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The "Cura Italia" Decree and the Injection of Liquidity to Support Italy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 31, 2020 by Cristiano Cominotto
The Italian government enacted a new and powerful economic plan – the "Cura Italia" – on March 17, 2020, sending Italian citizens a strong message of solidarity and support to Italian citizens. The Decree allocates a liquidity injection of some €25 billion in aid for workers, businesses, and families through a liquidity injection to support the economy.
How the Cura Italia Addresses Employment and the Workplace
The most significant portion of the aid will be allocated to reinforce social safety nets, including people who, under ordinary conditions, could not access those benefits. Among the measures are:
Extending the Ordinary Earnings Supplement Fund and implementing a simplified procedure for all companies that intend to adopt the ordinary layoff. This includes a mechanism for derogating from the maximum limit (currently 24 months);
Extending and upgrading the Redundancy Fund in Exception for employers with fewer than six employees (even just one employee). This includes sectors covered by the Ordinary Earnings Supplement Fund and not protected by Solidarity Funds, such as services and logistics;
An appropriation of €500 million for the Wage Integration Fund for micro-enterprises employing between one and five employees who cannot count on social safety nets.
Special Rules Regarding Ordinary Salary Integration and Ordinary Allowance
In 2020, employers who suspend or reduce their work due to events attributable to the COVID-19 emergency can apply for ordinary salary integration or access to the ordinary allowance for a maximum duration of nine weeks (ending August 2020). Applications can be submitted by the end of the fourth month following the one in which the period of suspension or reduction of work began.
Those who apply for the ordinary allowance are exempted from statutory obligations relating to trade union information and consultation, which are generally essential to assess applications. However, the information, consultation, and joint examination must be carried out electronically within three days of the request.
Companies benefiting from the Extraordinary Redundancy Fund (for example, for a solidarity contract or reorganization) can also apply to the Ordinary Earnings Supplement Fund for a period not exceeding nine weeks.
Before the Ordinary Earnings Supplement Fund is authorized, however, it is necessary to stop the current Extraordinary Redundancy Fund. The Ministry of Labor and Social Policies must adopt a decree at the request of the company concerned.
Employers enrolled in the Wage Integration Fund under Decree Law No. 6 of February 23, 2020, and with a solidarity allowance in place, can still access the Ordinary Earnings Supplement Fund for a period not exceeding nine weeks.
The grant of ordinary wage supplement treatment suspends and replaces the solidarity allowance already in progress, and can also concern the same workers who are beneficiaries of the solidarity allowance to cover working hours fully.
New Provisions for the Redundancy Fund in Exception
The Redundancy Fund in Exception will apply to private-sector employers, including agricultural, fisheries, and third-sector employers, including civilly recognized religious entities, that cannot rely on the safeguards above. This includes both small companies with up to five employees and large companies that have participated in the Extraordinary Redundancy Fund.
A prior agreement with national trade union organizations is needed, but may be obtained electronically.
It is up to the Regions and Autonomous Provinces to sign this agreement. It will not be an agreement with individual companies but instead a regional framework agreement.
This treatment will be granted by decree of the Regions and Autonomous Provinces for a period not exceeding nine weeks, and limited to employees already in the labor force as of February 23, 2020.
The decree and a list of beneficiaries must be sent electronically to the National Social Welfare Institution (INPS) within 48 hours of its adoption to allow for the required verification of compliance with the spending limits.
Indemnity for Self-Employed Workers and Freelancers
Self-employed workers and freelancers will receive a €600 allocation to assist them during the period of inactivity.
The allowance, which does not constitute income pursuant to the President of the Republic's Decree No. 917 of December 22, 1986. That law will be renewed or replaced, if necessary, in April.
A monthly allocation similar to the one for self-employed workers (€700 for a maximum of three months) is also expected for honorary magistrates.
Extension of Time Limits Relating to Unemployment Claims
For workers who are involuntarily dismissed between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2020, the deadline for submitting an unemployment claim is extended to 128 days from 68 days.
Suspension of Appeal Procedures for Layoffs
A crucial provision of the Cura Italia Decree concerns layoffs. Companies are prohibited from laying off workers for the next two months (as of February 23, 2020) without "justified objective reasons."
Where the layoff occurs after 23 February, it must remain frozen for 60 days, even if the economic rationale is linked to the adverse effects of the COVID-19 emergency.
Help for People With Disabilities and Family Members With Disabilities
Until April 30, 2020, employees with disabilities and those who assist family members with disabilities may work remotely (in agile mode) to the extent it is compatible with the employer's business. Otherwise, the authorization to stay at home will be extended from three to 15 days per month, both for March and for April 2020.
The Decree also addresses parental leave to families with children affected by school closures and suspension of educational services, as ordered in the Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers of March 4, 2020.
Parents employed in the private sector, as well as parents working in the public sector with children up to 12 years of age, can take a leave of up to 15 days, continuous or split, with an indemnity equal to 50% of salary to be paid by the Italian Social Security Institution.
The age limit referred to above does not apply to children with disabilities who are enrolled in schools of all levels and grades or who are hosted in daycare centers.
For an employed parent to take leave, the other parent must not be unemployed or receive any other income support measure.
For parents employed in the private sector, and whose children are between 12 and 16 years of age, the right to abstain from work is provided on the condition that there is no other parent within the family who benefits from income support or with the right to abstain from work. These parents will not be entitled to any allowance or money from the government. However, dismissal by an employer is prohibited.
Bonus for Babysitting Services
As an alternative to leave, families may, during the emergency period, request the payment of a bonus to purchase babysitting services, up to a maximum limit of €600.
The National Social Welfare Institution established the procedures for obtaining these funds, monitors requests, and communicates results to the Ministry of Labor and Social Policies and the Ministry of Economy and Finance. If a family has exceeded the expenditure limit, the INPS may reject additional requests.
The bonus amount increases to €1,000 for doctors, nurses, social health personnel, researchers, and State Police personnel responding to the COVID-19 crisis.
Urgent Measures to Protect the Active Surveillance of Private Sector Workers
For private-sector workers subjected to a quarantine period after entering Italy from an epidemiological risk area (as identified by the World Health Organization) and for those subjected to quarantine with active surveillance after coming into close contact with infected persons, the entire quarantine period is treated as an illness under the Decree.
The treating physician is required to issue a certificate of the disease with the details that gave rise to quarantine, along with a prescription for the person to remain at home.
Extraordinary Measures Regarding Smart Working
In general, the Decree provides that until the COVID-19 emergency ends, "smart working" (working remotely) at home or at a distance is necessary to limit the presence of employees in the workplace.
Additional Protective Measures for Workers and the Community
To contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus until the emergency ends, the Decree requires all Italian workers who cannot maintain a social distance of one meter to use commercially available surgical devices such as masks, including filtration masks without CE mark.
Tax Credit For Sanitation Costs In The Workplace
The Decree encourages sanitation of the workplace as a measure to contain the COVID-19 virus.
Individuals carrying out business, art, or professional activities are eligible for a 2020 tax credit equal to 50 percent of the costs of sanitizing their work environments and work tools, up to a maximum of €20,000 per individual. The maximum overall spending limit will be €50 million for 2020.
All the measures of the Decree are subject to monthly monitoring by the competent administrations in agreement with the Ministry of Economy and Finance, which can make changes to optimize the allocation of available resources.
Italian Prime Minister Conte said that he is aware of the urgent need to rebuild the country's economic and social fabric, severely damaged by this emergency. This decree "will not be enough" to achieve the goal.
The Italian Government is already working on the second set of measures for April that will have "a double impact compared to the old financial one" in the hope that the rest of Europe will soon follow the example Italy has set for the rest of the world.
Cristiano Cominotto
A.L. Assistenza Legale
Filed Under: COVID-19, Workplace Issues


I have a Coleman PMJ8960 Jumpstart System. It's a portable jump-start battery for your car. So far, I have never used it for my car. But it has a fluorescent work light that can last all night on its 10 amp hour battery. It has been my late hour working companion for years. Recently, this companion would not hold a charge. Maybe I should have let it drain completely. Or maybe the battery is just too old.
So I took it apart, hoping to replace the battery. The battery is a "Fuli FL12100", 12 volt, 10 amp hour battery. But I can't find this battery anywhere online! It's almost as if this battery doesn't exist.
So my favorite companion sits there on the garage floor, lifeless until I can find a way to revive him.
Well, I cared more about the work-light than the jump-start capability. So I modified this Coleman PMJ8960 to use a BP4-12 battery pack, because I have an old BP4-12 sealed maintenance-free rechargeable battery from an old UPS, which no longer works. After charging the battery all night, I tested the system and the work-light turns on. But the next day, it no longer powered up. I'm sure it was just the battery was too old. But that gave me a new hope to put life back into the work light.
When I looked up the price of the battery on Amazon, I found the "Hi-Capacity SLA UPS Battery for Best Technologies, SL Waber & Tripp Lite (BP4-12)" for $30.66 with free Super Saver shipping. A new Coleman PMJ8960 was priced at $39.99 before shipping (see "Related Links" below).
Now it's a debate whether it's more cost effective to get a smaller battery for slightly less than the whole device, or to replace the entire device, which includes a battery that is twice as big.
Coleman battery booster thing needs...Positive - Negative... etc. do you happen to know what settings I need the cord to be on???
A HUGE thank you in advance for any help you can give me!!
Yes, I do. When I get home, I'll post the power specification for the charging adapter.
The adapter I use with it is 12 volts DC, 800 mA, and positive center pin.
I say the adapter I use with it, because I think I lost its actual adapter. But this one works with it and is the one I use.
Did you find a battery? I have two bought new in August of 2009. Still in box.
I seemed to have lost the charger power-cord too. I found another cord, but not sure if it was the original. It has INPUT: 120V ac 60Hz and OUTPUT: 9V dc 500mA, will this work on PMJ8960? I don't know much about voltage, just don't want to burn the unit. Anyone, please let me know. Thanks!!
I think you will need a 12 volt adapter to charge the 12 volt battery inside. The 9 volt adpater you have probably won't be strong enough.
I don't know, Ben. But that sounds risky. I wouldn't that that. I would guess the big alligator clips are for output only, not for charging.
Hello, i have a 12V Jump Start w/Air Comp 17Amp, just like motst owners here, i lost the wall charger. i have a stand alone 6v/12v charger, so was thinking of coonecting the stand-alone direct yo the interbal battery to charge it. Has any one tried this option before?
I am looking for a battery for my Coleman Powermate jump box #PMJ8960-T. The battery was a Sunnyway #SW12100. 12Volt-10amphr. I have attached a copy of a picture of the battery. You will notice it has bolt on terminals and not spade like the currant models have. Can anone out there help me???
I have found several of these batteries listed, and I am waiting to here back from a couple folks on price and availability.
The web site for CooPower lists a battery that is much larger than what I actually have, so I am waiting to here back from them if that is just a typo.
Speaking of typos, I really do know the difference between "here" and "hear."
Purchased my PMJ8960 in december of 03, worked fine untill this year 2011. Now battery will not hold a charge. Flourescent worklight works fine.I only paid 30 bucks for the thing so if a battery that might works sells for the same thing, I think I will just upgrade and use the worklight as needed.
Just google RT12100 which is a RITAR battery that mine has and you will find several mfg. Another one is UB12100. Also ebay has several available.This stands for 12volts 10amp hours. Mine has 12V 10AH/20HR. The battery takes a constant voltage charge with initial current less than 3.0 amps. My charger is a 12V 500ma (0.5 amp) with the center of the plug positive (+). Any 12 volt DC charger less than 3 amps should be ok. Obviously a 1 amp charger will charge it quicker than a .5 amp will.
I received from my son a Coleman Powermate PMj8960 emergency automobile battery pack with two 12v accessary outlets. I want to know if the battery charger that came with this unit is the proper one. The charger is a Garrity Industries, inc. class 2 power supply. Input: 12vac 60hz 10w. Output: 12vdc 500mA. Center pin positive. Thanks for the help.
It'll probably work, Richard. The 12 VDC 500 mA center pin positive matches others in this thread, so it should work.
Class 2 Transformer, Center (positive). I haven't looked for a replacement battery as yet but probably will have to or buy a new unit after what I see what this charger will do.
or the charger isn't working...guess I have to put a meter on it to see.
I lost my power cord. How and were can I replace it.
anyone tried to revival the battery by putting it in the freezer or open the battery and put epsom salt in it. try revival car battery on youtube, you will see lots of video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JIzSxqWids take a look at what this guys is doing, I think add some epsom salt would work better.
Bought a PMJ8960 new from a hardware going out of business. Have charged it twice for over two hours but it won't hold a charge. Any ideas how to get it to work?
Hi Margaret. Does the light on the carrying handle come on?
I think the AC adapter provides trickle charging. Try charging it for 8 hours and see if it works.
Thanks. The light works only when it is plugged in. :) I will try charging it all night and hope that will work. Thanks for the suggestion.
Charged that sucker all night. Ten minutes after unplugging it the light turned on,but the next day the light would not shine!! Any other ideas? Since it has a sealed battery I don't know what to do.
The internal battery is bad. The only thing you can really do is to take it apart and replace the internal battery. Depends on how much you bought it for and how much you can pay to buy a new one off Amazon or somewhere, it may or may not be worth it.
See the top of this thread for battery replacement.
Okay, did a bunch of research, and found a source for a replacement battery, from a company based out of California! The name is Tempest Battery, and their website is www.batteryspec.com. The exact replacement battery is TR10-12C, and it has the T25 1/4" nut and bolt terminals. The rating is 12V 10Ah. The original battery inside is Fuli FL12100S (the S is the nut terminal version), or the Sunnyway SW12100 (it appears sunnyway has discontinued the nut terminal, as it is not listed on their web site). Others have stated the BB battery 1290 is a replacement, but that is NOT the full equivalent of the original, because the BB is rated at 12V 9Ah, so it is smaller in capacity, and so performance is probably worse than the original.
For those who have lost the charger, you can get a 12V 500mA charger, or you can charge the battery through the jumper cables with a 12V battery charger (set on "AGM" as the battery type, not wet or gel battery). The original battery is a sealed AGM type battery.
batteryspec.com has a host of other batteries as well, so you can type in your model number (like PMJ8960) in the search window, and they will come back with an equivalent. I don't work for the company, but just spent several hours trying to find a replacement battery, and thought this might help someone.
Sorry, there was a typo: The Terminal type is "T5", 1/4" Nut and bolt terminal.
like everyone that owns this jumpstart system(pmj8960), I have also lost my charger. I believe the correct output voltage on the charger should be 13.8 volts dc, like your car's alternator, if its working properly will be operating at about 13.8 volt dc.
if you were using a transformer to power an item that operates on 12 volt than a 12 v charger would be correct, but this jumpstart is used to power 12 volt equipment. if you were to charge this from your cigarette lighter, which is a great way it would be charging at 13.8 volt. you can use a 12 volt transformer to charge, but the jumpstart will never be fully charged.
Check batteryspec.com I was searching for a replacement for a Powermate PMJ8160BL and was able to locate battery on the site for $34.00. Hope this helps.


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Let' say, you are a teenager who is searching for something in his or her life, something that would make you happy once in your life. A lot of teenagers are searching for kindness in people, others are searching for love and comfort, and others are traveling all around the world to find true friends.
Holden Caulfield (pg.17) is one example out of 348 million (33,6%) teenagers . I read the book with an unbiased mind. I think, what the author of "The catcher in rye" (J.D.Salinger) tries to explain is that sometimes you can go through trouble, but at the end you end up being in the place you should be. Call me naive, but I think everything we go through in our lives prepares us somehow for something bigger in the future.
Holden Caulfield was in the beginning at a school called Pencey and felt like he did not belong over there. While he was in Pencey, he often talked about his little brother Allie who died at a young age. Holden also described himself as corny, old, and strange, because of his grey hair at early age and his solitary. When Holden left Pencey, he did not go home until Wednesday. Therefore, he went to a payphone and called some of his crushes, friends and frenemies. He did not like to be solitary. It was compulsory for him to have someone to care about.
The whole story is about the people, he cares about and the ones, he likes to care about, but he does not know how because there is a missing link in knowing them and being friends with them. Generally, his siblings are the most important people for him. His friends. Allie who is dead and Phoebe who relies on him.
Already at a young age Holden saw a lot of bad things. One of his classmates, who lived next door committed suicide in Pencey. His interactions with his teachers and bad grades caused him to drop out of school, which led to the story of the book : "The catcher in the rye". Shortly after, he dropped out of Pencey, he took a taxi undecided where he wanted to go. Inside he was thinking to go to New York and he did. In his hurry he changed his mind and told the taxi driver to take him to Central Park, New York. While the taxi driver was trying to figure out, where he could possibly turn. Holden asked him : "Do you know where the ducks are in the winter, when the lake freezes? I mean, I see them in the summer in the central park, all the time". The taxi driver is baffled and answered : "I don't know where the goddam ducks are." The rest of the time, while being in the taxi, the driver kept talking and kind of getting sore. All of sudden, he claimed :"They have to be somewhere, God would not let them die". Holden stayed silent in that moment. I think in moments like these Holden was thinking that, what the taxi driver responded could be true. Subsequently, he arrived at the central park because he wanted to check on the ducks.
Afterwards, he went to a motel or hotel, where he met some hookers (prostitutes) and decided to stay with one of them, at her room, who was possibly his age or younger. Throughout the time in the room with the young girl, he only wanted to talk and someone who would like to listen to him, but in his bad luck, she did not listen at all. Again Holden felt misunderstood and behaved badly after he left the motel or hotel wounded because of the money battle about the five dollars, he should have given to the hooker.
Throughout the story, he kept calling some girls out of a payphone like old Sally. He also toyed with the idea of running away with her somewhere into the woods. He slept in a subway in New York for a night, which he had to leave because of the people. Then he saw his old teacher who offered him his couch to sleep on, and at the end he ended up being with his sister who was his true friend. After experiencing all of these in around three days. Holden found comfort in his unusual life situation and decided to stay, where he was.
Finally, I can say Holden Caulfield you are a great guy. I do not know why J.D. Salinger wrote "The catcher in the rye", but I am glad he did. "The catcher in the rye" is an incredible masterpiece. The book does not describe a life of a teenager, it describes what happens at the end of every story. The people and the things that belong together come together. We end up where we should have been the entire time, but we needed a bit longer to arrive and that is the only bad luck.
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Disruption and the Common Good
As Covid-19 turns our world upside down, we are disorientated and many are suffering. But our deserted streets are also flowering with examples of kindness and solidarity. The crisis is also exposing the failings of a system that has exploited and dehumanised for too long. In this meditation, Professor Wayne Parsons sees signs of hope, and drawing on the experience of the Israelites in the wilderness, he believes this moment could be the impetus for a new political settlement, for the Common Good.
Finding the Common Good flowering in the wilderness
Looking back at my life, I thank God for the many times when my best laid plans were disrupted. As Christians we should be open to times when our lives are turned upside down. As Acts 17:6-7 reminds us, that is what followers of Jesus are all about, after all.
With Covid-19, I think that God is urging us to learn from the experience and press the reset button. How we respond to this present disruption is the important thing. The world is indeed being turned upside down and inside out. Not only are we seeing widespread disorientation and suffering, but the crisis is also exposing the failings of an economic and political system that has exploited and dehumanised for far too long.
The books of the old and new testaments give us a powerful insight into how we could and should respond to current events, helping us to see beyond the pain and tragedy and recognise how we can reform and renew our lives and our world.
As the Covid-19 pandemic has unfolded it has brought to mind an interview I did many moons ago with Dame Alix Meynell, one of the most notable public servants of the 1940s and 1950s. 'You see', she said 'the war changed everything. Ideas and policies that were regarded as wholly unacceptable, became acceptable, if not inevitable'. Her point was that the experience of the war had brought about a new way of thinking, a new economic 'consensus' that is often associated with the so-called 'Keynesian revolution'. As we reflect on the sheer war-time scale of the changes that the Covid-19 crisis has brought in its wake, the implications of Dame Alix's recollections strike me as having an urgent relevance for today.
Today we face a war against an enemy within, rather than from without, but it seems to be having a transformative effect on both economic policy as in the 1940s, but also a remarkable impact on our social life. It appears that, just as World War Two changed everything, the 'war' or 'battle' against Covid-19 is also changing everything.
We are truly living through a great disruption as our deserted streets seem to mirror our wilderness within. It is curious for me because this Lent I decided to take Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' The Book of Numbers: the Wilderness Years with me on my journey through Lent. (Last year it was Dante's The Divine Comedy).
As the crisis unfolded, and as my part of Wales was turning slowly into a desert, it brought home that human beings need a wilderness experience. We need to be open to divine disruption. In the wilderness, Israel learned many things. Above all, what we can learn from their 40 years in the wilderness is that it is not easy being free. The Lord had set the people of Israel free from slavery, but it took quite a while for them to learn how to be free. It seems to me that Lent is a period in which we learn how to be free and what true freedom means.
This Lent has been the closest I have got to living in a wilderness. And yet, I look around, and to my amazement I see the deserted streets flowering with examples of kindness and solidarity, and a sense of the common good seems to be growing. Now, more than ever, I see and hear sights and sounds of what real freedom looks and sounds like.
I see and hear real freedom on Thursday evenings when people come out into the streets of my town clapping and banging pots and pans to say 'thank you' for people who work in our NHS and in other services. This is the kind of freedom that is captured in common good thinking. Perhaps, we needed to have a great disruption, an experience of the wilderness for us to grasp the truths which this thinking contains.
Long ago the moral and ethical dimensions of economic theory and practice were excised from mainstream political economy, regarded as largely irrelevant to policy making. And as I have confessed elsewhere (in On the Road to the Common Good) I was not alone in supporting that view. However in recent years I began to see the moral limitations of 'Keynesianism' and I changed my mind. I came to see that moral and ethical principles are fundamental for good policy making.
But, and it was a big but, I just could not see how the powerful ideas that Together for the Common Good and others have promoted could actually change anything. The world would have to be turned upside down. But how? Like Dame Alix who saw a 'revolution' at first hand in a war-time government, I think we are now seeing how the moral aspects of public policy are coming to the fore.
As we consider the Covid-19 crisis and its aftermath, we realise that the re-build required will need to be underpinned by a consensus, where human beings understand the relationship between virtue and social, political and economic life.
The crisis is showing us in stark terms that it is only when we think of others and love our neighbours, when we show solidarity with those who need our help, and when we work together to build the common good, that we flourish as human beings.
The complexity of our problems requires far more than the application of state power or the interplay of market forces or technological gadgets. Ultimately real human progress is moral progress. This is what Aristotle and Aquinas argued, and it is revealed in the experience of Israel in the wilderness. Our dominant culture of liberalism is so very deficient in understanding this.
The story of wilderness and sacrifice told in the book of Numbers is absolutely necessary to our realising the possibilities of freedom. Democracy, as a way of life, is dependent on virtuous citizens who understand the importance of the common good to building a just society.
Perhaps, just perhaps, this great disruption, despite the human suffering, will provide the impetus for the emergence of a new kind of political and policy agenda: a new political settlement for the common good. This is, after all, what the 'post-liberal' movement has been calling for for more than a decade. Now, it is just possible that it might actually happen.
Our deserted streets this Lent have forced us to confront a most uncomfortable truth. We share in a common humanity and for our survival we must work together for the common good. We like to think that because of our wealth or intelligence that we can live without recognising how we are deeply and profoundly interconnected and dependent on one another. A prince may catch the virus from a pauper. The pauper may get it from a prince. The person who lives hundreds of miles away is really a next door neighbour. This is no mere metaphor but a description of a reality. As the world is turned upside down, we have to seize the opportunity to transform our life together.
When we take this reality to heart then the principles embodied in common good thinking are no longer an irrelevance to the theory and practice of public policy, but reveal great truths about what it means be a human being, and we neglect these truths at our peril.
When we focus on the common good we see a new way of understanding the problems facing humanity which cuts across the divisions of faith and party politics. We urgently need that new politics and a new consensus. Perhaps, just perhaps, in the wilderness of 2020, that new settlement may flower and set seed.
© D.W. Parsons
Professor Wayne Parsons was formerly professor of public policy at Queen Mary, University of London. He now works as a consultant and independent scholar.
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Shell Buys UK's Largest Public Electric Vehicle Charging Network
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Sanjeev January 27, 2021
Royal Dutch Shell said on Monday it was acquiring the owner of the UK's largest public electric vehicle charging network, ubitricity, for an undisclosed amount.
The deal for the company that has over 2,700 on-street charge points in the country is expected to be completed late this year.
Shell has been continuously rebranding itself as an energy company and not just another oil company, moving further in that direction, it had in Feb 2020, agreed to purchase the output of the 100 MW/100 MWh Minety power storage project in Wiltshire, which is being called "the largest battery in Europe" and is expected to be up and running very soon.
Electric vehicle sales are set to continue to soar in 2021, industry analysts and car distributors have said, as more models are brought to the market and governments push for use of cleaner energy to achieve climate goals.
So the company is adding EV charging stations to more gas/petrol stations in UK and is getting ready to adapt fairly well to a coming world dominated by electric vehicles.
They are rightly placed to lead the transition as over 75% of the UK population are within 15 minutes of their service station.
"This acquisition marks Shell's expansion into the fast-growing on-street EV charging market and will provide critical competencies, helping Shell to scale its overall EV charging offer," Shell said in a statement.
The oil giant is aiming to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050 or sooner.
Reference- InsideEvs, Reuters, Shell Online Newsroom
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Q: Is there a list/graph of all symbols for a Swedish/Finnish keyboard? I switched to a physical Swedish/Finnish keyboard to save my sanity (too many ä and ö I need to type), but I noticed many symbols are poorly documented, and do not match the equivalent Windows keyboard.  For instance, the symbols | and \ are not where a Windows keyboard puts them (and also, the Windows keyboard does show where these symbols are).  Same is for [] and {}.  I looked online for a quick guide of where the symbols are in an Apple Swedish/Finnish keyboard, but I am still to find one.  I thought Apple would provide it, but I failed to find it.
Does anybody has a list or a picture showing all the symbols one can produce with Option and Option + Shift?

A: It's built-into the OS. Keyboard Viewer
To be able to get to it rapidly… System Prefs > Keyboard > Input Sources > Show input menu in menu bar.
Then you can get to it from the menu

Holding various combinations of Shift / Opt will let you see all the glyphs available directly from keyboard combos. Orange keys are dead-keys, which will add an accent to the next-pressed key. Swedish is amongst the few which has permanent dead+keys without needing Opt.
The glyphs you're looking for in Swedish all appear to be on the number keys 7, 8, 9.
The appearance of this panel has changed in recent macOS, but the functionality is very similar.
Above is Mojave, below is Big Sur. The actual layout you will see depends on your physical keyboard too.

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Pain, Pleasure, and the Greater Good: From the Panopticon to the Skinner Box and Beyond
2017.11.07 Booksethics, human subjects, medical experimentation, pain, pleasure, Skinner, utilitarianismJacy Young
A new book from from University of Chicago Press may be of interest to AHP readers. As described on the publisher's site, Cathy Gere's Pain, Pleasure, and the Greater Good: From the Panopticon to the Skinner Box and Beyond asks
How should we weigh the costs and benefits of scientific research on humans? Is it right that a small group of people should suffer in order that a larger number can live better, healthier lives? Or is an individual truly sovereign, unable to be plotted as part of such a calculation?
These are questions that have bedeviled scientists, doctors, and ethicists for decades, and in Pain, Pleasure, and the Greater Good, Cathy Gere presents the gripping story of how we have addressed them over time. Today, we are horrified at the idea that a medical experiment could be performed on someone without consent. But, as Gere shows, that represents a relatively recent shift: for more than two centuries, from the birth of utilitarianism in the eighteenth century, the doctrine of the greater good held sway. If a researcher believed his work would benefit humanity, then inflicting pain, or even death, on unwitting or captive subjects was considered ethically acceptable. It was only in the wake of World War II, and the revelations of Nazi medical atrocities, that public and medical opinion began to change, culminating in the National Research Act of 1974, which mandated informed consent. Showing that utilitarianism is based in the idea that humans are motivated only by pain and pleasure, Gere cautions that that greater good thinking is on the upswing again today and that the lesson of history is in imminent danger of being lost.
Rooted in the experiences of real people, and with major consequences for how we think about ourselves and our rights, Pain, Pleasure, and the Greater Good is a dazzling, ambitious history.
New Fiction: Skinner's Quests
2016.12.16 Books, GeneralAlan Turing, fiction, Freud, Skinner, WittgensteinJacy Young
A new novel, by Richard Gilbert, offers of fictionalized account of what might have happened had B.F. Skinner and Sigmund Freud met. Skinner's Quests is described as follows:
Two of the best known psychologists of the twentieth century, B.F. Skinner and Sigmund Freud, never met. What if they had met? What if, as well, the young B.F. Skinner had discussed matters of mutual interest with Ludwig Wittgenstein, the century's best known and most eccentric philosopher, also living in England in 1939?
Skinner's Quests, a novel of ideas and relationships, describes a fictional trip to England by Skinner in May and June 1939. He traveled from his home in Minneapolis to London and Cambridge via Montreal and Glasgow. He returned via Lisbon and New York.
Skinner had two quests. Both were conceived by philosopher and political activist Bertrand Russell, then at the University of Chicago. Both were to do with Russell's former student Ludwig Wittgenstein – already the 20th century's preeminent philosopher.
One quest was to correct what Russell regarded as Wittgenstein's futile flirtation with behaviorism. (Russell had misunderstood Skinner's position.)
The other quest, in collaboration with the White House, was to exploit Wittgenstein's association with Adolf Hitler. The two were born a few days apart and were at high school together. Moreover, in 1939 Wittgenstein was involved with the German government, negotiating exemptions for his family from the Nuremburg (Race) Laws. He was also pally with the Soviet government.
Skinner had little interest in Wittgenstein. He welcomed the trip – over the strong objections of his wife – for a chance to meet Sigmund Freud, who was dying in London. Skinner was an admirer of Freud's writings, even though he disagreed with much of what the founder of psychoanalysis had to say. Skinner met Freud, and Freud's daughter Anna. In Cambridge, Skinner met Alan Turing as well as Wittgenstein. This was just after Turing had devised the modern computer and before he become a key figure in British cryptanalysis.
During the odyssey, Skinner met with other real and several fictional characters. Some of his encounters were romantic. Some were merely social. Some had a sinister edge that reflected the time of his travels, made during one of modern history's most fraught periods.
Skinner's odyssey had mixed success. He had little apparent impact on Wittgenstein, but he clarified his own thinking about several matters and provided information of possible value to the White House. Early in his odyssey, Skinner had visions of being the Darwin of the twentieth century, doing for psychology what Darwin had done for biology in the nineteenth century. Freud cautioned Skinner that his disregard for free will could become associated with totalitarianism. Skinner let the matter rest, at least for the moment.
The book will appeal to readers interested in some or all of these topics: psychology, philosophy, language, evolution, transportation in the 1930s, and the politics of North America and Europe just before the Second World War.
Air Crib in APS Observer
2010.10.13 General, Journalsaircrib, SkinnerJennifer Bazar
The September issue of the APS Observer features an article by Nick Joyce and Cathy Faye of the Archives of the History of American Psychology (AHAP). The article, "Skinner Air Crib", discusses the development of the air crib by B.F. Skinner in the mid-1940s – a climate controlled environment designed to encourage a child's development. The article discusses some of the myths and legends surround the use of the crib in the Skinner home and also why it failed to gain more widespread popularity in North America.
But the story of the air crib is bigger than just the Skinner story. In 1939, a Dutch doctor created an air crib in Groningen as an aid to child rearing. The outcome was different than the North American story, with the crib still being manufactured and used in some homes in The Netherlands today. The cribs are called "babyhuisjes" in Dutch which translates roughly to "baby house". Want to build you own babyhuisjes? See here and here.
New Issue of JHBS
2009.10.23 Book Reviews, General, Journalsaesthetics, Meyer, Sapir, Skinner, Stack Sullivan, UNESCO, Vernon LeeJacy Young
A new issue of the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences just been released online. Included in the October issue of the journal is an article detailing how post-World War II social scientists, associated with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), "consciously sought to create a scientific way of knowing that would bring unity to diversity" (p. 309) and thus reinforce democratic governance. Also featured is an article that recounts the the late-nineteenth century aesthetic research undertaken by Vernon Lee, a pseudonym adopted by British writer Violet Paget (pictured to the right). Finally, this issue of JHBS includes an account of the work of the the Social Science Research Council's Advisory Committee on Personality and Culture (1930-1934), an interdisciplinary committee that included among its members a number of notable social scientists and clinicians, including Adolf Meyer, Edward Sapir, and Harry Stack Sullivan, among others.
Eight all-new book reviews can also be found in this issue of JHBS, including a review of Alexandra Rutherford's Beyond the Box: B. F. Skinner's Technology of Behavior from Laboratory to Life, 1950s-1970s, by Ludy T. Benjamin Jr. Beyond the Box has previously been discussed on AHP here and here Continue reading New Issue of JHBS →
Sidney Bijou Dies at 100
2009.07.22 General, Newsautism, Behaviorism, Bijou, children, SkinnerChristopher Green
Sidney Bijou, the psychologist who developed behaviorist principles into a therapeutic system for children with a range of disorders, died on June 11 at the age of 100. There is an extensive obituary in the New York Times. Bijou worked with radical behaviorist B. F. Skinner in the 1940s, and he came to believe that reinforcing desirable behavior with praise or a hug or just attention would help children who were not responsive to traditional punishments or therapies. Bad behavior was ignored or, if particularly dispurtive, resulted in a short "time out," which has since become a culturally pervasive technique. Bijou started using his new approach with defiant children, but as the system grew in popularity, it came to be a standard system for helping autistic and attention-deficit children as well, under the name of applied behavior analaysis, or ABA.
Interview with author of Beyond the Box
2009.05.09 Book Reviews, InterviewBehaviorism, SkinnerJacy Young
A new book on B. F. Skinner and his influence on American life will be released later this month by the University of Toronto Press. The book, Beyond the Box: B. F. Skinner's Technology of Behavior from Laboratory to Life, 1950s-1970s, is authored by Alexandra Rutherford.
The following is from the book's dust jacket:
B.F. Skinner (1904-1990) is one of the most famous and influential figures in twentieth century psychology. A best-selling author, inventor, and social commentator, Skinner was both a renowned scientist and a public intellectual known for his controversial theories of human behavior. Beyond the Box is the first full-length study of the ways in which Skinner's ideas left the laboratory to become part of the post-war public's everyday lives, and chronicles both the enthusiasm and caution with which this process was received.
Using selected case studies, Alexandra Rutherford provides a fascinating account of Skinner and his acolytes' attempts to weave their technology of human behavior into the politically turbulent fabric of 1950s-70s American life. To detail their innovative methods, Rutherford uses extensive archival materials and interviews to study the Skinnerians' creation of human behavior laboratories, management programs for juvenile delinquents, psychiatric wards, and prisons, as well as their influence on the self-help industry with popular books on how to quit smoking, lose weight, and be more assertive.
A remarkable look at a post-war scientific and technological revolution, Beyond the Box is a rewarding study of how behavioral theories met real-life problems, and the ways in which Skinner and his followers continue to influence the present.
Professor Rutherford is a faculty member of the graduate program in the History and Theory of Psychology at York University and a Fellow of the Society for the History of Psychology. She was gracious enough to grant AHP an interview about her new book. This follows below the fold. Continue reading Interview with author of Beyond the Box →
"Looking for Skinner and finding Freud"
2009.01.16 Journals, Resourcesdreaming, Freud, psychoanalysis, SkinnerJeremy Burman
A while back, in the Fall of 2007, we posted a handful of notes about the articles then recently published in American Psychologist. But one slipped through the cracks: Geir Overskeid's essay on the relationship between Skinner and Freud.
Sigmund Freud and B. F. Skinner are often seen as psychology's polar opposites. It seems this view is fallacious. Indeed, Freud and Skinner had many things in common, including basic assumptions shaped by positivism and determinism. More important, Skinner took a clear interest in psychoanalysis and wanted to be analyzed but was turned down. His views were influenced by Freud in many areas, such as dream symbolism, metaphor use, and defense mechanisms. Skinner drew direct parallels to Freud in his analyses of conscious versus unconscious control of behavior and of selection by consequences. He agreed with Freud regarding aspects of methodology and analyses of civilization. In his writings on human behavior, Skinner cited Freud more than any other author, and there is much clear evidence of Freud's impact on Skinner's thinking.
However, the delay has afforded an unexpected benefit: the full text of the article can now be found online here. (An additional related reading is provided below the fold.) Continue reading "Looking for Skinner and finding Freud" →
Videos of the Operant Condition
2008.04.29 General, VideoBehaviorism, SkinnerChristopher Green
The website of the B. F. Skinner Foundation has posted online six short videos relevant to its namesake's illustrious career. They include the famous clip of pigeons playing ping pong, Skinner himself conditioning a pigeon to make a complete turn, and a pigeon learning to use a block to reach a "banana" hung from the top of its enclosure (a sly allusion to Wolfgang Köhler's "insight" research with a chimp named Sultan). The remaining three videos give an illustrated explanation of Skinner's schedules of reinforcement, a brief appraisal of Skinner's work by behavior analyst Murray Sidman, and a short interview with Skinner about conditioning, free will, and gambling.
Behaviorists may not be so pleased by a satirical definition of "behaviorism" I recently found on Dr. Mezmer's Dictionary of Bad Psychology, which reads: Continue reading Videos of the Operant Condition →


Funny thing about Emily's bout with stomach flu last week -- the doctor told me that the incubation period could be as long as ten days, so Misty or I could get sick more than a week later. He just had to be right, didn't he.
Friday evening, Misty came down with the same thing Emily had and was a wreck throughout Saturday. Sunday morning, I had the honor of catching the bug, and I spent the day throwing up repeatedly. For some reason, the actual vomiting never really bothers me; it's the queasiness that does me in. When there was nothing left inside of me to pour out, I felt like someone had punched me in the stomach and pushed me down a flight of stairs.
Emily's diarrhea has continued throughout the week (again, just as the doctor predicted), so yesterday I took her along to CVS to try to find some dietary supplement called Culturelle. While scanning what I thought was the appropriate aisle, Emily grabbed a box and held it up saying, "Here, Daddy, is this it?"
"No, you do not need an enema," I told her as I put the box back on the shelf.


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[0:45] <schone> im trying to qemu the raspbian image and trying to start it with minimal boot (init=/bin/bash) results in a hanged qemu saying "Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel."
[0:46] <schone> is this a familiar symptom to anybody?
[0:56] <plugwash> schone, what happens if you try init=/bin/dash ?
[0:58] <Stmeter> The problem I'm having if anyone doesn't mind taking a look, http://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=89429&p=627739 In addition, when I run wiringPi's pintest, the board shuts off.
[1:07] <shiftplusone> rawf, what plans have you got for it?
[1:08] <rawf> For now, I'm hooking it up to my favorite tube TV to play videos on.
[1:08] <rawf> Later I might buy more parts and use it as my primary computer.
[1:10] <rawf> how would I blow out the GPIO?
[1:10] <shiftplusone> You don't need to be too creative to do that.
[1:11] <shiftplusone> Just hook it up to mains or short it out for a while.
[1:12] <shiftplusone> Thanks to him, the practice of killing one's pi shortly after getting it is called to pull a daniel.
[1:12] <Stmeter> Got my PI yesterday and I'm pretty sure that's why I'm running into hell.
[1:12] <rawf> well, the fan is already connected properly. I'm not attaching anything else to it in the near future and will surely be cautious when I do.
[1:12] <shiftplusone> Stmeter, sounds more like you've got it wired up wrong.
[1:13] <Stmeter> shiftplusone, no harm in checking though?
[1:13] <rawf> Sir_Pony: you mean, like the fan's motor?
[1:13] <shiftplusone> Stmeter, no harm, but no way either.
[1:13] <Stmeter> shiftplusone: Hmm would you mind if I posted a picture?
[1:14] <schone> shiftplusone: is there somn else i can use thats close enough that would enable me to get into the X11 graphical interface?
[1:14] <shiftplusone> Stmeter, I'm off to bed, so I'm not really going to be able to help.
[1:14] <Stmeter> shiftplusone: Thanks anyway, I'll post it and see if anyone has input.
[1:14] <shiftplusone> schone, what kinds of things?
[1:14] <shiftplusone> schone, I MAY have a 3.12.28+ here somewhere... sec.
[1:16] <rawf> Sir_Pony: ah, good. You scared me.
[1:16] <Sir_Pony> I got that case too.
[1:16] <rawf> did you connect it to the 4 and 6 pins?
[1:17] <rawf> would that be bad?
[1:18] <rawf> sadly, I'm a software freak. It is shameful how little I know about actual hardware ._.
[1:18] <schone> shiftplusone: another question I have… i got this SD Card here that already had raspbian on it but i want to overwrite it with my new and improved one i baked in qemu… its got 4 partitons on it all in ext2… how can I format it and make it one partition and dd the image into it?
[1:18] <rawf> then... do you have a similar case then?
[1:18] <shiftplusone> schone, you'll need to do a bit of a shuffle.
[1:19] <schone> shiftplusone: how so?
[1:19] <shiftplusone> schone, do you intend to use it on a pi?
[1:20] <shiftplusone> schone, then you'll need to create a new image and transfer the files across. You can mount images by specifying an offset. fdisk and losetup can be used to partition a blank image and format the filesystems on it.
[1:21] <schone> shiftplusone: let me first get the image baked the way i want it and then ill come asking how to do the repartition is that ok? i have a slight emergency at work that i must attend, im so sorry!
[1:21] <shiftplusone> anyway... nap time.
[1:29] <shiftplusone> schone, just updated the kernel and it's compiling. Will give you a link when it's done.
[1:29] <schone> shiftplusone: thank you much!
[1:30] <shiftplusone> schone, out of curiosity, why didn't you compile it yourself?
[1:31] <shiftplusone> schone, I've got a tutorial on xecdesign.com which seems to still be enough.
[1:34] <Stmeter> https://projects.drogon.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/example2.jpg Shouldn't the LED light up if connected like this?
[1:34] <Stmeter> Mine isn't working at all.
[1:35] <shiftplusone> schone, I've just noticed the kernel I'm compiling is 3.12.30, sorry. Too sleepy for this. 'night.
[1:35] <WACOMalt> IS there any way to use a Raspberry Pi SD card for other stuff too? I have a microSD I use in my phone (exFAT) Id like to also keep the Pi's files on this and be able to boot from it.
[1:36] <shiftplusone> Oh, tomorrow is Saturday =). Will get on top of it and update things as required.
[1:36] <WACOMalt> does rpi's card have to be fat32 or something?
[1:36] <ShorTie> sure the led is not in backwards ??
[1:37] <WACOMalt> OK, so if I shrink my exfat and add a fat32 to the head of the drive, that oughta work?
[1:37] <shiftplusone> no harm trying.
[1:43] <rawf> WACOMalt: windows will only mount partition 1 IF it is a windows compliant FS. All other partitions on a removable disk will be ignored.
[1:44] <WACOMalt> I hope, linux is better about that right?
[1:47] <Frigid_Cryotank> by some wild chance... has anyone tried compiling OpenSimulator for an RPi?
[1:48] <chod> open siumulator for?
[1:52] <WACOMalt> if I want to expand this across the whole card, which should I expand?
[1:53] <slvmchn> stupid question, i want to use a powered hub to power some usb devices, is it possible to plug the hub into the pi via usb, then power the pi from the same hub? or will the pi try to see itself as a device and freak out?
[1:53] <[Saint]> it'll likely take seven years to compile, and run like a bag of arse when if does.
[1:54] <[Saint]> slvmchn: pi doesn't do host mode, so, no - that's fine.
[1:54] <rawf> huh... how do I power down the pi cleanly..?
[1:54] <taza> rawf: Have the OS issue a shutdown?
[1:55] <Frigid_Cryotank> [Saint]: I dunno. The Windows-based simulator doesn't take much away from the CPU when running..
[1:55] <Frigid_Cryotank> Maybe 10% of the processor.
[1:55] <Frigid_Cryotank> Well, that's what Task Manager reports, anyway.
[1:55] <[Saint]> On a _much_ more capable machine, I posit.
[1:57] <Frigid_Cryotank> [Saint]: <groan> Yah. 10% of a P4-630 @3 ghz w/3 GB. and compiling on the RPI, even with external USB hdd, could take a ..while.
[1:58] <rawf> NUUUU... I need to come up with a new computer name..
[1:58] <Frigid_Cryotank> rawf: THere you go: NUUUU looks good to me.
[2:00] <[Saint]> even if you managed to compile this, I'm not convinced a pi wouldn't choke on it.
[2:00] <[Saint]> I mean, its a pretty snappy little GPU, but, its not /that/ good.
[2:01] <[Saint]> Minecraft runs just slightly bettery than "absolutely terrible" on it.
[2:01] <Frigid_Cryotank> I don't mean the client portion. The server side doesn't need X or the graphics stuff.
[2:01] <Frigid_Cryotank> The server side is open source.
[2:02] <Frigid_Cryotank> http://www.osgrid.org has downloads of server binary... but I've never tried compiling the server side.
[2:05] <[Saint]> This thing HATES me.
[2:05] <[Saint]> I managed to brick a phone no more than half an hour after purchasing it yestersay.
[2:06] <Frigid_Cryotank> Did you send the procedure to the developers? I'm sure they'd like to know.
[2:06] <[Saint]> Now I have to write my oen toolset to repair the little bugger.
[2:07] <[Saint]> I won't tell them about the exploit path until I get another one and verify that they won't be able to close it up easily.
[2:08] <[Saint]> Telecon NZ is mildly receptive.
[2:09] <[Saint]> Vodafone NZ just doesn't wanna know about it and sends out vaguely threatening emails.
[2:09] <Frigid_Cryotank> Why not approach it the same way as that exploit with USB thumb drives?
[2:20] <[Saint]> Firefox OS is _ridiculously_ non-intensive.
[2:20] <Frigid_Cryotank> ?? I'm thinking of Firefox the web browser.
[2:20] <[Saint]> Its actually specifically designed to run oh hardware akin to the pi.
[2:21] <[Saint]> Firefox (actually iseweasel) runs like a bag of crap on the raspi.
[2:21] <[Saint]> actual FF even worse.
[2:22] <Frigid_Cryotank> <heh> So they did it because it was a challenge?
[2:22] <[Saint]> They didn't do it at all, as far as I'm aware they had no hand in any such thing.
[8:50] <evil_dan2wik> no its not.
[8:50] <evil_dan2wik> you are weird.
[8:50] <evil_dan2wik> I electrocute mine, it goes to sleep forever.
[8:50] <ShorTie> y 4 u say that is how you break sdcards ??
[8:53] <jeezy> what do you suggest ?
[8:55] <jeezy> where can i get one of these?
[8:55] <ShorTie> or just get a B+, it has it built in, hehe.
[8:56] <jeezy> evil_dan2wik: what do you run OS-wise on your main PI?
[8:58] <jeezy> B+ has the same amount of ram?
[8:59] <jeezy> i would love to see a 1GB ram pi!
[8:59] <evil_dan2wik> but those people are looking for something like a low power computer.
[9:04] <ShorTie> sorry, your are right, guess not enough coffee yet, lol.
[9:15] <benxyzzy> Is there a common, go-to controller for hassle-free use with Pygame on Raspberry Pi (plug-and-play / no futzing with setup) is my top priority)?
[10:58] <lag> Does anyone know who PopCornMix is?
[11:04] <ShorTie> not personally, but i think he works at the foundation maybe, why you ask if i can ask ??
[11:34] <evil_dan2wik> I want to screw around with the Pi kernel.
[11:34] <lag> evil_dan2wik: Is that a twisted-quote or a genuine request?
[11:35] <evil_dan2wik> I have nothing else to do right now.
[11:36] <evil_dan2wik> but, how will that break the SoC?
[11:36] <evil_dan2wik> how would it overheat?
[11:36] <lag> evil_dan2wik: Not quite sure why you'd want to disable Panics though?
[11:37] <evil_dan2wik> because why not?
[11:40] <evil_dan2wik> why would it be difficult?
[11:46] <grammoboy> �s it possible to autoconnect wii controller?
[12:51] <evil_dan2wik> or, it could just freeze.
[12:53] <evil_dan2wik> Point is, something is causing the panic. without a panic, the system continues to run and the bad data the caused the panic is still in there running.
[12:55] <evil_dan2wik> until eventually, the system grinds to a corrupted halt.
[14:40] <niston> its teh evil spawn from hell.
[14:43] <evil_dan2wik> niston, it tries its best.
[14:54] <evil_dan2wik> is there a way to install everything?
[14:55] <[Saint]> that should, in theory, work.
[14:55] <[Saint]> but it would be amusing, and I'd wonder how it would pan out.
[14:56] <[Saint]> some packages are going to have very specific requirements and will probably end up rejecting packages that others want as dependencies.
[14:57] <[Saint]> it would take some fairly cafeful monitoring to make sure it actually all /worked/.
[14:57] <evil_dan2wik> A couple days of installing, A load of conflicting, and then probably end up with a full filesystem at the end of it.
[15:54] <mateusz> Hi, during the instalation of raspberrian i've choosed console environment, but wondering if GUI was installed, and I can run it now, or I need to install it...?
[16:11] <lag> Does anyone have Occidentalis running on B+?
[16:35] <Balzy> Hello! I'm running a small server with a Pi and I'm trying to boost a bit its performances. I've read a good mass memory device (instead of a cheap slow sd card) could make a difference. What do you think? Is it true? Could a poor sd card be a sort of bottleneck?
[16:50] <Balzy> So what device would you suggest me to use? A high speed Micro SD? usb stick? usb external HD?
[16:50] <Balzy> What could be a good and cheap solution?
[16:57] <sine0> the hdmi and play from a usb ?
[17:01] <Balzy> ShorTie so you say I wouldn't benefit from an higher r/w speed sd card?
[17:08] <NedScott> sine0: OpenELEC. OpenELEC contains XBMC. It will fit on a 2GB card.
[17:09] <mikroskeem> hey how could i set i2c clock speed?
[17:52] <sine0> NedScott: and then i can put in a usb with the food on it right ?
[19:02] <NedScott> sine0: are you using their Pi specific install instructions?
[19:04] <NedScott> sine0: do you know how to use the DD command?
[19:08] <grammoboy> it seems not easy to get mplayer or vlc running on the rpi, is that right?
[19:12] <sine0> NedScott: dont loose your cool now!
[19:12] <sine0> if I use dd to transfer an image over to sdcard does the sdcard need to be mounted?
[19:15] <freebeer> should it have the partition number?
[19:15] <grammoboy> is it possible to use xbmc headless and control it via remote app?
[19:32] <sine0> does the sdcard have to have the boot flag set ?
[19:33] <ShorTie> what os is your main pc if i can ask ??
[19:40] <noderoamer> can anyone point me to someone or a group that can help me with running a .NET program using mono on a raspberry pi?
[19:48] <noderoamer> did it get cruppted?
[19:49] <MY123> sine0: after an rpi-update?
[19:49] <noderoamer> have you ran a fsck?
[19:50] <sine0> I did a few things wrong.
[19:50] <sine0> the write script failed because ii have the card set to write protection..
[19:53] <noderoamer> did you check the MBR?
[19:54] <rawf> Has anyone here tried running archlinux arm on their pi?
[19:54] <noderoamer> ok are you using *nix win or mac to write the card?
[19:55] <noderoamer> what size is the card?
[19:56] <noderoamer> what is the /dev/ path?
[19:57] <sine0> what, not sdb1 ?
[19:58] <gregor3005> 2048M as blocksize?????
[20:00] <noderoamer> I was where you were 6 months ago. I know enough to use mostly cli.
[20:01] <sine0> still that command, yea ?
[20:02] <PovAddict> hold on, why do you want to null it?
[20:15] <sine0> PovAddict: lifesaver thanks.
[20:22] <shiftplusone> gregor3005, I tend to pull the source from github and compile the drivers on the PC, then transfer it over. Much faster that way.
[20:48] <dougpiston> hello, just upgraded from textual 5 preview 7 to the 5.0.0 posted on the twitter account. scrolling seems a bit laggy. is there something I am supposed to do? manual intervention?
[20:52] <TheSnide> is there a use for going to + drivers intead of pure raspbian ones?
[22:26] <novec> Hey. Can anyone give me some help trying to compile the lirc_zilog module on the raspi?
[22:37] <rawf> is omxplayer the best way to play video on the pi?
[22:37] <shiftplusone> rawf, 'best' depends on your use case. There's also VLC (which you'll need to compile yourself) and xbmc.
[22:38] <shiftplusone> I like omxplayer because there's no nonsense. It plays a video... that's all I need a video player to do.
[23:34] <tunmkr> anyone done something like this ?
[23:36] <NedScott> is this analog video capture?
[23:37] <NedScott> what kind of USB capture card is it? do you have a link?


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Q: If $N = q^k n^2$ is an odd perfect number and $n < q^{k+1}$, does it follow that $k > 1$? Let $\sigma(x)$ be the sum of the divisors of the positive integer $x$.
If $\sigma(M) = 2M$, then $M$ is said to be perfect.
Currently, as of December 2018, there are $51$ known examples of even perfect numbers -- on the other hand, we still do not know whether there are any odd perfect numbers.
Euler derived the general form that an odd perfect number $N$ must take:
$$N = {q^k}{n^2},$$
where $q \equiv k \equiv 1 \pmod 4$ and $\gcd(q,n) = 1$.  We call $q$ the special or Euler prime of $N$.
Descartes, Frenicle and subsequently Sorli conjectured that $k = 1$.
In [Dris, 2012], it was shown that the implications
$$n < q \Longrightarrow k = 1$$
and
$$n < q^2 \Longrightarrow k = 1$$
are true.
Now, note that, since $q$ and $\sigma(q) = q + 1$ are consecutive integers, then the following implications are true.
Case 1: $q^k < n < \sigma(q^k) < \sigma(n) \Longrightarrow k > 1$
Case 2: $n < q^k < \sigma(n) < \sigma(q^k) \Longrightarrow k > 1$
The remaining cases to be considered are:
Case 3: $q^k < \sigma(q^k) < n < \sigma(n) \land k \geq 1$
Case 4: $n < \sigma(n) < q^k < \sigma(q^k) \land k \geq 1$
Case 5: $n < q^k \leq \sigma(n) < \sigma(q^k) \land k \geq 1$
Case 6: $n < q^k < \sigma(q^k) \leq \sigma(n) \land k \geq 1$
Am I right in thinking that it is possible to prove the following implication, given the above cases?

CLAIM: If $N = {q^k}{n^2}$ is an odd perfect number given in Eulerian form, then
    $$n < q^{k + 1} \Longrightarrow k \neq 1.$$

Easy to prove for Cases 1 and 2.  Should also be doable for the rest.  Anybody have any ideas?
Added September 12 2016

From one of the answers below, it can be shown that the condition $q^2 < n$ is equivalent to the truth of the implication
  $$n < q^{k + 1} \Longrightarrow k \neq 1.$$

A: Let $N = {q^k}{n^2}$ be an odd perfect number given in Eulerian form.  Let
$$I(x) = \dfrac{\sigma(x)}{x}$$
be the abundancy index of $x$.
This is a partial answer to the original question, and proves the claim in the affirmative, subject to the validity of a recent proof claim by Patrick A. Brown that $q^k < n$ holds (in many cases).
First, we show the following lemmas:
Lemma 1.
$$I(q^k) + I(n) < \dfrac{\sigma(q^k)}{n} + \dfrac{\sigma(n)}{q^k} \implies \left(q^k < n \iff \sigma(q^k) < \sigma(n)\right)$$
Proof.
$$I(q^k) + I(n) < \dfrac{\sigma(q^k)}{n} + \dfrac{\sigma(n)}{q^k} \implies \left(n - q^k\right)\left(\sigma(q^k) - \sigma(n)\right) < 0 \implies \left(q^k < n \iff \sigma(q^k) < \sigma(n)\right)$$
QED
Lemma 2.
$$\dfrac{\sigma(q^k)}{n} + \dfrac{\sigma(n)}{q^k} < I(q^k) + I(n) \implies \left(q^k < n \iff \sigma(n) < \sigma(q^k)\right)$$
Proof.
$$\dfrac{\sigma(q^k)}{n} + \dfrac{\sigma(n)}{q^k} < I(q^k) + I(n) \implies
\left(q^k - n\right)\left(\sigma(q^k) - \sigma(n)\right) < 0 \implies \left(n < q^k \iff \sigma(q^k) < \sigma(n)\right)$$
QED
Lemma 3.
$$I(q^k) + I(n) = \dfrac{\sigma(q^k)}{n} + \dfrac{\sigma(n)}{q^k} \iff \sigma(q^k) = \sigma(n)$$
Proof.
$$I(q^k) + I(n) = \dfrac{\sigma(q^k)}{n} + \dfrac{\sigma(n)}{q^k} \iff \left(q^k - n\right)\left(\sigma(q^k) - \sigma(n)\right) = 0 \iff \sigma(q^k) = \sigma(n)$$
since $q^k \neq n$.
QED
We are now ready to prove the following proposition:
Proposition 1.
$$q^k < n \iff \sigma(q^k) < \sigma(n) \iff \dfrac{\sigma(q^k)}{n} < \dfrac{\sigma(n)}{q^k}$$
Proof.
Since $I(q^k) < \sqrt[3]{2} < I(n)$ [Dris, 2012], then $\sigma(q^k) = \sigma(n) \implies n < q^k$.  So it suffices to consider the remaining case under Lemma 2.  It thus remains to consider $n < q^k < \sigma(q^k) < \sigma(n).$ But these are already ruled out, assuming Brown's proof for $q^k < n$ is successfully completed.
Therefore, we are left with the case under Lemma 1.  It follows that
$$q^k < n \iff \sigma(q^k) < \sigma(n) \iff \dfrac{\sigma(q^k)}{n} < \dfrac{\sigma(n)}{q^k}.$$
QED
Next, we prove the following proposition:
Proposition 2.
$$k = 1 \implies \sigma(q^k) < n$$
Proof.
We use Proposition 1 to list all possible permutations of the set $\left\{q^k, n, \sigma(q^k), \sigma(n)\right\}$.
So we have
$$\bf{A}: q^k < n < \sigma(q^k) < \sigma(n)$$
$$\bf{B}: q^k < \sigma(q^k) < n < \sigma(n)$$
$$\bf{C}: n < q^k < \sigma(n) < \sigma(q^k)$$
$$\bf{D}: n < \sigma(n) \leq q^k < \sigma(q^k)$$
(Notice that $\sigma(q^k) \neq n$ since $\sigma(q^k) \equiv k+1 \equiv 2 \pmod 4$ while $n$ is odd.)
Note that Brown's result rules out cases $\bf{C}$ and $\bf{D}$.
Now, $k = 1$ rules out case $\bf{A}$.
Therefore, under the assumption $k = 1$, we are left with case $\bf{B}$.
QED
We are left with proving the following lemma.
"Lemma 4".
$$n < \sigma(q^k) \iff n < q^{k+1}$$
"Proof".
$n < \sigma(q^k) < q^{k+1}$ since $I(q^k) < \dfrac{5}{4} < 5 \leq q$.
Hence, $n < \sigma(q^k) \implies n < q^{k+1}$.
It now remains to show that $n < q^{k+1} \implies n < \sigma(q^k)$.
"QED"
We now get the following "Theorem":
"Theorem".
$n < q^{k+1} \implies k \neq 1$
Proof.
Take the contrapositive of Proposition 2, and use "Lemma 4".
"QED"
In particular, by noting that $n < q^2 \implies k = 1$ is true, we obtain the following "Corollary":
"Corollary"
$q^2 < n$
Added September 08 2016 I just realized today that we actually have the following biconditional:
$$q^2 < n \iff \left\{n<q^{k+1} \implies k>1\right\}$$

A: Let me post another answer to this question, to collect some more thoughts regarding this problem.
The remaining cases to be considered are:
Case 3: $q^k < \sigma(q^k) < n < \sigma(n) \land k \geq 1$
Case 4: $n < \sigma(n) < q^k < \sigma(q^k) \land k \geq 1$
Case 5: $n < q^k \leq \sigma(n) < \sigma(q^k) \land k \geq 1$
Case 6: $n < q^k < \sigma(q^k) \leq \sigma(n) \land k \geq 1$
Since $q < n$ has already been proved by Brown, this means that $k > 1$ follows from Cases 4, 5, and 6.
Note that $k > 1$ also follows from Cases 1 and 2.
Let us now consider Case 3.  From Proposition 2 in the first answer, we have the following implication:
$$k=1 \implies \sigma(q^k)<n$$
Under Case 3, this implication is trivially true.  Additionally, if $k>1$, then the same implication is also vacuously true.
Since $k>1$ is sure to hold for all cases except Case 3, I am led to predict that:
Conjecture
If $N=q^k n^2$ is an odd perfect number with Euler prime $q$, then $k>1$ holds.

A: Solution-verification

Now, note that, since $q$ and $\sigma(q) = q + 1$ are consecutive integers, then the following implications are true.
Case 1: $q^k < n < \sigma(q^k) < \sigma(n) \Longrightarrow k > 1$
Case 2: $n < q^k < \sigma(n) < \sigma(q^k) \Longrightarrow k > 1$
The remaining cases to be considered are:
Case 3: $q^k < \sigma(q^k) < n < \sigma(n) \land k \geq 1$
Case 4: $n < \sigma(n) < q^k < \sigma(q^k) \land k \geq 1$
Case 5: $n < q^k \leq \sigma(n) < \sigma(q^k) \land k \geq 1$
Case 6: $n < q^k < \sigma(q^k) \leq \sigma(n) \land k \geq 1$

Note that Case 5 includes Case 2.
I would separate it into the following five cases :
Case 1 : $q^k < n < \sigma(q^k) < \sigma(n) \Longrightarrow k > 1$
Case 2 : $n < q^k < \sigma(n) < \sigma(q^k) \Longrightarrow k > 1$
Case 3 : $q^k\lt\sigma(q^k)\lt n\lt\sigma(n)\land k \geq 1$
Case 6 : $n\lt q^k\lt\sigma(q^k)\le\sigma(n)\land k \geq 1$
Case 7 : $n\lt \sigma(n)\le q^k\lt\sigma(q^k)\land k \geq 1$

Your proofs for Lemma 1, Lemma 2 and Lemma 3 are correct.
However, I think that the proof for Proposition 1 is not correct.
I don't think that you have proved
$$\sigma(q^k) < \sigma(n)\implies q^k \lt n$$

*

*It is true that $q^k\lt n\implies \sigma(q^k)\lt\sigma(n)$.

*It is true that $q^k\lt n\implies\frac{\sigma(q^k)}{n}\lt\frac{\sigma(n)}{q^k}$.

*Assuming that $q^k\lt n$, we see that it is true that $k = 1 \implies \sigma(q^k) < n$.

*Assuming that $q^k\lt n$, we see that the remaining case is Case 3.

*It is true that $q^2 < n \iff \left\{n<q^{k+1} \implies k>1\right\}$.


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Q: prepared statements are not inserted i am new to JDBC and trying following code. Could not find the error in it
try{
        Connection con = ConnectionProvider.getCon();
        stmt=con.prepareStatement("insert into create_request values((select count(reqno) from create_request)+1,?,?,?,?,?");
        stmt.setString(1,obj_Leaverequest.getUser_name());
        stmt.setString(2,obj_Leaverequest.getLeave_Type());
        stmt.setInt(3,obj_Leaverequest.getLeave_Units());
        stmt.setString(4,obj_Leaverequest.getLeave_Reason());
        stmt.setString(5,"pending");
        count=stmt.executeUpdate();
        if(count>0){
            status=true;
        }
    }

Getters are working fine, i could print their values . i guess i am wrong with the query.Please point out my mistake. Thanks in advance!!

A: I guess you have forgotten a ')'.
try this:
stmt=con.prepareStatement("insert into create_request values((select count(reqno) from create_request)+1),?,?,?,?,?");

A: Specify the columns and use SELECT:
"insert into create_request (col1,col2,etc..col6)
select ?,?,?,?,?, count(reqno) +1 from create_request"

Just make sure the values and columns match.

A: @Krish: If your Getters are correct, then can you try below options:
a.) Try using
stmt=con.prepareStatement("insert into create_request values((select count(reqno) from  create_request)+1,?,?,?,?,?)");
b.) In case the above one does not work, try running your insert query in database directly with the approprate values for the bind variables.
Please let us know if it works.
Thanks
Vishad


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Every great idea will only show amazing results once. When our attention is grabbed by a multi faceted, innovative (or often simply "first ever") marketing campaign like the Old Spice campaign featuring Isaiah Mustafa this year, the first inclination of many is to copy it exactly. Businesses see the wild success for the brand, try to find a similar idea or approach, and then are disappointed when they don't see the same kind of wild success.
Business that are a bit more on the edge and quick on their feet may be able to piggy back briefly on the back of a stunning, viral campaign like Old Spice – the first few parody videos to hit the internet (one from Brigham Young University Harold B Lee Library sticks in the mind) certainly took advantage of the attention bleed off and positive feelings for the campaign to surf the wave of the buzz for their own good. Parodies that waited too long out of the starting gate to launch missed the meme wave, however.
What people say about their being no new ideas may be true, but it's important to make folks feel like your ideas are new for them to succeed. Too many sequels, too much of a copycat feeling, too slow out of the gate (or sometimes – too quickly out of the gate with poor execution)… it can all lead to a flop of a campaign. So how do you avoid being seen as a copycat brand, or a dud?
If a marketing campaign gets you excited and makes you want to copy it, look beyond your surface reason for wanting to do so. Of course you want the kind of success you're smelling in a successful campaign for yourself. Count to ten, take a deep breath and really analyze what you are seeing and hearing. Find your emotional touch points within the brand experience. Identify what it is exactly that is resonating with you. Then take a step back.
Recognize that to copy this could only create a stale message. Think of other ways you can get your message across that will create those deep emotional touch points with your brand and leave a lasting tasty aftertaste for those experiencing your campaign. Then look even deeper. What else pulled you in? Was it a technique? Part of the Old spice commercial's success (beyond the obvious "hot ex athlete in a towel) was the snappy dialogue, but even looking beyond that it was the seamless way the folks behind it filmed the take. It was very fluid and visually pleasing. If they'd done the take any other way the commercial would not have worked.
Compare the techniques and tools you found useful in successful campaigns and look at how you can use them for your own brand, differently. Are you a restaurant? While everyone else is applying to create fun but cheesy badges on Foursquare and Gowalla, and scrambling to give Mayors free stuff in hopes of a fleeting mention online, recognize that the novelty of that has worn off but the tool is still being used. Try instead using the pop up tips function to offer food and wine pairing suggestions, or to let customers know which day of the week your fresh seafood shipment arrives. You can be different and still use the tools others are using.
What ad campaigns have inspired you to think about copying them this year? Did you copy them to mediocre success or innovate using them as inspiration to reach your own better success? What copycat campaigns came along over the last year that you could tell were weak attempts at re-creating an already successful campaign by someone else? What could they have done differently?


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Women's Ice Hockey Falls to Southern Maine, New England
The MIT women's ice hockey team began its 2007-08 campaign with a pair of Eastern College Athletic Conference games on the road. The Engineers lost to the University of Southern Maine, 4-2, on Nov. 16 and were defeated by New England College, 11-0, the next day.
The host Huskies jumped out to a 2-0 lead after 10:48 had elapsed. With a two-player advantage, MIT's Stephanie V. Brenman '09 connected on a feed by Lauren A. Kazmierski '11 at 14:51. Southern Maine registered what proved to be the game-winning goal 26 seconds later on a short-handed strike.
The Engineers cut their deficit in half (3-2) early in the second period when Rachel A. Longley '08 converted passes from Catherine C. Harding '09 and Brenman for the squad's second power-play goal. The game would remain scoreless until the Huskies found the back of the net in the seventh minute of the final frame. In net, Maria N. Prus '10 collected 37 saves for the Cardinal and Gray.
The opening stages of the MIT-New England College game were a defensive battle until the Pilgrims broke through in the ninth minute. New England outshot the Engineers, 14-6, but the visitors did not relinquish another goal during the period.
In the second stanza, the Pilgrims registered four goals during a span of five minutes before adding six goals in the third period. Prus made 28 saves during 48 minutes of action while Julia N. Roberts '10 stopped 11 shots in 12 minutes.
—Mindy Brauer, DAPER Staff
Geesman is Top MIT Wrestler At Springfield Tournament
Glenn J. Geesman '09 was the big MIT winner as the Engineers finished 12th out of 18 teams at the Annual Doug Parker Wrestling Invitational, hosted by Springfield College on Nov. 17. Geesman was named Wrestler of the Week by the New England Wrestling Association for his outstanding performance.
Geesman, now 9-0, won the heavyweight championship, taking a 7-4 decision over Jake Taylor of the State University of New York at Oswego. "Glenn won the tournament and defeated the No. 5 ranked wrestler in the country in the finals," said Wrestling Head Coach Thomas E. Layte. "It is possible he may get ranked nationally."
Heavyweight Sean D. Jameson '10 finished third. After losing his first match, Jameson won seven straight matches.
Joseph B. Silverman '10, at 184 pounds, finished fourth in his weight class, while Grant M. Kadokura '11 went 4-2, defeating an opponent he lost to in the Roger Williams University Tournament, at 125 pounds.
The Cardinal and Gray's team score of 52 bested, among others, rivals Western New England College (40.50), Norwich University (36.50), and U.S. Coast Guard Academy (33.50). Rhode Island College won the event with a score of 142.50.
—Mike Stoller, DAPER Staff
Men's Fencing Posts 4-1 Mark at First NFC Outing
In its first Northeast Fencing Conference competition of the season, the men's fencing team defeated Tufts University (21-6), University of Massachusetts-Amherst (16-11), University of New Hampshire (21-6), and Boston University (24-3) before falling to Brown University (16-11). Igor Kopylov '09 paced the Engineers' efforts by winning 13 of his 15 bouts.
The epee team notched the best record of the day, finishing at 33-12 behind an 8-1 victory over BU and a pair of 7-2 wins over Tufts and UNH. Matt L. Gethers '09 powered MIT with a 12-2 mark, followed by Jeremy S. Hurwitz '08 (11-4), Gabriel A. Chan '09 (8-6), and Javier J. Ordonez '10 (2-0).
The foil squad compiled a mark of 30-15, including a sweep of BU and 7-2 wins over UMass-Amherst and UNH. Spencer R. Sugimoto's '08 tally of 11-3 led the way as Sebastian Castro '08 posted a 9-4 ledger. Benjamin T. Switala '09 went 7-6 while Richard C. LaGrandier '11 notched three victories out of five bouts.
Kopylov's strong showing helped propel the sabre team to an overall mark of 30-15 as it defeated Tufts (8-1), UNH (7-2), and BU (7-2). Rangarajan D. Nadadur '10 finished with a 9-3 mark while rookies Maximilian L. Brand '11 and Nurzhas Makishev '09 rounded out the group with ledgers of 4-2 and 2-4.
Women's Fencing Registers 5-1 Mark at First NFC Outing
The women's fencing team defeated University of Massachusetts-Amherst (23-4), University of New Hampshire (23-4), Boston University (19-8), Wellesley College (16-11), and Tufts University (22-5) before falling to Brown University (19-8) in Nov. 17's NFC competition. Cordelia S. Link '10 paced the Engineers' efforts by winning 17 of her 18 bouts.
Link's top mark of 17-1 helped guide the foil team to a 40-14 record as it swept UMass-Amherst and posted 8-1 wins over BU and Tufts. Lindley C. Graham '10 bolstered Tech's total with a ledger of 13-5 while Chun Li '08 went 9-6. Jenna G. Caldwell '11 rounded out the group with a 1-2 performance.
The epee team was just as dominant as it also swept UMass-Amherst and defeated UNH and BU by a 7-2 margin en route to a 37-17 record. Stephanie H. Shin '10 notched the team's top ledger at 16-2 while Joanna W. Tong '08 totaled a mark of 13-2. Zhenya Gu '08 finished at 3-3 while Nicole J. Koulisis '08 compiled a record of 4-8.
Sweeps of UNH and Tufts helped power the sabre squad to a 34-20 total. Yuhsin Chen '08 led the charge (12-6), followed by Laura A. Evans '10 (11-7), Elena A. Tatarchenko '11 (10-7), and Jennifer L. Allen '10 (1-0).
Rifle Posts Convincing Sweep Over Mass Maritime Academy
MIT rifle dominated both guns against the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and established a season-best score in smallbore with a total of 2170 on Nov. 17.
Emily F. Houston '10 was back in the familiar role of top marksman as the high shooter in both events. Houston set her own season-high in air rifle with a score of 583. Her lowest score among the six target cards was a 95, while she nearly secured back-to-back 100s after following the first perfect clip with a 99.
Joseph K. Lane '11 finished second in both guns, totaling 566 in air rifle after finishing one point behind Houston in smallbore with a score of 562. MIT defeated the Buccaneers, 2170-1963, in smallbore and 2205-2045 in air.
Jennifer K. Paek '10 finished just ahead of Sarah R. Miles '10 in both guns as Tech capped its scoring, while Justine Li '10 fired a new personal high in air rifle for the second consecutive week with a score of 534.
—James Kramer, DAPER Staff
Army Defeats Pistol, 6,300-6,224
Despite the loss of 10 seniors to graduation, the MIT pistol team registered a solid outing against the U.S. Military Academy Nov. 16–17, falling by a margin of 76 points (6,300-6,224). On the women's side, the Black Knights defeated the Engineers, 2,674-2,550.
In air pistol, Army claimed the top spot with a score of 558 as Edward S. Huo '08 tied for second with a 556. Fuzhou Hu '09 claimed third place (547) while the Black Knights captured the fourth slot with a tally of 545. Bernard J. Arnest '09 (539) and Daniel Jang '10 (536) rounded out the Engineers' contingent as they fell, 2,196-2,178.
Army gained some breathing room in standard pistol, as it posted a 64-point victory (2,111-2,047). The Black Knights paced the field with scores of 538 and 536 while Huo was Tech's top finisher at 531. The remainder of Army's scoring squad notched marks of 527 and 510 as Christine T. Hsueh '10 (523), Hu (505), and Andrew K. Sugaya '11 (488) tried to close the gap for the Engineers.
In the most closely contested event of the weekend, MIT edged out Army by six points (1,999-1,993) for a win in free pistol. Huo led the way with a mark of 528, which was followed by a 513 and a 509 from the Black Knights. The Engineers extended their advantage on Hu's tally of 500 while Army posted a score of 491. In the final pairing, the Black Knights shot a 480, but it would not be enough to overtake MIT as Benjamin M. Chang '10 contributed a score of 466.
Army captured two of the top three spots in women's sport pistol en route to a 1,618-1,515 victory. Hsueh denied the Black Knights a sweep with a score of 541, 16 points behind the leader and seven ahead of third place. Lihua Bai '09 and Jenny Liu '09 completed MIT's scoring squad with marks of 515 and 459.
Hsueh recorded the Engineers' second individual victory of the day as she shot a 357 in women's air pistol. Army's top shooter placed right behind her while it claimed third place with a pair of 350 scores. Michelle C. Ma '10 (342) and Liu (336) wrapped up the day for MIT as it fell, 1,056-1,035.
Squash Opens Season With Four-Game Weekend Home-Stand
MIT's squash team opened its 2007-08 campaign by hosting four matches Nov. 16–18, as the Cardinal and Gray welcomed Northwestern University, Bowdoin College, Connecticut College, and Tufts University to the Zesiger Center. The Engineers dropped all four matches by similar 9-0 score-lines.
Tech, which saw a significant amount of turnover on its roster in the off-season, including the addition of new head coach Seth Packard, stands at 0-4 after the season-opening setbacks.
The Engineers took on Northwestern in the first contest of the season on Nov. 16, and the Wildcats swept all nine matches to secure a convincing victory. George W. Pratt '10 did his best to prevent the shutout from the No. 5 spot, as evidenced by a tough 9-6, 9-7, 10-8 loss to Northwestern's Ben Sussna.
Nov. 17 saw the Cardinal and Gray welcome Bowdoin College and Connecticut College, with each match once again resulting in a final score of 9-0 in favor of the visitors. Balaji V. Sridhar '09 — playing in the No. 2 spot — put up the best fight of the afternoon for the Engineers, pushing Bowdoin's Andrew Bernard to a 9-3, 9-7, 9-4 decision.
MIT rounded out a long weekend with its fourth match on Nov. 18, as Tufts traveled to Cambridge to face the Engineers. Though Tech was swept, No. 3 Saad Zaheer '09 pushed his match beyond the minimum three games by playing Kris Leetavorn to a 9-3, 8-10, 9-4, 9-2 score.
—Jeff Lemieux, DAPER Staff


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Building the European Reasearch Area :
Scientific cooperation between the members of the European Union is essential to meet the challenges of tomorrow's world. This project is a further building block in the construction of a competitive European Research Area. Our consortium brings together 7 leading research institutions and 10 laboratories across 5 European countries.
Learn more about the partners and their expertise below :
The CNRS is a governmental fundamental research organization (the largest) under the administrative authority of France's ministry of research. CNRS carries out research in all scientific fields to improve knowledge, ensure economic and technological development and solve complex societal needs. CNRS is organized in more than 1000 laboratories, either on their own or in partnership with universities, other research organizations or industry. CNRS has more than 300 cooperation programs with 40 countries. CNRS annual budget (several billion) comes mainly from French government and own resources representing 1/4 of France public spending on civilian research. The CNRS is strong of 18 Nobel laureates and 11 Fields Medals. The present project will be managed by the Ile de France Sud Regional Office of CNRS (DR4) which is located on Paris Saclay Campus.
The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) is the largest public institution dedicated to research in Spain and the third largest in Europe. Belonging to the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities its main objective is to develop and promote research that will originate scientific and technological progress. CSIC has more than 15,000 staff, of whom more than 3,000 are staff researchers (6% of all the staff dedicated to Research and Development in Spain), and they generate approximately 20% of all scientific production in the country.
The CEA is a public research organisation with approx. 16,000 staff members. Its mission is to develop know-how and to assure the technological transfer in a large variety of civil and defence industrial applications in areas such as nuclear energy, biotechnology, environmental protection, optoelectronics, microelectronics. CEA is also committed to basic science in fields such as condensed matter physics (DRF department). CEA was identified by Reuters as a main world leader for innovation.
The University of Münster (WWU) is one of the largest European Universities with a very strong track record in sciences (among the top 10 in Germany) and EU funded research (among top 20 in ERC laureates). Fifteen faculties with 120 degree programmes and 27 research centres comprise the institutional backbone of the University. Some 44,000 students and 5,700 academics appreciate the University's excellent research opportunities, high-quality teaching, promotion of junior researchers, and the advantages of living in the city of Münster. Our slogan sums it up best: "living.knowledge". Very recently, the University has established the University Development Program. In the field of physics two priority research directions have been determined: nonlinear physics and nanophysics. CeNTech, the Center for Nanotechnology, a dedicated multidisciplinary research center has been recently established in Münster, indicating a specific support to nanophysics from the University and the German state of North Rhine-Westfalia.
Consorzio C.R.E.A.T.E. (CREATE) www.create.unina.it is a non-profit research organisation possessing a legal personality; it belongs, according to the Italian law, to the class of Consorzio, where a number of subjects give life to an independent body intended to reach commonly agreed objectives. Specifically, the objectives of CREATE are to develop, support and stimulate applied research in Electromagnetics. The members of the Consortium which take part of the present project are University of Naples "Federico II" (UNINA) and University of Naples "Parthenope".
PPKE is a strongly research-oriented catholic university with 8000 students undergoing education and research in almost all fields of sciences: humanities, social sciences, law, and theology, as well as major fields in science and technology. Its Multidisciplinary Institute of Advanced Studies has been recently established (the Pazmany Institute) and it is a University of National Excellence in Hungary.
THALES is a world leader group for electronics and a key player in numerous markets such as aerospace, space, ground transportation, digital identity and security, physical and cyber security and defense. Research and development (R&D) is at the core of the new Group, with its 3,000 researchers and 28,000 engineers dedicated to R&D. Thales has been developing state-of-the-art technologies to meet the most demanding requirements of customers around the world for decades. Today the Group has become a giant laboratory inventing the world of tomorrow, with a portfolio of 20,500 patents, of which more than 400 new ones were registered in 2018. THALES participates to the k-NET project with Thales Research & Technology France (TRT-fr), the main multidisciplinary research unit of THALES, located on the Campus of Polytechnique in Palaiseau.
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Former Bengal police chief arrested in Saradha scam
The CBI Tuesday arrested former director general of West Bengal Police Rajat Majumdar in connection with the multi-crore-rupee Saradha chit fund scam.
"He has been arrested on grounds of conspiracy, cheating and misappropriation of funds," said a spokesperson for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Probing the scandal, the CBI earlier grilled Majumdar, who worked as a security advisor for the tainted company, for the second time during the day.
Majumdar's name cropped up after suspended Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Kunal Ghosh, now behind bars, accused the former Indian Police Service officer of swindling crores of rupees in organising a cultural programme in Las Vegas in 2012.
Majumdar joined Trinamool in recent years, and served as the party's poll observer for Birbhum district for the 2013 panchayat election.
He faced the first round of questioning Aug 23.
On Aug 14, CBI sleuths raided Majumdar's residence and seized many documents. - IANS