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Q: Is "the photo I had taken" correct? Which of the following sentences is correct:

I've just uploaded the photo I had taken on Monday.
I've just uploaded the photo I took on Monday.

I guess that this sentence

Yesterday I uploaded the photo I had taken on Monday.

is correct but has different meaning than the first two.

A: I admit I can't exactly explain why, but it seems to me including the word just (which in principle is syntactically irrelevant) makes Past Perfect more acceptable than it would have been. Consider...

1a: ?I have spent the money I had earned yesterday.
   2a: I have spent the money I earned yesterday.
1b: ?I do not have the money I had earned yesterday.
   2b: I do not have the money I earned yesterday.

With the construction reduced to its bare essentials like that, I'd have no hesitation in saying that linguistically, #1a / #1b are at the very least "unhappy" (most native speakers wouldn't like them). And prescriptive grammarians would doubtless say the tense mismatch is "ungrammatical".

As @Andrew comments below, OP's #1 might not be a Past Perfect usage at all. It could be Simple Past to have [something] XXXXed = to cause [something] to be XXXXed (by someone else)...

We had our wedding pictures taken by a professional photographer.

To clarify the different usages, consider...

Yesterday I cut my hair. (Simple Past - I did it myself)
Yesterday I had my hair cut.  (Simple Past - I got someone else to cut it)
Yesterday I looked smart because I had cut my hair.  (Past Perfect)

Note that the potential "ambiguity" of OP's #1 is an artefact of the written form. In "real" language (i.e. - the spoken form), if the Simple Past sense was intended, the word had would be stressed. That stress would unambiguously identify to have as the "primary" verb, rather than just the "helper" verb used to form the Past Perfect.

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Respiration of 13C-labeled substrates added to soil in the field and subsequent 16S rRNA gene analysis of 13C-labeled soil DNA
P. Padmanabhan, S. Padmanabhan, C. DeRito, A. Gray, D. Gannon, J. R. Snape, C. S. Tsai, W. Park, C. Jeon, E. L. Madsen
Our goal was to develop a field soil biodegradation assay using 13C-labeled compounds and identify the active microorganisms by analyzing 16S rRNA genes in soil-derived 13C-labeled DNA. Our biodegradation approach sought to minimize microbiological artifacts caused by physical and/or nutritional disturbance of soil associated with sampling and laboratory incubation. The new field-based assay involved the release of 13C-labeled compounds (glucose, phenol, caffeine, and naphthalene) to soil plots, installation of open-bottom glass chambers that covered the soil, and analysis of samples of headspace gases for 13CO2 respiration by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). We verified that the GC/MS procedure was capable of assessing respiration of the four substrates added (50 ppm) to 5 g of soil in sealed laboratory incubations. Next, we determined background levels of 13CO2 emitted from naturally occurring soil organic matter to chambers inserted into our field soil test plots. We found that the conservative tracer, SF6, that was injected into the headspace rapidly diffused out of the soil chamber and thus would be of little value for computing the efficiency of retaining respired 13CO2. Field respiration assays using all four compounds were completed. Background respiration from soil organic matter interfered with the documentation of in situ respiration of the slowly metabolized (caffeine) and sparingly soluble (naphthalene) compounds. Nonetheless, transient peaks of 13CO2 released in excess of background were found in glucose- and phenol-treated soil within 8 h. Cesium-chloride separation of 13C-labeled soil DNA was followed by PCR amplification and sequencing of 16S rRNA genes from microbial populations involved with 13C-substrate metabolism. A total of 29 full sequences revealed that active populations included relatives of Arthrobacter, Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, Massilia, Flavobacterium, and Pedobacter spp. for glucose; Pseudomonas, Pantoea, Acinetobacter, Enterobacter, Stenotrophomonas, and Alcaligenes spp. for phenol; Pseudomonas, Acinetobacter, and Variovorax spp. for naphthalene; and Acinetobacter, Enterobacter, Stenotrophomonas, and Pantoea spp. for caffeine.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.69.3.1614-1622.2003
Published - 2003 Mar 1
10.1128/AEM.69.3.1614-1622.2003
Dive into the research topics of 'Respiration of 13C-labeled substrates added to soil in the field and subsequent 16S rRNA gene analysis of 13C-labeled soil DNA'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
Soil Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
rRNA Genes Medicine & Life Sciences 96%
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Padmanabhan, P., Padmanabhan, S., DeRito, C., Gray, A., Gannon, D., Snape, J. R., Tsai, C. S., Park, W., Jeon, C., & Madsen, E. L. (2003). Respiration of 13C-labeled substrates added to soil in the field and subsequent 16S rRNA gene analysis of 13C-labeled soil DNA. Applied and environmental microbiology, 69(3), 1614-1622. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.69.3.1614-1622.2003
Respiration of 13C-labeled substrates added to soil in the field and subsequent 16S rRNA gene analysis of 13C-labeled soil DNA. / Padmanabhan, P.; Padmanabhan, S.; DeRito, C.; Gray, A.; Gannon, D.; Snape, J. R.; Tsai, C. S.; Park, W.; Jeon, C.; Madsen, E. L.
In: Applied and environmental microbiology, Vol. 69, No. 3, 01.03.2003, p. 1614-1622.
Padmanabhan, P, Padmanabhan, S, DeRito, C, Gray, A, Gannon, D, Snape, JR, Tsai, CS, Park, W, Jeon, C & Madsen, EL 2003, 'Respiration of 13C-labeled substrates added to soil in the field and subsequent 16S rRNA gene analysis of 13C-labeled soil DNA', Applied and environmental microbiology, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 1614-1622. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.69.3.1614-1622.2003
Padmanabhan P, Padmanabhan S, DeRito C, Gray A, Gannon D, Snape JR et al. Respiration of 13C-labeled substrates added to soil in the field and subsequent 16S rRNA gene analysis of 13C-labeled soil DNA. Applied and environmental microbiology. 2003 Mar 1;69(3):1614-1622. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.69.3.1614-1622.2003
Padmanabhan, P. ; Padmanabhan, S. ; DeRito, C. ; Gray, A. ; Gannon, D. ; Snape, J. R. ; Tsai, C. S. ; Park, W. ; Jeon, C. ; Madsen, E. L. / Respiration of 13C-labeled substrates added to soil in the field and subsequent 16S rRNA gene analysis of 13C-labeled soil DNA. In: Applied and environmental microbiology. 2003 ; Vol. 69, No. 3. pp. 1614-1622.
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First things first: plan to stock up for Thanksgiving! We have finally decided when our first time "off" will be. From Thanksgiving Day through to the Thursday after, we will take it easy, building our hoop house at a lazy pace, sleeping late, reading books, wearing civilian clothes, gallivanting about, and being squeaky clean. This means no markets on Saturday the 25th or Wednesday the 29th. Lucky for the Ann Arbor crew, you can just come to market on Wednesday to scoop your Thanksgiving day goods. For Chelsea customers and Ann Arbor customers that cannot make the Wednesday market, stock up on Saturday. Or vegetables are known for the freshness and will keep until Thursday no problem. Stockbridge and Howell customers (and Chelsea customers that simply can't stock up Saturday) have the option of ordering vegetables online to pick up at Positively Chiropractic Monday between 3:30 and 6:00 pm (normal pick-up day will return to Tuesday after this). Order using this form.
Emily, Brandon, and I spent last Thursday tucking our plants in with extra blankets, hoping it would help. Heading through the week the lows for Thursday and Friday kept dropping until eventually, they stuck at 16 and 17 respectively. To keep all of us fed, our plants required protection. We lugged succulent kohlrabi out of the field. We hoped for cold hardiness from our turnips and rutabaga (I have a good feeling). We battled the wind, lugged sand bags around, bent hoops, and pulled covers as tightly as we could with the wind trying to make us aeronautically mobile. We would have like to do more bulk harvesting of some roots and have left less to be revealed but surreptitious checking of the weather revealed an unkind fact. It was while snacking on peanut butter and apples at our late lunch that I realized the temperatures Friday, our main harvest day, were not even going come close to rising above freezing, meaning all our harvest had to be completed before the freeze. And then, around that time, an order came in. Yes, let us add more work to less time! We did what we could, which ended with Emily, Jim, and I clipping kohlrabi in the dark and then me spinning greens dry and trying to keep them from freezing between the rinse and the walk-in.
All in all, survival rates were high. We are still waiting for word on a couple crops but what we know? Most of the greens did their thing and are even more delicious than before, begging the question, that was a possibility?! We are waiting for word back on the chard- it seems its central leaves survived and the outers sacrificed themselves for the cause- as well as the radishes. The collard, cabbage, and beets did what they are known for and hung out in the bitter weather beaming vegetably goodness. The crop I am most relieved about are the pounds and pounds of potatoes that weathered the weather from below deck. Only a few from the uppermost layers of soil froze and thawed, creating spongy potato balls which are great for throwing for dogs on sunny Tuesday potato harvests.
The order that came in last Thursday afternoon, despite its terrible timing, was one we were not in the least expecting, but hoping for-- Argus Farmstop! For those of you that haven't heard of Argus in Ann Arbor, here is a link to their website. Although they say it best, it is essentially a farmer sourced grocery store, allowing for easier access to local products with all the health, economical, and environmental benefits that come along with that for our community. Starting now, you can find our greens at their Packard street location.
And even though our plates are still full, winter time duties are piling into this clown car. Kicking off one project, Ethan, a carpenter-craftsman-collector we met though the farmers' market scene came out to look at our dilapidated barns yesterday. We are hoping to restore two of them and salvage one of them. He thinks we can. We just have to figure out how much work and time and money it will be and see if we can do it. That is what winter is for.
Another exciting winter task: acquisition! We have started ordering next years crops, kicking it off with ginger. Next up potatoes and reupping our seed CSA from High Mowing seeds (our favorite seed company as of now). We are checking local auctions and craigslist and farm trader sections of papers. We are looking for cultivation equipment, a market vehicle, and ideas for intern housing, along with variable odds and end. There is an auction coming up close by. When long standing family farms have auctions, it is always bittersweet. It is sad to see another "small", family owned and operated farm get dismantled. I fear for the land and for the community. But they always have the best equipment. Machines that are idea of cultivation, that I can learn how to work on. And pallets of hand tools. Hopefully we will rise to carry on the legacy.
More in the works as we keep working! See you for some warmer markets this week.
Winter squash: Delicata, Spaghetti, Red Kuri & Long Pie!
*We post thisbefore harvest, and although we do our very best to make accurate predictions, crops and quantities found at market may vary.


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Q: Calculate SNR in single image in MATLAB I have this image:

I want to calculate SNR in it. For this i used code:
img=imread('noicy.JPG');
img=double(img(:));
ima=max(img(:));
imi=min(img(:));
ims=std(img(:));
snr=20*log10((ima-imi)./ims)

Is that correct code to calculate SNR?

A: The definition of SNR can be found here or here:
Both the standard and the industry definition can be used (10log(x) and 20log(x)). check this
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R.S.C., 1985, c. H-6 - Table of Contents
R.S.C., 1985, c. H-6
Canadian Human Rights Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-6)
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Act current to 2020-12-28 and last amended on 2019-07-12. Previous Versions
AMENDMENTS NOT IN FORCE
— 2009, c. 2, s. 399
399 The Canadian Human Rights Act is amended by adding the following after section 40.1:
Non-application of sections 7, 10 and 11
40.2 The Commission does not have jurisdiction to deal with complaints made against an employer within the meaning of the Public Sector Equitable Compensation Act alleging that
(a) the employer has engaged in a discriminatory practice referred to in section 7 or 10, if the complaint is in respect of the employer establishing or maintaining differences in wages between male and female employees; or
(b) the employer has engaged in a discriminatory practice referred to in section 11.
— 2018, c. 27, s. 419
419 Subsections 26(1) and (2) of the Canadian Human Rights Act are replaced by the following:
Commission established
26 (1) A commission is established to be known as the Canadian Human Rights Commission, in this Act referred to as the "Commission", consisting of a Chief Commissioner, a Deputy Chief Commissioner, a member referred to as the "Pay Equity Commissioner" and not less than three or more than six other members, to be appointed by the Governor in Council.
(2) The Chief Commissioner, the Deputy Chief Commissioner and the Pay Equity Commissioner are full-time members of the Commission and the other members may be appointed as full-time or part-time members of the Commission.
Required qualifications — Pay Equity Commissioner
(2.1) The Governor in Council must take into consideration, in appointing the Pay Equity Commissioner, knowledge and experience in relation to pay equity matters.
420 The Act is amended by adding the following after section 32:
Pay Equity Unit
32.1 The officers and employees of the Commission that support the Pay Equity Commissioner in the exercise of his or her powers and the performance of his or her duties and functions under the Pay Equity Act may be referred to as the "Pay Equity Unit".
421 Subsection 36(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Establishment of divisions
36 (1) Subject to section 36.1, for the purposes of the affairs of the Commission, the Chief Commissioner may establish divisions of the Commission and all or any of the powers, duties and functions of the Commission, except the making of by-laws, may, as directed by the Commission, be exercised or performed by all or any of those divisions.
Pay Equity Division
36.1 (1) On receipt of a complaint under section 40 alleging a discriminatory practice under section 11, the Chief Commissioner must establish, for the purposes of Part III, a Pay Equity Division of the Commission of which the Pay Equity Commissioner is the presiding officer.
Complaints — section 11
(2) A Pay Equity Division established under subsection (1) must exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the Commission under Part III with respect to the complaint in question.
Pay Equity Commissioner
Powers, duties and functions
38.1 In addition to being a member of the Commission, the Pay Equity Commissioner must exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions assigned to him or her by the Pay Equity Act .
Absence or incapacity of Pay Equity Commissioner
38.2 (1) In the event of the absence or incapacity of the Pay Equity Commissioner, or if the office of Pay Equity Commissioner is vacant, the Chief Commissioner may authorize any member of the Commission, other than himself or herself, to exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the Pay Equity Commissioner, but no member may be so authorized for a term of more than 90 days without the Governor in Council's approval.
Required qualifications — acting Pay Equity Commissioner
(2) The Chief Commissioner must take into consideration, in appointing the acting Pay Equity Commissioner, knowledge and experience in relation to pay equity matters.
424 Section 40 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (4):
Multiple allegations
(4.1) If a complaint alleging a discriminatory practice under section 11 also includes allegations to which section 11 does not apply, the Pay Equity Division may
(a) exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the Commission under this Part with respect to the complaint as filed; or
(b) at any stage after the filing of the complaint, sever the complaint and refer to the Commission some or all of the allegations that do not allege a discriminatory practice under section 11.
New complaint
(4.2) If the Pay Equity Division refers allegations severed from a complaint to the Commission under paragraph (4.1)(b), the Commission is deemed to have received a new complaint for the purposes of section 40.
425 (1) The Act is amended by adding the following after section 40.1:
40.2 The Commission does not have jurisdiction to deal with complaints made by an employee, as defined in subsection 3(1) of the Pay Equity Act , against an employer that is subject to that Act, alleging that
(a) the employer has engaged in a discriminatory practice referred to in section 7 or 10, if the complaint is in respect of the employer establishing or maintaining differences in wages between male and female employees who are performing work of equal value; or
(2) Section 40.2 of the Act is renumbered as subsection 40.2(1) and is amended by adding the following:
Parliamentary employees
(2) The Commission does not have jurisdiction to deal with complaints made by an employee, within the meaning of section 86.1 of the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act , against an employer, within the meaning of that same section, alleging that the employer has engaged in a discriminatory practice referred to in subsection (1).
426 (1) Subsection 48.1(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Establishment of Tribunal
48.1 (1) There is hereby established a tribunal to be known as the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal consisting, subject to subsection (6), of a maximum of 18 members, including a Chairperson and a Vice-chairperson, as may be appointed by the Governor in Council.
(2) Section 48.1 of the Act is amended by adding the following after subsection (4):
Knowledge and experience — pay equity
(4.1) Appointments must be made having regard to the need for adequate knowledge and experience in pay equity matters among the members of the Tribunal.
Complaints — Canadian Human Rights Act
428 The Canadian Human Rights Act , as it read immediately before the day on which this section comes into force, applies with respect to any complaint filed before that day under section 40 of that Act, other than a complaint referred to in subsection 396(1) of the Budget Implementation Act, 2009 , as amended by subsection 431(1) of this Act.
430 Section 395 of the Act is repealed.
431 (1) The portion of subsection 396(1) of the Act before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
Complaints before Canadian Human Rights Commission
396 (1) The following complaints with respect to employees that are before the Canadian Human Rights Commission on the day on which this Act receives royal assent, or that are filed with that Commission during the period beginning on that day and ending on the day on which subsection 425(1) of the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 comes into force, shall, despite section 44 of the Canadian Human Rights Act , without delay, be referred by the Commission to the Board:
(2) Subsection 396(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:
Powers of Board
(3) The Board has, in relation to a complaint referred to it, in addition to the powers conferred on it under the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act , the power to interpret and apply sections 7, 10 and 11 of the Canadian Human Rights Act , and the Equal Wages Guidelines, 1986 , in respect of employees, even after the coming into force of subsection 425(1) of the Budget Implementation Act 2018, No. 2 .
(9) The Board has, in relation to complaints referred to in this section, the power to make any order that a member or panel may make under section 53 of the Canadian Human Rights Act , except that no monetary remedy may be granted by the Board in respect of the complaint other than a lump sum payment, and the payment may be only in respect of a period that ends on or before the day on which subsection 425(1) of the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 comes into force.
(4) Section 396 of the Act is repealed.
432 Sections 397 to 399 of the Act are repealed.
439 (1) Subsections (2) to (4) apply if Bill C-81, introduced in the 1st session of the 42nd Parliament and entitled the Accessible Canada Act (in this section referred to as the "other Act"), receives royal assent.
(2) On the first day on which both section 148 of the other Act and section 419 of this Act are in force, subsections 26(1) and (2) of the Canadian Human Rights Act are replaced by the following:
26 (1) A commission is established to be known as the Canadian Human Rights Commission, in this Act referred to as the "Commission", consisting of a Chief Commissioner, a Deputy Chief Commissioner, members referred to as the "Accessibility Commissioner" and the "Pay Equity Commissioner" and not less than three or more than six other members, to be appointed by the Governor in Council.
(2) The Chief Commissioner, the Deputy Chief Commissioner, the Accessibility Commissioner and the Pay Equity Commissioner are full-time members of the Commission and the other members may be appointed as full-time or part-time members of the Commission.
(3) On the first day on which both section 151 of the other Act and section 420 of this Act are in force, section 32.1 of the Canadian Human Rights Act , as enacted by section 420 of this Act, is renumbered as section 32.2 and is repositioned accordingly if required.
(4) On the first day on which both section 152 of the other Act and section 423 of this Act are in force, sections 38.1 and 38.2 of the Canadian Human Rights Act , as enacted by section 423 of this Act, are renumbered as sections 38.3 and 38.4, respectively, and those sections — and the heading before that section 38.1, as enacted by section 423 of this Act — are repositioned accordingly if required.
Canadian Human Rights Act
2 - Purpose of Act
3 - PART I - Proscribed Discrimination
3 - General
5 - Discriminatory Practices
26 - PART II - Canadian Human Rights Commission
27 - Powers, Duties and Functions
30 - Remuneration
31 - Officers and Staff
38.1 - Accessibility Commissioner
39 - PART III - Discriminatory Practices and General Provisions
43 - Investigation
47 - Conciliator
48 - Settlement
48.1 - Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
49 - Inquiries into Complaints
60 - Offences and Punishment
61 - Reports
61.1 - Minister Responsible
62 - Application
66 - PART IV - Application
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Virus Outbreak
N.C. elementary schools may offer full in-person classes
By BRYAN ANDERSONSeptember 17, 2020 GMT
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper updates the public during a coronavirus press briefing on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, at the Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, N.C. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina elementary schools will soon be allowed to return to daily, in-person classes, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Thursday.
The decision on whether to return to full in-person instruction will be left up to individual districts. Those choosing to go forward with the Plan A reopening option starting on Oct. 5 won't be limited in the number of students who can be inside a classroom. They would, however, be required to screen kids for coronavirus symptoms, make sure they wear face coverings and offer remote options for parents concerned about their kids bringing the virus back home.
The governor and Mandy Cohen, the state's top public health official, did not outline a timeline for when they'd consider letting middle schools and high schools transition to 100% physical instruction. When classes began last month, most K-12 public school students were on Plan C, which provided fully remote learning, while others adopted the Plan B model providing for a mix of online and in-person instruction.
Cooper said the state's improved coronavirus numbers and the lower likelihood of infection and transmission among younger people fueled his decision to let elementary schools reopen to more students.
"Districts will have the ability to select a plan based on their unique situation," Cooper said. "We're able to open this option because most North Carolinians have doubled down on our safety and prevention measures and stabilized our numbers. The science of lower viral spread among children also backs up this decision."
But Republicans calling for a blanket reopening of all K-12 schools accuse Cooper of letting politics drive his decision.
"We continue to hear that these decisions are being made based on 'science.' What is the science that says it's safe for 5th graders to be in school full time, but it's not safe for 6th graders? " said a statement from Phil Berger, the Republican leader of the state Senate.
Cooper's GOP gubernatorial challenger, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, said in a news conference on Wednesday that he would reopen the schools without any requirements for teachers or students to wear masks. Instead, he wants individual districts to determine the health and safety protocols for their community.
Cooper called Forest's comments "irresponsible" and noted it conflicts with overwhelming scientific evidence of the benefits of mask wearing.
Cooper has still been criticized by Republicans for being too cautious and inconsistent in his approach to reopening. His current executive order prevents bars from reopening, while simultaneously allowing President Donald Trump to utilize a First Amendment exemption to hold large political rallies.
Cooper's order mandates mask wearing statewide and limits gathering to 25 people indoors and 50 people outdoors.
Cohen, who has long said the Cooper administration is making data-based decisions, stressed the need to prioritize younger children in the K-12 reopening plan.
"Younger children are less likely to become infected, have symptoms, experience severe disease and spread the virus to others," Cohen said. "The science also shows that in-person learning is so important for the development of all children, especially for younger children."
North Carolina has reported only four fatalities among those younger than 25, out of a total of 3,180 COVID-related deaths North Carolina has seen since the start of the pandemic. The public health department's coronavirus dashboard shows zero deaths, eight clusters and 47 coronavirus cases linked to school settings.
Of the more than 4,000 college students in the state who have tested positive for the virus since in-person classes resumed in August, the state health department told The Associated Press on Thursday that its surveillance data found that just "one individual linked to a college or university was admitted to a hospital."
Follow Anderson on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BryanRAnderson.
Anderson is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.


Some say meta-abstractions are meaningless. Little do they realize that this is a wonderful pattern to foster job security among developers and provides opportunities for code jockeys to rise up the ranks.
Why? Abstractions creates indirections which in turn increases source code size. More code can also mean more people are needed to manage it. There will be more opportunities for senior developers to mentor junior developers or new joiners on how to program each level in the indirection. Indirections also act like little picket fences that defines the boundaries of each technical lead who manages code within each level, making it easier to demarcate who-does-what in a project that typically cross-cut abstraction levels.
// you will need to scroll to the right to see the entire line of code.
// A typical way to get a hold to an instance of a database object in an over-engineered enterprise application.
// 2. Lookup a business logic factory class by giving it's registered name (as in a string that's mapped somehow to a factory class instance somewhere).
// 3. Use the business logic factory instance to create the business logic class instance and pass it some context information (usually transaction stuff).
// 4. The business logic class will have a factory instance that can create the data object that you want, use it.
// 5. Finally you get the data object instance that you wanted. Phew!
More familiar? Good. Not familiar? If you've ever been a software engineer, consider yourself lucky.
As you can see for yourself, the levels of indirection in the above examples are overwhelmingly deep. This a recurring theme in enterprise applications. Typically within each level of indirection there will be a source file that defines the interface and another source file that contains its implementation. There could be even more than that for cases like supporting multiple implementations, remoting, and other bits and bobs.
What I meant by technical leadership are people who manage code. These people usually have titles like technical leads, principal developers or architects. It doesn't mean having some kind of leading-edge technology.
In some technology companies, technical leaderships are enforced by commit locks on source files. That is, approval by a code manager is needed to commit changes to a source file that he/she manages. In turn the technical lead reviews the changes before allowing it to be part of the main product that will eventually be released. As you can see for yourself, the number of leads is limited by the number of lockable files that he/she can be assigned to review.
What to do when you need to make room for people to get promoted? One possible way is to increase the number of files — junior technical leads will get a set of less important files that are not frequently changed whereas more senior leads will guard "hotter" files that often need modifications. That way the senior lead also has the visibility and authority to split those files and promote more junior leads to take care of them (which in the process also increase that his/her own rank in the pecking order). This way, technical people can remain technical while still getting timely promotions and have a sense of progress within the company.
Imagine that the code base is the territorial area of a monarchy. Territories are awarded to dukes to rule and maintain their loyalty to the monarchy. When the monarchy expands, new territories are awarded to people as reward for their services and that's how new dukes are appointed. Likewise when a territory becomes too large or too developed for a duke to manage (and by extension did a poor job of ruling the duchy), it can be split among two or more dukes. During those days, there were a lot of unruled land areas and thus it's easier to apply this method of expansion.
Back to the analogy. If a duchy is a set of source files and the duke is the technical lead that governs that collection of source files, it would be easier to give room for more people to be promoted to dukes by having more source files to manage. Every level of indirection will add its own set of source files and likewise an opportunity for people to get promoted as a technical lead to manage those source files. These dukes govern their territories that are demarcated by commit locks on source files and thus any minion who needs to modify a source file will need to ask the appropriate duke for code review and to unlock the file for committing.
One caveat though: this pattern will only likely to work in a MegaCorp that only have one (or a small number of) flagship products. Like for example a large product-based software company or a large dot-com. It will unlikely work in banks, government offices, or even consulting-based software companies. As expected, you need to be in the engineering unit that takes care of that primary product to feel the effect.
Why? Because the code base will need to be large and complex enough for this kind of commit-locks to work. When the company have multiple products and the source files of each product are not interdependent, higher management may as well assign one person to handle code reviews for the entire product. In effect each product is small enough to become a duchy in itself and the small "surface-area" doesn't provide much room for developers to become code managers.


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The past couple of days has seen a storm of activity in relation to taxation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Firstly, in a move that will help the property market in KSA, a new Royal Decree, number A/84 was issued on 1 October 2020 and contains some very significant changes to the way in which property and land sales will be taxed in KSA. In addition to this, the tax amnesty that commenced on 18 March 2020 has now been extended for a third period, to the end of 31 December 2020.
In terms of the property and land changes, and subject to further clarifications, real estate transactions will immediately become exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT) from 4 October 2020. However, a new Real Estate Transaction Tax (RETT) will also take immediate effect on this date. It will function in a similar manner to a stamp tax where there is a transfer of a property or development and will apply at a 5% rate. The new tax will fall under the purview of the General Authority for Zakat and Tax (GAZT). In good news for Saudi citizens, they will be relieved from having to pay any tax on the first sale of a property up to the value of SAR 1M.
For those involved in the construction and development of real estate, there will be a mechanism whereby VAT will be refunded for those developers that are on a special list that will be regularly updated in conjunction with the Ministry of Finance and the GAZT. Further details are awaited in this respect, but this is likely to have a very broad impact across the KSA and in particular where the projects and developments are complicated in their set up. Given how quickly these changes have taken effect, it will be very important to evaluate the commercial as well as the tax compliance implications at the earliest opportunity, and particularly if real estate transactions are contemplated in the near future as the implications from a cash flow perspective may be material.
With the introduction of a new tax, it will also be critical to understand the detail of how it will function in practice. At first sight however this change appears to reduce the tax impact that would otherwise have been felt at a higher rate of VAT (15%) to a more modest 5%, and will allow for greater liquidity in the housing market, particularly for residential sales between private citizens, which is to be welcomed.
The extension of the tax amnesty to 31 December 2020 will provide further relief to taxpayers from the financial and economic impact on the private sector due to COVID-19. The fundamentals of the amnesty will continue to allow late registrations, corrections and amendments to all returns (VAT/Tax return/Withholding tax, etc.) to occur without penalties (i.e. this applies to periods before 18 March 2020). However, in a significant [temporary] change in approach, taxpayers that currently have open objections with the GAZT (as well as appeals with the competent judicial authority where a final decision has not been issued) will also be able to avail of the amnesty on the basis that the principal amounts under dispute are paid (or request it to be paid in installments) to the GAZT on the proviso that the objection (or appeal) is subsequently withdrawn. On this basis, any penalties that may have been levied will be withdrawn. As we have previously stated, the amnesty represents an excellent opportunity to remediate any past omissions, errors or mistakes before 31 December 2020.
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[BREAKING ] Vanuatu loses its president
17Jun2017 adminauthor11763views
Vanuatu loses its head of state, Father Baldwin Jacobson Lonsdale, a ni-Vanuatu politician and Anglican priest who has served as President of the Republic of Vanuatu since 22 September 2014.
Late Father Bani was rushed to Vila Central Hospital in the early hours of Saturday morning but was pronounced dead later.
Father Baldwin Lonsdale is Vanuatu's new Head of State! He polled 46 of the 58 votes.
— pacnews pina (@PACNEWS1) September 22, 2014
Fr Baldwin Lonsdale passed his theological studies at the St John's College (Auckland) and the Bishop Patteson Theological College, Kohimarama, Solomon Islands. He worked for the British National Service (1968-72).
Before becoming president he was secretary general of the province of Torba on the island of Mota Lava and was elected president in an indirect election by an electoral college consisting of members of parliament and provincial governors, the vote took eight rounds; the longest ballot in the country's history.
In his first speech as president, Lonsdale stressed the importance of the appointment for the province of Torba, promised to uphold the constitution, and asked the people of Vanuatu to stand united.
Late Father Lonsdale is the second Anglican priest to become head of state, the first one was Father John Bani who served the office from 1999-2004.
He is an example of a renaissance man.
A LEADER
Sale Sumbe reports HE Head of State of the Republic of #Vanuatu, Fr. Lonsdale Bani entering #Hogharbor Village… https://t.co/ZAkv2iqdke
— KANDA (@ytskanda) May 18, 2017
WOMEN'S RIGHTS ADVOCATOR
Vanuatu Head Of State Calls For More Women In Parliament: Lonsdale meets with Vanuatu National Council of Women https://t.co/Jk9HYP5Koz
— PIDP-EWC (@PIDP_EWC) November 17, 2016
Head of State Thanks Latter-day Saints for Strengthening Faith in Vanuatu https://t.co/WpdNrtoaEk
— Jean-Baptiste CALO (@jbcalo71) March 22, 2016
A JUDGE
#CC Vanuatu's president revoked pardons issued by the parliamentary speaker while the head of state was traveling https://t.co/c09vsBBuy5
— WSJ Risk&Compliance (@WSJRisk) October 19, 2015
USP CHANCELLOR
Late Womtelo Rev. Baldwin Lonsdale, President of the Republic of Vanuatu was appointed chancellor of the University of South Pacific on 4th September 2015.
A CHIEF
Mr Lonsdale was a highest-ranking chief in Vanuatu's Banks group of islands.
Patron of Vanuatu Red Cross Society
THE HEAD OF STATE
New Year's messages from #Vanuatu head of state & PM call on citizens to play active role in nation's prosperity: https://t.co/6zkFeiNHgH pic.twitter.com/qw170UwkoV
— Vanuatu Digest (@VanuatuDigest) January 3, 2017
He will be missed by his family in the Banks group, Torba Province, and the whole nation of Vanuatu.
Election of new President of the Republic of Vanuatu, His Excellency Talis Obed Moses
NATIONAL WEEK OF MOURNING DECLARED
A national week of mourning from 17th to 26th June 2017, was declared by Prime Minister of the republic of Vanuatu Honorable Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas. The declaration is intended to mourn the passing away of His Excellency the late Wotmelo Reverend Baldwin Jacobson Lonsdale.
DECLARATION OF PUBLIC HOLIDAY
A national public holiday on Wednesday 22nd June 2017, was declared by acting president of the republic of Vanuatu His Excellency Esmon Simon. The declaration is intended to mourn the passing away of His Excellency the late Wotmelo Reverend Baldwin Jacobson Lonsdale.
Photos from VCH to State House
Late Womtelo Rev. Baldwin Lonsdale's body moved from Vila Central Hospital to the State House by Vanuatu Mobile Force.
ALL SPORTS EVENTS ARE CANCELLED
All sports events arranged for today 17th June 2017 are cancelled by the Government of the Republic of Vanuatu in respect to Late Womtelo Rev. Baldwin Lonsdale, and the order was done by the Minister of Youth and Sports. Late Wotmelo also has a son training in China for the 2017 Pacific Games so he urges everyone to respect the moment.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
The office of the head of state of the Republic of Vanuatu formally announced the passing away of late Womtelo Rev. Baldwin Lonsdale suddenly passed away early this morning 17th June 2017. The office of the HOS is working with the government in arranging a state funeral and will announced the program later on today on the details of the funeral service. The message is signed by the Office of the Head of State of the Republic of Vanuatu. Source: http://bit.ly/officalAnnouncement
ANNOUNCEMENT BY CAPITAL FM 107
Source: http://bit.ly/107announcement
Vanuatu President Dies After 'Sudden Heart Attack'
Late Womtelo Rev. Baldwin Lonsdale, President of the Republic of Vanuatu died early hours this morning after suffering a heart attack.
He gave his last official speech at NZ High commission function yesterday
On Friday night he gave a speech at a New Zealand High Commission function and those who attended said he appeared to be in a fine health.
President Lonsdale receives Crans Montana Foundation Award
The President of the Republic of Vanuatu, Baldwin Lonsdale was awarded the prestigious Crans Montana Foundation 2017 Award or Prix de Fondation 2017 for his achievements as an Anglican priest in his capacity as Head of State to uphold peace and unity in good times and bad times especially after the devastation caused by category 5 tropical…
Vanuatu Head Of State Calls For More Women In Parliament:
The Head of State, President Baldwin Lonsdale, has repeated his desire to see more women in the Parliament of the Republic of Vanuatu. He told members of the national executive committee of the Vanuatu National Council of Women (VNCW) that paid a courtesy call Tuesday to the State Office in Port Vila
Vanuatu: President Dissolves Parliament
Just over eight months after Cyclone Pam devastated the South Pacific nation, and just as the United Nations Climate Change Conference gets underway in Paris, with the outcome of vital interest to Pacific nations, Vanuatu's president dissolved Parliament, after 14 of its members were convicted for bribery.
Vanuatu President Baldwin Lonsdale has revoked the pardon of 14 MP
Father Lonsdale cited constitutional obligations on leaders to conduct themselves in such a way that avoided conflicts of interest, compromising official duties, demeaning the office, allowing their integrity to be called into question, or endangering or diminishing respect for – or confidence in – the integrity of Vanuatu's government. He said Mr Pipite infringed all of these obligations, making the revocation necessary.
Patron of Vanuatu Red Cross Society,
President Baldwin Londsdale, Head of State and Patron of Vanuatu Red Cross Society, was the guest of honour at the ceremony. His excellency presented award recipients with their medals whilst later participating in a traditional kava ceremony alongside Mr Ati George Sokamano who was also in attendance. Mr Sokamano is Vanuatu's first elected president and the recently elected president of VRCS's board. CEO Jacqueline De Gaillande, of the award recipients, also addressed the guests during the evening. Vanuatu Red Cross Society's mission is to improve the lives of Vanuatu's most vulnerable communities. The evening helped the reinforce this mandate and further inspire the provision of humanitarian support to those most in need.
Vanuatu president hopes for united stand with Fiji on Papua
Vanuatu's president Baldwin Lonsdale says it is the country's hope that Vanuatu and Fiji will eventually unite to address the issue of West Papua.
Cyclone Pam: Vanuatu president Baldwin Lonsdale breaks down while describing devastation
The president of Vanuatu has made an emotional plea for humanitarian assistance following the widespread devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Pam at the weekend. Speaking from the Japanese city of Sendai, Baldwin Lonsdale broke down while describing the tragedy in his homeland.
Baldwin Lonsdale sworn in as President
Baldwin Lonsdale was chosen as president by Vanuatu's electoral college – comprising the 52 members of parliament and the heads of the six provincial governments – in September 2014. He succeeded Iolu Abil when his five-year term in office expired.
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            $random = Get-Random
            $dbname1 = "dbatoolsci_exportdbalogin1$random"
            $login1 = "dbatoolsci_exportdbalogin_login1$random"
            $user1 = "dbatoolsci_exportdbalogin_user1$random"
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            $null = $server.Query("CREATE DATABASE [$dbname1]")
            $null = $server.Query("CREATE LOGIN [$login1] WITH PASSWORD = 'GoodPass1234!'")
            $server.Databases[$dbname1].ExecuteNonQuery("CREATE USER [$user1] FOR LOGIN [$login1]")

            $dbname2 = "dbatoolsci_exportdbalogin2$random"
            $login2 = "dbatoolsci_exportdbalogin_login2$random"
            $user2 = "dbatoolsci_exportdbalogin_user2$random"
            $server = Connect-DbaInstance -SqlInstance $script:instance1
            $null = $server.Query("CREATE DATABASE [$dbname2]")
            $null = $server.Query("CREATE LOGIN [$login2] WITH PASSWORD = 'GoodPass1234!'")
            $null = $server.Query("ALTER LOGIN [$login2] DISABLE")
            $null = $server.Query("DENY CONNECT SQL TO [$login2]")

            if ($server.VersionMajor -lt 11) {
                $null = $server.Query("EXEC sys.sp_addsrvrolemember @rolename=N'dbcreator', @loginame=N'$login2'")
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                $null = $server.Query("ALTER SERVER ROLE [dbcreator] ADD MEMBER [$login2]")
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            $null = $server.Query("GRANT SELECT ON sys.databases TO [$login2] WITH GRANT OPTION")
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        Remove-DbaDatabase -SqlInstance $script:instance1 -Database $dbname1 -Confirm:$false
        Remove-DbaLogin -SqlInstance $script:instance1 -Login $login1 -Confirm:$false

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        Remove-DbaLogin -SqlInstance $script:instance1 -Login $login2 -Confirm:$false

        Remove-Item -Path $outputFile
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    It "Filters to specific databases" {
        $output = Export-DbaLogin -SqlInstance $script:instance1 -Database $dbname1 -EnableException

        ([regex]::matches($output, 'USE \[.*?\]').Value | Select-Object -Unique).Count | Should Be 1
    }

    It "Doesn't include database details when using NoDatabase" {
        $output = Export-DbaLogin -SqlInstance $script:instance1 -NoDatabase -EnableException

        ([regex]::matches($output, 'USE \[.*?\]')).Count | Should Be 0
    }

    $output = Export-DbaLogin -SqlInstance $script:instance1 -EnableException
    It "Doesn't filter specific databases" {
        ([regex]::matches($output, 'USE \[.*?\]').Value | Select-Object -Unique).Count | Should BeGreaterThan 1
    }

    It "Exports disabled logins" {
        [regex]::matches($output, "ALTER LOGIN \[.*?\] DISABLE").Count | Should BeGreaterThan 0
    }

    It "Exports deny connects" {
        [regex]::matches($output, "DENY CONNECT SQL TO \[.*?\]").Count | Should BeGreaterThan 0
    }

    It "Exports system role memberships" {
        if ($server.VersionMajor -lt 11) {
            [regex]::matches($output, "EXEC sys.sp_addsrvrolemember @rolename=N'dbcreator', @loginame=N'$login2'").Count | Should BeGreaterThan 0
        } else {
            [regex]::matches($output, "ALTER SERVER ROLE \[.*?\] ADD MEMBER \[.*?\]").Count | Should BeGreaterThan 0
        }
    }

    It "Exports to the specified file" {
        Export-DbaLogin -SqlInstance $script:instance1 -FilePath $outputFile -EnableException

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    }
}

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The username associated with the account.


Director Jimmy Walters returns to the Finborough Theatre with the first production of Tony Harrison's The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus to be seen in London for nearly 30 years.
Running at the Finborough Theatre from the 3rd to the 28th January 2017, The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus is Tony Harrison's take on the Ancient Greek original story and transforms it for a modern audience.
Egypt, 1907. Two archaeologists, Bernard Grenfell and Arthur Hunt, are searching for ancient fragments of poetry and plays, next to an old rubbish heap.
Apollo is furious that they have failed to unearth the fragmentary text of a lost Satyr play by Sophocles. As he forces the two papyrologists to find the lost play, Grenfell and Hunt become part of the story they have discovered.
The production sees director Jimmy Walters return to the Finborough Theatre following his acclaimed production of John Osborne's A Subject of Scandal and Concern.
Meanwhile the cast will include: Tom Purbeck who will take on the role of Bernard Grenfell, Richard Glaves as Arthur Hunt, Peta Cornish as Kyllene and Dylan Mason as Hermes. The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus also welcomes their very own cast of satyrs including: Adam Small, Dannie Pie, James Rigby, Nik Drake, Sacha Mandel.
Although The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus was originally supposed to be a one-off performance in 1988 in the ancient stadium of Delphi with a cast including Jack Shepherd, Barrie Rutter and Juliet Stevenson, it was later seen at the National Theatre in 1990.
Playwright Tony Harrison has written extensively for the National Theatre, New York Metropolitan Opera, BBC, Channel 4, Royal Shakespeare Company, and for ancient spaces in Greece, Austria and Japan.


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Woman Confronted by Peeping Drone Outside Bedroom Window
Marita Mass was reading in her room when she heard a noise outside her window, opened the blinds and found a peeping drone staring her in the face.
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Marita Maass of Upper Hutt, New Zealand was casually reading in her bedroom when she heard a whirring noise. Mistaking it for the harmless, familiar sound of a bustling water pipe, she paid it no mind until it became too hard to ignore. She walked to the window and opened her curtains, shocked to see an unmanned aerial vehicle gazing right at her. Suddenly, Ms. Maass has unwittingly become someone with a bad first impression and experience with drones.
According to Stuff, the drone was hovering very close to the window, unnerving the Upper Hutt resident so thoroughly that she called the police. "I pulled the curtains away and there was this drone about two meters from my face; hanging there at my window with this little red light," she said. The light itself seems to have perturbed her the most. "They would've seen me seeing them. I felt violated, like my privacy has been invaded," she explained. "It was an absolute shock to me," she added.
After local authorities reportedly told Ms. Maass that there was nothing to be done, she filed complaints with the Civil Aviation Authority and Privacy (CAAP) Commissioner. Of course, there really isn't any one solution for the misuse of drones, as they have become so affordable and popular that incidents of irresponsible use will probably always occur. This ubiquity, perhaps, is the root of Ms. Maass concern. "What bothers me is there's (companies) advertising drones for under $100 so any fool and his friend can buy one," she said. She's not wrong, either, as camera-fitted drones like this one are readily available at any halfway-decent electronics store.
"It's not just me, this problem is getting bigger and bigger. There should be a law that says drones shouldn't be used among private homes - go to a park," said Ms. Maass. While there are certainly still things to be done, regarding an all-encompassing set of local drone regulations, legal repercussions for someone trespassing on private property are definitely in place. The police simply couldn't locate the drone operator in this particular instance. Ms. Maass isn't the only one disconcerted about camera-drones filling the sky. Ideally, drone users would take it upon themselves to not infringe on someone else's privacy rights, and people like Marita Maass can read without unwelcome, aerial interruptions.
Eachine's FPV Quadcopter Is Cheap in All the Wrong Ways
This quadcopter is basic, cheap, and small with bad FPV, shoddy software, and unclear controls.
Civilian Oversight Panel Signs Off on LAPD's Yearlong Drone Testing Plan
The LAPD is now the largest police department in the United States to use UAVs. Not everyone is pleased.
Futurist Thomas Frey Predicts 1 Billion Drones by 2030
Colorado-based futurist Thomas Frey predicted at the 'World of Drones Congress' in Australia that there would be 1 billion drones in the skies by 2030.
Project Wing Expands Food Drone Delivery Testbed to Australian Suburbs
If you live Down Under and want drone-delivered food in your life, you might want to attend Project Wing's barbecue Saturday.
These Power Line-Stringing Drones Are Restoring Power in Puerto Rico
Duke Energy is using drones to restore power in Puerto Rico's mountainous area of Ponce.


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Urban and rural ecosystem services
Studying and applying new policy and resource management approaches founded upon the concept of ecosystem services.
We study (and sometimes work on the application of) new policy and resource management approaches founded upon the concept of ecosystem services. We investigate the design and effectiveness of payments and markets for ecosystem services, as well as the UN-REDD+ framework or "green infrastructure" planning approaches in urban contexts.We also use the ecosystem services approach to develop grounded understandings of socio-cultural processes and ecological-distribution conflicts related to ecosystem management. Specifically, we aim to:
Identify the human values attached to ecosystem services, the spatial and social distribution of their benefits, and assess trade-offs across ecosystem services and human well-being;
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Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Services in the Province of Barcelona
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The main goal of this project was to map and assess ecosystem services in the Province of Barcelona and integrate them in the existing decision-support tool SITxell (Territorial Information System for the Open Spaces Network of the Barcelona Province)
The Laboratory for the Analysis of Social-Ecological Systems in a Globalised world (LASEG) is a research group at the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB).
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Rare oval diamond expected to fetch $35 mn in Hong Kong sale
A 10.10 carat vivid blue diamond is expected to set the record for the most expensive piece of jewellery sold at auction in Asia despite an ongoing growth slowdown in China's economy, Sotheby's said Friday.
"De Beers Millennium Jewel 4", a 10.10 carat vivid blue diamond, to be sold at Sotheby's auction in Asia ©Sotheby's/De Beers
The "De Beers Millennium Jewel 4" is expected to fetch between $30 million and $35 million at the April 5 sale in Hong Kong, and is described by the auction house as the largest oval blue diamond ever to appear at auction and "internally flawless".
The diamond, which is slightly larger than an almond in size, came from South Africa's Cullinan Mine and was one of 12 displayed at London's Millennium Dome to mark the year 2000.
"There are no more than a dozen or so blue diamonds of fancy vivid colour and over 10 carats in the world, so they are very, very rare," Sotheby's Deputy Chairman for Asia Quek Chin Yeow told AFP.
The sale will come five months after the 12.03-carat "Blue Moon of Josephine" was bought for a record $48 million in Geneva by an Asian property tycoon -- a further sign the jewellery auction market remains strong despite slowing Chinese growth.
The world's second-largest economy expanded 6.9 percent in 2015, the worst performance in a quarter of a century and a far cry from years of double-digit increases.
"Of course people are concerned about the China slowdown" Quek said, but added that sales of rare items seem to be largely unaffected by growth numbers.
"It's the rarity and the collectability of these wonderful objects. When they come to the market, they will have strong interest from all over the world," Quek said, adding that the location of the upcoming sale was a sign of confidence in the Asian market.
The previous record for a diamond sold in Hong Kong was set in 2013, with the sale of a 118-carat white diamond for $30.6 million.
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The craving for a full-course Italian meal started to hit me when I began reminiscing our honeymoon in Italy last year. Perhaps in a festive mood, I set up a traditional Italian meal from A to Z. That night we started with an aperitivo and antipasto altogether – a white wine with salami and hams. Then off we had the first course, primo in Italian – a seafood pasta!
Heat the oil in a wok or large frying pan, then cook the onion and garlic over a medium heat for 5 mins until soft. Add the paprika, tomatoes and stock, then bring to the boil.
Turn down the heat to a simmer, stir in the pasta and cook for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally to stop the pasta from sticking. Stir in the seafood, cook for 3 minutes more until it's all heated through and the pasta is cooked, then season to taste. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with lemon wedges.
It wasn't over yet, of course. We had to eat the way the traditional Italians do. After having that delicious pasta as first course, we went on for a secondo with a contorno (side dish) that goes along. I prepared saltimbocca alla Romana with sautéed vegetables.
Place the veal escalopes on a chopping board, leaving a little space between them. Cover with clingfilm and, using your fists or a rolling pin, bash them out until they are about 5mm thick, then discard the clingfilm. Season both sides of the flattened veal with a little black pepper (there's no need for salt as the prosciutto is quite salty). Lay 2 sage leaves flat on each piece of veal, then place 2 pieces of prosciutto on top to cover the meat, and fold over the sides to heaten up.
Heat a frying pan over a medium heat and add 1 tablespoon of butter and a drizzle of olive oil. Add 2 escalopes to the pan and fry for about 2 minutes on each side, until golden brown. When done, remove to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm. Fry the other 2 escalopes in the same way then remove to the plate, cover with foil and set aside.
Put the pan back on the heat, add the remaining butter and the marsala and simmer for 1 minute until you have a lovely sweet, glossy sauce. Serve the saltimbocca with pasta, polenta or boiled or roast potatoes, and lemon wedges to squeeze over.
Formaggi, as always with red wine, yet after those meals I'd still say, "I still have room for a dessert!" And a digestive drink to boot! So, a tiramisu was a nice dolce and a sip of amaretto as digestif finished the night.
Recipes adapted from Jamie Oliver and BBC Good Food.