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Own a Deliciously
Different Franchise
Opportunity in Québec
At Wendy's, it's our mission to Delight Every Customer. We like to think that we've made our founder, Dave Thomas, proud by carrying on his legacy and growing one of the most successful restaurant companies in the world, where customers can enjoy fresh, high quality, delicious food in a welcoming environment.
Over the past few years, we've made some changes to suit a new generation of customers, but we've never lost sight of the principles of our founder or the values that have made Wendy's so successful. Now, after careful research and planning, we've identified Québec as a growth market for development and we're looking for experienced Québécois multi-unit foodservice operators to grow in Québec City, Montréal and the surrounding areas.
Net Worth ($1,000,000+ required)*
Net Worth ($1,000,000+ required)$1,000,000 - $2,000,000$2,000,000 - $3,000,000$3,000,000 - $4,000,000$4,000,000 - $5,000,000$5,000,000+
"Growing up, Wendy's was always our go-to QSR. The brand has stayed relevant with our parents' generation and even now with millennials. It's an exciting time to be part of a brand that is growing and pushing boundaries in this industry and across Canada."
– Kathryn & John Chayka
Multi-Unit Franchisees in Canada
Why Québec?
Québec is a top-performing province in terms of sales, boasting two of the top-10 most populous cities in the country and one of Canada's strongest economies. Because of that, Wendy's is seeking experienced Québécois multi-unit operators to develop within the province.
Since 1978, we've served Québécois food they love in a place they love to go. It's The Wendy's Way – and it's made us one of the most successful QSR restaurant franchises in the world.
Ownership Criteria
We're looking for Wendy's kind of people – Québécois who are passionate about serving fresh, craveable food and providing exceptional customer service. Qualified candidates should also have:
Proven restaurant experience with comprehensive market knowledge
Strong operational and management skills
$2M-$5M in net worth
$1M-$2M in liquid capital
and Growing
$2.09M*
AUV in Canadian
Franchised
Quarters of
Same-Restaurant
Commitment to Canada
Although Wendy's was founded in the United States in 1969, our first international restaurant opened just seven years later in Ontario, Canada. And just one year after that, we established Wendy's Restaurants of Canada (WROC), a Canadian–run subsidiary of Wendy's International that benefits from the strength of a global leader while taking a uniquely Canadian approach to business.
Wendy's Canada is a strong supporter of the Canadian economy, sourcing our products – like the fresh Canadian beef and chicken in all of our delicious salads and sandwiches – from Canadian farmers.
Our proven operational model has been adapted to suit the Canadian culture and economic landscape and, because our success is based on your success, the WROC team will be here to support you through every step to own and operate your Wendy's restaurants.
When I was 8 years old, I dreamed that I would one day own the best restaurant in the world. My restaurant would serve great tasting hamburgers made just the way you like them, and all of the customers would love the food and come back again and again.
A Place People Love
Our suite of Smart designs emphasizes our focus on friendly, accurate and fast service in a modern, clean, upbeat environment. And we have a flexible range of restaurant designs and investment options.
Energy Star-certified equipment
Dynamic, energy-saving LED lighting
Digital ordering kiosks
Furniture made from recycled materials
High ceiling and a variety of seating options
Extensive Franchisee
The Wendy's System is designed to provide franchisees with all the essential tools, processes and training you'll need to establish and grow your business.
Dedicated, in-house Customer Care Center
Quality Supply Chain Co-op
Cutting-edge test kitchen, culinary team and sensory lab
Real estate, design and construction support
Initial and ongoing operations, marketing and training support
Unified back- and front-of-house technology support
Franchise Advisory Council (FAC) with franchisee-elected representatives
Don't miss your opportunity to do business The Wendy's Way
OWN A WENDY'S IN Québec
All franchise candidates for Québec restaurants will be provided Wendy's Restaurants of Canada, LLC's Franchise Disclosure Document, which they should review in its entirety. North America includes the United States and Canada.
*As explained in Wendy's Canadian FDD, AUV is representative of average annual gross sales for Wendy's Canadian franchised restaurants for the period January 2, 2017 to December 31, 2017. Survey included 341 restaurants, which had at least 52 weeks of consecutive sales within the prior 12 months. From the restaurants surveyed, the overall gross sales ranged from $424,821 (minimum) to $4,381,003 (maximum). Your individual results may vary. There are no assurances that you'll earn as much. Low end range considers leasing of land, building, site improvements and financing all equipment, signage and technology. High end of range considers payment in cash for land, building site improvements, equipment, signage and technology. Your costs may exceed the high end of the range depending on the upgrades you choose, the size, condition, and location of the premises, and who performs the labor.
©2018 Quality is Our Recipe, LLC


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                   6991 Curragh Ave

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Metro Testing Laboratories, founded in 1987, is a British Columbia employee owned company, which has expanded to ten regional offices: Burnaby, Surrey, Abbotsford, Whistler, Squamish, Fort St. John, Salmon Arm, Sunshine Coast, Williams Lake and Kelowna.  The company is comprised of professional engineers, technicians and inspectors dedicated to providing prompt accurate engineering, testing and inspection services.

As an Independent commercial testing company, our facilities conform to the Canadian Standards for Certified Concrete Testing Laboratories (CSA A28.3 Category II + Additional tests).  Our concrete testing personnel have been certified by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) as required and the American Concrete Institute (ACI). Metro Testing Laboratories is pleased to announce that we are a certified Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories (CCIL) laboratory.

In our twenty year history as a service organization, we have successfully responded to the demands of our clients, industry standards, codes and specifications.  Metro is keenly aware of today's budgetary constraints and the demand for creative ideas, and innovative engineering and testing initiatives.  We have been successful in providing reliable, high quality, cost saving services to clients, both in the private and public sector.  Our company's continued dynamic growth is a measure of this success. Below are examples of relevant engineering services we offer:

•	Condition Assessments of Infrastructures  (Parkades, Marine Structures, 	Bridges, Water and Sewer Pipes);

•	Concrete and Shotcrete Mix Designs and Reviews;

•	Shotcrete Nozzleman Training and Certification;

•	Fibre Composite Consulting and Testing;

•	Damage Analysis;

•	Specification of Grouting, Crack Injection, Masonry Repair, Concrete and

	Shotcrete Repair and New Construction;

•	Shotcrete Rock Slope Stabilization Quality Control Services and Trouble 	Shooting;

•	Materials Design and Quality Control Services for Temporary and Permanent 	Shotcrete Stabilization of Shells of Heritage Buildings;

•	Preparation of Quality Control Manuals for Construction and Repairs Projects;

•	Preparation and Evaluation of Specifications;

•	Quality Control Management; and

•	Quality Control Management for Rehabilitation and New Construction.

Materials Testing Services

Our field and laboratory testing and inspection of construction materials include:

•	Concrete Testing (CSA A283 Levels 0, I & II);

•	Full Time Testing and Monitoring of Concrete;

•	Fibre Concrete and Fibre Shotcrete Testing;

•	Inspection of Concrete Post-Tensioning Systems;

•	Non-Destructive Testing and Coring;

•	Supervision and Testing of Compacted Fill;

•	Benkelman Beam Testing and Analysis Asphalt Sampling and Laboratory Testing;

•	Asphalt Mix Design and Review Analysis;

•	Aggregate Quality Control Testing and Analysis;

•	Pavement Monitoring for Mix Control, Placing Procedures and Compaction Control;

•	Stationary and Mobile Batch Plant Inspection, Calibration and Certification Services for Concrete, Regular Concrete, Asphalt Paving;

•	Provide On-Site Laboratory Facilities for Major Projects;

•	Fire-proofing Thickness and Density Testing;

•	Load Testing;

•	Fibre Composite Testing;

•	Petrographic Analysis of Aggregates;

•	Window Testing; and

•	Microscopy and Microphotography.

Company Overview

Metro provides inspection and testing services for all phases of construction and conducts the necessary in-house supplemental testing.  We have a proven track record from our work with major local contractors, engineering and architectural firms, as well as with municipal and provincial government agencies.

Along with an extensive inventory of testing equipment in the laboratory, Metro maintains a vehicle fleet to transport personnel and equipment to conduct field sampling and on-site testing. Metro also owns and operates seven mobile laboratories that can provide concrete, asphalt, aggregate and soils testing services for remote projects.

Since the founding of our company, Metro has provided testing and inspection services to over ten thousand projects in British Columbia, mainly in the Lower Mainland.

It is our corporate policy that all staff are encouraged to participate in continuing education in applicable fields through company sponsored programs.  The equipment used by our staff undergoes regular calibration.  Procedures used in testing correspond to recognized specifications and are subject to our in-house quality control program.

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Latin America has been identified as a growth region for the whole captive industry, noted Grainne Richmond, President of the Bermuda Insurance Management Association [BIMA].
The World Captive Forum, presented by Business Insurance, annually attracts a significant number of LatAm-focussed delegates to its sessions and tradeshow, where the BDA has a prominent booth [Number 31].
The agency led a 20-strong "Team Bermuda" to the three-day event that wraps up today, including representatives from Aon, Appleby, Butterfield Bank, Estera, Granite Management, HSBC Global Asset Management [Bermuda], Kirkway International, KPMG, R&Q Quest Management, PwC, Marsh, and Willis Towers Watson.
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How fast is Earth moving?
By Elizabeth Howell published 1 September 21
Earth is moving much faster than it seems.
A new time-lapse videos combines 3,000 images from the DSCOVR satellite's EPIC camera to show a year of Earth's rotation, as seen from a million miles away. (Image credit: NASA Goddard via YouTube)
Earth's spin
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As an Earthling, it's easy to believe that we're standing still. After all, we don't feel like we're hurtling through space. Yet we are.
So how fast exactly is Earth moving around the sun?
Some of the earliest astronomers in recorded history proposed that we live in a geocentric universe in which Earth lies at the center of everything. According to them, the sun rotated around us, which caused sunrises and sunsets — same for the movements of the moon and the planets. But even then, there were certain things that didn't exactly line up with these theories. For example, sometimes, a planet would back up in the sky before resuming its forward motion.
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Related: How Big is Earth?
Another reason that humans started to realize that we might not be the center of the universe came from looking at parallax, or apparent change in the position of the stars with respect to each other. For a simple example of parallax, hold up your index finger in front of your face at arm's length. Look at it with your left eye only, closing your right eye. Then close your right eye, and look at the finger with your left. The finger's apparent position changes. That's because your left and right eyes are looking at the finger with slightly different angles.
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Earth's spin is constant, but the speed depends on what latitude you are located at. Here's an example. The circumference (distance around the largest part of the Earth) is roughly 24,898 miles (40,070 kilometers), according to NASA. (This area is also called the equator.) If you estimate that a day is 24 hours long, you divide the circumference by the length of the day. This produces a speed at the equator of about 1,037 mph (1,670 km/h).
Related: Check out some stunning images of Earth from space
You won't be moving quite as fast at other latitudes, however. If we move halfway up the globe to 45 degrees in latitude (either north or south), you calculate the speed by using the cosine (a trigonometric function) of the latitude. A good scientific calculator should have a cosine function available if you don't know how to calculate it. The cosine of 45 is 0.707, so the spin speed at 45 degrees is roughly 0.707 x 1037 = 733 mph (1,180 km/h). That speed decreases more as you go farther north or south. By the time you get to the North or South poles, your spin is very slow indeed — it takes an entire day to spin in place.
Space agencies love to take advantage of Earth's spin. If they're sending humans to the International Space Station, for example, the preferred location to do so is close to the equator. That's why cargo missions to the International Space Station, for example, launch from Florida. By doing so and launching in the same direction as Earth's spin, rockets get a speed boost to help them fly into space.
How fast does Earth orbit the sun?
Earth's spin, of course, is not the only motion we have in space. Our orbital speed around the sun is about 67,000 mph (107,000 km/h), according to Cornell. We can calculate that with basic geometry.
First, we have to figure out how far Earth travels. Earth takes about 365 days to orbit the sun. The orbit is an ellipse, but to make the math simpler, let's say it's a circle. So, Earth's orbit is the circumference of a circle. The distance from Earth to the sun — called an astronomical unit— is 92,955,807 miles (149,597,870 kilometers), according to the International Astronomers Union. That is the radius (r). The circumference of a circle is equal to 2 x π x r. So in one year, Earth travels about 584 million miles (940 million km).
Since speed is equal to the distance traveled over the time taken, Earth's speed is calculated by dividing 584 million miles (940 million km) by 365.25 days and dividing that result by 24 hours to get miles per hour or km per hour. So, Earth travels about 1.6 million miles (2.6 million km) a day, or 66,627 mph (107,226 km/h).
Related: How Fast does Light Travel?
How do the sun and galaxy move?
The sun has an orbit of its own in the Milky Way. The sun is about 25,000 light-years from the center of the galaxy, and the Milky Way is at least 100,000 light-years across. We are thought to be about halfway out from the center, according to Stanford University. The sun and the solar system appear to be moving at 200 kilometers per second, or at an average speed of 448,000 mph (720,000 km/h). Even at this rapid speed, the solar system would take about 230 million years to travel all the way around the Milky Way.
The Milky Way, too, moves in space relative to other galaxies. In about 4 billion years, the Milky Way will collide with its nearest neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy. The two are rushing toward each other at about 70 miles per second (112 km per second).
Everything in the universe is, therefore, in motion.
What would happen if Earth stopped spinning?
There is no chance that you'll be flung off to space right now, because the Earth's gravity is so strong compared to its spinning motion. (This latter motion is called centripetal acceleration.) At its strongest point, which is at the equator, centripetal acceleration only counteracts Earth's gravity by about 0.3 percent. In other words, you don't even notice it, although you will weigh slightly less at the equator than at the poles.
NASA says the probability for Earth stopping its spin is "practically zero" for the next few billion years. Theoretically, however, if the Earth did stop moving suddenly, there would be an awful effect. The atmosphere would still be moving at the original speed of the Earth's rotation. This means that everything would be swept off of land, including people, buildings and even trees, topsoil and rocks, NASA added.
What if the process was more gradual? This is the more likely scenario over billions of years, NASA said, because the sun and the moon are tugging on Earth's spin. That would give plenty of time for humans, animals and plants to get used to the change. By the laws of physics, the slowest the Earth could slow its spin would be 1 rotation every 365 days. That situation is called "sun synchronous" and would force one side of our planet to always face the sun, and the other side to permanently face away. By comparison: Earth's moon is already in an Earth-synchronous rotation where one side of the moon always faces us, and the other side opposite to us.
But back to the no-spin scenario for a second: There would be some other weird effects if the Earth stopped spinning completely, NASA said. For one, the magnetic field would presumably disappear because it is thought to be generated in part by a spin. We'd lose our colorful auroras, and the Van Allen radiation belts surrounding Earth would probably disappear, too. Then Earth would be naked against the fury of the sun. Every time it sent a coronal mass ejection (charged particles) toward Earth, it would hit the surface and bathe everything in radiation. "This is a significant biohazard," NASA said.
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Le tournoi féminin de basket-ball aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 2020 se tient à Tokyo, au Japon. Initialement prévu du 27 juillet au , le tournoi subit le report des Jeux en 2021 en raison de la pandémie de Covid-19, il est ainsi reprogrammé du 26 juillet au .

Les fédérations affiliées à la FIBA participent par le biais de leur équipe féminine aux épreuves de qualification. Onze équipes rejoignent ainsi le Japon, nation hôte de la compétition, pour s'affronter lors du tournoi final.

Préparation de l'événement

Désignation du pays hôte

Lieu de la compétition
Le tournoi féminin de basket-ball, tout comme son homologue masculin, se déroule intégralement dans la Super Arena de Saitama dans le district de Chūō-ku.

Calendrier

Acteurs du tournoi

Équipes qualifiées

Chaque Comité national olympique peut engager une seule équipe dans la compétition.

Les épreuves qualificatives du tournoi féminin de basket-ball des Jeux olympiques se déroulent du  au . En tant que pays hôte, le Japon est qualifié d'office, tandis que les autres équipes passent par différents modes de qualifications continentales.

La première et unique compétition offrant une place est la Coupe du monde 2018 qui est remportée par l'équipe des États-Unis, sextuple tenante du titre olympique. En effet et contrairement aux éditions précédentes, les autres places ne sont pas attribuées aux vainqueurs des championnats continentaux mais par le biais de trois tournois de qualification olympique.

Arbitres
La Fédération internationale de basket-ball a sélectionné trente arbitres pour les deux tournois masculin et féminin :

  Samir Abaakil
  Ahmed Al-Shuwaili
  Steve Anderson
  Scott Beker
  Amy Bonner
  James Boyer
  Luis Castillo
  Antonio Conde
  Juan Fernández
  Maj Forsberg
  Alexander Glišić
  Gizella Györgyi
  Matthew Kallio
  Takaki Kato
  Mārtiņš Kozlovskis
  Leandro Lezcano
  Guilherme Locatelli
  Maripier Malo
  Manuel Mazzoni
  Yevgeniy Mikheyev
  Rabah Moujaim
  Kingsley Ojeaburu
  Ferdinand Pascual
  Yohan Rosso
  Andreja Silva
  Luis Vázquez
  Michael Weiland
  Yener Yılmaz
  Yu Jung
  Ademira Zurapović

Joueuses

Le tournoi féminin est un tournoi international sans aucune restriction d'âge. Chaque nation doit présenter une équipe de 12 joueuses toutes titulaires, dont l'une peut être une joueuse naturalisée. Les douze joueuses peuvent être présentes sur chaque feuille de match.

Tirage au sort
Le tirage au sort déterminant la composition des trois groupes du premier tour a eu lieu le  à Mies en Suisse au siège social de la FIBA.

Premier tour

Format de la compétition

Les douze équipes qualifiées sont réparties en trois groupes de quatre. Chaque équipe marque deux points en cas de victoire, un point en cas de défaite et de défaite par défaut (l'équipe est réduite à deux joueurs sur le terrain) et zéro point en cas de forfait (impossibilité pour une équipe d'aligner cinq joueurs au départ du match).

Pour départager les équipes à la fin des matchs de poule, en cas d'égalité de points, le CIO a décidé d'appliquer les critères de la FIBA. Les équipes sont départagées suivant les critères suivants (dans l'ordre):
 résultat des matchs particuliers ;
 différence entre paniers marqués et encaissés entre les équipes concernées ;
 différence entre paniers marqués et encaissés de tous les matchs joués ;
 plus grand nombre de paniers marqués.

Les équipes terminant aux deux premières places de chaque groupe ainsi que les deux meilleurs troisièmes sont qualifiées pour le tournoi final à élimination directe.

Légende

Groupe A

Classement

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Matchs

Groupe B

Classement

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Matchs

Groupe C

Classement

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Matchs

Répartition des deuxièmes et troisièmes dans les pots des quarts de finale

Le meilleur deuxième est versé dans le pot D avec les premiers de poules et est tête de série, mais ne pourra rencontrer une équipe classée troisième de poule en quart de finale.

Les deux meilleurs troisièmes sont qualifiés en quart de finale et versés dans le pot E. Le plus mauvais troisième est éliminé.

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Phase finale

Un tirage au sort, effectué après la dernière rencontre de la phase de poule, détermine le tableau de la phase finale. Les équipes sont placées dans deux chapeaux en fonction de leur classement lors du premier tour.

Les équipes classées première et la meilleure deuxième sont un premier chapeau, le second rassemblant les autres équipes classées deuxième et les deux meilleurs troisièmes. Le tirage au sort doit respecter deux limitations pour : deux équipes qui se sont déjà affrontées lors du premier tour ne peuvent s'affronter de nouveau en quart de finale et le meilleur deuxième ne peut affronter une équipe classée troisième.

Tableau

Quarts de finale

Demi-finales

Troisième place

Finale

Statistiques et récompenses

Statistiques

Sur l'ensemble du tournoi

Sur un match

Récompenses
Déjà meilleure joueuse des finales WNBA 2020 et meilleure joueuse de la Finale à 4 de l'Euroligue 2020-2021, l'Américaine Breanna Stewart est désignée meilleure joueuse du tournoi olympique.

Classement

Couverture médiatique et affluence

Couverture médiatique
La charte olympique stipule que . De plus la retransmission des Jeux olympiques est le moteur principal du financement du Mouvement olympique et des Jeux olympiques, de la croissance de sa popularité mondiale, ainsi que de la représentation mondiale et de la promotion des Jeux olympiques et des valeurs olympiques.

Affluence

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Voir aussi

Article connexe
 Tournoi masculin

Liens externes
 Le site officiel du Comité international olympique
 Site officiel de Tokyo 2020
  Site officiel de la FIBA

Femmes

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#region License

#endregion

namespace OpenCL
{
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
    using System.Diagnostics;
    using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
    using System.Threading;
    using OpenCL.Bindings;

    /// <summary>
    /// Represents an OpenCL program.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks> An OpenCL program consists of a set of kernels. Programs may also contain auxiliary functions called by the kernel functions and constant data. </remarks>
    /// <seealso cref="OpenCLKernel"/>
    public class OpenCLProgram : OpenCLResource
    {
        #region Fields

        private readonly OpenCLContext context;

        private readonly ReadOnlyCollection<OpenCLDevice> devices;

        private readonly ReadOnlyCollection<string> source;

        private ReadOnlyCollection<byte[]> binaries;

        private string buildOptions;

        private OpenCLProgramBuildNotifier buildNotify;

        #endregion

        #region Properties

        /// <summary>
        /// The handle of the <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/>.
        /// </summary>
        public CLProgramHandle Handle
        {
            get;
            protected set;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a read-only collection of program binaries associated with the <see cref="OpenCLProgram.Devices"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value> A read-only collection of program binaries associated with the <see cref="OpenCLProgram.Devices"/>. </value>
        /// <remarks> The bits returned can be an implementation-specific intermediate representation (a.k.a. IR) or device specific executable bits or both. The decision on which information is returned in the binary is up to the OpenCL implementation. </remarks>
        public ReadOnlyCollection<byte[]> Binaries
        {
            get
            {
                if (binaries == null)
                    binaries = GetBinaries();
                return binaries;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/> build options as specified in <paramref name="options"/> argument of <see cref="OpenCLProgram.Build"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value> The <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/> build options as specified in <paramref name="options"/> argument of <see cref="OpenCLProgram.Build"/>. </value>
        public string BuildOptions { get { return buildOptions; } }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the <see cref="OpenCLContext"/> of the <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value> The <see cref="OpenCLContext"/> of the <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/>. </value>
        public OpenCLContext Context { get { return context; } }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a read-only collection of <see cref="OpenCLDevice"/>s associated with the <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value> A read-only collection of <see cref="OpenCLDevice"/>s associated with the <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/>. </value>
        /// <remarks> This collection is a subset of <see cref="OpenCLProgram.Context.Devices"/>. </remarks>
        public ReadOnlyCollection<OpenCLDevice> Devices { get { return devices; } }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets a read-only collection of program source code strings specified when creating the <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/> or <c>null</c> if <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/> was created using program binaries.
        /// </summary>
        /// <value> A read-only collection of program source code strings specified when creating the <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/> or <c>null</c> if <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/> was created using program binaries. </value>
        public ReadOnlyCollection<string> Source { get { return source; } }

        #endregion

        #region Constructors

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/> from a source code string.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="context"> A <see cref="OpenCLContext"/>. </param>
        /// <param name="source"> The source code for the <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/>. </param>
        /// <remarks> The created <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/> is associated with the <see cref="OpenCLContext.Devices"/>. </remarks>
        public OpenCLProgram(OpenCLContext context, string source)
        {
            OpenCLErrorCode error = OpenCLErrorCode.Success;
            Handle = CL10.CreateProgramWithSource(context.Handle, 1, new string[] { source }, null, out error);
            OpenCLException.ThrowOnError(error);

            SetID(Handle.Value);

            this.context = context;
            this.devices = context.Devices;
            this.source = new ReadOnlyCollection<string>(new string[] { source });

            //Trace.WriteLine("Create " + this + " in Thread(" + Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId + ").", "Information");
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/> from an array of source code strings.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="context"> A <see cref="OpenCLContext"/>. </param>
        /// <param name="source"> The source code lines for the <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/>. </param>
        /// <remarks> The created <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/> is associated with the <see cref="OpenCLContext.Devices"/>. </remarks>
        public OpenCLProgram(OpenCLContext context, string[] source)
        {
            OpenCLErrorCode error = OpenCLErrorCode.Success;
            Handle = CL10.CreateProgramWithSource(
                context.Handle,
                source.Length,
                source,
                null,
                out error);
            OpenCLException.ThrowOnError(error);

            this.context = context;
            this.devices = context.Devices;
            this.source = new ReadOnlyCollection<string>(source);

            //Trace.WriteLine("Create " + this + " in Thread(" + Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId + ").", "Information");
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a new <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/> from a specified list of binaries.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="context"> A <see cref="OpenCLContext"/>. </param>
        /// <param name="binaries"> A list of binaries, one for each item in <paramref name="devices"/>. </param>
        /// <param name="devices"> A subset of the <see cref="OpenCLContext.Devices"/>. If <paramref name="devices"/> is <c>null</c>, OpenCL will associate every binary from <see cref="OpenCLProgram.Binaries"/> with a corresponding <see cref="OpenCLDevice"/> from <see cref="OpenCLContext.Devices"/>. </param>
        public OpenCLProgram(OpenCLContext context, IList<byte[]> binaries, IList<OpenCLDevice> devices)
        {
            int count;

            CLDeviceHandle[] deviceHandles = (devices != null) ?
                OpenCLTools.ExtractHandles(devices, out count) :
                OpenCLTools.ExtractHandles(context.Devices, out count);

            IntPtr[] binariesPtrs = new IntPtr[count];
            IntPtr[] binariesLengths = new IntPtr[count];
            int[] binariesStats = new int[count];
            OpenCLErrorCode error = OpenCLErrorCode.Success;
            GCHandle[] binariesGCHandles = new GCHandle[count];

            try
            {
                for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
                {
                    binariesGCHandles[i] = GCHandle.Alloc(binaries[i], GCHandleType.Pinned);
                    binariesPtrs[i] = binariesGCHandles[i].AddrOfPinnedObject();
                    binariesLengths[i] = new IntPtr(binaries[i].Length);
                }

                Handle = CL10.CreateProgramWithBinary(
                    context.Handle,
                    count,
                    deviceHandles,
                    binariesLengths,
                    binariesPtrs,
                    binariesStats,
                    out error);
                OpenCLException.ThrowOnError(error);
            }
            finally
            {
                for (int i = 0; i < count; i++)
                    binariesGCHandles[i].Free();
            }

            this.binaries = new ReadOnlyCollection<byte[]>(binaries);
            this.context = context;
            this.devices = new ReadOnlyCollection<OpenCLDevice>(
                (devices != null) ? devices : context.Devices);

            //Trace.WriteLine("Create " + this + " in Thread(" + Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId + ").", "Information");
        }

        #endregion

        #region Public methods

        /// <summary>
        /// Builds (compiles and links) a program executable from the program source or binary for all or some of the <see cref="OpenCLProgram.Devices"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="devices"> A subset or all of <see cref="OpenCLProgram.Devices"/>. If <paramref name="devices"/> is <c>null</c>, the executable is built for every item of <see cref="OpenCLProgram.Devices"/> for which a source or a binary has been loaded. </param>
        /// <param name="options"> A set of options for the OpenCL compiler. </param>
        /// <param name="notify"> A delegate instance that represents a reference to a notification routine. This routine is a callback function that an application can register and which will be called when the program executable has been built (successfully or unsuccessfully). If <paramref name="notify"/> is not <c>null</c>, <see cref="OpenCLProgram.Build"/> does not need to wait for the build to complete and can return immediately. If <paramref name="notify"/> is <c>null</c>, <see cref="OpenCLProgram.Build"/> does not return until the build has completed. The callback function may be called asynchronously by the OpenCL implementation. It is the application's responsibility to ensure that the callback function is thread-safe and that the delegate instance doesn't get collected by the Garbage Collector until the build operation triggers the callback. </param>
        /// <param name="notifyDataPtr"> Optional user data that will be passed to <paramref name="notify"/>. </param>
        public void Build(IList<OpenCLDevice> devices, string options, OpenCLProgramBuildNotifier notify, IntPtr notifyDataPtr)
        {
            int handleCount;
            CLDeviceHandle[] deviceHandles = OpenCLTools.ExtractHandles(devices, out handleCount);
            buildOptions = (options != null) ? options : "";
            buildNotify = notify;

            OpenCLErrorCode error = CL10.BuildProgram(Handle, handleCount, deviceHandles, options, buildNotify, notifyDataPtr);
            OpenCLException.ThrowOnError(error);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a <see cref="OpenCLKernel"/> for every <c>kernel</c> function in <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns> The collection of created <see cref="OpenCLKernel"/>s. </returns>
        /// <remarks> <see cref="OpenCLKernel"/>s are not created for any <c>kernel</c> functions in <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/> that do not have the same function definition across all <see cref="OpenCLProgram.Devices"/> for which a program executable has been successfully built. </remarks>
        public ICollection<OpenCLKernel> CreateAllKernels()
        {
            ICollection<OpenCLKernel> kernels = new Collection<OpenCLKernel>();
            int kernelsCount = 0;
            CLKernelHandle[] kernelHandles;

            OpenCLErrorCode error = CL10.CreateKernelsInProgram(Handle, 0, null, out kernelsCount);
            OpenCLException.ThrowOnError(error);

            kernelHandles = new CLKernelHandle[kernelsCount];
            error = CL10.CreateKernelsInProgram(Handle, kernelsCount, kernelHandles, out kernelsCount);
            OpenCLException.ThrowOnError(error);

            for (int i = 0; i < kernelsCount; i++)
                kernels.Add(new OpenCLKernel(kernelHandles[i], this));

            return kernels;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Creates a <see cref="OpenCLKernel"/> for a kernel function of a specified name.
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns> The created <see cref="OpenCLKernel"/>. </returns>
        public OpenCLKernel CreateKernel(string functionName)
        {
            return new OpenCLKernel(functionName, this);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the build log of the <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/> for a specified <see cref="OpenCLDevice"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="device"> The <see cref="OpenCLDevice"/> building the <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/>. Must be one of <see cref="OpenCLProgram.Devices"/>. </param>
        /// <returns> The build log of the <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/> for <paramref name="device"/>. </returns>
        public string GetBuildLog(OpenCLDevice device)
        {
            return GetStringInfo<CLProgramHandle, CLDeviceHandle, OpenCLProgramBuildInfo>(Handle, device.Handle, OpenCLProgramBuildInfo.BuildLog, CL10.GetProgramBuildInfo);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets the <see cref="OpenCLProgramBuildStatus"/> of the <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/> for a specified <see cref="OpenCLDevice"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="device"> The <see cref="OpenCLDevice"/> building the <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/>. Must be one of <see cref="OpenCLProgram.Devices"/>. </param>
        /// <returns> The <see cref="OpenCLProgramBuildStatus"/> of the <see cref="OpenCLProgram"/> for <paramref name="device"/>. </returns>
        public OpenCLProgramBuildStatus GetBuildStatus(OpenCLDevice device)
        {
            return (OpenCLProgramBuildStatus)GetInfo<CLProgramHandle, CLDeviceHandle, OpenCLProgramBuildInfo, uint>(Handle, device.Handle, OpenCLProgramBuildInfo.Status, CL10.GetProgramBuildInfo);
        }

        #endregion

        #region Protected methods

        /// <summary>
        /// Releases the associated OpenCL object.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="manual"> Specifies the operation mode of this method. </param>
        /// <remarks> <paramref name="manual"/> must be <c>true</c> if this method is invoked directly by the application. </remarks>
        protected override void Dispose(bool manual)
        {
            if (Handle.IsValid)
            {
                //Trace.WriteLine("Dispose " + this + " in Thread(" + Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId + ").", "Information");
                CL10.ReleaseProgram(Handle);
                Handle.Invalidate();
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region Private methods

        private ReadOnlyCollection<byte[]> GetBinaries()
        {
            IntPtr[] binaryLengths = GetArrayInfo<CLProgramHandle, OpenCLProgramInfo, IntPtr>(Handle, OpenCLProgramInfo.BinarySizes, CL10.GetProgramInfo);

            GCHandle[] binariesGCHandles = new GCHandle[binaryLengths.Length];
            IntPtr[] binariesPtrs = new IntPtr[binaryLengths.Length];
            IList<byte[]> binaries = new List<byte[]>();
            GCHandle binariesPtrsGCHandle = GCHandle.Alloc(binariesPtrs, GCHandleType.Pinned);

            try
            {
                for (int i = 0; i < binaryLengths.Length; i++)
                {
                    byte[] binary = new byte[binaryLengths[i].ToInt64()];
                    binariesGCHandles[i] = GCHandle.Alloc(binary, GCHandleType.Pinned);
                    binariesPtrs[i] = binariesGCHandles[i].AddrOfPinnedObject();
                    binaries.Add(binary);
                }

                IntPtr sizeRet;
                OpenCLErrorCode error = CL10.GetProgramInfo(Handle, OpenCLProgramInfo.Binaries, new IntPtr(binariesPtrs.Length * IntPtr.Size), binariesPtrsGCHandle.AddrOfPinnedObject(), out sizeRet);
                OpenCLException.ThrowOnError(error);
            }
            finally
            {
                for (int i = 0; i < binaryLengths.Length; i++)
                    binariesGCHandles[i].Free();
                binariesPtrsGCHandle.Free();
            }

            return new ReadOnlyCollection<byte[]>(binaries);
        }

        #endregion
    }
}


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Peru strengthens the mining formalization process
Bnamericas Published: Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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This statement from the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru was translated from Spanish by an automated system
The Public Sector Budget Law for Fiscal Year 2022 exceptionally authorizes financial transfers between entities. Likewise, it empowers the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) to make transfers in favor of the regional directorates or managements of Energy and Mines of the regional governments.
In this regard, so far in July of this year, the MINEM authorized the transfer of S/ 5,560,000.00 (Five million five hundred and sixty thousand and 00/100 soles) to 20 regions to strengthen the comprehensive mining formalization process in the whole country.
Last Sunday, the corresponding ministerial resolutions were published approving the transfer of S/250,000 in favor of the regional government of Ancash, S/540,000 to the regional government of Arequipa, S/130,000 to the regional government of Ucayali, S/200,000 to the regional government from Pasco, S/200,000 soles to the regional government of Tacna and 100,000 soles to the regional government of Tumbes. Likewise, on Saturday, July 9, the MINEM allocated financial transfers of S/220,000 to the regional government of Piura, S/70,000 to the regional government of Cajamarca, S/130,000 to the regional government of Loreto and S/240,000 to the regional government of Huancavelica. .
Meanwhile, on Wednesday, July 6, the MINEM transferred S/ 3.5 million to 10 regional governments. Ministerial resolutions authorize financial transfers to Madre de Dios (S/490,000), La Libertad (S/480,000l), Lima (S/220,000), Moquegua (S/160,000), Apurímac (S/460,000), Amazonas (S /170,000), Junín (S/240,000), Puno (S/700,000), San Martín (S/220,000) and Cusco (S/360,000).
Financial transfers are cooperation agreements to strengthen the comprehensive mining formalization process, promoted by the sector through the General Directorate of Mining Formalization (DGFM) and whose transferred amounts will be used exclusively for this purpose.
The MINEM, through this effort, projects that small formalized mining producers can achieve better production conditions and have access to legal certainty, technical assistance, sources of financing, in addition to working with greater security and caring for the environment.
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Locked into poverty
3 June 2021 | Posted In: #139 Winter 2021,
Australia's social security net is failing to keep vulnerable families out of poverty, with researchers warning the child poverty rates for single-parent families is set to soar now that the coronavirus supplements have ended. Luke Michael reports.
A report from the Australian National University's Centre for Social Research and Methods reveals that the coronavirus supplement — which effectively doubled unemployment payments last March — reduced the proportion of single-parent families living below the poverty line from 39 percent to 17 percent. But now the supplement has ended, ANU modelling estimates the child poverty rates for single-parent families will rise above pre-pandemic levels to 41 percent — even after factoring in the proposed JobSeeker increase of $50 a fortnight.
Social Ventures Australia (SVA) and the Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL) — which commissioned the research — are now calling for increased income support levels to ensure children are not living in poverty in Australia. They point to ANU modelling that shows a 10 percent increase (around $12 billion) in welfare spending would slash the poverty rates for people on JobSeeker from 88 percent to 34 percent. This would give JobSeeker recipients an additional $190 a week and also allow for increases to the Disability Support Pension, and the parenting and carer payments.
Lead researcher Associate Professor Ben Phillips said this modelling provided the most cost-effective way of investing extra money into social security payments. "It clearly indicates that a modest increase in funding can make substantial reductions in the most severe forms of financial stress and poverty to those who need it most," Phillips said.
BSL and SVA are also calling for an independent review into the structure and rates of social security payments to ensure children are not exposed to the long-term harmful impacts of poverty and financial stress. SVA director of early childhood Emma Sydenham told Pro Bono News the report was a stark reminder of the invisible discrimination that affected single-parent families in Australia.
"I didn't really think that single-parent families would experience such discrimination. But this report really highlights that being a single parent today in Australia really does create a risk of consigning you to a life of poverty," Sydenham said. "And that's horrific. It's something I think we need to have many more conversations about." Sydenham said childhood poverty caused major social and economic harm, including increased costs in justice, health and welfare.
She noted 2019 research that found Australia spends $15.2 billion every year because children and young people experience serious issues requiring crisis services. "We spend billions of dollars on late intervention for children, so that's on mental health costs, child protection costs, costs that really would be unnecessary if we invested early to support families and children to be able to thrive," she said. "And we all miss out when people don't have the opportunity to lead fulfilling, engaging and productive lives. So yes, there's a cost to our justice system and our health system and our social welfare system, but there's also a lot of opportunity as a country to draw on the capabilities of vulnerable people and I think that's what we're really missing out on."
Sydenham added that achieving change in this area required getting the public on board so that governments can no longer ignore the issue. "Unless there's strong public support I think it is really hard to get a significant shift on this," she said. "But you can't talk about early childhood development and strong outcomes for kids in Australia without talking about our income support system."
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Cougar reeks havoc at Clyde's
In: Life on the Bluffs
Cherise Fantus
cfantus@uccs.edu
A string of cougar attacks on campus last week has left students reeling. A total of seven students were taken victim in these horrendous attacks.
"I don't know if he'll ever recover fully. I can barely recognize him anymore," sophomore Kreg Sanders said of his roommate, Shawn Petty, 19, a victim of the attacks.
The cougar was first spotted outside of the UC, preparing herself to pounce. The intended victim was Petty. The eyewitnesses did not have a chance to react before she brutally attacked.
"I couldn't move; she had me pinned," Petty recounted with tears in his eyes.
Leaving Petty in a mangled heap, the cougar moved inside the building to Clyde's, where she moved from table to table, leaving several victims in her wake. Among them were Lance Henderson, 18; Jeremy Willis, 20; Ben Logan, 21; David Cox, 18 and Preston Olsen, 20.
"It all happened so fast," said Willis, "I was just enjoying my mini corndogs, when all of a sudden, there was a cougar all over me!"
She moved quickly, picking off victims one by one. Most of them didn't even see her coming.
She eventually left, taking with her 21-year-old Stanley Hopper. By the time the police arrived at the scene, she was long gone with her prey.
Though she has not yet been found, police have been hot on her trail. A pink passion lipstick was found at the scene, which matched the markings found on the victims.
Police say she needs a lot of meat to satisfy her enormous appetite. They suspect she will be on the prowl again soon. Students should always be aware of their surroundings and travel in groups, if possible. Her intended victims are males under the age of 25, but females are also urged to be vigilant, as they may be in danger if they come between the cougar and her prey.
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Travel Yukon tweaks tourism campaign to avoid legal snafu
After three days on the air, the advertising firm behind Travel Yukon's latest marketing campaign realized it was wiser not to compare the territory to a budget motel chain.
Myles Dolphin
Feb. 6, 2015 1:00 a.m.
After three days on the air, the advertising firm behind Travel Yukon's latest marketing campaign realized it was wiser not to compare the territory to a budget motel chain.
In a news release on Wednesday, Outside the Cube announced it was changing the original tag line from "We'll leave a light on for you" to "Come to my Yukon – we'll light the way."
The change comes a few days after the much-hyped launch of a brand new winter commercial on Monday.
Viewers began commenting on various social media websites that the tag line bore glaring similarities to the one used by Motel 6, which is "We'll leave the light on for you."
The motel chain, founded in 1962 in Santa Barbara, California, registered the trade-mark in 1988.
Upon learning about the potential conflict, Outside the Cube suggesting the new tag line to Travel Yukon, which agreed.
"While no issues have arisen as a result of the just launched campaign and the advice of our legal and trademark advisors suggest there are options to move forward as is, Outside the Cube has advised the client to accept a copy change," the company's release stated.
Outside the Cube says it had verified, through the website of the Canada Intellectual Property Office, that no results were returned for the original tag line.
But a quick Google search of "We'll leave a light on for you" yields many links to Motel 6 websites.
The new tag line, Outside the Cube explains, still contains the campaign's three key messages: an authentic Yukon story, an invite from an actual Yukoner and the highlights of both the northern lights and midnight sun.
Outside the Cube did not respond to a request for comment by press time.
The commercial, featuring a new voice over by Moira Sauer, was re-released on Thursday afternoon.
Ariel Katz, an associate professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Toronto, said it was hard to determine whether keeping the original tag line would have constituted a trademark infringement in any way.
"The question isn't the degree of similarity but how the tagline is used and whether it is confusingly similar," he wrote in an email.
Contact Myles Dolphin at
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South Texas Speedway has a stable of six Factory Stock race cars which we use for our Fan Shoot-Out and Celebrity Challenge Series. All cars are fully safety equiped and race-ready for lucky fans to drive at our track. These are real Stock Cars and we draw 6 lucky fans, (3 ladies and 3 men) each Saturday night to race the following Saturday in our Fan-Shoot-Out. The winners of each class will run in a championship race to be held in late August To enter for the drawing to be selected just fill out registration slip at the front gate when you come to the track each week. Three ladies and three men's names will be drawn prior to the last feature race of the evening. Drawn winners who are present and meet requirements will race the following Saturday.
Bring 10 paid adults (sponsors) on race night. All "sponsors" must be checked in by 8:00 pm at Main Entrance Gate. If at least 10 (ten) sponsors have not checked in, and notified the gate personnel that they are there as your sponsor you WIll NOT be allowed to race!
If you have a Helmet that fits securely and is in Good condition please bring it.
Please wear blue jeans and tennis shoes and bring a long sleeved jacket.
One race for each class (Ladies and Men) will be held each Saturday night and the winner in each class will transfer to a championship race to be held Friday and Saturday August 28 & 29 at the Raymond Smith Memorial race. If you have questions or comments please call our office at 512-814-4100 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 512-814-4100 end_of_the_skype_highlighting. STS provides 15 sponsor slips at least ten of these must be turned in at the General Admission Gate with paid admission by 8 pm on the Saturday of the race. This is mandatory and driver will not be eligible to race that night if at least 10 "sponsor slips" have not been received by the deadline. Additional slips can be picked up at STS offices if needed. If driver decides to pay for missing or no-show sponsors they will be required to pay full ticket price plus a $5 surcharge for each missing sponsor. NO EXCEPTIONS!


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HERE'S HOW ELLSWORTH B-1B STRATEGIC BOMBERS HAVE VALIDATED THEIR COMBAT CAPABILITIES DURING EXERCISE COMBAT HAMMER
The B-1B is a fundamental part of the U.S. Air Force's combat airpower, and keeping the lethal piece of machinery combat-ready is vital in taking the fight across the globe
From May 8 to 11 two B-1B strategic bombers from Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB) undertaken a weapons system evaluation at the Utah Test and Training Range, Nevada, where they deployed 30 inert precision-guided bombs, cluster bomb units, and decoys.
As told by Airman 1st Class Donald Knechtel, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs, in the article Ellsworth Airmen participate in Air-to-ground exercise: Combat Hammer, during that period in fact aircrews from the 34th Bomb Squadron and maintainers from the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron took part in Combat Hammer, the air-to-ground Weapons System Evaluation Program, to validate B-1 operational capabilities.
"In this exercise, we tested the B-1 capabilities to ensure the parameters of weapons are met," pointed out Maj. Nathan White, lead evaluator for Combat Hammer and assistant director of operations for the 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron (FWS) at Eglin AFB, Florida.
Actually Combat Hammer is responsible for the evaluation and assessment of precision-guided munitions and air-to-ground weapons to ensure they are reliable, maintainable, suitable, and accurate.
"The combatant commanders around the world have contingency plans built on certain weapons' capabilities," White continued. "We evaluate that the capabilities are accurate to the plans that they are building it on."
During the weapons system evaluation Ellsworth aircrews conducted test operations over the Utah Test and Training Range, an area operated by Hill AFB, Utah, where there were more than 500 participants involved.
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"We used a mix of GBU-31s, 38s and 54s as well as CBU-103s and 105s for a total of 30 bombs deployed in the exercise as well as 16 ALE-50 decoys," White said. "We take operational jets that have capable combat mission-ready aircrews, and we create realistic environments where we can evaluate the overall performance of the deployed weapons."
Since strategic deterrence is vitally important to both the nation's defense, and its allies, thanks to the visceral action of the strategic weapons tests provided by B-1 aircrews and maintainers, Ellsworth demonstrated its capability and readiness.
"In exercises like this, munitions and maintainers get practice generating these aircraft and ordnances that they don't usually get to see, like loading GPS and high-tech ground munitions," said Staff Sgt. Brian Dunn, weapons evaluator assigned to the 86th FWS.
According to Dunn the training mostly focused on the aircrews and weapons Airmen, most of whom haven't deployed or never before worked on a CBU-103 or 105.
"It's good training for everyone," Dunn said. "It [encompasses everything] from storage to impact. Everyone's job is important all the way up the chain."
The B-1 bomber is a fundamental part of the U.S. Air Force's combat airpower, and keeping the lethal piece of machinery combat-ready is vital in taking the fight across the globe.
Photo credit: Airman 1st Class Anthony Sanchelli / U.S. Air Force
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Bisa Butler: Portraits
Image: Broom Jumpers, quilted and appliquéd cotton, wool and chiffon, 2019 (detail). Bisa Butler. Image courtesy of Claire Oliver gallery.
Bisa Butler is an American textile artist celebrating ignored African American lives. She creates large scale quilted portraits using cotton including African wax prints, velvets, silk and wool textiles, and applique and embroidery. 'Bisa Butler: Portraits' - the first solo museum exhibition of the artist's work - opens on 24 July 2020 at the Katonah Museum of Art, New York, and is on display as an online exhibition until then. It features 26 of her vivid and larger-than-life fabric portraits that capture African American identity and culture.
Image: To God and Truth, quilted and appliquéd cotton, wool and chiffon, 2019. Bisa Butler. Image courtesy of Claire Oliver gallery.
Talking about quilting and her use of textiles, Butler says: "I quilt because this was the technique that was taught to me at home. I could sew before I ever painted on a canvas. My grandmother and mother while not quilters, sewed garments almost every day. African Americans have been quilting since we were bought to this country and needed to keep warm. Enslaved people were not given large pieces of fabric and had to make do with the scraps of cloth that were left after clothing wore out. From these scraps the African American quilt aesthetic came into being. Some enslaved peoples were so talented that they were tasked for creating beautiful quilts that adorned their enslavers beds."
Image: Southside Sunday Morning, cotton and silk, 2018. Bisa Butler. Image courtesy of Claire Oliver gallery.
"My own pieces are reminiscent of this tradition, but I use African fabrics from my father's homeland of Ghana, batiks from Nigeria, and prints from South Africa. My subjects are adorned with and made up of the cloth of our ancestor. If these visages are to be recreated and seen for the first time in a century, I want them to have their African Ancestry back, I want them to take their place in American History. I want the viewer to see the subjects as I see them. I hope people view my work and see the expressions of joy, the vibrancy of colors and the quiet dignity of my portraits. All of my pieces are done in life scale to invite the viewer to engage in a dialogue—most figures look the viewers directly in their eyes. I am inviting a reimagining and a contemporary dialogue about age old issues, still problematic in our culture, through the comforting, embracing medium of the quilt. I am expressing what I believe is the equal value of all humans."
Butler's quilted portrait of Wangar Maathai, an environmental and women's rights activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, was selected to be a Time Magazine cover for their special double issue honouring 100 women of the year in 2020.
For more information visit www.katonahmuseum.org and www.claireoliver.com
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