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July 30, 2021 August 9, 2021 admin	0 Comments Cyber Army, Cyber Crime, Cyber Security, CyberSpace
Imagine a cyberattack on Zimbabwe's mobile money platforms, financial service networks and electronic payment platforms that include point of sale systems. These kind of attacks have now become common as the wars between the west and the east are now fought on cyber space. This makes these kind of attacks to become critical to the elements of Zimbabwe's national security. The days of deploying foot soldiers and physical encounters are now a thing of the past, today's wars are now fought on cyber space. Zimbabwe should urgently create a national cyber-army. A cyber-army is a group of soldiers highly skilled in information and communication technology with cyber skills. These are the unseen military with cyber power which the country should employ to maintain national cybersecurity (a cyber-army).The United States has an Army Cyber Command that integrates and conducts cyberspace, electronic warfare, and information operations, ensuring decision dominance and freedom of action for friendly forces in and through the cyber domain and the information environment, while denying the same to its adversaries.
Growing dependency on information and communication technology (ICT) and the interdependence of related critical infrastructures has made a secure cyberspace vital to the functioning of our country. Advances in the ICT sector have also presented other nations with new opportunities and attack vectors that they are increasingly exploiting. Zimbabwe now needs to cover all bases. Staying one step ahead of hackers and attackers requires vigilance and taking a holistic approach to national security. Zimbabwe now needs the national military command center to deter computer hackers and must be able to mount its own cyberattacks at ease. While Zimbabwe does not have its own cyber weapons. Cyberwarfare is an emerging domain and the threat is growing. Zimbabwe needs to be prepared, to be able to execute operations in cyberspace.
Recent headline on cyber attacks accusations and counter accusations between USA and China, USA and Russia, USA and North Korea are cyber wars and a true reflection that future wars will be fought on the cyberspace. Cyberwarfare is a term that describes the use of technological force within cyberspace. This must send shivers down our nation's spine considering that Zimbabwe is no longer an arm's manufacturer but now imports all its war materials and artillery from foreign countries. Today's attack has proved that future wars are no longer fought killing human beings but are now fought using technology.
The introduction of the Internet has provided a new delivery mechanism that can increase the speed, diffusion, and power of an attack, changing Zimbabwe's national security threat. Its ubiquitous and unpredictable characteristics mean that the battles fought on cyberspace can be just as important as events taking place on the ground. The dynamic and constantly evolving nature of information and computer technology ensures that cyber defences will never be easy to monitor, evaluate and maintain.
Cyberwarfare has now leveled the playing field in industry, in government, and in national defence. Zimbabwe should not be spending millions of dollars on an fighter aircraft and tankers which can be disabled digitally. The Zimbabwean government should not spend millions of dollars on new product research and development when we have personnel that can hack into other nation's strategic plans and produce replica products.
While Zimbabwe's Cyber army is focusing on protecting our cyber space, the nation can be launching its cyber war in enemy territories. Cyberwarfare is a cost-effective solution to some of our national problems and opportunities. This is a revenue stream, a new business model, digital transformation with its own unique flavor, but regardless of inexplicably unheeded warnings. Cyberwarfare is the cheapest, easiest, fastest and most effective form of warfare we have ever seen, and because cyberwarfare defences are more vulnerable than they have ever been.
The biggest worry is, Zimbabwe is a cashless society imagine a foreign entity hacking into our mobile money service, RTGS and all the online banking services. Our economy will be paralysed. Our national ultimate aim must be to completely be aware of our cyberspace, to understand minute-by-minute the state of our networks so that our national military can rely on them.
During a cyberwarfare computer network attacks are never physical or violent. This kind of attack against the enemy's production, distribution and banking systems, makes the impact more difficult to judge. Zimbabwe urgently needs a central cyber command center that consist of army, police, and the office of the president and cabinet monitoring all activities and must be potentially able to use cyber weapons that can knock out enemy missiles or air defence missiles, or destroy enemy computer networks, such a cyber attack is by far less harmful to human life than a traditional offensive with live weaponry.
Zimbabwe needs to be prepared for modern day war fares.
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Irwin es una ciudad ubicada en el condado de Bonneville en el estado estadounidense de Idaho. En el año 2010 tenía una población de 219 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 39,82 personas por km².

Geografía
Irwin se encuentra ubicado en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo, la localidad tiene un área total de , de la cual  es tierra y  (0.0%) es agua.

Demografía
En el 2000 la renta per cápita promedia del hogar era de $31,250, y el ingreso promedio para una familia era de $42,813. En 2000 los hombres tenían un ingreso per cápita de $28,333 contra $27,250 para las mujeres. El ingreso per cápita para la localidad era de $17,896. Alrededor del 9.7% de la población estaba bajo el umbral de pobreza nacional.

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Ciudades de Idaho
Localidades del condado de Bonneville

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In 2013, one year (according to the game's fictional timeline) after the death of Kim Jong-Il, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reunites North and South Korea to form the Greater Korean Republic. The influence of China and the United States decline in the face of continued economic stagnation and a war between Iran and Saudi Arabia that disrupts Middle Eastern oil supplies, while oil and gas to Western Europe is cut off by a Russian-Ukrainian "mutual interest" deal. As the United States withdraws overseas troops to deal with domestic instability, including the Texas secession debate and an outbreak of bird flu known as the Knoxville Cough, the Greater Korean Republic annexes Japan and Southeast Asia. By 2022, the United States faces extreme economic turmoil and massive social unrest, culminating in complete economic collapse. On January 16, 2025, a satellite, launched under the cover of a program to replace the decaying Global Positioning System, detonates a high-altitude nuclear weapon over the continental United States. The destruction of above-ground electronics across the country by the massive resulting electromagnetic pulse is followed by the Greater Korean Republic seizing Hawaii, an invasion of San Francisco, paratrooper deployments across the Midwest, and the irradiation of the Mississippi River to divide the United States in half, leaving the American military isolated and scattered and U.S. residents to resist the invasion on their own.
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Tia and Jacob are so sweet together! You can tell Jacob is not like his gdanrma in one respect… he loves the snow!!! Boy, do these pictures bring back sweet childhood memories!Looking back, your stitching is really coming along! Great new starts!
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I haven't really every pelyad a new generation FPS, so I can't comment on how this one compares to other stories. But, from a far, it kind of makes me uncomfortable in terms of how it deals with a political situation that's a bit too recent and volatile to be making a game out of. Maybe that's the point, but I think it's a bit odd is all. Whatever.But, Rob – do tell, man. As a designer, I would love your take on this thing.


Another good evening of progress on the Chef Knife. When I arrived Chuck was showing me some of the knives he recently finished. Amazing stuff. You couldn't get a hair between the bolster and the handle. Note the brass inlay on the bottom knife. These things feel so comfortable your hand would never get tired.
Our steel came in this week (1/16" 440C steel). Chuck had trimmed down the plastic template we built last week and put blue tool marking dye on the new steel. He already got well into his knife (he's going to make a chef's knife too). He even got his master cut in already. The master cut is the first main cut to taper the edge of the knife, bringing it into the center line evenly while maintaining the desired curve of the blade. It's a big step.
But tonight, I had to cut out my steel in order to get it into something I could put a master cut into. I started by etching the shape of the template into the marking dye with a scribe pen. Then off to the metal band saw to get my rough cuts around the shape. The marking dye doesn't last very long when the oil hits it and there is very little play in that blade, lots of relief cuts.
Then to take down the rough cuts to the etch lines on the belt sander (about 42 grit).
The bottom curve by the bolster needs a different tool. Here Chuck has a round disk (about 80 grit) attached to his radial arm saw.
Took some extra attention to take out any nicks from the rough cut.
I decided on just two brass pins holding the handle. To drill these out first I had mark the centerline of the knife (vs the line of the handle, which would make sense if I was going for a more radical design).
Then mark and punch when the two pins would go.
And drill them out. Additionally I added 3 other drill holes to help hold the epoxy in the handle. The 2nd and 4th holes are centerlined, it doesn't really matter where 1, 3 and 5 go.
Then had to get the spurs off the drill holes and this was surprising difficult since any bad sanding would cause the handle halves not to fit perfectly snug. Had to hand sand it with a locking magnet.
Now I could work on the top notches. I usually choke up on my chef knife around the bolster, but sometimes I'll do the one finger extension. I wanted to put some grip notches along the top ridge. I settled on 4mm center-to-center with a 1mm depth.
Later I'll file these out to make them pretty. No need right now since I'll likely be taking down the steel a little more yet.
Next time ... the Master Cut!
Fresh herbs are expensive and they don't last very long. When you're cooking a lot it means that your almost always out of something necessary ... and there's no better way to ensure a good meal than using fresh herbs. I tried conventional gardening pots, but the results were spotty. Instead I thought I try a hydroponic garden ... hey, it seems to working well for the weed industry, perhaps it could work for home cooking?
I settled on an 11-bottle Flood/Drain design. The premise behind Flood/Drain is that you flood the roots with nutrients for a short period of time and then let it drain away. Too long and you rot the roots. Too short and the plants starve.
The entire system sits on top of a tupperware box that contains the liquids and pump. Everyday 2L pop bottles are used to contain the plants along with some rock wool to support the roots.
To ensure the parts are level, it's a simple matter of turning the frame upside down and pressing down so all the outlets are flat. This is a critical step, otherwise you'll have bottles shooting out at odd angles. Since the water and plants will have considerable weight, not being completely vertical is trouble waiting to happen.
From there, I carefully PVC cemented the parts together. You have to work fast with this stuff, it's completely unforgiving. Fixing mistakes means hacksaw replacements. You can see my pop bottles ready to go. The real challenge is seating the bottle caps in the frame with a solid / water-tight fit. Bottle caps are not made of the same plastic as PVC tubing, so finding an appropriate glue is tough ... and it has to be food grade. I settled on a combination of contact cement, silicon and hot glue. Really a dogs breakfast.
It's messy, but it works. Later, I'll drill holes in these caps for the water to flow through.
So, how to we ensure we only pump the correct amount of water into the bottles? Well this is a clever little trick. We sacrifice one of our bottle holes for an overflow pipe. The height of the pipe determines the maximum height of the water. When the water pumps to here, it will start to spill back into the container. That way, we don't have to have precise values on our timer. We can overshoot and still maintain a maximum level.
It's very impressive to watch as you'll see in the video later.
Here's the return pip going back into the container.
Inside the container is the connection of the pump to the top-level frame. This is just a friction fitting.
The pump is a submersible fish-tank pump. It has to be powerful enough to lift about 5L of water 2 feet and hold it. It sits right in the nutrients.
And here's a video of the system in operation ... it's at 2x normal speed. The timer will do this about every 15 minutes.
Just before Christmas, one of my cooking buddies showed me a new set of knives that his wife bought him. They were beautiful. Damascus Steel. Incredible handles. They were works of art. They also cost a small fortune. It just so happens that one of my neighbors (Chuck) makes knives and, let's just say, he's pretty damn good at it. I sent him an email and asked "Care to teach a noob?" He was all over it.
See, the guy is a Maker. I don't think there's anything this guy can't do. And there's nothing a Maker likes more than having someone else as excited about a project as he is. I'll be telling you more about this guy in later posts ... there's a lot to tell.
We also checked the Rockwell Scale of Hardness (RC) of the current knife using hardness files. I find it very easy to sharpen, but it never seems to hold an edge for very long. Turns out the knife is between RC60 and RC65 which is pretty hard. I suspect I've just been too aggressive on my sharpening angle.
Next we talked about handle materials. Chuck has an amazing collection of antlers, horns and other natural materials. These are really funky, but I'm a little concerned about the porous surface around food.
Chuck even has some Mastedon ... really.
We settled on some Stabilized Hardwood. I'm going to pick a final material later in the game. This stuff is hardwood pressure-injected with epoxy. It feels like plastic but retains the hardwood grain. Very cool material.
This was my first session. We're going to try to meet once a week and create a mock up out of wood so I can get familiar with the fabrication tools, make a wooden mockup, tweak the bolster and handle design. The steel has been ordered, I'll tell you more about that in a later post.
Thought I'd start a new blog for my DIY / Maker / Cooking projects. I want to keep sandywalsh.com completely focused on programming. Stay tuned ... lots of cool stuff to come.


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Liquor is actually FINE in a Limousine however not as a Passenger in a Vehicle?
When individuals lease a lorry this unique, it commonly works with a particularly momentous celebration. Individuals typically denote exclusive events along with red wine or even bubbly. Senior proms, various other dancings as well as college graduations are actually incredibly popular affairs for limo rental firms. Booze is actually certainly not enabled for folks under a particular grow older in the majority of regions of the United States. Under-age alcoholic drinks usage might end up being a problem if alcohol consumption is actually allowed in the limousine.
Spills are actually simply the starting point of possible troubles created through liquor intake. Liquor intake through travellers might raise insurance coverage prices. Is actually the possible boost in service worth the prospective complications? Alcohols lesser restraints and also result in some folks to carry out points they would not commonly perform. The firm can obtain poor credibility and reputation due to the unacceptable performs of intoxicated customers.
Sightseeing and tour trips, extra-special purchasing travels along with the females or even showing off occasions for the individuals are actually all excellent explanations when liquor could be actually assumed to be actually enabled. Give red wines, draft beer or even various other drinks that are actually generated in your area to enhance the client's love for the location. The Ruou Macallan chauffeur of an openly obtainable lorry is actually certainly not allowed to eat liquor while functioning or even steering the auto. Often, in the United States, it is actually lawful to consume alcoholic drinks in a limousine or even every other automobile that moves folks for remuneration. Automobiles made use of for every-day make use of are actually ruled out to become in the exact same course as those that bill a cost for transit.
The regulation in a lot of conditions mentions that a guest of lawful legal age renting out the solutions of a bus, taxicab or even limo might take in liquors. The motorist of an openly available car is actually certainly not allowed to take in liquor while functioning or even steering the auto. Nearby laws should additionally be actually followed where alcohols are actually regarded.


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Nancy Ferguson - Connecting the Dots
Mayors have a tough gig. They are never "off the clock" and are the mediating variables between thousands of people and the progress of their communities. So for our Relax issue this month, we slowed down Nancy Ferguson, the celebrated mayor of New Albany, to shed some light on what makes her suburb so special.
What pisses you off?
Not having enough time and resources [laughs], especially the resources to implement all the great ideas that people come to me to get done.
How great a role does a grade-school system play in a suburban community?
It's crucial to any community that wants to elevate itself to one of the best communities in the country. You can't be one of the best communities in the country with a mediocre school district. Because people value their families, people want to invest in their children, invest in other people's children. They know that is what's going to make their community excellent in the next generation.
Create an analogy to explain your position and role in a suburban mecca like New Albany?
The mayor's job is much like a travel agent, helping to plan a trip to a high quality lifestyle and financial sustainability.
How do you envision the housing market in 5 and 10 years?
Five years, I think it will be close to being back to what it was like in 2007. And in 10 years, I think it will be even better than what it was in 2007.
What miracle have you witnessed?
Recently, I was asked to throw out the first pitch when our new Little League baseball field was dedicated. It was a strike!
What is your fondest memory growing up?
One of those would be sitting with my grandfather who was in his 80s when I was in elementary school, sitting with him in the yard listening to him tell me that I should think about becoming a lawyer. As an elementary student, that was the farthest thing from my mind. I guess the fact that I had these great relatives who believed in me even as a 12-year-old, not because I had that much to offer at the time, just because they knew that they needed to inspire me.
What do you think about a downtown casino for Columbus?
I think it's in the right spot on the West side. I think it's better there, and it's going to please more of the residents.
Do you have any quirky routines or habits?
Making lists. I'm a notorious list maker. It drives my husband crazy because there will be these long lists of things on the counters in our kitchen.
Favorite movie?
Notting Hill.
What's the best way to spend a lunch break?
Sitting under a tree at the Wexner Community Park with two friends.
What's the most dangerous thing you've ever done?
White water rafting in West Virginia seemed dangerous.
If you could share a conversation with anyone, alive or dead, with whom would you be speaking?
Thomas Jefferson. I've read maybe six or eight books about him, and I think he had that same interest in architecture and planning that I have and others around here have.
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Georg Rafailidis, left, is an associate professor of architecture and Stephanie Davidson is a visiting assistant professor of architecture, both in the University at Buffalo's School of Architecture and Planning.
Two UB architecture professors are among this year's recipients of the Architectural League of New York's annual Emerging Voices awards.
Twelve other designers — representing seven practices from the U.S., Canada and Mexico — are also being honored. This marks the second time in four years that UB architecture faculty have been recognized by the Architectural League of New York. Associate Professor Joyce Hwang was among the Emerging Voices honorees in 2014.
The jury reviewed significant bodies of work from 50 nominations, and considered accomplishments within the design and academic communities. The work of each Emerging Voice represents the best of its kind, and addresses larger issues within architecture, landscape and the built environment.
"It is humbling to be selected and placed among such innovative, inspiring individuals. We are humbled and we are very grateful to the jurors and to the Architectural League for appreciating and celebrating our work," Davidson said.
Davidson and Rafailidis credit their academic roles for their creative output that materializes in a wide range of media and scales, including competition entries, realized spaces and books.
This collage of Stephanie Davidson's and Georg Rafailidis' "Free Zoning" project envisions how the site of the Central Park Plaza in Buffalo might look after 30 years, if the building materials were used to reconstruct dwellings and work spaces without any zoning restrictions. The project won first place in an international competition.
Tipico Coffee, the cozy, 880-square-foot cafe, a former corner store in a residential neighborhood, is distinguished by the extra-large operable windows punched into its early 20th-century monolithic brick façade. Those windows work with operable skylights in the summer to create natural ventilation and passive cooling.
In the winter, a large-scale, wood burning Kachelofen (masonry heater) serves as a radiant heat source. The device, which doubles as seating, can heat the space for an entire day using six to 10 logs.
Stephanie Davidson and Georg Rafailidis are the authors of "Processes of Creating Space: An Architectural Design Workbook" (Routledge). The book shows beginning designers how to generate space with user experiences in mind.
Free Zoning proposed to dismantle a derelict strip mall — Buffalo's Central Park Plaza — and allow local residents to use the infrastructure and building elements within a context where zoning restrictions would be lifted. The proposal anticipated a dense, heterogeneous mixture of building forms, types and uses.
Indicative of their academic roles, Davidson and Rafailidis consider each project they work on as a study.
"One main question that we ask, and that we study, in our work is: Can spaces be conceived in a way that is not use-specific? If spaces are developed from a mode of thinking and working that doesn't rely so much on a use, maybe we can avoid the redundancy, demolition and waste that we see all around us in the built environment," says Davidson.
Davidson and Rafailidis also just published "Processes of Creating Space: An Architectural Design Workbook" (Routledge), a book that shows beginning designers how to generate space with user experiences in mind. The book has received praise from several noted artists and architects, including British sculptor Rachel Whiteread and Dutch architect and professor Herman Hertzberger.
As part of the Emerging Voices lecture series, Davidson and Rafailidis will present their work in New York City on March 15.


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SVT #92, Escape from Terror Island: Yeah, Yeah, We All Read "Lord of the Flies"
Posted in books tagged Bruce Patman, Janet Howell, Lila Fowler, Maria Slater, SVT at 4:51 pm by Jenn
That's Todd. He looks like a doofus, doesn't he?
Summary: While Elizabeth was drowning at the end of the last book, the boat was somehow breaking up, so we're in an official shipwreck situation. Somehow, everyone ends up on an island, alive and unharmed. The unpopular kids are all stranded on the same side of the island together, while the popular kids are on the other side; neither group knows the other group is there. Whenever they hear noises made by the other group, they think they're sharing the island with cannibals or pirates.
Elizabeth almost drowns again, this time in a waterfall, but it leads to her discovering a cave. Mandy falls into a pit that also leads to the cave, and the two groups meet up there. (Also, Lila and Janet are all, "Mandy's just trying to get attention," which is really weird.) The twins are thrilled to see each other, but the others aren't especially happy to be stuck with each other again. Bruce takes charge, and the unpopular kids are immediately sick of hearing him talk.
Bruce thinks their first priority is building a fire and hunting something to eat (other than the melons they've been finding all over the island.) Elizabeth and the unpopular kids think they should build a shelter and make an SOS in the sand. Bruce argues that they can just sleep in the cave they've already found. The popular kids all side with him, but Jessica takes some convincing. The two groups split up again.
In the morning, Liz and Maria discover the briefcase of money the hijackers stole from a bank before taking their boat. They decide to hide it in the cave. Bruce's crew thinks they should build a raft so they can leave the island, but Liz thinks their chances of doing it well enough to get themselves to safety are pretty low. Bruce and his group disagree: He's a Boy Scout, which I guess gives him a natural ability to build a seaworthy raft. But the kids all build one anyway, planning to head out on it the next day.
That night, Jessica dreams that two people are wandering around the kids' camp. Anyone who's ever read a book can figure out that the hijackers have also wound up on the island. In the morning, the kids get on the raft, which is somehow big enough to hold everyone. I'm not sure if all the kids who were on the boat are on the island, since I was under the impression that a lot more kids went on the field trip, but I guess the other kids get rescued, because this book doesn't end with a mass funeral for a bunch of minor characters.
Anyway, the raft doesn't stay together, and Elizabeth almost drowns AGAIN. How did she ever qualify as a lifeguard in the SVU books? And Janet and Lila are all, "Attention-seeking!" again. I don't get them at all. Bruce accuses Liz of sabotaging the raft to show that he was inept. Because she would want to sabotage her one way off the island? Whatever, Bruce. Jessica brings up her dream and wonders if there really were two people at their camp who might have sabotaged the raft. While everyone's fighting, they spot a plane flying over the island and realize that if they'd made an SOS, as Liz and Maria suggested, they could have been rescued.
More sabotages occur: The popular kids' fruit stash disappears, and Bruce suspects Elizabeth stole it. He's ready to vote her off the island. Sorry, Bruce, but Jeff Probst won't approve of this. Jessica remembers all the supposedly horrible things her sister has done to her in the past and decides that Bruce is right. Over at the unpopular kids' camp, they realize that all their shoes are gone and their shelter has been moved. They, of course, suspect the popular kids. Of course, the truth is that the hijackers are on the island and have been messing with both groups of kids. Once they've found their money, they plan to kill all the kids.
The two groups meet up and fight, but they get distracted when they see a message written for them in the sand: "$ or you are dead." They realize the hijackers are on the island with them, and they need to work together to protect themselves. They decide to keep the money hidden – they can't trust that the hijackers will really let them live if they hand it over. Liz thinks they should tell the hijackers that only one of them knows where the money is, so the hijackers can't kill any of them. The popular kids don't like this idea, and there's another fight and another separation of the two groups.
Jessica thinks the popular kids should hide on the beach, since it'll be easier for them to see the hijackers coming. They hope the tide will wipe out their footprints so the hijackers can't follow them. The unpopular kids find a dinghy, figuring it's how the hijackers made it to the island. Instead of piling in and leaving the popular kids behind to fend for themselves, they head off to find the rest of the kids so they can all escape together.
But the hijackers find the popular kids first, tying them to each other with vines and marching them through the jungle or forest or whatever's on this island. At first the kids pretend they haven't seen the briefcase with all the money, but Lila's an idiot and says they did. Jessica tries out Elizabeth's plan, telling the hijackers that only one kid knows where the money is, so they can't kill anyone yet. This backfires, and the hijackers decide to torture the information out of the kids by withholding food and water until someone cracks.
The unpopular kids arrive and are too dumb to listen when Jessica warns them to run away. Now everyone's tied up together, and the hijackers are ready to get their money and get off the island. They announce that they'll kill someone every hour until they find out where the money is. It's not long before Bruce announces that he knows where it is and will take them to it. The other kids are horrified that he's sacrificing them to save himself. Bruce pretends to be sorry, telling the others that the hijackers "exerted undue pressure on me." As he heads off with them, he yells "Not!" back at the others.
Bruce is, amazingly, actually being heroic. He takes the hijackers (who are too dumb to split up and have one stay behind to keep an eye on their hostages) to the waterfall, then torches the money and runs away. Back in the forest/jungle/wherever, Elizabeth realizes that Bruce's final words were instructions to undo the knots in the vines tying them all together. They do so and free themselves, then meet up with Bruce and head for the dinghy.
A fishing boat comes across the kids and rescues them. They learn that the captain and crew member who were set adrift in the lifeboat in the last book were also rescued and are fine. The kids are all proud of themselves for finally working together, and for saving themselves. Somehow, everyone makes it home in one piece. I assume the hijackers were later found by the proper authorities and taken to prison, or they burned in a forest/jungle/whatever fire, along with their precious money. In which case, Bruce is technically a murderer, which sounds about right.
Thoughts: I can't believe there isn't at least one kid crying the entire time they're on the island. I'm sure it would have been Tamara, who cried her way through the last book, but she's never mentioned in this one.
"'I didn't mean to sound bossy,' she said, wondering if she had sounded that way." Because when you're stranded on an island with bank robbers and a bunch of preteen morons, your tone is what's important. Get a backbone, Liz.
So if Bruce hadn't said anything, the kids wouldn't have thought to untie themselves? Like I said, they're morons.


Innovation in digital news is not always exclusively tied to the pursuit of clearly defined editorial and commercial ends. Legacy news organisations also invest in new digital projects to pursue less immediate and wider indirect benefits, such as enhancing their reputation, demonstrating their willingness to embrace new technological trends, and developing more flexible organisations to be able to continuously adapt to a changing media environment.
A new RISJ report, Developing Digital News Projects in Private Sector Media, by Alessio Cornia, Annika Sehl and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, examines how 12 major newspapers and commercial broadcasters in six European countries are developing new products, and focuses on the different motivations driving investment in digital news projects.
Based on interviews conducted with 41 senior editors and managers in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the UK, the report explores a wide range of projects – from investment in content designed to drive subscriptions, over mobile-apps and social media initiatives, to experimentation with virtual reality and voice-activated speakers.
boosting digital subscriptions (an increasingly important part of the digital business model of newspapers).
fostering organisational and cultural change to facilitate ongoing adaptation and innovation.
While business development is a central objective in many projects, indirect benefits are often seen as equally important, and sometimes more so.
"Innovation for innovation's sake may not lead to immediate direct benefits, but many organisations see important indirect benefits in demonstrating both internally and externally a willingness to experiment, and individual projects are often used to foster an organisational culture that enables continuing adaptation and innovation" says Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Director of Research at the Institute and co-author of the report.
In a rapidly changing and uncertain environment, adaptation can be a means to an end, but also an end in itself.


Criminal. Affirms aggregate sentence of 34 years for conviction of three counts of Class B felony child molesting.
Criminal. Affirms 31 1/2-year sentence for conviction of one count of Class A felony child molesting, two counts of Class C felony child molesting, three counts of Class A misdemeanor contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and one count Class D felony sexual battery. Remands for proper assessment of fees.
Criminal. Affirms 65-year executed sentence for conviction of murder.
Small claims. Affirms small claims court judgment in favor of William and Teresa Nourse and award of attorney's fees in their favor.
Criminal. Affirms 70-year executed sentence for conviction of four counts of Class A felony child molesting and three counts of Class C felony child molesting.
Criminal. Affirms conviction of Class A felony attempted child molesting and Class C felony child molesting.


These Estate sapphire and diamond clip-back earrings crafted in 18-karat white gold weigh 10.9 grams and depict a pair of stylized ovular plaques measuring 18 x 16 mm. The color-contrasted plaques are centered each with translucent round -faceted blue sapphires, weighing together 1.55carats, within a cluster of variously-cut genuine diamonds, including 22 baguettes, and 16 round-faceted diamonds each cumulatively weighing 2.40 carats, graded F-G color and VS clarity. These precious stones are mounted asymmetrically to create an attractive pattern. These vivacious vintage earrings feature posts and clip-backs designed exclusively for pierced ears (posts can be removed upon request) and are in excellent condition.


I had a look at this guide on 3D scanning objects and gave it a try.
The guide describes how to take pictures with a normal camera and make a 3D representation of it. For the mesh to be decent, you must take a lot of pictures. In my test, I took 21 photos. Covering as many angles as possible. The lighting must be consistent in all images. So I had to be quick in taking the pictures outside, while the sun was behind clouds.
I used my Canon D500 set on manual mode. With ISO 100 and a shutter speed of 1⁄100.
The scene in the photograph is 3D scanning friendly. There's no reflective surfaces. No semi transparent objects, like leaves.
In the guide they use the open source program Meshroom. I installed the program on my gaming PC, which has a beefy graphics card. The program utilized GPU acceleration when processing the scene. First I tried running on my laptop. But I had to cancel the processing, because it took too long.


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The integration of artificially intelligent technologies with breast imaging
By Mary Beth Massat
Radiomics and deep learning (DL) tools are making inroads into breast imaging. Several DL-infused breast screening and imaging technologies have recently received FDA 510(k) clearance, with more in the pipeline, while studies are demonstrating the value and potential superiority of deep learning compared to conventional techniques and models.
For example, a study in Radiology recently reported a new deep learning tool developed by researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Massachusetts General Hospital that is able to better predict future risk of breast cancer in women compared to the Tyrer-Cuzick model, a widely available and well-studied model.1 The DL tool performed equally well across women of different ages, races, and family histories.
In a statement released by RSNA, the study's lead author Adam Yala, a PhD candidate at MIT, says, "There's a very large amount of information in a full-resolution mammogram that breast cancer risk models have not been able to use until recently. Using deep learning, we can learn to leverage that information directly from the data and create models that are significantly more accurate across diverse populations."
Radiomics, which extracts mineable quantitative data from medical images for decision support, was central to a study by researchers from the University of Chicago, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), and the H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center and Research Institute. The study investigated combining mammography radiomics with a novel quantitative breast imaging technique based on dual-energy mammography to reduce false-positive biopsies. This technique, called three-compartment breast (3CB) imaging, was developed at UCSF by a team led by John Shepherd, PhD (now a professor at the University of Hawai`i Cancer Center). It captures a typical diagnostic mammogram plus an additional high-energy mammography image with a small in-image phantom to derive the water, lipid, and protein tissue composition throughout the entire imaged breast. These tissue composition maps can be visualized as images and provide biological water-lipid-protein signatures of suspicious findings as well as of normal breast parenchyma.
Karen Drukker, PhD, research associate professor at the University of Chicago, led the study that examined mammograms and 3CB images from 109 women with suspicious breast masses that were all biopsied. Of these 109 suspicious masses, only 35 were cancerous and the remaining 74 represented 'unnecessary' benign breast biopsies. Their mammograms were analyzed with a radiomics method developed by Maryellen L. Giger, PhD, and Dr. Drukker's team, and the water-lipid-protein signatures were obtained from the corresponding 3CB images. Dr. Giger is a co-founder of Quantitative Insights, now Qlarity Imaging (Chicago, IL), which incorporated a similar radiomics technology for MRI into QuantX, the industry's first FDA-cleared computer-aided diagnosis platform incorporating machine learning for the evaluation of breast abnormalities in breast MRI studies.
Drukker et al found that the combination of mammography radiomics and 3CB image analysis would have improved the positive predictive value of biopsy from 32 percent (35 of the 109 breast masses) for visual interpretation alone, to nearly 50 percent, resulting in 39 fewer 'unnecessary' benign biopsies or a 36 percent overall reduction in biopsies. The technique had a 97 percent sensitivity rate, missing one of the 35 cancers.2
"Most abnormal findings on screening and diagnostic mammograms are benign," Dr. Drukker explains. "This is an imaging technique that also looks at the biology of the lesion to help facilitate better decisions by the clinicians. By combining 3CB image analysis with mammography radiomics, the potential reduction in recall was substantial."
Although the approach and the 3CB technique are experimental, Dr. Drukker and her colleagues are also planning to study the technique on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) images in the near future. She is also interested in looking at the technique to examine other breast findings that may represent cancer, such as microcalcifications and architectural distortions.
If commercialized, the 3CB technique could be used with any full-field digital mammography system and would not require any new equipment, just some small modifications, including the addition of a mechanism that can pull the small in-image phantom into place, Dr. Drukker says. Although the study was focused on diagnostic mammograms, it could also potentially be used for screening mammograms after further investigation.
While emerging medical imaging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies and results of studies published in peer-reviewed journals appear promising, many still need to be validated on sufficiently large external independent datasets (such as those provided in the Cancer Imaging Archive, https://www.cancerimagingarchive.net/), Dr. Drukker adds. Moreover, attaining promising stand-alone performance is a necessary first step for any computerized analysis method, but reader studies are needed to assess their impact on human performance.
Deep learning cancer detection software for DBT
ProFound AI (iCAD, Inc., Nashua, NH) received FDA clearance in December, 2018, based on a clinical study finding the technology improved the accuracy and efficiency of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) screening studies. Profound AI is a deep learning software system for DBT that is trained to enhance cancer detection by identifying malignant soft tissue densities and calcifications. It is used during reading to help radiologists score the likelihood that a lesion is malignant based on a dataset of over 12,000 cases and 4,000 biopsy-proven cancers used to train the algorithm, according to Stacey Stevens, president of iCAD, Inc.
In the study led by Emily Conant, MD, professor and chief of breast imaging from the Department of Radiology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, the use of ProFound AI increased the reader's sensitivity by 8 percent and lowered the recall rate by 7 percent. As important, the solution cut reading time in half when used concurrently with DBT studies.
"Improving performance is always important for our patients, especially if we can find cancers earlier at a more treatable stage due to improvements in sensitivity, or if we can more confidently recall fewer women who don't have cancer due to increases in specificity," Dr. Conant says.
The combination of improved performance coupled with decreases in reading times may benefit both radiologist and patients, adds Dr. Conant.
"The improvement in reading time mostly helps with efficiency but could conceivably help patients by allowing radiologists to spend more time on more complex cases. However, the fact that we could, in general, reduce reading times and improve performance is a double win," she says.
Studies examining Profound AI are ongoing, says Stevens, and the deep learning technology used in the solutions allows for continuous improvement. "Even though we launched the product, we continue to train it on additional datasets and expect to see even further improvements in performance in future releases," she says.
Unlike prior CAD solutions that analyzed 2D data sets and were built with machine learning algorithms, deep learning algorithms learn progressively more about an image as they run data through each layer of a neural network. The more data the algorithms have, the more they learn.
The real value of the tool, Stevens adds, is that the solution is always on, evaluating each slice in the 3D DBT dataset and calling the radiologist's attention to suspicious areas as the images are being read.
"A radiologist has to look at hundreds of image slices of the breast, and that can be tedious and time consuming," says Stevens. "Cancer can be hiding in any of those slides. Profound AI is a tool that backs them up and give them the extra confidence."
Like any new technology, those infused with AI and ML need to be well-researched to help guide evidence-based decisions. While ML can help in many areas of breast imaging, Dr. Conant says it is best to take a step-wise approach to figure out, first, how it helps patients, and then, how it may help radiologists.
At Penn, Dr. Conant is helping to develop deep learning algorithms to better characterize breast density and to address the complexity in risk assessment and detection. Algorithms are being developed to flag cases with a low likelihood of malignancy to help prioritize reading lists by case severity or identify patients who may benefit from supplemental screening. An AI- or ML-based program may better identify these patient subgroups because it is more consistent and reproducible than a qualitative, visual evaluation.
"We are looking to create measurements that are more robust and reproducible than subjective assessments made by the radiologist such as BI-RADS density assignments," Dr. Conant says.
From bomb detection to cancer detection
Thomas Ramsay, CEO of Imago Systems (Lansdowne, VA), spent his career developing image analysis for a variety of applications, including explosives detection through analysis of X-ray images of carry-on bags at airports, fingerprint image processing for the FBI, the restoration of Thomas Edison's movies for the Library of Congress, and more.
Ramsay's interest in breast imaging began when his cousin's daughters both died of metastatic breast cancer.
"I was really touched by that, and knew I needed to do something, so it doesn't keep happening to others," Ramsay says. "My brother, Gene, and I thought how can we look at this differently? We can't go down the same path and so we looked at ways to reveal the geometry of tissue structures."
The key, he says, was to write an algorithm that didn't try to find something in an image; rather, it was to expose the geometry and patterns in an image. The concept is similar to processing a photo in a darkroom, Ramsay explains, where the chemistry that exposes the silver particles in the paper reveals the image.
Biological systems don't reflect classic geometry; instead, they demonstrate fractal patterns, which are never-ending patterns that repeat across different scales in an ongoing loop, says Ramsay, whose solution is based on fractal geometry.3
"Cancer expresses differently from normal tissue," he explains. "We are providing the radiologist with the ability to see patterns of normal and abnormal structures in the whole breast, in dense tissue, so they can see the unique patterns where they couldn't see them before."
The result is ICE Reveal, a patent-pending technology that provides a contour map of the breast tissue that enables the identification of areas with rapid change of density, reveals structural characteristics within and around a mass, displays dense concentric patterns within cancerous tissue and, through a color map, differentiates normal tissue, cancer margins, and the internal geometry of a cancerous mass.
Within the solution are three core algorithms. The "Relief" algorithm provides a 3D map of the biological structures in a mammographic image to reveal the tiniest of geometries. Ramsay says it can show the presence of a mass that is masked by calcifications and even show the mass developing at an early stage when only the calcifications are visible to the human eye. The "Canyon" algorithm can depict the margins in microlobulations within dense tissue, which often look "foggy" on a mammogram. And the "Textures" algorithm reveals micropatterns that each tissue expresses in response to the algorithm that allow a clinician to differentiate abnormal from normal, even in mammograms that are heterogeneously dense.
Imago Systems recently announced a multi-year agreement with the Mayo Clinic, which will support clinical trial development and oversee the company's reader studies for mammography. The agreement includes a financial investment from Mayo Clinic, which is currently evaluating the solution under an Institutional Review Board (IRB) application.
Ramsay says he is completing a Phase 1 study with the National Cancer Institute that is examining whether his technology can reveal cancer progression in vivo, without biopsy or genomics, in research animals. In some cases, the subject is followed after administration of immunotherapy to determine any cancer regression, suggesting future potential in drug development.
Artificial intelligence-infused decision support
Ultrasound is a valuable breast imaging tool, particularly in dense-breasted women; however, the imaging results can be impacted by operator variability. Koios Medical (Chicago, IL) recently received its second FDA clearance, this time for using Koios DS (Decision Support) Breast 2.0 at the point of care. The patented software comprises several algorithms that aid clinicians in diagnosing and classifying breast lesions in ultrasound images.
"The accurate interpretation and analysis of breast ultrasound is our initial focus," says Chad McClennan, CEO, Koios Medical. "We are providing decision support on whether something is dangerous or benign. It's a second opinion and consultation from an expert system to reduce that variability between readers."
Koios DS Breast 2.0 has been trained on over 400,000 breast ultrasound studies of pathology-proven benign and positive lesions. It can be run directly on the ultrasound system, as is the case with the GE LOGIQ E10, or within a PACS viewer, including systems from FujiFilm Medical, GE Centricity, Sectra, Visage Imaging and others. Findings can be saved and exported to reporting systems to enhance reading efficiency and ease retrieval for follow up. According to McClennan, the company offers a vendor-agnostic, viewer-based solution that can be downloaded and configured either by Koios or radiology IT administrators—and is also available directly on select scanner hardware. The goal is ultimately to provide a plug-and-play PACS viewer version that could also be available in the exam room, although McClennan acknowledges that putting it directly on the hardware requires extensive technical development.
The Koios DS solution is offered as a subscription-based model; McClennan says that's important for continuously improving and regularly pushing out enhancements, primarily those related to workflow. In 12 months, the company issued four different feature upgrades based on user feedback.
"If AI can help in medical imaging, we believe it can help the most in ultrasound, where there is a lower resolution and greater variability across users," McClennan adds.
Although the company is focused on image interpretation, McClennan sees an opportunity for the technology in cancer detection as well as in thyroid and other ultrasound imaging applications.
From breast density to analytics
Volpara Solutions (Rochester, NY) is well known for its automated breast density assessment and enterprise quality and workflow monitoring solutions. This summer, the company moved into reporting systems with its acquisition of MRS Systems and into breast cancer detection with a distribution agreement for Screenpoint Medical's Transpara products. Transpara received FDA clearance in November 2018 for reading screening 2D mammograms.
"MRS has an end-to-end data solution that, when combined with the VolparaEnterprise software, will help personalize the patient journey through screening, diagnosis and treatment," says Mark Koeniguer, Volpara's chief commercial officer and president of US operations. "Screenpoint adds AI and clinical decision support tools which can further improve productivity, detection, lesion management and workflow."
The goal, Koeniguer says, is to leverage all the data possible in mammography with the use of AI and decision support to help approach the detection rates of breast MRI. Volpara is also working to improve reading workflow by bringing together the different data provided by each solution—from breast density to AI-augmented image analysis—so that the cases flagged as high risk appear first on a radiologist's worklist. That is something Koeniguer says resonates with Volpara's customers.
His vision is for the company to provide an AI-powered cancer screening platform that helps improve clinical productivity and enables more confident reads.
"We are focused on providing the right tools so the radiologist can predict which women, based on physiological and health history, may be at higher risk, so they use the right imaging tests and AI tools to ensure maximum cancer detection rates," he says.
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Mary Beth Massat is a freelance healthcare writer based in Crystal Lake, Il.


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As Interim Chair, I welcome this opportunity to comment on the mission of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB), to share with you its proud history of groundbreaking research, and to convey my sense of excitement and enthusiasm for the cutting-edge research and the collegial environment that defines the department today.
The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is widely acknowledged to be the finest degree-granting institution for research and training in public health in the world. As a founding department in the school, BMB has played a leading role in the development of this reputation. Since its inception, the core mission of BMB has always been one of discovery. In particular, work in the department has focused on discovering the molecular and cellular basis of health and disease and informing changes in public health policy and practice that improve living standards. This is exemplified by the pioneering research of the department's first chair, Dr. Elmer Verner McCollum, whose laboratory studies on nutrition led him to discover vitamins and their essential roles in human health. Work by the department's third chair, Dr. Lawrence Grossman, also provided some of the earliest insights into the relationship between sun exposure and skin cancer. Thus, with its emphasis on basic, laboratory based research, past discoveries made in BMB have saved lives by influencing the way people eat and how they enjoy their time in the sun.
Inspired by the past, research today in BMB is every bit as focused on making discoveries that will improve the human condition. There are currently three interrelated areas of research that include (1) reproductive health and disease, (2) cell stress, quality control pathways and disease and (3) cancer and aging-related diseases. Research efforts in these areas are led by highly motivated, interactive and energetic faculty members who are confident that their discoveries will improve lives by providing insights into issues ranging from human fertility to neurodegenerative diseases to cancer.
Directly linked to its strong research programs, BMB also has a long and proud tradition of training students and postdoctoral fellows for careers in science. A high priority for faculty and staff alike is to recruit a diverse group of highly motivated, talented trainees and to challenge them to excel and become the best they can be through our teaching and mentoring. The tightly interwoven research and educational missions, along with the dedication and congeniality of faculty, staff and students, make BMB an intellectually stimulating and forward-looking environment to be part of. The success of our past trainees is exemplified by the positions many of them hold as leaders in academia, government and industry throughout the country. Elsewhere on this site you can learn more about our current and past trainees and about opportunities for pursuing education and training at the master's (MHS, ScM), predoctoral (PhD) and postdoctoral levels, as well as our outreach efforts.
Our department and the School of Public Health are located on the East Baltimore campus which also houses the School of Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. BMB is fully integrated within this community, with our faculty holding joint appointments in other departments and centers and engaging in collaborative research studies with other labs across the university. Through formal and informal mechanisms, we constantly interact, share ideas and facilities, and work together to discover answers to challenging research questions. This collaborate spirit has the effect of truly making the whole greater than the sum of the individuals and is what defines BMB and the greater Johns Hopkins University.
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www.nasonline.org Member Directory Members Aravinda Chakravarti
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Primary Section: 41, Medical Genetics, Hematology, and Oncology
Secondary Section: 26, Genetics
Aravinda Chakravarti, Ph.D. is Director, Center for Human Genetics and Genomics, and the Muriel G & George W Singer Professor of Neuroscience & Physiology and Professor of Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine. He was the 2008 President of the American Society of Human Genetics, and has been elected to the US National Academy of Science, the US National Academy of Medicine, the Indian National Academy of Science and the Indian Academy of Sciences.For his contributions to human genetics and genomics he was awarded the 2013 William Allan Award by the American Society of Human Genetics and the 2018 Chen Award by the Human Genome Organization. Aravinda received his doctoral degree in human genetics in 1979 and started his faculty career at the University of Pittsburgh (1980 – 1993), was the James H. Jewell Professor of Genetics at Case Western Reserve University (1994-2000), and the inaugural Director and Henry J. Knott Professor of the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine at Johns Hopkins (2000-2007), and the inaugural Director of the Center for Complex Disease Genomics at Johns Hopkins (2007-2018) prior to his arrival at NYU.
His research has led to roles as a key participant and architect of the Human Genome project, the HapMap and 1000 Genomes projects, and his work is currently aimed at genome-scale analysis of the molecular basis of human disease.


This is a very simple, minimalistic approach to an advent calendar. There are 25 holes drilled in this tree, leaving a place to hang an ornament a day in December.
Or, use this in place of a traditional Christmas Tree, and still have a place to hang your favorite ornaments.
Start with a 24" x 48 " Sheet of 1/2" or thicker plywood. Measure out the holes, as seen in this cut diagram. You can measure and mark on the back of your plywood, but make sure to cut the holes from the front.
Measure and mark the shape of your tree onto your plywood using this cut diagram.
Once the holes are marked and you've measured the shape of your tree, cut the tree out with a circular saw and the Kreg Accu-cut track guide. The Accu-cut track guide helped us keep our cuts straight and accurate. I use this guide pretty much any time I use my circular saw. Please note: This photo does not show the holes marked, that is because we marked the holes on the backside. Is wise to mark where your holes will be before you cut your tree, that way you have a square sheet of plywood to measure from the edges.
Using a 3" hole saw, cut the holes in your tree. You should cut the holes from the front side of the plywood. If you marked the holes on the backside of your tree, simply drill a small hole from the back. Then you will have a pilot hole to drill your holes from the front side.
Sand and stain or paint your tree. If you are hanging your tree on the wall, use a picture hanger or wire, attached to the back to hang your tree.
You can either hang your tree on the wall, like my photos show, or attach a stand to the tree for a standing tree. Drill two pocket holes in the trunk of your tree. Then, using wood glue and pocket hole screws, attach the tree to any scrap piece of wood.


August 26, 2018 August 26, 2018 Comments Off on How to secure children and pets from noxious paint effects?
The obvious answer is to not let your child or pet play, sleep, eat near the place where the paint is used. Still, when such an option is impossible, keep a close eye on their activities to prevent possible contact with chemicals.
If somehow your child or pet got paint on their skin or hair (fur), wash the paint off with the tap water. Watch out the skin for the allergic reaction!
If the paint got in the eyes or mouth, immediately wash it out with clean water and go to the doctor with the data sheet, which usually comes together with paint. If you see the abnormal reaction on paint (vomiting, fainting, etc.) call the ambulance in short order.
Forewarned is forearmed – knowing about the harm the paint can cause you can do everything required to prevent the negative effects.
Your family's safety should be the top priority not only for you but also for the sash window experts you've hired. Make sure that your workers have a signed risk assessment and a method statement. Feel free asking for their insurance and membership with relevant Health and Safety organizations.
Working with Chameleon, you can forget about all the risks sash windows repainting brings. Our repairmen are registered in CHAS, do annual first aid training, and put safety at the forefront of their work. Chameleon offers clients top work quality & safety at one stroke.


A Valentine Carol is a Film programme that first aired in 2007 and has been classified a 15 certificate.
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The allure of the breathtaking Amalfi Coast has endured for centuries and the distinctive Villa Coral Blue embraces its privileged position here to the full. Vast picture windows and a stunning pool and patio area overlook the breathtaking Bay of Nerano below, making this a very special choice for those marking an occasion with friends or family.
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Chris Austin Hadfield (ur. 29 sierpnia 1959 w Sarnii) – kanadyjski astronauta, który jako pierwszy Kanadyjczyk odbył spacer w przestrzeni kosmicznej. Emerytowany pilot wojskowy, pułkownik Królewskich Kanadyjskich Sił Lotniczych.

Wykształcenie, służba wojskowa i kariera astronauty
W kanadyjskich siłach zbrojnych od ukończenia liceum w 1978 roku. W 1982 roku ukończył Królewskie Kolegium Wojskowe Kanady z licencjatem z inżynierii mechanicznej. W 1983 roku ukończył z najlepszym wynikiem podstawowe szkolenie na odrzutowcach i rozpoczął szkolenie na pilota myśliwca w 410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron Kanadyjskich Królewskich Sił Powietrznych.

W maju 1992 roku ukończył University of Tennessee Space Institute z tytułem magistra.

W czerwcu tego samego roku został wybrany do grupy nowych czterech kanadyjskich kosmonautów.
Hadfield uczestniczył w dwóch lotach z udziałem wahadłowców: STS-74 w 1995 r. i STS-100 w 2001 r. oraz pełnił funkcję komunikatora.

Biorąc udział w misji STS-74 na stację kosmiczną Mir został jedynym Kanadyjczykiem w historii na pokładzie rosyjskiej stacji kosmicznej i pierwszym Kanadyjczykiem operującym Canadarm na orbicie. W trakcie misji STS-100 na MSK wykonał dwa wyjścia w otwartą przestrzeń kosmiczną, zostając pierwszym Kanadyjczykiem na spacerze kosmicznym.

W 2003 roku po 25 latach służby wojskowej przeszedł na emeryturę w siłach powietrznych, zostając kosmonautą cywilnym. 10-23 maja 2010 dowodził 14. misją podwodną NEEMO (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations) realizowanej przez NASA i NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), gdzie brał udział m.in. jego przyszły partner w kosmosie Thomas Marshburn.

19 grudnia 2012 Sojuz TMA-07M wyniósł go na pokład Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej (ISS) jako członka Ekspedycji 34. i 35. Przybył na stację 21 grudnia, zgodnie z planem. Jest pierwszym Kanadyjczykiem, który pełnił funkcję dowódcy Stacji. 14 maja 2013 nad ranem czasu polskiego powrócił na Ziemię w kapsule statku Sojuz wraz z dwoma innymi członkami załogi ISS.

Miesiąc po powrocie ogłosił odejście z Kanadyjskiej Agencji Kosmicznej na emeryturę  3 lipca 2013.

Media społeczne i działalność popularyzatorska
Podczas pobytu na Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej Hadfield wykonał kilka teledysków publikowanych w serwisie YouTube, w tym cover utworu Davida Bowie, Space Oddity.

Prowadzi twittowy magazyn pt. "Jak żyją astronauci w kosmosie", w którym odsłania tajniki życia w stacji orbitalnej.

W 2013 roku opublikował wspomnienia, An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth.

W 2016 roku Wydawnictwo JAK wydało książkę Kosmiczny poradnik życia na Ziemi

Wykaz lotów

Zobacz też
 alfabetyczna lista astronautów
 grupy i oddziały astronautów

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
 Biografia na stronie CSA
 Biografia na stronie NASA
 Biogram na stronie Spacefacts

Dowódcy Międzynarodowej Stacji Kosmicznej
Kanadyjscy astronauci
Kanadyjscy wojskowi
Kanadyjscy piloci
Doktorzy honoris causa uczelni w Kanadzie
Urodzeni w 1959
Członkowie Stowarzyszenia Mensa


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Q: Qual a convenção quanto ao local das queries no Laravel 4? Minha pergunta é referente ao seguinte:
public function getIndex()
{
  $users = \User::all();

  return \View::make('admin.users.index')
    ->with('title', 'Usuários')
    ->with('users', $users);
}

Neste caso eu chamei o método all() do Eloquent certo?
Mas vamos dizer que futuramente no sistema essa busca precise de alguns parâmetros. Então ficaria assim:
$users = \User::where('group_id', 333)->get();

Visando que isso pode aumentar (ou não), é correto deixar essa instrução no controller? Ou é melhor criar um método no model? Por exemplo:
$users = \User::getUsers(333);

Digo isso mais por questão de convenção.
1 - Quando devo criar um método no model para uma consulta?
2 - Como eu evito chegar ao famoso "Fat Model"?

Se precisarem de mais detalhes me avisem

A: Eu utilizo repositório com injeção de dependência.
Como seria:
Crie no seu projeto uma pasta dentro da pasta app com o nome repository. Dentro da pasta repository crie um arquivo php que será uma interface padrão com o nome de RepositoryInterface com esse contéudo.
<?php
    interface RepositoryInterface {
        public function all();
        public function toDropDown();
        public function toJson();
        public function toArray();
        public function toListPaginate();
        public function remove($id = NULL);
        public function get($id = NULL);
        public function create();
    }

Geralmente a interface criada é mediante algum propósito sendo tal um modelo próprio. Sendo essa uma base eu crio a interface sobre essa para que na hora da injeção eu tenho nomes padrões. Exemplo RepositoryCreditoInterface, ou seja, crie um outro arquivo PHP com esse contéudo seguindo o exemplo
<?php
    interface RepositoryCreditoInterface extends RepositoryInterface { }

Implemente a RepositoryCreditoInterface criando um novo arquivo PHP, com o nome de RepositoryCredito, tendo o contéudo implementado e com codificação.
<?php
    class RepositoryCredito implements RepositoryCreditoInterface {
        protected $nameTable = 'creditos';
        public function __construct() { }
        public function create(){
            return new Credito();
        }
        public function get($id = NULL){
            if ($id){
                return Credito::find((int)$id);
            }
            return NULL;
        }
        public function remove($id = NULL)
        {
            if ($id) {
                $model = $this->get($id);
                if ($model) {
                    $model->delete();
                    return true;
                }
            }
            return false;
        }
        public function toListPaginate()
        {
            return
                DB::table($this->nameTable)
                    ->where('descricao','LIKE', '%'.Input::get('filtro', '').'%')
                    ->orderBy('descricao','asc')
                    ->paginate(10);
        }
        public function all(){
            return Credito::orderBy('descricao')->get();
        }
        public function toJson(){
            return Credito::orderBy('descricao')->get()->toJson();
        }
        public function toArray(){
            return Credito::orderBy('descricao')->get()->toArray();
        }
        public function toDropDown(){
            return Credito::orderBy('descricao')->lists('descricao', 'creditoid');
        }
    }

Perceba que tal o RepositoryCredito é do Model Credito (que faz referência a tabela creditos).
Todos esses arquivos RepositoryInterface, RepositoryCreditoInterface e RepositoryCredito tudo dentro daquela pasta app\repository.
Para que essas classes suba para o Laravel vai na pasta app\start\global.php ela vai estar desse jeito:
ClassLoader::addDirectories(array(
    app_path().'/commands',
    app_path().'/controllers',
    app_path().'/models'
    app_path().'/database/seeds',
));

Acrescente para ficar assim:
ClassLoader::addDirectories(array(
    app_path().'/commands',
    app_path().'/controllers',
    app_path().'/models',
    app_path().'/repository',
    app_path().'/database/seeds'
));

Ou seja, foi acrescentado os arquivos daquela pasta repository (app_path().'/repository') ao seu projeto Laravel.
Agora na pasta app\ crie um arquivo com o nome de ioc.php tendo no seu contéudo:
<?php

/*
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  | App::bind IOC
  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  |
 */
App::bind('RepositoryCreditoInterface', 'RepositoryCredito');

Obs: todas as interfaces você pode registrar nesse arquivo dando uma organização melhor ao seu projeto.
Para que esse arquivo funcione também vai novamente no app\start\global.php na última linha acrescente assim:
require app_path().'/ioc.php';

Após essas configurações, para que seja efetuada tal injeção de dependência nos controler (Controller) é só passar como no construtor (__construct) a interface que deseja que seja resolvida.
Exemplo:
<?php

class CreditoController extends BaseController {
    /*
     * construct
     */

    public function __construct(RepositoryCreditoInterface $repository) {
        parent::__construct();
        View::share('titleView', 'Crédito');
        $this->repository = $repository;
    }

Utilizando na index:
public function index() {
        $model = $this->repository->toListPaginate();
        View::share('routeUpdate', 'admin.credito.update');
        return View::make('admin.credito.index')
                        ->with('model', $model);
}

Obs: No construtor você pode passar várias interfaces

A: Te aconselho a usar repositórios, deixam o seu código muito mais legível e flexível.
Melhor(es) forma(s) de utilizar Injeção de dependência no Laravel
A principio pode parecer difícil, mas depois da estrutura ajustada fica muito fácil.

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Home Bad Faith Richard C Mason
Mr. Richard C Mason
MasonADR, LLC
136 North Bellevue Ave
Dial: 856-220-9296
Richard C. Mason is a nationally recognized expert on insurance and reinsurance coverage and bad faith law and practice, with a concentration in Directors & Officers Liability Insurance, Professional Liability Insurance, and complex casualty claims. In 2022, he once again was recognized by his peers, in the 28th edition of the Best Lawyers in America, under the specialty of Reinsurance. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles that have been published in peer-reviewed journals, many of which have been repeatedly cited by state and federal appellate courts. He is the former Chair of the Reinsurance Committee of the American Bar Association, the former Editor-in-Chief of the Tort, Trial & Insurance Law Journal (published by the ABA), and has counseled clients regarding insurance coverage issues for more than 30 years. During the course of that time, he has reviewed hundreds of claim files and worked closely with claim handlers. Mr. Mason has been a frequent lecturer on topics related to insurance claim handling.
Insurance Customs & Practices
Insurance Excess & Surplus Lines
A: J.D. (with honors), University of Maryland School of Law, 1991
BA, Loyola University Maryland, 1987
Q: Please list your affiliations or memberships in any professional and/or industry organizations:
A: Member, MasonADR, LLC
Judge Pro Tempore, Commerce Court, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
Shareholder, Cozen O'Connor PC (1996-2020)
Past Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, American Bar Association (TIPS Section)
Past Chair, Excess, Surplus Lines & Reinsurance Committee, American Bar Association
Past Editor-in-Chief, Tort, Trial & Insurance Law Journal (American Bar Association)
Approved arbitrator, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Approved CLE Provider, Pennsylvania CLE Board
A: "Insurance Claims and the Attorney Client Privilege," November 2020 (Pennsylvania CLE Provider)
"Cyber Risks and Reinsurance," 2016 (Re)insurance Claims Congress (faculty)
"Sexual and Physical Abuse Claims in the United States," 2015 International Alliance of Asbestos & Pollution Re-insurers (IntAP) Technical Meeting in Munich, Germany (Faculty)
"Coverage for False Claims Act Litigation Under Professional Liability Insurance Policies," New York Annual E&O Seminar (2015)
"Legal Developments Related to Hurricane Sandy." Reinsurance Association of America Spring Meeting (Faculty) (May 2013)
"Sexual Molestation Risks Impacting Reinsurers," AIRROC Summer Conference (July 2013)
National ADR Forum, ABA-TIPS (April 2013) (Program Co-Chair)
"Mediating the High Profile Controversy," ABA National CLE Forum (Moderator)
"Insurance Coverage for Sexual Abuse Claims," ABA-TIPS Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee 25th Annual CLE Seminar (March 2013) (moderator)
"Liability Exposures of Educational Institutions," Re Claims Conference (2012)
"Time-based Defenses Under E&O Policies," New York Annual E&O Seminar (2011)
"The Arbitration Process – In Need of Reform or Still Working?," 17th Annual Insurance Insolvency & Reinsurance Roundtable (March 2010) (faculty)
"The Role of Actuaries in Life, Health and Disability Insurance and Reinsurance, as Client, Witness and Arbitrator," 36th Annual TIPS Midwinter Symposium (January 2010) (Moderator)
"Perjury in Arbitration," 2009 ARIAS-US Annual Meeting) (faculty)
A: No.
Q: On how many occasions have you been retained as an expert?
A: Twice
Q: For what area(s) of expertise have you been retained as an expert?
A: Civil liability for aiding and abetting
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the plaintiff?
A: 50%
Q: In what percentage of your cases were you retained by the defendant?
Q: On how many occasions have you had your deposition taken?
A: None
Q: On how many occasions have you been qualified by a court to give expert testimony?
Q: On how many occasions have you testified as an expert in court or before an arbitrator?
Q: For how many years have you worked with the legal industry as an expert?
A: Less than one year.
Q: What services do you offer? (E.g.: consulting, testing, reports, site inspections etc.)
A: Consulting and testifying
Q: What is your hourly rate to consult with an attorney?
A: $550
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide deposition testimony?
Q: What is your hourly rate to provide testimony at trial?
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Leonardo Bonucci arrives in Milan ahead of impending transfer
This is happening.
By Anthony Turgelis@AnthonyTurgelis Jul 14, 2017, 3:00pm CEST
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Things are happening quickly. Very quickly. While there have been unverified reports of a potential rift between Leonardo Bonucci and management all summer, it seemed like those were just stories to sell papers, and that Leo would be with us for a long time. It no longer seems like Leo will be with us for a long time.
As much as it will pain many to see, Bonucci has arrived in Milan today to sign his loaded up contract (even though he signed a new Juventus one a few months ago, but I digress), and join his new team. Gianluca Di Marzio has gathered pictures of Leo arriving in Milan.
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As you can see, he's greeted with quite the warm reception. Milan fans are thrilled by this move, as they should be. They're getting a great defender to add to an already improving defense core. They're clearly looking for instant results, and Bonucci is a guy that can certainly contribute to those.
Di Marzio is also reporting that the transfer fee will be €40 million plus €2 million in bonuses.


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How Far Is Nassau County Ny From Long Islands Ny?
1 Is Nassau considered NYC?
2 Is Long Island connected to New York?
3 What is Long Island famous for?
4 What's it like to live on Long Island?
5 Is Queens technically on Long Island?
6 Is Long Island a rich area?
7 Is Long Island NY an actual island?
8 What is the widest point of Long Island?
9 Where do celebrities live on Long Island?
10 What food is long island famous for?
11 Is it expensive to live on Long Island?
12 Where is the cheapest place to live Long Island?
13 Why you should move to Long Island?
14 What is considered low income in Long Island?
Is Nassau considered NYC?
Nassau County is located immediately east of New York City. Two cities, three towns, 64 incorporated villages, and more than 60 unincorporated hamlets are located within the county. Nassau County is the wealthiest county in New York.
Is Long Island connected to New York?
Long Island is joined to the mainland specifically, to the Borough of the Bronx, which is one of the five boroughs of New York City by two bridges and it is also joined to Manhattan Island and Staten Island by several bridges and tunnels.
What is Long Island famous for?
Long Island is a year-round destination with easy access to New York City and diverse attractions from the famed beaches of the Hamptons, Fire Island and Jones Beach, to historic Gold Coast Mansions, award-winning vineyards, eclectic dining, boutique shopping and charming downtowns.
What's it like to live on Long Island?
Long Island has plenty of beaches to hang around, Port Jefferson is a nice place. Housing may be bit expensive compared to what place has to offer but given its proximity to NYC its not surprising. People are very kind and amicable. Weather on long island can be pretty harsh during winters.
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Is Queens technically on Long Island?
Generally speaking, and physically, yes. Brooklyn and Queens are parts of Long Island. Brooklyn and Queens have been boroughs since 1683, and part of New York City since 1898. They're both positioned at the west end of Long Island.
Is Long Island a rich area?
With its beautiful scenery and quiet, serene atmosphere, it isn't surprising that Long Island has become a haven for wealthy Americans. Some of the most affluent neighborhoods in the United States are on Long Island. Let's explore some of the island's most upscale communities and what makes them so unique.
Is Long Island NY an actual island?
ON Feb. 19, the United States Supreme Court decided by a 9-to-0 vote that Long Island legally is not an island. It is part of the mainland of New York and, therefore, a peninsula.
What is the widest point of Long Island?
General Facts. Long Island is the largest and most populous island on the U.S. mainland. It stretches 118 miles long (east-west), is 23 miles at its widest point ( north – south ) and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the south, Long Island Sound to the north and the East River to the west.
Where do celebrities live on Long Island?
The Hamptons are a major hotspot for celebrity real estate. Hollywood's most famous flock to eastern Long Island every summer to live as only Hamptons celebrities can: soaking up sun on the beach, relaxing in their sprawling mansions, and hitting up adorable farm stands.
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What food is long island famous for?
From Long Island's juiciest fried chicken to the plumpest lobster roll, the quest is on.
Lobster roll at Clam Bar.
Ice cream at Snowflake.
Cheese steaks at Sid's All-American.
Local oysters at Little Creek Oyster Farm & Market.
Fish tacos at Kingston's Clam Bar.
Fried clams at Bigelow's.
Steamers at Buoy One.
Is it expensive to live on Long Island?
Cost of Living In fact, Long Island is one of the most expensive places to live in the United States beating out New York City. It costs a family of four around $140,000 just to get by comfortably. Taxes, of course, are what make the bulk of expenses, followed by housing, transportation, and health care.
Where is the cheapest place to live Long Island?
The 10 Most Affordable Suburbs in Long Island
Smithtown. The town of Smithtown is located in Suffolk County.
Stony Brook. The Suburb of Stony Brook is located in Suffolk County in the town of Brookhaven.
Massapequa Park. Massapequa Park is a suburb in Nassau County in the town of Oyster Bay.
Wantagh.
Commack.
Holtsville.
Bellmore.
Lake Ronkonkoma.
Why you should move to Long Island?
Being just a short drive away from major business centers, Long Island is a good choice for commuters as well. As it turns out, this is one of the reasons why people move to Long Island – they are close enough to all important spots and far enough from the big city hustle and bustle.
What is considered low income in Long Island?
The state limit is $41,100 for a 1-person family and $58,700 for a 4-person family. In fact, low-income rates are higher in Nassau and Suffolk than in New York City and any other part of the state. A 1-person family in New York needs to make $53,450 to qualify as low income.
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