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Earth Day 2019: 7 Wildlife Charities from Around the World
By Cass Megraw • Posted on Apr 22, 2019
Each year on April 22, Earth Day brings people together from around the globe in solidarity and celebration for our planet.
Uniting more than a billion people, Earth Day's theme this year, "Protect Our Species," strives to build a global movement focused on protecting the growing number of endangered and threatened species through awareness, policy change and individual action.
As travelers, we're privy to some of the Earth's most amazing experiences, many of which involve wildlife. We probably all have stories of a unique wildlife experience from our travels. However, it's important that these experiences, and wildlife, be protected for future generations of globetrotters and earthlings. So, as inspiration for Earth Day do-goodery, let's journey to all seven continents through seven kind wildlife charities that are committed to animal conservation.
North America: National Audubon Society
Birds are arguably the most encountered animals for many people, yet their conservation efforts are often overlooked. But that's where the National Audubon Society comes in. The National Audubon Society, based in New York City and Washington, D.C., is one of oldest environmental organizations of its kind. State programs, local chapters, nature centers and other Audubon partners are integral in the protection of America's bird population, where efforts center around science, advocacy and education. Those interested in supporting can get involved through one-time, and regular donations, or support specific campaigns. Additionally, people can sign up for the Audubon's Action Network to get involved with advocacy.
South America: Animal Defenders International – Latin America
As the name presumes, Animal Defenders International (a Kind Traveler partner charity), headquartered in Bogotá, Columbia, leads a variety of animal protection efforts in Latin America. From freeing and caring for circus animals in Guatemala and putting an end to animal testing and bullfighting in Columbia, to exposing animal cruelty in Peru and saving the Andean Bear from extinction, their efforts span much of the continent. You can join ADI's cause and play your part by signing and sharing petitions, contacting local governments or donating your time and money to the efforts.
Antarctica: Oceanites
Although there aren't too many people who take the opportunity to visit Antarctica, this icy ecosystem is home to some of the world's most storied creatures, and the scene for some of mankind's most loved nature documentaries. As Oceanites' website puts it, Antarctica is "'Ground Zero' for understanding how a changing climate affects Earth's living organisms." Driving conservation efforts in Antarctica for the last 25 years, Oceanites research on climate change and its effect on penguin colonies is helping shape science-based conservation efforts across the globe. A good starting place for learning about the importance of Oceanites' work, and Antarctica's ecosystem, is PBS NewsHour's new series, Warnings From Antarctica.
Australia: Australian Wildlife Conservancy
Few places may boast the wildlife fame and notoriety as Australia, where many travelers have discovered the smiling quokka, the snoozy koala, and the bounding kangaroo. Australia's wildlife is famous all over, and with these endlessly fascinating (and, yes, sometimes poisonous) inhabitants comes a huge environmental responsibility. That's where the Australian Wildlife Conservancy comes in, protecting 1,700 native species across nearly 4.8 million hectares of wildlife sanctuaries, which they manage, all the while developing and implementing a new model for conservation as they go. If you're inspired to turn your vacation, or next long run, into a fundraiser to help their cause, the Everyday Hero page is where you can get started.
Asia: Animals Asia
Animals Asia takes a four-step approach to ending animal cruelty: Change through empathy, negotiation, education and investigation. They do this by inspiring others to extend their compassion to all species, working with communities to create sustainable solutions, promoting cruelty-free alternatives and working closely with wildlife experts. In short, Animals Asia has made its mission to promote and restore respect for animals throughout Asia. Whether you volunteer, fundraise, or just spread the word onto your social media platforms, there are plenty of opportunities to help.
Africa: African Wildlife Foundation
In Africa, the journey to wildlife conservation and a sustainable future for local communities also requires navigating the complex political and ecological matters in the region. With the African Wildlife Foundation, however, conservation and a more sustainable future is made possible thanks to a staff of exceptional lawyers, scientists and policymakers who have made it their business to promote human rights alongside wildlife conservation in the area. What's more, their scope is international, such as their recent call to action to stop U.S. budget cuts that would endanger Africa's wildlife.
Planning an African safari in the future? African Wildlife Foundation's website is a good starting place for getting the right information for planning an Africa safari. Plus, AWF hosts safaris, which offer the unique travel opportunity to experience a traditional African safari, while also seeing the foundation's projects and learning about critical conservation issues.
In Africa, the journey to wildlife conservation and a sustainable future for local communities also requires navigating the complex political and ecological matters in the region.
Europe: European WILDLIFE
The European WILDLIFE Organization goes about mixing economy with ecology, taking on environmental objectives like regeneration of natural and close-to-natural ecosystems. The ultimate goal of its work is to contribute to the recovery of all European ecosystems and the animals who live there. Support for this organization comes in all shapes, sizes and opportunities, from donations that support the survival of everything from butterflies to bears, to wildlife expeditions. Financial support goes to things like new nature reserves, protecting endangered species and putting animals back in areas where they were extinct in the past.
Cass Megraw is a writer by day, novice chef by night, and vegan for the animals for life. For her, growing up on a remote island (Australia) formed a deep hunger for adventure and finding home in faraway places. Her nomadic writing career has helped turn her travel dreams into a reality, and it was the many experiences along the way that ignited an even deeper passion for animal welfare and the wellbeing of our planet.
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Q: Fragment to Fragment Transition: postponeEnterTransition() does not work I am using Android X transitions to animate content with motion between two Fragments, within the same hosting Activity.
I am trying to animate an ImageView which Image is loaded with Glide and an URL.
The problem I have is, regardless of the two ImageViews sizes, their size is 0 before the image is loaded, and because of that, the transitions capture wrong layout values and therefore show a shrinking animation (animating to size 0).
I have read about using postponeEnterTransition() which should, in association with startPostponedEnterTransition() delay the transition for the duration between the two calls.
This is the schema:

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*Fragment A, image is at the bottom of the screen, width is that of half of the screen's width.

*Fragment B, image is at the top of the screen, width is that of the screen's width.

On Fragment A's image click, the Fragment B is loaded.
In Fragment B's onCreate I set my transitions using setSharedElementEnterTransition(transitions). Then I immediately call postponeEnterTransition();
In Fragment B's onCreateView, I await for the ImageView to be pre-drawn (using the ViewTreeObserver), after layout inflation, and then I call startPostponedEnterTransition().
Using a breakpoint and a listener on my transitions, the listener#onTransitionStarted is triggered before I reach the pre-draw callback, which proves the transition captured wrong layout values.
Also, another proof that postponeEnterTransition() has no effect whatsoever, removing the call to startPostponedEnterTransition() does not hold the transition forever.
What am I doing wrong ?
And of course, when returning to Fragment A, the same shrinking animation is being played out as well...

A: You should set reordering allowed during your fragment transaction by adding setReorderingAllowed(true) to your transaction.
See Android docs and the Reordering part of this blog post by Chris Banes for more context.

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FIM was established in 1976 by Stephen L. DeFelice, M.D. who coined the term nutraceutical. FIM is the leading advocate for encouraging natural substance medical research.
NREA
The nutraceutical revolution:
9th Nutraceutical Conference
May 20, 21, 2002, The Waldorf-Astoria, New York
(Re: Foods, Dietary Supplements & Medical Foods)
ITS IMPACT ON THE FOOD & DRUG INDUSTRIES
FIM, as a continuation of the Nutraceutical Initiative, announces a one and a half day conference which will address the impact of the Nutraceutical Revolution on corporate research, development and commercialization of foods, dietary supplements and medical foods. The regulatory and commercial distinctions between the food and drug industries continue to blur. For this reason all three major nutraceutical categories have been included in the program. The conference moderator will be Stephen L. DeFelice, M.D. and the program will be divided into three sections as follows:
SECTION I
THE BOUNDARIES & CORPORATE FLEXIBILITY REGARDING HEALTH-MEDICAL CLAIMS
Opinions of legal experts vs. opinions of non-legal experts such as corporate executives and medical authorities on the range of freedom regarding making health-medical claims will be presented. There is little doubt that corporate confusion regarding what can and what cannot be claimed has had a significant inhibiting effect on the research, development and commercialization of nutraceuticals. Case histories will be discussed, including Pharmanex, and a panel discussion will be included in this segment of the program. Anticipated future Congressional and FDA activities regarding health-medical claims will also be presented.
INFORMATION REGARDING MARKET PATTERNS AND RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS
Presentations on market research information and new developments in proprietary technology will be presented. Consumer trends and market size information will also be included.
SECTION III
COMMERCIALIZATION: STRATEGIES FOR COMPANIES TO ENTER THE NUTRACEUTICAL MARKET
This section will be divided into two parts:
Presentations on how specific companies are commercializing dietary supplements, medical foods and foods. A special presentation will be made regarding botanical nutraceuticals.
A panel that will discuss (given the nature of the health-medical claim boundaries) ways in which nutraceutical companies can research, develop and commercialize nutraceutical products.
CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS
Thomas D. AartsExecutive Editor, Nutrition Business Journal
Daniel Best President, Best Vantage, Inc.
Nancy M. Childs, Ph.D.Professor of Food Marketing, St. Joseph's University
Stephen L. DeFelice, M.DChairman, The Foundation for Innovation in Medicine (FIM)
Grant W. Denison, Jr.Chairman and CEO, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Robert G. DonovanConsultant (former Chairman of NDMA (Nonprescription Drug Manufacturers Association))
Victor L. Fulgoni, III, Ph.D.Vice President Worldwide Nutrition Science
W.K. KelloggInstitute for Food and Nutrition Research
Loren D. IsraelsenPresident, LDI Group
Paul A. Lachance, Ph.D.Executive Director, The Nutraceuticals Institute -and- Professor of Nutrition & Food Science, Rutgers University
Louis Lasagna, M.D.Dean, Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, Tufts University
Charles H. Manley, Ph.D. Vice President, Science & Technology, Takasago International Corporation
Antonio C. Martinez, 11, Esq.Attorney at Law, Government & Regulatory Affairs Counsel
Stephen H. McNamara, Esq.Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. (former Associate Chief Counsel for Food, Food & Drug Administration)
W. Patrick Noonan, Esq.Consultant for Regulatory Affairs, Pharmanex, Inc. --and- Law Offices, W. Patrick Noonan, A Professional Corporation
Gerard Pilley, Ph.D.President Directeur General, Grand Public S.A., Paris, France
Charles J. Raubicheck, Esq.Partner, Sidley & Austin (former Associate Chief Counsel for Enforcement, Food & Drug Administration)
John P. Troup, Ph.D.Vice President, Scientific Affairs, General Nutrition Corporation (GNC)
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Q: NOSQL Database, Jquery Mobile I have started a mobile application build in jquery mobile, somewhat similar to the Amazon app. I have done some research on what type of database Amazon uses to store data and I have found that they use a NOSQL database. For my project I will be needing to continuasly crawl web data, in which will be a massive amount of data that I need to sort, store and call on upon end-user request. My questions are as follows:
1.Should I use a NOSQL database?
2.what kind of NOSQL database should I use?
3.How secure is a NOSQL database?
4.Are there third party NOSQL databases that I could use that are already structured for my need?
Thanks

A: 1) Depends on your data model. If you using objects then perhaps they fit nicely in a document based model such as Mongo DB.
2) Depends on many things, do you want to use replication sets? Sharding? Do you want to use geographical based querying.
3) Very secure, depending on how you secure it.
4) There are many types of NoSQL Databases which all benefit different requirements and different types of data modelling. You can, and many companies do, use hybrids of DB technologies. There's no set answer, well there is, but it would need to come from the person that knows the data the best.


In fact, research has shown that people who record their food intake regularly lose twice as much weight as people who do not.
Keeping a food diary is commonly the first step recommended by professionals to getting back on track when plateaus occur. However, accuracy and timeliness make or break this tool.
• Food diaries are about guidance, not judgment. Think of it as a way to be informed to make the best dietary decisions to stay healthy.
• Food diaries can offer protection against hidden calories. Higher calorie foods can be identified and either portion controlled or consumed less frequently.
• The National Weight Control Registry has cited food diaries as strong support for not only weight loss but prevention of weight re-gain.
• In order for the food diary to be useful, the food should be recorded at the meal or snack time. Any food consumed should be entered in the record as soon as it is consumed.
• The more specific the record, the more useful the information. If the portion was 1 cup, then include that amount. If unsure of the portion, then measure before consuming. If the food was broiled with butter, etc. then include the specific preparation or brand of food.
• Food diaries can replace the frustrating scale. If the meal plan is followed, then the calories are accounted for. You can be assured you're on the right track and can avoid the frustrations associated with seeing fluid weight fluctuations on the scale.
• Food diaries help form habits and plan meals. What worked previously may be worth repeating.
If not convinced yet about the value of food diaries in weight management, then give it a trial. It only takes about five to eight minutes per day and can last a lifetime!
The Center for Weight Management at Gwinnett Medical Center understands dieting and exercise alone aren't the answer for every person, and that keeping the weight off can be a challenge. We offer a full spectrum of weight loss programs, from medically supervised weight loss, to the ORBERA® Balloon weight loss program, to various types of bariatric surgery. The Center for Weight Management also offers the only accredited adolescent weight loss surgery program in the region. Plus we have a world-class aftercare program to provide each patient a wide variety of services under one roof. Learn more about our program or view a free online weight loss surgery seminar at gwinnettmedicalcenter.org/bariatrics.


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The Most Amazing Radio Piece Ever About What It's Like to Live in Two Worlds (AUDIO)
If there ever was a radio piece that brilliantly sums up what it's like to live in two worlds, it is the following one by Buzzfeed's Julia Furlan, whose "My Own Private Brazil" ran this weekend on NPR's Latino USA. We played Julia's story to our group and yes, we all got the feels. Listen and enjoy.
Our friends at Latino USA did other Brazil stories.
Check them out here.
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Oct 27, 2017 - Opinion
The individual market will thrive in the long run
Joshua Kushner, Oscar Health Insurance co-founder, Mario Schlosser, CEO Oscar Health Insurance
Photo: Alex Brandon / AP
Not since the first year of the Affordable Care Act has there been so much uncertainty at the start of an open enrollment period. How many Americans will sign up for health coverage? As experts weigh the uncertain impact of the Trump administration's last-minute policy moves, estimates from the Congressional Budget Office and Urban Institute range from nearly one million fewer Americans with coverage to at least 600,000 more.
As co-founders of Oscar Health, an insurance startup that will be signing up Americans for individual plans across six states this year, we anticipate the Trump administration's actions will simultaneously aid and undermine enrollment, thanks to the mixed impact of its political and policy changes.
The bottom line: It will be hard — after four years where tens of millions of Americans have gained access to health insurance — for the administration to erase the virtues of an individual market where consumers choose their health plan and no one is discriminated against based on health status. In fact, we project that Oscar will enroll significantly higher membership across our six states this year.
Here's why we believe the administration's actions will both help and hurt enrollment:
Plans will be more affordable for millions of Americans due to the seesaw impact of cuts to cost-sharing reduction subsidies, which will actually increase subsidies for many low-income consumers. And for the first time, the IRS will be aggressively enforcing the individual mandate.
On the other hand, the administration's cuts to outreach and sporadic lip service to repealing the ACA do nothing to stanch growing confusion among shoppers.
The biggest threat to a strong open enrollment period is consumer confusion. That's why our outreach this year, themed "Get Covered," is so focused on educating Americans on the importance of health insurance. We were the first to launch our open enrollment ads six weeks ago. And when HealthCare.gov is down for maintenance every Sunday, Oscar will be up — consumers in our states will be able to get subsidized coverage on our website.
The big picture: Our optimism about the individual market, both this year and beyond, stems from our conviction that the near-term regulatory turbulence will pass and that the individual market will thrive in the long run.
That's because health care costs are spiraling out of control across the board, even for Americans who get coverage through their jobs. This year, premium contributions for workers increased by 8.2%, while the employer's share increased hardly at all: 1.4%.
But Americans see the full sticker price of care in the individual market alone. To ensure that consumers who are paying out of their own pockets can still afford coverage, it's actually the insurers and providers in the individual market who are working hardest to control costs.
The details: Indeed, we are seeing signs that sustainable strategies to keep health care costs down for all Americans are being accelerated and proven out in the individual market.
Our health care system, for example, must move away from expensive emergency room visits and embrace virtual care. Prices to treat many of the same exact conditions in emergency rooms — where half of all care is delivered in the U.S. — can be orders of magnitude higher than telemedicine. In the first year of the ACA, Oscar introduced the first health insurance plan in the country with free, 24/7 access to telemedicine — and today, one in four Oscar members use it.
The individual market has also accelerated the shift away from big hospital networks in health insurance plans that drive prices up for all Americans. Narrow networks — which most ACA plans have — can result in lower premiums for consumers without impacting their quality of care.
The true innovation unlocked by the smaller networks, however, is one of integration by design. By making the insurer and hospital more dependent on each other, we can finally begin to remove the friction between your doctor and insurer to result in better, more coordinated care. For example, more than one third of all first-time doctor visits for our members are routed through our Oscar app and Concierge teams, to doctors that we partner with.
Hospitals are now looking to become your insurance company, too. Indeed, the Cleveland Clinic, a world-renowned hospital, is offering its own jointly-run plan with Oscar next year — in the individual market.
What's next: There is no doubt that the individual market under the ACA has stumbled out of the gate, and is in need of some fixes. But America has seen rocky private insurance markets recover before.
Between 1998 and 2002, the number of private Medicare+Choice plans — what are now known as Medicare Advantage plans — was cut in half, to less than 150. After a legislative fix in 2003, the market recovered and matured, and seniors this year will have over 3,000 Medicare Advantage plans to choose from.
We're confident the same can and will happen with the individual market.


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Hulda Clark's "Cure for All Cancers"
Alternative Section Home
Evaluating Alternative Therapies
Evaluating Alternatives
Separating The Wheat From the Chaff (will open in new window!)
Promising Therapies
PSK References
Bovine Cartilage
Bovine Cartilage References
Antineoplastons
Antineoplaston References
Coley's Toxins
Lesser Known Therapies
Sun Soup
Lentinan References
SMANCS References
Elixir Vitae
Hypericin References
Popular Therapies
Simone Shark Cartilage Protocol
Essiac Information
A Visit to Hulda Clark's Clinic
Review: Cancer & Natural Medicine
I'm going to admit to you right up front that I haven't carefully researched Hulda Clark's theories. In fact, I've spent a total of about fifteen minutes looking over her book, The Cure For All Cancers , in a local health food store. That's all the time I needed to figure out if there is anything worthwhile there, but take my advice for what it's worth.
Briefly, Clark believes that cancer is caused by parasitic infection, and can be cured in just a few days with an herbal mixture. In her newer book, the even more grandiosely titled, The Cure for All Diseases , she claims that an electronic device called a zapper can also cure cancer, along with whatever else might ail you.
When I looked at The Cure for All Cancers , the first thing that caught my eye was the list of 100 documented cases. To paraphrase the watchwords of the '92 Clinton Campaign, "It's the Data, Stupid!" So I turned right to the cases to see what there was, and what I saw was "Stupid Data".
Hulda Clark's cases are classic examples of rotten methodology. She doesn't provide good documentation of the diagnosis of her cases (Such as the biopsy report), but, based on what she says, most probably did have cancer. But that's the least of the problems. What's really laughable are the methods she uses to determine if a patient is "cured". In one case that sticks in my mind, Clark actually told a woman with advanced pancreatic cancer that she was "cured" after two days! She also reports, without a trace of humor, that the woman was "incredulous" on hearing this. As well she should have been!
What is wrong is that she determines whether a patient is "cured" by doing tests for "Ortho-Phospho-Tyrosine", or a hormone called HCG, using an electronic device of her own invention called a "Syncrometer." She presents NO independent verification at all that these tests really work (Though HCG, tested for using reliable methods, really is a marker for a few cancers, including testicular cancer). Her cases validate her tests and her tests validate her cases. The snake swallows its tail! There is no excuse whatever for her not to monitor her patients with standard methods such as X-Rays, MRI's and valid antigen marker tests. If you have the book, you might want review her cases after reading my article on Evaluating Alternative Therapies which talks about how to evaluate cases.
In addition to her bogus tests, the follow-up times she reports for her patients are absurdly short, often just a few days or weeks. As too many of us know by hard experience, cancer is a disease that can recur years after apparently definitive treatment. But Hulda declares her patients cured in a few days on the basis of her quack tests. There is no data.
If there's no data, I don't believe it. And neither should you. In fact, I wouldn't believe anything from someone who, based on these case reports, apparently has as poor a grasp on what constitutes evidence as Hulda Clark does. I have to say that I find the popularity of this therapy extremely disheartening evidence of a low level of critical thinking. If you have no rational skeptism, you'll fall for the first alternative therapy you encounter. And since there is so much nonsense out there, you'll very likely pay the price. In this country, the price of relying on nonsense can be very, very high.
Hulda Clark has a clinic in Tijuana, Mexico. If you are thinking of trying her treatment or especially if you are thinking of going there, you should read this report on a visit to Hulda Clark's Clinic.
Why I Should Have Spent More than Fifteen Minutes: A Modest Apology
I have gotten more critical email about this article than anything else in CancerGuide, and almost all of it takes me to task for spending only fifteen minutes looking at the cases in The Cure for All Cancers . I must apologize, for all of these complaints are quite correct. I have missed some of the truth due to my failure to spend enough time. As it turns out, had I invested the time, I would have had very good reason to be even more skeptical!
Ralph Moss reviews The Cure for All Cancers in his book Herbs Against Cancer: History and Controversy and he is positively scathing. Not only is the parasite theory shown to be bunk, but wormwood, one of the herbs in Clark's "cure", is described as potentially rather toxic. Of particular interest, he analyzes several cases more carefully than I did (having spent more than 15 minutes) and he concludes that, in fact, many patients did not have any reliable diagnosis to begin with. So my statement that, "most patients probably did have cancer" was optimistic. You should know that Ralph Moss is one of the foremost advocates of alternative therapies. He is also a true scholar. If there were value to be found in Hulda Clark's "cure", Ralph Moss would be about the last person on the planet to shy away from it.
Steve Barrett is a tireless alternative therapies skeptic, and the founder of QuackWatch. Dr. Barrett also spent more than 15 minutes on The Cure for All Cancers . In fact, he analyzed the cases individually, and by his count, in at least 59 of the 100 cases there wasn't a reliable diagnosis of cancer! Get the details in his .
When Quackbuster, Steve Barrett, and alternative therapies scholar and proponent, Ralph Moss, actually agree on something it's surely a remarkable event! To get agreement between these two must take something rather cut and dried – like the absurdity of Hulda Clark's Cure for All Cancers .
The Flukey Parasite Theory
Kirk Kolas, a Canadian veterinary student, has put up a good page exposing some of the problems with Clark's parasite theory. He also has some good quotes from other sources – ending with a particularly delicious quote from Ralph Moss's review. Check it out!
Hulda Clark's Legal Troubles
In the Fall of 1999, Dr. Clark was arrested in California and extradited to Indiana on charges of practicing medicine without a license in Indiana dating from 1993. In April 2000, all charges were dropped on a legal technicality – her right to a speedy trial had been infringed.
As far as I'm concerned this arrest has to to with whether Clark followed legal rules, not whether her therapy is actually effective. The prosecutor in the case, James Oliver, is quoted as saying so in an October 6th, 1999 article from the Hoosier Times:
"This case is not about alternative medicine or whether Hulda Clark's treatments are effective," Oliver said Tuesday. "This case is about an unlicensed individual diagnosing and treating patients."
Likewise, that the charges were dropped had absolutely nothing to do with whether she has an effective therapy for cancer – or even whether she illegally practiced medicine without a license in 1993. It was strictly a matter of legal procedure.
As a cancer patient I am happy to let lawyers decide what is legal, but this has nothing to do with what works, which is all I care about. So I am not swayed for or against alternative practitioners by what the lawyers do.
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Q: Excel VBA: Copy dynamic range to last row based on offset value I have a couple of issues I need help with.
Where a user has selected an active month (row 3) by using a data validation drop down I want to allow the user to press a button which will
1) Add a formula to the location 2 rows under where "Active Month" was identified
2) Copy this to the last row in the work book
3) Select that row remove formulas and replace with the values only.
The first issue I get is a 1004 message. The code works if I enter a basic formula e.g. =5+10 but not for this one
2nd problem. Where I have Range("Z5:Z" & Lastrow) I don't understand how I can make this select based on the column value of where the user selected the "Active month" it could be AA, AB, AC etc
The code is below where I'm getting the 1004 error.
Dim Lastrow As Long

Lastrow = Range("D" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
Cells.Find(What:="Active Month", After:=ActiveCell, LookIn:=xlFormulas, _
    LookAt:=xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlNext, _
    MatchCase:=False, SearchFormat:=False).Activate

ActiveCell.Offset(2).Select
Range("Z5:Z" & Lastrow).Formula = "=IF(ISNUMBER(VLOOKUP(F5,Dormant!A:A,1,0)),Z4,"")"

A:
1) Add a formula to the location 2 rows under where "Active Month" was identified
2) Copy this to the last row in the work book
3) Select that row remove formulas and replace with the values only.

You are getting Application Defined Error becuase you did not pad up the double quotes in your formula. Replace "" with """" in that formula so that it becomes "=IF(ISNUMBER(VLOOKUP(F5,Dormant!A:A,1,0)),Z4,"""")"
Is this what you are trying? (UNTESTED). I have commented the code. If you still have any doubts then simply ask :)
Sub Sample()
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Dim Lastrow As Long, StartRow As Long
    Dim aCell As Range
    Dim ColName As String, myformula As String

    '~~> Change formula here
    myformula = "=IF(ISNUMBER(VLOOKUP(F5,Dormant!A:A,1,0)),Z4,"""")"

    '~~> Set this to the relevant worksheet
    Set ws = Sheet1

    With ws
        '~~> Find the "Active Month"
        Set aCell = .Cells.Find(What:="Active Month", LookIn:=xlFormulas, _
        LookAt:=xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlNext, _
        MatchCase:=False, SearchFormat:=False)

        '~~> If Found
        If Not aCell Is Nothing Then
            '~~> Get offset to where it was found
            StartRow = aCell.Row + 2

            '~~> Get the column name where it is found
            ColName = Split(.Cells(, aCell.Column).Address, "$")(1)

            '~~> Find last row in that column
            Lastrow = .Range(ColName & .Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row

            '~~> Identify the range and insert formula and convert it to values
            With .Range(ColName & StartRow & ":" & ColName & Lastrow)
                .Formula = myformula
                .Value = .Value
            End With
        End If
    End With
End Sub


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Yesterday, we celebrated our son's birthday in a way a teenager enjoys. We watched the latest Batman flick, famous for its superhero cult status, but infamous for the tragic shooting in Aurora, Colorado, last month at a movie premiere. It took a while for me to get over the link between the shootings there and the immense violence in the movie. For all the negative connotations and the bad news, there are some good themes to take away from the movie. The storyline is the usual initial happiness, followed by a downward despair toward the middle of the film. Following that, just as it seems that the worst is becoming worse, where the villains seem to be winning all the wars, there flickers a glimmer of hope amid the climate of despair.
I told my kids that there are at least five themes to learn from the movie. They said I reminded them of their English teacher who seems to see meaning in every kind of movie. I smiled. Maybe, that is the nature of my training, to be reflective and always trying to perceive some truth out of everyday life. For this week, I will try to piece together three major themes in the movie that I feel resonate strongly with my Christian faith.
The movie begins with widespread celebrations of heroes of Gotham City, who has played a large part in eradicating organized crime from the city. With media blaring away, and the accolades flowing down throughout for Harvey Dent, all things appear well on the surface. Unfortunately, Dent is not saintly at all, for his crimes have all been covered up, with the full knowledge of the Police Commissioner, James Gordon. Instead, Batman takes the fall, and retreats to his own private world. Like many instances in the world, beneath the layer of smiles and happy faces, belies pain and some kind of wrongdoing.
I remember a Police commercial that says: "Low crime does not mean no crime."
If there is one major theme the movie has, it is this. Evil is real.
The movie is dark, not just for the title but also for the general lighting throughout the movie. Batman's costume is dark. Catwoman's mask is black. Virtually the entire police force are trapped in a dark underground. The lighting is not that great, perhaps, to generate a sense of gloom and doom for the fictional Gotham City. As the evil Bane pounces on all the innocent people, and tries to instill a misguided sense of justice, the entire city is held at ransom. Even outside help like the military from the rest of the country has to play by the rules of Bane and his violent criminals.
Abraham has also encountered evil firsthand. Most notable is how he pleads with God to spare Sodom and Gomorrah, on the basis of a few good men. Unfortunately, the evil of the two cities have turned out so bad, that God had no choice but to destroy the city. Remember how in Genesis 19, that evil threatens to invade the household of Abraham? For all the theory that Abraham argues with God, about justice and righteousness, Abraham has no clue about the reality of great evil. God has to intervene.
Theme: Seeing no evil does not mean there is no evil.
I asked my kids about how they feel about the movie. One of them even gave a 2.5 stars out of 5! While they tell me that there is too much shooting, I feel that the dark theme in the movie is actually more depressing than their expectations of a superhero movie. In baseball, once we have three strikes, the batter is automatically called out. The downward spiral of defeat and despair does appear very depressing for most parts of the movie. We see how helpless Bruce Wayne has become, to see his billions disappear with just a theft of his fingerprints. We see how the precious technological gizmos Wayne Enterprises have developed, fall into the very hands of the enemies. We see how time and again, the catwoman betrays the trust of Bruce Wayne, the ridiculous pursuit of Batman at the expense of the obvious villains, and the non-stop victories of the invincible but despicable Bane. Even the name of the villain personifies pain. The women in the movie show more reasons not to trust people. See how time and again the catwoman steals, humiliates, and misleads the mighty batman. The proverbial stab in the back comes from none other than the woman Batman trusts most: Miranda Tate. Just when Batman has the upper hand on his archrival, Bane, along comes Tate hurting Batman not only with her dagger, but piercing his deepest emotions. The truth be told, that Miranda has been conspiring all along with Bane, to trick Wayne Enterprises into developing a thermonuclear device to blow up Gotham City.
Thinking of Abraham, many years have passed since the promise of God to make him a father of all nations. After barely surviving the horrible encounter with deranged men of Sodom and Gomorrah, he sees his wife nearly taken by kings of the foreign lands they enter into. He foolishly risks Sarah's life by pretending she is his sister (Genesis 20:2). Due to inner feud between Sarah and her maidservant, he is forced to send away Hagar and his descendent Ishmael. Moreover, he has to sacrifice Isaac, his only son! Instead of seeing God giving Abraham one son after the other, God is asking Abraham to sacrifice his one and only son. Hello? Did Abraham mishear anything?
Key Theme: Despair can be tormenting. For some, the saying "it will get worse before it gets better" will appear long and unending.
This is perhaps the biggest feeling I have, seeing the rising of Batman again, and the image of the Resurrection of Christ. When all seems lost, when everything appears headed for doom, suddenly there is help. Catwoman has a change of heart, and becomes a key ally. The inspector John Blake appears unscathed, and continues to be a force to be reckoned with despite him being ordinary and outnumbered. Of course, the bad guys do not get all the best stuff. Batman still has a few other special weapons hidden away from the sights of the enemies. What is most crucial is the renewed spirit to want to save the city rather than taking revenge. In many Rambo-style movies, we see the desire for revenge outweighs all other emotions. As anger turns to wrath, and fear into hatred, many of these heroes seem to develop a fighting evil with evil mentality. They attempt to respond with heavier artillery or more powerful weaponry.
As moviegoers watch Batman crawl and climb out of the pit, it is symbolic of hope resurrected. With the new-found spirit, and the overwhelming resolve not to let evil has its last say, Batman rises from the ashes of defeat, to save Gotham City. In response to Catwoman's plea for him to save his own skin, after all the nasty treatment inflicted on him, Batman refuses to give in to the temptation to flee. Instead, he is fixed on doing the right thing. He wants to rise again, for the sake of the city.
Abraham could have given up on waiting for God. Yet, he believes God. He offers his son Isaac up willingly at Mount Moriah. For that he has been credited for righteousness. Despite his wife's age, he continues to trust God to provide him offspring. The Apostle Paul calls Abraham as one who believes "against all hope." For Christians, the biggest hope is none other than the Resurrection of Christ. See how not just one, but all the disciples flee at the arrest of Jesus. See how everyone returns back to their normal lifestyles after the death of Jesus. See how surprised people become when they hear about the Resurrection of Jesus.
If only they had believed.
I wonder how many of us actually believed that Batman can rise from the dead. Toward the middle of the movie, I must admit that the darkness seems most invincible. Even the mighty Batman has been badly beaten up by Bane, who defeats Batman with his bare hands. See how thousands of law enforcers are trapped, releasing lawlessness into the streets. I like the way Paul renders Abraham's faith.
We know that in the movies, the superhero will always win. What about life? Will we believe in our hearts that God will always win? Or are we more tempted to disbelieve in the light of hopelessness? In the aftermath of the terrible shooting in Aurora, the theatre management gives out a one-statement survey for their community.
"As Aurora moves forward after the tragedy of July 20, it is our hope that the entire community will participate and benefit from the citywide healing process. Many people have asked about the future of Aurora's Century 16 theater. We want to know your thoughts. Please take a few minutes to tell us your thoughts. These comments will be shared with Cinemark for consideration in their decision making process."
The way that they put the words, "it is our hope" seems rather ambivalent. It appears distant and uncertain. For us as Christians, hope is not just wishful desires, but a reality that is anchored on the resurrection of Christ. As Jesus appears to the disciples, he does not simply ask us to hope. He calls us to declare the good news. He calls us to make disciples of all nations. He calls us to receive power from above, and to begin witnessing to the ends of the earth. Jesus is the personification of True Hope. He is not the dark knight but the Bright Shining Morning Star.
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It's good to add more fruits and vegetables to your diet for a variety of health benefits, including to lose weight. Whether you cook at home or eat out, try these easy ways to sneak more colorful, nutritious and delicious vegetables and fruits into your snacks and meals (even breakfast).
That's easy: They're all good! If you eat many different types of fruits and veggies, you're sure to get all the different types of nutrients you need. The American Heart Association recommends filling at least half your plate with fruits and veggies in order to make it to the recommended 4 ½ cups of each per day. The good news is that all produce counts, which means canned, fresh and frozen varieties can help you reach your goal.
When buying canned, dried or frozen vegetables and fruit, be sure to compare food labels and choose the products with the lowest amount of sodium and added sugars.
Add chopped up vegetables to your eggs or potatoes. Try onions, celery, green or red bell peppers, or spinach.
Have a fruit or vegetable salad with lunch.
Put vegetables on your sandwich, such as cucumber, sprouts, tomato, lettuce or avocado.
Have a piece of fruit or raw veggie sticks instead of chips.
Keep raw veggie sticks handy, such as green or red bell peppers, green beans, celery or carrots.
On hot days, munch on a bowl of frozen fruits or vegetables, such as grapes, peas or bananas.
Have a fruit or vegetable salad with dinner.
Add a side of steamed or microwaved vegetables – frozen veggies are fine!
When you use the oven to cook your meal, put in a whole potato, sweet potato or yam at the same time.
Add chopped vegetables like onions, garlic and celery when cooking soup, stew, beans, rice, spaghetti sauce and other sauces.
When making rice, add some frozen peas for the last three minutes of cooking.
If you're already eating plenty of fruits and veggies every day, you may be ready for the next step: include more color. All fruits and vegetables contain vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that may help prevent heart disease, cancer and other illnesses. Some of these nutrients are fiber, potassium, folate, and vitamin A and C. The best way to get all the various nutrients is to eat fruits and vegetables of many different colors. The five main color groups and examples in each group are listed on the Eat More Color infographic. Eat from as many color groups as you can each day.


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The Outsider: Tris, trolls and Facebook
Sports | September 16, 2016
Fort Collins resident Frank Piszkin on the bike leg of his first half-Ironman at the 106° West Triathlon in Dillon on Sept. 10. Piszkin finished third in the 55-59 age group and hopes to return next year.
Phil Lindeman / plindeman@summitdaily.com |
Earlier this week, I got two emails from two different sources with one thing in common: last Saturday's 106° West Triathlon, the first half-Ironman in Summit County and the only open-water swim allowed in Lake Dillon.
The first was from the event organizers (via interim sheriff Jaime FitzSimons) and it tells about Lydia Young, a Summit County local who was the absolute final person to cross the finish line. At 67 years old, the only thing she wanted was to swim in Lake Dillon — even if that meant she also had to suffer through a 56-mile bike ride and 13.1-mile run. And she did.
The second was from Frank Piszkin, a Fort Collins local who happened to see his photo online and asked for a copy. The race was his first half-Ironman, and after placing third in the 55-59 age group he wanted something to commemorate a day he won't soon forget.
"Just living in the High Country should be (a) treat enough so racing isn't that necessary," Piszkin wrote me. "(But) sometimes just being a part of such events is fulfilling and a positive experience — without any of the drama and inherent anxieties."
These emails were personal, private and sincere. I've never done a triathlon, but Piszkin and Young might have convinced me.
Then there were the comments on the Summit Daily Facebook page. Some were observations about low attendance and closed roads (both true). Others were legitimate complaints about lost business (hard to verify). Still others implied no one in the community wanted this event and that the Summit Daily was cashing in a big, fat, pension-feeding check to cover this historic half-Ironman. (It's the same thing I'll most likely hear about this very column, since I'm talking about 106° West all over again. Trust me: If I were getting paid to promote this stuff, I'd be working for a marketing agency and not the free local newspaper. There's a difference between promotion and coverage.)
The way I see it, Facebook comments are the digital version of letters to the editor, only less articulate and way more incendiary. They're written by people who want to be heard, plain and simple, and there's no problem with that. I believe media should inspire dialogue, not quell it.
But this small and vocal group usually knows that being contrarian is the best way to get noticed — the whole squeaky-wheel-gets-the-oil thing — and that attitude is magnified in small Summit County. Negativity, finger pointing and, sometimes, pure hate are substitutes for legitimate dialogue, but would you talk that way with someone at the bar, or in the grocery store?
The whole thing reminds me of schoolchildren squabbling over a tetherball: everyone yelling, nobody listening. You see the same happening with commentary on the presidential election, which is an entirely different (and more frightening) can of worms than complaining about road closures for a one-day triathlon. When entire platforms get boiled down to "my way or the highway," the democratic system needs a reset.
There's a point to all this: I don't really understand why our audience gets so down on things. We live in a beautiful place with incredible opportunities, not only for us locals, but also for like-minded folks who love this slice of the world as much as we do, people like Piszkin. Why choose a public forum to bash on trivial things when he'll never forget that day for all the right reasons?
I wish I could say I get it — freedom of expression and all that — but I don't. Part of it is how I use social media: I don't. Outside of work I rarely get on Facebook, Reddit, Twitter and comment boards, and a lot of that boils down to the shocking negativity from everyday people. The only platform I browse is Instagram, and that's because it seems like just about everyone there loves seeing and sharing cool s***. My feed is like Mack Dawg meets Warren Miller meets screensaver, only with amateur photographers posing as pro athletes and pro athletes posing as amateur photographers.
Are these Facebook commenters trolls — the faceless, nameless commenters who cyber bully for fun? No, I don't think so, but they share the same need to incite through spite. It might all be a game, but I honestly can't understand why any of it is fun.
So here's a thought: Instead of pounding out an angry Facebook blurb between work shifts or bong rips or whatever, try writing a few thoughtful paragraphs about the debilitating road closures on U.S. Highway 6, or maybe the evil, money-grubbing motives of your local town council. When you do, send it straight to me at plindeman@summitdaily.com and I'll share with the triathlon organizers. (You can also go online to http://www.townofdillon.com and fill out the impact survey.)
Or, even better, try writing a thoughtful treatise on your favorite biking trails, or maybe why you're looking forward to ski season. No one else might read it (unless you give me permission to print), and it probably won't roll off the fingers like a Facebook screed. But I'll bet it's something you'll remember writing a week or two or eight down the road — long after the internet forgot all about a Facebook rant.
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Is Aluminum Moka Pot Safe? Is Stainless Steel Better?
When inventor Luigi De Ponti created the very first Moka Pot, he utilized aluminum as the main material and gave the contraption bakelite handles (as you may or may not know, this material is really similar to plastic but has an enormous resistance to heat and high temperatures). The design has remained the same since the pot's birth in the early '30s. Nevertheless, technology kept on advancing and moving forward, and some new materials were introduced. Though the pot has an iconic shape and design that is strongly linked to the materials from which it is made, it currently has its challengers, the principal being stainless steel. So we had to further investigate. Is aluminum safe? Is it still used for mere nostalgia or it really serves a purpose health and coffee quality wise? Is stainless steel better? Is it worse? Stick with us for a little longer and you'll see what we found out.
Before talking specifically about Moka Pots, let's observe aluminum and stainless steel on their own, in more general terms.
Generally inexpensive, it heats and cools ostensibly quicker than other metals, which may be relevant in some cases. It is also very light, but acidic foods have a quick negative effect on this material. The long term consequence is that the different chemical reactions different types of food can have when placed on an aluminum pot or pan will eventually etch and warp this containers, rendering them useless. Then again, because of aluminum's low cost, they can be eventually easily replaced.
Here are a few of our favorite Aluminum moka pots.
Sturdier and heavier than aluminum, it takes a little longer to gain heat but it also takes more time to get cool. Though it is more expensive than aluminum, is more durable. On the long run, stainless steel is the most cost effective. Once again acidic foods are to be avoided as much as possible, just because these chemicals can break the protective surface of these pots and pans.
Here are a few of our favorite stainless steel moka pots.
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To be more specific, what people say about these two materials in relation to a Moka Pot is that one of them leaves more of a metallic aftertaste in the coffee it brews whereas the other one preserves in a more satisfying way the original taste of your coffee beans.
Several "studies" can be found all over the Internet advocating for one metal or the other. The people that root for the stainless steel generally play the health card, whereas the ones who prefer aluminum appeal to one's nostalgia and the fact that the aluminum pots are much classier looking (or so they say).
While it is true that the aluminum pot has a great, classic design, what can we say about the rumor that this specific type of metal is bad for your health? At least when it comes to these stove top coffee makers, any health hazard can be avoided by taking proper care of your pot, and keeping in mind a few useful tips. There are plenty of resources online, and Moka Pot care is a topic we have covered in the past. Nevertheless, it all boils down to understanding your device, keeping it clean, dry and keeping an eye on the oily coating in the inside of the pot; it may go rancid if left alone for a long time.
You may think we are repeating ourselves or we do not keep track of the information we periodically provide for you. This is, of course, not true. We simply take for a fact something a lot of people like to pass as the opposite: taste is not universal. By this we mean that what for some people may be delicious, for others can be too acid or too bitter. Coffee has a lot of lovers worldwide because it is a versatile beverage that can be adapted to every user's particular taste. So don't limit yourself. Try an aluminum Moka Pot. Try a stainless steel one. Try a pour over method. Try espresso. Try. The only way you can go wrong, at least when it comes to coffee, is to not try at all.
I honestly cannot say if one of these two materials is better. One is cheaper, one lasts longer. Both are metal, so the risk of a metallic aftertaste will be there one way or another (but now you know how to avoid it). The aluminum version has been on the market since the '30s. The stainless steel one is a product of our time. Maybe it is time for us to find a balance. To learn and appreciate the different facets a cup of coffee can have and how the method we use for brewing it affects them.
If you would like to continue reading and informing yourself on this subject, try the following resources: http://www.espresso-machines-and-coffee-makers.com/stove-top-espresso-maker.html, http://jeffwerner.ca/blog/2013/02/bialetti-showdown/. Happy drinking!
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India needs a dedicated institute of 'data science'
Every successful search on Google typically generates several megabytes of data from a single user, which on aggregation from around the world makes it several petabytes of data in a single day. That is only Google, and then there are companies like Apple, E-Bay, Uber, Amazon and so many more that churn huge quantum of data, most of which is extremely secure private data on which tactical as well as strategic decisions are taken primarily from revenue enhancement or risk mitigation stand point. Several government agencies also generate piles of data for public transactions, expenditure or consumption at macro as well as micro levels. As a result, there is significant increase in the demand for organizers, analysts, decision makers or algorithm writers who could work on such data and drive actionable solutions by using tools, techniques, methodologies and domain expertise. The truth is that there is a massive dearth of dabblers as well as experts in each area.
If 1960s was a period for setting up Institutions that catered to Management and Technology, why is it that the Indian governance is still driving the same anachronous mandate? The cost of bringing up a few new IIMs was more than Rs 7,000 Crores in India; some South East Asian Countries have also made significant investments from their education budgets. As the future demands would need absolutely different skills which are not taught at management schools, the registrations for Post Graudate courses at Management Schools in Asia have already fallen significantly in the recent years following the trend of the USA and Europe. There is a need to debate the choice of federal investment into appropriate institutions that can cater to the emerging skill needs and boost the Economy in decades to come.
Experts in data analytics not only earn more than 200,000 USD plus as an annual cheque, they can predict patterns overwhelmingly correctly when it comes to getting the sales forecast or risk likelihood right to help guide their organizations towards constructing a better strategy that drives greater profits. For example, just by analyzing the kind of purchases done by different subgroups over a period of time, data analytic experts can predict when and what such people will shop and even how they would pay.
Large data sets are now generated in science, commerce and society. Data scientists and data analytics experts are therefore in demand from e-commerce organizations like Amazon, Flipcart, Snap deal, Product based MNCs like Microsoft, Honeywell and by Service based Data Analytics companies like Mu-Sigma, KiE Square, Fractal Analytics, Impetus, TCS etc. Most e-commerce platforms today have dedicated and well employed departments of data science which form the bedrock of the organization's policies and strategies.
Data science for business as a concept first gained currency in the US during the first decade of the 21st century. The concept made its entry into India relatively later, and the demand for data analytic experts has started to rise only in the past 4-5 years which saw the emergence of new startups in the field of e-commerce, bringing about a major shift in the way items are sold and businesses are conducted across the board.
Data science is one of the most advanced concepts of statistical education. A number of engineers and management experts are today turning to this field for its imaginatively interesting scope and the bright career options it provides. This field is set to grow dramatically in the next ten years and we need to produce a large number of data analytics experts to meet the growing demand. The demand is also emerging from large multinationals which are outsourcing their data mining jobs to relatively inexpensive centers like South or East Asia.
Data analysis today is also radically changing the way marketing is strategized and politics is conducted. Data from social networking sites like Twitter can make or break ad campaigns and political initiatives. Politicians in the west today keenly follow the trends on social media to get an idea of which direction the wind is blowing. If 20 million people across Europe tweet in support of giving asylum to refugees, politicians will have a cue of the public sentiment. If an advertisement gets major flak on social media for being 'sexist' or 'racist', and millions of people post with hash tags condemning it, the brand running that advertisement immediately takes a beating. Even the footfalls and the behavioral patterns of visitors to famous tourist spots determine the strategies of space expansion and others. And who crunches all the data on social media? It is the data experts that are dedicated to analyze such databanks sitting in the back offices of Twitter, Google Facebook or scores of agencies dedicated to analyzing data for their clients!
While institutes here and there are today offering certificates and courses in data science, there is no dedicated Institute or School of data science in India currently that can produce internationally competent data mining experts, promote research in the field and encourage more people to take this up as a career option. Such an institution will also need a dedicated and highly competent faculty, infrastructure and degree courses.
While the government is investing heavily to develop new IIMs and IITs in the country, it is imperative to analyze the need for the future and invest on setting up futuristic Institutions of data science that would stand valid for next 30 years at least. Our future is full of data, and more specialized domains are bound to emerge in the field. In these circumstances, producing only management and engineering graduates would not be sufficient.
As more and more activity shifts to virtual platforms, data analysis will become all the more important. Considering this, there is a need in India to have a dedicated institute that is in sync with the actual requirement from the industry along with being capable of bridging the current gap between demand and supply.
IMS Noida has established a dedicated centre for data science which aims to provide a platform for data researchers of different fields. The centre has been established as a long term strategic collaboration with the academia and the Industry. These collaborations are instrumental in offering courses and developing research programs which can set a new benchmark in Indian education and industry.
The writer is the Executive Director of IMS, Noida. He is a distinguished Fellow of IIM Ahmedabad and a renowned Data Science and Analytics expert
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Boko Haram developed from social unrest, poverty, and a strong disillusionment with the corruption of the Nigerian government. Today, the same factors make Boko Haram lethal.
Nigeria's rampant corruption has left the nation unequipped to deal with security concerns, especially along porous borders through which Boko Haram receives immense support. A look at one of their videos reveals an immense amount of weaponry that is not only costly, but very difficult to obtain.
Boko Haram is capitalizing on the destitute and weak areas in the north of Nigeria to extract money from civilians, as well as financial opacity to receive funding from international criminal networks, and channel it towards arms acquisition from abroad: one of many examples of the inextricable link between financial concerns and national security.
For most of my professional life, I owned and operated a number of businesses in Nigeria. My partners and I would find a failing company, buy it out, and rebuild it as an efficient, well-run enterprise that turned a profit. We paid our taxes, refused to participate in bribery or corruption, and created jobs.
I am sad to say that when Nigerians look into the future, they do not see the optimism that I experienced back in the 1960s and '70s. Their country has been torn apart not just by civil war, but also by the terrible forces of crime, corruption, and tax evasion. After years of seeing the quality of life for so many people in Nigeria decrease, I decided that I was obligated to do something about it. I founded Global Financial integrity, an organization dedicated to curtailing illicit money leaving countries like Nigeria around the world.
Imagine my surprise. I had just finished Harvard Business School learning all about how to make a profit and here in Africa one of the first persons I encounter tells me he's not trying to make a profit. What could be going on here?
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The Tournament  é um filme independente de ação e suspense britânico de 2009, marcando a estréia na direção de Scott Mann. O filme foi concebido por Jonathan Frank e Nick Rowntree enquanto estava na Universidade de Teesside com Mann. O roteiro foi escrito por Gary Young, Jonathan Frank e Nick Rowntree.

The Tournament foi parcialmente filmado na Bulgária e em vários locais ao redor do norte da Inglaterra (onde o filme se passa) e Merseyside. O filme é estrelado por Robert Carlyle, Ving Rhames, Kelly Hu, Sébastien Foucan, Liam Cunningham, Scott Adkins, Camilla Power e Ian Somerhalder. O filme recebeu financiamento adicional internacional, de Sherezade Film Development, Storitel Production e outros, rendendo ao filme um orçamento de pouco menos de £4,000,000, e o filme também apresenta um renomado elenco internacional.

No entanto, vários problemas envolvendo produção, finanças (o orçamento acabou duas vezes) e garantia de um distribuidor fizeram com que o filme só fosse lançado dois anos após as filmagens, no final de 2009.

Sinopse
Um grupo dos homens mais ricos e poderosos do mundo, que estão ligados a agências de aplicação da lei e submundos do crime, e que também controlam a mídia internacional com seus bilhões, criaram o entretenimento definitivo para si mesmos, simplesmente referido como "O Torneio", que ocorre em intervalos de sete ou dez anos em um local não especificado, geralmente uma grande cidade.

Os "competidores" são voluntários, mas devido à natureza do torneio são alguns dos indivíduos mais difíceis ou mais loucos do planeta. Eles devem matar e apenas o último combatente sobrevivente ganhará o prêmio em dinheiro de £10 milhões oferecido por William Randolph Hearst. Os homens e mulheres que comandam o torneio não apenas o veem como entretenimento, mas também apostam altas apostas no resultado como um grande torneio de jogo, servindo de fonte de emoção também para os milionários.

Para cada torneio, os combatentes são selecionados entre as forças especiais do mundo, atletas, assassinos em série, assassinos contratados treinados. O último combatente de pé recebe não apenas o prêmio em dinheiro, mas também a glória e a reputação de ter o título de Número 1 do Mundo, e que por si só carrega o lendário preço de matança de "um milhão de dólares a bala". Cada um dos competidores carrega um dispositivo de rastreamento, embutido sob sua pele, permitindo que os observadores monitorem seus movimentos e os competidores rastreiem uns aos outros. O torneio dura vinte e quatro horas e, se ninguém ganhar, os dispositivos de rastreamento explodirão.

O caos que ocorre é informado como desastres naturais, ultrajes terroristas, acidentes ou reduzido a violências cometidas por homens loucos solitários. As desavisadas cidades onde o torneio acontece são selecionadas aleatoriamente e o público nunca sabe de sua existência. Este ano, o mais recente torneio chegou ao Middlesbrough, uma cidade no Reino Unido - o país com a vigilância em massa prevalece mais no mundo para que os eventos do torneio pode ser facilmente seguidos e registrados através do sempre presente CCTV bem como vigilância por satélite. Também atrapalham as comunicações dos serviços de emergência, assumindo por completo a infraestrutura eletrônica, e o cenário está montado.

O Torneio atual torna-se complexo devido às ações dos organizadores e competidores. Não só Joshua Harlow, o vencedor do último torneio, foi convencido a voltar porque sua esposa foi assassinada e ele foi informado de que o assassino está no torneio, mas outro competidor, o francês Anton Bogart, conseguiu remover seu chip de rastreamento, caindo em uma xícara de café bem a tempo para o padre Joseph MacAvoy, um padre que luta contra o alcoolismo e uma crise de fé, bebê-lo. Com sua única aliada assassina Lai Lai Zhen, tentando escapar do jogo após sua última morte, MacAvoy deve correr para sobreviver antes que o tempo acabe.

Joshua Harlow descobre no decorrer do filme quem assassinou sua esposa. Foi Lai Lai Zhen, que havia sido encomendada pelo organizador, Powers, com a decisão de Zhen de "se aposentar" se ela ganhasse o torneio, devido ao conhecimento de que a esposa de Harlow era o primeiro alvo que ela tinha e que genuinamente não sabia por que alguém iria querer ela morta. Removendo o rastreador de Zhen enquanto os dois estão fora da câmera, Harlow confronta Powers e descobre que ele matou a esposa de Harlow para provocar Harlow a retornar ao torneio, argumentando que ele era o tipo de homem que 'deveria' morrer no campo de batalha. Tendo recebido sua resposta, Harlow força o rastreador de Zhen na garganta de Powers, explodindo os dois no meio da sala de conferências dos milionários assistindo. Lai Lai Zhen e o Padre MacAvoy são os únicos sobreviventes do jogo.

Elenco
 Robert Carlyle como padre Joseph MacAvoy
 Kelly Hu como Lai Lai Zhen
 Ian Somerhalder como Miles Slade
 Liam Cunningham como Mr Powers
 Ving Rhames como Joshua Harlow
 Sébastien Foucan como Anton Bogart
 Scott Adkins como Yuri Petrov
 Andy Nyman como Tech Eddie
 Iddo Goldberg como Tech Rob
 Craig Conway como Steve Tomko
 John Lynch como Gene Walker
 J.J. Perry como Montoya
 Camilla Power como Sarah Hunter
 Nick Rowntree como Eddy Cusack
 Rachel Grant como Lina Sophia
 Bashar Rahal como Asaf
 Dustin Ingle como Bill Gaytes
 Eric Macharia como traficante africano
 Malcolm Embree como William Randolph Hearst

Produção
Em julho de 2007, a Entertainment Film Distributors adquiriu os direitos do Reino Unido para distribuir The Tournament, do diretor estreante Scott Mann. As filmagens começaram na Bulgária em 11 de julho de 2007. The Tournament também foi filmado no Reino Unido em Manchester e em Teesside, na cidade de Middlesbrough e arredores, incluindo Newton Aycliffe e Billingham. As cenas no telhado são filmadas na cidade St.Helens. Como a maioria dos filmes independentes, The Tournament não foi sem dificuldades. Apesar de ficar sem dinheiro duas vezes, uma vez que deixou o diretor preso na Bulgária, ele acabou conseguindo financiamento suficiente para terminar as filmagens completamente e, finalmente, concluir a pós-produção.

O filme foi escolhido para abrir o Screamfest Horror Film Festival no Mann's Chinese Theatre em 16 de outubro de 2009.

Trilha sonora
Laura Karpman compôs a trilha musical, com música adicional de George Acogny, John Hunter e James Edward Barker. O filme também continha músicas de: Ruth Jacott, Fabian "R-CANE" Schlosser, Kevin Hissink e El Rod.

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We arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia on May 26, after a hair-raising minivan journey from the Thai island of Koh Chang. Almost as soon as you cross the border, visitors can note the change in surroundings. Cambodia is markedly different from Thailand, and seems to still be suffering economically and psychologically after the US bombardment and ensuing Khmer Rouge regime of destruction. The Cambodian people we engaged with were warm, gentle and very welcoming.
We got a three day pass to the World Heritage Angkor Temple complex and arranged for our tuk tuk driver, Sky, to meet us each morning. At our home-stay hostel we met Kite and D.O.G., both local tuk tuk drivers saving their money in order to get married, and Roberta ("Robbie"), an Italian teaching English on the outskirts of Bangkok. We spent the next few days revelling in the awe of being amongst ancient civilisations' temples, filming, listening to Estère and Jordan Rakei's re-mixed track, and spending our evenings with our new friends. On one day, we took a break from the Angkor complex and ventured an hour's drive away to Kbal Spean where we experienced living history, with people paying divine tribute at river bedrock carvings created thousands of years ago. We swam underneath towering waterfalls, had takeaway Cambodian BBQ (including chicken feet - a first for us), and went out dancing at the legendary 'Pub Street'. Here are some of our photographs from our time filming for AIRBORNE \\ in Siem Reap before we journeyed on to Phnom Pehn.
Sky, our very patient and punctual tuktuk driver for three days as we explored the Angkor temple region, Siem Reap.
What you don't see in the AIRBORNE \\ video - the thousands upon thousands of tourists. This was photographed while we were also capturing the video's sunset timelapses.
Angkor Wat just before the dawn. If you look at the reflection on the moat you can see the crowds making their way for the sun ceremony.
At Angkor Wat you see the occasional section that still bears decorative red paint - apparently, the temple's volcanic rock was once all covered in this blood-red hue.
Sophi after seeing in the dawn at Angkor Wat - delirious.
Bicycles, tuk tuks and scooters rule the roads here.
A night off? Pub Street beckons.
Sky in action - on the tuk tuk heading towards the gateway to Bayon Temple.
We started using our Kingking sleepmasks in Cambodia - lifesaving comfort.
FOR AIRBORNE \\ we had asked all of our artists to provide a key word and/or colours that represented their track for us to consider when filming. Estere gave us the word "Flicker" and the colours gold and maroon. Click the AIRBORNE \\ image for our music video postcard from Cambodia.
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If you want more detailed day-to-day descriptions and impressions, you can visit Sophi's AIRBORNE \\ blog.


Remember Project New BAC, i.e. Bank of America's plan to transform itself from Ken Lewis's house of fun, where everyone went home happy but the concept of making money was less of a focus than keeping the good times coming, to an institution that did things like post profits? The bank has said previously that PNBAC "will result in $8 billion in annual savings by 2015—$5 billion from the first phase and $3 billion from a second phase" and while it stands by those figures and remains committed to cutting as many employees as it takes, some people would like them to be a bit snappier about it.
Bank of America is accelerating a broad cost-cutting plan and has set a target of shedding 16,000 jobs by year's end—cuts that would see the company relinquish its title as U.S. banking's largest employer. The proposed year-end total of 260,000 would be the lowest count since 2008 and likely give Bank of America a smaller workforce than JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, or Wells Fargo...Chief Executive Brian Moynihan is trying to speed the company's transformation into a smaller and more efficient operation as he tries to persuade investors that expenses can be adjusted to compensate for revenue lost to new regulations, an uneven economy and shaky markets. Since becoming CEO in 2010, he has shifted away from a nationwide expansion strategy embraced by his predecessors Hugh L. McColl Jr. and Kenneth D. Lewis, and shed many of the businesses that he considers to be nonessential...Hitting the new staffing target would fulfill a year early Mr. Moynihan's pledge to slash the bank's workforce by approximately 30,000. "If they want to make any headway toward improving profitability," said Sterne Agee & Leach Inc. senior banking analyst Todd Hagerman, "they need to accelerate the timeline."
Can they do it? Stay tuned!