Film historian Maureen Lee Lenker returns with the latest edition of her column, Dame in the Game: an in-depth look at groundbreaking women in film.
While the names DeMille and Griffith are known today as the "fathers of American cinema," Weber and her efforts are obscured, despite the fact that she was a triple threat: writing, acting, and directing films. Until recently, nearly every history of Universal Pictures ignored the contributions of Weber despite the fact that she was co-head of the Rex brand there; the highest-paid director of the 1910s; and head of the story department in the transitional era of the 1920s. Weber was edged out of the industry as filmmaking became a monetary pursuit dominated by men. Indeed, she credited her success to the fledgling nature of the industry, saying, "I grew up in the business when everybody was so busy learning their particular branch of the new industry that no one had time to notice whether or not a woman was gaining a foothold." While some of the women Dame in the Game has featured have been well-known stars, here we seek to unearth the lost contributions of Lois Weber, a true force of nature in cinema history.
Born in 1879, Weber began her career at the Gaumont Chronophone Company in 1908, directing, acting in, and writing films. Here, she became the second individual (after Alice Guy Blaché) to direct a sound motion picture with early sound-on-disc films. She and her husband Phillips Smalley then moved to the Reliance Motion Picture Company in 1910 and became the resident directors and leading players of the Rex Company, founded by Edwin S. Porter. At the Rex Company, Weber turned out a script a week, and by 1914, after only six years in the business, she estimated she'd completed over two hundred pictures.
Before gaining acclaim as a director, her skills as a screenwriter were already earning her recognition, being hailed as "one of the most gifted scenario writers in the field." In 1914, Moving Picture World noted "Something substantial is always to be expected from the pen of Lois Weber." Though she spanned the gamut in her cinematic work, Weber often painted her occupation as that of a writer and drew most heavily upon that aspect of her work. She helped lead the charge to professionalize screenwriting and was a founding member of the Photoplay Authors' League in 1914, alongside the likes of Anita Loos and D.W. Griffith.
In 1912, the Rex Company became a subsidiary of Universal pictures and owner Carl Laemmle so respected Weber's work that she became a production head, answerable only to him as his "best man" on the lot. At Universal, Weber oversaw every aspect of her filmmaking from writing to directing to editing, and even frequently acting in films. She expanded to the political sphere at Universal, running for Mayor of Universal City in 1913 (on an all-female, suffragist ticket!).
Her scripts for shorts at Rex focused on female protagonists and often centered on women leading unconventional lives, roles she often played herself. Continuing her interest in strong central female characters, she became the first woman to direct a feature film with a 1914 adaptation of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.
For about a year, Weber left Universal to make films for Bosworth, Inc. where she delved more deeply into into provocative themes like the need to "perform" gender, shifting more fully towards contemporary social issues and realism in her storytelling. She also began to exhibit innovative camerawork as a director, as when she opened Sunshine Molly with a 360-degree tilt & panning shot and used a miniature to effectively film an explosive conclusion to the film. The film explored sexual harassment and sexual violence in the workplace, breaking barriers from both a technical and storytelling standpoint. While at Bosworth, Weber also mentored screenwriter Frances Marion, hiring her as an assistant and an actress and launching her on her own formidable career trajectory.
Weber returned to Universal in the spring of 1915, and by this time had so firmly established her identity in the industry that one writer declared, "There is no man in the industry who is a greater writer than this woman at Universal City." Her directing career was also gaining traction, and she grabbed headlines with her 1916 film Where Are My Children? which tackled hot button issues of birth control and abortion just as Margaret Sanger's campaign for contraception was reaching its zenith. Universal Weekly declared her the "Greatest Woman Director in the World," and she earned a place as the first and only woman in the Motion Picture Director's Association. Weber stressed the role of the director as a creative one and advocated for directorial authority over everything from shooting to cutting to titling.
She believed that female directors brought something new and valuable to cinema, saying "I like to direct because I believe a woman, more or less intuitively, brings out many of the emotions that are rarely expressed on the screen." With their attention to detail and more emotional outlook, Weber actually used gender stereotypes to argue that women were better directors than men. She used her power to mentor other female artists on the lot and advocate for the importance of women's point of view in the industry. Many performers in her films, including Elsie Jane Wilson and Cleo Madison, went on to direct, and screenwriter Jeanie Macpherson got her start acting in Weber projects Indeed, her reach expanded beyond mentoring women — great American directors Henry Hathaway and John Ford started as prop boys on her set. Though Ford never credited her, Hathaway always took care to stress the debt he owed to Weber and what he learned from her.
Her films ambitiously tackled social issues as wide ranging as drug addiction, poverty, contraception, and capital punishment, as she forwarded her beliefs in an "activist cinema" that didn't merely entertain viewers, but pushed them to engage with social and political concerns. She also wasn't afraid to dive into murkier issues such as morality and guilt. Weber wanted her films to be "the editorial page of the Universal Company" and deliver complex problems to audiences the way a newspaper would — time and again, she asserted the rights of filmmakers and cinema to participate in national debates. She stood for a Progressive mode of filmmaking that was antithetical to the work of many other filmmakers. Her film, The People Vs. John Doe, was not only a propaganda film against capital punishment, but it featured a lead female character at the front of the battle for social justice. Similarly, Shoes implored viewers to endorse women's wage equity (albeit by relying on traditional notions of sexual purity). The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, a film Weber believed so strongly in that she returned to acting to play the lead role, tells the tale of a woman indicted for advocating for birth control.
In 1917, Weber took her career to new heights, signing a lucrative distribution deal and forming her own independent company, Lois Weber Productions, complete with its own studio on Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood. The company released fourteen feature films in its four years of existence. At Lois Weber Productions, she pledged to make "little teas," films focusing on domestic relationships and marriage, which were well-suited to the limited space at her small studio lot. Weber was one of the first to conceive of marital, familial, and domestic strife as related to larger social concerns, such as class mobility and capitalism. Space limitations also led her to invest in location shooting, which lent her films a greater degree of realism. Though she had promised lighter films under her production company, she still used her platform to critique marriage, sexuality, and more.
In 1919, she worked out a new production distribution deal with Paramount that earned her above $500,000 a year and enabled her to buy the studio facilities she was leasing. At this time, Weber also became known as a "star maker," developing actresses into major talents. She'd done this for Mildred Harris, whose notoriety as Charlie Chaplin's young bride quickly overwhelmed her acting talents. Reportedly, Weber discovered actress Claire Windsor in the Paramount cafeteria and negotiated a contract where she had exclusive rights to her talents for one year. Weber discovered talent and built them into stars or helped redefine the careers of already established stars like Billy Dove. Actresses loved working with her, citing her deep understanding of women. Weber wrote characters that offered roles with greater complexity, while also actively critiquing Hollywood's glamour industry.
After taking a breather from movie-making (amidst a divorce and bouts of depression), Weber returned to Universal in 1925 where Carl Laemmle appointed her as head of a new production department focused on developing novels for the screen. She also continued to direct throughout the 1920s, commenting on changing modes of femininity in her work, and critiquing flapper culture, saying "The modern girl does not demand jazz parties, cocktails and late hours nearly as much as she demands freedom of thought and action." To Weber, the modern woman was one who was intelligent and socially engaged, as she was in her films.
She was the only female director to become a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences when it was founded in 1927, and she took an active role, helping to draft a standard contract for freelance directors and serving on numerous committees. Weber continued to work as a filmmaker, but more importantly, she spoke out for filmmaking as an art and promoted female filmmakers in an industry she saw turning increasingly exclusive. In 1933, Weber was offered the first chance to direct in six years, and she seized it to turn out a picture that tackled interracial relationships and was the first film to shoot on location on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Continuing her record of progressive filmmaking, Weber made a woman of color the protagonist.
As she found herself shut out of filmmaking with the rise of sound and the monopoly of the studio system, Weber sought other outlets, promoting film as an educational tool and advocating for a system of visual education in school. She believed that ideas could be better absorbed from motion picture screens than books. Developing a complete visual school curriculum, she shopped it to school boards around the country with assistance from Carl Laemmle. Her aim was to replace the "blackboard with the screen." She believed that children from disadvantaged backgrounds and immigrant families could benefit from the universal language of cinema.
From the time she entered the business in 1908 to her death in 1939, Weber never stopped fighting tirelessly to carve a meaningful place for herself as an artist and auteur in the world. She believed firmly in cinema as a force for social change and meaningful dialogue. A trailblazer and a game-changer, Weber is the epitome of those Dame in the Game wishes to exhume from the pages of history and restore to their rightful place.
Fantastic article! As a film aficionado I am both delighted and ashamed only now discovering such an important figure in film and women's rights history. Thank you!


POLICE RIOT - Wisdom is the retention of innocence through adversity.
OCCUPY OAKLAND: http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/10/25/352378/oakland-police-evict-occupy-oakland/ (includes video, tweets) - (also at Democratic Underground, Raw Story, Thom Hartmann, Crooks & Liars).
October is National Anti-Bullying Awareness Month.


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import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Param;
import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.Scope;
import org.openjdk.jmh.annotations.State;

import rx.jmh.InputWithIncrementingInteger;

@State(Scope.Thread)
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    @Param({ "1", "1000", "1000000" })
    public int size;

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LOS ANGELES — OFC 2017, the world's leading conference and exhibition for optical communications and networking professionals, will host close to 650 exhibiting companies and 13,000 attendees from over 65 countries at the Los Angeles Convention Center 19 – 23 March. Dynamic demonstrations and research presented in artificial intelligence (AI), hyperscale data centers, robotics, silicon photonics and virtual reality (VR) and more. The exhibition comprises 100+ California-based companies including: Broadcom, Intel, Kaiam, Lumentum, Mellanox and Oclaro.
Plenary Session: Google's Employee #8 and current vice president of Engineering Urs Hölzle will speak about Google's groundbreaking cloud network in terms of reach, scale, and capability. On the research front, Prof. Meint Smit, considered by many as the father of the integrated photonics foundry model, will talk about affordable photonic integration and the wide range of applications that the photonic foundry model is enabling. Visionary and smart city pioneer, Prof. Mischa Dohler, will share his joint loves of communications research and music through his discussion of how the 'Internet of Skills' will allow the transmission of labor, enabled by next-generation wireless 5G and optical networks, and wrap the session by performing from his latest album using a virtual reality headset (provided by RoomOne) and haptic glove (provided by NeuroDigital). Tuesday, 21 March, 08:00 – 10:00, Concourse Hall. Pre-registration required for the live stream event.
Rump Session: Sub $0.25/Gbps Optics; How and When will Fiber Finally Kill Copper Cable Interconnects in the Data Center (DC)?
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In an effort to clean out my magazines and cookbooklets, I joined Magazine Mondays hosted by Cream Puffs in Venice many years ago. What I really like is that she isn't strict about when you post so I can publish these yummy results as I find them. I have this horrible habit of cutting recipes out and throwing them into a box and then I have no idea where the original recipe came from. To be honest it didn't help me eliminate recipes, but I enjoy it anyway. I've ended up with multiple recipes and they are ALL good so just pick your favorite from this bunch! Both of these recipes make a chicken where the crust doesn't break apart on the first bite.
Bring oil to frying temperature in a cast iron skillet.
Wash chicken pieces, dry and sprinkle with salt.
Whisk together the beer, baking soda and salt.
Dip each piece of chicken in beer mixture and then fry.
In a very LARGE bowl combine the 3 cups buttermilk, kosher salt and sugar, stirring to dissolve.
Add ALL the chicken pieces, turning to make sure each piece is coated in brine. and seal tightly.
Chill 3-4 hours, turning occasionally to make sure chicken pieces are well coated in brine.
Remove from brine and dry on paper towels. Discard brine.
Heat large skillet with 1 1/2 inches of oil to 350 degrees. OIL WILL BE HOT!!! USE CARE!!
Whisk together the eggs and 1/2 cup buttermilk into a shallow dish.
Combine flour, sea salt, white pepper and paprika in a large Ziploc bag. Divide into 2 shallow dishes.
Dip each chicken piece in the first flour dish, then the egg dish and then the 2nd flour dish.
Add chicken pieces, adjusting as necessary to maintain heat.
Cook 12-15 minutes until golden brown turning only once when you see blood as grams would say.
NOTE: LET YOUR USED OIL COOL AND THE STRAIN IT INTO A GLASS MASON JAR. REFRIGERATE AND IT CAN BE USED 2-3 MORE TIME IN THE THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. BE SURE TO STRAIN IT EACH AND EVERY TIME!
SIZE DOES MATTER. Try to cook pieces similar in size at the same time.
DO NOT CROWD YOU PAN. Cook in batches allowing plenty of room for the oil to make your crust crisp.
BUTTERMILK BRINE: Buttermilk brine on chicken as well as beef acts like an enzyme to break down muscle fibers and fat allowing more flavor to be tasted in the finished product.
ROOM TEMPERATURE! Bringing your pieces to room temperature before the wash and dredge does 2 helpful things - 1) your oil will not cool as much or as fast giving you an even cooking and 2) your wash and dredge will stay put better making a crispier chicken.


The inspiration for this shoot was the popular children's book and song, by Jimmy Kennedy, the Teddy Bears' Picnic. Being an all-time classic, this theme brought back nostalgic vibes for the Mama to-be, having grown up listening to the book as a favourite bedtime story.
Scenes from the book were recreated for the shoot, bringing to life lines from the story mixed with modern décor to create a cozy, intimate and inviting picnic. The shoot took place in a private residence on the West Coast, in Victoria, British Columbia, that set the scene as described in the opening words, "If you go down in the woods today, you're sure of a big surprise".
The house selected was nestled in a wooded park, with large trees and a unique rock formation and fountain built right into the entrance – truly bringing the outside inside. A canvas banner with the script 'Welcome to the Woods' greeted guests at the bottom of the long tree-lined driveway.
The vision was to create a sophisticated teddy bears' picnic, with a rich colour scheme of burgundy, navy and light blue, with accents of gold, wood and rattan to keep the picnic theme throughout. Cozy fur throws, knitted blankets, with plush velvet pillows and poufs were scattered for guests to be comfortable while dining at the dark stained pallet table. An antique leather rocking chair for the Mama Bear to-be was at the head of the table, while rattan lanterns, wood rounds, and picnic baskets adorned the eating area and dessert table.
Invitations arrived in dark navy envelopes, addressed in white calligraphy script with a simple nature-inspired invitation to the shower.
Of course, it couldn't be a teddy bears' picnic without some bears in attendance. A teddy bear adorned with a flower crown stole the best seat in the house - Mama Bear's rocking chair. While a few other vintage teddy bears came out to attend the festivities as well.
Finger food was a must for this cozy picnic, two abundant charcuterie boards were the focal point of the tablescape, letting guests graze on a spread of meats, cheeses, fruits and nuts. A rustic spinach feta and sundried-tomato quiche was also served with grilled asparagus as a side.
Seasonal blackberry red wine sangria, or sparkling water for the Mama bear-to-be.
"Ev'ry Teddy Bear who's been good. Is sure of a treat today." To finish off the picnic menu, guests were treated to dainty classic desserts including rustic pumpkin pie, blueberry crumble, bitesize chocolate chip cookies and homestyle ginger molasses cookies. In, addition, a 6" chocolate cake covered with white icing that resembled a rustic bark-like texture, with mini double chocolate cupcakes were served. More sweet treats included haribo candies to mimic blackberries, chocolate covered gummy bears and a custom puppy chow mix, which included classic teddy grahams, cinnamon chocolate covered gummy bears and beehive black licorice – a combination that is hard to keep your paws off of.
Homemade mini jars of strawberry, apricot and blackberry jam were given out as guest favours.


Portland Parks & Recreation and Friends of Gateway Green are looking for interested Portlanders to serve on the Gateway Green Project Advisory Committee.
This group will help shape a refined park design to guide natural habitat restoration, improve pedestrian and bicycle access, and expand opportunities for a variety of recreation and outdoor activities for people of all ages and abilities.
Park enthusiasts, outdoor adventurers, hikers, runners, and cyclists are encouraged to apply.
Gateway Green is a 25-acre park site is located just east of Rocky Butte between I-205 and I-84, at the intersection of the I-205 regional trail and the future Sullivan's Gulch Trail. Opened in June 2017, the park currently has off-road cycling, walking and running trails, and the Dirt Lab, a pump track and bike skills area. This is a car free park, with transit access at the nearby Gateway Transit Center, and access for pedestrians and cyclists from the I-205 multi-use trail.
Learn more about Gateway Green at www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/74068.
Interested is helping to shape the future of Gateway Green?
An Interest Form with more information, timeline and application are available online https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GatewayGreenAdvisor.
The application process ends on October 15 at 5:00pm. Questions? Contact Barbara Hart 503-823-5596 or Hailee.vandiver@portlandoregon.gov.


Cavaillon market is every Monday morning along the main thoroughfare of Cavaillon. It is probably the least charming market of the Luberon, somewhere that locals shop for cut-price clothing, bargain underwear multi-packs, fabrics, leather goods, bedding, bags, household products, etc. As such it is 'real', but reality probably isn't why you come to the Luberon.


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Q: Find all items within a bounding box with PostGIS and Rails I have a Rails model that uses a PostGIS POINT type to store the coordinates of a location. How can I query all locations that are contained within a bounding box? The bounding box comes from Google Maps like this:
/locations?within=40.766159%2C-73.989786%2C40.772781%2C-73.979905&per_page=500
then in my model I have a scope to handle this, but can't figure out how to get the query right:
scope :within, ->(box_string) {
    sw = box_string.split(",")[0..1].reverse.map {|c| c.to_f}
    ne = box_string.split(",")[2..3].reverse.map {|c| c.to_f}
    box = "BOX3D(#{sw[0]} #{sw[1]}, #{ne[0]} #{ne[1]})"
    where( ***WHAT DO I DO HERE?*** )
  }

A: Using the rgeo gem:
Gemfile:
gem 'rgeo'

model.rb:
def self.within_box(sw_lat, sw_lon, ne_lat, ne_lon)
  factory = RGeo::Geographic.spherical_factory
  sw = factory.point(sw_lon, sw_lat)
  ne = factory.point(ne_lon, ne_lat)
  window = RGeo::Cartesian::BoundingBox.create_from_points(sw, ne).to_geometry
  where("your_point_column && ?", window)
end

Note that the argument order for the factory point method is (lon, lat).
You may want to use the activerecord-postgis-adapter gem, which includes rgeo).

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Hans Wegner Refractory Teak Dining Table, Denmark, mid-20th century, with two integrated leaves, unmarked, ht. 29 3/4, wd. 34 1/4, lg. 49, with leaves open 93 in.
Provenance: A Wellfleet Massachusetts Estate.
Note: Professor Kenneth A. Johnson was a National Science Foundation Fellow at the Institute for Theoretical Physics in Copenhagen in the 1950s prior to joining M.I.T. and purchased many of the items in Denmark that would later furnish his Karl Koch-designed home in Lincoln, Massachusetts.


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\section{ANIARA's use cases}

\section{AI for Edge Management}
\label{section_WP2}

We divide AI for edge management into three main research tracks: (i) ML model life-cycle management, (ii) Intelligent feature selection, and (iii) Distributed learning in the edge. The three tracks have been studied within a use case for service performance prediction from edge statistics available to an operator with the objective to automate parts of the edge management process.

\paragraph{ML model life-cycle management} Ensuring high-performing ML models that are continuously updated and correctly deployed is critical for successful integration of ML in the edge. Transfer learning, which is one approach, allows for structured incorporation of previously acquired knowledge enabling timely and robust model adaptation, especially when data are scarce for reliable training of ML models.  ANIARA studied concepts and methods for adapting and selecting ML models for mitigating ML-model performance degradation due to expected vertical and horizontal scaling in the edge infrastructure and 5G system, with specific focus on performance models for networked services, see \cite{Sanz2022, larsson2021source, Johnsson2019PerformancePI},

\paragraph{Intelligent feature selection}

A challenge for AI at the edge is related to network overhead with respect to measurements and monitoring, and feature selection for improved model performance \cite{wang2021online}. A key enabler for ML models is timely access to reliable data, in terms of features, which require pervasive measurement points throughout the network. However, excessive monitoring is associated with network overhead. Using domain knowledge provides hints to find a balance between overhead reduction and identifying future ML requirements. ANIARA implemented a method of unsupervised feature selection that uses a structured approach in incorporation of the domain knowledge acquired from domain experts or previous learning experiences \cite{taghia2022pol}.

\paragraph{Distributed learning in the edge}
Multi-domain service metric prediction is a key component in the ANIARA framework. It should enable privacy-preserving sharing of knowledge between operators, and low-overhead training of models within an operator in terms of data sharing. The approach requires in-network processing capabilities to enable federated learning. Therefore ANIARA is working on a multi-domain service metric prediction framework using federated learning, corresponding to a scenario where several services are managed by a number of operators in geographically distributed locations.

\section{Edge platform components}
\label{section_WP3}

\subsection{Programmable, light containerisation}
\label{WA}
\hyphenation{Web-Assembly}

Lightweight and portable execution environments have been identified as a crucial enabler for higher  flexibility and dynamism of application deployment in a distributed network \cite{wikstrom2020ever}. In ANIARA, we experiment with WebAssembly technologies to fill this gap.
WebAssembly is an \textsl{open} binary instruction format for a stack-based virtual machine, designed to support  existing programming languages in a web browser environment. In the browser, WebAssembly is generally faster than JavaScript due to its more compact format and manual memory management. The virtual machine is, however, not bound to browsers, but can be used standalone on various platforms. A deployment flow is where a high-level language such as C, C++, Rust, Python and so on can be compiled to WebAssembly (using clang) and executed on various hardware or software platforms. Webassembly allows edge applications to execute within a wide range of devices and operating systems. To prove the versatility and low footprint, we wrote an application in Rust and executed it on a WebAssembly runtime using a \$30 microcontroller. The same application was also written in Python that runs (on WebAssembly again) in an ASCII terminal.

\subsection{Fast, dependable, feature store}
\label{FS}

A production-grade AI solution for edge computing, known as Feature stores, is a part of ANIARA. They act as a halfway house between data scientists and data engineers, enabling the same feature computation code to be used for model training and inference. Feature stores also act as a centralized repository of AI models\footnote{\url{https://www.featurestore.org}} and have been adapted to perform in distributed scenarios for real-time data synchronization between geographically distributed Edge locations.
The underlying database is called RonDB, evaluated using \textbf{LATS}, meaning low \textbf{L}atency, high \textbf{A}vailability, high \textbf{T}hroughput, scalable \textbf{S}torage principles to list RonDB's performance:
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\begin{itemize}
   \item RonDB x3 times lower latency
    \item RonDB 1.1M reads/sec, REDIS 800k reads/sec
    \item RonDBs processed 200M reads in a 30 node cluster
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\section{Edge-cloud orchestration}
\label{section_WP4}

Slicing allows provisioning of multiple services over the same infrastructure, where virtual or physical resources are interconnected to form end-to-end logical networks, also known as slices \cite{BarCN20}. Orchestrators run resource allocation algorithms to select the most suitable set of resources to satisfy the specific needs of the clients. In the edge cloud, compute resources are located close to the users, allowing provisioning of low latency services and enabling 5G Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication slices. Allocating backup resources requires protecting the slices against link or node failures. Backup resources can be provided by means of a dedicated protection scheme, where resources are dedicated for each slice. Since backup resources are accessed only in case of failures, shared protection schemes can be developed, where backup resources are shared among different slices to decrease the overall amount of required resources.

Therefore, ANIARA has developed a heuristic-based shared protection to encourage sharing of backup connectivity and cloud resources. We evaluated this against a dedicated protection scheme using a Python simulator, published in \cite{AmaONDM21}. Results show that the shared approach reduces the blocking probability by order of magnitude, and is especially beneficial when in-node processing resources are scarce.

\section{Edge-cloud power research}
\label{section_WP5}

Installing thousands of edge data centers, primarily in cities will require significant amounts of power, however many power grids are already utilized close to 100\%. To maintain high availability, the edge-data centers need to be complemented with alternative power sources and pro-active power management systems. This requires tailored hardware solutions integrated with the power grid and on-site power generation. Supporting active load balancing by going off-grid for shorter periods of time. We are working on the design and implementation of a series of micro-edge-data center demonstrators for deployment at industrial sites. The first generation consists of a double rack configuration including, cooling, UPS-system with batteries, multiple power source inputs and IT-hardware.

To build out a large-scale 5G edge system, smart power utilization is required. One approach is to utilize the on-site UPS installation to go off-grid during peak power periods. The battery storage needs to be dimensioned to address this active usage. Incentivizing the active participation from the edge data centers in the load-balance activity is necessary. Moving away from fixed to dynamic prices will permits battery charging during off-peaks and discharging during higher-priced periods. Discharging implies less grid power.

The value for a power grid operator will be larger than that reflected by the customer energy price, if the data center is placed in a particularly energy-hungry section of the grid. Therefore, we have initiated a dialog with a major power grid operator.

\section*{Acknowledgements}

We thank EU-CELTIC office under the project ID C2019/3-2. Also to the reviewers for feedback at mid-term review meeting, Berlin April 2022. We also acknowledge the Swedish, UK and Germany financing bodies: Vinnova AB "Automation of Network edge Infrastructure and Applications with aRtificiAl intelligence" 2020-00763, InnovateUK under the project ID 106197: ukANIARA,  and the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung under the name "AI-NET ANIARA 16KIF1274K". We thank Björn Skubic at Ericsson Research for his comments on an earlier version of this paper.

\section{Future work}
\label{summary}

Going forward in the AI for edge field, we will study distributed learning under various sources of data and system heterogeneity. The objective is to tackle concerns with data privacy, resource heterogeneity among AI actors, challenges in re-usability of previously learned ML models, and difficulties in effective incorporation of domain knowledge.  Experiments with WebAssembly based runtimes to implement \textit{code-once, execute anywhere} approaches across the device-edge-cloud continuum are ongoing.  The idea is to support offloading applications from the user equipment device to the edge node. Future work for the Feature store is a Kubernetes operator for RonDB and using it to store and serve our WASM containers. Improving RonDB and implementing an \textsl{evaluation store}, feature drift detection is planned. Before a widespread edge data center can be used, we will need to work on power integration aspects that means deployment/installation of the physical hardware. Installation at hard-to-reach places, requiring easy assembly on-site and an autonomous operation with minimal on-site maintenance is ongoing (a demo was shown at the mid-term review, April 2022). We will also investigate the potentials and limitations of resource sharing in bare metal deployments of containers, and enhanced scaling strategies to improve utilization.

\section{Introduction}

The project is based on two use case families addressing smart manufacturing and smart cities. Figure~\ref{aniara_fig} illustrates the functional technologies for evolving 5G edge systems.
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 \caption{Functional structure of the ANIARA project.}
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The application scenarios are drawn upon the synergies between cloud computing, 5G, and mobile edge compute.
Our studies include elaborating detailed use case descriptions for verticals using 5G and the edge cloud.
ANIARA use cases cover two main aspects of factory operations, akin to \cite{DagstuhlRoadmap2021}. These are: environmental monitoring and control of the factory floor such as air quality; temperature and power management and operations monitoring and control such as robot cell control, logistics and safety. These high-level use cases drive the system architecture requirements and serve as the basis for technology-specific use cases such as private 5G, edge micro datacenters and AI at the edge.

The remainder of this paper is organized to provide additional details of the components in Figure \ref{aniara_fig}. Section 2 provides details about edge platform infrastructure and services that have been developing in ANIARA, including lightweight and portable execution environments and fast, dependable feature stores.
Apart from edge infrastructure, developing edge AI enablers is also another important objective of the ANIARA. Section 3 describes AI/ML methods designed and developed within the project so far, including ML models for life-cycle management, intelligent feature selection and distributed learning in the edge considering privacy. ANIARA also addresses management and orchestration including both edge and cloud scenarios, to satisfy the specific needs of the use cases, detailed in Section 4. Section 5 presents research on smart power for building a large-scale 5G edge system, shown in the lower portion of Figure \ref{aniara_fig}. Section 6 provides a comprehensive related work. Finally, Section 7 gives an overview of works planned to be done in the future.

\section{Related Work}

The first incarnation of this paper appeared in \cite{Marsh2021Evolving5A} whilst other Edge roadmap papers include \cite{ding_et_al:DagRep.11.7.76, DagstuhlRoadmap2021}.
A survey on transfer learning from methodological point of view is provided in \cite{Weiss2016ASO}, and \cite{SolorioFernndez2019ARO} gives a recent survey on transfer learning for future wireless networks. A review on techniques for unsupervised feature selection is provided in \cite{SolorioFernndez2019ARO}. A review on online feature selection techniques is given in \cite{Hu2016ASO}. The works in \cite{Lim2020FederatedLI, Xia2021ASO} give review federated learning in mobile edge networks and edge computing, respectively. Our work builds upon these works, and extends the scope specifically towards edge clouds for telecom.

A seminal paper from four major browser companies who collaboratively designed WebAssembly can be found in \cite{Haas2017}. A recent Ph.D describes an edge computing system which offloads computations from web-supported devices to edge server \cite{HyukJin2020}. It exploits the portability of web apps when migrating the \textit{execution state} of web apps.  Edgedancer, a platform that offers infrastructure support for portable, provider-independent, and secure migration of edge services, it is a lightweight and generic execution environment by utilising WebAssembly, see \cite{Nieke2021:Edgedancer}. A thorough survey on container technologies can be found in \cite{https://doi.org/10.1002/cpe.5668}.

Resource allocation strategies for 5G networks and reliable services have been investigated recently. In particular, different techniques for backup protection of optical network resources, relying on both DP and SP schemes, have been presented in \cite{Sha20, Mar20}. Works  propose efficient DP and SP algorithms for cloud and baseband resources in 5G access and metro networks, see \cite{Kho19, Cha20}.
Considering connectivity and compute resources separately may lead to impractical solutions, especially when resources are scarce. Our work focuses on the dynamic slice provisioning where both type of resources are jointly allocated. A whitepaper presents an overview of the market and implementation trends, see \cite{Sote2021}.

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The Four Speakers, the Soloist, and Pianist blended their talents to reveal the essence of the Life and Character of Hubert Vernon Synan, Sr.--a Lover of Music and the Word of God
Hubert Vernon Synan, Sr.
The atmosphere was charged with anticipation as people began gathering at the Franklin Springs Pentecostal Holiness Church at 1 o'clock on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Jessica Synan Getz, the oldest daughter of Bert Synan, was seated at the grand piano playing the great hymns of the church her grandfather, Hubert Vernon Synan, Sr. loved.
I don't know who selected the speakers and the male soloist, but my hunch is that Vernon and Phyllis had talked about that, and they planned together for the final earthly tribute to a noble man of God who loved God, his family, his church, his country, and his friends.
There was no doubt about it but Pastor Harrison Lampley was making sure that everything was in order. He is a meticulous planner, and the microphones had to be just right, and made sure the platform chairs were evenly spaced for the men who would be speaking and one singing. There was an abundance of flowers.
Pastor Lampley spoke with authority as he called us to order to experience the celebration of Vernon Synan's life. The Scripture and prayer to begin the service were well prepared and delivered. A peace seemed to settle in as we prepared ourselves to hear the speakers and music.
Dr. Ron White spoke of his long association with Vernon and the lessons he learned from his mentor. He emphasized how important the words or lyrics of every song is to be heard and appreciated. He led us in a song that was one of Vernon's favorites. I had not heard it in many years, but I grew up singing it in church, and I did not need the words that were printed in the bulletin, but sang from memory.
Let me quote the lyrics of this great church hymn that talks about Jesus. Read the words and listen to your heart as God speaks through these words:
"The Lily of the Valley"
I've found a friend in Jesus, He's everything to me,
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul;
The Lily of the Valley, in Him alone I see
All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole.
In sorrow He's my comfort, in trouble He's my stay;
He tells me every care on Him to roll.
 Refrain:
He's the Lily of the Valley, the Bright and Morning Star,
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.
He all my grief has taken, and all my sorrows borne;
In temptation He's my strong and mighty tow'r;
I've all for Him forsaken, and all my idols torn
From my heart and now He keeps me by His pow'r.
Though all the world forsake me, and Satan tempt me sore,
Through Jesus I shall safely reach the goal.
He'll never, never leave me, nor yet forsake me here,
While I live by faith and do His blessed will;
A wall of fire about me, I've nothing now to fear,
From His manna He my hungry soul shall fill.
Then sweeping up to glory to see His blessed face,
Where rivers of delight shall ever roll.
Dr. Mike Stewart, a former president of Emmanuel College, spoke from a pastor's heart. It was evident that he was very close to Vernon and Phyllis. His words were positive and brought hope and comfort to all in attendance. He is a masterful speaker, and spoke about Vernon as a man of faith, and one who was skilled in music. He told the story that was told by Bert, Vernon and Phyllis' oldest son, who is the pastor of the Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church. One Sunday at church, Vernon was playing the piano with one hand, and in the other he was playing his trumpet. The amazing thing is that he was playing the piano in one key, and the trumpet in another key all at the same time. Not many people could pull that off, but Vernon did.
All of the speakers talked about the wit and humor of Vernon Synan.
Dr. Mike Stewart recognized Dr. Vinson Synan the twin of Vernon Synan. Vinson got up from his seat in the pew and walked up to the platform. Vinson is a masterful speaker and talked about the nine months they shared in the womb of their mother. He said. "Vernon was a kicker." He was born 20 minutes before Vinson. Vinson was concise, spoke up, and sat down.
Stan Oliver, one of the best baritone/bass singers who studied at Emmanuel College sang a solo entitled, "After," accompanied by Jessica Synan Getz. The following are the lyrics to this great song with so much hope when we will see Jesus at last:
Words & Music by N.B.Vandall (20th Century)
(c)1932 by Harry D. Clarke
Published in The King's Songs
ed. Percy and Ruth Crawford
Van Kampan Press, 1938
After the toil and the heat of the day,
After my troubles are past,
After the sorrows are taken away, I shall see Jesus at last.
He will be waiting for me, Jesus, so kind and true.
On His beautiful throne He will welcome me home
After the Day is through.
After the heartaches and sighing shall cease,
After the cold winter's blast,
After the conflict comes glorious peace: I shall see Jesus at last.
After the shadows of evening shall fall,
After my anchor is cast.
Finally, Presiding Bishop Doug Beacham put it all in proper perspective. He is a lover of the great hymns of church, and having worked with Vernon in the church, he knows many of the hymns that are so meaningful to those of us who are older. As a church historian he was able to talk about the evangelism of John and Charles Wesley. He said that John Wesley never became a Methodist but remained an Anglican. The songs that Charles and John Wesley wrote were full of Biblical theology. Many of the people in England who were getting saved were not able to read. But when they printed the words of the hymns these uneducated people began to learn to read.
He compared the Wesley brothers to the Synan brothers in a beautiful and insightful way.
Bishop Beacham said, "Charles Wesley wrote 8,989 hymns (at least three times the output of poet William Wordsworth). Dr. Frank Baker calculated that Charles Wesley wrote an average of 10 lines of verse every day for 50 years! He completed an extant poem every other day.
John and Charles Wesley published 56 collections of hymns in 53 years.
Doug shared several hymn titles that Charles Wesley wrote among them were these: "O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing," "Jesus Christ is Risen Today," "And Can it be that I should gain?" and "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing."
Bishop Beacham closed with a powerful, pastoral prayer which he ended in the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."
[Editor's Comment: I wish I could tell you about all the people who were in attendance. There was Vernon's brother and sister-in-law, Dr. H. Vinson and Carole Synan of Chesapeake, VA; and sister and brother-in-law, Maurine and Albert Gminder of North Carolina. Bishop James D. Leggett, a former General Superintendent of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, John and Rita Ingham, Bill and Karen Jones, Bishop Tim and Carissa Lamb, Wiley Clark, Dr. G. Earl and Nancy Beatty, a number of Gideons that filled up three pews. Keith and Sue Hearn, James and Rachel Sorrow. and Coach T. J. Rosene.
Vernon Synan's casket was draped with the American flag. He had served in the United States Amy.
In closing, I would like to invite those of your who were present at the funeral to write about your observations and what you gleaned from speakers or Stan Oliver who sang.]

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Q: Launch VIM on specific monitor in dual screen setup I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS with a dual screen setup. I have a launcher in my panel that starts up VIM, and I always want it to start on the right monitor. Is there something that I can add to the command line in the launcher to make that happen? Either a VIM parameter, or some other non-VIM-specific trick?
Note that I don't want all instances of VIM to launch to the right monitor. For instance, if I start it from a terminal, I prefer to have it on the left, or whatever monitor my terminal was on.
EDIT FWIW, I'm using GNOME, currently on version 2.30.2.

A: Try:
gvim -c "winpos 1600 0"
where, e.g., 1600 is the pixel width of the left monitor. This should make it start on the first pixel of the right monitor.  See :help winpos in vim for more info.

A: You can try the '--screen=X' option.
For Example:
  gvim --screen=1
You can also try something like 'gvim -geom 100x100+1000'.
This will set the dimension and position of gvim window.


Trenton murder victim diagnosed with a mental illness was repeatedly robbed by 'street hustlers' | Homicide Watch Trenton | Mark every death. Remember every victim. Follow every case.
Rodney Burke lived in housing provided by Greater Trenton Behavioral Healthcare and he was moved to South Broad Street about a month before he was murdered.
Burke, 48, used to live on Hamilton Avenue, where store owners and a small community of street hustlers did their best to protect him from harm. But when he moved to South Broad Street, Burke was no longer protected by people who understood his mental state. That left Burke vulnerable to gang members, drug dealers and other street hustlers who saw an opportunity to take advantage of him, according to family and friends.
Burke was shot and killed on Nov. 4. He was found inside his home, but police believe he was shot elsewhere. Prosecutors have charged Kenneth Hines and Alexandria Gomez with murder and conspiracy in connection with Burke's death. Prosecutors say the pair conspired to commit a robbery, which resulted in the killing.
Sadly, that wasn't the first time Burke had been robbed. Family and friends say he was repeatedly beaten and robbed for at least the past three years.
According to his mother, at the age of 18, Rodney Burke was diagnosed with schizophrenia. His mother also said Rodney had a "lower than average" IQ, but she could not remember the score of his latest intelligence test. Store owners and street hustlers on Hamilton Avenue described Burke as having the personality of a young child who would never harm anyone.
Burke was originally from New Brunswick. He graduated from Bonnie Brae, which is a school for eight to 18-year-old boys in crisis. His family and friends in New Brunswick called him "Bow Leg," but his friends in Trenton knew him as "Bubba." Business owners on Hamilton Avenue said Burke was unlike others who walked the block looking for money: instead of asking for a free handout, he asked for work.
Gloria Burke said her son was beaten and robbed repeatedly over the course of a year while living in New Brunswick. Rodney was then readmitted into Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Gloria said, where he received treatment for about seven months before entering a transitional housing program. Gloria said she wanted Rodney to move back to New Brunswick, but he refused. So, about a year and a half ago, Burke moved into an apartment building on Hamilton Avenue occupied by at least seven other people who are in transitional housing programs.
John Monahan, CEO of Greater Trenton Behavioral Healthcare (GTBHC), declined to comment on several questions, but he said, "We have security staff that work with us whenever there's a client that needs any kind of support." Monahan would not disclose the name of the agency that provides security for GTBHC clients. The organization's tax forms, which are very detailed and seemingly transparent, do not list an itemized expense for security services.
Burke's family and friends say security was not provided for any of the occupants of the apartment buildings on Hamilton Avenue and South Broad Street. They also say Burke was repeatedly robbed each month. Rodney's family said they never notified police about the robberies, but "the counselor was aware of what was going on at that house," his sister Crystal Burke said.
Several people interviewed for this story said street hustlers with guns used to wait outside of the Hamilton Avenue building and force Rodney to let them inside. Once inside, the gunmen would kick in all of the apartment doors and rob the tenants. Crystal said she has chased several "young guys" who she knew did not reside in the building off of the porch. In fact, several people said Rodney was often afraid to walk home, which was about two blocks from the businesses where he felt protected. Burke's family said they notified his case manager about the incidents several times, but the counselor believed Rodney was the cause of the break-ins.
Crystal said her brother often wept when he told her about the men who were repeatedly robbing him, and that he sometimes asked people he trusted to stay in his apartment as guardians. But that too upset Rodney's case manager, Crystal said, because others in the building complained. Due to the number of break-ins on Hamilton Avenue, Rodney was moved to the building on South Broad Street about a month before he was murdered, Crystal said.
Researchers have found that people with intellectual disabilities have a four to 10 times greater risk of becoming victims of crime compared to those without disabilities. But there is no way to know exactly how many people with intellectual disabilities are victimized in the U.S. each year.
Licensed psychologist Dr. Nekeshia Hammond has never met the Burke family and she knows nothing about the circumstances surrounding Rodney's living situation and untimely death. But she said "in general there needs to be more security for people with disabilities" who have been transitioned to live amongst society.
"This is a social issue and it's problematic," Hammond said.