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Virus cases soar to 416 on U.S. warship after captain fired
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The U.S. Navy confirmed Thursday that 416 crew members onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier docked in Guam, have now tested positive for the coronavirus. The number of confirmed cases jumped by 130 people in one day with more than 1,000 tests still pending. © Bullit Marquez / AP Virus Outbreak Aircraft CarrierOn Wednesday, the Navy released a statement that said 93% of the crew had been tested for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, resulting in 2,588 negative and 286 positive results. Over 2,000 sailors on the ship were subsequently moved to a base on the island, which is a U.S. territory.
"As testing continues, the ship will keep enough Sailors on board to sustain essential services and sanitize the ship in port. There have been zero hospitalizations," the Navy said Wednesday. The next day, one sailor was transferred to a hospital and put under intensive care, according to the Navy.
Pentagon officials warned Thursday that the ship's outbreak will not be an isolated incident for the Navy, The Associated Press reports. "It's not a good idea to think that the Teddy Roosevelt is a one-of-a-kind issue," said General John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. "We have too many ships at sea. … To think that it will never happen again is not a good way to plan."
The USS Roosevelt still has 1,164 pending coronavirus tests, according to Hyten.
At the same briefing, Deputy Secretary of Defense David Norquist told reporters the Defense Department understands that the coronavirus could be a long-term problem in the military, and said that some ships may have to quarantine before they deploy.
"We're going to need to change and adapt because even over the coming months, the virus isn't going to go away," Norquist said. "We're going to have to be able to operate in a COVID environment."
The situation on board the USS Theodore Roosevelt first gained attention after its captain, Brett Crozier, went outside his chain of command and sent a memo to more than 20 people pleading for help, and describing the carrier's dire conditions — when only dozens of sailors had tested positive. That memo quickly made its way to The San Francisco Chronicle, which first reported the story on March 31.
In his memo, Crozier suggested that most of the 4,000 crew members on board should be removed from the ship and put into 14-day individual quarantines, in keeping with the CDC's recommended guidelines for preventing infection. "We are not at war. Sailors do not need to die," he wrote. "If we do not act now, we are failing to take care of our most trusted asset — our Sailors."
Crozier was later relieved of his command by the Navy. Acting secretary of the Navy, Thomas Modly, said he fired Crozier after losing confidence in his ability to lead under the stress of dealing with the viral outbreak. Modly went on to harshly criticize Crozier in front of his crew.
In an address obtained by The Chronicle and the website Task & Purpose, Modly can be heard telling sailors that Crozier was either "too naive or too stupid" to lead the ship if he thought an alarming memo he circulated wouldn't become public.
However, Modly submitted his resignation on Tuesday, one day after the recording of him disparaging the ousted captain became public.
Crozier's crew cheered him as he left the ship after being fired.


Iceland must provide for sanctions for employers who fail to inform their employees of their terms of employment. This is the conclusion of a reasoned opinion delivered by the EFTA Surveillance Authority today.
According to EEA law, employers have to inform both domestic and expatriate employees of their terms of employment. Workers should be informed on fundamental points such as salary, annual leave and working time. EEA law also specifies how and when this information must be provided.
Iceland has transposed most of the provisions concerning a employer's obligation to inform his employees. However, the transposing measures do not provide for sanctions in the event the employer fails to fulfil his obligations. The EFTA Court has held that provisions establishing a duty would be reduced to mere declarations of intent if they are imposed without any form of liability for breach.
Iceland has acknowledged the need to introduce sanctions, but has not yet taken any decisive steps in that direction.


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As all of Mike Huckabee's faithful know, the former Governor is locked in a life and death struggle in South Carolina, with Sen. John McCain even edging ahead in some polls. So it's time for Huck's tired ground troops and prayer warriors to stop a moment for some inspiration and what better source than Knute Rockne's famous speech.
Well, boys ... I haven't a thing to say.
Played a great game ... all of you. Great game.
I guess we just can't expect to win 'em all.
None of you ever knew George Gipp.
It was long before your time.
I'll know about it—and I'll be happy."
There is a hushed stillness as Rockne and the crowd of boys look at each other. In the midst of this tense silence, Rockne quietly says "Alright," to the men beside him, and his chair is wheeled slowly out of the dressing room.
With a single roar, the players throw off their blankets and rush through the doorway.


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Finnish Forest Wildlife
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Cattle & Egrets
Irish "Urban" Coastal Wildlife
Scaling the Heights…
The Tyne Kittiwakes
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A Common Lizard (zootoca vivipara) rests on the gnarled trunk of a dead tree.
Being cold blooded, Lizards rely on the heat from the Sun to raise their body temperature to the appropriate level to function fully.
Photographed late on a spring afternoon as the Sun was beginning to set, this lizard had climbed a small distance up the tree, out of the shadows now falling at ground level, to make the most of the last rays of the day, and the heat they had to offer.
The tip of the tail, almost metallic in appearance, will be a result of the lizard previously shedding its original tail. This act of self amputation, or autotomy, is usually done as a self defence mechanism; either to escape the grip of a predator, or in an effort to distract a predator and escape. It is done very much as a last resort, as the tail plays a significant role in allowing the lizard to manoeuvre itself properly. The lizard is able to regenerate the dropped tail, but this often won't have the same appearance, or level of function as the original.
This image was winner of the Animal Portrait Category of the 2015 British Wildlife Photography Awards
PHOTO TECHNIQUE:
I captured this image using a wide-angle lens; the Sigma 15mm Fisheye.
I chose this lens as it allowed me to include more of the habitat than my 100mm macro lens would have allowed, whilst still maintaining a close, intimate view of the lizard. I particularly wanted to include the branch of the tree stretching into the sky, as, to me, it served to highlight that this lizard had gone to the effort of climbing a tree, as opposed to maybe basking on a fallen log.
A challenge of using this technique is the small working distance involved with such a lens. For this photo, the front of the lens was only an inch or two away from the lizard, so a very slow, careful approach was needed to avoid startling it, and sending it out of the light it so desperately needed back into the undergrowth.
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Ever wondered why the 100 crunches you do in the gym every day aren't giving you the six pack you want? By simply changing the way you breathe can transform your belly.
Pilates is about deep core activation. She said: "I remember doing 100 curls a day trying to build an aesthetically pleasing abdomen but now understand focusing on the smaller muscles can make such a difference to balance, stability, and getting the most out of your core workouts.
"Recruiting the deep core muscles correctly is essential for all movement patterns in life. Without engaging these muscles we are less stable and more susceptible to injury.
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HomeCivicLok Sabha elections: Here's how votes are counted to arrive at results
Lok Sabha elections: Here's how votes are counted to arrive at results
May 21, 2019 Rakesh Dubbudu
BEHIND THE LOK SABHA RESULTS
Pic: Pixabay
The counting of votes for the 17th Lok Sabha elections is just days away. But how does such a mammoth counting exercise take place? Here is a guide.
Preparations for the Counting Day
The Returning Officer (RO) fixes the time & place of counting at least one week before the date of polling. The place is decided in consultation with the police. The selected place should be spacious enough with adequate lighting and other facilities to accommodate the officials and agents. A permanent structure like a college or a university is usually selected for the purpose of counting.
The same is informed to the candidates through a notice. The candidates are expected to appoint counting agents not exceeding 16 agents for any place of counting.
The counting usually starts at 8am on the designated day except in special cases. A district head quarters is usually preferred to be the place of counting. The relevant legal provisions for counting of votes are derived from the Representation of People Act 1951 and The Conduct of Elections Rules 1961.
The Counting Arrangements
Since each Parliamentary constituency is made up of multiple assembly segments, each assembly segment should be counted in a separate hall. The rules laid down by the ECI do not allow the counting of more than one assembly segment in the same hall. In cases where adequate halls are not available, then counting is to be done in sequence i.e. one assembly segment followed by the other and so on.
In case of simultaneous polls to Lok Sabha (LS) and Legislative Assembly (LA), both have to be counted in the same hall. Half of the tables for LS and other half for LA.
Number of Rounds & Tables
The counting of votes is taken up in rounds. The number of rounds depends on the number of polling stations (the number of EVM control units to be counted). Tables are arranged in the counting hall and the number of tables depends on the number of polling stations and the space available, among other factors. In most cases, there will be 7+1 or 14+1 table arrangement for counting, 7 tables plus one for the RO/ARO or 14 plus one for RO/ARO.
In a single hall, counting tables should not exceed 14. The number of tables can be increased only with the prior approval of the ECI provided the hall is big enough. For instance, for the counting in Telangana on the 23rd May, there would be 19 tables & 29 tables in some places because of the high number of candidates & polling stations. In addition to these, there would be a table for the RO and observer. The candidate and his election agents can sit near this table.
Process of Counting
As per the existing rules, postal ballot papers are to be counted first and hence the 1st round shall be postal ballots. However, the counting of these ballots has to be completed before start of penultimate round of EVM counting. This particular rule has been modified for the upcoming 2019 LS counting because of the large number of postal ballots. The EVM counting can start 30 minutes after the beginning of the postal ballot counting.
The EVMs are counted in the following manner.
EVMs are distributed sequentially, i.e. polling station (PS) no. 1 to Table 1 and so on.
Only the Control Unit (CU) of the EVM is required for Counting . Ballot Unit (BU) to be brought into hall only if inspection is required.
Along with the CU, sealed cover containing Form 17C (Account of Votes) is brought to counting table.
The seal from carrying case is removed and the CU is taken out. It is placed on table for inspection of seals by Candidates/ agents. The following have to be taken care of during inspection
That it is the same CU supplied to the PS
Seal on Cand set Section is intact.
Outer Strip Seal in Result Section.
Special Tag' in Result Section.
Check S No of Pink paper seal affixed on CU .
If everything is intact, the counting process begins. Else, the RO is informed of any issues.
The CU is switched on and the result button is pressed. The total no. of votes for each candidate will be displayed for that PS. The CU is lifted and shown to all agents so that they can note down votes polled by candidates.
These results are recorded in the Part-II of form 17-C. This is the same form in which the record of all the votes polled is entered on the polling day. Any discrepancy between the EVM count and the votes polled on the polling day also has to be recorded.
Candidate agents are required to sign the form once the votes are recorded.
This form is sent to the RO for his signature and then to the official who is compiling votes from all the polling stations in form 20. Form 20 has candidate wise votes polled from each of the polling stations in a constituency.
The round wise results are written on the black board in the counting hall and also on the loud speaker.
The same process is followed until all the polling stations within a assembly segment are covered.
Part II of Form 17-C where vote count is recorded
When are VVPAT slips counted?
As per the recent Supreme Court order, VVPAT slips from five (5) randomly chosen polling stations per assembly segment have to be counted mandatorily. Once the EVM counting is over, the VVPAT slips are counted in special mesh like enclosures so that outsiders do not have access to these slips. In addition to the mandatory 5 polling stations, VVPAT counting will also take place in case a candidate requests such count and the RO agrees. The discretion of accepting such a request is with the RO and he has to take a decision based on the existing rules.
VVPAT slips are also counted when the CU of a particular polling station does not display results because of technical issues. The VVPAT slips are counted using special boxes made in the form of pigeon holes.
What happens if there is a discrepancy in the VVPAT slip count & EVM count?
As per Rule 56D(b) of the Conduct of Elections Rules 1961, if there is any discrepancy between EVM count and VVPAT slip count, the paper slip count shall prevail. Hence, if there is discrepancy between the count of votes displayed on the Control Unit and the count of printed paper slips, the result sheet will be amended accordingly.
After all rounds are completed and final result sheet in FORM-20 is ready, the RO pauses giving time for candidates to ask for recount. If no such request is made, the result is announced after no objection from the observer. The approval of ECI is requested in certain cases before the result is announced. The result is announced on the loud speaker and also declared in FORM-21C. The copies of this form are sent to the ECI, the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), the Ministry of Law & Justice, the State Government, the Secretary to the state legislative assembly or the secretary general of the Lok Sabha.
The candidates are given the certificate of election in Form-22. This certificate is official proof that a particular candidate has won. The EVMs are again sealed after this process and sent to strong rooms.
(This article was published in Factly and is republished with minimal edits. View the original article here.)
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Rakesh Dubbudu is the founder of Factly. He has been working on issues related to Right to Information (RTI) for a decade. He is a data/information enthusiast & passionate about governance/policy issues.


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Q: Hamiltonian in the Heisenberg picture with explicit time dependence My question is about something I read in Zwiebach's "A First Course in String Theory", 2nd edition.
On page 220, just below eqn (11.24) he says $$\alpha(t) = e^{iHt}\alpha e^{-iHt}.$$ Here, $\alpha$ is an operator in the Schroedinger picture and $\alpha(t)$ is that same operator in the Heisenberg picture. On page 219, just below eqn (11.18) he says $$H(p(t), q(t); t)$$ is the Heisenberg Hamiltonian. Here $H(p, q)$ is the Schroedinger Hamiltonian. I assume he means $$H(p(t), q(t); t) = e^{iHt}H(p, q) e^{-iHt}.$$
But
$$H(p(t), q(t); t) = H(e^{iHt}p e^{-iHt}, e^{iHt}q e^{-iHt}; t).$$
In other words, $$e^{iHt}H(p, q) e^{-iHt} = H(e^{iHt}p e^{-iHt}, e^{iHt}q e^{-iHt}; t).$$
How do the exponentials pass from surrounding H, to surrounding $p$ and $q$? Is it possible that the Schroedinger Hamiltonian is $H(p(t), q(t))$ and the Heisenberg Hamiltonian is $H(p(t), q(t); t)$? 3 lines below eqn (11.20) on page 219 he specifies that the Schroedinger Hamiltonian is $H(p, q)$. Am I correct in assuming that whenever $H$ appears in the exponent it is the Schroedinger Hamiltonian?

A: That's a good question.

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*If the Hamiltonian $H_S(t)$ in the Schrödinger picture has explicit$^1$ time-dependence, the Hamiltonian at different times might not commute. This means that the formula $e^{-\frac{i}{\hbar}Ht}$ no longer apply! The unitary time-evolution operator is more generally given by the (anti)time-ordered exponentiated Hamiltonian
$$ U(t)~=~\left\{\begin{array}{rcl}
T\exp\left[-\frac{i}{\hbar}\int_0^t\! dt^{\prime}~H_S(t^{\prime})\right]
&\text{for}& t  ~\geq~0 \cr\cr
AT\exp\left[-\frac{i}{\hbar}\int_0^t\! dt^{\prime}~H_S(t^{\prime})\right]
&\text{for}& t  ~\leq~0, \end{array}\right.\tag{A}$$
cf. e.g. this related Phys.SE post. It satisfies its own TDSE:
$$ i\hbar \frac{d U(t)}{d t}
~=~H_S(t)U(t),\qquad U(t\!=\!0)~=~{\bf 1}. \tag{B} $$

*Operators in the Heisenberg picture are given as
$$ A_H(t)~=~U(t)^{-1} A_S(t) U(t). \tag{C}$$
They satisfies the Heisenberg EOM
$$ i\hbar \frac{d A_H(t)}{d t}~=~[A_H(t),H_H(t)]+  i\hbar\frac{\partial A_H(t)}{\partial t}, \tag{D}$$
see the Wikipedia page for details. In particular, eq. (C) holds
if we put the operator $A_H$ equal to the Heisenberg Hamiltonian $H_H$, which OP asked about.
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$^1$ In section 11.2 Zwiebach assumes after eqs. (11.19) that there is no explicit time dependence.

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Iğdır (Azerbeidzjaans: İğdir) is een provincie in Turkije. De provincie is 3539 km² groot en heeft 199.442 inwoners (2019). De hoofdstad is het gelijknamige Iğdır.

Etymologie
Het gebied is vernoemd naar de Iğdıroğlu. De Iğdıroğlu behoren tot een van de 24 hoofdtakken van de Oğuzenstam. Iğdır was de oudste zoon van Deniz Han, de jongste zoon van Oghuz Khagan, die volgens de legende de aartsvader is van de Oğuzen. Volgens de legende zijn Iğdır en zijn stam gemigreerd naar Azerbeidzjan en het gebied rondom de rivier Aras.

Geschiedenis
Iğdır heeft een lange geschiedenis, die teruggaat tot in het Hurritische tijdperk, 4000 jaar voor Christus. 800 voor Christus maakte het gebied onderdeel uit van het Urartu Koninkrijk. De geschiedenis weerspiegelt zich vandaag de dag nog in de vele nederzettingen uit deze periode.

Na de Urartu werd het gebied vervolgens veroverd door de Perzen, Alexander de Grote, Koninkrijk van Armenië, Seleuciden, Parthen, Romeinen en Byzantijnen. In het jaar 646 werd het veroverd door de Arabieren waarna de Turken, Georgiërs en Mongolen 400 jaar lang om heerschappij vochten.

Vanaf 646 na Christus kwam het gebied onder Islamitisch bestuur te staan. Naar de provincie werden afwisselend Turkse en Arabische gouverneurs gestuurd, tot de Abbasiden aan de macht kwamen. Sindsdien wordt het door Turken bestuurd. Nadat de Sjeltsjoeken, Anatolië binnendrongen na de Slag bij Manzikert, kwam het gebied onder Sjeltsjoeks bestuur te staan. De Kayı-stam bewoonde het gebied tot de Mongoolse veroveringen van 1239. Deze stam ontvluchtte het gebied naar West-Anatolië en stichtten daar het Ottomaanse Rijk. Vervolgens was het gebied van 1404 tot 1469 onder het Karakoyunlu-rijk, waarna ze tot 1502 onder het Akkoyunlu-rijk zou staan. Na verscheidene keren onder bestuur van de Safawiden en het Ottomaanse Rijk te hebben gestaan, kwam het gebied in 1747 in handen van het Kanaat van Jerevan, een Perzische vazalstaat in het zuiden van de Kaukasus.

Na de Russisch-Perzische Oorlog tussen 1826-1828 kwam Iğdır met het Verdrag van Turkmenchay onder Russisch bestuur. Het zuidelijkste deel van de provincie was echter nog steeds in handen van de Turkse Ottomanen. Na een Russisch-Turkse oorlog tussen 1877-1878 komt Iğdır volledig onder Russisch bestuur. Tegen het einde van de Eerste Wereldoorlog was het hele gebied onder Russische controle, die het bestuur overdroeg aan de Democratische Republiek Armenië. Op 16 maart 1921 wordt het Verdrag van Kars met Rusland getekend, waarna Iğdır definitief onder Turks gezag komt.

Bevolking
Iğdır is door haar ligging altijd een kruispunt geweest waar vele beschavingen en volkeren elkaar hebben ontmoet. Na de bezetting zijn echter vele Armeense bewoners van Iğdır naar Armenië verhuisd. Tegelijkertijd zijn er duizenden Turken uit omringende landen zoals Armenië, Iran en Azerbeidzjan naar Iğdır verhuisd. Vanaf 1960 is er een nieuwe emigratiegolf vanuit Iğdır naar de grote Turkse steden en Europa ontstaan.

De bevolkingsontwikkeling van de provincie is weergegeven in onderstaande tabel.

Cultuur
De lokale Turkse bevolking (Azeri's), die voor een groot gedeelte Kaukasische roots heeft, kent nog steeds een sterke band met haar verleden. Dit komt o.a. in uitdrukking in haar taal (sterk verwant aan het Azerbeidzjaans), muziek en gebruiken.

Geloof
De meeste Turkse inwoners zijn aanhangers van het sjiisme. De Shia's of Şiat-ı Ali (letterlijk: volgeling van Ali), is naast het soennisme, een van de twee grote ideologische stromingen binnen de islam.

Lokale gebruiken
Nevruz: Het nieuwjaars- en voorjaarsfeest dat op of rond 21 maart wordt gevierd. Sinds 2009 staat Nevruz vermeld op de Lijst van Meesterwerken van het Orale en Immateriële Erfgoed van de Mensheid. Nevruz betekent de terugkeer van de zon en van het licht. Het betekent een nieuw begin, net als het nieuwjaarsfeest op 1 januari in Europa. En net als hier de dag voor het nieuwjaarsfeest vaak wordt gebruikt om het afgelopen jaar te herdenken, wordt ook de tijd voor Nevruz gebruikt om te denken aan de overledenen. Nevruz is daarom meer dan een nieuwjaarsfeest: het is ook een moment van loutering en verzoening, van dood en leven, en van de hoop op een nieuw begin en een beter leven.

Economie
Door de strategische ligging op een drielandenpunt is Iğdır altijd een verzamelplaats geweest van handelaren. Alhoewel de bevolking met name gericht is op vee en landbouw, zijn er de afgelopen jaren enorme stappen gemaakt om de strategische ligging ook in andere sectoren goed te benutten.
Inmiddels is er een luchthaven en een hogesnelheidslijn moet in 2023 klaar zijn om de reistijd naar Iğdır drastisch te verminderen.

Geografie
Binnen de grenzen van Iğdır ligt de berg Ararat (Ağrı dağı).

Bijzondere is dat Iğdır aan drie landen grenst: Iran, Azerbeidzjan en Armenië. Er worden diverse dialecten gesproken in Igdir.

Districten
 Aralık
 Iğdır
 Karakoyunlu
 Tuzluca

Externe link
 Officiële website van Iğdır

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The Bantu Education Act of 1953 imposed separate and vastly inferior education on South Africa's black majority. Black parents resisted, of course. George Bizos, a lawyer who defended Nelson Mandela in apartheid courts, writes in his memoirs of teachers and parents trying to supplement the education that the white government designed for black children. But their weekend and afternoon classes, called "cultural clubs," were declared illegal. Despite lawyers' efforts, the schools were closed down, their teachers fined or threatened with jail.
Bizos told them that in apartheid South Africa, ``There was nothing that said they couldn't."
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Some white South Africans impatiently accuse their black fellow countrymen of dwelling on the past. But other white South Africans, like Coetzee, understand that black South Africans aren't struggling with abstract history. They are frustrated and anguished by the consequences of the past.
The past also is very present in my latest book, "Home of the Brave." It is set in the United States, in the small Colorado town of Montrose, where residents set out to help war veterans heal and to ease their transition back to civilian life.
Montrose's history includes brutal subjugation of Native Americans and a flirtation with the Ku Klux Klan. My journey there became a meditation on our dislike of contemplating the costs others bear for our successes and of the way violence can haunt even the winner.
My answer for the grad student is that we can only move forward by acknowledging that the past is present. We can find inspiration to take the torch from those who resisted injustice before. We can see evidence that our choices aren't limited to the current conditions. History, if nothing else, makes clear that change is inevitable and that the unexpected is to be expected.
I'm not in the "the more things change, the more they stay the same" camp. I believe that kind of thinking is lazy and cynical. We can't go back. We must find a way to get better as we go forward. That requires energy and hope _ the opposite of laziness and cynicism.
History can be a catechism in survival, renewal and resilience. We are fortunate it is always present.


The Palaszczuk Government is funding research to help save Queensland's iconic beaches from extreme weather events, the Queensland Government said in its latest announcement.
Innovation Minister Leeanne Enoch said that the funding is part of the $9.85 million awarded to 53 researchers under the Advance Queensland Research Fellowship and PhD Scholarship programs.
"In any given year, Queensland is exposed to a range of natural disasters including cyclones, dangerous storms and floods – especially in tropical environments," Ms Enoch said.
"Our beaches can become vulnerable to coastal erosion and tidal inundation, so it's important we have sustainable coastal management solutions in place to preserve our precious coastal areas.
Griffith University's Centre for Coastal Management Research Manager, Dr Darrell Strauss, was awarded $300,000 over three years under the Advance Queensland Research Fellowship program.
His research will be conducted on Gold Coast beaches in partnership with the City of Gold Coast.
Dr Strauss is working to develop an efficient way to protect shorelines against beach erosion by pumping sand into nearshore zones.
"The Queensland coast is exposed to a wide range of different wave heights and directions, so the beaches are constantly changing their shape," Dr Strauss said.
"Erosion events have always gained a lot of interest, however, measurements and understanding of recovery rates and impacts of artificial beach replenishments are still scarce.
"During periods of increased storm activity, coastal areas are more likely to experience several storm events in a short amount of time, reducing the time for natural beach recovery between events.
"This is when we see the biggest threat to coastal infrastructure through erosion of our natural barriers.
Dr Strauss began his PhD research in 2004, looking at how Gold Coast beaches respond to different wave events, and has since published 27 academic reports on coastal management, monitoring and engineering.
Posted on July 28, 2017 with tags beach renourishment, Palaszczuk, Queensland, sand pumping.


Walters Brothers sponsors lot's of Reasons to Ride your Harley. The HOG of Peoria Group is one of them!
HARLEY® OWNERS GROUP OF PEORIA, INC.
Was established by people just like you - people who share a love of motorcycling, a passion for Harley-Davidson® motorcycles, and who want to share the fun and enjoyment with others like themselves. Join us as we carry on the wonderful tradition of riding Harley® motorcycles and sharing the fun with friends! Our chapter holds a variety of activities for its members, including overnight rides, day rides, and dinner rides. The members often plan group rides to national H.O.G.® events and to events held by other local motorcycle groups. Annual events include a summer mileage contest, a winter mileage contest, and a statewide poker run. A year-end banquet is held in the fall and awards presented to the winners.
MEETINGS: 2nd MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 6:00 P.M at Walters Brothers for a short business meeting followed by a ride to dinner.
Anyone applying for membership in H.O.G.® Club of Peoria must be a current national H.O.G.® member. Associate members of national H.O.G.® may apply for membership in our chapter as long as the primary member is also a member of the Peoria Chapter.
Spouses/significant others are welcome to attend our chapter events with a member but are not eligible to vote on chapter business. Members are responsible for paying all event fees for his or her spouse or significant other.
Non-members are welcome to attend two club events as a guest of a member. After attending two events, the non-member is asked to become a member before he or she attends additional events.
Expired national H.O.G.®; membership automatically terminates local chapter membership. Anyone applying for or renewing membership in our chapter must provide proof of current national H.O.G.® membership. It is the member's responsibility to renew his or her national and local at the time it is due.
Dues to our local chapter are $15.00 per year per member and can be paid at Walters Bros. Harley-Davidson® or at any chapter meeting. Renewal dues are accepted each December for the following year. Members need to sign a new application and show proof of national membership.
With the purchase of a new Harley-Davidson® motorcycle from Walters Bros. H-D®, Walters Bros. will pay your local membership for the model year of your motorcycle. As soon as you receive your national H.O.G.® packet, please bring in your national card to receive your local card and add your H.O.G.® number to our records.
The chapter publishes a monthly newsletter "The H.O.G.® Pen Press" after each meeting. In it, you will find a review of the issues discussed at the monthly meeting and a list of upcoming events. The newsletter will be mailed or emailed to members as requested.
The chapter sponsors a H.O.G.® Hotline to update members on upcoming events. The hotline is updated with event reminders, details of upcoming rides, and any last minute changes to an event or meeting. The Hotline phone number is (309)366-1111.


What Can I Expect at an Acupuncture Treatment?
The following is some acupuncture information on what to expect when you first come for a session. When you first come for treatment Jackie will carry out an in-depth interview with you. This will cover your medical history, lifestyle, personal and family history. Jackie will also take your pulse and look at your tongue. This enables Jackie to build up a clear picture in order to tailor treatment accordingly. Jackie will then treat you at this first session.
The number of treatments required and frequency will vary from person to person. Some people will feel considerably better after 3 to 4 treatments, for others it will take longer. Usually treatments are likely to be on a weekly basis depending upon your condition. As this improves treatments may become less frequent. So you may reach the stage where you come less regularly but use acupuncture as a preventative treatment. This will help to maintain your body's natural balance.
Acupuncture needles are extremely fine. They are nothing like dressmaking needles or those used in syringes. Many people barely notice the needles whilst others are more sensitive. Also people may find different points are more sensitive than others. However the majority of people who try acupuncture find it a relaxing experience.


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Q: Android - большой ответ на POST запрос Пишу приложение для Android и в настоящий момент работаю над отправкой POST запросов на сервер и обработкой принимаемой информации. Сначала всё шло очень хорошо, пока возвращаемые данные не стали очень объёмными. В общем, возвращается информация не полностью, а только часть. С помощью CURL проверил запрос, как оказалось, данных должно быть на много больше. Ручное увеличение буфера ни к чему не привело, количество выводимых символов остался прежним (вот код - Reader in = new BufferedReader(_ISR,999999);). Как вывести весь код запроса? Как увеличить буфер или поток или ещё что-то??? Вот текущий код:
HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpPost httppost = new HttpPost("http://mysite");
    try {
        //Добавляем свои данные
        List<NameValuePair> nameValuePairs = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>(2);
        nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("method", "search"));
        nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("fio", _fio));
        nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("city", _city));
        nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("company", _company));
        nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("email", _email));
        httppost.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(nameValuePairs));

        HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httppost);
        InputStreamReader _ISR = new InputStreamReader(response.getEntity().getContent());
        StringBuffer buffer = new StringBuffer();
            Reader in = new BufferedReader(_ISR);
            int ch;
            int _col = 0;
            while ((ch = in.read()) > -1) {
                buffer.append((char)ch);
                _col++;
            }
        in.close();
        Log.i("MyApp", "_Return col - "+_col+" str - "+buffer);

A: Если выводите полученные данные через logcat то нужно учитывать что его буфер тоже не резиновый.
// Prints the size of the specified log buffer and exits.
adb logcat -g

http://developer.android.com/tools/help/logcat.html


Golden Monkey Superior Organic from Teas Etc.
The unique character and lingering finish is intoxicating. An exquisite USDA Certified Organic golden, black tea from southern China's Fujian province, the beautiful, gold twisted leaves are almost as lovely to look at as to taste. Don't mistake this for lower grade teas of this type. This is a premium grade golden monkey that is not to be missed!
After last month's less than exciting box of teas from Steepster Select, I was actually contemplating canceling my subscription. I am glad I didn't! This month's box, appropriately themed "Best Buds," more than makes up for the disappointing selections of last month's box.
This box not only included this astounding Golden Monkey – quite possibly the best I've tasted of this type of tea – but also a yellow tea selection (my favorite type of tea!) and a silver needle! Wow! Bravo, Steepster!
Unlike what I'd call a "tippy" golden tea – which tends to be mostly dark leaves with tips of gold – every single leaf of this tea is beautifully golden in color, with striations tan and brown. Gorgeous!
But even more beautiful than the color of the dry leaf is the flavor of the brewed tea. This is amazingly good. The flavor is rich and exceptionally smooth. There are notes of malt which meld deliciously with the sweet honey caramel-y undertone. Slightly earthy, with a juicy peach note that emerges as I continue to sip. This is so pleasantly sweet, without a note of bitterness to be found, and only a slight astringency which cleanses the palate slightly, allowing it to enjoy an aftertaste that is quite honey-esque.
Easily one of the best black teas I've yet to taste. I highly recommend it to anyone … even those who aren't fond of tea. I think this one could change their mind.
Beverage Black Drink food Golden hot Iced monkey Organic Review Superior Tea Teas Etc.


Our art and design, music and drama departments are vibrant and exciting spaces where all our pupils can freely develop creativity, confidence and self-expression.
From Junior 1 our pupils receive lessons in art, music and drama from enthusiastic subject specialists. We place a high value on the Arts at Lomond, and encourage all pupils to engage in expressive learning opportunities, as well as in our array of extra-curricular clubs throughout the school. Collaboration across the Arts is frequent and our pupils have many opportunities to work together as part of a team to showcase their talents and express their creativity and imagination.
At Lomond we believe that the opportunity to perform plays a key role in the development of our young people.
Our Music and Drama Departments are a hub of energy and innovation, with a huge focus on co-curricular activities.
To find out more about the many opportunities which await you at Lomond School, contact our Registrar today.


The 2011 "Hornchurch v Luftwaffe" decal release by the Southern Expo Model Show, "Lean into France", featured 11 RAF and Luftwaffe fighters that opposed each other across the Channel in late 1940 and 1941. This year's release, "Northern France Forays", continues the story from July 1942 to August 1943, highlighting the exploits of six RAF and four Luftwaffe pilots and their aircraft.
As with previous Southern Expo releases, the RAF aircraft were all based at either RAF Hornchurch or airfields with a close affiliation to Hornchurch; the German aircraft are all from JG26.
Spitfire Mk.Vb, BM194/HT-S, flown by Pilot Officer C.E. Hurt of No.154 Squadron, RAF Fairlop, 30 July 1942.
Spitfire Mk.Vb, EN824/FU-U, flown by Flight Lieutenant John William Yarra of No.453 (RAAF) Squadron, RAF Southend, 10 December 1942.
Spitfire Mk.IXc, BS227/FU-U, flown by Pilot Officer J.H. Ferguson of No.453 (RAAF) Squadron, RAF Hornchurch, 27 June 1943.
Spitfire Mk.IXc, MH434/ZD-B, flown by Flight Lieutenant Henry P. Lardner-Burke of 222 'Natal' Squadron, RAF Hornchurch, 27 August 1943.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6, W.Nr.18829/'Yellow 5+l' flown by Feldwebel Edgar Dorre of 9./JG26, Wevelghem, Belgium, April 1943.
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-3, W.Nr.16254/'Red 18' flown by Leutnant Hans Joachim Heinemeier of 11./JG26, Vendeville, France, 27 June 1943.
Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-3, W.Nr.5305/'Double Black Chevron', flown by Hauptmann Johannes Siefert of l./JG26, St Omer-Arques, France, May 1942 .
As usual for a Southern Expo decal release, the painting and marking guide is excellent. Full colour four-view drawings are provided of each aircraft, with clear instructions for decal placement. Paint call outs are provided in RLM, US Federal Standard, Humbrol, Xtracolour, Xtracrylix, Lifecolour and Model Master numbers – an outstanding range that will leave modelers in no doubt about the colours they need to use.
Also very welcome is the amount of information that is included about each aircraft and its pilot, which is an excellent starting point for anyone who wants to conduct further research.
The decals are of high quality, with good colour, density, and some fine detail in both 1/48 and 1/72 scale. Most of the national markings on the 1/72 sheet are printed in several parts, presumably to avoid any issues with registration.
This is only done with a couple of the RAF markings on the 1/48 sheet, where the central red dot of the fuselage and underwing roundels has been printed separately. Ironically, the 1/48 fuselage roundels are the only decals on either sheet that appear to suffer from registration problems, with the outer yellow ring printed slightly off centre. However, replacements for these should be easy to find, and the rest of the decals are exemplary.
No stencils are provided, but given the types of aircraft featured, these should not be difficult to find.
"Northern France Forays" is a welcome addition to Southern Expo's history-through-decals of the air war on the Channel front. Hopefully there will be another release next year, which picks up the story from mid-1943 as the contest tipped increasingly in favour of the RAF.


Historically, India's employment estimates have been generated using household and establishment surveys. Following the clamour for real time high frequency employment data, the task force set up to review India's employment data last year recommended an additional data source, namely, administrative datasets. Since April 2018, the government has started reporting the progress made in payroll employment using membership data from three schemes — Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Employees' State Insurance Scheme (ESIC) and National Pension Scheme (NPS) on a monthly basis. The EPFO payroll numbers are most widely cited as they address problems of duplicate and inoperative accounts by Aadhaar seeding the data and examining only non-zero contributory members. Based on this data, it has been argued that 4.47 million formal jobs were added in the economy between September 2017 and May 2018. Several economists have doubted such claims of a surge in job growth. Reams of newsprint have been spent discussing whether a new enrolment on the EPFO database does indeed reflect creation of a new formal job. However, even if we put aside this debate and believe that the data reflects growth in new formal jobs, several doubts and concerns persist.
So far, the government has released the EPFO payroll series four times and each time it has revised its previous estimates. These results are reported in the table. It is worth noting that barring two instances, in each subsequent release the net monthly payroll enrolment numbers have been revised downwards. For instance, enrolment numbers for the month of September 2017 when released originally in the first series stood at 5,96,483. By the fourth, and most recent release, the net enrolment number for this month had been revised downwards to 529,432. Similarly, the net addition to payroll from September 2017 to February 2018 was initially reported as 3.27 million. However, in the recent release the enrolment numbers for the same time period were revised downwards to 2.68 million. The reasons for the revisions are not well understood and warrant greater clarity given the claims of significant job creation made on a monthly basis.
A footnote in the first EPFO data release mentioned that the estimates include temporary employees whose contributions may not be continuous throughout the year. This is a matter of concern as it is likely to bring in volatility into the numbers reported. We know that with the EPFO pulling up firms for failing to ensure that workers hired on a contract basis received their provident fund, increasingly contract workers are getting enroled on the EPFO database. Given the inclusion of workers whose EPFO contributions are not continuous, we can expect to see fluctuations in monthly enrolment numbers. Additionally, it has been noted that there could be irregularity or delay in remitting contributions by establishments into the EPF accounts. In fact, in a recent note dated June 19, 2018, the EPFO has cited an increase in the number of defaulting establishments over the past few months. The number of defaulting establishments for the wage month of May 2018 (payable in June 2018) was as high as 54,885. This raises a question mark on the reliability of monthly enrolment numbers and whether a monthly time period is indeed appropriate for analysing payroll data.
Another striking observation vis-à-vis the EPFO database is that whilst we are seeing net additions of new members with non-zero contributions in the payroll data releases, the total number of contributory members as reported by the live dashboard of the Ministry of Labour and Employment are, in fact, declining. For instance, the dashboard reports that the total number of contributory members in March 2018 stood at 47 million. This then declined to 46 million in April 2018 and 45 million in May 2018. However, for the same months the payroll data in the table shows positive additions. The contradiction between the stock and flow numbers is indeed baffling and needs to be understood.
Furthermore, an analysis of the EPFO database needs to be done in the backdrop of the existence of the Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY). By paying the full employer's contribution towards Employees' Provident Fund and Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS) for new employees for the first three years of their employment, the government has attempted to incentivise formal employment generation through this programme. The terminal date for registration of a beneficiary under the scheme is March 31, 2019. The programme is likely to have driven up enrolment in the EPFO database. Data from the Ministry of Labour and Employment's website shows that between April 23 and May 29, 720,000 members enroled under the PMRPY scheme. The payroll data also shows an addition of 743,608 new members in May 2018 suggesting that the increase in payroll data may well have stemmed entirely from PMRPY. This raises the question of whether the EPFO data is presenting an accurate picture of the extent of formalisation or is simply reflective of a temporary boost to EPF enrolment under PMRPY.


No, Netezza is not going away. Certain models, Netezza TwinFin (all N2001) and Striper (all N2001) from 2009 to 2014 will reach end-of-support as early as June 20, 2019. That is why now is the perfect time to upgrade to the IBM Integrated Analytics System (IAS), our next generation appliance, with all the advantages of Netezza and more.
The most compelling reason to upgrade now is to avoid having your business-critical workloads left unsupported. The second important reason is to capitalize on the performance and capabilities of new technology to future proof your organization. IBM has new options driving better performance, embedded Data Science and ML capabilities on a cloud-ready platform to meet the growing challenges of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet-of-Things (IOT), Social and Mobile.
What are the advantages of using a Data Warehouse appliance?
A Data Warehouse Appliance (DWA) can provide an economical and practical solution for your data warehousing and analytics requirements. Pre-configured appliances can remove time and complexity in purchasing and integrating hardware and software, while still offering self-service data access, dynamic workload management and the ability to query archived data (especially when combined with cloud or Hadoop data). Sub-components of an appliance have been developed or chosen specifically for that appliance, tuned and tested in advance. Instead of focusing on hardware, your team can focus on the system capabilities system.
What is the IBM Integrated Analytics System?
The IBM Integrated Analytics System is a unified hybrid data management analytics solution providing massively parallel processing (MPP). It is comprised of a high-performance hardware platform, optimized database query engine software and networking capabilities that work together to support various data analysis and business-reporting capabilities. The subcomponents have been developed, tuned and tested to save setup and administration time and costs.
How is the IBM Integrated Analytics System different from older Netezza models?
Improved performance (up to 5X), built-in advanced data virtualization, the IBM Common SQL Engine and cloud readiness are a few of the new additions to the Integrated Analytics System. For your data scientist, Apache Spark and advanced tools enable machine learning and near real-time analytics. The embedded Common SQL engine unifies data access across your logical data warehouse, federating data across Db2, Hadoop, and even third-party data sources. Other new significant features include; cloud readiness, in-place incremental hardware expansion and multi-temperature storage expansion.
What are the benefits of the IBM Integrated Analytics System?
The IBM Integrated Analytics System delivers a solution for your data scientists that minimizes their difficulties in developing and deploying even the most advanced analytics workloads. This high powered analytic appliance accepts data from multiple data types and locations, from both traditional data warehouses and near/real-time operational or mixed workloads. The IBM Integrated Analytics System delivers performance and scalability for any size or type of workload, and being "cloud ready" it fits into a hybrid data management strategy.
How can I leverage IAS if I decide to move to the cloud later?
The IBM Integrated Analytics System is your bridge into a new hybrid world. Shift workloads within a public cloud, private cloud and on-premises environments, based on your application requirements. With this next-generation appliance, you have the flexibility and elasticity of a cloud option but it is housed in your data center, where you can ensure security and compliance.
I have an older Netezza model. What if I would like to move directly to the cloud?
IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud, as a part of the IBM Hybrid Data Management portfolio, provides an elastic, fully managed cloud data warehouse service. Powered by IBM BLU Acceleration technology, the IBM Db2 Warehouse on cloud provide performance and optimization of analytics at a massive scale. Your cloud data warehouse instance is managed, monitored, encrypted and backed-up by IBM, so you can focus on data analysis instead of administration. Easily scale your compute and storage resources to meet your performance requirements and optimize. Seamlessly migrate workloads to the IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud, with tools like IBM Bluemix Lift.
How can IAS benefit my Data Scientists?
IBM Integrated Analytics System drives the ability for your data scientist to quickly create, train and deploy in-database machine learning (ML) models. Using cognitive machine learning, the IBM Integrated Analytics System provides your data scientist with in-database analytics, enabling them to collaborate inside one unified platform. Embedding of Spark, and support for Python and R enables first-class Data Science and Machine Learning at scale.
What are next steps in moving to the IBM Integrated Analytics System?
What is the time and cost of setting up the IBM Integrated Analytics System and moving data from my current Netezza appliance?
The IBM Integrated Analytics System is shipped as a single performance-optimized system for data warehousing and analytics, which can be data-load ready within hours of arriving in your data center. Run your existing Netezza applications with little or no change. Most customers will achieve up to 90-95% compatibility and IBM offers tools to help address and inconsistencies.
How Secure is the IBM Integrated Analytics System for my data?
Benefit from automated encryption for data at rest and in motion, database activity monitoring, data base access control for authorizing users and deployment hardening. Eliminate on-premises port scans and other network security threats, and feel confident in addressing regulatory or privacy/security concerns.


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My son's last words were "take my brother first".
He and his mother were trapped on the roof of our family car as the massive 2011 Queensland floodwaters surrounded them – and as a good samaritan waded in to help my brave little son Jordan, just 13 years old, insisted his little brother was saved first.
Jordan couldn't swim. He must have been petrified. But he put his fears aside to make sure his brother made it through the terrifying flood.
Moments later, Jordan and his mum were swept to their deaths.
Time can never heal what losing them has meant for us. We're still devastated, and struggling.
In the wake of the floods there was a glint of light in the darkness – there were calls by politicians in Canberra for Jordan to be recognised for his incredible bravery.
"The legend of Jordan's amazing courage will go on," said Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Tony Abbott, who was opposition leader, said Jordan should get the Cross of Valour, Australia's highest civilian award for bravery.
I was so proud. I waited, waited and waited - but it never happened. Three years on, I feel like Jordan's bravery has been forgotten about, and all the talk by politicians were empty gestures.
I was offered a 'Group Family Citation' which I declined, because I believe Jordan should be considered for an actual bravery award. I believe the Cross of Valour, as Tony Abbott suggested, would be appropriate, is what should be considered. I am asking Tony Abbott to nominate Jordan for the award, and for the committee to reconsider this nomination.
Nothing will ever bring Jordan and Donna back. But it would mean the world to us to have his last moments of bravery properly acknowledged.
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Extinct Creatures Fill Puzzling Gap in the Fossil Record
Artistic reconstruction of the yunnanozoan from the Cambrian Chengjiang biota shows basket-like pharyngeal skeletons. Credit: Dinghua Yang
Research reveals yunnanozoans as the oldest known stem vertebrates.
New findings answer questions in the fossil record.
The puzzling gap in the fossil record that would explain the evolution of invertebrates to vertebrates has long perplexed scientists. Vertebrates share unique features, such as a backbone and a skull, and include fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, and humans. Invertebrates, on the other hand, are animals without backbones.
The evolutionary process that moved invertebrates toward becoming vertebrates—and what those earliest vertebrates looked like—has been a mystery to scientists for centuries.
A team of scientists has now conducted a study of yunnanozoans, extinct creatures from the early Cambrian period (518 million years ago), and discovered evidence that they are the oldest known stem vertebrates. Stem vertebrate is a term that refers to those vertebrates that are extinct, but very closely related to living vertebrates.
The scientists, from Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Nanjing University, published their findings on July 7, 2022, in the journal Science.
The stem vertebrate yunnanozoan. Credit: Fangchen Zhao
Over the years, as researchers have studied how vertebrates evolved, a key focus of research has been the pharyngeal arches. These are structures that produce parts of the face and neck, such as the muscles, bone, and connective tissue. Scientists have hypothesized that the pharyngeal arch evolved from an unjointed cartilage rod in vertebrate ancestors, such as the chordate amphioxus, a close invertebrate relative of the vertebrates. However, whether such anatomy actually existed in the ancient ancestors has not been known for certain.
In an effort to better understand the role of the pharyngeal arch in ancient vertebrates, the research team studied the fossils of the soft-bodied yunnanozoans found in the Yunnan Province, China. For years, researchers have studied the yunnanozoans, with differing conclusions on how to interpret the creature's anatomy. The affinity of yunnanozoans has been debated for around three decades, with multiple papers published supporting varying opinions, including four in Nature and Science.
The research team set out to examine newly collected yunnanozoan fossil specimens in previously unexplored ways, conducting a high-resolution anatomical and ultrastructural study. The 127 specimens they studied have well-preserved carbonaceous residues that allowed the team to conduct ultrastructural observations and detailed geochemical analyses.
The team applied X-ray microtomography, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectrometry, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy on the fossil specimens. Their study confirmed in multiple ways that yunnanozoans have cellular cartilages in the pharynx, a feature considered specific to vertebrates. The team's findings support that yunnanozoans are stem vertebrates. The results of their study show that the yunnanozoans are the earliest and also the most primitive relatives of crown-group vertebrates.
During their study, the team observed that all of the seven pharyngeal arches in the yunnanozoan fossils are similar to each other. The all arches have bamboo-like segments and filaments. Neighboring arches are all connected by dorsal and ventral horizontal rods, forming a basket. A basket-like pharyngeal skeleton is a feature found today in living jawless fishes, such as lampreys and hagfishes.
"Two types of pharyngeal skeletons—the basket-like and isolated types—occur in the Cambrian and living vertebrates. This implies that the form of pharyngeal skeletons has a more complex early evolutionary history than previously thought," said TIAN Qingyi, the first author of the study, from Nanjing University and Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Their research provided the team with new insights into the detailed structures of the pharyngeal arches. The new anatomical observations the team achieved in their study, support the evolutionary placement of yunnanozoans at the very basal part of the vertebrate tree of life.
Reference: "Ultrastructure reveals ancestral vertebrate pharyngeal skeleton in yunnanozoans" by Qingyi Tian, Fangchen Zhao, Han Zeng, Maoyan Zhu and Baoyu Jiang, 7 July 2022, Science.
DOI: 10.1126/science.abm2708
The research team includes Qingyi Tian from Nanjing University (NJU) and Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS); Fangchen Zhao and Han Zeng from NIGPAS; Maoyan Zhu from NIGPAS and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; and Baoyu Jiang from NJU.
The Strategic Priority Research Program (B) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Science Foundation of China funded this research.
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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover collects 9th Red Planet sample


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Lawmakers: Increase education spending, but keep courts out of school funding debate
By Grace Tatter
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State legislators easily passed a bill Tuesday to increase funding for public education next year, while also voting narrowly in favor of a constitutional amendment that would give judges less say over school funding.
The House Administration and Planning Committee unanimously approved Gov. Bill Haslam's budget plan, which would increase education funding by $261 million including more investments in technology, teacher salaries, and English language learners. The bill also would codify the state's funding formula, which has been in flux for more than two decades, with three court decisions spurring the legislature to overhaul the way it funds public schools.
The committee then voted 7-5 in favor of a resolution to amend the Tennessee Constitution to emphasize the General Assembly's role in setting education policy. The sponsor, Rep. Bill Dunn of Knoxville, says the amendment, which eventually would require a referendum vote by Tennesseans, is designed to block "tyrannical" judges from demanding certain education policies, including possibly more funding.
Dunn cited Kansas as an example of courts overstepping their bounds. There, a 2014 State Supreme Court ruling identified unconstitutional disparities among school districts and ordered the legislature to address them by a July 1 deadline. Then a lower court recently ruled that the law put in place by the Kansas legislature to fix the disparities is inadequate.
"We see across the country that there are judges stepping in saying no, we're going to make the policy for our school system," Dunn said.
Dunn was pressed on students' rights to an equitable education by Rep. Kevin Dunlap, a Democrat from Rock Island, who credits his public school education in part to increased school funding that resulted from court orders. Dunn responded that he supported past lawsuits that led the legislature to boost education funding, but is concerned about potential judicial overreach in the future.
It's not clear how either the proposed constitutional amendment, or the governor's proposed budget, would impact two current school funding lawsuits against the state filed by school boards in Shelby and Hamilton counties, along with six smaller districts.
Dunn said he has not yet received a response from the state attorney general about how the proposed amendment would affect the state constitution's equal protection clause, which was key in a court ruling that led the legislature to craft Tennessee's Basic Education Plan (BEP) in 1992, as well as the 2002 lawsuit that prompted BEP 2.0.
The legislature passed BEP 2.0 in 2007 but, because of the Great Recession, it has never been fully funded. Instead, Tennessee has been using a hybrid of the two BEP formulas. The administration's bill, based on two years of review, proposes to stick with that hybrid.
"We've taken a really focused effort to look at the way we distribute the dollars," said Stephen Smith, deputy commissioner of education. "In the end, when we looked at the outcomes, we really feel like what we've been doing the past nine years is an appropriate way to distribute the dollars."
But that likely won't appease districts seeking more money and changes to the funding formula. In March, seven school districts in southeast Tennessee, led by Hamilton County Schools in Chattanooga, filed a lawsuit charging that the state has created a system that shifts the cost of education to local boards of education, schools, teachers and students, resulting in education inequality across the state. The state has urged dismissal, arguing that the legislature has leeway in funding K-12 education, an argument that likely would be bolstered under the proposed constitutional amendment.
Shelby County Schools' lawsuit maintains that the state doesn't provide enough funding for its most vulnerable students.
Despite the legal questions, Smith told lawmakers that districts should rejoice over education spending increases. Districts would get $178 million more for teacher salaries than the amount guaranteed by BEP 2.0, he said. Smith added that the budget bill mandates that districts who pay teachers below the state average spend money allotted for teacher pay on actual salaries, not insurance costs, so teachers can feel the difference.
"This is a record investment for education," Smith said.
Both Dunn's amendment resolution and the budget proposal will be heard next in the House Finance Committee.
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> UniSA and Balaklava High School collaborate on solar car initiative
UniSA and Balaklava High School collaborate on solar car initiative
The University of South Australia will be working with Balaklava High School to develop a new integrated learning program that will see staff and students at the school build a solar car to compete in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.
In a partnership agreed this week, staff and students from UniSA's schools of Art Architecture & Design, Engineering, and Information Technology & Mathematical Science, will provide design and construction guidance for Balaklava students, with the aim of having a car ready for the 2023 event.
UniSA's Associate Professor Peter Pudney has a long association with the World Solar Challenge, and commends the ambition shown by the school.
"The World Solar Challenge is unashamedly difficult, but the journey of getting a car to the starting line, let alone the finishing line, is incredibly rewarding, so we look forward to being able to help Balaklava High School experience that journey," Assoc Prof Pudney says.
"There is certainly a lot to consider with developing one of these cars, but other schools have done it, and Balaklava students will learn an incredible amount from the process."
Assoc Prof Pudney will join a team of UniSA academics, led by Professor Peter Majewski, who will collaborate with Balaklava High's design and technology co-ordinator, Richard Thomas, and Maths/STEM co-ordinator, David Szular, to develop a program of integrated education around the World Solar Challenge.
"There is a lot of official talk these days about the need to teach STEM skills in an integrated way, but there is very little practical guidance to how that can be achieved," Thomas says.
"We believe building a solar car is the perfect way to bring so many disciplines and ideas together into one project, to give our students a hands-on, and above all, enjoyable learning experience."
"We also feel," adds Szular, "this taps into the general enthusiasm and interest in renewable energy within the local community, and we hope the whole town will get behind the program."
As a first step, students from Balaklava High have been invited to observe this year's Bridgestone World Solar Challenge, which will see UniSA compete as part of a team from the Australian Technology Network of Universities (ATN), a collective including UniSA, Queensland University of Technology, University of Technology Sydney, RMIT University, and Curtin University.
The ATN team, led by Prof Majewski, is competing in the cruiser class category, which features sedan-like cars designed for practicality as well as efficiency.
UniSA academics have project-managed work on the team's vehicle, in addition to designing the solar collector and energy management system and contributing to the overall design of the car.
The 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge kicks off in Darwin on 13 October, and travels through central Australia, before finishing in Adelaide a week later.
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Q: Parallel call to Elasticsearch in c# I am trying to make a parallel call to Elasticsearch index for multiple queries and aggregate the result, using Parallel.ForEach.
My code:
private static List<SearchResponse<dynamic>> SearchQueryInParallel(string indexName, string lang, string[] eQueries)
{

    var result = new List<SearchResponse<dynamic>>();
    var exceptions = new ConcurrentQueue<Exception>();

    object mutex = new object();

    try
    {
        Parallel.ForEach(eQueries,
            () => new SearchResponse<dynamic>()
            , (q, loopState, subList) =>
            {

                var x = LowlevelClient.Search<SearchResponse<dynamic>>(indexName, $"article_{lang}", q);
                subList = x;
                return subList;

            }, subList =>
            {
                lock (result)
                    result.Add(subList);
            }
        );
    }
    catch (AggregateException ae)
    {
        foreach (var e in ae.InnerExceptions)
        {
            exceptions.Enqueue(e);
        }
    }

    if (exceptions.ToList().Any())
    {
        //there are exceptions, do something with them
        //do something?
    }

    return result;
}

The problem I am facing is that sublist in the above case is long.
It gives me the following error:

Can not convert from SearchResponse to long.

The same thing is working when I used without multithreading, the code is:
var items = new List<dynamic>();

var searchResponse = lowLevelClient.Search<SearchResponse<dynamic>>(elasticIndexName, $"article_{languageCode.ToLowerInvariant()}", query);

foreach (var document in searchResponse.Body.Documents)
{
    items.Add(document);
}

Any help, please? If somebody has any other way to achieve the parallel call and aggregating data from returned values would be greatly appreciated.


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Eko DisCo is the best in Nigeria, says NERC Chairman
*Tasks newly employed 100 young graduates on commitment
By: Yunus Yusuf | on 6/15/2019 | 505 views
Newly employed graduates
The Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, Prof. James Momoh has commended the management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC for being the best performed distribution company in Nigeria.
Momoh gave the commendation at the completion of training programme for the 100 newly employed graduates by the company in Lagos.
He said the DisCo has performed credibly well in discharging its statutory obligations towards effective electricity distribution to customers within its operational area.
He said the company has attained 100 per cent customer complaint resolution, adding that part of the NERC scorecard indices used for the rating include Aggregate Technical, Commercial and Collection (ATC&C) loss reduction, revenue collection and metering.
Others are High Voltage fault clearance index, remittance to Market Operator and remittance to Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET).
According to him, the Meter Assess Provider (MAP) programme has come to stay because all DisCos had signed an agreement with the meter providers within their operation to kick start the rollout of metering but it's not free.
"Meter distribution is going to be on monthly basis to customers as DisCos are committed to MAP services. MAP is not a problem; Nigerians will get meter but they have to follow the procedure to get the meters. Cost-reflective tariff will be effective when there are no more losses in the system. When meters are installed and issues of customers enumeration is put in place and that will address most lingering issues in the sector. Very soon the price regime on cost reflective tariff will be out which electricity customers will also partake in the discussion to put the power sector in the right direction," he said.
The NERC chairman tasked the newly employed graduates to be more committed, dedicated and focused in the course of their duties.
He said that achieving incremental, stable and uninterrupted power in a safe and affordable manner is required of distribution companies which need not to be compromised.
Momoh said, "to achieve optimal energy generation, transmission and distribution, there is need for capacity building to design, construct, build and test the new grid that is sustainable. Need new curriculum for Universities that would be revised for every electrical engineering student to take economic courses, finance and vice-versa; the general course in apps design and communication, data analytics should be taught".
In his remarks, Mr. Charles Momoh, the Chairman of EKEDC, advised the newly employed graduates to take the job very seriously and be more focused on achieving their goals, adding that the system will also reward quality, dedication and commitment to service delivery.
Momoh said: "You are the growth that will control the economy. We want you to be free and relate very well and avoid partaking in politics, gossip and disobedience.
The Managing Director of Eko DisCo, Mr. Adeoye Fadeyibi, said "we are here for an unprecedented premier edition of EKEDC training programme where we have 100 individuals who are graduating today, something that has not been done before in this particular distribution company, where we carefully selected from almost 1,300 applicants.
"We have been able to fairly look at 100 people that we are celebrating today as they are graduating from this programme. We have a mix of 60 per cent of entry level, 30 per cent of mid-level and 10 per cent experts or experienced level. The idea was for them to go through detailed rotation, to ensure that they are good in different departments and come out being very confident. And to also have the capacity to turnaround the power sector," he said.
Fadeyibi, said the training will bridge the gap for the company, saying that "I am also excited because as a Nigerian, I see a lot of our colleagues in other DisCos probably joining us to do the same or even better. At EKEDC, we don't pay lip service; there is lot more to do. Not just for EKEDC but for everybody else. We are the number one in the country, the key areas we have focused on and succeeded in the last two years include being accessible to customers. We are present online, on social media and direct interactions. We ensure that customers' engagement is key. In ensuring quality of service, we ensure to continue to improve our network. We have zero tolerance for safety issues, you can see the reduced amount of incidence that we have faced".
According to Fadeyibi, these are not young graduates, we have the majority that are young graduates but we also have to put a lot of focus on mid-level and the experienced because you can imagine some of the middle level are taking a chance in their career to move into a new area in most cases.
We have already started to see the impact, even during their six months. This is a little over six month programme, intensive like I said, and what we expect is that they will now move into the departments a little focused, understand the clear mission of the company which is to ensure we are the number one customer-focused utility company, not just in Africa but have to compete globally.
So, at the end of the day, what does that mean to customer is how do we start working towards this 24/7 uninterrupted service and I am excited that we are on the right track now.
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Bishop's Lacey is preparing to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the death of St. Tancred, whose tomb is located in their village church. Naturally, Flavia wants to be there for the big event, and when the tomb is opened, they find a body. However, it's not St. Tancred in the tomb- it's the body of Mr. Collicut, who played the organ at church. There is no way that he could have wandered into the tomb on his own, so it's clear that he met with a gruesome end. Who could have killed Mr. Collicut?
The best thing about this series is the delightful protagonist. Flavia is insightful and has a quick wit. I tend to listen to these books on Audible; narrator Jayne Entwistle reads with such mischievous glee, and I always laugh and laugh. Flavia is also a consummate sleuth. She doggedly pursues clues, even if it means putting herself in danger. I found the mystery portion to be satisfying as well; Bradley builds a case slowly, and I was surprised by the Big Reveal at the end.
Of course, it wouldn't be a Flavia book without appearances from series regulars like Flavia's older sisters and family friend Dogger. Flavia's interactions with them are just as fun as her sleuthing. There are some important developments on the homefront, but I won't give anything away in this review.
I would absolutely recommend Speaking from Among the Bones. Readers should begin with the first book in the series, and read the books in order. There's a great deal of character development and backstory that will prove beneficial in appreciating the series. I am looking forward to listening to the rest of this series in the near future!


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Great potential for tourism in KP, GB
PESHAWAR: Provincial Senior Minister Muhammad Atif Khan has said that there is a great potential for tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan and foreign investors can benefit from these opportunities.
He was speaking at the ITB Berlin Travel Trade Show in Germany on Thursday, said a press release issued here.
The senior minister, who also has the portfolio of Sports, Tourism, Archaeology, Culture, Museums and Youth Affairs, said concerted efforts were being made to introduce Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a tourism brand to the world to attract more tourists and visitors to the province. He said there was a dire need to work on different strategies to explore and exploit this potential for the well-being of the local people and attract tourists to the scenic resorts of the province. General Manager Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP), Sajjad Hameed, and officials from Gilgit-Baltistan accompanied the senior minister during the tour to represent Pakistan at the show. The TCKP stall attracted a large number of tourists and visitors at the ITB Berlin Show. The visitors evinced a keen interest in the items displayed at the stall. Senior Minister Atif Khan said that millions of tourists and visitors from across the globe had visited Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan during the last tourist season owing to the restoration of lasting peace and robust development in the tourism sector.
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Q: Grails command object not binding to 'def' type Having issues trying to bind a param to a command object field defined as 'def'.
I have the following command object:
package command

import grails.validation.Validateable

@Validateable
class TestBindCommand {

    String fieldType
    def fieldValue
}

I have the following controller to test whether the params have binded correctly:
package command.binding

import command.TestBindCommand

class TestBindingController {

    def index() { }

    def testBinding(TestBindCommand testBindCommand) {
        println("fieldType: " + testBindCommand.fieldType)
        println("fieldValue: " + testBindCommand.fieldValue)
        render("fieldType: ${testBindCommand.fieldType} - fieldValue: ${testBindCommand.fieldValue}")
    }
}

Finally, I have the following ajax request to post the params to the testBinding method above:
<%@ page contentType="text/html;charset=UTF-8" %>
<html>
<head>
    <title>Index</title>
</head>
<g:javascript library="jquery" plugin="jquery"/>
<script>
    $( document ).ready(function() {
        $.post('/command-binding/testBinding/testBinding', { fieldType: "String", fieldValue : "hello world"},
            function(returnedData){
                console.log(returnedData);
            });
    });
</script>
<body>
Index Page
</body>
</html>

If you change the type of fieldValue to String it begins binding. If you then switch it back to def it still works?! If you do a grails clean and restart the app with fieldValue set as def then it won't work again!? I've debugged down into the DataBindingUtils.java and it appears that the field isn't getting added to the whitelist when it is of type 'def'.
Sample project can be found here:
https://github.com/georgy3k/command-binding
Grails version 2.5.6

A:
I've debugged down into the DataBindingUtils.java and it appears that
  the field isn't getting added to the whitelist when it is of type
  'def'.

That is correct, and by design.  By default dynamically typed properties do not participate in mass property data binding.
From https://grails.github.io/grails2-doc/2.5.6/ref/Constraints/bindable.html:

Properties which are not bindable by default are those related to
  transient fields, dynamically typed properties and static properties.

If you really want to make a dynamically typed property participate in mass property binding, you have to opt into that with something like this:
class TestBindCommand {

    String fieldType
    def fieldValue

    static constraints = {
        fieldValue bindable: true
    }
}

That said, for command objects in particular, there is no good reason to have a dynamically typed property.
I hope that helps.


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Home > Sports > Bess guides England into the lead against Pak despite Root loss
Bess guides England into the lead against Pak despite Root loss
Agencies2 Jun 2018 5:09 PM GMT
Leeds (UK): Dominic Bess belied his position as a nightwatchman by guiding England into a first-innings lead against Pakistan on a rain-marred day of the second Test at Headingley on Saturday.
England were 199 for three at tea, 25 runs in front, after rain meant there was no play before lunch.
Bess was 40 not out, having scored 57 on debut during England's thumping nine-wicket defeat by Pakistan in the first Test at Lord's. Together with Dawid Malan (27 not out) he had had put on an unbroken 61 for the fourth wicket after England captain Joe Root fell for 43 to the disappointment of his Yorkshire home crowd.
England were 106 for two, 68 runs adrift of Pakistan's lowly 174, when play eventually got under way at 2:45 pm (1345 GMT) some several hours after the scheduled 11:00am (1000 GMT) start time. Root was 29 not out and Bess, who came in as a nightwatchman late Friday following Alastair Cook's exit for 44, unbeaten on nought.
Bess, selected primarily as an off-spinner but yet to take a Test wicket, made light of the overcast, bowler-friendly conditions to cover-drive left-arm quck Mohammad Amir for a well-struck four. It was one of several stylish boundaries hit by the 20-year-old Bess that included a well-timed on-drive off Mohammad Abbas. With Bess playing shots worthy of a top-order batsman, England lost Root. The England skipper has been criticised for a repeated failure to convert Test fifties into his hundreds.
But on Saturday he exited for 45. The right-hander, chasing a scrambled seam delivery from Amir angled across him, succeeded only in getting a thin edge to wicket-keeper Sarfraz Ahmed, with the Pakistan captain joyfully accepting the easy catch.
Left-hander Malan made an uncertain start before finding his touch with several boundaries, including a square driven four off Abbas. And when Bess swept leg-spinner Shadab Khan, England had the lead.
Pakistan only need to avoid defeat at Headingley to seal a first series win in England for 22 years. But if England fail to it will condemn them to a third successive series loss after reverses in Australia and New Zealand.


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Asia Music Festival is back for the 2nd year running and this edition will present to you Female Rapper from Singapore, Masia One. She is all set to thrill the audience at the coming event to be held at Eastwood Valley Golf & Country Club, Miri from the 3rd to 4th October 2014.
In 2003, Masia One, began her own record label known as M1 Group (later renamed The MERDEKA Group) and subsequently released her debut album, Mississauga. The album was well received and the music video for the lead single "Split Second Time" was nominated in the category of best rap video by the Much Music awards. Masia's second studio album, "PULAU" was released in 2009. The album attained the number one slot on the Canadian College Radio Charts as well as charting on bothCBC Radio 3 and South East Asian Radio.
Masia has developed into a well rounded multi-genre artist. Her sound reflects inspiration drawn from touring through North America, Jamaica and Asia and sharing the stage with acts such as The Roots, Floetry, Mos Def, DJ Neil Armstrong, Lady Saw & Ron Sexsmith. Courted by Grammy Award-winning Aftermath producer Che Vicious (Produced for Lauren Hill, Kanye West and 50 Cent to name a few), Masia began working on what would later become the album "Bootleg Culture". "Bootleg Culture" was released in September 2012 and is currently nominated for "Urban Recording of the Year" by the Western Canadian Music Alliance.