Nebraska officials: Glynn Watson (groin) starts. Ed Morrow, out last seven game with foot issue, will come off bench.
Officials for #Badgers -Nebraska: Bill Ek, Steve McJunkins and Rob Kueneman.
"It might be time to start ramping up a Happ for All-America campaign"
Say no more @lukewinn .
Good evening y'all, it me @drewhamm5 here to guide you through the game against Nebraska this evening. Plz tweet me ur #BadgerColdOnes .
To prime the pump for our titanic struggle against Nebraska, IU/PU is finishing up on ESPN2. Best to watch the #ConferenceOfChampions often.
Tip off is now scheduled for 8:06 pm CST. Mark it on the calendar!
Purdue is going to escape Bloomington with a victory over IU. Boilers 9-3 in the league and 20-5 overall.
Purdue wins 68-64 at Indiana. Boilers will be a half-game behind the UW if the #Badgers lose to Nebraska.
#Badgers control the tip - it's on!
This gal on MSU can't miss from three!
No score one minute in. Both teams 0-for-2 from the floor.
I've got three alternate @BigTenNetwork on my TV and they can't change one of them to the #Badgers game?
According to the @espn gamecast, Vitto Brown missed a jumper and Nigel Hayes got a foul called on him.


Happy Halloween to everyone at home!
We celebrated yesterday with some Halloween candies on the 30nm motorsail from Coffs Harbour to Trial Bay. Along the coast we saw three sets of humpack whales and were visited by dolphins every hour. Wonderful! Trial bay turned out to be a perfect place for Halloween with an old prison out on the point that gives the area an eerie feel… we really should have launched our dinghy to check it out.
The Optus data coverage extends out into the anchorage here so we've just checked the marine forecast. It looks like our brief weather window is closing out over the weekend. So – we will probably sail the 125 nm to Port Stephens overnight tonight (the overnights are not finished for us!), but we still have the option of stopping in at Camden Haven just before nightfall, if we want to (we would have to cross a river bar and the high slack tide isn't until 7:30pm). Either way, we will be somewhere safe before the strong southerlies kick up again.
We're looking forward to catching the 'Finding Nemo' current that runs 2-4 knots down this stretch of coast! No rush to leave this morning.
Happy Halloween and good sailing.
We envy you with the whales, dolphins and fabulous sunsets!?
The moon is ris…the winds they howl…I wonder where the Goblins is! i just made that up…whaddaya think ? Personally we have just arrived in PD and have turned out the lights and eaten all the candy!
in Pittwater. Lots of gorgeous quiet spots to moor and fuel is available.


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Kongo Vs. Graham For HW Final Plus Warren vs. Marx Headline Bellator 107
– Posted on November 3, 2013Posted in: MMA News
Newport Beach, CA. (October 30, 2013) – The Toughest Tournament in Sports continues Friday, November 8th as Winstar World Casino plays host to the Bellator Heavyweight, Bantamweight and Middleweight Tournament Finals. Tickets for the event are on sale now and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com or by visiting the Winstar World Casino Box Office. The event will broadcast live at 9 p.m ET/8 p.m. CT on Spike TV.
After punching his ticket to the tournament final with a devastating combination of strikes and knees for a TKO win over Mark Godbeer, Cheick Kongo will now face Australia's own Peter Graham in the Heavyweight Tournament Finals after Vinicius Spartan suffered a knee injury during training. Graham picked up his first Bellator victory with a tournament qualifier victory over Eric Prindle at Bellator 104, and will now take his place in the Heavyweight Finals, one win away from battling for the Heavyweight title. With his sights on set on capturing his first tournament crown, Kongo will have to put a stop to Graham's current eight-fight win streak.
"I want to fight the best in Bellator so I can be the best," Kongo said. "When I try to do things as a competitor, I want to be the best. I messed up before because I wasn't focused like I've been from the beginning. But, now … I will be the best. It's my time. I came to Bellator for the opportunity to show the best Cheick Kongo. And that's it."
On the road to become only the second fighter in Bellator history to win a tournament in two different weight classes, "The Baddest Man on the Planet" Joe Warren returns to the Bellator cage and will face MMA veteran Travis Marx the Bellator Bantamweight Tournament Final.
"The Baddest Man on the Planet is back," Warren said. "I'm one win away from getting back to exactly where I want to be, fighting for that belt. This is what I work for, this is what I train for, and nothing is going to get in the way of that."
The night will also feature the Bellator Middleweight Tournament Final in a fight between Brennan Ward and Denmark's own Mikkel Parlo. After finishing both of his opponents in the opening and semifinal rounds, Ward doesn't see his fight with Parlo ending any differently.
"I am super amped up to fight Parlo in the finals," Ward said. "I feel like there is no way he can beat me. I am always looking to finish and that is the only way to go. Go big or go home!"
"We've now got three huge Bellator Tournament Finals featured on an incredibly deep card November 8th from WinStar World Casino, this is going to be an awesome night of fights on Spike," Bellator CEO & Chairman Bjorn Rebney said.
Additionally, the event features packed preliminary card of local talent including Oklahoma's Ryan McCurdy as he makes his Bellator debut against Mike Mucitelli. Fan favorite Cortez Coleman will also return to the Bellator cage in a battle against Jonas Billstein. All of the preliminary fights will be streamed live and free on Spike.com beginning at 6 p.m. CST.
The full card is listed below.
Bellator Heavyweight Tournament Final: Cheick Kongo (19-8) vs. Peter Graham (9-5)
Bellator Bantamweight Tournament Final: Travis Marx (21-4) vs. Joe Warren (9-3)
Bellator Middleweight Tournament Final: Brennan Ward (8-1) vs. Mikkel Parlo (11-1)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Edson Berto (17-10) vs. Patricky Pitbull (11-4)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Martin Stapleton (12-1) vs. Derek Campos (11-3)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Jonas Billstein (11-3) vs. Cortez Coleman (9-4)
Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Matt Jones (4-5) vs. Linton Vassell (11-3)
Light Heavyweight Feature Fight: Ryan McCurdy (8-3) vs. Mike Mucitelli (6-0)
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Raphael Butler (6-0) vs. Josh Burns (8-6)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Robert White (3-0) vs. Chris Jones (8-2)

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Sponsored by Bewley's, the principle of Ireland's Biggest Coffee Morning is that anyone can host - a business, a school or even just among friends. Bewley's provides the coffee, we collect the donations, and all proceeds go towards a local hospice service.
To help out our local hospice, the 218-bed Our Lady's hospice of Harold's Cross and Blackrock, we had a company-wide coffee morning. Since we can't resist the opportunity to bake, we also incorporated a bake sale! A great morning was had by all.


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Mr. Kale and his...
Mr. Kale and his food with superpowers come to Holidayworld Maspalomas
From Holidayworld Maspalomas we are really happy to announce that Mr. Kale, a reference restaurant in Las Palmas, arrives to our leisure centre to complete the wide gastronomic offer of the space.
Mr. Kale takes the alternative and takes the place of Swing Restaurant, and will offer more than 150 dishes in a completely renovated environment, from the interior to the terrace. Mr Kale will also serve a reduced and adapted menu for the bowling alley itself and its consumption on the lane, as well as at The Harrow sportsbar and Palm Kasino.
At Mr Kale you can try healthy cuisine at a good price. You'll find breakfasts, lunches, snacks and dinners based on real food. They also have an exclusive menu of natural fruit juices and vegetarian options. However, it is not exclusively for veggies. They also have meat dishes on their menu.
Mr Kale stands out for its wide range of juices. With fruit, vegetables and practically all the superfoods: spirulina, matcha, açai, gofio, oats, chia seeds... In the same way, they also offer delicious bowls, something that is becoming more and more fashionable, the best options for your breakfast! And the options for lunch, snack or dinner are almost endless: from wok, through their famous pokes, to fish or meat dishes with common identifiers: healthy food, with a tremendous flavour, and a presentation that will leave you speechless. And don't forget their delicious desserts! At Mr Kale you will find the perfect alternative whatever your favourite food is, let yourself be surprised!
About Mr Kale
Mr. Kale was founded in 2016 as the first pokebar in Gran Canaria with the aim of offering a healthy, tasty and enjoyable alternative. To achieve this, ingredients from the garden are mixed with the best meat and fish. Mr. Kale's cuisine is based on the preparation of his dishes at low temperatures, the absence of fats, the use of embers and vacuum cooking. All this focused on reducing unnecessary calories but always keeping the flavour and fun in every dish.
About Holidayworld Maspalomas
HOLIDAYWORLD MASPALOMAS is the most complete leisure centre in the Canary Islands. Located in the south of the island, it is an amusement park with more than 11,000 square metres of fun: bowling, karaokes, escape rooms, sportsbar... and much more! In addition, the NOMAD Gastro Market offers you flavours from all over the world under one roof. Street Style" style with more than 400 culinary proposals, as well as wine, beer and cocktail bars. Don't miss the opportunity, HOLIDAYWORLD MASPALOMAS wants you to live unique experiences! JOIN the JOY!
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Welcome! We Love Red Line Landmarks
As Baltimore continues working to building the Red Line light rail route, we are telling the stories of historic landmarks and neighborhoods along Red Line's West Baltimore corridor. From its earliest days as a local road and then part of the nation's first federal highway, the U.S. Route 40 corridor is rich in history. In this series of digital and print publications, Landmarks on the Red Line highlights the history and architecture from Poppleton to Edmondson Village. Check out each Red Line stop to find local architecture, discover the history of West Baltimore neighborhoods, and learn more about how to save historic places in the corridor. With support from the Baltimore City Department of Transportation and the Maryland State Highway Administration, we are excited to document the rich heritage of neighborhoods along the Red Line corridor and to help West Baltimore communities turn the light rail project into transit-oriented community development in the years ahead.
Learn more about this project
Explore West Baltimore Landmarks
Learn more about local architecture and history by exploring landmarks from each Red Line Station Area in West Baltimore. Find more stories and historic photographs through our Explore Baltimore Heritage website and app (available for iOS and Android).
Explore the stories of a 200-year-old graveyard for Baltimore's Old Defenders, the "Mother Church of West Baltimore," the Edgar Allan Poe House and more historic landmarks in Poppleton.
Harlem Park
Explore the stories of Gothic Revival churches, grand Victorian mansions with unrivaled architecture, peaceful tree-lined paths, and more landmarks from Harlem Park and Franklin Square.
West Baltimore MARC
Explore stories of a 100-year-old ice factory, the Sisters of Bon Secours, the Movement Against Destruction, and more just blocks from the West Baltimore MARC Station.
Greater Rosemont
Explore stories of Afro's chaplain, the only city park named in honor of a crossing guard, and the oldest Jewish orphanage building in the United States.
Explore stories of scenic parkways, classic movie houses, and, of course, the life-long home of Mayor William Donald Schaefer.
Edmondson Village
Explore stories of an innovative shopping center, a treasured community library, and the famed Edmondson-Westside High School.
Discover West Baltimore Neighborhoods
Dig deep into the history of West Baltimore's neighborhoods with our print and online publications on the history of Harlem Park and Greater Rosemont.
Learn more about the history of Greater Rosemont!
Learn more about the history of the Harlem Park neighborhood.
Save Places That Matter
Hebrew Orphan Asylum
Baltimore Heritage is currently working in partnership with the Coppin Heights CDC and Coppin State University to preserve and plan the rehabilitation of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum Building.
American Ice Company
The 1911 American Ice Company building was severely damaged in a 2004 fire. Fortunately, the current owner supported a recent nomination to the National Register of Historic Places and plans to redevelop the property while retaining the historic ice house structure.
Friends of West Baltimore Squares
The Friends of West Baltimore Squares is a new initiative started in partnership with the Parks & People Foundation and neighborhood organizations in West and Southwest Baltimore to organize support for Franklin Square, Harlem Park, Lafayette Square, Perkins Square and Union Square, through events, outreach and advocacy.
Edmondson Avenue Historic District
With support from the Evergreen Protective Association, the Bridgeview/Greenlawn Neighborhood Improvement Association, the Alliance of Rosemont Community Organizations and West Baltimore MARC TOD, Inc. we have nominated nearly 1700 properties in West Baltimore to the National Register of Historic Places.


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Q: Volume rendering in WebGL I have:

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*a 3D array containing a 3d dataset to be displayed

*a 4x4 matrix which defines spacing/scaling/orientation of the volume to be displayed

*a opacity transfer function

*a color transfer function

I would like to use ThreeJS to do volume rendering (MIP, RayCasting, etc.) of this data. Are there some shaders/demos available?
Should I work directly at the shader level or in javascript?
Any hint/code sample would be very much appreciated,
Best

A: Medical imaging (DICOM, Nifti, NRRD support for now) raycasting volume rendering in webGL with AMI/THREEJS
http://fnndsc.github.io/ami/#vr_singlepass_raycasting

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Are there some shaders/demos available?

Leandro R Barbagallo has written an in-depth blog post about volume rendering in WebGL.

A: WAVE Client Renderer is a Three.js-based library for Volume Rendering via Ray Casting.
GPU accelerated Volume Ray Casting is usually implemented multi-pass rendering.
The first pass of shaders is very simple. It draws to the texture coordinates (at object coordinates) of position their the rays hit the back side of cube.
You can find examples of GLSL shaders, with ejs templet below.
firstPass.frag
precision mediump int;

precision mediump float;

varying vec4 backColor;

void main(void)

{

    gl_FragColor = backColor;

}

firstPass.vert
precision mediump int;

precision mediump float;

attribute vec4 vertColor;

varying vec4 backColor;

varying vec4 pos;

void main(void)

{

    backColor = vertColor;

    pos = projectionMatrix * modelViewMatrix * vec4(position, 1.0);

    gl_Position = pos;

}

The second pass performs an actual sampling of the data and visualization of final image.
secondPass.vert
precision mediump int;

precision mediump float;

attribute vec4 vertColor;

varying vec4 backColor;

varying vec4 pos;

void main(void)

{

    backColor = vertColor;

    pos = projectionMatrix * modelViewMatrix * vec4(position, 1.0);

    gl_Position = pos;

}

secondPass.frag
#ifdef GL_FRAGMENT_PRECISION_HIGH

 // highp is supported

 precision highp int;

 precision highp float;

#else

 // high is not supported

 precision mediump int;

 precision mediump float;

#endif

varying vec4 frontColor;

varying vec4 pos;

uniform sampler2D uBackCoord;

uniform sampler2D uTransferFunction;

uniform sampler2D uSliceMaps[<%= maxTexturesNumber %>];

uniform float uNumberOfSlices;

uniform float uMinGrayVal;

uniform float uMaxGrayVal;

uniform float uOpacityVal;

uniform float uColorVal;

uniform float uAbsorptionModeIndex;

uniform float uSlicesOverX;

uniform float uSlicesOverY;

uniform float uSteps;

// uniform int uAvailable_textures_number;

//Acts like a texture3D using Z slices and trilinear filtering.

float getVolumeValue(vec3 volpos)

{

    float s1Original, s2Original, s1, s2;

    float dx1, dy1;

    // float dx2, dy2;

    // float value;

    vec2 texpos1,texpos2;

    float slicesPerSprite = uSlicesOverX * uSlicesOverY;

    s1Original = floor(volpos.z*uNumberOfSlices);

    // s2Original = min(s1Original + 1.0, uNumberOfSlices);

    int tex1Index = int(floor(s1Original / slicesPerSprite));

    // int tex2Index = int(floor(s2Original / slicesPerSprite));

    s1 = mod(s1Original, slicesPerSprite);

    // s2 = mod(s2Original, slicesPerSprite);

    dx1 = fract(s1/uSlicesOverX);

    dy1 = floor(s1/uSlicesOverY)/uSlicesOverY;

    // dx2 = fract(s2/uSlicesOverX);

    // dy2 = floor(s2/uSlicesOverY)/uSlicesOverY;

    texpos1.x = dx1+(volpos.x/uSlicesOverX);

    texpos1.y = dy1+(volpos.y/uSlicesOverY);

    // texpos2.x = dx2+(volpos.x/uSlicesOverX);

    // texpos2.y = dy2+(volpos.y/uSlicesOverY);

    float value1 = 0.0, value2 = 0.0;

    // bool value1Set = false, value2Set = false;

    // int numberOfSlicemaps = int( ceil(uNumberOfSlices / (uSlicesOverX * uSlicesOverY)) );

    <% for(var i=0; i < maxTexturesNumber; i++) { %>

        if( tex1Index == <%=i%> )

        {

            value1 = texture2D(uSliceMaps[<%=i%>],texpos1).x;

        }

        <% if( i < maxTexturesNumber-1 ) { %>

            else

        <% } %>

    <% } %>

    return value1;

    // for (int x = 0; x < gl_MaxTextureImageUnits-2; x++)

    // {

    //     if(x == numberOfSlicemaps)

    //     {

    //         break;

    //     }

    //     if(x == tex1Index) {

    //         value1 = texture2D(uSliceMaps[x],texpos1).x;

    //         value1Set = true;

    //     }

    //     if(x == tex2Index) {

    //         value2 = texture2D(uSliceMaps[x],texpos2).x;

    //         value2Set = true;

    //     }

    //     if(value1Set && value2Set) {

    //         break;

    //     }

    // }

    // return mix(value1, value2, fract(volpos.z*uNumberOfSlices));

}

void main(void)

{

 vec2 texC = ((pos.xy/pos.w) + 1.0) / 2.0;

 vec4 backColor = texture2D(uBackCoord,texC);

 vec3 dir = backColor.rgb - frontColor.rgb;

 //dir /= length(dir);

 vec4 vpos = frontColor;

//      vec3 Step = dir/uSteps;

 vec3 Step = dir/uSteps;

 vec4 accum = vec4(0, 0, 0, 0);

 vec4 sample = vec4(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);

 vec4 colorValue = vec4(0, 0, 0, 0);

 float biggest_gray_value = 0.0;

 float opacityFactor = uOpacityVal;

 float lightFactor = uColorVal;

 // const 4095 - just example of big number

 // It because expression i > uSteps impossible

 for(float i = 0.0; i < 4095.0; i+=1.0)

 {

 // It because expression i > uSteps impossible

     if(i == uSteps) {

         break;

     }

     float gray_val = getVolumeValue(vpos.xyz);

     if(gray_val < uMinGrayVal || gray_val > uMaxGrayVal) {

         colorValue = vec4(0.0);

     } else {

         if(biggest_gray_value < gray_val) {

            biggest_gray_value = gray_val;

         }

         if(uAbsorptionModeIndex == 0.0)

         {

             vec2 tf_pos;

             tf_pos.x = (gray_val - uMinGrayVal) / (uMaxGrayVal - uMinGrayVal);

             tf_pos.y = 0.5;

             colorValue = texture2D(uTransferFunction,tf_pos);

             //colorValue = vec4(tf_pos.x, tf_pos.x, tf_pos.x, 1.0);

             sample.a = colorValue.a * opacityFactor;

             sample.rgb = colorValue.rgb * uColorVal;

             accum += sample;

             if(accum.a>=1.0)

                break;

         }

         if(uAbsorptionModeIndex == 1.0)

         {

             vec2 tf_pos;

             tf_pos.x = (gray_val - uMinGrayVal) / (uMaxGrayVal - uMinGrayVal);

             tf_pos.y = 0.5;

             colorValue = texture2D(uTransferFunction,tf_pos);

             //colorValue = vec4(tf_pos.x, tf_pos.x, tf_pos.x, 1.0);

             sample.a = colorValue.a * opacityFactor * (1.0 / uSteps);

             sample.rgb = (1.0 - accum.a) * colorValue.rgb * sample.a * lightFactor;

             accum += sample;

             if(accum.a>=1.0)

                break;

         }

         if(uAbsorptionModeIndex == 2.0)

         {

             vec2 tf_pos;

             tf_pos.x = (biggest_gray_value - uMinGrayVal) / (uMaxGrayVal - uMinGrayVal);

             tf_pos.y = 0.5;

             colorValue = texture2D(uTransferFunction,tf_pos);

             //colorValue = vec4(tf_pos.x, tf_pos.x, tf_pos.x, 1.0);

             sample.a = colorValue.a * opacityFactor;

             sample.rgb = colorValue.rgb * uColorVal;

             accum = sample;

         }

     }

     //advance the current position

     vpos.xyz += Step;

     //break if the position is greater than <1, 1, 1>

     if(vpos.x > 1.0 || vpos.y > 1.0 || vpos.z > 1.0 || vpos.x < 0.0 || vpos.y < 0.0 || vpos.z < 0.0)

     {

         break;

     }

 }

 gl_FragColor = accum;

}

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TikTok Overtakes Facebook for Screen Time
The pandemic has been kind to social media apps, but we've spent more time scrolling on TikTok than anything else.
Written by Jack Turner
A new report has revealed that TikTok has overtaken Facebook when it comes to how long its users spend on the app.
Despite 2020 being a somewhat tumultuous year for the social media platform, with its very US existence at one point on the brink, it has still managed to beat its competitors to become the social networking app with the most time spent on it.
Social media apps have had a pretty good 2020 all round, with the pandemic causing many of us to move our social lives online.
Time Spent on TikTok
According to the report by App Annie, taken from a larger study of mobile device use as a whole, TikTok screen time has overtaken Facebook for the first time, with its average user managing to fit in more than 20 hours a month — 21.5 to be exact. That's a lot of sea shanty memes. This figure is up from around 12 hours average TikTok use per month in 2019, and a 325% increase year on year.
While Facebook screen time has also increased, it has done so on a smaller scale, and yet both of these easily dwarf the platforms that follow – Instagram, Facebook Messenger and Whatsapp. These runners up have also seen a small increase in viewing time, but again, but they can't compete with the giants of TikTok and Facebook.
Of course, as it happens they're all owned by Facebook anyway, so collectively, so it's unlikely Mark Zuckerberg is losing much sleep about the threat of TikTok (at least not yet).
Not only is TikTok dominating in screen time, it's also ranked as the second most profitable non-gaming app, thanks to its combination of monetization through adverts, as well as digital goods.
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TikTok Not Slowing Down
TikTok is going from strength to strength, and is predicted to hit 1.2 billion active users in 2021. That's an eye-watering amount, and a potential audience that is bound to see many commercial interests working out the best way to sell to them.
Of these users, the US accounts for around 80 million devoted TikTok fans. This is no mean feat considering that TikTok's very presence in the US hung in the balance last year, after the Trump administration demanded the company be taken over by a US-owned company. Despite suggestions of potential buy outs, app store removal, and missed deadlines, this never actually happened, and now, in the week of the Biden inauguration, it seems that despite his threats, TikTok has managed to fend off Trump, and thrive.
Naturally, the 2020 pandemic has had a positive effect on social media platforms, and for many, life online has replaced face to face social interaction. Apps like TikTok have reaped the benefits of a captive audience looking for an outlet, becoming part of the daily routine in lockdown. And they stand a good chance of surviving, and retaining users, when the world ventures back out into the light again.
Mobile Keeps Growing, Too
The report from App Annie doesn't just highlight the growth of TikTok. It's the mobile sector at large that has benefited from the previous year. The report states that mobile adoption has grown the equivalent of two to three years in the last 12 months. Apps have also replaced America's first love, the TV, with American's spending 8% more time on their smaller screens instead. That's 4 hours on mobile compared to 3.7 hours watching TV.
Another winner, according to the report, was business apps. With companies scrambling to adapt to home working, time spent in business apps rose 275%, and this looks like it will sustain for the near future. From video conference apps to project management software, and VPNs, there's no shortage of business solutions available.
Perhaps one of the most surprising findings from the report is that time spent watching video streaming has barely increased. In some cases, such as Netflix, there has actually be a slight dip. That's not to say that we're rejecting online video thoguh – the average monthly time spent on YouTube is over 20 hours, while Netflix comes in at 5.
Jack Turner Writer
Jack is the Deputy Editor for Tech.co. He has over 15 years experience in publishing, having covered both consumer and business technology extensively, including both in print and online. Jack has also led on investigations on topical tech issues, from privacy to price gouging. He has a strong background in research-based content, working with organisations globally, and has also been a member of government advisory committees on tech matters.
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The Computer Vision-based Tolerancing Callout Detection Model
Xin Deng, Tukun Li, Xu Yuanping, Yanlong Cao, Chao Kong, Errui Zhang
Department of Engineering and Technology
Centre for Precision Technologies
Tolerancing symbols play an important role in mechanical product drawings, and they directly determine the functions, mating properties, interchangeability and working life of geometrical products. A symbolic tolerancing callout containing a set of symbols represents a set of pre-ordered operations with attributes. It includes an amount of knowledge from the drawing and standard documents, which is often reconstructed manually by engineers. Thus, at the same time, a symbolic tolerancing callout makes it difficult for the end-user to understand and interpret these callouts manually. To this end, this study puts forward a tolerancing callout detection model via the use of off-the-shelf costumer-grade cameras on current mobile devices for extracting and recognizing tolerancing callout blocks and symbols in them intelligently. This model has four core components: image preprocessing, callout location and extraction, symbol and character segmentation, and deep learning-based symbol recognition. The image preprocessing component is developed to remove the interferences on the target technical drawings through the corresponding morphological methods. This study proposes a novel solution on callout block locations and extractions in callout intensive scenarios since the callout locations and extractions can directly affect the accuracy of symbol and character recognitions. Then, Huff Transform and improved projection methods have been devised to symbol and character segmentations. Finally, this study constructed a convolutional neural network (CNN) to train a symbol recognition model. The experimental results show that the proposed model gains applicability on intelligent callout extractions and the corresponding symbol recognitions.
Procedia CIRP
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.05.189
16th CIRP Conference on Computer Aided Tolerancing - Charlotte, United States
Duration: 15 Jun 2020 → 17 Jun 2020
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Deng, X., Li, T., Yuanping, X., Cao, Y., Kong, C., & Zhang, E. (2020). The Computer Vision-based Tolerancing Callout Detection Model. Procedia CIRP, 92, 134-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.05.189
Deng, Xin ; Li, Tukun ; Yuanping, Xu et al. / The Computer Vision-based Tolerancing Callout Detection Model. In: Procedia CIRP. 2020 ; Vol. 92. pp. 134-139.
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Formed in 1995 EWS LLP was originally a specialist recovery and insolvency practice supporting both SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) and individuals facing financial challenges. The firm's current head office was opened in 1996 in Sileby, Leicestershire; ideally situated to service the whole of the East Midlands, as the business developed.
More recently, the company has grown and added additional skill sets and expertise in order to deliver a broader practice covering all aspects of Business Recovery and associated services and support. This growth has seen four further offices opened in London, Nottingham, Peterborough and Stourbridge. Our sustained expansion has been achieved whilst retaining the original ethos of being an approachable practice that combines 'big firm' experience and calibre with 'small firm' personal service and charge out rates.
From inception and through more recent growth, our firm's appeal has always been to offer a 'hands-on' service from qualified and experienced people, working in collaboration with Accountants, Solicitors, Business Owners, Finance Providers and other trusted associates all over the UK to deliver prompt and valued advice and services across this competitive and challenging sector.


Jérôme Casas, Professor at the University of Tours, Insect Biology Research Institute (IRIB), senior member of the Institut Universitaire de France, and specialist in bioinspired technology, was invited by Leti to serve as Chair of Excellence on bio-inspired technologies, funded by Leti's Carnot Program. Faced with the challenges of energy efficiency and resources, biomimicry offers new insights into innovation by emulating nature.
Leti integrates biologically inspired engineering with a Casas-led team in which biologists, mathematicians, physicists, and engineers interact. With the collaboration of Dr. Casas, Leti is one of the first research institutes to go beyond traditional research on neuromorphic engineering, which mimics the brain, by taking a full systems approach: understanding the intelligence system of insects capable of synthesizing sensory information very quickly and efficiently to generate lifesaving action. One of such projects, Insect-inspired CMOS-RRAM based escape system to looming dangerous stimuli, uses RRAM technology in components that emulate the escape system of insects.
Dr. Casas collaborates with Leti researchers on another project, Biomimetic capture of odor molecules in a microfluidic system, which explores emulating the olfactory system of vertebrates and its odorscapturing mucus for the development of future innovative sensors.
Born in the foothills of the Swiss Jura Mountains, Jérôme Casas obtained his Ph.D. from the ETH Zurich in 1989. He became a full professor at the University of Tours in 1995. His research interests include the sensory ecology of mimetics and biologically-inspired technology, particularly biomimetic flow sensing. One notable feature of his approach is the blending of natural history with both state-ofthe-art technology and modeling. More information about Dr. Casas and his work can be found at casas-lab.irbi.univ-tours.fr/.
CEA-Leti is pleased to host Subhasish Mitra, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford University, as Chair of Excellence on Novel Technologies and Architectures for Big Data, funded by Leti's Carnot Program. According to Prof. Mitra, the future demands of data-intensive applications cannot be met by simple improvement of the capabilities of current electronics. Isolated refinements of transistors, data storage technologies or integrated circuit architectures alone will not be sufficient. Transformative nanosystems, holistically implementing new computing paradigms will be essential for future high-performance and highly energy-efficient electronic systems.


In July 2015, we launched our new Responsible Investing (RI) Policy for Corporate Debt. This policy details our approach to the examination of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors for corporate debt investments globally.
By including the examination of ESG factors into our fixed income research, investment teams can more accurately identify and understand all the risks and opportunities presented by a potential investment.
In addition to integrating the analysis of material, credit-impacting ESG factors into all issuer reviews, Aberdeen also offers clients a more comprehensive analysis involving the assessment of a broader range of ESG factors which can be customised to suit specific ESG requirements.
Our Sovereign Debt teams are also working towards finalising a policy which sets out our group-wide approach to ESG integration into sovereign debt research.


Two internal Academic Scholarships will be awarded to current pupils in their final GCSE year at St Mary's for the duration of the Sixth Form. In addition, one Academic Scholarship may be awarded to an internal or an external candidate.
Scholarships for Art, Drama, Music and Sport may be awarded to an internal or an external candidate for the duration of the Sixth Form. Girls accepting one of these awards are expected to take the subject to A2 Level.
In addition to the full Academic Scholarships, up to two Exhibitions will be offered to internal or external candidates.
Academic Scholarships are awarded up to 40% of a scholar's boarding or day fees, as applicable. Awards are granted solely on merit as the result of a competitive examination. To be able to allocate funds to those girls who would most benefit from them financially, only a proportion of the percentage offered - 5% - is awarded automatically. The remaining 35% - or a proportion thereof – is allocated, subject to a means test, at the Governors' discretion. This process remains entirely confidential and parents may request the relevant forms at the time of the scholarship award.
Academic Exhibitions may be awarded up to 10% of a scholar's boarding or day fees. Only 5% will be awarded automatically, the remainder being subject to a means test at the Governors' discretion.
Art and Sports Scholarships are honorary awards, for which the recipient will receive £1,000 per annum. Music Scholars will be offered free tuition in two instruments and Drama Scholars will be offered up to two free LAMDA lessons per week.
One Foundation Scholarship is available annually at 11+ and one at Sixth Form to particularly gifted and talented pupils from the state education sector who, for reasons of financial restriction, might otherwise be prevented from applying to the school. All Foundation Scholarships are retained to the end of the Sixth Form. The Scholarships are means-tested and could reduce the Day fees by up to 100%.
At Sixth Form, Scholarships are made subject to academic record, interview, reference and personal statements. Although they are not exam based, work relevant to the A Levels you to wish to study must be submitted with the application form. Consideration will go particularly, but not exclusively, to girls whose parents have not themselves been to university or higher education, but who strive for this for their daughters.
All Foundation Scholarships share the same application process. Applicants should register interest in the Scholarships in September of the year preceding entry. An Information Evening is held in late September which includes a tour of the school.
The closing date for applications for the 2017 awards is 1st October 2016.
Sixth Form Foundation Award Interviews take place on Friday 21st October 2016 for 2017 entry.
The Calne Foundation Trust awards Enrichment Scholarships to girls in the Sixth Form for academic or gap year purposes. Applicants need to present their proposed project to a panel which will include Trustees from the Calne Foundation Trust and awards may be made up to £1500, dependent on the project and at the discretion of the panel.
The list below gives ideas of the types of projects that we aim to support. It is not exhaustive and we assess each project on its own merits.
Financial support for girls already on bursaries to enable them to participate in school curriculum trips.


Bevri, a Georgian restaurant, has soft opened with limited hours at 530 Bryant St. in downtown Palo Alto.
For the time being, Bevri is open only for dinner, 5-8 p.m., on weekdays. Owner Pavel Sirotin said he is planning a "complete opening" later in February.
Sirotin, who is from Russia, decided to open Bevri after moving to the Bay Area and noticing the absence of Georgian food. He took over the Bryant Street space after Vero Ristorante closed.
A sample soft-opening menu, which Sirotin said is changing almost daily, includes traditional Georgian dishes such as eggplant rolls, pkhali (a mixture made from spinach, beets, walnuts and other ingredients), khinkali (dumplings filled with meat and/or vegetables) and khachapuri (a large boat-shaped piece bread filled with cheese and an egg). There are also meat kebabs, lamb ribs and a pressed whole chicken for entrees.
Bevri also serves Georgian wine and beer.
Reservations are required to dine at Bevri during its soft-opening phase. They can be made online at bevri.com.


Republican Brian Kemp is calling on Democratic opponent Stacey Abrams to concede in their race for Georgia governor, but she's showed no signs of backing down and has filed a federal lawsuit calling for rejected provisional and absentee ballots to be tallied.
Abrams is seeking a runoff against Kemp, who led by about 59,000 votes as of Sunday evening and has already declared victory in the race with 50.3 percent of the unofficial vote count in his favor. In Georgia, statewide races go to a runoff if neither candidate clears 50 percent of the vote.
In a conference call with media members on Sunday, Abrams' campaign said she needed to net 21,727 additional votes to force a runoff, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Kemp's campaign has called it mathematically impossible for Abrams to get the requisite number, and it also said in a statement that her refusal to concede was a "disgrace to democracy."
There is a dispute between the camps on the number of provisional ballots; the Georgia secretary of state office said there were 21,190, while Abrams' campaign aides estimate there are more than 26,000 votes that have yet to be counted.
The lawsuit has challenged the rejection of more than 1,000 absentee ballots it says were turned down for minor mistakes. Georgia's 159 counties have until Tuesday to certify the vote results, and the lawsuit would delay that deadline until Wednesday. The lawsuit seeks to count rejected provisional ballots because of registration errors in DeKalb and Gwinnett counties, two metro-Atlanta areas that would favor Abrams, CNN reported.
Abrams spoke to supporters in a Facebook video on Sunday night about why she was continuing to fight, saying she wanted to win but it was also about voters having confidence in the system.
"People should have confidence that their votes matter … The point is that the system has to work. The point is we have to have confidence in that system, that our democracy is bounded together by our common belief that what we do matters, that our vote matters, and that every vote counts," she said.
Kemp spokesman Ryan Mahoney said the latest maneuvers by Abrams showed she had "moved from desperation to delusion."
"Yesterday, military, overseas and provisional ballots were reported throughout Georgia. The counts are in line with publicly available tracking reports. This is not breaking news and does not change the math. Stacey Abrams lost and her concession is long overdue," he said.
Abrams is trying to become the first black female governor in American history. Their bitter race was marked by accusations from Abrams and her supporters that Kemp used voter suppression techniques. He was Georgia secretary of state until resigning last week in anticipation of moving into the governor's mansion. The Weekly Standard reported such charges were not borne out by the facts.
President Donald Trump endorsed Kemp and tweeted on Friday that he had won the race and it was "time to move on!"
Democrats have not won a governor's race in Georgia since Roy Barnes triumphed in 1998. The winner replaces term-limited Republican Gov. Nathan Deal.
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YOSHIKI EXPANDS HIS FIRST EVER CLASSICAL WORLD TOUR ADDING DATES IN TAIPEI, TOKYO AND OSAKA
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LEGENDARY X-JAPAN STAR YOSHIKI EXPANDS HIS FIRST EVER
CLASSICAL WORLD TOUR ADDING DATES IN TAIPEI, TOKYO AND OSAKA
YOSHIKI CLASSICAL World Tour To Kick Off April 25th in United States
TOKYO, JAPAN (APRIL 3, 2014) – International rock icon Yoshiki announced today that he will add three new concert dates across Asia to his highly anticipated YOSHIKI CLASSICAL TOUR. X-Japan's founder and leader will bring his first ever classical concert tour to Taipei, Taiwan (June 13th), Tokyo, Japan (June 16th) and Osaka, Japan (June 17th). The newly added concert dates follow Yoshiki's recently announced Bangkok, Thailand date on June 10th.
Yoshiki, a classically trained pianist known best as leader of the globally renowned rock band X-Japan, will perform original, classical songs from his recent solo release YOSHIKI CLASSICAL, which debuted at the top of the charts worldwide.YOSHIKI CLASSICAL debuted at #1 on the iTunes Classical Music chart in 10 countries (along with 4 Top 10 debuts), and has been spotlighted by Billboard Magazine, MTV, Reuters, and AOL, among others.
Yoshiki will embark on the YOSHIKI CLASSICAL TOUR beginning April 25th in southern California at Costa Mesa's Segerstrom Center for the Arts before setting off across North America, Europe and Asia, culminating in Yoshiki's native Japan.
Tickets for the YOSHIKI CLASSICAL TOUR are on sale now via Yoshiki.net. A full listing of all concert dates is below:
TOUR DATES & LOCATIONS (Feel free to publish on your site; Tickets are and more information can be found at www.yoshiki.net)
DATE CITY VENUE
April 25th Costa Mesa, CA Segerstrom Center for the Arts
April 28th San Francisco, CA Davies Hall
May 3rd Mexico City, Mexico Auditorium Blackberry
May 21st Moscow, Russia Crocus City Hall
May 23rd Berlin, Germany Tempodrom
May 26th Paris, France Trianon
May 28th London, England Royal Festival Hall
June 6th Shanghai, China Oriental Arts
June 8th Beijing, China Beijing Exhibition Center
June 10th * Bangkok, Thailand Royal Jubilee Ballroom
June 13th* Taipei, Taiwan NK 101
June 16th* Tokyo, Japan Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre
June 17th* Osaka, Japan The Symphony Hall
* denotes newly added date
About Yoshiki
Yoshiki, one of Asia's most influential music artists and biggest rock icons, is a songwriter, drummer and classically trained pianist. His rock group X Japan has sold 30 million singles and albums combined and filled the 55,000-seat Toyko Dome a record 18 times. Now the band's popularity is spreading throughout the world, having recently completed a sold-out World Tour, performing in North America, Europe, Latin America, and South East Asia.
In 1999, Yoshiki composed a piano concerto that he performed with a 77-piece orchestra to celebrate the tenth year of the Emperor of Japan's reign. In 2005, Yoshiki composed the theme song and conducted the Super World Orchestra at the opening ceremony of the World Expo. Previously, Yoshiki also recorded a classical album co-produced and arranged by acclaimed Beatles producer Sir George Martin and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra.
Beyond music, Yoshiki has his own Visa Card and MasterCard issued by one of the largest Japanese banks. Recently, the legendary Stan Lee created a Super Hero based on him, and he was the first person for whom a Hello Kitty product line was named ("Yoshikitty"). In 2010, he launched the non-profit organization Yoshiki Foundation America (http://www.yoshikifoundationamerica.org), which continues to donate to various charitable organizations, including supporting Japanese Earthquake victims. Follow Yoshiki on www.twitter.com/yoshikiofficial, https://www.facebook.com/YoshikiOfficial, and http://www.yoshiki.net
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Zdnet is running an article which comments on the ridiculous number of Linux distributions covering the worldwide landscape (More than 100!). RedHat and Caldera are the only two real heavyweights. Who's going to score that late round TKO?
"There are a lot of different (Linux) distributions out there, but IT managers will only hang their hats on those that are properly supported. We're going to let customers decide who the winners are. It's really a regional story. In the United States, Red Hat and Caldera are the Linux distributions we hear most about." adds Michael Danzinger, director of strategic business alliances at Computer Associates International Inc.


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Microbe Biomes
From Thrive Developer Wiki
Biomes are the backdrop for ecosystems in the Microbe Stage. Biomes in the Microbe Stage are preset, unlike in the later stages.
3 Habitability
4 Current List
Biomes define the conditions of the environment in a certain area. Different conditions in different biomes will restrict the habitats of microbial species and lead to the creation of different species of Microbes residing in different parts of the planet.
Every biome is defined by a set of physical characteristics called "Environmental Variables". These can range from the level of light present, the temperature of the surrounding, the pressure, and more. Below is a list of all the environmental variables.
Sample Biome:
Biome Name:
Sunlight (% Intensity): Light will appear in the environment ranging between a set of intensities. It speeds up chloroplasts, but at higher intensities can also damage cells that haven't evolved pigments to protect against solar radiation.
Temperature (°C): Heat will appear in the environment ranging between a set of temperatures. It speeds up thermoplasts, but at higher temperatures can also damage cells that get too close and aren't evolved to withstand high heat.
Currents: How strong the water currents are, affecting the need to evolve more movement organelles or not, and how quickly compounds circulate throughout the environment.
Salinity (% Ratio of salt to liquid): Cells that are adapted to high salinity need to evolve their membranes to migrate into low salinity biomes. (This might be an unnecessary variable to include)
Pressure (atm): Cells that are adapted to high pressure need to evolve their membranes to migrate into low pressure biomes.
Acidity (pH): Cells that are adapted to regular pH need to evolve to tolerate highly acidic or basic environments.
Compounds: A list of compounds and how common they are.
Visuals: The colours and VFX of the biome.
Notes: Any other notes about the biome.
Though some factors of a biome are relatively constant, some can be subject to change from natural phenomena. For example the ocean surface may start deoxygenated, but years of photosynthesis could lead to an oxygenation event ultimately leading to a buildup of oxygen in the ocean surface.
The physical and chemical boundaries of life will make each species only able to tolerate a certain range of each Environmental Variable. On the standard, Earth-based player world produced via Planet Generation (sometimes referred to as Pangonia), life will always originate at one of the planet's Hydrothermal Vents biomes. As such, life on "Pangonia planets" will always start with the following environmental tolerances:
Temperature: 50-70 °C
Pressure: 100-200 atm
Light: 0-5%
pH: 6-8
Salinity: 0-50,000 ppm
If a species migrates to a patch with variables outside of its tolerances, it will receive penalties to its cellular functions. This will be in the form of a reduction to the efficiency (i.e. processing speed) of its compound processing organelles. These means any organelles that turn one compound into another, or turn compounds into ATP. The penalties, per variable, are:
Temperature: -10% efficiency for every 5°C out of range.
Pressure: -10% efficiency for every 20 atm out of range.
Light: -10% efficiency for every 5% out of range.
pH: -10% efficiency for every pH 0.5 out of range.
Salinity: -10% efficiency for every 1000 ppm out of range.
These penalties stack, so if you are 20 atm out of your depth tolerance, and 5% out of your light tolerance, you will receive an overall 20% penalty to your cell's efficiency. This will mean species are encouraged to live within the biomes they're adapted to, or evolve to adapt to new biomes if they want to compete there. It will also drive species to diverge if living in separate biomes.
The current list of biomes can be found on the Microbe Appendices page here.
For the direct link to the spreadsheet look here.
Underwater Cavern? Ice Shelf? Estuary?
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Paris building fire claims 10 lives; arson suspected
In this image taken from video released by the Paris Fire Dept., firemen climb ladders to the top floors of an apartment building on fire, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, in Paris, France. A fire in a Paris apartment building has killed a number of people and sent residents fleeing to the roof or climbing out windows to escape. (Paris Fire Dept. via AP)
By THOMAS ADAMSON and ANGELA CHARLTON, Associated Press
PARIS (AP) — Paris' deadliest fire in over a decade claimed 10 lives Tuesday, sending fleeing residents to the roof as flames engulfed their apartment building before dawn.
A 40-year-old female resident of the building, said to have a history of psychiatric problems, was arrested as police opened an investigation into voluntary arson resulting in death. French officials said she was drunk when she was apprehended on the street near the eight-story building in the quiet neighborhood.
It is the deadliest fire in Paris since the April 2005 hotel fire near the capital's famed Opera that killed 24 people.
Interior Minister Christophe Castaner was on the scene Tuesday morning, as plumes of smoke speckled the sky.
"I want to salute the huge mobilization of the Paris firefighters," he said. "More than 250 people arrived immediately and, throughout the night, saved over 50 people in truly exceptional conditions."
Firefighters rescued some people from the roof as well as others who had clambered out of windows to escape the flames.
Castaner said the blaze that started on the second floor had been extinguished, and that more than 30 people were being treated for "relatively" light injuries.
"I heard a woman screaming in the street, crying and screaming for help," said witness Jacqueline Ravier, who lives across the street. She saw a young man blackened by smoke and a woman motionless on the ground. She said flames were shooting out for hours from the top of the building and smoke-covered victims were fleeing.
She said shaken residents were brought to her building and the one next door while firefighters continued to fight the flames.
City fire service spokesman Clement Cognon told The Associated Press that firefighters went door-to-door to ensure there are no more victims and to prevent residual fires.
"The situation was already dramatic when the firefighters arrived," Cognon said.
Emergency workers are also seeking to shore up the building that was badly damaged after flames shot out of windows stretching across the upper floors, in images of the operation released by the fire service.
Castaner told reporters at the scene that authorities suspect the blaze was criminal in nature and that the detained female resident had "a history of psychiatric problems."
A judicial official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as an investigation was ongoing, told AP that the suspect was drunk at the moment of her pre-dawn arrest. She is currently in police custody.
Among the injured were at least eight firefighters, according to the Paris firefighters.
The building is on rue Erlanger in the 16th arrondissement, one of the calmest and priciest districts of Paris. It is close to the popular Bois de Boulogne park and about a kilometer (less than a mile) from the Roland Garros stadium that hosts the French Open tennis tournament and near the Parc des Princes stadium that's home to Paris Saint-Germain, the country's top soccer team.
Paris police said the street was blocked off and neighboring buildings were also evacuated as the firefighters worked to put out the blaze.
French President Emmanuel Macron took to Twitter to express that "France wakes up with emotion after the fire in rue Erlanger in Paris last night."
The fire comes a month after a deadly explosion and blaze linked to a gas leak in a Paris bakery.
In September 2015, there was a fire in a northern Parisian neighborhood that left eight dead.
Nicolas Garriga and Lori Hinnant in Paris contributed.


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AT&T is doing away with two-year contracts
AT&T has announced that it will stop offering new contracts to consumers next week. It had been the final holdout among the four national wireless carriers. Verizon and Sprint did away with contracts a few months ago, and T-Mobile killed off contracts in 2013.
Thursday, December 31st 2015, 3:46 PM EST
photo credit: Ferre Dollar/CNN
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Two-year contracts appear to have finally met their demise.
Instead of signing a contract, AT&T customers buying new smartphones will have to sign up for an "AT&T Next" device payment plan, in which they pay off the cost of their phone over the course of time. AT&T will officially stop offering contracts on January 8.
AT&T customers currently under contract will be grandfathered in -- until they want to buy a new phone from the company. Business customers will still be able to sign up for contracts.
The company said in a statement that the vast majority of its customers were signing up for AT&T Next plans, so ending contracts was a logical step.
The Next plans tend to be cheaper than the two-year contracts, and they offer customers perks such as no down payment and the ability to upgrade early.
Two-year contracts have become virtually extinct, as cell phone companies look to end expensive phone subsidies.
That's not just a good deal for the carriers -- it's good news for consumers too. Ending the two-year deals adds transparency to what used to be an opaque process. It was unclear how much you were paying each month for your phone and how much you were paying for your service.
The new no-contract plans let you comparison-shop more easily, and you're no longer locked into a long-term deal.
As a result, carriers have recently tried to outdo one another on deals.
By David Goldman
The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2015 Cable News Network, Inc., a Time Warner Company. All rights reserved.


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Q: How to call the trace function inside an xquery in Soa Suit 12 C How can I call the function fn: trace inside an xquery and that the message of the call comes out in the console of the web logic. The following example shows how to attempt to use fn: trace but Jdeveloper generates me in error.
Example of Xquery
xquery version "1.0" encoding "utf-8";

(:: OracleAnnotationVersion "1.0" ::)

declare namespace ns2="http://www.example.org/ConsultarDatosCambioPlan/";
(:: import schema at "../xsd/PS_SOA_OSB_PLF_CONSULTARDATOSCAMBIOPLAN.xsd" ::)
declare namespace ns1="http://xmlns.oracle.com/pcbpel/adapter/db/top/dbAllOperations";
(:: import schema at "../xsd/dbAllOperations_table.xsd" ::)

declare variable $RegistrosBaseDatos as element() (:: schema-element(ns1:DatosCollection) ::) external;
declare variable $Codigo as xs:string external;
declare variable $Mensaje as xs:string external;
declare variable $Descripcion as xs:string external;

declare function local:func($RegistrosBaseDatos as element() (:: schema-element(ns1:DatosCollection) ::),
                            $Codigo as xs:string,
                            $Mensaje as xs:string,
                            $Descripcion as xs:string)
                            as element() (:: schema-element(ns2:ConsultarDatosClienteResponse) ::){

    fn:trace($RegistrosBaseDatos)

    <ns2:ConsultarDatosClienteResponse><!-- The error appears here, Syntax error. ">" is unexpected -->
        {
            for $Datos in $RegistrosBaseDatos/ns1:Datos
            return
            <Datos>
                <idCliente>{fn:trace($RegistrosBaseDatos,"este es el valor de ")} {fn:data(xs:int($Datos/ns1:dtsCedula))}</idCliente>
                <nomCliente>{fn:data($Datos/ns1:dtsNombre)}</nomCliente>
                <apeCliente> </apeCliente>
                <direccion>{fn:data($Datos/ns1:dtsDireccion)}</direccion>
                <telefono>{fn:data($Datos/ns1:dtsCelular)}</telefono></Datos>
        }
        <Mensaje>
            <Codigo>"codigo stas" + {fn:data($Codigo)}</Codigo>
            <Mensaje>{fn:data(fn:string($Mensaje))} + "esto no es uin buen mxl" +  {fn:data(($RegistrosBaseDatos))}</Mensaje>
            <Descripcion>{fn:data($Descripcion)}</Descripcion>
        </Mensaje>
    </ns2:ConsultarDatosClienteResponse>
};

declare function local:test($RegistrosBaseDatos as element() (:: schema-element(ns1:DatosCollection) ::)) as empty-sequence(){
  fn:trace($RegistrosBaseDatos,"este es el valor de ")
};

local:func($RegistrosBaseDatos, $Codigo,$Mensaje,$Descripcion)

A: fn:trace takes two parameters, but the first call only has one:
fn:trace($RegistrosBaseDatos)


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Ramsey Lewis brings his jazz pianism to cyberspace
Howard Reich
Chicago — Last year, Chicago jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis declared that he was retired.
Well, not wholly retired — just "retired from O'Hare," as he put it to me.
Meaning that he still wanted to perform, he just wasn't going to travel to the gig anymore. He'd had his fill of delayed flights, lost baggage, hotel rooms that weren't ready on time and other perpetual annoyances of life on the road.
Now that just about everyone is stuck at home, Lewis has found that he doesn't have to venture to his audience anymore — the audience can come to him, via streaming.
Granted, watching a concert on a computer screen, tablet or smart phone doesn't remotely resemble the real thing. But that's about all we've got now, making Lewis' pre-coronavirus decision to stay home rather timely.
To that end, he'll play a livestreamed recital at 2 p.m. Friday from the grand piano in his living room, where he typically practices a couple hours a day.
"I've always loved playing and sharing my music, but O'Hare and Midway and the New York and L.A. airports — the big airports, man, give me a break," says Lewis, 84.
The idea to do the recital from home came about rather spontaneously.
"It was funny," says Jan Lewis, the pianist's wife, who often paints in her home studio while her husband practices in the living room.
"I was in here painting, and Ramsey was practicing, and I hear him. Usually when he's practicing, he'll play the song, then play scales, then go into a different song.
"For some reason, when he just started a song, I grabbed my phone, went in and video'd him doing this one song. He played it from beginning to end. It was the coolest thing. You could see him working it out ... to get this song just right.
"I knew when he finished that I would startle him, because when he's deeply into a song, that's where he is."
Indeed, once he was done, Jan Lewis — cellphone in hand — announced herself, catching her husband unawares. They later posted the video on the pianist's Facebook page, and "the thing almost went viral," says Jan Lewis. It prompted the Lewises to see potential.
Thus was born the idea of a live-streamed recital, but one that's more than a musical performance alone.
"It's an hour concert," says Ramsey Lewis. "It's mostly music. ... I do have a little something to say about most of these pieces.
"I'm not going to do too much talking, because then it's like: 'Oh, boy that's too much talk.'
"I think there'll be close to 10 pieces."
Lewis will decide at show time exactly what he's going to play, depending on what strikes his interest. The possibilities include John Coltrane's "Dear Lord," Duke Ellington's "Come Sunday," selections from Leonard Bernstein's "West Side Story," themes from the film "Black Orpheus," Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You," a Cole Porter medley and some originals. It's probably not a far stretch to suppose he may dip into such Lewis hits as "The In Crowd," "Wade in the Water" and "Hang on Sloopy."
If the venture proves popular, it may develop into a series, says Lewis. A portion of the proceeds from the $20 ticket price will go to MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.
How is Lewis faring during our shelter-in-place era?
"Fine," he says. "I always had books that I had stacked up that I had intended to read. Now I'm reducing that stack. Also, newspapers every day, and magazines that I also would let stack up.
"But lots of practicing."
Specifically, Lewis has been pulling out scores by Bach, Beethoven and Chopin, each a keyboard visionary whose works bear lifelong contemplation.
"I get out the pieces that I studied when I was taking lessons with Dorothy Mendelsohn," recalls Lewis of his long-ago teacher at Chicago Musical College.
"When I'd get to certain pieces, she'd say: 'Get up. You've got to make it sing!'
"I'm 16 years old, and I've got to make the piano sing? You've got to be kidding. But I thank God I picked up on what I was shown."
So what does Lewis do with the rest of his day?
"There is no rest of the day," he says.
"Jan has these bowls and paintings — we took one bedroom and made it into her studio — she goes in there and puts on her apron and smiles while she's painting. And I'm at the piano, smiling while I'm playing.
"After I practice, after I read, and after I do all the things like that, it's almost 5 o'clock. And 5 o'clock is cocktail time. Hello!
"There's no reason to go out. They deliver groceries now. So we're happy.
"We stocked up on wine at the beginning of this thing."
To view Ramsey Lewis' live-streamed concert, visit www.ramseylewis.com.


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The US is now engaged in a "new world order" that it wants to "take over" and "create a new world," according to a new advisory group it created.
The group, chaired by former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, has been pushing for an "America First" foreign policy.
The advisory group, led by former Vice President Joe Biden, said Trump "has chosen a path that does not work for the United States and his successors".
It said the "America-First" approach had led to a "dangerous" foreign and security environment in the US.
The New World Order "will not work", the group said in its statement.
"Our world is threatened, its societies and institutions threatened and its people threatened.
It will be hard to fix," the group warned.
"This is a time for a new direction.
It is the time to reinvent America."
The group said it was created in response to the US's "disastrous" response to North Korea's nuclear and missile tests and "the destabilising influence of Russia and China".
It called on the Trump administration to "immediately end its nuclear arms race with North Korea" and to "negotiate a ceasefire".
The group has not yet named any potential Trump administration officials who will lead the group.
The US military's Pacific Command has warned the US has "the ability to destroy any country with a nuclear weapon".
The White House on Wednesday said it would take a tougher line against China in its territorial disputes with other nations in the South China Sea, including over disputed islands in the East China Sea.
It said China has been "increasingly assertive" in recent years, including in the disputed South China Seas.
"China's actions have increased tension in the region, which threatens regional peace and security," the White House said in a statement.
It also said China's "continued maritime and territorial claims, its illegal and illegal development of artificial islands and militarised shoals, its construction of artificial reefs, and its militarisation of waters" had increased tensions.
"The United States has a strong economic interest in a peaceful resolution of the South Sea conflict," the statement said.
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The disease of addiction has left virtually no family completely unscathed. It may be a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin, sibling, spouse, child or dear friend – but all of know at least one person struggling.
Thankfully, the stigma associated with this disease is starting to dissolve away. The battle against those who would vilify the afflicted isn't totally won, but I think we can all agree that where we are now in regards to general understanding and acceptance is leaps and bounds ahead of even where we were 5 years ago.
Addiction recovery support is something I'm personally passionate about, having known many important people in my life who I love, adore and respect who have benefited tremendously from treatment at a center specializing in the disease of addiction. So, as a financial advisor, I felt personal responsibility to help in the best way I know how – which for me has translated into a volunteer education role at a local Drug & Alcohol Treatment Center. Once a month, I lead a one-hour session with all of the in-patients in the facility (usually about 25-30 adults) focusing on financial education.
Why our credit scores are so important, why you deserve to be able to borrow at an affordable rate, and how to improve a bad credit score.
How to avoid financial pitfalls like applying for a personal loan from a TV ad promising to minimize monthly credit card/debt payments.
How to prioritize bill pay once out of the recovery center, how to sign up for online bill pay instead of auto-bill pay (and why), and how much to save moving forward.
I'm not going to share with you anything specific about conversations I've had in these sessions because all of that is private, but the thing I most want to share with you is this: The people in that room are YOU and ME. The face of the disease of addiction is the face of your peers. It spans ALL ages and ALL demographics. It is very smart and accomplished people who made the brave move to ask for help.
1. Do some soul searching to figure out how to use your talents/knowledge to help other people and then SIGN UP TO DO IT. There are so many volunteer opportunities out there and 1 hour a month is totally doable for everyone. It is exceptionally good for the soul and will make you feel like a million bucks, I promise. If you want a book to read, check out The Happiness Project – One young woman was inspired to look into what truly makes us happy and (spoiler alert) it has to do with being grateful, helping others, and purposefully reminding yourself of the blessings in your life. One way to accomplish this is through volunteerism.
2. Take some time to learn about the disease of addiction and how it is affecting your local community. These are important issues that you should be informed about as you advocate for making your community a better place, and providing support to those who need it. In my county alone, there have been more than 70 overdoses this year, 8 of which were fatal. These are my neighbors and friends. These are people who are deserving of our compassion and support.
3. Be kinder. Many people are fighting battles that you are unaware of, and you'd be surprised how much a kind word or just general supportive gesture can change their world. I know I've needed it at times, and I'm grateful for those willing to give it to me.
I can assure you that I get MUCH more out of these sessions than the participants. I am reminded to be grateful for the support system in my life. I am reminded to be vigilant regarding my behaviors and how I impact those around me. I am usually taught at least one or two new things about financial pitfalls and how specific marketing can prey on those without the knowledge base to avoid financial predators. (BTW: Why AREN'T we taught basic financial education in middle school or high school?!) Most of all, I leave feeling inspired – inspired by people who have been through a GREAT deal of trials and who yet still are SO dedicated to self-improvement.
I've got a lot of improving to do. So, these brave people help me remember to get to it.


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Rent is due on the FIRST (1st) of each month. Make checks payable to "Brighton Henrietta Storage". Rent should be mailed to: Brighton Henrietta Storage at 3255 Brighton Henrietta Town Line Road, Rochester, NY 14623. Please be sure to note your storage unit number on any payments or correspondence.
Rent is Late if not paid within five (5) days of the due date. Late fee is $25.00 per month.
This is a one-time $30.00 fee due prior to Occupant being granted access to the facility. This fee is non-refundable.
Units are overlocked and charged a $15.00 fee when not paid within ten (10) days of the due date. The overlock will not be removed unless the account is paid in full. Overlocks will be removed within 72 hours after the account has been paid in full and the payment has posted.
Lien execution and auction proceedings commence approximately at thirty (30) days of delinquency.
Units are to have only one lock on the unit. Although there is a space for two locks, Occupant is only allowed to have one lock on the unit to allow the Manager of the facility to place a second lock on the unit if necessary. If the Occupant has a second lock on the unit then the Manager may remove the second lock and Occupant will be charged $75 for the removal.
Hazardous Materials are not allowed within the facility and are not permitted to be stored in your unit. Manager may enter any unit without liability in order to remove materials identified as Hazardous and secure the unit when complete. Occupant will be charged the Lock Removal Fee and the Lock Rental Fee. Occupant shall pay for any cost associated with the disposal of the hazardous materials.
Illegal dumping of any item on or around the property, in the dumpsters located on the property or items abandoned inside the storage unit will be prosecuted. All costs related to the illegal dumping shall be charged to the Occupant. Occupants are responsible for removing all items brought to the property at their own expense. The dumpsters located on the property are not for use by Occupants.
The facility will provide snow plowing services to keep the pathways and parking area free from excessive snow and ice. Occupant should use caution when moving about the property in snow and icy conditions.
Occupants are responsible for maintaining the moisture inside the storage unit. Brighton Henrietta Storage assumes no liability for water damage, excessive moisture or humidity, leaks, flooding, etc.
The facility will maintain basic extermination services for the property. Occupants are responsible for protecting their storage unit and contents from rodents and pests. Brighton Henrietta Storage assumes no liability for rodent damage or any other condition resulting from pests or rodents.
We do NOT insure your property. If you need Insurance for the contents of your storage unit, it is your responsibility to consult your insurance agent for coverage advice. If an event should occur that causes damage to the facility, the contents of your unit will not be covered by the Facility Owner's insurance.
Your Lease Contract requires thirty (30) days notice that you are vacating. Notice must be given prior to the 1st of the month in which you intend to vacate. Rent is due for the entire final month regardless of the date you vacate. Your final month will not be charged on a pro-rated daily basis.
You are required to leave your storage unit clean, broom swept and free of any items or debris upon vacating. Failure to leave the unit in this manner will result in your responsibility to pay additional cleaning charges.
Upon vacating your unit you must remove your lock from the unit. Failure to remove the lock at the time you vacate will result in the continuance of rent until such time you remove your lock from the unit.


Maggie Cassidy, the Valley News' first and current web editor, has been named the next editor of the newspaper. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Publisher Dan McClory made the announcement to the newsroom on Tuesday afternoon.
Cassidy, 30, replaces Martin Frank, who has overseen the newsroom for the last five years. He plans to retire in January, although Cassidy will be assuming the editorship next month. She will be responsible for all news operations and will remain a member of the Valley News editorial board.
Cassidy has been practicing journalism since her teens in Framingham, Mass., when she took sports scores and highlights for the local sports roundup for The MetroWest Daily News, where her father, White River Junction resident Gene Cassidy, had been an editor.
Through the Northeastern University School of Journalism, Cassidy worked two full-time internships at The Boston Globe before moving on to The Molokai Dispatch in Hawaii. It was on that small island that Cassidy learned much about reporting in small, tight-knit rural communities, knowledge she believes has served her well in the Upper Valley.
She joined the Valley News in January 2012 as a news assistant/reporter for the Sunday paper before moving to the daily reporting staff and, not long after, becoming a part-time web editor when the Valley News fully embraced digital journalism. Since becoming full-time web editor in 2015, Cassidy has undertaken a number of initiatives, including establishing the Valley News' social media presence, using the web for breaking news, expanding the use of video and co-launching UV Index, a website geared toward digital readers.
Cassidy lives in White River Junction with her husband, Chico Eastridge, and their three house rabbits. She has a fondness for swimming, sewing, thrift shopping and oddly flavored potato chips.


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Overhype Games have released their second HTML5 game: Pop Soap. It's a simplified match-3 game (bubble popper) with 10 levels and an endless mode. Each level has a 3-star rating and its own unique challenge. If you manage to unlock the challenge you get an achievement. Endless mode is a beat-the-highscore challenge.


Annemarie Sauder, Salon Coordinator, graduated from La Salle University in 2000 with a degree in Finance, Risk Management, and Management. She worked in Client Servicing for Towers Perrin as a Senior BenefitsSpecialist where she was responsible for the administration of a pension plan with a trust in excess of $25 million. She later moved to Electronic Data Systems (EDS) where she performed in the capacity of a Client Liaison, lending support to the pension clients she represented and operating as a bridge between the clients and the technology and customer service ends of the outsourcing business.
Her positions in these organizations developed her strong client focus and customer relations skills, which are pivotal aspects of her salon coordinator role. She has also been instrumental in introducing many of the standardization practices used in big business to Taire Hair Salon,ensuring that clients receive an optimal salon experience every time they visit. Anne is enjoying her foray into the salon industry. She has developed her skills by attending L'Oreal Product Knowledge and INOA classes and is receiving invaluable on the job training, whether making appointments, helping with hair care product and make up choices, or developing promotional programs. She is also a key player in the business operations and assists Suzanne in the accessory purchases.


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Martina Ayad, Maged M. Costantine
The use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications in pregnancy is on the rise. Many women become pregnant at an older age and with preexisting medical conditions that require pharmacotherapy. In addition, pregnancy is associated with profound changes in the physiology of virtually every organ in the body, which affect medications' pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Despite all of these, pregnant women are still considered therapeutic orphans, as the majority of current therapeutics were never studied in pregnancy. The goals of this review are to synthesize the available information regarding the epidemiology of medications use and the state of drug research in pregnancy, in an effort to highlight the need for pharmacologic research in pregnancy.
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