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How Much Bedding Do You Want? You do realize that some sets come with a total of 12 pieces right? Your standard items include a fitted sheet, decorative pillows, coverlet and bumper pad and other items include a valance, diaper stacker and matching lamp. If your budget isn't very big you may want to forgo the extras and just opt for a fitted sheet and coverlet.
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Shopping for crib linens and boy crib bedding sets can be a fun experience but it's important to know how much you can comfortably afford to spend. The stresses of adding a new baby don't need to be compounded with the stress from spending too much money on crib bedding.


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Newsletter | Fidabio
Applications News:
Characterisation of Activity of GPCR Embedded in Nanodiscs
Immunogenicity Assessments – Absolute measurements directly in plasma
Technology News:
New Software Features
Meet Us at The 3rd Protein Degradation Summit
Internal News:
New employees expanding in Europe
COVID 19: Fidabio receives Eureka grant to develop platform for fast approval of new vaccines
Applications News
Membrane embedded proteins: Ligand-binding characterization of Nanodisc-embedded GPCR (β2AR).
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest family of membrane proteins. They are involved in many vital physiological cell mechanisms, amongst others hormones signalling, cell cycle regulation, neurotransmitters signalling and smell receptors. GPCRs-targeting drugs represent 27% of the global commercial drugs. Therefore, new technologies in this area will advance new discoveries and ultimately new treatments for GPCR related disorders. In this work, it is shown that Flow-Induced-Dispersion-Analysis (FIDA) can be used to fully characterize the binding between Nanodisc-embedded β2-adrenergic receptor and Nanobody (Nb80). In addition to the ability to analyse the functions of the complex, the built-in quality control validates sample integrity and the platform also provides information on the oligomeric state of the receptor. This application is another example of the accuracy of our capillary-based technology for measuring complex bindings through absolute and accurate size determinations of analytes in a pressure-driven flow system.
Materials & Methods
Fida 1 platform with 480 nm LED fluorescence detection for binding
experiments (Fida Biosystems ApS). FIDA standard capillary (i.d.: 75 µm, LT: 100 cm, Leff: 84 cm). HEPES buffer 10mM pH 7.4, 0.5 mg/ml BSA was used as the working buffer. Nanobody Nb80 was used as the indicator. Nb80 was labeled with an Alexa Fluor® 488 Protein Labeling Kit from ThermoFisher Scientific. NanoDisc-embedded β2-adrenergic receptor (β2AR) was used as the analyte (0-1 µM). Sample analysis was performed by filling the capillary with the analyte, followed by an injection of 39 nL of preincubated indicator+analyte, which was mobilized towards the detector at 400 mbar.
These results show how the Fidabio platform may be used to provide functional characterisation of complex membrane proteins and, in the specific case, determine the activity of GPCR embedded in Nano-Discs, based on in-solution and non-invasive analyses.
For more information, please refer to our application note on the topic.
Binding curve between Nb80 and ND-β2AR
Raw data showing the indicator peak getting wider as the concentration of ND-β2AR increased, due to an increase in apparent size upon binding
Transforming Immunogenicity Assessments of Biopharmaceuticals
Over the past couple of years, assessments of immune responses in numerous patient samples have been conducted using our Fidabio technology. The clear advantages are testing and characterization under physiological relevant conditions as well as absolute and quantitative measurements.
As part of Morten Enghave Pedersen's industrial PhD project, he has established a new application involving characterization of immunogenicity in patients receiving treatment with the anti-TNF-α drug, adalimumab. In only 2 weeks, he has analyzed more than 1,000 data points, and thereby identified patients that had generated neutralizing antibodies and differentiated these from patients with therapeutically active adalimumab.
Morten is in the process of further expanding this unique application.
The figure below shows the development data of the immunogenicity model.
The interactions between TNF-α and adalimumab were fully characterized using the FIDA 1 instrument. The apparent size of TNF-α-alexa488 (100 nM) was measured in a titration series with adalimumab (0-1000 nM). Here, he observed the formation of both lower and higher-order TNF-α-adalimumab complexes, due to multiple stoichiometries (seen as a hook effect). The binding isotherm was applied to the data set (solid line), revealing an apparent Kd of 1.52 nM and complex size of 8.9 nm. Finally, size-based characterization of the TNF-α-adalimumab complexes allows for immunogenicity assessments in patients receiving adalimumab treatment, by following the apparent size of TNF-α. Hence, the presence of neutralizing antibodies will be reported as a low apparent size of TNF-α, whereas occurrences of binding antibodies will result in high TNF-α size.
We are looking forward to publishing the entire data set. Please get with us, if in the meantime, you are interested in following the project.
New software features enabling fast and agile amendments of sequences
In our continuous effort to improve our software suite, we have just launched a significant new feature that enables users to set up, edit, and adjust sequences on a single parameter level.
It is easy with the Fidabio Assay Design software to set up your experiments and automatically generate the protocols, the methods and sequences needed to run your analyses, incl. the titration series required to establish your binding curves. From time-to-time however, you may want to adjust specific method and sequence parameters. With the new features, we have made such edits as easy as changing the content of a cell in an excel sheet. In the screenshot below editing is done in the table to the left.
3rd annual TPD summit
Fidabio is attending the 3rd Virtual Targeted Protein Degradation Summit, 13-15/10/20 where you will have the opportunity learn how Fidabio can deliver results when it comes to: 1) the absolute size of the ternary complex and the hook, 2) quantitative determination of binding avidity effects, 3) analysis of positive and negative cooperativity, and 4) seemless integration with FRET screening workflows.
Internal stuff
New Team Members
New Sales Director Germany & Austria
We see a steep increase in customer inquiries from Germany and Austria. To service current and future customers in the territory, we have hired Dr Thomas Bauer-Jazayeri as Director, Germany & Austria. Thomas holds a PhD in immunology from Heidelberg University and has more than ten years of sales experience.
Market Research Assistant
The number of new applications is growing, incl. a comprehensive portfolio of applications enabling fast and precise analysis of oligomeric state and applications within the area of targeted protein degradation. To accelerate the market introduction hereof, we have hired Xanthippi Papadopoulou as Market Research Assistant. Xanthippi is studying Business Administration and Bioentrepreneurship at CBS.
New Technician
To address the increased demand for pilots and CRO projects, we are happy that Jan Gøral has accepted to join us as Laboratory Technician. Jan has worked for several years at Copenhagen University.
Please join me in welcoming all three! We are looking forward to continuing the Fidabio journey with them.
New Grant to fight Covid-19
The primary objective of this project is to develop a dedicated analytical platform that as an orthogonal technology will accelerate the assessment of essential efficacy and safety issues associated with conditional approval of new vaccines against current and future pandemics.
Fidabio with the novel FIDA (flow-induced-dispersion-analysis) technology will collaborate with Adelis (a new highly sensitive UV detection unit) to address critical characterisation and quantification challenges, which are essential to the assessment of efficacy and safety. It will enable fast generation of highly reliable, supplementary data to accelerate emergency authorisation procedures for approval of vaccines for pandemic viruses' outbreaks, including expediting research projects for vaccines against the current coronavirus outbreak and future modifications hereof.

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I got to spend two weeks in Tulsa, and Eric joined me for the second week. =) I arrived in Iceland on Wednesday…. well, Tulsa really, but it was a disaster area! Trees everywhere! Casey had described the tree in his neighbor's yard as a tree moat, which I told him was the perfect description! Fortunately, Mom's power came back on so I had a nice warm place to stay.
Mom has an absolutely wonderful playroom in her new house! She has this great train set, and a kitchen set. Barrett especially loves the choo-choos. He's addicted to them really =) All his birthday presents were either trains or cars! He likes trains so much he'd "read" his Thomas catalogue, sometimes by himself, sometimes sitting in my lap. All the kids love the kitchen set. Barrett likes the chips best. Casey makes huge meals and takes orders (Mexican, yummy!) Raegan likes the sink best, on Thursday she spent the first 15 minutes washing her hands!
Casey is getting really good at board games. We played Bingo, Chinese Checkers, Memory and Guess Who! We played Go Fish too, but since Raegan and Casey laid their cards face up, it was hard for me =) They won that! Raegan liked playing with the marbles from the checker set. She was so good though, she'd only take out one at a time! Raegan and I had fun snuggling on the couch, spinning, coloring, playing kitchen. We spent hours one day pretending to eat spaghetti and chocolate with the pretend food =) Mmmm! I was so glad she remembered me!
Bingo! Mom, Casey, Barrett and I played Bingo! Mom got this great Bingo set for kids. It had things like animals on different colors, so you could call blue tiger, purple cow, that sort of thing. Other boards had shapes, numbers, and even math problems! Barrett said thank you whenever I gave him a game piece. He just enjoyed collecting the game pieces, but when I asked him to find the cow, or find the tiger, he liked doing that!
Mimi took me to get my first maternity clothes! The sales lady offered to let me try things on, and I was very confused. They say to buy your pre-pregnancy size, but surely it shouldn't fit now! Then Jen came and showed me the belly =) So it was fun to try on! (Casey warned that I wouldn't think it was so fun when the baby was actually that big) Evidently I'm going to get huge! I can't wait =) Mimi didn't know about the pillow. She thought I was really showing! I got three pants and three shirts, and some pjs.
We played Risk with the kids. I won because Alex had a pact with Alli, then talked her into overextending herself. He killed her, Eric finished him, and I finished Eric! We actually played a lot =) Alex was excited, he'd never played with anyone who would actually finish a game of Risk with him.
Kyle has been working at Mom's, stripping wallpaper, chopping branches, general helpfulness. He told Mom he was her 24 hour maintenance man =) He brought Kiley over. She's a sweetheart! She let me carry her around and play with her, no problem. She's very active, pulling up and almost standing!
We made tamales from scratch for Christmas! This was a project we'd been wanting to do for a long time, so we were all so excited to really get to do it! Rosario came over and taught us how to make them. Originally, Mom told her we needed 40, but I told her we needed at least 60, and then I amended that to be 100. We ended up with 184!!!
We got back to California on Christmas Day. Tina had just gotten in to town a couple of days before, so it was perfect! We went over to the Cupertino house and had a wonderful lunch and opened presents. I got several good movies and beautiful new clothes. (I can even still wear them!) Tina gave us kites!!!! Eric and I were thrilled!!! I love to fly kites, and these are adorable!
We celebrated our Christmas on Christmas morning after we recovered from the flight home. We started by opening our stockings. I was thrilled to see that Eric had filled the baby's stocking! I had wanted so badly to buy something to put in it, but I hadn't found anything I loved before I left for Oklahoma. He got the cutest little hooded bath towel! It's so sweet! And he's so thoughtful!!!
One of the first tasks I set myself when I got home was cleaning and reorganizing the house! Don said it was way too early to be nesting, but I wanted to take advantage of all my time off from work! I went through every closet and got a huge pile together for the Salvation Army. I got rid of all the clothes that no longer fit that also wouldn't be good maternity clothes. Even Eric voluntarily got rid of some clothes. I also reorganized the closet so I could fit a few book boxes in there. That way I could empty the bookshelf in the office to use as a dresser for the baby's clothes. Now, everything in the house is perfectly organized! I love it!!! I even cleaned so much out of the office closet that there are a few shelves for baby things =) My next task was to reorganize all the office supplies so we could get rid of the tables and desks. I managed to fit all the office supplies in the closet. Then, I needed a shredder! I shredded all the old documents that people said I didn't really need to be saving! I completely emptied the desk! I had put most of the shreddings in trash bags, except one pile. When I showed it to Eric, he got this mischievous look in his eye. The second my back was turned, he dumped shredded paper all over me! Well, I couldn't let that go unpunished =) So several bags got emptied on his head as well =) What fun! Now, the desk is gone, so this is really starting to turn into a nursery! I'm even starting to call it the nursery instead of the office =) I'm so excited! I have so many plans for decorating!!!!
1.) I finished a quilt that I'd started five years ago! I'd made the mistake of sewing the top together without having anybody in mind to give it to! Mom said she loved it and I should finish it, so I gave it to her to take it to be machine quilted, but we never got around to that. So, I decided that it was time for it to be finished! So I just tied it! It's all done now, and very pretty. It'll go nicely on Mom's quilt rack.
2.) Project two was to start a baby quilt for Juan and Veronica. I found a pattern, it's very basic. Juan likes things simple =) It's just six inch squares in fabrics. The great thing is that it has lots of texture! Flannels, cottons, chenille, all kinds of fabric. The colors are blues, greens and yellows. I'm going to appliqué sports stuff all over it. I'm just waiting on the appliqué football Mom found at a Jo-Anns in Tulsa. I got a baseball and a basketball from my Jo-Anns. I hope they like it!
3.) Project three was to make a quilt for Andrea. I'd put off making one for her and Aisha forever because I couldn't decide whose quilt to make first. Well, Aisha asked me last year for a quilt, so I made hers. Then I was ready to do one for Andrea! I did the hidden wells pattern again, it's one of my favorites! She wanted blues and reds, and I found all these great batiks at a quilt store here. I didn't want to get her a lot of florals or girly fabrics for her. She told me I was completely right to avoid those =) I love how it turned out! I can't wait to give it to her when I go to Tulsa in March!
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Ron Barber Comes Out Swinging
For those who I have heard express concern that Ron Barber's lack of campaign experience as a candidate might cause him to be too gentlemanly in running against a bomb-thrower like Kelly, his campaign's first salvo should provide some comfort that civility doesn't mean a failure to draw strong contrasts for voters.
Here's the Barber campaign's first take on Kelly's nomination, laying out the themes that will likely dominate the campaign:
TO: Interested Parties
FROM: Jennifer Cox, Ron Barber for Congress
RE: Jesse Kelly – Hostile to Seniors and Wrong For the Middle Class
Jesse Kelly's Tea Party agenda is wrong for middle class Southern Arizona families and hostile to seniors. Everyone agrees we must cut spending and reduce the deficit but it has to be done the right way — not on the backs of seniors and the middle class. Kelly would cut taxes for millionaires and billionaires, while eliminating Medicare and Social Security, raising taxes on the middle class and getting rid of the minimum wage.
Middle class and senior voters rejected Jesse Kelly in his 2010 race for Congress, even in one of the best years for Republican candidates in a generation. Voters will reject Kelly again in the June special election.
Even former 8th district Republican Congressman Jim Kolbe knows it. He said that Kelly's nomination "would assure that a Democrat would win the seat" because "he's out of touch with the district. It's a very moderate district." [Governing Blog, 2/07/12]
Hostile to Seniors. Even with 933,435 Arizona families depending on Medicare and 753,962 seniors depending on Social Security, Jesse Kelly would eliminate them both. Kelly is more extreme than the current leadership in Congress whose budget would double health care costs for seniors; Kelly said he would like to eliminate Medicare and make seniors entirely responsible for their own health care and he would "love to" eliminate Social Security. He's compared both to Ponzi schemes and said they should be phased out and privatized.
Would Work Towards Eliminating Medicare. The Tucson Weekly asked Jesse Kelly if he would look to eliminate Medicare over time so that people would be responsible for their own health care over time. Kelly responded, "Yes." [Tucson Weekly, 12/02/09]
Would Love to Eliminate Social Security. Kelly told the Tucson Weekly that he would love to eliminate Social Security. He said of Social Security, "I would love to eliminate the program. I'd love to take steps to let people opt in and opt out of it. Privatize it." [Tucson Weekly, 12/02/09]
Social Security and Medicare are Ponzi Schemes that Should Be Privatized and Phased Out. In a 2010 debate, Kelly talked about Social Security and Medicare and said, "It's the biggest Ponzi scheme in history. […] Right now, you have to take steps to reform it, to privatize it, to phase it out. […] It's not an option of 'should it be done?' It must be done." [Arizona Illustrated Debate, 46:39, 7/30/10]
Supported 2010 Ryan Roadmap which Would Privatize Social Security. In 2010, Kelly stated his support for the 2010 Ryan Roadmap: "'…Rep. Paul Ryan's Roadmap for America's Future has excellent ideas for reforming and strengthening Social Security,' stated Kelly." The non partisan Congressional Budget Office found that under the Ryan budget, "Traditional retirement benefits would be reduced below those scheduled under current law for many workers who are age 55 or younger in 2011" [Arizona Daily Star, 8/03/10; Congressional Budget Office, 1/27/10]
Wrong Priorities for the Middle Class. In these tough economic times, Jesse Kelly's tax plan would create a 23% spending tax on all American families – from gas to groceries, rent to medicine to doctor's visits. Kelly would eliminate the minimum wage, forcing some people to work a 40-hour week and still suffer in poverty, and even block any unemployment benefits for Arizona families laid off in the recession.
Supports 23% Tax Increase on Middle Class Families. Kelly supports the creation of a national sales tax of 23% that would apply to nearly everything a middle class family buys, from food and gas to prescription drugs while giving huge tax cut for millionaires and eliminating taxes for corporations. Supporters of this proposal have labeled it 'the Fair Tax." During an appearance on the Jon Justice show, Kelly said, "As far as the Fair Tax goes, I would support the Fair Tax, would sign on as a sponsor immediately to the Fair Tax. […] the Fair Tax has my support one hundred percent." [Jon Justice Show, 22:55, 7/09/10]
Supported Eliminating the Minimum Wage. In January 2010, Kelly endorsed eliminating the minimum wage. He said, "We must take steps to lower and eventually eliminate the minimum wage […]." [Kelly Footage, 1/07/10]
Opposed Any Extension of Unemployment Benefits, Even in a Recession. At an April 2012 Republican debate in Green Valley, Kelly said, "Well, the simple answer to your question is: no. I would not support an extension of the unemployment benefits in any way." [Kelly Footage, 4/12/12]
Dishonest About a Path to Energy Independence. Even when Kelly identifies the right problem—that middle class families are under unnecessary pressure from rising gas prices, he doesn't have a real solution. Even his primary opponent Martha McSally called him out on it. When Kelly said that the US has "significantly" more oil than the US, McSally said, "Jesse, we don't have more oil than Saudi Arabia…We don't have those technologies yet. So maybe you should use your GI Bill to go back to college and get a geology degree, and you could help with that." [Tucson Weekly, 3/22/12; Tucson Weekly, 4/13/12]
Protect the Ultra Rich. While Kelly would pull the rug out from under Arizona seniors and leaves the middle class out in the cold, big corporations and millionaires would reap big rewards from Jesse Kelly in Congress. He would extend more tax breaks to the ultra rich, cut their taxes below what their employees make and make big corporations pay zero in taxes – putting all the burden on the middle class.
Would Extend More Tax Cuts to the Wealthiest Americans. In August 2010, Kelly said he would not allow the Bush tax cuts to expire at the end of 2011. [Green Valley News & Sun, 8/18/10]
Called for Lower Taxes for the Top 10%. In April 2010 at the UA Republican Club Debate, Kelly called for lower taxes for the top 10% in the country, arguing they already pay most of the tax burden. [UA Republican Club Debate, 4/08/10]
Zero Taxes for Corporations. At the Saddlebrooke candidate forum in January 2010, Kelly said, "The corporate tax rate should be zero. […] We must get the corporate tax rate to zero." [Saddlebrooke Republican Club Debate, 1/07/10]
Southern Arizona's middle class families are struggling and times are tough. At a time when families and seniors are focused on kitchen table concerns like paying for groceries, medicine, and other expenses, they need a leader who will put Southern Arizona seniors and families first.
OK. Not pulling any punches. Good.
Barber's first strike illustrates just how radical and unserious Kelly is as a candidate. I'm looking forward to see the many ways he will shoot himself in the foot this time around. Amazing the man has any feet left.
Rightwingers can be expected to bellyache that Barber is being too mean to Kelly to claim to be a champion of civility in politics. There is a difference between being an uncivil jerk who uses personal attacks and creepy, threatening campaign antics, and strongly criticizing someone for the stupid shit coming out of their mouths. Get used to eating Kelly's stupid words, folks.
Apr 19, 2012 7:58:38 PM | Arizona Congressional Races, Campaigns, Michael Bryan
Jesse Kelly Supported by Groups Tied to White Supremacists, Neo-Nazis
McCain campaign criticized ALIPAC for being among "extreme groups that condone racism"
Apparently no longer satisfied to simply spew out-of-touch rhetoric about eliminating Social Security and imposing a 23 percent tax on southern Arizonans, now Jesse Kelly has doggedly pursued the support of a group with known white supremacist, anti-Semitic and neo-Nazi ties. Kelly accepted the endorsement of Americans for Legal Immigration or ALIPAC - the same group that Senator John McCain's spokesman condemned earlier this year as "backed by white supremacists, neo-Nazis and anti-Semites." McCain's office went further, characterizing ALIPAC as an "extreme groups that condone[s] racism."
The neo-Nazi backers of ALIPAC include Stormfront, Vinlanders Social Club, European Americans United and David Duke, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
ALIPAC has also come under heavy criticism for "bigotry" and "extreme rhetoric" and an agenda that "goes beyond the enforcement of immigration laws," all the way to "demoniz[ing] immigrants as drunk drivers, gang members, invaders, murderers, and disease-carriers."
Given ALIPAC's record with the White Supremacist movement, McCain's spokesman Brian Rogers demanded in February that JD Hayworth, "immediately disavow this group's support."
Yet Jesse Kelly shows no signs of discomfort with ALIPAC's "extremist rhetoric." In his questionnaire seeking ALIPAC's endorsement this year, Kelly signed a pledge that he would use "the full power of my office, including impeachment if necessary" to force the President to bow to the group's radical demands.
"Another NRCC Young Gun candidate, another Nazi tie -- it should come as no surprise. Apparently Jesse Kelly's support is so weak that he's begging for help from groups on the racist fringe -- even one that Senator McCain's office has called out," said Andy Stone, Western Regional Press Secretary for the Democratic Congressional Committee. "Jesse Kelly should be strong enough to stand up a group backed by anti-Semites and White Supremacists. But so far, he just hasn't shown the political courage."
According to the Phoenix New Times, the McCain campaign called on JD Hayworth to reject the ALIPAC endorsement due to the groups' anti-Semitic, white supremacist and neo-Nazi ties. [Phoenix New Times, 2/24/10]
The ADL has criticized ALIPAC's founder for comparing immigrants to Nazis and for falsely claiming that immigrants "have set up ethnic cleansing zones." [Anti-Defamation League website, accessed 10/16/10]
Jesse Kelly filled out the ALIPAC questionnaire, promising to use the full power of the office, including impeachment, to further the group's goals. [ALIPAC website, accessed 10/16/10}
Posted by: Robert Rowley (@RRowleyTucson) | April 19, 2012 at 09:33 PM
I really enjoyed hearing about Mr. Barber's ideas on improving the economy, lowering the debt and deficit, solving our energy problems, getting southern Arizona back to work..............
Posted by: NidanGoju | April 20, 2012 at 12:57 PM
Cancel Ted Nugent's performance at the Pima County Fair by David Safier You can go to the bank on this: Ted Nugent's scheduled concert at Fort Knox has been canceled "because of recent remarks he made about President Obama." How bad were Nugent's remarks? The NRA scrubbed them from...
AIRC Update: They're baaaack! GOP Fair Trust threatens to sue the AIRC Posted by AzBlueMeanie: The Arizona Republic reports today that the secretive GOP redistricting organization FAIR Trust and its lawyer/lobbyist David Cantelme has sent "a letter" to Attorney General Tom Horne indicating FAIR Trust is "contemplating" a lawsuit over the new...


Two members of the Gardena Police Department were charged by a federal grand jury with participating in a scheme in which they purchased "off-roster" firearms not available to the general public and illegally operated businesses that resold the weapons.
The two police officers were charged in a five-count indictment that was unsealed March 23. The indictment alleges that the officers conspired with each other and that each engaged in the business of dealing in firearms without a license.
The two officers are collectively charged with illegally selling approximately 100 firearms, mostly .38-caliber pistols. The two defendants are Carlos Miguel Fernandez, 42, of Norwalk, whose Instagram handle was "the38superman," and Edward Yasushiro Arao, 47, of Eastvale.
Both defendants have been summoned to appear on April 3 for arraignments in U.S. District Court.
According to the indictment, Fernandez advertised firearms for sale – guns being offered by both himself, Arao and others – on his Instagram account. The vast majority of posts on the account contained images of firearms.
Arao, who was the CEO of Ronin Tactical Group, which was a federal firearms licensee (FFL), similarly advertised guns on the company's Instagram account. Additionally, both defendants marketed firearms at gun shows.
Neither defendant was licensed individually to engage in the business of dealing in firearms when the illegal gun sales alleged in the indictment took place.
Fernandez allegedly purchased "off-roster" firearms – mostly Colt .38-caliber handguns that were not available to the general public, but which could be legally purchased by law enforcement officers – and sold dozens of these weapons through private-party transfers.
Similarly, Arao obtained "off-roster" weapons by transferring them to himself individually from the inventory of Ronin Tactical Group. Through messages on Instagram and other means, Fernandez and Arao negotiated the prices and terms of firearm sales, and they accepted payment for the guns once they were delivered, according to the indictment.
The indictment in this case was unsealed after two other defendants in the case were arraigned in federal court on charges that they engaged in a "straw purchase" transaction involving a gun sold through Fernandez.
At their arraignments last week, both Camachos entered not guilty pleas and were ordered to stand trial on May 31.
The indictment alleges a second "straw purchaser" transaction in which a South Los Angeles woman allegedly purchased two firearms for her boyfriend. As in the other straw purchase alleged in the indictment, Bianca Elizabeth Ibarria, 23, and Adalberto deJesus Vasquez Pelayo Jr., 24, also of South Los Angeles, are charged with making a false statement in a federal firearm licensee's records during purchase of a firearm.
Ibarria and Pelayo also have been directed to appear in federal court for arraignments on April 3.
Each count in the indictment carries a statutory maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. Therefore, if convicted of all charges, Fernandez would face up to 15 years in federal prison, and Arao could be sentenced to as much as 10 years.
This case is being investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The Gardena Police Department provided its full cooperation during the investigation.
The prosecution is being handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine A. Rykken of the Major Frauds Section.


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Q: How do send an event in Ember? I have this code in my html page:

And I have this code in my js script:
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App.Route= Ember.Route.extend({
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Uncaught Error: Nothing handled the event 'turnItUp'.

WHY?

A:
When I click on a button, I get this error:

Uncaught Error: Nothing handled the event 'turnItUp'.

WHY???

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*<generated logged controller> has no turnItUp method so delegates to the current route

*There is no turnItUp event on current route or any of it's parents, so you see an error

So in future to debug this kind thing, try adding console log to make sure controller is what you think it should be:
App.LoginButton= Ember.View.extend({
  click: function(evt) {
    console.log('controller: ', this.get('controller').toString());
    this.get('controller').send('turnItUp', 11);
  }
});

Now the other thing that needs to change is that controller events should not be nested under an events property - that's just for routes. So to make things work, try this:
App.LoggedController = Ember.Controller.extend({
  turnItUp: function(level){
    alert(level);
  }
});

A: What you are looking for is called an Action in ember
http://emberjs.com/guides/templates/actions/
http://emberjs.com/api/classes/Ember.Handlebars.helpers.html#method_action
<button {{action turnItUp 11}}>This is a clickable area!</button>

App.PlaybackController = Ember.Controller.extend({
  turnItUp: function( value ){
    alert(value);
  }
})

(assuming that PalyBackController is the current controller of the view)

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in Arrow, TV Review
Arrow Season 4 Episode 22 – TV Review
There's a Smoak around, so I assume so.
It's the penultimate episode of the season, and Felicity already did a big computer hacking job last episode. Not to mention that she will likely be catatonic from the guilt of killing tens of thousands of people.
So it's Oliver's, the Green Arrow's, time to shine, right?
in Damien, TV Review
Damien Season 1 Episode 10 – TV Review
And hot.
Well, Damien finally brought out all the toys to play, but it's too little, too motherfucking late.
Actually, add mother fucking (well, surrogate mother) to the list of things Damien didn't do in time.
There's no way in Hell this thing is getting renewed.
Losing the Suicide Squad to the movies worked out. Except for Amanda.
But don't worry. Felicity makes sure to thrust her malignantly tumorous self into the episode at every given chance.
It's her duty.
Damien Season 1 Episode 9 – TV Review
I can't resist a perfectly timed smolder.
Well, with only one episode to go after this, has Damien finally decided whether or not he's going to embrace the beast within?
Kind of?
My wish from last episode is coming true.
Just kidding. They don't kiss.
But I think it'll be okay as long as Damien doesn't do what every other show has done recently and kill the gay character off quickly and arbitrarily.
Damn. That, too?
Laughing all the way to the bank.
Well, it's not an "it was all just a dream" episode.
So we're moving up in the world.
But unluckily for us, we're still alive.
I thought it couldn't get any more catastrophically worse than a mid-season plot-of-the-week episode.
Hell, to beat that, they'd have to pull some kind of "it was all just a dream" episode. Now that'd be embarrassing.
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Q: how to convert youtube video published date to DD/MM/YY in php? i am using the following to get the published date of a youtube video:
$url = "http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/{$random_text}?v=2&alt=json";
$json = file_get_contents($url);
$json = str_replace('$', '_', $json);
$obj = json_decode($json);
$video_date = $obj->entry->published->_t;

which ouputs the date in this format:
2012-10-18t13:04:42.000z
how can i convert this to the DD/MM/YY format in php?
i have tried the solution at:
What time format is this and how do I convert it to a standardized dd/mm/yyyy date?
$video_date_pre = $obj->entry->published->_t;
// format the video date
$video_date = date_format($video_date_pre, 'd/m/Y');

but i am getting the error:
Warning: date_format() expects parameter 1 to be DateTime..
thank you.
update
it may be relevant to note that the original source looks something like this (where you can search for "published"):
http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/eiAx2kqmUpQ?v=2&alt=json

A: Try this:
$video_date = date('d/m/y', strtotime($video_date_pre));

In this solution, you need to convert the string into Unixtime first, and then you can use the date() function.
http://php.net/manual/en/function.strtotime.php
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.date.php
Or you can use the DateTime object:
$dateObject = new DateTime($video_date_pre);
$video_date = date_format($dateObject , 'd/m/y');


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Веки (лат. palpebrae) — подвижные кожные складки вокруг глаз у позвоночных животных. Защищают глаза от внешних повреждений, способствуют смачиванию их слёзной жидкостью, очищению роговицы и склеры, способствуют фокусировке зрения и регулированию внутриглазного давления, участвует в формировании оптической геометрии роговицы. У млекопитающих на свободном крае века расположены ресницы и устья желёз.

Строение века
Веки защищают переднюю поверхность глаза от неблагоприятного воздействия окружающей среды и способствуют равномерному увлажнению роговицы и конъюнктивы. В веках различают два слоя: поверхностный (передний) — кожно-мышечный, состоящий из кожи и подкожной мышцы, и глубокий (задний) — конъюнктивально-хрящевой, состоящий из хряща и конъюнктивы, покрывающей хрящ сзади. Граница между этими двумя слоями видна на свободном крае века в виде сероватой линии, расположенной впереди многочисленных отверстий мейбомиевых желёз (железы хряща век).

Передний слой верхнего и нижнего века содержит ресницы, близ корней которых заложены сальные железы.

На краю верхнего и нижнего века у внутреннего угла глазной щели находятся слёзные точки, являющиеся началом слёзных канальцев.

В толще обоих век заложены, ближе к свободному их краю, пластинки очень плотной соединительной ткани — хрящи век. У человека, по сравнению с обезьянами, эти хрящи развиты значительно сильнее, составляя около трети высоты века.

Наружная поверхность век покрыта очень тонкой кожей.

Нижнее веко
Снизу ограничено подглазничной бороздой. Форма нижнего века мало варьирует.

Верхнее веко
Обнаруживает в своём строении значительные различия, которые определяют в большей степени особенности глазной области в целом (см. Эпикантус).

Выделяют несколько типов складки верхнего века: верхнюю — надбороздчатую (орбитальную), расположенную в самой верхней части века, выше надглазничной борозды; среднюю — подбороздчатую, начинающуюся ниже борозды; нижнюю — тарзальную, начинающуюся ещё ниже.

В месте перехода кожи верхнего века в кожу крыши глазницы образуется надглазничная борозда, которая бывает выражена в разной степени.

Полулунная складка (третье веко)

Находится во внутреннем углу глаза, образована складкой конъюнктивы. У человека является рудиментарным органом. Развито у кошек. У птиц оно имеет вид полупрозрачной мигательной перепонки, защищающей от пыли их глаза при полёте и т. п. Крокодилу подобная перепонка позволяет смотреть в воде. Зачатки мигательной перепонки встречаются у зародыша человека.

Литература

 Хомутов А. Е. Антропология. — Изд. 3-е — Ростов н/Д: Феникс, 2004. — С. 37. — ISBN 5-222-05286-9

Глаз

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"""
Payment settings for Postfinance payments

Needs the following settings to work correctly::

    ZIPFELCHAPPE_POSTFINANCE = {
        'PSPID': 'your_postfinance_id',
        'LIVE': True, # Or False
        'SHA1_IN': 'yourhash',
        'SHA1_OUT': 'yourotherhash',
        'USERID': 'direct link API user id',
        'PSWD': 'direct link API user password',
    }
"""
from django.conf import settings

# Fallback values
POSTFINANCE = {
    'PSPID': '',
    'LIVE': False,
    'SHA1_IN': '',
    'SHA1_OUT': '',
    'USERID': '',
    'PSWD': ''
}

POSTFINANCE.update(getattr(settings, 'ZIPFELCHAPPE_POSTFINANCE', {}))


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Q: SQL Dataadapter refuses to update DB from Dataset So i create this Dataset ds and add a row to the only table via addrow("THIS","BLOWS",0) somwhere else.
A datagridview shows me that the adding a row actually works but it refuses to update the actual mySQL database. It's like the updatesdb() method isn't even there. Where is my mistake?
class Mitarbeiterdb{
    static MySqlConnection con = new MySqlConnection("***");
    MySqlDataAdapter da = new MySqlDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM mitarbeiter.mitarbeiter;", con);

    DataSet ds = new DataSet();

    public void setDataSet(){
        da.TableMappings.Add("table0", "Mitarbeiter");
        da.Fill(ds);
    }

    public void addrow(string a,string b,int i){
        con.Open();
        DataRow tmprow;
        tmprow = ds.Tables[i].NewRow();
        tmprow[1] = a;
        tmprow[2] = b;
        tmprow.EndEdit();
        ds.Tables[i].Rows.Add(tmprow);
        updatedb();
        con.Close();
    }

    public void updatedb() {
         MySqlCommandBuilder cmb = new MySqlCommandBuilder(da);
         da.Update(ds);
    }
}

A: ADO is not quite smart enough to update on it's own, you need to set your own update statement and fill it with the values its going to update.
da.UpdateCommand = ....
Here's a link to a simple usage...
http://www.java2s.com/Code/CSharp/Database-ADO.net/UpdatetableusingSqlDataAdapter.htm

A: In your updatedb() method you are missing .AcceptChanges();
public void updatedb() {
     MySqlCommandBuilder cmb = new MySqlCommandBuilder(da);
     da.Update(ds);
     da.AcceptChanges();
}

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The project charter serves as an agreement and as a communication tool for all of the project stakeholders. The project charter documents the projects MOV and describes the infrastructure needed to support the project. In addition, the project charter summarizes many of the details found in the project plan.
Document the project's MOV: Although the project's MOV was included in the business case, it is important that the MOV be clearly defined and agreed upon before developing or executing the project plan. At this point, the MOV must be cast in stone. Once agreed upon, the MOV for a project should not change.
Define the project infrastructure: the project charter defines all of the people, resources, technology, methods, project management processes, and knowledge areas that are required to support the project. In short, the project charter will detail everything needed to carry out the project.
Summarize the details of the project plan: the project charter should summarize the scope, schedule, budget, quality objectives, deliverables, and milestones of the project.
Define the project's governance structure: the project charter should not only identify the project sponsor, project manager, and project team, but should also specify when and how they will be involved throughout the project life cycle. In addition, the project charter should specify the lines of reporting, who will be responsible for specific decisions and how problems, issues, or risk should be escalated to an appropriate decision maker.
Show explicit commitment to the project: in addition to defining the roles and responsibilities of the various stakeholders, the project charter should detail the resources to be provided by the organization and specify clearly who will take ownership of the project's product once the project is completed.


Hello to all karma drone piiots.
...how can you shut down the props when you have grabbed the karma drone by the landing skids from a shoulder height hover due to unsuitable terrain?
i tend to have to fight the karma drone trying to right itself and it can be a long time till it shuts down.
Holding the descend joystick does not stop props nor does shutting done the karma controller.
any thoughts? a mid air grab is going to be a very useful landing option.
When I catch it I hold down the left stick until the motors shut off. Typically about 2-3 seconds if I had to guess. I do try and hold the Karma as level as I can until the motors stop. Hope this helps, it's really easy to do.
The key is to give enough resistance with the catching hand to let Karma know it's on a stable surface. If you try to pull the drone down or let the drone push your hand down, even a small amount, it's going to take longer for the drone to register landing and shut down the props.
Try landing the Karma on the flat of your hand held well overhead, ideally with the camera facing away from you. Someone suggested that on the GoPro forum, and I pretty much do that every time now, keeping the drone and camera out of the dust, grit, grass, sand, water, etc it would encounter if I landed it on the ground. GoPro will tell you to never do this as they're perpetually in CYA mode, but I pretty much never do anything else. Just be SUPER careful of the propellers as they're bloody sharp (pun intended).
Sorry, you have two pounds of razor blades that can take off a finger, landing it this way will at some point will prove just how bad of an idea it was; and likely the worst time while on vacation. Just do some YouTube searches and you might think twice.
Really, just knowing the safety aspect, I see no reason to do this. I do most of my flying in rugged areas where there is no truly flat areas like roads, fields, etc. It can be tough to find a place to launch, but these Karmas are better than the Mavic's or Phantom's in that regard since the camera is on the front rather than underneath, and with independent feet can handle a bit of a canted or imperfect surface. I purchased a portable launch pad that has very thick gauge wire and folds up. Having this allows me to create a level landing surface almost anywhere I go. It is quite rigid when open and may take a minute or so as to move rocks around in getting it level but works well. Beyond being in the backcountry, I also use the Karma on my boat which affords further challenges since the boat is always moving. For both, I have just practiced landing MANY MANY times, so I am very good now and can place it on a pie plate every time, even in wind. So, I recommend practicing, but also potentially getting a landing pad which is also good for dirt/sand. As I said, I am rarely in a public, or maintained area where you have the luxury of flat surfaces and have been surprised by this. I paid under $20 for a 30" landing pad on Amazon.
As any pilot will tell you, take off and flying is easy, it's the landing that does the damage! The best landing place is flat, level, cut grass but this isn't always possible. Launch of the KARMA is rarely a problem but I've got a method of 'hand landing' that works for me. This is can be dangerous so only try it if you're adult, confident and competent and do so at your own risk.
/ Make sure there's enough battery.
/ Bring Karma to about 4' above ground.
/ check front green lights are on solid, not flashing so you are in control.
/ Make sure the KARMA is stable as you approach from the rear.
/ Hold controller in your left hand, thumb near left stick.
/ Bring your right hand up from below so fingers are underneath the battery slot and place thumb dead centre on the top.
/ Take a good grip, Karma will react a little when constrained, just like a good horse.
/ Use left thumb to push 'Down' on the stick and motors will slow and stop.


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Researchers Connect A Human Brain to the Internet For the First Time Ever
The Brainternet project provides a host of opportunities for development into machine learning. The project could also have a significant impact on the developing world of brain-computer interfaces.
| Sep 23, 2017 04:51 AM EST
Created: Sep 23, 2017 04:51 AM EST
MaxPixel
Scientists from Wit University have devised a way of connecting the human brain to the internet in a world first. Dubbed the 'Brainternet' project, the research is a major breakthrough in biomedical engineering.
The project is spearheaded by Adam Pantanowitz, a lecturer in the Wits School of Electrical and Information Engineering. He supervised Jemma-Faye Chait and Danielle Winter's involvement in the project as well. Pantanowitz explains, "Brainternet is a new frontier in brain-computer interface systems. There is a lack of easily understood data about how a human brain works and processes information. Brainternet seeks to simplify a person's understanding of their own brain and the brains of others. It does this through continuous monitoring of brain activity as well as enabling some interactivity."
How Brainternet works
The sci-fi sounding project works by converting a human's electroencephalogram (EEG) signal in an open source brain live stream. To achieve this, the subject wears a mobile, internet accessible Emotiv EEG device. The Emotiv transmits the EEG signals of the wearer to a Raspberry Pi which then live streams the signals to an application programming interface which displays the data on a website that acts as a visual interface.
While the work itself is incredibly complex, one of the beauties of the project is its innovative use of relatively simple equipment. Rasberry Pi is a credit card sized little computer that is inexpensive to buy.
Watch a brain work in real time
Pantanowitz and his team have big plans for developing Brainternet. "Ultimately, we're aiming to enable interactivity between the user and their brain so that the user can provide a stimulus and see the response. Brainternet can be further improved to classify recordings through a smartphone app that will provide data for a machine-learning algorithm. In future, there could be information transferred in both directions – inputs and outputs to the brain," says Pantanowitz. Data collected by the Brainternet project will give us a clearer insight into the ways our brains work, this could teach us how to learn better, avoid disease or even what exactly love is.
Elon Musk may be keen to get involved
The Brainternet project provides a host of opportunities for development into machine learning. The project could also have a significant impact on the developing world of brain-computer interfaces. Tesla Ceo Elon Musk is backing the neural lace project that could spell the end of debilitating neural diseases. Bryan Johnson is also backing a similar project, throwing $100 million towards the neural interface project, Kernel.
The startup hopes to produce a brain implant that could be easily accessible to sufferers of neurological conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's that would reduce their symptoms.
Via: Futurism, MedicalXpress
Forget electric planes: U.S. aviation can be decarbonized using grass
Interesting Engineering interviewed two researchers who demonstrated that growing the grass miscanthus can completely decarbonize the aviation industry.
Sade Agard | 12/12/2022
science These next-generation engineered bacteria can detect water contaminants in real time
Sade Agard| 11/29/2022
innovation This company turns massive dump trucks into self-driving heavy vehicles
Deena Theresa| 1/12/2023


Midwest Haunters Convention is only days away June 3-5, 2011 with a full blown tradeshow floor, seminars, and tons of haunted house tours. During Midwest Haunters convention you can take haunted house tours in all sorts of states such as Haunted Houses in Indiana, Haunted Houses in Ohio, even Haunted Houses in Indianapolis. Also during MHC you can experience all sorts of fun things to do like body painting, monster balls, costume contests, monster make up wars, and tons upon tons of haunted house seminars.
Haunted House tours, seminars, and Halloween activities over an entire weekend in Columbus, Ohio June 3rd through June 5th, 2011.
Are you ready for haunted house seminars, and find the scariest haunted houses around then head out to Columbus Ohio and experience Midwest Haunters Convention. Learn more at www.midwesthauntersconvention.com.


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Set-up: Swoon – "Small Acts of Resistance" group show @ Black Rat Projects
Posted by Patrick Nguyen, November 3, 2010
Hot on the heels of the recent opening of her Fata Morgana solo show at Galerie L.J. in Paris, Swoon (interviewed) made a trip to London last week. AM had the pleasure of spending some time with the artist over a couple of days while she prepared a site-specific installation at Black Rat Projects for Small Acts of Resistance, a group show that will also feature works by Peter Kennard, Dotmasters, Matt Small (interviewed), Know Hope, and Armsrock (interviewed). The exhibition's title references the recently-published book by Steve Crawshaw and John Jackson, Small Acts of Resistance: How Courage, Tenacity, and Ingenuity Can Change the World — a collection of more than eighty stories from around the globe celebrating the courage and resilience of the human spirit.
There was a comforting atmosphere of both serenity and organised chaos reigning at the gallery as Swoon cut, tore, drew, painted and pasted. One highlight for AM was listening to the artist discuss her recent work in post-earthquake Haiti on Konbit Shelter, a sustainable building project in the village of Barrier Jeudi. We were pleased to hear that she and her team will be making a return trip to Haiti next month to continue their efforts.
See Swoon's finished installation and works by the five other artists at Black Rat Projects as from this Thursday, November 4th. More work-in-progress photos and commentary after the jump.
Different cups and containers were littered around the gallery — some filled with beverages like coffee and juice, some with paint and other liquids not necessarily intended for human consumption. We couldn't help but feel slightly worried that there was an unfortunate accident just waiting to happen here, especially for a sleep-deprived artist. We then came to the separate and somewhat embarrassing conclusion that our concern about health and safety was a clear indication we were now officially old.
Among the art supplies, we couldn't help but notice Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals by John Gray lying on the floor. Aside from its intriguing cover, the fact Swoon was currently reading this book somehow made it more appealing. AM was initially going to order a copy immediately, but then felt a certain unease about whether this was appropriate. Although we're not even sure if there is such a thing as literary stalking, we decided to play it safe and wait six months before buying the book.
Swoon with Rupert from Black Rat Projects
"Serious photo. Try not to smile."
"No, don't smile."
"Okay, never mind."
The work continues
Text and photographs by Patrick Nguyen.
Discuss Swoon here.
Preview: Matt Small – "That I May See" @ Black Rat Projects
Events: Swoon book signing
Black Rats to Black Dogs
Openings: "Represent" Group Show @ Blackall Studios
Openings: "Ways of Seeing" @ Black Rat Press
Categories: Art, Contemporary Art, Installation, Setup, Shows & Events, Street & Urban Art. Tags: ARMSROCK, Black Rat Press, Black Rat Projects, Contemporary Art, Dotmasters, Installation, Know Hope, Konbit Shelter, Matt Small, Peter Kennard, Setup, Shows & Events, Street & Urban Art, Swoon, UK.


SA Sheikholeslam and H Manzano and C Grecu and A Ivanov, SUPERLATTICES AND MICROSTRUCTURES, 120, 561-568 (2018).
Hydrogen atom dissociations at the gate/dielectric interface is known to be a degrading process in MOSFET devices. In this work we use molecular dynamics and the ReaxFF forcefield to study hydrogen dissociations as well as diffusion near the gate/dielectric interface. We show that any process that induces hydrogen dissociations (such as radiation) damages the transistors in a fashion very similar to NBTI aging by knocking the hydrogen atoms out of the Si - H bond. We computed the likelihood of dissociation as a function of the initial kinetic energy of hydrogen. We further computed diffusion activation energies, which are in close agreement with previous studies. The analysis of the diffusion paths near the interface reveals mechanisms that are not present in bulk SiO2. In particular, diffusion via oxygen and silicon vacancies with high energy barriers are more prevalent in the vicinity of the interface. This explains the rather high diffusion activation energy of 0.8 ev near the interface compared to the 0.2-0.4 ev in bulk material 1,2.


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The Internet of Things, Ethically Speaking
Driverless cars, smart cities and homes, devices to monitor and maintain our health – Gartner forecasts that by 2020 there'll be more than 20 billion internet-connected devices in use.
It's difficult not to get excited by the possibilities of the Internet of Things (IoT).
But as we all get swept up in anticipation for the way in which these new devices and technologies will improve our lives, we asked Tan Hwee Pink, SMU Associate Professor of Information Systems at the School of Information Systems, if we're overlooking a more serious side to the 4th Industrial Revolution.
In our excitement about the promise of IoT, are we overlooking the potential downsides?
THP: As more smart devices get connected to the Internet and the surface area of vulnerability to cyber attacks increases, the key downsides encompass both data security and privacy.
In the context of smart homes, for example, where we increasingly see voice-activated home automation gadgets such as Amazon Echo and Google Home, a malicious security attack on one of these devices could be severe – disabling all your smart appliances, including your smart door lock.
Privacy concerns will increase exponentially as more and more data is collected, often passively, through IoT, via connected devices including smartphones, wearables, and smart appliances. While on the surface the data is used to make our lives easier, it's often unclear where and with whom this data is shared. Opportunities for it to fall into the wrong hands are also on the rise.
How will these downsides lead to vulnerability in cities like Singapore where smart buildings, driverless cars and assistive healthcare technology are already a reality?
THP: In Singapore, buildings are being made smarter through the installation of networked sensors, actuators and other systems which are collecting more and more information in real time, enabling the system to respond accordingly to environmental changes.
There is the potential that these systems could come under attack. For example, information collected about the indoor temperature and humidity can be used to intelligently regulate the settings of air conditioners for users' comfort, but a security breach could allow a malicious attacker to disable air conditioners.
A different scenario could unfold through assistive healthcare technologies, such as networked medical devices, which measure physiological parameters like blood pressure and weight. These measurements are shared with family doctors so they can schedule follow-up visits on a data-driven, as-needed basis. However, unauthorised sharing of this data to third parties such as insurance companies could lead to an invasion of privacy with unsolicited sales visits.
Is there an ethical obligation for developers of IoT technology to consider these security and privacy concerns?
THP: My view is that it may be difficult to impose an ethical obligation on developers of component IoT technologies and products targeted at individual consumers, but developers should be obliged, at least, to caution users on potential security and privacy risks, and methods to mitigate them.
That said, solution providers and system integrators who are responsible for putting together different pieces of IoT technology for larger scale Smart City applications such as Singapore's Smart Nation applications, should have an ethical obligation to consider the long-term impact of security and privacy because of the increased scale on which organisations and people will be affected by security and privacy breaches.
Most developers are motivated by pushing the boundaries of technology, not ethics – so is there a danger that a focus on long term ethics will stifle innovation?
THP: Such a risk is plausible – there is often a trade-off between security and performance.
To overcome this, the level of security and privacy provisioning should be use-driven, tailored to each device, instead of a one-size-fits-all. So, while pushing the boundaries of technological possibility, developers would consider an appropriate level of security and privacy provisioning from the outset, instead of it being applied retrospectively, as an after-thought.
How might a code of ethics be applied in so-called Smart Cities like Singapore?
THP: At the national level, a realistic solution is to impose security and privacy requirements in technical references relevant for IoT solutions for Smart Cities. In Singapore, the Information Technology Standards Committee has formed technical committees and released several technical references related to this since 2014. But ultimately, a smart city can only be as smart as its citizens who will need to embrace and adopt this technology as part and parcel of their lives. For them to do so, they should be made aware of, but also educate themselves about the potential security and privacy risks.
How can consumers protect themselves and what safeguards can they put in place while enjoying the benefits of IoT?
THP: Consumers should certainly take a proactive approach. Incredibly, a recent study found that 80% of IoT apps are not tested for security flaws!
While there is a growing awareness of the potential downsides of the IoT, unfortunately, most of us still tend to overlook the fine print and just click 'accept' to terms and conditions of use for mobile applications, unwittingly signing away our personal data to third party companies.
The best protection for consumers is to make a point of understanding the agreement terms of their IoT devices and associated mobile applications, as well as actively securing all their devices connected to the Internet, rather than assuming that their devices come with built-in protection.
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In the Hall of Fame of eSports one game will have its well-deserved place as a "founding forefather," and that game is StarCraft 2.This amazing title from the house of Blizzard has enticed millions to watch the fascinating tournaments and cheer for their favorite players and teams. But never mind the history; how is the game doing in eSports, specifically in a StarCraft 2 Tournament like IEM Pyeongchan, and does it have a future?
Now, let's be clear, StarCraft 2 will never again achieve the level of fame it once had, or belong to the top eSports titles such as DOTA 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive or League of Legends. These games have become undisputed giants and any attempt to join their ranks is, it seems, an exercise in futility. They are simply too great and leave little-unoccupied space around themselves. But for an eight-year-old game, StarCraft 2 is remarkably resilient and has managed to gather and keep an impressive amount of players and followers. What is even more remarkable, its metagame, the way how top players are evolving and changing their tactics from tournament to tournament has remained as fascinating as it was at the very early stages of StarCraft 2 inceptions. After the incredible Wings of Liberty that was focused on the human campaign, the game received two more expansion, Heart of the Swarm (2013) and Legacy of the Void (2015), which brought us closer to Zerg and Protoss races, respectively.
Every expansion has brought new, fresh blood into the fold, by adding carefully designed units for all races to the mix, subtly changing the balance of power yet never actually breaking the game itself. This has reflected not only upon hundreds of thousands of players of the game but on the professionals who played the tournaments as well. However, if one is actually paying attention to StarCraft as a whole phenomenon, then one should talk about its 20 years of history since that is exactly how long it is since the original StarCraft game has been published. Along with its expansion, The Brood Wars, which was one of the most popular expansions of all Blizzard games, the original StarCraft has been played by for over a decade until its long-awaited sequel was released.
StarCraft 2 tournaments have established this game as one of the primary examples of how to make perfect synergy between the game; its players, the professionals that devote their entire lives to it and finally the eSports that make this circle complete. Soon enough the first stars of the tournaments began emerging, and we began hearing the names of rising stars such as NesTea, MvP, MarineKing, Flash, INnoVation everywhere. Even the best of them managed to keep their fame at the zenith and their winnings limited only to short bursts so that the absolute boredom of never changing leaderboards never materialized.
But not only did the players become famous, some of the broadcasters rose to the fame that was equal, yet even longer lasting than most of the champions of StarCraft 2 tournaments. One prime example of this is a couple of broadcasters called Tasteless and Artosis. Nicolas Plott aka "Tasteless" and Dan Stamkoski aka "Artosis" have developed such an amazing synergy during their time of hosting countless StarCraft 2 tournaments that they got a new, dual nickname "Tastosis." The two American commentators both started their careers off as StarCraft 2 players, only to eventually be approached by the Korean broadcasting company International eSports group (IEG) and invited to host Korean StarCraft 2 tournaments. The rest, as they say, is history.
Even after all these years, the StarCraft 2 eSports is attracting huge crowds of people that are religiously following all the spectacles across the world, even though the majority of those are taking place in South Korea. There are others, though, such as the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) StarCraft 2 tournament in Katowice, Poland, which featured almost 80 players and a total cash prize pool of $400,000! This event proved to everyone who was ready to write off real-time strategy genre as a thing of past in eSports that both it as well as its major representative, StarCraft 2, are both thriving on and are still capable of throwing down a true spectacle.
It was StarCraft 2 at its best. The numerous matches showed the variety and flexibility of the metagame, and we could see anything from short, cheesy matches ending with well-timed rushes to prolonged and dynamic engagements where two players would exhaust the resources of entire maps while trading blows. At the very end, the Zerg player Rogue was able to take home the significant reward of $150,00 after soundly defeating the Protoss player Classic. Perhaps the only (slight) letdown of the tournament was Classic's defeat in the finals; he wasn't able to adequately resist Rogue and adapt to his tactics. Rogue "manhandled" (to use one of the favorite expressions from Tastosis commentator team)Classic and easily defeated him 4-0, depriving us of an exciting finale where we hoped for two equally skilled players duking it out in grand style. Nonetheless, IEM Katowice was a prime example of how StarCraft 2tournaments are still popular and able to equally fascinate both large crowds and eSports scene itself.
eSports is still sorely lacking more women participating in it, so when we get the occasion to present some of them we are especially thrilled. StarCraft 2 tournaments have seen several of high profile female players, but overall their impact was rather negligible compared to their male counterparts. This makes the event of Scarlett winning a major StarCraft 2 tournament, the IEM Pyeongchang, even more significant!
Sasha "Scarlett" Hostyn, a Canadian StarCraft 2 veteran is generally considered one of the best foreign players in eSports usually dominated by South Korean predominantly male players. Scarlett, a highly versatile Zerg player made history recently when she soundly defeated one of the top Protoss players of all times, Kim "sOs" YooJin. Scarlett started off strong and confident, quickly racking up three wins in a row, and when sOs managed to resist and take the fourth game he found himself being rushed by the Zerg in the early game and lost the tournament by 4-1. Scarlett won the prize pool of $150,000 and became the first woman to win one of the prime StarCraft 2 tournaments.
StarCraft 2 is not over, not by a long shot, and still has the power to attract thousands to watch, attend and compete its various tournaments, as well as providing for very competitive eSports experience. We are certain that it has many successful years ahead of itself and are looking forward to experiencing more from this legendary Blizzard title.


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Zika Vaccine Shows Promise in Mice
By Alexandra Sifferlin
June 28, 2016 3:19 PM EDT
A new vaccine for the Zika virus showed "complete protection" against the virus in recent testing in mice, adding support for testing the vaccine in humans in the future.
The vaccine is being developed by The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) and researchers at the University of São Paulo, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School. The researchers tested two versions of a Zika vaccine in mice and found that both were safe and spurred the creation of antibodies, which can offer protection against the virus.
Mouse studies are not directly translational to humans, but they are the first step in confirming that a vaccine has potential to work and not cause health complications. The new findings were published Tuesday in the journal Nature.
The race is on when it comes to developing a vaccine for the Zika virus, which is spreading in the Americas. Other research and pharmaceutical groups are developing their own versions. Earlier in June vaccine developers at Inovio Pharmaceuticals and GeneOne Life Science announced they had received the green light from U.S. health regulators to move forward on an early clinical trial for a Zika vaccine in humans. One of the greatest concerns for researchers is protecting pregnant women, since the virus is known to cause birth defects.
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//
//  NOZCompression.h
//  ZipUtilities
//
//  The MIT License (MIT)
//
//  Copyright (c) 2015 Nolan O'Brien
//
//  Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
//  of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
//  in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
//  to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
//  copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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@import Foundation;

@protocol NOZZipEntry;

/**
 The compression level to use.
 Lower levels execute faster, while higher levels will achieve a higher compression ratio.
 */
typedef NS_ENUM(SInt16, NOZCompressionLevel)
{
    NOZCompressionLevelNone = 0,
    NOZCompressionLevelMin = 1,
    NOZCompressionLevelVeryLow = 2,
    NOZCompressionLevelLow = 3,
    NOZCompressionLevelMediumLow = 4,
    NOZCompressionLevelMedium = 5,
    NOZCompressionLevelMediumHigh = 6,
    NOZCompressionLevelHigh = 7,
    NOZCompressionLevelVeryHigh = 8,
    NOZCompressionLevelMax = 9,

    NOZCompressionLevelDefault = -1,
};

/**

 The compression method to use.
 Only 0 (don't compress) and 8 (deflate) are supported by default.
 Additional methods can be supported by updating the compression encoders and decoders.

 ### `NOZUpdateCompressionMethodEncoder(NOZCompressionMethod method, id<NOZEncoder> __nullable encoder);`

 Updates the known compression method encoder to be _encoder_.
 Provide `nil` to make the _method_ unsupported for compression.

 ### `NOZUpdateCompressionMethodDecoder(NOZCompressionMethod method, id<NOZDecoder> __nullable decoder);`

 Updates the known compression method decoder to be _decoder_.
 Provide `nil` to make the _method_ unsupported for decompression.

 */
typedef NS_ENUM(UInt16, NOZCompressionMethod)
{
    /** No compression is supported by default. */
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    /** Shrink */
    NOZCompressionMethodShrink      = 1,
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    /** Reduce #2 */
    NOZCompressionMethodReduce2     = 3,
    /** Reduce #3 */
    NOZCompressionMethodReduce3     = 4,
    /** Reduce #4 */
    NOZCompressionMethodReduce4     = 5,
    /** Implode */
    NOZCompressionMethodImplode     = 6,
    /** Reserved by PKWare */
    NOZCompressionMethodReserved7   = 7,
    /** Deflate.  Supported by default via zlib. */
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    /** Deflate64 */
    NOZCompressionMethodDeflate64   = 9,
    /** IBM TERSE (old) */
    NOZCompressionMethodIBMTERSEOld = 10,
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    NOZCompressionMethodReserved11  = 11,
    /** BZip2 */
    NOZCompressionMethodBZip2       = 12,
    /** Reserved by PKWare */
    NOZCompressionMethodReserved13  = 13,
    /** LZMA */
    NOZCompressionMethodLZMA        = 14,
    /** Reserved by PKWare */
    NOZCompressionMethodReserved15  = 15,
    /** Reserved by PKWare */
    NOZCompressionMethodReserved16  = 16,
    /** Reserved by PKWare */
    NOZCompressionMethodReserved17  = 17,
    /** IBM TERSE (new) */
    NOZCompressionMethodIBMTERSENew = 18,
    /** LZ77 */
    NOZCompressionMethodLZ77        = 19,

    /** WAV Pack */
    NOZCompressionMethodWAVPack     = 97,
    /** PPM version 1 revision 1 */
    NOZCompressionMethodPPMv1rev1   = 98,
};

//! Block for flushing a buffer of bytes
typedef BOOL(^NOZFlushCallback)(id __nonnull coder, id __nonnull context, const Byte* __nonnull bufferToFlush, size_t length);

@protocol NOZDecoder;
@protocol NOZEncoder;

//! Retrieve the compression encoder for a given method.  Will return `nil` if nothing is registered.
FOUNDATION_EXTERN id<NOZEncoder> __nullable NOZEncoderForCompressionMethod(NOZCompressionMethod method);
//! Set the compression encoder for a given method.  Setting `nil` will clear the encoder.  Whatever encoder is registered for a given method will be used when _ZipUtilities_ compression occurs.
FOUNDATION_EXTERN void NOZUpdateCompressionMethodEncoder(NOZCompressionMethod method, id<NOZEncoder> __nullable encoder);

//! Retrieve the compression decoder for a given method.  Will return `nil` if nothing is registered.
FOUNDATION_EXTERN id<NOZDecoder> __nullable NOZDecoderForCompressionMethod(NOZCompressionMethod method);
//! Set the compression decoder for a given method.  Setting `nil` will clear the decoder.  Whatever decoder is registered for a given method will be used when _ZipUtilities_ compression occurs.
FOUNDATION_EXTERN void NOZUpdateCompressionMethodDecoder(NOZCompressionMethod method, id<NOZDecoder> __nullable decoder);


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