To authorize the conveyance of state-owned real estate located in Jackson County to the Jackson City Board of Education, to authorize the conveyance of state-owned real estate located in Delaware County to Delaware County, to authorize the conveyance of state-owned real estate located in Perry County to the Board of Trustees of the Hocking Technical College, to correct a legal description in a previous conveyance of real property the Adjutant General determined was no longer needed for armory or military purposes, to authorize the conveyance and transfer of state-owned personal property comprising part of the Flat Branch Sewage Treatment Plant located in Logan County to the Board of County Commissioners of Logan County, to authorize the conveyance of two parcels of state-owned real estate in Franklin County to the City of Columbus, and to declare an emergency.
All iron pins set for this survey are 5/8" rebar (30" long) with i.d. cap stamped "Dana Exline 7060."
A plat of survey is attached hereto and made a part hereof. This description is valid only if the plat is attached and recorded with it.
Bearings for this survey are rotated to ODOT plans JAC 93-13.95 recorded in Jackson County Record of Centerline Plats Book 1, Page 83.
The above description was prepared from an actual field survey completed on March 08, 2001 by Dana A. Exline, Ohio Professional Surveyor #7060.
(C) The Jackson City Board of Education shall pay the costs of the conveyances described in divisions (A) and (B) of this section.
(D) Upon the conveyance to the state of the real estate described in division (B) of this section, the Auditor of State, with the assistance of the Attorney General, shall prepare a deed to the real estate described in division (A) of this section. The deed shall state the consideration. The deed shall be executed by the Governor in the name of the state, countersigned by the Secretary of State, sealed with the Great Seal of the State, presented in the Office of the Auditor of State for recording, and delivered to the Jackson City Board of Education. The Jackson City Board of Education shall present the deed for recording in the Office of the Jackson County Recorder.
The above described area is a part of Auditor's Permanent Parcel Number 60024003007000. Within said bounds of Parcel 124-10-SH is 2.117 acres, more or less, and subject to all other easements of record.
(B) Consideration for the conveyance of the real estate described in division (A) of this section is the purchase price of $20,074.00. Proceeds from the sale of this real estate shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Department of Youth Services Building Demolition Fund.
(C) Delaware County shall pay the costs of the conveyance of the real estate described in division (A) of this section.
(D) Upon payment of the purchase price, the Auditor of State, with the assistance of the Attorney General, shall prepare a deed to the real estate described in division (A) of this section. The deed shall be executed by the Governor in the name of the state, countersigned by the Secretary of State, sealed with the Great Seal of the State, presented in the Office of the Auditor of State for recording, and delivered to Delaware County. Delaware County shall present the deed for recording in the Office of the Delaware County Recorder.
Starting at the center of section; thence North 83°51'56" West 420.69 feet to an iron pin; thence South 5°13'04" West 233.22 feet to an iron pin; thence South 7°58'04" West 382.54 feet to an iron pin; thence South 83°27'16" East 313.50 feet to an iron pin; thence South 6°32'44" West 33.0 feet to an iron pin; thence South 83°27'16" East 20.0 feet to an iron pin; thence North 6°32'44" East 33.0 feet to an iron pin; thence South 83°27'16" East 248.72 feet to an iron pin; thence South 5°45'44" West 136.88 feet to an iron pin; thence North 84°14'16" West 38.49 feet to a concrete monument at the place of beginning; South 84°14'16" West 770.63 feet to a concrete monument; thence South 5°47'42" West 1417.03 feet to a concrete monument on State Highway Number 93 right of way; thence along said right of way North 43°52'44" East 1312.63 feet to an iron pin at the intersection of State Highway 75 right of way; thence North 5°45'44" East 201.0 feet to a concrete monument; thence North 30°14'16" West 65.48 feet to a concrete monument; thence North 5°45'44" East 130.0 feet to a concrete monument the place of beginning containing 16.62 acres more or less.
(B) Consideration for the conveyance of the real estate described in division (A) of this section is one dollar and other valuable consideration.
(C) The Board of Trustees of the Hocking Technical College shall pay the costs of the conveyance of the real estate described in division (A) of this section.
(D) Upon the payment of the consideration described in division (B) of this section, the Auditor of State, with the assistance of the Attorney General, shall prepare a deed to the real estate described in division (A) of this section. The deed shall state the consideration. The deed shall be executed by the Governor in the name of the state, countersigned by the Secretary of State, sealed with the Great Seal of the State, presented in the Office of the Auditor of State for recording, and delivered to the Board of Trustees of the Hocking Technical College. The Board of Trustees of the Hocking Technical College shall present the deed for recording in the Office of the Perry County Recorder.
SECTION 4. (A) This section is remedial, with its purpose being to remedy an error in Amended Substitute Senate Bill No. 250, passed by the 123rd General Assembly on May 24, 2000, approved by the Governor on June 21, 2000, and effective on June 21, 2000, by adding language that was removed erroneously from the original legal description for the parcel of real estate designated as "Parcel No. 3" in Section 12 of that act that authorized the conveyance of property the Adjutant General determined was no longer needed for armory or military purposes. The legal description contained in that act was erroneous because it did not reflect an easement which, instead of being reserved to the original grantor, was actually a part of the original grant of land to the State of Ohio, Adjutant General's Department. Thus, the Adjutant General's Department could not properly transfer all of the land it was originally granted. The purpose of this section is to authorize the conveyance of the property located in Scioto County, Ohio, using the description contained in Amended Substitute Senate Bill No. 250 of the 123rd General Assembly, with the addition of the description of the easement for ingress and egress to the property, originally granted to the State of Ohio.
Situated in the City of Portsmouth, County of Scioto and State of Ohio (Formerly in Clay Township), to-wit: Beginning at a point in the north property line of 17th Street, said point being Two Hundred Ten Feet (210 ft.) east of the center line of High Street; said point being also Fifty Feet (50 ft.) east of the first alley east of High Street; thence in a northwardly direction parallel to the east property line of the first alley east of High Street with a line bearing North 5 deg. 30 min, east 450 feet to a point; thence in an eastwardly direction parallel to the north property line of 17th Street with a line bearing South 85 deg. 17 min. East 231 feet, more or less, to a point on the east property line of a 3.98 acre tract of the Grantor herein; thence in a southwardly direction with the east line of said tract and bearing South 2 deg. 12 min. West, 158 feet more or less, to a corner of said tract; thence in an eastwardly direction with the lines of said tract as follows:- South 86 deg. 54 min. East, 152.4 feet to a point; thence in a southwardly direction with a line bearing South 2 deg., 53 min. West, 294 feet to a point; said point being in the north property line of 17th Street; thence in a westwardly direction with the north property line of 17th Street, North 85 deg. 17 min. West, 400.4 feet to the point of beginning, containing 3.508 acres more or less, and being 3.147 acres off the 3.93 acre tract, known as the "First Tract," and 0.361 acres off the 1.715 acres tract known as the "Second Tract," in a deed made to Grantors herein, by Johnson and Duis Inc., dated July 1, 1938, and recorded in Deed Book 236, Page 291 of Scioto County Record of Deeds.
Beginning at a point in the east property line of the first alley east of High Street, said point bearing North 5 deg., 30 min. East 450 feet North of the intersection of the east property line of the first alley east of High Street, with the north property line of 17th Street; thence in an eastwardly direction with a line bearing South 85 deg., 17 min. East, 50 feet to a point; said point being also the northwest corner of a tract herein conveyed to the City of Portsmouth, Ohio, for Armory Purposes; thence in a southwardly direction with the west line of said tract and parallel to the east property line of the first alley easy of High Street; South 5 deg., 30 min. West, 30 feet to a point; thence in a westwardly direction with a line bearing North 85 deg., 17 min. West, 50 feet to a point in the east property line of aforesaid alley; thence in a northwardly direction with the east line of the aforesaid alley North 5 deg., 30 min. east, 30 feet to the point of beginning containing 0.0344 acres more or less."
(1) To the City of Portsmouth at the appraised value. This offer was declined.
(2) To the Board of County Commissioners of Scioto County at the appraised value. This offer was declined.
(3) A public auction was then held on August 29, 2001, at which time came Mr. Ted Hartley, President of C-FORCE, Inc., who bid $170,000.00 and who was declared to be the highest bidder. C-FORCE, Inc. deposited ten per cent of the purchase price by certified check on the date of the action, and the balance will be paid following legislative correction of the legal description.
(E) The net proceeds of the conveyance of the real estate described in division (B) of this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Armory Improvements Fund pursuant to section 5911.10 of the Revised Code.
(F) Upon payment of the purchase price, the Auditor of State, with the assistance of the Attorney General, shall prepare a deed to the real estate described in division (B) of this section. The deed shall state the consideration. The deed shall be executed by the Governor, countersigned by the Secretary of State, sealed with the Great Seal of the State, presented to the Office of the Auditor of State for recording, and delivered to C-FORCE, Inc., which shall present the deed for recording in the Office of the Scioto County Recorder.
(G) This section shall expire five years after its effective date.
SECTION 5. (A) The Governor or the Governor's designee is hereby authorized to execute and deliver bills of sale and other instruments of conveyance in the name of the state providing for the conveyance and transfer of ownership to the Board of County Commissioners of Logan County, and its successors and assigns, of all right, title, and interest of the State of Ohio and its agencies, institutions, and instrumentalities to all of the personal property owned by the State of Ohio, including, without limitation, all machinery, equipment, furniture, fixtures, sewer lines and apparatus, tangibles and intangibles, and contract rights, if any, located at or used in connection with the Flat Branch Sewage Treatment Plant.
(B) The Governor or the Governor's designee is hereby authorized on behalf of the State of Ohio and its agencies, institutions, and instrumentalities to enter into such further agreements and take such actions, by and through the Governor's office, or by and through appropriate state agencies, institutions, or instrumentalities, as may be required or appropriate to carry out the conveyances and transfers provided for in division (A) of this section.
(C) Consideration for the conveyance and transfer of the personal property described in division (A) of this section is the mutual benefit accruing to the State of Ohio and to Logan County by having the Board of County Commissioners of Logan County operate the Flat Branch Sewage Treatment Plant, which enables the extension of sewer services to additional residents and businesses of Logan County.
(D) The Board of County Commissioners of Logan County shall pay the costs of the conveyance and transfers of the personal property described in division (A) of this section.
(B) Consideration for conveyance of the real estate described in division (A) of this section is a purchase price of $450,000.00, to be paid to the state on the date of closing pursuant to terms specified in a document entitled "Offer to Purchase Real Estate," executed by the Director of Administrative Services and the City of Columbus.
(2) That the City of Columbus develop the real estate implementing a land use design that will preserve a "buffer zone" area between any improvements and adjacent state-owned facilities east of the real estate. The Director of Administrative Services shall review the plans for the land use design required by this division. No construction on the real estate may commence unless the Director approves the plans. The Director shall not unreasonably withhold approval of the plans.
(D) Within 90 days after the effective date of this act, the Auditor of State, with the assistance of the Attorney General, shall prepare a deed to the real estate described in division (A) of this section. The deed shall state the consideration and the conditions of the conveyance. The deed shall be executed by the Governor in the name of the state, countersigned by the Secretary of State, sealed with the Great Seal of the State, presented in the Office of the Auditor of State for recording, and, upon payment of the purchase price, delivered to the City of Columbus. The City of Columbus shall present the deed for recording in the Office of the Franklin County Recorder.
(E) The City of Columbus shall pay all costs of the conveyance of the real estate described in division (A) of this section, including the recordation costs of the Governor's Deed.
thence along said southerly line of Lot 2 and the northerly line of the Kreber Land Development Company tract, south 71 degrees 30 minutes 20 seconds West, a distance of 502.62 feet to the place of beginning, containing 2.645 acres, more or less.
(B) Consideration for conveyance of the real estate described in division (A) of this section is a purchase price of $93,000.00, the appraised value of the real estate.
(3) That, prior to the conveyance, the City of Columbus present the legal description of the real estate described in division (A) of this section to the Office of the Franklin County Engineer for approval. If the Office of the Franklin County Engineer determines that the legal description is not adequate for transfer purposes, the City of Columbus shall prepare, at its own expense, a legal description of the real estate that is acceptable to the Office of the Franklin County Engineer.
(D) Within 90 days after the effective date of this act, upon presentation of a legal description approved by the Office of the Franklin County Engineer, the Auditor of State, with the assistance of the Attorney General, shall prepare a deed to the real estate described in division (A) of this section using the legal description approved by the Office of the Franklin County Engineer. The deed shall state the consideration and the conditions of the conveyance. The deed shall be executed by the Governor in the name of the state, countersigned by the Secretary of State, sealed with the Great Seal of the State, presented in the Office of the Auditor of State for recording, and, upon payment of the purchase price, delivered to the City of Columbus. The City of Columbus shall present the deed for recording in the Office of the Franklin County Recorder.
SECTION 8. This act is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety. The reasons for such necessity are that immediate action is necessary to enable the Jackson City Board of Education to begin construction on an urgently needed new school building, to enable Delaware County to begin construction on an urgently needed bridge, and to correct a legal description in a previous conveyance of real property that the Adjutant General determined was no longer needed for armory or military purposes. Therefore, this act shall go into immediate effect.


depending on the type of project and the context of the digitization.
phases of the digitization workflow.
repositories will have different ingest requirements or procedures.
empirical data obtained through controlled studies.
This table illustrates various approaches to digitization and the purposes for conducting digitization work. The actual work activities may vary for each approach.
and performance, quality control, etc.
recovery, preservation, and access over time.
continue throughout the entire digitization project.
process, and/or the data collection and management process.
Many activities are also likely to occur concurrently, rather than sequentially.
on various activities will vary depending on the project.
desc., tech., admin., struct., etc.
Development of contract, RFP, procurement, etc.
rage needed, Web issues, etc.
resources so they can be effectively searched and retrieved.
Unexpected results, scoping errors, etc.
as needed update workflows, tools, procedures, policies, etc.
staff for the purposes of research, exhibits, publications, sale, etc.
work process in order to complete description, quality control work, etc.
will be moved into other systems for access, display, presentation, etc.
should be tailored to each individual digitization effort.
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Dr. Ward's office is located in Emerson Square, a newly constructed medical office building. Two physicians and a dentist are also established at Emerson Square. The office building and staff are warm and inviting. The billing specialist will take care of all insurance and payment issues in a friendly and efficient manner. The receptionists are efficient and happy to answer any questions you have.


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Q: Why can't I use a single thread to initialize shared memory? This seems like it should be simple, but I can't find any references, so I'm asking here.
I have the following CUDA kernel, which I am launching in a grid of 2-D thread blocks:
__global__ void kernel(){

    if (threadIdx.x == 0 && threadIdx.y == 0) {
        __shared__ int test = 100;
    }
    __syncthreads();

    // Do more stuff
}

When I try to compile, I get the error "initializer not allowed for shared variable"
What am I doing wrong? It seems to me like I have just one thread doing the initializing...
Thanks!

A: Do this instead:
__global__ void kernel(){
    __shared__ int test;
    if (threadIdx.x == 0 && threadIdx.y == 0) {
        test = 100;
    }
    __syncthreads();

    // Do more stuff
}

The declaration of the __shared___ variable must be separate from code that manipulates it.

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Parks and Conservation Resources (PCR) manages the county's environmentally sensitive lands using sound resource management practices that promote the quality of ecosystems native to the county. Management practices focus on maintaining or enhancing the natural biological diversity.
Management areas are small properties that protect natural and cultural resources, but do not typically support established public uses.
Public activities on Management Areas are governed by the Municode - Chapter 90 - Parks and Conservation Resources.
This Management Area is approximately 33 acres in size and is subdivided into two parcels that lie on either side of Belcher Road in Largo.
Located near Safety Harbor and connected to Old Tampa Bay, this Management Area is approximately 53 acres and includes two wading bird rookery islands.
Since 2000, nearly 160 acres of environmentally sensitive salt marsh, mangrove islands, and upland communities along the Anclote River in Tarpon Springs have been purchased by Pinellas County.
Located in Tierra Verde, this Management Area is nearly 340 acres of mangrove swamp, coastal hammock, and oligohaline ponds.
Located at the southwestern end of Lake Tarpon, this 86-acre Management Area consists primarily of cypress swamps with some upland hardwood forests.
This nearly 24-acre property was donated to the County in 1987 as conservation land. The parcel supports forested wetlands with artificial ponds and canals nestled among several residential communities west of East Lake Road.
Nearly 200 acres of pine-dominated uplands and coastal estuaries are protected within this Management Area located near the north end of Boca Ciega Bay in St. Petersburg.
This approximately 25-acre Management Area consists of two small islands and surrounding waters, and is located in the intra-coastal waters south of the Dunedin Causeway.
This linear tract comprised mostly of forested uplands occurs along the northeastern edge of Lake Seminole and is not connected to the County's Lake Seminole County Park.
Located on the northeastern shore of Lake Tarpon, this Management Area consists of 42 acres of high-quality forested wetlands.
The smallest Management Area at 3.7 acres, it is located on the western shore of Lake Tarpon and protects forested wetlands and other natural communities.
This 15-acre forested tract occurs along Long Branch Creek at its mouth into Tampa Bay in Clearwater.
Purchased in 2000, this ecologically diverse 76-acre parcel is located in south Tarpon Springs along the Gulf of Mexico.
At 8 acres in size, this Management Area protects coastal forests and estuaries.
Located at the extreme north end of Boca Ciega Bay near Redington Shores, this Management Area supports coastal resources.


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Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) accounted for almost 40% of global energy-related CO2 emissions in 2012. Since 2000, these emissions have increased in all of these five countries. For China and India, the two biggest emitters, energy related CO2 emissions more than tripled and doubled, respectively, since 2000, driven largely by development (as defined through the metric of increased GDP per person), which has been offset to a limited extent by improvements in energy efficiency.
According to the IEA's "current policies" scenario (which does not take into account Paris pledges), the BRICS countries could account for almost half of global energy-related CO2 emissions by 2040, with India and China alone responsible for 40% of the global total (more than 80% of the BRICS total). The feasibility of mitigating these emissions is therefore of central importance to the overall feasibility of avoiding dangerous levels of climate change.
The key question considered in this study is how for these regions a least-cost global mitigation pathway developed in the AVOID 2 programme, which achieves a below 2°C temperature change in 2100 (with 50% likelihood), the level of technological change compares to the maximum level of ambition proposed by these countries' own analytical and policy groups, whether it be in long-term scenario analysis or nearer term policy and target proposals. The focus of this study is primarily on India and China, since, as well as their accounting for over 80% of current and future projected BRICS emissions, these regions are represented explicitly in the TIAM-Grantham energy systems model which is the central tool of analysis for the AVOID 2 decarbonisation feasibility analysis. The main sources of country-level analysis used to compare to the TIAM-Grantham outputs are: the UN's Deep Decarbonisation Pathways project, which uses a range of country studies to assess the most rapid emissions reduction pathways possible; country 2050 energy/emissions calculators, whose most ambitious scenarios are used as a guide to what these countries' analytical groups deem the maximum feasible level of technology deployment by 2050; and where available specific near-term (mostly to 2020) technology deployment targets stated in these countries' own policy plans.


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Last Chance To Catch the Spring Blossoms in Moscow
By The Moscow Times
"Spring is a time of plans and projects," wrote Leo Tolstoy in "Anna Karenina." Fortunately for the less industrious among us, it's also a time of long evenings, warm sunshine and floral beauty shows of breathtaking proportions. With the arrival of June, now is the last chance to experience the spring explosion of nature before the final petal drops. With this in mind, we've asked the experts at Moscow Parks for some advice on the best places to admire the remaining spring blooms.
Sirenevy Sad
Mosgorpark
Soviet era lilac garden
You will have to travel a little way to see it, but the Sirenevy Sad (lilac garden) in the east of Moscow on Shchyolkovskoye Shosse is home to the city's biggest "sirengaria" — a garden of decorative lilac bushes. There are over 30 different species on display, including "The Beauty of Moscow," "Captain Gastello," and "Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya" — named after the heroine of the Soviet Union. Their sweet, intoxicating fragrance is a reminder of the once booming Soviet gardening culture. The garden went under reconstruction in 2014 and has focused on restoring and preserving the lilacs created by Russian hybridizer Leonid Kolesnikov.
mosgor-park.ru
8-12 Shchyolkovskoye Shosse. Metro Cherkizovskaya
Gorky Park and Muzeon Arts Park
Floral therapy in the center
Arguably two of the city's best loved green spaces, Gorky Park and Muzeon Arts Park, can be counted on to put on a good show whatever the time of year, and spring is no different. Blossoming lilacs in vibrant hues line the central promenade to Gorky Park, while further in, formal flowerbeds with roses and tulips vie for visitors' attention. Both Gorky and Muzeon — across the road — feature several magnificent chestnut trees. And if you thought things couldn't get any more photogenic, down at Krymskaya Naberezhnaya you can gape at the blossoming ornamental apple trees lining the river.
park-gorkogo.com
9 Krymsky Val. Metro Park Kultury, Oktyabrskaya
Sokolniki Park
Get lost in nature
Six times bigger than Gorky Park, Sokolniki is a wonderful place to get away from it all without ever leaving the city. The current layout of clearings and alleyways began under Tsar Peter the Great, and they still provide a wonderful space to amble, meander and soak in the natural world. While there are impressive ornamental flowerbeds, the best part of Sokolniki is being able to enjoy the forested wilderness of pines, birches and oaks. Once you've finished getting lost in the woods you can admire the vibrant blossoms in the park's own lilac garden. Situated on the right side of the Calligraphy Museum, it runs adjacent to two stunning rose gardens.
park.sokolniki.com
1/1 Sokolnichesky Val. Metro Sokolniki
Northern Tushino Park
Northern Tushino Park is a little out of the way, toward the northwestern suburbs of the city. If you make the trip, you certainly won't be disappointed. Situated next to the Museum of the History of the Russian Navy, the island of untouched nature features large green spaces and rolling natural landscapes. Large numbers of apple and rowan trees populate the park, and the white flowers and red berries of the latter make the place as pretty as a picture. There are plenty of children's play areas for little ones to run off some steam if blossom spotting isn't exactly their idea of fun.
56 Ulitsa Svobody. Metro Skhodnenskaya
Kolomenskoye Park
Historic apple trees
Of the six apple orchards that existed in Kolomenskoye in the 17th century, only three remain — the Kazan, Dyakovsky and Voznesensky orchards. Three hundred years ago apples from these very grounds graced the tsar's dining table, and they still produce thousands of apples every fall to the delight of opportunist fruit-pickers. In early June the trees are in full bloom, and delicate, pale pink and white flowers grace every bough. With all that beauty on show, it's not uncommon to see artists painting in the light-dappled walkways — channeling the Russian impressionism of the 20th century. Meander through the carefully planted paths and soak in nature's living history.
mgomz.ru/kolomenskoe
39 Prospekt Andropova. Metro Kolomenskaya
Bauman Garden
Small but perfectly formed
The small, intimate Bauman Garden between the Krasniye Vorota and Baumanskaya metro stations is a favorite with local office workers and neighborhood residents. An oasis of calm in the bustling streets of central Moscow, the garden was originally formed by the convergence of several manor gardens between the 17th and 19th centuries. The Belvedere grotto and alleyway remain from this period, while another highlight is the 1920s concert stage formed in the shape of a shell. It still hosts concerts, lectures and poetry readings in the summer months. Lilac, chestnut and apple trees line the main pathways, dropping soft petals on passing visitors.
sadbaumana.ru
15 Staraya Basmannaya Ulitsa. Metro Baumanskaya, Kurskaya, Krasniye Vorota
'Totally unbelievable'
Fast-paced drama chronicles Alexei Navalny's investigation into the men behind the 2020 Novichok poisoning attack that almost killed him.
literary award
Pushkin House Gets Ready for Its 10th Anniversary Book Prize
The Pushkin House Book Prize showcases the best non-fiction about and from Russian.
St. Petersburg Fashion Concierge Makes Dreams Come True
Need a new image? Need a wardrobe overhaul? Or do you just love haute couture? We've got the fashion guide for you.
weekend kitchen
Indulge in Karlsson's Plyushki
Flash back to childhood or discover adult delights with these classic mid-century sweet pastry treats.

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Huge crowds formed outside Sudan's defence ministry on Thursday, joining a sit-in protest to demand that the country's transitional military council hand power to civilians.
The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) reports 163 refugees from sub-Saharan Africa, who were detained in horrific conditions in Libya, have been flown out of the battle-scarred country to safety in Niger.
This document provides an overview of the river transport services facilitated by the Logistics Cluster, how humanitarian actors responding to the crisis in South Sudan may access them, and the conditions under which these services are to be provided.


3D Systems announced that it acquired Medical Modeling Inc., a leading provider of personalized surgical treatments and patient specific medical devices, including virtual surgical planning and clinical transfer tools.
Based in Golden, Colorado, Medical Modeling delivers Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP), a service-based approach to personalized surgery that combines expertise in medical imaging, surgical simulation and additive manufacturing. VSP combines a detailed virtual surgical plan with custom-engineered instrumentation to ensure surgical success, especially in today's most challenging head and neck surgical procedures.
Its patented and clinically tested technology aid surgeries ranging from trauma reconstruction of the facial skeleton to guidance of fibula-free grafts to more routine orthognathic surgeries.
In a recent case, Medical Modeling's VSP was used by Dr. Oren Tepper, at the Montefiore Medical Center to perform a surgery on a small child who would normally have to wait 6 years until she was big enough for the operation.
When she was born, Jayla Varga's jaw was no bigger than her mother's thumb, so small it pushed her tongue against her throat, preventing her from breathing or swallowing properly. The normal practice with children born with this condition is to put a tube through the baby's throat, and leave it there for years until the child is big enough for surgery to reshape her jaw.
But Jayla was spared those years of waiting because Dr. Tepper used a 3D model to plan the difficult surgery and to practice before the the final operation being performed. Thanks to the 3D model, Jayla had just one surgery, which worked perfectly to correct her breathing.
3D Systems expects this acquisition to create the largest 3D printing personalized surgery and medical device service and product capability available today and to be immediately accretive to its net income.
3D Systems also announced that it plans to consolidate all of its healthcare activities into a single unit under the leadership of former Medical Modeling President, Andy Christensen, who was named 3DS' Vice President, Personalized Surgery and Medical Devices.
"By leveraging our collective expertise, technologies and channels under the capable leadership of Andy Christensen, we plan to deliver an expanding range of direct metal and plastic medical devices designed to address this rapidly expanding opportunity." said Avi Reichental, 3DS President and CEO.
I must say this technology has accomplished even more than I thought was possible when I founded Medical Modeling Inc back in the 1990s. It was Dr. Brian Starling who sent me a small announcement about the technology being used in aerospace applications. He asked me if I thought this might be useful in my surgical field? I then began to explore its use in our designing surgical implants for jaws, bodies and conjoined twins. From there the rest is history. Yes, Brian, you were right. We started the company along side of my TMJ Implant Inc. For more info read my book, FDA You Were WRONG!


We've partnered with our friends at Domino's to provide a great fundraiser for your performer. Pizza cards are available for sale that will send $9 of the sale price of $10 each into your child's fundraising account! There are 8 coupon offers on each card, and one of the offers is for a free large pizza worth $14. The cards are valid until the end of June.
Visit the OLHS band room on 12/22 between 5:00 and 6:30 PM.
Or, please contact Tammy Schmid at mschmid1@columbus.rr.com to make arrangements.
Return unsold cards and money to Tammy Schmid on Tuesday, January 19 at the OLHS band room between 6:00 and 8:00 PM.
If you are unable to make that time or would prefer to turn in before, please make arrangements with Tammy.


I have been combing the forums in an effort to get ready for my 3-day trial. Learned lots about Eddie configuration (Win10 user with Comodo's CIS10 by the way) and look forward to the newer features of the next stable release being updated into the various posts talking about 2.10.
I understand the trial account has a bandwidth/speed limit. Can you tell me what it is throttled too so that I can I know if the speeds I see are indeed my trial maximum, or if I need to tweak my Eddie settings?
I use Comodo Firewall (latest CIS10 version on Win10) and I see many older posts talking about setting up CIS to basically be the "kill switch" (I'm guessing instead of Eddie's "Network Lock" feature). I'm wondering if this is still the suggested path, or if the development path leading up to today's available 2.11.13 build and additional features like "Windows Filtering Platform support. Including new method for IPv6 block, DNS lock, network lock" make this an unrequired step? Ensuring "Kill Switch" functionality is working and available is an important criterion to test in my trial. Knowing if there is a more definitive/current post this topic would be greatly appreciated.
Somewhat related, are you aware of this post on Wilders, and do you know if there have been any (or are any) answers to the OP's claims? It's quite an old post, so I'm sure a lot has changed over time... could have even predated "Network Lock".
I did a quick test (without touching CIS10) and clicking the "Activate Network Lock" button (without being logged in or on a VPN connection) did seem to stop my browser from loading a webpage, but browser succeeded after I closed Eddie without deactivating NL first. Is it expected that Network Lock only functions when Eddie is running, and is lost if Eddie is closed or crashes?
In my online research, I've found a script (batch file) that can kill the gateway in the routing (of my NIC I think)... I think it requires me to switch to Static from DHCP so the NIC doesn't self repair. Would an external script like this be useful in case Eddie crashed? Actually Eddie has an advanced option to "Remove the gateway route", is that the same thing? If Eddie crashed, would the route recover? If not, that sounds good, but how would one recover from that?
I think Port Forwarding is an interesting offering, but I recall reading online about this having a vulnerability that can expose one's real IP. I think news broke out on this a year ago, but as my current VPN provider did not offer this service, it never impacted me, and I really didn't follow it. I would appreciate hearing if you know if this vulnerability is still real today and more specifically if the threat is nonexistence for AirVPN today.
I've always pointed my torrent client (Deluge) to places like Netherlands, so it's a bit scary to me to only see posts in the forums about "just don't P2P in the US". Canada is watching now too, maybe just for uploaders... and I'm sure other country are or will be following. I've set my upload slots and upload bandwidth to 0 in Deluge hoping that helps me and my VPN provider... any thoughts/tips to share on this?
I also just learned that Deluge can accept an IP for the interface that I want to bind it to, but it's a manual setting and doesn't update (no plugin for windows to do it). I think I know the answer to my question, but is there a way to setup TAP or my PVN connection to always have the same IP for me? I think not as DHCP is likely in use over the VPN, but I thought I'd ask. It would make Deluge easier to manage for binding; an alternative to "kill switch"/NL (at least for one app/protocol).
Thank you in advance for taking the time to read and/or respond to my post!
Welcome to AirVPN! That's a long list of quick questions.
It's not a speed limit, it's an amount of download limit, in the case of reimbursements. But I don't think there's any other limits on free trials, much. But as you can see on the front page, Air does guarantee various minimums. Which isn't so common in VPNs I believe, as it's hard to live up to a minimum. But that just shows Airs confidence in their infrastructure I suppose.
Since you sound quite reliant on Comodo, I urge you to go for 2.11. instead, exactly because of WFP. The client is free to download regardless anyhow, in case one doesn't work over the other.
Torrent guides are already covered in my new user guide, likewise, you can find a good few posts talking about the security of port-forwarding elsewhere. It doesn't matter where you torrent to/from, as long as you check via things like ipleak.net there's no leak and have your client configured right, which isn't a huge deal luckily. I'm not sure about the Deluge binding, but in qBittorent you simply bind to a selected interface such as tun0, without needing an IP address. But in the Eddie client, you can enable a checkbox which forces re-connections to the same server, thus giving you the same IP address. Or use a black/white listing of servers. I'm not sure how you imagine P2P to work if you don't want to upload though. AirVPN fully allows P2P by the way and doesn't care about DMCA requests.
I also don't think you need to make CIS into a killswitch - but it's up to you. There's many around here who have alternative software setups, that act as killswitches and/or firewalls - such as pfSense. I think it's expected for NL to turn off when Eddie closes; Staff said so somewhere, I think. I just can't remember where. But if Eddie crashed, I think you'd still be safe, since it wouldn't have managed to restore the original firewall rules then. I also think most people would expect NL to go off, if they closed Eddie. Otherwise they wouldn't be able to get online and that's one of the most frequent topics to be created around here. As usual, the solution is to set everything to Obtain Automatically.
Give it a whirl - if anything, 3 more days costs 1 euro or 1 dollar lol. Which you could get reimbursed anyway, haha.
Good Evening LZ1, and thank you for your reply.
That post is from 2013 and so if you check the changelog you'll find that Network Lock first got implemented in 2014, in version 2.5. Network Lock modifies the firewall - which was what his post was complaining about. No issues there I should think.
I knew I was necro-threading when I reached for that one. I figured it the issue was related to the Eddie build at that time, but I didn't dig deep enough to close the loop for myself.
My quick test with Eddie 2.11.12 (without a plan to log in linked to my account) blocked my browser from loading a page. When I checked the logs, WFP was used, and I didn't have anything strange happen at that time. I think what threw me was that some threads seemed to say that it would be like having competing firewalls (possibly an underlying older Eddie version issue thing as well)... not a good thing, so I wanted to ask to be sure.
I will be using CIS for as long as I use an MS OS. I've tried many other security applications and uninstalled them all for many various reasons. I enjoy playing things my Steam library way too much, and although Steam OS is Linux based, there is way too much of my library that is still Windows only.
Oh yes, IPLeak... I played with that... have to remember to turn off that firefox thing it mentioned to me. I'll be sure to use IPLeak when I perform my port forwarding test.
I thought to give qbittorent a try, but there were way to many posts about the windows client coming bundled with bloatware and AV's finding goodie in it... so I walked away. Deluge doesn't let me bind to an interface dirtectly, only to paste in interfaces IP. There are Linux plugins to automate it, but doesn;t help me on windows. So I figure it leaves me needing to validate the VPN IP each time I connect to AirVPN, as I doubt I'm going to win the DHCP lottery too many times; with or without force reconnect.
I'll be happy to leave CIS alone if I can. I also have a PC or two lying around that I could use to play around with pfSense... it may have less of a learning curve (thanks to the guides here) than digging out my old Sonicwall TZ190 and relearning it so that I could have it enforce my VPN... good to have options. And I also think my Eddie 2.11.12 test (although small) points in a positive direction.
I'm off to setup my trial to give AirVPN a spin!
The regular NL uses Windows Firewall. The Beta version uses WFP, but can be changed back to Windows Firewall if needed. It's just crucial that whatever other software is running, isn't also trying to modify WFP while Eddie is. Otherwise it might not work . I don't know where you've been downloading qBittorent from, as it has never come with any such bloat for me.
Good day and welcome to AirVPN, I hope you like it .
Even though I still had one day left on my trial, I just had to sign up for one year!
Binding was restricted to IP address in Transmission, Tixati let me bind right to TAP interface!
AirVPN + Tixati + LZ1's informative posts/collections = one happy chappy!
I would like to clarify that it is not a 5GB data cap, you are free to use unlimited data at full speed in the 3-day trial. However, refunds are only available if you have used less than 5GB, as it is obvious you did not have a major problem using the service.
I can confirm I was able to download more than 5GB of data in 3 days, and did not appear to be throttled in any way.
Any issues I had were more related to my bt client at the time; Eddie/NL and AirVPN servers have been great.
Good, I hope you enjoy. Come November/December there will likely be a 25-35% sale and then you can keep the ball rolling!
Oh yes, I've been thinking about that already! I do love the fact that AirVPN rolls purchased subscriptions into a running/cumulative premium expiration date.
So depending if the discounts are equally as good at the Birthday sale, I'll flip a coin between a sending Air VPN a Birthday or Christmas present (that we both can use ).
It's all in my guide. Black Friday is the biggest sale.


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Accelerating a startup, doughnut marketing™ and how to launch a business on a train
Simon joins Tom to talk about his experience of starting a company out of university, going through an accelerator and taking an idea from conception to revenue inside a week. In it we learn:
Why you might choose to go through an accelerator (and what they are)
The highs and lows of running a fast-moving startup
How to use tasty treats to get the user feedback you need
Hey, everyone. Welcome back to the Lighthouse podcast. I'm Tom. I'm joined again by Simon.
Hello, hello. So, we're going to be following up on our event that we had a little while back. It's been some months now, actually.
We had Anthony on before talking about his Porter's five forces talk. At the same event Simon did talk about accelerators. He's got a fair bit of experience going through one in the past. So we thought it'd be good to kind of get him on, rerun some of the stuff in there, give a bit of an intro … But also talk about his experience specifically and stories based around that.
Why don't we start with a really brief introduction to what an accelerator is?
Good idea. I'm going to be very quick on this because we've actually done a podcast before with a programme manager of one of the best accelerators in Europe, Tristan Watson.
One of the best, yeah.
One of the best, yeah, definitely. In fact, if you dig out their stats they probably claim to be the best seed stage in Europe.
There's no bias there.
No bias there whatsoever. It's not like I've been through anything-
Just hang on, isn't that the one that you went through? Coincidence, it's funny you should say that.
We have that, actually, we'll link that in the post. If you want a bit more detail about what it is, what they can offer, that kind of thing, you should definitely check that out.
Yeah, we had a good chat with Tristan about that before. It was a really, really good podcast.
Definitely, yeah. Just for the purposes of sort of clarity right now, I'll do a really quick explanation. A business accelerator varies massively. But the one thing that they would all claim to be is a programme, which entrepreneurs use to improve their business. That's it, simply. They could be completely free, they could take equity, cash, they could take anything else. They could also offer a combination of office space, mentorship, money, all sorts of things like that. Whether they suit your business is entirely dependent upon what you're looking for.
Uh huh. We have a couple of clients who've been through other accelerators, textiles, things like that. We've had actually a few more people on the podcast who've come from Ignite as well that we've talked to. People have probably heard about Y Combinator. That's a big one. You know, Airbnb, people like that went through theirs. Huge-
Dropbox.
Dropbox, yeah. Loads of massively successful startups gone through there. We emailed with the guys from Bethnal Green Ventures the other day who were interesting. I think they're mainly based around product, physical product stuff, or tech things, but also kind of like companies that would do good for humanity all over the world.
Yeah, they have a big social enterprise sort of slant.
Some are all about just making as much money as possible, investing in companies that are going to get that 10x growth or whatever you call it. Some are there to help people enable good through tech. So there's a big mix of companies out there, what they'll invest in. Equally, there's other stuff at the moment where a lot of big global brands and big companies will kind of have in-house accelerators or innovation labs, whatever you call them.
John Lewis have JLab.
We just found John Lewis the other day. … Unilever's got one. I mean, loads of companies have them nowadays. They're trying to-
-JustEat have launched one as well.
Really? It doesn't surprise me. It makes sense because it's a big risk I suppose to invest in stocks because of …and.
Yeah. But I think it's interesting these brands are trying to find savvy people, young people, often, to come in and build things that they can latch onto and maybe use to grow profit in their businesses.
So that aside, let's move onto your experience. Like you come through Ignite?
I did. I actually been to a mini one before that as well, but Ignite was a lot more interesting. I started a business at university with a friend. It was completely different to the one I ended up with. It was basically a simple natural-language processing algorithm to do with taking recipes and basically turning them into a form that a computer understands so that you can combine them, do clever things with them, send them to be ordered …
Sounds complicated.
It was needlessly complicated.
Has a little bit that startup time.
But unfortunately at pretty much the same time we started, there was a guy on The Apprentice … I'm not going to mention his name, because if you know about the business, you know who he was … And he had a similar idea. He left The Apprentice, raised a load of money, hired some developers … All due credit to him. He hit the market really quickly, started testing his assumptions, which is exactly what we said I'm going to do, and realised he couldn't quite make it work in a certain way. He changed his format a little bit, such that when we hit the market, we were noticeably behind. This goes against some of the things that ANSI tells us we need to do … But when we hit the market we were behind, so we basically couldn't monetize in the same way.
So we were floundering around a bit. We got contracts here and there; it was never nothing massive. We basically realised than an accelerator would help us solve this problem, help us find out what we should be doing instead. So we applied to loads, and Ignite actually got back in touch with us, they were interested. So we spent a lot more time looking details, what they offer, who their mentors are … Found out that it was actually a really good fit. They had some mentors who were in the industry that we were in, mentors who dealt with similar businesses to us.
Yeah, it's really important, isn't it … If you're going to succeed, to get the right mentorship is vital.
Absolutely. It's about knowing the industry, knowing how the customers respond to things like them you being able to connect them to people; which is ultimately the most valuable thing that we at least got out of accelerator.
We basically took the application a lot more seriously. There were multiple stages we had to submit, I think an application form … We had to submit a video, and then we got a phone call back. I actually got a phone call at eight o'clock in the morning the day after we submitted it, which woke me up. And it was one of the guys who was on the board for Ignite who was deciding upon applications, and he called me and said, 'I was one of the prime investors in your direct competitor. Why should we let you in?'
Oh, wow. That's a tough competition for you.
It is. I'm still not really sure what I said-
You must have said something right.
I obviously said something right, because they did eventually let us in … But that was a bit scary.
We had that. We had another phone interview, we had a Skype interview, and then we had a final face-to-face interview in London which went quite well; it was all quite hard. It was really interesting, just that process in itself, because the way they question you and your business … They question your metrics, which will tell you very quickly if you're measuring the wrong thing. Because if they ask you a question about your business and you don't know it, then you've not analysed what you should be measuring.
Yeah. Do you think it was as much working out whether your business is any good or kind of sounding you out as people?
Different accelerators would have different answers to that. The one that Ignite claimed would be the latter; they say that they take people based on the quality of the team, which includes their ability to measure an industry and everything. They take on some teams even without an idea they liked. They've had some teams where they really really dislike the idea, but they thought the team was good enough. And they've had some where they would just bring them on by the idea. But they claim it's that.
Other accelerators justifiably would say their interest is solely in the business: those who deal with a slightly later-stage company, perhaps. But us it was just … They said it was about the team. I don't think they actually really liked our business much, let's be honest … Particularly because we were competing with one of their board members.
Yeah, definitely a conflict of interest there.
Yeah. They let us in, they gave us a place. So at the time we were still in South Hampton, which is where we went to university. We just dropped everything we had and moved to Newcastle [Pontine 00:08:17], which is pretty much one end of the country to the other.
We moved in there, got a place, got an office space … which begun the experience … I think this could be another entire podcast by itself, but I'll try and summarise it. It was basically a very, very intense three months. I would go as far as to say I learned as much in that three months as I did in an entire year of university … The difference being that you have all these mentors who come in and question you and try and look out for you and make sure you're making the right decisions. But you've also simultaneously got to be running your business on the side.
Yeah, I mean everyone we've had talking about in and commentaries I've had with people who've been through them say that it's a super intense thing to do. But like you said, you've learned so much in that time that it's always worthwhile; if not a little hard to stay on top of it all.
Absolutely. It was very stressful. There was a lot of socialising in the evenings, which I thought was brilliant at first. But I realised towards the end that it was genuinely necessary to get you to just relax and let your hair down a bit, because otherwise you couldn't. Otherwise you're thinking about your business every waking hour.
Well yep, I have you there.
I'm sure you do, exactly.
How did the rest of the team take it? There were three of you, is that right?
It was just two of us.There were some teams where it was just one person who would hire to cover people to help him, whatever … Right through to I think we had teams of four or five co-founders … And then they obviously had some people as well.
Ignite typically don't like teams of one. I think quite a few accelerators are like that, which seems a little discriminatory … And there are one or two which specialise in single founders … But having also at a later stage in the business, being a single founder, I can really see why it's ten times worse. You can't even get anyone to bounce ideas off; you've got all the stress on yourself. You've gotta pay employees, and it's entirely your responsibility.
I mean certainly as someone who's started a company with someone else, I wouldn't ever want to do it on my own.
You just have to have that person to sanity-test your decisions and ideas, and I think it's a much better way to approach something like that.
It's also … This is touching on another podcast that someone else mentioned … But you've really got to be aware of the stress. Having that mental load is much bigger than people think, and much bigger than you realise at the time. I think it only really hits you afterwards … In my case, anyway. So having someone else there to share that load with massively helps. To having a co-founder, a good co-founder was always really helpful. But likewise, you shouldn't just grab someone; because that can destroy your business as well.
So why don't we talk about the story of what happened and what eventually became Shuttlecook … Is that right?
Yeah, Shuttlecook. So we're in this accelerator, we weren't really happy with what we were doing … And we also had pressure from above, as it were, to change … Which was entirely the right thing to do anyways, at this point. We tried out loads of ideas, we read a book which we mention pretty much every podcast called the [inaudible 00:11:15], which is extremely helpful.
Ding ding!
-for the 1,378th time.
Exactly. And it's genuinely … I'm not going to say life-changing, but it'll change your-
If you're a startup-
If you're an entrepreneur it'll definitely change your way of thinking about business.
We read that book, we tried out loads of different ideas. We did something which … I want to go ahead and trademark this doughnut marketing-
I like doughnut marketing; it's good.
It's brilliant, where you get a big box of doughnuts and you sit in a busy place and you tell people that you'll give them a doughnut if they talk to you for five minutes. It's the best way of getting non-biased feedback, because-
I mean you've spoken about it before. We all kind of had a chuckle about it … But actually it's a really important thing to think about, because you do want people to tell you the right stuff. And you have to incentivize people, because most people … You stop anyone in the street, they're like, 'No, no.'
Or only a certain type of person will.
And therefore you've-
But it's a neat way of approaching that problem, actually. So it's really effective. And there are probably other things you could give out as well, but it is really interesting to think … A really interesting thing to think about from a founder's perspective as a way to trick people into giving you information you need.
Absolutely. And once they start talking, they'll often give you a lot more than five minutes.
You've just got to get them interested.
Exactly, yeah.
I mean if they're not interested they'll walk away, but you're not-
We used it as well a lot later on, when we wanted to sort of start to sell as well. We used this as a way to open the conversation, and we would generally learn a lot from it before we then start talking about what we want to sell them. And if we did that-
I can feel a blog post about doughnut-marketing company. … get writing.
We did that and basically just thought about the problem, and we came up with the concept of Shuttlecook.
Shuttlecook was a same-day, sort of on-demand, as you were, meal-kit delivery service. And it worked in the same vein to companies like Gousto, which was the original, and HelloFresh, which is the rocket internet version … Where you get everything you need to cook a meal, including all the vegetables, the proteins, the carbohydrates, et cetera, and a recipe card, ready to go in the correct amount. So you don't have to measure out spices and things like that.
Yeah, that's cool.
The difference with Shuttlecook was that instead of ordering it a week in advance to get a box that would last you for a week or so … Which is fine if you know what you're doing a week on Thursday … Ours was more around somebody like myself: sort of young professional, very spontaneous … Could get a call at lunchtime from an old friend, and that's it; any evening plans have now changed. The idea of Shuttlecook was you order it at lunchtime, up to three PM, and then a bag gets delivered end of the day, on your desk, ready to go … Just for that meal, just for that evening. So you don't have to subscribe or anything.
I came up with the idea … We had a train journey down to London a week or so later where everyone that was trapped in the carriage with us became our panel. So we bounced ideas off everyone, it was brilliant. Most of them were also entrepreneurs, to be fair, it was fine. But we did all the … We came up with the name because we hadn't called the service anything at this point-
It's a good name.
Thanks. We designed the logo, we bought the domain, we got all the Twitter handles. We came up with all the branding in one go, in one incredibly intense three-hour train [inaudible 00:14:29]. We arrived in London and met all these investors and said, 'Right, we've got a new business.' But they liked the idea of it. It went well.
So we went back at the end of the day, and over the next couple of days sort of refined it. Basically we just went out around Newcastle … Again, probably with doughnuts, but I can't remember … Talking to everyone, talking to loads of businesses about what we're trying to do, get them signed up to the idea if they wanted to. We got 150-odd people, phone-numbers, something like that signed up. It wasn't massive. And then the next day we texted them and said, 'This is the meal. Do you want to buy it?'
I think for ten pounds for two people. So five pounds a head. And we sold 20-30, I don't know.
That's not too bad.
Within a week of the idea, we'd sold meals. We had revenue. That was incredibly exciting … From trying to run a software business which takes months and months to push out things, to just sending a product.
The quickness of that is astounding really, isn't it? And using old-school methods of just getting people's phone numbers or whatever.
That was where we liked everything. We did that, we did it, we stepped back again and tried to make the whole process more efficient. And we then ran a proper five-six week trial in Newcastle … Got the hockey-stick-growth graph where it just goes exponentially up to [write 00:15:47], and then the story goes on from there. The story is a different story that again would be another blog post, but-
Yeah, I think we'll come back to that one another time.
-raised a load of money, moved to London, et cetera, et cetera. But that was how it started, and it was a very exciting initial first phase. I think that's what got me hooked on startups.
Definitely. And that kind of Ignite experience, the accelerator experience was kind of a big part of that, right?
Absolutely. You've got people to bounce ideas off, you got people through the highs and lows that have their own highs and lows around you. So you support them, they support you. They have a word, actually, for when you finish, called the 'post-accelerator blues', which I didn't take seriously until I left. I was in an unfamiliar cold city, and I didn't have anyone to bounce ideas off and talk about things and sort of see their struggle as well. So it is really helpful being surrounded by people, like-minded, trying to do something similar.
Yeah, definitely. It feels like a good environment for that kind of thing, but there's obviously dark times as well, and then [crosstalk 00:16:43]-
It's mostly dark times. It's not light. There's a few incredible highs and then an awful lot of downs.
Yeah, that's really interesting stuff. I think we'll link through to some of the other podcasts where we've had startup founders … And they all seem to be doing really well now as well; so no 'post-accelerator blues', there. I think we'll definitely get some more chats to hear about Shuttlecook's rise and fall … Could you put it like that, I suppose? … In the future, and then more kind of [take-homes 00:17:10] about how you went through your startup experience and got to where you are now. But thanks for giving us a bit of about accelerators and your experience.
Cheers all for listening. There's more content on our blog, wearelighthouse.com/blog … You can look through there. Follow us through all the social places, @wearelighthouse amongst those things. Drop us a line if you want as well to give us feedback on this podcast or anything else, hello@wearelighthouse.com. Check back soon and we will speak to you later.


The Road Warrior Minute 52 - The gate, the gate!
The rig is in the compound, but the danger is no over as several raiders, including Wez, were able to get past the bus gate before it closed. From his defensive position, Pappagallo is able to destroy one raider vehicle and keep the rest of them at bay. Meanwhile, Wez is trying to direct the raiders inside the compound to gain control of the gate but finds his efforts made difficult by the fierce opposition from the compound dwellers.


At PAX Aus 2018, a special panel was held in which four different indies discussed bringing their games to Switch and more. Ash Ringrose from SMG Studio, Henrik Pettersson from The Voxel Agents, League of Geeks' Matthew Rowland, and Harmonious Games' Joe Park were in attendance.
For almost two years now, we've heard from a number of indies about how well their games sold on Switch. This is something that was brought up during the panel as well, with most of the developers sharing information and data about their eShop performance.
"Because it was a new platform, we've actually been sharing our sales data with a lot of other indies, and by doing that, we kind of have been graphing that anonymously so that not everybody's data gets out there. We could see we had great success. I think we said we sold more on Switch in three days than we sold on all the other platforms combined over like six months. Just from the response from that. So we came in July last year, so that was just after release. But we've been sharing the data and it's kind of interesting to see who's been doing well, who hasn't, and that kind of comparison. And there has been a lot of positive talk and has been doing for well. Maybe for us we've sold ten times as many copies on Switch than we have on each platform. We've got like a long tail, or a thicker tail. So we sell more per day on Switch than we'd sell on Steam in a week and still after like 400 days of being out. So for us, those numbers really help kind of help long term revenue for us. But I would say compared to other platforms, we sold really badly on the other platforms, so it did well on Switch.
Pettersson next chimed in about The Gardens Between. Interestingly, 60% of the game's initial sales have been on Switch.


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Security, rights and law : the Israeli High Court of Justice and the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, by Rouba Al-Salem
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This book examines how the Israeli High Court of Justice (HCJ) has interpreted and applied international law principles in adjudicating petitions filed by Palestinians. The research focuses on HCJ judgments that have been rendered since the outbreak of the Second Intifada (2000) in relation to petitions challenging the legality of measures implemented by various Israeli governments and military authorities for the professed need of enhancing the security of Israeli settlements and settlers in the occupied West Bank. It discusses to what extent the HCJ provides a venue for an effective domestic remedy for alleged violations of the Palestinians' internationally protected rights. It further analyses the judgments of the Court seeking to demonstrate why it appears to show a preference for invoking principles of Israeli administrative and constitutional law, thereby promoting the domestic rather than international Rule of Law. Although the jurisprudence of the HCJ has often been hailed as that of an 'activist' court, the analysis of petitions adjudicated by the Court between 2000 and 2014 illustrates why its approach is ill-suited to a situation of prolonged military occupation. Finally, the book evaluates what impact the Court's adjudication, reasoning and interpretation has on the normative coherence of the international law of belligerent occupation
London, Routledge, 2019
1 online resource (xvi, 260 pages).
Adjudicating human rights and security in occupied territory : the legal and political context
The HCJ's examination of security-related measures challenging the occupation's temporary nature requirement
Security and welfare of the "local population" : implications of the HCJ's adjudication for the normative principle that occupation is a form of "trust"
The HCJ's examination of security-related measures in light of the requirement that occupation does not bestow sovereignty
The HCJ and "unauthorized outposts"
Security, rights and law : the Israeli High Court of Justice and the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank
Security, rights and law
the Israeli High Court of Justice and the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank
by Rouba Al-Salem
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Israelis -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- West Bank -- Cases
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LAW / Civil Rights
LAW / Constitutional
Land use -- Law and legislation
Land use -- Law and legislation -- West Bank -- Cases
Palestinian Arabs -- Civil rights
Palestinian Arabs -- Civil rights -- Israel -- Cases
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Squatter settlements -- West Bank -- Cases
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Rouba Al-Salem graduated with a PhD in international law from Universitâe de Montrâeal. She has previously worked in human rights legal research, advocacy and training as it relates to the Middle East, both at the NGO and UN levels.
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I have suffered from muscular tension for three years (relating to an assault/psychological trauma) and am under the care of the Pain Management Team at my local hospital. Having been pumped full of a a variety of drugs, I am now taking gabapentin, pregabalin, nortriptyline and fluoxetine. I am also under the care of a clinical psychologist and receive regular steroid injections (usually six at a time, at my most problematic trigger points). I have also tried acupuncture and deep tissue massage, but these provide only temporary relief and are also very expensive.
My stepdad read an article about physio tape in the Daily Mail and passed the information on to me - he knows I will try anything for some respite to this chronic pain. So I did some research, bought a roll of your tape, got my husband to watch the videos, and three weeks on I am a different person. It really is astonishing - my husband says that he can now hold a normal conversation with me for the first time in three years, where before I was so consumed by pain that I couldn't sleep and I couldn't think straight. One of my worst trigger points on my shoulder has improved so much that my husband can now touch it without me hitting the ceiling. Its incredible!
We are still experimenting to try and improve my neck pain, and I still get problems down my arm, but I am sure we will get there with practice.
I do trully believe that this tape could benefit others with chronic muscular tension and wondered if you had thought about branching out, or perhaps doing a trial in a pain management unit. You could potentially help thousands of people manage their pain a little better, and get back some quality of life that would otherwise elude them.


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Think Shadow of the Colossus™ + Angry Birds™ + Limbo™.


TechCrunch looks at the WT2, a real-time translation tool that works in conjuction with your phone. Each person puts on an earpiece and the device is able to let two people speaking completely different languages to communicate with each other.
Right now the device is very much a prototype, although the design and chipset used are more or less final. It fit pretty well in my ear, just like you'd expect a bulkier-than-usual Bluetooth headset to.
But it worked quite well, as long as you keep your translation expectations realistic — complex speech and idiom don't survive quick machine translation, but you can still get a lot across. The main issue I had was with the latency, which left Wells and I staring at each other silently for a three count while the app did its work. But the version I used wasn't optimized for latency, and the team is hard at work reducing it.
"We're trying to shorten the latency to 1-3 seconds, which needs lots of work in optimization of the whole process of data transmission between the earphones, app and server," Wells said.


That said, the following quotes highlight the intersection of race and poverty during the 60s and 70s. THese are media-manipulations and political maneuverings that continue to haunt members of the lower middle and lower classes, to this day.
Thus in the late 1960s and early 1970s, two schools of thought were offered to the general public regarding race, poverty, and the social order. Conservatives argued that poverty was caused not by structural factors related to race and class but rather by culture—particularly black culture.
The "social pathologies" of the poor, particularly street crime, illegal drug use, and delinquency, were redefined by conservatives as having their cause in overly generous relief arrangements. Black "welfare cheats" and their dangerous offspring emerged, for the first time, in the political discourse and media imagery.
The late 1960s and early 1970s marked the dramatic erosion in the belief among working-class whites that the condition of the poor, or those who fail to prosper, was the result of a faulty economic system that needed to be challenged.
They repeatedly raised the issue of welfare, subtly framing it as a contest between hardworking, blue-collar whites and poor blacks who refused to work. The not-so-subtle message to working-class whites was that their tax dollars were going to support special programs for blacks who most certainly did not deserve them.
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I have not read this book although many of my friends have. I can say this however, I remember being a kid (growing up on welfare) and my parents being pissed as hell that welfare recipients were being demonized. My dad would go on rants about the way welfare recipients were being blamed for everything. I can say this for sure, people really have no idea what it is like….you are treated like a piece of scum if people know you are on welfare. I can not comment about being black but can imagine it is much worse. At least some people thought we were 'deserving' because my parents are blind.
I had to spend a portion of my childhood on welfare, too. I could tell you some stories about nasty things that were said and done – including public humiliation from school employees (adults) for the 'crime' of receiving a free lunch ticket. I've had periods where I had to accept it as an adult as well. Hated the experience and the fact, every single time, but it always comes down to simple math – the job doesn't pay enough to cover rent, never-mind food, healthcare, etc. So, you go begging for help and people kick you in the teeth for the 'crime' of asking. Every. Single. Time. The thing that never made sense was the level of anger coming from people who were also poor, yet not poor enough to receive welfare. I point out that we need a living wage and fellow poverty-survivors just flip out, claiming it's socialist or Communism or some such thing, while continuing to point fingers at people on welfare. That's like blaming the cause of a war on the civilian refugees, disabled veterans and dead soldiers. People on welfare (or 'to rich' to receive it by a small margin) are victims of the financial system, not financial or social terrorists.


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DeVos on sex assault survivors and the accused: 'All their stories are important'
At issue is Obama-era civil rights guidance; some want assault cases referred to law enforcement
DeVos on sex assault survivors and the accused: 'All their stories are important' At issue is Obama-era civil rights guidance; some want assault cases referred to law enforcement Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2uoXcnT
Greg Toppo, USATODAY Published 9:10 p.m. ET July 13, 2017 | Updated 11:03 p.m. ET July 13, 2017
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos responded to a question about comments from her agency's civil rights chief, who came under fire for joking that most campus rape claims amount to two young people who are 'both drunk.' USA TODAY
DeVos speaks to reporters at the Department of Education on July 13, 2017.(Photo: Jasper Colt, USA TODAY)
WASHINGTON — One day after her agency's civil rights chief apologized for joking that most campus rape claims amount to two young people who are "both drunk," U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said the department should more equally weigh the claims of assault victims and the due-process rights of the accused.
"All their stories are important," said DeVos, speaking to reporters moments after she met with both victims and a handful of those who say they have been wrongly accused.
"No student should be the victim of sexual assault," she said. "No student should feel unsafe. No student should feel like there isn't a way to seek justice, and no student should feel that the scales are tipped against him or her. We need to get this right."
DeVos said the stories of sexual assault she heard Thursday "reminded me of the disgusting behavior of some in our society. We must expect more of our young men and women."
While she acknowledged that colleges can't go back to the days when allegations were "swept under the rug," she said of those claiming to be wrongly accused of sexual assault, "It was clear that their stories are not often told."
Advocates representing this group have suggested that Obama-era civil rights guidance weighted campus justice systems in favor of those alleging sexual violence. Many of those who want Obama's guidance reversed have said they want assault cases referred to law enforcement, not campus officials or investigators.
Survivors blast Ed Dept. official's claim that '90%' of campus rapes are regretted hookups
LGBT advocates at private colleges vow to stand strong after DeVos wavers on protections
Congressional Black Caucus declines invite to meet with President Trump
As of Wednesday, there were 344 open sexual violence investigations at 242 post-secondary schools, according to a Title IX report provided by the Education Department. Several schools had multiple cases pending, including Kansas State University and Indiana University at Bloomington with five each, the department list shows.
Baylor University in Texas had a single open case. The school has been embroiled in controversy over its handling of sexual assault allegations, and several women have sued. Art Briles was fired as football coach and Kenneth Starr was demoted from president, and later resigned altogether, after a law firm reported in May 2016 that an investigation had found that the school had "created barriers" discouraging the reporting of sexual assaults.
Starr led the investigation that ended in the 1999 impeachment of President Bill Clinton in the wake of his sexual encounters with intern Monica Lewinsky.
In an interview with The New York Times earlier this week, Candice Jackson, DeVos' assistant secretary for civil rights, said 90% of campus sexual assault claims "fall into the category of, 'We were both drunk, we broke up, and six months later I found myself under a Title IX investigation because she just decided that our last sleeping together was not quite right.'"
Jackson on Wednesday apologized for the remark, calling it "flippant." She said the department believes that "all sexual harassment and sexual assault must be taken seriously."
Jackson apologized again Thursday to victims who were meeting with DeVos.
But Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women's Law Center and an attendee at the meeting, told The Associated Press, "As much as I appreciate apologies, which are difficult, unfortunately, there's no way to take it back. It's out there."
Graves added, "What's extremely important now is that they do the hard work to counter those sorts of rape myths. They need to explicitly reject them."
Sen. Patty Murray, the senior Democrat on the Senate committee overseeing the Education Department, said in a letter to DeVos that Jackson's remark "suggests a fundamental misunderstanding of campus sexual assault and suggests that (Jackson's office) is not prepared to take accounts from survivors seriously," AP reported.
DeVos said it was too early to offer detailed recommendations or guidance on new policies, saying the sessions "were a time to listen and to continue to listen."
She noted Jackson's apology, but when asked if the comment reflected her point of view, DeVos said simply, "We are listening and we know that this policy has not worked in too many ways and in too many places, and we need to get it right."
Asked about critics' complaints that "men's rights" groups shift the blame for sexual assault to victims or invite harassment of them, DeVos said, "That's not what I heard today."
A look at Betsy DeVos, Trump's Education secretary
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the proposed 2020 budget for the Education Department on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 28, 2019. Secretary DeVos has taken criticism for a budget cut of 18 million dollars for the Special Olympics. SHAWN THEW, EPA-EFE
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at a news conference following a visit to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in the aftermath of a Feb. 14 mass shooting at the school, March 7, 2018, in Coral Springs, Fla. Lynne Sladky, AP
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos acknowledges National Teacher of the Year Mandy Manning, a teacher at the Newcomer Center at Joel E. Ferris High School in Spokane, Wash., during a the the National Teacher of the Year reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, May 2, 2018. Carolyn Kaster, AP
Betsy DeVos and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) participate in an event about their proposal for Education Freedom Scholarships at the Education Department headquarters Feb. 28, 2019 in Washington, DC. According to the department, the scholarships will be funded with $5 billion of federal tax credit for donations to scholarships for private schools and other educational programs. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos arrives to testify on Capitol Hill, May 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson, Getty Images
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos greets soon to be Ave Maria University graduates with Ave Maria University President Jim Towey, left, prior to delivering her commencement address during Ave Maria's graduation ceremony at Golisano Field House Saturday, May 5, 2018 in Ave Maria, Fla. Luke Franke/Naples Daily News
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos watches as H.G. Olsen Elementary School third-graders Torres Conrad (left), 8, and Stratton Mills, 8, play a counting game during class during a visit to Port Aransas, Texas on November 15, 2017. The visit was to see firsthand the ongoing rebuilding and recovery in the wake of Hurricane Harvey and to assess how the Department of Education could continue to coordinate and support the state, schools and students. Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times via USA TODAY NETWORK
DeVos speaks to reporters at the Department of Education on July 13, 2017. Jasper Colt, USA TODAY
DeVos prepares to testify at a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Department of Education's budget on Capitol Hill on May 24, 2017. Jim Lo Scalzo, European Pressphoto Agency
DeVos delivers a commencement address to graduates at Bethune-Cookman University on May 10, 2017, in Daytona Beach, Fla. John Raoux, AP
DeVos speaks at an education event in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 3, 2017. Mark Wilson, Getty Images
DeVos and Ivanka Trump prepare to meet with students at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington on March 28, 2017. JIM LO SCALZO, EPA
DeVos listens as President Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion at Saint Andrew Catholic School on March 3, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. Alex Brandon, AP
Vice President Pence and DeVos participate in a listening session with the historically black colleges and universities at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Feb. 27, 2017. Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP
DeVos addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 23, 2017, in National Harbor, Md. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
DeVos speaks at the Magnet Schools of America Conference on Feb. 15, 2017, in Washington. Mario Tama, Getty Images
DeVos speaks alongside President Trump during a parent-teacher listening session at the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Feb. 14, 2017. Alex Wong, Getty Images
DeVos greets employees on her first day on the job at the Department of Education on Feb. 8, 2017. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
DeVos joins employees on stage during her first day on the job at the Department of Education on Feb. 8, 2017. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
DeVos is sworn in as Education secretary by Vice President Pence at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Feb. 7, 2017. Alex Wong, Getty Images
Sen. Al Franken shakes hands with DeVos after her confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 17, 2017. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
DeVos testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee during her confirmation hearing on Jan. 17, 2017. Jack Gruber, USA TODAY
DeVos speaks during Trump's USA Thank You Tour on Dec. 9, 2016, in Grand Rapids, Mich. Don Emmert, AFP/Getty Images
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell meets with DeVos in his office in the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 1, 2016. JIM LO SCALZO, EPA
Trump and DeVos pose for photographs at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster's clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J., on Nov. 19, 2016. Carolyn Kaster, AP
Dick and Betsy DeVos arrive to vote on Nov. 7, 2006, at St. Robert Church in Ada, Mich. Regina H. Boone, Detroit Free Press
Following a gubernatorial debate, Republican candidate Dick DeVos shares a moment with his wife, Betsy, before meeting with the press on Oct. 16, 2006 in the studio of WXYZ in Southfield, Mich. Regina H. Boone, Detroit Free Press
DeVos, who was sitting down with reporters at the department's headquarters for the first time since she took office last February, also dodged a question about whether working for President Trump, who in 2005 admitted to unwanted sexual advances on women, makes it harder for her to make progress on the topic.
In the well-known Access Hollywood tape, released last October during the presidential race, Trump told the show's host that being "a star" allowed him to grab women by the genitals. "You can do anything."
Trump later apologized, saying, "I've said some things that I regret and the words released today on this more-than-a-decade-old video are one of them."
During her Senate confirmation hearing last January, DeVos told lawmakers that the actions Trump described in the video amounted to sexual assault.
On Thursday, DeVos said the department's focus "is on doing what's right for students, and that's my commitment."
Contributing: The Associated Press; Follow Greg Toppo on Twitter: @gtoppo
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