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Reese, Ronald E LODI - Ronald E. Reese, age 70, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020, at UW Hospital and Clinics. He was born on Feb. 21, 1950, in Madison, Wis., the son of Robert and Delores (Koch) Reese. After graduating from Lodi High School in 1968, Ron joined the Army National Guard. Ron worked as a Laborer for Oscar Mayer, retiring from there after 31 years. Ron had a variety of interests. including boating on Lake Wisconsin, vacationing in Bayfield, farming, spending time with family, avidly coaching and playing sports. Survivors include his wife, Cheryl; his son, Andy (Samantha) Reese; two daughters, Kristina Streeter and Jennifer Alt (Jeremy); his two sisters, Renee (Jerry) Falk and Jody (Jeff) Zersen; six grandchildren, Aiden and Lilly Alt, Taylor, Trevor and Jaxson Reese and Easton Schwarz; two nephews, Brandon (Monica) Clemens and Nathan (Bobbi Jo) Wiesshoff; and one niece, Amber (Bill) Elsing. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his nephew, Jason Clemens. A special thank you to Lodi EMS and UW Hospital for all their kindness and compassion. Due to COVID restrictions, a private family service will be held. Any donations received will be given to the Lodi Youth Sports Community; Ron had a passion for coaching while Andy was growing up and watching his grandchildren play sports. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com . Gunderson Lodi Funeral & Cremation Care 157 S. Main St. (608) 592-3201
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"The Association Between Doppler Measures of Cardiac Function and Outco" by Yang Shi, Rachel Pedersen et al.
Background: Preoperative risk assessments of individuals who undergo major noncardiac surgery have focused on ischemic heart disease. Information on how to assess the noncardiac surgical risks for patients with depressed cardiac function, as seen in heart failure, is sparse. Echocardiography is routinely performed in patients with depressed cardiac function and is an accepted standard cardiac assessment. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) provides strong independent prognostic implications in a wide range of cardiovascular conditions.
Purpose: To identify the echocardiographic parameters associated with outcomes among patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery.
Methods: A retrospective single-institution investigation identified 1,770 patients who underwent one or more major noncardiac procedures from Jan. 1, 2011, to June 30, 2014, and had at least one TTE performed within 90 days before surgery. Patients were stratified by presurgery left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) into LVEF ≤ 40% and LVEF > 40% groups. The cohort was followed through June 12, 2015, with the outcome focused on all-cause mortality. Continuous and categorical variables were compared by Student's t-test and chi-squared test, respectively. Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate mortality estimates postsurgery. Cox proportional hazards model was used for univariate and multivariable models.
Results: In patients with LVEF > 40%, the 1-, 6- and 12-month mortality rates were 3.8%, 9.0% and 12.1%, respectively. In patients with LVEF ≤ 40%, 1-, 6- and 12-month mortality was 9.5%, 18.4% and 25.2%, significantly greater than patients with LVEF > 40% at all time points (P < 0.01). Univariate analysis of patients with LVEF ≤ 40% found the following echocardiographic parameters to be significant predictors of 6-month mortality: right atrial pressure, pulmonary artery systolic pressure, LVEF < 25%, mitral A-wave velocity, mitral E-wave deceleration time, and left ventricular posterior wall diastolic thickness. Multivariate analysis identified mitral A-point velocity (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.98, P = 0.02), LVEF < 25% (HR: 3.48, P < 0.01), glomerular filtration rate (HR: 0.71 at 10-unit increments, P < 0.01) and colectomy (HR: 5.47, P < 0.01) as significant predictors of 6-month mortality.
Conclusion: Preoperative LVEF < 25%, lower mitral A velocity, colectomy, and lower glomerular filtration rate are associated with 6-month mortality postsurgery. Close preoperative cardiac assessment of patients with decreased LVEF prior to noncardiac surgery may prove beneficial in improving long-term outcomes.
Shi Y, Pedersen R, Rappelt M, Shearer R, Sulemanjee NZ, Zwicke DL, Hastings TE, Cheema OM, Thohan V. The association between Doppler measures of cardiac function and outcomes in patients with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤ 40% undergoing noncardiovascular surgeries. J Patient Cent Res Rev. 2016;3:236-7.


What are the basic concepts of APScheduler?
How does object-oriented programming help extending the use cases?
How does the scheduler determine the next run time of jobs?
What if a job miss fired?
What if too many jobs running simultaneously?
Desktop application written in Python can sync data from server per-minute jobs.
Web application written in Python can renew hot-sale list every hour on a landing page.
Gaming server-side application written in Twisted (A Python network framework) can re-create monsters back to the scene every 5 minutes.
Job houses the functions to execute, the function parameters to pass in, and a bunch of controlling parameters.
The functions could be either an imported function or a string of import path. The function arguments are essential for the execution. The controlling parameters are for controlling scheduler behaviors.
In below example, tick is the Python function to scheduler, args=(1, ) is the function parameter, and trigger='interval', seconds=3 are the controlling parameters.
Triggers contain essential time information for the scheduler. Each job has its trigger.
The most important thing a trigger does is to tell the scheduler when is the next time this job should run.
For example, in above example, if the job fires at "2000-01-01T00:00:00Z", then the trigger with 3 seconds as interval should report that the next time is "2000-01-01T00:00:03Z".
Schedulers rules all stuff. You can think of it as a stable API provided by APScheduler for configuring JobStores, Executors and adding jobs.
JobStore houses the scheduled jobs. Without any configuration, APScheduler saves them in memory. As shown in above code, scheduler.add_job won't trigger the function but save the job data into the memory.
In below example, APScheduler adds a JobStore named sqlalchemy. The job added later chooses sqlalchemy as its JobStore. The JobStore persists the job into an SQLite database.
Executors run the jobs. They manage the life cycles of jobs. By default, you can use thread or process as executors.
Below is the graph of the relations between all major classes in APScheduler codebase 2 .
The BaseScheduler, BaseExecutor, BaseJobStore and BaseTrigger implements major functionalities of corespondent concepts.
The subclasses of base class adapt the base implementation to specific frameworks or libraries to cover more use cases.
The scheduler manages executor and jobstore.
The jobstore stores all of the jobs.
Each job has its trigger.
Choosing a proper scheduler, job store(s), executor(s) and trigger(s) depends on the user's current technology stack.
There are two primary models of how scheduler schedules jobs in APScheduler.
In below two models, the scheduler internal method process_jobs trigger jobs and return seconds to sleep. The other function sleep or run_after_timeout would idle the scheduler for a few seconds.
The sleep-process model is implemented in an infinite loop of sleeping and job processing.
It's commonly seen in blocking applications. Please check to the implementation of blocking.py for example.
The callback model is implemented in a callback-chain convention.
It's commonly seen in non-blocking applications. Please check the implementation of tornado.py for example.
If the system load is high, the scheduler might choose to drop some jobs since it needs to execute new jobs. It's similar to the case of queueing-up.It's recommended not to put CPU-bound operations in the same machine of where APScheduler is running.
Since the scheduler sometimes misses triggering jobs, APScheduler leaves the question to the end-users if the job should be triggered when the job passed the time.
?: should the job be triggered afterward?
To solve this problem, APScheduler provides a controlling parameter misfire_grace_time for each job. If the job passed the scheduled time but still within the misfire_grace_time, then it would be triggered still.
Additionally, you can choose another option by using controlling parameter coalescing to roll all missed executions into one.
Sometimes the job might be triggered even when another instance of the job is running. It happens when the job takes a long time to run and the next job just catches up.
?: should the two jobs both run?
To solve this problem, APScheduler provides another controlling parameter max_instances for end users.
To support misfire_grace_time, coalescing, and max_instances, APScheduler puts a lot of efforts into managing job state and their run times.
Since the jobs might runs concurrently, APScheduler has to acquire a lock onto jobstore for any job data modifications.
Except for the job management API, APScheduler also provides a lightweight event system for a certain number of events.
APScheduler fires events on certain occasions so that user code can listen to them.
It's an intended design goal to make APScheduler a cross-platform, cross-application scheduler framework, rather than a daemon or service itself. It's meant to reside in an existing application. It says you need to integrate it into your codebase, instead of running it as a dedicated server.
The good part is it can extend itself to almost any use cases. The sad part is that it needs you to do more development work.
You might want to implement one of below challenges as your side project.
More subclasses for executor, trigger, jobstore.
A universal solution of running jobs in distributed worker nodes.
A web interface for APScheduler.
A RESTful API for managing APScheduler jobs.
Make a service on top of APScheduler and let it run in Kubernetes cluster.
Decide if you're going to build a utility, a service, or a framework before start writing the first line of code.
Check if Object-oriented programming suites the case. If you have a variety of framework to support, consider it.
Simplify the corner cases and make proper strategy and controlling parameters for them.
Embed an event system for users so that they can do something on certain occasions.


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If you're looking for reliability and a vehicle that can provide efficient but roomy rides, our selection of Ford sedans is just the place to start. They come with a variety of different powertrain packages and many may include the SYNC® infotainment system to enjoy your favorite music.
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Iron Mountain woman arrested following two-car collision at the US-2 and Ridgeview intersection
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Four car accident in Ishpeming
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UPDATE: Names released in fatal three-vehicle collision
UPDATE — 10:00 a.m. June 7th, 2016 (EDT) The names of those involved in the…
Two-Vehicle collision on US-41
NEGAUNEE — The Negaunee Police Department responded to a two-vehicle collision around 3:30 pm. A…
Car accident sends two people to the hospital
ISHPEMING — Two people were taken to the hospital night after a two–vehicle accident in…
Three car crash sends two to the hospital
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With the release of WP3, WordPress has become a serious contender on the CMS market. The WordPress plugin system allows you to add functionality to WordPress in a snap and turn it into much more than 'just a blogging platform'.
Learn how to develop for WordPress like a pro and take WordPress to the next level.
Anyone who intends to start writing – or has written – plugins for WordPress. This includes those, who would like to join the development team of an existing plugin and want to improve current code quality and/or contribute quality code.
And even though the tutorial is about plugin development, if you are a theme developer or want to become one, you will also benefit from this tutorial.
It is expected that you are an experienced WordPress user. This means that you are familiar with both the frontend and backend interface, you sort of know how WordPress works in general terms, you know what post types are, you know what a widget is, you've added some code snippets to a functions.php file etc.
You do *not* need to have developed a plugin previously.
We'll be looking to write plugins to serve WordPress 3.3+.
FYI: The current version of WP is 3.5.2 (at the time of writing, July 2013), though WP 3.6 is around the corner – currently in RC1 state and probably released by the time PHPNW comes round.
Since WordPress 3.2, the minimum requirements are PHP 5.2.4+ and MySql 5.0.15+, so we'll be looking at writing code which is compliant with this.
It's definitely not necessary to bring a laptop, but feel free to bring one if you like.
If you *do* decide to bring your laptop and you want to be able to follow everything I'll show you, you'll get the most out of it if you make sure you have the below listed software installed.
Since time is limited for the tutorials, there will unfortunately not be any time to help people set up their own local testing environment for WordPress development.
And as the code used during the Tutorial will be posted on GitHub. It might be a good idea to have Git setup on your laptop and have an activated GitHub account.


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Over half of enterprise firms don't have a clue if their cybersecurity solutions are working
New research suggests that money is being spent, but throwing cash at security problems isn't resolving anything.
By Charlie Osborne for Zero Day | July 30, 2019 -- 12:00 GMT (05:00 PDT) | Topic: Security
Enterprise organizations plan to double their AI and ML projects within a year
Over half of enterprise companies investing in cybersecurity tools and solutions to protect their business interests have no idea how well they are performing, research suggests.
On Tuesday, AttackIQ and the Ponemon Institute released new research on the current state of cybersecurity strategies and investment in the enterprise realm.
Cyber security 101: Protect your privacy from hackers, spies, and the government
Simple steps can make the difference between losing your online accounts or maintaining what is now a precious commodity: Your privacy.
The report, "The Cybersecurity Illusion: The Emperor Has No Clothes," includes responses from 577 IT and IT security practitioners working for US enterprise companies and suggests that while security budgets are increasing, awareness around cybersecurity as a whole is not.
On average, enterprise firms are spending $18.4 million every year on cybersecurity and 58 percent are planning to increase this level of investment by up to 14 percent over the 2019 - 2020 period.
However, those surveyed admitted that after deployment, cybersecurity solutions monitoring is thin on the ground and a total of 53 percent have no idea how well the tools and software implemented in corporate networks are performing.
With 47 cybersecurity solution deployments reported as an average, it is no wonder that IT staff have a tough time tracking and monitoring each tool.
A lack of visibility can muddy the water when it comes to a return on investment (ROI) and, furthermore, can mask any existing security holes which remain unresolved despite the implementation of cybersecurity solutions.
See also: VMware talks up multi-cloud era, need to transform security
Only 39 percent of survey respondents said that their organizations are receiving full value from their investments, but this in itself could indicate that monitoring and performance metrics are an issue when it comes to ROI.
Cybersecurity and IT staff included in the research also reported an interesting issue with false reports and inadequate barriers to their networks. In total, 63 percent said they have experienced a security control reporting a threat blocked when in reality, the tool failed to stop malicious behavior.
"When processes and solutions like this fail, many companies respond by throwing more money at the problem," Larry Ponemon, founder and chairman of the Ponemon Institute commented. "Further security spending needs to be put on hold until enterprise IT and security leaders understand why their current investments are not able to detect and block all known adversary techniques, tactics, and procedures."
TechRepublic: Is homomorphic encryption ready to deliver confidential cloud computing to enterprises?
The fog surrounding cybersecurity in enterprise networks also appears to be contributing to failures in preventing data breaches. In total, 58 percent of respondents said a lack of visibility is a reason data breaches still occur at their companies, and only 41 percent of IT professionals believe their teams are effective in finding and plugging security holes in corporate infrastructure.
When it comes to penetration testing, less than 60 percent of those surveyed said routine tests take place, and close to one-third have no set dates or schedules in place. In addition, less than half -- 48 percent -- of respondents said that a security validation (CSV) platform is used to monitor the security of their networks.
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"Companies are spending far too much money on cybersecurity solutions without knowing if they are effective," said Brett Galloway, AttackIQ CEO. "More than half of the experts surveyed admit they are in the dark about how well the technologies they have are working and if they're truly effective, which is alarming considering companies are relying on these technologies to protect sensitive information including customer data."
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DiFranco Joins Wisconsinite's Songwriting Protest Against Confederate Flag
Posted on July 9, 2015 by David Hyland Leave a comment
Effort Began After Deadly Charleston, South Carolina Shooting Last Month
Photo: Big Hassle Media
Indie-folk siren Ani DiFranco has joined dozens of other performers to contribute to an online songwriting protest against the flying of the Confederate battle flag in the wake of a shooting rampage at a historic black church in South Carolina last month.
The song, "Take Down Your Flag," was initially penned by singer-songwriter Peter Mulvey, of Milwaukee, after nine African-Americans where shot and killed at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston on June 17. The church's history as focal point for the community, its place in the history of the civil rights movement and several online photos of the shooting suspect posing with flags and symbols linked to white supremacy has fostered the theory that the shooting was racially motivated.
According to various media reports, Mulvey began writing the protest song in the days immediately after the shooting while he was engaged in opening-act duties for DiFranco in Massachusetts. After hastily performing the song live for the first time, he uploaded a version to YouTube and as others asked to perform it, he encouraged musicians to add new verses and post their renditions on social media.
The effort has drawn more than 200 contributors to a YouTube playlist, including famous names like actor Jeff Daniels, Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary), blues player Keb' Mo' and Paula Cole.
On Wednesday, DiFranco posted a video and a link to her own recording of the song on her official website. DiFranco recorded the song with singer-keyboardist Ivan Neville (son of soul legend Aaron Neville of the Neville Brothers and former member of Keith Richards' '80s solo band, the X-Pensive Winos) and jam-band drummer Terence Higgins.
The song rails against the prominence of place given the Confederate flag (particularly at South Carolina's Statehouse in Columbia). While many supporters say the flag is a mark of Southern heritage, opponents say it's a stark reminder of the region's legacy of slavery, racial hatred and injustice. However, Mulvey's version of the song quickly moved from attacking the symbolism to the perceived consequences, with his second verse shifting to talk about one of the shooting's victims.
DiFranco's release comes just as many opponents of the flag are likely declaring victory. Both chambers of the South Carolina state Legislature voted this week to remove the flag from the Statehouse. Gov. Nikki Haley is expected to sign the bill into law on Thursday afternoon and the flag will be removed from state grounds within 24 hours.
An mp3 download of the song can be purchased from DiFranco's record label, Righteous Babe. According to a statement on DiFranco's site, all proceeds from the downloads will be donated to the Emanuel Hope Fund, which directly supports the funeral and burial expenses for the shooting victims and the church.
As a preview, here's DiFranco, Neville and Higgins' version of the song:
Here a YouTube video that Mulvey uploaded:
Mulvey has also begun to organize an online benefit concert for the Emanuel A.M.E. Church, slated for July 12.
Editor's Note: Special thanks to Anne Strainchamps for the tip.
Note: David's music column, Soundbytes, appeared on Wisconsin Public Radio's website. This column was originally published there.
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Kindred Spirits: The Art of Expression
Several months ago, we received a message from a Los Angeles-based photographer, Jamie Siragusa. She was working on a project titled "Love Us All," which provides art therapy to help children express their feelings about current events in our country. At the time, she was working with kids from the Variety Boys and Girls Club in Los Angeles. She started her sessions by asking students to describe how they felt about the way people are treating one another in today's society. Articulating their feelings with language proved challenging. However, once she provided tools such as paint and markers, they began to express themselves with ease, and Jamie photographed the process and the students' finished pieces...
Several months ago, we received a message from a Los Angeles-based photographer, Jamie Siragusa. She was working on a project titled "Love Us All," which provides art therapy to help children express their feelings about current events in our country.
At the time, she was working with kids from the Variety Boys and Girls Club in Los Angeles. She started her sessions by asking students to describe how they felt about the way people are treating one another in today's society. Articulating their feelings with language proved challenging. However, once she provided tools such as paint and markers, they began to express themselves with ease, and Jamie photographed the process and the students' finished pieces.
As soon as we saw her photographs, we could tell Jamie was a kindred spirit. The most effective educational communities seem to share a desire to help children process their world. By recording how they process, Jamie's work reminds us of the myriad ways our students express themselves.
"The artist's job is to be a witness to his time in history."
-Robert Rauschenberg
There is an artist in each of us. Jamie Siragusa's stunning work shows us the relevance of art in our attempts to reconcile the world—especially for children.
Read on to learn more about Jamie's artistic process and see her inspiring photos.
Kindred Spirits (KS): How did you come to the practice of photography, and when did you realize it could serve as a call to action and awareness?
Jamie Siragusa (JS): In high school, I took my first photography class and I absolutely fell in love with it! I learned how to photograph with film and process it in the darkroom. Up until about a year ago, I mainly took pictures of families, kids, babies and pets. I loved it, but I wanted to learn about different areas and aspects of photography.
This past September, I decided to enroll in the Los Angeles Center of Photography's yearlong professional program. Since then, I have realized that I love documentary photography. Combining my love for children with my desire to create awareness for important causes has helped fuel my passion for human rights.
KS: Why do you think children relate to the color coding of emotions? What has been your greatest lesson in your experimentation with students and their color-coded emotional drawings?
JS: I think children can relate to color coding because it gives them a way to express themselves if they don't yet have the language to do so. When kids experience uncomfortable emotions such as anger, confusion or anxiety, it's often difficult for them to explain what they are feeling.
I implemented this approach with my 5-year-old son. For example, if he is upset at school, his teachers will sit down with him and talk about what is troubling him. From there, he can draw how he is feeling by using different mediums such as crayons and markers, giving him the opportunity to express himself with different colors. Since he started doing this, we have seen him calm down and soothe himself more easily, and he feels a sense of validation.
KS: What role can visual arts play in the lives of young people?
JS: Visual arts can help young people see their world in a different light. It can also connect them to other people with similar ideas so they don't feel as alone. Rather than speaking or writing, kids can communicate through visual arts in ways that words cannot express.
KS: What advice do you have for the young or novice photographer?
JS: Taking classes has helped me learn not only how to take photographs but how to technically use the camera. They should research photographers whose work they admire, try to find a community for photography enthusiasts, and experiment with different genres (for example, portraits, documentary, street). Taking classes has also helped me realize all of the different avenues and options I have as a photographer. I am now able to branch out into areas I never thought possible.
KS: Are there any steps teachers, guardians and/or parents can take to support a young artist?
JS: One of the most important ways to support someone is to accept and encourage them to follow their passion. Art and photography can help them with self-expression, communication and voicing their opinions.
KS: Tell us about some of your upcoming projects.
JS: I would love to continue this project to help children gain even more awareness through self-expression. I have always felt passionate about children's rights and been concerned about their individual well-being.
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Joe Slovo families left destitute after fire
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Some Joe Slovo residents say the City isnt doing enough to prevent shack fires in the community.
Rampant overcrowding is to blame for a fire in Joe Slovo last week that destroyed the homes and belongings of almost 50 families, say residents.
According to City Fire and Rescue Service spokesman Jermaine Carelse, the fire in the Kuyasa informal settlement last Thursday took 30 firefighters from five fire brigades more than three hours to put out. One of the firefighters was hospitalised with back injuries but no other injuries were reported. Mr Carelse said the cause of the fire was still unknown.
Charlotte Powell, the City's spokesperson for disaster risk management, said the fire destroyed 47 shacks – home to some 172 people.
The victims would get building materials and humanitarian aid, she said. According to Joe Slovo community leader Mzimkhulu Sopeni, nearly 50 families lost their belongings in the fire.
"We need to sit down and have discussions with the City of Cape Town about relocations to other pieces of land," he said.
Thando Mjevu, a Joe Slovo resident, said fires could be avoided if the City listened to residents.
"The City never listens to the people, and that is why we are where we are today. Lots of promises have been made and people are fed up now. There are lots of issues here in Joe Slovo, so we can't afford to have these fires destroying the very little that people have."
However, not everyone feels the issue should be dumped in the City's lap. Joe Slovo Crisis Committee member Noxolo Mayeki said greed was the root of the problem because people who already had houses invaded vacant land to sell plots to others desperate for land and a home.
"This causes lots of problems because often these areas don't have basic services and when a fire erupts, people's lives are in danger," she said.
"On the other hand, the City is not moving fast enough. We need them to immediately identify land and let us know of their plans. We are in the process of trying to see if we can facilitate a meeting with the City of Cape Town."
Ms Mayeki said the same thing was happening in Dunoon – people were invading land and selling it at high prices.
Tabletalk asked the City to comment on what Joe Slovo residents had to say about overcrowding in the area but it did not respond by the time this edition went to print.
Nearly 50 families are believed to have lost their belongings in last weeks fire.
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Q: How can I trust the behavior of C++ functions that declare const? This is a C++ disaster, check out this code sample:
#include <iostream>

void func(const int* shouldnotChange)
{
    int* canChange = (int*) shouldnotChange;
    *canChange += 2;
    return;
}

int main() {
    int i = 5;
    func(&i);
    std::cout << i;
    return 0;
}

The output was 7!
So, how can we make sure of the behavior of C++ functions, if it was able to change a supposed-to-be-constant parameter!?
EDIT: I am not asking how can I make sure that my code is working as expected, rather I am wondering how to believe that someone else's function (for instance some function in some dll library) isn't going to change a parameter or posses some behavior...

A: The general rule in C++ is that the language is designed to protect you from Murphy, not Machiavelli.  In other words, its meant to keep a maintainance programmer from accidentally changing a variable marked as const, not to keep someone from deliberatly changing it, which can be done in many ways.

A: A C-style cast means all bets are off. It's sort of like telling the compiler "Trust me, I know this looks bad, but I need to do this, so don't tell me I'm wrong." Also, what you've done is actually undefined. Casting off const-ness and then modifying the value means the compiler/runtime can do anything, including e.g. crash your program.

A: Based on your edit, your question is "how can I trust 3rd party code not to be stupid?"
The short answer is "you can't."  If you don't have access to the source, or don't have time to inspect it, you can only trust the author to have written sane code.  In your example, the author of the function declaration specifically claims that the code will not change the contents of the pointer by using the const keyword.  You can either trust that claim, or not.  There are ways of testing this, as suggested by others, but if you need to test large amounts of code, it will be very labour intensive.  Perhaps moreso than reading the code.
If you are working on a team and you have a team member writing stuff like this, then you can talk to them about it and explain why it is bad.

A: Don't use C style casts in C++.
We have 4 cast operators in C++ (listed here in order of danger)

*

*static_cast<>         Safe (When used to 'convert numeric data types').

*dynamic_cast<>    Safe (but throws exceptions/returns NULL)

*const_cast<>         Dangerous (when removing const).

*static_cast<>         Very Dangerous (When used to cast pointer types. Not a very good idea!!!!!)

*reinterpret_cast<> Very Dangerous. Use this only if you understand the consequences.

You can always tell the compiler that you know better than it does and the compiler will accept you at face value (the reason being that you don't want the compiler getting in the way when you actually do know better).
Power over the compiler is a two edged sword. If you know what you are doing it is a powerful tool the will help, but if you get things wrong it will blow up in your face.
Unfortunately, the compiler has reasons for most things so if you over-ride its default behavior then you better know what you are doing. Cast is one the things. A lot of the time it is fine. But if you start casting away const(ness) then you better know what you are doing.

A: The only thing I can suggest is to allocate the variable shouldNotChange from a memory page that is marked as read-only. This will force the OS/CPU to raise an error if the application attempts to write to that memory. I don't really recommend this as a general method of validating functions just as an idea you may find useful.

A: The simplest way to enforce this would be to just not pass a pointer:
void func(int shouldnotChange);

Now a copy will be made of the argument. The function can change the value all it likes, but the original value will not be modified.
If you can't change the function's interface then you could make a copy of the value before calling the function:
int i = 5;
int copy = i
func(&copy);

A: By writing sane code.
If you write code you can't trust, then obviously your code won't be trustworthy.
Similar stupid tricks are possible in pretty much any language. In C#, you can modify the code at runtime through reflection. You can inspect and change private class members. How do you protect against that? You don't, you just have to write code that behaves as you expect.
Apart from that, write a unittest testing that the function does not change its parameter.

A: (int*) is the casting syntax from C. C++ supports it fully, but it is not recommended.
In C++ the equivalent cast should've been written like this:
int* canChange = static_cast<int*>(shouldnotChange);

And indeed, if you wrote that, the compiler would NOT have allowed such a cast.
What you're doing is writing C code and expecting the C++ compiler to catch your mistake, which is sort of unfair if you think about it.

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BYLAWS OF THE THE AMERICAS HEPATO-PANCREATO-BILIARY FOUNDATION, INC
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ARTICLE 1 – NAME
The name of this non-profit corporation is The Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Foundation, Inc. (AHPBF). The AHPBF is hereinafter referred to in these Bylaws as the Foundation
ARTICLE II – PURPOSE
The purposes for which the Foundation is organized are as follows:
To foster and advance the educational, research and training activities of the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (the "Association"), and thereby enhance the quality of hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery and patient care.
To generally support the vision, mission, principals and objectives of the Association.
To operate exclusively for charitable, educational, research and training purposes within the powers granted to an organization exempt from taxation under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States.
ARTICLE III – BOARD OF DIRECTORS
General Powers. The property, affairs, and business of the Foundation shall be managed and controlled by its Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may by general resolution delegate to officers of the Foundation and to committees such powers as provided for in these Bylaws.
Composition. The Board of Directors shall consist of thirteen (13) persons appointed by the Council of the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association ("Association") from its own members. Five of the Directors shall be Past Presidents of the Association and will be voting members. Four of the Directors shall be At-Large Directors and also shall be voting members. When the Association Council appoints the nine voting members of the Board of Directors, careful consideration shall be undertaken to have representation from throughout the Americas. In addition, the President, President-Elect, Treasurer and Chairman of the Development Committee of the Association shall be non-voting members of the Board of Directors, ex-officio. In addition, the Board may contain up to 3 non-physician members to be approved by the Board.
Terms. The terms of the nine voting members of the Board of Directors shall be three (3) years with an option to be reappointed once. The terms of the four non-voting, ex-officio members of the Board of Directors shall coincide with the terms of their respective office within the Association.
Resignation and Removal. Any Director may resign at any time by giving written notice to the President. Such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein, or, if no time is specified, at the time of acceptance thereof as determined by the President or Board of Directors. In addition, any Director may be removed, with or without cause, only by the Council of the Association.
Vacancies. Vacancies among the Directors, whether caused by resignation, death, removal, or expiration of a term, may be filled only by the Council of the Association.
The Board of Directors shall provide by resolution the time and place, whether within or without the State of Florida, for the holding of the annual meeting of the Board, and any other regular meetings of the Board.
Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President, or by a majority of the voting Directors then in office, who may fix any place, whether within or without the State of Florida, as the place for holding any special meeting.
Quorum. The presence in person of a majority of the voting members of the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board; but if less than a majority of the Directors are present in person at said meeting, a majority of the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.
Manner of Acting. The act of a majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors, unless the act of a greater number is required by law or by these Bylaws. Directors may attend a meeting by telephonic or similar equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other.
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Officers. The officers of the Foundation shall be a President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. These four (4) officers shall be selected from the nine (9) voting members of the Board of Directors (see Article IV.2.). The officers shall serve for three (3) years and may be re-elected once. The Foundation also shall have an Executive Director who shall be the Executive Director of the Association. The Executive Director shall assist the Officers and Directors in the affairs of the Foundation and shall be nonvoting, ex-officio.
Selection. The officers of the Foundation shall be elected by the Board of Directors at the annual meeting of the Board. If the election of these officers shall not be held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as convenient. Each officer shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified.
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Deposits. All funds of the Foundation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the Foundation in banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the Board of Directors may select.
Funds. The Board of Directors may accept on behalf of the Foundation any contribution, gift, bequest, or devise for the general purposes or for any special purpose of the Foundation.
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Michelle Galas is a singer songwriter from Guadeloupe (French Caribbean).What made me become a singer is because i like the fact that with a song you can tell what you think and spread a message to people that is a powerful way to make people listen and relate to you.
Michelle Galas, First tell us about the start of your professional career?
I always loved music. One day I have decided to express myself with songs and I started to write and sing them, and then became interested in the music business.
The advice I'd give can't be just one. it is not enough. To make good songs and good music; to work on your skills and talent. Never stop and always be passionate by what you do ; dare to be very creative and remain true to yourself. Learn the music business and how to make money with music and songs. Become an independent artist and have an entrepreneur business mindset.
It is exciting, it is a new adventure. I like working on sounds with my music producer even if i do not play any instruments. i have a lot of ideas in my head for melodies and sounds. Each record and song must be a part of my life story, or what i am going through at the moment.
When i listen to music or some sounds i can have ideas for a title for a song then i write how i feel when i listen to the music or sounds and then i work on the lyric structure.
i stick on that today but that took me long to understand it. By being independent life has shown me the real meaning to be "FREE" and it is more than make your own money it is about your entire life too.
Q: What is your favorite song to belt out at the bar/in the car right now?
Right now i am a huge fan of Lorde i like her song"Green Light". Its funny that the first verse say this "I do my makeup in somebody else's car , We order different drinks at the same bars" and you ask me the question of my favourite song to belt out at the bar, or in the car ha ha !! I like the song lyrics and meaning. The voice of Lorde makes you feel like your in a movie, it is powerful..
Work on my songs, put them out and make the video of them too.
Did not perform in a long time; working on that now, and i do not care about what some people say that only singers songwriters who perform are real singers songwriter . As other artists i am working hard to make money to finance my music and its promotion. . A lot of artists are in the same situation of me and they Still be called "ARTISTS".
I will update it in September with new stuff so Groov'With Me.


Initiating her research in fall of 2012, Owers's presentation showcased work she recently published in Scientia titled, "Visualization of Trabecular Bone Remodeling." Owers's research focused on single photon emission computed tomography and the effects of loading on bone. Some methods in her research included harvesting bone cores from porcine vertebrae and assembling the bone cores for 3D culture.
Owers also encouraged students to get involved in undergraduate research. "Apply for research and don't be discouraged if things don't work out initially; the worst they can say is no," she said.
In his presentation, "Using Scientific Tools to Aid in Child Abuse Cases," Dean Greg Crawford showcased bruising research he has been working on since 2006. The purpose behind the bruise aging initiative is to help doctors evaluate potential child abuse cases. Typically, doctors are left powerless because they are unable to determine the age of the wounds.
Using a spectrometer that has a broad spectrum light source and a fiber optic probe, Dean Crawford actually bruised himself and used the machine to demonstrate how it determined the age of his wound. With this technology, physicians can not only determine the age of a bruise, but can also accurately recognize anemia and provide a solution to twin-to-twin transfusion systems. Dean Crawford's work was also featured in a "What Would You Fight For?" NBC commercial during the 2012 football season.
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Marriage based green cards may be obtained in several ways for persons already in the U.S. depending upon marriage either to a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident and depending upon whether he/she entered the U.S. legally or illegally.
Get married and immediately apply for a marriage based green card by filing a Petition for Alien Relative, and Adjustment of Status. For Adjustment of Status, if you entered legally into the U.S., you can be eligible for Adjustment of Status even if you are out of status (staying beyond the expiration of your current visa status). If you have overstayed, do not leave the U.S. or you would be barred from returning for 3 or 10 years, depending upon the length of unauthorized stay.
If you entered illegally, then you are not eligible to file for Adjustment of Status. However, you may be eligible to adjust status in the U.S. if an employer or family member filed an immigrant petition on your behalf either: before January 14, 1998, or between January 14, 1998 and April 21, 2001, if you can also prove that you were physically present in the U.S. on December 21, 2000. Additionally, if your alien relative did not file a petition prior to April 21, 2001, then you will have to file a waiver and move for consular processing.
You will also apply for work authorization document application along with your petition and request for Adjustment of Status. Many individuals receive their work permit after taking biometrics and before the Adjustment of Status interview.
With a marriage based green card your spouse will be required to accompany you to the Adjustment of Status interview. An attorney can also accompany you to the interview.
There are options if you marry a permanent residence; however, fiancé visa is not an option. It is only available to the fiancés of U.S. citizens living outside the U.S. If you should decide to get married in the U.S., due to annual quotas and long waiting list, you will not be able to apply for Adjustment of Status for several years until priority date becomes current. Until then, you will not be able to legally live in the U.S. with your spouse unless you have another type of visa that allows you to stay the entire time.
If you leave the U.S. after you stayed illegally for more than 6 months but less than a year, then wait until priority date becomes current as well as a 3 or 10-year inadmissibility period (or apply for a waiver), and go through consular processing.
The spouse of U.S. citizen is considered an immediate relative and there is no priority date and waiting period. It is not advisable to wait until the spouse is a U.S. citizen to file the petition for a green card. It is better to get started as soon as possible when the petitioner has a green card, and if the petitioner becomes a U.S. citizen, it is easy to upgrade the petition. It is important to get in line as soon as possible.
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Know Your Network – VVM Think and Drink event 6 June
Did you know that Shift members can join the Dutch Network of Environmental Professionals (VVM) for only €20,- a year? Find the discount coupon here. VVM Jong and PBL Young will organize another "Think and Drink Event" at RoyalHaskooning's Headquarters in Rotterdam on Thursday June 6, 2019 from 18:00 – 21:00. The theme of the evening will be "A look behind the scenes at the Climate Agreement".
On request of the Dutch Government and the Climate Council, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) calculated the expected effects of the climate agreement. Central to this analysis are the expected effects of the Climate Agreement draft on greenhouse gas emissions and national costs. It turned out to be a politically sensitive topic when the House of Representatives expressed its concern about the reliability of the charging this spring. How does an assignment from the Ministry end up at the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency? How does the PBL work in such a project? What is the effect of criticism on figures and facts? And when the calculations are ready … what actually happens?
Answers to these questions will be given on Thursday June 6!
Entrance is free for everyone, but don't forget to register in advance.
Think and Drink Event : "A look behind the scenes at the Climate Agreement".
Date and time: 6 june 2019, 18:00 – 21:00
Address: George Hintzenweg 85, 3009 AM Rotterdam (office RoyalHaskoningDHV, 3 minutes walking distance from train station Rotterdam Alexander)
Contact: pblyoung@pbl.nl
Carbon capture and storage: what is holding the Netherlands back?
By Ankita Singhvi.
In order to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, it is generally agreed that the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere must remain under 400 ppm. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a climate mitigation strategy that promises to contribute substantially to keeping CO2 under this limit. The IPCC has stated that the costs of regulating climate change will be twice as high without CCS, and the International Energy Agency adds that it is the most important new strategy for a low-carbon society. Nonetheless, implementation of CCS has met many obstacles over the last decade. There has only been one operational CCS facility in the Netherlands (K12-B CO2 Injection Project), and even that was closed in 2017. This begs the question, what is holding back the deployment of CCS in the Netherlands?
We approached this question by analysing stakeholder expectations about CCS and how the Dutch government has translated these expectations into values and actions. Expectations are important because they do political work; they mobilise resources and script actions into the present. We found that there have been five dominant narratives over the last two decades, and that with each one, the Dutch government has reformulated its values to re-align itself to the relevant stakeholders. Values are the government's attitude or intentions towards CCS, whereas actions are interventions such as policies, laws or funding.
As the table above shows, we found that the main obstacle for CCS has been the government's value-action gap (also known as an intention-behavior gap). The government has often failed to take concrete actions that accelerate the development of CCS; there have been subsidies, but no clear laws or policies that suggest a commitment to formalising a place for CCS in meeting low-carbon targets. Without this commitment, stakeholders do not trust that their investment in CCS will be worthwhile. Therefore, we conclude that to accelerate the mainstreaming of CCS, the government needs to explicitly signal that emitting carbon will be consistently expensive enough in the future to justify the deployment of CCS technology.
This article is adapted from a report by: Ankita Singhvi and fellow IE students. It was an assignment from the Closed Loop Supply Chains (CLOSCY) course. The original can be viewed on request.
Fail Forward Heroes of the Thesis Progress Event
by Martijn van Engelenburg.
The evening of the 9th of April. A gathering took place. It was a gathering of recruits. Starting in their journey to get ready for writing their thesis. It's a daunting task for most of us, and it is a task filled with struggles. That's why we gathered in Delft, to share our fears and listen to the heroes who made it out alive. Oh and maybe a few drinks to give us some liquid courage, but mostly for the stories.
Failing forward was the theme of the night and expert heroes about failing forward had gone through the struggle the year before, but they all made it out alive.
Nena: Hero of the now
Currently in the process of finishing the thesis, Nena started the evening with being the hero of writing the thesis now. It has been a long fight, but there is just so much work to be done that the hardest thing is to determine the point when you are done. Once you get into writing the thesis, there is so much literature out there that it becomes like a rabbit hole. Deeper and deeper you go, but time doesn't stand still. Luckily she is almost at the point of finishing, so her struggle will soon be over.
Teun: Hero of the plan
Proper preparation prevents poor performance. That's what this speech reminded me of. Of course not without bumps in the road, but it can be said that Teun's thesis flow was pretty smooth. That's what he stated as well, see it as a 9 to 5, like a normal job you will get after you're done. Make sure to start early, and get the work in each and every day. Also don't forget to do stuff to get your mind off of the thesis when you need to. Find a hobby people.
Graham: Hero of the start
An interesting speech this one, for many reasons. Graham took us through the adventure that was her thesis. Filled with emotions and struggles, but in the end also with a great success. The hardest part, was the start. Graham had plenty of ideas at the start of what she wanted to do, but most of those were not found to be matching with ideas of potential supervisors. That's the lesson from this hero is to find a supervisor first, and then the topic will follow from that expertise. During the studies you will meet plenty of teachers, and there will be some that are more interesting to you than others. Keep track of the interesting ones, and ask them early if they want to supervise you. Your thesis likely won't be your career, so don't worry too much on what you do, just do.
Tom: Hero of the rush
Like a proper Leeroy Jenkins, Tom wanted to be done with it. Three months he said for himself, and at the start it looked like it would be three months, but as is thesis life when things go smoothly there will probably be something coming in your way. And as Tom put in many hours, and lots of energy it kind off burns you out on the topic. Motivation will drop, and along with it the energy to work on it. So see it as marathon, not a sprint. Ride the wave of motivation when you have it, but don't force it.
I hope to join these heroes in the hall of graduates soon with these lessons!
Life after IE: A conversation with Anurag Bhambhani from 'Energy for Refugees'
by I.G.P. Photo: Roos van Tongeren.
With this issue we want to introduce projects that IE-ers are working on, either after graduation or during their studies. We hope that this gives an idea about the experiences, working environment, fields of research and interest of our fellow students.
Our first chosen project is Energy for Refugees, a project group building PV-systems for the refugee camps on Lesvos in Greece. Energy for Refugees has received a lot of media attention, but in case you want a recap (or an introduction), check out this video:
We asked some questions to Anurag Bhambhani, one of the initiators and fellow Industrial Ecology student.
Nilli: How was the project initiated in the first place?
Anurag: The TU Energy Club called for applicants who want to work on a project on a refugee camp and they chose us by our applications and motivation letters. Then we started working on a project that was planned on a certain camp in Greece. But it did not really work out because their requirements were different from what could be provided. It was too big for 4 months. So, then we had a talk with the club and said we are going to find our own source, our own contacts. This is how we came in contact with this camp on Lesvos called Pikpa and that's how we began.
Nilli: What is your specific role and your work?
Anurag: I was selected to be the leader of the club so my basic role was coordinating everything between the teams. Within the team there was a communication team, a technical team and a fundraising team. So, I had to keep track of all these departments and help each team with whatever task they are in and basically assigning work, more like a manager.
Nilli: Who is working together with you? Did you all go to Lesvos together?
Anurag: We were a total of 7, an international team of which most studied sustainable technology. It was interdisciplinary but I was the only one from IE to that time. We all went together leaving around 8th or 9th of July. But while we were on the island our tasks were divided as we worked in shifts and we also had part of the team going around and go finding more sources, more contacts for the next years project. We worked together but not on the same task at the same time.
Nilli: When you were there what was the most emotional moment for you? How was the reaction of the people in the camp?
Anurag: The whole trip was intense emotionally because a lot of things went wrong while we were preparing the 6 months and also while we were there. But of course, as expected the most emotional moment was when we finished. We semi-finished and then we had to leave because our time was over.
The people of the camp were very happy but it is a tricky thing as they did not know that we were going to work there. The reason was that in the last minute we had to change our camp, which was one week after going there. The people who then worked with us from the camp were really interested in this technology and wanted to know more about it, asked questions and supported us with drinks. That was so nice.
Nilli: What kind of problems did you have in the past and how did you manage to overcome these?
Anurag: Communicating with the people in the camp was difficult because none of them had a technical background. We were in contact with an electrician in the old camp, old Pikpa and he didn't really understand simple things like, 'what is a flat roof?'. So, when he said flat roof he meant that it is flat but in a triangle form. But he said flat roof so we designed the system based on that idea. But finally, that communication was clarified when we researched through Google Maps.
And then secondly, we were earlier supposed to design a grid connected system, so it could be connected to the grid and whenever the grid power is down it gets power from the panels. But a few months before we figured out that they cannot get a permit. They don't have any permits. It is tolerated but they cannot get any permits from the municipality or make any connections so we had to shift to an off-grid battery system that increased the costs by 100%.
Thirdly, 10 days before we were supposed to fly we got the news that the camp is being sued and that it had to be closed down. So, we talked to them and they said they could not tell us what was going to happen but the team should just come and they would decide there what should happen. We had 40 panels and 10 batteries so we went anyway had to talk to people and find other camps.
Nilli: What barriers do you see then for future of the project?
Anurag: Barriers will be now less because we have structure, have a name and have experience with problems. Actually, we only have experience with problems. But biggest problem could be communication because when we come from a university we have a fixed mindset of how things should be like specific size or angle etc. but that would often not work out. Even when they say it would, it sometimes does not.
Nilli: Do you mean that your knowledge is now more applied?
Anurag: That is not only the thing with IE but just every university gives you a framework how to act in real life situations but IE allows you a lot of freedom in what you want to study so I took a lot of electives like all electives that were possible for PV technology and solar energy and IE gives you a place to see perspectives for each renewable technology.
Nilli: What else can you think of that gave you a lot of value for the project?
Anurag: Systems thinking is very important in this project but also in any other large-scale environmental protection project where you deal with so many other factors like social factors such as refugee problems or economic factors because you have to raise money. To see these contacts and connect the problems is something you can learn in our program.
Deadline is April 6, 2019.
We would like to ask your feedback on the Industrialn Ecology programme by filling out the NSE survey. By filling out the survey, you can help to improve the programme. In addition, you can help out other students: for every student who fills out the NSE, Leiden University donates 25 cents to the Student Refugee Fund (UAF).
From the 28th of January till the 7th of April the National Student Survey (NSE) is being held. What do you think of your programme, your teachers, your timetable, the buildings? Raise your voice through the National Student Survey, that is offered to every student by Dutch authorities. Via the survey, you can provide your study programme and your university with information on which education and infrastructure can be improved. You can find the link in your uMail box, but if you lost it, you can log in to https://www.studiekeuze123.nl/nse with your uMail address. As said for every student who fills out the NSE, Leiden University donates 25 cents to the Student Refugee Fund (UAF).
Thank you very much on behalf of the staff of IE!
Official Start Shift Committees 2019
Interested to join one of Shift's committees? On Thursday March 14 at 17:30 we will tell you everything about them at Bouwpub (first drinks on Shift). Learn more about the Career Committee, Events Committee, Newsletter Committee and the Study Trip Committee and make sure you get on board! This day marks the official start of the committees of 2019/2020.
Welcome-to-IE Dinner
In order to welcome all our new September students, we have organised a dinner in collaboration with Conscious Kitchen Den Haag on 14 September.
Conscious Kitchen fights food waste by collecting to-be-wasted food and turning it into delicious meals along with volunteers. What better way to get to know your fellow students than by cooking, eating and cleaning together?
Dinner is from 18.30-20.00. Dinner is free if you volunteer to either cook or clean, and 5 euros for everyone else!
In order to join the dinner, you have to sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10VX_Q6jDNW0arGN9KMcJkhDKz7mg5qcCdSiplphYs3M/edit?usp=sharing
Workshop at Metabolic
Get to know Metabolic! On the 19th September, we have organized an excursion to the Metabolic Lab in Amsterdam, as a way to introduce you to one of the companies that puts Industrial Ecology into practice.
The day will consist of a workshop about systems thinking in the form of a game developed by Metabolic then a tour and talk about de Ceuvel, and finally drinks at de Ceuvel cafe to wrap the day up. The workshop is free, but costs of transport will be your own. You can join at Delft station (or get on the same train at Leiden) to go together with a group to Metabolic Lab. Eventually we can organise a group ticket which may save costs.
Workshop is open to IE students only! There is place for 20 people, you can sign up by emailing me at chair@iesashift.nl.
IE Gala 2018
The Event Committee would like to cordially invite you to enjoy a beautiful spring evening on June 15 2018 at the first ever Shift Industrial Ecology Gala!
The gala will be at Grand Café De Burcht in the heart of Leiden; drinks and (vegetarian) finger food will flow freely all night, and the good times with them. To hear more about the the program and tickets, stay up-to-date on social media. We look forward to seeing you on 15 June for a classy evening in Leiden!
Third edition of DiscoverIE Newsletter released!
Exciting news: another edition of the newsletter has just been published! Want to know more? Just click here to download and enjoy 
© IESA Shift 2019


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I'll just go ahead and warn you this is a very photo saturated post! I don't shoot seniors often but when I do…oh man I love it! And that typically results in a crazy amount of photos that I can't narrow down for a blog post so I apologize!
I shot Katelyn's sisters wedding and i'm so happy that they contacted me to do her senior pictures! How gorgeous is she?! Total pro in front of the camera! I can't wait to do some more photos of her this fall.


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"Disney reopens as a different world with masks, social distancing and light crowds."
Saturday, July 11, 2020, By Lily Datz
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Robert Thompson, trustee professor of television, radio and film and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Pop Culture in the Newhouse School, was quoted in the Orlando Sentinel article titled, "Disney reopens as a different world with masks, social distancing and light crowds." Thompson, an expert on pop culture, says that COVID-19 has greatly impacted the magical world of Disney, and that "going to Disney World for that experience in the past was so fundamentally defined by the very things that now have to be regulated." He says that for some the changes to the park do not make for an experience that visitors want, but for others "taking a selfie with a face mask on the Magic Kingdom's Main Street will capture a historic moment in these strange times."


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Oscar S. Heizer
Was an American diplomat who served in various posts as Consul General in the Ottoman Empire. Heizer, who was the Consul General in Trebizond during World War I, witnessed the Armenian Genocide and often risked his own life to save the lives of Armenians.
Oscar S. Heizer was one of the first individuals to report the mass murder of Armenians. During the Armenian Genocide, Heizer was the Consul General of Trabzon, a city on the coast of the Black Sea. During the Genocide, Heizer's initial reporting to the American consulate stationed in Constantinople states that it was authorized "whenever the parents so desire" to leave children - girls up to the age of 15 and boys up to the age of ten - in the "orphanages by the Turks." Heizer also describes how some children were assimilated into Muslim Turks in a matter of weeks.
Heizer also uncovered the direct link between the central government in Constantinople and a local Committee of Union and Progress functionary. Nail Bey. In a letter to the American ambassador in Constantinople, Heizer writes: "The real authority here seems to be in the hands of a committee of which Nail Bey is the head and apparently receives his orders from Constantinople and not from the vali (governor)." Heizer also reveals that Nail Bey insisted that Armenian children be deported rather than being cared for.
Heizer reported how Armenians were being thrown overboard in boats: "This plan did not suit Nail Bey...Many of the children were loaded into boats and taken out to sea and thrown overboard. I myself saw where 16 bodies were washed ashore and buried by a Greek woman near the Italian monastery."
According to the report of Oscar Heizer written to ambassador Henry Morgenthau, the first convoy of deportees was put on the road on July 1, 1915. On that day, troops surrounded certain Armenian neighborhoods of Trabzon and proceed to expel 2,000 inhabitants of the city, who then were taken in small groups to a place known as Deyirmen Dere, located ten minutes outside the city, and from there led off in the direction of Gumushane. A total of 6,000 people left the city between July 1 and July 3; approximately 4,000 more left the surrounding villages. Initially, the authorities had declared that Catholics and Protestants, as well as incapacitated old people, children, and pregnant women, would be "maintained." However, no exceptions were made, and the exempted individuals were dispatched with the last convoy that set out on July 5.
Heizer stated that most of the deportees were murdered shortly after they were told to leave. He described the situation of the Armenians when the deportations began:
"It is impossible to convey an idea of the consternation and despair the publication of this proclamation has produced upon the people. I have seen strong, proud, wealthy men weep like children while they told me that they had given their boys and girls to Persian and Turkish neighbors. Even a strong man, without the necessary outfit and food would likely to perish on such a trip....The People are helpless but are making preparations to start on the perilous journey."
The deportations measures throughout the province of Trabzon were also applied to 16 localities located south and west of the center, with an Armenian population of around 7,000, 3,517 of which lived in the province of Akcabat. Heizer reported that the men in these localities were apparently killed in their villages by members of the Special Organization.
Heizer also described the circumstances of life insurance policies of the deportees. Heizer describes in a letter to Morgenthau about the life insurance policies left behind by the deportees at Reverend Robert Stapleton's residence (member of the American Mission in Erzurum). Stapleton invited Heizer to discuss what to do with the insurance policies of the deportees. Heizer describes the visit as follows:
"Arrangements were immediately made and I left Trebizond August 12th on horseback accompanied by cavass (team leader) Ahmed and a caterdjia (horse-man) with my traveling outfit, also two mounted gendarmes furnished by Governor General. I reached Erzerum about midnight August 17th and was allowed to enter the city gate only after communicating with the Commandant. I found two American families well. Rev. Robert S. Stapleton, who is director of the American schools and Treasurer of the Mission Stations, is living with his wife and two daughter in the upper story of the Boy's School building. Dr. Case and wife and two small children were living in the upper part of the Hospital building, the lower part being used as a Red Crescent Hospital...Over 900 bales of goods of various kinds were deposited by 150 Armenians in Rev. Stapleton's house for safekeeping. There are also about 500 bales in Dr. Case's house and stable. The value of the bales is estimated by Mr. Stapleton at from Ltq. 10,000 to Ltq. 15,000 [equivalent of $50,000 to $75,000]...Many policies of insurance in the New York Life Ins. Co. were found in these packages..."
Oscar S. Heizer also reported to the American Embassy in Istanbul in July 1915 about the confiscation of Armenian goods and property:
"The 1,000 Armenian houses are being emptied of furniture by the police one after the other. The furniture, bedding and everything of value is being stored in large buildings about the city. There is no attempt at classification and the idea of keeping the property in 'bales under the protection of the government to be returned to the owners on their return' is simply ridiculous. The goods are piled in without any attempt at labeling or systematic storage. A crowd of Turkish women and children follow the police about like a lot of vultures and seize anything they can lay their hands on and when the more valuable things are carried out of the house by the police they rush in and take the balance. I see this performance every day with my own eyes. I suppose it will take several weeks to empty all the houses and then the Armenian shops and stores will be cleared out. The commission that has the matter in hand is now talking of selling the great collection of household goods and property in order to pay the debts of the Armenians. The German Consul told me that he did not believe the Armenians would be permitted to return to Trebizond after the war."
Heizer was later assigned to Baghdad where he continued to witness the execution of Armenians. Heizer describes what he witnessed as follows:
"Nearly two months ago a party of fifty refugees came in, of these thirty-seven were men, the rest women and children and their story was most interesting. Last winter they were in an Armenian Camp at Deir El-Zor. At various intervals batches of these prisoners were taken out into the desert and slaughtered one method of killing, the women was as follows: A large deep hole was dug, a few Turks were stationed at the bottom and the women thrown in one by one, those who were not killed by the fall, were dispatched by the slayers below. The party above mentioned were Armenians taken out into the desert, some managed to escape and apparently two or three days out of the rest were left to starve."
In May, 1920, Heizer became Consul General in Jerusalem. After leaving his post as Consul General in Jerusalem, Heizer returned to the United States and was placed in charge of a governmental fund for the refugees of the Catastrophe of Smyrna. Heizer was in contact with many agencies throughout Greece and managed to collect $200,000 for the fund.
Heizer was married three times. He died August 1, 1956, and is buried at the Elmwood Cemetery in Charlotte, North Carolina.


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Back to School Factoids: Kids Will Spend $4.2 Billion on Supplies?!
For some students, the school year just ended. But before you step into your swimsuit and head to the beach, it's time to think about going back! And since heading back to school typically means spending a lot of money on supplies, clothes, and what-nots... are you prepared?! Check out these back-to-school numbers and get ready for next semester.
Jeff Somogyi is the dealnews Media Editor. He doesn't miss the whole "back to school" thing, because he is a grownup and can buy a TrapperKeeper any time he wants to. Read more of his college-ruled thoughts Google+, his new Twitter account, or his blog.
Allyson, I don't know about other kids, but my child (age 7) would lose the mechanical pencils. So yes, they would cost more if I kept having to replace them! For myself, I only had to buy 2 or 3 mechanical pencils from about 5th grade through high school. Probably was much cheaper than wooden pencils for that many years!
I know pencils are only the tip of the iceberg, but am I the only one who wonders why kids don't use mechanical pencils instead of the wooden pencils? Are wooden pencils cheaper? Seems to me that it would be better to buy lead refills rather than more and more pencils. Then again, when more schools turn to tablets or tablet-like devices, pens and pencils might almost be eliminated all together.


Chinese cultures and legal systems are very different from those in the U.S. The rule of law has never been the dominant philosophy in China; instead, the Chinese relies mostly on mediation or other sources outside of the court system to resolve their disputes. Although the Chinese government has engaged in significant efforts to enact IP protection, the lack of effective enforcement of these laws in China has been a long-standing problem.
The first essential issue for the lack of enforcement of IP laws is the education and cultural issue. For centuries, Chinese believe that inventions and creative works belong to society, and should be freely shared or owned by the Chinese Government. Therefore, as traditional Chinese culture does not consider IP rights as private rights, the entire concept of IP protection is quite new. Many Chinese and business entities are not aware of their IP rights and the need to seek protection; and many infringers do not know that their activities infringe other's private rights.
Second, since IP rights and protections are a new concept in the Chinese legal system, most Chinese lawyers and judges have no experience in this field. Currently, China is short of lawyers specialized in patent and other IP law, and the judges who are dealing with patent and other IP disputes are mostly inexperienced law school graduates. There are no clear judicial tests to determine infringement, and disparate treatment and inconsistent results would be obtained from different courts.
Third, the Chinese local government's lack incentives to enforce the patent and other IP laws in China. Since China is engaged in a decentralizing economic reform, the local governments have been provided wide power and great discretion in dealing with problems in their own territories. They do not have to be consistent with the central government on all issues. Although the central government has expended great efforts to protect IP rights and sees their benefits for the future, local governments do not want to enforce IP law because it provides little imminent benefit to the local economy. Instead, it often imposes a harsh consequence, causing local state-owned enterprises to go bankruptcy or experience financial trouble, thus, diminishing the local governments' revenue.
Furthermore, China is experiencing widespread corruption. Such corruption causes an inconsistent interpretation of the regulations and rules between government agencies. As a result, many Chinese laws and regulations, including patent and other IP laws are futile.
Moreover, as discussed above, there are two enforcement mechanisms in protecting patent and other IP rights: administrative adjudication and judicial civil litigation or criminal prosecution. Under administrative adjudication, a government agency may mediate the disputes between parties in relation to the unauthorized use. The outcomes of the dispute may totally rely on government officials' subjective understanding of the dispute and interpretation of the rules and regulations. If the mediation fails, the injured party may seek judicial relief. However, no Regulation indicates or specifies what kind of relief that the injured party can seek in the People's Court.
Is it possible to warn a infringer in writing?


Indian Astrology is all about the knowledge of ancient saints and sages that reveals position of planets, their planetary movements effects on human at the time of birth and theses beliefs are revealed by the human's beliefs, tradition and system. Planetary movements reveal that what will be human nature, their behavior and other rest of the life affairs. Indian astrology is the oldest astrology and it can be found back so many centuries. Astrologer is the great people who can depict your future by their valuable knowledge but scientist assume that astrology is just a superstition. Indian astrology is the amazing result of our ancient scriptures and mythologies. Indian astrology is rich service that contained in itself mysterious services. These services can find the solution of your almost problems.
Indian best astrology is the most important science in the human race life because as far as it is the most important factor to consider the moral and marital advancements. Indian astrology via online websites not only tells about the Individual but also foretell future, their nation and other events. Sanskrit is the basic language of astrology or jyotish.
Free online World famous Indian astrologer is the highly efficient person that has complete knowledge about our ancient science. But awfully most of the Indians do not have concern about Indian best astrology. Indian astrologers are world famous because of their rich valuable knowledge and among the dabbler of astrology he is so famous worldwide. He is knowledgeable person of Hindu astrology that depicts things about the future of a person. He says that human's nature is decided by their past karma and life.
Indian astrology principles are not only famous in India even across the world their services are popular. Indian astrologer provides you services related to diseases, career, business, health and other family related issues.
Now a day a lot of astrology internet sites are available that represents your horoscope according to your birth date, time and zodiac sign. The horoscope depicts about your love relationship, daily day activity, education, family issues everything and lucky number and lucky color. Many free horoscope sites are also available that will show your prediction according to your natal chart.