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/**
 * @namespace
 */

namespace Solarium\QueryType\Select\Query;

use Solarium\Core\Configurable;
use Solarium\Core\Query\Helper;

/**
 * Filterquery.
 *
 * @link http://wiki.apache.org/solr/CommonQueryParameters#fq
 */
class FilterQuery extends Configurable
{
    /**
     * Tags for this filterquery.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected $tags = array();

    /**
     * Query.
     *
     * @var string
     */
    protected $query;

    /**
     * Get key value.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getKey()
    {
        return $this->getOption('key');
    }

    /**
     * Set key value.
     *
     * @param string $value
     *
     * @return self Provides fluent interface
     */
    public function setKey($value)
    {
        return $this->setOption('key', $value);
    }

    /**
     * Set the query string.
     *
     * This overwrites the current value
     *
     * @param string $query
     * @param array  $bind  Bind values for placeholders in the query string
     *
     * @return self Provides fluent interface
     */
    public function setQuery($query, $bind = null)
    {
        if (!is_null($bind)) {
            $helper = new Helper();
            $query = $helper->assemble($query, $bind);
        }

        $this->query = trim($query);

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get the query string.
     *
     * @return string
     */
    public function getQuery()
    {
        return $this->query;
    }

    /**
     * Add a tag.
     *
     * @param string $tag
     *
     * @return self Provides fluent interface
     */
    public function addTag($tag)
    {
        $this->tags[$tag] = true;

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Add tags.
     *
     * @param array $tags
     *
     * @return self Provides fluent interface
     */
    public function addTags($tags)
    {
        foreach ($tags as $tag) {
            $this->addTag($tag);
        }

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Get all tagss.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function getTags()
    {
        return array_keys($this->tags);
    }

    /**
     * Remove a tag.
     *
     * @param string $tag
     *
     * @return self Provides fluent interface
     */
    public function removeTag($tag)
    {
        if (isset($this->tags[$tag])) {
            unset($this->tags[$tag]);
        }

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Remove all tags.
     *
     * @return self Provides fluent interface
     */
    public function clearTags()
    {
        $this->tags = array();

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Set multiple tags.
     *
     * This overwrites any existing tags
     *
     * @param array $tags
     *
     * @return self Provides fluent interface
     */
    public function setTags($tags)
    {
        $this->clearTags();

        return $this->addTags($tags);
    }

    /**
     * Initialize options.
     */
    protected function init()
    {
        foreach ($this->options as $name => $value) {
            switch ($name) {
                case 'tag':
                    if (!is_array($value)) {
                        $value = array($value);
                    }
                    $this->addTags($value);
                    break;
                case 'key':
                    $this->setKey($value);
                    break;
                case 'query':
                    $this->setQuery($value);
                    break;
            }
        }
    }
}

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Kyle Busch (18) drives next to his brother Kurt Busch (1) on a restart during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, April 7, 2019, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
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FAST Enterprises has been selected for the $45 million project that will upgrade and integrate the state's tax systems over the next five years.
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Social Media (Again) Shown To Be Worse For Girls' Mental Health Than Boys'
Alice G. WaltonSenior Contributor
This article is more than 2 years old.
We've heard it before: As much as it may be handy for keeping in touch with old classmates or family members, social media seems to do more harm than good, psychologically, especially for young people. And the refrain is increasingly common, not just from the friend everyone has who's quit Facebook and never been happier, but from multiple research studies over several years (and, if you count it, from some of the developers of social media themselves who have sounded loud warnings about its risks).
Now, a new study from the University of Essex and University College London finds that teenagers who spend more hours a day on social media have a greater risk for depression, and the connection appears to be particularly pronounced for girls.
The team looked at data from over 10,000 14-year-olds taking part in the UK Millennial Cohort Study. Participants filled out questionnaires about their social media use, and about their mental health—for instance, depression symptoms were assessed by the Moods and Feelings Questionnaire (the teens rated how much they agreed or disagreed with statements like, "I felt miserable or unhappy," "I didn't enjoy anything at all," "I felt so tired I just sat around and did nothing" over the past two weeks).
In general, girls used social media more than boys, with 40% of girls, and 20% of boys, using it for more than three hours per day. Only 4% of girls reported abstaining completely, compared to 10% of boys.
And the more a person used social media, the greater their likelihood for experiencing depression symptoms: 12% of light social media users and 38% of heavy social media users had depression symptoms. The team found that three to five hours of social media per day was linked to a 26% increase in depression scores in girls, vs. 21% in boys, compared to kids who just used it from one to three hours/day. For more than five hours/day of social media, the increase in depression score rose to 50% for girls and 35% for boys.
Again, this is not surprising. Over five hours per day of social media use is a huge amount by any standard, and would make up a large percentage of a person's total awake time. It doesn't seem odd that this level of social media would be linked to mental health issues.
The team also tried to find underlying explanations for the connection: cyberbullying and sleep deprivation both had an effect. "The most important pathways were via poor sleep and online harassment," the authors write. "For example: more social media use linked to poor sleep which in turn was related to depressive symptoms; experiencing online harassment was linked to poor sleep, poor body image and low self-esteem; and that girls and boys with poor body image were more likely to have low self-esteem."
The connection between social media use and depression was reduced when these other variables were taken into account, which may suggest that they—harassment, lack of sleep, and self-esteem issues—could be significant moderators. The researchers weren't able to look at other factors that have been shown to play a role in the social media-mental health connection, including whether an individual is an active or passive user. They did look back at data from when the participants were 11, and found some complex relationships between mental health at age 11 and social media use at age 14, which suggests the connection may be nuanced and far from one-size-fits-all. The group reported earlier this year that social media use was linked to depression more strongly in girls than boys, and this disparity grew between ages 10 and 15.
Interestingly, other research out this week, a review of earlier studies by a different team at University College London, found mixed evidence for a link between screen time in general and depression. "There is moderately strong evidence for an association between screentime and depressive symptoms," the authors conclude. "This association is for overall screentime but there is very limited evidence from only one review for an association with social media screentime. There is moderate evidence for a dose-response effect, with weak evidence for a threshold of ≥2 hours daily screentime for the association with depressive symptoms."
But there has certainly been other research findings links, including a number of studies by Jean Twenge, a researcher who has long been studying screens' effects on young people. She's found social media strongly linked to depression and even suicidality in young people. And it may not be surprising that social media would affect the genders in different ways, since they may use social media in fundamentally different ways, at least on average—some experts have suggested that girls make more comparisons between themselves and others, which is notoriously bad for mental health.
While more research is being done, the advice might already be clear enough: if not cut social media out, then at least cut down, and definitely encourage our kids to do so.
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I fell into writing about health shortly after grad school, where I realized I didn't want to work in a lab for the rest of my life! My main areas of interest are the…
I fell into writing about health shortly after grad school, where I realized I didn't want to work in a lab for the rest of my life! My main areas of interest are the brain and behavior, as well as what influences the decisions we make about our health, and how we can change it over time. As an undergraduate, I studied English Literature and Biopsychology at Vassar College, and got my PhD in Biopsychology and Behavioral Neuroscience at CUNY's Graduate Center in New York City, where I grew up and live now. My work appears in other publications, including the magazine of the University of Chicago's Business School, YogaGlo.com, TheAtlantic.com, and the American Psychological Association. Please email me at alicegwalton [at] gmail [dot] com or visit my website www.alicegwalton.com


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ALL DOGS SHOULD EITHER WEAR THEIR LICENSE OR WE NEED PAPERWORK. When you update your pet's vaccinations you should get a copy to bring with you when boarding your pet. We will try to let you know if the records we have need updating.
All pets are checked for fleas and ticks upon arrival. If your pet has them they will be treated and the owners will be charged for the treatment.
*Current vaccination papers from the vet (we cannot accept puppy pamphlets OR hand written papers. All vaccination records must be printed out and signed by a licensed vet).
We do provide a pickup and drop off service for a fee. Has to be with in 10 mile radius of the kennel. $10 per trip one way only. We do reserve the right to decline pickup or drop offs depending on the kennels schedule and size of the dog.
All medication for pets should be labeled and have the directions with them. We are happy to make sure your pet receives the medicine they need, if there are any special way to give your pet the medicine please let us know. Any pets with special needs like older pets that are blind or deaf. Or just have a hard time at getting around we will be more than happy to make every effort to make them comfortable. If necessary we have a room that some of the older or special needs pets may stay. The room is quieter and set up to make your pets feel at home.
If we feel any pet needs medical attention we will take them to a vet. Either the pet's current vet or the closest vet open.
At 7:30 we let the dogs out to go to the bathroom, they get an hour of free time in the play areas where they get to run and play either with a buddy they made or we play with them. The dogs that need to be separated get play time and personal attention also. If your pet needs walked we can also provide that service. During that time the dogs that need to be fed in the morning, eat during this time. If weather permits the dogs can stay out in the runs for the day, unless it is uncomfortable for certain dogs. Some dogs do like their air conditioning. Between 11:00 and 12:00 pets get free run and play again and if any of their necessities need to be met they get them during this time. Between 12:00 and 4:00 its nap time for the pets, this gives them some quiet time to relax. Between 4:00 and 6:00 they get play time, feeding time, and personal attention. Then it's time for bed, we put the dogs to bed at around 6:30 the dogs do adjust to the schedule. If we feel someone needs special attention during afterhours we do come in and check on them.
Owners may bring their pets belongings with them anything to make the pets or the owners more comfortable. You may bring your own pets food since some pets have sensitive stomachs or are on special diets. Blankets and beds are provided by the kennel, but if you wish to bring your pets own bed that is permitted. Toys and treats are also provided, but pets enjoy something from home. For first time visitors we do prefer your pet in the morning so we can have most of the day to make them comfortable and feel safe, it also helps for owners to bring something from home. We recommend favorite toys, blankets, beds or something with your scent on it. Like an old pair of socks or t-shirt you might not get back. The kennel is not responsible for lost or destroyed items so please be careful what you bring.
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Brother Golo was invited to the Caribbean region to share about the link between the environment and our state of mind. It became a full service tour meeting many individuals who are concerned about the climate change, deterioration of sensitive coral reefs and increased hurricanes. It was new for many that we can influence the world with our attitudes and power of thoughts.


Senioritis is a real thing.
Seniors begin to feel it the winter of their junior year, to hear them tell it. Having taught seniors for so many years, I know that February, March, and especially April, are the hardest months to pull them through.
By about March, I have to have a real "come to Jesus" moment with them about the work quality that I am receiving. I was up most of the night thinking about how I needed to do that with this group. Today, it was the cat in the sunlight. Here is my story.
I was feeling frustrated, and I didn't know where to begin, so I did what I always do. I took the scenic route.
"You know how a cat will seek out any sliver of sunlight to lie in? Do you know any cats who are content with just the sliver?" Many of them raised their hands to say that yes, in fact, their cats are content with that tiny bit of space of sunlight.
I paced a bit to make sure everyone was included, and I saw some of them glazing over, maybe thinking about their own cat, maybe imagining my cat, but probably imagining lunch, instead.
"Yeah, so?" I can see them wondering what the heck I mean, and what am I getting at, anyway?
"You see, guys, it's only March. You aren't done yet. You can't be done yet. You can't just stop because you are tired, or you've been at it since August, or there is so much to read and you don't want to, or because you just want to be a little kid again, or you just want to be an adult already, or whatever it is that is going on in your head. You have to keep giving a little more.
"I chose this text because I admire and respect this author, and he worked so hard to bring you this beautiful story. I think that for you to sit there and give it just a piecemeal and scattered bit of attention isn't fair to this story or to this author." (We were reading "Killings" by Andre Dubus, which is pronounced, dyuh-buse) "This story takes an ordinary man and an ordinary family—your family, your sister, your brother, YOU, maybe, and makes these normal people do horrible and horrifying things. That is the brilliance of Dubus.
They kind of responded, some nodded, some looked up at me, others looked down at their hands on the table, or at their book, or at each other. To admit to feeling that kind of grief and pain is difficult for many 17 and 18 year olds to share.
And that was how it went. I'd like to say it resulted in miracles, but I can definitely say that it did stoke some of the embers that some of the kids have been allowing to die out. I heard from several of them later in the day to say that it stayed with them. It reminded them that they were beginning to shut down, and that they needed to find a way to get it back.
Brittany told me that she appreciated that I didn't yell at them, but I made them want to re-engage. Or she did, at any rate. Sofia felt the same. Sofia appreciated the imagery of the story and decided that she wanted to be like the cat too.
That speech was for the kids, but I think it may also have partly been for me too. If I cheerlead for them, it inspires me to work harder to give them the last few weeks of energy too. If I demand it of them, I must demand it of myself.


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The 2013 Vermont SB-157 amended statewide regulations to enable the Secretary of Agriculture, Food, and Markets to authorize qualified growers to grow hemp as an agricultural plant. The amendment also eliminated previous provisions delaying the issuing of the license until there a federal law change.
Vermont has a well-established medicinal dispensary system, and a 2016 state amendment allows for dispensaries to trade with one another, mandates child-resistant packaging, and increases the number of qualifying conditions.
The medical marijuana program serves about 4500 patients in Vermont. The 2016 year-end medical sales amounted to $7.6 million, while the projection for 2021 is that of $13.5 million.
Vermont legalized adult-use marijuana through the enactment of House Bill 511 in January 2018. The state is also the first one in the U.S. to do so through a legislative process instead of the ballot box. The Green Mountain State is expected to earn a healthy $51.5 million by 2021.
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The 2013 Vermont Senate Bill 157 amended statewide regulations to enable the Secretary of Agriculture, Food, and Markets to authorize qualified growers to grow hemp as an agricultural plant. The state has a well-established medicinal dispensary system, and earlier in 2018, it also legalized restrictive cultivation of marijuana.
Moreover, The Green Mountain State legalized adult-use marijuana through the enactment of 2018 House Bill 511 and is expected to earn a healthy $51.5 million in sales by 2021. Lastly, it's feasible to purchase your CBD oil products online, because of the somewhat limited brick and mortar options in Vermont.


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T-Squared: 2022 will be my last year as The Texas Tribune's CEO
I feel luckier each day to have had the chance to launch and lead this amazing org. I believe in public interest journalism more than ever. But it's time to hand off the reins.
by Evan Smith Jan. 12, 2022 10 AM Central
Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith walks backstage at the final keynote event of the 2018 Texas Tribune Festival. Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune
My first official day on staff at Texas Monthly, my last employer, was Jan. 2, 1992, which means I've just passed 30 years in journalism in Texas. I've kept close watch over the Capitol for 15 legislative sessions — long enough to remember when the party controlling all of state government was the other party. I'll turn 56 this year, which hardly seems possible, and my kids are older than some members of the press corps. Of course this is my 13th year running The Texas Tribune, a truly incredible org that I feel luckier each day to have had the chance to help bring into the world. This year will also be my last as its CEO.
**It's time.** With so much gratitude and so much emotion, I announced this morning that I intend to step down from this most enviable of all jobs no later than Dec. 31. Like so many during the crazy two years of the pandemic, I feel my battery slowly draining — in my favorite film analogy, the boulder is catching up to Indiana Jones — so I've encouraged our board to begin the process of identifying my successor. After months of discussion, they're ready to rev up a national search with the help of a respected recruiting firm they've selected. I've committed to remaining in place while they do and to assisting with the transition once the lucky duck in is place — and for some time after. At the board's request, I've agreed to stick around through the end of 2023 as a senior adviser to my replacement. You're not getting rid of me that easily.
It would be impossible to tick off all the extraordinary things the Tribune has done in the last decade-plus, but I'll call out a few. Our reporting on Hurricane Harvey, both in the run-up and during. Our sustained focus on the humanitarian crisis at the border. Our comprehensive, people-centered, news-you-can-use approach to telling the stories of the awful two years that just passed — of the pandemic, the economic downturn, the reckoning over systemic racism, the winter storm and the never-ending 87th Legislature. Our relentless banging of the drum on voting rights and voter suppression. Our consistent lifting up of public education reporting. Our wall-to-wall coverage of candidates, campaigns and elections at a time when politics and politicians have gotten nastier and more media-averse. Our signature commitment to data journalism. Every single column our co-founder and executive editor Ross Ramsey has ever written — even the one in which he killed Earl Weaver. Our amazing editorial events around the state, and most especially 11 memorable, transformational Texas Tribune Festivals. Our innovative, resilient business model. The free sharing of our content, and of the lessons we've learned and the best practices we've developed. It's a record of accomplishment that anyone in this business would be proud of. It's one I'm immensely proud of. I'll always think back on these 13 years as the absolute high point in my career.
Believe me when I say that my decision to depart is for the best not only for me, but for the Tribune. What I told our board members is undeniably true: Sentimentality and nostalgia are enemies of progress, and I'm nothing if not sentimental and nostalgic. I've always been a vocal proponent of change, publicly and privately, but if I'm honest about it, I have founder's disease: I'm wedded too much to the way we've always done things. I'm captive to the origin story, the tales of those early years, the you-had-to-be-there anecdotes about our journey from upstart startup to established org. I can't quite break free, and the march of change — the pace, the trajectory — doesn't entirely sit well with me. Yet change we must. Evolve we must. Grow we must. I've concluded that the only way for us to change, evolve, grow is with someone in charge who isn't a keeper of the flame. I may have built this thing, but I can't and shouldn't be an obstacle to the rebuilding of this thing. Nor should I be an obstacle to the new generation, a generation more representative of the Texas of today, getting a chance to lead.
There's no way for me to quantify my debt to our founder, John Thornton, who changed my life when he finally persuaded me, after many months of resisting, to join him in his selfless effort to save what he called "capital-J journalism." He does not get nearly the credit he deserves for choosing to make the world better when he did not have to. There's no way for me to adequately acknowledge the importance of Ross' role in propelling our vision for this place forward. Had he not grabbed my hand, "Thelma and Louise"-style, and driven off the cliff with me, none of us — none of this — would be here. There's no way for me to say thanks often or loudly enough to several iterations of our board, which gave me the latitude to run the Tribune as I saw fit — even though it was unclear I could run more than my mouth at the start. It's a rare thing in nonprofit governance to have 100% support from your bosses at all times. Every single board member who's ever volunteered to serve has enabled our best efforts on behalf of Texas.
The biggest thanks goes to you: our readers, our fans, our supporters. All of you have been on my mind, in my sights and in my plans this whole time. Everything I've done I've done for you — my friends and neighbors, my fellow Texans — and I couldn't have done it without you. You're my motivation and my inspiration. What a joy it's been to work on your behalf.
I don't know what I'm going to do after I step down. I've had two jobs in 30 years. I've never been out of work for a day during that period. It will be good to have the time and bandwidth to think hard about what's next. What I know for sure is that there will be a next. Another thing I know for sure is that I'll be rooting loudest and hardest for every one of my colleagues. I believe in them more than ever. I will bleed yellow and black until the end. And I believe in public interest journalism more than ever.
There's a newspaper convention dating back to a long-gone era that you put -30- at the bottom of a story when it's ready to be set in type. It signifies completion. 2022 will be my own personal -30- for 30. It will be a real honor to spend the last year of these three decades in your service.
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Facebook's Portal Device Has A Tracking Camera And Knows When You're Home
Facebook is currently struggling to reassure the public that it's capable of protecting their privacy.
By Nicole Nguyen
Nicole Nguyen BuzzFeed News Reporter
Posted on October 8, 2018, at 11:47 a.m. ET
Facebook Portal+
Today, Facebook — which is still reeling from the fallout of the Cambridge Analytica data scandal and last month's massive security breach — announced a voice-activated gadget with a screen, always-listening microphone, and camera designed for video chat called Facebook Portal. It's like an Amazon Echo Show for Facebook Messenger.
There are two models: a small 10-inch Portal ($199) and a larger 15-inch Portal+ ($349), which can rotate to portrait or landscape orientations.
Saying a simple command, "Hey Portal," and then the name of the person you'd like to call, starts a video chat. The camera has the ability to track people when they enter the room, and it can pan, widen, and zoom automatically. The devices also include the always-listening Alexa, Amazon's voice assistant, and can be used to control smart home devices and offer weather information.
Portal can also use your mobile phone's location to detect when you're home and available to answer a call, so when you are called on Messenger, Portal rings instead of your phone.
Facebook Portal
Portal's debut comes at a time when Facebook is struggling to reassure the public that it's capable of protecting users' privacy and sensitive information. After reports earlier this year revealed that a firm called Cambridge Analytica improperly accessed millions of users' data for political purposes during the 2016 election, the company took out full-page ads saying, "We have a responsibility to protect your information. If we can't, we don't deserve it." Last month, Gizmodo reported that Facebook gives advertisers access to your shadow contact information, a claim the company had long refuted. And the company recently discovered a massive security vulnerability in September that exposed the access tokens of 50 million users, potentially exposing their entire profiles.
In light of Facebook's recent trials, some people have responded skeptically to Portal's launch.
Web Smith @web
You have to be off the rocker to buy consumer hardware from Facebook, Inc. right now. Whatever we think Bezos is doing with our Echos, Zuckerberg will definitely do with the Portal+. https://t.co/T1CIjc4Sfe
01:52 PM - 08 Oct 2018
Niv Dror @Nivo0o0
An inside look at Facebook Portal in your home
In promoting Portal, Facebook is emphasizing the devices' security. It highlights a privacy-focused disclosure on Portal's website, and it's dedicated an entire page to the topic. The company asserts that it doesn't listen or view the content of Portal calls, and the Smart Camera's artificial intelligence–powered tracking doesn't run on Facebook servers or use facial recognition. Audio snippets of voice commands can also be deleted from your Facebook Activity Log.
The Portal devices come with a camera cover to block the device's lens, and they include a button to disable the camera and microphone.
Still, because Portal relies on Facebook's Messenger service, those calls are still under the purview of Facebook's data privacy policy. The company collects information about "the people, Pages, accounts, hashtags and groups you are connected to and how you interact with them across our Products, such as people you communicate with the most or groups you are part of." This means that Facebook will know who you're talking to on Portal and for how long.
Facebook employees also have the ability to review Messenger chats, and they can even view your nude photos as part of the company's anti-revenge porn program.
In any case, if you dare, the device is available for preorder today and begins shipping in November.
Nicole Nguyen is a tech reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in San Francisco.
Contact Nicole Nguyen at nicole.nguyen@buzzfeed.com.


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BMW's virtual factory uses AI and simulation to design better next gen factories
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF BMW have been using a virtual simulation and AI to create the perfect optimised factory, for humans and robots, before they build the real thing. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog....
BMW have been using a virtual simulation and AI to create the perfect optimised factory, for humans and robots, before they build the real thing.
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German car maker BMW likes experimenting with the latest technologies. Recently they used one of the world's most powerful prototype Quantum computers to optimise their supply chain, and now they've announced plans to start making drivetrains for electric vehicles at a vast factory in Regensburg, Bavaria, later in 2021, but with a twist – the future factory already has a digital twin before it's even built. And this, frankly, is the future of manufacturing …
Scientists have created the world's best and biggest 3D living hologram
As a sign of the times and well before any new parts roll off the production line BMW's entire manufacturing process in the factory will run in stunningly realistic detail inside a perfectly crafted virtual simulation that won't only let the company optimise every aspect of the factory's operations before it's even built.
Furthermore, when the real factory is constructed this same digital twin will let the robots on the factory floor teach one another new tricks via hive minds, AKA Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the cloud, and then, with the addition of digital human avatars in the simulation it could even improve and optimise the working conditions of the human workers too.
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"The virtual simulation allows managers to plan the production process in greater detail than was previously possible," says Markus Grüneisl, who leads production strategy at BMW. "We now have a perfect digital twin of our real-time production," he says.
The new virtual factory – as real as it gets
The simulation is part of BMW's plan to use more AI in manufacturing. Grüneisl says machine learning algorithms can simulate robots performing complex manoeuvres to find the most efficient process. Over time, BMW wants to use the simulation to have robots learn how to perform increasingly complex jobs.
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BMW used a software platform called Omniverse, developed by the chipmaker Nvidia, to recreate the Regensburg production line. Last year, BMW said it was using an AI platform from Nvidia called Isaac to train robots for certain new tasks.
"In the future, I am very positive that we can just put a new robot in this facility, and say, 'OK, talk with the other robots and find the best way to produce this [vehicle],'" Grüneisl says.
Manufacturers have used computer simulations to hone their assembly lines for some time. But Omniverse allows the entire production process to be simulated with photo-realistic details, aswell as with physical properties like gravity and different materials.
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It's also possible to lay out the production process from start to finish, and to see how changes to one part might have knock-on effects on another. It is easier to build a more complex virtual environment because different 3D models can be imported into the system, and Omniverse uses an open file standard compatible with numerous computer-aided design packages.
The software even simulates avatars of human workers grabbing parts and tools and assembling components in order to find the best procedure and minimise ergonomic problems.
"It might also make it possible for fewer workers to complete a particular job," Grüneisl says.
Adidas unveils their first 3D printed mass market sneaker
"We do AI simulation of how people move around the factory," says Richard Kerris, general manager for Omniverse at Nvidia. He calls the project "one of the most complex simulations that's ever been done." There's growing interest in using AI to control robots and other industrial machines.
Encouraged by recent progress in AI and virtual simulation training some companies like Elon Musk's OpenAI and Tesla, as well as Amazon, Google, NASA, and others, have been using these simulations to develop and train self-driving vehicles and robots millions of times faster than could be done with traditional technologies and techniques. This often uses an AI approach called reinforcement learning, which involves an algorithm experimenting and learning, from positive feedback, how to achieve a specific goal.
Nanoscale Metalenses put Virtual Reality in perfect focus, and eliminate headsets
"This is definitely the way to go," says Ding Zhao, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University who focuses on AI and virtual simulations. Zhao says simulations are crucial to using AI for industrial applications, partly because it is impossible to run machines through millions of cycles to gather training data. In addition, he says, it's important for machine learning models to learn by experimenting with unsafe situations, such as two robots colliding, which cannot be done with real hardware.
"Machine learning is data-hungry, and collecting it in the real world is expensive and risky," he says.
Willy Shih, a professor at Harvard Business School who specializes in manufacturing technology, says the sophistication of simulation has been increasing steadily, and he says simulation primarily saves time and money by pre-empting future manufacturing problems.
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Shih says there is plenty of hype around AI for manufacturing but adds, "There are lots and lots of applications" for the technology too.
Meanwhile back at Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang discussed BMW's use of Omniverse during his keynote at the company's annual GTC conference, held virtually on Monday. Nvidia initially made graphics chips for gaming but broadened its focus when these chips proved adept at training AI programs. The company has since leapt into several other industries where AI is important, including automotive and medical imaging.
Source: BMW
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By EMILY LESLIE, NEWS-PRESS CORRESPONDENT
Actress Sylva Kelegian has appeared off-Broadway and guest starred on television dramas like "Cold Case" and "Without a Trace," but her most life-changing moment came when she adopted Sammy, inspiring her to write the book "God Spelled Backwards: The Journey of an Actress into the World of Dog Rescue."
"She was the female love of my life," Los Angeles resident Ms. Kelegian told the News-Press by phone from a Thanksgiving gathering in Carmel. Sammy was a rescued Corgi Shepherd mix who was starved by its previous owners. Through her, Ms. Kelegian dove into the world of dog rescue, helping hundreds of out of abusive situations and into caring homes.
"Luckily for me, she just literally changed my life," she said. "Because of her, I've saved over 500 lives."
Ms. Kelegian will hold a signing of her Xlibris self-published books 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Santa Barbara Arts, 1114 State St., Suite 24 in La Arcada Court in Santa Barbara .
When Ms. Kelegian moved from New York City to Los Angeles , the amount of stray dogs she saw further ignited her passion for saving them.
"It's really horrible," she said. Dogs are "all over the streets; it's just a nightmare."
Ultimately, Ms. Kelegian found that working round the clock to rescue dogs is an overwhelming task to undertake and decided, in addition to rescuing, to try to raise awareness of the issue on a larger scale – and that's where the book came in.
"I could rescue dogs every day for the rest of my life and it wouldn't even make a dent."
The memoir, which was the 2015 Memoir Winner from the Global E-book Awards, walks through her "spiritual journey" and what she learned through rescuing abused dogs.
"God Spelled Backwards" will be featured at the book signing event, along with Ms. Kelegian's children's book, "The Dolphin Princess," which takes readers along to a magical island with 8-year-old Saroya, who befriends animate objects that come to life.
"Adults seem to love it just as much or more than children," she said of the book, which was the Global
E-book Awards' 2015 Winner for Children's Literature Fiction and the Beverly Hills Book Awards' 2015 Winner for Children's Fiction.
"It brings them back to their childhood, in a sense, in a fantasy life that we all have as children that we lose as adults," she said.
Half of the author proceeds from book purchases, both from Ms. Kelegian's website and at the book signing, will be donated to rescue groups. Audio books are also available.
For more information, go to sylvakelegian.com.
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Ballycastle paedophile postman jailed for three years
Daniel Hill was handed three years in prison.
By Paul Higgins
February 7 2019 12:53 PM
A former postman turned paedophile, convicted of sexually abusing three young schoolgirls, was jailed for three years on Thursday.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/ballycastle-paedophile-postman-jailed-for-three-years-37792533.html
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Jailing 68-year-old Daniel Hill at Antrim Crown Court, Judge Brian Sherard said it was his view the opportunistic pervert, who maintains his innocence and has shown no remorse, still presents a danger to children.
"You continue, and will continue to represent a serious danger...to prepubescent children," the judge told Hill, adding that the fact he now has no "sustained family network would in fact serve to highlight or heighten that risk."
At the end of his month long trial last year Hill, from the Clare Road in Ballycastle, was convicted of seven counts of indecently assaulting the three young girls on unknown dates between 9 November 1995 and 13 June 2001.
The jury who convicted Hill heard how the three victims would often come to his house to play with his daughter and that is where they were sexually abused from an early age of around five until they were around ten when they would have been in P1 to P6.
The abuse amounted to Hill groping the girls' breasts, bottoms and private parts.
Rehearsing the facts of the case at an earlier hearing, prosecuting lawyer Tessa Kitson took each victim in turn, reminding the court how the first victim testified how Hill touched her breasts under her clothing "approximately 20 times."
The former postman was convicted of three counts of indecent assault against this victim and the lawyer said as well as touching her breast area, Hill also touched her between her legs "over her clothing."
During one sleep over however, Hill "put his hand down the front of her pyjamas around her genital area, under her pants and kept his hand moving around for some time."
Another victim gave similar testimony that when she was there "watching a scary movie," Hill had put his hands down the back of her pyjama bottoms and felt her backside, an attack which happened on more than one occasion.
The third victim, said Mrs Kitson, described how Hill had groped her around the area of her chest "on a number of occasions."
The jury also heard evidence that in 2001, the girls' teacher intercepted a note being passed around that said "I hate Danny Hill; I hate him too; I hate the way he puts his hand down your pants."
The note was given to Eamon Magee, the headmaster of St. Patrick's & St. Brigid's Primary School, but despite arranging a meeting with the parents of all three girls, the note was never shown to them nor its contents read to them.
At the time, Hills' wife was also a teacher at the school and Mrs Kitson revealed how one victim only realised her father had not seen the note when the trial was up and running.
"As a child of ten, right until this trial started, she had always believed that her father had been shown the note and decided to do nothing about it but brush it under the carpet," said Mrs Kitson who continued:
"This was in 2001, not the 40's or 50's or a Magdalene Laundry setting - any delay in this case lies fairly and squarely at the feet of Mr Magee....and that is something that Mr Magee should reflect on and address his mind to."
In court on Thursday, Mrs Kitson highlighted numerous aggravating factors including the fact that Hill had abused multiple victims, all of whom were vulnerable due to their "extreme youth" and that by touching them inappropriately, he had abused the trust which had been placed in him.
"He was known to the victims as the local postman and known to the children as the husband of a teacher at their school so in my submission, this was a breach of trust," argued Mrs Kitson.
She further submitted that rather than being totally opportunistic, given the circumstances of the abuse committed over an extended period, "there clearly was a degree of planning or premeditation."
As regards mitigation points, such as remorse, the lawyer told the court "that's not present here," revealing that Hill has already lodged an appeal against his conviction "and sentence even before he has been sentenced."
Defence QC Peter Irvine conceded "there is no doubt that a custodial sentence is appropriate in these circumstances," submitting that due to Hill's ill health "undoubtedly he will endure a hardship" serving a jail sentence.
Hill was due to be sentenced four months ago but that was delayed due to a scheduled prostrate biopsy and it has since been confirmed the paedophile has cancer.
Giving evidence to the court, head of prisoner development at Maghaberry prison Andrew Tosh, testified that with daily radiotherapy sessions set to begin next month, "we will get him to whatever appointments that he needs to get to - to not do it would put us in an indefensible position."
Jailing Hill, Judge Sherard said he was having "significant regard" to his ill health but was satisfied that the "prison state is capable of accommodating your medical needs."
Describing indecent assault as "an abhorrent behaviour," the judge said the maximum ten year sentence "demonstrates the attitude of Parliament, society and the courts" towards such offences.
He told the court that while he had read and taken account of the victim impact reports, he would not reveal their details in open court but declared it was "to their credit that these young women have not been overwhelmed by the abuse" perpetrated upon them.
As well as the jail term, Judge Sherard ordered Hill to sign the police sex offenders register for the rest of his life and also imposed a five year Sexual Offences Prevention Order.


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BESIDES scrapping their fuel surcharges, commercial airlines operating in the countryshould slash their base fares with the 40 percent plunge in jet fuel prices, House DeputyMinority Leader and LPG-MA Rep. Arnel Ty said Sunday."Fuel costs comprise some 50 percent of an airline's operating expense, so they aredefinitely making more money due to the steep drop in jet fuel prices. They now havegreater leeway to reduce base fares," said Ty, a senior member of the Housetransportation committee."This basically implies that if an airline used to spend P1 million to operate a flight, thesame flight now costs to only P800,000 to run, assuming all other non-fuel expensesare constant," Ty said.Budget Filipino air travelers, including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), deserve tobenefit from declining oil prices and cheaper air fares, Ty said.Philippine Overseas Employment Administration statistics show that more than 5,000Filipinos fly out of the country every day to work abroad. This figure does not include thenumber of OFWs returning home, who also stand to gain from lower air fares, accordingto Ty.
Meanwhile, Ty urged the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) to ascertain which airlines haveactually abolished their fuel surcharges, ranging from as low as P500 per domesticpassenger to as high as P18,000 per international traveler."We've received complaints that a number of airlines have supposedly decided to scraptheir fuel surcharge via installment, rather than all at once. Other airlines havepurportedly removed the surcharge on certain flights, but kept the extra fee on otherflights," Ty said. (PR)Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on February 16, 2015.


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HuffPo Will Bus Non-Locals to Rally for Sanity for Free
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So, that little rally that Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert are planning to have in late October? It isn't going to be just contained to DC residents. In fact, the way its spread online through Facebook groups, Reddit and Twitter has led to an appeal that goes much further than the mid-Atlantic region. There has been such a response for participation outside of the area that last night, Ariana Huffington, while appearing on Stewart's The Daily Show to promote her newest book, mentioned that the people at The Huffington Post wanted to help by bussing people down to the Oct. 30 Rally to Restore Sanity – for free:
Arianna joined Stewart to talk about her new book Third World America, but the conversation quickly turned to Stewart's march and how people would be getting to Washington for the event. One audience member told Stewart that he would have difficulty getting there from Manhattan and Arianna told him that he should come to SoHo and ride on the "HuffPost Bus". She then surprised Stewart and his studio audience by pledging that, "we have as many buses as people to fill them." Arianna told Stewart later in the interview, "you just work on the message, I'll work on logistics."
If Huffington's plan comes to fruition, it'll be a lot more than just locals down there on the mall. And if you are a reader who lives outside of DC, you can register for the buses on HuffPo's website or follow the Twitter account for details as they are announced. Now get to work on those moderate signs already.
Dave Levy
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Tim Mahaffey on September 29, 2010 at 4:37 pm said:
I live in Middletown Indiana and would very much like to attend the rally on Oct.30th but money is every tight right now. Is there a discount bus or airfare trip package for one that you can steer me to. I have been fighting for sanity in government and in the media for years with letters to the local editor. I am not a rally type of person but I feel this rally is a statement that needs to be made before the crazies regressives(Tea Party) grab any type of actual power in Washington DC.
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Media Unity for Freedom of Press (MUFP) in its emergency meeting conveyed to discuss about continuous attack on media persons in Orissa, adopted three Resolutions after deep deliberations today in the auditorium of the Red Cross Bhawan.
In his introductory speech, member of MUFP Presidium Prasanta Patnaik gave a detail picture of how media persons are being targeted by the police and implicated in false cases in a deliberate attempt to gag freedom of Press so that people stay in dark about corporate exploitation. Shenanigans involved with the arrest of the Publisher of Suryaprava, a paper marked for upright presentation of news and views, is an instance of how media persons are being subjected to rash prosecution in Orissa, he said.
Editor in Chief of Suryaprava, former CBI chief Uma Shankar Mishra observed that the way Swain was arrested and forwarded to Court was not only violative of the Supreme Court guideline on arresting a person, but also is indicative of the Police at present acting under wrongful political pressure. He was shocked that harsher sections of Arms Act are pressed against a man who never knows how to grip a gun, probably in order to make his case non-bailable.
Veteran trade unionist and journalist Dwarika Mohan Mishra placed on records that repeated judicial directions for action against the Vedanta owner / operator are sloughed over by the Police whereas it has, in sharpest speed, arrested and pushed into the jail a man who is publishing a newspaper that puts up the voice of the common man. Modus operandi of the police in the instant case is therefore vitiated with malice, he pointed out.
Dinalipi Editor, Batakrishna Tripathy, also an eminent IPS Officer (Rtd) strongly disapproved the inhuman execution of the arrest of Swain when it was known to them that he was on his way to a hospital carrying with him medicines and food for his father fighting cancer. The speed and haste in which the arrest and subsequent steps were executed leads one to believe that the police has acted with a motive. The law-keepers should appreciate that the tradition of Press-Police cooperation in bettering the society which was in vogue in Orissa should not be given such a burial, he said.
Senior journalist Dulal Mishra congratulated MUFP for its role beyond boundaries of trade unions to stand with media persons willfully prosecuted against by Police and attacked by unsocial elements.
Senior journalist Sampad Mohapatra came down heavily upon the style of functioning of the present regime and stated that if media failed to raise its voice against all forms of attacks and atrocities on its right to dissent and air critical views there is every possibility that the powers that be will take it for granted.
Gopal Mohapatra, on behalf of Sambad Editor Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, expressed deep concern over repeated police atrocity on persons involved with media.
Prof, Banikanta Mishra,XIMB stressed on upright reporting when Pradyumna Satapathy emphasized on solidarity of media persons. Ramesh Mohanty dwelt on how MUFP has given a platform for united action of media persons against gagging of Press.
Sudhir Patnaik condemned the rash actions of police against Swain and called upon the convention to define future course of action against all such atrocities. He said the arrest of the Suryaprava publisher was intended to terrorise the media that dares take on the state government.
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak in his concluding speech pointed out how the police which had failed to take action against criminals and hoodlums turned hyper-active when asked by political bosses to victimise and punish media persons. It shows clearly how criminalisation and politicisation of the state police is now complete, he said. Democratic norms can be safeguarded only if media chooses to keep the police and the state repression under check, he maintained while reiterating MUFP's resolve to combat misuse of power by the police and the state government.
Media Unity for Freedom of Press (MUFP) in its emergency meeting conveyed to discuss about continuous attack on media persons in Orissa, condemned today the inhuman manner in which Suryaprava publisher Bikash Swain was arrested by Bhubaneswar Police leading to his landing in the jail.
The convention formed a Fact finding committee with Prasanta Patnaik, Batakrishna Tripathy, Subhas Chandra Pattanayak, Sampad Mohapatra, Gopal Mohapatra and Sudhir Pattanaik as members to investigate into and report on atrocities perpetrated on media persons starting with the instant case.
MUFP further resolved to stage a demonstration before the Raj Bhawan on 22 Sept 2010 in protest against the rash prosecution against Bikash Swain in blatant violation of the Supreme Court guideline on arrest of any citizen.
I firmly stand behind MUFP's efforts to stand up for the freedom of press and join all members in condemning the police action against a newsman. I fully share the view that the action is a state bid to force newspapers and other media agencies to fall in line. Needless to say I am a signatory to the resolution.
till now very less people are born on this earth who are capable of accepting their fault…..police acted vulgar by arresting SRI BIKASH SWAIN who is a true and able son of orissa .as a citizen of india we need to fight against this……….I STRONGLY SUPPORT MUFP..
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Review - The Demon in the Wood
The Demon in the Wood (The Grisha #0.1)
by Leigh Bardugo
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Book type: short story
Before he ruled Ravka, before he was the Darkling, he was just a lonely boy with an extraordinary gift. In this prequel story to the New York Times-bestselling Grisha Trilogy, Leigh Bardugo takes us into Ravka's mysterious past, when Grisha lived as fugitives and the Darkling took his first steps on the path to power.
For a short story, this was pretty good. Not spectacular, but just okay. You won't get much out of it if you haven't read the books of The Grisha trilogy, though; in fact, it will probably be rather confusing.
I did like seeing another side of the man who became the Darkling. If this had somehow been included in the books themselves, it would have helped to develop his character more. The events in this short little story help us understand him a little better; even so, I kind of wish there had been more. This is such an early incident in his life, and although I can see how it would have driven him to do some of the things he did later on, there are still a lot of unanswered questions.
So, like I said: it was good, but not great. It's worth reading, though, especially if you enjoyed the trilogy of full-length novels.
Quotable moment:
He understood then. The Grisha lived as shadows did, passing over the surface of the world, touching nothing, forced to change their shapes and hide in corners, driven by fear as shadows were driven by the sun. No safe place. No haven.
Premise: 3/5
Overall Rating: 3.38 out of 5 ladybugs
Keywords: fantasy, Leigh Bardugo, review, The Demon in the Wood, The Grisha, young adult
Zoe N. September 5, 2015 at 8:56 PM
The Darkling has always been such a mysterious and intriguing character in the series, so it's great that Bardugo has written a novella that kind of shows us why he's so evil and why he does what he does. However, the fact that the event in this novella happened so early on in his life makes it a bit less relatable then if it was an event that happened during or shortly before the events of the series.
Definitely going to have to give this a try! It kind of reminds me of Warner (Shatter Me)'s novella, which I loved. Thanks for sharing La Coccinelle and, as always, fabulous review! ♥
La Coccinelle September 6, 2015 at 4:16 PM
Bardugo could probably write a whole series about the Darkling (pre-Alina) and it would be very interesting. However, it would also be pretty spoilery for Alina's series, so...
Molly Mortensen September 22, 2015 at 7:11 PM
I wish it had been a novella! I almost bought the special edition of the third book (even though I didn't like it) just to get this story. I'm glad it was good!
La Coccinelle September 23, 2015 at 11:28 AM
A friend on Goodreads gave me links to three of the other Grisha stories (I haven't read them yet). I don't know if The Demon in the Wood is available for free anywhere, though.
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During the election campaign a cloud hung over Grant Shapps, the then chairman of the Conservative party. In April, he was accused of editing his own Wikipedia profile and those of other politicians by Richard Symonds, a Wikipedia member of staff and Lib Dem activist. Symonds claimed that Shapps 'or someone acting on his behalf' used an anonymous account 'Contribsx' to make edits that appeared to be to Shapps' benefit. But there has been no hard evidence Shapps edited the pages and Symonds has been censured by Wikipedia for his actions.
'I have been in public service long enough to handle this kind of thing, but I do worry that Wikipedia does not appear to have a processes in place to quickly, fairly and effectively deal with this kind of incident where a single rogue employee conspires with a newspaper reporter to invent a story.
Although Shapps was duly returned as the MP for Welwyn Hatfield with a majority of 17,424, he was removed as Tory chairman and now serves as Minister of State at DFID. As a friend of Shapps puts it: 'Grant may not have lost his seat at the election but he did lose his Cabinet job. It will take time for him to recover'.
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2. Develop a bullying/harassment policy that can be used in your workplace. The policy needs to include: (you may access and reference you state WHS legislation or fairwork for specific requirementsin your state and the following link provides a checklist: bullying policy checklist for employers page-Comcare.


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Brigadier General Diego Lamas is the name given to a train station in a rural area of the Artigas Department of northern Uruguay, by decree Ley No. 11.857. During the census of 2004, no population was recorded in this location. In the satellite image of 8/10/2003 (currently the latest of the area), about 30 small buildings appear near the station (see ).

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External links
INE map of Arigas Department (pdf 1.9 MB)

Railway stations in Uruguay
Buildings and structures in Artigas Department

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


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Betty McEachern
May 8th, 1926 to October 3rd, 2020
Betty Ann McEachern, 94, of Clyde Township, passed away peacefully with her daughters by her side on Saturday, October 3, 2020.
She was born May 8, 1926 in Port Huron to the late Carl and Bertha Schmitt. She married John M. "Jack" McEachern Jr. on October 5, 1946 in St. Stephen Catholic Church. He preceded her in death on August 7, 2011.
Betty was a 1944 graduate of St. Stephen High School. She retired from the State of Michigan adult probation and parole department. She was a member of St. Stephen Catholic Church and B.P.O.E. # 343. She had a passion for dance and was frequently the last to leave the dance floor. She enjoyed golfing, playing cards with friends, wintering in Zephyrhills, Florida and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
She is survived by three daughters, Jackie (Al) Truskowski, Peggy (Robert) Cooley and Kim (Larry) Soulliere; eight grandchildren, Sean Truskowski, Scott Truskowski, Christopher Cooley, Brianna Mountain, Timothy Cooley, Jeff Cooley, Jonathan Soulliere and Matthew Soulliere; thirteen great grandchildren; a great-great grandson; sisters, Marylin Armstrong and Jackie Bonney; sisters-in-law, Joyce Schmitt, Kay Schmitt and June Short; and a godchild, Debbie Furay. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Carl "Bill" Schmitt and Robert Schmitt; and a sister, Louise Spencer.
Funeral services and inurnment will be held at a later date.
Betty's family would like to thank the staff at Wadhams Creek Senior Community and Grace Hospice for their compassionate and loving care.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wadhams Creek Senior Community.


A person's sense of acceptance of a virtual body as his or her own is generally called virtual body ownership. Having such a mental model of one's own body transferred to a virtual human surrogate is known to play a critical role in one's sense of presence in a virtual environment. The focus of this dissertation is on top-down processing based on visually personalized body cues.
Congratulations to Sungchul for completing your Ph.D.
Sungchul will graduate from the University of Central Florida on May 3rd, 2018.
We are pleased to let you know that Dr. Gregory Welch was selected by the IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Committee (VGTC) to receive the 2018 IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Technical Achievement Award.
A more extensive award announcement and full citation will be included in an upcoming special VR 2018 issue of the journal IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG).
Sungchul Jung was awarded a "Dissertation Completion Fellowship" for Spring 2018.
The Graduate Dean's Dissertation Completion Fellowship aims to increase dissertation completion among doctoral students. This award is intended for students in their final semester of graduate education who have a realistic expectation of degree completion in the Spring semester. The award will allow students to forgo their non-research related employment obligations to concentrate on completing their dissertation.
Each college nominates students based on their demonstrated ability to complete high quality dissertation research and the assurance that the awarding of the fellowship will allow the student(s) to complete their dissertation and graduate at the end of the term.
Nikhil Patel accepted to Yale's Computer Science Bachelor's Program in Fall 2017.
Nikhil Patel, a high school research member from 2013-2017, was accepted to and entered Yale's Computer Science Bachelor's Program in Fall 2017.


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September 11 – October 16, 1999
Selected Works Press Release Back
11 September - 16 October 1999
His sly wit and prankster behavior mask an undercurrent of serious cultural criticism...
...rich and complex art...
- Nancy Spector, curator,
Guggenheim Museum, New York
The German artist Andreas Slominski's first one-person exhibition in New York provides an opportunity to see his diabolical animal traps and absurdly counter-intuitive actions that have been presented in many European art venues since the late 80s.
Slominski's traps can be crude and brutal like the Trap for Birds of Prey or deceptively charming and crafty like the Rat Trap in the form of a church. Inviting metaphor, the traps suggest the obsessed backwoods trapper, the kitschy handmade garden ornament or the nasty business of pest control.
Slominski's actions, episodic processes of excessive difficulty and comic contrivance, reference formal sculpture and result in a physical art work of some kind. The visitor to the Museum Haus Esters in Krefeld, Germany, saw Slominski's piece titled Golf Ball, ostensibly a lone golf ball sitting on the floor of the museum. Getting the ball in place, however, required a crane to lift a dump truck over the roof of the museum to the back of the building; a local golfer to hit a ball over the front of the museum and into the dump truck so that it would roll off the truck and through the previously removed glass window of the museum. Then the glass was replaced, the truck and crane removed, the golfer departed, leaving only the inanimate golf ball. Slominski's actions, absurd, ironic and humorous as they may be, possess a poignancy and dumb purity and reflect on the serious accommodation granted to art and artists.
Andreas Slominski was born in Meppen, Germany in 1959 and lives in Hamburg. His work has been the subject of one-person museum shows at Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin, Museum fur Modern Kunst in Frankfurt, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Kunsthalle ZŸrich, Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht and Museum Haus Esters in Krefeld and at galleries including Produzentengalerie in Hamburg, White Cube in London, Jablonka Galerie in Koln and Wako in Tokyo. The magazine Parkett featured his work in the Summer 1999 issue.


The event that offers the latest in green remodeling trends, technology and ideas for every home ends today at the Building Industry Association of Hawaii's (BIAHawaii) seventh annual Remodel It Right/Remodel It Green Expo at the Hawaii Convention Center.
An estimated 180 exhibitor booths are showcasing Hawaii's top contractors, suppliers, building industry experts and associates as they all combine under one roof to create more than 20,000 square feet of remodeling industry expertise. The event theme, "Remodel It Right, Remodel It Green", enlightens and educates homeowners on the latest products, services and trends in energy savings and sustainable living.
A very unique feature of this award winning expo are the "Meet the Experts" presentations that provide ongoing roundtable interactive discussions from the entire spectrum of the remodeling industry. "How to Get Money Back on your Green Remodeling Projects with Rebates, Tax Credits and Lower Utility Bills" will be conducted today at 1 p.m.
Remodeling Planning Kit will be offered to every family attending the this panel session, while supplies last.
Karen Nakamura is executive vice president /CEO of the Building Industry Association of Hawaii.