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#ifndef BOOST_FUSION_ADAPTED_STRUCT_ADAPT_STRUCT_NAMED_HPP
#define BOOST_FUSION_ADAPTED_STRUCT_ADAPT_STRUCT_NAMED_HPP

#include <boost/fusion/adapted/struct/adapt_struct.hpp>
#include <boost/fusion/adapted/struct/detail/proxy_type.hpp>
#include <boost/preprocessor/empty.hpp>

#define BOOST_FUSION_ADAPT_STRUCT_NAMED_FILLER_0(X, Y)                          \
    (X, obj.Y) BOOST_FUSION_ADAPT_STRUCT_NAMED_FILLER_1
#define BOOST_FUSION_ADAPT_STRUCT_NAMED_FILLER_1(X, Y)                          \
    (X, obj.Y) BOOST_FUSION_ADAPT_STRUCT_NAMED_FILLER_0
#define BOOST_FUSION_ADAPT_STRUCT_NAMED_FILLER_0_END
#define BOOST_FUSION_ADAPT_STRUCT_NAMED_FILLER_1_END

#define BOOST_FUSION_ADAPT_STRUCT_NAMED_NS(                                     \
    WRAPPED_TYPE, NAMESPACE_SEQ, NAME, ATTRIBUTES)                              \
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    BOOST_FUSION_ADAPT_STRUCT_DEFINE_PROXY_TYPE_IMPL(                           \
        WRAPPED_TYPE,(0)NAMESPACE_SEQ,NAME)                                     \
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    BOOST_FUSION_ADAPT_STRUCT_AS_VIEW(                                          \
        BOOST_FUSION_ADAPT_STRUCT_NAMESPACE_DECLARATION((0)NAMESPACE_SEQ)NAME,  \
        BOOST_PP_CAT(BOOST_FUSION_ADAPT_STRUCT_NAMED_FILLER_0 ATTRIBUTES,_END))

#define BOOST_FUSION_ADAPT_STRUCT_NAMED(WRAPPED_TYPE, NAME, ATTRIBUTES)         \
    BOOST_FUSION_ADAPT_STRUCT_NAMED_NS(                                         \
        WRAPPED_TYPE,(boost)(fusion)(adapted),NAME,ATTRIBUTES)

#endif


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Is There Really No Evidence of Russian Connections to the 2016 Election Hack?
Sergei Lavrov
Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation
"The established facts show that not a single Russian connection has been found. All the connections that have been found are internal, including at the Democratic National Committee, where an insider interfered with the process and leaked information to the rivals."
Source: Russian Foreign Ministry, November 8, 2017
There is evidence of Russian involvement in the 2016 hacking case; no evidence of an insider leak.
In an interview at this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Da Nang, Vietnam, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke about President Vladimir Putin's offer to President Donald Trump to cooperate with the U.S. on cyber security.
"It is true that during their meeting in Hamburg the two presidents discussed the possibility of resuming cooperation on cybercrime." Lavrov said. "We proposed creating a group on cyber security, which would also consider the sides' concerns about each other's activities. President Trump thought this initiative held promise. It was announced that the sides had reached a preliminary agreement."
Lavrov said the U.S. Congress "raised a hue and cry" over the proposal amid allegations that Russians had hacked into the email accounts of Democratic Party campaign officials and interfered with the U.S. presidential election campaign.
"The established facts show that not a single Russian connection has been found," Lavrov said in the interview. "All the connections that have been found are internal, including at the Democratic National Committee, where an insider interfered with the process and leaked information to the rivals."
Lavrov's further claim that "established facts show not a single Russian connection has been found," is incorrect. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, on January 6, released a declassified version of a U.S. intelligence community assessment detailing Russian cyber and information operations relating to the 2016 presidential election. The report was compiled by three US intelligence agencies --- the CIA, FBI, and NSA.
"We assess with high confidence that Russian military intelligence (the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, or GRU) used the Guccifer 2.0 persona and DCLeaks.com to release US victim data obtained in cyber operations publicly and in exclusives to media outlets and relayed material to WikiLeaks," the report states in its introduction.
The report also states that the Department of Homeland Security detected Russian cyber-intrusion into the computer systems of multiple state and local electoral boards, but found no evidence of tampering with vote tallies.
In his first year in office, President Trump has clashed with U.S. intelligence officials over the question of Russian interference in the election. Following a brief encounter with Putin at the APEC summit on November 11,Trump said the Russian leader once again denied meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
"He (Putin) said he didn't meddle," Trump told reporters. "I asked him again. You can only ask so many times. I just asked him again. He did not do what they say he did."
Former intelligence officials almost immediately disagreed. "The intelligence assessment with regard to Russian election meddling has not changed," former CIA and NSA Chief Michael Hayden wrote on Twitter.
Senator John McCain accused the commander-in-chief of placing national security at risk.
Trump later appeared to retreat, "As to whether I believe it or not, I'm with our agencies, especially as currently constituted. As currently led, by fine people, I believe very much in our intelligence agencies."
Even Russian President Vladimir Putin, while denying any state involvement, in June suggested the hack could have been the work of "patriotic" Russian hackers.
While Putin's statement wasn't an admission of the Kremlin's guilt, it contradicts Lavrov's claim about "established facts" not finding any Russian connection at all. In his interview this week, Lavrov also claimed that all the evidence surrounding the DNC hack was found to be internal, and leaked by an insider. While some fringe media outlets have promoted such a conspiracy theory, so far there has been no evidence to support the claim that the DNC's emails were stolen and leaked by an employee.

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Féminin Féminin: A day in the life of a group of friends, young women in their twenties or early thirties, all of them lesbians or bisexuals.
SECTIONS ON THIS PAGE
Total CMF Program Funding
Funding Types
With the continued support of its funding contributors, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) invested $342.3M in Canadian television and digital media projects in 2017-2018, a $19.3M decrease, or -5.4%, from the previous fiscal year. Despite the reduction in funding, a total of $1.4B of industry activity was triggered, a 1.8% decrease from 2016-2017.
Breakdown by Program
Innovation Program 32.0
Commercial Projects Pilot Program 4.5
Web Series Pilot Program 3.5
Accelerator 0.5
Experimental Total 40.5
English 153.1
French 73.9
Performance Envelope Sub-total 227.0
French 2.5
Development Envelope Sub-total 8.7
English Regional Production Bonus 12.9
Francophone Minority 11.3
Convergent Digital Media Incentive 9.8
Aboriginal 9.7
English POV 4.8
Anglophone Minority 4.2
Diverse Languages 3.0
Quebec Regional French Incentive 2.1
Northern Incentive 1.3
English Regional Pre-development 1.2
Versioning 1.0
Regional French Development 0.3
Convergent Total 297.3
Export Programs Total 3.1
International Incentives Total 1.4
Total 342.3
The Convergent Stream received 86.9% of funding, with 11.8% supporting the Experimental Stream, and the remainder going to export-related programs and coproduction incentives. The Convergent Stream dedicated $297.3M to Canadian screen-based projects including television programming and related digital media content. The Experimental Stream, including the Accelerator Partnership Program, provided $40.5M for 118 projects from across the country, spurring $72.1M in economic activity within Canada's digital sector. CMF contributed $1.4M to the international incentives, matched by foreign funding agency partners. New export-related programs committed $3.1M to assisting content intended for foreign markets.
Overall, 80.6% of CMF funding supported television programming, with the balance of 19.4% supporting digital media content, the same ratio as 2016-2017.
CMF funding to digital media content totaled $66.3M in 2016-2017. The Experimental stream provided 61.8%, the Convergent Digital Media Incentive (CDMI) funding comprised 14.8%, and the Performance Envelope Program provided 15.8% of the total. A total of 7.6% came from other programs.
Note: International incentives are shown in the chart above by Convergent or Experimental Stream.
These results were achieved through a variety of CMF funding mechanisms which are constantly reviewed to most effectively serve the evolving needs of content producers. Development, production and marketing of screen-based media are supported through a variety of financing tools including license fee top-ups, equity investments, recoupable investments, advances, and non-recoupable contributions. CMF investments and repayable advances made up 32.2% of all CMF funding, an increase from last year's 30.9%. Some of the new programs provide investments or advances.


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GROOVE TUBE Writer/Director Ken Shapiro, 76
November 28, 2017 Rich Drees Obituary
Ken Shapiro, the writer, director and cast member of the influential sketch comedy film The Groove Tube, died last week on November 18 at his home in Los Cruces, New Mexico after a battle with cancer. He was 76.
Originally produced for exhibit at the Channel One theater in New York, a venue that presented film and video work to audiences on three large screens, The Groove Tube would go on to prove to be far more influential than its origins would suggest. The structure of the film spoofed television programming of the day, from a children's show host segueing into a reading from the 18th century erotic novel Fanny Hill to political talk shows that get over run by their catering to manly beer commercials ("Grab onto Butz!").
In addition to writing and directing the film, Shapiro also starred alongside then unknown comics Richard Belzer and Chevy Chase. Chase was a founding member of the Channel One theater group and was currently a cast member of The National Lampoon Radio Hour alongside a number of other young comics who would migrate over to television in a few years to form the Night Ready For Prime Time Players for NBC's new Saturday Night series. Belzer was also a performer at Channel One while doing stand up at a number of New York City comedy clubs.
The film's structure was an obvious influence on Kentucky Fried Movie, the first film from the creator's of the classic comedy Airlane! – Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams and David Zucker – as well as television's SCTV.
Shaprio's show business career started at the age of two months, when his parents began getting him commercial work. As a child star he appeared under the Kenny Sharp and in the days of live television often appeared on Milton Berle's Texaco Star Theater as "The Kid."
The only other feature that Shapiro wrote and directed was the 1981 comedy Modern Problems. That film reunited him with Groove Tube co-star Chase, who starred as an out of work air traffic controller who gets psychic powers after being drenched in toxic waste. Although the film was a modest hit, Shapiro reportedly grew uncomfortable in the corporate structure of Hollywood and left show business, eventually settling in New Mexico.
Chevy Cahase
Ken Shapiro
Modern Problems
Richard Belzer


This natural park has two special features that make it quite unique: It is the only French preserved national park which is significantly inhabited, and it is also the only one located in a mid-mountain area. Therefore, it shelters a significant natural heritage and has developped a policy which reconciles protection with sustainable development.
This unique national park is situated a few minutes away, in Lozère, where you will find Ecomuseums, Caves, Cirques, Castles and many other touristic sites.
Road maps and itineraries are available at the campsite for a day or half-day.
Many local specialties are also worth trying in the Cévennes, such as the Pélardon (round goat cheese).
The Tarn, seen from below : Sit in a boat and let the boaters guide you through the emerald-like waters and the breathtaking landscapes of the Cévennes. They will tell you about the history and fauna of the place.


ALISTAIR KENNEDY, Painter / Mixed Media Artist. Based in Burton On Trent, England. Has resided previously in Edinburgh, Sheffield and Nottingham, before settling in Burton On Trent to be close to friends and family.
Kennedy explores the texture and colours of landscape through his expressive paintings and photography. Producing a wide range of work in different media, exploring techniques and processes, he thrives on combining materials and creating experimental surfaces. The paintings are meticulously built up in layers over time, constantly reworking, scraping, and scratching back to underlying layers. Embracing ageing, deterioration, fragility, transience and imperfection. This process and its techniques feel very sculptural in nature, evolving like the landscape itself.
His work often explores the margins of landscape, those overlooked, peripheral places. Utilising mark making techniques to visualise the temporary nature of existence.
Interested in language and environment, each piece is a response to a situation or place. Narrative and its subversion play a key role in the development of the work. Each piece is both dialogue and argument.
2004 - Present - As a Freelance Visual Artist, Alistair provides a wide range of services, that includes all aspects of creative consultancy, visual arts commissions, workshops, exhibitions and graphic design. Alistair's fine art practice covers a multi-diciplined appraoch, which utilises an ideas based framework and involves; painting, printmaking, drawing, collage, photography, installation, digital media and web.
Creative Director and organiser of Burton On Trent's biggest and only multi venue arts festival. Combining the exhibition of innovative, fresh, creative and dynamic visual arts within traditional public settings. The festival champions local artists and delivers contemporary creative culture direct to the public.
2004 - 2011. - The role of artist in residence at Abbot Beyne School came through working on local community based arts projects alongside East Staffs Arts, Brewhouse Arts Centre and FEVA Arts Collective. It provided access to a working studio within the schools arts college building and the opportunity to work with students on the progression of their artistic studies.
Between 1999 and 2004 worked, at The Boots Company Head Office (now Alliance Boots), in Nottingham, as a Business Data Analyst and programmer. This involved IT Application Support and Development, responsible for both the analysis and development of information technology for property and finance business units. During this time continued with fine arts study and practice, producing new works for exhibition and working on commissions.
1995 - 1998 Sheffield Hallam University: BA (Hons) Fine Art.
This was very much an ideas based course with a broad practical format, including technical workshops and personal exhibition development in combined media. The decision to choose this course was its ideas and theory bias and because it wasn't specific to a single discipline like just painting, or just sculpture. It allowed for a great deal of freedom and for the development of ideas to be realised in any media. During this time Alistair was also involved in individual and group exhibitions, the co-organisation of arts festivals and site specific 'happenings'. These included the Sheffield 'Electric Frontiers' Open Arts Festival, An Experimental Film Forum and the 'Salt' film society.
1994-95 Spent a gap year in Edinburgh living, working with, and learning from professional Artists. Through this Alistair became involved with community based voluntary organisations and Arts projects. This lead to working on various projects within the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Drambuie International Film festival.
Studied photography, film and video, which involved producing a range of artwork using lens based media, learning film and video production techniques and writing for film or television.
Studied graphic design and communication, which involved producing a range of design work from varied briefs, utilising traditional hand lettering skills, offset lithographic printing practices and desktop publishing.


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Car designers and sculptors and their dads
Automotive Design	23 Jun 2015
Celebrating last Friday's Father's Day, GM has published an article titled "Auto Sculptors and Designers Credit Dad for Creative Calling" dedicated to some father-sons relationships in the Buick design department.
Roman Lys went from carving his own childhood toys from wood in Poland – out of necessity – to creating intricate vehicle exterior feature lines in clay as a master sculptor in the Buick design studio.
His son, Robert Lys, is a lead sculptor in another brand studio, and doesn't believe the father-son career connection is mere coincidence. Another son, Daniel, also is a sculptor in GM Design.
"I was fortunate to learn from my father, and to also be able to study in a formal setting," said Robert Lys, who joined his father at General Motors in 2003. "You have to be born with some talent, then take it to another level through school and training."
The Lys family is one of several within Buick where children have followed their fathers into a vehicle design career.
Experts in academia and elsewhere have tackled the nature vs. nurture question for generations through studies and scholarly papers. Like Robert Lys, most agree that when it comes to creativity, it's probably both.
"It is most likely that designers are designers because of both environmental and genetic factors," said Kelly Klump, Ph.D, a professor of psychology at Michigan State University in East Lansing.
"They were genetically given abilities and raised in a family where they get to see firsthand from their parents what they do, what the workday is, and how they get involved."
In a survey conducted last year by Fast Company magazine, a quarter of the publication's list of Most Creative People in Business credited their parents for focusing their creative abilities. But 73 percent said creativity can be learned and a full third of those polled said their creativity was self-taught, a result of their own inquisitiveness and desire to create something new.
Liz Wetzel, director of Buick interior design, was in charge of the interior designs for the Buick Avenir concept and Buick Cascada convertible.
She has nearly 30 years of experience at GM Design, was the company's first female vehicle design chief and is the fourth generation in her family with a career in the automotive industry.
"Growing up, weekends were spent as a family at car rallies and racetracks," said Wetzel, who credits her father, Jay, a retired GM vice president and engineer, as a creative leadership influence.
Wetzel's grandfather worked for Chrysler and her great-grandfather was a tool-and-die maker for the Hudson Motor Co.
Wetzel enrolled at the University of Michigan to study art and design, but decided to pursue automotive design following a tour of the GM Design Center, arranged by her dad. "Everything about it – from the airbrushed renderings of future models and sketches on the tables to the full-size clay models – was captivating. Even the smell of the clay was enticing."
Sculptor Matt Brancheau, who joined the Buick studio three years ago to support the Buick Enclave SUV and the Avenir concept, doesn't have to look very far to name his source of inspiration: It was his father, Gary, a metal model maker.
"He is a true artist at what he does," said Brancheau, whose mother, Roberta, is an artist. His sister, Rita, designs convertible tops for a competitor. All the cool cars he worked on, the attention to detail, was truly a wow factor growing up."
Ed Welburn, vice president of GM Design, also credits his dad for his decision to attend Howard University's College of Fine Arts, where he studied sculpture and product design.
Welburn joined GM in 1972 and a year later, was working in the Buick Exterior studio on the Buick Riviera and Park Avenue.
"My father owned an auto body repair shop in Philadelphia and I would draw cars all the time," said Welburn. When there was no paper around, I would take a book from the bookshelves and I would draw on the first page.
"If it weren't for the fact that he owned that business, I don't know that I would have been as interested in cars as I am."
As for Roman and Robert Lys, they're working hard to promote the nurture aspect of creativity. Together, they've worked with more than 700 students from Detroit's College for Creative Studies during the past 12 years, teaching them the basics of sculpting and instilling in them the patience and attention to detail that's necessary in such a precise, creative environment.
Many of their students have joined GM as designers.
"We have one goal, which is to create beautiful cars," said Robert Lys.
(Source: Buick)
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GM invests $1 Billion in Warren Technical Center (with videos)
General Motors will invest $1 billion in its Warren Technical Center campus. Updates will include new design studios
Geely's electric brand Zeekr will collaborate with Waymo - owned by Alphabet, Google's parent company - on the development of a new pure electric vehicle for deployment in the Waymo One autonomous ride-hailing fleet in the US.
GM renovates the Design Dome
General Motors has completed the modernization of its iconic Design Dome at the Tech Center in Warren, MI.
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Linux Game "System of Tomorrow" Ships in Two Weeks
by Ostatic Staff - Nov. 19, 2008
Open Source vs. Proprietary: Both Models Need Each Other
Last month I wrote about the EVO Linux-based gaming console. The term "gaming console" seemed a bit misleading to me at the time -- it is ultimately where parent company Envizions Computer Entertainment would like the EVO to be -- but it is an early adopter system in the truest sense of the phrase.
The EVO Smart Console was originally scheduled for release on November 18th. It seems the FCC approval and testing process is taking longer than planned. Envizions expects the consoles to ship in the next two weeks. There are also two versions (in four configurations) available. Two versions? You guessed it -- Linux and Windows.
Honestly, the EVO's approach seemed a bit shaky, but I still hoped the model could be workable. It's not so much that customers and partners requested a Windows version of the hopeful Linux-based gaming system that surprises (or even disappoints) me. On some level, it's hard for me to fault Envizions for giving its customers and partners what they want -- until I realize that in doing so, it's apparent the company wasn't all that sold (or convinced) on the idea of a gaming console (Linux or otherwise) in the first place.
In this press release, Envizions CEO Derrick Samuels says that "...by offering two versions of the system it will make an easier transition for new customers to gradually experience the EVO Linux platform." That seems reasonable, people do buy hardware with Windows pre-installed and eventually switch to Linux.
The next statement makes me question how realistic the "users will switch to the EVO platform" is and how committed and viable the "Linux-based gaming console" idea was in Envizions' eyes: "The Windows EVO unit won't play our custom games but may support our download game platform."
I am assuming (perhaps incorrectly) that "custom games" means those developed for the Linux platform (which is still a lone future release of Hexxen II). I am assuming that the downloaded games that might be supported are those found on the EVO-Direct game site. If this is the case -- many (if not all) of the games there are available for Windows from the get-go.
The EVO Smart Console isn't solely about games, of course. But it doesn't offer anything more earth-shatteringly innovative than many other system builders provide. There's the promise of Linux games, and downloadable games for Windows. But Envizions' investment in the "Linux gaming" promise no longer feels remotely firm enough to get a foothold. And those buying the Windows version probably aren't doing so for the games offered now, and even less so for future game releases-- they're already using their consoles to that end.


Louis Van Vleet received a mullet special delivery last week.
Van Vleet, a well-known Apalachicola resident often seen riding his bicycle through town or driving his classic Mustang, was in his kitchen preparing tuna salad for lunch when he heard a loud noise on the tin roof of his house.
After a few moments, he heard something clattering on his porch roof. Thinking someone wanted in, he exited through the front door but found nobody in sight.
Van Vleet found a mullet, weighing about one pound, still flipping on the ground outside his kitchen. Presumably, the fish was dropped by a large bird, probably an eagle, and landed on the roof before sliding to the ground.
Van Vleet said his initial reaction was to toss the fish out of the yard, but then it occurred to him this was wasteful. He retrieved the �gift from above� and cleaned it for supper. The fish, he said, was plump, tasty and extremely fresh.
Van Vleet said he has, on other occasions, observed an eagle feeding on mullet in a sycamore tree adjacent to the home of his next-door neighbor, City Commissioner Mitchell Bartley.
While Van Vleet�s experience is unusual, it is far from unique.
Some years ago, this author barely missed colliding with a dinner plate sized flounder when exiting a business near the Port St. Joe waterfront. The late Danny Segree of Eastpoint also reported a similar experience with a large mullet in the late 1990s.
Van Vleet, a deeply religious man, asked that the following piece of Scripture accompany this story. It is from 1 Kings 17:4 in the King James Version of the Bible.


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Zelotes griswoldi est une espèce d'araignées aranéomorphes de la famille des Gnaphosidae.

Distribution
Cette espèce est endémique de Californie aux États-Unis.

Description
Les mâles mesurent de  à  et les femelles  en moyenne.

Étymologie
Cette espèce est nommée en l'honneur de Charles Edward Griswold.

Publication originale
 Platnick & Shadab, 1983 : A revision of the American spiders of the genus Zelotes (Araneae, Gnaphosidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, ,  (texte intégral).

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Notes et références

Gnaphosidae
Espèce d'araignées (nom scientifique)
Faune endémique de Californie

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Le Hamel és un municipi francès, situat al departament de l'Oise i a la regió dels Alts de França. L'any 2007 tenia 170 habitants.

Demografia

Població
El 2007 la població de fet de Le Hamel era de 170 persones. Hi havia 62 famílies de les quals 8 eren unipersonals (8 dones vivint soles i 8 dones vivint soles), 23 parelles sense fills, 27 parelles amb fills i 4 famílies monoparentals amb fills.

La població ha evolucionat segons el següent gràfic:

Habitants censats

Habitatges
El 2007 hi havia 71 habitatges, 63 eren l'habitatge principal de la família, 7 eren segones residències i 1 estava desocupat. 69 eren cases i 2 eren apartaments. Dels 63 habitatges principals, 51 estaven ocupats pels seus propietaris, 10 estaven llogats i ocupats pels llogaters i 2 estaven cedits a títol gratuït; 3 tenien dues cambres, 9 en tenien tres, 17 en tenien quatre i 34 en tenien cinc o més. 51 habitatges disposaven pel capbaix d'una plaça de pàrquing. A 21 habitatges hi havia un automòbil i a 40 n'hi havia dos o més.

Piràmide de població
La piràmide de població per edats i sexe el 2009 era:

Economia
El 2007 la població en edat de treballar era de 102 persones, 86 eren actives i 16 eren inactives. De les 86 persones actives 78 estaven ocupades (43 homes i 35 dones) i 8 estaven aturades (8 dones i 8 dones). De les 16 persones inactives 6 estaven jubilades, 6 estaven estudiant i 4 estaven classificades com a «altres inactius».

Ingressos
El 2009 a Le Hamel hi havia 64 unitats fiscals que integraven 173 persones, la mediana anual d'ingressos fiscals per persona era de 17.350 €.

Activitats econòmiques
Dels 2 establiments que hi havia el 2007, 1 era d'una empresa de construcció i 1 d'una empresa de serveis.

L'únic servei als particulars que hi havia el 2009 era un electricista.

L'any 2000 a Le Hamel hi havia 6 explotacions agrícoles.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

Referències

 Résumé statistique Fitxa resum de dades estadístiques de Le Hamel a l'INSEE.
 Évolution et structure de la population Fitxa amb el detall de dades de Le Hamel a l'INSEE
 France par commune Dades detallades de tots els municipis de França accessibles a partir del mapa.

Municipis de l'Oise


The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) says the state's flood crisis has cost the sector about $2.3 billion in lost sales.
Mine operators have been working to remove water from flooded sites as rail lines begin to reopen.
QRC chief executive Michael Roche says there has been a significant drop in production since early December.
"We have about 57 producing coal mines in the state," he said.


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I am so interested to achieve a Figure of Distributed Friction Coefficient at the contact patch during the simulation, but I could not find a solution for that.
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The film that made you vomit: Mick Jagger and James Fox in 'Performance'
Lee Thomas-Mason· May 17, 2020
Performance, the 1970 British crime drama directed by Donald Cammell and Nicolas Roeg, was once deemed so controversial that Warner Brothers held its release and demanded it to be re-cut and a somewhat eventful test screening.
The film, co-starring James Fox and Mick Jagger, was supposed to portray a "violent and ambitious London gangster who, after carrying out an unordered killing, goes into hiding at the home of a reclusive rock star". While it achieved its immediate goals, Performance descended into a sordid story which delved deep into the exploration of a dark relationship between sex and violence.
"After killing a rival in self-defence, hoodlum Chas (James Fox) must flee both from the law and from his boss, Harry Flowers," the film's synopsis reads. "He eventually moves into a house owned by Turner (Mick Jagger), a former rock star who lives with female companions Pherber and Lucy. Chas and Turner initially clash, but Turner becomes fascinated with Chas' life as a criminal. Through drugs and a series of psychological battles with Turner, Chas emerges a different man."
The film was produced in 1968 but, given the extent of its sexual content and graphic violence, Warner Brothers held on to the completed project for a couple of years before deciding to release it in 1970. This, it would seem, was a bitter two-year struggle by directors Cammell and Roeg to get their project to the big screen as the nervous reluctance of the project's financers debated the impact of the picture.
Putting the film to a damning test, Warner Brothers staged a preview test screening in order to gauge some reactions from cinema executives, members of the press and actors. What ensued was a mass walkout and, at one point, a film executive's wife reportedly throwing up in the cinema.
According to co-director Nicolas Roeg, the post-screening party was a surreal affair: "The guests were walking away from us," Roeg once said in reflection. "We found ourselves in a room on our own, we were pariahs."
Studio executives were left in a state of shock following the preview evening, a response that many had expected but dared not to believe. With the notoriety of the film building, Warner Brothers hired Frank Mazzola to join the project and perform a major re-editing job.
(Credit: Warner Brothers)
Finally, the film managed to resemble something that satisfied Warner Brothers and was given its theatrical release on August 3rd, 1970, to somewhat mixed reviews. Despite some UK critics enjoying the final result, Variety labelled the film "needless, boring sadism," Los Angeles Times branded it a "pretentious and repellent little film" that "cannot rise above the world it pretends to examine" and The Washington Post claimed that both Cammell and Roeg had done a "fundamentally rotten" job.
Meanwhile, given the changes and international regulations of cinema, numerous different edits were rolled out in various countries to satisfy the rules of acceptability which caused even more unintentional mystery around the original concept.
Despite its struggles, many argued that Performance was a film well ahead of its time and, in the late 1970s and 1980s, it started to gain the cult following it duly deserved. Fast-forward 20 years after its initial release and Performance had risen to the top of the pile, squirming its way through the mire of negative reviews that had once tried to pin it down into the abyss.
When co-director Cammell passed away in 1996, the film's stock had risen to heights neither he, his partner in crime Roeg, nor the wife of the film executive with vomit flashbacks in her mind could barely believe. Performance, believe it or not, ended up being voted the 48th greatest British film of all time by the British Film Institute.
Over the years sensationalist stories of the filming had grown in tandem with its popularity and many began to beg for answers. Were the sex scenes between Anita Pallenberg, Michele Breton and Mick Jagger real? Was this film the reason for Keith Richards slip into heroin addiction? Nobody really knew.
When interviewed for a new book, some of the questions surrounding the infamous film were put to Jagger, who simply fuelled the fire by saying: "All the stories around the filming of those scenes are so good I'm not going to deny any of them," with a wry smile on his face.
As Jagger's character Turner says in the film "the only performance that really makes it, that makes it all the way, is the one that achieves madness."
(All images in this article via Cecil Beaton Studio Archive sourced by CNN)


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How do you know which way to go when your smartphone has no service? Just this week, Cathy and I faced this problem as we drove through Glacier National Park with some friends. So, we used something I hadn't used in years. An actual roadmap.
It struck me how we don't have a GPS for our understanding of Bible lands. Instead, we have great maps in a wonderful variety.
Do you use maps when you read your Bible? Here's why you should.


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National Science and Technology Forum
Professor Ali Dhansay, NSTF Chair
The NSFT celebrates 25 years
The National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) has a long history as part of democratic South Africa. From 1991, the precursor for the NSTF, called the Science and Technology Initiative, was part of the negotiations held during the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA). The NSTF was consequently founded in 1995. Its then-mandate was to oversee the establishment of a democratic and inclusive science system.
This year is the 25th anniversary of the NSTF, now a national stakeholder body representing organisations involved in science, engineering, technology and innovation (SETI). The NSTF continues to have ongoing input into national policy and planning processes. One of its primary mandates is to hold discussion forums for an ongoing exchange between the SETI community and government.
"It's the largest, oldest and most representative stakeholder body of its kind. It represents more than 100 organisations, councils and institutions nationally and spans both the private and public sectors," says Ms Jansie Niehaus, NSTF executive director. "The NSTF is an independent SETI platform, an essential element of an active democracy and an important part of the collaboration process needed in SETI."
This not-for-profit organisation has seven membership sectors: business (including SMMEs and business associations), civil society and labour, government, higher education, professional bodies and learned societies, science councils and statutory bodies, and state-owned enterprises. (For the full list, look under membership on www.nstf.org.za.)
Dr Mpho Lekgoathi, NSTF vice-chair
Within this SETI stakeholder group, there are researchers in various disciplines, engineers, entrepreneurs and innovators, technologists and technicians, administrators and managers, and academics and educators.
NSTF's role in the SETI landscape
The NSTF's work centres around representing SETI organisations through three main areas: networking stakeholders and engaging government departments around SETI-related issues, promoting SETI, and liaising with government on behalf of stakeholders. These areas then expand into various activities.
Recognising excellence in SETI
The annual NSTF-South32 Awards began in 1998 and are now considered South Africa's 'Science Oscars'. They recognise and celebrate excellence within SETI sectors, rewarding the efforts and contributions of top scientists and related professionals in South Africa. The awards are also used as a mechanism to promote SETI achievements to the youth and to the general public. There are two associated youth outreach programmes: the NSTF Share 'n Dare Programme (where award winners share their knowledge) and the NSTF Brilliants Programme (which recognises top physical science and mathematics students.
Unified voice for SETI community around policy issues
The NSTF is collaborative space to engage around SETI policy and related issues. One of the ways it does this is with NSTF Discussion Forums. Run like short conferences, the topics are of cross-cutting relevance to the SETI community. Some recent topics include:
Jansie Niehaus, NSTF Executive Director
• Investigating the 4IR technologies needed for manufacturing and minerals processing
• Looking at how the career paths for researchers has changed, from embracing broad science and complexity to systems thinking and entrepreneurship
• Understanding the complexity of plastics pollution in the South African context
Single SETI platform for all sectors and disciplines
"The NSTF's aim is to create a collaborative space where the different sectors and disciplines can share information and engage with each other," explains Niehaus. To add cohesion, the organisation sends out a monthly e-newsletter about SETI-related public policies, events and other SETI-related news.
As part of representing the SETI community, the NSTF collates available bursaries and bursary providers as an online source. (It's under the 'Bursary' section on the NSTF website.) Further online youth engagement offers career information and role model profiles. The NSTF Bursary Directory and SETI Careers initiative was implemented with funding from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the DSI in 2011.
The NSTF is also involved with various projects, primarily with the DSI. Recent examples include an NPO support programme for organisations led by black women. The NSTF also trains young science graduates from the DSI's National Youth Service and National Research Foundation Internship Programmes. This began in 2006.
From present to the future
"We are proud to have reached the important milestone of 25 years," says Niehaus. "It has come at a very relevant time for SETI. Lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic show us that it's more important than ever to debate the linkages between science, technology and society, the various causes and effects, the unintended consequences, and whom it benefits. As important is for everyone to be informed, including the public, the decision makers, the scientists and other SETI professionals."
The landscape of the National System of Innovation can be fractured. The NSTF represents most of the disparate research and information structures and creates a collaborative multi-disciplinary space. Niehaus notes that the NSTF is one of the few SETI entities that operates as an independent platform where bridges can be built – between science and education, between engineering and science, and between parts of government and science, and so on.
Future plans include representing even more SETI organisations in South Africa and developing stronger engagement with government departments. The NSTF is also creating international collaborations, such as partnering with the Triple Helix Association which aims to develop university-industry-government interactions to foster research, innovation, entrepreneurship and regional sustainable development.
The NSTF will be hosting, on behalf of South Africa, a virtual panel as part of the international conference 'ISPIM connects global – celebrating the world of Innovation'. This is an initiative by the International Society for Professional Innovation Management held continuously during 24 hours around the world. The conference runs from 6-8 December 2020 and the South African panel discussion led by the NSTF is on 7 December 2020 and is looking at 'Lessons in innovation from South Africa'. (Go to www.ispim-connects.com for details.)
A focus on professional bodies and learned societies
Professionals in science, engineering and technology (SET) is a sector of the NSTF titled proSET. It consists of professional bodies and learned societies that represent professionals in various fields. The NSTF proSET focuses on facilitating cooperation among professional organisations regarding SETI and education, among other areas.
proSET reference guide
A project (soon to be launched) is the proSET guide which details its member organisations. The aim is to build this into a handy reference of all professional societies operating within SETI and SETI education. It will include an overview of the SETI environment in South Africa and the role that various SETI professions play.
"This will enable various stakeholders to connect and collaborate, such as young graduates using the reference guide to build their professional networks," says Mr David Botha, co-chair of proSET.
The STEMulator
The STEMulator is a virtual exploratorium of animated STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) educational exhibitions.
"It is designed to ignite a spark of curiosity in young minds. In the STEMulator you can explore how things work, and the science and engineering behind them," explains project lead, Mr Richard Gundersen. "STEM careers related to the 'exhibits' are also explained. The development of the STEMulator is ongoing as we want to include as many aspects of STEM as possible." Find it at www.stemulator.org.
The 'Science Oscars' – the NSTF-South32 Awards
The National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) has held annual awards since 1998. Named the NSTF-South32 Awards and considered South Africa's "Science Oscars", they recognise excellence within the science, engineering, technology and innovation (SETI) sectors. It's been 22 years of rewarding the efforts and contributions of top scientists and related professionals in South Africa.
The Gala Dinner goes online: Above shows the 2019 Gala dinner. This year the Gala event was online and live-streamed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The QR code will link you to the edited highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=eHX9t3gG710
The NSTF-South32 Awards are national and open to everyone (they were the first of this type.) The awards are also collaborative, created for and adjudicated by the community. They encourage the involvement and participation of SETI organisations in research, and this includes business. The awards patron is the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Dr Blade Nzimande.
Contributions are recognised in these areas:
• Scientific research
• Management of SETI and innovation
• Capacity building in engineering research
• Water management solutions
• Environmental sustainability and biodiversity conservation
• Data for research
• Innovations and their research and/or development
• Science communication and creating awareness
• Non-governmental organisation (NGO) activities, which could include technology transfer activities, and education and training
• A special annual theme award
The awards provide space for individuals, teams and organisations, the latter being corporate, non-profit and SMME organisations. Junior and senior individuals are also recognised. This year marks 247 winners, inclusive of individuals, teams and organisations. Of the individual winners, 35% have been women and 39% represent previously disadvantaged people.
Award winners as SETI role models
The awards play an important role in raising awareness among the general public and youth about local research and its relevance. Besides the awareness around the awards, there's a partnership with the South African Journal of Science (SAJS) where NSTF Award winners can submit commentaries.
There is also an associated outreach programme called NSTF Share 'n Dare. It is a targeted intervention to promote the winners' work and to showcase role models for SET and innovation. It includes significant outreach work, such as talks, knowledge sharing, and career advice, as well as raising awareness among the public through the media. The programme has been running since 2009.
Promoting science and maths
Beginning in 2001, there is another initiative associated with the annual awards called the NSTF Brilliants Programme. It focuses on the top science and mathematics matriculants from public schools from the previous year — a man and a woman from each of the nine provinces. Top marks really mean top marks: above 90%. The programme involves at least 18 first-year students who are studying in the science, medicine and engineering fields.
The programme aims to motivate these students to complete their studies and then pursue SETI-related careers. It enables access to potential role models and mentors, and advice from experts who can address their study and career concerns. It also exposes the students to science and engineering in the field and contact with experts.
When Covid-19 isn't upturning the normal, the Brilliants students are sponsored to get to the awards and are then recognised and applauded at the NSTF-South32 Awards Gala Dinner. There is also an educational tour in a SETI-related industry and a motivational speakers' programme.
The Department of Science and Innovation provides a bursary fund for the NSTF Brilliants Programme and other selected students. This gives once-off top-up funding if the students don't have full bursaries for their first-year expenses.
Usually NSTF-South32 Award winners go out into the community to present and engage, with a focus on the youth. However, with Covid-19, this engagement has been brought online. The QR code will link you to this year's online talks: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4z1BKAYN2zyO1YL5wN6Uts1A8VFijlk2
Message of Support
The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) has had support from the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) from inception and I'm not sure people are aware of this. The 25th anniversary of the NSTF is a celebration of the many years that we have worked together.
When we started as the Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology, there was a fragmented science community. It was a new government and, consequently, a new journey. We needed to bring the science community together and the only mechanism we had was the NSTF. This set the tone for how the Department engaged with the science, engineering, technology and innovation (SETI) community for many years. An example is the first science, technology and innovation White Paper in 1996, part of its success is due to the tone, engagement and transparency between all the stakeholders. The NSTF has always been part of the engagement and have helped the Department across the years of policy development. The organisation is a forum to learn more about what the government is thinking. In the same way, there has always been excellent feedback from the NSTF about what the SETI community is thinking. None of this is taken for granted by the Department.
Lifetime Award Winner Professor Robin Crewe and Director-General Dr Phil Mjwara, Department of Science and Innovation, at the 2019 NSTF-Souoth 32 Awards
Going back to the early years, we could see the positive outcomes (of the government programmes) as the SETI community responded to national strategies. This success needed to be rewarded and, once again, the NSTF came through with their awards (now called the NSTF-South32 Awards). These have been running for 22 years. The Department is impressed with increased representation of the awards recipients. The NSTF worked hard on the profiles, ensuring that younger and upcoming members of the community are recognised. The NSTF can be proud of their contribution to transformation in the SETI community.
The DSI is serious about encouraging younger people and we're delighted with the work that the NSTF does. You cannot underestimate the impact of the NSTF Brilliants and Share and Dare programmes. (These are youth engagement programmes that involve outreach into the community and raising the profile of SETI.) I can still see the young Brilliants recipient saying that just standing in front of all these highly respected scientists encouraged him to want to do more.
Yearly we have the Science Forum South Africa as a platform to connect further with our SETI community as well as like communities across the continent. One of the ways South Africa is an example and a leader is by showing the importance of having a platform such as the NSTF. This is an independent space where the SETI community can engage and hold discussions.
We would also like to thank the NSTF for being a nurturing environment for some of the organisations that we focus on. Two examples are Black Women in Science and Nka'Thuto Edu Propeller. The Department wanted a home for young science graduates where they can network and create a larger profile within the SETI environment. This has been extremely valuable to us and is part of an incubation process.
We are now finalising our decadal plan on science, technology and innovation. There will be new proposals and a range of programmes happening in the next few months. We see the NSTF playing an important role in the transition and this includes bringing public-private partnership players into the programme.
Promoting dialogue
Part of the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) mandate is to hold regular policy-related discussions, including on burning issues within the science, engineering, technology and innovation (SETI) community. Since 1995, these events have promoted dialogue among SETI stakeholders — including between the public and private sectors, between government and other stakeholders, and between experienced SETI professionals and the youth.
The discussion forums provide a non-partisan space for the SETI community to monitor related policies and to provide feedback on these and other policy issues to government, the public and the rest of the community. Represented sectors include higher education where many researchers reside, business, science councils and statutory bodies, government and civil society.
Additional SETI policy resources
The NSTF's monthly newsletter has been sent out since 1998. Over the years it has become a resource, containing SETI-related news and SETI policy news; it serves as a monthly snapshot of what's happening in science in South Africa. (To subscribe, go to www.nstf.org.za.) Furthermore, the National Development Plan (NDP) has been summarised from a SETI perspective. Find it on the NSTF website under news/set policy.
Solomon Lechesa Tsenolo, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Parliament South Africa
Excerpts from media releases
The following are excerpts from media releases about specific discussion forums. These relate to the theme of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), an important SETI-related topic that affects all people and industries in South Africa.
The 4IR has huge potential to improve operations in various industries, in education, and in people's lives. Part of the NSTF's vision is a transformed country where SETI contributes to a high quality of life for all who live in South Africa, as well as where the education system is effective, particularly regarding performance in SETI subjects and promoting innovation.
Manufacturing and minerals processing – 4IR technologies South Africa needs to acquire
The NSTF Discussion Forum was part of Science Forum South Africa, an annual initiative of the Department of Science and Innovation in December 2019.
NSTF Discussion Forum report-back: When it comes to 4IR and manufacturing, the concern is that South Africa is, in general, far behind its BRICS partners (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa).
Industry 4.0 can be seen as the intersection of manufacturing, automation, and ICT systems to create a pathway for increased efficiencies, better production, decreased cost of production, and the subsequent benefits. It holds the potential for very small localised production and what this can do for the economy. Think living room scale and micro industries using 3D printers and other technologies.
The World Economic Forum Report on "Readiness for the Future of Production" examines 12 emerging technologies for 4IR, including: artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics; Internet of Things; virtual and augmented reality; additive manufacturing; blockchain and distributed ledger technologies; advanced materials and nanomaterials; and energy capture, storage and transmission. To be efficient and competitive, the South African manufacturing industry will have to implement at least some of these technologies. The "how it is done" is key. It's possible to transition without losing jobs, so there needs to be a clear strategy that includes upskilling.
The BRICS South African Working Group has a number of proposals. One of these is a technology bank for protecting intellectual property (IP) with the next step of facilitating manufacturing within the country. South Africa can't continue to primarily import technologies. There is a need to use homegrown IP to create new technology, and to customise imported technologies while including local resources and locally developed material.
The Working Group suggests developing frameworks for regulation and ethics. Other proposals include the need for the appropriate digital infrastructure (such as connectivity, inexpensive data and a secure power supply) and the relevant cyber security and associated qualifications.
Looking at skills, feedback from the discussion forum shows concern over how long it takes to develop courses and qualifications. This could lead to even bigger skills gaps if it is not addressed. It's also imperative to develop a critical thinking mindset.
Other proposals involve students, while studying, having the opportunity to be entrepreneurs and to involve themselves more in industry. Ideas and education aren't enough: South Africa needs people who can implement their ideas.
Developing skills for 4IR technologies must put people at its centre and show they will not be left behind. This means communication — sharing what is happening with the reasoning and the pathways for skills development. In South Africa, there is a large population of unemployed people who need to be part of the solution. The consensus is that digital literacy and education, in general, are key, with the need to develop a culture of lifelong learning and self-development.
Delegates at the NSTF Discussion Forum on 'Career paths for researchers – where to in a changing world?' from 2-3 December, 2019. For details, go to www.nstf.org.za/discussion-forum/researcher
Communication needs to be an exchange and it cannot be top down. The advice was to go to people where the challenges exist. Communities know what the issues are and have a handle on solutions that take multiple factors into account, but they need partners.
Find more information at www.nstf.org.za/discussion-forum/ibsfsa-session
Advanced manufacturing and automation: potential and challenges
This NSTF Discussion Forum addressed how new technologies, and 4IR in general, have the potential to revolutionise manufacturing industries in South Africa. The three-day event was conducted in partnership with the NSTF proSET sector (professional bodies and learned societies) and ran from 11-13 September 2019.
NSTF Discussion Forum report-back: Manufacturing industries in South Africa need very specific skills. This is an environment where companies have to continuously improve efficiencies and productivity to stay in business. It's a sector that embraces technology and where 4IR technologies are already being deployed.
The term "4IR" can be understood as cyber-physical systems, networks, and AI embedded in new ways within larger societies, communities, and even in the human body. Industry 4.0 can be seen as connecting embedded system technologies and smart processes to radically transform industry and production value chains and business models.
When it comes to people and the concern that robots will replace people in factories, it was put forward that policies shouldn't focus on protecting jobs, but on protecting the individual. There will be jobs, but employees will need higher-end skills such as programming, designing and developing apps.
Research published by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in 2016 shows that manufacturing output volume has only increased marginally since 2004. Importing is the standard, with little exporting, and this needs to change. However, private investment challenges point to restrictive labour regulations, an inadequately educated workforce and poor work ethics in the national labour force. The DTI aims to grow the manufacturing sector as this is positioned as a particularly important sector for job creation, new business and skills development.
South African data, across industries, shows an increasing gap between skills demand and skills supply. The Intsimbi Future Production Technologies Initiative is a partnership between government and industry. The aim is skills development and enterprise competitiveness, focusing on the advanced manufacturing sector. Here industry has taken the lead.
South Africans are the innovators on this international pilot. It differs from other skills initiatives in how it operates. There is a country-level nodal network that sits on an ICT platform. The devices and data from the programme stream to this. The creation of large amounts of data and the analysis thereof (Big Data) allow AI and other 4IR technologies to play a significant role.
The learning pathways are centred around competencies needed by industry and customised to the individual. It's about packaging curriculum content into frameworks that meet industry needs. Intsimbi is using existing international standards. Students work on modules and the training is free. Companies put their training material on the platform and provide equipment for the practical learning labs.
When it comes to manufacturing, South Africa has a role to play in developing appropriate technology that results in low-cost devices. It's about context and responding to Africa-specific challenges.
Find more information at www.nstf.org.za/discussion-forum/am-and-auto/.
Implications of 4IR for SETI, industry, society, and education
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) themed event was held from 11-13 September 2018. The aim was to explore the collective understanding of 4IR.
NSTF Discussion Forum report back: A number of approaches to 4IR were proposed. One is that sustainable economic growth relies on productivity growth, which is driven by technological change. The idea is to focus on what needs to be achieved rather than the name. Globally these aims range from improving competitiveness and developing 4IR technologies to enhancing digital start-ups and ecosystems.
Another approach is understanding technological change as more evolution than revolution. Various 4IR technologies aren't that new (for example, robotics). They should be integrated into organisational, sector and industrial strategies rather than seen as a massive change.
Another 4IR approach is to embrace choice and the shaping of our future, both collectively and individually. Society and technology can co-evolve with technology embedded in society.
For South Africa to be truly competitive, we need to take 4IR opportunities appropriate to our context. This includes creating industries around opportunities and ensuring affordable broadband connectivity. South Africa also needs to do its own technology R&D, as well as assimilate and adapt inbound technologies. Furthermore, it's essential to build people's capabilities and skills around technology.
There is a lot of anxiety around 4IR. One is 'technology singularity' where machines and artificial intelligence are so advanced, they surpass humans. However, the more immediate concern is job losses. Current thinking sees rote jobs as being the most vulnerable. The agreement is that there will probably be job losses, especially in the low-skilled sectors. Job creation will probably not match job losses, plus the nature of current jobs will evolve. This means education becomes critical, as does reskilling and upskilling. A national dialogue is needed.
Yanesh Naidoo, Sales and Design Director at Jendamark, addressing the audience on 'Opportunities for SA companies in the 4IR space'
4IR is a key theme for government with numerous initiatives and strategies around it. Thematic areas cover: digital society, ICT policy, regulatory and legislative reforms; innovation, research and development; economic policy and inclusive growth; industrial restructuring and trade; labour market restructuring; education and skills development; and transforming government and service delivery. All this needs to be agile enough to keep up with the fast-changing pace of technology.
There is also a need for evidence-based research to inform decision making. Tackling big societal problems, such as high youth unemployment and water scarcity, will need collaboration (especially across government), multi-disciplinary partnerships and a regional perspective.
Find more information at www.nstf.org.za/discussion-forum/implications-of-the-4th-industrial-revolution-for-set-industry-society-and-education-4irsciza/


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Gov. David Hazzard
Democratic-Republican
Married Elizabeth Collins; five children
DAVID HAZZARD, Delaware's 20th governor, was born in Milton, Delaware, on May 18, 1781. His schooling was limited, and he became a self-educated man. Hazzard entered the military with an appointment as lieutenant in the Second Company of the Delaware militia, a position he held from 1807 to 1808. He also served during the War of 1812, as an ensign in Peter Wright's Company of the 8th Regiment, and later was commissioned captain. After his military duty, Hazzard was appointed on May 12, 1812, to serve as Sussex County's justice of the peace, a position he held until his resignation in 1817. He next entered the political arena, but was unsuccessful in both his 1823 and 1826 bids as a gubernatorial candidate. In 1828 he was successful, and became a presidential elector. Hazzard was elected Governor of Delaware on October 6, 1829, and was sworn into office on January 19, 1830. During his tenure, a new state constitution was instituted and, as a result, elections were changed from October to November and from annual to biannual. The term for the office of governor became a four-year term, a state senator's term changed from three years to four, and a state representative's term changed to two years instead of one. The office of clerk of the Delaware Supreme Court was eliminated. Hazzard finished his term on January 15, 1833. The following year he was elected to the Delaware State Senate. On December 11, 1844, he was appointed to serve on the bench of the Delaware Supreme Court, a position he held until September 16, 1847. He also served as a member of the 1852 State Constitutional Convention. Governor David Hazzard died on July 8, 1864, and is buried at the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery in Milton.


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Q: java - how to create custom hashtable iterator? I am currently trying to implement a Hashtable collection--I have everything up and running but I ran into kind of a conceptual problem when I was trying to define a custom iterator for the table. I have an internal class called 'HashEntry' which are the actual objects stored in the array--they store the key, the value, and the status of the entry, i.e. Empty, Active, Deleted.
private class HashEntry
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    private TValue m_value;
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    //standard constructor
    public HashEntry(TKey key, TValue value)
    {
        m_key = key;
        m_value = value;
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    }

    public HashEntry(TKey key, TValue value, EntryStatus i) {
        m_key = key;
        m_value = value;
        status = i;
    }

    //default 'empty' constructor
    public HashEntry()
    {
        //calls default constructor, creates placeholder entry
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    // implementation must hae=ve its own equals override
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    {
        if (obj == null) { return false; }
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        return (!((this.m_key == null) ? (other.m_key != null) : !this.m_key.equals(other.m_key)));
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    {
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    }
}

This is the first part of my question--If I want to be able to iterate through the table, should I be iterating through (and therefore returning) HashEntry objects, or is it hashtable convention to iterate through the actual value stored in the table? The HashEntry class is private, so I assume its bad practice to return instances of it...
But if thats the case, how do I create an Hashtable iterator that iterates through its HashEntrys' objects? Do I have to define an iterator/iterable in HashEntry class?

A: Generally speaking, yes, it would probably be better if you did provide an iterator that iterates over HashEntrys, so users get both the key and value (and state) when iterating. Oftentimes the value will not make sense without the key, and vice versa.
Why don't you just make the HashEntry class a public static generic inner class, and make implementation-specific stuff private? You'll probably need to make HashEntry generic as well, because I'm assuming that your parent class (let's just call it MyHashTable) is also generic based on the TKey and TValue.
So, if I were you, I'd make you're HashEntry and MyHashTable look more like this:
// Note: implements Iterable<E> now
public class MyHashTable<TKey, TValue> implements Iterable<MyHashTable.HashEntry<TKey, TValue>>
{
    public Iterator<MyHashTable.HashEntry<TKey, TValue>> iterator() {
        // ...
        // Make and return your iterator here
        // ...
    }

    // Note: public and generic now
    public static class HashEntry<TKey, TValue>
    {
        private TKey m_key;
        private TValue m_value;
        private EntryStatus status;

        //standard constructor
        // Note: private now
        public HashEntry(TKey key, TValue value)
        {
            m_key = key;
            m_value = value;
            status = EntryStatus.ACTIVE;
        }

        // Note: private now
        private HashEntry(TKey key, TValue value, EntryStatus i) {
            m_key = key;
            m_value = value;
            status = i;
        }

        //default 'empty' constructor
        // Note: private now
        public HashEntry()
        {
            //calls default constructor, creates placeholder entry
            m_key = null;
            m_value = null;
            status = EntryStatus.EMPTY;
        }

        public TKey getKey() {
            return m_key;
        }

        public TValue getValue() {
            return m_value;
        }

        public EntryStatus getEntryStatus() {
            return status;
        }

        //equals operator override, this override just compares compares
        // the objects held in the entry, so any object used with this
        // implementation must hae=ve its own equals override
        @Override
        public boolean equals(Object obj)
        {
            if (obj == null) { return false; }
            if (getClass() != obj.getClass()) { return false; }

            final HashEntry other = (HashEntry) obj;
            return (!((this.m_key == null) ? (other.m_key != null) : !this.m_key.equals(other.m_key)));
        }

        // override of the hashCode() function--just calls the hashCode
        // function of the embedded object, so that must be provided
        @Override
        public int hashCode()
        {
            return this.m_key.hashCode();
        }

        // toString override just returns the toString of the embedded object
        @Override
        public String toString()
        {
            StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
            sb.append(m_key.toString()).append(m_value.toString());
            return sb.toString();
        }
    }
}

Note that the HashEntry is an inner class of MyHashTable now, it's generic, and it's constructors are now private. This guarantees that nobody except that outer class MyHashTable can instantiate a HashEntry, because instantiating one outside of your hash table wouldn't make sense (see this). However, other people can access the keys and values of the entry through getters.
The iterator itself would be an instance of Iterator<MyHashTable.HashEntry<TKey, TValue>>. As for writing one, that depends on your own hash table implementation, but you basically you need a way get the next element in whatever sequence: Iterator<E>.next().
For example, here is an iterator() method implementation that iterates over a simple array:
private Type[] arrayList;
private int currentSize;

@Override
public Iterator<Type> iterator() {
    Iterator<Type> it = new Iterator<Type>() {

        private int currentIndex = 0;

        @Override
        public boolean hasNext() {
            return currentIndex < currentSize && arrayList[currentIndex] != null;
        }

        @Override
        public Type next() {
            return arrayList[currentIndex++];
        }

        @Override
        public void remove() {
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
        }
    };
    return it;
}

(source: https://stackoverflow.com/a/5849625/837703)
Hope this helped a bit.

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A slim little number was announced by Lenovo at IFA 2013: the Vibe X smartphone, weighing just 121g. It is made from polycarbonate and when we picked it up and had a play, we found it was light and comfortable to hold.
The rounded edges give it a good feel and the black and silver finish brings an element of class. We also liked the 6.9mm slimness of it and felt it added to the ease of holding it comfortably. We compared it with the HTC One we had in our pocket and the slimness was quite apparent.
The 5-inch display sports a 1920 x 1080 resolution with a 440ppi. Lenovo calls this a 20/20 Display, which it basically uses in the same way that Apple uses the term Retina display. It was sharp and clear, displaying bold, bright colours - and we have to say, we were impressed.
Inside, it packs a 2000mAh battery and a quad-core 1.5GHz MTK processor with 2GB of RAM, both downgrades compared to some other smartphones available on the market, but it can be forgiven when you take into account its slim body.
It runs on Android 4.2 and comes with 16GB of internal storage, but has no microSD slot for expansion.
Perhaps its most redeeming featuring, aside from the thinness, is the 5-megapixel front camera and 13-megapixel rear camera. Many smartphones feature 2-megapixels on the front and so the Vibe X would seem a good choice for the "selfie" uploader. We had a little play with the camera and the images seemed to be good, but it was not long after our time with the Sony Xperia Z1 so it had a lot to live up to.
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REALM 5: Revelation
I'm sure you all know what Madness REALM is, if not, then god has probably answered your prayers.
I've never really discussed about REALM only to a extend when i just claim i don't like it, but honestly, it's not that bad either, i've always told to any animators that being inspired by this series is not a bad thing, but it's neither a good one.
so i'm going to be a trashbag about realm on this post because of only one image, yes, i just feels like i have to, for most people that is into the madness community (of animators, not just being a fan) probably know the various opinions going on about realm or kelzad himself (though it doesn't matter at all right now) the first episode was basically his first movie, so there is nothing to blame aside the fact we have a Baby auditor being born out of a accident, and progressively evolve into a even less original monster which appeared in a official incident.
(basically he don't even own 1% of the non-physical form, even his powers are basically auditor's) Why am i bringing this up? for a simple reason that always bothered me, at first, i thought it would be a simple matter of time, but it's not, Kelzad has never once had the intention to have his own shit, even to this day, he is surely drawing flying rocks linked with big ass chains including halloween decorations that was Krinkels's home decoration last year.
i have no idea how you can still enjoy copying content to a extend this extreme, for me, this picture is literally a Krinkels's scene to me, you can't think anything on your own because you just think you don't need to, and that's fucking sad. Obviously the reason might be something like "oh i don't really need to do so, i have a huge youtuber fanbase into madness and they like whatever i make" Which is a valid argument, there isn't much purpose to make this post aside letting you know you fucking sucks, you're literally part of the YouTubers species which corrupts kids, the only difference is that you still put more work than many others because in madness you can't really be messing around, well, you kinda did it for stuff like boss battle, it was awful and you probably knew it yourself, but didn't bothered to redo or even practice a minimum (that would be actually worse if you redid it and still being bad) i don't get it, why would you still copy shit ?
do you have a personality ?
are you krinkels's son ?
is it something like Fortnite trend, so you have to make fortnite videos to get popular and you do the same way with SACRIFICE.fla and all the others .fla and you absolutely need to do the same ?
Some people may not give much thoughts about it, but bro, no one really wanted a reduced quality krinkels version. and don't even thinks stuff like "oye but Burtjack, Thece and Prov22 did it", the problem is, you can't compare to these animators, they are literally newborn faggots with a copyright infragment disease as temporarily cancer symptoms.
I Know you will change nothing what you've done in REALM5, but if possible, reduce any references regarding the entire .fla Series.
Kelzad	responds:
no king?
Madness Whitehank Zero: The Mulligan
Potential unfortunately killed by the runtime. Even I thought 20 minutes was pushing it for Paradigmadness 2.
But 40? Really not trying to shit on the project but 40 minutes doesn't suit the story on display. Hell, the first 8 minutes didn't even need to be in the movie, there's a ton of fat that could be trimmed off this project and not much would change.
Speaking of, the story was a clusterfuck. Lots of things were introduced and then not furthered on in later parts. There's a rule in film where if you show something important in the first act, it should show up again in the third act. Unfortunately, the case here is that things were introduced in collab parts exclusively and then forgotten.
Now it's okay to have things vague or misty, like in the case of Dark Souls. But what goes wrong here is that nothing ever has a hint of clarity to it. No pieces to start the puzzle, and that's what really kills this movie.
The pacing also really weighs it down, you go from high action violence to slow pans. Which can work if it's paced properly, which here it's not. Sometimes it just happens in the middle of a tense action scene which totally kills the pace.
This goes back to what I said about the runtime. Combine 40 minutes of nonsense with no hint of an actual cohesive story and pacing that stops and goes at random you end up with an unenjoyable experience.
That said, the positives this time around are really strong.
The art direction in most scenes, background art, assets, animation quality. It's all superb stuff this time around. 10/10 if not a 9/10 at times.
The only problem I have here is that there's no names or watermarks outside of a few, so it's hard to know who's doing what scene. This makes it hard to figure out who to recruit for potential collaborations in the future.
While all this is strong it can't carry the cons of this movie on its back, the pacing and runtime are too harsh on the final product to save it.
If I had to give suggestions to rectify this in the future they would go as follows:
-Plan out your timeline beforehand, then string along the plot after the fact.
-Restrict everyone's collab part runtimes, allow them to make multiple short parts or one long part. This will help to keep the runtime from dragging, especially if you have a lot of members.
-Plan out where you will and won't have downtime, this will allow the audience to relax from the insane action without it coming out of nowhere and killing the pace of the movie.
1 star each for art, audio, and animation.
1 star taken off for pacing and story.
kRiiNG	responds:
Thanks for a constructive review!
Thankfully I don't plan on hosting such a big collab ever again but I'll take the advices for my smaller projects.
Some things such as audio glitches and latencies have been fixed.
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