simplicity.
So far so good, but I know that the Do[] loops are usually not the best way to go in Mathematica, so I wonder if there is some way to speed up this code. Also consider that I absolutely need to insert this code into Compile[], where the lists $a$ and $b$ are the input of my function. This is because I want to give the attribute Listable to my function for performance reasons.
I know that sometimes there are clever ways to code recursive functions in general, but I really don't know much about this topic, so any help related to some basic concepts of recursive procedures is also appreciated. Thanks!

A: A common approach to speed recursive calculations like this is memoization.
In Mathematica, this can be as simple as using the f[arg_]:=f[arg]=computation pattern:
listOfAs = RandomReal[{0, 1}, 1000];
listOfBs = RandomReal[{0, 1}, 1000];

Clear[theta]
theta[i_] := theta[i] = With[{a = listOfAs[[i]], b = listOfBs[[i - 1]]},
  a theta[i - 1] - b^2 theta[i - 2] ]
theta[0] = 1; theta[1] = listOfAs[[1]];

AbsoluteTiming[theta/@Range[1000];]

This only takes a fraction of a second on my machine, so I'd be curious what application you had in mind and whether it indeed requires Compile.

A: a[i_] = i;
b[i_] = -i;
RecurrenceTable[{θ[i] ==
   a[i] θ[i - 1] - b[i - 1]^2 θ[i - 2], θ[0] == 1,
  θ[1] == a[1]}, θ, {i, 1, 1000}]

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Lower East Side Target is Now Open at 145 Clinton St.
Starting this morning, the new Target store on the Lower East Side is open for business.
The 22.500 square foot 'small format" outpost is located at 145 Clinton St., at Grand Street. There was a ribbon cutting and party last night, with community leaders in attendance. They sipped mock cocktails, munched on tuna tartare and posed for photos with Bullseye, Target's mascot.
We were led on a tour by Elena Ramos, team leader of the LES store. After entering on the northwest corner of Grand and Clinton streets, you take the escalator to the second floor. The first thing you'll see is the women's and children's clothing areas (men's clothing is also available in a slightly less conspicuous location). There's a CVS pharmacy, baby supplies, cosmetics, a fairly extensive home accessories department and a grocery with fresh produce and meats, and lots of "grab-and-go" items.
The new store, located within the Essex Crossing project, is part of a big push from Target to expand into urban markets nationwide. The merchandise varies from location to location depending on local needs. "We know there are a lot of families in the area, a very tight-knit community," said Ramos, "so we have all the essentials a family would need."
Ramos said more than 30% of the employees at the Lower East Side store were hired from the neighborhood and surrounding communities. The company worked with the Lower East Side Employment Network to recruit local staff members.
There was, of course, lots of blowback last month on East 14th Street, when Target celebrated a store opening there with a facade reminiscent of the defunct rock club CBGB. Jacqueline DeBuse, a Target PR rep, indicated that no similar publicity stunts are planned on Grand Street. "We know with the East Village grand opening," said DeBuse, "some guests loved it, and others felt we missed the mark. So we really listened to that feedback as we were preparing the opening for this store."
An opening celebration will take place on Sunday. Today and every weekday, the store will be open from 7 a.m.-midnight. Saturday hours are 8 a.m.-midnight, and Sundays Target will be open 8 a.m.-11 p.m.
Target will be joined in October by a Trader Joe's, which is located in the basement of the same building.
By The Lo-Down in Featured, Lower East Side News on August 15, 2018 6:13 am
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Although traditional union-management relations is a dwindling practice area for many law firms, maintaining mature collective bargaining relationships with labor unions is still an important goal in many industries. Pechman Law Group is one of the few New York City law firms experienced in traditional labor relations counseling and advice for employers.


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Q: Font Face not working in Firefox or IE I don't really get what is going on.
I'm using Font Squirrel's @Font Face Packs and its not working in Firefox and IE, but it works perfectly in Chrome and in Android's browser, I haven't tried Safari. And these packs are supposed to work seamlessly, that's the whole point of them, but its not.
So here's my code
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://dl.dropbox.com/u/70582811/Fonts/Orotund-fontfacekit/Orotund.css" type="text/css"/>

and
p{
font-family: OrotundHeavy,Georgia,Serif;
}

This is only effecting the font in Chrome,
You can see it here
Thanks in advance.
@font-face {
    font-family: 'OrotundHeavy';
    src: url('Orotund-webfont.eot');
    src: url('Orotund-webfont.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
         url('Orotund-webfont.woff') format('woff'),
         url('Orotund-webfont.ttf') format('truetype'),
         url('Orotund-webfont.svg#OrotundHeavy') format('svg');
    font-weight: normal;
    font-style: normal;

}

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    font-family: 'OrotundCapitalsHeavy';
    src: url('OrotundCaps-webfont.eot');
    src: url('OrotundCaps-webfont.eot?#iefix') format('embedded-opentype'),
         url('OrotundCaps-webfont.woff') format('woff'),
         url('OrotundCaps-webfont.ttf') format('truetype'),
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    font-weight: normal;
    font-style: normal;

}

A: Same here (404) by direct access.
Have you noticed the error you get in Firefox?
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Mark Cotter appointed to Queen's Counsel today.
5 St Andrew's Hill congratulates Mark Cotter Q.C. on his appointment to Queen's Counsel today.
View Mark's Profile Page
5 St Andrew's Hill would like to congratulate Mark Cotter Q.C. who was sworn in as Queen's Counsel in a ceremony at Westminster Hall this morning.
5 St Andrew's Hill are incredibly proud of Mark's achievements and we can't wait to watch his career continue to flourish as Queen's Counsel.
Mark has had a highly successful career as a junior specialising in serious and heavy crime (both for the prosecution and the defence). He undertakes a significant amount of private work and has, for many years, been ranked in Chambers and Partners as a leader in the field crime at the London Bar.
Mark Cotter to be appointed Queen's Counsel
Mark Cotter Q.C.	12/01/2017
Mark Cotter Q.C.
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Matwork Pilates In this class you will complete exercises that focus on core strength, muscle control, flexibility and breathing promoting balanced body. This is a complete matwork based class.
Seniors Fitness / Seniors Fitness Advanced Focusing on strength and balance these classes are designed to help regain and improve muscle mass, bone health, posture, balance and falls prevention improving overall physical health. Classes follow a simple format which involves aerobic style balance moves, specified balance exercises as well as exercises that implement the use of bands, weights and core strengthening. The Seniors fitness class is a slower paced workout that only incorporates movements in standing and sitting. The Advanced class is designed to be a faster paced class involving floor exercises as well as standing and sitting exercises.
Active Age aims to support and guide you to health, wellness and happiness. We aim to provide a better understanding of the changing relationship between health and age.
Whilst we specialise in people 50+, we can make sure our programs and health services are appropriate, targeted and relevant to every stage of life, as we believe every age should be an Active Age.
Our exercise programs range from individual, tailored programs to group sessions and can be on general health and wellbeing, help with fitness, weight loss, rehabilitation or recovery from surgery.
Active Age is for every age.
Active Age is excited to announce it's new timetable will be commencing on 4 December 2017.
This timetable features a range of classes, and will incorporate Active Kids and Active Teens classes..
What is Functional Fitness, and why is it important?
Being physically active is important for all ages, and that importance doesn't diminish as we get older, but our activity levels tend to.


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Buy One Give One: White Chapel Mission 🕊
This month we're working with three different charities to donate a pair of socks, for each pair of socks purchased on Stance.eu.com
This week's charity of choice is White Chapel Mission who has been helping the homeless in London since 1876. Acting as a sanctuary for those in need, the White Chapel Mission aim to meet the immediate needs of those who walk through the door whether that be food, shelter, clothing, and medical care.
We caught up with the team at White Chapel Mission on what the charity is doing and how they've kept going, even through a global pandemic.
What is the Whitechapel Mission?
The Whitechapel Mission is a Homeless Charity in East London who have been helping Londoners to help the homeless since 1876, meeting the specific needs of each man and woman who walk through our doors. Due to the recent circumstances, we have had days where we have seen see as many as 600 people a day, looking for our assistance. We do this without any statutory funding. Our journey begins by meeting our guests' immediate needs such as food, shelter, clothing, and medical care. We then provide recovery plans for those requiring deeper needs.
How did it start?
In 1876 the forerunner of the Whitechapel Mission was inaugurated as `The Working Lads' Institute and Home' at a Public Meeting in the Mansion House, presided over by the Lord Mayor of London. Little is known of the founder, Mr. Henry Hill, but the work was conducted from rented premises at The Mount, Whitechapel Road, London until 1885 when a brand new building was constructed to house the work at 285 Whitechapel Road (famous as the building that housed the enquiry into the 'Jack the Ripper' case). This building was opened by Queen Alexandra and King Edward VII also attended. From 1896 the work was continued by a Methodist minister, Revd Thomas Jackson and the burgers of the City maintained their association with the work, with the Lord Mayor of London and the Sherriff attending the anniversary celebrations each year.
The Whitechapel Methodist Mission was a Primitive Methodist foundation, arising from the home mission activities of one of the Methodists' greatest ministers, the Revd Thomas Jackson who worked in the East End of London for 56 years. His work at Whitechapel built on his earlier work in Bethnal Green, Walthamstow and Clapton. The Whitechapel Mission combined social work with evangelical work. The station began in 1897 when Revd Thomas Jackson bought the Working Lads' Institute which was due to close owing to a shortage of funds. He used this as the basis for his work in Whitechapel. In 1901 the Mission acquired a property on Marine Parade, Southend, to continue the provision of holidays and convalescent stays for the poor from the area. In 1906 Brunswick Hall was purchased and this enabled a physical separation of the social work and evangelical work.
The Mission's many activities included free breakfasts and penny dinners for local children; a Medical Mission; a free legal advice service; a night shelter for homeless men; distribution of food, coal, and grocery tickets to the poor; prison gate rescue work especially amongst young lads, which developed into full probation work with the opening of Windyridge Hostel.
The objective of the Institute then was to keep its doors open for orphan and destitute lads. Food, clothing, lodgings, and friendship were provided for upwards of 3,200 needy homeless between the ages of fourteen and eighteen years. In its first year the Institute served over 11,000 breakfasts and was open each and every morning for the homeless of any age.
The work we do and the way we do it have both changed completely since 1876, but the point of it is exactly the same: to make a difference in the lives of people, wherever it is most needed.
What is your mission?
We are a volunteer led charity with very few staff, but this does not mean we are a small organization.
• We can see as many as 600 people a day, looking for our assistance.
• We remain open every day
• Our impact remains high
• We can do this for a fraction of the cost of other day centres.
• We do this without any statutory funding.
• We do this without spending a penny of your donations on fundraising or administration.
• We recognize the true strength of our volunteers.
• And we recognize the value of everybody coming through our doors.
First, we help people by meeting immediate needs: food, shelter, clothing, and medical care. In our recovery programs, we address deeper needs for life-skills and job-skills training, and addiction recovery. We measure our progress against four criteria's, which indicate to us that a life has been transformed from homelessness to hope: connection to family, commitment to sobriety, a job and a place to live, and a plan for the future.
Today, The Whitechapel Mission is a results-oriented organization that is recognized as one of London's most effective.
The Whitechapel Mission is called to serve the men and women caught in the cycles of poverty, hopelessness and dependencies of many kinds, and to see their lives transformed to hope, joy and lasting productivity.
What are the main aims for the organisation?
To continue to remain open and serving every single day of the year and help London's homeless and vulnerable.
To be the most effective provider of compassionate care and life transformation for hurting people in London.
We promote the concept of being part of the Mission and taking ownership of the Mission. All who come, are welcome. The services we offer are built upon trust and belonging. We are an inclusion centre rather than an exclusion centre.
What are the services you offer the homeless community?
We offer a free cooked breakfast every single day of the year including Eggs, bacon, sausages, tomatoes, baked beans, hash browns, mushrooms, tea, coffee, bread and butter, or toast. We also offer a vegetarian option to our guests.
At the Whitechapel Mission, we believe in choice and so for our guests who prefer not to have a cooked breakfast, we also have a huge range of cereals to offer.
Our most nutritious and popular option is a hot bowl of porridge with a choice from a range of toppings.
We also offer access to our showers and free clothing, advice services and computing services
With the Pandemic affecting the world over the past year and a half, what's been the biggest challenge you've faced within the organisation?
Sadly, we have seen new faces with new challenges coming through our door people who are desperately in need of the food, shelter, advice and hope offered at The Whitechapel Mission.
As we continued to care for an increasing number of our most vulnerable guests during the corona-virus (COVID-19) emergency, we remained committed to the health, safety and well-being of all. Our guests who are experiencing homelessness did not have the option to "stay at home" to avoid risk to themselves or others.
We have continued to offer our essential services (more than 315,425 free meals served during the pandemic). Our response balances the consideration that our guests are highly vulnerable to many challenges. Organizations like ours have a duty to care and not prematurely suspend potentially life-saving services. People in need continue to be welcomed at our Whitechapel Centre.
What's the most rewarding part of working at Whitechapel Mission?
Knowing that no matter how hard a working day can be, when the day is done, the team here at the Whitechapel Mission helped make a difference to the lives of those that we serve with the aid of our wonderful supporters.
How can people help support the organisation?
At The Whitechapel Mission, we rely upon our supporters to provide various resources we need to help the homeless, hungry and hurting of London. We are eternally grateful to those individuals who have acted on their desire to share their love for the needy by partnering financially in our work.
We make a promise that every penny donated to the Whitechapel Mission will be spent directly to help people who are homeless. See our donation policy.
We also offer companies the opportunity to fundraise for the Whitechapel Mission where they can get their teams involved.
The Whitechapel Mission also operates one of the largest clothing stores in the UK, and so donations of clothing are welcome.
In addition to this, we offer volunteer challenges where groups of individuals are able to offer their time to either cook and serve breakfast to our guests, or sort through our clothing and toiletry donations.
https://whitechapel.org.uk/fundraising
https://whitechapel.org.uk/supporting-us
https://whitechapel.org.uk/volunteering
How will the 'Buy one to Give one' initiative with Stance aid the community you're helping?
The needs of our guests can change from day to day, and currently the demand for the items within the initiative such as men's socks and underwear are extremely high. We know first-hand just how much these donations and Stance's generosity will mean to our guests.
Where can people find out more information about what it is you're doing?
Our website and our social media channels are updated regularly. For those wanting more information, we have an annual review which provides an overview of the year.
Where can people follow your journey?
https://whitechapel.org.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/whitechapelmission/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/whitechapel-mission/
https://www.facebook.com/WhitechapelMission
https://twitter.com/whitechapelmiss


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Green Bay attendance down again in 2017/2018
By Brian Dickmann on 03/05/2018 • ( 2 Comments )
Attendance at Green Bay Phoenix mens basketball games this season was the lowest in 33 years.
Green Bay averaged 2,475 fans per game this season, down 16% from last year when the Phoenix averaged 2,948 fans per contest. It was the fourth straight season that attendance has declined and is the lowest mark since 1986 when an average of 1,462 fans attended Green Bay games.
The decline is part of a nationwide trend of decline attendance at college basketball games. The NCAA usually doesn't release nationwide attendance numbers until August but attendance has been down nationwide for the past three seasons.
For its part, Horizon League attendance was up 3.1% this season thanks to massive gains by Northern Kentucky (+46.4%), Youngstown State (+20.3), and Oakland (10.1%). Wright State (+6.7%), Milwaukee (3.9%), and IUPUI (0.3%) also saw gains this year to offset the losses by Cleveland State (-3.3%), Green Bay (-16.0%), UIC (-25.7), and Detroit Mercy (-27.3%).
Wright State led the league in attendance again this season at 4,304 fans per game followed by Northern Kentucky (4,135), Oakland (3,164), Youngstown State (2,994) and Green Bay.
Horizon League attendance (per game):
NKU 4,135 2,824
Oakland 3,164 2,875
YSU
Green Bay 2,475 2,948
Detroit Mercy 1,241 1,708
IUPUI 1,057 1,054
Horizon League average 2,432 2,359
Green Bay attendance by year (per game):
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Join us for Easter at Hulen Street Church at any of our three worship Services: 8:30, 10:00, or 11:30 am. There will be so much to do.
Students! From Disney, Yeezy's, to Ariana Grande we want to test and educate your knowledge of youth culture. Youth Culture Trivia Night will be hosted in the East Building 6:30-8pm on April 24. Snacks and drinks provided. Please contact Student Pastor Matt Lok for details.
Parents of students, students, and leaders! We want to celebrate all that God has done in the life of our students this past school year. Dinner will be catered for your family and six Studs awards are to be give to six of our students. Please RSVP with Student Pastor Matt Lok.
Parents of teenagers and teenagers! This will be our last year at Camp Zephyr and it will be our best year at Camp Zephyr. Summer camp is a week of growth in your teenager's faith and in their relationships with each other. Camp is $275 per student and payment plans and scholarships are provided upon request. Register your teenager today with Student Pastor Matt Lok.
Come join us for a Seder Dinner, a traditional Jewish meal full of significant biblical reflections. Childcare will be provided for birth-5, but you must RSVP.
Join us at Dinosaur Valley State Park for a day of fun for the whole church family. We will have optional activities for all ages, including hikes, games, and more! There is also an optional overnight camping experience. For those interested in camping, please RSVP with Jordan McCullough at jordan@hulenstreet.com by Sunday, March 17.
For everyone who serves, have a great time and get energized for the Spring at Leadership Huddle. Dinner and childcare is provided, but you must RSVP.
Students! We are changing it up and going to do a Friday night event to learn about the origin story of Captain Marvel. We will be watching Captain Marvel at the AMC Hulen 10 theaters, $10 a student. Please contact Student Pastor Matt Lok to reserve your ticket for that night!
Students, we are bringing out the pizza, movie snacks and sodas for a movie night! Girls will be meeting at the O'Brien's house and guys will be meeting at the Sieberhagen's house. Parents, rides will not be provided to these host homes. Please contact Student Pastor Matt Lok for any questions and the address of these host homes.
Make plans to join us at 6:00 pm on Sunday, February 10 for the Circle, a time of interactive prayer and worship in the Worship Center. Childcare will be available for birth-5, beginning at 5:45 pm.
Bring the ones you love to our card making class. Together we will make cards that are sure to bring joy to your sweetheart. This class is open to all adults. Children in grade school or above are welcomed to accompany an adult. Cost is $10 per family.
Students its a new year! We want to continue the school year by rooting for you at Summit Rock Climbing in Fort Worth. Bring $14 and have your parents sign the electronic waiver as we climb some pretty great heights together. Rides will be provided to Summit and back by our leaders. Please see Student Pastor Matt Lok for details.
Knowing and understanding Scripture is vital to a man's spiritual growth and development. Join us for an 12-week Bible Study, where we focus on studying Scripture in a disciplined fashion as we listen to the Spirit. This semester we will study 1 Corinthians. We meet Wednesdays, beginning January 16. Cost is $10 (pay at the first study).
Every quarter, Hulen Street Partners come together to discuss the church budget, new Partners, and other family business. We will meet immediately after the 11:00 service in the worship center.
Students, be at the East Building for an awesome night of board-games! We know you are excited for Christmas break and we know finals are tough. We want to give you a night to connect with each other and to provide you that extra push to finish finals strong. Please contact Student Pastor Matt Lok.
Students, we believe that when we gather around a table together, we can change the world. Let's neighbor well for our Friendsgiving. Thanksgiving themed food and games will be provided in the East Building. Bring a friend to the table! Please contact Student Pastor Matt Lok for any questions.
Be a part of what God is doing in our local community at One:8 Weekend! With so many opportunities going on.
Middle Schoolers and High Schoolers, we are going to settle the galactic battle of the First Order and the Resistance once and for all on Oct. 24th. We will be going to Main Event off City Lake Blvd. East for a night of laser tag. Rides will be provided and student must bring $14 for two games for Laser Tag. Please contact Student Pastor Matt Lok for any questions.
For everyone who serves, have a great time and get energized for the Fall at Leadership Huddle. Dinner and childcare is provided, but you must RSVP.
Middle School and High School Parents, we will be having our Guys and Girls Night on Wednesday night, Sept. 26th. The guys will have their annual Video Game tournament with updated array of video games and the girls will be baking a host of sweet treats at the O'Brien's house. For questions, please contact Student Pastor Matt Lok.
Knowing and understanding Scripture is vital to a man's spiritual growth and development. Join us for an 12-week Bible Study, where we focus on studying Scripture in a disciplined fashion as we listen to the Spirit. This semester, we will study James. We meet Wednesdays, beginning September 12. Cost is $10 (pay at the first study).


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Normal is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Indiana, in the United States.

History
The first post office opened at Normal, in 1852, was called Slash. The post office was renamed Normal in 1880, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.

References

Unincorporated communities in Grant County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana

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Click on the following link to download the latest version of the Windows Update Agent and save it to your desktop.
Click Start, Run and paste each line into the run line (one line at a time), and press enter after each.
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Plasencia puede referirse a:
 Plasencia, localidad española de la provincia de Cáceres.
 Piacenza, antiguamente llamada Plasencia, la capital de la provincia homónima en la región de Emilia-Romaña, Italia.
 Plasencia de Jalón, localidad española de la provincia de Zaragoza.
 Plasencia del Monte, localidad española de la provincia de Huesca.
 el Llano de Plasencia, una zona llana que hay entre los cursos bajos del Jalón y del Huecha, en la provincia de Zaragoza, España.

Otros términos relacionados
 Placencia
 Placentia
 Plaisance
 Plaisir (desambiguación)
 Prazeres


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In geometry, the Whitney umbrella (or Whitney's umbrella, named after American mathematician Hassler Whitney, and sometimes called a Cayley umbrella) is a specific self-intersecting ruled surface placed in three dimensions.  It is the union of all straight lines that pass through points of a fixed parabola and are perpendicular to a fixed straight line which is parallel to the axis of the parabola and lies on its perpendicular bisecting plane.

Formulas
Whitney's umbrella can be given by the parametric equations in Cartesian coordinates

where the parameters u and v range over the real numbers.  It is also given by the implicit equation

This formula also includes the negative z axis (which is called the handle of the umbrella).

Properties

Whitney's umbrella is a ruled surface and a right conoid. It is important in the field of singularity theory, as a simple local model of a pinch point singularity. The pinch point and the fold singularity are the only stable local singularities of maps from R2 to R3.

It is named after the American mathematician Hassler Whitney.

In string theory, a Whitney brane is a D7-brane wrapping a variety whose singularities are locally modeled by the Whitney umbrella. Whitney branes appear naturally when taking Sen's weak coupling limit of F-theory.

See also
 Cross-cap
 Right conoid
 Ruled surface

References
  (Images and movies of the Whitney umbrella.)

Differential topology
Singularity theory
Surfaces
Algebraic geometry


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HomeRomanceIn love with my Best Friend
In love with my Best Friend
By: Chidinma Precious Ongoing
9Chapters
BeautyCrazyObsessionPossessiveProtectiveRichjealousyHumor
Fate most times fate plays a joke on us. We don't decide whom to love, and we sure don't decide when to fall in love. It all happens when we least expected. Being the most popular cheerleader in the school, Kira never expects to fall in love with the new guy in school. At first they clashed, but later on became friends. From being friends, she gradually started developing feelings for her best friend, feelings that weren't reciprocated as Edin doesn't feel anything for her, or so she thought. When she got betrayed by her female best from, Kira decides to leave the country in pursuit of her career while Edin stayed back to take over his family's business. Three years later, Kira is back. A chance meeting will bring the two best friends back to each other. But things can't be all that smooth for the two young lovers.
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"Calm down, I will tell you on our way, you know you have to be in the office early", he said picking up his car keys."Let it not be that you are trying to avoid it", I said looking at him suspiciously."I'm not and why should I, I promise to tell you on our way", he said dragging me out of the house.He finally dragged me out and locked the door and we entered the car and drove off."We are on our way already, so start talking", I said facing him so I can see and hear him at the same time."You are really a pest, why do you want to know about it?", he asked me."Why don't you want to tell me", I answered him with a question."Well, it's not as if I don't want to tell you just that it's confidential", he spoke and I looked at him with a very bad eye."Confidential, woah, You could have told me earlier than making me disturb myself", I said angrily and turned towards the window."Please don't be mad at me, I know it's the first time I do not want to tell you anything", he said feeling
"How on earth am I meant to know", he asked pretending inorder to know the reason why she's asking."Okay, I love you and I'm serious, starting from when we were in high school, I was in love with you and I know we will make a nice couple", she said dreaming."You can't obviously like me, I'm your best friend's bestie", he said still in surprise."You're her best friend not her boyfriend, so we have a chance", she seriously said."Does she know of your intention, I mean that this is the reason of you calling me here", he said."Why should I have told her, it's not like she's your guardian angel or manager", she said arrogantly."I will think about it", he said not wanting to accept her proposal because it wasn't the girl that was meant to propose but it isn't bad."Okay, so when should I be expecting an answer", she said looking at him."I don't know, any time I conclude, I will let you know", he said getting up to go home."Okay, I will be waiting but please don't tell Kira about our
I sat down on the bed waiting for him to freshen up and get dressed so as to check if the clothes are good on him as it was almost the time for the dinner."Tada, how do I look", he said, looking so dashing, handsome, cute at once, I feel in love again."It's good", I only said trying not to expose my feelings."Thanks", he said not minding the comment unlike me that will query him and his cologne filled the air."Sit down, let me arrange your hair", I said picking up the hair drier from the closet.He sat on a stool in front of the mirror, then I plugged the drier to the socket and switched it on, I dried his hair, applied hair cream and combed it in a stylish way making him look like a model."That's it", I said dropping the drier back."Wow, I can't recognize myself again, thanks best", he said admiring himself."Anything for you, it's already late so start going and make sure you give me all the details", I reminded him."Okay ma, I will, let me go and come back first and don't mi
"What a beautiful lady", that was mostly people's comments and you should know the feelings one get from that.I entered my office and met my secretary, Glad, as she was arranging my table."Good morning ma'am, you look so astonishing and beautiful", she said warmly with a smile."Thanks so much", I said smiling."Any important documents here?", I asked sitting down on my chair."Yes, Mr Edin the Managing director brought in some documents himself and also asked that you should see him as soon as you arrive here", Glad spoke softly."Okay, let me go and see him", I said trying to figure out the reason for the sudden invitation."Okay ma", she said still doing what she was doing.I walked out of the office and heeded straight to Edin's office and met the secretary standing there."Good morning", I said closing the door after me."Secretary please leave us", he said without responding to my greetings."Okay Sir", the secretary said leaving the office."Morning, how was your night", he f
"I feel so hungry", I thought to myself as I quickly went upstairs and freshened up.Then I came downstairs and went straight to the dining table so I can enjoy the sweet delicacy cooked by my mother."Gosh, this woman is the best, what a food", I said out of happiness."I'm filled already, WOW what a meal", I said as I cleared the table and washed the dishes.As I was about to take a nap, the door bell rang."Oh God, who is this now", I asked no one in particular."I'm coming", I said while going to get the door."Surprise", Erica's voice was heard."Bitch, you would have called and who gave you the address", I asked suspiciously."Well Edin sent me the address", she said and I felt a little bit jealous."Are they close, it can't be", I thought to myself."Okay that's good, welcome to my apartment", I said welcoming her in."What a cozy apartment you live in", she said looking around."Thanks so much, you know I'm always good at choosing the best", I said with a feeling of proudness.
"But ma'am I don't think you should go in", she spoke harshly."Why, infact just continue with what you are doing", I said making my way into the office."Why won't she just stop bothering him", she thought within her.As I entered the office, Edin was busy going through some documents which were on the table."Good morning", I said taking a seat in front of him while contemplating whether he will talk or snub me."Good morning", he said without even raising an eyelid."Well about yesterday, I'm so sorry, even though I don't know why I'm apologizing", I said without any remorse."Let's just forget about it, please I'm busy right now, let's discuss later", he said still not looking up."Won't you at least look at me before I go", I said feeling sad."That will buy some of my time, please later", He said but this time serious.I couldn't persuade him again, so I had to leave the office and went straight to my office but I couldn't concentrate."Is it a crime falling in love with him, wh
"What am I still going here, it is better I go home than staying in here", I said as I walked out of the restroom in anger.As I opened the door, I saw Edin staring at me, and that made me to go straight to where they were seated instead of going out of the restaurant."You wasted time in the restroom, is anything the matter"?, he asked looking at me to check if I'm okay."I'm fine, I really need to go home because it's already late", I said not minding how he will feel because I know he won't let me go on my own."Oh!, cut off the bullshit, it is not the right way to tell me that you don't like me, tell me to my face and don't go corners", Eva said feeling much angrier than I."You even know that, Jeez and I was thinking of a way to let you know, it kinda good that you figured it out yourself, so please let's end this here because I can't approve of you becoming my best friend's girlfriend", I said while having a smirk on."Edin, don't tell me that's why you brought her here, so she
I went over to the door and opened it. Just like I expected, Edin was the one who knocked. "Wow, you dressed up real fine today." I gave him a once over, my eyes lingering on his packed chest."You're more so gorgeous than I am." He winked, "you're really beautiful.""Thanks." I look down in embarrassment. My cheeks pinking automatically."please make yourself at home, let me quickly dress up" I said."But aren't you dressed up already" He said smiling at me."No, I only had my make-up on and I also don't like this gown" I said while trying to make my way upstairs to my room."Okay but be fast, we are running late" he said sitting down on the couch.Upstairs in my room, looking at my wardrobe, throwing most of my dresses on the floor."Gosh, why are there much clothes here, I can't even make a choice" I said to myself."Best, is there a problem there, you know we can't be late for my date", he cried out to me, as it was the only date I agreed to follow him."Be patient, you know I'm n
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"Hello." I pick up my ringing phone without checking the caller's ID."And she decides to finally pick her calls." The mocking voice of my childhood best friend came from the other end of the line."Says the same boy I was calling earlier." I roll my eyes at him despite knowing he won't be able to see my expression."So miss nagger, are you ready for the day?""Of course I'm ready", I said as I looked at myself in the mirror, admiring my beauty. "Okay then, I will pick you up in the next 10minutes" Edin, my best friend said as he ended the call.Meanwhile, as I was looking at the mirror, my mind flashed back to the days we became friends and gradually best friends.Just like yesterday, I laughed remembering how I was a popular girl which no one could pass without glancing at and I was also a troublesome girl(that was part of my hobby).How it happened, I was in high school and was 16years when I met Edin. After my mum dropped me off at school, I entered my class and met my friends si


WASHINGTON — We live in a golden age of scientific data, with larger stockpiles of genetic information, medical images and astronomical observations than ever before. Artificial intelligence can pore over these troves to uncover potential scientific discoveries much more quickly than people can. But we should not blindly trust AI's scientific insights until these computer programs can better gauge how certain they are in their own results, argues data scientist Genevera Allen of Rice University in Houston.
15 at a news conference during the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Deferring judgment to such autonomous systems may lead to faulty conclusions, she warned.
Take precision medicine. Researchers often aim to find groups of genetically similar patients to help tailor treatments.
AI programs that sift through genetic data have identified patient groups for some diseases, such as breast cancer. But such effort hasn't worked as well for many other conditions, like colorectal cancer.
Algorithms examining different datasets have clustered together conflicting patient classifications. That leaves scientists to wonder which, if any, AI to trust.
UPDATE: M13 did help unlock secrets of viral replication.
2018 Nobel Prize in chemistry (SN: 10/27/18, p. 16).
Viruses, which cannot reproduce on their own, infect cells and usurp their genetic machinery for use in making new viruses.... But just how viruses use the cell machinery is unknown.… Some answers may come from work with an unusual virus, called M13, that has a particularly compatible relationship with ... [E. coli] bacteria.
These contradictions arise because data-mining algorithms are designed to draw conclusions with no uncertainty, Allen said.
"If you tell a clustering algorithm, 'Find groups in my dataset,' it comes back and it says, 'I found some groups.' " Tell it to find three groups; it finds three. Request four, and it gives you four.
But traditional uncertainty-measuring techniques are designed for cases where a scientist has analyzed data that were collected to evaluate a hypothesis.
That's not how data-mining AI programs usually work.
collected for no single purpose.
Researchers including Allen are designing protocols, however, to help next-generation AI estimate the accuracy and reproducibility of its discoveries.
One of these techniques relies on the idea that if an AI program has made a real discovery — like identifying clinically meaningful patient groups — then that finding should hold up in other datasets.
It's generally too expensive to collect new datasets to test what an AI has found. But "we can perturb the [existing] data and randomize the data in a way that mimics [collecting] future datasets," Allen said.


Sterling, excellent. Keen observations, and wonderfully structured. Oh, Sterling, were that to happen.
I hadn't known about Javier Sicilia's group going to the US. I'll look that up. I want to know what happened.
Thanks, Norah. There were more incidents today–a whole lot more, by which I mean roadblocks and burning vehicles. I want to write about it all, but at the same time I don't want to add to the fear that already exists in the North. Thanks for keeping in touch.
Excellent, but alarming commentary! Was not aware of most of these acts of violence and intimidation. But, what now, after the loss to the United States?
Thanks, Tony. There were a whole bunch more similar incidents today. I will add that to the text above. They are said to be in retaliation for government operations–which makes the whole thing taste a little of civil war.


My recent interview with Aaron Dignan, author of Brave New Work, made me think a lot about how routine really prevents progress… and how the grounding nature of routine messes with me.
During the winter my family rents a 70's throwback cabin near Hoosier pass. It's an amazing little gem stuck in a semi-remote area. We go there every weekend for ten straight weeks to snowshoe, ski, entertain friends, drink beer, watch Netflix, read, and stare into a real wood fire.
At the end of the winter we always say, "that was great but I'm glad to be home for a weekend!" During ten weekends of being gone, paperwork has piled up and the furnace filter needs changing. Wanting to catch up is reasonable. What I don't like is that it feels comforting to be back in the routine of normal living.


Are fingerprints required for people applying for a Medical Cannabis registry card?
Effective, August 28, 2018, applicants for a Medical Cannabis registry card will NOT have to obtain a fingerprint background check. Fingerprint background checks for all applications currently under review will be waived. Applicants who were denied for a Medical Cannabis Registry Card, prior to August 28, 2018, due to an excluded offense may submit a complete, new application to IDPH.
Can patients with an opioid prescription go to a dispensary today?
No. The Act requires IDPH and the other agencies involved in the program to adopt emergency administrative rules by December 1, 2018. IDPH will also have to make changes in the registration process to implement the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program. Please do not send any documents to IDPH at this time. Do not use the current application to submit a registration for the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program.
When can patients register with the Opioid Alternative Pilot Program?
What if a patient wants to apply for the Medical Cannabis Registry Program now?
If a patient has one or more of the qualifying debilitating conditions specified in the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act and is interested in applying for a Medical Cannabis registry card, please visit the IDPH website at www.dph.illinois.gov for more information. Patients may also apply online by clicking on the On-line Medical Cannabis Registry Application on the right side of the website under RESOURCES or at https://medicalcannabispatients.illinois.gov/.
If a patient has more questions about the Medical Cannabis Registry Program or the requirements of SB 336, should they call the Medical Cannabis Program?
We recommend emailing dph.medicalcannabis@illinois.gov with any questions.


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Beckham's Miami dreams take a step closer as MLS owners support expansion
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Tags: Major League Soccer stadium, MLS, new stadium plans
Major League Soccer (MLS) owners gave support for former England captain David Beckham's proposed Miami franchise on Saturday, a day after the team's owners said they had secured a site for a stadium.
The Miami Beckham United bid said on Friday they had found land to build their proposed stadium in the Overtown neighbourhood, close to transport links.
The MLS Board of Governors, who met on Saturday, gave tacit approval to the Miami team joining the League, with it planning to expand to 24 teams by 2020.
MLS Commissioner, Don Garber, said in a statement on Saturday:
We are very supportive of Miami Beckham United's plans to build a soccer stadium in the City of Miami's Overtown neighbourhood.
Their vision for a world-class venue within the urban core that is accessible by mass transportation is impressive, and we believe it will be an important part of the continued revitalisation of the area.
We look forward to working with David and his partners to finalise plans to bring Major League Soccer to Miami.
Atlanta, Los Angeles and Minnesota are joining the League in the next three years. Miami were "one step closer" of becoming the 24th team, MLS said.
MLS, however, opened a further avenue for Beckham's consortium if they are unable to meet the 2020 expansion plans, with a desire to further expand the league to 28 teams.
Garber said:
There is no shortage of demand for MLS expansion teams and we believe the opportunity exists to grow beyond our current plans.
We will evaluate how to grow the league to 28 teams and establish a process and timeline for future expansion.
Possible markets for further teams include St. Louis, San Antonio, Detroit, San Diego and Sacramento, who already have stadium plans and investors in place.
(Reporting by Reuters' Ben Everill in Los Angeles; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
Image courtesy: www.sportskeeda.com
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Using Data and Emerging Technologies to Improve Urban Life
The Rutgers Urban and Civic Informatics Lab (RUCI Lab) was recently founded at the Bloustein School, with the mission of using new sources of data and emerging technologies to study the health of cities, and by doing so, improve the quality of urban life. This week, Stuart Shapiro talks with the Bloustein School's newest employee, Gavin Rozzi, who joined the school as a Research Computing Specialist for the RUCI Lab just days before the state's stay-at-home order took effect. They discuss some of the projects the RUCI Lab will be working on, including using geographic and social media data to predict the long-term social and economic impacts of COVID-19 on society, as well as Gavin's personal interest utilizing emerging technology — 3D printing PPEs for frontline healthcare workers.
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Stuart Shapiro
Welcome to another episode of EJB talks. I'm Stuart Shapiro, the Associate Dean of Faculty at the Bloustein School. And the purpose of this podcast is to talk with my colleagues about issues affecting people in New Jersey, the United States, and the world. Today we're going to talk with Bloustein's newest employee, Gavin Rozzi, and discuss technology and its role in combating and understanding COVID-19. Welcome, Gavin.
Gavin Rozzi
Thanks for having me today. Stuart. It's a pleasure to be here.
Gavin, you joined us literally a day or two before we went remote. You managed to be in the building I think for a day? Can you tell us a little bit about your background and what brought you to Bloustein?
Yes, certainly. And that was definitely an interesting way to start. I was in my office for about a day and a half before we went remote, and now here we are. So I came to Bloustein from southern New Jersey, doing both my undergraduate degree and my master's at Stockton University in Galloway. I'm currently studying data science and strategic analytics. My background has been working for our Public Policy Research Center at Stockton, where I was one of the co-authors on our report on the underground construction economy in New Jersey. We looked at employer misclassification and other shady dealings within the construction industry as a whole, and how our policymakers can come up with a response to that.
In addition to that, I've been doing a good deal of work with technology on my own. In my past work, I've done consulting for private industry and New Jersey municipal governments. I've done a lot of work with web development and emerging technologies; one of my biggest projects has been developing a statewide system to make the process of public records requests paperless, and also warehouse and archive that data for research so we can understand and inform this ongoing policy debate about the public records laws of New Jersey.
That's great. OPRA laws are incredibly valuable. I know. I've made some requests and my wife, who's a school board member, has been on the receiving end of them. At the federal level the FOIA laws — Is there anything like that for FOIA, what you're doing?
Yes, there is. Although the landscape with FOIA is a little bit more complex. So with OPRA under current law in New Jersey, it's typically within seven business days that you'll get a response. FOIA kicks that up to 20 days. I actually explored the possibility of maybe doing something like this at the federal level. But the issue is, a lot of federal agencies, they're adopting their own proprietary portals. Like for example, the FBI, you used to be able to send them an email or fax in a request. They now require you to use their specific websites and portals. And that's not really conducive for gathering metadata about the requests or even archiving the records. So it's tough to do in an automated fashion. But there are some platforms out there. Like, for example, MuckRock, you know. They've built custom applications for handling a lot of this stuff. But the challenge is, especially as you see some trends at the federal level, as you see some of this administrative rulemaking taking place by some of these agencies, they're starting to be more restrictive, in terms of the manner that they're accepting FOIA requests. So it's kind of this ebb and flow that we're seeing with policy at the federal level with respect to public records compliance.
Yes, it's interesting stuff. We could probably do a whole episode on FOIA. I used to work for the federal government, so I have been on the receiving end of those requests, and I certainly learned how to make as little of them as possible. But we can chat about that some other time. Before we get into your work at Bloustein, I have to ask about your recent endeavor, printing 3D masks. This got some news coverage. Where did you get the idea? And can you describe the work you put into it?
Yes, certainly. So I recently got into 3D printing myself. I purchased my first 3D printer over the holiday season. It was just something that I've always been interested in learning about, you know, emerging technologies. As it begins to be adopted more, you start to see some pretty rapid progress in terms of the hardware and software. So, you know, as we all started working remotely and being at home, I looked at my 3D printer, I saw it was just sitting there idle. And, I was thinking about some of these really tough situations that we have to confront, both as a state and as a nation, where you have this shortage of personal protective equipment for a lot of these frontline health care workers.
I certainly wasn't the first person to start doing this, but I read about this being done in other states and I saw a shortage. I saw a real opportunity for this technology to make a difference. I started looking at some of these different designs online, seeing what can be used to fill this need. And I've been printing things around the clock. I've been having healthcare workers pick the materials up, and I'm making I've been mailing some stuff out. The work that goes into this, the process of 3D printing objects typically begins with either designing or obtaining the design files for a 3D object. And it's really amazing when you think about it, we can now take physical objects and represent them as digital data and send this data around the world. Anybody could improve upon these designs and modify them, and using that, people can print out copies of masks, straps for the masks for comfort. And there's a lot of variables at play. There are different types of materials you can work with. There are a lot of different settings that need to be adjusted in terms of the parameters of the printer, how fast it's printing, temperatures of the bed, and the like. So it really was a lot of trial and error.
What people don't see is the behind the scenes work of troubleshooting a misaligned print bed, dealing with a lot of these roadblocks that come up to get the printers working. But it's really been a valuable experience because I've heard from people that are working at the COVID testing sites that are using my stuff. I've heard from people that are in these units at hospitals where they really can't get anything. And being able to make this difference, it's certainly the least I can do. I'm happy to be able to give back professionally. It's very important to me to be able to take an emerging technology like this and use it to make a positive impact on people's lives.
That's great! About how many do you think you've printed so far?
So far, I would say I've made probably at least 200 masks, face shields, and straps combined. Initially, it was taking me a little bit longer because I only had one printer, but I acquired a second printer. And I switched to more efficient designs that were able to cut the time down from about four or five hours per mask to only about an hour and a half to two, just by virtue of having a more efficient design that allows the printer to construct the mask in a shorter timeframe.
Well, we should get to your work here at Bloustein; that's another subject I'd love to learn more about. You're working with Dean Thakuriah on our new Rutgers Urban and Civic Informatics Lab or as we're calling it, the RUCI Lab. Can you explain to our listeners what the lab is and what it hopes to accomplish?
Yes, certainly. So, Dean Thakuriah brings a lot of interesting things to the table with her past work with the Urban Big Data Center and her very strong network of international collaborators and colleagues. We're going to be drawing upon that to execute the vision of the RUCI Lab. We're going to be supporting socially just, environmentally resilient, and healthy cities through big data analytics and emerging technology. So really, what the big picture of that is, is using data and doing data science to support data-driven decision making, to really work with a lot of the resources that we have within Bloustein and within Rutgers. You know, we have a lot of very strong graduate programs at Bloustein be it the MPI public informatics, urban planning, etc. And our vision is for this lab to serve as a resource for those students in those programs.
And to that end, we're going to be building out a big data infrastructure. We're going to be compiling a lot of very important data sets that when combined together, can be used to study the health of cities, study how new sources of data and a lot of these critical issues can be used to ultimately improve the quality of life within cities, and give our decision-makers and partners within government and within private industry, new insights based upon data.
That's great. I was going to ask you to pick out an example but let's focus on one in particular here that I know we're talking about on our website, the CES-COVID-19 project, which specifically deals with the crisis we're in right now. What's the idea behind this project?
So with CES-COVID-19, the big picture goal with this initiative is a lot of the data that we are looking at within the media and academically, in research, deals with the public health and containment aspect of COVID-19. And I don't mean to discount that, that's certainly very important. And those efforts need to continue. But what the conversation has not centered on as much is, what are the long term social and economic impacts of COVID-19 going to be to society? We need to look at what these big picture issues are going to be because obviously, the socioeconomic damage as a result of the pandemic has been a really significant cause for concern. So the RUCI Lab's response to that is to develop a cyberinfrastructure that's going to be capturing real-time or close to real-time data on these effects. And we're going to be doing this by combining different sources of data. So we're looking at geographic data, census data. I think a really interesting source of insight is going to be the social media data that we're collecting.
You know, we've all seen Twitter, we've all seen all this stuff that's being put out on social media. But looking at it from the big picture of collecting tweets to analyze trends within cities, you know–how people are doing, how policymakers and decision-makers are responding to these issues. So ultimately, I believe that by bringing together these sources of data, it's going to be a resource for researchers that are going to be answering some of these big questions that we're going to need to address as a society. But also, I think it's going to be a really useful tool for some of our graduate students, giving students the ability to get into the mindset of data-driven decision making, and using real-world data to study these very complex phenomena that we're looking at. So ultimately, we're going to be using data to answer some of these big questions that COVID-19 is causing us to have to address as a society.
Let me ask you this perhaps the biggest question we're facing right now. Certainly if one reads the media, it's the question getting the most attention is when and how should we reopen up the economy, given the public health risks and the risks of economic dislocation? Will your data be able to speak to that question at all? Do you think?
I think it's definitely going to be able to play a role in that. And I think, you know, with the conversation about opening up again, I was very pleased to see that Bloustein and Rutgers are being represented on the Governor's Task Force for that. So that's certainly a good thing for moving that dialogue forward. In terms of when and how to open up the economy, we're looking at a few of these different data sources. This isn't going to be on the level of something like a domain-specific public health analysis. But I think in terms of addressing issues like the damage to housing markets, issues associated with transportation, and going through cities, I think what our data set is really going to be able to play a significant role in is addressing some of the systemic inequities that have been aggravated by COVID-19. So I think a big part of that conversation is going to need to be, are there existing systems in place that have amplified inequities, you know, in poverty–along the lines of gender along the lines of race and other disparities? And I think one key insight that we'll be able to deliver is, you know, which areas are really suffering even further as a result. And if we can get that information to our policymakers and decision-makers, hopefully, it can allow them to craft tailored policy solutions that can kind of address these inequities and put a bandage on it, rather than aggravating it further. Because, you know, it's been said before, we don't want the cure to be worse than the disease itself.
Right. Do you have data on people's movements? I know there's been a lot of talk that what we need to do is test and then trace movements and such. Is that part of your data gathering or is that something that we don't have access to?
I would say yes and no. Yes, to the extent that with the social media data that we've been collecting, we're particularly interested in geotagged data. You know, you can get tweets like for example, we can request Twitter data from within certain cities, within certain geographic locations, within the tri-state area. So using those coordinates and other GIS data, we can certainly track movements. Another really important source of data that we're looking at is transit data. For example, New Jersey Transit, other rail systems, bus systems, we can see when those trains are arriving, whether they're running late, and pulling in all those different feeds over time. And combined with other data that can kind of give us some insight into how transit is playing a role in both the spread of the disease and the pandemic. But also, you know, for urban living as a whole in those larger conversations.
We're certainly interested as we develop the cyberinfrastructure capabilities of the lab further, we're very interested in partnering with other outside agencies and other stakeholders to maybe take a look at getting some restricted data sets; you know, some more sensitive information that could be used in research, you know, and obviously, that comes along with the need to address the cybersecurity and safeguard the privacy of individuals. So we make sure that we're doing ethical research. But, you know, ultimately, I think with a lot of the exciting sources of GIS and geotag data, combined with demographic information from the census and other information that we're getting from social media, I certainly think it would be possible for us to track movements. And as we mine these additional sources of data, you know, we're going to be using that to address these social and economic questions. But we wouldn't be on the same scale as if you see in the media, they're talking about Apple and Google introducing a new means for contact tracing, because those data packets are encrypted and handled with their own closed APIs. I don't think that's something that we would be able to gain access to. But there are certainly other sources of data that we can use to glean insights into these larger issues associated with the pandemic.
Great. Let me wrap up by asking you what other goals do you and the RUCI Lab have regarding the analysis of big data to improve life in cities?
Yes, that's a great question. So other goals that I have personally, would include investigating the use of emerging technologies to sift through some of these larger datasets. There have been some very exciting developments in the last few years with technologies like web scraping, machine learning, other sources of cloud platforms for warehousing, a lot of this data. I would like to see how we could apply some of these emerging technologies. Another thing I know that we're going to be doing with the lab is we're going to be working with drones, and drones are something that I've personally found to be really a transformative technology because we can use them to capture very high-resolution imagery, and then overlay that imagery with geographic data, other sources of data. And we can certainly use drones to not only see what's going on in cities but also, you know, now that we're really getting strong advances in machine learning and image processing, we can maybe process that imagery further. And take it from just a static image to, you know, now moving the needle to recognize patterns, recognizing information contained within those images that, you know, 10 years ago would have just been a static image and not really have any other data associated with it.
So I think, you know, the technology is important, but as much as the technology matters, so do people. What we're doing at the end of the day, is we want to be able to improve the quality of urban living, improve people's lives. And we're using technology as a tool to do that. So I think what's really going to be important as the lab moves forward is the faculty that we're working with, the outside collaborators we're working with, either within Rutgers or internationally. And by combining all of that together, the big picture of that allows us to use technology to improve outcomes and give our decision-makers more accurate information so that we can get into this mindset of data-driven decision making. So that's where I see the lab going.
That's great. Well, Gavin, welcome remotely to the Bloustein School. And hopefully, when we go back physical, we can have some of these follow-on conversations in person and maybe have you back on the podcast, because obviously there's a lot going on, and a lot to talk about. Thanks for joining us today.
Thank you for having me, Stuart. I look forward to continuing the conversation.
A big thank you to Gavin Rozzi and to our production team Tamara Swedberg, Amy Cobb and Karyn Olsen. We'll be back next week with another talk, with another expert from the Bloustein School. Thanks for listening.


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The Complete History of Communism - Part 1
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:53 am Post subject: The Complete History of Communism - Part 1
Marx and the writing of the Manifesto
For the past hundred and fifty years, from the west to the east
communism has been a controversial new concept to say the least
It's a big story of big ideas and big events
even condensed its really quite dense so I hope this makes sense
It's no secret that human history has been full of oppression
Some even say 'kill or be killed' competition is our natural condition
But some have said it's possible to share the world because humans are smart
but no one ever quite explained the problems or solutions quite the same as Karl Marx
Marx studied law and philosophy and in the 1840s in Paris
he met Friedrich Engels and they wrote the communist manifesto, which says this:
When society is divided between a few 'haves' and 'have not' masses
the 'have nots' have the numbers, so they can kick the 'haves' asses
But no matter who is on top the oppression cycle will start again
until there's no more top or bottom and then the oppression cycle will end
Remember this is the 1800s, the end of kings ruling the land
and Marx saw the new capitalist business class now had the upper hand
But he saw to exist, the capitalist workers paid less than what they produced
for example, shoe factory workers cant afford to buy the shoes
And more and more products and less people who can afford to buy them
and more wars over resources so capitalism can survive
So the manifesto blew a lot of people's minds, at first it was just a theory
but then the Paris Commune of 1871 first made communism a reality
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