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RR Auction Titanic Grand Staircase Large Fragment
When the Titanic broke apart during the final stages of the sinking, she split in two in the area of the aft First Class Grand Staircase. While involved in the Titanic victim body recovery mission the Anglo American Cable Ship C.S. Minia recovered numerous sections of wreckage that were obviously once a part of the staircase. Newel posts, carved hand railing borders, and even two intact steps from the Grand Staircase were found floating in the open sea and were taken aboard by the sailors working on the Minia. Once plucked from the sea, the crewmen of the Minia set about turning these relics from the great ship into everyday useable objects such as cribbage boards, game tables, nightstands, and picture frames. This section of the Titanic's aft Grand Staircase, measuring 19 x 2.75, believed to have once been a part of a step or a step back panel was recovered by the Minia and turned by the ship's carpenter William Parker into a picture frame which he crafted for the Minia's Chief Officer, James Adams. Incorporated into this unique picture frame were intricate carved balustrade sections from beneath the handrail, cut brass brackets originally part of the decorative brass strip which ran across the entire front of each Grand Staircase step lip, and hardwood lengths such as this example which Parker used for the back of the Adams Titanic picture frame project. For years following the disaster in 1912 and following the tragic death of Adams in a train/vehicle collision this picture frame remained in the family eventually passing into the hands of Gerald T. Mullin, the grandson of James Adams. In the 1990's the picture frame was publicly displayed as part of a special Titanic exhibition presented by the Vancouver Maritime Museum in Vancouver British Columbia, Canada. In July of 1998 Gerald T. Mullin of Victoria, British Columbia, sold the frame, two document boxes made from Titanic wreck wood, a number plaque from a Titanic stateroom door, and a liquor cabinet made from the wooden wreckage of Titanic's wheelhouse door. Involved in this transaction was noted Titanic historian and collector Steve Santini. In August of 1998 the picture frame was dismantled by master woodworker William Ricks of Brandon, Manitoba. (See included pictures recording the frame being disassembled).Included with this lot is a signed letter of provenance from noted Titanic collector, researcher, and historian Steve Santini outlining the history of the Parker/Adams picture frame, copies of photographs showing the frame in its original state as displayed at The Vancouver Maritime Museum and during the process of it being disassembled, a copy of the original 1998 artifact release document signed by Gerald T. Mullin and Steve Santini, and photocopies of a Minia crew sign on sheet which Adams signed as well as a photo of James Adams and of the cable ship Minia.
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Posted by RR Autograph Auctions on November 30, 2012 in Titanic
Tags: rr auction, rr auctions, RR Autograph Auction, RR Autograph Auctions, rrauction, rrauctions, Titanic
RR Auctions Titanic Stunning Cobalt Blue Demitasse Cup and Saucer
A stunning cobalt blue demitasse cup and saucer designated for the Titanic. This is an extremely rare set believed to have been destined for the first class a la carte restaurant on-board Titanic. Both the bottom of the saucer is labeled "Stonier & Co. Liverpool, Spode Copeland's China, England, R4332, Rd No. 580303, White Star Line, " and bottom of cup is labeled "Rd No. 580303, Spode Copeland's China, England, White Star Line."
This pattern is arguably the most opulent design ever featured on any White Star Line china. Similar china bearing the identical registration number was recovered from Titanic's wreck site in 1987. (See p. 99 Titanic: The Exhibition (Lithograph Publishing Company, 1997). Although the general practice was for china to be interchangeable amongst White Star Line ships, the exquisite pattern of these pieces, coupled with the fact that very few similar pieces have surfaced, suggests that that this pattern was reserved for exclusive use on Titanic, possibly in the a la carte restaurant or VIP service. Clearly if it had been used on Titanic's sister ship Olympic, many more pieces would have surfaced given Olympic's long career. A similar, yet less opulent and more common pattern of china was assigned Registration No. 4331 and may have been used as limited service aboard Olympic.
The few pieces of this pattern to have come to market have been attributed to presentation pieces (ref. Southampton maritime Museum, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom) or to pieces either from, or destined for use, on Titanic. What is amazing here is that rather than just the saucer or cup, this lot consists of the demitasse cup and saucer set. The interlocking letters "OSNC" on the saucer stand for Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, White Star Line's parent company.
White Star Line was known for its luxurious appointments on board its ships. This china represents the best of the best. The unusually exquisite cobalt blue color is so richly blue it practically leaps from the pattern. Imagine the look on the faces of those who see it when they learn it was produced for Titanic herself, and not the film! This set could easily become the pinnacle of any collection of shipboard table ware, bar none.
Additional References: p.31 Titanic: Touchstones of a Tragedy by Steve Santini (Writers Club Press 2000); p.54 Titanic: An Illustrated History by Don Lynch and Ken Marschall (Hyperion 1992); http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/cup-saucer-from-titanic.html; http://marconigraph.com/titanic/china/mgy_china.html
RRAuction Preliminary Apollo 13 Flight Plan
Printed and bound preliminary Apollo 13 Flight Plan, "AS-508/CSM-109/LM-7," dated February 6, 1970, measuring 8.5 x 11, and providing a minute-by-minute time frame for the entire mission, including the test of the lunar module. First page is a copy of the flight plan submission bearing copies of signatures of T. R. Lindsey, Warren J. North, and Deke Slayton. In very good condition, with scattered toning and soiling, a few small edge tears, and expected handling wear. Plan originates from noted test pilot Robert Rahn, who was employed by North American Rockwell, which was making the command module. He used his expertise to determine how the astronauts would want the controls, displays, and equipment configured in the capsule. When Columbia, Apollo 11's CM, was completed, he was assigned to help that crew of astronauts become familiar with it. It was also Rahn who appeared on live television on ABC at the beginning of the Apollo 13 emergency, correcting several sensational inaccuracies originally reported. Accompanied by a hardcover copy of Rahn's memoir, Tempting Fate. RRAuction COA.
Posted by RR Autograph Auctions on November 29, 2012 in Apollo
Tags: Apollo, Apollo 13, rr auction, rr auctions, RR Autograph Auction, RR Autograph Auctions, rrauction, rrauctions
RRAuctions Dave Scott Apollo 17 Traverse Planning Data
Dave Scott's printed Apollo 17 Traverse Planning Data (Third Edition), dated November 1, 1972, 8 x 10.5, 116 pages bound by two staples to the left edge. Manual contains information on the small changes to the Apollo 17 mission, including experiments and EVAs. Signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint, "From my personal collection and used for preparation and support of Apollo 17. Dave Scott, Gemini VIII, Apollo 9, Apollo 15." In fine condition, with some light soiling to fore-edges. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.
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RRAuction Apollo 9 Flown Target of Opportunity Map
RRAuction Apollo 9
Large, flown Target of Opportunity (TOO) Map, carried on board Apollo 9 in 1969. This second edition map measures 39.5 x 10 and is labeled in the lower right, "Targets of Opportunity Earth Flight Chart (AET) Apollo 9 Mission." This map shows the 10 principal areas of photography for the EOS65 Multispectral Terrain Photography Experiment, the one formal scientific experiment aboard the mission. As a photographic dress rehearsal for Landsat, this critical and highly successful experiment provided the global scientific community the first simultaneous satellite photography of the earth's surface. The photography consisted of 372 photographs of identical surface locations as indicated on the TOO map, taken simultaneously by a four-camera Hasselblad assembly mounted in the Apollo spacecraft window. Map is signed in green felt tip, "Flown aboard Apollo 9, Jim McDivitt CDR." Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from McDivitt which states "I certify that this Target of Opportunity map was flown onboard Apollo 9 on her flight from March 3-13, 1969." In fine condition, with several vertical storage folds. Rare and one-of-a-kind. Pre-certified Steve Zarelli and RR Auction COA.
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RR Auction Apollo 15 Change B Lunar Surface Checklist
A printed Apollo 15 Change B Lunar Surface Checklist, dated July 14, 1971, bound by two rings, measuring 8.5 x 11, "Prepared by EVA Procedures Section, EVA/IVA Procedures Branch, Crew Procedures Division." Manual provides step-by-step instructions for preparation and procedures for all three Apollo 15 EVAs. Contents include post and prep activities, all three moon walks, as well as emergency lift-off. Featured inside under the "EVA-1" tab is an almost exact duplicate of the checklist worn by Dave Scott over his glove while performing his first moon walk, which is offered as item #510 in this auction. In fine condition, with expected light handling wear. RRAuction COA.
RR Auctions Final Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Television Operations Plan
Final Apollo 15 Lunar Surface Television Operations Plan, 8 x 10.5, 57 pages, July 5, 1971. Document prepared by the Apollo Communication Systems Section of the Manned Spacecraft Center, including procedures, instructions for camera use, and timelines for television operations once on the lunar surface. In very good condition, with scattered creases, toning, and soiling to the covers, a couple small areas of trivial surface loss, a rusty binding staple to the upper left, and five punch holes to the left border. RRAuction COA.


Designed to create an authentic urban center in Las Colinas, Water Street embodies many aspects of sustainable development. Recent investment in the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Rail has spurred an increase in transit-oriented developments such as this one, which plays a key role in transforming the community around it. On one side, WDG's two buildings form a waterfront promenade with restaurants and shops on the ground floor, while the other side fronts the main pedestrian corridor and activates the street with retail space. This project is yet another example of the role WDG plays in revitalizing urban districts and collaborating to realize sensitive, sustainable plans across the country.


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Claim that the FDA found that coronavirus vaccines awaiting approval could cause death is majorly misleading
10-Dec-2020 2:30 PM EST, by Newswise
Fact Check By: Craig Jones, Newswise
Truthfulness: Mostly False
The FDA knows that rushed-to-market COVID-19 vaccines may cause a wide range of life-threatening side effects, including death
Claim Publisher and Date: GreenMedInfo on 2020-12-06
GreenMedInfo, an alternative health website that has published articles claiming vaccines cause autism, published an article on December 6th warning about the adverse side effects of the coronavirus vaccines, including death. The article has been shared thousands of times by anti-vaccine Facebook pages and groups. We rate this article as mostly false and misleading.
Although the vaccines were developed in record time, it doesn't mean they're unsafe. The FDA is still monitoring for potential adverse side effects from the vaccines in development. So far, it has not found that any of the COVID-19 vaccines seeking approval cause death.
As reported by Daniel Funke on Politifact...
We reached out to GreenMedInfo for a comment. Founder Sayer Ji said his website's intention was "to counterbalance the highly biased promotion of vaccines as 'safe and effective' a priori."
Ji also cited an FDA briefing document on the vaccine developed by Pfizer and its partner, BioNTech. The United Kingdom on Dec. 8 became the first country to start distributing the vaccine, and Canada approved it the next day.
In the document, the FDA reported that six of 43,448 participants died during clinical trials of the vaccine held from April to November. Two had been given the vaccine, and four had received a placebo.
Both participants who received the vaccine and died were older than 55; one died from cardiac arrest, the other from arteriosclerosis. The vaccine was not listed among the causes of their deaths, which the FDA said were characteristic of their age groups.
Although the agency did note some minor side effects associated with the vaccine, including fatigue and headache, it said there were "no specific safety concerns identified that would preclude issuance" of emergency use authorization.
The FDA's assessment supports Pfizer's Nov. 18 announcement that its vaccine was safe and 95% effective at preventing the coronavirus. The agency will meet Dec. 10 to discuss whether to approve the emergency-use authorization, after which it will be assessed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and continue to be studied in clinical trials.
"The FDA would only issue an EUA if the vaccine has demonstrated clear and compelling efficacy in a large well-designed phase 3 clinical trial," the FDA told PolitiFact. "If an EUA is issued, the process will not be rushed, and no shortcuts will be taken around having the relevant phase 3 efficacy results."
GreenMedInfo was created in 2008 and has published several articles that falsely claim there's a link between vaccines and autism. In 2018, Pinterest banned the site for violating its policies against anti-vaccine misinformation.
The website's statement contains an element of truth but ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate it Mostly False.
Factcheck News Source
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The First Dose of the Pfizer Vaccine Gives About 50% COVID Protection, Not 91% Claimed by Those Who Want to Speed Up Immunization
Newswise
The NEJM paper actually states that the efficacy between the first and second doses was found to be 52 percent when given 21 days apart. After the second dose, the efficacy raises to 95 percent.
Fact Check MEDICINE
Released:	5-Jan-2021 1:50 PM EST
Due to the COVID surge, ambulances in the Los Angeles area are refusing to transfer patients with no chance of survival
As the surge of COVID-19 cases increase exponentially across the U.S., the hospitals in the Los Angeles metro area have been particularly hit hard. There are now more than 7,600 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Los Angeles County. Ambulance crews in the area have been advised to cut back on their use of oxygen and to not bring to hospitals patients who have virtually no chance of survival in order to increase capacity and triage care to focus on the sickest patients.
Released:	21-Dec-2020 3:30 PM EST
New COVID-19 strain NOT a result of the vaccines, but it is more contagious
Hours after the United Kingdom raised alarm about the new variant of the coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, social media, including Twitter, is brimming with theories on the timing of this news. Many people have remarked that the timing of this news coming on the heels of the new vaccines is suspicious.
Fox News host Laura Ingraham falsely claims restrictions on eating out are not supported by science
On December 8th on Fox News, during a transition between her show and Sean Hannity, TV host Laura Ingraham wrongly claimed restrictions on eating out are not supported by science. The comment came after Hannity made reference to Ingraham's on-air interview the previous day with a Los Angeles restaurant owner. The claim is inaccurate. There is evidence that restaurants and bars are among the most common places for the virus spread.
GreenMedInfo, an alternative health website that has published articles claiming vaccines cause autism, published an article on December 6th warning about the adverse side effects of the coronavirus vaccines, including death. We rate this article as mostly false and misleading.
Released:	9-Dec-2020 5:05 PM EST
COVID-19 may have been present in the U.S. in December 2019, weeks earlier than previously thought
A study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggested that coronavirus infections may have been present in the U.S. in December 2019, earlier than scientists previously thought.
Sen. Paul's Tweet on Natural Infection vs. COVID-19 Vaccines is Misleading
On November 17, U.S. Sentator Rand Paul of Kentucky compared the effectiveness of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines with "naturally acquired COVID-19" on Twitter. He folllowed-up by asking, "Why does the left accept immune theory when it comes to vaccines, but not when discussing naturally acquired immunity?" Besides ignoring the point of vaccines, which is to protect the public BEFORE they get sick, the comparison of natural COVID-19 infection and vaccine efficacy is inacurate. Reinfections have not been confirmed and the efficacy of naturally-acquired immunity is still not understood.
The claim that COVID-19 vaccines will cause more severe disease through antibody-dependent enhancement is not yet supported
ADE has not been shown to occur in individuals that received COVID-19 vaccines to date.
Released:	17-Nov-2020 2:30 PM EST
Elon Musk's claim that COVID testing is "bogus" is not accurate
Elon Musk, Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer has repeatedly played down the severity of coronavirus since the start of the pandemic. On Thursday, Musk said that a rapid antigen test results from the same machine and the same test showed he tested positive twice and then negative twice all on the same day. He questioned the validy of the test by suggesting "something extremely bogus is going on."
Released:	30-Oct-2020 12:10 PM EDT
Are a third of the excess deaths this year not linked to COVID-19? Yes. Are they directly linked to the lockdown? It's complicated.
The article accurately sites a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association which examined the number of excess deaths in the U.S from March to August, which claimed a 20% increase. Nearly a third of that increase did not have the coronavirus as the underlying cause. However there is no scientific evidence that the deaths were a direct result of lockdown measures.

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Syncari Report Confirms Organizations Are Ignoring Their Chaotic, Untrustworthy Data
Nearly all (96%) of C-levels don't trust their data; 9 in 10 of all respondents don't trust data matches across top business systems
Press Release - Oct 6, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO, October 6, 2021	(Newswire.com) - Syncari, the company behind the world's first no-code data automation platform, today released its groundbreaking report, The Great Divide: Why Organizations Are Ignoring Their Chaotic Data. The report found that trust in corporate data is at a minimum, the increased complexity in modern software structure is causing rampant issues, and the methods by which corporate data is collected and analyzed are stretching available resources to the limit of breaking.
"The results paint a clear picture: while most C-levels and the rest of the organization believe the path forward is easily manageable, a look under the façade shows organizations are much more chaotic than they seem. And operations professionals — the ones holding the chaos back — are drowning," said Aaron Landgraf, Head of Marketing at Syncari.
"For years, vendors have been claiming to solve data issues through iPaaS, MDM, RPA, CDP, you name it. That, in part, caused so much fatigue that companies have been focused on the wrong things, and have actually made the problem worse," Landgraf explains.
In fact, Syncari found that there isn't even a consensus among the different parts of an organization about what's in place in their companies. While 71% of C-levels and 79% of other employees believe their company has a "single source of truth," only 39% of operations professionals — those closest to a company's data — say the same. This represents a great disconnect between the professionals in an organization who manage the data and those who use it.
"Operations professionals will find a lot of validation in what we've been saying as an industry because of the results from this survey. Hopefully, this report starts a lot of conversations about how organizations can better handle their data," says Asia Corbett, Head of Revenue and Community Operations, RevGenius.
The results also unsurfaced a concerning lack of trust in corporate data. A staggering 96% of C-levels surveyed revealed that they don't have complete trust in their GTM dashboard data. Other parts of the organization do not fare much better: 91% of operations professionals do not have complete confidence that the data they access in their day-to-day systems matches data in other organizational platforms.
"In years past, one goal companies have marched towards is creating a 'single source of truth.' What you should instead be striving for is complete, accurate, and up-to-date information across the top systems your teams use," Landgraf continues. "We call this distributed truth, where all systems have the same, accurate, timely data. This gives organizations the data they need to operate at the speed necessary for growing their business."
To find out why chaotic data has become and remains so large a problem, as well as the tactics necessary to combat it in organizations, download the report here.
The research survey was created by Syncari and RevGenius, one of the largest revenue operations communities. Respondents included both C-level executives and revenue operations leaders at small-to-medium-sized and enterprise organizations.
About Syncari
Syncari is a VC-backed startup founded by an experienced team from Marketo, MuleSoft, Workato, and Zendesk. Syncari provides a data automation platform that empowers operations professionals to unify, clean, manage, and distribute trusted customer data across the enterprise. Syncari restores data trust with a powerful fusion of data management, workflow automation, and multi-directional sync. For more information, visit syncari.com.
Aaron Landgraf, Head of Marketing, Syncari
aaron.landgraf@syncari.com
Source: Syncari, Inc.
Categories: Business Intelligence, Cloud computing, Information Technology
Tags: data automation, data integrity, data management
Syncari provides a data automation platform that empowers ops pros to unify, clean, manage, and distribute trusted customer data everywhere. This powerful fusion of data management, workflow automation, and multi-directional sync restores data trust.
Syncari
Syncari Named to the CRN 10 Hottest Big Data Startups of 2021
Pioneer of the world's only no-code data automation platform addresses growing market for breaking down organizational silos by automating the enterprise tech stack
Syncari - Nov 19, 2021
Syncari Earns 2021 Great Place to Work Certification™
Syncari - Oct 5, 2021
Syncari Named to the 2021 Big50 Startup Report, Startup50.com's Report on the Top Startups in Tech
Data automation pioneer addresses growing opportunity to make data interoperable across the enterprise tech stack
Syncari - Aug 4, 2021


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package com.mopub.mobileads;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
import android.support.annotation.Nullable;

import com.jirbo.adcolony.AdColony;
import com.jirbo.adcolony.AdColonyAd;
import com.jirbo.adcolony.AdColonyAdListener;
import com.jirbo.adcolony.AdColonyV4VCAd;
import com.jirbo.adcolony.AdColonyV4VCListener;
import com.jirbo.adcolony.AdColonyV4VCReward;
import com.mopub.common.BaseLifecycleListener;
import com.mopub.common.DataKeys;
import com.mopub.common.LifecycleListener;
import com.mopub.common.MediationSettings;
import com.mopub.common.MoPubReward;
import com.mopub.common.logging.MoPubLog;
import com.mopub.common.util.Json;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.WeakHashMap;
import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

/**
 * A custom event for showing AdColony rewarded videos.
 *
 * Certified with AdColony 2.0.3
 */
public class AdColonyRewardedVideo extends CustomEventRewardedVideo {
    /*
     * We recommend passing the AdColony client options, app ID, all zone IDs, and current zone ID
     * in the serverExtras Map by specifying Custom Event Data in MoPub's web interface.
     *
     * Please see AdColony's documentation for more information:
     * https://github.com/AdColony/AdColony-Android-SDK/wiki/API-Details#configure-activity-activity-string-client_options-string-app_id-string-zone_ids-
     */
    private static final String DEFAULT_CLIENT_OPTIONS = "version=YOUR_APP_VERSION_HERE,store:google";
    private static final String DEFAULT_APP_ID = "YOUR_AD_COLONY_APP_ID_HERE";
    private static final String[] DEFAULT_ALL_ZONE_IDS = {"ZONE_ID_1", "ZONE_ID_2", "..."};
    private static final String DEFAULT_ZONE_ID = "YOUR_CURRENT_ZONE_ID";

    /*
     * These keys are intended for MoPub internal use. Do not modify.
     */
    public static final String CLIENT_OPTIONS_KEY = "clientOptions";
    public static final String APP_ID_KEY = "appId";
    public static final String ALL_ZONE_IDS_KEY = "allZoneIds";
    public static final String ZONE_ID_KEY = "zoneId";

    private static boolean sInitialized = false;
    private static LifecycleListener sLifecycleListener = new BaseLifecycleListener() {
        @Override
        public void onPause(@NonNull final Activity activity) {
            super.onPause(activity);
            AdColony.pause();
        }

        @Override
        public void onResume(@NonNull final Activity activity) {
            super.onResume(activity);
            AdColony.resume(activity);
        }
    };
    private static AdColonyListener sAdColonyListener = new AdColonyListener();
    private static WeakHashMap<AdColonyAd, String> sAdToZoneIdMap = new WeakHashMap<AdColonyAd, String>();

    private AdColonyV4VCAd mAd;
    private String mZoneId;
    @Nullable private String mAdUnitId;
    private boolean mIsLoading = false;

    // For waiting and notifying the SDK:
    private final Handler mHandler;
    private final ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor mScheduledThreadPoolExecutor;
    private ScheduledFuture<?> mFuture;

    public AdColonyRewardedVideo() {
        mScheduledThreadPoolExecutor = new ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor(1);
        mHandler = new Handler();
    }

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public CustomEventRewardedVideoListener getVideoListenerForSdk() {
        return sAdColonyListener;
    }

    @Nullable
    @Override
    public LifecycleListener getLifecycleListener() {
        return sLifecycleListener;
    }

    @NonNull
    @Override
    public String getAdNetworkId() {
        return mZoneId;
    }

    @Override
    protected void onInvalidate() {
        mScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.shutdownNow();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean checkAndInitializeSdk(@NonNull final Activity launcherActivity,
            @NonNull final Map<String, Object> localExtras,
            @NonNull final Map<String, String> serverExtras) throws Exception {
        synchronized (AdColonyRewardedVideo.class) {
            if (sInitialized) {
                return false;
            }

            String adColonyClientOptions = DEFAULT_CLIENT_OPTIONS;
            String adColonyAppId = DEFAULT_APP_ID;
            String[] adColonyAllZoneIds = DEFAULT_ALL_ZONE_IDS;

            // Set up serverExtras
            if (extrasAreValid(serverExtras)) {
                adColonyClientOptions = serverExtras.get(CLIENT_OPTIONS_KEY);
                adColonyAppId = serverExtras.get(APP_ID_KEY);
                adColonyAllZoneIds = extractAllZoneIds(serverExtras);
            }

            setUpGlobalSettings();
            AdColony.configure(launcherActivity, adColonyClientOptions, adColonyAppId, adColonyAllZoneIds);
            AdColony.addV4VCListener(sAdColonyListener);
            sInitialized = true;
            return true;
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void loadWithSdkInitialized(@NonNull final Activity activity,
            @NonNull final Map<String, Object> localExtras,
            @NonNull final Map<String, String> serverExtras) throws Exception {

        mZoneId = DEFAULT_ZONE_ID;
        if (extrasAreValid(serverExtras)) {
            mZoneId = serverExtras.get(ZONE_ID_KEY);
        }
        Object adUnitObject = localExtras.get(DataKeys.AD_UNIT_ID_KEY);
        if (adUnitObject != null && adUnitObject instanceof String) {
            mAdUnitId = (String) adUnitObject;
        }

        mAd = new AdColonyV4VCAd(mZoneId).withListener(sAdColonyListener);
        sAdToZoneIdMap.put(mAd, mZoneId);
        scheduleOnVideoReady();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean hasVideoAvailable() {
        return mAd != null && mAd.isReady() && mAd.getAvailableViews() != 0;
    }

    @Override
    public void showVideo() {
        if (this.hasVideoAvailable()) {
            boolean withConfirmationDialog = getConfirmationDialogFromSettings();
            boolean withResultsDialog = getResultsDialogFromSettings();
            mAd.withConfirmationDialog(withConfirmationDialog).withResultsDialog(withResultsDialog).show();
        } else {
            MoPubRewardedVideoManager.onRewardedVideoPlaybackError(AdColonyRewardedVideo.class, mZoneId, MoPubErrorCode.VIDEO_PLAYBACK_ERROR);
        }
    }

    private boolean extrasAreValid(Map<String, String> extras) {
        return extras.containsKey(CLIENT_OPTIONS_KEY)
                && extras.containsKey(APP_ID_KEY)
                && extras.containsKey(ALL_ZONE_IDS_KEY)
                && extras.containsKey(ZONE_ID_KEY);
    }

    private String[] extractAllZoneIds(Map<String, String> serverExtras) {
        String[] result = Json.jsonArrayToStringArray(serverExtras.get(ALL_ZONE_IDS_KEY));

        // AdColony requires at least one valid String in the allZoneIds array.
        if (result.length == 0) {
            result = new String[]{""};
        }

        return result;
    }

    private void setUpGlobalSettings() {
        final AdColonyGlobalMediationSettings globalMediationSettings =
                MoPubRewardedVideoManager.getGlobalMediationSettings(AdColonyGlobalMediationSettings.class);
        if (globalMediationSettings != null) {
            if (globalMediationSettings.getCustomId() != null) {
                AdColony.setCustomID(globalMediationSettings.getCustomId());
            }
            if (globalMediationSettings.getDeviceId() != null) {
                AdColony.setDeviceID(globalMediationSettings.getDeviceId());
            }
        }
    }

    private boolean getConfirmationDialogFromSettings() {
        final AdColonyInstanceMediationSettings settings =
                MoPubRewardedVideoManager.getInstanceMediationSettings(AdColonyInstanceMediationSettings.class, mAdUnitId);
        return settings != null && settings.withConfirmationDialog();
    }

    private boolean getResultsDialogFromSettings() {
        final AdColonyInstanceMediationSettings settings =
                MoPubRewardedVideoManager.getInstanceMediationSettings(AdColonyInstanceMediationSettings.class, mAdUnitId);
        return settings != null && settings.withResultsDialog();
    }

    private void scheduleOnVideoReady() {
        Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
                if (mAd.isReady()) {
                    mIsLoading = false;
                    mScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.shutdownNow();
                    mHandler.post(new Runnable() {
                        @Override
                        public void run() {
                            if (mAd.getAvailableViews() > 0) {
                                MoPubRewardedVideoManager.onRewardedVideoLoadSuccess(
                                        AdColonyRewardedVideo.class,
                                        mZoneId);
                            } else {
                                MoPubRewardedVideoManager.onRewardedVideoLoadFailure(
                                        AdColonyRewardedVideo.class,
                                        mZoneId,
                                        MoPubErrorCode.NETWORK_NO_FILL);
                            }
                        }
                    });
                }
            }
        };

        if (!mIsLoading) {
            mScheduledThreadPoolExecutor.scheduleAtFixedRate(runnable, 1, 1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
            mIsLoading = true;
        }
    }

    private static class AdColonyListener implements AdColonyAdListener,
            AdColonyV4VCListener, CustomEventRewardedVideoListener {

        @Override
        public void onAdColonyAdAttemptFinished(final AdColonyAd adColonyAd) {
            String zoneId = sAdToZoneIdMap.get(adColonyAd);
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                if (adColonyAd.canceled() || adColonyAd.skipped()) {
                    MoPubLog.d("User canceled ad playback");
                    return;
                }

                MoPubErrorCode reason = MoPubErrorCode.VIDEO_DOWNLOAD_ERROR;
                if (adColonyAd.noFill()) {
                    reason = MoPubErrorCode.NETWORK_NO_FILL;
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                        zoneId,
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        public void onAdColonyAdStarted(final com.jirbo.adcolony.AdColonyAd adColonyAd) {
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        public void onAdColonyV4VCReward(final AdColonyV4VCReward adColonyV4VCReward) {
            MoPubReward reward;
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                reward = MoPubReward.success(adColonyV4VCReward.name(), adColonyV4VCReward.amount());
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                reward = MoPubReward.failure();
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            MoPubRewardedVideoManager.onRewardedVideoCompleted(
                    AdColonyRewardedVideo.class,
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    public static final class AdColonyGlobalMediationSettings implements MediationSettings {

        @Nullable private final String mCustomId;
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        public AdColonyGlobalMediationSettings(@Nullable String customId, @Nullable String deviceId) {
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Synthesis of SnO2versus Sn crystals within N-doped porous carbon nanofibers via electrospinning towards high-performance lithium ion batteries
Hongkang Wang,*a Xuan Lu,ab Longchao Li,c Beibei Li,a Daxian Cao,a Qizhen Wu,a Zhihui Li,a Guang Yang,*b Baolin Guo*c and Chunming Niua
a Center of Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy (CNRE), State Key Lab of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, School of Electrical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China 710049
E-mail: hongkang.wang@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
b Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education & International Center for Dielectric Research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China 710049
E-mail: g.yang@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
c Center for Biomedical Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China 710049
E-mail: baoling@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
The design of tin-based anode materials (SnO2 or Sn) has become a major concern for lithium ion batteries (LIBs) owing to their different inherent characteristics. Herein, particulate SnO2 or Sn crystals coupled with porous N-doped carbon nanofibers (denoted as SnO2/PCNFs and Sn/PCNFs, respectively) are fabricated via the electrospinning method. The electrochemical behaviors of both SnO2/PCNFs and Sn/PCNFs are systematically investigated as anodes for LIBs. When coupled with porous carbon nanofibers, both SnO2 nanoparticles and Sn micro/nanoparticles display superior cycling and rate performances. SnO2/PCNFs and Sn/PCNFs deliver discharge capacities of 998 and 710 mA h g−1 after 140 cycles (at 100, 200, 500 and 1000 mA g−1 each for 10 cycles and then 100 cycles at 100 mA g−1), respectively. However, the Sn/PCNF electrodes show better cycling stability at higher current densities, delivering higher discharge capacities of 700 and 550 mA h g−1 than that of SnO2/PCNFs (685 and 424 mA h g−1) after 160 cycles at 200 and 500 mA g−1, respectively. The different superior electrochemical performance is attributed to the introduction of porous N-doped carbon nanofibers and their self-constructed networks, which, on the one hand, greatly decrease the charge-transfer resistance due to the high conductivity of N-doped carbon fibers; on the other hand, the porous carbon nanofibers with numerous voids and flexible one-dimensional (1D) structures efficiently alleviate the volume changes of SnO2 and Sn during the Li–Sn alloying–dealloying processes. Moreover, the discussion of the electrochemical behaviors of SnO2vs. Sn would provide new insights into the design of tin-based anode materials for practical applications, and the current strategy demonstrates great potential in the rational design of metallic tin-based anode materials.
Supplementary information PDF (1074K)
The article was received on 31 Dec 2015, accepted on 06 Mar 2016 and first published on 07 Mar 2016
DOI: 10.1039/C5NR09305H
Download Citation: Nanoscale, 2016,8, 7595-7603
H. Wang, X. Lu, L. Li, B. Li, D. Cao, Q. Wu, Z. Li, G. Yang, B. Guo and C. Niu, Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 7595
Hongkang Wang
Xuan Lu
Longchao Li
Beibei Li
Daxian Cao
Qizhen Wu
Zhihui Li
Guang Yang
Baolin Guo
Chunming Niu


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College Bar in New York
Viewing Venues 1 to 30 out of 177 Venues
College Bar
Alphabet Lounge (Lounge)
80s, Classics
24 People Like It
Shy Lounge (Club)
2686 Hempstead Tnpke
Pop / Top 40, Techno, Reggaeton, R&B, Hip-Hop, Top 40, Dance/Electronic, House
Bar 13 (Lounge)
35 East 13th St
80s, Hip-Hop, House, Pop / Top 40, Rock
Le Feu (Lounge)
80s, Latin, Hip-Hop, Top 40, Dance/Electronic, House, Pop / Top 40, Techno, Reggaeton, R&B, Reggae, Rock, Bachata, Classics, Cumbia, FreeStyle, Merengue, Rock en Espanol, Salsa, World Music, Other Lat
Studio 19 (Club)
80s, Hip-Hop, Top 40, Dance/Electronic, House, Pop / Top 40, Techno, Reggaeton, R&B, Reggae, Bachata, FreeStyle, Merengue, Salsa, World Music, Mash-up
Pyramid Club (Club)
101 Ave A
80s, Pop / Top 40, Rock
MIXX LOUNGE (Club)
160 ADAMS AVE
Hauppauge, NY11788
Hip-Hop, Top 40, Dance/Electronic, Pop / Top 40, Reggaeton, Reggae
Amarachi Lounge (Lounge)
325 Franklin Ave
Hip-Hop, Jazz/Blues, Dance/Electronic, Pop / Top 40, R&B
Hammerstein Ballroom (Club)
Ace of Clubs (Club)
9 Great Jones St
Rock, Blues, Funk / Soul / R&B, Jazz
Rare Olive Lounge (Club)
400 W. Jericho Tpke.
Latin, Hip-Hop, Top 40, Dance/Electronic, House, Industrial, Pop / Top 40, Techno, Latin, Reggaeton, R&B, Reggae, Rock, FreeStyle, Mash-up
Club Illusions (Club)
1205 Surf Avenue
Latin, Hip-Hop, Top 40, Dance/Electronic, Pop / Top 40, Techno, Reggaeton, R&B
31 Rockwells Bar & Lounge (Club)
31 Rockwell Place
Latin, Hip-Hop, Jazz/Blues, Top 40, House, Pop / Top 40, Latin, Reggaeton, R&B, Reggae
Barmacy (Lounge)
538 E 14 St
House, Funk / Soul / R&B, House
Coyote Ugly (Bar)
Rock, Country, Blues
Bitter End (Club)
Blues, Rock, World Music
Mr. Black (Club)
35 East 21st StreetGarment District
80s, Hip-Hop, Top 40, Dance/Electronic, House, Mash-up
ESPN Zone (Restaurant)
Hip-Hop, Pop / Top 40, Rock
Bar None (Bar)
98 Third Avenue
Central Bar (Lounge)
Brother Jimmy's BBQ (Upper East Side) (Restaurant)
Alternative , Blues, Rock
Superdive (Bar)
Alternative, Top 40, Rock, Classics
Proof (Lounge)
Funk / Soul / R&B, Hip-Hop, 80s, Alternative , Electronica, R&B, Rock, Techno, Karaoke, Latin, Pop / Top 40
169 Bar (Bar)
169 E Broadway
Bar 515 (Restaurant)
Blondie's (Restaurant)


James woke me up early this morning. He was screaming. We're still not sure what it was about. When he was all calmed down he told me he was afraid of the lion... So who knows what was going on there!! He threw a few fits after that, even before we got to breakfast. So I figured now would be a good time to post some of my favorite pictures of my sweet boy to help me remember how much I love him!
I'll have to do a post for Beth later too... She has been VERY three this week.
Aren't kids the best? Let's get together soon and give ourselves a break!
He he - I just love that little guy... so cute.
The terrible twos were nothing compared to the threes! AJ has days that make me want to hide in the closet and let someone else take over for the rest of the day!


At the Eng C&D, an undergrad wasn't able to afford what they got. Before they could put stuff back on the shelf though, a prof behind him in line offers to pay the remaining balance. He says, "It's the least I can do, after all, you're paying my salary."
He then jokingly said that he hoped that this gesture might raise his RateMyProf rating. I pointed out that it was a stupid site that only butthurt students went on and then he wondered on why he didn't have a red hot chili pepper by his name. We consoled him by pointing out that he probably didn't WANT twenty year olds being very attracted to him.
lol is this Rohan the great!?
Definitely sounds like things Rohan would say. That man is awesome.


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Q: network bridge and router mac whitelisting For a [corporate] router that is locked down... has MAC filtering and whitelisting and all that, such that plugging in any new server on an open port will not receive a DHCP ipv4 address (but it will get a link light).
For an existing server that is whitelisted and fully working, call it server A, it has a quad-port nic.  eth0 is wan reaching the proxy and out to the world; a yum update works on server A.
If I take server B, and network it to eth1 on server A, and then on server A bridge eth0 and eth1 will I be able to do a yum update on server B ?   Will the router and whatever else recognize the different MAC address of server B and prohibit it network access?

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The piano you choose is most likely to be with you for quite sometime. When considering buying a piano we recommend you come to our showroom and get a feel for what is available by trying our range. You are then in a position where you can balance your expectations with your budget.
Naturally you will need to dedicate an area of your home to the piano and we recommend that the piano should be as accessible as possible, after all, anyone can learn the piano at any age and it will bring joy to the whole family. A piano will also provide elegance, and beauty to your home, so you want an instrument that will play properly and compliment your home's décor.
It is not only the look of a piano, nor the sound it makes, but also the touch that you have to consider. Does it feel right? Playing the pianos is a very tactile exercise and the keyboard should feel 'right' under your fingers.
Thankfully pianos are pretty robust, and once set up and tuned in your home should give you many good years of service with nothing needed any more than an occasional tune up.
All instruments in our showroom meet our own stringent conditions before they reach you our customer. Through us, your piano will be tuned and regulated to meet the AMEB standard and you'll have the security in knowing that our experienced team of piano craftsmen, tuners and technicians are here to support you and your piano.
Assuming you choose to buy an acoustic piano, you will need to understand how to take care of it.
Despite its rugged construction a piano is a sensitive instrument, built largely of wood, with a cast iron frame, on which he strings are placed, with a spruce soundboard at the rear.
Changes in temperature can affect any wooden structure- how often do we experience a sticking door or a drawer? Wood absorbs moisture from the air and this can affect a piano.
The most desirable temperature for a piano to be kept in a room is between 15 and 21 degrees Celsius , with a humidity level between 45% and 60%. If required a hygrometer can be placed near a piano , so that one can keep an eye on this.
Beware of central heating, never place a piano to close to a heating duct, and direct sunlight,as this may be detrimental not only to the piano "body" but also the tuning stability.In other words, ,place the piano away from heaters, heating vents and sunlit windows.
If you are concerned with possible dampness in a room, ask your tuner to fit a 'damp chaser' to the piano. It is a small investment and well worthwhile.
Most pianos are tuned to a string frequency of 440Hz. ie. The "A" string above middle 'C' is tuned to oscillate 440 times per second. This is also referred to and desired as "Concert Pitch" in musical terms.
The periodic regularity as to how often a piano needs to be tuned can vary greatly. A piano experiencing drastic changes in temperature or played heavily for long periods is likely to need more tuning than usual.
As a general rule, most domestic pianos do not need to be tuned more than twice per year-in some cases perhaps once per year. However, to enjoy a piano it must be in tune, therefore if your piano does not sound as it should, have it tuned.
By leaving the tuning for a few months you may need to have more than one tuning to bring it back to it's proper level of performance.
The tonal quality of your piano is determined by character of the felt covering the hammers that strike the strings. The resiliency of this felt is adjusted at the factory as part of the manufacturing process. With much use, the felt can become 'hard =packed- and the strings may cut into the outer surface of the felt. The result is likely to be harsh, unpleasant tone.
The remedy for this problem is called 'Voicing" a service that can be done in the home. However, not all piano-tuners are trained in the art of 'Voicing", and unhappily there are many instances where an untrained person has irreparably damaged the hammers resulting in complete replacement.
If you think you need someone to 'Voice' your piano, ask your dealer to recommend the best trained person available. If in doubt, leave well alone!
The piano's action is the ingenious mechanism that transmits the pressure of fingers on the piano keys to the relative hammers. Regulation refers to the process of ensuring that all parts of the action are performing correctly.
The advice given above in relation to 'voicing' is equally important in respect of action regulation.
Be careful, ask advice from your dealer and employ a known, trained technician.
Learning how to play by ear quickly!
Many piano students desire to learn how to play piano. Some are nervous to learn because they fear it will be too difficult. Although it can be hard initially, the more that you practice, the less complicated it becomes. This article will show you how you can learn how to play piano easily.
The first thing you need to work on to play piano by ear is the melody. Find a song you like that has an easy melody, then take a place at the piano and try to pick it out. This may be simpler if you're employed on recognizing intervals. An interval is just the distance between two notes. If you can recognize intervals easily, you'll be able to select a melody much quicker.
After picking out the melody, the next step to play piano is to harmonize the tune with chords. If you're a beginner, you will be happy to know that you just need to grasp three chords to harmonize any melody. These three chords are based on the scale in whatever key you are playing in.
The last thing you need to know to play piano by ear is chord voicing. Chord voicing is when you play a chord in any position apart from root position. We'll take a C chord as an example. In root position, you may play a C, E, and G in that order. To voice the chord differently, you might play the E on the bottom, followed by a G and C. You might also play the G on the bottom, with the C and E played above it. When you play piano by ear, you might play all chords in root position, but you might change your sound by using different chord voicing.
Learning the best way to play piano by ear is not that difficult. When you have the melody worked out, all you have got to do is harmonize it with chords. After that, you could try experimenting with different chord voicing to vary the sound. After practicing for a bit, you'll know the way to play piano by ear with ease.


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Inmarsat wins $50m arbitration
By Chris Forrester
Speciality satellite services company RigNet, based in Houston, Texas, says it has reached a settlement with Inmarsat over a disputed contract claim. RigNet supplies maritime and terrestrial connectivity.
Inmarsat filed the arbitration with the International Centre for Dispute Resolution in October 2016 concerning a January 2014 'take or pay' agreement to purchase up to $65 million, under certain conditions, of Inmarsat GX satellite capacity from Inmarsat over several years. Phase I of the arbitration concerned only whether RigNet's take or pay obligation ever commenced under the agreement and resulted in an interim award to Inmarsat of $50.8 million. Phase II of the arbitration was to address RigNet's counterclaims against Inmarsat on a variety of subjects, as well as Inmarsat's additional claims and for interest and attorneys' fees.
The arbitration claim was settled in Inmarsat's favour. RigNet will pay Inmarsat $45 million immediately, $5 million in the third quarter of 2019, and $750,000 in the third quarter of 2020.
"We are glad to put this matter behind us," said Rignet in a statement. "While we are disappointed in the [arbitration] panel's Phase I findings that a take or pay obligation under our January 2014 agreement had commenced, we believe that settling this matter reduces risk for our shareholders, customers, and employees."
"We were able avoid additional costs related to the arbitration and to secure value for our counterclaims which offsets Inmarsat's additional claims, as well as their claims for interest and attorneys' fees," said Steven Pickett, RigNet's CEO/President. "Now we can return 100 per cent of our focus to our ongoing business operations as we continue to deliver best-in-class managed communications, real-time machine learning, and cybersecurity solutions to our global customers."
Intelsat/SES consortium 'wins' Inmarsat spat
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Inmarsat has potential 'bad debt' problem
Inmarsat wins major arbitration award
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How Data From Sensors Is Improving the Way Post-Covid Offices Are Run
The initial applications of 'proptech' - property technology - may be to address healthcare concerns generated by the Covid pandemic.
But the longer term venture capital strategy is to capture more data about office productivity and efficiency, using AI to evaluate office usage trends. This is especially important as both tenants and building owners attempt to discern the need - and appropriate uses - for office space in what may be an overbuilt office market. JL
Patrick Sisson reports in the New York Times:
Property technology, or proptech, has become a booming sector in real estate as managers use data collection and artificial intelligence to control systems like heating, lighting, air quality and the flow of workers. The post-pandemic re-evaluation of corporate real estate amid an oversupplied office market means there is pressure to improve. Apps, sensors and AI that analyzes the data they collect provides more information on productivity; an algorithm can tell if a space is used passively by someone who has momentarily stepped away. Venture capital sees "digitization of the office asset meaning decreased risk, decreased operating expenses and increased rent. They're not doing it because the tech is cool."
Developers are harnessing a growing obsession with data to improve office buildings in ways that could cut costs and streamline operations, saving owners millions of dollars annually.
The field, known as property technology, or proptech, has become a booming sector in commercial real estate as property managers seek to use data collection and artificial intelligence to help control systems like heating, lighting, air quality and even the flow of workers.
As building owners juggle the complications of workers safely returning to offices after the pandemic, investors are pouring money into proptech start-ups like Cherre and HqO.
But this data collection is raising cybersecurity concerns: A 2021 Deloitte report found "cyberthreats are increasing in sophistication." Thieves have become more adept at hacking, even using the thermometer in a fish tank to gain access to the network of a Las Vegas casino.
The increased use of internet-connected sensors is turning high-rise offices into "computers with a roof" that need to guard against breaches, said Arie Barendrecht, the chief executive of WiredScore, an organization that certifies digital infrastructure in buildings.
"There's a flip side to everything smart and connected, and that's increased risk," he said.
But developers believe the industry is on the cusp of a significant change: The post-pandemic re-evaluation of corporate real estate plans amid an oversupplied office market means there is even more pressure to better understand and improve commercial real estate.
"There will be a dramatic increase in the information we have about how people use our buildings, and sensors will be more common," said Charlie Kuntz, innovation officer at Hines, a large real estate investment firm.
In Houston, for example, the planned office tower known as 1550 on the Green aims to be a state-of-the-art addition to the downtown area; it is expected to open in 2024. Skanska, a Swedish developer, hired the Danish architect Bjarke Ingels to design the 28-story tower, which will feature an array of environmental controls and smart building features. The project will include a network of sensors tracking movement, occupancy and efficiency. Skanska, which handles both development and construction, plans to install thousands of sensors to collect anonymized data across its 375,000 square feet, including cameras, optical sensors, parking scanners and QR code readers on security turnstiles.
"Before, we'd build first and then talk about adding a certain technology to a building," said Robert Ward, president and chief executive of Skanska USA Commercial Development. "Now, it's, 'How do we build the building around the technology?'"
An array of apps and sensors, and the artificial intelligence that will analyze the data they collect, will provide tenants with more information on productivity. The immediate focus will be on how to get employees back into the office safely, but the technology also promises to uncover areas to streamline. Some sensors will be able to monitor air quality and even environmental performance, improving energy efficiency and meeting municipal emissions codes.
This data will eventually become part of the standard disclosure between property buyers and sellers, said Kevin Danehy, chief executive of North America at Willow, a building tech firm in Sydney, Australia.
"The only place where the owner and occupier used to have shared concern was the lobby," he said. "Only in the last three or four years have these systems become affordable and scalable."
The pandemic has amplified opportunities for the sector, said Vik Chawla, a partner at Fifth Wall, a venture capital firm that has backed proptech firms like Enertiv and Loft. He sees a coming "digitization of the office asset."
"Employees want a more high-tech, high-touch, technological experience," he said. "There will be orders of magnitude more investment this year, and with offices empty, it's the perfect time to retrofit."
The idea of tracking how workers use space is a core tenet of the corporate philosophy of the co-working giant WeWork, which often bragged about its technological prowess.
"Hype and megalomania aside, WeWork was onto something when it came to flexible space and the underutilization challenge," said Dan Ryan, the chief executive and a co-founder of VergeSense, a company that manufacturers optical sensors for buildings. "That philosophy, that we can all operate remotely, is being adopted by every company."
The technology being used to monitor office activity tends to be nondescript. The VergeSense sensor, shaped like a smoke detector and roughly the size of a deck of cards, counts the number of people in a space and measures foot traffic. The firm has a proprietary algorithm that can tell if a space is being used passively by someone who has momentarily stepped away. Cisco and other enterprises with 10,000 or more employees have signed up to use the devices with a subscription service.
Over the last year, start-ups have seen a surge of interest from clients. HqO, which provides an operating system for offices, raised $60 million this month. VergeSense, which raised $21 million in two funding rounds, announced a partnership with the global real estate firm JLL to install sensors in several buildings across the country. By the first quarter of 2021, VergeSense was analyzing more than 40 million square feet of real estate globally.
Established developers have kept pace. Hines set up numerous tests of hardware and software over the last year. At 717 Texas in Houston, an office tower in the city's Theater District, Hines deployed more than 150 sensors to count people and gauge indoor environmental quality. The company is also testing how cameras in lobbies of some of its buildings can be used to provide "consistent, helpful information to tenants.
At Atlantic Yards, an office complex in Atlanta, Hines worked with Microsoft, a tenant there, to see if sensors could help improve efficiency for employees. And at 10/120 South Riverside Plaza in Chicago, Hines has started a project that combines occupancy and room sensors with network infrastructure to see which amenities and tech are being used in common areas.
But some industry insiders are skeptical of the technology. The technology needs to prove its accuracy before it is truly useful, said Greg Fuller, president and chief operating officer of Granite Properties, which owns and manages 10 million square feet of office space.
Granite is working with Fifth Wall to help get a read on which technologies deliver. "Real estate firms realize they have to stay competitive and keep up with technology," he said.
Others have raised questions of privacy and cybersecurity. VergeSense, Hines and Skanska all say they use only anonymized data and do not track individual workers, and a new SmartScore certification introduced by WiredScore last week includes cybersecurity qualifications and has already been embraced by dozens of large global landlords.
But it can be tempting to expand occupancy tracking, said Doug Stewart, head of digital advisory at Cushman & Wakefield. "Is it important to know there are three people in a conference room, or who those three people are?" he said. "The slippery slope is when we start naming names."
Still, others believe that building data can help inform the design of the next office.
Skanska's 17&M office building in Washington was designed from the inside out with smart tech, said Mr. Ward, "like building the engine before the car." The aim of gathering data was to create a continual feedback loop of design improvements.
Tenants will be preoccupied with returning to the office, but the next few months after reopening may be a key decision time for firms curious about this technology. "It's the economic proposition," Mr. Chawla said. "These technologies mean decreased risk, decreased operating expenses and increased rent. They're not doing it because the tech is cool."
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That a person cannot and consequently will not defend himself, does not yet cast disgrace upon him in our eyes ; but we despise the person who has neither the ability nor the good will for revenge whether it be a man or a woman.
Look not into the sun! Even the moon is too bright for your nocturnal eyes!
You call yourself free? I want to hear your ruling thought and not that you have escaped a yoke. Are you such a one as was permitted to escape a yoke? There are some who threw away their ultimate worth when they threw away their servitude. Free from what? What is that to Zarathustra! But your eyes should announce to me brightly: free for what?
Good manners disappear in proportion as the influence of a Court and an exclusive aristocracy lessens; this decrease can be plainly observed from decade to decade by those who have an eye for public behavior, which grows visibly.
He who denies his own vanity usually possesses it in so brutal a form that he instinctively shuts his eyes to avoid the necessity of despising himself.
Free from what? What does that matter to Zarathustra! Clearly, however, shall your eye show to me: free for what?
O sancta simplicitas! What strange simplification and falsification mankind lives on! One can never cease to marvel once one has acquired eyes for this marvel! How we have made everything around us bright and free and easy and simple! How we have known how to bestow on our senses a passport to everything superficial, on our thoughts a divine desire for wanton gambling and false conclusions! - how we have from the very beginning understood how to retain our ignorance so as to enjoy an almost inconceivable freedom, frivolity, impetuosity, bravery, cheerfulness of life, so as to enjoy life!
Moderation sees itself as beautiful; it is unaware that in the eye of the immoderate it appears black and sober and consequently ugly-looking.
Where the good begins.- Where the poor power of the eye can no longer see the evil impulse as such because it has become too subtle, man posits the realm of goodness; and the feeling that we have now entered the realm of goodness excites all those impulses which had been threatened and limited by the evil impulses, like the feeling of security, of comfort, of benevolence. Hence, the duller the eye, the more extensive the good. Hence the eternal cheerfulness of the common people and of children. Hence the gloominess and grief - akin to a bad conscience - of the great thinkers.
As long as you still experience the stars as something "above you", you lack the eye of knowledge.
Physician, help yourself: thus help your patient too. Let this be his best help: that he may behold with his eyes the man who heals himself.
Cows sometimes wear an expression resembling wonderment arrested on its way to becoming a question. In the eye of superior intelligence, on the other hand, lies the nil admirari spread out like the monotony of a cloudless sky.


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Q: BIRT Java Driver - getDatabase noSuchMethod error I'm using the mongodb-driver 3.5.0 with Eclipse, and I get no errors in the IDE but when I run my program I get:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoSuchMethodError:
  com.mongodb.MongoClient.getDatabase(Ljava/lang/String;)Lcom/mongodb/client/MongoDatabase;

as an error. I've already checked and I'm only using 3.5.0 through a Maven dependency. For some reason everything before to get the MongoClient works fine, it's just getDatabase that isn't working.
EDIT: I did a rough rebuild of the project using a gradle dependency instead of Maven, and that solved the issue. I'll keep looking into it to find the cause.
Example code below:
import org.bson.Document;
import org.bson.types.ObjectId;

import com.mongodb.BasicDBList;
import com.mongodb.BasicDBObject;
import com.mongodb.Block;
import com.mongodb.DBCollection;
import com.mongodb.DBCursor;
import com.mongodb.DBObject;
import com.mongodb.MongoClient;
import com.mongodb.client.FindIterable;
import com.mongodb.client.MongoCollection;
import com.mongodb.client.MongoDatabase;
import static com.mongodb.client.model.Filters.*;
import com.mongodb.client.model.CreateCollectionOptions;
import com.mongodb.client.model.ValidationOptions;

        public static Document reportFind(String id, String destination) {

            ObjectId objectId = ObjectId.get();
            ObjectId provider_id = new ObjectId(id);
            String provider_string = provider_id.toString();
            String db = "loginapp";

            MongoClient mongoClient = new MongoClient("localhost", 27017);
            MongoDatabase database = mongoClient.getDatabase("loginapp");
            MongoCollection<Document> coll =            database.getCollection("reporttemplates");
            System.out.println("Connected to database successfully");

A: Well according to the mongodb's current documentation the implementation of getDatabse is as:
public MongoDatabase getDatabase(String databaseName)

Parameters:
      databaseName - the name of the database to retrieve
Returns:
      a MongoDatabase representing the specified database
Throws:
      IllegalArgumentException - if databaseName is invalid

This seems completely fine according to your implementation as well. I would hence invest time in investigating the build process for the project of which above is part of.


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California social media regulations — a…
California social media regulations — a tougher sell in 2021
Lawmakers who have introduced bills to tighten social media practices are having little success thus far this year
Advocates want California lawmakers to go further in regulating social media platforms. (iStock)
By Calmatters |
PUBLISHED: May 28, 2021 at 9:06 a.m. | UPDATED: May 28, 2021 at 9:07 a.m.
By Zayna Syed, CalMatters
Lea este artículo en español.
California lawmaker Cristina Garcia was spending time with a friend when she asked her friend's 8-year-old why she was refusing to eat.
"I said, 'Why aren't you eating lunch?' And she's like, 'Well, because I have to look thin and look a certain way to be a YouTube star and get followers,'" said Garcia, a Democrat from Bell Gardens who is a member of the Assembly.
After spending 13 years as a teacher, she had seen how eating disorders and body image concerns affected her students — and she blames social media's altered images for feeding the problem. "I think that affects you even as an adult, but I think it's particularly damaging when you're a young kid, when you're still trying to figure things out," she said. "They're being bombarded with these images that are photoshopped into unrealistic expectations."
She's carrying legislation that would require social media companies to disclose if certain images have been retouched. If someone — and particularly influencers — artificially improved their skin or toned their body, and did so in order to make money, the platform would have to say so and even specify what they altered.
But California state lawmakers who have introduced bills to further tighten social media practices are having little success thus far this year.
Lawmakers pushed consideration of Garcia's Assembly Bill 613 to next year amid pushback from social media firms. The companies said it was difficult for them to even know when a picture has been edited since it often occurs on a third-party platform, such as a photo-editing app.
Other bills similarly shuffled over to a two-year track include one that would prohibit features like auto-play for children unless parents opt in to allow it, and another that would require social media companies to report obscene or violent posts on their platforms.
Michael Karanicolas, executive director of UCLA's Institute for Technology, Law and Policy, said restricting social media is tricky to assess from a constitutional perspective, because laws and court rulings are constantly in flux.
"It's not always easy to draw a clear and bright line between what the government can force you to disclose … and what the government can't force you to say," Karanicolas said. "That doesn't mean that they're not going to regulate the space because maybe the state government feels it's worthwhile to roll the dice and see how the law survives a constitutional challenge."
And the supermajority of Democrats gave the cold shoulder to a Republican-sponsored bill that would have deemed social media platforms the new "public square" — and sought to prevent them from restricting speech considered lawful under the First Amendment. A recent real-world example: Twitter's ban on the account of former President Donald Trump.
Regulations — too far or not far enough?
So what tech-targeting social media bills are still moving forward this year? A bill that would require big social media firms to file quarterly terms of service with the state.
California's landmark computer privacy law, which took effect last year, was the first of its kind nationwide to give people more control over their digital data. It grants Californians the right to request information businesses collect about them for free, and requires businesses to give users the chance to opt-out of having their data sold.
Critics say the law doesn't go far enough in reining in social media platforms.
They've have called for increased protections for children roaming the Internet, and for regulation that stops the spread of misinformation and hate speech on social media.
While spending less than traditional big lobbying forces like oil interests and labor unions, technology companies still have a great deal of influence in the state because of their hefty economic impact; California's surprising budget surplus this year is in part due to the huge success of Golden State-based tech giants during the pandemic.
A bill still in play this year would require social media companies to file quarterly reports about their terms of service to the California attorney general. The bill's author, Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, an Encino Democrat, said there's a lot of confusion over social media companies' policies. For example, it's difficult to find terms of service reports — which outline policies like how companies collect users' data and moderate content — on companies' websites and there's often no historical record of past reports.
'Looking under the hood' of social media
AB 587 would also require companies to provide data on how well they complied with their terms of service. Social media companies that have over $100 million in revenue would have to report statistics such as the number of posts flagged by the company, the views those flagged posts received and the number of posts that were removed, demonetized or deprioritized.
Gabriel said he hopes the proposed law would achieve two things: encourage "good behavior" and allow policymakers to better understand how misinformation, hate speech and the like spread on social media and influence hate crimes.
The proposed legislation would force social media companies to "let folks look under the hood a little bit because there's just a lot of confusion right now and a lot of skepticism about what they're doing," Gabriel said. "I'm a big believer in transparency, because it encourages people to behave in ways that they would want for the public to see them behaving."
Noting that the bill targets companies with over $100 million dollars in revenue in the past year, Gabriel said "I think companies like that can pretty easily comply with what we're asking them to do, and I think a lot of this information that we're asking for, they're already looking at on a daily basis and maybe even more frequently than that."
A Facebook spokesperson told CalMatters via email that Facebook already publishes "regular transparency reports, including our quarterly Community Standards Enforcement Report." The report shares data on how many posts violated Facebook's content standards and what actions the company took to deal with them, and can be found on the company's Transparency Center website.
Facebook recently announced those reports would be audited outside the company by Ernest & Young, "so we're not grading our own homework," the Facebook rep said.
Giving bad actors a blueprint?
Business interests including the Internet Association, which represents Big Tech companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Google, contend that Gabriel's bill may undermine the goal of reducing misinformation and hate speech by providing "bad actors" with a granular blueprint for evading detection.
"While well intentioned, these requirements will ultimately allow scammers, spammers, and other bad actors to exploit our systems and moderators," went their argument, cited in the Assembly bill analysis.
These groups also warn that Gabriel's bill could open up social media companies to lawsuits over routine decisions by content moderators, and perhaps even for how effective companies' moderation practices are in the first place — which platforms predict could deter them from investing in content moderation.
An Internet Association industry spokesperson, who would discuss the bill only if he was not named, noted that it would not apply to some social media companies that have a share in the spread of misinformation and hate speech. For example, the current law would include fancy exercise bike company Peloton, but not right-wing friendly social media sites Parler or Gab, since they don't meet the $100 million revenue requirement.
One of the bills lawmakers held over until next year, AB 1545 by Berkeley Democratic Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, aims to add more parental controls around auto-play features and in-app purchases.
Do parents need an assist from Big Tech?
Wicks said the auto-play on websites like YouTube can lead to children watching objectionable content. Her example: If parents put on a "Thomas the Tank Engine" video on YouTube, an hour later their child might be watching a video on train crashes, depending on what YouTube algorithms think qualifies as related content.
Her measure would require websites like YouTube to add a parental opt-in for auto-play. A previous version — which died — would have created broader regulation.
Wicks said the bill has been popular with both Democrats and Republicans, especially those who are parents: "Any parent who has dealt with technology these days with their children knows this problem."
The Internet Association objected to how the bill would be enforced. For example, the bill would require social media companies to disclose if an individual makes money from a post, which could be difficult to discern. It also said the bill's requirement of an annual audit to ensure compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule was unnecessary because the attorney general already has the authority to enforce the rule.
"Just because you can create a product targeted at young people doesn't mean you should," said Marvin Deon, a vice president at Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that provides families with media literacy resources and age-based ratings of movies, TV shows and books. "We have to be sure that we're keeping an eye on the Constitution, but also not skirting our duties to protect kids.
"Things that go after the addictive nature of some of the designs of these platforms, like the auto-play where a kid can start off looking at a Disney cartoon and 20 minutes later, he's looking at a kid selling toys, and then 20 minutes later, some kid showing someone being blown up with some type of an explosive."
Tech and social media companies often counter that parents are responsible for monitoring and regulating children's online and social media use. But David Monahan, campaign director for Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood, a non-profit that advocates for children's privacy, disagrees.
Monahan said that legislation is necessary until companies stop manipulative and unfair practices, such as targeting kids to spend excessive amounts of time online, share personal information, watch advertising and make in-game or in-app purchases.
"We find corporations pointing the finger at families and parents and saying, 'You're the gatekeepers? Why aren't you protecting your kids?' And that's really unfair," Monahan said. "Parents need an assist from Big Tech."
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With the majority of projects being carried out as a contract, it is becoming increasingly important to ensure that the performance of the contract is managed correctly. Just leaving the contract to happen on its own does not work, the contract must be managed on an on-going basis. Failure to do so leads to quality being compromised, clauses falling into disuse (or even misuse), and disputes and claims proliferating. Most activities that are out sourced tend to be contracted for three to five years with options to extend for further years, so it is vital that the promised results are delivered throughout the life of the contract.
Therefore, the objective of this course will be to provide a comprehensive overview of the contractual environment necessary for project team members to interface effectively with the contract and procurement function as part of their day to day work. It will be necessary to have an understanding of how a contract is formed, the key legal requirements underpinning a contract, and how a contract is administered.
This course qualifies for 25.25 PDUs.
On day one the course will explain what the definition of a contract is, why it is required, and where it fits into the project environment. Also, the course will present an introduction to the concept of project strategy and an overview of some of the more commonly used contract strategies in the oil and gas industry. This will then build on a focus of alliancing and partnering as a specific form of contract strategy and the advantages and disadvantages. The overall tender process will also be covered looking at some of the key issues that need to be addressed.
The learning objectives of day two will be for participants to understand the role of the tender in the contracting process. In particular, participants will learn how to deal with procedural items, such as clarifications, and how to deal with side letters. The main legal aspects behind a contract will be discussed, as well as ways in which a contract may be legally invalid and how to deal with breaches of a contract. The structure behind a contract will be looked at, summarizing some of the key clauses, and finally, the key elements of a successful contract negotiation will be covered.
On day three, the course will cover the concept of a supply chain and the role of procurement within the supply chain. The main elements of contract administration will be looked at, including statutory obligations, liabilities and negligence, indemnities, liquidated damages, and penalty clauses. Possible causes of frustration from the contract will be discussed and Force Majeure clauses will be defined. Possible causes of disputes in the contract will also be outlined along with the solutions that clients and contractors can pursue to resolve those disputes.
The course is aimed at anyone in a project team who requires a greater understanding of how the topic of contracts and procurement impacts the project environment.


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Big Train Splits Saturday Doubleheader with T-Bolts
Alex Calvert (South Carolina) applies the tag at third, a pivotal out in game 2. Photo Credit: Lisa A. Kammerman/BigTrainPhotos
The Big Train split an afternoon-night doubleheader with the Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts on Saturday. Bethesda is now 8-2 on the season and remains atop the South division.
In game 1, right-hander David McKay (Florida Atlantic) got the start, taking the loss after pitching four innings and giving up two hits and three runs (two earned), while walking one and striking out three. Luis Collazo (Virginia Tech), Miller Trevvett (Radford), and Chris Monaco (Virginia Tech) each contributed a scoreless relief inning for Bethesda. T-Bolt starter En-Sih Huang (Taiwan UPES) pitched all seven innings of game 1, earning his second win of the season.
Offensively, the T-Bolts struck early. Aided by two Big Train errors, the T-Bolts scored three runs in the first, as McKay surrendered a walk and two singles to the first three T-Bolt hitters, who each scored in the inning. The Big Train outhit the T-Bolts in 6-5 in game 1 but struggled mightily with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. The lone Bethesda run came in the bottom of the sixth inning, when Nick Feight (UNC Wilmington) scored on a groundout by Logan Farrar (Virginia Commonwealth). The final score of game 1 was a 3-1 Big Train loss.
Righty Mark Nowatnick (Florida Atlantic) got the nod in the nightcap, pitching three innings giving up one hit and no runs while walking three and striking out three. Because Nowatnick did not pitch the four innings required by a starting pitcher to qualify for a win in a seven-inning game, the win instead went to Blake Smith (Mississippi State), his first of the season. Smith pitched two innings and gave up three hits and a run while walking none and striking out one. Josh Thorne (Stetson) pitched a scoreless relief inning, while Tyler Warmoth earned the save, pitching a perfect seventh and striking out two.
In game 2, it was the Big Train that struck early. Leadoff man Cody Brown (Mississippi State) led off with a walk in the bottom of the first. Farrar then singled. Brown and Farrar took third and second on a throwing error, setting the table for a two-run single by Zach Kirtley (St. Mary's (CA)). However, Kirtley was thrown out attempting to take second base on the throw. Chris Lewis (Sacramento State) followed with a double, but was stranded.
The T-Bolts' best chance came in the 5th inning, when the leadoff hitter singled and scored on a double by Steven Paredes (Lindsey Wilson), who currently has the league's best batting average. Paredes was thrown out trying to stretch the double into a triple, stifling the rally. This play proved instrumental, as the next hitter singled but the T-Bolts could not score a second run. The final score of game 2 was a 2-1 Big Train victory.
Notes: Game 1 T-Bolt starter En-Sih Huang (Taiwan UPES) balked twice, one of which played a major role in the Big Train obtaining their only run of the game…The Big Train worked no walks against Huang. Only one T-Bolt walked in game 1…Logan Farrar (Virginia Commonwealth) collected a hit and RBI and scored a run in his return to Povich Field.
The Big Train takes on division foe FCA Herndon Braves at 7:30PM tomorrow night, Maryland Pride Night, at Povich Field. The Big Train has another home game at 7:30PM Monday night, Pajama Night, against the Gaithersburg Giants.


July 29, 2011 George Ray Cabang, 75, of Pearl City, a U.S. Agriculture Department inspector and a Marine Corps veteran, died in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Georlynn M. Cabang and Renee Kaleimamaha, brother Mel, sister Lorna Sickwood, companion Loretta Hookano, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.


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