Hoping to snag customers from market leader Cisco Systems, the PC maker adds new features to its latest network switches, including the ability to prioritize Web traffic.
Dell Computer on Tuesday said it's now selling three new switches for small to medium-sized businesses, following recent moves by rival Cisco Systems to capture more of the same market.
The switches, used to manage network traffic, are the $549 PowerConnect 3324, the $1,000 PowerConnect 3348 and the $2,000 PowerConnect 5212. All can prioritize Web traffic, a new feature for Dell switches that's meant to assure that the most important network traffic gets through.
Cisco Systems is Dell's chief rival for the estimated $12 billion businesses spend each year on network switches. Cisco dominates the market, selling about 60 percent of the world's switches. According to Chief Executive John Chambers, this position makes the company prone to "attacks from below," which is how he termed Dell's entry into the low-priced switch market two years ago.
The latest switches, even with added features, remain less expensive than Cisco's, said Dell Vice President Kim Goodman. "We tend to cost less than half of the price of competitors," she said. "That's still true with this new lineup."
Affordability of switches is often measured in terms of how much it costs to outfit a single port, which can be used to link a handful of desktop computers in an office. Dell says its switches cost $100 per port. Industry analysts, including the Meta Group, believe the industry average is between $300 to $500 a port.
A Cisco representative had no comment.


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United States Universities Offer $2.17m Scholarships To 19 Nigerian Students
Nineteen high achieving, low-income students from southern Nigeria have received full scholarships totaling $2.17 million to attend American universities and colleges for the 2020/2021 academic session.
This feat was made possible through the Opportunity Funds Program of the United States Consulate General in Lagos, with support from Coca-Cola Nigeria Limited.
During a reception held in Lagos in honor of the U.S. bound students, United States Consul General Claire Pierangelo congratulated each of them on their successes.
She urged the scholars to make the most of their opportunity to get a top-notch education while gaining first-hand experience of American life and culture.
"The U.S. Mission in Nigeria is pleased that our two major EducationUSA centers in Lagos and Abuja help brilliant, deserving and high achieving students defray the cost of applying to study in the U.S. You have successfully navigated the daunting U.S. college and university admissions process and we are so excited for your future."
"During your time in the United States, please take full advantage of every opportunity you have not only to learn but to expand your horizon. You have excelled in Nigeria and I have no doubt that you will continue on that path of academic excellence in the United States," Consul General Pierangelo told the departing students.
Izunna Okpala, one of the 2020 Opportunity Fund Program scholars, received full funding for a Ph.D. program in Information Technology with concentration in Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing at the University of Cincinnati. He described the EducationUSA Opportunity Funds Program as a "game changer" in his quest to receive an international education.
The 19 departing students — 2 undergraduates and 17 graduate students —will be studying a variety of majors including Infectious Diseases, Biomedical Sciences, Engineering, Chemistry, Climate Change and Climate Variability, Geology, and Political Science.
Their impressive list of acceptances includes University of Massachusetts Boston, Purdue University, Duke University, Northwestern University, among others.
Now in its 11th year, the Opportunity Funds Program assists talented and determined, low-income students who are good candidates for financial assistance from U.S. colleges and universities but lack the financial resources to cover the up-front cost of obtaining admission.
Following a competitive selection process, the successful students received financial aid that covered expenses involved in the college application process such as payment for standardized tests, application fees, visa and SEVIS fees as well as air travel to the United States.
EducationUSA advisers also worked closely with the students through regularly scheduled meetings and seminars to assist them throughout the application process.
According to the latest Institute of International Education Open Doors Report, Nigeria retained its top ranking as the number one source of African students studying in the United States.
About 13,762 Nigerians study at more than 1,000 U.S. colleges and universities.
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The Transitional Program will be divided into 3 phases, each approximately 4 months in length.
Phase I – focuses on getting away from the bad influences in your life, really getting to know yourself, and building a foundational relationship with God.
Phase II – focuses on continuing to build your relationship with God, and on Servant Leadership.
Phase III – focuses on continuing to build your relationship with God, while also working on budgeting and other life skills necessary for independent living. During Phase III, residents are expected to find full time work and begin saving money to allow them to live on their own.
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In 1850 an area of approximately 30 acres bounded by Glenelg Street, Bentinck Street and Salt Creek was set aside as a reserve for a botanical garden. A group of influential townsfolk including the Henty Brothers met in 1853 to generate interest in establishing the gardens. On 4th February 1854 a public meeting was held and a committee formed. A government grant of £500 was secured to fence the reserve and plan the layout of the gardens. The area was fenced but the plan was several years away. in September 1857 the committee wrote to Ferinand von Muller, Curator of the Melbourne Botanic Gardens requesting advice on laying out of the gardens. Alexander Elliott was appointed to the task and is believed to have visited Portland later that year to mark out the paths. By June 1858 Council had appointed the first curator, William Allitt and the gardens opened to the public in early 1859. Portland's Botanic Gardens are the second oldest in Victoria.
Layout and Plantings
The gardens are reflective of early European design of path systems and a diverse range of plants. The layout of the paths remains the original design. Early plantings include specimens gathered and propagated by William Allitt, collected from around Portland and district. The plants in the gardens are fine examples of how diverse plant species adapt to Portland's temperate coastal conditions. The planting style in the garden's highlights "the art of gardening"
Curators Cottage
The bluestone curator's cottage was constructed in two stages, with the first stage erected in 1858 and the second stage in 1889. The cottage not only housed the curator and his family, but also doubled as a shelter for visitors to the garden during periods of inclement weather. Over the years seven curators lived in the cottage, the last being Gilbert Pritchard in 1963.In 1965 the cottage was restored and became home to the Portland Historical Society collection. It is open to the public as a house museum.
Sports in the Garden
In 1868, as sport was gaining popularity in Australia, a croquet lawn was laid out in the Portland Botanic Gardens. The clubhouse was constructed in 1921 and croquet continues to be played in the gardens. By the late 1870's tennis was introduced to the colonies and the first game was played in the Portland Botanic Gardens around that time. this suggests that the Portland Botanic Gardens also accommodated one of the earliest public tennis courts. The tennis courts were relocated to the eastern end in the 1920's.
Introduced by the first curator Willian Allitt, Dahlias have been a highlight of the Portland Botanical Gardens since early days. the existing Dahlia beds were laid out in 1884 – 1885 and between early February and late April create an impressive display. there are 1,350 Dahlia plants, including over 180 varieties. The Dahlia blooms are used in Portland's annual ANZAC day floral display. A stunning presentation that has been held in the Memorial Triangle in Cliff Street since the 1930's.
Annual Flower Display Beds
Displays of annuals near the entrance and the cottage are planted in spring and autumn with cool climate plants for a bold display over summer and winter.
The rose gardens were laid out around the croquet lawns in the mid 1980's. the display comprises over 120 varieties including hybrid teas, floribundas and standard weeping roses. the roses are best viewed form November to May.
Indigenous and Native Garden Beds
The native garden beds include species that are indigenous to Glenelg Shire and native species that grow well in cool climates. Developed in the late 1980's / early 1990's this section is best viewed during the winter months.
Rare Trees
Three trees in the Portland Botanic Gardens are listed as rare or outstanding specimens by the National Trust; Cordyline australis, Wigandia carscsana and Rhus viminalis.
The Botanic Gardens are popular with tourists, artists and photographers and are used for educational and recreational purposes, weddings and family gatherings. The gardens are linked by walking trails to the Fawthrop Lagoon and the Foreshore precinct.
BBQ's, picnic tables and seating
Disability access and wheelchair friendly paths
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Acts of Faith picks up the story of Jesus, from Marking God's Word, after Jesus' death. The story of the misunderstanding of the gospel among those who personally knew Jesus continues in the ministry of the Apostle Paul, who was knocked off his high horse and thrown to the ground against his will and born again by the power of the Holy Spirit. Paul came to see that he had been completely blind, and had his eyes miraculously opened by the Lord of glory.
Paul — formerly the chief enemy of Christ, who became the chief disciple — took up the ministry and perspective of Jesus and began preaching the message of Christ to anyone who would listen. But Paul had the same difficulties that Jesus had — people thought he was crazy, that he didn't know what he was talking about, that he had gotten the gospel message wrong. Paul was hounded to death by the enemies of Christ, just as Jesus had been. What you will find in these pages is not a new perspective on Paul, but a very old one.
The essential presupposition underlying this book suggests that Modern and PostModern Christians have misunderstood something very basic with regard to Christianity. This is not an accusation but an observation made after many years in the ministry. My years of study and experience have led me to the observation that the model of ministry and church that are currently being used is broken. My conversations with people of various denominations suggest similar problems in virtually every church.
The reason that so many different and diverse churches experience similar problems is that the problems have a common source. It's not so much the structure or polity that is giving rise to the problems, but rather the fact that the acids of Modern and Postmodern culture have eaten their way into the hearts and minds of contemporary people—both Christians and non-Christians alike—and eroded the fundamental beliefs and structures of the churches.
See the Book of Acts in a fresh light, not a new perspective, but an old forgotten perspective. Study the teachings of Paul, see the tapestry of Christian doctrine (Christ's resurrection, the kingdom of God, speaking in tongues) in a basic Bible sermon format that serves as a commentary on Acts.


The black-lacquered handle of this slender blade is inlaid with the image of a broken skull. A master's woe stiletto is a +1 living steel dagger that allows its wielder to weaken a would-be necromancer's control over the undead. Three times per day when the wielder successfully strikes a target with the stiletto, the wielder can activate the stiletto as a free action to force the target to attempt a DC 13 Will save. On a failure, the number of undead creatures the target can control through spells like animate dead or feats like Command Undead is reduced by 6 Hit Dice (to a minimum of 1 HD). Any excess undead become uncontrolled, but their former controller may choose which creatures are released.
This effect lasts for 3 hours and cannot be dispelled, though it can be removed by remove curse, break enchantment, or similar effects. Any uncontrolled undead remain uncontrolled when the effect ends.


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Dolphins' Olowo Set For Marriage
August 21, 2014 Football, Nigeria Premier League 3
Emmanuel Olowo is one of the few experienced centre-backs in the Glo Premier League whose trade has seen him play for Heartland, Sunshine Stars and currently former champions, Dolphins. Olowo has won several matches as a player and can also boast of two Federation Cup winning medals.
However, it is now time for the defender to start winning matches and trophies off the pitch and in one of life's biggest learning curves – marriage.
The Kogi-State born defender will, at the end of this month, say "I do" to his sweetheart, who is a graduate of medicine. Olowo will walk down the aisle with his lovely partner in the ancient city of Owerri, the Imo state capital.
Surely a lot of people will try to put the jig-saw of a footballer in the Glo Premier League hooking a medical doctor, but the journey of the two lovebirds started about five years back when Emmanuel's solid heart convinced the gentle and pretty Chiamaka to be the woman by his side.
Of course it took the soft-spoken defender some time to convince the fresh graduate but once he did, they got going and have been dating through her days at the Imo State University (IMSU) Owerri.
It has been a typical relationship which has endured its good and bad spells but with the former obviously more in duration and pleasurable events which will culminate in the Holy Matrimony at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, World Bank area in Owerri.
Brought up in the busy areas of Kaduna, Emmanuel is eagerly looking forward to that glorious day and in an interview with www.lmc-ng.org, he tells us (among other things) why he cannot wait to settle with his family and how helpful his club, Dolphins have been as he finalize preparations for the day. Excerpt:
Q: Congratulations Emma on your upcoming wedding ceremony, for a start, can you tell us when it will be happening and where?
Olowo: Thanks bro. The date is Saturday 30th August, 2014 at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Owerri.
Q: So how has the preparations been, and how supportive has your club and teammates been?
Olowo: Well, I thank God, preparations have been smooth so far, I have had to travel here and there to get things done. My club has always been supportive; I didn't travel for our last match which was against my former team Sunshine Stars because I had to travel to do some other stuff too. I still also believe and counting on their support the more.
Q: Good, why do you now think this is the right time for you to marry?
Olowo: [smiles] Well, I think it is a normal thing to get married but I personally believe that it is good for a man to marry early so that my children can grow up with me then I can give them whatever kind of parentage I consider best for them.
Q: That's fair, so can we meet your fiancée?
Olowo: My beautiful damsel's name is Chiamaka Alger, a graduate of medicine at IMSU in Owerri and currently having her national service.
Q: If you are to choose, where would you prefer to settle down with your family?
Olowo: Ermmm, for now I'm based in Kaduna. My personal house, some of the little businesses I have and my belongings are there in Kaduna. But to be sincere with you, I'm used to Owerri more now than any other place and I would prefer there too.
Q: And now that you are about becoming a family man, what are your aspirations in life especially knowing that playing football is not an eternal job?
Olowo: My aspiration in life is to ensure that I try all my possible best to take good care of my family and in terms of my career, I'm praying to God to move it further.
Q: Further in what terms? Do you plan to move abroad or go into coaching?
Olowo: Unfortunately, many people believe that as a player in the Nigerian league, you have to go to Europe to make it. It is not true, you can still make it here. So I will still remain here and after my playing career, I have some small businesses I am doing at present so that is what I will go into.
Q: So, you don't like coaching or being NFF President?
Olowo: [Laughs] No oooo, I'm okay with my business.
Q: All the same thanks for your time Emma.
A: I'm very grateful bro.
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The City of Belmont was originally established as the Belmont Road Board in 1898 and has since grown into a thriving community of over 30,000 inhabitants, know as the City of Belmont. The City of Belmont comprises of the suburbs of Ascot, Redcliffe, Cloverdale, Kewdale, Rivervale and of course Belmont.
The last decade has seen unprecedented growth in the City, with significant commercial and residential development and the establishment of a number of industries.
Belmont's business precinct is less than 10 minutes from Perth. Affordable land and proximity to air, rail and road transport arteries have drawn businesses to the area. There are also many opportunities to build, develop or lease business premises in Belmont, and car parking is in greater supply that the city, allowing for a significant cost advantage.
Over 5,000 businesses are based in the City of Belmont, ranging from the headquarters of multi-national companies to micro and home based businesses.
Whilst in Belmont is close to the CBD, the area also offers a mix of unique amenities. Ascot Racecourse and the surrounding residential stables precinct is a distinctive feature of the City. Belmont is also proud to have its own marina at Ascot Waters.
There is a great sense of community in Belmont, with strong business networks and lively centres of communities gathering. Faulkner Park is a hub of activity, with a feature playground and a skate park. The Ruth Faulkner Public Library, Council Civic Centre, Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre and Youth & Family Service Centre are also located close by, making it convenient to access services and recreation.
There is an extensive network of public parks and open spaces throughout the suburbs, with a park located within a three minute walk from most homes.
Features of the City included the picturesque Garvey Park on the riverfront and Adachi Park, with its mix of Australian and Japanese influences. Other landmark locations include both the domestic and international airports, Kewdale Fright Terminal and opportunities are created for everyone to live work and recreate in out City - A City of Opportunity.
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Hauler Maintenance in Theory and Practice
Nov 27, 2019 | Feature Articles
Experts say software and automation advances provide key tools to target longtime goals,
but don't solve the problems of increasing complexity and the generation gap
by jesse morton, technical writer
Hauler maintenance as a discipline has not changed much in seven decades since Letourneau's 32-ton haul truck debuted in 1952, Dr. Tim Joseph, JPI and professor, mining engineering, University of Alberta, told Coal Age. The goal continues to be optimal availability.
More recently, the advent of artificial intelligence-leveraging fleet management systems offer powerful tools toward that goal. Yet, almost paradoxically, "with the advances in artificial intelligent systems, there is a danger of losing sight on what is actually real," Joseph said. "The trap of creating and believing artificial data through the myriad of data management, analysis and interpretive systems, where end-users are sold on the notion of predicting failure, has, in part, replaced good old common sense."
That warning is echoed by other experts, who told Coal Age that as the discipline is becoming more digitized, it risks deprioritizing a critical component, the personal development of technicians and managers who ultimately must make the crux decisions and do the routine work. If the industry trades skill development programs, when they are now needed most, for automated solutions, a brain drain of sorts would be the result, and not without consequences, Joseph said.
That fate, experts say, should be avoided if possible. They say, in theory, solutions exist, that a middle path can be forged. Meanwhile, the latest news from the space reveals how the discipline is evolving, in practice, one overhaul at a time.
Paul Tomlingson's book, Maintenance in Transition-The Journey to World Class Maintenance, includes chapters outlining the evolving discipline of maintenance. (Photo: Paul Tomlingson)
The Discipline, in Theory
Paul Tomlingson, in his 2014 book Maintenance in Transition-The Journey to World Class Maintenance, argued that there are three key elements to an efficient maintenance program: 1) materials, 2) space and 3) time. More broadly, 1) parts, or materials, must be 2) inventoried and warehoused properly. And 3) orders must be placed timely. The three elements must be managed "harmoniously" and "dependably," Tomlingson reported. For that to happen, certain protocols should be followed.
One of the topmost protocols is the maintenance area must be subject to strict rules of accountability. Tomlingson warned that without it, compartmentalization creates a situation where one team is blind to the actions of another. One typical result is a void of key parts in a main warehouse, where they should be, while a pile of the same is squirrelled away in an on-site hidey hole. The intent may be good, but the effect is problematic. "Industrial plants must solve the long-standing troublesome "cultural pack-rat" problem as one of the initial steps of improving maintenance performance."
Tomlingson wrote that good planning can improve labor productivity. The goal should be to plan routine maintenance to minimize the need for emergency repairs. Planned maintenance typically is efficient, increasing the labor production rate. Planned work, he reported, tends to require roughly 15% less labor than unplanned or emergency work.
A big part of planning is ensuring the right materials are on hand in advance of the planned work. This responsibility is often split between the planner and supervisors.
In turn, material control responsibilities for planners, supervisors and crew must be specified. "Where possible, set up a periodic maintenance program that prescribes standard bills of materials for the repetitive major jobs," Tomlingson reported. Personnel should be trained in their specific material control responsibilities.
Material control personnel should be able to effectively audit planners, supervisors and crew on their adherence to those responsibilities. "No maintenance work of any sort should be a mystery," he said.
As a part of planning, forecasting is key to preventing material control responsibility infractions. "By identifying the future time when major components might be replaced, an advance need for materials is announced enabling material control to respond more effectively," Tomlingson wrote.
Predicting future needs is an exercise that centers on analyzing historical trends. "Maintenance repair history information is used to establish the forecast for the replacement of major components," Tomlingson reported. That information can be culled from equipment monitoring systems.
The analysis should drill down to discover patterns related to the timing of preventative maintenance tasks. For example, condition monitoring and repair history data can be assessed to determine "a meantime before failure for each of the major components on each family of mobile equipment," Tomlingson wrote. "Once this data is analyzed and confirmed, it is possible to create a forecast well into the future that identifies each major component on every unit of equipment with an estimate of when those components should be replaced."
Forecasting is critical to ensuring materials that need assembly prior to installation are assembled in advance of the job. "When the bill of materials is shared with warehousing and purchasing, they can assemble necessary materials in advance and ensure on-time delivery," Tomlingson wrote. "The forecast alerts all parties of the need to replace specific components and permits purchasing to establish timetables for the completion of component rebuilding to ensure that the rebuilt components are restocked at a rate that matches maintenance needs."
The shop or garage where maintenance is done must be both transparent and organized for efficiency. "As field planners commit to schedules, they must know the up-to-date status of shop work in order to schedule the field work that will incorporate completed shop work," Tomlingson wrote. "Once the weekly schedule has been launched, daily coordination meetings are held to adjust the timing of support services to accommodate operational delays."
The shop must be prepared and maintained to handle numerous mobile equipment configurations. "As major components are removed and replaced, sufficient lifting capability must exist often in the form of overhead cranes," Tomlingson wrote. "Both the conduct of the mobile equipment maintenance program and the configuration of the garage in which maintenance is being carried out should include consideration of the special configurations."
Shop customers should be able to track job status and progress so they can schedule related field work. "There must also be shop procedures that preclude emergency work from hindering on-going shop work," Tomlingson wrote. "Service activities that directly affect field work must be especially well-coordinated." The work priority system in the shop should be fair to help the flow of critical work and to make sure resources are doled out equitably.
The shop should have key performance metrics that are designed to identify problems related to control and resource utilization.
Regarding mobile equipment, such as haulers, increasingly "operations often see units as a chassis on which components are removed and replaced as determined by accumulated operating hours," Tomlingson wrote. "Therefore, major component replacements are seen as a significant aspect of mobile equipment maintenance."
When major components like engines or transmissions wear out in multiples, overhauls are considered. "Generally, costs and repair history will dictate when this time has arrived," Tomlingson wrote. Typically, "decisions are made whether to replace the equipment if the overhaul cost exceeds 60% of the cost of replacement equipment."
Gerard Wood, author of Simplifying Mining Maintenance, says despite the capabilities, the latest management software solutions now offer and the information supplied from big data, just getting quality work out of the shop is perhaps the top-tier concern for maintenance managers today. (Photo: Gerard Wood)
The Discipline, in Practice
On paper, harmonizing the basic elements of maintenance seems logical and simple enough. Applying the discipline, especially when it comes to maintaining haul trucks, presents challenges that vary in degree depending on the mine.
Gerard Wood, managing director of Blufield Asset Management and the author of the Simplifying Mining Maintenance, told Coal Age the biggest maintenance challenge for miners with large haul fleets is, was, and likely will continue to be "just getting the basic trade work completed consistently with the right quality."
Wood advises that a major need now becoming apparent is sufficient training in what he calls basic skills. "I think that there is a significant need in the industry for articles on the basic technical trade/craft skills," he said. "These are being forgotten in the world today."
The numbers show that a site culture that values personal technical development will outperform others that don't, Wood said. "We have data to prove this," he said. "It may not be sexy or even trigger the interest of people, but if the CEOs and CFOs knew the value that it can bring they would all be reading and learning about it."
The need for personal technical development initiatives has never been higher, Dr. Joseph said. What the latest round of technological advances in the space has done for increasing efficiency and productivity has to be balanced against the complications introduced to the area of maintenance. "Maintainers skill sets are not changing but getting far more varied," Joseph said. "We still need the mechanics, electricians and welders, but we now need a new breed of technologist that understands heavy equipment communications systems, computerized control systems, artificial intelligence, systems integration and the list goes on."
New Acland Mine turns to a local third-party shop to do certified power train rebuilds on its fleet of Cat 793F haulers. (Photo: New Hope Group)
Technology schools and colleges are well-attended and cranking out graduates, but opportunities for journeyman training in the field are relatively rare. "We see computational consulting groups stepping up to the fray with digital skills, but no experience in our industry," Joseph said. "What is missing are the opportunities to bring this next generation into our world, able to understand the operating conditions and complex interactions by fleet and field service interactions."
Of particular concern, both said, is AI and automation being pitched as the patch for the emerging generation gap. For example, AI cannot yet replace the understanding of an experienced operator when it comes to monitoring truck condition in real time, Wood said. "This has not yet been solved."
Autonomous haulers have changed maintenance by making it more predictable, Wood said. "However, I have not seen the automation make any other differences as yet." The data is simply not available to compare maintenance costs of partially or fully autonomous fleets to manually operated fleets, he said.
Predictable can but doesn't necessarily always translate to meaningful cost savings, Joseph said. Systems designed to automate truck condition monitoring "inherently have so many assumptions, compounded by probability theories, the outcome rarely presents reality and even rarer is able to predict beyond common sense understanding of the likelihood of failure," Joseph said. "Mine operating conditions change so quickly that AI cannot keep up, but real-time monitoring just keeps on indicating exactly what the hauler is exposed to as it happens."
Specifically, fleet management systems that leverage AI theoretically appear capable of improving availa-
bility and lower costs. In practice, if those systems are introduced in place of personal skill development initiatives, or, worse, without a sufficient training regime on their proper usage, whatever benefits they offer could be quickly offset, Wood said. "The problem is that the improvements cannot be realized or achieved if the basic maintenance trade/craft skills are not good, which starts with the leadership," he said. "If you have the best data system in the world and it tells you to go and change a component or to take some action on a truck, if the mechanic or electrical technician does a bad quality job, it will easily and quickly create a failure that will negate all of the benefits of the system."
Wood said data systems can theoretically achieve from 90% to 93% availability, with lower costs, "but if we are operating in the low-80s% then the data will not help."
In practice, behind the scenes, hauler availability and maintenance costs continue to sway major decisions on fleet makeup, mine design or even whether to open a new op, experts told Coal Age.
Determining fleet makeup can hinge on what the going rate is for hauler maintenance technicians in the area, Wood said.
The maintenance of ultra-class trucks requires more man-hours, making them costlier than smaller haulers. "This is usually made up for on the cost-per-ton, as they move more," he said. "The fleet availability should be almost the same as the smaller trucks if the maintenance is done correctly."
Where labor costs are lower, however, ultra-class and autonomous haulers make less sense, Wood said. "There is a sweet spot," he said. "The 300T-class truck, like the Komatsu 930, is hard to beat on a cost-per-ton basis when the labor costs are not in high-labor-cost regions of the world."
MTU Africa reports it landed multiple hauler engine retrofit jobs from miners from the region. (Photo: MTU Africa)
Wood advised mine engineers to site logical locations and facilities for hauler maintenance to occur when designing a site. "Not only the workshop but areas in or near the pit are needed for some tasks and inspections," Wood said. "They should also design the mine so that the material can be mined within the operating limits of the machine. If the ramps, operating angles, roads, blasts and dumps are not designed so the equipment can operate within its design limits, this causes damage to the machine, which will reduce its available time and significantly increase the costs."
Worse, mines not designed with optimal hauler availability as a key priority will see cut-off grade impacted as the mine progresses, Dr. Anoush Ebrahimi, principal engineer, SRK Consulting, told Coal Age. "What usually people don't get right is that 'reserve' directly is linked to operating costs," he said.
"In open-pit mines, maintenance and availability are always major contributors of production cost," Ebrahimi said.
To lower maintenance costs and increase availability, mine engineers should focus on roads, Joseph said. "Good roads means less hauler maintenance, guaranteed," he said.
There are other fixes that amount to low-hanging fruit, Joseph said. "The biggest surprise is what is available on almost all haulers and is not being used," he said.
For example, all suspension systems have linear pressure transducers. "Many have a range of 0 to 15,000 psi for a response between four and 20 milliamp," he said. "These sensors are reliable and are not prone to drift in use." Few ops capture even a simple real-time data sample or stream, he said.
"A few duty cycles raw data record can easily and simply be viewed and interpreted to reveal huge impacting knowledge about hauler, tire and road performance and the expectation of maintenance or impending failure," Joseph said. "Anyone can be trained in a couple of days to do most of this for themselves."
There are hidden maintenance costs to operating in locales that are dangerous due to climate, crime or politics, Wood said. "Only removing people will be a long-term solution but from a maintenance perspective we are a long way from removing people," he said. "We can remove the operators and we can create maintenance robots, but even the robots will breakdown and need inspections."
For now, Wood said, in most cases, the more viable solution appears to be "looking for more sustainable ways to mine current deposits."
The Discipline, in the News
New Acland Mine used the local Hastings Deering workshop in Toowoomba for full component changeouts on its entire fleet of Caterpillar 793F haulers. The work spanned six months and cost $2.2 million for each of the trucks.
The fleet was six years old, and each unit had roughly 24,000 work hours on the site.
The trucks reportedly cost roughly $5.5 million new. The miner reported it was "worth the expense."
Maintenance supervisor at the mine, Rob Trapp, said it was the biggest job it attempted for the miner. "It was a huge job, replacing basically every component on the truck," he said.
The trucks each received a certified power train rebuild, or a full replacement of the drive-train components, to include the engine. They were worked on in succession. "Each truck took three weeks and we had a week break in between each truck," Trapp said.
The trucks were shipped from New Acland to Toowoomba. "We just take off the cab, the tray and the wheels and load it onto another big truck," Trapp added.
This article was adapted from an article published in the August 2019 edition of Engineering & Mining Journal (E&MJ).
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The Big Friendly Giant is unlike other giants. For a start, he doesn't like to eat people and it's not long before he becomes orphan Sophie's very best friend.
The BFG was written in 1982. The idea for the story had begun several years before, with a sentence scribbled in one of Roald Dahl's Ideas Books - exercise books he used to write down some of the thoughts that came to him and were sometimes later turned into stories. Just like The BFG.
The idea of a giant who captured dreams and kept them in bottles for children to enjoy while they were asleep was one Roald had been thinking about for some time. In Danny the Champion of the World, he was the character in a bedtime story Danny's father told him. And Roald had even told the story of The Big Friendly Giant to his own children, climbing up on a ladder outside his daughters' bedroom and using a bamboo cane to pretend to blow happy dreams in through their window.
"Words...is oh such a twitch-tickling problem to me all my life. So you must simply try to be patient and stop squibbling. As I am telling you before, I know exactly what words I am wanting to say, but somehow or other they is always getting squiff-squiddled around."
Roald wrote down a whole list of words The BFG might use, including "whoppsy-whiffling" and "squeakpip". This list of words and the Ideas Books are now housed in the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Roald's home town of Great Missenden - and the Museum is also just down the road from a house that inspired the orphanage The BFG snatches Sophie from in the story.
The BFG won the Federation of Children's Book Groups Award in 1982. In 1989 it was turned into an animated film featuring the voice of David Jason. More than 30 years later, The BFG remains a much-loved character. And of all his stories, Roald Dahl said that The BFG was probably his own favourite.
"No one is going to be worrying too much about me. That place you took me from was the village orphanage. We are all orphans in there."
It was a brain-boggling sight. The giants were all naked except for a sort of short skirt around their waists, and their skins were burnt by the sun.
Roald Dahl himself reads an extract from The BFG. This reading was recorded in 1988, two years before Roald's death.
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Straight from Nashville, Ep47 brings Christin Baker of Tellofilms.com to the studio. She talks about what it's like to start up a successful subscription-based network that caters to a predominantly lesbian audience, with shows like "Kiss Her I'm Famous", "#Hashtag", "Nick & Nora", and more. Also, do you agree with the outcome of the 'Blurred Line's / Marvin Gaye lawsuit – Is it copyright infringement? …and Stamie gets pulled over by a police officer – find out how she got out of it! Enjoy and remember to subscribe and review on iTunes!
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Q: Align text in a list/two columns I am listing things with descriptions and some descriptions don't quite fit in the line, making the list look less pretty. What I've currently got is just an itemize environment and it looks kinda like this
item in list: item description
another item in list:
description of the item that is too long for
the line and it goes down here
third item in list: a description that fits

What I would like to do is:
item in list:         item description
another item in list: description of the item that is too long for
                      the line and it goes down here
third item in list:   a description that fits

or
        item in list: item description
another item in list: description of the item that is too long for
                      the line and it goes down here
  third item in list: a description that fits

I tried the align environment but that did not do the trick.
I've been trying to search for a solution but I don't really know what to google.

A: Here are some more options, using either a tabularx or list (via enumitem) to make full use of the text block width.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tabularx,array}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\begin{document}

\noindent
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{@{}l<{:}@{\ }X@{}}
  item in list         & item description \\
  another item in list & description of the item that is too long for
                         the line and it goes down here \\
  third item in list   & a description that fits
\end{tabularx}

\bigskip

\noindent
\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{@{}r<{:}@{\ }X@{}}
          item in list & item description \\
  another item in list & description of the item that is too long for
                         the line and it goes down here \\
    third item in list & a description that fits
\end{tabularx}

\bigskip

\newsavebox{\descbox}
\savebox{\descbox}{\bfseries another item in list:}
\SetLabelAlign{Left}{\makebox[\wd\descbox][l]{#1}}
\begin{description}[leftmargin=\dimexpr\wd\descbox+\labelsep,align=Left]
  \item[in list:]              item description
  \item[another item in list:] description of the item that is too long for
                               the line and it goes down here
  \item[third item in list:]   a description that fits
\end{description}

\bigskip

\SetLabelAlign{Right}{\makebox[\wd\descbox][r]{#1}}
\begin{description}[leftmargin=\dimexpr\wd\descbox+\labelsep,align=Right]
  \item             [in list:] item description
  \item[another item in list:] description of the item that is too long for
                               the line and it goes down here
  \item  [third item in list:] a description that fits
\end{description}

\end{document}

The tabular-like approach (first two) won't break across the page boundary, while the list-like approach (last two) will.
All formatting can be customized to suit your needs.

A: You could use a longtable environment. In the example below, I've chosen p for the second column to allow automatic line breaks. Set the width of the p column to suit your page layout (of which we know nothing so far).
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{longtable}
\begin{document}
\begin{longtable}{ l p{3in} } % choose suitable width for "p" column
item in list: & item description \\
another item in list: & description of the item that is too long for the line and it goes down here\\
third item in list: & a description that fits\\
\end{longtable}
\end{document}

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Multipalvelu
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Heavy loads
Disposal of furniture and equipment
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These purchase and sale conditions (hereinafter referred to as the Conditions) of Multipalvelu Oy, registry code FI31398218 (hereinafter referred to as Multipalvelu) shall apply to all persons (hereinafter referred to as the Purchaser) who buy goods or order services via the e-shop of Multipalvelu (hereinafter the e-shop).
Multipalvelu shall be entitled to amend or supplement the Conditions and price list without any advance notice. These amendments and supplementations shall be announced on the web-page www.multipalvelu.fi and they shall enter into force as of being published.
All personal data disclosed in the course of visiting the Multipalvelu e-shop and making purchases shall be confidential. By entering the information in the e-shop, Multipalvelu gives the right to collect and process the personal data of the Purchaser (name of the company, name, contact phone number, address of delivery and/or registration, e-mail address etc) and forward the Purchaser's personal data to the person conducting the delivery. An encrypted data communication channel with the bank ensures the safety of the Purchaser's personal data and bank requisites; Multipalvelu has no access to them.
Multipalvelu has the right to use the Purchaser's e-mail address for sending advertisements and information regarding their products and services if the Purchaser has given his/her permission to do so by entering his/her e-mail address on Multipalvelu's website and joined the direct mail receivers list.
The Purchaser has the right to cancel receiving advertisements and information at any time by sending a respective substantive notice to Multipalvelu's e-mail address at info@multipalvelu.fi or by following the instructions in the newsletter.
In addition to the present conditions, legal relations arising when buying from the e-shop shall be regulated by the Law of Obligations Act (hereinafter LOA), the Consumer Protection Act (hereinafter CPA), and other legislation applicable in the Republic of Finland.
E-shop checkout process
The Purchaser adds the desired products to the shopping cart.
The Purchaser shall press the «Checkout» button to place the order or the «Wiew and edit cart» to display the contents of the shopping cart.
The Purchaser shall check the products and quantities added to the shopping cart. If the contents of the shopping cart have been verified, the Purchaser shall press the «Go to checkout» button.
Registration in the e-shop is not required, orders can be placed in both registered or unregistered ways. Being registered and logged in while purchasing from the e-shop might give benefits according to ongoing campaigns and/or negotiated prices with business clients.
The Purchaser should carefully fill in the contact and/or delivery information fields, as precise and correct information will guarantee a fast and smooth delivery, as well as the resolution of any potential complaints.
The Purchaser shall make a choice about the delivery methods of their goods. Multipalvelu shall offer the following ways of delivery:
- purchased goods shall be delivered to the desired address of the Purchaser via a courier;
- the Purchaser shall pick up the goods at the specified location
The Purchaser shall choose the method of paying for the goods. Multipalvelu provides the following payment methods:
- directly through the internet bank
- paying according to the invoice, which is divided into prepayment within 3 days or payment on the basis of an invoice for contractual businesses according to the specified payment deadline.
Orders made in the e-shop with prepayment by the Purchaser shall be handled starting from the moment the payment is received during workdays 08:00-17:00. Orders confirmed after 15:00 shall be handled during the following workday depending on the work volume. That also applies if self-pickup delivery was chosen.
Orders made in the e-shop by the contractual Purchaser shall be handled starting from the moment the payment is received during workdays 08:00-17:00. Orders confirmed after 15:00 shall be handled during the following workday depending on the work volume. This also applies if self-pickup delivery was chosen.
If the Purchaser has a campaign code, the Purchaser will enter the campaign code to the «Campaign code» field during the campaign period. The Purchaser presses «Apply» to apply the discount based on the campaign.
The Purchaser shall enter additional information in the «Additional information» field when needed.
The Purchaser shall tick the «I have read and agree to Terms and Conditions» box after reading and agreeing the terms and conditions of the e-shop.
The Purchaser shall press «Place order now» to place the order.
WITHDRAWING FROM THE SALES CONTRACT, RETURNING THE GOODS AND PROCEDURES FOR SUBMITTING COMPLAINTS
Multipalvelu shall be entitled to withdraw from the sales contract concluded via the e-shop without any sanctions and to not provide the service or deliver the ordered goods in the following cases:
- the goods are out of stock;
- the price or characteristics of the goods have been incorrectly displayed in the e-shop due to a system error of the e-shop.
If Multipalvelu cannot fulfil an order submitted in the e-shop, the Purchaser shall be notified in 2 working days via the contact phone or e-mail submitted with the order. The advance payment made by the Purchaser shall be returned in 3 working days, unless there is some other agreement with the Purchaser.
Upon selling something to a consumer, the corresponding provisions of the Law of Obligations Act shall apply to the withdrawal from the sales contract and the return of a product not compliant with the requirements. The Purchaser shall also have the right to examine the goods in 14 days and withdraw from the sales contract in 14 days as of the delivery of the goods.
Purchased goods cannot be returned if they have been prepared in consideration of the personal needs of the Purchaser and pursuant to the conditions submitted by the Purchaser.
In order to return the goods, the Purchaser shall submit an application for withdrawal from the purchase of the goods. The Purchaser shall send an application for withdrawal to the e-mail address of Multipalvelu info@multipalvelu.fi no later than within 14 days upon receipt of the goods. The e-mail shall include information on the returned goods, order number and the bank account to which the money should be returned.
Upon withdrawing from the sales contract the amount paid for the goods, together with the postage on the delivery of the goods, shall be credited to the bank account provided by the Buyer within 14 days of receipt of the notice of withdrawal, provided that the returned goods have arrived at Multipalvelu or the Buyer has provided proof that they have delivered the goods to the carrier within the above-mentioned period.
The cost of returning the goods shall be borne by the Buyer, except if the reason for the return is that the returned goods do not correspond to the order (e.g., wrong or defective item).
The returned goods shall be complete (include all items that were in the product package) and cannot be damaged or used. If the goods have been purchased during a campaign where some other product has been added to the purchased product, the Purchaser shall return all products (i.e. the whole set received).
If after returning the goods, the inspection of the state of the goods carried out by Multipalvelu has revealed that the goods returned have been used or their state has deteriorated, the Purchaser shall compensate for the decrease in the value of the goods. Multipalvelu may submit a relevant claim in 30 days as of the product being returned and the Purchaser shall be obliged to compensate for the decrease in the value of the product.
If the Purchaser does not agree with the decrease in value indicated in the set-off notice, the Purchaser shall be entitled to involve an independent expert to specify the decrease in the value of the product. Expenses related to the expert appraisal shall be split between the Purchaser and Multipalvelu, except if the standpoint of one party turns out to be clearly unjustified. In such a case, the expenses related to the expert appraisal shall be incurred by the party whose standpoint turned out to be clearly unjustified.
Multipalvelu is responsible for sold goods that are non-compliant with the contractual terms or for defects that existed at the time of delivering the goods and which occur within a maximum of two years, beginning from the date when the goods were delivered to the Purchaser. During the first six months beginning from delivering the goods to the Purchaser, it is presumed that there was already a defect at the time of delivery of the goods. Multipalvelu bears the responsibility for disproving this. If the goods do not comply with requirements or are deficient, the Purchaser shall be entitled to demand that Multipalvelu exchanges these goods for goods that comply with requirements and/or have no deficiencies, or to withdraw from the sales contract and return the goods that do not meet the requirements at the expense of Multipalvelu. Purchased goods cannot be returned if they have been prepared in consideration of the personal needs of the Purchaser and pursuant to the conditions submitted by the Purchaser.
Multipalvelu shall not be liable for deficiencies of the goods that have been caused by:
- after delivering the goods to the Purchaser;
- unpurposeful use and/or maintenance;
- natural wear and tear during ordinary use;
- damages wilfully or accidentally caused by the Purchaser;
- maintenance or repairs by an unauthorised person.
In case of a defect occurring, the Purchaser shall send complaints to Multipalvelu's e-mail address within two months at the latest info@multipalvelu.fi or calls +358 4001 50312.
Multipalvelu shall respond to a complaint filed by the consumer in writing or in a format that can be reproduced in writing within 15 days.
If an additional seller's or producer's guarantee has been given to the goods, the corresponding conditions shall be provided in writing beside the product in the e-shop and are to be applied pursuant to the conditions.
Multipalvelu shall be liable to the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall be liable to Multipalvelu for damages caused to the other party by breaching these Conditions in the cases and extent provided in the legislation valid in the Republic of Finland.
Multipalvelu shall not be liable for damages caused to the Purchaser or a delay in delivering the product if the damage or delay in delivery of the product has been caused by circumstances beyond the control of Multipalvelu (including a delay in the delivery of goods due to a third person) and the occurrence of which could not have been foreseen (force majeure).
Any disputes that arise between Multipalvelu and the Purchaser in the course of purchasing products from the e-shop shall be settled through negotiations. The Purchaser shall send his/her complaints to Multipalvelu's e-mail address info@multipalvelu.fi or call +358 4001 50312. If an agreement is not reached, the Purchaser has the right to turn to the Consumer Disputes Committee for the protection of their rights. Contacting the committee is free of charge to the consumer. In order to resolve problems that arise in the Member States of the European Union, the consumer can turn to Online Dispute Resolution https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/main/?event=main.home.show.
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Professional accountability in social media
The concept of e-professionalism or e-accountability can be defined as, 'the attitudes and behaviours reflecting traditional professional paradigms that are manifested through digital media' (Cain & Romanelli, 2009:1). Despite professional guidance and organisational policy being in place for several years, literature outlines issues associated with e-professionalism. For the public, this sends an inconsistent message and can lead to loss of confidence in nurses/the profession. For nursing students, evidence suggests the need for further guidance and input from educators, though the nursing profession has not reached explicit consensus about what 'unprofessional' behaviour is (e.g. why are pictures of drinking alcohol deemed as unprofessional when it is legal and acceptable to be doing this in the physical world?) While one nurse will assess a particular behaviour to be unprofessional, another will see it as simply unacceptable; hence, the outcome and consequences of reported and observed 'incidents' on social media vary significantly.
The A2A (Awareness to Action) decision making tool has been developed as part of a 42-month ethnographic study that conducted semi-structured interviews, focus groups [with nurses and nursing students] and online observations of publicly accessible professional groups. The study found that:
There is an awareness of e-professionalism and accountability on social media but social, political and personal events impact on the perception and subsequent actions of nurses. For example, swearing and bullying is deemed as unprofessional, but when responding to posts about NHS reforms this was 'accepted' by the wider nursing community.
Nurse perceptions and understanding of behaviours that require 'action' to be taken is inconsistent (e.g. what one nurse would discipline, another might just view as unacceptable, not unprofessional and thus, take no action).
Nurses perceived self-efficacy (awareness) is inconsistent with 'actual' observed behaviours (i.e. what individuals think they do and share is not what they actually do).
The above findings result in confusion, inconsistency and reluctance to report incidents:
– that are actually unprofessional and require further investigation
– professional penalties against acceptable or unacceptable [rather than unprofessional] behaviours (e.g. photos of drinking alcohol being shared with friends)
– the removal of online posts, investigations and/or disciplinary action for behaviours that are actually professional; serving a genuine purpose within the parameters of the NMC code (2015; 2016).
When discussing what actions would be challenged in physical practice, and why such actions would not be challenged in Facebook there were three main reasons identified: a lack of clarity, context and confirmability.
ADHD & YOU: an educational website for those with and in contact with those with ADHD
A summary of a project from one of our own HWSC academics, Gemma Ryan
ADHD & You project summary
An evaluation of an educational website on ADHD for parents, carers and education staff. (2012-2014)
This website was improved by its owners Shire, and is now available at http://www.adhdandyou.co.uk/
What was the purpose of this study?
'ADHD & You' is a website developed by Shire AG Ltd. and is aimed at providing information and advice to parents, carers, teachers of children and young people with ADHD, people with a diagnosis of ADHD and healthcare professionals.
We evaluated this website to see if it was useful to parents, carers and education staff who have care of, or who come into contact with a child or young person with a diagnosis of [or suspected] ADHD.
What did we want to know?
We wanted to know whether the website was informative and how usable it was. We also wanted to know if it helped to improve knowledge of ADHD.
What did we do?
We recruited participants through community paediatric outpatient clinics and other services.
They were asked to:
Read a participant information sheet
Ask any questions about the study
Sign an informed consent form
Give us some information about themselves e.g. ethnicity, age, age of child/young person, diagnostic status of child/young person
Complete a true-false quiz/questionnaire
Access the website freely for one month as they wished
Complete the same true-false quiz/questionnaire after one month
Provided feedback on the frequency of use (if used) and opinions of the website e.g. what was good/needed improvement
What did we find?
Who participated?
172 participants were involved in the parents/carers part of the project.
We could not contact 14 people for the follow up quiz.
91 of the 172 participants accessed the website and provided feedback.
Most people accessed the website once or twice (33%) and those who did not access the website stated that they 'lacked the time' to do so.
The average age of participants was 41 years. These people were parents or carers of children whose average age was 10 years.
76% of our participants were mothers of children with ADHD, 15% were fathers and the rest were 'other' e.g. grandparent, sister, aunt.
94% of our participants declared themselves as White-British.
Of the 172 participants, 40 (24%) had suspected ADHD, 21 (13%) were diagnosed less than 6 months ago and 107 (64%) had been diagnosed for 6 months or more.
How did people use the website?
41% of participants did not access the website at all. 59% accessed the website at least once.
Those people whose child had a confirmed diagnosis of ADHD were more likely to have accessed the website, as were parents of younger children.
Who used the website?
Most people (74%) used the website to browse for information.
How useful was the website?
86% of people found the website relevant and 91% said that they would use the website again.
When we tested participants knowledge of ADHD with the true-false quiz this showed that the website did help to increase knowledge of ADHD.
Most people were positive about the website and liked the downloadable files e.g. reward charts and also the real life story video.
Advised improvements included:
Age specific resources and information
Addition of a discussion forum or group
More detail of the science behind ADHD
Search function to search for specific themes or questions
Participants felt that they were happy to be directed to reliable educational websites by their healthcare professional.
How have we shared these findings?
Through a report to our funders and organisations involved in the project
Through an article in a journal (in process)
Through this summary
If you want to know more:
Contact the co-investigator Gemma Ryan on g.s.ryan@open.ac.uk
We would like to thank all of our participants.
Thank you for Shire AG International for providing the grant funding for this project. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust acted as sponsor for this study and provided NHS approvals and research governance processes.
The Families, Young People and Children's Services Research Team were essential to the success of this project; Gail Melvin, Lynne Hartwell, Tom Pringle, Ruth Beardsley, Julie Rybicki. The Principal Investigators acknowledge the support of the National Institute of Health Research Clinical Research Network (NIHR CRN).
Thank you to Sussex Community NHS Trust and Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust for their contribution and recruitment to this project.
Trial registration
Registered on National Institute for Health Research portfolio, United Kingdom Clinical Research Network ID 13980 http://public.ukcrn.org.uk/Search/StudyDetail.aspx?StudyID=13980
This project was completed in partnership with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (sponsor & lead site) & University of Derby (Gemma Ryan)


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Adam Schlesinger, 52, New York, N.Y.
Award-winning singer and songwriter
Chabad.org StaffMay 5, 2020 9:57 AM
Adam Schlesinger
Adam Schlesinger made his name in the entertainment industry, spanning mediums and genres before his passing from complications due to COVID-19 on April 1.
Schlesinger started off as a pop-rock musician before he moved to scoring. He wrote songs for films, television shows and plays, and was recognized with Oscar, Emmy and Tony nominations.
He won a Grammy award and three Emmy awards.
"Adam was an astonishing songwriter and composer, and one of the funniest people you could know," comedian Sarah Silverman said in an Instagram post eulogizing Schlesinger.
"He was my brother. I live for the time this is over, when we can squeeze our loved ones. And when our gang will be back working together, bringing his music to life. My heart is broken."
He is survived by his parents and two daughters.
Ruben Bercovich, 59, Resistencia, Argentina
Moshe Shmiel Klein, 69, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Rabbi Dovid Olevski, 70s, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Gubitz, 94, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Rabbi Elish Bochner, 65, Brooklyn, N.Y.


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Billie Ray Martin collaborates with Felipe Rojas Llanos
Emerging designer Felipe Rojas Llanos, fresh from showing at London Men's Collections, collaborates with 'the queen of electronic soul' Billie Ray Martin on her new movie project 'Five Takes', which is released as a deluxe DVD this September. Rojas Llanos, known for taking aspects of women's couture and transcending them into his menswear, designed all of the costumes worn by Billie in the five individual movies that form 'Five Takes'. Inspired by Andy Warhol's Screen Tests, the project features five distinct variations of the song 'On Borrowed Time', which deals with Andy's fictional confession, where he reflects on his existence and a life he always experienced as less than real. The movies were shot against a backdrop of Warhol prints and photographs at Berlin's Art'otel, with Felipe's clothes being selected as Billie felt they were an androgynous dream, and having all the '60s flair that she was looking for. To choose a men's range was not strange for Billie as she mostly wears men's clothing, usually having them altered to fit her vision. All pieces were custom-made for Billie and are taken from Felipe's AW11 collection, entitled 'In The Hall of The Mountain King'. The collection was inspired by a scene from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's movie 'The Red Shoes', where the character Victoria is about to be appointed the ballet's prima ballerina. Victoria is seen walking up a grand staircase, wearing a huge turquoise dress and cape and tiara, contrasting with her bronze red hair. It's an image that has stayed with Felipe since his teenage years and so he decided to create a collection as an ode to the ballet and the graciousness of its performer. He used scoop necks to present the gracious necklines, silhouetted trousers and dramatic, voluminous shapes with the colour palette being dominated by black, but with turquoise and red to reference the movie. The white silk coat that Billie wears is the most luxurious piece Felipe made for his SS11 collection, titled 'Legion' where he sought to create a mood of futuristic simplicity with water inspired textures. Made of luxurious Italian Duchesse silk, it's a half kimono and half raglan coat with couture details at the front fastening. The five films were directed by Joern Hartmann and present Billie on authentically aged celluloid, with flicks, dust and double exposures. Billie: "Of course, my brief was to do something inspired by Screen Tests, but Joern researched what old film material looked like when exposed to light, left sitting on shelves too long etc. He then went to get the effects he needed and created his own variations on the given themes."
Billie Ray Martin's "Five Takes (A Song About Andy) will be released on September 10th, 2012. For more visit: billieraymartin.com/mart
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Perfect Practice makes perfect
bernhardk Posted On June 25, 2015
Cofounders and cousins: Edgar and Andreas Neuherz; Photo credit: neo Lernhilfen
If you are a parent of a secondary school student in Austria struggling with their math skills or even preparing for their newly introduced "Zentralmatura", a centralised A level exam needed for graduating high school, then you are currently walking a mile in Andreas Neuherz' shoes. Neuherz, back then a network specialist with an international corporation, looked online for practicing examples for his kids who had a hard time with some arithmetics.
Without much success. "There were actually plenty of exercises to be found. But none of them showed the details of the solution. That made it useless for me as a parent," says the former tech student who, after all, felt he had neither need nor time to practice his own math skills.
A bit frustrated, he talked to his cousin Edgar who was then a teacher, adult education trainer and an expert in the field of auto generated documents. He had already used auto generated practice examples to help his pupils. They decided to do something about the lack of intelligent practicing materials for mathematics students at secondary schools. After a couple of years of preparation, neo Lernhilfen was launched and established as a company in the summer of 2014.
Understanding vs. memorizing
There were plenty of exercises to be found. But non of them showed the details of solution. That made it useles for me as a parent.
Andreas Neuherz
neo Lernhilfen auto generates mathematical exercise examples for secondary school students. The effect is that every practice session presents a new problem to the learner, thereby the pupil will not succeed by simply memorizing the solution. "As a service to the tutor or parent, neo Lernhilfen also shows the whole solution path," says Andreas Neuherz, thereby providing exactly what he was looking for a couple of years past. Can neo Lernhilfen take the place of a private tutor? The Neuherz cousins say it is not designed to do that, but to be a tool for supporting teachers and tutors, parents and of course pupils.
neo Lernhilfen works on a variety of platforms and devices, your laptop or PC as well as tablets and smartphones. Even e-readers like Amazon's kindle are supported. Is it a tool for the school of tomorrow? "In schools today, some teachers adopt modern technology very willingly, and encourage students to use that technology. Others are less flexible," says Edgar Neuherz.
Investment in the future
All available devices for neo Lernhilfen; Photo credit neo Lernhilfen
Whereas most of their project was financed out of their own pockets, the Neuherz cousins went to look for incubator help in 2014. They needed not look far and landed at Science Park Graz, the technical universities founders' center for startups in the field of academia. It is part of the Austrian incubator network AplusB, which stands for "academia plus business".
"We presented our product to the experts at Science Park Graz last year and got admitted at the beginning of 2015," remembers Edgar. "They helped not only financially, but also with with cooperations, getting in touch with potential partners and by giving business advice."
Delayed start
"Due to problems with the setting up of our website, we started one year late, actually," says Edgar when asked about the initial phase. "We had to change our tech partner who did the programming. Now we have just reached the most important milestone. We have finished the prototype, we have put it out there, and it is working very well. From now on, we are looking for partners and cooperations to market the product. But it is safe to say it will take us up to two years to reach the point of break-even."
Huge potential
It is safe to say it will take us up to two years to reach the point of break-even.
Edgar Neuherz
Both founders agree there is a valid potential for their service. They are certain that the neo Lernhilfen method can not only be expanded to other fields of learning, e.g. technical mathematics, or mechanics, but also to other languages. It could also be a valuable asset in adult education or professional training.
Even focussing on the new math-Zentralmatura alone looks promising. This year, 20.000 students took the Zentralmatura and in Austria, 30% of secondary school pupils get private tutoring in addition to school education. Mathematics is the single one subject with the most need for private tutoring. The efficiency of these learning hours can be greatly enhanced by neo Lernhilfen.
Feedback by early adopters is very encouraging, and generating a solid customer base in Austria is the target for the next two years. "Looking at the numbers for the first two months since we have gone online, it all looks good," says Andreas. Depending on the development of these numbers, neo Lernhilfen will grow during the next few years.
Photo credit: neo Lernhilfen
Feels good to be self-employed
Whereas the development of their service has taken a lot of effort and financial risk, both cousins agree that the step towards founding a company of their own was exactly the right decision for them. "I like the independence. And I certainly don't miss the flying," says Andreas who spent so much time in the air as a manager, he was even admitted to Lufthansa's HON-circle (a frequent flyer programme that requires 600.000 miles in two years).
Not surprisingly, they both highly recommend self employment – but would warn anyone to keep a couple of important points in mind. "As entrepreneur, you have to react quickly to changing circumstances," says Edgar. "Don't be afraid to make the wrong decision, but avoid waiting too long before you decide."
Andreas agrees, and adds: "My personal advice to other startup founders is: Think back to how you learned to walk. You fell down a lot in the beginning, but you always got back up. Everyone makes mistakes – but as an entrepreneur, you have to learn to get back on your feet."
Thisstory is brought to you in partnership with AplusB, a programme funded by FFG.
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Tom Hanks to mentor MontCo veteran in screenwriting
by Dan Gross, Posted: December 10, 2012
Tom Hanks will help mentor aspiring screenwriter Gabriel Posey, a Melrose Park native who recently returned from serving in Afghanistan, after the pair were hooked up by ABC News' Bob Woodruff, part of his Standing Up for Heroes series.
Posey, 32, who spent nine years in the military, decided to enlist while studying English literature at Temple. Now that he's home, he told Woodruff, he wanted to pursue his passion of working in movies or television.
Woodruff connected Posey, who achieved the rank of staff sergeant, with Hanks, whose acting/directing career has included a number of military projects such as "Saving Private Ryan," and "The Pacific," and surprised Posey with the news in this video clip aired online Monday.
More of the interview is to run on Monday on ABC's "World News" and "Nightline."


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Freeholder director calls on college board to explore merger
Cumberland County Freeholder Director Joe Derella called on county college board to explore merger with Rowan College of Gloucester County.
Freeholder director calls on college board to explore merger Cumberland County Freeholder Director Joe Derella called on county college board to explore merger with Rowan College of Gloucester County. Check out this story on courierpostonline.com: https://vineland.dj/2vvy7sA
, @AVCoppola Published 4:04 p.m. ET April 19, 2018 | Updated 2:21 p.m. ET April 20, 2018
Cumberland County College(Photo: File photo)
BRIDGETON - Cumberland County Freeholder Director Joseph Derella has doubled down on his desire for the community college here to look into a possible merger with another South Jersey institution.
Derella last week expounded on his reasoning behind the idea of a joint agreement between Cumberland County College and Rowan College at Gloucester County after first issuing a statement exclusively to The Daily Journal on the topic.
A merger, Derella said, would benefit residents by giving them "a direct pathway to educational opportunities through increased access and affordability."
More: YOUR TURN: Why Cumberland, Gloucester county colleges may merge
The freeholders have urged the college's board of trustees to draft and approve a resolution to explore the possibility of a merger with RCGC.
Cumberland County College Board of Trustees Chair Donna Perez told The Daily Journal on Wednesday that the board has yet to broach the topic, but is receptive to discussing it.
Those talks were expected to open Thursday at the board's most recent meeting, according to Perez.
"At the end of the day, we're all open to exploring any type of options for the college that would help propel our students further and save them money," Perez said.
Derella's recommendation comes after he said Cumberland County College has experienced declining revenue thanks to a 26 percent enrollment drop since the 2013-14 school year.
The freeholder director added this is not unique to Cumberland County, as other community colleges across the state have faced similar hardships. However, according to Derella, enrollment has climbed at both Rowan College at Gloucester County and Rowan College at Burlington County since their formations.
Gloucester partnered with Rowan University in 2014, while Burlington announced the move in 2015.
Both of those schools offer a 3+1 program where students can earn a four-year degree from Rowan University in certain fields by paying three years worth of tuition at the community college rate and the final year at the university rate. This, according to the program, gets students a bachelor's degree for less than $30,000.
Details on how exactly Cumberland County College would meld with Rowan College at Gloucester County are still unclear.
Derella did say for students not wishing to go to Rowan University that the University Center at CCC would keep existing relationships with its many four-year college partners.
Transferring to an educational institution of choice following the community college commitment also would remain an option.
"The opportunities and choices for residents are endless," Derella said.
Derella said the first step in potentially realizing this vision is for the CCC and RCGC trustee boards to authorize resolutions creating a memorandum of understanding to investigate the opportunity.
Notification and approval also is needed from both the Secretary of Higher Education and the Middle States Commission on Higher Education — a process that, in all, could take up to eight months, Derella said.
"We all need to realize that change is never fatal but failure to recognize the need for change can be," Derella said. "If at the end of the day both college board of trustees see no benefit, then we have done our job."
Anthony V. Coppola: @AVCoppola; 856-563-5258; acoppola@gannettnj.com
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Q: repeating background: big tile or small tile? I have a repeating horizontal pattern in a background layer in HTML. I could do it with either a 1 pixel-wide image or a multiple of that (10, 20, 50...).
The question is:
Which is better?

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*use a thin (small filesize) image and make it repeat a lot

*use a larger image that would repeat itself less

How much does repeating a given image pattern consume in terms of processor/client resources? Suppose the image is 3,000 pixels high.
EDIT:
Is it better to have a 1x3000 image repeat itself 1000 times horizontally (in a 1024-wide screen) than a 100x3000 image repeat itself 10 times horizontally? Is it a given that computers are significantly more powerful nowadays, this tile repetition is less of a concern?
EDIT 2:
very similar question with the answer I was looking for here:
Repeating website background image - size vs speed

A: I often follow the "The smaller the image the better" philosophy.  The smaller the size the less time the browser takes to load it. However 1x1 and 10x10 really wont make much of a difference in terms of resources.

A: I'd go for a somewhat larger image (unless this has a serious impact on file size):
Repeating website background image - size vs speed

A: If one-pixel image suits your need, then that's better, because it consumes less time to download.

A: see, the smaller image will take less time to download from the server than the larger image. The Image repeating speed depends on the user's computer and you don't have to worry about it.
Therefore you should use small image which takes less time to download ( or in other words loads quickly ). Once the image gets downloaded on the user's computer, it depends on the computer how fast it will process the image.

A: Smaller the better, the graphic is loaded once, and done.


ICFO is offering a postdoctoral position in experimental AMO physics to a well-qualified, highly motivated and dynamic young scientist who wishes to enhance his/her scientific career in a friendly and stimulating environment.
The successful candidate will be joining the Ultracold Quantum Gases group, led by Prof. Dr. Leticia Tarruell.
The research will focus on two-component Bose-Einstein condensates with tunable interactions. When these interactions compete such that the total mean-field energy practically cancels out, beyond mean-field effects dominate the behaviour of the system. We recently demonstrated the formation of self-bound liquid droplets stabilized by quantum fluctuations in this setting [Cabrera et al. Science 2018, Cheiney et al., PRL 2018], and plan to pursue this research direction in lower dimensions. We are also interested in exploring the combination of tunable interactions and a coherent coupling between the two components to generate density-dependent gauge fields.


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Q: Please explain the output of the following code Can someone please explain the behavior of the following code. How come the function message() with return type int is returning the no of characters printed by printf() function without any return statement ?
#include <stdio.h>

int message();

int main() {
  int c;
  printf("C before:%d\n",c);
  c=message();
  printf("C after:%d\n",c);
  return 0;
}

int message(){
  printf("From the message");
}

A: This is caused by undefined behaviour.
Here's a similar question, and I couldn't put it any better than the second answer does:

That's simply undefined behaviour; if you don't populate the return area [...], it'll have the value last set up through some side-effect in your function.

...which is the value returned by printf.

A: It's undefined behavior ...
As there is no return set in message(), it will set C to garbage.

A: It is undefined behavior.
For example, if you compile it with clang and run it, results are different.
gcc -O0 yields the string length, -O2 and -O3 yield 0.
Maybe the return value of printf is put into the same register as message's would be. And message does not reset the register before returning.


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Holy Tomato!
A Salafi group known for its literalist approach to Islam has warned Muslims against eating tomatoes because they are a "Christian food" (Catholic Herald, Aug. 29). The group explains that a shape resembling a cross is revealed when one cuts a certain kind of tomato in half. Their warning, posted on Facebook, includes a photo of a halved tomato with a lovely cross-shaped interior. The accompanying message reads, "Eating tomatoes is forbidden because they are Christian. [The tomato] praises the cross instead of Allah…." A good-humored Turk left a comment asking whether Christians should not eat the croissant "as it resembles Islam ahhahahahahahha." Which quip proves that faux maniacal laughter is a cross-cultural phenomenon, and that ignorance of the origin of the croissant — of Christian roots and possibly invented in celebration of the Ottomans' defeat after the Siege of Vienna — abounds.
But Everyone Has a Father
The Providence Journal (Sept. 17) reports shock and disbelief on the part of some parents over the Cranston, Rhode Island, school board's announcement that it is banning traditional "father-daughter" and "mother-son" activities, saying they violate state law. Superintendent Judith Lundsten said the move was triggered by a letter from the ACLU on behalf of a single mom who complained that her daughter was not able to attend her school's father-daughter dance. Lundsten said attorneys for the school found that while federal Title IX legislation banning gender discrimination exempts "father-son" and "mother-daughter" events, Rhode Island law doesn't. Mayor Allan Fung declared that he was "utterly disappointed to have such a time-honored tradition under attack in the name of political correctness," and said he was "flooded with calls from angry parents." He urged parents to contact the school board directly.
A group of 30 animal-rights activists disrupted Mass at the Church of the Miraculous Virgin in Lima, Peru, lobbing insults against Fr. Alejandro Berrade, and accusing him of "murdering" a cat. They claimed the priest refused to allow the rescue of a cat that was supposedly trapped on the roof. Fr. Berrade was forced to suspend Mass and leave the sanctuary until the police arrived to usher the group outside. They continued their protest in front of the parish rectory into the early morning hours, continuously shouting and banging on the rectory door. Fr. Berrade dismissed their accusations. "Never in my life have I killed a cat," he said. "If they said falsehoods against Christ, we also should expect that they slander His disciples." The parish sacristan told Catholic News Agency (Aug. 29) that he climbed up to the roof of the church and saw no sign of the cat.
Wait a Minute, Mr. Postman
A romantic prankster almost suffocated when he mailed himself to his girlfriend in a sealed box — and got lost in the mail, reports Orange News (Aug. 29). Hu Seng, from Chongqing city, southern China, paid a courier firm to deliver him to Li Wang as a joke. But the couriers mixed up the address and, instead of spending 30 minutes in the sealed box, Seng was trapped for nearly three hours. By the time the package finally arrived at his girlfriend's office, where a friend was waiting to record her surprise on camera, Seng had passed out and had to be revived by paramedics. "I tried to make a hole in the cardboard but it was too thick," said Seng, "and I didn't want to spoil the surprise by shouting." A spokesman for the courier commented, "If he'd told us what he was doing at the start we would not have taken the parcel. Even when we accept animals they have to go in special containers so they can breathe."
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Q: Textarea is draggable in certain browsers I have a textarea on my web page.  It displays differently in different browsers.  I'm not too concerned about what it looks like in various browsers.  In some browsers like Firefox there is a draggable corner that I don't want there, is there a way of "switching" this off?  I set the size of the textarea using the cols and rows properties.
The doctype that I am using is strict.

A: You may not want it here, but I want it here. I want to be able to resize my textareas, by fonts, zoom on the pages and scroll what I want.
You should not tell me how to use a browser on your website.
If you're afraid that it is going to break your design, relax. We know it. Nobody expect the website to work in every situation. When I use the drag handler, I do it to gain usablity, and I accept to break the design for this.
You can't control the client the user is using. You may be able to use resize:none but there are extensions for firefox, chrome and grease monkey that will bypass that anyway.
So rules of thumb: create a beautiful design and forget about dictating the way people are going to use the page. This is what people do in the desktop, where you actually have a hand on the client. Here you don't, we interpret your code the way we want.

A: Try adding textarea {resize:none} css style.  You can also use horizontal, vertical or both as values.


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Q: Given $A,B$ are $n \times n$ matrices, $(A+B)^2=A+B,r(A+B)=r(A)+r(B)$. Prove: $A^2=A,B^2=B$ Given $A,B$ are $n \times n$ matrices, $(A+B)^2=A+B,r(A+B)=r(A)+r(B)$.
Prove: $A^2=A,B^2=B$
I don't know how to use $r(A+B)=r(A)+r(B)$

A: Following what user1551 said in the comments, we have: $\operatorname{Im}(A)\cap\operatorname{Im}(B) = \{0\}$.
(You did not specify the base field, so I'll just take any field $\mathbb{K}$.)
Denote the transpose of a matrix $M$ as $M^T$.
Since $r(M) = r(M^T)$ for all matrices $M \in \mathcal{M}_n(\mathbb{K})$ (one way to envision it is that the rank of a matrix $M$ is the maximum $k$ such that there exists an invertible minor $N$ of $M$ of size $k \times k$, and then see that for all minors $N$, $N^T$ is a minor of $M^T$, as well as recall that $\det(N) = \det(N^T)$), we also have:
$$r\left(A^T + B^T\right) = r\left((A+B)^T\right) = r\left(A^T\right) + r\left(B^T\right)$$
Therefore, from the same arguments as before: $\operatorname{Im}\left(A^T\right)\cap\operatorname{Im}\left(B^T\right) = \{0\}$.
Now, let $x \in \mathbb{K}^n$. We get:
$$Ax + Bx = \left(A+B\right)^2x = \left(A^2 + AB + BA + B^2\right)x = A\big((A + B)x\big) + B\big((A+B)x\big)$$
Thus, from $\operatorname{Im}(A)\cap\operatorname{Im}(B) = \{0\}$, we obtain:
$$\begin{cases}Ax = A\big((A + B)x\big)\\ Bx = B\big((A+B)x\big)\end{cases} \quad\Rightarrow\quad \begin{cases}A^2x = (A - AB)x\\ B^2x = (B - BA)x\end{cases}$$
Since this holds for any $x \in \mathbb{K}^n$, we can conclude that:
$$\begin{cases}A^2 = (A - AB)\\ B^2 = (B - BA)\end{cases}$$
By transposing everything, this grants:
$$\begin{cases}(A^2)^T = (A - AB)^T\\ (B^2)^T = (B - BA)^T\end{cases} \quad\Rightarrow\quad \begin{cases}(A^T)^2 = A^T - B^TA^T\\ (B^T)^2 = B^T - A^TB^T\end{cases}$$
Again, let $y \in \mathbb{K}^n$. We have:
$$\begin{cases}A^T(A^Ty) = A^Ty + B^T(-A^Ty)\\ B^T(B^Ty) = B^Ty + A^T(-B^Ty)\end{cases}$$
Hence, this time with $\operatorname{Im}\left(A^T\right)\cap\operatorname{Im}\left(B^T\right) = \{0\}$:
$$\begin{cases}A^T(A^Ty) &= A^Ty \\ 0 &= B^T(-A^Ty)\\ B^T(B^Ty) &= B^Ty \\ 0 &= A^T(-B^Ty)\end{cases}$$
Due to this holding for all $y \in \mathbb{K}^n$, the first and third lines give us $(A^T)^2 = A^T$ and $(B^T)^2 = B^T$, therefore: $A^2 = A$ and $B^2 = B$, and we have finished. (The second and fourth lines give more precision to the result: the image of $A$ is a subspace of the kernel of $B$ and vice-versa).

A: It seems like you are working on your linear algebra worksheet(very similar to mine).@Burno B 's answer is beautiful,but there's also a tricky method just using the properties of the rank of matrix.
We know that the elementary row (or column) transformation doesn't change the rank of a matrix,so we have
$$
\begin{pmatrix}
A&0&0\\
0&B&0\\
0&0&I-A-B
\end{pmatrix}
\sim
\begin{pmatrix}
A&0&0\\
0&B&0\\
A&B&I-A-B
\end{pmatrix}
\sim
\begin{pmatrix}
A&0&A\\
0&B&B\\
A&B&I
\end{pmatrix}
$$
$$
\sim
\begin{pmatrix}
A-A^2&-AB&0\\
-BA&B-B^2&0\\
A&B&I
\end{pmatrix}
\sim
\begin{pmatrix}
A-A^2&-AB&0\\
-BA&B-B^2&0\\
0&0&I
\end{pmatrix}
$$
and
$$
r(A)+r(B)+r(I-A-B)=r\begin{pmatrix}
A-A^2&-AB\\
-BA&B-B^2
\end{pmatrix}+r(I)=r\begin{pmatrix}
A-A^2&-AB\\
-BA&B-B^2
\end{pmatrix}+n
$$
Also,
$$
(A+B)^2=(A+B)\implies r(A+B)+r(I-A-B)=n
$$
$$
r(A+B)=r(A)+r(B)\implies r(A)+r(B)+r(I-A-B)=n
$$
which implies
$$
r\begin{pmatrix}
A-A^2&-AB\\
-BA&B-B^2
\end{pmatrix}=0
$$
so
$$
A^2=A,B^2=B,AB=BA=0
$$