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The 10 Coolest Songs We Heard on the NYFW Runways
Oh, there were clothes there?
By Lauren Valenti
As New York Fashion Week comes to a close, we're reliving every last strut with the tracks that kept the catwalk in motion. Get schooled on the top 10 songs of the week and listen to our official NYFW Fall 2015 playlist on Spotify, which includes every single number that made our sartorial hearts sing.
1. "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey Theme)" by The Weeknd at Diane Von Furstenberg
DVF always has her finger on the pulse of pop culture and opted to open her show with the Fifty Shades of Grey theme song. The sexually-charged track gave the runway the seductive spirit of Studio 54 in the '70s.
2. "Nouveau Western" by MC Solaar at Lacoste
Serge Gainsbourg, Brigitte Bardot, and MC Solaar… gang's all here! The French rapper sampled 1968's "Bonnie and Clyde," giving it a '90s update that totally vibed with Lacoste's bourgeois-meets-street-kid threads.
3. "Lemonade" by Sophie at Jeremy Scott
Putting on a characteristically high-octane show, Scott had fun with two childhood novelties: dolls and nursery rhymes. His cartoonish looks bounced down the runway to this track's synth-heavy trap instrumentals and helium-laced vocals singing the
ever-catchy hook, "Le-le-lemonade", "Ca-ca-candy Boys."
4. "Easy (Switch Screens)" by Son Luxe feat. Lorde at Jenny Packham
Inspired by bold Spanish artists such as Velázquez and Goya, the Brit designer delivered a deep color palette that begged for all the drama. Singer/producer Ryan Lott's collab with Lorde brought plenty with its haunting, lo-fi instrumentals and sinister vocals.
5. "Work It" by Missy Elliot at Tommy Hilfiger
On the heels of the super bowl, which boasted a surprise performance from Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott herself, Hilfiger looked to the rapper's perennially-loved 2002 track. We got the best kind of déjà vu when the designer transformed his runway into into a green turf inspired by American football and beloved 1970 film Love Story. He's got spirit, how 'bout you?
6. "The Day Is My Enemy" by The Prodigy at Alexander Wang
A Wang runway soundtrack is nothing if not captivating, and given that Wang went back to black-on-black-on-black, this bass-heavy ode to the night got all the front row heads—Kanye West and Nicki Minaj among them—nodding.
7. "Cellphone's Dead" by Beck at Prabal Gurung
Sorry Kanye, but Beck's rap game is tight, especially over these groovy acoustic guitar strains and synthesizer riffs. The number served as a cool contrast to Gurung's glamorous, yet majestic offerings, which were inspired by the Adirondacks.
8. "Boys Wanna Be Her" by Peaches at DKNY
Donna Karan continues to fixate on the ultra-cool New York woman, and if there's one track that belongs on her on-the-go playlist, it's this New Wave-esque girl power anthem. It was featured on the Whip It soundtrack, which was directed by our spirit animal Drew Barrymore.
9. "Rock the Casbah" by The Clash at Tory Burch
Burch described her vision as "Marrakech meets Chelsea," and what song is more fitting for a Br-It girl than this 1976 English punk rock classic. The rollicking instrumentals and rogue lyrics gave the mod-meets-Morrocan wares all kinds of edge.
10. "Autumn's Child" by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Heart at Creatures of the Wind
Designers Shane Gabier and Chris Peter riffed off the psychedelia of the late '60s and '70s and looked to rock legend Captain Beefheart for his blues-inspired, experimental ballads. We're not sure whether its the the clothes or this song that has us counting down the days 'til the leaves turn.
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Who is Sean Kyle Swayze?
Sean Kyle Swayze is the brother of Hollywood celebrity Patrick Swayze. Sean prefers not to remain in the media spotlight despite being involved in the acting profession.
She is the youngest in his family. The actor has been a part of many movies and TV shows, such as Lost in the Woods, The 4th Stage, Sam & Cat, and more.
Let's read about the biography of Sean Kyle Swayze.
Jesse Wayne and Patsy Swayze (Parents)
Patrick Swayze and Sean Kyle Swayze
Jami Swayze (wife)
Sean Kyle Swayze career
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Full name Sean Kyle Swayze
Nickname Sean
Birthplace Houston, Texas
Currently residing Lancaster, California
Parents Patsy Swayze,
Jesse Wayne Swayze
Siblings Vicky Swayze,
Patrick Swayze,
Don Swayze,
Bora Song
Spouse Jami Swayze
Education St. Rose Lima Catholic School,
Net worth Up to USD 1 million
Sean Kyle Swayze was born to Jesse Wayne Swayze and Patsy Swayze in Houston, Texas, in 1962.
According to the Chinese zodiac, he was born in the year of the tiger in 1962. Those born this year are brave, unpredictable, confident, and competitive. They are also charming and well-liked by others.
The brother of Patrick Swayze is a follower of Christianity.
Sean Kyle Swayze completed his high school education at Oak Forest Elementary School. Later, he joined St. Rose Lima Catholic School to pursue higher studies.
Sean stands tall at 5 feet and 7 inches. She looks pretty healthy and young for his age. He has grey-colored eyes and black hair. Likewise, the actor has a medium build along with an oval-shaped face.
His father was an engineering draftsman, and his mother was a film choreographer, dancer, and dance instructor.
Patsy passed away from a stroke in 2013 at her Simi Valley home. In 1982, Jesse died of alcoholism.
Patsy's involvement in Hollywood must have significantly impacted her children. From a very young age, they dreamt of starting their careers in showbiz.
Sean has four siblings: Vicky Swayze, Patrick Swayze, Don Swayze, and Bora Song. His eldest sister Vicky Swayze committed suicide in 1994. She was 45 years old at the time of her death.
His older brother Patrick Swayze was a renowned Hollywood actor. Patrick has played a lead role in many movies, such as Dirty Dancing, Ghost, and Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar. The actor died of stage 4 pancreatic cancer in 2009 at age 57.
His younger brother Don Swayze is also an actor. He appeared in the seventh episode of the Netflix series Longmire season five.
His sister Bora Song was adopted from South Korea at age four. After her adoption, she started being known as Bambi Swayze. Bambi was actively working on her career in the entertainment industry.
Bambi, like her mother, is an accomplished dancer. She has starred in movies like One Last Dance, Lethal Ninja, and For Hire.
Legendary Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze was the brother of Sean Kyle Swayze. Due to this, they are often associated with each other. Sean is ten years younger than Patrick.
Born on August 18, 1952, Patrick was an actor, dancer, singer, and songwriter. He was popular for the romantic, tough, and comedic characters he portrayed on screen.
Named People's Sexiest Man Alive in 1991, Patrick was nominated thrice for the Golden Globe Award. He received these nominations for his films Dirty Dancing, Tong Wong Foo, and Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar.
In 1997, Swayze was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star. When the actor was shooting the pilot episode for The Beast, he felt a burning feeling in his stomach, which was caused due to a blockage of bile ducts. Three weeks later, he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
On January 9, 2009, Swayze was hospitalized with pneumonia which was apparently caused due to chemotherapy complications. The doctors informed him that his cancer had metastasized to his liver, and on April 19, 2009, he left for home with his wife.
The actor died in the presence of his loved ones on September 14, 2009. His body was cremated, and the ashes were scattered across the ranch he owned in New Mexico.
Sean Kyle Swayze is a married man. He married his long-time girlfriend, Jami, in November 1988.
The couple has been married for thirty years and has built their beautiful family together. He credits Jami for his success and has always appreciated his wife for standing beside him through thick and thin.
Sean and Jami have a daughter named Cassie. He is a doting grandfather to Cassie's two adorable grandchildren.
Sean has had a fairly successful acting career. He has appeared in several movies, short films, and TV shows. He made his debut in the film Lost in the Woods.
After this, Sean appeared in the short film The 4th Stage. The film revolves around a 68-year-old man named Don who realizes he is dying soon due to liver cancer. He relives his biggest regrets and is left to decide how he wants to live the last days of his life.
The Hollywood actor also played in the 2013 Nickelodeon show Sam and Cat starring Ariana Grande and Jennette McCurdy. The series is about two roommates, Sam and Cat, who start a babysitting business to earn extra cash.
Sean appeared in the show as the character Tyler. He was a part of the series for only one episode.
The Texas native worked in front of the camera and has some experience working behind the camera. He has worked in the transport department for the film Letters from a Killer.
Despite living a low-profile life, Sean Kyle Swayze became the subject of controversy after his brother's death. He was involved in a feud with his brother's widow and actress, Lisa Niemi, in 2015.
Lisa claimed Patsy, Sean's mother, abused her and her son as a child.
The actress said, "But it was nothing compared to what he endured growing up and the stories I heard about what he went through with his own mother."
However, Sean refuted those claims and attacked his sister-in-law. He talked to Radar Online and said, "My family doesn't even associate with that piece of sh*t. There was never any abuse in our family."
According to him, his family would never abuse anyone. In addition, he said that Lisa's claims were false and that all of this was just a publicity stunt.
Sean Kyle Swayze claimed that his sister-in-law "has been grubbing for money since he died." "Anything that makes her money, she'll tell the press," he added.
The actor accepted that his mother had some anger issues, but they were never physically abused.
Sean claimed, "We never got punched in the face, hit across the body, or slapped in the face." But, as it turned out, some of Sean's claims about his brother's widow were true. During his last few days, Patrick had named all his properties in his wife's name.
Unfortunately, right after his death, Lisa Niemi sold everything that belonged to her late husband, Patrick Swayze. It included his favorite Rancho Bizarro and the Mercedes he bought for his wife.
The Hollywood actor is estimated to have a net worth ranging from USD 500,000 to 1 million.
Don Swayze is estimated to have a net worth of USD 5 million. On the other hand, his oldest brother Patrick had accumulated almost USD 40 million net worth before his death in 2009.
Sean Kyle's comparatively lower net worth is due mainly to his little Hollywood project. The actor has only been a part of a handful of projects.
Since most of his roles have been small, his salary is approximately USD 12,000 to 14,000. Nevertheless, Sean Kyle Swayze's lifestyle is quite impressive. The actor has been leading a lavish lifestyle with his wife, Jami Swayze.
Fans of the Lost in the Woods actor may be disappointed after discovering that Sean Kyle Swayze is not active on social media platforms. Sean has always been a private person, and he probably does not want to reveal every detail of his life to the public.
Although some accounts use the actor's name on Twitter and Instagram, none are the actor's official accounts. Furthermore, even if Sean had an account on any of these social networking sites, it is most possibly private.
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Our lowest annual increase in 15 years still pushes the MMI over $25,000. The cost of care for the typical American family of four has more than tripled since its value of $8,414 in 2001. And the current level of $25,826 is just an average. Healthcare spending for any given family can range from $0 into the millions of dollars.
The percentage increase in the MMI is at its lowest rate ever. However, even at 4.7%, which is the lowest annual increase since we first measured the MMI in 2001, the rate of increase is still well above growth in the consumer price index (CPI) for medical services,2 and far surpasses the average 2% annual increase in median household income between 2004 and 2014.3 More than ever before, health insurance is a critical component of a family's financial security, and yet it continues to become less and less affordable.
Employee expenses increase at rates higher than total healthcare spending. At $11,033, the employee's total cost increased by 5.3% from 2015, while the employer's cost increased 4.2%. In fact, only once in the past 10 years have employee costs increased at a lower rate than employer costs. Back in 2001, the first year we measured the MMI, employers paid 61% of costs while employees paid 39%. In 2016, the same split is 57% and 43%. Employees are shouldering more of the healthcare cost burden than they were 15 years ago.
Prescription drugs, the most rapidly growing MMI component, are nearly 17% of total healthcare spend. In 2016, the MMI family's prescription drug costs will reach $4,270. That's almost four times as much as the $1,111 in prescription drug expenditures the family had in 2001. Prescription drug expenses grew at 9.1% from 2015 to 2016, a lower rate than last year's 13.6% increase.
Specialty drugs now constitute approximately 35% of total prescription drug costs, and nearly 6% of total healthcare spend.4 Fifteen years ago, specialty drug costs were a small sliver of the healthcare cost pie. Although increases in total drug costs may spike or moderate in the short-term as new drugs are introduced or as patents expire, long-term expectations are that these very expensive drugs will continue to be a growing proportion of total healthcare costs.
The good news is that, over the past 15 years, annual rates of cost increase have declined dramatically, from 10% per year to less than 5% (see Figure 2). We seem to be making progress in wrestling the curve down to sustainable levels. In this report, we explore how healthcare costs have reached their high levels, and what efforts hold hope for continuing the downward trend in growth rates.
1Milliman Medical Index is an actuarial analysis of the projected total cost of healthcare for a hypothetical family of four covered by an employer-sponsored preferred provider organization (PPO) plan. Unlike many other healthcare cost reports, the MMI measures the total cost of healthcare benefits, not just the employer's share of the costs, and not just premiums. The MMI only includes healthcare costs. It does not include health plan administrative expenses or profit loads.
2Over the 10-year period ending March 2016, CPI-medical has increased by approximately 3.2% per year, while the MMI has increased by 6.8% per year.
3U.S. Census Bureau. Income Data: Historical Tables by Household. Retrieved May 12, 2016, from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/data/historical/household/.
4These specialty drug costs are before any savings generated by manufacturer rebates. After a prescription is filled, the drug manufacturer may give a significant rebate to the pharmacy benefit manager or health plan. Patients, unfortunately, do not benefit from these rebates at point of sale, although depending on the contractual arrangements in place, rebates may reduce healthcare premiums indirectly, if they make their way all the way back to the insurance company (or self-funded employer) and are deployed to reduce premiums.


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Motion Computing increases tablet PC display real estate
By Michelle Speir
With the current wave of tablet PCs hitting the market, vendors are seeking ways to set themselves apart from the crowd. Some offer innovative docking and keyboard solutions while others present attractive bundles, high-end specifications or extra bells and whistles.
Motion Computing Inc.'s M1200 Tablet PC distinguishes itself with a roomy 12.1-inch display, the largest of any on the market.
Another unique feature is the molded hard plastic cover that snaps onto the front of the unit to protect the screen when traveling. When using the tablet PC, the cover snaps onto the back.
Like all tablet PCs currently on the market, the M1200 runs Microsoft Corp. Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and uses a digitizer pen for input. The pen does not require batteries.
An 866 MHz Intel Corp. Mobile Pentium III ultra-low-voltage processor powers the tablet, and our unit came with 512M of memory (expandable to 1G) and a 20G hard drive (drives of up to 60G are available).
The chassis is made of light yet durable magnesium alloy and tips the scale at less than three pounds.
Communications include 802.11b wireless networking, a 10/100 Ethernet controller and a V.92 56 kilobits/sec modem.
The system offers a variety of ports, including two USB 1.1, VGA, FireWire, microphone in, headphone out and one Type II PC Card slot. There is also a built-in microphone and speakers to complement speech recording and other audio functions.
Four function keys, a large navigation button and a security key are located along one edge of the tablet. One key is purely a function key and can only be used in combination with one of the other three keys. This allows for six functions at a time. Most tablets that have four keys can only carry out four functions at once.
The M1200 allows for 270-degree rotation, an unusual feature. The only disadvantage is that when using the rotation key, you must cycle it through four possible positions instead of just two. However, you can open the Motion Dashboard and select one of four radio buttons to change the orientation.
Our tablet came bundled with the optional FlexDock docking station, keyboard, external DVD/CD-RW combination drive and a simple plastic desktop stand.
You can rotate the tablet 90 degrees while it's in the dock and the display orientation will automatically adjust. The dock allows you to tilt the tablet back at any angle (it can also lie flat), where it is held in place by an adjustable plastic slider. You can't raise the tablet vertically, however.
The FlexDock features three USB ports (two in back and one on the front), along with Ethernet, FireWire, VGA, microphone in and headphone out ports. The dock does not include a modem, but you can use the tablet's modem while it is docked.
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The Motion M1200 Tablet PC costs $2,744.
This tablet PC's 12.1-inch display is the largest on the market. The desktop setup with docking station, keyboard and external optical drive isn't as streamlined as others, but it's functional.


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Q: Retrieve data from a collection(mongo),modify the returned object and insert it into another mongo collection {
        "name" : "XYZ",
        "phone" : 12345,
        "emp_id" : 9999,
        "sal" : 5000
}

I want to add data on this record and store it into another database. I have tried this:
db=connection.testing

results=db.test.find({"name":"XYZ"})

for i in results:

    i.append('dept':'Marketing')
    db.test.insert_one(i)

(please ignore the insertion being done on the same connection)

Error:    i.append('dept':'Marketing')

                         ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

How to add data in the dictionary form or JSON form?

A: since i in your example seems to be a dictionary, you most likely need something like i.update({'dept': 'Marketing'}) or i['dept']='Marketing' in order to introduce new key/value pair

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Animals gone wild in the U.S.
By CFACT |2013-01-25T18:06:55-04:00December 21st, 2012|Just the Facts Radio|Comments Off on Animals gone wild in the U.S.
Wildlife populations in the U.S. have experienced an astounding resurgence. But according to a recent feature in the Wall Street Journal, this encouraging eco-news has also meant a tremendous increase in the number and cost of human and animal encounters. The city of Columbia, South Carolina, for example, is spending $1 million to rid its drainage system of beavers and their dams, while an estimated 4,000 drivers in America collide with a deer every day! With some experts saying that in the Eastern U.S., more people now live in closer proximity to more wildlife than anywhere else on Earth at any time, it will be quite a wild challenge to deal with all our new furry neighbors.


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Rajpur may refer to several places in India and Nepal :

India
 Rajpur, Bihar Assembly constituency
 Rajpur, Narkatiaganj, a village in West Champaran, Bihar
 Rajpur, Siwan, a village in Siwan, Bihar
 Rajpur, Balrampur, a block in Chhattisgarh
 Rajpur, Baroda, a former princely state under the Baroda Residency (now in Gujarat)
 Rajpur (Kathiawar), a former princely state of the Kathiawar Agency
 Rajpur, Sonipat, a village in Haryana
 Rajpur Gomtipur, a neighbourhood of Ahmedabad, Gujarat
 Rajpur, Madhya Pradesh, a town in Barwani District of Madhya Pradesh
 Rajpur tehsil
 Rajpur, Madhya Pradesh (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
 Rajpur, Ramabai Nagar, in Uttar Pradesh
 Rajpur, Sonbhadra, a village in Uttar Pradesh
 Rajpur, Varanasi, a village in Uttar Pradesh
 Rajpur, Dehradun, in Uttarakhand
 Rajpur (Uttarakhand Assembly constituency)
 Rajpur, Udham Singh Nagar, in Uttarakhand
 Rajpur Sonarpur, part of greater Kolkata, West Bengal
 Rajpur Dhansoi panchayat
 Rajpur, Chatra, a village in Jharkhand

Nepal
 Rajpur, Lumbini, a town in Kapilvastu district
 Rajpur, Rapti, a town in Dang Deokhuri district
 Rajpur, Sagarmatha, a town in Siraha district
 Rajpur Farhadawa, a town in Rautahat district
 Rajpur Tulsi, a town in Rautahat district

See also
 Alirajpur (or Rajpur), city and former princely state in India
 Raipur (disambiguation)
 Rajapur (disambiguation)

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"What is the legitimacy of His Majesty's ruling?"
One would surely be relieved of their head.
'Tis alright, however, since there is still freedom.
"What such freedom exists, when one cannot question another?"
Much freedom still exists in other aspects, so fear not, ignorant one.
For you have served this kingdom well, my feigning innocence.
You, sir, have done wondrously in raising your sword to the enemy.
"But, Father, if I may interject, how come I do not feel free?"
And now one such as you dares to raise that prickling question?
You shall have your freedom in due time, my withered husk.
"Father, who is the Majesty?"
You do not ask of the King's personal affairs.
"But, respectfully, I do want to know who it is I am fighting for."
You are fighting on the behalf of our country, for the greater good.
"Father, that does not answer my question. Who is he?"
Fine, my woeful son--do you wish to know who the King is?
And he orders your execution.
Inconceivable beyond all reason and science.
For our race dare not fall!
To protect and defend our vulnerable suns.
Not even with pervasive freedom in range.
Do so out of divine, parental love.
Have developed an ever enduring apathy.
As humanity is unable to reunify.
They call themselves The Solar Sentinels.
To ensure our survival and prosper, whatsoever.
Disregard old orders and save our suns?
and some meaningful moments of satisfaction.
it's the chaotic order of our land.
death is a season that is just.
All of us are living contradictions.
On the train to my course currently.
If I get there on time, I should be able to read some of the messages you guys left!
Thanks so so much for 233 followers!
Thats so fricking insane! I'm truly grateful for you guys!


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Do these people ever check out anything for themselves? Obviously not, which is why they are so uninformed.
Just as Hillary supporters jumped the shark with their Russia-gate hysteria, Trump supporters have jumped the shark with their laughable portrayal of Trump's tax proposal as being primarily a tax cut for the "middle class."
In reality it is primarily a tax cut for the top 1% (which is composed disproportionately -- not of wage-earners and small business owners -- but of rent-seekers).
... moments ago the Tax Policy Center released its analysis of what the practical impacts of the Trump tax plan will be on the broader population. Below we present the key findings.
* The proposal would reduce federal revenues by $2.4 trillion over the first ten years and $3.2 in the second decade. This means that absent a matched deduction in spending, US deficit and debt will increase by a similar amount. This is a problem as a Senate GOP budget resolution unveiled on Friday only allows for adding $1.5 trillion to the debt, implying a revenue shortfall of just under $1 trillion.
* The business income tax provisions—including those affecting corporations and pass-through businesses—would reduce revenues by $2.6 trillion over the first ten years. Elimination of estate and gift taxes would lose another $240 billion. The individual income tax provisions (excluding those related to business income) would increase revenues by about $470 billion over the same period.
Think the estate tax applies to the "middle class"? If so, you've been duped!
"The federal estate tax is levied only on the portion of an estate's value that exceeds the exemption level, minus deductions, such as for charitable giving. Largely because of its generous exemption levels, only the wealthiest 0.2 percent of estates pay any estate tax, and typically at fairly moderate rates."
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) discussed President Trump's tax reform plan on Friday, telling the FOX Business Network's Maria Bartiromo, "I'm absolutely for cutting taxes.� But Paul pointed to one item in the plan that needed to be sorted out before he was fully on board with it.
President Trump : "I don't think we'll use a fifth bracket."
What a lovely family the Murphy's are. My prayers go out to them over losing their precious son Etienne Murphy, hero. This was back in May 2017? I do hope President Trump calls them. She is still crying, not able to cope with the abyss in her being she feels over her lost son.


Week 2 of the National Championship has run its course and it has been a very exciting week. Teams were at loggerheads to secure those precious Championship and Regional points while others battled to claim a spot in the National League. Who made the cut? Who didn't quite squeeze by? Who hit rock bottom and who reached the sky? Let's find out.
University of Birmingham Storm managed to defeat Aston Aunties in a clash at the top, securing the top spot and maximum Championship points despite their reputation for second best. The Memers from Cambridge held off the challenge from the Manchester Bunnies to claim 3rd. Leeds A slipped up against the USW Dragoons this week but remain in the top eight on points. However, they have been pipped by strong performances from Grey Warwick, the Sussex Offenders and Droolio's motley crew.
It was a bad day for National League teams in the Promotion Tournament as only three of the eight teams from the top tier managed to avoid relegation. However, one team's loss is another team's gain. Congratulations to these teams for making it to the National League!
With all of the North's teams finding success in the Promotion Tournament, whether that be reaching the Garden of Eden or avoiding relegation, this league saw no new additions. PJ Saltford came up trumps against the Abertay Aardvarks to make themselves this week's King of the North as well as claiming the top of the table. The Aardvarks are in second closely followed by BECKETT and UoE Blaze. GSoC Nerds from the University of Stirling make up the top five.
This was not a good week for the Midlands in the Promotion Tournament as UoB Tempest dropped out of the National League. Meanwhile, the Unicorns of Leicester, Death by SHU SHU and Shefeeders failed to scrape through meaning it's another two weeks before they can have another crack. With Lincoln's Last Knights defeating Staff's Last Resort in the week's Regional Final, they share top spot. Staff's must be content with 6th.
Hoes Appreciation Team dropped out of the National League while Typical Five and Bristol A Team also failed to make it through the Promotion Tournament. Team Solent Mid were able to see off Aberystwyth University to become this week's champions of the South-West and Wales while the tastefully named GangBangors beat Genrully Better from the University of Portsmouth. They join Aberystwyth in 5th.
Green Tea and Cambridge Tripos Fighter lost their places in the National League this week while Hobos with GoPros and Better Read than Dead didn't make the cut. The Imperial Penguins had the chance to join the fallen at the top of the standings but fell in the Regional Final to CT Blaze, the team from City University staking their claim after a week's absence. KU CSGO > LOL also fell to CT Blaze along the way, but remain in 6th. CT Blaze are this week's regional champions.
Our featured match saw a classic matchup from the Midlands as the Aston Aunties faced off UoB Storm in the National League Finals of Week 2. The University of Birmingham team were determined to end their "forever second" curse, a curse dating back to the Summer Tournament of 2014, the Grand Final of last season's National Championship and every single split leading up to it. So often they had been defeated by their rivals the Cambridge Memers, another top team currently in the midst of roster changes. However, UoB Storm boasted new toplaner BobSaget1990 with old jungler Synygy back amongst the action and former toplaner Kusnier role-swapping to the midlane. With Kusnier so key to Storm's success last year on champions such as Singed and Mundo, it was to be seen whether he could transfer his dominance across the Rift. Opposite them the Aston Aunties were their stumbling block, a bold speed bump on the road to redemption and riding a rich vein of form themselves. Could this new roster put the meme to rest? We jump into the action, UoB Storm one game up in the series..
The game started off pretty evenly for the two teams as they shared kills three to three. However, UoB had a small advantage with one tower to their name. A fight around dragon saw Synygy's Gragas steal the reptile's rewards with a sneaky steal. However, fat men don't make the best ninjas as he fell in the process. BlueBear on Lucian mispositioned and paid the price leaving Overload's Thresh vulnerable. The fight ironed out the gold lead that Birmingham had amassed, though a dragon now separated the two teams.
UoB Storm were able to pick up a few kills before the next fight, the score being eight to eight, re-establishing their lead. Yet again it was around the dragon that a fight broke out, Wood League's Orianna landing a Command: Shockwave on four players. However, AoE damage from BobSaget1990's Darius and Kusnier's Kayle turned the fight and devastated the Aunties. This resulted in a four for two swing to UoB Storm as well as a dragon.
From there the Aston Aunties were always on the backfoot. They weathered the storm for another twenty-eight minutes, but with two inhibitors down they were left with no choice but to fight. However, the huge frontline of Darius and Gragas were too much for them to push through. Lucian and Kayle rained damage down from the back leaving only Braum alive to hold the fort. It was all over and UoB Storm were victorious. Somewhere a meme cried out in pain as it lost its grip on reality and faded into darkness.
There were a couple of contenders for MVP. Kusnier deserves an honorable mention for his mega-farmed Kayle (536 cs) as well as some huge teamfight presence. However, this week's MVP award for our featured match goes to BobSaget1990. He won his lane convincingly and was a wrecking ball in teamfights, making mincemeat of carries and tanks alike. Only dying once, this was one tough raidboss. Congratulations!
Join us this Sunday for some more NUEL action at 6:45pm. Will the Aston Aunties come back? Will UoB Storm fall back into their runners-up ways? Will there be a new challenger? See you on Sunday!


The aim of this three-day workshop is to provide an introduction into the state art of functional seed ecology, with a main focus on implementation of this knowledge in field and experimental studies. After a brief history, and an overview of the functional trait concept, we will focus on the approaches and methods for standardised measurements of different functional seed traits. The participants will have a chance to apply the obtained knowledge by measuring some traits in the population biology lab of the host chair. We end with a discussion of problems the participants faced while measuring seed traits, so bring your questions along!
The second part of the workshop will be devoted to how to correctly analyse and interpret data in seed ecology studies with the help of modern statistical methods. After the basics (data transformation, group comparison and linear models), we move on to the more advanced methods, such as generalized linear mixed-effects models, phylogenetic generalized least squares and phylogenetic principal component analysis. All of this will be demonstrated on real data with base R (bring a laptop with R).
The number of participants is limited to 20. The workshop is not included into the conference registration fee but it requires the successful registration to the Seed Ecology VI conference (only those applicants are accepted which have also payed the conference fee, others are not allowed to participate). The workshop incurs an additional fee of 20 Euros (course materials, coffee breaks).
The Conference will comprise four keynote talks, oral presentations and poster sessions during four days.
The conference contains a mid-conference excursion.
We also offer a 4-days post-conference field trip starting on Saturday, August 3 (see excursions).
The registration opening and the icebreaker on Sunday, July 28 will be accompanied by an exhibition on various aspects of seeds.
The conference dinner will be on Thursday, August 1.
You will find the final program during June 2019 here.


From The Wall Street Journal. April 1, 2003.
If you feel as if the saturation coverage of Sept. 11 and its aftermath was not enough — not enough detail, not enough analysis — then help has arrived. Steven Brill's After: How America Confronted the September 12 Era (Simon & Schuster, 723 pages, $29.95) is an exhaustive — and exhausting — study of the law and economics of tragedy.
"At 9:45, Fleischer held a background briefing for the White House press corps, called a 'gaggle,' and laid out the basics of the plan, making sure to use certain talking points prepared by Falkenrath . . .
"At 10:00, Card and Calio briefed the Republican House and Senate leaders . . .
"At 10:30, Ridge, Card, and Calio began a series of calls to other key members of the House and Senate, including the Democratic leaders.
"At 11:00, Ridge and Falkenrath briefed the heads of Customs, the Secret Service, INS, the Coast Guard, and the Centers for Disease Control . . . ."
Even specialist historians are unlikely to find this amount of detail useful. What the general reader is supposed to do with it, besides get annoyed, is a mystery. The idea of a collection of interwoven strands is not a bad one: Here the stories of three 9/11 victim-families alternate with the stories of some lawyers, accountants, insurance executives, politicians, sellers of security equipment, bureaucrats and aid workers whose lives were also affected by the tragedy, in quite a different way.
But the victim-family stories are eclipsed by the struggle to work out how they are to be compensated, and by how much, for their loss, while those of the bureaucrats, businessmen and politicians concentrate on their attempts to avoid blame, to increase their power or to make money in the wake of the terror attacks.
That such real-world maneuverings are inevitable there can be no dispute, but how many of us really want to see such legislative and bureaucratic sausage-making, especially at more than 700 pages' length? It's not so bad, perhaps, that Mr. Brill wants to show us the grubby efforts to capitalize on tragedy. What is annoying is the lack of any sense of moral detachment from the activities he describes. At one point, Mr. Brill refers to a defense contractor's "foray into the September 12 era sweepstakes." With any other writer, you might think that "sweepstakes" was used with ironic intent, but Mr. Brill is a stranger to irony, and the word falls leaden and unnuanced onto the page, like the rest of his prose.
Of course one can understand why he might not have wanted to express even a hint of a doubt at the seemliness with which, as he portrays them, the victim-families seem determined to get every penny that's coming to them. But a sharper-edged inquiry into the motives of politicians and businessmen would have contributed to readability.
The chief beneficiary of Mr. Brill's lack of irony is Sen. Charles Schumer, the man destined to be remembered in song and story as the hero of the terrorism insurance bill (which indemnified large mortgage holders against future loss from terror attacks). In the minds of most of us, the politics of Sept. 11 are dominated by Rudy Giuliani, but neither Mr. Giuliani nor his successor, Michael Bloomberg, has more than a walk-on part here. Even President Bush is a relatively shadowy figure next to the luminosity of Saint Chuck. Mr. Brill disarmingly tells us that he contributed to Mr. Schumer's last Senate campaign, but whatever he gave it can't compare with this book's contribution to his next one.
If Mr. Schumer is the main good guy, John Ashcroft is the main bad guy. He is frequently portrayed as a zealot, prepared to trample on civil liberties to make any arrest, however dubious, of a terrorism suspect. Mr. Brill himself, like his hero Mr. Schumer in his own account of him, strives for a balance between Mr. Ashcroft's prosecutorial zeal and the doctrinaire positions of the ACLU, which comes in for some harsh words for refusing to acknowledge that there might be a need for what Mr. Brill repeatedly calls the "recalibration" of the trade-off between liberty and security.
That this recalibration appears to have come out right, along with other things — the levels of victim compensation, the anti-terrorist legislation, and the success of law enforcement and security personnel in preventing further attacks on the homeland — is put forward by Mr. Brill as a vindication of "the system." It is a conclusion with which it is easy for the reader to agree but one with which most readers would have been happier to agree if it could have been stated at a third the length.


Reports raised yesterday as Crypto Exchange Bithumb their crypto withdrawal will be temporarily "paused".
"The exchange's EOS hot wallet started sending EOS to the attacker's address yesterday until the company realized the attack was ongoing and started to move the funds to the cold storage wallet, which seemingly has not been compromised." Cointelegraph.
For this year, this has been the second hack they had encountered and who knows what could be the next.


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The "Fall" rapper acknowledged that by using the f word, "I was hurting a lot of other people."
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Form 8.5 (EPT/RI) - ContourGlobal Plc
INVESTEC BANK PLC
29 November 2022, 3:24 am ·2-min read
FORM 8.5 (EPT/RI)
PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")
1. KEY INFORMATION
(a) Name of exempt principal trader:
(b) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree
ContourGlobal plc
(c) Name of the party to the offer with which exempt principal trader is connected:
Investec is Joint Broker to ContourGlobal plc
(d) Date dealing undertaken:
(e) In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to this offer?
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"
2. DEALINGS BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER
Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(b), copy table 2(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.
The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.
(a) Purchases and sales
Class of relevant security
Purchases/ sales
Total number of securities
Highest price per unit paid/received
Lowest price per unit paid/received
(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions
e.g. CFD
Nature of dealing
e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position
Number of reference securities
(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product description e.g. call option
Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.
Number of securities to which option relates
Exercise price per unit
e.g. American, European etc.
Option money paid/ received per unit
(ii) Exercise
e.g. call option
Exercising/ exercised against
(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)
e.g. subscription, conversion
Price per unit (if applicable)
(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements
Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"
Date of disclosure:
Rich White
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China to impose tit-for-tat visa restrictions on US officials over Hong Kong
June 29, 2020 admin1 Comment on China to impose tit-for-tat visa restrictions on US officials over Hong Kong
Visa restrictions will be imposed on certain Americans with "egregious conduct relating to Hong Kong," Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Zhao Lijian said Monday.
He added that attempts by Washington "to obstruct China's legislation for safeguarding national security in Hong Kong," by imposing sanctions against officials in the city and Beijing "will never succeed."
"The national security law for Hong Kong is purely China's internal affairs and foreign countries have no right to interfere," Zhao said.
China's National People's Congress is currently in the final stages of drafting the law — details of which have not been revealed — and is expected to pass it this week, perhaps even by Tuesday.
When reporters asked which "US individuals" might be affected by the new visa restrictions, Zhao said: "I believe these relevant people know that very well."
On Friday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the US would impose visa restrictions on current and former Chinese officials who "were responsible for eviscerating Hong Kong's freedom" and were "responsible for, or complicit in, undermining Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy."
He did not name the Chinese individuals.
"Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy and the full implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration, as well as respect for human rights, are of fundamental importance. The United States will continue to review its authorities to respond to these concerns," Pompeo said.
Visa sanctions are not as biting as economic sanctions but send a message to Beijing, and could impact the travel of the children of Chinese officials, who often attend universities in the US. These sanctions come as the US-China relationship continues to unravel.
This action comes about a month after the Trump administration declared Hong Kong no longer maintained a high degree of autonomy from China, due to Beijing's plan to impose the new national security law on the city.
US President Donald Trump said last month that Chinese Communist Party officials would face consequences.
"The United States will also take necessary steps to sanction PRC and Hong Kong officials directly or indirectly involved in eroding Hong Kong's autonomy and — just if you take a look, smothering — absolutely smothering Hong Kong's freedom. Our actions will be strong. Our actions will be meaningful," Trump told reporters on May 30.
Law raises alarm
The national security law is expected to criminalize secession, subversion against the central Chinese government, terrorist activities, and collusion with foreign forces to endanger national security.
It could also allow mainland Chinese security services to operate in Hong Kong for the first time and give Beijing the power to override local laws, as well as send certain defendants to mainland China for trial.
Carrie Lam, the city's chief executive, has said the law will ensure "the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong."
Many worry the law could be used to target dissidents, a fear that stems from China's judicial track record.
In the mainland, national security laws have been used to prosecute pro-democracy campaigners, human rights activists, lawyers and journalists. Arbitrary punishments and secret detentions are almost unheard of in Hong Kong — but people worry this new law could change that. The South China Morning Post reported Monday, citing unnamed sources, that life imprisonment is being considered for some cases.
Critics say the law could cause increasing self-censorship in the media, the exclusion of pro-democracy figures from the city's legislature, and threaten Hong Kong's reputation as a safe base for international businesses.
According to a recent survey carried out by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute for Reuters, a majority of respondents opposed the law, but support for pro-democracy protests in the city has slipped.
Policing of protests has been heavy in recent months, with marches and demonstrations banned over coronavirus fears. On Sunday, police arrested 53 protesters for unlawful assembly in the city's Mong Kok area, after a demonstration against the proposed law.
An annual anti-government rally on July 1 — held every year to mark Hong Kong's 1997 handover to Chinese rule — has been denied police permission.
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The Investment Factor : A Changed People, Changing the World!
Invest in teaching, mentoring, modeling your faith to your children. Don't allow them to grow up unfamiliar with your God. They may not all choose your God but they each will be able to make an informed decision.
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The slacker does not die alone. When the righteous withholds charity from the slacker, crime and violence are the results. Poverty left to its own devices tends toward theft and murder. Judging the slacker rather than blessing the slacker or the slackers' progeny, creates civil unrest.
The righteous understands his or her responsibility to maintain a decent and orderly society despite the presence of slackers. Selah.
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Ohio-based Dana acquires Nordresa
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Eudonia furva is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Wei-Chun Li, Hou-Hun Li and Matthias Nuss in 2012. It is found in Yunnan, China.

The length of the forewings is 7.5–8 mm. The forewings are covered with dense black scales. The antemedian, postmedian and subterminal lines are white. The hindwings are white, the apex suffused with pale brown scales.

Etymology
The species name refers to the parts of the forewings that are covered with black scales and is derived from Latin furvus (meaning jet black).

References

Moths described in 2012
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How to get better brightness?
How to get better color distribution?
How to get better yield?
How to get it all?
The color optimization technology what is discussed here is closely related to fancy colored diamond cutting. The goal in fancy colored cutting is yield & at the same time color: its brightness, saturation and distribution. Despite centuries of experience there is no rule book or technology for rough selection or best cutting practice. Advances in colorless diamond cut grading are often inappropriate for fancy colored diamonds. In this presentation we discuss which rough diamond can be cut for fancy color and the steps to find the best shape and proportions.
There is a method to record an absorption spectrum is the visible wavelength range and calculate the absorption coefficient for each wavelength. These data can be used to numerically describe the plate's color in any color system. The best way to get quantitative spectral data is to record spectrum through two parallel windows polished on the rough piece. There are various absorption spectra for different diamonds and we can see examples here.
The range of all colors of one hue can be represented by different ways.
Two diagrams: Saturation vs. Brightness (top) and Chroma vs. Brighness (bottom) represent the same colors of yellow hue (Munsell 7.5Y). Circles show positions of Munsell color chips and dashed lines outline modern fancy grades of yellow diamonds.
If a hue is fixed, for example, yellow, all colors of this hue described in terms of Saturation and Brightness of through Chroma and Brightness. Two diagrams here have the same horizontal coordinate: brightness but different vertical one on the left - saturation , on the right - chroma. The described technology supports both of these types of coordinates. There is an open question: which representation is the better to describe human abilities to differentiate color and describe this difference. On these pictures the positions of Munsell yellow chips used for color grading on the both diagrams are indicated as blank circles. First we recognize the position of Munsell chips on this diagram (different color system cross reference tables were used). After this we have used color grades for each Munsell chip according to the GIA paper published in Gems&Gemology in 1994.
Munsell color coordinates are converted to xyz in: G. Wyszecki, W. S. Stiles. 2000. Color Science: Concepts and Methods, Quantitative Data and Formulae, 2nd Edition. We have converted xyz to Luv color coordinates according to standard formulae.
A good colored diamond should have both high brightness and saturation. On the Brightness/Saturation diagram of the fixed yellow hue one can see yellow colors of different brightness and saturation. These colors are tending to be near the upper right corner.
The Munsell color chips positions are placed as described before.
While grading diamond fancy color a grader determines the masterstone or color chip closest to the graded diamond. For color calculations it is necessary to draw borderlines between different color grades. First we draw these borderlines in the middle between Munsell color positions.
Then we found that sometimes these borderlines have a little logic and we have changed borderlines positions in a way that better describes the logic of color difference. It is just an idea how the current color grading system can be improved in future.
For different diamond spectra shown before, here there are coordinates of the diamond plates of various thickness having same spectra are plotted on the diagram. Here a question comes: at that thickness the given material will receive a fancy grade?
The middle blue line shows that this material can be fancy colored in very thin plates. The red curve shows bigger range between max and min thickness.
From the one hand, maximum and minimum thickness corresponds with the particular color grade. From the other hand, its corresponds with light path in a cut diamond.
Chroma value C combines Brightness and Saturation.
Fancy-color grades depend on the path length of light through the cut stone.
Here one can see a potential for different spectra to achieve a particular grade, for example Fancy Vivid or Fancy Intense. Chroma on this diagram is a combination of brightness and saturation. The potential means that if a cutter can cut a diamond with a light path between maximum and minimum plate thickness the diamond will be graded accordingly.
Here there is some information about modeling abilities of Diamcalc software by OctoNus.
1. A user can work with parametrical cut or open a scanned 3D model - more realictic facet positions and symmetry deviations.
2. The single ray tracing mode can reveal light path coming to diamond from any point. One can see the difference between light path in the assher cut (left picture: light goes out after 2 internal reflections) and in oval cut (right picture: 7 internal reflections).
3. One can see a photorealistic image of a cut stone with given absorbtion spectrum. In a contrary to usual belief that the deeper stone will have more saturated color appearance it is shown that the flatter oval cut is more saturated because the average light path is longer. Important: photoreal images should be compared at the same illuminating and viewing conditions.
If illumination conditions are changed one can see that that the stone's appearance is also changed. This table represents 10 shapes in 8 different illuminations. Compare round cut and princess. On the related poster this issue is discussed in more details.
The process flow is suggested for colored diamond cutters. It is a modification of already existing cutting process flow. Initial data are collected with a rough diamond scanner and a spectrophotometer.
A few shapes can be selected for further planning on the base of their maximum and minimum light path corresponding with the size of rough stone.
A planner comes up with several allocation plans.
Color optimization process consists from two parts: computer optimization by color metrics in the case when we can develop mathematical definition and expert evaluation and study of optimization results for better appearance in various lighting and viewing conditions.
After good proportions are founded and fixed, we need to allocate these cuts one more time. At this stage the yield can be changed.
And if we still have more that one prospective solution, a cutter should decide which one is more preferable.
A yellow colored model of the 11,28 ct rough diamond.
Yellow color of the model is due to application of this type of absorption spectrum taken from another diamond.
Here a 3D model of yellow rough diamond and an absorption spectrum are shown. These are initial data.
This is an example of allocation plan for this rough stone including allocation picture and dimensions/proportions table with cutting instructions. It can be more that one allocation plan.
Here are 5 different allocation plans are shown as DiamCalc photorealictic images of stones with the particular weight. It is easy to delete Plan 2 now: round cuts are less saturated. Other shapes are subject for further optimization by color.
These enable to compare different shapes and proportions by color.
While we have several metrics for color description we can fix some cut parameters now and change other. Computer can calculate metrics for many proportion combinations and find maximum and minimum. Here it is shown for oval cut.
Calculation result for the Chroma metric of oval cut. Crown and pavilion angles were changed. Point 1. after allocation and before color optimization. Point 2. after color optimization. Chroma metric is higher.
Another important metric is contrast: the lower contrast the better color appearance. This diagram shows the relative contrast function in the same coordinates for the sane stone in the same lighting. Point 2 again better than point 1. This solution will be also better for yield.
Chroma value is changing with lighting conditions and can not be easily transformed into a certain color grade.
Color grade borderlines are also changed with hue.
Any diamond can be considered as a mosaic of small differently colored areas with certain color coordinates.
A color grade for each proportion set can be determined from a histogram containing information about the total area of each color weighted by its brightness.
The color statistic panel of Diamcalc shows information about color for this stone and for these lighting conditions. One can see a histogram of colors of all virtual diamond facets at the brightness/saturation diagram that was discussed before.
Here we can determine color metrics such as brightness, saturation, chroma, distribution, relative contrast, and also the percentage of facets that corresponds with the particular color grade.
For best computer predicted proportions, color appearance is checked visually with diamond photorealistic color images in different lighting conditions.
After the optimized proportions are fixed for each shape, these shapes are optimized to fit in the piece of rough. Some stones became smaller, other - bigger. In this example after this stage only two shapes remain: oval and radiant. One can compare both by DC photorealistic images and by color metrics.
On the final stage a cutter has a prognosis for both shapes, including the weight of future diamonds, clarity grade, photorealistic images and allocation plans. At this stage he (or she) can choose one plan or discuss with a prospective buyer which plan is better.
This technology was verified on the colored CZ material, which is, in fact, not only diamond stimulant, but a good material to model and study diamonds.
In the DiamCalc in order to go from diamond to CZ a user should change refractive index, dispersion and absorption spectrum.
Here are a photo of a CZ colored plate and the same plate and light modeled. See the proximity of RGB values for the plate color and for the background color.
After a cut CZ stone with proportions close to Tolkowsky was scanned we compare real photos with DC photorealistic images. We have used a symmetrical ring fluorescent lighting as a light source for taking photos and the same illumination conditions were modeled in DiamCalc. These images taken with different distances from light source to diamond. You can see how photographs close to modeled images.
The same veification work was made for various fancy shapes.
In summary, we would like to stress that all modern computer tools can not replace expert judgments and the best results can be obtained with a proper combination of software modeling / optimization and human expertise.
These results in the direction that was discussed here should be in better color appearance, less negative optical effects and more value.
Brightness L - the extent to which an area appears to exhibit light.
Colorfulness M - the extent to which the hue is apparent.
Saturation Suv - relative colorfulness judged in proportions to the brightness of the object itself.
Chroma C*uv - the colorfulness of an area judged in proportion to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area that appears to be white (or highly transmitting).
Lightness J - the brightness of an area judged relative to the brightness of a similarly illuminated area that appears to be white (or highly transmitting, in the case of transparent objects).
Aleksander Medvedev, Vladimir Onishchuk, Sergey Savrasov, Artem Resnynskiy and Evgenia Kuznetsova - for DiamCalc software modifications that made this work possible and for help during preparation of this paper.
Maxim Viktorov for spectra recording.
Roman Serov for discussions and optimization work.
Ksenia Gorbenko and Petr Pisarev for preparation of illustrations.
Garry Holloway for useful suggestions and text edition.
Our wives and children for their patience.
1. Hunt R.W.G. (2004). The reproduction of color. John Wiley&Sons, 6th edition, 702 pp.
3. Color grading of colored diamonds in the GIA Gem Trade Laboratory. Gems & Gemology, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 220-242.
4. Wyszecki G., Stiles W. S. (2000) Color Science: Concepts and Methods, Quantitative Data and Formulae. Wiley-Interscience; 2nd edition. 968 pp.


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Modern Day Marine 2019: CH-53K Update
20 Aircraft in Production: On Offer to Germany and Israel
Currently under contract for a total of 14 low-rate initial production (LRIP) aircraft, Sikorsky continues to be bullish regarding the current programme and prospects for the CH-53K KING STALLION heavy-lift helicopter. An additional six System Demonstration Test Article (SDTA) aircraft brings total production to 20 airframes, of which one SDTA has already been delivered to the US Marine Corps (USMC).
"We have 20 aircraft in various stages of production. The first CH-53K heavy lift helicopter was delivered in May 2018 and is stationed at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. This aircraft is currently being used by the USMC to conduct logistics demonstrations of the maintenance, sustainment and overall aviation logistics support elements of the KING STALLION weapon system. This demonstration will validate maintenance procedures with Marine Corps maintainers conducting hands-on care and upkeep of the aircraft. The Supportability Test Plan will ensure readiness and support on the flight line when CH-53K helicopters enter into service with the USMC," stated CH-53K Program Director, Bill Falk.
Under the US Navy contract awarded this May to Sikorsky for the 12 CH-53K helicopters from Lot II and Lot III of the aircraft's LRIP production, Sikorsky will begin deliveries in 2022 and will also provide spares and logistical support. "Sikorsky employees and our nationwide supply chain are ready to ramp up CH-53K production to support deployment of this modern, safe and reliable aircraft in 2023-2024," Falk pointed out.
As with any major aviation programme, there are efforts to achieve commonality among early and later airframes. Although CH-53K LRIP Lot 1 helicopters are currently under contract to deliver to a different configuration than the later 12 LRIP Lot 2/3 helicopters, "Sikorsky anticipates the USMC will pursue a future contract action to upgrade the Lot 1 aircraft to the deployable configuration on a timeline that supports the overall USMC needs," Falk added.
Beyond the USMC customer, Sikorsky has formally offered the multi-mission CH-53K KING STALLION to Germany as the Luftwaffe's next heavy-lift helicopter. Falk emphasised the capabilities the KING STALLION brings to this competition. "The CH-53K is a modern heavy-lift solution that will provide the German armed forces with a safe, reliable heavy-lift helicopter that can be entered into service seamlessly without need for costly and time-consuming upgrades for the next several decades. Sikorsky's strong German industry team [Rheinmetall – which will lead the effort – and MTU, ZFL, Autoflug, Hydro, Rockwell Collins Germany, Jenoptik, Hensoldt, Liebherr and Rohde & Schwarz] will provide sustainment and maintenance over the next 40+ years, ensuring high-quality jobs for decades to come. As a digital helicopter with state-of-the art communication and data-link capabilities, it is well suited for customisation of integrated additional capability by German industry. The CH-53K can move more equipment and troops and equipment in less time and fewer sorties than any other helicopter in its class – this saves time and money. The 21st century design makes the CH-53K especially suited for combat search and rescue, special operations, medical evacuation/transport and tactical movement of cargo and personnel."
In addition to Germany, the Israeli Air Force is considering a replacement for its YAS'UR fleet, with Sikorsky confident that the CH-53K is the right aircraft for Israel. "The CH-53K offers the best value to the IAF and offers unrivaled growth potential over its lifecycle," observed Sikorsky President, Dan Schultz. "The CH-53K is the only true heavy-lift solution for the Israeli Air Force. Newly designed and providing superior safety, capability, growth and affordability, the CH-53K will enable a worthy transition from one CH-53 generation to the next within the Israeli Air Force." Competing with Sikorsky for this contract is Boeing and its CH-47 CHINOOK.
Back in the US, Lockheed Martin, Sikorsky and its suppliers have made significant investments in facilities, machinery, tooling and workforce training to ramp up production required for the CH-53K programme. "For example, we have installed more than eight new titanium machining centers, designed and implemented a new final assembly test facility with multi-floor ergonomic work platforms, installed 10-ton cranes, and now have 3-D work instructions on the factory floor," Mr Falk revealed, concluding, "We have transformed our factory for the future and implemented a model for all future helicopter programmes. Additionally, our engineers have implemented the latest technologies, such as manufacturing simulation and 3D laser inspection technology. These investments in systems, personnel and our facilities have elevated Sikorsky's manufacturing technology and capabilities to meet production requirements of the CH-53K for domestic and international customers."
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