I had the chance to watch the newest Star Trek movie, Star Trek Beyond, at an early screening this past week. I like the new movies. I never watched the shows or the old movies, so I'm coming into Star Trek as a brand new fan. I always enjoy watching the movies, in part because the cast is great, but I find that there is a really persistent problem with movie franchises and developing villains very poorly (looking | at | you, Marvel) and expecting audiences to not mind. I can barely remember the villains for the previous Star Trek films (even amidst the big reveal/controversy with Benedict Cumberbatch as Khan for the last one!) and there's a reason for that. And I'll talk about that later.
I liked the internal conflicts that we're presented with in this installment. Captain Jim Kirk (played by Chris Pine) is avoiding celebrating the birthday that officially makes him older than his father lived to see, the same day of his father's passing. He is starting to lose himself in the routine of his ship and deep space, and is pursuing a promotion that would have him leave the Enterprise. Meanwhile, Spock (played by Zachary Quinto) is thinking about his future after his interactions with Ambassador Spock (his future self, played by Leonard Nimoy, from an alternate timeline). He wants to live his life the way the Ambassador did and rededicate himself to Vulcans, which leads to him and Lt. Uhura splitting up and contemplating leaving the Enterprise himself.
You can think of this film as a love story to the Enterprise (which we watch in horror as it is destroyed and crashed) and its crew as our two lead characters struggle with the decision to move on from this part of their lives to the next part. We really get to see a little more from the rest of the crew, which is good given how much Jim is fighting for them – and they for him – for the entirety of the movie.
I think the character relations in the movie, while limited, are done really nicely. We get this previously not-much-explored bromance with Spock and Bones (played by Karl Urban). With so much focus on the epic bromance that is Spock and Kirk, it was nice to see it mixed up a little bit with Bones, who is an amazingly fun, fiery character, and his contrast with the calm, cool Spock, underscore by both men confessing to the other their utmost respect for one another.
Yes, this is Anton Yelchin's final Star Trek movie. I was heartbroken when I learned about his death last month, and there's a small "For Anton" tribute to him at the end. He was one of the younger cast mates, and his presence on- and off-screen will be missed. Goodbye, Chekhov.
I nearly forgot that Idris Elba was in this movie until the CRAZY RANDOM REVEAL where Lt. Uhura is watching hundred-year-old footage and sees a half second of his face and then realizes that is our villain.
Uhura is kind of amazing for being able to tell that????? From 0.4 seconds of Idris Elba's face?
Why is he so insistent that peace and unity are garbage and that it is only through struggle that humanity can grow?
This is coming from a villain who uses swarming ships to destroy everything, I mean how can he be so against unity?
Why has he mutated into this alien form? He resembles other aliens on this planet. Are they one species or are they all different species who underwent the same type of transformation?
Where did the name Krall come from, exactly? I can understand him forgetting his human self, maybe, through whatever the heck is going on, but where, then, did his new identity come from?
And if he has completely forgotten his old self, then what are his motivations driven by? Just an unconscious hatred of the Federation?
For example, how did they hack Starfleet's systems and stuff, eh?
Not only was our villain kind of very meh (and we don't even need to bother with the side-villain Manas, who… just… wants to kill people??) but what exactly was the deal with this weapon he was trying to use? It just… destroys people? And was hurled into space in the hopes that no one else would find it? What? I don't… understand…?
BUT I really enjoyed visually and thematically watching our gang use the song "Sabotage" to destroy the swarm. That was really cool and, honestly, it's one of those things that Justin Lin is so good at, just adding drama and humor and stunning visuals into one beautiful climactic scene.
Are you planning on seeing the movie?
If you've seen it, what are your thoughts? Agree/disagree with my mine?
I really enjoyed this movie. I'm not a fan of the director Justin Lin and i wish JJ directed this one as well because i really like what he did with the the 2 films of this series. But putting that aside it was a lot better then i thought it was going to be. The first trailer of this film made us trekkies really nervous since it looked like a crappy fast and furious movie but in space but i have to say i really loved this movie. I took my mother along with me just to get her out of the house and she hates star trek, i mean she really hates it. I was surprised i talked her into going but anyway after the movie was over i asked her, well how much did you hate it? she said you know what it was a really good movie even though it was star trek lol She laughed at the crews banter and was on the edge of her seat. So i think this is a movie anyone would enjoy even if you never seen the Original series or the other movies. But for die hard trekkies there is always those trekkies who hate everything that doesn't have the original actors in it or that isn't just like the tv show so those people will hate this just as they hated the other 2 films. But for someone like me who loves the Star Trek universe i really liked this film. Yes there was some flaws but all movies have flaws life isn't perfect and neither are films.
I agree! It was definitely a really fun movie to watch, even if you're not a Trekkie, and I hope that the passionate fans enjoyed it, too. It definitely had flaws but I still feel like it was entertaining overall.


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extern crate accord;

use accord::{Accord, Result as AccordResult};
use accord::validators::{length, contains, range, alphanumeric_dashes};

struct Account {
    pub name: String,
	pub username: String,
    pub email: String,
    pub age: i8,
}

impl Accord for Account {
    #[cfg(not(feature = "inclusive_range"))]
    fn validate(&self) -> AccordResult {
        rules!{
            "name" => self.name => [length(1, 64)],
			"username" => self.username => [alphanumeric_dashes()],
            "email" => self.email => [length(5, 64), contains("@"), contains(".")],
            "age" => self.age => [range(12, 127)]
        }
    }

    #[cfg(feature = "inclusive_range")]
    fn validate(&self) -> AccordResult {
        rules!{
            "name" => self.name => [length(1..=64)],
			"username" => self.username => [alphanumeric_dashes()],
            "email" => self.email => [length(5..=64), contains("@"), contains(".")],
            "age" => self.age => [range(12..=127)]
        }
    }
}

#[test]
fn main() {
    let okay = Account {
        name: "Test Test".to_string(),
		username: "my_radical-username".to_string(),
        email: "test@test.test".to_string(),
        age: 25,
    };

    let error = Account {
        name: "Test".to_string(),
		username: "wow what a radical username dude!!!!".to_string(),
        email: "testtest.test".to_string(),
        age: 11,
    };

    assert!(okay.validate().is_ok());
    assert!(error.validate().is_err());
}

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Torquay is a popular day tripper seaside destination on the Bellarine Peninsula. Torquay, with a population of 8,000 people and unique cafes and restaurants, is one of the most popular destinations for holiday accommodation in Australia. Torquay hosts the 'Rip Curl Pro Surf & Music Festival' every Easter, where the world's best surfers gather to compete for the prestigious Bell trophy. The 'High Tide Festival' runs each December and 'The Australian Strongman Triathlon' is held in early February.
Torquay, the official start to the Great Ocean Road, is well known for its surf culture. The town is a stone's throw from some of Australia's best surf beaches and is the birthplace of iconic surf clothing brands. There's even a surf museum.
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If you are visiting Torquay with the kids, bring them to the family-friendly main beach, with its large, safe swimming area and leafy foreshore. The Esplanade borders the beach and features a series of cafes and restaurants.
Tiger Moth World, an adventure park revolving around vintage aircrafts, is a favourite family-friendly Torquay attraction. Hop aboard an open cockpit aircraft replicating World War II planes, go paddle boating in the lake, join a volleyball match or sit back and relax as the children climb on the playground equipment.
Alternately, take the kids snorkelling at Point Danger Marine Sanctuary. Various tour operators bring groups to the park's limestone reefs, where you could spot many of the 90 species that inhabit the reefs.
Torquay offers a number of trails, some of which run high above the water, affording coastal views as far as the eye can see. A 6 km track leads from Point Impossible all the way to Yellow Bluff, taking walkers through traditional Wathaurung Country.
A less strenuous walk along Torquay Promenade lets you discover the area's heritage as you stroll for 2 km along the shore. For optimal beach vistas, take the path leading from Point Danger to Bird Rock, past Main Beach and Jan Juc. Chances are, you'll be able to watch surf lessons taking place.
Get your blood pumping in Torquay. There are many opportunities to try extreme sports, such as tandem skydiving, with a skydive tour operator located right in town. As you freefall, you will be privy to stunning ocean and hinterland views.
Not only can you go skydiving with an instructor, but you can also take internationally recognized courses, over a week or so, to be able to skydive on your own.
If you'd rather explore your surrounds at ground level, hire a motorcycle for the day and set off on the Great Ocean Road, one of the most scenic routes on the planet. Ride along the winding road, where you will have rugged coastal panoramas on one side and lush forests and rolling hills on the other.
Drive to Torquay from Melbourne in approximately 90 minutes. If you don't have access to a car, you can opt for public transport. Take a train departing Melbourne's Southern Cross Station and transfer to a local bus when you reach Geelong.


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Apple has become favorite company for both investors and consumers alike. The maker of iPhones, Mac computers, and some of the most sought-after technology year-over-year has been delighting consumers with products for decades.
Over the 11-year existence of the iPhone, consumers have gone from not knowing what a smartphone is to being addicted to them. The company that invented that technology has also seen rapid gains in the AAPL stock price.
Here's a summary of AAPL stock and its history.
Apple Inc. trades under the stock ticker AAPL. The company incorporated in 1977 and went public on December 12, 1980. AAPL stock debuted at $22 per share. How much are you wishing you bought in 1980?
Apple Inc. had some early success with their computers, but not everything was going well in the beginning. Apple ousted its CEO and founder Steve Jobs in 1985 as it also flirted with bankruptcy. The company survived and Steve Jobs returned in 1997 as interim CEO and soon-after CEO. He remained in that position until 2011, when he resigned.
During Steve Jobs's second stint as CEO, AAPL stock surged upward as the popularity of Apple's products, especially the iPhone, skyrocketed in 2007.
Why is AAPL stock one of the most popular stocks among retail investors? It generally performs well with consistent growth and has routinely outpaced the market.
Over the past 5 years, AAPL stock has been able to not only keep up with the market, but to also outpace its growth.
One of the main reasons investors love AAPL stock are those consistent returns.
Another reason investors love AAPL stock is its earnings.
From October 2017 to October 2018, Apple brought in $58.55 billion or $11.52 per share. You can imagine that those holding AAPL stock were very pleased.
Investors love it when their investments grow and the price of stock they hold goes up. But, under current CEO Tim Cook, there's another benefit for investors in AAPL stock: capital returns.
Instead of letting the money pile up in the Apple coffers, Apple shares those gains with investors through a capital returns program.
Apple pays investors a dividend each quarter. The dividend comes out to be $0.73 per share each quarter or $2.92 annually.
If you add all that up, you'll see that Apple is the largest dividend payer in the world, paying out $13 billion to investors each year.
Investors love Apple because of the consistent stock price gains, the company's creation of great products that make consumers happy, and their capital return program.
But, what about the AAPL stock price today? We can only base our prediction on the history. If Apple continues to innovate and purchase additional new companies, we can only expect growth.
If you're interested in learning more about what our experts have to say about apple stock, you can read about their predictions for 2019.


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Category Archives: Korean Movie News
Yoon Kye Sang {Singer-Actor-Heartthrob} Upcoming Film "Dramatic Night!"
January 6, 2015 Korean Celebrity News, Korean Movie News, Yoon Kye Sang NewsKorean Film "Dramatic Night!", Yoon Kye Sang, Yoon Kye Sang's Movie "Dramatic Night!De De Tillman
Posted: Tuesday January 6, 2015 @ 5:06 a.m PST
Singer-actor Yoon Kye Sang has been confirmed to star in a new romantic-comedy movie, Dramatic Night!
According to Korean news outlet The Star on January 5th, Yoon Kye Sang has decided on making the upcoming film, Dramatic Night (tentative English title), his follow-up work after reuniting as a g.o.d member after 10 whole years.
Director Ha Kiho of Dramatic Night and Yoon Kye Sang have confirmed their partnership together for the new romantic-comedy film where the actor will be playing the role of a heartbroken man who meets a fellow heartbroken woman, only to find comfort, reliance, and love in each other's presence.
Although the casting for the movie has not yet been completed, the filming will begin sometime in February.
"Snowpiercer" Film Directed By Korean Director Bong Joonho To Be Released In North America June 27
June 14, 2014 Korean Actors, Korean Actresses, Korean Movie News"Snowpiercer" The Film, Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Korean Director Bong Joonho, Song Kangho, Tilda SwintonDe De Tillman
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Posted: Saturday June 14, 2014 @ 1:37 p.m PST
The film "Snowpiercer", directed by Korean director Bong Joonho, will be released in North America on the 27th of June.
With its release date coming up soon, Rotten Tomatoes have already rated "Snowpiercer" with 94% on their "Tomatometer", meaning that 94% of thr critics recommended this movie.
Among the top critics, "Snowpiercer" was described as an "intellectually and artistically superior vehicle" and "[a]n enormously ambitious, visually stunning and richly satisfying futuristic epic from the gifted Korean genre director Bong Joon-ho".
"Snowpiercer" was released in South Korea on the 1st of August of 2013, and received great praise for its realistic and artistic portrayal of humanity when the world faces some kind of post-apocalyptic situation.
The film was shown as the opening film for the Los Angeles Film Festival on the 11th of June, and thus many are anticipating its official release in America on the 27th, and stars Chris Evans, Song Kangho, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell and more
Kyuhyun (Super Junior) and Luna f(x)
April 8, 2013 Celebrity News, Entertainment News, K-pop Celebrity News, K-Pop Entertainment News, K-Pop Music News, K-pop News, Korean Movie News, Super Junior NewsKyuhun and Luna "Shine Your Way", Kyuhyun, Luna of f(x), Super Junior's KyuhyunDe De Tillman
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Posted: Monday April 8, 2013 @5:44 p.m PST
Super Junior's Kyuhyun and f(x)'s Luna will be releasing their first duet together..
The animated movie is another project by Dreamworks, the creators of the "Shrek" and "Kung Fu Panda" series.
The two idols will sing the track "Shine Your Way" originally by Owl City.
Their OST track is expected to be released along with the movie on May 16th.
Yunho Looked Chic In Black At "The Taste of Money" Movie Premiere (Photos & Video Link Eng Sub)
May 17, 2012 Asian Celebrity News, Celebrity News, Entertainment News, K-Pop Music News, K-pop News, Korean Celebrity News, Korean Movie News, Movie News, Music News, TVXQ News, Yunho NewsFacebook, Google, MSN, The Taste of Money Movie, TVXQ's Yunho, Twitter, wordpress, Yunho, Yunho "The Taste of Money" Movie PremiereDe De Tillman
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Translation: Viki
Media Credit: Photo (bnt news) (reviewstar) (Sport Korea)/ Video Link (Viki)
Posted: Thursday May 17, 2012 @10:15 p.m. PST
TVXQ's Yunho was at the movie premiere for "The Taste of Money" who is directed by Im Sang Soo on Thursday May 17, 2012.
As soon as Yunho appeared, fans began cheering who was dressed in a chic black suit and white shirt. He received a ticket from Joo Wan to attend the premiere but he realized he knew other actors who star in the film. As far as seeing the film, Yunho replied "I'm looking forward to it very much."
The celebrities that showed up were Park Hee Soon who was invited by Ohn Joo Wan, Joo Ji Hoon who wore shorts to the premiere, Han Hye Jin who also wore shorts, Yoo Ji Tae with his wife Kim Hyo Jin, to name a few.
Yunho appears at 3:01 in the video.
The music in the playing in the background is Maroon 5 "Moves Like Jaggar" featuring Christina Aguilera.
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Yunho Arriving At "The Taste Of Money" Movie Premiere. Photo Credit: bnt news
Yunho At "The Taste Of Money" Movie Premiere. Photo Credit: reviewstar.net
Yunho "The Taste of Money" Movie Premiere.Photo Credit: Sport Korea
VIDEO LINK:YUNHO LOOKED CHIC IN BLACK AT "THE TASTE OF MONEY" MOVIE PREMIERE

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Artificial intelligence, big data analytics, and the internet of things are some of the most ground-breaking applications of the digital revolution we are living in the last decade. We are all aware of the profound implications that these will have on business models and strategies, education, and even the competitiveness of nations. Most executives we confront with these issues do not hesitate at defining them, and very few challenge the amazing transformations that they entail. In contrast, when we ask our executive audiences, in a show of hands, to define what blockchain is, very few are able to do it in a convinced and convincing way.
Blockchain is, in my opinion, the biggest innovation that we are witnessing today, only at par with the internet, the personal computer and the euro. It is a technological innovation: in fact, and at a pure computing level, the blockchain is a decentralized ledger, that is, a list of all transactions across a peer-to-peer network. In principle this looks like a harmless technology. However, it solves one of the most secular and complex problems in computing: how to provide security and trust in a peer-to-peer network without a central authority. If you have a look at any interaction that two individuals have through the internet, they are all intermediated: banking transactions, payments, e-commerce, social network interactions, email, job searches, property rentals, online auctions,… Blockchain eliminates the need for any of these intermediaries: banks, payment companies, stock brokers, servers, companies like AirBnb, Ebay, Facebook, Linkedin, etc. A blockchain—there is not just one, it can be customized to whichever needs we have—is designed so anyone can be sure that a counterparty is fulfilling its obligation on the other side, without the need for certification of any third party. Think of a cash payment. If Arturo pays physical cash to Michael, Michael is completely certain that: (i) Arturo had the money; (2) the money has been transferred to Michael, and (3) the money is now rightfully owned by Michael. In an online payment, in contrast, neither of these can be certified unless someone else (a bank, Paypal, a credit card company) ensures all steps in the transaction. The role of the intermediary can be extended to property registries, corporate compliance, know-you-customer (KYC) in banking, online legal contracts, and etcetera. Blockchain technology solves this problem through two very simple artifacts: first, a ledger, that is, a decentralized list of all transactions in the network that are simultaneously shared by all members of such network. Second, the immutability of such list, which is guaranteed because the ledger can be reconstructed only backwards—that is, each transaction in the ledger links to the previous one, so if the chain is violated/hacked, the "blockchain" will be broken.
So let us say that you are in the consumer goods industry, or in the automotive industry, or in the consulting services industry. Why should you care? Within companies, blockchain will also disrupt any job that intermediates transactions and/or centralizes information. For example: accounting, compliance, information systems, procurement. But also the way how companies will interact with companies—because now customers will have direct information about companies' products and services. Investors will be able to finance companies without the need for financial markets; within companies, any information can flow without any friction and both decisions and behaviors will be completely transparent. Business models will be drastically modified and improved; cost structures will become way more efficient; contracting will be seamless.
The impact of blockchain is not confined to the corporate sector. In turn, the new technology is currently most applied in the public sector. Central Banks are already embracing the disruption, and the most digitally innovative governments (Singapore, Estonia, Sweden) use blockchain to disintermediate the relationship between the regulator and the citizens. Property registry, public contracting, legal enforcement, public records will be all be automated and facilitated through blockchain in a very short time.
To conclude, if you either do not know what blockchain is, or you think it is not relevant for you, this is my advice. First, be aware of this technology. Read, do research, ask around, get information about blockchain, how it works, what advances are currently being made in your industry. Second, prepare yourself to transform the way your company operates and the way you interact with the rest of the world. Third, be the pioneer in your industry to gain a first-mover advantage. The blockchain revolution is already here.


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Hello, Drake and Adonis; Goodbye, Harry and Meghan
Plus, David Geffen showed us life on his yacht before deleting his Instagram, and we aren't surprised
By Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins Mar 31, 2020, 5:32pm EDT
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Despite being advised to stay in, our celebrities are really going all out with new glimpses of their realities. Drake has finally decided to show the world his son, Adonis, and we can't stop gushing (4:30), David Geffen showed us life on his yacht before deleting his Instagram, and we aren't surprised (10:05), and Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas continue to show off their new romance, which we can appreciate (28:40). Plus: Los Angeles has just acquired two new royal residents: Welcome, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
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The Cardinal Times • September 28, 2015 • https://cardinaltimes.org/9290/feature/kissed-by-portugal/
Kissed by Portugal
Junior Sofia McLeod-Ali (center) chats with friends during lunch.
For her junior year at Lincoln, Sofia McLeod-Ali sees the school with new eyes. A year in Portugal will do that to you. She is excited to be home, but will take her experiences in Portugal with her in school.
Her mother's work with AFS, a student-exchange program, inspired her to get involved.
"I've always wanted to do it because I've been around [my mom] talking about it," McLeod-Ali said.
Portugal's beauty and McLeod-Ali's knowledge of Spanish that steered her choice. Still, she said, the language "turned out to be very tricky…I got it in the end."
Mcleod-Ali got the full Portuguese experience. She picked up the language along the way, experienced cultural fumbles, even saw Real Madrid Striker Cristiano Ronaldo play soccer.
Portland, it wasn't. In Portugal and much of Europe, you greet someone with a kiss on both cheeks. For Mcleod-Ali, this led to some sticky situations.
"The first time that I met someone in Portugal…this guy said hello to me and I said hello and he started leaning into my face and I was like 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!'
"I freaked out; I was really scared."
But her reaction evolved. "After a few tries, a few months, I started becoming more accustomed to the culture."
Now, she even occasionally scares her American acquaintances by leaning in for a kiss when they meet. "It's embarrassing and it's awkward but that's part of the experience."
One of the best things about coming back to America for Sofia Mcleod-Ali was reuniting with her best friends.
Huddled together at lunch at Lincoln the second day of school, McLeod?-Ali and friends Audrey Lilly and Hailey Nelson describe how happy they are to be back together. They were waiting for her at the airport when her plane from Portugal touched down at the beginning of the summer with a banner with her name.
"I got off my flight and I picked up my bags and they came running at me," Mcleod-Ali said. "It was so magical, like a movie moment. We cried…or I cried."
"I left as a freshman and came back as a junior and so the way I see things [has changed]," Mcleod-Ali said. "Being older definitely gives me a different perspective of Lincoln."


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Q: creating a Mesos cluster considering nodes from different cloud platforms and network I have a situation where i need to create a mesos cluster considering KVM based agent nodes from different cloud platforms.
I am trying to explain the situation here:
I have access to project A and project B. For project A, I have 6 KVM based nodes and for project B, I have 3 KVM based nodes. Each of the KVM nodes has a public ip associated with it. Now I need to create a Mesos cluster of three masters from project A cloud, then need to associate 6 agents to the cluster, 3 from project A and 3 from project B.
Problem That I have faced:
I was able to setup the mesos master and agents in the same cloud platform (network) with their internal ip (like 10.0.0.50) but in the zookeeper if I mention floating ip the cluster does not start working.Now without public ips I can not add agents from the different cloud account.
One straight question:
can we setup a Mesos master quorum of three nodes with their floating public ips instead of internal ip?
Please suggest what could be the best way to incorporate multiple agent nodes from different networks. FYI, I am using mesosphere based packages to install messos/marathon and zookeeper.

A: I have resolved the issue for single master and 3 agents resides in different networks.

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*master public ip is: 129.11.22.33

*agent1 public ip is: 130.11.22.33

*agent1 public ip is: 135.11.22.33

*agent1 public ip is: 140.11.22.33

to start mesos master :
sudo ./bin/mesos-master.sh --work_dir=/var/lib/mesos --advertise_ip=129.11.22.33

to start mesos aglent:
sudo ./bin/mesos-slave.sh master=129.11.22.33 --advertise_ip=130.11.22.33
sudo ./bin/mesos-slave.sh master=129.11.22.33 --advertise_ip=135.11.22.33
sudo ./bin/mesos-slave.sh master=129.11.22.33 --advertise_ip=140.11.22.33

You can see all three mesos agents appearing in the mesos web UI at
129.11.22.33:5050/slaves in the browser

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Kiwi Conversations searches community sites to find forum comment threads about the url you're visiting.
As you browse the web - Kiwi checks to see if there have ever been any conversations on reddit, Hacker News, and Product Hunt about the web page you're visiting. It also checks Google News for related news.
You can also make a custom search (any string of characters) across all the services.  This returns the all-time best conversations about whatever you're searching.  Try "MacBook", the place you live, or anything you want to learn about.
As you browse the web it searches for conversations: If it finds any results -- the icon updates with a letter depending on what it finds ('r','h','p', or 'G').  If it finds conversations with a *ton* of comments - it capitalizes the letter. So "R" means that thirty or more people commented in a Reddit thread about the site you're visiting. etc.
To view the results, just click the icon.
Kiwi uses 3rd party APIs to provide conversations while you surf.
With Research mode to "Off" by default, you can check URLs on a case-by-case basis (and still be able to do custom searches). Admittedly, it takes some of the serendipity out of it, but this prevents Kiwi from automatically performing searches as you surf.
(More technical): Kiwi doesn't cache any personal info in localStorage or sync storage (which at least Chrome does not encrypt :< ). The api results are stored in a local variable within the scope of the extension. And the "history" is a hashed and padded blob.
Kiwi uses 3rd-party APIs (Reddit, Algolia for HN, Product Hunt API [with Algolia Search for custom string searches] and Google News) to provide conversations about the URLs you are visiting while you surf.
By default, you (the Chrome extension user) must click the green "Research this Url" button while currently visiting a specific URL in order for Kiwi to research the conversations for it.  Research Mode can of course be toggled to "on", so Kiwi Conversations automatically checks for conversations (on Reddit, HN, Product Hunt, Google News).
Whenever these services are queried, the requests are sent over HTTPS (an encrypted protocol).
You can toggle any of the specific APIs off/on in settings.
The results of these research results and other user-related URL history info is not persisted to local storage. Instead, this user data is stored in locally scoped variables of the extension.


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Q: SSIS Package execution throw error DTS_E_CANNOTACQUIRECONNECTIONFROMCONNECTIONMANAGER We try to test the simple Import from Excel File saved on a shared path on a server into a SQL Table.
I created the Excel Connection Manager for the Excel source file 97-2003, First row has column names checked.
I created the OLEDB Destination with the selected Table and I mapped the columns.

So fine so good, but when we run the Package the following error is thrown:
Error: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_CANNOTACQUIRECONNECTIONFROMCONNECTIONMANAGER.
The AcquireConnection method call to the connection manager "Excel Connection Manager"
failed with error code 0xC0202009.
There may be error messages posted before this with more information on why the AcquireConnection
method call failed.

What do we tried:

*

*checked the access to the file

*to set Delay Validation to True on Package Level

*to recreate the Excel Connection Manager

*to deploy the Package and execute inside the Integration Services Catalogs

A: There is no 64 bit driver for excel 97 - 2003 . The workaround is to run the package using the 32 bit version of the execution utility.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms141766.aspx
For the design mode in the Project Properties->Degugging Section, set Run64bit RunTime to False


Workers were evacuated after a fire broke out at a fibreglass factory in Ajman, UAE, according to the state news agency. Ajman Civil Defence teams on Saturday put out the blaze at the factory in Ajman's industrial area, with no casualties reported.
A new green initiative in the UAE aims to promote the use of LED lights and energy efficiency in an attempt to minimise negative environmental impacts. The nationwide "I LED the way" campaign was launched by the Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (ESMA), Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB). The 12-month eco-programme will use awareness campaigns, community engagement and green initiatives to achieve its objectives, according to a statement by its organisers.
The UAE has one of the highest energy and water consumption rates per capita in the world. As many MEP consultants in Dubai know, large buildings can especially suffer with excessive cooling loads, lack of effective insulation and glazing, and inefficient energy or water conservation systems. Engineering companies in the UAE also know the country's unique climate can create further challenges. For the owner or end user, this means steep operating costs that can ruin budgets and swallow profits. At a time when most organisations need to make budgets go further than ever before, cutting operating costs is an excellent way to achieve this goal.
All major pipe installations, such as chilled water, condenser water, hot water, and potable water represent significant investment for an organisation. Often, these critical pipework systems contain unknown stress points that will inevitably cause the pipe to fail, generally catastrophically.
A pipe stress analysis can save on installation time and assist with support system design, directing support to locations where it is required. Using correctly designed support systems, over-stressed pipework sections can be changed during installation to accommodate pipe expansion/contraction. Though pipe stress analysis is common in the oil and gas and process industries, the construction industry has only recently started to recognise the cost-saving benefits offered by this analysis.


Amrita Multi Modal Applications and Computer Human Interaction (AMMACHI Labs) was featured in the UNESCO-UNEVOC Promising Practices. AMMACHI Labs offers a programme that uses innovative approaches and modern technology to overcome the obstacles rural women face in terms of access to Technical Vocational Education and Training . The programme has provided thousands of women with practical skills that have enhanced their earning potential and also increased their capacity to participate in decision-making at the individual, family and community levels.The UNESCO-UNEVOC Promising Practices database presents inspiring initiative tackling key-themes in TVET, such as Gender equality, Youth employment, Greening, ICT in TVET and more. Each promising practice has been compiled by UNESCO-UNEVOC.


After publishing my roundup of the biggest career crashes of 2013—I started looking for politicians, athletes, movie stars and corporate executives who experienced the complete opposite: an especially successful year at work.
Pope Francis was elected pope on March 13, the second day of the 2013 papal conclave. He is the 266th pope of the Catholic Church and the first non-European in 1,200 years. Born Jorge Bergoglio in Argentina to Italian parents, he was first ordained a priest in 1969. The 77-year-old pope was named TIME's 2013 Person of The Year.
Barra, who started working at GM at age 18, is the first woman to be named CEO of a major global automaker. In December 2013, it was announced that she would succeed Dan Akerson as the company's chief executive. The Forbes Power Woman will take office in early 2014.
Ahrendts has been Burberry's chief executive since 2006—but in October 2013 it was confirmed that she will leave the luxury brand in mid-2014 to join Apple as a member of its executive team. My colleague Clare O'Connor reported that while at Burberry, Ahrendts "not only oversaw a tripling of revenues to $3 billion and a stock return of 300%, but she successfully revitalized a 150-year-old brand that had lost its way." She currently ranks 53rd on Forbes' list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women.
Forbes reported that the Power Woman joined this year's rich list "thanks to the incredible growth of her preppy-bohemian womenswear brand, which brought in $800 million in revenues in 2012." The fashion mogul is the second youngest self-made female billionaire in America.
Shortly after the 23-year-old professional outfielder defected from Cuba in 2012, he signed a $42 million seven-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He made his MLB debut in June 2013 and had a phenomenal season. He became the first player in major league history to record at least 34 hits and seven home runs in his first 20 games, and finished second in the National League Rookie of the Year voting.
The 17-year-old singer-songwriter from New Zealand is best known for her hit "Royals," which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2013. This made her the first New Zealand solo artist to have a number one song in the United State. Ella Yelich-O'Conner, who is known by her stage name Lorde, was discovered at a talent show at the age of 12 and is currently nominated for four Grammys, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Pop Vocal Album.
2013 was a big year for hip-hop duo Ben Haggerty, known by his stage name Macklemore, and producer Ryan Lewis. Their hit single "Thrift Shop" reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart this year—and Macklemore, 30, and Lewis, 25, have been nominated for seven Grammy awards, including Best New Artist, Album of the Year and Song of the Year.
Bullock was a big name in Hollywood prior to 2013—but this year was an especially successful one for the 49-year-old actress and producer. Bullock ranked fifth on Forbes' list of the top-grossing actors of 2013—making her one of only two women on the list. As my colleague Dorothy Pomerantz recently reported, Bullock had two big hits this year: Gravity, which will likely earn her another Oscar nomination, and The Heat, which brought in $230 million.
Fallon, a TV host, comedian, actor, singer, musician and producer, currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show on NBC. In April 2013, the network announced that Fallon would succeed Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show in early 2014—a big promotion for Fallon.
The 37-year-old billionaire cofounded Twitter in 2007—but, according to his Forbes profile, Dorsey derives the majority of his fortune from his stake in payments startup Square. He serves as executive chairman of Twitter and CEO Square, which moved into its new headquarters in 2013 and doubled its head count in less than a year. In Twitter's first day of trading on the NYSE in November 2013, its shares opened at $26.00 and closed at $44.90, giving the company a valuation of around $31 billion. Thanks to his ability to "deliver incredible innovation and design," Dorsey has been compared to the late Steve Jobs.
Readers: Tell us who we missed in the comments section below.


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5 min. |GER/UK/FRA | 2020
A common Future
Poet: T.S. Eliot
For #climatestrike we wanted to shed light on a major environmental crisis that is already happening today and often overlooked. Desertification is a silent, deadly process that could force millions of people to abandon their homes in the coming years. The film is a collective effort of artists and friends to create something memorable, that will lodge 'desertification' in our audience's memory. This is our contribution to support the #unitednations and the #fao in combating desertification with the #greatgreenwall project. Shot on location in the deserts of Northern Sudan (Sahel-Zone) and Tabernas, Southern Spain.
A Common Future is an international artist community producing short films.
The Silent Revolution
25 min.| ITA | 2021
Giulia Viero
Loosely based on the article by Daniel Lumera; writer, lecturer, researcher, university professor and international reference point in the field of meditation (article included in the "World Report on Higher Education" of GUNI, UNESCO's Global University Network for Innovation). The movie tells, through the experience of three young researchers, Manuela, Julia and Marc, the possibility of understanding the concept of Revolution, no longer as a reaction to a state of wrong situations, but as a proactive expression of a new internal consciousness.
Giulia Efnael Viero was born as a photographer in 2008, within the Flux Lab Association of Turin, Laboratory of Integrated Arts, where she comes into contact with numerous artists of the Turin scene. Thanks to the winning of the "CRITICA IN MOVIMENTO" award, Studio 28 Tv, she enters also the world of video and she stared to collaborate with the Italian Web Television platform "Studio 28Tv" and the European one of "Share Culture Tv".Parallel to his work as a videomaker, he began a profound journey of inner research, through Yoga and meditation.
5 Min. | GBR | 2020
Mariam Al-Dhubhani
Poet: Ahmed Abdul Raqeeb Alkhulaidi
'No Words' is a lyrical film that laments the poet's loss of words as to what is happening to his beloved city Taiz and the situation in Yemen. It utilizes 360-degree footage to place the audience at the camera's point of view as an observer to what is occurring in the city. The melancholic images beautifully resonate with the mournful words to create a poetic feel surrounding the ongoing conflict.
Mariam Al-Dhubhani is a Yemeni-Russian award-winning journalist, filmmaker, and curator. She first pursued her passion for media during the 2011 Arab uprisings and co-founded her first media production. Her films have been screened globally in festivals such as Carthage, Interfilm, and Oaxaca. She also utilizes Virtual Reality in highlighting stories from Yemen.
Dark Myriad 7
2:50 min. |UK |2021
Eta Dahlia
Dark Myriad 7 (Тьма Тем 7) is a videopoem that aims to create a new type of poetic language, integrating spoken word with moving image to develop an non-illustrative style. By morphing faces and colours together with the use of dynamic lighting, this composition aims to weave together the fluidity of light and language.The videopoem presented here is part of an album called Dark Myriad (Тьма Тем). The project aims to integrate the audio-visual elements into inseparable rhythmic and rhyming compositions. The title Dark Myriad comes from an ancient Slavonic numbering system and signifies the biggest possible number, which is linguistically associated with darkness and its perceived infinity.
Eta Dahlia is London based Russian film maker and video-poet. Eta works in cinematic production, practicing both experimental and classical film techniques, while also recently moving into experimental poetry. His work combines minimalist Russian poetry with a range of other audio-visual media. One of his goals is to strive to achieve a universal type of a poem, where the understanding and appreciation of the piece is not limited to its original language. Recently, Eta Dahlia's work has been exhibited at the National Poetry Library at Southbank Centre (London), the Centre for Recent Drawing (London), various poetry magazines and poetry film festivals.
3xShapes of Home
7:00 min. | NOR | 2020
Elisabeth Brun
3xShapes of Home is a experimental video in the intersection between an essay film, a structural experiment and a visual poem. In this video, the filmmaker revisits her place of origin, the small village of Strengelvåg in the Arctic North of Norway. Over a period of two years, she explores through her camera, how the architectures and topographies of that place, that is: the mountains, oceans and built environments, has shaped the filmmaker´s attachment to her childhood place, as well as her thinking.
Elisabeth Brun is an awarded filmmaker, video-artist and researcher, working in the intersection between documentary, philosophy and art/design. She holds a PhD in media studies from The University of Oslo, and has a background as a documentary film director in Norwegian public service broadcasting (NRK 2001-2014).
Orée du désastre
6:14min | CAN | 2018
Mériol Lehmann
Poet: Sylvain Campeau
I have a small chalet, 120 kilometers north of Montreal. There are few neighbors all around and the forest behind seems to go on infinitely . In summer, surrounded with trees in full leafing, I feel alone in the world. So, this situation inspired me to write Edge of the disaster. I imagined the survivor of a cataclysm, protected by this cenacle of trees. How is it possible to remain present to the world when all which was the world is no more?
Swiss-born photographer and sound designer Mériol Lehmann has lived and worked in Quebec for more than 30 years. His exhibitions, installations and performances have been presented across Canada, Europe and Japan. He is currently completing his master's degree in arts at Laval University, where he is investigating the relationship between humans and the geographic space they live in.
Sylvain Campeau holds a Ph. D. in French Literature. He has collaborated to several Canadian and European magazines (ETC, Ciel Variable, Parachute, PhotoVision, Ligeia and Papel Alpha). He has also curated some thirty exhibitions, presented in Canada and abroad, including the group exhibition Flambant vu. Corps, spectacles, held in September 2001 at Galerie Séquence in Saguenay and in September 2003 at Gallery 44 in Toronto, in conjunction with the Toronto International Media Art Biennal tranz "-" tech, and Le cadre, la scène, le site, a survey of Québec photography over the past twenty years (in collaboration with Mona Hakim) circulating across Mexico. Also a poet, he has published five collections of poems, two essays on photography (Chambres obscures. Photographie et installation, Trois, 1995; OIKOS / Habitacles, SBC Gallery, 2008) and an anthology of poetry from Quebec.
In Be(tween)aches of Berlin: Nostalgia
10:18 min. | GER | 2020
Tina Bikic
At first glance, all you can notice is dreamy silence, as if you can clearly hear your own thoughts, that is reminiscing, location: unknown. Every photograph resembles an unfinished story, that blends perfectly into a collection of mesmerizing postcards from your private collection where you hide nostalgia. We couldn't picture either one of our feelings more accurately. Miraculous. Miraculous. Miraculous.
Tina Bikic (1987) is a digital storyteller and filmmaker based in Berlin. Tina has finished MA in Comparative Literature wherein she became familiar with film. Aspiring to show both words and images on the screen, she combines dreamy images with poetic text, in order to present the experience of realizing an unprecedented, yet possible reality. The concept of unseen realities is visible through the main theme of her film which questions the places of our belonging and the state of in-between. Her poetical approach transforms a personal experience into a film using digital storytelling, experimental narrative, visual arts, and contemporary dance movement. Tina has debuted with the omnibus "In be(tween)aches of Berlin".
Secret Archives: Red Carpet House
4:23 min. | CHN I 2021
Bei Yu
An essay film about Chineseness
The red carpet house located at No. 800 Changle Road in Shanghai – the most central and expensive part of the city – but it is a dilapidated garden house. The red carpet house once belonged to a big boss in Shanghai. After the Cultural Revolution and subsequent social progress, the red carpet house was divided from one family's house into the properties of many families...
As a research artist, Bei Yu focuses on exploring the impact of public environments and national memories on emotions (family-affection/love), language, interpersonal relationships and person-object relationships in daily life in cross-country and cross-culture environments. The "translation confusion" caused by cultural differences has become an active attitude here. The artist uses an "access-rejecting" / "inexplicable" narrative method to depict the complexity in Chinese communities in a different political framework and language environment.
11:45 min. | IRN | 2021
Arman Partovi
"I see" is a fictionalized version adopted from real events of one of the chapters of the life of Iranian filmmaker and actor Arman Partovi in 2020. It is a film with an existentialist tinge, it is about a young man who is going through an existential crisis caused by quarantine. Faced with an unexpected event of forced lockdown, memories and thoughts of the past are present under the shadow of chaos guiding him from darkness to light through meditations on Genesis of the world that allows him to create a poetic dialogue with the Word of God and discover his identity in Him.
Arman Partovi was born in Iran in 1994. He got his B.A in Theater from Tehran University of Art in 2019. He has been working as an actor, performer, choreographer & researcher since 2015. "I see" is his first short film.
C. P. CAVAFY | THE CITY (Wherever I Turn My Eyes To)
3:24 min. |GRE | 2019
Panagiotis Kountouras, Aristarchos Papadaniel
Poet: C. P. CAVAFY
In this poetic live-action documentary the 2D animation -having a strong imprint upon abstraction- is used as a medium in three revealing shots. The poet's gaze appearing as a dead Fayum portrait is the first shot. And the other two shots depict the souls procession at fire-stricken town of Mati, where in July 2018 the deadliest fire in Greece, and internationally in the last decade, took place.
PANAGIOTIS KOUNTOURAS is a top graduate of Film Studies Department (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki). His films Heroes of the Flicks, A Box Made of Wood and Emoticon Man have been officially selected and awarded in several film festivals around the world. His films Heroes of the Flicks, A Box Made of Wood and Emoticon Man have been officially selected and awarded in several film festivals around the world. His latest short IVAN premiered in Leeds Film Festival 2018 and received the Jury Recognition Award in Bucharest Shorts. He has directed more than 60 commercials and corporate videos in advertising business, 120 TV show episodes and music videos for acclaimed Greek and international artists.
ARISTARCHOS PAPADANIEL studied Tourism Business Administration, Graphic Design and Animation. Author of the book "Greek Political Caricature. The Serious Side to a Funny Art". Creator of the flipbook series "Pocket Cinema" and the poster book "A Comics Artist on TV". In 2005 he co-founded the creative studio/production company Syllipsis Ltd., where he produces visual communication through animation, illustration and graphic design. A number of his illustrations have been published by magazines, exhibited on galleries and broadcasted on various TV series and shows (e.g. "The X Factor").
No Words" ist ein lyrischer Film, in dem der Dichter beklagt, dass ihm die Worte fehlen für das, was mit seiner geliebten Stadt Taiz und der Situation im Jemen geschieht. Der Film nutzt 360-Grad-Aufnahmen, um den Zuschauer als Beobachter der Geschehnisse in der Stadt an den Standpunkt der Kamera zu versetzen. Die melancholischen Bilder harmonieren wunderbar mit den schwermütigen Worten und erzeugen ein poetisches Gefühl in Bezug auf den anhaltenden Konflikt.
Mariam Al-Dhubhani ist eine jemenitisch-russische preisgekrönte Journalistin, Filmemacherin und Kuratorin. Ihre Leidenschaft für die Medien entdeckte sie erstmals während der arabischen Aufstände 2011 und war Mitbegründerin ihrer ersten Medienproduktion. Ihre Filme wurden weltweit auf Festivals wie Carthage, Interfilm und Oaxaca gezeigt. Sie setzt auch Virtual Reality ein, um Geschichten aus dem Jemen zu erzählen.
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Khodadad Farmanfarmaian: a personal remembrance
Khodadad Farmanfarmaian, the chief architect of Iran's economic miracle in the 1960s, passed away in London on December 16, 2015 at the age of 87. He was one of the Shah's few good men, and helped launch Iran's "decade of economic miracle" in the 1960s, before 9% annual growth rates became commonplace in Asia. He held key positions before the revolution as the Governor of the Central Bank and the head of the Plan Organization. In 1973, he broke from the Shah, whom he described as having "no real understanding of economic development," over the ill-advised and ill-fated upward revision of the Fifth Plan in 1974.
I did not know Farmanfarmaian closely, but I admired him as a professional economist and development practitioner. He set high standards for integrity in public service and should be a role model for economists who are interested in using public policy to improve the life of ordinary people in Iran. He also had a critical impact on my career and is the reason I became an economist.
I first met Farmanfarmaian in the summer of 1967 when I, a fresh high school graduate, competed for the prestigious Central Bank scholarship to study economics in England. From several hundred candidates who took the written exam, a select group of about 30, including myself, were invited for an interview. As the senior vice present of the Central Bank, Farmanfarmaian chaired the formidable committee of about a dozen members who interviewed and picked the seven lucky candidates. Among other things, the Bank was keen to choose those students who were most likely to return and serve the Bank (for twice the length of the scholarship). Parents of grantees would offer real estate property as collateral to ensure they would return.
During the interview, Farmanfarmaian, sitting at the head of a large oval table, surprised me with a question about marriage! Might I marry someone abroad and therefore not return to Iran? I tried to address his concern the best I could, mainly saying how cultural differences doomed marriage to "foreign women." Farmanfarmaian let me finish my high-school-composition speech and then said, "I disagree! I am happily married to a `foreign woman!'" Caught off guard, I thought "There goes my education in England," and decided to enroll at Tehran University to become an engineer.
But I was wrong. Not only did I pass the examinations, I learned later that Farmanfarmaian had liked my interview. Two months later, when I failed to come up with the necessary collateral for the scholarship (we lived in government housing so my parents did not own any property) and given up on studying abroad once again, the personnel department of the Bank called to tell me that Farmanfarmaian directed them to let me go without the required collateral. I think he did this out of a belief that, as Mehdi Samii put it to me, Iran needed highly trained policy analysts that hailed from the middle class. Modern economics, then as now, was taught at the graduate level only in the West. Up to that point, only the children of the upper class could take advantage of such education, so the Bank subsidized it.
Early in November of 1967, nearly two months after school had started, I took off for London.
Years later, after the revolution, I had the good fortune of seeing Farmanfarmaian several times and became very fond of the man who played a key role in my becoming an economist. I was not always as grateful as I am now for his help. Early in my economics education, at the University of London, I hated the subject that the bank had forced on me (the decision to study economics was the Bank's, but the decision to take the scholarship was mine!). Despite this, London was a fun place in the late 1960s, so the sacrifice of giving up engineering seemed well worth it. My thinking about economics changed radically half way through my PhD studies at Harvard, when I fell in love with the subject.
In the early 1980s, as part of my research on the pre-revolution credit crisis (the results of which were published in 1989), I travelled to Cambridge, MA to meet Farmanfarmaian for the first time since the 1967 interview. He was visiting Harvard at the time, having left Iran after the revolution. To get the appointment with him, I mentioned among my credentials the Central Bank scholarship, my Harvard PhD, and my job at Penn, so when I arrived at his apartment door at 1010 Memorial Drive he knew who I was. He opened the door, standing tall next to his wife, Joanna, brandishing a warm smile. While still at the doorway, he turned to his wife and said something that has stuck in my mind: "Everything I did in Iran has gone to naught; he is all that remains of my efforts!" His reference to me was, of course, to all Bank scholarship students. Years later in a conversation with me he mentioned the Central Bank scholarship program as one of the three accomplishments he was most proud (I forget what the other two were).
I should have corrected him right then, reminding him of his great work to promote economic development in Iran, but I think I was too much in awe of meeting him for the first time after the 1967 interview. I am happy now that I did so later. Last summer, when I heard of his illness, I sent him an email with this paragraph:
"As you know, I have great admiration and utmost respect for you, not only as someone who influenced my life (and that of many other Bank [scholarship] students), but also as a role model for future Iranian economists. Your professional integrity, great sense of purpose, and achievements are the standard by which we judge all policy makers that have come after you. While you were in government, as brief as it was, you influenced the course of economic development and with it the lives of millions in Iran."
Growing up in Neishabour in the 1960s I was a beneficiary of his vision. In his memoires he talks about the critical importance in the late 1950s of extending the availability of clean piped water to smaller urban areas. With the government coffers empty, he and his team at the Plan Organization came up with a creative plan to help local governments to finance the project. While in high school, I recall our streets being dug up to lay the pipes.
The scholarship program he set up with Mehdi Samii has had a lasting influence on the economics profession in Iran, producing such well known economists as Hashem Pesaran, Esfandiar Maasoumi and Firouz Gahvari, now all living in the United States. But that initiative pales in comparison with his contributions to building basic infrastructure, which became the backbone of the 1960s economic miracle.
Once, about 10 years ago, I reached out to Farmanfarmaian and Mehdi Samii to invite them to an event organized by the Central Bank students to honor them. Unfortunately, neither was able to attend (Samii was too sick to travel and Farmanfarmaian excused himself noting unforeseen travel). Some 40 former students gathered in London in August 2006 to hear a poignant speech by Hassanali Mehran, a former governor of the Central Bank himself, honoring the two visionary leaders who made economics education at the highest level accessible to the children of middle class families.
Despite his accomplishments, Farmanfarmaian was a modest man. In responding to this invitation, before he realized he could not make the celebratory event in any case, he tried to dissuade me from organizing it. His reason was revealing. He said that he was unable to attend evening events because after he left work at 6 pm, he usually went straight home to attend to his wife, Joanna, who was not well, the same "foreign wife" he had mentioned in my bank scholarship interview some 40 years earlier. He lamented the fact that at 75 he had to work full time to earn a living. He was still working at 87 when he fell ill several months ago.
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soheil abbasi said, on January 23, 2017 at 7:20 am
"With the government coffers empty, he and his team at the Plan Organization came up with a creative plan to help local governments to finance the project."
Hi professor is it possible to explain what was their "creative plan" ?
tino1001 said, on August 28, 2016 at 11:25 am
If men of immaculate integrity such as Khodadad Farmanfarmaian and Mehdi Samii had had a say in the politics of the 1970s, instead of the sycophantic apple polishers, abound then, the revolution might have been averted, at least its brunt of pathological and criminal elements of hypocrisy and bigotry.
Koorosh Ameli said, on December 23, 2015 at 8:40 pm
I liked Djavad's remembrance of Khodadad Farmanfarmanian and some other Djavad's works that my wife has passed to me. Djavad and I briefly met when I was at Harvard Law School during 75-77, though I remained more in touch with his colleague, Mansour Dailami, another CBI sponsored student at Harvard who later joined the World Bank.
I got to know the details of works of Khodadad with his brother Abdolaziz in the disputes concerning expropriation and valuation of their firm, AFFA, between AFFA's US partners and Iran, when I was a judge of the Iran-US Claims Tribunal. AFFA's development projects were very promising, whether completed or in progress by the time of expropriation in 1980 and whatever value the evidence in the cases persuaded us to award compensation.
Djavad said, on January 23, 2016 at 12:44 pm
Thank you, Koroush, for your comment. I am glad that we met in the 70s, though my memory fails me for the details.
Ghadir said, on December 23, 2015 at 3:33 pm
This is kind of story that everyone need to know. We need more Farmanfarmaian from which we have.
Arash Farahani said, on December 23, 2015 at 12:58 pm
Such a moving story! It's a blessing have lived an honorable life. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Arash said, on December 23, 2015 at 11:42 am
thanks a lot for this post, very enriching for the new generations. Although I disagree with "one of the Shah's few good men". I think your "few" is stated relative to the perfect world. I think relative to the level of development of Iran at the time, they were not few. I am not only thinking of elite but workers with high standards for integrity in all positions and levels of public service. But of course I don't have statistics to support my guess.
Anyway, this was a great post, thanks for sharing.
Djavad said, on December 23, 2015 at 11:48 am
Thanks for your comment. I agree there were many, many good men, during the Shah's reign, but I would not call them "his men". I guess my definition of the "Shah's men" is narrower than yours.
From: Tyranny of numbers <comment-reply@wordpress.com> Reply-To: "comment+2i1eh_sdafivv-ie9a7h_22d0@comment.wordpress.com" <comment+2i1eh_sdafivv-ie9a7h_22d0@comment.wordpress.com> Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 7:12 PM To: Djavad Salehi-Isfahani <salehi@vt.edu> Subject: [Tyranny of numbers] Comment: "Khodadad Farmanfarmaian: a personal remembrance"
Homayoun Soufi said, on December 22, 2015 at 6:51 pm
Reading this article brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for sharing your memories and your personal thoughts with your readers.
Thank you for your sympathetic comment. It is very sad that Iran lost a great public servant when he was at the prime of his career. KF was only 51 when he left Iran in 1980.
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani Professor of Economics, Virginia Tech Non-resident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
From: Tyranny of numbers <comment-reply@wordpress.com> Reply-To: "comment+2i1eh_sdafivv-ij0lgul07kc@comment.wordpress.com" <comment+2i1eh_sdafivv-ij0lgul07kc@comment.wordpress.com> Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at 2:21 AM To: Djavad Salehi-Isfahani <salehi@vt.edu> Subject: [Tyranny of numbers] Comment: "Khodadad Farmanfarmaian: a personal remembrance"
Rd. said, on December 22, 2015 at 9:59 am
That which lives after us, is the legacy for immortal men.


Following a board meeting, Real Madrid football club have announced that a press conference will be held tonight.
The Press conference will be held at the Bernabeu and it is unclear what club President, Fiorentino Perez has up his sleeves.
Real Madrid suffered their worst ever El Classico defeat on Sunday after a merciless 4-0 drubbing at the hands of Barcelona.
Gaffer Rafa Benitez will obviously be under some scrutiny but it seems unlikely that he will get the boot after less than four months in charge.
However, Real Madrid have been known to be notoriously impatient with their coaches and a sack wouldn't come as a huge surprise.


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Ok thanks for that clarification.
Is this something that a complete beginner can dive into, with only a rudimentary knowledge of the Tree of Life and little to no information on anything else? I've only just begun my studies in this field and while I have been practicing the meditations in Liber Theta for about two weeks now I find that I am unable to extract very much meaning or understanding from the symbols, aside from being able to discern vaguely what they represent.
Aldrich wrote: Is this something that a complete beginner can dive into, with only a rudimentary knowledge of the Tree of Life and little to no information on anything else? I've only just begun my studies in this field and while I have been practicing the meditations in Liber Theta for about two weeks now I find that I am unable to extract very much meaning or understanding from the symbols, aside from being able to discern vaguely what they represent.
I think so. You'll have to work a little harder, of course, but I think it would serve you well in deepening your Qabalistic knowledge.
If there are kinds of information that you feel you're lacking, you can ask questions here.
Thank you Jim. I look forward to reading this.
I have just made a few corrections (errata discovered by one of our members) and uploaded version 3.3.
The changes were typos, mostly minor, but at least one corrected outright wrong information (the esoteric title of Atu XVII, The Star). If you are using the book as a permanent reference, I recommend you go back and download a fresh copy.
same link included in your initial post to this thread?
Yes, same link. Keeping it consistent. It will always get you the current version.
Or just go to www.thelema.org, click on Publications, and see the download link near the top of the page.
gmugmble wrote: There's a tarot deck called "Liber T: Tarot of Stars Eternal" that is essentially a re-drawing of the Harris-Crowley deck.
I had not heard of that deck before; it looks very good. It seems far clearer that the Harris deck.
The book Liber Theta is superb; it really looks like the book I have been looking for. Thanks, Jim!
First off, thank you very much for releasing this work to the public. I have decided to begin using the practices recommended in the book as my main daily work, just as I used to do with the BOTA lessons for the past several years.
Jim Eshelman wrote: Yes, Case's adaptation of Liber Tav is mentioned on the same page as the diagram.
I am curious about this attribution: is there evidence that Case adapted Liber Tav, or is this just an assumption because it seems likely?
Ah, thanks for answering that, Jim. That makes good enough sense.
In this Fourth Edition, I have added a versicle near the top of each Trump page. These poetic passages, rich in visual and emotional imagery, are from a devotional work titled Liber Amoris vel Calicis that was a fruit of parabhakti practices in 1997. These verses express the intimacy between the adept and the Holy Guardian Angel in terms of each letter of the Hebrew alphabet. They may be of assistance in understanding the deeper implications of each card in terms of its letter symbolism and placement on the Tree of Life.
Thanks much for making Theta available, Jim. I did the nine-card reading (Nephesh, Ruach, Neshamah) yesterday -- I had never seen it before reading it in Theta -- and it was exceedingly helpful. I'm going to read the rest of the book in depth as it deserves, but just that much was worth it!
Unfortunately this wasn't good enough for them. They wanted a fax number for the copyright holder so they could send forms to sign and federal documents and god knows what else, so I told them to forget it. I'm just going to print it off, three hole punch it and put it in a binder. Thanks anyways, Jim, I appreciate it.
Iamus wrote: Unfortunately this wasn't good enough for them. They wanted a fax number for the copyright holder so they could send forms to sign and federal documents and god knows what else, so I told them to forget it. I'm just going to print it off, three hole punch it and put it in a binder. Thanks anyways, Jim, I appreciate it.
We don't have faxes. (People still use those?) Sorry. - I suggest a different copy place.
There's a FedEx at 200 S University Avenue. If they're like they are out here, you can walk in and do it yourself from a thumb drive.
Jim Eshelman wrote: We don't have faxes. (People still use those?) Sorry. - I suggest a different copy place.
Ah, thanks for the tip! The OfficeMax is closest to my work, and I just assumed everywhere else would be the same. I'll have to give that a shot.


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Q: Create python network graph from 3 dataframe columns unweighted using networkx and pyvis Im working to create a python network graph utilizing the 3 pandas dataframe string columns - unweighted (python networks and pyviz)
I would like to link (nodes) the projects to country, and projects to company.
my table/dataframe is as follow;

Company
Project
Country

T-mobile
5G upgrade
Germany

T-mobile
Network upgrade
Kuwait

A: Let's say the DataFrame containing your data is df (and it has three columns, i.e. "Company", "Project" and "Country". This would be a possible solution:
import networkx as nx
import pandas as pd

G = nx.from_pandas_edgelist(
    pd.DataFrame({
        'source': pd.concat((df['Project'], df['Project'])),
        'target': pd.concat((df['Company'], df['Country']))
    }),
)

Here are the nodes and edges of G:
>>> G.nodes
NodeView(('5G upgrade', 'T-mobile', 'Network upgrade', 'Germany', 'Kuwait'))
>>> G.edges
EdgeView([('5G upgrade', 'T-mobile'), ('5G upgrade', 'Germany'),
('T-mobile', 'Network upgrade'), ('Network upgrade', 'Kuwait')])


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Q: How can I bind a list of checkboxes in a form using Angular? I have a form that contains a list of checkboxes for the user to check and then when the user submit the form, it should submit the list of checkboxes as an array of objects. Instead, I'm getting nothing.
What I'm getting in the console:
{fruits: Array[0]}
What I expected:
{fruits: Array[1]} // The numbers of array depends on the checkbox checked
Here is a stackblitz for an example

A: You have done all except form initialization
myForm: FormGroup = this.initModelForm();

Full code is:
I am console logging the formArray value
import { Component } from '@angular/core';
import { FormGroup, FormArray, FormControl, FormBuilder } from '@angular/forms';

export interface Fruit {
  uid: string;
  name: string;
}

@Component({
  selector: 'my-app',
  templateUrl: './app.component.html',
  styleUrls: [ './app.component.css' ]
})
export class AppComponent   {
public checks = [
  {description: 'descr1', value: 'value1'},
  {description: "descr2", value: 'value2'},
  {description: "descr3", value: 'value3'}
];

myForm: FormGroup = this.initModelForm();

constructor(
  public _fb: FormBuilder
) { }

initModelForm(): FormGroup{
  return this._fb.group({
    otherControls: [''],
    myChoices: new FormArray([])
  })
}

onCheckChange(event) {
  console.log(event);
  const formArray: FormArray = this.myForm.get('myChoices') as FormArray;

  /* Selected */
  if(event.target.checked){
    // Add a new control in the arrayForm
    formArray.push(new FormControl(event.target.value));
  }
  /* unselected */
  else{
    // find the unselected element
    let i: number = 0;

    formArray.controls.forEach((ctrl: FormControl) => {
      if(ctrl.value == event.target.value) {
        // Remove the unselected element from the arrayForm
        formArray.removeAt(i);
        return;
      }

      i++;
    });
  }
  console.log(formArray.value);
}
}

A: It's an aproach like Netanel Basal (only change the submit function). The things goes more fluid if we think in a Form who value can be like e.g.
{
  "otherControls": "",
  "myChoices": [
    false,
    true,
    false
  ]
}

Well, we don't want this ugly data, but we can, in submit write some like
submit(myForm) {
    if (myForm.valid) {
      const value = { ...myForm.value };
      value.myChoices = this.checks
        .filter((x, index) => myForm.value.myChoices[index])
        .map(x => x.value);
      this.result = value;
    }
  }

And "result" will be,e.g.
{
  "otherControls": "",
  "myChoices": [
    "value2"
  ]
}

Well, its true that we are complex the "submit", but in another hand, our form becomes like
<form *ngIf="myForm" [formGroup]="myForm" (submit)="submit(myForm)">
  <div formArrayName="myChoices">
  <div *ngFor="let choice of myForm.get('myChoices').controls; let i=index" class="col-md-2">
    <label>
      <input type="checkbox" [formControlName]="i">
      {{checks[i].description}}
    </label>
  </div>
  </div>
  <button type="submit">submit</button>
</form>

NOT externals function, not fight agains remove at push,etc
Well, the only is create the form like
initModelForm(): FormGroup {
    return this._fb.group({
      otherControls: [""],
      myChoices: new FormArray(this.checks.map(x => new FormControl(false)))
    });
  }

See stackblitz


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Destilerías Arehucas, S. A., es una industria canaria y centenaria dedicada a la elaboración de una extensa gama de licores, destacando por su ron, Ron Arehucas, considerado como el mejor ron español, en especial en sus variantes de blanco (Carta Blanca) y dorado (Carta Oro), liderando el mercado de ventas del Archipiélgo Canario desde hace más de 50 años. Se encuentra situada en la isla de Gran Canaria, en el municipio de Arucas, del que toma nombre.

Historia
La destilería fue fundada el 9 de agosto de 1884 con el nombre de La Fábrica de San Pedro, por don Alfonso Gourié Álvarez, comenzando a producir la primera zafra azucarera el 23 de febrero de 1885. Desde sus inicios su producción tuvo una enorme aceptación, recibiendo innumerables premios por su calidad, concediéndole en 1892 la Reina Regente María Cristina de Austria el Título de Proveedor Oficial de la Casa Real.

Pero no es hasta 1940 cuando comienza a popularizarse su famoso ron, Ron Arehucas. Tras un parón de veinte años, la fábrica retoma su actividad de la mano de don Alfredo Martín Reyes.

En 1965 pasa a denominarse Destilería Arehucas.

En la actualidad factura en torno a los 30 millones de euros y exporta a varios países, exportando hasta 54.000 litros, entre ellos a China desde el año 2008. y a Estados Unidos desde 2011.

El último balance presentado en el registro es del año 2011 y refleja un rango de ventas "Entre 6 y 30 millones €" y un tamaño por empleados "Entre 25 y 50". Por su facturación se sitúa entre las 75 principales empresas de la provincia de Las Palmas y entre las 6000 primeras en el conjunto de las empresas de España.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 http://www.arehucas.es/

Arucas
Empresas de Gran Canaria
Empresas de alimentación de España

Destilerías


"We calculated that a cloud service from Fujitsu is about 25 percent cheaper than operating the infrastructure ourselves."
Metal fittings are the business of VBH Group. For more than 35 years, the market leader in the distribution of construction fittings has been supplying manufacturers and builders with everything they need to make and install windows and doors. Today the company is represented in 40 countries with 3,000 employees working in 130 offices. New IT capacities were required to support the existing and future business in a flexible and reliable way. VBH now obtains its cloud-base server, storage and security services from Fujitsu.


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Q: How to edit SVN externals? Is it possible update external files from a child project and then sync those changes back to other projects?
In the example below, two projects receive files from a "Common" project via svn:externals.  I'm trying to find out if the developers working on Project A and Project B are able to directly update those files and have them replicate into the other project.
Example structure:
/svn
    /Common
        /scripts        <- main source folder
            scriptA.js
            scriptB.js
    /ProjectA
        /scripts
            /common      <- external points to source
                scriptA.js
                scriptB.js
    /ProjectB
        /scripts
            /common      <- external points to source
                scriptA.js
                scriptB.js

I've been looking for this answer for a while.  None of the articles I find touch on this...
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1535477...
https://www.simple-talk.com/...

A: All you need to do is: modify your externals in project A, then commit those changes, and then update project B.
There are 2 things you should be aware of:
If you want to commit changes that you've made in one or more of those external working copies, you must run svn commit explicitly on those working copies—committing on the primary working copy will not recurse into any external ones - more details here: http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.0/ch07s03.html
Make sure your externals folder in project B is not tied to explicit revision, otherwise, svn update on project B will not pull latest changes - more info here (under "Use explicit revision numbers"): http://tortoisesvn.net/docs/release/TortoiseSVN_en/tsvn-dug-externals.html


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Italian Institute of Robotics
and Intelligent Machines
AI, fleshed out
What is I-RIM 3D
CONFERENCE COMMITEES
Join I-RIM 3D
The 2019 I-RIM 3D Event
I-RIM conference
Expo: From Projects to Products
I-RIM Debates
Against COVID-19
The contribution of I-RIM
Short term solutions
Other Convergent Initiatives
In the weeks in which our country experienced an emergency condition never encountered before, I-RIM organized itself to ensure that robots and intelligent machines could be of real help to the sick, health workers, and those who continue to produce in essential services, and to those who live in uncomfortable conditions in their own homes.
Ventilators that help SARS-Cov 2 patients are intelligent machines, as are some of the laboratories that perform tests on collected swabs. But the occasions when robots and intelligent machines could be useful are many more, and it is our duty to do everything possible to help them today, and are ready to avoid and limit similar future situations.
The difficulties for an intervention of the necessary size – hundreds of hospitals, hundreds of thousands of people involved – in the extremely tight times of the emergency, are obviously enormous. The unavailability of material supplies and the logistical difficulty of being able to use machines and robots in places where they could be useful in a short time are among the main causes of this difficulty.
Nonetheless, the I-RIM community believes that by bringing together all the forces that design and produce advanced technologies, artificial intelligence, and robotics in Italy, in Europe and in the world, useful contributions can be made.
The concrete actions that I'RIM, in coalition with other actors, are taking are three:
Needs: collection of information on the requests and needs of health workers, of those who produce, of those who remain isolated at home, to live and work in greater safety, with better results, or even to live psychologically better such a dramatic moment
Short-term answers: a collection of simple and well-documented projects, achievable with devices available with ease even now, and software made available free of charge by research centers, which can be assembled and used by non-specialized personnel to solve concrete problems in the local realities of our provinces
Pilot Projects: examples of technological demonstrators, tested in the clinical field or in support of the response to Covid-19, which can develop into products with a high level of technological readiness and made available for general use in the medium term
At the conclusion of phase 1 of the Covid-19 emergency, the workshop Hhere come our…robots!" was held on 28 May, focusing on robotics at the service of the community, organized by Andrea Zanchettin, Federica Pascucci and Gianluca Antonelli, in collaboration with IEEE RAS – Italian Chapter. The video of the workshop is available here :
I-RIM activities in contrast to the effects of the pandemic continue in phase two of the progressive reopening of society and the resumption of economic and production activities, in which robotics and intelligent machines can play an even more incisive role than in the past.
Activities are supported by:
www.automatica.it
www.bioing.it/
http://ieee-ims.org/chapters/region-8-europe-mid-east-africa/italy-chapter-im09
www.aiasnet.it
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Fractionation and blending of the most rosey, spicy and marine selected fractions of Elemi essential oil.
Odour: Concentration of the most rosey, fresh, spicy, marine notes. This product is stabilized with natural tocopherols.
Elemi has been quite trendy over the past 5 years in men's fragrances. Dior love using it. You can also find it in Byredo and Amouage fragrances. Crisp and incense-y it also has citrus and peppery facets. It does get a little petrol-y when it's overdosed. Being the 'heart' of elemi, Robertet have cleaned it up. It still has a bit of a petrol edge but a lot of the less desirable facets are stripped away making it easier to work with. As you would expect from Robertet, the quality of this elemi raw material is superb.
This is my first time smelling elemi in any capacity, and I'm quite taken by it. There is a definite pine note that comes straight to the front, very much like a high quality frankincense odor. However, there is something lighter, brighter, and altogether more ethereal about this. I do sense a floral aspect to it, and on the drydown there is a slight marine note that reminds me almost of ambergris. It's all wrapped in a pleasant incense vibe that brings it together. I can see this having many applications, and very much look forward to blending with it!
I do not own any elemi, so can't compare to usual one. Elemi heart is very useful product – gives sparkle to compositions (if you do not overdose). It's hard to find components, that will add spicyness to compositions and at the same time not affecting the composition other ways (Cashmeran makes sweeter; nutmeg is easy to overdose and hard to mask, etc) . If a woody composition get's a little dull (which in my case can happen if I add too many different woody components) elemi heart can be helpful. I suggest at least for amateurs like me.


City crews will start collecting leaves on Monday, Nov. 5, in the northern quadrant of the city (quadrant 4), which is the area roughly bounded by New Walkertown Road on the east, Business 40 on the south, and Reynolda and Yadkinville roads on the west.
Once leaf collection begins, citizens can go to CityofWS.org/LeafRoutes to enter their address for an estimate of when the leaf trucks will be in their neighborhood, and track the progress of leaf collection. Estimated collection dates may be revised frequently, based on weather conditions, equipment problems and the volume of leaves placed out for collection.
Residents who do not have access to a computer can call CityLink at 311 and a CityLink agent will look up the estimated collection date.
For year-round leaf collection, put leaves in a city yard-waste cart. Call CityLink 311 for information about how to get a yard cart.


See what Chief Resilience Officers shared when asked about the work they've done with 100RC to date.
For the next five years, I am most excited about Tulsans being more engaged. I see people eager to get involved in actions like the new 918 Day, Equity Dinners, and the Youth Job Program. I see folks who previously kept themselves isolated from their neighbors, now jumping into neighborhood resilience feet first! And we are only in the dawn of Resilient Tulsa. I look forward to five years down the road because this growth and excitement are exponential. By 2023, we hope our social fabric will be brighter, stronger, and more diverse.
In the next 5 years, I am excited to see 100RC together with its member cities begin to develop projects which demonstrate the co-benefits of integrating a resilience lens in urban development. By bringing experience and knowledge of the urbanization process to the global level, this will increase the potential impact of resilience, address important cross-border challenges such as climate change, and build better communities of the future.
Over the next five years, the St. Paul's area transformation is an opportunity to implement all facets of Norfolk's Resilience Strategy in a 240-acre area of our city. Our goal is to transform an area of highly concentrated poverty adjacent to downtown into a vibrant mixed-income and mixed-use neighborhood. The redevelopment targets three public housing communities, currently cut off from the economic centers of Norfolk by an antiquated and flood-prone grid of streets and highway. While managing the water serves as a catalyst for change, we are working with community members and partners to create strong neighborhoods where all residents thrive. Our partnership with 100 Resilient Cities now focuses around this transformation, and we are excited by the support and expertise brought by 100RC.
The most exciting thing for the following years would be to see that the initiatives in Santa Fe Resiliente – created in collaboration between different actors of the city – begin to generate real changes in our city. It is exciting to think about the potential for transformation in Santa Fe as a result of incorporating the resilience approach into its development policies, the most exciting being how our citizens' lives can change for the better. For example, how can we reduce the number of individuals and families in flood-prone areas, improve security, grow access to employment and other rights? In implementing our Resilience Strategy together, our proposals will become reality.
The next five years will prove to be a tipping point for our resilience actions as we confront the challenges of climate change and rising inequality. OneNYC laid out the pathway to building a more resilient New York City and we look forward to continuing to work with our communities as we build a strong and just city.
We are extremely excited about completing our city's Resilience Strategy and utilizing it as a roadmap to create a smart, resilient, and sustainable city. We look forward to implementing transformative initiatives that will offer long-term benefits for our citizens and respond to key challenges which have threatened the City for decades.
Over the next five years, I am most excited to work with government, civil society, academia, and the citizens of Chennai to firmly plant the seeds of three initiatives. With projects on water management, urban horticulture, and an Integrated Planning Dashboard and Knowledge Portal, we aspire to make Chennai a more livable city for all.
Over the next five years, I am most excited about proving the efficacy of resilience thinking through successfully implementing projects in Paris' Resilience Strategy. The ultimate goal here is to concretely improve the population's quality of life, thanks to the multi-benefit approach of resilience thinking. I additionally look forward to taking a leading role in the global movement for resilience, by onboarding, training, and sharing best practices and solutions with other cities and local governments from around the world.
Strengthening Cape Town's resilience over the next five years is undoubtedly an exciting prospect. The opportunity to do this as part of the global 100RC Network, where we can continue to build partnerships and learn from other cities across the world means that the next five years will be vibrant, challenging and exciting on so many levels.
Our work with The Nature Conservancy, a 100RC Platform Partner, to deliver the first metropolitan-wide urban forest strategy in Melbourne will set in place a city that is ready for the future, while also locking in livability benefits, including helping us adapt and thrive under the increasing pressures we face due to stresses such as climate change. More generally, we are doing the work now to embed the practice of urban resilience in our city's institutions, and these efforts will be further supported by the development of our second metropolitan urban resilience strategy.
Looking towards the coming years, we are growing in numbers and focusing on implementation: tangible actions that address our city's most denied resilience challenge, rising temperatures and heat waves. At the same time, we are continuously trying to co-create the framework and root resilience in the city's long-term planning and vision. What is most exciting to me is introducing, designing, and "embedding" nature-based solutions in the consciousness and the practices of municipal administration and community groups around the city.
I'm especially intrigued by Norfolk Virginia's plan to target improvements to a particular area that is weak in so many aspects. CRO Christine Morris and her team are planning for wins that will resonate to improve daily life and to mitigate the environmental threats Norfolk often experiences. Love that holistic approach.