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Control system of the parts assembly
Altami Ltd took part in the competition for the best solution in the field of creation of intellectual technology for controlling manual operations on video images from the workplace of the operator of assembly production organized by the Foundation for Advanced Studies in conjunction with the Skolkovo Foundation with the help of technical and methodological assistance of PJSC "Kamaz". An open competition was held from April 2 to August 23, 2018.
Go to the detailed description of the assembly process stages
Appointment of the assembly control system
System designated purpose is to monitor the turbocharger subassemblies made by the operator, to record typical errors in assembling the turbocharger given in the initial conditions of the control task.
The initial task of the contest of developing the technology for controlling manual operations was the creation of a system that allows diagnosing in real time the correct assembly of the turbocharger components and recognizing typical assembly errors by the provided assembly process.
Object classifier for the control system
In the course of the contest, we developed an object classifier that allows us to classify the turbocharger elements with high accuracy in accordance with the CAD models on the image and determine the coordinates of the elements in the image.
To solve this problem, there are several basic methods of solution:
Monitoring the presence of a specific unit in the image depending on the assembly step
Control of manual action taking into account the time context (recognition of the action context) – for example, controlling the action of tightening certain fasteners of the turbocharger.
The first option was chosen to participate in the contest, because during the first stages of the competition the implementation of the control of the object position allowed to most accurately solve the problem of localizing the position of objects. In the future, the classifier created to control the position of objects was used to control the presence of turbocharger components in assemblies.
Stages of the competition
The competition consisted of three stages:
Training – at this stage a video set for two samples, training and testing, was available. On the videos were presented elements of the turbocharger, located in different angles and in the presence of a large number of objects that are not control objectives (for example, hand tools, fasteners, etc.).
At this stage the task of the control system was to recognize the elements on the video from the test sample and obtain the coordinates of the minimal rectangle, the most accurately describing the element in the video. The comparison of the obtained coordinates of the rectangle occurred with the coordinate data that the expert installed, according to the IoU metric (intersection over union).
Testing – at this stage the task was similar to the training stage, with the difference that the control sample of video recordings of turbocharger elements on which the overall validation of the recognition quality metric was made was closed from the participants. The check on the closed sample allowed to confirm that the developed system determines the objects with high accuracy that were not previously used for tuning or learning the system in shooting conditions.
The final. At this stage, participants demonstrated the application of the developed control technology to the original task of the competition – the control of the technological assembly operation.
Description of the assembly control system
Finally, our company has developed and demonstrated an application, which allows you to perform a full cycle of automatic control of assembly operations with minimal operator involvement. The application was based on the developed classifier, which was used to pass the first and second stages of the competition.
The developed classifier was built on the basis of a convolution neural network of in-depth training. For its training, both real images of the details of the turbocharger and virtual images obtained by rendering of CAD models were used. The operations of distortion of the original data were performed rotation for all images such as rotation, perspective transformation, noise, which allowed to obtain a stable recognition of the class and position of the object regardless of the viewing angles and the environment of the objects.
15 classes of source objects are used for recognition in the basic version of the classifier, the technical capabilities of the classifier allow simultaneous classification and recognition of several thousand classes.
Main features of the developed control system
Recognition of turbocharger elements regardless of shooting conditions, camera angle, camera model.
Recognition of the turbocharger components during the assembly and recognition of individual elements in the structure of assemblies.
Control of the presence of certain elements of the turbocharger as part of assembled units.
Control of correct installation of elements in the structure of assemblies.
Recognition of typical turbocharger assembly errors.
Possibility of work of the system on video devices of household category.
Low requirements for used computing power.
Possibility of object classification according to the given CAD models.
Possibility of synchronization with augmented reality systems and output of assembly instructions in such systems as:
a. Microsoft HoloLens
b. Epson Moverio
Sphere of application of the developed control system
Application of the developed solution can be used in the areas of technical vision as:
1. Microscopy – counting and segmentation of objects having a form or color that is difficult to parameterize.
2. Electronics – localization of the position of the elements on the board or layout. One of the applications can be an electronic transfer system that calculates positions on a video image, captures and transfers an electronic component.
3. Industrial control systems – performing the classification and localization of the recognized object, for example:
a. Control of the labeled product class on the product.
b. Counting objects of a certain class in the image (for example, calculating the number and position of the parts in the image).
c. …
Video. Stages of the turbocharger assembling process
The first stage is to find the elements necessary for assembly
At this step, the necessary elements in the camera control zone are checked.
If any of the elements were not found, a message is displayed that this element is not in the control zone.
Recognition is performed regardless of the location of the element – for example, the compressor casing can be recognized regardless of the current rotation or movement relative to the camera.
Recognizable items:
1. Compressor wheel
2. Screen turbines
3. Bearing housing
4. Compressor housing
5. Rotor
6. Turbine
The second stage is the assembly of the rotor and the compressor wheel
At this stage, the search is made for an assembly consisting of the compressor wheel and the rotor.
The turquoise frames with captions highlight the elements necessary for assembly of the unit.
In the center of the screen, a red frame displays the control area, in which the presence of the assembled unit is checked. When the unit is recognized, the area containing the unit is highlighted with a blue frame and the control frame changes its color to green, which informs the operator about the correct assembly of the unit.
The assembly consists of a compressor wheel mounted on the rotor.
The third stage – unit assembly No. 1
At this stage, the assembly of the unit No. 1 consisting of a screen of a turbine, a rotor and a bearing housing is made.
The task of the operator at this stage is the correct assembly of the unit.
The turquoise frames with captions highlight the elements necessary for assembly of the units.
At the beginning of the video recording of this stage, an incorrect assembly of the unit is shown, leading to a typical error – uninstalled turbine screen. If the assembly is incorrect, the system recognizes the error and displays a message about incorrect assembly.
After the correct assembly of the unit and the correct installation of the turbine screen, the unit starts to be recognized. When the unit is recognized, the area containing the unit is highlighted with a blue frame and the control frame changes its color to green, which informs the operator about the correct assembly of the unit.
The fourth stage – unit assembly No. 2
At this stage, the assembly of the unit No. 2, consisting of the assembled unit No. 1 and the compressor cover, is demonstrated.
If the operator has not installed the compressor cover to the unit No. 1, there will be no transition to further assembly steps.
After the lid is installed in the unit No. 1 and the assembled element is located in the control zone (under the red frame), the system will recognize the element and allow the operator to make the next assembly step. After recognizing the element, the control frame will be colored green and the found element will be highlighted by a blue frame.
The fifth stage – unit assembly No. 3
The task of the operator at this stage is the correct installation of the compressor wheel on the rotor of the unit No. 2. If the compressor wheel is not installed, or is set incorrectly, an error message displays.
After correct installation of the compressor and orientation of the assembled unit vertically, the control frame will be colored green and the recognized element will be highlighted by a blue frame.
The sixth stage – unit assembly No.4
At this stage, the compressor casing is mounted on the assembled unit No.3.
The turquoise frame with the text highlights the compressor cover, as it is necessary to complete the assembly. After the compressor cover is installed on the assembled unit No.3, and the location of the unit in the control zone, the control frame will be colored green, meaning successful recognition of the assembled element. The blue border will indicate the area containing the assembled unit.
The seventh stage – assembly of turbocharger
At the final stage of the assembly, the unit No.4 and the turbine compressor are connected.
The turbine of the compressor is installed on the assembled unit No. 4. After the assembled turbocharger is located in the control zone and recognition, the control frame will be colored green and a message will be displayed on the successful completion of the turbocharger assembly.
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Creation of a system that allows diagnosing in real time the correct assembly of the turbocharger components and recognizing typical assembly errors by the provided assembly process.
Main features of the system
1. Recognition of turbocharger elements regardless of shooting conditions, camera angle, camera model.
2. Recognition of the turbocharger components during the assembly and recognition of individual elements in the structure of assemblies.
3. Control of the presence of certain elements of the turbocharger as part of assembled units.
4. Control of correct installation of elements in the structure of assemblies.
5. Recognition of typical turbocharger assembly errors.
6. Possibility of work of the system on video devices of household category.
7. Low requirements for used computing power.
8. Possibility of object classification according to the given CAD models.
9. Possibility of synchronization with augmented reality systems and output of assembly instructions in such systems as:
a) Microsoft HoloLens
b) Epson Moverio
RESULT OF THE PROJECT
Our company has developed an application, which allows you to perform a full cycle of automatic control of assembly operations with minimal operator involvement. The application was based on the developed object classifier that allows us to classify the turbocharger elements with high accuracy in accordance with the CAD models on the image and determine the coordinates of the elements in the image.
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Île aux Aigrettes, off the Mauritius coast, is home to several species with shaky prospects.
by Mark Daffey
"We will be very lucky to see the Olive White-eye on the island," says Diane Laboucherie, my 25-year-old eco-tour guide on Île aux Aigrettes. Though there are only six of the sparrow-sized birds, ranking them as the rarest species on the nature reserve that lies a half a mile off Mauritius' coastal mainland near Mahebourg, we spot a pair almost immediately.
Flittering from branch to branch, it turns out that they are creatures of habit, and finding them in this spot was no fluke. Minutes earlier, Laboucherie had slipped into the warden's quarters housing the island's nine resident biologists and botanists, asking them where we would be most likely to find them. "Just out the front door," must have been the reply.
A little later, Laboucherie pauses mid-stride and gazes into the stunted bushes lining a cleared path through the middle of the island. With scant soil covering, there's little undergrowth, so locating two more Olive White-eyes proves to be child's play, again in an area that she'd been tipped off about by the biologists. The birds stick to the same areas and at the time of year I'm here, they are nesting and so always in pairs.
I've always found birds frustrating to photograph. They're often too small to fill the frame unless you manage to creep to within a few feet of them, by which time they've usually flown off to safety. But in both cases here, when I inch forward in readiness to fire off a few quick shots, they barely budge. "The birds here are still very naïve, very tame," says Laboucherie.
The Mauritius Olive White-eye is endemic to the Île aux Aigrettes, a 64-acre coral island at the entrance to Grand Port, where Napoleon's French naval fleet engaged the British in battle in August 1810. Just over 200 years earlier, the Dutch were the first settlers on the island, establishing a colony in this same spot. They were succeeded by the French and then the British, all of whom have contributed to the destruction of the Île aux Aigrettes' native habitat.
The rape of the island's vegetation and slaying of its wild inhabitants for food over the centuries led to it being declared a nature reserve in 1965, with active conservation through the eradication of evasive species beginning in 1987. Unfortunately, that was already too late for some.
The last known habitat of the Dodo was the Île aux Aigrettes, where it was last sighted in 1681. A bronze sculpture of a Dodo appears in the Visitor's Centre, its size based on a footprint found on the island. Standing just over three feet tall, it looked like it could have given a nasty bite with its hooked, parrot-like beak, but in fact its docility led to it being easy prey for visiting sailors. And, like other extinct birds that once populated this island, such as the broad-billed parrot and the red rail, it was flightless — presumably a product of evolution due to them having no natural predators there.
While the Dodo may have partly resembled a parrot in appearance, it was in fact related to the pigeon — a scary thought when you think about the mess a Dodo-sized pigeon could leave on your car windshield. But with the Dodo long gone, the pigeon-related focus on preservation has shifted to its pink cousin.
From a total of just nine of the endemic Pink Pigeons remaining in the wild in 1990, a successful captive breeding program has increased their numbers on Île aux Aigrettes to 94, out of an estimated 380 throughout Mauritius. Most of them can be found in the protected Black River Gorges — Mauritius' only national park.
The Pink Pigeon's main habitat is the ebony tree, and Mauritius' last remaining virgin ebony forest is a small patch on the Île aux Aigrettes. Early settlers felled the timber for making furniture. Later, it was also prized for crafting woodcarvings. Other trees were stripped to fire the limekilns that were used to produce slaked lime for construction and in the sugar industry, where it was used in the cane juice clarification process. The ruins of one of those limekilns can still be seen near the jetty, in the south of the island.
But the island's two botanists and their staff, as well as a team of volunteers, are actively trying to revegetate the island by planting seeds collected there. Today, the ebony tree accounts for 15 percent of the island's total vegetation. Its seeds are also planted on Round Island, another nature reserve off Mauritius' north coast, and in the Black River Gorges.
As Laboucherie leads me further into the island's interior, I soon lose track of which direction we are heading in. Though the thin soil covering forces the vegetation to take root horizontally instead of straight down into it, the stunted growth is still high enough to obscure any topographic landmarks on the mainland.
Before long, we come across a bronze statue of a Rodrigues Giant Tortoise, another extinct species that once roamed the Mascarenes (Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Reunion Islands) in large numbers. From a population of 400,000, they were completely wiped out by the start of the 19th century. "They were killed for food and oil," says Laboucherie. "The oil was used for cooking and to prevent scurvy. Five hundred tortoises were needed to fill one barrel of oil.
"The tortoises, which were also known as Giraffe Tortoises because of their long neck, were brought onboard ships because they could go without food or water for up to six months, meaning they could be killed for fresh meat anytime."
Moments later, we stumble across a giant Aldabra Tortoise grazing outside a nursery enclosure, where the various seeds are podded and sorted for replanting. There is no natural water source on the island, so liquid nourishment is pumped through a pipe from the Le Preskîl hotel, just across the bay on the mainland.
The 81-year-old, 660-pound tortoise, named Big Daddy, is the oldest and heaviest of 27 giant Aldabra tortoises on the island. In nature, every native species has a function, and since the genetic makeup and behavioral patterns of the Aldabra tortoises are very similar to those of the Rodrigues tortoise, they have been introduced onto the Île aux Aigrettes in an effort to try and determine the original purpose of its extinct, northern cousin.
Clearly, the tortoises feel as comfortable on the Île aux Aigrettes as they would on their native Seychellois atoll several thousand miles to the north. Since 2003, 350 Aldabra tortoise eggs have been collected here, of which 250 have hatched and been transferred to a protected enclosure in the Black River Gorges National Park.
But for some species that were once common on the Île aux Aigrettes, the conservation efforts of recent decades have been a case of too little, too late. The scops owl, Lesser Mascarene fruit bat, Rodrigues Giant Gecko, and Mauritius Blue Pigeon were all casualties, either directly or indirectly, of man discovering this smattering of paradise in the Indian Ocean.
The advent of human settlement introduced stowaway rats and monkeys onto the island, which would steal birds' eggs and ravish the vegetation. Upon exiting the Visitor's Centre, the first animal we spot scurrying through the undergrowth is a feral Indian shrew. Laboucherie also talks about chameleons, which, although seemingly harmless and pedestrian, has a taste for birds' eggs, thus affecting population growth.
While such feral animals are slowly being eradicated, the more than 30 staff who work on the island on any one day concentrate most of their efforts towards preserving native species, such as the Mauritius Fody, Echo Parakeet, Telfair's Skink, and the Mauritius Kestrel, whose numbers had dropped to just four worldwide in 1974 (there are now more than 1,000).
Of those, the Mauritius Fody and Telfair's Skink, which grows to about a foot in length and numbers more than 1,200 at last count, are by far the most visible. As well as the ebony tree, the biologists have narrowed their focus to preserving several pandanus varieties and the Oeniella Aphrodite, a rare type of orchid that grows in the ebony's tree cavities.
Symbolic of man's destructive presence on the Île aux Aigrettes is an artillery gun pointing out towards the Indian Ocean at the northern end of island. A remnant of the British military occupation during WWII, it is a stark reminder of our scant regard for the environment around us, and each other. • 25 January 2008
Photo by kevinzim via Flickr (Creative Commons).
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APRA has released for consultation its updated guidelines on protecting against the rise in information security risks, including cybercrime.
The regulation authority is seeking feedback on it's cross-industry practice guide which would replace the existing management of security risk guide.
The updated guide has been developed to help the industry embed the new cross-industry prudential standard which comes into effect in July this year.
It also provides guidance on addressing common security weaknesses that have been observed by APRA through its activities within the industry.
The guide is aimed at boards and management and outlines how regulated entities can maintain information security capabilities commensurate with the size and complexity of their business and sensitivity of their data.
The last time the guide was updated was in 2012 and APRA's executive board member Geoff Summerhayes said the landscape had changed dramatically since then.
"Australia's banks, insurers and superannuation funds are major targets of cybercrime, and the risk is accelerating as attackers gain in skill and technological sophistication.
"Unfortunately, it is only a matter of time until a significant cyber breach occurs at an Australian financial institution," Mr Summerhayes said.
In fact, according to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, there were 40 notifications of data breaches in the financial industry during the fourth quarter of 2018.
The OAIC revealed that the biggest source of data breaches in the industry were from malicious or criminal attack, accounting 70 per cent of the data breaches.
Mr Summerhayes said that due to the possibility of breaches, the implementation of the standard had been fast-tracked with the updated guide to assist the industry.
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WAYLAND – William Albrecht Currier, 91, died on April 23, 2020 from complications from the COVID-19 virus after a long battle with vascular dementia.
Bill was born in Boston on June 29, 1928. He was the son of the late Dr. Donald E. and Wilhelmina (Albrecht) Currier and the brother of the late Donald E. Currier, Jr. of Falmouth and the late Emily Seaver of Rye Beach, NH.
Bill is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Judy (Fox) Currier, and his 5 children, Geoffrey A. Currier of Holliston; Kimberly A. Cleverdon and her husband, Mark, of Mendon; Carol C. Sellew of Milford; Christopher E. Currier of Milford and Jonathan O. Currier and his wife, Sandra of Franklin. Bill was blessed with 7 grandchildren – Danielle E. Sellew of Milford, Jamin C. Sellew of Milford, Kristina A. Landers and her husband Hal of Groton, Kaitlyn E. Cleverdon and her fiancé, Kyle LoPresti of E. Providence, RI, Samuel A. Currier of Franklin, Emily S. McNally and her husband Brian of Bellingham; and Sarah A. Currier of Commerce, Texas and his great granddaughter, Emma Joan Sellew of Milford. He leaves 3 nieces and a nephew as well as 5 godchildren. He was Uncle Bill to a plethora of extended family of all ages.
Bill spent his formative years at the family homestead in Wenham.
He was a proud graduate of Philips Academy Class of 1946 and an even prouder graduate of Harvard College Class of 1950 and the Harvard Business School Class of 1957. Bill liked to brag that he was an undefeated wrestler at both Andover and Harvard.
Bill began his working career with Gillette then Raytheon and became the Executive Vice President of G. K. Hall Publishing in the late 1960's.
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In the mid 1980's Bill worked for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Economic Affairs assisting Massachusetts small businesses to grow or maintain manufacturing positions throughout the Commonwealth. In 1989, the Middlesex News featured Bill as "Mr. Fixit – He rescues firms in distress".
For 20 years, Bill was a member of the Board of Directors of the New England Trade Adjustment Assistance Center. The Board was comprised of key leaders from both the private and public sector and provided assistance for New England companies to compete and succeed in the global marketplace.
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Bill enjoyed sailing, gardening, building and repairing just about anything and playing poker. The poker games that started in Harvard dormitories in the 1940's continued well into the 1990's. Bill was a Massachusetts Horticultural Society Master Gardener.
A celebration of Bill's life will take place at a later date when we are able gather together again.
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It's exactly a year since the Government introduced abortion in Ireland. The Government's misleading presentation of the law as a life-saving measure has resulted in widespread public confusion over what the new law actually involves.
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The Government's argument that abortion is necessary to treat threatened suicide in pregnancy was demolished at the exhaustive Oireachtas hearings on abortion in 2013. The psychiatrists who addressed the hearings were unanimous that abortion is not a treatment for suicidal ideation.
There is no evidence whatsoever that abortion reduces the mental health risks of unplanned pregnancy. But there is evidence that abortion increases the risk of future mental health problems for a significant number of women.
Despite knowing all this, the Government pressed ahead and introduced abortion in the case of threatened suicide. The decision to do so revealed an unbelievable disregard for the lives of expectant mothers and their unborn babies.
Under the new law, for an abortion to be approved on the basis of a threat of suicide it requires two psychiatrists and an obstetrician to sign off on it. In reality, however, it will be the two psychiatrists who make the final decision. If they are in agreement, the obstetrician's opinion will be redundant. We have seen how the requirement to have the signatures of two doctors in Britain has been widely abused, to the point where they have an abortion on demand regime.
There is nothing in the new law here to prevent psychiatrists who view abortion as harmless from seeking like-minded colleagues to affirm the certification for an abortion.
The result is that healthy pregnant women, who do not suffer from any mental illness, can access abortion where they threaten to kill themselves and their case is handled by psychiatrists who do not believe abortion has any adverse consequences or who believe abortion is a woman's right.
The Government's repeated assurances that the law is somehow restrictive are meaningless. The only thing that matters is what's in the Act, and what's in the Act is abortion on potentially very wide grounds.
"There are significant concerns in all areas of the medical profession in relation to this Bill when it comes to suicidality. Our overriding concern relates to the lack of evidence to show that termination of pregnancy is an appropriate treatment for women who are deemed to be at risk of suicide. As obstetricians we are expected to practice evidence-based interventions and first and foremost to do no harm."
Dr Sam Coulter Smith, Master of the Rotunda Hospital, at the Oireachtas Hearings on Abortion, Friday 17th May 2013
The Government misled the public every step of the way before introducing abortion. The law introduced last year was presented as emergency legislation needed to save women's lives. If this were true, it wouldn't have taken a full year until July 2014 to draw up the guidelines for doctors on implementing the law. The truth is the legislation was never about life-saving treatments. It was always about Fine Gael capitulating to the Labour Party, who had campaigned for 20 years for an abortion regime in Ireland.
Based on the frenzied coverage in the lead up to the legislation, one could be forgiven for thinking that Ireland, without abortion, was among the most dangerous countries in the world for pregnant women. The truth is that out of 171 countries Ireland has been consistently in the top five for women's safety in pregnancy over the last 25 years. That's a stunning statistic. And that world class care was delivered by medical professionals in this country without recourse to abortion.
Trends in Maternal Mortality (1990 to 2010, WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA) is reliable research that allows us compare the rates around the world according to the same criteria and using the same method over a twenty year period. It finds that over the ten year period, Ireland was in the joint fifth group of safest countries in the world for women in pregnancy with an average maternal mortality rate of 6 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Over this period, our maternal mortality rate was half that in Britain and under a third that in the US. Over the same period, furthermore, our maternal mortality rate fell by 12% while the rate in Britain rose by 23% and in the US by 65%.
Ireland's maternal mortality rate during this period was a striking testament to the appropriateness of the principle underlying the practice of Irish medicine in relation to women in pregnancy, in stark contrast to the dramatically poorer records of Britain and the US both of which had wide-ranging abortion regimes.
Tragedy used to introduce abortion
The tragic death of Savita Halappanavar was misused, massively and continuously, by major players in politics and media who were more concerned with getting abortion legislation over the line than accurate reporting.
Three comprehensive official reports showed that the real cause of the tragedy in Galway was a catalogue of medical errors and not the non-availability of abortion in Ireland at the time. The Government never bothered to set the record straight in light of these reports. Those who pushed the distorted version of the story hardest from the start were happy that they had hard wired a false account into people's minds and they weren't going to disturb that.
In voting for abortion, Fine Gael Oireachtas members also broke a solemn pre-election promise to the electorate that they not introduce abortion.
What it all amounts to is proof that something is rotten at the heart of Irish public life. We have to look for a new kind of politics led by politicians who have a track record of keeping their word.
When the chips were down last year, we saw members of the Oireachtas like Lucinda Creighton with the guts and conviction to break rank with their parties. They paid the price for voting according to their conscience and against the abortion law.
It is to these courageous members of the Oireachtas that we look to rebuild trust in our politics, not to politicians who voted for abortion and then the eve of the recent local and European Elections tried to pull the wool over people's eyes with carefully-timed public interventions seeking to win back pro-life votes.
Not only did the Government introduce abortion throughout the full 9 months of pregnancy, they also turned down an amendment ensuring pain relief would be administered to unborn babies during late-term abortions. This is cruelty beyond words. It's also another reminder of what the true intent behind the law always was – the introduction of abortion, not life-saving treatments.
The debate over pain relief provision for babies subjected to late-term abortions has been raging for some time internationally. It presents a dilemma for diehard pro-choice advocates who recognise that once provision for pain relief is granted in this regard, the public perception of abortion would inevitably change. What once could be called a "service" or a "woman's right" is suddenly seen in its true colours – a means of ending the life of an unborn baby at a stage when he or she is fully sentient.
The Government was no doubt fully aware of this predicament. Even though all drafts of the legislation provided for abortion during the full 9 months of pregnancy, there was no mention of any pain-relief provisions at any point in the debate. The attempted amendments by pro-life politicians in this regard were forcibly voted down.
For most people, the idea of a late-term abortion is too upsetting to even think about. Many people who support abortion in certain circumstances would draw the line at late-term abortions or would at least accept that the pain threshold of an unborn baby reaching full-term should be taken into account and given an anaesthetic.
The callous way the Government approached this aspect of the legislation is both chilling and revealing.
The Government's push for abortion in 2013 was helped hugely by elements in the media who deliberately published distorted and contradictory opinion polls on the issue.
Opinion polls making clear the distinction between life-saving treatments in pregnancy and induced abortion (that targets the baby) elicit completely different responses to polls that regularly appear in some daily newspapers.
Questions in polls that present abortion as a treatment for suicidal intent are obviously going to show support for abortion. But these polls are misleading as it is medically accepted that abortion is not a treatment for suicidal feelings. To get an accurate gauge of public opinion, therefore, it is essential to critically analyse the methodology used in each poll.
The skewed media polls claiming public support for abortion impacted significantly on the debate last year as they helped create a false impression that there had been a dramatic shift in public opinion away from the pro-life position in favour of abortion.
Polls that make the distinction clear between life-saving treatments in pregnancy and induced abortion (where the life of the baby is deliberately ended) reveal consistent majority support for the pro-life position.
A poll carried out by Amárach Research in 2013 found that 60% of people oppose abortion in the case of threatened suicide.
It's an undeniable fact that polls like this receive far less media attention than the pro-choice skewed polls. This is something that needs to be challenged and highlighted again and again.
The abortion law introduced by Fine Gael and Labour in 2013 sanctions ending the life of an unborn baby throughout the full nine months of pregnancy.
For the unborn baby at 22 or 23 weeks, already fully formed, needing only a week or two to reach viability and a fair chance to reach birth and citizenship, the law, incredibly, offers no protection against being legally killed.
For the baby on the cusp of viability from around 24 weeks on the law again proposes a medically contraindicated and unnecessary early induction that puts the baby at risk of serious harm, such as brain damage, blindness or even death.
Despite the claim that the life of the baby is protected, the reality of the law is that where the woman insists that it is the existence of the baby, and not just the pregnancy, that is the cause of her suicidality, her insistence will override the baby's right to life every time, even though the procedure is not based on any medical evidence whatsoever. In such a situation, under the law, abortion is permissible up to birth.
All of this highlights the astonishing lack of consideration for the unborn child by those in government who championed the new law. It is shameful beyond words that some politicians even have the nerve to call the legislation 'pro-life'.
Development of unborn child
At 12 weeks, the unborn baby can close her fingers, curl her toes and clench her eye muscles. Her ears are present and are almost in their final positions. Organs like the liver and kidneys are already working.
At 18 weeks, she can kick, flex, reach, roll and suck her thumb. Her blood vessels are clearly visible through her skin.
At 19 weeks, she is moving in the womb and doing backflips.
At 20 weeks, she is swallowing on her own.
At 21 weeks, her eyebrows and eyelids have developed.
At 22 weeks, she has the first signs of her baby teeth.
At 23 weeks, she can hear music and it is at this stage that expectant mothers are told to play music to their baby because it will stay with them beyond birth.
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Castlevania Season 2, Episode 7: "For Love" Review
This episode is a masterful display of everything a video game adaptation should be.
By M.T. Bates
October 31, 2018, 7:50 PM EDT
This is it. This is episode fans have waited for. Whenever a Castlevania fan thought about what a show would be like, this episode played in their minds. Not a part of the episode, but the whole thing. As the moon turns blood red behind the castle of Dracula, all know what is coming next. In terms of characters, Sypha continues to display how much of an asset she is to this team with her knowledge and magic while Alucard and Trevor mentally prepare themselves for the final fight.
The build-up is intense as you hear something you have been waiting over ten episodes to hear. The heroes enter the main hall to clear away the trash before they come face to face with the lord of the castle. The soundtrack binds you, as you can't even blink as you try to comprehend what you are seeing.
Capturing the essence of a video game in a show adaption always seems to be the Achilles' heel for a showrunners, but the guys and gals behind this show need to take a bow. If you don't get emotional watching this episode, you might just be dead inside. Childhood memories come rushing back while watching and listening in awe.
The Morning Star, transformations, and weapon familiars all make an appearance in what might be the greatest 20 minutes of any fan's life. The teamwork is masterful as all three display their arts at the highest of levels. The soundtrack isn't overdone, yet is arranged so beautifully to mesh with the battle and animation flawlessly.
Showing his deepest sense of humanity yet, Dracula realizes that Isaac is as true a friend as Lisa was a true love and decides the world would be better with Isaac alive. It's an emotional scene between two villains, and as you can see and hear the admiration each has for each other.
It is now that, finally, father and son come face to face and we now get a true sense of the strength Dracula possesses. The might of all three struggle against Dracula, but somehow they manage to hold their own, even as they come face to face with one of the villain's most fierce attacks, which is another homage to the games.
As the fight boils down to just father and son, the blows become heavier and the ferocity grows tenfold. The upper hand is Dracula's until a spark of humanity ignites his heart. It makes him simultaneously strong and weak as he finally begins to see clearly, all in the name of his wife, Lisa.
Even in heated battle, the show still finds a way to humanize its lead antagonist in such glorious ways. This show wanted you to feel bad for Dracula the whole season and make you understand that what he was doing was right in his heart. That kind of commentary weighs heavy in every episode, as does the irony of humanity as a whole.
Everything about this episode was incredible, from the music to the battle scenes and sense of nostalgia for the games. This was truly something special.
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There is nothing bad to say. It was not only the perfect Castlevania episode, but also a masterful display of everything a video game adaptation should be.
This seventh episode is truly a marvel. It is proof that video game adaptions can be perfect If the right people are working on them. In season 3, we will hopefully get more episodes like this one, as this will be an episode of legend for years to come.
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A drool-worthy beef tartare recipe from Restaurant Raimondi in Lake Como, Italy – Bellissimo!
There is something very special about Lake Como. Sure George Clooney has made it UBER famous but before it was a hot-spot for celebrity spotting, it was and still is a magical place to visit.
Hotel Villa Flori sits on the Western side of Lake Como, offering amazing views ( yes! you were really must go the gym on the top floor and check out the view) but the restaurant really stands out too.
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Wife and I want to get some counseling from a marriage or other qualified counselor who has experience in working with prostate cancer survivors. Have any of you had any experience going through this? My uro at UCSF recommended one in San Francisco but that is 90 miles away. Too far for us to drive on a regular basis.
Curious about your experiences and your advice.
Re: Any experience marrige counselling after RP?
Yes, your situation with RP is common on this board and it is tough on a relationship. My wife and I have dealt with the ED and incontinence since my RP. We talked about it and, as you know, there are psychological impacts for you and wife. We did not seek a counselor, but did find a great Urological Specialist and surgeon who understood this. Through our experience with him and some self education on what he proposed, the ED and incontintence are history. With impotence from RP and Peyronies and incontintence from RP (see signature for dates) it was clear for us after years of struggles that I get bladder sling for incontintence and implant for ED. Wish I had done it sooner. Since surgery I have not touched a Tena pad and have better erection than we have seen in years!
I am hopeful my story may help you find resolution.
Prostate cancer diagnosis and Davinci Robotic Prostatectomy 2013; Diabetic, Crohns Disease; Peyronies; ED with pills and trimix with limited result; Xiaflex with limited result. AMS IPP 12/2017; bladder sling 12/2017 to correct incontinence caused by RP.
Thank you for your comments and support. It's a tough nut to crack.


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Q: Bucket size control for sub-aggregation I am using multi-level sub-aggregations in my application and I noticed that the size/shard size parameter does not seems to be used during the runtime to control the bucket size of the secondary or deeper level of aggregations. Could you please help me understand if this is expected behavior?
For example, in the following query, I am trying to run two-level aggregations and at each level specified size for 100 docs on a data set where there are say 200 unique parent field in each shard and for each of the unique parent field, there are 2000 unique child_fields.
What I observed is that, during aggregation, elasticsearch would pull 160 documents( that is 100*1.5+10) for the first level of the aggregation as expected, but for each of parent_field bucket, it would actually create 2000 buckets of the child_fields for the secondary aggregation during calculation and during the reduce phase, it then trims result back to 100 buckets as expected.
Given this behavior, if the cardinality of the child_field is very high for each parent, for example, instead of 2000:1, it is 200K:1, then the sub-aggregation could potentially create lots of buckets during calculation and as I understand, the search.max_bucket would not be enforced until the end.
Could you please let me know if my understanding is correct? If so, any recommendation on how to restrict the number of buckets created by the secondary aggregations without the risk of triggering the request/parent circuit breaker?
Thanks
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Ref https://discuss.elastic.co/t/bucket-size-control-for-sub-aggregation/312193

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Finding and Providing Support for Kinship Caregivers
The following resources provide information on supporting and meeting the needs of kinship caregivers as they navigate the caregiving process and/or plan for adoption. The resources include State and local examples.
Grandparents Raising Children Support Group
Daily Strength (2019)
Provides access to a support group for grandparents raising their grandchildren or other family members. Kinship caregivers can find support, share their experiences, and get advice from other members.
Kinship Caregiver Support Programs
The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (2017)
Lists evidence-based programs that support the needs of kinship caregivers. The programs have been reviewed by the clearinghouse and rated using a scientific rating scale. They include services such as placement stabilization, caregiver support, and postpermanency services.
Kinship Guardian Assistance Program (KinGAP) (PDF - 287 KB)
Virginia Poverty Law Center and Voices for Virginia's Children (2018)
Discusses the KinGAP program in Virginia and the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 and how it gives States flexibility to amend their Title IV-E plans to allow Federal funds to be used to support kinship caregivers.
Kinship/Relative Adoption Support
Adoption.com (2019)
Lists kinship/relative adoption-related forums where kinship caregivers can discuss issues and receive support from other kinship families who have similar experiences.
National Family Caregiver Support Program
Grandfamilies.org (2019)
Explains the National Family Caregiver Support Program and lists provisions of the law and how it provides services to caregivers in the areas of information, assistance, counseling, support groups, trainings, respite care, and more.
A Place to Call Home: Building Affordable Housing for Grandfamilies
Generations United (2019)
Highlights housing solutions and recommendations to help support grandparents who are raising children. The resource also includes links to an infographic, a podcast, a photo album, and more.
Support Matters: Lessons From the Field on Services for Adoptive, Foster, and Kinship Care Families (PDF - 2,222 KB)
AdoptUSKids (2015)
Reviews the importance of family support services in adoption, foster care, and kinship care and provides information on support services in these areas.
Supporting Kinship Caregivers
Explores support for relative caregivers of children in the areas of medical consent and school enrollment, relative notification, and subsidized guardianship. The resource also lists State legislative enactments from 2012 to 2016 supporting relatives, kinship care providers, and grandparents.
Using Kinship Navigators to Assess the Needs of Kinship Caregivers (PDF - 233 KB)
Sutphin (2015)
GrandFamilies: The Contemporary Journal of Research, Practice, and Policy, 2(1)
Describes a kinship navigator program for kin caregivers involved in the child welfare system and explains supports that kinship caregivers need to be successful.
Arizona Children's Association
Provides services to kin caregivers in Arizona to increase the safety, permanency, and well-being of youth in formal and informal kinship care.
Child Abuse Prevention Services
North Oklahoma County Mental Health Center
Offers home-based care coordination service in Oklahoma to kinship foster families.
Children's Home Network Kinship System of Care
Connects kinship families in Florida to services and support systems to increase family stability.
Edgewood's Kinship Support Network (KSN) Program
Explains a peer network in California that offers a diverse range of support groups, including a Spanish-language kinship caregiver support group and a quilting circle support group.
Foster Kinship
Connects kinship caregivers in Nevada to financial resources, educational information, and legal help.
GrandFacts: State Fact Sheets for Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children
Provides 52 State-specific factsheets, including information on kinship caregiver data, State programs and local resources, public benefits, educational assistance, legal information, and State laws. National information and resources for Washington, DC, are also included.
Public Children Services Association of Ohio (2019)
Describes resources for kinship caregivers in Ohio and includes a section on support for kinship families that lists additional support resources.
Kinship Center
Describes a nonprofit agency in California dedicated to the creation, preservation, and support of foster, adoptive, and relative families. The website includes information on kinship adoption services, events, and online classes.
Kinship Support Services
Olive Crest (2019)
Lists support services available to kinship caregivers in the Orange County, CA, area including support groups and workshops, case management services, and mentors.
New York State Kinship Navigator Program
Provides services to increase the capacity of kinship caregivers in New York. Services include financial assistance, legal information, referrals to community services, and a help line.
State Kinship Care contacts and programs
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This resource listing includes State Kinship Care contacts or website links to kinship care programs provided by State child welfare agencies in relevant States and the District of Columbia.
Supporting Kinship Caregivers Podcast Series
Child Welfare Information Gateway (2017)
Episode 11: Supporting Kinship Caregivers Part 1
Children's Bureau Grantee Synthesis: Kinship Navigator Programs
Kinship Caregivers and the Child Welfare System
Kinship Guardianship as a Permanency Option


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Runtuna socken i Södermanland ingick i Rönö härad, ingår sedan 1971 i Nyköpings kommun och motsvarar från 2016 Runtuna distrikt.

Socknens areal är 64,44 kvadratkilometer, varav 60,58 land. År 2000 fanns här 701 invånare. Tätorten och kyrkbyn Runtuna med sockenkyrkan Runtuna kyrka ligger i socknen.

Administrativ historik
Runtuna socken har medeltida ursprung.

Vid kommunreformen 1862 övergick socknens ansvar för de kyrkliga frågorna till Runtuna församling och för de borgerliga frågorna till Runtuna landskommun. Landskommunen inkorporerades 1952 i Rönö landskommun som uppgick 1971 i Nyköpings kommun. Församlingen uppgick 1 januari 2002 i Rönö församling.

1 januari 2016 inrättades distriktet Runtuna, med samma omfattning som församlingen hade 1999/2000.

Socknen har tillhört län, fögderier, tingslag och domsagor enligt vad som beskrivs i artikeln Rönö härad.  De indelta soldaterna tillhörde Södermanlands regemente, Nyköpings kompani och Livregementets grenadjärkår, Södermanlands kompani. De indelta båtsmännen tillhörde Andra Södermanlands båtsmanskompani.

Geografi
Runtuna socken ligger norr om Nyköping kring Svärtaån med sjön Eknaren i norr. Socknen är en odlingsbygd med skogstrakter.

Länsväg 223 genomkorsar socknen.

Geografisk avgränsning

Runtuna sockens östligaste del ligger söder om Lövsunds gård och öster om Svärtaån. Området genomkorsas av gamla riksettan på dess sträckning mellan Lästringe och Sjösa. Cirka 1 km väster om Lövsund vid sjön Runnvikens sydvästra strand ligger Uppsa kulle samt gården Oppusa. I öster avgränsas Runtuna socken av Bogsta socken. I sydost ligger Svärta socken.

Längst i söder avgränsas socknen av Helgona socken. På Humledalsberget ligger "tresockenmötet" Runtuna–Helgona–Råby-Rönö. I sydväst avgränsas Runtuna av Råby-Rönö socken på en sträcka av ca 6 km till Arvkärret. Härifrån till Eknaren (11 m ö.h.) gränsar socknen på en sträcka av ca 8 km mot Lids socken i nordväst och norr.

I nordväst ligger Kappstasjön, som delas mellan Runtuna och Lid. Här ligger gårdarna Onsberga och Ärsta med gravfält respektive runsten. Runtuna kyrka ligger cirka 3 km nordväst om Runtuna tätort. Längst i norr, mellan Kappstasjön och Eknaren, ligger Lindö gård. Mitt i Eknaren ligger "tresockenmötet" Runtuna–Lid–Spelvik. Runtuna gränsar i nordost, på en sträcka av ca 5 km, mot Spelviks socken. Gränsen mot Spelvik går mellan Eknaren och Runnviken. I Runnvikens vatten mellan Lindö och Runnviks udde ligger "tresockenmötet" Runtuna–Spelvik–Bogsta.

Runtuna socken har två små sjöar inom sitt område: Långsjön (18 m ö.h.) samt Glottrasjön (17 m ö.h.) strax öster om kyrkan. Långsjön tangeras dock i sin sydöstra del av Svärta socken.

Fornlämningar

Det finns många spridda gravar från bronsåldern. Från samma tid härrör skålgropar och skärvstenshögar. Från mellersta järnåldern är Uppsa kulle, som är Södermanlands största och Sveriges till storleken tredje, kungagravhög. Från mellersta järnåldern är även husgrundsterrasser och fem fornborgar. En fornborg finns vid Uggelberget och en annan vid Sundbysjön, som är en del av Svärtaån. Från järnåldern finns i övrigt 58 gravfält. Cirka 3/4 av dem är från yngre järnåldern. Inom socknen finns 12 bevarade runstenar. Flera av dem har märkliga inskrifter, vilka bl.a. handlar om arv av jord, vikingatåg samt litterära anspelningar.

Namnet
Namnet (1314 Røntunum) har efterleden tuna, 'inhägnad'. Förleden innehåller rön, 'stengrund; stenhöjd' syftande på sådan vid kyrkan. Alternativt kan förleden vara en variant av häradets namn.

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Runtuna församling

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Externa länkar

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Indelningar i Nyköpings kommun

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At the recent Summit hosted by Health Secretary Matt Hancock, Samaritans called on social media firms and internet providers to sign up to a new partnership that aims to tackle the issue of online content relating to suicide and self harm.
The proposal from the UK's leading suicide prevention charity will be a world first as it seeks to create a hub of online excellence by working together with government and the biggest technology and social media firms.
Samaritans put forward a collective approach to deepen the understanding of how people are engaging with online content relating to self harm and suicide. With limited evidence currently available, the partnership will commit to a research programme that will engage users with lived experience, academics and industry experts.
This research will deliver greater insight into the complex and specific issues of suicide and self harm content, which can be interpreted to build a considered set of best practise guidelines that can be adopted by the sector. These industry standards will enable more effective removal of harmful content, whilst also improving access and engagement with content that can be a source of support.
Ruth Sutherland, CEO, Samaritans commented: "We look forward to building a strategic partnership with government and the world's leading technology companies that will help us all tackle the issue of dangerous online content relating to self harm and suicide together.
"An innovative research programme will be the foundation for building our shared knowledge on this complex issue. We need to know more about how certain content affects different people. We all have a role to play in suicide prevention and, by working together, we believe this hub of online excellence will drive meaningful change on an issue that needs urgent attention."
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34th FS readies for first aircraft arrival
Posted on July 9, 2015 By Nathan Simmons, 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs	Category: News
HILL AIR FORCE BASE — While the 34th Fighter Squadron activation is next week, many of the Airmen who will maintain the 388th Fighter Wing's F-35s are working behind the scenes preparing for one of the Air Force's most historic milestones.
The initial cadre of experienced F-35 maintainers has been on site for two months, building Hill's first F-35 aircraft maintenance unit from scratch. These hand-picked cadre members have experience in all F-35 specialties and have come to Hill from Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Nellis AFB, Nevada; Edwards AFB, California., and Luke AFB, Arizona, to stand up the 34th AMU.
The unit's lead production superintendent, Master Sgt. Scott Foster, said the experience of this initial group is making the transition much easier.
"We have the most cumulative experience in-house of any F-35 stand-up to date," he said.
That experience has had significant impact on missions inside and outside of the 388th FW, as the cadre has provided tech data verification and valuable maintenance input to Hill's Ogden Air Logistics Complex, which performs aircraft modifications and depot-level maintenance for the F-35. In addition, the group has provided F-35 maintenance expertise to the 388th's F-35 Program Integration Office, particularly during visits by the Air Staff's Site Activation Task Force, the party responsible for making critical decisions on Hill's F-35 beddown.
The bulk of the work these maintainers are doing now is administrative — but the preparation is critical to the F-35 transition. The primary focus for both pilots and maintainers is training. Currently there are eight Airmen attending crew chief and avionics transition training at Luke AFB, completing on-the-job training and F-35 academics.
The Airmen in the AMU are writing detailed programs that outline how the unit will maintain the F-35 in both peace and wartime scenarios. They've built the annual flying hour program, which outlines what they'll be able to support over the next fiscal year, and that plan must account for all training, off-station sorties, contingency scenarios, local flying and any major modifications to the aircraft — a big task to accomplish five months prior to receiving the first jet.
The third piece to the puzzle is accumulating the equipment they'll need to maintain the F-35. More than 3,000 items will come to Hill from Lockheed Martin, and each one must be inspected and accounted for in the Automated Logistics Information System. ALIS is the operations and maintenance system for data collection and analysis that ties together F-35 operational planning and health management of the fleet.
This workload is in addition to making sure the facility is properly furnished, equipped and ready for the roughly 140 Airmen the unit will house by the time first aircraft arrival occurs in September. By August of next year, approximately 280 Airmen will be on the books for the 34th AMU.
The 34th will have five F-35 qualified pilots during the first month of flying, with only two F-35s on station, allowing those initial pilots to maximize their flying time. The 388th FW is putting pilots into the training pipeline quickly at Eglin and Luke. By the end of January, the wing will have 10 F-35 qualified pilots, including wing commander Col. David B. Lyons who finished his training earlier this year.
Lt. Col. George Watkins, who will assume command of the 34th FS on July 17, said the transition from the F-16 to F-35 should be a smooth one.
"The training was incredible. There are a lot of similarities to the F-16, but obviously it's much more technologically advanced. Its leaps and bounds above an F-16," Watkins said. "But for an F-16 pilot to sit in the seat and have the side stick and the fly-by wire, it's pretty comfortable to make that transition."
Watkins and the small group of F-35 pilots currently on station will be traveling once a month to Luke, Eglin and Nellis AFBs to keep pilot proficiency until the 388th receives its F-35s.
Pilots and maintenance experts from Hill's Air Force Reserve 419th Fighter Wing will also fly and maintain the F-35 alongside the 34th FS and 34th AMU. The initial cadre of F-35 maintainers from the 419th FW are currently in training, and the first 419th pilot to fly the F-35 starts training this fall. Additional 419th personnel will convert to the F-35 as additional squadrons stand up at Hill. The 388th and 419th FWs have shared Hill's operational F-16 mission since 2007 and are associated as part of the Air Force Total Force Integration initiative, which seeks to capitalize on the strengths of each component.
The 34th Fighter Squadron has an extremely rich history. After many contributions in major U.S. conflicts, the Rams were relocated to Hill AFB on Dec. 8, 1975, where they became the first fighter squadron to receive the F-16 Fighting Falcon. Fittingly, the 34th FS commander who furled the Rams flag in 2010 has just assumed command of the 388th Fighter Wing.
The 34th FS activation ceremony will occur July 17 at Hill AFB.
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In a bid to ramp it's product and brand marketing, HTC has recently hired Iron Man star, Robert Downey Jr, as a brand ambassador. The Taiwanese firm seeks to move away from it's "Quietly brilliant" slogan which has seen it overshadowed by Samsung's marketing blitzkrieg.
The deal between HTC and Robert Downey is said to be worth about $12 million dollars according to be Bloomberg. Robert Downey Jr is popular for his role as Tony Stark in the Iron Man franchise and as Sherlock Holmes.
The HTC/Robert Downey deal is rather pale when compared to it's rival Samsung which has used various celebrities such as Jay-Z, Lebron James, Seth Rogen and others to market it's products. In the last year alone Samsung has spent over $400 million in advertising it's products while HTC has only spent $46 million.