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Pungnäbbmöss (Monodelphis) är ett släkte pungdjur som lever i Sydamerika. Släktet, som består av cirka 20 arter, är de minsta arterna av pungdjuren, och är vanligen mellan 10 och 20 centimeter långa.

Utseende

Som namnet antyder liknar de näbbmöss i utseende men de är inte närmare släkt med dessa insektsätare. De har en långdragen nos och en nästan naken svans som alltid är kortare än övriga kroppen. Pälsens färg varierar mellan rödbrun och mörkbrun på ovansidan, vissa arter har en eller flera mörka strimmor på ryggen. Buken är oftast ljusare. De når en kroppslängd mellan 11 och 20 cm (huvud och bål) samt en svanslängd mellan 4,5 och 8,5 cm. Vikten ligger mellan 25 och 150 gram, honor är lite mindre än hannar. Svansen bär bara vid roten några hår.

Pungnäbbmöss tillhör infraklassen pungdjur men honorna saknar pung (marsupium).

Utbredning och levnadssätt

Liksom alla andra pungråttor förekommer pungnäbbmöss bara på den amerikanska kontinenten. Utbredningsområdet sträcker sig från Panama till norra Argentina.

Habitatet utgörs för flera arter av skogar och öppna gräsmarker men variationen inom släktet är stor. De har förmåga att klättra men vistas främst på marken. De är aktiva under skymningen och natten. Pungnäbbmöss vilar i trädens håligheter, i bergssprickor och sällan i bon av blad. Liksom hos de flesta andra pungråttor lever varje individ ensam och de undviker kontakt med artfränder utanför parningstiden.

Pungnäbbmöss beskrivas som flitiga jägare men de är allätare. Födan utgörs bland annat av mindre ryggradsdjur, insekter, spindlar och skorpioner men även av frön och frukter.

Fortplantning

Pungnäbbmöss räknas som pungdjur men honor saknar pung. Honor har vanligen 11 till 17 spenar. Efter dräktigheten som varar i 14 till 15 dagar föder honan 5 till 12 ungdjur, i vissa fall upp till 16. Efter två månader sluter honan att ge di och ungarna är efter fyra till fem månader könsmogna. Vid särskilt bra förhållanden kan honan ha fyra kullar per år men de facto dör den tidigare och vanligen föds bara en kull i livet. De flesta individer blir ett eller två år gamla, den äldsta kända individen i fångenskap blev fyra år gammal.

Hot

Pungnäbbmöss jagas inte men de hotas genom förstöringen av levnadsområdet. IUCN listar M. unistriata som akut hotad (CR), två arter som sårbar (VU), en art som nära hotad, fyra arter med kunskapsbrist (DD) och alla andra som livskraftiga (LC).

Arter
Inom släktet skiljs mellan 15 och 20 arter.
 Monodelphis adusta, lever i Panama och norra Sydamerika.
 Monodelphis americana, förekommer i norra och centrala Brasilien, har tre mörka strimmor på sin rygg.
 Monodelphis brevicaudata, finns i Venezuela, regionen Guyana och norra Brasilien.
 Monodelphis dimidiata, lever i Brasilien, Paraguay, Uruguay och norra Argentina. Ungdjur föds bara en gång i livet, individerna blir sällan äldre än ett år.
 Monodelphis domestica, förekommer i Brasilien, Paraguay, Bolivia och norra Argentina. Den lever ofta i människans närhet och anses som nyttig då den äter spindlar, insekter och gnagare.
 Monodelphis emiliae, finns i Amazonområdet.
 Monodelphis glirina, lever i Amazonas regnskog i Brasilien, Bolivia och Peru.
 Monodelphis iheringi, lever i södra Brasilien.
 Monodelphis kunsi, förekommer främst i Bolivia, Paraguay och Brasilien.
 Monodelphis maraxina, är endemisk för ön Marajó.
 Monodelphis osgoodi, lever i Peru och Bolivia.
 Monodelphis palliolata, finns i Venezuela och möjligen Colombia.
 Monodelphis reigi, är bara känt från Canaima nationalparken i Venezuela.
 Monodelphis ronaldi, endemisk för nationalparken Manu i Peru.
 Monodelphis rubida, finns i östra Brasilien.
 Monodelphis scalops, förekommer i sydöstra Brasilien och norra Argentina.
 Monodelphis sorex, lever i södra Brasilien, södra Paraguay och norra Argentina.
 Monodelphis theresa, finns i östra Brasilien.
 Monodelphis umbristriata, förekommer i Brasilien.
 Monodelphis unistriata, lever i sydöstra Brasilien och nordöstra Argentina, den har en mörk strimma på sin rygg.

Året 2017 beskrevs en ny art från nordvästra Brasilien i släktet, Monodelphis saci.

Referenser

Noter

Tryckta källor
 Nowak, Ronald M.: Walker's Mammals of the World. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999

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Fortunately celebrity guest Dr Phil Hammond, who was in dictionary corner with Susie Dent, saved the day with a nine-letter word: recondite.
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Katrien Baerts was the extraordinary soprano in Birtwistle's Cantata, her declamation of these somewhat recondite ancient Greek texts brilliantly graded and articulated.
This poses another question for this fellow journalist to answer - how can you propose a democracy totally controlled by a local religious theocrat who claims to be the deputy of the deputy of a recondite, arcane imam?
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It helps the reader grapple with difficult aspects and approaches that modern readers may find recondite such as Edwards's typological theory and exegesis.
Young and marketable, Carlsen is the antithesis of the traditional image of the reclusive and recondite chess genius," the newspaper said in a front - page report.
2-megapixel Recondite camera, send and receive email through WiFi or 3G, monitor the user's heart rate, browse the Internet, play music and video, provide GPS navigation, and much more; all independently without the presence of a smartphone.
His writings, and not merely the more substantial works, are stranded with deliberate allusions, codes, or recondite contexts which, when recovered, provide the re-assembly of meanings that are the raison d'etre ofhistorical criticism.
This is a monumental volume on a recondite and apparently narrow subject: the unique collection of twenty-six manuscript choir books dating from the late fourteenth to the nineteenth centuries belonging to the Carmelite convent in Krakow, all but one of which are still in their original home.


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Leading edge technology is being introduced at Hollywood Private Hospital to help surgeons better distinguish between ligaments, muscles, tissues and other minute structures in the body.
With four times the resolution currently used in most operating theatres in Australia, Hollywood's new $20 million fully integrated ultra-high definition operating theatres will provide more detailed images.
The new technology will give surgeons and their theatre teams increased diagnostic confidence, as well as greater precision and accuracy, enhancing patient safety.
Hollywood Chief Executive Officer, Peter Mott, said the hospital's expanded operating theatre complex takes the total number of theatres at Hollywood from 16 to 20 and makes it the largest private theatre complex in Western Australia and one of the largest in the country.
Mr Mott said Hollywood had doubled its surgical capacity in just four years, and is the largest private hospital in WA by bed numbers.
"While it's great to be the biggest, what matters the most is the quality of service we provide to the 75,000 West Australians who entrust their care to us every year."
Hollywood Ear, Nose and Throat surgeon, Dr Steve Rodrigues, said the ultra-high definition technology had many advantages.
"This new technology results in an unmatched degree of precision allowing for improved efficiency and safety," he said. "The imaging is much more advanced and means the whole team can see more detailed images from pretty much anywhere in the operating theatre," Dr Rodrigues said.
Dr Rodrigues said the benefits in terms of communication, education and overall efficiency could not be underestimated.
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The connection between home and school is referred to in various ways such as parent involvement, home-school relations or community involvement in schools. This paper conceptualize that connection as a 'partnership' with parents being viewed as partners with teachers in educating children. Parental involvement at all stages is crucial for children's learning, but especially in the early years parenting role is seen as a driving force in their success (Pascal, Henry, cited in Bridge 2001) The idea of such a partnership is one that has been the focus of attention and debate for quite some time though it is not without tensions and problems in many countries. In Pakistan, a large number of Parent-Teacher Associations and School Management Committees have been formed but a recent newspaper report (Amir, 2004) suggests that many are ineffective due to non-representative membership or they are non-functional, existing only on paper. Troublesome though it may be, few would argue that there should be no connection between home and school. So the purpose of this chapter is to explore some ways to strengthen the relationship between teachers and parents. The present need is to continue to build learning communities involving parents and teachers working in partnership with each other. It is recognized that building bridges between home and school needs marathon efforts from both the teachers and the parents and what is absolutely vital is mutual understanding and cooperation on both sides. Parents and teachers can be partners and they have an excellent opportunity to demonstrate what can be achieved when working together in the best interests of the student.
Safdar, Q. (2006). Home school relationships: Challenges for teachers and head teachers in Pakistan. I-manager's Journal on School Educational Technology, 2(2), 18-28.


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Kelly Janssen was selected as one of the Alice Springs Branch candidates for the 2022 intake of the Georgina Pastoral Future NTCA program. The following article was written by Kelly detailing her experiences in the program.
My name is Kelly Janssen, I'm a 28 year old and living on Umbearra Station. Umbearra Station is a family owned beef station and located 320km south of Alice, not far from the SA border.
Four years ago I came to Australia from the Netherlands and was looking to experience living and working on a station. I found an advertisement through social media and applied for the job. Within a few days, I was on my way to the middle of Australia to work on Umbearra Station. I started off working at the homestead as a nanny/allrounder, after 18 months I rolled into the Station hand position.
Through the drought we were working with a small crew, it was the manager and me. After a year we hired another employee, I was partly going to be responsible for training her. The first day I met her, I knew we would get along on a friend level. I wasn't sure how to be a teacher or a leader. The opportunity came up to apply for the Georgina Pastoral Future Leader program with the NTCA. It was very last minute but I got myself an interview and a few days later I found out I was going to be part of the program.
The first week as a Georgina Pastoral Future Leader
After having a search on social media to see who the other future leaders were, it was finally time to meet them in person. Monday morning we came together at North Australian Development Offices for the introduction, business edge course and a leadership course with Tammy Kruckow. Before the courses started we got a chance to introduce ourselves and get to know each other. The courses were very interesting and it was good to learn about some other sides of cattle station business. Tammy Kruckow taught us about our DISC profiles, a great tool to learn about yourself and improve your communication style. On Wednesday we helped getting ready for the NTCA conference and the YLEN fundraiser, Crocs and Frocks. What an amazing night it was. The NTCA conference days flew by, so many interesting speakers and topics were covered. The week ended with the gala dinner on Friday night. Everyone looked stunning and it was a night to remember. This week had been so eventful, exciting, informative and gave us the chance to network with many new people.
Induction week with the Georgina Pastoral Future leaders
The second week together with the Georgina Pastoral Future leaders started off with a day in the classroom with Tammy Kruckow, Leadership within the Pastoral industry. We had a group conversation and we got a few assignments as well. It is amazing how helpful the training is as a person and as a leader. The next day we went on a trip to Tipperary Station and got a tour around from NTCA president David Connolly. I was pretty impressed by the size of the station homestead and arena. This was the first time I made a visit to a station in the north of the Northern Territory. We learned about the cotton crop, drove around on the station and had time to ask questions and speak with some of the girls that work at Tipperary. The following day we had media training and got a few presentations from program sponsors. On the last day of this week, we had another excursion. We started the day at the Berrimah Research Farm and were taught about biosecurity and looked closer into Foot and Mouth Disease and Lumpy Skin Disease. It is really important to learn about the symptoms. Afterwards we had a tour through the research centre. We looked through microscopes and other equipment. After morning tea we went towards the export yards where we had a tour and an overview of the export supply chain. Following, a visit to the last stop for the livestock, Port of Darwin. We had a presentation with a little bit of history and the different parts of the port. Back in the bus, we went on a tour around the port and we saw where the livestock were loaded on the boats. We were very lucky to have Chloe from the NTCA as she took us to the port a few days beforehand to see the trucks driving in, unloading the cattle into the boats. This week has been absolutely amazing, we went through the whole export supply chain from station, export yards and onto the boats. We spoke to so many different people that all play big and small rolls in the industry and we spoke about threats and opportunities. Beside the live export chain we learned about ourselves, the companies that make this course possible and we did media and leadership training which will be helpful in the future. It was a great week again.
LIVEX change week with the Georgina Pastoral future leaders
The last week we have planned with all the Georgina Pastoral future leaders in Darwin was the week of LiveX. Monday morning we walked to Adina on the waterfront with a stop to get some breakfast. Together with the young livestock exporters network we had a leadership training with a DISC profile and media training. Our group was mixed with future leaders from Australia but there were some participants from Indonesia as well. An introduction and a presentation to start off with, afterwards the group went two ways. One group started with the DISC profile while the other group started with Media training. Even though we did a DISC profile before, everyone has changed over time and was interesting to see how the profiles had changed. The media training was a bit intense. We started with some tips and tricks, how to respond to interviewers and what the best way is to prepare for an interview. After a little break to prepare ourselves, we did an interview. Most of us did a really good job and the training really prepared for a real interview. After finishing the training, the afternoon was spent trying out Salty Games: Pastures. We have been asked, as young leaders i agriculture, to review the game. At the same time we got the opportunity to have a follow up call with Tammy. We finished the day off with Western on Waves, a sunset cruise. The next two days were the conference, such good speakers and I really enjoyed listening to all the information and panels. Again a week to never forget.
Thank you NTCA for this opportunity, I've learned a lot about the industry and about myself. And a big thank you to all the other Georgina Pastoral future leaders, all of you made this experience even better.
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1 – This week Trailer of upcoming Dev Kharoud's movie 'Blackia' is released which is loved by the audience because through this Pollywood is going to get their own 'Angry Yound Man' as Dev is giving a glimpse of Amitabh Bhachchan's personality. Ohri Productions presented this movie is directed by Sukhminder Dhanjal and with the love story of Dev Kharoud & Ihana Dhillon, this team will tell us about underworld.
2 – Muklawa movie's new poster is out now which has revealed the first look of Ammy Virk & Sonam Bajwa. They both are looking attractive and they are holding a board on which their cartoon figure is made telling about the release date of movie which is 24th May, 2019. Audience love their chemistry too much and their new movie is also announced titled 'Puaada' releasing on 12th June, 2020.
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At times there seems to be a disconnect between maintenance and reliability theory and what occurs in the real world environment of the factory floor. This blog hopes to close that gap by discussing how reliability principles can best be applied in a manner to deliver bottom line results in the real world environment we live in.
In this post I would like to discuss the importance of the computerized maintenance management system or CMMS as it is usually referred to. We use SAP at Roquette America. The illustrations I use to describe suggested best practices for SAP are just as applicable for Maximo, MP2, or any other system you might use even though the terminology might be different.
I have heard many people say that SAP is not a good choice for a CMMS, but I believe a successful CMMS implementation has less to do with the system you choose and more to do with the effort you put into getting the most out of what you have. Like an ancient Greek temple, a fully functional CMMS provides the firm foundation on which the pillars of your reliability program are built. Work planning and execution, equipment based cost accounting, bad actor identification and resolution, defect elimination, equipment criticality, and best practice materials management are all supported by a fully functioning system. Without a fully functional CMMS, your program will crumble.
Years ago, when we first started using SAP, we did not understand how to get the most out of our system, so many of our reliability programs used work- around solutions such as Excel spreadsheets to manage the data necessary to achieve best practice results. I have stressed the importance of managing as much information as possible within the CMMS to our organization and we have started to use SAP as it was designed and intended.
We used to receive craft feedback on our WOs in the form of a narrative (a story). The information was transferred into our notification CRIT somewhat verbatim. We did not use the cause and damage codes in SAP to clearly identify the most common equipment defects. The problem with this approach is it does not lend itself to efficient analysis of the data - you cannot run a Pareto Analysis on CRIT narrative. If you have SAP and do not use cause and damage codes, I suggest you set up catalog profiles by object type for your functional locations. This will allow you to limit the cause and damage codes to those found on each particular type of equipment. A good method of capturing the failure modes associated with rotating equipment is completing reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) templates for each SAP rotating object type at your facility. Templates not only speed up future RCM completion, but this approach aligns failure modes within your CMMS to those used in programs such as defect elimination, root cause failure analysis (RCFA), and RCM. This approach is also great for creating targeted craft training but this is the subject for a future post.
If the functional location for the valve does not exist or is difficult for the operator to find in your CMMS, then Work Order (WO) efficiency and equipment-based costing will be compromised. And, it is just as important that the technician can identify the valve in the field by the same tag number and description used on the order. When Roquette first built its tree structure, we did not have a standardized naming convention nor did we include many valves and instruments in our tree structure. The result: many of our valve and instrument WOs were charged to the nearest stationary or rotating functional location.
It is also very important that the WOs are written to the proper functional location so the cost of maintaining your assets is accurate and readily available to your reliability engineers. Without accurate cost accounting, it will be difficult to impossible to identify bad actors. I cannot tell you how many times I have run cost reports and found a high dollar centrifugal pump only to find there were WOs to repair fixed structure and piping located near the asset charged to the pump. If you do not keep your cost accounting clean, you will be forced to read and interpret the validity of every individual WO before performing equipment based cost analysis. Figure 2 shows a screen shot of our standardized naming convention for rotating assets.
You will notice in the standardized tree structure shown in Figure 2 we utilize virtual assemblies (or IBAUs as they are called in SAP) to consolidate materials used on various driven pieces of equipment or equipment sub-assemblies. IBAU creation serves two very useful purposes in the overall reliability strategy. First, when creating tasks lists (also known as work packages or job plans), we use object types and the virtual assemblies as search criteria in our task list library. This allows our planners to quickly find any existing general tasks lists which might have been created for specific pieces of equipment. Work execution efficiency is greatly improved when your equipment libraries are set up in such an efficient manner.
And second, when you write work notifications and orders using the functional location, equipment (where applicable), and the virtual assembly, then bad actor identification is greatly enhanced. The trick is not just to be able to locate your highest cost equipment, but to have the ability to link your highest cost equipment to its replacement asset value (RAV). As an example, use the virtual assemblies we have created for the various Goulds 3196 10" MTX pumps we have. (One assembly created for each available casing size). This is our most common pump and being that the RAV for all these assemblies are virtually the same, a search of all work orders created against Goulds 3196 10" MTX pumps assemblies reveals the bad actors in the form of highest cost to RAV bad actor pumps.
While we are on the subject of materials management, I strongly suggest you develop a standard for naming materials by their functionality to avoid redundant inventory situations. I have never stepped into your facility, but I will bet that somewhere in your storeroom you have set up a material code based on a vendor part # that is functionally equivalent to another material code you purchase directly from the OEM. And, I will bet you they are sitting pretty close to each other on your shelf. We have found many cost consolidation opportunities by performing material class cleanup in our SAP database.
There is a great deal of ancillary information that should be readily available within your CMMS. As examples we use the functional location sort field to store our equipment criticality and production impact scores. Our criticality scores are based on a 2000 point scale and our ABC criticality choices are 1-3 (high, medium, and low), 4-environmental, 5-quality, and 6-PSM. We also identify equipment that is covered by the various predictive technologies we employ at the facility by utilizing the functional location manufacturer's part # field. And we make several other documents readily available to our plant personnel within SAP such as pump curves, U1 reports, and equipment manuals. A word of caution – do not use the object link to attached documents. The documents will be stored inside SAP, and once several are attached, system performance will be slowed way down. We store the documents in a Share point database and create external links using CV01N. This is the preferred method.
Finally, do not neglect the importance of training. If your personnel are not properly trained on how to use the CMMS or what information can be found within it, you will not reap the full benefits the system has to offer. Train your personnel using easy to understand single point lessons. And remember, a picture is worth 1000 words. Use screen prints and common easy to understand language. The key is getting personnel to use the system.
In summary, a fully functional CMMS allows the other program elements in your overall reliability strategy to be effectively executed. Here is a list of questions you might ask yourself to determine whether you are getting the most out of your CMMS.
1. Do you have a standardized naming convention for your CMMS tree structure?
2. Is your tree structure and bill of materials accurate, complete, and up to date?
3. Are plant personnel adequately trained in how to search the database so they can create notifications and work requests to the correct equipment?
4. Do you have written criteria for what information belongs within your CMMS?
5. Do you have canned failure, cause, and damage codes by equipment type?
6. Are your costs accurately tracked at the equipment level so bad actors and high cost equipment can be easily identified?
I hope this post helps you on your journey to reliability excellence. Until we meet again, may your journey be smooth and may your weekends be spent with your family.


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PHILIPPINES: Philippines Moves Close to Historic Peace Deal with Islamist Rebels
Since 9/11, it has sometimes seemed as if the world has become consumed by battles with Islamist terrorists. From Iraq to Afghanistan, via Mali and Algeria, commentators have long argued that we are witness to a clash of civilisations.
But in the Philippines, the story is very different. After 40 years of revolutionary struggle over land, resources and religion that has claimed 120,000 lives and displaced more than 2 million people, a hardline Islamist rebel movement is slowly but surely coming in from the cold in the lawless south.
Inspired in part by the Good Friday agreement in Northern Ireland, and encouraged by a reformist presidency in Manila, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has broken with al-Qaida-linked regional terrorist groups blamed for the Bali nightclub bombings and cast its lot for peace.
In a historic break with the past, Benigno Aquino, the Philippines president, visited the MILF stronghold in Mindanao earlier this week to meet rebel leaders and launch a new joint development programme to underwrite the peace process.
Aquino said the government and MILF leaders were within weeks of finalising agreement on a joint transition commission, chaired by the rebels, that will oversee the creation of a new, self-governing Muslim political and geographical entity, the Bangsamoro – literally, the land of the Moro (derived from Moors, the name given to Mindanao's indigenous peoples by Spanish colonialists). "I think we're very, very close to agreements on all points," he said.
If all goes to plan in the Malaysian-mediated talks and if a new basic law produced by the commission is ratified by the Philippines congress, the Bangsamoro state within a state will come into formal existence by 2016, when Aquino, a passionate advocate of the peace process, is due to step down.
"When you look at the confrontations with Islamists in Mali, in Afghanistan, in Syria, and you see what's happening in Mindanao, it's a marvellous example of what can be done when you really want," a western analyst said.
"We are almost there on the outstanding issues, we can say we feel guarded optimism," said Jun Mantawil, head of the MILF secretariat and a member of the front's negotiating team, in an interview in Cotabato City, in western Mindanao. "There is a big signing ceremony in prospect when the agreement is finalised. We're confident the president can get it through congress."
Teresita "Ging" Quintos Deles, presidential adviser on the peace process, and Miriam Coronel Ferrer, chair of the government's negotiating panel, interviewed in Manila, agreed there was a sound basis for optimism.
"The road map on the table is real. I don't get a sense that it will break down now. The annexes [to last October's framework agreement] will be completed by March at the latest," Deles said. The transition commission would probably be unveiled this month.
But Deles warned against over-inflated expectations. "We are engaged in a race against time. There is a limited window, and this has been transmitted to [the MILF]. The president has always said his capacity to deliver has a limited shelf life … the MILF can choose to go for a perfect agreement, or to go for a more limited package that you can be sure will be delivered," she said.
Issues under discussion include territory, power-sharing, wealth-sharing, and normalisation, including demobilisation, disarmament and reintegration.
Mantawil, the MILF negotiator, said there were "sticking points" over the extent of the maritime area the new Bangsamoro authority would control, and over future revenues from supposedly vast but so far unquantified oil and gas fields that lie beneath the inland Liguasan marsh and off the Sulu archipelago, to the west of Mindanao island.
A 2006 cable from the US embassy in Manila, published by WikiLeaks, suggested the energy and mineral resources in MILF-controlled areas of Mindanao could be worth up to $1tn.
Unconfirmed reports circulating in 2011, when Aquino kickstarted the peace process with a breakthrough meeting with the MILF chair, Murad Ibrahim, in Tokyo, claimed Washington was pushing Manila for a peace deal in order to open up the area for energy exploitation.
What to do with the MILF's estimated 12,000 armed fighters is another vexed issue. The framework accord calls for the creation of an impartial civilian "police force for the Bangsamoro", the decommissioning of MILF cadres, and a handover of responsibility for security from the Philippines army to the new police force.
International support will be sought to assist "combatant and noncombatant" rebel elements to return to normal life, it says.
The negotiators' approach to policing and decommissioning was influenced by the British experience in Northern Ireland, Deles said. In an echo of the Good Friday agreement, the MILF has undertaken to put its weapons "beyond use".
Britain is a member of an international contact group promoting a peace deal, along with Japan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. In his interview with the Guardian, Mantawil said he had visited London, Belfast and Dublin to study the peace process there.
"It is a very similar situation to us [in Northern Ireland]," he said. "It was very encouraging for us. The Good Friday agreement is a bit of a model … decommissioning [of weapons] is very difficult to manage. In Northern Ireland they had a commission. Maybe we should, too."
A recent report by the independent International Crisis Group struck a cautionary note. "The pact suggests fighters will help maintain peace and order while decommissioning is under way. But sceptics note there are plenty of thugs under the organisation's umbrella who should not be allowed to play any kind of policing role, formally or informally. The MILF understands these concerns …"
Mantawil said the MILF had severed its ties with Abu Sayyaf, an al-Qaida affiliate active in the lawless Sulu archipelago that has a history of seizing western hostages for ransom, or else beheading them. Clashes last week between a MILF splinter group and Abu Sayyaf fighters in Jolo reportedly left 30 people dead.
The MILF leader also distanced his organisation from Jemaah Islamiyah, the south-east Asian jihadist terror group that bombed Bali in 2002 and has launched attacks in Jakarta. "These people do not believe in peace. They are dissidents. We broke with them when they turned to terrorism. They are not one of us," Mantawil said.
The prospective end to violence in Mindanao has inspired civil society organisations to launch an urgent drive to shape the peace, with the emphasis on raising living standards in the Philippines' most impoverished and economically deprived region and on ensuring equal rights for women.
The international aid agency Oxfam has developed partnerships with local organisations to improve access to basic education and boost awareness of the peace process and indigenous people's rights. Known as the Oxfam Mindanao programme (OMP), the scheme is "designed to achieve sustainable livelihoods and greater protection for the Lumad [non-Muslim indigenous tribes], Moro, [and] small asset-holders".
The OMP, due to run until 2014, has disbursed £3m to date. Oxfam is also supporting a coalition of groups intent on securing open and transparent governance.
Aid workers said the prospect of a self-governing, semi-autonomous Bangsamoro, replacing the failed autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao set up by government fiat in the 1980s, has received a broad welcome. But they warn it could work to the disadvantage of some groups, especially women. The MILF says, for example, that it plans to extend the use of sharia law. What that will mean in practice is as yet unclear.
In the Moro village of Macasampen, outside Cotabato City, Oxfam is backing a local group, known as UnYPhil (United Youth of the Philippines – Women) whose main aim is to provide assistance to women subjected to violence, sexual and physical abuse, or discrimination.
Anna Bai, a UnYPhil activist, said the villagers had suffered greatly during the war between government troops and the MILF. "Sometimes gunfights would force us to leave the village several times a day. We were frightened and didn't know where to go. We didn't know whether we'd be alive the next day. The children were badly affected. They didn't want to go to school. Now they are frightened of loud noises. They have a phobia."
Bai said most people in the village supported the Bangsamoro plan but admitted they did not know much about it. "We don't have a copy of the agreement. We listen to what the government and the MILF say." On the question of equal rights, "each woman should have her own livelihood that is protected", Bai said. But a continuing sense of insecurity meant many women were still "a bit afraid" to go to the fields and forests to work.
Another villager, Aida Manpli, said her biggest worry was lack of money, a challenge common to most rural families. "I am a housewife," she said. "I take care of my four children. I want them to go to college. My eldest is 17. She wants to be a midwife. But I am telling her we probably can't afford it because my husband is a farmer."
Deles said increased government spending on infrastructure and social and economic development, prioritising education, health and livelihoods, was central to the Bangsamoro road map. Some analysts predict that, if carefully managed, resource-rich Mindanao could one day become the industrial and agrarian powerhouse of the Philippines.
"There is big development potential but it must be done in such a way that we do not create new problems and the benefits are shared. We must go carefully," Deles said.
Despite widely shared optimism about the future, many other obstacles to a lasting peace remain. They include possible opposition from Christian settler groups, a stalemate in congress after crucial national elections due in May, a falling off in Aquino's current, remarkable popularity, and further splintering of the MILF if quick results are not forthcoming. The island rulers of the Sulu archipelago, for example, are notoriously unbiddable.
Difficulties may also arise if the MILF does not take full account of the views of Mindanao's non-Muslim indigenous peoples, or Lumad, also known as the Bangsa-Mamalu, some of whose tribal leaders are now straining administrative coherence by seeking autonomous status within the new semi-autonomous Bangsamoro.
Although the MILF has promised an inclusive approach, Mantawil insisted the front would have sole charge of the proposed Bangasamoro transition authority prior to planned elections in 2015.
"Of course we must lead it. We fought for it for 40 years. We must have a clear majority," he said. Groups that opposed this were "counter-revolutionary".
Asked about such demands, Deles exhibits a patient smile. "If this process is to work, no elements of the Bangsamoro should feel they are being excluded," she said. After decades of military campaigning, "the MILF needs to show they can now behave like a political organisation.
"Every bit of the government is doing its bit to find a solution." "We cannot afford more damage to hope and confidence. We cannot afford not to have a happy ending."


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A totally Must-Read on what AI can do right now and what not: The Business of Artificial Intelligence (Erik Brynjolfsson, Andrew McAfee)
And again… if you read one Artificial Intelligence article this month, make it this one. I highly value Erik Brynjolfsson since I saw his TED talk (here is also a great recap and interview with him in the NPR TED Radio Hour "The Digital Industrial Revolution"). Together with with fellow MIT principal research scientist Andrew McAfee he draws a sharp and easy to grasp picture of what machine learning is really capable of today and what the outlook for the future is. This is really worth your time, providing first class insights into "no bullshit" artificial intelligence state of the nation. Here's an intro… follow the link at the end of this post for the full article on Harvard Business Review:
"For more than 250 years the fundamental drivers of economic growth have been technological innovations. The most important of these are what economists call general-purpose technologies — a category that includes the steam engine, electricity, and the internal combustion engine. Each one catalyzed waves of complementary innovations and opportunities. The internal combustion engine, for example, gave rise to cars, trucks, airplanes, chain saws, and lawnmowers, along with big-box retailers, shopping centers, cross-docking warehouses, new supply chains, and, when you think about it, suburbs. Companies as diverse as Walmart, UPS, and Uber found ways to leverage the technology to create profitable new business models.
The most important general-purpose technology of our era is artificial intelligence, particularly machine learning (ML) — that is, the machine's ability to keep improving its performance without humans having to explain exactly how to accomplish all the tasks it's given. Within just the past few years machine learning has become far more effective and widely available…"
via The Business of Artificial Intelligence (@Harvard Business Review)
This is impressive progress made possible by Machine Learning: Google's speech recognition technology now has a 4.9% word error rate (Emil Protalinski)
Google CEO Sundar Pichai today announced that the company's speech recognition technology has now achieved a 4.9 percent word error rate. Put another way, Google transcribes every 20th word incorrectly. That's a big improvement from the 23 percent the company saw in 2013 and the 8 percent it shared two years ago at I/O 2015.
The tidbit was revealed at Google's I/O 2017 developer conference, where a big emphasis is on artificial intelligence. Deep learning, a type of AI, is used to achieve accurate image recognition and speech recognition. The method involves ingesting lots of data to train systems called neural networks, and then feeding new data to those systems in an attempt to make predictions…
Source: Google's speech recognition technology now has a 4.9% word error rate | VentureBeat | Dev | by Emil Protalinski
Really insightful Long-Read: Alien Knowledge – When Machines justify Knowledge (David Weinberger)
The new availability of huge amounts of data, along with the statistical tools to crunch these numbers, offers a whole new way of understanding the world. Correlation supersedes causation, and science can advance even without coherent models, unified theories, or really any mechanistic explanation at all.
So wrote Wired's Chris Anderson in 2008. It kicked up a little storm at the time, as Anderson, the magazine's editor, undoubtedly intended. For example, an article in a journal of molecular biology asked, "…if we stop looking for models and hypotheses, are we still really doing science?" The answer clearly was supposed to be: "No."
But today — not even a decade since Anderson's article — the controversy sounds quaint. Advances in computer software, enabled by our newly capacious, networked hardware, are enabling computers not only to start without models — rule sets that express how the elements of a system affect one another — but to generate their own, albeit ones that may not look much like what humans would create. It's even becoming a standard method, as any self-respecting tech company has now adopted a "machine-learning first" ethic…
via Our Machines Now Have Knowledge We'll Never Understand
Where accelerating technological Development will lead us in the next 15-20 years (André Cramer)
I would like to share some of my thoughts on key developments that I believe will determine our lives in the upcoming two decades. Almost all of this is fueled by ever more accelerating technological progress and there are a lot of opportunities in it. As well as significant challenges.
Looking back at the perceived principle of the industrial age, where growth occurred or seemed to occur in a linear function, today we know about Moore's Law. We have been able to observe it for the last 50 years where over time it became clearer that we have a doubling of computing power roughly every 1,5 years.
Now how does that apply in our everyday life? Where do we actually see that technologies get more and more "disruptive"? To show that this is not about buzzwords, here are a couple of examples for "wow" type of developments: Continue reading "Where accelerating technological Development will lead us in the next 15-20 years (André Cramer)" →
An Exclusive Look at How AI and Machine Learning Work at Apple (Steven Levy)
The iBrain is here — and it's already inside your phone…
On July 30, 2014, Siri had a brain transplant. Three years earlier, Apple had been the first major tech company to integrate a smart assistant into its operating system. Siri was the company's adaptation of a standalone app it had purchased, along with the team that created it, in 2010. Initial reviews were ecstatic, but over the next few months and years, users became impatient with its shortcomings. All too often, it erroneously interpreted commands. Tweaks wouldn't fix it…
Source: An Exclusive Look at How AI and Machine Learning Work at Apple – Backchannel
Awesome & insightful Q&A Session with Yann LeCun, Director of AI Research at Facebook and Professor at NYU (Quora)
What are some recent and potentially upcoming breakthroughs in deep learning?
There are many interesting recent development in deep learning, probably too many for me to describe them all here. But there are a few ideas that caught my attention enough for me to get personally involved in research projects.
The most important one, in my opinion, is adversarial training (also called GAN for Generative Adversarial Networks). This is an idea that was originally proposed by Ian Goodfellow when he was a student with Yoshua Bengio at the University of Montreal (he since moved to Google Brain and recently to OpenAI)
This, and the variations that are now being proposed is the …
Source: Yann LeCun – Session on Jul 28, 2016 – Quora
Awesome Compilation: Getting Up to Speed on Deep Learning – 20+ Resources (Isaac Madan, David Dindi)
For good reason, deep learning is increasingly capturing mainstream attention. Just recently, on March 15th, Google DeepMind's AlphaGo AI — technology based on deep neural networks — beat Lee Sedol, one of the world's best Go players, in a professional Go match.
Behind the scenes, deep learning is an active, fast-paced research area that's proliferating quickly among some of the world's most innovative companies. We are asked frequently about our favorite resources to get up to speed on deep learning and follow its rapid developments. As such, we've outlined below some of our favorite resources. While certainly not comprehensive, there's a lot here…
Source: Getting Up to Speed on Deep Learning: 20+ Resources — Life Learning — Medium
AI is absolutely essential for the Messaging Platform Business Model to take over the World (of B2C) (André Cramer)
Over the course of the last weeks and months you couldn't escape news and stories about messaging platforms going after B2C use cases à la "order me some food", "book me a hotel room" or "I need a ride downtown in 30 minutes".
Pioneered and taken to huge success in Asia by platforms like Weixin/WeChat, LINE and Kakao, especially Facebook with its two behemoth platforms Messenger and WhatsApp is taking decisive actions to bring businesses and consumers together on their platforms. Kik is even faster, having just launched such a botstore for brands. In their launch line-up are 18 well-known brands such as Sephora, H&M or The Weather Channel. And with these moves, communications platforms will tap into significant revenue streams in the form of rev shares and commissions for being the facilitator between businesses and consumers in everyday Transactions.
Continue reading "AI is absolutely essential for the Messaging Platform Business Model to take over the World (of B2C) (André Cramer)" →


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Grades of Green Teaches Students Globally to be Eco-Leaders
By Tara Lynn Wagner Manhattan Beach
UPDATED 8:42 AM PT Feb. 11, 2020 PUBLISHED 6:43 AM PT Feb. 11, 2020 PUBLISHED 6:43 AM PST Feb. 11, 2020
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – Students at Grand View Elementary School in Manhattan Beach have lunchtime all sorted out. They recycle what can be recycled, compost what they don't eat, and divert as much as they can from the landfill.
Kim Siehl is the executive director of Grades of Green, a homegrown grassroots movement that was started a decade ago by four moms who had kids in the school.
"They started this sorting program literally ten years ago," Siehl said, "and these kids are still learning and sorting."
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And hopefully building lifelong habits. As they get older, those habits turn into action. Fifth graders choose a goal and work with Grades of Green mentors to achieve it. Then as they advance through middle and high school, Grades of Green helps them find their passion, use their voice and create campaigns.
"We teach them the skills to advocate for something," Siehl said, "and we mentor them and we teach them how to do that, what is the best way."
Some of those campaigns involve school-wide policy. Students at Grand View recently lobbied to replace plastic cutlery with bamboo. Other efforts extend further, like their push to eliminate single use plastic bottles.
"And not only are there no plastic bottles here but because of these kids there are no plastic bottles at any of the five elementary schools," Siehl said.
And then there are the really big wins – ones that impact their whole community or maybe even the state.
"They learn to go before the city council," Siehl said, "and because of these kids from Grand View, really, Manhattan Beach passed one of the very first bag bans in the state."
With success stories like this, it wasn't long before other districts wanted to follow the model. So Grades of Green branched out. These days their mentors work, often virtually, with students all around the world.
"We are now in 27 countries," Siehl said. "We're global now. And 47 states."
The original goal was to inspire kids like fifth grader Shea LaRosen to care for the environment. After all, they are the ones that who are inheriting it.
"We are going to be the next people that are going to have to deal with this," LaRosen said, "so we should at least know about it and know how to fix it."
"We know they are the future," Siehl said. "They are going to have to change this world for themselves and for their children. So that's really what we are trying to do is create these leaders that are passionate and excited."
Watching over the little ones as they sort, she can see those efforts taking root.
"It makes me so happy to see these kids just doing the work, being part of the solution and it's all natural to them," she said, telling the students, "So we thank you guys for sorting and doing your work. You're awesome."
She looks forward to seeing them blossom into the next generation of eco-leaders.


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Home ᐳ News ᐳ Brief ᐳ Narco-Bus Stopped Carrying Cocaine to Olympic City
Friendship Bridge border between Paraguay and Brazil
Narco-Bus Stopped Carrying Cocaine to Olympic City
BRAZIL / 17 AUG 2016 BY LUIS FERNANDO ALONSO EN
A tour bus bound for the Olympic city of Rio de Janeiro was stopped in Paraguay carrying 296 kilograms of cocaine, further highlighting the criminal opportunities presented by the Olympic Games despite the Brazilian government's assurances of complete security.
Paraguayan officials said two men were arrested August 14 for attempting to smuggle the cocaine over the border to Brazil. Atilio Cañiza Fernandez, 52, and Adolfo Ramon Mendoza Aquino, 46, have been charged with international drug trafficking and other crimes, ABC reported.
The men were attempting to transport the cocaine on a bus carrying the logo and credentials of the commercial company VIP Tours S.A. and was bound for the Olympic City of Rio de Janeiro. The bus was legally sold by the VIP Tours S.A. firm back in July, with the expectation that its logos and credentials would be removed, the company said. The bus was apparently carrying no passengers, which aroused suspicion. It was stopped near the friendship bridge which connects Ciudad del Este in Paraguay with the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguaçu, reported ABC.
Ciudad del Este and the surrounding Tri-border Area -- where Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina meet -- has long been a notorious hub for the smuggling of contraband and counterfeit goods.
Officials from Paraguay claim that based on the quality of the seized drugs, they believe the cocaine originated in Colombia and had a value of $3 million in the Brazilian market.
Cocaine seizures such as this highlight the various opportunities afforded criminals during the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Foreign athletes being robbed, drug trafficking, and rising violence in certain parts of Rio de Janeiro have tarnished the image of the Olympic Games.
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These incidents have occurred despite the Brazilian government's deployment of some 85,000 security forces and a budget of $215 million for security. It appears that authorities are barely keeping a lid on security issues.
The tri-border area where the seizure occurred is notorious for impunity and what has previously been called an "avalanche of contraband." It is a notoriously difficult area to patrol.
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require_relative '../../lib/stone_ecommerce'
require 'gyoku'
class TestHelper

  def self.JoinAndConvertAmountAndCents(amount, cents)
    amount_with_cents = amount.gsub(',', '.')
    return BigDecimal.new(amount_with_cents)
  end

  def self.CreateFakePostNotification(create_order_result, manage_order_result)
    xml = '<StatusNotification xmlns="http://schemas.datacontract.org/2004/07/Gateway.NotificationService.DataContract"
									xmlns:i="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
				<AmountInCents>?</AmountInCents>
				<AmountPaidInCents>?</AmountPaidInCents>
				<BoletoTransaction i:nil="true"/>
				<CreditCardTransaction>
					<Acquirer>Cielo</Acquirer>
					<AmountInCents>?</AmountInCents>
					<AuthorizedAmountInCents>?</AuthorizedAmountInCents>
					<CapturedAmountInCents>?</CapturedAmountInCents>
					<CreditCardBrand>?</CreditCardBrand>
					<RefundedAmountInCents i:nil="true"/>
					<StatusChangedDate>?</StatusChangedDate>
					<TransactionIdentifier>?</TransactionIdentifier>
					<TransactionKey>?</TransactionKey>
					<TransactionReference>?</TransactionReference>
					<UniqueSequentialNumber>?</UniqueSequentialNumber>
					<VoidedAmountInCents i:nil="true"/>
					<PreviousCreditCardTransactionStatus>?</PreviousCreditCardTransactionStatus>
					<CreditCardTransactionStatus>?</CreditCardTransactionStatus>
				</CreditCardTransaction>
				<MerchantKey>?</MerchantKey>
				<OrderKey>?</OrderKey>
				<OrderReference>?</OrderReference>
				<OrderStatus>?</OrderStatus>
			</StatusNotification>'

    parser = Nori.new(:convert_tags_to => lambda { |tag| tag })
    hash = parser.parse(xml)

    credit_card_result = create_order_result['CreditCardTransactionResultCollection'][0]
    manage_transaction_result = manage_order_result['CreditCardTransactionResultCollection'][0]

    root = hash['StatusNotification']

    root['AmountPaidInCents'] = 0
    root['CreditCardTransaction'] = {
        'Acquirer' => 'Cielo',
        'AmountInCents' =>credit_card_result['AmountInCents'],
        'AuthorizedAmountInCents'=> credit_card_result['AmountInCents'],
        'CapturedAmountInCents' =>credit_card_result['AmountInCents'],
        'CreditCardBrand' => 'Visa',
        'RefundedAmountInCents' => nil,
        'StatusChangedDate' => DateTime.now,
        'TransactionIdentifier' => Array.new(12){[*'0'..'9', *'A'..'Z'].sample}.join,
        'TransactionKey'=> credit_card_result['TransactionKey'],
        'TransactionReference'=> credit_card_result['TransactionReference'],
        'UniqueSequentialNumber' => Array.new(6){[*'0'..'9'].sample}.join,
        'PreviousCreditCardTransactionStatus' => credit_card_result['CreditCardTransactionStatus'],
        'CreditCardTransactionStatus' => (manage_transaction_result.nil? == true) ? 'null' : manage_transaction_result['CreditCardTransactionStatus']
    }
    root['MerchantKey'] = create_order_result['MerchantKey']
    root['OrderKey'] = create_order_result['OrderResult']['OrderKey']
    root['OrderReference'] = create_order_result['OrderResult']['OrderReference']
    root['OrderStatus'] = (manage_transaction_result.nil? == true) ? 'null' : manage_transaction_result['CreditCardTransactionStatus']

    return CGI::escapeHTML(Gyoku.xml(hash))
  end
end

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Q: How do I upload a hashed password to my database? I have a basic login page that uses this PHP code to upload directly to my database. When I use this code it works fine and it uploads everything to my table:
    $fname = $_POST['fname'];
    $lname = $_POST['lname'];
    $Email = $_POST['Email'];
    $username = $_POST['username'];
    $password = ($_POST['password']);
    $PhoneNumber = ($_POST['PhoneNumber']);
    $query = $con-> prepare("
    INSERT INTO Users (fName, lName,Email, username, pass_word,PhoneNumber)
    VALUES (:fname, :lname, :Email, :username,:password, :PhoneNumber)

    ");
    $success = $query-> execute ([
        'fname' => $fname,
        'lname' => $lname,
        'Email' => $Email,
        'username' => $username,
        'password' => $password,
        'PhoneNumber' => $PhoneNumber
    ]);

But when i add the hash password function it just doesnt upload anything to the database at all.
        $fname = $_POST['fname'];
        $lname = $_POST['lname'];
        $Email = $_POST['Email'];
        $username = $_POST['username'];
        $password = ($_POST['password']);
        $PhoneNumber = ($_POST['PhoneNumber']);
        $hashed_password = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_DEFAULT);
        $query = $con-> prepare("
        INSERT INTO Users (fName, lName,Email, username, pass_word,PhoneNumber)
        VALUES (:fname, :lname, :Email, :username,:password, :PhoneNumber)

        ");
    $success = $query-> execute ([
            'fname' => $fname,
            'lname' => $lname,
            'Email' => $Email,
            'username' => $username,
            'password' => $hashed_password,
            'PhoneNumber' => $PhoneNumber
        ]);

Update:
I made the changes that were suggested but I am still having the same issue. This is my updated code:
$password = $_POST['password'];

    $hashed_password = password_hash($_POST['password'], PASSWORD_BCRYPT, ['cost' => 15]);

    $query = $con-> prepare("
        INSERT INTO Users (fName, lName,Email, username, pass_word,PhoneNumber)
        VALUES (:fname, :lname, :Email, :username,:password, :PhoneNumber)

        ");
    $success = $query-> execute ([
            'fname' => $fname,
            'lname' => $lname,
            'Email' => $Email,
            'username' => $username,
            'password' => $hashed_password,
            'PhoneNumber' => $PhoneNumber
        ]);

A: 1:

 $hashed_password = password_hash($hashed_password, PASSWORD_DEFAULT);

You are hashing an empty string.
You should be hashing the variable containing the password:
 $hashed_password = password_hash($_POST['password'], PASSWORD_DEFAULT);

2:
Your SQL query should not contain any variables, this is bad practise and potentially unsafe (for other non-hashed variables).

VALUES (:fname, :lname, :Email, :username,$hashed_password, :PhoneNumber)

But you have $hashed_password as a hardcoded variable. This is incorrect on a syntax level and will cause SQL errors as it's not encased in quotes.
You need to set this value in the ->execute as you do with all the other variables:
    $query = $con-> prepare("
    INSERT INTO Users (fName, lName,Email, username, pass_word,PhoneNumber)
    VALUES (:fname, :lname, :Email, :username, :pwd, :PhoneNumber)

    ");
$success = $query-> execute ([
        'fname' => $fname,
        'lname' => $lname,
        'Email' => $Email,
        'username' => $username,
        'pwd' => $hashed_password,
        'PhoneNumber' => $PhoneNumber
    ]);

SECURITY NOTES:
A:
You are not setting a cost value on your PASSWORD_DEFAULT (at time of writing this is BCRYPT) hashing mechanism. It is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED that you set this cost value to as high as possible, rather than the default of 10.
I would suggest setting the cost value to at least 15, and reading the PHP Manual Page, which also sets out how to find the ideal cost value of your server.
 $hashed_password = password_hash($password, PASSWORD_BCRYPT, ['cost' => 15]);

B:
I would also highly recommend using one of the ARGON password hashing mechanisms. You will need to recompile PHP with this enabled. I'm sure this will be made easier in coming PHP versions.
C:
I would also highly recommend ensuring your MySQL collations and character sets are UTF8mb4_ prefixed unicode: UTF8mb4_unicode_ci with respect to your password storage column/table (Also ensure your column is long enough*).
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Twenty years have passed – a brief eternity. At school, I turned my tie around and used the skinny side, because you did. I begged my mother for Kickers, because you wore them. The passions and pulses of our teenage hearts were similar then, though I would not have believed it; I thought you were cooler than I could ever be. And now, time and space separates us – only a loose connection remains.
I saw the first pictures of your swaddled newborns. I saw their bright eyes and tiny hands. I saw how small they were, how in need of protection. Sons first, then daughters, just like me – reminding me of my babies being placed in my arms for the first time, of those exquisite, painful first days.
In a way, I have watched your children grow, at intervals – some small, some great. Tiny hands grew. Suddenly there are sturdy and handsome little boys with messy hair and winsome smiles. Proud big brothers.
I have seen your lives unfold at a distance – flickers on a computer screen, glimpses of the significant points in your lives. Loved ones, gone, far too soon. Bright faces and wedding dresses. Birth announcements. The clarity of your joys and despairs, caught in a snapshot.
There are words, across the void, that connect us still. Daughter. Wife. Mother. And now, a new word, one we would not have predicted, in our school ties and fashionable shoes. A word that scared us, when those bundles were placed in our arms. It still does, though it has become as familiar as an old friend.
I wonder, when that word was first uttered in the same sentence with your precious boys' names, did you feel a vice tighten around your hearts, as I did? Did the stark walls and flickering lights close in, threatening to suffocate you?
Has every day since then been a struggle, a fight to fend off that anguish, to learn joy again?
Have you held your beautiful boys while they railed against the world, fought to keep it together, for them, when you feel just as lost?
Is the silent pain of listening to other mothers – at school gates, at coffee mornings – sometimes too much to bear? The most mundane of conversations can spark that splinter of pain. Some days, the isolation of those moments is raw, because there is no way to breach that gap, no way to lead them on the path that led you here. On others, the perfection of those winsome smiles can save you from any heartache.
It's hard to know how much of our experience is the same. We have reached out to each other, but it is only a single strand, a minuscule thread, across a void. Our boys are as different as any four-year-olds might be. But I know you love them desperately. I know that long before you heard that word, the A-word, you knew the bittersweet agony of their failures and successes. I know every day is filled with sorrow and wonder.
We were not close, at school. Even in my own friendship group, I was awkward, misunderstood. It took time to find soul mates. A long road led me to where I should be, to my children. But the differences that separated us then, that divide us now – they mean nothing.
Grief. Pain. The fierceness of a mother's love – they unite us.
There is a girl that I went to high school with that I barely knew of. We now share a slim bond in that our sons both participate in the special olympics. It can be awkward at times, as we don't talk of our outside interests. But we're both doing the best we can for our sons.


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Here is the list of some best Adult Comedy movies. The list is prepared by CIneguff admin and is based on the opinions of Cineguff Admin.
1) The Dictator
The Dictator is a political satire comedy film co-written by and starring Sacha Baron Cohen as his fourth feature film in a leading role. The film is directed by Larry Charles. It has 6.4 ratings on IMDB.
2) Euro Trip
EuroTrip is a American sex comedy film directed by Jeff Schaffer and written by Alec Berg, David Mandel, and Schaffer. It stars Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle Trachtenberg, Travis Wester, and Jessica Boehrs. It has 6.6 ratings on IMDB.
3) American Pie
American Pie is a American sex comedy film directed by Paul Weitz. It has 3 sequels. It was released in 1999.
4) The Little Hours
The Little Hours is a 2017 American medieval black comedy film written and directed by Jeff Baena. It has 5.8 ratings on IMDB.
5) The Hangover
The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips.
It stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, and Jeffrey Tambor inthe lead roles.
6) This Is The End
This Is the End is a 2013 American apocalyptic horror black comedy film written, directed and produced by Seth Rogen. It has 6.6 ratings on iMDB.
7) The Big Lebowski
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Siena's Markovic announces retirement
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Following a decorated 25-year career as a collegiate head coach including the past seven seasons leading the Siena College Men's Soccer program, Cesar Markovic has announced his retirement.
By Mike Demos Siena Athletic Department |
PUBLISHED: May 23, 2020 at 6:09 p.m. | UPDATED: July 21, 2021 at 5:03 a.m.
LOUDONVILLE, NY – Following a decorated 25-year career as a collegiate head coach including the past seven seasons leading the Siena College Men's Soccer program, Cesar Markovic has announced his retirement. Markovic amassed 213 career victories with five different programs spanning a quarter century as a head coach, and led three of them to the NCAA Tournament.
"Being the head coach at Siena has been such a wonderful time in my life," reflected Markovic. "I am so grateful for the opportunity that John D'Argenio gave me seven years ago. The community feels like home, and the people that I've worked with have become lifelong friends. It's been a fun and exciting ride as a college coach, but it's time for me to begin a new journey with my family and experience some new and wonderful things the world has to offer. My two eldest sons are now proud Siena College alumni, and I am eternally part of the Siena Family and tradition. Thank you to my co-workers, assistant coaches, and student athletes for providing me with a wonderful experience."
The second winningest coach in Siena Men's Soccer's nearly five decades long history, Markovic won 47 matches since taking the reins of the Saints in 2013, highlighted by consecutive MAAC Semifinals appearances in 2015 and 2016. The 2015 squad won multiple postseason matches for the first time in program history, and in 2016 Markovic led Siena to a triumph in the program's first-ever postseason home match.
"I would like to thank Cesar for the commitment that he has made to the Siena Men's Soccer program, our student athletes, and the College over the past seven-plus years," said Siena College Vice President and Director of Athletics John D'Argenio. "He has reached a personal decision that I am sure was challenging to make. Cesar has enjoyed a long and successful collegiate coaching career that has impacted many lives, and I wish him and his family great success in their new endeavor."
In just his second season at the helm in 2014, Markovic guided the Saints to 10 victories which was tied for the second highest total in program history, and led Siena Soccer to its first-ever undefeated home season (6-0-2). The 2014 team was also amongst teams receiving votes in the NSCAA Top-25 Poll for consecutive weeks that September, with a peak of 24 votes in the Sept. 16, 2014 poll which marked the 32nd highest total in the nation. The Saints were also ranked as high as second in the Northeast in the NSCAA's regional rankings the week prior. Markovic was responsible for piloting Siena to two of the program's four all-time victories over nationally ranked opponents, leading the Saints past No. 23 Boston University that season as well as 22nd ranked Rider in 2017.
Markovic's Siena teams also enjoyed great success in the classroom. Last spring, the Saints earned the program's first-ever NCAA Public Recognition Award for achieving an Academic Progress Rate (APR) in the top-10 percent of all Division I men's soccer program's nationally. Siena was one of just 20 Division I men's soccer programs in the country – and the only MAAC squad – to be recognized. The Saints also received five United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Awards during his tenure (2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019), and led all of Siena Athletics' male programs during the 2018-19 academic year with a 3.36 cumulative GPA as 21 of 26 student athletes on the roster maintained a 3.0 GPA or better. This past season, Siena boasted a program record 13 MAAC All-Academic Team selections.
Prior to his appointment at Siena, Markovic served as the head coach at NJIT (2011-12), Stony Brook (2004-10), Saint Peter's (2000-03), and his alma mater Division III Hunter (1995-99), and departed each of those four institutions as the winningest head coach in each of their respective program's histories. He led Saint Peter's to the NCAA Tournament in 2003, and Stony Brook in both 2005 and 2009. Both Markovic's 2003 Saint Peter's and 2005 Stony Brook squads each won First Round games. He also led Hunter to the regional semifinals of the 1999 NCAA Division III Tournament.
In 2016, Markovic was appointed an assistant coach and technical assessor of the Puerto Rican National Team, which reached the Third Round of the Caribbean Cup for the first time ever. He earned a USSF A License, the highest granted in USA Soccer, an NSCAA Premier License, and was among the first American coaches granted a Brazilian Professional Coaching license after serving as an apprentice/assistant with the famed Sao Paulo FC. He also served as an assistant coach stateside with the professional Long Island Rough Riders in 1997 and 1998.
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Wearable biosensors, the next level in the information age
Computer science • Health • Science • Technology
By Daniel Moreno Andrés February 26, 2016 0 comments
They say that Information is power. Probably because having the knowledge, when the data are correct, it is essential to anticipate the right move that will lead to success. Today, several decades into the information age seems to be no doubt about that. Regardless, in matters affecting our health we find a tangible example of how important is the right information at the right time. And in this respect, those instruments capable of measuring biological or biochemical parameters called biosensors emerged six decades ago as precious tools used from hospitals to training centers and lately even in some homes. Today, we are at the gates of the next level.
But long before the technology that monitors our pulse and follows our steps with new fancy wearables, various types of biosensors were invented. It was about the mid-20th century when the analytical techniques used to determine our biochemical parameters took a giant leap. In the early twenties, Jaroslav Heyrovský invented the polarography, revolutionizing analytical chemistry and founding the voltammetry. He was able to determine the concentration of chemical substances in a mixture using an electrode through changes in voltage. With that, in 1952, Leland C. Clark went a step further implementing an electrode able to measure oxygen concentrations in the bloodstream by developing the reference electrode to avoid huge measurement errors. Furthermore, Clark reasoned that such an electrode would also quantitate accurately oxygen involved in enzymatic reactions. Immediately, he invented the first properly named biosensor: the one for measuring glucose in blood by coupling a membrane embedded with the enzyme Glucose oxidase to the improved oxygen electrode. In such smart way, the amount of glucose in blood can be followed by a proportional decrease in oxygen concentration (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Schematic of three kinds of glucose biosensor. The first generation of biosensors used oxygen as an electron acceptor allowing the cofactor regeneration, which is necessary for the operation of Glucose oxidase. The second-generation glucosensor use a single molecule as a bridge to recycle the cofactor. The third generation uses optimized cofactors capable of self-regeneration without intermediaries. | Credits: Murugaiyan, S. B., Ramasamy, R., Gopal, N. & Kuzhandaivelu, V. Biosensors in clinical chemistry: An overview. Adv. Biomed. Res. 3, 67 (2014)
Since then biosensors have evolved increasingly smaller and capable of measuring many kinds of biological and chemical parameters in living beings. However, most of them, though spectacularly handy and impressively accurate, are still somehow invasive. In other cases they do not exist in an easy-to-carry form and data acquisition is relegated to specific times and places. Therefore, in an effort to go beyond those limitations for obtaining precious information, it has begun a thorough search of ways to quantify the biological parameters of the body noninvasively, anywhere at any time.
Few years ago the market started offering more confortable heart rate monitors able to read the pulse through a wristband and to calculate pretty good the VO2max without a cumbersome stress test. Almost at the same time, in 2014, Google launched its contact lenses capable of monitoring blood sugar noninvasively. In a stroke of reductionism only permitted by new materials and technologic progress, the people at Palo Alto fit a capacitor, an antenna, a controller and a biosensor in the thickness of a contact lens (Figure 2, upper panel).
Figure 2. Upper panel: Glucose sensor in a contact lens developed by Google. | Credit: Google. What is Google doing with a smart contact lens? (2014) . Lower panel: Correspondence between the analytes found in tears and its blood concentration and possible clinical application | Credit: Farandos, N. M., Yetisen, A. K., Monteiro, M. J., Lowe, C. R. & Yun, S. H. Contact lens sensors in ocular diagnostics. Adv. Healthc. Mater. 4, 792–810 (2015).
Importantly, behind all this display of new technology, the key rests in the vast amount of data that have been collected over decades about analyte concentrations in different parts of our body and in those trials that have robustly correlated variations in any of those parameters as indicative of a particular physiological state (e.g. Figure 2, Table). So far, some of these analytes have been measured also using wearable biosensor prototypes ranging from textiles to tattoos. However, sometimes, the information provided by a single parameter is insufficient to draw conclusions or it would be better to know more at a time. In that direction has been working a team led by Wei Gao and Sam Emaminejad in Berkeley 1.
This team at Berkeley has recently developed a biosensor capable of measuring simultaneously and continuously temperature and concentrations of glucose, lactate, sodium, and potassium in sweat. This wearable integrates seven independent sensors (including two reference electrodes, one shared for glucose and lactate and other shared for sodium and potassium electrodes) and the circuitry necessary to transduce and process signals and to send the final data to a phone user interface by Bluetooth. All that, assembled in the space of a plastic flexible bracelet or a headband (Figure 3).
Figure 3: a,b) Images from the wearable flexible integrated sensing array (FISA). c) Sensor scheme. d) Diagram of the FISA with the signal transduction electrodes in orange, conditioning components in green and processing components in purple. Wireless transmission (blue) paths from sensors to the custom-developed mobile application. | Credit: Gao et al (2016)
This multiplexed biosensor seems to perform accurate measurements of each analyse, without interferences from non-target electrolytes and metabolites and reasonable repeatability and long-term stability. That is possible in a wide temperature range (between 20 and 40 ° C) because the data of the two enzyme sensors (glucose and lactate) are calibrated by the microcontroller in real time taking into account the temperature readings. Otherwise, the enzymatic activity would increase with the temperature giving erroneous concentrations for glucose and lactate. With the only obvious disadvantage of the need of enough sweat for starting data collection, the on-body readings closely resemble those made in the traditional way using samples taken during the experiment (Figure 4). Furthermore, looking for a proof of principle, this biosensor is shown to be able to track precisely changes in those analytes over time in several subjects at different regimes of physical exercise. Getting even to anticipate the dehydration phase based on the profiles of sodium and potassium in those subjects who did not ingest liquids.
Figure 4: a) Subject wearing a 'smart headband' and a 'smart wristband' during stationary cycling. B) Comparison of ex situ calibration data of the sodium and glucose sensors from the collected sweat samples with the on-body readings of the FISA during the stationary cycling exercise. Credit: Gao et al (2016)
For the time being, this two wearable biosensors and a few more examples out there are able to do things that only two decades ago were hard to imagine. It is true that for the moment they are only prototypes and their current skills, though impressive, are not so needed when looking from our everyday perspective. However, glancing back it seems needless to say how important is the information provided daily by one of those "archaic" portable sugar testers used by part of that nine percent of the world population suffering of diabetes. Regarding health, these new technologies are likely to become an important supplement to laboratory analysis when not a replacement. Not only diabetes, drug addiction and a variety of affections (e.g. Figure 2 lower panel) could putatively find a simple and comfortable method for diagnosis, monitoring, and control. In addition, could be expected that the improvement of wereable biosensors set to the service of society simpler and more robust devices for general use. Its affordability will likely promote the realization of larger clinical trials with better monitoring over time. Thereby, gaining knowledge about whether and how different biological parameters correlate to the health or performance of large cohorts in time and space. Probably they will become as a GPS for our health and performance. Because it is true that without GPS we always reached everywhere. But if you do not know the way, with GPS, you get there usually more comfortable and sooner.
Gao, W. et al. Fully integrated wearable sensor arrays for multiplexed in situ perspiration analysis. Nature 529, 509–514 (2016) ↩
Daniel Moreno Andrés
Daniel Moreno Andrés holds a PhD in Biochemistry. From 2006 to 2009 he developed his predoctoral research at the Nutrient-Mediated Signaling Unit of the Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia-CSIC. Afterwards he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology of the University of Ulm (Germany). Currently he is a postdoctoral researcher in The Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Institute in Tübingen (Germany).
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Obituary of Bernard R. "Bernie" Volkert
Bernard R. "Bernie" Volkert, 96 of Elgin, passed away on April 26, 2020, in Elgin, Illinois. Bernie was born February 6, 1924 in Rosiclare, Illinois, the son of Charles F. and Mary Agnes (Forwe) Volkert.
He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the 10th Mountain Division during World War II. Bernie was a member of a platoon who did their part in the liberation of Risiera di San Sabba, a concentration camp in Trieste, Italy in 1945.
After returning from service to his country, Bernie married his sweetheart and lifelong love Elva Lea Shadowens on June 5, 1950. The pair resided in Rosiclare, Illinois, where Bernie worked in the payroll department for Alcoa Mining Company.
In 1958 Bernie and his wife moved their growing family to Elgin, where Bernie began work at Revcor, Inc, serving in the payroll/human resources department for more than 56 years until retirement at age 92.
Bernie was a 62-year member of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Elgin, where he served as a church usher and member of the finance committee for many years. He was a member of the American Legion Post 57 of Elgin and the VFW Watch City Post 1307 of Elgin.
Loved ones will remember Bernie for his kindness, contagious smile, love for all matters, ice cream, bluegrass and country music.
He was the consummate Bluegrass entertainer with his guitar, harmonica and singing voice. He was a member of the Northern Illinois Bluegrass Association. Bernie and Elva would travel throughout the northern Illinois region, as Bernie would sit in on various "Jam" sessions with fellow Bluegrass Music enthusiasts. Even at age 96, Bernie continued to delight his fellow residents of the Sheridan at Tyler Creek Elgin assisted living community by playing his guitar and harmonica during social gatherings. Not a family celebration or Christmas dinner would be complete, if "Grandpa" did not play his guitar and harmonica to the delight of all family present.
Bernie is survived by his wife, of nearly 70 years, Elva; two daughters, Lucy (Fred) Missele and Angela (Robert) Allanson; brother, Laurence Volkert; sister, Virginia Rose (Walt) Angermeier; six grandchildren, Jill (Bill) Jaramski, Joy (Jim) McCarron, Jennifer (T.J.) Moore, Jeannine (Terry) McCarron, Crystal (Michael) Paunan, and Robert (Kristen) Allanson; and 13 great-grandchildren, Mikayla Horn, Madison McCarron, Meara McCarron, Reilly Moore, Owen Moore, Sienna Jaramski, Sage Jaramski, Enya McCarron, Piper Moore, Lily Paunan, Penny Paunan, Maddy Paunan, and Michael Allanson.
He was preceded in death by his parents and three brothers, Omer, Adolph and Mark Volkert.
In accordance with COVID-19 social restrictions, private family Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at St. Mary's Catholic Church Elgin followed by burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery Elgin.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary's Catholic School, 103 S. Gifford Street, Elgin IL 60120.
Funeral arrangements entrusted to the Symonds-Madison Funeral Home, 305 Park St. Elgin IL 60120. For more information call 847-741-1128 or visitwww.symondsmadison.com.


WELCOME TO THE CIRCUS PAZAZ WEBSITE & BLOG – Page 2 – Little Circus Big Fun!
What a great summer at our little circus!
Its always a little sad for us to say goodbye & pack up our circus tent for winter, but with the fantastic memories & feedback we have, we can only look forward as we begin to start planning our summer 2017 tour! Whilst Zaz & the indoor circus is available for Christmas, mostly the circus team will go their separate ways until we start up again in April. We would like to thank all the people who have booked, helped, supported, photographed, & enjoyed our little circus experience this year! If you are interested in a Circus PaZaz visit to your School or family event in 2017 don't hesitate to contact us now!
Whilst we are busy enjoying the good weather, the end of our summer tour isn't far away…. here is an excellent article from the nice people @PTA+ Magazine page 53-56 researching into "Circus for schools" including a great review of the Circus PaZaz team!
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Blood and Sperm - How are they Preserved?
By: Ian Murnaghan BSc (hons), MSc - Updated: 20 Jun 2016 | *Discuss
What are the preservation measures you will use in an evidence such as blood stains and sperm cell?
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Your question is an important one! For evidence to be useful in the legal system, it must first be properly collected and preserved. If this is done correctly, then ideally, a reliable link can be made between a suspected perpetrator and a crime.
Blood is a common type of evidence and this evidence should never receive exposure to intense heat or humidity. In fact, it should be refrigerated until it is brought to a crime laboratory.
Blood might be lifted by tape or it might be scraped and then preserved on a cotton square. Blood can also be absorbed onto threads. Evidence items that are bloodstained may be packaged into a bag or envelope to prevent contamination with another piece of criminal evidence or surrounding objects.
Preserving semen is important because a suspect's DNA can be identified from the sample. This kind of evidence is usually very crucial in a sexual assault case, but the challenge comes in actually collecting viable evidence in the first place.
Typically, samples are frozen or dried, but if it is expected that it will be a number of hours before this can occur, there are chemical solutions that can preserve the sample. Samples can also be dried by air – without heat.
You can see that the pathway to using evidence in a court of law can be a difficult one! Not only must investigators deal with the challenge of actually identifying evidence but they also have to ensure that it is viable. Then, it must be properly collected to make sure it does not become contaminated.
Forensic experts are trained to use the most modern methods to successfully preserve evidence. Where a case is a long-term one that may even be revived decades later, evidence could become important once again.
In this way, preservation becomes important because it leaves the evidence intact and usable for DNA testing at a later date. It's also important to remember that contamination is a key issue when it comes to preserving blood and sperm evidence. As such, preservation has to take into account that the sample must be an isolated one that is identified and labelled correctly.
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Q: How to cache ClassBasedAPIViews in Django Rest Framework? I am serving list of products in DRF and I tried to use cache in ClassBasedApiViews,
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There is no function like def get() ... So I can not use conventional decorator before the function to cache.
What I have tried is path('', cache_page(300)(ProductListAPIView.as_view()), name='products') this works.
In case of multiple decorators path('', vary_on_headers('Authorization')(cache_page(300)(ProductListAPIView.as_view())), name='products') works as well.
Is there a better way to use both decorators cache_page and vary_on_headers for ClassBasedAPIView?


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David Levy Joins Arctos Sports Partners As Senior Adviser (EXCLUSIVE)
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Former Turner President David Levy told Sportico that he has joined Arctos Partners, a private equity firm that invests in professional sports, as a senior adviser.
Arctos is led by former Madison Square Garden Chief Executive Officer Doc O'Connor and Ian Charles, a longtime private equity investor.
Levy holds a similar role with the Raine Group, an investment bank that specializes in technology, media and telecommunication. There, he will help the firm to identify investment opportunities.
Arctos is focused on taking passive, minority stakes in professional sports franchises, which have skyrocketed in value over the past decade.
Sports bankers say the COVID-19-forced shutdown of sports likely will result in a flurry of limited partners, or LPs, seeking to sell their stakes, most of which don't have a say in franchise governance.
Sportico reported last month that the ownership group of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs was selling a minority stake in the club.
Minority stakes usually sell at a discount of anywhere between 10% to 25% of the overall franchise value.
Levy spent about three decades at Time Warner, where he ran the company's U.S. portfolio of networks, ad sales and distribution. He also spearheaded the company's sports portfolio, which includes the NBA, PGA, MLB and NCAA.
Levy stepped down as CEO of the NBA's Brooklyn Nets in November after just two months on the job.
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Sudbrook Moor's Simon Green is to continue a 3rd Year of Office as Captain of the club's Scratch "A" Team in the South Lincolnshire Matchplay League. Simon's experienced and pragmatic leadership has ensured that he and his squad have tenaciously performed in the 2018 season in the 2nd Division, 3 years after their promotion from the 3rd Division. The future looks even more positive for 2019, with team members and incoming new members consistently reducing their golf Handicaps. They will meet Belton Woods, Boston, Burghley Park and South Kyme, between April and August, on a Home and Away basis.