2.5 minutes: the worst case convergence time of a router after a link failure. After a failure the router needs to learn about the failure and then update it's forwarding entries. It can take minutes for the router to scan its routing table. There are existing solutions for when the link is between the router's AS and a neighboring AS. However, no current solution works when there are remote link failures. Furthermore, remote outages are numerous: they analyzed bursts of withdrawals from RouteViews and RIPE RIS and found more than 3000 bursts in November of 2016.
SWIFT can reduce the convergence time of BGP from 13s to 2s, fast reroute around failures in 40ms, and is currently deployable on today's routers. SWIFT trades accuracy, now using region granularity, for speed.
SWIFT monitors BGP streams, uses an algorithm to detect link failure probability, and after detecting a link failure, predicts future withdrawals. It uses two metrics: withdrawals share: fraction of withdrawals crossing a link and path sharing: the proportion of prefixes withdrawn with a path on a link. Their product product is the fit score: this value gives the likelihood of the failure of a specific link.
To be fast SWIFT can't wait for withdrawals, so the algorithm is run early in a withdrawal burst. Furthermore, outages can affect multiple links, so SWIFT returns a set of links all with a high fit score.
Their experimental results show that SWIFT never makes an extremely inaccurate prediction while is correctly infers the failure of a majority of links.
The challenges for fast reroute are that any set of prefixes can be affected, failures can affect backup paths, and they want to be fast. Thus, SWIFT uses a hierarchical forwarding table to make the convergence fast. Entries in the table hold a primary next-hop, the AS-path the prefix is using, and the backup next-hop. SWIFT uses this to reroute the affected traffic to unaffected backup paths.
Evaluation shows that SWIFT's fast reroute requires less than 100 forwarding updates or about 40ms to effectively reroute after a failure.
Furthermore, it is deployable over most existing routers has many currently have support for hierarchical forwarding tables, but for routers that don't have that support, we can still deploy SWIFT using an extra SDN switch attached to the router.
Thus, SWIFT speeds up the learning of remote link failures, efficiently reroutes around those failures, and is deployable on existing routers.
Q: In the graph with false and true positives, what is the ground truth?
A: The ground truth comes from after rerouting if later those paths are withdrawn. We also evaluated with a simulator to have the ground truth.
Q: What are the main factors behind the long convergence time?
A: Each router has a decision process to go through, things like scanning through it's routing table. This process could explain why it is slow.


Abisola Forrester (left) and Nathalie Autumn Bennett (right) in the Sacramento Theatre Company's production of "When We Were Colored"
The Sacramento Theatre Company presents the world premiere of "When We Were Colored" by Ginger Rutland. The play is adapted from a book by Eva Rutland, mother of Ginger Rutland, about moving from the Jim Crow south to Sacramento just after World War II. Listen to Insight's interview with Eva Rutland from 2007 here.
The Rutlands were the first black family on their block and first black children in their school.
Playwright Ginger Rutland and actress Brooklynn Solomon (playing the role of "Ginger") join Insight to discuss adapting the book for the stage and its relevance to today. Ginger Rutland's "When We Were Colored" runs at the Sacramento Theatre Company through April 28, 2019.
Ginger Rutland, a veteran writer and journalist who grew up in Sacramento, has a new play adapted from a memoir written by her late mother Eva.
CapRadio Theatre Critic Jeff Hudson says the play by the veteran Sacramento writer and journalist is a moving picture of her parents, describing their experience as a black family in 1950s Sacramento.
A visit with writer Ginger Rutland prompted one listener to know more about how integrated was Sacramento in the 1950s. Insight has a follow-up conversation with Rutland about this question.
Ginger Rutland has adapted her mother's memoir, "When We Were Colored," into a new play. The story depicts the family's story about moving west after World War II.


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Dr. Latoya Pierce named School of Education interim dean at St. Bonaventure University
Dr. Latoya Pierce has been named interim dean of the School of Education at St. Bonaventure University. She replaces Dr. Lisa Buenaventura, who retired May 31.
Pierce had been program director since 2019 for SBU's online master's program in counselor education, which has become the university's largest academic program — graduate or undergraduate. She also was SBU's CACREP accreditation liaison.
"I can't thank Dr. Pierce enough for taking on this responsibility," said Dr. Joseph Zimmer, acting president. "Latoya has significant administrative experience in higher education, and the work she's done to manage our rapidly growing online counselor education program has been impressive."
Pierce serves on SBU's President's Commission on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference's Commission on Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.
Since 2004, Pierce has held administrative and teaching positions at Loyola University in New Orleans, University of New Orleans, Arkansas State, Walden University and Louisiana Tech.
Pierce's previous administrative posts include program director, field site coordinator, associate department chair, and director of Academic Effectiveness and Program Administration. She has chaired and served on multiple dissertation committees.
Pierce was a member of Louisiana Tech's institutional review board for seven years, many of which she served as the expediter for all social science research proposals. She has served as a subject matter expert in diversity for the Louisiana State University system, as well as a cultural and linguistic specialist at Arkansas State University.
Pierce earned a Ph.D. in counselor education from New Orleans, and master's and bachelor's degrees from Loyola in counseling and psychology, respectively.
She serves on five boards in Ruston, Louisiana, that are focused on advocacy, the arts, and community engagement, and continues to see clients as a mental health therapist.
A search committee for a School of Education dean is being formed this summer.
About the University: The nation's first Franciscan university, St. Bonaventure University is a community committed to transforming the lives of our students inside and outside the classroom, inspiring in them a lifelong commitment to service and citizenship. In 2020, St. Bonaventure was named the #2 regional university value in New York and #3 in the North by U.S. News and World Report.

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For Good – It Works For Bobbi!
Published on June 3, 2010 by Bobbi-Jo G.
I was brought to tears watching Tamber and the other choir members perform "For Good" from "Wicked" for the Parent Volunteer Tea. I was especially touched watching Brynae, who had hurt herself just beforehand and didn't want to sing, being comforted by friends and her sisters. Loved every second of this afternoon. My girls are my joy!
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wow! you must have a great music teacher at your school!
– it sounds like they say book of Mormon around second 56. I had to listen a couple of times! funny.
I love that your girl is one of the few that even looks up and out. Love the wink at the end. Cute!
And I agree your school seems to have a great music teacher. Ours- nope.
What cute girls! I love that wink at the end– so sweet.
Thank you very much for sharing the video. The sone was so pretty. Your oldest daughter seemed to be the only one who knew all of the words.I love that she looked forward while singing and loved that she winked at the end. What a cutie. Sorry to hear about your your daughter getting hurt before the singing. She looked quite sad. Hope all is well with her.


And at first I just found it to be hilarious. Then I was thinking about it… this is so similar to something I've said recently. Some friends are seasonal friends (waves) and some are forever friends (octopus). This opened up some neat opportunity for conversations with my almost 12 year old daughter to talk about friendships. Some friends are only around for a season and that's okay. We need to be thankful, pray for them and move on. The Lord may allow them to come back later, but for now… let go.
A bit later, I saw this posted.
I wasn't sure how I felt about being "Amazing Octopus" at first. Then I remembered the waves & octopus meme above. I'm perfectly okay with being an amazing octopus! Sticking to my friends faces!! It kinda goes along with my intentional post from the other day!!
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Send Flowers for JoAnne
July 3, 1945 ~ December 18, 2020 (age 75)
Bob and Joanne, both 75, returned together to their heavenly parents on the 18th of December 2020, in the wake of a vehicle accident just outside of Afton, Wyoming. Bob was born February 2nd, 1945 in Storm City, Iowa to Edward Lawrence King Jr. & Margaret Mary Kraus. He is the oldest of their 6 children. Joanne was born in Austin, Minnesota to Donald Bernatz & Francis Nolan. She is a twin sister & the middle of the 6 children.
They were married August 12th, 1967 at the St. Augustine church in Austin Minnesota. The marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1974. In their 53 year marriage they were blessed with 12 children; Lisa James (Steve) of South Jordan, Utah, Michelle King of Afton, Wyoming, Ann Barnes (Corey) of Litchfield, Minnesota, Brian King (Sasha) of Lehi, Utah, Robert "Bobby" King (Dallas) of Herriman, Utah, Renae Jones (Jon) of Pleasant Grove, Utah, Kari Hart (Keith) of Afton, Wyoming, Michael King (Jackie) of West Jordan, Utah, Marla Stewart (Justin) of Saratoga Springs, Utah, David King (Maria) of American Fork, Utah, Angela Snarr (Troy) of Payson, Utah, & Christina Middleton (James) of Maplewood, Minnesota.
Bob & Joanne both attended Pacelli High School in Austin, Minnesota & Bob graduated from St. Mary's University Theological Seminary with a teaching degree in 1967. He worked in a variety of fields throughout his life ending with his most recent post as Physical Facility Specialist of the local hospital, Star Valley Medical Center.
Bob loved serving in his many church callings from bishopric positions in Minnesota to Elders Quorum, teaching, & clerkship roles in his Wyoming ward. He spent his life in the service of others and never turned down requests or opportunities to help his family, friends, & neighbors.
Joanne spent many years as a nurse & working with children with special needs. She maintained her nursing credentials through 2006 & always loved her time spent in the service of others. She especially loved being a mother, grandmother, and most recently a great-grandmother to all her children. She spent much of the last few years in dedicated service with Bob in the Star Valley Temple doing family history work. They loved serving together in that capacity and found buoyed faith, joy, & peace in their church service.
Bob & Joanne are survived by Bob's mother Margaret King, 5 of Bob's siblings, 4 of Joanne's siblings, their 12 children, 53 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild. They are preceded in death by Bob's father Edward King Jr., Joanne's parents Donald & Francis Bernatz, a brother Jim Bernatz, and 3 grandchildren: Faith Michelle Wright, Kaitlyn Jo Hart, and Jessica Ryann Wright.
The family wishes to thank the Star Valley Police & Fire Departments for their timeliness and care of their parents after the accident, the wonderful staff of the Schwab Mortuary for their loving care and guidance to the family through this time, and gratitude for the outpouring of support from church and community members. It is a true testament to the indelible impression left on the hearts of all those who knew Bob & Joanne.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at 12:00 PM Noon in the Afton 4th Ward Chapel, 165 East 5th Avenue, Afton Wyoming. Family and friends may pay their respects on Tuesday evening from 6:00-8:00 PM for a viewing at the Schwab Funeral Home, 44 East 4th Avenue, Afton Wyoming. An additional viewing on Wednesday morning from 10:00 – 11:30 AM prior to the services at the church. Interment will be at the Fairview Cemetery immediately following the services.
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Ferd looking to invest in Marienlyst
The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation has commenced the process of selling its site in Marienlyst to finance its new headquarters.
Ferd and Snøhetta have come together to work on the development of a site owned by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in Marienlyst. The project has been given the name Lyst.
Broadcasting House, which will act as a hub for innovation and entrepreneurial activity as well as offer inclusive meeting and function facilities for Oslo as a whole, plays a key role in the project.
Design Container has designed and developed the project website. View the site here: lyst.ferd.no
What Marienlyst could become
Over the next few years, the site owned by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation may be turned into more than 1,200 modern homes, which would be known as Lystgårder, with room for greenhouses and roof garden allotments. Surrounding the site is the green area of Lyst Park with the Majorstua Stream running through the whole site. A large body of water is planned in front of the Store Studio building. Right next door there would be a charming pavilion called Lillelyst. The jewel in the crown, the former Broadcasting House, would become Lyst House in a stunning, new incarnation.
"It is so innovative and impressive! We strongly believe that the project would create enduring value for Oslo and the people of Oslo," says Silje Strøm, marketing director at Ferd Real Estate.
Silje Strøm is also the concept manager for Lyst and has led the work with the architects from Snøhetta. A space between the listed wings of the building will open up Broadcasting House to the public. Lyst House would without a doubt become a hub and a distinctive landmark where innovation and entrepreneurial activity would exist seamlessly alongside playing children, co-working spaces, social entrepreneurs, cosy cafés and exciting hotel concepts – all under a single glass roof. The atrium could be used for everything from small functions to major national events.
"Having fun here should not be expensive. There will be room for children, recreation and physical activity. We want to build a creative, flexible and diverse space that will safeguard all that Broadcasting House stands for in terms of history, its qualities as a building and its design language. Here Ferd can have it all," says Strøm.
"Lyst is more than a real estate project for Ferd. As well as involving extensive urban development, this project offers a social perspective. We rarely see opportunities like this one; a project that contributes so much to realising our vision of creating lasting value and leaving a distinct legacy," says CIO of Ferd Real Estate Tom Erik Myrland.
We wish Ferd all the best on this project.


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Ginny Fite
Ginny Fite (°1945, Los Angeles, United States) makes paintings, photos and mixed media artworks. By experimenting with aleatoric processes, Fite creates intense personal moments masterfully created by means of rules and omissions, acceptance and refusal, luring the viewer round and round in circles.
Her paintings focus on the inability of communication which is used to visualise reality, the attempt of dialogue, the dissonance between form and content and the dysfunctions of language. In short, the lack of clear references are key elements in the work. By applying abstraction, she formalizes the coincidental and emphasizes the conscious process of composition that is behind the seemingly random works. The thought processes, which are supposedly private, highly subjective and unfiltered in their references to dream worlds, are frequently revealed as assemblages.
Her works feature coincidental, accidental and unexpected connections which make it possible to revise art history and, even better, to complement it. Combining unrelated aspects lead to surprising analogies. By investigating language on a meta-level, she tries to grasp language. Transformed into art, language becomes an ornament. At that moment, lots of ambiguities and indistinctnesses, which are inherent to the phenomenon, come to the surface.
Her works doesn't reference recognisable form. The results are deconstructed to the extent that meaning is shifted and possible interpretation becomes multifaceted. Ginny Fite currently lives and works in Harpers Ferry.


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T-1000 — киноперсонаж, главный антагонист фильма «Терминатор 2: Судный день» и один из антагонистов в фильме «Терминатор: Генезис». Робот-терминатор, прибывший из будущего, чтобы убить Джона Коннора, противостоит терминатору старой модели. В оригинальном фильме (1991) и в качестве камео в нескольких других картинах его роль исполнил американский актёр Роберт Патрик. В фильме «Терминатор: Генезис» (2015), который должен был стать перезапуском серии, роль T-1000 сыграл южнокорейский актёр Ли Бён Хон.

Описание
На время событий второго фильма — последняя модель терминатора, созданная Скайнетом. Существует в качестве прототипа, в единственном экземпляре. Построен по совершенно иному принципу, чем все предыдущие модели терминаторов с металлическим эндоскелетом. Целиком состоит из подвижного жидкометаллического сплава, произвольно меняющего форму, агрегатное состояние (от жидкого до твёрдого) и окрас — так называемый «мимикрирующий полисплав». T-1000 не подвержен механическому разрушению, его повреждённые части быстро восстанавливаются. Согласно дополнительному разъяснению в новеллизации фильма, каждая молекула запрограммирована на соединение с основной массой в радиусе до 14 км. Огнестрельное оружие и взрывчатые вещества оказываются бесполезными против Т-1000, лишь на короткое время вызывая замедление реакций и подвижности (баллистический шок). Способен принимать различные формы, миновать преграды, переливаясь, подобно расплавленному металлу, просачиваться через отверстия, а также придавать части полисплава форму холодного оружия — пики, лезвия, крюка.

Пластичность позволяет Т-1000 достичь качественно иного уровня внедрения в человеческое общество. В отличие от Т-800, который может имитировать лишь любой услышанный им голос, он может копировать внешний облик людей (включая одежду), для чего ему необходим физический контакт с копируемым субъектом, который при этом обычно уничтожается. Т-1000 не может создавать сложные структуры, такие как машины, механизмы, огнестрельное оружие и взрывчатка, требующие наличия дополнительных веществ,.

Неустойчив к термическому воздействию. Так, под влиянием сверхнизких температур становится хрупким и утрачивает подвижность. В расширенной версии второго фильма показано, что после попадания на Т-1000 значительного объёма жидкого азота система проявляла нарушение мимикрии и неконтролируемую адаптацию к объектам при соприкосновении: конечности принимали структуру металлических поверхностей, к которым прикасался киборг. Впоследствии Т-1000 был уничтожен в сталелитейном цеху, оказавшись в ёмкости с расплавленным металлом. Согласно официальному разъяснению, его молекулы не могли должным образом взаимодействовать друг с другом.

T-1000, в силу особенностей принципа его работы, не поддаётся полному контролю и программированию и, в отличие от терминаторов серии T-800, постоянно находится в режиме самообучения. Свободная воля терминаторов серии T-1000, по замыслу Д. Камерона, воспринималась Скайнетом как потенциальная угроза.

В пятой части Т-1000 демонстрирует способность создавать метательное оружие, устанавливать в машинах полисплав и оживлять выведенных из строя терминаторов серии Т-800. Также он неустойчив к кислотному воздействию.

Действие в фильмах

Терминатор 2
T-1000 прибывает из 2029 в 1994/1995 год, чтобы убить Джона Коннора. Копирует служебную форму убитого им полицейского и впоследствии постоянно поддерживает наличие данной одежды, чтобы располагать свободой действий офицера полиции и заручиться доверием незнакомых людей. Находит адрес Джона Коннора в полицейском компьютере. Посещает опекунов Джона и выпрашивает у них фотографию своего объекта уничтожения. Настигает его в галерее игровых автоматов. Не сумев убить Джона и столкнувшись с сопротивлением присланного ему на помощь Терминатора Т-800, отправляется к Джону домой и убивает его опекунов, копируя его приёмную мать. После обыскивает дом и находит письма от матери, узнав таким образом где находится Сара Коннор. Предполагая прибытие Джона в лечебницу к Саре, отправляется туда сам, чтобы убить её и принять её облик (при этом принимает облик охранника Льюиса). Джону и защищающему его Терминатору удаётся спасти Сару и уехать из больницы. Т-1000 вновь настигает их во время осады полицией офиса корпорации «Кибердайн Системс», где Сара, Джон, Терминатор и Майлз Дайсон — сотрудник корпорации, уничтожают все разработки, способные в будущем привести к созданию системы «Скайнет» и послужить причиной текущим событиям. Т-1000 захватывает полицейский вертолёт, продолжая преследование жертв. В ходе погони меняет транспорт на грузовик с цистерной, наполненной жидким азотом. Настигает беглецов на металлургическом заводе. Во время автокатастрофы претерпевает низкотемпературное воздействие от разлива азота. Выстрел Терминатора разрушает его на многочисленные осколки. Вскоре восстанавливается, соединяя разрозненные фрагменты воедино. В режиссёрской версии фильма демонстрируется, что влияние низкой температуры повредило способность Т-1000 контролировать мимикрию и адаптацию конечностей к поверхностям, с которыми он соприкасается. После сражается с Т-800 и задерживает его, зажав левую конечность под одним из заводских механизмов. При встрече с Сарой пронзает ей плечо, требуя позвать Джона, причиняя боль и угрожая смертью. Т-800, высвободившийся путём утраты одной руки, спасает Сару и продолжает битву с Т-1000. В ходе схватки Т-1000 разрушает основной блок питания Т-800 и временно выводит его из строя. Через несколько минут Т-800 задействует резервный блок питания. Т-1000 принимает облик Сары и пытается устроить ловушку Джону, но мальчик распознаёт подделку по растёкшимся ногам жидкометаллического киборга (расширенная версия). Сара стреляет в Т-1000 из дробовика, постепенно пододвигая его к краю платформы, но, израсходовав все патроны, ничего этим не добивается. В решающий момент снова появляется Т-800 и пускает в Т-1000 гранату из ручного гранатомёта (М79). В результате взрыва гранаты Т-1000 падает в резервуар с расплавленным металлом и гибнет.

В фильме «Терминатор-3: Восстание машин» Т-1000 не фигурирует. В официальной новеллизации Д. Хагберга упоминается, что из-за увеличения сроков войны Скайнет успел изготовить множество экземпляров Т-1000, но не стал ими пользоваться, так как создал более совершенный вид терминатора.

Коннор включил микрофон. — Я здесь, Дон. Что там у вас?
— У нас возникли большие неприятности. Мы находимся в нижней части северного склона. Натолкнулись на свалку Т-Л-5 с Т-Л-7 и огромным количеством «шестисоток» и «восьмисоток». Возможно, площадью в километр. Завал полнейший. Они выбросили устаревшие модели.
Коннор взглянул на собравшихся в командном бункере. — Мы ожидали это. В чём проблема?
— Чем дальше в лес — тем больше дров. Я заметил Т-1000. Целую кучу. Я имею в виду огромную кучу.
Смысл сообщения Гесса обескуражил присутствующих в командном бункере. Дыхание Коннора спёрло. — Они прокачали новую модель, — радировал он Гессу и колорадскому отряду. — Вместо Т-1000. Ещё хорошо, что Скайнет выбрасывает всё лишнее.

Терминатор: Генезис
В фильме T-1000 предстаёт сперва как полицейский, который встречает прибывшего в 1984 год Кайла Риза. Преследуя Сару и Риза, он попадает в заранее подготовленную ловушку и уничтожается с помощью кислоты. В фильме упоминается, что Т-1000 пытался убить Сару Коннор в детстве, в 1973 году. Он убил её родителей, но сама Сара была спасена Терминатором Т-800 (Папсом), в результате чего биография Сары и история всех событий стала иной. Кем и при каких обстоятельствах Т-1000 и Т-800 были отправлены в прошлое, в фильме не раскрывается.
Позже, в самом конце фильма, после уничтожения Т-3000 Джона Коннора, утонувший, было, в жидком металле Папс возвращается и заявляет, что обновился. Он перезаписал свою программу в массу жидкого металла и стал Т-1000.

Исполнители роли T-1000
 Роберт Патрик — основной облик T-1000.
 Дженетт Голдстин — T-1000 копирует образ Джанелл Войд, мачехи Джона.
 Дан Стэнтон — T-1000 в виде охранника в психбольнице. Самого охранника сыграл его брат-близнец Дон Стэнтон.
 Лесли Хэмилтон Джаррен (сестра-близнец Линды Хэмилтон) — T-1000 в образе Сары Коннор.
 Ли Бён Хон — исполнитель роли Т-1000 в фильме «Терминатор: Генезис» (2015).
 Джай Кортни — T-1000 в образе Кайла Риза, фильм Терминатор: Генезис.
 Ширли Мэнсон - исполнительница роли Т-1000 в облике Кэтрин Уивер, в сериале Терминатор: Битва за будущее.

В других фильмах
Помимо «Терминатора 2» Роберт Патрик сыграл T-1000 ещё в трёх фильмах: в «Терминаторе-2 3-D» — короткометражном сиквеле фильма «Терминатор 2: Судный день», снятом Джеймсом Кэмероном для стерео-аттракциона (1996), и в виде камео в картинах «Последний киногерой» (1993) и «Мир Уэйна» (1992).

Создание персонажа
В 1982 году Джеймс Кэмерон и Уильям Вишер написали первую версию сценария фильма «Терминатор» (1984). Уже тогда у Кэмерона возник замысел о роботе из жидкого металла, способном изменять свою форму в зависимости от обстоятельств, а действие фильма должно было целиком происходить в будущем. Но с одной стороны, в середине 1980-х спецэффекты ещё не достигли необходимого уровня, а с другой — у проекта был весьма скромный бюджет (изначально 4 млн долларов, затем был увеличен до 6,4 млн). Поэтому режиссёру пришлось перенести место действия фильма из будущего в настоящее и отказаться от идеи использования «жидкого» терминатора. Эта идея была реализована в фильме «Терминатор 2: Судный день».

Кэмерон изначально хотел, чтобы жидкого робота сыграл рок-музыкант Билли Айдол, но серьёзная авария на мотоцикле заставила музыканта отказаться от съёмок.

В комментариях к фильму на DVD сценарист и режиссёр Джеймс Кэмерон описывает его выбор Роберта Патрика как желание создать персонажа преднамеренно отличного от оригинального Терминатора в исполнении Арнольда Шварценеггера.
Я хотел найти того, кто будет хорошим контрастом к Арнольду. Если 800-я серия является своего рода танком, то 1000-я серия должна была быть Porsche.
Первоначально он видел в этой роли актёра Майкла Бина, который сыграл Кайла Риза в первом фильме, с объяснением, что Скайнету удалось клонировать тело Риза и использовать его для нового Терминатора. Кэмерон в конечном итоге отказался от этой идеи, решив, что это покажется зрителям слишком запутанным.

Технология, использовавшаяся для изображения T-1000, впервые была опробована в предыдущем фильме Д. Кэмерона — «Бездна».

Спецэффекты
За компьютерные спецэффекты отвечала компания Industrial Light & Magic, а за механические — Stan Winston Studio (которые также создали механический каркас T-800). Согласно книге «The Winston Effect: The Art & History of Stan Winston Studio» из 15 минут экранного времени, в течение которых демонстрировались способности робота к трансформации и самовосстановлению, только 6 были сделаны с участием компьютерных эффектов. Остальное было создано с помощью новейших кукол, протезов и грима. Компьютерные трансформации в картине занимают лишь 4 минуты, однако на их создание ушло 8 месяцев.

Визуальные эффекты, используемые в фильме для создания T-1000, позволили фильму выиграть «Оскар» за лучшие визуальные эффекты.

Технологии, использованные для изображения T-1000, стали новым шагом в применении компьютерно-генерируемых образов в кино, «Терминатор 2: Судный день» — один из первых фильмов с использованием технологии CGI.

Критика и отзывы
 Персонаж получил 39 место в списке «100 лучших злодеев за все время», составленном в 2002 году Online Film Critics Society.
 Киносайт allmovie назвал T-1000 «одним из самых запоминающихся персонажей одного из самых запоминающихся фильмов десятилетия».
 Роль принесла в 1992 году Роберту Патрику номинации за лучшего злодея и лучшего актёра второго плана на MTV Movie Awards и Saturn.

Факты
 Робот, способный принимать любую форму, описан в научно-фантастическом романе польского писателя Станислава Лема «Мир на Земле» (1987). Этот робот оказывается дистанционно управляемой оболочкой (в русских переводах романа — «теледублем», «дисперсантом»), или, в современных терминах, дистанционно управляемым аватаром. Аналогичные роботы также были описаны С. Лемом в «Сказках роботов» и «Путешествиях Трурля и Клапауция». Однако следует учитывать, что замысел о роботе из жидкого металла, способном изменять свою форму в зависимости от обстоятельств возник у Камерона ещё в первой версии сценария фильма «Терминатор» (1984), написанной в 1982 году.
 В фильме «Т2 3-D: Битва сквозь время» действует жидкометаллический T-1000000 — гигантский паук, охраняющий центральный процессор Скайнета.
 В сериале «Хроники Сары Коннор», появляется модификация серии T-1000 — T-1001, которая внедряется в общество в образе состоятельной и влиятельной женщины Кэтрин Уивер и управляет передовой технологической компанией.

Примечания

Литература

Персонажи-роботы в фильмах о Терминаторе
Кинозлодеи
Вымышленные массовые убийцы
Вымышленные серийные убийцы
Вымышленные наёмные убийцы
Вымышленные путешественники во времени
Персонажи-метаморфы
Персонажи-суперсолдаты
Персонажи, обладающие исцеляющим фактором

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Rishi Kapoor Reviews Uri, Calls Vicky Kaushal Film the Best Ever Made in India
Impressed by Vicky Kaushal's Film Uri the Surgical Strike, Rishi Kapoor calls the film as 'the best ever made in India'.
Vicky Kaushal is riding high on the success of his latest film Uri- The Surgical Strike. The war drama is garnering applause from corners and is getting a great response from the viewers as well.
Rishi Kapoor who recently saw the film was all praise for the makers. The veteran actor took to Twitter and called it 'the best ever made in India'. He wrote, "Saw URI. Terrific warfare film. Perhaps the best ever made in India. It bought the home the point India has nothing against the citizens of Pakistan but those terrorists being trained in camps against us. Bravo. Let this be an eye opener."
In late September last year, Rishi Kapoor had sent the internet into a flip when he announced that he's on a break in the US for some medical treatment. Soon, social media was rife with rumours that the veteran actor is suffering from cancer. Speculation mounted over Rishi's health after he was not seen at the cremation ceremony of his mother Krishna Raj Kapoor. However, his brother Randhir Kapoor quashed all the rumours, saying 'Rishi himself doesn't know what he's suffering from'.
But a cryptic post from Neetu Kapoor on New Year 2019 suggested a different hook. and owing to Rishi's health issues, Neetu wished for good health in the coming year. "Happy 2019. No resolutions only wishes this year !!! Less pollution traffic!! Hope in future cancer is only a zodiac sign !!! No hatred less poverty loads of love togetherness happiness n most imp. Good health," she captioned the perfect family dinner photograph.
So far, there has been no confirmation from the Kapoor family about the nature of Rishi's ailment.
On the other hand, Vicky Kaushal, Yami Gautam starrer is doing amazing at the box office too. So far the film has raked in Rs. 91 crores and is heading towards the 100 crore club.
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Did Nation-State Attacks Impact the U.S. Elections?
Every election process, going back for ages, has faced the threat of possible election interference in one form or another. The only thing that has changed in terms of foreign election intervention today is the way current operations are conducted in the digital era. Now, there are a few fundamental ways an adversary could digitally interfere with an election process. These mainly take the form of information-based operations or disruptive-based attacks designed to manipulate voter turnout and opinion.
So, was the 2020 Presidential election in the United States interfered with on a Nation-State level? Of course, though I think the real questions are:
Did it have any meaningful impact?
No. While everyone prepared for external information campaigns and attacks, the real threats came from within the country this time.
What was the United States able to mitigate?
The U.S. Cyber Command took more of a defensive forward strategy during this election and carried out several preemptive operations designed to help deter a major attack on our election infrastructure.
Once considered a low-level APT threat, Iran became noteworthy in 2020. During the run-up to the presidential elections in the United States, Iran's activity began to take center stage. In early September, the United States Department of Justice indicted two Iranian hackers for defacing websites following the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, as well as three State-Sponsored Iranian hackers for stealing critical information related to U.S. aerospace and satellite technology.
Then on September 17th, the Department of Justice announced that the DOJ, FBI, DHS, and the Department of Treasury had all engaged in a coordinated effort to disrupt and deter malicious cyber activities by actors associated with the Islamic Republic of Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). A few days later, on September 30th, Twitter announced that (based on Intelligence provided by the FBI) it had removed approximately 130 accounts that appeared to have originated in Iran and were attempting to disrupt the public conversation on their platform during the first 2020 U.S. Presidential Debate.
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In addition to these actions, the Department of Justice also announced on October 7th that 92 domain names that were unlawfully used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to engage in a global disinformation campaign had been seized. Following this announcement, on November 4th the Department of Justice announced they had seized an additional 27 domains from the IRGC.
Finally, back in October, Proofpoint disclosed that Democratic-registered voters in Florida began to receive threatening emails claiming to be from a right-wing hate group, The Proud Boys. These emails threatened voters, stating there would be consequences if they didn't vote for the current U.S. President, Donald Trump. As a result, this campaign received immediate and widespread coverage that was quickly addressed by the FBI and attributed within two days as an Iranian false flag operation. The emails had been obtained by the Iranian hackers through public voter registration data, a threat that the FBI had warned about in Public Service Announcement I-092820-PSA.
While Iran's activity dominated headlines, Chinese government-linked hackers were indirectly attributed to an ongoing global cyber espionage campaign called SlothfulMedia in October. In addition to this report on Chinese activity, Google also released new details about a Chinese hacking group (APT31) that targeted Biden's campaign in June. In this campaign, both APT31 and Iranian hacking group APT35 targeted campaign staffers' emails with credential phishing malspam that contained tracking links. This is also the same report from Google's TAG that highlighted a new world record DDoS attack, a UDP amplification attack that originated from Chinese ISPs (specifically, ASNs 4134, 4837, 58453, and 9394).
In my personal opinion, and one I spoke briefly about in a previous blog, Russia's biggest contribution to interfering with the current elections in the United States came in 2016 when they publicized the Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP) used for conducting disinformation campaigns. As a result, United States citizens were among the majority of those spreading disinformation during the 2020 presidential election in the hopes of influencing voter opinion.
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In addition to teaching citizens how to run localized information operations, the CISA and FBI announced in a security alert, AA20-296A, that Russian State-sponsored APT actor Energetic Bear had targeted dozens of SLTT government and aviation networks through chaining vulnerabilities together. As of October 1st, the CISA and FBI report that data was exfiltrated from at least two victim servers. The reason for concern related to the election was the result of election information being hosted on SLTT government networks. In the report, the CISA and FBI confirm there is no evidence of data suggesting the integrity of the election was compromised due to the breach.
Read "A Guide to State-Sponsored Cyberthreats" to learn more.
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Mr Trump won the majority of these electors – 306 – although Democrat Hillary Clinton secured almost 3 million more votes from the public.
As a result, he won the election.
The electors are mostly elected officials or party functionaries, and are generally unknown to the public.
There are 538 in all, one for each member of Congress. A candidate needs to take at least 270 electoral votes – half of the total plus one – to win the White House.
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Les forêts côtières continentales de la Colombie-Britannique sont une écorégion terrestre nord-américaine du type Forêts de conifères tempérées du World Wildlife Fund

Répartition
Comme son nom l'indique, cette écorégion recouvre la zone côtière du continent de la Colombie-Britannique et une petite partie de l'état de Washington jusqu'à  à l'intérieur des terres.

Climat
Dans la partie sud, la température moyenne annuelle est d'environ .  Les températures estivale et hivernale moyennes sont d'environ  et  respectivement.  Le taux de précipitations varie entre  en basse altitude et  en haute altitude.

Dans la partie nord, la température moyenne annuelle est d'environ .  La température estivale moyenne est de .  La température hivernale moyenne varie entre  et .  Les températures sont encore plus basses dans le bassin de la rivière Nass dans l'extrême nord de l'écorégion.  Le taux de précipitations varie entre  et  selon l'altitude.

Géomorphologie
On trouve dans cette écorégion la partie nord de la chaîne des Cascades, les chaînons du Pacifique, les chaînons Kitimat, les chaînes Nass et le bassin du fleuve Nass.  Les côtes sont découpées par une série de montagnes et de fjords.

Caractéristiques biologiques
Les forêts en basse altitude se composent principalement de pruches de l'Ouest, de thuyas géants de Californie et de sapins gracieux.  Les forêts des zones subalpines se composent de pruches subalpines, de sapins gracieux et de quelques cyprès de Nootka.  Les zones alpines sont couvertes de prés dominés par le carex et d'affleurements rocheux couverts de lichens.

Conservation
On estime que cette écorégion est intacte dans une proportion de 40 %. Les perturbations sont principalement causées par l'exploitation forestière en basse altitude.

Notes et références

Environnement en Colombie-Britannique
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The device uses medical-grade stainless steel and looks similar to most commercial stents.
'Smart stent' detects narrowing of arteries
Jun 19, 2018 | For more information, contact Lou Corpuz-Bosshart
For every three individuals who have had a stent implanted to keep clogged arteries open and prevent a heart attack, at least one will experience restenosis—the renewed narrowing of the artery due to plaque buildup or scarring—which can lead to additional complications.
Now, a team led by UBC electrical and computer engineering professor Kenichi Takahata has developed a type of "smart stent" that monitors even subtle changes in the flow of blood through the artery, detecting the narrowing in its earliest stages and making early diagnosis and treatment possible.
"We modified a stent to function as a miniature antenna and added a special micro-sensor that we developed to continuously track blood flow. The data can then be sent wirelessly to an external reader, providing constantly updated information on the artery's condition," said Takahata.
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The device uses medical-grade stainless steel and looks similar to most commercial stents. Researchers say it's the first angioplasty-ready smart stent—it can be implanted using current medical procedures without modifications.
Research collaborator Dr. York Hsiang, a UBC professor of surgery and a vascular surgeon at Vancouver General Hospital, noted that monitoring for restenosis is critical in managing heart disease.
"X-rays such as CT or diagnostic angiograms, which are the standard tools for diagnosis, can be impractical or inconvenient for the patient," said Hsiang. "Putting a smart stent in place of a standard one can enable physicians to monitor their patient's health more easily and offer treatment, if needed, in a timely manner."
The device prototype was successfully tested in the lab and in a swine model. Takahata, who holds patents for the technology, says his team is planning to establish industry partnerships to further refine the device, put it through clinical trials and eventually commercialize it.
The research is described in the May issue of Advanced Science and featured on its front cover. Engineering researcher Xing Chen, now a research associate at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Babak Assadsangabi, a postdoctoral fellow at UBC's faculty of applied science, also contributed to the study.
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FREMM Wins U.S. Navy's FFG(X) Competition
May 4, 2020 May 4, 2020 - by Stuart Slade
Bergamini Class/FREMM Frigate. Image – Fincantieri
On April 30, the U.S. Navy announced that the Fincantieri bid for the FFG(X) program had won the competition, and it placed a $795 million order for the lead ship of the class. The detail design and construction contract covers one ship in the current Fiscal Year 2020 and options for up to a total of ten ships, with a total value of $5.58 billion if all options are exercised. By accepting a foreign design for a major surface combatant, the Navy has challenged almost two centuries of American naval tradition.
The FFG(X) competition was launched in 2017 when experience with the littoral combat ships (LCS) showed that those ships were too small, under-armed, and lacking in endurance to perform the duties they had been assigned. The ships also proved to be unreliable and to suffer continuous problems with their machinery – issues that were associated with their small size, since their machinery spaces were cramped, making proper routine maintenance difficult. These concerns all stemmed back to a decision made early in the LCS program: the adoption of a maximum speed of 45 knots or greater. No viable rationale for this very high speed has ever been presented, yet its malign effects are at the root of the problems that afflicted the LCS class.
This is not to say the two LCS classes were bad ships; in fact, their designers did a good job of meeting the specifications as well as they did. The problem was that in doing so, they were forced to accept compromises that, in the context of U.S. Navy operations, limited the value of the ships. Accordingly, construction of the two types of littoral combat ships has been curtailed, with at least four of the ships being relegated to an early decommissioning.
To prevent this from happening again, the U.S. Navy established an FFG Requirements Evaluation Team (FFG-RET) that included members of the fleet operations community, naval design experts, the budget community, fleet representatives, technology specialists, shipbuilders, and others in the industry. The FFG-RET was tasked with calculating the proper balance between capability and cost. The members of the FFG-RET were mindful of the LCS lesson that any given requirement had to be balanced against the overall cost of that demand when applied to that ship as a whole. This cost was measured in both financial and operational terms. An early casualty of this process was the notorious demand for a 45-knot maximum speed. The new FFG(X) would have the 28 – 30 knot speed normal for ships of this type.
In fact, innovation was explicitly discouraged when laying down the basic principles for FFG(X). The new class was required to be available off-the-shelf with proven experience at sea. The ships were to rely heavily on government-furnished equipment, including existing systems already at sea on other surface combatants in the fleet. These systems include an Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR), the Mk 41 Vertical Launch System, and the 5-inch Mk 45 gun. This provision both reduced costs and eased maintenance, training, and support requirements.
Finally, five proposals were accepted for further study. Two were modified versions of the LCS-1 Freedom and LCS-2 Independence classes that were enlarged to correct the design issues with the earlier version and add the required new equipment. One was proposed by Huntington Ingalls Industries as a development of its Coastguard cutter design. The remaining two were the Navantia F-100 class and Fincantieri's FREMM. The last two were significantly larger than the other contestants, and their inclusion represented an explicit rejection of the concepts that had lain behind the LCS program.
As the design evaluation proceeded, the modified LCS-1 design was withdrawn by its sponsor, Lockheed Martin, on the basis that the original design lacked the margins needed to meet the new specifications. Reportedly, the Navantia design suffered from the sinking of the Norwegian frigate Helge Ingstad after a collision with an oil tanker that the Navy is reported to believe showed deficiencies in the damage resistance of the design. The Huntington Ingalls design is hard to evaluate since the company played details of its bid close to its chest. However, it may simply be that its Coastguard base gave the design the wrong set of characteristics for the Navy's requirements.
Thus, the choice became either the proposal based on LCS-2 or FREMM. FREMM was a proven and successful design with multiple ships already in service with the French and Italian navies. LCS-2 featured a very large and capable flight deck that fitted well with the helicopter operations requirements, but it suffered from the shadow of the earlier LCS program. One naval officer, speaking off-the-record, suggested that the littoral combat ships had simply "lost the confidence of the fleet."
As the last ship floating, the FREMM design was selected. A late effort was made to introduce the British Type 26 frigate on the back of its sales to Australia and Canada, but the proposal fell foul of the "already in service" requirement.
The U.S. Navy has announced that the detail design phase will begin immediately and that construction will begin no later than April 2022. The first ship of the class will be delivered by 2026 and reach initial operational capability by 2030. The lead ship will cost $1.281 billion, with $795 million of that covering the shipbuilder's detail design and construction costs and the rest covering the GFE, including the combat systems, radar, launchers, command and control systems, decoys, and more. The remaining ships in the first flight of ten are scheduled to cost around $781 million each. Once the final member of this first order of 10 frigates is funded, probably in FY25, the Navy may elect to award the second flight of ten to Fincantieri, or it could choose to bring in a second yard to build the same ship, thus increasing production rate and preserving the industrial base.
Production may not stop there. Shipbuilding and acquisition plans call for a class of 20, but the Navy is increasingly interested in reviving the frigate fleet that disappeared when the FFG-7 class was decommissioned. These ships can relieve destroyers of many of their missions around the globe, serve as convoy escorts, and provide more high-end presence in more places as part of the distributed maritime operations concept. After all, many more DDG-51 Arleigh Burke class destroyers have been built than was originally planned. Fincantieri has spent about $180 million to upgrade its Wisconsin yard and plans to spend another $80 to $100 million now that it has won the competition. This would allow a two-ship-per-year production rate with the ships being built side-by side. If the Navy chose to build three or four a year, a second yard would likely have to be brought into the program.
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Government Gazette No 42113 No 1386 was published to inform employers of the prescribed Employer Registration Form in respect of an employer's obligations to register with the Compensation Commissioner and to furnish him with particulars.
Government Gazette No 42113 No 1387 was published to inform employers of the requirements for the change of subclass and nature of business activities.
Detailed description of the nature of business activities.
Any other information which will contribute to the appropriate classification of the business activities.
Proof of registration certificate with Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) in respect of business entity, close corporation or company.
Letter of authority in respect of the trust.
The nature of a business changed (sometimes this happens gradually – over years) and the business is now classified in the wrong risk category. It could also be that the company was incorrectly classified from the beginning.
The change in business activities and re-classification of business entity will be effective from the date of receipt of request by the Compensation Fund.
Department of Labour published Government Gazette notice no. 42092 on 7 December 2018 with respect to the increase of the maximum amount of earnings on which the assessment of an employer will be calculated. The effective date is 1 March 2019.
The prescribed amount under Section 83(8) of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act No 130 of 1993 (COIDA) has been increased to R458 520 per annum.
Can an unpaid learner practically claim workmen's compensation?
We are often faced with interesting practical challenges. One such challenge surfaced recently (and is likely to become more common as the government pushes for increased employment through learnerships and work experience programmes).
A company offered a work experience programme where they paid for students travel in order for the students to come to their premises and learn more about the trade. In the course of this work experience one of the learners was injured and the company tried to claim compensation from the Compensation Commissioner, but faced some real challenges.
Is the learner entitled to claim? Where there is a contract of service the learner should be entitled to claim compensation under the Act.
Is the learner able to claim? As the learner is not being paid any salary often companies will not put the learners on to payroll. Where the learner is not on payroll the employer is usually unable to show the Compensation Commissioner that the learner is employed and levies have been paid on their behalf. It is unusual for an employer to think far enough ahead and include unpaid learners (not on payroll) on their annual return of earnings.
What can the learner claim? Even if the employer has included the learners on their return of earnings or can show evidence of them being part of their headcount the first question the Compensation Commissioner will ask is to see their payslip and proof of earnings to support the claim calculation. Where they have not been paid anything, the claim is zero.
This leads to a very inequitable position where the learner should be able to claim, but the claim is worthless.
There is no easy answer to this. In a perfect world the legislation would take this into consideration. The only alternatives are civil i.e.
We are currently putting such examples to the Payroll Authors Group and other influential stakeholders in an attempt to get some clarity on the law in this regard and more importantly the practical application of the law. Unless there is a process that can be successfully followed to resolve a valid claim this would unfortunately remain a loose end that prejudices those people who need the benefits and cover the most.
The W.As. 8 can be filed online (CF-Filing) on the Compensation Fund website, up until the revised deadline of the 31 May 2018.
The fund will immediately calculate the assessment amount and issue an invoice to the employer online. This can be paid and as soon as payment is received the Fund will issue the employer with a Letter of Good Standing (LOGS).
The Compensation Fund is running a number of workshops towards the end of May to help employers with the CF-Filing system.
Editor's Note: Apparently employers new to the Compensation Fund can now register online (but we have not tested this yet).
The maximum amount of earnings for which COIDA applies has been increased to R430,944 effective 1 March 2018. It is noticeable that this is from 1 March 2018 (the start of the tax year) as opposed to the usual 1 April 2018 which makes things easier practically for employers.
What form of leave – IOD for less than 3 days?
If an employee has an IOD for only 3 days, what form of leave should be recorded?
Section 24 of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act states that sick leave does "not apply to an inability to work caused by an accident or occupational disease". However, Section 24 goes further to state that the above mentioned applies to all cases of sick leave except for cases where "no compensation is payable in terms of the COID and the Occupational Disease in Mines and Works Acts".
The COID act stipulates payment rates for leave periods that are four days and beyond but does not stipulate payment rates to be paid when employees are placed on leave due to an IOD for a period of three days or less. Section 22 (2) of the COID act further states that "no periodical payments shall be made in respect to temporary total disablement or temporary partial disablement which lasts for three days or less".
The sum of the above is that because no compensation is set out in the COID Act, leave taken due to an IOD for a period of less than three days should to be taken as sick leave.
The Department of Labour published Government Gazette notice no. 1577 on 29 November 2016 in respect of an increase in the maximum amount of earnings. The effective date is 1 April 2017. The prescribed amount under Section 83(8) of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act No 130 of 1993 (COIDA) has been increased to R403 500 from R377 097 per annum.
On or before the 30th April 2017 you are required to submit your Return of Earnings (ROE) submission to the Department of Labour, this is legislated under the: COMPENSATION FOR OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND DISEASES ACT (NO. 30 OF 1993). Each registered business must submit a separate return.
This Act replaces the Workmen's Compensation Act and provides for compensation for disablement caused by occupational injuries or diseases sustained or contracted by employees in the course of their employment, and for death resulting from injuries and diseases. The benefits are paid from the Compensation Fund, which gets its money from compulsory contributions, paid by employers. All employers carrying out business within the Republic of South Africa are required to register.
If you have not requested this service from us in the past and require us to complete and submit this return on your behalf, please contact us on [email protected]. If we have submitted for you in the past then we will complete your return and send you the figures before submission. The cost for this service is R702.00 per return (excl. VAT).
Permanent, temporary and casual employees are to be included in this return.
You are required to report on the earnings to a maximum of R377,097.00 per employee per annum, for the tax year March 2016 to Feb 2017.
You are also required to make an estimation of the remuneration and number of employees monthly for the next tax year that will begin shortly. This enables the Commissioner to budget for the following year, and to fix the new Occupational Injuries and Diseases (OID) limit. The prescribed amount in terms of section 83(8) of the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, 1983 has increased from R377,097 to R403,500 per annum with effect from 1 April 2017.
In the event more than one return is furnished for the same assessment period, the first return submitted will be accepted as the final one.


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Cody Rhodes On RAW Segment: "I Hope They Never Know What This Feels Like"
Apparently Cody Rhodes wasn't too pleased with a particular segment on this week's RAW.
Cody Rhodes took to social media to comment on this week's RAW segment that featured Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows in a backstage segment that saw the two rip the head off of a Dusty Rhodes-themed stuffed animal before going on to defeat Goldust and R-Truth in tag-team action.
Rhodes, son of Dusty and brother of Goldust, wrote the following on his official Twitter page after seeing the show:
Not gonna' say something mean or blow a whistle. All I can say…is that whoever produced that, I hope they never know what this feels like
— Cody Rhodes (@CodyRhodes) December 27, 2016


Here a nicely designed double-sided display is crafted from simple slatwall and standard Safety Loop Hooks. I have seen many Gift Card racks employing fancy and exotic solutions, but this one does quite well with commonplace fixtures. Silver-grey powdercoat of metal components as opposed to Chrome makes it a "Green" solution too. Component quality and hook alignment is very good. Overall I would judge it as effective as custom displays at lower "custom-from-stock" cost.


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Why I am quitting my ivory tower to work with the homeless
By Lee Marsden2022-07-22T10:36:00+01:00
After 26 years of working in academia, it took a worldwide pandemic to cause Lee Marsden to reassess his priorities. Now he's calling on Christians to invest in ending homelessness
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"Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to lose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter" (Isaiah 58:6-7).
As I sat reading these familiar words and let them sink in, I felt a nudge from the Holy Spirit: I could apply them to another time and place, or respond to an inner prompting to do something now; to to provide shelter to the poor wanderer – the homeless.
But how to do that was another matter altogether.
I felt convicted of the need to do more than simply buy a copy of the Big Issue or give some small change - but what?
I had no background in working with homeless people, or indeed the voluntary and charity sector. For the past 26 years, my working life has been confined to academia's ivory tower.
As an 18-year-old, I dropped out of university but, 20 years later, I returned to the University of East Anglia as a mature student. It turns out I was pretty good, and a first-class honours degree, a distinction at Masters and a PhD in International Relations led naturally into an academic career.
Starting out on the bottom rung in 2007 as a junior lecturer, within six years I had been promoted to full professor and head of school. Things were going well; I enjoyed coming into work each day and still had time to research, write and teach. Then the Covid pandemic struck and the world turned upside down.
Several of my colleagues contracted coronavirus, teaching moved online, student and staff mental wellbeing declined to unprecedented levels and, during that first lockdown, many of us considered our own and others' mortality, as well as everything we had hitherto taken for granted. For me, it led to questioning whether I was in the place God wanted me to be. What if I had climbed the ladder of success in academia only to find that it had been propped up against the wrong wall?
As I prayed and wrestled with these issues, I was increasingly struck by God's preferential treatment of the poor and oppressed. As we emerge from the worst of the pandemic, social injustice and inequality have been exacerbated further and brought into stark relief the most visible manifestation of that injustice - the street homeless.
During the first lockdown, rough sleepers were taken off the streets and housed in hotel accommodation to prevent further spread of the virus amongst society's most vulnerable. It demonstrated, clearly, that the problem of homelessness can be alleviated, if there is the will to do so. But when lockdown ended, the homeless were returned to the streets. And society seems content to tolerate it. Personally, I felt convicted of the need to do more than simply buy a copy of the Big Issue or give some small change - but what?
Turning hope into action
My home church supports two houses for the homeless through Hope into Action, a national Christian homeless charity. The charity, which was established in 2010, has a vision for every church in the country to support at least one house for the homeless.
Starting with their first property in Peterborough, Hope into Action now has 100 homes across England - each linked with a church – and supports over 350 tenants, including around 90 children. The vision, to encourage churches and individual Christians to share their wealth with the poor by investing in homes for a five-year period, is one which spoke deeply to me. It reflects God's heart for the poor and dispossessed.
What if I had climbed the ladder of success only to find it had been propped up against the wrong wall?
When an opportunity to work for Hope into Action arose, it seemed that God was leading me in a new direction. Despite my lack of experience in the sector, I am leaving the ivory tower behind and trusting fully in him. I have resolved to follow God's prompting - to help churches house and love the homeless.
Lee MarsdenLee Marsden is head of supporter relations at Hope into Action. He was formerly professor of faith and global politics at the University of East Anglia. He is the author of seven books including For God's Sake: The Christian right and US foreign policy (Zed/Bloomsbury) and Religion and International Security (Polity). He is currently training as pioneer lay minister in the Church of England.
Hope into Action
I was 17 and homeless when Covid shut schools. The government must make it up to kids like me
Samantha Smith was studying for her A-Levels when schools were closed due to Covid-19. Like many vulnerable young people, it turned her world upside down. The education secretary has now admitted it was a "mistake" to ban kids from the classroom, but she believes the government must do more to repair the damage done
Inside the Christian campaign to end homelessness
During the first lockdown, thousands of rough sleepers were housed by a government scheme. But 20 months later, homelessness is back to pre-pandemic levels. We speak to the Christian charities who are working to end homelessness once and for all
Why the Church needs to get angrier about the food bank crisis
Hand-outs will not solve hunger, argues the author of a new book on foodbanks and faith
200 children are missing in Britain. Where is the Christian outrage?
As the scandal of child asylum seekers disappearing from UK hotels continues to unfold, Tim Farron says Jesus doesn't care where the missing children are from. He's more bothered that we don't seem to care
Tax is good and it's galling Zahawi didn't pay it
Nadhim Zahawi's "careless" failure to pay what he owes is yet another example of the double standards employed by those in power, says Sarah Edwards.
8 reasons why the CofE's same-sex proposals won't work
Sean Doherty is a same-sex attracted Christian who has been part of the Living in Love and Faith process since the beginning. He believes the CofE needs to take more time for proper discernment over the Church's position on gay marriage


I don't normally post on these sorts of sites/forums but I'm pretty much out of options at this point. I've been to over 20+ doctors in the past 6 years and all of them have just given me things to mask my symptoms.
In the Fall of 2012 I started having a strange pain below my left rib. I went to a doctor and they told me I had GERD and gave me some medication but it never did anything that helped. Over the course of several months I developed more symptoms including TMJ, tension headaches, and swollen sinuses. I went to another doctor for the TMJ and headaches and they said they it was caused by anxiety (I had just started going to college at this point and I was pretty on edge so I believed them). I went to an ENT doctor and they looked through my sinuses and found nothing. These symptoms never went away.
The first time I drank a lot of alcohol, the next day I actually felt amazing.
In 2017 I saw a TMJ specialist who made me a special appliance to help with my TMJ. It worked for about a week and then all of my symptoms came back. In the fall of 2017, one night I was trying to relieve my TMJ pain by stretching my jaw muscles before I went to sleep. In the morning my left ear was ringing like crazy and I couldn't hear well out of it. I went to an ENT and found out that I inexplicably lost the high frequency hearing in my left ear. I had an MRI taken of my head to make sure it wasn't caused by a tumor and they didn't find anything. I noticed that every single time I went to a doctor my blood pressure was high and they just kind of ignored it. I went to a doctor specifically for my blood pressure and they officially diagnosed me with high blood pressure. I'm a 25 year old male who exercises regularly, and eats fairly decently. I should not have high blood pressure.
This is where my symptoms all come back to abdominal pain. That slight pain under my left rib never really went away, I just got used to it because doctors always told me it was from GERD. One day I was sitting in a bean bag chair watching a movie and that spot under my rib made a crazy noise, I could feel it gurgling, and my stomach growled as if I was hungry. ALL of my symptoms immediately went away, but again it only lasted for one day. I told my doctor and they said they had no idea what that could be. I've told this to every doctor I've seen since and they all have no idea what I'm talking about and sort of avoid the subject This has happened a few times now. The first time I ever used Xanax, my abdomen made this same noise and all of my symptoms went away. A few weeks ago I was sitting in a weird position on a chair and it happened again. Same thing, I felt great for one day, and then it never worked again.
Recently I've been going to a chiropractor who is trying to help me with natural treatments. They said that I had a hiatal hernia, and I thought that was the cause of the abdominal pain but after they fixed it, I still have all of the same symptoms. They've done blood work and a food sensitivity test. My blood works shows that my body is trying to fight something off but it doesn't really show what it could be.
I'm convinced that all of my symptoms have something to do with this strange pain in my abdomen that doctors seem to just want to ignore. It's the very first symptom I ever had and when I feel it growl/gurgle, all of my other symptoms including my TMJ, go away.
Does anyone know what the heck it could possibly be?
you say hetia hernia and they fixed it ? how .
He did some sort of test to see if I had it because I told them about the abdominal pain. I laid down on a table and he held my stomach with one hand and had me have my other hand in the air and he held my arm with him other hand. He pressed into my abdomen with him hand and had me resist he other arm pulling and if I wasn't able to resist, then I was positive for a hiatal hernia. I couldn't resist so they said I had one. They did some sort of compression technique on my abdomen and it was fixed. We did the test again the next time I was there and I didn't test positive anymore. My stomach felt a little better that day but it didn't really fix any of my symptoms though.
There is a phenomenon called white coat syndrome where every time you go to a doctor, your blood pressure is high because of the tension of seeing a doctor. Have you ever had an endoscopy to look for h pylori and gastritis? Pain under your ribs can be a gastritis symptom. Stress can cause gastritis and GERD.
Have you had any change of bowel habit? Try a food diary to see if food affects the abdominal pain. Go back to your doctor and stop seeing chiropractors because they are not doctors and their adjustments don't last so you have to keep going back to them for repeated treatments which can cause nasty side effects. I would be very surprised if a chiropractor can diagnose a hiatus hernia let alone fix it! GI doctors diagnose hiatus hernias by endoscopies and some times they can be fixed by surgery.
I had similar coming and going symptoms caused by Hpylori. Did you test for any such possible bacterial infection? It will require breath test or endoscopy.
I GET A PAIN IN THE SAME SPOT ON AND OFF. Sometimes it feels like a full feeling there. I was diagnosed with coxsackie virus A & B. Levels very high! I WAS IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL IN TERRIBLE PAIN! NO one COULD FIGURE IT OUT! I ASKED FOR A VIRAL TEST. I STILL GET flare ups AND THE LEFT UPPER ABDOMINAL PAIN!
also, do your feet hurt or burn at all? Most of my pain is abdominal. ASK about BROHLMS DISEASE, caused by coxsakie. That would hurt in that area. keep me posted.
sorry to hear you need an operation, but at least you have an answer.
a damn shame it took so long! THANK GOD nothing serious! LET ME KNOW HOW YOU fare!
Glad to know you have found an answer to your condition. Hope the operation sorts it; best of luck.