Getting a good domain name these days is like mining for precious metals in your back yard. Sure you might get lucky every now and then (assuming you dig deep enough) but most of the time your prospecting turns up very little. However a new proposal by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) – the organization charged with overseeing all domain names – may make your digging more worthwhile.
In theory this worked fine. However over time what happened was that .com became the most popular TLD and everyone wanted a .com domain name. Furthermore, there were no restrictions to registering a .com domain name even if you weren't a commercial endeavor and a free for all ensued. Today there are nearly 77 million registered domain names and the highest percentage of those use .com as the TLD. So if you are a new business starting out, getting a hold of a .com domain name that folks will remember will be quite a challenge.
Over time ICANN has created new top level domains (.name, .biz and the like) thinking that folks would utilize those TLDs when registering a new domain name (and relieve the stress on the .com domain names). However registration of domains using these newer TLDs has been sparse at best. People are more likely to make up words to keep the .com TLD (for example flickr.com) than settle on a less popular TLD (say, flicker.biz).
The new proposal ICANN put forward at their July 2008 meeting essentially opens up TLDs for registration. Don't like the .biz or .net extension? No problem. Create your own! The proposal allows for any combination of up to 64 characters to be used as a TLD. This essentially creates nearly limitless possibilities for domain names. As an example, if I wanted to brand my company name as a TLD I could do that and register .tunnel7.
Now before you get too excited I should mention that this is still a proposal. However, from what I read the proposal looks to be approved early in 2009 and registration of these new top level domains could happen as early as the second quarter of 2009.
I can definitely see this working. I don't think it will happen quickly. I'm sure .com will still be the most popular TLD for years to come but breaking the stranglehold of the .com TLD for those searching for a domain name will certainly be welcome. Perhaps in the not too distant future our digging will turn up more options resulting in better domain names.


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Saturday April 27 2013
Alarm goes off at 10:40 a.m.
Bagel with Non-Dairy Cream Cheese. Orange Juice.
All day shift at China Wok.
It's a whopping 73 degrees outside. During a few deliveries to the oceanfront I'm privileged enough to experience the swarming flocks of people causing all kinds of traffic. Everyone's at the beach today.
Five Guys French Fries with Ketchup. Water.
Darren comes in to help with the dinner shift. The beach area is a madhouse, herds of black people, young adults, and general tourists. I'll quote Darren, "Dude its like a rap video down here." Tomorrow we'll read in the news this:
[VIRGINIA BEACH OCEANFRONT ROCKED BY VIOLENCE: Per the Virginian-Pilot, "Violence broke out across several blocks near the Oceanfront late Saturday and early Sunday, leaving several people injured and many more concerned after an event drew thousands of young adults. Police reported three shootings, three incidents in which a person was cut and three robberies. All happened over 4 hours between 17th Street and 33rd Street near the Oceanfront. Calls for the first incidents – a shooting in the 2000 block of Atlantic Ave., and a simple assault and larceny at 21st Street and Pacific Avenue – both came at 11:23 p.m., police said. The second shooting was reported at 2:58 a.m., in the 300 block of 33rd St. The third shooting, and the last call for violence, came at 3:13 a.m., at 27th Street and Atlantic Avenue. Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms estimated 30,000 to 40,000 people were at the Oceanfront this weekend. One of the festivities was "College Beach Weekend 2013."]
Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/04/daybreak-daily-weekend-violence-rocks-va-beach-oceanfront-88079.html#ixzz2RueyHBgI
Blueberry Greek Yogurt.
I just finished delivering to a pack of snobby ignorant black teenagers at The Grand Ocean hotel on 11th. They all paid separately, which makes it a minor hassle. I look through the receipts and notice a peculiar thing. Most people when they sign a credit slip with the intention of not tipping they'll just leave it blank or rewrite the original total or even slash a line through the tip space. But this one girl decided to spell out the word "NO" in all caps in the tip space. I've never seen that before. It's as if I asked her, "Will you tip me please?" and her reply is "NO". Wow. Hope in humanity is lost.
Off work and back home.
Hot and Sour Soup. Broccoli, Snow Peas, and Rice.
Watching Love (2011).
Fortune cookie says, "The aim of education is to teach us how to think, not what to think."
"Sometimes when I wake up, I feel like I'm still sleeping. I feel like all the colours and shapes of the world have collided, and all I can do is just sit there and watch."
Apple Pie and a Cinnamon Roll. Honey Oolong Tea.
Researching – getting lost in a Wikipedia link chain mostly on space exploration.
Sleep real late.
* Pale Blue Dot. Voyager 1. June 6 1990.
† NO tip. Image by me.
Tuesday April 30 2013
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Bill Gates invests in a 'startup' focused on reducing methane emissions from livestock
Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), an investment vehicle founded by Bill Gates, has led the latest round of financing for the Australian company Rumin8, focused on reducing methane gas emissions from livestock.
The 'startup' has carried out an initial round of Phase 2 financing, led by Gates' firm together with the agri-food company Harvest Road Group, raising US$12 million (€11 million) to spend on commercial trials of its additives for eliminate methane in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and the United States.
In this way, the funds raised by Rumin8 between both initial rounds totaled about 25 million Australian dollars (€16 million), the company indicated.
Rumin8 is an Australian climate technology company designing solutions to radically reduce methane emissions from agriculture, including identifying natural compounds with antimethanogenic properties to reproduce them in a highly efficient, low-cost, scalable, high-quality process for feed. livestock and thus reduce their emissions.
"The demand for sustainable protein has never been more evident, which is why BEV is very interested in reducing methane emissions from meat and dairy," said Carmichael Roberts, BEV representative.
Google would limit one of Android's most popular features to prevent malware attacks
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BREAKING NEWS: LeBron James agrees to 4-year, $154 million contract with Lakers
By CNN
(CNN) – For the second time in eight years, LeBron James is leaving Cleveland.
On Sunday, Klutch Sports Group announced on Twitter James' plans to sign a four-year, $154 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers after declining his $35.6 million player option with the Cleveland Cavaliers and testing free agency.
Lakers officially return to relevancy
James' decision will catapult the Lakers up the title-contending ranks.
Looking at his numbers, it's not hard to see why. At 33 years old, James produced a sensational 2017-18 campaign in which he averaged 27.5 points, 9.1 assists and 8.6 rebounds on 54.2 percent shooting from the field, including 36.7 percent from three, in a league-high 36.9 minutes per game.
James' postseason performance was also one for the ages.
Over the course of 22 appearances, he averaged 34.0 points, 9.1 rebounds and 9.0 assists and led the Cavaliers to their fourth straight NBA Finals.
In doing so, he became the first player in league history to average at least 30 points, nine boards and nine dimes over the course of an entire postseason (minimum 15 games played).
Those are the kind of figures that can help transform the Lakers from Western Conference also-rans into one of the league's most compelling clubs.
Beyond James, L.A. will field a core that consists of Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma and Brandon Ingram. Plus, it still has the financial flexibility to make another max-level splash.
That group will need time together to pose a threat to the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, to be sure. At this point, though, it possesses the blend of established talent and upside necessary to make some serious noise in due time.
Cavs have no easy road for rebuild
For the Cavaliers, James' decision is a major gut punch.
He was the difference between annual title contention and residence in Eastern Conference purgatory, and it stands to reason his departure will send Cleveland back into rebuilding mode as the franchise deals with another changing of the guard.
Here's the issue: The Cavaliers don't have a surefire route to expedite a rebuild.
Kevin Love is Cleveland's only major trade chip, assuming No. 8 overall pick Collin Sexton is off the table, and the Cavs aren't flush with pieces to dangle in return for valuable young players or draft picks.
George Hill ($19 million), Tristan Thompson ($17.5 million), JR Smith ($14.7 million) and Jordan Clarkson ($12.5 million) are all due big money next season, and their trade values aren't in a place where the Cavaliers can extract a significant return.
"If he leaves, that's not a good deal for them financially," an Eastern Conference executive told Bleacher Report's Ken Berger prior to James' move.
The decision could also have major financial ramifications for owner Dan Gilbert.
According to ESPN.com's Darren Rovell, the franchise's valuation dipped by 25 percent when James left for the Miami Heat in 2010. If that figure holds this time around, the Wine and Gold's worth could shrink by more than $300 million.
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A City A Month
It's a Big World and We're Going to Live in a City a Month as Long as We Can!
Fjords, Glaciers and Rounding the Horn
March 11, 2016 Michael Kardos
Chile is an amazing collection of natural wonders and the southern coast has a beauty all its own.
Puerto Aysen, Chile is one of the small towns that dot her southern coast. The boats collect in the safety of a small inlet.
When skies are blue and not a puff of wind disturbs the water, this is idyllic. But when the skies are gray and the winds howl, life can be tough.
A tender boat pilot steers his craft toward port so passengers can enjoy a day ashore.
Chile is home to an amazing collection of natural wonders and her southern coastal region offers an array of travel treats – world famous fjords, glacier watching and a chance to go around Cape Horn – the southern-most spot of South America.
How many spots in the world can you see a lush green field where cattle graze and see a mountain glacier at the same time?
The easiest way to take in this beauty is aboard a ship. Treat yourself to this experience and you'll see firsthand Chile's amazing coastal beauty that has been created thanks to the geology of tectonics, time, and climate.
The Esmerelda is a four-masted ship and she is a proud member of Chile's navy is anchored at Valparaiso.
Fjords were created during the Ice Age, over many millennia, when massive glaciers scoured the rock bed below them and then retreated, allowing the seawater to inundate the valley.
The fjords along Chile's southern coast are some of the most impressive in the world.
The waters may appear calm, but sailors must keep a close watch among the channels and islands of Chile's southern coast.
The combination of tectonics, climate conditions and the passage of time are a few of the main reasons Chile is home to some of the most impressive fjords in the world, two of which are more than 4,000 feet below sea level.
Weather conditions in southern Chile are fickle and can change from sunny to overcast very quickly.
The boundary line of color is the difference in salinity between seawater, and diluted glacial melt water.
Tectonics plays an important role in how Chile's southern region came to be. Plate tectonics are how continents and landmasses move or "drift" around the earth, riding atop immense plates. And tectonics account for earthquake activity, the creation of mountain ranges and the shape of continents. The earth has seven or eight major tectonic plates (based on who is doing the counting), along with 10 minor tectonic plates and approximately 50 micro plates.
The mountains in this part of Chile are granite, so the glaciers that created the fjords are so huge as to defy imagination.
In the southernmost regions of Chile, a glacier makes it way toward the sea. As it grinds and churns, rocks and debris give it a dingy appearance.
In the southern region of Chile, four tectonic plates are at work. The two major plates are the Antarctic and South American plates, and the minor plates are the Nazca and Scotia plates. Few places in the world have as many plates affecting one region. Such tectonic activity accounts for, in part, the Andes Mountains and also the powerful earthquakes that have rattled Chile over the centuries.
Frigid melt water from a glacier behind the clouds spills into the channel.
Climate change reveals itself by the amount of melt water from the glacier as well as how far the glacier retreated from its previous location.
There is grandeur…
…beauty, and the wonder of nature…
…when one watches the ever-so-slight movement of a small piece of glacier as it splashes into the sea, lower right.
Most travelers spend their time looking at the wonders of nature, rather than wondering how such an incredible spectacle came to be. And in this sense, there is plenty to behold. Chile is home to more than 2,300 islands, islets, reefs, coral reefs and cays. Sailing a ship between those formations takes you along some of the most famous sea routes in the world. An error in navigation or judgment can leave a ship forever crashed upon rocky shoals.
Marine Vessel Logos ran aground in 1988 and is a reminder of danger a wayward ship can encounter among the fjords and islands of southern Chile.
The USS Riverside ferried WWII soldiers around the Pacific. She was later sold and renamed several times. In 1966, rechristened SS Santa Leonore, she wrecked on March 31, 1968 off Isabel Island in Smyth Channel where she serves as a reminder of the dangers of Chile's southern coast.
The Age of Discovery was both a golden era of exploration as well as a time of great exploitation of land, people and resources. Beginning in the late 1400s and continuing through the 1700s, European nations explored the planet and her oceans, and they mapped land masses and sea routes in a quest to claim as much land – and riches – as they could lay their hands on. Spain, Portugal, England, France, Holland and other countries set forth in a feverish competition. An insatiable thirst for gold fed much of their collective fevers.
On sunny days the skies of the extreme latitudes have an added brilliance of blue.
For the explorers, getting to the west coast of South America had been a particular challenge. Land crossings through dense jungles were hazardous and a southern sea route forced ships into perilous waters whipped by fierce winds, massive tides and terrifying storms. Only the most determined explorers pressed on. These days, most "sailors" do their exploring aboard the comfort of a cruise ship, where modern technology keeps passengers and crew safe. But the Age of Discovery was often a life or death venture.
When Ferdinand Magellan sailed these waters in 1520, it was uncharted territory.
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan found a way through in 1520 during his daring circumnavigation of the world. His route of approximately 400 nautical miles (one mile equals 1.15 nautical miles) threaded through narrow passages, islands and islets, unpredictable seas and in an area where storms rose up with little or no warning. For European explorers, Magellan's feat opened the western parts of South America, North America, as well as the whole of the Pacific Ocean, quickening the pace of conquest.
This is a very calm day near Cape Horn, where the seas can often be a churn of frigid waters and freezing gale force winds.
The Chilean Navy maintains a station at this southernmost point of South America.
As early as 1525 other sailors had gone completely around the tip of South America and in 1616 Dutch explorer Willem Schoutem sailed between South America and Antarctica along a route that is now known as Drake Passage. Cape Horn is named after the Dutch city of Hoorn. The deadly seas and roaring winds are too much for anyone but the most daring sailor and are some of the fiercest on the planet, where rogue waves can top out at nearly 100 feet. Cape Horn is the northern boundary of Drake Passage. For seafarers, transiting Drake Passage is the oceangoing equivalent of a mountaineer scaling Mt. Everest.
A power boat plows through choppy seas while the sailboat in the background hews closer to the shoreline.
Even from the comfort and safety of a cruise ship, a trip such as this is still an adventure. A journey down Chile's southern coast and passage around Cape Horn offers a glimpse of incredible lands that are a part of what makes Chile such an enticing place to visit.
Passengers aboard a cruise ship gaze in wonder at the beauty of Chile's southern lands.
A glacier grinds its way to the sea, gouging away the rock beneath it.
For more information about southern Chile, click to these websites:
wikipedia.org/Strait_of_Magellan
wikipedia.org/Cape_Horn
wikipedia.org/Smyth_Channel
wikipedia.org/Plate_tectonics
abcnews.com/WhyGlaciersGetDirty
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Q: Turn on load BJT, MOSFET or Relay I want to turn on a load of around 1.5A with a reed switch. I tried to just use a reed switch but found out pretty quickly that it will not take the current.
I was considering a BJT but there is a voltage drop across this I would like to avoid.
I have been looking at MOSFETS but all the examples I have seen have the load voltage at around 12V whereas I am turning on the MOSFET with 5V to drive 5V
I could also use a relay but I think the current for this would also be too much for the reed switch.
I am also considering dropping the reed switch for a Hall effect. There is no microcontroller.

A: You don't say what the load is, and its characteristics can be a factor in choosing the "right" driver.
Separate from that, there is something called a "logic-level" MOSFET.  In round numbers, this is a power MOSFET that is (or is almost) fully enhanced (minimum Rdson) with a gate-source voltage of only 5 V.  Infineon is big in this area, partly because they acquired International Rectifier.  Vishay also is a player.
Don't discount bipolars.  Yeah, they have a base current and a saturation voltage, but a complimentary driver circuit and oversizing the part can take care of those issues.  Why bother?  For me, its because I still find them more reliable in electrically harsh environments like military surface vehicles and spot welders.  Bit if a Vcesat of 0.1 V is too much, then an oversized, logic-level, n-channel, power MOSFET should work.

A: Reed switches, with 'carry current' ratings up to 5A resistive, are available.
However one, with a much lower rating, may be used to drive a 5V 25Ω relay (coil current 0.2 A), with contact ratings ranging from 2A to 7 A.

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Swinside Stone Circle, Hallthwaites, Millon, Cumbria
Stone Circle: OS Grid Reference – SD 17163 88174
Chapel Sucken
Chapel Suke
L1/3 (Thom)
Sunkenkirk
Sunken Kirk
Swinside stone circle, under Knott Hill
Bittova journey this — but well worth it! From Broughton-in-Furness take the A595 road west, past Duddon Bridge for about another 1½ miles, turning right up the small single-track country lane beloved of city-mind drivers, up the fertile scruffy road, past Broadgate and stopping just before Cragg Hall Farm. There's a dirt-track running up the back of Cragg Hall. Go up here and keep walking for a mile or so until, as you approach Swinside Farm and the fields open up in front of you, the stones begin to appear.
Swinside, looking east
The Swinside stone circle is Aubrey Burl's favourite. And for good reason! Like other impressive megalithic rings of the region, the stones are large, well set, and the landscape holds the stones finely in the hills. Without the landscape here, Swinside (like Castlerigg and elsewhere) would not have such grandeur. When you sit in the ring, or walk round it, Knott Hill to the south was of obvious mythic relevance to the people who built this stone circle four or five thousand years ago. But this can be said of many of the surrounding crags. A few miles southwest we see the top of the haunted Black Combe rising into clouds, still speaking to some with spirits from animistic realms, long known to our ancestors. Following the skyline west and past the small falls of Whicham stream, whose name speaks of long past trees, we reach the near-west skyline with the cairn-looking pap of the Raven Crag, symptomatic of magickal rites calling to and beyond the circle. To the north is the symbolic ridge of Lath Rigg. Along the craggy eastern ridges from here you get the impression that you're more in Argyll than Cumbria; and the break in the hills to the southeast reaches to the distant pinnacle of Kirkby Moor, where the midwinter sunrise emerged to tell of solar calendrical motions and the coming of the dark season to our megalithic tribes. But enough of the landscape!
Swinside on 1867 OS-map
Although the name Swinside can be traced back to the 13th century, the local folk-name of the circle—Sunken Kirk—was mentioned for the first time as "the Chapell Suke" in Parish Registers of 1624. No earlier literary source has yet been identified, probably because of the isolation of the site and the lack of people writing about the area. Swinside stone circle is, just about, a perfect circle, give or take a foot here and there, holding the circular dome of the heavens within its domain. Yet despite its almost regal appearance, early references to the site seem scant. It seems to have been first described in William Hutchinson's huge History of Cumberland (1794), where he told:
"In the neighbourhood of Millum, at a place called Swinside, in the estate of William Lewthwaite Esq., of Whitehaven, is a small but beautiful druidical monument; it is circular, about twenty eight yards in diameter; the stones of which it is composed are from six to eight feet high, all standing and complete. A little to the south, is another of larger dimensions, but not in so perfect a state: the neighbouring people call those places by the emphatical names of Sunken Kirks."
A few years later, William Camden's legendary text Britannia was edited and reprinted again, this time by Richard Gough (1806), who told:
"At Swineshead, a very high hill…is a druidical temple, which the country folk call Sunken Kirk, i.e., a church sunk into the Earth. It is nearly a circle of very large stones, pretty entire. No situation could be more agreeable to the Druids than this; mountains almost encircle it, not a tree is to be seen in the neighbourhood, nor a house, except a shepherd's cot at the foot of a mountain surrounded by a few barren pastures. At the entrance are four large stones, two placed on each side at the distance of six feet. The largest on the left hand side is five feet six inches in height, and ten feet in circumference. Through this you enter into a circular area, 29 yards by 30. This entrance is nearly southeast. On the north or right-hand side is a huge stone of conical form, in height nearly nine feet. Opposite the entrance is another large stone which has once been erect, but is now fallen within the area: its length is eight feet. The left hand or southwest is one, in height seven feet, in circumference 11 feet nine inches. The altar probably stood in the middle, as there are some stones still to be seen, though sunk deep in the earth. The circle is nearly complete, except on the western side some stones are wanting. The largest stones are about thirty one or two in number. The outwards part of the circle upon the sloping ground is surrounded with a buttress or rude pavement of smaller stones raised about half a yard from the surface of the Earth… This monument of antiquity, when viewed within the circle, strikes you with astonishment, how the massy stones could be placed in such regular order either by human strength or mechanical power."
Tall, northernmost stone to centre
Northeast section of the ring
It seems he was impressed! Yet despite this, in the 19th century not many folk strayed this far into the western edges of Lakeland to look upon Swinside. There were occasional descriptions from travellers and antiquarians such as J.T. Blight (1843) and Edwin Waugh (1861), each speaking of the site's visual magnitude, but it wasn't until archaeologist C.W. Dymond came here, first in 1872 and then again in 1877, that a fuller account of the site came into being. In his essay on a "Group of Cumberland Megaliths," he said how the stones were still in excellent condition and that,
"few of the stones seem to have been removed — probably because plenty of material for walling and road-making could be collected from the neighbouring hillside." (Dymond 1881)
When Mr Dymond first came here he told of the remains of a rowan tree which had split one of the stones, but this has long gone. More than twenty years after the archaeologist's first visit, he returned with R.G. Collingwood to make a more detailed evaluation of the ring. He measured and planned Swinside like it had never been done before and his ground-plan (below) is still very accurate indeed. Aubrey Burl (1999) takes up the story:
"The ring was partly excavated by Dymond, Collingwood and three men from midday Tuesday, 26 March 1901, until the close of the following evening. They dug two long, intersecting 46cm-wide trenches, NW-SE, NE-SW, across the ring with a curious zigzagging pattern of others between southeast and southwest: an investigation of some 51m² of the central area. Within the circle the trenches represented less than a thirteenth of the 642m² of the interior.
"Below the grass and turf was a thin layer of soil under which yellowish marl or 'pinnel' varied from 15cm to 75cm in depth, being deepest at the entrance which had been dug into earlier around 1850. Wherever it was uncovered the gravelly marl was wavily uneven, presumably the result of ploughing. The bases of the circle-stones rested on the pinnel, held firmly in their holes by small cobbles with others heavily packed around the sides. The only finds were a nut-sized lump of charcoal just northeast of the centre with others near the entrance; a minute splinter of decayed bone near the first bit of charcoal and two pieces of red stone. There were also some contemporary glass sherds and a Lancaster halfpenny dated between 1789 and 1794 lying in the uppermost turf layer."
Dymond's 1881 plan of Swinside
Since these early archaeological digs, Swinside has given up little else. Much like other stone circles in the British Isles, few real clues as to exactly what went on here have been forthcoming. But in the 1960s, investigations into megalithic sites made a bit of a quantum leap and some old ideas about astronomical ingredients were resurrected.
Alexander Thom's plan of Swinside
Swinside was one of the places explored by engineer and megalith enthusiast, Alexander Thom. Thom was one of the prime figures instrumental in the resurgence of interest in megalithic sites — and his finds of megalithic astronomy and prehistoric mathematics had a lot to do with it. Although we know today that some of Thom's work isn't correct, his explorations and research stand him far ahead of most archaeologists who pretended to represent this area of research. He left us with the most detailed ground-plans of megalithic sites to date and, of course, showed some fascinating alignments.
Thom listed Swinside as site "L1/3" and made the most detailed and accurate ground-plan of this and 18 other megalithic rings in Cumbria. He found it to be 94 feet in diameter, with an internal area measuring 6940 square feet. The one major alignment Thom found at Swinside was of the winter solstice sunrise, lining up just on the edge of the 'entrance' to the circle's southeastern side.
Like a number of other stone circles, folklore told that you couldn't count the stones. Janet and Colin Bord (1997) also told that people once tried to build a church here in early christian days, but once the builders went home in the evening, the Devil pulled down what they'd built during the day. A motif found at Ilkley's Hanging Stones cup-and-ring carvings and many other prehistoric sacred sites in the country.
Armstrong, A.M. et al., The Place-Names of Cumberland – volume 2, Cambridge University Press 1950.
Bord, Janet & Colin, Prehistoric Britain from the Air, Weidenfeld & Nicolson: London 1999.
Burl, Aubrey, "'Without Sharp North…' – Alexander Thom and the Great Stone Circle of Cumbria", in Ruggles, Clive, Records in Stone, Cambridge University Press, 1988.
Burl, Aubrey, A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany, New Haven & London 1995.
Burl, Aubrey, Great Stone Circles, Yale University Press: New York & London 1999.
Burl, Aubrey, The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany, Yale University Press 2000.
Dymond, C.W., "A Group of Cumberland Megaliths," in Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, volume 5, 1881.
Dymond, C.W., "An exploration at the Megalithic Circle called Sunken Kirk at Swinside, in the Parish of Millom, Cumberland," in Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, New Series volume 2, 1902.
Gough, Richard (ed.), Camden's Britannia, J. Nichols and Son: London 1806.
Hutchinson, William, The History of the County of Cumberland – volume 1, F. Jollie: Carlisle 1794.
Seton, Ray, The Reason for the Stone Circles in Cumbria, R. Seton: Morecambe 1995.
Thom, Alexander, Megalithic Sites in Britain, Oxford University Press 1967.
Thom, A., Thom, A.S. & Burl, H.A.W., Megalithic Rings, BAR: Oxford 1980.
Waterhouse, John, The Stone Circles of Cumbria, Phillimore: Chichester 1985.
Waugh, Edwin, Seaside Lakes and Mountains of Cumberland, Alexander Ireland: Manchester 1861.
Huge thanks to Brian Else for his photos. And to Paul and Tricia for taking us here, in awesome downpour weather!
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The Rolling Stones historic and triumphant return to Hyde Park was without a doubt the event of the summer. The set packaged in hit after hit and saw the band joined by former guitarist Mick Taylor for a special guest appearance on two songs. This stunning concert film is the perfect way to celebrate the return of The Rolling Stones back where they truly belong: live on stage in their hometown.
Historic Concert, featuring the first performance of Mick Taylor after the sudden death of Brian Jones
Features a stunning 18 minute long version of 'Sympathy for The Devil', complemented by African Tribal Drummers
First time many of the songs had ever been played in front of a live audience


Over the next few days, beginning on Monday, I'm going to post a series of articles dealing with Romans 14 and Galatians, all leading up to Gal 5:4: falling from grace by seeking justification other than by faith.
At that point, we will have stated, and set forth the case for, all three of the ways that Christians can fall from grace that Todd and I contend for.
After that, Lord willing, I intend to post some material on how that theology plays out in terms of church discipline. The passages on disfellowshipping a member of the church are so important, and so often misunderstood, that I can't leave the topic without putting those teachings into the blog. After all, much of the division within the Churches of Christ has arisen over one church disfellowshipping another church down the road. We've even had churches and preachers disfellowship a preacher from another congregation — even in another state! — by publishing a full-page ad in a newspaper.
At that point, the conversation on apostasy will be over. Todd and I are considering whether to take on another topic with another conversationalist. But if so, it will be after we take some time off.
Greg Tidwell has asked to step aside from this dialogue for a while due to other obligations that demand his attention. So that the dialogue may continue, Mac Deaver has kindly agreed to fill in for Greg.
Many readers will already be familiar with Brother Deaver. He graduated from Oklahoma Christian College, received an M.A. from Harding University Graduate School of Religion, and received a doctoral degree from Tennessee Bible College. He has preached for over 40 years, taught at Brown Trail School of Preaching, Southwest School of Bible Studies, and Tennessee Bible College. He is the editor of Biblical Notes Quarterly and is a noted debater on Biblical issues.
Brother Deaver is the father of Todd Deaver, one of the other participants in this dialogue, and Weylan Deaver, who are both ministers of the gospel.
Mac and Phil are coordinating their response to Todd's and my posts and plan to announce the timing of their reply shortly.
We deeply appreciate the readers' patience with this transition. We'll be back to regular posting soon.
Please help us publicize this conversation as widely as possible within the Churches of Christ — among all elements of the Churches.
If you participate in a Christian forum or maintain a blog, please post a notice iniviting readers to read and comment. For this sort of dialogue to truly work well, it needs the broadest circulation possible.
For readers who are new to blogging, I thought I'd point out a few ways to subscribe to the blog, to help you get all the posts as soon as they are available.
You really should subscribe either by an RSS reader, such as Google Reader, or by email, because the posts on this blog will pop up unpredictably as the parties have time to respond to each other.
Let me say how much I appreciate Jay Guin inviting me to participate in this discussion and hope others will find it useful.
I'm pleased to announce an online conversatoin among myself, Todd Deaver, Phil Sanders, and Greg Tidwell about grace. It'll take place starting in week or so.
I'm the author of The Holy Spirit and Revolutionary Grace: God's Antidotes for Division in the Churches of Christ, and I operate a blog at OneInJesus.info. I'm an elder at the University Church of Christ in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and I practice law for a living.
Todd, of course, is the author of Facing Our Failure and has his own blog at Bridging the Grace Divide. Todd is a fellow progressive. Todd is the minister for the Oliver Springs Church of Christ.


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What does viruses have in common with animal cells?
What best describes a virus?
What is Virus in simple words?
Who invented Creeper virus?
What is the most expensive virus in the world?
Is virus making illegal?
What is the FBI virus?
Can FBI lock your phone?
What did Melissa virus do?
Can the FBI lock your computer and ask for money?
Is it illegal to pay ransomware?
Does the FBI send warnings?
Should you report Ransomware?
What the law says about ransomware?
Can you report ransomware to the police?
What are the effects of ransomware?
What is the biggest ransomware attack?
What factors or events led to ransomware?
Who gets affected by ransomware?
What does an animal virus look like? Like other viruses, animal viruses are tiny packages of protein and nucleic acid. They have a protein shell, or capsid, and genetic material made of DNA or RNA that's tucked inside the caspid. They may also feature an envelope, a sphere of membrane made of lipid.
The option that best describes viruses is: Viruses are nonliving infectious agents. Viruses cannot replicate on their own and they need a host cell in order to survive. Antibiotics kill bacteria but not viruses.
A virus is a microscopic parasite that can infect living organisms and cause disease. It can make copies of itself inside another organism's cells. Viruses consist of nucleic acid and a protein coat.
Bob Thomas
1. Mydoom – $38 billion. The worst computer virus outbreak in history, Mydoom caused estimated damage of $38 billion in 2004, but its inflation-adjusted cost is actually $52.2 billion. Also known as Novarg, this malware is technically a "worm," spread by mass emailing.
No. It is not against the law or a crime to make a computer virus, Trojan, or malware. However, if that virus spreads to other computers intentionally or by mistake, you've violated the law, and you could be held liable for any damages it causes.
FBI virus is a ransomware that locks up the computer with a threatening message that says "The computer has been blocked due to violation of Copyrights and Related Rights Law." The FBI virus demands a ransom that ranges from $200 – $450 to unlock the computer.
It acts just like Windows version: FBI android virus locks the screen of the device and displays a fake warning message asking people to pay a fine for their illegal online activities. If your Android phone was blocked, you should follow these steps.
The Melissa virus, reportedly named by Smith for a stripper in Florida, started by taking over victims' Microsoft Word program. It then used a macro to hijack their Microsoft Outlook email system and send messages to the first 50 addresses in their mailing lists.
No. If you received a message that your computer was locked by the FBI, your computer has been hacked by a virus and NOT the FBI. The FBI does not extort money from people.
U.S. Dept of Treasury Warns. "Ransomware payments made to sanctioned persons or to comprehensively sanctioned jurisdictions could be used to fund activities adverse to the national security and foreign policy objectives of the United States. …
The FBI is educating and warning citizens about certain risks and dangers associated with the use of Peer-to-Peer systems on the Internet. Unfortunately sometimes these information-sharing systems have been used to engage in illegal activity.
Victims of ransomware should report it immediately to CISA at www.us-cert.gov/report, a local FBI Field Office, or Secret Service Field Office.
A ransomware is considered to be illegal because aside from capturing your data in the computer, it will demand you to pay a ransom fee. The added burden to victim is that, it asks for a payment using Bitcoins. This is how the cyber-criminals hide from the authorities.
Regardless of the size of your organization, ransom amount requested, extent of the damage or the chosen method of ransomware recovery, you should always report a ransomware attack to law enforcement.
The impacts of a ransomware attack to your company could include the following: temporary, and possibly permanent, loss of your company's data. possibly a complete shutdown of your company's operations. financial loss as a result of revenue generating operations being shut down.
12 Ransomware Attacks that Happened in 2020
ISS World. Estimated cost: $74 million.
Cognizant. Estimated cost: $50 million.
Sopra Steria. Estimated cost: $50 million.
Redcar and Cleveland Council. Estimated cost: $14 million.
Software AG.
Travelex.
University of California San Francisco (UCSF)
Shirbit Insurance.
Ransomware is often spread through phishing emails that contain malicious attachments or through drive-by downloading. Drive-by downloading occurs when a user unknowingly visits an infected website and then malware is downloaded and installed without the user's knowledge.
Who Gets Attacked? Ransomware attacks target firms of all sizes—5% or more of businesses in the top 10 industry sectors have been attacked—and no size business, from small-and-medium businesses to enterprises, is immune. Attacks are on the rise in every sector and in every size of business.


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Q: Kinect2 raw depth to distance in meters How to convert the Kinect2 raw depthdata to the distance in meters. The raw depthdata was got by Windows Kinect2 SDK. It's all Integral data.
Point: It's kinect2 rather than kinect1.
I already got the equation of Kinect1,but it's not match.
So anyone can help me.
The equation of Kinect1:
if (depthValue < 2047)
{
  depthM = 1.0 / (depthValue*-0.0030711016 + 3.3309495161);
}

A: The Kinect API Overview (2) indicates:

The DepthFrame Class represents a frame where each pixel represents the distance of the closest object seen by that pixel. The data for this frame is stored as 16-bit unsigned integers, where each value represents the distance in millimeters. The maximum depth distance is 8 meters, although reliability starts to degrade at around 4.5 meters. Developers can use the depth frame to build custom tracking algorithms in cases where the BodyFrame Class isn't enough.

Also V. Pterneas comments in his blog that the values are in meters, he refers to this code. So you could retrieve it from the DepthFrame in C# (extracted partially from this code):
public override void Update(DepthFrame frame)
{
    ushort minDepth = frame.DepthMinReliableDistance;
    ushort maxDepth = frame.DepthMaxReliableDistance;
    //..
    Width = frame.FrameDescription.Width;
    Height = frame.FrameDescription.Height;
    public ushort[] DepthData;
    //...
    frame.CopyFrameDataToArray(DepthData);
    // now Depthdata contains the depth
}

The minimum and maximum depth are given by the functions DepthMinReliableDistance and DepthMaxReliableDistance, also in millimeters.


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DeciBio Q&A
DeciBio's Q&A with Brady Davis, SVP of Business Development for Canexia Health
DeciBio had the pleasure of interviewing Canexia Health's SVP of Business Development, Brady Davis. We interviewed Brady to understand how Canexia Health and Project ACTT (Access to Testing and Treatment) are leveraging Canexia's tech transfer platform and liquid biopsy test, Follow IT, to bridge the gap between the Canadian cancer community and molecular testing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Could you go over the liquid biopsy landscape in Canada and how the pandemic has influenced it?
There is no coverage of liquid biopsies through provincial health policy in Canada. But even though it is not covered, there is definitely a growing momentum. A lot of key opinion leader oncologists believe liquid biopsy is a less invasive and potentially better way to find the right treatment for their patients. As for health policy and regulatory & reimbursement, people are looking to liquid biopsy as a next generation move, and they believe that it is a necessity. Each province looks at data a little bit differently and being able to build the evidence to support coverage in the different provinces is a critical part of Project ACTT, which is the Digital Technology Supercluster project that we recently announced. We're aren't alone in this push either, there are a multitude of other players in this space that are looking at the advantages of liquid biopsy.
How do you see Canexia Health's position relative to some of the U.S. leaders like Guardant or FMI?
We are encouraged by the progress and the adoption of liquid biopsy that several of those companies are generating. We have a model that is all about democratization and decentralization of cancer testing. Our belief is that testing can be done and should be done locally, it reduces turnaround time. But it is hard for many organizations to bring this type of testing online in their community. To execute on a plan where you are bringing testing to the local setting, you need a depth of experience in, and knowledge of, how to develop and validate that assay, and get a usable clinical report out of that information. Those are not trivial things to do. People find it difficult to move forward with implementing testing in-house. Our tech transfer models provide all of the critical components and create the right environment to actually implement a solution in-house very quickly. We then continually update and support your lab so you don't have to revalidate. You, as a lab, can focus on the patient and what your lab really needs to do.
It seems like the pandemic has created a scenario to really prove liquid biopsy use for therapy selection even though oncologists really prefer to use tissue samples first. So do you think that there's going to be a long-standing change or new normals post COVID-19 in regards to how liquid biopsies are used?
Yeah, that's a really interesting question and it will be a really great debate over the next few years. We will be able to look back 7-10 years from now and actually see how it played out. NIPT is an interesting example of how that whole model played out. You can reduce the risk for pregnant women by doing a less invasive test, and still uncover and identify risk factors. Similarly, we're looking at a less invasive and less risky approach. If you're doing a tissue biopsy then you have to come into a hospital, it cannot be done at a remote blood collection facility or even at the home. Blood will be a much easier way to collect that data and provide people the right targeted therapies with an earlier turnaround time. Liquid biopsies can help people that are at risk during this pandemic and still allow them to get on the right targeted therapy, which is incredibly important.
It would be great to just talk about Project ACTT and understand the Digital Supercluster's intentions and Canexia's role within the project. How are Canexia and Project ACTT poised to address lapses in cancer care created by the pandemic?
Project ACTT was built specifically in response to COVID-19 in order to help cancer patients avoid potential risks like hospital visits. It also is intended to help hospitals have space to provide critical care to COVID-19 patients. The pandemic in Canada alone has delayed at least 100,000 surgeries. In some regions, as much as 30% of these are for cancer-related surgeries. The pandemic has had a significant impact and will continue to have an impact as hospitals battle backlog and prepare for a second wave and flu season. Project ACTT is led by Canexia Health in partnership with Queen's University, AstraZeneca Canada, Eastern Ontario Regional Laboratory Association, Genolife, and others. These are high-quality partnerships providing the expertise needed to execute on this plan, as well as funding to offset the cost of testing so patients don't have to pay. We want to make sure that patients have equal access to this type of testing across all of Canada. There are also specific partnerships focused on digital innovation and allow us to integrate with EMRs through APIs and use advanced AI / ML to improve sensitivity of the test. It's not just about the COVID-19 response to cancer patients -- it's also about continual improvement for this technology to benefit cancer patients over time, through increased service access and digital innovation.
How will this real-world data that's going to be generated be used? What are some of those ramifications or changes that Canexia is hoping it drives with that initiative?
We will be testing at least 2,000 patients across the country in urban and remote areas and that's really important. Equal access to diagnostics is really important to us. Getting Follow It, our enhanced ctDNA minimally invasive test, into remote, urban, and rural areas will generate initial health economics data. A critical component of this project is bringing that data together in order for health policy leaders to evaluate and hopefully approve liquid biopsy as a reimbursed and covered benefit. Ultimately, the aim is to make this life-saving technology available to Canadians even after the pandemic. Collecting real-world data is not trivial so our partnerships are going to be really important to this effort.
Just to clarify, is the genomic data itself being linked to patient outcomes? Is that data going to be used to drive any research initiatives or leveraged in other ways?
ACTT is funded by the Supercluster and we have a conjunction of academic and research partners engaged, so this data will be accessible and usable by these partners. Ultimately, we want to see it available to everybody if it can advance care, but we are definitely looking at this to drive significant outcome improvements and collecting those outcomes that will support strong research in the future.
What is the future of Follow IT and how is it going to develop to meet the demands of cancer care during this pandemic and then beyond? Will it grow beyond breast, lung, and colon cancer?
Yes. One of the objectives of Project ACTT is to extend Follow IT to a broader range of tumor-based cancers in early 2021. Follow IT and Canexia Health are still young, but we have a lot of R&D behind us. We have been commercial for a couple of years so there will continue to be significant advancements over the next few years as we continue to grow this organization. We've built a clinically focused molecular test specifically for those who want to really bring the technology in-house. We've made it extremely easy.The faster you can get an individual on targeted therapy, the better their outcomes are likely to be. Local testing can really reduce turnaround time down to a few days. Improving the speed with which you can get a test and a report is going to be an area of continual innovation for us. The distributed model is also a critical kind of differentiation in advancement. Part of the tech transfer we enable is cloud-based bioinformatics support on the report so you don't have to have the bioinformatics expertise in-house. Our machine learning and AI capabilities continue to look at improving the sensitivity, as well as looking at ways that we can enhance the test.
From experience, the lack of bioinformatics or the personnel to process the data is a huge barrier to adopting complex tests, especially in the community setting. It's great to hear that this vision is to cut out that pain point and enable more sites to have access to the greater genomic data.
We agree. A majority of cancer patients are treated in their communities. Building out in-house capabilities and delivering that support, that's really the focus for Canexia Health.
You mentioned the potential of bringing testing outside of the hospital, so where do you see testing moving? Is there enough feasibility to start offering at-home testing for cancer patients?
There is a specific amount of blood that we need to collect. Can that be done from the home? Sure, if the phlebotomist or the phlebotomy organization has the capabilities to do that. We think we will see the market go there. If cancer patients can really be de-risked and can have blood drawn from the home that would be ideal. There are no real technical or inherent biological roadblocks to this happening. It is really more of the services piece, of who's available to go out to those homes and collect the blood sample. Right now, there are a lot of labs that are able to collect blood and are less crowded with people, which in itself is less risky than exposing cancer patients to hospitals during this pandemic. Getting to the home is something that would be very advantageous and ideal. At some point hopefully, we can get there.
What can we be excited about for Canexia Health in the next year or two?
On top of rapid scaling of deployments, we'll continue to see advancement in AI / ML and building algorithms to improve our test sensitivity and to expand the range of cancer types and coverage.I think you'll see more excitement around reimbursement in value-based care models.A lower cost but highly sensitive test that can be used as a triage prior to a larger more expensive test can be extremely advantageous in value-based care. If we're showing a significant reduction in cost but similar outcomes, that is going to be a very positive movement.I also think partnerships with pharma will be a growth area. They want to get their valuable targeted therapies to patients who are in communities where they're not doing molecular diagnostic testing and so they're not currently able to access targeted therapy. We have a model that can help get molecular diagnostics out to every single community in a very rapid fashion.Monitoring is another area. We have already discussed how valuable liquid biopsy can be for rapid treatment selection, but how do you monitor for recurrence and resistance? Follow It could be used very well to support a strong monitoring component in treatment. That is a very innovative area for us to move into.Globally there are also a lot of organizations that aren't necessarily ready for a large panel and that would like to look at a smaller, more clinically focused panel that can be customized relative to clinical trials in their specific areas of need. That's something that we can do very well.
I know Canexia Health recently went through a rebrand. What were the drivers for this change?
It traces back to what I said about the community. Contextual Genomics was a great name to convey putting context around a clinically focused molecular test. But as we started to build on this decentralized testing model, it became clear that our work is really about connecting cancer diagnostics to communities. This connection is critical. It's really about building that ecosystem and that support infrastructure to enable equal access to molecular diagnostics across the world. That's really the key component behind the name change to Canexia Health, and what we wanted to articulate about what we have built, are building and our passions as a company.
Broadly speaking, what do you think the world of "digitally-augmented" molecular diagnostics will look like in 10 years? In 20 years?
I think we'll certainly see the advancement of multi-modal data integration and the impact of bringing so many types of data together to improve outcomes – both from research and clinical perspectives. This will further enable us to deliver care in more minimally-invasive and more virtual ways, in a world we know is becoming more and more vulnerable to pandemics.At the same time, over the last decade, we had hoped to see cancer Dx and treatment improve outcomes, and that's happened in some areas. But we haven't seen cost go down. It's actually going up. That's where our mission really comes in – we believe we must help reduce cost of care while improving outcomes, and we must make access to cancer diagnostics available to all patients – not just those who can afford it. Canexia Health has really been purpose-built with this in mind.Brady Davis has more than 25 years of leadership experience in the life sciences, healthcare, and software fields. His previous roles have included vice president, market development and strategy at DNAnexus, head of strategy and market development for Illumina focused on informatics, and head of healthcare strategy and business development at Oracle. He currently serves on the board of directors and advisory boards of multiple non-profit organizations, including the Cancer Informatics for Cancer Centers (Ci4CC), Global Alzheimer's Association Interactive Network, Muscular Dystrophy Association, and the University of Washington Center for Commercialization.
Reuben Schleiger | ASSOCIATE
Reuben has experience with strategic assessment and market analysis engagements spanning the LBx continuum. He has a particular interest in how early detection, MRD, and monitoring technologies will change how cancer is treated by detecting cancer when it is curable and fine-tuning treatment options along a patient's treatment journey. Connect with him on LinkedIn or email him at schleiger@decibio.com.Disclaimer: Companies listed above may be DeciBio clients and/or customers
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2022 Cell and Gene Therapy Field Predictions
With record investment going into next-generation therapies, we take stock of the field and make our predictions for what 2022 will bring for gene and cell therapies.
Spherical Nucleic Acids: How geometry can revolutionize nucleic acid delivery
This article discusses how Spherical Nucleic Acids are differentiated and the current commercial pipeline.
Liquid Biopsy | November Roundup
November 2021 was packed full of promising developments across the Liquid Biopsy (LBx) industry with major regulatory developments, clinical trials announcements, new product launches and performance updates, and much more.


Do you want to follow along with us on the #ORToyPhotoSafari? Of course you do! We realize our community is world wide, so we will do our best to show stories, images, and even a live feed or two before the weekend is through. We want to share our amazing experience with you as best as we can. You wont want to miss a single post!
Best use of the custom figure designed by Krash Override.
But as you can imagine we will be distracted by all the toys and photographers running around and wont be spending a lot of time checking social media to see what our fellow adventurers are posting. This is where you come in: we need a few extra sets of eyes to watch the feed and alert us to images we may have overlooked. We need you to follow along with us on the #ORToyPhotoSafari tag and alert us to any amazing images you think are worthy of a $50 gift card to Hot Toys.
In conjunction with with #ORToyPhotosafari Tony Tulloch and Janan Lee will be hosting a photo walk in Melbourne Australia. You can get more information and join them here, or follow their adventures at this hashtag #MTP_2018.
If any of this looks like a fun way to spend a weekend, but Melbourne and Oregon are too far away, check out yesterday's post by Lizzi. She will be hosting her own Toy Photographers meet-up in the UK this coming fall. Yup, toy photography is more fun when shared with friends.
Thanks for the shout out Shelly. We are looking at a beautiful 20°C (68°F) day tomorrow.


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Why iSelect is ramping up its martech play in 2018
Single view of customer and a host of marketing investment on the comparison site's radar as it looks to beef up customer experience
Jennifer O'Brien (CMO)
iSelect is making big investments into a single view of customer and martech initiatives as the company moves to "unlock insights" and deliver improved customer experience, according to iSelect CEO, Scott Wilson.
The news comes as the company confirmed its CMO, Geraldine Davys, has left the organisation after less than 18 months.
Wilson told CMO building a single customer view across platform will unlock the ability to view and value customers differently and target marketing investment accordingly, delivering more efficient and effective marketing.
In its latest half-yearly results, iSelect's revenue was up 7 per cent to $83.3 million, driven by a combination of five per cent growth in customer leads, strong conversation rates and a 6 per cent increase in sales units. Wilson highlighted strong growth in underlying earnings, with EBIT up 23 per cent to $3.5 million, reflecting improved customer engagement through newly implemented technology and economies of scale.
Wilson said marketplace growth was driven by a host of technology initiatives. On the martech front, the company completed investment in iSelect's proprietary iConnect platform, which is generating increased leads, enhancing customer experience and increasing cross-service ability.
iSelect consultants are now interacting more closely with customers through a 360-degree single view of them on the platform, Wilson noted.
"We are seeing the early benefits of iSelect's technology investment flow through a greater number of high quality leads and increasing revenue per customer," he said.
iSelect's Scott Wilson
"We are continuing to invest in technologies so our customers can have highly personalised recommendations while transacting more online. Our large and growing customer base serviced by our state of the art technology is benefiting our marketplace partners and iSelect."
Other investments include a martech stack that enables customer-first marketing solutions and automation at scale; R&D investment to develop and deploy iConnect for marketing in the next quarter; appointment of a new creative agency partner – The Royals; and further marketing activities to address the challenging health market.
"iSelect is a technology driven marketplace, and our vision to become Australia's trusted life admin partner is now a reality," Wilson continued. "The second-half has traditionally been a much stronger trading and cash generative period for the business, and we have a number of initiatives in place to deliver on the growth opportunities we are creating."
Wilson said the overall goal of having a single view of customer is to gather deeper insights from a multitude of data, thereby giving customers improved customer experience.
"We know by targeting the right customers, at the right time, with the right channels, and making that contextual through the single view, we can really start to improve that for the customer and get a better outcome," he said.
Over the last 18 months, iSelect has sold insurance policies or connected energy to more than 1.6 million Australians, but has gathered data on over 11 million.
"We use that as part of our iConect platform, which is a series of 15 pieces of proprietary machine learning or AI," Wilson explained. "Over the last 18 months, we've replaced seven custom-built CRM systems and put in Salesforce over the top to unlock all of that single customer view.
"This is why in the first half of this year we redid our entire marketing technology stack across Google Doubleclick, Google Analytics and Adobe."
For example, the data science team has built machine learning software that matches the customers' metadata. Instead of relying on individual pieces of data, such as name, phone and email, it gathers insights by taking it all the way back to the original query or keyword.
"What we're able to do is follow from that query or keyword all the way through to revenue," Wilson said. "What we can now start to do is have a look at the analytics for every dollar we spend in marketing, what's the return on that investment we're getting? Where are we getting negative return?"
Specifically, it helps iSelect understand the value of each customer, Wilson said. Normally, an automatic bidding platform will give an average cost per lead, average customer, and who's buying a quantity at a certain price.
"In our case, we are now starting to value the individual customer. We might be bidding, for example, on a auction in broadband, but we can now see that that customer has gone on to buy energy and we start to value them differently," he said.
Wilson said the in-house data science team will work exclusively on R&D in marketing and martech this year. Key priorities include cross-selling multiple products, product recommendations and automation, as well as the bidding platform in real-time using the metadata.
"We have 15 pieces of software that personalise the experience of customers through our website and our contact centre, but what we're aiming to do is essentially join our own first-party data and the machine learning with the automatic martech platform. That way, instead of having to make static decisions about budgets, and how many customers and leads, we can start to make dynamic, real-time ones using the machine learning."
Building AI-driven chatbots and other service models will also change the customer experience and guide and prompt customers to a host of service options, Wilson said.
"The data science team will be pushing the boundaries of what a lot of these platforms can do - so it is quite exciting work for our team."
Meanwhile, Wilson also confirmed to CMO the company is looking for a new chief marketing officer in the wake of Geraldine Davys' departure late last year. Davys clinched the role back in July 2016.
"We have a strong group of leaders within the iSelect marketing team led by our group executive for marketing together with our head of digital," he said. "In due course, we look forward to welcoming a new CMO on board at iSelect to drive further success within our marketing team.
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Shanghai International Circuit er et motorsportsanlæg beliggende i Jiading-distriktet, 25 kilometer nordvest for centrum af Shanghai, Kina. Siden åbningen i 2004, er det kinesiske grand prix i Formel 1-serien blevet kørt her.

Historie
Efter at et statskontrolleret selskab havde bevilget 450 millioner US dollar, blev første spadestik til banen taget i april 2003. I løbet af 18 måneder blev der arbejdet i døgndrift, og over 3000 personer forvandlede et sumpområde til en moderne racerbane. Den tyske banearkitekt Hermann Tilke lavede banens design.

Shanghai International Circuit blev officielt indviet 26. september 2004, da det første Formel 1-løb blev kørt i Shanghai, med Rubens Barrichello som en senere vinder.

I 2011 indgik banens ejere og Formel 1-chefen Bernie Ecclestone en ny aftale, der indebar at der fortsat skulle køres et årligt F1 Grand Prix til og med 2017.

Vindere af Formel 1 i Shanghai

Referencer

Eksterne henvisninger

 Shanghai International Circuits officielle hjemmeside

Formel 1-baner
Motorsportsanlæg i Kina
Etableret i 2004
International Circuit

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First Capital Research expected the yield curve to be upward trending 1Q-3Q2018 with an acceleration in the uptrend towards 3Q amidst bunching of debt maturities during 3Q2018.
The unexpected local polls victory by the opposition resulted in an early surge in yields across the yield curve in March 2018 with low level of investor confidence. Following the $ 2.5 b sovereign bond some stability was seen during April 2018. However, business confidence dropped to a 70-month low in April 2018.
Contrary to the prevailing uptrend in yields, compared to other tenors, the shorter tenors registered a continuous dip in yields with investors expecting a further rise in the overall yield curve.
PC elections on the cards: Following the Local Government elections, all eyes are on Provincial Councils which are in the process of expiring. Sabaragamuwa, North Central and Eastern PCs expired in 2017. Central, North Western and Northern PCs terms will expire in Oct 2018. Southern, Western and Uva PCs terms will expire on 10 April 2021 and 8 October 2019. With the new electoral system to be finalised for PCs, Elections Commissioner has not called for nominations as yet. A further defeat for the present Government may worsen the prevailing political uncertainty. But an improvement in the voter base may provide some respite.
No announcement of presidential candidate: Another major factor that is creating uncertainty is the upcoming presidential election in late 2019. None of the three major political parties have announced a clear candidate who would be contesting for the upcoming elections. It is a major deterrent for any investor. It is an important step in forecasting possible policy direction for the future in order to assess the risk for long term investments.
GDP growth for 2018E downgraded to 4.5%: 1Q2018 GDP growth which recorded 3.2% was below expectations suggesting a slower than expected improvement in economic growth. Similarly, 2Q is also likely to be slow amidst business confidence levels falling to a 70-month low. However, we expect a gradual pickup in business activity and consumer demand during 2H2018 with an acceleration in GDP growth towards 4Q2018. First Capital Research has downgraded 2018E GDP growth to 4.5% (previous 5.1%) but remains positive on uptick in growth specifically during 3Q and 4Q of 2018.
2019E GDP growth to accelerate to 5.0%: Stronger macro fundamentals, higher investments and pickup in consumer demand is likely to increase growth in 2019E to 5.0%. Potential election in 2019E may also push authorities accelerate relaxation of para tariffs which may also support stronger consumer demand.
Foreign reserves jumps back up, but so does imports: The $ 2.5 b Sovereign Bond has resulted in jump in reserves back up to $ 9.2 b by Jun 2018. Despite large outflows, final payment of Hambantota Port deal of $ 0.5 b and syndicated loan of $ 1 b is likely to assist reserves to remain above $ 9 b by end 2018. However, growing imports have resulted in an increase in the minimum amount of reserves required (four months of imports) to $ 8 b. Further foreign reserve accumulation need to continue amidst the continuous rise in foreign debt payments (large sovereign bond repayment 1Q and 2Q 2019) and BoT deficit.
Debt repayment cover improves: Rise in foreign reserves has further lowered the foreign currency debt repayment cover to 1.3x of foreign reserves. The strengthening of reserves have improved the foreign currency repayment cover at a time, when the next 12 months is having the highest level of foreign debt payments before overall debt levels start to ease off.
Beyond 1H2019 overall debt payments to ease off with less bunching off of debt while debt to GDP levels are likely to be on a downtrend: CBSL has so far been very successful in rolling over most of the debt and spreading them over a period to prevent any bunching of debt in the future and also reducing the cost of debt at the same time. We expect Debt to GDP to reduce to 76.5% in 2018E while any SoE selloffs (such as Hyatt or Hilton) and PPPs for Mattala Airport works off the ratio is likely further dip below 76.0%.
Liquidity may improve towards 4Q: In line with our expectations in Jan 2018 through 'First Capital Strategy Report 2018,' we are experiencing a liquidity shortage towards 3Q. We expect the shortage to continue and ease off towards 4Q2018, but low level of liquidity of Rs. 20-50 b is likely to be experienced during 1H2019.
Credit to remain steady at 15%: First Capital Research expects private sector credit growth to pick up towards 2H2018 signifying a steady growth of 15% while 2019E is expected to record a moderate growth of 16%.
Global growth and South Asia growth is positive: Global growth indicators have been consistently providing positive feedback resulting in IMF continuously upgrading its global growth forecasts for 2018. In January 2018 it has been further upgraded to 3.9% for both years 2018 and 2019. Upgrades are driven by improved US growth and surprises in growth in Europe and Asia. Growth rates for many of the euro area economies have been marked up, especially for Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands, reflecting the stronger momentum in domestic demand and higher external demand. It's positive with Sri Lanka regaining GSP+ and export growth momentum picking up over the last few months. Emerging and developing Asia will grow strongly at around 6.5% over 2018-19, broadly at the same pace as in 2017.
Funds flows are towards US is negative for Sri Lanka: Higher growth across the world is likely to create significant competition for capital and investments which is negative for Sri Lanka. Further the rising global yields supported by further Fed rate hikes have resulted in global funds flowing towards the US.
Overall impact is neutral: Despite rising global yields the improving macro conditions neutralises the overall outlook for Sri Lanka unless reform agenda is reversed.
We expect the yield curve in Government securities to peak during 3Q in 2018, and register a slow downtrend. Despite having some pressure in 1Q2019 it is not expected to be as high as 3Q2018. Thereby, from bearishness at the start of 2018, we are now bullish on bonds beyond 3Q2018. We believe 1Y, 5Y and 10Y trade within the bands of 9.0%-10.0%, 10.0%-11.0% & 10.5%-11.5%. However, it should also be noted that any breakaway from reform program (deviations affecting IMF program) or political deadlock may result in breaking the upper bands of the tenors.
Banking rates which has a six-month lag effect to Government securities are likely experience less volatility over the next 12 months while a further slow dip in AWPLR is expected over the next 12 months to 10.0%. Five-year bond bottomed out in mid-January 2018 at about 9.4% thereby AWPLR is likely to further decline during July-Aug 2018 while it is expected to rise to 10.4% towards the end of the year. Despite the marginal rise towards 2H2019E AWPLR is expected to dip again to 10.0%. In a broader sense during the next 12 months (Jul 2018-Jun 2019), we expect AWPLR to broadly stay within the band of 10.0%-11.0%.
With four fed rate hikes on the cards over next 12 months, a stronger dollar is more likely, thereby we downgrade our exchange rate target from Rs. 159 to Rs. 161 : 1 USD for end 2018 and target Rs. 164.5 : 1 USD over next 12 months up to June 2019. Dollar index is expected to remain strong over the next 12 months while with continued reforms inflows into Sri Lanka debt and equity capital markets are likely with the attractive yields. Further Sri Lanka moves into the peak season of exports September-March. We expect more stability in the rupee in 2H2018, but downgrade our target to Rs. 161.
With stable interest rates and low inflation, we expect the stability of the economy to further improve during 2018. The stable environment is expected to slowly improve business confidence and consumer demand towards 2H2018. We believe business confidence and consumer demand are currently below average and they are expected to normalise during the period. However, the prevailing policy uncertainty created through the political uncertainty is a major deterrent which may slow down the gradual improvement.


There is street parking right by the museum that is free, just have to look for a spot!
The weather was Sunny. I wore Jeans and a t-shirt.
parking on fullerton parkway is free but limited.
We parked on the street easily.
Ask questions! The staff are really enthusiastic and well-informed.
There was a food truck prearranged to work this event. I think this is something they do often, and the samosas were top-notch!
We didn't get no stinkin popcorn!
Drink the beer. Wine is horrible.
You are pretty limited as to where you can go in the museum with your drink.
Their free parking is hidden across the street next to the marina! It's never full.


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UAE Covid vaccine: PCR test exemptions, other perks
Dubai - Why you must take the Covid-19 vaccine as soon as possible.
Photo: Wam
Published: Wed 20 Jan 2021, 1:04 PM
Last updated: Wed 20 Jan 2021, 1:20 PM
The UAE's Covid-19 vaccination campaign is well on track to vaccinate about 50 per cent of its population within the first three months of this year. In this explainer, we list out why you must take the vaccine — that is administered for free — as soon as possible and the benefits it offers.
Dubai: Free Covid vaccine now at 120 centres; full list
Free Covid vaccine in UAE: Emirate-wise list of centres to get jab
>> Success story
The country has already administered over two million Covid-19 vaccine doses. It is the first globally when it comes to daily distribution rate (1.16 per 100 people). It's the second in the world for overall vaccine doses administration, with a rate of 20.8 per 100 people.
>> Who can't take the jab?
- Nursing mothers
- Pregnant women
- Women planning to get pregnant in the next three months.
- Children below 16 years
- Those with allergies
>> Why you must take the jab
Vaccination is the easiest and quickest way to restore normalcy, Dr Nawal Al Kaabi, chairperson of the National Covid-19 Clinical Management Committee, had told Khaleej Times recently.
By taking the vaccine, a person helps ensure a society free of the virus. "The vaccine will protect the person and others. So, we will not only protect ourselves, but our families and the community. The other advantage of taking the vaccine is that we will be able to go back to our normal lives. We will be able to travel and do a lot of things. Our economy, hopefully, will be back to normal," Dr Nawal said.
>> Private sector employees
In Abu Dhabi, vaccinated employees of some sectors need not take a Covid-19 test every 14 days. This is applicable to employees of restaurants and cafes, supermarkets, groceries, bakeries, butcheries, vegetables and fruits shops, malls and commercial centres.
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>> Government employees
Fully vaccinated employees of the UAE ministries; and federal, Abu Dhabi and Ajman government departments are exempted from a mandatory Covid-19 test every seven days.
It is also applicable for employees of outsourced and public services companies contracted by UAE federal and Ajman government entities.
>> Teachers, education staff
Teachers and other staff at Sharjah's private schools who have taken both doses of the Covid-19 vaccine don't need to undergo a Covid-19 PCR test every 14 days.
>> Hospital visitors
For inpatient visits in Abu Dhabi, vaccinated residents needn't have a negative Covid-19 test result. For unvaccinated ones, a Covid-negative result should have been issued within 24 hours of the visit.


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MODERN AIRCRAFT
Airbus Helicopters H160 (X4)
Medium-Lift Multi-role Transport Helicopter
The Airbus Helicopter H160 will continue the sleek appearance set down by the earlier EC155 and AS365 helicopter lines.
Credit: Image from official Airbus Helicopters marketing material.
Status: In-Development
Manufacturer(s): Airbus Helicopters - France
Capabilities: Transport; Commercial Market; VIP Transport; Medical Evacuation; Search and Rescue (SAR);
Length: 45.93 ft (14 m)
Width: 39.37 ft (12 m)
Height: 13.12 ft (4 m)
Weight (Empty): 8,818 lb (4,000 kg)
Power: 2 x Turbomeca TM800 Arrano 1A turboshaft engines developing 1,100 shaft horsepower each while driving a five-blade main rotor and Fenestron-shrouded tail rotor.
Range: 391 miles (630 km; 340 nm)
Operators: France; United Kingdom (planned)
The Airbus Helicopters H160 (formerly known under the designation of "X4") is an in-development, medium-lift, multi-role helicopter attempting to take away a good portion of the market share long held by rivals AgustaWestland, Bell, and Sikorsky. Following the design lines established by previous offerings such as the AS365 "Dauphin" series, the H160 was unveiled in March of 2015 sporting a very futuristic appearance. Should all go well in development, Airbus Helicopters is eyeing delivery dates of its latest product for 2018.
Internally, the H160 seats two crew in a traditional side-by-side arrangement with plenty of window panels along the cockpit walls, floor, and ceiling for excellent vision out-of-the-cockpit. The instrument panel is dominated by four 6" x 8" Multi-Function Display (MFD) touchscreens that offer pertinent operational information. Avionics will be managed through a Helionix suite. The passenger cabin is set to carry up to twelve in comfort and is set aft of the cockpit in the usual way while under the twin engine installation on the roof. The engine of choice are 2 x Turbomeda TM800 "Arrano" series turboshaft systems outputting at 1,100 shaft horsepower (the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW120E was under consideration for a time also) driving a five-blade main rotor and Fenestron-shrouded tail rotor. The main rotor blade is a next-generation composite system (termed "Composite Blue Edge") and its design features slanted blade tips which improved the vortex result, increases Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW), improves fuel economy, and lowers operating noises. All of the main rotor blades are joined along a Spheriflex rotorhead.
One of the more unique features of the H160's tail rotor beyond its obvious use of a Fenestron shroud is its slightly angled (12 degrees to starboard) position which serves as something of a secondary lift device for the helicopter while pulling double-duty as an anti-torque system. Another noteworthy design feature is implementation of a biplane wing assembly along the tail stem just ahead of the Fenestron assembly - this intended to improved low-speed flying stability.
Airbus Helicopter is currently (2015) in the process of arranging the various test components that make up the proposed H160 to prove individual systems sound before full prototype flight testing ensues. However many of these proposed systems make it into the finalized product remains to be seen. Other existing Airbus Helicopter products will serve as in-flight testbeds and be followed by three total flyable prototypes (beginning with "PT1"). Preproduction helicopters will be designated "PS1".
For the lucrative civilian market, the H160 could very well threaten competitor holds in medical, corporate, Search And Rescue (SAR), and oil and gas industries. A militarized form - the H160M - is being bandied about that would feature service modifications and some weapons support.
H160M "Guepard" ("Cheetah") - The militarized form of the X4 has gained steam within Airbus Helicopters. The type is being planned as a light-class system for multi-mission service across all major branches of the French military. The project is branded as the "Helicoptere Interarmees Leger" (HIL) translating to "Joint Light Helicopter".
The navalized model will feature Over-the-Horizon (OTH) sighting an targeting, side-mounted machine guns, an anti-ship missile capability, and protected/integrated data link with the VSR700 rotary-wing UAV and launch ship.
The Army variant will also sport a protected/integrated data link feature to communicate, in real-time, with accompanying ground forces, launch laser-guided rockets from side-mounted pods, house an Electro-Optical (EO) unit at the "chin" position, and support side-mounted automatic cannons and machine guns. Rappelling will be possible from the side fuselage doors.
The Air Force model will carry an EO set in the chin position, have side-mounting machine guns and cannon support for basic suppression, and include an in-flight refueling capability.
In January of 2016 it was announced that the second test H160 vehicle had flown with production-quality engines (the "Arrano") installed. The flight took place on January 27th.
March 2017 - Certification for the H160 is planned for 2019. Two flyable prototypes have been completed. A third example is planned before the end of 2017.
March 2017 - The H160 has been selected by the French military for its Helicoptere Interarmees Leger (HIL) cross-service helicopter program. As many as 190 could be procured under the program and will succeed several helicopters currently in service with the French Army and Navy.
December 2017 - It was announced that Airbus had flown the third prototype of the H160 series helicopters. This particular example is notable in being closer to production-quality forms than previous iterations going airborne.
February 2018 - The French military has selected the H160 to replace six of its helicopter fleets beginning in 2028. 169 procurement examples are currently planned.
February 2018 - The H160 is expected to enter the market in the middle of 2019.
March 2018 - Babcock of Britain has been announced as the first launch customer of the H160.
September 2018 - A first-flight for the H160 is tentatively scheduled for year-end, by December 14th, according to Airbus. The flight test program will ensure throughout 2019.
May 2019 - Airbus Helicopters is pushing through an accelerated procurement process to bring the H160M military model to service. Some 169 examples are sought by the French military (Army, Navy, and Air Force). These will be designated as H160M "Guepard" ("Cheetah"). A first-flight is tentatively scheduled for 2023 with service entry to follow in 2026.
December 2019 - Test flights of the H160 have concluded.
January 2020 - The H160 nears certification as it enters final development.
Military variants proposed with 2 x 7.62mm Medium Machine Guns (MMGs) on pintle mountings at side fuselage doors.
• H160 - Base Series Designation; civilian market designation.
• H160M - Proposed military model designation.
• P1 - Initial prototype.
• P2 - Second prototype.
• P3 - Third prototype.
• PS1 - Preproduction aircraft designation.
• X4 - Original project name.


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Q: Why does bootstrap formatting not work in my typoscript? I am using a Typo3(11.5.12) server, set up locally with xampp.
I am trying to understand how bootstrap works in typoscript, so I followed this tutorial.
The content on the site does not get formatted, even though I copied every line of typoscript.
I ensured that the 4 needed files are included in the user_upload folder and I checked that the respective paths are set correctly.
I also made sure that the fluid content elements are included.
This is the typoscript code that I copied:
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This is what it is supposed to look like: https://gyazo.com/3753c5661c84372df78c9d2683b1feeb
This is what it looks like for me: https://gyazo.com/c55e9c61500c7e0eff62b79cf77071e2
Here are the 4 required files located: https://gyazo.com/21b2902e06b2e17f5bcfcb28b93a4d50
The fluid content elements are included: https://gyazo.com/f87294000fa116ffecb7329fe87b0c65
I suppose there is a problem with typoscript understanding the bootstrap code, but I have no clue why that could be. Does someone have a clue?
Disclaimer: I apologize for the images not being formatted, I don´t have 10 reputation yet.

A: In newer TYPO3 versions .js and .css sources cannot be in ./fileadmin. This is enforced by the Content-Security-Policy (CSP) headers which are set in the default ./public/fileadmin/.htaccess (it is generated during install from this template).
Your browser should normally show CSP blocked assets in its Devtools -> Console and/or in the network tab.
You could change/remove the CSP in that file (not really recommended but it will keep you going for that tutorial) or you could refactor all assets into a site package (recommended). It is described in this tutorial.


Thoughts on the built environment.
The rise of construction industry startup funding.
Cohousing: the future of living?
Whats the difference and what can you do with it?
The "Secret" Bao Living Master Plan: Part One.
Part 2: how digital solutions are disrupting the sector.
Part 1: The 4 Keys to Digitizing the Construction Industry.
Why simplifying a building's structure is the surest way of lengthening it's useful life.


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5 Cent Drive 670×250-min
4074 Community and Beyond Family Fun Day Profile
Don't be scared to ask for help. A lot of things I did myself because I didn't want to burden people, I should have reached out a lot more. You will be surprised with some of the things you will receive.
Making Fundraising Targets Fun
Today I take a look at the importance of specific and defined 'targets' in fundraising and then explore some creative (free!!) ideas
Sports Club Fundraising Guide
Welcome to the Fundraising Directory's guide to Sports Club Fundraising. Sporting clubs and small community groups are like extended families:...
Friend-Raising aka How to Engage Volunteers
I am a huge advocate of volunteering as a pathway to connecting with the people around you. As a big picture, it's about community-building. On a personal level, it's about making connections and friends. It's about belonging. Some call it 'friend-raising' rather than fundraising.
School Fundraising Goals: Top 10 Things We Raise Money For
School Fundraising Goals Unfortunately, no school budget is big enough to include everything wanted or needed for its students. That's...
Put the Panadol down and listen up because we have the solution to save your ears. A silent disco. I know it sounds like an oxymoron but the kids will love it and the novelty can be a real drawcard.


Tried, but it doesn't seem to be working properly. Let me try again, after I make sure it didn't go through on PayPal's end.
Drop me an in-game message, when you want me to try again. Thanks.
2) And what exactly happened and at what stage it failed?
Hmm... Definitely need more details - I found my old card that expires in a few month and tried using it with different email and phone number and it worked just fine.


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Labor expels Quick
Posted Mon 20 Aug 2007 at 5:07am Monday 20 Aug 2007 at 5:07am Mon 20 Aug 2007 at 5:07am , updated Mon 20 Aug 2007 at 9:41am Monday 20 Aug 2007 at 9:41am Mon 20 Aug 2007 at 9:41am
The Labor committee found Mr Quick had not been a financial member since April 2006. (Alan Porritt: AAP Image)
abc.net.au/news/labor-expels-quick/645020
Rebel Federal Labor MP Harry Quick has been thrown out of the party.
The state Labor Party administrative committee met this afternoon to decide his fate.
However, he was not thrown out because he publicly supported the Liberal candidate for Franklin, he was outed because he was not a paid member of the ALP.
In the past few months Mr Quick has criticised the endorsement of union official Kevin Harkins to succeed him as the Labor candidate in Franklin.
Mr Harkins agreed with today's outcome.
"I think the outcome today has been very fair," Mr Harkins said.
"Obviously Harry, because of his failure to renew his membership and pay his outstanding fees, has made himself a non-party member.
"So resignation by another term, I suppose, but at the end of the day the effect's the same."
Mr Harkins stood aside as candidate two weeks ago.
Earlier this month Mr Quick came under intense criticism for attending a bingo game with Liberal candidate Vanessa Goodwin.
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Amplifying voices from the Royal Commission into Aged Care through animated poetry
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice
School of Creative Practice
Professor Sarah Holland-Batt
Professor (CW & LS)
Faculty of CI, Education & Social Justice
Professor Evonne Miller
Director, QUT Design Lab
Associate Professor Jen Seevinck
Associate Professor (Interactive and Visual Design)
Dr T.J. Thomson
This VRES project is part of a larger three-year project titled Amplifying voices from the Royal Commission into Aged Care , which is funded by the Australian Research Council. This boundary-pushing transdisciplinary project asks the critical question: how can non-traditional approaches like arts-based methodologies provide marginalised aged care residents with more visibility and voice in public discourse and policy debates about aged care?
More information about the project can be found on the project website.
This project is situated within the 2nd stage of this research project, which responds to the arts-based methodology called poetic inquiry. This is a form of found poetry, where poems are created using traditional poetic techniques from unusual source texts, such as transcripts, interviews, and newspaper articles.
This project provides you with a unique opportunity to be part of an innovative, boundary-pushing project aimed at fostering social change. You will work as part of an interdisciplinary research team (with expertise in design psychology, poetry, nursing, co-design, interaction design and media), to develop a series of original, artistic, animated visualisations to accompany poetry created from submissions from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. These animations will be exhibited in various contexts (i.e. conferences, online, art galleries) in addition to a large-scale touring exhibition at the end of the project.
You will be expected to work through the various stages of the creative process from research, iterative concept development, and final product delivery. At certain stages you will need to provide exemplars of relevant approaches, develop concepts, and then produce the final animations. These animations will include visuals and sound, and depending on the length of the poems, are only expected to be around 2-4 mins in length.
The purpose of animated poetry is to amplify the stories form the Royal Commission and to explore the capacity arts-based methodologies to amplify the voices and stories of aged care residents and assist people to better connect with and care about their stories.
Ideally you will be studying a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation), have knowledge of the principles of animation, and be skilled in traditional-2D animation and stop-motion methods, or specific mediums such as:
paint on glass
scratchboard
paper cut-outs.
You will also be skilled in the relevant animation and video editing software. Ideally, you will also have additional skills in 2D art principles and techniques such as hand drawing/illustration. Experience in developing imaginative, highly abstract, arts-based animations will be highly favoured.
For more information contact Senior Research Assistant and Project Manager Sarah Johnstone (senior research assistant and project manager) at s37.johnstone@qut.edu.au or Chief Investigator Professor Evonne Miller.
Page updated: 22 July 2021