......according to the children's health nurse that paid us a visit earlier this arvo for our little ones first appointment.
I offered to make her a coffee but she was hesitant at the start. She probably though I had a Nespresso ( 🏻Sue!) or a Jura auto.
I also managed to pull off a nice rippled love heart.
The beans I used were the espresso blend from mycuppa combined with Jersey milk.
As soon as she had her first sip she complimented the coffee and said it was the best she's had in a long time. She said I could be a barista as she was surprised of the quality of the drink.
It was my feel good moment and a check and balance for me that I am on the ball with respect to quality.
These are the comments that vindicate some of our time, expense and care taken. Well done mate!
There are times when I think is my coffee any good. I drink it and like it, and as per your other thread it's not until you get a cup from a cafe do you realise your coffee at home is not only good but it's miles better.
I offered to make her a coffee but she was hesitant at the start. She probably though I had a Nespresso ( Sue!) or a Jura auto.
It's Dolce Gusto, get it right .
I bet it made your day, it would make mine too. The only people that comment on mine is my mum and Matthew but they are the only ones that have tried it although when I do comparisons on my occasional takeaway I know I'm not far off the mark .
In no time you will think twice about paying for a coffee out knowing that what you have at home is far better.
You know how people return food if it's not up to standard in a restaurant? I've done the same in a cafe due to sour or bitter coffee and their response has been add sugar to it. I've refused to pay if they can't do their job properly.
I think I have had a total of 3 takeaway coffees ever. I am not under the delusion that mine is the best but I am assuming it is better than a lot of places, around here anyway.
I will summons up the courage to order a takeaway espresso one day though, just for confirmation that I am not actually doing anything wrong, research you understand .
That said, we will be heading out for a cold brew and Vietnamese meat roll later .
My only caveat is of couse that we as home baristi only have to make one or two great coffees... Our professional colleagues have to make one or two hundred great coffees in a day. Having said that, we know it's possible.
"That's a good one! Stop it - you're killing me!"
Congrats to Geek on the home brew - high praise indeed - there's no better feeling than putting the effort in with you're coffee and then getting a positive result !


The steep West Face is relatively easy to reach but only one route exists, a scramble on good rock.
Climb the spur on the northern side of the creek that joins the Lawrence River immediately north of Hermitage Hut. Gain the high col overlooking the South Ashburton Valley and follow the rock ridge northwards. The first narrow arête can be traversed or turned on a series of ledges to the west, and broken blocks lead to a final short traverse to the summit over an exposed, narrow ridge of very loose argillite – many parties stop at this point.
Best attempted from the hanging valley that joins the main valley a short distance up the lateral moraine. Move up over glaciated slopes to gain the ridge overlooking the Lawrence, slightly south of the summit. Broken blocks lead to a final short traverse to the summit over an exposed, narrow ridge of very loose argillite – many parties stop at this point.
Follow the top of the lateral moraine above the Ashburton Glacier to the basin between South and Hakatere Peaks. Follow a snow slope and very rotten rock to the summit.
Sidle into the basin below South Peak and head to a gut between the summit and the first gendarme to the south. After climbing the gut, follow the last section of very rotten ridge to the top.
From the col between Hakatere and South Peak, climb the ridge. 2 short pitches.


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Software defined radio
DAB, drm and other software
Home Intro to Digital Radio My devices Qt-DAB and friends DRM receiver Other Software Contact
Long time ago, building your own radio was fun. One started with a crystal receiver, experimenting with the simplest one, one with a razorblade and a a piece of a pencilpoint. With a long wire connected as antenna, headphones coupled to the "detector", receiving something was a wonderful experience.
Then, adding a first tube, a second tube and in the end a full superhet for long waves,medium waves and a lot of shortwave bands was ready. And, of course as soon as a new issue of the favorite hobby magazine was out, the design changed, and most of the radio was rebuild.
Radio technique has gone a long way since! Medium waves is basically empty, FM is considered old-fashioned and the (near) future is digital, digital TV, digital radio, digital telephones, etc etc.
While the techniques for digital radio are interesting, there is no way that - using basic components as transistors or tubes and a handful of resistors and capacitors - you can build your own radio. What you can do however, is now program your radio. After all, digital techniques ask for programming.
So, after getting retired, I read some articles on SDR and decided to do some programming myself. Acquiring a so-called "Elektor" SDR device with analog output, and with a frequency range from (almost) 0 to 30 Mhz was a start. The analog output was fed into the soundcard of the computer; it was the start of a large number of programs. Decoders for AM and some amateur modes were quickly built and gave many hours of pleasure. The swreceiver, discussed in the section DRM receiver is essentially a descendant.
The next device was a pmSDR, a device with a range of up to 55 MHz, again with analog output. Using the 3-d overtone of the oscillator, receiving radio in the the FM band, and even amateurs on the 2 Meter amateur band was possible, So next a first receiver with an FM decoder was developed. As with the Elektor card, the analog output was fed into the audio card of the computer. Nowadays that would be slightly more complex, since most laptops do not provide an input capable of handling 192000 audio samples per second.
The fun really started with the acquisition of a DAB stick, now a much larger range of frequencies and a much larger bandwidth could be received and both the control and the data was through USB.
Of course, one of the first projects to use the bandwidth was a spectrumviewer (a predecessor of the one shown below)
Next a very first version of a DAB decoder was built. SDRplay donated kindly an SDRplay device, an excellent device with a range from a few KHz to 2 GHz and 12 bits samples, and all software was redesigned to allow easy interfacing to other devices.
Later on, some more SDR devices already had entered the house, the Raspberry RPI 2 arrived. There is an obvious difference in computing power between an x64 PC and an RPI 2, so restructuring of the software was required to allow the DAB decoder to run smoothly on the RPI 2 with the load reasonably balanced over the 4 cores of the CPU.
Further developments lead to Qt-DAB as it is now, and quite a number of derived programs. Basically from the start, questions came for making a command line version. This eventually lead to the dab-cmdline set of programs.
From DX-ers a request came for a version that could scan the band and report on the contents of the channels. Different scanners were developed, one with GUI, the other command line driven. The current version of Qt-DAB has itself an extensive scanning facility.
In the mean time attention was paid to DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale). While DAB is transmitted in the 170 .. 230 MHz band, DRM is transmitted in Medium and Shortwave (DRM+ is transmitted in the FM band).
DRM differs substantially from DAB - after all the bandwidth for a DAB transmission is 1.5 MHz, for most DRM transmissions 10 KHz - but the underlying technology, i.e. how do I get the bits back that are encoded in an analog radio signal looks superficially similar to that of DAB (For a variety of reasons, DRM decoding is significantly more complex than DAB decoding). Just to get an understanding of the system, a DRM decoder - and later a DRM+ decoder - was developed as well.
Where I live I receive - on a simple whip - 4 or 5 DAB ensembles 24 hours a day and - using an in-house loop antenna - only a couple DRM transmissions during an hour of so. Since DRM is transmitted on shortwave, it was oeriginally made part of my shortwave radio system. Being unsatisfied with the (DRM) result, a redesign and reimplementation was made and lead to the drm-receiver (the drm decoder is ported back to the swradio).
This site is on Digital Radio, in particular DAB and DRM, and some of my other software.
First, in the section Intro to Digital Radio, a brief introduction is given on the nature of digital radio transmissions, feel free to skip.
In the section My devices, a brief overview is given on the devices I possess.
In the section Qt-DAB and friends, DAB and DAB software is discussed. Qt-DAB is a pretty complete DAB decoder for use with some of the popular SDR devices is discussed, and some of the other DAB related software is mentioned.
The section on DRM receiver discusses (mainly) DRM and the DRM receiver, and its big sister, the sw-radio which actually contains a DRM decoder that mirrors the one of the DRM receiver.
The section Other Software contains a description of some other SDR software as well as one of my favorites, an ALGOL 60 to C translator.
Feel free to contact me, the section Contact contains a form for that.
In most of my software existing dynamic libraries (Linux) and dll's (windows) are used, e.g. libraries for audio output, fft, handling "wav" files, Reed-Solomon correction, decoding AAC and xHE-AAC, converting samplerates, etc etc, all available under a GPL-V2 or V3. All rights are gratefully acknowledged, and my software is itself also made available under a GPL-V2 licence.
It is - obviously - nice if (some of) the software is useful, there are no guarantees, however. If the software does not fit your purpose, it might just not be the software you are looking for, read the license, that states (a.o):
the SDR-J software is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
If, however, the software seems useful and you have suggestions for improving and/or extending it, feel free to contact me, suggestions are always welcome (although no garantees are given that they will be applied.)
The development of this - and other - SDR-J software is a hobby (see the "https://github.com/JvanKatwijk" repositories), a "spare time" project (being retired makes that there is some spare time). As with all hobby projects, support (such as suggestions for improvements, and additions, suggestions for modifications etc) and contributions (such as code improvements or extensions, providing me with a yet unsupported device, etc) are welcome.
I am grateful to SDRplay ltd for providing me the possibility to use different versions of the SDRplay RSP devices such that DAB and DRM software could be developed.
Further, to Robin Getz (Analog Devices) for making an Adalm Pluto available, a wonderful device to experiment with. Thanks to Benjamin Vernoux for making an AIRSPY device available, to Great Scott Gadgets for making an HACKRF device available, and to Jan Willem Michels for making an LimeSDR device available.
Have Fun!!!
Pijnacker, August 2022
Jan van Katwijk
Lazy Chair Computing
J.vanKatwijk-at-gmail-dot-com

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The main reason it failed because TPLF has a mission to destroy the church by appointing cadre papas and embracing banda amhars like aba abrham. Please read the excerpt below from late TPLF leader himself.
"የትግራይ ህዝብ ነጻ አውጭ ግንባር በ1979 አመተ ምህረት አስተሳሰብ ለዋጭ የፕሮፓጋንዳ መርሀ ግብር ለሚመለምላቸው ቀሳውስት ዘረጋ። የማሰልጠኑ ዓላማ ቤተ ክርስቲያኗን ከህዝብ ለይቶ በመምታት ስፋቷን ማጥበብና በትግሬአዊነት ላይ ብቻ የተመሰረተ ስሜት በትግራይ ተወላጆች ጭንቅላት መክተት ነው። ቤተ ክርስቲያኗ ለረዥም ዘመናት በህዝቡ አዕምሮ ላይ ስትተቀርጸው የኖረችውን ብሄራዊ የኢትዮጵያነትን ስሜት ከትግራይ ህዝብ አዕምሮ ጠራርጎ በጠባቡ ትግሬአዊነት ስሜት በመተካት የቤተ ክርስቲያኒቱን ይዘት እያጠበቡ ራሷን ቤተ ክርስቲያኒቱን መምታት ነው።...መነኮሳት በመምሰል ደብረ ዳሞ ወደ መሳሰሉት ገዳማት ሰርጎ በመግባት የድርጅቱን እቅድ በማስተጋባት የሚያዳክም አጥኝ ኃይል በስብሀት ነጋ መሪነት ተመሰረተ። "
How trusted is if this commentary is from the negotiators? No logo or stamp or signature??? seems biased towards the end of the blog!
Unfair letter and dejeselam is changing her role.
Some of you are really funny. We all have seen enough of Weyanie for the last 21 years. they already decided to destroy the church. Destroying Waldba a 1600 years old monastry. Dividing the 2000 years old church. What do you need more to believe that what they are doing is wrong. Believe me in the near future our local churchs will be cenima hall and the monastries museum.
"አንድ ክርስቶስ!" "አንድ ሲኖዶስ!" "አንድ መንጋ!


Today in the United States all newborns undergo testing called the newborn screen. This test is usually collected before the infant is discharged from the hospital. The blood is collected on filter paper called a Guthrie card and sent to the state lab.
In some states, the test is repeated about two weeks later. The first disorder screened was phenylketonuria (PKU); some people still refer to this as the PKU test, but today numerous disorders are screened with this small blood sample. The purpose of the newborn screen is to identify inherited conditions, so that treatment may start early and prevent complications.
There are several blood disorders that can be identified on the newborn screen. We will review them here. The testing is not exactly the same in all 50 states, but in general, most of these will be detected.
The first blood disorder added to the newborn screen was sickle-cell disease. Initially, testing was restricted to certain races or ethnic groups, but with increasing population diversity, now all infants are tested. The newborn screen can detect both sickle-cell disease and sickle-cell trait. Children identified with sickle-cell disease are started on penicillin to prevent life-threatening infections. This simple measure changed sickle-cell disease as something only seen in children with a lifelong disease.
The goal of screening for beta thalassemia is to identify children with beta thalassemia major who will require a monthly blood transfusion for survival. It is difficult to determine if a child will need lifelong transfusion based on the newborn screen alone, but children identified as having beta thalassemia will be referred to a hematologist so they can be monitored closely for severe anemia.
Hemoglobin H is a type of alpha thalassemia that results in moderate to severe anemia. Although these patients rarely need monthly blood transfusions, they may have severe anemia during illnesses with fever requiring transfusions. Identifying these patients early allows parents to be educated on signs and symptoms of severe anemia.
Similar to hemoglobin S (or sickle hemoglobin), hemoglobin C results in a red blood cell that look more like a bullseye (target cell) than a donut. If one parent has sickle-cell trait and the other one has hemoglobin C trait, they have a 1 in 4 chance of having a child with Hemoglobin SC, a form of sickle-cell disease. There are also hemoglobin C diseases like hemoglobin CC disease and hemoglobin C/beta thalassemia. These are NOT sickling disorders. These result in varying amount of anemia and hemolysis (red blood cell breakdown), but not pain like sickle-cell.
Prevalent in Southeast Asia, hemoglobin E has decreased production and has difficulty maintaining its shape. Most important is combining hemoglobin E and beta thalassemia which can result in thalassemia major, and need for lifelong transfusions. If an infant inherits hemoglobin E from each parent, he/she can have hemoglobin EE disease. Hemoglobin EE disease has little to no anemia with very small red blood cells (microcytosis).
In addition to hemoglobins S, C, and E there are over 1000 variations of hemoglobin. These hemoglobins have unusual names like Constant Spring and Memphis (they are named after the location where they were first identified). The large majority of these are of no clinical significance. For the majority of infants, it is recommended to repeat blood work around 9 to 12 months to determine if this of any significance.
Sometimes alpha thalassemia trait (or minor) can be identified on newborn screen. Generally, the result will mention hemoglobin Barts or fast bands. Alpha thalassemia trait can cause mild anemia and small red blood cells but usually goes undetected. However, just because a baby has a normal newborn screen does not mean that he/she does not have alpha thalassemia trait; it can be difficult to detect. Later in life alpha thalassemia trait may be confused with iron deficiency anemia.
Make sure you review the results of your child's newborn screen with your pediatrician. Your child may not have one of these disorders but may be a carrier for one. This is important information to share with your child before he/she starts a family.


The tree component can be used to display hierarchical data. The tree component renders its view using a javax.swing.tree.DefaultTreeModel Object as a model. Client side Swing developers who are familiar with the DefaultTreeModel and the DefaultMutableTreeNode class will find an easy migration path to the ice:tree component. The following screen shot is of the ice:tree component using the CSS XP theme.
The tree displays its data vertically where every node of the tree is represented by a DefaultMutableTreeNode. A node can either be a leaf or branch depending if it has zero or more child nodes. A user can click on the branch expand/contract icon to toggle the visibility of child nodes. The root tree node visibility can be togged by setting the the tree hideRootNode attribute to false. Each DefaultMutableTreeNode wraps an IceUserObject which contains instance variables for common tree node node properties such as icon paths, tool tips, display text and expanded state.
Creating a basic tree component is a pretty standard process comprising of two parts. The first part consists of building a backing bean which will contain the DefaultTreeModel. The second part is to add thetree component to your ICEfaces application. Here is a picture of a rendered tree which will be created.
The following code, is taken from TreeBean.java which builds a simple DefaultTreeModel, one root node with three child nodes. The TreeBean must expose the DefaultTreeModel instance variable as it must be linked to the tree components' value attributes.
Download the tree-basic source code here.
Expand one or more nodes by clicking on the small square with a plus sign.
Collapse a node by by clicking on the small square with a minus sign.
Notice how the tree component has a treeNode child component. This child component is sub-child further with a facets named content. The facet name is self descriptive and allows for any type of JSF component to be added to them. There is also an icon facet which should be used to hold components related to a tree node icon. The content facet should be used to hold components related to a tree nodes text label. The tree tag is iterative and will apply its child component hierarchy to all of the DefaultMutableTreeNode found in the DefaultTreeModel.
To summaries the tree component can be created with a simple binding to a backing bean which contains a DefaultTreeModel. You do not have to write any code to make the tree nodes expand and contract.
Now that every node can have a unique URL we need to update the JSF code in the linkTree.jspx file. The following code shows how to add a commandLink to an treeNode which takes advantage of our new UrlNodeUserObject object.
Download the tree-link source code here.
1.Click on a tree node nodes' text, a new browser window will open with the corresponding URL set in the in the UrlNodeUserObject object.
Customising the IceUserObject is quite simple and when it is combined with the iterative nature of the tree component, it can be quite a powerful tool. The next section will show how to respond to node selection.
The PanelSelectUserObject needs to be able to respond to a user click and update the the internal state of the backing beans. The user clicks are handled by binding a method to the tree nodes action listener. Here is the code needed to respond to a users click.
The PanelStackBean object is introduced in this code block which is responsible for maintaining the state of selected panel stack in the panelStack component. The full source for this simple class is available with the tree-selection demo source code.
Download the tree-selection source code here.
Click on a tree node, the panel stack will show the corresponding panel content.
Setting up a tree component for user interaction is a relatively simple process which utilizes action listener mechanisms in the JSF framework. Each tree node's backing bean is responsible for setting a selected panel in the panelStack component. The component nature of JSF allows for easy encapsulation of application logic which makes application quick to build and debug. The follow is a screen shot of the tree-selection demo.
In preceding section we have seen how the tree component iterates over a DefaultTreeModel binding and applies a template to each node in the model. The template in previous examples used commandLinks but the template could have used any of the ICEfaces components. In this section we will apply the full Xp theme to a tree with multiple children.
In summary, the ICEfaces components can easily styled using CSS and in some cases by specifying image directories like the tree component is necessary. In the next example we are going to dynamically change an tree's DefaultTreeModel which will automatically reflected in the view.
In this next example we are going to dynamically remove and add nodes from the tree. When a user selects a tree node they will optionally have a choice to copy the selected node or remove it from the tree model. The following is a screen capture of this application.
The ActionListeners for the add and remove node controls can be added to the TreeBean class. When a node in the tree is clicked an instance variable in TreeBean references the source of the click. The reference to the selected node can them be used to copy or remove the selected node from the DefaultTreeModel when one of the corresponding commandButtons is pressed. Note that the root node is treated as a special case, if it is removed no more nodes can be added to the tree.
Download the tree-dynamic source code here.
Select a node in the tree, the copy and delete button should become enabled. Click on add or remove to manipulate the tree model dynamically.
Component Showcase Available in release bundles Tree example where a tree that responds to user selection. It also has controls for removing and adding nodes. Navigation tree which manipulates a panel stack selected item.
Webmail Available in release bundles Tree component used for navigation. Nodes are dynamically created depending on the number of mail accounts and subsequent child mail folders.
tree-links tree-links source code Tree component which has commandLink components as nodes. When a node is clicked a new browser window is launched with the respective URL.
tree-selection tree-selection source code Tree component is used to manipulate the selected panel in a panel stack.
tree-style tree-style source code The XP theme is fully applied to a tree component producing a fully styled tree.
tree-dynamic tree-dynamic source code A tree components default tree model is manipulated by other Java Beans. This applicaiton shows how the Tree component can be dynamically changed.


Phew. If I'm this bad at calculating odds, I better stay out of Don Barden's slots parlor.
I'll admit it: I didn't think Barden's North Side casino proposal would beat out the Isle of Capri or Harrah's for the city's lone slots license. And I'm in good company. At a Dec. 20 press conference following the state gaming board's decision, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and County Executive Dan Onorato acknowledged being taken aback as well.
"We were all surprised," said Onorato. Referring to rumors that the "fix was in" for Harrah's, he added, "It appears that the system was open." Reporters, he joked, might even have to rewrite their stories.
Many Pittsburghers were outraged when the state gaming board awarded a slots license to INSERT WINNER'S NAME HERE.
The truth is, all three proposals sucked ... because they all involved building a casino. Somebody was bound to be unhappy no matter what. As things went, that "somebody" was Pens owner Mario Lemieux and Pens fans, who backed Isle of Capri because it pledged to build a new hockey arena.
"We urge the parties to start negotiating now and sign a deal within 30 days. That's right. Thirty days. Get it done."
You guys hear that? The Post-Gazette is pissed! Don't make them print an op-ed by former Mayor Tom Murphy, or we'll all be sorry!
Lemieux, however, would be stupid to take the P-G's advice. All he should do for the next 30 days is talk about how pleasant winters are in Kansas City. The longer he stretches this out, the stronger his position gets. His team's lease at the arena expires in June, and Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is facing a special election in May. His most likely opponent: City Councilor Bill Peduto, who plays hockey for fun, and who backed Isle of Capri from day one. The wonky Peduto, whose last mayoral campaign centered on such issues as "performance budgeting," now has an issue that doesn't appeal only to knowledge workers.
The National Hockey League, meanwhile, will back Lemieux's play.
Days before the license was awarded, prospective Penguins owner Jim Balsillie bailed out on buying the team. Among the reasons, we were told, was the NHL demand that he commit to keeping the team in Pittsburgh -- even if he didn't like the slots-license decision. Then Mario didn't like the slots-license decision, and suddenly the NHL isn't so committed to keeping the team here, either. "The Penguins now will have to explore all other options, including possible relocation," league Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement.
This is all about leverage. The NHL has a good thing here: a loyal fan base and a storied history. Bettman won't give that up, though he will try clearing out some space for Lemieux in front of the net.
My prediction: This will drag along for three or four months. Lemieux won't get a free arena, but he will get a better deal. Under Gov. Ed Rendell's first draft of the arena-financing plan, the Pens were slated to shell out $128.5 million over 30 years. That's more than twice what the Pirates paid for PNC Park. The Penguins will get a deal much closer to what the Pirates got, starting with the ability to profit from naming rights to the facility. Lemieux will then sell the Pens, retire to the forest and become a philosopher.
Of course, I was way off on the state gaming board's decision, so I could be wrong about this too. But hey: If it weren't for throwing good money after bad, we'd never have casinos -- or sports facilities -- at all.


A team of scientific researchers, in joint collaboration, from the University of California, Russian Academy of Science and Riverside Bourns College of Engineering, have demonstrated a new kind of holographic memory device, which could provide extraordinary data storage capacity.
The new type of memory device uses a collective oscillation of spins in magnetic materials, known as spin waves, instead of the optical beams. Spin waves are advantageous because spin wave devices are compatible with conventional electronic devices and may operate at a much shorter wavelength than traditional optical devices, therefore allowing for smaller electronic devices that will have superior storage capacities. The experimental results obtained by the researchers, show it is possible to apply holographic techniques, usually developed in optics, to magnetic structures to produce something called a magnonic holographic memory device. This research combines the advantages of magnetic data storage with the wave-based information transfer.
Alexander Khitun, the lead researcher and a research professor at UC Riverside said, "The results open a new field of research, which may have tremendous impact on the development of new logic and memory devices," said A paper, "Magnonic Holographic Memory." (The three co-authors of the paper are: Frederick Gertz, a graduate student who works with Khitun at UC Riverside, and A. Kozhevnikov and Y. Filimonov, of the Russian Academy of Sciences). The submitted paper that describes the findings, has been submitted for publication in the journal Applied Physics Letters. (A copy of the paper can be found here).
The experiments outlined in the paper were conducted using a 2-bit magnonic holographic memory prototype device. A pair of magnets, which represent the memory elements, were aligned in different positions on the magnetic waveguides. Spin waves propagating through the waveguides were affected by the magnetic field produced by the magnets. When spin waves interference was applied in the experiments, a clear picture was produced and the researchers could recognize the magnetic states of the magnets. Khitun has been working for nearly a decade to develop a logic device that exploits spin waves. The majority of his initial research was focused on the improvement of spin wave-based logic circuits, like to the ones currently used in computers.
If this research continues, and I'm sure it will, the future applications of this technology are going to be huge, whether that be data storage devices for computers, or the means by which we communicate. Now all we need is someone to market R2 units and we are half way to a galaxy far, far away.


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According to the Daily Mail, Arsenal are interested in signing Ander Herrera from Manchester United on a free transfer in the summer.
The 29-year-old central midfielder is set to be out-of-contract at the end of the season and talks over a new deal at Old Trafford has so far failed to reach a positive end.
The same report claims that PSG are also lining up Herrera as an option to bolster their midfield, with Adrien Rabiot set to leave on a free transfer in the summer.
Herrera, who joined United from Athletic Bilbao for a fee of £29 million in 2014, has made 24 appearances for the Red Devils in all competitions this season, accumulating 3 goals and 3 assists.
He found himself warming the bench under Jose Mourinho but has played a key role as a midfield pivot since the arrival of Solskjaer. The Spaniard has racked up 20 goals and 27 assists from 186 appearances for United in all competitions over the course of five seasons at Old Trafford.
To put things into perspective, Herrera would be an excellent signing for Arsenal in the summer, and given that he is set to be available for free, the Gunners should not have any problems with his wage demands.
Unai Emery is likely to dip into the transfer window to bring in a few fresh faces in the summer and the acquisition of an experienced player like Herrera would be a massive coup for the north London giants.
Aaron Ramsey's departure in the summer would leave Emery with a massive void to fill, and Herrera, though not really a like-for-like replacement for the Welshman, would add quality depth and plenty of experience to the squad.
Herrera is very much capable of scoring crucial goals and creating chances from a deep position in the midfield but it is his overall contribution to the team in terms of ball retention, passing and uncompromised work-rate that make him such a valuable asset.
Blessed with a wonderful range of passing and a good understanding of the game, Herrera is very calm and composed in possession, whilst also possessing the ability to switch the play and keep things ticking with intelligent passes.
The Gunners already have the likes of Granit Xhaka, Lucas Torreira and Matteo Guendouzi in their ranks but they might lose the services of Mohamed Elneny, who has struggled for regular minutes.
Given that Guendouzi and Xhaka have struggled for consistency at times, Herrera's presence would help Arsenal tie up the loose ends in the midfield.
Moreover, the Spaniard's presence would give Emery more options to choose from, facilitating squad rotation to keep the players fresh amidst the long and hectic schedule.
Arsenal have shown plenty of promise in their first season under Unai Emery and the acquisition of Herrera would certainly help them hit greater heights next season.


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Leadership must be a 'team sport' to successfully address today's security challenges
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If there is one thing that all organizations need today to see them through the challenges brought about by the coronavirus pandemic and growing social unrest, it is strong leadership at the top. But where do you begin to address a situation for which there are few precedents or a blueprint to follow?
On its annual Military and Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, GSX+ invited retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal to speak on the topic of "Leading in Turbulent Times." During his keynote address, McChrystal, who is perhaps best known for his leadership of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), drew a parallel between the threat the military faced from al-Qaeda in the early days of the war in Iraq and how security leaders in organizations today need to be able to adapt in order to mitigate the risks they face.
A Military Case Study
For the first 20-plus years of its existence, McChrystal said that JSOC, which had a hierarchal leadership structure similar to that of a large corporation and was designed to be "predictable" and "durable" in times of stress, worked very well because the terror groups it faced were organized in much the same way.
"The reality was it made sense. A founder with strong discipline, tight processes and procedures to put structure into it so that the organization could survive in a difficult environment," explained McChrystal, who now heads up management consulting firm McChrystal Group.
However, in 2003, McChrystal said they encountered a different type of terrorist group in the form of al-Qaeda in Iraq, led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, which had a very different composition.
"What he created was not a tightly structured, hierarchal, disciplined organization. He created something entirely different," he said. "It had this amorphous quality to it. It was viral-like. It was nowhere but it was everywhere. It didn't have midnight meetings to tightly coordinate things and yet the organization always seemed to be informed. They were able to adapt to the moment."
Though they initially thought they would be able to defeat the group the way they had done others in the past, McChrystal said they soon realized that al-Qaeda in Iraq was using what was new information technology at the time in the form of smartphones that provided every terrorist with access to the internet. As a result, McChrystal said they were losing the battle to this group for the couple of years which seemed "unthinkable."
"We had better weapons, we had better people, we had a history of professionalism, we had, in our view, a better cause but they had these different qualities that made them very, very difficult to deal with," he added. "And they really reflected the arrival of a complex environment in the modern world."
To counter the threat, McCrystal said he knew JSOC needed to change but that reorganization wasn't really the answer, so they let things that worked well remain the same, such as finance and logistics. What did change, however, was the way in which they shared information and how they made decisions. This democratization of information, which they referred to as "shared consciousness," enabled everyone to be informed and they subsequently pushed down decision making to lower levels of the organization.
As a result, U.S. forces were able to turn the tide and went from carrying out as few as one raid per week on targets of interest in October 2003 to an average of 10 raids per night in August 2006. "We essentially were able to run our opponents into the ground but only by changing the way we interacted," McChrystal said.
Applications for Commercial Organizations
So, how can successes on the battlefield be applied to commercial organizations and their leadership teams? McChrystal said it is how you think about leaders and the roles that they play. While most people have historically thought of leaders as largely males with certain personality traits, McChrystal said he has come to think of leaders as more like gardeners tending to plants. It's not really gardeners that grow things, but they have a tremendous impact on how various plants turn out through watering, fertilizing, weeding, etc.
"When we think about leaders creating an organization, what they're doing is creating an environment or ecosystem in which the people in the organization – the junior leaders and even the most junior people do that which only they can actually do, which is accomplish the mission," he explained. "We're in a different world now, this is a team sport. It's not even just a team, it's a team of teams and unless all those teams function effectively and unless they function together, it's really hard for us to win."
In addition, McChrystal said that leaders must resist the temptation to address the "crisis of the day" by bringing all hands on deck immediately to solve it but rather provide their teams with context regarding these various crises and realize that when they've navigated through one, others will still be on the backend to deal with.
"The reality is what senior leaders have to do is have the maturity, is the term I will use, and maybe it's the contextual span of vision, to lay out for the team, 'this is what we are doing in the broader picture, these are the things we are dealing with in the short term and they are a big deal,' but the reality is we've got to keep our eye on far ridgelines," he said. "Sometimes that means bringing the organization in to focus on those things that are very, very important – they are the values of the organization, they are the discipline with which the organization operates, how it functions and it often it is how we develop our junior people. If we want to, we can bring everybody in, work 24 hours a day, buy pizza, and field ground balls… but we won't be ready for the future if we do that."
Joel Griffin is the Editor-in-Chief of SecurityInfoWatch.com and a veteran security journalist. You can reach him at joel@securityinfowatch.com.


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Will the Konica Minolta 1600W laser printer carry on working in black and white if the colour cartridges are empty?
I'm afraid we cannot offer technical support for each individual printer. However, most colour lasers need all four cartridges to contain toner powder in order to be able to use the printer. It's possible that you may be able to adjust the settings on your Konica Minolta Magicolor 1600W to print in black and white only without requiring colour cartridges but you would either need to consult your printer manual or contact Konica Minolta directly to confirm if this is possible.
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The genetics of aging well
Wellderly Study examines the genomes of those 85 and older who have no serious diseases
For people fortunate enough to live to octogenarian status or beyond, a long life is often something of a mixed blessing. Heart disease, diabetes, neurodegenerative disorders and other age-related ailments impair enjoyment of longevity.
But there are rare men and women who lead long lives without serious chronic diseases. Their existence stirs admiration and questions. What is their secret to a long, healthy life span? And can others learn from it to extend their "health span," as it is called?
A big part of that answer appears to be genetics.
Some people appear to be naturally gifted with health and vigor. It has long been known that longevity often runs in families. And with the arrival of routine genomic sequencing, the precise factors can now be pulled out and studied. Instead of looking at genes one at a time, the full genome — the full set of genes — can be studied.
That's the goal of what's known as the Wellderly Study, which is collecting genomic information from up to 2,000 healthy elderly people 85 or older, in San Diego County and other parts of Southern California.
Participants don't have to do much beyond getting an initial health screening to determine their eligibility. Blood and saliva samples are taken from those who qualify, and they then go on with their lives as normal. In other words, this is not an observational study. The real work comes through analyzing the participants' genomic information.
So far, the genomes of more than 1,400 people have been collected, said Dr. Eric Topol, a Scripps Health geneticist who is leading the project. The Wellderly Study, a collaboration between Scripps Health and The Scripps Research Institute, began in 2008.
Health span differs from longevity, Topol said.
"Most people who live quite long have a number of chronic diseases," Topol said. "So we're looking for people who are Teflon-coated, bulletproof, you name it."
"What we have been hunting for are protective alleles, modifier genes," he said. "We have learned that the Wellderly (participants) are loaded with the same common risk alleles that you see in the general population. So they have to have some protective mechanisms."
If these mechanisms can be identified, it's possible that drugs could be devised to mimic the genetic protection, Topol said.
Under-represented groups
While the study has enough enrollees to deliver meaningful results, new participants are still being accepted, Topol said. People of African and Asian ancestry are especially needed to ensure the study has a representative population sample.
"Our people are well over 90 percent European ancestry," he said. "(Participants from other ancestries are) hard to come by in the San Diego region."
Study leaders are looking for elderly people with no serious chronic disease. Age-related arthritis is the exception, because that's prevalent even among otherwise healthy older adults.
"We have people up to age 106," he said. "The average age is nearly 90."
The criteria are sufficiently strict that many volunteers must be screened to find one qualified applicant. The study hired Topol's daughter, Sarah Topol, to lead participant enrollment. Logically enough, she has found participants in elderly friendly communities.
"She's been to Senior World and Pasadena and all over Southern California," Topol said.
Since exceptionally healthy people aren't commonly seen by doctors or at hospitals, "we have to go to them," he added.
"It's like a super-senior Facebook," Topol said. "You meet one, and they tell you about the people they play bridge with or Scrabble. They know each other because they hang out with each other. They're very socially inclined."
But that social network comes up short in accounting for blacks and Asians, so the Wellderly study is looking for help in finding those under-represented networks and communities.
Quest for secrets
Meanwhile, the study has made participant data available to other researchers in the form of a reference DNA dataset. Called the Scripps Wellderly Genome Resource, this dataset can serve as a "control" group for studies of late-onset adult diseases, Topol said.
Since all the participants have already lived extraordinarily healthy and long lives, by definition they're not vulnerable to such diseases. Other control groups include younger people, who may have harmful genetic influences that haven't yet manifested.
The Wellderly study itself represents a change from the usual course of human genetic studies, which typically search for disease-causing gene variations.
While this work is important, Topol said it has become increasingly clear that certain genetic variations actually protect against disease. Wellderly seeks to find these variations and learn how they work.
Topol had come to that realization even before he arrived at Scripps from the Cleveland Clinic in 2007.
"Just prior to that, I had published a paper in Nature Genetics about the need to do genetics of healthy people," Topol said. "So we started collecting the samples right when I got here."
"But finding enough participants was difficulty at first," Topol said. The original name appeared to discourage interest.
"We called it 'Healthy Aging,' and it wasn't moving very well," he said. "A couple of months into it, we renamed it 'Wellderly' and all of a sudden people were coming out of the woodwork."
Results forthcoming
Sequencing the first human genome was completed in 2003, but scientists soon realized that one genome by itself wasn't very useful for medicine. And that one reference genome is actually a "hodgepodge" of genomes from about 20 people, many of them young.
"You don't know anything about them," Topol said. "They could wind up having all sorts of diseases as they get older. We have a very shoddy reference human genome that the genomics community has used as its anchor."
Instead of relying on a score of people varying in age, researchers into healthy longevity need to have a reference genome that's validated by the long health span of those its derived from. And for that purpose, researchers need many more genomes. Only with large numbers of genomes can the variations between them be linked to health or disease.
Ultimately, the Wellderly study plans to publish its own health reference genome, which will provide a tested standard for studying the genomics of healthy and long-lived people.
Until recently, no major finding has emerged from the Wellderly study, aside from one publication on Alzheimer's risks that used the study as a control group. Earlier this month, research was published indicating a link between genes variants that support good cognition and healthy aging.
In other work, Wellderly researchers have used cell samples from the participants to create artificial embryonic stem cells called induced pluripotent stem cells. These cells, also called IPS cells, were matured into the kind of tissue that lines the walls of arteries. This endothelial tissue becomes inflamed and occluded with plaque in those with cardiovascular disease.
Wellderly researchers are comparing the IPS-derived endothelial tissue of study participants with those who have cardiovascular disease. Moreover, they're editing the genomes of these cells to test hypotheses about which alleles might be "cardioprotective."
Topol said IPS cells are beginning to be used in therapy, so there is precedent for any discovery from the Wellderly research being tested as a potential treatment.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/28/genetics-wellderly/
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Here is an article about Ashkenazi Jews living into an old age:
http://nymag.com/news/features/ashkenazi-jews-2011-11/
I also remember seeing a special about some island of the coast of Greece where people lived well into their 90s with little to no health problems. I think the conclusion was that it had to do with the climate, the fact that the people worked the land (got exercise), and the diet.
Moved to Health and Fitness with a 1-week redirect.
Please try to choose the appropriate subforum rather than cluttering General. If you think you may have posted in the wrong subforum, please contact an administrator.
Sorry , It seems more general genetic item
as it was dealing with the genetics of aging,
There is an overlap of categories that are not
all that clear to me


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Саймон Струнски () — американский писатель, журналист и редактор.

Родился в Витебске, в семье старьёвщика  Исидора Струнского и Перлы Вайнштейн. В начале 1880-х годов семья иммигрировала в США. В 1900 году окончил Колумбийский университет.

В 1906-20 гг. — штатный сотрудник газеты «Нью-Йорк ивнинг пост» (в 1920-24 гг. — главный редактор). С 1924 года — член редколлегии газеты Нью-Йорк таймс. Работал в газете вплоть до кончины в 1948 году.

Его статьи также публиковались в таких изданиях как Atlantic Monthly, Bookman, Collier's и Harper's Weekly.

Саймон Струнски также публиковался в журнале Times, где был автором популярного раздела Topics of the Times.

Был женат на активистке социалистического движения Мане Гордон, от союза с которой у него было двое детей — сын и дочь. От первой жены, Ребекки Слободкиной у него был — Роберт Струнски.

Избранные статьи
 Through the Outlooking Glass with Theodore Roosevelt (1912)
 The Patient Observer (1911)
 Belshazzar Court, or Village Life in New York City (1914)
 Post-Impressions (1914)
 Little Journeys Towards Paris. By W. Hohenzollern. (1918)

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Выпускники Колумбийского университета

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Q: How does copying/passing instances of a WebDriver work, and is it dangerous? I've been working on a team that's been developing a Selenium WebDriver infrastructure for a few months now, and something about the way we access the driver object from test cases and page objects is bugging me.
Our test cases create a new WebDriver instance and open the browser. This new instance is stored in the test case class.
Then, the test case instantiates a page object. Following along with Selenium's Page Object Pattern, these page objects take the WebDriver as a parameter in their constructor (though I notice in our version it isn't final). The various page object methods use the driver that was set in the page object's constructor to do what they do. If a page object method navigates to a new page object, then the WebDriver is passed on to it. Just like in Selenium's example:
public class LoginPage {
    private final WebDriver driver;

    public LoginPage(WebDriver driver) {
        this.driver = driver;

        // Check that we're on the right page.
        if (!"Login".equals(driver.getTitle())) {
            // Alternatively, we could navigate to the login page, perhaps logging out first
            throw new IllegalStateException("This is not the login page");
        }
    }

    // Conceptually, the login page offers the user the service of being able to "log into"
    // the application using a user name and password.
    public HomePage loginAs(String username, String password) {
        // This is the only place in the test code that "knows" how to enter these details
        driver.findElement(By.id("username")).sendKeys(username);
        driver.findElement(By.id("passwd")).sendKeys(password);
        driver.findElement(By.id("login")).submit();

        // Return a new page object representing the destination. Should the login page ever
        // go somewhere else (for example, a legal disclaimer) then changing the method signature
        // for this method will mean that all tests that rely on this behaviour won't compile.
        return new HomePage(driver);
    }
}

This makes it seem as though the WebDriver instance is unique and important, like a torch that must be passed from page object to page object. The style of the code led me to think that I always had to make sure I was using the same instance of the driver that was used in the last operation.
But this "passing of the torch" becomes complicated or impossible with situations where there are multiple page objects on a page, and page object methods don't return the page object that you are planning on working with next. How can you operate on the same WebDriver instance when you've got two page objects on the screen, and you need to alternate between them, without switching to a new page or creating new page objects?
All this confusion leads me to believe that no passing of the torch is actually necessary, or maybe even happening (are all these page objects storing references to the same WebDriver instance?), but then I don't know why that pattern was suggested in the description given by Selenium.
So, do I need to worry about "passing the torch?" Or will any page object operate fine once instantiated with its WebDriver, even if other page objects perform operations with their own versions of the same WebDriver in the interim?
Would it be easier/better to just make the WebDriver a singleton, accessible to all, since we won't be using more than one WebDriver per JVM at any given time? Then we wouldn't need to pass the WebDriver around in constructors at all. Thanks in advance for any input.

A: It is better to mark the webdriver as a singleton for the entire framework. I had been currently using this pattern and it works fine.   Note: Care should be taken when dealing with parallel execution.
@CodeEnthusiastic
For example take a class GeneralLibrary, in that create a WebDriver.
Extend the classes in Page Object Model with GeneralLibrary as super class

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OZZFEST 2006: Tour Routing Revealed
Sources close to the Ozzfest organization have told MTV.com that there had been discussions with both the KORN and METALLICA camps for the headlining slot at this year's festival, but that those talks were informal and never got passed the initial negotiations. A SEPULTURA reunion, featuring original frontman Max Cavalera, was also in the works, but the trigger was never pulled. TOOL and MARILYN MANSON were also considered.
Although it has not yet been confirmed, it is believed that the last remaining main-stage band to be officially announced is AVENGED SEVENFOLD.
Ozzfest 2006 dates (venues to be determined), according to the tour's publicist:
Jul. 01 - San Francisco, CA
Jul. 02 - Sacramento, CA
Jul. 08 - Los Angeles, CA
Jul. 14 - Kansas City, MO
Jul. 15 - St. Louis, MO
Jul. 16 - Chicago, IL
Jul. 19 - Detroit, MI
Jul. 21 - Columbus, OH
Jul. 22 - East Troy, WI
Jul. 23 - Indianapolis, IN
Jul. 26 - Scranton, PA
Jul. 27 - Buffalo, NY
Jul. 29 - New York, NY
Jul. 30 - Hartford, CT
Aug. 01 - Boston, MA
Aug. 04 - Camden, NJ
Aug. 05 - Washington, DC
Aug. 06 - Virginia Beach, VA
Aug. 09 - Raleigh, NC
Aug. 13 - West Palm Beach, FL
SCORPIONS Hope To Release New Studio Album Before End Of 2020
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Swift Read: Innovation in Politics Awards 2019
This year, the Innovation in Politics Awards for the best political projects from all over Europe were presented in Berlin. 80 finalists and eight winners in eight categories were selected, and Ireland was well-represented in terms of submissions and selected finalists. This Swift Read presents LGiU's coverage of the award ceremony and insights into the initiatives of the Irish finalists.
Briefing in full
LGiU Ireland has been covering the IIP Awards for a couple of years now. Ireland punches way above its weight in terms of submissions and selected finalists, and this was my first opportunity to attend the awards ceremony. It was in Berlin, in a very big tent (Tipi), and successfully celebrated plenty of political innovation.
These awards are different in that while the IIP is the secretariat, the judges are made up of 1,067 citizens from across the Council of Europe. These citizen judges have different perspectives to experts and tend to have more of a focus on outcomes rather than processes. This focus on tangible delivery became evident when I met some of the finalists prior to the awards presentation. I was pleased to spend some time with the teams from Monaghan County Council, Meath County Council and Longford County Council and my interviews with Irish councillors form a central part of the report that follows.
As you'd hope, there were some interesting insights into the nature of innovation in politics. A recurring theme from the Irish entrants was that the motivation for innovation usually came from a niche problem, but as a solution developed it became clear that it had much wider applicability. It was also clear that political leadership is essential for a successful project, and the imaginative use of both hard and soft power by councillors is required. Finally, I was struck by how seemingly unrelated innovations joined up.
Longford Nua
In response to significant economic challenges over the last decade, Longford County Council has prioritised regeneration and economic renewal. One of the results is Longford Nua (New Longford), a mapping app. The idea is simple yet powerful. The first area identified for use was the town of Longford itself, with the project led by the Longford Municipal District. The residents were encouraged to tell stories about parts of the town, which were organised into past, present and possible. The app also allowed residents to vote on proposals.
Some of the results were: the unearthing of new historical information about Longford; suggestions for redevelopment opportunities; the inclusion of views from younger residents and the immigrant community; and most importantly improved connections between the local government and the community.
Cllr Seamus Butler explained that Longford Nua sits at the heart of a regeneration strategy that enhances local democracy. The app enables a place-based consideration of issues that bring together housing, transport, economic development, tourism and heritage. As such, the app is a powerful argument for the devolving of responsibility and resources to the local level.
Athboy walkability and inclusive town developments
While walkability audits themselves are not new, the emphasis placed on this audit by Meath County Council was innovative. This walkability audit has incorporated the thinking developed by the dementia-friendly movement to provide a useful learning tool which produced tangible results, quickly.
Meath County Council itself has been challenged to rethink its assumptions about the use of public space. Experts have been bought in to redesign public facilities such as toilets, and some polling stations have been closed because of their inaccessibility to all members of the community.
Cllr David Gilroy identified the significance of councillors as connectors. Through his responsibilities he was able to join up the walkability project with tourism initiatives, local schools and the climate change agenda. Cllr Gilroy also emphasised the potential of local authorities as facilitators for local solutions and debates, such as the council meetings provided for delegates from local schools.
Your Vote Your Voice
Monaghan County Council has responded to changes in local demographics to develop an easy to read guide to the voting process. It became clear to Councillors and officers that the voting process had become infected with jargon, opaque procedures and the risky assumption that everybody understood why they were voting. The adoption of the UN Convention on Human Rights of People with a Disability and the 2019 local elections provided the catalyst for change.
The response is an easy-to-read guide which includes information on government structures, types of elections, voting procedures, the constitutional importance of voting, accessibility of polling stations and rules inside the polling station. The Monaghan guide has now been taken up by most local governments in Ireland.
One of the unexpected outcomes of Your Vote Your Voice was that uptake exceeded the numbers in the target community. It became clear that the guide was seen as useful for the existing community as well as new entrants. Something as apparently self-evident as 'why should I vote?' actually needed a more independent and clear explanation than the political process tends to provide. Young voters in particular are only starting their involvement in the democratic process and they bring behaviours that can fall foul of election law, most noticeably that you can't take a selfie of yourself voting.
Moyross Training at The Bays
Cllr Frankie Daly of Limerick City and County Council was nominated for this initiative that aimed to tackle high unemployment and low skills in the Moyross area. The programme was aimed at the over 18 unemployed, and involved establishing a training facility. The training was specifically targeted to address shortages in the manufacturing and construction sectors locally.
Participants were provided with basic skills necessary, but the training also improved the confidence of participants to help them secure work. Strong connections to local employers were a vital part of the overall philosophy.
Age-Friendly Ireland
Cllr and Cathaoirleach of Meath County Council Wayne Harding was nominated for this internationally recognised work. Ireland was the first country to commit to the World Health Organisation's Age Friendly programme on a national scale. Meath County Council leads this programme on behalf of all Irish local governments as part of a shared service agreement.
Age Friendly Ireland is a truly innovative strategy and set of actions that continued to be supported by Meath County Council even when the original funding ran out. LGIU Ireland has written about the truly inspiring work going on in all 31 local governments in previous briefings. Age Friendly Ireland works as a partnership bringing together NGOs, Public and private sector looking at two main challenges:
preparing Ireland for an ageing population; and
addressing elderly people's issues now.
Councillor Harding explained the leadership role played by local elected members, pointing to their ability to see the gaps in the current system; the lonely people, the people unable to travel for shopping or socialising. That means they are well placed to offer solutions and bring together key institutions such as health, education and sport to deliver those solutions.
Other Irish nominations
In total there were nine Irish finalists.
Michael Ring TD, Minister for Rural and Community Development was nominated for 'A New Public Library Strategy: Inspiring Connecting and Empowering Communities'.
Josepha Madigan TD, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht was nominated for the 'Creative Ireland Programme'.
Thomas Pringle TD was nominated for 'Divestment from Fossil Fuels'.
Clare Daly MEP was nominated for 'Reproductive Justice'.
Unfortunately, there were no Irish winners but to have so many finalists was a significant achievement.
All the councillors I spoke to were clear about the role they played in making initiatives successful. Firstly, a well-functioning local government is a team, and a positive relationship between officers and elected members is essential. The Councillor contribution is to set the framework for innovation, support innovative ideas, allocate the resources needed, bring their insight, local knowledge and networks into the discussion, and then communicate the impact to the local community and beyond.
The deep connections into the local community led by the elected members was also a mechanism for identifying problems in the first place, be that unemployment, migration, demographics. In some cases, these challenges led to solutions such as: voting guidance; walkability maps; age-friendly plans; regeneration mapping; or skills training. In all cases these solutions had applicability beyond their initial target group. The voting guidance has been distributed beyond the migrant community. The skills training has evolved into an employability programme, the regeneration mapping has linked back into heritage strategies, walkability maps have been used to improve council facilities and change polling stations, and age-friendly initiatives such as men's sheds have now become a social phenomenon encompassing schools, women's groups and the disabled, among others.
When things work well, a positive feedback is created where innovative ideas find wider applicability as the local authority is able to identify and draw together individuals, communities, employers, and voluntary groups that can benefit from or contribute to getting the most value out of an idea. Councillors I spoke to expressed frustration that even more could be done, if the powers to make change across a wider set of challenges were available at the local level.
Dr. Andy Johnston
A wellbeing council
This communication, imagined by Laura Catchpole, from a local government leader discussing the merits of a wellbeing council, is one of the scenarios that we are exploring as part of the new municipalism pillar of our Post-Covid Councils project looking at the future of local government.
The multi-democratic council
This imagining, from Kerry Ferguson, of what we are calling a multi-democratic council is one of the scenarios that we are exploring as part of the new municipalism pillar of our Post-Covid Councils project looking at the future of local government.
Post-Covid councils: Towards a new municipalism
This pillar of our post-Covid councils project explores the future of local government in response to the many impacts that Covid has had on people's lives and councils. We examine possible scenarios for how the way that local government works and delivers services might change in response to local conditions.


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The various Schools GAA competitions in Connacht continued over the course of the week with St Mary's Strokestown recording a comfortable win over Coláiste...
Hartley Giving 6 Week Ban
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Japan Rugby Football Union has today confirmed their dates for the two Test matches against Ireland in June 2017.Joe Schmidt's side will open their...
Connacht GAA School Results
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Orion reports positive results for OB-002O
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Orion Biotechnology Canada Ltd.
OTTAWA—Orion Biotechnology Canada Ltd. recently announced preclinical data produced in collaboration with Charles River Laboratories evaluating the efficacy of OB-002O (5P12-RANTES) in colorectal cancer.
In the research, BALB/c mice were inoculated subcutaneously with the CT-26 colorectal cancer cell line. Three days after inoculation intraperitoneal treatment was started with OB-002O, a murine anti-PD-1 antibody, OB-002O + anti-PD-1, or saline placebo. Treatment was given daily or every third day. Treatment with OB-0020 alone led to statistically significant delayed tumor growth at multiple time-points. An even more profound effect on the decrease in mean tumor volume was observed in combination cohort where animals received both, OB-002O and the anti-PD-1 antibody (p>0.05).
"There is growing awareness of the role of CCR5 antagonism as an important component of cancer immunotherapy. OB-002O is an extremely potent CCR5 antagonist and we are delighted to see that OB-002O has robust efficacy alone and in combination with an anti-PD-1 antibody in the CT-26 colorectal cancer model. These data support the further preclinical and clinical development of OB-002O for colorectal cancer," said Dr. Ian McGowan, chief scientific officer for Orion Biotechnology.
Added Mark Groper, president and CEO of Orion Biotechnology: "We are delighted by these preliminary data and look forward to the later stage development of OB-002O in colorectal cancer as well as exploring the efficacy of OB-002O in other cancer models."
Orion Biotechnology is a privately held pharmaceutical company founded on the vision of "radically improving the health of the global population through successful treatment and prevention of the most serious chronic illnesses and life-threatening diseases." Since 2011, Orion has been developing a pipeline of potential products based on novel formulations discovered in different parts of the world, with the company noting, "Our close ties to diverse institutions and experts around the globe continue to stimulate the rapid discovery of promising new treatments." The company has operations in North America, Europe and Asia.


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Назра́новский о́круг — административно-территориальная единица Терской области Российской империи, существовавшая в 1909—1920 годах.

Административный центром округа был — город Владикавказ.

Географическое положение
Располагался в центральной части Северного Кавказа, в районе бассейна рек Терек, Сунжа, Асса и Фортанга, охватывая территорию современных Ингушетии, восточной части Пригородного района Северной Осетии.

Границы: на западе с Осетинским округом, на северо-западе по Курпскому нагорью с Нальчикским округом, на северо-востоке с Сунженским казачьим округом, на востоке с Аргунским округом, на юге по Кавказскому хребту с Тифлисской губернией.

История
Округ был временно образован в 1905 году, а узаконен официально в 1909 году.

До 1860 года XIX века горское население Северного Кавказа находилось в подчинении военных властей Левого (Северо-Восточный Кавказ) и Правого (Северо-Западный Кавказ) флангов Кавказской линии. Гражданское управление было только в Ставропольской губернии. После окончания Кавказской войны военное управление Кавказом было ликвидировано. В 1860 году вся территория Северного Кавказа была поделена на Ставропольскую губернию, Кубанскую, Терскую и Дагестанскую области. Терская область состояла из 8 округов: Кабардинского, Осетинского, Ингушского, Аргунского, Чеченского, Ичкеринского и Кумыкского.

Административным центром Ингушского округа вместе с Осетинским округом был Владикавказ. Ингушский округ состоял из трёх участков: Назрановский, Пседахский и Горский. Значительные земли равниной Ингушетии в 1864—1865 годах после строительства на них казачьих станиц были подчинены напрямую Терскому казачьему войску.

В 1870 году Ингушский округ вместе с казачьими станицами на Сунже был объединен с Осетинским округом в один Владикавказский округ. В 1888 году Ингушский округ вместе с землями Терского казачьего войска на Сунже был объединён в Сунженский отдел Терской области.

Сунженский отдел в 1909 году был разукрупнён на два округа — Назрановский и Сунженский. В Назрановский округ вошли часть земель, населённая в основном ингушами.

Население
К 1909 году в округе проживало около 65 тысяч человек.

Административное деление
В 1913 году в состав округа входило 16 сельских правлений:

Примечания

Литература
 Терская область. Список населенных мест по сведениям 1874 года. Тифлис. 1878
 Краткая историческая справка об административном делении Чечено-Ингушской АССР (1785—1946 гг.). ЦГА ЧИАССР Грозный
 Первая всеобщая перепись населения Российской Империи 1897 г. т.68 Терская область. 1905 г.

Терская область
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Before your first flight, we recommend that you update to the latest firmware.
NOTE: If you have purchased a new X‑Star drone after October 1, 2016, your firmware is up to date and your drone is ready to fly. The Starlink app will notify you when a new firmware version is released.
Ensure the aircraft battery and remote controller are fully charged. If the battery holds less than a 50% charge, the update may not be able to complete.
Power down the remote controller and aircraft.
Download the firmware update from our support site.
Insert the provided microSD card into a microSD Card Reader (not provided), and plug it into your computer.
Copy the firmware file to the root directory on the microSD card.
Power on the remote controller and the aircraft.
Watch the LCD display on the remote controller and wait for the remote controller to connect to the aircraft.
Insert the microSD card into the camera.
Watch the LCD on the remote controller to see the file begin unpacking (which takes 30 to 60 seconds). If unpacking fails, delete the update file from the microSD card and start again at Step 1.
Periodically check the LCD to monitor each component being updated. The update may take up to 30 minutes to complete.
After the LCD indicates that each update was successful, power off the aircraft and the remote controller to complete the update. Power back on and you are ready to fly.
NOTE: If any part of the update fails, power off the aircraft and remote controller and follow the instructions below.
Power off the aircraft and remote controller.
Insert the microSD card into the microSD card reader, and plug the card reader into your computer.
On your computer, open the folder for the microSD card reader and locate the update file you previously copied into the root directory.
Rename the update file by right-clicking it and selecting Rename.
Highlight the "-old" section of the file name, press the delete key, and then press the Enter key.
A warning will appear. Click Yes to confirm the name change.
After the file has been renamed, return to Step 4 in the previous section and proceed as directed.
If the firmware update repeatedly fails, please contact our customer support department.
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Conjoined Twins Chang And Eng Bunker Appear At Barnum's American Museum
Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins from Siam (now Thailand), came to the U.S. in 1829 and toured the nation and the world over the next four decades.
Born in 1811 of Chinese parents, the twins were successful entrepreneurs in Siam before Boston sea captain Abel Coffin contracted to manage them as a touring exhibit. After three years with Coffin, the brothers took over their own careers as a touring curiosity until they earned enough money to purchase a plantation and slaves in North Carolina. Although they had minimal dealings with Barnum, he displayed a wax figure of the twins in the American Museum in the 1840s, published a pamphlet on their lives in 1853, and publicly associated himself with the brothers. With large families to support, Chang and Eng returned to show business, agreeing to a six-week engagement at Barnum's American Museum in 1860. After suffering financial loses during the Civil War, the brothers again agreed to a European tour sponsored by Barnum in 1868. They died in January 1874.
Source: Center for History and New Media Added by: Colin Harris
The Bunker brothers were born on May 11, 1811 in Siam (now Thailand), in the province of Samutsongkram, to a fisherman and a mother (Nok or นาก [Nak] in Thai). They were joined at the sternum by a small piece of cartilage. Their livers were fused but independently complete. Although 19th century medicine did not have the means to do so, modern surgical techniques would have easily allowed them to be separated. In 1829, they were "discovered" in Siam by British merchant Robert Hunter and exhibited as a curiosity during a world tour. Upon termination of their contract with their discoverer, they successfully went into business for themselves. In 1839, while visiting Wilkesboro, North Carolina, the twins were attracted to the area and settled on a 110 acre farm in nearby Traphill, becoming naturalized United States citizens.
Determined to start living a normal life as much as possible, the brothers settled on a plantation, bought slaves, and adopted the name "Bunker". On April 13, 1843, they married two sisters: Chang to Adelaide Yates and Eng to Sarah Anne Yates. Their Traphill home is where they shared a bed built for four. Chang and his wife had 10 children; Eng and his wife had 11. In time, the wives squabbled and eventually two separate households were set up just west of Mount Airy, North Carolina in the community of White Plains – the twins would alternate spending three days at each home. During the American Civil War Chang's son Christopher and Eng's son Stephen both fought for the Confederacy. Chang and Eng lost part of their property as a result of the war, and were very bitter in their denunciation of the government in consequence. After the war, they again resorted to public exhibitions, but were not very successful. They always maintained a high character for integrity and fair dealing, and were much esteemed by their neighbors. The twins died on the same day in January of 1874. Chang, who had contracted pneumonia, died rather suddenly in his sleep. Eng awoke to find his brother dead, and called for his wife and children to attend to him. A doctor was summoned to perform an emergency separation, but Eng refused to be separated from his dead brother. He died three hours later.
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