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"""Test class for Management Interface used by iLO modules."""

import mock
from oslo_config import cfg
from oslo_utils import importutils

from ironic.common import boot_devices
from ironic.common import exception
from ironic.conductor import task_manager
from ironic.drivers.modules.ilo import common as ilo_common
from ironic.drivers.modules.ilo import management as ilo_management
from ironic.drivers.modules import ipmitool
from ironic.tests.unit.conductor import mgr_utils
from ironic.tests.unit.db import base as db_base
from ironic.tests.unit.db import utils as db_utils
from ironic.tests.unit.objects import utils as obj_utils

ilo_error = importutils.try_import('proliantutils.exception')

INFO_DICT = db_utils.get_test_ilo_info()
CONF = cfg.CONF

class IloManagementTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):

    def setUp(self):
        super(IloManagementTestCase, self).setUp()
        mgr_utils.mock_the_extension_manager(driver="fake_ilo")
        self.node = obj_utils.create_test_node(
            self.context, driver='fake_ilo', driver_info=INFO_DICT)

    def test_get_properties(self):
        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            expected = ilo_management.MANAGEMENT_PROPERTIES
            self.assertEqual(expected,
                             task.driver.management.get_properties())

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_common, 'parse_driver_info', spec_set=True,
                       autospec=True)
    def test_validate(self, driver_info_mock):
        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            task.driver.management.validate(task)
            driver_info_mock.assert_called_once_with(task.node)

    def test_get_supported_boot_devices(self):
        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            expected = [boot_devices.PXE, boot_devices.DISK,
                        boot_devices.CDROM]
            self.assertEqual(
                sorted(expected),
                sorted(task.driver.management.
                       get_supported_boot_devices(task)))

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_common, 'get_ilo_object', spec_set=True,
                       autospec=True)
    def test_get_boot_device_next_boot(self, get_ilo_object_mock):
        ilo_object_mock = get_ilo_object_mock.return_value
        ilo_object_mock.get_one_time_boot.return_value = 'CDROM'
        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            expected_device = boot_devices.CDROM
            expected_response = {'boot_device': expected_device,
                                 'persistent': False}
            self.assertEqual(expected_response,
                             task.driver.management.get_boot_device(task))
            ilo_object_mock.get_one_time_boot.assert_called_once_with()

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_common, 'get_ilo_object', spec_set=True,
                       autospec=True)
    def test_get_boot_device_persistent(self, get_ilo_object_mock):
        ilo_mock = get_ilo_object_mock.return_value
        ilo_mock.get_one_time_boot.return_value = 'Normal'
        ilo_mock.get_persistent_boot_device.return_value = 'NETWORK'

        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            expected_device = boot_devices.PXE
            expected_response = {'boot_device': expected_device,
                                 'persistent': True}
            self.assertEqual(expected_response,
                             task.driver.management.get_boot_device(task))
            ilo_mock.get_one_time_boot.assert_called_once_with()
            ilo_mock.get_persistent_boot_device.assert_called_once_with()

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_common, 'get_ilo_object', spec_set=True,
                       autospec=True)
    def test_get_boot_device_fail(self, get_ilo_object_mock):
        ilo_mock_object = get_ilo_object_mock.return_value
        exc = ilo_error.IloError('error')
        ilo_mock_object.get_one_time_boot.side_effect = exc

        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            self.assertRaises(exception.IloOperationError,
                              task.driver.management.get_boot_device,
                              task)
        ilo_mock_object.get_one_time_boot.assert_called_once_with()

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_common, 'get_ilo_object', spec_set=True,
                       autospec=True)
    def test_get_boot_device_persistent_fail(self, get_ilo_object_mock):
        ilo_mock_object = get_ilo_object_mock.return_value
        ilo_mock_object.get_one_time_boot.return_value = 'Normal'
        exc = ilo_error.IloError('error')
        ilo_mock_object.get_persistent_boot_device.side_effect = exc

        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            self.assertRaises(exception.IloOperationError,
                              task.driver.management.get_boot_device,
                              task)
        ilo_mock_object.get_one_time_boot.assert_called_once_with()
        ilo_mock_object.get_persistent_boot_device.assert_called_once_with()

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_common, 'get_ilo_object', spec_set=True,
                       autospec=True)
    def test_set_boot_device_ok(self, get_ilo_object_mock):
        ilo_object_mock = get_ilo_object_mock.return_value
        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            task.driver.management.set_boot_device(task, boot_devices.CDROM,
                                                   False)
            get_ilo_object_mock.assert_called_once_with(task.node)
            ilo_object_mock.set_one_time_boot.assert_called_once_with('CDROM')

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_common, 'get_ilo_object', spec_set=True,
                       autospec=True)
    def test_set_boot_device_persistent_true(self, get_ilo_object_mock):
        ilo_mock = get_ilo_object_mock.return_value
        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            task.driver.management.set_boot_device(task, boot_devices.PXE,
                                                   True)
            get_ilo_object_mock.assert_called_once_with(task.node)
            ilo_mock.update_persistent_boot.assert_called_once_with(
                ['NETWORK'])

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_common, 'get_ilo_object', spec_set=True,
                       autospec=True)
    def test_set_boot_device_fail(self, get_ilo_object_mock):
        ilo_mock_object = get_ilo_object_mock.return_value
        exc = ilo_error.IloError('error')
        ilo_mock_object.set_one_time_boot.side_effect = exc

        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            self.assertRaises(exception.IloOperationError,
                              task.driver.management.set_boot_device,
                              task, boot_devices.PXE)
        ilo_mock_object.set_one_time_boot.assert_called_once_with('NETWORK')

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_common, 'get_ilo_object', spec_set=True,
                       autospec=True)
    def test_set_boot_device_persistent_fail(self, get_ilo_object_mock):
        ilo_mock_object = get_ilo_object_mock.return_value
        exc = ilo_error.IloError('error')
        ilo_mock_object.update_persistent_boot.side_effect = exc

        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            self.assertRaises(exception.IloOperationError,
                              task.driver.management.set_boot_device,
                              task, boot_devices.PXE, True)
        ilo_mock_object.update_persistent_boot.assert_called_once_with(
            ['NETWORK'])

    def test_set_boot_device_invalid_device(self):
        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            self.assertRaises(exception.InvalidParameterValue,
                              task.driver.management.set_boot_device,
                              task, 'fake-device')

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_common, 'update_ipmi_properties', spec_set=True,
                       autospec=True)
    @mock.patch.object(ipmitool.IPMIManagement, 'get_sensors_data',
                       spec_set=True, autospec=True)
    def test_get_sensor_data(self, get_sensors_data_mock, update_ipmi_mock):
        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            task.driver.management.get_sensors_data(task)
            update_ipmi_mock.assert_called_once_with(task)
            get_sensors_data_mock.assert_called_once_with(mock.ANY, task)

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_common, 'get_ilo_object', spec_set=True,
                       autospec=True)
    def test__execute_ilo_clean_step_ok(self, get_ilo_object_mock):
        ilo_mock = get_ilo_object_mock.return_value
        clean_step_mock = getattr(ilo_mock, 'fake-step')
        ilo_management._execute_ilo_clean_step(
            self.node, 'fake-step', 'args', kwarg='kwarg')
        clean_step_mock.assert_called_once_with('args', kwarg='kwarg')

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_management, 'LOG', spec_set=True, autospec=True)
    @mock.patch.object(ilo_common, 'get_ilo_object', spec_set=True,
                       autospec=True)
    def test__execute_ilo_clean_step_not_supported(self, get_ilo_object_mock,
                                                   log_mock):
        ilo_mock = get_ilo_object_mock.return_value
        exc = ilo_error.IloCommandNotSupportedError("error")
        clean_step_mock = getattr(ilo_mock, 'fake-step')
        clean_step_mock.side_effect = exc
        ilo_management._execute_ilo_clean_step(
            self.node, 'fake-step', 'args', kwarg='kwarg')
        clean_step_mock.assert_called_once_with('args', kwarg='kwarg')
        self.assertTrue(log_mock.warning.called)

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_common, 'get_ilo_object', spec_set=True,
                       autospec=True)
    def test__execute_ilo_clean_step_fail(self, get_ilo_object_mock):
        ilo_mock = get_ilo_object_mock.return_value
        exc = ilo_error.IloError("error")
        clean_step_mock = getattr(ilo_mock, 'fake-step')
        clean_step_mock.side_effect = exc
        self.assertRaises(exception.NodeCleaningFailure,
                          ilo_management._execute_ilo_clean_step,
                          self.node, 'fake-step', 'args', kwarg='kwarg')
        clean_step_mock.assert_called_once_with('args', kwarg='kwarg')

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_management, '_execute_ilo_clean_step',
                       spec_set=True, autospec=True)
    def test_reset_ilo(self, clean_step_mock):
        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            task.driver.management.reset_ilo(task)
            clean_step_mock.assert_called_once_with(task.node, 'reset_ilo')

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_management, '_execute_ilo_clean_step',
                       spec_set=True, autospec=True)
    def test_reset_ilo_credential_ok(self, clean_step_mock):
        info = self.node.driver_info
        info['ilo_change_password'] = "fake-password"
        self.node.driver_info = info
        self.node.save()
        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            task.driver.management.reset_ilo_credential(task)
            clean_step_mock.assert_called_once_with(
                task.node, 'reset_ilo_credential', 'fake-password')
            self.assertIsNone(
                task.node.driver_info.get('ilo_change_password'))
            self.assertEqual(task.node.driver_info['ilo_password'],
                             'fake-password')

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_management, 'LOG', spec_set=True, autospec=True)
    @mock.patch.object(ilo_management, '_execute_ilo_clean_step',
                       spec_set=True, autospec=True)
    def test_reset_ilo_credential_no_password(self, clean_step_mock,
                                              log_mock):
        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            task.driver.management.reset_ilo_credential(task)
            self.assertFalse(clean_step_mock.called)
            self.assertTrue(log_mock.info.called)

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_management, '_execute_ilo_clean_step',
                       spec_set=True, autospec=True)
    def test_reset_bios_to_default(self, clean_step_mock):
        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            task.driver.management.reset_bios_to_default(task)
            clean_step_mock.assert_called_once_with(task.node,
                                                    'reset_bios_to_default')

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_management, '_execute_ilo_clean_step',
                       spec_set=True, autospec=True)
    def test_reset_secure_boot_keys_to_default(self, clean_step_mock):
        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            task.driver.management.reset_secure_boot_keys_to_default(task)
            clean_step_mock.assert_called_once_with(task.node,
                                                    'reset_secure_boot_keys')

    @mock.patch.object(ilo_management, '_execute_ilo_clean_step',
                       spec_set=True, autospec=True)
    def test_clear_secure_boot_keys(self, clean_step_mock):
        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                  shared=False) as task:
            task.driver.management.clear_secure_boot_keys(task)
            clean_step_mock.assert_called_once_with(task.node,
                                                    'clear_secure_boot_keys')


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Home » Why are Drug Companies Investing Big Time in Therapeutic Psychedelics?
Why are Drug Companies Investing Big Time in Therapeutic Psychedelics?
PsychedelicsTherapy
Rising investments in an uncharted avenue
Ancient civilizations believed that psychedelic compounds could alter human consciousness, thereby dubbing them "spiritual guides". Now, drug companies are investing big-time in the therapeutic psychedelic industry after scientific studies highlighting their beneficial effects in treating psychiatric illnesses started emerging.
However, the in-depth scientific study of psychedelic compounds has been disregarded for many decades. Much of it is because of them being too politically charged and the perspective around these substances as psychosis-inducing bane that's created in mainstream society by governments. The 1971 United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances placed psychedelics in its most restrictive category. However, times are now changing as their benefits are hailed by many psychiatrists and drug companies.
Major drug companies are now showing keen interest in psychedelic substances like Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), psilocybin (magic mushrooms), and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), in addition to mind-altering, non-psychedelic drugs like ketamine. That's because studies have shown these compounds can be the next breakthrough in the treatment of mental illnesses. People suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), major depressive disorder, substance disorder, and existential distress can find great healing potential in psychedelic compounds when other therapies have failed to deliver results.
So far, more than 80 drug companies have devoted themselves to creating or administering certain psychedelic compounds. Investors in the therapeutic psychedelic industry reckon that the demand for safe and effective psychedelic therapies will hike significantly in the years to come. Moreover, some of the companies are focused on first-gen psychedelic compounds like MDM, also known as ecstasy, and psilocybin.
There are firms that wonder if they can use information derived from scientific studies conducted on the receptors in the brain that bind to these molecules to boost them by bringing down certain negative properties of the drug. This can be cardiac side effects and risk of heavy drug use. Some drug companies are even expecting to create molecules of psychedelic compounds that do away with the hallucinogenic effects completely while retaining their therapeutic features. However, many scientists believe that the psychedelic "high" changes the perspective—something that's considered crucial for treating people with mental illness.
A quick peek into history
The present surge in the popularity of psychedelic compounds started with studies that were conducted during the mid-2010s. Research groups at the New York University, University of California, Imperial College London, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Zurich unraveled the fast and durable effects of psychedelics, especially psilocybin, to treat those with treatment-resistant mental illnesses like depression, PTSD, and existential distress.
The results of the studies dismantled the paradigm for typical drug therapies for mental health problems, according to Fred Barrett, a cognitive neuroscientist, and researcher at the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research. Patients suffering from intractable mental health issues saw lasting effects after just one or two administrations under controlled conditions and coupled with psychotherapy.
The first company in the United States to be rewarded for attempting to endorse a mind-altering compound was Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceuticals. In 2019, the company got US Food and Drug Administration approval to launch Spravato for treatment-resistant depressive disorder. Essentially, Spravato is a nasal spray containing an anesthetic S enantiomer of ketamine and a party drug, called Special K. Patients self-administer Spravato in a doctor's clinic or medical setting and then remain under supervision for a few hours. People typically are given two treatments a week for four weeks along with an antidepressant.
Technically speaking, ketamine is not a psychedelic compound. However, its approval laid the foundation for the idea of treating difficult mental health conditions using a substance that's widely considered illicit. The use of ketamine treatment was foreseen as a breakthrough in a field that has been stagnant in terms of innovation after the SSRIs, which happened in the 1980s. It was only last year that researchers from the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) and many other institutions published the results they got from a Phase 3 clinical trial. As a part of the trial, people suffering from PTSD were given three doses of MDMA at an interval of four weeks, coupled with psychotherapy. Such people showed sustained improvement just two months after the treatment, contrary to those who consumed a placebo.
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Fox News' "The Next Revolution" host Steve Hilton says the Democratic Party is afraid of former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz message as he mulls over a presidential bid.
Schultz, whose fortune is estimated to be close to $3.3 billion, said during a book event hosted by New York Times reporter and CNBC host Andrew Ross Sorkin that the moniker "billionaire" has become a catchphrase.
"I would rephrase that and say that 'people of means' have been able to leverage their wealth and their interest in ways that are unfair, and I think that speaks to the inequality but it also speaks to the special interests that are paid for people of wealth and corporations who are looking for influence," he said, when asked whether he thought billionaires have too much power in the U.S.
Schultz is currently mulling a bid as an independent in the 2020 presidential race and has drawn fierce backlash from some Democrats, who worry the 65-year-old would draw votes from the Democratic nominee because of his liberal social positions, thus aiding Republican President Donald Trump's re-election effort.
And unlike some of his potential progressive counterparts -- including potential presidential rivals Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., -- Schultz has been a vocal critic of a wealth tax. Schultz, who stepped down as CEO of Starbucks in 2017, would likely be subject to an "ultra-millionaire tax," an idea proposed by Warren that would create a 2 percent wealth tax on people with more than $50 million assets and a 3 percent tax on people with more than $1 billion.
However, the former chief executive angled himself as independent of outside money and special interests during the Monday night interview.


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Definition - What does Video Home System (VHS) mean?
Video Home System (VHS) was a storage media standard used for analog recording and distribution of media through magnetic videotape cassettes. VHS was developed by Japan Victor Company (JVC) in the early 1970s and went to market in 1976. VHS competed with Sony's Betamax, another videotape format, but eventually won over the consumer market because it was more durable and could store more data.
Video Home System made use of 1/2-inch magnetic tape encased in a plastic case, usually black in color, sized 187 mm × 103 mm × 25 mm. It featured a flip cover that protected the tape when not in use, and in order for the player to know that the tape was nearing the end, the tape featured a clear trailing portion where light could show through when it reached that portion of the tape onto a photodiode at the opposite end, telling the player to stop rolling the tape. Advanced players would even rewind the tape when they detected the clear portion of the tape.
VHS was developed as an open standard as opposed to Sony's Betamax, which was proprietary. Betamax actually came to market first, and Sony was marketing it to be the only standard on the market by making the Japanese Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) declare it as such, but JVC believed that an open standard would benefit the manufacturers and consumers more. JVC sought the help of Matsushita, Mitsubishi, Sharp and Hitachi to support the VHS standard, and seeing that the one-hour recording limit on the Betamax was a disadvantage, the companies supported VHS, eventually leading to its victory in the late 1980s in Japan and the early 1990s for the rest of the world.
VHS was used for the distribution of visual media as well as for recording on-air television using the video cassette recorder (VCR) at home, and it was even widely used as the storage device for most consumer- and professional-grade video cameras. It was eventually made obsolete by the CD and DVD formats.


Vulnerability management has historically been treated as an engineering exercise that is disconnected from how security flaws relate to the business and the actual threat they pose.
The increasing adoption of undefended new technologies like Internet of Things (IoT) and escalation in cybercrime activity have given rise to more damaging breaches. The ensuing regulatory and legal scrutiny have revealed the shortcomings of this traditional approach. This raises the question about the limitations of traditional vulnerability management and what steps can be taken to drive a new, risk-centric approach designed to expose imminent threats (for mitigation) and more effectively reduce risk across the expanding attack surface.
According to the 2017 U.S. State of Cybercrime Survey (PDF), 39 percent of respondents reported that the frequency of cyber security events has increased over the past 12 months. This is reflected in daily news reports about data breaches and newly found vulnerabilities. In turn, organizations plan to upgrade their IT and data security to avoid cyber-attacks in the years to come. Based on the State of the CIO, 2014 – 2017 report, this has now become the second highest priority behind assisting in achieving set revenue goals.
In light of the wave of data breaches in 2017, we need to consider whether traditional approaches to vulnerability management are still viable and if just upgrading existing methods or tools is sufficient. Traditional mid-sized organizations are faced with an average of 200,000 vulnerabilities across their ecosystem, often leaving their security analysts without a clue on where to start. Given that the enterprise attack surface continues to expand from endpoints, applications, databases, mobile devices to IoT, things will only get worse. That's why Gartner in its 2017 State of the Threat Landscape talks about the fact that "your roofs are leaky, and getting leakier".
Vulnerabilities are not a new phenomenon – they are as old as computers. And while vulnerability management tools and practices have evolved over the past few decades by adding new capabilities like authenticated or agent-based scans, at their core they still rely on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVVS), which is maintained by the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST).
It is easy to be misled by CVVS scores and play math games with them. However, these exercises typically only reduce risk on paper – not in reality. Traditional vulnerability management approaches practice gradual risk reduction. They either focus remediation actions on the most severe vulnerabilities based on a high CVSS score (so-called vulnerability-centric model) or the value and exposure of an asset (i.e., Internet-facing, third-party access, contains sensitive data, provides business critical functions; so-called asset-centric model). Unfortunately, both practices are often tied to reducing the most amount of risk with the least number of patches.
• Is a vulnerability being targeted by malware, ransomware, or an exploit kit?
• Is a threat actor leveraging the vulnerability and targeting organizations like ours?
Under this new model, imminent threats are prioritized and remediated first. While we can't predict who will attack us, we can predict who or what successfully could.
Ultimately, organizations that are planning to "upgrade" their existing vulnerability and patch management practices should move beyond looking at the "what is", in terms of their current security posture. A better approach is to augment tools with emerging security analytics and cyber risk management capabilities that allow for a scenario and objective-based approach that assesses the "what could be", and predicts the impact and outcomes of potential threats.


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Max Thorpe on rowing 3,000 miles, mental toughness and what do you do when there's a fire at sea?
Max talks us through his incredible journey in a little row boat, how he managed to go full steam ahead after his first failed attempt to cross the Atlantic, and what he learnt along the way
Could you handle living on a tiny boat, in the middle of the Atlantic, seasick and sleep deprived, rowing 2 hours on, 2 hours off, every day for 37 days?
Yeah, us neither.
But that's exactly what Max Thorpe did (twice, no less) to become the winner of the Talisker Atlantic row, crossing 3,000 miles of the Atlantic from San Sebastian to Antigua, in a new world record time.
Oh, and did we mention, he did all this after he was nearly crushed to death by an oil tanker?
Max admits that he'd never really rowed before deciding to take on the 3,000 mile Atlantic challenge.
"You know, I was riding a wave of blissful ignorance at that point, I think. And as soon as I saw the challenge, I saw a few photos of a couple of people that had completed it and [were] at the finish line, and I was thinking about how I would feel after that journey, crossing the finish line with an achievement like that. It didn't take me long to be completely hooked on the idea. It was pretty much an overnight decision that I was going to make this my target for the coming months and years… But I think the first actual trip out on a boat must have been about six months to a year after that initial decision was made."
Preparation, preparation, preparation
So, having never really been in a little row boat, Max set out on his quest to achieve this incredible feat. What he soon learned was the amount of intense preparation it took in terms of training, nutrition, equipment and mental strength, just to make it to the starting line in San Sebastian.
"This is a sport that is very young. And so, there is room and space for innovation across the board. And I think for me, one of the things that I wanted to do, in order to gain an edge in this race in this challenge was to be the fittest, strongest and most conditioned individual for this type of event. So I don't think I underestimated it. If anything, I knew that that was something so within my control, that I would do everything I could to be physically prepared. And I do believe that I achieved that."
All is not swell
So in 2017, Max set out on what would be his first attempt. The attempt that nearly cost him and his teammate, Chris, their lives.
Nine days and only 645 miles in, Max and Chris found themselves hit by bad weather. They were obliterated by a storm, which capsized their boat, caused it to catch fire and destroyed any back-up plans.
They were quite literally lost at sea.
"I think it was a powerful few hours that will obviously stay with me forever.That ability to kind of shift focus to 'Okay, forget Antigua, that's no longer a thing', and acceptance, which was really difficult actually, acceptance that our race was over [which] was a really difficult moment, considering everything that we had invested into this challenge. As Skipper, it's up to me to make that final call, whether our race is over and what the decision is. And I made that call. It was very tough."
"One of those things that threw this all into even more uncertainty was at that point, pretty much exactly as we were facing the fire. The sea just changed again. It just went up a notch. We were being kind of rear-ended by these enormous, enormous waves – like truly breathtaking waves. It's almost impossible to describe to someone that hasn't been in waves this big, but we're talking waves up to around 15 meters in height. It really is kind of extraordinary, the power of the ocean in these conditions. Things took a turn for the worse, and we realized that we weren't really [just] in danger here -we were fighting for our lives…"
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Morocco - Gender
Contains data from the World Bank's data portal. There is also a consolidated country dataset on HDX.
Gender equality is a core development objective in its own right. It is also smart development policy and sound business practice. It is integral to economic growth, business growth and good development outcomes. Gender equality can boost productivity, enhance prospects for the next generation, build resilience, and make institutions more representative and effective. In December 2015, the World Bank Group Board discussed our new Gender Equality Strategy 2016-2023, which aims to address persistent gaps and proposed a sharpened focus on more and better gender data. The Bank Group is continually scaling up commitments and expanding partnerships to fill significant gaps in gender data. The database hosts the latest sex-disaggregated data and gender statistics covering demography, education, health, access to economic opportunities, public life and decision-making, and agency.
This dataset updates: Every month
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Indicators: A woman can apply for a passport in the same way as a man, A woman can be head of household in the same way as a man, A woman can choose where to live in the same way as a man, A woman can get a job in the same way as a man, A woman can obtain a judgment of divorce in the same way as a man, A woman can open a bank account in the same way as a man, A woman can register a business in the same way as a man, A woman can sign a contract in the same way as a man, A woman can travel outside her home in the same way as a man, A woman can travel outside the country in the same way as a man, A woman has the same rights to remarry as a man, Access to anti-retroviral drugs, Adjusted net enrollment rate, Adolescent fertility rate, Age at first marriage, Age population, Births attended by skilled health staff, Cause of death, Child employment in agriculture, Child employment in manufacturing, Child employment in services, Children in employment, Children out of school, Contraceptive prevalence, Contributing family workers, Criminal penalties or civil remedies exist for sexual harassment in employment, Decision maker about Visits to her family or relatives, Decision maker about a woman's own health care, Decision maker about a woman's visits to her family or relatives, Decision maker about major household purchases, Demand for family planning satisfied by any methods, Dismissal of pregnant workers is prohibited, Educational attainment, Employers, Employment in agriculture, Employment in industry, Employment in services, Employment to population ratio, Female and male surviving spouses have equal rights to inherit assets, Female headed households, Female migrants, Female professional and technical workers, Fertility rate, Firms with female participation in ownership, Firms with female top manager, Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, Households with water 30 minutes or longer away round trip, Households with water less than 30 minutes away round 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Prevalence of obesity, Prevalence of underweight, Primary completion rate, Primary education, Progression to secondary school, Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments, Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, Proportion of women in ministerial level positions, Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate, Repeaters, Retirement age with full benefits, Rural population, School enrollment, School life expectancy, Secondary education, Self-employed, Sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents, Survival to age 65, Teenage mothers, The ages at which men and women can retire with full pension benefits are equal, The ages at which men and women can retire with partial pension benefits are equal, The government administers 100% of maternity leave benefits, The law grants spouses equal administrative authority over assets during marriage, The law prohibits discrimination in access to credit based on gender, The law provides for the valuation of nonmonetary contributions, The mandatory retirement age for men and women are equal, There are periods of absence due to child care accounted for in pension benefits, There is legislation on sexual harassment in employment, There is legislation specifically addressing domestic violence, There is no legal provision that requires a married woman to obey her husband, There is paid parental leave, Time-related underemployment, Trained teachers in primary education, Unemployment, Unemployment with tertiary education, Urban population, Vulnerable employment, Wage and salaried workers, Wanted fertility rate, Women Business and the Law Index Score, Women are able to work in the same industries as men, Women can work in jobs deemed dangerous in the same way as men, Women can work the same night hours as men, Women participating in decision of visits to family, Women participating in decision of what food to cook daily, Women participating in making daily purchase decisions, Women participating in making major household purchase decisions, Women participating in none of the three decisions, Women participating in own health care decisions, Women participating in the three decisions, Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife, Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she argues with him, Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she burns the food, Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she goes out without telling him, Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she neglects the children, Women who believe a husband is justified in beating his wife when she refuses sex with him, Women who believe a wife is justified refusing sex with her husband for all of the reasons, Women who believe a wife is justified refusing sex with her husband for none of the reasons, Women who believe a wife is justified refusing sex with her husband if she has recently given birth, Women who believe a wife is justified refusing sex with her husband if she is tired or not in the mood, Women who believe a wife is justified refusing sex with her husband if she knows he has sex with other women, Women who believe a wife is justified refusing sex with her husband if she knows he has sexually transmitted disease, Women who were first married by age 15, Women who were first married by age 18, Women with a national identity card or equivalent foundational identity document, Women's share of population ages 15+ living with HIV
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I have a hotpoint RGB745. 2 of my burners were not working unless i lit them with a match- a third burner worked, but had really weird, violent flames that sounded like wind. I cleaned around the electrode with a q-tip, and i used a twist tie to make sure the small holes in the burner heads were clear. I also used the twist tie, gently, on the holes where the gas comes from. I did this to all of them. Now, i've run out of matches. So, i turned on the broiler, and lit a small wooden stick, and i've tried lighting each burner that way since the ignitor is not working. What this has accomplished is the following; two of the burners light when lighted with this makeshift "match"- but, when i turn the knob from the ignition to high (or medium, or low) the flame goes out. no more than one will stay lit at once. I see sparks at the ignitor when i try to ignite but it won't ignite the flame. And, when i light it with my "match" as described above, the flame is thin and about 6-8 inches high. Kind of like a taper candle. Also, when i shut the door of my oven (broiler was on, remember?) the flame went out. Help?
Not sure, but sounds like you may have a gas pressure problem or the stove is set-up for the wrong type of gas.
Make sure igniter is getting power before you replace it. Also check the switch that feeds the igniter.
-The oven control valve is stuck. Replace new one.
f actual over temperature condition occurred: Look for welded relay contacts on bake or broil relays. If this happens, replace oven control (also called clock or ERC). Here is the part to order.
Is your igniter glowing when oven turned on.Look for bright orange glow near burner.If yes ,and no ignition,then igniter is weak and needs replacing.No glow at all,then a voltage test at the igniter needs to be done to see if it might be thermostat problem. Very common for igniters to go.Most likely cause.
Even though your igniter is lighting up it probably needs replaced. They become weak and wont pull enough amps to open the gas valve.
How to turn on oven?
mam please check the gas line is open and if the unit is idle for long time the gas line may choked so first you check the gas line.
mam please check the thermostat and its settings.


The first recorded use of war dogs go back to 4000 BC, to the Egyptians who used them in battle. But the modern use of dogs in the US military really started in WW I. Since then, dogs have become an integral part of the U.S. military. Including the dog, Cairo, who was involved with the takedown of Osama Bin Laden.
My fascination with this unique bond of dog and military handler was ignited during "Operation Thriller," a USO tour of authors to Iraq and Kuwait in which I participated back in the winter of 2010. Out in that sandbox, I got a chance to observe a few of these fighting teams in action. Not only did I get the opportunity to meet with these four-legged soldiers and their two-legged partners, but I was allowed firsthand access to their daily life. I heard one phrase over and over again that captured this relationship: it runs down the lead. I learned that as these handlers trained where around their dogs 24/7—training together, eating alongside one another, sleeping in the same trenches—that over time the pair learned to read each other's body language and understood each other beyond mere gesture or spoken command, that their emotions ran up and down the leash, binding the two intimately together.
After learning of this unique bond, I wanted to try to capture that intimate psychological connection on the page, giving birth to Captain Tucker Wayne and his war dog, Kane. To do this pair justice, I visited Lackland Air Force Base where war dogs are raised and trained. While in Baghdad, I also met a fellow veterinary school classmate who was with the U.S. Veterinary Corp. He was able to give me great insight into the technology, the psychology, and even the aftermath of such a unique fighting team: from the Kevlar-reinforced K9 Storm tactical vest worn by the dogs to their amazing communication gear that allows handlers to see through their dogs' eyes. I also learned about how PTSD afflicts not only the soldier but also the dog, and how efforts are being done to combat and treat both sufferers.
Lastly, after three decades of working with dogs as a veterinarian, I knew I wanted to portray these stalwart war heroes as they really are—not just as soldiers with four legs, but as real dogs. Through scenes written from the war dog's point of view, I wanted readers to experience what it's like to be such a warrior—to be in their paws—to paint an accurate portrayal on how such dogs perceive the world, how they function in combat, how they cope with loss and grief. I hope I did them justice.
Q. Your novel addresses a new form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder called "moral injury." What is different about this condition?
Moral injury is a shade of PTSD that is still poorly understood. It relates to the shattering of moral and ethical expectations—an injury to someone's fundamental understanding of right and wrong— and according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, it can manifest as shame, guilt, anxiety, and anger, along with behavioral changes, such as alienation, withdrawal, and self-harming (including suicide). With this novel, I attempted to share this condition with readers, to get them to better understand the causes and consequences of someone afflicted with this aspect of PTSD. As with most veterans, there is no quick fix. For those afflicted, it's an ongoing process to find their center again.
Q. Your stories always have a ripped-from-the-headlines accuracy, broaching subjects of importance to your readers. In War Hawk, you shine a spotlight on the current status of drone warfare being waged by the U.S. military. Why this subject and why now?
One only has to read the newspaper to understand and appreciate how prevalent the use of drones has become in modern warfare. Such vehicles are used more and more by all branches of the military, both for surveillance and for aerial attacks. They range in size from the massive Global Hawks to the small Ravens. But even they are only the tip of the iceberg. There is currently an arms race underway to develop new and improved robotic warriors, even those that can operate autonomously. Basically drones that can be sent out to kill with little or no human involvement. This raises a fundamental question: will the use of drones save lives or will the ease of their use—killing from afar—make us more likely to go to war? Will we begin to shoot first and ask questions later? Such moral questions are the subjects I wanted to explore in my latest book.
Q. You also raise the chilling question about the changing status of who will control these future drones. How likely is the scenario you describe in your novel?
As with the advancements in drone warfare, the modern battlefield is changing in a disturbing way. We are now seeing the lines blurring between military forces and those armies being controlled by corporations—not just private defense contractors (like Blackwater), but also full fighting forces that are being wielded by corporations. When war is being orchestrated in corporate boardrooms, success becomes more about profitability, accountability, and a corporation's bottom line. It blurs the line regarding who truly is in charge. And this shift in power is changing rapidly. To save money and balance budgets, governments, including our own, are handing more and more military powers over to corporate boardrooms.
Q. War Hawk also looks at a new generation of battlefield, one that could change the face of war forever. How likely is this scenario?
We're already there. It's being waged by ISIS in the Middle East, by Russia in Ukraine, and by China on U.S. shores. It's called information warfare—and it goes well beyond mere cyber attacks. For better or worse, everything nowadays is connected and intertwined digitally. This scenario has created a wobbly house of cards, one that could easily be toppled. Nations, including the U.S., are investing billions to establish military commands for this new type of warfare, to learn how to topple a foreign country's house of cards, while beefing up one's own. Unfortunately, both Russia and China are already ahead of us in this regard. This story casts a light on how such wars are being fought today—and more disturbingly where it might lead.
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The other day I joined a group of friends playing music at the Snap Dragon Cafe. It's an informal group. Many of the musicians are graying, and most happen to be Caucasian. Whoever shows up has the opportunity to share a song while the rest sing along, listen, or accompany on their instruments. Sometimes I sit with them, sketching as they play.
This time a young black man joined us. Artis is from the east coast. He told us he moved out of his house and is touring and playing music with a group of friends.
When it was his turn to share a song, he sang of being together, as community. As friends. Just being.
I thought of "Black Lives Matter" and the backlash it is getting. I thought of how lately neighbors have called the police on black men, even when they are in their own homes or the yard of a relative! Even totally innocent, they have been identified as theives, as somehow dangerous, and shot, even killed. It occurred to me that Artis, is on a mission of healing, of helping to bring the races into better understanding, through music.
Artis is a treasure. I have known other black men who were gentle spirited as well, and never met one who was in the least disrespectful of me, and yet some people view black men as dangerous, as "the enemy". Why?
And who is the enemy?
When a neighbor calls the police on a black man who is in his grandmother's back yard and the police shoot and kill him when he pulls out a cell phone, who is the enemy? Is it the neighbor? The police? The black man?
"I do not shrink from using the word "enemy": an enemy is any person or group who seek to do us harm, and there are now many powerful people who are doing great harm and need to be opposed."
For her, the enemy is "powerful people who are doing great harm", particularly to the environment and to less powerful people. For some people the enemy is black men, or immigrants, or liberals, or Republicans, or corporations, or....the list goes on. And there are people in all those categories who may be "doing great harm", but there are also many more people in all those categories who are doing great good.
Perhaps "the enemy" is not a group of people, maybe not even a particular person. Maybe "the enemy" is thought patterns that do great harm, especially when people act on them. What if we stopped fighting people who belong to this or that group we fear and instead oppose the actions of those people, and work to change the thought patterns?


Photograph of Westminster Avenue and Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, CA,, [s.d.]. Abbot Kinney Boulevard runs from the foreground to the background at center and intersects Westminster at center. Both roads are paved, and several early-model automobiles can be seen parked along the sides of the road. Single-story buildings line both sides of the street and contain stores and restaurants. Lampposts can be seen along the sidewalks, and a line of utility poles runs along Westminster.; Legible signs include, from left: "Safeway Stores California's Leading Grocer", "Hudson Venice Motors Essex", "Wm. E. Rice Batteries Repaired Rebuilt Recharged Starting Lighting Ignition Service Parts Repairs", "United States Tires and tubes Sales and Service Depot", "Stuard Dry Goods", "Public Library", "Bakery", "Sale Salvage", "Piggly", Venice Dollar Store", "Drugs", "Washington Pharmacy", "Westminster Ave", and "Christopher's Ice Cream and Candy".


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Rowdy Tellez hits two homers, connects with young fan
MILWAUKEE — All Xander Brown wanted for his fifth birthday was to meet his favorite former Blue Jay.
Rowdy Tellez gave him so much more than that.
There was a meeting, a signed jersey and two home runs from Tellez in the Brewers' 10-3 win over the Blue Jays on Sunday at American Family Field, giving Milwaukee a winning homestand and the Brown family an afternoon of memories they won't soon forget. It's safe to say that their long road trip from Ontario was worth it.
"He gave me something special," Xander said. "I missed him since he left."
The Blue Jays traded Tellez to the Brewers last July, and he's since provided the jolt of left-handed power Milwaukee sought. That included home runs No. 12 and 13 this season on Sunday, as the Brewers hit their way out of a hole created by Toronto catcher Alejandro Kirk's three-run homer in the top of the first inning.
Tellez hit a two-run shot in Milwaukee's three-run counterpunch in the bottom of the inning, and then another two-run blast in a go-ahead, five-run second as the Brewers roughed-up right-hander José Berríos, who has long given them trouble. Tellez added a walk in another late rally as Milwaukee scored in double digits at home for the first time since May 5 — all with Xander watching from section 102 in a Brewers cap and shirt.
"He's always loved Rowdy, and this year when the schedule came out, [the Blue Jays and Brewers] were actually playing on his birthday, so we thought, we have to do it," said Christina Brown, Xander's mother. "This is pretty much all he's asked for since Rowdy got traded."
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Q: Sending different file types over a tcp socket in python3, gives 'UnicodeDecodeError' Writing a small application that allows me to share files over my LAN network at home with less headache as possible, so i want to support all file extensions.
When sending a text file i use the .encode() and .decode() functions and it works just fine, but when trying to send something else (a video per say) it returns the following error:
return codecs.charmap_decode(input,self.errors,decoding_table)[0]
UnicodeDecodeError: 'charmap' codec can't decode byte 0x81 in position 47: character maps to <undefined>

Is there a way to send a file as it is? without having to encode it? mentioning that I tried sending the file without the .encode() and it returns the exact same error.
The code:
def sendfile(file, client):
    try:
        fd = open(file, 'r')
    except:
        _media_error('Can not open specific file for sending')
        return 0

    resp = client.recv(128).decode()

    # other side is ready, give them the info
    if resp == '[ack]':
        buf = fd.read(_readsize)
        while buf:
            #client.send(buf.encode())
            client.send(buf)
            buf = fd.read(_readsize)
        fd.close()
        client.send('[done]'.encode())
        return 1
    else:
        fd.close()
        return 0

def recvfile(file, client):
    try:
        fd = open(file, 'w+')
    except:
        _media_error('Can not open specific file for receiving')
        return 0

    # ready give me the info
    client.send('[ack]'.encode())
    #buf = client.recv(_readsize).decode()
    buf = client.recv(_readsize)
    while buf:
        if buf != '[done]':
            fd.write(buf)
            buf = client.recv(_readsize)#.decode()
        else:
            fd.close()
            return 1
    return 0

(Ignore the messy returns I'll fix these later)

A: Since you are sending bytes across the network it's simplest to work exclusively with bytes.
Open your files in binary mode and do not encode or decode file data. You will still need to encode your ack/done messages.
def sendfile(file, client):
    try:
        fd = open(file, 'rb')
    except:
        _media_error('Can not open specific file for sending')
        return 0

    resp = client.recv(128)

    # other side is ready, give them the info
    if resp == '[ack]'.encode():
        buf = fd.read(_readsize)
        while buf:
            #client.send(buf)
            client.send(buf)
            buf = fd.read(_readsize)
        fd.close()
        client.send('[done]'.encode())
        return 1
    else:
        fd.close()
        return 0

def recvfile(file, client):
    try:
        fd = open(file, 'wb+')
    except:
        _media_error('Can not open specific file for receiving')
        return 0

    # ready give me the info
    client.send('[ack]'.encode())
    #buf = client.recv(_readsize)
    buf = client.recv(_readsize)
    while buf:
        if buf != '[done]'.encode():
            fd.write(buf)
            buf = client.recv(_readsize)
        else:
            fd.close()
            return 1
    return 0

This approach assumes all the machines on the network share the same endianness.
Also, you may need to consider special-casing text files if you are transferring between machines with different default encodings.  For example, Windows machines tend to have cp1252 as the default, modern Linuxes UTF-8.  In this situation you need to decide on a default encoding to use for transfer, and handle switching encodings on each side.

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Swedish water company Topas Vatten have found a novel use for our trouble ticket system Artologik HelpDesk.
Topas Vatten provides products and services for sewage plants and have among their customers both nonprofit organizations, businesses and local governments. When a customer has purchased a service agreement for the sewage plant, Topas Vatten uses Artologik HelpDesk to allocate their staff to the different sewage plants.
The services they provide can be regular maintenance, new installations or time spent on call. The service controller creates a new ticket in HelpDesk for each assignment and delegates it to the service technician that is responsible for each respective geographical area.
Topas Vatten have also decided to use the HD-TIME plug-in together with our time management software Artologik TIME. This lets them follow up on the effective time spends per service technician per assignment. It also gives them statistical data on different assignment types, sewage plants, customers and geographical areas.
Read more about Artologik HelpDesk and the HelpDesk plug-ins.


Fans of the Escalade's opulent interior and brassy exterior will be pleased to know that very little has changed outside of the powertrain. The giant Cadillac still brandishes its glitzy grille and fascia with pride, our latest version riding high on optional 22-inch wheels ($600). Accessing the leather-lined, clubroom-like, Kona Brown interior is made easier by the optional power retracting side steps ($1695), a feature we'd leave off unless we were hampered by stature or lack of flexibility. We really took a liking to the natural matte-wood interior trim, which looks a tad more organic sans the usual ladled-on gloss finish. Needless to say, virtually every creature comfort and gadget in the GM catalog makes an appearance here—heated and cooled front and rear seats, all manner of safety assists and blind-spot warnings, a four-color head-up display, Bose audio, and much, much more.
At International Armoring we take normal Cadillac Escalades and up armor in addition to providing a luxury conversion that many of our clients prefer and need. We hope the pictures showcase themselves.


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Old brewery coopers' well uncovered in Fever nightclub as it undergoes a revamp
Feature buried under floorboards for years before Society Bar transformation works
An intriguing glimpse into the past was provided when an old coopers' well that had been buried for decades was uncovered during renovations at a Burton nightclub.
The well, located at the old Fever nightclub building, was still full of clear water when workmen ripped up the floor boards that had covered it for years.
It is thought the feature was used in the building's former incarnation as a cooper's factory, building barrels for Burton's booming beer trade.
The builders were working on the club in preparation for the grand opening of the newly named Society Bar, which takes place on Friday, August 11.
The well was an unexpected discovery
Owner Pete Terry said: "One of the most exciting things we have here is our well, which will be made into a feature table and built up with lights. There's real clear water under there, even though it's been hidden for many years under a wooden platform.
"We were so excited when we discovered it and it'll be a real key feature for us in terms of paying homage to the heritage of the town."
Last month, the upstairs room of the High Street club, Manhattans, was opened. Love Island contestant Sam Gowland will be on hand for Society Bar's opening night.
Take a sneak peek behind closed doors of Manhattans in Burton in build-up to grand opening
Mr Terry said: "We have three booths and DJ console ready to go and have made significant improvements in getting rid of the horrible old bar that was here when the place was Fever and making it more open and airy.
"The brilliant wooden panels that had been painted in matt black have been exposed and given more character.
Pete Terry next to the old well
"Smirnoff are redecorating the smoking area with booths and oil drums. Another room near the entrance hasn't been seen by the public for a long time but we'll be opening up a new bar there to greet people as they come in."
The changing role of the cooper
Coopers have played a very special role in Burton down the years in the town that is known as the UK's brewing captial.
Once a vibrant trade, they were absolutely vital in their job producing water-tight wooden barrels to ferment, mature and transport beer.
The process could be slow and painstaking and involved shaping oak slats into curves and fixing them tightly together with metal rings.
At its peak more than 100 years ago, Bass employed 400 coopers, who circulated half-a-million casks for draft beer and another 500,000 for fermenting, maturing and transporting beer.
Bass Museum clocks up 40th anniversary and to mark the occasion we take a trip back to June 1983
At one point, there were 30 breweries in Burton, all of which needed coopers to run their trade.
In the middle of the 20th century, breweries started using steel transporters and the role of the cooper has slowly died out since.
However, with the rise of micro-breweries, some think the ancient art of barrel-making could make a comeback in the coming years.
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Bell Helicopter, October 12, 2016 - Helitech, Amsterdam – Bell Helicopter and TRU Simulation + Training Inc., both Textron Inc. companies, today announced new updates in their continued progress with their training center in Valencia, Spain - continuing to meet commitments to bring a regional training solution to Europe.
The Bell Helicopter Training Academy (BTA) – Valencia, Powered by TRU Simulation + Training is designed to serve the training needs of European customers, beginning with pilot training on the Bell 429. Training will be conducted through a full flight simulator (FFS) designed and produced by TRU Simulation + Training.
BTA-Valencia is on track to be operational by the end of the year. The Bell 429 simulator has arrived in Spain and is currently undergoing reassembly and final preparations for its certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Additionally, BTA-Valencia instructors have completed their necessary training for the 429 with both the Bell Helicopter Training Academy and EASA.
"We are extremely pleased with the progress we are making with our training academy in Valencia. We have received a significant amount of interest from a variety of world-wide operators, with training contracts in process in Europe, the Middle East and Latin America," said Ray Lamas, general manager, Global Customer Training at Bell Helicopter.
BTA-Valencia instructors each have more than 5,000 hours of helicopter experience across multiple platforms. The instructors additionally bring English, French, Spanish and Italian language capabilities to the facility.
"TRU and Bell Helicopter are hard at work qualifying the world's first Bell 429 full flight simulator to bring true-to-life training closer to home for worldwide 429 customers, especially those in Europe, the Middle East and Africa," said David Smith, vice president of TRU's Training Centers.
With more than 70 Bell 429 aircraft operating across Europe, the platform continues to demonstrate superior performance. The Bell 429 is one of the most advanced light twin helicopters developed, offering a fully integrated glass cockpit with advanced drive system and best-in-class WAAS navigation and IFR capability.
The Bell 429 FFS will be the first-ever Bell 429 Level D simulator with FAA and EASA qualifications for pilot training. TRU Simulation + Training will employ its new ODYSSEY™ H FFS design, developed especially for the unique training requirements and needs of the helicopter pilot. The ODYSSEY H utilizes TRU Simulation + Training's state-of-the-art, ultra high definition visual system with a 240-degree horizontal by 80-degree vertical field of view and 41 megapixel total system resolution visual display. The ODYSSEY H also utilizes primary and secondary motion systems, and features a roll-on/roll-off capability, which allows the simulator to be reconfigurable for other helicopters.
The simulator flight compartment is an exact replica of the Bell 429 cockpit, from forward of the pilot's anti-torque pedals to aft of the pilot seats. All controls, panels, instruments, avionics, equipment and furnishings will be identical in appearance, feel, location and operation to those of the actual aircraft. It will respond exactly like the aircraft in all flight conditions (day, night, VFR, IFR and NVG) as well as accurately simulate malfunctions and emergency procedures.
Training has been an integral part of Bell Helicopter's customer support and services program for more than 65 years. The company has trained more than 140,000 customers from every market segment in more than 135 countries throughout the world.
Known for its industry-leading customer support, Bell Helicopter provides its customers with local support in every corner of the world and has the largest support network in the industry with more than 100 Authorized Customer Service Facilities in 34 countries. Bell Helicopter is committed to having resources where customers operate to speed up delivery of service and support, and gives customers access to service professionals that are easy to reach, know the operating environment and understand their needs.
About TRU Simulation + Training: TRU Simulation + Training Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, delivers innovative, total aviation training solutions to the commercial and military markets while providing superior technical support and customer service. Headquartered in Goose Creek, S.C., the company is known for its high-fidelity training devices, pilot and maintenance training, military mission training, and aviation training services and support.


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I couldn't resist sending this. She is just a little treasure. She has so much personality . I adore her.
She is house trained. She takes herself outside and even at night she waits until the morning when I take her out. I imagine there will be a few accidents but she is very intelligent.
It is almost a year since I picked Zoe up from you at Katoomba. I just wanted to share this photo with you. It is taken just after a bath and groom.
She is the most lovable and affectionate little girl and has made herself loved by all the family. She is absolutely adorable, and has a great personality. At the moment she is snuggled up on the lounge ( the one with the red towel on it) and into the cushion . Thoroughly spoilt!
She loves being inside but also loves chasing lizards outside. Fortunately they are too fast for her, but they keep her amused for hours.
Hope you have had a good year.


It's a travesty that the work and legacy of Bayard Rustin isn't as well-known as it should be, but this openly gay man — who organized 1963's March on Washington and was a trusted adviser to Martin Luther King Jr. — was an important, powerful figure of the American Civil Rights Movement. Now, as we discover in a recently unearthed recording of a mid-1980s interview, Rustin shares his thoughts on the importance of being openly gay.
Audio from an interview between Bayard Rustin and the Washington Blade will come to light this week on the podcast Making Gay History, hosted by Eric Marcus. It was the podcast's executive producer who uncovered the previously unheard audio, which had been saved by Rustin's partner, Walter Naegle.
"At a given point, there was so much pressure on Dr. King about my being gay and particularly because I would not deny it, that he set up a committee to explore whether it would be dangerous for me to continue working with him," Rustin is quoted as saying in the unearthed interview.
Regardless, Bayard Rustin was openly gay at a time when to be so was unheard of. The man is a true hero of both the Civil Rights Movement and the fight for LGBTQ rights.
According to this new recording, it was an incident that took place on a city bus that sparked what he considered a responsibility to be open about his sexuality. It was the 1940s, and as Rustin boarded the bus — expected to take a seat in the back — he says a white child playfully reached out and pulled his necktie, to which the child's mother referred to Rustin as a racial slur.
Bayard Rustin with Martin Luther King Jr.
This newly uncovered interview documents Rustin as feeling the same about his blackness as he did about his gayness.
The process of 'coming out' is considered a celebratory rite of passage among many in the LGBTQ community. Indeed, National Coming Out Day encourages those still 'in the closet' to embrace their authentic selves, and those of us who are already out to support them in what can be a harrowing process.
In that vein, let us never forget the very real visibility — and, thus, power — that comes from anyone and everyone living their authentic lives and sharing with the world who they truly are. Every LGBTQ person has a platform — some large, some small — and there is value in each of us being openly queer.
What do you think of this recently unearthed Bayard Rustin interview? Do you agree with his thoughts about the necessity of being openly gay?


Martyn Brierley is taking part in the Big Cycle in aid of MySmallHelp Nepal– cycling an impressive 100 miles.
Esland, a business specialising in the provision of high-quality residential care and associated services for young people, is raising money for MySmallHelp Nepal to feed, clothe and educate orphans in Nepal. Esland is aiming to raise enough money to finish building a school in the mountains of Kathmandu; thereby providing access to education for many more disadvantaged children.
The Esland Big Cycle will start on Friday 22 September 2017 and run over 10 days, cycling 585 miles in total starting from Esland's most northern children's home in Doncaster and ending at their most southern home in Kent.
Martyn Brierley will be taking part in the Nepal Big Cycle on Friday 22 and Saturday 23 September 2017, first cycling 47 miles from Doncaster to Dronfield and on Saturday, cycling a further 53 miles onto Alstonefields, in the Peak District.
"It is great to get involved with the Esland Big Cycle event to help raise money for this very worthy charity. I'm really looking forward to joining the Esland staff, friends and business partners on this challenge".
Martyn has created a Just Giving page to raise money for the Big Cycle. If you would like to show your support for Martyn, please click the JustGiving button.


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Your business will benefit from this prime retail location in the heart of River Ranch. The area is a gathering place for residents and guests, shoppers and neighbors. Open-air and special events attract customers and increase foot traffic.
In addition to traditional retail opportunities, we also offer unique Live/Work spaces for boutiques and home office professionals with open concept floor plans.
Every merchant and business has access to our state-of-the-art Executive Business Center. Utilize the conference facilities to host meetings, seminars or sales presentations. The Executive Business Center offers high-speed internet access, flat-screen video monitors and other business tools for your exclusive use.


Home > Ask About Parenting > Raising Positive Children > Can I Raise My Child as a Catholic-Muslim?
I am a Muslim woman married to a Catholic man. We want to have children, but I want them to be Muslims and my husband wants them to be baptized as Catholic. We want to find out if they can be Muslims (fasting, praying etc...), but at the same time be baptized in Catholic religion. Can you help me to find the right way to go about this situation?
I am sure you are not alone in this dilemma, as it seems to be less uncommon for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim, although in Islam this is not allowed. The reason it is not allowed is that of the reason which you have expressed. It is not always that love should be reciprocated because in Islam we are not born for ourselves alone, but for the society which we in our participation will inevitably contribute to in one form or another. Because in Islam, man is the breadwinner, the responsibility falls on the wife-mother to nurture the child, a child which is born upon a fitrah.
That inner knowledge bequeathed to us by Allah (SWT), is our natural radar between determining what is right, and what is wrong in the world. We are born in submission to Him (meaning of Islam), it is the 'aqd (contract) with which we come into this world upon. This may all seem like theory, but here you are, sister, presenting a problem whether to raise a child as a Muslim (i.e. one who is in submission to their Creator), as a Catholic or even both Muslim and Catholic.
It could be that when you two decided to marry, that you never considered how a child would be raised –you only considered each other. In Islam, we should be able to move past the mundane actions, and consider the consequences of our actions. Here, a child is involved, and while you as a Muslim mother want to raise your child as a Muslim, your husband wishes the child to be raised in his religion. I ask you, what is a fair resolve for the child, considering that the child will grow out of the home into the wider world where the child will face many challenges, and some of those challenges will be harsh.
Baptizing a child as Catholic will not make her/him Catholic, and neither will calling them a Muslim make them a Muslim, how they are raised and taught to practice will make the child one or other.
One God vs. the three in one, i.e. Father-Son-Holy Ghost? Issa/Jesus as God's son in Catholicism, and as a prophet in Islam? The punishments that is unforgiveable in Catholicism vs. the mercy in Islam? Added to this, you as the mother was raised as a Muslim and as the mother would be the significant role model, assuming that your husband works away from home.
Surely the main influence will be from you. How then will your husband react if he finds that the child is more Muslim in practice than Catholic? These and many other issues you will have to face living in a secular country with a strong Catholic heritage. If the child is a girl, then additional issues are at play, so my sister you do need to have a long heart-to-heart discussion with your husband once you are familiar with what the Muslim scholars have to say on this issue.


Maine across southern Canada to North Dakota; south to central Texas and the Gulf States. Southern Rocky Mountains in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and New Mexico.
The Banded Hairstreak is the most common of our eastern Satyriums, some years found in the thousands. Males of this species perch during the day and are fiercely territorial and will engage in lengthy aerial fights with other males. Eggs are laid on twigs of hostplants and hatch the following spring. Caterpillars feed on catkins and leaves.
Hindwing has one long and one short tail. Upperside of both sexes dark brown. Underside of hindwing dark brown with postmedian band of dark dashes edged in white. Blue tail-spot not topped with orange.
A single flight. Extreme dates: 25 June 2007 in West Haven (R. Pilcher) and 3 September 2003 in Grand Isle (D. Hoag).
Commonly found throughout Vermont, except rare or absent in the northern tier and the Green Mountains. The Banded Hairstreak prefers mixed forests and edges and nearby open areas where they are often observed nectaring. Adults nectar at a wide variety of flowers including dogbane (Apocynum), milkweed (Asclepias) and New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus). Hostplants include oaks (Quercus), walnut (Juglans), and hickory (Carya).