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The Council has up to date fire risk assessments for all flats with communal access, which includes monthly recorded inspections to each block. In light of the tragic events at the Grenfell Tower in London, we are currently reviewing our fire risk assessments. At this early stage in the investigation the full details of the incident are not clear. However, the Council can confirm it has not utilised this type of cladding system.
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Finally, to ensure our insulation systems have been installed correctly, all staff fitting the insulation are fully trained and approved by the manufacturers. They are then inspected by our own staff as well as an independent inspection by third party bodies who specialise in the EWI system.
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Михаил Никитич Клешнин (3 мая 1902, деревня Счастливка, Орловская губерния — 13 марта 1991, Москва) — советский военный деятель, генерал-майор (1941 год).

Биография
Михаил Никитич Клешнин родился 3 мая 1902 года в деревне Счастливка (ныне — Мценского района Орловской области).

Довоенное время
В октябре 1924 года был призван в ряды РККА и направлен красноармейцем в Волынский учебный полк, дислоцированный в городе Каменец, а затем был переведён в 20-й Славутский пограничный отряд. В июне 1925 года был направлен на учёбу в 3-ю пограничную школу ОГПУ, дислоцированную в Харькове, после окончания которой в январе 1927 года был назначен на должность помощника начальника заставы 20-го Славутского пограничного отряда, а в августе 1928 года — на должность начальника заставы в составе 30-го Славутского пограничного отряда.

В августе 1930 года был направлен на учёбу в Высшую пограничную школу войск НКВД, после окончания которой с марта 1932 года служил в 3-й пограничной школе войск НКВД, дислоцированной в Москве, на должностях командира роты и дивизиона. В апреле 1935 года был назначен на должность преподавателя тактики Высшей пограничной школы войск НКВД.

После окончания Военной академии имени М. В. Фрунзе Клешнин в феврале 1938 года был назначен на должность заместителя начальника Ново-Петергофского военного политического училища НКВД. Находясь на должности начальника отряда особого отряда П. А. Артемьева пограничных войск НКВД, Клешнин принимал участие в боевых действиях во время советско-финской войны, после чего в феврале 1940 года был назначен на должность начальника 5-го пограничного отряда Ленинградского военного округа, а в апреле — на должность начальника Ленинградского военного пехотного училища НКВД.

Великая Отечественная война
15 июля 1941 года присвоено воинское звание генерал-майора. С началом войны Клешнин был назначен на должность командира Бакинской горнострелковой, а затем — на должность 262-й стрелковой дивизий, которая в августе 1941 года принимала участие во фронтовом контрударе в районе Старой Руссы, во время которого понесла большие потери, за что Клешнин был снят с занимаемой должности и назначен на должность командира 232-го стрелкового полка (182-я стрелковая дивизия).

В январе 1942 года был назначен на должность командира 188-й стрелковой дивизии, участвовавшей в боевых действиях во время Демянской наступательной операции, а в августе того же года — на должность заместителя командующего 11-й армией, однако в январе 1943 года генерал-майор Клешнин был снят от занимаемой должности по собственному желанию, после чего был назначен на должность командира 53-й гвардейской стрелковой дивизии, а в апреле 1943 года — на должность командира 35-го стрелкового корпуса, который после завершения формирования был преобразован в 44-й, после чего принимал участие в боевых действиях в ходе Ленинградско-Новгородской, Белорусской, Прибалтийской, Восточно-Прусской и Пражской наступательных операций.

Послевоенная карьера
В июле 1945 года генерал-майор Клешнин был назначен на должность заместителя начальника штаба советской части Союзной контрольной комиссии в Австрии, в мае 1947 года — на должность начальника Тбилисского пехотного училища, а в июне 1949 года — на должность начальника Ставропольского суворовского училища.

В мае 1951 года был назначен на должность начальника 3-го отдела — помощника начальника Управления вузов Министерства обороны СССР по руководству суворовскими военными училищами, а в ноябре 1952 года — на должность начальника 2-го отдела — помощника начальника Управления вузов стрелковых войск по руководству суворовскими училищами (с мая 1953 года — в составе Главного управления боевой и физической подготовки сухопутных войск).

Генерал-майор Михаил Никитич Клешнин в июле 1959 года вышел в отставку. Умер 13 марта 1991 года в Москве.

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 Два ордена Ленина;
 Три ордена Красного Знамени;
 Орден Суворова 2 степени;
 Два ордена Кутузова 2 степени;
 Орден Отечественной войны 1 степени;
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Cornel West gives lecture at Alumni Hall
On March 29, political activist Cornel West visited McDaniel College's WMC Alumni Hall for the College's annual Ira G. Zepp, Jr. Memorial Lecture. Ira Zepp, who passed away in 2009, was a…
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Objectives. The present study was designed to evaluate whether a specific program of low intensity exercise training may be sufficient to improve the exercise tolerance of patients with chronic heart failure.
Background. Recent studies have shown that exercise training can improve exercise tolerance in patients with stable chronic heart failure, mainly through peripheral adaptations. These changes have been observed with exercise regimens at intensities of 70% to 80% of peak oxygen uptake and >8 weeks.
Methods. We studied 27 patients (23 men, 4 women; mean [±SD] age 57 ± 6 years) with mild chronic heart failure. We classified patients into two groups: trained group and untrained group. The trained group underwent a low intensity (40% of peak oxygen uptake) training program three times/week for 8 weeks. The untrained group performed no exercise.
Results. An increase in peak oxygen uptake (17%, p < 0.0001), lactic acidosis threshold (20%, p < 0.0002) and peak work load (21%, p < 0.0002) were obtained in the trained group only. Cardiac output and stroke volume were unchanged. A high correlation was found between the increases in peak oxygen uptake and volume density of mitochondria of vastus lateralis muscle (r = 0.77, p < 0.0002).
Conclusions. Patients with stable chronic heart failure can achieve significant improvement in functional capacity from a low intensity exercise training regimen. The mechanism responsible for this favorable effect involves an increase in mitochondrial density, which reflects an improvement in oxidative capacity of trained skeletal muscles.
This study was presented in part at the 66th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, Atlanta, Georgia, November 1993. It was supported by a grant from Unita Sanitacia Locale 12, Ancona, Italy.


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Stoating, sometimes written stoting or stotting,[1] is a type of stitching made to join two pieces of woven material, with raw edges placed together, such that the resulting stitches are not visible from the right side of the cloth. Stoating is accomplished by passing the needle only halfway through the pieces of material to be stoated, using a very fine needle and thread, such as silk,[2] or even hair.[3] Stitches would be drawn from side to side across the opening to be sewn closed, in a pattern resembling a zig-zag or the rungs of a ladder.[2] Stoating may be used on heavier fabrics, such as felt and some types of tweed,[4] or fabrics that will not fray easily.[5] Stoating would also be used in place of seaming on heavy furs.[6] When completed, the join should lie flat and not be visible from the right side of the fabric.[7]
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This week SAP finally introduced its on demand Business ByDesign suite, aimed at the mid-market (companies with 100 to 500 employees) and starting at $149 per per month per user but with a $54 a month option for a set of five users with limited usage of the software.It appears to be the initial step in a decade-long transformation of SAP's ERP offerings across all market segments and verticals.
This week SAP finally introduced its on demand Business ByDesign suite, aimed at the mid-market (companies with 100 to 500 employees) and starting at $149 per per month per user but with a $54 a month option for a set of five users with limited usage of the software.
SAP CEO Henning Kagermann said Business ByDesign was "most important announcement I've made in my career." Given he has been at SAP since 1982 and joined the company's Executive Board in 1991, that statement puts a lot of weight on the shoulders of the fledgling Business ByDesign (an odd name--how about SAP Business Suite, Mid-market Edition).
If SAP is successful with Business ByDesign, which isn't a certainty, customers will be asking for the same kind of user experience and cost efficiencies in the rest of the product line, across all verticals and industries.
SAP will need to worry less about cannibalization of its other product lines by Business ByDesign, and more about customers defecting to alternative solutions that do a better job at delivering on demand ERP. Thus, you can expect SAP to give All-In-One and Business Suite, which are aimed at larger companies and have deep verticalization, the Business ByDesign makeover in the next several years.
When asked about what customers do when they outgrow Business ByDesign in an interview with InformationWeek, SAP Deputy CEO and sales chief Leo Apotheker said, "I think it will scale and we'll continue to develop. It's not the final version. Partners will add to it. It's just the beginning and not the end."
My reading of this is that the slow hand introduction of Business ByDesign is less of an Eric Clapton-style riff and more like the kind of delicate handling that bomb disposal experts apply to live munitions of unidentified origins. SAP knows that in Business ByDesign it has something powerfully explosive on its hands and the last thing it wants it to have it blow up its face. It would rather risk burning the fuse so slow that it might even blow out altogether — that's why the company has now decided to backpedal on its earlier ambitious forecast of reaching the 100,000 customer mark by 2010. But at the same time SAP's leadership recognizes that the company's future depends on whether it can engineer Business ByDesign in such a way that it ignites a controlled explosion to rip through and replace much of its current catalog — before competitors get there first.
In other words, the mid-market is a segment of convenience.
That last statement is worth investigating. What is SAP doing that uniquely differentiates it from NetSuite, Workday, Salesforce.com and others who have been pioneering the space.
Architecturally all the companies are basing their offerings on modern software technology--SOA and Web services with master data management, workflow and process management, customization capabilities and an host of built-in functions, such as business intelligence and mobile support.
Business ByDesign is powered by SAP's Netweaver platform (application server, business intelligence, master data management, portal, mobile, identity management, auto-ID infrastructure, development tools, etc.) and an enterprise SOA repository of services that encapsulate business processes.
Without doubt, the currently vaporous Business ByDesign, which is being piloted by a handful of customers, has the most industrial strength feature set among the on demand players. What will actually be delivered in version 1.0, and when, is unclear. Business ByDesign won't be generally available until sometime next year, and SAP is late to the on demand dance.
said. "There's no way it can be as deep as they say when it is released to run generically a 100 to 500 person company. It's a 'functionality' sell, not a brand sell like CRM. If you don't have demand-based inventory replenishment, for example, they don't buy your software. Depth only comes from years of development--and there isn't much that accelerates a new code base built all from scratch."
He also cited the lack of extensive customization, verticalization, an untested delivery approach, and a questionable channel strategy as issues for SAP. NetSuite offers four vertical editions and is adding two more this year, and has extensive customization capabilities used by its more than 5,300 customers.
Nelson pointed to Asahi Kasei Spandex America, a $100 million division of the $10 billion Japanese conglomerate, as a customer that recently chose NetSuite (see diagram at left) over an SAP on-premises solution.
Nelson also doesn't believe that Business ByDesign will be an easy sell. "You can try it for free but it's not proof that it will run your business. We've been doing this for ten years and trial by Web isn't the way. Selling into this market is the same as SAP in the enterprise, it's just missing a few zeros in the purchase order," Nelson said.
As NetSuite has proven, selling a full ERP suite is much tougher than getting in via SFA and CRM as salesforce.com, which has 900,000 subscribers across more than 35,000 customers, has done. SAP hopes to add 10,000 Business ByDesign customers a year by 2010, and has signed up channel partners to sell the suite.
Of course, NetSuite is a blip on SAP's screen. NetSuite, which has filed for an IPO, had 72 percent revenue growth in Q107 compared with Q106 ($23.2MM vs $13.5MM) and has about 500 employees. On the other hand, salesforce.com is closing in on a billion dollars in revenue for its next fiscal year. SAP reported $1.92 billion in revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30.
SAP said that it has spent $500 million over four years with 1000 developers hammering away at the new suite. "We'll have to see what they come out with, but the best software comes from small groups, not thousands of developers," Nelson stated.
He may be underestimating SAP's development prowess, given Business ByDesign is built on the company's well established core SOA engine, and it has a deep well of ERP process knowledge. Business ByDesign is supposed to make SAP software usable by mere mortals who lack billions to spend on ERP deployments (which should be appealing to every user segment).
SAP is a large company trying to protect different revenue streams," Nelson said. "It will cause enormous confusion in sales channels. From a NetSuite perspective, this announcement is a watershed moment for us. All of SAP's noise about 'on-demand suites' gives more credibility to our marketing message, and will pull us up market and into deals we otherwise would not have found. Larry [Ellison] always said the best thing that ever happened to Oracle was IBM's announcement of a relational database. It pulled Oracle into all IBM's major accounts, and when you looked at the two products side-by-side, the more mature Oracle product beat the 'new' IBM product hands down. This is our 'IBM' moment."
Workday also provides on demand ERP software, currently with HR and financials only. According to CTO Stan Swete Workday won't compete directly with Business ByDesign. "The market SAP identified isn't our target market," Swete said. "We look at the upper mid-market--1,000 to 10,000 employees--and we expect to be taken further up market. It seems to me that a more direct comparison is with salesforce.com, NetSuite and Microsoft." Swete also said it wasn't clear from what SAP showed just how deep the various module of Business ByDesign were at this point, or if SAP's database isolation for individual customers within a shared infrastructure could offer the same cost savings as a multi-tenant approach.
"All the way through the presentation, SAP's messaging and value proposition was right on--driving down TCO, driving up agility, increasing usability--that's what we and others say," Swete told me. "But does confining it to the mid-market mean that larger companies don't need those things? These are issues of importance up and down all segments. The real reason they need to have an initial focus on such a narrow and down-market segment is that they don't want to cannibalize where they have product, and they are not ready to address higher-end segments with the on demand solutions."
That said, the two-year-old Workday will end up competing with SAP as customers determine that SAP's notion of market segmentation doesn't apply to them. In reality, Workday could be playing catch up with SAP as it tries to add new and deeper modules, such as supply chain management to its ERP suite, in the coming months. "It's a question how fast can we get wide," Swete said.
"SAP is suffering from the innovator's dilemma. They are trying to limit the on demand opportunity by customer size, and by making their systems single tenant, hoping they can sell them back to the customer over time. The right strategy is to embrace the full technology and business model of on demand, not just the parts SAP likes. Their current strategy is doomed to fail--the only hope they have is to change it."
In an interview with eWeek, SAP's Apotheker countered, "It is comparing a little hors d'oeuvre, an appetizer, and a complete three-star meal. Salesforce has a CRM application. It happens to be that the vast majority of businesses on this planet do a little more than just CRM. Our attempt is to get rid of all these acronyms. Businesses don't really buy acronyms, they buy a processes flow, a business model. We provide a complete solution and we provide a complete suite, lock stock and barrel, which is Business [ByDesign]. You don't need CRM from Salesforce any more. It's superfluous. No wonder [Salesforce.com CEO] Marc [Benioff] is worried. It is disconcerting. He has every right to be concerned."
Benioff is right that SAP is taking a tentative approach to on demand, but as Phil Wainewright said, it's a risk that SAP cannot avoid given its history and current business dynamics. Whereas SAP is taking more of a top down approach to reducing cost and complexity of ERP functionality, salesforce is taking the bottom up approach, opening up its platform in hopes that scores of developers will fill in the gaps of its incomplete set of applications with a broad variety of ERP and other business software that address every business market segment through the programmable Force.com platform and its AppExchange.
Both companies are trying to attract developers to expand the reach and capabilities of their offerings. It's too early to pick any winners. In baseball terms, we are in the second inning, but there will be multiple winners, and room for both approaches, as the shift to on demand and utility computing gets into full gear. Who knows. Maybe salesforce.com and Workday will join forces to blunt SAP's foray into on demand. And Oracle and Microsoft don't plan to sit on the sideline. For customers healthy competition can only mean more choice and better deals.


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Q: Raspberrypi camera image and python socket communication l want to send image file for android studio. but it did't work well;
this problem is this image is jpeg file. but android studio is work only url.
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City hospitals are reporting an increase in cases of respiratory issues, high fever, common cold and other seasonal viral ailments owing to the sudden and steep difference in the day and night temperatures.
According to the district health department, the state-run hospitals have reported a 10% to 15% increase in such cases over the past week.
The maximum temperature recorded on Monday was 30° Celsius and the minimum temperature was 14° Celsius. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said the weather will continue to remain the same till Holi, March 2.
"The differences in day and night temperatures are likely to persist till Holi, and from the week after that, the temperature is expected to rise consistently," an IMD official said.
"Cases of upper respiratory infections and gastroenteritis have increased in the past few days by 20% to 25%. These are caused mainly by temperature differences in the day and night; the day is warm and night is relatively cooler. Residents should ensure that they do not switch on their fans just yet, and also ensure that they are properly shielded from the cold in the evenings," Dr Naveen Kumar, a senior physician at Civil Hospital, said.
Doctors say that aside from respiratory cases, people are also reporting other common health problems associated with weather change such as fatigue, throat infection, skin rashes, and dehydration.
"Sudden change in weather and barometric pressure can greatly affect the physical condition. Patients are exhibiting common health problems due to this change, such as fatigue, throat infection, skin rashes, dehydration and loss of appetite. In addition, the fluctuating temperatures are making the immune system extremely weak and vulnerable to infections," Dr Rajesh Kumar, senior consultant of internal medicine at Fortis, said.
Medical experts also feel that temperature during the daytime is ideal for bacteria and viruses to grow, which is also leading to health ailments.
"All infectious viruses grow when the weather changes. Due to sudden weather change, we are seeing more patients suffering from stomach infection, fever, throat infection and cough," Dr Manjeeta Nath Das at the Fortis Memorial Research Institute, said.
"People should take precautions such as should avoid sitting under the fan immediately after they come from the outside, avoid eating out and staying well covered. Children should be covered properly when they are going out in the evening in this weather," Das added.


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Universal Music's PM:AM Recordings announces new signings and releases: Next Up, NETSKY
Launched at the beginning of May 2012,Universal Music's internal dance label PM:AM Recordings announces a slew of forthcoming releases from some of the brightest and most talented prospects the dance music world has to offer.
Following Sebastian Ingrosso & Alesso's hit anthem Calling (Lose My Mind) and Dada Life's juggernaut hit single Kick Out The Epic Motherf**er' the label now gears up for its third release: an EP/LP double-header from Belgian Drum & Bass superstar prodigy and one of the most hotly anticipated acts in electronic music – NETSKY.
Released through Hospital Records in the UK and Universal Germany / PM:AM Recordings in a number of markets worldwide, both the EP 'Come Alive' and the much awaited long-player '2' will drop on Monday 25th June, 2012 and are available to pre-order from iTunes now.
Pre-order: NETSKY – '2' LP here.
New signings confirmed for impending worldwide release on Universal's PM:AM dance arm (finalised dates to follow shortly) are:
Alesso – 'Years'
Otto Knows – 'Million Voices'
Mehrbod vs. Chris García – 'What's Your Name'
Nause – 'Hungry Hearts' (excluding North America).
For further up-to-the-minute information, stay tuned to the PM:AM Facebook and Twitter feeds.
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I woke up super congested this morning. Gnarly sinus headache to boot. Fucking sucks, I really wanted to go dive. Try and kill some fish. But you can't do that shit when your head tubes are jam-packed with mucus. Or you can, but you'll only do it once. Sinus squeezes hurt like a son of a bitch.
Parker: "I got a random surf boner!"
By Rory Parker
The story of how I wasted the most resilient boner of my life…
Chas is right, I don't have an iPhone. Don't have a cell at all. I hate the damn things. Annoying little leashes everyone wraps around their own necks. Don't need one. Don't want one. Won't get one.
That Porsche ad is something else. I love that Chas's wife is more successful than him. Mine's more successful than me! Very twenty first century. Very progressive.
Still, I desperately want to lay into it. I'd go hard after anyone else. If it were Zach Weisberg toting the baby junk while Mama Bear basked in the spotlight I think Chas would too. Too bad his whole family is involved. Can't go after them. There's definitely a line there, can't cross it.
I got a random boner while surfing today. Not, like, truly random. There was a very attractive, age appropriate, woman surfing rather well in a nearly non-existent bikini. I just can't get used to them. I don't leer or creep, but I do over-appreciate.
Besides, all the hilarious zingers I can think of are too mean. Not playful, just cutting. So I'll move on.
She was paddling past during a lull and my mind got to wandering and I started thinking about the grand time we could have if I were able to lure her into the marriage bed. Graphic stuff running through the ol' dome. But no more so than usual.
I'm thirty six years old. The days when I could be stroked into tumescence by a stiff breeze are long gone. And surfing isn't very boner inducing. Beyond the ages of twelve to nineteen, during which I was basically a walking hard-on, I don't think I've ever really pumped blood into my dick while in the ocean. The water's always at least slightly cool. You're exercising, focused on your surroundings. Not much room sexual thought.
Before I knew it I was fully erect, and of course a fun little set swung my way.
Like back in high school, when you would daydream during class. Watching sunlight play across a bit of exposed skin across the room. Full mast, salute the dawn, rock hard. Suddenly it's your turn to stand at the front of the class and give a presentation.
I've always been a proponent of the belt-tuck. Press it straight up against your belly, make sure you don't do something stupid like raise your arms above your head and flash the entire room.
Can't do the tuck in board shorts. I'm a product of the nineties, I like 'em baggy and low slung. The tuck'll put a few solid inches in plain view. Can't just ignore it either. Clingy wet fabric leaves nothing to the imagination.
It's not that I'm ashamed of my dick. I'll happily trot it out in the right circumstances. But it has to be tasteful. Wagging your dong in a stranger's face is not.
I hoped that paddling would kill it. Laying on your dick and reaching isn't comfortable. But, for whatever sick reason, it didn't help. Neither did the little "that's a sick one" hoot from none other than Ms Gorgeous herself.
I tried to pop into a low crouch. Make it look like I thought it was going to barrel, or whatever. That might have worked, if my baggy trunks hadn't bloused out, caught my dick at a weird angle, and bent it in half.
Which really fucking hurts. I fell awkwardly, banging my dick against the rail of my board as I went down.
North swell is big and rising and I didn't want to deal with getting my ass beat by the ocean, so I stuck to the friendly mellow east side. Wasn't wearing a leash. The swim in to retrieve my board still wasn't enough to kill my ardor. I had to float in the shallows for a few minutes. Take a few deep breaths, try to distract my mind-wang connection.
And that's the story of how I wasted the most resilient boner of my life.
Apropos of nothing, it's pretty cool the WSL is running two female heats tomorrow at Pe'ahi. That'll be something to see. I'll even be there in person. BeachGrit's flying me out. Jet set shit, right there.
Knowing how things go the swell will probably fail to materialize and I'll be trapped on Maui for the day. But that's okay. I'll just head to Paia and get wasted.
Foiled: World Surf League shamed again!
Welcome to BeachGrit...brought to you by Porsche (basically)!
What if everything you did was cut rate? Like, generally pretty lousy? What if your phone was made in Korea and accidentally exploded all the time, your "hotel" when you traveled was just a room in somebody else's house and your car was maybe 1/3 as good as a Toyota Landcruiser?
Well then you'd be the World Surf League!
Professional surfing's governing body has worse than average partners. Samsung, Airbnb and Jeep to mostly name them all. It would all be well and good, I suppose, if your beloved BeachGrit didn't exist to blast a spotlight on their mediocrity.
But we do exist with our bright and shining lights!
First, we all own Apple iPhones (maybe Rory doesn't but he also lives in Kauai). Sure it is no big thing, obviously, and this is not the Apple iPhone Mens and Womens BeachGrit. We, in fact, bought them but better a purchased phone than a blown off ear, as the old adage goes.
Second, we stay in proper hotels when traveling, or in friend's extra rooms, but we don't call the friend's extra room a "bnb."
And now we have Porsche instead of Jeep! Or not "we" exactly but my gorgeous and successful wife. But I'm a featured extra! And I chuckle at the dowdy World Surf League in their little Jeep Wranglers while drinking sauvignon blancs from New Zealand instead of Australia. "Those petit bourgeois…" I say to anyone who will listen. "They're so cute! So… funky!"
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Blood Feud: Coastalwatch v SurfStitch!
SurfStitch in "perilous" financial position says major shareholder!
Do you remember, one week ago, Coastalwatch's daddy company having a swing at buying SurfStitch?
It was a thrilling piece of theatre, a demonstration, if any was still necessary, of the Machiavellian ways of business: Three Crowns Media Group, which is a major shareholder of SurfStitch but is suing SurfStitch for a content-sharing deal gone awry, offered the online retailer fifty-five mill for a company that was worth half-a-billion dollars less than a year ago.
In response, SurfStitch's shares were place in a trading halt.
As the The Australian Financial Review reported:
Street Talk first revealed in August that Three Crowns Media Group, which is the ultimate holding company of both Crown Financial and Coastalwatch, as well as other media outlets including magazine Surfing World and snowsports website Mountainwatch, was the mysterious third party embroiled in legal action with Surfstitch over a content-sharing arrangement gone wrong.
And to make matters more confusing, Surfstitch had once considered buying Three Crowns before its own troubles deepened. Now the tables have turned.
Coastalwatch has proposed buying Surfstitch for 20¢ a share, just higher than the 30-day volume weighted average price of 19¢. However, Surfstitch's board has decided the bid is not in the best interest of shareholders because it does not deliver an appropriate premium for securing control, is highly conditional and Coastalwatch continues to pursue its litigation.
Yeah, you got it?
At the time of the offer, Three Crowns revealed it would tell-all in a mysterious letter to be given to a favourite media outlet. The outlet, as it turned out, was The Courier Mail.
The story, which went live a few hours ago, reveals Crown's suggestion that SurfStitch is in a "perilous" financial position and, therefore, might be well-advised to take up the offer.
Let's read.
Responding to an open letter from takeover predator Crown Financial questioning why SurfStitch knocked back its $55 million offer, the company refused to reaffirm its profit guidance amid concerns its cash reserves have slipped to a "perilous" level.
In a statement to the ASX, it said "it would be premature to comment on guidance at this time" and would provide a general update at its annual general meeting.
SurfStitch's shares rose 1¢ to 18.5¢ on Thursday. The stock was placed in a trading halt on Tuesday after SurfStitch received Crown Financial's letter demanding to know why the company was unable to meet its indicative proposal.
The proposal required SurfStitch to complete the sale of subsidiary Surf Hardware International to an independent third party for "total cash consideration of at least $20 million" and for SurfStitch to have "no borrowings and $17 million cash in bank".
It also said SurfStitch should "have no pending litigation outside our related entities" and not be subject to an investigation by the ASX or the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
SurfStitch yesterday confirmed ASIC was investigating the retail giant over the collapse of a $20 million deal with Crown Financial's related entity Coastalwatch, which forced the surfwear retailer to downgrade its earnings forecast in June.
Crown Financial managing director, Joakim Sundell, raised concerns in the letter that SurfStitch was not being forthcoming about its cash balance.
"The cash balance for the company at June 30, 2016, was reportedly $21.37 million," Mr Sundell wrote.
"If the company cannot meet the requirement of having a $17 million cash position, are you in fact telling us/shareholders that there has been a fall of over $4.37 million in cash reserves since the balance date? This would then only allow for another $1.6 million to $2.6 million fall for the remainder of FY17, which seems perilous."
SurfStitch on Thursday said it did not plan to "respond to these questions and does not comment on or affirm any of the various assertions."
Oh, and FCS is going to be shucked, very shortly, for around twenty-mill, the company enjoying its third owner in one year.
"After vaping, I surfed a break on a really small day with two random 12 year olds who couldn't stop complaining about how bad the waves were. Harshed my mellow for a good ten minutes until I realized I should paddle away to another break."
Survey: Do you (like) surfing stoned?
Do you surf better? Does it enhance the experience? Do you ever see God?
Do you enjoy the surreal effects of marijuana? Do you inflate your lungs before a surf? Is it a regular thing?
I've never been one for weed. Looses all those demons that are happily shackled, revs up a paranoia that otherwise never shows. And everyone I knew at school who were zealots for green became, over time, dumb, sluggish and stupid.
But, some dig. Maybe you dig?
Earlier today, I fell into a message stream on reddit of surfers back and forthing on the subject of surfing while high. I had no idea it was still such a thing.
Here are some highlights.
I'm not sure if raising the topic of weed is going to be suicidal here. I just wanted to see if anyone else here is a fan of it in the context of surfing. Because sweet mother, it's glorious! I've always felt connected to the ocean when surfing, but surfing while high is like making love to her. Everything flows so perfectly, and being able to play with that flow and be a part of it… it's just straight up beautiful.
And yes, I would say that my performance is worse (in terms of how I'd score in a competition). But the criticality of a turn, or the depth of a barrel doesn't matter when you're high. All that matters is fitting into that flow perfectly, and riding the wave as it's presenting itself to be ridden. And when you can do that, nothing feels better!
Yeah I dunno, I like to smoke sometimes on smaller days when it's nice out, but not so much if its bigger or more hollow or cold and I have to concentrate more.
I'm with you on this one man. When it's nice pleasant surf I'm all about having a cheeky toke beforehand. But yeah, if it's big angry surf, I definitely prefer to have my reactions over my flow.
When i got high and surfed, you can feel the turns and the board beneath your feet. for me; i gave less shit about what people thought and just had flow with the wave. No effort needed to turn, no effort to snap or push or do floaters, it all just happened. people who saw me were like HOLY SHIT dude how the fuck did you get so good?! would try again
That's exactly it man! It really does all just happen. And yeah, I think when it feels that good, it looks just as good. I've been getting compliments on my riding style since I started riding high too, which though I like to think I'm quite modest, is always nice to hear! Though some of the adjectives crack me up a bit… 'groovy' was used once haha.
The feeling of being underwater made me laugh uncontrollably for some awesome reason and the water literally glimmered like sparks were jumping across the waters surface. The set waves were really intimidating because I would focus on every little change that occurred as the wave came inland and I remember the sound of the waves tripped me the fuck out because I realized the sound was being generated solely by water crashing on itself.
Mixed reviews. Surfed on a solid double overhead day on a left-hand pointbreak after eating some brownies. Really awesome. I think I only caught four or five waves, but they were fun. It felt like everything happened very fast – start paddling for a wave, all of a sudden you're in it getting ready to pop up, thinking to yourself "duhhhh how do I do this again?" but it just happens and then if you're like me you grab the rail on anything remotely exciting on the backside. It felt like just sitting out back, you felt the energy and excitement of the ocean more, every little undulation of the swell and the way the wind played across the water.
On the other hand, after vaping, I surfed a break on a really small day with two random 12 year olds who couldn't stop complaining about how bad the waves were. Harshed my mellow for a good ten minutes until I realized I should paddle away to another break.
I'm a fan of using drugs to help me see things that I have a hard time seeing otherwise. I also appreciate that folks might want to blaze then go splash around 'cause it's fun, but in your post you're talking about finding a connection to the ocean that you haven't found without ganja.
Now that you've felt that, how could that happen again with you, your board and the ocean as the only ingredients? If I couldn't answer that question, or didn't want to answer that question, then the dope's just a filler, not a tool.
I didn't mean to sound preachy. I mean all this self reflection, not judgement. Blaze away.
I'm all for it. It's magical. The session in the morning of 4/20 was one of the best I've had. I'll never forget sitting on the board out the back, just bobbing gently, look over my left should to see one of my best mates and a rising sun, look over my right shoulder to see a beautiful full rainbow. It's the first time I've ever truly regretted not having a GoPro.
So tell me: do you ever surf stoned? Is it a little, maybe half a J or a cone, or a whole lot?
Do you get better, does it enhance the experience? Do you see God?
The Inertia: Blame Trump on Slater!
Surf media's killer dog rounds on champ!
The anguish today keeps pouring down. The funeral procession of our theoretical better selves enveloped in a never ending wail.
Like this!
Even the best of pals are torn asunder by our new political reality. Even idols brought low by those who used to gaze up with only the utmost admiration.
Let us examine the case of one Robert Kelly Slater and The Inertia's founder-in-chief Zach Weisberg.
Oh you know how surfing's definitive online community adores the champ. We all do, of course, but The Inertia more than adores. Maybe worships a little. Maybe wants to marry on a Kauai cliff during sunset with Don Ho as master of ceremonies (presented by Purps).
But the spectre of Donald J. Trump threw a big old monkey wrench (spanner) into the machinations of love today. Really derailed the works.
Let us read from Mr. Zach's dirge:
Nothing is given, and liberals forgot that the same way disenchanted conservatives remembered it. As such, progressives failed to tap into the same dormant emotions that drive America to be its greatest.
I regret that The Inertia failed to make a formal presidential endorsement this election. It doesn't matter that it most likely wouldn't have any impact. But it could have. In my estimation, it was the right thing to do, because it was an expression of how I, as a leader, and The Inertia staff, as a collective, feel with a renewed obligation in communicating to our 1.5 million monthly readers.
I regret that we didn't take Kelly Slater, a man I deeply respect as surfing's most influential ambassador, to task for choosing not to vote in this year's election despite hosting an art show to inspire political conversation. In my estimation, that's a disingenuous thing for a thoughtful person to do. Voting is a privilege our forefathers died to preserve, and while I respect anyone's right to refuse to participate, for those who care about the environment (surfers and outdoor enthusiasts) and social justice (thoughtful people), there was an appropriate choice on this year's ballot.
It was not Donald Trump.
So my favorite part is The Inertia making a formal presidential endorsement a way to also let potential advertisers know how much "traffic" they're getting.
Capitalism!
But the part that brings a lonely tear to my eye is the thought of Zach W taking Kelly Slater to task. Don't give in to your baser prog Huffy Post instincts, dearest Z.
Let Kelly vote for Kelly and Let Love Rule!
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Cowboy Bebop: Jamming with Edward Rewatch
September 21, 2014 7:02 AM - Season 1, Episode 9 - Subscribe
In the 9th session, the crew go back to the ruins of earth to track down a hacker who is accessing satellites to carve giant drawings in South American deserts. While on Earth, everyone says they should talk to Radical Edward, a mysterious hacker whose description changes drastically from person to person. Ed is found, and the bounty is claimed, but the culprit is deemed not eligible for bounty collection.
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This was a fun episode on a number of fronts: of course, I'm stoked to finally see Ed in the series, and all the quirky whimsy she brings. It's also an interesting sci-fi tale of a lonely satellite who doodles on the earth, to re-create the Nazca lines that were obliterated from the earth when the moon was destroyed in the astral gate accident of 2021 and meteorites rained down on the earth. The meteorite "rain" continues to the present day, resulting in people living underground for the most part, and weather warnings for "falling rocks."
For me, this episode is a great bit of world-building, where we learn a bit about how things are now as the story at hand (the search for the hacker who authorities assume has taken over the satellite), instead of someone laying out "this is the world and how it came to be."
posted by filthy light thief at 2:53 PM on September 21, 2014 [1 favorite]
Finally, the full crew is assembled! It's easy to forget over the course of the first eight sessions how ultimately essential Edward is to the overall Bebop group dynamic, but once she appears it's obvious.
Going back to Cowboy Bebop's archetypal Lupin III parallelism, if Spike:Lupin :: Jet:Jigen :: Faye ::Fujiko, then clearly Edward must be parallel to Goemon, both for her lone wolf (cat?) nature and wild-card ability to remove otherwise impassable obstacles for the Bebop crew.
Ed also completes the skewed found-family structure of the Bebop crew, as noted by Spike in the epilogue. The arc of these first few episodes is Spike and Jet's kicking-and-screaming transition towards a kind of rough-hewn domesticity: First with the arrival of a pet, then a "hard-headed woman" (Faye's role is multivalent; she and Spike have a bratty sibling dynamic, whereas she and Jet behave like a feuding married couple), and then baby/Edward makes five.
Looking back on the session, I'm sort of disappointed that MPU never makes a repeat appearance, even though its program was apparently copied onto Ed's computer. It would sort of interfere with Bebop's usual one-and-done rhythm with their guest characters, I suppose. In either case, part of my personal head-canon for the show is that Ed fires up MPU's VM once a week and uploads him whatever photographs she can find of other primitive artworks, sort of like feeding a tropical fish or reptile.
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A Huge "Family Social Club" Opens in Ivy City with Play Areas for Kids (and Drinks for Adults)
The Lane makes its family-friendly debut this weekend.
Written by Anna Spiegel
| Published on February 14, 2020
The Lane. Photography by Dominique Munoz.
The Lane, a massive "family social club," is ready to open its doors in Ivy City this Saturday. The two-story space encompasses multiple play areas for babies and young children, an all-day cafe, and rooms for kid's birthday parties, classes, and other events.
Similar family-friendly venues like Rockville's Badlands and BusyBees in Falls Church and Chevy Chase are popular in the suburbs, but the Lane is among the first of its kind in the District—part of the reason working moms Molly Nizhnikov and Rachel Lubin partnered for the project.
"Finding spaces that make everyone happy in the city is a hard thing. As much as you try and make a beer garden fun for kids, ultimately you're in other people's way," says Nizhnikov.
Kids can play in the ball pit.
The former warehouse space got a modern revamp from Form Architects. Kids will be able to run and play on a giant slide and climbing wall, dive in a ball pit, and partake in drum circles, story time, and other activities. "Life guards" will be on duty to chaperone the spaces. When they're not on the go, parents and children can hang out in the cafe, which will serve coffee drinks, pastries, snacks, salads, sandwiches, beer from nearby Atlas Brew Works, and wine. Birthday party packages also get a cheffy touch with menus available from Astro Doughnuts and Fried Chicken, Della Barba Pizza, and brunch packages with Bullfrog Bagels. And a huge rooftop will open in nice weather.
Local restaurants like Astro Doughnuts cater birthday parties.
Drop-in entry is $20 per child for a two-hour visit (adults are free), plus a ten percent discount for siblings. There're also several membership options starting at $95 per month per family, which include food and drink discounts and other perks. There's a big parking lot, which is free for the first 90 minutes.
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You could get high on this menu. And not a sip of alcohol need be summoned. Podi idlis make an entrance suspended on tall skewers. The risotto arrives hidden in a white tower tall enough for Rapunzel. And a spicy red curry paired with steamed rice dangles daintily from twin steel buckets. This last one is so elevated, it insists you stand up to get a peak inside.
ai???We wanted to bring a little bit of theatre into our presentation,ai??? smiles Executive Chef Ashutosh Nerlekar, of The Park Chennai. Lunching at the launch of the new 601 menu, there's no need for red curtains to drop as we welcome a serving of Red Snapper. Aerial plating raises the bar on anticipation, sort of like foreplay.
Of course, this puts a lot of pressure on that first bite. The Lobster bisque with lemongrass foam set an impressive tone on that front. This was quickly followed by juicy prawn skewers marinated with salsa verde and lemon aioli. Blackened fish tacos with little dollops of sour cream and a beetroot carpaccio salad with orange segments and roasted walnuts. The latter was so pretty, it looked like a pocket-sized garden on a plate.
dumplings with potatoes, dal makhani and butter naan. And we couldn't rave too much about the risotto roulade either, which came with Poitou goatai??i??s cheese, roma tomato and red pepper sauce. Perhaps our expectations got a little carried away after Chef Ashutosh reminisced about fusion experiments at Saint Lucia, in the Caribbean.
He recalled a particular dish with ai???salmon and goat cheese upmaai???, and now we can't stop thinking about it. We saved the best for last though. If youai??i??re on a date and your girlfriend is taking an eternity to decide ai??i?? here's what you are mandated to order. (You may thank us later.) The barbecued baby back ribs are for the meat lover. Itai??i??s an obvious choice if seek out pork on a menu, and as a bonus, it comes with a side of bacon popcorn.
On the other hand, if you're feeling more in the mood for a spicy curry, the red snapper ai??i??en papillote (French for in parchment) in a fiery red pepper curry will have you going back for seconds. ai???This dish is interesting, because itai??i??s a desi dish put together with a French preparation,ai??? adds Chef Ashutosh. By this point, we are packed to the rafters. But to miss dessert would have us regretting it all the way home. Between deconstructed passion fruit tarts and Valrhona chocolate marquise with a bed of red velvet ai??i?? weai??i??re mighty glad we hung in there.Ai??Average cost for two Rs 2,300 (inclusive of taxes). Details: 42676000.


Erin spent time in the kitchens of Lucques and AOC restaurants in West Hollywood, California. Her classic French training was earned after a year in Brest, France at the highly rated La Fleur de Sel and Ma Petite Folie restaurants. Earlier in Erin's career, she worked at the noted James Beard Award winning restaurant Oleana where she received extensive training in Mediterranean cuisine. She launched her career at the award-winning Chicago landmark restaurant The Everest as an assistant saucier and was trained in Alsatian inspired French cuisine. Eight years ago, Erin moved to Nantucket for a summer job and never left. She currently divides her time between Nantucket and Palm Beach, Florida. In her free time, Erin enjoys walking at Sanford Farms, kayaking and fishing. She is a picnic connoisseur and can often be found at the beach with her friends grilling fresh-caught fish and making side dishes with locally picked produce.


GRK Reddy is a visionary & the man behind the success of MARG Group. A first generation entrepreneur (fondly referred to as GRK by friends and peers), he began his career in the merchant banking industry and gained valuable experience in advising and structuring financial closures. In 1994, he promoted the MARG Group. GRK has gone beyond the conventional stereotype models of growth and has steered MARG from an EPC company to a diversified infrastructure major.
A post graduate in commerce and alumni of Kellogg School of Management, GRK recognizes the untapped potential in infrastructure space. He envisages that "Sustainable Infrastructure" will be critical to Indian economy, driving the second generation of reforms.
Today, MARG Group has over two decades of reassuring presence in infrastructure development and is pioneering the development of economic growth centers. MARG's portfolio spans across the infrastructure value chain – EPC, Marine Infrastructure, Logistics, Urban & Industrial infrastructure and Real Estate (residential and commercial).
region development' for a better quality of life in neighbourhood communities. All MARG projects are standing testimony to this philosophy.
Being a thought leader in the Infrastructure segment, GRK has championed green technologies and innovative city & urban space planning with modernized construction techniques.
GRK is actively involved with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), is a member on a number of prestigious committees and is currently the President of Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce.
GRK is the recipient of several prestigious awards.


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Monmouth men's and women's soccer picked to win MAAC
Stephen Edelson
@steveedelsonAPP
There's sure to be some quality soccer on the Great Lawn beginning later this month.
Both the Monmouth University men's and women's soccer teams were tabbed as the preseason favorites to win the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title in polls released Wednesday.
The men's squad will be looking for its third MAAC regular season title in four years, along with its second trip to the NCAA Tournament in three years, having lost in the MAAC Tournament championship game to Rider last year.
Sophomore midfielder Anderson Asiedu was named to the preseason watch list for the Hermann Trophy, given annually to college soccer's top player, while senior goalkeeper Eric Klenofsky, with 28 career shutouts, was selected as one of the top-10 goalies in the country by TopDrawerSoccer.com.
The Hawks open at home at 7 p.m. Aug. 26 against the University of Denver. The Hawks and Pioneers had two of the three longest unbeaten streaks in the nation last season. Denver went 15-1-3 a year ago, with their 18-game unbeaten streak tied for the longest in the nation with Georgetown. The Hawks had a 17-game unbeaten streak.
``It is wonderful for the program to receive such positive recognition from our peers," head coach Robert McCourt said.
``To be picked to finish first again is an honor we do not take lightly. We have a talented class of incoming recruits and an experienced group of returning players. We are excited to get the season started.''
The Monmouth women's soccer team, the three-time defending Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular season champions, has been picked to claim the top spot in the conference for the 2016 season. In addition, senior forward Alexis McTamney was named the MAAC Preseason Player of the Year, while classmate Julie Spracklin joined her on the Preseason All-MAAC Team.
The Preseason Coaches' Poll and Preseason All-MAAC Team, which are voted on by the league's 11 head coaches, were revealed Wednesday evening during the 2016 Preseason Soccer Awards Show on MAAC.TV.
``It is an honor to be selected first in the preseason poll," head coach Krissy Turner said. "However, we have lofty goals for the 2016 season and where we finish is ultimately how we will be judged."
Staff Writer Stephen Edelson is an Asbury Park Press columnist: sedelson@gannettnj.com


A website designed and developed to introduce a simple, reliable and obtainable new line of fabrics.
I designed and developed a new website for Trend Fabrics, a brand new fabric line that focuses on making beautiful fabrics available at a more affordable price point. This set the tone for a simple, user-friendly interface and design. The website follows the previously established brand look: craft paper with purple accents.
I created a right-hand, slide navigation to mimic flipping the pages of a fabric book. Pages include the current line of "fabrics," "trimmings," "finished products," "promotions" and "how to buy." The "how to buy" page features a trend dealer locator form. The bottom navigation remains constant, giving users immediate access to the "about us," "contact us" and "to the trade" pages. The "about us" page features the line's advertisements in an animated scroller, an introduction to the sales reps, latest press, and tradeshow dates. The "contact us" page includes an email contact form. Large pictures throughout showcase the product and allow users to become more comfortable with the new brand.
I designed and built the site using Flash 2.0, some HTML and PHP.


Cryo-force spectroscopy detects the mechanical properties of a single-strand DNA absorbed on gold.
Researchers are constantly developing analytical methods that surpass supposed limits of detection.
The newest laboratory technologies, instrumentation and research was recently on display at Pittcon 2019 in Philadelphia, March 17 to 21. Every ear, this conference and exposition highlights the latest and greatest, with a special emphasis on its spectroscopy roots, which go all the way back to the first Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy in 1950.
industries has led to a surging demand for the technology, and is a major factor in the growth of the global spectroscopy market. In fact, according to WiseGuyReports, the global spectroscopy market is projected to rise at a CAGR of 4. 4 percent from 2018 to 2023. In four years, the global spectroscopy market is expected to reach more than $16.3 billion—an increase of $3.1 billion from 2018.
No matter how long spectroscopy has been around, scientists are still formulating techniques to make the technology quicker, more compact/portable, or more sensitive. Year after year, the supposed "limit of detection" for spectroscopic techniques decreases. It's a testament to scientists' and researchers' will—to see something accepted as a limit of detection, and then have the wherewithal to blow right past it.
It's these innovations that eventually become life-altering technology for society. But they must begin somewhere— and that somewhere can be found in the early-stage labs of researchers like Jüergen Hauer, who has developed a spectroscopic method to provide more precise information about individual molecules.
Using spectroscopy to excite a single molecule, thereby recording its fluorescence spectrum, is standard for research groups that are interested in such an application. What is not as common—and more difficult to do—is measure the absorption spectrum of a single molecule. Ideally, researchers would like to record both the fluorescence spectrum as well as the absorption spectrum—or, to put it simply, which light gets emitted and which light gets absorbed by the molecule.


WASHINGTON -- An Indian-American scientist-led team has developed contamination-free meat from animal cells in a laboratory that could be harvested in 9 to 21 days, a new technique that could help in stopping large scale slaughtering of animals globally.
Hoping to go in for large scale commercialisation by selling meat grown from animal cells in the next few years, Uma S Valeti said the popularity of such meats would help stop large scale killing of animals.
"It is sustainable as well as cruelty free," Valeti, a cardiologist and co-founder of Memphis Meats, told PTI.
The meat grown by his team in the laboratory does not carry the health side effects like bacterial contamination, or high saturated fat or the big environmental issues that come along with it, he said.
"We are growing meat which is safer, healthier, more sustainable," Valeti said.
For developing this unique variety of meat without killing an animal, the Andhra-origin doctor said they took identified cells from the targeted animal that are capable of renewing themselves.
These cells are then provided with oxygen and nutrients such as sugars and minerals, Valeti said.
The meat thus can be harvested between nine and 21 days, he said.
Valeti, who recently received venture capital, said that they are working on beef, pork and chicken as these are the three meats that have highest consumption and also have the highest environmental and health impact.
They already had test runs for beef meat.
"We are motivated by the thought that people can buy it off the shelf," he said.
"Our goal is to be in restaurants in three years and retail in five years. In 2021, we want to be in retail or even earlier," he said.
While the first manufacturing base is to be set up in the US, Dr Valeti said, he is also exploring the possibility to establish a manufacturing foot print in India and China, as there are already some interest from there.
"The meat that we are growing is identical at the molecular and cellular level," he said, adding that his product detaches the concept of slaughter of an animal to eat a meat - be it beef, chicken or goat.
"Cultured meat will completely replace the status quo and make raising animals to eat them simply unthinkable," he said.
Valeti, a cardiologist who trained at the Mayo Clinic, is associate professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota and president of the Twin Cities American Heart Association.
He founded Memphis Meats with Nicholas Genovese, a stem cell biologist, and Will Clem, a biomedical engineer who owns a chain of barbeque restaurants in Memphis, Tennessee.
"I grew up in a meat eating family. From the very young age, I always thought, why do we eat the meat the way we do," he said referring to the slaughter of animals to eat meat.


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Consistency Is Key To Sue Bird's Longevity
• Practice Quotes
Following the heels of her first NCAA title with the University of Connecticut in 2000, Sue Bird donned her first USA Basketball jersey as a member of the USA R. William Jones Cup Team.
While she started all four games and dished out 4.3 assists a game to lead the USA to a gold medal in Taipei, Taiwan, nobody could have predicted that her USA Basketball career would eventually include three U.S. Olympic Teams and a record-breaking four USA World Championship teams.
The Syosset, New York, native returned to USA Basketball later that summer as a member of the USA Select Team that played an exhibition game in Hawaii against the 2000 U.S. Olympic Team. Facing off against future Hall of Famer and current USA assistant coach Dawn Staley, Bird saw firsthand what it took to get to the next level and earn a spot on the USA National Team.
"What I remember about that experience was that it was hard, you know?" Bird said. "They were really good. We were all excited as college kids to have that chance to play against the USA Senior National Team. They were on their way to their Olympics, so it was a good experience."
She spent the next two years improving her game under the tutelage of Geno Auriemma, who also was an assistant on the 2000 Olympic Team and has been the head coach of the USA National Team since 2009.
"During my senior year he approached me and said, 'Look, if you really want to be the point guard, you have a chance," Bird recalled. "But, you've got to make sure you keep getting better and take care of stuff and you have a chance to be on the Olympic team.' Coming from somebody who had just experienced that with the Olympic team, it kind of opened my eyes that if I really wanted to do this, I'd better get focused."
"She obviously played a little USA Basketball and had some success," said Auriemma. "The older she got, the more you could see that she could see things and she could do things. I wanted her to have that as a goal. I wanted her to think of herself as being able to someday be on the Olympic team.
"I remember during her senior year telling her that, 'if this is something you want to do, you have to step it up a little bit, make some changes, be more assertive, take on more responsibility.' Then her entire senior year it was evident that she was far and away the best guard in the country."
Bird's dedication to her craft got her noticed by the USA Basketball selection committee and days after winning her second NCAA Championship, she flew to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to vie for a spot on the 2002 USA World Championship Team. She impressed USA head coach Van Chancellor and the committee, and five months later Bird was playing an understudy role to Staley and Shannon 'Pee Wee' Johnson as the U.S. rolled to a perfect 9-0 record and gold medal at the World Championship in China.
"I really didn't know anything about the international game at that point," said Bird, who played limited minutes that year, but soaked up everything she could from Staley. "I had never played, aside from the Jones Cup, I had never played overseas. I had never really experienced that. From a point guard standpoint, I learned what you need to do in the international game with USA Basketball, playing alongside the best players and also wearing the USA jersey and having that bull's eye on your back. Just the way she conducted herself, she was ready for every game. No matter what. She always was telling people where to go and what to do, because even though these players were great, they still need leadership and they still need help. I think by nature of our position, it usually comes from the point guard. So, I really watched Dawn, and of course she was in my ear a little bit as well. But really I learned just from watching her more than anything else, and I was able to learn what it meant to be a point guard for the national team."
"I'm not surprised that she was on the World Championship Team in 2002," Auriemma said. "That kind of got her off and running, and from there, she's been incredibly consistent for all those years. In this day and age it's not easy to do, but it kind of fits her personality. She's pretty consistent. You don't ever know how it's going to turn out, but it's turned out perfect for her."
Bird continued to soak up the knowledge of her older teammates and earned a spot on the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team, where played as a backup to Staley for the final time en route to her first Olympic gold medal. She then stepped into the position that had been held by Staley and before her, five-time Olympian Teresa Edwards, as the floor general for the USA National Team.
Within USA Basketball, Bird remained a steady force at point during 2006 and 2010 FIBA World Championships and 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. When she wasn't winning gold medals, as well as a bronze in 2006, Bird continued to hone her game while winning a pair of WNBA titles and five EuroLeague championships.
"Anytime you play the position, you almost lead by example," Staley said about having Bird as her understudy. "Sue and I had a pretty good relationship where she listened. She didn't do a whole lot of talking. She kind of observed and took things in, much like when the baton was passed to me. You just kind of look; I looked at T (Teresa Edwards) and saw some of the things that she did, how she operated in managing the basketball team and managing personalities. You see Sue, and she's pretty much the same. She doesn't have any useless movements on the floor. She doesn't uselessly talk. Whatever she says really has meaning, and I think her teammates really respect her for that."
"Sue is just solid," added Staley. "She knows how to manage a game. She knows how to get the best out of each player. She doesn't ruffle feathers. I think that's what all of her teammates respect about her. She's always been consistent and the same. When you're that predictable as a leader, they know how to follow. They know that she's no nonsense. She's all about business. That's the approach from practices, throughout the games to off the court."
Her teammates over the past 15 years have included multi-Olympic and FIBA World Championship gold medalists, future Naismith and U.S. Olympic Hall of Famers, NCAA champions, as well as EuroLeague and WNBA winners. In addition to Staley, the list includes athletes such as current USA teammates Maya Moore and Diana Taurasi, as well as gold medalists Tamika Catchings, Jen Gillom, Lisa Leslie, Katie Smith, Sheryl Swoopes and Tina Thompson.
The medals and accolades these athletes achieved in their respective careers are virtually endless.
Yet, none of them have done what Bird will accomplish when she steps onto the court to face China at Abdi Pecki Arena in Istanbul on Saturday, Sept. 27.
When the ball is tossed in the air to tip-off the USA's 2014 FIBA World Championship campaign, Bird will become the first U.S. athlete in history to play in four World Championships.
"When you get towards the end of your career, or on the other side of it, you start hearing about stuff like games played or World Championships, or in the WNBA it's number of assists for me or number of points for somebody else," Bird reflected. "I really think it speaks to a consistency, luck in some ways, to stay healthy and be able to compete at that level. It also speaks to the individual as well that they were able to stay at a high level for an extended period of time and continue to add to their game and get better. It's definitely an honor. I'm sure I'll look back on it later, but right now I didn't even know. It's kind of surreal in a way. I'm sure I'll look back on this, and it'll be a pretty cool milestone for me."
In the history of the FIBA World Championship, which has been held 16 times since 1953, only 11 athletes have competed in four or more Worlds. Eight of those athletes are tied with a record five appearances at the event. So, would Bird want to return for a fifth appearance in 2018?
"That's funny," she laughed. "I'll be like 100 years old!"
Take a Stroll with Sue Bird Down Memory Lane in her Favorite Moments from the Past Three Worlds
China in 2002 (9-0, gold medal)
DVDs (laughing). There were a lot of DVD markets at that point. I don't even think they exist anymore from what I hear. We were always on the DVD hunt. That and going to McDonald's. A lot.
On the court, I remember playing against all these different teams. For me, it was my first time. But what really sticks out is that Russia game in the final. It was a close game, and to win that, that was one of the first times in a final that it was really close, in my USA Basketball experience. You didn't know the outcome. With a minute left you still didn't know the outcome. So, that was pretty cool to win in that way, in that manner.
Brazil in 2006 (8-1, bronze medal)
Well, there's only one thing to remember from Brazil, and that's losing. It sucked at the time. We were all very disappointed because throughout the whole tournament it wasn't like we were playing bad. We were playing really well. We were pretty much winning games handedly, easily. It was just that one night. But, especially for Dee (Taurasi) and I, and Tamika Catchings as well, we were kind of youngish, but oldish. We had experience, but it was really our first time as starters, as leaders. I think it showed us that all it takes is one night. One bad night. Since then, it really motivated us and propelled us to where we are right now. And maybe without that loss, we don't win gold in Beijing. We don't go on to win gold in Czech Republic or in London. You never know.
Czech Republic (9-0, gold medal)
That was great. On and off the floor, that was just a fun trip. What I remember about that is Czech getting to the finals, and the crowd being crazy in that game. Their president was there. They were just happy to be there. For us, it was still business as usual. But the environment itself was really special. It was fun. It was a lot of fun to play in that arena that night.
Sue Bird
Practice Quotes >> National Team Arrives In Turkey
Practice Quotes >> Final Day of Prep Before World Championship Begins
Recap: USA 104, Colombia 48
Highlights: USA 104, Colombia 48


Honor successfully launched the first smartphone of this year on Jan'15, 2019. After the success of honor 9 lite in 2018 honor brings up the update of 10lite has designed in three colors variant having Sapphire Blue, Sky Blue and Midnight Black and comes in the configuration of 4GB + 64GB & 6GB + 64GB of RAM & ROM respectively and for using the base variant for past one week we concluded this smartphone performance based on the features they given in the device.
Holding the device on hands gives good feel, compact in size, less weight and it made of poly-carbonate material with glass finish rear design & glowing gradient colors. Even with glass finish holding the device not feel slippery and also, has a solid finish. The device frame designed like stainless steel finish and using cutting edge technology having maximum frame thickness in the Top & Bottom and two sides portion are designed with minimum thickness frame size that styles the smartphone a slim fit design.
The Honor 10lite has 6.21-inch FHD+ LCD display with dew drop notch at the top-center and notably will be able to show/hide the notch in settings also, has extra settings to personalize the Full screen display for applications. And having rounded corners at all four sides and it has 19.5:9 aspect ratio with 2340*1080-pixel screen resolution. With thin bezel on the sides and having minimum chin at the bottom it has 91% of Screen to body ratio. Honor 10 lite has TUV Rheinland certified Eye protect mode in display with manual scheduling and also, can able to adjust the color temperature based up on the user viewing experience.
It has the auto brightness feature in display that automatically adjust the screen brightness level based on the ambient light surrounds you and the viewing angles and reading on the display at any lighting condition are good and with the 91% of screen-to-body ratio the watching & gaming experience will give a good feel. Then some of the features in displays like three finger screen shot support, photo orientation which is the option we liked more since it helps to view the photos in landscape orientation without enabling the annoying default Auto rotate screen option also, it avoids frequently rotating the device each time to turn ON/OFF Auto rotate to view the photos in full screen.
It has the option for split screen mode which divides the 6.21-inch screen into two display and it helps to do two tasks at the same time also, the screen is more responsive. Then it also has an option to record the screen by screen recording feature. And here honor skip to give the one-handed operation mode for this huge 6.21-inch display and also, double tap screen ON/OFF option feature not available. But screen lock can be performed through default widget option without pressing the power button.
Honor 10lite has dual rear camera mounted vertically at the top left with LED flash which has the 13MP primary camera with F/1.8 aperture combined with the 2MP secondary sensor with F/2.4 aperture. Then it has 25MP AI selfie shooter with F/2.0 aperture housed inside the notch display.
Honor packs with more customized features in the camera department, the rear camera has different modes of capturing photos like Aperture mode, Night mode, Portrait mode, HDR mode, Normal mode with Moving picture, AI & HiVision feature, Pro mode which allows to change the camera settings, AR lens, Stickers mode, Filter mode, Panorama mode and Light painting mode. And the front shooter has Portrait mode with AI feature, normal photo mode, Sticker mode, Filter mode, Stickers mode and AR lens. Also, the front camera has not supported for HDR mode.
For video recording honor skipped the 4K video recording feature and the 10lite is supports up to 1080P FHD in 18.7:9 resolution with beautification level from 0 to 10. In video recording it has Time-lapse recording feature at 720P HD resolution and it renders for 15 seconds as 1 seconds to record. The time-lapse video recording supports for both front & rear cameras. The video recording via front shooter has a support of up to 1080P FHD in 18.7:9 aspect ratio and it allows for recording video with beautification in 720P & 1080P resolution. And both the cameras are not supported for Slow-motion video recording.
And coming to its performance we are used this device to capture photos for more than 1 hour and observed the heating issue slightly and the most liked feature in 10 lite is that all the modes can be customized after capturing the picture. It works well in portrait mode in both front and rear camera has good amount blur, sharpness with more details in the subject and with help of additional feature the 10 lite shows the magic after capturing the photos by changing the focus points and blur amount in the picture. And other modes like HDR, AR lens, AI features works perfectly in good lighting condition and also, the HDR mode is not supported for front camera so background details will be missing when capturing photos with more light condition.
In low light condition 10 lite manages to give good photos without affecting the whole picture quality but its still have little noise while cropping the image and in low light situation it turns like stock android camera has less saturation, contrast in the picture and it almost looks dull in minimum low light condition. And of course, the 10 lite has Night mode which enhance the light in the picture by increasing exposure time automatically and this exposure with ISO value can customized as per user preferred. But the output picture quality is not the best, it has no details in the picture and it simply increase the light in the picture and Honor definitely need to update the camera quality in Night mode for low & No light photography.
The Honor 10 Lite camera has some of the handy features by default in the camera like. Honor customized the maximum option using the EMUI 9.0 UI in the camera by enabling options like Ultra snapshot which used to take snapshots or open camera application instantly while the screen in off condition by double-press the volume down button Watermark, GPS tagging, Assistive Grid, timer control, audio control to capture photos and photos can be captured when smile is detected. Also, through finger print sensor honor made more customizable features like switch the next & previous photos by swiping on left and right in the finger print sensor.
The Honor 10 lite is powered by Hi Silicon Kirin 710 octa core processor manufactured at 12nm process technology. It has the CPU architecture of quad A73 cores clocks at 2.2Ghz speed combined with Quad core of A53 cores clocks at 1.7GHz speed for performance and efficiency respectively. And it's accompanied with Mali G51 GPU for graphical performance. It runs on EMUI 9.0 UI based on Android 9 Pie version.
And based on AnTuTu benchmark score the honor 10 lite scores about 126372 marks in terms of CPU, GPU, UX and Memory categories. It comes with the configuration of 4GB + 64GB & 6GB + 64GB variants of RAM & ROM respectively and out from the box we have 54GB of available memory out of 64GB and also the storage space can be expanded up to 500GB through SD card. Also, the device has installed some of the third-party application by default like Facebook, Netflix, Messenger, Vigo video & Camera 360.
The 10 lite is more responsive and it has many in built features that gives the better user experience like navigation gestures control to access the devices easily by just swiping on the devices and navigation dock support as like iPhone and Vivo devices it helps to easily switch between application and managing the recent application in user friendly and instant google assistant support. The unique feature Digital balance which calculates the screen usage timing and it helps to grey the screen after the achieving the targeted screen usage time, it also has feature of App limits that stops the application usage when the decided screen usage limit is reached.
The devices handier features while the device in off condition by lift up the device its wake up for unlocking, reducing the volume of incoming calls and Alarm tones. Then flipping the device to mute the incoming calls sounds and alarm sounds. And the interesting thing is that the honor 10 lite has enabled the features through the finger print sensor mounted on the rear side, using that by swiping down on the fingerprint it brings the notification panel and double tap on fps will clear all notifications.
The Honor 10 lite has special features in terms of security by default like App lock, Lock screen notification which hide the content of notification of locked applications, Screen pinning that allows to pin the particular application even at the gestures navigation and to unpin swipe from the down two times then unlock the device, And File safe which stores the files safely through encryption method.
It controls the device securely through Face lock, Fingerprint sensor and Passwords. The face lock recognizes the face through the front shooter, it waits for recognize for maximum 3 seconds then, unlocks the device instantly at good lighting condition but, in low light & no light situations it fails to unlock and alternatively finger print sensor is available to unlock the screen. But honor has to bring the update like assistive lighting feature to unlock the screen even at no light conditions.
Then using the face lock and finger print sensor can be able to unlock the locked application and file safe place this will helps for better user-friendly moves with more secure.
The device is packed with 3400mAh battery charged through normal 5V charger and it takes almost 2 hours to complete the full charge. The battery consumption also like to good enough the device discharges about 10% of battery for continuous 1 hour of game play. The device has the honor native feature for battery power saving that limits the background app activity, disables email auto-sync and reduces screen brightness even to reduce the power. Also, honor discover the battery monitoring through that you can view the detailed power consumption of each applications.
The Honor 10lite has designed in three colors variant having Sapphire Blue, Sky Blue and Midnight Black and comes in the configuration of 4GB + 64GB & 6GB + 64GB variants of RAM & ROM respectively. And this device is cost about Rs. 13,999 for 4GB RAM & Rs. 17,999 for 6GB RAM variant model and sold through Flipkart Exclusive.


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Q: How can we call methods overridden in a java anonymous class? Consider the code below :
abstract class AbstractClass {
  abstract m1();
}

public class Test {
  public static void main(String [] args) {
    AbstractClass obj = new AbstractClass() {
      @Override void m1() {
        System.out.print("Instance of abstract class !");
      }
    };
    obj.m1();
  }
}

Now here is what I did not understand about this code.
I read that anonymous class creates the class with unknown name which extends the class whose reference is provided (here it is abstract AbstractClass).
Also I remember that we cannot implement the method of child class if the the object is having reference of parent class.
see block of code below
Parent obj = new Child();
obj.methodOfParent();
obj.methodOfChild();  //this gives error

Now here is my point if Anonymous Class extends its Parent Class whose reference is provided, then how can we call overriden methods of Parent Class from Anonymous Class?

A: I guess you just miss one point. Let me show you example:
class Parent {
  public void methodOfParent() {}
  public void methodOfParentToBeOverriden() {}
}
class Child extends Parent {
  @Override public void methodOfParentToBeOverriden() {}
  public void methodOfChild() {}
}

Parent obj = new Child();
obj.methodOfParent(); //this is OK
obj.methodOfParentToBeOverriden(); // this is OK too
obj.methodOfChild();  //this gives error
((Child)obj).methodOfChild();  //this is OK too here.

Please note that when you call obj.methodOfParentToBeOverriden() it will be called implementation from Child class. Independence did you cast this object to Parent type or not.

A: There is a difference between calling an overridden method of parent and calling a method of child. If a method is declared in class T, you can call it on a variable statically typed as T, regardless of where the method is actually implemented.
In your example, if obj.methodOfParent() happens to be a method override from Child, the method in Child will run, even though obj's static type is Parent.
Same mechanism is in play with anonymous classes: the reason that you are allowed to call obj.m1() is that m1() has been declared in the parent class.


Is there a way to automatically send an E-Mail to the administrator if a new registration is done and waits for an acception?
Yes there is, I'm assuming you are using the 'Not Approved' status on the event?
In the 'To' field add [EVENT_AUTHOR_EMAIL] and save.
That will tell EE to send the event admin email to the user account set as the author on the event when a registration is made.
If you are not using the'Not Approved' default registration status I'll need some details on your event set up.
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