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What's Next in the SOPA Fight?
By Michael Moyer on January 18, 2012
The English version of Wikipedia may have gone black in a one-day protest, but SOPA isn't going away. U.S. Representative Lamar Smith (R-Texas), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and one of the sponsors of the House version of the Stop Online Privacy Act, announced January 17 that he expected the committee to restart work on SOPA in February. This follows the announcement over the weekend that the White House opposed the bill as it currently stands, and the subsequent concessions by its sponsors to remove one of the (particularly egregious and misguided) technical provisions.
What are the provisions of SOPA that remain, and what harm could they do? In short, SOPA—and its Senate cousin, the Protect-IP Act (PIPA)—would effectively give some companies the power to block other websites with only an accusation.
The law targets web sites registered outside the U.S., though its provisions affect many U.S. companies as well. It gives the courts power to force Internet service providers (ISPs) to block their customer's access to any web site that has been accused of engaging in infringing activities. Courts can also force advertising networks, financial transaction providers (such as PayPal) and search engines to stop doing business with the infringing web site—in effect, to block it from the Internet. (The Congressional Research Service has put together a very readable legal analysis [PDF] of an earlier version of the Senate bill.)
But the real power in the bill is not in the powers it gives the courts. Rather, the bill creates a system of incentives whereby the mere accusation of copyright infringement is enough to block a site entirely. The law gives immunity to ISPs, financial transaction providers and search engines who voluntarily block web sites accused of infringement. And if they don't block those sites? Then they, too, may be held legally culpable for the infringing activity. The laws also contain no penalties or disincentives for copyright holders to avoid falsely accusing others of infringement.
It's not too hard to imagine how this will work in practice: Large, litigious copyright holders such as the Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry Association of America will issue floods of copyright violation accusations to everyone from Google to Fark. These middlemen can choose to investigate each claim and decide whether to comply with the blocking notice, but the lawyers upstairs will always recommend that when in doubt, block. The law would create a new class of gatekeepers who will effectively decide what can go online and what can not. It will coronate a corporate censor for the Internet.
Expect these ill-considered provisions to live on in the new SOPA and PIPA bills.
Michael Moyer
Michael Moyer is the editor in charge of physics and space coverage at Scientific American. Previously he spent eight years at Popular Science magazine, where he was the articles editor. He was awarded the 2005 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award for his article "Journey to the 10th Dimension," and has appeared on CBS, ABC, CNN, Fox and the Discovery Channel. He studied physics at the University of California at Berkeley and at Columbia University.
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TELEVISING THE 1964 OLYMPICS FROM JAPAN TO THE U. S., CANADA, AND EUROPE
Posted on August 21, 2015 by Jack Fisher
Note: This material was extracted from NASA Technical Report TR R-252, Syncom Engineering Report Volume II with some minor editing.
The coincidence of the availability over the Pacific Hemisphere of Syncom III, with its ability to relay television signals, and the Olympic Games in Japan presented an attractive opportunity to bring the attention of the world to the revolution in communication being wrought by synchronous satellites. The televising of the Olympics live from Japan to the United States had been under consideration both in Japan and the United States since NASA's decision to locate Syncom III over the Pacific. Much informal investigation and discussion had been carried on among interested agencies.
Near mid-1964, the Space Council reviewed a proposed program for live TV coverage of the Olympics and found it to be in the national interest. The Council suggested the Communications Satellite Corporation (Comsat) as the appropriate U. S. agency to coordinate the program and endorsed the utilization of various U. S. government facilities for the program.
Comsat set about organizing the program as a non-profit endeavor and obtained funding from interested sponsors. Among those expressing interest were the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the European Broadcasting Union. The latter company, which distributes program material to the whole of Europe (Eurovision),found that it could bring the events to its audience at a much earlier time (the same day as their occurrence and at prime viewing time)by combining transmission via Syncom III and microwave link from Tokyo to Montreal, Canada, with fast jet aircraft transport from Montreal to Europe. These organizations arranged with Comsat to purchase transmission time for Olympic program material.
The entire program arranged by Comsat is outlined in Comsat's filing with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The report that follows describes the transmissions that took place, the transmitting and receiving equipment used in the program, and lastly, provides a few photographs illustrative of the program material transmitted and a tabulation of receiving, antenna pointing angles attesting to the stationarity of Syncom III's orbit.
TRANSMISSION ACTIVITY
Between 17 September and 24 October, a daily period of three to four hours was devoted to the transmission of video material from the Radio Research Laboratory at Kashima, Japan, via Syncom III to Point Mugu, California. The total number of separate scheduled transmission attempts was approximately 48. All were successful except the one attempted on 25 September, which was terminated by a typhoon in Japan (that forced stowing of the antennas to prevent damage to them). From 17 September through 9 October, the transmissions consisted primarily of four-hour periods of test patterns and still picture material for station adjustments.
During the period 10 October through 24 October, approx-imately three hours of Olympic Games video program material (from video tape) was transmitted daily from Kashima to Point Mugu. (Voice was transmitted via cable and voice and sound were synchronized by addition of time delay to the voice circuits.) Some material, including the opening day ceremonies in Tokyo, were shown (via microwave relay link) in real time in the eastern United States, Figure VI-1 shows the routing of signals in their passage about the world. The quality of the video received on all transmissions to Point Mugu was outstanding as judged by technical and subjective measurement standards. On most viewers' sets it was not distinguishable in quality from most other program material, though it was reprocessed many times after its initial receipt at Point Mugu with the normal degradations attendant on such processing steps.
The schedule required by the European Broadcasting Union to provide effective exploitation of Syncom-relayed material was governed by the relative geographic position of Europe and Japan and by the time required for editing the material and transporting it to Europe. These factors, along with the restraints imposed by other users of the satellite, dictated a time of transmission of the material through the satellite which coincided with the eclipse time of Syncom III. It was necessary to interrupt transmissions during the eclipse period to allow the satellite to be turned off. No deteriorating effects of the shadow transit on the relayed video were observed.
The time of day did not affect the quality of the video or the noise levels of the receiving system. The test periods were used for acquisition of the satellite (primarily at the transmitting end where pointing tests were conducted with both the receiving and transmit- ting antennas to obtain optimum illumination of Syncom by the transmitter) and for adjusting the modulation parameters. Signal-to-noise and carrier-to-noise measurements were made during each test period.
The schedule was adhered to 100 percent of the time, except for five minutes of program material and ten minutes of test time lost on 14 October due to a failure in the transmitter. All transmitted video material was judged acceptable by the exhibiting agencies. This performance attests to the dependability of communication by synchronous-orbit satellites.
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Boris Subbotin on August 21, 2015 at 8:06 pm said:
I was fortunate to be there when the first signal was received and observed. It was dark and the large Pt Mugu dish painted white was illuminated by floodlights. We all watched the monitor as the first transmissions of the Olympics appeared. A half century later, real-time worldwide TV is just a ho-hum event.

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has kicked off National Nutrition Month by announcing the availability of Team Nutrition Training Grants for Healthy Meals to states to help children develop healthy eating and physical activity habits for healthier lifestyles. In making the announcement, Vilsack said these grants provide states important new resources, technical assistance and flexibility to help schools and daycare settings raise the bar for our kids so that they can reach their full potential.
USDA will be investing $5.5 million in grants with approximately $2.5 million set aside to provide non-competitive grants to each State agency that commits to specific strategies to increase the number of HealthierUS School Challenge applications submitted for approval. According to the Secretary, up to $350,000 may be requested to include both competitive and non-competitive grants.
Team Nutrition is a key component in USDA's efforts to improve the nutrition, health and well being of children. This funding provides training and technical assistance to school nutrition professionals to help them prepare and serve nutritious and appealing meals, provide fun and interactive nutrition education for children, teachers, parents and caregivers in childcare settings and build school and community support for creating healthy school environments.


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Ford is ending production in India and taking a $2 billion hit in the process
In an announcement on Thursday, the company said that around 4,000 employees would be laid off and manufacturing would cease immediately. CEO Jim Farley said the move was "difficult but necessary" to achieve long-term growth.
"Despite significant investments in India, Ford has posted an operating loss of more than $2 billion over the past 10 years and demand for new vehicles has been much weaker than forecast," Farley said.
Ford's India head, Anurag Mehrotra said the entity "has not been able to find a sustainable path to long-term profitability, including vehicle manufacturing in the country." He said the decision was reinforced by "years of accumulated losses, persistent industry overcapacity and lack of expected growth in India's car market."
Two of Ford's plants in the cities of Sanand and Chennai will be closed in the coming months and the company will work closely with employees affected by the closure.
Payab (F) India has been struggling for a long time, which last year was the world's fifth-largest auto market. The automaker began operations there in 1995, and has invested more than $2 billion in the country over the past 25 years.
But it has barely garnered any market share. According to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations, the body that represents automobile dealers, Ford controlled about 1.8% of the market in July, up from about 2.1% a year earlier.
Top carmaker Maruti Suzuki – an Indian firm owned by Japan's Suzuki Motor Corporation – had around 45% market share in July, while South Korea's Hyundai (HYMTF) 17% controlled.
Despite those challenges, the decision to end production surprised some industry experts.
"It has come as a shock because they had invested so much in India," said Hormazd Sorabjee, editor, Autocar India. He attributed Ford's problems to the company's inability to "acquire the Indian psyche", adding that the automaker had spent money in areas that customers did not appreciate.
For example, Sorabji pointed to the Sanand plant, which he argued was too expensive. (According to Reuters, the factory cost $1 billion and opened in 2015.)
"It is built like the Taj Mahal," he said. "Western producers just don't think frugally."
In 2019, Ford struck a deal with local rival Mahindra to move most of its Indian business into a new joint venture, but the deal fell through late last year. The companies cited "fundamental changes in global economic and business conditions" due to the pandemic.
Ford is the latest American carmaker to cut its Indian business in recent years. General Motors (GM) In 2017 announced that it would stop selling cars in the country.
"While India appears to be a very promising market from the outside, it is also a really tough one," said Ruchi Agarwal, co-founder and CFO of CARS24, an online marketplace for used cars. He called the market "price-sensitive." Adding up the Average Selling Price of a New Car is approximately $10,000.
Sorabjee said the cheap car market is "locked down by a handful of manufacturers" who have figured out how to operate in Asia's third-largest economy.
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Keto diet may not work for women
Is intermittent fasting more effective?
image: UC Riverside scientists are trying to find the molecular basis of popular diets such as keto and intermittent fasting. view more
Scientists from UC Riverside are studying how the popular keto and intermittent fasting diets work on a molecular level, and whether both sexes benefit from them equally.
The idea behind the keto diet is that low levels of carbohydrates and very high levels of fat and protein will force the body to use fat as fuel, resulting in weight loss. Legions of people swear by it, and innumerable companies produce foods designed for those people.
Intermittent fasting operates on a similar principle, restricting eating to a small window of time during the day. During the hours without food, the body exhausts its stores of sugar and switches to burning fat. The fat gets converted to ketone bodies that the brain can use as fuel.
Despite their popularity, scientists have not yet identified the genes or proteins that enable the diets to work — if they work at all.
"The metabolic switch between sugar and fat — it's amazing that we don't understand it yet. But if we do, we can tell you if keto is right for you," said UCR biochemist Sarah Radi.
A new, $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will allow Radi and cell biology professor Frances Sladek to investigate that switch. They believe they already have a sense of how it might work.
The key is likely a protein called HNF4 found at high levels in the liver. It is a transcription factor, which converts DNA into RNA, which is then made into new proteins, and it comes in two forms, P1 or P2.
The UCR-led team originally investigated P2 as a pro-cancer protein. They didn't find a link to cancer, but they did notice mice with high levels of P2 in their livers also had different genes for metabolism.
They also learned that P2 shows up in greater quantity later in the day, which could explain why mice didn't gain nearly as much weight if the time they eat was restricted — even if the mice ate too much.
Radi suspects an energy-sensing enzyme could cause the switch between P1 and P2, which could then enable the process of burning fat for energy. "That's what we're trying to prove," she said.
Special attention will be paid in this study to the ways male and female mice respond to the keto and intermittent fasting diets. Some research suggests there are differences.
"Keto doesn't appear to work as well for women, because we metabolize fat differently and have different genes turned on and off in response to fasting," Sladek said. "But we really do not know why that is nor how it happens — that is what we are hoping to learn."
Whether the diet is effective for any sex, the researchers caution against taking any diet to an extreme. It's not clear whether all of the fat gets metabolized on a keto or fasting diet, or whether a lot of it just accumulates in the body. Standard Japanese diets contain 20% fat, American diets average 35%, and keto diets can contain up to 70 or 80%, which is likely an unsustainably high amount.
"If you eat a lot of fat, it will eventually make you fat. If you eat too much of anything it will make you fat — including carrots," Sladek said. "Ultimately, the most important thing is the amount you eat, what you eat, and the time of day that you eat."
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Taylor holds the record for the most dismissals in a List A cricket match, tied with Steve Palframan and Jamie Pipe, having taken eight catches in a 1982 game against British Universities.

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Is your church compassion ministry underutilized? Reaching out to the poor is harder than you might think.
When beginning a compassion ministry it is important to have reasonable goals for short term, mid-term and long term. It takes time to build up the trust that is required by church members and by the people to whom you are ministering. Talking with other groups can help you get an idea of what your goals should be.
Evaluate at every quarter for the first year and then at 18 months before deciding if your church compassion ministry is under utilized.
If at any time your church is not hitting its goals its time to reevaluate. Taking a look at the list below may help make your compassion ministry even more effective.
#1 Church compassion evangelism the top ministry killers.
Was a complete need survey done? Did you check with other churches and agencies to avoid duplication of services? Ministries can fail because the basics are overlooked.
Example: Before developing a daily soup kitchen try it one day a month for 1- 3 months. If the turnout is good you may be able to expand. Try a one day clothing giveaway to see if a clothing closet is needed etc.
#2 Church compassion evangelism the top ministry killers.
What hours are the offered services available? Be sure you are setting hours when your target population can receive help.
Example: A food pantry may be a good idea. Opening it from 10:00am '" 12:00 pm once a way may not be.
#3 Church compassion evangelism the top ministry killers.
Is culture being considered? Norms that exist in one may not exist in another.
Example: Opening a new service aimed at youth and the under churched with traditional music.
#4 Church compassion evangelism the top ministry killers.
Did the volunteer participants take ownership of the ministry? A successful ministry has a core group of members who are willing to get involved.
Example: Don't wait for the pastor to do it.
Is your compassion program speaking the same language as your target population? Does each understand the colloquialisms of the other? This doesn't just apply to immigrants. Poor people, youth and the underserved speak their own language.
Examples: Don't advertise your English classes in English. Youth may respond better if told "church is cool" instead of church is good for you.
# 6 Church compassion evangelism the top ministry killers.
People served through compassion evangelism may not speak, look or smell like the volunteers who are working. Volunteer staff and church members need to be taught what to expect.
Example: Beginning a ministry to street people and complain that they smell different.
# 7 Church compassion evangelism the top ministry killers.
Does your church want to develop complicated forms and paperwork? Do you want to keep up with social security numbers, copies of identification and utility bills? The more detailed the recordkeeping the more likely it is to overwhelm volunteers.
Example: Keep tally marks and names of the people served instead of keeping sensitive data.
# 8 Church compassion evangelism the top ministry killers.
This goes both ways. A church may be excited about helping build a compassion evangelism ministry for "those people". Those being served may wonder "if the church has never helped before why would they start now".
# 9 Church compassion evangelism the top ministry killers.
Biting off more than your volunteers can chew.
You can't decide what's broken and "fix it". Treating the other person as your friend goes a long way.
Example: One bag of groceries won't solve the problem of chronic poverty. The poor need a living wage job. Telling them to budget what they won't have won't work. Instead, be supportive, caring and nonjudgmental.
The best compassion ministry is one that expects people who are poor to be friends that you haven't met. As with any relationship there may be ups, downs and bumps in the road. Effective programs build relationships that last for years.
The author has a decade of experience working with the poor and has worked with victims of domestic violence for over 15 years. She has worked in both rural and urban settings and has designed start-up services in both.


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City councillor implores province for help with illegal basement suites in wake of fatal fire
By Mansoor Tanweer
Apr 05, 2019 - Brampton
Bramptonians speak of the specter of illegal secondary suites with gritted teeth. Their chief complaint draws attention to an imbalance between the use of services, like waste collection and utilities, that many aren't paying their fair share for. Often, multiple groups of tenants cram into units in one residential home, that only gets one property tax bill.
But an issue that gets overlooked because of economic concerns and the strain on schools and the city's overcrowded lone full-service hospital, is safety. Illegal basement apartments that do not adequately conform to government fire regulations are a tinderbox waiting to be set alight. On March 31, a home on Stalbridge Avenue caught fire.
Emergency personnel, according to Councillor Jeff Bowman, found the body of a man in a basement living area, which firefighters determined was a secondary suite. The Pointer reached out to Brampton Fire and Emergency Services to confirm, but no response was provided.
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"We've sort of avoided a disaster up until Saturday. Now that somebody has died, and I feel very very bad for the family and I wish them all the best, but now we need to take a serious look at this," Bowman told The Pointer.
Bowman, whose ward includes the home where the man was found, wrote a letter to Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday to seek more tools for city council to prevent fires in secondary suites, which are common in Brampton. "I'm seeking your assistance in updating The Fire Protection and Prevention Act and the Building Code Act to allow City Enforcement officers to enter a premises that is suspected of having an illegal basement apartment," read Bowman's letter.
Under current provincial legislation, city by-law enforcement officers are unable to enter homes without the permission of the owner. Officers can obtain a warrant to do so, but that often takes time and considerable resources.
"The only way we can change this is to have the provincial government change the legislation that does not allow us to enter a suspected rooming house or boarding house or illegal basement apartment. We have to be invited in," he said in an interview with The Pointer.
The home in question was located in one of three identified "hot zones" in the city. Hot zones are parts of the city singled out by fire authorities as having a prevalence of fires. These areas include City Centre — an area surrounding Bramalea City Centre — the Ridgehill neighbourhood around Queen Street and McLaughlin Road and, immediately to the south, Armbro Heights, which is just north of the home where the man was found dead last week.
City officials, have estimated there are 30,000 secondary units in the city, but that was more than a half-decade ago. There is no way to confirm the actual number that exist now, however, only 3,432 of them have been legally registered since 1996. A huge number of suites are likely non-compliant with current safety standards, including fire-code requirements such as proper fire-resistant doors.
Bowman told The Pointer back in early March that fires in basement apartments have been an ongoing reality and "we (council) recently had a report brought forward that indicated there were about 30 fires in the city in the past couple of years originating in second units and of those, less than 5 were registered units. In one of these cases the number of residents boarding there was in the teens. That could have been a disaster in this City, but fortunately there were no injuries."
Home entry without permission does raise concerns about the protection of privacy rights. Any change in the law would need to take a person's right to privacy into account before empowering officers to enter a home without permission. It has been suggested by municipal officials that any new legislation should demand officers determine probable danger before exercising any such power.
Chris Bejnar, co-founder of Citizens For a Better Brampton, suggests a workaround where enforcement looks for signs of increased activity in a home. "There's lots of information out there that can help: CRA, school board, even the telecommunications providers; all this information is out there and has to be kind of data mined," Bejnar told The Pointer.
Again, privacy would need to be ensured before seeking such information, he says. Bejnar also suggests that "By-law enforcement, just driving around the city, can easily see that 'maybe this house might have an illegal secondary unit' when there are seven cars in the driveway." Driveway expansions and a veritable parking lot in front of homes are a sign there may be an extra suite or more in a house.
Many newcomers and others in the city have little affordable housing choice, though. With a booming population and limited housing stock, families and individuals are often forced to cram into basement suites. Landlords face the decision to either abide by the law and register these units, which likely increases the property tax and costs more in licensing fees, not to mention the cost of proper construction to meet all regulations including the fire code; or ignore the cost and put tenants into a dangerous, illegal situation.
Real estate advertisements in various platforms geared toward Brampton's large Punjabi-speaking population commonly feature homes with secondary suites that can be used for rental income, according to the listings.
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//
//  Created by sonson on 09/08/20.
//  Copyright __MyCompanyName__ 2009. All rights reserved.
//

#import "FlipsideViewController.h"
#import "EditingTableViewCell.h"
#import "SwitchCell.h"
#import "SNSAccountEditViewController.h"
#import "SNSTaskQueue.h"
#import "SNSTask.h"
#import "SNSFollowTool.h"
#import "SNDownloadManager.h"

#import "TwitterEngineController.h"

@implementation FlipsideViewController

@synthesize delegate;

#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Instance method

- (void)setSNSAccountView {
	if ([self.navigationController.topViewController isKindOfClass:[SNSAccountEditViewController class]]) {
	}
	else {
		SNSAccountEditViewController *con = [[SNSAccountEditViewController alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewStyleGrouped];
		[self.navigationController pushViewController:con animated:NO];
		[con release];
	}
}

- (IBAction)done:(id)sender {
	[self.delegate flipsideViewControllerDidFinish:self];
}

#pragma mark -
#pragma mark UITableViewDelegate, UITableViewDataSource

- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInTableView:(UITableView *)tableView {
    return 2;
}

- (NSInteger)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView numberOfRowsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
	if (section == 0) {
		return 2;
	}
	else if (section == 1) {
		return [[SNSTaskQueue sharedInstance].queue count];
	}
	return 0;
}

- (NSString *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView titleForFooterInSection:(NSInteger)section {
	if (section == 1) {
		if ([[SNSTaskQueue sharedInstance].queue count]) {
			return @"";
		}
		else {
			return NSLocalizedString(@"There is no remained task.", nil);
		}
	}
	return @"";
}

- (NSString *)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView titleForHeaderInSection:(NSInteger)section {
	switch (section) {
		case 0:
			return NSLocalizedString(@"Account", nil);
		case 1:
			return NSLocalizedString(@"Remained follow task", nil);
		default:
			return nil;
	}
	return nil;
}

- (UITableViewCell*)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView obtainCellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
	UITableViewCell* cell = nil;

    static NSString *kCellIdentifierRemainedTask = @"kCellIdentifierRemainedTask";
    static NSString *kCellIdentifierWithValue = @"kCellIdentifierWithValue";
    static NSString *kCellIdentifierWithSwitch = @"kCellIdentifierWithSwitch";

	if (indexPath.section == 0) {
		if (indexPath.row == 0) {
			cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:kCellIdentifierWithValue];
			if (cell == nil) {
				cell = [[[UITableViewCell alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewCellStyleValue1 reuseIdentifier:kCellIdentifierWithValue] autorelease];
			}
		}
		if (indexPath.row == 1) {
			cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:kCellIdentifierWithSwitch];
			if (cell == nil) {
				[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"SwitchCell" owner:self options:nil];
				switchCell.switchButton.on = [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] boolForKey:@"AutoFollowingFlag"];
				cell = switchCell;
			}
		}
	}
	else if (indexPath.section == 1) {
		cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:kCellIdentifierRemainedTask];
		if (cell == nil) {
			[[NSBundle mainBundle] loadNibNamed:@"RemainedTaskCell" owner:self options:nil];
			UIFont *font = remainedTaskCell.textLabel.font;
			remainedTaskCell.textLabel.font = [UIFont boldSystemFontOfSize:[font pointSize]];
			remainedTaskCell.indentationLevel = 1;
			remainedTaskCell.indentationWidth = 50;
			cell = remainedTaskCell;
		}
	}
	return cell;
}

- (UITableViewCell*)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView cellForRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    UITableViewCell *cell = [self tableView:tableView obtainCellForRowAtIndexPath:indexPath];

	//
	// Configure the cell
	//
	if (indexPath.section == 0) {
		if (indexPath.row == 0) {
			cell.textLabel.text = NSLocalizedString(@"Your account", nil);
			cell.detailTextLabel.text = [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] stringForKey:@"TwitterUsername"];
			cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryDisclosureIndicator;
		}
		else if (indexPath.row == 1) {
			cell.selectionStyle = UITableViewCellSelectionStyleNone;
		}
	}
	if (indexPath.section == 1) {
		RemainedTaskCell *tmp = (RemainedTaskCell*)cell;
		SNSTask *task = [[SNSTaskQueue sharedInstance].queue objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
		tmp.textLabel.text = task.SNSFriendName;
		if (task.SNSImage) {
			[tmp.portraitImageView setImage:task.SNSImage];
			[tmp.activity stopAnimating];
		}
		else if (task.cantDownload) {
			[tmp.activity stopAnimating];
		}
		else {
			[tmp.activity startAnimating];
		}
	}

    return cell;
}

- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView didSelectRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
	[tableView deselectRowAtIndexPath:indexPath animated:YES];

	if (indexPath.section == 0 && indexPath.row == 0) {
		SNSAccountEditViewController *con = [[SNSAccountEditViewController alloc] initWithStyle:UITableViewStyleGrouped];
		[self.navigationController pushViewController:con animated:YES];
		[con release];
	}
	else if (indexPath.section == 1) {
		SNSTask *task = [[SNSTaskQueue sharedInstance].queue objectAtIndex:indexPath.row];

		[[TwitterEngineController sharedInstance] followUser:task.SNSFriendName];

		/*
		if ([SNSFollowTool followWithSNSName:task.SNSName friend:task.SNSFriendName]) {
			[[SNSTaskQueue sharedInstance].queue removeObjectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
			[tableView deleteRowsAtIndexPaths:[NSArray arrayWithObject:indexPath] withRowAnimation:YES];
			[tableView reloadData];
		}
		*/
	}
}

// Override to support conditional editing of the table view.
- (BOOL)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView canEditRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    // Return NO if you do not want the specified item to be editable.
	if (indexPath.section == 1)
		return YES;
	return NO;
}

// Override to support editing the table view.
- (void)tableView:(UITableView *)tableView commitEditingStyle:(UITableViewCellEditingStyle)editingStyle forRowAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
	if (editingStyle == UITableViewCellEditingStyleDelete) {
		// Delete the row from the data source
		[[SNSTaskQueue sharedInstance].queue removeObjectAtIndex:indexPath.row];
		[tableView deleteRowsAtIndexPaths:[NSArray arrayWithObject:indexPath] withRowAnimation:YES];
		[tableView reloadData];
	}
}

- (void)reloadDataTableView:(NSNotification*)notification {
	DNSLogMethod
	[tableView_ reloadData];
}

#pragma mark -
#pragma mark override

- (id)initWithNibName:(NSString *)nibName bundle:(NSBundle *)nibBundle {
	DNSLogMethod
	if (self = [super initWithNibName:nibName bundle:nibBundle]) {
		[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(reloadDataTableView:) name:@"FlipsideViewController" object:nil];
	}
	return self;
}

- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated {
	[super viewWillAppear:animated];
	[tableView_ reloadData];
	self.title = NSLocalizedString(@"Twitter", nil);

	for (SNSTask *task in [SNSTaskQueue sharedInstance].queue) {
		[task downloadPortraitImage];
	}
}

- (void)viewWillDisappear:(BOOL)animated {
	[super viewWillDisappear:animated];
	[[SNDownloadManager sharedInstance] removeAllQueue];
}

- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];
	UIBarButtonItem *doneButton = [[UIBarButtonItem alloc] initWithBarButtonSystemItem:UIBarButtonSystemItemDone target:self action:@selector(done:)];
	doneButton.style = UIBarButtonItemStyleDone;
	self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem = doneButton;
	[doneButton release];
}

#pragma mark -
#pragma mark dealloc

- (void)dealloc {
	[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] removeObserver:self];
    [super dealloc];
}

@end

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What I learnt at the Olympics
Beyond anthems and podiums, the Games extend our understanding of human accomplishment
Rohit Brijnath
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In the film Collateral, where Tom Cruise plays a hitman, he's talking jazz in a club with his unsuspecting next victim. The subject of conversation is Miles Davis, the talismanic trumpeter, and the other man, talking about Davis' singular focus, tells Cruise: "That's the way he was when he was in his musical headspace. Fierce."
It's how I remember the athletes in Tokyo. Fierce. And in an athletic headspace we'll never fully understand. This is the poker-face championship of the planet. This is not God-given talent; this is single-minded labour.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on August 15, 2021, with the headline On My Mind: What I learnt at the Olympics. Subscribe
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Rubio's Coastal Grill (it used to be called Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill) serves New Mex or Fresh Mex. They are best known for their tacos – fish tacos to be exact!
People come here for their tacos, sunny day lunches, and even for a quick bite before the sun goes down. It's the place for easy laidback group meals with a Chicano twist.
Rubio's Coastal Grill was founded and was also named after Ralph Rubio way back in 1983 in San Diego, California.
There are more than 200 franchises and licensed restaurants under the Rubio's brand. It has won several notable awards such as USA Today's #1 Best Fish Taco in California.
The casual ambiance in Rubio's helps set the mood for a relaxed laidback dining experience. It's the kind of place where you can bring the kids along.
You get as close to genuine Mexican tacos here in this restaurant. They serve some of the best fish and shrimp tacos.
Shrimp tacos and fish tacos come out highly recommended. The shrimp burrito also the pico de gallo are easy favorites.
The staff is welcoming and friendly. Service is fast though there is a little wait time when the place gets crowded – expect your tacos in less than 5 minutes on average.


the airline pilot, how do these skills apply to that?
Well, first let's start by figuring out what kind of interaction this is.
with the airline pilot and you'd like to come to a deal with your boss.
If you can't come to a deal with your boss, you have a dispute.
there are some things to think about.
What are your boss's interests here?
that you not give free lessons at all?
got into trouble, and so he's really sensitive about this whole thing?
does he have some other interest and can you uncover that?
Does your boss have any interest in being perceived as fair and even handed or not?
the more likely you are to find an effective way through this.
about the fact that they apparently have taken advantage of the same opportunity.
then I think you've gotta pay for your ticket that you've got.
go give the pilot lessons on your own.
But I think that you have to do something.
not give the lessons and succumb to your boss's wishes.
you are bartering a valuable resource of your company.
free travel offered by your customer, a pilot with a major airline.
Both of you are offering things that aren't yours to be offered.
You can't sell something that's not yours.
And this is as old as we've been trading, buying and selling things.
This goes back to the Hammurabi Code of Babylonia, 1370 or so BCE.
you can't sell someone else's goods or services.
lessons at my tennis club I'm selling on behalf of my employer.
We sell time and expertise, it's not mine to give away.
my travel agency, if it's my airline, or if it's my tennis club.
my employees to engage in it because it's not yours to sell or buy.
not, you still owe the airline pilot.
would it be appropriate for you to give a free lesson at a City park?
Or is there something else at issue?
okay about it, if not great, because you may still think he's a hypocrite.
You still have an obligation to make it right with the airline pilot.
it may mean paying for a lesson at the club.
Either way, that's a deal you still have to honor.


The term "gifted" is used to include many kinds of strengths. However, there are a few broad areas in which giftedness can show itself. They are intellectual ability, leadership ability, talent in art and music, and psychomotor ability. The GEP, as well as School-Based Gifted Education programmes offered by Integrated Programmes (IP) schools at the secondary level, cater for the intellectually gifted.
There are concurrent programmes such as the Music Elective Programme and the Art Elective Programme which cater to the needs of the musically and artistically gifted respectively.
The Ministry of Education has a commitment to ensure that the potential of each pupil is recognised, nurtured and developed. This means that it must provide an education of quality and relevance which stimulates individual growth and helps pupils realise their full potential.
It has been recognised that children have varying abilities and it is not a sound practice to give every child the same education and expect him/her to move at the same pace as his/her peers. The intellectually gifted need a high degree of mental stimulation. This need may not be met in the mainstream classroom and the gifted child may become mediocre, indifferent or disruptive in class.
Singapore is a small nation with only human resources to rely on for its progress and prosperity. It is to the advantage of the nation that the gifted are helped and nurtured.
The aim of the GEP is to develop intellectual rigour, humane values and creativity in gifted youths to prepare them for responsible leadership and service to country and society.


Why A Career In Digital Marketing In India In 2019 Makes Sense ??? MUST READ! Why A Career In Digital Marketing In India In 2019 Makes Sense ??? MUST READ!
Why A Career In Digital Marketing In India In 2019 Makes Sense ??? MUST READ!
India recently replaced France to become the sixth largest economy in the world. We are continuously growing at an incredible speed paving way for exponential development for businesses. One sector that is expected to boom is the digital marketing.
Now you already have heard the blow-horn advertisements all over the internet about how digital marketing is the next big thing but these flamboyant ads leave scope for reality to be told.
This is not going to be a yet-another-digital-marketing post that you usually come across on the internet but a report entirely based on numbers derived from reliable sources.
Without further ado let's get started.
Right now, around 35% of the Indian population can use the internet, but due to the rapid development of the telecom infrastructure, this figure is going to rise. By 2025, 55% of the Indian population will have access to the internet. The numbers we just told are shared by the Mary Meeker 2017 annual Internet trends report.
This is why it is safe to assume that golden of digital marketing in India is yet to arrive.
Digital marketing is still an unexplored domain for Indian marketers. This behaviour was particularly driven by the inadequate reach of the online channels to their target audience. But the scenario has changed as the internet is making its way into the lives of common people.
Speaking of the numbers there is an exponential increase in the percentage of the allotted budget by marketers for digital marketing.
In 2016, marketers allotted around 19% of their budget for digital marketing. This figure raised to 21% in 2017 and still increasing in 2018.
This is why we encourage a career in digital marketing as a career right now because you get the chance to ride the high tide.
Let's talk about the shortcomings of the traditional media as we know it. The traditional media is called the push market that includes television, radio and print media. These channels just push the advertisements with minimal control over the target audience.
Digital marketing that consists of all the pull channels like blogs, online videos, social networks, email, etc. offers unprecedented control over targeting audience with your ads. Such micro-targeting of customers is game changing in a market with the customer base as diverse as India. Brands and businesses in India are becoming aware of this potential of digital marketing and are integrating it into their mainstream promotion strategy.
Again as we said we will be suggested all our statements with proven numbers, here's a GroupM's forecast reporting a 13% in the advertising expenditure of Indiain 2018.
If you have a closer look at the above forecast the increase in spending on digital marketing by Indian businesses will increase by 30% in 2018 which is twice as much the increase in expenditure growth of the television advertising.
Availability of analytical tools like Google analytics marketers' can track the actions of their target audience precisely giving them an opportunity to rectify and adapt their marketing strategy.
This is not even the best part.
Cost efficiency of digital marketing attracts small businesses as it is a lot more affordable than traditional marketing channels. This is the reason small Indian businesses already have started looking for quality digital marketers to promote their business.
Making a career in digital marketing gives you the opportunity to work with small businesses (that are huge in number). This is why you need to make a decision right now, as the sooner you establish yourself as a digital marketer, the more profits you will be able to make.
I might have made it sound too easy to make a career as a digital marketer so far. But as with any other domain, you this sector has the challenges of its own.
To become an eligible digital marketer you have to take on the challenges and defeat them. Here are some major challenges you need to overcome.
The very fact that you are reading this post indicates that you are interested in making a career as a digital marketer. But let me ask you, how many sites on the internet you encountered that are offering you digital marketing courses?
Hundreds? Thousands? A Million? Probably.
This is why it is important that you choose a course that actually offers you valuable knowledge to make you an expert digital marketer. Also, you need to keep educating yourself to remain at the top of the game. Search engines and social networks are continuously updating themselves to provide the most relevant content and ads to their users. This is why you need to keep a track of all the changes taking place in the digital marketing segment.
Another major challenge you will face is to come up with new strategies to get maximum revenue for your clients. Most digital marketers are found to have a natural liking for limited channels like PPC ads networks like Google and Facebook ads.
However, to make a difference as a digital marketer you will have to get out of your comfort zone and experiment with new channels that you can exploit for the benefit of your clients.
Digital marketing at present is in its nascent stage in India. However, soon there will be a booming growth in digital marketing and if you are not ready then you will miss.
You have to make sure that you are learning from the best and relying on reliable sources to educate yourself as a digital marketing. Numbers have spoken, digital marketing as a career in 2019 is the best choice you can make.
An ingliletent point of view, well expressed! Thanks!


Artists Jade Tomlinson and Kev James of Expanded Eye split their time between London and Thonon-les-Bains, France where they pursue a wide range of artistic endeavors including illustration, street art, and tattoos. Kev does the actual ink work while the duo collaborate for several days on the artwork that merges natural elements with typography and geometry using extremely delicate line work. It is so rare that I get excited about tattoo art and this is definitely an exception, my jaw dropped on seeing just a few quick email attachments and I've since gone through their gallery of work four or five times. The pair will be back in Thonon-les-Bains in the fall and are scheduling appointments starting mid-November. See more of their work over on Facebook.


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Head Cook
The Lead Cook position at Pick Up Stix is extremely important. The Lead Cook is primarily responsible for completing Cook responsibilities. Supervising and coordinating activities of food preparation and kitchen teams, when the Line Cook is not in the restaurant, by following Company standards as well as making sure the food we serve to our Guests is of the highest quality and consistent Every Day, Every Time. As a Lead Cook you will assist the Lead Cook in maintaining positive and open communication with the FOH, BOH, management team and Company leaders. You will assist with ensuring the...
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The Assistant Manager (AM) is responsible for supporting store operations of a Pick Up Stix restaurant as well as assists in the overall management of a team of 15-20 Team Members, adhering to budgets and ensuring quality. The AM acts as the Store Manager in the absence of the General Manager and ensures that the store is functioning to Pick Up Stix standards. They will create and lead a positive team atmosphere that is productive and very Guest-service focused. As the Assistant Manager, you will be in charge of maintaining open communication with all levels of your team and ensuring that...
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JOB DESCRIPTION: The Back-Of-House (BOH) Team Member's position at Pick Up Stix is extremely important. The BOH Team Member is responsible for making sure the food we serve to our Guests is of the highest quality and consistent every day, every time. As a BOH Team Member, you will be responsible for preparing food products for Guests, maintaining the highest level of product quality and cleanliness. You are responsible for cleaning and sanitation of food preparation areas, storage areas, the interior and exterior of the restaurant, equipment and utensils. You are also expected to provide...
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Cisco plans to use this year's show to further the marketing effort centred on its intelligent information network (IIN). The networking giant focused on the same subject last year, but feels this year it has more concrete examples to show to potential customers. "Last year the theme for us across all of our stands and seminars was the IIN. For example, we were showing how IP phones could leverage XML technology to bring advanced applications to the enterprise," says Yousef Khalili, regional marketing manager, Cisco Systems Middle East. "But last year a lot of people didn't get the full extent of what we were saying about IIN. We had relatively few proof points to offer people. However this year, with the application oriented network (AON) initiative, this has radically changed." Cisco is seeking to emphasise the central place of the network in ICT and how it can be used to hold the world of applications and middleware together. This makes the recently announced AON strategy important. The AON strategy represents Cisco moving beyond its traditional network heartland into the middleware sector. While its messaging solution will be hardware based, it could be the start of a major challenge by Cisco to players in the middleware sector. With AON, Cisco is able to look beyond the packet level of information on the network and understand the application message. The technology can tell if a message contains a purchase order or a web form, and can assign policies accordingly. End users will be able to, for example, create one policy for purchase orders over US$10,000 and one policy for orders under US$10,000. This means users can benefit from integration at the application message level, which makes it easier for middleware to inter-operate. The vendor plans to demonstrate AON and other technologies at Gitex as part of its plans to show it can deliver an effective data centre for the 21st century. Cisco will emphasise how virtualisation can be achieved through network-based technology, not just through servers. "We will also emphasise our industry specific solutions," says Khalili. "We will highlight a few key verticals and show how we can offer a full end-to-end solution catering to the needs of a business in this space. This will focus not just on technology but also on how Cisco can help companies address their business requirements," he explains. Cisco will also demonstrate technology resulting from its recent acquisition of Airespace. The vendor plans to unveil a string of Airespace products over the next year, starting with the recently released Cisco Wireless Location Appliance 2700. The device can track clients within a wireless LAN network and find any 802.11-enabled device, as well as any item equipped with 802.11 active RFID tags. Cisco's Airespace strategy will also see it offer simpler and less expensive Wi-Fi management.


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As enterprises undergo digital transformation and explore new opportunities offered by cloud technology, many lose sight of the digital risks they've encountered along the way. Like the pioneers who headed into the Wild West more than a century ago, companies today face a range of unseen dangers as they move unwittingly into potentially hostile territory. From developers and engineers collaborating via cloud-based, consumer-focused data sharing platforms to independent contractors retaining access credentials long after their projects are completed, the risks to critical data are expanding along with the attack surface.
Whether it's digital transformation, cloud computing, extended supply chains or outsourcing, it's imperative for organizations to establish a formal data risk management program that's more than just a governance, risk and compliance program designed to check the boxes for auditors. Data risk management programs put mission-critical data — an organization's crown jewels — at the center of the effort. Ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of that data, no matter where it lives or who touches it, is the top priority.
To be successful, a data risk management program requires the involvement of multiple stakeholders, including data owners; line-of-business managers; IT and security professionals; legal, HR and finance departments; and multiple members of the C-suite, all the way up to the CEO. All these parties have a hand in identifying the enterprise's crown jewels, where they are located, who handles or processes them and where they flow not only within the organization, but outside of it as well.
An effective program also requires input from security professionals who can understand how the inherent risks of ownership, privilege rights, locality, sensitivity and complexities associated with third-party application integrations can be used as backdoors into mission-critical data or cause serious business disruption.
The ability to distinguish between pedestrian events and those that could disrupt business operations, such as the theft and disclosure of sensitive intellectual property (IP).
Successful data risk management programs require security professionals to develop key performance indicators (KPIs) or risk measurements that actually mean something to business executives. Tactical metrics and reporting from tools designed to serve the needs of security analysts do not translate well into the language of business risk. However, by ingesting useful data from a range of security tools that can then be combined with other strategic operational metrics and contextual information, it's possible to present such data to business executives in a way that allows them to better grasp where existing security controls are adequate and where additional resources are needed.
Such tools include security information and event management (SIEM), data loss prevention (DLP), application security, security response management, vulnerability assessment, and data monitoring systems. A dashboard that takes all that highly technical data and boils it down to sensible risk measurements can benefit multiple stakeholders within an organization as they work to mature their data risk management practices. A data risk manager with a business-centric approach can reduce the time it takes to investigate and remediate threats, and potentially avoid or minimize damages and cost.
As enterprises embrace digitization, cloud and IT automation, most are still in the pioneering stages — if they've begun at all — of developing a data risk management program. With a vastly expanded threat surface, highly sophisticated and well-funded threat actors seemingly immune to law enforcement, and increasingly complex and porous organizational structures, it's time to circle the wagons around mission-critical data assets. There's no better time to create a programmatic approach by automating and orchestrating data risk management.


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Cork Harlequins was founded in 1925, by a group of women employed by Dowdan and O'Mahony, a dairy shop on St Patrick's Street in Cork, solely as a hockey club. The women had entered a tournament at Church Road in Blackrock and when they took to the pitch, the Captain was asked by the organiser what name should be put on the fixture list. Legend has it, she picked up the ball at her feet, saw it was made by Harlequins of London and the rest they say is history ! By 1931 it was a mixed club with 21 women and 11 men attending the 6th AGM. This meeting decided to reduce the subscription to 12s 6d or 62 new pence. In 1933 the club moved from Church Road, Blackrock to Maryville for which an annual rent of 18 pounds was paid for the season. This amount had to be supplemented in 1937 by sub letting the field to Constitution Ladies Club for 7 pounds and 10 shillings. 1938 saw a move to Dolphin, and a separate Ladies section was formed with the Men's section promising to give them all the help they wanted.
The men's section were successful in the early years winning the league and Doyle Cup in 1937 and in 1938 they won the Charity Cup, Civil Service Cup and the Cobh six a side and were unlucky to lose the Irish Senior Cup Final to Railway Union by one goal. The Junior team won the South Munster League and the Sunday league that year.
1940 saw the fading away of the ladies section, but the Senior men won the South Munster league and in 1944 the Junior team won their league. In 1947, a move to the field behind Barry's pub in Douglas seems to have brought good luck to our Senior men who won the South Munster League in 1949, 50, 51, 52 and 57 and also the Charity Cup in 1951. The Junior men won their league in 1957. Things began to slide and it was reported at the 1962 AGM that the past season was "About the worst in the history of the club"
With ups and downs over the earlier decades of the club, land was purchased at Farmers Cross in 1962 from Dick Young for £900. This was the catalyst for a new dawn for the club. The first "changing rooms" were the back of Dales van, which was replaced by a more permanent "hut" in 1966. This year also saw the return of the ladies section, thanks to the commitment of Cyril Daunt, Carmel Byrne (Peare) and Sylvia Morris (Gash) who were among the first members.
The club added a cricket section in 1967 and in September 1970 the Lord Mayor of Cork opened the new club pavilion. This consisted of a bar (the present men's changing room) and two changing rooms (the women's changing room).
In 1972 Harlequins became the first club in Munster to put down a new playing pitch, the first "grit" playing surface in the Republic of Ireland. More land was purchased from club funds and car parking and the pavilion was extended to include two new dressing rooms, a function hall (1978) and a kitchen (1981). It was also at this time that a new meeting room was added and the pitch got flood lighting.
The grit pitch was converted into a sand based astroturf surface in 1987, the second of its kind in the Republic.
The table tennis section was founded in 1972. Harlequins also fielded, at various times, soccer, rugby union and lawn tennis teams during this decade.
In the 1980s and 1990s more land was purchased from Murphys Caravan Park and from the Rolf family to increase the size of the facility. A second astroturf pitch was constructed in 1998, the financial burden of the construction was considerable (approx 750,000).
The first astroturf pitch fell into disrepair and was used as a car park for a period of time. Great efforts were made however by the club to bring this pitch back to its full glory. With a grant of 135,000 and the help of fantastic fundraising by the club and its members, the club now boasts a resurfaced pitch which was finished in Summer 2016. With two functioning hockey pitches, one of the best cricket facilities in Munster, Cork Harlequins is entering a growth cycle with thriving youth sections particularly in the hockey section.
In 2018 the club received a grant from the County Council to refurbish their kitchen which was completed in February 2019 and in 2019 the club received another County Council grant to clean the second pitch adding new life and longevity to the surface.
Cork Harlequins Club plays a major role in many people's lives. It is the hope of all that our great club continues for generations to come so that many more can enjoy the camaraderie and friendships built up in Cork Harlequins.
See our past Presidents and Chairman board here
See our Honorary Life Members board here
International Honours
See our international honours board here
See our club honours board here


In Camping Eden, you can choose among taking a salty bath in the sea or of sweet water in our swimming-pool. In the swimming-pool there is an area for playing . An enormous tobogan will do the delights of the most courageous. The swimming-pool includes a modern tropical bar where will be able to taste the most various cocktails and ice creams of exotic fruits.


What's Beyond Forks?: The Watcher Cover Reveal & Giveaway!
The Watcher Cover Reveal & Giveaway!
We're very excited to share the cover of The Watcher, the debut YA novel by Lisa Voisin!
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Service Desk | By Dave Roskos on December 3, 2018 14:13 What's the Difference Between a Help Desk vs. a Service Desk?
When looking at ITSM (Information Technology Service Management) from a high level, it seems as though a help desk and a service desk are the same entity, just using a different name. But is this really the case? Is one service offering more suitable for your organization compared to the other? Let's take a look at some common differences between the two and how your company may benefit more from one over the other.
A help desk provides timely assistance to end users, assisting them in resolving issues they are currently experiencing. More formally put, "The main goal of the help desk is to quickly resolve problems and solve the immediate needs of end users as promptly and efficiently as possible." This service provides basic IT problem management capabilities to the staff of the company using it, responding or reacting to current issues at hand. It serves as a single point of contact for end users who are experiencing problems such as viruses, connectivity issues, network issues, email issues and more.
A service desk supports and analyzes a broader level of the entire business rather than focusing solely on single end user problems. Service desks improve the overall IT strategy of a company in addition to providing end user support and are fully integrated with all other IT service management processes. This helps to improve important aspects of the company like infrastructure, efficiency, productivity, etc. Actually, help desks are often included within service desks.
The main goal of a service desk is to handle incidents and service requests along with handling the communications with end users. It acts as single point of contact for all technology applications and business processes, ultimately having a large impact on business operations.
What are the major differences between a help desk and a service desk?
Where help desks are focused on end users, service desks are more business-centric. This means that help desks provide single solutions to end users, while service desks are fully integrated and analyze at issues holistically throughout an entire organization, helping to solve larger, more complex problems and create new strategies.
Help desks are reactive to end user issues while service desks leverage powerful technology like AI and machine learning to proactively solve potential incidents and problems, sometimes before they have any impact on business operations.
Help desks are solely focused on end users while service desks focus on both end users and technicians.
How can a service desk benefit a growing organization?
The main goal of a service desk is to improve operational processes, strategies and business operations.Service desks utilize advanced technology in order to optimize the systems they're integrated with, to solve problems, and to minimize downtime. Businesses that take advantage of using a service desk allow their IT personnel to concentrate on important business initiatives instead of having to deal with tasks like common incidents, the optimization of systems, and the overall strategy of IT operations.
Ultimately, help desks assist the end users of a business, helping them solve issues they are experiencing. They don't, however, offer strategies and operational improvements for organizations. Service desks also assist end users with issues, but more importantly they concentrate on a company's overall business operations, promoting a higher level of efficiency and productivity.
If your business is at the point where you are considering an IT service management solution, or if your current managed service provider isn't meeting your expectations, give us a call today. Our experts will walk you through how our different service desk levels operate as well as how we are able to make a major impact on your business.


Handcrafted number for address entry. Item is not for sale (unless you happen to live at No.24 !!) Example only of partial '3D block' numerals combined, and set into, a feature backing plate.
Stone from 2 separate suppliers have been combined here to create the 2 tone effect, as well as the introduction of 2 textures as a further highlight /feature; something we feel is a bit 'signature' of many Ministry of Stone designs.
The variables available are endless….mix and match stone suppliers, tones, textures, shapes, thicknesses, fonts etc.
Available with suitable wall mounting system or fixings for self installation, we could mount it for you, or we can come to site and set it into the wall (recessed in).
Item is shown pre sealed with an 'Enhancing' sealant. Inset photo shows original raw state of product prior to sealing.


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Q: I'm not getting the expected result from `truncnorm::rtruncnorm()` I'm not getting the expected result from truncnorm::rtruncnorm(). I expect the mean to be around 24.5 and the sd to be around 10.7, but I'm getting different values. Are these impossible values given the parameters, or is this a problem with truncnorm::rtruncnorm()? Is there a better way to draw a distribution with these parameters?
library(truncnorm)
set.seed(231940293)
x <- rtruncnorm(10000, a=10, b=63, mean=24.5, sd=10.7)
mean(x)
# 26.4351
sd(x)
# 9.02587


One of 2016's most popular Forever stamp sets was the National Parks set, with the stunning view of star paths over Mount Rainier being the stand-out image; this beautiful photograph made the cover of the official USPS 2016 Forever Stamp Yearbook. Astrophotographer and astronomy educator Matt Dieterich, who took the photo, talked to us about how this beautiful stamp came about.
Past and Present (PP): First of all, tell us a little bit about how you got started with astrophotography.
Matt Dieterich (Matt): I began taking astrophotos in 2007 as a 16 year old in high school. My curiosity for the night sky was jump-started after taking an astronomy class in high school, thanks in part to a passionate and motivating teacher, Mrs. Batson from North Hills Senior High in Pittsburgh, PA. Even though my grades weren't the best in her class, I was eager to learn about the constellations and night sky in the planetarium we had at school. That year in high school, I received a small telescope from my parents, but I wanted to show people what I was seeing through the telescope. I learned that connecting a camera to the telescope was a great way for me to share astronomy with others.
PP: How did you get started in astronomy education and outreach? Why is astrophotography an effective form of outreach for you?
Matt: For the last 10 years, the goal of my photography has been to use the images as astronomy education tools. I shared the photos with friends, family, my teachers, and on various astronomy forums online. I loved showcasing beautiful objects in the night sky that the human eye cannot see. For me, astrophotography is an incredibly effective outreach tool because it gets people excited about science. I am thrilled seeing how inquisitive people are about the photos, especially kids, during outreach presentations. Simply put, astrophotos spark creativity, curiosity, and inspiration for learning. As a firm believer in education by hands-on activities, astrophotography is a perfect way to get kids involved in science.
PP: How did this photo go from your camera to being on a stamp?
Matt: When I took my camera out after teaching an astronomy program at Mount Rainier National Park in June 2015, my goal was not to capture an image for a stamp. I drove down to Reflection Lake and setup my camera, tripod, and shutter release cable to capture a timelapse video. The Northern Lights were active that night, a rare event which happens maybe once every couple years at Mount Rainier. Weeks later I edited the timelapse video into my first star trails photo. This type of image is a great beginner way to capture the stars. I joke now realizing that my astronomy teacher in high school told me to try that technique 10 years ago when I started astrophotography… I guess I am glad I waited to create my first star trails under the right circumstances!
Serendipity connected me with a person in Washington D.C. looking for a national park night sky photograph to be on a Forever Stamp collection celebrating the upcoming National Park Service 100 year anniversary. My boss forwarded me the email from that person seeing if I had any astrophotos to submit to her that I shot from Mount Rainier. I gave her a link to my online gallery and she immediately fell in love with the Northern Lights star trails over Mount Rainier. A few days later I had confirmation that my photo would be on a stamp, which I had to keep a secret for 8 months until the official USPS press release.
PP: We are based in Washington, so of course we're thrilled to see one of our most recognizable parks featured on a stamp. What was your favorite part of working at and photographing Mount Rainier National Park?
Matt: My favorite part about working at Mount Rainier National Park was sharing the natural resources with visitors. Everyone I was able to spend time with at the park was enthusiastic and connected to nature, which for me is a huge aspect to living a healthy life. Having lived in a big city my whole life, I very much enjoyed how quiet the park was as well. One joy of the National Parks is that they are preserved regions where nature can be observed and experienced with minimal impact of humans.Thanks to the quiet nature of Mount Rainier, time seemed to slow down and I was able to live fully in the present moment, a certain kind of peace I have been striving to find.
As a photographer, living inside the park for 3 months helped me connect to the landscape. I was able to plan certain shots and wait for the weather to create the conditions that made for a unique photo. For instance, being at the park allowed me to create my first Astronomy Picture of the Day photo of the Perseid Meteor Shower from Sunrise, and of course the Northern Lights display seen in my Forever Stamp at Reflection Lake. In my experience, landscape and astrophotography require "being in the right place at the right time," which means being on location at Rainier for months helped me create some incredible photos.
PP: Do you think it's significant to have astrophotography represented on something as ubiquitous as a stamp? How does that advance your goals for education and outreach?
Matt: Having astrophotography represented on a stamp is huge. In today's society, we have lost our connection to the night sky because city lights block out faint starlight. Sharing images that spark curiosity about what the night sky looks like away from bright city lights is something I care deeply about. I have used my stamp to help advocate for the protection and conservation of dark night skies during all my outreach programs. Most importantly, I showcase my work to raise awareness for reclaiming the night sky if we properly light our cities at night. I want my work to spark an emotional connection in the viewer. If we are not emotionally connected to the night sky like our ancestors were, will we want to become stewards of that resource?
PP: Finally, what's it like to see your work on a real US stamp, and then on the Forever Stamp Yearbook?
Matt: For me, seeing my work on a stamp is humbling, but I know there's more I need to pursue via photography. Having my photo on a stamp taught me that the public views astrophotography as art, something they want to hang on their wall and enjoy for years to come. Little did I know a hobby of mine that started in high school would turn into a lifelong pursuit of sharing my passion for science and the outdoors with others through astrophotography.
Ironically, my I had no clue my stamp made the Forever Stamp Yearbook cover until a week ago. My high school chemistry teacher who I stay in touch with sent me the email link. I was shocked, and of course humbled again by the fact that the image is so well received.
You can find Matt's work online here, complete with prints to order. He is also on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.


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Imperial and NTU Singapore form wide-ranging partnership to expand collaboration
Imperial and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have formed a wide-ranging partnership in research, education, innovation and enterprise.
The two universities are establishing the NTU-Imperial Health, Sustainability and Technology Hub, which will focus on collaborative research in fields of scientific research and development that tackle some of the world's most pressing challenges, including:
Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics for healthcare
Healthy cities and pollution
Infectious disease modelling.
The new NTU-Imperial Research Hub builds on existing areas of collaboration, such as in joint education and research initiatives. The two universities continue to fund innovative education programmes and research projects that support early-stage collaboration among academics, researchers, and students.
"This partnership demonstrates our long-term commitment to developing world-class science and tech clusters in Singapore." Professor Hugh Brady President of Imperial College London
Through the new Research Hub, the two universities will explore ways that new technology can be harnessed to improve diagnostics, treatments, and care of patients.
NTU and Imperial will also combine their expertise in energy, materials, and decarbonisation to help create more sustainable cities and a zero-pollution society.
The universities will seed fund the most innovative ideas and develop joint research proposals for ambitious and large-scale research grants. They will also carry out joint training for PhD students and early career researchers and promote academic and knowledge exchange between the institutions.
Ambitious projects
President of Imperial College London, Professor Hugh Brady, said: "This new Research Hub will help seed the most ambitious projects and ideas in healthcare, sustainability and technology. From tackling pollution in our cities, to developing future transport and using AI to improve healthcare – the Hub will enable UK and Singaporean scientists to work together for the benefit of society.
"Global partnerships like this one are helping Imperial to transform lives and create opportunity around the world. Imperial and Nanyang Technological University have been collaborating together for decades and have made significant discoveries and scientific breakthroughs. This latest partnership demonstrates our long-term commitment to developing world-class science and tech clusters in Singapore."
"The NTU-Imperial Research Hub…will support both universities working closely together to pursue research that could help to tackle some of humanity's grand challenges." Professor Subra Suresh President of NTU Singapore
NTU President Prof Subra Suresh said: "NTU and Imperial enjoy a longstanding and close relationship, forged not only through working together on the joint medical school together, but also through areas of research and innovation where we collaborate closely. Entering a new strategic partnership underscores the depth of cooperation between the two universities, which is driven by a shared vision to strengthen capabilities in research, education, and innovation and enterprise.
"The NTU-Imperial Research Hub, which we will set up as part of a new partnership, will support both universities working closely together to pursue research that could help to tackle some of humanity's grand challenges as articulated in NTU 2025, the University's five-year strategic plan, such as mitigating our impact on the environment and responding to the needs and challenges of healthy living and ageing."
Building on decades of collaboration
The NTU-Imperial Research Hub builds on decades of collaboration between the two universities in research, education, and innovation, including a joint research seed fund to kickstart 'blue-skies' research, and a joint education seed fund to encourage faculty and students to work together to develop new online experiential learning opportunities using digital technologies.
The partnership will also see the two universities carry out joint training for PhD students and early career researchers and promote academic and knowledge exchange between the institutions.
New research projects that have been identified include the development of a diabetes artificial intelligence network led by NTU LKCMedicine's Professor Josip Car in collaboration with Imperial's Dr Pantelis Georgiou and Professor Nick Oliver.
Using machine learning to improve estimates of the potential extent of flooding in at-risk areas is the focus of a research project between NTU's Assistant Professor David Lallemant and research fellow Dr Michele Nguyen together with Imperial's Professor Almut Veraat.
NTU has also been one of Imperial's three partners since 2017 under its Global Fellows Programme, a collaborative summer school programme for PhD students to develop professional, research, and collaborative competencies as well as the intercultural awareness that is required to establish and continue successful collaborations.
NTU and Imperial signed a collaboration agreement in 2010 to jointly set up the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine. That successful collaboration will be completed in 2028, with NTU to award its own medical degrees from 2029. The two universities have been in discussions on expanding their fruitful partnership into other strategic areas, which has now given rise to the NTU-Imperial Health, Sustainability and Technology Hub.
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