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Kayla Mueller
American aid worker and murder victim
Prescott, Arizona, U.S.
c. February 6, 2015 (aged 26)
Bachelor's Degree in Political science, Northern Arizona University[1] (2009)
Human rights activist, humanitarian aid worker
Kayla Jean Mueller (August 14, 1988 – c. February 6, 2015) was an American human rights activist and humanitarian aid worker from Prescott, Arizona, US. She was taken captive in August 2013 in Aleppo, Syria, after leaving a Doctors Without Borders hospital. Media had long reported that a 26-year-old American aid worker was being held by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) without naming her, at her family's request. In 2015, she was killed in uncertain circumstances, after being raped several times by her captors.
1 Early life, activism and humanitarian aid
2 Abduction by ISIS
3 Captivity and unsuccessful rescue attempt
5 Legal proceedings
6.1 Family
6.4 Media
6.5 Recognition
Early life, activism and humanitarian aid[edit]
Mueller was a native of Prescott, Arizona. After graduating from Tri-City College Prep High School in 2007, she attended Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.
Mueller was a devout Christian.[2][3] As a college student, she was active in an ecumenical Christian campus ministry, United Christian Ministries.[4]
Mueller supported a variety of humanitarian aid and human rights initiatives. Her involvement in human rights activism and humanitarian aid included working in India with Tibetan refugees.[5] Her work in the Middle East included volunteering for the pro-Palestinian activist group the International Solidarity Movement and helping African refugees in Israel with the African Refugees Development Center.[6][7] Other humanitarian and activist causes Mueller was involved in at home and abroad were Vrindavan Food For Life, which provides free food, education, and medical care for those in need;[8][9] and during college, Food Not Bombs.[6][7][10]
Abduction by ISIS[edit]
Mueller started working in southern Turkey in December 2012, where she was assisting Syrian refugees. On August 3, 2013, she travelled to the northern Syrian city of Aleppo together with a Syrian resident, a contractor hired to install some communications equipment at the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Aleppo.[11][12]
Although Mueller had been working with the international aid agency Support to Life in Turkey, this was not a work-related trip for Mueller.[13][14] Doctors Without Borders staff were "flabbergasted" at Mueller's arrival, fearing for her safety, as Syria was dangerous for international aid workers and in the midst of a civil war. The following day, Doctors Without Borders staff tried to drive Mueller to a bus station so that she could travel back to Turkey.[15]
The car was ambushed, however, and both Mueller and the Syrian man were abducted by ISIS.[15] The Syrian man was later freed.[15]
Captivity and unsuccessful rescue attempt[edit]
The U.S. military and Mueller's family attempted several times to rescue Mueller, devoting large resources to the search.[16] In July 2014, U.S. special operations forces (from Delta Force and Navy SEAL Team Six) raided an abandoned oil refinery near Raqqa in an unsuccessful attempt to find reporter James Foley (whom ISIL later murdered) and other hostages.[16] The commandos found evidence that the hostages had recently been held there, finding writing on the cell walls and hair believed to be Mueller's, but the refinery was empty.[16][17][18]
A Mueller family spokesman said that Mueller's parents "often communicated with the White House in trying to free their daughter."[16] In the summer 2014, as other options were exhausted, Mueller's parents asked President Obama in a letter to consider trading Mueller for Aafia Siddiqui, a convicted terrorist serving 86 years in federal prison; Siddiqui's release has been a long-sought demand of ISIS and al-Qaeda.[16][19] The proposed exchange did not take place; the Obama administration had also rejected demands from other militant groups to exchange Siddiqui.[19]
Catherine Herridge of Fox News reported via anonymous sources that the location of Mueller and other American hostages was known by the White House in May 2014. However, a decision regarding a rescue mission was not made for seven weeks, because the White House had asked for further intelligence to be obtained. By that time, the hostages had been dispersed.[20]
In August 2015, the New York Times reported that Mueller had been forced into marriage[21] to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the caliph of ISIL, who raped her repeatedly.[22][23] She had also been tortured.[23][24]
It had also been reported in May 2015 that Mueller was a "personal captive" of Abu Sayyaf.[25] In August 2015, ABC News reported that Abu Sayyaf's widow, Umm Sayyaf, had confirmed that al-Baghdadi had been Mueller's primary abuser.[26]
Fellow captives who were released or escaped reported Mueller's strength and compassion. She was concerned for the safety of others, even intentionally passing up an escape attempt to give other women a better chance at freedom.[2] After months of prolonged torture and abuse, ISIS members, who are known for their persecution of Christians, attempted to use her as propaganda by claiming she had abandoned the Christian faith in front of other male prisoners, but she denied it.[3] Daniel Rye Ottosen, a Danish freelance photographer and fellow captive, said that the men in the room "...were impressed by the strength that she showed in front of us. That was very clear."[27]
On February 6, 2015, a media account affiliated with ISIS released a statement claiming that a female American hostage held by the group was killed by one of around a dozen Jordanian airstrikes in Raqqa. The statement came just days after the release of a video showing the burning alive of a Jordanian fighter pilot, Muath al-Kasasbeh, by ISIS and the subsequent execution of Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi and other prisoners of Jordan. The statement was later translated by the SITE Intelligence Group, identifying the hostage as Mueller.[28] Other reports claimed Mueller was killed in an American airstrike.[29] Mueller had been a hostage of ISIS for 18 months.[citation needed]
As part of the statement, ISIS published a photo of a damaged building, alleging that Mueller had been killed in a Jordanian airstrike in the building, where she had been left alone with no guards, but no proof of death was provided.[citation needed] The Pentagon agreed the building was one hit in the bombings, but disputed that Mueller or any other civilian had been inside at the time. The site had been bombed by the coalition twice before, and was targeted again because ISIS soldiers sometimes return to bombed sites, thinking the coalition would not bomb those sites again, according to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby. After this, Mueller's name was released by American and other media with the family's consent.[12]
On February 10, 2015, Mueller's family announced ISIS had confirmed her death to them in an e-mail, with three photographs of her dead body, bruised on the face and wearing a black hijab.[30][31] National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan said this message was authenticated by the intelligence community. President Barack Obama offered his condolences to Mueller's family.[32]
On August 24, 2016, ABC News reported that Doctors Without Borders had declined to help negotiate her release.[33] Doctors without Borders then issued their version of the story in a statement (since deleted but archived) to the effect that they felt constrained in their available actions by the complexities of the larger situation and their general lack of expertise in hostage negotiation.[34]
Shortly after 'Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death in October 2019, new speculations arose that Al-Baghdadi may have had her executed.[35]
Legal proceedings[edit]
On February 8, 2016, Umm Sayyaf was charged by American prosecutors in Virginia with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization that resulted in a person's death. The federal charge carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. She remains in Iraqi custody on terrorism-related charges.[36]
Family[edit]
Carl Mueller speaking at a rally for Donald Trump in Arizona, October 2016
Mueller's parents reportedly implored ISIS to contact them as they hoped their daughter might still be alive. "We have sent you a private message and ask that you respond to us privately", Carl and Marsha Mueller said in a statement. They said they had not talked to the media as ISIS warned them not to.[37] Later, in an interview on The Today Show, Carl Mueller expressed his frustration with the Obama administration over the way it conducted negotiations with their daughter's captors and their policy of not paying ransom money for hostages, even though U.S. citizens living abroad are required to pay taxes to the U.S. "We understand the policy about not paying ransom, but on the other hand, any parents out there would understand that you would want anything and everything done to bring your child home," Carl Mueller said. "And we tried, and we asked. But they put policy in front of American citizens' lives. And it didn't get it changed."[38]
As Kayla Mueller was a member of ecumenical Christian campus ministry, United Christian Ministries, which held ties to the Presbyterian Church, the denomination stated that "Each of us is called in our own way to make the world a better place and manifest the love of Christ to those around us. Kayla did that in a very profound and tangible way, and my hope is that she inspires others to alleviate suffering in the world and in their own communities."[4]
An American official cautioned that without proof of Mueller's death, the statement by ISIS could be a ploy to cause the Jordanians and the rest of the American-led coalition to refrain from any heavier airstrikes.[12]
Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh called ISIS's claim "an old and sick trick" on Twitter. "So they behead innocent #US #UK & Japan hostages & BURN a brave #Jordan pilot ALIVE & now a hostage is killed by an airstrike? Sure! Sick!", he said.[39][40] He further tweeted: "An old and sick trick used by terrorists and despots for decades: claiming that hostages human shields held captive are killed by air raids."[41] Later upon confirmation of Mueller's death he tweeted: "Saddened & angered to hear news confirming killing of #US hostage #kaylaMueller. Yet another ugly example of these terrorists' brutality."[42]
After many Western news outlets cast doubt on the claim of the hostage death and the extremists' ability to identify Jordanian and U.S.-made F-16s flying at high altitudes, Jordan dismissed the claim of a killed hostage as an ISIS publicity stunt and a lie, as the group is known for its propaganda techniques.[43]
After Mueller's family confirmed her death, President Obama said "[Mueller] represents what is best about America, and expressed her deep pride in the freedoms that we Americans enjoy, and that so many others strive for around the world." United States Secretary of State John Kerry issued a statement saying "ISIS, and ISIS alone, is the reason Kayla is gone."[44]
The Pentagon declined to investigate whether Mueller was killed by the coalition airstrike. Policy dictates that the U.S. only investigates reports of civilian casualties when they come from a "credible source", which ISIS is not.[45]
In February 2015, Charlotte Alter of TIME described Kayla Mueller as an ideal role model for Millennials, citing her selfless desire to end suffering, her activism, and her humanitarian aid work, and praising her desire not to be seen, but to genuinely help people. According to Alter, "Mueller represented the best qualities of the millennial generation – our idealism, our optimism, and our love of our families – without the troublesome ones."[46]
Recognition[edit]
In October 2015, Mueller became the first person to be posthumously inducted into Northern Arizona University's college of Social and Behavioral Sciences Hall of Fame. She was recognized as an outstanding alumna for her humanitarian aid work.[1][47]
The military operation that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on October 27, 2019 was code-named after Kayla Mueller, according to several sources.[48][49]
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Tackling the Unreasonable Dream to Light up the Himalayas
February 23, 2016 By Elisa Wood 7 Comments
It wasn't the narrow passes and cliff drops. Nor was it the rough terrain, the prospect of nights sleeping in the mountain wilds, lack of money…snow leopards. No, what stymied Paras Loomba on his mission to light up the Himalayas were the horses.
How do you convince a horse that a solar panel is not a threat? How do you make a solar microgrid light enough and compact enough so that the horse can even carry the weight up the mountain – yet keep it powerful enough so that it can energize several housholds?
This is just one of the logistical challenges the 28-year-old engineer faced as he made plans to carry solar microgrids as high as 17,000 feet into some of the world's most remote mountain communities in India's Himalayas.
On his first night out, he found himself eating soup by a fire in a small stone hut with a shepherd. They were two hours from the first village Loomba hoped to illuminate, a 1,130-year-old community that not even Google maps knew about.
The shepherd told him that he was more than welcome to visit the village the next day. But forget the idea of installing an electric grid. The government said it was impossible.
Problems like the horses had made others give up on the villages. After all, many are days away from any vehicle-ready roads and cutoff from the world nearly half the year.
What the shepherd didn't know was that Loomba was on a quest to follow an "unreasonable dream," as recommended by legendary polar explorer Robert Swan. Loomba had spent three weeks in the Antarctica with Swan in 2012 studying climate change.
When he returned from Antarctica to his job as an aerospace engineer at an Indian branch of Texas-based National Instruments, he asked if could work on solar or microgrids. His request was denied, so he resigned. When he told others at work that he was leaving to "climb up the mountain and light up the villages" they thought he was probably disguising plans to work for the competition, he said.
Three years later, they now know better. Loomba and his team of volunteers from around the world have installed 30 solar microgrids in 10 villages in the Himalayas, a mountain region with nine out 10 of the world's largest peaks.
Now down from the mountains for the winter, Loomba described his next steps in an interview from Delhi. When the weather clears he plans to start again, this time with a 2016 goal to bring solar microgrids to 40 more Himalaya villages.
Lighting up the Himalayas one solar microgrid at a time.
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Lights plus income
He draws volunteers and accomplishes the work through his impact tourism company, Global Himalayan Expedition. Impact tourists try to help improve infrastructure where they go.
Loomba knows the region from his childhood. He would travel there with his father, who was an officer in India's Army. His regiment delivered supplies.
But only during his adulthood treks did Loomba come to appreciate the sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyles the villagers had preserved. Unfortunately, the communities face extinction as their young people leave to become educated and then choose to stay in a world with wifi, television and central heat. Electricity, the villagers hope, will bring them back.
But just electrifying a remote village isn't enough. Sad stories have been reported out of both India and Africa of solar panels broken and forgotten and villages gone dark again.
Loomba didn't want the same to happen in the Himalayas. So he created a business model for the villages to sustain their simple grids.
First, he trains someone in the village to do basic maintenance. Second, he requires a commitment from the households to pay a connection fee plus a small monthly sum. The money is deposited into a village-run bank account, and is used for any repairs on the direct-current (DC) solar microgrids – or the eventual replacement of the solar panels and batteries.
Of course, cash isn't ample in villages where people survive largely on what they can grow and herd. But with their new electric outlets, the villagers suddenly have something to monetize.
The villages become beacons of light on travel maps for the summer-time flow of American and European trekkers and wildlife photographers. The tourists now have places to recharge their phones and take advantage of basic electrified-amenities before moving on. The villages set up guest rooms – about two to six per village — for 'home-stays' where travelers pay to spend the night.
Each season, as many as 400- 500 tourists pass near the villages that are on popular routes. Villages on less traveled routes may draw only 50-100. But villagers hope their new electrification may draw more tourists to the less traveled areas.
Education base
The project is also about educating the Himalayans about clean energy.
Loomba's first effort was an education base in Ladakh (Land of High Passes) located at about 12,000 feet. Twenty-five volunteers from nine countries spent a month in 2013 building an education base (E-base), a solar-powered room that houses a digital library, tablets, robotics equipment, Internet and various other tools to help the local kids learn more about the outside world — and for the outside world to learn about them.
They set the learning base in the town of Leh, a tourist mecca where floods from a cloud-burst killed about 300 people in 2010.
"The idea was to build something in that area where climate change had caused the local people to suffer," he said.
Fifty percent of the funding for the E-base came from the volunteers and the remainder from sponsors. Robert Swan attended the site's inauguration attracting attention to the effort.
A horse-acceptable microgrid
Loomba decided on a DC solar microgrid configuration when getting ready to install the first village microgrid, which services 10 houses with about 90 rooms total. DC is safe, he decided, limits conversion losses and makes it easy to add devices.
But still, his team was daunted by the idea of installing an actual grid; many were non-engineers. So he sought out the advice of a senior engineer and explained that he wanted a grid that was quick to install and easy to maintain.
Phugtal Monastery
"He said you just need a 250-W panel and two big batteries and the grid is done. It is not so technical – it is very simple," he said.
So Loomba and his team were ready to go — or thought they were. Then they realized there was a catch.
"I needed to ask the horse," he said.
It turned out that the horses didn't much like the microgrid. His tourist guide groaned when Loomba told him the panel batteries weighed more than 70 kilograms and the solar panels were 7 ½ feet long. He explained that the horse would not, could not carry such equipment.
So Loomba had to re-engineer the system into a horse-acceptable microgrid.
Lesson learned? No matter how technically competent you are, if you are not acclimatized to a region, it is an issue," he said.
With smaller panels and lighter batteries, the redesign worked. The horses got the equipment up the mountain.
After one day of work, the team had the microgrid wired and operating.
"People were amazed. They said, 'How could you do this in one day? The government couldn't do it for years, and we had no hope,'" he said.
Ten done, 800 more to go
This year, the team plans to begin by electrifying a 2,550-year-old village called Phugtal, which is inside a monastery inside a cave. In all, they plan to light up about 40 villages in the Zanskar valley of Ladakh. The area is considered the most remote in the world, he said. The average mountain height is about 19,700 feet.
Loomba is now raising money for the effort, which is being championed by IEEE. He says it cost about $8,000 to $10,000 per village, with much of the expense in transporting the equipment from where it's manufactured in Delhi to the remote villages.
He also is working on designing televisions and other energy-efficient appliances sought by the newly electrified villages — even a DC-compatible electrified grinder. The microgrids range from 200 watts to 600 watts and can support a range of energy efficient DC appliances, including high lumen LEDs, LED solar lights for community lighting and DC LED televisions for community education and recreation.
Once the next 40 villages are completed, there is still plenty more work to do. There are about 800 remote villages throughout the Himalayas.
Why does Looba think he can do what the government has not?
"It was not on their priority list. For me it is a priority. And once we did it for one village – the kind of response we got, the smiles on their faces were so impactful, we said we have to do more."
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claire cosgrove says:
Excellent news – Well done!!!
UTPARN DUBEY says:
Please share the contact details for Mr. Loomba so that we can get in touch with him to let him share his business model and at the same time extend all our possible help to enhance this very Business Model.
Utparn Dubey
Paras Loomba says:
Hi Utparn.
I am paras Loomba. I can be reached on 9910089129
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The Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) polled more than 100 of its 7,000 global members to produce the first of its planned annual CISO Cybersecurity Trends Study. ISACs are non-profit organizations, usually relevant to individual critical infrastructure sectors, designed to share threat information among their members and with relevant government agencies. They were born from Bill Clinton's 1998 Presidential Decision Directive PDD 63.
The FS-ISAC's 2018 Cybersecurity Trends Report (PDF) notes a distinction in priorities based on the individual organization's reporting structure. Where CISOs report into a technical structure, such as the CIO, the priority is for infrastructure upgrades, network defense and breach prevention. Where they report into a non-technical function, such as the COO or Legal, the priority is for staff training.
This could be as simple as CISOs prioritizing areas for which they are most likely to get funding. However, that staff training is considered the overall priority does not surprise Dr. Bret Fund, founder and CEO at SecureSet.
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"I think that speaks to CISOs seeing first-hand how their largest risks of breach rest in the people component vs. the product or process components," he suggests. "Executives and Boards cannot underestimate the need for a robust security culture inside their organizations; and the way that you achieve that is through proper education and training."
Dan Lohrmann, chief security officer at Security Mentor, agrees. "The mission-essential business aspects that end user security awareness training is now playing in global financial organizations must be front and center surrounding around all data handling and incident response." He recommends metrics-based training so that progress can be monitored.
The report finds no common reporting structure within financial organizations. Only 8% of CISOs report directly to the CEO. Sixty-six percent report to the CIO (39%), the CRO (14%) or the COO (13%). Despite these differences, there appears to be no impact on the frequency of reporting to the board of directors on cybersecurity.
Reporting most frequently occurs every three months (54% of CISOs). Eighteen percent report every six months, and 16% report annually. Only 6% report monthly.
There is no indication within the report on structural trends, which could provide an insight into the evolving role of the CISO. Greg Reber, CEO at AsTech, thinks this is an omission. "At AsTech, we see moves away from CISOs reporting to CIOs, as the incentives can be at odds," he explains. "CIOs may need to get things done quickly to realize financial goals — moving processing to the cloud environments for example — while CISOs are chiefly concerned with risk management."
He also notes a failure to comment on cyber risk insurance. "This falls into an 'event response' category, which we see as a top priority. However, it didn't appear in the top three responses in this survey." Reber equates 'cyber defense' with a Maginot Line philosophy, and believes resources should be balanced between defense and response.
"This report from FS-ISAC highlights the continued need for cyber awareness and vigilance from staff," comments Stephen Burke, founder and CEO at Cyber Risk Aware. "Hackers are great at exploiting human nature, using social engineering tactics to gain their victims' trust. Once they can get through defense and onto a user's machine they may use sophisticated methods to stealthily move laterally across a network stealing data or credentials."
FS-ISAC's recommendations to its members based on its survey findings is that staff training should be prioritized regardless of the reporting structure. "People can be the solution to these growing online risks, or they can be contributors to the growing level of security problems," says Lohrmann. "Effective security awareness training will enable the enterprise to successfully stop cyberattacks."
Venture and M&A
Security awareness firms have been the subject of significant funding and M&A transactions in recent months.
Earlier this month, security awareness training firm Wombat Security agreed to be acquired by Proofpoint for $225 million in cash. In August 2017, Webroot acquired Securecast, an Oregon-based company that specializes in security awareness training. In October 2017, security awareness training and simulated phishing firm KnowBe4 secured $30 million in Series B financing, which brought the total amounbt raised by KnowBe4 to $44 million. Security awareness training firm PhishMe has raised nearly $58 million in funding, including a $42.5 million series C funding round in July 2016.
*Additional reporting by Mike Lennon
Related: FS-ISAC Launches Financial Systemic Analysis & Resilience Center
Related: Your Own Private Cyber ISAC: How To Get Up and Running
Related: Getting Employee Security Awareness Training Right
Related: Chief Information Security Officers Should be Reporting to Chief Risk Officers
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Bekabadcement, the Uzbekistan subsidiary of United Cement Group (Kazakhstan), is planning to launch a new 1Mta integrated production line (0.85Mta clinker) at its facility in Bekabad, located approximately 150km south of Tashkent.
The project is valued at US$62m and is expected to be implemented by CFMC Engineering Co. (China), the company that built the 1Mta grinding plant at Bekabadcement last year for a reported cost of US$33.2m. The new line will have a capacity to produce 850,000t clinker per year, and construction is scheduled for completion by August of this year. It will create 100 new jobs.
The implementation of the project will allow Bekabadcement to increase production up to 1.9 million tons of cement by 2012 and is part of the state's plans for the doubling of domestic cement capacities since 2000.
Over the last ten years Uzbekistan cement production capacity has risen from 3.2Mta in 2000 up to 8Mta in 2010 thanks to a programme of modernisation and new capacity projects by the largest cement producers,including Ahangarancement, JSC Bekabadcement , OAO Kizilkumcement and OAO Kuvasaycement.
This year the production of cement in Uzbekistan could reach 7.5Mt, and is set to rise substantially as the Uzbek government considers construction of another four cement plants with a total capacity of 5.5Mt at an estimated investment of US$650m.


(hennemusic) Metallica performed their 1991 classic, "Sad But True", at the at Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal on February 1, and the band are sharing professional footage from the event.
The track was the fifth single of the group's self-titled record, commonly known as the "Black" album, the band's first to top the US charts on its way to sales of 16 million in the States and more than 30 million worldwide.
The Lisbon stop marked Metallica's first live date of 2018 as they continue a European tour in support of "Hardwired…To Self-Destruct." The band's tenth studio effort recently earned Metallica the No. 1 spot on Billboard's 2017 Top Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums rankings, with the group being named the No. 1 Rock Artist of 2017 by Nielsen Music as part of the global measurement and data analytics company's year-end music report - ahead of Imagine Dragons, The Beatles, Linkin Park and Twenty One Pilots, among others. Watch the video here.


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Coursera and edX Hire New Executives: What about online experience?
Today's big news is the concurrent change in leadership at two of the big three MOOC providers. First, Coursera announced they had hired Richard Levin, former president of Yale University, to be the company's new CEO. Besides being a big-name college executive, Levin also led (or at least was president during) the development of Open Yale Courses. As reported by the New York Times:
Mr. Levin, who has been an adviser to Coursera since January, has been experimenting with online education for years, beginning in 2000 in a partnership with Stanford and Oxford. In 2007, he started Open Yale Courses to make dozens of classes taught by Yale professors available without cost.
"The main thing we will work on is to establish this model so our partner universities feel that offering large-scale MOOCs is an important part of their mission that helps faculty expand their reach, and benefits the world," Mr. Levin said.
Mr. Levin, who has extensive experience in China, will also work on expanding Coursera's presence there. Already, he said, China is the second-biggest source of Coursera enrollment, after the United States.
Meanwhile, the Coursera founders and previous president are taking on new roles. Daphne Koller will become president, Andrew Ng will become chairman of the board of directors and chief evangelist, and Lila Ibrahim will become chief business officer.
On the same day, coincidentally, edX announced they had hired Wendy Cebula as the company's new president and chief operating officer. According to the company's web site:
EdX, the nonprofit online learning initiative, today announced the appointment of Wendy Cebula as the company's president and chief operating officer. Ms. Cebula will assume the day-to-day management and oversight of the nonprofit's operations, while current president Anant Agarwal will become edX's CEO, focusing on its strategic direction, growth and partnerships.
The appointment of Ms. Cebula, a former Vistaprint executive, comes as edX continues to grow, expanding users, courses and partners. Ms. Cebula will help to build out and scale operations to accelerate edX's next phase of growth. The company currently provides a world-class destination site for learning and an open sourced platform, embraced by countries, institutions and companies around the world.
By looking at Ms. Cebula's LinkedIn page, however, her most recent endeavor has been as an advisor to Gemvara, an online jewelry retailer with sophisticated e-commerce approach.
It is somewhat interesting that Coursera, a VC-backed company in Silicon Valley, has hired a former president of an Ivy League university while edX, an Ivy League non-profit organization, has hired a professional marketing services executive.
I think the hiring of Levin by Coursera speaks volumes about their need to further integrate with and support elite universities while targeting international expansion. The hiring of Cebula by edX speaks volumes about their need to grow through marketing.
What is missing, however, from all of the big three MOOC providers, is extensive executive experience with online education. There's value in not being overly tied to the models and history of online education over the past two decades, but there is also a significant imbalance in not leveraging the experience of those leaders who have created and shepherded online education in credit-bearing programs. It is somewhat baffling that we are not reading about these MOOC providers trying to hire executives from community colleges, where much of online education is focused, nor from OpenSUNY, University of Central Florida, Penn State World Campus, Rio Salado College, Colorado Community College Online, UMUC, any of the for-profits, etc. If you look at the top leadership of Coursera, edX and Udacity, there is only one person with extensive online education experience (Udacity's Clarissa Shen from Apollo Group, the parent company of the University of Phoenix).
Below are the basic org chart for Coursera, edX, and Udacity – with labels including name, title, and most recent or significant previous employment. I have not added positions such as legal counsel or financial officers.
Stanford, MIT, and Yale are all excellent schools, but just 3.6%, 0.2% and 0.1% of their students take any courses online, according to 2012 IPEDS data. Compare this to approximately 26% of students taking any online courses across all US institutions.
I think that all three of these MOOC providers suffer from a huge lack of understanding of what it actually takes to make online education work based on two decades of experience.
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Can You Survive Skydiving Without A Parachute? Meet Luke Aikins -The First Man in the world who did so
by Amardeep Singh
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The world remembers Felix Baumgartner's historic stratosphere jump in 2012. It was a record-breaking jump that cemented the daredevil's name in the history books. But the world might have a whole new sport to practice and perfect. Let's think about this- 'Skydiving without Parachute' !
Luke Aikins just shocked the world by jumping out a plane at 25,000 feet with no parachute. He literally made "skydiving without parachute" possible. He also served as the skydiving consultant for Baumgartner's jump. You read that right. No parachute. This Saturday, Aikins held the public in a grip of thrill and frenzy as he plummeted out a plane. And all he had to aid him were a GPS, a camera, a communication device, and an oxygen mask.
The Jump
But that's not all, the equipment was given away to one of the three parachuted assistants at around 18,000 feet. With no support of any wingsuit or a parachute, he landed a few minutes later safely on a 10,000-square-foot net.
He has become the first person to jump from such an altitude without a parachute, landing safely in a net.
Aikins has more than 18,000 jumps to his name and set another record by safely falling into a 100x100ft net in Simi Valley, southern California.
"I'm almost levitating — it's incredible, this thing that just happened," he told reporters. "The words I want to say, I can't even get out of my mouth. Like any normal, sane person, I said: 'Thank you, but no thank you. I have a wife and a son, and I've got a life to live.' Then, two weeks went by and I kept waking up in the middle of the night thinking, 'If somebody said you had to do this, how could it be done?'"
He had trained for this breathtaking jump for over two years and employed the use of GPS technology to perfectly land in the predetermined position. An undoubted triumph for skydiving. Readers would also be interested about Banzai skydiving where jumpers catch the parachute after jumping from a plane.
National Geographic reported that the net was made from Spectra. It's a high-density polyethylene cord, stronger than steel. But it's also inelastic. Once Aikins struck the nets, the air cylinders decelerated him.
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Q: Uncaught TypeError: this.get(...).querySelectorAll is not a function I am a pretty big project, it is made with angular , node , express.
When I start my application I get the following error:

Uncaught TypeError . This.get ( ... ) is not a function querySelectorAll

But the application continues running without any problem apparently .
I do not know what could be causing this error because as you can see in the screenshot , the error takes about VW838 files called and other angular.
I do not know when this error appeared.
Can anybody help me? Thanks!
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SOLUTION
I've solved it uninstalling and installing chrome again.

A: Very likely it's caused by some chrome extension.
You can disable chrome extensions one by one and reload your page to see whether the error exists.
Search for .get(0).querySelectorAll in the Chrome extensions folder and all subfolders. Most likely it's .get(0) based on the direct use of querySelectorAll afterwards.
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CIFF 2018 preview
tags: Art Paul of Playboy: The Man Behind the Bunny, Chicago International Film Festival, CIFF 2018, David J. Fowlie, Father the Flame, Freidkin Uncut, Liverleaf, Olympia
by David J. Fowlie
The Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) kicked off last night for the 54th time with "Beautiful Boy", a harrowing biographical drama from Belgium director Felix van Groeningen (who was in attendance to discuss the film) which follows a father (Steve Carell) determined to help his opioid-addicted son (Timothée Chalamet). But don't worry, the film will open in Chicago on October 19th and is bound to earn some Oscar nominations for acting. The annual festival, which continues through October 21st, is once again making its home at AMC River East 21, which will arguably become an epicenter for film enthusiasts. As expected, there will be an assortment of films from other countries, as well as some that were locally shot – some have already been picked up by studios, while others await distribution which means this may be the only time to see certain films.
Strangely, the festival's length is three days shorter than last year and, looking at its schedule of 123 features, it's also 23 films less than last year. But I'm fine with a shorter festival with fewer films, since I'm always wiped out during the festival in my efforts to see as much as possible and by Closing Night (which will feature Jason Reitman's , "The Front Runner", starring Hugh Jackman) I'm utterly exhausted. Opening Night, which is typically on a Thursday, has been bumped up one day. I do appreciate that the last day is on a Sunday this year instead of a weekday, making it nice to end it all before a new work week starts.
That being said, my attempts at coverage will remain the same as every year. I will try and see as much as possible and make the same attempt to write about everything I see, but life usually gets in the way. For someone who doesn't do this film critic thing full-time, it's always a challenge.
Click here, for a full list of the films included in this year's lineup.
Of the five films I've seen so far, four of them have connections to Chicago. One narrative feature, "Olympia" takes place in Chicago and features predominately local actors. The three documentaries I watched all have ties to the Windy City, two of them, "Friedkin Uncut" and "Art Paul of Playboy: The Man Behind the Bunny" (both of which will have special Tributes dedicated to their subject, along with a screeming of the film) more overtly so than the other one, "Father of the Flame" which includes a convention that takes place in Chicago. I didn't expect to link such a strong Third Coast connection, but it happened nevertheless. You can expect more dispatches from CIFF over the course of the next eleven days.
Below are my thoughts on the films I've already seen…
(93 min.) directed by: Gregory Dixon
The highlight of this Chicago-based dramedy is definitely the performances by two local actors, McKenzie Chinn and Charles Andrew Gardner, who have lead roles as Olympia and Felix (respectively), a dating couple on the precipice of change. How that change comes about and how they deal with it feels relatable, honest and natural. The film takes a hit from some stereotypical supporting characters and director Gregory Dixon's choice to use unnecessary transitional aerial drone shots that seems like he's using a checklist of some all-too-familiar Chicago locations, but the screenplay from Chinn makes up for it, especially the dialogue between Olympia and Felix, which feels like it stems from a real place. Maybe it does, since Chinn wrote the screenplay and stars as the titular character, an artist who works downtown as a receptionist and is ending out her 20s stuck with a bit of an identity crisis. "Olympia" serves as a reminder that everyone has a story. That person in the cubicle next to you may be have a strenuous relationship with her sibling, she may have a dying mother and she also may not know what to do about this really nice and patient guy that she's dating. She maybe a struggling artist who longs do get noticed for her work. There are times when the quirky animation sprinkled throughout doesn't necessarily work, but I appreciated the attempt at something a different. Despite some distracting directorial choices, "Olympia" comes across as earnest and relatable story overall with some solid performances.
RATING: ***
Mon, Oct 15th at 5:30 pm, Tue, Oct 16th at 8:45 pm & Fri, Oct 19th at 1:00 pm (scheduled to attend: Director Gregory Dixon, producer/writer/talent McKenzie Chinn, producer Sarah Sharp, and actor Charles Andrew Gardner)
LIVERLEAF
(114 min.) directed by: Eisuke Naitô
A recent transfer to a middle school in a rural area outside of Tokyo, quiet and shy Haruka Nozaki (Anna Yamada) is targeted by a group of antagonistic bullies. There are no average or normal teenagers in this town – in fact, there's barely any functionally adults – therefore, anyone moving there should receive a warning.Despite attempts to ignore them, she can't seem to shake her malicious peers (girls and boys) until she decides to sit it out at home until the school's looming graduation occurs. That changes when a prank by her antagonists prove fatal for her family, flipping a switch internally for Haruka, setting her on a bloody path of vengeance as she tracks down each individual involved in irrevocably changing her life. I'm not surprised that the film, originally titled, "Misumisô", is based on a Manga series by Rensuke Oshikiri, considering its emphasis on bloody action over psychological horror would probably better suited for sequential art. That "Liverleaf" fits within the horror genre primarily for its bloody encounters between knife-wielding and crossbow-bearing young teens (usually amidst white snow environments, so you get some memorable red-on-white imagery), is problematic, since story and characterization falls to the wayside. Despite one child being extremely insecure and emotionally fragile, all of the kids wind up being murderous, spoiled brats, even the protagonist, which doesn't help the film at all. Ultimately, the film loses its intended effect, even pure shock values ring hollow after a while. (Japanese with English subtitles)
Friday, October 12th at 10:30pm & Wednesday, October 17th at 3:00pm
FRIEDKIN UNCUT
(106 min.) directed by: Francesco Zippel
If you're a film enthusiast, then you know the impact Chicago-born filmmaker William Friedkin has had on cinema. The outspoken Oscar winner has always been "Uncut" and is quite a character. For his first feature film, director Francesco Zippel certainly has a subject who isn't shy about discussing movies and the making of them, especially his own, as well as his childhood and how he starting making films. One can easily see why considering Friedkin's filmography, since some of his films, like "The Exorcist" and "Cruising", caused a controversial stir among certain groups, while others like "The French Connection", are known for contributing to the '70s being a defining moment in American (which he brushes off). Zippel benefits from access to his subject, but also from the inclusion of other directors (Francis Ford Coppola, Wes Anderson, Philip Kaufman, Damian Chazelle and Quentin Tarantino) and actors (Ellen Burstyn, William Peterson, Willen Dafoe, Michael Shannon and Juno Temple) who have been impacted with him, directly and indirectly. If it was up to me, the whole film would be about the making of "To Live and Die in L.A.", to be honest. If the film didn't include interesting moments that set itself apart from the inevitable hagiography, it would simply feel like fodder for DVD/Blu-ray Special Features. But there are engaging and enjoyable moments apart from the talking heads pouring accolades on the veteran filmmaker. We get clips of an admiring Friedkin in Venice, taking in the scenery, random snippets of his various live appearances at screenings over the years where he engages with the audience (from my own personal experience, it's not to be missed, especially when he breaks into "Singing in the Rain") and a highlight is some old footage of a younger Friedkin interviewing director Fritz Lang, primarily because it's always interesting to see a director you admire talking to a director they admire. I had no idea he started out as a documentarian (how can I view "The People vs. Paul Crump"?) and was reminded that I have to catch up with 2017's "The Devil and Father Amorth", his last documentary. This is a film for those who know very little about Friedkin or next to nothing.
Monday, October 15th at 6:00pm & Tuesday, October 16th at 12:00pm (scheduled to attend: Director Francesco Zippel and subject William Friedkin)
FATHER THE FLAME
(78 min.) directed by: Chad Terpstra
I never expected to be entranced or so absorbed by a film about pipes and pipe-making. I'm talking about the kind you smoke, not the electrical or underground kind. When I think of smoking pipes I think of the romanticized image of a bearded fella sitting in a comfortable chair next to a fireplace or Gandalf pontificating his way to Mordor. Depending on your knowledge and experience, this documentary erases and/or expands on whatever concept you previously have of pipes. Director Chad Terpstra knows he will be opening up this world of handcrafted pipes to most viewers and in doing so refrains from providing a history lesson, instead he dives right in by predominately featuring (and following) world-renown pipe artist, Lee Erck, a humble and unassuming Michigan resident. He becomes a fascinating subject, whether we're spending time in his home workshop or travel abroad with him to Japan, where his work is in high demand or spend time with him in Italy, where he's developed a deep friendship with a family with a history of briar cutting. Along the way, we hear Erck reflect on how he came to be a pipe-maker, what his philosophies are and his spiritual connectedness to the process. Terpstra also checks in with a family of Danish artisans as we learn how the craftsmanship of pipe-making has been passed on through generations and there's also the inclusion of the Native American perspective of pipe-making as well. Beautifully photographed by Terpstra with a memorable score from composer Kyle Calvin Campbell which accentuates the film's evocative examination of legacy, family and craftsmanship.
Friday, October 12th at 6:30pm & Sunday, October 14th at 11:30am (scheduled to attend: Director Chad Terpstra, Producer Jeremy Rush, producer Stellita Terpstra, editor Scott McCambridge, and subject Lee Von Erck)
ART PAUL OF PLAYBOY: THE MAN BEHIND THE BUNNY
(73 min.) directed by Jennifer Hou Kwong (Jian Ping)
Based on the title alone, one might glean that this documentary will revolve around the guy who came up with the iconic Playboy bunny logo. Yes and no. It took legendary Chicago graphic artist Art Paul exactly one hour to sketch that bunny, and in a little over an hour, director Jennifer Hou Kwong does a fine job encapsulating the lasting impact of how Paul changed the landscape of art and design in magazines (breaking the barrier between commercial art and fine art) as art director for the first thirty years of Playboy, while at the same time offering an intimate (and recent) look at who this artist was (Paul died of pneumonia earlier this year in April at age 93). The film is at its most interesting when it focuses on Chicago during the early stages of Playboy, by including old footage of city streets in the sixties and interviews with people who worked with him (including various contributing artists and , including the late Hugh Hefner. What's unexpectedly endearing about the film however, is seeing how the retired and elderly Paul continued to create art, despite degenerative vision issues, with a peaceful and elegant perspective of life. Throughout the film, there are quotes from Paul that pop up in text form to epitomize his philosophies and more than once we hear him say, "I am an artist. I have to be an artist", Regardless of how controversial Playboy has been viewed, it is enlightening to learn about the history and twilight years of the poignant man behind that recognizable bunny. Paul's widow, Suzanne Seed, is included, as are other family members and the documentary is dedicated to Francis Y. Kwong, who is assumedly related to the director, making for an unsuspectingly personal film.
The documentary made its world premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival last weekend and will be presented as part of the Tributes section of the festival on Sunday, October 14th at 7:00pm, (with director Jennifer Hou Kwong and Suzanne Seed in attendance). It's no surprise "Art Paul of Playboy: The Man Behind the Bunny" is included at CIFF since he had designed several posters for the festival in the past.
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Do you know the two most common reasons urologists are sued for malpractice?
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"Show empathy, particularly in patients you are going to operate on. Take the extra time to explain the surgery and exactly what is going to be done. This will improve the doctor-patient communication and give the patient a better understanding of the procedure. Additionally, when you explain the procedure, you should use procedure-specific consents," Christopher L. Coogan, MD, professor of urology at the Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, told Urology Times.
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Informing patients of a procedure and the likelihood of its varied outcomes, as well as documenting the conversation, decreases both rate of suits as well as the likelihood of their succeeding, said Dr. Coogan, who chaired a 3-hour course on malpractice at the AUA annual meeting in New Orleans.
"The average urologist is sued about every 9 years. The most common reason, occurring in about a third of the cases, is improper performance of a procedure. The second most common reason, occurring in about 15% of cases, is an error in diagnosis. Those issues are one and two," Dr. Coogan said.
"Communication is the key to preventing a lawsuit," he added.
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Issue not well studied
Despite the impact a malpractice suit can have on a urologist's practice, the issue does not appear to be well studied. Dr. Coogan noted two studies. One, a study of malpractice risks for urologists published in Urology (1998; 51:183-5) by George Kaplan, MD, of Children's Hospital, San Diego, compared litigation frequency among urologists listed in Best Doctors in America with candidates for recertification by the American Board of Urology. It found some geographic variation in rates but concluded that there seemed to be no direct or inverse correlation between reputation and the incidence of lawsuits.
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The second study mentioned by Dr. Coogan was conducted by C.J. Stimson, MD, JD, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, and appeared in the Journal of Urology (2010; 183:1971-6). This study looked at the frequency of patient complaints against urologists as a surrogate for lawsuits and found that close to half (47%) of the physicians received no complaints, while 11% of the 268 urologists in the study drew half the complaints.
"Thus, not all doctors appear to face the same risk," Dr. Coogan observed.
NEXT: Two types of defensive responses
Two types of defensive responses
The possibility of litigation has evokes two common responses.
"There are two types of defensive (preventive) responses. The first is known as 'assurance behavior,' whereby a doctor will order additional tests to reduce their risk of being sued. Some studies have shown that up to 80% of all doctors may practice assurance medicine," said Dr. Coogan.
"The second defensive tactic is known as avoidance behavior, in which doctors distance themselves from negative-risk patients and refer challenging procedures and difficult patients. These practices may occur in around 40% of doctors."
As may be expected, the average costs (indemnity) associated with malpractice claims have risen, from $196,005 in 1988-1992 to $350,304 in 2008-2012, according to data presented by Dr. Coogan. One of the factors driving this increase is the rise in attorneys' fees, which went from a little over $20,000 per case in 1989 to over $40,000 20 years later in 2009. The costs of expert witnesses were around $10,000 in 2009, as were associated expenses.
Joining Dr. Coogan at the podium for the course were David Sobel, MD, JD, of Urology Associates, P.C., Denver; Elizabeth Kavaler, MD, of New York Urological Associates, P.C., New York; and James W. Saxton, Esq, an attorney practicing with Saxton and Stump, LLC, Lancaster, PA.
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Maryland Office of Tourism Taps Travelocity to Power Tourism Website
BALTIMORE, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 5, 2006–Boosting efforts
to draw more visitors to Maryland, the Maryland Office of Tourism has
entered into an agreement with Travelocity to give visitors an easy
and reliable way to book trips to Maryland on www.visitmaryland.org.
The new booking functionality provided by Travelocity further enhances
the site's promotion of statewide accommodations, attractions and
other tourism initiatives.
As part of the agreement, Maryland will receive a commission from
Travelocity for any travel arrangements booked from
www.visitmaryland.org. The non-exclusive agreement has been approved
by the Maryland Board of Public Works.
"This agreement with a well-respected travel agency like
Travelocity will truly put Maryland on the cutting edge, as online
travel booking continues to gain popularity," said Business and
Economic Development Secretary Aris Melissaratos. "This is a great
opportunity to showcase all that Maryland has to offer, with our
world-class hotels and attractions and outstanding destinations."
Maryland tourism officials decided to align with a web-based
travel agency after evaluating a month-long trial run last summer
during which www.visitmaryland.org was promoted on Travelocity. The
trial run resulted in more than 3,000 room reservations booked, a 300
percent increase over the same time the previous year.
"Travelocity is proud to be playing such a key role in promoting
tourism throughout Maryland," said Richard Harris, senior vice
president, strategy and distribution for Travelocity. "We are eager to
help show all the state has to offer to travelers everywhere."
Travelocity is committed to being the traveler's champion —
before, during and after the trip and guarantees everything about a
customer's booking will be right. If it's not, Travelocity will work
with its partners to make it right, right away. This customer-driven
focus, backed by live 24/7 phone support, great prices and powerful
shopping technology has made Travelocity the fifth largest travel
agency in the U.S. — booking $7.4 billion in travel worldwide in
2005. Based in Southlake, Texas, Travelocity also owns and operates
Travelocity Business(SM) and GetThere for corporate travelers,
lastminute.com, a leader in European online travel and ZUJI, a leader
in Asia-Pacific online travel. Travelocity is owned by Sabre Holdings
Corporation (NYSE:TSG), a world leader in travel commerce.
About the Maryland Office of Tourism
The Maryland Office of Tourism promotes Maryland as a great state
in which to tour and travel, as well as to hold meetings and
conventions. Tourism is one of Maryland's fastest growing industries
and largest economic generators. In 2004, the most current data
available, visitors to Maryland generated $10.1 billion in economic
impact, $813 million in state and local taxes and provided 115,000
jobs. To learn more about Maryland tourism or to book your Maryland
vacation, go to www.visitmaryland.org.
CONTACT: Department of Business & Economic Development
Karen A. Hood, 410-767-6318
kglenn@choosemaryland.org
Travelocity, Southlake
Joel Frey, 682-605-2178
joel.frey@travelocity.com
SOURCE: Travelocity and Maryland Office of Tourism
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Sabre launches partnership with Girls Who Code
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The College formal and sports uniform is to be worn with pride by students of St Stephen's Catholic College. The uniform has been chosen by the college community to be practical and attractive in order to enhance the dignity of each individual. This uniform is a sign that a student is a member of the St Stephen's community and the appropriate wearing of our uniform demonstrates pride in our college, respect for self and respect for others. All aspects of uniform (except shoes) are to be purchased from retail stores holding our uniform.
Sports Uniform: The school sports uniform for both boys and girls is purchased through the retail store holding our uniform. The sports uniform contains the college crest and colouring and is also embedded with the respective house colours. Students are required to wear the school sports socks purchased through retail stores holding our uniform and any low cut sports jogger.
School Bag: Students are expected to have the St Stephen's school bag, purchased through the retail store holding our uniform.
Hair: Students are expected to have a natural single colour or shade. Hairstyles are to be compatible with the uniform and not of a radical style. Hair is to be kept neat and tidy. Girls with hair longer than shoulder length should have their hair tied back using white, beige or navy blue hair restraints. Long hair is to be restrained and not to fall across the face. Boys' hair must be above the collar, tidy and worn off the face; hair ties/restraints are not permitted. Undercuts are not to be visible. Students are not permitted to have shorter than a 'number 2' clip. Boys must be clean-shaven.
Jewellery: Girls may wear up to two plain sleepers, silver or gold, or studs less than 5 mm in diameter (may contain a small birthstone in each ear). Boys may wear one small sleeper or stud. A plain fine metal neck chain with a Christian religious medal or crucifix attached; a watch (smart watches prohibited) and a medic alert are allowable. Other visible body jewellery, including piercings covered by band aids, is not acceptable. No visible tattoos are permitted.
Hat Policy: Students are expected to wear the navy blue hat to and from school each day. The hat must be worn during morning tea and lunch breaks.
Make-up, fake nails and nail polish are not permitted.
In extenuating circumstances, any alteration to the standard school uniform must be accompanied with a written explanation from a parent/guardian that should be provided to the home form teacher.
Continuous infringements will incur consequences.
No aerosol cans. Hygiene: roll-on deodorants.


Recently I have been coming across lots of Python EXecutables. This seems to be a popular way of distributing python programs along with their dependencies. All that is necessary is a compatible python runtime. A very quick and a bit outdated WTF is PEX?. In most cases the dependencies of a python program are packaged into the pex for reasons stated above.
See the source code of the main package or script along with its dependencies.
Have the ability to mess around with the existing code and run it without having to setup requirements etc..
PEX files are zip files with a python hashbang at the beginning. Don't believe me??
.bootstrap Bootstrapping scripts to setup environment and launch the entrypoint.
__main__.py Entrypoint for the archive as specified by python spec.
If you try running the __main__ file directly, a error will popup.
annotate    Annotate source files with execution information.
combine     Combine a number of data files.
erase       Erase previously collected coverage data.
help        Get help on using coverage.py.
html        Create an HTML report.
report      Report coverage stats on modules.
run         Run a Python program and measure code execution.
xml         Create an XML report of coverage results.
Use "__main__.py help <command>" for detailed help on any command.
Edit the __main__.py to call bootstrap_pex_env(".").
Call the whichever entrypoint you wish.
Make sure that the python version you are trying to run the __main__.py is compatible according to PEX-INFO.


Today, more and more homeowners are interested in including hot tubs in to their outdoor spaces.
This type of project may seem simple, but the truth is that adding a hot tub to your backyard design takes careful planning.
This may include involving various professionals to help you determine structural supports, aesthetics, and any legal requirements which may be required in your city and state.
As you move forward in creating your ideal hot tub deck design, here are some considerations to take into account. Remember, as you move through the process of building your deck, you'll have to consult the local building codes, work with licensed professionals, and follow all the safety requirements.
Before you begin building your deck, take a moment to decide what type and size of hot tub you want in your space. Hot tubs come in different sizes and models, along with various features to fit your lifestyle. If you're planning on entertaining guests or have a larger family, you'll want a hot tub with more seats and space for everyone. Whereas, if you're an empty nester or want to use the spa for the hydrotherapy benefits, then a smaller hot tub might be the best option for you.
After you decide which hot tub fits your needs and lifestyle best, now is time to survey your backyard space and plan where you want to install your hot tub. As you plan and measure your yard, keep in mind the backyard aesthetics, easy access, and other features you want in your dream space.
As the saying goes: location is everything. When deciding where you want to place your hot tub, you don't want to only consider your outdoor setting and how the deck will be constructed around the spa. You also want to take into consideration how easy the hot tub will be to access, change out the filters, and everything else that goes into maintaining the hot tub.
One of the biggest mistakes people make is trying to install their hot tub in a really tight space. Remember it's essential to have room around your hot tub. For those with larger decks, where space is not a problem, you want to think about the traffic flow that will take place around the hot tub and figure out how you can remove or avoid any obstacles which can trip someone or cause injury.
Consider how much wind your area receives and choose a spot in your yard where your spa is sheltered from the strong gusts.
Determine how much sun (and for how long) your hot tub will get throughout the day along with debris and dirt from trees and other stuff.
When great scenery is present, the hot tub should be placed with that in mind. Choose a location that is aesthetically appealing and doesn't interfere with the beautiful view.
Try to place the hot tub close to a door since this is going to allow for quick access to the spa or home in cold temperatures.
Problems may appear when installing your hot tub or constructing a deck around it. Having a professional help you is important and potentially time-saving. A professional landscaper or builder can assist you to determine which option is best for your space and what materials are best. In addition, a licensed contractor can help you decide what structural considerations you need to be aware of to ensure your deck is safe.


At the end of the last year the conversion of the former Hotel Máj to the present home for the elederly was completed.
Technickou zajímavostí a vůbec podmínkou nástavby stávajícího skeletu bylo provedení vyztužení všech stávajících sloupů pomocí válcovaných profilů a hlavně pomocí zhruba 170 ks mikropilot.
The reconstruction work was commenced in October 2002 and completed in December 2003. Hotel Máj originally consisted of two buildings. One section was formed by a two-storey skeleton of the MS-71 system dating from 1985 with the background of kitchen, restaurant, other commercially utilised areas (hairdressers, solarium) and the superstructure of the machine room of the ventilation system at the level of 3rd storey.
The second section was the more recent four-storey brick building that was used for hotel accommodation. The reconstruction design solved an annex, the superstructure and the demolition of the above building sections. The superstructure of the ventilation machine room was demolished, on the two-storey skeleton the superstructure of two storeys was built and a four-storey brick-built block was added in the courtyard. The more recent four-storey section of the former hotel was changed only negligibly (demolition of windows, layout adaptation).


We re headquartered in San Francisco, but we re decentralized so every local Wells Fargo store is a headquarters for satisfying all our customers financial needs and helping them succeed financially.
At Wells Fargo, technology is at the heart of what enables us to satisfy our more than 75 million global customers financial needs and help them succeed financially. The Enterprise Information Technology (EIT) group provides strategic technology-based products, services, and governance for our enterprise business units. EIT helps customers conduct an average of 95 million transactions each day through in-store, online, ATM, and telephone transactions, delivering a true One Wells Fargo experience and ensuring their security, regardless of the channel. Altogether, EIT draws on the talents and motivation of thousands of technology team members across the enterprise, managing world-wide technology for more than 8,700 stores and 12,500 ATMs, making EIT a competitive advantage for Wells Fargo.
We are seeking two (2) Operational Risk Consultants to join our team and assist in providing risk oversight for the effort to encrypt all data at rest that is required to be encrypted in the Data Technology Group. This position will engage with multiple risk and control stakeholders/lines of defense across technology and the enterprise to enable a strong risk management practices and capabilities.