If you follow Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia at all, you know that senior hunger is a serious national problem. In Virginia alone, 197,181 people or 11 percent of the senior population are threatened by hunger. Every day, we work to lower these numbers through programs such as our Meals on Wheels program. But we can't do it alone. Thankfully, we have help.
For the second time this past holiday season, we participated in the Subaru Share the Love Event®. Through it, Subaru donated $250 for every new vehicle sold or leased to the customer's choice of charities—including Meals on Wheels. At the end of the campaign, Meals on Wheels America retains 17.5 percent of the donation from Subaru at the national level to support efforts around the country and manage the national Subaru partnership. Then it allocates funds to various states based on vehicle sales and charity designation in that state during the event. From those amounts, the partner programs in those states are awarded a number of shares based on the qualifying activities they held during the event.
Senior Services earned two shares, the highest amount of shares possible by holding outreach, engagement, and in-person activities throughout November and December, including holiday gift wrapping at the Virginia Beach Antique Mall. In addition, seniors at our centers decorated keys to present to RK Subaru and Perry Subaru dealerships as a way to thank them for all Subaru does to help bring awareness to senior hunger.
Of the $24 million donated to Meals on Wheels by Subaru this year, a total of $66,285.40 was given to eight qualifying Meals on Wheels of America member programs in Virginia. Of that, $10,197.75 was awarded to Senior Services.
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Brendon McCullum scores 47 in his final ODI to propel New Zealand to 55-run win over Australia; hosts win series 2-1.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum ended his one-day international career with a series victory over Australia on Monday with his side sealing a 55-run win in the deciding third match at Seddon Park in Hamilton.
New Zealand, who were all out for 246 in 45.3 overs, managed to dismiss Australia for 191 in 43.4 overs to give them a 2-1 series win that helped them retain the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, which is played for between the two countries in one-dayers.
The 34-year-old McCullum is retiring from all international cricket at the conclusion of the two-Test series against the same opponents.
The win, however, was marred by a surreal period of play when the crowd appeared to influence a decision on the field.
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who took 3-34 in New Zealand's innings, appeared well-set on 41 with his side 164-5 in the 34th over before he hit a delivery back to bowler Matt Henry.
Henry half-heartedly appealed for a caught and bowled but it was turned down.
The giant television screen at the ground then showed a replay that created a huge uproar from the crowd who thought it had cannoned into Marsh's boot before popping back to the bowler.
Umpires Ian Gould and Derek Walker then asked third umpire Sundaram Ravi for a review after they also saw the replay and heard the crowd reaction.
Slow-motion cameras showed the ball had not hit the ground before Henry took the catch and Ravi told Gould to give the Australian out, which caused an angry outburst from Marsh and his batting partner Matthew Wade.
The tall-right hander, who was man of the match in the second game in Wellington on Saturday with 69 not out and 2-30 in Australia's four-wicket victory, had put his side back in control of the outcome. Marsh and George Bailey (33) combined for a 59-run stand after the visitors had slumped to 94-4 in the 19th over.
Once Marsh was dismissed, however, the Australians fell apart with Corey Anderson grabbing two victims as their last five wickets fell for 27 runs.
Earlier, McCullum and Martin Guptill had again got New Zealand off to a rollicking start, racing to 84 in 9.3 overs before the captain became the first of Marsh's three wickets when he was dismissed for 47.
New Zealand's batsmen, again all got starts, but for the third time in the series were dismissed just when they needed to push on.
Guptill scored 59 and Grant Elliott added 50 for the hosts, who lost their last five wickets for nine runs.


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Top 10 Man Sports
Dennis O'Connell
There's something deep down inside each one of us that makes us real men. It's something primal that lies at our very core. I can't name it or say exactly what it is, but I know it's there. Blame it on too much testosterone, an excess of those competitive juices or even our natural animal instincts, but men like danger. Let's face it, the rougher the better. So I figured it would be a good idea to put together a list of the manliest sports out there. Here it goes guys, play ball!
10. Sumo Wrestling
Sumo wrestling may not be a big draw in these parts, but in Japan it is the biggest game around. Imagine the force of two 500-pound monsters crashing together, over and over until one ends up either down or outside the painted circle. Now imagine you got stuck between the two of them during impact! Your pals will be sliding you under the door when they return you to the wifey.
9. Golf
Before you say anything, let me say that golf is not on the list for the same reason every other sport is. Golf is a real man's game because you can go golfing with your buddies, have a few drinks while playing, talk business, shoot the breeze together, and avoid having to listen to the wife nag you to death for 5 hours or so. And let's not forget the 19th hole... yes my friend, golf is a man's sport.
8. Soccer
On the surface, soccer doesn't look like a brutal sport. In fact, it isn't that brutal. Sure, it isn't easy to run back and forth across the field for 90 minutes straight, but have you every put yourself in front of a soccer ball during a free kick? That ball can take off your head or your "jewels" in a flash! One more thing; soccer fans take the game very seriously. During the 1994 World Cup, one of the Colombian squad's defensemen scored in his own net and it cost his team the game. He was shot a few days after returning back to his native Colombia. Talk about the agony of defeat.
7. Motocross
What about car racing? , you may be wondering. I know, it's on the next page. I had to include motocross because those guys are just nuts. They are flying around all over the place in the dirt, over hills and often over other riders. They have almost no protection and can get trampled in a split second. The worst part of it is that these guys make peanuts for a living and are not exactly superstars in the public eye. Flash quiz: name last year's World Motocross champion. If you couldn't name him, that's okay — I don't know either.
6. Ultimate Fighting
Ultimate Fighting of the UFC variety may not be a major sport in the same vein as football or baseball, but you have to give the competitors credit. These guys step into the "octagon" (the ring) often, not even knowing what style of fighter they'll be facing. They can do almost anything save poke the other guy's eyes out and bite, so the potential for damage is about as high as it gets. Add to that the fact that most fights end with either a knockout or submission and you'll start to understand why the Red Cross stays close to the ring to collect excess blood.
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A general-purpose switch for a high-performance network is usually designed with symmetric ports providing credit-based flow control and error recovery via link-level retransmission. Because port buffers must be sized for the longest links and modern asymmetric network topologies have a wide range of link lengths, we observe that there can be a significant amount of unused buffer memory, particularly in edge switches. We also observe that the tiled architecture used in many high-radix switches contains an abundance of internal bandwidth. We combine these observations to create a new switch architecture that allows ports to stash packets in unused buffers on other ports, accessible via excess internal bandwidth in the tiled switch. We explore this architecture through two use cases: end-to-end resilience and congestion mitigation. We find that stashing is highly effective and does not degrade network performance.


GARDAI are appealing for information after a man was robbed while travelling through a West Limerick village, when the assailant pretended to have a broken down car.
A man was travelling home on his motorbike at 8pm on Monday, October 30, when he was flagged down by a pedestrian in Kilcornan.
The pedestrian, who was male, claimed that his jeep had broken down. The motorcyclist parked his bike and followed him on foot to the jeep, expecting to offer some assistance.
"Unfortunately, there were 3 other men in the jeep and the motorcyclist was ordered into the jeep and robbed of his wallet," said a garda spokesperson.
Investigating gardai in Newcastlewest are appealing for any road users in the Kilcornan area to contact them if they noticed a dark-coloured English-registered jeep in the area around Curraghchase, or of they noticed anybody acting suspiciously in the area on Monday between 7.30pm and 8.30pm in the evening.


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Beta-adrenergic agonists, or  β-agonists, are non-hormonal growth promotants that help animals put on muscle instead of fat. The more scientifically accepted name for agents of this class is a repartitioning agent, not a growth promotor. Ractopamine (brand names include Optaflexx and Paylean) and zilpaterol (brand name Zilmax) received FDA approval in 1999 and 2003, respectively. They are also approved in Mexico, South Africa, and Canada. 160 countries restrict the importation of beef which has been raised with β-agonists. Temple Grandin was one of the first to describe the potential problems with the supplement. Cattle may arrive at the plant with a stiff gait, acting like they have both stiff muscles and sore feet. The problem could be muscle fatigue. Zilpateral enhances the growth of "fast-twitch" fibers, a type of muscle fiber that fatigues more easily. On August 16, 2013 Merck & Co., the makers of Zilmax, suspended the sale of the product in the US and Canada. But problems may exist with all β-agonists supplementation, and not just for animals.

Introduction
The family of β-agonists includes β1-, β2-, and β3-agonists such as clenbuterol, ractopamine, cimaterol, zilpaterol and salbutamol. They possess similar chemical structures with different substituent groups on the phenylethanolamines. Due to their significant nutrition redistribution function, β-agonists have been applied in the livestock industry such as pigs and ruminants to reduce carcass fat and increase muscle mass while improving growth rate and feed conversion ratio (Bareille and Faverdin, 1996, Bergen et al., 1989, Byrem et al., 1998, Cardoso and Taveira, 2002, Shook et al., 2009 and Williams et al., 1987). Unfortunately, β-agonists deposited in animal tissues can cause acute poisoning when consumed by humans, particularly in people with symptoms of muscular tremors, cardiac palpitation, nervousness, headache, muscular pain, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, fever and chills (Brambilla et al., 2000). Therefore, the use of β-agonists in animal feeds has been banned in many countries such as the EU and China (Mitchell and Dunnavan, 1998 and Prezelj et al., 2003). There are still illicit usages of β-agonists in animal feeds in many countries.

Screening
Broad screening and identification of β-agonists in feed, serum, urine, muscle and liver samples was achieved in a quick and highly sensitive manner using ultra high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-orbitrap high resolution mass spectrometry (UHPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS) combined with a spectra library search. Solid-phase extraction technology was employed for sample purification and enrichment. After extraction and purification, the samples were analyzed using a Q-Orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometer under full-scan and data-dependent MS/MS mode. The acquired mass spectra were compared with an in-house library (compound library and MS/MS mass spectral library) built with TraceFinder Software which contained the M/Z of the precursor ion, chemical formula, retention time, character fragment ions and the entire MS/MS spectra of 32 β-agonist standards. Screening was achieved by comparing 5 key mass spectral results and positive matches were marked. Using the developed method, the identification results from 10 spiked samples and 238 actual samples indicated that only 2% of acquired mass spectra produced false identities. The method validation results showed that the limit of detection ranged from 0.021–3.854 μg kg−1 and 0.015–1.198 ng mL−1 for solid and liquid samples, respectively.

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Your brain deserves training like your body! Test your brain & logical thinking with River Logic Puzzle! This fun, challenging and mind-boggling logic puzzle will make you think, but entertain you at the same time. No need for frustration, relax with cool iq puzzle test games with fun and vibrant illustrations.


A hunting wedding bouquet can certainly reflect your love of the outdoors and still be very beautiful! I usually encourage the bride to consider incorporating natural wood accents, colors such as oranges and greens, or consider incorporating a mixture of beautiful greens.
Leonidis roses have a creamy yellow hue in the center of the rose with a cinnamon burnt edges on the tips of the petals.
Here an interesting wreath collar brings a woodsy feel to the bouquet.
Here's a top view of the same bouquet.
Bright orange gerber daisies and deep red roses creates a bold look that fits well with a hunting theme.
I actually created this bouquet for my sister's wedding! I loosened a natural grapevine wreath and fitted the bouquet into the center of it.
Seeded eucalyptus and ornamental cabbage can give a completely different look, but still have an outdoor feel to it.
Interesting textures are created with decorative leaves, green button pomps and lime green spider mums.
See hunting centerpieces and a cake here.


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WATCH: Nephew of fallen Kissimmee police sergeant made honorary officer
The nephew of a a Kissimmee police sergeant who was killed in the line of duty received a special honor from his uncle's department on Wednesday.Enzo Russell , the nephew of Sgt. Sam Howard, was sworn in to the force as an honorary officer on his birthday by Chief Jeff O'Dell.Behind Enzo, a photo of his uncle stood watching over his shoulder.Sgt. Howard and officer Matthew Baxter were checking reports of suspicious activity at East Cypress Street and Palmway Street in August, in an area of Kissimmee known for drug activity, when they were shot. Howard was a 10-year-veteran of the Kissimmee Police Department.
The nephew of a a Kissimmee police sergeant who was killed in the line of duty received a special honor from his uncle's department on Wednesday.
Enzo Russell , the nephew of Sgt. Sam Howard, was sworn in to the force as an honorary officer on his birthday by Chief Jeff O'Dell.
Behind Enzo, a photo of his uncle stood watching over his shoulder.
Sgt. Howard and officer Matthew Baxter were checking reports of suspicious activity at East Cypress Street and Palmway Street in August, in an area of Kissimmee known for drug activity, when they were shot.
Howard was a 10-year-veteran of the Kissimmee Police Department.


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'Telepathic' Genius Child Tested By Scientist
By John Balson @JJBalson
FIVE-year-old prodigy Ramses Sanguino has astonished his mother by displaying signs of being TELEPATHIC
Producer: John Balson, Chloe Browne
Editor: Joshua Douglas, Kyle Waters
Mind reader: Ramses loves books most adults would struggle to understand
According to Nyx Sanguino, 32, Ramses is able to recite random numbers written in secret - and is now the focus of a scientific study on the subject.
Nyx is used to being surprised by her child, who at just five is already learning seven languages and solving complex mathematical equations.
The youngster from Los Angeles, California, is believed to be one of the top five savants in the world and Nyx posts videos of her son showing off his talents online.
Unchartered waters: Dr Powell's research aims to uncover previously unproven abilities
Now his exploits have even caught the eye of a respected neuroscientist - who is studying Ramses as part a cutting-edge research project into telepathy.
Dr Diane Powell, who was formerly on the faculty at Harvard Medical School, watched a video posted on YouTube this year of him apparently demonstrating telepathy with his mother.
She theorises that telepathy may represent an alternative method of communication between autistic children and their parents.
Fountain of knowledge: Nyx says Ramses is so intelligent it scares her
Dr Powell has described Ramses as 'one of the smartest five year olds on the planet'
She said: "If you think about it, if you have your primary language compromised then that would be a perfect setup for telepathy - because here you have a child and a parent who desperately want to communicate with one another but can't.
"I have found many autistic children who have been reported to be telepathic and I wanted to see it for myself and see if it can be evaluated and actually tested under rigorous, controlled conditions."
However, she already claims to have seen signs of telepathy in at least seven different people and is now dedicating her research time to the subject.
As a baby Ramses showed advanced cognitive abilities
She said: "I am as confident that telepathy exists as I am a lot of things that have actually been accepted by science. I would never say 100 per cent about anything - but I have seen evidence.
"In terms of other scientists, they don't usually believe in telepathy. But I have met privately with many people who have said they would never publicly state that they believe in telepathy but tell me that they have actually experienced it or witnessed it themselves.
"Many of them say the reason they don't come forward and say anything is that they are actually afraid that they would be ridiculed or possibly even lose their job.
Ramses is described as having a high functioning form of autism
"It's very risky to one's credibility to take on a subject like this - but I knew that when I got into it."
Ramses, who is described as having a high functioning form of autism, has been recorded apparently demonstrating telepathy in home videos recorded by his mother.
Many of them show him reciting numbers written by his mother out of eyesight - and she vows that there is no trickery.
Ramses can solve rudimentary algebra problems and can even draw the entire periodic table
In three meetings with Dr Powell he has apparently been able to demonstrate a degree of telepathy.
She used a random-number generator to pick numbers for the mother to write and think about and then get Ramses to try and read his mother's mind to guess them.
Nyx says Ramses has sometimes been able to recite 38 numbers written on a board out of sight.
In another test with Dr Powell present Ramses was able to correctly guess 16 out of 17 numbers hidden out of sight - including one double digit number.
Skeptics doubt whether telepathy exists, however, Dr Powell is confident is does
Nyx, an artist, said: "I was amazed when we began testing Ramses. We do have a very close bond which may have something to do with his abilities - but this is beyond anything I would have imagined.
"I don't know how to explain it and I hope that Dr Powell will eventually be able to give me some answers."
However, her main concern is helping find a specialist school for Ramses, who Dr Powell has described as 'one of the smartest five year olds on the planet'.
Nyx says he can understand and recite parts of several languages including Greek, Hebrew, Arabic and Japanese.
Nyx hopes to find a special school which can nurture Ramses' gifts
He can also solve rudimentary algebra problems, has a knowledge of square roots, and can even draw the entire periodic table.
Nyx, who is homeschooling Ramses, said "I knew even before he was born he was going to be someone special who would change the world. Even when he was a baby he didn't like toys, he just liked reading.
"He started reading when he was 12 months old and could even say words in English, Spanish, Greek and some Japanese.
"When he was 18 months old he knew all the multiplication tables in English and Spanish and had learned the periodic table and all the atomic numbers.
Ramses and his mum, Nyx, share an incredibly close bond
"I taught him some of the languages but I have no idea how he learned parts of Hindi, Arabic or Hebrew by the time he was three. It may have been through the house computer that is often left on.
"I put him into a school but it was a nightmare. He was the only child who could read in the class. The teacher liked him at first and called him the little professor.
"But soon Ramses started correcting her on some of her spelling and maths and the teacher began isolating him from other students.
By the time he was three Ramses was learning new languages including Arabic and Hindi
"I had to take him out of the school and back home with me. He was too far ahead to learn anything there.
"He is different and people cannot understand the way he thinks. He is obsessed with numbers and will count everything, houses, books, letters, and he won't move on until he has counted them all.
"He asks maths questions to the little kids he plays with and sometimes it is hard for him to make friends. I worry that he might end up lonely."
As an infant Ramses was the only child who could read in his class
Dr Powell, who is studying other children around the world as part of her research, hopes to get Ramses sponsored into a special school for gifted autistic children.
She said: "Ramses is one of the top five savants in the world. He needs to be in a school for special students so they can utilise his intellect and help him achieve his potential."
Nyx is also keen to expand her son's horizons and hopes he may one day change the world.
"I really hope one day that Ramses will event a cure for cancer or something great like that," she said.
"He is so smart that sometimes he scares me. I really want him to have the best education in the world and be happy."


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Ticket Alternative Outing with the Atlanta Braves!
We might look like we're high up; but from where we were, you could see all the action!
We're lucky enough to be part of a company that likes to take us out every once in awhile. With baseball season in full swing, we thought it'd be a pretty great idea to support our Atlanta Braves.


I came across this quote when I was doing some journaling and reflecting on New Year's Eve. I was considering the year past and discerning how I wanted to go into the year ahead. I know all those things they say about New Year's resolutions—about how we never keep them, and it is not that helpful of a practice. I admit I tend to make the same ones every year. Turns out, most of us do. Greg Strunk showed this funny video as a part of his sermon at The Well on Jan 1.
In spite of all of that, I still spend time every New Year, thinking about who I want to be and making what I call "intentions." This is not so much about what I want to do, but who I want to be in the coming year, and given who I want to be, how then I shall live. After all my praying, pondering, and writing, I try to coalesce it into a single phrase that becomes my focus for the year.
In this year's ruminations, I realized that what gives me life is some of those very things we always make resolutions about: time with family and friends, learning new things and going new places, getting outdoors, keeping Sabbath. I am at the age where all the striving in the first half of my adulthood to succeed and achieve has given way to something different. I have enough. What draws me now is experiencing the fullness of life in all the small moments: A great meal with a good friend. Looking for beauty wherever it shows up. I yearn for a more "simple" life where I sleep well, eat well, play more, experience more of life. That is what I want to get out of life.
But what do I want to give to life? That is where the quote I shared comes in. I was Googling "live well" since that was becoming more clear as my intention for this year—and up came the quote. I have no idea about the context or when Augustine wrote it, but what struck me is that he lived between 354 and 430, a time when the Western Roman Empire was disintegrating, so the times were changing and there had to be a great deal of anxiety. This was his word in the midst of his times. Yes, the times do shape us as they are the context in which we are living, but we are not defined solely by the times. As Augustine points out, we have the power to shape our lives and the world. As soon as I read this quote, I knew it was mine for the year: Such as we are, such are the times!
There are all sorts of prognostications about the year ahead with a new president in the U.S., Brexit playing out in Europe, and continuing unrest in the Middle East. I don't know what this year will bring. But I also know that we are agents in this human existence. Life does not just happen to us. God has invited us to be co-creators in it. I want to live in a way that adds goodness, beauty, joy, kindness, and love to this world. And guess what—that often happens in the small moments, in the midst of daily encounters. How am I treating people? What attitude am I bringing to my work and family? Am I helping where I can help?
As United Methodists, we believe that God is not done with us. Sanctification is about growing more and more in God's grace, and the result is the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) being seen in and through us. Wesley probably got that from Augustine (and Augustine from Paul before him) because that is the heart of living well. So my friends, whether you consider these the best of times or the worst of times, let us live well because we are the times!


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Home Guides 5 Things the PlayStation 5 Will Have and 5 Things it Needs
5 Things the PlayStation 5 Will Have and 5 Things it Needs
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1Confirmed – The PlayStation 5 Will Load Games Faster
One of the biggest problems with gaming is loading time. If you're a PC gamer, you can simply upgrade to an ultra-fast SSD and – with the right hardware – you'll cut down loading times exponentially. But, if you're a console gamer, you're stuck with whatever hardware the console comes with. You can always buy an external SSD, but it'll only do so much. Sony is looking to solve that problem, and even make it so that games load instantly. This has been confirmed by a recent patent that tells use Sony is looking to give the PlayStation 5 a RAM-intensive loading system which should dramatically lower game loading times to as little as a second or two.
2Needed – The PlayStation 5 Needs a Larger Hard Drive
Sony might not be jumping on the same disc-less bandwagon that Microsoft is riding, but that doesn't mean that a majority of gamers buy games digitally instead of going to the store and getting the usual game disc. It saves time, and you have to install the game to the console anyway, so the disc is essentially useless after that. Games for current consoles are already getting huge. Think about how big Grand Theft Auto V or Red Dead Redemption 2, both of which touch pretty close to the 100GB range. Games for next-gen consoles, especially those with intense graphics, could go beyond even 150 GB, so even the cheapest version of the PlayStation 5 needs to have a large hard drive. We're going to a time where a 1TB hard drive should be standard while 2TB and 3TB SSDs aren't out of the question either. After all, who wants to take the time to uninstall one game just to free up space for another. Or, even worse, free up space for required updates since those happen about as often as they do in Windows 10 it seems.
3Confirmed – The PlayStation 5 Will Have a Disc Drive
As Microsoft is set to prepare its loyal followers for a disc-less, all-digital future with the all-digital Xbox One S, Sony will take a different route or, the route already traveled. Even though Sony has experienced a huge uptick in digital game sales, it doesn't want to abandon its relationship with brick and mortar stores that sell its products. Some might look at this as a form of loyalty, but there's actually more to it. Since brick and mortar stores wouldn't be selling physical copies of PlayStation 5 games, those stores would no longer need to sell the PlayStation 5 console and Sony doesn't want that. So, if you're someone who cherishes having a physical game library, you're in luck as long as you're a PlayStation fan.
4Needed – Sony Should Offer Different Models of the PlayStation 5 At Launch
Sony has a bad habit of launching its consoles around Christmas time at one set price point only to offer a toned down, slimmer model with less storage space a few years later. These slimmer, cheaper consoles make it easier for those that don't want to or can't spend a bunch of money on a new console but, at the same time, but it also makes this portion of the world's population wait much longer to step up to a new console. As such, Sony should launch different models of the PlayStation 5 at launch with staggered price points to make it easier for everyone to get their hands on a new console.
5Confirmed – The PlayStation 5 Will Have V-Sync Support
This probably doesn't mean too much to those of you that are casual gamers, but V-Sync support is huge when it comes to the quality of gameplay. V-Sync is one of the major advantages of playing on PC because graphics cards that support V-sync are able to match a game's frame rate to the monitors refresh rate, ultimately eliminating screen tearing. Now, we've learned that Sony has filed a patent that confirms that the PlayStation 5 have V-Sync support and will dramatically shorten the gap between PC and console gaming. Is it enough to convince PC gamers to move over to a console? Probably not, but it will make life a little better console gamers nonetheless.
6Needed – The PlayStation 5's Controllers Should Feature Wireless Charging
Let's not beat around the bush – Sony's DualShock 4 controller is pretty damn awesome, but it's not without its shortcomings either. One of the most annoying is the fact that you have to plug it in to charge it. It's not like it's a huge inconvenience, but it's an inconvenience, nonetheless. As such, it's only logical to think that Sony will at least offer the PlayStation 5's controllers with wireless charging capability. Of course, the option to charge via wire will still be there for those of you that like to play for hours and hours on end, but at least you won't have to have an extra cable strung around when you're not playing and charging your controller. Here's to hoping Sony goes for it.
7Confirmed – The PlayStation 5 Will have VR Support
Don't lie to us – we know you've probably given very few shits about virtual reality. To be honest, it hasn't exactly been a big success for Sony and the PlayStation 4 at all. But, that doesn't mean Sony is going to give it up, and the PlayStation 5 come with VR baked in, so you won't even need a breakout box like you do for the PlayStation 4. Perhaps this will be enough to make VR gaming a little more popular among PlayStation fanboys. With that in mind, a patent filing shows that Sony is also developing new controllers for VR gameplay and that they'll be able to detect individual finger movement thanks to an in-depth camera system.
8Needed – The PlayStation 5 Needs to Have a Similar Controller
The one thing Sony has been very good at is keeping the same general design for PlayStation Controllers over the generations. They have evolved a bit from generation to generation but they never dramatically changed to the point that we could hate them. So, the DualShock 5 controller should be quite similar to the DualShock 4, albeit will some extra technology like wireless charging and maybe a tweaked design for more comfortability. The only problem is that there's nothing to really complain about when it comes to the DS4 controller, so what Sony could change other than the charging aspect is still up in the air. We'll just have to wait and see what happens.
9Confirmed – Backward Compatibility
These days, consoles have to be backward compatible. After all, we've spent years and lots of money building up our physical and digital game libraries. We don't know a whole lot about the PlayStation 5's backward compatibility yet, but patent filings show that the company has been working on it for a couple of years now, and the PlayStation 5 might even allow us to play all of Sony's exclusive games from previous generation consoles. That's a big win for PlayStation fanboys and Microsoft guys that have decided to see if the grass really is greener on the other side. After all, one of the best things about PlayStation consoles are the exclusive games, right?
10Needed – The PlayStation Network Needs to Be Revamped Before the PlayStation 5 Launches
If you've never taken a look at Microsoft's Xbox Live Marketplace, I'm here to tell you that you're missing out. In comparison to the PlayStation Network, it's cleaner, easier to navigate, and user-friendly. PSN is just, for lack of a better word, awkward. As such, Sony needs to revamp the PlayStation Network dramatically before the PlayStation 5 launches because digital game purchases and online gaming are only going to get bigger from here. Sony's online portal needs to be just as friendly as that of its competitors.


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Environmental Innovations
Beyond Sustainability: Repair, Restore, Regenerate, Thrive
The concept of regenerative business is pushing the sustainability movement toward courageous action in response to the worsening environmental crises of our time. To reverse the trajectory of accelerating climate change, pollution, resource depletion, and associated human suffering, it is not enough to sustain neutral impacts. What is truly required is a commitment to repair and restore the damage done and shift the extractive relationship between people and planet to a nourishing relationship that ensures a better future.
A term borrowed from ecosystem science, regenerative, in the business context, refers to the continual building and replenishing of natural capital, resources, materials, and people. The result is a healthier business ecosystem from which a business can thrive, with a positive long-term outlook.
Influenced by the concepts of circular economy and other systems thinking frameworks, the regenerative approach adopts aspirational goals of net-positive impact. In simplest terms, leaving the world a better place as a result of business practices, decisions, and relationships. No matter whether the corner store or a Fortune 500, the call to level-up, innovate, and collaborate toward net positive impacts creates tremendous opportunity for leadership, brand identity, profits, and longevity. Specifically, regenerative practices build new market opportunities, costs savings and efficiencies, secure supply-relationships, and loyal customers/clients.
One the most well-known proponents of this business philosophy, the iconic apparel brand Patagonia, was a pioneer of organic cotton. Then, several years ago they upped their commitment to go "beyond organic" by supporting production practices that build soil, sequester carbon, and increase livelihoods. As Patagonia CEO Rose Marcario explains, "If we don't act now, and act boldly, we give up the planet". Accordingly, the company invests a significant portion of profits back into the supply chain, communities, and a variety of innovations; is helping to launch the Regenerative Organic Agriculture standard for carbon friendly farming; and remains one of the most well recognized and forward-thinking brands on the planet. [1]
Investing in regenerative practices, especially during Covid-19 times, assures a certain level of business resiliency. In fact, as Carol Sanford, author of 'The Regenerative Business', explains, "Regeneration goes beyond resilience or sustainability. Whatever is resilient, restored, robust, or sustainable resists or recovers from shocks and stays the same. Shocks make a regenerative business better. It rebounds and has the capacity to do more and be more". [2]
The practical applications and opportunities of this approach could be applied to energy, waste management, agriculture, transportation, community engagement and other key business functions and impact areas.
For example, thanks to the advances of renewable energy technology, Net Zero or Net Positive Energy buildings are now possible under the right circumstances. That is, on an annual basis, the building footprint (or nearby site) could produce as much as or more energy than it actually uses. Why buy energy from the utility when you can produce your own energy on site, sell it back, and remain resilient to fluctuating energy costs? Given the low costs of photovoltaic (PV) installation, energy efficiency technologies that reduce overall loads, availability of rebates and incentives, and advances in building design, these types of buildings are becoming more realistic[3].
In another example, Regenerative Agriculture is an increasingly popular and hopeful food trend[4]. It consists of farming practices that restore ecosystem services, with particular focus on building soil health to sequester and store carbon from the atmosphere, one of the most immediate and important solutions for addressing climate change.[5] Carbon farming practices include not tilling the soil, planting carbon absorbing crops, building organic soil fertility, and preventing soil loss and erosion. We recently helped incorporate these practices into the fabric of the California Green Business Network.
Food and fiber purchasers, manufacturers and restaurants, have opportunities to invest in these practices at the source of the supply chain. One EI project, for example, is a collaboration with Bay Area food business incubator, café, and manufacturer, KitchenTown, to roll out the Zero Foodprint Initiative to forward thinking restaurants throughout the Bay Area. This program allows consumers to contribute 1% of their food bill to verified, quantifiable carbon farming projects. "It's like improving the grid – for food," according to the non-profit Zero Foodprint's website. Businesses could also make these type of carbon investments through organizations such the Carbonfund and terrapass.
To promote transportation alternatives, a business can choose to invest in infrastructure that not only benefits their own employees, but also contributes to improvement of the overall transportation landscape. For example, installing EV charging stations that are available to the public or extending company vanpools to nearby businesses. Also, and increasingly relevant for our time, creating a functional tele-commuting plan not only reduces transportation impacts, but also creates long-term resiliency for teams, customers, and collaborators to continue to operate virtually, even when the physical office is shut down.[6]
Zero Waste is an attainable goal that many major corporations have already committed to through recycling, reuse, and most importantly eliminating waste at the source.[7] Waste can also be used as fuel for regeneration. For examples, we look to composting of food waste into soil amendments, upcycling scraps and byproducts into useful materials, and turning waste itself into energy through biodigestion. At smaller scales, robust donation programs for used equipment, furniture, or materials could help stimulate the small business community.
For an example related to water conservation in the built environment, Low Impact Development (LID) techniques such as pervious pavement, bioswales and rain gardens can capture, cleanse and infiltrate polluted runoff; protecting local waterways and recharging the groundwater. [8] EI implements these techniques for both municipal and business clients.
Finally, the concept of regenerative business translates directly into community leadership by continually asking the question of how to use a business's position and platform to positively influence partners, customers, suppliers and the communities in which it operates. How can a company, institution, or agency inspire adoption of a net positive mindset throughout its sector? Which relationships and collaborations will allow the type of investments to take place for long term, measurable, and regenerative impacts?
Environmental Innovations can help identify opportunities for these types of innovations. We build the partnerships, technical expertise, and execution strategy to make lasting impact, build enduring businesses, and create a hopeful future.
[1] https://attheepicenter.com/podcast-archive/ep-1-rose-marcario/
[2] https://carolsanford.com/the-regenerative-business/
[3] https://sftool.gov/learn/about/422/net-examples#:~:text=Net%20Zero%20Energy%20buildings%20are,design%20with%20renewable%20energy%20generation.
[4] https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/23/top-food-trends-for-2020-according-to-whole-foods.html#:~:text=Whole%20Foods%20defines%20regenerative%20agriculture,according%20to%20organic%20farming%20non%2D
[5] https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorinfries/2018/10/21/how-a-regenerative-revolution-could-reverse-climate-change/#45471c5210f2
[6] https://commute.org/
[7] https://www.rubicon.com/blog/companies-zero-waste/
[8] https://www.epa.gov/soakuptherain/soak-rain-rain-gardens
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Maxine Kumin was born on June 6, 1925, in Germantown, Pennsylvania to Peter and Belle (Doll) Winokur. She was the youngest and only girl of 4 children born between 1919 and 1925. They lived in a Georgian Colonial built in the last decade of the nineteenth century at 152 Carpenter Lane, down the hill from the Covenant of the Sisters of Saint Joseph.
one more to instill the meaning of humble.
As the twig is bent, said your harridan nuns.
smiled upon you with upturned palms.
at random, had bodily to be restrained.
enthroned as a symbol with upturned palms.
their backyard clothesline a pious example?
They have flapped out of sight, my darling nuns.
were wedded to Christ inside their gowns.
who can have stolen my darling nuns?
Who rustles drily inside my gown?
In the thirties, I attended Charles W Henry Elementary School in Germantown, then a sleepy suburb of Philadelphia. School was a sturdy down-one-hill-and-up-the-other one-mile walk from our house, and I trudged there and back twice a day. In those days, kids walked home for lunch and returned for afternoon classes, which consisted of home economics for the girls and shop for the boys. No one questioned this arrangement. It was simply a given. In sixth grade we girls went to sewing class, presided over in real life and half a hundred nightmares by a supreme harridan named Miss Morrison.
At the front of the room an oilcloth chart the size of a pull-down map of South America displayed the steps to be followed in threading this diabolical invention, the Singer sewing machine. This is my garbled recollection of the eight steps, as foreign to me as a Sanskrit text. First you set the spool on a little spindle, then you gingerly coaxed the thread end through one little eyelet, then you drew this spidery thread across the top to· another eyelet, then down and around a small cog. Next you looped the thread under an upside-down hook, then crossed to another eyelet, finally down to the foot, after which you trepidatiously threaded the needle and lowered it with an abrupt snap-think spider trapping its prey-to catch the bobbin thread. That's if you were lucky and had wound the bobbin correctly. (Winding the bobbin was another exercise in arcana.) Once these two threads had mated, you placed your right hand on the flywheel drawing it authoritatively toward you and at the same instant began to pump the treadle, one foot slightly behind the other. At this point the thread invariably broke, flew out of its several eyelets, and you began again.
I could swim the Australian crawl, post to the trot, and smack a softball past third base, but I could not coordinate the flywheel and the treadle. My thread, so painstakingly arranged, broke and flew out of its settings. The bobbin thread, so assiduously wound, drawn up from its little coffin and conjoined with the needle, snapped free and retreated underground. Prisoner of clumsiness, I was told to begin again. "Follow the chart at the front of the room," Miss Morrison said grimly.
Eventually matters got personal. Why couldn't I follow directions? Was there something the matter with my eyesight? Why did my fingers tremble? She disliked my hair, in two long fat braids that I was to scissor off the next year, to my mother's dismay. I was terrified of Miss Morrison, who hinted that my hair was dirty, that it harbored disease, and that if I didn't master the Singer, I would receive an F in her class and be forced to repeat home economics another year. 0 Sisyphus! Follow the chart at the front of the room. I sat frozen at the prospect, then put my head down and to my great surprise threw up all over the machine. A horrified Miss Morrison sent me to the nurse, who called my mother, who rescued me. Miraculously, I was excused from home economics the rest of the term and allowed to spend that period in the school's little library, rereading my old favorites.
To this day I like to think of Miss Morrison, imprisoned by my vomit, cleaning her perfect Singer eyelet by eyelet, visited by the gods' own vengeance.
She switched to the public school in third grade since her father did not approve of private schools because it did not prepare you to meet the real world. When she was in eighth grade she was sent out of district to Elkins Park Junior High and then to Cheltenham High School.
Maxine attended Radcliffe College from 1942-1946, graduating with a B.A.. She was a member of the Radcliffe crew and swam all four years, captaining her senior year. The war was in full swing and Cambridge was full of uniforms. Radcliffe students no longer had to attend separate classes, but were finally integrated into the regular lectures in Harvard Yard.
Maxine joined the effort at Fore River Shipyard where the workers were attempting to unionize during her sophomore year. She became the chief headline composer of the union weekly newspaper. Her effort to work in a factory to support the war effort was thwarted by a mysterious fever which resolved itself eventually revealed as a severe case of measles.
On a blind date in April 1945, Maxine met Victor Kumin, an army sergeant and Harvard ('43) man. She describes their mutual infatuation as "instant and headlong." For the next year they wrote over 550 letters to one another, rendezvoused in Texas during a three-day leave, and agreed to marry after Maxine's graduation and Victor's discharge from the army.
A short time later, Maxine and Victor moved to Boston where Maxine completed her M.A. in comparative literature at Radcliffe in the summer of 1948. In the ensuing five years they had three children and moved several times before settling in Newton to take advantage of the highly touted Newton public schools.
Maxine free-lanced as a medical writer and wrote poetry and short verse essentially in the closet. Her breakthrough came with the publication of a four-line poem in 1953 in the Christian Science Monitor.
Her first publication was a children's book in 1960 called Sebastian and the Dragon, followed by the publication of her first collection of poems called Halfway. Soon after that she was awarded a fellowship by the Radcliffe Institute of Independent Study which essentially gave her a paycheck to justify setting aside time to write at the same time she balanced the responsibilities of mother and wife.
A year after attending Holmes's workshop, Maxine began teaching English at Tufts University and continued teaching there until 1968. Between 1961 and 1972 she published four poetry collections, four novels, and nineteen children's books.
This creative productivity culminated in the publication of Up Country: Poems of New England, Harper & Row, 1972, which won her the Pulitzer Prize in 1973. In Maxine's own words, she "metamorphosed into a recognizable name" and "suddenly she was in business, the poetry business." See, The Pawnbroker's Daughter, W.W. Norton, 2015, p. 131.
Maxine struggled all her career to balance the conventional duties of a housewife and mother with her desire to fan the intellectual flame and excel as a writer. When she began her career the women's movement did not yet exist, so she had few role models to rely on. After her star rose and she began teaching and landed the post of Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1981-1982 (later renamed Poet Laureate of the U.S.), she promoted the work of her fellow female poets and mentored young and rising female poets at every opportunity.
Much of the inspiration for her writing comes from her farm in New Hampshire, which Victor and Maxine purchased in 1963 and moved to on a permanent basis in 1976, after their three children had grown and left home.
"The garden has to be attended every day, just as the horses have to be tended to, not just every day, but morning, noon and night. The writing, I think, exerts the same kind of discipline. A day without sitting down at my desk seriously is a day full of guilt. I think of myself as a Jewish Calvinist, you know, salvation through grace, grace through good works and working is good, just that simple. I wouldn't trade this life for any other." Maxine Kumin, recording by Mary Kuechenmeister for the Story Preservation Initiative in 2012. Full recording may be found at the Biographical Interviews page of this website.
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What Your Child's Teacher Wants to Know
Sharing information at the start of school helps you build a strong partnership that will benefit your child all year long.
A few weeks after the start of school, Naomi received a call from her daughter's preschool teacher. Her normally upbeat 3 year old, Jane, was upset and screaming, "I want my mommy!" Naomi suggested that the teacher try singing "This Little Light of Mine" — Jane's favorite song — to help calm her down. When Naomi came to pick up Jane, she was cuddling peacefully on the teacher's lap, listening to the end-of-day story.
This scenario illustrates just one of many opportunities that may arise for building a strong partnership with your child's teacher. By sharing your thoughts, feelings, concerns, and information about your family with the teacher right from the start, you will not only ease the initial transition in September; you will also be creating a support network that lasts all year long. When parents and teachers work together, it sends a strong message: Your child will know that the adults in her life care about her experience and want her to succeed.
Share Your Insight
Many teachers will ask for information about your child and family at the start of the school year, but if yours doesn't, you can take the first step. Avoid trying to have an in-depth conversation about your child at drop-off or pickup time, when the teacher is involved in lots of activity. It will be too distracting for both of you. It's better to write her a letter, or request a brief conference. Follow the teacher's guidelines for the best ways and times to reach her.
Start by thinking about your answers to the questions below; then share them with the teacher so that she can come to understand your child's emotional needs.
Describe your child's preferences and routines. What do you like to do together? What kinds of activities does he enjoy? What foods does he like to eat? Is he used to taking naps? Where is he in the toilet-training process?
Offer personality insights. How does she enter new situations? What is most characteristic of her under those circumstances? What are some of the things you find most appealing about your child? Is there any behavior you find difficult to manage?
Describe previous peer relationships. How does your child relate to other children? What experiences did he have last year? Does he have any particular expectations for school and friendships?
Explain how your child tends to express her feelings. Does she express anger or frustration verbally? Does she tend to hang back from the group? What are the verbal and nonverbal cues she gives about his feelings? For example, you might say, "Jordan doesn't usually tell us when she's scared, but I see this look on her face and one finger goes into her mouth ..." Let the teacher know what helps to comfort your child when she's upset.
Share details about your home life. Is there a new baby in the house? Did you move recently? Is there a new family pet, or is Grandpa in the hospital? Changes at home — even small ones — can affect your child, so it helps the teacher to know about them.
Let the teacher know about your own feelings. Describe what the start of school has been like for you, what you expect from the school, and how you hope it will help your child. When you have this conversation, try not to focus on problems. Your aim is to inspire an open, comfortable dialogue and to begin building a trusting relationship with the teacher. Think of the two of you as a team who, together, can ensure that your child has a fun, exciting, and productive year.
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Great Gifts for Teachers
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CALIFORNIA SYMPHONY YOUNG AMERICAN COMPOSER IN RESIDENCE 2020-2021
Residency activities and world premiere of a new work by Viet Cuong, his first during a three-year residency with California Symphony
The California Symphony is thrilled to announce the selection of Viet Cuong as its next Young American Composer-in-Residence (YACR) for a three-year period beginning with the 2020/21 season. The YACR program offers emerging composers unprecedented opportunities to create, rehearse, premiere, and record three major orchestral compositions.
In each year of the residency, Viet Cuong will collaborate with Music Director Donato Cabrera and the Orchestra to compose a new work, while also developing his craft through in-depth engagement with a professional orchestra —getting instantaneous feedback from Maestro and the musicians during workshops and rehearsals, with the opportunity to revise and refine the work prior to its public performance.
Young American Composer-in-Residence Program
The YACR program is unique among composer-in-residence programs because its three-year duration allows deep relationships to develop among the composer, music director, and musicians, and allows the composer to gain useful insights into how an orchestra functions. According to Katherine Balch, whose YACR tenure will conclude this spring, "So often when you work with an orchestra as a composer, it's just one or two rehearsals, then the show, and you're done interacting with that organization. But the California Symphony gives a chance to a young artist to invest in and be invested in by a community. To me this type of synergy and opportunity for dialogue is what makes the artistic process more meaningful for everyone."
The works created by the composer increase in complexity with each season. In the first year, the composer writes an overture approximately ten minutes long; for the second year the composer writes a concerto featuring the instrument of his/her choice; and the final composition is a full-length orchestral work, 30-40 minutes long. Each work receives its world premiere during a concert as part of the California's subscription series at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
The 2020/21 Season
Throughout the 2020/21 season, Mr. Cuong is scheduled for quarterly conferences with Maestro Cabrera as he develops his first piece for the Symphony. His first visit to Walnut Creek will take place in January 2021 for a workshop with the Orchestra, which will be recorded so he can further develop and refine his composition over the following months. After final rehearsals in May, the world premiere of the piece will be performed during the Symphony's final subscription concerts at the Lesher Center for the Arts, May 15 and 16, 2021. We anticipate an audience of close to 800 people for each performance.
During his visits to Walnut Creek, Mr. Cuong will get to know Orchestra musicians, participate in media interviews and donor meetings, and meet local students, including those participating in Sound Minds, California Symphony's music education program for at-risk students. In previous years, the school visits have proven to be inspiring for both the composer and students, who are eager to learn about the composing process and the life of a professional composer. Participating students will also be invited to attend the world premiere performance at the Lesher Center.
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Work for chamber orchestra composed by Viet Cuong, California Symphony Young American Composer-in-Residence 2020-2023. Performed by Alarm Will Sound, Alan Pierson, conductor
Artifacts – Katherine Balch
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World premiere of Katherine Balch's Artifacts, a violin concerto composed during her second year as Young American Composer-in-Residence (2017-2020). Performed by California Symphony on May 5, 2019 at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, CA.
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The California Symphony, now in its seventh season under the leadership of Music Director Donato Cabrera, is distinguished for its concert programs that combine symphonic classics alongside American repertoire and works by living composers, for bringing music to people in new and unconventional settings. Over the last four years, the California Symphony's audience has nearly…
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2020 Mentor: Alissa J. Haddaji
Alissa J. Haddaji
Lecturer on Space Law, Policy and Ethics, Harvard University and Founder, Space Consortium at Harvard and MIT
Region: Northern America; Europe; Africa
Field: Law; Policy; Sociology; Ethics; Planetary Protection; Planetary Defense
Profile: Dr. Alissa J. Haddaji is a faculty researcher and lecturer in Space Law, Policy and Ethics at Harvard University, a Lecturer in Space Law, Policy and Space Anthropology at the International Space University and founder of the Space Consortium at Harvard & MIT, and Space Week at Harvard. She is the lead coordinator of the United Nations-mandated Space Mission Planning Advisory Group (SMPAG) Legal Working Group on Planetary Defense where she also represents the International Committee on Space Research (COSPAR).
Dr. Haddaji founded and leads the UNOOSA Space4Women Mentee Webinars (2020-), is an organizing committee member of the International Academy of Astronautics's (IAA) Planetary Defense Conference, a member of the International Astronautical Federation's (IAF) Near-Earth Object Committee and a Board Member of the Space Ethics non-profit JustSpace Alliance. Prior to her Planetary Defense work, Dr. Haddaji was a Planetary Protection and Defense legal and policy consultant for the Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA), a Senior Researcher in Space Economics at Harvard Business School, a Research Fellow in Science and Technology Studies at Harvard Kennedy School and a Visiting Scholar at the George Washington University's Space Policy Institute in Washington DC. Certified in Planetary Protection by NASA and ESA, she served for four years as COSPAR's Planetary Protection Project Officer, where she led the coordination of, and co-authored the International Planetary Protection Handbook (IPPH) and created international Planetary Protection trainings in America, Europe and Asia.
She is a United Nations' Office of Outer Space Affairs Space4Women Network Mentor, a member of the International Institute of Space Law (IISL) and a member of the Women In Aerospace association (WIA). She has a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree in World History & International Relations from La Sorbonne University, Paris 1, a Master's Degree in Political Science and Law from La Sorbonne University, Paris 1, a Master's Degree in American Civilization applied to Science and Technology Studies from Brown University and a Master's Degree in Planetary Science, specialized in Oceanography from Bordeaux 1 University. Dr. Haddaji is also a graduate of the International Space University (ISU) Space Studies Program (SSP'17). She defended her first PhD dedicated to International Natural Disaster Management applied to Planetary Defense in 2019 and is currently finishing her 2nd PhD (remotely) at École Normale Supérieure (ENS), Paris, on International Space Politics and its social glass ceilings.
Dr. Haddaji has guest-lectured in Space Law and Policy at Framingham University (US), York University (CA), Leiden Law School (NL), the International Space University (FR), the Space Generation Congress (SGC), the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) and the China Academy of Space Technology (CAST).
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The LMA's end of season statistics reveal that there were 70 "manager movements", of which 56 were dismissals and the rest resignations. The total surpassed the previous record of 53 set in 2001–2 – the year of the ITV Digital collapse – with 11 Premier League managers leaving their posts.
The statistics are boosted by the 18 dismissals in the Championship, although remarkably this was down by two on last season's record. Fourteen League One clubs also sacked their manager, falling to 13 in League Two.
That means the average tenure for a manager has now fallen to 1.31 years – the second highest since 1992 behind 2014‑15.
But it is the total dismissals that is the most eye-catching, with nine more managers falling victim to the sack than the previous season. In League One, the average tenure for dismissed managers has dipped under one year for the first time, although it increased to above two years in the Premier League.
Arsenal's Arsène Wenger remains the longest-serving manager in England having now spent almost 20 years in north London. Exeter's Paul Tisdale is second in the list while Eddie Howe, who only returned to Bournemouth for a second spell in October 2012, is now in the top 10.


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Q: Global qualification in a class declarations class-head We found something similar to the following (don't ask ...):
namespace N {
    struct A { struct B; };
}

struct A { struct B; };

using namespace N;

struct ::A::B {}; // <- point of interest

Interestingly, this compiles fine with VS2005, icc 11.1 and Comeau (online), but fails with GCC:

global qualification of class name is invalid before '{' token

From C++03, Annex A, it seems to me like GCC is right:

*

*the class-head can consist of nested-name-specifier and identifier

*nested-name-specifier can't begin with a global qualification (::)

*obviously, neither can identifier
... or am i overlooking something?

A: I think you are getting it right: GCC implements the standard to the letter in this case, while the others implement it less strict (have a look at issue #355).
You could do the following to work-around the limitation of the syntax
struct identity< ::A >::type::B {};

Or you use an explicit named typedef
typedef ::A AHidden;
struct AHidden::B { };

Or, of course, you exchange the order of using namespace and the nested class definition. Notice that Annex A is informative only. The normative text is at clauses 5.1/7 and 9.

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