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The studio behind The Hunger Games series is once again reminding us that yes, they are totally going to do a couple more Hunger Games movies.
On Tuesday Lionsgate's entertainment vice chairman Michael Burns confirmed that The Hunger Games "will live on and on and on" through prequels which are expected to tell the story of previous tournaments.
As readers know, Katniss' story begins with the 74th Hunger Games competition. In other words, there are 73 more movies for Lionsgate to make. Or 146 movies if each tournament is split into two films.
Oh, great! Can't wait to see kids killing kids in arenas again.
Despite my sarcasm, last month Hypable offered Lionsgate five ideas for Hunger Games spinoffs that we would kill to see. Honestly, I'm genuinely interested in the idea of spinoffs so long as they follow the right characters!
It'll be interesting to see how involved author Suzanne Collins is, considering she hinted last month that she is stepping out of her dystopian world. Perhaps Lionsgate will talk her into doing some consulting?
Burns made his comments at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference in New York. His remarks surely pleased investors.


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Q: What is "multiplication by juxtaposition"? I was reading http://www.purplemath.com/modules/orderops2.htm it shows
 = 16 ÷ 2[2] + 1   (**)
 ...
 = 5

The general consensus among math
  people is that "multiplication by
  juxtaposition" (that is, multiplying
  by just putting things next to each
  other, rather than using the "×" sign)
  indicates that the juxtaposed values
  must be multiplied together before
  processing other operations

However when talking to certain people they all have said there is no such thing as this. There is shorthand which uses normal multiplication order and no "multiplication by juxtaposition" and etc.
Is there a "general consensus among math people" or is this simply incorrect?

A: So, the question is whether $a/bc$ means $(a/b)c$ or $a/(bc)$. And the answer is, DON'T WRITE $a/bc$, because it will only cause confusion. Some people/software/whatever will make one interpretation, some will make the other, neither one has been endorsed by the Dalai Lama or any other great leader. Put in enough parentheses to make your writing foolproof.

A: It's simply incorrect. If it were correct, then $2x^2$ would really mean $(2 \times x)^2 = 2^2 \times x^2 = 4 \times x^2$, but it doesn't; it means $2 \times x^2$.

A: This question is more about how we deal with trolling and nuisances.
Read this page: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/48293
Then maybe we can start a meta article about identifying and dealing with these threads.
Between the math forums that I moderate and otherwise frequent, and dozens of other forums
(a short list is here: http://www.mymathforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=20148&p=79150#p79150),
I'd guess that thousands of hours have been wasted on this garbage.

A: $a/bc$, which is $a/b*c$ of course means $(a/b)*c$, and that is for the same reason $a-b-c$ means $(a-b)-c$ and not $a-(b-c)$. The reason being that mathematical expressions are meant to be read from left to right when there is no operator which takes precedence.

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A Report on Syrian-Lebanese Relations over the Past Two Weeks
Hazem Saghieh
Those following the Syrian and Lebanese-Syrian news over the past few weeks notice two tendencies: the first is what is happening in Syria and can be summed up in the following events:
As Russian aircrafts launched strikes on rural Idlib, six of them according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Right Observatory. These same Russians sponsored talks to bring Daraa back to the regime's embrace. Destruction and forced displacement, which are part and parcel of Moscow's "diplomatic activity," stirred fears of Iranian militias and Lebanese militias loyal to Iran replacing Daraa's original inhabitants.
Their entry into Daraa al-Balad on September 9 for the first time since 2013 ended a siege that had begun early this summer, while the regime had recaptured Daraa's surroundings two and a half years ago. Thus, the south of "useful Syria" was captured and nothing remains but extending control to the north of "useful Syria," Idlib.
Syrian regime forces and their allies' advances were accompanied by another event: Amnesty International issued an extensive report on sexual violence in Syrian prisons and border crossings. This time, it is the Syrians who believed Bashar al-Assad and Gebran Bassil's claims that they could "return to the embrace of the homeland" who were the victims. Amnesty International documented 66 cases of men, women and children being assaulted by security officials, including 13 children between 3 weeks and 17 years of age, 15 women and 38 men. The report was not given the title: "You are Going to Syria." A more eloquent and accurate title was given: "You are Going to your Death."
Meanwhile, as news about Rami Makhlouf died down over the past few weeks, news about Rifaat al-Assad returned to the fore. He was sentenced to four years in prison for embezzlement and fraud after having amassed a fortune of around 70 million euros divided between apartments, mansions and horse stud farms.
For those who have forgotten, Rifaat is Bashar's uncle and Hafez's brother and partner in power for the first half of the latter's reign (1970-84). He is among the most prominent if not the most prominent architect of Hafez's bloody reign, especially with what he did in Palmyra in 1980 and in Hama in 1982. His dispute with his older brother was only about inheritance. Beyond that, "blood does not turn into water."
This is the second tendency: at the beginning of the month, a ministerial delegation headed to Damascus, and before they returned, a Druze delegation that included few politicians and many clerics followed. Some observers believe that other sects and communities could follow the example of the two delegations in what my colleague Mounir Rabih called "the season of crawling to Damascus." During the first visit, Nasri Khoury, the secretary general of the Lebanese-Syrian Higher Council, one of the most prominent features of the era of Assadist tutelage over Lebanon, was reintroduced.
Many commentators have referred to French, American and Arab approval of this approach. There are those who spoke of "Western interests tied to Iran" that demand this, and there are those who mentioned the morbid theory about "persuading Assad to distance himself from Tehran." Of course, also in the picture was the news of the "re-legitimization the Syrian regime through the Egyptian gas pipelines and the Jordanian electricity network," which is supposed to reach Lebanon through Syrian territory.
In any case, the most prominent reward and the greatest gift was the new Lebanese government's formation. My colleague Hazem al-Amin believes it is likely that the new prime minister, Mr. Najib Mikati, had pledged to normalize relations with Damascus, and that this pledge was precisely what allowed the government to see the light of day.
The government's vice premier is a Syrian nationalist, and its culture minister represents Hezbollah. Whoever still has a shadow of a doubt about should Google: Who is the new Information Minister Mr. George Kordahi? From the Arab version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Those performances brought the best out of him. For example, he is an information minister who does not like the media hosting dissidents. More importantly, his admiration for "Assad's Syria" leaves him blushing, and he boasts about "conspiracies being shattered on the walls of Damascus," and "the walls of Aleppo" as well. Perhaps he had other opinions about Syrian media freedoms.
Clinging to "Assad's Syria," which we are witnessing with the developments referred to above, has, of course, its own explanations and justifications. The horrifying Lebanese decline, which was not a coincidence, added new arguments and buttressed the logic behind them. With that, a note that stems from the heart of these developments must be made; politics has not been as removed from ethics as we are seeing it become today. That is also among the effects of Lebanon's collapse and Syria's degeneration, which has reduced morality to where it has fallen to today.
Politics is not morality? True, but it is also not opposed to morality. Reaching this degree of separation is a matter we ought to contemplate, especially with the Lebanese mortifyingly handing out congratulations and gifts with the government formation.
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First Lady Melania Trump hired an exorcist to cleanse the White House of demons and pagan idols that the Obamas and Clintons left behind
A spokesperson for Melania Trump has said she didn't hire an exorcist for the White House.
Pastor Paul Begley started the rumor in early February 2018. On a radio show called "Weekend Vigilante," Begley said that President Donald Trump had allowed 40 pastors to "come into the White House and anoint him with oil and lay their hands and pray on him" on seven occasion. Begley then said Melania Trump said that she wouldn't go into the White House until it was completely exorcised.
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Wynton Marsalis says that jazz teaches empathy.
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Whew! That's a big concept.
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To get to that sound, I've heard musicians talk about playing from the neck down.
I asked my friend Russ Ferrara, who is a professional guitarist, if he could share with us what that means.
"Most of my career has been spent playing what most people would consider 'serious music'. This is music which is demanding technically, and which is treated with great respect when it is performed. People are silent. They suppress coughs," he said, smiling, as he is prone to do.
"Still, I find it important to feel the way the music moves, the ebb and flow of the phrases. It is important to feel the way the music reflects the rhythm of our lives – the big and the small moments," Russ shared.
"That's what happens when you're playing from the neck down. It can occur in classical, jazz, rock, hip hop, whatever form the music takes. My job is to get people to hear and feel that."
Of course, before this even happens, he was talking about playing the right notes.
Technically.
That's important, certainly.
But that is just playing from the neck up.
More importantly, he was also talking about playing from his heart.
That is such an important insight.
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Q: OpenERP7 - Hide Button according to the current date I'm trying to become invisible a button when the current date is not the same as the date of a field, I mean I need to show the button only when the current date will be the same as the date of a field.
I'm trying to use to do this in the xml the context_today () but I could not do it, my syntax for hidden button is:
attrs = "{'invisible': [('f_inicio', '!=', ((context_today ()). strftime ('%% Y-%% m-%% d')))]}"

The error message I get is "NameError: name 'context_today' is not defined".
I tried also with the following code:
attrs = "{'invisible': [('f_inicio', '!=', __import__ ('time'). strftime ('%% Y-%% m-%% d'))]}"

With the latter does not give me errors but does not do what is required, hide the button when the f_inicio not equal to the current date.
If I can lend a hand is the greatly appreciate,
Note: The "f_inicio" is of type "datetime" and the button I want to hide this placing in the section "header" of the view.
I have seen the response of @Arya(OpenERP How to make a button invisible when datetime field != date today) but I have not worked either.

A: As f_inicio is a datetime and you only need to compare the date the simplest would be a boolean functional field.  I am typing this from memory on the train so apologies in advance for any errors.
from openerp.tools import DEFAULT_SERVER_DATE_FORMAT, DEFAULT_SERVER_DATETIME_FORMAT (can't remember this eactly - check)
_columns = {'f_inicio_today': fields.function(_is_f_inicio_today, method = True, type = 'boolean', readonly = True, string = 'Is f_inicio today')

def _is_f_inicio_today(self, cr, uid, ids, field, args, context = None):
   res = {}
   for item in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context = contect):
      if datetime.strptime(item.f_inicio, DEFAULT_SERVER_DATETIME_FORMAT).strftime(DEFAULT_SERVER_DATE_FORMAT) = fields.date.today():
         res[item.id] = True
      else:
         res[item.id] = False

   return res

Then in your form as in the previous answer
<field name="f_inicio_today" invisible="1" />

attrs = "{'invisible': [('f_inicio_today', '=', True)]}"

One other point to note; if the f_inicio field can change on the form, you will need to add an on change and in the result return the new calculated value of the functional field.  It is perfectly OK to return these from an on_change and the new value will be used to re-set the attrs.

A: In py file,
you can create a field named "current_date" as datetime and provide _defaults value for current_date
_defaults={
      'current_date': time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
}

attrs = "{'invisible': [('f_inicio', '!=', current_date)]}"
Note:
Also you can only compare two datetime field or date field. If datetime is compared with date, the condition is always false.
datetime: "2013-09-26 05:07:18"
date:"2013-09-26 00:00:00"


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Google Chromecast gets Pandora music streaming support
Google Chromecast gets Pandora...
Pandora brings another music streaming option to the Google Chromecast
From your Android device just hit the "Cast" button to stream your Pandora stations
Pandora for Chromecast works on iPhone and iPod touch, with support for iPad promised to be coming soon
Use your smartphone or tablet to control Pandora and what you're listening to
When Google's Chromecast launched in July, it was announced that Pandora would soon be joining the handful of launch apps officially supported by the dongle. That day has arrived with the release of version 5.0 of the Pandora app.
Chromecast users who have updated the Pandora app on their mobile device to version 5.0 will now find a new "Cast" button, either in the top right (Android), or lower right (iOS) corner that will allow them to stream music to their TV. The app is available on Android and iOS, with Pandora listing support for all Android devices and iPhone and iPod touch. iPad support is promised soon.
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Air Force Base Goes Solar; Nukes Next?
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North America's largest solar energy plant just went online. Not at some hippie commune or some high-minded company, looking to get into Al Gore's good graces. But at Nellis Air Force Base, just outside of Las Vegas. The 140-acre, 15-megawatt plant is expected to save the base and the surrounding community about a million bucks a year. And it's just the "first step in a new initiative to host private alternative energy producers on its bases across the country," according to Inside the Air Force.
"We are using that [Nellis plant] as step one in a multi-step process to start attracting alternative energy users to Air Force bases. We would act as a host for alternative energy projects. We wouldn't build them, we wouldn't operate them, we wouldn't finance them, but we would provide the land and we provide the ability to sell affordable power to a big user," William Anderson – assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics – told reporters...
"We think that we can get ourselves very close to a zero carbon footprint," he said...
The Air Force already has a 2.7 megawatt wind farm that provides 4,600 megawatt hours of electricity per year at its facility on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic and a 1.3 megawatt wind farm at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, WY, that provides enough energy to power approximately 520 households... Several smaller solar arrays are also operating at Fresno Air National Guard Base, CA, and Luke Air Force Base, AZ.
The service also is using geothermal- and biomass-generated power at bases in Utah, Nebraska and Missouri.
To the alt-energy array, the Air Force is thinking about adding a controversial component: nuclear power.
If built, the first "facility would be a small test plant, used to investigate the feasibility of powering military installations with nuclear energy," according to a separate Inside the Air Force story.
The Air Force's interest in atomic energy began after members of several congressional energy committees wrote the service asking it to consider using nuclear power.
*"We've gotten several requests from members of Congress, which have evolved out of their knowledge of the Air Force leaning forward on energy initiatives, asking the Air Force to take a look, just to consider . . . whether an Air Force base might be an appropriate host, or test bed if you will, for a small nuclear facility," said Anderson.
"Nuclear power is being discussed much more seriously than before."
However, such a program is in its infancy. Anderson described the time frame for the discussion, planning and construction of any nuclear facility as long-term.. For the near future, the service is simply looking into whether the industrial capability and technology even exists to build a plant small enough to fit on a base, he said.
*"The answer might be nothing" fits, Anderson said. "The reality is that nuclear is being discussed in the [United States] in much more significant ways than it has before and we're just trying to figure out if we fit" in the discussion.
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Most Expensive CS:GO Skin Deal in History: $780,000 Cash for Two Items
This is the largest transaction in the history of CS:GO
Updated On: 10 May 2022, 10:06 AM
The largest transaction in the history of CS:GO reportedly took place in June last year when two skins were sold for about $780,000 USD.
The two CS:GO skins that were sold were 'AWP|Dragon Lore (Souvenir FN)' and 'Case Hardened AK-47 (StatTrak MW 661)'.
The transaction had reportedly taken place in cash somewhere in China, with the two parties meeting in person.
Most players buy CS:GO skins just for a weapon or character makeover in the game. Though it does not improve gameplay (debatable) it does add a touch of flair and personalization which changes from user to user.
However, there are some collectors in the game that use these virtual cosmetic items as a source of investment. This can be very lucrative if the items are traded to the right people, in a smart manner.
Among the list of profitable high roller trades, most of which take place behind closed doors, the largest reported transaction in the history of CS:GO allegedly took place in June 2021 when two of the most valuable skins were sold for a whopping sum of $780,000 USD (INR 6,03,41,970).
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Largest reported CS:GO skin transaction in history: $780,000 for two items
In June last year, news about the largest transaction ever in the history of CS:GO made headlines when someone, probably a high roller collector, purchased two skins for a combined sum of $780,000 USD.
The news about this deal was originally broken through a Chinese Tik Tok video, but most of the CS:GO community got to know about it through a trader who goes by the name of Kirito on Twitter.
According to the information given by him the huge transaction was packaged in one single deal and had allegedly taken place face-to-face, as the two parties having met physically to make it happen.
From the Tik Tok shared by Kirito the information obtained about the two CS:GO skins is as follows:
The first skin that can be seen in the clip is a 'AWP|Dragon Lore (Souvenir FN)'. This is one of the rarest and most sought-after cosmetic items in the game, a dream of every great marksman and is even favored by the GOAT of CS:GO - Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev.
This particular skin was added to the game in July 2014 and is part of the Cobblestone Collection, which was released along with Operation Breakout. Due to its extremely low drop rate the skin carries a hefty price and it is not often that one comes across a user wielding it in the game.
The Dragon Lore mentioned above is even rarer than the normal one because it is a Souvenir variant, this means that it was obtained through a Souvenir Package during one of the CS:GO Major tournaments, as it is the only time a player stands a chance of getting one.
The second skin shown in the clip is a 'Case Hardened AK-47 (StatTrak MW 661)'. This weapon might not be anywhere close to the price that the former cosmetic item carries, but it still looks very elegant and is an actively sought-after classified weapon skin.
The values of both the weapons are further boosted as they carry four '2014 Katowice Titan Holo' stickers each. This means that in total eight of those stickers are being sold along with the weapons, further justifying the value of this entire trade.
Titan Holo stickers are some of the most expensive out there and were released as part of EMS One Katowice 2014. The Holo variant of the sticker sells for about $25,000 USD (INR 19,33,800) a piece, which means that the eight of them collectively increased the value of this trade by roughly $200,000 USD (INR 1,54,70,400).
Talking about this deal, another famous CS:GO trader who goes by the name of zipeL on Twitter had predicted that the 'AWP | Dragon Lore (Souvenir FN)' probably sold for about $530,000 USD (INR 4,09,96,560) while the 'Case Hardened AK-47 (StatTrak MW 661)' went for $250,000 USD (INR 1,93,38,000).
Though the source for the above information is limited it seems to have attracted a lot of attention from the CS:GO community and it seems pretty legit by the looks of it. For now, it seems to be the biggest transaction in history which results in the two skins combined being the most expensive in CS:GO so far.
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Q: Joint density function of $X$,$Y$,$Z$, independent random variables with exponential distribution Let $X$,$Y$,$Z$ be independent random variables with exponential distribution of parameter $\lambda$, then $X,Y,Z$ ~ $\xi(\lambda)$.
Is it true that $f_{X, Y, Z}(x,y,z)=\lambda^{3}e^{-\lambda (x+y+z)}1_{[0,+\infty) \times [0,+\infty) \times [0,+\infty)}(x,y,z)$ ?
where$f_{X, Y, Z}$ is the joint density of $X,Y,Z$ and $f_{X},f_{Y},f_{Z}$ the density of $X,Y$ and $Z$.
Edit: If it's true, why are they mutually independent?

A: If you change $e^{-\lambda x+y+z}$ to $e^{-\lambda(x+y+z)}$, then yes, that is correct.
Why? Well, for an exponentially distributed random variable $W$, the PDF is given by
$$f_W(w)=\lambda e^{-\lambda w}1_{[0,+\infty)}(w)$$
And for three independently distributed RVs $X,Y,Z$, their joint density function is given by the product of their density functions:
$$f_{XYZ}(x,y,z)=f_X(x)f_Y(y)f_Z(z)$$
Since the PDFS of $X,Y,Z$ are all equivalent to to $f_W$, you have
$$f_{XYZ}(x,y,z)=f_W(x)f_W(y)f_W(z)$$
Which, with some substitution and algebraic simplification, is exactly what you have.


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On the occasion of the Feast of the Annunciation, Lebanon's government launches a joint Christian-Muslim celebration in honour of Mary who is venerated in both communities. In the square in front of Lebanon's National Museum a statue of Our Lady will be erected surrounded by a crescent. The initiative might be extended to other countries. . .
. . .The idea of making the Virgin Mary a symbol of a joint Christian-Muslim celebration came to Sheikh Mohammad Nokkari, general secretary of Dar el-Fatwa, or 'House of Decree", during Annunciation celebrations at Jamhour College.
Emir Harès Chehab and Mohammad Sammak, who co-chair the Islamic-Christian National Dialogue Committee, welcomed the initiative as did Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.
Beirut Mayor Abdel-Monhem Ariss responded positively to a demand by the initiative's promoters to erect a statue of Mary in front of Lebanon's National Museum. The square where the statue will be located is actually a major intersection and might be renamed in honour of the Virgin Mary. The statue itself would "reproduce a stylised Virgin Mary surrounded by a crescent moon," Islam's symbol par excellence.
In addition to prayers, there will be songs, psalms, sacred music, testimonials, readings, as well as audio and video tapes.
Sheikh Amr Khaled, one of the Arab world's most important preachers, will attend the ceremony. Mgr Salim Ghazal, chairman of the Commission for Islamic-Christian dialogue of the Assembly of Maronite Patriarchs and Bishops, will also be there.
Calls to mind this interesting chapter, Mary and the Moslems, from Fulton Sheen's The World's First Love.


"...Hello, room service? Are you there? We have a couple of guys here who are very hungry. Will you please bring down dinners for two? T-bone steaks, potatoes and gravy, salad with vinegar and oil, rolls and butter and a nice bottle of wine. And hurry, these guys can't wait long..."
Here we were in the dark, on a village street in Germany and the truck that had brought us was driving away. We were both extremely anxious and apprehensive. We were replacement riflemen who had just finished a long and rugged trip from Normandy. We had been shipped like cattle, without orientation or instruction, and we didn't know where we were or where we were going. The signs of war as we approached the front were unnerving. Shell flashes, tracers, and flares added to our distress. I felt that we were going to be fed to the wolves.
"Halt, who's there?" a muted voice asked.
"Replacements" we shouted in unison.
"Shut up and follow me," the sentry said, still in a muted voice.
He led us down the steps into the basement of a destroyed house. A carpet over the doorway at the bottom of the stairs kept the light in. This was headquarters of I Company, 405th.
"Hello, and welcome to I Company," said a sergeant stepping forward. "I'm the platoon leader and you're in my platoon. I guess you guys are hungry. You've had a long trip. Sit down at the table and help yourself to some food."
We took our packs off and leaned our rifles against the basement wall. Feeling tired and bewildered, we sat down. The table was large and covered with a clean white table cloth. An assortment of chairs ringed the table and at each place were settings of silverware and china plates. Lighted candles completed the elegant setting. Everything looked exquisite except for the boxes of K-rations scattered about.
"I'm sorry sergeant, I'm not hungry," I said. I was too upset to eat and the army's unpalatable K-rations were not appealing.
The sergeant was very sympathetic and concerned. "Maybe you don't like our menu. Tired of K-rations are you? I can fix that."
He went to the corner of the basement and loudly called out "Hello, room service? Are you there? We have a couple of guys here who are very hungry. Will you please bring down dinners for two? T-bone steaks, potatoes and gravy, salad with vinegar and oil, rolls and butter and a nice bottle of wine. And hurry, these guys can't wait long." He turned to us. "They said it'll be right down, but they're usually slow, and while you're waiting you might want to try some of the K-rations for an appetizer."
His performance got a laugh from the other noncoms and relieved some of the tension. We relaxed a little and did eat some of the available rations.
Unfortunately, before the room service arrived, the sergeant led us out into the dark night and installed us in separate foxholes on the front line. It was a long time before we had room service again.
The above story, "Room Service", by Dave Parshall, Co.I., 405th, was originally published in the 102d Division "Ozark Notes", Vol. 53, No. 4, July/Sept. 2001, pp. 8.


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Open source effort targets the trouble with joint avionics
By George Leopold
The Marines Corps' H-1 helicopter is scheduled for an avionics upgrade based on a joint service effort.
The majority of joint service technology development programs have had trouble getting off the ground, as evidenced by troubled programs like the Joint Tactical Radio System and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The U.S. military's version of open source development is trying to change that poor track record on common system development through an open avionics standard backed by the three military services under the auspices of an "Open Group" consortium.
The Future Airborne Capability Environment, or FACE, was launched in 2010 as a government-industry partnership to define an open avionics development environment. The fruits of the consortium's work are destined for a range of military aircraft, promoters predict.
So far, the Army's aviation command, the Naval Air Systems Command and the Air Force Research Laboratory have all signed on to the consortium, along with heavy industry hitters like Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. Among the Open Group's technology companies are Green Hills Software and real-time operating system specialist Wind River.
Among the goals of the FACE program is developing a technical standard that lays the groundwork for maximizing the reuse of certified software. In other words, it is attempting to mimic the collaborative open source software approach that is increasingly being embraced by technology giants like Google and IBM.
"It will accelerate delivery of integrated war-fighting capabilities in a more competitive environment," asserts Vice Adm. David Dunaway, commander of Naval Air Systems.
The FACE approach also seeks to forge an acquisition strategy that reduces the cost of software development while at the same time boosting avionics capabilities. The hope is that each service would leverage common software for their aircraft avionics systems.
The open source program is beginning to show some early results: In July, the Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to deliver its next-generation mission computer for the Marine Corps' H-1 helicopter upgrade. The mission computer is designed to integrate weapons and video processing capabilities into an airborne computer capable of driving four multifunction displays.
The mission computer stems from Northrup Grumman's integrated avionics development, which the company noted is "aligned" with the FACE standard. By levering the spec, the hope is that system upgrades can be accelerated along with the option of integrating emerging technologies. That approach, proponents say, would also make it easier to integrate avionics, communications, onboard sensors and electronic warfare equipment.
The FACE Consortium's mission statement can be found here.
George Leopold is a contributing editor for Defense Systems and author of Calculated Risk: The Supersonic Life and Times of Gus Grissom."Connect with him on Twitter at @gleopold1.


Would you kill one person to save a dozen other people?
No, because I wouldn't do anything that would harm others. The death of a dozen people is not in my hands.
If you could defy the laws of nature and breed two animals, what would those animals be?
Maybe a rhino and a tiger. It would seem pretty badass.
Would you rather only listen to one song for the rest of your life or never listen to music ever again?
I'd listen to one song because it's going to be sad.
Yeah, I'm friends with these people.
I think so. My dog bit me.
If you were gay who would your life partner be?
Who's someone you'd like to meet someday?
What's your favorite part about today so far?
Walking around in an awesome costume.
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'Nice to be back home': New UPEI turf hosts 1st games Saturday
Soccer players at UPEI are pleased to back on their home field with the completed installation of new turf on campus.
Home openers come a little late, but field is now ready
Kevin Yarr · CBC News · Posted: Sep 23, 2016 11:00 AM AT | Last Updated: September 23, 2016
A worker grooms the turf field at UPEI in preparation for home openers Saturday. (CBC)
The university had to bow out of hosting a national championship in April when its aging turf field was deemed unsafe.
UPEI's new artificial turf set to be ready for fall season
The first games on the new turf will be played Saturday, with the women's game starting at 1 p.m. and the men's at 3:15 p.m.
"We had to drive out to Stratford every day to train," said men's team member Harminder Singh.
"It's nice to be back at home."
FIFA certified field
The field was built with financial assistance from both the federal and provincial governments at a cost $850,000. Holland College also contributed to the new turf.
UPEI athletic director Chris Huggan said the new field is a step from what was originally planned, and one of the few FIFA 1 certified fields in the country. That extra-high quality will allows for the potential of hosting international events.
"It's a high grade turf with more cushioning than initially planned. Expensive, no doubt, but it's a high quality product," said Huggan.
The turf was not quite ready for the opening of the season, and players are looking forward to a proper home opener Saturday.
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MAMA Issue n. 18 with Alex March – Exploring Womanhood [Link]
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Artist: Alex March
My work changed focus after the birth of my daughter nearly two years ago, these works are all recent and deal with my concerns about womanhood.
"I am a London based artist originally from the North of England working with drawing, photography, painting and film to produce works which explore memory, representation and identity. Laborious analogue and hand techniques are combined with digital technology to explore the object/image relationships of domestic archives and ephemera."
Recent works have explored nostalgia and romance as vehicles for interrogating feminine tropes. A current obsession with Hollywood's golden age was provoked by the process of making my short film Torture The Women (The China Cupid) 2013/14, composed of a series of scenes taken from Hollywood screen tests for Alfred Hitchcock's Rebecca. These scenes are digitally re-drawn and re-animated, the text edited and spliced to explore the cultural and literary manipulations of woman as romantic object. The phrase 'torture the women' was used by Hitchcock when asked for his advice on how to make a thrilling movie; the film seeks to take and yet subvert his advice, using repetition and digital manipulation to isolate the actress and draw attention to the peculiarities of the script and by extension Du Maurier's novel and the whole genre.
IMAGE: 'Bonne fête Basket Case' postcard series, 2015, collage & gouache on postcard
Video Link: http://alexmarchartist.tumblr.com/post/114483500370/a-short-clip-from-torture-the-women
Alex March is a London based artist originally from the North of England working with drawing, film, photography and painting to produce works which explore memory, representation and identity. March uses processes of editing, obscuring or physically removing areas of detail. This draws attention to the audience' ability to empathise with the clichéd impulse to relive remembered moments and embrace notions of identity derived from personal objects, particularly photography. Laborious analogue and hand techniques are combined with digital technology to explore the object/image relationships of domestic archives, re-valuing personal items of 'junk' from the past to the status of artwork.
She is a founder member and director of ArtLacuna Space, an artist-led studio, project and gallery space in Clapham Junction, London. Open since May 2013, the space has hosted screenings, a mini-film festival,group exhibitions, talks, performances, experimental art projects, artist solo projects, workshops and much more. ArtLacuna has also devised a publication series, an online arts research platform and is home to nine working artists.
She graduated from Wimbledon College of Art in 2011 with a Masters in Fine Art. She featured in the Catlin Guide 2012, a guide to the 40 most promising UK graduates. She was shortlisted for the Jealous Graduate Print Prize 2011 and the Future Map 11 Prize. Previously she gained her BA in Visual Arts from the University of Buckinghamshire and studied Theatre Design at Wimbledon College of Art.
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He generally, indeed, neither intends to promote the public interest, nor knows how much he is promoting it. ∑ + are other variables affecting the utility of the household (e.g. d − e. the role of technological change and random events in the economy. from the former equation in to latter equation results in: d d x z I h But since q=t+p, we have that dq/dt=IN-1+dp/dt. d y as a simplifying notation, where But unlike his followers, Adam Smith was aware of some of the limitations of free markets, and research since then has further clarified why free markets, by themselves, often do not lead to what is best. π E Smith may have come up with the two meanings of the phrase from Richard Cantillon who developed both economic applications in his model of the isolated estate. d d The invisible hand refers to the many indirect controls that the federal government imposes in a market system. Since I have never known much good done by those who affected to trade for the public good. is a tax on the goods sold to households. E Moreover, even if Smith did not intend the term "invisible hand" to be used in the current manner, its serviceability as such should not be rendered ineffective. In many cases, it is harmful to the people as a whole by denying them the benefits of an unencumbered marketplace. ∑ I David Ricardo . ( . h d ∂ 191–192.). Investopedia uses cookies to provide you with a great user experience. Kennedy, Gavin. Invisible hand, metaphor, introduced by the 18th-century Scottish philosopher and economist Adam Smith, that characterizes the mechanisms through which beneficial social and economic outcomes may arise from the accumulated self-interested actions of individuals, none of whom intends to bring about such outcomes. π = y x , = Economics is a branch of social science focused on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. He even went so far as to defend smuggling as a natural, legitimate part of the economy. h {\displaystyle {\bar {x}}={\bar {y}}} However, he felt that this wouldn't happen because the masters would be guided by a home bias. h ¯ t h t ∑ y , where q is a vector of prices, ahf the fractional holding of household h in firm f, πf the profit of firm f, Ih a lump sum government transfer to the household. "[18], According to Emma Rothschild, Smith was actually being ironic in his use of the term. z Contrary to common misconceptions, Smith did not assert that all self-interested labour necessarily benefits society, or that all public goods are produced through self-interested labour. h u His background, like ours today, was private enterprise; but any dogma of non-intervention by government has to make heavy weather in The Wealth of Nations. f − Whenever there are "externalities"—where the actions of an individual have impacts on others for which they do not pay, or for which they are not compensated—markets will not work well. R Self-interest refers to actions that elicit personal benefit. ¯ Smith uses the metaphor in the context of an argument against protectionism and government regulation of markets, but it is based on very broad principles developed by Bernard Mandeville, Bishop Butler, Lord Shaftesbury, and Francis Hutcheson. (...) The financial crisis has spurred a debate about the proper balance between markets and government and prompted some scholars to question whether the conditions assumed by Smith...are accurate for modern economies. f . h Government plays an important role in banking and securities regulation, and a host of other areas: some regulation is required to make markets work. By Adam Smith. = z t New York: Penguin, 2009. vii–xxix. [15] In conclusion of their exchange, Kennedy insists that Smith's intentions are of utmost importance to the current debate, which is one of Smith's association with the term "invisible hand". f x z h , ⋅ d {\displaystyle {\frac {dR}{dt}}=\left(\Pi ^{t}-B^{t}\right)=0}. His "laissez-faire," or free-market, theories are primarily embraced by the supply-side Milton Friedman school of economic thought. Smith, considered to have founded modern economic theory in the late 18th century, was no fan of widespread government regulation of the economy. An underlying unifying force that Shaftesbury called the "Will of Nature" maintains equilibrium, congruency, and harmony. {\displaystyle x^{h}=\left(x_{1}^{h},{\bar {x}}^{h}\right)} f h Efficient methods of production are adopted to maximize profits. According to Bishop, he also gives the impression that in Smith's book 'The Wealth of Nations,' there's a close saying that "the interest of merchants and manufacturers were fundamentally opposed of society in general, and they had an inherent tendency to deceive and oppress society while pursuing their own interests." Léon Walras developed a four-equation general equilibrium model that concludes that individual self-interest operating in a competitive market place produces the unique conditions under which a society's total utility is maximized. t ¯ z x ) Firms maximize a profit Government is needed, almost all would agree, at a minimum to enforce contracts and property rights. d f Production of the most desired and beneficial goods in the most efficient manner possible, since the seller who most successfully does this gains the greatest market share and revenues. His master's income is not due in any part to his employment; on the contrary, that income is first acquired … and in the amount of the income is determined whether the servant shall be employed or not, while to the full extent of that employment the income is diminished. 1790. ∑ ensure efficiency their highest valued uses. y The exact phrase is used just three times in Smith's writings. ⋅ Making goods and services available at the functionally lowest prices possible, since free competition between sellers does not allow for price gouging. a Adam Smith' invisible hand refers to a. the subtle and often hidden methods that businesses use to profit at consumers' expense. The argument of the two capitals was a bad one, since it is the amount of capital that matters, not its subdivision; but the invisible sanction was given to a Protectionist idea, not for defence but for employment. π P h f a However, Bishop mentions that the argument "does not apply to the pursuit of self-interest (…) in any area outside of economic activities."[27], Economic concept popularized by Adam Smith. t z 40) Adam Smith's invisible hand refers to A) the government's unobtrusive role in B) property ownership laws and the rule C) the process by which individuals D) the laws of nature that influence ensuring that the economy functions efficiently. d In Mr. Smith's interpretation, if each consumer is allowed to choose freely what to purchase, and each supplier or producer is allowed to choose freely what to sell and how to make it, the market will settle on the best possible balance of product distribution and prices, which benefits society as a whole.According to Adam Smith, by definition the invisible hand is an observable market force that helps the demand and supply of goods and services in a free market economy reach … ( The concept of the "invisible hand" was explained by Adam Smith in his 1776 classic foundational work, "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations." 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Whether you're welcoming an influx of new customers from Black Friday and Cyber Monday or planning for growth next quarter, it's always a good time to assess how new customers fit into your ecommerce brand's overall marketing goals.
Because every one of your customers is unique, it's difficult to adjust your marketing outreach to each of their individual needs. But you can design an all-encompassing customer journey map for your buyers using individual campaigns to lead them down the path to purchasing—and ultimately to customer loyalty.
The trick is to set up enough structure within each campaign so that your new customers keep progressing through the lifecycle, while also being cautious not to flood them with too many messages. Easier said than done, right?
By mapping out the eight parts of the customer lifecycle (five for pre-purchase, three for post-purchase), you can engage personally with each buyer using the right message at the right time. We'll go into how you should market to them at each stage, from the initial touchpoint to the umpteenth purchase.
From the moment a potential customer first interacts with your brand, they've entered this first stage of the customer journey. Whether they've come across one of your tweets or are just leisurely browsing your ecommerce website, shoppers should have a basic understanding of what you do and sell at this point.
The question is: How are you portraying your brand image? Is it obvious what your product is and does? Does your message stand out in a noisy ecommerce market? Making a strong first impression is the best way to coax passive browsers into actually looking at one of your products.
Based solely on their Instagram account, Away makes it easy to tell who they are as an ecommerce brand. Beyond that, they convey a brand image that's as sleek and modern as their popular line of luggage. If you stumbled across their account, chances are you'd know pretty quickly whether or not you'd want to look further into their products.
Woohoo! Your buyer-to-be has indicated interest in your product by interacting with your brand on some level. This means they've moved onto the next step and are that much closer to making a purchase.
How you define "interest" is entirely up to you based on your marketing goals and your brand's strengths. If social media is a big outreach tool for you, maybe it looks like a follow on Instagram. Perhaps it's an email newsletter signup or even a "like" on a YouTube video.
Regardless of the different channels you prioritize, letting people opt into the cadence they prefer to hear from you (do they want to subscribe to all of your marketing emails, or just to your newsletter?) will help contribute to a positive customer experience leading up to their first purchase. Also, it's a good idea to keep your marketing at this stage lightweight and entertaining. After all, buyers are still just getting to know your brand.
If your customers take their first real steps toward brand engagement in the "interest" stage, it's the "consideration" stage that proves they're super engaged. Often, this will manifest in a buyer viewing a product page more than once, which you can see within your B2C CRM. This will tip you off that they're seriously considering buying it. Hang tight—they're so close to becoming a customer!
At this point, it's a great opportunity to try out a browse abandonment campaign or retargeting campaign (more on both of those later). Marketing a bit more aggressively to your audience will hopefully drive them to the next stage in the ecommerce customer journey.
Intent is a clear signal that someone is about to buy. When shoppers put one of your products in their shopping carts, they move into this category. From there, it's time to spring into action and trigger a targeted campaign that ensures you don't miss out on an engaged customer.
This is where cart abandonment campaigns first come into play. Although you can run them in practically any stage of the customer journey moving forward, they can be especially effective in converting the initial sale.
Here's an example we received from Black Diamond just a few hours after leaving an item in our cart. Notice how they play up the fear of missing out? A convincing cart abandonment email does just that, all with the hopes of getting shoppers to return their carts and complete that purchase after all.
If a customer-to-be somehow decides not to buy (although we're crossing our fingers that that's not the case), all hope is not lost. You can still incentivize purchases through upselling and cross-selling campaigns, or take advantage of social media ads if retargeting is a part of your marketing strategy.
There is also another opportunity to use real-time browse abandonment campaigns like Williams-Sonoma does here with their "Recently Viewed" tab. A customer's browsing session is a great opportunity to reach out with a notification, whether that's in the form of a dynamic sidebar, a web push message, or some other pop-up. At the end of the day, no one knows better than you which different channels matter most to your target buyer personas.
Now that all of your marketing efforts have paid off, put on a party hat and celebrate your hard-earned victory—you've officially acquired a new customer!
But as always in ecommerce marketing, there's still work to be done. Once you've acquired them, your next goal is to grow their customer lifetime value (CLTV).
Think about your target customer. What steps can you take to further engage them and earn a second purchase? This might come in the form of a loyalty program, which you can encourage them to join to purchase additional, related products.
For instance, as a HotelTonight customer, I get tailored recommendations based on where I'm about to travel. No matter where I'm heading, they're always one step ahead of me, offering suggestions that fit my criteria based on past purchases. Not only that, but their recommendations also show how I stand to benefit as a member of their rewards program (again, more on that later).
Whew, you've jumped over the hurdle of getting your new customer to make a repeat purchase. Clearly, they're a big fan of your brand and product if they're already showing signs of customer loyalty.
That's why now might be a good time to ask them to write a review. Not only does this help to build your brand's social proof (which potential customers love seeing when they're in the consideration stage), but it also gives you a chance to offer an incentive as a reward. A free gift, a shout-out on social media, a discount code… any of these could encourage your repeat customers to become three-or-four-time buyers.
Yet again, HotelTonight provides a great example of how to make this low-pressure ask in a post-purchase email.
Here at Zaius, we define loyal customers as those who've made three or more purchases; it's a simple way to qualify your best—and often highest-paying—customers.
Whether or not you stick to this definition, there's no denying that loyal customers are the lifeblood of your brand. It's pretty hard to sustain your ecommerce business on single-purchase customers alone, especially if those purchases are heavily discounted.
Which is why we recommend offering discounts only when your customers have moved into the final stage of the ecommerce customer journey. It's a nice way to say "thanks" for reaching this milestone.
Plus, you can use dynamic content to personalize their shopping experience even more. Whenever I get an email from Sephora, I can immediately tell that they know me. OK, they might not know what I ate for breakfast or where I'm heading on my next vacation. But as it relates to their brand, they know what I like to buy based on my previous purchases. Because of that, they make sure to include products that I'm really into, along with special offers that coincide with how many points I have as a member of their Beauty Insider program. How's that for loyalty perks?
There you have it! The entire ecommerce customer lifecycle in eight steps. We won't pretend this is easy to do, but it is vital to your brand's success. When you're using the same cadence for every shopper who comes in contact with your brand, it makes it that much easier to measure how effective your marketing is and continue to improve.