The first night race of the season is just four days away and all eyes will be on Bahrain on Sunday afternoon for the Bahrain Grand Prix. Two weeks on from what was an incredible start to the season in Australia there are still plenty of questions left unanswered as the F1 circus continues its 21 stop tour around the world and the unknowns heading in Bahrain are numerous. Below, you can find four of the most interesting talking points from the upcoming Bahrain Grand Prix.
Could Sebastian Vettel have won the Australian Grand Prix if there hadn't been a red flag? Possibly, and I think Ferrari will be keen to prove that their Australian race pace was no one off. Kimi Raikkonen scored his best result of the season in Bahrain last year, splitting the two Mercedes cars on the podium with a strong second place and he looked set for his fourth podium in two seasons in Australia until the red flag and reliability problems raised their head once again. Raikkonen certainly does seem to experience the lions share of Ferrari's mechanical gremlins.
Ferrari were closer to Mercedes than qualifying results suggested in Australia and with the qualifying system now staying the same for Bahrain (although that's been done to death so I don't want to go into that) I guess we'll see a similar grid line up for the race on Sunday. However, if Vettel and Raikkonen can produce lightning starts for two races on the trot then Hamilton and Rosberg could well find themselves trailing the Ferrari's by the end of lap one. The jury is out on whether Ferrari's fast starts were down to the new starting mechanisms or just a little bit of luck in Australia, but I'm sure Mercedes will be wary.
Mercedes still look to have the slightly faster package, and if they can stay ahead of Ferrari at the start of the race then I see it being difficult for either Vettel or Raikkonen to overhaul the Silver Arrows. However, if like in Australia Ferrari can jump Mercedes off the line, or even split them like last year in Bahrain then we could be in for another exciting race as the two teams on race pace at least, are very closely matched.
If Ferrari can nab Mercedes off the start line then we're in for a treat on Sunday.
Red Bull surprised everybody (even themselves) in Australia with their speed however I suspect we may see them a little further back this weekend. Bahrain is a more power hungry circuit than Albert Park and with Toro Rosso and Williams hot on their heels we can expect a closer fight than we did in Oz for best of the rest. There are some very power hungry circuits between here and the mooted Renault engine upgrade in Canada (Bahrain, China, Russia and Spain), and Toro Rosso and Williams must surely be looking at the next few rounds as opportunities to build a solid bank of points over Red Bull.
Kvyat failed to even start the Australian Grand Prix, and a miserable qualifying performance resulting in his early elimination from the session signalled the start of what was a dire weekend for the young Russian in Australia. Kvyat and Ricciardo finished 9th and 6th in Bahrain last year, and a repeat of their 2015 performance in the desert would be a solid result at a track which should be among their weakest of the flyaways. Red Bull should be strong through the twisty, high speed infield sections but they'll almost certainly suffer on the three long straights.
Better weekend for Toro Rosso?
On the other side of the Red Bull family, Bahrain should represent a massive opportunity for Toro Rosso. Sainz and Verstappen were undoubtedly quick in Australia and if it wasn't for a botched strategy call to go out on the supersoft tyres at the restart I'm sure they would have finished around 5th/6th place. The 2015 Ferrari power unit is still faster than Renault's current one, although I think we can all expect that to change somewhat over the course of the season. Australia was a brilliant opportunity for Toro Rosso to bag some big points on the board and they quite clearly missed out. Score big in Bahrain and their Australian woes will quickly be forgotten, however if they miss a golden opportunity once again, the Red Bull B team will be under serious pressure to bag some big results.
In a similar vein, Williams slipped quietly under the radar on just about all accounts in Australia however they could play a much bigger role here in Bahrain. Bottas and Massa finished 4th and 10th in 2015, and despite a poor qualifying for Bottas in Australia they both raced well to take home points.
What can we expect from Haas?
There's an awful lot of hype surrounding at Haas at the moment, and Grosjean's 6th place finish last time out would have done little to stem the steady flow of positive comments and big expectations coming from F1 newest outfit. Sixth was a remarkable result in Australia, but because Haas were caught out in qualifying we're yet to really establish where their single lap pace lies. My guess is that it's currently somewhere just outside the top ten, and if so, we could well see Grosjean pick up some more points this weekend. Something which would be an incredible achievement.
As for the rest of the field, Button has come out and said that McLaren's Australia performance wasn't really reflective of their pace, and I'm inclined to agree. Button was another driver caught out by a poor strategy call at the restart but I can't see McLaren breaking into the top ten at a circuit where engine power is even more important. I wouldn't be surprised to see them safely into Q2, but any higher up the grid at the moment is a big ask.


It's the 67th day of 2007 and 67 is a prime. "Prime" means, as you may know, that 67 is a natural number with exactly one natural divisor besides 1. It so happens that the logician Euclid was probably conceived in 331 BC, a prime year. The coincidence may seem prosaic when one considers that there are infinitely many primes, but it's cause enough to consider Euclid's elegant proof of that infinitude.
Consider a fistful of prime numbers starting with 2 and counting up as high as you like.
Multiply them all together and add 1, to get a big number.
None of the fistful will divide this big number, since there will always be a remainder of 1.
The big number has prime factors which are not part of the fistful.
Either 4 or 5 must be true. Thus, no matter how high you count in primes -- no matter how big your fistful -- you can always find another larger prime.


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Equipment To Produce Value-Added, Grade-A Milk
by Beiler's Heritage Acres
The purchase of a new milk separator for Grade-A processing of fluid milk will allow for higher-margin, direct sales to an expanded regional market.
Location: Kinzers, PA
Products: Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Grain
Loan Term: 60 months
Interest Rate: 8.00% APR
Repayments Begin: 3 months after disbursement
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania is known for some of the most fertile farmland in North America. It is also home to a community of agrarians whose commitment to quality—in family, work, and community—is evident in every aspect of their lives.
For the better part of the last century, American agriculture was enticed by the short-term returns of mechanization, expansion, and synthetic chemicals. In spite of the constant change around them, Amish farmers like Omar Beiler have remained committed to the hard, yet rewarding work of real stewardship—cultivating the land self-sufficiently with the support of skilled family members, neighbors, and draft animals.
The family farm is not only the Beiler's livelihood, it is also Omar's gift to his children, who work alongside him in both the fields and the barns. To achieve financial and ecological stability, the farm is diversified into two unique family businesses: Roam Dairy, which produces milk and dairy products, and Beiler's Heritage Acres, which specializes in heirloom grains, farm-milled flours, and pastured eggs.
While the quality of the agricultural practices Omar and his Amish neighbors utilize have remained consistent for generations, nearly everything else about the surrounding market has changed. "It's just hard to make a living like they did 20-30 years ago on the farm," Omar recognizes, "so you've got to keep looking at value-added, niche-type products." This loan will allow the Beilers to do just that by achieving Grade-A status for direct-to-consumer milk sales.
Roam Dairy already owns a milk separator, but the current machine is broken and the dairy must purchase a new machine before the supplier will reimburse the full cost of the original machine. The new purchase requires significant upfront capital. Once the separator is back online, Roam Dairy will transition their fluid milk from manufacturer's grade (for products like ice cream) to Grade-A class, which allows for direct-to-consumer sales, and a much more sustainable profit margin.
The ability to conduct value-added processing on-farm is not just an asset for the Beilers, but for their community as well. Since the local dairy co-op went out of business several years prior, many small, Amish producers have been unable to bring value-added products to market or sell across state lines. Roam Dairy's equipment will serve as a hub for neighboring producers as well as the Beiler family.
A partnership with the values-aligned Union Kitchen in D.C. provides an immediate outlet for 3/4 of Omar's current production, and the Grade-A class will open the door to supplying other craft coffeehouses, bakeries, and eateries throughout the region. Additional funding from this loan will support the launch of the new fluid milk brand, including a delivery driver to bring Omar's products to key markets. Supplemental support for marketing and distribution will be sought from the USDA Value-Added Producer Grant.
Regenerative & Sustainable Practices
Amish farming communities beautifully represent a key element of Steward's mission: empowering more hands on the land. In many cases, the scale of modern agricultural stewardship is completely unsustainable—individual farmers are tasked with managing hundreds of acres, which cannot be done regeneratively. In contrast, the Beilers and their neighbors demonstrate the value of a community of shared generational knowledge and a commitment to human-scale care.
Maintaining animals on the farm provides economic diversity and a renewable source of fertility. Crops are fed to livestock and manure fertilizes fields, creating a sustainable closed-loop.
Cover crops reduce weed pressure, prevent erosion, and add organic matter to the soil, increasing its water-holding capacity
No artificial fertilizers or pesticides are used.
On-farm processing reduces transport costs and emissions and strengthens the local farm economy.
Family members work side-by-side exchanging and preserving generational knowledge.
This loan will be made to Beiler's Heritage Acres doing business as Roam Dairy, a Pennsylvania sole proprietorship. Roam Dairy produces Grade A fluid milk and sells it within a regional market.
This loan is for a new milk separator and additional equipment to get the Roam Dairy brand distributing to regional partners, as well as refinancing an existing loan.
The total loan amount is $80,000 which will assist Beiler's Heritage Acres in growing and expanding its business.
This loan is set at an 8% interest rate, with a 60-month term, and fully amortized monthly payments beginning in 3 months after funds are disbursed.
$22,000 - Replacement milk separator and shipping
$15,000 - Remaining payment for bottler
$2,000 - Marketing and logo design
$18,500 - Packaging, supplies, and shipping
$22,500 - Refinancing existing loan
Total Budget - $80,000
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We are currently working with the Global Fund on both programmatic and financial sustainability with Global Fund support in Croatia, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus and Bulgaria.
Most recently CIF implemented an evaluation of UNICEF's contribution in five CEE/CIS countries (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Serbia) to reduce and close the inequity gap in under-5 and infant mortality and morbidity. The results of this evaluationwill contribute to the "global platform of learning" by applying the most feasible, effective and efficient approaches to equity-based and evidence-informed planning for maternal and child health.
In 2014 Curatio International Foundation conducted a final evaluation of Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI)support in Bosnia and Herzegovina .Itassessed the programs supported by GAVI andanalyzed their sustainability, and then results after funding ended. CIF also identified what makes achievements long-lasting and documented the lessons learned with recommendations. We believe this will contribute to GAVI policiesin future.
In August 2014, CIF evaluated GAVI support to strengthening the Tajikistan's health system and provided proof of the extent to which this support achieved its objectives. The evaluation identified successes, key challenges and lessons learned so that the GAVI Alliance can develop more adapted design and implementation of future HSS support to Tajikistan and other countries.


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Q: display convert_tz results as desired time format I'm using a session time in a query to convert the results of my query to the desired timezone on the fly:
CONVERT_TZ(FROM_UNIXTIME(cal_events.event_start), @@session.time_zone, '+11:00') as "Time"

This gives me output like this:
2017-10-07 13:00:00
But I'd like to try and get %r output - eg:
1:00:00 PM
Can't figure out how to do that in my statement - any suggestions?

A: Utilize DATE_FORMAT - https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/date-and-time-functions.html#function_date-format
DATE_FORMAT(CONVERT_TZ(FROM_UNIXTIME(cal_events.event_start), @@session.time_zone, '+11:00'), '%Y-%m-%d %l:%i:%s %p') as "Time"
The key is the formatting %Y-%m-%d %l:%i:%s %p, specifically %p gives you AM/PM and %l gives you the 12 hour time format

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Q: Rails 5 redirect_back not behaving as expected locally Ive recently upgraded an application to Rails 5 and subsequently updated all references to redirect_to :back, to redirect_back.
This seems to be behaving as expected in production, when running the app locally, it redirects to the url of the last image that was rendered on the page. While this is not really an issue I wondered if anyone has encountered anything similar and has any solutions?

A: Install plun-in "No Referer Switch" in Chrome Browser, the redirect_back method will be implemented as you expected.
I got the same problem when i use the method redirect_back, and i find the reason in the source code
#source code in rails
def redirect_back(fallback_location:, **args)
  if referer = request.headers["Referer"]
    redirect_to referer, **args
  else
    redirect_to fallback_location, **args
  end
end

according to the source code, if the request.header["Referer"] exists, the page will return to the last image regardless the value of fallback_location.
redirect_back(fallback_location: root_path)
redirect_back(fallback_location: users_path)

I use chrome browser, the code above will return some result, you can debug it. I find a chrome plugin which is called "no referer switch" and enable it, the plugin can make the referer in http head inactive, so redirect_back method will implemented as we expected.


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Meet Susanne Hilberry
1 COMMENT 2010 March 9
Location: Ferndale, Michigan
Education: Undergraduate degree from Wayne State University. Masters in architectural history from Yale
Susanne, herself, was discovered at an early age. Sam Wagstaff, a legendary figure in the international art world of the 1970s and '80s, selected Susanne as his apprentice and assistant at the Detroit Institute of Arts when she was in her 20s. Sam introduced Susanne to some of the most talented artists in Detroit, and Susanne started her own gallery in 1976, at the age of 31, to showcase their works. Thirty-five years later the gallery still thrives and Susanne has been called as the 'Grand Dame of the Detroit Art scene,' by Detroit's Metro Times.
Did you go to art school before opening your gallery?
I went to many schools. I started at the University of California in Berkeley, then I went to the University of Michigan. I eventually got my undergraduate degree at Wayne State University and went to graduate school at Yale for architectural history.
After you graduated from Yale, you moved to Detroit?
Yes. I was working at the Detroit Institute of Arts as an assistant to a very remarkable man named Sam Wagstaff. He'd been a curator at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Connecticut, and then came to Detroit. He was an important photography collector and sold a major portion of his collection to the Getty for $5 million. There was recently a film made about him.
Why did you open an art gallery?
It seemed as if an enormous amount of really interesting work was being kept out of Detroit. I wanted to show work I really believed in, work that might have been shown in New York, but wasn't being shown here.
There really weren't galleries of note in Detroit at that time?
There were, but their focus wasn't on the young, emerging artists. There certainly was a small gallery scene here but there was room for more to be shown.
When did you open your gallery?
December, 1976. I started it in Birmingham, Michigan, and now I'm in Ferndale, Michigan, which is closer to Detroit. Ferndale is the first community north of the infamous 8-mile road.
What happened with your interest in architectural history?
The interest continued but really got turned around when I met Sam. Sam's connections were to artists of my generation. Seeing what they were doing in their studios was so exciting to me, I realized that's really what I wanted to do. Early on, I showed the work of Tony Smith, an artist that Sam had championed. Because of Sam and a patron named Hawkins Ferry, there is a remarkable piece called Gracehoper in front of the Detroit Institute of the Arts.
Over the years has your focus changed?
I think for many reasons my interest has remained with younger artists, but now these generations are obviously younger than I am.
Yes. I have been married since 1985.
I don't have any children. My husband has two daughters. Susan is a physiologist at Boston University and Katie is a Unitarian minister in California. They're very interesting women.
What does your husband do?
He was in the cutting tool business. He has since retired.
Do you have siblings?
Two brothers. One in New York City, one in Chicago. The one in New York was in the advertising business and now he's a furniture restorer. He's been doing some work for the New York Historical Society and the Met.
How do you define your style?
My style has a ragamuffin quality. I don't mean I look like I sleep in my clothes, but I really want to feel comfortable. I can't stand to get dressed up. Whatever I put on in the morning, I wear wherever I go. And it always seems to work. Still, I want to feel like a woman, looking feminine is important to me.
Who are your favorite designers?
I like to wear Junya Watanabe. I think he's a brilliant designer. I'm interested in the geometry and the way it gets obscured. I've been wearing him for 20 years. I'm just happier in his clothes than anybody else's.
Do you have a favorite piece?
A fabulous, funny John Galliano grey, wool flannel top with silky spaghetti straps. It looks like it's torn and the material is inside out. It has little white [adornments] all over it that look like either lint or snowflakes. It's kind of too big for me but I like that. It's become a favorite.
Do you wear color?
Not very often. I have some orange pieces from four or five years ago and I bought a Commes purple, sequined t-shirt the other day. But when I put it on I don't really feel as comfortable as I do in my black t-shirt.
How has your style evolved over the years?
In the '60s, so many people looked divine with their skinny legs and mini skirts. I just didn't. It felt really creepy. Now I don't wear things that I don't feel comfortable in. It took a long time, but I'm much more comfortable with myself.
Where do you like to shop?
I like Linda Dresner's store because there are a lot of beautiful things to look at. I can't stand to go shopping but I love places like this where you can go in and prowl around. You can get something or not get something. It's a quiet, lean place. The people are really nice and Linda is generous, funky, lively and intelligent with just a lovely sense of humor.
Do you color your hair?
I don't do anything to it. It's kind of grey-silver. I don't want to be troubled, but also decades ago I dyed my hair darker and it looked awful.
Do you have a signature perfume?
For a long time I was wearing Patchouli by Santa Maria Novella. And then for awhile I was hooked on Patchouly by Etro. Now I'm into the incense of Commes des Garcons. It smells like church to me, like when the man goes down the aisle and shakes his incense. I like to mix fragrances on top of one another, kind of like the way you get dressed.
Do you wear lipstick?
Lately I've been using pencils. I use one in 'Cognac' by Senna and 'Dark Chianti' by Milani.
What's your skincare routine?
Soap and water. I've been using Melograno soap by Santa Maria Novella. For moisturizer, I can go from Oil of Olay to La Prairie. I've bought them all. Some of them are rich and creamy and give a certain glow but then they are too greasy.
The beautiful things that artists make inspire me. Looking at them gives me ideas. There are certain friends I have that are so intelligent and special. They inspire me.
The Master, by an Irish writer named Colm Toibin. It's about the life of novelist, Henry James. It's an interpretive, fictionalized biography about his failure in the theater, his fantasies and longings for things that are unrealized. The atmosphere of the book is so dream-like and yet so powerful.
Do you have a favorite restaurant?
Annam. It's Vietnamese. It's so interesting the way it was put together on a very modest budget. The food is thoughtful, exquisite and beautifully presented. They have some lovely wines that are not the grand Burgandies and Bordeaux of the world, but they're beautifully chosen with the food and the clientele in mind. Last night I was there and had a lotus stem salad—crunchy, pickled and all piled up.
What's your favorite secret place?
The Swimming Hole on Belle Isle—a beautiful homestead island park in the Detroit River. It hasn't been taken care of in the way it should have been, but I like to overlook that and imagine what it was or could be.
Do you go to a spa?
I have an amazing massage therapist named Kelly Haskee. She really understands the anatomy of a body. Although she's a small, delicate person she gives the firmest massage.
What do you do to stay fit?
Anusara Yoga. My teacher, Sarah Davidson, is deep, informed, kind and knowledgeable. She teaches classes at two yoga studios in the area and also does private lessons.
Do you have a passion project?
A new museum in downtown Detroit called MOCAD, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit. Its three years old and has a new director who is a wonderful, intelligent man and doing a remarkable job. It's in a big, raw, old automobile showroom yet somehow a very comfortable space. I'm very proud to work with them.
How do you rejuvenate?
Reading my book, watching a fabulous movie or going to a concert. I've been exposed to lots of the bands that young people listen to. I also like spending time with my dog. We have two, but my favorite—I've decided that I can say that at my age—is Ida, an 11-year old standard poodle. She doesn't look like a groomed poodle. She has dreadlocks. Ida is my real friend.
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« Prides cometh before a fall….
Here's another series of out-of-the camera JPEG outtakes from the Buenos Aires story. La Boca is a colorful tourist barrio, but it's a little too touristy for National Geographic Traveler's taste (after all, the story is called "Authentic Buenos Aires).
But I loved it because it was a visual candy store of riotous color and picturesque characters. So here's a few snaps from a morning stroll through La Boca, all with a D90 and a 16-85mm, 70-300mm VR, or sometimes, the 17-50mm f/2.8.
Awesome pictures!! Thanks for sharing.
Now that you have the 16-85, do you find that the 12-24 in not as much of a mainstay as it once was?
Bob: I am going to BA next Jan and have been in touch with Bernardo. He may be on vacation or spending time with family. but he says to try him again as the time nears. I have heard a lot about the dangers in BA. Did you have any concerns about your safety when you were out by yourself? I definitely want to see La Boca. I guess that means NG Traveler won't be calling me.
Mike: La Boca is a daytime only destination. Perfectly fine in the daytime, dicey at dusk and beyond. I didn't feel any real threats on the streets of BsAs. If you don't speak Spanish, the taxi drivers can play havoc with you (I think they do that even if you do speak Spanish).
Hi Bob! The pictures of la Boca looks great!
Bob: Any problems with carry on allowances out of the country?
Hi Bob: going to Argentina, Chile, and Peru in Jan.2011. Wonderful colors. Just wondering what is your picture control setting control in 85% of your shooting? Standard, neutral, or vivid?
Great photos, Bob! I just recently moved from New York to Buenos Aires (I talked to you at the photo show in NY to say how much I enjoyed your funny posts about the challenges shooting in BA!) so I am always looking for new ways to photograph this city. I too loved many parts of La Boca and it's interesting to see how you were able to make it look less touristy. I will have to go back and try again!
Bob: I was born in BA, but live in LA, now. When in BA, I avoid the La Boca district, just because of the Riachuelo. However, it can be a religious experience: you can literally walk on water on that river 🙂 . You've seen it and know what I mean.
I remember when I was studying Argentine history of the late 1700's early 1800's, we were reading how the maids, servants and others washed their clothes at the shores of the Riachuelo. Say what? 🙂 We, as students, could not phantom the idea. 🙂 They were trying to do what? 🙂 That river is the curse of BA.
Phenomenal images Bob! Capturing the perfect tango shot along El Caminito is a difficult task…but YOU NAILED IT! Please keep up the wonderful – and inspiring – work.


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Novel ecosystems: Governance and conservation in the age of the Anthropocene
Clement, S. and Standish, R.J. (2018) Novel ecosystems: Governance and conservation in the age of the Anthropocene. Journal of Environmental Management, 208 . pp. 36-45.
Link to Published Version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.12.013
Meeting conservation objectives in an era of global environmental change has precipitated debate about where and how to intervene. Ecological and social values of novel ecosystems are particularly contested. Governance has a role to play, but this role is underexplored. Here, we critically review the novel ecosystems literature to identify challenges that fall within the realm of governance. Using a conceptual framework for analysing adaptive governance, we consider how governance could help address five challenges. Specifically, we argue that reforming governance can support the re-framing of policy objectives for ecosystems where transformation is likely, and in doing so, it could highlight the tensions between the emergence of novel ecosystems on the one hand and cultural expectations about how ecosystems should look on the other. We discuss the influence of power, authority and administrative competence on conservation efforts in times of environmental change. We consider how buffering can address translational mismatch between conventional conservation policy and modern ecological reality. This review provides insights into how governance reform could enable more adaptive responses to transformative changes, such as novel ecosystems, while remaining committed to achieving conservation outcomes. Indeed, at their best, adaptive responses would encompass the reality of ecological transformation while being sympathetic to concerns about undesirable outcomes. Connections between researchers in the fields of governance, ecology and conservation could help to achieve these twin aims. We provide examples of governance and policy-making techniques that can support context-specific governance reform that supports more effective conservation in the Anthropocene.
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With the challenging holidays officially in the rear view, 'tis the season for store closures. While Macy seems to be bearing the brunt of the criticism, Sears Holdings, relatively speaking, slipped under the radar with its recent disclosure that it will be shuttering a "small percentage" of Sears (as well as Kmart) stores in 2016. This confirmation appeared to be par for the course for the department store dinosaur, which just might be dying the slowest death in retailing history. But is there any silver lining for Sears? Using consumer insights from Prosper, I've analyzed the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Sears predicament to examine whether or not there is anything salvageable for this century-old chain going forward.
The Good: Appliances. Let's begin with the positive: Sears remains a destination for appliances shoppers. Buoyed by its proprietary Kenmore brand, more than one in five U.S. shoppers still indicate they'd shop Sears first when in the market for a new refrigerator, stove, washer/dryer, or the like. (Note: Prosper's preference share questions are unaided, write-in questions). While shopper share has slipped slightly over time, Sears has been able to successfully ward off advances from Lowe's Cos, Best Buy, and Home Depot…so far. However, Prosper's consumer intelligence shows us that Lowe's has been slowly and steadily closing the competitive gap. Ten years ago, Sears held an almost 20 percentage point lead over the big box chain; now, that gap has been whittled down to just eight points. An additional caveat for Sears: with rival JCPenney wading back into the appliance market, the competitive landscape is likely to get much more cutthroat.
The Bad: Everything Else. The stunning decline that Sears has suffered in all other merchandise categories will put its aforementioned 'slight' decline in appliances into perspective. Compared to a decade ago, Sears' shopper share has dropped at least 40% in each of its other softlines (e.g. apparel, shoes) and hardlines (e.g. sporting goods, linens/bedding, home improvement, electronics) categories. Sporting goods, electronics, linens/bedding, and women's/men's apparel declined most precipitously during this period. In women's clothing alone, where Kohl's, Walmart, and Macy's compete for category supremacy, shopper preference share for Sears has dropped 53% from January 2006 to January 2016. This month, Sears ranks in 15th position within this category, behind Goodwill. Yes, you read that correctly: women's apparel shoppers currently express a preference for Goodwill over Sears. A dire situation, indeed. Sears did receive a softlines boost during late 2012 and into 2013, which appears to be the result of the Fair & Square debacle at JCPenney, though it failed to capitalize on any of these gains in the long-term.
The Ugly: The Future. Is there a rule that indicates that once one matures to a certain age, he or she must start shopping at Sears? The long-running joke about Sears is that it's the place where the grandparents shop, and while that may have rung true ten years ago, contemporary older adults (i.e. today's Boomers) are simply choosing to shop elsewhere. Quite literally, Sears shoppers are a dying breed. Examining the Sears composite index by age (for softlines and hardlines categories combined, excluding appliances), it is clear to see that over the past decade, Sears' biggest shopper losses have come from what was once was its core customer base: those 55 and over. Adding to Sears' woes are dramatic declines among those 18-34 and 35-54 as well, pointing to a very bleak outlook for Sears' future standing within these merchandise categories.
So what's to be done about Sears? Perhaps Eddie Lampert & Co. should have cut their losses years ago, paring down the business to focus on the sole area that still works for them: appliances. With so much time wasted though, it unfortunately appears that Sears is a sitting duck in that category as well, and for competitors, it's open season.


Are you currently looking for employment in the medtech industry? If yes, you'll be glad to know that Surmodics are returning to Jobs Expo Galway. Meet their recruitment team this Saturday in the Killanin Suites at the Galway Racecourse.
Surmodics offers advanced technologies which enable as well as enhance medical devices and in vitro diagnostics. The company acts as a collaborative strategic partner offering solutions to their clients. As a result, they help their clients go from concept to commercialisation faster by leveraging their proven experience. Therefore, they improve patient lives and support customer objectives through technology innovation.
The company's history of collaborative innovation began with three scientists. They came together to use their organic, photochemical, and immunodiagnostic expertise to develop and commercialise diagnostic and medical products.
Established as Bio-Metric Systems in 1979, Surmodics has since shifted its strategic objective from contract research to the commercialisation of its unique PhotoLink® surface modification and immobilization technologies. Furthermore, in 1990, they added the marketing of biomolecule stabilisation products.
In July 1997, the company changed its name to Surmodics, Inc. They became a public company on March 4, 1998.
In August 2007, Surmodics further broadened its product portfolio within the in vitro diagnostic market after they acquired BioFX Laboratories.
The Medical Device business unit is a leading provider of surface modification and drug delivery technologies in the areas of hydrophilic coatings and site-specific drug delivery.
The In Vitro Diagnostics business unit specializes in the development and commercialization of products and technologies for the in vitro diagnostic market.


Do I need to sell my house fast for cash. Most individuals aiming to sell their home want to make certain everything is done correctly. If you have enough equity in the home as well as require to sell your home fast whatever the factor may be, there are definitely means to avoid the lengthy process and waiting entailed with selling your house.
In today's economic climate selling your house via a real estate agent could indicate months of waiting while your building rests on the market and you continue to make payments. An alternative is to find a local property investment firm who can offer you a few various choices that might suit your need to sell your house in a quick time frame. Keep reading to learn what sort of choices are available through a neighborhood realty financial investment organisation.
You could sell your house for fast cash. The majority of realty investment companies will be established with personal financing which implies they remain in a position to buy your house swiftly. Unlike selling your house in the standard means to other individuals seeking a home, you do not need to wait for car loans to be approved or any lengthy underwriting procedure. For the most part, all that would take place is a quick examination of your residential property before they make you an offer.
An additional option readily available to you is to sell your house on terms. If you intend to sell your house fast it is recommended to check out creative options the real estate investment firm can provide you. As an example you can sell your home by proprietor funding it to the investment company. This can be established conveniently though the investment firm and also in a lot of cases your house would certainly be marketed within a couple of days of first getting in contact with them.
If your house remains in good condition and also does not require any kind of repairs or maintenance work, after that you could take a look at a lease choice with the investment company. A lease choice could be a truly good way to sell your house fast.
If you actually need a fast sale of your residential property after that discovering an excellent realty investment company is truly the best option. It is among the simplest stress free methods and will certainly ensure your house is sold as fast as feasible. Many investment companies will certainly use a complimentary quote on your house, so the best thing to do is search online, get some quotes and also see what choices suite you ideal.Also get a better review of home selling here.
Keeping your garage doors in top form is in fact rather essential. But it's typically one of those points you never ever think of until it's too late. You can just go for a pro garage door repair near me if you are in trouble with your garage door repair.
It is essential to inspect your garage doors regularly for indicators of deterioration.
Keeping that in mind, below are 3 essential tips you can make use of to make certain your garage doors are working appropriately.
Inspect your garage door balance if it's having a hard time opening up or shutting itself. Often, it's difficult to identify where a door might be off balance. When you open and shut the door, pay special attention to any type of areas where it might be off kilter.
These are the little wheels that aid your door to fluctuate the track. These rollers work hard so it is necessary to check for any kind of irregularities in each of them.
Keeping your door carrying out at its top is includes lubricating all joints, springs, and jambs. Like any type of equipment, garage doors run best when well lubricated.
One of the most crucial action that a person requires to bear in mind is to make certain that you have transformed off the power to the garage door so you do not get electrocuted while making the repairs. You need to make certain that you separate garage door opener power cable along with disconnecting it from your garage door. This is for the more recent doors set up in the garage just like the older variations you may need to eliminate the fuse or shut off the circuit break to turn off the power.
Look very closely at the busted garage door spring and the brand-new one to make sure that they are both the exact same. You need to check both of them to see to it that they coincide kind and measurements. When you are getting the garage springs stay clear of getting them by the spring. You additionally require to make certain that you do not touch the winding cones on the new spring. You require to take a pen or some various other type of writing instrument to mark the torsion shaft finishes. You need to do this since it helps you to make certain you have garage doors that are level when you have actually completed the busted spring repairs and mounted the unbroken springs.
Wind the unbroken spring off and unfasten the screws securing the torsion cones and spring bracket together, and afterwards remove the bolts. Once you have actually completed this action in your broken spring repair project it is time to change the spring along with re-install the hardware. As soon as you have this done it is time to wind up the brand-new springs. Once you have completed this step you require to check to ensure that the garage door's equilibrium to see if it is level. In order to decrease the friction you may need to use some lubricant.
After you have examined to see to it the door is equilibrium and all things are tight and in place it is time to reconnect the door opener once more. Although you have listened to that you need to not have fun with a garage door and the opener you need to open and close it a couple of times to make certain it is operating appropriately. It is very easy to repair your garage door busted spring repairs by yourself yet you do need to make sure that you are doing it extremely thoroughly since it can be a harmful repair job otherwise done appropriately. You might shed your hands, arm or legs, fingers, and even your life.Get more info on how to adjust your garage door spring here.
Having a stuck garage door can be so shocking; it nearly makes you feel like driving with it. Several individuals find themselves in this circumstance, specifically during winter season. Rather of getting irritated, utilize your skills and do some troubleshooting methods to fix the issue. Also, if you hire a professional company as like Pro Garage Door Minneapolis then you may get the best best quality repair service at a reasonable cost.
1. Commonly most doors have settings like trip or automated lock modes. If the door is readied to this setting, after that it will not open up, despite the remote. They have to be opened by hand and hold up to typical setting from inside the garage.
2. Inspect the battery for the remote driver and see if it is still billed. If you use rechargeable batteries, after that this might be the trouble. Replace the batteries and see if the remote is powering on. If you are able to operate the door from the controls inside the garage, then your remote is responsible.
3. Inspect if the cables and power supply remain in position. Occasionally the power supply may be turned off, or a cable television could be broken. In such a case you would need a garage door repair service to repair the concern.
4. Look inside the garage to see if there are any type of things in the method of the door. For doors that swing open upwards, a blockage at the ground degree can prevent it from doing so. If there is something that is hanging on to the springs, the door will not function.
5. Check the automatic sensors to see if the light is on. If the light on the sensing unit is not blinking, it would need replacement. Likewise nothing must be blocking the sensors and their course.
The automated garage doors deal with basic auto mechanics. The door uses springs and mechanical pulleys to operate. So it is not extremely challenging to understand what is wrong with the door. While some minor problems can be conveniently repaired by you, replacement and various other significant repairs must not be attempted on a D-I-Y basis. The primary reason is, these doors require to be taken care of extensively. Garage doors are very heavy and if they drop they can injure an individual really severely. Even if you're a mechanical expert, it is best if you have it examined by professionals.
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Has your garage door started to act up and you are fretted that a simple garage door repair task is not mosting likely to be enough? Well, fortunately is, you do not have to completely change your garage door openers. All you need to take a couple of garage door repair in San Antonio from a pro who is most likely to deal with your problem.
You can do a couple of repairs without the help of any expert. Nevertheless, some repairs are much more challenging and should not be attempted by the nonprofessional. If you do so, you may end up injuring on your own. Plus, you might additionally trigger even more damages to the garage gateway than repair!
Initially, you should note what problems you are confronting with your garage gateway. Is the door merely not reacting? Or is it closing and opening partially? Do you find that the garage opener is running, but not opening? You will discover that the repair for each and every of these situations is different.
Light repair works usually entail cleansing, lubricating and tightening up the tracks, springs and the loosened parts of the system. You need to initially check if the power supply to the opener is undamaged. Occasionally, if the power is not reaching the opener somehow, your garage door will be stuck, and you will be left wondering what failed!
When you are intending to do some garage door repair, you ought to first find out what sort of opener you are using. If it is a standard expansion garage entrance, you can quickly perform the repair, as soon as you have the ability to learn what is failing with the maker.
However, if your garage door is utilizing a torsion spring, you will have to hire a professional to aid you with the repair The torsion spring door is under incredible stress, and thus, one wrong relocation might even become fatal for you.
If you are searching for a temporary fix for your garage entrance, you can separate the opener from the door, by pulling on the red string that you can see on the side of the door. In this manner you can operate the door by hand. Nevertheless, be careful, because if the problem lies in the spring of the door, it could fall unexpectedly on you.
Examine all the loose hardware to see to it that nothing is out of area. Also inspect the springs and see if they are hooked on to the appropriate place. If, while performing the best garage door repair you encounter any type of difficulty due to the stress in the springs, attempt to readjust them by hooking them to the following notch. This will make it simpler for you to work.
Ultimately, never forget that the very best means to maintain your garage door in good condition is by regularly carrying out maintenance work on your door. This will certainly make sure that you do not need to invest buckets on repair and replacement jobs.
Mechanical garage doors can be complicated sometimes. If it is an older door, the electric motor can blow out or the chain can come off track. This is why there are professional garage door repair near me that can come straight to your residence to aid you with your garage door issue.
Repairing a garage door is sort of an off topic. There are professionals that concentrate on the repair and structure of such devices. There can be repairs that need to be done that you really did not also recognize existed. You might think there's an issue with the electric motor when in reality it is simply a loosened wire or a sensor being inadvertently covered over by an item of particles.
Repairs can be easy like the above pointed out or they can be a bit harder. A well-used garage door is more prone to blowing out. They can take a whipping but after time they all begin to head out. Having a repair person come by and look at it can save you the time and cash of heading out and buying a brand-new one of it is reparable. A system repair person can take care of these magically as they just may require a new part or to be tightened up in specific areas.
If you do need a brand-new motor after that the repair person can recommend where to purchase one or use you a company discount on a brand-new one. You do not have to invest the extra included loan when it can be easily avoided.
If the door or glass in the real garage door is damaged after that a repair individual might be able to repair it instantly. Glass repair is pretty simple to replace. If it's more of a hole or a large damage in the door then they could need to take it in to attempt and repair it. The the very least quantity of job they would certainly have to do on it would be to straighten the dent enough so that it could be retracted and lifted right into the open placement without scraping the motor.
If you just need a basic remote control repair or a code box repair then the person will certainly come and examine out what is incorrect mechanically or with the computer system and they will certainly repair it there or take it in with them for reprogramming.
A garage repair service knows all the ins and outs of the garage door business. They can make repairs on various brands and models as a result of their experience in the area to make sure that your contentment is satisfied. Also, know more about repairing your garage door here.
If you're like many individuals, you've obtained a garage. That garage, if you're like most individuals, has an awful, discolored concrete floor. There's no pity in this, naturally (you're similar to the majority of people). Nonetheless, lots of are beginning to question whether having a harsh, awful concrete garage floor is the means to go. Several are asking themselves if there is a far better way. Scottsdale, Arizona epoxy flooring is a kind of flooring that might be more last longer as well.
As it ends up, there is. There are many sorts of garage floor coverings available, yet I 'd such as to concentrate on the coating choices in this write-up. While setting up some tile or a floor covering may be the means to go with many, in some cases its less complicated simply to paint on a resilient garage floor coating as well as be made with it.
So, what kind of coating should you buy? It may seem tempting to acquire some hard exterior paint, tidy up the floor, and paint it on, yet there is a much better means. Epoxy based floor coverings will certainly verify far more durable and robust in the future than other kinds of paints.
Epoxy, as a lot of you might be knowledgeable about, is a resinous chemical that remedies hard when integrated with one more chemical. This provides a thick, tough, moisture immune coating for your garage floor. No more will spills and also leakages permeate right into your concrete floor. Rather, they will certainly pool up on top of the epoxy coating, making it easy to clean up.
Installing an epoxy floor on your own is quite very easy. Just buy a kit, tidy up your existing floor (this is most often the hardest step), mix up the epoxy, as well as begin to use it to your floor. Commonly, you will only need one coat, as the paint is actually very assume. After the paint, you'll require to wait regarding 24 hrs prior to you can utilize your garage once again.
As soon as the epoxy is cured, you'll have a garage floor that is both much better looking and extra long lasting than the initial concrete. Of course, epoxy isn't complete evidence. Some brands of epoxy will be susceptible to harm from the warm of warm tires, while other may have very same poor reactions with particular chemicals. Overall, though, epoxy flooring is an excellent choice for improving your old garage floor. You can know more about epoxy coating here.


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Senate OKs anti-terrorism bill
Published Feb 26, 2020 6:20:13 PM
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 26) — The Senate approved on Wednesday a bill seeking to strengthen the anti-terrorism law.
Voting 19-2, senators passed on third and final reading Senate Bill 1083 or the proposed Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. It seeks to repeal the Human Security Act of 2007 which defense and security officials said lacks teeth.
The bill seeks to extend the number of days suspected terrorists can be detained without a warrant of arrest – from three days under the current law to up to 14 days. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana earlier wanted the Oeriod further extended to 60 days.
It also removed the provision under the Human Security Act that orders the payment of half a million pesos in damages for each day that a person wrongfully accused of terrorism is detained.
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, a former Philippine National Police chief who co-authored the bill, earlier stressed that it has enough safeguards against possible abuses by arresting officers. He said law enforcement personnel can be punished with up to 10 years in jail if they violate the rights of suspected terrorists. The Commission on Human Rights shall also be notified whenever a person suspected of terrorism is detained.
Opposition Senators Risa Hontiveros and Kiko Pangilinan voted against the bill.
In explaining his "no" vote, Pangilinan said the proposed measure is prone to abuse. He raised concerns over key provisions including allowing the police and military to conduct a 60-day surveillance on suspected terrorists, compelling telcos to disclose their calls and messages, among others. Pangilinan said the bill, once enacted, "may be used against critics and opposition leaders."
CNN Philippines' Joyce Ilas contributed to this report.


At a young age, I was taught to give back profusely, whether it is volunteering my time or donating financially. By giving, I am bettering others and not just myself. I am a firm believer in that we can always find opportunities to give. The bottom line to remember is that it is the action that is important and not the amount. I've heard the quote "If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one" from Mother Teresa and I try to follow it as best as I can.
While growing up, my family found ourselves on the receiving end of charity at times. This is another reason as to why giving is so important to me. I grew up in a single family home and my mother did what she could to earn a salary while working at our local church. My family lacked resources, but the church took our family in immediately and offered help in every way. I will always remember the events leading up to my sister's wedding. Our family was having trouble coming up with the funds for the wedding. The congregation heard and came together to ensure the wedding happened. They donated food for a small reception and even helped my sister purchase a wedding dress. I will never forget the love and support the church showed during this time and I will always be grateful for their generosity. The feeling of trying to emulate what they had done has resonated with me ever since.
My journey to CCC has been a long one, as was not the first church that I had found. For a period, I dealt with spiritual leaders who portrayed God as someone who loved only a part of me. Their view was that I had to change who I was to be fully accepted. I felt lost for a bit, as the sense of finding a church family seemed to come with a sacrifice. I then came upon CCC and from the moment I walked up the steps and into the first service, I was met with a warm and comforting embrace. I immediately felt at home and knew that I could be myself. My path to CCC was bumpy, but I never lost sight of the desire to help others and to spread a feeling of comfort to those in need.
I choose to give to the church because I believe the church shares my views in that God's generous love has no fine print or caveats. He loves us just the way we are. By showing love and kindness to others, we are doing what he asks of us. Through the Covenant Grants Committee, I have witnessed meaningful organizations like the Sharing Place and Julian Center flourish with our help. I am proud what this church does to help people in need and I will continue to help fuel their impact on the community.
"Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more." – Anthony Robbins.


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Kubec Glasmon est un scénariste et producteur américain né le  à Ratibor (Pologne), décédé le  à Los Angeles (Californie).

Biographie

Filmographie
 1932 :
 1932 : Taxi!
 1932 : The Crowd Roars
 1932 : False Faces
 1932 : Rockabye
 1934 : Handy Andy
 1934 :
 1935 : La Clé de verre (The Glass Key)
 1935 : Brigade spéciale (Men Without Names), de Ralph Murphy
 1935 : Show Them No Mercy!
 1936 : Parole

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Scénariste polonais de cinéma
Naissance en août 1897
Naissance à Ratibor
Décès en mars 1938
Décès à Los Angeles
Décès à 40 ans

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The Week in HD - Monday 28th May
By Kashfia Kabir published 28 May 12
Welcome to The Week in HD, where we guide you through our favourite HD TV shows, films, Blu-ray releases and sports for the week.
What a great weekend it was, whether you were out in the glorious sunshine, or watching Mark Webber win the Monaco GP. As for Eurovision – we didn't come last! Engelbert Humperdinck came second to last, but the runaway winner was Sweden - Euphoria by Loreen is an actual proper tune and it's quite catchy.
The TV Baftas was a mixed bag (neither Sherlock nor Benedict Cumberbatch won, sigh), but mostly highs as Andrew Scott won for his gleefully menacing turn as arch-nemesis Jim Moriarty, while writer Steven Moffat showed that he was still the ultimate fanboy as he was presented with a Special Bafta Award by Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch – possibly the only time we'll have The Doctor and Sherlock Holmes on screen together.
Anyway, here's our pick of high-definition viewing for this week:
The Artist - Blu-ray
Michael Hazanavicius's film is a love letter to the bygone era of black and white silent films – the nostalgia of 1920s Hollywood coupled with Jean Dujardin and Berenice Bejo's performances charming nearly every movie goer, and dominating every single award show last year.
Game of Thrones - Sky Atlantic HD - 9pm
Blackwater. All the tension building up for the last few weeks finally pays off as we get the first bloody battle, with Stannis Baratheon vs Tyrion Lannister for King's Landing. If you thought GoT was already a gore-fest, prepare for even more over-the-top carnage and violence that still manages to make you wince. There's more battle to come of course: with Stark and Greyjoy and Targaryen – let's hope next week's finale can fit all of them in.
Appropriate Adult - ITV3 HD - 10pm
The acclaimed two-part drama about serial killer Fred West won three awards for Best Actor, Actress and Supporting Actress at the TV Baftas last weekend.
Mad Men - Sky Atlantic HD - 9pm
The Other Woman. Mad Men has been as much about Don Draper as it has been about Peggy Olsen, and tonight's episode will certainly be a landmark in the show's history as Peggy makes a career choice.
Elsewhere, Joan also makes a difficult decision (no small thanks to Pete, can we kill him off, please?) while the rest of SCDP make the perfect pitch for the Jaguar account.
Jo Whiley meets Michael Stipe - Sky Arts 1 HD - 9pm
BBC Radio 1's Jo Whiley interviews REM frontman Michael Stipe about retiring the band after 31 successful years.
QI - BBC HD - 10pm
Hoaxes - David Mitchell, Sean Lock, Danny Baker and Alan Davies talk all manners of tricks and chicanery.
The two-part drama about Janet Leach's involvement in the Fred West case as his 'appropriate adult' ends with shattering consequences for all.
Sri Lanka to Bangladesh - BBC HD - 10.30pm
Simon Reeve takes us around the Indian Ocean from the spice trade and post-war successes of Sri Lanka, to the coast of Bangladesh where prawn farms flourish and huge tankers test their fate against the ship-breaking beaches.
The Apprentice - BBC1 HD - 9pm
Affordable Luxury. Not long to go now until one of them gets hired, and tonight the remaining candidates attempt to launch a new product range in the 'affordable luxury' market.
Atonement - ITV3 HD - 10.30pm
One of my favourite films of all time, with Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Benedict Cumberbatch and Saoirse Ronan putting in career-defining performances in Joe Wright's stunning adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel.
13-year-old Briony Tallis changes the lives of everyone around her as she accuses her sister's lover for a crime he did not commit, a pronouncement that hangs on his shoulders against the backdrop of World War II.
Thursday 31st May
Limitless - Sky Movies HD Crime & Thriller - 9pm
Bradley Cooper takes an IQ enhancing pill that launches him into a dazzling and successfull lifestyle – but it's a thriller so the eventual side effects turns things sour. Also starring Robert De Niro and Abbie Cornish.
Friday 1st June
Have I Got News For You - BBC1 HD - 9.30pm
Alastair Campbell guest hosts with regular captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton.
The Tree of Life - Sky Movies HD Premiere - 9.45pm
Last year's Palme d'Or winning drama by Terrence Malick stars Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain and Sean Penn, about a family in 1950s Texas.
The Graham Norton Show - BB1 HD - 10.35pm
Jon Hamm, Charlize Theron and Steve Coogan join the Bafta-winning host to promote Mad Men, Snow White and The Huntsman, and new Alan Patridge respectively.
Saturday 2nd June
England v Belgium - ITV HD - 5pm
Ratatouille - BBC1 HD - 5.35pm
A blue rat with dreams of becoming a chef, this is my favourite Pixar animated film. Rataouille and his human collaborator Linguini make an endearing double act, and Paris and food have never looked so enticing.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - 4HD - 7.20pm
The final part to Peter Jackson's film trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy adventure, as Sam and Frodo finally reach Mordor... but will The One Ring be destroyed?
Black Swan - Sky Movies HD Indie - 8pm
Darren Aronofsky takes a chilling look at the downward spiral of a prima ballerina as she preps to play the dual roles in Swan Lake. Natalie Portman won an Oscar for her portrayal, also starring Mila Kunis, Winona Ryder and Vinent Cassel.
Sunday 3rd June
The Diamond Jubiless Thames Pageant - BBC1 HD - 1.30pm
Live coverage of the biggest boat parade since the Armada, as a flotilla of 1,000 boats sail down the River Thames, led by the Queen in celebration of 60 years on the throne.
The Apprentice - BBC1 HD - 8.30pm
Interviews and You're Hired. The final episode of this series of The Apprentice sees the candidates pitching their own business ideas, with Lord Sugar picking one lucky candidate to hire.
District 9 - 4HD - 9pm
Sci-fi thriller about a group of aliens confined to a militarised ghetto in South Africa. Peter Jackson produced, it's memorable for the fact that lead actor Sharlto Copley improvised all of his lines in the film.
'Til next week and have a great Jubilee weekend!


As we planned our trip around the world I knew I wanted to visit Prague. I had heard only wonderful things from fellow travelers and have wanted to go here since spending a month backpacking around Europe 18 years ago with my college roommates. It didn't fit into our itinerary then and I wanted to make sure it did this time. Needless to say, my expectations were high as our flight landed in Prague.
We found a taxi to drive us to our hotel and we were off. Airports are generally not in the best areas so I didn't expect much at first and was excited to make our way into the historic area. Even though my expectations were set high, nothing could have prepared me for the stunning view over the city we encountered as we drove in at sunset. The sun was shining along the buildings and over the Historic Charles Bridge. Immediately I was in love with this city. It was so beautiful! As we descended into the city we wound through skinny cobblestone streets flanked by people, segways, scooters, and shops on every side. I couldn't imagine trying to drive myself through this maze of humanity, so I was very thankful it was our taxi driver who had to do his best to avoid hitting pedestrians, and not Jeromy!
We arrived at our wonderful hotel, Hotel Agnes, where they warmly welcomed us in and immediately sat us at tables with peanuts, pretzels, and free drinks to help us settle in. Of course they offered us the local Prague brew (the best in the world they say), but as we are not drinkers, we had to decline. Throughout our stay people were quite disappointed by our simple request for "still" water or maybe the occasional Coke Zero for Jeromy. You can imagine my kid's excitement at the prospect of free drinks anytime they wanted from the hotel staff, not to mention that the mini bar was all free! No more threatening them to not touch that $8 bottle of soda in the little fridge in the hotel room. FREEDOM! They immediately decided this was the best hotel EVER!
Grandpa Rhyasens trick – putting peanuts in Coke!
The view from our room at sunset.
Richard was the staff member who welcomed us as we arrived at Residence Agnes and we had great service from then on. I know this may sound like a TripAdvisor review or something, but it was the best service I have ever had at a hotel. Everything was complimentary: cold drinks every time we arrived back to the hotel…FREE, stamps for Luke's postcards he sent to the Grandparents at home…FREE, a ride to the Castle at the top of a huge hill or to the train station…FREE, doing all of our laundry…FREE! After the sticker shock of Scandinavia, this was very welcome and it made me fall in love with the Czech Republic even more!
That night we headed out to dinner and to have our first look at The Old Town Square (Stare Mesto). There were so many people out sitting around the square, drinking and eating with friends. It was magical with all of the buildings bathed in light and people everywhere I couldn't wait to see more the next day!
If you are like me, you don't know much about the Czech Republic's history and to understand the sights we feel it is important to know a little history about the area. I am abbreviating the history tremendously and I don't want to make light of a rich and wartorn past, but if you would like more information, I'm sure you can Google it and find more than enough to keep you busy for days.
During the 10th-16th centuries the Czechs founded the kingdom of Bohemia. One of the Bohemian Kings, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, made Prague an Imperial Capital and many of the most beautiful buildings were built during this time. In the 1600's they were defeated in war and became part of the Austrian empire. Their history is full of wars, occupations and more war which brings us to 42 years of communist rule as Czechloslavakia. In 1989 after a nearly bloodless "velvet revolution"the Czech people separated from Slovakia and became the parliamentary democracy it is today.
In doing the research for our visit, I saw something many people do in Prague is to take a Segway tour, but I figured the kids were too young. I was mistaken. That first morning as we walked through the square, someone rode up on their segway asking if we wanted a tour (we realized throughout our visit that this happened all the time). I pointed to Luke and told the man that he was too little, the salesman did not accept the excuse, "No, no, he will be fine, I will be by him the whole time and help him." After a little haggling for a lower price, we headed out on our Segways! It was so amazing to effortlessly glide our way through the city more quickly than walking, and it made it way more fun for the boys. Since we have left, we heard they have outlawed the Segways in Prague because they were so annoying to pedestrians, which I can totally understand, but I'm glad we were able to have our tour before the ban because it was such a fun adventure for us. I was nervous about Luke being able to ride safely, but our guide Vlad, was true to his word and kept him safe. In hindsight, I should have been more worried about myself! We were probably only 50 feet from finishing our tour when I was squeezing between a car and a building and clipped the side of the building! The Segway went one way and I went the other! I'm sure it didn't look pretty, but I escaped the fall with only a few scrapes and some wounded pride.
Not only did I hurt my foot but I need a pedicure too!
The Segway tour gave us a good overview of the city and we continued to explore from there. After the Segway tour, it seemed in Prague that we just walked and walked and walked. There was something beautiful around every corner and we didn't want to miss out. A couple of days while we were there, we came back in the afternoon (to cold drinks) rested and then headed back out in the evening to walk around when it was cooler. A picture can speak 1000 words so I will let them do the talking…with a little commentary.
We climbed to the top 299 steps! We know because it was the only thing that kept Luke going…counting the steps!
Near the Petrin Tower there was an observatory and a hall of mirrors. Both were small, but the boys had fun there.
Found a tree to climb!
I know Rhyasen's have long bodies, but c'mon!
You need to lay off the desserts Parker!
The largest ancient castle in the world. Built in the 9th century and inhabited by Kings, Emperors and Presidents.
The front of Prague Castle. Note the guards behind us. They won't respond to anyone around them and there is a changing of the guard every hour.
There was a really cool armor museum inside. This one looks good for Parker!
John Lennon never came to Prague but the wall was started as graffiti with a picture of Lennon and Beatles lyrics. In the late 80's it became a place for the Czech people to write their grievances about communism during "The Velvet Revolution." It has now become a global symbol of peace, freedom and love.
Shout out to my sisters meeting me in India for our yoga retreat!
Voted the most beautiful library in the world and it lives up to it's name! We were also able to climb a tower to the top of the building and got some amazing views of Prague.
We were not allowed to take pictures inside so this is from the internet.
This historic bridge crosses the Vltava River connecting Old Town Prague to the Mala Strana. It was built between 1357 and the beginning of the 15th century. It is so beautiful and full of street vendors, artists, and many tourists! There were a variety of beautiful statues on either side of the bridge each with a rich history and meaning. We found a fun park at the base of the bridge to sit and let the kids play.
Some food pictures…because food is good.
The best gelato in town! The boys say their salted carmel is better than Salt N Straw. Jeromy disagrees, but thinks it is a close 2nd!
Barrels and barrels of candy?! Tyler is in heaven!
You have to try Trdlo while in Prague. Its sort of like a sweet pretzel. You can fill it with ice cream but we liked it best plain.
With that we head out on a train to Berlin!


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AFTER last weekend's shock defeat to Crystal Palace and our ten point lead being cut to seven, the question is: can Conte's thoroughbreds be caught?
For me, barring a disaster of epic proportions, we will be crowned champions this season.
But not only that - Conte will be crowned Manager of the Year, Kante will get Player of the Year and us Blues Supporters should be able to look forward to a happy summer of smug contentment.
Of course the race is still being ran and a challenge from below is still mathematically possible, with 27 points to play for.
It's not over by a long shot - however, let's take a look at the evidence for backing my horse to stride home.
Firstly, look at how we've responded to our two previous league defeats; after Arsenal beat us 3-0 we went on to win 13 games in a row.
When Spurs upset that run in January, six wins and two draws followed, so that's a response of 39 points, and 20 points respectively after each defeat.
If we continue that kind of form after this defeat, it will surely be enough to carry us over the line clearly - no photo finish will be needed.
Secondly, it seems Tottenham are the only team reasonably able to close the gap, although Liverpool and City are not that much further behind.
And it's Spurs - they will inevitably run into some errant form which should see them ruled out in the next few games!
The Spurs run in looks quite easy on paper, with the only two "tough" matches being against Arsenal and United both at home.
Ours looks to be tougher, with away traps to United, Everton, and of course, City visiting this Wednesday.
But is this enough of a tough run for Chelsea to slow up sufficiently to allow the upstarts from North London trot past - not on your nelly.
Conte will ensure the lads are back on point for the next game and onwards, and the big games coming up could be just what Chelsea need to refocus their attention.
Finally, a part of me feels the Palace defeat may have been partly due to a lack of focus.
With Chelsea not used to two games in a week this term, it's possible that some of the preparation for this game was sacrificed.
That, or that our opponents might have been viewed with complacency, and as such Palace made us pay for it.
Whatever the reasons, lessons will be learned, as they have been before when we've lost a game - and you can be sure that on Wednesday night there will be a response.
We may have struck a fence in this race, but the Chelsea Stallion is still out in front and looking good to win by a clear length or two.
Get your money on it.


Thank you to Haldimand OPP and the Caledonia Fair Board for making a generous donation of handmade blankets to The Children's Aid Society of Haldimand and Norfolk. Thank you also to the community members who entered these emergency safety and comfort blankets in the Caledonia Fair and then forwarded to us for children and families who need them. They are truly a special gift!
Thank you also to Ashley Putt and her daughter Haddie, who generously donated toys and teddy bears she received on her first birthday! Pictured here is Bernadette Gallagher, Executive Director, Sgt. Lisa Liegler of Haldimand OPP, Ashley Putt, Haddie Hilberg, and Kelly Wright, Director of Service at the Society.


The Department of Environmental Studies was established in June 1980. The department imparts value based training in Environmental Studies and Travel and Tourism.
P.G.Diploma in Environment Protection & Management., Rural Development, Agri-Business.
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Geography Association is run by the department which organizes various activities like guest lectures, nature trail, field trips, poster making competitions, quiz competitions and exhibitions etc.
Recognized as a teacher of the University for the M.A. Degree (By papers) in Geography with effect from 14th July, 2016.
Published a paper titled "Geographical Appraisal of Family Background and Standard of Living of Female Beedi Workers in Solapur District" in Proceedings of Inernational disciplinary Seminar(ISBN No: 978-81-927095-5-0 Vol. 1) on the theme 'Geographical and Historical Perspective of Global Problems' at D.P. Bhosale College, Koregaon, Satara Appointed as a member of syllabus committee for framing syllabus of M.A./M.Sc. (Sem III& IV) Introduction to using Python from the academic year 2017-18 (CBSCS) Pattern.
The Department of Environmental Studies, Mithibai College organized a visit to The Orchid – Ecotel, Santacruz (E) on Monday, 18th March 2019. 23 students participated and were accompanied by the faculty, Dr. Pradip Saymote. The purpose of this visit was to make students aware about the environment-friendly practices carried out by an Ecotel. The Orchid is Asia's pioneering hospitality chain of environmentally sensitive 5 Star Hotel. Students were benefited by this visit as they could witness and understand environment-friendly practices of The Orchid that enabled it to earn the title of Ecotel.
Report of an intra-collegiate 'Travel Quiz'Department of Environmental Studies in association with BCD Travel – The School of Excellence orgnaised an intra-collegiate 'Travel Quiz' on Monday, 10th September 2018. 12 teams (2 students in a team) participated. Event was coordinated by Dr Sunita Maral and Dr Pradip Saymote and students of S. Y. B. Com and F.Y.B. Com students.
Principal Dr Rajpal Shripat Hande inaugurated the intra-collegiate quiz and expressed that this event would help bridge the gap between Academia and Industry. He complimented the faculty of Department of Environmental Studies and students for organising the quiz and wished participants luck. Students actively participated and thoroughly enjoyed the quiz.
On 22nd September 2018, Saturday, the Department of Environmental Studies, Mithibai College, Vile Parle (West) organised an Inter-collegiate Travel Quiz in association with The School of Excellence, a travel-tourism training initiative by BCD Travel and Lions Club. The Travel Quiz was a first of its kind to be organised at the inter-collegiate level. This was held to commemorate the World Tourism Day which falls on Thursday 27th September 2018. 55 teams from 38 colleges across Mumbai and in vicinity participated in the Quiz.
Principal Dr Rajpal Shripat Hande inaugurated the Travel Quiz and wished the participants luck and appreciated the efforts of faculty and students in putting together the grand event. Mr Nishant Kashikar, Tourism Australia's Country Manager in India, was the Chief Guest for the event. The participants took away new knowledge and vibrant experience and memories from the event.
This Quiz was intended to boost Academia-Industry linkage and provide a platform for enhancing interaction among the students of various colleges.


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Taking a rest day is needed if you live in this fast-paced world.
Yoga is a great way to unwind and relax as well as breathe and relieve some stress. Yoga is just one of the many ways to actively recover and help to live life to the fullest. As part of my healthy Just Move philosophy, I do strength training, HIIT cardio, adventures of hiking and occasionally run on trails. But I find when I can incorporate yoga and a good cool down and stretch after my workouts, I recover faster.
Yoga has been a part of my routine for years now. I'm no guru of yoga, but I definitely have a love for the flow and breathes. Yoga has a way of stretching life out all while finding inner understandings and peace. For this, in the crazy world that we live in, I can appreciate incorporating a bit of yoga in my life, as often as I can.
www.doyogawithme.com is a great source for doing yoga at home. As well as videos like these below, Yoga with Adriene. One of my favorite's, Fitness Blender have some great stretching videos too, check one out below.
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Dorrington Lane is a hamlet near the village of Woore in northeast Shropshire, England. There are around 12 former council houses and two larger houses called Norley and Oakley cottage. There is a large mansion house called Dorrington Old Hall which is about 700 years old. The hamlet contains several farms, including one of the biggest stud farms outside Newmarket. The main nearby towns are Market Drayton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Nantwich and Crewe. The nearest city is Stoke on Trent.

Dorrington Lane used to be home to the Woore Hunt Races where Dick Francis supposedly ran his first race.

Dorrington Old Hall is listed in the Domesday Book and a past Lord Mayor of London, John Boydell was born there.

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A physical unclonable function (sometimes also called physically unclonable function, which refers to a weaker security metric than a physical unclonable function), or PUF, is a physical object that for a given input and conditions (challenge), provides a physically defined "digital fingerprint" output (response) that serves as a unique identifier, most often for a semiconductor device such as a microprocessor. Developed by researchers that include MIT professor Srini Devadas, PUFs are often based on unique physical variations occurring naturally during semiconductor manufacturing. A PUF is a physical entity embodied in a physical structure. Today, PUFs are usually implemented in integrated circuits and are typically used in applications with high-security requirements, more specifically cryptography.

History
Early references about systems that exploit the physical properties of disordered systems for authentication purposes date back to Bauder in 1983 and Simmons in 1984. Naccache and Frémanteau provided an authentication scheme in 1992 for memory cards.  The terms POWF (physical one-way function) and PUF (physical unclonable function) were coined in 2001 and 2002, the latter publication describes the first integrated PUF where, unlike PUFs based on optics, the measurement circuitry and the PUF are integrated onto the same electrical circuit (and fabricated on silicon).

Starting in 2010, PUF gained attention in the smartcard market as a promising way to provide "silicon fingerprints", creating cryptographic keys that are unique to individual smartcards.

PUFs are now established as a secure alternative to battery-backed storage of secret keys in commercial FPGAs, such as the Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+, and Altera Stratix 10.

Concept
PUFs depend on the uniqueness of their physical microstructure. This microstructure depends on random physical factors introduced during manufacturing. These factors are unpredictable and uncontrollable, which makes it virtually impossible to duplicate or clone the structure.

Rather than embodying a single cryptographic key, PUFs implement challenge–response authentication to evaluate this microstructure. When a physical stimulus is applied to the structure, it reacts in an unpredictable (but repeatable) way due to the complex interaction of the stimulus with the physical microstructure of the device. This exact microstructure depends on physical factors introduced during manufacture, which are unpredictable  (like a fair coin). The applied stimulus is called the challenge, and the reaction of the PUF is called the response. A specific challenge and its corresponding response together form a challenge-response pair or CRP. The device's identity is established by the properties of the microstructure itself.  As this structure is not directly revealed by the challenge-response mechanism, such a device is resistant to spoofing attacks.

Using a fuzzy extractor or the fuzzy commitment scheme that are provably suboptimal in terms of storage and privacy leakage amount or using nested polar codes that can be made asymptotically optimal, one can extract a unique strong cryptographic key from the physical microstructure. The same unique key is reconstructed every time the PUF is evaluated.
The challenge-response mechanism is then implemented using cryptography.

PUFs can be implemented with a very small hardware investment compared to other cryptographic primitives that provide unpredictable input/output behavior, such as pseudo-random functions. In some cases, PUFs can even be built from existing hardware with the right properties.

Unclonability means that each PUF device has a unique and unpredictable way of mapping challenges to responses, even if it was manufactured with the same process as a similar device, and it is infeasible to construct a PUF with the same challenge-response behavior as another given PUF because exact control over the manufacturing process is infeasible. Mathematical unclonability means that it should be very hard to compute an unknown response given the other CRPs or some of the properties of the random components from a PUF. This is because a response is created by a complex interaction of the challenge with many or all of the random components. In other words, given the design of the PUF system, without knowing all of the physical properties of the random components, the CRPs are highly unpredictable. The combination of physical and mathematical unclonability renders a PUF truly unclonable.

Note that a PUF is "unclonable" using the same physical implementation, but once a PUF key is extracted, there's generally no problem with cloning the key – the output of the PUF – using other means.

Because of these properties, PUFs can be used as a unique and untamperable device identifier. PUFs can also be used for secure key generation and storage and for a source of randomness.

Types

Over 40 types of PUF have been suggested. These range from PUFs that evaluate an intrinsic element of a pre-existing integrated electronic system to concepts that involve explicitly introducing random particle distributions to the surface of physical objects for authentication. All PUFs are subject to environmental variations such as temperature, supply voltage and electromagnetic interference, which can affect their performance. Therefore, rather than just being random, the real power of a PUF is its ability to be different between devices but simultaneously to be the same under different environmental conditions on the same device.

Error correction
In many applications, it is important that the output is stable. If the PUF is used for a key in cryptographic algorithms, it is necessary that error correction be done to correct any errors caused by the underlying physical processes and reconstruct exactly the same key each time under all operating conditions. In principle there are two basic concepts: Pre-Processing and Post-Processing Error Correction Code (ECC).

On-chip ECC units increase size, power, and data processing time overheads; they also expose vulnerabilities to power analysis attacks that attempt to model the PUF mathematically. Alternatively, some PUF designs like the EC-PUF do not require an on-chip ECC unit.

Strategies have been developed which lead SRAM PUF to become more reliable over time without degrading the other PUF quality measures such as security and efficiency.

Research at Carnegie Mellon University into various PUF implementations found that some error reduction techniques reduced errors in PUF response in a range of ~70 percent to ~100 percent.

Research at the University of Massachusetts Amherst to improve the reliability of SRAM PUF-generated keys posited an error correction technique to reduce the error rate.

Joint reliability–secrecy coding methods based on transform coding are used to obtain significantly higher reliabilities for each bit generated from a PUF such that low-complexity error-correcting codes such as BCH codes suffice to satisfy a block error probability constraint of 1 bit errors out of 1 billion bits.

Nested polar codes are used for vector quantization and error correction jointly. Their performance is asymptotically optimal in terms of, for a given blocklength, the maximum number of secret bits generated, the minimum amount of private information leaked about the PUF outputs, and minimum storage required. The fuzzy commitment scheme and fuzzy extractors are shown to be suboptimal in terms of the minimum storage.

Availability
 PUF technology can be licensed from several companies including eMemory, or its subsidiary, PUFsecurity, Enthentica, ICTK, Intrinsic ID, Invia, QuantumTrace, Granite Mountain Technologies and Verayo.
 PUF technology has been implemented in several hardware platforms including Microsemi SmartFusion2, NXP SmartMX2, Coherent Logix HyperX, InsideSecure MicroXsafe, Altera Stratix 10, Redpine Signals WyzBee and Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+.

Vulnerabilities

In 2011, university research showed that delay-based PUF implementations are vulnerable to side-channel attacks and recommends that countermeasures be employed in the design to prevent this type of attack. Also, improper implementation of PUF could introduce "backdoors" to an otherwise secure system. In June 2012, Dominik Merli, a scientist at Fraunhofer Research Institution for Applied and Integrated Security (AISEC) further claimed that PUF introduces more entry points for hacking into a cryptographic system and that further investigation into the vulnerabilities of PUFs is required before PUFs can be used in practical security-related applications.
The presented attacks are all on PUFs implemented in insecure systems, such as FPGA or Static RAM (SRAM). It is also important to ensure that the environment is suitable for the needed security level, as otherwise attacks taking advantage of temperature and other variations may be possible.

In 2015, some studies claimed it is possible to attack certain kinds of PUFs with low-cost equipment in a matter of milliseconds. A team at Ruhr Universität of Bochum, Germany, demonstrated a method to create a model of XOR Arbiter PUFs and thus be able to predict their response to any kind of challenge. Their method requires only 4 CRPs, which even on resource-constrained devices should not take more than about 200ms to produce. Using this method and a $25 device or an NFC-enabled smartphone, the team was able to successfully clone PUF-based RFID cards stored in the wallet of users while it was in their back pocket.

Provable machine learning attacks
The attacks mentioned above range from invasive, e.g., to non-invasive attacks. One of the most celebrated types of non-invasive attacks is machine learning (ML) attacks. From the beginning of the era of PUFs, it has been doubted if these primitives are subject to this type of attacks. In the lack of thorough analysis and mathematical proofs of the security of PUFs, ad hoc attacks against PUFs have been introduced in the literature. Consequently, countermeasures presented to cope with these attacks are less effective. In line with these efforts, it has been conjectured if PUFs can be considered as circuits, being provably hard to break. In response, a mathematical framework has been suggested, where provable ML algorithms against several known families of PUFs have been introduced.

Along with this provable ML framework, to assess the security of PUFs against ML attacks, property testing algorithms have been reintroduced in the hardware security community and made publicly accessible. These algorithms trace their roots back to well-established fields of research, namely property testing, machine learning theory, and Boolean analysis.

ML attacks can also apply to PUFs because most of the pre and post-processing methods applied until now ignore the effect of correlations between PUF-circuit outputs. For instance, obtaining one bit by comparing two ring oscillator outputs is a method to decrease the correlation. However, this method does not remove all correlations. Therefore, the classic transforms from the signal-processing literature are applied to raw PUF-circuit outputs to decorrelate them before quantizing the outputs in the transform domain to generate bit sequences. Such decorrelation methods can help to overcome the correlation-based information leakages about the PUF outputs even if the ambient temperature and supply voltage change.

Optical PUFs
Optical PUFs rely on a random optical multiple-scattering medium, which serves as a token. Optical PUFs offer a promising approach to developing entity authentication schemes that are robust against many of the aforementioned attacks. However, their security against emulation attacks can be ensured only in the case of quantum readout (see below), or when the database of challenge-response pairs is somehow encrypted.

Optical PUFs can be made very easily: a varnish containing glitter, a metallic paint, or a frosted finish obtained by sandblasting a surface, for example, are practically impossible to clone. Their appearance changes depending on the point of view and the lighting.

Authentication of an optical PUF requires a photographic acquisition to measure the luminosity of several of its parts and the comparison of this acquisition with another previously made from the same point of view. This acquisition must be supplemented by an additional acquisition either from another point of view, or under different lighting to verify that this results in a modification of the appearance of the PUF.

This can be done with a smartphone, without additional equipment, using optical means to determine the position in which the smartphone is in relation to the PUF.

Theoretical investigations suggest that optical PUFs with nonlinear multiple-scattering media, may be more robust  than their linear counterparts against the potential cloning of the medium.

See also

 Hardware Trojan
 Quantum Readout of PUFs
 Random number generation
 Defense strategy (computing)

References

External links
 "Physical Unclonable Functions and Applications", by Srini Devadas and others, MIT
 Ultra-low-cost true randomness AND physical fingerprinting
 "Mixed-signal physically unclonable function with CMOS capacitive cells", by Kamal Kamal and Radu Muresan

Cryptographic primitives
Applications of randomness


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