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Het address resolution protocol (ARP) is een protocol binnen TCP/IP dat computers - die allemaal op hetzelfde subnetwerk (meer specifiek: LAN) zijn aangesloten - in staat stelt het unieke hardware-adres (MAC-adres) van een andere PC binnen dat netwerk te leren, aan de hand van het IP-adres van deze PC.
De implementatie van ARP is gebaseerd op de standaard beschreven in RFC 826 uit 1982.

Techniek
Stel dat computer A verbinding wil maken met computer B, waarvan het IP-adres bekend is bij computer A maar zijn hardware-adres niet. Computer A zendt daarvoor een ARP-bericht op het netwerk. Dit ARP-bericht wordt uitgestuurd als een broadcast. Een broadcast houdt in dat een ontvangstadres (laag 2) gebruikt wordt dat aangeeft dat het bericht feitelijk door iedere op dat netwerk aangesloten computer moet worden ontvangen. Het ARP-bericht bevat het IP-adres van computer B. Uitsluitend computer B zal zijn eigen IP-adres herkennen, en zal op grond daarvan het bericht beantwoorden, met daarin zijn hardware-adres (ook wel MAC-adres genoemd). Op dat moment is het ARP-protocol klaar want A heeft het hardware-adres van B.

Er is een vergelijking te trekken met: je moet contact leggen met een 'Hans' uit een groep onbekenden. Je zorgt dat je midden in de groep gaat staan en roept luid: "Wie heet er Hans?". De persoon die reageert met: 'Dat ben ik!', dat is je contactpersoon. Net zoals met netwerken treedt er een probleem op als er meer mensen zijn die Hans heten. De kans dat er twee dezelfde hardware-adressen aangesloten zijn is echter vrij klein, Ethernet dat veel gebruikt wordt kent hardwareadressen van 6 bytes (48 bits) dus er zijn 248 = 281474976710656 (ruim 281 biljoen) verschillende adressen mogelijk. Over het algemeen worden de eerste drie bytes gebruikt als leverancier-ID en de laatste drie als een volgnummer per leverancier.

Voorbeeld van ARP-communicatie
Hieronder een voorbeeld van een complete ARP-transactie: dus het ARP Request en het ARP Reply. Voor dit voorbeeld gebruiken we de volgende gegevens:
De aanvragende pc met als IP-adres 192.168.1.11 en ethernet-MAC-adres 00:24:d7:c9:5f:f8 (=Intel wifi-MAC-adres)
De host/server heeft als IP-adres 192.168.1.10 en een ethernet-MAC-adres 00:16:ce:29:81:22 (=HonHai Precision Industries)

Elke netwerkkaart (NIC) bouwt een tabel op met daarin de IP adressen in je lokale IP-subnet en de bijbehorende MAC-adressen. Als een computer verbinding wil maken met een andere machine zoekt hij in deze ARP-tabel of hij het benodigde MAC-adres van de bestemming al kent. Onder Windows kan je de inhoud van de ARP-tabel opvragen via arp -a. In deze tabel staat het IP-adres, het bijbehorende MAC-adres en wat voor type het is of status van de entry (dynamic, static, incomplete etc). Alle entries die de NIC geleerd heeft via een ARP request en het bijbehorende antwoord staan in de tabel als 'dynamic'. De informatie wordt een bepaalde tijd vastgehouden en als die tijd verstrijkt dan wordt de vermelding gewist. Als voor het verstrijken van deze tijd communicatie is met betreffende bestemming dan wordt de timer gereset (en als de communicatie mislukt dan kan de status eveneens wijzigen).

We gaan er in dit voorbeeld van uit dat de aanvragende pc het adres van de server nog niet in zijn ARP-tabel heeft. Vervolgens wil een applicatie verbinding maken met een host. Allereerst bepaalt de netwerklaag van de IP-stack dat de host in zijn eigen IP-subnet is: hij moet de host dus via zijn eigen LAN-segment kunnen bereiken.
Om te leren op welk hardwareadres (MAC-adres) het IP-adres 192.168.1.10 te vinden is stuurt de NIC een ARP Request Broadcast. Het broadcastpakket wat gestuurd wordt bevat de volgende gegevens:
source MAC: 00:24:d7:c9:5f:f8, source IP: 192.168.1.11
destination MAC: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff (broadcast), destination IP: 192.168.1.10
Als je het pakket analyseert met -bijvoorbeeld- Wireshark dan is te zien dat het vertaald wordt met: Who has 192.168.1.10? tell 192.168.1.11

Omdat het een ethernetbroadcast is, moet elke NIC die het ontvangt het frame verwerken. De TCP/IP-stack van elke computer die het frame heeft ontvangen gaat vervolgens op IP-niveau kijken of het voor hem is. Hij checkt of hij zelf de NIC is voor 192.168.1.10: indien niet dan negeert hij de broadcast, als hij het wel is stuurt hij een unicastpakket terug:
source MAC: 00:16:ce:29:81:22, source IP: 192.168.1.10
destination MAC: 00:24:d7:c9:5f:f8, destination IP: 192.168.1.11
en dat wordt door Wireshark vertaald als 192.168.1.10 is at 00:16:ce:29:81:22'
Vervolgens zet de host deze informatie in zijn eigen ARP-tabel en na ontvangst door de pc die het ARP-request verstuurde zet hij de informatie in zijn MAC-tabel. Dus als je een arp -a doet op de pc zie je:
192.168.1.10 00-16-ce-29-81-22 dynamic

In de ARP-tabel ziet men naast de geleerde (dynamic) adressen ook een paar vaste (static) adressen staan die in de tabel worden gezet op het moment dat de IP-stack wordt opgebouwd:

Interface: 192.168.1.11 --- 0xf
 Internet Address Physical Address   Type
 192.168.1.10     00-16-ce-29-81-22 dynamic
 192.168.1.255    ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff static
 224.0.0.22       01-00-5e-00-00-16 static
 224.0.0.252      01-00-5e-00-00-fc static
 239.255.255.250  01-00-5e-7f-ff-fa static
 255.255.255.255  ff-ff-ff-ff-ff-ff static

Wat te zien is, is dat het IP-subnet-broadcastadres 192.168.1.255 wordt vertaald naar het ethernetbroadcastadres en er staan 4 entries in voor Multicast waarbij de IP-multicastadressen vertaald worden naar vaste ethernetmulticastadressen.
Het is overigens mogelijk om handmatig ARP-entries in de tabel te zetten: soms kan dit handig zijn voor troubleshooting-activiteiten: als je bijvoorbeeld een duplicaat-IP-adres op je netwerk hebt en je wilt verbinding maken met een van die machines (bijvoorbeeld om het IP-adres van die machine te wijzigen) dan kun je het MAC-adres van de machine waarmee je verbinding wilt maken handmatig in de ARP-tabel zetten via:
arp -s <ip adres> <MAC adres>dus bijvoorbeeld: arp -s 192.168.1.10 00-16-ce-29-81-22

 Een ARP-conversatie
Behalve de bovenstaande data staat er ook nog andere informatie in het verzonden frame. Een ARP-Request/Reply-sessie is vrij eenvoudig van opzet. Als je het frame byte voor byte analyseert zie je het volgende:

Een ARP-ethernetframe is 42 bytes lang (zowel request als reply) en heeft achtereenvolgens de volgende velden:

 Details van ARP-request
De ethernet-frameheader
-destination MAC (in het request dus allemaal '1' ofwel ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
-source MAC: in ons voorbeeld dus: 00:24:d7:c9:5f:f8
-type: ARP hex: 08:06
-trailer: padding om aan de minimum grootte van een ethernet-frame te voldoen
En daarna volgt de datalinkinhoud:
-de data voor een ARP request of reply
---hardware-type: ethernet (hex: 00:01)
---protocol type: IP (hex: 08:00)
---hardware size: 6 (lengte van het MAC adres, bij ethernet dus altijd 6 bytes) hex: 06
---protocol size: 4 (indien het een IPv4 ipadres is zoals in ons voorbeeld): hex: 04
---opcode: voor ARP request 1 (hex: 00:01)
---sender MAC adres: is hetzelfde als het source MAC adres in de bovengenoemde frame-header 00:24:d7:c9:5f:f8
---sender IP adres: de HEX weergave van het IP adres, in ons voorbeeld: c0:a8:01:0b (=192.168.1.11)
---target MAC: in het request allemaal 0 (00:00:00:00:00:00)
---target IP adres: de HEX weergave van het IP adres, in ons voorbeeld: c0:a8:01:0a (=192.168.1.10)

 Details van ARP-reply
In geval van het antwoord:
-destination MAC (in het antwoord: 00:24:d7:c9:5f:f8)
-source MAC: in ons voorbeeld dus: 00:16:ce:29:81:22
-type: ARP hex: 08:06
-trailer: padding om aan de minimum grootte van een ethernetframe te voldoen
-de data voor een ARP request of reply
---hardware-type: ethernet (hex: 00:01)
---protocol type: IP (hex: 08:00)
---hardware size: 6 (lengte van het MAC adres, bij ethernet dus altijd 6 bytes) hex: 06
---protocol size: 4 (indien het een IPv4 ipadres is zoals in ons voorbeeld): hex: 04
---opcode: voor ARP reply: 2 (hex: 00:02)
---sender MAC adres: is hetzelfde als het source MAC adres in de bovengenoemde frame-header 00:16:ce:29:81:22
---sender IP adres: de HEX weergave van het IP adres, in ons voorbeeld: c0:a8:01:0a (=192.168.1.10)
---target MAC: 00:24:d7:c9:5f:f8)
---target IP adres: de HEX-weergave van het IP adres, in ons voorbeeld: c0:a8:01:0b (=192.168.1.11)

Omdat alle NIC's in het netwerk alle broadcasts moeten verwerken is het van belang dat dit heel snel kan gebeuren en weinig CPU-belasting genereert. De meeste NIC-drivers zullen een ARP-request helemaal 'on board' kunnen uitvoeren en dus geen of extreem weinig beslag leggen op de CPU van betreffende server of werkstation. Omdat een ARP-requestframe een heel eenvoudige vaste structuur heeft kan dat ook eenvoudig: de lengte staat altijd vast en alle benodigde informatie om een ARP-request te kunnen verwerken is lokaal op de NIC bekend. Als dat niet het geval zou zijn dan zou de NIC voor elke binnenkomende broadcast een interrupt naar de CPU van de computer moeten sturen, vervolgens zou dan de CPU het ARP-request moeten verwerken, eventueel data ophalen uit het werkgeheugen enzovoorts: dit is ongewenst.
Bij de definitie van het ARP-protocol in 1982 waren CPU's veel minder krachtig dan nu en was het van belang om deze zo efficiënt mogelijk te gebruiken.

 Misbruik van het ARP-protocol
Dit wordt ook wel ARP poisoning genoemd (ARP-vergiftiging).

Doordat het ARP-protocol staatloos is, is het mogelijk dit te misbruiken om zo het internetverkeer binnen een lokaal netwerk te verkrijgen (sniffen).

Hoe gaat dit in zijn werkGegeven: je hebt twee hosts, en een gateway (weg naar het internet).
 De eerste host heeft IP-adres 1 en MAC-adres A
 De tweede host heeft IP-adres 2 en MAC-adres B
 De gateway heeft IP-adres 3 en MAC-adres CStel nu: de eerste host wil al het internetverkeer van de tweede host verkrijgen.
Hiervoor doet de eerste host het volgende:
 verstuurt een ARP-reply naar de gateway, met bron-IP-adres 2 en bron-MAC-adres A
 verstuurt een ARP-reply naar de tweede host, met bron-IP-adres 3 en bron-MAC-adres AResultaat:'' Host2 denkt dat host1 de gateway is, en de gateway denkt dat host1 host2 is. Nu wordt alle verkeer tussen de tweede host en het internet naar host 1 gestuurd. Vervolgens stuurt host 1 alle traffic door naar de juiste host of gateway.

Externe links
 Ettercap
 Wireshark Protocol Analyzer

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At times I am so disillusioned that I have considered leaving this country. My family seems to have a thing where we can't stay in the same country for more than a generation. Then I had my lovely daughter and have decided to stay here and raise her.
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"How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God,
and this is the gate of heaven." (Genesis 28:17)
It is not known when the first church was built on this ancient site but archaeological evidence of tile-working in Roman times offers the fascinating possibility that this first became a place of worship more than 1700 years ago. Mediaeval Oxford, that 'other place' which appeared later in history, was carved out of the royal domain at Headington by the year 912. The earliest known mention of the (royal) village of Headington is in a deed of King Ethelred, dated St Andrewstide (7 Dec) 1004. It was a seat of royalty during the reigns of the later Anglo-Saxon Kings. King Ethelred is thought to have been christened here. Henry I (died 1135) was perhaps the last king to reside in the parish. According to an eminent historian, by the time St Frideswide founded her church in Oxford the nearest centre of government was Headington. The first reference to the church is in a Charter of Henry I in 1122.
Saint Andrew's Headington has had a number of patrons through the centuries. Until the suppression of the priory in 1542 the benefice of Headington was in the gift of the Prior and Canons of the Priory of Saint Frideswide. Thereafter the patron became successively Cardinal College, King Henry VIII College and finally Christ Church College. In 1545 the patronage was sold to John Browne who was by then lord of the manor of Headington and it remained with the manor until it passed into the hands of Keble College in 1928.
The early stone church consisted of Nave and Chancel; the Nave ended a few feet beyond the present tower arch and is shown by the change in texture of the wall.
The South Aisle was added in the mid-thirteenth century to create the Lady Chapel in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Above the Lady Chapel altar is an interesting window which was purchased by the pennies of the poor. It refers to a smallpox epidemic in the parish, which was avoided by those who could afford to move away but claimed the life of a faithful priest, the Revd John Robinson, who stayed behind to care for the poor. Below it the statue of Our Lady and Child is by the sculptor Ulrica Lloyd and was given to the church in 1980. Although a modern work it is in Romanesque style and is cast in metal-filled polyester resin.
In the wall separating the Nave from the Lady Chapel is still the opening with steps which led to an ancient gallery or Rood Beam. This would have stood above the Chancel Arch bearing a figure of Christ on the cross often shown with Mary his mother and John the disciple on either side.
Before the Victorian restoration of this chapel in 1864 the jambs of the two lancet windows in the Lady Chapel were still decorated with thirteenth century wall-paintings. They depicted a popular legendary account of the Flight into Egypt by the Holy Family to escape Herod's murder of boys in Bethlehem. In the corner of one of the panels was portrayed a kneeling female donor who is presumed to have been Philippa, widow of Henry, Earl of Warwick. She was sometimes called Countess of Headington and was Lady of the Manor from 1220-1265. Luckily the paintings were recorded by the son of the then architect, Mr Buckler.
The glory of this church building is the Norman Chancel Arch. Even now, green, blue and red pigments from the Middle Ages painting appear on the stone of the Norman Arch when it is lit by the sunlight. During some remodelling of the church at the end of the fourteenth century a pointed arch was inserted about the Norman Arch to relieve it of the weight of the gable wall.
At the end of the fourteenth century the chancel was reconstructed with larger windows, paved with patterned tiles and given a new timber roof with its principals resting on the carved stone corbels which you can still see.
The East Window is a Victorian depiction of the Visit of the Wise Men to the Holy Family (the Adoration of the Magi). It was designed by Henry Holiday and given in memory of the Revd E.F.G. Tyndale who was Vicar from 1870 to 1889. A plaque commemorating him has been re-located to the wall opposite the window. In addition to the three kings there is a fourth figure dressed as a knight and carrying a crown. This may be a reference to one of the kings connected with Headington.
The Chancel north window depicts St Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274). He was a Dominican priest and an immensely influential scholar and theologian. His influence on Western thought is considerable, and much of modern philosophy was conceived as a reaction against, or as an agreement with, his ideas.
The south window has two legends of St Margaret of Antioch as its subject. Having embraced Christianity Margaret was disowned by her father (a pagan priest), adopted by her nurse and lived in the country keeping sheep. Olybrius asked to marry her but with the condition that she renounce her Christianity. Upon her refusal she was cruelly tortured, during which various miraculous incidents occurred. One of these involved being swallowed by Satan in the shape of a dragon, from which she escaped alive when the cross she carried irritated the dragon's innards.
A member of the family of Sir High Pluggenait, a knight from Brittany who was lord of this manor in 1142, was miraculously cured of blindness, deafness and paralysis in his right arm. Sir Hugh bestowed a lamp to burn perpetually before the altar in thanksgiving. A lamp still burns today to mark the place where the Blessed Sacrament is kept (to the left of the High Altar). At the top of a window on the south side, are fragments of Twelfth Century glass.
The small medieval door, which was uncovered in the 1997 restoration of this area, is known as a priest's door and now gives access to the priests' sacristy. There are several floors beneath the Chancel. The work in 1997 revealed a floor composed of tombstones of the Civil War period beneath two later tiled floors.
The tower which was completed in 1500. The exterior underwent some restoration in 1679, 1972 and in 2015.
The ringing chamber in the tower was restored and the six bells re-hung in 1967. The oldest bell, from the mid fifteenth-century, bears the inscription "Sancta Margareta, Ora Pro Nobis" (Saint Margaret, pray for us). Two bells date from the mid seventeenth century and one from 1624 which was the gift of Sir Thomas Whorwood (then Lord of the Manor). Two more were acquired in the eighteenth century and in 1974 the ring was increased to eight. Two of the bells were replaced in 2000 to mark the millennium.
The font was moved to its current location in 1961 from the back of the north aisle. The oak font cover was commissioned in 2013. The hand carved panels of fish and nets recall that St Andrew was a fishermen and echo the logo of our church primary school. The window near the font commemorates the "Fish" Good Neighbour Scheme which was begun here by the Vicar and parishioners in the middle of the Twentieth century and spread across the world.
The Organ is at the west end of the church. It was built by Kenneth Tickell Organ Builders in their Northampton workshop in 2008 and was installed in St Andrew's in early 2009. The Key and Pedal actions are mechanical, with electric stop and combination action. It replaced a J.W. Walker & Sons organ which had originally been built for Merton College. When it was refurbished and installed in Saint Andrew's in 1967 it blocked the west window.
The fine west window by Archibald Nicholson was erected in 1932 in memory of an only daughter, Vashti de Montfort Wellbourne. The window depicts the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Anne, and underneath, Simon de Montfort, founder of the English Parliament, and Vashti, Queen of Persia. Lower still are the Chapter House of Westminster Abbey, where the parliament was convened, and Barton Manor where Vashti and her mother lived. The design of the new organ revealed the window once again.
The lists of Vicars is incomplete. While it does not begin until long after the first mention of the church, the list does continue without a break through the Reformation Period.
As you will have discovered Saint Andrew's, like many ancient churches, is not an architectural whole. Over more than 1000 years the building has been adapted and modernised in the way that all working buildings need to be. As well as being built to the glory of God and the honour of Saint Andrew (the first disciple called by Jesus), the building also serves the needs of a twenty-first century community of Christians.
© 2018 BY ST ANDREW'S CHURCH, HEADINGTON.

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Missing Family near Nantes: Former Brother in Law Confessed to the Quadruple Murder
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The former brother-in-law of Pascal Troadec confirmed during his custody, he killed the evening of February 16, his former brother-in-law of Pascal and the latter's wife, Brigitte, and their two children.The information was confirmed by the public prosecutor of Nantes. Pascal's Troadec sister says she was not involved in this quadruple homicide.
While a week ago, all eyes turned to the son, this is a turning point that took place at the police station of Brest with the confession of the former brother-in-law of Pascal Troadec, yesterday in the late afternoon. The latter would, in the evening of the 16th February, remove the Troadec couple and their two children.
Heard by the police at the very beginning of the investigation, the man, had recognized tensions with the Troadec family, saying that he had not been in contact with them for several years. It would have been against its contradictions by investigators.
Investigators working over the weekend were able to track a family dispute . They were interested in a potential problem over inheritantance and legacy of the father's side, Pascal Troadec. A track that seems to have paid off with these confessions gathered yesterday in custody in Brest.
The DNA found in-law in the house
The DNA of the former partner's sister Pascal troadec would according to RTL, was found in the house of Orvault and in the car of Sébastien Troadec, the son also disappeared and whose carefully cleaned vehicle had been found at Saint Nazaire. It is this information that would have prompted investigators to place the former brother-in-law in custody on Sunday 5th march. During the night of 16th to the 17th February, the Troadec family had not given any sign of life. The father, Pascal, mother Brigitte, son Sebastian and the daughter Charlotte were thus murdered following a family dispute over an inheritance.
The different stages of Troadec case. | Visactu computer graphics.
Still many questions
If the former brother-in-law confessions sound like a breakthrough in the investigation, there are still many questions that remain unanswered. Where are the bodies of the victims? How the alleged killer was able to disappear without attracting attention? Did he also act alone? What are the motivations that drove the former brother-in-law to this terrible end? So many questions that remain to be clarified.
To do this, the main suspect and the sister of Pascal Troadec could be transferred in the day from Brest to Nantes for a presentation before the magistrate who investigated the case. The latter could decide an indictment of the former brother-in-law and sister.
A press conference of Nantes prosecutor is expected later in the day this Monday around 5pm.
The bodies of four family members Troadec Pascal, Brigitte, Sébastien and Charlotte, are so far not found. | AFP / Judicial Police
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This past weekend I hosted my final lamb dinner sponsored by the Tri-Lamb Group. I've really enjoyed getting a lamb shipment every couple of months and trying new lamb-based recipes. The first shipment was a leg of lamb, which we grilled up with friends. The second shipment was ground lamb, which I turned into lamb pizza and shared with even more friends. And this last shipment contained four hefty lamb shanks, which I braised with white beans and tomatoes and served as a dinner for four. It's been a lot of fun trying these different recipes and sharing them with friends.
I hope throughout the course of my lamb dinner posts you've been inspired to make lamb at home too. It's no more complicated to cook than chicken or beef, and it's actually a pretty lean protein boasting tons of nutrients. We loved this last recipe, which is a heartier, more wintry lamb dish.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season lamb shanks with salt and pepper. Add the shanks to hot oil and cook, browning each side, about 4 minutes per side (if necessary, cook in batches). Transfer shanks to a clean plate and set aside.
Add onion, carrot, celery, tomato paste, herbs de Provence, garlic, 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
Add wine, scraping up any brown bits on the bottom of the pan.
Add broth, tomatoes and beans; bring mixture to a simmer.
Nestle browned lamb shanks into broth mixture; cover, transfer to oven, and cook until meat is tender and easily falls off the bone, about 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours depending on size of shanks.
The best part of this dinner is that after we were done eating, my friend turned to me and said she would definitely make something like this at home. It looked easy. And it was really good.
Thank you to the Tri-Lamb Group for providing me with the lamb and other ingredients for this recipe and for inviting me to participate in the supper club.
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IT is somewhat remarkable, in view of the great interest which is being displayed in Great Britain in Indian political changes, that so little attention has been directed to the developments in industry. Prior to the War, India was regarded mainly as an agricultural country, an exporter of raw materials, vegetable and mineral, whilst with her teeming population she provided a valuable market for manufactured articles. Of large industries there were few—the textile mills in Madras and Bombay, the jute mills in Calcutta and the leather industry in Cawnpore being notable, whilst in Bihar and Orissa the large Tat a Iron and Steel Works were in their infancy. As was natural, the exigencies of the War caused a marked industrial expansion, but, in spite of tariff restrictions, many of the new-born industries, frequently possessing a makeshift equipment, were afterwards unable to withstand the competition of Europe, America and more especially of Japan.


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Industry Expert- Ms. Alokita Jha, CFA
(Head, Investment Fund Analysts, Fidelity International)
Interviewed By- Jolly Balva, CFA
(Member, Public Awareness Committee, CFA Society India)
CFA Society India had the pleasure of interviewing Alokita Jha, CFA for its current edition of member newsletter. Alokita has been recognised as inspiring women in the investment profession in India by the CFA Institute with her being among the early first fifteen women CFA charter holders in India.
Read on below an alluring conversation we had with her on a diverse set of topics:
Jolly: Please share with us about the journey of Investment Fund Analysts team at Fidelity International in India.
Alokita: The Investment Fund Analysts capability has evolved significantly over the last 15 years and focusses on providing superlative client experience through reports, presentations and insights. The team supported various client reports to start with and now it owns investment communication for various client needs and aids in asset gathering as well as retention.
Jolly: What have been the major challenges and opportunities for the team?
Alokita: A globally collaborative way of working and a culture that provides exciting growth opportunities has allowed the team members to vitalise their careers by pursuing roles across different functions and geographies. If I look at our ways of working, one of the key challenges around complexity, duplication and dispersed sources of data is becoming the biggest opportunity as we simplify, consolidate and utilise insights from data for investment and distribution purposes.
Jolly: How has the role of technology evolved in supporting Investment Management needs?
Alokita: Technology is now helping to deliver higher value in every step of investment and distribution process. There is a big shift toward quantitative investing, and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing are getting embedded in the investment process. No doubt, we are creating many examples of how machines and humans can combine to create exponential value in this space. For example, at Fidelity, Systematic Investing combines our unique fundamental research with quantitative investing to provide cost-effective, alpha-generating, scalable and automated outcome-oriented solutions that cater to the changing industry landscape and evolving client needs.
Jolly: What have been the changes in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) related requirements and mindsets amongst diverse client sets? How has it changed after the pandemic?
Alokita: Sustainable investing has moved mainstream, with ESG becoming a pivotal theme to various aspects of our client's decision making. For example, clients have different requirements related to ESG exclusions, integration, engagement, impact on stock selection, and implications on portfolio construction. Overall, clients are increasingly looking to allocate specifically to funds with ESG mandates, but also to ensure that even if there is no sustainable label or objective, ESG is well-integrated into the investment process. Fidelity is addressing this client need by offering a range of Sustainable Funds across different asset classes, as well as driving greater ESG integration in the investment process of all funds.
That said, despite its growing popularity, some investors are still anxious about the impact of ESG investing on portfolio performance and there are concerns if they are investing in companies that are genuinely sustainable in the long term, rather than those just claiming to be so. Hence, there is a growing need about investor education and qualified expertise in this space. We have also witnessed a growing demand of reporting various ESG factors for our products.
On the second part of the question, the COVID-19 pandemic has further reinforced the above trends and brought more focus on the social factors.
Jolly: What is Fidelity's investment philosophy around sustainable investing?
Alokita: Sustainability is a key strategic priority for Fidelity International, both in the way that we invest and in the running of our own business operations. Accordingly,
We continue to gain enhanced and holistic investment insights which underpin investment decisions and
Foster constructive change at our investee companies to protect and enhance long-term value for our stakeholders.
On the investment front, we have 220+ research professionals who are able to achieve outstanding depth-of-company research and breadth-of-industry coverage to which they apply an ESG lens. Our analysts take part in ~16,000 interactions with companies a year, enabling them to form a nuanced assessment of the ESG factors affecting companies and sectors. Fidelity also leverages this research capability through our own proprietary ESG company ratings. These ratings provide a forward-looking evaluation of a company's focus and trajectory on ESG-related issues. We have a range of strategies for clients across different asset classes based on a common sustainability framework, covering sustainable 'focus', thematic' and 'enhanced research' (ETF) solutions.
We also continue to gain enhanced and holistic investment insights which underpin investment decisions and foster constructive change at our investee companies to protect long-term value for our stakeholders. For example, we use our strong relationships with companies and superior corporate access to enhance investment analysis, including of ESG factors. This also facilitates corporate engagement to promote best practice and strong management of ESG issues.
Jolly: Fidelity International has won various accolades on its D&I practices. Please share with us about the initiatives at Fidelity International on diversity and inclusion that are practiced in India.
Alokita: At Fidelity, we are committed to unleash the power of different perspectives by creating a culture where everyone feels a belonging and can thrive. In particular, we are focusing on
Gender diversity.
Embracing our LGBT+ communities and employees.
Promoting cultural diversity by respecting and attracting talent from different backgrounds.
Improving accessibility and enablement for our employees with different abilities and driving social mobility.
We believe in having a robust and structured approach to D&I, starting from hiring to career development, to drive internal parity between diverse set of employees. To share a few examples, at the time of hiring we focus on writing gender neutral job descriptions, have diverse candidates in the selection process, have diverse representation in the interview panel and compensation discussion. The same philosophy is applied to internal talent reviews and succession planning discussions to ensure we are providing women opportunities to grow and develop. We are also offering returner programs for women who have taken a break in their careers. In another move to drive gender parity, we offer 26-weeks of paid leave to mothers as well as fathers and secondary care givers.
Jolly: What guidance would you like to give to candidates aspiring to become CFA Charterholders?
Alokita: I would encourage the aspiring candidates to utilize the learnings from the CFA program in their different roles and continue to upskill themselves with complementary skills in data, technology and analytics that are becoming a necessity in the investment management landscape.
About Alokita Jha, CFA
Alokita has rich experience of more than 18 years across Investment, Technology and CAO operations. Alokita heads the team of Investment Fund Analysts and Product & Market Research Analysts at Fidelity International which works closely with the Portfolio Managers, Investment Directors and Sales & Marketing teams across asset classes globally. Find out more about her at https://www.fidelity.co.in/about-us/our-functional-leaders/alokita-jha/
About Jolly Balva, CFA
Jolly is a product management professional with a keen interest in sustainable investing.


Don Henley fans (and fans of The Eagles) just had their 2017 summer made so much better. The legendary singer, songwriter and guitarist Don Henley announced some very exciting news and everybody is excited, even us! Don Henley has laid out a summer tour, that will take place through out almost all of June. To top it all off, a VERY special show will be performed on July 22nd; Keep reading to find out why. His summer tour will begin on June 6th in Boston, Massachusetts at the Blue Bills Bank Arena. From there, the tour will visit east coast states like Pennsylvania, Maryland and Connecticut. After that, he will then head up to Canada for a show date in Toronto, then come back to cover part of the mid-west to in Chicago, Cincinnati and Minnesota.
Following those dates, the entertainer will take a short break, make a handful of appearances with The Eagles (with out Frey) at Classic East and Classic West, and then play a very special show at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. The show will celebrate Henley's 70th Birthday and we know that the event will have boast some very special guests, and will consist of Don Henley's solo work, covers and Eagles songs. That will definitely be a show NOT to miss!
LOOK BELOW for the latest list of Don Henley tour dates, links to look for Don Henley concert tickets and some great music videos of Don Henley solo and with The Eagles.
DON HENLEY has a small handful of tour dates in June, hopefully there's more to come!
Keep checking back to see if there are any added Don Henley tour dates or concerts.
MUSIC VIDEO – Don Henley – All She Wants To Do Is Dance – Live in Concert!
MUSIC VIDEO – The Eagles – Dirty Laundry – Live In Concert!
MUSIC VIDEO – Don Henley – The End Of The Innocence – Live!


Question: I can rent a $200,000 home for less money than the interest that I would receive monthly on a $200,000 certificate of deposit. For me, it doesn't make sense to buy a home.
Answer: What you say may be true, but the basic reasons why people like to own their own home are the tax advantages available through the deduction of interest payments and on property taxes from income taxes. It makes a large difference when you are computing the differential and therefore, makes the ownership of housing economically sound.
In addition, many people buy homes because they are tired of renting, and for the investment potential of appreciation over a period of years. I think that if you take all these into consideration, you will find that there is usually an advantage in home ownership.
Statistics since the 1940s show that there has been a constant increase in the value of a home and that home ownership acts as a buffer against inflation.
Q: I am interested in a wall-bed unit and would like more information on what is available.
A: The SICO Co. manufactures various types of wall units that include beds. The units are available in all types of space-saving cabinets, shelves and drawers that can be bought in various models and sizes.
The wall beds include twin, double and queen sizes, and they have various types of cabinets and shelving modules available that can make a small room quite decorative. They even have modules that include floating wall tables and room-making ironing centers. You can get more information by writing to SICO Inc., Room Makers Division, 7525 Cahill Road, P.O. Box 1169, Minneapolis, Minn. 55440.


Diadora's Trivex II Road Shoes offer versatility in the form of extremely comfortable road cycling shoes that are able to provide the high level required to race competitively in.
The comfort needed when racing is achieved through a Morpho A.M. Upper cage, produced with an anti-stretch Air Mesh and Supreltech microfibre, ensuring precision closure whilst increasing foot stability when you thrust down on the pedal and go through the motions. AirMesh fabrics ensure breathability and throughout.
The four points closure ratchet is a precise closure system, with four adjustment positions that can provide comfort for all feet shapes and sizes with a sliding ring on each velcro strap enabling you to alter the folding points to a wider or narrower foot.
To gain maximum grip and performance, Diadora have included a removable heel pad, made of Duratech rubber which is able to give better grip and higher abrasion resistance over the length of your ride.


There are direct flights to Cork from most major UK airports. There are also scheduled flights to Cork from France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United States.
Outside the front of the airport is a taxi rank to the left and the bus stop to the right. These are the two simplest and quickest ways to get into the city. Taxis are approx €15 and the bus costs €2.70.
Bus numbers 226 and 226A take you in to the city centre. They take approximately 20 minutes and they run every half an hour.
Please ensure you check that you get on the bus towards Kent Train Station: buses with the same numbers travel in the opposite direction to Kinsale and use the same stop.
UK: Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, London Stansted, Manchester.
Europe mainland: Barcelona, Frankfurt, Krakow, Lanzerote, Malaga, Palma, Tenerife, Warsaw, Wroclaw, Zurich.
For more information on flying direct to Shannon Airport, click here.
From Shannon Airport there is a bus service that takes roughly 2h 35m to Cork bus station, which is located in the city centre. For more information on the bus service and tickets click here.
Dublin is served by flights from domestic, UK, mainland Europe and long-haul flights from over 180 locations. For more information on the services available, click here.
From Dublin Airport you first need to get to Dublin's Heuston Station and from there is a direct train to Cork. There is an 'airlink' bus service between Dublin Airport and Heuston Station. To book train tickets, click here.
Alternatively, a bus service is available, which takes around 3hrs. For more information on the bus service and tickets click here.


We are proud to announce our leadership team at SA Thermal Engineering (SATE). Together with our committed Team Leaders and employees across the site we believe we have the skills and attributes to build on the already established business specialisms and drive SATE forward to become a supplier and employer of choice for customers and employees alike. We have carefully selected our leadership team to help drive our business improvements and would like to introduce you to the team below.
I joined Thermal Engineering as CEO in February 2016 having spent 4 years at GKN Aerospace as GM at the Yeovil site, followed by Head of Programme for Honeywell Turbo Fan Engines. Throughout my career I have always worked within the Aerospace industry, working at Cobham, GE Aviation and British Aerospace so bring a large amount of customer knowledge and experience to Thermal Engineering. I am currently focusing on improving the operational performance of the business, thereby re-building customer confidence allowing us to grow the business in the future.
I joined Thermal Engineering as CFO in June 2018 with 20 years' finance and commercial experience. During my initial career I had a strong portfolio advising manufacturing clients. In the last 10 years my experience has been driving change and improvements in businesses across a wide variety of sectors and hope to bring a fresh perspective and learnings. My focus will be to support Jon through SATE's growth journey by maximising financial and operating performance.
I joined Thermal Engineering in February 2019 as Commercial Manager. I have worked in commercial roles for Aviation and Aerospace companies for many years most recently 16 years with the Volga Dnepr Group. I have worked with OEM and Tier 1 Aerospace Engineering companies, Oil and Gas, Automotive and Energy industry clients providing Transport and Logistics services and Engineering Solutions. I have always been driven by customer needs and the desire to make a success of the business, this is what I bring to SATE.
I joined Thermal Engineering in July 2016 as Head of Engineering having previously been with Rolls-Royce as a Manufacturing Engineering Manager for 5 years. Throughout my career I have worked for Aerospace, Defence and Automotive OEM and Tier 1 Engineering Companies covering such areas as New Product Introduction, Repair and Overhaul, Process Engineering, Continuous Improvement and Production Transfer. My aim is to take SATE to a new level of Engineering and Process Excellence.
I have worked at Thermal Engineering since May 1999 starting on the shop floor in Metallic Insulation. I then moved on within the organisation gaining my accreditation in Non-destructive testing before going on to carry out roles such as Quality Engineer, Commercial Manager, Business Unit Manager and now Operations Director. Throughout the years I have seen the business move from strength to strength; I have enjoyed being part of the continuous improvement journey.


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Kensington Market loses another foodie fave amidst a series of neighbourhood closures
Historic store is one of many to fall to rising rents and gentrification
by Goldie Poll for Streets Of Toronto Posted: February 19, 2020 Photo: Oxford Fruit (Ryan | Flickr)
Oxford Fruit, a Kensington Market fruit store that has operated for nearly 25 years, is set to close at the end of March. The store is located on the corner of Nassau Street and Augusta Avenue and has been run by Ah Tee Ng and her family since it first opened in 1996.
According to the Ng family, the closure is a result of rising rents in the Kensington Market area — and across Toronto. The announcement follows the reported closure of its neighbour Big Fat Burrito, which will close March 1. And the already-closed military apparel outlet, AAA Army Surplus, will be replaced by a hummus restaurant, Abu Hummus, in April.
I just found out that Oxford Fruit, a pillar of Kensington Market, run by Mrs. Ng for 25 years— cannot afford skyrocketing rent when their lease is up. They will be forced out by March. It's a sad, maddening day in a city losing its soul to gentrification. What can be done? pic.twitter.com/SnuEgEuWug
— Sook-Yin Lee (@sookyinlee) February 12, 2020
Businesses in Kensington Market have been particularly impacted by rising rents and gentrification in Toronto. Oxford Fruit is the last fruit market standing, after others in the same area, such as Joe's Fruit Market, Castle Fruit, and J&J Fruit Market, which all operated for years, were forced to close. Kensington Fruit Market, one of the last remaining fruit stores in the area, is also temporarily closed due to a recent fire. Family-owned and operated businesses have also been disproportionately impacted by skyrocketing rents. Zimmerman's Freshmart, a mainstay of Kensington Market, was forced to close in 2014. Its former storefront will soon be converted into a cannabis dispensary.
Some Torontonians are calling for Oxford Fruit to be designated a heritage site, to protect it from closing. Others, including many Kensington Market residents, are lamenting the loss of yet another institution in the area.
Bought my fruit & veggie there for years. Very sad news. I expect zero leadership from @cityoftoronto on this issue @JohnTory #topoli #kensingtonmarket https://t.co/I6MVdvEY4J
— David E.G. Marshall (@DavidEGMarshall) February 12, 2020
The City of Toronto has also begun working on a proposal to designate Kensington Market a heritage district under the Ontario Heritage Act, which could help halt the closure of businesses in the area.
It remains to be seen if efforts to save Oxford Fruit will be successful.


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Popielewko (do 1945 niem. Klein Poplow) – wieś w północno-zachodniej Polsce, położona w województwie zachodniopomorskim, w powiecie świdwińskim, w gminie Połczyn-Zdrój. Ok. 1 km na wschód od miejscowości znajduje się Jezioro Popielewskie.

Folwark założony XVIII w. Wchodził w skład majątku w Ogartowie, który był własnością rodu von Manteuffel. W 1884 r. należał do rodziny Woeller.

W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa koszalińskiego.

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Zimbabwe Rugby Team Sleep On The Street In Tunisia
July 4, 2018 Staff Writer
RUGBY Africa and the Tunisia Rugby Union have apologised to Zimbabwe after their players slept on the street following problems with their accommodation before a World Cup qualifier at the weekend.
Zimbabwe's players have also not been paid their meal allowances on their Tunisian trip, leaving their South African coach Peter de Villiers to fund their food and drink out of his own pocket.
Zimbabwe are in Tunisia for a Gold Cup fixture against the North African nation in the town of Monastir on Saturday, which serves as a qualifier for next year's Rugby World Cup in Japan.
Images on social media showed players sleeping on the street outside of the hotel which they had been allocated.
They did not check in because they felt the hotel was substandard.
"We would like to reassure the Zimbabwean Ministry of Sports, Zimbabwe Rugby Union, and all partners and fans that the situation was addressed immediately, and an acceptable solution has been found this morning," Rugby Africa said in a statement.
"Tunisia Rugby Union took the Sables (Zimbabwe) management to visit another hotel which was accepted.
"Rugby Africa and Tunisia Rugby Union would like to express their sincere apologies to the Sables team and management for this unfortunate situation."
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UK AMENDS DETAILS OF DAEDONG CREDIT BANK (DCB) SUBJECT TO NORTH KOREA SANCTIONS
On 26th February, HM Treasury issued a news release advising that the details relating to the Daedong Credit Bank, included in the list of those entities subject to sanctions, had been amended. The details concerned were merely the SWIFT code for the bank.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/683837/DPRK_Notice_26022018.pdf
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UK NOTICE TO EXPORTERS: UPDATES TO CONTROLS ON 'INFORMATION SECURITY' PRODUCTS USING CRYPTOGRAPHY
On 26th February, the UK Department for International Trade published Notice to Exporters 2018/03. This notes that export controls on 'information security' products, notably those using cryptography, are contained in Category 5 Part 2 'Information Security' of the UK's consolidated list of strategic export controls. Detail changes have been made to the export control criteria for such products, which are detailed in the Notice.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/notice-to-exporters-201803-updates-to-controls-on-information-security-products-using-cryptography
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EUROPEAN INVESTIGATION ORDER REQUESTS MADE TO THE UK OR BY THE UK
On 26th February, the Home Office published new guidance containing information for competent authorities in EU Member States (excluding Denmark and Ireland) and in the UK about obtaining evidence within the UK or abroad to assist in criminal investigations or proceedings. The EIO replaces existing measures for requesting and sharing evidence for criminal investigations through Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) between EU Member States.
Note that Gibraltar is the only British Overseas Territories which operates the EIO, but the EIO does not apply for assistance between Gibraltar and the UK.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/european-investigation-orders-requests
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MAKING MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTS OF THE UK
On 26th February, the Home Office published an updated version of its guidance to foreign authorities on how to submit mutual legal assistance requests to the UK.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mutual-legal-assistance-mla-requests
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RUSSIA "LAUNDERED MILLIONS VIA DANSKE BANK ESTONIA"
On 26th February, OCCRP published a story saying that the Estonian branch of Danske Bank, Denmark's biggest bank, closed the accounts of several companies in 2013 after realising they had been used by a member of Vladimir Putin's family and Russia's intelligence service, FSB, to launder huge amounts of money, according to a leaked report. It also says that Danske Bank Estonia is already implicated in other money laundering schemes, involving billions of dollars from Azerbaijan, some of which ended up in the pockets of European politicians who praised the regime. The "Russian Laundromat" also revealed that $20–80 billion was moved out of Russia through a network of global banks, including Danske. A UK LLP, Lantana Trade LLP, is said to have falsely reported to the UK Companies House in 2013 that it had a low turnover and was dormant. In fact, huge amounts of money passed through the accounts daily.
https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/7698-report-russia-laundered-billions-via-danske-bank-estonia?src=ilaw
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EU ADDS NAMES TO ITS ISIL/AL-QAIDA AND SYRIAN SANCTIONS LISTS, AND AMENDS 5 ENTRIES ON THE SYRIAN LISTS
EU ADDS 1 NAME TO AL-QAIDA/ISIL SANCTIONS LIST
On 26th February, EU Regulation 2018/281/EU added Fabien CLAIN (a.k.a. Omar) to its sanctions lists.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.LI.2018.054.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2018:054I:TOC
EU AMENDS ITS SYRIAN SANCTIONS LISTS
On 26th February, EU Regulation 2018/282/EU added 2 new names to the Syrian sanctions lists, these being 2 ministers in the Assad government, and amended 5 existing entries.
See also news release –
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2018/02/26/syria-eu-adds-two-new-ministers-to-sanctions-list/
HM TREASURY ALSO NOTIFIED AMENDMENT OF ITS AL-QAIDA/ISIL SANCTIONS LIST
On 26th February, a news release from HM Treasury notified that the above change had also been made to published UK sanctions lists.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/683880/Notice_ISIL_2018_281.pdf
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OFAC ADDS TO ITS LIBYAN SANCTIONS LISTS
On 26th February, OFAC advised a number of new additions to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list in connection with Libya. The 6 new individuals include 4 nationals of Malta and 1 Egyptian. It also added 24 entities, all but 2 from or linked to Malta (the other 2 are from Italy and Libya). It also listed 7 vessels – with the names: Bonu 5, Marie de Lourdes, Marie de Lourdes I, Marie de Lourdes V, Progres, Theodoros and Zeus.
https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20180226.aspx
The Malta Independent reported on the listings –
Darren Debono and other Maltese persons have been listed by the US Treasury in a new round of sanctions targeting oil smugglers in Libya for reasons linked to the illicit production, refining, brokering, sale, purchase, or export of Libyan oil or for being owned or controlled by designated persons.
http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2018-02-26/local-news/Darren-Debono-and-other-Maltese-listed-in-US-Treasury-sanctions-6736185349?src=ilaw
US TREASURY SANCTIONS INTERNATIONAL NETWORK SMUGGLING OIL FROM LIBYA TO EUROPE
The US Treasury also published a news release explaining the background to the new listings. The people and companies are said to have been involved in the illicit production, refining, brokering, sale, purchase, or export of Libyan oil.
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0298?src=ilaw
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ARGENTINA FIRES ON CHINESE VESSEL 'FISHING ILLEGALLY'
On 25th February, Associated Press reported that Argentina's coast guard said it fired on a Chinese boat illegally fishing in its waters before embarking on an almost 8-hour chase to capture it. Nobody was reportedly injured and no fishermen were detained. The Argentine Naval Prefecture said in a statement that its officers fired shots at the Jing Yuan 626 after the vessel was caught illegally fishing in the country's exclusive economic zone. The incident was said to have followed 4 other vessels also flying under a Chinese flag that attempted to ram into coast guard vessels.
https://apnews.com/4eb45452b66e4df0af30b29cc7585602
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US COMPANY PENALISED FOR ANTI-BOYCOTT VIOLATIONS
On 26th February, Sandler Travis & Rosenberg reported that the US Bureau of Industry and Security has imposed a $28,600 penalty against a US company, Mitsui Plastics Inc, to resolve charges that it committed 9 violations of the anti-boycott provisions of the Export Administration Regulations in connection with transactions involving the sale and/or transfer of goods or services to Bahrain. Under the anti-boycott provisions of the EAR, companies are prohibited from refusing to do business with or in Israel or with companies because of another company's blacklisting or boycott (or aiding and abetting such a boycott). BIS alleged that, with the intent to comply with, further, or support an unsanctioned foreign boycott, the company furnished information concerning another person's business relationships with another person known or believed to be restricted from having any business relationship with or in a boycotting country; and that it failed to report its receipt of requests to engage in a restrictive trade practice or boycott.
https://www.cmtradelaw.com/2018/02/new-york-company-settles-nine-alleged-boycott-violations-with-bis/
https://www.strtrade.com/news-publications-anti-boycott-penalty-Bahrain-exports-022618.html
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UK POLICING AND CRIME ACT 2017 (MARITIME ENFORCEMENT POWERS: CODE OF PRACTICE) REGULATIONS 2018
These UK Regulations, SI 2018/229, bring into force a code of practice w.e.f. 21st February, and issued under section 94(1) of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 re enforcement powers in relation to ships that are available to an English or Welsh law enforcement officer, who may arrest without warrant any person whom the officer has reasonable grounds to believe to be guilty of an offence under the law of England and Wales that has been, or is being, committed on a relevant ship. The 2017 Act introduced new maritime specific powers for law enforcement officers across the UK, including the power to stop, board, detain and divert vessels in respect of any offence under the law of their jurisdiction. The changes were made because section 30 of the Police Act 1996 Act provided that the powers of a constable in England and Wales were limited to England and Wales and the adjacent UK waters. The new maritime enforcement powers are brought into force by the Regulations below, from 1st March.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/229/contents/made
POLICING AND CRIME ACT 2017 (COMMENCEMENT NO. 7) REGULATIONS 2018
These Regulations, SI 2018/227, bring into force certain further provisions of the 2017 Act relating to the London Fire Commissioner, maritime enforcement powers applicable in England and Wales, and Scotland, cross-border enforcement powers in the UK, and removal of certain political restrictions placed on the position of Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime. The provisions come into force on various dates from 1st March to 1st April. An addendum lists the previous commencement regulations that brought into force other elements of the 2017 Act.
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Our monthly, secular, spiritual gatherings will enjoy sitting meditation, walking meditation, selected readings, songs, and dharma sharing. Occasionally we may also share guided meditation, deep relaxation, dharma presentations and other practices.
Our Sangha is especially supportive of new practitioners, so if you've never even tried meditation before, ours is the place for you. Bringing a pillow, blankets, and/or bolster may make sitting on the floor more comfortable. We have chairs if you prefer to use them.
Please arrive a few minutes early, enjoy the bench we made for you to remove your shoes, and enter the practice floor silently, so as to support our friends in their mindfulness efforts.


Sri Lanka's west coast is a long-standing tourist region serving a mix of package and independent travellers. A succession of broad, sandy beaches stretch from Wadduwa to Hikkaduwa. From that point on, Red Dot prefers to refer to the Galle coast, which is increasingly influenced by the famous old fortress town. Small towns such as Beruwela, Bentota, Ambalangoda, Ahungalla and Hikkaduwa offer many traditional holiday activities – and a few surprises.
You can explore the spectacular coastal scenery surrounding Bentota and Beruwela in a private catamaran. Sail to an islet for some snorkelling and paddle-boarding before taking a speed boat to a lighthouse marooned on an island.
The west coast is a great spot for watersports between December and April when the seas are calm. These include snorkelling, jet-skiing, scuba-diving, surfing and kite-surfing. Whale and dolphin watching boat excursions are also available.
Traditional mask making is a part of Sri Lanka's culture and folklore – and Ambalangoda is regarded as the centre of the craft. Watch a master craftsman at work creating the masks that were once held to protect against disease and ensure an auspicious life.
Experience one of the finest country homes in Sri Lanka with a visit to Lunuganga once owned by Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka's most influential architect. A staff member will lead you through the exquisitely designed gardens and show you round the sparse but beautiful house which is littered with fascinating paintings and photographs. You can also stay here: check out the Red Dot collection.
More Bawa influences are seen at Brief Garden, 10kms inland from Bentota, the one-time home of Bevis Bawa, brother of Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka's legendary architect. Sprawled across 20 acres, these gardens are well worth a visit.
Take a canoe or boat trip on the broad expenses of the Kalu Ganga. This river begins its journey to the sea on the western slopes of Adams Peak, Sri Lanka's holy mountain and flows slowly west, its banks lined with jungle, rubber plantations and communities using the river in their daily lives. Exploring the backwaters by canoe or boat is a great way to spend a couple of hours.
Looking for jewellery? The semi-precious gemstone known as `moonstone' which has a milky bluish glow similar to that of the moon, is found only in the village of Meetiyagoda, inland from Ambalangoda. You can watch the stones being cut and polished.
Turtle conservation is encouraged by the Kosgoda Conservation Project. The process of marine turtles nesting, hatchlings being born, and swimming back to sea is a fascinating one. Red Dot supports responsible turtle conservation which brings proven benefits.
Traditional masks have played an important role in Sri Lankan culture and folklore for centuries, Used for both theatrical performances and traditional rituals.
The late Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka's most influential architect, came up with his own style of 'tropical modernism' to create unconventional living spaces.
Brief Garden is the country home and gardens of Bevis Bawa, brother of Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lanka's legendary architect. Sprawled across 20 acres, these gardens are a master-class in landscape design.


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Until tooling unification occurs, there are number of differences between invoking the Embeddinator between Objective-C and Java/C.

### Objective-C

To generate bindings to Objective-C for a managed library you invoke the `objcgen` command line tool.

If you do not pass any arguments, you will get a list of the tool options:

```
Generates target language bindings for interop with managed code.

Usage: objcgen [options]+ ManagedAssembly1.dll [ManagedAssembly2.dll ...]

  -c, --compile              Compiles the generated output
  -e, --extension            Compiles the generated output as extension safe api
      --nativeexception      Compiles the generated output to throw native
                               exceptions (Apple only)
  -d, --debug                Build the native library with debug information.
      --gen=VALUE            Target generator (default ObjectiveC)
      --abi=VALUE            A comma-separated list of ABIs to compile. If not
                               specified, all ABIs applicable to the selected
                               platform will be built. Valid values (also
                               depends on platform): i386, x86_64, armv7,
                               armv7s, armv7k, arm64.
  -o, --out, --outdir=VALUE  Output directory
  -p, --platform=VALUE       Target platform (iOS, macOS [default], macos-[
                               modern|full|system], watchOS, tvOS)
      --vs=VALUE             Visual Studio version for compilation (unsupported)
  -h, -?, --help             Displays the help
  -v, --verbose              generates diagnostic verbose output
      --version              Display the version information.
      --target=VALUE         The compilation target (staticlibrary,
                               sharedlibrary, framework).
      --warnaserror[=VALUE]  An optional comma-separated list of warning codes
                               that should be reported as errors (if no
                               warnings are specified all warnings are reported
                               as errors).
      --nowarn[=VALUE]       An optional comma-separated list of warning codes
                               to ignore (if no warnings are specified all
                               warnings are ignored).
```

To generate Objective-C bindings for a `Xamarin.Foo.dll` assembly you would call
the tool like:

`objcgen Xamarin.Foo.dll --target=framework --platform=macOS-modern --abi=x86_64 --outdir=output -c --debug`

with platform and abi depending on the specific target (macOS, iOS, etc).

### Java / C

To generate bindings to Java or C for a managed library you invoke the `Embeddinator-4000.exe` command line tool.

If you do not pass any arguments, you will get a list of the tool options:

```
Embeddinator-4000.exe [options]+ ManagedAssembly.dll
Generates target language bindings for interop with managed code.

      --gen=VALUE            target generator (C, C++, Obj-C, Java)
  -p, --platform=VALUE       target platform (iOS, macOS, Android, Windows)
  -o, --out, --outdir=VALUE  output directory
  -c, --compile              compiles the generated output
  -d, --debug                enables debug mode for generated native and
                               managed code
  -t, --target=VALUE         compilation target (static, shared, app)
      --dll, --shared        compiles as a shared library
      --static               compiles as a static library
      --vs=VALUE             Visual Studio version for compilation: 2012, 2013,
                               2015, 2017, Latest (defaults to Latest)
  -v, --verbose              generates diagnostic verbose output
  -h, --help                 show this message and exit
```

To generate C bindings for a `Xamarin.Foo.dll` assembly you would call
the tool like:

`Embeddinator-4000.exe -gen=c -out=foo Xamarin.Foo.dll`

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package com.jetbrains.edu.learning.actions;

import com.intellij.icons.AllIcons;
import com.intellij.ide.projectView.ProjectView;
import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnActionEvent;
import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.KeyboardShortcut;
import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
import com.intellij.openapi.command.CommandProcessor;
import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.Logger;
import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Document;
import com.intellij.openapi.editor.Editor;
import com.intellij.openapi.keymap.KeymapUtil;
import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
import com.intellij.openapi.ui.MessageType;
import com.intellij.openapi.ui.Messages;
import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.Balloon;
import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.BalloonBuilder;
import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.JBPopupFactory;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.Disposer;
import com.intellij.openapi.wm.IdeFocusManager;
import com.intellij.problems.WolfTheProblemSolver;
import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.core.EduAnswerPlaceholderPainter;
import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.courseFormat.AnswerPlaceholder;
import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.courseFormat.StudyStatus;
import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.courseFormat.TaskFile;
import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.StudyState;
import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.StudyTaskManager;
import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.StudyUtils;
import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.editor.StudyEditor;
import com.jetbrains.edu.learning.navigation.StudyNavigator;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;

import javax.swing.*;

public class StudyRefreshTaskFileAction extends StudyToolbarAction {
  public static final String ACTION_ID = "RefreshTaskAction";
  public static final String SHORTCUT = "ctrl shift pressed X";
  private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getInstance(StudyRefreshTaskFileAction.class.getName());

  public StudyRefreshTaskFileAction() {
    super("Reset Task File (" + KeymapUtil.getShortcutText(new KeyboardShortcut(KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(SHORTCUT), null)) + ")", "Refresh current task", AllIcons.Actions.Refresh);
  }

  public static void refresh(@NotNull final Project project) {
    ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater(new Runnable() {
      @Override
      public void run() {
        ApplicationManager.getApplication().runWriteAction(new Runnable() {
          @SuppressWarnings("IOResourceOpenedButNotSafelyClosed")
          @Override
          public void run() {
            StudyEditor studyEditor = StudyUtils.getSelectedStudyEditor(project);
            StudyState studyState = new StudyState(studyEditor);
            if (studyEditor == null || !studyState.isValid()) {
              LOG.info("RefreshTaskFileAction was invoked outside of Study Editor");
              return;
            }
            refreshFile(studyState, project);
          }
        });
      }
    });
  }

  private static void refreshFile(@NotNull final StudyState studyState, @NotNull final Project project) {
    final Editor editor = studyState.getEditor();
    final TaskFile taskFile = studyState.getTaskFile();
    if (!resetTaskFile(editor.getDocument(), project, taskFile, studyState.getVirtualFile().getName())) {
      Messages.showInfoMessage("The initial text of task file is unavailable", "Failed to Refresh Task File");
      return;
    }
    WolfTheProblemSolver.getInstance(project).clearProblems(studyState.getVirtualFile());
    taskFile.setHighlightErrors(false);
    StudyUtils.drawAllWindows(editor, taskFile);
    EduAnswerPlaceholderPainter.createGuardedBlocks(editor, taskFile, true);
    ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater(new Runnable() {
      @Override
      public void run() {
        IdeFocusManager.getInstance(project).requestFocus(editor.getContentComponent(), true);
      }
    });

    StudyNavigator.navigateToFirstAnswerPlaceholder(editor, taskFile);
    showBalloon(project, "You can start again now", MessageType.INFO);
  }

  private static boolean resetTaskFile(@NotNull final Document document,
                                       @NotNull final Project project,
                                       TaskFile taskFile,
                                       String name) {
    if (!resetDocument(document, taskFile, name)) {
      return false;
    }
    resetAnswerPlaceholders(taskFile, project);
    ProjectView.getInstance(project).refresh();
    StudyUtils.updateToolWindows(project);
    return true;
  }

  private static void showBalloon(@NotNull final Project project, String text, @NotNull final MessageType messageType) {
    BalloonBuilder balloonBuilder =
      JBPopupFactory.getInstance().createHtmlTextBalloonBuilder(text, messageType, null);
    final Balloon balloon = balloonBuilder.createBalloon();
    StudyEditor selectedStudyEditor = StudyUtils.getSelectedStudyEditor(project);
    assert selectedStudyEditor != null;
    balloon.show(StudyUtils.computeLocation(selectedStudyEditor.getEditor()), Balloon.Position.above);
    Disposer.register(project, balloon);
  }

  private static void resetAnswerPlaceholders(TaskFile selectedTaskFile, Project project) {
    final StudyTaskManager taskManager = StudyTaskManager.getInstance(project);
    for (AnswerPlaceholder answerPlaceholder : selectedTaskFile.getAnswerPlaceholders()) {
      answerPlaceholder.reset();
      taskManager.setStatus(answerPlaceholder, StudyStatus.Unchecked);
    }
  }

  private static boolean resetDocument(@NotNull final Document document,
                                       @NotNull final TaskFile taskFile,
                                       String fileName) {
    final Document patternDocument = StudyUtils.getPatternDocument(taskFile, fileName);
    if (patternDocument == null) {
      return false;
    }
    StudyUtils.deleteGuardedBlocks(document);
    taskFile.setTrackChanges(false);
    clearDocument(document);
    document.setText(patternDocument.getCharsSequence());
    taskFile.setTrackChanges(true);
    return true;
  }

  private static void clearDocument(@NotNull final Document document) {
    final int lineCount = document.getLineCount();
    if (lineCount != 0) {
      CommandProcessor.getInstance().runUndoTransparentAction(new Runnable() {
        @Override
        public void run() {
          document.deleteString(0, document.getLineEndOffset(lineCount - 1));
        }
      });
    }
  }

  public void actionPerformed(@NotNull AnActionEvent event) {
    final Project project = event.getProject();
    if (project != null) {
      refresh(project);
    }
  }

  @Override
  public void update(AnActionEvent event) {
    StudyUtils.updateAction(event);
    final Project project = event.getProject();
    if (project != null) {
      StudyEditor studyEditor = StudyUtils.getSelectedStudyEditor(project);
      StudyState studyState = new StudyState(studyEditor);
      if (!studyState.isValid()) {
        event.getPresentation().setEnabled(false);
      }
    }
  }

  @NotNull
  @Override
  public String getActionId() {
    return ACTION_ID;
  }

  @Nullable
  @Override
  public String[] getShortcuts() {
    return new String[]{SHORTCUT};
  }
}


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Due to their incredible complexity, our modern systems—from healthcare to travel, finance to media—are primed for failure. And things are only getting worse. In his National Business Book Award-winning Meltdown, András TilCsik offers a timely remedy. Not only a convincing diagnosis of why complexity creates failure in systems, it's a practical guidebook to preventing the next disaster—before it strikes.
"Meltdown is one of the stand-out business books of the decade."
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András Tilcsik is one of the world's Top 40 Professors Under 40, and one of thirty management thinkers most likely to shape the future of organizations. He is also co-author of Meltdown: Why Our Systems Fail and What We Can Do About It —a bold and clear-sighted sourcebook for anyone seeking to grasp how systems are prone to failure, and how we can prevent collapses of all sizes before they occur. An Associate Professor at the Rotman School of Management, Tilcsik developed and teaches the award-winning course "Catastrophic Failure in Organizations" (The United Nations calls it the best course on disaster risk management in a business school.)
In his teaching—and throughout Meltdown—he explains the paradox of progress: that as modern society demands more capable systems, they become more complex by necessity. From nuclear energy to aerospace engineering, Wall Street economics to the politics of social media, we live entangled in staggering complexity—which means that tiny mistakes or simple accidents can lead to devastating catastrophes. Co-written with Chris Clearfield, Meltdown accomplishes three vital things: it explains why complexity leads to failure, reveals the common factors between disasters large and small, and sets down a series of practical strategies that corporations, governments, and individuals can use to keep themselves safe. As a proposal, Meltdown received the McKinsey & Company Bracken Bower Prize for "best business proposal by authors under 35." Upon publication, it was named a Best Business Book of the Year by the Financial Times, took home the National Business Book Award, and was dubbed "one of the stand-out business book of the decade" by Thinkers50 founders Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove, who awarded the Tilscik and Clearfield with the prestigious Thinkers 50 Strategy Award.
One of Canadian Business's Change Agents, Tilcsik holds the Canada Research Chair in Strategy, Organizations, and Society. He is also the chief sociologist of the Creative Destruction Lab, one of the world's fastest-growing startup accelerators. Tilscik has received several awards from the American Sociological Association, and his research has been cited to committees of the U.S. Congress and covered in media outlets like The New York Times, The Economist, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Forbes, The Huffington Post, Slate, and Freakonomics Radio.
Tilscik has spoken at Harvard, Stanford, Yale, MIT, the Wharton School, the World Bank, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Rotman Graduate Business Council, and many other institutions. As a Fellow of the Michael Lee-Chin Institute for Corporate Citizenship, Tilscik is also studying corporate practices that reduce the risk and impact of environmental disasters. He is a graduate of Harvard University (Ph.D., A.M., and A.B.) and the United World College of the Atlantic in Wales, where he also served as an Auxiliary Coastguard in Her Majesty's Coastguard Rescue Service.
The Simplicity of Complexity How Great Organizations Pivot, Disrupt, and Win
How many things need to go right for your project to succeed? As soon as that question needs asking, you've got a complex system on your hands, says Meltdown co-author András Tilcsik. In this gripping talk drawn from his National Business Book Award-winning title, Tilcsik show that there is more potential for catastrophic failure now as our technology, organizations, and ambitions have grown. Practical and proactive, Tilcsik initiates audiences into the pivotal principles of transparency and simplicity—and how you can endow your professional systems with them. Keeping it simple (but not stupid) means finding ways to make your complex system more legible and accessible. The second principle that you'll learn about is transparency, which really comes down to human dynamics, and dialogue around errors. It's up to leaders, managers, and organizers to leave a clear path to open conversation so that the system in question can evolve. You will leave this talk with a set of logical and surmountable principles (none of which will radically affect your budget), pivoting you safely towards success.
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In today's distraction-filled world, it seems impossible to get anything done. E-mails and texts constantly interrupt us, minor crises spring up out of nowhere, and we spend most of our days at work fighting fires. But in this groundbreaking talk, Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik share insights from years of research on why some teams succeed despite these challenges while others fail in embarrassing ways. This talk will provide you with practical tools and approaches drawn from a variety of examples, from drama-free Thanksgiving dinners and successful business initiatives to the small changes that made climbing Mount Everest safer than ever before.
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Corporate diversity: it's one of today's most urgent topics. But how does it actually influence teams and organizations? According to cutting-edge research, diversity is indeed beneficial—but not because it brings more diverse perspectives to the table. Rather, it helps by making things more difficult (in effect, by erecting speed bumps that slow down our decision-making processes). Being in a diverse team feels less comfortable than being in a homogenous team; it threatens to be a source of interpersonal friction. And that makes us more skeptical, critical, and more vigilant, all of which make us more likely to catch errors—and avoid failure.
In this keynote, András Tilcsik brings forward the newest and best research on how diversity can help us—and what techniques leaders can employ to change the makeup of their own organizations. He'll reveal how most diversity programs prove largely ineffective—and even sometimes counterproductive—despite the vast amounts of money spent on them. He then outlines what does work: how voluntary, rather than mandatory, diversity training is a better idea; how formal, structured mentorship programs for junior employees are so necessary; and why we should track diversity in an appeal to people's inclination to be fair-minded. To Tilcsik, diversity is vital. But it's the soft tools that work the best: tools that don't try to strong-arm managers into giving up control, or enforce a list of dos and don'ts. Instead, to succeed with diversity, we need to engage managers, expose them to a wider variety of people, and appeal to their natural desire to do good.
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2015 tech prediction: What's down the road for Uber?
2015 tech prediction: What's down the road for Uber?
Uber already has all the makings of a behemoth in the fledgling ride-sharing industry: An astounding $41.2 billion valuation. A larger-than-life battle-tested CEO in Travis Kalanick. The ability to strike terror in every cabbie and limo driver around the world. And a menu of services that have spawned diehard disciples from San Diego to Sao Paolo.
But it's just the beginning. Industry analysts expect even bigger things from Uber in the coming year as the San Francisco-based company uses its cash to hire new drivers and push into new territories globally, even as it battles the old-guard taxi industry and municipal regulators who seem more anachronistic by the day.


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Glenmede, an independently-owned, boutique asset management firm, today announced the appointment of Robert Daly as Director of Fixed Income. In this role, Daly will report to Peter Zuleba, the Director of Investment Management of Glenmede and President of its institutional investment division, Glenmede Investment Management LP ("GIM").
Daly will oversee over $4 billion of tax-exempt and taxable fixed-income strategies for institutions, consultants and private clients. Daly will manage a team of traders, portfolio managers, credit analysts and other professionals. In addition to providing and implementing strategic oversight at Glenmede, he will broaden exposure to GIM's fixed income product suite. Daly will also serve as a member of Glenmede's Investment Policy Committee.
"Rob is a widely respected and accomplished portfolio manager who possesses a keen understanding and specialized expertise of global fixed income markets," said Mr. Zuleba. "Investing in talent is one of the ways we strengthen our business, and Rob's leadership skills, coupled with his ability to balance macroeconomic insights with bottom up credit analysis will enhance our position as a premier provider of fixed income strategies."
Daly will be based in Philadelphia and brings over 14 years of experience to Glenmede, having previously worked at BlackRock, where he served as a senior portfolio manager of U.S. and global fixed income strategies on both institutional and retail platforms. He was instrumental in establishing and managing a team responsible for asset allocation, portfolio construction, risk management and formulating investment process. Previously, Daly managed multi-sector fixed income portfolios and investment-grade credit strategies for clients.
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Sabotage struck the Tour de France on Sunday as leader Bradley Wiggins was forced to call a truce on stage 14 as a result of around 30 punctures caused by tacks on the road.
The riders were hit by the tacks - the race director confirmed their presence afterwards - towards the end of an absorbing stage.
At the summit of the Mur de Peguere, the second of two category one climbs on the day's 191-kilometre route from Limoux to Foix, Wiggins and defending champion Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) were among those to suffer flat tyres.
As Luis-Leon Sanchez (Rabobank) broke free of the day's escape to solo to victory, Wiggins called for the peloton to neutralise their effort to allow Evans to return to the group as they finished more than 18 minutes behind.
It left the top of the general classification unchanged and with Wiggins facing six more days' racing to keep the maillot jaune on a permanent basis as the Tour's first British winner.
Jean-Francois Pescheux, competitions director of Tour organisers Amaury Sports Organisation, said: "We don't know who it was. No-one saw anything.
"We've found some of the tacks. They're the kind of tacks you use in mattresses or carpets. They were obviously thrown by a spectator.
"There were around 50 riders together in the front peloton at the top and about 30 of them ended up with punctures. Some of them had three or four nails in their tires.
"We couldn't neutralise it straight away because we didn't know what had happened. Fortunately Sky neutralised the race."


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Architecture > Ultramodern
Ultramodern Cliffside House in India
Perched on a rocky hillside in the highlands of Maharashtra, India is a "house cast in liquid stone," conceived as an "outgrowth" of the basalt upon which it stands. The ultramodern home projects out from the landscape as a solid geometric form made with a mixture of water, sand, cement and granular basalt stone in a calming matte black and gray.
The monolithic cliffside home, by SPASM Design Architects, consists of a series of rectangles with several levels that allow different views of the stunning mountain surroundings and voids offering tranquil shaded shelter.
While a bit imposing, the sense of solidity and strength is an intentional reflection of both the home's relation to the site and to the architects' intention of making it a safe place that can stand up to the climactic changes of the region, which include severe monsoons.
Reflecting pools multiply the sky, while the black and gray of the stone provides a quiet contrast against the bright green of adjacent foliage. Entering the home, one gets a sense of 'burrowing' into a refuge that is cave-like without feeling claustrophobic. It's an unusual work of sculptural basalt architecture with an almost Brutalist form that's softened by way of greenery and gorgeous surroundings.
"A second home on a rocky outcrop at the start of the western ghats (highlands),Khopoli, in Maharashtra, India. An area of high precipitation in the monsoons, and equal heat during the summers, the site changes remarkably from March to July, with the onset of the south westerly monsoons. Basalt the local black rock of the region is what this site was about."
"We chose to build the house as an accretion on this rocky basalt outcrop with the same inherent material transformed. An outgrowth which was made of a mix of water, sand, cement and the granular basalt. Concrete finely honed to serve as refuge, to face the climatic changes that the site offered. The house was conceived as a cast for human occupation, a refuge which trapped the views, the sun, the rain, the air, and became one with the cliff edge it stood on. Akin to the growth of a coral, the substance of the walls and roof dictate the experience of inhabiting the site."