We're delighted to announce that we have been ranked first amongst the UK's top MGAs and Insurers for commercial lines customer service for an unprecedented third year running in the annual Insurance Times Broker Service Survey.
Although this year's Survey separates the results for the Insurer and MGA businesses, Lorega was the only business to achieve a 5 star rating in all categories of service, with the highest score in each and an overall score of 4.52 out of a maximum of 5. This places us ahead of Covea, Markel, Aviva and others, who were ranked immediately behind us in the Insurer category.
The annual survey asks Brokers and other intermediaries to score their insurer partners out of 5 (where 1 is poor and 5 excellent) in five categories: quality of cover, fairness and speed of settlement of claims, access to decision makers, accuracy and transparency of policy documentation, and expertise and flexibility of underwriting.
Lorega performed outstandingly well for a third year in a row, performing highly across all five categories and within each of the four broker segments (Small Independent broker, Large Independent broker, Top 50 broker and Network Member). A positive experience for Brokers was also reflected in the verbatim comments received about Lorega, with many expressing satisfaction with our service.
Neill Johnstone, Managing Director of Lorega said: "Customer service is at the forefront of our culture and our team are passionate about helping our Broker clients and their customers with fast and efficient expert help when they need it. The key is to really listen to and respond to them, that's our commitment to providing great customer service".
To find out more about the accolade and Lorega's commitment to customer service excellence, read the interview with Neill Johnstone in the Insurance Times.
Raising money for two very worthwhile charities.
Members of the Lorega team, set off from our office in London to cycle to the Eiffel Tower in Paris – 300 miles over four days, in aid of charity.
None of us had ridden this distance before and most last rode bikes with stabilisers. Needless to say, this was a daunting task but was all in a good cause.
The ride raised funds for two very worthwhile charities, Marie Curie and First Stop Darlington, both charities which have a special resonance with members of the team here at Lorega.
Marie Curie give free care and support to people living with any terminal illness and their families, bringing light in the darkest hours. The incredible nurses volunteer their own time to work closely with the NHS to provide this much needed support.
First Stop Darlington is a charity based in the North East of England working actively on the prevention of homeless, as well as providing a listening ear and support for those who are experiencing poverty, distress and social exclusion. In 2012 the charity set up a social enterprise and shop, Bike Stop, where the skilled team and their beneficiaries fix donated bikes to resell and provide a highly valued customer maintenance service.
If you would like to make a donation to these fantastic causes, then please click here.
How you see your role in the ride?
Responsibility for rehydration and nutrition!!
Why are you're excited to do the bike ride and what are you looking forward to?
It will be great to do four consecutive days of strenuous exercise and really test this old body frame of mine! I'm looking forward to the end of each day and to relaxing with a glass of fine French wine, a plate of escargot, all in the company of good friends and colleagues.
What do you think the hardest part will be and what are you not looking forward to?
Definitely the training and trying to drink less beer during the summer!
I'm excited to see how much we can raise for 2 amazing causes. On the ride, I am looking forward to riding as a team and how we can push each other to keep up the pace and get up the hills.
Hardest part will be starting again when I'm already aching and being social when I'm not a morning person.
It's a Look. The frame and forks are probably older than half the team, and the rest of it is a mish-mash of second hand / bargain bin parts lovingly assembled and hand tuned by me.
I expect to spend a lot of time at the front of the group, navigating and leading the peloton.
I'm looking forward to hills! Climbs to test our resolve, and descents to test our nerves… and refuelling with friends afterwards.
Getting going again in the mornings when my legs will still feel empty from the day before.
Well I'm driving the van!
Carrying all the spare parts!
Head of "Facts", whatever that entails.
To live my dream of pretending to be in the Tour de France.
I think the hardest part will be the brutal hill we have on the end of the first day.
Lorega Limited (Lorega) have expanded their range of SME assistance products with a new low-cost cyber product, offering SMEs a stand-alone expert telephone helpline to support businesses following data breaches or cyber-attacks.
Cyber 10 offers 10 hours of crisis response, incident management, and investigation and restoration telephone advice from Lorega's Cyber Emergency Response Team (CERT), upon discovery of a cyber attack or data breach. The CERT is operated by Agenci, a leading international cyber security consultancy, ensuring SMEs and VSMEs have the expert advice they need to get back on their feet as quickly as possible following an incident.
Cyber 10 builds on Lorega's existing Cyber Recovery product, but is able to offer a lower cost solution to SME businesses, stripping out the additional cost of indemnity cover, by offering advice when it is needed most. It has been designed as a simple policy for businesses who understand the risk of cyber attacks and the likelihood of an incident occurring but cannot afford the high premiums quoted for many cyber insurance policies.
SMEs are increasingly at risk of a cyber-attack, but often find it difficult to understand the cover and pay the cost for an indemnity based insurance product. We wanted to offer an alternative, affordable solution which provides reassurance – expert help at the other end of the telephone in the event of a cyber incident.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) published their 2018 Global Risks Report last week, which showed that concern for cybersecurity risks has jumped this year, despite respondents in previous years showing optimism towards technological risks.
Both cyber attacks and data fraud appear in the top five global risks by perceived likelihood, most likely because of the increasing prevalence and disruptive potential for cyber attacks. The report stated that cyber breaches reported by businesses have almost doubled in five years, from 68 per business in 2012 to 130 per business in 2017, and incidents that would once have been considered extraordinary are becoming more and more commonplace.
There are multiple factors at play which are contributing towards the increasing cyber risks, including, but certainly not limited to; the resurgence of 'dark net' markets, increasing use and reliance on cloud services, and the persistence of cyber criminals to create and execute large scale cyber attacks. For example, the report states that in 2016 alone there were 357 million new malware variants released, and that in 2017 the average DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) target was" likely to be hit 32 times over a three-month period".
Not only are companies at risk of major disruption due to cybersecurity risks, but can be exposed to rising financial . WEF estimate that cybercrime will cost businesses US$8 trillion over the next five years, and the annual cost of responding to cyberattacks is said to be £11.7 million per company according to the Accenture 2017 'Cost of Cyber Crime' study. According to the Global Risk Report, ransomware was one of the most costly forms of cyber crime in 2017, which locks targets out of their data and demands a ransom in return for restoring access.
"Ransomware attacks accounted for 64% of all malicious emails sent between July and September last year, affecting double the number of businesses compared with 2016" stated the report. Perhaps the most high-profile of ransomware experienced in the UK last year was the "WannaCry attack", which hit the headlines after affected 300,000 computers across 150 countries. One of the more notable WannaCry victims of the attack was the NHS, with 81 out of the 236 trusts across England affected, alongside a further 603 primary care and other NHS organisations, according to the National Auditing office.
What is alarming, apart from the financial cost of the WannaCry attack, that it "illustrated a growing trend of using cyberattacks to target critical infrastructure and strategic industrial sectors, raising fears that, in a worst case scenario, attackers could trigger a breakdown in the systems that keep societies functioning." The report goes on to state that many such attacks are thought to be state sponsored.
The Global Risks Report believes that risks are increasing – not necessarily because of increasing successful attacks on critical and strategic systems – but due to the" combination of isolated successes with a growing list of attempted attack"; an increasing worldwide interconnectedness and pace means our vulnerability to attacks is heightened.
To find out more, a copy of the full report can be found here.
When your business has experienced a flood or storm, it's often difficult to know what you need to do, and equally what you shouldn't do, in order to mitigate the loss and reduce the risk to your business.
Angus Tucker, Chartered Loss Adjuster and Managing Director of Lorega Solutions has written up this helpful list, with easy tips and advice to follow in the event of a flood or storm.
1. Are services, such as electricity, gas and water, still operating?
If not, check the reason for this with the utility company, and obtain an estimate of reinstatement of supply.
2. If services are still on, is there a threat from these?
For example, if a property is flooded, should the power be turned off at the mains to prevent short circuits and a possible fire?
Make urgent decisions on basis of what is best for the business and what is critical for business survival, not on the basis of what insurers may perhaps want.
4. Take photographs of the damage – the more the better.
This will assist in identifying the extent of damage for an insurance claim down the line, as memories can fade and become blurred.
If in two storey premises, move whatever possible from the ground floor to the first floor.
This will help to prevent contamination.
7. If perishable stock, especially foodstuff and similar, has been saturated, try to dispose of before it becomes health hazard.
Ensure it is correctly recorded and photographed as it is disposed of.
8. If you're uncertain regarding your position on the possible health risks of damaged stock/goods, and whether it is salvageable or not, seek immediate advice from the local Environmental Health officer.
They will inspect and issue certificates for condemned goods. Find your local Environmental Health Officer here.
9. Take what necessary immediate measures are possible for mopping up.
Do not wait for someone to give permission!
This can help to prevent possible mould growth.
11. If necessary, contact specialist damage management drying and cleaning companies to attend asap and assist with pumping out of water and drying premises.
Details can be obtained from the British Damage Management Association (BDMA) – 07000 843 236.
12. Do not dispose of anything that may be salvageable.
Try to store this separately, and do obtain assistance from a specialist damage management company.
13. If the premises are now uninhabitable and will be left unattended, secure them.
This will prevent further loss or damage.
14. If you are a tenant, contact your landlord, via the managing agents if appropriate, as soon as possible to advise of the position and request they take necessary immediate action.
You cannot start to recover your business until the building you trade from has been dried and repaired.
15. If the premises are uninhabitable, try to locate suitable local alternative premises, if possible.
You will be able to continue temporary trading from these.
16. Try to reallocate internal resources from unaffected areas of the business.
This may help you to maintain future sales.
17. Contact customers to advise them of the position, especially where immediate supply of promised orders is affected and now no longer possible.
You should seek to reassure them of a longer term position.
17. Prioritise those customers key to business, as initial recovery of business proceeds.
19. Create a separate cost code in the accounts specific to the flood/storm damage and allocate all related expenditure to this code.
This will make it easier to track costs later when insurance claim if being agreed. This is especially important for any additional expenditure incurred to maintain the business.
20. Contact your insurance broker (or insurer if there is no broker) as soon as possible.
They will be able to either provide advice or point you in the right direction for specialist advice.
If you have a loss recovery insurance policy, you'll have a chartered loss adjuster on hand the manage the insurance claim and advise on how to mitigate losses from the start. To find out more about this, click here.
Angus talked brokers through some winter weather advice on this webinar. Watch now.


Legislators from both parties are condemning a string of leaks from the "highest levels" of the White House about the Osama bin Laden killing, President Barack Obama's oversight of a terrorist "kill list," and U.S. cooperation with Israel in creating the Stuxnet computer virus to target Iranian nuclear facilities, among others. The leaks, which always seem to make their way to selected mainstream media headlines, and which paint Obama as a tough-minded commander-in-chief, are being described as a threat to national security.
It is commonly suspected that the leaks are coming from the commander-in-chief himself–or his surrogates. Sen. McCain told CBS This Morning: "This is the most highly classified information and it's now been leaked by the administration at the highest levels at the White House and that's not acceptable." However, Senate Democrats are not ready to go that far. Sen. Carl Levin, chair of the Armed Services Committee, pushed back against the idea: ""I just can't believe that there's a decision in any kind of a formal way to leak this kind of a thing," he told The Hill.


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The Entrepreneur Podcast
By Morrissette Entrepreneurship
Don Bell is one of founders of WestJet Airlines. He is widely respected as the owner of culture at WestJet, which still remains one of the company's key strategic advantages in the space.
In this episode, Don discusses the founding of WestJet, and the importance of culture in the workplace.
Episode · 3 years ago
10. Founding of WestJet and the Importance of Culture in the Workplace w/ Don Bell
You're listening to the Ivy Entrepreneurship podcast from the Pierrol Morrisset Institute Prom Entrepreneurship at the Ibbey business school. My name is Eric Morris and I will be your host for this episode. Don Bell is one of the founders of West Jet Airlines. He is widely respected as the owner of culture at West jet, which still remains one of the company's key strategic advantages in the space. In this episode, Down Discusses The founding of West jet and the importance of culture in the workplace. Donna, was just hoping thanks so much for being here first off, and I was hoping you could just tell us a little bit about your startup story. You know what, when did you decide that you were going to start your own airline and and what were maybe some of the things going on at that time they that led you to that decision? Well, I think the basis for it would come from my love for aviation. I learned to fly when I was about sixteen seventeen years old, got my license really early on and had my own airplane where I board the money from my dad when I was like twenty or twenty one years old, and it was a taildragger called a Satabria, which is aerobatic spelt backwards, and I just I couldn't get enough time in this guy and I love flying and I went on to start a computer business in my early S and we grew that business throw western Canada and I had a couple airplanes that I used to fly around into my customers with, and so I got to mix my love with aviation into my business and and use it as a as a business tool, which was really kind of cool. And I was in the computer business when computers didn't work very well, so customer service was extremely important to write, building relationships with customers, and so I think those things kind of collided with a couple of my buddies, initially Mark Hill and Tim Morgan, and I tim had a piloting background and mark had a actually a real estate background, but he has quite a intensive person when it came to data and and he...
...kind of fell in love with the low cost airline model and we started exploring the idea of starting an airline. That was that was really the genesis. I like to say that I got to merge what I knew with what I loved and yeah, and get involved with the startup a business that allowed me to collide those two things. Yeah, interesting, and so some some different people with different skill sets and, you know, just kind of finding way to pool those interests into starting a new business. Exactly. And when you when you started to take these steps towards starting an airline, because it's, you know, not something that happens every day. You think. It's startups. It's a tough one. Where do you think the confidence came from to start an airline? And you know, what were the first couple steps you took? Well, we we studied some other airlines out there. There was obviously southwest airlines, which became probably our biggest go to airline in terms of one that we wanted to to emulate, but there was a lot of people that were callum derivatives of southwest, the copycats that were around at that time. I think there's one called mark are and then there was value jet and there was Morris are, and there's a bunch of people that were taking the southwest model. And this was before before Ryan Air as we know it today, and easy jet. They hadn't even been started yet. So there's a bunch of people bunch of companies that were taking the southwest model and modifying it as a low cost carrier and and that's kind of what we tapped into. Yeah, so once we studied that model and became really familiar with it, we knew that there was a huge hole in the Canadian market, for they had the two incumbents of the time, Air Canada and Canadian, and they were right, right, very large and very lethargic and very unionized and multiple...
...aircraft types and lots of employees and not much productivity. So there was definitely a very huge hole in the market that we knew we could we could fill. It wasn't so much stealing from them, it was more stealing from the car and the bus and the train and stimulate or what we'd like to call the Walmartization of the business right it. So that was the that's where we the ideas, I guess, originally came from southwest with their single airplane, no meals, no interline, single single class of seats, very simple business model that point to point flights only. Very simple business model that was easy to emulate. So we understood the model and we understood how it made sense and right we were completely captivated by it and became consumed by it and and we are also extremely naive, so we didn't know any better. One of the other things I think, and I don't know if this was, you know, purposeful or not, was around the culture side. It was fun. I mean getting on a West chat flight, like getting on a southwest flight, was very different than anybody else and in the industry at the time. Yeah, I mean you guys had fun, the pilots, the the flight attendants, anybody you encountered seemed like they were having fun. was that it had to be purposeful. It was very purposeful. Again, that was a lot of that came from southwest. Southwest was a very fun airline and when you look at people that are in, you know, rather mundane jobs or repetitive jobs, whether you're a call center agent or a Cusa customer service agent and an airport or a flight attendant or even a mechanic, and if you can inject some some personality in the organization and that manifests itself through fun, it's certainly adds a levity that and builds an a spreed to core. That is. That is it's palpable. It's just it what ended up happening was we we created this environment, we hired the right people. The Environment...
Self perpetuated because people were attracted to that environment and by the time I retired we were getting around thirty five hundred or four thousand unsolicited resumes every month. Well, and probably most of them were people that like to the culture. So so we had this huge base of people that would apply to work there because of the cultures that so it ended up self perpetuating and all we had to do is feel it and keep it going. So that was the fun part. was was a huge part of its success. We also you make that sound easy to do. Don I don't think. I know. There's a lot more to it that you were chief operating officer, and some people would say, you know, maybe that and the fun culture. A couple of examples. The we learned that if you have fun during a safety announcement, their retention goes up like eighty percent. Wow. So if it's just the boring, you know stuff, well, number one and most importantly, it's no fun for the flight attendant to deliver a, you know, a boring message. You know a thousand times right. That never it's completely uninspiring and no fun. So the flight attendants that would could inject humor would actually have contest with each other to see who could be the funniest. And that's fun. That it is. So it so it added a component to their job that took it from the Ultra Uber Mundane to something that they could really play with, a fun yeah, we also changed a lot of the labels. That I think a lot of the labels was one of the things that I did right away was we called our passengers packs or Pax was the three letter acronym for Passenger. And they were they became these inanimate objects. How many racks around Argos right? How many packs are connecting from that flight in the packs? And Eleven. Eight wants a glass of water, and so we change it to guess. That was a bit of a was a bit of an eye opener for the people that we hired from the industry and and...
...because it's much easier to take care of a guest than it is a packs. And it had. That had a fundamental shift in the way that we thought about our customers. And Yeah, and that also helped to perpetuate the amazing how much language matters. It really is. Yeah, well, I've had the privilege of working with you on some other boards and some other things and I know that cultures not something you take ily that you you you preach it in the other work that you do and you've seen benefit and, I think, several different companies over the years. Are there a couple of things that you would, you know, say these were kind of key to us, or some hints you might give you know, some of the listeners in terms of building their own culture? What were some of the things that you looked for that you've, you know, really touchdowns for you? I think the biggest one would be hiring the right people. We used to have a mantra hire for attitude and train for skills. Yeah, except for the pilots, but if you'd have someone that gets out of bed in the morning with a with a good attitude, it's much more fun to work with somebody that absolutely as a bad attitudes. That was really important to us. And then we, and I think this is what a lot of people don't get, we we built the organization around the people and we let the people decide what kind of an organization they wanted to build, because we were growing too fast to dictate it right. So we said, well, you know, the people told us we want. They wanted fun, and the people told us they wanted agility and the people told us that they wanted a levity in the work environment that they hadn't had before. And if you're to say to someone, what type of environment do you want to build, it's going to make it fun to come to work and your your tendency to build that environment would be much better and much easier it would be. You're going to do it. Yeah, so wouldn't it be more fun, as a flight attendant, for example, to have fun doing a safety announce and as opposed to, you know, not have any fun? Or we encouraged everybody to cross seat belts and pick up the garbage out of the seatbacks, whether you were working...
...on the flight or you were you were an employee that was traveling on a pass, and we save some money doing that. But it also built that a spree to core and the crime lottery and and people liked it. Yeah, you know, it's better than the captain sit in the front and the flight attendant would actually go to a different hotel and you know, there's just no, no camaraderie built. So in terms of building a culture, it's really paying attention to the little things and understanding what gets people out of bed in the morning. MMM, and at the end of the day you want people to go home and put their head on the pillow and say, I had a great day. Yeah, I was given the tools to do my job properly. I was empowered to do the things I needed to do to get things done. I was given the environment to be successful and and you just have to pay a lot of attention to that part of the business and I know you're eating a environment that people are going to like. Yeah, and I know your big believer in celebrating the winds and making sure people understand and are able to celebrate when things go well and when they really job is done. All really important. Yeah, fantastic, I know. Before I go on, kind of one last question. It's amazing to travel with you because how long have you been away from West End Now? Eleven years. Eleven years, everybody still knows you what Canto an airport done. You know, it's amazed like more with warmed em years than when I worked. I think it's I think it's pretty special. I think it's really nate. But I I like that because when my kids fly with me, you know, they're given flight attendance or give me high fives and hugs. That's amazing. My kids get to see that. That's pretty special. I think it's a real testament to to what you meant to the to the growth of that company, around the growth, it was picked up on something you said, around the culture and you know it was the the pilots and crew and if there was somebody just jumping, they were all cleaning the plane, because when you grow that fast it's not just the culture. So some process, the systems that you have to put in place along the way, but you know, they were all culture tied into the culture really well. It was. It...
...was part of an overall system, you know. Can you tell me anything more about that or was that again? Well, it goes back to creating the environment that we wanted and one of the things that we we did was aligned the interest of the people with the interest of the company. So one way to put that is the more successful the company, the more successful the people. So they were all owners. That was a bigger part of her. They were all owners as and although money wasn't a big part of their motivation. It was just being able to come to work with a if you ask people at Wesch at what's the most what's the most important aspect of working here, they'd say fun. It's just it's fun to work. Their way down on the list would be money. MMM. And you know, being a shareholder was important because if they were able to impact profitability in any way, they could see it through a profit sure check. Yeah, and you know, we spend a lot of time trying to educate them on how the business worked and and what it meant to save money. And you know, grooming the aircraft was a great example. We literally spent or saved millions of dollars every year by doing the grooming. So yeah, there was a lot of things like that that we we tried to focus on. There was a big focus on them days. And the call center, because call centers are pretty boring. Sure, we didn't call it a call center. It was a sale supercenter. Oh yeah, it had super agents. Were not a separation. It was kind of funny when people would call in they be put on hold and the cold message would say one of our super agents will be right with you. Yeah, when they got connected, sometimes the guest would Sarah. You was super agent. It's hard. It's hard to be allowsy. WHAT'S SO Super Age? Sure, sure, all right. Last question. If you if you think back, somebody's growing a business, you know what would be a hint that you'd give them or something that they need to really think about, is they they look to grow their business? You got to love people. I'd say that's probably the biggest thing. Yeah, find the right ones and you really care for him and it really got to care...
...for people. Yeah, fantastic. Well, Don thanks so much. It's really great. It really appreciate you being with us today and look forward to union future. Yeah, my pleasure. And that was don bell, one of the founders of West Jet Airlines. I wanted to briefly revisit a couple of points from that interview, mostly around the idea of culture. Culture is one of the toughest things to get right when you're starting an organization and one of the hardest things to maintain as you grow. Remember, you get kind of one chance to do this. It's really hard to change culture later on, so let's get it right at the beginning. The first point that dawn made was higher right. Very, very critical attitude is so important. People are going to bring that attitude to work every day. You need to think through how is that going to engage with customers or disengage with customers to keep those great people that you bring on board it. You need to think through a people for his organization. How do I make sure that my people are engaged, that they're excited to get up in the morning and come to work and that when they go home they feel like, you know what, I accomplish something today. To do that you have to pay attention to the little things and I think don covered that really well. Lastly, you want to cement that culture and that means celebrating the winds, you know, giving credit to to those who deserve it and making sure you distribute that around the organization, you know, and Don's last point was, let's make sure that our people's interests are aligned with the company's interests. You know, believing in a purpose, believing in what we're trying to do and then rewarding people as they achieve it are great ways to maintain that. Great lessons from Don. I really thank him for his interview. You've been listening to the Ivy Entrepreneur podcast. To ensure that you never miss an episode, subscribe to the show in your favorite podcast player or visit IV dot ce, a forward slash entrepreneurship. Thank you so much for listening. Until next time,.
Episode 54 · 2 months ago
Recognizing Opportunity with Erik Mikkelsen
This week, The Entrepreneur Podcast is featuring one of our fellow podcasts from the larger Western ecosystem, Ivey Academy Presents: Leadership in Practice, which discusses critical issues in business, unpacks new research, and talks to industry leaders about the latest trends.
In this episode of Leadership in Practice, I spoke to Ivey HBA '06 alumni Erik Mikkelsen, who is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Auxo Management LP - one of Canada's first successful search funds, and the President and Chief Revenue Officer of Stealth Monitoring Inc., a leading North American video monitoring and security company with over 1600 employees.
Mikkelsen shares his journey through entrepreneurship, including the detours within his career where he found new avenues for opportunity.For more information on the Leadership in Practice Podcast, visit: IveyAcademy.com/blog
Helping Canada Upskill with Melissa Sariffodeen
Melissa Sariffodeen has a number of roles and titles on her profile. One of them is "lifelong student."
And it's fitting.
As Co-founder and CEO of Ladies Learning Code and Canada Learning Code, lifelong learning is integral to her founder's journey. Since 2011, over 700,000 Canadians from all walks of life have had the opportunity to learn critical skills and build up the confidence to become builders - not just consumers - of technology in an increasingly digital world.
In this episode, Sariffodeen joins fellow Ivey alum and Director Internal of Morrissette Entrepreneurship, Deniz Edwards, to share her story and her passion for entrepreneurship, education and technology.
Everyone is selling something with Guy Kawasaki
Silicon Valley Legend is a prized descriptor, and few fit the term as well as Guy Kawasaki.
A renowned author, marketing specialist, angel investor, and tech evangelist, Kawasaki has a storied career in the Valley - including a major role at Apple marketing Macintosh computers in the early 1980s.
Today, Kawasaki is the chief evangelist for Canva, the Australian graphic design platform, and the host of his podcast and passion project, Remarkable People, speaking to the likes of Jane Goodall, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Marc Benioff and more.
In this special episode of the Entrepreneur Podcast, Kawasaki joins Eric Janssen to discuss his career, the importance of sales, how to be an effective employee in an early-stage start-up, family and fatherhood.
Snakes and ladders with Rick Cytrynbaum
For Rick Cytrynbaum, the entrepreneur life can feel like a game of snakes and ladders. Yet rolling the dice, doesn't have to be a game of chance.
Through years of hard work and hustle, Cytrynbaum has built a diverse and innovative career in the fashion space, where he has developed footwear for New Balance, co-founded House of Harlow 1960 with Nicole Richie, worked with celebrities like Kanye West and Heidi Klum, and owned multiple brands like Modern Vintage, Champion, and Kendall & Kylie. He was also an influential player in the rise of the direct-to-consumer model that brought a wide range of celebrities into the fashion industry.Cytrynbaum joins Eric Morse to share various aspects of his journey; from finding the white space in an industry, and cultivating one's gut feel, to the critical role failure plays in the life of an entrepreneur.

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Once a week we have a Smörgåsbord night for dinner at my house. (Somepeople might call this leftover night – we don't.) It's the time when we gather all our little tidbits of this and that food and have a FEAST! Well, today is a sales Smörgåsbord. Lots of little tidbits from around the world of sales for you.
Jonathan Farrington is offering YOU a free seat in his February 3rd Top Sales Expert Masterclass: How to Become a Sales Superstar in 2010. Click here for free registration.
Jill Konrath continues her philanthropy with Get Back to Work Faster – visit the site for a free book, free resources and webinars. Share this with those who need to…get back to work!
SmartSelling Tools is offering a written tool – a 100 page eBook titled Increase Sales Productivity in 2010: Sales Tools and the Path to Productivity Gains – full of great tools that can help you be more productive this year. Click here.
Free eBook from Top Sales Experts with lots of great articles and advice. Great reads to have with you so that when you are waiting for an appointment, you can make great use of your time. Click here for the ebook.
Sharpenz.com offers a free ready-to-go sales training kit. the kit is for a 30 minute 'live' training with a group. If you aren't a sales leader, get your free copy and share it with your manager – you'll score brownie points and get a productive 'boost' for your skills and energy!
And last, but not the least of this fabulous Smörgåsbord, Sales Pro Insider, Inc. (that's me!) is giving the new eBook Timely Tips to Achieve Your Goals is being downlaoded by dozens of sales pros each day! Get your copy by signing up for the Timely Tips ezine – sent every 3 weeks and full of little tips and ideas to help you get the most out of your day and contacts.
I hope you'll find plenty to feast on with today's sales Smörgåsbord.
If you have any 'treats' to add – leave a comment!


Aberrant Autolysosomal Regulation Is Linked to The Induction of Embryonic Senescence: Differential Roles of Beclin 1 and p53 in Vertebrate Spns1 Deficiency.
Spinster (Spin) in Drosophila or Spinster homolog 1 (Spns1) in vertebrates is a putative lysosomal H+-carbohydrate transporter, which functions at a late stage of autophagy. The Spin/Spns1 defect induces aberrant autolysosome formation that leads to embryonic senescence and accelerated aging symptoms, but little is known about the mechanisms leading to the pathogenesis in vivo. Beclin 1 and p53 are two pivotal tumor suppressors that are critically involved in the autophagic process and its regulation. Using zebrafish as a genetic model, we show that Beclin 1 suppression ameliorates Spns1 lossmediated senescence as well as autophagic impairment, whereas unexpectedly p53 deficit exacerbates both of these characteristics. We demonstrate that 'basal p53' activity plays a certain protective role(s) against the Spns1 defect-induced senescence via suppressing autophagy, lysosomal biogenesis, and subsequent autolysosomal formation and maturation, and that p53 loss can counteract the effect of Beclin 1 suppression to rescue the Spns1 defect. By contrast, in response to DNA damage, 'activated p53' showed an apparent enhancement of the Spns1-deficient phenotype, by inducing both autophagy and apoptosis. Moreover, we found that a chemical and genetic blockage of lysosomal acidification and biogenesis mediated by the vacuolar-type H+-ATPase, as well as of subsequent autophagosome-lysosome fusion, prevents the appearance of the hallmarks caused by the Spns1 deficiency, irrespective of the basal p53 state. Thus, these results provide evidence that Spns1 operates during autophagy and senescence differentially with Beclin 1 and p53.


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Landcadia Stock Is Not DraftKings, So Sell Into Strength Here
Unlike other SPAC mergers, online gambling play LCA stock may fail to deliver
By Thomas Niel	Sep 23, 2020, 7:15 am EST	 September 23, 2020
Is Landcadia Holdings II (NASDAQ:LCA) stock the next DraftKings (NASDAQ:DKNG)? Not so fast! After seeing shares in sportsbook powerhouse skyrocket following its SPAC (special purpose acquistion company) merger, those who missed out may be jumping into this name for similar potential gains.
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But, just because it quacks like a duck doesn't mean it is a duck. That is to say, yes, Landcadia's merger partner, Golden Nugget Online Gaming, or GNOG, is an online gambling company. Yet, its not in the same league as its larger rivals.
Not only that, the motivations behind this SPAC deal should give investors caution. With a cash-strapped billionaire the key player behind the scenes, do you really want to be buying what presumably the "smart money" is selling?
Granted, given the massive runway for this budding industry, even buying a weaker play like LCA stock could mean big gains. But, after rallying from $10 per share up to around $18 per share, there may not be much left in the tank.
So, what's the call here? Those who bought in at lower prices should sell into strength. Otherwise, steer clear for now.
LCA Stock Is Different
With trends on its side, and high investor demand, it's tough to be bearish about online gambling stocks. Yet, it's important to keep in mind Landcadia is different from other plays in the sector.
Namely, the rise in legal sports betting isn't the key catalyst here. That makes it differ from DraftKings, along with names like FanDuel (OTCMKTS:PDYPY) and Penn National (NASDAQ:PENN), which could quickly dominate the market with its Barstool Sportsbook app.
Instead, GNOG's focus is on the online casino, or igaming, space. Yet, don't take that difference to mean a negative. Based on its results out of New Jersey, the company could be "crushing it" in this segment of the overall online gambling space. And, planned expansions into Michigan and Pennsylvania could mean continued growth is in the cards.
Speaking of growth, calling this a "growth story" is an understatement. Last quarter, revenues soared 85% year-over-year . Operating income soared 74% from the prior year's quarter.
Yet, that doesn't guarantee another epic run in the stock from here.
As our own Todd Shriber wrote Sep 21, so far just a handful of states have internet casinos. Online sportsbook legalization is moving along much more rapidly. This could mean GNOG's expansion prospects aren't as high as investors today anticipate.
Also, given that legacy casino companies like MGM (NYSE:MGM) and Caesars (NASDAQ:CZR) have a size and scale advantage if they choose to fully jump into igaming, Golden Nugget could face competitive challenges as it tries to scale up.
But, beyond the underlying fundamentals of GNOG and its operating business, there's another red flag to consider: why is this company merging with Landcadia, and who's behind the deal?
Suspect Motivations for the Golden Nugget Deal
As our own Matt McCall detailed earlier this month, this upcoming deal could be little more than a billionaire bailout. How so? It's important to note that the co-sponsor of this SPAC was Tillman Fertitta. Fertitta is a billionaire entrepreneur, whose holdings restaurant chains, the Golden Nugget casino business, as well as ownership of the Houston Rockets NBA team.
But, with the novel coronavirus decimating his empire, Fertitta faced a big cash crunch earlier this year. He borrowed $300 million at steep interest rates to keep his disparate businesses afloat. However, the hospitality impresario found an out from his troubles.
By selling his online gaming business (GNOG) to the SPAC he co-sponsored (Landcadia), not only can he pay off/take the remaining liabilities off his plate. The billionaire's Fertitta Entertainment will receive a $30 million transaction fee!
That's not to say investors are buying a lemon if they buy LCA stock. Yet, there should be some concern buying what presumably the "smart money" is selling. With this dynamic at play, there's plenty of reason why this online gambling play is far from a sure thing.
Things Could Work Out, but Sell Into Strength for Now
Simply put, Landcadia is not the next DraftKings. But, it doesn't have to be to produce outsized returns for investors. By focusing its efforts on its igaming niche, it could build a significant business, while the crowded sportsbook field gets more competitive.
Yet, that's not to say it's smooth sailing ahead for GNOG and LCA stock. Limited runway, and increased igaming competition, could sink shares as well. Add in a deal that may benefit a billionaire more so than rank-and-file shareholders, and it's clear selling into the recent strength is the way to go. And those who haven't bought in yet? Wait for a pullback before buying.
On the date of publication, Thomas Niel did not (either directly or indirectly) hold any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.
Thomas Niel, contributor to InvestorPlace, has written single stock analysis since 2016.
Article printed from InvestorPlace Media, https://investorplace.com/2020/09/more-sizzle-than-steak-avoid-lca-stock/.


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A Thorne in the paw of big wind
April 5, 2013 by stopthesethings 10 Comments
Dr Bob Thorne is a psychoacoustician, which means he has expertise not just in measuring "noise numbers", but also in assessing noise impact on humans.
His career has included working in environmental health within the Queensland government as well as working as an acoustician. He was awarded his doctorate in the field of noise.
Dr Thorne was commissioned by Noel Dean, from Waubra, to find out why Noel could no longer live in his home.
The Dean report 2010 was the result of that work. Its findings have been ignored by the Victorian Department of Planning, which has responsibility for the debacle that is Acciona's Waubra wind farm.
Waubra is the wind development that doesn't have a current compliance certificate, and so is breaking the law in receiving Renewable Energy Certificates from the Clean Energy Regulator.
Senator John Madigan called for an investigation into this and was voted down by every single Labor Senator.
Noel and his wife, Janine, started experiencing symptoms almost immediately after the turbines started operating, and were one of the first to speak to the media.
They only did so when they were ignored by all of the responsible authorities.
Note that the above media report was August, 2009 – well before the Waubra Foundation was established, completely debunking claims of a nocebo effect by Chapman et al.
The Deans had farmed their land for years. At the time they spoke out, they had already abandoned their home because of the severity of their symptoms.
No one in authority or the wind company was prepared to do anything about it.
That is still the case today, despite the Minister for Planning having in his possession clear evidence of non-compliance with the current wind turbine noise regulations and conditions of consent at Waubra.
So Thorne came back and collected more data from residents living at a number of Victorian wind developments.
Whilst he has not stated it in his report, we think it is a fair bet that Waubra might have been one of the sites involved.
Thorne's study is the first one in the world to combine acoustic measurements together with a comprehensive set of questionnaires, using internationally validated tools such as the Pittsburgh Sleep quality Index to measure Sleep Quality, the World Health Organisation's Quality of Life survey instrument, and the SF36 questionnaire, which measures mental and physical health indicators.
The subjects of his study were those who had publicly identified themselves as being affected adversely by the wind turbines.
Some of them have had to leave their homes, at least to sleep, even if they return to work on their farms during the day.
These are the people who Chapman and Climate Commissioner Tim Flannery deride, and call "jealous" or "affected by the nocebo effect" with no hard empirical data from these residents to justify these erroneous assertions.
These are the people who public health climate advocates refer to as "collateral damage", and who bureaucrats openly refer to as "policy roadkill".
So what did Dr Thorne find?
1. People had major sleep problems, (see page 11, fig 3.5.1 – a score above 5 indicates disturbed sleep).
2. There was a disturbing incidence and severity of mental health pathology in almost everyone. This is markedly abnormal for any population subset. (see page 9 fig 3.2.1) – most of the squares are "very much below average".
3. When compared to other populations for which there was comparable data, using an internationally accepted measure – the World Health Organisaiton Quality of life scale – the health of these residents was worse on every single indicator, than every other group, including hospital inpatients. This is an extraordinary finding, and has not attracted anything like the attention it demands. (see page 8 table 3.1.2)
Dr Thorne's data, collected directly from these sick residents, confirmed the Nissenbaum and Shepherd findings with respect to sleep, mental health and quality of life.
But it went even further. It demonstrated just how sick these residents exposed to wind turbine noise for more than two years had become.
And did the second Federal Senate inquiry take any notice of Dr Thorne's groundbreaking research? Or any of the other experts who gave evidence in the morning of the public hearings?
NUP. Not a bit.
Instead, Senator Doug Cameron leapt on the nocebo bandwagon, together with his Labor and Green colleagues, including the medically trained Senator Richard Di Natale.
They decided that laboratory research on healthy students, for 10-minute exposures at levels of infrasound not known to do anything to anybody, was more credible than real-life data collection from sick people living near wind turbines which emit infrasound AND low frequency noise and audible sound, all of which can and do disturb sleep.
What's going on here? Are the old union superannuation fund connections to the wind industry relevant?
The Independent Commission Against Corruption into ALP Labor in NSW has uncovered Cameron's prior links to former Minister Ian McDonald.
Cameron has said he believed in Ian Macdonald's "integrity" when he backed him to remain a NSW minister while others within the Labor Party fought to boot out the now-disgraced politician.
In light of Cameron's unbridled support for wind and his ignoring of research such as Thorne's, we ask is there more to uncover?
Meanwhile, you can access Dr Thorne's report here.
Filed Under: Big wind industry, Big wind politics, Dirty little secrets Tagged With: Acciona, Bob Thorne, Clean Energy Regulator, Noel Dean, Renewable Energy Certificates, Senator John Madigan, Waubra
« Victims: Melissa Ware and Rikki Nicholson
Same story in Australia, they just go by a different name »
About stopthesethings
We are a group of citizens concerned about the rapid spread of industrial wind power generation installations across Australia.
Jackie Rovensky says:
The nocebo affect can only affect those who are prone to believe without evidence and/or believe what they are told without first doing their own research of the evidence – it appears the entire Labor Party members of any Government in Australia is suffering from it – because their 'advisers' Chapman and Flannery have told them everything is OK even though they are not medically or acoustically trained, have never met or examined those who are ill and have never spent time in their homes to ascertain the truth. Labor members of parliament are to lazy to make their own mind up and speaking out when they know there are problems. They are not mentally or ethically capable of looking after the welfare of people of this nation.
sonia trist says:
I wish to say how grateful we are to Janine and Noel Dean, and to Dr Bob Thorne. Their ground breaking work into the problems of residents experiencing the destruction of lives lived in close proximity to the wind industries installations, must not go unheeded by those in power.
To me, the Deans and Dr Bob Thorne are champions, and I am not alone. Thank you .
GreenBumbleBee says:
Money makes the world go 'round… that clinking, clanking sound… makes people go crazy. Politicians, paid off or not, think they do good just by being elected. Either they were born stupid, as my mum used to say, or went to school to get stupid. And they are coloured in Green.
George Papadopoulos says:
Chapman Co and cronies must be living in a timeless fashion. I guess for their strange ways of logic, there must be prospective nocebo (as in the case of Noel Dean) and retrospective nocebo.
The former perhaps involves a psychic process where the future to be Waubra Foundation jumped back in time and informed people about WTS…
May be that's why hysterical, nocebo riddled Chapman publicly described Sarah Laurie as a high-priestess (AKA a witch).
Donna Quixote says:
I've said it many many times and after reading this, I'm more convinced. The only possible way that this insanity is continuing with all of these governments around the world turning a blind eye and deaf ear to these obvious health concerns HAS to be one hell of a lot of money being paid to these politicians. There's no way any other industry would get away with what the wind industry does.
The only possible, rational explanation is there has to be billions and billions being passed under the table.
May all of those involved in this huge scam, that hurts so many people …. from the wind industry, to their shills, to the politicians….rot in hell.
Reblogged this on Quixotes Last Stand.
Hold on Macarthur – the Coalition-Cavalry are coming – STOP THESE THINGS says:
[…] time around, however, the Green-Labor Alliance will not be in any position to help […]
The Taint that Exists among Wind Industry Academia | Global Wind Energy -- The Human Impact says:
[…] acoustician Dr Bob Thorne has done that at numerous wind developments across […]
Umpire Red Cards the wind industry in Victoria – Infigen cops a gobful of dirt – STOP THESE THINGS says:
[…] Bob Thorne didn't give evidence, but Dr Laurie did refer to his work. No doubt the Guardians will call on his services to further debunk Chapman's nocebo nonsense. […]
The taint that exists among wind industry academia – STOP THESE THINGS says:


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Q: Are Pakleds really stupid, or is it just an act? In "Samaritan Snare," Pakleds "play dumb" in order that the Enterprise send over its Chief Engineer to help with repairs. Quite possibly the Pakleds were truly dimwitted, but it seems equally likely that it was just a ruse, in order that unwary, generous crews send over personnel to help---only to be tricked into a hostage situation.

A: You've hit the nail on the head. Based on Troi's perception that the Pakled are "insincere" and not really wanting technical assistance, we can reasonably assume that their malfunction was simply a ruse (a snare, if you like) to trap unwitting helpers (Samaritans) into lowering their defences.
As to whether they're actually dumb, the answer is a qualified yes. The official  StarTrek.com page for the Pakled describes then as "slow-witted" but by no means as simple as they seem. The implication is that they make up for their lack of raw intelligence with ambition and deceitfulness:

A rotund, lethargic scavenger race who nonetheless are not as simple as they seem.  Their "found" technology has accelerated their abilities at a far faster rate than their understanding and maturity can apparently handle
The slow-witted traders often frequent Deep Space Nine but little is known about them in the Federation.  The Pakleds have met at least the Romulans, Klingons and Jarada.  They are so deceptive it is not clear if Sector 006 is truly "far from home" for them

The Star Trek Encyclopedia (considered fully canonical) goes even further, describing the Pakled Captain as intelligent, devious and possessed of considerable cunning.

A: The Pakleds easily outwit and manipulate some of the most intelligent species in the universe with relative ease, demonstrating the fact they are in fact genius. In order to con, manipulate and outwit someone of high intellect, requires an even greater intellect and to achieve this, you fool people into underestimating you, they would make excellent poker players.

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A programmable logic controller (PLC) or programmable controller is a digital computer used for automation of electromechanical processes. Unlike general-purpose computers, the PLC is designed for multiple inputs and output arrangements, extended temperature ranges, immunity to electrical noise, and resistance to vibration and impact. Programs to control machine operation are typically stored in battery-backed or non-volatile memory. A PLC is an example of a real time system since output results must be produced in response to input conditions within a bounded time.
The functionality of the PLC has evolved over the years to include sequential relay control, motion control, process control, distributed control systems and networking. The data handling, storage, processing power and communication capabilities of some modern PLCs are approximately equivalent to desktop computers. PLC-like programming combined with remote I/O hardware, allow a general-purpose desktop computer to overlap some PLCs in certain applications.
Early PLCs were designed to replace relay logic systems. These PLCs were programmed in "ladder logic", which strongly resembles a schematic diagram of relay logic. Modern PLCs can be programmed in a variety of ways, from ladder logic to more traditional programming languages such as BASIC and C. Another method is State Logic, a very high-level programming language designed to program PLCs based on state transition diagrams.


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require 'set'
require 'dfa'

# hack
class String
  def each(*args, &blk)
    each_char(*args, &blk)
  end
end

module FSA
  DEFAULT_ALPHABET = ((' '..'~').to_a + ["\n"] + ["\t"]).to_set

  class NFA
    attr_accessor :alphabet
    attr_accessor :states
    attr_accessor :start_state
    attr_accessor :transitions
    attr_accessor :final_states

    def initialize(start_state, transitions = [], alphabet = DEFAULT_ALPHABET)
      @start_state = start_state
      @transitions = transitions

      @alphabet = Set.new(alphabet)
      @alphabet.merge(@transitions.map(&:token))

      @states = reachable_states
      update_final_states
      reset_current_states
    end

    def deep_clone
      old_states = @states.to_a
      new_states = old_states.map(&:dup)
      state_mapping = Hash[old_states.zip(new_states)]
      new_transitions = @transitions.map {|t| Transition.new(t.token, state_mapping[t.from], state_mapping[t.to]) }

      NFA.new(state_mapping[@start_state], new_transitions, Set.new(@alphabet))
    end

    def update_final_states
      @final_states = @states.select { |s| s.final? }.to_set
    end

    def reset_current_states
      @current_states = epsilon_closure([@start_state])
    end

    def add_transition(token, from_state, to_state)
      @alphabet << token      # alphabet is a set, so there will be no duplications
      @states << to_state     # states is a set, so there will be no duplications (to_state should be the only new state)
      t = Transition.new(token, from_state, to_state)
      @transitions << t
      t
    end

    def match?(input)
      reset_current_states

      input.each do |token|
        self << token
      end

      accept?
    end

    # Returns an array of matches found in the input string, each of which begins at the offset input_start_offset
    def matches_at_offset(input, input_start_offset)
      reset_current_states

      matches = []
      (input_start_offset...input.length).each do |offset|
        token = input[offset]
        self << token
        matches << MatchRef.new(input, input_start_offset..offset) if accept?
      end
      matches
    end

    # Returns an array of matches found anywhere in the input string
    def matches(input)
      (0...input.length).reduce([]) do |memo, offset|
        memo + matches_at_offset(input, offset)
      end
    end

    # process another input token
    def <<(input_token)
      @current_states = next_states(@current_states, input_token)
    end

    def accept?
      @current_states.any? { |s| s.final? }
    end

    def next_states(state_set, input_token)
      # Retrieve a list of states in the epsilon closure of the given state set
      epsilon_reachable_states = epsilon_closure(state_set)

      # Build an array of outbound transitions from each state in the epsilon-closure
      # Filter the outbound transitions, selecting only those that accept the input we are given.
      outbound_transitions = @transitions.select {|t| epsilon_reachable_states.include?(t.from) && t.accept?(input_token) }

      # Build an array of epsilon-closures of each transition's destination state.
      destination_state_epsilon_closures = outbound_transitions.map { |t| epsilon_closure([t.to]) }

      # Union each of the epsilon-closures (each is an array) together to form a flat array of states in the epsilon-closure of all of our current states.
      next_states = destination_state_epsilon_closures.reduce { |combined_state_set, individual_state_set| combined_state_set.merge(individual_state_set) }

      next_states || Set.new
    end

    # Determine the epsilon closure of the given state set
    # That is, determine what states are reachable on an epsilon transition from the current state set (@current_states).
    # Returns a Set of State objects.
    def epsilon_closure(state_set)
      visited_states = Set.new()
      unvisited_states = state_set
      begin
        epsilon_transitions = @transitions.select { |t| t.accept?(Transition::Epsilon) && unvisited_states.include?(t.from) }
        destination_states = epsilon_transitions.map(&:to).to_set
        visited_states.merge(unvisited_states)         # add the unvisited states to the visited_states
        unvisited_states = destination_states - visited_states
      end until unvisited_states.empty?
      visited_states
    end

    # Returns a set of State objects which are reachable through any transition path from the NFA's start_state.
    def reachable_states
      visited_states = Set.new()
      unvisited_states = Set[@start_state]
      begin
        outbound_transitions = @transitions.select { |t| unvisited_states.include?(t.from) }
        destination_states = outbound_transitions.map(&:to).to_set
        visited_states.merge(unvisited_states)         # add the unvisited states to the visited_states
        unvisited_states = destination_states - visited_states
      end until unvisited_states.empty?
      visited_states
    end

    # This implements the subset construction algorithm presented on page 118 of the first edition of the dragon book.
    # I found a similar explanation at: http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~harry/compilers/slides/LexicalPart3.pdf
    def to_dfa
      state_map = Hash.new            # this map contains nfa_state_set => dfa_state pairs
      dfa_transitions = []
      dfa_alphabet = Set.new(@alphabet) - Set[:epsilon]
      visited_state_sets = Set.new()
      nfa_start_state_set = epsilon_closure([@start_state])
      unvisited_state_sets = Set[nfa_start_state_set]
      until unvisited_state_sets.empty?
        # take one of the unvisited state sets
        state_set = unvisited_state_sets.first
        unvisited_state_sets.delete(state_set)

        # this new DFA state, new_dfa_state, represents the nfa state set, state_set
        new_dfa_state = State.new(state_set.any?(&:final?))

        # add the mapping from nfa state set => dfa state
        state_map[state_set] = new_dfa_state

        # Figure out the set of next-states for each token in the alphabet
        # Add each set of next-states to unvisited_state_sets
        dfa_alphabet.each do |token|
          next_nfa_state_set = next_states(state_set, token)
          unvisited_state_sets << next_nfa_state_set
          # add a transition from new_dfa_state -> next_nfa_state_set
          # next_nfa_state_set is a placeholder that I'll go back and replace with the corresponding dfa_state
          # I don't insert the dfa_state yet, because it hasn't been created yet
          dfa_transitions << Transition.new(token, new_dfa_state, next_nfa_state_set)
        end

        visited_state_sets << state_set
        unvisited_state_sets = unvisited_state_sets - visited_state_sets
      end

      # replace the nfa_state_set currently stored in each transition's "to" field with the
      # corresponding dfa state.
      dfa_transitions.each {|transition| transition.to = state_map[transition.to] }

      DFA.new(state_map[nfa_start_state_set], dfa_transitions, dfa_alphabet)
    end

    # def traverse
    #   visited_states = Set.new()
    #   unvisited_states = Set[@start_state]
    #   begin
    #     state = unvisited_states.shift
    #     outbound_transitions = @transitions.select { |t| t.from == state }
    #     outbound_transitions.each {|t| yield t }
    #     destination_states = outbound_transitions.map(&:to).to_set
    #     visited_states << state
    #     unvisited_states = (unvisited_states | destination_states) - visited_states
    #   end until unvisited_states.empty?
    #   nil
    # end

    def graphviz
      retval = "digraph G { "
      @transitions.each do |t|
        retval += "#{t.from.id} -> #{t.to.id} [label=\"#{t.token}\"];"
      end
      @final_states.each do |s|
        retval += "#{s.id} [color=lightblue2, style=filled, shape=doublecircle];"
      end
      retval += " }"
      retval
    end
  end

  class State
    def self.next_id
      @@next_id += 1
    end

    attr_reader :id
    attr_accessor :final

    @@next_id = 0

    def initialize(final = false, id = nil)
      @id = id || State.next_id
      @final = final
    end

    def final?
      @final
    end

    def dup
      State.new(@final)
    end
  end

  class Transition
    Epsilon = :epsilon

    attr_accessor :token
    attr_accessor :from
    attr_accessor :to

    def initialize(token, from_state, to_state)
      @token = token
      @from = from_state
      @to = to_state
    end

    def accept?(input)
      @token == input
    end
  end

  class MatchRef
    attr_accessor :string, :range

    def initialize(original_string, match_range)
      @string = original_string
      @range = match_range
    end

    def match
      @string[@range]
    end

    def to_s
      match.to_s
    end

    def ==(other)
      self.string == other.string &&
      self.range == other.range
    end

    def eql?(other)
      self == other
    end
  end
end

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THE CONSTRUCTION of a permanent school building for Kingswood Community College is beginning to take shape, and it's expected that pupils will begin classes in the permanent building this September.
Pupils from the school have been accommodated in a number of prefabs on-site since 2016, and there are plans for the new school building to house 1,000 pupils.
Construction on the permanent building began in August 2017, and there is excitement within the school community about the expected completion of the building.
Deborah Dunne, the principal of Kingswood Community College, told The Echo: "It will be amazing for the school to have that building, at the moment we're running a very tight ship.
"To have a gym to do PE in without having to move tables and chairs out of the way is going to make a huge difference.
The new school building is costing some €14.5m and Glasgiven Contractors are carrying out the building work.


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Q: Using httpclient 4.2.2 Android This is the core of the exception:
12-12 10:37:50.090: E/AndroidRuntime(8277): Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.apache.http.conn.scheme.Scheme.<init>

I'm using Apache httpclient 4.2.2. However, Android has decided that using its bundled outdated Apache httpclient library is a better option.
How can I avoid this exception?
Just in case: Changing the org.apache namespace is not an option since this exception is being thrown by a closed-source library.

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However, Android has decided that using its bundled outdated Apache httpclient library is a better option.

Google cares about backwards compatibility. As you are discovering, HttpClient has different APIs with different versions, and so if Google upgraded HttpClient, all existing apps would break. Google needs to maintain a consistent public API, so that apps written for Android 1.x work on Android 4.x and so on. Google, unfortunately, selected a version of HttpClient that resulted in a rapid break with newer HttpClient versions' public APIs.

How can I avoid this exception?

Use jarjar or the equivalent to refactor your copy of the HttpClient library into a different package name, then use it.

Changing the org.apache namespace is not an option since this exception is being thrown by a closed-source library.

Then replace the closed-source library with something else. Clearly, if the closed-source library requires HttpClient 4.2.2, then that closed-source library will not work on Android and is not supported by its developer on Android. Even if you were to get past the HttpClient problem (e.g., via a ROM mod -- see below), there may well be other issues with this library with respect to its compatibility with Android.
Or, download the Android source code, replace the HttpClient version with your own, build the revised Android source code, pour the results into a ROM mod, and install the ROM mod on your desired device. Along the way, be sure to test any existing apps to make sure they do not break because of your change (most probably use HttpUrlConnection, but they might not).

A: This link might help, it is a repackaging of HttpClient 4.2.3 for Android that you can reference as a library jar / external library in your project:
http://code.google.com/p/httpclientandroidlib/


East London's "Mini Manhattan" picks up prestigious London Evening Standard New Homes Award.
London City Island in East London's Canning Town has won the top prize at this year's London Evening Standard New Homes Awards thanks to its contemporary design and modern architectural merit.
In total 1,700 homes will be created within contemporary, colourful glazed-brick apartment blocks, overlooking flourishing gardens and outdoor swimming pool.
Built by Ecoworld Ballymore and designed by Glenn Howells Architects, the ambitious building project has transformed the 12-acre waterside plot which was formerly home to a factory. The architects have drawn inspiration from skyscrapers and building in cities across the world, including Manhattan, Chicago and Tokyo.
The striking smooth glossy blue brickwork on the outside sits harmoniously against a backdrop of glass and steel and the interior adopts a warehouse aesthetic with open spaces and loft style features. Large floor to ceiling windows, surrounded by steel frames capture the spectacular city views as well as bringing in the greenery of the lush tropical gardens outside.
Due to its versatility, glass is the material of choice for many architects involved in regeneration projects across the city. Homeowners are looking for modern properties which are aesthetically pleasing on the outside as much as they are on the inside. Glass is extremely versatile and can be utilized in many ways. A majority of modern day developments use switchable glass, which enables residents to open up or conceal living spaces at the switch of a button and new eco-friendly residential properties are being installed with solar responsive glass as Developers and architects look at ways to help customers reduce energy costs as well as their carbon footprint.
The judges at the award ceremony also awarded a trophy to another glass development on the other side of the Thames; Dollar Bay is a striking 31-storey tower block with a glass façade and full-height glass-walled winter gardens.


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My challenge for this year would be moving up a level in reading and writing. I like spending time with my Aunty because she is fun and she takes me places.


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/**
 * Schools
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class Schools
{
    /**
     * @var int
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     * @ORM\Column(name="id", type="integer")
     * @ORM\Id
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     */
    private $id;

    /**
     * @var string
     *
     * @ORM\Column(name="SchoolName", type="string", length=255, unique=false)
     */
    private $schoolName;

    /**
     * Get id
     *
     * @return int
     */
    public function getId()
    {
        return $this->id;
    }

    /**
     * Set schoolName
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     * @param string $schoolName
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     * @return Schools
     */
    public function setSchoolName($schoolName)
    {
        $this->schoolName = $schoolName;

        return $this;
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Elsa Rozendal remains Member of Parliament
WILLEMSTAD – In a post on her social media, the Member of Parliament and former candidate minister for Education, Culture, Science and Sport, Elsa Rozendal announced that for the stability of the government and the current coalition, she will remain in Parliament.
Rozendal said to her followers on Facebook that she has chosen for stability. "I know you have been waiting for the announcement that I will be sworn in as Minister. But I have to inform you that last weekend my party has asked me to desist from my intentions to become the Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Sports because they want to expand the coalition. This way the government will have more stability," said Rozendal in her statement.
"Originally I have accepted the call to serve in the government, but I have full understanding for my party's standpoint and I will support them. For me, stability and tranquillity in the community are much better than a position in government."
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Arkema Celebrates 50 Years of Kynar 500 Weatherable Resin
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Kynar 500 resin is used in long-life coatings that protect some of the world's iconic buildings, including The Pyramid of Louvre in Paris.
Arkema Inc. has launched an integrated marketing campaign to commemorate 50 years of Kynar 500 resin-based coatings.
Introduced in 1965, Kynar 500 is a weatherable resin for creating long-life coatings with the capability to retain color and gloss. Today, coatings formulated with this pioneering fluoropolymer chemistry provide billions of square feet of protection against weathering, aging and pollution on commercial, industrial, institutional and residential buildings around the globe.
The integrated marketing program, "Kynar 500—The Best Get It," includes a commemorative 50th anniversary logo, an email campaign, promotions at industry trade shows, public relations, and advertisements in print and online media outlets. Central to the 50th anniversary celebration is an anniversary microsite on kynar500.com that greets visitors with a series of videos showcasing iconic buildings around the world that, with the help of Kynar 500 architectural coatings, have stood the test of time. On the microsite's landing page, users can download the augmented reality app Aurasma to stay connected to the celebration all year long by scanning the Kynar 500 50th anniversary logo wherever it appears. The anniversary celebration also includes a social media presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and Google+ that will allow followers to engage with the brand in new and exciting ways.
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Dr. Michael Youssef is the founding pastor of The Church of The Apostles in Atlanta. (www.apostles.org) Dr. Youssef was born in Egypt into the ancient Coptic community, and he lived in Lebanon and Australia before coming to the U.S in 1984, becoming an American citizen. He holds degrees from MooreCollege in Sydney, Australia, and from Fuller in California, as well as a Ph.D. in social anthropology from EmoryUniversity. Dr. Youssef hosts and speaks on the internationally broadcast program "Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef "which airs in more than 200 countries on radio and television outlets, including throughout North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. He and his wife reside in Atlanta and have four grown children and one grandchild.