"The Atlantic Canada Conservation Data Centre represents a very important step forward in terms of the collection, analysis, organization and dissemination of rare plants and animals in the Atlantic Region. I am extremely impressed with the partnerships that launched this organization, and the coalition of talent that has rallied around this endeavour."
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We serve the Atlantic Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador and have offices in Sackville, New Brunswick and Corner Brook, Newfoundland. We receive direction from a Board of Directors that includes managers of biological diversity from the four provincial governments, several federal departments, and the non-governmental conservation sector. Our funding comes from partner agencies, competitive government and foundation funds, cost recovery fees on data requests and fee for service contracts. If you would like to support the AC CDC's conservation science efforts financially, please contact us.
The AC CDC's expertise and data represent the single most comprehensive and current source of information about Atlantic Canada's biodiversity. Our database includes almost 2 million geo-located records of species occurrences, approximately 20% of which represent species of conservation concern. Our data is widely consulted by federal and provincial government departments, NGOs, industry, researchers, students, and many other organizations throughout Atlantic Canada. Our outstanding staff expertise in botany, zoology, landscape ecology and GIS enable us to conduct accurate field inventories and status assessments, and to make significant contributions to conservation planning and decision making.
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Hughes Introduces Next Generation Secure SD-WAN Platform
New solution for distributed enterprises combines firewall security and SD-WAN functionality in one easy-to-deploy platform
Germantown, MD, July 31, 2018 — Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) an EchoStar company, today introduced the HR4860 Secure SD-WAN Gateway, a comprehensive networking device for distributed enterprises that combines best-in-class security with high-performance routing and Software-Defined, Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) features optimized for broadband networking. The HR4860 enables connectivity via best-available wired, wireless, and satellite services and is the successor to the market-leading HR4700 gateway.
"Hughes constantly innovates to meet the security and application performance demands facing our customers," said, Mike Tippets, vice president of Enterprise Marketing at Hughes. "This newest gateway builds on our legacy of SD-WAN success, which includes deployment of more than 28,000 SD-WAN sites. As part of a HughesON Managed SD-WAN solution, the HR4860 delivers remarkable network performance improvements and dramatic cost savings over traditional, multiple box solutions."
"As a longtime Hughes customer and user of the HR platform, we are very familiar with its benefits and how Hughes managed services improve our operational efficiency," said Maria Fidelibus, vice president of technology at QuickChek Corporation. "Hughes makes deployment, installation, ongoing configuration and management simple. In our experience the security and scalability of the Hughes HR platform are unrivaled, and we look forward to the next-generation capabilities of the HR4860."
The HR4860 leverages Hughes ActiveTechnologies, an innovative software suite that delivers automated Quality of Service (QoS) and traffic shaping that adapt to real-time broadband circuit performance. ActiveTechnologies eliminate blackouts and brownouts using automatic path selection and identifying and prioritizing critical applications based on data packet behavior. HR gateway settings refine continuously based on application and network performance, making the
HR4860 easy to maintain and operate.
The HR4860 stands apart from competitor offerings as a distributed, edge-based device that combines SD-WAN, broadband optimization, and strong security capabilities. The edge-based approach facilitates critical network and security policy implementation at the remote site, improving cloud and direct Internet access, reducing network traffic, and securing the site from internal and external threats. The HR4860 employs industry-leading security solutions from Fortinet, providing Next-Generation Firewall capabilities including Intrusion Detection/Prevention, Data Leak Prevention, Application Control, Web Content Filtering, and Antivirus/Antimalware. Centrally-managed security policies mean that branches can operate with more protection and control without sacrificing network performance.
HR 4860 Secure Gateway
Hughes Managed SD-WAN Services
Hughes Enterprise Solutions

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Harman Professional Solutions Division today announced the leadership team for its Enterprise strategic business unit's (SBU) customer solutions units (CSUs). The Enterprise SBU is made up of three CSUs: Hospitality led by David McKinney; Large Venue, led by Jaime Albors; and Government, Education, and Corporate, led by Kevin Bowyer. David, Jaime, and Kevin will move into their new roles on October 1, 2015.
David McKinney is currently the vice president and general manager of the Mixing SBU and will be relocating to Northridge, CA from the U.K. to assume his new role. David has served in a number of leadership roles at Harman. He was the Asia RSO sales director; he established the Professional Solutions Division's operation in India, incorporating the India Development Center and launching a sales distribution structure that sells to more than 60 partners across India; and he was the divisional leader in China, where he led the sales efforts across China and established new vertical markets.
Jaime Albors currently leads all North America sales for Harman's audio and lighting brands as well as its customer care team. Jaime was previously senior director, global sales operations, tasked with immediate oversight of the Harman global sales offices' operational activities. Jaime has also served in sales leadership roles within Harman's microphones and signal processing SBUs. Prior to that, Jaime held the position of director, sales, intercontinental region, where he headed operations of Harman's San Juan, Puerto Rico sales office.
Kevin Bowyer currently leads North America sales for the Video and Control SBU with a track record of achievement for double digit growth and exceeding his sales targets with his teams in the past five years. Kevin brings a wealth of global sales leadership experience to his new role. In addition to his leadership roles with AMX and Harman, Kevin was CEO of Sendio, senior vice president of sales for Sendio, president of Cogent Global Services, president of Mitel Networks and president of global enterprise professional services with Nortel.


Following overnight plowing and material spreading operations on all emergency snow routes, arterial streets, school and bus routes, crews began residential plowing at 8:30 a.m. today. A residential parking ban is not in effect at this time, but residents are encouraged to park vehicles off the street for more efficient snow removal. Residential operations are expected to be completed over the next 24 hours. The City subscribes to various weather forecasting services, using different meteorological models to help predict inclement weather conditions as accurately as possible and determine the best treatment strategies and staffing to support each storm. At 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, those services showed heightened chances for increased snowfall, which gave the City time to dispatch additional contractors and call in more crews for a more intensive snow removal operation. By 6 a.m., more than 60 City and contractor crews had already plowed and treated approximately 1,200 lane miles of major streets.
Currently, more than 75 City and contractor crews are plowing emergency snow routes, arterial streets, school and bus routes and residential streets. Major streets have responded well to last night's treatment and are mostly wet with limited slush. Residential streets are snow-covered. Drivers should be alert for slick areas due to continuing snowfall, snow pack and the potential of freezing rain throughout the day. Leave yourself plenty of time to reach your destinations and increase following and stopping distance. A National Weather Service Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 6 p.m. tonight.
The City has approximately 96,000 gallons of de-icing brine and 500 tons of salt on hand. Salt supply contracts are in place through the remaining snow season and the City continues to receive regular deliveries of salt.
"The City appreciates the dedication and hard work of all our winter operations staff who continue working overtime to fight the unprecedented levels of snowfall and low temperatures this winter season. Crews from the Parks and Recreation Department, as well as Utility Operations have been a tremendous help in clearing snow and ice with the Street Maintenance Operations team," said Miki Esposito, Director of Lincoln Transportation and Utilities. "We especially appreciate the collaborative relationship we have with Lincoln Public Schools. Canceling classes today undoubtedly assisted in reducing traffic conflicts and congestion during the morning commute."
Please stay informed on the status of snow operations in Lincoln. Additional information is available on the City website at snow.lincoln.ne.gov. If you have questions, you may call the Transportation and Utilities Snow Center at 402-441-7644.


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Evaluation of the Impact of LEHR Site Waste Disposal on
Putah Creek Water Quality
G. Fred Lee, PhD, DEE Anne Jones-Lee, PhD
The DSCSOC and the public are concerned that UCD and DOE past and current waste disposal practices at the LEHR national Superfund site have polluted and continue to pollute Putah Creek. This pollution could be adverse to people who recreate in the Creek or use aquatic life taken from the Creek as food; fish and other aquatic life and wildlife; as well as groundwater resources in the vicinity of the Creek due to Putah Creek's recharge of groundwaters in the area. Putah Creek is designated by the state of California as a stream that can be used for domestic water supply, groundwater recharge, propagation of fish, aquatic life and wildlife and for contact recreation. In accord with state and federal regulations, each of these uses must be protected from wastes present at and discharged from the UCD - DOE national Superfund site.
A superficial review of the results of DOE studies on the impact of the LEHR site on Putah Creek leads to the conclusion that the LEHR site wastes have not polluted - adversely impacted the beneficial uses of Putah Creek. However, a critical in-depth review of these DOE studies shows that thus far UCD and DOE have not properly examined the impact of LEHR site wastes on Putah Creek water quality. A summary of LEHR site Putah Creek water quality issues is presented in this report.
Pathways of LEHR Site Wastes to Putah Creek
There are several pathways by which LEHR site wastes can reach Putah Creek. The flood control levee between the LEHR site and Putah Creek prevents direct runoff from the LEHR site to Putah Creek except at two locations. One location is along Old Davis Road where a culvert enables surface water runoff from the LEHR site to discharge directly to Putah Creek. Part of the past and current stormwater management program for the western part of the LEHR site involves pumping stormwater from the LEHR site to a pipe that crosses Old Davis Road which discharges to the drainage ditch along the road that drains to Putah Creek.
During the time that the LEHR site was active, there were a number of situations where the radium-226 and strontium-90 waste management facilities located on the west side of LEHR along Old Davis Road overflowed. This overflow, carrying some of the wastes and radioisotopes, is reported to have been discharged to the drainage ditches along Old Davis Road and, therefore, likely entered Putah Creek. At this time, to the knowledge of the author, the pollution of soils along this drainage ditch by radioactivity and otherwise hazardous chemicals has not been investigated. This is an area that needs attention.
Another pathway by which waste-derived constituents from the LEHR site could have in the past and currently reach Putah Creek is through the domestic wastewater system at the LEHR site where wastewaters from this site are transported via pipe to the UCD campus wastewater treatment plant. This plant, after treatment which is not specifically designed to remove hazardous chemicals, discharges the treated wastewaters to Putah Creek just west of Old Davis Road. The fact that wastewaters developed at the current LEHR site are discharged to the UCD wastewater treatment plant and from this plant to Putah Creek, makes the operations of this plant and its discharges to Putah Creek of special concern to the LEHR site investigation and remediation program.
The third pathway by which wastes from the LEHR site could reach Putah Creek is on the eastern edge of the LEHR site property where some entity constructed a drainage ditch through UCD Campus Landfill No. 3 exposing hazardous and deleterious wastes to waters that pass through this ditch to Putah Creek. This drainage ditch appears to have been constructed to drain stormwater runoff from the UCD campus and/or I-80. Recent studies on UCD Campus Landfill No. 3 show that a variety of hazardous chemicals are present in this landfill and, therefore, some of these chemicals could be contributed to Putah Creek via drainage waters that pass through the landfill.
A fourth pathway that could result in some hazardous waste components reaching the environment where part of them could reach Putah Creek is through the translocation of wastes through terrestrial plant roots to the vegetation. The vegetation in turn could be carried by wind or animals to the Putah Creek system. While it is unlikely that this has been a significant pathway for waste transport to Putah Creek, it may have been a significant pathway for exposure of wildlife to LEHR site wastes. Thus far, the potential for translocation of wastes to the surface via terrestrial plant roots to the vegetation has apparently not been investigated. This is an area that needs to be investigated.
DOE LEHR Site Investigations
Several years ago, DOE through its contractors, conducted a comprehensive study of Putah Creek water quality for the purpose of defining whether Putah Creek, at that time, was being polluted by LEHR site wastes. In addition to taking water samples, there were some sediment samples taken; however, the approach that was used in examining the sediments for residual pollutants was not properly conducted. There could have been and still be pollution of sediments under the surface layer of Putah Creek sediments which would not have been detected by the methods used. Further, no studies were conducted to determine if the water or sediments were toxic to aquatic life. This was and continues to be a significant deficiency in the DOE studies conducted on Putah Creek water quality.
Another significant deficiency with past and current Putah Creek water quality studies is the failure to examine aquatic life in the Creek for bioaccumulation of hazardous chemicals including radioisotopes. In the 1994 RI/FS Workplan developed by DOE, it was stated that bioacccumulation studies would be conducted if excessive concentrations of constituents that tend to bioaccumulate were found in the water. This reasoning is flawed in that the bioaccumulation of constituents in organism tissue is a much more sensitive, reliable approach to determining whether excessive concentrations of constituents have been discharged to Putah Creek from the LEHR site and UCD waste management activities. Chemical sampling, as practiced by DOE, only collects a spot sample which represents the situation at the time of sampling. Collecting organism tissue for chemical analysis determines directly whether excessive bioaccumulation has, in fact, occurred. Further, it integrates the recent exposure history of the organism to pollutants in Putah Creek that tend to bioaccumulate within organism tissue.
During the past couple of years, DOE has been conducting a monitoring program of Putah Creek water quality where at quarterly intervals, a sample of Putah Creek water was taken upstream above Old Davis Road which is also above where the UCD campus wastewater treatment plant discharges to Putah Creek. This discharge was also sampled quarterly as part of this program. This is justified since current LEHR site wastewaters are being discharged to this treatment plant.
Another sampling station on Putah Creek is located downstream above where the ditch that cuts through Landfill No. 3 discharges to Putah Creek. This sampling location would not necessarily sample any pollutants that reach Putah Creek from the exposure of the wastes at Landfill No. 3.
There is need to immediately change the DOE sampling program for Putah Creek to move the downstream station further downstream so that it does, in fact, have the opportunity to pick up discharges to the Creek from the drainage ditch that cuts through Landfill No. 3.
There is also need to immediately conduct a comprehensive aquatic life sampling program to determine if waste-derived pollutants from the LEHR site are bioaccumulating in aquatic life to a sufficient extent to be adverse to higher trophic level aquatic and terrestrial organisms as well as to the use of fish and other organisms taken from Putah Creek as food.
Putah Creek near LEHR is intensively fished. Since last January when the author first became involved in Putah Creek water quality issues, he has repeatedly observed individuals fishing in Putah Creek. While it is unknown whether any fish are being caught and eaten, there is sufficient concern about this situation to justify a comprehensive study of bioaccumulation of constituents in fish and other aquatic life along Putah Creek. This sampling of fish should include downstream of where the drainage ditch that cuts through Landfill No. 3 enters Putah Creek. Of particular concern would be the release of PCBs from Landfill No. 3 to Putah Creek which could bioaccumulate in fish tissue.
While not only a LEHR site issue, there is no question that the current LEHR site activities of discharge of domestic wastewaters are contributing to a hazardous condition that exists in Putah Creek through the exposure of swimmers and others who contact recreate in the Creek. Throughout late spring and this summer, the author has repeatedly observed individuals swimming and/or recreating in Putah Creek waters. These individuals are being exposed to enteric pathogens such as Cryptosporidium, Giardia, and enteroviruses present in UCD's wastewater treatment plant discharges to Putah Creek.
The current UCD treatment of wastewaters that are discharged to Putah Creek is not adequate to remove these organisms from the wastewater discharge. It is now well known that these organisms are present in domestic wastewaters and would be expected to be present in wastewaters generated at the LEHR site as well as on the UCD campus. There is need to monitor the UCD wastewater discharges for Cryptosporidium and enteroviruses and, if found, significantly improve the wastewater treatment provided by UCD in its campus treatment plant to eliminate the exposure of those recreating in Putah Creek to these organisms.
It should be noted that Cryptosporidium was the cause of the Milwaukee waterborne outbreak of April 1993 in which about 400,000 people became ill and 100 died. This outbreak has led to a general recognition that domestic water supplies and domestic wastewaters are not being adequately treated to protect public health. The Putah Creek situation where people are swimming within a short distance of where the UCD wastewaters are discharged to Putah Creek under conditions where there is little dilution of these wastewaters before individuals swim in these waters represents a potentially particularly hazardous situation that should be immediately addressed.
DOE and its contractors and those who have reviewed the DOE Putah Creek studies, including the "1994 Annual Water Monitoring Report, LEHR Environmental Restoration, University of California at Davis" released in July 1995, have repeatedly made significant errors in assessing the potential critical concentrations of chemical constituents in Putah Creek waters. Examination of the tables in which the Putah Creek water quality data has been presented such as Tables B.1 through B.4 in the 1995 Annual Data Report, show that the concentrations of constituents found in Putah Creek water samples were compared to the "MCL" for the constituent. The MCL value used was the drinking water standard for the constituents listed. While Putah Creek does recharge groundwaters that could become drinking water for someone downgradient of LEHR, Putah Creek is not used directly for domestic water supply.
The appropriate water quality standard that should have been used to examine whether LEHR site derived wastes are adverse to the beneficial uses of Putah Creek would have been the lower of the drinking water MCL or the US EPA water quality criterion for protection of aquatic life. With few exceptions, the critical concentrations that should have been used by DOE to examine whether wastes derived from the LEHR site are adverse to Putah Creek are the US EPA water quality criteria since these are generally much lower than the drinking water standard.
For example for mercury, a 2 µg/L MCL was used to determine whether excessive mercury was found in the Putah Creek water samples. The proper criterion for such a comparison is about 0.012 µg/L. This is the value that is designed to protect humans from adverse impacts of mercury through eating fish taken from the waters with mercury levels above this amount. The standard that was used to determine if there was excessive mercury in Putah Creek waters and UCD wastewater discharges was about 160 times higher than it should have been.
Examination of the data in the 1995 Data Report for mercury shows another problem with how the DOE studies were conducted on Putah Creek water quality where an analytical method for mercury that only detected mercury down to 0.2 µg/L was used. The analytical method that should have been used should have been capable of detecting mercury below the US EPA water quality criterion of 0.012 µg/L. The analytical method used was about a factor of 10 less sensitive than it should have been to protect the public from excessive exposure to mercury.
The use of inappropriate analytical procedures to detect mercury at potentially significant levels could have resulted in humans being exposed to excessive concentrations of mercury through the consumption of fish taken from Putah Creek. Further, since the toxicity of mercury to aquatic life is less than the detection limit used for mercury analyses used by DOE in its Putah Creek water quality studies, mercury could have been and continue to be toxic to aquatic life in Creek waters at concentrations below those that could be detected by the analytical methods used.
The situation with mercury is not atypical of several other constituents. Similar problems occur with chromium. DOE and its contractors, as well as the reviewers of the DOE Data Reports, list the critical concentration of chromium as 50 µg/L. The US EPA has for years listed the critical concentration of chromium to aquatic life for toxicity at about 12 µg/L. As of March 4, 1995 as part of implementation of the National Toxics Rule, the US EPA imposed a chromium standard for California of 10 µg/L. This is the detection limit that is being used by DOE in its Putah Creek studies. These studies have shown that at times UCD wastewater discharges to Putah Creek contain chromium above the US EPA criterion that is designed to protect aquatic life from toxicity. Further, any credible studies of chromium impacts should include the use of analytical methods significantly below the detection limit used to measure chromium in water.
The chromium situation is of particular concern since UCD has recently proposed to add a substantial increase in chromium load to its campus landfill wastewater treatment plant arising from the discharge of the UCD West Landfill leachate-polluted groundwaters that are being recovered from a pump-and-treat operation in an attempt to stop the further spread of this pollution. There is a significant potential that the additional chromium that is being added to the UCD campus sewage treatment plant that is derived from the UCD West Landfill polluted groundwaters could lead to excessive chromium in Putah Creek compared to the US EPA criterion/standard that was imposed on California as part of implementation of the National Toxics Rule.
One of the issues of particular concern about the addition of chromium to the UCD campus wastewater treatment plant is that this chromium and/or the additional flow could upset the operations of this plant. This situation is of importance to LEHR since the current LEHR site activities could be contributing to pollution of Putah Creek via the UCD wastewater treatment plant discharge of inadequately treated wastewaters to the Creek.
UCD has recently released a report in which it is claimed that the current wastewater treatment plant can readily accept the additional flow and chromium and continue to provide adequate treatment of its wastewaters. However, examination of the technical basis for that statement shows that it is fundamentally flawed in that UCD in conducting this analysis focused on BOD and suspended solids in treatment plant effluent and not on toxic chemicals. Minor excursions of suspended solids and BOD above the treatment plant discharge limit will likely have limited adverse impact on the beneficial uses of Putah Creek. However, increased loading of toxics to Putah Creek because of the increased flow or the disruption of the treatment plant operations by chromium or some other unidentified chemical in the West Landfill polluted groundwaters could further aggravate the current situation where UCD is now at times contributing aquatic life toxicity to Putah Creek in the form of excessive ammonia.
The LEHR site data show that at times the ammonia present in UCD's wastewater discharges to Putah Creek could lead to aquatic life toxicity. This situation has evidently been ignored by the regulatory agencies, DOE and its contractors, etc. This situation arises from the fact that those responsible for conducting and reviewing these studies failed to critically analyze the data obtained in them for potential impacts on Putah Creek water quality. The increased flow to the UCD wastewater treatment plant could lead to increased aquatic life toxicity in its wastewater discharges. It is important to note that current LEHR site activities through its wastewater discharges to the UCD wastewater treatment plant could be contributing to this problem.
Similar kinds of problems occur with the DOE studies for cadmium, copper and several other elements and compounds that have been monitored by DOE in its Putah Creek studies. Basically, DOE in conducting these studies has failed to implement a credible reliable program for investigating the impact of the LEHR site wastes on Putah Creek water quality. Further, regulatory agencies responsible for supervising the DOE studies have not detected the significant problems that exist in how these studies were conducted, and especially, in the presentation and interpretation of the data generated from them.
Overall, the UCD - DOE studies on Putah Creek have not reliably investigated the potential for UCD and DOE derived wastes from the LEHR site to adversely impact Putah Creek water quality. There is need to develop a reliable monitoring program of Putah Creek water, sediments and aquatic life to determine what, if any, hazardous residual chemicals are present in the Creek system and whether there are any discharges of hazardous or deleterious chemicals from the current LEHR site activities to Putah Creek that are adversely impacting the beneficial uses of this waterbody.


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SHIFTED (Avian / Mote Evolver) UK // 10.10 @ Drug§tore
Another great techno party is happening at Drugstore club. Get ready for SHIFTED.
Time: 10th October
Location: Drugstore
SHIFTED (Avian / Mote-Evolver) UK
https://soundcloud.com/shifted
FILIP XAVI (Subsist / Sonntag Morgen)
https://soundcloud.com/filip_xavi
REGEN (Ilian tape)
https://soundcloud.com/milos-pavlovic
Shifted, Filip Xavi and Regen in a very special Drug§tore episode.
▀ Shifted is a producer with many faces. In just a few years since his first release on Luke Slater's Mote-Evolver imprint, the UK artist successfully managed to develop his own distinctive voice within the constantly evolving techno genre. Soon after his 2011 debut he set up the Avian imprint together with fellow UK producer Ventress – an outlet bringing focus to a more stripped back and textured side of British techno. Releases on Sigha's Our Circula Sound imprint and the Frozen Border sub-label Naked Index soon followed, as well as a one-off self-released EP for his more dance floor focused project Pacific Blue.
2012 saw Shifted not only making his move from the UK to Berlin, but also releasing his extremely well received debut LP on Mote-Evolver: "A stunning debut album in Crossed Paths, which shows Shifted making the final move from newcomer soundalike towards a respected name with a fierce sensibility for unique sound design." (Resident Advisor)
In addition he set up the Avian sub-label Mira to explore the more esoteric and experimental side of techno, drone, noise and industrial. Taking this turn in his own productions as well, he started the Covered in Sand project, which debuted on Mira in 2013 and was included in FACT magazine's greatest 10'' records of all time.
The same year saw him unveil two further projects: a low-key LP for Kiran Sande's Blackest Ever Black label under the alias Alexander Lewis, stated by Juno Download as "…one of the most striking debuts in the field of industrial electronics we've heard in some time", and a collaboration with Sigha as A Model Authority. As the year drew to a close, there followed the announcement of the acclaimed new Shifted LP 'Under A Single Banner' on Vatican Shadow's Bed Of Nails imprint – a sub-label for the highly influential Hospital Productions. The album was described by The Quietus as "a highly literate and highly listenable full-length, where the sources of inspiration – whether obvious or not – have been synthesised into a whole greater than the sum of its parts."
2014 sees Shifted continuing to develop these many strands of his musical output, while the multiple labels under his stewardship continue to give an outlet to talent from across the duskier side of the electronic music spectrum.
▀ Filip Xavi made his initial breakthrough as a member of Belgrade's Concrete DJz collective, of which he was member since the group's conception in 2003, until 2011. Since then his solo productions were published on labels such as: Dynamic Reflection, Trust Recordings, Subsequent Rec and Panel Trax. Predicting the wave of dark onerous techno that was about to hit the clubs in Europe, Filip started Teskoba Recordings in 2008, conceived as a platform for the techno sound of the future. His first solo EP "Inline Agents" for a renowned Spanish label Subsist Records was released in early 2013. Half a year later he released the follow-up EP for Sonntag Morgen records. The releases got a great reception among the current players in the techno scene gaining support from the likes of: Dimi Angélis, Jeroen Search, DVS1, Pfirter, Electric Indigo, Dave Clarke, ROD, Kriz, Adriana Lopez, Dasha Rush, Jonas Kopp, Tommy Four Seven and many more.
▀ Miloš Pavlović AKA Regen started his dj career when he was sixteen. At the very beginning, first came the residency of a famous Belgrade underground club Omen, where he played Thursdays. In 1998, after his first appearance in highly regarded club Industria in Belgrade, he joined an organization TTP and gained a weekly residency. At that time, he drew attention with his mixing techniques and skills, using three decks for mixture of house and techno. In 2006, his debut track called "Fluctual" appeared on a compilation "Belgrade Coffee Shop – Area 6″, meanwhile his break-through in to the international music publishing was marked with releases of "Trapizator Ep" in 2007 and "Transistor Ep" in 2008 for the Frankfurt label Momentum. Regen is focused more on a dubbier side of both house and techno genres, with a retrospect approach of an early '90s techno. His first track "Duege", under his Regen alias, appeared on a compilation "Sometimes You Don't Need Any Words" on Munich based label Ilian Tape in 2008.
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Q: IF NOT NULL then UPDATE else keep the value of the field I think I am somehow close to get it work, but for some reason I still get errors.
I have the following UPDATE query:
UPDATE DeviceAttribute
SET Details = CASE Name
          WHEN 'Accessories' THEN @Accessories
          WHEN 'Description' THEN @Description
          WHEN 'Specification' THEN @Specification
          ELSE Details
END
WHERE DeviceID = 10

The parameters are filled in by different users. The problem I face now is that even when you want to update a single field you still have to fill out with the old data the other parameters. Therefore I would like to set the option IF @parameter IS NULL THEN keep the value that is already stored in the DB. I tried to find some solution and something like the following query seems to be the solution but I can't get it to work:
UPDATE DeviceAttribute
SET Details = CASE Name
          WHEN 'Accessories' IS NOT NULL THEN @Accessories
          WHEN 'Description' IS NOT NULL THEN @Description
          WHEN 'Specification' IS NOT NULL THEN @Specification
          ELSE Details
END
WHERE DeviceID = 10

THE DB is stored in SQL Server 2008
Thanks in advance for the help.
EDIT for clarifying:
The original table looks like this
DeviceID|Name         |Details   |
     10 |Accessories  |earplugs  |
     10 |Description  |protectors|
     10 |Specification|BeatsByDre|

For publishing reasons I made a query to turn the tables. So when the Select query is ran the return table looks like the following
DeviceID|Accessories|Description|Specification|
     10 |earplugs   |protectors |BeatsByDre   |

I created a UI to let system users update the different fields like Accessories, Description,Specification.
The Update works if I update all fields with the query shown in the top. However when I Leave a textbox empty, then I get an error that the @parameter is missing a value. So trying to find a solution to update only the field where is something written. So if @parameter IS NULL then keep the original value in the DB.
I found another solution which is really close to what I want but can't get it to work.
Here is the other solution:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9387839/mysql-if-not-null-then-display-1-else-display-0

A: I think this will solve the issue:
UPDATE DeviceAttribute
SET Details = CASE Name
          WHEN 'Accessories'   THEN COALESCE(@Accessories, Details)
          WHEN 'Description'   THEN COALESCE(@Description, Details)
          WHEN 'Specification' THEN COALESCE(@Specification, Details)
          ELSE Details
              END
WHERE DeviceID = 10 ;

or this (to avoid redundant updates):
UPDATE DeviceAttribute
SET Details = CASE Name
          WHEN 'Accessories'   THEN @Accessories
          WHEN 'Description'   THEN @Description
          WHEN 'Specification' THEN @Specification
          ELSE Details
              END
WHERE DeviceID = 10
  AND ( Name = 'Accessories'   AND @Accessories IS NOT NULL
     OR Name = 'Description'   AND @Description IS NOT NULL
     OR Name = 'Specification' AND @Specification IS NOT NULL
      ) ;

or this, using a table value constructor:
UPDATE da
SET da.Details = upd.Details
FROM DeviceAttribute AS da
  JOIN
    ( VALUES
      ('Accessories'   , @Accessories),
      ('Description'   , @Description),
      ('Specification' , @Specification)
    ) AS upd (Name, Details)
    ON upd.Name = da.Name
WHERE da.DeviceID = 10
  AND upd.Details IS NOT NULL ;

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Trailer of 'The Sky Is Pink' released
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Mumbai: The trailer of Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Farhan Akhtar's next film, The Sky Is Pink— based on the life of motivational speaker Aisha Chaudhary, was released on Tuesday.
Movie critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the trailer on his Twitter handle.
Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Farhan Akhtar, Zaira Wasim and Rohit Saraf… Trailer of #TheSkyIsPink… Directed by Shonali Bose… 11 Oct 2019 release… #TheSkyIsPinkTrailer: https://t.co/B8NvwOA1i7 pic.twitter.com/KodvqnqrbB
— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 10, 2019
The trailer which depicts a cute family of four opens with Farhan and Priyanka's love story. Zaira who plays the role of the daughter of Farhan and Priyanka will be narrating the love story of her parents in the film.
The second half of the trailer depicts how the two parents move heaven and earth to ensure their daughter's survival.
Directed by Shonali Bose, the film also stars Zaira Wasim and Rohit Saraf in pivotal roles. While Zaira plays the role of a teenage daughter who tells the love story of her parents, Rohit will be seen playing the role of Zaira Wasim's brother.
The film is based on the life of Aisha Chaudhary, who became a motivational speaker after being diagnosed with an immune deficiency order at the age of 13.
The film is slated to hit the screens on October 11.
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In the upcoming Song of Elves, you will be able to try a new content, the OSRS Gauntlet, and practise your skills and kill Crystalline Hunllef for defending the city of Prifddinas with the elves.
As a new solo PvM minigame, you will be able to train your skills to their limits in the Gauntlet. When you enter the minigame, you will not be allowed to bring any of your own items. Instead, you need to search for scattered resources throughout the area within the given time. In the specific area, you can find mineable crystal to make armour and weapons, chopable roots to create bows, arrows and staves, as well as farmable herbs to make potions and fishing spots to gather food. Though there are no requirements for collecting the resources, higher skills levels will help you get more items faster. If you need more resources, you can check the dungeon to kill the Crystalline monsters for further supplies. The higher the monster ranks, the more time will be consumed in defeating it, but the better drops you will get. Like the resources, the dungeons will not show itself at your first entry, so you need to keep exploring it.
Once the given time is used up, you will be forced beck to the central chamber of the Gauntlet, where you need to face the vicious Crystalline Hunllef. Use the items you collect to defeat it.
You will be able to get access to a generous new drop table after you complete the Gauntlet. Even if you are killed in the game or leave the game in the middle, you will still be rewarded with a small common token reward based on you performance.
How do you think of the upcoming OSRS Gauntlet? Would you like to practice your skills in the minigame to help defend the Prifddinas with the elves in the Song of Elves? Give your advice to the game. And remember to buy cheap OSRS gold to prepare yourself for fights with Crystalline Hunllef.


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FDA NEWS: November 2020
TOP - November 2020 Vol 13, No 6 - FDA Updates
This section provides a brief overview of new cancer drugs approved by the FDA between July 31, 2020, and September 4, 2020.
Gavreto FDA Approved for Metastatic NSCLC with RET Fusions
Blenrep Receives FDA Approval for Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
FDA Approves Monjuvi plus Revlimid for Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
On September 4, 2020, the FDA accelerated the approval of pralsetinib (Gavreto; Blueprint Medicines/Genentech), an oral RET inhibitor, for the treatment of adults with metastatic non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and RET-activating fusions, as detected by an FDA-approved test.
The FDA granted pralsetinib a breakthrough therapy designation for the treatment of NSCLC and RET fusion that has progressed after platinum-based chemotherapy, as well as for patients with medullary thyroid cancer and RET mutation that requires systemic treatment and for which there are no acceptable alternative treatments.
RET-activating fusions and mutations are key drivers in many cancer types, including NSCLC and medullary thyroid cancer. Currently, there are limited targeted treatments for patients with these types of genetic alterations. Approximately 1% to 2% of people with NSCLC have RET fusions. Biomarker testing for these fusions is the most effective way to identify people who are eligible for treatment with pralsetinib.
"The FDA approval of Gavreto for RET fusion-positive non–small-cell lung cancer is an important step towards our goal of providing an effective treatment option for every person diagnosed with lung cancer, no matter how rare or hard-to-treat their type of disease," said Levi Garraway, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development at Genentech. "We remain committed to finding personalized treatment options for people with cancer based on specific genomic or molecular alterations, and we look forward to partnering with Blueprint Medicines to further explore the potential of Gavreto across multiple RET-altered tumor types."
The approval of pralsetinib for this indication was based on the results of the phase 1/2 ARROW clinical trial, a first-in-human study that is evaluating the safety and efficacy of pralsetinib in patients with NSCLC or thyroid cancer that is associated with RET fusions or mutations. Patients receive 400 mg of pralsetinib orally once daily.
Among the 87 patients with NSCLC who have previously received platinum-based chemotherapy, the overall response rate (ORR) with pralsetinib was 57% (95% confidence interval [CI], 46%-68%), including a 5.7% complete response rate. The median duration of response has not been reached (95% CI, 15.2 months-not reached).
In the 27 patients with treatment-naïve NSCLC, the ORR was 70% (95% CI, 50%-86%), including an 11% complete response rate.
The most common (≥25%) adverse reactions were fatigue, constipation, musculoskeletal pain, and hypertension.
Blueprint Medicines will offer the YourBlueprint program as a patient assistance program for eligible patients who are prescribed pralsetinib and need financial assistance.
On August 5, 2020, the FDA accelerated the approval of belantamab mafodotin-blmf (Blenrep; GlaxoSmithKline), a B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-directed antibody and microtubule inhibitor conjugate, for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received ≥4 previous therapies, including an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, a proteasome inhibitor, and an immunomodulatory agent.
The FDA granted belantamab mafodotin an orphan drug designation and a breakthrough therapy designation for this indication.
The approval of belantamab mafodotin-blmf was based on the results of the DREAMM-2 study, an open-label, multicenter clinical trial. Patients received belantamab mafodotin-blmf 2.5 mg/kg or 3.4 mg/kg intravenously once every 3 weeks until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
The efficacy end point included ORR and response duration, as evaluated by an Independent Review Committee using the International Myeloma Working Group uniform response criteria. The ORR was 31% (97.5% CI, 21%-43%). Overall, 73% of those who responded to therapy with the 2.5-mg/kg dose of belantamab mafodotin had a response lasting ≥6 months.
The most common (≥20%) adverse reactions to belantamab mafodotin-blmf therapy included keratopathy, decreased visual acuity, nausea, blurred vision, pyrexia, infusion-related reactions, and fatigue.
Because belantamab mafodotin is associated with a risk for serious ocular adverse events, including changes in the corneal epithelium resulting in severe vision loss and corneal ulcer, in addition to blurred vision and dry eyes, the drug is only available through a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), the BLENREP REMS.
The recommended dose of belantamab mafodotin-blmf is 2.5 mg/kg as an intravenous infusion over approximately 30 minutes once every 3 weeks.
On July 31, 2020, the FDA accelerated the approval of tafasitamab-cxix (Monjuvi; Incyte/MorphoSys US), CD19-directed cytolytic antibody, in combination with lenalidomide (Revlimid) for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) not otherwise specified, including DLBCL arising from low-grade lymphoma, who are not eligible for autologous stem-cell transplant.
The FDA previously granted a breakthrough therapy designation for the combination of tafasitamab and lenalidomide for this indication.
"The FDA approval of Monjuvi brings a new treatment option to patients in dire need across the United States," said Professor Gilles Salles, MD, Chair of the Clinical Hematology Department, University of Lyon, France, and lead investigator of the L-MIND study. "Today's FDA decision offers new hope for patients with this aggressive form of DLBCL who progressed during or after first-line therapy."
The approval of tafasitamab was based on the results of the phase 2 L-MIND study, an open-label, multicenter, single-arm clinical trial. The study included patients with relapsed or refractory DLBCL who received treatment with tafasitamab in combination with lenalidomide.
The primary end point was ORR. The ORR was 55%, including a 37% rate of complete response and an 18% partial response rate. The median duration of response was 21.7 months.
The most common (≥20%) adverse reactions were neutropenia, fatigue, anemia, diarrhea, thrombocytopenia, cough, pyrexia, peripheral edema, respiratory tract infection, and decreased appetite.
For eligible patients who require financial assistance, Incyte and MorphoSys US offer a patient support program, My Mission Support.
Gavreto, RET Inhibitor, FDA Approved for Metastatic NSCLC with RET Fusions
Web Exclusives published on November 16, 2020 in FDA Updates
FDA News: September 2020
TOP - September 2020 Vol 13, No 5 published on September 14, 2020 in FDA Updates
FDA News: July 2020
TOP - July 2020, Vol 13, No 4 published on July 15, 2020 in FDA Updates, In the News, Lung Cancer, Thyroid Cancer
Zepzelca New Therapy Approved for Metastatic Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Web Exclusives published on June 22, 2020 in FDA Updates, Lung Cancer
Opdivo Approved for Advanced Esophageal Squamous-Cell Carcinoma
Web Exclusives published on June 22, 2020 in FDA Updates
FDA Approves Cyramza plus Tarceva for First-Line Treatment of Metastatic NSCLC with EGFR Mutation
Web Exclusives published on June 8, 2020 in FDA Updates, Lung Cancer
Opdivo plus Yervoy and Chemotherapy Approved as First-Line Therapy for Metastatic NSCLC, Regardless of PD-L1 Expression
Tecentriq plus Avastin First Immunotherapy Regimen Approved for Metastatic Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Web Exclusives published on June 2, 2020 in FDA Updates, Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Lynparza First Targeted Therapy Approved for Metastatic Prostate Cancer with HRR Mutation
Web Exclusives published on May 26, 2020 in FDA Updates, Prostate Cancer
Tecentriq Approved as First-Line Therapy for Metastatic NSCLC with High PD-L1 Expression
Web Exclusives published on May 26, 2020 in FDA Updates, Lung Cancer


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Despite its name, Swiss chard is not actually Swiss. In fact, it is native to the Mediterranean region and dates back to at least the fourth century B.C., when it was prized by the ancient Greeks, and later the Romans, for its medicinal properties. A leafy green vegetable, Swiss chard boasts an exceptionally impressive variety and concentration of health-promoting minerals and nutrients, including vitamins C, E, A and K, manganese, zinc, calcium, potassium, magnesium, fiber and protein. It is also an excellent source of phytonutrients, including a variety of some three dozen or more carotenoids and flavonoids, evident in the vibrant red, purple and yellow pigments of chard's stalks and veins. On the whole, this "superfood" offers extensive antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits, supports the nervous system, eye and bone health, helps prevent oxidative stress and helps regulate blood sugar in a variety of ways. Studies of Swiss chard have revealed this vegetable's unique blood-sugar regulating benefit, which comes from one of its premiere flavonoids, syringic acid. This compound inhibits the enzyme alpha-glucosidase from breaking down carbohydrates into simple sugars. For tips on how to select and store and cook with Swiss chard, visit World's Healthiest Foods.
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Q: How to declare type for functions that receives data from React Child components in TypeScript I'm trying to find the right type for a function I created in a Parent Component which gets data from my Child Component.
I solved it using type: any (obviously) but I could not find the correct type in my occasion. I also tried void, but it returned:

Type '(dataFromChild: ChildrenReceivedData ) => void' is not assignable to type 'void'.ts(2322)

This is an exemple of a Parent Component extracting data from a Child:
const ParentComponent = () => {

    type ChildrenReceivedData = {
        //Data types from child objects
        title: string;
        date: string;
        price: number;
    }

    const handleDataReceive = (dataFromChild: ChildrenReceivedData) => {
        const dataReceived = {
            ...dataFromChild,
            id: Math.random().toString()
        }
    }

    return (
        <ChildrenComponent onDataReceived={handleDataReceive}/>
    );
}

And this is an exemple of the Child component which sends data for the Parent:
type ChildProps = {
    onDataReceived: any;
}
const ChildComponent = (props: ChildProps) => {
    const handleSendData = () => {
        const book = {
            title: 'A Volta dos Que Não Foram',
            price: 39.99,
            date: '1997-06-28'
        }

        props.onDataReceived(book);

    }

    return(

Click here to send Book Info

        <button onClick={handleSendData}>Send!</button>
    );

}

A: Your type needs to match the shape of the function:
type ChildProps = {
  onDataReceived: (data: ChildrenReceivedData) => void;
};

A: This really should work, maybe you are doing something else wrong?
Here Is the playground link.
type ChildrenReceivedData = {
    //Data types from child objects
    title: string;
    date: string;
    price: number;
}

const ParentComponent = () => {
    const handleDataReceive = (dataFromChild: ChildrenReceivedData) => {
        const dataReceived = {
            ...dataFromChild,
            id: Math.random().toString()
        }
    }

    return (
        <ChildComponent onDataReceived={handleDataReceive}/>
    );
}

type ChildProps = {
    onDataReceived: (dataFromChild: ChildrenReceivedData ) => void;
}
const ChildComponent = (props: ChildProps) => {
    const handleSendData = () => {
        const book = {
            title: 'A Volta dos Que Não Foram',
            price: 39.99,
            date: '1997-06-28'
        }

        props.onDataReceived(book);
    }

    return(
        <>

Click here to send Book Info

            <button onClick={handleSendData}>Send!</button>
        </>
    );
}


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Q: logliner analysis on SPSS with more than 10 variables I want to run logliner analysis on SPSS Statistics 25 but I have more than 10 variables.= 1 outcome variable and 11 predictors/factors. The big number of factor variables can be explained by the fact that a big part of them are dummy variables from a multiple response question. Is there an alternative way to run the analysis on SPSS but not another software, because for the time being SPSS returns me an error when I select all the variable and I try to transfer them on the right side to run the analysis.

A: Having more 11 regressors is not a problem unless you have fewer than 11 observations. My guess is that you are including all dummy variables on the right-hand side, leading to a singular matrix error. This is referred to as the 'dummy variable trap'. The problem is that you need to leave out one category in a set of dummy variables that exhaust all possible categories.
For example, if the two possible values of gender are male and female,  you cannot include a dummy of each on the right-hand side. Similarly, if you had a dummy for each state in panel data, you could only include 49 dummies. The reason is that if you do not exclude one dummy (used as the 'reference' category), then columns of $X$ which correspond to the exhaustive set of dummies are not linearly independent, meaning $(X'X)$ is not invertible and therefore $\hat{\beta}=(X'X)^{-1}(X'Y)$ cannot be calculated.
Also, please make sure you are not taking logs of categorical variables.


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Home / Books / 10 Best Fantasy Books Series
10 Best Fantasy Books Series
The fantasy genre has become increasingly popular in recent years. That's both good and bad news. The good news is that you now have more material to feed your hunger for adventures, mythical creatures, and complicated plots. The bad news is that finding the best fantasy book series can be downright painful. Because of the popularity of the genre, it has become extremely difficult to tell the good books from the mediocre ones.
That's where this guide can come in handy. As fantasy lovers, we've taken it upon ourselves to help you find the best fantasy books out there.
Let's get right into it, shall we?
What to Remember Before Buying a Fantasy Book Series
Top 10 Fantasy Books Series Table
How to Find a Fantasy Book Series That You Will Love
Top 3 Best Fantasy Book Series Reviews
1. Harry Potter: The Complete Collection
2. A Game of Thrones: The Story Continues
3. The Twilight Saga Complete Collection
Here are some of the things you should keep in mind when looking for fantasy series.
Pick a Sub-Genre. As you are about to learn, there are different types of fantasy novels. In fact, according to some book critics, there are more than 15 different sub-genres, so you can rest assured that there's something for every taste and preference. Think about what you would like to read. Are you interested in young adult fantasy or do you want something of epic proportions?
Make Sure That It's Age Appropriate. The secret to finding the best fantasy series is to look for something that will appeal to your interests. If you're a young adult, for example, you would probably prefer something that involves a bit of romance. If you are and adult, you would probably want something a bit more complex.
Sub-Genre
Picture Name Sub-Genre Price Rating (1-5)
1. Harry Potter: The Complete Collection (1-7) Low Fantasy $$$$ 4.7
2. A Game of Thrones: The Story Continues Books 1-5 Epic $$$ 4.7
3. The Twilight Saga Complete Collection: 5 Volume Boxed Set Low Fantasy $ 4.6
4. Dawn of Wonder (The Wakening) (Volume 1) Epic $$ 4.6
5. The Queen's Poisoner (The Kingfountain Series) Epic $$ 4.5
6. The Gender Game (Volume 1) Young Adult $$ 4.5
7. The Soulkeepers (The Soulkeepers Series Book 1) Urban $ 4.3
8. Haunted on Bourbon Street (Volume 1) Urban $$ 4.3
9. Thinblade: Sovereign of the Seven Isles: Book One Urban $ 4.3
10. Rise of the Dragons (Kings and Sorcerers--Book 1) Epic $$ 4.1
The world of fantasy books can be a bit complicated if you are new to this genre. Follow these tips if you want to find the best fantasy book series.
Get Familiar with Fantasy Sub-Genres. The fantasy genre is extremely rich and diverse, and it can be easy to get confused or overlook entire book series. Here are some of the most popular fantasy sub-genres:
Epic. This sub-genre involves an entire fantasy world with heroic quests, magical creatures, maps and legendary objects. The stories are usually lengthy. Examples: "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy" or "A Game of Thrones."
Low Fantasy. The plot is strongly anchored in reality so that it's easier to believe the possibility of such a story. "Harry Potter" and "Twilight" fall into this category.
Urban. The action usually takes place in a regular city, but underneath it, there are secrets, magical passageways, and a world that is nothing like ours. Examples: "War of Oaks" and "City of Bones."
Portal. This type of sub-genre connects a fantasy world with the real world through a portal or gateway. "The Chronicles of Narnia" or "Alice in Wonderland" are classic portal fantasies.
Young Adult. This sub-genre features young adult protagonists that discover they have magical skills. This sub-genre also has some romance elements and first love dilemmas. "The Vampire Academy," and "Daughter of Smoke and Bone" are great examples of young adult fantasy series.
Size Matters. The size isn't always a criterion for quality writing. But, if you want a fantasy story that has well-developed themes, an engaging plot, and rounded characters, then look for a series that has at least four volumes.
Harry Potter is the overall highest rated and most beloved fantasy book series by both children and adults.
The books follow the adventures of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Harry and his friends struggle to defeat Lord Voldemort, a dark wizard who wants to become immortal and rule the world.
Since the first book of the series was published in 1997, Harry Potter has found immense success among fantasy lovers and critics alike. The series has been translated into 68 languages, including French, Spanish, and German just to name a few.
Captivating, remarkable, and full of imagination and humor, Harry Potter is, without a doubt, the best fantasy book series.
Chances are you've already seen, or at least heard of this well-known series. In case you're eagerly waiting for the new season of the popular Game of Thrones hit TV show, then maybe it would be a good idea to put this book series on your list.
"A Song of Ice and Fire" is much more than a story, but a truly epic fantasy masterpiece that combines drama with action and magic. The plot revolves around several houses, each with their stories, characters, and drama. The action takes place in the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos and involves kings, betrayal, magical creatures, warriors, and dragons.
The mind-boggling plots, well-rounded characters, and a writing style so engaging that will keep you glued to the pages make "A Song of Ice and Fire" a book that every fantasy lover (or novice) should read.
If you like a bit of action and suspense mixed with romance and, of course, vampires, then "The Twilight Saga" is for you.
Bella is a 17-year-old girl who moves to a gloomy town to live with her father after her mother remarried. Soon, she discovers that some of her classmates are aloof and prefer their company, rather than mingle with the rest. Among them, there's Edward, a boy who Bella finds attractive although he is rather hostile. Soon enough, Bella learns that there's a good reason behind his coolness: he and his family are vampires.
If you like a fantasy book that has only a few fantasy elements and presents a love story that surpasses the boundaries of time, then Twilight is the right choice for you.
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EdTech.
Pearson Launches New Investment Fund, With Focus on Tech and Workforce Skills
"Whether it is a student seeking help with math homework, or an adult seeking a master's degree, we know learners need education that is convenient, flexible and life changing," Jonathan Chocqueel-Mangan, the chief strategy officer at Pearson, said in a statement. "We also know education will look different in the future, so finding new business models, incorporating emerging technologies into our products and seeking new partners for collaboration is becoming more important than ever."
EdWeek Market Brief (link opens in a new window)
Education, Investing, Technology
EdTech, education, impact investing, startups, technology
Cathay Innovation and AfricInvest to Raise $168m Africa VC Fund
Barrier could not say when the fund would be closed, but did confirm investments could come as early as summer 2019. He expects to see strong local showing for startups from across Africinvest's 10 country offices in Abidjan, Algiers, Cairo, Casablanca, Dubai, Lagos, Nairobi, Paris, Port Louis and Tunis. The firm will open an office in Johannesburg in the near future, according to a company release.
TechCrunch (link opens in a new window)
agtech, EdTech, emerging markets, fintech, impact investing, innovation, tech for good, venture capital
Amy Gillett
Preparing Students to Launch: What Needs to Happen on the Ground to Get Social Enterprises Off the Ground?
Social entrepreneurship is a relatively new field that's attracting a new type of business leader, and educational approaches to it need to be nimble and inventive. Amy Gillett, Vice President of the Education sector at the William Davidson Institute, chronicles a different type of immersive education – one that brought together more than 400 students in the U.S. and Middle East/North Africa through a "virtual exchange." The students designed more than 70 businesses - many of which will not be virtual - to tackle real-world challenges.
business education, EdTech, entrepreneurship, higher education, social business, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, social impact, social innovation
Paul Callan / Jeffrey Berger / Yohann Sequeira
The Promise (and the Absence) of EdTech: Why Countries Aren't Adopting It More Widely – And What Can Be Done
Despite decades of promises and false starts, consistent, large-scale EdTech programs to address under-skilled or absent teachers remain frustratingly elusive in many emerging economies. Why are local Ministries of Education – and donors from rich countries – reluctant to embrace nationwide programs to address teacher gaps through technology? Dalberg analysts are asking the question, and the answers may lie in a lack of actionable evidence.
Education, Impact Assessment, Technology
EdTech, education, emerging economies, emerging markets, global development, Impact Assessment, research, social impact, technology


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Al-Qadeer Higher Secondary School is one of the institutions run by a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) named Qadeer-Ul-Uloom, in Sambhal

History
Qadeer-ul-Uloom is a registered NGO in Mandi Kishan Das Sarai, Sambhal. Founded in 1992 by social activist Haji Abdul Qadeer (Late), the NGO was registered with Registrar of Societies in 1996. Other institutions run by Qadeer-ul-Ulomm includes Al-Qadeer Public School, Al-Qadeer Junior High School and Madarsa Ahle-Sunnat Qadeer-ul-Uloom Husainiya Ashrafiya

Minority institution
Al-Qadeer Higher Secondary School is a Minority Educational Institution as declared by the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions, Government of India and is granted under Section 2(g) of National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions Act-2004.

See also
Education in Sambhal
Maulana Azad Education Foundation
Government Degree College Sambhal

References

Links to this page
Sambhal

External links

High schools and secondary schools in Uttar Pradesh
Education in Sambhal

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Police: Yamhill man shoots good Samaritan trying to stop fight involving pregnant woman
Posted November 28, 2017 12:07 p.m. EST
By Brenna Kelly
YAMHILL, OR — A Yamhill man is recovering at the hospital from a gunshot wound after trying to stop an assault involving a pregnant woman.
Police said it started outside of Zippy's Pizza on South Maple Street at around 9 p.m. Friday.
Investigators said 67-year-old Richard Mershon was spotted outside the restaurant fighting with a group of people, with one witness telling police Mershon was intoxicated and pushing a pregnant woman who was trying to give him a ride home.
Officers said a man tried to intervene and was shot at but was able to escape without being injured.
Police said David Trivelpiece was across the street from the restaurant when he heard the gunfire and ran over to help, but that's when Mershon is accused of shooting Trivelpiece in the neck.
"Yeah, it's definitely unheard of. It's not something I would expect to happen here," a woman named Ashley, who is one of Trivelpiece's friends, told FOX 12.
Ashley did not want to talk to FOX 12 on camera Monday night, but said she was not surprised by Trivelpiece's actions.
"He was being neighborly. He saw someone who needed help and he helped them," she continued, noting that Trivelpiece did not know the suspected shooter.
Yamhill is a town of about 1,000 people and word travels fast.
Trivelpiece's boss and owner of A-1 Logging, Larry Heesacker, said he talked to him earlier Friday night before the incident.
"What a shock," he said.
Trivelpiece's friends and family say he always puts others before himself.
"He's caring. He's loving. He's out here like he's that guy that would step up to help somebody when they're in distress, or need like that," Heesacker explained.
Police arrested Mershon on Monday after he was released from the hospital. He is facing two counts of attempted murder, assault and other charges.
According to police records, Mershon had no criminal record prior to the shooting, not even a traffic ticket.
Trivelpiece still has a bullet lodged in his spine. He is paralyzed on his left side and has limited mobility on his right side, but a post listed on his Go Fund Me page stated he has a positive attitude and sense of humor.
A-1 Logging employees are donating their sick pay to help cover his medical bills.
"We had people walking in off the street, businesses in the community came in with extra money," Heesacker told FOX 12. "So it's pretty crazy how much money's been raised already."
Trivelpiece's friends said he's in good spirits and is getting better every day. They're not surprised he intervened, and his family said they're proud of his heroic efforts.
Anyone who would like to help Trivelpiece's family with medical bills can call the A-1 Logging office at 503-687-1610. They are accepting donations in the form of cash or check.
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