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require 'rails_helper'
require 'import/ical_importer'
require 'authority'
require 'event'
require 'user'

describe Wayground::Import::IcalImporter do
  before(:all) do
    Authority.delete_all
    User.delete_all
    # first user is automatically an admin
    @user_admin = FactoryGirl.create(:user, name: 'Admin User')
    @user_normal = FactoryGirl.create(:user, name: 'Normal User')
    @source = FactoryGirl.create(:source, url: "#{Rails.root}/spec/fixtures/files/sample.ics")
  end

  def new_ievent(overrides = {})
    {
      'DESCRIPTION' => { value: 'Spec description.' },
      'DTSTART' => { value: 24.hours.from_now.to_datetime },
      'DTEND' => { value: 26.hours.from_now.to_datetime },
      'KLASS' => { value: 'PUBLIC' },
      'LOCATION' => { value: 'Spec Town, 123 Spec Street' },
      'ORGANIZER' => { value: 'Spec Organization' },
      'SUMMARY' => { value: 'Spec Event' },
      'UID' => { value: '123@spec' },
      'URL' => { value: 'http://spec.tld/spec/url' }
    }.merge(overrides)
  end

  let(:source) { $source = @source }
  let(:user) { $user = @user_normal }
  let(:proc) do
    iproc = Wayground::Import::IcalImporter.new
    iproc.source = @source
    iproc.editor = @user_normal
    $proc = iproc
  end

  describe '.process_source' do
    it 'should generate events' do
      expect { Wayground::Import::IcalImporter.process_source(source, user: user) }.to change(
        Event, :count
      ).by(2)
    end
    it 'should generate sourced items' do
      expect { Wayground::Import::IcalImporter.process_source(source, user: user) }.to change(
        source.sourced_items, :count
      ).by(2)
    end
  end

  describe '#process' do
    it 'should generate events' do
      events = proc.process.new_events
      expect([events[0].title, events[1].title]).to eq ['First Sample', 'Second Sample']
    end
  end

  describe '#process_data' do
    it 'should generate events' do
      proc.io = File.open("#{Rails.root}/spec/fixtures/files/sample.ics")
      events = proc.process_data.new_events
      expect([events[0].title, events[1].title]).to eq ['First Sample', 'Second Sample']
    end
  end

  describe '#process_icalendar' do
    it 'should generate events from the calendar' do
      # ical = Icalendar::Calendar.new
      # ical.add_event(new_ievent(summary: 'First Event', uid: '1@process_calendar'))
      # ical.add_event(new_ievent(summary: 'Second Event', uid: '2@process_calendar'))
      ical = { 'VEVENT' => [
        {
          'SUMMARY' => { value: 'First Event' },
          'DTSTART' => { value: 24.hours.from_now },
          'UID' => { value: '1@process_calendar' }
        },
        {
          'SUMMARY' => { value: 'Second Event' },
          'DTSTART' => { value: 48.hours.from_now },
          'UID' => { value: '2@process_calendar' }
        }
      ] }
      events = proc.process_icalendar(ical).new_events
      expect([events[0].title, events[1].title]).to eq ['First Event', 'Second Event']
    end
    context 'with an empty icalendar' do
      let(:ical) { $ical = {} }
      it 'should not generate any events' do
        expect(proc.process_icalendar(ical).new_events).to eq []
      end
      it 'should not update any events' do
        expect(proc.process_icalendar(ical).updated_events).to eq []
      end
    end
  end

  describe '#process_event' do
    let(:ievent) { $ievent = new_ievent }

    context 'when the pre-existing sourced_item is_ignored' do
      it 'should add the ievent to the skipped list' do
        sourced_item = source.sourced_items.new
        sourced_item.is_ignored = true
        allow(source).to receive_message_chain(:sourced_items, :where, :first) { sourced_item }
        # prepare processor
        proc = Wayground::Import::IcalImporter.new
        proc.source = source
        # call the method being tested
        proc.process_event(ievent)
        expect(proc.skipped_ievents).to eq [{ ievent: ievent, sourced_item: sourced_item }]
      end
    end
    context 'with a pre-existing event' do
      let(:event) do
        proc = Wayground::Import::IcalImporter.new
        proc.source = source
        $event = proc.process_event(ievent).new_events[0]
      end
      let(:modified_ievent) do
        $modified_ievent = new_ievent(
          'ATTACH' => { value: 'http://changed.tld/attach' },
          'DESCRIPTION' => { value: 'Changed description.' },
          'DTSTART' => { value: 12.hours.from_now },
          'DTEND' => { value: 13.hours.from_now },
          'LOCATION' => { value: 'Change Place' },
          'ORGANIZER' => { value: 'Change Org' },
          'SUMMARY' => { value: 'Changed Summary' },
          'URL' => { value: 'http://change.tld/url' },
          'UID' => { value: '123@spec' }
        )
      end
      it 'should update the event' do
        sourced_item = source.sourced_items.new
        sourced_item.item = event
        sourced_item.source_identifier = '123@spec'
        sourced_item.save!
        proc.process_event(modified_ievent)
        event.reload
        expect(event.title).to eq 'Changed Summary'
      end
      context 'that has passed while the ievent has a later start date' do
        it 'should create a new SourcedItem and Event' do
          old_event = Event.new(start_at: 24.hours.ago.to_datetime) # , title: 'Date Change')
          sourced_item = SourcedItem.new
          sourced_item.item = old_event
          allow(source).to receive_message_chain(:sourced_items, :where, :first) { sourced_item }
          new_sourced_item = SourcedItem.new
          allow(new_sourced_item).to receive(:save!)
          allow(source).to receive_message_chain(:sourced_items, :build) { new_sourced_item }
          # prepare processor
          proc = Wayground::Import::IcalImporter.new
          proc.source = source
          # call the method being tested
          proc.process_event(ievent)
          expect(proc.new_events[0]).to be_an Event
        end
      end
      context 'that is flagged as locally modified' do
        it 'should add the ical event and sourced item to the skipped list' do
          # prepare mocks and stubs
          event = Event.new(start_at: 24.hours.from_now.to_datetime)
          allow(event).to receive(:update_from_icalendar).and_return(false)
          sourced_item = SourcedItem.new
          sourced_item.has_local_modifications = true
          sourced_item.item = event
          sourced_items_where = double('sourced items where')
          allow(sourced_items_where).to receive(:first).and_return(sourced_item)
          sourced_items = double('sourced items')
          allow(sourced_items).to receive(:where).with(
            source_identifier: ievent['UID'][:value]
          ).and_return(sourced_items_where)
          source = double('source')
          allow(source).to receive(:sourced_items).and_return(sourced_items)
          # prepare processor
          proc = Wayground::Import::IcalImporter.new
          proc.source = source
          # call the method being tested
          proc.process_event(modified_ievent)
          expect(proc.skipped_ievents).to eq [{ ievent: modified_ievent, sourced_item: sourced_item }]
        end
      end
      context 'without a uid on the icalendar event' do
        it 'should generate an event' do
          sourced_item = source.sourced_items.build
          sourced_item.item = event
          sourced_item.source_identifier = '123@spec'
          sourced_item.save!
          # a new event should be created when the icalendar event has no uid
          modified_ievent.delete('UID')
          expect { proc.process_event(modified_ievent) }.to change(Event, :count).by(1)
          # event should be unchanged
          event.reload
          expect(event.title).to eq 'Spec Event'
        end
      end
    end

    context 'with no pre-existing event' do
      it 'should generate an event' do
        expect { proc.process_event(ievent) }.to change(Event, :count).by(1)
      end
      it 'should generate a sourced item' do
        expect { proc.process_event(ievent) }.to change(SourcedItem, :count).by(1)
      end
      it 'should set the expected values for a sourced item' do
        updated_at = 72.minutes.ago
        source.sourced_items.delete_all
        source.last_updated_at = updated_at
        proc.process_event(ievent)
        sourced_item = proc.new_events[0].sourced_items.first
        item_attributes = [
          sourced_item.source, sourced_item.source_identifier, sourced_item.last_sourced_at
        ]
        expect(item_attributes).to eq [source, '123@spec', updated_at]
      end
    end
  end # #process_event

  describe '#create_event' do
    let(:ievent) { $ievent = new_ievent }

    it 'should create a new event' do
      expect(proc.create_event(ievent).class).to eq Event
    end
    context 'with a given user' do
      it 'should set the version editor to the user' do
        expect(proc.create_event(ievent, editor: @user_normal).versions.first.user).to eq user
      end
    end
    context 'with a user to use for approval' do
      it 'should flag created events as approved if the user can approve' do
        expect(proc.create_event(ievent, approve_by: @user_admin).is_approved?).to be_truthy
      end
      it 'should not flag created events as approved if the user cannot approve' do
        expect(proc.create_event(ievent, approve_by: @user_normal).is_approved?).to be_falsey
      end
    end
    context 'with an URL in the ievent' do
      it 'should include the url as an external link' do
        fields = double('field mapping')
        allow(proc).to receive(:icalendar_field_mapping).with(ievent).and_return(fields)
        expect(fields).to receive(:merge).with(
          external_links_attributes: [{ url: 'http://spec.tld/spec/url' }]
        ).and_return({})
        event = FactoryGirl.build(:event)
        allow(Event).to receive(:new).and_return(event)
        proc.create_event(ievent)
      end
    end
  end

  describe '#icalendar_field_mapping' do
    it 'should use SUMMARY as the title' do
      expect(proc.icalendar_field_mapping(new_ievent)[:title]).to eq 'Spec Event'
    end
    it 'should use DESCRIPTION as the description' do
      expect(proc.icalendar_field_mapping(new_ievent)[:description]).to eq 'Spec description.'
    end
    it 'should strip the URL from the end of the description' do
      url = 'http://test.tld/'
      ievent = new_ievent('DESCRIPTION' => { value: "with url\n\t#{url}\n" }, 'URL' => { value: url })
      mapped_description = proc.icalendar_field_mapping(ievent)[:description]
      expect(mapped_description).to eq 'with url'
    end
    it "should strip 'Details:' if it preceeds the URL at the end of the description" do
      url = 'http://test.tld/'
      ievent = new_ievent(
        'DESCRIPTION' => { value: "description\nDetails: #{url}\n" }, 'URL' => { value: url }
      )
      mapped_description = proc.icalendar_field_mapping(ievent)[:description]
      expect(mapped_description).to eq 'description'
    end
    it 'should split the description after the first paragraph after 100 chars if too long' do
      ievent = new_ievent(
        'DESCRIPTION' => { value: ('A' * 99) + "\n" + ('B' * 100) + "\nEtc." + ('C' * 350) }
      )
      event = proc.icalendar_field_mapping(ievent)
      expect([event[:description], event[:content]]).to eq [
        ('A' * 99) + "\n" + ('B' * 100),
        'Etc.' + ('C' * 350)
      ]
    end
    it 'should split the description on the last sentence break in a too long paragraph' do
      ievent = new_ievent(
        'DESCRIPTION' => { value: ('A' * 200) + '. ' + ('B' * 200) + '! ' + ('C' * 200) + '?' }
      )
      event = proc.icalendar_field_mapping(ievent)
      expect([event[:description], event[:content]]).to eq [
        ('A' * 200) + '. ' + ('B' * 200) + '!',
        ('C' * 200) + '?'
      ]
    end
    it 'should split the description on the last space in a too long sentence' do
      event = proc.icalendar_field_mapping(
        new_ievent('DESCRIPTION' => { value: ('A' * 200) + ' ' + ('B' * 200) + ' ' + ('C' * 200) + ' ' })
      )
      expect([event[:description], event[:content]]).to eq [
        ('A' * 200) + ' ' + ('B' * 200),
        ('C' * 200)
      ]
    end
    it 'should split the description after the 100th char if an unbroken blob of characters' do
      event = proc.icalendar_field_mapping(
        new_ievent('DESCRIPTION' => { value: ('A' * 100) + 'B' + ('C' * 411) })
      )
      expect([event[:description], event[:content]]).to eq ['A' * 100, 'B' + ('C' * 411)]
    end
    it 'should use LOCATION as the location' do
      expect(proc.icalendar_field_mapping(new_ievent)[:location]).to eq 'Spec Town, 123 Spec Street'
    end
    it 'should use ORGANIZER as the organizer' do
      expect(proc.icalendar_field_mapping(new_ievent)[:organizer]).to eq 'Spec Organization'
    end
    it 'should use DTSTART as the start_at date & time' do
      date = '2001-02-03 04:05:06 MST'.to_datetime
      mapped_date = proc.icalendar_field_mapping(new_ievent('DTSTART' => { value: date }))[:start_at]
      expect(mapped_date).to eq date
    end
    it 'should use DTEND as the end_at date & time' do
      date = '2001-02-03 04:05:06 MST'.to_datetime
      mapped_date = proc.icalendar_field_mapping(new_ievent('DTEND' => { value: date }))[:end_at]
      expect(mapped_date).to eq date
    end
  end
end

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Evan Lavender-Smith is an American writer, editor, and professor.

Lavender-Smith was raised in Las Cruces, New Mexico. He received a BA in English from the University of California, Berkeley in 1999 and an M.F.A. in Fiction from New Mexico State University in 2004. He is the founding editor of Noemi Press and the former Editor-in-Chief of Puerto del Sol. He teaches in the MFA program in creative writing at Virginia Tech.

Books

From Old Notebooks (2010)
Lavender-Smith's first book, From Old Notebooks, a cross-genre work combining elements of fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry and philosophy, was published in March 2010. Writing in Rain Taxi, literary critic and Harvard University professor Stephen Burt called From Old Notebooks "an anti-masterpiece of an anti-novel," noting novelist David Markson's influence on the book. In TriQuarterly, Barry Silesky wrote that From Old Notebooks "defies placement in a genre ... It is structured like poetry, in shifting events and tones without transition, though ... the language is ruthlessly prosaic." Daniel Nester has referred to Lavender-Smith's From Old Notebooks, along with books by Jenny Boully, as combining "the best of the poetics of prose poetry with the I-centric essay," and counted Lavender-Smith and Boully as members of a "New Prose" movement in contemporary American literature.

Avatar (2011)
Lavender-Smith's second book, a short novel entitled Avatar, was published in February 2011. The novel consists of a monologue thought or spoken by a character floating in space, between two points of light or "stars."

Bibliography

Interviews
 "Speeds and Shapes of Consciousness" by David Winters in Gorse
 "An Interview with Evan Lavender-Smith by Edwin Turner at Biblioklept
 "An Interview with Evan Lavender-Smith" by Robert Lopez at Bookslut
 "What is Experimental Literature? {Five Questions: Evan Lavender-Smith}" by Christopher Higgs at HTMLGiant
 "Interstellar Overdrive: An Interview with Evan Lavender-Smith" by Dylan Hicks in Rain Taxi
 "The Conceptual Novel" by Michael Kimball at The Faster Times
 "Writers Respond: An Interview with Evan Lavender-Smith" by Molly Gaudry at HTMLGiant

Reviews
From Old Notebooks
 "From Old Notebooks'' by Stephen Thomas in Black Warrior Review
 "I Anti-Review Evan Lavender-Smith's Anti-Novel, From Old Notebooks" by Edwin Turner at Biblioklept
 "From Old Notebooks by Evan Lavender-Smith by Barry Silesky in TriQuarterly
 "From Old Notebooks" by Kevin Evers at The Rumpus
 "From Old Notebooks by Evan Lavender-Smith" by Callista Buchen in Prick of the Spindle
 "From Old Notebooks" by Peter Tieryas at HTMLGiant
 "A Thought Documentary" by Michael Filippone at Red Fez

Avatar
 "Black Space'' by Gabriel Blackwell in American Book Review
 "Avatar Isn't Just a Movie'' by Giancarlo DiTrapano at Vice
 "Evan Lavender-Smith's Avatar'' by Mike Meginnis at Uncanny Valley

External links
 Author site
 Author page at Dzanc Books

References

21st-century American novelists
1977 births
Living people
University of California, Berkeley alumni
New Mexico State University alumni
American male novelists
21st-century American male writers

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A 1917 cartoon portrayed then-U.S. Sen. Robert M. La Follette, Sr. as a traitor for opposing American involvement in World War I.
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Wisconsin stood out, though, in a few ways as the nation entered the war in 1917. It was anecdotally known as the "traitor state," as nine of the state's 11 U.S. representatives voted against going to war. One city in particular illustrated how much views on the war could be polarized: Milwaukee.
Wisconsin's most populous city had long been home to a large population of German immigrants and their descendants, and was one of the nation's biggest centers of German-American culture. Milwaukee was likewise the home of U.S. citizens known as "hyper-patriots" who made it their mission to force out any trace of German Kultur in the city and force upon their neighbors a love for Uncle Sam. This story of the city's internal conflicts in the Great War was told in an Oct. 28, 2017 presentation for World War 100: A Centennial Symposium. Recorded for Wisconsin Public Television's "University Place," the talk brought together three historians who detailed the role of patriotism during the war in Milwaukee.
Rick Pifer, a retired director of reference at the Wisconsin Historical Society and author of "The Great War Comes to Wisconsin," explained that despite the "traitor state" label, plenty of Wisconsin political leaders were determined to prove their patriotism by supporting the war effort. The first example of this came during the 1917 draft, Pifer explained. Fearing that draft riots would break out in the state because of its sizeable German-American population, the military offered to supply troops to maintain peace on registration day. Then-Gov. Emmanuel Philipp, however, declined the offer. Without incident, more than 218,000 Wisconsin men registered for the draft, fulfilling requirements and then some.
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Home » Chess » DeepMind's AI is helping to re-write the rules of chess – ZDNet
DeepMind's AI is helping to re-write the rules of chess – ZDNet
Posted: September 15, 2020 at 2:57 pm
In the game between chess and artificial intelligence, Google DeepMind's researchers have made yet another move, this time teaming up with ex-chess world champion Vladimir Kramnik to design and trial new AI-infused variants of the game.
With the objective of improving the design of balanced sets of game rules, the research team set out to discover the best tweaks they could possibly give to the centuries-old board game, in an ambitious effort to refresh chess dynamics thanks to AI.
The scientists used AlphaZero, an adaptive learning system that can teach itself new rules from scratch and achieve superhuman levels of play, to test the outcomes of nine different chess variants that they pre-defined with Kramnik's help.
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For each variant, AlphaZero played tens of thousands of games against itself, analyzing every possible move for any given chessboard condition, and generating new strategies and gameplay patterns. Kramnik and the researchers then assessed what games between human players might look like if these variants were adopted, to find out whether different sets of rules might improve the game.
Chess has evolved significantly over the centuries, with new variants coming in to improve perceived issues with the classical game, or to introduce new complications in the competition. Changing the rules can have a huge impact on game strategy, playability and dynamics but historically, understanding the consequences of implementing a particular chess variant has only been possible over time, by observing enough human players.
"Training an AlphaZero model under these rules changes helped us effectively simulate decades of human play in a matter of hours," said DeepMind's researchers, "and answer the 'what if' question: what the play would potentially look like under developed theory in each chess variant."
Some of the alterations tested by AlphaZero included the ability for a player to capture their own pieces, for example, or for pawns to move backwards by one square. "No-castling" disallowed castling throughout the game, while another variant equaled forcing a stalemate with a win, rather than a draw.
The AI system played each variant in 10,000 games at one second per move, and another 1,000 with one minute per move. To determine as objectively as possible how the changes impacted the games' quality, the scientists looked at a number of factors; one of them, which has frustrated chess players since time immemorial, was the proportion of draws observed.
Overall, most variants increased the amount of potentially decisive results, with some rules such as "stalemate = win" understandably driving the improvement. The researchers also found that time controls impacted game decisiveness: games at one second per move were much less likely to end in a draw than those with one minute per move.
Games at one second per move were much less likely to end in a draw than those with one minute per move.
The results also showed that, in a large percentage of games, AlphaZero actively used the additional moves at its disposal thanks to the new rules, rather than sticking strictly to classical moves. "This suggests that the new options are indeed useful, and contribute to the game," said the researchers.
On top of the statistical analysis of AlphaZero's new gameplay, DeepMind's team asked Kramnik to answer more subjective questions about the positions, moves and patterns that emerged as a result of the variants. The player's input, in principle, should reflect which rules might get traction within the traditional chess community.
The Russian grandmaster has for a long time been an advocate of the no-castling variant, and confirmed that the rule is potentially exciting, because it encourages aggressive play by increasing the vulnerability of both players' kings. On the other hand, Kramnik found that the "stalemate = win" variant seems to have a minor overall effect on the game.
SEE: Explainable AI: From the peak of inflated expectations to the pitfalls of interpreting machine learning models
International master Danny Rensch, chief chess officer at chess website Chess.com, also reviewed DeepMind's findings in a video. He described the "stalemate = win" rule, on the contrary, as the one most likely to significantly change gameplay in the chess community.
"You can't fix the draw in chess unless you really eliminate stalemate," said Rensch. "I strongly believe stalemate equaling a win might not only help grow the game to beginner players but actually could make an impact in terms of decisive results we saw."
Ultimately, as useful as AlphaZero's insights can be, it is impossible to predict which rules of chess will stick, if any. The only way to find out will be to observe how human players adopt, change or abandon different variants: who knows, it might be the right time to re-open that long-forgotten chess app.
DeepMind's AI is helping to re-write the rules of chess - ZDNet
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The art of chess: a brief history of the World Championship - TheArticle - November 22nd, 2020
Humpys Gambit: How Koneru disturbed the male-dominated status quo in chess - The Indian Express - November 22nd, 2020
Cardinals QB Kyler Murray might be the best chess player in the NFL - Sporting News - November 22nd, 2020
The Queen's Gambit On Netflix - All The Info - Chess.com - November 22nd, 2020
Washington state team crowned national chess champions - KING5.com - November 22nd, 2020
On Chess: Mizzou's Chess Team Proves Capable Of Winning Even In A Virtual Space - St. Louis Public Radio - November 22nd, 2020
Outlawing heading would turn football into chess but game has to act to break dementia link - The Times - November 22nd, 2020
Understanding before Moving 2: How to improve the activity of my pieces - Chessbase News - November 22nd, 2020
Local Event: Thanksgiving Chess Camp For The Little Ones ~ Keep Em Active 😉 - Patch.com - November 22nd, 2020
How Dama's Gambito nailed the chess world re:Jerusalem - re:Jerusalem - November 22nd, 2020
Packers will have an interesting chess match against the Colts defense - Acme Packing Company - November 22nd, 2020
Chess Online: How to Play and Win Chess | Chess Tips & Strategies - Popular Mechanics - October 6th, 2020
On Chess: Returning To Over The Board Chess Tournaments - St. Louis Public Radio - October 6th, 2020
October Cover Stories with Chess Life: GM Maurice Ashley - uschess.org - October 6th, 2020
'Audiences wont have seen anything like this': how Iranian film Chess of the Wind was reborn - The Guardian - October 6th, 2020
Why Utah's new Teacher of the Year wants his students of color to play chess - Salt Lake Tribune - October 6th, 2020
CCPS hosting in-person chess tournament, limited to students in Grades 4-12 - The Southern Maryland Chronicle - October 6th, 2020
Its more natural for men to pick chess as an interest or women to pick arranging flowers - Mint - October 6th, 2020
Gone too soon: Brimfield teen remembered as jokester and expert chess player - Pekin Daily Times - October 6th, 2020
Meet these mini-grandmasters of chess - two brothers from Cork - EchoLive.ie - October 6th, 2020
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Sacred squares and foolish horses - Chessbase News - October 6th, 2020
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The Only Problem In Fischer Random Chess - Chess.com - September 23rd, 2020
AlphaZero (And Other!) Chess Variants Now Available For Everyone - Chess.com - September 23rd, 2020
On the origins of chess (7/7) - Chessbase News - September 23rd, 2020
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Mechanics' to Host U.S. Cadet National Championship this Weekend - uschess.org - September 23rd, 2020
Guess the child prodigy - Chessbase News - September 23rd, 2020
Blitz Tournament of the Americas: Bringing Cultures and Communities Together Through Chess - uschess.org - September 23rd, 2020
Int'l online chess event to mark 74th birthday of PM Hasina - Dhaka Tribune - September 23rd, 2020
Road To The PCL Finals: China Pandas - Chess.com - September 23rd, 2020
CHESS Health Selected by Next Step Community, an Addiction Recovery Program Located in Terre Haute, Indiana - PR Web - September 23rd, 2020
The True Story Behind Critical Thinking, Movie Based in Miami - Miami New Times - September 23rd, 2020
The 10 Best Chess Moves Of All Time - Chess.com - September 15th, 2020
The classic game of chess has found a new home: Twitch - The Next Web - September 15th, 2020
John Leguizamo on bringing the 'intellectual hustle' of chess to life - Page Six - September 15th, 2020
On Chess: St. Louis Chess Club To Host Two Upcoming Online Chess Tournaments Featuring The World's Top Grandmasters - St. Louis Public Radio - September 15th, 2020
Chess.com Teams Up With CLG For First CLG Arena With $2,100 In Prizes - Chess.com - September 15th, 2020
Indian chess team celebrates its Olympiad victory with a special Twitter Chat - WION - September 15th, 2020
Nihal Beats Tang In Junior Speed Chess Championship - Chess.com - September 15th, 2020
An interview with Ben Johnson, the perpetual podcaster - Chessbase News - September 15th, 2020
Auto Brawl Chess from Panoramik Games is available now for iOS following its Android launch earlier this year - Pocket Gamer - September 15th, 2020
A game of chess in the Himalayas - The Hindu - September 15th, 2020
Reward Olympiad-winning Indian team: Chess Forum appeals to Kiren Rijiju - Moneycontrol.com - September 15th, 2020
Retired Chess Grandmaster, AlphaZero AI Reinvent Chess - Science Times - September 15th, 2020
Sign Of The Times - Sparta Chess Online - TAPinto.net - September 15th, 2020
Chinas check on Indias chess board: New Delhi will have to fall back on its own resources - The Times of India Blog - September 15th, 2020
Chess masters make all the smart moves - IOL - September 15th, 2020
Hennessy Spotlights Living Legend and International Chess Grandmaster Maurice Ashley In Latest Chapter of Award-Winning "Wild Rabbit"... - September 15th, 2020
'He is a chess player on a tennis court' - ATP star tipped to beat anyone - Tennishead - September 15th, 2020
Just the Rules: New Internet Chess RulesEssential Player Tips - uschess.org - August 20th, 2020
Norway Chess Oct. 5-16 With Reduced Field Of Participants - Chess.com - August 20th, 2020
We're In the Chess Renaissance - Chess Daily News - August 20th, 2020
Norway Chess to be 1st over-the-board super-tournament since March - chess24 - August 20th, 2020
On the origins of chess (6/7) - Chessbase News - August 20th, 2020
Humpy: China will pose tough challenge in Chess Olympiad - Sportstar - August 20th, 2020
The Next PogChamps: All The Information - Chess.com - August 20th, 2020
Sarajevo Q&A: Ru Hasanov on how a real-life story inspired chess drama 'The Island Within' - Screen International - August 20th, 2020
Chess Federation expecting White verdict this week | Sports - Jamaica Gleaner - August 20th, 2020
The Best in... Aruba - Chessbase News - August 20th, 2020
Chess: Why hasnt India produced another Viswanathan Anand? - Livemint - August 20th, 2020
Gorgeous amber chess set returns to Gdask after 300 years - The First News - August 20th, 2020
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The Grandmaster Who Got Twitch Hooked on Chess - WIRED - June 15th, 2020
An Introduction to Chess: More notes on notation - Stabroek News - June 15th, 2020
Chess: Interim executive team elected to run federation for a year - The New Times - June 15th, 2020
Chess: national solving championship opens for entries from Britain this week - The Guardian - June 15th, 2020
Carlsen Vs. Giri: The Trash Talk Edition - Chess.com - June 15th, 2020
Karjakin vs. Cosmonauts | Earth vs. Space 50th anniversary chess game - chess24 - June 15th, 2020
GMs Pravin Thipsay, Vidit Gujrathi launch Maharashtra Chess Associations official website - The Bridge - June 15th, 2020
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How VR Could Change Co-Op Gaming Forever
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Virtual couch co-op becomes a reality
Virtual Reality (VR) are two words which are about to have a huge impact in the world of co-op gaming. Tech industry leaders like Facebook, Samsung and Sony are currently tripping over themselves in the rush to become VR global leaders and seize the sizeable market. You may already have tried out a beta version of VR but the latest technology is literally going to transport you to a different world. Devices are as simple as headphones and a visor but the experiences the technology can now produce are astounding.
For gamers, VR will lift the experience by uniting them together in parallel worlds. As well as being able to exist in the same virtual space, the new VR will project gamers' real world images into the very space they occupy. This means that while your friend may be in Japan while you're in America, you can meet, see and hear one another's presence in the same space. It's incredible stuff and the power of co-op VR doesn't stop there. Let's take a closer look at a few of the areas where VR and the co-op experience are going to alter how we live and interact forever.
Want to play?
Co-op VR gaming is a great reminder that the best games are more fun when you have company. How about catching up with friends who live on the other side of the world face-to-face in a VR online Las Vegas casino? As soon as you've got the headset in place, there will be no game you can't play side-by-side. Unite in skill and force to take down dastardly criminals, explore other planets as intrepid astronauts, pair up for some incredible time travel adventures, or get a whole gang together to play an extended mafia themed game.
You're invited to…
See a show, come along to a sports event, watch a performance, and witness a world changing event from history… With co-op VR you can be anywhere, at any time. For sports and music fans this is incredible news. Be there when your team scores the winning goal or when the rock star you've adored since your teens plays Wembley Stadium. Best of all, co-op VR means you can attend events in the company of your favourite people, however far away they may live in reality.
Time to take a trip
Where would you like to go today, and who would you like to go with? Co-op VR traveling means the world is truly your oyster and no destination is too far or too expensive. Marriott is already offering a 'fully immersive 4D journey' that takes travelers from London to Maui in the blink of an eye and in the future you'll be able to go as far as your imagination will allow. Spend a few hours browsing Parisian art galleries with your mum, sail down the Nile with your best friend, or climb Ben Nevis with your spouse – the choice is yours.
Right now we're on the cusp of realizing virtual reality's true scope, particularly in its capacity to bring us together with friends and family near and far.
This post was researched and written by Richard Wilkinson for Co-optimus.com and published in accordance with our disclosure policy
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1. Alfonso Cuarón's visual effects.
Sandra Bullock was compelling in Gravity, that's undeniable, but what was clearly the film's star was Cuarón's breathtaking visuals that gave us an awesome and quite terrifying view of Earth and space. I feel infinitesimal! Ah! He brings that same sensibility to Believe, a drama about a young girl Bo (Johnny Sequoyah) who has tremendous supernatural gifts (in the new teaser from NBC, she makes a lot of objects float around, Matilda-style) and the death-row inmate that has been tasked with protecting her (Jake McLaughlin). It's sure to be a visual feast, judging from the teaser trailer alone.
2. J.J. Abrams, King of Fandoms.
Could you think of anyone better than J.J. Abrams to produce this series? Lost fans must be wringing their hands in anticipation. Can Abrams live up to his Lost cult legacy? It's uncertain, and those are big shoes to fill (even though they're his own), but he ALWAYS delivers, not only with Lost but with his films Super 8 (which followed similar themes: little kids witness the supernatural, chaos ensues), Star Trek Into Darkness, and Mission Impossible III. Let there be lensflares!
3. Special Agent Dale Cooper!
4. Little girls with superpowers are all the rage.
It's been a banner year for kids with a magic touch; are you not counting down the days until Divergent? There's something in the air that makes us want stories about young people with powers they are trying to harness, and their inevitable battle between youthful innocence and megalomania. Newcomer Johnny Sequoyah is compelling as Bo in the teaser trailer; she's got that wide-eyed thing going for her, that really softens the blow when she drops harsh truths or gets all freaky and supernatural.
5. A brooding ex-con with a moral conflict.
Call us soft, but we love a bad guy with a good heart. Not sure what Tate (Jake McLaughlin) did to end up on death-row, but he's absolved, ironically, by a priest, who helps him escape to protect Bo from the powers that be. Tate's got a lot to learn from Bo, and he also has beautiful hair and a gruff voice. Sigh, swoon, etc.
You can watch the teaser here, and make sure to catch the first episode of Believe on Monday, March 10, on NBC.


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Personal Loan Gandhidham, 20 January 2020 from Bank of Maharashtra
Wedding Loan from Bank of Maharashtra in Gandhidham
Gandhidham is located in the Kutch District in the Indian state of Gujarat. The town was built in the 1950s by Bhai Pratap Dialdas for the resettlement of the refugees from Sindh after the partition of India. It was initially called Sindhu Resettlement Corporation Ltd. The town was named after Mahatma Gandhi who was the father of the Indian nation. Gandhidham is considered to be the economic capital of Kutch. It is a rapidly developing city in the state. It is a growing city, ideal for families and retired individuals. It is also a favored destination for conventions and business meetings. The city offers a peaceful life to its residents, with a plenty of options for recreation and entertainments. It is known for its verdant picnic spots and parks. Gandhidham is connected to the rest of the country by road and rail. Transport Nagar, situated on the outskirts of the city, serves as the hub of all major transport activities of Gandhidham. There are many reputed educational institutions as well as all modern amenities available in the city that ensures a comfortable lifestyle to the residents.
Low interest rate Wedding Loan in Gandhidham, 20 January 2020 from Bank of Maharashtra
the Bank of Maharashtra was founded on 16 September 1935, at Pune and commenced its operations on 8 February 1936. In 1938, the second branch of the bank was opened at Fort, Bombay(currently Mumbai). The bank expanded rapidly after nationalization in 1969. In 1998, the bank had achieved autonomous status after moving into A category from C due to which it has limited interference of Government authority in its decision-making process and internal affairs. In 2004, it was listed in Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India. In 1978, the new head office building was inaugurated by the late Prime Minister of India, Mr. Morarji Desai. In 1991, the Mahabank Farmer Credit card was introduced after the bank entered into domestic card business. In 2011, the first SHG branch was opened in Pune. In 2013, the Rupay Card was launched by Ms.Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi. In 2014, the number of BoM ATMs increased to 1827 by the addition of 1129 ATMs.In 2015, it reached the network of 1889 branches across India and launched Mahamobile as the mobile banking app. In 2016, the bank was awarded the Best Financial Inclusion Initiative by the IBA banking technology.


For the last 2016, the high-tech home ideas are in trend so how about for the year 2017? Buying a home is one of the huge ideas you have to make and can be so much exciting. But what is more exciting than renovating your own home, right? We have come up with the top 4 luxurious home trends for 2017 for you and these have been the biggest trends coming up run the luxury sector for this year.
Why is this a good idea? Because most of our laundries are from upstairs, particularly in our rooms. It will lessen the hassle of bringing your laundries up and down and it will be much easier. As there are rooms for washing machines and dryers, another trend is installing separate drying cupboards. These cupboards also make your clothes wrinkle free as they dry. Nice, right?
Having a leisure and game room in your home is also important. This is where you can relieve your stress from work. But what's great about having it on the top floor? Playing with a great city view or beach view. Install the sound, TV, and radio with ceiling speakers would make it more luxurious.
Pets are part of the family, so why not build their own utility room where they can comfortably poop. If you had a long walk with your pet, you do not need to worry about having a muddy floor and take them straight to your pet parlor. Put on some dog beds, underfloor heating and showers to dry them easily.
What's amazing with this? It is where you can turn your pool into a ballroom floor. The floor of the swimming pool upsurges to become level with the floor of the room. Just press a button and amaze your guests.


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Az üzleti turizmus a külországi piacok megnyílásának köszönhetően fellendülőben lévő idegenforgalmi ág. Az üzleti utak egy vállalat számára a dolgozók bérezése, a bérleti kiadások, és valószínűleg a számítástechnikára és kommunikációra költött összeg után a harmadik vagy a negyedik legnagyobb költséget jelentik.
Több légitársaság  prémium szolgáltatást nyújt a hosszú repülőutakon elsősorban a business class első- és másodosztályán utazók számára, mivel az elmúlt 15 évben egyre kifinomultabb igényei vannak az üzleti úton résztvevőknek.
A légitársaságok olyan eszközöket fejlesztenek ki, amelyek az üzleti útra indulók kényelmét szolgálják, többek között: versenyképes törzsutasprogramok, gyors és online utasfelvétel, széles sávú internethozzáférést biztosító várótermek. A szállodák sem maradnak le a fejlődésben. Rugalmas pontrendszerekkel, minden szobában használható széles sávú internet-hozzáféréssel, valamint gyors be- és kijelentkezés biztosításával szálltak be az üzleti úton lévőkért folyó versenybe.

Míg a pihenni utazók 60%-a elsősorban interneten foglal magának szállást, az üzleti útra indulók, akiknek esetleg több célállomásuk is van, inkább egy tapasztalt utazási irodai dolgozót bíznak meg, hogy megtalálja a számukra legmegfelelőbb jegyárat, kevésbé bonyodalmas és előnyösebb légi és földi közlekedési lehetőségeket. Nagyon üzleti út forgalmat bonyolító cégek számára ezek az alkalmazottak "travel management" szerepkörben dolgoznak, sőt létrejöttek tanácsadással, utaskövetéssel, adat- és tárgyalási segédlettel foglalkozó utazásszervező cégek (Travel Management Companies).
Ennek a piacnak a legújabb igényeként üzembe helyezték a saját foglalási eszközöket (Self Booking Tools), amelyek a cég irányelvein belül lehetővé teszik, hogy a dolgozók maguk foglalják le az útjukat, így az üzleti turizmus környezeti hatásait is jobban figyelembe lehet venni.

Gazdasági hatásai
 Az üzleti turizmus 2,4 millió munkahelyet hoz létre az USA-ban évente.
 A különböző értekezletek és egyéb események 1 millió embernek biztosítanak munkát.
 Az Egyesült Államok Utazási Szövetsége (U.S. Travel Association) becslése szerint 2008-ban 200 000-en vesztették el állásukat ebben a szektorban, 2009-ben ez a szám valószínűleg 247 000 lesz.
 Az üzleti turizmus 39 milliárd dollár adójövedelmet hoz szövetségi, állami és helyi szinten az USA-ban.
 A különböző értekezletek és egyéb események az utazással kapcsolatos költések mintegy 15%-át teszik ki.
 Az üzleti turizmus több, mint 200 szállodának és konferenciaközpontnak jelent megélhetést USA-szerte.
 A Meetings and Conventions (Értekezletek és konferenciák) magazin felmérésére adott válaszok 52%-a szerint az üzleti utakról szóló visszajelzés nagyon vagy jelentősen befolyásolta a cég helyszínválasztását.
 Egy nemrég végzett felmérés szerint az amerikaiak 87%-a gondolja úgy, hogy ha az embereket utazásra buzdítanák, az javítana az ország gazdasági térképén.
 Az értekezletekre és egyéb eseményekre utazók általában 1000 dollárt költenek utanként.
 Az értekezletek és események meghirdetésére felhasznált összeg bármely marketingcsatorna esetében rendkívüli módon megtérül – derül ki a Fortune felméréséből.

Az üzleti turizmus legnagyobb költési kategóriái
 légi utazással kapcsolatos kiadások
 szálláskiadások
 élelmezési kiadások

Formái
Az üzleti turizmus megjelenési formái: az értekezletek, jutalomutak, konferenciák, és kiállítások. A felsorolt események angol elnevezéséből (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions) adódik a MICE betűszó, amit korábban minden olyan típusú utazásra használtak, amelyen nagyobb utaslétszám jóelőre eltervezetten bizonyos céllal vesz részt. Újabban az említett turisztikai formát "értekezletszervezés" (Meetings Industry) néven emlegetik, hogy megkülönböztessék a tágabb értelemben vett üzleti turizmustól.

A jutalomút
A MICE legtöbb eleme érthető, talán csak a jutalomutat kell jobban megmagyarázni. A jutalomút általában egy dolgozónak szánt ösztönző és elismerő ajándék, amelyet jól elvégzett munkájáért kap (adott célkitűzés teljesítéséért vagy felülmúlásáért). A MICE turizmus többi elemével ellentétben a jutalomút célja kizárólag a szórakozás és pihenés, munka- és tanulási célok nem jellemzik.

Jellemzői
A MICE turizmus általában jóltervezett napirend köré szerveződik, amely egy bizonyos témát jár körül, ami lehet hobbi, munka vagy oktatási téma. Erre az idegenforgalomra jellemző a világkiállítások és speciális vásárok megrendezése. A MICE eseményeket erre szakosodott irodák szervezik. A szervezés és a marketing jóval a tervezett esemény előtt zajlik, gyakran több évvel korábban. Fontos az alapos tervezés és az igényes megrendelők minden kérésének kielégítése.

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Wall Mounted Bathroom Cabinet – Wall-mounted bathroom cabinets add extra space in your bathroom for toiletries and other items. Clear the bathroom counter by storing toothpaste, topical ointments and hair products inside the cabinet. Most bathroom wall cabinets feature a mirror door for added functionality, but if you have a mirror you can find cabinets without them. Buying a bathroom wall cabinet in a home improvement store and installing oneself is a simple task, with an assistant and some tools. But before you go on, take this note, if you are installing a wall cabinet with a bathroom mirror; make sure that the height is suitable for the use of the mirror.
Use a stud locator to locate the studs on the wall near where you will hang the wall mounted bathroom cabinet. Draw a line on the wall with a pencil that indicates where each stud is. Draw the line beyond where it is intended to be installed in the cabinet, so that it can be seen during installation. For greater stability, install your bathroom wall cabinet in two uprights. Draw a sketch of where you want to install your cabinet. Check the dimensions of the cabinet and draw a rectangle the exact size of the back of the cabinet. Use a tape measure and level to ensure, at the level of straight lines of the correct length.
Screw a 1 by 3 inch support rail along the bottom edge of the box to increase stability. The top edge of the support rail must be installed along the bottom line you have drawn for the cabinet. Choose a support rail that is as long as the wall mounted bathroom cabinet is very wide. Use four 2-inch screws to secure it in place. Install some or all of the screws in the studs for best results. Lift the cabinet wall and place it against the wall at the top of the support rail, holding it in place. You need the help of at least one other person so one of you can hold it in place while the other screws to the wall. Install a 2-inch screw on one side of the rear wall of the cab near the top of the unit. Make sure the screw is going through the bolt you found earlier. Erase all visible pencil lines. Clean the inside of the cabinet (there will be wood chips from the screws) and place the shelves inside. Now it is ready to be filled.


I recall hearing a rumor (in Jester, no less) that they would be having auditions for voices for the cartoon of Maxx.
I wanted to be a part of that SO bad.
Thank you, anonymous! And where does on obtain Shocker Toys? At the URL above, or at their local vendor?


We haven't been on much lately, which is probably good! Winston just had his last x-ray to check for mets, and all is clear! Such a sigh of relief, and in celebration, we're going to get some french fries! Yum!
Winston is doing well, although this winter has been tough for him outside with all the snow/ice we've had. He still wants to climb in the snow, and even though I try to keep him from doing that, he defiantly climbs anyway.
It's hard to believe one year has gone by, and it has been a blessing to see him so happy with life!
So many things to celebrate!!!!
First of all, a belated, very belated, HAPPY ELEVENTH BIRTHDAY WINSTON!!! I just went back and saw I missed that update AND that adorable picture!!
HAPPY ONE YEAR AMPUVERSARY!!!! Such a sweet photo too. And you got French Fries to celebrate all this good news! You are a very loved pup❤ And include all your Trioawd family in the Winston love fest!!
Thanks for this great update!! You are such an inspiration for any newbies starting this journey!
Keep these great updates coming! And thankfully Spring is on it's way! Promise!
WOW what a cause for celebration! Look at that hoppy boy, he has joy all over that handsome mug of his. CONGRATS!!!!!
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Tusla identifies critical risks in 37 creches across country
Installing CCTV in creches 'the obvious solution' to protect children, committee hears
Officials from the Department of Children and Tusla are appearing before the Oireachtas Committee on Children to discuss the RTÉ Investigates programme
Jennifer Bray
Wed Jul 31 2019 - 16:28
Critical risks have been identified in 37 creches across the country where serious non-compliance with regulations were identified, it has emerged.
Tusla's director of quality assurance Brian Lee said there are there are four points on Tusla's internal risk register namely critical, high, medium and low. There are currently 37 facilities deemed "critical".
Officials from Tusla and the Department of Children appeared before the Oireachtas Committee on Children on Wednesday to discuss the fallout from an RTÉ Investigates programme which revealed disturbing practices at a chain of Hyde and Seek creches.
The committee heard how installing CCTV cameras inside crèches across the country is the "obvious solution" in light of child protection concerns in the sector. Officials from both Tusla and the Department of Children indicated that they would support the roll-out of CCTV in the early years childcare sector.
Mr Lee said he "would support any particular regulation that would support the protection of children in early years services.
"Anything like that would have to take into account data protection, but certainly from a Tusla point of view, I would absolutely support any measure like that," he said.
In relation to concerns around GDPR legislation, he said child protection concerns "trumps GDPR concerns any day of the week."
The interim chief executive Tusla Pat Smyth said installing CCTV "would need huge safeguards even though it is the obvious solution".
Assistant secretary general in the Department of Children Bernie McNally said it represents a good solution.
"It is an option, but we do have to look at the pros and cons. Is it something that has to be discussed further, yes."
Fine Gael senator Catherine Noone said she believed it was important to review the issue in the near future.
Tusla also told the committee that it does not have statutory authority to shut down unregistered creches.
Mr Lee said that if a service is not registered, Tusla's "only course" of action is to write a cease and desist letter and if that is unsuccessful to take legal action which can take many months.
Fine Gael TD Alan Farrell described the scenario as "shocking".
Mr Lee said that if there were child protection concerns in any creche irrespective of what regulatory processes are underway, teams from Tusla have the power to contact parents and inform them of this. The type of behavior seen in the undercover investigation into the Dublin creches is unlikely to be discovered by inspections, Mr Smyth said.
He said that while regulation and inspection is an "essential component" in identifying and addressing risks within the early years sector, the Inspectorate alone "cannot regulate for individual behaviours which are not in evidence during inspections or not reported to Tusla through other appropriate channels. It is the professionalism of individuals that keeps children safe and also ensures the delivery of good care."
In relation to the programme itself, he said Tusla had "no evidence" of the serious child protection concerns.
"The behaviours displayed are unlikely to be evident during an inspection and we rely on good professional practice and appropriate mandatory reporting under Children First, or through Tusla's unsolicited information office for the notification of child protection concerns."
The investigation was carried out into Hyde & Seek, a multimillion euro company that runs four creches in Dublin with a fifth opening shortly.
The RTÉ programme featured footage taken by undercover researchers over a number of weeks which showed cots packed into rooms, leaving it difficult to access babies in the event of an emergency.
Further footage showed children being fed cheap instant meals instead of the dishes advertised to parents.
The programme also showed babies that were restrained in high chairs for lengthy periods, causing them to become highly distressed. In one instance, a child was placed alone in a room with the door closed for misbehaving.
Jennifer Bray is a Political Correspondent with The Irish Times
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I took Botany with you in Spring 07.
You have glasses, are a vegetarian and ride a track bike.
I ran into Cody today and he told me you ride often, but Ive never seen you on the Westside.
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THERE are disappointments and then there are tragedies. Sometimes tears cloud eyes, blurring the boundaries. But on this point, St Kilda coach Ross Lyon has a cruel clarity. He knows the heartbreaking difference.
Losing an AFL premiership is a disappointment. Losing two beloved family members within four months is a true tragedy.
''Footy's really, really important to me, but, you know, well, we're still alive, and we get another opportunity,'' he says.
As Lyon knows better than any of his shattered players, some people don't.
Unbeknown to all but close friends, the 44-year-old has been coaching the Saints against a backdrop of family tragedy since his older sister, Julie, died in July.
Julie, who had been battling breast cancer for 18 months, succumbed quite suddenly to an undetectable cancer that had spread to her blood vessels.
Then, just three weeks ago, Lyon's nephew, Kane, the 24-year-old son of his sister, Michele, was killed in a motorcycle accident while on holiday in far north Queensland.
The black humour is just one coping mechanism. Lyon became so practised at handling his grief during the final critical months of the AFL season that he managed to hide his personal turmoil from almost the entire club as it locked on to the task of winning that elusive flag.
The St Kilda coach certainly didn't. Julie passed away late on the Tuesday evening before the Saints' important round-16 clash with Collingwood. Her brother kept a corporate speaking appointment the following day. He continued to work through the week and he addressed his players before they ran out that Saturday afternoon, the Saints oblivious to his loss.
''I knew it was a big game, and I didn't want to distract the players,'' he says. A flat-looking St Kilda was well beaten that afternoon. A score of Saints had been ill during the week. But in the post-match analysis, Lyon refused to use excuses for his players, and certainly not for himself. No one could have blamed him had he done so.
Julie was talented at sport like him, having represented the state at junior level in squash. Although she had fought a lengthy battle with breast cancer, enduring a mastectomy, her death still came relatively suddenly. Lyon did not have the chance to say goodbye.
''I got a bit crook myself, and run down, and missed a family birthday,'' he recalls. ''All my sisters had been into the hospital to see her, but as much as we knew she was in massive trouble, we thought she had some time left.
''I rang her on my way home from work and left a message saying, 'Sorry I haven't seen you, hope you're going well, give us a call'. I'd been working hard and it was a pretty important game, so I said to [wife] Kirsten I was going into the spare room because I needed a good night's sleep.
That task was made even more poignant by the fact that Kirsten had lost her own mother to breast cancer when she was only 12.
Lyon says he doesn't want his stoicism to be ''seen as some sort of badge of honour'', nor have anyone think his situation is different from anyone else's.
But further tragedy was awaiting Lyon and his three surviving sisters. Choked with emotion, he tries to detail the recent motorcycle death of his nephew, Kane, in Cooktown.
''He'd gone up there with his girl to visit her old man. He came off the bike on a dirt road, his helmet came off, and …'' Lyon's voice trails off.
''I think you find out a fair bit about yourself in these sorts of times,'' he says later. ''Whether you're going to give up or keep working. And I think AFL football prepares you over a long period of time to keep putting one foot in front of the other.
It's also a reminder that ''there's always someone worse off than you,'' he says, talking about young St Kilda supporter Madison Bartlett, who lost her entire family in the St Andrews' bushfires two summers ago.
Closer to home, there's the now widowed husband trying to comfort his motherless nine-year-old daughter, and the grieving mother who has lost a son in the prime of his life.
These are real tragedies - something Lyon knows a St Kilda grand final defeat, however upsetting, will never be.


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In early July 2015 FSFE answered to the "Consultation on the respect of intellectual property in public procurement procedures" initiated by the European Commission in the light of reviewed framework on enforcement of so-called "Intellectual Property Rights". The purpose of the public consultation, according to the Commission, was to "gather evidence, opinions and feedback regarding the respect of intellectual property rights and trade secrets in public procurement procedures", and to gather information whether public authorities are in need of guidance on how to ensure that no "IPR" infringing products are procured by public sector. The Consultation is the part of the EU Action Plan which focuses on "the fight against commercial-scale activities that infringe intellectual property".
Despite the fact that the Consultation was focused on a specific issue, i.e. "the respect of IPR in public procurement procedure", we also tried to focus on several issues regarding more general topics, such as Free Software and copyright, patents and trade secrets, and Free Software in public procurement that are no doubt related to the topic of consultation.
Public authorities should avoid procuring software involving "trade secrets" as it hinders security of such products.
Software developed with public money should by default be published under a Open Source/Free Software licence. This way other public administrations, companies, and individuals can use the software for their own purposes and provide better services for the public administration. Furthermore more people can check the software for possible copyright infringements and help fixing them.
In case proprietary software is procured and further redistributed, the public administrations should regularly conduct compliance checks for proprietary products, to see if they include software under a Open Source/Free Software licence and make sure the products are in compliance with them.
B1. In your view, is the applicable national and EU (for cross-border public procurement) legislation sufficiently clear regarding how intellectual property rights and trade secrets should be managed by public authorities in public procurement procedures?
New rules regarding public procurement, that is the Directive 2014/24/EU on public procurement and the Directive 2014/23/EU on the award of concession contracts, include several references to the so-called "intellectual property rights (IPRs)". According to the directives, contracting authorities can exclude "unreliable" tenderers on the grounds of violations of "IPRs" (Article 57 (4)(c) in relation to recital 101 of directive 2014/24/EU, Article 38 (7)(c) in relation to recital 70 of the directive 2014/23/EU). There is no specific and explicit guidance in the directives on how to acquire proof of compliance with the "IPRs". However, the contracting authority may acquire the proof of technical ability of the tenderer, which does include the possibility for the contracting authority to carry out the check of technical ability of the tenderer (Part II, p. 5). This, in principle, could also include the check of compliance with the relevant "IPRs", as, according to Article 42 (1) of the directive 2014/24/EU, technical specifications that define the characteristics required from procured products include the provisions on "IPRs". In addition, the recital 107 provides that a new procurement procedure is required if the initial contract is changed with regard to the distribution of "IPRs". In scope aforementioned, provisions allow the contracting authorities to procure products on the basis of their compliance with the relevant "IPRs". The legislation is clear on the part that "IPRs" are important factors for awarding and implementing contracts in public procurement. However, there is no clarity in the legislation with regard how to handle "IPRs" issues in respect to software.
De facto, software is being covered by several monopoly rights including copyright under Berne Convention, patents under European Patent Convention (EPC) and trade secrets. Article 52 (2) (c) of EPC excludes software from patentability but only to the extent that patent application relates to software "as such" according to Article 52 (3) of EPC. The reality is that, despite the exclusion of "programs for computers" from patentability under EPC, software can be patented as a "computer-implemented invention". Alongside with copyright and trade secrets, those are too many restrictions on software developers and users. With enough effort and good procedures in the supply chain, full copyright compliance is achievable for a large amount of software packages, but it is impossible to procure software that is not infringing on any patent. Software patents compliance is unachievable: there is no way for anyone, not even the biggest companies, to conduct sufficient prior check as to know for sure that a product is not violating a software patent. The problem of software patents cannot be solved in public procurement, as the problem is rooted in the patent system itself. Thus, the requirement for every publicly procured software to be fully compliant with patent law is, in practice, impossible to respect. On the contrary, the rights of software developers covered by copyright have to be ensured, including the terms of Open Source/Free Software licences, and these rights should not be devalued by third parties' patents on "computer-implemented inventions" that in practice cover software.
It is necessary to ensure that Open Source/Free Software licences are respected in the public procurement procedure by both private entities and public authorities. That means that not only discovering potential copyright infringements is necessary, but that it is also crucial to ensure that Open Source/Free Software licences are respected in further distribution of the procured products by public authorities. So far, "traditional" public procurement procedure required the ownership of "respective IPRs" by public authorities when bearing the risk of development. This practice has been criticised for hampering the innovative solutions as this "approach does not allow the supplier to re-use the developed products/services to other (potential) clients" . In order to support innovation and ensure the widest competition, EU legislation should set the condition to allow SMEs to enter public procurement procedures. This can be achieved through a clear requirement that software developed with public funds has to be published under a Open Source/Free Software licence; were it so, other public administrations, companies, and individuals could use that software for their own purposes and/or provide better services for the public administration. This, in practice, will help public authority to achieve the aim of best value for public money in public procurement procedures.
B2. In our view, is there sufficiently useful and publicly available national guidance for public authorities on how intellectual property rights and trade secrets should be handled in public procurement procedures?
[EU] Guide for procurement of standards-based ICT – Elements of Good Practice (SWD(2013)224, 2013) - Tries to reduce the lock-in problem by using standards, gives some guidance on "IPRs" and ICT procurement, mentions the issues with FRAND licences, suggests clauses that transfer all "IPRs" to the commissioners.
[EE] Tarkvaraarenduse tüüpleping - Model contract for software development [in public procurement] with the guidelines on "IPRs" clauses. All inconsistencies between different licences, including EUPL and the licences applying to proprietary software, are solved before entering into agreements, contracting authorities are advised to acquire the full control over the distribution of software, there is effort to avoid lock-in problems, but dependence on a single vendor is still allowed if it were to provide a more "efficient, rapid and favourable" solution.
[IT] Linee guida per la valutazione comparativa - When considering what software to procure, contracting authorities should take into account: i. the attention to "IPRs" compliance payed during the software development process, ii. the presence of insurance against "IPRs" breaches and iii. the presence (or absence) of judicial "IPRs" disputes (table 5.2 on the criteria for scores evaluation).
[DE] EVB-IT - standard additional clauses to be included in public procurement contracts.
[DE] Migrationsleitfaden - contracting authorities must perform deeper "IPRs" compliance analysis on the software they procure when they plan to distribute it (and when it's not widely known Free Software); contracting authorities are advised to rely on "IPRs" compliance analysis performed by the tenderer except in some specific cases.
[FR] CCAG-TIC - Standard clauses to be added in IT procurement contracts. All risk of "IPRs" infringement relies on the tenderer, sources should be provided to the contracting authority, but are kept confidential.
Information on the advantages of Free Software in public procurement is missing across Europe. Free Software is software that everyone can use, distribute, study and improve. When a public authority releases a product as Free Software, other public administrations, companies, and individuals can use the software for their own purposes and provide better services for the public administration. Furthermore, more people can check the software for possible copyright infringements and help fixing them. As most as possible, widely used Free Software should be chosen since more people had the chance to check the software for possible violation of third parties copyright. The use of Free Software in public procurement should be encouraged as this is the way to achieve the biggest transparency and interoperability in public sector, and the widest competition in public procurement.
C2.2. Which intellectual property rights?
There is evidence of proprietary software violating Open Source/Free Software licences in various states, including in Member States (e.g. Germany: Welte v D-Link (2006), France: Free/Iliad case (2007)). Software in Europe is explicitly covered by copyright and copyright of software developers has to be respected, irrespective of the licence type they selected to govern the right to use such software. Companies infringing Open Source/Free Software licences hide the source code, or ignore other licence requirements, and thereby violate the copyright of Free Software developers. This way the infringing companies neglect the public administration rights they would receive through the Open Source/Free Software licences: the public administration cannot use, distribute, study and improve the software in the way it would have been possible if those companies complied with the licences. The source code of Free Software has to be published and provided to the users in accordance with the Open Source/Free Software licence terms. One documented example from the US: Several US government agencies have procured counterfeit Cisco routers , however Cisco themselves have violated copyright by selling routers with software covered by the GPL and LGPL licences without providing complete and corresponding source code or an offer for source code in the case before NY District Court .
Hence, contracting authorities have to make sure in the process of public procurement that all Open Source/Free Software licences are respected in order to avoid copyright infringements. On the other hand, it is impossible to achieve the full compliance of software with patents in any way. As highlighted before, neither tenderers nor contracting authorities are able to fully check for the violations of software patents in public procurement procedure. On the single example of mobile phones and according to the estimations made by the patent firm RMX , there are 250 000 active patents that smartphone manufacturers should check for every device made. According to another study , software patents are written in a so vague and broad way that it is impossible to index them. If contracting authorities had to check the compliance of their products with every existing patent, it would be impossible for them to procure a such common device like a mobile phone. Thus, contracting authorities should not strictly follow the requirement of software to be compliant with patents in public procurement.The respect of technical standards in public procurement has to be ensured as well. When a public administration starts using a product that is not compliant with such specifications three kind of problems arise: 1. unreliable integration with the existing infrastructure 2. lock-in with the new vendor 3. need for the citizens who have to interact with the administration to get products from the contracting party. The first issue causes waste and inefficiency in the public administrations, while the second and third one hinder competition and help maintaining de facto monopolies. The best course of action to avoid this kind of issues is for public administrations to require compliance with Open Standards, since they are widely supported and they allow anyone to develop compliant products without limitations (a feature that allows new players to enter the market at a lower cost, thus further enhancing competition).
C5. In your view, is the misuse of trade secrets in the context of public procurement procedures a problem?
C5.1. Can you refer to evidence supporting your statement? (e.g. reports on complaints made to public authorities and/or on judicial cases in relation to such misuse in your Member State; reports on audits or checks carried out).
Trade secrets can be misused and abused in various ways, but what matters most is that they prevent contracting authorities to fulfill their requirement of transparency. In matter of software, a lack of transparency also entails great security risks: being able to hide your code and enforce (to a certain degree) this secrecy allows negligent or culpable developers to voluntarily or involuntarily insert backdoors into the source code. That can undermine the security and safety of the procured product. A concrete example of this can be found in the Borland Interbase case: after Borland decided in 2001 to publish the source code of Interbase (a widely-spread database software), it was discovered, by the Free Software developers, that some of Borland's developers in 1994 "involuntarily" forgot a backdoor which allowed access to all databases managed with Interbase. Borland recognised at the time that this incident created a huge security threat. If Interbase's source code had not been published, the backdoor might never have been discovered. This demonstrate that Free Software has great security advantages, but, at the same time, that trade secrets make third party audits very difficult, and thereby tending towards less secure software. Since it is in the public interest that public procurement manages to reach the best value for money, software products involving trade secrets should be avoided whenever possible.
Trade secrets can be used to greatly hinder compatibility with products from third party vendors and result in a vendor-lock in situation.
Trade secrets can be used to hinder maintaining and repairing products, especially older or discontinued ones.
C7. In your view, is there any economic sector which is more vulnerable to infringements of intellectual property rights or misuse of trade secrets in the context of public procurement procedures?
C8. In your view, is there any product which would be more vulnerable to infringements of intellectual property rights in the context of public procurement procedures?
C9. Do you consider that infringements of intellectual property rights or the misuse of trade secrets affect more public procurement procedures than comparable private-to-private procurement processes?
C10. Can you identify any specific preventive measure or best practice, either mandated by legislation or promoted by specific guidance that could help prevent bidders' supply chains from being infiltrated by intellectual property-infringing products?
The prerequisite to compliance in the software field is the full knowledge of the workings of the product. This can be most easily achieved by the use of Free Software, since the ability to review the source code allows everybody to compare it to other products and, eventually, spot infringements. This cannot happen when the source code is not published, as the competitors are usually not allowed to check the product code for possible copyright infringements, which will then pass unnoticed for a long time. Moreover, Open Source/Free Software licensing provides a clear framework for the user's right, thus allowing a better and deeper control of the supply chain (as any supplier usually gets the same amount of rights as the previous one). Some legislation and guidelines in Europe already include a certain degree of favour toward Free Software in public procurement : we think that this practice should be strongly encouraged. Some other guidance take a softer approach, requiring the successful tenderer to provide the contracting authority with the source code for their products (which remains confidential). This practice will help to a certain degree, since it allows the contracting authority to compare the code they are given with the code available as Free Software and thus eventually spot infringement cases. Since the code is available only to the contracting authority, however, there won't be a chance for third-parties to verify compliance, and there will be lesser benefits for the supply chain. Thus, we consider this a sub-optimal practice, that should be employed only when the Free Software option is not available.
 For example in Sweden: https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/community/osor/news/sweden-boost-open-source-through-procurement ; France: https://www.april.org/en/first-time-france-parliament-votes-legislation-gives-priority-free-software ; Italy: http://fsfe.org/news/2014/news-20140116-01.en.html .
We contributed to "Fair public IT procurements" , an initiative to advance fair public procurements in Finland, to the UK Open Standards Proposal of 2014 , and we participated in the workgroup on the drafting of Article 68 of the Italian Code for the digital administration . Moreover we set up a working group to discuss compliance issues in the supply chain that grew to include various worldwide industry players and finally led to better Free Software licence compliance.
E4. In your view, can infringements of intellectual property rights or misuse of trade secrets in the context of public procurement procedures in the medical sector cause serious damage to the safety of patients?
Two different sides have to be considered. On one side "IPRs" infringement could, depending on national implementation and interpretation of the Directive 2004/48/EC "Enforcement", result in the seizure of products in use in medical facilities, even against the end-user. For example, an hospital using a specific software could be sued for patent violation and consequently be forbidden to use the infringing software. This, in turn, can render the operation of health institutions harder or impossible, ultimately resulting in harm for the patients. On the other side, proper enforcement makes it harder to study and check for defects the procured products.The software included in some newer implants, for example, is accessible wirelessly to allow easier tune up and settings. While this is a great feature, a bug or a backdoor in such a software could be exploited to cause great harm to the patient, so it is of the outmost importance that the code is properly audited and published to reach the highest possible degree of security. In this respect, some breaches of "IPRs" should be allowed and will finally result in benefits for the safety of patients.
E6. Are you aware of any specific guidance or measure voluntarily applied by the private sector on avoiding the infringement of intellectual property rights or the misuse of trade secrets in the medical sector?
Open Source/Free Software licensing allows different actors on the market and in the professional fields to compete and cooperate at the same time. Correct licensing provides for a clearer understanding of all the rights and freedoms involved, which, in turn, should result in lesser infringements.
E7. Have you ever been part/are you aware of training or some form of specific education initiatives within your organization on efficient preventive actions against commercial scale intellectual property-infringing activities?
Our Legal Network set up a "special interest group" on compliance and supply chain. The group discussed and developed some best practices on supply chain management with regards to Free Software projects.
F1. How useful do you think that preparing an EU guide for public authorities on how to respect intellectual property rights and trade secrets in public procurement procedures would be?
F1.1. Why would an EU guide be useful or very useful?
F2. Do you think that the Commission should prepare an EU Guide for public authorities on how to respect intellectual property rights and trade secrets in public procurement procedures?
F2.1. What should be the content of an EU Guide for public authorities on how to respect intellectual property rights and trade secrets in public procurement procedures?
F3. If an EU Guide for public authorities on how to respect intellectual property rights and trade secrets in public procurement procedures is prepared, would you be interested in providing comments to a preliminary draft?


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State Historical Society seeks award and Board of Trustees nominations
byKevin Larsen
The South Dakota State Historical Society is accepting nominations for the Governor's Awards for History and the society's Board of Trustees.
The Governor's Awards for History are given to individual professionals or volunteers, organizations, and history teachers at the elementary or secondary levels who have exhibited meritorious work in the field of history in South Dakota. Nomination forms can be found on the State Historical Society's website at https://history.sd.gov/aboutus/eventsanded.aspx. They can also be obtained by contacting Kevin Larsen, awards coordinator, at Kevin.Larsen@state.sd.us or by calling 605-773-6000. Nomination forms are due by Feb. 21. Once history teachers are nominated, they need to complete and return an application by March 17.
Nomination forms for the Board of Trustees election can be found online at https://history.sd.gov/aboutus/admin.aspx. Two board positions are open: a member-at-large and an archeologist. Members of the board must be members of the State Historical Society. These nomination forms are due by Feb. 25.
Award and election winners will be announced during the society's annual history conference April 21-22 in Pierre. Register for the conference online at https://www.sdhsf.org/historyconference.
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The one-and-a-half-month old albino spectacled cobra was released in the snake park where it joined other species of snakes like Russell's viper, krait and python.
BHOPAL: A rare albino snake, rescued from Sarni in Betul district, was brought to the snake park at Van Vihar on Thursday. This is the first time in the history of Van Vihar that an albino snake will be raised in the National Park.
Adil Khan, a mechanical engineer, rescued the snake from a field near a thermal plant in Sarni. "I was called to catch the 10-inch-long snake after it was spotted by some construction workers near the plant," said Adil.
Adil travelled 170 km by bus and handed over the snake to park officials. Park's veterinary doctor Dr Atul Gupta diagnosed the snake. It was then released in the snake park.