Spartacus, or Spartak, is a ballet by Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978). The work follows the exploits of Spartacus, the leader of the slave uprising against the Romans known as the Third Servile War, although the ballet's storyline takes considerable liberties with the historical record. Khachaturian composed the ballet in 1954, and for this was awarded a Lenin Prize that year. It was first staged, with choreography by Leonid Yakobson, in Leningrad 1956.


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Curtis J. Phillips
A journalist since 1978. Canadian basketball historian from Fort McMurray, Alberta.
In Arizona for a golf getaway and a game between the Phoenix Suns and the visiting Memphis Grizzlies, former NBA first-round pick Carl Nicks...
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High expectations fell flat as questionable officiating and failed execution limits a talented Canadian squad to an eighth-place finish at the 1971 Pan American...
Curtis J. PhillipsJanuary 4, 2023
Murray Waxman, was a former member of Canada's 1948 Olympic Summer Games and the Montreal YMHA Blues.
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Canadian head coach Peter Mullins, final thoughts on Canadian international hoops: "It's not as if we don't belong or that it's a waste of...
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Without Bobby Croft, Canada sent an inexperienced young squad and got outclassed at the 1970 FIBA World Championships in Yugoslavia.
"The difference this year is that we learned to run and can force the other teams to play our style. The girls came to...
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Canada felled by Russian woodchopper during 1964 Olympics
After missing the 1960 summer games. Canada's senior men's basketball team qualified for the 1964 Olympics but struggled to keep with the competition, finishing...
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Who's who of pre NBA hoops
It's time to learn the names Harry Hough, Charles "Tarzan" Cooper, Leroy "Cowboy" Edwards and 48 other players who dominated prior to the creation...
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Bobby Croft Canada's unsung basketball hero
It was after this performance that Boston Celtics legendary coach Red Auerbach made his comment about Croft: "Croft is the top pro prospect in...
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James Naismith: Keep the doctor's name out of your mouth
For more than 80 years, the media had the wrong name for Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. It took a Canadian and...
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Canadian Basketball History: Fiction or Fact
Fiction or Fact? We demystify six important incorrect facts about the history of Canadian basketball.
Why George Mikan should be ranked higher
George Mikan forced the NCAA and the NBA to change its rules, including the introduction of goaltending, widening the lane and the 24-second shot...
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Canada at the 1964 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament
After falling to qualify for the 1960 Olympic Games, Canada's senior men's national basketball team was forced to raise money and pay its own...
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Canada basketballl at the 1960 Pre-Olympic Basketball Tournament for men in Bologna, Italy.
Barber and Sax: Basketball's Hidden Gems
When it comes to basketball history, both John Barber and his innovative coach Sax Elliot deserve their flowers. Barber, a six-foot-six center once scored...
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Explore an incredible ride and journey of Wilt Chamberlain's short-lived stint with the San Diego Conquistadors of the American Basketball Association (A.B.A.) including his...
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Despite some progress, industrial control system (ICS) networks continue to be dangerously soft targets at a time when cyberattacks against them appear to be increasing.
ICS security vendor CyberX recently analyzed one year's worth of data gathered from 850 production ICS networks across multiple sectors, including energy, utilities, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals.
The exercise showed that a high percentage of organizations that operate ICSes are less safe than generally perceived and are not adequately addressing critical security issues.
"Most OT organizations are serious about security practices but hampered by the age and design of legacy networks," says Phil Neray, vice president of industrial cybersecurity at CyberX. "But that doesn't mean nothing can be done."
One of the most sobering findings in the CyberX study is that 40% of industrial sites are still directly connected to the Internet and are therefore exposed to more risk than when they were disconnected from the outside world.
The idea that ICS networks are relatively safe because they are "air-gapped" from the Internet is a myth, Neray says. Operational technology (OT) networks at four in 10 organizations are directly connected to the Internet and a much higher proportion to the corporate network and are therefore potentially accessible to remote attackers, the CyberX study states. Eighty-four percent of organizations had at least one device on their networks that was remotely accessible and open to communication via RDP, SSH, VNC, and other protocols.
There are multiple reasons why ICS operators are connecting once-separate ICS networks directly to the Internet. An organization, for instance, might have programmed its control systems to get automated software updates, or it might have needed to enable remote support. The growing digitization of business processes is yet another reason. "Digital transformation is a business-driven initiative to gather more real-time intelligence from production facilities in order to optimize production," Neray says.
A broadening attack surface is by far not the only concern with ICS networks. More than half (53%) of the sites CyberX included in its study were using obsolete Windows systems, such as Windows XP and Windows 2000, to access their ICS networks.
Since Microsoft no longer supports these systems, they are unlikely to be properly patched against vulnerabilities and probably require some sort of compensating controls — such as continuous monitoring — to mitigate risk, the CyberX report states.
Worryingly enough, some 57% of the organizations in the CyberX study aren't running any antivirus protections for automatically updating malware signatures on engineering workstations or Windows-based systems that are used to interact with industrial control systems. The situation appears to be the result of continuing concerns among many organizations about security patches and software updates breaking or slowing down operations systems.
The key risk for organizations here is that poorly protected Windows systems and engineering workstations provide attackers an initial foothold in the OT network.
For instance, last year's TRITON attack on a Saudi Arabian petrochemical plant that triggered an accidental emergency shutdown started with the compromise of a human-machine interface (HMI) system, Neray says. The 2016 attacks on Ukraine's power grid using the so-called Indostroyer malware is another example. "These are also the systems that were most impacted by NotPetya and WannaCry because they all use the ancient SMB protocol to share information across both IT and OT networks," he says.
Nearly 70% of the organizations surveyed also have cleartext passwords traversing their ICS networks. The passwords, which can be easily sniffed by attackers conducting cyber reconnaissance, typically control access to older network devices that don't support modern, secure protocols such as SFTP and SNMP v3.
In addition, 16% have at least one wireless access point installed in their OT networks, giving attackers a potential opening for dropping malware like VPNFilter for sniffing network communications and scanning OT networks.
On a positive note, CyberX's analysis shows some improvements. For instance, though 53% of organizations still are using obsolete Windows systems, that number is actually down from the 76% of organizations with legacy systems in CyberX's 2017 report. One reason could be that many organizations were spooked by the publicity and concern surrounding the NotPetya and WannaCry attacks and finally decided to upgrade, CyberX surmises.
The overall risk scores for ICS operators across different sectors improved as well. In 2017, CyberX calculated the median risk across all of its ICS customer sites at 61, with 80 being the security vendor's minimum recommended score. This year, the median overall risk score improved to 70. Organizations in the oil and gas and energy and utilities industries have the highest scores this year of 81 and 79, respectively, indicating their relative security maturity. At the other end of the spectrum are organizations in the manufacturing and petrochemical and chemical sectors.
"Ruthless prioritization is key" to addressing ICS vulnerabilities, Neray says. Many organizations still operate under the false assumption that ICS networks are air-gapped and oblivious to the vulnerabilities riddling their production facilities, he says.
To bolster their security, ICS operators should consider implementing measures such as continuous monitoring, more granular network segmentation, and threat modeling to prioritize mitigation efforts, Neray says.


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PRISCILLA SAMUEL (National Probation Service, London)
AWARD WINNER 2014-15: Priscilla receives an Award for her work as a Probation Officer with offenders, often high-risk and high-profile, who have been charged with terrorism offences. Widely praised for her skill and professionalism by colleagues both inside probation and more widely, the head of the National Probation Service in London described Priscilla as "a shining example of excellent professional probation practice". [This Award is supported by Interserve.]
Priscilla Samuel, as a Probation Officer for the London Probation Trust, has an unusually demanding role in what could scarcely be more difficult territory: working with some of the most serious and high profile offenders charged under the Government's Terrorism Acts.
Originally trained in South Africa before coming to the United Kingdom 13 years ago, Priscilla has extensive experience of challenging cases including rapists and other serious violent offenders as well as those serving life sentences. Dealing with such extremists including very challenging terrorist and racially aggravated hate crime cases is undoubtedly stressful work.
There are also, of course, potentially very high risks associated with these individuals. Their cases are often high profile, and the official oversight involved needs to be meticulously detailed and rigorous. Those working in this area are on the front line, and the escalating levels of national security concerns have enhanced the already exceptionally high standards required in these cases.
That Priscilla has established a sterling reputation as perhaps the leading exponent of this work, not only within the Probation Service, but also among Counter-Terrorism police and intelligence officers in the field, says much about the quality of her work.
Further, community partners – who have an important role in supporting and maintaining de-radicalisation – also speak highly of Priscilla's work. Colleagues praise her for her "positive and upbeat" demeanour while handling these difficult cases, some of which can, of course, rapidly change, and then lead to still further demands from her many colleagues across the multiple partners charged with this task.
Colleagues describe exactly the qualities one would hope for in someone undertaking this role: consistency, calm, excellent partnership working, an attention to detail and the capacity to forge effective relationships with ex-offenders, their families, and the communities to which they return.
Elizabeth George is Head of Communications at the London Probation Trust, whose Extremism and Hate Crime Unit handle 75% of all national Terrorism Act 2000 (TACT) cases, and deal with an average of 20 serious high profile individuals out in the community at any one time. She hails Priscilla's "amazing ability to maintain good relationships with offenders whilst challenging their religious and ideological beliefs."
One of her cases involves AB, a former Muslim extremist described as "an individual full of hate and very difficult to engage with." Convicted and imprisoned for fire-bombing the publisher of a book he considered blasphemous, he came close to recall on several occasions after release.
Priscilla worked hard to keep him in the community, firmly believing in his capacity to change. For several years she worked with him alongside a mentor from the Unity Initiative, a specialist interventions consultancy tackling violent extremism.
Simon Cornwall, the Head of the Trust's Extremism and Hate Crime Unit, believes that without her perseverance and advocacy, AB would not have changed his ways. AB is now an advocate for peace, and works with the Unity Initiative to spread the message of non-violence to others.
A Detective Constable working in the Counter Terrorism Command at the Metropolitan Police praises Priscilla's "key role in balancing the needs of the individual against those of the probation service and the Metropolitan Police. Throughout this process," he says, "I always found Priscilla thoroughly discreet and professional." He goes on to praise her decision-making and mediating skills, noting that this view is widely held by his colleagues.
Sara Robinson, Deputy Director of the National Probation Service in London, rates Priscilla as "the leading practitioner of Offender Management with radicalised and dangerous individuals. Her work is consistently cited as examples of best practice at National Offender Management Service conferences. She is held in the highest esteem by all those who work with her, both within the Probation Service and partner organisations including the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Unit."
Priscilla is keen to share her expertise with other Probation Officers, and recognises the "growing concern not only in relation to the risk and threat that service users convicted of terrorism offences continue to present, but also about the increasing number of individuals in the community who hold extremist views." She would like to develop her work in future to increase the number of suitable community mentors to support the work of managing offenders susceptible to violent extremism.
All in all, as Sara Robinson says, "Priscilla Samuel is a shining example of excellent professional probation practice."
[Priscilla Samuel gives her account of the work for which she won her Award]
Until very recently, I worked as a Probation Officer undertaking work with dangerous offenders convicted of offences under the Terrorism Act (TACT offenders). My skills included developing excellent multi-agency partnership liaison and forming good working relationships with offenders to ensure the safe management of their risk in the community. Through persistence, consistency and self-belief, I have enabled offenders to change and positively engage with mainstream ideological beliefs.
Having worked with TACT offenders for several years, I have over time become more adept and experienced in assessing and managing their risk in the community in order to ensure public safety. In light of the high profile and complex nature of managing offenders convicted under the Terrorism Act, multi-agency involvement is core to the effective and safe management of risk that these individuals present. In many of these cases, I have worked very closely with Prisons and SO15 Police (Counter Terrorism Unit) in identifying and gathering information on cases where there are concerns around individuals displaying an extremist ideology. As a consequence of the risk that these cases continue to present and the attention they attract both from the media and the general public, the majority of the cases of this nature are managed at Mappa level 3. It is imperative that preparation and planning for these meetings are undertaken particularly around ensuring that actions from previous meetings are completed and updates provided to the Mappa which in turn have assisted in devising effective and appropriate risk management plans. Given the concern around the risk that TACT offenders are deemed to present, licence conditions are also agreed at Mappa. It is important when drawing up licence conditions, to ensure that they are proportionate to risk, there is a causal link to their index offence , support rehabilitation and also take into account religious / cultural issues. In many instances, the offenders criminal involvement is directly linked to their faith and beliefs. However in order to enable them to continue to practice their faith safely and disrupt their distorted perceptions regarding their understanding of their faith, approved Mosques are identified for their attendance in order to ensure that they are exposed to mainstream teachings and practice of Islam. In addition to the above, further actions from Mappa have included undertaking home visits to meet with the family in preparation for release of the offender into the community, the purpose being to ascertain the level of support they are able to provide, the extent to which they are considered a protective factor as well as their attitude to the offenders criminal involvement. In addition, as part of the pre-release plan, visits are undertaken to offenders in custody to review offending behaviour work completed and the impact of this in terms of risk reduction, discussion around proposed licence conditions which in many instances include accommodation initially in an Approved Premises as well as discussion around identification of suitable community mentors.
Apart from attending Mappa meetings I have also attended Professionals meetings particularly where there have been co-defendants; the purpose being to meet with Probation Officers managing the co-defendants to ensure consistency in the management of the cases. These meetings have also included discussion around formalising licence conditions as well as agreeing on the identification of suitable community mentors.
A large number of offenders convicted of terrorism offences are mostly ideologically motivated. A growing concern is the influence that they are likely to have on their families and children. Situations such as these often require close working with Children's Services to ensure safeguarding assessments have been undertaken. The extent to which a child of a TACT or extremist related offender is vulnerable to violent extremism is often dependent on the age of the child, the relationship they share with the offender as well as the attitude and views of the family towards the offender. In many cases, where children are of a very young age it is sometimes difficult for Children's Services to assess the child's vulnerability to violent extremism especially if this is the only concern in relation to the child's welfare.
Given the complex nature of many of these cases and the restrictive measures they are subject to on release into the community, the importance of the one to one relationship with the offender is critical to supporting their reintegration into the community. Supervision with the offender has also involved the delivery of the one to one intervention which is designed to address areas such as, eg. their personal identity, understanding the circumstances which contributed to their engagement with an extremist group, cause or ideology and aspects of their life which may need to change to prevent future offending, how and why they may have made certain commitments in their life, the problems of making commitments without really thinking these through and why re-examining these can help them to adapt. To further support their reintegration into the community, I have also worked closely with community mentors to provide social and religious mentoring to offenders. I have found the impact of the community mentor to be positive not only in terms of providing guidance and support to the offender but in some instances also providing support to their families which has in turn enhanced offender engagement. Despite the challenges that this category of offenders present and the demanding nature of the work involved, I have found that providing clarity of purpose, building a trusting relationship and being responsive to risk and need have enabled me to influence attitudinal change. Some of these cases have been cited as examples of good practice at National Probation conferences and workshops. The success in bringing about change in these cases is very much dependent on having a degree of cultural sensitivity and on the integrity and quality of information sharing and partnership working .
Based on my experience to date of undertaking this very specialised area of work, achieving success in managing TACT cases has not been without various challenges. Lessons have been learnt and implemented with the ultimate aim of improving service delivery to the offender and in turn ensuring public safety. For example, the decision to place an offender in an Approved Premises outside of London as it was deemed from a security point of view that his risk was too high and such a placement would provide distance between him and his former associates and limit contact. Not only did family relationships begin to breakdown due to the distance, but the relationship with the offender manager was also disrupted which in turn impacted on the overall offender engagement. On the basis of this the decision was then made to transfer the case to an Approved Premises in London on the basis of my skill and experience of managing such cases. Further challenges have been around recall decisions which in all instances have to be evidence based. As mentioned earlier, the influence of the community mentors on TACT or extremist offenders cannot be underestimated. Ensuring the appropriate match of a mentor with an offender can also be challenging as there are limited number of mentors that are approved to undertake de-radicalisation work. There is a definite need for this area of work to be expanded upon.
I also work very closely with colleagues from the Extremism and Hate Crime Unit to undertake joint visits to prison for the purpose of undertaking sentence plan meetings as well as the delivery of the NOMS Healthy Identity Intervention with a view to reducing the risk that these individuals present.
I recognise that the knowledge and experience gained through working with this specialist group of offenders needs to be shared with other Probation Officers in order to upskill them. To this effect I have co-worked some of these cases with other Probation Officers. This is with a view to helping them to develop their knowledge and skill and ultimately confidence in assuming overall management responsibility of these cases should my current role as Acting Senior Probation Officer become substantive.
I consider it a privilege to have had to the opportunity to become involved in managing TACT / extremist offenders. The trust and responsibility that accompanies the role is enormous given the impact on public safety. It has nevertheless been an extremely rewarding experience particularly in successfully managing cases to their conclusion. Critical to desistance is also the importance of ensuring that the offender manager remains a constant significant figure in the overall offender management process, developing a trusting relationship which in turn enables the offender to become more engaged with interventions. Given my vested interest in this area of work and the increasing number of such cases coming to the attention of the Criminal Justice System, there is a need for colleagues to develop and improve their knowledge, skill set and competence. I would therefore like to share some of my experiences of good practice with them through 1:1 coaching and staff briefings.


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Het bergspikkeldikkopje (Pyrgus andromedae) is een vlinder uit de familie van de dikkopjes (Hesperiidae).

De spanwijdte is 26 tot 30 millimeter. De vleugels zijn donkerbruin met witte stipjes, en lijkt daarmee op veel andere soorten spikkeldikkopjes (Pyrgus).

Als waardplanten gebruikt het bergspikkelddikkopje tormentil, kaasjeskruid en vrouwenmantel. De rupsen leven in samengesponnen bladeren en overwinteren. Ze verpoppen in het voorjaar. De vliegtijd is van juni tot augustus in één jaarlijkse generatie.

Het bergspikkeldikkopje komt in enkele geïsoleerde berggebieden voor, de Alpen, de Pyreneeën, de Balkan, op de grens van Noorwegen en Zweden en in Lapland. In de Alpen vliegt hij tussen 1000 en 2700 meter, in de Pyreneeën tussen 1500 en 2000 meter. In Scandinavië vliegt de soort wat lager.

Pyrginae
Dier uit het Palearctisch gebied
IUCN-status niet bedreigd

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Jarrett Stidham can't lie about QB role he'd want if Giants draft him
March 13, 2019 Footballauburn tigersmobanmarket
MOBILE, Ala. — There are questions players at certain positions always get asked. For quarterbacks, coaches and scouts always inquire about this: After being a starter in college, how would you deal with not playing as a rookie in the NFL?
The responses usually fall into two distinct categories: A) "I'm fine with it, it will give me an opportunity to sit and learn behind (fill in the name of the incumbent veteran starter)." Or, B) "I will do what they ask but I want to play.''
Stick Jarrett Stidham from Auburn, who does not lack for confidence, in with the "B'' group.
Stidham watched his buddy, Sam Darnold, step in from Day One after winning a summer competition with the Jets, beating out Josh McCown — mostly a career backup — to become an immediate rookie starter.
If the Giants eschew taking a quarterback with the No. 6 pick in the NFL draft and opt to take one in a later round, perhaps the third, the 6-foot-3, 215-pound Stidham could be an option. If that scenario plays out, Stidham for the 2019 season will be expected to watch and learn from Eli Manning.
"The first thing is obviously I'm a competitor, so I want to go in and play right away,'' Stidham said Wednesday at the Senior Bowl.
"I'd be lying to you if I didn't. On the flip side, if something like that is the case, if my role is to be the number two guy, then that's my role on the team and I've got to do it at the highest level possible. I've got to be the best number two guy in the world, so to speak.''
Stidham said he had "a really good meeting'' this week with Giants general manager Dave Gettleman and head coach Pat Shurmur. "They're getting to know me a little bit, I'm getting to know them,'' he said.
There is much to get to know about Stidham. Teams all want to know about the details of his short stay at Baylor before leaving after scandal hit that program to re-start his career at Auburn.
"Just about every meeting, try to get a feel for why I decided to transfer and why I decided to sit out, just that whole process, really trying to figure it all out,'' Stidham said of his interactions with NFL personnel this week. "Why I did what I did.''
Stidham believes he compares favorably to Jimmy Garoppolo, the 49ers starting quarterback, based on size and skill set.
"I think the thing that can set him apart from some other guys is his athletic ability,'' Stidham said. "People may not think I'm that athletic, but I can get out of the pocket and extend plays.''
Stidham will train for the draft in Dana Point, Calif., with Darnold and Josh Rosen of the Cardinals, calling them "great friends.'' He checked in recently with Darnold, who shared his experience in his first season with the Jets.
"It's a little crazy up there, apparently he's like a celebrity up there,'' Stidham said. "He said he's been loving it, loves playing in New York and just trying to win some more ballgames.''
Perhaps Stidham will end up in the same area as Darnold.
"That would be great,'' Stidham said. "I wouldn't mind that at all.''
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Q: Drawing Nodes with dynamic color in PGFplot axis I've got difficulties to understand where my code breaks. Eventually, I would like to draw three dots with a color depending on the x value within a axis environment. I have tried multiple ways, but I have given two below. Could you please explain why these examples won't work?
\documentclass[tikz,14pt,border=2pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{filecontents}
\usepackage{csvsimple}

\pgfplotsset{compat=1.11}

\begin{document}
\begin{filecontents}{data.csv}
0.0, 1.0
3.0, 2.2
4.0, 3.0
\end{filecontents}

\begin{tikzpicture}[auto, thick, >=latex]

\begin{axis}[%
axis x line=center,
axis y line=center,
xmin=-0.5,
xmax=5.5,
ymin=-0.1,
ymax=5.1,
axis background/.style={}
]
    \csvreader[no head]{data.csv}{1=\first, 2=\second}%
    {
        \pgfmathsetmacro{\ccc}{\first*20};
        \colorlet{tempcolor}{red!\ccc!black}

        % does not run
        %\node[draw, circle, color=tempcolor] at (\first,\second){ok};

        % runs but shows only one node
        \pgfmathsetmacro{\xxx}{\first};
        \pgfmathsetmacro{\yyy}{\second};
        \node[draw, circle, color=tempcolor] at (\xxx,\yyy){ok};
    };
\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

A: Here is a different method that does work. It relies on visualization depends on to calculate \ccc. The nodes are placed using \addplot with mark=text.

\documentclass[tikz,14pt,border=2pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
\usepackage{filecontents}

\pgfplotsset{compat=1.11}

\begin{document}
\begin{filecontents}{data.csv}
0.0, 1.0
3.0, 2.2
4.0, 3.0
\end{filecontents}

\begin{tikzpicture}[auto, thick, >=latex]

\begin{axis}[%
axis x line=center,
axis y line=center,
xmin=-0.5,
xmax=5.5,
ymin=-0.1,
ymax=5.1,
visualization depends on=x*20 \as \ccc
]

\addplot [
   only marks,
   mark=text,
   text mark as node=true,
   text mark style={red!\ccc!black,draw,circle},
   text mark=ok
] table[col sep=comma] {data.csv};

\end{axis}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}

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Marian Le Cappellain (1851–1923) was a British teacher who established one of the first secondary schools available for girls' education in Costa Rica.

Biography
Marian Le Cappellain was born in 1851 in Jersey. She studied in Guernsey and then went to England and studied the classics at York. In 1872, she and her sister, Ada, came to Costa Rica to work as governesses in the employ of the doctor José María Montealegre, after having left a similar post for Rafael Zaldívar, a Salvadoran politician who would later become president of El Salvador.

The sisters founded a private school and gave English lessons to families in San José until 1886, when Marian returned to Europe. Ada, having married Mauro Fernández Acuña, stayed behind. When Fernandez was appointed Minister of Education, he hired Marian in 1888 to work for the state and direct the new Colegio Superior de Señoritas. She returned and began work organizing the institution, including hiring teachers, designing classes, and even teaching both English and science courses. She designed an organization which was open to all social classes, races and religions and later added a kindergarten annex to the secondary school.

In 1913, she helped found the program "La Gota de Leche" (A drop of milk) with Ángela Acuña Braun, Ana Rosa Chacón and Sara Casal, which aimed at providing milk to disadvantaged children as well as educating their mothers in proper nutrition and encouraging breastfeeding. After 20 years of running the school, Cappellain left in 1908 due to ill health and returned to Europe. She died in Paris, France, in 1923. Her remains were returned to Costa Rica and a monument was established to her memory at the Cementerio General de San Jose.

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ARM, TSMC complete 16nm Cortex-A57 tape-out, chip launching no time soon
By Joel Hruska on April 2, 2013 at 2:36 pm
ARM and TSMC jointly announced today that they've finished tape-out on a Cortex-A57 processor designed on TSMC's upcoming 16nm FinFET hybrid process. This is a major step for both companies — TSMC has been working to ramp its 16nm FinFET plans for months, and ARM's 64-bit Cortex-A57 is an integral part of the UK-based designer's server strategy. This news, however, has been vastly overblown, with some sites trumpeting that the 16nm FinFET A57 is now "ready for mass production." Nothing could be further from the truth. During TSMC's last conference call, CEO Morris Chang gave some guidance on the company's roadmap through 2015.
TSMC expects 28nm shipments to grow by 3x this year compared to 2012, with the first 20nm shipments occurring in 2014. He believes 20nm shipments in 2014 will be larger than 28nm shipments in 2012, while 20nm shipments in 2015 will be larger than the company's 28nm shipments in 2013.
When asked how much volume TSMC would be doing on 16nm in 2015, Chang responded "I think it will be very small." And that tracks perfectly with what we've previously seen from ARM/TSMC collaborations. The first Cortex-A15 built on 20nm with TSMC taped out in 2011. If Chang's remarks are accurate, we might see such a chip come to market in 2014 or 2015 — three or four years after tape-out.
This seemingly contradicts TSMC's own published roadmaps that claim the company will begin "risk production" on 16nm in 2013. What it actually illustrates is that TSMC's roadmaps are often extremely… creative. Clearly, the company is working on 16nm FinFET right now, but Chang's own statements make it clear that they're nowhere near commercial volume and don't expect to be for another three years.
The other major misconception we want to address is the idea that the Cortex-A57 is going to be a smartphone processor. As with the Cortex-A15, yes, there will be smartphones that use these chips — but it's quite telling that all the major product announcements to date have targeted server hardware. Scaling a chip as powerful as the A57 down to smartphone TDPs and thermals is going to be difficult; there simply is no free lunch in this context and the challenges of scaling to smaller nodes and dealing with increased gate leakage are only getting worse as time goes by.
The next 18-24 months in smartphones will be dominated by a mixture of Cortex-A9 parts at the low end (like Nvidia's Tegra 4i) and Cortex-A15-class processors. Adoption of the latter will accelerate when 20nm chips become available, but don't expect a huge ramp there until 2015.
We'll start to see the first ARMv8 products in that time frame (the X-Gene supposedly launches later this year), but I expect ARMv8 ramps will kick into high gear once 20nm is available. The 16nm FinFET version is even further out. Servers, not smartphones, are the initial target for these products — like the Cortex-A15, which substantially improved performance at the cost of power consumption, the A57 will take some massaging before its ready to debut in a device the size of your pocket.
There are other factors that also need to be addressed — 64-bit programs are larger than 32-bit applications and they consume more system RAM. These differences are trivial on a desktop or laptop, where the increased performance more than compensates, but they may be a greater barrier in smartphones where RAM and storage are constrained to minimize power consumption.
Now read: In 2013, the ARMpire strikes back
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"That'll buff out," his friend says, inspecting the damage.
It's pretty common to see people taking pretty new sports cars out at amateur drift events. It's also pretty common to see people get more than a little familiar with the wall.
This is the airbag-filled result of the combination of the two.


Inevitably, cities are becoming more interconnected and dependent on smart wireless computer systems and networks. In this paper, Evandro Santos discusses broadband applications in generating Big Data, and the role of technology and communication in the efficiency of urban functions and services. He argues that digital and mobile technologies are making the connections between transportation service providers and users tighter, faster, and more personal to greater collective and individual b enefits.
Santos, Evandro C. (2018) "Broadband Applications for Digitally Based Public Transportation in the Smart City," Focus: Vol. 14: Iss. 1, Article 15.


It's November, and that means it is the beginning of our holiday season! It is also National Alzheimer's Awareness Month. If you've been wondering about your brain health or worried about cognitive decline, this is your chance to learn more about dementia and Alzheimer's disease, and take the right steps to reducing your risk of developing this degenerative brain disease. Organizations across the country come together this month to raise awareness of brain health, and provide education and information to those with Alzheimer's and their families.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, characterized by rapid cognitive decline. It is estimated that today, around 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer's, and as the population ages, that number is expected to rise. Sadly, there is no cure for Alzheimer's or dementia, and it's among the leading causes of death for older adults in the US.
Alzheimer's disease is caused by an unhealthy growth of proteins in the brain, knowns as plaques and tangles. These clusters of cells interfere with normal brain function, blocking neural pathways and destroying brain cells. Alzheimer's causes the brain to shrink, and as connections between brain cells continue to weaken, Alzheimer's affects your ability to communicate, form new memories, recall recent events, learn new skills, or even perform the tasks of daily life like getting dressed or feeding yourself.
Many studies have linked hearing loss and Alzheimer's Disease, and hearing loss has been shown to have a huge impact on cognitive decline. One study from the Johns Hopkins National Institute on Aging found that those with hearing loss are far more likely to experience rapid cognitive decline, opening a path for dementia or Alzheimer's. Untreated hearing loss leaves you more socially isolated and unable to enjoy life fully. Choosing to say home rather than meeting with friends might sound like a good idea at the time and may save you the embarrassment of answering inappropriately, but you'll actually be harming your brain.
When you lack cognitive input, your brain becomes less active and the cells that you aren't using regularly are far more likely to be damaged or die. "A lot of people ignore hearing loss because it's such a slow and insidious process as we age," explains Frank Lin, researcher at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. "Even if people feel as if they are not affected, we're showing that it may well be a more serious problem." Living with untreated hearing loss has more serious implications than you realize.
Living with untreated hearing loss increases social isolation, and many seniors with hearing loss struggle with loneliness, depression, and other mental health concerns. When you're unable to have a normal conversation, or have to ask people to repeat themselves many times, it's difficult to maintain close relationships, and you and your loved ones will often get frustrated when trying to communicate. You can still follow conversations in the quiet of your own home, but large groups, or places with a lot of background noise have become impossible for you. If you've stopped going out to meet with friends, or choose to stay home rather than going to the park with your grandchildren, your quality of life is reduced, you'll experience crippling social isolation, and increased cognitive decline, and may increase the risk for developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Rather than living with untreated hearing loss and risking rapid cognitive decline, it's time to consider treating your hearing loss. As the holiday season approaches, think about how wonderful it would be to participate in the family dinner and enjoy listening to stories flying around the table. You want to connect with your grandkids and maintain a healthy relationship with your children for years to come, and treating hearing loss paves the way for this connection.
This November, do the right thing for your brain and your most important relationships, and visit us at Pacific Northwest Audiology for a hearing test. We'll help you learn more about your hearing loss and hearing health, and give you tips on how to keep your brain active and healthy. We'll also help you choose the perfect hearing aids that will have you hearing clearly, participating in conversations, learning new things, and enjoying life to the fullest.


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package com.taotao.service.impl;

import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;

import com.github.pagehelper.Page;
import com.github.pagehelper.PageHelper;
import com.taotao.common.exception.CustomException;
import com.taotao.common.pojo.easyui.DataGridResult;
import com.taotao.common.util.IDUtils;
import com.taotao.common.util.TaotaoResult;
import com.taotao.mapper.TbItemDescMapper;
import com.taotao.mapper.TbItemMapper;
import com.taotao.mapper.TbItemParamItemMapper;
import com.taotao.pojo.TbItem;
import com.taotao.pojo.TbItemDesc;
import com.taotao.pojo.TbItemExample;
import com.taotao.pojo.TbItemParamItem;
import com.taotao.service.ItemService;

@Service
public class ItemServiceImpl implements ItemService {
	@Autowired
	private TbItemMapper tbItemMapper;
	@Autowired
	private TbItemDescMapper tbItemDescMapper;
	@Autowired
	private TbItemParamItemMapper tbItemParamItemMapper;

	@Override
	public TbItem getItemById(long itemId) {
		TbItemExample tbItemExample = new TbItemExample();
		TbItemExample.Criteria criteria = tbItemExample.createCriteria();
		criteria.andIdEqualTo(itemId);
		List<TbItem> tbItems = tbItemMapper.selectByExample(tbItemExample);
		return tbItems.isEmpty() ? null : tbItems.get(0);
	}

	@Override
	public DataGridResult getItemList(int page, int rows) {
		PageHelper.startPage(page, rows);
		List<TbItem> list = tbItemMapper.selectByExample(null);
		return new DataGridResult((int) ((Page) list).getTotal(), list);
	}

	@Override
	public TaotaoResult save(TbItem item, String desc, String itemParams) {
		long itemId = IDUtils.genItemId();
		item.setId(itemId);
		item.setStatus((byte) 1);
		item.setCreated(new Date());
		item.setUpdated(new Date());
		//保存商品
		if (tbItemMapper.insert(item) < 1) {
			throw new CustomException(TaotaoResult.build(500, "系统异常"));
		}
		TbItemDesc tbItemDesc = new TbItemDesc();
		tbItemDesc.setItemDesc(desc);
		tbItemDesc.setItemId(itemId);
		tbItemDesc.setCreated(new Date());
		tbItemDesc.setUpdated(new Date());
		//保存商品详情
		if (tbItemDescMapper.insert(tbItemDesc) < 1) {
			throw new CustomException(TaotaoResult.build(500, "系统异常"));
		}
		TbItemParamItem itemParamItem = new TbItemParamItem();
		itemParamItem.setItemId(itemId);
		itemParamItem.setParamData(itemParams);
		itemParamItem.setCreated(new Date());
		itemParamItem.setUpdated(new Date());
		//保存商品规格
		if (tbItemParamItemMapper.insert(itemParamItem) < 1) {
			throw new CustomException(TaotaoResult.build(500, "系统异常"));
		}
		return TaotaoResult.ok();
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Over the past two years, around two-thirds of the local County Administrations in Sweden have entrusted SMHI to construct plausible scenarios of future climate development in the relevant counties. Based on observations and analyses from the SMHI as well as climate scenarios from international climate research, the assignments have been prepared in close dialogue with the County Administrations in order to satisfy individual regional needs and requirements.
The purpose of the climate analyses is to provide a broader picture of today's climate conditions and calculate the changes which are likely to take place up until the end of the century. The method applied takes into consideration that despite the fact that many different climate development scenarios exist within international climate research, there are also common trends. Examples of factors which were studied are mean temperature and precipitation (annual and seasonal), heavy precipitation, periods without precipitation and the length of vegetation periods.
- Climate adaptation is an important part of the work in achieving sustainable development. With the material provided by the SMHI, we have the data for planning and risk assessment required by various players in the county, says Climate Adaptation Co-ordinator, Malin Berglind at the Country Administrative Board in Jönköping.
The future water conditions play a central role in the analyses. A hydrological model combined with measurements and an ensemble of international climate scenarios are used to calculate average water flows, seasonal variations and 100-year flows for specific watercourses. Soil humidity and snow conditions can also be calculated with the hydrological model.
For those counties with coastal stretches the future sea water level is of particular importance. SMHI's calculations are based on current international knowledge as well as observations of sea water levels and landforms.
SMHI also compiles current knowledge for other areas such as flooding risks around Lake Vänern and Lake Mälaren.
- Broadly speaking, all public sectors are affected by the changing climate. The report provides us with the necessary knowledge base relating to climatic change in the county and it is also a part of the County Administrative Board's mandate to co-ordinate the regional climate adaptation work, says Climate Adaptation Co-ordinator, Charlotta Källerfelt, County Administrative Board, Västra Götaland.


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Advertising is now a science. This definition limits the topic of economics to material welfare of people. Generally money-sucking leaders lure clients by making an attempt to persuade them with flowery phrases. Instance: "our enterprise must grow" is an obscure, non-measurable objective. There is no such thing as a higher method to execute the objectives, be it monetary or operational, of the business report than with the help of a management marketing consultant.
Although it's simpler for folks with science backgrounds, there have been many others who went into pharmaceutical sales careers with out prior associated expertise with anatomy, physiology and pharmacology. One of the nice things about long exams just like the CSET is that the answer to at least one question can usually be found in one other part of the test.
Science Report Writing- Parallel to a business report, science report writing additionally corresponds with the road of investigation. By using completely different advertising and marketing software program and instruments accessible online, he has the opportunity to advance his business and position it proper below his preferred customers.
He has to think of advertising methods, gross sales boosting, personnel issues, legal issues, accounts modalities, uninterrupted fund movement, procurement and storing, well timed transfer of materials, and even day-to-day workplace administration. Unlike what some folks suppose, one doesn't must be a science graduate or have a scientific background to become a pharmaceutical gross sales representative.
Thus in response to Robbins "No matter Economics is concerned with, it is not involved with causes of fabric welfare as such. One might surprise why we have to establish objectives within the first place, why not let the company or a particular exercise simply run smoothly into the longer term and see where it will get.
A Bachelor of Science degree goes to any person who does get a degree in a science associated area. In reality, once skilled as a pharmaceutical gross sales representative, the field is a perfect combination of science and enterprise. We're involved only with these economic actions which do not promote materials welfare of human beings are out of the scope of economics.
Online bachelor's degree in enterprise is designed so as to assist college students in identifying the current advertising trends, which is crucial for the success of any business. The principle goal of the Science report is to boast an goal, the method which enlightens how the challenge has been analyzed, the outcomes which presents the findings and the conclusion.


Taking a look at WWDC, iPad vs Surface Pro 3, the iMessage bugs, Google and Lenovo overtaking Apple, tales from the marketing team, the iPhone 5C 8GB continues to pop up around the world, dust and water-resistant iPhones, and trade-ins plus expectations inside the Apple Store. Apple Loop is here to remind you of a few of the very many things that happened around Apple over the last seven days.
We already know that iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 will be discussed, so fundamental changes in elements of the OS are a safe bet. The existing hardware cycles of the new iPhone and new iPads in September and October will likely use iOS 8 (so developers will be able to code for the new platform), but a minor update to the iPad or iPhone range is possible but perhaps not probable. An update to the MacBook line might be on the cards as well.
Whatever it is, Apple is going to be introducing the changes to a lot of third-party developer support in the room, and if apps are the lifeblood of an ecosystem, having the blood donors ready to jump into the new sessions will be a smart move.
If Apple feels like going on the offensive, a larger iPad could be one of the mystery launches at WWDC. Given Microsoft's clear pot-shots at Apple with the Surface Pro 3 (announced this week), an iPad Pro with a 12 inch display and optional keyboard would prove to be a direct comparison with the Surface Pro 3. WIth sales on the Surface Pro 3 only commencing with the lower specced devices y the end of June, Apple could easily steal a march on them... if the idea of an iPad Pro has been attractive enough to develop over the last year.
Apple's issues with iMessage have been acknowledged by the company. The bug means that users who move to another platform and retain the same mobile phone number do not have the association changed in Apple's database. This leads to problems when others send a text to the associated number that Apple's servers are sure is running iOS, when in fact could be running Android, Windows Phone, or any number of choices in the mobile operating system department. The upcoming release of iOS 7.1.2 should address the issue.
Millward Brown's annual 'BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands' has seen Apple vacate the number one spot it has held for the last three years. Google now tops the chart which is based around the measurement of the value of a brand - an interesting challenge in its own right. While this is nothing more than a 'best guess' sort of survey any loss of momentum in the press, especially to Google, will not be welcome at Cupertino.
It's also worth noting that Lenovo's PC shipments to the United States in the last quarter to move into the third place spot in terms of PC providers.
There was no certainly that Steve Jobs would be able to save Apple, Segall continued. Back in 1985 Jobs had been ousted from Apple partly because he had mismanaged the company, "so there was no real guarantee that it would be any better this time round," Segall noted. "But you gotta believe and so we ad folk who had worked with Steve before thought it would be a great fun thing to do, and so we joined in," he said.
Their faith paid off: "A mere 14 years later Apple became the most valuable company on earth."
A quick snippet of news from India is that the iPhone 5C 8GB version (previously mentioned here on Forbes) is now available. This follows the 8 GB version of the iPhone 45S which was briefly on sale this year before being withdrawn by Apple. Will the 5C 8GB fare any better? It's currently discounted at Rs 33,550 ($570) as an out of contract/SIM free handset. I'm sure that Apple's thinking is to get enough people signed up and into the Apple ecosystem, and then be able to count them as loyal users for the next few years.
Following on from Apple's retention of the rights to use Liquidmetals' Alloys on an exclusive basis; a number of patent applications that deal with hardening 'weak points' in the design of a smartphone (such as speaker grilles, and exposed microphone slots; and the industry trend to waterproof current flagship smartphones; it looks likely that Apple are set to toughen up their handsets against water, dust, and other harsh environmental factors elements. At the very least expect I'd expect the next major iPhone release to carry an IP57 or IP58 rating.
Following on from availability last month in Canada and the United States, Apple has extended their iPad trade-in program to the United Kingdom. Owners of the iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, or first generation iPad Mini, can trade these in towards the cost of a new tablet. Typically in the US a 16 GB WiFi iPad 4 would bring you in around $200. As of the time of writing, there are no more details on the program.
"I love the idea of really helping people"
Speaking of the Apple Stores, Patrick May has spent time with the Geniuses working in Apple's Palo Alto Store. Pour a coffee, it's a nice read to finish of this week's Apple Loop, so enjoy the weekend, and I'll see you back here next week for more Apple! Forbes' previous Apple Loop column can be found here.


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Posted on November 7, 2021 by richardsh
Canon Herman Peter Schneider (1928-1982) was born of Jewish parents in Czechoslovakia. He came to England at the age of 10 as a refugee from Nazi persecution. He was subsequently brought up as a Christian and ordained in the Church of England in 1954. Following a London curacy, he became chaplain at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. In 1960, he went to Israel as chaplain to St Luke's, Haifa. In 1964, he became Adviser to the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem in Jewish-Christian Relations, pioneering dialogue and mutual understanding between Jews and Christians beyond the bounds of his own denomination, In 1973, he returned to England and continued this work through the Church of England and numerous ecumenical organisations while serving in parishes in Suffolk and Sussex.
https://www.bromleyfirstworldwar.org.uk/content/places/lammas-vad-hospital-chislehurst The old Victorian detached house played a significant role in the Second World War when it became home to young Jewish refugees rescued from Prague by the Barbican Mission for the Jews. A bench at the end of Lubbock Road commemorates this episode. The Mission continued to provide a home for children into the late 1950s.
I have been researching the life of Peter Schneider, who was a friend of the Hebrew Christian Alliance of Great Britain but focused his activity of Jewish-Christian relations and the place of dialogue. He was a much loved founder of the Rainbow Groups in Jerusalem and London, and an influential member of the Council of Christians and Jews.
Reflection: At his funeral the Archbishop of York preached in Westminster Abbey on the text of Isaiah 53:11 "He shall see the fruit of the travail of his soul and be satisfied". Thank you Lord, for your servant Peter Schneider, and the travail of his soul to bring Jews and Christians together in healing, forgiveness, reconciliation and mutual support. May we as Jewish disciples of Yeshua continue to be ambassadors of your reconciling love, that restores us to yourself and to one another. In your Suffering Servant Yeshua's name we pray. Amen.
Below are some articles about him:
Rainbow Group material for 1978-80. –
Many other names should be recorded here: Rev. Peter Schneider, Canon of the Anglican Church who worked for mutual understanding and reconciliation between Jews and Christians both in Israel and Britain. He founded the Jerusalem and London Rainbow Groups as well as the Ecumenical Theological Research Fraternity in Israel. He was secretary to the advisers of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York on interfaith matters. https://www.notredamedesion.org/archived/www.notredamedesion.org/en/dialogue_docs17d7.html?a=3b&id=574
A Unique Childhood Memoir of Life in Wartime Britain in the Shadow of the HolocaustBy Vera Gissing
https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/10e57a2d-2f4c-3b45-9733-2985635f9ed7
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340964400_The_emergence_of_the_Kindertransport_in_Prague_the_Barbican_Mission_to_the_Jews_a_unique_endeavour
The emergence of the Kindertransport in Prague: the Barbican Mission to the Jews, a unique endeavour
Nurit Grossman
https://epdf.pub/childrens-exodus-a-history-of-the-kindertransport.html
CHILDREN'S EXODUS: A HISTORY OF THE KINDERTRANSPORT – Vera K. Fast, I. B. Tauris, London, 2011.
https://billiongraves.com/grave/Herman-Peter-Schneider/10633089
He shall see the fruit of the travail of his soul and be satisfied. Issiah 53, 11 Memorial service for Canon Peter Schneider Westminster Abbey, London 25/01/1983
Click to access Immanuel_15_105.pdf
https://docplayer.net/172868753-In-memoriam-peter-schneider-from-his-writings.html
Sweeter than honey : Christian presence amid Judaism / Peter Schneider; introduction by M.A.C. Warren.
Schneider, Peter, 1928-1982.London : SCP Press; 1966
Rainbow group – London and Jerusalem
https://www.facebook.com/Jerusalem-Rainbow-Group-for-Jewish-Christian-Encounter-and-Dialogue-105819454912760/
Jerusalem Perspectives edited with Geoffrey Wigoder
1 Response to 7 November 1982 Death of Peter Schneider, Jewish Refugee, Anglican Priest, Rainbow Group Founder #otdimjh
Jeanette Dean says:
Sorry to hear he died so young – my age in a few weeks, 54. I wonder how his brother got on in Africa.
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Formerly a senior editor at Contract magazine, where she wrote primarily about commercial interior design, Katie Weeks joined Eco-Structure as editor-in-chief in late 2009. "Katie is regarded as a leading expert on sustainability in the built environment," Eco-Structure's publisher, Russell Ellis, said in a statement that accompanied her move to the green architecture business-to-business publication owned by Hanley Wood. "Her knowledge and creativity will be a positive contribution to the magazine and eco-structure.com." Here, Weeks discusses biomimicry, or the practice of imitating nature's designs and processes; the growing importance of the post-occupancy performance of buildings; and why Ray Anderson deserves to be in a Hall of Fame for turning a carpet company into an eco-friendly model of sustainability.
Since our magazine it a business-to-business publication that goes to architects, designers, and other building professionals, and is not a publication anyone can pick up at a newsstand, I usually stick with "I'm the editor of a magazine about green architecture" and then drill down from there.
For this, I have to crib my answer from Bill Browning, CEO of Terrapin Bright Green, as I recently asked him the same question and he nailed it: The concepts of biomimicry and ecological history. The former refers to the practice of learning from nature and imitating its designs and processes to solve modern problem. Can building material be created and structured to mimic the light-weight strength of a spider web, can the design of a termite nest teach us how to better ventilate a building, or can plants teach us how to clean water without using chemical processes? The latter refers to the idea of tracing the environmental history of site to see how future development can move toward returning the environmental impact of the site back to its more natural, undeveloped state.
That focusing on the environment is just a do-good, touchy-feely initiative. A well-designed building can cost less to operate and may reduce employee absenteeism and increase productivity. It is smart business.
The growing importance of the post-occupancy performance of buildings. It's one thing to design and construct a building, and another to operate it continually to meet -- and, ideally, exceed -- performance targets.
The idea that green design cannot be great design and vice versa. There should no longer be a viable excuse for not combining sustainability and outstanding aesthetics and function in any space.
LEED certification. The U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building certification system was -- and continues to be -- a game changer for many reasons. It certainly deserves the recognition it has earned, but as it is the most well-known marker for discussing green building, it can be easy to get sidetracked by certification levels, instead of looking at the entire building and digging into individual attributes. I get a lot of pitches for projects that are LEED certified or LEED Silver, without any specific explanation as to what the designers have done to address environmental performance.
Janine Benyus of the Biomimicry Guild and Biomimicry Institute. Quite simply, her work is amazing and am I pretty much spellbound every time I hear her speak. A true inspiration.
Ray Anderson, founder of Interface, Inc. He was a huge advocate for sustainability and his recent passing is a great loss. In 1994, he chose to redirect Interface, a carpet company and, by its nature, part of the petrochemical industry, to reduce the company's environmental footprint without sacrificing profits. The initiative was called Mission Zero, and the premise of it was to eliminate any negative environmental impact from the company by 2020. To have such a big company make this a key part of the operating platform was a significant development in the sustainable realm.
Alex Wilson, founder of BuildingGreen Inc. and Executive Editor of Environmental Building News. Without a doubt, Alex is at the very top of the list of trusted, go-to people regarding environmentally-responsible design and construction. In 2010, our parent company, Hanley Wood, along with The Hanley Foundation, presented Alex with a $50,000 grant for his work and it was extremely well deserved.
Architecture (as a practitioner), politics (in an operational capacity, not as a politician myself), and music supervision (get paid to listen to music? Yes, please).
Hootsuite to manage multiple Twitter streams and track several hundred others throughout the day.
"Cosmic Love," by Florence + the Machine.


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HomeThe West Enders: Episode Fourteen, "Why is this night different from all other nights?"
The West Enders: Episode Fourteen, "Why is this night different from all other nights?"
April 10, 2017 wendydirks Fashion Doll CollectingBarbie, Fashion Dolls, Lottie, Passover, Pesach, Seder
It's the first night of Passover and Sam is attending his first Seder. Because he wants to understand everything in depth, he has brought a Haggadah written with commentary by Lord Jonathan Sacks, the former Chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth and one of England's most prominent Orthodox Jewish scholars, even though he and Midge are members of a Reform synagogue. The actual Haggadah for the night is aimed at families so that Sasha can understand the significance of the occasion. She is thrilled to get to ask the question, "Why is this night different from all other nights?" Midge has invited Nicole and told her that Pierre is also welcome, but she arrives on her own.
Midge has worked ceaselessly all weekend and everyone agrees that her homemade matzoh ball soup is wonderful.
"I hope Pierre knows that he was welcome to join us," she says to Nicole.
"Pierre is not into religion at all," Nicole responds. "It doesn't bother me, and I'm really happy to be here myself. Thank you so much for inviting me. It's not like he and I are going to be married, like you and Sam. And Sam, I'm so impressed that you have converted and are taking this all so seriously. You're a real mensch!"
"Thanks," says Sam. "It's a completely new experience for me, a feeling of belonging to something bigger than I am. My parents weren't religious and I grew up without any kind of religious training. I'm really happy to have found this family and this feeling – and of course, I'm the luckiest man in the world to have found Midge." He and Midge smile at each other, completely in love.
One of the biggest treats of the night is having Nicole sing in Hebrew. She really does have an amazing voice.
At the end of the evening, when Nicole has left and Sasha has gone to bed, Midge and Sam retire to the bedroom. "You have made me the happiest man in the world," says Sam. "Only one thing could make me happier."
"What's that?" asks Midge.
"Let's have a child. Let's have a baby. I want an even bigger family. I love you so much, Midge. I want to have a child with you."
With that, we shall leave them and wish Pesach Sameach to everyone celebrating tonight – but stay tuned for the next episode! We'll see how the other dolls celebrate Easter.
Finally a huge shout out to Nora from Double N Minis on Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/DoubleNminis?ref=l2-shopheader-name&section_id=20160795) for creating the wonderful 1:6 scale food for the Seder. She normally works in 1:12 scale but created this custom order for me and it is amazing!
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4 thoughts on "The West Enders: Episode Fourteen, "Why is this night different from all other nights?""
Brenova says:
Love Love Love!!! Great story and the whole diorama was beautiful!!
Yosifa Angela Propis says:
I was marveling at the great looking food for the seder. All looks so wonderful! Great job!
Thank you! The artist who made the food is amazing!


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Michael Joseph Crombeen (born April 16, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player, who played in eight seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). His son B. J. also played in the NHL.

Playing career
Crombeen was born in Sarnia, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1969 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Sarnia. He played his junior hockey with the Kingston Canadians of the OHA from 1973–1977, playing in 244 games, while getting 322 points (160 goals-162 assists).  His best season was 1974–75, when he earned 114 points (56G-58A) in 69 games.  In 19 career playoff games, he earned 21 points (8G-13A). Crombeen was drafted by the Cleveland Barons with the 5th overall pick in the 1977 NHL amateur draft, and was also selected by the Edmonton Oilers with the 4th overall pick in the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft.  Crombeen elected to join the Barons.

Crombeen split the 1977–78 season between the minors and the NHL, playing with the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the CHL, getting 8 points (4G-4A) in 12 games, and the Binghamton Dusters of the AHL, getting 3 points (1G-2A) in 13 games, along with 48 games with the Cleveland Barons, scoring 7 points (3G-4A).  As the Barons franchise folded and many of their players were absorbed by the Minnesota North Stars, Crombeen found himself left unprotected, and was picked up by the St. Louis Blues in the dispersal draft.

Crombeen then started the 1978–79 season with the Golden Eagles, scoring 15 points (6G-9A) in 30 games, before joining the St. Louis Blues for 37 games, getting 11 points (3G-8A).

In 1979–80, Crombeen spent the entire season with the Blues, getting 22 points (10G-12A) in 71 games, and appeared in his first NHL playoffs, going pointless in 2 games.  Crombeen then registered 23 points (9G-14A) in 69 games in 1980–81, and chipped in with 3 goals in 11 playoff games, including a goal in double overtime that clinched the Blues' first-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.  1981–82 was the most productive season of Crombeen's career, getting a career high 27 points (19G-8A) in 71 games, and earned 4 points (3G-1A) in 10 playoff games.  He played in all 80 games in the 1982–83 season, getting 17 points (6G-11A), then earned an assist in 4 playoff games.  On October 3, 1983, the Hartford Whalers picked up Crombeen off of waivers.

Crombeen spent the 1983–84 season with the Whalers, getting 5 points (1G-4A) in 56 games, then split the 1984–85 season with Hartford, getting 11 points (4G-7A) in 46 games, and with the Binghamton Whalers of the AHL, earning 3 points (2G-1A) in 6 games.  After the season, Crombeen announced his retirement from hockey.

Personal
His son, B.J. Crombeen, has played 445 NHL games with four teams.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Awards
1976, 1977: OMJHL Second All-Star Team

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1957 births
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We used Shawna and Rob to sell our house and they made the experience easy and stress free. We were always kept informed and received all documents in a timely manner! The professional service provided exceeded our expectations and I would definitely use them again!
Shawna and Rob are amazing - we feel super fortunate to have had them as our realtor team. Rob sold our house in 7 days - way faster than we had expected. He gave us lots of instructions and directions for getting our house set up for the sale, and then was really easy work with in terms of showings, paper work and getting the deal done. He even helped finish a small tiling job that we had been putting off! We couldn't have been more pleased with how it all went down. He's truly a lovely person and knows his stuff.
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I recently bought my first condo through Shawna Eskiw and I could not have been happier with the experience! She worked incredibly hard to show me places in my price range and worked even harder to close the deal after she found me the perfect place.
During the process, Shawna was always available to answer questions, she listened seriously to my concerns, and guided me through the process professionally. Even after the purchase was complete and everything said and done, Shawna would still answer follow-up questions just as promptly!
What struck me as most impressive about Shawna, however, was that she had no problem telling me when I was wrong about a place. Even when I was extremely excited about a place, but she knew it was a bad deal, she would tell me without hesitation that we could do better. Rather than take the easy commission, she made sure that I was getting the right place for me and for the right price.
Buying and selling a home is a very stressful part of life. However, if you can find a realtor who is passionate about working on your behalf, it makes these tasks much less stressful. That is who Rob is........ he's "that realtor!!"
Rob always answered my emails/calls/texts within a very reasonable timeframe (usually within minutes) and was very friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. He always went that extra mile and calmly and professionally handled my questions and/or concerns at any time of the day or night.
Rob sold our home within a week during a tough selling market and negotiated an almost full asking price offer on our behalf. He also helped us buy our new dream home in a beautiful location. And after we found our new home, he went over and above what we expected and obtained estimates on the things that were mentioned during the inspection and used those estimates to aggressively negotiate an even better purchase price on a home that was already well priced. Selling high and buying low is tough to do but with Rob's help, that is exactly what we were able to achieve.
Although I rarely recommend people and/or businesses, in this case I am happy to make an exception. Robert Eskiw is a VERY good realtor whom I highly recommend to anybody who is buying or selling a home.
Rob and Shawna were an amazing team to have in our pocket while my boyfriend and I were looking for our home! As first time buyers we didn't know much, but they were there for us every step of the way, gave us all the options and knowledge we could have needed, and were always super friendly and professional.
Working with Shawna and Rob has been a very positive experience. They are both very down to earth and easy going. Shawna has now been our realtor 2 times. She never pressures, listens to what you want, is always readily available, goes out of her way to help you, is very energetic and works hard to make a deal work in your favour. She's been super patient and I'm thankful to say we'll be moving into our beautiful home in the near future because of Shawna's preparedness, knowledge and way she connects with people.
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I have personal experience with the expertise of both Shawna and Rob. Two years ago I purchased my first condo with Shawna, and now I'm in the process of selling that condo with Rob. Rob also just helped me purchase a new house that came with a myriad of issues, including a hostile neighbor and zoning non compliance. Rob stuck with me over the 2 month battle and arranged for contractors, home inspectors and even attended the variance hearing at City Hall. Dozens of offers were written at all hours of the day and Rob never complained once. I would highly recommend Team Eskiw.
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Robert was an excellent realtor who took special efforts to track any openings in the condominium complex we were interested in. He was prompt to reply to our questions, professional in his approach, and did not attempt to bias judgement or pressure my wife and I during any of the viewings. Although we did not end up purchasing any of the properties he showed us, his manner was such that we would consider him for any future real estate dealings.
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Sarawak Biodiversity Centre is a statutory body that was set up by the government of Sarawak in 1997 for the regulation of access and collection of biological resources for research or commercial purposes. In 2004, the centre was relieved of its regulatory role and started to get involved in biotechnology-based research on the biological resources in the state.

History
Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC) was established in 1997 following the enactment of the Sarawak Biodiversity Centre Ordinance by the Sarawak state government for conservation, utilization, protection and sustainable development of biodiversity in the state. This was followed by the enactment of Sarawak Biodiversity Regulations in 1998. In December 2003, the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly passed the Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (Amendment) Ordinance 2003. The state assembly also revised the Sarawak Biodiversity Regulations in 2004. Following these revisions, Sarawak Biodiversity Centre was relieved of its previous role and assumed a new role of research and development of the state biological resources and documentation of indigenous knowledge of utilising biological resources. In 2017, SBC hosted BioBorneo and Bioeconomy Day.

SBC collaborated with Mitsubishi Corporation on cultivating indigenous algae since 2012. In 2019, SBC and Mitsubishi launched one of the largest algae cultivation facility in Southeast Asia. It is expected to produce 60 tonnes of dried algae biomass per hectare per year.

Programmes

Traditional Knowledge Documentation Programme
This programme exists to prevent the loss of traditional knowledge in indigenous communities because knowledge is passed to the next generations only through oral tradition. This programme is carried out through capacity-building workshops where local communities are trained with documentation techniques as well as growing and management of useful indigenous plants. As of 9 November 2020, a total of 6,420 plants were documented with 1,713 species of plants identified.

Research and Development (Bioprospecting) Programme
This programme is supported by seven laboratories with the aim to screen for anti-cancer, anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-protease compounds from its natural products library. This programme also isolates and sequences genes from useful microbes that have medicinal and industrial applications. This programme is also developing plant tissue culture capabilities for mass propagations and genetic transformation of plants.

Bioinformatics Programme
This programme aims to provide an integrated database storage and maintenance system on biological resources in the state and traditional knowledge on growing indigenous plants.

Biodiversity Garden Programme
This programme collects, propagates and plants the indigenous flora of Sarawak that are used by the indigenous communities in the state. This garden provides raw plant materials for research and development. This garden is also open for public education and tours.

Awareness and Appreciation Programme
Through seminars, workshops, conferences, forums, public lectures, dialogue sessions, and exhibitions, this programme aims to disseminate accurate information on biodiversity and biotechnology to the general public, policymakers, government officials, members of academia, researchers, industry representatives and the media.

Facilities

Extraction laboratory
At the plant preparation area, all plants will undergo washing, sorting, cutting, drying, and grinding to become ground plant samples. The samples are then extracted by using maceration solvent extraction, maceration aqueous extraction, liquid-liquid partition, and reflux extraction. The plant extracts are then deposited into the natural products library.

Microbiology laboratory
This laboratory isolates actinomycetes and fungi from plants and soil to be stored in natural products library for their antimicrobial activity testing

Molecular biology laboratory
This laboratory aims to screen for anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory compounds from plants, actinomycetes, and fungi using molecular genetics and in vitro cell lines screening.

Plant tissue culture laboratory
This laboratory aims to cultivate targeted plants on a massive scale for research and development and domestication.

Analytical chemistry laboratory
Extracts obtained from the extraction laboratory and microbiology laboratory are sent here for isolation and purification using various chromatographic techniques.

Bioinformatics data centre
It features biological resources databases, a natural product library, and traditional knowledge databases.

Product development laboratory
This laboratory focus on extraction of essential oils and indigenous oils, formulation of personal care products, and quality analyses of the developed products.

Research and patents
In 2002, the centre filed a patent for two cyclopentabenzofuran compounds similar to silvestrol extracted from Aglaia species that had shown anti-cancer activities in THP-1 cell line and A549 cell lines. This is followed by the screening of more Aglaia samples which led to compounds that are active against MCF-7 cell line and NCI-60 cell line in 2008.

In 2006, the centre started a project called "Development of Medicinal and Aromatic Oils from Sarawak's Indigenous Plants".  From indigenous traditional knowledge documentation programme, Litsea cubeba tree found at Bario, Lawas, and Padawan municipality was used for essential oil extraction with the support from Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The essential oil has a crisp and citrus lemony scent. Essential oil from the plant not only shows anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory properties, it is also able to repel insects. In 2011, the Sarawak Litsea tree was registered under geographical indication while the essential oil extract was registered under the trademark Litsara. In 2017, Sarawak Biodiversity Centre cooperate with Interhill Group to sell Litsara products in Pullman hotels at Kuching and Miri. Over time, a range of products such as freshener, soap, shampoo, and handwash are produced from the essential oil extract.

In 2007, Adenosma nelsonioides (known as Bunga Ta'ang by the Bidayuh community) was documented by Sarawak Biodiversity Centre at Padawan area. In 2014, Adenosma essential oil volatile vapour was found to have antifungal activity against Ganoderma boninense, a fungus that is harmful to oil palms. Its essential oil has a woody and herbal scent which is described by perfumers as "spicy". The oil also has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties. In 2015, the plant was filed for geographical indication as Sarawak Adenosma and the essential oil derived from it was trademarked as Adenosara. In October 2020, benefit sharing agreement was signed between Sarawak Biodiversity Centre and local Bidayuh and Iban communities.

In 2016, the centre was involved in research regarding the role of laccase enzymes in cotton plant fibre development.

References

Research institutes in Malaysia
Biological research institutes
Research institutes established in 1997


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home Wealth Todd Chrisley Net Worth is Below Zero Dollars - From Rich to Poor But How?
Todd Chrisley Net Worth is Below Zero Dollars - From Rich to Poor But How?
Published Fri Jan 28 2022 By ervin
Todd Chrisely is a popular face in the USA Network reality series and a businessman whose net worth is -$5 million dollars.
At the peak of his high career, he was a very successful real estate and had a net worth of $50 million.
Todd Chrisley's Net Worth
Todd Chrisley's net worth in 2021 is estimated to be -$5 million. Todd has experienced financial problems in the past, but it appears that despite this, he is unable to give up his desire for a luxury lifestyle.
Todd and his wife Julie purchased a $3.4 million Nashville property in 2019 that they had previously refurbished and planned to sell.
Julie, Todd's wife, is reported to be worth roughly $3 million. Grayson, Todd and Julie's youngest son, start a shoe company in Season 9 in the hopes of gaining financial security.
Todd Chrisley and his wife Julie posting on Instagram. Photo source: Instagram @toddchrisley
Todd's Debt
Todd had a successful real estate career until 2012 when he was struck with a slew of litigation and was forced to apply for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. Todd stated in the petition that he had $4.2 million in assets but owed approximately $50 million.
The FBI charged him and his wife with fraud on multiple charges in 2019. The accusations, however, were later rejected. While the Chrisley family was able to resolve their legal issues, sources indicate that Todd Chrisley is still in debt.
Todd and his wife visited the podcast and provided a few life updates. Photo sources: Instagram @toddchrisley
Chrisely lives in a mansion worth $2 million. The mansion address hasn't been revealed yet. He surely rides some expensive cars. He hasn't revealed the particular model of car he drives.
We were able to uncover some by poking around on his Instagram and other media. He has a Mercedes Benz, an Audi, and a Range Rover.
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