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Ashes to ashes: the easily traceable dust of Ontario nuclear energy
by Stephen E. Aplin • December 17, 2014 • 3 Comments
"Why, may not imagination trace the noble dust of Alexander till a find it stopping a bung-hole?" So wonders Hamlet (Act V sc. I) after examining Yorick's skull. And while it might be a tad morbid, and certainly would mortify Alexander's admirers, Hamlet's question is perfectly reasonable. We are all made of dust, so why is it not conceivable that the physical remnants of even Alexander the Great or Caesar himself could not wind up serving such a base use? Especially when you consider the sheer volume of material into which those remnants could fold, and the innumerable routes, pathways, and currents along which they could naturally migrate in that volume through the ages.
Hamlet ponders fluid dynamics. If he were holding a nuclear fuel bundle instead of Yorick's skull, Hamlet's imagination would have no trouble tracing the bundle's passage through the cycle of inception to interment and beyond. That is because the bundle is more scrupulously managed, documented, and accounted for than Yorick's skull was. This management, documentation, and accounting has already been paid for, through the (low) rate charged for nuclear electricity. We could not say the same about the waste from gas-fired power generation. That waste is simply dumped, by the kiloton, for free, into our planet's atmosphere.
But I know of at least one volume of material we could safely rule out—the country rock of the Canadian Shield. The country rock of the Grenville Province of the Shield, for example, has been identified as being generally about 900 million years old. This is heavily metamorphosed material, and if you have ever seen Shield gneiss and pondered its crazy twists and turns it's hard not to shudder when you think of the immense heat and pressure that formed it. We know where this stuff ended up, and roughly when it was formed. We have a less-than-clear idea of where on earth it came from. Of course it is highly unlikely to contain in its crystalline structures even small bits of Alexander or Caesar—its creation predates them and all other humans by hundreds of millions of years.
As difficult as it is to trace the migration of the dust of Alexander or Caesar through even the earth's biosphere or hydrosphere (forgetting about the lithosphere), it would be far more difficult to trace those parts of either of them that turned into gas instead of a fine-grained solid. Though the earth's atmosphere is minuscule in mass compared with the lithosphere—it accounts for only 0.07 percent of the earth's mass—it is still 96 kilometers thick. For us surface-dwelling humans, those 96 kilometers are a pretty decent layer of protection from all sorts of dangerous stuff incoming from outer space.
These 96 kilometers also indicate the size of the volume that accommodates the roughly 5 quadrillion metric tons of gas that comprise the atmosphere. Like solids, gas molecules are never at rest. But they move far, far more quickly than solid molecules. Their range within the vast volume they occupy is virtually limitless. And their path is random: though atmospheric air currents follow a pattern, these are macro-scale phenomena. The branch of physics called statistical mechanics was invented because it is simply impossible to know the behaviour of molecules at their individual scale. A 44-gram parcel of carbon dioxide for example contains over sixty thousand billion trillion molecules, which at one atmosphere pressure and 0° C would fit into a container just slightly larger than a 20-litre water jug. With such a gigantic number of individual particles, all you can do is guess, using statistics and quantum mechanics, at the probabilities that certain portions of them will behave this way or that. Release 44 grams of CO2 gas into the atmosphere, then try to track each molecule through a volume 96 km thick which envelopes the entire globe. And good luck.
This 20-litre container could not hold a mole of CO2 at standard temperature and pressure. To fit a mole (44 grams, comprising 6.022 x 1023 individual molecules) of CO2 into this jug, you would have to cool the jug's internal temperature to -29° C while maintaining pressure at one atmosphere.
We do know the origins of some of the gas molecules in our atmosphere, of course. But we know them on the collective, bulk scale. Through our knowledge of the abundance of naturally occurring isotopes of carbon, and the preference on the part of green plants for the lighter carbon-12 isotope over carbon-13, we have a good idea of the amount, in billions of metric tons, of CO2 that we humans have dumped into the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution. (That amount is in the order of half a trillion metric tons; see article).
But can we tell, for example, which CO2 molecule was produced in which coal-, oil, or gas-fired engine? Look up to the left, in Table A2; it shows most of the large-scale electric power generation so far today in Ontario. In the Gas category, you'll see that the fleet of gas-fired units (there are 43 of them) produced hundreds or thousands of tons of CO2 (it depends on the time of day you view the table). Can we identify, from an analysis of the CO2 that is currently swirling around in the planet's atmosphere, the CO2 that came out of an Ontario gas plant today?
If the owners of gas plants were required, like the owners of nuclear plants are, to recover and store and account for every particle of waste they produce in the course of generating electricity, the cost of gas-fired power would be so impossibly high that they would have to get out of the business. In fact, the gas-fired power business would simply stop being even remotely viable. It would cease to exist.
Unless we could radiolabel some of the methane in the gas prior to combustion, no, we couldn't.
All we can say is that the provincial gas plants added 6,850 metric tons of CO2 to the planet's atmosphere between midnight and 11:00 a.m. on December 16 2014. That is enough CO2 to fill Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays, more than twice (see article).
Now, have a look at Item A1 in the upper right: it is the latest measurement of the atmospheric concentration of CO2 taken at the Keeling Observatory in Hawaii. At the time of writing (December 16 2014) it was 399.35 parts per million. One part per million of a mole of air is 6.022 x 1017 particles, give or take a few hundred million. So a mole of air in Hawaii with a 399.35 ppm concentration of CO2 would contain roughly 2.4 x 1020—in everyday parlance, 240 thousand quadrillion—CO2 molecules. Sift out those whose carbon component is the carbon-12 isotope—which makes it more likely that that molecule is the product of human combustion of a fossil fuel, possibly methane ("natural gas" is the trade name for methane)—and you still have a mind-bogglingly huge number of CO2 molecules. Is it possible that any of them could be from an Ontario gas plant? Hamlet would surely agree that it is possible.
More important, even if we could trace each molecule of Ontario gas plant CO2 in its journey through earth's mighty and turbulent atmosphere, we surely could not recover it and return it to the company that owns the power plant that made it, so that that company could properly store it sequestered from the atmosphere.
And even if we could do that, even if we could recover the 6,850 metric tons of CO2 that Ontario gas-fired plants have dumped into the planet's atmosphere from midnight to 11:00 a.m. today, what on earth could the owners of the plants that made it do with it? Remember, that amount of CO2 would fill two Rogers Centres. But the plant owners could not possibly afford to build two Rogers Centre-size repositories to hold their waste CO2 every time they make 6,850 tons of it. They make on average enough CO2 to fill eight Rogers Centres per day.
That's 2,920 Rogers Centre-size repositories per year.
This is a bit sobering to realize, especially when you consider that the gas-fired power plants that made the 6,850 tons of CO2 from midnight to 11:00 a.m. made less than seven percent of Ontario's electricity during that period. And that that seven percent contribution would entail the production of enough CO2 to fill Rogers Centre 2,920 times in a single year.
What made the other 93 percent? Mostly nuclear (64.3 percent) and hydro (23.8 percent).
Now, with nuclear energy, we can trace each gram of material, from the moment it is dug out of the ground to when it is placed in a half-meter-thick concrete and steel container at the generating plant that used it to make electricity.
Moreover, we—or at least those of us who live in Ontario and pay an Ontario electricity bill—have already paid for the management and storage of each and every gram of used nuclear fuel that has been produced over the course of Ontario's fifty-year nuclear history.
It doesn't take someone with Hamlet's prodigious imagination to trace this dust from cradle to grave, nor to trace the money flows into and out of it. It is pretty straightforward.
In the end, Ontario used nuclear fuel, reused and recycled or not, will return to the earth. It might go into a billion-year-old stable formation in the Canadian Shield, though likely not in Grenville Province. Regardless: its final resting place has already been paid for. Some lucky community, possibly in the northern part of Ontario, will host this resting place. Aside from a smallish, extremely highly engineered underground repository, that community will be physically unaltered. But economically it will see unprecedented prosperity: stable long-term well-paid employment, and all the happy spinoffs.
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Jeff Walther
Great point, artfully made! Thank you.
R Budd
"If the owners of gas plants were required, like the owners of nuclear plants are, to recover and store and account for every particle of waste they produce in the course of generating electricity, the cost of gas-fired power would be so impossibly high that they would have to get out of the business."
I wish the Ministry of Energy was accountable that way, but unfortunately not. Look at the OPA's recent power point outlining NG's role in generation.
http://www.rds.ontarioenergyboard.ca/webdrawer/webdrawer.dll/webdrawer/rec/457420/view/OPA_2014%20NGMR%20Conference_Presentation_20141127.PDF
By 2032 emissions will have increased particularly during peak summer demand. They plan to replace nuclear with a dirtier, costlier and more landscape destructive combination of RE and gas. Pathetic. Can anyone explain this insanity?
G.R.L. Cowan
Reply to R Budd
Someone who knows Ontario and Canadian royalty/severance tax rules for natural gas might be able to explain it.
Item A1 Current concentration of CO2 in the global atmosphere:
414.83 parts per million
In the last hour:
Nuclear reactors contributed 62 % of total electrical power generated in-province.
97.5 % of Ontario-generated electricity was carbon-free.
Nuclear reactors contributed 63.6 % of Ontario's carbon-free electricity.
Table A1: Total Ontario generation, and related CO2 emissions, in hour preceding 04:05 EST on Jan 20 2021
CO2, tons
CO2 intensity per kWh (CIPK) in the last hour: 10.45 grams.
Table A2: Total Ontario generation, and related CO2 emissions, midnight to 04:05 EST on Jan 20 2021
Average CO2 intensity per kWh (CIPK) over period: 7.93 grams
This content is updated at 50 minutes past the hour. Refresh at that time to see latest available data. Sources: www.ieso.ca and EmissionTrak™
Table A3 Should we replace nuclear plants with natural gas-fired ones? This table compares actual Ontario grid CO2 emissions from the last hour with those from a grid in which gas has replaced nuclear.
Actual Ontario grid
Gas replaces nuclear
Tons CO2
CIPK, grams
If gas had replaced nuclear last hour, Ontario power plants would have dumped enough CO2 to fill Rogers Centre 1.9 times. As it was, 165 tons were dumped, which would fill Rogers Centre 0.1 times.
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The sound engineer for the Eastern Shore program "Radio from Downtown" was incorrectly identified in yesterday's paper. Jim Smith is the "knob-twiddler" for the program.
SALISBURY -- There was a time when radio theater -- plays, entertainment, variety acts -- flourished at stations across the country. Then came rock, FM, drive time and talk shows.
But, like clover in a brick sidewalk, here and there radio theater still blossoms. Nationally, there's Garrison Keillor's weekly "American Radio Company." On the Delmarva Peninsula, there's Van Williamson's bimonthly "Radio From Downtown."
"Nobody else is nuts enough to actually mount this," says the 50-year-old Salisbury resident, his voice tinged with rueful pride. "This is not a cost-effective radio program."
Maybe not yet. But Mr. Williamson's radio program has a lot going for it: It's funny, it's topical and it's home-grown talent. Writers, painters, singers, musicians, accordion players, dancers, even a Delmarva man who's made a name for himself as Black Elvis -- Radio From Downtown brings Mr. Williamson's hand-picked mix of jazz, dance, strange entertainment and a radio drama to Easton's historic Avalon Theater every other month.
"It's a good show," Mr. Williamson said last week as he prepared for tonight's production. "It's sort of an across-the-board arts showcase. I think it would be fair to say we span the spectrum of talent."
"The spectrum of listenability," agreed sound engineer Jim Fisher, the self-described "knobtwiddler" who is responsible for getting the show onto tape. The show is independently produced by Mr. Williamson and two Delmarva stations broadcast it the day after it is performed on stage.
Entertainers in the show get paid at rates Mr. Williamson describes as "two-thirds decent now, as opposed to half-decent." But the real payoff is the chance to appear onstage in a forum with few restrictions.
"You can pretty much do anything if you have the temerity not to worry too much about if you're going to crash and burn," Mr. Williamson says cheerfully. "I am willing to stick my neck out for the most threadbare reasons. People love to be on the show. I've rarely been turned down."
That anything-goes feeling was apparent in July, when local writer Helen Chappell read from her "The Oysterback Tales," the Bellows Babes wielded their accordions, and the entire cast, scripts in hand, gathered around the stage microphones for the show's centerpiece, an original radio play by Mr. Williamson and his collaborator, Jack Purdy.
Although the show moved briskly and smoothly, drawing plenty of laughter and applause from the crowd in the Avalon, it also had a strong flavor of improvisation and spontaneity. Offstage sound effects for the play were frequent and inventive, allowing the audience to experience the show almost as a radio listener would.
Most of the entertainment acts change for each show. But there are some constants: Mr. Williamson and Mr. Purdy write the play and some of the stand-up comedy bits, the jazz band is always Swing Shift and Mr. Fisher handles the taping.
Tonight's show is typically eclectic and spicy: Black Elvis, singer Karen Goldberg, author Richard Ben Cramer and tap dancer Kelli Barron will all perform, area reporter Joe Forsthoffer will describe his trip to the top of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and actor David Foster will portray H. L. Mencken.
Like its predecessors, tonight's radio play will be laced with local culture: it's the story of what happens when an embittered Delmarva doctor unleashes a virulent virus on the peninsula.
"There's no end, no end of stuff you can do," says Mr. Williamson. "That's the great thing about living here." Inspiration for "RFD" sketches and jokes can come from local industry -- one play was called "The Good, The Bad and The Chicken" -- and the unusual names of some area towns in the area have awakened his muse, he says.
There are no rehearsals until the day of the show. At 9 a.m. on Saturday, the performers all gather at the Avalon for two run-throughs, mostly so Mr. Williamson and Mr. Fisher can be sure the show will fit into a two-hour format. Because it's radio, the performers read from scripts on stage; no memorization required.
"It's not brain surgery, it's not Chekhov!" explains Mr. Williamson.
But "RFD" does draw on his extensive experience in radio. After graduating from San Francisco State, he taught music before becoming a news and airborne traffic reporter for San Francisco radio stations -- an experience he said taught him to "speak in complete sentences."
Originally from Chevy Chase, he decided to return to Maryland in and chose Salisbury because his parents live nearby in Delaware. "RFD" began in 1989 as "Radio Free Delmarva," a live jazz show, when he worked for WSCL, an NPR affiliate station on the campus of Salisbury State. It filled a moribund Saturday night slot, Mr. Williamson recalled.
"I told the program director, 'I can go in there once a month and play some jazz tunes and talk about jazz,' " Mr. Williamson recalls. "So I called up some friends and said, 'Let's play live on the radio.' That was the first show."
As the show gained listeners, some began coming into the studio to hear the band live, and the show began to evolve into what it is today: a mixed bag of entertainers who do their separate bits, then join forces to read the parts in a radio play.
But a new station general manager began quibbling with the show's content. Finally, Mr. Williamson just stopped doing it.
Local people remembered the show, and would ask him about it -- "even two years later!" So in April, he decided to revive it and produce it independently. The show gets some money from ticket and T-shirt sales, plus a $1,000 grant from a state arts council. It does not receive money from the two stations that rebroadcast it the next day.
"We're going to approach some businesses" about sponsoring the show, Mr. Williamson says. Ticket sales are the main thing, he says: "It mostly depends on getting the bodies in the seats." For "RFD," the theater will have about 300 seats.
Money uncertainties notwithstanding, he is committed to "RFD" living on as an exercise in the power and art of radio.
"In order to do this, you have to be able to step outside yourself," he says. "This is the coolest thing I could be doing . . . it's like making art with your friends."
"Radio From Downtown" will perform at 7:30 p.m. today at the Avalon Theater, 40 E. Dover St. (across from the Tidewater Inn) in Easton. The show's band, Swing Shift, will play a half-hour set before taping begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. For information or to reserve tickets, call the Avalon Theater at (410) 822-0345. The taped show will be broadcast tomorrow by two Eastern Shore stations: WESM-FM (91.3) from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and WCEI-AM (1460) from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.


I had hoped the frost would herald some proper winter. I hate unendingly claggy, wet, grey days. I can feel my allotment mojo seeping away, and even though there is plenty to do, I struggle to muster much energy to tackle it.
Looking ahead to next year's harvests, I now have peas. Two short rows of overwintering Meteor, which are protected from mice and birds by some blackthorn barricades. It's the first year I've got them started early enough to avoid the attentions of pea moth.
I had a bit of a shuftie around in the garlic bed – happily the terminally shy Tuscany Wight has started to move. I think I buried it too deep, so on that assumption the top inch or so of soil has been skimmed off and chucked onto the bed behind. Again, this has blackthorn barricades to deter our crows who will pull out anything faintly green and interesting.
My saffron's been fed with non-smelly fertiliser (so's not to interest the local fox into digging), which hopefully will build next year's crop. Likewise the rhubarb and cooking gooseberries have had a good helping of manure to get them ready for winter. After a bit of a fight the gooseberries have been tamed so they fit inside their cage – vicious thorns on those things! I've stuck a healthy number of the prunings in a spare bit of bed. If they take I'll find space somewhere.
Still to finish is the hedge trimming, which I think I will save for a Christmas 'treat'. Plus skimming and chipping 2 new paths. And then there is weeding. That doesn't seem to end, ever.


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Létay Klári (névváltozatai: Létai Klára, Létay Klára, Létai Klári) (Budapest, 1923. augusztus 4. –) magyar színművész, előadóművész, a Színház- és Filmművészeti Főiskola tanára.

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A Színház- és Filmművészeti Főiskola elvégzése után, 1946-ban kezdődött színészi pályája. Pódiumelőadásokon szerepelt, viszonylag keveset filmezett is, utoljára 1974-ben. Idegen nyelvű filmekben gyakran szinkronizált. A színi főiskolán később évtizedekig tanított, szakmai esszéket publikált.

Színházi szerepeiből
 Molière: Kényeskedők... Kati
 Molière: Dandin György... Kati
 William Shakespeare: Ahogy tetszik... Phoebe, pásztorlány
 William Shakespeare: Antonius és Kleopátra... Octavia
 Thornton Wilder: A mi kis városunk... Mrs. Soames
 Kovách Aladár: Téli zsoltár... Kat
 Márai Sándor: Kassai polgárok... Szabina, a dajka

Előadásai
 Vigilia 1962/7 – Vigh Béla: Színházi krónika; Bánffy Györggyel közös előadóestje
 Vigilia 1971/6 – Ödön von Horváth: Mesél a bécsi erdő; Tompa Lászlóval közös előadóestje

Filmjei
 Életjel ... Ambrusné (1954)
 Fapados szerelem (1960)
 Fűre lépni szabad (1960)
 Bohóc a falon (1967)
 Fejlövés ... Laci anyja (1968)
 Tűzoltó utca 25. (1973)

Művei
 Helikon, Békeffy Saroltával közös könyve, magánkiadás, Budapest, 1982 után, 48 o.

Jegyzetek

Források

 Létay Klári az imdb.com-on

További információk

1923-ban született személyek
Budapesten született személyek
Magyar színésznők
Magyar szinkronszínészek
Magyar egyetemi, főiskolai oktatók
Élő személyek

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Knect365 is pleased to be hosting the 10th instalment of the Outsourcing and Third-Party Risk in Financial Services conference in Central London. This year's offering is focused on the operational, and regulatory, challenges encountered by the Financial Services sector whenever they outsource, share their services or attempt automation in-house. Learn from industry influencers and rule makers with key note speakers from the Bank of England and the European Banking Authority. With plenty of opportunity to share best practices with likeminded professionals and meet new business contacts, this is not an event to be missed in Q4. For more information, and to sign up today, visit the website.
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Rule 53 (current)
Practice Relating to Rule 53. Starvation as a Method of Warfare
Section A. General
Under the Russian Federation's Military Manual, the "use of starvation among the civilian population" is a prohibited method of warfare.
Russian Federation, Instructions on the Application of the Rules of International Humanitarian Law by the Armed Forces of the USSR, Appendix to Order of the USSR Defence Minister No. 75, 1990, § 5(r).
The Russian Federation's Regulations on the Application of IHL (2001) states: "The prohibited methods of warfare include … using starvation of civilians to achieve military objectives."
Russian Federation, Regulations on the Application of International Humanitarian Law by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Moscow, 8 August 2001, § 7.
With regard to internal armed conflict, the Regulations states: "Starvation of civilians as a method of combat is prohibited."
Russian Federation, Regulations on the Application of International Humanitarian Law by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation, Moscow, 8 August 2001, § 85.


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Here Is What We Know About Season 2 of Leverage Redemption!
By Rahul Rajput On Dec 2, 2022
Leverage Redemption Season 2 Release Date: There's nothing better than seeing someone who doesn't deserve it get what they deserve. "Leverage" seemed to understand that better than many other crime dramas. When it started on TNT in 2008, the show was a big hit because it had mystery, action, comedy, and even romance (via The Hollywood Reporter).
Through IMDb TV, the show came back because fans still wanted to see it. The first season of "Leverage: Redemption" was a big hit on social media, and it also got people interested in Amazon's new branch of their popular movie site. The project had a total of 16 episodes and brought back old cast members and added new ones, according to TV Insider.
Now, it looks like the show will be back, as IMDb TV has announced that the revival will have a second season (via Deadline). The next part of "Leverage: Redemption" is still a mystery, but the team is back to doing what they do best. "Let's steal a new season," as they would say.
Leverage Redemption Season 2 Release Date
Leverage Redemption, an American action/crime drama series available on streaming services, is widely watched. Season 2 premiered after the show's initial episodes received widespread critical acclaim. The release date of Leverage Redemption Season 2 is eagerly anticipated by the show's many viewers. The November 16th, 2022, release date has been set for the second season of Leverage: Redemption.
Leverage Redemption Season 2 Trailer
The official trailer for the second season of Leverage: Redemption shows you what to expect. It looks like the same thrilling event that fans have come to expect.
Cast Of Leverage Redemption' Season 2
The cast of Leverage: Redemption's second season includes everyone who appeared in the first. For instance, the roles played by Gina Bellman (Sophie Devereaux), Beth Riesgraf (Parker), Christian Kane (Eliot Spencer), Noah Wyle (Harry Wilson), Alyse Shannon (Breanna Casey), and Aldis Hodge (Alec Hardison) are all excellent examples.
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However, it is unclear how many episodes Hodge will return. When he first joined the cast of Leverage, he had a supporting part. During the first season of Leverage: Redemption, it only appeared in three episodes. This is likely because Hodge is extremely busy at the moment with his starring roles in City on a Hill and Black Adam (2022).
Several notable actors and actresses will appear in episodes throughout Season 2 of Leverage: Redemption. Pierson Fodé (The Man from Toronto), Alanna Masterson (The Walking Dead), Anand Desai-Barochia (Bridgerton), Steve Coulter, and Doug Savant are just some of the actors who have been mentioned.
Leverage Redemption season 2 plot
Leverage: Redemption's central premise is that a group of the ex-criminals band together to try and make up for the wrongs of their past by employing their skill sets to stage elaborate con games against wealthy and powerful targets on behalf of wronged clients.
Here is the official season 2 synopsis for fans to refer to:
"The Leverage team is back to give corporate bad guys and shady dealers a lesson for exploiting the underdog in their pursuit of wealth and power. No matter the threat, they offer… leverage when someone needs assistance.
This time, everything from a husband and wife team operating a multi-level marketing scam to a shipping magnate disposing of boatloads of plastic waste to a music producer abusing his position over weak women puts their criminal prowess to the test. A former friend of Sophie's unexpectedly reappears this season, which causes her to second-guess her decisions."
Where to watch Leverage: Redemption
Only Amazon Freevee has the show Leverage: Redemption. The streaming service is free and is only available in the United States and the United Kingdom right now. The good news is that it's pretty easy to watch Amazon Freevee. All you need is an internet connection and a device that works with it. If you don't like ads, it's too bad that there isn't a way to watch Amazon Freevee without ads, because ads are what make Amazon Freevee free.
All of the episodes of the first season of Leverage: Redemption can be watched right now on Amazon Freevee.
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With 72 miles of track, 20 viaducts and 14 tunnels, the Settle to Carlisle line is probably the most scenic railway journey in England, taking in the iconic Ribblehead Viaduct. Completed in 1876 and constructed almost entirely by hand and at great human cost, the line follows the natural pathways through the hills of the Pennines to accommodate high-speed services for Anglo-Scottish passengers. There are 11 stops on route including Dent, the highest mainline station in England. The route is mainly served by modern diesel trains, and there are occasional steam and diesel charters.


Link popularity describes the process whereby many search engines will use the number and type of links pointing into a website as a measure of its importance.
Links, in the form of hypertext links, from other domains into a website can therefore be a determining factor on how well a site will perform within the ranking results. This factor was pioneered by Google as part of its ranking criteria to enable more established sites to perform well and to make it harder for new, or temporary sites, to manipulate the results.
I would just like to say how pleased we have been with the marketing support you have given our new website.
As a result, the need to develop links into a site can mean that new sites will initially find it hard to obtain rankings, particularly for the most competitive terms, whereas the likes of large established sites like Amazon or the BBC can dominate the results. Some companies will try to artificially inflate links into a domain by creating 'link farms' between many unrelated sides. However, the simple truth is that links are difficult to establish effectively. A site with good content and high awareness will attract links naturally, whereas most will need to build links as part of a long-term strategy.
Internal - these are links from pages within a website pointing back to the home page. These can contribute to the link popularity of a website if they are structured in the most effective manner.
Free - these are links that are added to a third-party website for free, in such cases where sites are building their own content to attract traffic. Example sites may be general information directories, business directories or subject specific sites that wish to provide a service to their visitors.
Reciprocal - these are links that are agreed between two websites so that both gain some benefit from the links between each domain. More sites are now requesting reciprocal links as the importance of links has become more prominent.
Paid - some very popular sites will now also make a charge for a link to be added, either as a one-off listing fee or on an annual basis.
Links that are created should point to the direct domain of the recipient site and they should also be placed on other well-established or relevant sites. The page content should be related to the subject of the linked site and, ideally, the link should be in the form of a text link, rather than graphic, with the text itself including a relevant keyword or phrase, such as 'search engine marketing specialists'.
We recognise the importance of link building as part of a search engine optimisation strategy and we offer a link building package to clients, if required. We can also advise clients on how to find and build links themselves. Contact us now by phone for an initial discussion or complete our online enquiry form for a FREE website assessment or for more information.


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← Big Game Jackpot Jumps to $350 Million!
You Could Be A Winner and Not Even Know It! Over $2.4 Million in Top Michigan Lottery Prizes Remain Unclaimed! →
Larry and Nancy Ross of Shelby Township, Mich., Collect $181.5 Million Share of Record-Setting Big Game Jackpot from May 9 Drawing!
Posted on May 12, 2000 by Michigan Lottery
LANSING, Mich., May 12, 2000 – Small-business owners Larry and Nancy Ross of Shelby Township, Mich., became part of U.S. gaming history today as they claimed their share of the largest lottery jackpot in North America to date: the $363 million grand prize in the May 9, 2000 Big Game drawing!
"We still can't believe we won!" said Mr. Ross of his family's unbelievable good fortune. "The whole thing is overwhelming and we are still adjusting to the shock."
Then the next morning we saw the clerk who had sold us the ticket on TV. We re-checked the ticket and found we had the winner!"
Mr. Ross said he and Nancy plan to share the wealth with several family members and will take some time to figure out what to do with the rest. He joked that he may take up a new career: golf.
The Rosses decided to take their $181.5 million share of the jackpot winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment for approximately $90 million (the estimated present cash value of the jackpot share before taxes). The actual cash value of the prize will be determined after the sale of the Treasury bonds that fund the prize.
"This really couldn't have happened to a nicer family!" said Michigan Lottery Commissioner Don Gilmer. "It's been such a pleasure to meet the Rosses and share in their excitement. This was the longest jackpot run in Big Game history and everyone at the Michigan Lottery is glad it had a happy ending for one of our players."
Born and raised in the metro-Detroit area, Larry, 47, and Nancy, 46, own and operate Bush Pools, a pool installation and maintenance business that has been in the family for 13 years. They have three children and one grandchild, and will celebrate their 27th wedding anniversary next month with a little extra cash.
The winning Big Game "easy pick" ticket was purchased at Mr. K's Party Shoppe, 2238 Auburn Road, in Utica. The winning numbers in the May 9 Big Game drawing were: 1, 2, 12, 33, 37 and the Big Money Ball number was 4.
The $363 million windfall unseated a July 1998 Powerball jackpot of $295.7 million as the largest lottery jackpot in North American lottery history! Michigan's wasn't the only lucky ticket in the Big Game drawing; the Illinois Lottery sold the other ticket but officials said the winner has not yet stepped forward.
The jackpot run resulted in some very impressive sales totals on its way up to the $363 million record level. March 3 was the last time on which The Big Game jackpot was won; from the March 7 drawing through the May 9 drawing, Big Game ticket sales in all participating states totaled more than $565 million. Michigan's sales share amounted to $83.29 million. Of that amount, roughly $29 million is earmarked for the state School Aid Fund, the Michigan Lottery's sole beneficiary of net revenue.
The Big Game is a multistate lottery game available in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey and Virginia. The game debuted at Michigan Lottery ticket counters on August 31, 1996 and the first drawing was conducted September 6, 1996. Tickets cost $1 and, in addition to the jackpot, there are eight other ways to win cash prizes ranging from $1 to $150,000.
Big Game tickets are available at more than 6,400 Michigan Lottery retailer locations statewide. Drawings are conducted Tuesday and Friday at 11 p.m. (Eastern); the next drawing is tonight (May 12) with a jackpot of $5 million.


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Improperly disposed needles force Oneida County Solid Waste to shut down recycling center Submitted: 07/17/2019
RHINELANDER - Sifting through a sea of bottles, cans, and milk jugs, Lisa Jolin has pretty much seen it all come through her recycling center, including things that don't belong. The plant processes nearly 2.5 million pounds of recycling each year.
"Diapers, you know, gross things," Jolin explained.
But a discovery late Tuesday morning stopped the Oneida County Solid Waste Director's workers in their tracks.
UPDATE: Wausau Police arrest sex offender who cut off ankle monitor Submitted: 07/16/2019
WAUSAU - UPDATE: James Begay was apprehended on his warrant and has been transported to the Marathon County Jail.
The Wausau Police Department thanks the community for sharing the information and offering tips.
Lincoln Co. Sheriff on lookout for home improvement scammers after recent visit Submitted: 07/16/2019
MERRILL - Police believe a group of men have been driving around north-central Wisconsin trying to scam homeowners through shoddy "improvement" work.
The latest case comes from the Town of Corning in Lincoln County. Sheriff Ken Schneider reports the men showed up at woman's home in the last week offering to seal her metal roof.
The suspect, described as an eastern European man in his 40s, offered to demonstrate the product when two other men got out of their truck and started putting the sealant on her roof.
A family member showed up soon thereafter, confronted the men and they left.
Former hospital foundations director Baltus accused of stealing nearly $46,000 Submitted: 07/16/2019
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The former director of Ascension's St. Mary's and Sacred Heart Hospital foundations stole nearly $46,000, according to police.
Prosecutors charged Kimberly Baltus, 61, with a felony theft charge in Oneida County Court on July 9.
The police report shows Baltus admitted to stealing the money during a stretch that started in January 2017 and ran through October 2018, when she left the foundation.
The foundation provides further support and services to patients in the Ascension system, including funding for the James Beck Cancer Center, free health screenings at wellness fairs, and diabetic supplies for patients in need.
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ALBANY — A former donor to Gov. Cuomo charged in a bid-rigging scheme has agreed to help the state and feds in their upcoming corruption trials involving a one-time top state official, the Daily News has learned.
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in court papers filed Tuesday moved to dismiss the single felony charge his office brought against Joseph Nicolla, the one-time head of Columbia Development, an Albany-based real estate firm.
In exchange, Nicolla has agreed to cooperate with state prosecutors and the feds in their separate corruption trials involving Alain Kaloyeros, the now former president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute, a source with knowledge of the situation said.
Nicolla was charged by Schneiderman's office in 2016 with one felony count of "combination in restraint of trade and competition." According to the indictment, Kaloyeros colluded with Columbia Development to give the company an unfair advantage in a proposed dorm complex construction project for SUNY Polytechnic students that never happened.
Nicolla's company gave Gov. Cuomo's campaign $145,000 around the same time as the bidding process, records showed.
Neither Cuomo nor anyone in his administration were accused by Schneiderman of any wrongdoing in the criminal complaint.
Nicolla was not charged by the feds in their case against Kaloyeros and others involving the Buffalo Billions project.
But the source with knowledge of the situation said that Nicolla "knows a ton about what Kaloyeros was up to."
"Just because (the feds) didn't charge him doesn't mean he can't be useful," the source said.
His testimony might also help bail out the federal prosecutors given that one expected key witness had his credibility shot during a recent federal corruption trial involving former Cuomo top aide and confidant Joseph Percoco.
Todd Howe, who was expected to also be a star witness in the Kaloyeros trial, was arrested during the Percoco trial after it was learned he violated his cooperation agreement with prosecutors.
It's not clear whether he is still set to testify in the Buffalo Billions case set to begin in June.
"Certainly this is very helpful to the federal case," the source said of Nicolla agreeing to cooperate.
Nicolla's lawyer, Carrie Cohen, said "we are very pleased that the attorney general has reconsidered his charging decision against Joe Nicolla and come out on the side of the facts and law.
"It was clear from the outset that Mr. Nicolla was not guilty, and we are grateful the Attorney General's office has chosen to dismiss the charge against him and that he can now move on with his life."
A second source with knowledge of the deal said Nicolla is only required to cooperate "if asked" by either the feds or the state.
"Typically, they require the defendant to plead guilty to all crimes and sentencing is left to a later date," the source said. "That way they're incentivized by their cooperation. What's happening here is the charges are dismissed outright — and that's unusual."


For centuries the ocean has been considered to be an infinite source of food and natural resources and able to absorb anything dumped into it. It was never true, of course, but the lie is only becoming obvious now. And we are starting to realize that nothing could be more essential to our survival than healthy oceans.
Covering more than 70 percent of the planet, the ocean gives us food, oxygen, it regulates and stabilise our climate and provides many essential "services", as the scientists call it, that are vital to sustain life on Earth. The United Nation's First Ocean Assessment tells us that many areas of the ocean have been seriously degraded due to - us - due to human activities: from overfishing, to oil and gas extraction, coastal development and plastic pollution, all of these work to destroy our oceans and decrease their ability to nurture life. This is not only true of areas close to our shores, but also of those out on the High Seas - in called areas beyond national jurisdiction.
The world is finally waking up to the need to take urgent action. This week, the ocean is in the global spotlight as the UN hosts a first high-level meeting which gets together governments, businesses, citizens and ocean lovers to advance global action and solutions against marine pollution and debris, to protect marine ecosystems, end overfishing and destructive fishing practices and minimise the effects of ocean acidification.
In the Call For Action that governments will formally adopt at the conference, a particular focus is given to the importance of cutting carbon pollution and implementing the Paris Climate Agreement (despite the Trump administration's disgraceful attempts to prevent this important link being made). This is due to the alarming impacts our use of oil, coal and gas and destruction of forests and other carbon stocks are already having on the ocean, causing it to become more warm, more acidic and less rich in oxygen.
The speed, depth and scale of these changes is difficult to grasp. For example, our ocean is currently becoming more acidic at a rate unprecedented within the last 65 million years, if not the last 300 million years, threatening to fundamentally change marine life within the span of a single human lifetime. For this reason alone, getting rid of fossil fuels as soon as possible and accelerating the transition to renewable energy, in the spirit of the Paris Agreement, will be crucial. Here the official conferences hosts, Sweden, who has pledged to lead in becoming fossil free and Fiji, who together with other Pacific Islands has called for an international moratorium on new fossil fuel developments, are showing the way.
But getting rid of fossil fuels is not sufficient to stop the impact of climate change and protect the ocean's precious functions. The science is clear that a global network of marine protected areas, especially ocean sanctuaries - areas off limits to human activities - is necessary to reverse the ocean crisis, ensure food security and mitigate and build resilience against, climate change. That is one key reason why, back in 2010, the international community agreed to protect 10% of the ocean by 2020, a commitment that has been endorsed once again in 2015 when the world agreed the "to do list" for people and planet known as the Sustainable Development Goals. More recently, following scientific advice, States have gone further and committed to protect at least 30% by 2030.
These numbers are as vital as they are daunting. Right now less than 3% of the ocean is under some form of protection, and only little over 1% is strongly protected in no-take areas. Numbers are even more alarming when it comes to the High Seas, which cover two-thirds of the ocean. Less than 1% of these are protected. It is quite clear that if we want to achieve the targets needed to ensure our future, areas must be protected, both in national and international waters. Sadly, for the High Seas, including the central Arctic, there is currently no global process to create and manage protected areas. To fill this gap the international community has been discussing the need to develop a new Treaty under the framework of the UN Convention of the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS) to protect marine life in waters beyond national jurisdiction. The process toward this Treaty is now coming to a crucial stage. In only a few weeks from now, the UN will decide on whether to convene a formal negotiation process to address outstanding issues and adopt the Treaty.
The UN Ocean Conference therefore needs to send a strong signal about the need to launch formal negotiations of the "Paris Agreement for the Ocean" in 2018.
In the run-up to the Conference, governments and all relevant stakeholders, including the industry, have been busy registering their voluntary commitments to protect the ocean. While of course, this is a good thing, the record of implementation of voluntary commitments has been traditionally appalling. The ocean doesn't need more expressions of goodwill, it needs concrete action. My hope is that beyond collecting voluntary commitments, this Conference will catalyse real action for the ocean, for the people, for our Planet and prosperity of humankind.


Cybersecurity Awareness Month – Just one month after the Equifax breach, many firms focused commentary content on National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Five firms highlight the month through banner images and notifications. Raymond James promoted security tips and related articles through an image on the logout page as well as a section on the public site homepage. Wells Fargo Advisors notified clients with an announcement on the public site homepage that linked to advice for detecting scams. Morgan Stanley's login and logout pages housed a banner image that included a warning against fraud. PNC Bank promoted relevant resources in a section of the Security & Privacy page and tweeted in recognition of the month. Fidelity took multiple steps in mentioning cybercrime this month, featuring a section on the public site homepage that led to tips for safeguarding information at home. A new article on the News & Research page focused on the possibility of falling victim to cybercrime, and the retirement plan participant Library featured a How to Stop Cybercrime video. Firms across different industries addressed cybersecurity, without mentioning the dedicated month. Principal and Putnam published articles for keeping data safe online, while an American Funds news piece advised on identity protection procedures. AXA, MassMutual, Capital One and U.S. Bank provided tips and security assurances regarding the Equifax breach and credit fraud.
App Updates – This month, 17 firms updated their mobile apps in a variety of ways. Twelve of these added new capabilities to enhance client experiences. Citibank enabled the Citi Quick Lock service for debit card holders, Bank of America added the ability to pick up a cash withdrawal from an ATM, and BB&T added external fund transfers and alert management. Charles Schwab created a mobile message center, and American Express introduced two new features—Pay It and Plan It—that allow clients to make small payments quickly and set up no-interest payment plans for eligible purchases over $100, respectively. Allstate, Esurance and TIAA feature new scanning abilities: Allstate can scan the VIN number, Esurance will prefill form information with a scanned credit card, and TIAA introduced a check scanning function. Progressive launched in-app quoting functionality for all products, and State Farm provides the ability to create a vehicle glass claim. Farmers now allows clients to put a temporary stop on automatic payments. Merrill Edge/Merrill Lynch allow clients with eligible Bank of America accounts to use Zelle for person-to-person payments. The remaining five firms made updates to their apps in terms of technology or resources. PNC Bank combined its Virtual Wallet Insider and Virtual Wallet apps, and Chase added a refer-a-friend interface. Scottrade added the TD Ameritrade Transition Hub while TD Ameritrade added educational videos. USAA created iPhone widgets and Siri-based search.
Cross-Industry Responses to California Wildfires – Ten firms acknowledged the wildfires throughout California. Bank of America tweeted an announcement of its donations toward relief, as did Wells Fargo, which also published a press release. Edward Jones and Morgan Stanley provided clients with emergency contact information in homepage notifications. P&C insurance firms featured links to emergency response, wildfire preparation and claims FAQ pages. Chubb and Travelers both added homepage images that provided links to existing wildfire pages and articles. Additionally, Travelers displayed a static site alert and a homepage alert, the former linking to the Emergency Response page and the latter promoting the wildfire preparation article. Homesite and Safeco also notified users with public site homepage alerts. Homesite linked to the Claims FAQ Answers page, while Safeco provided a click-to-call link and a link to the public site Mobile Customer Response Vehicle Locations page. Liberty Mutual published a press release detailing its relief efforts and providing contact numbers for claims, while State Farm issued a press release offering safety tips and contacts for affected customers.
Bank of America revamped the homepage with aesthetic changes, namely in the navigation, page format and imagery. An expandable navigation menu provides new specific tabs separating previously vague content labeled simple Banking and Loans. The now long-form page features asymmetric, curved section dividers to space out more content, and a login tile overlain on the banner image replaces the squeezed entry fields in the navigation menu.
USAA redesigned its public site homepage to modernize its design, in line with its navigation menu. The new design features large buttons and white and dark blue coloration. The previous layout featured shading and busy placement, giving it a dated feel.
Liberty Mutual continues its rollout of simplified public site page designs with its homepage, simplifying the aesthetic to offer fewer images and links. The firm removed its banner image, replacing it with a prominent link to its quote tool. Added icons provide visual representations of existing page links.
The firm's new public site features an interactive design with a new color scheme, highlighting updated promotional content that focuses largely on account creation. The site does not provide universal navigation and cannot open many pages at the same time on separate browser tabs. Notably, prospects can easily receive an estimate through a short quote tool and needs calculator.
The private site simply offers a two-page design: the homepage houses all policy information, as well as a sidebar for contact information, and the Settings page remains largely the same. Previously, the navigation menu linked to public site pages but now focuses on the two client-facing pages only.


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May 15 – Pharma Panel featuring INSEAD's Laurence Capron in Geneva
You are invited to an evening conference and networking cocktail featuring INSEAD professor of Strategy, Laurence Capron, co-author of Build, Borrow, or Buy: Solving the Growth Dilemma (Harvard Business Review Press), an award-winning book that examines how companies can select and balance different modes of growth: organic growth (build), licensing and alliances (borrow) and M&A (buy) to outperform.
The event will focus on healthcare companies. Laurence Capron's research suggests that the pharmaceutical industry is pretty well-balanced in terms of its ability to mix and match different modes of growth, and this bodes well for its future. Companies that can mix the modes of growth, combining internal development, innovation acquisitions, alliance-building, and licensing have a significantly greater five-year survival rate than those that use only one of these approaches.
Come and learn more about Professor Capron's research and hear from a panel of healthcare industry professionals reveal the challenges and lessons learned in executing these different modes of growth.[warning] A nice feature of this particular INSEAD Alumni Association event is that we are offering all attendees a complimentary copy of Capron's book, which received the 2013 Best International Book Awards, granted by USA Book News in 2013. [/warning]
The event is organized by Ludovic Choppin (MBA'12D).
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98 rue de St Jean
18.00 to 18.30: Registration
18:30 to 19:00 Laurence Capron presentation on Build Borrow Buy
19:00 to 19.45: Panel Discussion Moderated by : Laurence Capron
Michèle Ollier, LifeSciences, Partner, Index Ventures
Jean-Pierre Rosat, CEO, Aleva NeuroTherapeutics
Alexander Schmitz, VP Business Development, Biosensors International
Other speakers to be confirmed
19.45 – 20.00 : Q&A
20.00 – 21.30 : Networking Cocktail
SFr 50 for INSEAD NAA members / SFr 70 for other INSEAD Alumni and guests
Register online at http://www.amiando.com/BBB2014
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From "Unknown-Unknowns" to Insights Into Your Future Business Environment
This Friday March 28th, Mathieu Trépanier, co-founder of Tsquared Consulting Partners, a global open source intelligence and advisory firm dealing with "unknown-unknowns" will be speaking to the INSEAD Alumni Association in Geneva at Swissotel Métro pole, 34, Quai du Général-Guisan, 1204 Geneva at a Lunch Conference.
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Tickets Available for "Competing for Tomorrow's Rules of the Game" with Mathieu Trépanier
INSEAD Lunch-Conference
INSEAD Alumni Association of Switzerland Geneva Chapter presents
"Competing for Tomorrow's Rules of the Game"
featuring Mathieu Trépanier, founder of Tsquared Consulting Partners SA
Hotel Métropole, Geneva, Friday March 28, 2014 from 12-2 pm
Can entrepreneurs, CEOs, board members, investors, and business managers avoid being blindsided by the changing rules of the game in their industry? Mathieu Trépanier says the answer is yes, if CEOs and boards anticipate how their company or industry can become the center of attention next. Industries face increasing pressure and scrutiny from regulators, legislators, activists, NGOs, and other influencers. Some describe it as a VUCA world, a world that is Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous. Others talk of crowd governance. The complexity in part arises with new communication technologies, which arguably enable a power shift away from corporations and governments and towards consumers, activists, researchers, and gurus.
Recent examples are easily spotted in the banking and hydraulic fracturing industries and the nuclear energy sector in the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. Crucially, these challenges are no longer limited to developed economies, witness the ongoing tensions in the Chinese infant milk formula market since the melamine contamination scandal of 2008 or the boycott of the Danish milk industry in the Middle East after the publications of the Mahomet cartoons. The Arab spring is yet another recent example. Clearly, social and political forces can affect much more than a company's reputation; they can challenge its right to operate and frequently lie at the heart of the competitive advantage.
Join us on March 28th to learn more about how to anticipate and analyze the emerging and ongoing social and political challenges that can shift the rules of the game, and how such challenges provide opportunities in specific industries and in specific markets.
When: Friday March 28 , 2014
Where: Swissotel Métropole, 34, Quai du Général-Guisan, 1204 Geneva
Programme: 12:00 – 12:15 Registration & Welcome Drink12:15 – 13:15 Lunch13:15 – 14:00 Conference & Q&A
Price: SFr 55 for INSEAD Alumni Association members / SFr 70 for others and guests
Tickets: Register online http://de.amiando.com/newrulesofthegame14
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You are welcome to invite friends or colleagues along and we look forward to seeing you there!
Leila Ojjeh (MBA '01D)
IAA Switzerland President Geneva Chapter
Speaker Bio
Mathieu Trépanier, Ph.D., Managing Director Tsquared Consulting Partners
Mathieu Trépanier, is a co-founder of Tsquared Consulting Partners, a global open source intelligence and advisory firm dealing with "unknown-unknowns". In that role, he consults with world leading organizations in the pharmaceutical, medical device, cosmetics, food and beverage, flavor and fragrance and other industries on topics related to strategy, reputation, open source intelligence, issue anticipation and management, and consumer insights.
He is also an affiliate researcher at the Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research of the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). He lectures at some of the world's top universities, including INSEAD where he is a guest speaker in the Healthcare Compliance Implementation Leadership Programmes.
Prior to founding Tsquared Consulting Partners, Mathieu Trépanier was vice president science, technology and innovation at FirstSight Group LLC (USA).
Mathieu Trépanier holds a Ph.D. in managerial economics and strategy from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (USA), a M.Sc. in applied economics from HEC Montréal (Canada) and a bachelor's degree in international business management from Laval University (Canada). He also studied finance at Audencia School of Management (France).
Save the date for some of our upcoming events!
March 12, BioMed Up Investment in Life Science Startups
Apr 2, 2014 Healthcare Event by IPEC and cHIC in Zurich
April 3, The Art of Story Telling featuring Alan Miltz in Geneva
April 11, Cully Jazz Festival for INSEAD Alums
May 25, First edition of the "Random Barbecue" in Geneva
June 5, Hotel Property Investments – an Evening Conference & Networking Cocktail in Zurich
Go Beyond the Crowdsourcing Headlines
[pullquote align="left|center|right" textalign="left|center|right" width="30%"]Learn more about crowd platforms from veteran Simon Schneider, CEO of zyncd, at Geneva Chapter's first luncheon conference of the year. [/pullquote]Accenture just published a new report identifying the six most disruptive enterprise trends (see Accenture Technology Vision 2014) and crowdsourcing figures prominently in its discussion of the (r)evolution from workforce to crowdsource and how it creates a borderless enterprise. It is hard not to miss the buzzwords crowdsourcing and crowdfunding when reading the news these days.
Here's a quick list of some headlines in the past week from a range of scientific and mass media publication.
Sharing the wealth: is crowdsourcing about charity or getting things …[The Courier.UK]
Crowdsourcing gains traction as a resource in legal practice [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
Kickstarter And Crowdsourcing Are Rapidly Coming Of Age [INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY]
The use of crowd platforms is an emerging trend with potential to make an impact on indu stries, service organizations, including NGOs, and diverse socio-economic groups around the world. Learn more about the trend and how it can affect your business at the upcoming INSEAD Alumni Association Switzerland's Luncheon Conference (click to register) on February 13 in Geneva, featuring crowd platforms veteran Simon Schneider, CEO of zyncd (formerly an executive with InnoCentive and board member of Crowdhut).
Simon will describe how it started with crowdsourcing (ask the crowds for their ideas), then crowdfunding (ask the crowd for their money). And he will answer the question: with crowdsourcing and crowdfunding gaining momentum globally, what's next?
[notice]Please register & purchase tickets online before February 11th[/notice]
Geneva Chapter's Talent & Innovation Event Now Online
Geneva's first event of the year, Talent & Innovation, was a hit with more than 80 attendees on hand to hear five keynote speakers, including Bruno Lanvin, INSEAD, along with Xavier Comtesse, Avenir Suisse, Joël Claret, McKinsey & Co, and Fathi Derder, Member of Swiss National Council. Lanvin is passionate about academic research and its potential to make positive change and inspire action. He uses indices because "numbers have less baggage than words" (download his presentation here). His 30 minute talk delivers many surprising insights about the fierce global competition to innovate and how talent is the most important factor, not least of all, he describes what makes Switzerland's top ranking traits hard to imitate. A panel discussion followed Lanvin's presentation, moderated by François Schaller (editor-in-chief of L'Agefi). See the article about the event in L'Agefi (pdf)
Geneva Chapter volunteer, Ludovic Choppin, organized the event and edited the high quality video presented for your enjoyment here.


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The Y is the starting point for many youth to learn about becoming and staying active, and developing healthy habits they will carry with them throughout their lives. Plus, the benefits are far greater than just physical health. Whether it's gaining the confidence that comes from learning a new skill or building the positive relationships that lead to good sportsmanship and teamwork, participating in sports at the Y is about building the whole child.


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Q: File uploader uploading files but displaying error My code
I've got this multipart form:
<form action="upload.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
Select:
<input type="file" name="file" id="file">

Password: <input type="password" name="password">

<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Upload">
</form>

Which points to this file:
<?php
$allowedExts = array("mp4", "avi","mpeg","wmv","swf","3gp","AVI");
$extension = pathinfo($_FILES['file']['name'], PATHINFO_EXTENSION);

if (!in_array($extension, $allowedExts) || $_FILES['file']['error']>0  || file_exists(date("YmdHis").$_FILES["file"]["name"]))
{
   echo "Error [code: ".$_FILES['file']['error']."]";
} else {
      move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"],
      date("YmdHis").$_FILES["file"]["name"]);
      echo 'file uploaded';
}
?>

What it should do
Uploading video files
What's not working
I've tried to upload an .AVI video of about 300kb: it was uploaded, but the error message "Error [code: ]" was shown
Result of error_reporting(E_ALL);

Notice: Undefined index: file in upload.php on line 5  Notice:
  Undefined index: file in upload.php on line 8

Result of var_dump($_POST,$_FILES); (with "password" field empty)
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Result of "
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Where I tried the code

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*Local server run with easyPHP, php version 5.5.8

*Shared server, php version 5.3.10

My question
How can I display the success message correctly and solve the problem?

A: it is happening because of the file sieze. -
; Maximum allowed size for uploaded files.
upload_max_filesize = allowed max size

; Must be greater than or equal to upload_max_filesize
post_max_size = allowed max size

- PHP change the maximum upload file size

A: I have run your code on PHP 5.3.18. windows XP. Assuming that upload limits are met. The only issue i can find is that you have missed a 'destination' directory from the 'target file name' when moving the files.
Tested sample code:
<?php // http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25115575/file-uploader-uploading-files-but-displaying-error?noredirect=1#comment39103445_25115575
$destDir = 'P:/temp/';
$allowedExts = array("mp4", "avi","mpeg","wmv","swf","3gp","avi");
$extension = pathinfo($_FILES['file']['name'], PATHINFO_EXTENSION);

if (!in_array($extension, $allowedExts) || $_FILES['file']['error']>0  || file_exists(date("YmdHis").$_FILES["file"]["name"]))
{
   echo "Error [code: ".$_FILES['file']['error']."]";

} else {
      $newFilename = $destDir . date("YmdHis").$_FILES["file"]["name"];
      move_uploaded_file($_FILES["file"]["tmp_name"],
      $newFilename);
      echo 'file uploaded : ', $newFilename;
}


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Jim Starlin and his Infinity Crusade
When I saw that our local library had just the Infinity Crusade from 1993 as a pair of collected editions, I decided I should actually finish the thing. You see, I did start reading the comic books back in 1993 and quit halfway through.
Okay. Let's have some background. The Infinity Crusade was the third big crossover event that featured Jim Starlin bringing back Adam Warlock, Thanos and all their related cast after he killed them off in the 70s. Before it was the Infinity Gauntlet and the Infinity War.
And let me get this out of the way right now: The Infinity War and Endgame movies were much better than the comic books. Tighter plots, smaller casts (yes, really!) and better characterization.
By the time the Infinity Crusade rolled around, it was pretty clear even at the time that Marvel was beating a dead horse. It was another cosmic mad conqueror storyline. The fact that Starlin spent a lot of time on a comic relief character that didn't add anything to the plot or theme makes me wonder how burnt out he was at that point.
Now, I like a lot of Jim Starlin's stuff. His original Warlock comics were wacky fun. Thanos Quest,
which led up the the Infinity Gauntlet, was much better than the Infinity Gauntlet. And I really liked his apparently forgotten space opera Dreadstar (well, except for the last arc but there was a lot of good stuff before that)
But either he can't write endings that live up to the rest of the story or he can't handle a huge cast or the executive meddling gets too much when he has to add in the Avengers and the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man and so on.
The Infinity Crusade is further complicated by the villain being Adam Warlock's feminine side who has been driven insane by being repressed. That is problematic and misogynistic on so many levels.
I am going to put on my arrogant comic-book guy hat and say that the story would have been vastly better if it turned out that the Goddess was actually benevolent. Like her plan was actually to give everyone in the universe a moment of cosmic awareness, knowing that almost everyone would shrug it off but it would make a difference for a tiny percentage of people. Instead, she's virtually indistinguishable from Adam's repressed male side. (Adam Warlock is complicated)
After finally finishing the Infity Crusade almost twenty years later, I can say I'm glad I didn't play for all the issues back in the day.
Labels: Comic books, Jim Starlin, The Infinity Crusade
Tempus Imperium: it's time to build an empire
A one-card design contest. Seriously.
Seven Steps or dice in purgatory
Pointree: a game about a tree with a decision tree
Some incoherent rambling about PnP
Pokémon Snap is world building
Dante reimagined as a R&W
Someone has made a Gideon the Ninth RPG
Gideon the Ninth hides a sweet romance in a Grimda...
Elasund: first pit fight of Catan
What do people do with Catan dice?
How Ambush Bug helped me appreciate Deadpool
My April R&W
My April PnP


A vehicle that many car enthusiasts have been anticipating hitting the streets has finally arrived. The new 2015 Lexus RC-F is now available at your nearest Lexus dealership. This is not a vehicle that you see everyday; many have only seen it in auto shows. I was lucky to have the opportunity to get some time with the car, and it did not disappoint.
Due to the weather here in Chicago, I knew I might be limited on how I would be able to review it and give it my honest opinion. Once I knew when I would receive it, I checked the weather to plan and maximize the driving time over the two days. I also had to consider how it might handle a frantic trip through the city as I received the car when my wife and I were just a few days from the expected arrival of our second son. As it turns out, we were able to test the car on the way to the hospital the morning of his birth.
Once the car arrived, I was floored. I had seen it several times at various auto shows, but seeing it on everyday streets was completely different. It was like seeing the focal point of a black and white photograph in vivid color. The car was an instant head turner, which was something I noticed repeatedly as I drove throughout Chicago.
In doing the walk around, I was drawn to the massive front grill and sleek headlights with the LED L shape driving lights right below them. I also noticed the extra vents on the hood and side fenders. I wondered why it wasn't equipped with fog lights, but I then realized the area that they would have gone was fitted with a transmission oil cooler and an engine oil cooler. Not a big deal because it looked like the headlights would produce enough lighting…I'm just a fog light guy. I really liked how low and aggressive the vehicle stance was. The back of the car had its traditional quad exhaust, and I really liked how they tapered the tail lights into the rear fender. Though a sporty two-door, the car wasn't small by all means. In fact, it's actually an inch longer and wider than the IS, with a shorter wheelbase by just under three inches.
This vehicle is pretty much made up of 3 vehicles, as elements of the IS, GS and ISC all contributed to the design of the RC-F. It's powered by a V8 5.0L 32 valve engine producing 467hp and 389 lb-ft of torque. This vehicle certainly doesn't lack in power. With those stats, the first thing that may come to mind is, how much of a gas guzzler is this? As it turns out, not much of one at all, advertising 16 mpg in city and 25 mpg on highway, averaging 19 mpg. Not too shabby at all for an engine pumping just under 500hp. Lexus also made sure the RC-F had sufficient stopping power by adding Brembo 14.96 inch diameter slotted disc brakes with 6 piston aluminum mono block calipers in the front, and Brembo 13.58 slotted disc brakes with 4 piston aluminum mono block calipers in the rear. Combined with the 255/35R19 and 275/35R19 Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires, I knew I'd have no trouble stopping in this car.
I got inside the vehicle and immediately noticed the vibrant red leather with black complements. There were also suede and carbon fiber accents on the center console and the upper door panels. The leather was luxurious, but the bright color combination and accent pieces solidified the sport feeling you get in the F-Sport package. I was a bit surprised at how comfortable the seating was. These seats really wrapped around, which gave me a good amount of support and stability. The double stitch leather wrapped steering wheel felt powerful, with many feature controls built in and easy to use.
The center console was equipped with a remote touch interface pad, which replaced the mouse-like knob found on many other Lexus models. This provided the means to adjust the drive mode between Eco, Normal, Sport S & Sport S+. In any of these modes, you can use the pedal shifting feature found on the steering column. The dash gauges are in sync with the driving mode, and will change according to your selection. The dash itself was very impressive in the amount of information it provided. In addition to the interface pad, there were touch sensitive controls for adjusting the cabin temperature and cabin lighting. It's like using your smartphone, but easier.
As far as safety, the RC-F had all of the safety features you would see in a luxury vehicle, including a blind spot monitor, rear crossing traffic alert, pre collision alert, dynamic radar cruise control. It also had one of my favorite all-around features - a Mark Levinson surround sound system, which provides 17 speakers and all popular listening apps already installed. Like other Lexus models, the RC-F also included the Inform system, which connects the car to your smartphone. You can lock, unlock, remote start, check the vehicle status, and even check the GPS location right from your phone. This is customizable to your liking, and I think this is a very useful feature.
I knew my son would love riding in this car, so I was eager to check out how much room I would have to install his car seat in the back. I was very surprised at what I found. Not only was there plenty of room to install his Britax Advocate 70 convertible car seat, it was the easiest installation I have encountered in all of my car reviews. In most cars, I have a hard time locating the hooks to install the seat using the LATCH system, primarily because the fit is so perfect and it is usually difficult to squeeze between the seats to access the hooks. Lexus solved that here by adding two domino sized flaps for each seat. These flaps are directly in front of the hooks, so I just had to push the latches through and I was done. The top hook on the rear deck was just as easy to access. This absolutely floored me, and I think could be a selling point for someone with a young child who doesn't want to give up a sporty or fun car for something bigger. Of course the front passenger loses some leg room…it's still a coupe. But for a short ride or trip to the store, this would definitely fit the bill. As far as storage, the trunk is decent size. I would even say it's bigger than others in its class, but again, perfect for a short ride or run to the store, not for a longer trip.
Once I checked on my wife to be sure she wasn't having the baby that minute, I took the car out for the much anticipated drive. Being December, I didn't have great weather, so I drove it in the cold, wet sleet and snow that we had. I found that I was still able to really drive the car without slipping or any other issues as long as I kept it in Eco mode with the snow button engaged. Bad weather, rear wheel drive, and 467hp do not make the best combination, so I was ecstatic to find a way to still feel the power of this vehicle. I would recommend adding winter tires for your personal vehicle, should you choose to drive in the winter.
The next day was calm and dry, so while my wife and newborn slept, I took the car out for a real drive. I was able to open it up a little in a closed track, and wow could i feel the power and pull it had. It definitely pushed me back into my seat. In the Sport S+ mode, the gas pedal was very responsive and the 8 speed automatic transmission shifted very smoothly, going 0-60mph in 4.4 seconds. There was some lag downshifting but not bad. One of the things I liked was the carbon fiber rear wing. In some paint colors, like the beautiful Liquid Platinum on this model, it's not obvious while idle, but at certain speeds it automatically raises up, depending on the mode. As driven, it rose at 50mph, whereas in Eco mode it would rise at 80mph. It can also be manually raised should you choose.
Since the road was finally dry, I was able to test out the suspension. For a car weighing 3,958 pounds, it sure handled well in the turns. The RC-F is equipped with torque vectoring differential (TVD), which transfers coast torque from the outer wheel of the run to the inner wheel for cornering performance. As the car comes out of a turn, it gradually transfers the torque of the inner wheel back to the outer wheel giving high performance traction coming out of the turn. The Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires have their work cut out for them when this car is really driven, and both they and the suspension are very responsive with great traction and acceleration in and out of the turns. Thanks to the comprehensive dash, you can even see torque distribution and your lap times.
Back in the city, the driving was really nice and fun. The roar of the engine really echoed off of the buildings, which added to the head-turning appearance of the car. I even had the Chicago PD whip a u-turn just to ask me about the car. On the highway, it was smooth and very comfortable. It was very tempting to get on it, but I was responsible and followed posted speed limits. It was really quiet and when I accelerated; I could hear the motor but other than that it was like riding in a sedan. The dynamic radar cruise control came in handy while I was on the highway. I would set it to a comfortable speed and let it do the work. I just had to steer and the car would adjust to slower traffic and adjust back to the set speed when safe. I really liked the blind side sensors in the mirrors, which I think are a huge plus for both city and highway. I found the gas mileage to be comparable to what Lexus advertised, even a bit better than advertised at 18mpg in the city and 28mpg on the highway. This could be in part to the flatness of the Chicago terrain, but I wasn't complaining. Interesting side note, this was better gas mileage than I achieved in the Lexus LS460.
Overall, I think this is a fantastic addition to the Lexus lineup, and a great sports car coming in at under $80K. The staggered wheels and sporty, futuristic look will keep you staring (drooling?) at the car for hours. It is just a beautiful piece of machinery, and I found myself discovering something new each time I got in it. The tight sports suspension provided a great feel for the road, both in the city and on the highway. The acceleration was nothing short of amazing and very powerful. That being said, it is in the hands of the driver, so please be sure the driver has some experience. I would NOT recommend this as a first car for your newly minted 16 year old.
There are few things that personally I didn't like, which are mostly cosmetic and not concerning the heart of the car. The remote touch interface is easier to use than the typical knob at a stop, but it can be a bit sensitive so at times I got a bit aggravated in making my adjustments. The visor mirror is the manual shade, which is something you would find in a base model of any car. I like to think that a luxury or sport package would include all aspects of the car in creating a cohesive feeling throughout. The gas cap opens by manually pushing it in, whereas I would have expected an interior push button for safety. A passenger mentioned that the dash display screen was a bit hard to see, so perhaps a shorter person might have some difficulty seeing it due to the low profile of the car and seats.
Lexus has had a gap in this market for quite some time and I think they have now filled it. The RC-F is truly a track ready race car. It compares to Mercedes C63, Audi RS5 , BMW M4 and Infinity Q60. There are two other sport models in an AWD platform, the RC 350 and RC 350 F Sport, starting at $42K and up. The RWD RC-F starts at $62K, with the model I tested coming in at $74K.
I would like to thank Lexus USA and Drive Sti for the opportunity to review this vehicle. For further information and possible test drive, please visit your nearest Lexus dealer.