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Incredible Stats About The Team Fortress 2 Player Count and Hats!
In its 25-year-long history, Valve has released only a few titles, but all of them are widely regarded as masterpieces. Talk about quality over quantity.
One of their most popular games is Team Fortress, a multiplayer team-based first-person shooter. Originally created as a mod for Quake, it caused such enormous traction that Valve released it as a standalone game. Years later appeared the even more successful sequel—Team Fortress 2.
While its age has begun to show, it remains exceptionally popular. If you are interested in some more detailed TF2 player count stats, you've found just the right place!
Stunning Team Fortress 2 Player Count Numbers (Editor's Choice):
TF2 broke a new record 15 years after release.
The game has four times more concurrent players than it did a decade ago.
The most expensive TF2 cosmetic item is the Unusual Burning Team Captain, valued at $16,800.
Top item creators for TF2 make up to $500,000 yearly.
TF2 has a total player base of 50+ million players.
TF2 has nearly 32,000 items listed on its Steam Community Market.
Valve took nine years to develop TF2.
Some Key TF2 Info to Get You Started
They say good things take time and come to those who wait. This good thing certainly took its time, but it even more certainly paid off.
So, why and when did TF2 get so popular?
In this section, we'll look at some of the game's fundamentals to gain a better understanding of its success and history.
1. Valve spent nine years developing TF2.
(Source: GiantBomb)
The original Team Fortress came out in 1996 as a mod for Quake. It was an instant success, which led to the 1999 release of the Team Fortress Classic standalone game.
Yet even a year before that, Valve announced Team Fortress 2. Though, they took their sweet, sweet time with it. At one point, people even assumed the company had abandoned the project, with journalists calling it one of the biggest pieces of "vaporware" in the history of gaming.
So when was TF2 released, after all? The game finally came to life in 2007 and instantly enjoyed both critical and universal acclaim. Definitely worth the wait!
2. TF2 became free-to-play in June 2011.
(Source: GameDeveloper)
It was initially a buy-to-play title, but Valve decided to switch models in 2011. The studio never fully explained the reasoning behind this, but it was likely meant to raise Team Fortress 2's player count—at that point, an already aging game. The plan was successful.
The most important part of this whole ordeal? Valve presented all existing players with a unique Proof of Purchase hat! If you still don't know about the hats, keep reading.
3. TF2 was short-lived on consoles.
(Source: ShackNews)
Ever wondered what happened to TF2 on PS3? Or Xbox?
Valve did release Team Fortress 2 for consoles, right? Right. However, unfortunate circumstances resulted in the studio's inability to update these versions.
It turns out Valve was literally forced to charge for what were free content updates on PC as, at the time, Microsoft didn't allow devs to release updates for nothing. The costs were significant enough for Valve to abandon the platform by 2009.
As for the PS3, Valve never had any real intentions of supporting it—they seemed to care so little they even outsourced the development of the port.
4. TF2 is on Xbox One… technically.
(Source: Microsoft)
Hear us out, alright?
The Xbox One is backward compatible with the Xbox 360, which means games for the 360 will run just fine on the One as well. If you don't believe us, go and give it a try.
It's a really cool way to experience a version of TF2 with low player numbers (but decent enough to get a match)—a sort of a time capsule where you can play the base game without any of the updates.
Fun fact: A similar "time capsule"-version of TF2 exists on the PS3, though you'll need to procure a physical copy from somewhere since it was never released digitally.
The TF2 Playerbase: the Biggest in the World
You already know the basics. What you might not know is how many people exactly still play TF2 or how it compares to popular competitors.
That would probably come as no surprise, but while we were (are) battling a global pandemic, most of the video game industry made an absolute killing. TF2 is no exception.
5. TF2 has a total player base of 50+ million players.
(Source: GamesIndustry)
This puts TF2's player count as the largest for any game on Steam. Its free-to-play model has likely contributed to this but let's not forget many other titles follow similar monetization strategies.
6. TF2 has seen concurrent players quadruple since launch.
(Source: CulturedVultures)
In 2021, the game had an average of 80,000 people playing at any given time.
For comparison, this number stood at ~60,000 for most of 2020 and at about 20,000 between 2007 and 2011. Seems like it's growing, and it's doing so fast!
7. TF2 hit 151,253 peak players in 2021.
(Source: SteamDB)
What makes this even more fascinating is the fact that TF2 had broken the 100,000 concurrent players mark only on a couple of occasions pre-2020. Since then, it's become almost a daily thing, with peak players staying between 100,000 and 150,000 throughout the whole of 2021.
Here's hoping this trend continues well in 2022, too.
8. TF2's latest update was on October 6, 2021.
(Source: Steam)
Will TF2 ever get another update? It is, after all, a 15-year-old game.
Luckily, Valve still pays close attention to the game and its players' wishes. Since 2017, the studio has been releasing fairly significant content updates every October. They usually include a myriad of new cosmetics, sometimes even new maps to play on.
9. TF2 competitor Overwatch boasts 600,000 concurrent players.
(Source: Win)
The similarities between the two games are evident: both are all about class-based combat.
That said, they have evolved rather differently over time. It's up to personal preferences now to choose which you find more enjoyable.
The Overwatch vs. TF2 player count battle, though, is much more objective. The former indisputably wins with nearly six times as many active players.
TF2 Cosmetics: a Market for Hats
Here come the hats! Some would argue Team Fortress 2 is even more famous as a headwear marketplace rather than a videogame.
Well, it is decent fun playing the game, but there are tons of shooters nowadays.
It's not the action-packed gameplay that gets TF2 its 100,000+ daily players: it's the fact that it remains the premier option if you're into collecting fancy headgear.
10. TF2 has nearly 32,000 items listed on its Steam Community Market.
This number includes a wide variety of items and isn't limited just to hats. Don't worry, we'll get to the hats. First, a quick mention that keys and dyes account for a significant portion of the 31,127 items currently for sale.
There are at least 1,500 hats listed, though. Plus, the TF2 hat market is famous for a reason—some of them cost an eye-watering ~$2,000. For even less than that, you could buy out the entire cash shop of most video games out there!
11. Item creators can make up to $500,000 yearly.
(Source: PC Gamer)
Here's what the deal is—you design a hat and then sell it to other players. Valve takes a cut, but you get to keep the rest of the money. The rest is still half a million dollars.
Fun fact: Valve's president Gabe Newell said in an interview that when they first tried paying item makers through PayPal, the financial company thought they had a drug situation on their hands. Gabe reassured them it was a hat situation.
12. The most expensive TF2 hat costs $16,800.
(Source: Backpack)
We're talking about the Unusual Burning Team Captain. Yes, the name itself is rather unusual, too.
There are only 10 of these in existence, and just one for sale right now. The price? 8,000 keys in Team Fortress currency, which equals nearly $17,000 in real-life money.
Games like Team Fortress 2 are rare. One, because most titles don't last anywhere nearly as long, and two, because even fewer actually gain players over time.
But then again, it's Valve who developed it—they seem to have a knack for producing age-defining games. CS:GO is another title of theirs that boasts incredible numbers and rocks the esports scene.
This concludes our TF2 player count guide. If reading through all these stats made you at least a bit nostalgic, then log straight in and try out a bunch of new hats—we promise you there are lots of new ones.
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The concept by Warren to regulate tech companies goes beyond net neutrality proposals. It would have the government interfering in and taking control of the business operations of America's crown jewel companies. It didn't work in Venezuela, and it won't work here. Her proposal even goes beyond the fuzzy European Union antitrust law, as it uses antitrust as regulation and burdens leading companies with unpredictable responsibilities.
The U.S. economy is strong because we are home to scores of companies that have greatly improved the lives of millions of people, whether it's free, immediate access to information or providing greater economic opportunities. Our companies and our innovation is the envy of other nations.
This didn't happen by magic: Our nation took calculated risks and passed thoughtful laws that have allowed innovation to flourish. Our laws encourage new businesses and don't overregulate. The technology industry is the linchpin of the U.S. economy. The industry is responsible for more than 18 million U.S. jobs and represents 12 percent of U.S. GDP, according to an upcoming Consumer Technology Association economic impact study.
The misconception by policymakers that monopolies exist in today's tech sector is dumbfounding – competition there is fierce. And three indicators challenge Warren's assumption: our record levels of R&D investment, the thriving U.S. startup scene and the fact that Americans love their technology services – as well as view the tech industry more favorably than they do politicians. By hobbling these companies, we endanger the American economic miracle.
We caution any policymaker – especially one running for president looking to score cheap political points – to resist following the EU and others in unfairly targeting U.S. tech companies.
Europe isn't exactly the beacon of innovation that we should follow. According to our research, International Innovation Scorecard, Europe has produced only 28 unicorns – companies valued at $1 billion – in a decade, while Americans have produced five times that amount.
And let's not forget the lessons of the past.
Microsoft and IBM each floundered as our own government confounded their leadership with vague antitrust theories. In retrospect, the government was wrong as the technologies they created leapfrogged these so-called monopolists. While each company eventually recovered, the lesson we must remember is that the marketplace replaces bad players, especially in the internet space where financial barriers to entry are lower.
Today, our government has a shared opportunity to work with the tech industry to protect our nation, safeguard liberty and ensure our children's economic future.
But Warren's rhetoric doesn't seem interested in building our future, especially for her home state. Her misguided proposal threatens 535,320 tech jobs that generate $73 million in GDP. Suggesting to break up tech companies is a losing proposition for her state residents, innovation, our economy and for users who would be deprived of services they rely on and enjoy.
Top-down rules restricting flexibility or creating new barriers to entrepreneurship and innovation will only bolster businesses in other nations. A definite winner here would be Chinese President Xi who is pouring billions into the race to catch our tech champions. He is probably overjoyed to hear that our political leaders are proposing a massive act of economic self-sabotage.
We need U.S. policymakers to promote, not attack American innovation and ingenuity. That means sticking to a framework of fair, free and open markets and working with U.S. tech companies to ensure consumers and competition are protected. Any proposal rooting against the American tech industry is not a winning presidential strategy.
Gary Shapiro is president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, the U.S. trade association representing more than 2,200 consumer technology companies, and a New York Times best-selling author. His views are his own.


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AgustaWestland AW101 wins Norway competition
By Carey Fredericks
Nov. 8, 2013, Oslo, Norway - The Norwegian Government has decided to commence final negotiations with the company AgustaWestland Ltd. for the delivery of new search and rescue helicopters to replace the current Sea King.
"I am very pleased that we are now coming forward in the acquisition
process for the new search and rescue helicopters," the Minister of
Justice and Public Security Anders Anundsen states.
The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has today informed the
four bidders Eurocopter, NHI, Sikorsky and AgustaWestland Ltd. that the
latter is chosen as the preferred bidder for new SAR helicopters with
related equipment and maintenance solutions to replace the current Sea
King. The aim is that the contract following final negotiations will be
concluded by the end of the year. The contract includes 16 new SAR
helicopters with an option for further 6, and ensures that the Sea King
will be phased out across the country by the end of 2020.
AgustaWestland AW 101 is the candidate that in total, after intensive
negotiations, best meets the demands for Norway's future SAR
helicopter. The new helicopters will be able to relieve significantly
more people in distress, be noticeably faster and with longer range than
today – under virtually all weather conditions. Additionally, search
capability and the possibility for medical treatment are significantly
improved.
The acquisition process started on 21. October 2011 with the
announcement of prequalification. Tender documents were released on 12.
July 2012 and the offers was received from four bidders on 18. December
the same year.
Introduction of the new SAR helicopters will start in 2017. In 2020,
the new helicopters will have replaced the Sea King throughout the
Wood Buffalo Helicopters and Summit Helicopters join forces
Yellowhead Helicopters adds AS350 B3e to its fleet

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Inna Lwowna Ljutomskaja (; * 1925 in Moskau) ist eine sowjetisch-russische Architektin.

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Ljutomskaja stammt aus einer jüdischen Familie. Sie studierte am Moskauer Architektur-Institut (MArchI) mit Abschluss 1950.

Ljutomskaja projektierte Wohngebäude und öffentliche Gebäude hauptsächlich in Moskau.

Projekte und Bauten (Auswahl)
 Kultur- und Wissenschaftspalast Warschau (1953–1954, Mitglied des Autorenkollektivs)
 Schwimmbad Luschniki des Moskauer W. I. Lenin-Zentralstadions (1956, Koautorin)
 Bebauung des Moskauer Rajons Troparjowo mit dem Olympischen Dorf (1980)
 Wohngebäudekomplex an der Moskauer Nagatino-Chaussee (1986)
 Moskauer Wohngebäudekomplex Orechowo-Borissowo (1993)

Ehrungen
 Verdiente Architektin der Russischen Föderation (1993)

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Architekt (Sowjetunion)
Architekt (Russland)
Sowjetbürger
Russe
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The AI Eye: IBM (NYSE: $IBM) and Cloudera (NYSE: $CLDR) Form Strategic Partnership and iRobot (Nasdaq: $IRBT) Introduces Root Coding Robot to Product Lineup
Point Roberts, WA and Vancouver, BC - June 21, 2019 (Investorideas.com Newswire) Investorideas.com (www.investorideas.com), a global investor news source covering Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings you today's edition of The AI Eye - watching stock news, deal tracker and advancements in artificial intelligence.
The #AI Eye: IBM (NYSE: $IBM) and Cloudera (NYSE: $CLDR) Form Strategic Partnership and iRobot (Nasdaq: $IRBT) Introduces Root Coding Robot to Product Lineup
Stocks discussed: (NYSE:IBM) (NYSE:CLDR) (NasdaqGS:IRBT)
IBM (NYSE:IBM) has announced a strategic partnership with software company Cloudera, Inc. (NYSE:CLDR) to develop joint go-to-market programs designed to bring advanced data and AI solutions. Scott Andress, Vice President of Global Channels and Alliances, Cloudera, commented:
"By teaming more strategically with IBM we can accelerate data-driven decision making for our joint enterprise customers who want a hybrid and multi-cloud data management solution with common security and governance. We are pleased to have expanded our relationship with IBM, and I am very encouraged by the momentum that our companies have continued to generate together since the merger."
iRobot Corporation (NasdaqGS:IRBT) has included the Root coding robot in its product lineup through the acquisition of Root Robotics. The Root is an educational robot on a mobile platform that users can instruct "to draw artwork, scan colors, play music, respond to touch and sound, climb whiteboard walls, and explore the fundamentals of robotics". Colin Angle, chairman and CEO of iRobot, said:
"The acquisition of Root Robotics allows iRobot to broaden the impact of its STEM efforts with a commercially available, educational robotic platform already being used by educators, students and parents. Root also helps increase the reach of iRobot's educational robot line by offering a proven system for people of all ages, including students in elementary school."
Global AI in Financial Asset Management to Hit $11.39 Billion by 2025
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Major areas where AI could be deployed in managing financial assets include fraud detection, personal financial management, and investment banking. With the implementation of financial asset management, the financial institutions can effectively manage their financial assets and meet expectations of the changing customer behaviour by leveraging technologies, including AI, predictive analytics, and machine learning. This will assist organizations in automation and improves business processes, thus resulting in enhanced customer experience.
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O Grande Prêmio da Rússia de 2020 (formalmente denominado Formula 1 VTB Russian Grand Prix 2020) foi a décima etapa do Campeonato Mundial de 2020 da Fórmula 1. Foi disputada em 27 de setembro de 2020 no Circuito de Sochi, em Sochi, Krai de Krasnodar, Rússia.A corrida marcou o recorde de Kimi Räikkönen como maior número de largadas: 322 igualando Rubens Barrichello.

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Na largada Carlos Sainz escapou e bateu na Curva 1, e logo após Sérgio Perez rodou e bateu, causando um Safety Car.

Logo após do SC sair da pista, Hamilton sofreu uma punição de 10 segundos (que foi paga durante a troca de pneus) por treinar largada antes do início da corrida em lugar não autorizado. Após pagar a punição, Hamilton fez várias ultrapassagens e terminou em terceiro. Com a punição de Hamilton, seu companheiro de equipe Valtteri Bottas venceu e Max Verstappen ficou em segundo.

Fato interessante: a Williams (que na época tinha o pior carro do grid) chegou a brigar com a Red Bull de Albon e a McLaren restante de Norris.

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 Kimi Räikkönen iguala o maior número de largadas na Fórmula 1 ao lado de Rubens Barrichello (322).

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2020 DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award

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 Tabela do DHL Fastest Pit Stop Award

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Somente as cinco primeiras posições estão incluídas nas tabelas.

 Tabela do campeonato de pilotos

 Tabela do campeonato de construtores

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Steamship Group strengthens islands team
The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group has strengthened its management operations on the islands.
Rafe Ward, who is well known on the Isles of Scilly, has been appointed as Islands Manager and will be responsible for co-ordinating and managing all the Group's island-based activities for both air and sea operations.
Rafe will be supported by newly appointed Quay Manager David Bulmer, who will be responsible for managing and improving activities on St Marys Quay and for inter-island boat operations.
A further appointment is Kelly Wood, who has joined the freight team as Office Administrator in the St Mary's freight office. One of her prime responsibilities will be to ensure the phone is answered efficiently and to deal with customer queries and bookings.
On the air side, Douglas Burrows has been appointed Chief Passenger Handler at St Mary's Airport.
Mark Howarth, Managing Director of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, said: "We have been consulting regularly with islanders about how the Group can improve its services for residents of the Isles of Scilly. Following feedback about the need for more localised management on the islands, I am delighted to announce these new appointments, which will help to strengthen and improve the way our air and sea operations are managed and delivered, for the people who most regularly rely on them."
Rafe Ward, newly appointed Islands Manager, said: "We have a great team of hard-working staff here, and it will be an exciting challenge to support and co-ordinate our activities. I am now holding regular inter-departmental meetings, to ensure all departments are working together as part of a greater team, with the principal aim of increasing the level of service we provide to our customers."
Rafe was born on the Isles of Scilly, and moved back to live on the islands almost three years ago with his wife.
"We haven't looked back since," Rafe continued. "It's home, and I am proud to say I'm a Scillonian. It's great being part of our small community, from volunteering in the Fire Service and playing football in the world's smallest league to playing cricket against the off islands on Thursday evenings. My family have been involved with the Steamship Group since its beginning.
"In my role as Islands Manager, I'll be trying to improve things for our staff and our customers, and if I can achieve just a snippet of what my grandfather achieved throughout his 33 years of service to the Group, I'll be content that I am doing right for the Steamship Group, but more importantly doing right for the islands."
To contact Kelly Wood in the freight office for customer freight queries and bookings, call 01720 424230.
The Steamship Group announced last month that it is to begin its own helicopter service from Land's End in May.
Penzance Heliport Ltd later confirmed that the new service will not be able to fly into Tresco as the island's heliport is not scheduled to become fully operational until 2019.


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Units may select one candidate per year for every 50 Scouts registered with the BSA. (i.e., 1 – 50 Scouts = one nomination, 51 Scouts = two nominations). Anyone may recommend a Scouter for the award. The unit committee selects the candidate(s) based on their knowledge of the candidate's contributions, personal qualities, etc.
A fee of $10.00 per award to cover the cost of the award and certificate. One person from the unit should pay the fee when registering for the district dinner.
Recognition and Notification
Recognition will be awarded annually at the Texas Skies District Dinner. Upon receipt of a Spirit Award Nomination the candidate will receive a personal invitation from the District Program Director to let them know they will be recognized at the dinner for their outstanding work within their unit.
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Meet Joey WestSide & Deuce Mac – The L.A. Giantz
Deuce Mac, DJ Battlecat, DJ Quik, Glasses Malone, Joey WestSide, L.A. Giantz, Penthouse Players Clique, Playa Hamm
Los Angeles is getting ready for take over by some new giants. Joey WestSide and Deuce Mac together known as the LA Giantz have grown up in this business as the sons of West Coast recording veteran Playa Hamm of The Penthouse Playa's Clique – a group that was once signed to the legendary Eric "Eazy-E" Wright. In addition to their father being an industry veteran. Deuce and Joey got to call DJ Quik their uncle as the Compton producing legend worked closely with their father's group and produced their biggest hits. The boys grew up seem unique recording studio sessions and getting first-hand knowledge of the music making business straight from their father and his associates. "I am proud of these guys" says their father Playa Hamm. "Now I kind of sit back and let them do their thing and then be there when they come to me for something."
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Merseyside Police say Everton DIDN'T report any 'threats or incidents' before Southampton defeat
Merseyside Police say Everton DIDN'T report any 'threats or incidents' before telling their directors to stay at home for their safety, amid club claims of CEO Denise Barrett-Baxendale being put in a headlock at a recent game
By Dominic King for the Daily Mail and Julian Bovill For Mailonline
Merseyside Police are in discussions with Everton after revealing they have not received reports of any threats to Directors ahead of their game with Southampton.
Bill Kenwright, Everton's Chairman, Chief Executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale, Finance Director Grant Ingles and club legend Graeme Sharp were all advised to stay away from the fixture at Goodison Park, which ended in a 2-1 defeat that leaves in huge trouble.
There were allegations that Ms Barrett-Baxendale had been put in a headlock by a fan after the game at Goodison on January 3 against Brighton, while she and Kenwright have also received hateful correspondence on email.
Merseyside Police said that they received no reports of 'threats or incident' from club before they told directors to stay at home on Saturday
Board members stayed away from Goodison Park for the fixture with Southampton after a report claimed their safety was at risk
A number of Everton's players, in their cars, were chased on foot by youthful Evertonians on Saturday evening, footage of which has been circulated online. Merseyside Police have not opened proceedings on anything yet, however, and are talking to the club.
In a statement, they said: 'No threats or incidents were reported to police prior to the game, but we are in communication with the club to establish if any offences have taken place, and to ensure that any future reports are received through existing channels.
'Any threats reported to Merseyside Police would be assessed and investigated as a matter of course, and any appropriate safety measures implemented.
'We are also aware of videos in circulation of fans approaching players' cars as they made their way from Goodison Park after the match. At this stage no offences have been reported.'
Everton CEO Denise Barrett-Baxendale was reportedly 'physically manhandled' by a fan after the team's defeat against Brighton
Frank Lampard's side have experienced an astonishing decline in results before and after the World Cup hiatus
The statement risks causing further fracture between the club and supporters, with the latest defeat at the hands of fellow strugglers Southampton only ramping up the temperature.
Footage widely circulated following the game showed supporters accosting players as they sought to leave the area surrounding Goodison Park on Saturday evening.
Defender Yerry Mina was confronted by a supporter after the game, while midfielder Anthony Gordon was chased down the street by another fan.
A sit in also occurred after the game with thousands remaining long after the final whistle.
NSNOW, a supporter group that purports to campaign for a 'better Everton' thanked those who remained behind on Saturday but directly aimed criticism at those 'responsible for the decline of [the] club'.
'Thank you for today's immaculately conducted sit in,' they wrote on social media. 'We will continue to support the team, but those responsible for the decline of our club, those that stayed away, their position is totally untenable. Our protest will continue to grow until change occurs.'
Meanwhile, the phrase AllTogetherNow is being used by supporters as the slogan for their campaign for the removal of the board.
The atmosphere has become increasingly toxic at Goodison Park as supporters vent their fury at the club, who are battling relegation this season
Everton themselves had released a statement prior to Saturday's game explaining why board members would not be in attendance, citing 'malicious and unacceptably threatening correspondence'. Cameras at the game showed a number of empty seats in the directors box.
'The board members received the instruction following malicious and unacceptably threatening correspondence received by the club and increasing incidents of anti-social behaviour – including targeted physical aggression – at recent home matches,' the club wrote.
'This is an unprecedented decision for Everton Football Club – never before has our entire board of directors been ordered not to attend a match on safety grounds. It is a profoundly sad day for Everton and Evertonians.'
Saturday's defeat plunged the club further into crisis, with Frank Lampard's side having only recorded one win in their last ten Premier League games.
They sit 19th in the table with just 15 points after 19 games.
The former Chelsea man is currently the bookies' favourite to be the next top flight manager to leave his post, though owner Farhad Moshiri gave a controversial interview last week in which he said he would no longer be swayed by supporter opinion.
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The Republican president showed no sign of backing down, reaffirming his belief the United States could win any trade war since it was running such a large trade deficit with so many countries.
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY: Republican lawmakers stepped up calls on Tuesday for President Donald Trump to pull back from proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell added to an avalanche of criticism.
Critics worry that the measures risk igniting a trade war and damaging the U.S. economy. But the Republican president showed no sign of backing down, reaffirming his belief the United States could win any trade war since it was running such a large trade deficit with so many countries.
"When we're behind on every single country, trade wars aren't so bad," he told reporters at the White House at a news conference on Tuesday with the Swedish prime minister.
Another prominent Republican critic of the proposal, House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, returned to the attack on Tuesday, saying the proposed duties of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum were too broad. Although the measure is designed to hit China, its main impact will be on U.S. allies like Canada.
Ryan, whose home state of Wisconsin could be hit by proposed counter-tariffs from the European Union, has consistently opposed the tariffs and called for "more surgical and more targeted measures."
The White House has said the measures will protect industries and jobs from unfair competition and that across-the- board tariffs are needed because countries like China use third countries for shipping steel to the United States, disguising its origin.
Opponents charge that the tariffs could destroy more jobs than they create, risk alienating U.S. allies and that American consumers will end up paying more for a range of products from cans of beer to cars.
"There is a lot of concern among Republican senators that this could sort of metastasize into sort of a larger trade war, and many of our members are discussing with the administration just how broad, how sweeping this might be," McConnell said in his first comments on the issue.
Financial markets have rallied off their lows on expectations the measures may be watered down in the face of an intense lobbying effort from leading Republicans.
On Tuesday, Representative Mark Meadows, the head of the Freedom Caucus, a staunchly conservative Republican grouping in Congress, raised concerns about the impact of the tariffs on U.S. manufacturing and agriculture. Agriculture is a potential target for retaliatory tariffs from China if Trump pushes ahead.
Meadows, who spoke to reporters after a closed-door meeting with House Republicans, said: "Most of the conversation I heard was not in support of that particular decision."
Trump was presented with three options by the Commerce Department. The broad tariffs that he announced last week were one. He also had the option of a much higher duty of 53 percent on steel imports on a narrower group of 12 countries that did not include Canada, Mexico and the European Union, although all countries would be subject to quotas.
For aluminum, China, Hong Kong, Russia, Venezuela and Vietnam would be subject to direct tariffs and others to quotas.
The final option called for quotas for both industries to limit imports.
Washington said on Monday that if Canada and Mexico agreed to its demands in the NAFTA talks, they could be exempted from the proposed steel and aluminum tariffs. Trump repeated the proposal on Tuesday after the trilateral talks ground to a close following six months of discussions that have achieved little progress.
Both Mexico and Canada have rejected the proposal.
Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo raised the prospect of reprisals if Washington pushed ahead with tariffs and insisted the North American Free Trade Agreement remain "a trilateral accord" in response to a U.S. proposal to hold talks with Canada and Mexico separately.
"There's a list (of U.S. products) that we are analyzing internally, but we won't make it public, we're going to wait," Guajardo told the Televisa network in an interview.
Canada has also said it would take counter-measures, as has the European Union.
Trump took aim at the EU at his news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, saying the bloc had treated the United States unfairly on trade.
Trump has vowed to cut America's trade deficit and accuses countries like China of cheating. He has launched an investigation into intellectual property abuses by China, a move that could dwarf any impact of the steel and aluminum proposals and trigger a sharp response from Beijing.
Fred Bergstein, who held top economics posts in a series of U.S. administrations and is a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics think tank, warned on Tuesday that the proposed tariffs would undermine Washington's efforts to rein in China by alienating potential allies.
"President Trump's recent trade actions, especially the announced plans to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum, will have little effect on China. In fact, they will make confronting China with an alliance of trading partners much harder," he said.


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Q: sorting of month in matrix in R I have a matrix in this format:
    year    month    Freq
1   2014    April    466
2   2015    April    59535
3   2014    August   10982
4   2015    August   0
5   2014    December 35881
6   2015    December 0
7   2014    February 17
8   2015    February 24258
9   2014    January  0
10  2015    January  22785
11  2014    July     2981
12  2015    July     0
13  2014    June     1279
14  2015    June     31356
15  2014    March    289
16  2015    March    40274

I need to sort months on the basis of their occurrence i.e jan, feb, mar... when I sort it gets sorted on the basis of first alphabet. I used this:
mat <- mat[order(mat[,1], decreasing = TRUE), ]

and it looks like this :
row.names   April   August  December    February    January July    June    March   May     November    October September
1   2015    59535   0       0           24258       22785   0       31356   40274   84211   0           0       0
2   2014    466     10982   35881       17          0       2981    1279    289     879     8911        8565    4000

Can we sort months on the basis of occurrence in R ?

A: Suppose DF is the data frame from which you derived your matrix.  We provide such a data frame in reproducible form at the end.  Ensure that month and year are factors with appropriate levels.  Note that month.name is a builtin variable in R that is used here to ensure that the month levels are appropriately sorted and we have assumed year is a numeric column.  Then use levelplot like this:
DF2 <- transform(DF,
        month = factor(as.character(month), levels = month.name),
        year = factor(year)
      )

library(lattice)
levelplot(Freq ~ year * month, DF2)

Note: Here is DF in reproducible form:
Lines <- "    year    month    Freq
1   2014    April    466
2   2015    April    59535
3   2014    August   10982
4   2015    August   0
5   2014    December 35881
6   2015    December 0
7   2014    February 17
8   2015    February 24258
9   2014    January  0
10  2015    January  22785
11  2014    July     2981
12  2015    July     0
13  2014    June     1279
14  2015    June     31356
15  2014    March    289
16  2015    March    40274 "
DF <- read.table(text = Lines, header = TRUE)

A: Assuming you want to sort based on time (have to add a dummy day 1 to convert to time format):
time = strptime(paste(1, mat$month, mat$year), format = "%d %B %Y")
mat = mat[sort.ind(time, index.return=T)$ix, ]

Or if you don't care about the year:
time = strptime(paste(1, mat$month, 2000), format = "%d %B %Y")
mat = mat[sort.ind(time, index.return=T)$ix, ]

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The Salmon Cannon Helps These Flying Fish Cross Dams
By Eliana Dockterman
Dammed if they do, dammed if they don't. Humans have made it awfully hard for salmon to migrate by building dams in their paths. As penance, people have spent years carrying salmon by hand, by truck and even by airplane upstream. But now we're trying a new, more efficient means of transportation: the cannon.
A company called Whooshh Innovations (yes, that's their real name) has invented the Salmon Cannon (yes, that's it's real name). Despite its ominous moniker, the device actually carries the fish very gently to their destination: A tube is used to suck up fish from the water and slide them a 22 miles per hour to their destination, where they return to the water unscathed. This weekend, the device will be employed at the Columbia River in Washington.
Whooshh Innovations also invented a vacuum to harvest and transport fruits without bruising them, which basically makes the inventors at this company the Martha Stewarts of animal conservation.
Sounds great for the fruit, but imagine bing a fish suddenly sucked up into a tube: that would be terrifying! Could be a plot point in Finding Dory. You're welcome, Pixar.
Write to Eliana Dockterman at eliana.dockterman@time.com.
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As competições da natação artística nos Jogos Pan-Americanos de 2019 em Lima, Peru, foram realizadas de 29 de julho a 31 de julho, no Centro Aquático no cluster da Villa Desportiva Nacional Videna.  A competição foi aberta apenas a mulheres, em dois eventos: dueto e equipes.

O esporte foi renomeado de nado sincronizado para natação artística em 2017, sendo esta a primeira edição dos Jogos Pan-Americanos sob o novo título.

O nado artístico é um dos 22 eventos classificatórios para os Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2020. Sendo que a equipe vencedora estará classificada para os Jogos Olímpicos como o representante continental das Américas, e isso também ocorre para a categoria dueto. Como a equipe do Canadá venceu as duas categorias, uma nova vaga foi aberto para o segundo colocado no dueto. Nesse caso representado pelo México.

Calendário

Medalhistas

Classificação

Um total de 80 nadadoras artísticas se classificaram para competir nos jogos. Como país-sede, o Peru classificou a cota máxima de nove atletas. Outras sete equipes se classificaram por meio de classificatórias sub-continentais (cada uma com nove atletas). Cada uma dessas sete equipes inscreveu um dueto com as atletas que já fazem parte de suas equipes. Além disso, quatro vagas no dueto foram reservadas para os países que não conseguiram se classificar para a competição por equipe.

Quadro de medalhas

Ver também
Natação artística nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2020

2019
Eventos dos Jogos Pan-Americanos de 2019
2019 na natação artística


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The Last Painting: Final Works of the Great Masters: from Giotto to Twombly
Bernard Chambaz
Format: Hardback, 240 pages , 285mm x 240mm
Published: 1-Sep-2018
Imprint: ACC Art Books
Publisher: ACC Art Books
Description - The Last Painting: Final Works of the Great Masters: from Giotto to Twombly by Bernard Chambaz
There are no rules, and even less justice. Death takes everyone without discrimination. Sometimes it is accidental - like Signorelli, who fell from scaffolding. Sometimes it is expected, as with the diabetic Cezanne, who wrote "I am old, sick, and I swore to die while painting". But often, researching a painter's death is an easier task than determining which of their works is truly their 'last'. Paintings tend to be dated by year and not month, inciting much debate among art historians. This book embraces this ambiguity, studying 100 examples of works that lay completed for several years, or were left unfinished on the easel, or were finished post-mortem by a friend's grieving hand. The Last Painting collects 100 terminal paintings from 100 artists, including Dali, Manet, Toulouse-Lautrec, Degas, Goya, Pollock, Rembrandt, Dix, Bonnard, Titien, and many more. Each picture gives us a glimpse into the painter's mind. Did they know death was coming? Did they paint with denial, or acceptance? Did they return to a favourite subject, or decide to embark on a new, original project while they still had time? A poetic and thought-provoking book, The Last Painting is a sensitive exploration of the relationship between art and death. AUTHOR: Born in 1949, Bernard Chambaz is a historian, poet, novelist and essayist. He is the winner of Goncourt's First Novel Award (1993), Apollinaire Awards (2005), Louis- Guilloux (2008) and Roland-de-Jouvenel of the French Academy (2014). He has written about fifty books, including Ghetto, Dernieres Nouvelles du martin-pecheur, A tombeau ouvert and 17. SELLING POINTS: . A collection of 100 final paintings from 100 deceased artists, with accompanying biographies and thought-provoking text . Features a diverse range of artists, from Bosch, Rubens, and Fragonard, to Hopper, Mondrian, and Kahlo . Generates a fascinating discussion about the relationship between art and death 100 colour images
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Q: setOnDayClickListener is not executing for calendar application how can i solve this problem? setOnDayClickListener is not working  for calendar app
   calendarView=(CalendarView)findViewById(R.id.calendarView);

    calendarView.setOnDayClickListener(new OnDayClickListener() {
        @Override
        public void onDayClick(EventDay eventDay) {
            Calendar clickedDayCalendar = eventDay.getCalendar();
        }
    });

A: CalendarView calendarView = findViewById(R.id.calendarView);

    calendarView.setOnDateChangeListener(new CalendarView.OnDateChangeListener() {
        @Override
        public void onSelectedDayChange(@NonNull CalendarView calendarView, int year, int month, int date) {

        }
    });

Try this code. This will give you the year, month and date

A: Hope you find this useful.This code will open the material callendar. You can even adjust the data time range using setmaxdate and setmindate else ignore it
       final Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
            int yy = calendar.get(Calendar.YEAR);
            int mm = calendar.get(Calendar.MONTH);
            int dd = calendar.get(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
            final Calendar calendarMin = Calendar.getInstance();
            calendarMin.set(yy, mm - 1, dd);
            DatePickerDialog datePicker = new DatePickerDialog(ItemsOnDemandFilterActivity.this, new DatePickerDialog.OnDateSetListener() {
                @Override
                public void onDateSet(DatePicker view, int year, int monthOfYear, int dayOfMonth) {
                    String date = String.valueOf(dayOfMonth) + "-" + String.valueOf(monthOfYear + 1)
                            + "-" + String.valueOf(year);
                    startDateEditText.setText(date);
                }
            }, yy, mm, dd);
            datePicker.getDatePicker().setMaxDate(System.currentTimeMillis());
            datePicker.getDatePicker().setMinDate(calendarMin.getTimeInMillis());
            datePicker.show();


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Abrams' Law
a rule stating that, with given concrete materials and conditions of test, the ratio of the amount of water to the amount of the cement in the mixture determines the strength of the concrete, provided the mixture is of a workable consistency.
Abrasion Damage
wearing away of a surface by rubbing and friction. (See also cavitation damage and erosion.)
ability of a surface to resist being worn away by rubbing and friction.
(1) in the case of solids, the displacement volume of particles themselves, including their permeable and impermeable voids, but excluding space between particles;
(2) in the case of fluids, their volume.
Absorbed Moisture
moisture that has entered the permeable pores of a solid and has physical properties not substantially different from ordinary water at the same temperature and pressure. (See also absorption.)
(1) in bridges, the end foundation that is typically constructed with concrete that supports the superstructure of the bridge;
(2) in dams, the side of the gorge or bank of the stream against which a dam abuts.
Accelerating Admixture
an admixture that causes an increase in the rate of hydration of the hydraulic cement and thus shortens the time of setting, increases the rate of strength development, or both.
increase in rate of natural progress of setting or hardening of concrete. (See also accelerating admixture.)
Active Crack
a crack whose width changes with time.
a material that is interground or blended in limited amounts into a hydraulic cement during manufacture either as a processing addition to aid in manufacturing and handling the cement or as a functional addition to modify the use properties of the finishe
a substance added to another in relatively small amounts to impart or improve desirable properties or suppress undesirable properties.
the state in which two surfaces are held together by interfacial effects that may consist of molecular forces, interlocking action, or both.
the group of materials used to join or bond similar or dissimilar materials, for example, in concrete work, the epoxy resins.
Adiabatic
a condition in which heat neither enters or leaves a system.
a material other than water, aggregates, cementitious materials, and fiber reinforcement, used as an ingredient of a cementitious mixture to modify its freshly mixed, setting, or hardened properties and that is added to the batch before or during its mixi
Adsorbed Water
water held on surfaces of a material by electrochemical forces and having physical properties substantially different from those of absorbed water 1 or chemically combined water at the same temperature and pressure. (See also adsorption.)
(1) development of a higher concentration of a substance at the surface of either a liquid or solid, such as cement, cement paste, or aggregates, than exists in the bulk of the medium;
(2) the process by which a substance is adsorbed. (See also adsorbed
a general term for a material that may be used either as an addition to cement or an admixture in concrete, for example, an air-entraining agent.
a gathering into a ball or mass.
granular material, such as sand, gravel, crushed stone, crushed hydraulic- cement concrete, or iron blast-furnace slag, used with a cementing medium to produce either concrete or mortar. (See also heavyweight aggregate and lightweight aggregate.)
Aggregate Blending
the process of intermixing two or more aggregates to produce a combination with improved grading or other properties.
Aggregate Transparency
discoloration of a concrete surface consisting of darkened areas over coarse aggregate particles immediately below the concrete surface.
Aggregate-cement Ratio
the ratio of total aggregate to cement, either by mass or volume.
Agitating Speed
the rate of rotation of the drum of a truck mixer or agitator when used for agitating mixed concrete.
Agitating Truck
a vehicle in which freshly mixed concrete can be conveyed from the site of mixing to the site of placement; while being agitated, the truck body can either be stationary and contain an agitator or it can be a drum rotated continuously so as to agitate the
(1) the process of providing motion in mixed concrete just sufficient to prevent segregation or loss of workability;
(2) the mixing and homogenization of slurries or finely ground powders by either mechanical means or injection of air. (See also agitator
a device for maintaining workability and preventing segregation of mixed concrete by agitation. (See also agitation.)
Air Content
the volume of air voids in cement paste, mortar, or concrete, exclusiveof pore space in aggregate particles, usually expressed as a percentage of total volume of the paste, mortar, or concrete.
Air Entraining
the capability of a material or process to develop a system of microscopic bubbles of air in cement paste, mortar, or concrete during mixing. (See also air entrainment.)
Air Entrainment
the incorporation of air in the form of microscopic bubbles (typically smaller than 1 mm [0.04 in.]) during the mixing of either concrete or mortar. (See also air entraining and entrained air.)
Air Meter
a device for measuring the air content of concrete and mortar.
Air Ring
perforated manifold in nozzle of wet-mix shotcrete equipment throughwhich high-pressure air is introduced into the material flow.
Air Void
a space in cement paste, mortar, or concrete filled with air. (See alsoentrained air and entrapped air.)
Air-entraining Admixture
an admixture that causes the development of a system of microscopic air bubbles in concrete, mortar, or cement paste during mixing, usually to increase its workability and resistance to freezing and thawing. (See also entrained air.)
Air-permeability Test
a procedure for measuring the fineness of powdered materials such asportland cement. (See also Blaine test.)
Air-water Jet
a high-velocity jet of air and water mixed at the nozzle, used in clean-up of surfaces of rock or concrete, such as horizontal construction joints.
salts of alkali metals, principally sodium and potassium; specifically sodium and potassium occurring in constituents of concrete and mortar, usually expressed in chemical analyses as the oxides Na 2 O and K 2 O. (See also low-alkali cement.)
Alkali Reactivity (of Aggregate)
susceptibility of aggregate to alkali-aggregate reaction.
Alkali-aggregate Reaction
chemical reaction in either mortar or concrete between alkalies (sodium and potassium) from portland cement or other sources and certain constituents of some aggregates.
Alkali-carbonate Rock Reaction
the reaction between the alkalies (sodium and potassium) in portland cement and certain carbonate rocks, particularly calcitic dolomite and dolomitic limestones, present in some aggregates.
Alkali-silica Reaction
the reaction between the alkalies (sodium and potassium) in portland cement and certain siliceous rocks or minerals, such as opaline chert, strained quartz, and acidic volcanic glass, present in some aggregates.
Alkyl Aryl Sulfonate
synthetic detergent used to entrain air in hydraulic-cement mixtures.
Allowable Bearing Capacity
the maximum pressure to which a soil or other material should be subjected to guard against shear failure or excessive settlement.
Allowable Load
see service dead load and service live load.
Allowable Stress
maximum permissible stress used in design of members of a structure and based on a factor of safety against rupture or yielding of any type.
Aluminate Concrete
concrete made with calcium-aluminate cement.
Amount of Mixing
the extent of mixer action employed in combining the ingredients for either concrete or mortar; in the case of stationary mixers, the mixing time; in the case of truck mixers, the number of revolutions of the drumat mixing speed after the intermingling of
the maximum displacement from the mean position in connection with vibration.
(1) in prestressed concrete, to lock the stressed tendon in position so that it will retain its stressed condition;
(2) in precast-concrete construction, to attach the precast units to the building frame;
(3) in slabs-on-grade orwalls, to fasten to rock
a metal bolt or stud, headed or threaded, cast in place, grouted in place,or drilled and fastened into existing concrete either by expansion or by chemical adhesives.
(1) in post-tensioning, a device used to anchor the tendon to the concrete member;
(2) in pretensioning, a device used to maintain the elongationof a tendon during the time interval between stressing and release;
(3) in precast-concrete construction, th
Anchorage Zone
(1) in post-tensioning, the region adjacent to the anchorage subjected to secondary stresses resulting from the distribution of the prestressing force;
(2) in pretensioning, the region in which the transfer bond stresses are developed.
(1) a mineral, anhydrous calcium sulfate (CaSO 4 );
(2) gypsum from which the water of crystallization has been removed, usually by heating above 325°F (160°C).
Anhydrous Calcium Chloride (CaCl 2 )
a solid, usually 94 percent calcium chloride, typically in pellet form.
Anti-washout Admixture
a concrete admixture that reduces the loss of fine material from concretewhen placed in water.
Apparent Specific Gravity
the ratio of the mass of a volume of the impermeable portion of a material at a stated temperature to the mass of an equal volume of distilled water at a stated temperature.
Architect-engineer
architect, engineer, architectural firm, engineering firm, or architectural and engineering firm issuing contract documents, administering the work under contract documents, or both (also called engineer-architect).
Architectural Concrete
concrete that will be permanently exposed to view and therefore requires special care in selection of the concrete materials, forming, placing, and finishing to obtain the desired architectural appearance.
Area of Steel
the cross-sectional area of the steel reinforcement.
Arenaceous
composed primarily of sand; sandy.
Argillaceous
composed primarily of clay or shale; clayey.
the sharp external corner edge that is formed at the junction of two planes or surfaces.
Arrissing Tool
a tool similar to a float, but having a form suitable for rounding an edge offreshly placed concrete.
Artificial Pozzolan
materials such as fly ash and silica fume. (See also fly ash and silica fume) .
Ashlar Masonry
masonry composed of bonded blocks of concrete, either rectangular or square, always of two or more sizes.
a dark brown to black cementitious material in which the predominatingconstituents are bitumens that occur in nature or are obtained in petroleum processing.
Asphalt Cement
asphalt that is refined to meet specifications for use in the manufacture ofbituminous pavements.
Asphaltic Concrete
a mixture of asphalt cement and aggregate.
Atmospheric-pressure Steam Curing
steam curing of concrete products or cement at atmospheric pressure, usually at maximum ambient temperature between 100 to 200°F (40 to95°C).
a high-pressure steam vessel.
Autoclave Curing
curing of concrete products in an autoclave at maximum ambient temperature generally between 340 and 420°F (170 and 215°C).
Autoclave Cycle
(1) the time interval between the start of the temperature-rise period and the end of the blowdown period;
(2) a schedule of the time and temperature-pressure conditions of periods that make up the cycle.
Autogenous Healing
a natural process of filling and sealing dormant cracks in concrete or inmortar when kept damp.
Autogenous Length Change
length change caused by autogenous volume change. (See alsoautogenous volume change.)
Autogenous Volume Change
change in volume due to the chemical process of hydration of cement, exclusive of effects of applied load and change in either thermal condition or moisture content.
Auxiliary Reinforcement
reinforcement in addition to that required by analysis for strength.
Average Bond Stress
the force in a bar divided by the product of the perimeter and the development length of the bar.
the portion of the gross weight of a vehicle transmitted to a structure or a roadway through wheels supporting a given axle.
Axle-steel Reinforcement
either plain or deformed reinforcing bars rolled from axle steel.


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Many companies today are striving to become data-driven. But what does that mean exactly? More than just installing the right tools and applications, becoming data-driven is about making data and analytics part of the business strategy, its systems, processes and culture. It's about creating a mindset in which analytics form the basis of all fact-based business decisions, and are embraced by all levels of the organization.
Just like electricity, data has become a basic enterprise asset that is quickly revolutionizing the world, enabling better, faster, cheaper business processes. Data-driven organizations are committed to gathering data concerning all aspects of the business. By enabling employees at every level to use the right data at the right time, data can foster conclusive decision-making and becomes part of the companies' competitive advantage.
Unlike traditional enterprises, data-driven organizations don't grow linearly, but exponentially. Just look at the spectacular growth of companies like Amazon and Google, who have built their entire business models around the exploration and exploitation of information.
What these companies have in common is a data-centricapproach that goes beyond operational excellence. This requires them to put data and analysis front and center in everyday business processes, and to think beyond silos and even the company's own walls (literally and metaphorically) to build meaningful collaborations.
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Tonight: The final of Böyük Səhnə
Posted 02 March 2014 at 02:57 CET
From the very beginning, the 14 contestants of Böyük Səhnə stayed in a special training camp where they prepared their entries, got vocal trainings, developed their music talents, had fun and made new friends. Now, the journey almost came to the end. The decision, who will represent Azerbaijan in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, will be taken tonight. Three finalists will enter the stage to give their best and get the ticket to Denmark:
Khana Hasanova
Erkin Osmanli
About Böyük Səhnə
After a big success last year, the Azerbaijani talent show Böyük Səhnə became the national format for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. A lot of work and preparations have been done on this long way to the night's final. The auditions for the show stared last year and took place in eight different cities of Azerbaijan. İTV, the official Azerbaijani broadcaster, got over 250 applications. And now only three strongest singers will compete in tonight's final of Böyük Səhnə. All this time, the popular Azerbaijani TV presenters, Husniye Magerramova and Tural Assadov, accompanied the contestants on their way to the final.
Khana Hasanova represented Azerbaijan at The Delphic Games 2013 in Novosibirsk where she took 4th place. She participated in the Azerbaijani national selection in 2011 and 2013. Khana has been practicing sport dancing, R'n'B and Hip-Hop for five years. She was a soloist in a choir. Now, she is a student at the Azerbaijan State University of Culture and Arts, Faculty of Pop Vocal. Recently, she has released her first album.
Dilara Kazimova (29) studied opera singing at the Hajibeyov Baku Academy of Music. Her second education she got in the aerobics. She began singing at the age of four. Dilara was a member of the rock bands W/omen and Unformal, and the group Milk & Kisses. She participated in the Azerbaijani national selections in 2008 and 2010. Dilara was a prizewinner of The New Wave Contest in 2010. She loves animals and does not wear any fur.
Erkin Osmanli participated in the Azerbaijani national selection in 2011. He also takes part in some dance projects, writes songs and poems. His musical idols are John Lennon, The Beatles, Madonna and Mick Jagger.
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Ben Bernanke goes on record to warn US deficit 'not sustainable'
Obama must address debt quickly, warns Federal Reserve chief, while interest rates will stay low to protect recovery
Dominic Rushe in New York
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Wed 27 Apr 2011 19.19 EDT First published on Wed 27 Apr 2011 19.19 EDT
Ben Bernanke, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, warned that the US deficit is 'not sustainable' in his first conference. Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke used his historic first conference to warn that the US deficit is "not sustainable" and tell political leaders they must address it "as quickly and effectively as they can".
Speaking at what was the first ever press conference on interest rate policy to be given by a Fed chairman, Bernanke confirmed that the US will keep interest rates low and continue its huge programme of buying back government bonds in order to keep the fragile economic recovery on track.
The conference followed a statement from the federal open market committee, which stated that the US recovery was "proceeding at a moderate pace, and overall conditions in the labour market are improving gradually". Household spending and business investment were picking up, but construction and the housing sector remained depressed, said the committee.
The committee's report was backed by government figures showing that orders for durable goods rose in March for a third consecutive month, demonstrating that businesses are spending to update equipment.
With the recovery still fragile, the committee said it would continue with a policy that has seen short-term interest rates driven down to near zero, and complete its controversial $600bn (£360bn) bond-buying programme designed to pump cash into the US economy.
At the press conference, Bernanke acknowledged fears that inflation could be a threat, but said interest rates were unlikely to change in the next few months.
The committee played down inflationary fears in its statement. "Commodity prices have risen significantly since last summer, and concerns about global supplies of crude oil have contributed to a further increase in oil prices since the committee met in March. Inflation has picked up in recent months, but longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable and measures of underlying inflation are still subdued."
As the Fed winds down its stimulus programme, attention is shifting to when and how it should start raising interest rates to prevent inflation from getting out of control. Two weeks ago, the European Central Bank raised its key policy rate to 1.25% in response to inflationary fears.
But Bernanke seemed more concerned about the size of the US deficit. Last week credit rating agency Standard & Poor's threatened to cut the US's top-tier credit rating. Asked about S&P's move, Bernanke said: "I'm hopeful this event will provide one more incentive for Congress and the political leaders to take action ... it's the most important economic problem in the long term that the US faces," said Bernanke. If the S&P's warning "goads" action by political leaders, he said, "that's constructive".
Paul Davies, at Capital Economics, said that having a press conference was a step in the right direction: "The more information out there, the better." He believed it would attract more attention than the short statement the Fed traditionally gave out. "It gives the Fed a chance to correct any misconceptions it thinks have found their way into the markets. This is a great soapbox from which to do that," he said.
But Davies warned that the press conference was likely to put more emphasis on Bernanke, and detract from the fact that that decisions are made by a committee and not an individual. Putting the Fed chairman in front of the cameras would put more pressure on whoever held the job to be media-savvy, he said. "I think that is the direction that things have been travelling in for some time. We see that with Mervyn King in the UK, who has become very adept at press conferences."