If regular drones face problems with the winds near buildings and bridges, imagine the challenges they face with the unpredictable weather and corrosive plumes accompanying many volcanoes. Still, researchers are increasingly flying drones over volcanoes to shed light on when they might erupt and the risks lava flows might have for nearby communities. One company is even developing a drone intended to withstand regular flights into volcanic plumes, a design that could also help it analyze industrial pollution and wildfire smoke.
Volcanologists at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory are using drones to explore what differences might exist in the way that lava flows advance over a variety of surfaces. "Knowing the topography onto which the flow is about to move is critical in order to make good predictions about where and how quickly the lava will go," said Einat Lev, an assistant research professor at the observatory.
Lev and her colleagues have flown their drone over volcanic sites all over the world. Their expeditions have included scientists from NASA, because lava flows on Earth can closely resemble those on other planets, especially Mars.
A lava flow they recently investigated at Holuhraun in the Icelandic Highlands was one of the largest ever recorded. A volcanic eruption there that began in 2014 generated a lava field more than 33 square miles large, covering a wide variety of terrain, including previous lava flows, solid bedrock, subglacial sand, a pebble-covered riverbank and a large river.
The aerial photos the drone takes help the scientists classify the surfaces the lava was flowing over. They are also used to construct three-dimensional digital topography maps of the lava flows and estimate their shape and volumes.
Lev and her colleagues augment their drone findings with data from ground instruments and their personal observations. For example, high-accuracy mobile GPS antennas walked along the margins of lava flows map them to a scale of less than 10 centimeters; LiDAR scanners help capture the topography of volcanic vents with millimeter resolution; thermal cameras record temperatures at cracks and hot springs; and the scientists themselves recorded characteristics of the lava flows such as their roughness and texture.
The weather around volcanoes can prove extreme. For example, in Iceland, the scientists may deal with chilly temperatures even in August, and on occasion daily forecasts may call for rain, sun, gusty winds and fog all for the same day.
Instead of investigating lava flows, Jonathan Castro, a professor of volcanology at the University of Mainz in Germany, and his colleagues are using drones to examine gases emitted from volcanoes. The hope is that such research could reveal that the composition of the gases might serve as a predictive tool that "may indicate that an eruption will happen," Castro said.
Castro and his colleagues have flown drones over Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna in Sicily, as well as the recently active volcanoes of Chaitén and Cordón Caulle in Chile. "Drones will pave the way to make volcanology much safer because they allow us to collect samples and see things with video and thermal infrared cameras in very out-of-the-way places," Castro said.
The researchers use drones to analyze gases above craters and other points of emission. The aim is to examine gases before they get diluted by the atmosphere. "The data is very pristine and complements what we measure in rocks with other analytical techniques like electron microprobes," Castro said.
Current gas sensors can measure chemicals in the parts-per-million range. "Carbon dioxide can be measured to tens of parts per million, while sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide can be measured down to a few parts per million," Castro said.
Castro and his colleagues have worked with a range of drones, such as the DJI Inspire 1 Pro, the DJI Matrice 600, and the DJI S1000+. "These drones are incredibly agile and fast, even at high altitudes, as many volcanoes are," Castro said.
Because they need to collect data from craters and vents, stable flight is more important to researchers than speed. "When the wind gets up, however, is when it pays off to have a fast drone that can hold a position lock despite high cross winds," Castro said.
Although drones help the researchers operate at a distance from craters and vents, battery limitations mean they still have to hike relatively close to active volcanoes. "Flying in and around volcanoes is hazardous for the pilot too because of potential unforeseen eruptive processes, unstable ground, and toxic gas in the ambient environment," Castro said.
Currently, the drones the scientists use can fly up to 24 minutes. Castro hopes future work can employ drones with greater flight times, which would translate "to greater flight distances and perhaps less danger for the scientist," he said.
Drones that are not so powerful can get lost due to the suction from downdrafts. "But strong drones—for example, the DJI Matrice 600—will power out of this," Castro said.
To overcome the many challenges volcanoes can present, Black Swift Technologies in Boulder, Colorado, is now developing an unmanned aerial system (UAS) designed to analyze their emissions. "The system is designed to fly through a volcanic plume and give back near-real-time data," Co-Founder, President and CEO Jack Elston said.
Elston got his doctorate in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he and his colleagues helped develop the first UAS to officially intercept a supercell thunderstorm, the kind of storm that produces tornadoes. They later applied for and won a Small Business Innovative Research grant from NASA to develop a unique UAS-based soil moisture sensor that got them started as a full-time company. This work led NASA to suggest that Black Swift build an aircraft designed to sample volcanic plumes.
The Black Swift S2 UAS is a single-rotor fixed-wing craft with a 10-foot wingspan and a five pound payload for a total weight of 16 lbs. The drone is designed to be launched by catapult and land on its belly. "The top speed measured so far is 35 meters per second," Elston said.
The S2's wings cannot be too big, because volcanoes are typically in remote areas, making it difficult to lug a large aircraft over large distances over rugged terrain. Still, its wings are large enough to help support higher-altitude flights.
The S2 will be equipped with downward-facing regular and thermal cameras to capture images, and a front-facing video camera to help the pilots guide the UAS in real time if needed. The drone will also be equipped with sensors for gases such as sulfur dioxide, methane, hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide, a nephelometer to scan volcanic particle size and distribution in the plumes, and atmospheric probes to analyze pressure, temperature, humidity, and three-dimensional wind patterns. "Getting a lot of different sensors down to a size where you can put them on a small UAS is not a trivial task," Elston said.
The UAS can, in principle, go places that are too dangerous for manned aircraft or someone on the ground and get data on how a plume varies at different altitudes—as opposed to satellite observations, which might just capture an average value over its entire column, Elston said. "The idea is to deploy the system as close as one is able to get to the volcano and sample its plumes horizontally and vertically, say by flying to a certain altitude and then spiraling down," he said.
The researchers designed the control systems for the S2 from the ground up, including hardware, firmware, control algorithms and user interface, Elston said. Mission monitoring is all accomplished via a handheld Android tablet computer.
Volcanic plumes are challenging to UAS not just because of corrosive gases such as sulfur dioxide, but also because ash particles are often laden with iron and can tamper with the electronic and magnetic components of the drone's motor.
Black Swift flew the S2 through volcanic plumes in Costa Rica this January to see what impacts they had on the vehicles. "Engineering a vehicle to survive high levels of sulfur dioxide or ash is certainly a challenge, but we want to make sure it can make these kinds of flights routinely in a three-year campaign that can track the evolution of a volcano over time, and not just be a one-off research aircraft," Elston said.
The drone's main scientific deployment is scheduled for 2019. Data from the S2 could lead to better three-dimensional models of volcanic plumes. This could in turn help airlines, traffic controllers and aviation authorities accurately establish flight advisories after volcanic eruptions. For instance, when the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull erupted in 2010, the resulting ash plume caused more than 95,000 flight cancellations, leading to an estimated $1.7 billion in losses.
"Better models of ash dispersal from volcanoes can help predict what kind of area a plume might cover, so that aviation authorities can tell planes to specifically stay out of certain areas instead of, say, shutting down the entire European airspace," Elston said.
Aside from helping researchers and authorities model and monitor volcanoes, Elston noted this work could also have a variety of other applications. For example, this drone could also help investigate smog, wildfire smoke, chemical fires and smokestack exhaust. "We're very focused on all the scientific applications drones might have, and on simplifying their operation to encourage more routine use," Elston said.


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San Francisco based four-piece Rock band Strange Hotel started out as an indie rock trio but after a change in the line-up and name change, the band released their debut album 'All The World Is A Strange Hotel' in Spring 2014 in digital format.
Coining the term "Gothedelic", as well as having rock sound to them, they also embrace an acoustic vibe when the song requires a more simplistic approach. From catchy hooks to a more darker sound, there is a wide range of influences you can hear through each track that makes it a strong debut from the band. Sometimes blues infused, sometimes slightly garage-based, they have a distinctive sound about them that brings something different.
Since then the band have been out of the road through much of 2014 and in March of this year, their debut album was released in CD format. Currently the band are preparing for a summer tour and the release of their second album which they recorded over the winter.
Further details can be found on their website as well as a chance to hear tracks from 'All The World Is A Strange Hotel'.
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Roger McCormick gave an interview to SNL Financial at last week's BBA Annual Banking Conference. To read the interview, please see here.
As followers of the Conduct Costs Project will know, that project publishes a regular table that shows the conduct costs track record of 10 major international banks (soon to be expanded). The most recent table is set out below.
The Financial Conduct Authority does not publish a comparable table in relation to the fines it has levied on banks. Instead, it publishes a regularly updated list of the fines, listed one by one, shown in calendar order, with no aggregation where the same institution is fined more than once. No comparison with previous years, or amongst banks is offered. The Financial Ombudsman Service publishes comparable information about consumer complaints ("complaints data"), but showing the institutions in question in alphabetical order. In response to the "FAQ" "which financial businesses are top and bottom of the complaints table?" The FOS states, in effect, "work it out for yourself" (or, to be precise, "You can look for yourself on our website to see which businesses had most or least complaints.....Don't forget that larger businesses may get more complaints because of their size"). Fortunately for the public, the mass media invariably converts the information offered by the FOS into a league table. It would be ludicrous for any reporter covering the latest data not to do this. (Can you imagine the conversation with his editor if he offered a piece that just showed the banks in alphabetical order?).
The Banking Standards Review, which says it is keen on metrics and benchmarking for measuring bank behaviour and related matters, does not like league tables either. It says (without any further explanation) that they can be "gamed". An example or two would have been helpful. We don't think our table is, or could be "gamed" ....unless, for some reason the public sources from which the data are derived are themselves gamed. If we did a simple "mini-table" based on the FCA fines of the major UK banks in the last two years it would look like the table set out below.
This is no more than a direct "crib" from the FCA's own website. But it shows the information in a more graphic and helpful way, enabling banks to be compared with each other and years to be compared with each other at a glance. Track records of banks' disciplinary and conduct costs matters are important, not just for the banks and regulators, but for the public in general. Remember, the banks say, at regular intervals, that they want to get back our trust. If the FCA thinks it appropriate to slap a heavy fine on Barclays because it finds the fact of five "previous convictions" a matter that "aggravates" its latest offence (see Final Notice of 23rd September 2014 at para. 6.38) then the track record is of equal interest to those whose trust Barclays says it is seeking. For the public, it is not good enough for the details to be buried in a Final Notice. Most of them will not read it and will only be alerted to this aspect of the case if the mass media report it. And, given that even the Financial Times skipped over the "previous" point pretty lightly, the chances of the tabloids or the TV channels saying much about it are negligible. (It is perhaps unfair to single out Barclays. They are not the only repeat offender but they offer the most recent example of the problem caused by unnecessary obscurity).
There is also an inconsistency in the regulators' approach. They insist on multiple, unbelievably explicit warnings about risks attached to investments, couched in language that even a child could understand. But when it comes to the disciplinary track records of those who have custody of our money, the attitude is: it's on the website if you care to look for it; work it out for yourself.
I guess we can all understand why banks don't exactly welcome the provision of more accessible information to the public about their lamentable disciplinary records. (Although one hopes they have it to hand for their internal management and risk control). However, such attachment to secrecy hardly justifies the regulators not trying a bit harder to be more helpful. And, for the more enlightened banks, what first looks like a threat should perhaps be seen as a challenge that they are not afraid to take on. The price of seeking greater trust involves better disclosure of factors affecting the risks imposed on those whose trust you seek. We are familiar with the trust rhetoric. Time now to see some action that shows a genuine change of heart.
We invite contributions to the Soapbox from anyone interested in our projects. Please contact us at info@ccpresearchfoundation.com, if you would like to participate.
The FT article was followed by items featuring the Conduct Costs Project in the Guardian and the Evening Standard the following Monday (which also referred to Woodford's announcement).
At around the same time, an article about the Project also appeared in Forbes magazine and a McKinsey publication. And, for our Italian readership, Chris Stears is quoted in an article by Matteo Cavallito in the September edition of the Italian magazine, Valori: available at http://www.valori.it/dal-mensile/banche-prezzo-colpa-7860.html.
Various interviews about the Conduct Costs Project have been given to journalists in September and should result in articles being published in October.
The justification for the scope of the Foundation's interest in conduct, culture and people and the issues raised by the "trust question" in a range of sectors was reinforced by the announcement, on 1st October, that Tesco is being investigated by the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to its admitted overstated profit forecast.
Roger McCormick was invited to the Bank of England in September to discuss the Conduct Costs Project with representatives of the Fair and Efficient Markets Review team. Roger will be speaking at the BBA conference on 16th October and at a CSFI roundtable on 2nd October (see invitation and minutes).
Roger McCormick was a moderator of the 2nd panel session of "2nd Annual Business Forum on Children's Rights" on last 8th October. See Press Release.
Various accountancy firms are trying to put together "conduct risk" events that may feature one or more of the Conduct Cost Project team. We are also making a presentation at a conference being organised by London School of Economics and Academy of Retail Banking on 28th November.
We hope to organise a new Conduct Costs Workshop before the end of the year. Click here for material from the workshop held at LSE in May 2014.
The FT piece also prompted contacts from many sources to write or speak about conduct costs. An article by Chris Stears and Roger McCormick appeared in "The Conversation" following on from the same authors' (much longer) article in Law and Financial Markets Review in June (http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=364135340933610;res=IELBUS).
Roger also co-authored an article with Andrea Minto that appeared in Law and Economics Yearly Review in September (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2497321).


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Q: am trying to redirect the user but the this.$router.push('/') is giving me undefined am trying to redirect the user to the welcome page when the user logout and tot he home page, when the user logs back in..but the this.$router.push('/'), is giving me undefined.
Here is the code
handleAuthStateChanged: ({ commit }) => {
    auth.onAuthStateChanged(user => {
      if (user) {
        commit("setLogin", true);
        console.log("login");
        //get current user details
        let userId = auth.currentUser.uid;
        db.collection("users")
          .doc(userId)
          .get()
          .then(snapshot => {
            if (snapshot.exists) {
              let currentUser = snapshot.data();
              commit("setUser", currentUser);
              console.log(currentUser);
            } else {
              // snapshot.data() will be undefined in this case
              console.log("No such document!");
            }
          });
        this.$router.push("/");
      } else {
        console.log("logout");
        commit("setLogin", false);
        commit("setUser", null);

        this.$router.replace("/welcome");
      }
    });
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A: You are accessing this within the onAuthStateChanged function scope, which means this inside the scope will refers to the own function (since you are using arrow function), not Vue instance.
This wont work:
handleAuthStateChanged: ({ commit }) => {
    auth.onAuthStateChanged(user => {
        ...
        // `this` is not a Vue instance
        this.$router.push("/");
    })
}

You need to make a variable that refer to Vue instance first outside the scope so you can call it inside the function scope, for example:
handleAuthStateChanged: ({ commit }) => {
    const self = this;
    auth.onAuthStateChanged(user => {
        ...
        // `this` is not a Vue instance, but `self` is
        self.$router.push("/");
    })
}

Or don't use arrow function since this inside an arrow function refers to the function it self, for example:
handleAuthStateChanged: ({ commit }) => {
    auth.onAuthStateChanged(function(user) {
        ...
        // `this` is a Vue instance
        this.$router.push("/");
    })
}

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Q: How to highlight first cell of subsequent row on enter keypress after entering data? I've written a code to create a new row on enter keyup, when you're currently in the last row.
Problem - But the issue I am facing is that, when you type some data and then press enter key, it doesnt create a new row. (It goes to the first cell of the first row.)
I think the issue I am facing is because of the "this.refresh();" function which is being called under "save" function in the Kendo UI.
I just can't get rid of that function since I'm using an aggregate functionality which i need to sum up all the values in all the tabs in the jsfiddle posted here - JSFiddle
May I know if there is any way such that a new row is created as well as the first cell of the newly created row is highlighted.
PS: If there are 5 rows and I am currently in the 3rd row, if I press the enter key it should navigate to the subsequent row and highlight the first cell. (Since, in this case it is not the last row,I don't need to create a new row, but just navigate to the subsequent row on click.)
I've tried to make use of editable-cell properties, but nothing worked.
So, in short my question is to navigate to the subsequent row and highlight the first cell on enter key press(after or before entering data) and to create a new row on enter key press and highlight it's first cell.
save:function(e){

            this.refresh();

        }

^^This is the function responsible for refreshing the content of the Kendo Grid when data is entered.


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LA CRESCENTA — Area residents this weekend were given a chance to dispose of unused prescription drugs as federal officials work to curb a growing abuse problem.
During the national "Take-Back" event sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Agency Saturday, the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station was one of hundreds of drop-off spots nationwide as a part of the federal agency's new campaign.
"We are aggressively reaching out to individuals to encourage them to rid their households of unused prescription drugs that pose a safety hazard and can contribute to prescription drug abuse," acting Deputy Atty. Gen. Gary Grindler said in a statement.
Glendale police officers have also warned of the growing trend of prescription drug abuse, especially among local teenagers.
"We all want to worry about the fact there might be a dope dealer on our street corner or a dope dealer in our schools," Lorenz said Friday. "The problem is the supplier of those drugs that have become such a problem … is what's in your medicine cabinet."
Painkillers and other prescription medications have become increasing popular among local teens, and many are raiding the medicine cabinets of their friends and family — even hosting "cabinet parties" where they can swap pills, Lorenz said.
Howard Hakes, president of the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition, said he was glad to hear the government was getting involved.
"It's a new problem that no one has really addressed yet," he said.
Federal officials cited a July study that showed a 400% increase in the past decade in drug treatment facility admissions for people fighting an addiction to prescription pain killers.
"Prescription drug abuse is the nation's fastest-growing drug problem, and "take back" events like this one are an indispensable tool for reducing the threat that the diversion and abuse of these drugs pose to public health," Gil Kerlikowske, director of the federal Office of Drug Control Policy, said in a statement.
And with many of the medications going for prices as high as $40 per pill, some non-drug-using teens may still be tempted to sell them, Lorenz said.
"That is the problem," he said. "We need to clean out our medicine cabinets."
Beyond Saturday's event, the Glendale Environmental Management Center run by the Glendale Fire Department and located at 780 Flower St. regularly accepts unused medications, among other household hazardous waste, Lorenz said. For more information, call (818) 548-4030.


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package com.youtube.vitess.client.cursor;

import com.youtube.vitess.client.StreamIterator;
import com.youtube.vitess.proto.Query;
import com.youtube.vitess.proto.Query.Field;
import com.youtube.vitess.proto.Query.QueryResult;

import java.sql.SQLDataException;
import java.sql.SQLException;
import java.sql.SQLFeatureNotSupportedException;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * A {@link Cursor} that serves records from the sequence of {@link QueryResult} objects
 * represented by a {@link StreamIterator}.
 */
public class StreamCursor extends Cursor {
  private StreamIterator<QueryResult> streamIterator;
  private Iterator<Query.Row> rowIterator;

  private List<Field> fields;

  public StreamCursor(StreamIterator<QueryResult> streamIterator) {
    this.streamIterator = streamIterator;
  }

  @Override
  public long getRowsAffected() throws SQLException {
    throw new SQLFeatureNotSupportedException("getRowsAffected() is not supported on StreamCursor");
  }

  @Override
  public long getInsertId() throws SQLException {
    throw new SQLFeatureNotSupportedException("getInsertId() is not supported on StreamCursor");
  }

  @Override
  public List<Field> getFields() throws SQLException {
    if (streamIterator == null) {
      throw new SQLDataException("getFields() called on closed Cursor");
    }

    if (fields == null) {
      // The first QueryResult should have the fields.
      if (!nextQueryResult()) {
        throw new SQLDataException("stream ended before fields were received");
      }
    }

    return fields;
  }
  @Override
  public void close() throws Exception {
    streamIterator.close();
    streamIterator = null;
  }

  @Override
  public Row next() throws SQLException {
    if (streamIterator == null) {
      throw new SQLDataException("next() called on closed Cursor");
    }

    // Get the next Row from the current QueryResult.
    if (rowIterator != null && rowIterator.hasNext()) {
      return new Row(getFields(), rowIterator.next(), getFieldMap());
    }

    // Get the next QueryResult. Loop in case we get a QueryResult with no Rows (e.g. only Fields).
    while (nextQueryResult()) {
      // Get the first Row from the new QueryResult.
      if (rowIterator.hasNext()) {
        return new Row(getFields(), rowIterator.next(), getFieldMap());
      }
    }

    // No more Rows and no more QueryResults.
    return null;
  }

  /**
   * Fetches the next {@link QueryResult} from the stream.
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VDH 20 days ahead of record
Jean Luc van den Heede is now 20 days ahead of Philippe Monnet's singlehanded global record as he heads for Cape of Good Hope
Jean Luc van den Heede sailing Adrien, his 85ft aluminium cutter, on his fourth attempt at the westabout singlehanded global challenge, is now 20 days ahead of the record. After a couple of good days with wind speeds topping 25kts, and covering up to 306 miles per day, van den Heede looks set to smash the current record of 151 days, 19 hours and 54 minutes, set by Philippe Monnet. However, he still has a long way to go and currently has his eyes set on the Cape of Good Hope 2,000 miles away.
Chatting from the boat this morning van den Heede said: "Well, I've done it! I've gone beyond 20 days lead after being stuck at 18 for a long time. I must point out that I've had two very good days, yesterday with 306 miles and today with 301 miles… the weather forecast for the next few days seems to be fairly fine and I can see the Cape at the end of the tunnel. Adrien is happy, as since the Horn, we haven't had such fine conditions – 25 knots, downwind, in a steady wind, which means the 30 tonnes monohull is pleased to be sliding along at more than 13 knots. The pilot is working well, the boat is well adjusted, and the situation is comfortable enough for me to be able to prepare a couscous for lunch. That doesn't often happen, as it's a dish that requires several saucepans over a single burner, so Adrien has to be stable."
If the current wind situation continues, van den Heede thinks he should round the Cape next weekend. He continued: "I have to remain vigilant, as there are still several dangers to avoid around South Africa. Philippe Monnet had to go and shelter for two days in a bay. Ideally, I'll be downwind, but with Adrien's 30 tonnes, I need 30-40 knot winds. That would be nice, but having said that, I'm ready to take whatever comes along."
To break the current record of 151 days, 19 hours and 54 minutes, held by Philippe Monnet, van den Heede will have to cross the Ushant finish line before 07hrs.16mins.01sec on 7 April 2003.
Current position:38°33'S / 58°00'E
Wind:27 knots from east-south-east in moderate sea
Distance covered in the last 24 hours:235 miles
Distance to the Cape of Good Hope:1,925 miles


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by Roya Nourani March 29, 2021
Theme for this week is: If It Doesn't Open, It's Not Your Door.
It's really easy to get set on ideas of things we want. It might be a job, or relationship, or whatever the fantasy may be; we build up these ideas of how marvelous things would be if they only worked out just so - and when things don't pan out exactly like we envisioned, we get disappointed. We become so attached to the story we created about the thing we wanted that when things ultimately unfold differently we are then left heart broken and defeated.
When this happens, it's a great opportunity to remember that sometimes the universe (or life, or God, or whatever system you follow) has a better plan. When one door of possibility doesn't open for us (or gets slammed rudely in our face), rather than take it personal and throw up our hands in defeat, crying that the world is out to get us and there is no point in ever trying anything ever again (sounds silly when phrased like this, but let's be honest, we've all had that moment of defeat where we dramatically swear something off), instead take a deep breath and remember that things unfold a certain way for a reason and there's something better waiting around the corner.
How many times in hindsight have you looked back and realized that thing you thought you wanted so badly and didn't get was actually a huge blessing? A bullet dodged? I know I can think of many times this has happened for me, and every time I reflect back I have to sigh with relief and think "I am so glad I didn't get what I thought I wanted at the time".
So next time you're feeling disappointed that something didn't pan out the way you wanted - remember this mantra. If it doesn't open, it's not my door. It is absolutely okay to feel disappointed too! We're human, and it's a very normal emotion to feel. Feel it, embrace it, but then remember there is something better coming and release the feeling. Holding on to the negative disappointment and stewing in it certainly doesn't help anything.
This, like all things, is a practice. It's something I've been tested on and gotten to practice a few times over the last year. It's not an easy switch to flip and totally shift your worldview. It takes time and practice and being intentional. But that's what we're here for - finding little ways we can intentionally make small shifts and become better.
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Watch: Glimpses of Valimai shows high octane action and a dapper Ajith
Touted to be an actioner and one of the most awaited films in Kollywood, 'Valimai' is helmed by H Vinoth and stars Ajith and Karthikeyan in the lead.
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Following the announcement of the film's release date recently, the makers of actor Ajith's Valimai unveiled a new video presenting glimpses from the much-anticipated film on Thursday, September 23. Featuring high-octane action sequences and power-packed dialogues, the video indicates that the movie is likely to be an entertaining actioner. The video opens with a quote about 'Valimai' or power, which translates to: "Power, boundless power is what is needed right now."
Corresponding to slow motion visuals of bikers' stunts, we hear a voice in the background saying, "We are the venom you've churned out. We are Satan's slaves. The dark web is our world. Anyone who dares to set foot in...." Before the sentence is completed, we see Ajith or 'Thala', as he is fondly known by fans, walking into the frame while there is fire in the foreground. The flames are likely an indication of Ajith's fiery persona in Valimai.
At this point we are introduced to the villain (played by Karthikeyan), who threatens Arjun (played by Ajith). "You've stroked my ego. Get ready for the game," he warns Ajith's character. In retaliation, the former says, "I've already started the game, kid." There are several shots of Ajith riding the bike, including the final one before the title appears, where Arjun (Ajith) who is seated on a bike, jumps out of the window of a building. The video ends with a close up shot of Ajith saying, "This could be something big." Ajith will be essaying the role of a cop in Valimai. "People's cop action from Pongal 2022," the makers wrote towards the end of the video.
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The H Vinoth directorial also co-stars Huma S Qureshi, Bani, Sumithra, Achyunth Kumar, Yogi Babu, Raj Ayyappa and Pugazh, among others. "Raging through it all! #AjithKumar smashing it with the #ValimaiGlimpse all geared up for a #ValimaiPongal!(Sic)," the description under the YouTube video reads. The film is slated for release on the occasion of Pongal next year.


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Home » IANS » Myanmar landslide toll reaches 53
Myanmar landslide toll reaches 53
Published on : Mon 12th August 2019, 12:32 PM
Yangon, Aug 12 (IANS) The death toll due to a landslide that buried several houses in a Myanmar town has increased to 53, with emergency teams on Monday still struggling to locate potential survivors amid the rubble.
The landslide, caused by heavy rainfall, occurred on Friday in the town of Paung, Mon state, where some 25 buildings were buried, reports Efe news.
On Sunday, rescue efforts were hampered as rains continued to lash the region.
Rescue teams and military personnel are continuing the search operation supported by excavators and heavy machinery.
They have managed to access other villages cut off by the landslide, and distributed food, water and other emergency items among the affected people.
Witnesses and survivors told Efe that around a hundred people could be buried in the rubble, however the authorities have not confirmed the figure.
The intense monsoon rains have also forced the evacuation of nearly 38,000 people across the country, according to the UN.


ANKARA/ISTANBUL — Turkey said on Wednesday the European Union was fuelled by anti-Turkish sentiment and hostility to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and was making grave mistakes in its response to a failed coup which was costing it the trust of ordinary Turks.
Erdogan and many Turks have been incensed by what they see as the undue concern of Europe over a crackdown after the abortive July 15 putsch but indifference to the bloody events themselves, in which more than 240 people were killed.
"Unfortunately the EU is making some serious mistakes. They have failed the test following the coup attempt ... Their issue is anti-Turkey and anti-Erdogan sentiment," Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told the state-run Anadolu Agency.
"We have worked very hard towards EU [membership] these past 15 years. We never begged, but we worked very hard ... Now two out of three people are saying we should stop talks with the EU."
Dismissals continued at Turkey's Scientific and Technological Research Council (Tubitak), which has now removed 560 staff, private broadcaster NTV said on Wednesday.
Some of Turkey's European allies are concerned Erdogan, already seen as an authoritarian leader, is using the coup attempt as an excuse to further tighten his grip. Turkish officials dismiss such claims, saying the purges are justified by the gravity of the threat posed by the putsch.
Western allies are also watching Erdogan's rapprochement with Russian President Vladimir Putin, concerned that both leaders may use their detente and chilled relations with the West to pressure Washington and the European Union.
Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern has said Europe needs to think again about Turkey's possible EU membership.
"I am interested in a fundamental discussion," he said on Wednesday in an interview with broadcaster ORF.
"That fundamental discussion is: Can we accept someone within the EU who does not adhere to democratic standards, who has difficulty with human rights, and who ignores humanitarian necessities and necessities regarding the rule of law?"
Turkey began EU accession talks in 2005 but has made scant progress despite an initial burst of reforms. Many EU states are not eager to see such a large, mostly Muslim country as a member, and are concerned that Ankara's record on basic freedoms has gone into reverse in recent years.
In a return to combative form, Erdogan on Wednesday took aim at Turkey's banks, saying they should not be charging high interest in the aftermath of the coup plot and promising to take action against lenders who "go the wrong way".
Erdogan on Tuesday took a big step towards normalising ties with Russia, meeting Putin in St Petersburg, his first foreign trip since the failed putsch.
"We're not mending relations with Russia to send a message to the West," Minister Cavusoglu said. "If the West loses Turkey one day, it will not be because of Turkey's relations with Russia, China, or the Islamic world, but rather because of themselves."
Erdogan's spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told reporters in Ankara it was normal for Turkey to seek "other options" on defence cooperation as it had not received the expected support from its western friends and NATO allies following the failed coup.
NATO said on Wednesday that Turkey's membership was not in question and that Ankara could count on its solidarity and support after the coup bid, which has triggered deep purges in the alliance's second-largest armed forces.
Putin said on Tuesday Moscow would gradually phase out sanctions against Ankara, imposed after the Turks shot down a Russian fighter jet near the Syrian border nine months ago, and that bringing ties to their pre-crisis level was the priority.
Cavusoglu also indicated that Turkey could find common ground with Russia on Syria, where they have been on opposing sides of the conflict. Moscow backs Syrian President Bashar Assad, while Turkey says he is a dictator who must be removed.
"We think similarly regarding the ceasefire, humanitarian aid and [the need for] political resolution in Syria," Cavusoglu said, although he added the two may think differently on how to implement the ceasefire.
He said Turkey was building a "strong mechanism" with Russia to find a solution in Syria, and a delegation including the foreign ministry, military and intelligence officials would go to Russia on Wednesday for talks.
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Billy Rose Theatre Division
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
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Guest, Ann Hutchinson
Ann Hutchinson Guest papers, 1948-1961
Jerome Robbins Dance Division | (S) *MGZMC-Res. 4
Ann Hutchinson Guest, born November 3, 1918 in New York, is an American dancer and dance notator. Her initial dance training began in the mid 1930's at the Jooss-Leeder School at Dartington Hall, England. When World War II broke out in Europe, she... more
Ann Hutchinson Guest, born November 3, 1918 in New York, is an American dancer and dance notator. Her initial dance training began in the mid 1930's at the Jooss-Leeder School at Dartington Hall, England. When World War II broke out in Europe, she returned to New York where her continued training included ballet, modern, tap, and ethnic dance. In the 1940's she danced with the Welland Lathrop Company and in Broadway musicals, including One Touch of Venus, Billion Dollar Baby,and Kiss Me, Kate.In 1947, she returned to London and worked closely with Rudolf Laban. She is credited with coining the term Labanotation and, in 1954, published her book of that title. A prolific writer, she also has created games, wall charts, and other aids for teaching notation to children. Ms. Hutchinson Guest has notated many major choreographic works including those by George Balanchine, Kurt Jooss, Marius Petipa, Antony Tudor, Hanya Holm, and Doris Humphrey. She was one of the founders of the Dance Notation Bureau and served as its president until 1961, when she moved to London, where she founded the Language of Dance Centre in 1967. A recipient of three Rockefeller Foundation grants for the research and writing of Labanotation textbooks, she also has received honorary doctorates from Marygrove College in Detroit, Michigan, and Ohio State University. In 1987, Ms. Hutchinson Guest inaugarated the Language of Dancer series of publications, whose output has included Nijinsky's "Faune" Restored.She is married to dance historian Ivor Forbes Guest. Papers of the eminent dance notator, one of the founders of the Dance Notation Bureau, teacher, writer and lecturer, including labanotation in complete and rough notes of works by George Balanchine, Gower Champion, Hanya Holm, Doris Humphrey, Kurt Jooss and Ted Shawn. Two folders include preparation for a textbook on Labanotation,ca., 1954 with preface by George Balanchine. less
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Philippe Halsman theatrical photographs, 1947-1969
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-VIM 1998-002
Philippe Halsman was a photographer. The collection consists of images of Broadway productions.
Carnival (Musical) / Bob Merrill
Stewart, Michael, 1929-1987
Michael Stewart Papers, 1948-1987
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T-Mss 1990-018
Michael Stewart (nee Rubin), librettist, lyricist, playwright, and novelist, was born in New York City, where he attended Queens College. He received a Master of Fine Arts in drama from Yale in 1953. Prior to his work on Broadway, Stewart wrote... more
Michael Stewart (nee Rubin), librettist, lyricist, playwright, and novelist, was born in New York City, where he attended Queens College. He received a Master of Fine Arts in drama from Yale in 1953. Prior to his work on Broadway, Stewart wrote for television and contributed sketches and lyrics to revues. His first effort on Broadway, Bye Bye Birdie, opened in 1960 and won Stewart his first Tony as its author. During his career in the musical theater Stewart also worked on Carnival!, Hello, Dolly!, 42nd Street, George M!, Barnum, I Love My Wife, Mack and Mabel, and The Grand Tour . Among his collaborators were the writer Mark Bramble, and the composers Cy Coleman, Jerry Herman, Bob Merrill and Jule Styne. The papers are for the most part made up of drafts and scripts of Stewart's works (his major productions, as well as works that were not produced) They also include correspondence, programs, clippings, scrapbooks, appointment books, examples of Stewart's work for television and film projects, and his fiction writing. less
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The Bell Telephone Hour collection of sound recordings [sound recording], 1940-1968
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound | *L (Special) 89-33
1579 sound discs, analog acetate 33 rpm, 16 in.; 1579 sound discs, analog acetate 33 rpm, 16 in.
Weekly 30-minute NBC radio broadcasts, featuring classical and light classical music, which began on Apr. 29, 1940 and continued until 1958. In September, 1959, the Bell Telephone Hour made its television debut as a monthly musical special. It... more
Weekly 30-minute NBC radio broadcasts, featuring classical and light classical music, which began on Apr. 29, 1940 and continued until 1958. In September, 1959, the Bell Telephone Hour made its television debut as a monthly musical special. It remained a regular television program until April 26, 1968. Library's holdings incomplete. Broadcasts chiefly originated from New York City, sponsored by the Bell Telephone Company (American Telephone and Telegraph). Each 30-minute program generally features a guest singer or instrumentalist, with the Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, conducted by Donald Voorhees, and the Bell Telephone Hour Chorus. Frequent guest artists include Marian Anderson, Robert Casadesus, Nelson Eddy, Josef Hofmann, Fritz Kreisler, Oscar Levant, James Melton, Grace Moore, Ezio Pinza, Lily Pons, Bidú Sayão, Gladys Swarthout, John Charles Thomas, Helen Traubel, and Eileen Farrell. Chief announcer: Floyd Mack. less
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Are those Winnie the Pooh and Barney dolls just not cuddly enough for you any more? Download this charming cutout hand puppet of Lon Chaney as "Blizzard," the legless gangster from The Penalty, for hours of Family Fun. Just click the link below, print out on heavy paper stock, cut out the head, torso, arms/crutches, and stumps, and assemble the pieces with brads. Every kid in the neighborhood will want one!
This wonderful item was created by artist Bill Nelson, who is both a talented artist and a silent film buff. You can see more of his work at BillNelsonStudios.com.


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The Best Movies Directed by Mukul S. Anand
Updated October 3, 2019 318 votes 88 voters
List of all movies directed by Mukul S. Anand ranked from best to worst with photos. Films directed by Mukul S. Anand are listed here and include movie posters and Mukul S. Anand movie trailers whenever possible. This is a collection of the best movies directed by Mukul S. Anand as voted on by film buffs. If you think the greatest Mukul S. Anand movie isn't as high as it should be on this list, then make sure to vote so that your opinion of what the top Mukul S. Anand film is can be factored into this list.
From Mukul S. Anand's studio films to Mukul S. Anand's independent films, this Mukul S. Anand filmography keeps tabs on all Mukul S. Anand movies, and lets the cream of the crop rise to the top.
The list you're viewing has a variety of movies in it, like Agneepath and Hum.
If you're wondering "what movies did Mukul S. Anand direct?" or "who is Mukul S. Anand?" then this list will explain how most people know this director. This list also answers questions like "what are the all-time best movies directed by Mukul S. Anand?" and "what's a good selection of good Mukul S. Anand movies?"
If you're wanting to get into Mukul S. Anand films, then this list is a great starting point for at least starting with the most decent Mukul S. Anand works.
All Mukul S. Anand director credits are included. This list of every movie that Mukul S. Anand has directed can be sorted for specific information such as what genre the Mukul S. Anand movie is and which actors starred in the Mukul S. Anand film.
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Who did Mukul S. Anand work with as a director? Talent includes the likes of Anil Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, and Salman Khan.
Agneepath
Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi
Directed by: Mukul S. Anand
Agneepath is a 1990 Indian drama film directed by Mukul Anand. It stars Amitabh Bachchan as the main protagonist Vijay Deenanath Chauhan along with Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi, Neelam Kothari, Rohini ...more
Khuda Gawah
Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, Akkineni Nagarjuna
Khuda Gawah is a 1992 Bollywood epic Romance drama film produced by Nazir Ahmed & Manoj Desai on Glamour Films banner, directed by Mukul S. Anand. starring Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, Nagarjuna, ...more
Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Anupam Kher
Hum is a 1991 Hindi action crime film directed by Mukul S. Anand. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Govinda, Kimi Katkar, Deepa Sahi, Shilpa Shirodkar, Danny Denzongpa, Anupam Kher and Kader ...more
Anupam Kher, Raj Babbar, Danny Denzongpa
Aitbaar is a 1985 Hindi film, directed by Mukul Anand and starring Raj Babbar, Dimple Kapadia, Suresh Oberoi, Danny Denzongpa and Sharat Saxena. It was a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 thriller, ...more
Maha-Sangram
Madhuri Dixit, Shakti Kapoor, Gulshan Grover
Maha-Sangram is a 1990 Bollywood romance film directed by Mukul Anand and starring Vinod Khanna, Govinda and Madhuri Dixit.
Sultanat
Sridevi, Shakti Kapoor, Amrish Puri
Sultanat is a 1986 Bollywood film written and directed by Mukul S. Anand. The film stars Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Sridevi, Amrish Puri, Shakti Kapoor, Tom Alter and marked the debut of Karan Kapoor ...more


A presentation of the Open Innovations Forum Youth Program and the selection of three promising youth projects from the competitive opportunity for participation in 100 Innovators international group were held at the International Shanghai Cooperation Organization Countries' Student Spring Festival in Chita, on July 4th. The winning projects' authors are to take part in the 3rd Moscow International Forum of Innovation Development, Open Innovations, and in the Exhibition Open Innovations Expo in Moscow, on October 14–16, 2014.
Over 3,500 students from 17 countries, countries from China and Iran to India, Turkey, and Sri Lanka, attended the International Shanghai Cooperation Organization Countries' Student Spring Festival in Chita. The Festival's program is subdivided into seven thematic areas in which the youth demonstrate their abilities in the fields of science, education, sports, creativity, entrepreneurship, and social activities. The SCO Countries' Student Spring and Open Innovations Forum's Youth Program are share the same aim of giving talented youth the necessary force, knowledge, and willingness to put their projects into practice.
The selection for the 100 Innovators international group during the SCO Countries' Student Spring is aimed at providing support to the authors of most interesting youth projects in the section of Young Politicians. The 100 Innovators Group presented within the framework of the Youth Program is formed from expert selection of the best ideas from all over the world. In October 2014, group participants will come to Moscow to see the engaging speakers, representatives of development institutes and venture foundations, to share experience with foreign colleagues, and take part in plenary meetings and special events of Open Innovations Forum's main program. Projects by the Group participants will be presented on a group stand located in Start-up Zone of the Open Innovation Expo, at the Technopolis Moscow, on October 14–16, 2014.


Best of British is a daring title for an anthology in these post-Brexit days, but co-editors Sarah Miles and Jill Munro are a safe and experienced pair of hands.
The anthology includes work by Rebecca Bird, Claire Booker, Michael Brown, Claire Collison, Karen Izod, Sarah James, Angela Readman, Maggie Sawkins, Derek Sellen, Elisabeth Sennitt Clough, Paul Stephenson, Alison Stone, Alex Toms and Jules Whiting among others.
Subjects are wide and various, ranging from Viking museums, London rivers and stolen pavements, to citizenship tests, motorways and Scottish fish gutters.
Best of British was given a rousing launch at The George, Tunbridge Wells, with readings from Carole Bromley, Claire Collinson, Karen Izod, Ed Broom, Lawrence Wilson, Susan Evans, Claire Booker, Sue Spiers and Maggie Sawkins.
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The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has announced a partnership with the ride-hailing company, Ola.
As a part of this partnership, Ola will run a campaign from December 1 to December 15 on its platforms across 19 cities in West and Central India for its customers to win a trip to Singapore. Ola users will have to take a minimum of three rides and enter the promo code 'SINGAPORE' to participate in the contest. Three pairs of winners will be selected and will be notified through emails by 31 December 2018. In addition to the campaign, the STB's brand of 'Passion Made Possible' will be further entrenched through the showcasing of their branded content across Ola's platforms.
With technology redefining mobility for the Indian consumers, STB aims to reach out to India's digital natives on the Ola platform through this partnership. GB Srithar, Regional Director – South Asia, Middle East & Africa (SAMEA), STB, said, "Ola is an integral part of the Indian consumers' everyday lives. This partnership is one of our innovative marketing efforts to engage with the Indian consumers and entice them to visit Singapore and experience our diverse offerings. India's millennials, for instance, consider the digital space an extension of their social circle; their friends and relationships. They are increasingly defined by shared hobbies and passions, rather than physical proximity or other formal connections. Our tie-up with Ola presents an exceptional opportunity for Singapore to showcase experiences targeted at these different "Passion Tribes".


For GATE 2019 and IES 2019 exam registration for coaching classes are starting and students have one doubt in their mind that which coaching is best to join? Which coaching teacher is best subject wise. Here we The GATEPSU.IN is trying to write this article from our friends and juniors reviews and help.
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Our Experience : We are not ranking this coaching in our list, because the founder of this coaching is our faculties guru, Kulkarni sir a well known name in mechanical engineering and is the founder of this coaching. He was the faculty of Made Easy and many teachers who are now currently teaching in Made Easy were his students.
If you are from Hyderabad and you are a mechanical engineer then no doubt KAME should be your first option. Here teachers will motivate you with good stories, teachers will teach you in such a simple way that subjects like thermodynamics will become too easy for you.
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Football / October 11, 2008
Iowa 45, Indiana 9
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With the 45-9 win at Indiana, Iowa improved to 4-3 on the season and 1-2 in Big Ten play. Iowa snapped a two-game losing streak against the Hoosiers and now leads the series 39-27-4, including an 18-17-1 margin in Bloomington.
Iowa had just one change in its starting line-up from last week at Michigan State, as fullback Brett Morse returned to the starting line-up.
Iowa's 45 points is its second-highest point total in a single-game this year (46 vs. Maine). The 36-point win over Indiana, today, is its largest margin of victory over a conference opponent since a 62-10 win (52 points) over Northwestern on Nov. 9, 2002 in Iowa City. Indiana had scored at least 21 points in each of the last three meetings.
Iowa's defense, which ranks second in the nation in scoring defense, allowed only nine points today. Four of Iowa's seven opponents have scored single digits or less (FIU – 0, Maine – 3, Iowa State – 5, Indiana – 9).
Iowa failed to score on its first possession of the game, marking the fourth time in seven contests the Hawkeyes did not score on their initial drive. Iowa scored three points on its first possession against Iowa State. Iowa tallied touchdowns vs. Maine and FIU in its first two games.
Indiana failed to score on its opening possession, as Iowa recorded a pass interception. All seven Iowa opponents (Maine, FIU, Iowa State, Pittsburgh, Northwestern, Michigan State and Indiana) failed to score on their opening drives this season.
Iowa's final scoring drive of the game covered 13 plays and 68 yards in time of possession (6:33), the longest for Iowa this season in plays and time. For the game, Iowa had 38:07 in time of possession, the third-highest total for the Hawkeyes under Kirk Ferentz (41:53 vs. Kent State on Sept. 4, 2004 and 38:27 vs. Michigan on Oct. 26, 2002). Indiana only maintained possession for 21:53 today.
Iowa started the game on offense, as Indiana won the toss and elected to defer. Iowa has started on offense in 99 of its last 111 contests, including all seven games this season. The Hawkeyes have started the game on offense in 101-of-117 games under Kirk Ferentz.
Today was Coach Ferentz's 150th career game as a head coach. His record improved to 77-73 with today's win.
Sophomore DB Brett Greenwood had his fourth career interception in the first period, and his 31-yard return set up Iowa's initial field goal. The return is the second-longest for Iowa this season (A.J. Edds, 38 yards vs. FIU) and the longest of Greenwood's career. Greenwood had two interceptions a year ago and his first this season came in a home win over Iowa State. His theft came after the pass was deflected by DE Adrian Clayborn.
With the 10-3 first period advantage vs. Indiana, Iowa has outscored its opponents 54-17 in the first period, through seven games. Iowa's 45 points vs. Indiana are the most for the Hawkeyes in a Big Ten game since a 47-17 home win over Purdue in 2006.
Through the first six games of the season, Iowa scored 13 points in the third period. Against Indiana, the Hawkeyes scored 14 points in the third quarter, finding the end zone on their first two drives of the period. Iowa's 164 yards in the third period surpassed its output in the first half (142 yards in first two periods).
The Hawkeyes collected two takeaways (one interception, one fumble recovery) vs. Indiana. Iowa has recorded at least one takeaway in 27 of its last 29 games, dating back to the 2006 season. Iowa converted a 26-yard field goal after the theft and a touchdown after the fumble. Iowa has scored 37 points following 14 opponent turnovers in seven games.
Iowa did not have a turnover in the win at Indiana, its first game this season with no turnovers. Iowa had just one turnover vs. Maine and Pittsburgh.
Junior RB Shonn Greene topped 100 yards rushing for the seventh-straight game, rushing 23 times for 115 yards. He is the first Division I running back to eclipse 100 yards rushing, in a single-game, the first seven games of the season. This marks the eighth 100-yard rushing game of his career. In seven games this season he has 152 attempts for 937 yards. His career totals stand at 221 attempts for 1,315 yards. He ranks 24th in career rushing yards.
Greene's 937 yards is the most for an Iowa running back in the first seven games of the season since Tavian Banks gained 1,125 yards in the first seven games of the 1997 season.
Freshman RB Jewel Hampton had career-bests in rushes, yards and touchdowns against Indiana. Hampton ended the game with 22 rushes for 114 yards and three scores (1, 1 and 10 yards), all career bests. His previous career bests (10 attempts for 68 yards and two TDs) came in the opening win over vs. Maine.
Hampton's three touchdowns are the most by a Hawkeye since last season when TE Tony Moeaki had three receiving touchdowns in a win over Syracuse on Sept. 8, 2007.
The last time Iowa had a 100-yard rusher in seven-consecutive games was the last seven games of the 2005 campaign. RB Albert Young rushed for 102 yards vs. Illinois (Oct. 1), 165 yards at Purdue (Oct. 8), 125 yards vs. Indiana (Oct. 15), 153 yards vs. Michigan (Oct. 22), 202 yards at Northwestern (Nov. 5), 127 yards at Wisconsin (Nov. 12) and 103 yards vs. Minnesota (Nov. 19).
Iowa had two running backs rush for at least 100 yards vs. Indiana. The last time Iowa had two running backs gain at least 100 yards in the same game was Sept. 1, 2007, when Albert Young (144 yards) and Damian Sims (113) carried for over 100 yards in a 16-3 win over Northern Illinois.
Sophomore QB Ricky Stanzi started for the third straight week and the fifth time in seven games. He completed 12-20 attempts for 184 yards and two touchdowns. Stanzi had at least two touchdown passes for the second time this season, as he had three scoring strikes vs. Florida International in the second game of the season, which was his first career start.
WR Andy Brodell caught four passes for 95 yards and a touchdown. He had a 34-yard TD reception in the third period, his third score in three weeks, all over 30 yards (45 yards vs. Northwestern and 31 vs. Michigan State. Brodell has 82 career catches for 1,209 yards, ranking 25th in career receiving yards.
Instant replay was used once in the first quarter, once in the third and once in the fourth. An Iowa pass that was ruled a completion on the field, was changed to an incomplete pass after review in the opening period. In the third, the call of an Indiana incompletion, was also upheld. In the fourth period, instant replay showed that Iowa RB Jewel Hampton stepped out of bounds before scoring a touchdown, reversing the call on the field.
Iowa's kickers had a strong performance at Indiana. PK Brent Mossbrucker was 6-6 on PATs and had a 26-yard field goal. Danial Murray, who handles kickoffs, had three touchbacks and a saving tackle on one of his kicks that was returned. Punter Ryan Donahue averaged 44.0 yards on his four punts, with a long of 56 yards. Three of the four punts were inside the 20 and Indiana had just two returns for six yards.
PK Trent Mossbrucker has made at least one field goal in six of Iowa's first seven contests. He converted from 26 yards in the first period vs. Indiana. Mossbrucker has made 9-of-10 field goal attempts, with the only miss being blocked vs. Florida International. The Indiana native added 6-6 PATs against the Hoosiers.
In the red zone, Iowa was 6-6 with four rushing touchdowns, one passing touchdown and a field goal. Indiana in the red zone was 1-2, with a TD pass in the first half and a failed QB sneak on fourth down in the third period.
Senior DL Matt Kroul started his 44th consecutive game today, a streak that ties for second-best in the Big Ten with Purdue's OL Sean Sester. Kroul was credited with four tackles against the Hoosiers.
Sophomore DB Amari Spievey collected eight solo stops at Indiana, tying a career high. Senior DT Mitch King recorded six tackles, including three for negative 19 yards, and one QB sack. Sophomore DB Brett Greenwood had three tackles and an interception, and junior OLB A.J. Edds had four tackles (all solo) and a caused fumble. King now has 204 career tackles.
Iowa returns home next week after two straight road games. The Hawkeyes host Wisconsin, with kick-off slated for 11:05 a.m. (CT). The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network (HD).


As I was planning in one of my previous posts, I came back to my home market and purchased some stocks of Vilkyskiu Pienine from Baltic market. I bought 160 shares at price of €3.75 for a total of €602 (including commissions).
Vilkyskiu pienine AB is engaged in production and sales of cheese. It also produces and sells whey, raw milk and cream. It is involved in production of cheese mozzarella, blue cheese and other cheese products through its subsidiary.
I think this is one of the riskier investments in my portfolio as it is operating in a cyclical industry. However, I think that possible rewards outweigh the risk and I hope it will pay off in the long run. The company demonstrated great results recently and its stock price climbed quite a bit during the year but I think there is still room to grow.
I also like that it is diversifying the regions it is operating in and most of its production is exported to other countries. I think this reduces the risk of geopolitical factors which was a problem in the past.
Furthermore, the management of the company is one of the friendliest to small investors, especially in the segment it is operating. It is providing information about sales each month, there have never been any scandals about the company and I think it's quite important in our small market.
Do any of my readers know this company? What do you think about this purchase? Do you have this company in your portfolio? Please let me know in comments below.
Hi, BI. Own few of these 🙂 its nice to see their revovery. Bought them few years ago and now the price has doubled. Not perfect, but we dont have much choices. I would sugest you to look at estonian companies. There are some nice picks as well. OEG or TKM looks quite good. Sad to see TVEA going down like that tough.
Not familiar with the company BI because I'm not in your market. But, I definitely hope the purchase works out for you. I'm not a fan of the fact that they only pay dividends once a year, but I do like the fact that they pay dividends. Their addition will help you achieve compound growth.


The Cybereason research team observed a new campaign involving Ursnif in the beginning of 2019 attacking users in Japan across multiple customer environments. This Ursnif variant has enhanced stealing modules focused on taking data from mail clients and email credentials stored in browsers.
In this research, we explain one of the most recent and unique campaigns involving the Astaroth trojan. This Trojan and information stealer was recognized in Europe and chiefly affected Brazil through the abuse of native OS processes and the exploitation of security-related products.
Cybereason's Nocturnus team mapped out the multi-stage malware distribution infrastructure behind Brazilian financial malware and found that Brazilian-made malware have become pervasive and target over 60 banks in nearly a dozen countries throughout Latin America, Spain and Portugal.
The Wannamine cryptominer, which uses the EternalBlue exploits, is still active although a patch that fixes these well-known vulnerabilities was released last March. Amit Serper, Cybereason's head of security research, examines this variant and makes the case for patching your systems.
Attackers don't need sophisticated tools to create effective malware. Basic tools work just fine. Case in point: Cybereason researchers discovered a .NET dropper/crypter. Here's how they reverse engineered it.
With application whitelisting being integrated into an OS's security stack, attackers need more creative ways to use their tools without getting detected. In this incident observed by Cybereason, DLL hijacking was used to run Mimikatz using a process that was signed and verified by Oracle.
Cybereason researchers have discovered new lateral movement techniques that abuse WMI. They also created a tool that lets analysts see the potential harm attackers could cause if they used these techniques.


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Clicktivism, Slacktivism and the Alternatives
by Virgil Hawkins
The recent Kony 2012 campaign led by US-based advocacy group Invisible Children to draw attention to Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony, was supposed to have culminated in an event held on 20 April to 'cover the night' – an event that aimed to "blanket every street in every city" with Kony 2012 posters and messages.
On the whole, it appears the event fizzled. A handful of news outlets noted the failure of the Cover the Night campaign to bring people in any numbers to the streets or to leave much of a mark, but perhaps more significantly, most major news outlets did not report the events at all. Invisible Children's own website reported the participation of "thousands of people". It was a far cry from the more than one hundred million people who watched the initial Kony 2012 video designed to promote the event, and the more than three million people who pledged to "stop at nothing" to get Kony.
In all fairness, this was largely inevitable. The act of watching a video (assuming those who began watching it actually finished it) or clicking on a pledge, however powerful, was never going to translate into a comparable level of real-world action. And the fact that the campaign did manage to attract such levels of attention and the participation of thousands of people in response to a conflict in central Africa was certainly an impressive feat. But the drop was quite pronounced nonetheless. This cannot simply be attributed to the barrage of criticism the video attracted, or the public meltdown of the group's founder and video's 'star', Jason Russell, although these certainly played a large part.
More importantly, it was inevitable because the very factors that made the campaign work so well as a piece of propaganda, were also its undoing. Invisible Children was well aware of the limited breadth (in global terms) and length of the attention span of the youth it was targeting, as well as the need for grandiose spectacle to attract that attention, and they developed their campaign accordingly. The campaign broke everything down into a simple and urgent 'get the bad guy Kony this year' message, called for what looked like a clandestine and rebellious (read cool) poster campaign, and in a very self-aggrandising manner, spoke of a 'Facebook world' changing 'everything', of revolution, of changing history. It was designed to be cool and give youth a sense of empowerment. Although it claimed to be "turning the system upside-down", the campaign essentially worked within the 'system' of fleeting interest in grand spectacle and cool clicktivism. It was a fad of sorts, and fads inevitably fade away.
It is also important to note that the arrest of Joseph Kony, when/if it happens, will not in itself be something revolutionary. While the video claimed, presumably for dramatic effect, that "arresting Kony will prove that the world we live in has new rules", examples of this clearly already exist. Thomas Lubanga, another warlord formerly active in the DRC also responsible for mass atrocities and forcibly recruiting child soldiers, for example, had already been arrested in 2006 under a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC), and interestingly, was convicted of war crimes (after a lengthy trial) less than ten days after the release of the Kony 2012 video.
The Thomas Lubanga case was an important moment, not just because it marked the first time someone was convicted by the ICC, but because, for all the shortcomings of the process, it happened without massive and passionate pressure from the masses (and largely without their knowledge). The ICC itself, which is becoming an increasingly important tool in deterring war crimes and crimes against humanity, was developed and brought to life not only in the absence of large-scale public outcry, but also in the face of vehement opposition from the powerful US government. It is a systemic attempt to reduce and prevent conflict and conflict-related suffering, and it was made possible not by uninformed (or suddenly informed) passions, but by years of hard work by large numbers of people who were very well informed and were measured and realistic in their approach.
Newborn emotive pressure from the masses tends to be an unwieldy instrument, and unfortunately does not form the basis for a system capable of addressing the world's many injustices and problems. It can, in the short term, serve as a form of pressure for policymakers to 'do something' (primarily to relieve the political pressure) – but not necessarily 'the right thing' or 'the most effective thing'. If it 'works', the Kony 2012 campaign, for example, will boost the level of military action against the LRA, but will this do more harm than good? If the answer is yes (and there certainly are precedents), then are we not confronted with the uncomfortable possibility that doing nothing may have been better than doing 'something'? Does not the existence of such a possibility then suggest the need for great care when generating and wielding this type of emotive pressure, particularly when there will be large-scale life and death consequences in a complex and volatile environment such as that in the DRC?
Some form of engagement from the rich and powerful actors/sectors of the world is certainly one of the necessary components in bringing peace and stability to this region. But this engagement needs to be very carefully planned and implemented. Would it not be better to have thousands of well-informed and dedicated people able to contribute to focused debate and serve as a political force in effectively promoting the necessary long-term comprehensive policies, than millions of people with loud voices calling for simplistic and instantaneous solutions? I would say yes. Will the rousing of millions of voices eventually boil down to these thousands of well-informed voices? Possibly. But at what cost? Will the millions of voices already have contributed to hasty decisions that may make things worse? And will the disillusionment felt by many of the millions when confronted with the complex and harsh realities on the ground serve to damage future activist efforts? Only time will tell. Is there a better way to build up these thousands of well-informed voices? This may be a good time to seriously start considering how.
I would suggest that, while working to dazzle and emotively rouse people into immediate action has its place, much more effort needs to be put into reforming the systems of day-to-day newsgathering and transmission as well as education, to provide a more solid basis for informing and educating larger numbers of people and getting them involved in some form in the development and implementation of effective measures to bring conflict and conflict-related suffering to a lasting halt.
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Virgil Hawkins 26 April, 2012 23:00
A follow-up comment: Another warlord responsible for a host of atrocities (who ended up becoming president of Liberia), Charles Taylor, has just been convicted of a set of war crimes in connection with his involvement in neighbouring Sierra Leone.
Mozambique and the 2014 Presidential Succession.
Exit Big Man Mutharika, Enter Big wo(Man) Banda?
In Defence of Reuel Khoza
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TCU Joining Big East In All Sports, Says Report
By Ed Valentine@Valentine_Ed Nov 29, 2010, 10:50am EST
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According a report by AOL Fanhouse, Texas Christian University has accepted an offer to join the Big East Conference in all sports beginning in 2012. According to Fanhouse, TCU will announce the decision in a 2 p.m. ET press conference. The Horned Frogs have been playing in the Mountain West.
The move is a huge boost to the Big East in football, where the conference has struggled all season to get teams into the Top 25 polls and may wind up with a team going to a BCS bowl game that is not even in the top 25. The Horned Frogs (12-0) are currently ranked No. 3 in the BCS and are guaranteed a BCS bowl game.
The Big East currently has eight members in its football conference and has previously expressed a desire to expand to 10 teams. SB Nation New York had pegged TCU as a probably target when those plans were announced several weeks ago. The league is awaiting an answer from Villanova as to whether or not it will accept an offer to be the 10th football team in the Big East. Villanova is currently a member of the conference in all sports except football, but would have to move up from the FCS to join the Big East. If Villanova says no, it would appear that Central Florida would be the next target for the Big East.
In basketball, TCU's addition will make 17 teams in the conference. Whereas in football the Horned Frogs would likely be the powerhouse team in the conference, in basketball the Horned Frogs will have to upgrade their program to be competitive.
Conference Realignment: Boise State Still Planning To Join Big East
Notre Dame To ACC: The Big East Is Falling


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The Many Worlds of Logic
An Online Resource for Logic Teachers and Students of Logic
Exercises and Quizzes
These exercises are supplemental material on the book Introduction to Logic. They are broken down by unit and chapter from the book.
Fundamental Concepts of Logic
Which Type of Sentence?
Choose whether a sentence is Declarative, Exclamatory, Imperative, or Interrogative
Go to Exercise
Arguments and Non-arguments
In each case, does the passage present an argument? Or does it not contain an argument?
Deductive or Inductive
Is the indicator word deductive or inductive?
Deduction and Induction
For each argument, state whether it is deductive or inductive. Some contain deduction or induction indicator words; others do not.
Valid and Invalid
For each of the following deductive arguments, determine whether it is valid or invalid.
Enthymemes
An enthymeme is an argument that is missing a premise, a conclusion, or both. For each of the following enthymemes, choose the addition that turns the argument into a valid deductive argument.
Strong and Weak
For each of the following inductive arguments, state whether it is strong or weak.
Soundness and Cogency
For each of the following arguments, determine three things: (a) whether it is deductive or inductive, (b) whether it is valid or invalid (if deductive), or strong or weak (if inductive), and (c) whether it is deductively sound or unsound (if deductive), or cogent or uncogent (if inductive).
Consistency and Inconsistency
Consider the following pairs of statements and determine which pairs are consistent and
which are inconsistent
Implication
Consider the following pairs of statements. In each case, determine whether the first member of the pair implies the second member.
Consider the following pairs of statements. In each case, are the sentences logically equivalent?
Necessary and Contingent Statements
Consider the following statements. In each case, is the statement necessarily true, necessarily false, contingently true, or contingently false?
Categorical Logic
Truth Value of Categorical Statements
What is the truth value of the following statements? (I.e., are they true or false?)
Characteristics of Categorical Statements
For each of the categorical statements below, determine its label (or kind, i.e., A, E, I, or O), quantity, and quality.
Square of Opposition Relations
Select from the options the change from the original statement that uses the relation and assumes the truth value indicated, and then then check the box that indicates whether the new statement is true (T), false (F), or undetermined (U).
Testing Immediate Inferences for Validity with the Square of Opposition
Consider each of the immediate inferences below. State which square of opposition relation is used, and whether the inference is valid or invalid. "
Think Logically.
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Issue brief addressing how Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act can improve the health of women living with HIV.
Generally, women living with HIV (WLWH) have the same reproductive health needs as all women. These include services for contraception, preconception care, maternity care, abortion services, STI (sexually transmitted infections) screenings, annual Pap tests, and routine breast cancer screenings. In addition, the health goals for individuals with HIV are to suppress the HIV viral load (preferably to undetectable levels), improve quality of life, restore or preserve immune function, and prevent HIV transmission to partners. In order to accomplish these goals, the usual recommended course of treatment for people living with HIV is Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) which includes at least three active anti-retroviral medications (ARVs) and other substances. Strict adherence to the HAART regimen is essential for optimal health and to prevent drug resistance.
As a result, WLWH require specific services and treatment in primary and gynecological care, and access to health providers with expertise in women?s health and HIV. Access to wrap-around services, such as transportation assistance, system navigation guidance, and psychosocial services is also important.
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Q: About ICE-Chat Demo build when i use VS2012 Express nmake the build  about  Ice-Chat(1.4.0)(http://www.zeroc.com/chat/download.html), i always get the error:
ChatRoom.obj : error LNK2001: Unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: __cdecl IceInternal::Cpp11FnCallbackNC::Cpp11FnCallbackNC(class std::function<void __cdecl(class IceUtil::Exception const &)> const &,class std::function<void __cdecl(bool)> const &)" (__imp_??0Cpp11FnCallbackNC@IceInternal@@QEAA@AEBV?$function@$$A6AXAEBVException@IceUtil@@@Z@std@@AEBV?$function@$$A6AX_N@Z@3@@Z)
ChatServer.obj : error LNK2001: Unresolved external symbol "__declspec(dllimport) public: __cdecl IceInternal::Cpp11FnCallbackNC::Cpp11FnCallbackNC(class std::function<void __cdecl(class IceUtil::Exception const &)> const &,class std::function<void __cdecl(bool)> const &)" (__imp_??0Cpp11FnCallbackNC@IceInternal@@QEAA@AEBV?$function@$$A6AXAEBVException@IceUtil@@@Z@std@@AEBV?$function@$$A6AX_N@Z@3@@Z)

what should i do? i have import the include files and  libs ,but don't work. I want to know Cpp11FnCallbackNC is belong to which lib.

A: Ok here's the answer to this:
When ICE is installed, say version 3.5.0, to
${ICEDIR}

you have the following directories:
for VS 2010:
${ICEDIR}/lib
for VS 2010 x64:
${ICEDIR}/lib/x64
for VS 2012:
${ICEDIR}/lib/vc110
for VS 2012 x64:
${ICEDIR}/lib/vc110/x64

In your case you likely added the wrong library path


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Nina Rieben & Brigham Baker
neither the either | nor the or | are places to be
LOCATION PALAZZINA
DATE06/05/2020 — 24/05/2020
CURATOR Géraldine Honauer & Ines Tondar
AUTHOR Ines Tondar
PHOTOGRAPHY Brigham Baker & Géraldine Honauer
The conjunction "either...or" inscribes a search for decisiveness, suggesting two possibilities, neither of which – as the melancholic tone of the title emphasizes – can be considered as permanent states. It contains an evasive, not final or definitive moment, which reminds one of a way of working of circling and approaching and at the same time raises questions about places of longing. This not only characterizes the way the two artists Nina Rieben (*1992) and Brigham Baker (*1989) deal with their subjects, but also refers to the current, uncertain situation.
Brigham Baker, Math for Sweeping, 2020, cement and diverse materials, various dimensions.
Nina Rieben, Evtl. 2020, text on smartphone, various dimensions.
Nina Rieben, Loose attempts of a manifesto or love poem, 2020, paint on wall various dimensions.
Nina Rieben, I never blow it out without saying «good night» or «see you later», 2019, writings on paper, hoodie, various dimensions.
Brigham Baker, Untitled, 2020, window, diverse materials, various dimensions.
The conjunction "either…or" inscribes a search for decisiveness, suggesting two possibilities, neither of which – as the melancholic tone of the title emphasizes – can be considered as permanent states. It contains an evasive, not final or definitive moment, which reminds one of a way of working of circling and approaching and at the same time raises questions about places of longing. This not only characterizes the way the two artists Nina Rieben (*1992) and Brigham Baker (*1989) deal with their subjects, but also refers to the current, uncertain situation.
Nina Rieben distributes abstract signs of different sizes, painted directly on the wall, which seem to float in space as a loose structure. The signs are part of an encoded script, which was created by the artist herself, but whose code she does not provide. The writing is a reference to the situation in which something meaningful is to be expressed by language, but cannot be transformed into what is said – a limitation of the explicitness of language. The presence of a sweatshirt jacket hanging in the room reinforces the intimate and withdrawn atmosphere into which viewers enter through their physical presence. Small folded pieces of paper are attached to the fabric of the garment, which contain written wishes. These remain hidden and unreadable, which can be felt as a distance, but which raises deepest questions. What are our personal wishes or desires? And how do we manifest or code them?
On the display of a smartphone of Nina Rieben in the next room a text fragment lights up: "Evtl. war ich in die Vorstellung verliebt dass wir mehr als schöne Leute mit schönen Problemen sind" (Perhaps I was in love with the idea that we are more than beautiful people with beautiful problems). Like a forgotten personal object, the digital display rests in the exhibition space and at the same time spatially links the two artistic positions with each other. At the moment of reading, a narrative of its own unfolds in our thoughts, revolving around the excerpt of a conversation whose protagonists we do not know.
The empty, white walls direct our gaze to the floor. The material that Brigham Baker distributes over variously shaped areas of concrete in Math for Sweeping (2020) consists of both human and natural "litterings", which the artist found in the urban environment surrounding PALAZZINA. The texture is reminiscent of street situations that we often encounter in everyday life, but to which we rarely pay much attention. The distribution of the material is particularly concentrated on the edges and corners of the floor fragments, which particularly emphasizes the entire structure of curves and lines and allows it to become a drawing in space. The fields, created in a long working process, have made the existing concrete floor disappear. The addition of the already existing material concrete and the remnants from the outside space underlines the contrasts of up and down respectively inside and outside. On the other hand, in a window work by the artist, the given material of a building section is removed. In an inconspicuous hole at the upper edge of the outer window pane, similar "sweepings" were dropped into the space in between. At its lower edge, an accumulation is thus formed which seems to be preserved behind glass. Suddenly, previously lightweight objects, driven through the air, gain in weight and heaviness in their multiplicity. They hold us in an intermediate state, which the title of the exhibition also creates, and leave fundamental questions open: Where are we now? In the here and now? And where would be "places to be"?
Mark Fridvalszki: Future Perfect at ICA-D
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Aphélie, toutes les étoiles sont déjà mortes


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Harry's in a League of His Own
Records fall across the board
by Jim Milliot |
The record-breaking sales of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows provided a much needed shot in the arm to bookstore sales, which were down 4.3% through May and had fallen every month this year. The trend will undoubtedly be broken in July. The 8.3 million copies of Hallows that Scholastic reported selling in the first 24 hours was far above the sales of The Secret, the top-selling title in the first half of 2007 (see story p. 8). And Hallows starred beyond the U.S., breaking records in the U.K. and Canada as well, with sales of 2.6 million and 812,000 copies, respectively, within two days in those countries.
A look at how Hallows did in different sales channels in America says a lot about how books, especially bestsellers, are sold today. Although the figures measure slightly different time periods, the numbers supplied by the major players show that of the 8.3 million copies sold, 5.2 million went through the mostly traditional channels measured by Nielsen BookScan. The company estimates that it covers 65%—70% of all book sales, and its Potter total represents 63% of sales. Barnes & Noble appears to have edged out Amazon as the leading Hallows seller in the U.S, although Amazon likely sold more copies of the book worldwide than any other company. Borders took third place among the major U.S. outlets.
Many independents also reported strong sales: 2,100 at Anderson's in Naperville, Ill.; 1,187 at New York City's Strand, while Books of Wonder in New York sold over 1,500; and Skylight Books in Los Angeles sold 400 copies. Books of Wonder owner Peter Glassman called the store's midnight party "the best event we've ever had. What was really nice was that because it moved so smoothly, people actually bought other books. It was really one of the highlights of my career as a bookseller."