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Эдмунд «Эд» Певенси (; 1930—1949) — один из главных героев серии книг «Хроники Нарнии», брат Питера, Сьюзен и Люси, двоюродный брат Юстэса Вреда. Родился в 1930 году по Земному летоисчислению. Эдмунд описывается, как кареглазый брюнет со светлой кожей, более низкий ростом, чем Питер. Подчас гораздо более рассудительный, чем старший брат. Сначала он легко поддается чужому влиянию, но потом становится более мудрым и разборчивым. Полное звание: «Король Нарнии, герцог равнины Фонарного Столба, граф Западных болот, Рыцарь ордена Стола», . Народ Нарнии прозвал его Эдмунд Справедливый ().

Фигурирует в пяти книгах «Хроник Нарнии»: как ребёнок и основной персонаж — в книгах «Лев, колдунья и Платяной шкаф», «Принц Каспиан» и «Покоритель зари, или Плавание на край света»; как взрослый — в книгах «Конь и его мальчик» и «Последняя битва».

Биография
В романе сказано, что Эдмунд (Эд, Нэд, Эдди) Пэвэнси родился в 1930 году. Согласно книге его родители остались в Лондоне, однако в фильме решили «отослать» его отца (имя неизвестно) на войну. Эдмунд был впечатлительным ребёнком, и, пойдя в 5 класс, попал в дурную компанию. Изменения в его характере мы видим в книге «Лев, Колдунья и Платяной Шкаф». Также Эдмунд имел склонность к эгоизму, так как он довольно быстро согласился на условие Колдуньи, что его брат и сёстры будут ниже его по положению - он станет принцем и потом королём, они - герцогом и герцогинями. Более того - Колдунья говорит мальчику, что он как будущий король станет нуждаться в знатных дамах и кавалерах, людях благородной крови - и у Эдмунда с языка срывается : "Да они обычные ребята, в них ничего особенного, тем более благородного - но если так надо, пусть будут знатью".  Позже мальчик осознаёт, что вёл себя как  настоящий свинтус.

Многие иллюстраторы «Хроник» изображают его блондином с голубыми глазами, иногда рыжим, часто с веснушками, но подлинная внешность Эдмунда неизвестна (есть возможность, что он может быть брюнетом). В книге «Конь и его мальчик» упоминалось, что люди из процессии в Ташбаане «красивые и благородные, многие из них белокурые». Однако точно сказать, относился ли Эдмунд Пэвэнси к их числу, невозможно. В фильме «Лев, Колдунья и Платяной Шкаф» мальчика показывают слишком вспыльчивым, что несколько противоречит оригиналу, где говорилось, что Эдмунд спокоен и хладнокровен. Однако в фильме «Принц Каспиан» это было учтено. Также мы видим, что Эдмунд единственный из «друзей Нарнии», кто читает детективы и подобные «умные» книги, что склонно к его рассудительности. Эдмунд также (особенно в фильме) не обделён чувством юмора.

Лев, Колдунья и Платяной шкаф
После рассказа Люси о Нарнии, издевался над сестрой, спрашивая её, не нашла ли она миров в других волшебных шкафах.

Попав в Нарнию, оказался под влиянием Джадис, Белой Колдуньи. Позже, под влиянием Колдуньи, точнее, из-за желания снова отведать волшебного рахат-лукума, который чем больше ешь, тем больше хочешь ещё, предал брата и сестер, уйдя к Джадис и выдав ей их местоположение. Вместо того, чтобы наградить Эдмунда, Джадис заключила его в тюрьму, где он видел силу Колдуньи: замораживать живые существа и обращать их в камень.

По фильму именно там Эдмунд познакомился с Тумнусом — фавном, спасшем Люси в её первый визит в Нарнию. Позже вместе с Джадис и её слугой-гномом отправился в лагерь Аслана. Во время остановки на ночь был спасён солдатами Аслана и после раскаяния был прощён. Участвовал в битве против Колдуньи, где смог уничтожить волшебную палочку, которой Джадис обращала противников в каменные статуи. Был ранен в битве, но исцелён бальзамом Люси. Стал королём Нарнии. Народ прозвал его Эдмунд Справедливый.

Конь и его мальчик
Король Эдмунд и его сестра Королева Сьюзен едут в Тархистан, в гости к царевичу Рабадашу. Однако вскоре Эдмунд понимает, что они оказались в плену, сами того не подозревая. Мужчина придумывает гениальный план, и нарнийцы вырываются на свободу.

Позже Эдмунд и его сестра Люси вступают в битву с Рабадашем и его войском и побеждают его. Эдмунд прекрасно сражается, он убивает несколько человек, однажды падает, но остается живым и вступает в бой с Рабадашем.

В этой книге Эдмунд подтверждает своё звание «Справедливый»:

— Отрубите ему голову, Ваше Величество, — сказал Перидан. — Кто он как не убийца?
— Спору нет, он негодяй, но и негодяй может исправиться, я знал такой случай…

Таким образом он намекает о своём предательстве, и о том как он исправился.

Принц Каспиан
Эдмунд здесь предстаёт 11-летним мальчиком, но он мудр и осторожен. Он единственный, кто поверил Люси в этот раз «ведь тогда, год назад, права была она». Аслан зовёт его молодцом. Из-за того, что поверил сестре, вторым после Люси видит Аслана.

В фильме мальчик окончательно искупает свою вину: Каспиан, Никабрик и ведьма вызывают Белую Колдунью. Каспиану пытается помочь Питер, но и он оказывается под чарами Джадис. И только Эдмунд разбивает ледяную глыбу с Колдуньей, в очередной раз спасая жизнь брата, Каспиана и Нарнию.
Сражался вместе с Каспианом во второй битве при Беруне (первая битва происходила в книге «Лев, Колдунья и Платяной шкаф»)

Покоритель зари
В этой книге Эдмунду 12 лет.  В фильме ему 14 лет, и из-за этого его не берут в армию, когда он пытается приписать себе возраст с помощью паспорта своей тёти и отправиться добровольцем. Вместе с родной сестрой Люси и двоюродным братом, врединой Юстасом (с соответствующей фамилией - Вред), попадает в Нарнию через картину с кораблём. Принимает активное участие в приключениях. Вместе с Юстасом, Каспианом и Люси  был взят в плен работорговцами, но они были освобождены. Когда вредина Юстас превратился в дракона, Эдмунд или Люси спросили его: «А ты случайно не Юстас?». Позже Эдмунд утешает его: «Если честно, я вёл себя не лучше, чем ты, когда первый раз оказался в Нарнии, но если ты был просто свинтусом  , то я  - ещё вдобавок и предателем!».

Серебряное кресло
В этом романе Эдмунд не появляется, но его упоминают несколько раз, как короля.

Последняя битва
Здесь Эдмунд второстепенный персонаж и ему 19 лет. В этой части он вместе с Питером помогает раздобыть волшебные кольца Юстасу и Джил, чтобы те могли перемещаться между мирами. Позже Питер и Эдмунд  погибают, когда поезд, в котором ехали Юстас, Джил, профессор Керк, Полли Пламмер и Пэвэнси-родители, сходит с пути и врезается в платформу, на которой стояли оба юноши. . Так, Эдмунд снова попадает в Нарнию. Ребята встречают Аслана, и тот объясняет, что они, в земном смысле, "погибли" и потому не смогут вернуться в Англию, и позволяет им наконец попасть в "истинную" Нарнию.

Кино
 В экранизации BBC 1988—1990 годов Эдмунда сыграл Джонатан Скотт.
 В экранизации Walden Media (2005, 2008, 2010) Эдмунда сыграл Скандар Кейнс.
 В американской комедии «Очень эпическое кино», которая в том числе пародирует фильм 2005 года, есть пародия на Эдмунда Певенси. Пародийного персонажа сыграл Кэл Пенн.

Критика и отзывы
 «Эдмунд, подобно Иуде, гад и предатель, однако, в отличие от Иуды, он раскаялся и получил прощение (как, без сомнения, получил бы Иуда, если бы раскаялся)». (из письма Клайва Льюиса к Патрисии, 8 июня 1960)
 Журнал «Мир Фантастики» поставил Эдмунда на 7 место в списке «10 самых известных предателей в фантастике», добавив, что предательство Эдмунда самое дешёвое в списке, а с другой стороны, было полностью искуплено кровью. В христианской философии «Хроник Нарнии» мальчик играет роль Иуды, без которого невозможно было воскрешение Аслана, аналога Иисуса..

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love and mercy tonight..
Brian Wilson @ Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham - 1st June 2016
I saw Brian Wilson performing in the "legends" slot at Glastonbury in 2005. It had been a wet year, but the sun came out and the site dried up in time for everyone to put their sunglasses on and listen to a dose of pure Californian sunshine. Wilson sometimes didn't look much like he knew what was going on, waving his hands about behind the piano rather than actually playing, but his band were great and, when you've got a back catalogue that good, frankly what does it matter. He even played "Little Saint Nick".
In June.
I turned down the chance to see him performing Pet Sounds in Nottingham a decade ago because it just seemed so expensive, but after ten more years of growing appreciation of the size of the man's talent, I wasn't about to miss out again this time around. Not least because this is apparently the last time he will be performing "Pet Sounds" in full, and because it might well be the 73 year old's last tour full stop.
It's only a few months since I saw "Love & Mercy", the film of Wilson's life starring Paul Dano as a young Brian and John Cusack as the older version. Perhaps unexpectedly, it's brilliant: not only are we reminded of the genius of Wilson's songwriting, but we also see the toll that trying to catch the lightning of his inspiration on tape ultimately took on his life. Dano is outstanding, but Cusack – who doesn't much look like Brian Wilson at all – really captures the shuffling man that we see onstage tonight.
It's hard to know how much Wilson really takes in. Does he know what city he's in? Is he really all that aware of what's going on around him? A couple of times in the set, he basically just stands up and shuffles off-stage as songs are still finishing. His mental health problems are well-documented, and he cuts a frail, sometimes distracted figure on the stage. At 73-years old, he also needs quite a lot of help from his band to pull off those beautiful songs: there are sometimes 11 musicians onstage here, with instruments ranging from the theramin, flute, vibes, saxophone, bongos all the way back to three guitars, two drummers and a bassist. They sound great… when they launch into the introduction to "California Girls" early in the set, it's almost impossible not to be transported back to a more innocent time. Original Beach Boy, Al Jardine is there, but perhaps the most important member of the backing band is Al's son Matt, who handles all of the higher vocals with confidence and with a beautifully strong and clear falsetto. "Don't Worry Baby" in particular is a delight, but he seamlessly picks up those notes that Wilson himself used to sing but can no longer reach. Wilson's voice is still good: it wobbles around a bit, but then he'll suddenly take you by surprise with the power and clarity of his vocal.
But it's those songs…. Ah. I can't hear early Beach Boys music without almost being moved to tears by the beauty and the innocence. Better than almost any other songwriter, Wilson has an uncanny knack of transporting me back to a more innocent time. His songs are guileless and naive in the most charming way. In many ways, the progression from those early surf hits to those more fragile and delicate songs on "Pet Sounds" mirrors both Wilson's development as a songwriter and his own apparent inability to deal with the complexities of the modern world. If there's a more beautiful song than "God Only Knows", then I'm not sure I've heard it, and it predictably brings the tears to my eyes when the band play it. That on its own might be enough, but Brian Wilson has written literally dozens of songs (nearly) as good as that: Good Vibrations, for starters….
The set itself is some two-and-a-half hours long, and could probably do with a bit of trimming. Apart from anything else, I'm mildly confused by the presence of former-Beach Boy and touring member of the Rolling stones, Blondie Chaplain, who appears midset for three songs, disappears and then comes back to shake a tambourine during the encore. To be fair, he's a compelling stage presence, I just didn't know why he was there.
All in all? A wonderful evening with some of the most beautiful songs ever written, well-performed and with some added poignancy from the fragile state of Brian Wilson and the fact that I will probably never get to see him perform these songs again.
The setlist was something like:
California Girls
Dance, Dance, Dance
Little Deuce Coupe
Little Honda
Girl Don't Tell Me
Wake the World
Add Some Music to Your Day
Then I Kissed Her
One Kind of Love
Wild Honey (Blondie Chaplin on lead vocals)
Funky Pretty (Blondie Chaplin on lead vocals)
Sail On, Sailor (Blondie Chaplin on lead vocals)
Wouldn't It Be Nice
You Still Believe in Me
That's Not Me
I'm Waiting for the Day
Let's Go Away for Awhile
Sloop John B
I Know There's an Answer
Here Today
I Just Wasn't Made for These Times
Caroline, No
Help Me, Rhonda
Barbara Ann
Surfin' U.S.A.
Fun, Fun, Fun
The way he finished with "Love and Mercy" was just so touching. He's a gentle soul and he really wasn't made for these times.
I was also, for a change, one of the youngest people in the audience. Now that doesn't happen very often any more, I can tell you. I was a lot more limber than most of them too... On the way out, we saw the band's tour buses pulling up to take them on the next leg of the tour - they're playing in Barcelona next. We were delighted to see that the lead bus had a fresh bunch of flowers, a kettle and a toaster.
Well, he's earned them, hasn't he?
Verdict: A night to cherish. 9 / 10
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During the coming months, residents and members of the business community will work together to create Vision 2040, which will provide another vital opportunity to look forward and define the future we want for Lenexa. We invite both residents and others interested in Lenexa's future to participate in this important process.
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Purpose: Craft a document and a video plan that represents the vision with achievable goals, and strategies.
Lenexa has a long history of engaging citizens in processes to create long-term visions for our community. Through the Vision 2020 and Vision 2030 processes, Lenexa residents established big plans for our community. With the foundation laid by Vision 2020 and Vision 2030, we are now embarking on Vision 2040 to shape Lenexa's future for the next 20+ years.


Let me start off by saying this: I love Weezer… or, at the very least, I loved their first three albums ("The Blue Album," "Pinkerton" and "The Green Album"). Weezer was rock n' roll for the little guy. It was not quite the angst driven, sadgasm that was grunge, but it also was not bright and bouncy enough to be pop music. They did not necessarily talk about death, anguish or addiction, but they also did not produce vague, romantic ballads or flashy, synth-driven tracks about parties. They talked about sexual frustration, social anxiety and existentialism. It struck an interesting balance between being dark and being heavy, with an early sixties rock influence coating the instrumentals.
But with that said, it is hard to deny that the past sixteen or so years have not been particularly kind to Weezer. From heavily pop-centric projects like "Make Believe and Raditude" to more experimental projects, like "Maladroit" and "The Red Album," Weezer has been anything but consistent in quality.
To some degree, "Pacific Daydream" is to Weezer what "One More Light" was to Linkin Park. Both of these albums represented a complete change in stylistics for the bands, in these cases, a more pop-driven direction. The songs are complexly produced, heavy, hook-driven ballads about growing up and being young. However, here, the changes are not as extreme. Rivers Cuomo's voice is still there, lyrically, the themes are similar, but the actual aesthetic, sound, and emotions emitted here are, simply put, different. With "Pacific Daydream," Rivers Cuomo is really giving us two different albums. One album is an attempt at creating a marketable, accessible album, aimed at a newer, millennial audience, while the other is a modernized love letter banking on nostalgia.
A good chunk of this album is trying to sell you this sticky sweet sensation of a simpler time. This is highlighted, for example, in the opening song "Mexican Fender." The song talks about Rivers Cuomo meeting his first love in a guitar shop. The songs are scratchy, yet warm and glitzy, with a heavy emphasis on guitars. The way that the lyrics are written, it is a strong effort to capture the essence of their earlier songs, such as "In The Garage." Another track, "Beach Boys," serves as a love song to Cuomo's favorite band, The Beach Boys. Cuomo talks about being disillusioned with the hustle and bustle of the modern world. We are living "in a hip-hop world", as he puts it. It is fast-paced, and it is complex. In the hook, he shouts at someone to "TURN IT UP! It's the Beach Boys!," followed by him talking about how they "make [his] eyes get moist," and things like that.
With regards to the more pop-centric cuts on the album, the crowning achievement of Billboard-topping, mainstream radio sound comes from the lead single, "Feels Like Summer." From the opening "na-na-na-na," you can tell what kind of song this is. It is reminiscent of something you would hear from, say, 21 Pilots. Other songs, such as "Get Right" have a more Train-esq sound to them, from the heavy acoustic guitar melod to the spicy sounding electric guitar riffs, right down to the simple, yet passionate drum patterns. I would even go a far as suggesting that there is a strange, Sugar Ray-Backstreet Boys fusion on the song "QB Blitz," which features Rivers Cuomo's layered vocals singing about how he regrets certain decisions made in his life, and how, while he wll miss the people who have helped him get here, he needs to go his own way.
What these tracks also do is highlight a key feature of the album: the production is almost flawless. It is squeaky clean, tight; the audio equivalent of photoshop. But it is this flawlessness that acts as the album's ultimate flaw. The grimey guitar work, the hard-hitting, right-in-your-ear drums, the heavy, shredding base, is all abandoned on this album. Even with their more questionable work, the aesthetic was at least somewhat there. It is a betrayal of a defining aspect of Weezer's appeal in the first place.
Earlier, I mentioned that "Pacific Daydream" was Weezer's "One More Light." Asides from the drastic change in production and aesthetic, the other common factor is the level of emotional depth. The emotion on this album runs about as deep as a small, above ground pool. I do not doubt that Rivers Cuomo is feeling the things he says on this album. However, whether or not what he says is sincere is not what I am talking about. What I am talking about is the basic execution. When an artist goes into talking about emotion, I expect them to give me something that I can really feel.
Back in March, Mount Eerie came out with "A Crow Looked At Me," and it was the first album that managed to make tears fall from my eyes. The reason this happened was because Phil Elverum really dug inside himself and let his emotions bleed out onto the mic. He did not hold back– he did what he could to make you understand what he was going through as much as he possibly could, even though he knew all too well that you never possibly could. It is that exact energy that is missing from this project. And that is a shame because, when you dig around some of the more sappy, coming-of-age parts, this album does have some pretty good ideas in terms of themes. It talks about artistic frustration, the concept of influence, aging more and more, yet trying to stay relevant.


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Spider-Man: Far From Home's EDITH Is Voiced by a Marvel Studios Veteran
Spider-Man: Far From Home introduced EDITH to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Edith is the latest in the line of Tony Stark-designed artificial intelligence, following JARVIS and FRIDAY. EDITH's voice was unfamiliar to Marvel fans, yet it belongs to a longtime Marvel Studios veteran.
According to IMDB, Dawn Michelle King provided the voice of EDITH in Far From Home. The reason fans won't recognize her voice is that she works behind the scenes as an assistant editor. Her Marvel Studios editing credits include Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Thor: The Dark World, Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King, Ant-Man, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Spider-Man: Far From Home has topped the box office for two weeks in a row. It's global box office total now sits at $635.2 million. The film received a warm reception from fans and critics. Reviews highlighted the film's humorous tone, high-end special effects, and cast performances. ComicBook.com's Brandon Davis felt the same way, as he said in his five-star review of the film:
"While the film stands very much on its own, Far From Home does tremendous, exciting things to open unexpected doors and to expand the MCU as a whole. It's almost as if Marvel Studios is showing off, following up Endgame with moments that immediately hook an audience for more both with a single character and their expansive world. In fact, Spider-Man: Far From Home doesn't stop blowing minds until the lights in the theater come on. It includes two of the best post-credits scenes attached to any Marvel movie to date, loaded with expansive and thrilling twists, any details of which would be massive spoilers.
"It doesn't seem like we're swinging to any crazy conclusions in calling Spider-Man: Far From Home the best Spider-Man movie ever. Top to bottom, it is a complete moviegoing experience. It is thrilling, it is fun, it is unpredictable, and it is full of heart. Spider-Man: Far From Home is a by far a home run."
Spider-Man: Far From Home is directed by Jon Watts from a script by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. The film stars Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, Cobie Smulders, Jon Favreau, J. B. Smoove, Jacob Batalon, Martin Starr, Marisa Tomei, and Jake Gyllenhaal.
What did you think of Spider-Man: Far From Home? Let us know how you felt about it in the comments section. Spider-Man: Far From Home is now playing in theaters.
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Founder-led IPO updates get mixed reception
Graeme Evans from interactive investor
AO World, Deliveroo and THG were all in the spotlight today.
The entrepreneurs behind THG (LSE:THG), Deliveroo (LSE:ROO) and AO World (LSE:AO.) were in the spotlight today as trading updates from three of the biggest founder-led IPOs of recent years got a mixed reception.
Deliveroo's founder and chief executive Will Shu only joined the stock market fray last month but continues to find it hard to win over the City sceptics after another fall in share price today, 7.7p lower at 262.5p to leave the delivery app more than £2 billion down on its opening value of £7.6 billion.
It revealed transactions rose 130% to £1.65 billion in the first quarter of the year, but today's update did little to allay fears that this may be as good as it gets for the business after a period of favourable trading conditions due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
This was echoed by Shu, who is taking a "prudent approach" to full-year guidance. He said: "This is our fourth consecutive quarter of accelerating growth, but we are mindful of the uncertain impact of the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions."
Just Eat (LSE:JET) heaped pressure on Deliveroo earlier this week when it said it was growing its delivery operation at a significantly faster pace than UK competitors as it continues to prioritise growing market share in this area.
Its core marketplace platform remains the powerhouse of the FTSE 100 stock, with chief executive Jitse Groen telling The Times it was "incredibly difficult" to achieve profitability on the ultra-competitive logistics side of takeaway food.
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Concerns about the Deliveroo valuation also reflect unease over workers' rights in the gig economy and the special voting powers afforded to Shu, who founded the business in 2013 with childhood friend Greg Orlowski.
Matt Moulding, the founder of Hut Group business THG, has been the subject of similar corporate governance concerns since last year's £5.4 billion flotation included the provision of a golden share for the company's chairman and chief executive.
Shares fell back 31.5p to 671p today but are sharply higher than the IPO price, with interest in the company being driven by its exposure to the fast-growing beauty and nutrition markets through online brands Lookfantastic and Myprotein. Together with the high-margin e-commerce platform Ingenuity, they account for about 90% of sales.
An update on first quarter trading today revealed revenues jumped by 58.2%, with margins in line with previous guidance. Having called THG a "gem of a business" at the time of the flotation, analysts at Liberum today upped their price target to 1,000p from 850p previously.
They said the company continued to see very strong trading, which added to confidence in its ability to capture future growth opportunities for its own and third-party brands.
Moulding said the company had "delivered exceptionally well" on its IPO commitments, adding that he would be donating £100 million of THG shares to a charitable foundation as part of a commitment not to profit from his employment at the company. Moulding and his wife currently hold 319.3 million shares in THG, equivalent to about 25% of the group.
AO World's John Roberts, who founded the online electricals business in 2000 before its £1.2 billion listing in 2014, said in the aftermath of the Deliveroo float that the stock market still had a problem with "the uncertainty that comes with entrepreneurship".
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AO's shares initially struggled after its IPO but the business has been taken to a new level by the pandemic, with today's end-of-year update showing annual revenues increased by 62% to £1.66 billion after momentum continued in the fourth quarter. Underlying earnings are in line with City forecasts at between £63 million and £72 million, which compares with £19.6 million a year earlier.
Chief executive Roberts said: "The last 12 months have been like no other and we have been very proud to rise to the challenges for our customers - keeping their lives powering on with essential electrical and technology products."
Shares rose 5.8p to 323.4p, below the peak of 433p at the start of 2021 but a far cry from the 61p recorded a year ago. An employee incentive scheme will reward the company's 3,000 staff should the share price go above 523p — equivalent to a market capitalisation of £2.5 billion.
Roberts, a former kitchen salesman, owns about 22% of the company he co-founded after a £1 bet in a pub. It is now a member of the FTSE 250 index, with operations in the UK and Germany.
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Trump Team Weighs Tariff Cut To Clinch China Trade Deal
The Trump administration is considering eliminating tariffs on billions of dollars of Chinese imports to spur progress towards a trade deal, less than two weeks before a high-level delegation from Beijing is scheduled to arrive in Washington for talks.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has proposed a tariff reduction as an incentive for China to sweeten its offer to the United States, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
However, administration hardliners, including US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, are opposed to eliminating the tariffs before China has taken irreversible steps to meet American demands.
President Donald Trump last year imposed tariffs on Chinese industrial and consumer goods as leverage in talks aimed at shrinking the US trade deficit and forcing China to abandon discriminatory trading practices.
If negotiations do not succeed by March 1, tariffs on USD 200 billion (S$271 billion) worth of Chinese products are scheduled to rise to 25 percent from 10 percent. Officials are debating whether to instead eliminate the levies on some or all of the affected Chinese goods.
After years of tough talk regarding China, Trump in recent months has warmed to the idea of striking a deal with Beijing.
The idea of an early tariff cut has not yet reached his desk, with the administration scrambling to manage a government shutdown that entered its 28th day yesterday.
But weakness on Wall Street – where the Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost more than 9 percent since its Oct 3 peak – and mounting unease among Trump's political supporters hurt by the tariff war are triggering the President's dealmaking instincts, the people familiar with the discussions said.
"He's driving towards a deal," said one business executive who asked not to be named. "He wants a deal and may be willing to settle for not very much to get it."
Trump agreed with Chinese President Xi Jinping over dinner in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last Dec 1 to delay a scheduled tariff increase and launch renewed talks aimed at a comprehensive trade deal.
Washington has insisted for months that it would not remove tariffs unless China agreed to significantly higher purchases from US businesses and changes in its state-dominated economic system.
The administration has long been divided over the best approach to China, with Mnuchin preoccupied with the impact on financial markets and the economy of a prolonged trade conflict and Lighthizer and White House adviser Peter Navarro determined to force what they see as long-overdue changes in ties with Beijing.
"Neither Secretary Mnuchin nor Ambassador Lighthizer has made any recommendations to anyone with respect to tariffs or other parts of the negotiation with China," said a spokesman for the Treasury Department. "This an ongoing process with the Chinese that is nowhere near completion."
Trump has oscillated between his team's hawks and doves and could do so again, according to a former Treasury Department official.
Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He is scheduled to lead the Chinese side in the next round of talks, starting on Jan 30. Mr Lighthizer will head the US delegation.―The Straits Times


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Q: Validating number precision/scale How would I validate the precision/scale of a number posted from a form to make sure it can be stored in an Oracle NUMBER column?  For example:
<input type="number" name="foo" value="123.45" />

The user submits the form to the PHP backend...
<?php
function isValidNumber($number, $precision, $scale) {
    // ???

    return $isValid;
}

// The precision and scale here are actually dynamic
$isValid = isValidNumber($_POST['foo'], 5, 2);

...where I would like to be able to validate the number without trying to insert/update it in Oracle and handle any precision overflow errors (proactive design, rather than reactive).  I have not been able to come up with a method of accurately validating all the various fringe cases (Oracle doesn't produce errors for scale overflow - it just rounds to the maximum, but this rounding could lead to precision overflows, which do produce errors, etc.).

A: function isValidNumber($number, $precision, $scale) {
    $isValid = false;
    if (is_numeric($number)) {
        $num = round(abs($number), $scale);
        $max = str_repeat('9',$precision - $scale).'.'.str_repeat('9',$scale);
        $isValid = $num <= $max;
    }
    return $isValid;
}

Output for isValidNumber($number, 5, 2)
123.456   (valid)
9999.999  (invalid)
99999.999 (invalid)
12.003    (valid)
999.99    (valid)
999.999   (invalid)
1234.5    (invalid)

and finally
isValid(1234567890123456789012345678.90, 30, 2) == **valid**

A: You can achieve this using n number of ways. Following can be starting point

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*Client Side validation using HTML5 validation

A suggested way can be using Regex pattern based matches using HTML5 only.
input type="text" pattern="regex"

Disclaimer : the pattern logic has not been tested, so you will have to test it before you use anywhere
-?([0-9]{0,precision-scale}\.[0-9]{1,scale}|[0-9]{1,precision-scale})

the same Regex logic can also be used at any of the following layers which have there own plus and minus

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*Client Side using Java-script Validation

*Server Side using php validation

*Validation at DB layer and throwing error all across different
layers

A: Get the length of the string , get the position of the decimal
this will give you the total decimal places
$len = strlen($num);
$p = strpos($num, '.');
$dec_plcs = ($len - $p) - 1;

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Journal of Metabolic Syndrome
Hong Wang*
Senior Research Scientist, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine
University of Virginia Medical School, USA
Hong Wang obtained his Medical degree and Ph.D. degree from the Nanjing Medical University, China. His Ph.D. study focused on the biochemical pathways involved in the pathogenesis of diabetic chronic complications. He then practiced as a Clinical Associate Professor in adult endocrinology in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University for many years. In 1995, his interest in basic research led him to the USA. He first studied the central modulation of pain, particularly focused on the molecular neuroanatomical pathways in both central and peripheral nerve system in the Department of Cell Biology and Neuroanatomy of University of Minnesota. In 1999, he moved to the University of Virginia to study the central regulation of respiratory and cardiovascular function in the Department of Pharmacology. Currently, he is a Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Medicine. Since 2002, his research interest has been focusing on the insulin action on vascular endothelial biology and the molecular machinery that mediates biomacromoleculars move across the endothelial barrier. Dr. Wang has authored over 40 peer-reviewed publications.
Hong Wang research interests are on Insulin action on vascular endothelial biology and the molecular machinery that mediates biomacromoleculars move across the endothelial barrier.
Anti-obesity medication Bariatric surgery Basal Metabolic Rate Belly Fat Breast cancer Cardiovascular disease Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Type 1 Diabetes Type 2 Disease management Dyslipidemia Endocrinology Fatty Liver Gallstones Gastrointestinal Disorders Genetic Predisposition Gestational diabetes HDL Cholesterol High Blood Pressure Hydrocortisone Hyperlipidemia Hyperuricemia Insulin Resistance Insulin Resistance Syndrome Lipodystrophy syndrome Metabolic Acidosis Metabolic Disorder Metabolic Nutrition Metabolic Pathway Metabolic Syndrome Metabolic Syndrome Diet Metabolic Weight Loss Metabolism Metabolism Boosters Minimally invasive Obesity Osteoporosis Polycystic ovary syndrome Primary health care Psychiatry and Psychology Schizophrenia Stress Syndrome X Tobacco Effects Waist Circumference
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Risks Associated with Combining Bufo alvarius with Ayahuasca
Recently the use of the secretions of by the Bufo alvarius toad (correct name Incilius alvarius) has become popular in various ritual settings. This popularization has meant that its use is becoming common in retreats where ayahuasca is also being consumed. While from a physiological perspective the separate use of each of these preparations is quite safe, combining these two substances is dangerous and can be deadly.
There are at least one case of death and an emergency room admission documented in the medical literature where the combination of Bufo alvarius with harmalines, compounds present in ayahuasca, was the cause.
No known ritual use of Bufo alvarius in conjunction with ayahuasca
The secretions of Bufo alvarius (correct name Incilius alvarius) contains more than a dozen tryptamine compounds, the most important of which are bufotenin and 5-MeO-DMT (5-methoxy-dimethyltryptamine). It does not contain DMT (N, N-dimethyltryptamine), which is present in ayahuasca. In the ethnographic literature, there are no documented cases where plants containing 5-MeO-DMT and/or bufotenin have been added to ayahuasca, even though plants containing these compounds have been known and used for millennia [1]. Neither 5-MeO-DMT nor bufotenin has ever been found in any chemical analysis performed on ayahuasca collected from different cultural groups spread throughout the Amazon Basin.
There are records of indigenous groups that use the leaves of Banisteriosis caapi (rich in harmaline)[2] to potentiate the effects of virolas (a genus of large trees, some of which produce a red, N,N-DMT- and 5-MeO-DMT-containing resin from the inner bark, which is used to make hallucinogenic rapés or snuffs rich in bufotenin and 5-MeO-DMT). However, this type of use is limited to specific regions and Amazonian indigenous groups and the method of application is always through snorting or inhalation (i.e. smoking) and this combination is never ingested orally. The fact that there is no Indigenous group that is known to combine these compounds orally – despite their widespread availability and the broad knowledge surrounding them throughout the Amazon – is a good indicator that caution should be used when combining them.
At some point in history, the peoples of the Amazon somehow learned to combine plants rich in harmala alkaloids with plants rich in DMT to make ayahuasca. Yet, despite the numerous plants that a shaman or tribe may add to their b. caapi decoction, these same shaman or tribes would also have had to learn not to add plants containing 5-MeO-DMT/bufotenina to the ayahuasca brew. This may be because of the potential side effects. Additionally, there are also no known rituals where the inhalation of rich in 5-MeO-DMT or bufotenin after taking ayahuasca. Archaeological records from in northern Chile (Atacama and the Azapa Valley) have shown that the cultures that lived there were regular consumers of rapé (snuff) that contains 5-MeO-DMT/bufotenin. However, chemical analysis of mummy hairs detected harmalines without the remains of tryptamines, which indicates that these groups never combined ayahuasca with the 5-MeO-DMT-containing rapé nor added plants used in rapé to ayahuasca.[3]
As noted above, there are at least two deaths that have been recorded in the medical literature where harmaline and 5-MeO-DMT have been found in autopsies. The first case relates to an individual who died after an ayahuasca session and when an autopsy was conducted, 5-MeO-DMT was detected. It is therefore possible that the individual had self-administered a compound containing 5-MeO-DMT at the end of the ayahuasca session, which produced a deadly effect.[4] The second is a case where the individual combined 5-MeO-DMT with harmaline in an attempt to reproduce the effects of ayahuasca.[5]
Studies in animals have shown that the combination of harmaline with 5-MeO-DMT potentiates hyperthermia, which 5-MeO-DMT can also induce when taken on its own.[6] Researchers have found that deregulation of thermoregulatory mechanisms produces remarkable side effects in animals and is the cause of fatal overdoses from serotonergic compounds. Adverse effects only occur only when combining harmalines with 5-Meo-DMT/bufotenin orally and not when harmalines are combined with DMT. This may be because harmalines, besides inhibiting the MAO-A (monoamine oxidase) enzyme thereby preventing the destruction of tryptamine compounds in the gastrointestinal tract, also inhibit their metabolism by the liver (through the cytochrome 2D6), which results in a remarkable increase of the chemicals that reach the brain.
Furthermore, 5-MeO-DMT and bufotenin have higher affinities for serotonergic receptors than DMT and therefore produce effects at lower doses. Apart from how 5-MeO-DMT and bufotenin are metabolized in the brain, they also may produce metabolites that are even more active than in the original compounds.[7] These phenomena may not produce significant side effects when the substances are inhaled, but when combined with harmalines found in ayahuasca, these chemicals are metabolized more slowly, staying in the body longer, and possibly producing fatal effects. Although the risk associated with combining ayahuasca with 5-MeO-DMT is higher if consumed orally (because both compounds are metabolized by the liver) there may still be a risk from smoking 5-MeO-DMT if harmalines have been ingested (even though inhalation avoids the hepatic route).
Although only two deaths have been recorded in the literature, it is certain that if this practice of combining these two substances becomes more common there will be more serious or even fatal incidences that occur.
How to avoid interactions between these substances
Pharmacological studies have shown that at least one harmalinic compound (THH-tetrahydroharmine), as well as some metabolites of the harmalines present in ayahuasca that also have MAOI properties, remain in the blood for up to 24 hours following ingestion.[8] To avoid interactions individuals should wait at least 24 hours, after ingesting ayahuasca before inhaling Bufo alvarius. In the case that Bufo alvarius is smoked first, the individual should wait at least one hour before ingesting ayahuasca and not inhale Bufo alvarius for at least 24 hours afterwards. This advice is speculative, and therefore caution should be exercised – since it is unknown how these compounds or their metabolites interact in the brain. Under no circumstances should 5-MeO-DMT be combined orally with ayahuasca and/or harmalines.
Final note: It is potentially dangerous to combine Bufo alvarius with ibogaine, as well as with any other tryptamines. Ibogaine acts on multiple neurotransmitters, including the serotonergic receptors on which tryptamines such as including 5-MeO-DMT and bufotenin act. Their neurophysiological interaction is currently unknown and therefore combining these could have unpredictable consequences.
[1] Llagostera A, Torres MC, Costa MA. El complejo psicotrópico en Solcor 3 (San Pedro de Atacama). Estudios Atacameños Nº 9, pp. 67-106 (1988).
[2] Ott J . 2001. Pharmepéna-Psychonautics: Human intranasal, sublingual and oral pharmacology of 5-methoxy-N,N-dimethyl-tryptamine. J Psychoactive Drugs. 33(4):403-7.
[3] Ogaldea JP, Arriaza BT, Elia C. 2009. Identification of psychoactive alkaloids in ancient Andean human hair by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Journal of Archaeological Science 36(2):467-472
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Revue de presse par le Ministre des Affaires étrangères de l'Erythrée. Le gouvernement érythrée rejette les mises en garde de l'ONU – Conseil de sécurité.
The Security Council released a presidential statement on Somalia yesterday, 9 July 2009. The statement does not merit an elaborate response as the true facts surrounding the matter are well-known indeed. For the record, however, the factual and legal dimensions underpinning the whole episode are underlined bellow.
The Security Council does not possess providential authority. The Security Council is not above the law. The Security Council cannot supplant international law and the Charter of the United Nations. The Security Council cannot violate the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence, and unity of Somalia in an arbitrary manner. As such, the Security Council has no legal mandate or authority to dub as « legitimate » and impose a « government » whose writ is confined to few suburbs in the capital on the Somali people against their will.
Does the Security Council recognize governments established in « Somaliland », « Puntland » or Kismayo as sovereign or transitional entities? If the Security Council does afford them its recognition, then what is the legal basis of its decisions? If it does not recognize them, what are the reasons?
What about the Security Council resolution 1725 (2006) passed on December 6, 2006, which calls for » respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence, and unity of Somalia »?
The Government and People of Eritrea have not recognized, do not recognize and will not recognize any government that is externally imposed on Somalia against the choice of the Somali people and in contravention of international law as well as the Charter of the United Nations.
In the event, the statement outwardly sponsored by the United Kingdom and Uganda and released in the name of presidency of the Security Council is devoid of any legality.
Instead of making statements that contradict each other and that are predicated on multiple standards which subsequently diminish its stature, the Security Council should have taken commensurate legal action against all those who prolong and exacerbate the suffering of the Somali people, and, the parties that are destabilizing the Horn of Africa region.
Indeed, the Security Council should have supported a genuine political process that is not encumbered by external interferences and that respects the choice of the whole Somali people in « Somaliland », « Puntland », Kismayo and other parts of Somalia as well as the Diaspora rather than postponing the solution time and again or seeking scapegoats to cover its failure.
L'Ouganda a déclaré vendredi qu'il allait proposer des sanctions contre l'Erythrée aux Nations Unies pour le rôle que joue l'Erythrée dans l'armement et la formation de militants islamistes qui se battent contre le gouvernement fédéral somalien de transition (TFG).
Sam Kuteesa, ministre ougandais des Affaires étrangères, a déclaré aux journalistes que les forces étrangères qui se battent aux côtés des milices Al-Shabaab, utilisent également l'Erythrée pour accéder à la Somalie.
« Il existe des preuves irréfutables selon lesquelles l' Erythrée ne fait pas qu'armer et entraîner, mais sert également de passage par lequel les militants étrangers en provenance du Pakistan et d'autres pays arrivent pour se battre en Somalie et soutenir Al-Shabaab », a-t-il indiqué.
Il a indiqué que les sanctions ont pour but d'obliger l'Erythrée à arrêter de soutenir les milices qui tentent de renverser le gouvernement somalien.
L'Ouganda assure ce mois-ci la présidence du Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU qui compte 15 membres. Le thème mensuel est la préparation à la promotion de la paix et de la résolution post- conflit.
17/06/09 (B503) ALERTE ROUGE pour Ilyas Houssein Jibax, habitant du quartier 6, prisonnier politique de Guelleh à Djibouti, incarcéré depuis plus de trois mois avec 2 autres étudiants.
19/09/02 Selon des informations récentes, Guelleh pourrait arriver à Paris dès la fin du mois.
04/12/2011 (B633) Chroniques du Sergent Ariko : bourreaux et salle de tortures du SRD de la Gendarmerie au service du régime RPP, mais aussi sous-traitant pour le compte des américains.


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Anniversary at Solesmes
For anyone, like me, who researches Gregorian chant, the Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Pierre is a place of legend. I have been on two summer research trips/pilgrimages to the little town of Solesmes, where the Abbey is located. I stayed in the guesthouse, where the monks regularly welcome visitors, and in the great tradition of Benedictine hospitality, I ate with the monks, was given manual labor to complete in the garden, and attended the Mass and Divine Office. (In his Regula—the Rule, a sort of instruction book for how monks should live—St. Benedict instructed that a visitor is to be welcomed as if he were Jesus himself. The monks take this quite literally, and before a visitor's first meal in the monastery, the abbot or prior greets him and washes his hands, one of the most humbling experiences in my life.) Solesmes is one of the few monasteries anywhere in the world, where the almost complete, traditional series of Gregorian chants is still chanted in Latin. As someone who works on that music in its medieval form, it is about the closest I have ever come to seeing my research actually come to life.
One of the terrible effects of the 1789 Revolution in France was that the glorious tradition of French monastic life was decapitated, along with the members of the royal family. Two hundred years ago this year was born the monk who had the crazy dream to restore monastic life to France. He took the Benedictine habit as Dom Prosper Guéranger (1805–1875), and in 1833 he brought monks back to the little monastery in Solesmes, which is now the mother house of the French Benedictines, overseeing 32 dependent houses on three different continents. An article (Solesmes, la splendeur de l'humilité, April 9) by Hervé de Saint Hilaire for Le Figaro provides an account of the celebrations at Solesmes (my translation and with links added):
The occasion brought together all the abbots and abbesses of the 32 monasteries of the Solesmes Congregation, from Lithuania to the Caribbean. [...] Looking at the superiors of these monasteries, you understand better the word catholic, meaning universal. Here is Fr. Ange-Marie Niouki, the congregation's first African abbot, at Keur Moussa in Senegal, who speaks of the Gregorian liturgy and Latin as something very popular with the faithful: "We have protected a love of beauty and seriousness, so perhaps the colors here are a little more shimmering and the spirit, how shall I put it, more extroverted." Here is Fr. Abbot Jean-Paul Longeat, who watches over Ligugé, a monastery beloved of Bloy, Huysmans, Rouault, and Claudel. Here is the luminous Mother Abbess of Sainte-Marie-des-Deux-Montagnes in Canada, who willingly invites me to make a retreat in her abbey, even and especially during the harsh Québec winter "when it is particularly beautiful." They have all come to give homage to Dom Guéranger, whom they honor for his fervor, thought, actions, and charity, and whose beatification is under consideration.
When I went to Solesmes, I took the train from Paris to Le Mans, where you change to go to the small and pretty town called Sablé-sur-Sarthe, where Dom Guéranger was born. From there, you can take a taxi to the village of Solesmes. Both times, however, I walked along the Sarthe River to Solesmes, a distance of about 5 km. The Abbey, built up into an incredible complex of beautiful buildings from what Dom Guéranger knew only as a simple and almost ruined priory, rises up above the Sarthe like a celestial vision. From here, Dom Guéranger established a strict Benedictine rule as the first abbot of Solesmes, writing on theology and helping to formulate the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception, and also bringing back the Benedictine tradition of Gregorian chant, which had all but disappeared.
His work and his followers were so well known that the Vatican charged Solesmes with the task of compiling modern editions of Gregorian chant for the worldwide church. The monks began their monumental labor of gathering photographs of chant manuscripts from around Europe, comparing their contents, and distilling this enormous body of melodies from thousands of sources into something that all of us could sing. What the Vatican choir sang at the funeral of Pope John Paul II, the propers of the Requiem Mass with some interesting polyphonic pieces thrown in), were chanted from editions made by the monks of Solesmes. The chant albums that were so popular several years ago, played to my great astonishment even in dance clubs with techno beats behind them, were made in the 1970s by the monastic choir at Silos, a daughter house of Solesmes in Spain. The article ends with some quotes from the choir director at Solesmes, Fr. Yves-Marie Lelièvre, who defends the tradition of beautiful singing at Solesmes.
"Where does it say that beauty is the enemy of the scriptures? It encourages piety. Beauty elevates and shapes the soul." Fr. Yves-Marie is a serene and enthusiastic man, also funny. Are you appreciating this beautiful April day? He smiles and refers you to a song he really likes: Frank Sinatra's April in Paris!
He plays viola and piano, was a prize-winning student at conservatory, and now also is responsible for the monastery's laundry. Ora et labora!
David Finckel and Wu Han at the Library of Congress
Kremerland
Ionarts Concert Schedule: Weekend
It's So Cool to Be Norwegian
Artemis Foul?
Shanghai Quartet and a Taste of China
Drinking the New Wine
Le Blogging
Penelope Crawford at the National Gallery
Toulouse-Lautrec and Montmartre
The Call of the Cantata
Start Your Pedals! (Part 2)
Slow Food for the Ears: Bruckner's 5th with Thiele...
David Cates at the Library of Congress
All That Jazz (Tord Gustavsen @ Blues Alley)
François Pinault to Go to Venice?
Ouch, That Hurts
Ionarts Concert Schedule: Late April
Film with Live Soundtrack
Slatkin and the NSO Speak Austrian
Mariss Jansons's DSCH-4
Philips Commercial on the Acropolis
New Music for New Instruments in Paris
Chez André Breton
The Peabody Trio's Beethoven Extravaganza
New Recording of Vivaldi's Bajazet
Les Choristes
Mary Kay Zuravleff at Politics and Prose
Start Your Pedals!
Washington Bach Consort at the Library of Congress
Around the Blogosphere / In the Neighborhood
Tristan and Frontal Nudity
Opera in Russia
Archeological News Roundup
Twilight Concert at the Corcoran
Temirkanov's Mahler of Brass
Esclarmonde, Part 2
Tristan Watch in Paris
Andrea Dworkin Escapes the Patriarchy
Ligeti with the Pacifica Quartet
Anglophiles Converge on National Gallery
Amadeus Trio at Clarice Smith Center
Massenet's Esclarmonde with Washington Concert Opera
Papa-artzi!
Remembering Saul Bellow
Evgeny Kissin at Strathmore
Joan of Arc, Schiller, Russian, Tchaikovsky
Art Happenings Here and There
Requiescat in Pace
Form Over Matter? Lang Lang at the Kennedy Center
Did Someone Say Proust?
Ioanna d'Arcova at Washington National Opera
Inventor Art
Orpheus at Strathmore
Ionarts Concert Schedule: Early April


Last year, The Research Council of Norway engaged three international panels to review 64 technological research groups. Two of them were rated world-leading. SFI SIMLab at NTNU was one of them. No-one knew more about the design of crashworthy and protective structures. As a result, it attracted leading manufacturers like BMW, Audi, Toyota and many more.
Now this centre is history, but the same group of researchers at NTNU has been granted a new SFI. Centre for Advanced Structural Analysis, CASA, picks up where SIMLab left. They have the entire SIMLab Tool Box at their disposal.
When SIMLab was halfway through its eight year programme, some of the partners expressed concerns: would the research give them the innovative tool they needed? That's when Audi's Thomas Hambrecht came up with the idea of a Tool Box. He was familiar with similar tools elsewhere.
Now the Tool Box is in place. In many respects it is the very foundation of CASA.
It has already proven useful. Industrial implementation is accelerating. Many of the partners will naturally want to protect their innovations, but this much can be said: one partner has made large improvements on their products thanks to one of the models in the Box. Another partner has compared a Tool Box model with competing models and received more reliable results with SIMLab's Box. So, better products is one result. Money saved is another.
When the first Tool Box version was presented in 2011, it contained four basic tools, and bear with us for a bit of scientific speak in the rest of the paragraph: the Results Organizer is designed to support experimental planning, execution and processing, the Digital Image Correlation allows determining the displacement field on material/structural tests based on digital images and Mat-Pre-Post is a tool for parameter identification and tailored pre- and post-processing. Finally, the Model Library is a collection of customized, user-defined material models and solution techniques.
Central operators in and around the Tool Box meet for weekly updates.
Since then, a bunch of dedicated researchers and students have worked steadily to develop the Box further. The four initial tools have become eight, including micro generator and forming limit apps, the latter being used on metal sheets in car production and the like. New programs are added, database solutions attached, structure and user-friendliness improved.
Today, the Tool Box can be used to model materials, go further down in scale and work on multi-scale modelling. Industrial applications are ever increasing. The image of the basic research being performed in the SFI, the partner logos in a circle around it and the tool box between them is increasingly accurate and truthful. This includes assistance from members of the research team at NTNU and SINTEF when partners write applications for innovation projects. It also includes commissioned testing and development of dedicated software. The portfolio is steadily growing.
The SIMLab Tool Box is developed and owned jointly by NTNU and research partner SINTEF. This cooperation is reflected in CASA's Methods and Tools Programme being headed by Research Director Odd-Geir Lademo at SINTEF Materials and Chemistry. Development of the Tool Box is a central part of the programme. This will include improvement of prediction accuracy, efficiency and robustness of existing models and methods as well as the development of new ones.
At the start, the idea of the Tool Box was met with considerable scepticism, not the least on the Scientific Advisory Board. There was fear that it would be costly to maintain both in money and manpower and have negative impact on research.
Today, Odd-Geir Lademo is in no doubt whatsoever that the Box is a success.
"In fact, we have saved money and we are more efficient than we would have been without it. The synthesis of our joint efforts is the decisive factor. Neither of us could have carried this through on our own. Other research centres are looking to us to learn from what we have achieved.
"I think it has to do with the board members not being familiar with our Nordic tripartite model of universities, independent research organisations and innovative business working together for the common good. The continued benefits of the Tool Box is part of the package. It is funded by the partnership fees, as simple as that," he states.
That is not to say that the Tool Box doesn't cost. Several researchers have their direct attention towards improving the Box. This is not in conflict with the basic research to be carried out in an SFI as methods and tools is a must with respect to innovation and value creations at the industrial partners.
This is an edited version of an article originally published on SFI CASA's Newsletter.
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Lightware's TPX extender devices now integrated with Semtech's AVXT™ technology for use in classrooms, auditoriums and meeting spaces
Budapest, Hungary, 28 March 2022 – Lightware Visual Engineering is joining forces with Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a global supplier of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, by integrating Lightware's new TPX extender devices with Semtech's AVXT™ technology to streamline A/V network configuration and enhance collaboration in classrooms, auditoriums and meeting spaces.
Lightware TPX extenders allow for HDMI 2.0 signal management over a single CATx cable with HDCP 2.3 and Dolby Vision support, and also provide compatibility with Software Defined Video over Ethernet (SDVoE™) endpoints connected point-to-point.
"Seamless user experiences are critical for creating effective meetings and classroom sessions," said Gergely Vida, founder of Lightware. "Participants need to focus on content and engagement, not the A/V technology behind the scenes. We designed our new TPX devices as a new line of extenders that were both easy to use and cost efficient to take A/V extension to the next level. Integrating Semtech's AVXT extension technology into our TPX devices achieves this goal as AVXT extends multiple signal types over a single cable."
The next-generation TPX extenders are the first AVXT-based devices from Lightware that extend signals easily for plug-and-play functionality. Additionally, the devices extend signals over a single CATx cable (up to 100 meters), allow fan-less, passive cooling and include Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) management. By leveraging Semtech's AVXT technology, the extenders are also able to output audio on the transmitter side to send it directly to audio systems and also support bidirectional remote powering.
"Lightware's use of Semtech's AVXT technology showcases the ongoing popularity of AVXT to replace existing AV extension technologies," said Don Shaver, vice president of marketing of video products for Semtech's Signal Integrity Products Group. "With unprecedented levels of reach performance and robustness, AVXT is leading the new generation of AV extension products and solutions."
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Ohio Cancer Research is proud to have honored and sizzled (ok, perhaps just singed, but never fully roasted), the most prominent and successful business and civic leaders in the Cleveland area to raise funds for basic cancer research, public information and awareness.
This year is no exception as we present the 30th Grand Illusions Sauté to honor John Gadd, President & CEO, Hotcards, on Thursday, February 28 at 6:00 pm. at Red Space, 2400 Superior Ave. E.
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September 17, 2010 | Montreal, TV
Kai Nagata takes over CTV's Quebec bureau
Kai Nagata reporting live from outside in the cold last January
More than three months after posting an opening for a Quebec City reporter to replace the retiring John Grant, CFCF reached out and stole an up-and-comer from its direct competitor, hiring CBC Montreal reporter Kai Nagata for the job.
The station didn't get much demand for the job internally, with much of its staff consisting of veterans who aren't eager to move to a city that's more than a two-hour drive away and doesn't have much of an English scene.
"I think our current staff of reporters are pretty happy with what they're doing now, and simply chose to stay put," CTV Montreal news director Jed Kahane told me. "Most of them have deep roots in Montreal, with families and other personal commitments here, so I wasn't expecting any internal applicants."
So instead, he reached out to Nagata and offered him the job, which Nagata formally accepted last Friday.
"I've been watching Kai since he started at CBC and was always very impressed with his work," Kahane said in a totally not-press-release-y way. "He's a serious journalist with a lot of insight and commitment. He's also a great storyteller who is at ease in front of the camera. I think what matters most in this profession is curiosity, a critical eye and a strong desire to inform the public responsibly. Kai has all of that; the rest he'll learn.
"I saw him cover the opening day of Marc Bellemare's testimony the other day for CBC's The National, and he did a great job. I'm really excited he's joining our team, and like his predecessor John Grant who is retiring at the end of the month, I'm confident Kai will earn the respect of our viewers."
Nagata, 23, has only been working at the CBC since the spring of 2008. He moved to Montreal from Vancouver a year earlier to take Concordia's graduate journalism diploma program. I've known him since then – we play the occasional soccer or board game. (So feel free to compensate for any bias this post may have in his favour.)
"A chance to step up my game"
Asked about his move, Nagata said he was both excited about this new adventure and sad that "I'm leaving behind the only journalistic family I've ever known. These are people I respect professionally but I also shared a lot of laughs and frustrations and cold cafeteria meals with. It's not an easy thing to walk away from."
Still, Nagata said he has felt "a sense of restlessness" that this new opportunity can help alleviate. "They're giving me the chance to cover the biggest stories in the province for the biggest anglophone audience in the province and to immerse myself in francophone culture in a beautiful city and find out what I'm made of."
"CBC went out of their way from the very beginning to challenge me and to present me with opportunities to cover these interesting stories and to go places and talk to people and to file nationally for radio and TV, but when it came down to it I just felt like the job that CTV is offering me is a chance to step up my game as a journalist."
Nagata said he's particularly glad that he'll have something few television reporters have the luxury of these days: a beat. "Politics is about people," he said. "There's a lot of beats that I admire, but politics has always attracted me."
What about CBC?
The CBC was gracious about Nagata's career advancement, while putting a positive spin on it.
"Kai is very talented and we'll miss him around here, but we're happy for him and wish him all the best," said News Director Mary-Jo Barr. "I'm proud to know our journalists at CBC Montreal are second to none, and are sought after by other organizations."
Barr can hardly fault Nagata's move. She herself used to work at CTV, and plenty of people have jumped from one station to the other.
Nagata gave his two weeks' notice and plans to keep working until next Friday. He's currently passing on specialized videojournalist training he received ("videojournalist" being CBC-ese for "working without a cameraman to save us money") to one of the station's other up-and-coming young journalists (and a former classmate of mine), Catherine Cullen.
Mind you, this hasn't stopped him from already becoming friends with CTV staff through Twitter.
Nagata will join the CTV family starting Sept. 27, and spend a few days training with Grant. He takes over the beat on Oct. 1.
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11 thoughts on "Kai Nagata takes over CTV's Quebec bureau"
Maria Gatti September 17, 2010 at 7:16 am
Well, I don't know Kai at all, and certainly think he is a talented young journalist. Congratulations – I wish him luck. Remember that there is also a train between Mtl and Qc, and time on the train is not time wasted as you can read, write and think – and not have to worry about driving in a snowstorm. There is a new VIA rail – Communauto partnership to promote rail commutes with a carshare available if one should need a car in the opposite city. Kai will become far more fluent in French – do get an apartment in one of the walkable central neighbourhoods – and can easily return here if he wants to see English shows that don't make it to QC.
AlexH September 17, 2010 at 8:17 am
Congrats to him, it shoudl be encouraging for all young journalism students and such to see younger people getting significant on air roles, and being solicited for network jobs.
But I have to ask two sort of relevant questions here: How is his french? Reporting about politics in Quebec City means plenty of time working in french only, and trying to extract meaning from subtle statements in French. The other question would be time: Is someone from Vancouver who has spent only 2 years in Quebec the best possibly candidate to cover the significant and fast moving political beat?
I don't know the guy, I don't want CBC local news… so I have no idea of the answers.
Fagstein Post author September 17, 2010 at 11:59 am
His French isn't perfect, but it isn't non-existent either. He says he's looking forward to having the opportunity to beef up his skills.
As for being the best candidate, the field of those who are (a) willing to move to Quebec City, (b) are fluent in English and (c) have TV reporting experience isn't very high.
Honestly, I think lack of familiarity with Quebec political history and the byzantine political process is going to be more of an impediment than language skills. You can't really get by as a reporter in Montreal without sufficient French skills either.
ibrahim imiru September 17, 2010 at 7:42 pm
Having worked with Kai, I'll say that his French is better than some of the Quebec-born English journalists working in Montreal.
One of his bigger challenges will be ignoring the pack journalism practiced by some of the francophones in the press gallery (though Kai is an an independent-minded guy).
Also, you'd all be shocked to hear about some of the bullying of anglo journalists that goes on from P.R. flaks in QC.
It's at its worst when the P.Q. is in power (which presumably they will be in a few years).
A former colleague of mine was frozen out by all the flaks when he covered a Bernard Landry speech in a way that they didn't like.
I have several other examples, but in short, Kai will be fine. The only real question is how long he'll last before the network snatches him up. He's at that level already.
AlexH September 18, 2010 at 7:08 pm
I don't think that anyone would have a problem if he got snapped up by the network within a couple of years. Honestly, I think while it has been great for us to have people like Grant, Luft, and so many other long term experienced journalists working for CFCF, I think that is something that won't happen again in the future. I think you will see the local news become more and more of a revolving door, with the best journalists moving up to network jobs, and the rest of the people getting cycled out the door after a while if they aren't really making the grade. There are plenty of new journalism grads every year, and very little reason for CTV / Bell to be paying senior level wages.
Maria Gatti September 17, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Is Kai already a bilingual? Someone who already speaks two languages fluently (whatever they are) will usually have an easier time picking up a third. Oh, he strikes me as a bright young man (how is that for a geezera comment???) and I think he'll pick up at least some of the intricacies of "le Salon de la race" pretty quickly.
Googling him, seems he's a newlywed? Hope his wife's career is portable too.
Fagstein Post author September 17, 2010 at 1:47 pm
That's news to me. I wouldn't believe everything I read on Google.
Mike Gasher September 18, 2010 at 7:59 am
This is great news and a bold move by CTV to hire a young journalist, but one who has tons of potential, for such an important post. I knew Kai as a student in Concordia's journalism program and I have every confidence that he'll do a great job in Quebec City. Kudos to Kai and to Jed Kahane.
cheese October 6, 2010 at 5:51 pm
Arrrright Kai! I am totally biased because I'm a non-journo friend of his but he's done great stuff here in Montreal and I wish him all the best in QC. BTW I'm pretty sure the newlywed thing is inaccurate and his french is better than just passable.
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A Cha-Cha-Cha, also known as a 1-2-3 Best-Ball, is a form of Best-Ball competition for 3 or more competitors, in which the number of balls to be scored begins with one ball on the first hole (hole no. 1), two balls on the second hole, three balls on the third hole, then repeats for the remainder of the round:
Similarly, a Cha-Cha alternates between one ball on the first hole, two balls on the second hole, then repeating:
Handicap allowances for a Cha-Cha-Cha are typically calculated like a 2 Best-Balls of Four competition, using a handicap allowance of 90% of Course Handicap for men and 95% of Course Handicap for women.
In other circumstances, it may be preferable to calculate handicap allowances for a Cha-Cha-Cha as a 1 Best-Ball of Four competition – 80% of Course Handicap for men and 90% of Course Handicap for women.
In four-ball play the USGA recommends reducing the Course Handicaps of higher-handicapped partners to a limit of 8 strokes greater than the lower-handicapped teammate, or reducing the Course Handicaps of all the teammates by 10% on teams with handicap disparities greater than 8 strokes. This adjustment makes for fairer play, but is not required.
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Well, just when you think to yourself, "I can get excited"….
You see Maliki bring up his favorite expression: "as long as its constitutional" !!!! Damn him and his semantic games!!!
Remember, he controls a lot of Iraq's media, so he is intentionally misleading the people of Iraq by publishing his crap!!! Let's just hope it doesn't work!
The independent Iraqi news agency / Baghdad / a. M … A member of the National Alliance for the rule of law Salman al-Moussawi, said the prime minister made contact during the past two days with the leaders of the National Alliance, to resolve the crisis.
He pointed out that the question of resolving the security ministries has become imminent. Indicating that al-Maliki asked the National Alliance to resolve the names of candidates for the post of Minister of the Interior, and submitted as soon as possible.
Al-Moussawi said that al-Maliki is eager to resolve the crisis in accordance with the Constitution and the law and it was the first advocates for a national meeting, calling on the Iraqi List, to solve problems with his coalition. noting the readiness of his coalition to hold sessions of dialogue and negotiations with the Iraqi List, to resolve outstanding issues between the parties.
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Prepare muffin pans by brushing cooking oil over top of pan to prevent muffin from sticking.
In a large bowl, combine milk, pumpkin, eggs, 1 TB vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice.
Add the cake mix and baking soda.
Using an ice cream scoop, place one large scoop of batter into each muffin cup. This recipe should make 24 muffins.
Add brown sugar and flour.
Mix well and crumble on top of muffin batter.
Place muffins in preheated oven and bake for 18-22 minutes until done.
While baking, in a small sauce pan combine brown sugar, sugar, vanilla and heavy whipping cream.
Remove from heat and stir until sugar is dissolved.
Add nuts and mix well.
When muffins are done, remove from oven and poke holes in the top of the muffins.
With a large spoon, spoon glaze over top of muffins to cover all surfaces.
**To make as a breakfast cake, prepare a 9x13 baking dish with baking flour spray.
Sprinkle topping over the entire cake and bake for 25-30 minutes until done.
Remove and poke holes in cake and pour glaze over top of cake.


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Gazella bilkis е изчезнал вид бозайник от семейство Кухороги (Bovidae).

Разпространение
Видът е бил разпространен по планините и склоновете в Йемен, но няма данни да е забелязан от 1951 г насам. Причината за изчезването все още не е сигурна.

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The international festival of the Russian language «In the Language of Friendship" was held at the Institute of International Education and Cooperation.
On 17 April in the University library the opening ceremony of «National Cultures Day " took place where Vice-Rector for Strategic Development, Research and International Cooperation Yevgeny Zryumov delivered a welcome speech. The foreign students in national costumes congratulated all the participants and guests in their native languages, and cre ative groups "Pesnokhorka" and «School Years» performed Russian folk songs and dances. The representatives of Altai Krai Wushu Federation demonstrated the Chinese martial arts.
During two days in festive decorated rooms of the Institute of International Education and Cooperation presentations of world peoples cultures took place. Foreign students told about their countries, customs and traditions. They showed their national games, ceremonies, dances, songs and organized national cuisines tasting. Students from Egypt offered guests the performance based on oriental fairy tales.
The festival program also included the game quest on the Russian speech «In the Language of a Big City», the photo contest presentation "Wonderful Russia"and a workshop in the Russian painting.
A big gala concert "We are together" with participation of the foreign students and the invited creative groups brought an end to the international festival.