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Ian Durbin made UCL Visiting Professor.
Shaping the next generation of engineers.
Partner Ian Durbin has become a Visiting Professor of Environmental Design and Engineering at University College London (UCL).
His role involves supporting the development and delivery of the university's new MEng in Engineering and Architectural Design. He will also bring his knowledge and experience to a number of specialist courses: MSc Environmental Design and Engineering; MSc Light and Lighting; MSc Health, Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings; and MSc Smart Buildings and Digital Engineering.
Further to this, Ian will assist UCL in its aims to establish a network of industry partners who support doctoral training programmes and co-funded research activities.
Ian said: "I am delighted to have been given this opportunity to share my knowledge and experience, working with UCL to help shape the next generation of designers and engineers."
Alan Penn, Dean of The Bartlett, commented: "I'm very excited that Ian Durbin is joining us at The Bartlett as visiting professor. The Bartlett has had a long association with Hoare Lea and values the engagement with the firm. Ian's experience will be a tremendous value to both the staff and students at UCL's Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering."
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Exclusive: Road Lighting Was Ideal at Site of Fatal Uber Self-Driving Crash
Ray Stern
Ray Stern | November 21, 2019 | 10:05am
Uber's self-driving Volvo SUV following the March 2018 crash.
Tempe Police
An analysis has determined that nighttime lighting conditions at the site of last year's fatal self-driving Uber crash made the street bright enough to see the victim long before she was fatally struck, Phoenix New Times has learned.
The study, conducted by Tempe police earlier this year, is now being reviewed by prosecutors to help determine whether Uber safety driver Rafaela Vasquez deserves to be criminally charged in the March 2018 crash, which resulted in the death of 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg.
New Times asked Tempe police for the lighting study results following the November 19 release of a report on the crash by the National Transportation Safety Board. The new NTSB report states that the crash in Tempe was primarily caused by "the failure of the vehicle operator to monitor the driving environment and the operation of the automated driving system because she was visually distracted throughout the trip by her personal cell phone."
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Herzberg had been walking her bicycle across Mill Avenue just south of Curry Road at about 10 p.m. when Uber's Volvo SUV slammed into her at 39 mph. She died at a hospital shortly after.
Lighting was so good that "the victim would easily have been seen without headlamps." — Detective Greg Bacon, Tempe PD
A video released by Uber of the vehicle's view of the crash shows the woman popping out of the darkness just before impact. That led Tempe Police Chief Sylvia Moir and others to conclude there was no way the crash could have been avoided. However, Tempe investigators later concluded that the crash was "entirely avoidable."
The lighting study was ordered by Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk in March after her office found that Uber, the company, hadn't committed a crime in Herzberg's death. But she indicated that Vasquez was still on the hook for possible criminal charges.
Polk had taken the case last year because former Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery had a conflict of interest due to his office's work with Uber. The case returned to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office after the appointment last month of the new county attorney, Allister Adel, who will oversee the decision on whether to charge Vasquez.
Polk, in March, said that her office had concluded that the collision video released by Uber last year "likely does not accurately depict the events that occurred."
She said that experts needed to analyze the video to "closely match what (and when) the person sitting in the driver's seat of the vehicle would or should have seen that night given the vehicle's speed, lighting conditions, and other relevant factors," Polk wrote.
Wolf Technical Services of Indiana conducted the lighting analysis for Tempe police in July and produced a 20-page report (below). It states that street lamps along that stretch of Mill Avenue, which it determined were all operating on the night of the crash, made illumination levels "two to three times higher than those necessary to support color and fine detail vision for a human driver with normal vision."
"It is our opinion," the report continues, "that Ms. Herzberg could have easily been seen by Ms. Vasquez even if the Volvo's headlamps had been turned off."
Further, the report says that as long as Vasquez met the minimum visual acuity for a driver's license under Arizona law, and with the lighting conditions at the scene, she "could have seen and recognized that a person was walking across the road from a distance of 1700 feet away with or without the Volvo's headlights."
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office has received the Tempe lighting report, and the case regarding Vasquez "is still under review," said the office's spokesperson, Jennifer Liewer.
The Uber crash shocked the self-driving car industry last year, and it has been examined from many angles. Numerous factors came together that night in 2018 to cause the tragedy, NTSB investigators found.
Last year, the NTSB's preliminary report found that the vehicle hadn't applied its brakes, that the Volvo's factory-installed crash avoidance system had been disconnected, and that while the Uber vehicle's autonomous system detected Herzberg before impact, the vehicle relied entirely on Vasquez to take emergency action.
Records show that Vasquez's phone was streaming a TV show at the time of the crash, and video footage from inside the vehicle shows Vasquez looking at something below the dashboard until about one second before impact. She denied to investigators on the night of the crash that she was looking at her phone at the time. She has made no further statements since then.
Yet the November 19 NTSB report pegs the crash squarely on Vasquez.
"Had the vehicle operator been attentive, she would likely have had sufficient time to detect and react to the crossing pedestrian to avoid the crash or mitigate the impact," the report states. "The vehicle operator's prolonged visual distraction, a typical effect of automation complacency, led to her failure to detect the pedestrian in time to avoid the collision."
New Times has pointed out in previous articles that Uber's video did not accurately show conditions at the scene, showing the location as being much darker than it really is.
A streetlight is nearly just above the crash site, and a GoPro video made by New Times of the scene at the same time of night about a week after the crash showed more light on the road than the Uber video depicted.
Wolf Technical Services' report states that its experts tried to determine why the Uber video "was so underexposed. But, no explanation is apparent."
Vasquez could not be reached for comment.
Uber didn't answer questions about the video, but said in a statement to New Times that it gave investigators plenty of information about the crash.
"Over the last 20 months, we have provided the NTSB with complete access to information about our technology and the developments we have made since the crash," said Nat Beuse, Uber ATG head of safety. "While we are proud of our progress, we will never lose sight of what brought us here or our responsibility to continue raising the bar on safety."
The new NTSB report also listed contributing factors to the crash, including Herzberg's likely impairment by meth, and the state's complacency in developing safety procedures.
"Arizona's lack of a safety-focused application-approval process for automated driving system (ADS) testing at the time of the crash, and its inaction in developing such a process since the crash, demonstrate the state's shortcomings in improving the safety of ADS testing and safeguarding the public," the report states.
Governor Doug Ducey gushed about the lack of regulations in December 2016 when offering Uber a chance to conduct its experiments on Arizona roads.
"Arizona welcomes Uber self-driving cars with open arms and wide open roads," he said at the time. "While California puts the brakes on innovation and change with more bureaucracy and more regulation, Arizona is paving the way for new technology and new businesses."
Ducey ordered Uber to halt its program in Arizona following the crash. Uber soon pulled up its stakes and moved the operation out of Arizona. It's still testing in other states, but now uses two safety drivers instead of one.
Below: comparison of the Uber crash video (left) with a GoPro video taken by New Times of the same scene a few days after the March 2018 crash.
The Uber video shows the crash site on Mill Avenue as much darker than it really is.
Tempe police and Ray Stern
Report on Lighting Conditions at March 2018 Uber crash site
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Ray Stern has worked as a newspaper reporter in Arizona for more than two decades. He's won numerous awards for his reporting, including the Arizona Press Club's Don Bolles Award for Investigative Journalism.
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Retail gasoline prices in Texas have continued their tumble by slipping 7 cents this week.
AAA Texas on Thursday reported the average price at the pump is $3.44 per gallon. The nationwide price for gasoline declined 6 cents, to settle at $3.62 per gallon.
The association survey found that Amarillo has the least expensive gasoline, at $3.35 a gallon. The state's most expensive gasoline was found in El Paso, at an average $3.62 per gallon.
AAA says the decline in gasoline prices continues as global crude oil prices drop amid economic concerns overseas and a strengthening U.S. dollar.


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MJ's Take: The 'American Idol' Top 10 Makes A Rebound
This week's Top 10 performances were a huge improvement over the debacle that was last week's Top 11 Billboard #1 Hits. Usher came on board to help the kids tackle the R&B/Soul theme, resulting in some pretty decent performances.
In an attempt to pump even MORE drama into the performance show, the cameras followed the contestants backstage after their performances. There was really not much to see back there — hello, pointless time-waster!
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'American Idol': On the scene for the Top 10 performance night
My favorite "you didn't see it on TV" part of the night came as Didi was on stage being unfairly lambasted for her decent if unspectacular take on "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted." While Ryan repeatedly (and awkwardly) tried to make Didi reveal why the song was so emotional for her, Debbie brought Tim Urban into the center of the pit for a "going to commercial" shot. The camera was positioned above the pit, looking down. Tim stared up at the camera, armed with his insta-smile, but the shot kept getting delayed due to Ryan's interrogation of Didi. Instead of just chilling out and maybe chatting with the fans surrounding him, Tim continued to look up at the camera, then down, then up, then down, then up. Camera still not moving. Up, down, up, down, up, down. My neck started hurting just watching Tim continue to tilt his head up as he hoped, yearned, prayed for that darn camera to film its two-second shot.
'American Idol' recap: Windfall of the House of Usher
American Idol is kind of like an axe murderer in a horror-movie franchise. Just when you think it's good and dead, and you're ready to walk away from it and start your life anew, it lurches into the upright position, clutches you by the ankle, and drags you back to your inevitable fate — sitting on the couch every Tuesday and Wednesday night from now through the end of May.
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'American Idol' Recap: Dewyze, Bowersox Have Got Soul
Moments before the Top 10 took to the "Idol" stage to sing soul and R&B songs, an "Idol" blogger colleague messaged me on Twitter freaking out. "Gahhh! Jim, season nine needs to start getting serious. It's getting out of hand. Maybe tonight will be the night."
My reply?
"Well, it certainly can't get any worse."
'American Idol' R&B Night Belongs To Lee Dewyze, Crystal Bowersox
The "American Idol" top 10 had help from Usher on Tuesday night (March 30), when the theme was soul and R&B songs. The "Papers" singer provided some of the most precise, helpful advice in "Idol" mentor history, helping the finalists mold their onstage personas and giving crucial tips on reaching the audience that resulted in strong performances from Crystal Bowersox, Lee Dewyze and Michael Lynche and a comeback of sorts from Andrew Garcia.
'American Idol' Season 9: Top 10 Perform, Usher Mentors Contestants Crystal Bowersox, Lee Dewyze
It's down to the top 10. Lots of questions: What is Crystal Bowersox's surprise? Will Andrew Garcia sing a Toni Braxton song? Will guest judge Usher sing "Confessions, Pt. 2?"
In an audience-area interview with Ryan Seacrest, Usher lies and calls all of the Idols incredible. Usher's new album "Raymond vs. Raymond" got a plug, and off we went.
American Idol: The Top 10 and the Lightness of Being Usher
Lee DeWyze > Crystal Bowersox > Michael Lynche > Andrew Garcia > Siobhan Magnus > Aaron Kelly > Katie Stevens > Casey James > Tim Urban > Didi Benami
Tuesday night's winner, hands down, was Usher's marketing and promotions machine. His appearance as an "Idol" mentor coincided with the release of his sixth studio album, "Raymond Vs. Raymond" (LaFace) and the accompanying efforts on the part of his team to purge memories of his last snoozer of an album, 2008's "Here I Stand, " and of the last few years of tumult in his personal life.
Usher mentors R&B Week on 'American Idol'
It's R&B Week on "American Idol" and this week's mentor, Usher, asks the 10 remaining Idolettes for "permission" to be brutally honest with them in order to help them become all they can be.
"Tonight is very important. They made it here but this isn't the finish line, " Usher explains to the camera, for those viewers who still count on their fingers and toes.
"This is their time to shine and this is the stage to do it on, " adds Usher, who we think is getting his best material off Hallmark cards.
Usher inspires a night of improvement on 'Idol'
Just make Usher the permanent mentor, and the singing will be good enough that nobody will notice the caustic judge is not there.
This week's guest was the anti-Gwen Stefani in his ability to inspire everyone to be at their best for soul and R&B night. Maybe when he looked into each of the 10 remaining finalists' eyes, the gaze pierced their souls and caused them to finally understand. Maybe his words just clicked, and everyone took his advice to heart. Or maybe his very presence was enough to trigger top performances.
Ann Powers: Lost and found in the House of Usher
When my music-obsessed friends ask me how I can stand writing about "American Idol" every week (and they do increasingly in this less-than-stellar season), I often declaim on the importance of getting the wide view of pop — a picture with soundtrack of how ordinary fans absorb and react to music as it floats beyond particular fan bases or artistic enclaves.
"American Idol" Expands (And Expands) To Fill Its Space
Tonight's 'American Idol' was devoted to soul, rhythm, and blues, but it was just as devoted to the art of killing time. The episode stretched out over two hours, and given that there were only about 900 seconds of "meat" that the show had to wind itself around — 10 performances, each about 90 seconds in length — there was lots of filler. Ryan started things off with a call for audience participation and long chat with Usher; the judges seemed to be trying to fill space as much as they could during the critiques; the singers all got post-commercial break reaction segments.
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Tonight is a good example of everything that is wrong with Idol. Producers introduce the worthless "backstage cam." I guess it's supposed to give us an insight into who these people are and give the Idols a chance to rebuke the stupidity of the judges. But really it just gives these idiots another 30 seconds to blather incoherently about all the fun they're having on-stage. I can tell you 100% of the fun is on the side of the singers, not the viewers, because the show was once again impossible to sit through. Idol Producers, how does this backstage cam enrich the Idol viewing experience in any way, shape or form? This gimmick sucked at the Oscars, and it sucks even worse here.
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Top 10 Recap – Tim Urban Laughs at the Judges, Simon Laughs at His Competition
This week, the Idol contestants performed R&B songs and the judges ripped them apart for not being good enough. Yep, 9 more weeks of mediocrity before the finale. How many viewers do you think will be left at that point? At least Teflon Timmy gave us a show tonight and was the clear VFTW frontrunner. At the same time, he's clearly the one who is supposed to go home. So if voting is still open in your area, I expect you to be dialing 1-866-IDOLS-05 as you read this recap. Tim literally laughed at the judges for criticizing him. Brilliant. And deserving of your votes.
Ushering in Improved Mediocrity: AI Season 9 Top 10 Recap
Its the Usher-mentored R&B-and-Soul shit fest we've all been waiting for tonight on American Idol!
And since tonight's songs were revealed just before showtime, lazy Kris Allen tards are threatening to cut a bitch, as Aaron Kelly will be doing the Bill Withers classic, Ain't No Sunshine. While I'm not going to hate on Aaron Kelly for doing Ain't No Sunshine…yet (hey, he's like 12 and couldn't hurt a ladybug), I doubt he can top Kris Allen's memorable version from last season.
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'Idol' contestants on Usher as a mentor: He 'nailed it!'
Does the guest mentor have a major impact on the quality of "Idol" performances during any given week? Well, if you felt like Tuesday's soul and R&B night showed a little more oomph than the sleepy pseudo-themes of the first couple of shows, then hats off to Usher. (Sunglasses are another matter).
Speaking to reporters after the show (an "Idol" first!), the contestants simply gushed over the hit-maker's ability to hone in on individual strengths and weaknesses. "I think he really tailored every comment and advice for each one of us, " said "Big Mike" Lynch, who sang India.Arie's "Ready for Love." "You could tell he did his homework on us. That was crazy."
Idols are split on post-performance behind-the-scenes clips
Tuesday night's "American Idol" introduced a new element to the live show — quick, behind-the-scenes clips of post-performance reactions by the contestants — good and bad. So we got to see the whole range: Siobhan Magnus stewing in a corner by the craft services table, Michael Lynche high-fiving his fellow hopefuls, Tim Urban laughing off another night on America's biggest stage.
How did the contestants themselves feel about the new addition? Not surprisingly, they, like many of our Twitter followers, were decidedly split on the matter.
'American Idol' Recap: Lee Dewyze Rocks Out and Tim Urban Makes Simon Cowell Give Up
Here we are with the "American Idol" Top 10 – the few, the happy few, the band of brothers (and ladies) – destined to be part of the cultural chatter at least through the AI tour this summer. What a long, strange trip it's been – and it may only get weirder tonight as we see what Tim Urban comes up with for R&B/soul night. I hope Usher shakes some sense into him.
Usher Guests, Bowersox and DeWyze Score on "American Idol"
Newly single Usher, promoting his latest album Raymond v. Raymond, pulled an Andrew Lloyd Webber on Tim Urban during last night's American Idol, instructing "Teflon Tim" to sing to him as though Usher was an alluring lady (it wasn't quite the come-on Webber presented to David Cook two seasons ago: "I'm a gorgeous 17-year-old girl from the chorus"). Still, Usher oozed star power and the 10 remaining hopefuls largely did not. The R&B/soul night helped a few struggling singers find renewed focus, but it failed to deliver a single outstanding, powerhouse performance and Season Nine continued its Paula-free slog. Here's how the night broke down:
Blake Lewis: 'A little Kanye beat' would've helped Siobhan
Blake Lewis returns with his the latest installment of his guest blog for Idol Chatter.
Usher was the mentor for last night's American Idol, and I must say I was really impressed.
The night started with Siobhan Magnus singing Through The Fire, and the arrangement was too old for her. I was hoping that maybe she would have flipped it, given that Usher was on the show, but I was wrong. A little Kanye beat would have helped it for me.
American Idol Recap: A Little Bit of Soul. Just a Little.
Usher showed up on American Idol last night to advise the top ten as to how they might prolong their singing careers past this season's finale on May 26. The evening's theme was soul and R&B, and the reigning king of the genre promised not to go easy on this year's paltry crop of performers with his critiques. He even followed through on that, stopping a few of the egregiously mediocre singers mid-moan and demanding they try again. His efforts were mostly fruitless, but hey, it's not his fault the judges were thinking about something else when they handpicked this season's talent.
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As an experienced ASQ certified Black Belt and passionate advocate of Lean Six Sigma, Éamon has gained a reputation for his common sense approach and practical know how as a continuous improvement consultant and trainer in a variety of blue chip companies. Since co-founding ASST in 2001 and partnering with SQT, Éamon has trained and certified hundreds of Lean Six Sigma Green Belts and Black Belts in a range of environments in the Manufacturing and Services Sector and most recently in the Food and Beverages Sector.
Prior to becoming a trainer Éamon worked in key management positions in quality, process engineering, process auditing and warranty arenas with such marquee companies such as AlliedSignal, GenCorp, Enterprise Ireland and Eagle Registrations.
Éamon attained his 3rd level education in NUI Galway with a Bachelor of Technology and a Masters of Applied Science.
Today, Éamon is a Director of ASST Ltd. whose primary role is the delivery of training on behalf of SQT but in addition, the tutors also provide a broad range of Lean Six Sigma support services such as project mentoring, programme support, analytical services and coaching. This ensures that as trainers they have their finger on the pulse of what is happening in Industry which they bring to every Lean Six Sigma Training Programme.


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Q: When finding the Jordan Normal Form of a matrix $A$, why does finding $P^{-1}AP$ with columns consisting of a Jordan basis work? Let $T:V\to V$ be linear. By my understanding, the definition of a Jordan basis for $T$ and $V$ is a basis $E$ such that $[ETE]$ is a Jordan matrix.

If $A$ is the matrix representation of $T$, and $P$ is a matrix with a Jordan basis (say $E$) as columns, then $P^{-1}AP$ is the Jordan normal form of $A$.

I can understand this if $A$ represents $T$ w.r.t the standard basis (say $F$) because then we have $P=[F,1,E]$ (as the columns would be the Jordan basis w.r.t. the standard basis) and so $P^{-1}AP=[E,1,F][F,T,F][F,1,E]=[E,T,E]$ which by the above definition is in Jordan normal form.
However, if $A$ represents $T$ w.r.t a different basis (not the standard basis) then $P$ would be a different change of basis matrix, and so you would not end up with the basis $E$ and so I don't see how you will end up the the Jordan normal form.

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Question: I found a bottle of whisky among my wine on chol hamoed Pesach. What should I do?
Answer: The Shulchan Aruch (OC 446:1) writes that one who finds chametz in their home on chol hamoed must remove it from their house and burn it immediately (See Mishna Berura 445:6). The Taz (OC 446:1) explains that it isn't good enough to just remove it from one's house as one can still own something that isn't in their property. It is important that it is removed immediately to prevent anyone from eating it (See Mishna Berura 446:1).
Providing that one annulled their chametz by saying kol chamira on erev Pesach, there is no issur mideoraisa of owning chametz. Nonetheless, the Magen Avraham (OC 446:1) and Baer Heitev (OC 446:2) write that one should still say the beracha, 'al biur chametz' when burning it as this chametz wouldn't have been included and miderabanan there is still an issur in owning such chametz. The Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (111:17) writes that this would only apply if there was a kezayis worth of proper chametz.
The Mishna Berura (435:5), however, disagrees, writing that there is a machlokes as to whether one needs to say a beracha if one already annulled the chametz before Pesach. As safek berachos lehakel¸ one shouldn't recite a beracha upon burning it.
R' Shmuel Wosner (Shevet Halevi 6:53; 9:116) writes that when one has sold their chametz to a non-Jewish person, the issue becomes more complex. If it belongs to the non-Jewish person then were one to destroy it, they'd be stealing from them. On the other hand, any chametz that one sold should have been locked away separately. Ideally, one should ask a non-Jewish person to move this item into the cupboard or room with the chametz. Failing that, they should declare that they don't want to acquire the chametz before putting it away (See Teshuvos Vehanhagos 2:229; Rivevos Ephraim 4:113:66).
In conclusion, providing one has sold their chametz before Pesach, this chametz belongs to the non-Jewish person. It should therefore be moved quickly and placed with the rest of one's sold chametz.


Hi guys! I hope you've been having a blast this week with all of the doll crafting! I know that we sure have!
Start with a plastic lid. I like these yogurt lids because they have a green area that is perfect to cut out.
To cut out the circle in the middle, fold the lid in half and make a cut for your scissors to fit through.
Cut out the circle. If your plastic lid does not have a circle you can draw one on. Just be sure to leave an edge that is about an inch wide.
Next, take the hole punch and punch holes all the way around. Be sure that the holes are equal distances away from each other, or as close as you can get.
Try not to punch the hole too close to the centre or it will be too thin and it will break.
Can you see the hole that is too close to the centre edge on mine? It's one of the bottom holes. I ended up having to tape it.
If you have this problem, just wrap a piece of tape over the broken hole, and punch it through again.
Take your thin yarn or string and start weaving it in and out of the holes. At this point you could start stringing beads on if you like, but we didn't. We saved all the beading until the end.
Just make sure that every stitch goes from one hole to an opposite hole in the other side. That way, you can create a bit of a star or a web pattern. It's really up to you. Every dream catcher will be different.
Once you are done, tie a bead into place at the top to keep it from unraveling. Then tie a knot to make a hanger.
It's time to add the beads! For this we just used hot glue. I had three star beads that I glued at the thickest parts in the web. Then I used some pony beads and glued one at each hole. Pretty!!
You can add feathers or pom poms to your dream catcher as well if you like. Pretty much anything goes!
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Although choosing the toilet was a biggie, we knew that very early on in planning the adaptations we needed to decide between a shower and a bath for Smiler's bathroom. He loves baths, and right now in the bungalow we have an ordinary bath with a shower over it, so at first glance the decision should be easy. However, nothing is ever that simple of course!
Having a long soak in the bath is an enjoyable activity for Smiler, as well as providing lots of opportunities for sensory activities, fine motor skills and so on but a bath would take up a significant amount of the floor space we plan to turn into his bathroom. When in the bath Smiler has to have someone (literally) right next to him the whole time as he will happily slip under the water then be unable to get back up (in addition to risk of seizures) - being supervised every second impacts on his privacy / dignity. Getting in the bath is challenging for Smiler, and gets more so every year - I cannot physically support him by myself, it takes both Mr and I to get him in and out. His size and weight mean that he probably ought to be hoisted, which he hates with a vengeance. I worry sometimes that if he did have a seizure in the bath I wouldn't be able to get him out on my own. A shower offers more opportunity for Smiler to develop his independence - he can physically access it without support from anyone else, and we don't need to be 'eyes on' the entire time he's in there.
Having gone back and forth a bit, we decided that a shower would be the best option. There is a bath upstairs that Smiler can use as a treat on occasion, and for us the independence angle is a biggie - we want him to have as many opportunities as possible to practice his self care skills. So, a shower - but which one? This turned out to be one of the more straightforward decisions, thankfully, partly because there aren't actually choices on the market that would work for Smiler. We started the research by visiting the Home Independence Centre in Bristol, run by Care and Repair. They have stacks of pieces of equipment there that you can take a look at and ask questions about - bathroom displays, kitchen stuff, all sorts.
They had a few different shower units, but it was very clear very quickly that most of them would be simply too complex for Smiler to operate independently, aimed much more at older people who struggle physically with the controls rather than individuals with intellectual disabilities. The exceptions were the Redring Selectronic range, and the AKW Luda range, both of which feature simple (well, simpler) controls as well as other elements from our 'must have' tick list such as thermostatic control (so even if other taps or whatever are turned on elsewhere in the house the temperature remains constant) and an extended riser rail (so there is enough adjustment possible for Smiler to use it if sat on a shower seat or stood up).
I chatted to a few people who have the Luda and though (when it's working) it seems to function well, with three set temperature programmes and large push button controls, they reported that it seemed to have a fairly short life cycle - one had only lasted for just over two years, which doesn't seem long enough for a shower unit that cost over £300. I also heard about a number of faults that families had experienced and, although of course this is all anecdotal, I couldn't help feeling wary of something that several people warned me away from.
The electrician told me I needed to find the 9.5kw version, so I got the model number off of their website and searched for that - otherwise it can be easy to get excited at finding a great price only to find that it isn't exactly the version you were after. So I've heard. Ahem. Anyway, the price varied quite a bit, from £269 to £457, so it definitely pays to shop around. I ordered from showerstoyou, as the £269 was the most appealing to me (surprise surprise) and it was delivered two days later - no faff, no fuss.
As for how it looks when it's up, and how it works out for Smiler - I'll let you know.


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Discussion in 'Homework Help' started by solvemydoubt, Feb 7, 2013.
I am challenegd to prove it functionally complete by just showing that this gate can implement AND and NOT gate...I tried to figure out many boolean functions for Z and W but no luck. Some1 please kindly help me.
You need to post your attempts at working the problem in order to give us a starting point from which to help you.
Just by inspection, there are several ways to get a NOT gate and two obvious way to get an AND gate, so a solution does exist.
Do you recognize this truth table at all?
How to increase Wifi, can help me show one idead ?
Can someone please show me this circuit?
Please help me to understand this..


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Barnwell, George W.
The New Encyclopedia of Machine Shop Practice: a Guide to the Principles and Practice of Machine Shop Procedure
New York: Wm. H. Wise & Co., 1941. Hardcover. 12mo. Orig. brown cloth, 561pp. Illustrated. Rubber stamps to endpapers from Lincoln Electric Company. Some rubbing to edges and extremities, spine bumped and rear joint worn, otherwise a very good copy. Essays on Bench Work, Machine Drawing, Gears and Gear Cutting..... More
Blagrove, George H.
Shoring and Its Application
Ludgate Hill, London: Crosby Lockwood and Co., 1887. First Edition. Hardcover. 16mo. Weale's Scientific & Technical Series, No.261. Tan cloth, viii, 92pp, [48pp] ads. Boards a bit soiled and slightly bowed, small ink blotting on lower rear cover o/w very good. Information on Raking, Flying and Dead Shores, as well..... More
Dewey, Frederic P.
The Sulphuric Acid Process of Treating Lixiviation Sulphides
Washington, D. C. The Author, 1896. Soft cover. 8vo. Author's edition. Orig. brown paper wraps. 22 pp. Shor tears to head and lower corner of front cover, small chip to rear fore edge. Library stamps to cover and first page. A paper read before the American Institute of Mining Engineers..... More
Kilmister, L.M.
Farm and Home Mechanics' Guide: Information on Internal Combustion Engines, Mechanical and Civil Engineering Problems, Repairing and Maintaining Farm Machinery
Regina, Saskatchewan: Farm Mechanics Publishing Co., 1943. 1st Edition. Soft cover. 5" x 6.25" Full blue cloth over stiffened card boards, orange stamped lettering. 253 pp. B&W illustrations in text. Light rubbing to extremities, creasing to spine. A few small stains to interior.	More
Lane, E.W., et al
Proceedings of The American Society of Civil Engineers. September 1934, Volume 60, No. 7: Technical Papers, Discussions, Applications for Admission and Transfer
New York: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1934. Soft cover. 6" x 9" Original card wraps, sewn and glued binding. [4], 929-1094 pp., [5]. B&W illustrations. Bumping and creasing to edges, chip to spine foot, orange pencil inscription to head of front cover. Soiling to edges of text block. Creasing..... More
McCullough, C.B.
Highway Bridge Surveys
Washington, D. C. United States Department of Agriculture, 1928. Soft cover. 8vo. Technical Bulletin No. 55, February, 1928. Original tan wraps, staple bound. 75 pp. One B&W fold-out diagram. B&W illustrations in text. Some chipping to upper and lower corners at front, rust staining from staples and some light foxing..... More
Scott, Doug and Frank Crawley
Process Plant Design and Operation
Rugby, Warwickshire: Institution of Chemical Engineers, 1994. Hardcover. 12mo. Illustrated glossy paper over board. vi, 141 pp. B&W illustration. Bruising to spine foot, small spot of wear to front joint, bump to front board. Safe design and operation of process plant must be considered at every stage of a project..... More
The Association of Highway Officials of The North Atlantic States
Proceedings of Fourth Annual Convention of the Association of Highway Officials of The North Atlantic States, Held at Hotel Ambassador, Atlantic City, N.J., February 15th, 16th and 17th, 1928
Trenton, N.J. The Association of Highway Officials of The North Atlantic States, 1928. Soft cover. 8vo. Orig. blue cards wraps. 275 pp. B&W photos and ads. Rubbing to joints, small chip to spine head, some creasing to spine and corners, lettering to front cover faded. Former ownership stamp to head..... More
The Institute of Marine Engineers
The Running and Maintenance of Marine Machinery: A Course of Instruction for Sea-Going Engineers, Marine Engineer Apprentices and Students, Contributed by Various Authors
London: The Institute of Marine Engineers, 1949. Hardcover. 8vo. Reprint. Quarter tan cloth, green paper boards. 216 pp. Boards are stained, lightly edge worn. Bowing to front board. Spine cocked. Mailing Instructions from Standard-Vacuum Oil Company, November 1955, inserted.	More


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Acanthodraco dewitti es una especie de pez de la familia Bathydraconidae nativo del océano Antártico incluido el mar de Ross y la zona sureste del océano Pacífico. Habita en profundidades de 253 a 255 m. Esta especie es el único miembro conocido de su género.

Referencias

Bathydraconidae
Animales descritos en 1995
Fauna de la Antártida

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Q: Multiplying a series and a dataframe suppose that I have a series of amounts (let think to moneys to make it more intertesting) and I want to split those amounts among people (franco, franchino and gianmarco).
import pandas as pd
import numpy as np
moneys = pd.Series({'a':1, 'b':3, 'c':10, 'd':9, 'e':7})
percentages = pd.DataFrame({'franco':[0.1],'franchino':[0.5],'gianmarco':[0.4]})

In this case, I want to obtain a matrix 5x3 as follows:

Is there a function similar to pd.multiply or .dot that does the work?

A: Use df.dot:
moneys.to_frame().dot(percentages)

   franchino  franco  gianmarco
a        0.5     0.1        0.4
b        1.5     0.3        1.2
c        5.0     1.0        4.0
d        4.5     0.9        3.6
e        3.5     0.7        2.8

This is the same as your expected result, with the last two columns permuted.

A: You can
In [5868]: pd.DataFrame(percentages.values * moneys.values[:, np.newaxis],
                        columns=percentages.columns, index=moneys.index)
Out[5868]:
   franchino  franco  gianmarco
a        0.5     0.1        0.4
b        1.5     0.3        1.2
c        5.0     1.0        4.0
d        4.5     0.9        3.6
e        3.5     0.7        2.8

Details
In [5869]: percentages.values * moneys.values[:, np.newaxis]
Out[5869]:
array([[ 0.5,  0.1,  0.4],
       [ 1.5,  0.3,  1.2],
       [ 5. ,  1. ,  4. ],
       [ 4.5,  0.9,  3.6],
       [ 3.5,  0.7,  2.8]])


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package org.antlr.v4.test.tool;

import org.antlr.runtime.RecognitionException;
import org.antlr.v4.automata.ATNFactory;
import org.antlr.v4.automata.LexerATNFactory;
import org.antlr.v4.automata.ParserATNFactory;
import org.antlr.v4.codegen.CodeGenerator;
import org.antlr.v4.semantics.SemanticPipeline;
import org.antlr.v4.test.runtime.ErrorQueue;
import org.antlr.v4.tool.Grammar;
import org.antlr.v4.tool.LexerGrammar;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.stringtemplate.v4.AutoIndentWriter;
import org.stringtemplate.v4.InstanceScope;
import org.stringtemplate.v4.Interpreter;
import org.stringtemplate.v4.ST;
import org.stringtemplate.v4.STGroup;
import org.stringtemplate.v4.STWriter;
import org.stringtemplate.v4.misc.ErrorManager;
import org.stringtemplate.v4.misc.ErrorType;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.StringWriter;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;

public class TestCodeGeneration extends BaseJavaToolTest {
	@Before
	@Override
	public void testSetUp() throws Exception {
		super.testSetUp();
	}

	@Test public void testArgDecl() throws Exception { // should use template not string
		/*ErrorQueue equeue = */new ErrorQueue();
		String g =
				"grammar T;\n" +
				"a[int xyz] : 'a' ;\n";
		List<String> evals = getEvalInfoForString(g, "int xyz");
		System.out.println(evals);
		for (int i = 0; i < evals.size(); i++) {
			String eval = evals.get(i);
			assertFalse("eval should not be POJO: "+eval, eval.startsWith("<pojo:"));
		}
	}

	/** Add tags around each attribute/template/value write */
	public static class DebugInterpreter extends Interpreter {
		List<String> evals = new ArrayList<String>();
		ErrorManager myErrMgrCopy;
		int tab = 0;
		public DebugInterpreter(STGroup group, ErrorManager errMgr, boolean debug) {
			super(group, errMgr, debug);
			myErrMgrCopy = errMgr;
		}

		@Override
		protected int writeObject(STWriter out, InstanceScope scope, Object o, String[] options) {
			if ( o instanceof ST ) {
				String name = ((ST)o).getName();
				name = name.substring(1);
				if ( !name.startsWith("_sub") ) {
					try {
						out.write("<ST:" + name + ">");
						evals.add("<ST:" + name + ">");
						int r = super.writeObject(out, scope, o, options);
						out.write("</ST:" + name + ">");
						evals.add("</ST:" + name + ">");
						return r;
					} catch (IOException ioe) {
						myErrMgrCopy.IOError(scope.st, ErrorType.WRITE_IO_ERROR, ioe);
					}
				}
			}
			return super.writeObject(out, scope, o, options);
		}

		@Override
		protected int writePOJO(STWriter out, InstanceScope scope, Object o, String[] options) throws IOException {
			Class<?> type = o.getClass();
			String name = type.getSimpleName();
			out.write("<pojo:"+name+">"+o.toString()+"</pojo:"+name+">");
			evals.add("<pojo:" + name + ">" + o.toString() + "</pojo:" + name + ">");
			return super.writePOJO(out, scope, o, options);
		}

		public void indent(STWriter out) throws IOException {
			for (int i=1; i<=tab; i++) {
				out.write("\t");
			}
		}
	}

	public List<String> getEvalInfoForString(String grammarString, String pattern) throws RecognitionException {
		ErrorQueue equeue = new ErrorQueue();
		Grammar g = new Grammar(grammarString);
		List<String> evals = new ArrayList<String>();
		if ( g.ast!=null && !g.ast.hasErrors ) {
			SemanticPipeline sem = new SemanticPipeline(g);
			sem.process();

			ATNFactory factory = new ParserATNFactory(g);
			if (g.isLexer()) factory = new LexerATNFactory((LexerGrammar) g);
			g.atn = factory.createATN();

			CodeGenerator gen = new CodeGenerator(g);
			ST outputFileST = gen.generateParser();

//			STViz viz = outputFileST.inspect();
//			try {
//				viz.waitForClose();
//			}
//			catch (Exception e) {
//				e.printStackTrace();
//			}

			boolean debug = false;
			DebugInterpreter interp =
					new DebugInterpreter(outputFileST.groupThatCreatedThisInstance,
							outputFileST.impl.nativeGroup.errMgr,
							debug);
			InstanceScope scope = new InstanceScope(null, outputFileST);
			StringWriter sw = new StringWriter();
			AutoIndentWriter out = new AutoIndentWriter(sw);
			interp.exec(out, scope);

			for (String e : interp.evals) {
				if (e.contains(pattern)) {
					evals.add(e);
				}
			}
		}
		if ( equeue.size()>0 ) {
			System.err.println(equeue.toString());
		}
		return evals;
	}
}

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Deana Patakovic was born in Belgrade where she began her studies with Professor Mirjana Suica Babic achieving a Master's in Art – Pianist in 1991 as the best musician of her generation ( with a top score 10 of 10 in all the subjects).
She continued her studies in London with Professor John Bingham ( Trinity College ), Kendall Taylor (Royal College of Music ) and in Paris with Françoise Buffet ( Ecole normale de musique ).
international career as a concert pianist – more than 700 concerts in former Yugoslavia, Italy, France, Great Britain, Switzerland, Russia, Kuwait, Eritrea and Jordan. She performed as a soloist with all Serbian Symphony Orchestras, Jordan Symphony Orchestra and the Prague Philharmonia ( Murtenclassics festival in 2007, music conductor Thomas Rösner ).
In October 2012 she was an invited music artist at the Victoria Hall for the Award Ceremony Martin Ennals.
Deana was teaching as a Piano Professor at the highest level of musical training at the Music Faculty, University of Arts of Belgrade ( 1992-2008 ), and afterwards in Geneva at the Institute Jaques Dalcroze.
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When Deana Patakovic instead of bow and arrow uses the chords of her piano, her instrument lets out special sounds, colours and scents that make the world stop. Deana is a skillful hunter who knows how to search and how to find the right "note" which makes the heart tremble and an eye to glitter. That is the way I feel and am looking forward to the moment when I share with the others the same feeling – those of a person captured by the spell of her music.


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text:
USE ProjetSGBD;
GO
DECLARE @i int,
        @Id int,
        @Id2 int,
        @RandInt int;
-- Réceptions ------------------------------------------------------------------
SET @i = 1;
SET @RandInt = -ROUND(RAND()*4,0)-4;
WHILE @i < 25 BEGIN
    INSERT INTO BACKOFFICE._RECEPTION (REC_NAME, REC_DATE, REC_DATE_CLOSING_REG, REC_CAPACITY, REC_SEAT_TABLE)
    VALUES ('Réception '+CONVERT(varchar,@i),
            GETDATE()+@RandInt,
            GETDATE()+@RandInt-1,
            ROUND(RAND()*4,0)*25+150,
            ROUND(RAND()*4,0)*2+4);
    SET @RandInt = @RandInt + ROUND(RAND()*4,0);
    SET @i = @i + 1;
END
-- Plats -----------------------------------------------------------------------
SET @i = 1;
WHILE @i < 13 BEGIN
    INSERT INTO BACKOFFICE._DISH (DIS_NAME, DIS_TYPE)
    VALUES ('Entrée '+CONVERT(varchar,@i), 1),
           ('Plat principal '+CONVERT(varchar,@i), 2),
           ('Dessert '+CONVERT(varchar,@i), 3);
    SET @i = @i + 1;
END
-- Clients ---------------------------------------------------------------------
SET @i = 1;
WHILE @i < 1025 BEGIN
  INSERT INTO BACKOFFICE._CLIENT (CLI_ACRONYM, CLI_FNAME, CLI_LNAME, CLI_SEX, CLI_BDAY, CLI_JOB)
  VALUES('nopr'+REPLICATE('0',4-LEN(RTRIM(@i))) + RTRIM(@i),
         'Prénom '++CONVERT(varchar,@i),
         'Nom '+CONVERT(varchar,@i),
         (SELECT TOP 1 sex FROM (VALUES ('M'),('m'),('F'),('f')) sexs(sex) ORDER BY NEWID()),
         GETDATE()-8196+ROUND(RAND()*2048,0),
         (SELECT TOP 1 job FROM (VALUES ('agronome'),
                                        ('bibliothécaire'),
                                        ('comptable'),
                                        ('diplomate'),
                                        ('ethnologue'),
                                        ('fiscaliste'),
                                        ('garagiste'),
                                        ('homéopathe'),
                                        ('infographiste'),
                                        ('juge'),
                                        ('kinésithérapeute'),
                                        ('libraire'),
                                        ('maître chien'),
                                        ('nutritionniste'),
                                        ('orthopédiste'),
                                        ('peintre'),
                                        ('réceptionniste'),
                                        ('secrétaire'),
                                        ('tabacologue'),
                                        ('urbaniste'),
                                        ('vétérinaire'),
                                        ('webmaster'),
                                        ('zoologiste')) jobs(job) ORDER BY NEWID()));
  SET @i = @i + 1;
END
-- Menus -----------------------------------------------------------------------
DECLARE InsertCursor CURSOR
FOR SELECT REC_ID
    FROM BACKOFFICE._RECEPTION;
OPEN InsertCursor;
FETCH InsertCursor INTO @Id;
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN
  SET @RandInt = ROUND(RAND()*9,0)
  SET @i = 0;
  WHILE @i < @RandInt BEGIN
    INSERT INTO BACKOFFICE._OFFER (OFF_DIS_ID, OFF_REC_ID)
    VALUES ((SELECT TOP 1 DIS_ID FROM BACKOFFICE._DISH WHERE DIS_ID NOT IN (SELECT OFF_DIS_ID FROM BACKOFFICE._OFFER WHERE OFF_REC_ID = @Id) ORDER BY NEWID()),
            @Id);
    SET @i = @i + 1;
  END
  FETCH InsertCursor INTO @Id;
END
CLOSE InsertCursor;
DEALLOCATE InsertCursor;
-- Relations entre les clients -------------------------------------------------
DECLARE InsertCursor CURSOR
FOR SELECT CLI_ID
    FROM BACKOFFICE._CLIENT;
OPEN InsertCursor;
FETCH InsertCursor INTO @Id;
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN
  SET @RandInt = ROUND(RAND()*32,0)
  SET @i = 0;
  WHILE @i < @RandInt BEGIN
    INSERT INTO BACKOFFICE._FEEL_CLI_CLI (FCC_CLI_FROM_ID, FCC_CLI_TO_ID,FCC_FTY_ID)
    VALUES (@Id,
            (SELECT TOP 1 CLI_ID FROM BACKOFFICE._CLIENT WHERE CLI_ID <> @Id AND CLI_ID NOT IN (SELECT FCC_CLI_TO_ID FROM BACKOFFICE._FEEL_CLI_CLI WHERE FCC_CLI_FROM_ID = @Id) ORDER BY NEWID()),
            (SELECT TOP 1 FTY_ID FROM BACKOFFICE._FEELINGTYPE ORDER BY NEWID()));
    SET @i = @i +1;
  END
  FETCH InsertCursor INTO @Id;
END
CLOSE InsertCursor;
DEALLOCATE InsertCursor;
-- Appréciation des plats par les clients --------------------------------------
DECLARE InsertCursor CURSOR
FOR SELECT CLI_ID
    FROM BACKOFFICE._CLIENT;
OPEN InsertCursor;
FETCH InsertCursor INTO @Id;
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN
  SET @RandInt = ROUND(RAND()*16,0)
  SET @i = 0;
  WHILE @i < @RandInt BEGIN
    INSERT INTO BACKOFFICE._FEEL_CLI_DIS (FCD_CLI_ID, FCD_DIS_ID,FCD_FTY_ID)
    VALUES (@Id,
            (SELECT TOP 1 DIS_ID FROM BACKOFFICE._DISH WHERE DIS_ID NOT IN (SELECT FCD_DIS_ID FROM BACKOFFICE._FEEL_CLI_DIS WHERE FCD_CLI_ID = @Id) ORDER BY NEWID()),
            (SELECT TOP 1 FTY_ID FROM BACKOFFICE._FEELINGTYPE ORDER BY NEWID()));
    SET @i = @i +1;
  END
  FETCH InsertCursor INTO @Id;
END
CLOSE InsertCursor;
DEALLOCATE InsertCursor;
-- Inscsription aux réceptions -------------------------------------------------
DECLARE InsertCursor CURSOR
FOR SELECT CLI_ID
    FROM BACKOFFICE._CLIENT;
OPEN InsertCursor;
FETCH InsertCursor INTO @Id;
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN
  IF ROUND(RAND()*2,0) = 0 BEGIN
    SET @RandInt = ROUND(RAND()*8,0)
    SET @i = 0;
    WHILE @i < @RandInt BEGIN
      SELECT TOP 1 @Id2 = REC_ID
      FROM BACKOFFICE._RECEPTION
      WHERE CONVERT(DATE,REC_DATE) NOT IN (SELECT CONVERT(DATE,REC_DATE)
                                           FROM BACKOFFICE._RECEPTION
                                           WHERE REC_ID IN (SELECT BOO_REC_ID
                                                            FROM BACKOFFICE._BOOK
                                                            WHERE BOO_CLI_ID = @Id))
        AND REC_VALID = 1
        AND REC_DATE_CLOSING_REG > GETDATE()
        AND REC_CAPACITY > (SELECT COUNT(*)
                            FROM BACKOFFICE._BOOK
                            WHERE BOO_CLI_ID = @Id)
      ORDER BY NEWID();
      IF @Id2 IS NOT NULL BEGIN
        INSERT INTO BACKOFFICE._BOOK (BOO_CLI_ID, BOO_REC_ID)
        VALUES (@Id,@Id2);
        IF ROUND(RAND()*3,0) <> 0 BEGIN
          INSERT INTO BACKOFFICE._CHOOSE (CHO_CLI_ID, CHO_DIS_ID, CHO_REC_ID)
          VALUES (@Id,
                  (SELECT TOP 1 DIS_ID
                   FROM BACKOFFICE._DISH
                   WHERE DIS_ID IN (SELECT OFF_DIS_ID FROM BACKOFFICE._OFFER WHERE OFF_REC_ID = @Id2)
                     AND DIS_TYPE = 1
                   ORDER BY NEWID()),
                  @Id2);
        END
        IF ROUND(RAND()*3,0) <> 0 BEGIN
          INSERT INTO BACKOFFICE._CHOOSE (CHO_CLI_ID, CHO_DIS_ID, CHO_REC_ID)
          VALUES (@Id,
                  (SELECT TOP 1 DIS_ID
                   FROM BACKOFFICE._DISH
                   WHERE DIS_ID IN (SELECT OFF_DIS_ID FROM BACKOFFICE._OFFER WHERE OFF_REC_ID = @Id2)
                     AND DIS_TYPE = 2
                   ORDER BY NEWID()),
                  @Id2);
        END
        IF ROUND(RAND()*3,0) <> 0 BEGIN
          INSERT INTO BACKOFFICE._CHOOSE (CHO_CLI_ID, CHO_DIS_ID, CHO_REC_ID)
          VALUES (@Id,
                  (SELECT TOP 1 DIS_ID
                   FROM BACKOFFICE._DISH
                   WHERE DIS_ID IN (SELECT OFF_DIS_ID FROM BACKOFFICE._OFFER WHERE OFF_REC_ID = @Id2)
                     AND DIS_TYPE = 3
                   ORDER BY NEWID()),
                  @Id2);
        END
      END ELSE BEGIN
        BREAK;
      END
      SET @i = @i +1;
    END
  END
  FETCH InsertCursor INTO @Id;
END
CLOSE InsertCursor;
DEALLOCATE InsertCursor;

SELECT * FROM CLIENTAREA.Client;
SELECT * FROM CLIENTAREA.Dish;
SELECT * FROM MANAGERAREA.DishWish;
SELECT * FROM MANAGERAREA.Feeling;
SELECT * FROM MANAGERAREA.Menu;
SELECT * FROM MANAGERAREA.Reception;
SELECT * FROM MANAGERAREA.Reservation;
SELECT * FROM MANAGERAREA.ReservedDish;


text:
Text © DrSc Giuliano Russini – Biologist Zoologist
Phoenicopterus minor stocky beak is longer than the head © Giuseppe Mazza
The flamingos are birds of difficult systematic collocation, because they have characters which are intermediate between the Ciconiiforms (Ciconiiformes) and the Anseriforms (Anseriformes).
In this regard, the Austrian ornithological biologist Max Furbringer created specifically, in 1758, a new order, that of the Phoenicopteriforms (Phoenicopteriformes), in order to be able to give them a systematic positioning.
Presently, the zoological classification of these wonderful birds is as follows: superorder of the Neorniths (Neornithes), order of the Phoenicopteriforms (Phoenicopteriformes), family of the Phoe- nicopterids (Phoenicopteridae), and genera Phoenicopterus, Phoenicoparrus and Phoeniconaias.
The bio-geographic and ecogeographical study on the distribution of these birds, the analysis of the biotopes where they live, their auto-ecology and synecology, is the criterion that has allowed the ornithological biologists to determine the various species of the group. But are however evident, in all the species of this order, some common general lines, for what concerns the animal behaviour and the ecology. Already from its scientific name they wanted to indicate a morphological characteristic concerning all the species included in this grouping. "Phoenicopterus" gets its origin from the Greek "phoinix" = red, carmine and "pteron" = wing, rightly, a characteristic common to all flamingoes.
The flamingos, generally speaking, live in the little deep waters of the lagoons, the ponds, the lakes and along the sea coasts, grouped in quite numerous colonies, which may include several thousands of individuals. Their alimentation exploits the particular characteristics of the beak, which renders these birds filtering organisms. In fact, they immerse it completely into the water and, moving continuously the head from left to right, rooting the muddy bottom, nourish of crustaceans (for instance, the Artemia salina in the very salty waters), of weeds and of molluscs.
If the alimentation consists of animals, after having placed the long neck perpendicularly to the water, they pass the upper part of the beak on the slimy bottom and move the layer of mud which is deposited there.
When the great beak is full of mud, and of the animals in it contained, the tongue, which before was retracted, is pushed ahead, for expelling, through particular filtering lamellae, the possible wastes.
Details of the nares and the filtering lamellae of the beak © Giuseppe Mazza
This filtering action has further improved in the species which nourish mostly of weeds, and which, in this way, may assimilate the microscopic organic substance contained in the silt.
After having abundantly fed, the flamingos of all the species spend hours and hours during the digestion as well as during the sleep, assuming a classical and odd position, with the body supported by one only leg at the time, while the other is bent under the abdomen.
Periodically, the leg carrying the weight of the body is changed, utilizing that which has remained resting. The reason why these birds utilize such position for sleeping and during the digestion has aroused, for years, the curiosity of the zoological biologists.
Nowadays that have hypothesized that it is used for decreasing their temperature curve. In fact, they are birds living constantly in the water, element where the dispersion of the heat is very high. After a meal the temperature curve of the body already lowers due to physiological reasons, as most of the systemic blood in circle is sent to the digesting system for the digestion process, and two great webbed feet in the water would disperse too much heat.
Staying on only one leg at the time, allows therefore reducing this phenomenon during the digestion and the sleep. The regular change of leg, on which to rest the weight of the body, explains, on the contrary, with the fact that its legs are very long and little robust, and using always the same would be too tiring for the bird.
We have not to forget, moreover, that, being birds, the flamingos are endotherm-homeotherm animals and that the homeothermy keeps constant, thus reducing at the minimum level the heat dispersion. Same applies also for the endothermy. Other species of animals adopt, for this purpose, different strategies. The herbivorous mammals, for instance, increase the metabolic rate and utilize most of the metabolic energy introduced with the vegetables (please refer to Perissodactyla).
During the digestion and the rest, the neck of the flamingos is always bent laterally and backward, leaning on the back, while the head keeps half-hidden between the feathers.
In case of danger, these birds take off at the same time, initially moving slowly, then always faster till reaching the 60 km/h.
All flamingos spend most of the day rooting the muddy bottom © Giuseppe Mazza
They fly in a circle, with unbelievable shouting, till when, once the calm has come back, they get down again holding back with the paws forward as the ducks do.
Their most frequent foes, besides humans, are the lions, the cheetahs, the hyaenas, the vultures, the eagles and, unexpectedly, in Africa, some species of baboons.
The young are, of course, the easiest victims, and in fact only a rather small percentage of them may reach the maturity.
Presently, the ornithological biologists recognize five species of flamingos, the most known of which, often present in zoological gardens, zoo-safaris, but also in natural parks and public gardens, is the American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) which has two races: the Phoenicopterus ruber ruber and the Phoenicopterus ruber roseus.
However, many other ornithologists since time do consider these two subspecies as species themselves distinguishing the two specimens of American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) and Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus), thus putting an end to long diatribes. The first lives in the Atlantic coast and in the islands of tropical and subtropical America. It differs from the nominal species because it has a livery almost completely of lobster pink colour. Conversely, the European Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber roseus) is diffused in the Mediterranean area and in the Ethiopian Africa, like the nominal species, the Pink flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber).
In particular, this last nidifies at the mouths of the Rhone River and in some lagoons of southern Spain, in some sites of Italy as well as in Africa, in the Rift Valley.
The adult may reach the 1,30 m of length. It has a graceful appearance and a showy livery, where the white melts with the pink, the red with the crimson and the black. The legs are reddish; the beak is black at the apex.
The beak upper part is clearly smaller © Giuseppe Mazza
When flying, they stretch horizontally, with the neck, the body and the legs on the same level, forming, seen from below, a cross in the sky.
Like the anatins, they place, during the flight, in a "V" formation, with the strongest and most resistant individuals ahead.
In the same diffusion areas, lives also the Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor), which, even if occupying the same ecologic niche of the pink flamingo, does not compete with this one for the food.
As a matter of fact, the Phoenicopterus ruber nourishes chiefly of crustaceans, the Phoeniconaias minor eats also microscopic algae.
As the name suggests, it is obviously smaller. It does not exceed, in fact, the 95 cm of length.
The plumage is on the whole more pinkish than in the European species Phoenicopterus ruber, and the black dot at the apex of the beak is small.
There is then a Chilean species, the Phoenicopterus chilensis, rather similar to the lesser flamingo.
Finally, we mention the genus Phoenicoparrus, little known by the neophytes.
The birds of this genus live in central and southern America. They differ from those of the previously mentioned species because they have three toes in the fingers instead of four.
This genus includes only two species, presently very rare and by now members of the IUCN "red list of the endangered species". These are the Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) and the James's flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi).
As briefly said before, the flamingos are birds with an uncertain systematic collocation, as even the International Commission for Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) points out.
Some ornithological biologists include them in the Ciconiiforms (Ciconiiformes), due to their appearance similar to waders, for the structure of some internal organs and also for the morphology and some anatomical characters of the thorax.
On the other hand, the structure of the beak, in particular of the lamellae of filtration, the webbed feet, the voice and the cries they emit, plus some habits of the chicks, lead other zoological biologists to approach them to the order of the Anseriforms (Anseriformes).
The oddest and most impressive thing is the look these birds in all genera and relevant species do have. Their body has a really elegant and slender shape, which reminds that of the swans.
Flamingos reduce the heat dispersion standing on one leg only © G. Mazza
As a contribution to render harmonious the whole, stands the shape of the neck, exceptionally long and mobile, supporting a head rather big, equipped with that characteristic and great beak.
This has two branches clearly distinct: the upper one is small whilst the lower one is much developed.
By about mid of its length, the beak bends downwards with a sharp curve; it is very big and stocky and exceeds the head in length.
Both branches edges are equipped of several corneous lamellae, horizontally and transversally placed.
These lamellae, typical of the anseriforms, operate as a filter, and represent a case of eco-evolutionary convergence between two different orders.
Almost all the external surface of the beak is covered by a membrane and whilst the apex is particularly hard and resistant, the room between the two branches in the basal portion is occupied by a waxy and soft substance.
The lower jaw is fixed whilst the upper one is mobile. The nares open on the skull, before the base of the beak. The inner cavity of the beak is occupied by a large, fleshy tongue that fills in perfectly the space.
The wings, not particularly developed, have 11 primary remiges, the first of which is the longest. And this is the one being cut when the animal is in captivity, without causing any pain to the animal, in order it takes off and escapes.
The secondary remiges are all longer than the primaries. The tail is small and blunt, with 12-16 rectrices.
The legs are very long, similar to much thin stilts. The tibia is bare, whilst the tarsus is covered by ample corneous shields.
There are four toes per foot: the front three are united by an inter-digital membrane which has light indents. The back toe, which in the genus Phoenicoparrus is missing at all, is free and very small. An impressive particular, in the various species, is the colour of the plumage, as partially already said, which appears compact and with abundant quilt.
A group pf phoenicopterus minor along the shores of Nakuru Lake in Kenya © Giuseppe Mazza
The white prevails, with delicate pink shadings and red hues, more or less evident, depending on the species.
The feathers of the wings are black or deep pink.
The flamingos of the various species have only one annual moulting, during which they lose also the rectrices and therefore, for a certain time they are unable to fly, thus becoming more vulnerable to the predators.
The structure of the skeleton has some interesting characteristics: the cervical vertebrae are thin, long and quite complex, the fourchette or furcula is U-shaped, the sternum is poorly keeled and the tibia is very long, if compared to that of any other bird.
Incidentally, the "pectoral girdle" is formed on each side of the scapula, the coracoid, and the clavicle is united to that of the other side thus forming the aforementioned fourchette or furcula.
The capacity these birds have to live, nourish and reproduce in salty aquatic habitats, such as the marine coastal ones, or in salty lakes and lagoons as well as in Mangrove areas is guaranteed by the existence of "salt glands" with which they expel the excess of salt assumed during the nutrition.
In case of danger the flamingos take off all together © Giuseppe Mazza
The courting ritual among the members of the various species of flamingos, follows a rigid ceremonial, during which, the males, all together, originate a march and a dance.
At the beginning these are much staid, but later on, going ahead, they become increasingly disordered.
During such exhibition, the males rightly exhibit the wonderful colours of their livery, emitting, unceasingly, very high cries.
In the little deep waters (fresh as well as salt), close to the beaches, they build a nest with a very particular form.
It has the shape of a truncated cone, with the lower base of 40-60 cm of diameter and a height varying from 10 to 50 cm, carrying on the top a recess where the eggs are lodged.
For building it, the flamingos utilize mud from the bottom, mixed with bones and vegetal residuals, which, once kneaded, dries up and hardens. The nests are built very close to each other and their presence grants the lagoon a particular look. During the gestation and the hatching, the flamingos lose the gregarious instinct and tend to maintain the pair; furthermore, even if the nests are so much near, there is an, even if approximate, delimitation of the territory.
These Phoenicopterus minor may reach the 60 km/h © Giuseppe Mazza
At each reproductive cycle, one or two eggs are laid; they have a white shell which becomes yellow time passing.
By the deposition, the shell of the egg is covered by a calcareous concentration, which gets off almost immediately.
The deposition happens at the same time for the whole colony, because these birds mate all of them in a very short period and also because possible pairs formed late, become nervous and excited by seeing the newborn and give up the clutch.
The incubation lasts 28-32 days and both parents take care of it.
Once, they thought that for hatching the flamingos placed astride on the nest, but the ornithological biologists, from recent observations, have ascertained that they fold up the legs under the body, exactly as all other birds do.
The chicks come to life covered by a greyish down; have short legs and straight beak. In the whole, they fairly resemble to the chicks of the anseriforms.
For about one month, they are nourished by the parents by means of a crop milk secreted by oesophageal glands. Since the first week of post-natal life, they are able to get out from the nest and to swim easily. During their displacements, they move always in compact groups, formed even by hundreds and hundreds of units.
A pair of Phoenicopterus ruber with chick, close to the nest © Giuseppe Mazza
Upon the completion of the first month, the beak begins to bend and gets harder at the apex. Coinciding with this change, the parents start reducing their feeding, till when the sub-adults are capable to get the food alone and may therefore lead an independent life.
The plumage of the sub-adults is the same as the adults and does not differ between males and females, therefore a sexual dimorphism, whatever seasonal or permanent, is absent, for what the plumage is concerned. The pink and red colouration is caused by the assumption in the diet, of crustaceans, whose exoskeletons contain pink-red pigments which deposit in the plumes and the feathers of the bird.
In captivity, when the humid zone where they are kept is devoid of these crustaceans, their plumage "eclipses", turning to the pale grey. But when furnishing with the artificial diet such organisms, their livery will be again bright and coloured as in the wild.
Phoenicopteriformes was last modified: December 23rd, 2018 by Giuseppe Mazza


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By Patrick Cavanaugh - August 16, 2021 06:29 pm EDT
District 9 filmmaker Neill Blomkamp started teasing his ideas for an Alien sequel with Sigourney Weaver years ago, but when original director Ridley Scott returned to the series for Alien: Covenant, in addition to The Walt Disney Company purchasing the franchise along with acquiring 20th Century Fox, the momentum for the film was entirely halted, with Blomkamp doubting his story could be released in any sort of official capacity. Disney is, however, developing an Alien TV series for Hulu, so there is still some life in the franchise, with Blomkamp not ruling out the project being revived ever, even if it's unlikely. Blomkamp's latest film, Demonic, hits theaters and On Demand on August 20th.
When asked if the project could come back to life in the future, Blomkamp confirmed with ComicBook.com, "No, would be my guess. I would say nothing will come out. But, who knows? At this present moment, I would say it's just dead."
In the years since the project was first teased, concept art and various hints at the overall storyline have been revealed, only for a number of conflicting reports from the studio and Scott to emerge that refuted claims about how official the project actually was. Understandably, the experience soured Blomkamp on the experience of working for a studio, but he wouldn't necessarily shoot down the hopes of diving into a major franchise at some point in the future, depending on the property.
"I think the answer would be a mixture of both things, meaning it has turned me off and I am weary of huge IP that's owned and controlled by corporate interests, but I simultaneously, if some awesome studio came to me some awesome piece of existing IP, I would be a fool to not look at what, at least, it was," Blomkamp confirmed of corporate collaboration. "It's like, going in weary would be the way that I would look at it. My instinct is to just keep working on my own stuff, basically, but if someone came to me with something awesome, I would definitely look at it."
In his new film Demonic, "A young woman unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades-old rift between mother and daughter are revealed."
Stay tuned for details on the future of the Alien franchise. Demonic hits theaters and On Demand on August 20th.
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Goodbye, DDR. Hello, SITE Centers. Beachwood-based company to change its name, again.
Updated Jan 29, 2019; Posted Oct 09, 2018
By Michelle Jarboe, The Plain Dealer
SITE Centers Corp.
Beachwood-based DDR Corp. plans to change its name to SITE Centers Corp. at the end of this week, in another break from the company's past.
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BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- So long, DDR Corp.
Add yet another change to the seemingly endless shakeup at the Beachwood-based shopping-center business.
On Tuesday, executives announced that they're ditching DDR's name and and its longtime ticker symbol. The publicly traded company will become SITE Centers Corp. on Friday, with its shares listed under the "SITC" label.
The rechristening follows last year's wholesale replacement of DDR's executive team, sharp downsizing and the recent spinoff of dozens of the company's retail centers into a separate, publicly traded real estate investment trust.
It's also the second name change for DDR in seven years. In 2011, the company that incorporated in 1992 as Developers Diversified Realty Corp. rebranded as DDR to reflect its shift away from ground-up development and toward management and leasing of big-box shopping centers.
Now the DDR name, a lingering reminder of the company's roots as a shopping-center empire built over decades by the Wolstein family, will disappear.
"Our new brand reflects our mission to drive sustainable growth by owning and investing in high-quality communities and locations," David Lukes, the company's president and chief executive officer, said in a news release.
DDR said the company will remain an Ohio corporation. That's notable, since the top executives are housed in New York City.
As part of an investor-day series of announcements, DDR also disclosed Tuesday that it has appointed two new directors, in what Lukes described as an "ongoing board refreshment process." Linda Abraham, managing director of Crimson Capital, has a background in technology and consumer analytics. Dawn Sweeney is president and chief executive of the National Restaurant Association.
With the additions, DDR's board has eight members.


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The current Bulldogs co-captain has caught the eye of those at Punt Road.
According to The Age, Richmond have made an ambitious bid to sign Western Bulldogs star Katie Brennan for their debut AFLW season in 2020.
Richmond presented their list of player targets to the AFL on Wednesday for their debut season in the competition next year.
Brennan has been influential for the Bulldogs since the competition's inception and the Tigers see the centre half forward as an appropriate signing for the club's inaugural season.
Players who have been targeted by expansion clubs have the choice to either re-commit to their current club or join one of the new sides during the AFLW sign and trade period.
The four new AFLW clubs can sign up to 12 players during this period, which runs from Monday, April 8 until Monday, April 15.
Adelaide and GWS can both lose a maximum of four players between this period, as can all of the current existing Victorian clubs.
Fremantle and Brisbane, on the other hand, can lose up to eight players between this time-frame.


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Justice, peace, reconciliation top main agenda for global Christianity
WCC Assembly provides pivotal platform for fellowship and action
By Matthew Davies
A call to work for peace and justice during the Asian Plenary. Photo: Peter Williams/WCC
Video reflections and additional coverage of the WCC Assembly are available here.
[Episcopal News Service, Busan, South Korea] Whether it's advocating for gender equality, speaking out against religious persecution, addressing global poverty, discrimination, climate change, or a myriad of other concerns, global justice and peace issues are at the heart of the World Council of Churches' 10th General Assembly, which has drawn thousands of Christians from 345 member churches in 110 countries to Busan in the Republic of Korea.
The theme of the gathering, meeting Oct. 30-Nov. 8, is "God of life, lead us to justice and peace."
For Native Hawaiian Jasmine Bostock, one of the four official Episcopal Church delegates to the assembly, the WCC's greatest gift is to play a facilitating role in addressing some of the world's most pressing issues. "They're the only eagle-eyed view … on a global ecumenical level that we have."
The Rev. Margaret Rose, the Episcopal Church's ecumenical and interreligious officer, says that ecumenism "helps us realize that we're not the center of the world, that it's not all about us … God is much bigger than our own definitions. Ecumenism is about living as one member of the household of God, claiming who we are in contrast to others and in the context of God's much larger mission which requires all of us to be engaged."
Members of the Episcopal Church's official delegation to the WCC Assembly read over a document during one of the plenary sessions. They are (from left) the Rev. Margaret Rose, the Rev. Consuela Sanchez, Bishop Dean Wolfe and Jasmine Bostock. Photo: Matthew Davies/ENS
Joining Bostock and Rose as the Episcopal Church's official delegates are Bishop Dean Wolfe of the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas and the Rev. Consuela Sanchez, provincial coordinator for the Episcopal Diocese of Honduras.
They are among some 160 Anglicans and more than 3,000 other Christians gathering in Busan.
Rose said that the gathering also has provided an important space for Anglicans to gather where the priority is not an internal one, "but rather how Christians together can make a difference in a broken world."
The assembly is the highest governing body of the World Council of Churches and meets every six to eight years. It is a moment when the fellowship of member churches comes together as a whole in prayer and celebration.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, in his address to the assembly, described the gathering as "an opportunity for genuine encounter, an opportunity to learn about one another and to learn from one another. We must learn to hear Christ through one another. We renew our commitment to the ecumenical journey and the ecumenical task. We need one another." [A video of Welby's address is here].
Welby later told ENS that for him part of the gift of attending his first WCC Assembly has been seeing "the church in its broadest sense gathering together, lots of difference, lots of difference of opinion, lots of faults and flaws and cracks, but together … We become a reconciling force as we ourselves are involved in reconciliation." [A video of Welby's comments to ENS is here].
The difficulty for the WCC, Bostock told ENS, "is that there are so many issues, there are so many contexts and how are you possibly going to have a value-based judgment that says indigenous people are more important than Dalits, or … issues of gender equality are more important than climate change. You can't level those issues on a scale of one to 10 and you certainly can't speak for everyone in every context."
But Bostock, 23, chair of the Episcopal Church Executive Council Committee on Indigenous Ministry, acknowledges there are certain injustices that the WCC does chose to speak on and that "in some contexts that is more powerful and more helpful than in other contexts. But it's more about an awareness for me personally, coming from a Hawai'ian context … It's more about facilitating our learning from one another."
Bostock, who served as an intern at the WCC in 2010, also participated in a pre-assembly event for indigenous people, from which a statement has been drafted to present to the main assembly. "What makes indigenous issues so pressing is that indigenous people tend to be the ones affected the most by issues like climate change, clean drinking water, HIV and AIDS," she said. [A video of Bostock speaking about indigenous issues is here].
From left, Jasmine Bostock of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i; Leonard Imbiri, general secretary of the Papua Customary Council; and Sarah Eagle Heart, the Episcopal Church's missioner for indigenous ministries, help each other tie a prayer string for unity. Photo: WCC
Other participants from the Episcopal Church are Sarah Eagle Heart, missioner for indigenous ministries; Emma Lee Schauf, as a young adult volunteer in the stewards program; Rachel Cosca and Carrie Diaz Littauer, in a theological studies program sponsored by the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute; and Carlin Van Schaik, a Young Adult Service Corps volunteer working with the Towards Peace in Korea program based in Seoul.
"The Christian faith has a tremendous responsibility to come together around crucial issues – violence, war, poverty – these are our great global issues that will require a great global response from the wider church," said Wolfe, "and so our petty differences between denominations are really highlighted when you compare them to the tremendous needs that are everywhere. So the Christian Church has an opportunity to come together in a variety of places and then do the work that Christ has given us to do – to be healers, reconcilers, sometimes agitators." [A video of Wolfe's comments to ENS is here].
The Rev. Olav Tveit, WCC general secretary, addresses the assembly during its opening plenary Oct. 30. Photo: Matthew Davies/ENS
During the first three days of the 10-day assembly, delegates heard from several plenary speakers addressing issues such as HIV and AIDS, Christian persecution, marginalized communities, peace on the Korean Peninsula, and participated in ecumenical conversations, Bible study, worship, workshops and committee business sessions.
Michel Sidibé, executive director of UNAIDS, encouraged the churches to "protect the vulnerable," especially sexual minorities, sex workers and other communities faced with the threat of the HIV pandemic. He also called on the church to challenge taboos and to encourage compassion and support for those living with or affected by HIV and AIDS.
Korea remains a politically divided peninsula with many people hoping that one day the north and south will be reunited. The churches in Korea, together with the ecumenical movement, have been encouraging reunification efforts for decades.
Asked which single issue he would like to highlight from the assembly, the Rev. Canon Kenneth Kearon, secretary general of the Anglican Communion, said that the churches in Korea, particularly the Anglican Church of Korea, have witnessed strongly for reconciliation on their divided island. "Families were divided when the divisions arose, so it's very personal to them," he told ENS. "Sometimes we get used to divisions in the world, and we learn to live with them and we tend to ignore them … So I'd like to make that personal commitment to overcoming divisions in a practical way." [A video of Kearon's comments to ENS is here].
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby (left) and Bishop Munib Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Palestine and Jordan share a moment after signing the affirmation of faith leaders to "Welcome the Stranger." Photo: Matthew Davies/ENS
Welby joined the Rev. Olav Tveit, WCC general secretary, and Bishop Munib Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Palestine and Jordan and president of the Lutheran World Federation, in being the first signatures in an affirmation of faith leaders to "Welcome The Stranger." The affirmation was initiated by a coalition of faith-based organizations in response to a call in December 2012 from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres. Faith groups around the world are expected to use the affirmations to foster support for refugees and other displaced people in their communities.
During the weekend, Nov. 2-3, participants fanned out across South Korea for various exposure visits on justice and peace issues and to attend worship services with hundreds of Christian communities throughout the country.
In the final days, the assembly will move mostly into a business mode, prioritizing messages, formalizing statements and calls to action, and proposing overall policies for future programmatic work of the WCC. A Central Committee drawn from the WCC delegates will largely work on drafting any final messages.
Along with the WCC member churches, partner organizations and other churches, such as the Roman Catholic Church, have a strong presence at the event. That makes an assembly of the WCC the most diverse Christian gathering of its size in the world. It is a unique opportunity for the churches to deepen their commitment to visible unity and common witness.
Since the World Council of Churches was established in 1948, this marks the first time the General Assembly has met in Asia. The Republic of Korea was chosen because the church in recent decades has grown rapidly in Korea, where nearly 25 percent of the population is Christian.
The Episcopal Church's full communion partners also have a strong presence at the assembly, including representatives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Moravian Church, Old Catholic Churches of the Union of Utrecht, Philippine Independent Church, and Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar, India.
Archbishop Anders Wejryd of the (Lutheran) Church of Sweden, which is in the process of formalizing a full communion relationship with the Episcopal Church, said: "I think Christianity becomes too little if it is limited to ourselves. You have to see other expressions and see how Christianity responds to other challenges than your own."
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, who was represented at the assembly by Wolfe, has described the gathering as "an opportunity to stand with others for the purpose of building a society of peace with justice."
She told ENS that the Episcopal Church's participation "is our act of solidarity, our joining with other members of the body of Christ to realize this dream of God. We pray with our presence as well as our actions, strategizing, thinking theologically, and building coalitions. I give thanks for the willingness of our representatives to join this assembly in Busan, Korea."
– Matthew Davies is an editor/reporter for the Episcopal News Service.
Advocacy Peace & Justice,
Anglican Communion,
Ecumenical & Interreligious,
WCC Assembly 2013
John F. Stanton says:
Thanks for the two videos on indigenous issues. I learned a lot and, I think, found a new sensitivity.
Rev. John Stanton
Diocese of Southeast Florida