Responding to a firestorm of criticism, Kellogg's claim that eating Cocoa Rice Krispies will "support" your immune system has been withdrawn. In a press release posted yesterday, the company announced it would, "...discontinue the immunity statements on Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereals."
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Hi, Rohit. What was your recent Marketing Technology announcement about?
What's the importance of this capability? Why should companies care?
Firstly, all companies have to find a way to manage data proliferation. In doing so, they also need to manage the growing demand for continuous intelligence and more precise business decisions, enterprise applications need to function in real-time. Secondly, virtually any company of at least a moderate size doing business anywhere in the US is facing compliance with California's forthcoming Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA. It takes effect in January 2020, and if companies aren't getting ready for it now, the chances are they're going to have real problems. Our Smart Streaming Discovery is specifically designed to enable the kind of continuous automated data governance and regulatory compliance that will enable those firms to meet the law's requirements.
Is CCPA the American equivalent of GDPR?
There are some differences, but the intent is clearly the same in both laws. They're meant to give consumers greater control over their PII, and to require companies to be more responsible stewards of that information. It's not just California; more states currently have privacy regulations being considered by their legislatures. If those laws take effect, there could be a variety of rules and regulations, and companies are going to have to scramble to make sure they're in compliance with all of them.
So, how does Smart Streaming Discovery play a role in this?
Data is streaming into firms literally every second. Increasingly, a lot of this data is PII; it could be a date of birth, a Social Security number, a credit card number, or more. The laws mandate full control of the information and companies must be responsive to their customers' demands in how that data is used…right down to the so-called "right to be forgotten" that we've heard so much about.
In general terms, virtually any company of any size is going to have data located in more than just one data warehouse. It may have multiple warehouses or data lakes, across the city or state or country. The data may even reside on an individual laptop connected to the network. It can be structured, semi-structured or even unstructured data. At Io-Tahoe, we've made a point of leveraging Augmented Intelligence and Machine Learning, making it possible to automatically discover all of the data throughout the company's networks, not just the metadata. And Io-Tahoe does it immensely faster than manual discovery could ever hope to do. So from the get-go, we have a far better idea of what data is residing where. And if you can discover it, you can then search for it.
But all of these huge amounts of incoming data must be accounted for as well. Traditionally, you had to wait until the data had been incorporated into a database, until it was what's referred to as being "at rest." We don't think that's good enough anymore; data that is "in-flight" or "in-motion" must be accounted for immediately as well. That's what is at the heart of Smart Streaming Discovery. We give organizations the ability to understand sensitive data and flag it before it lands in data stores.
This real-time insight is invaluable for businesses to proactively manage PII and sensitive data as opposed to discovering such data after it lands in the target data source. This gives them the opportunity to reduce any potential risk or data exposure, even as it provides them with greater control and visibility over all of their data, across the enterprise.
And that's really the bottom line, right?
Any non-compliance could result in potential fines of up to $7,500.00 per occurrence.
Thank you, Rohit, for answering all our questions!
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This has made for a situation that has seen the company's share price gain over 27 percent during the past year alone, even though income was $39 million in the negative for 2012.
On March 14, JPMorgan Chase (JPM) even downgraded Amazon's stock to neutral based on concerns of a reduction in gross profit growth in 2013, saying that the company's third party sales, upon which it plans to rely more heavily beginning this year, will face tougher competition.
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Okay.. first question. To show how naive I am. You know that clapping sort of sound behind Jimmy's acoustic, John Paul's bass, and Robert's vocals during the intro of 'Ramble On'? How is that effect achieved? Is it a percussion instrument? Tapping the guitar body? An effect added later in the mixing?
I'm pretty sure it's Bonzo playing some percussion, not drums though. It almost sounds like he is just hitting a pillow or something with his drum sticks.
^^I was wondering if it was Bonzo. It does sound like he could be hitting a pillow I think I recall reading somewhere, though, that Jimmy said it was an effect that was added on...?
Could be an early drum machine, it's only a simple beat.
^^Hm.. perhaps. I was just curious.
Question: How does Jimmy manage to switch between slide and fingers this fast in songs like Bron-yr-aur Stomp and You shook me?
This is a repost from another thread, I don't remember which one.
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^^Thanks so much for that! And to the original poster. That'll really help me out.
You are welcome. The original poster was most likely evster, if I remember right.
^^Well a big thanks to him, then. That'll really give me a point to jump off from.
I have yet to figure that out as well...but to add on to that question.. what type of slide does he use? I think he uses a steel one.. but I'm not sure. Personally, I've been thinking about buying a glass one... but I'd be interested to hear other peoples' opinions on different types of slides.
"A slide is a very personal thing. Some people won't use anything but a Coricidin bottle. In fact, some manufacturers have replicated that little medicine bottle (where's Magic Sam? He's a slide officianado). It depends on what type of slide you want to play. My favorite is a piece of a Schwinn bicycle handlebar I cut off with a hacksaw!! It's heavy, but it fits! laugh.gif I've had smooth glass slides, and I currently use a Dunlop chrome slide. Just use what feels best for you. BTW, Jimmy uses a chrome slide live. In the studio is anyone's guess"
I'm almost sure it is metal. In the Earls Court Show it is clear and in the recordings...i think I can hear it is steel. Glass sounds softer.
Well, the slide is only on one finger isn't it? The others are all there to be used as normal.
Swaping from the finger with the slide on it to the others can be just as fast as swaping between fingers is usually.
^^So it would probably be important to have a very snug-fitting slide in order to move around quickly? The one I have is pretty loose, and gets in the way. I'm looking to buy a different one.
Thanks Uncle Bill! Saved me the time of tracking down my old posts!
Oh, and the Ramble On percussion was Bonzo tapping on an empty guitar case that was laying around the studio. A spontaneous addition while sitting around during the acoustic tracking.
^^Haha, that's fantastic! I never thought of that. Thanks again for listing those tunings, Ev.
That would be it! That's the sound exactly.
Indeedy Friends and Bron-yr-Aur are in the same tuning, so fun to work out ways to join the 2 together.
Okay, I have another question..
I've been quite frustrated lately, when it comes to transcribing, and trying to come up with original music on my own. I thought that maybe learning some theory would help, and open up the fretboard to me. But it's so frustrating. Reading all of this stuff about how to create chords and harmony seems to be confusing me more, and I feel like I'm thinking too much. I can't seem to make much music. I feel like I'm going about it in too logical a fashion. What do you guys think? Have you gone out of your way to learn a lot of theory? Or did you mostly pick up on it subconsciously by transcribing songs you love, and from there learning to create music on your own? That seems like it would be the more enjoyable route..
I tried working out some bits and pieces of songs tonight, and I feel like I actually picked up on quite a bit. I do know the major diatonic and pentatonic scales.. and can usually hear the difference between major and minor chords.. and lately I've been trying to play the scales horizontally across the fretboard, to try to get out of the box shapes, and be able to move around more. I'm still pretty slow at it, but it's starting to come more naturally, now. I'm just looking for some people to share there experience, I guess, about how it was for them, while they were struggling to learn, and if there came a point all of the sudden where they felt like, "Wow, I think I've gotten there."
Theory can be useful and you should keep learning and practicing scales.
There is a difference between practicing and playing. It is easy to get into a routine of playing without actually practicing anything new, so you plateau.
The best way, in my view, to create is to 'get in the zone' as sports people would say. Just play. Try new chord shapes, mess around with single note riffs, try different combinations of sounds. But don't try to force it - the best things just come to you, maybe you make a mistake which sounds good, or you are just doodling idly and you come up with something.
A great way to learn and to create is to jam with other people if you can. There is an unspeakable exchange of energy happens when 2 or more people play music together, and by bouncing the music around you will come up with stuff you never could have done on your own.
I'm just looking for some people to share there experience, I guess, about how it was for them, while they were struggling to learn, and if there came a point all of the sudden where they felt like, "Wow, I think I've gotten there."
The final word goes to Joe Satriani, who said that he still struggles with the guitar as much as he did when he was 14 years old playing in his bedroom. I suppose you might realise at some point that you are playing a song you struggled with previously, and can use that as a measurement of improvement, but as you learn a skill, you move on to something more challenging, so you are never content. At least that's the idea.
One of the most important things to learn about theory (and something that is almost never taught) is that what are refered to most of the time as "rules" (rules of harmony, rules of counterpoint, etc) are in fact "guidelines".
Now don't get me wrong, those "rules" are there for good reasons, but - and here's the thing - if you learn the "rule" but not the reason, you'll find youself in situations when you may think "I want to do this but it's against the rules." Learn both the "rule" and the reason & you'll understand when, where, & why (also how ) it's ok to go against the "rules".
I'll say it again - they're not rules they're only guidelines.
I know a bit about music theory, because I play classical on piano, where you really need that. But on guitar I hardly can read notes. I don't think, that theory is as important as they tell you,. When I work out songs, I try new chords and melodies and don't think of rules, though it is useful to know some basics like major- , minor-, sus and other easy chords and pentatonic pattern.


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Unilever saw the greatest month-on-month increase in the UK top total UK shorts chart, with a total 4.8% shorted in November; significantly, 4.25% was shorted by Millennium International Management on 27 November. Pearson was the only other UK company with a greater than 4% month-on-month increase at 4.5%, bringing the total to 8.72%.
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UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III
UFC 136's Anthony Pettis: Making Up For The Clay Guida Gamble
Former WEC lightweight champion of the world Anthony Pettis talks to MMA Nation Radio about his loss to Clay Guida, facing Jeremy Stephens at UFC 136 and why Frankie Edgar will beat Gray Maynard.
By Luke Thomas@lthomasnews Oct 6, 2011, 5:02am PDT
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UFC lightweight contender Anthony Pettis admits the gamble didn't pay off. After matriculating from the WEC to the UFC, Pettis was faced with a choice: wait for an extended period of time off for a title shot or stay active by facing perennial top UFC lightweight Clay Guida. Given his youth and desire to stay active Pettis chose to face Guida. That decision - a gamble, really - ultimately resulted in not just a loss, but a reshuffling of contender hierarchy. Where once Pettis was at the top, now he must climb all over again.
In this exclusive interview with Pettis on MMA Nation Radio on 106.7 The Fan, Pettis discusses the loss to Guida. While acknowledging the gamble didn't pay off, Pettis explains why this weekend's bout against Jeremy Stephens is an opportunity for redemption. The Duke Roufus-trained fighter discusses Pat Barry leaving the camp, training with Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren and why his fundamentals will allow him to beat Jeremy Stephens in every dimension of the game
Full audio and transcript below:
Luke Thomas: Joining us now on the McDonald's hotline, he takes on Jeremy Stephens on the Spike TV portion of UFC 136, which is this Saturday. His fight will kick off at 8 p.m. eastern time. The one and only Anthony "Showtime" Pettis. Anthony, how are you?
Anthony Pettis: I'm good man, how you doing?
Luke Thomas: I'm doing quite well, Anthony. It's been a long time since I've spoken with you. I spoke with you before the Clay Guida fight and I want to talk to you now after. We'll talk about your Jeremy Stephens fight here in just a moment. Did you fight in 2011 as much as you wanted to? This is your first fight all year. If you had your way, how many times would you have fought this year?
Anthony Pettis: Man, if it was my choice I'd fight six times this year.
Luke Thomas: So what happened?
Anthony Pettis: The title complications kinda put things on hold. I was forced to choose an opponent. I chose Clay Guida. That fight didn't go as planned and the next fight I had was Jeremy Stephens. We fought on the same card so it kinda matched up well for us to fight on this card.
Luke Thomas: Can you realistically fight six times a year and remain healthy?
Anthony Pettis: Probably not. I mean I fought five times last year and I was pretty tough all the way through and had a good run.
Luke Thomas: And how do you feel today? I know obviously going into this fight you're healthy, but in the course of these nine months we're in, 10 months we're in, were there any injuries that were a concern to you in that regard?
Anthony Pettis: No, man. Not at all. I had a great camp for this fight and everything just feels right on point. I just coming off a loss to Clay Guida, you're definitely really inspired and motivated to go put everything you've got into camp.
Luke Thomas: Talk to me about that Clay Guida fight. There's a lot of debate in mixed martial arts. It would be interesting to get your position on it. Some say, "Listen, Anthony Pettis was on the bottom the whole time but he was looking for submissions the whole time. He should have gotten points for that activity." The judges saw it differently. Is the guard dead in MMA?
Anthony Pettis: I feel it's not as important as takedowns as position on top. For me, not being a wrestler, the takedown is like a jab for a striker. It's setting up the next barrage of fighting. It's not like the end all. It's not like the fight's over. I was attacking off my back but I do understand how the rules work and I understand that he was in a dominant position so in the judges' eyes, he was winning the fight.
Luke Thomas: Given the opportunity to do the fight over, would you fight him the same way or would you fight him differently?
Anthony Pettis: I would fight him differently for sure, man. I wouldn't focus on submissions, I would have focused on sweeps and getting back to my feet and winning the fight where I know I could.
Luke Thomas: Alright so it's kinda confusing to me because I'm not in the camp. Talk to me about what kind of access or help or how much of a part is Ben Askren of the Duke Roufus camp? Did you get a chance to work with him for this camp or over the course of the year? Talk to me about his involvement.
Anthony Pettis: Yeah, this is his first full camp I've had with him. Ben Askren coached out in Arizona so he was kinda back and forth training. Now he's full-time in Milwaukee, he's there every day with us training so this is my first full camp with Ben Askren.
Luke Thomas: And what's it like training with him. You've trained with a lot of wrestlers I'm sure.
Anthony Pettis: He's a crazy athlete. His wrestling skill level is higher than anyone I've ever rolled with or anybody I've ever trained with. He can take you down at will, he can reverse you at will and he's got some crazy submissions.
Luke Thomas: Is he ready for the UFC? I know he's the Bellator champion but let's say he had to go to the UFC tomorrow. Is he ready?
Anthony Pettis: Yeah, man. I think he's gonna surprise a lot of people with his next fight. His striking has gotten leaps and bounds better training with us and Duke Roufus so I think hjs style is gonna be a lot more exciting and ready to go for his next fight.
Luke Thomas: One more thing about your camp before we talk about this Jeremy Stephens fight. Pat Barry left your camp and I understand it wasn't in any way acrimonious, it was all mutually agreed upon he said he needed some bigger heavyweights. Can Pat Barry get what he needs at the Death Clutch camp to stay with the UFC?
Anthony Pettis: I don't know. I've never been to the camp to see his training and how they do things out there but I think he does have some big bodies and some big names out there so I'm sure he's not having a hard time finding sparring partners. Back in Milwaukee, there was nobody for him. He's one of the big guys and we were kinda losing all our heavyweights and Pat's just had to make a career decision and that's the team he chose.
Luke Thomas: Cool, so Jeremy Stephens is the guy you're facing on Saturday. It's a hell of a fight and I'm a little surprised it hasn't gotten a little more attention because it stands to be one of the better ones on the card at least on paper. When Jeremy Stephens wins, there's a pretty consistent theme to it, he knocks guys out, he's known for his power and he's got some pretty decent speed as well. Is there a consistent way in which he loses?
Anthony Pettis: Yeah, he's submitted. He's gotten armbarred a couple times and if guys stay away from his power and pick him apart from the outside, they win decisions.
Luke Thomas: And where would you put him in the UFC lightweight division? If you had to rank him, where is he?
Anthony Pettis: Right now? He's a gatekeeper, man. He's one of those guys that's been around a long time and has been trying to make his way to the top of the division. With a win against me, that would help him out big time to get where he wants to be at.
Luke Thomas: Compare and contrast for me if you will your striking with his. Yours is a little bit more involved. I think people would note your sort of flashier style, but from a fundamental standpoint, if you're comparing fundamentals, how do your fundamentals differ from his?
Anthony Pettis: My fundamentals are high level of striking and his fundamentals are: close his eyes and clench his fists and throw for the fences. He's one of those guys, he has some decent fundamentals when he's not in his head but when he's in his head, he's throwing bombs the whole time.
Luke Thomas: So you think he can be baited into the wrong kind of fight for himself?
Anthony Pettis: Oh man, all the fights he's lost have been the same thing. He got hot-headed and throws some crazy moves. For me, I'm not gonna bait him into becoming the wrong fight. I'm just gonna go out and show that I'm better everywhere.
Luke Thomas: He had a quote, and usually I don't care about quotes because fighters will say whatever they're gonna say before a fight but let me read this to you real quickly and get your comments. He said quote, "Come October 8th, I'm going to beat the s--- out of Anthony Pettis, knock him off his pedestal, whatever the f--- he thinks he's on." Why do you believe he perceives that you believe you're on some sort of elevated ground? Why do you think he sees that heading into this fight?
Anthony Pettis: Man, I have no idea. I get that response from a couple different fighters. For me, I'm happy to be where I am right now. I had one fight in the UFC, it was a loss. I still have a huge fan base, people support me and I'm getting big fights still. I'm grateful to be where I'm at and I don't think I'm big-headed about where I'm, the positions I'm in. I've got to work to the top and that's what I'm gonna do.
Luke Thomas: So, you fought on two pay-per-view events but in both of those pay-per-view events, well you will have fought on two by this weekend. One being UFC 136 and the other being WEC 48, in both of those instance though, you fought on the Spike TV portion of the card. Do you ever want to be on the pay-per-view main card? Is that a goal?
Anthony Pettis: Yeah man for sure. I'm definitely trying to work on getting my way up to that main card. I know I can be a main card fighter. I just had the WEC belt. I kind of was on a high rise and with that Guida fight, everything went down a little bit so it's motivation for me to get to the title fight and to get onto a main card.
Luke Thomas: Talk to me about how you felt after the Guida fight. You've stayed pretty even-keeled most of the time I've talked to you. I'm sure you weren't happy about the loss. What did it do to you? Did it anger you? Did it make you sad? Talk to me about the effects it had.
Anthony Pettis: Initially man, I was pissed, knowing where I was at and where I could have been and now I'm back in the mix. I know I took a big chance taking that fight. Taking that fight was a big chance and Guida knew it was a huge opportunity for him. It was one of those things where, "do you wait a year or do you take a chance and fight?" I took the chance and took the fight and it sucks the way it went but it's motivation for this next fight.
Luke Thomas: Even though you lost, are you glad you took the fight and didn't wait a year?
Anthony Pettis: Yeah, for sure, man. I'm glad I took the fight. I got some experience under my belt. I'm ready to go out there and do work.
Luke Thomas: So this will be the biggest event you've ever fought on, is that correct?
Anthony Pettis: Yes, for sure.
Luke Thomas: Any renewed pressure there?
Anthony Pettis: Nah, not really, man. I'm getting all that mental stuff out of my head and just focusing on what I do best.
Luke Thomas: One more question about Stephens here. Do you watch tape? To what extent do you do your homework on your opposition?
Anthony Pettis: Yeah, I usually watch tape just a little bit. I don't really like consume myself with watching it the whole time. I let my coaches do that and come up with the gameplan. For this camp. I've seen him fight Dannyboy Downes, my teammate, in his last fight so I've kinda got a good idea with his gameplan, his striking and I know what he does.
Luke Thomas: What did Danny tell you about the keys to beating Jeremy?
Anthony Pettis: Danny didn't win the fight so he couldn't tell me how to beat him.
Luke Thomas: Fair enough, but what did he see where he could say, "this could be exploited by you"?
Anthony Pettis: He just told me that he wasn't as strong as everybody makes him out to be. Obviously he was expecting that right hand that once it landed, crumbled me but you know, he hit me a couple times with the right hand and it wasn't as strong as everyone makes it out to be.
Luke Thomas: There's two major fights on this card that I want to get your predictions on. One, because it portends for you and maybe a fight you were going to get at one point. First of all, in the co-main event, Kenny Florian against Jose Aldo. It's a featherweight bout. Is Kenny Florian the same guy at featherweight that he was at lightweight in your mind, at age 35 no less and who do you like in that fight?
Anthony Pettis: I like Jose Aldo just because he's been at that weight for a while and he's been performing really good at that weight. In his last fight he wasn't himself because he had to drop a lot of weight. I think K-Flo, his last outing, you really can't tell he only had one fight at 145 but he didn't really look as strong as he normally does at 155. He didn't look like himself.
Luke Thomas: And the main event, Frankie Edgar against Gray Maynard and for the first time betting-wise, Edgar goes in as the favorite. Do you like that? Do you like him to win?
Anthony Pettis: Yeah. I think Edgar should win this fight. I think he won the last fight and as long as he stays away from Maynard's power he should get the 'W.'
Luke Thomas: Is it me, tell me if I'm characterizing this correctly. It looks to me like every time Edgar fights Maynard, that first round was a bit of trouble for him in the second fight but he's the one making more adjustments to his game over time. True or false?
Anthony Pettis: True. I think in the last fight he got a lot of big takedowns, stuffed some takedowns and he was landing more of the combos and the hands. I thought he looked good besides the first round.
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N Korea 'has no friends left'
US secretary of state says N Korea must return to arms talks or face further isolation.
Clinton has been urging other regional players to back tougher sanctions against North Korea [AFP]
But she said despite those concerns being raised, North Korea in response had "offered only an insistent refusal to recognise that [it] has been on the wrong course."
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North Korea itself hit out at Clinton shortly before she spoke, saying that six-party talks on its nuclear programme were "dead" and calling Clinton an unintelligent, "funny lady".
Clinton has been holding a series of meetings with Asian diplomats at the Phuket meeting Asean Regional Forum in an effort to enforce the latest UN sanctions ordered in the wake of North Korea's recent nuclear and missile tests.
The sanctions triggered an angry response from North Korea, which announced several weeks ago it was abandoning the six-party disarmament talks and scrapping all agreements it had reached in them.
'Assistance'
Speaking to reporters, Clinton outlined a possible approach to North Korea, including a renewed drive to push the North into "full and verifiable denuclearisation", saying the US was prepared to offer in return "significant energy and economic assistance."
Nonetheless she said there would be no compromise until North Korea completely gave up its atomic drive.
"In short our approach isolates North Korea, imposes meaningful pressure to force changes in its behaviour and provides an alternative path that would serve everyone's interests," Clinton said.
While the initial effort was focusing simply on restarting negotiations, she said there would be no reward for North Korea "just for returning to the table".
Earlier US officials said Clinton's statement was intended to present North Korea with a "stark choice" between further isolation and sanctions, or a return to engagement with the international community.
'Nonsense'
A member of North Korea's delegation attending the Phuket forum said the suggested US incentives for denuclearisation were "nonsense", blaming the "deep-rooted hostile policy" of the US for the current crisis.
"How could the US talk about a package deal without abandoning its hostile policy and guaranteeing security and peace for us"
Ri Hung-sik,
North Korean foreign ministry
"The six-party talks are already dead," Ri Hung-sik, director-general of the North Korean foreign ministry's international organisation bureau, told South Korea's Yonhap news agency.
"The United States must abandon its hostile policy immediately, then talks would be possible."
"How could the US talk about a package deal without abandoning its hostile policy and guaranteeing security and peace for us?" Ri was quoted as saying.
Clinton had earlier raised concerns at growing ties between North Korea and military-ruled Myanmar, including the possible transfer of nuclear technology to the Southeast Asian nation.
She said growing military ties between the two countries had the potential to threaten regional stability.
On Wednesday, Clinton said her counterparts from Japan, Russia, China and South Korea - all parties to the six-party talks on North Korea - had agreed on the need to enforce still tighter sanctions if Pyongyang refuses to take certain key steps.
Those include dismantling the North dismantling its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon and giving up its plutonium stockpile.
"All four of the other foreign ministers agreed that full implementation is important to demonstrate unanimity and resolve in the face of North Korean provocations and to make clear that complete and irreversible de-nuclearisation is the only viable path for North Korea," Clinton told reporters.
'Difficulties'
China, which has hosted the six-nation talks and is North Korea's biggest supplier of aid, said it was in close touch with all parties and it was important to take a long-term view of the disarmament process.
"Although the talks have come across some difficulties, one must not ignore the fact that major progress was acheived some time ago," said Yang Jiechi, the Chinese foreign minister.
"So one should take a long term point of view and work for the resumption of the six party talks."
On Wednesday, the US Senate called North Korea a "threat" to its neighbours and pushed for a formal review to see whether the Obama administration should return it to a US terrorism blacklist.
The previous US administration removed North Korea from the list in October 2008 as part of Washington's stop-start diplomacy with the country.


Connected devices are fun, probably the future of home automation and will offer consumers an entirely new world of services around their personal and device data. But where on earth does one stock these products? If you're Target, where do you stock the connected light bulbs? The electronics department? The light bulb aisle?
What about a connected lamp? Housewares? A connected toy? This week's podcast guest Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino who is the brains behind the Goodnight Lamp discusses the lamp, offers some advice for entrepreneurs trying to build consumer products and discusses the challenges of trying to bring connected devices to the retail market. It's an awesome interview.
How should we categorize the internet of things?
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How about Muji? They already have a line of consumer electronics. I'd love to see them making and supporting makers of IoT.
Oh, that's also a good vendor for this. I think we're at this awkward place where connected devices are still more of a gadget than integrated into products. But that will change, and hopefully quickly.


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Phase transfer method has been developed for preparing homogeneous and stable graphene oxide colloids. Graphene oxide nanosheets (GONs) were successfully transferred from water to n-octane after modification by oleylamine. Corrugation and scrolling exist dominantly in the modified GONs. GONs were single layered with the maximum solubility in n-octane up to 3.82 mg mL-1. Oleylamine molecules chemically attach onto the GONs. Compared with traditional strategies, the phase transfer method has the features of simplicity and high efficiency.
Graphene has attracted considerable attention over the past few years due to its exceptional properties [1–3], such as high electrical conductivity, high mechanical strength, and high thermal conductivity. Graphene has exhibited potential applications in microelectronic devices, sensors, biomedicines, and mechanic resonators. Additionally, graphene oxide and graphene can be used as fillers to enhance the mechanical and electrical or thermal transport properties of polymer nanocomposites. The excellent performance of polymer nanocomposites is achieved, not only by using the inherent properties of the nanofiller, but more importantly by optimizing the dispersion, enhancing the compatibility between nanofiller and matrix. The colloidal suspensions containing graphene oxide and graphene are often used to fabricate the composites [4–6]. One of the aims of preparing colloidal suspensions is to enhance the dispersion of nanomaterial in polymer, and the other one is to decrease the toxicity of the composite production .
Several approaches have been proposed for the production of aqueous suspensions of graphene oxide and graphene sheets. Exfoliation of graphite oxide either by rapid thermal expansion or by ultrasonic dispersion has been widely adopted to prepare graphene oxide and graphene sheets in bulk. Due to the rich hydrophilic oxygen-containing groups such as carboxyl, hydroxyl, and epoxide, the graphite oxide readily suspends in water and polar organic solvents, such as ethylene glycol, DMF, NMP, and THF at about 0.5 mg mL-1 . In order to enhance the solubility of graphene oxide nanosheets in water, the graphene oxide nanosheets were functionalized with allylamine . The maximum solubility for graphene oxide–allylamine powders in water were determined to be 1.55 mg mL-1, which was more than twice of that for bare graphene oxide nanosheets. When p-phenyl-SO3H groups were introduced into the graphene oxide, the resulting reduced product remained soluble in water and did not aggregate . Phenylene diamine was a good reducing agent and stabilizer for stable graphene colloid, and the as-made graphene could be dispersed well in ethanol, glycol, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), but not in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) . Triblock copolymers (PEO-b-PPOb-PEO) as the solubilizing agent was employed for chemically exfoliated graphite oxide, and graphene formed through in situ reduction by hydrazine . Water-soluble graphene sheets were functionalized by biocompatible poly-l-lysine as a linker through a covalent amide group . KOH could confer a large negative charge through reactions with reactive oxygen-containing groups on the graphene oxide sheets , and exfoliated graphite oxide would undergo quickly deoxygenation in strong alkali solutions ; therefore, graphene suspension could be prepared by simply heating an exfoliated graphite oxide suspension under strongly alkaline conditions at moderate temperature.
Most of the reported studies are related to the aqueous graphene oxide and graphene suspensions. Organophilic graphene oxide and graphene nanosheets are important for the application in graphene-based composite materials, while only a few papers presented the methods to produce hydrophobic graphene oxide and graphene nanosheets . For example, graphene oxide sheets could be modified by isocyanate , which was well dispersed in polar aprotic solvents. The long alkyl chains (such as octadecylamine)  were always used as the surface-modified agents and the alkyl-chain-modified graphene sheets that could be dispersed in organic solvents after sonication . Wang et al.  reported the synthesis of hydrophobic graphene oxide nanosheets by a solvothermal method, and then they prepared organophilic graphene nanosheets by reacting with octadecylamine .
For preparing the suspensions containing graphene or graphene oxide nanosheets (GONs), the traditional strategy is a three-step method. First, graphene or graphene oxide nanosheets are prepared and dried, and then they will be modified. Finally, the functionalized graphene will be dispersed in solvents under stir or ultrasonication. The three-step method is used widely, while there are some drawbacks. First of all, during the synthetic and drying process, GONs have the strong trend to conglomerate due to the large surface area. Second, not all the GONs can be modified, and there is always some sediment under the bottom of suspension. The suspension is not homogeneous, which is not desired for preparing even films and composite materials. Here, we developed a facile phase-transfer method with high efficiency to prepare stable suspensions of graphene oxide in organic solvents. This method is primarily based on the strong interaction between GONs and oleylamine.
Natural graphite was purchased from Qingdao Baichuan Graphite Co., LTd. 98% H2SO4, 30% H2O2, potassium permanganate (KMnO4) and n-octane were obtained from Shanghai Chemical Reagents Company. Oleylamine was purchased from Aldrich. All other reagents were used without further purification.
The synthesis process of suspensions of graphene oxide in organic solvents is presented in Scheme 1. At first, nature graphite powder was oxidized to graphite oxide using a modified Hummers method [21, 22]. The obtained graphite oxide (0.1 g) was dispersed in 20 mL de-ionized water and exfoliated to generate GONs by ultrasonication for 12 h. The result was a homogeneous dark brown solution (Scheme 1a) of dispersed GONs. Then 0.5 g oleylamine was added in the colloidal suspension. Due to the strong interaction between oleylamine and GONs, oleylamine was absorbed on the surface of GONs, and GONs became hydrophobic GONs-OA, and floated in the water (Scheme 1b). Then 20 mL of n-octane was added into the mixture. The phase transfer process occurred spontaneously, and there was a distinct phase interface between the aqueous and octane in 1 day (Scheme 1c). After removing the aqueous phase using a pipette, the stable suspensions of graphene oxide in octane was obtained.
Synthesis process of suspensions containing GONs in organic solvents.
The size and morphology of the GONs were examined by using transmission electron microscopy (TEM, JEOL 2100F). The TEM samples were prepared by dropping the diluted colloid onto a carbon film mesh supported on a copper grid and drying it in air. Atomic force microscopic (AFM) images were taken on a MultiTask AutoProbe CP/MT Scanning Probe Microscope (Veeco Instruments, Woodbury, NY). Imaging was done in tapping mode using a V-shaped 'Ultralever' probe B and nominal tip radius 10 nm. The diluted GONs colloid was dropped onto a freshly cleaved mica. After the mica was dry, the GONs-OA were imaged. FT-IR spectra were recorded with a Bruker Equinox V70 FT-IR spectrometer in dry KBr pullet in the range of 400–4,000 cm-1. A thermogravimetric analyzer (TG-DTG, Netzsch STA 449C) was used for thermogravimetric analysis and calculation of the decomposition activation energy (sample mass: about 15.0 mg; atmosphere, flowing dry nitrogen). The UV–Vis spectra of the octane suspensions containing GONs were measured on a Shimadzu UV2550 UV–Vis spectrometer. In order to determine the concentration of the suspension, the calibration line was constructed by measuring UV–Vis spectra absorption intensities of the suspensions at different concentrations (0.1–0.5 mg mL-1). The standard solution with 0.5 mg mL-1 was prepared through the following process. At first, 20 mL of 0.5 mg mL-1 aqueous solution containing GONs was prepared, then 50 mg oleylamine was added, after that GONs-OA would be transferred to 20 mL octane, and the resulting was the octane suspension containing GONs with the concentration 0.5 mg mL-1. To determine the maximum solubility of the suspension, the supernatant solution of the saturated suspension was diluted several times for the measurement of UV–Vis spectra until the absorbance fitting in the range of calibration line. Based on the calibration line, the concentration of the diluted solution could be determined. Finally, the maximum solubility could be obtained based on the times of the dilution.
Oleylamine is a typical surface modification agent, and it is often used to prepare enhanced hydrophobic nanomaterials . Graphene oxide with rich oxygen-containing groups is expected to be surface-modified by oleylamine easily, and the experimental results validate the idea. The synthesis process of suspensions containing GONs in organic solvents was presented in Scheme 1. At first, the aqueous solution containing GONs was prepared, and then the GONs modified by oleylamine (GONs-OA) in water would be transferred to the organic phase n-octane. The phase transfer process of preparing organosol was simple. The GONs modified by oleylamine could be transferred from aqueous solution to organic solvent easily with high efficiency. Almost all the GONs could be transferred to octane (Scheme 2). The prepared colloids were homogeneous, and they remained stable for more than 6 months without any sediment.
Schematic illustration of the phase transfer process.
Figure 1 shows the typical TEM images of GONs-OA. The sizes of GONs-OA were in the range of 300–800 nm. The 2-D membrane structure will be thermodynamically stable via bending; therefore, graphene always exists in the state of corrugation and scrolling . Figure 1b demonstrated the corrugation clearly, and the thickness of the corrugation was 4.3 nm (Figure 1c). The HRTEM image of the corrugated GONs-OA illustrated the graphitic lattice clearly, and the interplanar distance was measured to be 0.37 nm, corresponding to the spacing of the (002) plane. The diffraction dots were indexed to the hexagonal graphite crystal structure. The cross-sectional view of the typical AFM image of the GONs-OA (Figure 2) indicated that the average thickness of GONs-OA was about 1.3 nm, and the thickness of GONs-OA was very even. In our opinion, almost all the sheets were single-layer graphene oxide. The thickness was somewhat larger than that of single-layer GONs (0.8–1.0 nm) , attributed to the presence of oleylamine absorbed on both sides of GONs. This is very important because most of the fascinating properties of graphene-based composites are mainly related with their layer numbers of graphene.
a Low magnification of TEM view of GONs-OA, b rippled GONs-OA with waves, c HRTEM image of as-prepared GONs-OA and d corresponding to the selected area electron diffraction pattern (SAED).
Tapping mode AFM image of GONs-OA (a) and height profiles in selected location (b).
The phase transfer method is based on the strong interaction between GONs and oleylamine, which is confirmed by the FT-IR spectral analysis. Figure 3a shows the typical absorption bands of GONs, such as O–H stretching vibration (3,400 cm-1), C=O stretching of carboxyl groups situated at edges of GONs sheets (1,730 cm-1), epoxide groups and skeletal ring vibrations (1,630 cm-1) and the stretching vibration of C–O–C (1,184 cm-1) . Figure 3b shows the FT-IR spectrum of GONs-OA powders. The asymmetric bands of the alkyl group at 2,850 and 2,921 cm-1 in GONs-OA correspond to the C–H stretching vibrations in oleylamine. The amine group (N–H) is also observed with a band 1,458 cm-1 for GONs-OA, which corresponds to 1,465 cm-1 in the FT-IR spectrum of oleylamine (Figure 3c). Compared with GONs, GONs-OA do not show the strong absorption at 1,730 cm-1, and two new bands appear at 1,656 and 1,438 cm-1, corresponding to νas(COO-) and νs(COO-), respectively. The facts illustrate that the –COOH groups of GONs is ionized to –COO-, and it clearly confirms that oleylamine is attached to GONs through chemical absorption.
FT-IR spectra of GONs (a), GONs-OA (b), and oleylamine (c).
Kahn prepared soluble oxidized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) in organic and aqueous solvents through derivatization using 2-aminomethyl-18-crown-6 ether (CE) . They proposed that SWNT and CE formed SWNT-CE adduct, arising from a twitter ionic interaction between a protonated amine on CE and an oxy-anion from a carboxylic acid group, creating a COO-NH3+ ionic bond. Li et al. investigated the extraction of maleic acid using trioctylamine, and they found the amine formed 1:1 complexation with maleic acid through ion pairing . Zhou et al. reported the crystal structure of the ethylamine salt of 2-(4-isobutylphenyl) propionic acid , and the result verified the above proposition. In the paper, there is a strong interaction between oleylamine and GONs, and the interaction is very similar to that between SWNT and CE.
In order to further investigate the interaction of GONs and oleylamine, the decomposition activation energy of GONs-OA was investigated through the thermo-gravimetric analysis under nitrogen atmosphere with the heating rate 5, 10, 20, 30, and 40 K min-1. The derivative thermogravimetric plots of GONs-OA at different heating rate are shown in Figure 4. The linearization equations of Ozawa method and Kissinger method are y = -29.64817 × 103x + 44.91489 (R2 = 0.997) and y = -28.24605 × 103x + 29.80937 (R2 = 0.997), respectively (Figure 5). The decomposition activation energy calculated through Ozawa and Kissinger methods are 234.31 and 234.84 kJ mol-1, respectively. The decomposition activation energy is large, also demonstrating the strong interaction between oleylamine and GONs.
Derivative thermogravimetric plots of GONs-OA at different heating rate.
Linearization curves of Ozawa method and Kissinger method.
Figure 6 shows the thermogravimetric curves of oleylamine, GONs-OA, and GONs. Graphene oxide is thermally unstable, and the thermo-gravimetric analysis of GONs has been investigated in detail by some references . The initial weight loss of GONs below 100 °C is ascribed to the elimination of adsorbed water. The major mass loss is in the range of 150–220 °C, presumably due to pyrolysis of the labile oxygen-containing functional groups, yielding CO, CO2, and steam. For the TG curve of pure oleylamine, there is an obvious weight loss process with an onset temperature 145 °C, corresponding to the boiling point of oleylamine. GONs-OA displays different thermal behaviors. For GONs-OA, below 150 °C there is no weight loss. Because of the hydrophobic property of GONs-OA, polar molecules will not be absorbed on the surface. The onset temperature of GONs-OA is 178 °C, and the main mass loss is in the range of 280–520 °C with the peak at 425 °C. The process is due to the decomposition of the organic functional groups and further carbonization of the graphene backbone. The weight loss for GONs-OA from 50 to 800 °C is 71.7%, mainly due to the absorbed oleylamine molecules. The left 28.3% is graphene oxide. Through a crude calculation, we can obtain the molar ratio of graphene carbon and oleylamine, it is 8.8:1. Because GONs-OA were washed by hot ethanol for 5 times, oleylamine molecules would be absorbed on the surface by monolayer absorption. Therefore, it is estimated that about 11.4% carbon atoms of GONs is absorbed by oleylamine molecules.
Thermogravimetric curves of oleylamine, GONs-OA, and GONs.
Figure 7 shows UV–Vis absorption spectra of GONs-OA suspensions in n-octane at different weight concentration. Due to the absorbed oleylamine molecules, GONs-OA suspensions present the characteristic absorption band at 267 nm, assigned to the C=C of oleylamine. The band of GONs-OA at 267 nm is so strong as to shadow the typical absorption peak at 230 nm of GONs . According to the Beer's law, there is a linear relationship between the absorbance and concentration of the solution. The solubility of GONs-OA powders in octane could be quantitatively characterized by UV–Vis spectroscopy. Due to the existence of free oleylamine in the suspension, we would not obtain the accurate concentration of GONs-OA based on the peak at 267 nm. Oleylamine has no absorption at 400–800 nm, so we constructed the calibration line by measuring UV–Vis spectra of GONs-OA suspensions in n-octane at different concentration at the wavelength of 500 nm. The inserted figure in Figure 7 shows the relationship between the absorbance at 500 nm and the concentration of GONs-OA. Based on the calibration line, the maximum solubility of GONs-OA in octane solvent was calculated to be 3.82 mg mL-1. Wang et al. used the same method to obtain the solubility of hydrophobic graphene oxide nanosheets prepared via functionalizing with phenylisocynate through a solvothermal synthesis process, and the maximum solubility of GONs in DMF solution was determined to be 0.56 mg mL-1 . Comparing with the solvothermal synthesis process and the three-step method, phase transfer method is very easy and effective for preparing homogeneous and stable suspensions containing graphene oxide in organic solvents.
UV–Vis spectra for GONs-OA suspensions in n -octane at different weight concentration. The insert shows the linear relationship between the UV–Vis absorbance and the concentration at the wavelength of 500 nm.
Optimizing the dispersion of graphene oxide in non-polar solvent is vital for the application and production of graphene-based composites. Synthetic methods for the colloidal suspensions containing graphene and graphene oxide are one of research hotspots. In this paper, the phase transfer method was applied to prepare homogeneous and stable suspensions containing GONs in non-polar solvents. Compared with the traditional three-step method, phase transfer strategy is very simple. Due to the strong interaction between oleylamine and GONs, almost all the GONs could be transferred to the organic phase with high efficiency. The size of GONs-OA was in the range of 300–800 nm, and GONs-OA always existed in the state of corrugation and scrolling. Almost all the sheets were single-layer graphene oxide, and the thickness of GONs-OA was uniform. Due to the presence of oleylamine absorbed on both sides of the GONs, the average thickness of GONs-OA was about 1.3 nm. The FT-IR spectra clearly confirmed that oleylamine molecules were attached to GONs through chemical absorption. The thermo-gravimetric analysis of GONs-OA illustrated that about 11.4% carbon atoms were absorbed by oleylamine. The decomposition activation energy calculated through Ozawa and Kissinger method were 234.31 and 234.84 kJ mol-1, respectively, indicating the strong interaction between oleylamine and GONs. The solubility of GONs-OA in octane was quantitatively characterized by UV–Vis spectroscopy, and the maximum solubility of GONs-OA in octane solvent was up to 3.82 mg mL-1.
The work was supported by Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NECT-10-883), Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (10YZ199), the National Science Foundation of China (50876058), Shanghai Educational Development Foundation and Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (08CG64) and the Program for Professor of Special Appointment (Eastern Scholar) at Shanghai Institutions of Higher Learning.


Closed for Winter by Jørn Lier Horst is published in English by Sandstone Press. The novel is the winner of the Norwegian Booksellers Prize 2011 and it's been shortlisted for the 2014 Petrona Award For The Best Scandinavian Crime Novel Of The Year.
The latest TinTin adventure to be published in Gaelic (with financial assistance from the Gaelic Books Council). Tintin and Dìleas follow a series of strange clues which lead them on the trail of a dangerous gang of drug smugglers. With the scorching Sahara desert at one hand and the depths of the Mediterranean on the other, this adventure places Tintin and his friends in some dangerously dire straits. Published by Taigh na Teud in collaboration with Dalen Books in December 2015.
Let The Games Begin by Niccolò Ammaniti is published in English by Canongate Books. Niccolò Ammaniti was born in Rome in 1966. He has written three novels and a collection of short stories. The novel was translated by Kylee Doust.
Nothing by Janne Teller is published in English by Strident Publishing. It has received several awards. Janne Teller is a Danish novelist of Austrian-German family background who has lived and worked all over the world.
The Adventurs o Tintin: The Derk Isle is the first Tintin title to be translated into Scots. It is also the very first Franco-Belgian comic book (bande dessinée) to appear in a Scots version. Both it and a Gaelic edition - An T-Eilean Dubh - were published by Taigh na Teud in collaboration with Dalen Books in September 2013. The Gaelic version received financial assistance from the Gaelic Books Council.
The Stillness of the Sea is by Nicol Ljubić and the English translation was published by Vagabond Voices. Nicol was born in Zagreb and brought up in Sweden, Greece, Russia and Germany. He now lives in Berlin and works as a writer and freelance journalist.
Above are some examples of foreign-language books which have been translated into English, Gaelic or Scots and published in Scotland, and Scottish books which have been translated into other languages from English, Gaelic or Scots.
This fund is administered by Publishing Scotland on behalf of Creative Scotland. The purpose of the fund is to support publishers based outside the United Kingdom with the payment of translation fees to translate Scottish writers. Funding will be offered in the form of a grant and it is for translation costs only. See the terms and conditions.
Round 2 of 2018/19 closed on Monday 7 January 2019.
Application forms will be posted here when the next round opens.
Queries about the fund should be directed to Lucy Feather, Member Services Manager: lucy.feather@publishingscotland.org.
The Translation Fund was launched on 25 August 2015 at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. It is administered by Publishing Scotland, on behalf of Creative Scotland. Its purpose is to support publishers based outside the UK to buy rights from Scottish and UK publishers and agents by offering assistance with the cost of translation of contemporary Scottish writers. The funding will be received in the form of a grant.
Priority will be given to the translation of contemporary literature, including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, writing for children and graphic novels. Assessment criteria will also include the merit of the work to be translated, financial need of the publisher, track record of publisher and translator, and the proposed marketing plan. An expert panel will meet twice a year to assess applications. For more details, see the Press Release of 25 August 2015. There is a list of previous projects funded below.
The panel comprises: Sasha de Buyl (Creative Scotland), Bill Campbell (former Director of Mainstream Publishing), Robyn Marsack (former Director of the Scottish Poetry Library), Tom Pow (poet, author and playwright), and Publishing Scotland's Marion Sinclair (Chief Executive) and Lucy Feather (Member Services Manager). For more on the panel, see the Translation Fund Panel Biographies PDF.
For details of the writers, books and publishers supported by the funding, see our Books supported by the Translation Fund page.
Creative Europe and many individual countries have support for the translation of foreign works into other languages. They may therefore be able to support the translation of foreign works into English, Scots or Gaelic. See our Translation of Foreign Works information page which lists some of these organisations.
On 18 September 2018 Creative Scotland, Creative Europe Desk UK-Scotland and Publishing Scotland invited key players in the process to gather and discuss how translated fiction can benefit the Scottish publishing sector, along with its offering to our readers. The event took place at the French Institute in Edinburgh and you can find out more about it on the Creative Scotland website.


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