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Autonomous truck makes first commercial delivery
By Jason Cannon, CCJ News, October 25, 2016
The path toward a "driverless truck" is full of firsts, many of which have yet to take place. But last week the movement cleared one of its most significant hurdles to-date – actually making an autonomous delivery.
Through a partnership between Otto and Anheuser-Busch, drinkers of Budweiser in the Colorado Springs-area will be the first in the world to consume goods delivered by a fully-autonomous truck. Trucking tech startup Otto, which was bought by Uber in August, hauled more than 51,000 cans of Budweiser during a pre-dawn run last Thursday from Fort Collins, Colo., through downtown Denver, before arriving at Colorado Springs for delivery.
The truck, a Volvo VNL, uses cameras, radar, and lidar sensors to see the road. Otto's system controlled the truck's acceleration, braking and steering to carry the beer exit-to-exit with no human intervention. Otto co-founder Lior Ron says the truck's driver was out of the driver's seat for the entire 120-mile trek down Interstate 25 and monitored the system from the sleeper. All the driver had to do was drive the truck onto the Interstate and take over as it left the Interstate to its final destination at the distributor about two hours later.
"The driver is a co-pilot," Ron says. "We're the technology that helps him be safer and more productive."
Anheuser-Busch contracts out more than 450 million miles each year to get its beer from breweries to wholesale distributors and James Sembrot, senior director of logistics strategy for Anheuser-Busch, says Otto's technology was attractive to the world's largest beer maker early on.
"I read about Otto's technology and what they were doing back in the spring," he says, "and people on my team connected with them maybe a day or so after the initial announcement was made."
The partnership also gave Ron deeper access to understanding the supply chain, the pain points of shippers and how Otto could fit into the puzzle.
"We are always looking for ways to make this technology much more real," he says.
Despite having less than 200 miles and only one delivery of feedback, Sembrot says he was thrilled with the results and says he's confident Otto's autonomous retrofit will improve safety, will be sustainable and will increase operating efficiency.
"We really see that as the model of the future," he says. "The driver is still there, he's just safer with those very long hours on the road and he can be more productive because you could [potentially] drive around the clock."
Hours of Service obstacles remain, as does the fact that Level 4 autonomy – the level at which once the system is enabled, driver attention is not required – is still not legal in most states, including Colorado.
Ron says his company worked closely with Colorado state transportation agencies in helping them understand the technologies involved and setting parameters for the test.
"Colorado was very collaborative and open minded," he says. "We were able to partner with the state. We believe this could set the model that can be replicated across many states as well."
Video: Otto and Budweiser – First Shipment by Self-Driving Truck
Ron's team analyzed traffic patterns on Interstate 25 in order to select a time and day they felt optimized safety. They settled on a departure time of shortly after midnight Thursday morning. While the roads weren't crowded on the two-plus hour drive, Otto's truck still had to deal with sharing the road.
"We had a lot of trucks passing us by, a lot of cars passing us by," Ron says of the truck's average highway speed of 55 mph, "and the truck beautifully interacted with those cars and trucks … it was a completely uneventful trip."
In case you're wondering, the historical significance of last week's beer run didn't come with a price premium. Sembrot says Anheuser-Busch paid "the market rate average of what we normally pay on that lane."
"A few hundreds of of dollars," Ron adds.
Autonomy's impact on rates won't be seen for quite some time but Ron says, rates aside, platforms like Otto's create an environment where everyone can make more money.
"There is a very clear commercial value with the investment because you can drive more hours on the truck and be more cost effective with the assets on the truck because the truck behaves more predictably," he says. "We think this creates a win-win for both shipper, the carrier and the driver. We are creating a bigger pie."
"Carriers pass on to shippers the cost of fuel via a fuel surcharge," Sembrot adds. "We know this technology is going to improve fuel consumption … and we expect to realize a benefit of reduced cost of fuel."
"As a shipper, we are convinced this is the future," he adds.


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Q: Not able to understand how iterator works on class from __future__ import print_function

class Employee:
    def __init__(self, name, salary=0):
        self.name = name
        self.salary = salary
    def giveRaise(self, percent):
        self.salary = self.salary + (self.salary * percent)
    def work(self):
        print(self.name, "does stuff")
    def __repr__(self):
        return "<Employee: name=%s, salary=%s>" % (self.name, self.salary)

class Chef(Employee):
    def __init__(self, name) :
        Employee.__init__(self, name, 50000)

    def work(self) :
        print(self.name, "makes food")

class Server(Employee):
    def __init__(self, name):
        Employee.__init__(self, name, 40000)
    def work(self):
        print(self.name, "interfaces with customer")

class PizzaRobot(Chef):
    def __init__(self, name):
        Chef.__init__(self, name)
    def work(self):
        print(self.name, "makes pizza")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    for klass in Employee, Chef, Server, PizzaRobot:
        obj = klass(klass.__name__)
        obj.work()

In above code I am not able to understand how last 3 lines behaves whether klass would be a class or it would be an instance of class.
if its an class then what below line means and why it is required?
obj = klass(klass.__name__)

A: As mentioned there's no iterator here, but a tuple of classes. The loop below will loop over each class and instantiate a new object for each of the classes.
for klass in Employee, Chef, Server, PizzaRobot:
    obj = klass(klass.__name__)
    obj.work()

If you look at your class definitions and specifically the __init__-function for each class, you'll see that there's a positional argument name:
class Chef(Employee):
    def __init__(self, name): # <-- look here.

Which means that each of your classes must be instantiated with a parameter name:
>>> john = Chef('John')
>>> print(john)
<Employee: name=John, salary=50000>

Each class has a __name__ attribute, which is the defined name for that class. For example Chef.__name__ is Chef:
>>> Chef.__name__
'Chef'

This is different from the name parameter you've defined for your classes, as this is an internal attribute and should not be changed.
Thus the line obj = klass(klass.__name__) will create an object for each the classes you're looping over and give the class __name__ attribute as the positional argument name for each object.
You will end up with four objects of types Employee, Chef, Server and PizzaRobot. Instead of human names like John as per the example I've given, you're just naming them after the class.
>>> for klass in Employee, Chef, Server, PizzaRobot:
...     print(klass.__name__)
...
Employee
Chef
Server
PizzaRobot
>>>

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This page is about the premium American utility helicopter UH-1C XM-30. For other uses, see UH-1 (Family).
The UH-1C XM-30 is a Rank V premium American utility helicopter with a battle rating of 9.7 (AB/RB/SB). This helicopter was introduced in Update 1.81 "The Valkyries".
The XH-40 was built with the Lycoming YT52-L-1 (LTC1B-1) turbo engine helicopter, the first non-piston helicopter tested by the military and first flew in 1956. Even before the prototype had flown, the Army put in an order for six YH-40 service test aircraft in which they could field test to determine how it would work under military unit operations. Proving successful, Bell was awarded a contract to build another 100 helicopters which were designated HU-1A (Helicopter Utility-1A) and hence was officially named Iroquois. Iroquois ended up being a mouthful for people to say, so a nickname developed from the HU-1 designation which ended up being pronounced as Huey and stuck. In September 1962, the Department of Defense changed up the aircraft identification system to streamline between all of the different aircraft and their variations and changed the HU-1 to UH-1 (Utility Helicopter-1). Even with the change, the official Army name and the new DOD designation was rarely used as Huey was so well recognised as the name, that is what was to most people.
During the Vietnam War, the UH-1 earned several other nicknames other than "Huey" which quickly identified to troops what role the helicopter had been outfitted for. Gunship versions of the UH-1s were identified as Frogs or Hogs if they carried rockets while if they just carried guns, they were identified as Cobras. Troop transport versions were called Slicks due to weapon pods being absent on the external pylons while they did retain their door gunners. Later in the war from 1967 to 1968, the gunship Huey's were replaced by the new AH-1 attack helicopters.


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import com.amadornes.framez.api.movement.IMultiblockMovementHandler;
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import java.util.List;
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Home World How Are American Socialists Liberal?
One thing for us over the pond, that we find strange, is the term used for the American socialist party, the Democrats, named as "Liberals".
However, to see what the so-called 'liberals' are doing in America as of late, is profoundly 'illiberal' and extremist. That is to say, they are the antithesis of what they say they are, and have somehow metamorphosed into a totalitarian, authoritarian Marxist political ideology, befitting soviet communism in many ways.
We can see this with the coordinated anti-free speech movement of the American socialists within monopoly tech and media companies, and the move further left, with massive censorship and cutting off the voice of millions of people who do not hold extreme leftist political ideals, as well as the attempted destruction of the right for citizens to defend themselves with arms, enshrined in the American constitution.
The extreme left of the democratic party, not only wants to destroy the rights of Americans to speak freely, but to destroy their rights to defend themselves with arms, as well as their right to fair election by denying other political ideologies a voice in a free stable level playing field platform where all forms of political ideology and speech are allowed.
The democrat party members and offshoots, like ANTIFA and BlackLivesMatter have also advocated violent internal-terroristic action against any other political ideology that does not adhere to their extreme Marxist viewpoint. These people still call themselves 'liberals' but to watch them aggressively beating up old frail men at protests who dare to hold up their placards and pepper spraying them in the face is far from any set of defined liberal attitude but one of the the out of control mob.
The 'liberals' today do not value freedom of expression or speech, they do not value capitalism or democracy, they do not value the right of citizens to defend themselves from harm, they do not believe in individualism, and they do not value nation states controlling borders for security purposes.
What we see from today's American socialists today is a movement that is bolstered by communist ideology, utilising the disenchanted youth, minorities, and illegal migrants to impose their extremist Marxist viewpoint onto everything and everyone in a totalitarian manner.
Through violence, aggression, censorship and authoritarian measures, American socialists have soiled their own so-called 'inclusive', 'progressive' status to become extremists utilising any means possible, legal or illegal to push forward the sovietized programming they have all received.
Our observation, form afar, is one out of the box, and is profoundly unbiased as we do not hold any political ideology, left, centre, or right. We are mere observers, who see things as they truly are, almost like a mirror image, and we report what we see as truth.
Let us hope one day the American 'liberals' find liberalism.


William Hague has proclaimed a "time of oppourtunity" in the Middle East, as several countries see historic protests in the region.
Tory MP Mark Harper has been pelted with eggs as demonstrators took him to task for trying to sell off British forests.
David Cameron was accused of stoking extremism today, after he delivered a speech on the failure of multiculturalism during an EDL march.
Equalities chief Trevor Phillips felt "physically sick" when he read reports of a disabled MP being bullied by other parliamentarians, he has admitted.
Protestors have adopted a genteel version of street protests tactics to save their libraries, as events took place across the country to fight cuts to services.


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Good article Bill. I switched to back button auto focus a year ago and definitely appreciate the advantages of using it. Don't know about using it for Macro though. I'm definitely in the manual focus camp on that one.


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What is the 5-branch Star Theory to forget your ex ?
Opinions vary on whether you can or not. Remain friends with your ex after a relationship. Of course it is all relative to your situation and feelings on the matter. Then there is the ex's feelings and opinions on the matter to consider. All this consideration whether you can remain friends with your ex can be dizzying….
To get your lost love back, do what James did.


Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT) is the problem of deciding the satisfiability of a first-order formula with respect to some theory or combination of theories; Verification Modulo Theories (VMT) is the problem of analyzing the reachability for transition systems represented in terms of SMT formulae. In this research we tackle the problems of SMT and VMT over the theories of nonlinear arithmetic over the reals (NRA) and of NRA augmented with transcendental (exponential and trigonometric) functions (NTA).
Many critical systems are based on the combination of components from different physical domains (e.g. mechanical, electrical, hydraulic) and are mathematically modeled as Switched Multi-Domain Kirchhoff Networks (SMDKN). Our research tackles a major obstacle to formal verification of SMDKN, namely devising a global model amenable to verification in the form of a Hybrid Automaton. Since SMDKN exhibit exponentially many global configurations, we apply SMT-based techniques whose main benefit is to analyze sets of configurations at once, hence scaling to industrial size networks.
The last decades have witnessed techniques emerge as effective means for solving important industrial-level problems, mostly from Formal Verification. A recent extension of Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT) is Optimization Modulo Theories (OMT), which adds to SMT solvers the capability of optimizing objective functions. We plan to push forward OMT in terms of efficiency and expressiveness, and thus develop novel techniques for solving OMT problems. As part of our research, all extensions to OMT will be implemented on top of OPTIMATHSAT, our own OMT tool.
Quantum Annealers (QAs) are specialized Quantum Computers which efficiently find the minimum-energy configuration of a particular system by exploiting quantum effects.These QAs solve a restricted form of Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization problems (QUBO). QAs provide very-promising tools for solving NP-Hard problems. Although D-Wave's QAs outperform standard computers on random QUBO problems, it is not yet possible to obtain benefits for many other problem classes. The goal of my research is to investigate techniques and algorithms for encoding effectively and efficiently Propositional Satisfiability and other intractable problems forthe QA hardware architecture.


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There is a more fundamental problem that explains much of the disconnect between the Republican candidates and the rank-and-file voters: the fact is, voters did not choose these candidates -- donors did.
ABC 7: Does a ballot initiative put your identity at risk?
Does signing a ballot initiative put your identity at risk? Ballot initiatives seem to always be circulating and we are often asked to add our signature, so should we be concerned?
This report is U.S. PIRG Education Fund's second annual ranking of states' progress toward "Transparency 2.0" – a new standard of comprehensive, one-stop, one-click budget accountability and accessibility. The past year has seen continued progress, with new states providing online access to government spending information and several states pioneering new tools to further expand citizens' access to spending information and engagement with government.


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[NER] World of Tanks, is open to all European people, at the moment there are only Portuguese members. If we start having European members, our main language of communication will be English, so keep in mind that you need to know how to speak English.
Any doubts you have, you can contact us, via Forum/Webpage, or Team Speak, most of the times there's an admin there.
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This image of the Lincoln Memorial and its reflection features a lime green center, a cadet and cerulean blue border and accents of golden and lemon yellow. Printed with archival inks on 100% cotton archival fine art paper.
This print is available in eight additional colors: peridot green/jade, royal blue/reds, blue/wine, pink/green, pink/pumpkin, red, turquoise, and green.
These prints look great in groups of the same image in different colors or with other Presidential Reflections images.


Young has now been replaced in the NICOT series by John N. Oswalt, a sensible commentary worth consulting, but is still preferred.
A classic in conservative Old Testament scholarship, this three-volume commentary concentrates primarily on the meaning of the text of Isaiah rather than on specific textual problems.
Young, Edward J. Used hardcover copies in very good condition. Volume 1 has 41 pages with minimal to moderate highlighting. Volumes 2 is completely unmarked. Volume 3 has underlining and or marginalia on 11 pages, pencil erasure on first front end page, and stamp on rear end page. Dust jackets have minor tears, rubs, creases and chips (esp. volume 1), but remain fully intact. Bindings firm.


The past couple of weeks, L&Sers have exchanged their pens and computers for paintbrushes and power tools to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity Sioux Falls.
I was one of those volunteers. Yes, me. The only construction experience I previously had was hammering open a can of food after misplacing my can opener once. (I was hangry and too lazy to leave my apartment. It was a low point in my life – don't judge.) And yet, we all survived. We were able to meet two great families – the first while working in new construction as we helped with exterior housework and the second while working in neighborhood revitalization as we helped paint a house.
One of my favorite parts about Habitat is how involved the future homeowners are. We helped build alongside them. There are so many forms of volunteering, and with some organizations you may not even meet the person receiving assistance. In this case, being able to share a smile, lend a hand and ask questions about their family and background made the experience more engaging and personable.
Not only are the families great, but the crew and staff are equally awesome. Their level of patience ranks high up on the list – next to my third grade teacher when I was learning fractions. I can only hope that their jobs are as rewarding as volunteering for a few hours like we did.
I would encourage every person reading this to volunteer at least once, regardless of what organization. Even if you're not sure what to do, just try something. Volunteering for a couple hours will give you a good feel of the organization and if it's a good fit for you. If you don't know where to start, you can make a list of your strengths and interests and then find opportunities here. Happy volunteering!


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Three Russians trapped in Himalayas
16 Oct, 2007 12:26
Rescuers in India are searching the Himalayas for three Russian tourists missing in the world's highest mountain range. They were trekking in a group through the northern state of Uttarakhand, when weather conditions deteriorated.
According to Vyacheslav Topchyan, a spokesman from the Russian Embassy in New Delhi, on October 13, police brought two Russians, one of them in a severe condition, to the embassy.
Aleksandr Likhachev and Mikhail Zotov were detained for traveling without necessary papers and were later sent back to Russia.
The tourists said they had come to India with three other Russians and on September 27 started a hiking trip in the Himalayas.
They had no special training, and travelled without notifying any travel agency. The inexperienced team got trapped in the mountains because of heavy snow. Two of them felt ill and Likhachev with Zotov went to find help in the nearest Gastoli village, where they were detained by the police.
"The two who felt ill and the person who stayed with them are in the mountains around 4,900 metres high. Rescue work is complicated by extremely bad weather conditions: it has snowed hard for two days," says the Russian embassy's spokesman.

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The Complete Studio Albums
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The Complete Studio Albums vinyl box features all seven of Fall Out Boy's chart-topping studio albums, from the band's 2003 debut album, Take This to Your Grave, to the double platinum From Under the Cork Tree. This must-have collection also includes Save Rock And Roll (PAX•AM Edition) for the first time ever on 2LP, along with the Fall Out Boy's newest release, Mania. This vinyl box unites 15 years of Fall Out Boy's definitive music and showcases all of the band's iconic hits like, "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race" and "Sugar, We're Goin' Down." The 11LP set is pressed on 180-gram black wax vinyl and comes packaged in a beautifully designed shadow box along with an exclusive custom slipmat, making this box the ultimate Fall Out Boy collector's item.
Box set includes:
Take This To Your Grave (LP)
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We're proud to announce that Living Word Shanghai is Makers Empire's first Lighthouse School in Shanghai, China.
Living Word Shanghai is a leading international school in Shanghai – visiting the school is a bit like wandering through a leading private school in the United States. Now their students are keeping in step with their peers abroad by incorporating 3D printing into their curriculum. Their students are developing key skills in STEAM through 3D design and 3D printing.
An example of authentic learning included simulating the finding of Otzi the 5000 year old man found by hikers in the alps. Students were asked to re-imagine the scenario where they were hiking themselves and found their own 5000 year old man in the mountain-side in Shanghai. The students designed in 3D what the man would have looked like 5000 years ago and synthesized ideas on his behaviour and habitat. The students then designed how their man looked like when they found him comparing and contrasting the differences of 5000 years and reflecting how the circumstances came to be. They discussed situations whether their man had an accident and what kind of position he was found in, what kind of weather conditions there were over time and how this might effect the body – fine tuning their critical analysis capabilities.
Look out for the next business leaders and global citizens developing right here at Living Word Shanghai.


Responsible for SVCC administrative database maintenance and support. Provide College-wide technical support for the Banner application package. Develop and write reports as needed for users.
Provide technical support for Banner, Argos, and any ancillary applications. Act as a technical consultant and trainer when necessary. Perform technical activities related to the design, analysis, development, and tuning of the Oracle databases and Banner.
Develop and maintain data-blocks, dashboards, and reports in the Argos reporting system as requested by College departments.
Perform systems installation, integration, maintenance, and performance management of the Oracle databases, Banner, and related applications.
Monitor and install Banner upgrades in production, development, and test environments. Work with departments to schedule upgrades and perform upgrades outside of campus hours.
Analyze and evaluate business processes and work with departments to make recommendations for improvements. Review upgrade and release documentation to continually develop knowledge of existing technologies and systems, in preparation for changing needs of our business systems.
Organize and lead campus Banner User Group, demonstration, and implementation meetings.
Assist supervisor in analysis and evaluation of the functionality and feasibility of ancillary applications and other software requested by the campus. Work with other ITS staff to use campus software to improve business processes.
Analyze and evaluate system setup and data to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with federal and state reporting requirements.
Monitor Oracle database backups, clone and refresh databases from the production environment to development and testing environments as needed.
Write ad-hoc reports using SQL and other programming languages used by the College. Develop triggers and other programs as needed for business processes.
Coordinate user management with ITS staff responsible for Banner Security (BANSECR).
Maintain various security grants and roles for the Oracle database structure and within the Banner security construct.
14.	Provide backup support to other ITS personnel as assigned by supervisor.
Must have excellent technical writing skills.
Position requires on-call availability in case of system malfunctions and must perform upgrades and maintenance during off-hours.
Frequent contact is made with all levels of College personnel, students, and outside organizations in relation to routine departmental services and duties in providing appropriate assistance and information as requested. Coordinates directly with the System Infrastructure Engineer and Technical Support Specialist-Programmer.
Associate's degree in computer science or related field and one year of relevant work experience required, with community college experience preferred. Strong oral and written communication skills required. Experience with database reporting tools and programming languages recommended. Experience with relational databases, SQL, and Oracle database structure preferred. Banner experience strongly preferred.


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Usagi Yojimbo Gets Numbering Reset, New Omnibus at Dark Horse
by Rob McMonigal May 13, 2014
Everyone's favorite rabbit samurai is getting some love from Dark Horse for the long-running series' 30th anniversary, including new issues, new numbering, and an omnibus treatment of the first set of issues that Dark Horse has the rights to republish.
With more than two hundred issues and counting, Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo is among comics' most monumental achievements. In celebration of thirty years of the marvelous samurai rabbit saga, Usagi Yojimbo is set to return in an all-new six-issue miniseries, Usagi Yojimbo: Senso, followed by the debut of the Usagi Yojimbo Saga collection!
Twenty years in his future, Miyamoto Usagi fights as a general for Lord Noriyuki, against the treacherous Lord Hikiji. In the fury of the final battle, a metal rocket crashes to earth—and inside is an enemy that neither side could have ever imagined! Witness the final fates of your favorite Usagi characters, in this all-new samurai epic with a startling science fiction twist!
To celebrate the rabbit ronin's thirtieth anniversary, Dark Horse proudly presents Miyamoto Usagi's epic trek along the warrior's path in a new series of deluxe compilations:The Usagi Yojimbo Saga.
In the first volume, Usagi protects a village from a band of assassins, reluctantly engages in a duel for blood money, hunts a gangster who has stolen his swords, and more.
Collecting Usagi Yojimbo Vol. 2 #1–#16 andVol. 3 #1–#6, and featuring over six hundred pages of samurai action and adventure, The Usagi Yojimbo Saga is the ultimate introduction to Sakai's enduring samurai masterpiece!
Speaking as a former single issue collector and a person who advocates for making things as easy as possible for new readers who want to go backwards with a favorite character, I have mixed feelings on the decision to reset the numbering. On the one hand, it means more people might try one of my favorite series, and given the personal issues in Sakai's life, the more sales he gets, the better.
On the other hand, it's disturbing to me that smaller publishers are now following Marvel and DC's incredibly annoying constant numerical resets. Stray Bullets just did this. Action Lab did it with Princeless. More and more comics are calling themselves by the television term "season," which also causes tons of #1 issues.
It's the way of the times, I guess, with newness valued over longevity.
At any rate, it's exciting to get new Yojimbo, and I also like the move to reprint the older issues at the same time, though Dark Horse fails to mention here that the first seven trades (and thus the true starting point) actually belong to Fantagraphics, who issued their own gorgeous omnibus a few years back. No details in this release as to whether or not the Dark Horse version will be complimentary to the slipcased Fanta edition, or merely an oversized hardcover. If it's the latter, I'll likely keep my trades, but I'm sure I'm not the only fan who wouldn't mind matching hardcovers to put on the shelf.
Either way, if you're new to Usagi Yojimbo, I highly recommend it. A new first issue would be an inexpensive start to what I expect will be a long and healthy relationship with the wandering samurai and his imaginative world.


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Yesterday during Facebook's Connect 2021 conference, the company announced it had changed its name to Meta. As Facebook…err Meta states, "Meta's focus will be to bring the metaverse to life to help people, find communities and grow businesses." Metaverse? What is that? What does this mean? Now what?!?!
Let me shout from the mountain top that I'm no Meta expert, but I wanted to provide some initial thoughts on what this could mean for social media marketers.
The Name Change Itself
Life changing? No. Distracting from you-know-what (cough)? Potentially. The reality is, we've seen this before, most notably with Google rebranding to Alphabet. Similarly, Facebook's family of apps (WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger) will be a division of Meta, still led by the Zuck himself.
Short answer – TBD. Even Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri isn't totally sure what Meta has in store. He posted an Instagram video to share the company's news, noting in his caption that, "The future of the ✨metaverse✨ is not yet defined…"
As Meta explains, "The metaverse will feel like a hybrid of today's online social experiences, sometimes expanded into three dimensions or projected into the physical world. It will let you share immersive experiences with other people even when you can't be together — and do things together you couldn't do in the physical world. It's the next evolution in a long line of social technologies, and it's ushering in a new chapter for our company."
I imagine many companies, brands and people will struggle to grasp what the metaverse means for them. Why? People tend to dismiss things they don't understand. While the pandemic catapulted virtual experiences and provided a small glimpse at what the metaverse might look like, the general masses will likely be slow to adopt until AR/VR become a part of our everyday lives. Zuckerberg himself noted that this is a long way off, with elements of the metaverse becoming mainstream in 5-10 years.
However, when it's all said and done, I am confident that the metaverse will eventually become mainstream. Why, you might ask? I remember the rise of the internet (Netscape, anyone?) and the launch of social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Most people didn't understand the novelty of these websites and apps when they first came out. Phrases like, "Why would you tweet about what you're watching on TV?" or "Who cares about a picture of your cat?" were commonly exchanged. Fast forward to 2021 and our lives are consumed by these very platforms. They've even created new industries and jobs. Heck, I work at a social media agency! That was unfathomable back in the early 2000s.
As social media marketers and advertisers, we're constantly expanding our minds to the possibility of what could be. We've already started to see more AR/VR adoption via various social platforms, as well as wearable technology in the form of Snapchat Spectacle and Ray-Ban Stories, not to mention a rumored Meta watch. And this is just the beginning!
The shift to the metaverse has already begun – it's just moving at a pace that has minimal impact. But now is the time to explore. To test. To innovate. The digital world is changing – the question is, will you be ready when the metaverse becomes the new social? Let me know what you think!
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At the health-themed hackTrin III, I teamed up with Nicholas Cimaszewski and Vincent McAuliffe to create FitFarm, a fitness-based farm management game where players raise their own farm through real-world exercise.
The app tracks players' steps in real-life using HealthKit, and converts those steps on a 1:1 ratio to in-game currency named CardioCoins (we really liked alliteration) that can be used to buy supplies for their personal farm akin to the game Farmville.
I programmed the majority of the app in Swift, with some Objective-C bridged over in order to implement HKHealthStore, Apple's API for accessing data from HealthKit. I also worked with Nick to design and source the art assets, and Vincent made a landing page for the app, which you can find here.
Intrepid readers will notice the similarities between FitFarm and Data Farm, another project I've worked on, though they'll also notice from the screenshots that we were able to actually create a prototype with basic game mechanics working as opposed to just a proof of concept of the data tracking mechanism.
After an open demo round where all the participating teams were allowed to present, we won 3rd place at the hackathon!
You can view the source code for FitFarm here.
FitFarm was developed at hackTrin III in January 2016.


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Duplantis breaks Bubka's world outdoor record with 6.15m in Rome
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Armand "Mondo" Duplantis broke Sergey Bubka's world outdoor record with 6.15m in his second attempt. Mondo cleared 5.45m, 5.70m, 5.80m in his first attempt before needing two tries at 5.85m. He then broke Sergey Bubka's meeting record by clearing 6.00m at the first time of asking
The Swedish 20-year-old star Duplantis set the fifth world record in the pole vault in the history of the Golden Gala, in Rome, after Thierry Vigneron in 1983 (5.83m), the two world records set in 1984 by Thierry Vigneron (5.91m) and Sergey Bubka (5.94m) and Yelena Isinbayeva (5.03m) in 2008. Duplantis cleared one cm higher than Bubka, who set the previous world outdoor record with 6.14m on Italian soil at Sestriere in 1994. Duplantis already set two world indoor records with 6.17m in Torun and 6.18m in Glasgow last February. The Swede won all his 15 competitions this year and cleared six metres in all five Wanda Diamond League competitions in Monaco (6.00m), Stockholm (6.01m), Lausanne (6.07m) and Brussels (6.00m).
Duplantis received the Memorial Primo Nebiolo award for the best technical performance of the meeting from World Athletics President Sebastian Coe.
Armand Duplantis: "World record, well, I would not say that I am used to it. It is crazy. It was a really strong competition for me, so long. In the last two jumps I found my rhythm again. Maybe I will party a bit, just hang out with the guys, but trying to stay a little focused because I have one last meeting in Doha in one week. I will stay in Rome until I fly to Doha. After the last meeting in Doha, I can really party and chill. How I achieved this result ? It has been a long time coming. The world record is really unexpected and I am really greatful. It is so cool. I want to get over 6.15m so badly. Everybody kept talking about it. It was a big chip on the shoulder and I feel I had to do it to have stop people asking me the question. When I didi t, it was more relief than joy. My mum and dad were not here today. Usually one of them is with me. I am a bit disappointed about that. My dad has never been with me when I jumped a WR".
Belgium's Ben Broeders set the national outdoor record with 5.80m to finish second
ahead of Philippines' John Obiena on countback. Former world record holder Renaud Lavillenie finished fourth with 5.70m.
The 40th edition of the Golden Gala was also highlighted by the meeting record in the men's 400m hurdles set by Karsten Warholm and two world seasonal best performances set by Elaine Thompson-Herah in the women's 100m (10.84) and Jacob Kiplimo in the men's 3000m (7:26.64).
Men's 400 metres hurdles:
Double world champion and European record Karsten Warholm smashed Abderrahman Samba's Golden Gala record with 47.07 running on his favorite seventh lane. The Norwegian "viking" ran the third fastest time of his career. He is the only 400m hurdles specialist in history to run under 47 after 46.87 in Stockholm in 2020 and 46.92 in the Diamond League final in Zurich last year.
Karsten Warholm: "Of course, I am satisfied. This is the third best time ever. I ran really low 47 ers on a regular basis this year. I am very happy. This season has been a good experience for me. It is good fun for me coming here to Rome with the warm weather and the winds, unlike back home in Norway, where it is cold and rainy. The World record ? I am quite used to talk about it and I love it because it shows that I am in the right pace, that I am close. This year I am getting a lot of meeting records. I am really satisfied with being on that level. It feels good. Covid 19 ? Despite everything, I feel we got a lot of good things out of this season. My focus was and always is: becoming better, staying injury freeand loving what I do. This is sports, it is a tough world".
Men's 3000 metres:
Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo set the world seasonal best, the Diamond League record and national record with an impressive 7:26.54 beating European 1500m champion and recod holder Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who set a national record and PB with 7:27.05. Stewart McSweyn also dipped under the 7:30 barrier with 7:28.02. Yeman Crippa finished fourth breaking Gennaro Di Napoli's long standing Italian record with 7:38.27.
Jacob Kiplimo: "I would like to thank the Diamond League organizers for bringing me here. I am over the moon. I did not expect such a great time. I thought that I could runa round 7.30. The pacemaker was fantastic".
Women's 100 metres:
Double olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah won the women's 100 metres for the third time in her career on the Olympic Stadium's track setting the fastest time in the world this year with 10.85. Aleia Hobbs finished second with 11.12 ahead of Ivor Coast's Marie Josée Ta Lou (11.14) and Monte-Carlo and Stockolm DL winner Ajla Del Ponte (11.19).
Elaine Thompson-Herah: "I leave here with the world leading time. I am super excited. This tells me where I am at the end of this season, and tells me how I can prepare for next year. This year required me adjusting, and the goal was to push back and motivate myself. I am the double Olympic champion and I want to be in top form next season".
Men's 100 metres:
South Africa's Akani Simbine broke the 10 seconds barrier for the second time this year with 9.96 to beat Ivory Coast's Ivory Coast Arthur Cissé (10.04) and Italian sprinters Filippo Tortu (10.09) and Marcell Lamont Jacobs (10.11).
Women's high jump:
Yuliya Levchenko won the all-Ukrainian high jump clash against Yaroslava Mahuchikh with 1.98m after producing a clean-sheet until this height. Levchenko made three unsuccessful attempts at 2.01m. Mahuchikh cleared 1.95m on her first attempt to finish second on countback over Australia's Nicola McDermott. Both Mahuchikh and McDermott made three unsuccesful attempts at 1.98m.
Yulia Levchenko: "This was a very strange atmosphere without an audience, because we really need the public support to perform well, but we are very thankful for having the chance to compete. Thank you to the organisers for this opportunity"
Men's high jump:
Andriy Protsenko from the Ukraine set his seasonal best with 2.30m in the first attempt to beat European Indoor champion Gianmarco Tamberi, who cleared 2.27m at third time of asking. The Italian jumper made one try at 2.30m and two at 2.32m.
Great Britain's Andrew Pozzi crowned a successful season with a win in the men's 110 metres hurdles on the Olympic Stadium track in 13.15, missing his PB by just 0.01. US Aaron Mallett finished second with 13.23 ahead of his compatriot Freddie Crittenden (13.31).
Andrew Pozzi: "I live in Italy now. I have moved here almost two years ago to train in Formia. This has only been possible because of some incredible people. Rome has always been a special DL event for me, even before I moved here. This was one of my first DL meets or one of my first international races."
Women's 100m hurdles:
Nadine Visser scored the third win for the Netherlands in the same evening with 12.72 beating Italy's Luminosa Bogliolo for the third time this summer. Bogliolo clocked her tenth time under 13 seconds with 12.83 beating US Payton Chadwick (12.89) and Great Britain's Cindy Ofili (13.02).
Nadine Visser: "I feel really good, this was the last race of the season and my body is tired. I had hoped to improve my PB, but it is still OK. Everything was uncertain at the beginning of the season, We could not train on the track and we did not know about the Olympics, but we kept training. I had a really long season and i did competitions at places I had never been before. The start was nota s good as at the last race, but I was able to accelerate well and could keep the speed well".
Reigning 800m and 1500m European Under 23 champion Jemma Reekie clocked the only sub-2 minutes time of the evening with 1:59.76 to finish ahead of world seasonal leader Hedda Hynne from Norway (2:00.24) and Laura Muir (2:00.24).
Jemma Reekie: "It was a really good race. It was fun. I am happy to finish the season with this win. I would have liked to achieve a SB or a PB but the pace was too slow. I felt safe the whole time. This was the last race of the season"
Dutch sprinter Lieke Klaver won the one-lap event setting her PB with 50.98 ahead of Lithuania's Agne Serksniene (51.80) and European 400m and 4x400 relay champion Justyna Swiety Ersetic (51.94).
World seasonal leader Femke Bol dipped under the 54 seconds barrier for the second time this season with 53.90 completing the Dutch double in the 400m and 400m hurdles after Lieke Klaver's win in the 400 metres.
Femke Bol: "Competing at seniorlevel is still crazy for me. Being able to take part in a Diamond League event is something I have always dreamt about. This year I have been able to do it, and on top of that do it with amazing times. I am just really happy about it all. I train with Lieke Klaver. We help each other. We help each other, and we want each other do the best we can. I want to beat her, but I am also happy when she does well. Next year my goal is to train hard, work on my technique so I can improve and make it to the Olympics"
Reigning European 400m champion and 4x400 world under 20 champion Edoardo Scotti surprisingly won the men's 400 metres in 45.21 smashing Claudio Licciardello's Italian under 23 record with a PB of 45.21. Scotti became the third Italian athlete to win a Diamond League competition this year after Luminosa Bogliolo in the 100m hurdles in Stockolm and Eseosa Desalu in the 200m in Brussels. Scotti edged Kuwait's Yousef Karam, who set his seasonal best with 45.25, and Poland's Karol Zalewski (45.48)
Men's shot put:
US Nick Ponzio produced the only 21 metres put of the evening to win the men's shot put with 21.09m to beat former NCAA champion Payton Otterdahl (20.86m) and Italian Indoor record holder Leonardo Fabbri (20.69m).
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Thomas Newcomen, an ironmonger from the port of Dartmouth in Devon, became aware of the difficulties of draining tin and copper mines in the West of England, and devised an effective automatic steam engine, the first example of which appears to have been set to drain a coal mines at Coneygre, Dudley, in 1712. He had regularly purchased iron from forges in the nearby Stour Valley, and had other links with the West Midlands through his Baptist faith. There is a working replica of the engine in the nearby Black Country Museum.
The engine's piston propelled a balanced beam, to which the pump was attached, by admitting steam at atmospheric pressure into a cylinder. The steam was then condensed by a water jet within the cylinder, allowing the piston to be forced into the cylinder by atmospheric pressure, hence the name atmospheric (as distinct from steam) engine by which it was often known. Newcomen's engine was deemed to be covered by the patents granted to Thomas Savery (?1650-1715) which were controlled by a consortium until the expiry of the patents in 1733, by which time about a hundred engines had been installed in Britain, and several examples had been built in other countries.
In the second half of the eighteenth century the Newcomen engine, often called the 'common engine', formed the basis of the more efficient engine designed by James Watt (1736-1819) but was itself a cheap and reliable source of power within the coalfields where the cost of fuel was negligible, and it did not incur the royalties that had to be paid for using a Watt engine. Construction of new engines therefore continued well into the nineteenth century, even after the Watt engine ceased to be protected by patents in 1800, and some Newcomen engines continued to work well into the twentieth century.
An engine from Hawkesbury near Coventry was re-erected as a memorial to Thomas Newcomen at Dartmouth on the 300th anniversary of his birth in 1963, and an early nineteenth century engine is preserved in situ at Elsecar near Sheffield. Several more are held in museums, and the engine house that accommodated a Newcomen engine built by Martin Triewald in 1727 is preserved at Dannemora.
Tributes to Newcomen's genius were paid in 1747 by a French visitor to England who wrote: 'England has more than any other country of those machines so useful to the state which readily multiply men by lessening their work; and by means of which one man can execute what would take up to thirty without such assistance', and by a Cornish miner who commented: 'Mr Newcomen's invention of the fire engine enabled us to sink our mines to twice the depth we could formerly do by any other machinery'.


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Joan Llabrés Bernal. (Palència, 1900 — Palma, 1975) va ser un historiador mallorquí.

Fill de Gabriel Llabrés i Quintana, es va llicenciar en Filosofia i lletres (1921) i Dret (1921). Va ser membre del Cos tècnic de Governació des de 1928 i fou secretari general del Govern Civil de les Balears entre 1949 i 1970. Professor de dret de l'Escola de Nàutica de Palma, director del Museu Arqueològic d'Alcúdia i president del Patronat del Museu de Mallorca, publicà un bon nombre de treballs sobre bibliografia balear i sobre història, especialment de la marina, però també sobre prehistòria. La seva obra més important és Noticias y relaciones históricas de Mallorca, crònica del s XIX (quatre volums publicats, 1958-66, que comprenen del 1800 al 1870). Col·laborà a publicacions com "El Iris Nautilus", "Studia", "Revista General de Marina" i "Revista de Menorca". Va obtenir el Premi Ciutat de Palma d'investigació (1969) i el Premi de l'Ateneu de Maó (1972).

Obres
 El Archivo de la Audiencia de Mallorca. Noticia histórico-descriptiva (1923)
 La Escuela de Náutica de Palma de Mallorca. Monografía histórica (1925)
 La Marina de guerra en África (1928), escrit en col·laboració amb Eduardo Quintana
 Breve noticia de la labor científica del Capitán de Navío D. Felipe Bauzá y de sus papeles sobre América (1764 - 1834) (1934)
 De como ingresó en la Armada el General Barceló (Episodios del corso marítimo del siglo XVIII) (1944)
 Aportación de los españoles al conocimiento de la ciencia náutica (1958)
 Apuntes para la historia marítima de Ibiza (1958)
 De la marina de antaño. Notas para la historia de Menorca (siglos XVIII-XIX) (1968)
 Noticias y relaciones históricas de Mallorca. Siglo XIX

Referències

Historiadors mallorquins
Palentins
Signants de la Resposta als Catalans
Morts a Palma
Historiadors castellanolleonesos

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1. Relationships don't happen overnight.
I constantly found myself jumping the gun at turning down a job – sometimes even before applying! I delayed my timeline for applying to jobs in fear that the process would happen within a few weeks and I wouldn't be ready to start.
The truth is, the hiring process takes time. You usually have an initial phone conversation, a second phone conversation, an in person interview, and maybe even a second in person interview. This whole process, dependent on everyone's schedule, can take over a month! Long story short, don't delay your search out of fear of everything happening too fast. Companies ask for a start date for a reason.
2. There's no guarantee there will be a second date, no matter how well you think the first one went.
This piggy backs off of the first realization. Just because your phone interview went really well or your in person interview went really well, doesn't mean that you're guaranteed an offer. Once again, I often found myself becoming overwhelmed at the thought of choosing between two jobs when I wasn't even presented with a firm offer yet!
Don't get overwhelmed and don't compare your options yet until you actually have offers. Comparing offers is completely fine; however, comparing something you don't have any monetary value for or benefits to go off of will only cause you anxiety.
3. It takes a lot of dating around until you find the right fit.
However, once the luster wore off, I began to notice some things that I didn't like about certain aspects of my internships, such as company culture, management style, and other key items that need to be taken into consideration when choosing a job. At first, I was blindsided by the initial excitement of being in the business professional world.
Complete as many internships as you can at places you think you'd like to be employed one day. Figure out what you like or don't like. You may be surprised at what you find out about your supposed "dream job."
4. You get out what you put in.
I made sure when I went to work that I put in 110% every day. If there were ever down times, I would always find work to keep myself busy. Whether that was researching the latest industry trends, finding ways to improve business processes, or shadowing an employee, I was constantly keeping myself busy and expanding the breadth of my knowledge.
By doing so, I expanded my resume more and impressed my managers that I had the company's best interest in mind. That being said, be the one to ask a question at a meeting you're invited to, show interest in a certain employee's job, or actually ask if there is something that needs to get done but has been put off due to a lack of resources/time. You are there to help in whatever way you can and learn as much as you can. Most importantly, showing that you put in so much effort could lead to an awesome recommendation or better yet, an offer for employment.
5. You need to feel valued and important, as it's a two way street.
If you are an intern or starting out at entry level, the relationship between you and your company should be reciprocal. You should feel proud and excited to be there and your company/supervisor should make you feel wanted and valuable. They should recognize the work you're doing for them, even if it's just verbal.
If they don't, you deserve better. You deserve to be at a place that is going to appreciate your work and invest in you. They should want to see you succeed, not ignore you and the work you're doing for them. In addition, make sure you're being paid what you deserve -- never be afraid to negotiate your salary.
6. Heart breaks only lead you closer to what is meant to be.
A lot of time I would get emotionally invested in a job that I applied for or a company that I was interning with, and this only made it that much harder when I didn't get offered an opportunity.
Just remember that your time there or interview process taught you something along the way and was worth it for the experience alone. More importantly, you made connections along the way. So take a breath and remember that rejection from an application or full time position only leads you closer to which job you're meant to be at.
7. There are plenty of fish in the sea-- go after the ones even out of your league.
Opportunities are everywhere. You will find your right fit eventually, but it will take time. Exhaust your search by asking people you know, checking out company websites, and looking at online job listings. Even if you think you don't have enough experience, apply anyway. That company may not have found a perfect candidate yet, and they may be willing to invest time in you to get you up to par for the position (it happened to me!).
8. Dating doesn't mean marriage.
Most importantly, just because you chose a first job or first internship, doesn't mean you have to sign your life away to that company forever. Not everyone stays at their first job for more than 3 years in today's world. Take time to get the experience and if it doesn't feel right, move on.
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Based in the French city of Strasbourg, the Council of Europe is the first pan-European organization. It was established in 1949 by 10 West European countries. The CE was set up to strengthen democracy, human rights and the rule of law throughout its member states.
While for the first forty years of its existence it remained a mainly West European institution, since the fall of the USSR, its membership has expanded to over 40. Today, some 800 million people in Europe and former Soviet states have access to CE's democracy and human rights programs.
The Council of Europe is not a structure of the European Union (EU). While the CE cooperates with the EU and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), in practice, the CE and the EU are "profoundly different institutions," even though 15 EU countries are members of CE and play a leading role.
Ambassador Christian Ter Stepanian, Armenia's Representative to the Council of Europe, explained to AIM during an interview from Strasbourg the significance of Armenia's membership.
"First, it will help the process of regional cooperation among the three south Caucasus states," he said. "Already, under the auspices of CE, the parliamentary speakers of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia have met several times. The ministers of the three states have also met to discuss mutually concerned issues, such as social and educational issues.
Indeed, because of Armenia's pending CE membership, many of the country's laws concerning for example, social security, family laws, higher education and cultural policy, have been and are being reassessed. Perhaps the most important aspect of Armenia's membership in the CE would be the "new rights" accorded to the citizens of Armenia. Unlike any other international organization, the CE has a judicial procedure, which allows individuals in each member state to bring actions against governments, if they consider that they are the victims of a violation of the Convention.
"The citizens of Armenia will now be able to apply to the European Court for Human Rights," says Ter Stepanian, adding that since Georgia's membership last year, they have already made 25 applications to the European Court of Human Rights.
However, the shootings in the National Assembly last October had their own impact on the process of accession. Some CE member states thought Armenia's membership should be delayed, but, then, others thought continuing the process would benefit Armenia more. In fact, a CE delegation visited Armenia in November, a few weeks after the assassination of much of the country's top leadership. They decided in favor of Armenia's admittance. Yet, while Armenia was getting closer in fulfilling CE requirements, Azerbaijan was slow in instituting the necessary legislative reforms. "The general view in the CE was that Armenia and Azerbaijan should be admitted together," explains Ter Stepanian. This presented difficulties for Armenia as there was a tendency among CE members that Armenia should wait until Azerbaijan is ready to be admitted.
However, Ter Stepanian says that CE officials thought of another process. They actively got involved in convincing the Azerbaijani leadership that "instead of getting upset over Armenia's imminent membership, they should speed up changes in their legislature and catch up with Armenia faster. In a way, Armenia's readiness encouraged Azerbaijan to become ready faster than expected," explains Ter Stepanian.
This "new process" satisfied those member states that were in favor of admitting both countries at once. Ter Stepanian believes that had Armenia been recommended for full membership by itself, there might have been difficulties during the final vote of the Committee of Ministers. "Some states, especially Turkey, would have lobbied against Armenia and advocated Azerbaijan's simultaneous admittance," he explains. "Indirectly," he adds, "Armenia's readiness for accession helped Azerbaijan's application as well." Once they are full members, the CE will provide Armenia and Azerbaijan with monitoring mechanism and technical assistance towards the implementation of the necessary legal and administrative reforms in Armenia and Azerbaijan.
--The Committee of Ministers (a decision making body) is made of the foreign ministers of all member states -- currently 41. It meets twice a year in ordinary sessions and sometimes, when matters arise, on special occasions. The Committee chairman rotates every six months among members states. The Ministers' Deputies meet at least once a month and draw up CE's program of activities and adopt its budget (currently over 1.3 billion French francs). It also decides follow-up procedures and presents proposals to the Parliamentary Assembly, the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities and the specialist ministerial conferences that the Council of Europe regularly organizes.
--The Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) is the parliamentary organ of the CE consisting of 291 representatives (and equal number of substitutes) from member states, with an elected President. Currently the president is Lord Russell-Johnston, a British Liberal Democrat and member of the House of Lords. The number of representatives and votes in the Assembly is determined by the size of each country. Armenia will have four representatives (and votes); Azerbaijan will have six, Georgia has five. The maximum number of representatives is 18, the smallest two. The representatives of each member state are elected by the national or federal parliaments of each state or appointed from amongst the members of national parliaments. PACE holds four plenary sessions a year, where a wide range of social issues are debated and recommendations are made to the Committee of Ministers. PACE also plays a significant role in the accession process for new members and in monitoring compliance with undertakings entered into.
--The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe has 291 representatives and 291 substitutes. It is composed of two chambers, one representing local authorities and the other regions. Its function is to strengthen democratic institutions at the local level, and in particular to assist the new democracies.
Some 1500 officials from member states work in the organization's International Secretariat, headed by a Secretary General, who is elected by the Parliamentary Assembly for a five year term.
The Council of Europe pays particular attention to significant social issues and to the protection of citizens of member states.
HUMAN RIGHTS: extends safeguards provided by the European Convention on Human Rights, accelerates judicial procedures and adds to the list of rights, especially concerning national minorities.
MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS: encourages freedom of expression and the free circulation of information.
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES: establishes guidelines for achieving greater social justice in Europe and better protection for the most vulnerable members of the community and the socially excluded groups.
EDUCATION: transmits democratic values to the youth and prepares them for life in a multilingual and multicultural Europe.
CULTURE AND HERITAGE: develops a European cultural identity and draws up heritage protection policies.
SPORTS: promotes the sports for all and draws up rigorous ethical principles.
ENVIRONMENT: helps defend the natural environment and organizes information campaigns.
LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES: strengthens the democratic process and organizes local and regional cooperation.
LEGAL ISSUES: modernizes and harmonizing national legislation, such as how to combat corruption, law on nationality and bioethics.
--The European Convention on Human Rights, designed to protect individuals' fundamental rights and freedoms.
--The European Social Charter, which lays down 23 fundamental rights for the protection of the family, the young workers, trade union rights and social insurance..
--The Convention for the Prevention of Torture which provides for an independent committee with the power to make unannounced visits to places of detention throughout Europe.
--The European Cultural Convention which forms the basis for intergovernmental cooperation in the fields of education, culture, Europe's heritage, sport and youth activities.


Being that sick kid, or having that sick kid, is stressful. Let's face it, we've all been sick and it is 0% fun. Were told to get ready for "cold and flu season." They say to get your flu shot even though it's toxic and has shown to be very ineffective. We're hit with ads for cold and flu medicine. And time after time were prescribed antibiotics for it, without even a test to see if the illness is bacterial or viral. So is it just inevitable that we're going to get sick?
You have the power to change that and create a strong responsive immune system that can keep you healthy all year long. You can do this for yourself and for your kids. Just a warning, it'll take some work, but it will be totally worth it.
Let's start with a simple action step. Have you noticed that during this time of year, the sun goes down earlier? What that means for most people is that they get less sun exposure. Less sun exposure equals a lowered level of Vitamin D in the body. Without getting to much into the science, Vitamin D is huge player in the realm of immunity. By naturally getting less in the winter months our body's immune response will be lower.
In oder to keep our Vitamin D levels high we need to do one of two things. Make a conscious effort to get sun exposure or take a Vitamin D supplement. For us here in Southern California, the sun exposure part can be relatively easy since it doesn't get super cold, but for most other places in the world, it would be wise to take a supplement. For some kids this single action can make the difference between going down with a cold and cruising through the winter months without slowing down!
The Vitamin D tip is just one of the many things you can learn during our upcoming webinar on immunity. The webinar will be on Tuesday, December 11th @ 6:00 PM. No registration is needed, simply use the link below and you'll be good to go!


If you have a gas furnace in your home, you probably know it's a relatively safe appliance to operate. However, because it produces heat through the combustion process, there are some hazards to be aware of.
Here are some tips for maintaining furnace safety.
Gas furnace hazards can include leaking gas or carbon monoxide. The former can lead to hypoxia and unconsciousness or explosions and fire when sufficient quantities of gas leak into an enclosed space. Carbon monoxide can result in poisoning, leading to serious illness and death.
The gas can leak from loose fittings, the exhaust flue and other gas connection areas. Carbon monoxide is usually leaked when the heat exchanger cracks.
While you can smell the mercaptan that is added to natural gas, you cannot smell CO. Besides the smell, signs of gas leaks are hissing sounds, dead vegetation and a whitish powder on the grass in an outdoor leak.
The best way to detect a CO leak is by installing several CO monitors throughout the house, particularly near bedrooms.
If you have a newer furnace, it may have safety features that prevent operation when there's a problem such as a gas leak, but older furnaces might not have this feature.
Have your furnace checked each year before you turn it on, and tell your HVAC tech you'd like an inspection for cracks in the heat exchanger, and leaks in the exhaust flue. Also, ask your HVAC tech if your furnace has any safety features that cut off operation in case of a fuel leak.
Remove obstructions from around the furnace area.
Avoid operating the furnace without the front-panel door in place, or you could risk CO poisoning.
Keep combustible substances such as solvents away from the furnace.
Prevent heat buildup in the furnace by keeping registers open in the home.
For more on furnace safety, contact NisAir Air Conditioning and Heating. We serve Martin, Palm Beach and Indian River counties.
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Nagpur: State-run power generation company Mahagenco has got the mining lease for its Gare Pelma II coal block in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh. Now, the company can begin the process of land acquisition.
As per the deadline given by the Union ministry of coal, Mahagenco has to start production by December 2019.
Shyam Wardhane, director (mining) of Mahagenco, told TOI that the extractable coal reserve was estimated at 656 MT as against the total reserve of 1,059 MT. The capacity of Gare Pelma II was 50 million metric tonnes (MMT) per annum. "We will mine coal as per requirement. It will meet our coal requirement for coming 30 years," he said.
The importance of the mine can be understood from the fact that the present requirement of the generation company is 46 MMT. This coal is mostly supplied by WCL and the remaining by SECL, MCL and SCCL. Against this, a single mine will supply 50 MMT coal.
Wardhane said the mine was spread over 2,589 hectares covering 14 villages. "We will hold gram sabhas in each of these villages and seek approval for the mine. As per the new rehabilitation act, we will provide them four times the market price for the land acquired. In addition, one member of the affected families will get a job in the mine. If this is not possible, then cash compensation of Rs 5 lakh will be given," he added.
The ministry of coal had allotted the block for Mahagenco's new and upcoming six units — two of 500 MW power at Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station, three of 660 MW at Koradi and one of 250 MW at Parli thermal power station. In addition, the company also plans to set up a 4,000 MW power plant near the mine to reduce cost of power generation.
Mahagenco was earlier allotted the Machhakatta block in Odisha, but it was scrapped by the Supreme Court . Now, the future of the company completely depends on Gare Pelma II block.


Coonrod was moving up draft boards late, winning a duel with Evansville lefty Kyle Freeland in front of a throng of scouts at the Missouri Valley Conference tournament. It was a classic Coonrod start, as he showed mid-90s velocity, control issues (he walked seven) and the competitiveness and stuff to pitch into the eighth inning. He started to establish himself in the middle of his sophomore year, moving into the weekend rotation, then had a strong Cape Cod League campaign. He has arm strength and arm speed, giving him one of the best fastballs in the college class, sitting in the 93-97 mph range at his best and around 92-93 for most of the spring. Coonrod shows some feel for his changeup, while his hard slider is less consistent. He has effort in his delivery and tends to overthrow, which gives him below-average command, and many scouts consider him a future reliever.


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Cherry Glazerr / Palehound Velvet Underground, Toronto ON, February 20
Photo: Chris Gee
By Chris Gee
Fresh off the release of their third full-length record, Stuffed & Ready, Los Angeles-based Cherry Glazerr brought their bratty garage-punk to Toronto for a soldout Wednesday night show. Now a trio since the last time they played the Velvet Underground in 2017 (keyboardist Sasami Ashworth has departed), Cherry Glazerr have zeroed in on a tighter sound featuring heavier guitar work and bigger, more subversive choruses.
Boston band Palehound, led by Ellen Kempner, started off the night with boisterous guitar licks on the scraggly "Room" and the unflinching "Flowing Over," from their overlooked 2017 album A Place I'll Always Go. Unfortunately, Kempner's growling whispers were sometimes lost in the booming mix, but were later spot-on for their slinking, murderous new song "Killer," which was released a few days ago.
With giant inflatable cherries in the back, and some blinking, pokey sculptures around the stage, bandleader and guitarist-vocalist Clementine Creevy jaunted toward centre stage and began with "Ohio," the opening song on Stuffed & Ready. A venue-wide, squirming mosh pit really got going a few songs in for Creevy's "favourite song" to play, "Self Explained," especially for the crunchy breakdown toward the end. The crowd got even wilder for "Nurse Ratched," from 2017's Apocalipstick, and the malicious "White's Not My Color This Evening," from their debut, Haxel Princess.
Creevy started Cherry Glazerr when she was a teenager, and since then the project has seen several different lineup iterations as Creevy has grown into a more confident songwriter, tackling topics such as her own insecurities and the imbalance of power dynamics for women. These issues were addressed head-on with a sarcastic and cynical tone on Stuffed & Ready, singles "Daddi" and "Wasted Nun," both of which conjured up a chaotic reaction from the sweat-drenched crowd.
On Cherry Glazerr's studio albums, Creevy's vocals range from sweet and dreamy to occasional bursts of pouty shrieks and goofy cackles, but she does not quite have the same dynamic punch in a live setting, and her usual cheeky singing style was toned down more than expected. Creevy made up for it with her snarky charisma and ferociously meaty guitar riffage, which seemed to ooze onto the front row as she pranced around the stage. Creevy showed off some major shredding on the "metal version" of "Teenage Girl," and even more so on the double whammy ending of Apocalipstick's title track and "Sip O' Poison," where drummer Tabor Allen and bassist Devin O'Brien pummelled out the explosive backbeat with no shits given.
For the encore, Cherry Glazerr came back out to cover a faithful version of LCD Soundsystem's "Time to Get Away," sort of an odd choice seeing as most of the crowd seemed not to know the song, but nevertheless was surprisingly pulled off very sleekly. Before heading out, Creevy started the snappy riff from fan favourite "Told You I'd Be with the Guys," an empowering, bombastic song, perfect for one last perspiring hurrah.
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Lisa Hickling = women's mental health!
At a baby shower for my daughter's lifelong friend last week, I was surprised at how quickly women remember infants, pregnancies, funny times, challenging times.
With the pull of a ribbon on a package, memories trigger back and group energy is there to catch the thought and cushion the blows.
Today, it's a lonelier place. Women zip in and out of hospital birth units like a revolving door. A generation ago there was support and celebration as you walked with your room-mate down to look through the huge glass window at the nursery, there were nurses to help with lactation, there was celebratory aura to the place.
What there's never been a lot of help for is sadness. For the woman who miscarries or who births a stillborn baby, it lasts forever, often hushed, never mentioned by friends or family. They don't mention the baby, often un-named, because they think they'll trigger feelings that will cause sadness. Those feelings of loss are always there. And for new moms, hormonal changes after a pregnancy and birth can trigger postpartum depression that conflicts with what she feels she should be feeling.
And that's why Lisa Hickling Miller maintains her private practice in Barrie. Lisa's full time work at Royal Victoria Health Care Centre (is that the right new name?) embraces outpatient women's mental health.
In addition to that, her private practice focusses on perinatal mental health. She's added to her impressive credentials and life experience by taking programs through Bereavement Ontario and is reaching out to obstetricians, fertility clinics, midwives and doulas, naturopathic doctors, mental health professionals who come in contact with women in perinatal distress. Her commitment, driven by the death of her own first child, and by the community's limited resources, is to embrace the emotions of both life and loss. "Eighty percent of women experience Post Partum Blues and 10 – 15% will experience Post Partum Depression, with 1 – 2 per 1000 experiencing Post Partum Psychosis," she says. Maybe you don't feel connected to your baby, maybe you're not having the feelings you thought you'd have.
Add to that, sleep deprivation, a colicky baby, the disconnect between what you thought would happen and what is happening... so often the medical solution is medication. But there are alternatives to that, too.
Some of her clients are supported with employee insurance plans or private health plans but others arrive on a fee for service basis, bearing the scars of a crib-death, a still birth, a set of twins with one that lived and one that didn't... Lisa feels passionately about the potential to grieve, embrace what's happened, make room for celebration and movement in the family life. The cost to a family of a mom who's not functioning is enormous.
Lisa points out that today's women are expected to be it all: dynamic career women, great mothers, fabulous home-makers, in perfect bodies and all in gracious control. "It's a false expectation. Women are so isolated today, without that network of mothers, grandmothers, aunts, great-aunts around to help. I want to create an environment where people can talk about how they're feeling, to dispel the silent loss of dreams and hopes."
"I hope I can help people place this in their life. There's a process in learning how to feel confident."
For every woman who ever looked in the bassinet and wondered how she would get through the day... thank you, Lisa!


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Should drugs policy be based on facts or opinion?
Should Britain's strategy to reduce the harm from drugs be based on scientific evidence or public opinion? When the issue came up during the course of a Parliamentary debate on "legal highs" last week, there was an interesting insight into how the previous Labour administration viewed matters.
The Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake stood up to ask a question of the shadow home office minister Alan Campbell.
"I seek reassurance that when sound, factual evidence is produced to show what is effective in tackling drug crime and addressing health issues, the hon. Gentleman will sign up to that."
Mr Campbell, who was, until the election, the Labour government's voice on drugs and crime, thought he detected a trap.
"I cannot give the hon. Gentleman the assurance he seeks because he is sending me along a route he knows I cannot go down."
The route, of course, was towards decriminalisation or legalisation of currently illicit drugs.
Mr Brake, a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee, recently travelled to Spain and Portugal where the possession of drugs is no longer a criminal offence. The question behind the question was "if it works there, would he support doing the same here?" (I blogged from Portugal last year.)
"It is no bad thing to learn lessons from abroad," Mr Campbell replied, "but we need a drugs policy for this country that reflects the evidence and takes into account the views of the public."
What happens, though, if the "evidence" and "public views" are in opposition? Mr Brake went in for the kill.
"Will the hon. Gentleman go on the record and confirm that if a policy is backed by clear, evidence-based research that shows the most effective way of tackling drugs to be something that the public do not support, he will back the public rather than scientific fact?"
It is the question that lies behind so many of the arguments about current drugs policy in Britain. The former home secretary's dismissal of Professor David Nutt as chairman of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs last autumn prompted a public battle between scientists and politicians over exactly this point. (See previous posts.)
"Politicians always think that they back the public because they hope the public will back them," Mr Campbell replied.
"We can take the evidence, but we must also take into account what the public think about such matters. There is an argument to say that scientific evidence alone can be collected on the harm that a drug would do to someone's health, and that the judgment can be made entirely from that. However, that is not the basis on which the advisory council is set up. Other factors must be taken into account, not least the attitude of the public, which I hope is informed by the evidence, as the hon. Gentleman suggests it will be."
Mr Campbell's hope that the public's attitude "is informed by the evidence" will have had many experts in the drugs field shaking their heads, however.
When the new drugs minister, James Brokenshire stood up to speak at the end of the debate, he was adamant that the coalition had no intention of going down the Portuguese route.
"The Government are opposed to the legalisation of drugs and to decriminalisation for personal use" because "illegal drugs are harmful and no one should take them".
"To legalise their supply for personal consumption would send the wrong message to the majority of young people, who do not take drugs on a regular basis, if at all, and, alongside that, it would increase the risk of drug use and abuse. On the specific point about the Portuguese model, we are against that proposal."
Interestingly, the new head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Yury Fedotov, took up his post only three days ago, promising to "place a strong emphasis on safeguarding health, human rights and justice in drugs and crime policy".
Calling for a period of consolidation at the body which polices the international treaties underpinning global drugs policy, Mr Fedotov appears supportive of his predecessor's view that "people who take drugs need medical help, not criminal retribution".
Also this week, the former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez called for global action to legalise drugs. He acknowledged that "no country can take this decision (to legalise drugs) unilaterally without an extremely serious (political) cost for its leaders.
"What is needed therefore is an international treaty that is respected by all," he said.
It is also worth recalling that, as a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry into drug misuse in 2002, David Cameron voted in favour of a recommendation that "the Government initiates a discussion within the Commission on Narcotic Drugs of alternative ways – including the possibility of legalisation and regulation – to tackle the global drugs dilemma".
However, this is clearly not where the coalition is heading. When it comes to the question of evidence-based drugs policy and public opinion, it would appear that the new British government has carried on precisely where the old one left off.
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Giving Back Health Abroad
In Memory of Dr. Shannon Bloch
Thank you for your support of Giving Back Health Abroad. Our mission is to provide Doctors of Chiropractic and other healthcare practitioners an opportunity to volunteer with World Spine Care in Botswana, Africa. The Dr. Shannon Bloch Grant provides an opportunity to give back to communities in Botswana, while obtaining invaluable clinical experience, without having to deal with the stress of loan payments and other financial responsibilities. All contributions will not only change the lives of the people in these communities and the volunteers, but also help to honour Shannon's life.
Building Better Doctors
While becoming a doctor means earning a degree, becoming a proficient healthcare provider means so much more. Did you know:
more than a billion people in the world today experience spine related disabilities?
the greatest burden of disability worldwide is attributed to neck and back pain?
this condition disproportionately affects women, the elderly, rural communities and those in lower-income countries?
Introducing the New BH3 Clinic
Thanks to the generous support of our donors, we are pleased to share that Giving Back Health Abroad has established a new World Spine Care clinic in Botswana. The Broadhurst 3 (BH3) clinic in Gaborone will be overseen by Clinical Coordinator, Dr. Mufudzi Chihambakwe.
Dr. Chihambakwe brings his passion for patient care and clinical expertise to lead this exciting new initiative. He is a particularly good fit for this role, as he and Shannon became friends during their time volunteering together.
"It is an honor to be able to continue to provide patient care in Gaborone, and to establish this new clinic in Dr. Bloch's honor" said Dr. Chihambakwe. "To have the opportunity to support a new clinic, to do more to help the community, and to build upon the great work that World Spine Care has accomplished in Botswana to date is incredible, and I look forward to the future good we can achieve together".
Giving Back Health Abroad is proud to be able to support the BH3 Clinic in Shannon's honour, and we are grateful to those supporters who have made this dream a reality.
Because of you, underserviced and medically naive populations that depend on manual labour for their survival and livelihood, with very limited access to spinal care, are able to get the help they need.
Our hope is that, with your help, Giving Back Health Abroad can continue to support Dr. Chihambakwe, and eventually other volunteers who want to follow in Shannon's footsteps, to improve spine health in Botswana.
Your support makes it possible to provide financial assistance to healthcare professionals that would like to volunteer. This exciting opportunity changed the life of our daughter, Dr. Shannon Bloch, and we want it to change the lives of many more.
Target: $50000.00
Current: $21858.97
Affiliated with the RBC Charitable Gift Program