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Pakistani cricket team in Sri Lanka in 1975–76
The Pakistan national cricket team toured Sri Lanka in January 1976 and played six matches including two internationals against the Sri Lankan national cricket team.[1] As Sri Lanka had not then achieved Test status, the internationals are classified as first-class matches. Both games were played at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium in Colombo. Pakistan were captained by Intikhab Alam and Sri Lanka by Anura Tennekoon. Sri Lanka won the first by 4 wickets[2] and Pakistan won the second by 4 wickets[3]
^ "Pakistan in Sri Lanka 1975–76". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
^ "Sri Lanka v Pakistan 1976". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
Pakistan in Sri Lanka in 1975–76 at CricketArchive
"Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka, 1976", Wisden 1977, pp. 929-30
International cricket tours of Sri Lanka
Test and LOI tours
Tournaments hosted
Multi-national
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistani_cricket_team_in_Sri_Lanka_in_1975%E2%80%9376


Is unconditional love the enemy of lust? Yes, so I choose lust.
Earlier this week, we asked readers to write in telling us if they think unconditional love actually kills desire. Many responded. We've been publishing some of those responses Friday. This is the last one.
I am a 42-year-old female. I started sexual activity and exploration at a very early age, probably younger than most. As I have grown into a woman and have had everything from longer relationships to one-night stands, I have come to terms with what I want sexually. The whole "being in love" thing just never felt right, and it never got the job done, either.
I know that women are supposed to want unconditional love and commitment, monogamy from their partner, and the white picket fence, but if this were the case, why is it that so many romance novels are about the women being taken by the handsome stranger?
I do have an animal desire. I think women settle for what they think they want, but then at some point the balloon of expectation gets deflated when they realize they have lost their desire. I have always entered my relationships and encounters with the expectation of no expectation. What thrills me is the moment. I see him or he sees me, and he actually has the guts or tenacity to break through my icy veneer. Lust, passion, and pleasure are what I want. Unconditional love I already have from my child, grandmother, and my family.
Is Unconditional Love the Enemy of Lust? No, It Makes Me Braver in Bed.
Is Unconditional Love the Enemy of Lust? No, Sweatpants Are.


Become very manly as you cosplay and enjoy the costume when your attend any conventions. You are a typically-laid back and a relaxed individual and you do not get yourself involve in issues unless it is deemed to be necessary. Enjoy your hair which is black. Wear you black pants and coat and you will definitely astound the audience as you perform any martial arts and karate moves when you cosplay. Get hold of your strong desires to prove yourself as a deserving adult and an individual who always prioritizes ethics and morals. Always carry within you the sense of nobility and honor as you face external and internal struggles with yourself or with your teammates. Naruto Sai, one of the favorite figures in the Naruto series. This specific Naruto Sai Costume Play set is always one of the top sellers on our shop. This is a classic item and is a must-have outfit for all the Naruto Sai cosplayers.


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Q: Run NUnit test case with Admin Privileges I have an NUnit test case that modifies the registry key values. That requires admin privileges.
How to run a particular test case or the whole NUnit project with Admin privileges?
I tried adding app.manifest to NUnit project with below setting, but it didn't work.
<requestedExecutionLevel  level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false" />

Edit:
I need admin privileges for my unittest because, in my unittest I am trying to edit a reg key. When I am doing it without Admin privileges, I am getting security exception.
RegistryKey overrides = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Policies\\Microsoft\\<key>", true);

A: Tests should not permanently affect your environment, thus you should mock the usage of the registry instead of modifying it from your test.
If you still would like to run your tests as an administrator, you probably should divide your test set into two parts:

*

*one, that does not require elevated privileges

*second, that requires elevated privileges - you can achieve that by executing test runner as administrator

Category property should help you to set up those two test sets.

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The Hackaday Omnibus - Vol. 02 is 128 full-color pages containing long-form original content from Hackaday in 2015.
The articles cover some of the high points from the year such as an in depth look at the mysterious Antikythera Mechanism and the hardware behind a bomb design used to train FBI agents.
Each story is accompanied by original illustrations in beautiful full color. The combination of the content, art, and layout makes this something every maker would want lying around - be it on the coffee table, the workbench, or at the hackerspace.


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Jack Attack is a 2013 American short holiday horror film about a babysitter (Helen Rogers), her charge Jack (Tyler Rossell), and parasitic pumpkins, written and directed by Bryan Norton and Antonio Padovan, who were also responsible, respectively, for special make-up and mechanical effects, and set design. The short was selected by more than a hundred festivals internationally and won more than thirty awards, and was selected for two anthology films in the US: Seven Hells (2014), and All Hallows' Eve 2 (2015).

Plot
On Hallowe'en night, in a West Village townhouse, babysitter Elizabeth carves a Jack O'Lantern out of a pumpkin with the help of Jack, the boy she is looking after, his terrier Oscar barking and watching excitedly. She is vexed because her boyfriend Elliott is running late. The job done, she puts the seeds on a tray and cooks them in the oven. After, all three of them eat a few seeds, when Jack begins to choke. Elizabeth tries to perform the Heimlich maneuver but fails and the boy passes out. Not knowing what else to do, she takes a knife and attempts to perform a tracheotomy so he can breathe. Blood spurts when she cuts a hole in his neck, and she notices something that may be the seed and attempts to dig it out with the knife; it turns out to be a long vine. Jack's abdomen swells underneath his shirt and explodes. Horrified, Elizabeth notices her own belly beginning to swell. Using the knife, she cuts across it in the manner of a Caesarean section, and pumpkins and thick vines explode from her body, and her head slumps down. Oscar whines. Outside, Elliott finally arrives and enters the townhouse. He is heard calling for her briefly, and vines are seen creeping quickly within across the windows.

Cast
Helen Rogers as Elizabeth
Tyler Rossell as Jack
Brazen (dog) as Oscar
Steven Anderson Jr. as Elliott

Production

Background and inspiration
Bryan Norton had been Antonio Padovan's directing teacher at the New York Film Academy, where Padovan directed his first two short films, Socks and Cakes and his student thesis, Perry St.. Norton was now the Academy's Chairperson. They decided to use Norton's access to equipment and crew to their advantage. Padovan said: "We've always talked about making a movie based in the West Village in fall ... Because it photographs very well". After toying with a few unfeasible ideas, Norton jokingly said: "We could even make a movie just about a pumpkin ... And we came up with this idea."

Writing and casting
Norton and Padovan were admirers of Helen Rogers' work in V/H/S; the segment "The Sick Thing" led them to reconceive Jack Attack'''s lead role. Originally, the central characters were imagined as a mother and son, with the former part to be cast with an age-appropriate genre favorite, as Norton explained:It was going to be written for someone I grew up with as a horror fan ... Kristy Swanson, Angela Bettis, Catherine Mary Stewart, who's an old friend; we looked at so many people. Then we saw V/H/S and were like, "Let's write it for a babysitter."

FilmingJack Attack was filmed on location in the West Village and on a soundstage at Rollin Studios in Brooklyn.

ReleaseJack Attack premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival, where it was paired with The Conjuring on opening night (18 July 2013). It was selected by more than a hundred festivals internationally, including Milan, Sitges, Fantafestival, Melbourne, Fantastic Fest, and the New York City Horror Film Festival. At the Calgary Underground Film Festival, the short was paired with Drew Bolduc's Science Team (2014). In Los Angeles, the film was shown at Mann's Chinese Theatre.

Anthology films
The short has since achieved a wider release as part of two anthology films in the US: Seven Hells (Gateway Films, Best of Fest, and Hands Off Productions), made up of seven award-winning horror and dark comedy shorts, was released in theaters "just in time for Halloween", in October 2014. All Hallows' Eve 2, nominally a sequel to All Hallows' Eve, is also a standalone film from Ruthless Pictures containing nine story segments. Jack Attack is the first segment.

Home media and streaming
The film is available in its entirety on Vimeo.All Hallows' Eve 2 was released in VOD and digital formats on October 6, 2015, and had a DVD release on February 2, 2016. A DVD featuring both All Hallows' Eve and the "sequel" as a "Halloween double feature" was released on September 13, 2016.

Reception
Critical response
Thomas M. Sipos said Jack Attack is a "one-note film", but it deserved its award at Shriekfest, appreciating "Gordon Yu's beautiful, golden-hued cinematography". Richard Whittaker of the Austin Chronicle called Jack Attack "ghoulishly entertaining", while Jo Satana called it "punchy and strangely whimsical". A Canadian reviewer agreed, noting the "genuinely sweet interactions between Elizabeth and Jack, with both actors giving good, believable performances" which are "almost heartwarming", elements which are daring and "quite effective" in a horror film:There are times when Jack Attack goes into some pretty gruesome and even frightening places, but it's not done in a mean-spirited fashion. In fact, Jack Attack blends a tasty mix of horror and fun, which is really the perfect recipe for capturing the spirit of Halloween. ... Jack Attack features an impressively high level of production value, which is matched by great sound design and gruesomely satisfying special effects.

A Screen Anarchy reviewer suggested the film was "the perfect morsel to whet the appetite of a festival audience before a feature presentation", saying the directors "employ a slow burn", the small cast forming a "nuanced trio in order to twist the knife a bit further".

Selected accoladesJack Attack is said to have won more than thirty awards or honors, including but not limited to the following:
Awards
Fantasia, 2013 • Audience Award for Best Short (Bronze)
Shriekfest, 2013 • Best Super Short Film
 (Audincourt, 2013) • Best Special Effects
New Orleans Horror Film Festival (New Orleans, 2013) • Best Short Film
Terror Film Festival (online) 2013 • Best Horror Short Film

Special mention
Fantafestival • Honorable mention (Bryan Norton, Antonio Padovan, Joseph Zaso)

Nominations
Sitges Film Festival, 2013 • Maria Best Short Film
Milan International Film Festival • Best International Short Film
Terror Film Festival, 2013 • Best Director of Photography • Best Editing • Best Special Effects

Related works
In 2014, Norton said he was writing a feature-length film that would incorporate Jack Attack as a subplot, "but basically will be Greenwich Village in New York City on one crazy Halloween night."

References

External links
Official online release on VimeoJack Attack'' on IMDb

2013 films
American horror drama films
Halloween horror films
American horror short films
2010s English-language films
2010s American films

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My next-gen peers who once described their firms senior managers as incapable now struggle with the same issues when they become responsible for managing people.
It has been interesting to watch the change in perspective as my next-gen peers who once described senior management in their firms as "incapable" now struggle with the same issues when they become responsible for managing people.
Advancing your career often means, at some point, you find yourself managing others. Here are some tips for those who find themselves in this position.
Remember where you came from. If a management role came through an internal promotion, you have built-in credibility, as your team has likely seen you in action. It can also be a motivational play for them, as they have seen someone excel and be rewarded. Some may try to abuse this, though, and not follow your directions. In these cases, set clear expectations and firm boundaries. Also, remember to be respectful of those who helped you get there. Far too often, tension is caused by managers alienating the people who helped them get where they are.
On the flip side, be sure not to reward only those who have assisted your climb to power. One of the best managers I had was one of my peers at a job during college. He never tried to abuse his position, but he did make it clear that he was now in charge, which we respected because he was a tireless worker.
Also, be careful about shaking things up all at once—some changes may need to be made, but people dislike change, and too much can cause resentment.
Clear and open communication channels. Whether you receive an internal or external promotion, schedule one-on-one lunch meetings with your new team members. This gives you a chance to listen to them and learn what they are seeking from their careers. These interactions also help you discern how best to manage them. Just like dealing with clients, you might have to adjust your style depending on the situation and who it involves. Finally, emphasize teamwork and collaboration. Many of our financial planning firm clients who are experiencing the greatest growth and employee satisfaction have moved beyond the vertical military-type management structure and have replaced it with a more horizontal system.
Develop your own style. Even having loathed managers for years, some new managers will copy their boss's management style, sometimes subconsciously. This is a mistake if it doesn't represent your style. What worked for the prior boss might not work for you.


In our July/August 2007 issue, Dan Gregory, of Between the Covers Rare Books, explored some of the odder paths that printed stories have taken to the silver screen. As an online exclusive to supplement his essay, "Hollywood Adaptation: How a Christmas Card, a Poem, a Time Magazine Article, and Even a Few Novels Inspired Some of Hollywood's Greatest Films," we have compiled a list of the collectable books connected to the American Film Institute's list of the 100 greatest movies of all time.
This list, compiled by Dan and the editor of Fine Books & Collections magazine, contains our recommendations for the best collectable book from each film. This is a judgment call based on availability of the books and the preference most collectors show for American hardcover books (after all, these are American films). In most cases, the title we've picked is the first book publication, but not always. For example, for the 1931 film adaptation of Frankenstein, we list the photoplay edition published to coincide with the film, rather than Mary Shelley's 1818 first edition. The photoplay edition is illustrated with stills from the film and has Boris Karloff's famous interpretation of the monster on the cover. That book, we think, is a more attractive and realistic goal for film book collectors. But reasonable people (and certainly booksellers) may disagree.
Definitions: A source book is a book adapted into a movie. A tie-in is a promotional book issued to coincide with the film. It may be a reissue of a previously published book or a novelization based on, written alongside, or inspired by the screenplay. A later screenplay is a published version of the screenplay issued after the movie came out. A later book is similar to a tie-in, but published long after the original film.
By Thomas F. Dixon Jr.


The aim was to especially design a fully functioning live website that showcase the information (content and images) related to Voltaware sensor which monitor the energy consumed by the electronic devices and helps in reducing the electricity bills of the consumer. The main emphasis will be placed on attracting clients through easy to understand voltaware sensor specification, a focus on features that makes the company's services superior to the competition.
Voltaware is a system designed by Fullestop to enable business by displaying all the information related to Voltaware power saving product online to the customers worldwide in a very elegant and attractive manner. It will be proved a platform for societal aspects of corporate social responsibility. The eye catching imagery and attractive UI compliments the visualization of the services. A professionally-designed theme will be fully customized to match the brand and meet the Client's functional needs.
Providing a better marketplace place to capture much more business by publicizing the product on internet.
Providing the Built –in Plugins for better functionality.
Providing easy installation and Upgrades.
Fullestop 's task was to research best of breed solutions that would meet the client's needs, determine the best fit solutions and present them with recommended options.
In Depth Demand Analysis: interactive prototypes + screens.
Installation of new theme or upgrading properly.
Stay in the competitive market by capturing newer opportunities.
Simple, fast, and quick solution for Voltaware having classic & sophisticated looks to match the product theme.
For Inspire Group Me, Fullestop developed an idiot proof web portal which helped the firm to advertise their event management across UAE.


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Home » News » Cray Assimilates ClusterStor from Seagate
Cray Assimilates ClusterStor from Seagate
September 25, 2017 by staff
Today Cray announced it has completed the previously announced transaction and strategic partnership with Seagate centered around the addition of the ClusterStor high-performance storage business.
Storage is the fastest-growing part of the expanding HPC market and Cray is positioned to be an even more important player in the storage market," said Steve Conway, senior vice president of research at Hyperion Research. "As a pioneer in providing large-scale storage systems for supercomputers, it's fitting that Cray will take over the ClusterStor line."
With the strategic transaction now complete, Cray will continue to sell, support, develop, manufacture, and test ClusterStor storage solutions with Lustre, including the ClusterStor L300, the next-generation ClusterStor L300N and the ClusterStor SL220.
Cray will also continue to provide support for the ClusterStor product line for existing customers and will collaborate with Seagate to integrate future Seagate technologies into Cray storage products.
We are working to provide customers and partners with a seamless transition of the ClusterStor storage business to Cray," said Peter Ungaro, president and CEO of Cray.
"With the constant growth of data and the need to move it quickly for data-intensive simulations and artificial intelligence models, the addition of the ClusterStor line enhances an important piece of our product portfolio. With the transition complete, ClusterStor customers and partners will be able to get purpose-built high-performance storage systems with industry-leading price/performance that are designed, manufactured, and supported by Cray and our partners."
Cray will offer service and support for the more than 20 ClusterStor partners and resellers by incorporating a comprehensive service toolkit, shorter escalation path to development, and a single knowledge base.
As a long-time customer of Cray and Seagate storage systems, who are committed to the development of extreme-scale computing, we are thrilled to see Cray continue the development of this product," said Prof. Dr. Thomas C. Schulthess, director of the Swiss National Supercomputing Centre (CSCS). "The addition of ClusterStor is a logical next step for Cray and our researchers and scientists will clearly benefit from this enhancement."
The advantage of Cray's ClusterStor line is its ability to make HPC storage systems simpler. ClusterStor is designed to reduce the complexity in the storage system to enable seamless system design, easy installation, workload management, data flow, scalability, system efficiency, and faster time to results. ClusterStor systems balance the value equation to achieve the right performance levels, scalability, and availability, all at the right budget.
"This move by Cray not only shows a commitment to the success of the ClusterStor storage systems, but also shows Cray's commitment to the broader success of Lustre technology for HPC," said Sarp Oral, president of OpenSFS. "For the Lustre community, we believe this transaction will benefit users by increasing engagement."
"The Lustre-based ClusterStor storage solutions enhance Cray's portfolio to provide its customers end-to-end solutions," said Amita Potnis, research manager, IDC, Inc. "As data sprawl continues, customers can leverage ClusterStor storage solutions to gain insights through machine learning and artificial intelligence across many industries."
Cray has added more than 125 employees and contractors and has assumed customer support obligations associated with the ClusterStor product line. The agreement was previously announced on July 26, 2017.
Filed Under: Government, HPC Hardware, HPC Software, Industry Segments, Lustre, News, Research / Education, Storage Tagged With: ClusterStor, Cray, Cray Sonexion, Seagate
Lustre File System High Performance Guide
Today, Lustre File System is based entirely on Linux and is using kernel- based server modules to deliver the expected performance. Lustre can support many types of clients and runs on almost any modern hardware. Scalability is one of the most important features of Lustre File System and can be used to create a single namespace of what appears to be almost limitless capacity.

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Queensland's Environment and Heritage Protection Minister Andrew Powell has announced that the need to have ERAs will be removed from many business types (but not all businesses).
Some ASBG members have reported their businesses did not make the list.
Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection, Andrew Powell, today announced the Qld Government's plan (adopted from the previous Government) to cut green tape.
These changes to legislation will offer three ways to apply for approval of environmentally relevant activities (ERAs) – including an automatic approval process - depending on the size and environmental risk posed by business activities.
Assessment timeframes will be reduced by around three months. It is estimated that following full implementation in March 2013, around half of all ERAs (around 410 applications a year) will be able to go through the standard (automatic) application process, saving each applicant an average of $20,000 in application preparation costs, 68 days in processing time and 150 pages in avoided application materials.
The Department of Environment Heritage Protection (EHP) is seeking feedback on the proposed initiatives by public consultation on the Review of Environmentally Relevant Activities - Draft Regulatory Assessment Statement.
· Issues regarding new application fees.
The Greentape Reduction project seeks to ensure Queensland's regulatory framework is proportional to the environmental risks posed by environmentally relevant activities. The EHP has identified options to amend the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008 to reduce the environmental regulatory burden for small to medium-sized businesses. These initiatives have the potential to save businesses $6.77 million in annual fees, plus savings in ongoing administration costs.
· Introducing new application fees to reflect processes introduced by the Greentape Reduction Act.
The regulatory assessment statement is supported by the Assigning Environmentally Relevant Activities to Assessment Tracks report. This report summarises the findings of the assessment process conducted by the department to recommend environmentally relevant activities and environmentally relevant activity thresholds for standard or site-specific assessment, or for deletion.
On Tuesday, 25 September CRC for Water Sensitive Cities hosted the Launch of the South East Queensland (SEQ) Hub.
The Brisbane Launch was officially conducted by Jon Black, Director-General of the Department of Energy and Water Supply (DEWS). Jon was keen for his department to work collaboratively with the CRC and the Queensland participants.
The Water Act 2000 sets out the framework for managing impacts on underground water as a result of the exercise of underground water rights by petroleum tenure holders. This includes requirements for petroleum tenure holders to carry out bore assessments for private bore owners.
· Where the chief executive of the EHP believes that a water bore can no longer supply a reasonable quantity or quality of water for its authorised use or purpose.
Under section 413 of the Water Act, the chief executive can make guidelines about the minimum requirements for undertaking a bore assessment. To provide a level of consistency and transparency about how bore assessments are to be undertaken, EHP has prepared a draft guideline for the purpose of consultation.
Your comments on this draft guideline are sought by C.O.B Friday 19 October. Please provide any comments to: shirley.simpson@ehp.qld.gov.au.


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Q: Session state can only be used when enableSessionState is set to true Error I have a SharePoint Web Application https://xyz.abc.net/sites/mob_portal with its Mobile Site URL as: https://xyz.abc.net/sites/mob_portall?Mobile=1
The normal site is working fine but when I open the mobile site URL I get the below error:

Session state can only be used when enableSessionState is set to true, either in a configuration file or in the Page directive. Please also make sure that System.Web.SessionStateModule or a custom session state module is included in the \\ section in the application configuration.

Can you please advise?

A: goto the webapplication web.config and search for enableSessionState and set it to true.
also make sure you have the moduel:
<httpModules>
    <add name = "Session" type = "System.Web.SessionState.SessionStateModule" />
</httpModules>

A: Set EnableSessionState=true in webapplication web.config file like :
  <pages enableSessionState="true" enableViewState="true" enableViewStateMac="true" validateRequest="false" pageParserFilterType="Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationRuntime.SPPageParserFilter, Microsoft.SharePoint, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c" asyncTimeout="7">

Also enabled session state from the web config by adding the http module

A: As a solution you must register session state handler module in IIS.

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*Open Internet Information Services manager.

*Move to site where problem occurred.

*Open modules list of this site.

*Add session state handler like show on the following image (click on
it):

 5. Click OK, recycle application pool and refresh the page.


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Madeira este un vin fortificat, fabricat pe insulele Madeira, în largul coastelor Africii.

Insulele Madeira au o istorie îndelungată de vinificație, datând de la epoca de explorare (aproximativ de la sfârșitul secolului al XV-lea), când Madeira era un port standard de apel pentru navele care se îndreptau spre Lumea Nouă sau Indiile de Est. Pentru a preveni deteriorarea vinului, au fost adăugate băuturi alcoolice neutre de struguri. Pe călătoriile pe mare, vinurile care au fost expuse căldurii și mișcării excesive și-au transformat radical aroma. Acest lucru a fost descoperit de producătorii de vin din Madeira atunci când o expediere de vin nevândută a revenit Insulelor după o călătorie dus-întors.

Astăzi, Madeira este cunoscut pentru procesul său unic de vinificație, care implică încălzirea vinului. Vinul este plasat în cuve din oțel inoxidabil, care sunt încălzite printr-o metodă serpentină. Apa caldă, la o temperatură între 45 și 50 grade Celsius (sau aproximativ 115° F), trece prin acest sistem serpentin pentru o perioadă de cel puțin trei luni. Odată ce acest proces de încălzire numit estufagem este finalizat, vinul este supus unei perioade de repaus, de cel puțin 90 de zile, pentru a obține condițiile care vor permite vinologului, unui expert în vin și vinificație, să plaseze vinul într-o sticlă cu garanția calității aferente. Aceste vinuri nu pot fi niciodată îmbuteliate și comercializate înainte de data de 31 octombrie a celui de-al doilea an. Datorită acestui proces unic, Madeira este un vin foarte robust, care după deschidere se poate savura pentru o perioadă îndelungată.

Tipuri de struguri
Aproximativ 85% din vinul de Madeira este produs din struguri roșii denumite Neagra Mole Tinta Negra Mole, în combinație cu cele patru mari soiuri de struguri albi (de la cele mai dulci, la cele mai uscate): Malvasia[], Bual[], Verdelho[] și Sercial[].

Varietățile de vinuri de Madeira

Soiurile nobile
Cele patru soiuri majore din Madeira sunt sinonime cu numele a celor patru struguri albi cunoscuți pentru producerea vinului. De la cel mai uscat până la cel mai dulce, tipurile Madeira sunt: Sercial, care este aproape fermentat complet uscat, cu foarte puțin zahăr (0,5 la 1,5 ° pe scara Baumé, sau 9-27 g / l). Acest stil de vin este caracterizat prin culori tonate cu arome de migdale având o aciditate ridicată.
În cazul soiului Verdelho fermentația s-a oprit puțin mai devreme decât la Sercial, mai exact atunci când zaharurile sale sunt cuprinse între 1,5 și 2,5 ° Baumé (27-45 g / l). Acest tip de vin este caracterizat prin  note de fum având o  aciditate ridicată.
Tipul Bual (denumit și Boal) are fermentația oprită atunci când zahărurile sale sunt cuprinse între 2,5 și 3,5 ° Baumé (45-63 g / l). Acest tip  de vin este caracterizat prin culoarea închisă, textura bogat și aroma de stafide.
Soiul Malvasia (cunoscută și sub numele de Malvazia sau Malmsey) are fermentația oprită atunci când zahărurile sale sunt cuprinse între 3,5 și 6,5 ° Baumé (63-117 g / l). Acest tip de vin este caracterizat print-o culoare întunecată, textură bogată și aromă de cafea și caramel.

Alte soiuri de vinuri de Madeira
Rezerva (cinci ani) - Aceasta este cantitatea minimă de îmbătrânire pe care un vin cu eticheta unuia dintre soiurile nobile trebuie să o aibă.
Rezerva specială (10 ani) - Vinurile sunt îmbătrânite în mod natural, fără surse de căldură artificială.
Rezerva extra (peste 15 ani) - Acest stil este destul rar, mulți producători prelungesc îmbătrânirea până la 20 de ani pentru a rezulta un tip mai bogat de vin.
Colheita sau Harvest - Acest tip include vinuri dintr-o singură perioadă de timp. Colheita trebuie să aibă cel puțin cinci ani înainte de a fi îmbuteliată.
Vintage sau Frasqueira - Acest soi trebuie să aibă o vârstă de cel puțin 19 ani în butoi și un an în sticlă, prin urmare, nu poate fi vândută până la vârsta de cel puțin 20 de ani.

Caracteristici
De regulă, o sticlă de vin Madeira se ține într-un butoi tradițional de răchită.
Expunerea la temperaturi extreme și oxigen conferă stabilitate vinului; o sticlă poate să ramână deschisă pe o perioadă nedeterminată, fiind unul dintre cele mai durabile vinuri. Nu este ceva neobișnuit să existe vin de Madeira de 150 de ani pentru vânzare în magazine specializate în vinuri rare. Cea mai veche sticlă care a intrat pe piață este un Terrantez care datează din anul 1715.

Legături externe
 Curiozități despre vinurile de Madeira

Madeira


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import { expect } from 'chai';
import { Factory } from '../../lib/factory';
import { Lair } from '../../lib/lair';

let lair;

class FactoryToTestRegisterFactory extends Factory {
  static factoryName = 'test';
}

describe('Lair', () => {
  beforeEach(() => {
    lair = Lair.getLair();
  });
  afterEach(() => {
    Lair.cleanLair();
  });

  [
    {
      clb: () => lair.registerFactory(new FactoryToTestRegisterFactory()),
      title: 'instance',
    },
    {
      clb: () => lair.registerFactory(FactoryToTestRegisterFactory),
      title: 'class',
    },
  ].forEach((test) => {
    describe('#registerFactory', () => {
      beforeEach(() => {
        Lair.cleanLair();
        test.clb();
      });

      it('should register factory', () => {
        expect(() => lair.createRecords('test', 1)).to.not.throw();
      });

      it('should use name from factory', () => {
        expect(() => lair.createRecords('test', 1)).to.not.throw();
      });

      it('should use name from factory (2)', () => {
        expect(() => lair.createRecords('test', 1)).to.not.throw();
      });

      it('should throw an error if factory is already registered', () => {
        expect(() => {
          lair.registerFactory(new FactoryToTestRegisterFactory());
        }).to.throw('Factory with name "test" is already registered');
      });

      it('should throw an error if factory name is not provided', () => {
        expect(() => {
          class FactoryWithoutName extends Factory {}

          lair.registerFactory(new FactoryWithoutName());
        }).to.throw(
          'Factory name must be defined in the `Factory` child-class as a static property "factoryName"'
        );
      });
    });
  });
});

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/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - Canadian Space Agency Astronaut David Saint-Jacques to Unveil Educational Tool Bringing Space to Northern Classrooms/
LONGUEUIL, QC, Oct. 14, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - On October 17, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques will be at Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit, Nunavut, to present an educational tool designed to help students better understand the role space and satellites play in their daily lives.
10:25 a.m. (EDT)
Presentation of educational tool and interactive activity by David Saint-Jacques and grade 9-12 students
350-400 students (Grades 9-12)
Inuksuk High School
1 Ring Road
Iqaluit, Nunavut, X0A 0H0
Website: http://asc-csa.gc.ca
SOURCE Canadian Space Agency
For further information: Canadian Space Agency, Media Relations Office, Telephone: 450-926-4370, Email: [email protected]
Media Advisory - Media invited to see NASA mega Moon rocket roll...
Successful launch of the most complex and powerful space telescope...
/R E P E AT -- Media Advisory - Launch of the James Webb Space...


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T.H.E Interview – Ruben De Ronde
Shivani Murthy June 30, 2019 No Comments
3 times is always a charm and we know for sure that Netherlands based trance and progressive genius, Ruben De Ronde, is definitely nailing the mark with "Different".
Following up to "My Story" which was crafted by Ruben to be a journey through all that he wanted to showcase, "Different" stays true to its title. It's different from all the work you've heard from him in the past for sure. 14 tracks, all very unique collaborations and each having a very distinct vibe to it, this one really appealed to us.
To get some more intel on how it all came together, the stories behind his collaborations, Statement! recordings and A State of Trance, we sit down with him and have a short chat. Read on!
Shivani – Hey Ruben! It's great to be speaking to you again! Firstly, congratulations on the release of "Different". After "My Story", you've rolled out an album with 14 new tracks. How has it been for you with "Different"?
Ruben De Ronde – This album has been a journey of about 2,5 years. I started making music for it back in 2017 when I started to stream in a video on Twitch.tv/rubenderonde
Instead of producing this album in a dark, and far away from the world, studio, I chose to open it up for everyone to see. Video streaming live productions have been a great way to interact with the listener of the end result. Most of the people have seen it come together track by track, and have been a big part in the process of the album coming to a final product. On one side I was able to help producers with question and feedback, on the other side people could view and listen in on the music and give their feedback. I have actually learned a lot of the input of the watchers of my stream!
Shivani – How come the name "Different"? What was the idea behind it?
Ruben De Ronde – One side is answered above I think. By opening up my production process, and sharing this with whoever wants to watch, I did something no one else really did before. On the other side, I chose the title "Different" because I always feel I am doing everything different than anyone else. I produce music about how I feel. No templates, no set genres or forced ways to work. In a world where everybody is being molded into stereotypes by social media, and being cast out if you are an odd one, I can truly say: It is GREAT to be different!
Shivani – One of the most fascinating bits about "Different" is that every track is a collaboration! And we see very interesting ones with a couple of Statement regulars like Estiva, Louise Rademakers, Elevven, Kimberly hale and so much more! How did the idea come about for the entire album is a collaboration?
Ruben De Ronde – I love working together with people! It is great to combine talents, whether it is vocalists or other producers, that doesn't really matter. I do have a personal connection with everyone that I worked with. It wasn't a plan to collaborate on every song with an artist, but in general, I think that music is better with vocals, and the instrumentals have to be really club driven. All, as a group, I think we succeeded into making a harmonious album tho!
Shivani – The album also features 'Trinity', your collab with FUTURECODE (Ben Gold & Omnia). How did the idea for it come about? And how was it like working with them?
Ruben De Ronde – Ben and Omnia were booked to close A State of Trance 900 in Utrecht, which is a MASSIVE gig for over 15,000 people. And they did the closing set! To have a diverse set, they approached me to collab on something more 'dirty' or 'gritty' than any polished sound. The result is Trinity and it was amazing to join them on stage to premiere it!
Shivani – A track that really piqued our interest was "Guardian Down" with John O'Callaghan's deep house moniker Henrik Zuberstein. Also, if I am not wrong, it's the first time he has collaborated with anyone under that name! How did it all happen?
Ruben De Ronde – Haha yeah! I think that was the first one for John! We used to play a lot of PS4 together, more specifically the game Destiny. While we were gaming, the thought came up to make a progressive tune together, since I played a lot of his Henrik Zuberstein work. This was all 2,5 years ago I think, when we started working on it. When I was going through older project files earlier this year, I bumped into this song again, and decided to finish it! The title Guardian Down is indeed an homage to the Destiny game by Bungie.
Shivani – How has 2019 been for you till date?
Ruben De Ronde – It has been fantastic! I have been touring quite hard, with big tours in the USA and China, but luckily I managed to finish my album in the meanwhile too, with the release later this month (28th of June). It is called Different and I am mega proud about it!
Shivani – Your label "Statement" is getting its own stage at Electronic Family this year! Congratulations on it! How did it all happen and for how long has this been in the pipeline?
Ruben De Ronde – We have been working hard as a group to get things going! Actually, first up we had the Statement! Stage at Escalation in New York City on the 15th of June. We are testing the possibilities to live stream all the sets, and have some cool things in mind.
For Electronic Family, that has been a long work in progress too! I have been an ambassador of the festival for a couple of years now, and they were looking to broaden their styles and progressive came up as the first option. 1+1 is 3 in this case!
We are working on a LOT of cool ideas for this, and I can't wait to show the world what ALDA and our team are coming up with!
Shivani – We see the stage also has a very uniquely curated lineup with acts like tinlicker, Grum, lumisade to, of course, Estiva and Rodg and so forth! How was the lineup picked?
Ruben De Ronde – It was really a team up effort. I gave in my list of artists I would love to have, and ALDA had their favorite progressive artists. Altogether, I am mega proud of the stacked line up we have.
Shivani – You've been in the scene for relatively long and have watched it transition over the years to what it currently is, in terms of the sound has changed, the infusion of new styles and so much more. It also spawns off a debate about what trance actually is supposed to sound like and how the current releases are probably not good as the old ones according to a few, whereas the rest may believe it couldn't be better. What is your opinion on the same? What according to you is trance all about?
Ruben De Ronde – I can hold an hour-long debate about this, to be honest! I strongly disagree with certain people that link a BPM to a style. I think trance is a feeling. You know when you hear a certain electronic song that hairs on your arm stand up. Your heart gets heavy or tears come up.
That's the feeling of trance!
The other point is actually interesting. Music from the past IS NOT better! Music often binds to memories. People link certain songs to important events in their life, and that way those songs become more valuable to any music that comes after that moment. Music is only getting better and better (quality wise). Scientifically this makes sense right?
Shivani – We saw your work on Togetherr with Rodg, which was very well accepted by the audience. You also teased about working with him for a collaboration, apart from taking the stage together again for a b2b at the ASOT celebrations at Bay Area. Can we see this possibly building up to a part 2 of togetherr?
Ruben De Ronde – Haha, we get this question a LOT! We didn't expect that TogetheRR would be such a success, and we are humbled by the support, to be honest! Right now we are working hard on our own music, with Rodg just releasing his album FATE and myself with the Different album coming up. But never say never!
Shivani – You and Armin Van Buuren together are the heart and soul of A State of Trance and we can't imagine a better pairing. However, in an alternate universe, if you had to run the show with anyone else, who would you pick and why?
Ruben De Ronde – To be honest, I couldn't pick anyone else to be doing the show. Armin has so much passion for radio, and the music we play on the show. I don't think anyone could ever fill his shoes!
Shivani – A question I've always wanted to ask, Statement! on the whole, has some brilliantly well thought of cover art with you or the RDR sign integrated in some way or the other. And, it's super adorable! Who comes up with this?
Ruben De Ronde – Haha, thank you! I started doing this because I thought, with the disappearance of vinyl, digital music lost it's 'visual identity'. Growing up recognizing the tunes by the cover of the final, I wanted to bring back that feeling. When people see a cover, I want them to know straight away which song is linked to that. For the album 'Different', I came up with the idea based on an image of where everyone is the same: colorless, with myself in color, standing out because I am doing things differently than the mass. I think that everyone has a talent, and is allowed to stand out and be different. Like said before: it is great to be different!
Shivani – If you could collaborate with one more artist from an alternate genre and not trance or anyone familiar, who would you pick and why?
Ruben De Ronde – Easy one! Maria Mena or HIGHASAKITE. Both of these artists are such insanely talented songwriters, and manage to put true emotions in their songs. Bucket list stuff!
Shivani – Would we see a separate remix album coming out for "Different"?
Ruben De Ronde – 1000%! I already got in the first remix yesterday, so we are going to do this!
Shivani – What does the rest of 2019 hold in store for you?
Ruben De Ronde – A LOT of gigs coming this summer! From Tomorrowland to Untold and several USA shows and of course the stage hosting on Esscalation and Electronic Family. Besides that, I have my album Different coming in a few weeks!
Other than that, I will keep on focusing on my Twitch livestreams (Twitch.tv/rubenderonde), with tutorials, live DJ streams, etc. I will always try to keep the connection with my support close that way!
Shivani Murthy
Content Writer | Trance News & Editorials at T.H.E - Music Essentials
Shivani Murthy lives and breathes music. What started off as a passion grew into something she ended up pursuing. She currently develops content for T.H.E Music Essentials and also overlooks the PR and Media for Enchanted Valley Carnival. A huge trance and techno music buff, she has had the opportunity to work with multiple artists and premier music festivals
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Promega Corp. v. Life Technologies Corp. (Fed. Cir. 2017)
By Donald Zuhn –-
At about this time last year, the Supreme Court reversed the Federal Circuit's determination that there are circumstances in which a party may be liable for infringement under 35 U.S.C. § 271(f)(1) for supplying or causing to be supplied a single component of a patented combination outside the United States (see "Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp. (2017)"). This past November, the dispute between Promega Corp. and Life Technologies Corp. returned to the Federal Circuit on remand, with the Federal Circuit affirming the District Court's grant of judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) to Life Technologies and the District Court's denial of Promega's motion for a new trial.
The dispute between the two companies began in 2010 when Promega sued Life Technologies for infringement of U.S. Patent No. RE37,984 ("the Tautz patent") (as well as four other patents owned by Promega), alleging that Life Technologies had sold genetic testing kits that were not covered by a license agreement between the parties. The Tautz patent, which is owned by Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften E.V. and exclusively licensed to Promega, claims a kit for testing at least one STR locus that contains: (1) a mixture of primers; (2) a polymerizing enzyme such as Taq polymerase; (3) nucleotides for forming replicated strands of DNA; (4) a buffer solution for the amplification; and (5) control DNA. Life Technologies manufactures genetic testing kits that provide components for carrying out a multiplex amplification of STR loci from DNA samples, wherein the kits contain (1) a primer mix; (2) Taq polymerase; (3) PCR reaction mix including nucleotides; (4) a buffer solution; and (5) control DNA. At trial, the parties moved for summary judgment on infringement and invalidity, with the District Court determining that Life Technologies' sales outside the license agreement's field of use were infringing. Following trial, the jury returned a verdict of willful infringement. Life Technologies then moved for judgment as a matter of law (JMOL) of noninfringement, and the District Court granted the motion, finding that Promega had failed to present sufficient evidence to sustain a jury verdict under § 271(f)(1), and the Court vacated the finding of infringement.
On appeal, the Federal Circuit determined in Promega Corp. v. Life Technologies Corp. ("Promega I") that substantial evidence supported a jury's finding that Life Technologies infringed the Tautz patent under § 271(f)(1), and therefore reversed the District Court's grant of JMOL of noninfringement. The panel was divided as to the finding of infringement under § 271(f)(1), but the divide centered on another aspect of the statute. With regard to the issue of whether infringement under § 271(f)(1) requires that at least two components be supplied from the U.S., the Federal Circuit held "that there are circumstances in which a party may be liable under § 271(f)(1) for supplying or causing to be supplied a single component for combination outside the United States," and "based on the facts of this particular case . . . conclude[d] that substantial evidence supports the jury's verdict that LifeTech is liable for infringement under § 271(f)(1) for shipping the Taq polymerase component of its accused genetic testing kits to its United Kingdom facility."
In reversing the Federal Circuit and remanding the case, the Supreme Court, in Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp., determined "that a single component does not constitute a substantial portion of the components that can give rise to liability under §271(f)(1)." As the Supreme Court noted, Life Technologies manufactured all but one component of its kits in the United Kingdom -- manufacturing Taq polymerase in the United States and then shipping the Taq polymerase to its United Kingdom facility to be combined with the other four components of the kit.
On remand, the Federal Circuit noted that the Supreme Court's opinion required the Federal Circuit to reconsider two of its prior holdings: (1) its reversal of the District Court's grant of Life Technologies' motion for JMOL that Promega had failed to prove its infringement case under 35 U.S.C. §§ 271(a)3 and 271(f)(1), and (2) its vacatur of the District Court's denial of Promega's motion for a new trial on damages and infringement. In reconsidering these holdings, the panel first looked to the procedural history before the District Court, noting that the District Court did not decide how many of Life Technologies' kits, which were all assembled abroad, had been sold, offered for sale, or imported into the United States (i.e., were infringing under § 271(a)) or included a substantial portion of their respective components that were supplied from the United States (i.e., were infringing under § 271(f)(1)). In addition, while the parties stipulated at trial that Life Technologies' total worldwide sales of the accused products during the pertinent time period amounted to $707,618,247, a dispute arose with respect to the effect of this stipulation. In particular, Promega and Life Technologies disagreed as to whether Promega needed to separately quantify domestic and foreign sales. Ultimately, the District Court determined that Promega needed to prove the amount of damages attributable to infringement under § 271(a) and the amount of damages attributable to infringement under § 271(f)(1), and the Court provided Promega with a second chance to meet its burden by presenting evidence of infringing sales in its rebuttal case.
In its rebuttal case, Promega presented additional evidence of infringement, but did not present evidence or elicit testimony intended to prove a specific amount of domestic, foreign, or any other subset of total sales, relying instead on the stipulated worldwide sales figure as a potential damages base. In addition, in its proposed special verdict form, Promega sought to have the jury calculate a single damages amount rather than separate damages numbers under § 271(a) and § 271(f)(1). The jury subsequently found that all of Life Technologies' worldwide damages qualified as U.S. sales, and further, that all of Life Technologies' unlicensed sales infringed Promega's asserted patents under § 271(a) and/or § 271(f)(1).
After trial, Life Technologies filed a renewed JMOL motion, arguing that Promega was entitled to no damages because, inter alia, it had failed to present adequate evidence of an amount of infringing sales under either § 271(a) or § 271(f)(1). Promega countered that the damages verdict should stand because all of the accused products infringed under § 271(f)(1) (since all of the products included Taq polymerase, which qualified as a "substantial portion" of each of the accused products) and all of the accused products also infringed under § 271(a). The District Court granted Life Technologies' JMOL motion, holding that no reasonable jury could have found that all of the accused products infringed under § 271(a) or § 271(f)(1), and finding that Promega had waived any argument that the trial record could support a damages calculation based on an amount other than worldwide sales. The District Court also denied Promega's motion for a new trial, reiterating that Promega had waived any argument based on a subset of worldwide sales by failing to respond to Life Technologies' argument on this issue in its JMOL briefing.
Following the Supreme Court's remand, the parties submitted statements to the Federal Circuit as to how the Court should proceed post-remand. Life Technologies argued that the Federal Circuit should affirm the District Court's post-trial decisions, contending that "[t]he trial judge with her 'first-hand knowledge of witnesses, testimony, and issues' simply held Promega to its own considered strategic litigation decisions, and appropriately denied Promega's retrial request." Promega, on the other hand, argued that the Federal Circuit should reinstate the judgment of infringement under § 271(a) and order a new trial on damages, because "[t]he Seventh Amendment, the Patent Act, and precedent all require a new trial on damages under § 271(a)—not a windfall judgment of noninfringement," in view of Life Technologies' admissions that it committed infringing acts in the U.S. (the opinion indicates in a footnote that "[i]t is undisputed that Life admitted to at least some infringement," pointing out that Life Technologies "admit[ed] at trial that there had been 'an infringement' and that Promega was 'entitled to be compensated for that infringement'").
The Federal Circuit began its discussion of the case by noting that Promega had expressly waived its right to any award based on a reasonable royalty, and instead only sought damages in the form of lost profits. The opinion explains that:
The linchpin of the district court's rulings on Life's JMOL motion and Promega's motion for a new trial is its finding that Promega waived any argument that the trial record supports a damages calculation based on a subset of Life's total worldwide sales. In Promega I, we held that all of the accused products infringed under § 271(f)(1) and that the jury's damages verdict—based on total sales—was supported by substantial evidence. It was therefore unnecessary for us to address the district court's waiver finding. However, now that it is undisputed that certain of the accused kits did not infringe under the Supreme Court's interpretation of § 271(f)(1)—specifically, kits containing only one component supplied from the United States that were assembled and sold overseas to foreign buyers without ever passing through the United States—we must address the district court's waiver finding [citations omitted].
With respect to the District Court's waiver finding, the Federal Circuit determined, after looking at the procedural history of the case before the District Court, that:
In the instant case, the district court could properly conclude that Promega abandoned any alternative damages base when it failed to rebut Life's argument in its Rule 50(b) motion that Promega did not present evidence that a reasonable jury could have relied on to award damages based on any subset of total worldwide sales. The district court's decision was all the more reasonable given that it warned Promega during trial that it bore the burden to separately prove infringement under § 271(a) and § 271(f)(1).
In affirming the District Court's grant of JMOL to Life Technologies, the Federal Circuit noted that:
Promega argues, and Life does not dispute, that the record contains evidence of admitted infringement by Life under § 271(a). It further argues that we should reaffirm our prior decision on § 271(a) infringement and order a new trial on damages. In Promega I, we held that an unspecified number of Life's accused products infringed the Tautz patent under § 271(a). We made no finding regarding the quantity of infringing acts under § 271(a), because such a finding was unnecessary in light of our holding that all of the accused products infringed under § 271(f)(1). Now that our holding under § 271(f)(1) has been reversed by the Supreme Court, and in view of the waiver finding discussed, supra, the only way Promega could preserve the jury's damages verdict is by showing that the record supports a finding that all of Life's accused products that did not infringe under § 271(f)(1) infringed under § 271(a). Promega has failed to make this showing [citations omitted].
The opinion explains that "[t]his is a case where there was a finding of waiver that carried forward as law of the case to subsequent proceedings in the litigation," adding that "[t]he nature of the waiver under the circumstances of this case had the effect of limiting the trial evidence on damages to only the parties' stipulated worldwide sales figure." And "[b]ecause there was insufficient evidence to show that all worldwide sales infringed under § 271(a) or § 271(f)(1)," the Federal Circuit concluded that "there was no evidence to support a lost profits damages calculation under the narrow damages theory Promega crafted over the course of litigation." As a result, the panel affirmed the District Court's grant of JMOL to Life Technologies.
With respect to Promega's motion for a new trial, the Federal Circuit determined that "[u]nder the law of the case doctrine, the district court properly exercised its discretion by relying on its waiver finding from its JMOL ruling to support its decision to deny Promega's motion for a new trial." The panel explained that:
If Promega wanted to argue that the evidence at trial supported a damages calculation based on anything other than worldwide sales, it should have raised such an argument at trial and in response to Life's Rule 50(b) motion, which specifically attacked Promega's damages case on that very ground. Promega did not, choosing instead to continue to solely pursue an all-or-nothing damages strategy. Moreover, the district court afforded Promega a second opportunity to supplement the record and present evidence broken out by statutory subsection and quantity. Yet Promega declined to use this opportunity to prove any lesser damages amount [citations omitted].
The panel also noted that:
The only relevant law affecting the outcome in this case that was addressed by the Supreme Court was the "substantial portion" provision of § 271(f)(1). No law stood in the way of Promega's proving liability and damages separately under § 271(a), and Promega's reading of § 271(f)(1) was untested. Indeed, the district court itself ultimately rejected Promega's interpretation of § 271(f)(1), and so did the Supreme Court. And, from the time the district court gave Promega a second chance to put in evidence at trial to prove liability separately under § 271(a) and § 271(f)(1), Promega was on notice that its untested interpretation of § 271(f)(1) might not prevail. But Promega nonetheless declined to use its opportunity to establish entitlement to an alternative, smaller damages award.
The opinion conceded that "[t]his is an unusual case," noting that "[p]atent owners who prove infringement are typically awarded at least some amount of damages." However, in this case, Promega waived its right to a damages award "when it deliberately abandon[ed] valid theories of recovery in a singular pursuit of an ultimately invalid damages theory." The Federal Circuit therefore concluded that the District Court did not abuse its discretion by declining to give Promega "multiple chances to correct deficiencies in its arguments or the record." As a result, the panel also affirmed the District Court's denial of Promega's motion for a new trial.
Panel: Chief Judge Prost and Circuit Judges Mayer and Chen
Opinion by Circuit Judge Chen
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Hospital treats psychiatric patients... with orange light
Patients at Saint Olav's must remain indoors throughout the day and night in an area where the light is controlled and carefully planned. During the day, the lighting resembles daylight but from 6pm onwards, it changes to orange light.
A NORWEGIAN hospital is using orange light to reduce hyperactivity and anxiety in psychiatric patients.
The lighting control system at the acute care centre at Saint Olav's Hospital in Trondheim removes the blue component from the light completely from 6pm in the evening in a bid to boost levels of the body's sleep hormone, melatonin.
Creating this special light environment at the 20-bed Saint Olav's Hospital required integrated planning and development.
The patients must remain indoors throughout the day and night in an area where the light is controlled and carefully planned. During the day, the lighting resembles daylight but from 6pm onwards, it changes to orange light. This lasts until 11pm, at which point an orange light is dimmed to 25 per cent until 6am in the morning.
When the orange light is on with no blue light is emitted, it appears that the body releases more melatonin in the blood. The patients appear to become more tired and less hyperactive. For many people with bipolar disorder, the hyperactive phase involves a conspicuous absence of sleep, and treatment with orange light may therefore result in more normal sleeping patterns, say doctors at the facility.
In the daytime, the dynamic white-light tuning LED system varies the colour temperature between warm and cold. The cold white light in the morning suppresses melatonin production while increasing the production of the stress hormone cortisol.
How orange glasses cut mania
WHY do some of us suffer from bipolar disorder – an illness that involves shifting emotional states and periods of depression and hyperactivity?
Many explanations have been put forward, and the disorder affects people to varying degrees. But researchers have discovered that people with bipolar disorder are also affected by the light to which they are exposed. Norwegian researcher and doctor Tone Elise Gjøtterud Henriksen has caused a stir with trials in which patients wore blue-light-blocking orange sunglasses from 6 pm in the evening until 8am the following morning. The results appear to show that that people with bipolar disorder who are in the manic phase are particularly sensitive to blue light and that blue light appears to prolong manic episodes. After just three days with orange sunglasses, patients exhibited substantial reductions in mania. Some reported an even faster improvement, noticing a difference after only a few hours.
This helps to make the patients and employees more energetic in the daytime and tired in the evening. Their improved sleep rhythm is the product not only of the therapeutic orange light, but also of the artificial daylight.
Creating this special light environment at the 20-bed facility required integrated planning and development. Patients' rooms, corridors, bathrooms, living rooms and recreational areas are all linked to a shared control system which ensures that the correct light is provided. Patients can dim the light in the room where they are, but a special light switch ensures that only the permitted light type is available. The doctor in charge can keep track of everything on a screen, and can also check individual lighting for each patient.
Because the zone in which the bipolar patients are situated must be without natural daylight, all windows are equipped with special filters. To avoid mishandling and damage, all lights are recessed in walls or ceilings.
Lars-Fredrik Forberg, concept manager for human centric lighting at Glamox, who supplied the lighting, told Lux: 'To produce the orange light, we have to blend various light sources: there's a mix of red, blue, green and white LEDs'.
One challenge was to completely remove the blue light. 'Today we can remove about 99 per cent of the blue light,' says Forberg. 'So we had a discussion with the researchers about how much blue could be left in the light. It's demanding from a technical point of view.' He points out that much of the technology used is off-the-shelf, but some equipment, such as certain fittings, needed to be specially made.
'The unique thing about this building was the tailoring. For these institutions to invest money in a facility like this is both courageous and impressive. The hospital owners learned about the research in this field, and commendably took the initiative to further it. Other hospitals have already expressed interest in the facility and will be following developments.'
The 2018 Lighting for Health and Wellbeing conference takes place at the Cavendish Conference Centre in London on 26 September 2018. Details to be announced HERE.


UPDATE: Things were looking pretty bleak after Bonifacio sprained his left thumb, but the Marlins received some good news this afternoon. According to Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post, the sprain isn't as severe as initially believed and Bonifacio could be back in about two or three weeks.
10:48 AM: The Marlins' season just keeps getting worse, as Emilio Bonifacio left the second game of yesterday's doubleheader against the Nationals after aggravating a left thumb injury while trying to make a diving play at second base in the ninth inning.
Bonifacio already missed nearly two months earlier this season following surgery to repair torn ligaments in the same thumb. According to Joe Frisaro of MLB.com, Bonifacio was diagnosed with a sprained thumb and was in tears after the game. Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said he isn't expecting him back this season.
Bonifacio has mostly played center field this year, but he recently took over the starting second base job after Omar Infante was traded to the Tigers. The 27-year-old speedster is hitting .261/.335/.321 with one home run, 11 RBI and a .655 OPS this season. He's tied for second in the majors with 30 stolen bases, despite appearing in just 61 games.
Nick Green is expected to be called up from Triple-A New Orleans to replace Bonifacio on the active roster. The 33-year-old infielder is a .237 hitter in the majors, but he's batting .344/.397/.599 with 12 homers and a .996 OPS in 63 games with the Zephyrs this season.


Victoria is perhaps one of the most royal of names – it was the name of Queen Victoria, arguably one of the most famous queens in all of history. This name is perfect for parents looking for a baby girl name that is regal and elegant.
Victoria is the feminine form of Victor. It would have arrived in the UK from Germany and its most famous bearer was Queen Victoria, England's longest-reigning monarch. Victoria Wood was a British comedian, actress and performer.
Queen Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom from 1837-1901. Victoria Beckham, aka Posh Spice, was a member of the girl band "Spice Girls" and is now a successful fashion designer.
Victoria is a name that is perfect to form nicknames with and options include: Vic/Vik, Vicky/Vicki/Vickee, Tori/Toree, or simply Vi/Vee.
Victoria can also be spelt Viktorija, Victoriah, and Viktoria.
Have you thought about Keiran for a girl name?


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Q: Google App script SyntaxError: Unexpected token '<' when running script Anyone aware of what the problem is here?
It has worked multiple times, even with
const htmlForEmail = htmlTemplate.evaluate().getContent();
and now it seems to throw back an error:
The error: Error

SyntaxError: Unexpected token '<'
electrical  @ electrical.gs:24
I am on runtime version- runtimeVersion- "V8"

My google app script code (html code is below it):
 function electrical() {

    const ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet ();

    const ws = ss.getSheetByName("Bid Request");

    const h1 = ws.getRange("G4").getValue();
    const headers = ws.getRange("G5:H5").getValues();
    const project = headers [0][0];
    const response = headers [0][1];

    const lr =ws.getLastRow();
    const tableRangeValues = ws.getRange(6,2,lr-6,2).getDisplayValues();

    const htmlTemplate = HtmlService.createTemplateFromFile("email");
    htmlTemplate.h1 = h1;
    htmlTemplate.headers = headers;
    htmlTemplate.project = project;
    htmlTemplate.response = response;
    htmlTemplate.tableRangeValues = tableRangeValues;

    const htmlForEmail = htmlTemplate.evaluate().getContent();

    console.log(htmlForEmail);

    GmailApp.sendEmail(
    "example@gmail.com",
    "Bid Request",
    "Please",
    {htmlBody: htmlForEmail}

   );

   }

html:
<!DOCTYPE html>

<base target="_top">

<?= h1 ?>

  <?= project ?>	<?= response>

  <? tableRangeValues.forEach(r => { ?>

  <?= r[0] ?>	<?= r[1] ?>

  <?}) ?>

For some reason the html is not letting me show that I have header/body tags and html defined document tag, but I do!

A: There's a typo in your html code

  <?= project ?>	<?= response>

It should be like this

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Hope that fix your problem


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Vychází od: Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 2005).
Description based on: Vol. 4, no. 1 (Feb. 2008); title from PDF article running title (PubMed Central, viewed May 14, 2010).
Latest issue consulted: Vol. 7, issue 2 (May 2009) (viewed May 14, 2010).


Americans do seem to like gambling. Look at all the people who raced to the local convenience stores to buy a ticket for the recent Powerball. State lotteries still seem to be going strong. Many analysts believe that as much as $120 million might be bet on the Super Bowl.
So who is the biggest winner when it comes to gambling? The easy answer is the government. Consider the recent Powerball jackpot of $1.5 billion. There were three winners each getting $520 million. But the various governments get much of that prize before a check is ever issued to the winners.
The federal government skims off 25 percent off of a lump-sum cash award. And mega-winners are taxed at the highest federal income tax bracket. Then states collect personal income taxes, while local municipal taxes add a few more percentage points to the tax burden. The biggest winner occurred in 2013. She supposedly won $590 million but chose to take it as a lump-sum cash award of $370 million. Once the government was through, she actually got $278 million (less than half of the original winnings).
Not only is government the biggest winner. It is also the biggest hypocrite. State lotteries entice people to "take a chance" because "everyone's is a winner" and after all, "somebody's got to win." This is false advertising, but they are able to get away with it because the Federal Trade Commission doesn't hold them to the same standards of other products.
And many people are rightly complaining about the hypocrisy of state officials declaring fantasy sports as illegal gambling. On the one hand, these states are promoting gambling through lotteries and sometimes through horse racing and casinos. On the other hand they declare any gambling they don't control as deceptive and illegal.
Moreover, gambling often is a regressive tax on the poor who hope to get rich quick. But governments won't stop promoting gambling. For them it's a great bet.
This article was originally posted at AFA's The Stand.


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The ink wasn't even dry on the report from the public consultation on the future of Parc Jean-Drapeau before the stage was set for a new front in Montreal's transportation wars.
About 75 pages into the more than 200-page report released by the Office de consultation publique de Montréal last week, a chapter on "transportation and mobility" outlines what any visitor to the popular and historic park already knows: there is often a lot of traffic, especially during major events; there is often conflict between different users, whether it be elite cyclists training on the non-potholed Grand Prix race track, or people heading to La Ronde in their cars; and there are vast swaths of asphalt that mar the park's natural beauty.
"For numerous participants, it seems essential that the elaboration of an eventual master plan deal with the issue of mobility, 'which greatly handicaps the future of the park,'" the OCPM report concludes.
At the unveiling, Luc Ferrandez, the executive committee member responsible for big parks, was quick to note the proliferation of parking lots on Île-Ste-Hélène and Île-Notre-Dame since the two islands played host to Expo '67. The world's fair drew 50 million visitors without a single parking spot, he stated, while 8 million visitors a year currently park 8,000 vehicles a day in 15 lots.
Given Ferrandez was in charge of last year's pilot project to interrupt through traffic on Mount Royal — another prized and popular Montreal park — his comments may hint at where things are headed next.
But before Montrealers gear up for a redux of last year's showdown, there is one crucial difference to consider: the OCPM report itself.
Recall that the public consultation for the next decade of Parc Jean-Drapeau was born out of another controversy under another mayor. The clear-cutting of 1,000 mature trees in Parc Jean-Drapeau in 2017 as part of a $73-million revamp, including a project to build an amphitheatre for music festivals. The killing of mature trees outraged Montrealers and might have been a factor in former mayor Denis Coderre's ouster. Decried as a "chainsaw massacre" by Projet Montréal when in opposition, Mayor Valérie Plante called early in her mandate for the OCPM to hold hearings on the popular park's future.
The fruits of that labour were delivered last week after an overwhelming public response. More than 7,100 Montrealers offered their vision for the park over the next decade, both online and in person.
As the document notes, Parc Jean-Drapeau has a split personality. It is at once a venue for high-priced fun, be it the annual Grand Prix or music festivals like Osheaga, Heavy Montréal or ÎleSoniq, and a green space, offering residents of both the city and the suburban South Shore precious greenery on the two islands in the St. Lawrence River. It is the home of heritage buildings harkening from Expo '67, like Buckminster Fuller's geodesic dome, and city recreational facilities like an outdoor aquatics complex. On top of that the park is bookended by private interests: La Ronde on Île-Ste-Hélène and the Montreal Casino on Île-Notre-Dame.
Needless to say, there is a lot going on. But in recent years the tug-of-war over the park's duelling vocations seems to have tilted more toward unbridled amusement. However, the OCPM report recommends "the need to swing the pendulum back toward the preservation and development of the islands' natural and built heritage." Montrealers want more trees, more access to "green and blue" spaces, more emphasis put on nature.
If that's the case, something's got to give. It seems the obvious solution hinges on limiting vehicles in the park — certainly not all traffic, but definitely some. Parc Jean-Drapeau already has a métro station. And its proximity to both the city and the South Shore should facilitate the deployment of shuttle buses or even water taxis.
This is sure to prompt another vocal reaction from Montrealers, along the lines of last year's controversial temporary closing of Mount Royal. That debacle — which was hastily announced, poorly communicated and confusingly organized — prompted Plante to call in the OCPM to conduct a consultation. (Something she should have done in the first place). She has promised to abide by the recommendations, which should be forthcoming after Montrealers responded in great number. (Montrealers do love their parks).
But with with Parc Jean-Drapeau, Plante did the groundwork in advance. This time, Plante and Ferrandez already have a report in their hands justifying the curtailing of vehicles in Parc Jean-Drapeau. This time, Montrealers have already spoken strongly and clearly. They want to see less traffic in their beloved park.
Allison Hanes: A new way forward for Mount Royal?


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Xantho poressa, the jaguar round crab, is a species of crab from the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is one of four species in the genus Xantho.

Description
The juveniles of X. poressa are cryptically coloured as camouflage among the epibionts on the leaves of Posidonia with a variable carapace colour, which can be yellowish, reddish, brown, or dark grey with patches of another colour, usually white. The pereiopods are usually banded with dark brown or black bands alternating with white or translucent stripes or spots, although the fifth pereiopod is brighter and often unmarked. The adults are uniformly dark grey in colour and they leave the seagrass beds for more open, rocky substrates.

Distribution
X. poressa is distributed throughout the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea and into the warmer parts of the north eastern Atlantic to the Canary Islands.

Biology
The larvae of X. poressa go through four zoeal and one megalopal stages, which are typical of most of the related species of crabs in the subfamily Xanthinae. The duration of each zoeal stage is 2–4 days and the megalopa stage lasts an average of 10 days, with the first juvenile crab stage being reached after 23 days. Juveniles live in Posidonia meadows until their last moult, when they migrate to the nearest rocky substrate. In the Black Sea, X. poressa is common near the shoreline at depths less than 1 m; it is mainly found stones on substrates of pebble and crushed rock; it is rare on the other substrates and may occur down to 15 m in depth.

References

Xanthoidea
Crustaceans of the Atlantic Ocean
Crustaceans described in 1792
Taxa named by Giuseppe Olivi


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Jul 20, 2020, By: Laura Eggertson
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Speaking publicly for and with nurses and revealing problems in the health-care system is a critical part of a nurse activist's role, says Natalie Stake-Doucet, shown here at a protest a couple of years ago. "I try to act politically; I try to act socially. It helps me gain a certain feeling of control over conditions where normally we feel powerless."
As COVID-19 raged through long-term care homes in Montreal, infecting residents and health-care workers alike, Natalie Stake-Doucet spoke up for nurses.
In radio, print and television interviews, Stake-Doucet — an RN, PhD candidate at the Université de Montréal and president of the Quebec Nurses Association — drew attention to the shortage of protective equipment and basic supplies.
She decried lower pay bonuses and collective agreements that had been suspended for nurses on the pandemic front lines, compared with doctors.
She highlighted years of underfunding of long-term care that nurses had warned would create conditions where pandemic infections could flourish.
She blasted Premier François Legault for devaluing nurses when he told doctors he "didn't mean to insult them," but he needed them "to come treat the people, wash patients, feed patients, to come and do the work of nurses" in long-term care facilities.
"I'm from a family of activists."
"It was just such a blatant misunderstanding of what nurses do," says Stake-Doucet. "It was incredible to hear coming out of a politician's mouth in 2020."
Feminist perspective
Speaking publicly for and with nurses and revealing problems in the health-care system is a critical part of a nurse activist's role, Stake-Doucet believes. She doesn't only bring a feminist perspective to her study of how organizational culture affects nursing: she lives her convictions.
For Stake-Doucet, a health-care system isn't healthy unless research and activism are both vital components.
Now 37, Stake-Doucet attended her first protest march, for Quebec independence, as an 18-month-old in her parents' arms.
"I'm from a family of activists," she says with a laugh. "If you see an injustice you fight it, or you try, at least. You find ways to unite people to do the right thing. I was raised with that mindset."
Drawn to nursing by the essential nature of the work and her desire for portable skills so she could travel, Stake-Doucet stayed in the profession because of the camaraderie among her colleagues and the relationships she builds with patients.
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Hierarchical culture
Her initial hospital work — first as an orderly, and then as a practical nurse on both surgical and mental health wards in rural Quebec and in Montreal — stoked Stake-Doucet's awareness of how hierarchical hospital culture and organization affect nursing. At a small rural hospital, for example, Stake-Doucet felt part of a tight-knit team of physicians, nurses, orderlies, and other staff. She learned from an "incredible" manager who valued her nurses.
"It was a good place to start, because I did not feel exploited. It helped shape my vision of myself, my value as a nurse, and [reinforced] that when you work with a good team, it's important to get paid and to get recognition."
At one large hospital in Montreal, Stake-Doucet had a far less positive experience. Nurses on her unit had little support and no voice. Five colleagues left because of burnout, including one who was physically attacked by a patient.
"People were really traumatized because of the way the unit was run," she says.
Stake-Doucet took a study leave and returned to school at McGill University's Ingram School of Nursing, earning her bachelor of nursing. She went on to take her master's degree as a nurse practitioner. She loved academia. "I loved learning and I met incredible people and profs … I felt I belonged," she says.
Following her master's, Stake-Doucet began her PhD at the Université de Montréal. Using a critical feminist lens, she marries her research into the way the social organization of hospitals restrains nurses' scope of practice with political activism.
Grassroots organizer
Stake-Doucet hopes her thesis will explain "why nurses feel so under-valued, why they are not recognized in their work, and how we can change that."
As one example, she points to cultural norms, such as nurses being referred to by their first names and physicians by their title.
"There's a lot of stuff that was frustrating for me as a nurse in a hospital that I'm finally able to articulate. This has been very cathartic for me," she says.
Change is what drives Stake-Doucet. At McGill, she met fellow activists and in 2014 co-founded McGill Nurses for Healthy Policy. The organization gave nursing students broader exposure to political and social issues, and a forum to speak out about the health-care reform taking place in Quebec at the time.
Stake-Doucet's work as a nurse and an advocate is exhausting, but also inspiring.
"We learned so much," Stake-Doucet says. "It's a group that still exists at McGill so I'm super proud of it."
Her McGill activities led Stake-Doucet to join, and ultimately to become president, of another grassroots organization: the Quebec Nurses' Association (QNA). All its board members work in the public health-care system.
"We want to never lose that connection we have to the daily grind," says Stake-Doucet, who has continued to work as a nurse in Montreal hospitals part-time throughout her studies.
QNA fills a niche between the professional college and the union, she says. The organization's goal is to decrease nurses' fear of speaking out publicly and "to be a model of steadfastness, political clarity and integrity."
Although QNA is not an official member of the Canadian Nurses Association, Stake-Doucet serves on the national association's board and hopes the Quebec organization will soon be an official member.
Alerted public
Despite her differences with Quebec's premier, Stake-Doucet answered his call for health-care workers to assist in long-term care homes for a few weeks during the pandemic. At one of the worst-hit institutions in Montreal, she struggled with shortages of basic equipment, including garbage cans and vital signs machines, that resulted from systemic underfunding. On one day, eight residents died during one of her shifts alone.
"It was brutal," she says.
True to her nature, Stake-Doucet spoke out about the problems. Before most of the rest of Canada realized the conditions in long-term care homes, QNA issued a policy brief to the province's health ministry.
Nurses and health-care workers "are currently communicating their distress over work conditions that do not meet the most basic needs of their patients and the lack of attentiveness to their clinical judgment on the situation in several long-term settings," an article quoted the brief as saying.
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It was one in a series of salvos and interviews Stake-Doucet gave to try to alert the public about the dangers of infection to residents and staff alike.
Stake-Doucet's work as a nurse and an advocate is exhausting, but also inspiring, she says. She decompresses by reading science fiction, cooking, playing cards and watching movies with her husband Alexis Gutierrez. He's a great sounding board for her speeches and campaigns.
Ultimately, activism is her best form of self-care, she says.
"Self-care for me is advocating for change in health and social policies and changes in our work and the conditions of our practice as nurses. I try to act politically; I try to act socially. It helps me gain a certain feeling of control over conditions where normally we feel powerless."
Laura Eggertson is a freelance journalist based in Wolfville, N.S.
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Contact Center Live Wins Caviar Award 2015 with Vocalcom solution
3 June 2015 — Vocalcom announces today that its client, Contact Center Live has won the prestigious Caviar award 2015 in the category 'best use of technology' presented annually by Contactcentres.be, the Belgian federation for the contact center sector.Awarded annually by a professional jury of Contactcentres.be to projects bringing the contact center industry to a significantly higher level, the award acknowledged Contact Center Live in particular for the integration of numerous applications such as a CRM system, Workforce Management, Knowledge and Quality Monitoring in a cloud-based solution provided by Vocalcom.Alexandre Oddos, European Sales Director of Vocalcom commented: "We are extremely proud of our client Contact Center Live who have fully integrated our omni-channel cloud solution, generating personalized, faster and more effective customer service for its clients." In addition to the flexible integration with other modules, Vocalcom enables its clients to manage Calls, emails, chat and social media through one, easy to use interface, the design of which was highly commended by the Caviar jury.According to Boudewijn Chamuleau, Director of Contact Center Live, "Technically it was an enormous challenge to establish a virtual contact center in such a short time. Our cloud solution is a good example of how 'best use of technology' has been applied. The Vocalcom solution was selected for an 'in the cloud' contact center environment, resulting in a significant improvement in performance".About VocalcomVocalcom was founded on the principle of a wonderful user experience, providing a contact center software based on an innovative design and useful functionality. More than 3,500 companies such as McDonald's, Disney, and ITV are using Vocalcom to lower their operational costs, raise productivity, and turn each customer interaction into a positive business outcome. Loved by 550,000+ users for its beautifully crafted interface, Vocalcom is a contact center software, easy to try, buy, implement, and use. For more information about Vocalcom contact center software, visit Vocalcom.com


"Today, the BC Supreme Court validated British Columbia's environmental assessment process as applied to the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project, which was granted conditional approval following years of multiple and thorough reviews, scientific analysis and meaningful community consultation.
"It is past time that governments at all levels stop placing new, unwarranted barriers in front of this project and follow the rule of law as established by their own statutes and regulatory processes. The unintended consequences of these actions are undermining Canada's reputation as a place to do business, leading to uncertainty of future job creation and an overall declining confidence in Canada among large and small businesses and local and international investors.
"Certainty of process is fundamental in any democracy. The Business Council continues to urge the federal and provincial governments to adhere to and support all regulatory processes they have established.
"Today, this process has been validated by the courts, and so governments must urgently provide the certainty required for the construction to proceed of a project deemed to be in the national interest. A failure to do so will further erode our reputation as a place to do business and create economic opportunity in an environmentally sustainable and responsible manner."