Many populations of migratory cranes, geese and swans are increasing throughout Europe and North America. During migration, these birds congregate at staging sites, often located in landscapes with both wetlands and arable land. When foraging on newly sown or unharvested crops at staging sites they frequently cause harvest losses and thus conflicts between conservation and agricultural interests.
The aim of this thesis was to increase the knowledge about space use and foraging site selection of common cranes. Such knowledge is needed to guide management where and when crop damage might occur, and what damage preventive measures to implement under variable environmental conditions.
My studies are based on flock surveys and data derived from GPS transmitters in combination with field surveys of food availability and crop stages. I found that the Natura 2000 network fulfils its conservation intention for staging cranes along the flyway, but also that cranes spill over from Natura 2000 sites to surrounding arable land. This spillover may enhance the conflict between conservation of cranes and other bird species within Natura 2000 sites and agriculture. My studies further demonstrated that field selection by cranes was influenced by factors dependent on agricultural practices such as crop type, crop stage, time since harvest, food availability, but also human disturbance and distance to roost site. I further revealed an apparent mismatch between individual crane space use and current damage preventive management. To conclude, stubble fields with high availability of spilled grain close to the roost sites have the potential to steer cranes from unharvested crops and prevent crop damage. To mitigate conflicts between conservation and agriculture, ecological knowledge is needed, but also participatory involvement of stakeholders and international collaboration, such as a flyway management plan.
I Nilsson, Bunnefeld, Persson, & Månsson (2016). Large grazing birds and agriculture - predicting field use of common cranes and implications for crop damage prevention. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 219, 163-170.
Thanks to the financiers of this thesis; The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, the foundations of Marie Claire Cronstedt and C.F. Lundström. The solar cell transmitters were also part of the Environmental Impact Assessment study for Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm funded by Energinet.dk.


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Ron Cephas Jones (Paterson, Nueva Jersey, 8 de enero de 1957) es un actor estadounidense. Es conocido por su papel en la serie This Is Us (2016–presente), por el que obtuvo dos Premios Emmy al mejor actor invitado en una serie dramática, en 2018 y 2020. Jones ha trabajado en varias películas y series de televisión, como Half Nelson (2006), Glass Chin (2014), las primeras dos temporadas de Mr. Robot (2015–2016) y Luke Cage (2016–2018).

Primeros años
Jones nació el 8 de enero de 1957 en Paterson, Nueva Jersey. Asistió a la Escuela Secundaria John F. Kennedy y a la universidad Ramapo College. En Ramapo, la idea original de Jones era estudiar jazz bajo la tutela del director Arnold Jones, pero decidió especializarse en teatro después de obtener el protagónico en una producción de Cinderella Ever After en su segundo año. Jones se graduó de Ramapo en 1978 y se mudó a Los Ángeles, California, donde trabajó como conductor de autobús en Rapid Transit District durante los cuatro años siguientes. En esa época, Jones se enamoró, tuvo un hijo y se separó. Vivió en varias ciudades, entre ellas San Francisco, Arizona y Nueva Orleans, y finalmente regresó a la ciudad de Nueva York en 1985.

Carrera
Después de regresar a Nueva York en 1985, Jones comenzó a frecuentar el Nuyorican Poets Café, en el East Village. En esta época, participó en una obra basada en la canción de Billie Holiday Don't Explain. Su actuación llamó la atención de un director de reparto, que le ofreció un papel como protagonista en la obra de Cheryl West Holiday Heart (una producción de Tazewell Thompson) en 1994. Jones trabajó en varias producciones teatrales con la Steppenwolf Theatre Company en Chicago, Illinois; asimismo, protagonizó Ricardo III, de William Shakespeare, en The Public Theater, Nueva York, y varias producciones Off Broadway. Jones también fue suplente en varias producciones de Broadway.

Jones actuó en varias películas, entre ellas He Got Game (1998), Sweet and Lowdown (1999), Half Nelson (2006) y Across The Universe (2007). En televisión, personificó al reverendo Lowdown en el episodio "The Goat Rodeo" de la serie de 2013 Low Winter Sun y a Romero, un miembro de la "sociedad" en la serie de 2015 Mr. Robot. También tuvo una participación en la tercera temporada de la serie Banshee como el Sr. Frasier. Interpretó al ajedrecista Bobby Fish en la primera temporada de Luke Cage, de Marvel.

En 2016, protagoniza la serie dramática This Is Us de la NBC como William Hill, el padre biológico de Randall Pearson (Sterling K. Brown). En 2017, obtuvo un Premio Primetime Emmy al mejor actor invitado en una serie dramática por su actuación. Su personaje tiene apariciones recurrentes durante varias temporadas.

En octubre de 2019, Jones trabajó en la serie dramática para adolescentes Buscando a Alaska de Hulu, y en el drama de Apple TV+ Truth Be Told, junto con Octavia Spencer, Lizzy Caplan y Aaron Paul.

En 2018 apareció en la película navideña de Netflix El calendario de Navidad.

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Jones y la cantante de jazz británica Kim Lesley tienen una hija, la cantante y actriz estadounidense Jasmine Cephas Jones.

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Earle remains welcome in Boston
Steve Earle is no stranger to Boston as this was his fourth time playing Beantown since last February. That would include a similar residency at the same venue last February, a summer tour with Dwight Yoakam and Lucinda Williams and a benefit for immigrants with the likes of Emmylou Harris in October.
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Traffic Court Issues: Procedural Guide to Traffic Tickets in Washington State
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Procedural Guide to Traffic Tickets in Washington State
jluvbug147
Re: Procedural Guide to Traffic Tickets in Washington State
Wow, you did a very good job at explaining the process to me. I contested my ticket, and went in very unprepared. I showed the judge some pictures of why I don't feel the officer could have a good visual of the intersection to fully asses me stopping at the stop sign but the judge was very short and didn't give me much time to talk at all. He set my court over so the officer could be subpoena'ed.
i have a question though to you. The officers sworn in statement had some facts that weren't true.
-The officer stated he was north of the intersection, when in fact he was south of the intersection. Is this grounds for dismissal?
-The officer also wrote that I stated I am sure that I stopped, but that I may not have come to a complete stop.This is not at all true and far from it..
I stated after he said I blew through the stop sign, "I most certainly did not, I may have stopped quickly but I defenitely did stop"
I told the judge this and he just had a smirk on his face. He brought up the statement that said the officer observed you approaching the intersection and saw you slow down but not stop.
I brought in photos from where the officer was (in a one alley/parking lot) which he was in going the wrong way (which I think is bogus, private property or not, he should have to follow the one way painted arrow on the ground just like it's intended. There were two buildings on both side, and a sidewalk in front. The photos showed his limited view of where I was. It was dark no street lights. He would've probably had a view of my headlights but i am not sure if that is enough evidence.
If you have questions about a specific case, as opposed to the described procedures in general, you should start your own thread.
finkbuilt
That was very helpful.
I still have one confusion.
Everything I read states (as does this guide) that there is NO possibility of getting a dismissal at a mitigation hearing. However, IRLJ 2.6 b specifically addresses mitigation hearings.
IRLJ 2.6 b(2):
"The court shall send the defendant written notice of the
time, place, and date of the hearing within 21 days of the
request for a hearing"
So, what if the court does not adhere to this procedural requirement? Is this not grounds for dismissal with prejudice, as it would be at a contested hearing? If not, what is the point of there even being the rule?
or, what if the LEO who issued the infraction fails to file notice with the court of jurisdiction within the required time period?
I have requested a mitigation hearing, and was planning to use these procedural missteps as grounds to move for dismissal.
Should I even bother? It seems legitimate to me.
Oh, second question:
If I were to make a motion to dismiss on these grounds, can I do it as a cover sheet to my written statement (DWS), or would I send this as a seperate letter?
blewis
As far as IRLJ 2.6 (b)(2), you will notice that there is no "remedy" listed. For example, 2.6 (f) REQUIRES a dismissal if the "infraction [is] not brought to hearing within the time period provided by this rule..." That, however, only refers to the schedule of the hearing itself -- NOT the hearing notice. I actually tried something similar when the court did not schedule my "pre-hearing conference" within the 45 days allowed by IRLJ 2.6.(a)(1)(i). The judge agreed that my conference was outside that window, however, since a "pre-hearing conference" is NOT an actual "hearing", and since there is NO remedy specified (such as with the hearing), he would NOT dismiss the case. I asked what the remedy might be. He said he didn't know, but it was NOT "dismissal". I believe the same principle would apply to 2.6 (b)(2).
The "proper" procedure would be for you to change your plea to "not guilty" and request a contested hearing. You can probably do that over the phone. Then state your motions in you DWS -- right in the beginning. If the NOI was not filed within the five "working" day limit of IRLJ 2.2 (d), it "should" be dismissed. Just remember, however, that there is NO APPEAL from a DWS, so if the judge denies your motion, you're stuck with it.
Quoting blewis
If the NOI was not filed within the five "working" day limit of IRLJ 2.2 (d), it "should" be dismissed. Just remember, however, that there is NO APPEAL from a DWS, so if the judge denies your motion, you're stuck with it.
As far as the NOI being filed in time, the only information that I can get over the phone from the county prosecutor is the date that the case was entered into the docket, which I imagine does not correlate to the actual date of the NOI. So, I should probably just go with an explanation of mitigating circumstances. If I were to change my plea to guilty, I would be doing so only on the hope that I wouldn't get notice of my hearing in time.
Your original questions were of "general" interest, which is why I answered them in this thread. Now, however, you are getting into "specifics". Please start a new thread.
jimonqa
Thank you blewis for this very informative procedure. This is my first time contesting an infraction, and I've found this procedure invaluable. I submitted my request for discovery, three copies date stamped by the prosector's office, left them a copy; two copies date stamped by the clerk of the court, left one with them and kept one for myself. I did get the hearing notice within the prescribed time frame, so I can only hope that the infraction wasn't submitted within the 5 day (not including weekends & holidays) limit. I'm not optimistic though, as the state patrolman was young and is probably doing everything by the book. Infraction was "unsafe lane change", citing RCW 46.61.140. The statute is fairly broad, as there are others more specific to lane changes but I assume it is still appropriate. I can only tell my side of the story and hope for lenience. Is there some protocol for requesting a reduced charge that lowers it from a moving infraction, based on a clean driving record?
Anyway, I appreciate your time and effort to guide others thru the process.
Did you miss Aaron's post above?
Quoting aaron
Bakker11
"The first thing to check, when you receive your discovery materials, is the "filing" date. You materials SHOULD include a copy of the original ticket with a "filing" stamp. The date on this stamp MUST be within 5 days (not including weekends or holidays) of the date of the infraction. If it is not, you can move for dismissal pursuant to http://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/?fa=court_rules.display&group=clj&set=IRLJ&ruleid= cljirlj2.2]IRLJ 2.2 (d)[/url].
I see you've said it SHOULD be included, but is a "filing" stamp REQUIRED? If there is no filing stamp, is this means for dismissal?
xiaob
Are deferrals tracked by county or for the whole state? I.e. if one requests a deferral in Shohomish county, is one then ineligible for another deferral for seven years statewide, or could one conceivably receive a deferral in King Country two years later?
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Re: Gar's Gaming Blog (finishing off Dissidia)
« Reply #990 on: 31 July, 2011, 10:21:48 am »
Sunday 31st August
Okay, here we go. The last enty of my Dissidia coverage.
Character Impressions 11 - Shantotto and Gabranth
Since FFXI is an MMORPG I never really paid much attention to it, and as a result I had absolutely no idea who (or indeed what) Shantotto was when she was announced. Still, I thought she looked pretty cool, and it's nice to have a dedicated spellcaster on the Cosmos Warriors side that isn't Terra. I should also mention that Shantotto is definitely the smallest character in the game. Seriously, she'd be about, what, two feet in real life? This is especially obvious when you're in a chase sequence against Garland, Golbez or Exdeathm, and one day I intend to face Chaos with her so I can fight the largest character with the smallest. I think Shantotto's accent is supposed to be a kind of upper-class English, but it seems to waver a bit. It's a pretty decent attempt, though. The voice actor manages to portray the character's superior, slightly patronising personality.
Anyway, onto the important stuff. Shantotto's playthrough is fairly similar to Cloud of Darkness's, in that it mostly revolves around HP attacks and she has very few damaging Brave attacks. Her unique dynamic is that her HP attacks change in power and range/area of effect as she gathers more and more BP, with each spell having three tiers. Tier 1 ranges from 0 to 2999 BP, Tier 2 range from 3000 to 5999 BP, and Tier 3 is from 6000 BP upwards. On the ground she can cast Fire (Firaga, Flare), Stone (Stonega, Quake) and Thunder (Thundaga, Burst), while in the air she can cast Aero (Aeroga, Tornado), Water (Waterga, Flood) and Blizzard (Blizzaga, Freeze).
As I mentioned before, only two of her Brave attacks deal normal damage, and these are the ones where she attacks with her staff. The ground attack, A Couple Attacks, is a simple lunge forward (followed by two more hits and a chase sequence if the first one connects), while the aerial attack, Retribution, has her throwing her staff in a boomerang-like fashion, causing a chase sequence if the opponent is hit by the return attack). Her other Brave attacks, which can all be used on the ground or in the air revolve more around disabling the opponent or affecting them in some adverse way. Bio releases a slow moving, homing cloud of toxins that will poison the opponent if it hits, sapping BP at regular intervals, Bind doesn't do any damage but prevents the opponent from moving for a few seconds (though they can still use their attacks, which is how I was once able to KO a CPU Shantotto with Squall's Blasting Zone attack while trapped by Bind), while Stun doesn't do any damage either but interrupts the opponent's current action, be it movement or an attack (which apparently isn't as useful as it sounds).
Shantotto's primary EX Mode bonus is that she retains her BP after each HP attack, including her EX Burst (Play Rough), meaning she can do some serious damage if her opponent isn't careful. Speaking of which, it took me a while to figure her EX Burst out. Basically you're given her six strongest spells and you have to cast them in the right order to cause maximum damage. That order is Flare, Flood, Burst, Quake, Tornado, Freeze. What I didn't realise was that you have to press X twice to select each spell, and then I also found out that you always had to start the chain with Flare, so you had to find it on the list before you start casting. After that, though, it's just a matter of rapidly scrolling down the spells and quickly selecting them. They're always in the right order, so you just have to find Flare.
As a last note, whenever Shantotto is defeated she turns into a doll, implying that the Shantotto you just beat was nothing more than a copy. Just seems pretty cool to me.
Gabranth
Gabranth is easily the most unique character in terms of playstyle, due to the fact that he can't perform any HP attacks whatsoever outside EX Mode or chase sequences, and he only has a few basic Brave attacks. Instead, when you press the square button, he stands still and starts charging his EX Gauge. On the ground he charges for as long as you hold down the button, while in the air he charges until he lands on the ground again. It fills up at a reasonable rate, so provided you're careful it should be too hard to get into EX Mode and do some real damage. In normal mode, his Brave attacks consist of a brief four-hit combo (Sentence, ground/aerial), a quick lunge forward with his weapon (Lunge, ground) and a quick mid-air spin (Circle of Judgement, aerial). Once he enters EX Mode, however, these attacks increase in ferocity & number of hits and he gains some new ones as well. The ground and aerial Sentences become Enrage (a very long combo) and Rupture (charge at opponent and knock them away) respectively, Lunge becomes Relentless Lunge (two more strikes), and Circle of Judgement becomes Vortex of Judgement (again, two more strikes). The new attack he gets are ground and aerial versions of Aero (summoning a large tornado) and Dual Rend, a brief mid-air combo that can cause Wall Rush damage.
Speaking of new attacks, Gabranth's EX Charge gets replaced by four HP attacks. Innocence (ground/aerial) has him firing off four shockwaves from his swords that can arc up or down towards the opponent (or just down if you're in the air), Hatred (aerial) has him gathering energy and drawing the opponent in as long as you hold down Square, then releasing said energy in a bubble-like shockwave, and finally Guilt (ground) has him hitting the opponent to stun them and knock them back a little, then causing an explosion with his swords.
Finally, his EX Burst. Like Shantotto's, this one took me a bit of a while to figure out, but I think I've got it sorted now. It's based on Basch's (Gabranth's twin brother from FFXII) Quickenings. You have to quickly scroll through the available commands until you find the one with the X icon next to it. The EX Burst consists of three attacks: Fulminating Oblivion, Ruin Unflinching and Frost Purge, before going for a finishing strike (which I think may just be for show but I'm not really sure). Fulminating Oblivion is always done automatically, and you then have to find the other two yourself. Unlike most EX Bursts which only have two outcomes, one for a perfect execution and one for a non-perfect, Gabranth's has three depending on how many Quickenings you manage to pull off. Inferno is the finisher if you only got Fulminating Oblivion, Ark Blast occurs when you get FB and Ruin Unflinching, and Black Hole serves as the Perfect outcome when you manage to activate all three Quickenings. It's not too difficult to pull of correctly, but I do find it easy to accidentally overshoot the command I'm looking for and screw it up as a result. The trick is not to rush, I guess. Oh, and the reason I said the final strike was just for show is because I think I heard that it doesn't do any actual damage, and that the three Quickenings are the ones that actually hurt the opponent.
Gabranth isn't as awkward to use as I thought he might be, given his overall character dynamic, though I do tend to miss having non-EX Mode HP attacks. Unfortunately the key to playing a really good Gabranth seems to be having decent accessories equipped and I still don't really know how those work… Oh well. It's not like I'm going to be playing competitively or anything.
So that's it. I'm finally done with Dissidia. I might come back one day and attempt Inward Chaos and some of the Arcade Courses, but it probably won't be for a long time, especially now that Dissidia 012 is out. I don't know what I'll do with this blog now... I might come across a game I want to to in-depth with again, but for now at least I think I'm going to take a break from this. Thanks for reading!
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Iridium Completes Historic Satellite Launch Campaign
Financial and technological transformation nears, with 75 new satellites successfully deployed by SpaceX over the past two years
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MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) announced today that at 07:31 am PST (15:31 UTC) a flight-proven SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base and delivered the final 10 Iridium® NEXT satellites to low earth orbit (LEO). All 10 satellites have successfully communicated with the Iridium Satellite Network Operations Center and are preparing to undergo initial on-orbit testing. This was the eighth and final launch for Iridium's historic launch campaign with SpaceX, seeing a total of 75 new satellites deployed over less than two years.
Iridium has invested approximately $3 billion to replace its original satellite system with a new, state-of-the-art network, ushering in an era of financial and technological transformation for the company. At the core of this transformation is the dramatic change in cash flows as construction capital expenses end and a decade or longer "capex holiday" allows significant cash generation from existing and new services. These include Iridium CertusSM, which will provide the world's fastest and only truly global specialty L-band broadband connectivity, enabling highly mobile internet access using smaller and more cost-effective terminals, and the AireonSM aircraft surveillance system, extending real-time visibility of aircraft for air traffic controllers and airlines to the entire planet for the first time.
"It has been an honor to deliver 75 new Iridium NEXT satellites to orbit. Matt and the entire Iridium NEXT team have been incredible to work with," said Gwynne Shotwell, President and Chief Operating Officer at SpaceX. "On behalf of all of our employees, congratulations to Iridium on achieving this incredible milestone."
The Iridium satellite constellation is unlike any other in orbit and is the only communications network with pole-to-pole coverage of the entire planet. It is comprised of six polar orbiting planes, each containing 11 crosslinked satellites totaling 66 in the operational constellation, creating a web of coverage around the Earth. The 10 Iridium NEXT satellites launched as part of this final mission were deployed to orbital plane three. Since the launches began, the constellation has been undergoing a one-for-one replacement, new satellite for old, achieved through a highly choreographed in-space maneuver known as a "slot swap."
"There are few words to describe what it feels like to complete a vision started many years ago when I joined the company and what it means for Iridium and our future," said Iridium CEO Matt Desch. "Our gratitude to SpaceX for helping bring this new generation of satellites to orbit, so flawlessly every time is beyond words. However, for Iridium, we're not quite across the finish line yet, as there is still some work to do to put these satellites into operation. Once that's complete, our future will be in place. I'm just incredibly proud of our team right now."
To date, new satellites make up 60 of the 66 satellites in operation, with the final six scheduled for activation in the coming weeks from today's launch. Iridium NEXT satellites were designed by Thales Alenia Space, which serves as system prime contractor, and are being integrated by Thales' subcontractor, Northrop Grumman. The production process features an 18-station, state-of-the-art assembly line system for all 81 Iridium NEXT satellites being built.
"Totally deployed, Iridium NEXT is now arguably the world's highest performance and most sophisticated constellation which represents today's state of the art in terms of technology and flexibility and Thales Alenia Space is so proud for having risen to this huge challenge. I would like to thank Iridium for having placed its trust in us, and thank everybody at my company, at Iridium and at our partners for having worked as "One Team," all with the sole objective of delivering the constellation to orbit as quickly as possible, while guaranteeing top-flight quality," declared Jean Loïc Galle, CEO of Thales Alenia Space.
In total, 81 satellites are being built with 75 successfully launched. Nine of the satellites launched will serve as on-orbit spares, and the remaining six will be ground spares.
For more information about Iridium NEXT, please visit www.IridiumNEXT.com.
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9 lawmakers to watch in the new Congress
Democrats have officially taken control of the House.
By Li Zhou and Ella Nilsen Jan 3, 2019, 7:10am EST
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Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL), Abby Finkenauer (D-IA), and Sharice Davids (D-KS) join with other newly elected members of the House of Representatives for an official class photo of new House members at the US Capitol on November 14, 2018.
It's officially the start of a new congressional term and the dawn of Democratic House control under President Donald Trump.
A historically diverse body of lawmakers are due to get sworn in on Thursday for a term that's likely to include a rise in investigations of Trump and an ongoing reckoning among Democrats about which direction the party should go.
The new freshman class includes Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, and Lucy McBath of Georgia, all of whom are poised to push Democrats on an array of policy areas such as climate change, health care, and gun control. Additionally, longtime Democratic stalwarts like Maxine Waters and Adam Schiff of California will play a pivotal role in launching probes of the Trump administration.
On the other side of the aisle, a lot of the focus will be on Republicans like the Freedom Caucus's Mark Meadows, who's made it his mission to protect Trump and will likely continue doing so as Democrats take over. Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York is also mounting a push to improve women's representation in the GOP, which has taken a severe hit during the recent election.
Here are nine lawmakers, freshman and not, to watch this term.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrates her win during the midterms.
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Ocasio-Cortez took national politics by storm the moment she won her New York primary. The self-proclaimed Democratic socialist and former Bernie Sanders organizer sent a shock wave through the Democratic Party when she defeated Democratic Caucus Chair Joe Crowley in a June primary. (Crowley was widely seen as next in line to become House speaker).
Since coming to Washington, Ocasio-Cortez hasn't stopped making waves. She's been using her formidable social media presence to advocate for progressive causes, most notably a plan called the Green New Deal. It's a wide-ranging document that calls on the US to produce all of its energy from renewable sources by 2030, but it also includes provisions for single-payer health care and a jobs guarantee program.
In other words, it's a progressive mission statement, not really a bill that could pass the current Republican-controlled Senate. But Ocasio-Cortez is all about bold progressive ideas and has become one of the loudest voices of the Democratic Party's left wing. It remains to be seen whether Ocasio-Cortez will work within the existing system in the House, or continue to push from the outside, and whether that strategy will be an effective one.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
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Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) thinks the Republican Party has a massive problem with women. And she isn't being shy about talking about it.
As head of recruitment for the National Republican Congressional Committee, Stefanik recruited more than 100 Republican women to run for office in 2018. Only one — Carol Miller of West Virginia — made it to the US House. Meanwhile, Democratic women had a historic year, running and winning in record numbers.
Stefanik thinks Republicans have messed up with their women voters, and she's stepping away from the NRCC to try to give women candidates a better shot in 2020.
"I want to play in primaries, and I want to play big in primaries," Stefanik told Roll Call's Simone Pathe in December, directly contradicting the new NRCC chair.
Republican women in the House saw their numbers shrink in 2018, a reflection of how hard it is to embrace being a woman candidate in a party that traditionally shies away from identity politics; is made up overwhelmingly of white men; and is currently led by President Donald Trump, who has bragged about groping women. Stefanik wants to make it easier for Republican women to run and win in this tough environment and (as she recently tweeted), she isn't asking anyone's permission to do so.
But NEWSFLASH I wasn't asking for permission.
—>"If that's what Elise wants to do, then that's her call, her right...But I think that's a mistake."
— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) December 4, 2018
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) exits a Democratic Caucus meeting to elect new leadership on Capitol Hill on November 28, 2018.
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Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), the incoming House Financial Services Committee Chair and longtime thorn in Trump's side, will likely be pushing the president's buttons even more this term, as Democrats retake control of the House and kick off investigations into everything, including his personal finances.
As Vox's Emily Stewart reported, Waters has long pressed for probes into Trump's financial dealings while she's been in the minority, and now that Democrats are in control, she'll have a slew of tools like subpoenas and oversight hearings at her disposal.
"It's been a little bit of a sleepy committee for the last few years, but that's going to change if Rep. Waters gets the gavel," Isaac Boltansky, director of policy research at research firm Compass Point, told Stewart last year.
Since the start of the Trump administration, Waters has also emerged as a particularly captivating leader for the so-called "resistance" given her ongoing opposition to the President. Affectionately nicknamed "Auntie Maxine" by her supporters, Waters has inspired an avid social media following and spawned a series of viral clips.
For much of Trump's term, Waters has been vocal about her concerns with his leadership. With Democrats back in power, she'll be able to translate this pushback into even more concrete actions.
Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA)
Rep. Lucy McBath speaks about gun violence during a forum in 2016.
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Rep. Lucy McBath — a longtime gun control activist whose son was murdered in 2012— surprised many by flipping a district in the midterms that Democrats had previously failed to retake during a high-profile special election in 2017.
McBath is nationally known for her gun control advocacy, a mantle she's taken on as a prominent speaker for "Mothers of the Movement" as well as a surrogate for the Hillary Clinton campaign in 2016. She's long called on Congress to impose stricter gun control laws that would include more stringent background checks and has testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee to oppose "Stand Your Ground" laws that protect people who use deadly force in self-defense.
Congress has repeatedly expressed an interest in passing gun control reforms but failed to approve particularly expansive ones in the past. McBath's stunning victory, which reestablished Democratic control of a district once held by Newt Gingrich and Tom Price, could significantly raise the pressure on lawmakers to consider substantive reforms.
Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
Abigail Spanberger walks to a welcome briefing sponsored by the the House Administration Committee, on Capitol Hill, on November 15, 2018.
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Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) is one of several freshman Democrats who helped the party flip the House — and she did so by taking down Rep. Dave Brat, a Virginia Republican incumbent. Unlike some of her progressive counterparts, Spanberger is a new face who's not particularly interested in pushing the party further to the left.
A former CIA operative, Spanberger is among the Democrats from a more purple district who have staked their candidacies — and now their congressional seats — on an exceedingly moderate and bipartisan approach to different policies: opposing Medicare-for-all and championing fiscal responsibility, for example. She's also part of a chorus of Democrats who opposed the leadership of presumptive speaker Nancy Pelosi, a position she committed to during the midterms.
As a member of the more conservative Blue Dog Coalition, Spanberger's vision is one that's expected to clash with that of fellow freshmen like Ocasio-Cortez and Tlaib. As the 116th Congress gets underway, it will be interesting to observe how these two wings of the Democratic Party negotiate their approaches with one another, and whether Spanberger's take offers a way for Democrats to keep on winning in more right-leaning districts.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
Rep. Pramila Jayapal speaks at a press conference outside a Federal Detention Center holding migrant women on June 9, 2018, in SeaTac, Washington.
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After just two years in Congress, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) is at the helm of the House Progressive Caucus. Jayapal, a former immigration activist and Washington state senator who joined Congress in 2017, has risen to co-chair of progressive caucus, a duty she shares with Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI).
Jayapal went from being a freshman House member to one of the progressive movement's most visible faces in a short amount of time. An immigrant from India, Jayapal has been incredibly active on the issue of immigration, joining the migrant caravan from Central America. Last year, she introduced a controversial bill that among other things, would have abolished Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). That bill responded to the wants of the leftist base, but it also exposed a rift in the party as many Democrats refused to back the idea.
She's using House Democrats newfound power to bargain for more progressives on important committees. She has also partnered with big names on legislation, including Sens. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) — two Democrats on the shortlist for 2020. Jayapal endorsed Bernie Sanders in 2016, but as 2020 heats up, presidential candidates will be actively courting her endorsement.
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC)
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) at the Capitol before a vote on June 21, 2018, in Washington, DC.
Rep. Mark Meadows might not be Trump's chief of staff, but if the December shutdown skirmish was any indication, he definitely still has a fair amount of sway with the president. During a tumultuous back-and-forth over wall funding in December, Meadows and fellow Freedom Caucus member Jim Jordan played a pivotal role in convincing Trump not to cave on his wall demands — something he had previously seemed set on doing.
That move sent pretty much all of Congress into a tizzy as the House sought to approve $5 billion in wall funding, while the Senate continued to resist it. Throwing a wrench into lawmakers' expectations is something Meadows has been all too familiar with during his role as chair of the Freedom Caucus, when he's bucked House leadership on numerous occasions to make a point on issues as varied as health care and immigration.
As the head of roughly 40 members in the Caucus, Meadows has had incredible leverage over any kind of Republican decision in the House, and it's looking like he isn't done stirring the pot. While he won't have quite the same pull this term given the Democratic majority, Meadows still looks on track to make his presence known as one of the president's key defenders.
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks to members of the media after a session of House Democrats organizational meeting to elect leadership at the Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium.
If you asked the House Democrats who wanted to see Nancy Pelosi and her top lieutenants step aside who should take their place, you'd often find Hakeem Jeffries's name first on their lists. But the New York Democrat didn't make any sudden moves for House speaker, settling for the position of Democratic caucus chair.
In doing so, Jeffries filled a cry for new blood in leadership that has been stagnant for years. At 48 years old, Jeffries is a relatively young member (he's joined by new Assistant Democratic Leader Ben Ray Lujan, who is 46).
Caucus chair may be the No. 5 position now that Democrats are in the majority party, but it's an important stepping stone for anyone who wants to be speaker someday. Many Democrats are already talking about Jeffries taking the top spot in the future. (Though there is griping from the progressive wing of the party about Jeffries taking money from corporate PACs.)
As the new head of a large and diverse caucus, Jeffries must run meetings of the entire Democratic caucus and help set the party's policy agenda. With Pelosi recently indicating she'll step aside after 2022, the next few years will be a critical test of whether he's ready for the job of speaker.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
Rashida Tlaib smiles during a rally in Dearborn, Mich.
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), an unabashed progressive, will be one of the first Muslim women to serve in Congress, marking huge inroads for representation in the government body.
Tlaib — as well Rep. Ilhan Omar, who is also Muslim — will be sworn in on a Quran that was previously Thomas Jefferson's. "I'm going to be a woman, a mom, a Muslimah, a Palestinian, an Arab and so many of these other layers of these identities depending on who I'm talking to and what they want to identify me as," Tlaib previously told CNN.
Tlaib, much like Ocasio-Cortez, is a card-carrying member of the Democratic Socialists of America who's advocated for Medicare-for-all as well as debt-free college. She's also already established herself as a vocal critic of Trump and pushed his impeachment as a key tenet of her congressional campaign.
If an early gift she gave other Congress members was any indication, it's clear that she won't be letting up.
This was my gift to my new member class.
"To sin by silence, when we should protest, makes cowards out of men." - from Ella Wheeler Wilcox's poem Protest.
I am making sure we know our power in Congress to hold corrupt elected officials accountable. pic.twitter.com/U3HKPnEZ7J
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) November 28, 2018
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Hope Partnership launches innovative, shared business model with mainline Protestant denominations
Thursday, 15 February, 2018 17:44
Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation, a general ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) that develops transformational leaders through innovative approaches that transform congregations and communities, announces an innovative, ecumenical shared business model with the church extension funds of mainline Protestant denominations.
Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation has formed a groundbreaking ecumenical partnership, bringing together the best practices and services of mainline Protestant denominations through their respective church extension funds, using an innovative ecumenical model to serve each other. The best practices of programs and services, a new network of colleagues, decades of experiences, leadership, and faith have been pooled to provide transformational ministry services to a wider ecumenical network of congregations.
"This is a visible expression of true ecumenical partnership," says Gilberto Collazo, president of Hope Partnership.
"Our approach respects the uniqueness of every congregation, and builds on the assets in its own context," says Rick Morse, vice president of Hope Partnership. "Churches that work through the transformational process frequently make a bold decision and find a renewed missional calling for their future."
With a growing national ecumenical network of trained facilitators and coaches—bolstered by this collaboration—Hope Partnership assists both struggling and thriving congregations to move into financially sustainable, life-transforming mission. These mainline Protestant church extension funds will also now be using Hope Partnership services to extend their own respective products and services portfolios.
Participating church extension funds are from the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Episcopal Church, and the United Church of Christ. Church extension funds provide capital financing to churches and ministry programs for building purchases, construction, renovation, as well as property redevelopment projects. Since 2014, presidents of the church extension funds, including Rick Reisinger of Disciples Church Extension Fund, began meeting to identify common dilemmas related to struggling congregations and subsequently determine how they can best work together to support their shared goals.
Under this new collaboration, each church extension fund will contribute financial and operational support to train and coordinate the expanded ecumenical network of assessors and facilitators needed to deliver transformational services to member churches.
Hope Partnership was initially founded in 2012 in a collaborative effort between Church Extension (now Disciples Church Extension Fund), Disciples Home Missions (DHM), and Higher Education and Leadership Ministries (HELM) to provide leadership development programs, assist Disciples churches with ministry assessment and viability, and facilitate the resulting transformation of both leadership and ministry.
"Hope Partnership will continue empowering courageous Disciples leaders," says Gilberto Collazo. "And now, we will all share our resources and expertise so that more communities can be touched by transformational churches doing ministry in new ways."
Hope Partnership for Missional Transformation supports congregations through leadership development services that equip clergy and lay leaders to lead in insightful, invigorated and innovative ways. It offers four main programs, including: (1) New Beginnings, a six-month facilitated and coached process for congregations struggling with financial and membership sustainability; (2) Epiphany, a one-year facilitated and coached process for churches already at equilibrium to imagine and live into their future ministry story; (3) Mission Pathways, an individualized, three-month self-guided service for healthy congregations looking at new ways to do ministry; and, (4) Recasting, a one-year process that brings together groups of congregations for the creativity, motivation, and accountability that occurs when meeting in community, as they form and launch their own options for sustainability and ministry. To learn more about Hope Partnership, visit hopepmt.org.
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May 30th, 2009 by david brothers | Tags: DC comics, hal jordan, Marvel comics
HEAT worked. It took ten years, but they finally got back their totally awesome better-than-everybody-else forever-and-ever-amen hero back.
All the others, though– Girl-Wonder (at least regarding Stephanie Brown), whoever it is that wants Ted Kord/The Question/Firestorm back, and various other comics movements– have any of those ever worked? I can't think of one.
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…Was there a movement to get you-know-who as the new Sorcerer Supreme?
by Salieri May 30th, 2009 at 13:04 --reply
Is it really fair to see HEAT worked? I mean, Hal Jordan came back as GL and was rehabilitated, yes, but I don't think that that happened because of their efforts, but because Geoff Johns (and Dan Didio et al) wanted it to happen. Is there a real causal relationship there?
Unless Johns is a HEAT plant, of course.
Anyway, no, I don't think that these kinds of movements work, they just don't have the influence and/or numbers to make businesses like Marvel and DC change their minds. And that's a good thing. If fans were to be able to dictate to writers and editors what should be put in their comics in such a direct way, it would result in horrible and stagnant comics. "Who is this British twerp who's changing Swamp Thing so that he was never human? He's ruining our favorite character! We should create The Swamp Thing Hey Presto Reverso Society (or STHPRS for short), send angry letters to everyone and take out expensive adds in The Comics Journal!"
by Derk van Santvoort May 30th, 2009 at 13:52 --reply
The fans of Spider-Girl seem to be particularly effective in getting her series uncanceled, although I don't think they are a "movement" per se.
by Matt Ampersand May 30th, 2009 at 14:18 --reply
@Derk van Santvoort: Fair point on HEAT. I think it's fair to say that it's 50/50, though– their wishes were pretty much granted, though not how or why they wanted? Does that make sense?
@Matt Ampersand: Good catch on that one! I'd say that Spider-Girl is arguably the most successful. They kept that series going for what, 60 or 70 issues past the first threat of cancellation? And now it's a regular feature in Spider-Man Family.
by david brothers May 30th, 2009 at 14:35 --reply
I thought HEAT was a Johns plant.
In my experience, when some vocal whinging suddenly appears on the DC Boards, it's often backed by someone at DC under a sock-puppet name.
Granted, what happened with Hal went on too long for HEAT to be sudden, but I suspect HEAT was a movement within the company from the moment Emerald Twilight was released, just as the movement to retcon the Spider-marriage was within Marvel from the moment the marriage annual was published.
by philippos42 May 30th, 2009 at 15:02 --reply
Stephanie Brown was dead, and never had a trophy case like Jason Todd. Then in Batman there was a trophy case in the Batcave, and then Stephanie Brown turned out not to be dead. I'd say Project Girl Wonder was a success.
by Maddy May 30th, 2009 at 15:54 --reply
To an extent, that's true, but I was under the impression that the main crux of G-W's argument had to do with the way she died– oversexualized, tortured, and marginalized. By just bringing her back, DC sidestepped all of the sexism and torture porn issues, leaving those still unresolved/unanswered. Like, you can punch me in the stomach, but giving me an aspirin tablet isn't going to make that better, you know? That's just DC going "Psyche! Gotcha! Now forget what about it REALLY made you mad."
HEAT got a Hal Jordan who was largely absolved of his sins and returned pure and fresh. The issues people had with his fall from grace/death/whatever were smoothed over and fixed.
G-W was definitely a success in that it helped mobilize a lot of fangirls, raise their visibility, and provide a (the only?) female-focused message board.
When that crazy guy in Hitman squeezed an entire car out of his ass, that was a successful comic movement, right?
by Gavok May 30th, 2009 at 17:26 --reply
Why don't you go to a birthday party, you big jerk :(
There is a Question. Her name is Renee Montoya. People need to get over it. A history of legacy characters are one thing DC has on Marvel: if a property gets too stale, reinvent it as something that skews younger and is TV-ready.
by Jbird May 30th, 2009 at 23:29 --reply
Jbird, you forgot to add:
"and then just as the holdouts are coming around and the newer character is making inroads to broader media by appearing in videogames and cartoons and a new generation of readers have grown up with the new version as 'their' version of the character, change the character back to the original version for no practical reason at all."
by Pfft May 31st, 2009 at 13:39 --reply
We got Manhunter uncanceled once.
Too bad the return series wasn't as good as the original, and got canceled pretty quickly after that :(
by Graham June 1st, 2009 at 13:01 --reply
I think a big thing that muddles the whole issue of effectiveness in comic movements is the revolving door nature of comic book character death itself. The first comic I ever owned that had Hal in it was him as the Specter guest starring in Oliver Queen's resurrection arc. He was the dude in the Super Friends. He was coming back. Same deal with Aquaman. Even then I knew what his past identity really was, and that he'd come back as a Green Lantern. Things like that feel like me demanding for the sun to rise again tomorrow. Sure it rose, but did my demands make it come any faster? And I just don't believe the "Bring Back Barry" group "got their way" after about two decades of them not liking Wally West.
And I really have to agree with people on the power of the editor and writers. If the original Question comes back, it will be because someone like Greg Rucka or Grant Morrison wants him back, not some online petition I could sign five times with a proxy and tell my non-comic reading friends to sign via AIM or facebook (by the way, I like the new Question). Blogs, online banners, and petitions have given a collected group of people a louder voice to bring their dissent, but there's still something to say about quantity sales and connections. Quite a lot to say, actually.
As weird as it sounds, I really think presenting complaints and requests as coming from individual customers do more good than any type of comic campaigning (even though, yes, comic campaigning is consisted of customers as well). It worked for the Spider-Girl readers; they wrote in to the editors as customers who would stick with the comic come hell or high water and would do everything they could to bring in other readers.
Honestly, I think the biggest contribution most of these movements do is allow comic publishers to have that extra line that says "Because the fans demanded it!" when they crank out that mini-series or reboot a series they were going to do anyway.
by Dane June 2nd, 2009 at 17:51 --reply


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Communicating Quantum States with Alice on a Satellite
Some authors of "Experimental Satellite Quantum Communications" [4] during a night shift: (Right to Left) Davide Bacco, Simone Gaiarin, Daniele Dequal, Giuseppe Vallone and Paolo Villoresi.
Authors: Giuseppe Vallone1, Davide Bacco1, Daniele Dequal1, Simone Gaiarin1, Vincenza Luceri2, Giuseppe Bianco3, Paolo Villoresi1
1Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
2e-GEOS spa, Matera, Italy
3Matera Laser Ranging Observatory, Agenzia Spaziale Italiana, Matera, Italy.
The exchange of quantum bits – or qubits – is a fundamental process in all Quantum Information protocols. The faithful transport of the fragile quantum content of a photon is needed inside the prototypes of photonic quantum computers as well for the teleportation of a given state.
Past 2Physics articles by this group:
August 31, 2014: "A True Randomness Generator Exploiting a Very Long and Turbulent Path" by Davide G. Marangon, Giuseppe Vallone, Paolo Villoresi.
November 24, 2013: "How to Realize Quantum Key Distribution with a Limited and Noisy Link" by Paolo Villoresi.
May 19, 2008: "The Frontier of Quantum Communication is the Space"
by Paolo Villoresi.
Image 1: The scenario where satellites uses Quantum Communications for distributing secure keys to a global communications network.
Moreover, in the relevant application of Quantum-Key-Distribution (QKD), which allows to create a private key between two terminals exploiting the laws of Quantum Physics, such exchange of qubits is expected to cover very long distances [1]. Indeed, in order to connect with secure communications two embassies, two corporate branches and so on, effective quantum communication schemes on a planetary scale are needed. The fibre channels were investigated first for the realization of QKD, such that now several commercial devices based on optical cables are already in operations. Fibers are very efficient up to about 100 km, and the present limit for QKD in fiber is 300 km as demonstrated in a recent experiment [2]; beyond that scale there is the need of quantum repeaters, which presently are in development in advanced research labs. A radically different approach is to go along a Space channels, and exploit a satellite as the sender or the receiver. From the link budget analysis and the effect of turbulence in the propagation, it is evident that the transmitter (Alice) is most conveniently located on the satellite and the receiver (Bob) on the ground [3,4,5].
The first attempt of quantum communication in Space, was made in 2008 by Villoresi et al [6,7], where photons launched from a ground station were reflected by CCRs (corner cube retroreflectors) and aimed back to the Earth. In that case it was used the Japanese satellite Ajisai for emulate an optical transmitter in space. In that work it was demonstrated the application of spectral, spatial and temporal filtering capable to point out the return photons with global losses in the up- and down-link as strong as 157 dB.
In the present experiment, reported recently in Ref. [8], we introduced novel schemes for temporal synchronization and the optical interface, realizing a significant improvement in SNR (signal to noise ratio), dark counts and total transmissivity. We proved that a generic qubit with polarization encoding preserves its characteristics in a channel starting from a source realized again by a retroreflector in orbit and measured on ground by a state analyzer connected to an astronomical telescope designed for satellite-laser ranging [9]. Moreover we were able to prove a communication protocol measuring not only one polarization degree, but a complete set of four polarization states required for protocols as QKD [5].
A very important parameter in QCs (Quantum communications) is represented by the QBER factor (Quantum bit error rate), defined as the number of wrong bits received in a slot time. In case this factor is too high (the threshold depends on the chosen protocol, and on the sending rate), the security of the generated key is not guaranteed [8]. In our experiment we showed, by using some LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellites (Starlette, Stella, Larets, Jason-2), that our method and setup allows a secure communication in a very long distance scenario (~2000 km). The measured QBER in different runs results of the order of a few percent. It was possible to attest that even with high losses, variable attenuation, and high background a quantum key distribution system works, and an unconditionally secure key, needful for encryption, can be generated also in this case.
Image 2: Picture of the SLR laser and MLRO station situated in Matera.
For the first time qubits bouncing from space were measured and analyzed in different polarization states. Moreover, all the results were obtained with existing satellites naturally used for geodetic studies and other activities usually equipped with CCRs. The optical setup used in the experiment is yet completely integrable in a lot of OGS (optical ground station) and present an easy interface between quantum and classical signals. Furthermore, the technology of SLR and classical satellite communications was exploited for synchronizing the transmitter and the receiver, even though the synchronization process is not so easy with satellite in motion.
What's next? The possibility of sending and receiving single photons in very long distances paves the way to a lot of future experiments and brings Quantum Physics and Quantum Communication in a privilege position. Firstly, the big effort made by the Governments and by the University is surely compensated. From a scientific point of view these experimental results are very fascinating because they allow new experiments based on this technology. In particular, QKD could be realized with a small and compact device capable of changing polarization of photons, creating a base element for quantum two-way protocols. Additionally, experiments like entanglement distribution involving long distances, Bell inequality and teleportation protocol could be possible in next few years.
With this experiment, it was demonstrated that, not only free-space quantum key distribution is a ready technology, but also the quantum satellite communication is nowadays possible and realizable. The results open the way to look towards a global space quantum network, where OGS could talk with satellite and vice-versa creating a global secure network.
Acknowledgments: The work was carried out within QuantumFuture, one of ten Strategic Projects funded by the University of Padova in 2009. Coordinated by Prof. Villoresi, the project has established the Quantum Communication Laboratory and engaged four research groups in a joint activity: Quantum Communications, Quantum Control Theory, Quantum Astronomy and Quantum Optics.
[1] Valerio Scarani, Helle Bechmann-Pasquinucci, Nicolas J. Cerf, Miloslav Dušek, Norbert Lütkenhaus, Momtchil Peev, "The security of practical quantum key distribution", Review of Modern Physics, 81, 1301 (2009). Abstract.
[2] Boris Korzh, Charles Ci Wen Lim, Raphael Houlmann, Nicolas Gisin, Ming Jun Li, Daniel Nolan, Bruno Sanguinetti, Rob Thew, Hugo Zbinden, "Provably Secure and Practical Quantum Key Distribution over 307 km of Optical Fibre". Nature Photonics, 9(3), 7. doi:10.1038/nphoton.2014.327 (2014). Abstract.
[3] Cristian Bonato, Markus Aspelmeyer, Thomas Jennewein, Claudio Pernechele, Paolo Villoresi, Anton Zeilinger, "In- fluence of satellite motion on polarization qubits in a Space-Earth quantum communication link," Optics Express, 14, 10050 (2006). Full Article.
[4] Andrea Tomaello, Cristian Bonato, Vania Da Deppo, Giampiero Naletto, Paolo Villoresi, "Link budget and background noise for satellite quantum key distribution," Advances in Space Research, 47, 802 (2011). Abstract.
[5] C. Bonato, A. Tomaello, V. Da Deppo, G. Naletto, and P. Villoresi, "Feasibility of satellite quantum key distribution," New Journal of Physics, 11, 45017 (2009). Full Article.
[6] P Villoresi, T Jennewein, F Tamburini, M Aspelmeyer, C Bonato, R Ursin, C Pernechele, V Luceri, G Bianco, A Zeilinger and C Barbieri, "Experimental verification of the feasibility of a quantum channel between space and Earth", New Journal of Physics, 10, 033038 (2008). Full Article. 2Physics Article.
[7] Giuseppe Vallone, Davide Bacco, Daniele Dequal, Simone Gaiarin, Vincenza Luceri, Giuseppe Bianco, and Paolo Villoresi, "Experimental Satellite Quantum Communication" Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 040502 (2015). Abstract.
[8] Davide Bacco, Matteo Canale, Nicola Laurenti, Giuseppe Vallone, Paolo Villoresi, "Experimental quantum key distribution with finite-key security analysis for noisy channels", Nature Communications, 4:2363, doi: 10.1038/ncomms3363 (2013). Abstract. 2Physics Article.
[9] http://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Labels: Quantum Computation and Communication 13


text:
package poolmgr

import (
	"context"

	"go.uber.org/zap"
	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
	k8sCache "k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"

	fv1 "github.com/fission/fission/pkg/apis/core/v1"
	"github.com/fission/fission/pkg/utils"
)

// PackageEventHandlers provides handlers for package events.
// Based on package create/update event, we create role binding
// for the package which is used by fetcher component.
func PackageEventHandlers(logger *zap.Logger, kubernetesClient *kubernetes.Clientset, fissionfnNamespace string) k8sCache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs {
	return k8sCache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
		AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
			pkg := obj.(*fv1.Package)
			logger.Debug("list watch for package reported a new package addition",
				zap.String("package_name", pkg.ObjectMeta.Name),
				zap.String("package_namespace", pkg.ObjectMeta.Namespace))

			// create or update role-binding for fetcher sa in env ns to be able to get the pkg contents from pkg namespace
			envNs := fissionfnNamespace
			if pkg.Spec.Environment.Namespace != metav1.NamespaceDefault {
				envNs = pkg.Spec.Environment.Namespace
			}
			ctx := context.Background()
			// here, we return if we hit an error during rolebinding setup. this is because this rolebinding is mandatory for
			// every function's package to be loaded into its env. without that, there's no point to move forward.
			err := utils.SetupRoleBinding(ctx, logger, kubernetesClient, fv1.PackageGetterRB, pkg.ObjectMeta.Namespace, fv1.PackageGetterCR, fv1.ClusterRole, fv1.FissionFetcherSA, envNs)
			if err != nil {
				logger.Error("error creating rolebinding for package",
					zap.Error(err),
					zap.String("role_binding", fv1.PackageGetterRB),
					zap.String("package_name", pkg.ObjectMeta.Name),
					zap.String("package_namespace", pkg.ObjectMeta.Namespace))
				return
			}

			logger.Debug("successfully set up rolebinding for fetcher service account",
				zap.String("service_account", fv1.FissionFetcherSA),
				zap.String("service_account_namespace", envNs),
				zap.String("package_name", pkg.ObjectMeta.Name),
				zap.String("package_namespace", pkg.ObjectMeta.Namespace))
		},

		UpdateFunc: func(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
			oldPkg := oldObj.(*fv1.Package)
			newPkg := newObj.(*fv1.Package)

			if oldPkg.ObjectMeta.ResourceVersion == newPkg.ObjectMeta.ResourceVersion {
				return
			}

			// if a pkg's env reference gets updated and the newly referenced env is in a different ns,
			// we need to update the role-binding in pkg ns to grant permissions to the fetcher-sa in env ns
			// to do a get on pkg
			if oldPkg.Spec.Environment.Namespace != newPkg.Spec.Environment.Namespace {
				envNs := fissionfnNamespace
				if newPkg.Spec.Environment.Namespace != metav1.NamespaceDefault {
					envNs = newPkg.Spec.Environment.Namespace
				}

				ctx := context.Background()
				err := utils.SetupRoleBinding(ctx, logger, kubernetesClient, fv1.PackageGetterRB,
					newPkg.ObjectMeta.Namespace, fv1.PackageGetterCR, fv1.ClusterRole,
					fv1.FissionFetcherSA, envNs)
				if err != nil {
					logger.Error("error updating rolebinding for package",
						zap.Error(err),
						zap.String("role_binding", fv1.PackageGetterRB),
						zap.String("package_name", newPkg.ObjectMeta.Name),
						zap.String("package_namespace", newPkg.ObjectMeta.Namespace))
					return
				}

				logger.Debug("successfully updated rolebinding for fetcher service account",
					zap.String("service_account", fv1.FissionFetcherSA),
					zap.String("service_account_namespace", envNs),
					zap.String("package_name", newPkg.ObjectMeta.Name),
					zap.String("package_namespace", newPkg.ObjectMeta.Namespace))
			}
		},
	}
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Apple is making the modem chip that it will take away from Qualcomm
Bloomberg News reported that senior Apple employees told employees Thursday that they have started making their own cellular modems for future devices. This will free the company from Qualcomm components.
Apple said that Apple's senior vice president of hardware technology, Johnny Srouje (Johnny Srouje) announced the decision at a public meeting with Apple employees, citing people familiar with the matter. After the report was released, Qualcomm's share price is down 6.3% every hour.
"This year, we started developing the first integrated cellular modem, which will enable us to take another important strategic step," Al-Sorougy said. "Such a strategic, long-term investment is an important part of realizing our products and ensuring that we have a rich portfolio of innovative technological products to meet our future needs," he added.
A cellular modem is one of the most important parts of a smartphone because it allows you to make calls and connect to the Internet using a cellular network.
According to Sarugi, Intel acquired its modem business billions of dollars in 2019, helping Apple build a team of hardware and software engineers to develop its own cellular modem. He said: Modem is one of the few wireless chips that the company is developing, including: the W chip in the Apple Watch and the U1 chip on the iPhone. These chips provide accurate location information.
The new iPhone with 5G technology uses components from Qualcomm. Previously, Apple used Intel components for several years and then bought the division where these components were manufactured by Intel.
Srouji has not announced when the mobile modem will be ready to ship the product, but the 2019 patent agreement between Apple and Qualcomm includes a six-year license agreement. Qualcomm charges phone manufacturers licensing fees based on their wireless patents, whether or not they use these chips.
In the meeting with the staff, Srouji also explained Apple's other chipset business, including: the new M1 processor in the MacBook Air, the MacBook Pro and the new Mac mini. . "Apple is developing a number of Mac chips," said Al-Serooji.


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Кастель-Колонна () — колишній муніципалітет в Італії, у регіоні Марке,  провінція Анкона. З 1 січня 2014 року Кастель-Колонна є частиною новоствореного муніципалітету Трекастелі.

Кастель-Колонна розташований на відстані близько 210 км на північ від Рима, 34 км на захід від Анкони.

Населення —   (2012).
Щорічний фестиваль відбувається 17 липня. Покровитель — Santa Marina.

Демографія

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Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF is a professional, non-profit regional theater dedicated to producing Shakespeare, as well as classic, contemporary plays, and children's plays. We believe in bold, professional theater that encourages the actor/audience relationship, embraces the passionate use of language, and ignites the imagination. Orlando Shakes also develops World Premiere productions and fosters innovative educational programs that serve the community. We value professionalism, creativity, fiscal responsibility, positive audience experience, accessibility, and community enrichment.
Now in our 26th Season, Orlando Shakes has an annual operating budget of approximately $2.6 million. We employ professional Actor's Equity Association (AEA) actors and designers from New York, Orlando, and around the country, putting on 354 individual performances of plays per season. Our season boasts the seven-show Signature Series, the three-show Children's Series, and PlayFest, a festival of readings and exclusive panels. In the summer, we host educational camps and The Young Company, a group of talented high school students who perform works of Shakespeare.
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Kathmandu, June 2: Nepal has been upgraded to the One Day International (ODI) status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to be effective from Friday.
According to ICC's press statement, Nepal along with Scotland, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Netherlands have been inducted into the ODI status.
Nepal has been recognized for the first time as the ODI cricketing team after securing a place in the top three of the Associate level during the one day selection series held in Zimbabwe in March.
ICC has stated that Nepal and the Netherlands will be given complete status only after they play four matches each. In the ICC's one day ranking England tops the ladder with 125 points while India is second with 122 points.


The role sits within a Business Finance team aligned to one of our larger UK Disciplines and will report to either the Senior Finance Manager (SFM) or the Discipline Financial Controller (DFC), depending on the discipline structure . Primary responsibilities of the FM include supporting and guiding business partnering operational team leads in the financial and commercial aspects of running their region / service.
* Annual budgeting setting, ensuring development in accordance with strategy & business plans.
* Delivering Cost Centre level monthly management reporting and quarterly forecast guidance and completion.
* Ensuring variance between budgets, forecasts and actual results are understood, clearly explained and necessary actions are implemented.
* Preparation and commentary of a monthly finance report at Cost Centre level.
* Provide support to Bid Managers in relation to both financial inputs and contract negotiations as required, including support on standard pricing model. General support on pricing.
* Project performance, including income, costs to complete, working capital, change control.
* Experience of Business Partnering with a finance background.
* Experience of working within a team and of line management.
* Internal candidates applying for this role need to have worked at an Assistant Finance Manager level and have consistently demonstrated delivery above expectation.


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A Million in Prizes: The Anthology – trzecia składanka a pierwsza dwupłytowa Iggy'ego Popa zawierające największe przeboje artysty.

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 Down on the Street
 I Got a Right!
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 Kill City
 Nightclubbing
 Funtime
 China Girl
 Sister Midnight
 Tonight
 Success
 Lust for Life
 The Passenger

Dysk 2
 Some Weird Sin
 I'm Bored
 I Need More
 Pleasure
 Run Like a Villain
 Cry for Love
 Real Wild Child (Wild One)
 Cold Metal
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 Well Did You Evah!
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 TV Eye [Live]
 Loose [Live]
 Look Away
 Corruption
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 Mask
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Q: Plugin BLE (v1.3.0) delay after characteristic.ReadAsync() I'm developing an app and I want to read some characteristics one after one.
My issue is that after a read is done I must do a delay otherwise I get an error.
Why does it need a delay ? is there a way to write correctly read tasks one after other ?
I'm using Xamarin.forms and Ble v1.3.0 plugin.
I've tried "await Task.Delay(200)" between two consecutive ReadAsync() functions and it works fine but if I remove the delay, the second ReadAsync gets exception.
private async Task ReadChr(ICharacteristic LocalCharacteristic)
{
  byte[] localData = { };
  if (LocalCharacteristic.CanRead)
  {
    try
    {
      return localData = await LocalCharacteristic.ReadAsync();
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
      Debug.WriteLine(ex.Message);
      return null;
    }
  }
}

if (firstCharacteristic.CanRead)
{
  var ccc = await ReadChr(firstCharacteristic);
}
await Task.Delay(200);
if (secondCharacteristic.CanRead)
{
  var ddd = await ReadChr(secondCharacteristic);
}

I'm searching something like polling the read process status of the characteristic. Delay after ReadAsync does not seem a good practice coding.
Any idea ?


text:
<?php

namespace BingAds\AdIntelligence;

/**
 * Gets the geographical locations of users who have searched for the specified keywords.
 * @link http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn336993(v=msads.90).aspx GetKeywordLocationsRequest Request Object
 */
final class GetKeywordLocationsRequest
{
    /**
     * An array of keywords for which you want to get geographical location information. The data is broken out by device type. The array can contain a maximum of 1,000 keywords, and each keyword can contain a maximum of 100 characters.
     * @var string[]
     */
    public $Keywords;

    /**
     * The language in which the keywords are written.
     * @var string
     */
    public $Language;

    /**
     * The country code of the country/region to use as the source of the location data.
     * @var string
     */
    public $PublisherCountry;

    /**
     * A list of one or more of the following device types.
     * @var string[]
     */
    public $Device;

    /**
     * The level at which to aggregate the geographical location data. The following are the possible values.
     * @var int
     */
    public $Level;

    /**
     * The country from which the search originated.
     * @var string
     */
    public $ParentCountry;

    /**
     * The maximum number of locations to return. You can request a maximum of 10 locations.
     * @var int
     */
    public $MaxLocations;
}