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Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest on November 13, 2010, and on November 23, she was reunited with her son after a decade-long separation. She visited the ancient city of Bagan on July 4, 2011, and the city of Pegu on August 3, 2011, both trips accompanied by her son. Aung San Suu Kyi met with the Burmese Labor Minister, Aung Kyi, on July 25 and August 12, and met with the Burmese President Thein Sein on August 19.
Her lawyers said that she had been freed with no conditions, but the military has warned Suu Kyi that political tours could lead to chaos and rioting.
Aung San Suu Kyi is a writer and pro-democracy activist and daughter of Burma's independence hero Aung San. After studying at Lady Shri Ram College in New Delhi and St. Hugh's College in Oxford, she completed her doctoral degree in Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. Suu Kyi returned to Myanmar in 1988 and soon became the face of the pro-democracy movement, helping to found the National League for Democracy (NLD) leading the group as general secretary. Suu Kyi is also the author of many books, including Freedom from Fear (1991), Letters from Burma (1997), and The Voice of Hope (1997).
In 1988, the long-time leader of the ruling Socialist party, General Ne Win, stepped down from power after 26 years, triggering pro-democracy demonstrations throughout the country. Aung San Suu Kyi, as leader of the NLD, gave numerous speeches calling for freedom and democracy. In July 1989, without charge or trial, Suu Kyi was placed under house arrest, where she remained for six years. Despite Suu Kyi's confinement, in 1990 the NLD won the national election with over 80 percent of the vote. The military junta, however, has refused to recognize the results.
In 1991, Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Suu Kyi was released from house arrest in July 1995, but was detained again in September 2000 and held until May 2002. Her freedom was only fleeting. During a tour of northern Burma in May 2003, Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters were attacked by the regime's militia in the town of Depayin. As many as 70 people were killed in the attack and over 100 people arrested, including Aung San Suu Kyi, who remained in secret detention for over three months. She was briefly released for a medical procedure in September 2003, but was immediately returned to custody. After her detention was extended by a year in both May 2007 and May 2008, she was scheduled to be released in May 2009, but was formally arrested two weeks before her sentence expired.
Suu Kyi was taken into custody on the morning of May 14, 2009, and immediately transferred to Insein Prison for allegedly violating the conditions of her house arrest after an American citizen swam across a lake uninvited and stayed in her home. Although she reportedly had no direct contact with the man, authorities claim that his presence in her home violates a ban that prohibits her from meeting with anyone without prior permission. Suu Kyi's trial began on May 18, 2009, and on August 11, 2009, she was sentenced to 18 months of house arrest under Section 22 of the State Protection Law for "subversion."
Due to the military junta's monopoly over the political sphere of Burma, a new electoral law bans Aung San Suu Kyi from running in Burma's next election, which will take place later in 2010. The National League for Democracy (NDL) was banned in May 2010. The NDL called for a complete boycott of the November 2010 elections, which it considered undemocratic.
WRITING BY AUNG SAN SUU KYI
International PEN Outraged by the Sentencing of Aung San Suu Kyi
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, Free Expression, MyanmarCategory: Advocacy CaseStatus: ReleasedCountry: Myanmar

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'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' Was More Than Just A TV Show. It Was A Cultural Reset
From changing what it means to be a "celebrity" to heavily influencing today's beauty standards, the Kardashians have had a serious cultural impact.
by Michelle Rennex 15 September 2020
Last week, Kim Kardashian West took to social media to share the news that Keeping Up With The Kardashians, after 14 years on air, was officially coming to an end in 2021.
"It is with heavy hearts that we've made the difficult decision as a family to say goodbye to Keeping Up With The Kardashians. We are beyond grateful to all of you who've watched us for all of these years — through the good times, the bad times, the happiness, the tears, and the many relationships and children," Kim wrote. "We'll forever cherish the wonderful memories and countless people we've met along the way."
In response to the news, fans of the show begun sharing their favourite Keeping Up moments, while others who think consuming any form of pop culture is vapid, groaned in the comments.
"Why would anyone care that this show is over. Was a complete waste of everything. Utter garbage," one person, who thought they were better than everyone else because they don't watch reality TV, wrote. "Finally some good news in 2020!," commented another.
But regardless of your opinion of the Kardashian-Jenner family — there's no denying the impact the world's most-famous family made with Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
Keeping Up Revolutionised Reality TV
When Keeping Up With The Kardashians premiered in on E! in 2007, there weren't many other shows like it.
Sure, the Osbourne family had their reality show, The Osbournes from 2002 to 2005, but Ozzy Osbourne was already a fully-fledged musical celebrity when it aired.
Similarly, The Simple Life was a semi-scripted reality show, which starred Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, who were also already well-known by the world and the tabloids specifically. As did Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica, which focused on the married adventures of popular celebrities Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson.
The point is: reality TV in the 2000s focused on who was already famous over who could be famous. And Keeping Up With The Kardashians changed that formula.
Lord… I can't believe Keeping Up with the Kardashians is ending. The show took a family of D list celebrities and turned them into Titans of industry. The impact of the show is undeniable.
— wonho stan account (@DariusMason1) September 8, 2020
In the early seasons of Keeping Up, the eldest Kardashian sisters had relatively normal lives, and the E! cameras would record the trio doing menial tasks for the world to see. They ran their DASH retail stores together by doing stocktake and working the registers, they shared their dating struggles like they were regular people, and they babysat their younger sisters, Kendall and Kylie, whenever their parents needed them to.
Naturally, as the seasons went on and Kim's popularity grew, the show became less relatable, but still stayed a source of guaranteed entertainment for the world. Even when the Kardashian's fame surpassed the need for the show, and the stars became more private to protect their personal brands, the show still let the world in during important moments that regular celebrities often refuse to let the world hear about.
Beyond Caitlyn Jenner openly sharing her transition journey on the show, the Kardashian-Jenners let cameras in when Khloé was sent to jail for a DUI, when Kim had her emotional divorce with Kris Humphries, when Scott went to rehab, when Kylie hid her pregnancy from the world, and when Kim was robbed at gunpoint in her Paris hotel room.
Sure, the Kardashian-Jenners we have today are not the same people we met when the show started, but Keeping Up With The Kardashians taught television producers that anyone could be the next goldmine for content when given the chance — including those who are seemingly nobodies.
Today, anyone can have a reality show — from Teen Moms to Real Housewives — so long as what is shown remains somewhat "real" — sharing not only the good, but the bad too. Any misstep the Kardashian-Jenner family made over the last decade, like Kendall's Pepsi debacle or Kylie's controversial lip fillers, the family were always sure to address it on the show.
Keeping Up With The Kardashians was realer than anything that came before it and set the precedent for the future of reality TV — if you want success, you have to work hard and be willing to share and over-share.
The Show Changed The Way We Defined Celebrity And Beauty
Keeping Up With The Kardashians premiered right after Kim's sex tape with Ray J was leaked to the world. But prior to the sex tape, the Kardashian's, while rich, were relatively unknown.
The Kardashian name had only really been heard of once before, when Robert Kardashian became O. J. Simpson's defence attorney during the football star's notorious 1995 murder trial. For the Jenners, Caitlyn Jenner was a gold medal-winning Olympian, but not really much else.
Keeping Up, however, instantly made the Kardashian and Jenner sisters household names thanks to their entertaining life content, that was equal parts relatable and ridiculous.
For example, while fans of the show could all laugh at Kim's reaction to losing her diamond earring in the waters of Bora Bora, it's hard to sympathise with someone splashing $75,000 USD on a single piece of jewellery. And when the Kardashian sisters bickered over Bentleys and Kim slapped Khloé with her handbag, we could all relate to the feeling of fighting with siblings — albeit over much cheaper issues.
since Keeping Up With The Kardashians is finally coming to an end, i just want to thank Kourtney for giving us the iconic "Kim there's people that are dying". pic.twitter.com/ePjZdGAsMf
— c (@chuuzus) September 8, 2020
As these scenes would air, the family would live-tweet the show to make viewers feel as though they were close to the people they were watching on screen. Even in recent years, when the family haven't necessarily needed to engage with fans or acknowledge the show, the sisters still ensured they stayed close to the fan base that gave them their careers.
This relatability and accessibility allowed the sisters to gain followers and loyal fans, which gave them influence that led to opportunities and careers outside the show. From clothing collaborations to makeup lines to modelling careers, the Kardashian and Jenner family were able to capitalise on the insult most often thrown at them: "Famous for just being famous".
After the family found initial success through Keeping Up, the Kardashian-Jenners took any and every business opportunity they could. They sold themselves until they didn't have to anymore, but they were only ever given this opportunity because they were willing to share the positive and negatives of their lives through reality TV.
This openness on screen, tied with the start of the social media age, meant that the Kardashians were able to break the mould of a traditional celebrity — who would often try to live their lives in private, and set strict boundaries for who was allowed access, and attempt to only ever let their fans see positives. Their lives were more curated.
But this shift in what it meant to be a celebrity and how accessible famous people became allowed the Kardashians to carve out a career path for influencers in the social media world.
For better or worse, the Kardashian family changed the modern beauty ideal and were the ones who paved the way for "influencer culture", which exploits the feeling of personal connection to push product and "influence" their followers, while also being built on no real set of talents beyond "looking good". But this idea of what's desirable and "looks good" today is often based on the beauty standards that were unintentionally set by the highly-influential Kardashian and Jenner family.
Over the show's 14 year run, it was hard not to notice the physical changes the sisters went through. While Kourtney openly admitted that she had breast augmentation during her college years, Kim, Kylie and Khloé hold firm that their large, disproportionate booties are natural, with Kim even going so far as to x-ray her butt on the show to prove it was real.
Kim Kardashian's Butt X-Ray pic.twitter.com/wGZ5d3Ct6P
— Kardashian Trends (@KARDASHlANTREND) September 13, 2017
The normalisation of these unnaturally large backsides have caused a significant increase in plastic surgery amongst women — particularly in Brazilian Butt Lifts, which transfers fat from the body and pushes it into the butt to create a more shapely figure. But even beyond the booty, Kylie Jenner's lip fillers sparked an increase in pouts all over Instagram, with large lips becoming the ideal ~look~ of 2010s.
But even beyond physical changes, even the makeup styles and fashion adopted by the influential family have changed how we see conventional beauty today: huge fake lashes, heavy contour, thick eyebrows, tight-fitting clothes, sky-high heels, two-toned hair, waist trainers, shape-wear… the list is endless.
While it may not exactly be ethical, when Kylie Jenner promotes Fashionnova — a fast fashion company that Kylie can afford not to promote or purchase from — the items sell out. When any of the sisters change their body or appearance — like Kylie having her lip fillers dissolved or when she went bleach blonde in a day — the changes are hailed as "body goals" as people flock to do the same. When the sisters advertise body slimming products — like Kim getting paid to promote "appetite suppressing" lollipops — their impressionable audience start to think that being hungry is not normal or attractive.
For simply existing in a world where social media influence is more powerful than traditional talent, it's hard to deny the impact that the Kardashian and Jenner clan have on just about every aspect of modern beauty and style. While it may not necessarily be "good" that they hold so much power over impressionable groups, it's undeniable that the Kardashian family are the current tastemakers of our generation — which is only exacerbated by the sisters creating their own empires too.
Keeping Up Created Multiple Empires
The reason that the Kardashian-Jenner family is so popular isn't just because of Keeping Up, but rather as a direct result of the empire that the family built by capitalising on their show's success.
While they were already a successful and wealthy family prior to the show, the Kardashian-Jenner clan were by no means on the level of Britney Spears fame or even Paris Hilton stardom when the show began. In fact, Kim even worked for Paris Hilton as a closet stylist before her big Keeping Up break.
But today, Kim Kardashian West and Kylie Jenner far surpass Britney and Paris by at least 150 million followers on Instagram, which has become a modern measure of fame. Even when looking at net worth figures, despite being a heiress and 16 years her senior, Paris Hilton is only worth $300 million while Kylie Jenner sits at a pretty $900 million.
This success, however, wouldn't have been possible without Keeping Up. Without the reality series, Kylie would've just been another unknown rich girl from family wealth living in Calabasas. Kylie was a literal child when the series started, but we've since watched her go through puberty, boy struggles, lip fillers, and onto building an empire all because she leveraged the show to her own benefit.
Kylie Jenner let the E! cameras follow her most embarrassing and raw moments as she grew up, which in turn made people want to follow her as they felt an odd sense of connectedness to Kylie — likely as her fans, being of a similar age, grew up alongside her. From here, Kylie was able to leverage the 195 million followers she gained to ensure her brand, Kylie Cosmetics, was a success by using her online influence as free marketing.
Kylie Jenner recap.
1/ Used her own capital
2/ Hired six people
3/ Paid close to zero in ads
4/ Leveraged media trends
5/ Leveraged supply partners
6/ Built a $1.2b brand
7/ Now $600 million richer
8/ And she did it in five years
The above isn't the result of fame alone.
— Web Smith (@web) November 18, 2019
Similarly, through broadcasting her life on Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kim was able to seem more accessible to fans, which also made 188 million people want to follow her too. As a result, her KKW Beauty and SKIMS brands also found great success when they launched thanks to her loyal followers.
This transition the sisters have been able to make from rich family to celebrity to business moguls has inspired the way influencer culture has adapted too. Long gone are the days where influencers stay in one lane. Whether it's by releasing a line of merchandise — like TikTok star Addison Rae has done — or through creating their own brand of clothing — as Australian influencer Tammy Hembrow managed to do with Saski Collection — the Kardashian-Jenners have inspired a new generation of online celebrity to diversify their income streams and push themselves beyond the "famous for just being famous" category they're instantly boxed into.
While Kim, Kylie and the rest of the family found fame through their reality show, they never let the show define them nor was Keeping Up ever a guaranteed success. In fact, many celebrities who have managed to bag a reality show have failed to make them work and last. Despite their fame, not even Lindsay Lohan or Britney Spears could make their reality shows last longer than a single season.
Whether it was by a stroke of genius or just dumb luck, the Kardashian-Jenners found a sweet spot with Keeping Up With The Kardashians by keeping the show raw, authentic and entertaining. And it's this formula that gained them a loyal following that stayed with them beyond TV screens to impact pop culture forever.
Michelle Rennex is a senior writer at Junkee and will mourn the end of 'Keeping Up With The Kardashians' for at least four more months. She tweets at @michellerennex.
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It has been four seasons since an NFL betting team other than the San Diego Chargers have claimed the top spot in the AFC West, and heading in to 2010-11, it doesn't appear as though there are any legitimate contenders to end that streak.
This year will be very different in California however, as for the first time in a decade running back LaDainian Tomlinson will not be leading the charge in Qualcomm Stadium. After nine years of record-setting production, age and future salary cap concerns kept the Chargers' all-time leading rusher from resigning long term with the club, causing Tomlinson to take his talents to the Big Apple where he is now employed by the New York Jets. The move completes the transition from a rushing-based offense to an air-it-out attack, a change that was inevitable given the talents of quarterback Phillip Rivers and his receivers. Vincent Jackson, Malcolm Floyd, and tight end Antonio Gates are all taller than 6'4 with speed to burn, and rarely does a ball thrown in any of their directions touch the ground.
San Diego won 11 straight games to end the regular season at 13-3 in 2009-10, but a loss to the Jets in the playoffs was proof that while the offense has arrived, head coach Norv Turner's troops will have to be much better on the defensive side of the ball. The keys to better defending will be the ability to replace departed defensive tackle Jamal Williams in the middle, while creating a more consistent pass rush, which is where former Pro Bowler Shawne Merriman will have to rebound as early as the NFL betting preseason.
The Denver Broncos finished second to the Chargers a year ago, missing out on the betting postseason for a fourth straight year despite finishing .500. The fact that head coach Josh McDaniels was able to keep his team above a losing record despite being in his first year with the team, and the considerable turnover that took place, is a testament to that he was ready to make the leap from coordinator to top dog. McDaniels and company will be hard-pressed just to maintain their eight-win mark in 2010-11, especially considering they dropped 13 spots in offensive rankings from 2008 to 2009, and lost top receiver Brandon Marshall and top tight end Tony Scheffler.
The Oakland Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs have combined to average just 4.0 betting NFL wins per season over the past three years, and while both have made changes that on paper seem to be for the better, it is hard to project either being much better in 2010-11. The Raiders finally cut ties with former first overall pick quarterback Jamarcus Russell, replacing him with former Washington Redskins' starter Jason Campbell. Owner Al Davis and company feels this is a team on the verge of something special, but as has been the case with this franchise over the years, it will have to be proven on the field. The Chiefs will be in year two of the Todd Haley/Matt Cassell experiment, but with a lack of major upgrades to the roster this past offseason, it will be difficult for this team to be much better than the one that lost seven of their first eight games en route to a 4-12 season a year ago.


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Fantasy Football Week 15 Waiver Wire: Three Tight Ends to Add
The 2020 NFL season is now 14 weeks old and the time is now to start picking up players from your fantasy football waiver wire and hoping they catch fire during the fantasy playoffs. Every year a no name blows up in Week 1 and ends up being a top-50 fantasy football player over the remainder of the season. So, instead of letting your competition beat you to the punch, use your fantasy football waiver wire to find the next big thing with the playoffs finally here in most leagues..
Let's get things started by taking a look at some fantasy football waiver wire tight ends for Week 15.
Logan Thomas, TE , Washington Football Team
Washington barely topped 100 passing yards in Week 14 against the San Francisco 49ers, but Thomas had six receptions (on seven targets) for 43 yards. He has double-digit PPR points in four of the last five games, with at least five targets in five of the last six.
Thomas' Week 15 matchup isn't great, as the Seattle Seahawks are a top-12 fantasy defense against tight ends. It gets better in Week 16 against the Carolina Panthers, who are on the other end of the spectrum in the bottom-12 against tight ends.
Based on volume alone, Thomas is a certified TE1 and has been producing as such. Yet somehow, he's pretty widely available. Given the state of the tight end position, Thomas is really a must-add.


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Die Gründbergstube ist eine ehemalige Forsthütte im Urschlauer Forst in der Gemeinde Ruhpolding.

Die Gründbergstube steht unter Denkmalschutz und ist unter der Nummer D-1-89-140-156 in die Bayerische Denkmalliste eingetragen.

Baubeschreibung
Bei der Gründbergstube handelt es sich um einen zweigeschossigen, verputzten Massivbau im Heimatstil mit geböschten Eckverstärkungen, Blockbaugiebel und breiter Hochlaube. Das Gebäude wurde 1923 erbaut.

Heutige Nutzung
Die Gründbergstube wird vom Amter für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft und Forsten Traunstein als Bergwalderlebniszentrum genutzt. Das Gebäude ist mit zwei Seminarräumen, einer Selbstversorgerküche sowie sechs Schlafräumen mit Dusche und WC ausgestattet. Im Mittelpunkt des Bergwalderlebniszentrums steht das "Lernen durch Erleben in der Natur".

Lage
Die Gründbergstube befindet sich der Urschlauer Achen auf einer Höhe von . Die Adresse lautet Urschlau 4 in Ruhpolding.

Weblinks
 Bergwalderlebniszentrum Ruhpolding auf aelf-ts.bayern.de

Baudenkmal in Ruhpolding
Erbaut in den 1920er Jahren
Bauwerk des Heimatschutzstils in Bayern
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Euproctis nigropuncta is een donsvlinder uit de familie van de spinneruilen (Erebidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1910 door Wileman.

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Q: Do we have a 6-dimensional system if we add this vector This is an extension of this question.  To rehash the main ideas, we have vectors $(0,0,0,0,0,0)$,  $(a,a,a,0,0,0)$, $(b,b,b,b,b,b)$, $(c^0,c^1,c^2,c^0,c^1,c^2)$ and $(0,d,2d,0,0,0)$ in a linear algebra system.
I'm hoping that we can create a (6-dimensional) basis for the system using an additional vector: $(0,-e,0,0,0,2e)$.  I obtain this vector using the other vectors, knowing there are limits to the size of each value in the vectors.  I get $(c^0,c^1-d,c^2-2d,c^0,c^1,c^2)$ by adding two of the original vectors.  Then I make $c$ very large.  The idea is that I then set $2d=c^2$, and that cancels out one of the values in the new vector, so that I'm left with $(c^0,c^1-d,0,c^0,c^1,c^2)$.  Since $c$ and $d$ are very large, it follows from a little bit of thought that this new vector is approximately $(0,0-d,0,0,0,c^2)$.  Again, from $2d=c^2$, we have this roughly equal to $(0,-d,0,0,0,2d)$.  Does this help to form a 6-dimensional system?  In other words, can I determine all 6 indices from these vectors?

A: As before, you have the vector $(0,1,2,0,0,0)$, the vector $(1,1,1,0,0,0)$, and vectors of the form $(1,c,c^2,1,c,c^2)$, which give you three dimensions by taking $c=1$, $c=2$, and $c=3$, say (you cannot get more than three linearly independent such vectors, and three are linearly independent if and only if the three values of $c$ are pairwise distinct. So the linear span of all these vectors you already had has a basis given by
$$(0,1,2,0,0,0),\quad (1,1,1,0,0,0),\quad (1,1,1,1,1,1),\quad (1,2,4,1,2,4),\quad (1,3,9, 1,3,9).$$
You want to know if you can find a value of $e$ for which $(0,-e,0,0,0,2e)$ is linearly independent of these vectors. That's the same as asking if $(0,1,0,0,0,-2)$ is linearly independent from the other five.
The answer is that, no, they are not linearly independent: the vectors $(1,1,1,1,1,1)$, $(1,2,4,1,2,4)$, and $(1,3,9,1,3,9)$ are linearly independent, and they are the only ones that contribute to the last three components. So you can find a linear combination of them (in fact, a unique linear combination) such that
$$(0,0,-2,0,0,-2) = \alpha(1,1,1,1,1,1) + \beta(1,2,4,1,2,4) + \gamma(1,3,9,1,3,9).$$
A bit of work shows that $\alpha=-1$, $\beta=2$, and $\gamma=-1$ will do.
But now add the vector $(0,1,2,0,0,0)$ to this linear combination to obtain $(0,1,0,0,0,-2)$. That is, every vector of the form $(0,=-e,0,0,0,2e)$ is already a linear combination of the vectors you have, so you are still "locked in" in the same 5-dimensional subspace of $\mathbb{R}^6$.
So, no, even with these additional vectors you cannot obtain all vectors in $\mathbb{R}^6$ via linear combinations of the vectors you "have".
(Note that if you "create" a vector using other vectors you already "have", and all the operations are linear, then the new vectors cannot enlarge the linear span of your set.)

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Australia to compete for next five years in Eurovision Song Contest after initially joining as once-off
Emma KellyWednesday 13 Feb 2019 9:08 am
Kate Miller-Heidke will represent Australia this year (Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
The addition of Australia to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015 baffled many, considering, you know, the country is nowhere near Europe.
But you had better get used to it, as Oz is here to stay.
It has been confirmed that Australia have secured their participation in Eurovision for the next five years.
Previously, Australia's participation was decided on a year by year basis, but now, broadcaster SBS has ensured that Australia will compete until at least 2023.
SBS Commissioning Editor Josh Martin said: 'SBS has been the home of the Eurovision Song Contest in Australia for 35 years and we're thrilled at this invitation to become a more permanent member of the Eurovision Song Contest family.
Australia joined Eurovision as a once-off in 2015 to celebrate the contest's 60th anniversary (Picture: Nigel Treblin/WireImage)
'We will continue to showcase Australia's amazing talent and diversity to hundreds of millions of people across Europe and the world. It highlights the power of music to bring people together – even from polar opposite sides of the globe. Thank you Europe!'
They will, however, have to compete in the semi-finals alongside every country other than the Big Five – United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, France and Italy – who progress straight to the grand final.
Australia has had an enduring love affair with the song contest for years, and first joined Eurovision as part of their 60th anniversary in 2015, sending Guy Sebastian to compete.
It was planned that they would only compete as a once-off, unless they won the contest – but despite Guy only coming fifth (we say only, it was impressive) with Tonight Again, they returned the following year.
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Australia nearly won in 2016, with Dani Im coming second to Ukraine's Jamala with her song Sound Of Silence, while Isaiah ranked ninth with Don't Come Easy in 2018.
Jessica Mauboy only managed 20th place last year with We Got Love, but Kate Miller-Heidke is hoping to get higher on the chart with her entry Zero Gravity this summer.
And after watching her performance at Australia Decides, we've got to say that she's got a good shot at the top five.
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RISING TO THE CHALLENGES OF A DIFFICULT MARKET
Fallout from the credit crunch and lack of bank funding hit the Cumbrian property market hard during 2009. Despite very difficult trading conditions Carigiet Cowen have had an exceptionally busy last 6 months representing a range of clients in a number of significant transactions. Highlights include:-
Acting on behalf of Gladman Developments Chris Smith agreed terms with Border TV/Tyne Tees to establish their new Carlisle base at Clifford Court, Parkhouse Business Park. This further raises the profile of the city's increasingly popular office location.
Gladman have also been active at The Sidings, Port Road Business Park, a new office development adjacent to Cumberland Infirmary. Prior to Christmas, Carigiet Cowen completed a sale of the first phase of this development comprising some 10,000 sq ft of high quality offices and parking to growing local financial services company Investacc.
In Penrith, acting for Cumbria Partnership Foundation NHS Trust, Chris acquired Voreda House an 11,000 sq ft purpose built office building which is to be the Trust's new headquarters.
Retail activity has been a sector particularly badly hit by the economic difficulties, however discount retailers have remained very active. Margaret Bushnell negotiated two of the most notable lettings of 2009 being the 40,000 sq ft former Woolworths store in Carlisle city centre to Bargain Madness and a 12,000 sq ft unit to Home Bargains within the Earls Lane Shopping Centre.
In the industrial sector Richard Percival secured the largest letting in Cumbria for some time which saw global parcel distribution company UPS taking 40,000 sq ft of refurbished space at Kingmoor Park. Richard also provided assistance to County Motors (Carlisle) Ltd in respect of the sale of their former Grearshill Road showroom and premises extending to some 2.9 acres, which is currently undergoing substantially refurbishment by the new owner.
More recently Richard has provided valuation and property advice to John Ritchie Ltd to assist them in the purchase of the former STL HQ and high bay warehouse facility at Kingstown, comprising over 110,000 sq ft of high quality offices and warehouse space. Not only a major property transaction, this deal has also secured a large number of jobs for the area.
Finally at a time when most companies are keeping a close eye on occupational costs, Iain Henderson has concluded further successful rating appeals on behalf of the Stobart Group. Saving the organization in excess of half a million pounds in the last 3 months. Iain's focus of attention is now on the 2010 Rating Revaluation which goes "live" on 1st April 2010, together with pursuing empty rates initiatives on a property by property basis.
If you require advise on how best to mitigate your current or future business rates liability or any other commercial property matter please contact Carigiet Cowen on 01228 544733 or email carlisle@carigietcowen.co.uk


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COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE – Introduction to R for computational and data science – Tian @ Center for Social Complexity Suite 3rd Floor, Research Hall, Fairfax Campus
COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE FRIDAY SEMINAR
Qing Tian, Assistant Professor
Computational and Data Sciences
Introduction to R for Computational and Data Science
Friday, February 23, 3:00 p.m.
Center for Social Complexity Suite
3rd Floor, Research Hall
ABSTRACT: R is a programming language and free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. It has gained substantially increased popularity in recent years. In addition to classical statistical analysis functionalities, it includes a wide range of packages with capabilities of data mining and machine learning, text analysis, spatial statistics, and social network analysis etc. This seminar will focus mostly on a suite of R packages that are designed to facilitate data (including social networks) visualization. These visualization functions are useful for exploratory analysis of real world data as well as output data from simulations.
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Compututational Social Science Seminar – The Creation of the Office of Naval Research's Data & Analytics Lab – Zelnio @ Center for Social Complexity Suite 3rd Floor, Research Hall, Fairfax Campus
Ryan Zelnio, Ph.D.
The Creation of the Office of Naval Research's Data & Analytics Lab
Friday, March 23, 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Research Hall, 3rd Floor
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. It administers the Naval Research Enterprise (NRE) investment portfolio of $2B annually in Naval relevant science and technologies (S&T) ranging from basic research to technology prototyping. This portfolio covers over 3000 grant and contract awards annually over a large variety of technologies. In FY2017 alone, the basic and applied research portfolio (which is less than 50% of its budget) funded 4,411 scientific articles, 2,732 conference papers, 343 theses, 204 books & book chapters and 88 patents. However, while this portfolio is large, it is a drop in the bucket within the global research & development (R&D) enterprise. In an attempt to understand this vast amount of data being produced both within the NRE and globally, ONR recently stood up the Data & Analytics Lab. Its mission is to support strategic decision making at the Office of Naval Research with in-depth analysis of the NRE portfolio to enhance mission effectiveness for U.S. Naval Forces. This new lab is led by Mr. Matt Poe and includes Dr. Ryan Zelnio (2013 GMU SPP grad) serving as the Chief Analytics Officer and LCDR Nick Benes serving as the Chief Data Officer. This lab seeks to harness ONR's investments in social network analysis, machine learning, natural language processing, data visualization, supervised and unsupervised clustering, and many other data science tools to support decision processes across the NRE. Their talk will cover the range of challenges facing their lab as they stand up their effort and discuss the broader move within the federal government to better apply the tools of data science to understand the complexity of the R&D enterprise. They will also discuss future partnering and internship opportunities.
COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE SEMINAR-Introduction to The Economics ARK (Algorithmic Repository and toolKit)-Carroll @ Center for Social Complexity Suite, 3rd Floor, Research Hall
By Christopher Carroll and Jacquelyn Kazil
Christopher Carroll, Professor
Title: Introduction to The Economics ARK (Algorithmic Repository and toolKit)
The Econ-ARK/HARK toolkit is a modular and extensible open source toolkit for solving, simulating, and estimating heterogeneous-agent (HA) models in economics and the social sciences. Although the value of models of this kind has been clear both to academics and to policymakers for a long time, the code for implementing such models has so far been handcrafted and idiosyncratic. As a result, it may take years of human capital development for a new researcher to become proficient enough in these methods to contribute to the literature. The seminar will describe how the Heterogeneous Agents Resources and toolKit (HARK) eases this burden by providing a robust framework in which canonical examples of such models are solved. The toolkit provides object-oriented tools for representing heterogeneous agents, solution methods for solving or characterizing their dynamic choice problems, and a framework for representing the environment in which agents interact. The aim of the toolkit is to become the go-to resource for heterogeneous agent modelers, by providing a well-designed, well-documented, and powerful platform in which they can develop their own work in a robust and replicable manner.
I am a professor of economics at JHU and co-chair of the National Bureau of Economic Research's working group on the Aggregate Implications of Microeconomic Consumption Behavior. Originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, I received my A.B. in Economics from Harvard University in 1986 and a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990. After graduating from M.I.T., I worked at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington DC, where I prepared forecasts for consumer expenditure. I moved to Johns Hopkins University in 1995 and also spent 1997-98 working at the Council of Economic Advisors in Washington, where I analyzed Social Security reform proposals, tax and pension policy, and bankruptcy reform. Aside from my current work at Hopkins and the NBER, I am also an associate editor at the Review of Economics and Statistics,(ReStat) the Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, (JBES) and the Berkeley Electronic Journal of Macroeconomics (BEJM).
My research has primarily focused on consumption and saving behavior, with an emphasis on reconciling the empirical evidence from both microeconomic and macroeconomic sources with theoretical models. (In addition to articles in economic journals, I've authored Encyclopedia Britannica articles on consumption related topics.) My most recent research has focused on the dynamics of expectations formation, particularly on how expectations reflect households' learning from each other and from experts. This focus flows from a career-long interest in consumer sentiment and its determinants.
Jacquelyn Kazil
CSS PhD Student
Title: Mesa, Agent-based modeling library in Python 3
Python has grown significantly in the scientific community, but there is no tool or reusable framework to do agent-based modeling (ABM) in Python. While there are well-established frameworks in other languages, the lack of one in the Python language is at odds with the growth of Python in the scientific community. As a result, we created an ABM framework called Mesa in Python 3 with sustained contributions. Mesa is built to be modular, so the backend server, the frontend visualization and tooling, the batch runner, and the data collector are each separate components that can be upgraded independently from each other. In addition to this, Mesa is extensible and meant to be decoupled from domain specific add-ons. This empowers the community to develop features and add-ons independent of the core Mesa library. In this talk, Jackie will set the stage for her Ph.D by providing an overview Mesa's past, present, and proposed future, along with how that fits in the ABM ecosystem of other tooling.
COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE SEMINAR – A Proof of Concept: An Agent-Based Model of Colorism within an Organizational Context (Local Policing) – Henry Smart, III @ Center for Social Complexity Suite 3rd Floor, Research Hall, Fairfax Campus
Henry Smart, III, PhD candidate
A Proof of Concept: An Agent-Based Model of Colorism
within an Organizational Context (Local Policing)
Friday, April 20, 3:00 p.m.
Colorism is the allocation of privilege and disadvantage based on skin color, with a prejudice for lighter skin. This project uses agent-based modeling (computational simulation) to explore the potential effects of colorism on local policing. I argue that colorism might help to explain some of the racial disparities in the United States' criminal justice system. I use simulated scenarios to explore the plausibility of this notion in the form of two questions: 1) How might colorism function within an organization; and 2) What might occur when managers apply the typical dilemmatic responses to detected colorism? The simulated world consists of three citizen-groups (lights, mediums, and darks), five policy responses to detected colorism, and two policing behaviors (fair and biased). Using NetLogo, one hundred simulations were conducted for each policy response and analyzed using one-way ANOVA and pairwise comparison of means. When the tenets of colorism were applied to an organizational setting, only some of the tenets held true. For instance, those in the middle of the skin color spectrum experienced higher rates incarceration when aggressive steps were taken to counter colorism, which ran counter to the expectations of the thought experiment. The study identified an opportunity to expand the description of colorism to help describe the plight of those in the middle of the skin color spectrum. The major contributions from this work include a conceptual model that describes the relationship between the distinct levels of colorism and it progresses the notion of interactive colorism. The study also produced conditional statements that can be converted into hypotheses for future experiments.
Oral Defense of Doctoral Dissertation – Computational Sciences and Informatics – John T. Rigsby – Automated Storytelling: Generating and Evaluating Story Chains @ RESEARCH HALL, ROOM 162
Apr 30 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Notice and Invitation
Oral Defense of Doctoral Dissertation
Doctor of Philosophy in Computational Sciences and Informatics
Department of Computational and Data Sciences
John T. Rigsby
Bachelor of Science, Mississippi State University, 1999
Master of Science, George Mason University, 2005
Automated Storytelling: Generating and Evaluating Story Chains
Monday, April 30, 2018, 11:00 a.m.
Research Hall, Room 162
All are invited to attend.
Daniel Barbara, Dissertation Director
Estela Blaisten
Carlotta Domeniconi
Igor Griva
Abstract: Automated storytelling attempts to create a chain of documents linking one article to another while telling a coherent and cohesive story that explains events connecting the two article end points. The need to understand the relationship between documents is a common problem for analysts; they often have two snippets of information and want to find the other pieces that relate them. These two snippets of information form the bookends (beginning and ending) of a story chain. The story chain formed using automated storytelling provides the analyst with better situational awareness by collecting and parsing intermediary documents to form a coherent story that explains the relationships of people, places, and events.
The promise of the Data Age is that the truth really is in there, somewhere. But our age has a curse, too: apophenia, the tendency to see patterns that may or may not exist. — Daniel Conover, Post and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina, 30 Aug. 2004
The above quote expresses a common problem in all areas of pattern recognition and data mining. For text data mining, several fields of study are dedicated to solving aspects of this problem. Some of these include literature-based discovery (LBD), topic detection and tracking (TDT), and automated storytelling. Methods to pull the signal from the noise are often the first step in text data analytics. This step usually takes the form of organizing the data into groups (i.e. clustering). Another common step is understanding the vocabulary of the dataset; this could be as simple as phrase frequency analysis or as complex as topic modeling. TDT and automated storytelling come into play once the analyst has specific documents for which they want more information.
In our world of ever more numerous sources of information, which includes scientific publications, news articles, web resources, emails, blogs, tweets, etc., automated storytelling mitigates information overload by presenting readers with the clarified chain of information most pertinent to their needs. Sometimes referred to as connecting the dots, automated storytelling attempts to create a chain of documents linking one article to another that tells a coherent and cohesive story and explains the events that connect the two articles. In the crafted story, articles next to each other should have enough similarity that readers easily comprehend why the next article in the chain was chosen. However, adjacent articles should also be different enough to move the reader farther along the chain of events with each successive article making significant progress toward the destination article.
The research in this thesis concentrates on three areas:
story chain generation
quantitative storytelling evaluation
focusing storytelling with signal injection.
Storytelling evaluation of the quality of the created stories is difficult and has routinely involved human judgment. Existing storytelling evaluation methodologies have been qualitative in nature, based on results from crowd sourcing and subject matter experts. Limited quantitative evaluation methods currently exist and are generally only used for filtering results before qualitative evaluation. In addition, quantitative evaluation methods become essential to discern good stories from bad when two or more story chains exist for the same bookends. The work described herein extends the state of the art by providing quantitative methods of story quality evaluation which are shown to have good agreement with human judgment. Two methods of automated storytelling evaluation are developed: dispersion and coherence, which will be used later as criterion for a storytelling algorithm. Dispersion, a measure of story flow, ascertains how well the generated story flows away from the beginning document and towards the ending document. Coherence measures how well the articles in the middle of the story provide information about the relationship of the beginning and ending document pair. Kullback-Leibler divergence (KLD) is used to measure the ability to encode the vocabulary of the beginning and ending story documents using the set of middle documents in the story. The dispersion and coherence methodologies developed here have the added benefit that they do not require parameterization or user inputs and are easily automated.
An automated storytelling algorithm is proposed as a multi-criteria optimization problem that maximizes dispersion and coherence simultaneously. The developed storytelling methodologies allow for the automated identification of information which associates disparate documents in support of literature-based discovery and link analysis tasking. In addition, the methods provide quantitative measures of the strength of these associations.
We also present a modification of our storytelling algorithm as a multi-criteria optimization problem that allows for signal injection by the analyst without sacrificing good story flow and content. This is valuable because analysts often have an understanding of the situation or prior knowledge that could be used to focus the story in a better way as compared to the story chain formed without signal injection. Storytelling with signal injection allows an analyst to create alternative stories which incorporate the domain knowledge of the analyst into the story chain generation process.
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Oral Defense of Doctoral Dissertation – Computational Sciences and Informatics – Karl Battams @ Exploratory Hall, Room 3301, Fairfax Campus
Jul 30 @ 11:00 am – 1:30 pm
Karl Battams
Bachelor of Science – Astrophysics, University College London, 2002
Master of Science – Computational Sciences, George Mason University, 2008
Reduction and Synopses of Multi-Scale Time Series with Applications to Massive Solar Data
Monday, July 30, 2018, 11:00 a.m.
Exploratory Hall, Room 3301
Robert Weigel, Dissertation Director/Chair
Jie Jhang
Robert Meier
Huzefa Rangwala
In this dissertation, we explore new methodologies and techniques applicable to aspects of Big Solar Data to enable new analyses of temporally long, or volumetrically large, solar physics imaging data sets. Specifically, we consider observations returned by two space-based solar physics missions – the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) – the former operating for over 7-years to date, returning around 1.5 terabytes of data daily, and the latter having been operational for more than 22-years to date. Despite ongoing improvements in desktop computing performance and storage capabilities, temporally and volumetrically massive datasets in the solar physics community continue to be challenging to manipulate and analyze. While historically popular, but more simplistic, analysis methods continue to provide new insights, the results from those studies are often driven by improved observations rather than the computational methods themselves. To fully exploit the increasingly high volumes of observations returned by current and future missions, computational methods must be developed that enable reduction, synopsis and parameterization of observations to reduce the data volume while retaining the physical meaning of those data.
In the first part of this study we consider time series of 4 – 12 hours in length extracted from the high spatial and temporal resolution data recorded by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) instrument on the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). We present a new methodology that enables the reduction and parameterization of full spatial and temporal resolution SDO/AIA data sets into unique components of a model that accurately describes the power spectra of these observations. Specifically, we compute the power spectra of pixel-level time series extracted from derotated AIA image sequences in several wavelength channels of the AIA instrument, and fit one of two models to their power spectra as a function of frequency. This enables us to visualize and study the spatial dependence of the individual model parameters in each AIA channel. We find that the power spectra are well-described by at least one of these models for all pixel locations, with unique model parameterizations corresponding directly to visible solar features. Computational efficiency of all aspects of this code is provided by a flexible Python-based Message Passing Interface (MPI) framework that enables distribution of all workloads across all available processing cores. Key scientific results include clear identification of numerous quasi-periodic 3- and 5-minute oscillations throughout the solar corona; identification and new characterizations of the known ~4.0-minute chromospheric oscillation, including a previously unidentified solar-cycle driven trend in these oscillations; identification of "Coronal Bullseyes", that present radially decaying periodicities over sunspots and sporadic foot-point regions, and of features we label "Penumbral Periodic Voids", that appear as annular regions surrounding sunspots in the chromosphere, bordered by 3- and 5-minute oscillations but exhibiting no periodic features.
The second part of this study considers the entire mission archive returned by the Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) C2 instrument, operating for more than 20-years on the joint ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) mission. We present a technique that enables the reduction of this entire data set to a fully calibrated, spatially-located time series known as the LASCO Coronal Brightness Index (CBI). We compare these time series to a number concurrent solar activity indices via correlation analyses to indicate relationships between these indices and coronal brightness both globally across the entire corona, and locally over small spatial scales within the corona, demonstrating that the LASCO observations can be reliably used to derive proxies for a number of geophysical indices. Furthermore, via analysis of these time series in the frequency domain, we highlight the effects of long-time scale variability in long solar time series, considering sources of both solar origin (e.g., solar rotation, solar cycle) and of instrumental/operation origin (e.g., spacecraft rolls, stray light contamination), and demonstrate the impact of filtering of temporally long time series to reduce the impacts of these uncertain variables in the signals. Primary findings of this include identification of a strong correlation between coronal brightness and both Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance leading to the development of a LASCO-based proxy of solar irradiance, as well as identification of significant correlations with several other geophysical indices, with plausible driving mechanisms demonstrated via a developed correlation mapping technique. We also determine a number of new results regarding LASCO data processing and instrumental stray light that important to the calibration of the data and have important impacts on the long-term stability of the data.
COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE/COLLOQUIUM ON COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES AND INFORMATICS-FORTEC: Forecasting the Development of Artificial Intelligence up to 2050 Using Agent-Based Modeling-Kieran Marray @ CENTER FOR SOCIAL COMPLEXITY SUITE, 3RD FLOOR, RESEARCH HALL
Computational Social Science Research Colloquium /Colloquium in Computational and Data Sciences
Kieran Marray, Laidlaw Scholar
St. Catherine's College
FORTEC: Forecasting the Development of Artificial Intelligence up to 2050 Using Agent-Based Modeling
Friday, August 31, 3:00 p.m.
Center for Social Complexity, 3rd Floor Research Hall
All are welcome to attend.
The past decade has been characterized by massive leaps forward in fields like machine learning and computer vision. Will it last? How should we think about this problem? I shall argue that agent-based modeling can be used to forecast the emergence of innovation in AI and should be able to do so better than the current models. I shall do this as follows. Firstly, I shall review previous attempts, specifically Osborne and Frey (2013) and McKinsey (2017). However, I shall show that the methodology underlying these approaches is flawed due to its reliance upon expert opinion. This can be reduced by simulating the individual firms and their actions in an empirically realistic manner. So, I shall attempt to do this, building an agent-based forecasting model (FORTEC) from the bottom up. It will be applied to the set of firms and research labs in the US working on AI to derive the first empirical predictions for the ability to automate nineteen different types of task from now until 2050. The model is far from perfect though, it is intended simply as a first approximation for others to build upon. Therefore, I shall finish by laying out some ways in which this framework could be applied or improved, from forecasting innovations in other high-technology industries such as photovoltaics to simulating non-American firms.
Kieran is a Laidlaw Scholar from St Catherine's College, University of Oxford. He has been visiting the Center for Social Complexity over the summer to do research in complexity economics supervised by Professor Rob Axtell.
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COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM /COLLOQUIUM IN COMPUTATIONAL AND DATA SCIENCES – No Colloquium on September 7
Due to a welcome reception for new and returning CDS student, there will be no colloquium on Friday, September 7. The next one will be held on Friday, September 14. Speaker and topic to be announced later.
COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM /COLLOQUIUM IN COMPUTATIONAL AND DATA SCIENCES – Characterizing the Reaction of the Population of NYC to a Nuclear WMD – William Kennedy @ CENTER FOR SOCIAL COMPLEXITY SUITE, 3RD FLOOR, RESEARCH HALL
William Kennedy, PhD, Captain, USN (Ret.)
Center for Social Complexity
Characterizing the Reaction of the Population of NYC to a Nuclear WMD
Friday, September 14, 3:00 p.m.
Abstract: This talk will again review the status of our multi-year project to characterize the reaction of the population of a US megacity to a nuclear WMD event 2 years into the project. Our approach has been to develop an agent-based model of the New York City area, with agents representing each of the 23 million people, and establish a baseline of normal behaviors before exploring the population's reactions to small (5-10Kt) nuclear weapon explosions. We have the modeled the environment, agents, and their interactions, but there have been some challenges in the last year. I'll review our status, successes, and challenges as well as near term plans.
COMPUTATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM /COLLOQUIUM IN COMPUTATIONAL AND DATA SCIENCES – Understanding Behavior in Interactive Environments: Deriving Meaningful Insights from Data – Michael Eagle @ CENTER FOR SOCIAL COMPLEXITY SUITE, 3RD FLOOR, RESEARCH HALL
Michael Eagle, Asst. Professor
Understanding Behavior in Interactive Environments: Deriving Meaningful Insights from Data
Abstract: Advanced learning technologies are transforming education as we know it. These systems provide a wealth of data about student behavior. However, extracting meaning from such datasets is a challenge for researchers; and often impossible for the instructors. Understanding learner behavior is critical to finding, extracting, and acting on insight found in educational data. It is equally important to have strong evaluative methodologies to explore the effectiveness of new interventions, and pinpoint when, where, and precisely what students are learning.
This talk covers the ways I have combined human modeling, qualitative, quantitative (statistical and machine learning) methods enable researchers to make sense of behavior and to produce data-driven personalization. I will have a focus on modeling of humans in interactive problem-solving environments, such as intelligent tutoring systems, online courses, and educational video games. Combining results from experimental design, machine learning, and cognitive models results in large improvements to existing learning systems, as well as powerful insights for instructors and researchers on how students behave and learn in interactive environments.


The purpose of FM 5-250 Explosives & Demolitions is to provide technical information on explosives used by United States military forces and their most frequent applications. This manual does not discuss all applications but presents the most current information on demolition procedures used in most situations.
If used properly, explosives serve as a combat multiplier to deny maneuverability to the enemy. Focusing mainly on these countermobility operations, this manual provides a basic theory of explosives, their characteristics and common uses, formulas for calculating various types of charges, and standard methods of priming and placing these charges.
When faced with unusual situations, the responsible engineer must either adapt one of the recommended demolition methods or design the demolition from basic principles presented in this and other manuals.
The officer in charge must maintain ultimate responsibility for the demolition design, ensuring the safe and efficient application of explosives.


Yesterday, the Rankin County Board of Supervisors appointed Doug Berry to the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District Board of Directors. Doug is a founding member of the Barnett Reservoir Foundation and, up to his appointment, served as the charity's President. In a prior life, Doug owned and operated John Deere franchises throughout Mississippi.


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Foster + Partners, Steven Spielberg, and Immersive Team Up for Universal Sphere
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Foster+Partners and Immersive have joined forces with Steven Spielberg to create a digital entertainment experience for the Comcast Technology Center in Philadelphia. Immersive, recognized as a world leader in the design and production of experimental media installations, conceived the installation having been approached by Foster + Partners in 2016 to create a multimedia experience that would embody the Comcast Technology Center's focus on innovation.
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KPF Breaks Ground on First Philadelphia Residential Tower
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Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) has celebrated the groundbreaking of their first residential tower in Philadelphia, titled Arthaus. The 47-story condominium tower is situated at Broad and Spruce streets along the famed Avenue of the Arts, and directly across the street from the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts. The scheme aims to create a rich, holistic experience from top to bottom, inside and out, an in the interiors for all residences and amenities.
https://www.archdaily.com/919024/kpf-breaks-ground-on-first-philadelphia-residential-tower Niall Patrick Walsh
Three Piece House / Qb3 LLC
16:00 - 3 May, 2019
© Halkin Mason Photography
Qb3 LLC
Kevin Angstadt, Patrycja Doniewski, and Stephen Mileto
Halkin Mason Photography
https://www.archdaily.com/916250/three-piece-house-qb3-llc Pilar Caballero
Populous Designs the Western Hemisphere's Largest Esports Arena
Fusion Arena. Image Courtesy of Populous
Architecture practice Populous has announced plans for a $50 million esports and entertainment venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dubbed Fusion Arena, the project will be the home of the Philadelphia Fusion esports franchise as the largest esports venue in the western hemisphere. Seating up to 3,500 guests, the project will host a variety of live entertainment programming and events. The arena was made to be the first of its kind for next-generation consumers.
https://www.archdaily.com/913921/populous-designs-the-western-hemispheres-largest-esports-arena Eric Baldwin
Tiny Tower / ISA- Interface Studio Architects
© Sam Oberter Photography
Interface Studio Architects
Philadelphia, PA, USA, United States
ISA – Interface Studio Architects
Sam Oberter Photography
https://www.archdaily.com/911597/tiny-tower-isa-interface-studio-architects Paula Pintos
4 Projects That Show Mass Timber is the Future of American Cities
Courtesy of DLR Group
As architects face up to the need for ethical, sustainable design in the age of climate change awareness, timber architecture is making a comeback in a new, technologically impressive way. Largely overlooked in the age of Modernism, recent years have seen a plethora of advancements related to mass timber across the world. This year alone, Japan announced plans for a supertall wooden skyscraper in Tokyo by 2041, while the European continent has seen plans for the world's largest timber building in the Netherlands, and the world's tallest timber tower in Norway.
The potential for mass timber to become the dominant material of future sustainable cities has also gained traction in the United States throughout 2018. Evolving codes and the increasing availability of mass timber is inspiring firms, universities, and state legislators to research and invest in ambitious projects across the country.
https://www.archdaily.com/905601/4-projects-that-show-mass-timber-is-the-future-of-american-cities Niall Patrick Walsh
Call for Submissions: Request for Qualifications for Design of Thomas Paine Plaza
Thomas Paine Plaza
The City of Philadelphia's Department of Public Property is requesting qualifications for the redesign of the Municipal Services Building's Paine Plaza.
The City of Philadelphia is seeking a designer to give Thomas Paine Plaza a unique identity as a civic square for today's Philadelphia.
The modernist Municipal Services Building and plaza were designed by Vincent Kling in 1961 as a symbol of a new government during a transformative era in urban planning, adjacent to City Hall on a site that had long been used as a public gathering space. Over the following fifty years, the plaza
https://www.archdaily.com/903580/call-for-submissions-request-for-qualifications-for-design-of-thomas-paine-plaza Rene Submissions
Janet Echelman's Moving Sculpture Creates a "Living X-Ray" of Philadelphia
© Melvin Epps
Artist Janet Echelman has unveiled her latest site-specific work of public art, with the activation of the first phase of "Pulse" in Philadelphia's Dilworth Park. Pulse seeks to reshape urban space "with a monumental, fluidly moving sculpture that responds to environmental forces including wind, water, and sunlight.
Inspired by the square's history as a water and transportation hub, Echelman's work traces the paths and trolley lines of the subway beneath, with four-foot-tall curtains of colorful atomized mist traveling across the park's fountain surface in response to passing trains underneath.
https://www.archdaily.com/902347/janet-echelmans-moving-sculpture-creates-a-living-x-ray-of-philadelphia Niall Patrick Walsh
The Often Forgotten Work of Denise Scott Brown
08:00 - 5 June, 2018
Courtesy of Robert Venturi
There's something irresistible about Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown's architectural romance. They met when they were both young professors at the University of Pennsylvania; Scott Brown held seminars in city planning, and Venturi gave lectures in architectural theory. As the story goes, Scott Brown argued in her first faculty meeting that Frank Furness' masterful Venetian gothic library should not be torn down to build a plaza (then a dissenting opinion). Venturi approached her after the meeting, offering his support. As Paul Goldberger wrote of the couple in 1971, "as their esthetic viewpoints grew closer and closer, so did their feelings toward each other." Architecture lovers can't help but love the architect-lovers.
https://www.archdaily.com/895624/the-often-forgotten-work-of-denise-scott-brown Ella Comberg
David Adjaye Honored with 2018 Louis Kahn Memorial Award
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture by Adjaye Associates. Image © Alan Karchmer/NMAAHC
British architect Sir David Adjaye, Founding Principal of Adjaye Associates, will be honored as this year's recipient of the Louis I. Kahn Memorial Award by the Center for Architecture and Design in Philadelphia. The annual award celebrates the achievements of an individual who has made a significant contribution to the field of architecture, while also celebrating the achievements of influential Philadelphia-based architect Louis Kahn.
Past recipients of the award have included Bjarke Ingels, Norman Foster, Peter Bohlin, Daniel Libeskind, Robert A.M. Stern, Rafael Viñoly and César Pelli.
https://www.archdaily.com/892460/david-adjaye-honored-with-2018-louis-kahn-memorial-award Niall Patrick Walsh
2018 Better Philadelphia Challenge: The Next Parkway
Design for Philadelphia's iconic Benjamin Franklin Parkway by Paul Crét and Jacques Gréber, 1917
The 2018 Better Philadelphia Challenge | $5,000 First Prize
This international urban design competition for university students is now open for registration. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Philadelphia's iconic Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the Center / Architecture + Design seeks creative concepts for what a new 'Parkway' could be in a dense and developed 21st-century city, connecting neighborhoods with nearby natural and cultural resources.
https://www.archdaily.com/878256/2018-better-philadelphia-challenge-the-next-parkway Rene Submissions
Buena Onda / CORE architecture + design
© Michael Moran
CORE architecture + design
1901 Callowhill St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Allison Cooke, Hilary Miners
Michael Moran
https://www.archdaily.com/877632/buena-onda-core-architecture-plus-design Daniel Tapia
Philadelphia International Airport "Image Maker" Landscape Design Competition
Philadelphia International Airport Main Terminal
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) are hosting a design competition to create an "Image Maker" landscape at the Airport. The competition is an opportunity to demonstrate Philadelphia's position as America's Garden Capital and create a welcoming image for the Greater Philadelphia region.
https://www.archdaily.com/875008/phl-image-maker-landscape-design-competition-rfq Rene Submissions
New College House / Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
© Jeffrey Totaro
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Anthony Pregiato, Erin Roark
Frank W. Grauman, FAIA, LEED AP, Bernard J. Cywinski, FAIA (1940-2011)
Dana Reed, AIA, LEED AP
Project Architects
Anthony Pregiato, RA, LEED AP BD+C and Erin Roark, AIA, LEED AP
Michael Vergason Landscape Architecture
Jeffrey Totaro, Nic Lehoux, Gregory Benson
https://www.archdaily.com/872824/new-college-house-bohlin-cywinski-jackson Daniel Tapia
Center for Jewish Life at Drexel University / Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
© Richard Barnes and Stanley Saitowitz
Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects
3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
Stanley Saitowitz (Design Principal), Neil Kaye (Architect of Record), Michael Luke (Project Architect), Steve Sanchez (Project Designer/Manager)
Bohler Engineering
Richard Barnes and Stanley Saitowitz
https://www.archdaily.com/871609/center-for-jewish-life-at-drexel-university-stanley-saitowitz-natoma-architects Rayen Sagredo
Perry World House / 1100 Architect
© Greg Benson
1100 Architect
Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
David Piscuskas, FAIA, LEED AP; Juergen Riehm, FAIA, BDA; Ed Parker, AIA
Greg Benson, Eric Petschek
https://www.archdaily.com/869888/perry-world-house-1100-architect Valentina Villa
Philadelphia Museum of Art Breaks Ground on Frank Gehry's $196 Million Renovation Scheme
AFTER: The Forum, looking west and up to Lenfest Hall. The Forum extends from Level A to Level C and will be one of the most highly trafficked and recognizable areas created during the Core Project. This stunning space will serve as a venue for performances and events, as well as a welcoming spot for visitors to socialize or orient themselves. Architectural rendering by Gehry Partners, LLP and KX-L. Photo courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has broken ground on the Core Project, a $196 million transformation of its main building led by Frank Gehry. In total, the renovation will add a total of 90,000 square feet to the museum, including 67,000 square feet of new public space, 11,500 square feet of gallery space for the museum's American Art collection, and another 11,500 square feet of contemporary art display space.
As suggested by its name, The Core Project will focus on the heart of the museum; the main circulation of the building will be completely reorganized and museum infrastructure will receive much-needed upgrades, improving access to the community and enhancing the visitor experience.
https://www.archdaily.com/868258/philadelphia-museum-of-art-breaks-ground-on-frank-gehrys-196-dollars-million-renovation-scheme Patrick Lynch
New Renderings Revealed of SHoP and West 8's $3.5 Billion Schuylkill Yards Project
© SHoP Architects / West8. Courtesy Brandywine Realty Trust
New renderings and information have been revealed for SHoP and West 8's Schuylkill Yards masterplan envisioned for University City in Philadelphia. Announced last March, the project comprises 14 new buildings on a 14-acre site off the Schuylkill River and around 30th Street Station, the country's third busiest Amtrak station.
https://www.archdaily.com/868075/new-renderings-revealed-of-shop-and-west-8-s-3-dollars-5-cents-billion-schuylkill-yards-project Patrick Lynch


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Q: How to correctly use strace -e read=fd option? I'm trying to monitor read activity on a particular file descriptor in a running process. Here is the C++ test bench I'm testing various solutions on:
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    const int fd1=open("/tmp/testfile", O_RDWR|O_CREAT);
    const int fd2=open("/tmp/testfile", O_RDONLY);
    write(fd1, "Hello, world!", 13);
    std::cout << "PID: " << getpid() << ", fds: " << fd1 << "," << fd2 << "\n";
    for(;;)
    {
        char b;
        if(!read(fd1,&b, 1))
            lseek(fd1,0,SEEK_SET);
    }
}

Its typical output is:
PID: 14992, fds: 3,4

So, I'm trying to use strace to trace the reads of the file descriptor 3:
strace -p 14992 -e trace=none -e read=3

What I'm getting is just the message strace: Process 14992 attached, and nothing more. If I instead trace all the read system calls, I do get a lot of output:
$ strace -p 14992 -e trace=read
strace: Process 14992 attached
read(3, "", 1)                          = 0
read(3, "H", 1)                         = 1
read(3, "e", 1)                         = 1
read(3, "l", 1)                         = 1
read(3, "l", 1)                         = 1
read(3, "o", 1)                         = 1
read(3, ",", 1)                         = 1
read(3, " ", 1)                         = 1
<...>

But strace manual says about -e read=set:

Note  that  this  is independent  from  the  normal  tracing of the read system call which is controlled by the option -e trace=read.

So I suppose that my trace=none, which is supposed to avoid tracing anything unrelated to my read=3 option is correct.
Apparently, I'm doing something wrong. So, how should I actually use strace to trace only the read system call, and only when fd==3? Note that filtering output using grep is not an option, since it'd slow down a real-world application I'm going to trace.

A: I'm not sure how to interpret the sentence you quote from the manpage, but disabling all tracing disables all read tracing too: I/O tracing happens after a syscall is traced, and that only happens for enabled syscalls.
strace -e trace=none -e read=3

means "disable all syscall traces, and whenever a syscall is traces which reads from file descriptor 3, dump its I/O".
strace -e read -e read=3

shows both calls to read and all the information read from file descriptor 3, but it doesn't filter the general read syscall traces at all, only the I/O dumps.
Put another way, read=3 doesn't filter all trace options; it requests that reads from file descriptor 3 have their I/O dumped.
Looking through the strace source code, there doesn't appear to be a way to do what you're after.


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Victory In Royal Courts For Grieving Partner Left Out Of Will
Our expert lawyers helped a widow claim her rightful inheritance at the Royal Courts of Justice after her partner's Will left the whole of his estate to his estranged wife because it had not been updated.
Norman and Joy had been together for almost twenty years but had never married. When Norman died suddenly in 2012, Joy was devastated to find that he had never updated his Will, meaning his entire estate passed to his estranged wife Maureen.
Although Norman and Maureen had been separated for almost two decades, they had not divorced. Because Norman had failed to make a new Will, this meant that Maureen was still the only beneficiary of his estate.
Maureen inherited the large marital home by survivorship – she also received Norman's pensions as his wife. Joy was left with nothing and since Maureen wouldn't allow her to take Norman's share of the property, she was unable to buy another house to move to instead. She had only a small pension left to live on and was having to continue with her part time job, even though she is now 70 years of age.
On the advice of her sister-in-law, Joy contacted Irwin Mitchell's Wills, Trusts and Estates Disputes team. She was understandably distraught at the time and was uncertain and frightened about her future. We considered that Joy had a strong claim in legal terms and agreed to take on her case, supported by a conditional fee agreement.
Under the Inheritance Act of 1975 – which deals with provision for family and dependents – someone who has been living with the deceased for at least two years before their death can be entitled to bring a claim. As Joy and Norman had lived together for much longer than that, it was clear that she should be entitled to provision. Joy had been provided for and maintained by Norman throughout their relationship.
However, Maureen disputed this. Joy's claim proceeded to trial at the Royal Courts of Justice, where we helped her present her case.
Joy's claim was successful and the court agreed that there reasonable financial provision had not been provided for Joy and awarded her Norman's share of the property that they had lived in together. Maureen was also ordered to pay Joy's legal costs.
Paula Myers, the expert disputes solicitor who represented Joy, said: "It's so important to make sure that your will is up to date – the effect can be devastating if not. Many people assume their loved ones will be provided for after their death, but the fact is nothing is certain unless the legal paperwork is in place.
"We're very glad we were able to make sure Joy has the financial provision from Norman's estate that she both needs and deserves – but we do urge everyone to make sure their will is in order. Otherwise your loved ones may be left facing difficult legal hurdles in a time when they are already grieving."
Joy expressed her gratitude for the support her legal team provided for her throughout her case: "They have been incredibly patient and understanding – it can't have been easy for them, dealing with a crying, frightened client who knew nothing at all about the legal system."
"At that time I was desolate with grief. It became a personal journey for me and them because of the nature of my case. They have become my friends – I will never forget them and their support."
To find out more about how to make sure your Will is up to date, visit our Wills & Estates page – or contact one of our experts today.


Here at the Animal Hospital of River Oaks we are searching for an outgoing, caring and personable receptionist to join our team. A background in the veterinary field or working with animals is a must. We are looking for someone with a friendly personality that can make our clients feel their smile even if through a phone call. This position will also require helping assist the technician or veterinarian in multiple situations so feeling comfortable around animals is an absolute must. Also feeling confident making phone calls to our clients for reminder of appointments, scheduling up-coming appointments and follow-up. The position will be between 14-18 hours a week and includes evening and a shift every other Saturday. Our Saturday shifts are 9am-1:30pm and typical evening shifts start around 3pm until close. Our team is very flexible on which Saturdays a month each staff member is assigned. If you feel that this would be a good fit for you and that you are that outgoing, caring, and compassionate applicant, we look forward to hearing from you. Please e-mail or drop in with your cover letter & resume so we can set-up a working interview. Only qualified applications will receive a phone call."


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Q: How do I delete rows by condition with data from different table? I have a table1:
ID month  first_name last_name
11  1       bla1       bla2
11  2       bla1       bla2
11  3       bla1       bla2
11  4       bla1       bla2
22  1       bla3       bla4
22  2       bla3       bla4
22  3       bla3       bla4
22  4       bla3       bla4

And another table - table2:
Id month
11  1
11  3
22  4

And I want to delete the records from table 1 according to table 2 so I end up with:
ID month  first_name last_name

    11  2       bla1       bla2
    11  4       bla1       bla2
    22  1       bla3       bla4
    22  2       bla3       bla4
    22  3       bla3       bla4

Any simple way to do that?
Delete from table1 tb1
where tb1.Id = tb2.Id and tb1.month  = tb2.month

but I'm sure about the correct join.

A: You can do something like this to specify what data to delete when doing a join.
DELETE tb1
FROM table1 as tb1
INNER JOIN table2 as tb2 ON tb1.Id = tb2.Id
WHERE tb1.month = tb2.month

A: delete tb1
from table1 tb1
where exists
         (select 1 from table2
           where tb1.id=tb2.id
          and tb1.month=tb2=month)


The Journeyman Electrician/Maintenance Technician 1 is responsible for performing preventive maintenance on machinery, equipment, tools, and assists other members of the maintenance department various electric and machine/building repairs. Works under immediate supervision; relies on specific direction and instruction.
Performs regular and preventive maintenance on all machinery, equipment, tools, and building.
Assists in the repair of woodworking machinery, in feed/out feed systems, hand tools and forklifts in accordance with diagrams, operating manuals, and manufacturing specifications.
Performs duties consistent with established safety rules and procedures.
If assigned to the treating department, perform duties consistent with hazardous waste and hazardous material handling procedures and practices.
Prepares various reports as required and any other duties that are requested on a day to day basis.
Working knowledge of safe equipment practices and applicable laws, rules and regulations.
The ability to understand basic math and numbers, basic knowledge of a computer, and calculator.
Demonstrates the ability to follow detailed instructions.
Has the ability to read blue prints, technical diagrams, and operating manuals.
Has the ability to use precision measuring tools and manual tools.
Has the ability to speak, read, and write in English.
Has the ability to identify safety issues in the work area.
Has the ability to pass a drug test.
Has the ability to work hours mandated by the company.


Every Thursday we dust off our thinking caps, rally our friends, and try our best to beat the other teams at knowing lots of random facts. Free to play and prizes for winners. Come, have some beers and test your knowledge.


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Airshow China, Army 2020 on Schedule
07:16 AM, April 1, 2020
China's Ba Yi aerobatics team at Singapore Airshow 2020
While major international air and defense events in 2020 have been canceled owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, Airshow China in November and Russia's Army-2020 in August are on schedule.
The organizers of Airshow China on Monday announced that over 400 local and foreign companies, including ones from US, France, Germany, Russia and the UK, have confirmed participation at this year's edition of the airshow scheduled to take place in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, from November 10-15.
China's Ba Yi aerobatics team and Russian Knights are expected to take part in flying displays. The event will see real-combat oriented ground equipment shows, the organizers said in their official WeChat account.
The 2018 edition of the biannual show saw about 450,000 visitors. Domestically-built J-10B fighter jet equipped with a brand new thrust vector control-capable engine made its debut flight performance, and the country's most advanced fighter jet, the J-20, showcased its weapon bays and missiles for the first time at Airshow China 2018.
This has set high expectations for this year's exhibition, with military enthusiasts hoping to see the likes of J-20s equipped with homemade engines and an upgraded version of the FC-31 fighter jet, Chinese state media reported.
Su-57 fighter
Meanwhile, Russia's Army-2020 International Military-Technical Forum will be held from August 23-29 at Patriot Expo (Moscow), Kubinka Air Base and Alabino military training grounds. Over 1,300 exhibitors have agreed to partake in the event. At Army-2019 Forum, the Russia placed an order for 76 Su-57 stealth fighters for an estimated $2.7 billion.


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