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75 Years of Celebrating Student Scholarship and Excellence
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September 27, 2021 September 27, 2021 By Ms. Yevi ASLHS News	Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society • Continuing Education • Leadership • Scholarship	0 Comments
Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society is celebrating 75 years of scholarship and excellence! Here is a look at what we have accomplished!
In 1985, Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society (ASLHS) awarded three (3) scholarships for a total of $1500. In 2021, ASLHS awarded five (5) $3000 scholarships and fifteen (15) $2500 scholarships for a total of $52,500.
To date, ASLHS Honor Society has awarded 303 scholarships for a total amount of $508,900. Each year, it is our goal to increase the number of scholarships each year.
ASLHS has partnered with over 560 colleges and institutions throughout the United States.
ASLHS has currently recognized 104,464+ adult learners for their outstanding achievements in higher education.
Alpha Sigma Lambda online community includes 15,992 people across social media platforms.
Honor Society Induction Ceremony 2019
Since 1996, the ASLHS Home Office has been located on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Central Illinois. The home office consists of one (1) full time and one (1) full-time employee who provide customer service to ASLHS chapter and student members. ASLHS currently has nine (9) board members that reside throughout the United States. Our voluntary board members are passionate about ASLHS and the adult learner.
In honor of our 75th Anniversary we asked our board members to share what Alpha Sigma Lambda means to them and if they could share some favorite moments.
Shelley Hintz | Society President
Shelly has served for 3.5 years as a board member, and even longer as chapter councilor.
"Alpha Sigma Lambda means recognizing the sacrifices adult students make in order to prioritize their education. Meeting like-minded professionals from other institutions who have the same goals of recognizing adult students…I also appreciate how ASL provides scholarship opportunities to adult students. It is rewarding to hear the student stories from the scholarship winners. Also, it is rewarding to see students post on the social media groups their pride as they receive their certificates and then again when they graduate."
Bob Charlebois
Director of Adult Learner Services | 2 Years of service
"ASLHS gives the University of South Alabama a great opportunity to recognize our adult population and celebrate their great academic achievement. As a university that is predominantly focused on traditional students, it is great to have an organization for adult students…Unfortunately, covid has prevented us from holding induction ceremonies in person but it is always great to receive email from invited students who are so excited about the recognition of all of their hard efforts"
Maria R. Altobello
Treasurer | 4 Years of Service
"Alpha Sigma Lambda recognizes academically outstanding adult students in higher education. As a member of the Board of Directors, I am able to act on my passion of assisting students as they navigate their way towards graduation by providing access to and exploring opportunities. Reading the scholarship applications is my favorite activity. Through the applicants' essays, I see the power the Association has to impact the lives of those who strive for upward mobility. Their stories are eye opening and inspiring."
Elizabeth Pack
Chapter Councilor and Secretary of Board of Directors | 4 Years of Service
"Passion for adults pursuing higher education; affirmation and recognition of their valiant efforts…My favorite moments have to be the induction services to the honor society. It is a privilege being a part of such an important moment in the lives of our students. Serving as secretary for the board of directors has also been a great experience thus far. I have been blessed by the collegiality and shared passion for adult students. The dedication to the work to support and recognize adult students is impressive."
Guy D'Onofrio
Asset Manager and Assistant Executive Director | 29 years of Service
"I was inducted into Alpha Sigma Lambda Eta Chapter as a student at Drexel University over 40 years ago. It was very meaningful to me to receive this recognition as I was involved in leadership roles in various student activities at Drexel while maintaining the grades to achieve Highest Honors at graduation! I was delighted to be asked to join the Alpha Sigma Lambda Foundation Board in 1992 at the request of then Board member Dean Stanley Gwiazda of Drexel University. I served as Treasurer for the Foundation, overseeing the Scholarship Fund, until it merged with the Society in 2007. My most favorite moment was 10 years ago when I was asked Dr. Patricia Brown, the Society's president at that time, to induct her into Alpha Sigma Lambda! I am looking forward to continuing my service to the Board and working with the Officers and fellow Board members in keeping our Scholarship program going strong!"
Penny Gaskins
Vice President | 6 years in service
"I took that first step to return to school after 35 years, but did I have what it took to make it? I forged through and it was difficult. There were times I felt like I was a fish out of water. Here I was a woman in her 50s going to school with kids that could have been my children or grandchildren. I remember when the local chapter counselor of the Alpha Sigma Lambda emailed me and invited me to join. I thought it was a joke. They must have made some type of mistake, there was no way that I was worthy to be invited to join. I went to the induction ceremony and did not tell anyone in my family. I was so scared that they were going to tell me they had made a mistake and I did not want my family to be embarrassed when my name was not called. When I was inducted, I knew then it was real. I went home and told my mom. She said, "I wish you would have told me, I would have gone if you had. I would have been honored to see you inducted. I am so very proud of you". She died a year later. I will never forget that. Alpha Sigma Lambda gave me the confidence to never stop reaching for the stars. To be recognized for my accomplishments at my age was something that words cannot express. I will always remember that moment when I was inducted into the honor society and how I felt knowing that I had truly made it. My favorite moment was when the Vice President of Academic Affairs asked if I would take the reins of counselor for the Local chapter at Thomas University. It was my first induction ceremony and of course I wanted it to be so special since I knew how I felt when I was first inducted into the honor society. I asked another employee that had been inducted into the society years earlier to act as my deputy. She agreed. So we set out to make this an event that would be remembered for a long time. We had received a weather warning that a hurricane was headed in our direction and that it would be making land fall later that night. There was no way we were going to cancel this event. We had 25 students that year being inducted. The University Chapel severed as the back drop for the ceremony where the students lined up and marched in as their families stood and honored them. After a beautiful ceremony, refreshments were served under a large tent. Everyone was so excited. It made me so happy to see these adults that had come back to school and work so hard to accomplish this. They laughed and cried. It was a moment I will never forget. I think I was more excited than they were. We finished the ceremony and everyone made it home safely and in plenty of time. Although every moment working with the honor society is special to me. I do not think I would be where I am today without the encouragement and the confidence that I gained from becoming an ALPHA SIGMA LAMBDA."
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September 7, 2021 September 7, 2021 By Ms. Yevi ASLHS Inductions	Alpha Sigma Lambda • Honor Society	0 Comments
Spring 2021 Alpha Sigma Lambda Inductions
Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society congratulates our new inductees on their academic accomplishments. Thank you to all of our chapter councilors for helping us honor these amazing students, their hard work and achievements during these turbulent times.
"Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings."
Elie Weisel
On the evening of May 14, 2021 the Eta Chi Chapter inducted its newest members into the Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society. Some public health protocols required by the outbreak of Covid-19 were still in effect and once again did not stop our celebration and acknowledgment of our adult students' accomplishments. We were able to hold the celebration in-person at our beautiful historic Hoffman House. Chapter Councilor, Jane Hudak, opened this joyous occasion with the support of honorary ASL members, Associate Dean Gregg Scully and Director of Admissions and Student Success, Lisa Lewis, along with Associate Dean, Michael Miller. A.J. Lemheney, Ed.D., Vice President and Executive Director of the College of Graduate and Continuing Education (GCE), addressed the group and shared the sometimes overwhelming obstacles adult learners must overcome in their quest for furthering their education and potential. The 2021 honorary inductee, Amy Enders, Adjunct Business Administration Professor for GCE, was acknowledged for her contribution to her many students. This is best illustrated in a quote submitted by one of them for her nomination. "Amy helped me see the potential in new career possibilities. She guided me and made career suggestions that I would have never considered prior. I'm thankful for her style of teaching, feedback, and help to see a road full of new possibilities". It's with great pride that we welcome our seven new members and wish them all the best in their exciting futures.
Student Inductees:
April Bastian, Robert Lessard, Jesenia Peralta, Deanna Shisslak, Rachelle St. Pierre, Christina Tomsic, Arika Troxell, Victoria Yamrus
Zeta Omega Phi
Zeta Omega Phi's 2021 Induction Ceremony was held via Zoom. We inducted one of our largest cohorts to date!
Camille Allen, Katia Bitar, Nadia Bryant, Thomas Deneau, Ramsey Fakhouri, Indiana Gooba, Ali Haidar, Cristal Harris, Jeannine Hart, Dawn Isby, Penny Kane, Shalom Kebede, Anna Koskiewicz-Hamlin, Daisy Recinos, Shameca Rochon, Nathan Roulo, Yosra Saleh, LaKisha Vaughn
Upsilon Zeta
The University of South Carolina's Upsilon Zeta Chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda held its induction ceremony virtually on April 20, 2021. Chapter Councilor and Dean of USC Palmetto College Columbia, Dr. Ron Cox, welcomed the honorees and led the ritual of induction. The ceremony included greetings to all inductees from UofSC President Robert L. Caslen, Jr., who was also inducted as an honorary member in recognition of his commitment to adult learners, and was concluded by Dr. Susan Elkins, USC Palmetto College Chancellor, who recognized the academic achievement and accomplishments of all newly-inducted members.
Chris Archibald, Jessica Baumeister, Kaegan Chavis, Sally Dillon, Sarah Duckworth, Cheryl Felder-Washington, Chelsea Kuehler, Missy Melton, Wende Miller, Haley Montgomery, Patience Nkyesiga, Mary Taylor, Marlena White, Sandra Williams, Lindsay Young, Bridget Blackwell, Ricky Boyd, Bob Caslen, Danelle Faulkenberry, Jessica Goodwin, Steven Lownes
Honorary Inductees:
Bridget Blackwell, Ricky Boyd, Bob Caslen, Danelle Faulkenberry, Jessica Goodwin, and Steven Lownes
Kappa Eta
April Alynn Brown, Laura Arlene Price, Christopher Lee Fulton, Megan Marie Ide-Sandefur, Sharyn T. Toso
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Cancer cells are now known to have epigenetic as well as genetic alterations. Polycomb group proteins are involved in chromatin modification and are crucial in many cell fate decisions. Adrian Bracken's group is investigating whether dysregulation of Polycomb function is involved in tumorigenesis. He is also studying interactions between Polycomb proteins and other transcriptional regulators, in the context of stem cells and differentiation pathways as well as in cancer.


The European Department of Styria, together with the Board of Education Styria, is organizing a European competition for students regarding the European Elections, which will take place on May 26th 2019.
Horizon 2020 posted their Work Programme for 2018 to 2020. It's an Q&A about their progress and future ideas.
Applications are open for "Your Europe, Your Say!" (YEYS), the yearly youth event organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and aimed at 16 to 18 year olds from all over Europe.
Ab 5. Mai 2017 startete der Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD) eine Kampagne für ein geeintes Europa. Bist du aktiv auf sozialen Medien? Lade ein Foto auf Facebook, Instagram usw. hoch und verwende den Hashtag #EuropaBewegen und #MovingEurope. Zeige so was Europa für dich bewegt.
This quiz has a big point, it wants to give young people an intoduciton into the European Union. It has got four sessons with 12 questions each. Do you want to test your EU knowledge? Let's do it!


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Rooslepa Chapel and Cemetery
The ruins of Rooslepa chapel originate from the 17th century. It was originally built as a wooden chapel. The present stone chapel was built in 1834. The chapel fell apart after World War II, but the sanctuary which has by now been completely restored was recommemorated in August 2007. The chapel has a brand new belfry with the ball and weathervane. The weathervane depicts a whale with its toothed mouth open.
Interesting facts: The stone inside the chapel near the entrance waited for 10 years to return to its original place. The stone is unique for the autograph by the grandfather of the present King of Sweden dating back to the year 1932.
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Wow, I am in a bad mood today! I feel like the frustration and stress that's been simmering under my usually cheerful veneer has decided to expose itself today, approximately three hours before I head off on a week of vacation. Just this morning, I rolled my eyes twenty-two times, said "Are you kidding me?!" six times, got up from my desk in a huff twice, and felt the hot sting of boiling anger and tears once. It's been pretty intense.
But on the other hand, I've had no time outside of work to do anything but stress about what I'll be doing the next day and how much sleep I can get in between. It's been wearing a little thin. My apartment is a mess, my desk is a mess, my hair is a mess…thank God the weekend is near! This week has been crazy and never-ending, and I'm so close to heading out of the city–anything that's getting in my path is going to get slapped!
Phew, what a week so far! It's been a bit stormy in New York the last few days, but thankfully I escaped relatively unscathed. I hadn't done too much to prepare for the storm, and unlike my neighbors, did not purchase thirty pounds of meat and a dozen loaves of bread to sustain myself. Instead, I made pie, went to the library, and downloaded the new Taylor Swift album. Could I have been any more ready?!
However, my preparations were short-lived, because I had to trek into work on Monday anyway! But just a few hours later we were all sent home, so I high-tailed it back to the comfort of my toasty abode, excited for the free afternoon! But in a little less than two hours, I had cleaned my kitchen, color-coded my earring box, organized my coat closet, polished off some apple crisp and finished my library book. I DO NOT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE FREE TIME.
Unsurprisingly, when we were called in on Tuesday to cover the storm, I was excited! It's not like I'm an advocate for disaster, but I love "being in the trenches" with the people I work with. It's always amazing to see how quickly people can get things done with a looming deadline and copious amounts of free coffee! All the running around and frantic organizing, with scripts flying and phones ringing reminds me of what I love about journalism. Plus, the congenial patting of backs at the end of the night is always nice!
I haven't had to work on the weekend in a while, and let me tell you, it's been grand! I feel like I've paid my dues enough with my previous jobs, where I worked every single weekend and holiday for a solid year. Sure, there are people who have worked every weekend for twenty years, and I feel bad for them. Because working on the weekend is one of the most depressing things you can do with your life. The office is empty and dark, and you can't avoid the constant online-updates of people apple picking or brunching or hanging out in the park and generally having way more fun than you!
I love my weekends now, because I appreciate the break. But when I was in college, I wasn't such a huge fan, because everyone just slept right through them! I, on the other hand, was incapable of sleeping past 10 am, and would spend the weekend waiting around for someone to go to a museum with me! But now that I don't have as much free time during the week (and more awake friends) weekends are so lovely! And knowing the type of week I have coming up, I was looking forward to a relaxing one, but as usual, work had other plans! I worked all day on Sunday, and stayed later than I do on a normal weeknight!
Obviously, this was not my initial plan. I had planned to come in for a few hours to get a head start on things. I didn't expect to see anyone, or talk to anyone, which is why I basically wore my pajamas and no make-up. This alone should have been a sure-fire sign that I would be interacting with someone other than my computer mouse, and sure enough, not even five minutes after sitting down, I ran into my boss! The rest of the afternoon just involved me hiding from her and trying to get my work done as quickly as possible while avoiding the urge to go to Sephora and use all their makeup samples. But before I could even do that, I saw three other people I knew! Where was the office quiet I had dreaded just hours before?!
When I finally left last night, it was under the cloak of darkness–both of the night and from the shirt I put over my head so no one else could see me! I've never been more excited for a Sunday to end!
Then last night, after a much more pleasant day, I slung my purse over my shoulder and was making my way down the hallway when my desk phone rang. Knowing I wouldn't be able to sneak off that easily, I answered it, plopped back into my office chair, and settled in for a few more hours of office duty!
Obviously I don't have a problem working late–I do it more often than not! But when you have it in your head that you're leaving, and then someone else more important than you has it in their head that you're staying, it makes those final hours drag! Especially after the week I've had, I was looking forward to getting as far away from this place as possible, but as usual, work had other ideas! As the saying goes, when it rains, it pours, and this week has been a torrential thunderstorm!
But fortunately, the end is near! Tonight, I have a bus ticket out of this city and up to New England for a weekend filled with relaxation, plaid, and some sisterly bonding. It's just what I need…as long as I can get out of here on time! I should start applying the camouflage now if I have any hope of making that bus! Wonder if anyone will notice if I cover my face with an accordion file…seems like a fail-safe route to me!
Five o'clock is here, with just an hour to go! This has been a long week and I am whooped! I came in Monday morning expecting to be moderately busy, but plans quickly changed and the week motored by! Three thirteen-hour days, four humus wraps and a few pats-on-the-back later, I'm now sitting semi-comatose at my desk, researching happy hours. Friday ow ow!
Despite my exhaustion, this was a really great week, and I'm proud of the results! All the hard work and craziness from the last few weeks was all worth it when things went smoothly and everyone was happy. Regardless, it's still hard to keep up that kind of work schedule, so it will be nice to wake up a little later than 6:30 am and sip–rather than guzzle–my morning joe!
But of course, it never really ends. Just minutes ago, while packing my purse and breathing a cleansing sigh of relief, I got an email with one final time-consuming task! Looks like those margaritas will have to wait! O well…with my weekend waiting in the wings and visions of colorful cocktails dancing across my mind, I have my last gasp of motivation standing at the ready! Let's do this…so I can bust out of this joint!
It's been a really busy few weeks! For two weeks straight, I was working on week-of-air pieces, which meant many late nights and zero time for anything else. When last Friday night rolled around, I surveyed the sorry state of my apartment: two weeks worth of clothes I hadn't put away, a huge pile of laundry I hadn't done, and a fridge holding a moldy head of lettuce and a bottle of maple syrup. Instead of tackling any of this mess, I promptly collapsed into bed and watched two episodes of Mad Men before falling asleep on top of my keyboard. The life I lead!
But Saturday–you could not stop this. I cleaned my apartment like my life depended on it! I folded clothes, organized my dresser, color-coordinated my closet, dusted, vacuumed, mopped, scrubbed, washed, windexed, wiped and swept until there was not a corner of my apartment left unscathed from my scouring. Then I did laundry, returned my library books, grocery shopped, went for a run, and met my friends for dinner and drinks. SHA-BOOM. PRODUCTIVENESS.
I'm realizing that my life lately is all or nothing–and mostly that means all work and nothing else. I usually consider myself a really good multitasker, but I can't seem to multitask both my work and social lives these days. But Saturday was really refreshing because I felt like I was able to get myself back in order and clear my head. Now I just need to learn to intersperse these moments of at-home productiveness into my busy work weeks so I can avoid spending two hours of my weekend scrubbing my bathroom tiles!
Why I continue to freak out over my boredom at work is beyond me, because it always comes back to slap me straight across the face with a whopper of a week! Last week set a new record for work-latedness, when I left through the revolving doors at 3 A.M. Yes. Read that again. 3 A.M. This was after I declined seeing the midnight showing of The Hunger Games because I was afraid I would get home too late and be tired the next day. Silly me. Silly, silly me.
I love my job because it's so varied and everyday brings something new, but the downside is that you can absolutely never anticipate what that new thing is going to be, and how late it's going to keep you at work! We were all running on fumes and copious amounts of caffeine on Friday, and between freaking out about the bags under my eyes and the to-do list that kept growing until the last possible second, this was certainly the most overwhelming week since starting here. But as usual, the payoff was so gratifying and my adoration of the people and the work we do was enough to keep me awake until 7:30 when we could go home. I then promptly hopped in a cab and passed out until I got to my front door!


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2 New anchor stores for South County Dublin
Murphy Mulhall are delighted to announce the lodgement of a planning permission for a major €10 Million renovation of Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre.
Opened in 1976, Dun Laoghaire Shopping Centre was Ireland's very first multi-storey covered Shopping Centre. The centre, which currently boasts an average footfall of 62,000 per week, is currently anchored by Supervalu with other main tenants including New Look, Holland & Barrett, Specsavers, Tiger, Art & Hobby Store, O'Brien's Irish Sandwich Café, Ulster Bank, Lifestyle Sports, Carphone Warehouse, Peter Mark and many more.
The permission looks to create two large anchor Stores, one fronting onto Marine Road (extending to approx. 22,900 sq.ft. (2,124 sq.m.) over 2 levels) and one fronting onto Georges Street (extending up to approx. 45,000 sq.ft. (4,181 sq.m.) over 2/3 levels). The centre also seeks to modernise the exterior with double height glazing, new stone cladding in selected areas as well as newly glazed triple height entrances into the scheme. When complete this will represent the first major retail re-development that Ireland has seen since the height of the Celtic Tiger!
The timing for this re-development is scheduled for handover to prospective tenants in Quarter 2, 2017.
The shopping centre occupies the prime position on Dun Laoghaire's main shopping street and with one of the most affluent catchments (in Ireland) (ref: Experian) of approx. 65,000 within a 15 minutes' drive time the opportunity exists to anchor an established scheme in one of Ireland's most important markets.
Robert Murphy of Murphy Mulhall, who asset manages the centre on behalf of the Landlord states that:
" We are very excited to be involved in this process. The centre underwent a substantial internal renovation in 2009 and once planning is granted, the final piece of the jigsaw will fall into place."
Jason Miller of Murphy Mulhall who heads up the leasing team, adds:
" Already a number of anchor stores have expressed interest in what will give them a large foothold in the very affluent South Dublin market."
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Congratulations Dun Laoghaire – Irish Business Against Litter Survey Results


Symptoms may contain abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting and fever.
A family of five was admitted due to food poisoning after consuming contaminated in Qweismeh, southeast of Amman.
The Department of Information and Preventive Awareness in the General Directorate of Jordan Civil Defence (CDD) stated that an ambulance team responded to the medical emergency and provided the patients with necessary first-aid prior to transferring them to Al-Bashir Governmental Hospital. The medical state of the patients is fair, CDD added.
Reports of food poisoning cases are known to increase in summer, as high temperatures stimulate bacterial formation and accordingly raise the chance of food contamination. Temperatures in Amman hovered around 32 degrees Celsius during the past three days and will increase today to reach 34 degrees Celsius.


Серия: The adventures of tintin s.
Описание: When Tintin stumbles across a model ship at the Old Street Market, he buys it as a gift for his friend Captain Haddock. But this isn`t just any old model ship ...it`s the Unicorn. Built by one of Haddock`s ancestors it holds a clue to finding the treasure of a notorious pirate.
Описание: Three classic graphic novels in one deluxe hardcover edition: The Crab with the Golden Claws, The Shooting Star, and The Secret of the Unicorn.
Описание: The world`s most famous travelling reporter sets out in search of Red Rackham`s treasure. Determined to find the treasure of the notorious pirate Red Rackham, Tintin and Captain Haddock set sail aboard the Sirius to find the shipwreck of the Unicorn. With the help of a submarine, Tintin follows the clues deep down on this ocean adventure.
Описание: This new format, crafted specifically for younger readers, features the original Tintin graphic novel plus brand-new content. Go "behind the scenes" with the true story about people, places and antiquities that Herge drew from, filled with fun facts, lots of pictures, and easy-to-read text In this adventure: Tintin tries to take a vacation, but while on his cruise ship a mystery unfolds He meets Dr. Sarcophagus who leads him to the undiscovered tomb of the Pharaoh Kih-Oskh.
Описание: The classic graphic novel. Tintin discovers that one of the last Incan descendants has kidnapped his missing friend, Professor Calculus. Tintin and Captain Haddock follow the kidnapper to Peru--can they save Calculus?
Название: Tintin blue lotus: young readers edition.
Описание: This new format, crafted specifically for younger readers, features the original Tintin graphic novel plus brand-new content. Go "behind the scenes" with the true story about people, places and antiquities that Herg drew from, filled with fun facts, lots of pictures, and easy-to-read text In this adventure: A sequel to Cigars of the Pharaoh, Tintin follows a mysterious lead to China on the trail of a smuggling ring. Will Tintin find the criminal mastermind?
Описание: This new format, crafted specifically for younger readers, features the original Tintin graphic novel plus brand-new content. Go "behind the scenes" with the true story about people, places and antiquities that Herg drew from, filled with fun facts, lots of pictures, and easy-to-read text In this adventure: Investigating a mysterious plane crash, Tintin discovers he's onto something big The case leads Tintin to Scotland, where he learns of a monster that stalks a lonely island.
Описание: This new format, crafted specifically for younger readers, features the original Tintin graphic novel plus brand-new content. Go "behind the scenes" with the true story about people, places and antiquities that Herg drew from, filled with fun facts, lots of pictures, and easy-to-read text In this adventure: Tintin meets Professor Alembick, an expert with a very rare royal seal in his collection-the seal of King Ottokar the IV of Syldavia. Tintin joins the professor on his trip to this foreign land, but can the Professor be trusted?
Описание: This new format, crafted specifically for younger readers, features the original Tintin graphic novel plus brand-new content. Go "behind the scenes" with the true story about people, places and antiquities that Herge drew from, filled with fun facts, lots of pictures, and easy-to-read text In this adventure: Tintin and Captain Haddock set sail aboard the Sirius to find the sunken remains of the Unicorn ship and notorious pirate Red Rackham's treasure.
Описание: Egmont is delighted to publish, for the first time, colour editions of the original Adventures of Tintin published between 1943 and 1955. These editions are a must for the Tintin enthusiast. The stories are as they appeared almost 60 years ago when Herge first drew them.
Описание: Jo and Zette fly it out of its hangar and unable to return they crash land near to the North Pole. There they face a race against time to return the plane to home and win the trans-Atlantic challenge. But they haven`t counted on the efforts of the Stockrise brothers to scupper their plans.


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The impact of accounting and accountability in identifying and mitigating social and environmental grand challenges
Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal
Cristiano Busco, Charl de Villiers, Fabrizio Granà, Ruth Dimes,
Submissions open 1st March 2024
Background to the AAAJ special issue
What impact can accounting and accountability have in identifying and mitigating social and environmental grand challenges?
Can accountants save the planet?
Gleeson-White (2014)
If reporting was going to save the world, surely it should have done so by now.
Dumay et al. (2019, p.22)
The above question and statement highlight the plight of accounting and accountability practices and research in having an impact on identifying and mitigating environmental and social grand challenges. Accounting practice and research often explore sustainability accounting and reporting initiatives that provide some benefits at an organisational level but have little or no impact on social and environmental ecosystems (Bebbington et al., 2020; Hsiao et al., 2022; Guthrie, Ball & Farneti, 2010; Gray, 2006; 2010). Grand challenges are perhaps best summarised by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including issues such as poverty, water consumption and social disruption, refugee crises, or natural disasters, are not finite and cannot be embraced within a situated understanding of organisations' accountability (Frey-Heger & Barret, 2021; Vollmer, 2020), as organisations' impacts affect present and future ecosystems of stakeholders (Kosmala & McKernan, 2011).
For example, the Covid-19 outbreak raised unexpected social and environmental challenges that threatened the survival of people and companies on a global scale. Further, the pandemic revealed that trade-offs exist between positive impacts on climate change (for instance, due to the decline in air traffic) and negative impacts on decent work and economic growth, poverty, hunger, modern slavery and other major social issues at a systemic level (Voegtlin, Sherer, Stahl & Hawn, 2022; Muzio & Doh, 2020). In dealing with these trade-offs, policymakers, intergovernmental institutions, businesses, and academics recognise the need to understand better how to identify, mitigate and disclose their social and environmental impacts (Serafeim, 2020; Busco, 2023; Busco, Grana, Achilli, 2020), especially considering the mounting evidence that organisations do not employ systematic due diligence processes to identify these challenges and their impacts (Korca, Ericka, & Federica., 2021).
Grand challenges have also been referred to as wicked problems (Bebbington & Unerman, 2018; Guthrie & Dumay, 2021) and problems of the commons (Hardin, 1968). These complex and multi-vocal problems extend beyond a single discipline, social, institutional, or organisational context (Chakhovic & Virtanen, 2022; Frey-Heger & Barret, 2021; Kosmala & McKernan, 2011; Vollmer, 2021; Campbel, McHugh & Ennis, 2019).
According to Ferraro et al. (2015, p. 36), grand challenges typically display three characteristics:
Complexity - grand challenges affect and are affected by multiple actors, multiple locations and multiple time frames;
Uncertainty, non-linearity and dynamicity (actors cannot identify their root, causes and cannot forecast the consequences of their present actions or whether future others will appreciate them; and
Incalculability - implying multiple criteria of worth and revealing new concerns even as they are being tackled.
Given the complexity, uncertainty, and incalculability of grand challenges, recent accounting studies emphasised the need to deepen the understanding of the connections between organisations' actions, decisions and responsibilities on current and systemic social and environmental challenges (see, for example, the recent 'Opening accounting' manifesto by Alawattage et al., 2021).
Although research increasingly calls for a broadened understanding of organisations' accountability with particular reference to sustainability (see, among others, Bebbington, Brown, Frame, & Thomson, 2007; Brown, Dillard, & Hopper, 2015; Cooper & Owen, 2007; Busco, Giovannoni, Granà & Izzo, 2018), studies have not adequately responded to the continuing failures of organisations in making themselves responsible for social and environmental impacts that span beyond their current and situated temporal structures (Dillard & Vinnari, 2019; Kingston, Furneaux, de Zwaan, & Alderman, 2019). If contemporary accounting and accountability practices were the answer, we would not need more legislation and standards to entice organisations to become more socially and environmentally responsible for their impacts.
Requiring an organisation to be responsible for the social and environmental impacts beyond its current and situated temporal structures does not address matters beyond its boundaries. However, we should not hold organisations less accountable, but we should involve other actors within the organisation's ecosystem. Thus, a focus on the interactions between governments, companies, civil society, academia, and other actors is urgently needed (Guthrie et al., forthcoming).
This AAAJ special issue aims to explore the impact accounting and accountability have in identifying and mitigating social and environmental grand challenges. The special issue will prioritise papers that take a systemic approach, for example, examining ecosystems of organisations, such as the impact of entire industries, regions, approaches, etc. while analysing specific accounting and accountability-related questions.
We welcome the submission of full papers that address the following and related areas:
How can organisations deal with the multivocality of grand challenges and systemic impacts?
How can governments, companies, civil society, academia, and other actors play a role in enhancing accountability and ensuring systemic social and environmental sustainability?
How can organizations be accountable and account for their social and environmental impacts at a systemic level?
How can organizations ensure they, or be forced to, identify the social and environmental impacts they are accountable for?
How can organizations ensure they, or be forced to, mitigate the social and environmental impacts they are accountable for?
How can organizations ensure they, or be forced to, disclose the social and environmental impacts they are accountable for?
How can accounting and reporting practices support organisations' accountability to future social and environmental impacts?
How can impact measurement systems increase managers' understanding of the causality and materiality of certain strategic objectives and decisions towards a broader portfolio of stakeholders?
How can organisations move beyond the "now" dominant conception of accountability and be responsible for the future social and environmental impacts of their current decisions?
We welcome research applying a wide range of methodological approaches, including qualitative, interpretive, theoretical, and interdisciplinary, and collaboration between researchers working in different research paradigms. We encourage authors interested in submitting a contribution to focus their attention on the above list of potential topics or closely related themes.
Please submit full papers, following AAAJ author guidelines, on the journal's ScholarOne site. Special issue submissions will be open on 1 March 2024.
Full paper submission deadline: 30 April 2024
AAAJ Special Issue Workshop
To help authors prepare their manuscripts for submission, a Special Issue Workshop will be held on 9-10 June 2023 in Rome. Please be aware that the presentation at the workshop does not guarantee acceptance of the paper for publication in the Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal. Also, participating in the workshop is not a precondition for submitting a manuscript to the Special Issue. If you are interested in participating in the workshop, please email your draft paper to the co-editors by 1 May 2023.
If you would like to discuss the special issue and your potential contribution, please contact the guest editors by email:
Fabrizio Granà, ESCP Business School, Turin Campus ([email protected])
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Charl de Villiers, The University of Auckland ([email protected])
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Alawattage, C., Arjaliès, D. L., Barrett, M., Bernard, J., de Castro Casa Nova, S. P., Cho, C., ... & Sorola, M. (2021). "Opening accounting: a Manifesto". Accounting Forum, Vol. 45 No.3, pp. 227-246.
Bebbington, J., Brown, J., Frame, B., & Thomson, I. (2007). "Theorizing engagement: The potential of a critical dialogic approach". Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol.20 No. 3, pp. 356–381.
Bebbington, J., Österblom, H., Crona, B., Jouffray, J. B., Larrinaga, C., ... & Scholtens, B. (2020). "Accounting and accountability in the Anthropocene". Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, Vol.33 No.1, pp.152–177.
Bebbington, J. & Unerman, J. (2018), "Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: An enabling role for accounting research", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 31 No. 1, pp. 2-24. Brown, J., Dillard, J., & Hopper, T. (2015). "Accounting, accountants and accountability regimes in pluralistic societies: Taking multiple perspectives seriously". Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol.28 No.5, pp. 626–650.
Busco, C. (2023). Purpose to impact. CIMA-AICPA Research Report, London, UK.
Busco, C., Giovannoni, E., Granà, F. & Izzo, F. (2018). "Making sustainability meaningful: Aspirations, discourses and reporting practices", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 31 No. 8, pp. 2218-2246
Busco, C., Granà, F. & Achilli, G. (2020). Managing and measuring social impact through integrated thinking and reporting: the case of a european university, in De Villiers, C., Hsiao, P.C.K. and Maroun, W. (Eds), The Routledge Handbook of Integrated Reporting, Routledge, London, pp. 251-268.Campbel, N. McHugh, G. & Ennis, P.J. (2019). "Climate Change Is Not a Problem: Speculative Realism at the End of Organization". Organisation Studies, Vol. 40 No. 5, pp.725–744.
Chakhovic T., & Virtanen, T. (2021) "Accountability for sustainability – An institutional entrepreneur as the representative of future stakeholders", Critical Perspectives on Accounting, (in press).
Cohen R., & Serafeim G. (2020), How to Measure a Company's Real Impact, HI, available at https://hbr.org/2020/09/how-to-measure-a-companys-real-impact
Cooper, S. M., & Owen, D. L. (2007). "Corporate social reporting and stakeholder accountability: The missing link". Accounting, Organizations and Society, Vol. 32 No.7-8, pp.649–667.
De Villiers, C. & Sharma, U. (2020). "A critical reflection on the future of financial, intellectual capital, sustainability and integrated reporting", Critical Perspectives on Accounting, Vol.70.
Dumay, J., La Torre, M. and Farneti, F. (2019), "Developing trust through stewardship", Journal of Intellectual Capital, Vol. 20 No. 1, pp. 11-39.
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Favotto, A., McKernan, J.F., & Zou Y. (2021). "Speculative accountability for animal kinship", Critical Perspectives on Accounting, (in press).
Ferraro, F., Etzion, D., & Gehman, J. (2015). "Tackling grand challenges pragmatically: Robust action revisited". Organisation Studies, Vol.36, pp. 363–390.
Frey-Heger, C. & Barret, M. (2021), "Possibilities and limits of social accountability: the consequences of visibility as recognition and exposure in refugee crises", Accounting, Organizations and Society, Vol. 89, pp.101197.
Gleeson-White, J. (2014), Six Capitals: The revolution capitalism has to have — or can accountants save the planet?, Allen & Unwin, Sydney.
Gray, R. (2006), "Social, environmental and sustainability reporting and organisational value creation? Whose value? Whose creation?" Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 19 No. 6, pp. 793 – 819.
Gray, R. (2010), "Is accounting for sustainability actually accounting for sustainability…and how would we know? An exploration of narratives of organisations and the planet", Accounting, Organizations and Society, Vol. 35 No. 1, pp. 47 – 62.
Guthrie, J., Ball, A. & Farneti, F. (2010), "Advancing Sustainable Management of Public and Not For Profit Organizations", Public Management Review, Vol. 12 No. 4, pp. 449-459.
Guthrie, J., Dodd, T., Dumay, J., & Michaelson, G. (forthcoming). A social system perspective on eliminating modern slavery in Australian and global supply chains. Journal of Behavioural Economics and Social Systems.
Guthrie, J. & Dumay, J. (2021), "Wicked problems involve social justice, social change, climate change and the social economy", Journal of Behavioural Economics and Social Systems, Vol. 3 No. 1, pp. 11-16.
Hardin, G. (1968), "The tragedy of the commons: the population problem has no technical solution; it requires a fundamental extension in morality", Science, Vol. 162 No. 3859, pp. 1243-1248.
Hsiao, P.-C. K., De Villiers, C., Horner, C. and Oosthuizen, H. (2022), "A review and synthesis of contemporary sustainability accounting research and the development of a research agenda", Accounting & Finance, Vol. 62 No. 4, pp. 4453-4483.
Kingston, K. L., Furneaux, C., de Zwaan, L., & Alderman, L. (2019), "From monologic to dialogic: Accountability of nonprofit organisations on beneficiaries' terms", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 33 No. 2, pp. 447-471.
Korca, B., Ericka C., & Federica F. (2021), "From voluntary to mandatory non-financial disclosure following Directive 2014/95/EU: An Italian case study", Accounting in Europe, Vol. 18 No. 3, pp. 353-377.
Kosmala, K. & McKernan, J.F. (2011), "From care of the self to care for the other: neglected aspects of Foucault's late work", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 24 No. 3, pp. 377-402.
Maas, K. & Liket, K., 2011. "Social impact measurement: a classification of methods". In: R. L. Burrit, et al. eds. Environmental management accounting and supply chain management. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 171-202.
Muzio, D. & Doh, J. P. (2020). "COVID-19 and the future of management studies. Insights from leading scholars". Journal of Management Studies, Vol. 57, pp. 1725–26.
Serafeim, G. (2020). 'Social-impact efforts that create real value'. Harvard Business Review, Vol. 98, 37–48.
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A rendering of the new 116th Precinct to be constructed in Rosedale.
Borough President Melinda Katz gave the green light this week to a zoning change that clears the way for the new 116th Precinct to be built in southeast Queens.
On Tuesday, Katz recommended approval of the proposed rezoning and site selection for the new two-story command that will rise out of the parking lot of the 105th Precinct's satellite office at 242-20 North Conduit Ave. in Rosedale.
It's the latest milestone in a decades-long effort among southeast Queens residents for a new police precinct covering Laurelton, Rosedale, Brookville and Springfield Gardens. These neighborhoods are presently within the confines of the Queens Village-based 105th Precinct, which is one of the geographically largest commands within the NYPD.
More than a decade ago, the NYPD established the 105th Precinct's Rosedale satellite in part to better serve communities in the southern end of the large precinct. At the start, however, the satellite was only staffed on a part-time basis; the NYPD established 24-hour staffing at the satellite in March 2016.
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The 116th Precinct plan now moves to the City Planning Commission and City Council for further review.


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How was Einstein led to make a contact with Differential Geometry for his theory of General Relativity?
General Relativity was developed with Differential Geometry as the tool.
How was Einstein led to make a contact with Differential Geometry for his theory of General Relativity? Who suggested him to use Differential Geometry?
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Einstein himself told the story in his Kyoto address of 1922, which I quote from Pais's biography titled Subtle is the Lord:
"If all systems are equivalent, then Euclidean geometry cannot hold in all of them. To throw out geometry and keep laws is equivalent to describing thoughts without words. We must search for words before we can express thoughts. What must we search for at this point? This problem remained insoluble to me until 1912, when I suddenly realized that Gauss's theory of surfaces holds the key for unlocking this mystery. I realized that Gauss's surface coordinates had a profound significance. However, I did not know at that time that Riemann had studied the foundations of geometry in an even more profound way. I suddenly remembered that Gauss's theory was contained in the geometry course given by Geiser when I was a student...
I realized that the foundations of geometry have physical significance. My dear friend the mathematician Grossmann was there when I returned from Prague to Zurich. From him I learned for the first time about Ricci and later about Riemann. So I asked my friend whether my problem could be solved by Riemann's theory, namely, whether the invariants of the line element could completely determine the quantities I had been looking for".
In 1923 Einstein added:
"I had the decisive idea of the analogy between the mathematical problem of the theory and the Gaussian theory of surfaces only in 1912, however, after my return to Zurich, without being aware at that time of the work of Riemann, Ricci, and Levi-Civita. This was first brought to my attention by my friend Grossmann when I posed to him the problem of looking for generally covariant tensors whose components depend only on derivatives of the coefficients $[g_{\mu\nu}]$ of the quadratic fundamental invariant $[g_{\mu\nu}dx^\mu dx^\nu]$".
Pais, who personally interviewed Einstein for the book, gives further details. Grossman and Einstein studied together at the ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich) from 1896 to 1900. After seven years of teaching high school Grossman was hired as a full professor of geometry at ETH in 1907. Interestingly enough, that was the same year that Einstein had "the happiest thought of my life" that "the relativity postulate has to be extended to coordinate systems which, relative to each other, are in nonuniform motion", i.e. the idea of general covariance. But Einstein was in Prague at the time, and his original attempts at relativistic gravity involved a scalar "c-field". Grossman was lobbying ETH for offering Einstein a position. He succeeded in 1912, and Einstein accepted, over Lorentz backed invitation to Utrecht. Here is what happened next, in Pais's words:
"In order to appreciate what happened in August 1912, it is essential to know that before his arrival in Zurich Einstein had already concluded that the description of gravitation in terms of the single scalar c-field of the Prague days had to go and that a new geometry of physical space-time was needed. I am convinced that he arrived in Zurich with the knowledge that not just one but ten gravitational potentials were needed... It must have been at that time that he said, 'Grossmann, Du musst mir helfen, sonst werd' ich verrückt!' G., you must help me or else I'll go crazy! With Grossmann's help the great transition to Riemannian geometry must have taken place during the week prior to August 16, as is indicated by Einstein's letter to Hopf.
These conclusions are in harmony with my own recollections of a discussion with Einstein in which I asked him how the collaboration with Grossmann began. I have a vivid though not verbatim memory of Einstein's reply: he told Grossmann of his problems and asked him to please go to the library and see if there existed an appropriate geometry to handle such questions. The next day Grossmann returned (Einstein told me) and said that there indeed was such a geometry, Riemannian geometry. It is quite plausible that Grossmann needed to consult the literature since, as we have seen, his own field of research was removed from differential geometry."
In 1912-13 Einstein and Grossmann worked on the first theory where gravity is represented by the metric tensor, the Entwurf (sketch in German), but they mistakenly concluded that the gravitational field could not be generally covariant. Brown in Reflections on Relativity opines that "this accident may have been all that prevented Grossmann from being perceived as a co-creator of general relativity", but quotes Einstein's contrary opinion from a 1915 letter to Sommerfeld:
"Grossmann will never lay claim to being co-discoverer. He only helped in guiding me through the mathematical literature but contributed nothing of substance to the results."
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This question does not have such a clear cut answer. However, a company that has been in business long enough to provide you with at least 25 references has been around the block a few times. This depth in experience allows you to hire with confidence.
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The drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination site at Fair Park in Dallas. Feb. 8, 2021. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune
Coronavirus vaccine deliveries to Texas pick up after winter storm
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Texas will get nearly 600,000 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for next week, allowing the state to distribute the vaccine to the largest number of counties so far.
The vaccines will be shipped to 563 providers in 230 counties across Texas, including 84,240 doses for large vaccine clinics in Harris, Dallas and Tarrant counties supported by the federal government, according to the Texas Department of State and Health Services.
The state will also order about 360,000 to be used as second doses for people who are already vaccinated, especially those whose appointments were delayed by the winter storm, DSHS said in a news release.
This week's storm delayed the delivery of hundreds of thousands of doses that were scheduled to arrive, preventing what might have been 1 million injections by hundreds of providers this week. More than 100,000 first doses and 300,000 second doses that were supposed to be delivered this week are still awaiting shipment due to weather conditions around out-of-state warehouses and across the country, according to the federal vaccine tracking system.
More than 3 million people in Texas have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and nearly 1.3 million are fully vaccinated, state officials reported Friday.
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The value of property in the UK has soared by over £2,000 billion in ten years and the traditional north-south divide is narrowing, new research shows.
The total value of privately owned housing stock in the UK more than doubled over the past decade, a report from the Halifax shows.
There was an 118% increase from £1,719 billion in 1999 to an estimated £3,755 billion in 2009. During the same period, the retail price index rose by 29%.
The significant increase of £2,000 billion over the ten year period is equivalent to £33,000 per head of the UK population, it points out.
However, since 2007 the value of housing stock in the UK has declined by 8%, largely due to the global economic downturn. This reflects the reduction in house prices between the middle of 2007 and early 2009. The improvement in house prices in 2009 saw housing value grow by an estimated 2% during the year.
The research also shows that the north/south gap in the value of the country's private housing stock narrowed during the noughties. Between 1999 and 2009, the value of housing in the north increased by 132% compared to 109% in the south. As a result, the north's share of UK housing assets rose from 41% in 1999 to 44% in 2009.
Regionally, Northern Ireland saw the biggest increase in property value with a 198% rise from £31 billion in 1999 to £92 billion in 2009. The next largest rises were in the North East, 147%, Scotland, 145%, Yorkshire and the Humber 139% and East Midlands at 133%. The smallest increases were in the South East (100%) and the East of England and West Midlands both at 107%.
All regions have recorded a decline in the value of their housing stock since 2007. London dropped 5%, the North East was down 7%, the North West 8% and the South East fell 8%. In Northern Ireland the value of housing is estimated to have fallen by 19% since 2007, following a dramatic rise in the preceding few years.
'The past decade has seen a substantial increase in the value of housing assets in the UK, with all regions recording average annual increases of 7% to 12%. Notably, there are real signs of a narrowing north-south divide as the northern regions recorded bigger increases,' said Martin Ellis, housing economist at Halifax.


Handmade Happy birthday card, Perfect addition if you are purchasing an item as a gift.
printed on white wood-free paper 300g, Inside of card is blank to write a personal message.
Closed : 8 x 8 cm / 3.1" x 3.1"
If you would like us to print a personal at inner side of the card, please message us.


Located on the borders of Zambia, Burundi and Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo provides opportunities for tourists to connect with its wilderness and natural environment. JustOrbit provides travel advice and suggestion to ensure a memorable experience for you. The breathtaking panorama with waterfalls, wildlife reserves, national parks and rivers endow a tourist with the much wanted peace and serenity and, at the same time gives the perfect schedule to indulge into some daring adventurism. You will also find the capital city of Kinshasa decidedly attractive. The tourist only has to acquaint us with the travelling dates and the places they are eager to visit and they get all the information required. The majority of the area is covered with rainforest and offers an excellent opportunity to trek through the jungles. JustOrbit also helps tourists in planning about the climatic conditions and changes to help them pack the right amount of clothes required in the trip. Traveler reviews available on our site will all the more help you plan better.


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Q: AFT Survival Regression Apache Spark I am using survival regression for predicting in how many days user will make next purchase.
Survival Regression predict function is giving results similar to as shown below -
Output -
{
  "coefficients": [
    -0.2633608588194104,
     0.22152319227842276
  ],
  "intercept": 2.6380946151040012,
  "prediction": 5.718979487634966,
  "quantiles": [
    1.1603238947151593,
    4.995456010274735
  ],
  "scale": 1.5472345574364683
}

Quantiles are basically cutpoints dividing the range of a probability distribution into contiguous intervals with equal probabilities.
From wikipedia page - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantile
1) What is quantile in this context?
2)  I have data like this -
u1 viewed    i1 on 18 June 2017
u1 purchased i1 on 20 June 2017
u1 purchased i2 on 23 June 2017
u1 purchased i3 on 30 June 2017
u2 viewed    i1 on 10 Mar  2017
u2 purchased i1 on 11 Mar  2017
...

There are multiple purchase records for each user.
.
I have considered "Purchase done" to be death event but my users(such as u1, u2) are still alive and making purchases.
What should be the death event as users are doing multiple transactions in their life time.
Thanks

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Recently, I was experimenting with Telerik Kendo UI HTML Framework and in particular I was exploring the PDF Export feature that allows you to convert HTML content into a PDF. I wanted for generated PDF to open in a new browser tab, but all the examples I found on the web worked in a such a way that the file was downloaded on your computer. After a little research I was able to find the... I want to post with three buttons and with different arguments, for Search button two parameters are passed (fromDate and ToDate) but for other two buttons Export to pdf and excel three parameters are passed (fromDate, toDate, format).
Wrong page sizes in the PDF Export / Page Layout demo Table rows are split when exporting to PDF Spreadsheet PDF Export last row height is greater than the other rows... An example of a document this feature is perfect for registration forms. Team Management: the application allows you to add as many as 25 members of your team to any business set up under your Eversign account.
I want to post with three buttons and with different arguments, for Search button two parameters are passed (fromDate and ToDate) but for other two buttons Export to pdf and excel three parameters are passed (fromDate, toDate, format).
PDF Export One of the more popular framework items from the jQuery edition of Kendo UI is the ability to export components and generic HTML to PDF. With that in mind we introduced the PDF export feature of Kendo UI for Angular with this release.
Examples and explanations of how to use the built-in export to PDF and export to Excel features in the Kendo UI Grid by Lohith G N.


Malaysia's central bank has taken further steps to enhance its e-payment platform, paving the way towards a cashless society, reports say. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) governor Muhammad Ibrahim said that, effective July 1 next year, the instant transfer fee of 50 sen (12 US cent) will be waived for up to 5,000 ringgit ($1,225) per transaction made by individuals and small and medium enterprises.
However, the cheque fee will be increased from 50 sen to one ringgit (25 US cent), beginning January 2, 2021, to reflect the higher processing cost.
"The soaring digital economy will need an e-payment method which is a critical component that could increase productivity and be more cost efficient," he said at the Payment System Forum and Exhibition here today.
BNM embarked on the ten-year e-payment roadmap in 2011 and to date, the total cheque volume has declined 42 per cent from 205 million in 2011 to only 120 million this year.
Electronic fund transfers, on the other hand, have increased from 66 million transactions in 2011 to an estimated 329 million for 2017.
"At the current rate of decline, we can achieve our target of reducing cheque usage to 100 million by 2019, and one year ahead of schedule," Muhammad said.
Since 2009, the industry has invested 893 million ringgit ($219 million) to enhance the e-payment infrastructure and will invest a further 346 million ringgit ($85 million) to expand the Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal network and 40 million ringgit ($9.8 million) to develop the real-time retail payment platform.
Muhammad also said that the payment technology had become more advanced, scalable and low cost, which benefits merchants directly, as their operations cost was lowered by the using Quick Response (QR Code).
"Most Malaysians are likely to carry both a debit card and mobile phones, and as of now, there are 45.4 million debit cards and 42.8 million mobile phone subscriptions. We need to take advantage of and optimise this medium," he added.
To encourage the use of the QR code payment, BNM has issued an Interoperable Credit Transfer Framework (ICTF).
"For the first time in our history, customers of banks and non-banks will soon be able to transfer funds across the network by just referring to the mobile phone number, identification number or QR code," he said.
The ICTF will also enhance customer protection and confidence in the use of the credit transfer service.


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Lichtenburg – miasto, zamieszkane przez 26 338 ludzi (2011), w Południowej Afryce, w prowincji Północno-Zachodniej.

Lichtenburg założono w roku 1873, 13 marca 1926 w rejonie miasta odkryto diamenty, co przyczyniło się do jego rozwoju.

Mieszkańcy miasta i okolic utrzymują się w znacznej mierze z uprawy kukurydzy, jest to główny obszar uprawy tej rośliny w Republice Południowej Afryki.

Lichtenburg położony jest ok. 230 km na zachód od Johannesburga, na głównej drodze porwadzącej do Mmabatho, stolicy prowincji.

Przypisy

Miasta w Prowincji Północno-Zachodniej


Allhelgonakyrkan, situated on the island "Söder", is one of the finest spaces for chamber music in Stockholm. The size is perfect, seating 250; the acoustics are marvelous, it makes no difference where one sits and the space can be filled equally well by a solo instrument or voice as by a chamber orchestra.
Nearly every summer since 1999 KVAH (which is the Swedish acronym for Friends of Chamber Music at Allhelgonakyrkan) has organized a chamber music festival. Come and enjoy wonderful chamber music in a beautiful space in a lovely city.
This year's chamber music festival in Allhelgonakyrkan is not that far away. The theme this year is women composers - from Clara Schumann and Amanda Maier to contempoary Swedish composers. Many of Sweden's foremost musicians will perform about twenty compositions in five concerts during the four days. Most of the concerts mix pieces for solo piano with, among others, solo harp, string quarters and songs, old and new.
The program for each day will become available in a few weeks but here is an incomplete list of the composers.
More details will be forth coming in the next few weeks..
Tickets are sold at the church one hour before each concert begins. A festival pass for all of the concerts will be sold on the first day, August 15.


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CHIPS Articles: Protecting the Navy's Data on Contractor Networks
Protecting the Navy's Data on Contractor Networks
By Andrej Stare - October-December 2019
The U.S. Navy and our partners in industry work together to provide the capabilities we need to fight and win. Our Defense Industrial Base (DIB) partners play an integral role in our ability to defend the nation by developing and maintaining warfighting and warfighting support capabilities.
However, our dependency on DIB partners makes them an inviting target for adversaries who have repeatedly stolen critical information on our capabilities and systems from Navy contractors with greater ease and lower risk to themselves than traditional espionage. These unprecedented set of challenges threaten our ability to be ready for the 'fight tonight' in this era of renewed great power competition. Loss of this critical information puts Navy investments at risk and erodes the lethality and survivability of our forces.
Consequently, the Navy has partnered with the Department of Defense (DoD), law enforcement and industry to ensure Navy data that is stored on DIB networks is better defended.
In 2018, the Department of the Navy established a steering committee chaired by senior leaders to address issues that jeopardize Navy data handled by our industry partners.
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition enacted DIB policy through two memos. The first directed program managers to develop system security plans based on requirements in the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement and National Institute of Standards and Technology publications. This memo established a Naval Criminal Investigative Service taskforce focused on improving industry outreach and better monitoring DIB networks; it also established a DIB incident notification process for the Navy. The second memo spelled out the Navy's authority to reduce or suspend payments to noncompliant contractors for contracts that are noncompliant with cybersecurity standards.
When the Secretary of Defense established the Protecting Critical Technology Task Force to integrate Department-wide DIB cybersecurity efforts, the Navy provided four full time representatives to support the task force.
Navy continues to encourage companies to participate in the DoD DIB Cybersecurity Program (DIBNet), a voluntary public-private partnership established to allow DoD and industry to share cyber threat information, mitigation and remediation strategies.
DoD is developing a Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), which is a framework for assessing and enhancing the cybersecurity posture of the DIB. Various levels of maturity are built into the model so small businesses can affordably achieve the requisite levels of cybersecurity. This certification adds the verification component missing from existing regulations. Certified, independent third party organizations will conduct audits of DIB partners using the CMMC, which will help the Navy better understand the cybersecurity risks associated with its DIB partners.
More work remains to better protect Navy data stored on DIB networks but the Navy is committed to making the improvements needed to safeguard the intellectual property that affects our warfighting capability.
Mr. Andrej Stare is a cybersecurity analyst and the DIB and DoD Metrics Lead in the Navy Cyber Security Division, Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6G)
Editor's Note: The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD(A&S)) established a new website ( https://www.acq.osd.mil/cmmc/index.html) in June dedicated to the development of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) in recognition that security is foundational to acquisition and should not be traded along with cost, schedule, and performance. The Department is committed to working with the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) sector to enhance the protection of controlled unclassified information (CUI) within the supply chain.
TAGS: Cybersecurity, Governance, Governance, IA, Infrastructure, NNE, Telecommunications
A Very Important Patch
Damn The Hackers, Full Speed Ahead
Changes to CAC Certificates
The Chief Information Security Officer Handbook
Spectrum Supportability Risk Assessment Process Using the Spectrum Supportability Integrated Process Portal
DON CIO Cybersecurity Strategy Guidance
DON Cyber Range Policy Guidance
DITPR-DON Process Guidance v1.0


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Bay Area Museums Events Add your event
Deities, Demons, and Teachers of Tibet, Nepal, and India
at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) https://www.sfstation.com/berkeley-art-museum-and-pacific-film-archive-bampfa-b501 (11am - 5pm) 2155 Center Street
Third Thursday: Everyday Genius
at San Jose Museum of Art https://www.sfstation.com/san-jose-museum-of-art-b351 (5-8pm) 110 S Market Street
9:30 am - 5:15 pm, till 8:45pm on Fridays
The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita & Beyond, 1950–1990
at de Young Museum https://www.sfstation.com/de-young-museum-b507 (9:30 am - 5:15 pm, till 8:45pm on F)... 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
Reduce, Reuse, Re-imagine
at de Saisset Museum https://www.sfstation.com/de-saisset-museum-b24931762 (11:00 AM-4:00 PM) 500 El Camino Real
Fletcher Benton: In Motion
Fletcher Benton: The Artist's Studio
Special Exhibit: Crystals, Caves & Kilns
at Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History https://www.sfstation.com/santa-cruz-museum-of-natural-history-b156250 (Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm) 1305 E Cliff Dr
11 AM to 5 PM, Thurs until 8 PM
Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video
at Cantor Arts Center https://www.sfstation.com/cantor-arts-center-b11890 (11 AM to 5 PM, Thurs until 8 PM) 328 Lomita Dr
Tuesday-Sunday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Fletcher Benton: The Artist's Studio & In Motion
at de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University https://www.sfstation.com/de-saisset-museum-at-santa-clara-university-b38722121 (Tuesday-Sunday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.) 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053
11AM-5PM, weekends:10AM-5PM(closed on Tuesdays after Labor Day)
"Play Things:Toys in Peanuts"
at Charles M Schulz Museum & Research Center https://www.sfstation.com/charles-m-schulz-museum-and-research-center-b2825671 (11AM-5PM, weekends:10AM-5PM(closed )... 2301 Hardies Lane
Gazing into Nature: Early Chinese Painting
at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) https://www.sfstation.com/berkeley-art-museum-and-pacific-film-archive-bampfa-b501 (11 am - 5 pm) 2155 Center Street
Sewing Basics /
at Santa Cruz Adult School classroom https://www.sfstation.com/santa-cruz-adult-school-classroom-b38713611 (6:30pm - 8:30pm) 350 Taylor St.
"School Projects" 9/4/2013-3/2/2014
Yang Fudong: Estranged Paradise, Works 1993–2013
at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) https://www.sfstation.com/berkeley-art-museum-and-pacific-film-archive-bam-pfa-b38677181 (11 am-5 pm) 2626 Bancroft Way
Beyond Belief: 100 Years of the Spiritual in Modern Art
at Contemporary Jewish Museum https://www.sfstation.com/contemporary-jewish-museum-b341 (1–8pm) 736 Mission St
11AM-5PM, weekends:10AM-5PM(closed on Tuesdays-before Memorial Day)
"Mid-Century Modern"


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/**下午1:57:38
 * @author zhangyh2
 * WebViewActivity.java
 * TODO
 */
package com.darly.dlvideo.ui.uzan;

import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.text.TextUtils;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.webkit.WebSettings;
import android.webkit.WebView;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;

import com.darly.dlvideo.R;
import com.darly.dlvideo.base.BaseActivity;
import com.lidroid.xutils.view.annotation.ContentView;
import com.lidroid.xutils.view.annotation.ViewInject;
import com.youzan.sdk.YouzanBridge;
import com.youzan.sdk.YouzanSDK;
import com.youzan.sdk.model.goods.GoodsShareModel;
import com.youzan.sdk.web.bridge.IBridgeEnv;
import com.youzan.sdk.web.event.ShareDataEvent;
import com.youzan.sdk.web.event.UserInfoEvent;
import com.youzan.sdk.web.plugin.YouzanChromeClient;
import com.youzan.sdk.web.plugin.YouzanWebClient;

/**
 * @author zhangyh2 WebViewActivity 下午1:57:38 TODO
 */
@ContentView(R.layout.activity_webview)
public class WebViewActivity extends BaseActivity implements OnClickListener {

	private String url = "https://wap.koudaitong.com/v2/showcase/homepage?alias=1e99alxjl";
	@ViewInject(R.id.webview_view)
	private WebView wv;
	@ViewInject(R.id.header_back)
	private ImageView back;
	@ViewInject(R.id.header_title)
	private TextView title;
	@ViewInject(R.id.header_other)
	private ImageView other;

	/**
	 * H5和原生的桥接对象
	 */
	private YouzanBridge bridge;

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 *
	 * @see com.darly.dlclent.base.BaseActivity#initView(android.os.Bundle)
	 */
	@Override
	protected void initView(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		title.setText("网页加载");
		back.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
		other.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
		initWeb();
		initBridge();
		openWebview();

	}

	/**
	 * 初始化桥接对象.
	 *
	 * <pre>
	 * 可使用的扩展有:
	 *      {@link UserInfoEvent}
	 *          用户同步登录,使用{@link YouzanSDK#asyncRegisterUser}完成信息注册的可以忽略这个扩展;
	 *          具体参考{@link LoginWebActivity}
	 *
	 *      {@link ShareDataEvent}
	 *          获取分享数据
	 *          具体参考{@link ShareEvent}
	 *
	 * ...
	 * </pre>
	 */
	private void initBridge() {
		bridge = YouzanBridge.build(this, wv).setWebClient(new WebClient())
				.setChromeClient(new ChromeClient()).create();
		bridge.hideTopbar(true);// 隐藏顶部店铺信息栏
		// 根据需求添加相应的桥接事件
		bridge.add(new ShareEvent());// 分享
	}

	/**
	 * 打开链接
	 */
	private void openWebview() {
		if (wv != null && !TextUtils.isEmpty(url)) {
			wv.loadUrl(url);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * 下午2:22:43
	 *
	 * @author zhangyh2 TODO
	 */
	@SuppressLint("SetJavaScriptEnabled")
	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
	private void initWeb() {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		WebSettings webSettings = wv.getSettings();
		// 设置WebView属性,能够执行Javascript脚本
		webSettings.setJavaScriptEnabled(true);
		webSettings.setSupportZoom(false);
		webSettings.setJavaScriptCanOpenWindowsAutomatically(true);
		//
		webSettings.setUseWideViewPort(true);// 关键点
		webSettings.setLoadWithOverviewMode(true);
		webSettings.setAppCacheEnabled(true);
		webSettings.setAppCacheMaxSize(8 * 1024 * 1024); // 8MB
		// webSettings.setAppCachePath(Constants.WEBVIEW_CACHE_DIR );
		String appCacheDir = this.getApplicationContext()
				.getDir("cache", Context.MODE_PRIVATE).getPath();
		webSettings.setAppCachePath(appCacheDir);
		webSettings.setAllowFileAccess(true);
		webSettings.setDomStorageEnabled(true);
		webSettings.setCacheMode(WebSettings.LOAD_DEFAULT);
		// js调用安卓方法
		// wv.addJavascriptInterface(this, "javajs");
	}

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 *
	 * @see com.darly.dlclent.base.BaseActivity#loadData()
	 */
	@Override
	protected void loadData() {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
	}

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 *
	 * @see com.darly.dlclent.base.BaseActivity#initListener()
	 */
	@Override
	protected void initListener() {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		back.setOnClickListener(this);
	}

	/**
	 * 自定义ChromeClient 必须继承自{@link YouzanWebClient}
	 */
	private class ChromeClient extends YouzanChromeClient {

		@Override
		public void onReceivedTitle(WebView view, String title) {
			super.onReceivedTitle(view, title);
			// 这里获取到WebView的标题
		}
	}

	/**
	 * 自定义WebClient 必须继承自{@link YouzanWebClient} 这里完成WebView监听
	 */
	private class WebClient extends YouzanWebClient {

		@Override
		public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
			if (super.shouldOverrideUrlLoading(view, url)) {
				return true;
			}
			return false;// 或者做其他操作
		}
	}

	/**
	 * 页面回退 bridge.pageGoBack()返回True表示处理的是网页的回退
	 */
	@Override
	public void onBackPressed() {
		if (bridge == null || !bridge.pageGoBack()) {
			super.onBackPressed();
		}
	}

	/**
	 * 处理WebView上传文件
	 */
	@Override
	public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
		super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);
		if (bridge.isReceiveFileForWebView(requestCode, data)) {
			return;
		}
		// ...Other request things
	}

	/**
	 * @author zhangyh2 ShareEvent 上午10:09:50 TODO 分享
	 */
	public class ShareEvent extends ShareDataEvent {

		/**
		 * 回传分享数据, 再调用组件进行分享
		 *
		 * @param env
		 *            一些上下文环境
		 * @param data
		 *            分享数据
		 */
		@Override
		public void call(IBridgeEnv env, GoodsShareModel data) {
			new AlertDialog.Builder(env.getActivity())
					.setTitle(data.getTitle())
					.setMessage(data.getDesc() + "\n\n" + data.getLink())
					.create().show();
		}
	}

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 *
	 * @see android.view.View.OnClickListener#onClick(android.view.View)
	 */
	@Override
	public void onClick(View v) {
		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
		switch (v.getId()) {
		case R.id.header_back:
			if (wv.canGoBack()) {
				wv.goBack();
			} else {
				finish();
			}
			break;

		default:
			break;
		}
	}

}


Painting ESSCHE VEN OISTERWIJK 90 x 60 cm - signed Bauman.
Lovely painting in nice condition of this well-known 'Oisterwijkse ven'.
The painting is signed with Bauman.
But because there are multiple painters with this name I do not know which painter has made this painting.
The painting is sold without the frame.
La scultura è arrivata in ottime condizioni. Sono molto soddisfatta. E' molto bella, piccolina, ma bella.
Heel goed verpakt en snel afgeleverd!
Heel snelle verzending! Dank je wel.
Een heel mooi brons !!!
Beeldje was met grote zorg verpakt. Zeer snelle levering, binnen 2 dagen in huis. Bedankt.
Leuke beeldjes. Altijd goed verpakt.


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It gives me immense pleasure to invite you to the sprawling, bustling vast campus suited to be a beacon of hope & light. With its formidable think tank & immense human resources with increasing job opportunities here & abroad, College is now preparing to meet the demands of increasing enrollment, while maintaining its tradition of excellence. We strive to keep pace with the growing demands of health sector by continually widening the scope of its courses & activities.Here at NINS, nursing is nurtured in a dynamic learning environment, has access to cutting edge educational resources & attains guaranteed placements with the health industry's best. Conceptualized as a school for smart, young individuals capable of steering their future towards leadership, anywhere on the world map. We are concerned in developing youth towards becoming professional nurses – holistic in character, critical thinkers, appreciative of history & culture who will harness the transformative powers of the communities they serve towards a healthy way of life across life span. We relentlessly embark upon nurturing competent, committed, compassionate & globally comparable nurses.