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Bucksport baby taken to hospital
December 2, 2021	by Jennifer Osborn on Cops & Courts, News
BUCKSPORT — The Bucksport Police Department is investigating an incident that occurred Nov. 29 and resulted in the hospitalization of a local baby.
Deputy Police Chief David Winchester said the child is under 1 year of age.
Police took a call at 3:50 p.m. on Nov. 29 about a woman assaulting an infant at a residence on Broadway.
"Public Safety Director Sean Geagan, Officer Gerald Lowe, Sgt. Darrin Moody and Officer Eric Marcel responded to a Broadway address, where they located the parents of the small child," said Winchester. "The infant was located at a neighbor's residence and was taken to a local hospital by the Bucksport Ambulance to be treated for undisclosed injuries."
"The mother was taken into protective custody and transported to the hospital," Winchester said.
The Hancock County District Attorney's Office is also involved in the investigation.

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Phil Cahill: Hurling Stylist
The following article was written by Bob Stakelum of Ballycahill, Thurles in the match programme for the mid-Tipperary senior hurling final between Holycross-Ballycahill and Moycarkey-Borris played at Semple Stadium, Thurles on 29th September 1991:
Phil Cahill (Holycross/Ballycahill)
During our early years we heard of the hurling skills of Phil Cahill. There are many alive to-day who saw him hurl and all maintain that he was a better hurler than Christy Ring or Mick Mackey. He may not have had their strength, but for pure hurling skill, he was supreme. Those who saw him play tell of his bursts of speed down the wing, his ability to lift the ball while travelling at full speed and strike it over the bar without handling. It is related that on one occasion the angle was so narrow that the ball clipped both uprights on its way over the bar.
Unfortunately in that era, good hurlers were tightly marked and often received severe punishment. Phil Cahill suffered many serious injuries and unfortunately, it must be said, that many of them were received in club games. Greatness was not appreciated by lesser lights. Still he never flinched and came back after every injury to play magnificently for club and county.
He made his first appearance for the county when Clare was defeated in the first round of the 1923 Senior Championship, but surprisingly was not selected for the Munster Final when Tipperary lost out to Limerick. He regained his place for the 1924 championship and played in all championship games until the end of 1931. His final appearance was in 1933 when Waterford defeated Tipperary in a first round replay played in Davin Park, Carrick-on Suir.
During his career, he won two All-Ireland and three Munster Senior championship medals, one National League award and four Railway Cup medals. In 1928 he was selected on the Ireland team that played in the Tailteann Games. County championships were won with a Mid (Boherlann) selection in 1922, with a South selection (Boherlann) in 1924 and with Moycarkey-Borris in 1932 and 1933.
Many compliments were paid to him by sports writers. "Carbery" (P.D. Mehigan) said of him that "for a decade or more he charmed us with his speed and artistry". "Green Flag" of the Irish Press described him as one of the greatest stylists hurling has ever produced.
The Tipperary Star has this to say: "His artistry with the camán was superb and he can certainly be classed as one of the truest and sweetest hitting hurlers that Tipperary every produced. When he struck the ball, a score was almost a certainty and he had an uncanny gift of knowing where the posts were without ever having to look".
Dinny O'Gorman claims that Phil Cahill and Paddy Phelan were the greatest hurlers he has seen—and he has seen a lot!
P.S. Bob Stakelum hurled for his club, Holycross-Ballycahill, in the forties and fifties. He was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling selection that won their third All-Ireland in a row in 1951 beating Wexford 7-6 to 3-9 in the final. Dinny O'Gorman, mentioned in the article, played his club hurling with Holycross-Ballycahill. He won a senior All-Ireland with Tipperary in 1937 when they defeated Kilkenny in Killarney by 3-11 to 0-3. He played with Tipperary minor hurlers for three years; winning the All-Ireland against Kilkenny in 1930, losing to the same opponents the following year, and captained the winning team against Kilkenny in 1932.
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by PolicyFellow Jun 18, 2013 11:29 am
by Carrie Tian, policy intern
A California budget facing a vote on Friday would save millions – at the cost of crippling existing public record laws. The budget would remove the need for agencies to provide documents electronically and respond to records requests within 10 days. California would no longer need to reimburse its agencies for compliance with the laws, but right to know advocates worry about the impact on citizens and members of the media. (LA Times)
How many times can a man retire? At least 3, according to Senator Cornyn (R-TX), who currently collects three separate pensions for his stints as district judge, Texas Supreme Court justice, and state attorney general. Fiscal watchdog groups blast this practice as "double-dipping." (National Journal)
Czech PM Petr Necas resigned on Sunday, with the rest of his government to follow suit shortly. Necas stepped down after his chief of staff, Jana Nagyoya, was charged with bribery and ordering surveillance of people including Necas's wife. (techPresident)
George Soros might be one of the nation's most prominent liberal donors, but his foundation donates to dozens of conservative organizations each year. Soros Fund Management promises to match all of its employees' charitable donations, resulting in the firm giving hundreds of thousands to religious organizations in 2012. (Public Integrity)
In a shocker of the century, the government is inefficient …but wait, we now have numbers measuring exactly how much inefficiency we're talking about. A new report by Project Management Institute show that the federal sector loses $148 million for every billion it spends. The private sector is better, though not by much, losing $135 million for every billion spent. (Fierce Government)
Billionaire Ron Perelman has often brought political friends into companies he controls, including Nancy Reagan and Henry Kissinger. The latest through his revolving door is Diana Cantor, wife of Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, to the board of directors of Revlon. (National Journal)
Reinventing Government. House Oversight. 9:00 a.m. 2154 Rayburn HOB.
Promoting the Accuracy and Accountability of the Davis-Bacon Act. House Education and the Workforce. 10:00 a.m. 2175 Rayburn HOB.
Political Money in the 2012 Election, the 113th Congress, and Beyond. Brennan Center for Justice. 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. The National Press Club, Holeman Lounge, 529 14th Street NW.
CFPB Budget Review. House Financial Services. 2:00 p.m. 2128 Rayburn HOB.
Social Security Payments Go Paperless: Protecting Seniors from Fraud and Confusion. Senate Aging. 2:00 p.m. Dirksen Room 366.


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Ladera Heights is a community and unincorporated area in Los Angeles County, California. The population was 6,634 at the 2020 census.  Culver City lies to its west, the Baldwin Hills neighborhood to its north, the View Park-Windsor Hills community to its east, the Westchester neighborhood to its south and southwest and the city of Inglewood to its southeast. With an average household income of $132,824, Ladera Heights ranks third amongst the ten wealthiest Black communities in the United States.

History
Ladera Heights originated in the late 1940s with the development of "Old Ladera". In the 1960s, custom homes were built in "New Ladera". Prominent architect builders included Valentine and Gallant. Robert Earl, who designed many of the Valentine homes, went on to build large multimillion-dollar estates throughout Southern California and in other countries.  Neighboring Fox Hills contained a golf course with rolling hills that backed up to Wooster Avenue. Valentine built Robert Earl designed homes on Wooster overlooking the Fox Hills golf course. Years later, Donald Trump asked Earl to design estate homes with panoramic views of his Palos Verdes golf course.

Baseball player Frank Robinson and other sports players began moving to Ladera Heights in the early 1970s.  Many celebrities have lived in Ladera Heights over the years, including Peter Vidmar, Vanessa Williams, Chris Darden, Chris Strait, Lisa Leslie, Olympia Scott, Ken Norton, Arron Afflalo, Tyler, The Creator, Michael Cooper and Byron Scott.
Ladera Heights is known as a residence for affluent African Americans.

Retail
Ladera Heights Shopping Center (at the northwest side of the junction of La Tijera, La Cienega, and Centinela boulevards) hosted a Henshey's Department Store from 1966 to 1990 and what was popularly known as Magic Johnson Starbucks, a Starbucks owned by Magic Johnson from 1998 to 2018. The center is currently anchored by Ross Dress for Less and a Ralphs supermarket.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Most of the area is in unincorporated Los Angeles County, with a small section in the neighborhood of Ladera, Los Angeles, within the City of Los Angeles.

Ladera Heights is portioned into three sections, known as "Upper Ladera," "Lower Ladera" and "Old Ladera". Upper Ladera includes all houses north of Slauson in between La Cienega Boulevard and Shenandoah Avenue, while Lower Ladera (the larger of the two) consists of all houses south of Slauson in between Wooster and La Cienega. Old Ladera is the small area just east of La Cienega and south of Slauson. The Ladera Center, located in Lower Ladera just west of La Cienega Boulevard, hosts a number of local franchise stores and eateries.

Demographics

2020 census
As of end of 2020, Ladera Heights ranks #3 among the top 10 richest black communities in US, with an average family income of $132,824.

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

2010 Census

The 2010 US Census reported that Ladera Heights had a population of 6,498. The population density was . The racial makeup of Ladera Heights was 4,786 (73.7%) African American, 979 (15.1%) White (13.3% Non-Hispanic White),  20 (0.3%) Native American, 231 (3.6%) Asian, 2 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 134 (2.1%) from other races, and 346 (5.3%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 355 people (5.5%).

The census reported that 6,486 people (99.8% of the population) lived in households, 8 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 4 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 2,751 households, 702 (25.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,240 (45.1%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 462 (16.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 113 (4.1%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 93 (3.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 20 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 778 households (28.3%) were one person and 351 (12.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36.  There were 1,815 families (66.0% of households); the average family size was 2.88.

The age distribution was 1,122 people (17.3%) under the age of 18, 401 people (6.2%) aged 18 to 24, 1,264 people (19.5%) aged 25 to 44, 2,183 people (33.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,528 people (23.5%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 49.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.1 males.

There were 2,867 housing units at an average density of 966.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 2,027 (73.7%) were owner-occupied and 724 (26.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.7%.  4,891 people (75.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,595 people (24.5%) lived in rental housing units.

During 2009–2013, Ladera Heights had a median household income of $99,563, with 4.7% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

2000 Census
At the 2000 census there were 6,568 people, 2,691 households, and 1,883 families residing in the census-designated place (CDP).  The population density was .  There were 2,755 housing units at an average density of .  The racial makeup of the CDP was 70.8% African American, 7.0% White, 2.9% Asian, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.4% from other races, and 4.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.4%.

Of the 2,691 households 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 24.8% of households were one person and 9.1% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.89.

The age distribution was 20.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% 65 or older.  The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.7 males.

The median household income was $90,233 and the median family income  was $103,174. Males had a median income of $64,643 versus $52,750 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $47,798.  About 1.1% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Primary and secondary schools
Most of Ladera Heights is served by the Inglewood Unified School District. The schools serving Ladera Heights are in the Inglewood city limits. As of 2006 fewer than 400 Ladera Heights residents attended Inglewood USD schools. La Tijera School (K-8) and Parent School (K-8) serve Ladera Heights. La Tijera and Parent feed into Inglewood High School.

In 2006, a group of residents petitioned to move the area into the Culver City Unified School District of Culver City. Both the Culver City USD and the Inglewood USD opposed the move.

As of 2014 the Wiseburn School District allows parents in Ladera Heights to send their children to Wiseburn schools on inter-district transfers.

Colleges and universities
West Los Angeles College, a community college, is in Ladera Heights.

Services
Ladera Heights receives fire protection from the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Marina del Rey Station in Marina del Rey, serving Ladera Heights.

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services SPA 5 West Area Health Office serves Ladera Heights.

Government
In the California State Legislature, Ladera Heights is in , and in .

In the United States House of Representatives, Ladera Heights is in .

Parks and recreation
Ladera Park is  adjacent to the View Park-Windsor Hills and the City of Inglewood. The park has an outdoor amphitheatre, a baseball–softball diamond field, a basketball court, children's play areas, a community recreation center, water fountains, picnic areas with barbecue grills and tennis courts.

Notable people from Ladera Heights
 Arron Afflalo
 Maia Campbell
 Chris Darden
 Randy Gardner
 Lisa Leslie
 Ken Norton
 Byron Scott
 Olympia Scott
 Chris Strait
 Tyler, The Creator
 Peter Vidmar
 Frank Ocean

See also

 Notable people from Ladera Heights

References

External links
Ladera Heights Civic Association

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Marian F. Monta
Professor Marian F. Monta, age 88, of Edinburg died on July 15, 2020 peacefully at her home. A Virginia native, she lived in Edinburg since 1971. Professor Monta was the area head of theatre-TV-film in the Communication Department at The University of Texas Pan American. She came to the university in 1971. For many years she served as Chair of the Communication Department. Retired in May of 2007, she was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus by The University of Texas System Board of Regents. She continued to serve the department in a variety of voluntary capacities after her retirement. She received Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Fordham University, and her Ph.D. from Cornell University, where she was the first woman in her field to get a Ph.D. Professor Monta directed over 150 plays of all types and served actively on many national organizations concerned with the arts. She was a theatre panelist for the Texas Commission on the Arts and a grant reader for the National Endowment for the Humanities. She served as President of the Southwest Theatre Association. She lectured around the world and had been invited to lecture on every continent. In 1989, and again in 1996, she received the Outstanding Faculty Award from the University, and in 1990, she received the Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award. Professor Monta was selected in 1994 to be a member of the College of Fellows, the lifetime achievement award of the Southwest Theatre Association. In 1999, she was the first recipient of the Southwest Theatre Association's Outstanding College-University Theatre Teacher award. In 2001, she was given the Shining Star Award by the Zonta Club of Hidalgo County in recognition of her efforts in the area of education. She was also listed in Who's Who. An active supporter of the University, she was a member of the President's Club, the University of Texas Chancellor's Council and, in 1998, received the UTPA Foundation Founder's Day Medal. Her areas of research interest included musical theatre and Spanish Golden Age theatre. She was one of the first professors in the country who taught a number of classes that combined theatre and television production. She also taught arts management, speech for stage and screen and dramatic literature classes. In 2008, she published a textbook Directing for Stage and Screen, co-authored with Dr. Jack R. Stanley. Marian is survived by her daughter Susan Smith and son in law Michael Padgett of McAllen; two brothers William Monta, a native of Hampton Virginia, and Thomas Monta of McAllen; and brother in law Carl Monk of New Jersey. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Helen Monk of New Jersey. She is also survived by a number of cousins in Virginia. A celebration of her life will be announced at a later date when we can gather together responsibly. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Marian F. Monta Endowed Theater Scholarship at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, EITT-1.210, 1201 W. University Dr. Edinburg TX 78539 would be appreciated.
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Two of the nation's best-known brands offer insight on how credit unions can use information to improve products and strengthen member ties.
The amount of data in the world is growing exponentially as a result of the detail and volume of data captured by businesses, the rise of multimedia and social media, and the prevalence of the Internet. According to a McKinsey Global Institute estimate, in 2009 companies with more than 1,000 employees in nearly all sectors of the United States economy stored an average of 200 terabytes. To put that number in perspective, that is more than twice the amount of data Wal-Mart Stores Inc. held in 1999. In May 2011, an MGI report predicted big data would become a key basis of competition and growth across every sector of industry, with finance especially well-positioned to gain from its use.
Big data makes information more transparent and actionable, improves decision making, and allows managers to collect accurate, detailed information on everything from product inventory to sick days. Big data helps companies boost performance, expose weakness, and tailor products and services. Big data is essential for the development of the next generation of products and services; however, its demand is outgrowing the supply of analysts with the skills needed to review the numbers and create progressive solutions. Credit unions would do well to educate interested employees — many local colleges and universities offer training courses — and create in-house specialists or offer incentives to recruit top talent from outside the institution.
The McKinsey Global Institute predicts big data will become a key basis of competition and growth across every sector of industry.
Big data presents nearly limitless opportunities. Here are two examples of how companies are incorporating big data into their strategies. Use these case studies to begin a dialog with your management team about how to better serve members by using the data already at your disposal.
According to a February 2012 article about big data in The New York Times, retailer giant Target assigns its regular customers an ID number, then tracks their purchases and collects data such as age, estimated salary, and frequently visited websites. The more Target knows about the customer, the more precisely it can tailor advertisements and coupons to earn higher returns. Although several factors contribute to the retailer's success, its sophisticated use of big data helped land it a spot at No. 78 on Forbes' list of the World's Most Powerful Brands.
What do you know about your members that might inform your marketing strategy? Payments data is a great place to start learning more about your members. For example, a member that has greatly increased their patronization of retailers such as Buy Buy Baby, Babies R Us, and Diapers.com is likely preparing for a major life event. Do you have the products and services needed to help a growing family? More importantly, are these members aware of your full suite of offerings?
If you have birthdates, then you can determine when members need to start saving for college through a 529 or start borrowing for college through a student loan. Members with school-aged children might be interested in a back-to-school loan. Members with young children might be interested in a holiday savings product. Take advantage of the data you already have, but be sure to remain respectful of your members' privacy.
In February, Bloomberg Businessweek peeked inside the great lengths Coca-Cola Co. takes to ensure the quality of its Simply Orange orange juice. The drink's recipe calls for satellites, complicated data algorithms, a 1.2-mile juice pipeline, and hand-picked oranges from Florida and Brazil. Coca-Cola monitors its growers via satellite imagery to ensure fruit picking coincides with bottling plans. And the beverage company uses an algorithm it has coined "Black Book" to control the taste of the juice from acidity levels to pulp content.
Revenue analytics consultant Bob Cross, who is known for building the model Delta Air Lines uses to maximize revenue per mile flown, created Black Book. According to Businessweek, the process requires analyzing up to 1 quintillion decision variables. Cross and Coca-Cola use their data to control the ultimate variable, Mother Nature, and produce an optimal product regardless of time or location. The growing season might be only three months long, but Coca-Cola uses big data to deliver a consistent taste year-round.
How can you apply Coca-Cola's strategy — which is all about gathering and applying contextual data — to your local market? At most credit unions, you know more about the financial environment than your average members, so use that knowledge to help members make decisions about things they might not see coming. You understand the rate environment, you have data on housing starts and employment — how can you use that data to benefit your members?
What Does Big Data Mean For Credit Unions?
Credit unions across the industry are already applying big data to help support sales, operations, and strategic focus. How is your credit union preparing to be a part of the data-driven future? How do you see big data shaping the industry? Please use our comment box to weigh in on the discussion.


How Fast Can You Recall Past Moments?
1Do you remember where you bought the clothes you are currently wearing?
2Can you remember at least one of the gifts you gave your parents as a kid?
3Can you remember your grandmother's voice?
4The name of your favorite childhood teacher?
Favorite Teacher? No such thing!
5Can you remember what you had for dinner last Thursday night?
7Can you remember the name of the first book you ever read?
8What did you wear for the first date?
9Remember the picture we showed you before? The little kid was sitting on?
Which of Santa's Reindeer Are You Actually Most Like?


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Arihant College of Arts Commerce Science ACACS, Pune offers various graduate courses as well as Post Graduate courses.
Arihant College of Arts Commerce Science ACACS, Pune is affiliated to University of Pune, Pune.
List of facilities available at Arihant College of Arts Commerce Science ACACS, Pune for students.
Library is well stocked a huge database of Indian & international books. Library has classic collection of journals, references, periodicals, CD s, DVDs, business magazines. Arihant is committed to provide all the latest information on corporate sector across the globe. Arihant is also a member of various internationally recognized libraries such as British Council Library which is accessible for its students on day to day basis.
Separate hostel facility is provided for boys and girls in the vicinity of the campus. Every student is provided with study tables & lockers. The location of the hostel is safe and well connected by public transport.
Computer Lab consists of PC s with latest configuration and is provided with the broadband Internet Connection. All the Pc s are connected to Video Satellite which enables students to attend the online class room sessions of nationally & internationally recognised professors.
Spacious reading hall is provided with the news papers, educational magazines, etc. Reading hall is also equipped with the Plasma Television which will enable its students to go through the online business news and update their knowledge regularly.
Arihant offers creatively designed training restaurant to enhance the knowledge & skills with practical inputs on Food & Beverage service. It is also provided with the Bar Counter to demonstrate the service beverages.
Training kitchen consists of gas burners & working table separately for every individual. Every student is provided with a kitchen kit & storage space. Store is connected to the kitchens to issue the required material to the students.
Computerised reservation, check-in, check-out procedures are shown practically at the Travel Desk.
Each student is allotted a separate locker to store his/her uniforms & journals. It is also connected to the changing area.


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Posidonia in Peril: Save the Seagrass Meadows
Gaye Rosier
Posidonia oceanica, a species of seagrass, is often referred to as the "lungs of the Mediterranean" because the seagrass meadows absorb carbon dioxide and output oxygen at twice the daily rate of tropical forests.
Cow bream, Sarpa Salpa, over Posidonia oceanica seagrass in the Mediterranean
Seagrasses store an estimated 27.4 million tonnes of carbon each year, burying it in the soil below. And unlike forests that hold carbon for about 60 years then release it again, seagrass ecosystems have been capturing and storing carbon since the last ice age. With seagrass meadows disappearing at an annual rate of about 1.5 per cent, 299 million tonnes of carbon are being released back into the environment each year, according to research published in Nature Geoscience (DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1477).
In addition to storing carbon, seagrasses protect coastlines from floods and storms, filter out sediment, and serve as a vital habitat and nursery for fish, crustaceans and other commercially important species.
Cuttlefish egg on Posidonia
In the past century, 29 per cent of seagrass has been destroyed globally by coastal development, fishing by otter-trawling, pollution, and now climate change.
Unique to the Mediterranean Sea, Posidonia beds are identified as a priority habitat for conservation under the European Union's Habitats Directive (Dir 92/43/CEE) and Catalunya has banned otter-trawling over Posidonia beds. Yet the destruction of this slow growing species continues at an alarming rate.
Nudibranch laying eggs on Posidonia
On the Costa Brava, where Kenna Eco Diving has been researching Posidonia for the past 13 years, we have witnessed a loss of an estimated 25 per cent of the Posidonia meadows. Seagrass-friendly moorings for boats are installed during the peak summer months, but boaters are not penalised for anchoring in the Posidonia beds, destroying hundreds of years of growth in minutes.
Barren areas between the Posidonia Beds
As Posidonia meadows are being destroyed the Posidonia pipefish, a relative of the seahorse, is suffering. The Posidonia pipefish is perfectly adapted to the seagrass habitat and has evolved to resemble a blade of seagrass. It is virtually impossible to see unless it swims above or outside the seagrass beds – a rare occurrence as it is a poor swimmer and rarely ventures out of the safety of the Posidonia meadows, spending it's time head down within the shoots searching for tiny shrimps to eat. It is totally dependent on the Posidonia habitat for daily food and shelter, and as a seasonal breeding ground and nursery.
Syngnathus typhle – the well camouflaged Posidonia pipefish
Posidonia and the pipefish are just two of the key species being studied by volunteer scuba divers assisting Kenna Eco Diving with underwater surveys for the SILMAR Project on the Costa Brava. We are the only voluntary coordinators for the Spanish SILMAR Project working through the English language, opening this volunteering opportunity to international divers who come from all over the world to spend a few weeks or months assisting with the project aimed at conserving Mediterranean biodiversity.
Transect through Posidonia beds
Please sign the petition asking for anchoring to be regulated in Posidonia meadows – http://campaign.kennaecodiving.net/campaign-petition.
Photos copyright Gaye Rosier
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It looks like any other NBA basketball card from the 90s. A reddit user, going through his collection recognized Erik and Lyle Menendez – two young men later convicted of brutally murdering their parents. It's thought the picture was taken after the murder and before they were charged.
The brothers shot their parents repeatedly in an attempt to make the slaying look like a mob hit. Cops were fooled for months. By the time police caught on the brothers had spent over $1m of their inheritance on things like court-side NBA tickets.


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Personally, I do not particularly enjoy this track past its 1 minute long introduction, that being the case I still thought it would be worth sharing.


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import dosna.gui.util.GBConstraints;
import java.awt.GridBagConstraints;
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    /* Main Components */
    private JPanel form;

    /* Form Items */
    private JTextField userNameTF;
    private JPasswordField passwordTF;
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    {
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We demonstrate for the first time the operation of GaInNAs and GaAs n-i-p-i doping solar cells with ion-implanted selective contacts. Multiple layers of alternate doping are grown by molecular beam epitaxy to form the n-i-p-i structure. After growth, vertical selective contacts are fabricated by Mg and Si ion implantation, followed by rapid thermal annealing treatment and fabrication into circular mesa cells. As means of characterisation, spectral response and illuminated current–voltage (I-V) were measured on the samples. The spectral response suggests that all horizontal layers are able to contribute to the photocurrent. Performance of the devices is discussed with interest in the n-i-p-i structure as a possible design for the GaInP/GaAs/GaInNAs tandem solar cell.
Currently, the highest efficiency solar cells are GaAs-based tandem solar cells (GaAs, GaInP and Ge) achieving efficiencies greater than 32% (AM 1.5 G at one sun spectrum) . Multi-junction solar cells can achieve higher efficiency than single-junction cells as each junction is tuned to absorb a certain band of the solar spectrum. This reduces thermal relaxation and below-bandgap photon losses. In a triple-junction structure, the choice of bandgap of each material is critical in determining the maximum efficiency possible. The optimal bandgap for the bottom cell is 1 eV, but germanium with a bandgap of 0.67 eV is commonly used, limiting the efficiency of the tandem cell. Replacement of the Ge junction by dilute nitrides (Ga0.91In0.09N0.03As0.97 for example) with 1-eV bandgap could increase the theoretical limit for external efficiency from 42% to 52% at 1.5 AMD at 500 suns concentration  while remaining lattice-matched to GaAs.
For a solar cell to collect minority carriers effectively, the diffusion length of the bulk material should be comparable to the thickness of the active region of the device. However, the addition of nitrogen to GaAs greatly reduces the material quality with electron mobilities reported to be in the order of 300 cm2 V−1 and minority carrier lifetimes lower than 0.9 ns . These values result in diffusion lengths of less than 0.8 μm, which is much shorter than the average thickness of 3 μm required for most GaAs-based solar cell devices to absorb nearly 90% of incident solar radiation in the desired range . This poses a challenge in creating an efficient solar cell from GaInNAs using conventional designs. The short minority carrier lifetime and, hence, diffusion length are attributed to the incorporation of N in the GaInAs, which results in shallow recombination centres in the middle of the bandgap .
We attempt to address the problem of the short minority carrier lifetime in GaInNAs by the use of a n-i-p-i structure. Firstly, we tested the principle of this design on GaAs and later extended it to GaInNAs. However, GaAs does not have any diffusion length problem as the minority electron and hole diffusion lengths of 3 and 1.5 μm are comparable to the thickness required for efficient photon absorption.
The n-i-p-i structure consists of a number of layers whose doping alternates between n-type, intrinsic, p-type and intrinsic [7–9]. This layer configuration gives rise to sinusoidal-like band alignment, which is represented in Figure 1. If the thickness of the layers is less than the diffusion length of the bulk material, photogenerated electron–hole pairs generated anywhere in the device will be rapidly separated, as a result of the minority carriers diffusing to an adjacent layer. The separated carriers then diffuse along the parallel layers towards the lateral selective contacts.
A prototype n-i-p-i device structure with highly doped lateral selective contacts for charge separation.
The n-i-p-i design is of particular interest for materials with short diffusion lengths, such as dilute nitrides. Since the horizontal layers' thickness is kept within the diffusion length of the bulk material, by repeating the doped layers, high absorption can be achieved without exceeding the diffusion length of the material. A significant challenge in creating a n-i-p-i solar cell is the creation of vertical selective contacts for electrons (holes), which will form ohmic contacts with n(p)-type layers and be rectifying to n(p)-type layers. Different techniques with their own merits and demerits have been demonstrated by different authors [8, 9]. Here, n- and p-type selective contacts are created by ion implantation of Si and Mg, respectively.
In our previous work, we theoretically modelled dilute nitride n-i-p-i solar cells both alone and when incorporated as the third junction in a GaInP/GaAs/GaInNAs tandem solar cell . Our models suggest that replacing the Ge layer in Ga0.44 In0.56P/GaAs/Ge with GaInNAs n-i-p-i subcell increases the efficiency of the tandem device to 35.7%, assuming 100% collection of majority carriers.
The GaAs and GaInNAs n-i-p-i solar cells were grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The GaAs n-i-p-i solar cell had three junctions (a one-junction device would correspond to a conventional solar cell). The active region of the device has the following structure: 100-nm-thick n-type emitter, followed by a 300-nm p-type layer, a 600-nm p-type layer, a 1 μm-thick n-type layer and finally a 300-nm p-type base. The GaInNAs solar cell was a nine-junction n-i-p-i device with n- and p-type layers with thicknesses between 100 and 300 nm. These designs were derived from the drift diffusion model for n-i-p-i devices used in . In both devices, a 40-nm Al0.89Ga0.11As window layer was grown on top of the n-type layer to reduce surface recombination. In addition, a 200-nm-thick highly doped n-type contacting layer was grown in all devices. The contacting layer was highly doped at 5 × 1018 cm−3 to ensure that it was not inadvertently compensated during the Mg ion implantation. In these two devices, the doping of the active layers was kept relatively low at 2 × 1017 cm−3 to allow them to be easily compensated during the creation of selective contacts.
After growth of the n-i-p-i devices, the implantation of Si and Mg ions was required to create the p- and n-type selective contacts, respectively. As selective contacts were required in different areas of the device, a nickel mask was applied to the devices which exposed the areas where Si implantation was required. After the Si implantation, the nickel mask was removed and then recreated to expose the areas where Mg implantation was required for the p-type contact. The spacing between the two ion implantations in both GaAs and GaInNAs devices was 100 μm. These appear as parallel lines on the sample surface (see picture of the fabricated cell in Figure 2) due to slight (10 nm) inadvertent etching of the GaAs contacting layer. The projected range of the ions was chosen so that the selective electrodes would extend between 240 nm and 2.2 μm in the device, doping all of the active layers. The samples were then treated via rapid thermal annealing for 10 s at 800°C for the GaInNAs cell and at 850°C for the GaAs one. After this, the devices were fabricated in a circular mesa structure, with a top 1-mm2-diameter optical aperture. AuGe/Ni/Au ring contact was evaporated onto the top of the device, while Zn/Au contact was deposited at the bottom. No antireflective coating was applied.
Photo of the fabricated n-i-p-i solar cell showing ion implant lines and standard top ring contacts.
The AM 1.5 G current density-voltage (J V) characteristic of the GaAs n-i-p-i solar cell is shown in Figure 3. The GaAs n-i-p-i cell recorded a short-circuit current density (Jsc), open circuit voltage (Voc), fill factor (FF) and efficiency (η) of 16 mA/cm2 (accounting for grid coverage), 0.33 V, 54% and 2.2%, respectively. In our previous work, the best GaAs n-i-p-i device was annealed at 725°C and achieved Jsc = 12.9 mA/cm2, Voc = 0.19 V and η = 0.87%, under the same illumination conditions . Though we have not established optimum annealing conditions for these devices, the results suggest that the devices which annealed at a higher temperature of 800°C will show an improvement in all figures of merit.
The AM 1.5 G J - V characteristics for GaAs and GaInNAs n-i-p-i solar cells.
The reflection losses have not been accounted for in calculating the current density; however, Jsc = 16 mA/cm2 is still much lower than the >29 mA/cm2 recorded with conventional GaAs solar cells .
Other recently demonstrated n-i-p-i devices show relatively high short-circuit currents and a disproportionately low Voc and FF [8, 9]. The cause of the low Voc is not yet fully established. Results show that the Voc varies to some extent with the fabrication technique and the quality of the selective contacts. Ion implantation of the selective contact offers the possibility of fabricating contacts on the front and back of the device without shorting it as the implants can start deep in the device. However, the introduction of dislocations at ion-implanted interfaces possibly increases recombination diffusion dark current, consequently reducing Voc. The re-grown contacts yield a slightly higher Voc. However, with the re-grown contacts, the easiest technique is to have both contacts at the top of the cell, which can pose a problem in growing tandem structures.
The spectral response of the GaAs n-i-p-i solar cell was obtained by illuminating the cell using a Bentham IL1 illuminator (Bentham Instruments Ltd., Reading, Berkshire, UK), followed by a Bentham M300 monochromator (Bentham Instruments Ltd.). The spectrum, shown in Figure 4, is typical of GaAs solar cells with the spectral response staying almost constant between the short wavelength cut-off due to the bandgap of the window layer and the long wavelength cut-off due to the bandgap of the cell. This suggests that minority carriers generated at all depths in the device contribute to the photocurrent. This can be inferred to all the layers of the device contributing to the photogenerated current.
Spectral response of the GaAs n-i-p-i solar cell.
The spectral response profile of the GaInNAs n-i-p-i solar cell was taken using the same experimental conditions, and it is shown in Figure 5. As expected, it extends to longer wavelengths of 1.1 μm corresponding to photon energies of approximately 1.1 eV. The dropping shape of the spectrum suggests that only the top layers contribute to the device current. This could be purely a fabrication problem which has no bearing in the material properties or the design. If the ion implants have not reached or been activated at the bottom layers, the device will collect carriers at the top layers (short wavelengths) while most of the carries at the bottom layers (long wavelengths) will recombine before reaching the vertical contacts, consequently leading to low short-circuit current density values. As a result, the device will behave like a thin cell which only absorbs shorter wavelength photons, and it is transparent to the longer wavelength ones. In relation with the J-V curve, our GaInNAs device had Jsc = 4.2 mA/cm2 and Voc = 0.19 V, as shown in Figure 3. The very low value of Jsc can be explained by the shape of the spectral response curve.
Spectral response of the GaInNAs n-i-p-i solar cell.
The working of photovoltaic n-i-p-i structure has been demonstrated on GaAs and GaInNAs materials. The performance of the devices was measured with their J-V characteristics and spectral response profiles. The GaAs n-i-p-i solar cell devices have good carrier transport, and the best device generated a short-circuit current density of 16 mA/cm2 at room temperature; however, this still does not compare favourably with GaAs conventional-design solar cells at >29 mA/cm2. The performance of the devices can improve further with inclusion of antireflection coating and a back surface field. The square-like spectral response profile also suggests that minority carriers photogenerated anywhere in the devices contribute to the current. The dilute nitride (GaInNAs) n-i-p-i yielded a very low short-circuit current value of <5 mA/cm2. There was a possibility of some n-i-p-i layers not contributing to device current, hence yielding a very low value of the short-circuit current density. Both GaAs and GaInNAs n-i-p-i produced a low Voc of 0.33 and 0.19 V, respectively, which is typical of currently demonstrated n-i-p-i devices. To consider inclusion of dilute nitride (GaInNAs), n-i-p-i as a subcell in tandem structures like the GaInP/GaAs/GaInNAs triple junction, the cause of disproportionately low Voc in these devices has to be further investigated.
We acknowledge COST MP0805 for creating a scientific platform to carry out this work.
JP and MG grew the sample, SM and JS fabricated the device and BR and AS performed the ion implantation. The experimental work was done by BR and RK under the supervision of SM and NB. Data analysis, calculation and manuscript conception was done by SM and BR. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.


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Q: Can anyone help me in understanding the selection rules for the optical transitions in case of optical and e-beam excitations? A photon is capable of producing an electron-hole pair however the electron beam can produce many such e-h pairs. And because of high energy, the electron will be excited high in the conduction band. Optical transitions are different and hence the selection rules should also be different. Can someone help me in understanding those selection rules?

A: Your question is not very precise, but there are still a few things one can clarify.
There is one fundamental difference for an (optical) photon induced e-h pair production and the one induced by an electron (beam):
One single optical photon can excite exactly one e-h pair. Thus, if the energy of the photon is E (=h*nu), and the binding energy of the electron in the material is Eb, then the kinetic energy of the produced e-h pair is E-Eb. This is basically the photoelectric effect (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoelectric_effect), for which Einstein got his Nobel price.
On the other hand, a single high-energy electron from an electron-beam will NOT produce a single e-h pair. It will not transfer all its energy (and mass/identity) onto a formed e-h pair, which is actually impossible because of conservation laws. A high-energy electron will electromagnetically interact with the many electrons in the material and "ionize" many of them on its way (just by knocking them away from their atoms). Ionization is described by the Bethe-Bloch formula (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethe_formula), which describes the almost continuous energy transfer from the high-energy particle on the many many electrons of a material.

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T-Mobile Leak Confirms "Google Android Phone" In Early January
By Satsuki Then/Updated: Jan. 3, 2010 9:55 am EST
Leaky T-Mobile is spilling Google Nexus One details this morning, with both BGR and TmoNews receiving internal screenshots from the carrier. Both show the same page from T-Mobile's StreamLine employee systems, which suggest that "Google, with support from T-Mobile, is scheduled to launch a new Android device in early January". It goes on to confirm that Google will be distributing the Nexus One solely via the web, splitting hardware and tariff support between them and the carrier.
T-Mobile will be responsible for "service support including billing, coverage, features and rate plans", whereas HTC and Google will take the lead in "support for this device including troubleshooting and exchanges". More information is promised early in January.
As for the specific release date, the TmoNews sources are reiterating that January 5th launch date we've heard before, though pricing is still unknown. Full specifications for the handset are here.


The zip line enthusiasts here at Tree Frog Canopy Tours are nature people, just like you. What better place for our zip line canopy tour than over the vast scenery Mohican has to offer?
You'll find Tree Frog about nine miles south of Loudonville, Ohio. This is a trip your whole family can enjoy. As you zip line through the trees, you'll also encounter sky bridges and rappels connected to platforms that are suspended in the treetops. We know you're an adventure-seeker, so gear up for Ohio's ONLY dual cable system zip line. We take you higher and faster than you've ever zipped before.
We're open rain or shine! Some of our best flights have happened during rain showers. Experience Tree Frog Canopy Tours for yourself all through Spring, Summer, and Fall - we're closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in May, September, and October.
Check us out on Facebook for awesome updates and specials, or share your own Tree Frog memory!
There's never a bad time to prove to yourself, "I can do this!" We've helped thousands of people conquer a fear and become raving fans of this course! Every person will have a guide on their flight to ensure comfort and instruction. Do you have what it takes?
We know safety is a concern for you. Each one of Tree Frog's guides and courses strictly follow the Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT)'s standards. We test our courses every morning before we open.


Phil Graham has over 25 years of litigation experience. He is a member of the firm's Business Litigation and Products Liability Groups. Phil is an experienced insurance coverage and "bad-faith" lawyer representing commercial insurers in complex coverage disputes involving various lines of commercial insurance. He is experienced in providing coverage opinions and litigating coverage and bad-faith cases. Phil also has expertise and experience in handling complex coverage issues and litigation involving first-party property damage claims.
Phil is also experienced in defending and counseling employers in employment discrimination and wrongful termination litigation, including EEOC and parallel state administrative matters. He also has experience and expertise counseling clients and in litigating non-compete, non-solicitation and non-disclosure agreements.
For fun, Phil enjoys running and playing the guitar. He spends most of his free time with his wife, Amy and children Matthew and Jenna. He loves watching his kids play soccer, basketball and volleyball, and reading books with his daughter. On Saturdays in the fall, you can find him rooting for the University of Missouri Tigers' football team.
After earning his Bachelor's Degree in finance and banking from the University of Missouri – Columbia, Phil studied law at the University of Missouri – Columbia School of Law.
Phil was a shareholder and practiced law with Helfrey, Neiers and Jones for 18 years before that firm's members joining Sandberg Phoenix in 2013. Previous to that, he was an associate with a large defense firm in downtown St. Louis for three years.
Phil is a member of The Missouri Bar and the Defense Research Institute where he is an active member of the Insurance Law Committee. He is also a long-time member of the Missouri Organization of Defense Lawyers. In addition, he is a member of the parish financial board at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Brentwood, Missouri.
Phil is licensed to practice law in Missouri and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, U.S. District Court Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, as well as in the U.S. District Court Central and Southern District of Illinois. Phil has been admitted pro hac vice to handle litigation for clients in jurisdictions all over the United States.


The annual IBMA World of Bluegrass gathering in Raleigh, North Carolina, is jam-packed with amazing musicians, singers, and songwriters. In addition to the official IBMA showcases, awards shows, and hundreds of scheduled performances at venues in downtown Raleigh, attendees can find impromptu jams and spontaneous picking sessions in the nooks and crannies of the Raleigh Convention Center and the host hotels at all hours of the day and night. These random musical moments include musicians you might recognize, some amazing up-and-coming talent, and supremely talented amateur pickers. It all makes for a musical melting pot that's one of the big draws to the five-day gathering.
This year, we were able to catch one such informal moment featuring Peghead Nation mandolin instructor Joe Walsh playing with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and guitarist/songwriter/banjo player Joe Newberry (collectively, "The Joes") in a crowded hotel suite. They were joined in this late-night session by Walsh's former Gibson Brothers' band mate Mike Barber on bass; dobro master Rob Ickes and Icke's duo partner, guitarist/songwriter Trey Hensley; fiddler Ellie Hakanson; and a host of other musicians.
In this video, they play Joe Newberry's original song "Missouri Borderland." The evening was hosted by the Rooster's Wife, a non-profit organization out of Aberdeen, North Carolina that produces concerts and events celebrating the contributions of talented performing artists. While the hand-held video is a little shaky and the audio picks up the chatter of the crowded room, it's a good example of the inspired and friendly musical moments that are the norm at IBMA.


Nicky Romero enlists Deniz Koyu and Walk Off The Earth for his latest single, "Paradise"
The famed Dutch producer has joined forces with Deniz Koyu and Walk the Earth to bring us "Paradise".
After releasing "Be Somebody" with Steve Aoki a few weeks ago, Nicky Romero has returned with another uplifting single. For his latest effort, he enlisted the help of Progressive House producer Deniz Koyu and Indie Pop Band, Walk Off The Earth. For those of you not familiar with Walk Off The Earth, a link to one of their songs can be found here.
The three forces have joined together for a single titled, "Paradise". From listening to his recent releases, it's clear that Nicky Romero is branching out and collaborating with artists from other genres. While the song structure is one of a prototypical dance track, Romero uses a beautiful blend of organic instruments with synthesized builds that are unmistakably linked to dance roots.
It has a clear balance of organic and melodic roots in the verse with the drop resulting in to well crafted chopped vocal samples formed to form the main hook of the track. Romero and Koyu did an excellent job on this collaboration and it makes me excited to see what they have in store for us next!
If you haven't had the chance to listen to "Paradise" a link to the song can be found below.
For more info on Nicky Romero, Deniz Koyu and Walk off the Earth, their social media accounts can be found below.
The Dutch duo team up with Meron Ryan to give us the heat in "Walk Thru Fire"


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Daily News Roundup: Office Depot Faked Malware Scans, Prime Members Get Free Switch Online, and More
Cameron Summerson @Summerson
March 29, 2019, 10:29am EDT
Happy Friday, guys and gals! While Apple and Microsoft have been quiet for the last day, there's a little bit to talk about in Google-land. But the biggest news? Office Depot has been duping users. And it makes me sad.
Google News: Gmail on iOS Finally Gets Gestures
Google has a new game, Gmail on iOS gets gesture-ized, and Photos is getting some document storing chops. All this and more!
YouTube TV is available in every US TV market now. Despite getting off to a rocky start, this is now a fantastic streaming TV solution that's insanely simple. [Engadget]
Google has a new offline Easter Egg game. It's like Flappy Bird, but also not. Spoiler: There's a cloud involved. [Android Police]
If you've ever used Gmail on Android, you know it has some incredibly useful swipe gestures. Until now, those have been missing on iOS. [The Verge]
Photos is getting document cropping, which should make it easier to store receipts and other important things without a bunch of clutter around the edges or in the background. [XDA Developers]
When it comes to choosing a good streaming service for your needs, it's a challenge. There are a handful of good providers out there all duking it out for your hard-earned dollars, and each of them as its own set of benefits.
That said, it's hard to beat YouTube TV when it comes to pure simplicity—it's one price and one package. That's it. You can add a few extra channels if you want, but otherwise, it's about as simple as it can get. It's available on basically any device you could want it on, too. That makes for an even better (and simpler) experience, as it most likely works on what you already have.
I'm currently in a position where I'm considering switching my Sling package, but after taking a closer look at YouTube TV, it appears that it may be an even better fit for my family. If you haven't looked at it lately, it may be worth a shot for you, too.
Other News: Office Depot, Why Have You Forsaken Me?
Office Depot has been duping users to make money off of PC repairs. Verizon launched its service for free spam blocking. Prime members can get a free year of Switch Online. There's some cool stuff to talk about today.
Office Depot has been rigging PCs—even new ones!—with tainted malware scans to upsell virus and malware removals services. It got busted, and now it has to pay $25 million monies to the FTC. [Ars Technica, Gizmodo]
Amazon Prime members can get a free year of Switch Online by way of Twitch Prime. Just create a Twitch account, connect it to Amazon, and you're in. That's a deal you can't beat. [Ars Technica]
Verizon launched its free service for blocking spam calls. No extra payment, no bullcrap. Just fewer spam calls (we hope, anyway). [The Verge]
Speaking of spam calls, the FCC has fined robocallers $208 million since 2015 but has only collected $6,790 of that. Why is it not surprising that anyone engaged in this shady garbage wouldn't be willing to pay up? [Ars Technica]
In other troubling news, there's a serious flaw in the Magento e-commerce platform that puts it at a much higher risk of card skimmers. A patch has been released, but vendors still have to install it. Tread carefully, my friends. [Ars Technica]
A 24-year-old "security researcher" plead guilty to hacking into Nintendo, Microsoft, and Vtech. He barely avoided prison time for the intrusions. [The Verge]
Alexa for Business will let companies create special Alexa skills just for their employees. That's…pretty cool, actually. [Engadget]
Sony handed over majority ownership of Crackle to Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, and the pair plan to reboot it as Crackle Plus with a lot more content. All still free, of course. [Variety]
I can remember spending a lot of time in Office Depot as a young man. It was the best place in my town to buy anything computer-related, but I would mostly go in there just to look and mess with the computers I couldn't afford to buy.
Of course, with the rise of online shopping, stores like Office Depot have been struggling to keep up. It's not the go-to source it once was, and apparently desperate times call for desperate measures. It's really a bummer to see it go down this path of dishonesty, but it's also not surprising.
Oh Office Depot, you're just a shell of your former glory. It's sad to see things happen this way, but it is what it is.
Cameron Summerson
Cameron Summerson is the Editor in Chief of Review Geek and serves as an Editorial Advisor for How-To Geek and LifeSavvy. He's been covering technology for nearly a decade and has written over 4,000 articles and hundreds of product reviews in that time. He's been published in print magazines and quoted as a smartphone expert in the New York Times.


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SAP-Cup: Super Atmosphere
Start-finish-victory for the British team and an historical win for the rider from the USA, William Coleman
The visitors at the Soers enjoyed top sport on Saturday morning. The cross-country was on the agenda for the eventers in the SAP-Cup today. The British riders were able to confirm their current supremacy and William Coleman from the USA made the statisticians happy.
The sponsors of the competition, SAP, have namely developed the SAP Prediction Centre together with Equi Ratings, which calculates the probability of the winners based on historical results. And as is well known the figures don't lie. The system predicted the 26-percent probability of William Coleman winning. That was the highest probability of all participants and it proved dead on. The time decided the ranking today. Coleman was the fastest in the cross and that enabled him to move up from third place after the dressage and jumping to the top of the field. His is thus the first eventer from the USA to win the SAP-Cup since its inception in 2007. His name will thus be eternalised on the Winner's Board at the entrance of the Main Stadium. A very special feeling: "The names on the winners' board are the best in our sport. I consider myself very lucky to be up there with them. I am totally overwhelmed!"
Incidentally, Coleman has a rather special relationship to his horse, the magnificent Irish Sports Horse, Off the Record, as he explained: "Off the Record is unique. Some days you get him out of the stable and he is like a kitchen table. A kitchen table with turbo engines. His effort is what makes him so special. It took me time to figure that out. We have a good relationship now, but when he is full of energy, he is difficult, he can buck and rear, but because he is so highly strung it is the way it comes out, but he is not malicious. Figuring that out has helped us." And no doubt also the fact that the gelding has found the cross as a valve for his turbo engine, which he demonstrated once again today.
Team classification
The victorious British team comprised of two newcomers to Aachen, Emilie Chandler riding Gortfadda Diamond ("I didn't really know what awaited me in Aachen, but my expectations were exceeded in every respect.") and Kirsty Chabert with Classic VI as well as two pairs with plenty of experience at the Soers, Laura Collett and above all Zara Tindall, who claimed the World Championship title here in 2006. Collett opted for Mr. Bass for the team and also had a second iron in the fire with Dacapo. Zara Tindall had saddled the twelve-year-old Irish Sports Horse, Class Affair.
The individual results underline how well the British riders performed as a team: Emilie Chandler and Gortfadda Diamond finished third, Collett and Mr. Bass came fourth (furthermore, with her second horse, Dacapo, the team Olympic gold medallist ranked second in the individual classification). Zara Tindall and Class Affair worked their way up to 18th place after the cross. And Kirsty Chabert who was the overnight leader in the overall classification and thus set off as the last rider on the track, looked like she was going to be the only rider to finish within the time, until Obstacle 22, where she had a run-out with Classic VI at the STAWAG complex, incidentally one of just three today. As such, the pair delivered the scratch result for the team after finishing 23rd.
William Coleman's heroic round together with the tenth place of Tamra Smith with Mai Baum and 16th place of Ariel Grald with Leamore Master Plan secured the USA second place in the team ranking. Sydney Eliott was the scratch result for the team with QC Diamantaire (26th place).
Third place in the team standings went to the Irish riders comprising of Elizabeth Power with Azure (9th ind.), Cathal Daniels with Rioghan Rua (13th), Joseph Murphy with und Calmaro (17th) and Sam Watson with Ballybolger Talisman as the scratch result (35th).
The German team finished fifth. Andreas Ostholt and Corvette, who also claimed fifth place in the individual classification, was the best German rider.
The Course Designer, Rüdiger Schwarz, was satisfied with the day. His strategy paid off. "There are three things that are important to me: That we see exciting sport, that the best riders top the ranks and that nothing happens. That worked well today."
from left ALRV Board Member Jürgen Petershagen, Thomas Esser, SAP Equestrian Team and Hans-Joachim Erbel, President of the German Equestrian Association (FN), congratulate the winning team. Photo: CHIO Aachen/Michael Strauch