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On June 5, Wilderness Watch, Western Watersheds Project, and WildEarth Guardians filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the killing of grizzly bears at bait stations used to lure black bears on national forest lands in Idaho and Wyoming. We are represented by Western Environmental Law Center.
Idaho and Wyoming are the only states that allow bear baiting within the range of grizzly bears, and Idaho continues to allow bear baiting even in Wilderness. The Forest Service once regulated bear baiting practices on national forests, but in the 1990s it ceded control to the states, and now too many grizzly bears have been killed, including some trying to return to their historic range in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness of central Idaho.
"Grizzlies are making their way to the vast, wild country of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, and they'll get there if we let them," said Dana Johnson of Wilderness Watch, upon filing the lawsuit. "Unfortunately, the many bait stations scattered along that path are death-magnets for dispersing bears. It's past time for the Forest Service to do something about it."
At least eight grizzly bears have been shot and killed at bait stations in national forests in Idaho and Wyoming since 1995, including, in 2007, the first known grizzly to inhabit the Bitterroot in more than 50 years. Even more have been killed at bait stations on other public and private land.
This ongoing death-trap for grizzlies is unacceptable. When the Forest Service changed its policy to allow state control of bear baiting practices, it did so under a legal agreement that any killing of grizzlies would require the agency to re-evaluate the program. It's long past time for the Forest Service to prioritize protecting this threatened native species by ending state control of bait stations on federal public land, and that's why Wilderness Watch is pressing this fight.
Please help us protect grizzly bears and end bear baiting!
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In the run-up to the Winter Olympics, this skier is playing a leading roll – well, he has to, you don't see much snow in Addis Ababa.
Ethiopian skier Robel Teklemariam trains on the street of Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa.
Robel Teklemariam is the Ethiopian skiing team, its National Skiing Federation and its only hope.
Unfazed by temperatures in the mid-twenties, the 35-year-old regularly pulls on shorts, sunglasses and special 'roller-skis' before setting off down a road free of the usual hazards of cars and donkeys.
'I found this street that had just the right elevation and not too much traffic,' said the cross-country racer.
'Roller skiing this close to the Olympics is not the ideal thing. Obviously it's much better to be on snow. The one good thing is that, in Ethiopia, we're at 2,700m, so that helps to give you better endurance,' he added.
Teklemariam found his unlikely calling after spending time as a child in a snow-bound New York state, and was spurred to compete for glory when he saw Kenyans skiing in the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
He made it to the Turin Olympics four years ago, meaning Ethiopia was represented at a Winter Olympics for the first time.
Teklemariam came 84th out of about 100 skiers but hopes to improve at the upcoming Vancouver games.
'If I'm closer to the winner than I was at the last Olympics then I'll be very happy,' said the ski instructor.
But he also wants to be a little less lonely as he rolls down the streets.
'I don't want to be the first and the last,' he added.


Controversial Chinese mobile phone manufacturer and telecoms giant Huawei has been given permission by the UK government to supply 5G data network despite the ongoing warnings by experts about the potential security risks.
PARTNER FEATURE: Huawei, the largest telecoms equipment supplier in the world, is highlighting the need for more open and simplified site design which supports resource sharing and reduces site costs as mobile operators prepare to deploy 5G networks.
Hong Kong (CNN Business) — Things are looking up for Huawei despite the best efforts of the US government. The Chinese telecoms company posted a 39% jump in first quarter revenue and reported a profit margin of about 8%, slightly higher than the same period last year.
The fifth generation wireless system is just around the corner, and already the world is scrambling to find the best solutions for its implementation. For the auto sector, these efforts are just beginning, and they do so with Huawei.


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United States: Department Of Labor Finalizes Rule Adopting Amendments To The "Investment Duties" Regulation
by James Frazier and Nick LaSpina
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
On October 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") published its final rule ("Final Rule") adopting amendments to its longstanding "investment duties" regulation under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") at 29 C.F.R. Section 2550.404a-1 ("Section 404a-1 Regulation"). The Final Rule mandates, as a general matter, that plan fiduciaries must evaluate and select investments and investment courses of action based solely on the financial considerations applicable to the investment or investment course of action, and may not subordinate return or increase risks to promote non-pecuniary objectives.
ERISA sets forth the duties applicable to plan fiduciaries when managing plan investments. Section 404 of ERISA contains the fiduciary provisions relating to prudence and diversification, as well as the requirement that fiduciaries act solely in the interests of plan participants and beneficiaries for the exclusive purpose of paying benefits and defraying reasonable expenses of administering the plan. With regard to the latter, courts have interpreted this standard as requiring fiduciaries to act with complete and undivided loyalty to plan participants and beneficiaries.
The DOL initiated this regulatory effort to amend the Section 404a-1 Regulation due to perceived heightened concerns raised by environmental, social and corporate governance ("ESG") investing. In June 2020, the DOL issued a proposed regulation that would amend the Section 404a-1 Regulation to address the concerns regarding the use of ESG and related "non-pecuniary" considerations. The DOL additionally sought to provide clarity and certainty regarding the application of ERISA's fiduciary duties to the analysis of the extent to which a fiduciary may consider non-pecuniary issues in connection with such investments and investment courses of action. The DOL received more than 8,700 comments and petitions relating to the proposed rule, many of which raised concerns about the DOL's approach in any final regulation (including a belief that the existing Section 404a-1 Regulation provided sufficient guidance and was sufficient to form a basis for enforcement actions against fiduciaries who breach their duties under ERISA in connection with ESG investments).
The Final Rule
In the Final Rule, the DOL makes several significant changes to the Section 404a-1 Regulation. This Final Rule is intended by the DOL to provide a regulatory structure to aid "fiduciaries in navigating these ESG investment trends and to separate the legitimate use of risk-return factors from inappropriate investments that sacrifice investment return, increase costs, or assume additional investment risk to promote non-pecuniary benefits or objectives."
As an initial matter, one important change made to the proposed regulation in the Final Rule is the DOL's removal of express references to ESG, despite the fact that the DOL's self-described impetus for the rule-making effort involved concerns associated with ESG investing. Indeed, much of the preamble to both the proposed regulation and the Final Rule discuss ESG-related issues (and refer to ESG by name). According to the DOL, this change was made in response to, and recognition of, historical inconsistency and evolution regarding the terminology, meaning, and usage associated with ESG and similar investment considerations.
Notably, the Final Rule includes the following (what the DOL characterizes in the release as "major") amendments to the Section 404(a)(1) Regulation:
The Final Rule includes language mandating that ERISA fiduciaries must evaluate investments and investment courses of action based solely on pecuniary factors, except in the limited circumstances described below. "Pecuniary factor" is defined in the Final Rule to mean a factor that a fiduciary prudently determines is expected to have a material effect on the risk and/or return of an investment based on appropriate investment horizons consistent with a plan's investment objectives and funding policy.
The Final Rule contains a provision expressly stating that the duty of loyalty in Section 404 of ERISA prohibits plan fiduciaries from subordinating the interests of the plan participants and beneficiaries to other objectives and sacrificing returns or taking on additional investment risk to promote non-pecuniary interests.
The Final Rule adds new language providing that a fiduciary, when considering an investment or investment course of action, must compare such investment or course of action with the opportunity for gain or other return associated with reasonably available alternatives with similar risks.
Note: The DOL indicated that the fiduciary is only required to compare alternatives that are reasonably available under the circumstances. The DOL noted that this new provision does not require a fiduciary to "scour the market" or consider every possible alternative, and also allows for the possibility that the characteristics of a given investment may be sufficiently rare such that a fiduciary could prudently determine (and document) that there were no reasonably available alternatives.
The Final Rule outlines the requisite analysis and documentation for circumstances when a fiduciary is choosing between or among investments or investment courses of action where the fiduciary cannot distinguish between or among such options based on pecuniary factors alone.
Note: This provides a limited exception to the requirement that all investments be made and investment courses of action taken based on pecuniary factors. The so-called "tie breaker" test permits a fiduciary to base an investment decision on non-pecuniary factors if the fiduciary is unable to distinguish between or among investments on the basis of pecuniary factors alone, so long as the fiduciary documents (1) why pecuniary factors were insufficient, (2) how the chosen investment compares to the other investments with regard to diversification, liquidity and current return relative to the plan's anticipated cash flow requirements, and the projected return relative to the plan's funding objectives, and (3) how the relevant non-pecuniary factors are consistent with the interests of the plan participants and beneficiaries in their retirement income or benefits. The DOL reiterated that when a fiduciary makes an investment decision based on non-pecuniary factors to the extent permitted under the Final Rule, it remains subject to ERISA's duty of loyalty and must act in a manner that is consistent with the interests of the participants and beneficiaries.
The Final Rule provides that the fiduciary duties of prudence and loyalty in Section 404 of ERISA and addressed in the Final Rule apply to the selection or retention of designated investment alternatives for participant-directed defined contribution plans. A fiduciary is not prohibited from considering or including an investment option solely because the option promotes, seeks or supports one or more non-pecuniary goals so long as the fiduciary satisfies its prudence and loyalty obligations under ERISA and the Final Rule (including the requirement to evaluate solely based on pecuniary factors). Importantly, however, the Final Rule prohibits plan fiduciaries from adding any investment alternative as a "qualified default investment alternative" ("QDIA"), as described in the DOL's regulation at 29 C.F.R. Section 2550.404c-5, or as a component of a QDIA, if such alternative's investment objectives, goals or principal investment strategies include, consider or indicate the use of one or more non-pecuniary factors.
Effective Date of the Final Rule
The Final Rule shall be effective on January 12, 2021, and applies to all investments and investment courses of action taken after such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, plans have until April 30, 2022 to make any changes to QDIAs to the extent necessary to comply with the new restriction on QDIAs regarding the usage of non-pecuniary factors.
While the Final Rule will be effective in January, it is unclear whether and to what extent the Biden administration may revisit this regulatory project and provide its own interpretations or make changes (or whether the Final Rule may be the subject of future court challenges). Fiduciaries should continue to monitor developments in this area.
Nick LaSpina
United States Employment and HR Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions Strategy Investment Strategy
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Jim Lahey's olive oil cake is sweeter than you might expect, and tastes of vanilla and lemon zest.
It's been over a year since the windows of 236 Ninth were lined with brown paper, and locals had despaired of the place ever opening, even though it was steps away from Co., Jim Lahey's celebrated pizzeria. Then all of a sudden, the doors were flung open last Friday (correction: Or so we thought, the actual opening was two days earlier on Wednesday, July 11), giving us a first glimpse of the splendors (well, maybe that's too strong a word) inside.
Finally! The second branch of Sullivan St Bakery opens in Chelsea.
While we might expect the place to mainly sell goods produced at the West 47th Street location of the bakery, when you enter the bunker-like space (with concrete floors and spare seating and decor, quite pleasant), the first thing you see is a bank of convection ovens at the end of the room, and the counter guy informed me there were ovens downstairs, too.
Canotto dolce (there's also a savory version made with prosciutto, fennel, and gruyere.


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Q: Execute a command on a list of strings in Bash I'm trying to find all C# interfaces from a given directory. I tried doing this command:
find . -type f | xargs basename | grep ^I

but basename is giving back an error since I'm sending it a list of strings, not a string itself. How do I get the output of basename executed over all the strings piped to it?

A: You don't need to use xargs for this. You can use:
find . -type f -name 'I*' -exec basename '{}' ';'

If you are using GNU find, you don't need basename either:
find . -type f -name 'I*' -printf %f\\n

Here, %f is the GNU find printf format for "filename with all but the last component removed". There are many other possible format codes; see man find for details.

A: Using xargs -i should solve the problem:
find . -type f | xargs -i basename "{}" | grep ^I

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These government banks are getting double benefit on FD, earning maximum with tax saving
By Editorial November 27, 2022 Updated: November 27, 2022 No Comments3 Mins Read
Fixed Deposit: Investors can get 7 to 7.25 percent interest by doing FD in these government banks. For senior citizens, interest can be taken from 7.5 to 7.75 percent on FD scheme.
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Fixed Deposit Benefits: If you invest, you can get double benefit by making fixed deposits in these government banks. The Fixed Deposit (FD) scheme run in public sector banks in the country is getting more returns than before. After the increase in the repo rate, the FD rate also continues to increase. State Bank of India, the country's largest public sector bankState Bank of India) had announced an increase in FD rate a few days ago. In the new SBI rates applicable from October 22, customers are getting 80 basis points more interest on FDs. In this way State Bank gives 6.25% on FDs of 2 to 3 years to the general public and 6.25% to senior citizens (senior citizens) is paying a maximum of 6.90% interest on FDs of 5 to 10 years. Along with this, tax exemption is also being given for investment up to Rs 1.5 lakh. Due to which you can get double benefit.
FDs in public sector banks are still considered the most popular investment option in the country. This is because there is no risk involved with fixed returns. The country's largest public sector bank SBI (SBI) increased 80 basis points on FDs in October. Similarly, Bank of Baroda (BOB), Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Canara Bank have started Special FD Schemes with attractive interest rates. Along with this, he is also giving tax exemption on investment of Rs 1.5 lakh. From which you can earn well.
Investors can get 7 to 7.25 percent interest by doing FD in these government banks. For senior citizens, interest can be taken from 7.5 to 7.75 percent on FD scheme. Interest rates on FD keep changing frequently, so it would be better to compare the interest rates of different banks. After this, earn good profit by investing.
Bank of Maharashtra is giving so much interest
Let us tell you that Bank of Maharashtra (BoM) has revised its interest rates on retail FDs of less than 2 crores and implemented new rates. After the revision in interest rates, the interest rate on FDs maturing in a period of 7 days to 5 years ranges from 2.75% to 5.75%. Apart from this, Bank of Maharashtra is now giving maximum interest rate of 6.30% on 400 days in 'Maha Dhanvarsha Deposit Scheme'. The bank is paying 2.75% interest on FDs maturing in 7 days to 30 days.
Interest may increase again
Banks have not yet given the full benefit of the increase in interest rates to the customers. Experts say that interest rates on FDs may increase further in the coming days. Inflation still remains at a high level. To prevent this, Central Banks around the world can further increase the interest rates. If this happens, FD interest rates may increase. The Central Bank of America and England have increased the interest rates. In the coming days, banks of many other countries can also do this.
English News Headline : Double benefit on Fixed Deposit of these government banks.
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Me & My Uncle - love Jerry's licks in this year in particular. crispies.
Whart Rat-7th time played, almost as slow as 12.2.73 version.
JBG - Bobby does good amount of screamin'.
It was a bit of a surprise to hear Jerry play It Hurts Me Too without a slide. I also like hearing Pigpen's organ a little higher in the mix.
As far as the quality of the show goes, it's not a mindblower, but still a good introduction to my home state.


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The Divergent Series Just Suffered A Major Setback
Mike Reyes
Published: Feb. 8. 2016 8:31 PM
Way back when Lionsgate was planning its slate for the roll out of The Divergent Series, they thought that following the current pattern of breaking their finale into two parts was a good idea. Tonight though, it seems that idea has bitten them where they sit, as director Robert Schwentke has officially dropped out of the director's chair for The Divergent Series: Ascendant.
The item was broken by Deadline, who added that while the director of both last year's Insurgent and this year's Allegiant entries into the Divergent series has left the building, it's not on bad terms. The official company line is that Schwentke "just needed a break" after helming two entries back to back. Which, naturally, has us thinking about whether this report is as truthful as it says it is.
Granted, directing one film is a handful, and directing two in a row for a yearly franchise such as The Divergent Series must be a grueling slog. However, this surely must have crossed the mind of Robert Schwentke when he signed on for the duration of the series that Divergent director Neil Burger had departed. Three films, one right after the other, doesn't even sound easy; and if the series was really that taxing to film, one would think that The Divergent Series: Insurgent would have been the logical dropping off point.
As much as we may speculate and wonder if the sudden split between Robert Schwentke and The Divergent Series: Ascendant was less amiable than the news would lead us to believe, part of that mindset comes from the fact that we haven't really seen a director up and leave in the middle of a two part installment before. We saw David Yates finish Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows after two films before it, and we saw Francis Lawrence take The Hunger Games to the end zone through Catching Fire and the two subsequent films that followed. Yet something involved in the production of Allegiant really took it out of Schwentke, and now Lionsgate needs to find a director that can keep the film in the pipeline to meet its June 2017 release date.
While film-making is admittedly a tough business, it's even tougher when surprises such as this happen to drop. With Lionsgate already starting to suffer after Star Wars: The Force Awakens allegedly soured part of their box office returns for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, any sort of jeopardy towards the condition of their current YA franchise will obviously turn into a source of major stress. At the very least, the rush to find a replacement for The Divergent Series: Ascendant's director's chair is going to be interesting, and as soon as we hear any further information on who's game for the finale, you'll be the first to know.
The Divergent Series: Allegiant is set to hit theaters on March 18th.
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Just when I had decided that Florida summers were pure hell, I had one of those memorable experiences that makes the heat and humidity almost worth it: Kayaking at night on the Mosquito Lagoon experiencing the spectacular eerie glow of bioluminescence.
During the summer, billions of plankton – dinoflagellates – in the water of Mosquito Lagoon emit a blueish-white glow underwater when they are disturbed. That means that every paddle of a kayak creates a wave of glowing light, every wake left by a neighboring boat has a glowing trail and, most excitingly, every splash of a mullet sets off a small light show.
I had written about the bioluminescent kayak trips run by A Day Away Kayak Tours a few years ago and this summer I finally got to go on one. Happily, it lived up to my expectations.
Kayakers meet at a sandy boat landing off the Haulover Canal in the middle of the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge near Titusville.
My weeknight tour had two groups, each composed of 10 boats (mostly doubles, a few singles) with two tour leaders for each group.
A Day Away Kayak Tours runs a well-practiced, safety-oriented operation. Every kayaker wears a life preserver and is issued a whistle and a glow stick; it's so dark out there, that's the only way to really see each other. Each boat has a flashlight (only used to increase visibility should a motor boat come by.) Each boat is assigned a number and periodic countdowns ensure that all 10 boats are still together.
The two tour groups operate separately and once we launched, we never saw the other one.
The tour started at dusk and as it darkened and we paddled out of the Haulover Canal into a shallow lagoon, we began to see the bioluminescent glow of water with each of our strokes.
The paddling here is easy. The tour travels no great distance and once the group gets to the lagoon, each kayak is free to paddle off a bit and basically play with the water. The darker the area – along a darkly shaded shore, for example – the more vivid the cloud of light underwater.
I was endlessly amused waving my hand through the water and seeing my hand and its wake glow like a cold fire. I loved slapping the water with my paddle to create a splash of light.
But my all-time favorite bioluminescent effect was paddling into the middle of a huge school of sleeping mullets.
Hundreds of mullets woke up and did what mullet do – leaped through air and crash-landed in the water. Each leaping mullet created a splash of light. Mullets were popping like popcorn, creating a light show. Underwater, others streamed away, leaving streaks of light behind them. Meanwhile, it felt like it was raining mullets and the sound effects included fish thumping against boats and squeals from kayakers now sharing boats with trapped mullets flipping away.
Because bioluminescence requires dark and photography requires light, the phenomenon is virtually unphotographable. And I came to see that as a feature, not a bug.
I wasn't distracted trying to get the picture. No posing for selfies in the middle of an incredible scene. It was just people in the moment experiencing something magical.
Stay near the leader if you want to hear explanations. Our guide pointed out a dolphin in the channel and a crab underwater, both leaving trails of light. Kayaks lagging behind missed that.
If you arrive early, stop at the nearby manatee viewing area on the Haulover Canal. It's rare to see manatees there in the summer, but the dolphins like the spot and we saw several swimming and surfacing repeatedly.
Because of this tour's safety orientation, I would be fine with taking older children on this trip.
You could easily do this trip yourself with your own kayak, putting in on the Haulover Canal in Merritt Island NWR.
Bioluminescence is only visible on dark nights, so tours do not operate in the week around a full moon.
We are told the bioluminescent effect gets brighter as the summer advances. The tours continue through October, with August being the peak.
There are portable toilets at the launch site.
There is no swimming allowed.
Information on tours at A Day Away Kayak Tours.
Yelp reviews of a Day Away Kayak Tours.
Note: While A Day Away Kayak Tours originated bioluminescent kayak tours, there are a half dozen or more outfitters operating similar trips in the area. You will find alternatives by Googling "bioluminescent kayak tours Florida." Outfitters include BK Adventure, Adventures in Florida and Adventure Kayak of Cocoa Beach.
Other areas of Florida also experience bioluminescence. A kayak outfitter on Marco Island offers tours, for example, and I've seen bioluminescent creatures in the water off a dock in the Keys on a dark night.
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Investigators were able to track the teen down at the school, where he admitted to taking the Snapchat photo. He was arrested on charges of making a false report about planting a bomb, explosive or weapon of mass destruction. Freeman was transported to Pinellas County Jail without incident.
Detectives were able to locate and verify that the "handgun" depicted in the Snapchat photograph was a BB gun, read the report.. There were no other weapons in the home.
The teen was released on $10,000 bond.


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The Timeless Artistry of Max Fleischer Cartoons
In the wake of Disney extension of its domination over the film business of its acquisition with purchase of Fox it is noteworthy to remember a time when the corporate giant faced stiff competition from a rival in the animation sphere: the pioneering, ever-inventive Fleischer Studios, founded by the one and only Max Fleischer. From 1924 to 1940, Fleischer brought to the silver screen a host of iconic characters, including Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Popeye, Superman, and many more. Whereas Disney's style was light and polished, Fleischer's was known to be gritty and rough-around-the-edges. When Disney highlighted anthropomorphized animals in its cartoons, Fleischer's leading stars were largely exaggerated humanoids. And, rather than highlighting idyllic meadows and quasi-European fairy tale settings, Fleischer's cartoons took place in something resembling the real world — full of grimy, urban locales which reflected the anxieties of the Great Depression. But even if the content of Fleischer's noted works register as slightly left of center, their visual and technical presentation was always second-to-none, owing to the forward-thinking ingenuity of their creator.
After graduating New York's Cooper Union in 1902, Max Fleischer landed a series of jobs for local newspapers, drawing political cartoons. Before long, the young illustrator begin experimenting in the nascent field of animation, creating an optical device known as Rotoscope — an easel/film projector which allowed the user to trace directly atop live footage to create breathtakingly realistic animation. In 1921, Max went into business with his brother Dave, and, using this technology, parlayed his success into a deal with Paramount Pictures, officially incorporating their partnership as Fleischer Studios. One of their early test reels involved Dave dressing up in a clown costume, which was rotoscoped into Koko The Clown — a puckish figure who would interact with his "real world" surroundings in a series of shorts which veered into violent and hallucinogenic territory. In 1930, Fleischer was inspired by African-American crooner Esther Jones to create one of his most popular characters: the baby-voiced lounge singer Betty Boop. With her swaying hips and flapper's appearance, Boop took lead in cartoons that paired innuendoes with subversive visual gags. One such short, 1931's "Bimbo's Initiation", took aim at Disney, with a story involving Boop's dog Bimbo being kidnapped and tortured in an underground chamber by a character who bears a striking resemblance to Mickey Mouse.
After Betty Boop scintillated viewers nationwide, Fleischer continued his expansion by optioning the rights to Popeye the Sailor, a popular E.C. Segar comic character, creating a series of animated shorts which were known for their freewheeling storylines and dialogue. Although the super-strong sailor with a spinach habit was famous for his catchphrase, "I yam what I yam," many of the series' most humorous lines were the product of ad-libbing from voice artist Jack Mercer. Indeed, while Walt Disney was known for forcing his animators and vocal talents to tow the party line creatively, Fleischer took a looser, more idiosyncratic approach, which favored the immediacy of gonzo sight gags and spur-of-the-moment wisecracks over thoughtfully planned out narrative arcs. Despite this unorthodox approach, audiences responded in droves, and, by 1937, the demand for Popeye became so great that Fleischer's animation department participated in a labor strike, crippling their workflow for five months.]
Following the strike, the Fleischers moved operations to Miami, where Max managed to secure an option to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster's popular Superman comic books, adapting them into an animated serial in 1940. The cartoons were rendered with a larger-than-life, heavily stylized art deco sheen that set them apart from any other animation at the time. The tone of their adaption was inspired largely by the film noir movement, as well as the angular futurism of the Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon series', with moody lighting, smoke-draped silhouettes, and dazzling effects like electrical currents and x-ray vision. The Superman serial's influence is still felt today, having inspired properties such as Godzilla, Waking Life, and Batman: The Animated Series. Sadly, in the aftermath of Superman, Fleischer's fortunes began a steady decline. In 1942, owing to financial difficulties, Max resigned from the company that bore his name. Over the following decades, he would go on to make educational and industrial projects, but would never reach the level of success that he had in the Studio's heyday. Nevertheless, Max Fleischer's body of work places him among the "founding fathers" of animation, and the processes he developed laid the groundwork for countless contemporary classics.
Many Fleisher Studios cartoons are now in the public domain. The RetroFilm Vault specializes in carrying broadcast quality public domain cartoons for media professionals.


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Q: Liferay Autologin: Mapping users vs add user to Liferay Please, can you give me your opinion about this issue?
I've done an Autologin which is authenticating the username and password against my legacy system.
Once I've verified the user, I have two choices:

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*Add the user  (if it does not exist) to Liferay ( and assign groups )
or

*Map the verified user against 3 or 4 liferay users.

If my database is about 10.000 users, but I only have 3 or 4 roles, I thought the second choice would be better, but, what happens then with the welcome message once the user is logged with the liferay user credentials?

A: Ivan,
You need to create all the users in liferay because while login either we use the screenName or emailAdress(which must be unique and exsits in DB) ,also before login we can't check what role is assigned to user and we can't fetch the user of same role from the liferay(probably it will effect the security measures of liferay).About the welcome message it's managed by theme (velocity template) which use the name of current loggeIn user,it can't be managed, so we can't show different name with the same user  login on the basis of role.
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Q: Using IF statements to Search a Cell and Return a Value =IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("XX-XXXXX-79",E2)), "True", "False")
I have also tried to use
=IF(ISNUMBER(FIND("XX-XXXXX-79",E2)), "True", "False")
I am trying to use the following to search cell.
I am trying to find the last 2 values in the cell. If XX-XXXXX-79 then I want the value to return True. If XX-XXXXX-XX returns any value other than XX-XXXXX-79 then return False.
I can only get it to return a False value.
ANyhelp would be appreciated

A: Will this do it for you?
=IF(RIGHT(E2,2)="79", "True", "False")


Dementia is a debilitating illness which has lasting effects on patients, their families, and on society as a whole. Despite years of research, modern medicine has been unable to find effective and impactful solutions for this disease.
Maybe the answer then lies in looking to the past for a solution. Recent research suggests that the answer to preventing dementia may have been right under our noses.
Turmeric is a spice commonly used in Indo-Pak cuisine and is the main ingredient of curry. This bright yellow spice has long been credited with numerous healing properties, and its uses vary from adding food and flavor to food to being used in the treatment of cold, cough, and flu.
The antioxidant properties of Turmeric have been of particular interest in past research studies, and it is this property that may play a role in preventing dementia — Alzheimer's in particular.
In Alzheimer's Dementia, deposits made up of mostly of protein form in different parts of the brain. These deposits, called plaques, commonly form in the part of the brain that deals with memories called the hippocampus. It is these insoluble protein deposits, or plaques, that are thought to cause the symptoms commonly seen in Alzheimer's Dementia.
Previous research indicates that the active compound in turmeric, curcumin, may dissolve the otherwise insoluble protein deposits that are found in Alzheimer's. This past research was, however, unable to comment on the effect that this had on the actual symptoms, in particular, the memory loss of Alzheimer's.
The latest research on this topic uses a very powerful form of curcumin, called Theracurmin. This research focuses on the impact of Thercurmin on the plaques found in Alzheimer's Disease, along with its effect on memory symptoms and cognition. This research finds that use of Theracurmin is associated with decreased plaque formation in patients and improvement in memory and cognition.
Dementia remains a disease that is as poorly understood as it is debilitating. These research findings bring the medical world significantly closer to not only understanding dementia but also to developing targeted strategies to prevent dementia.
Perhaps one of the most important aspects of developing Theracurmin's potential as a possible treatment for dementia lies in its safety profile. The use of Theracurmin was associated with very few side effects, the most severe of which was mild gastrointestinal symptoms. Furthermore, no participants in the study had to discontinue use of the compound because of side effects.
The lack of side effects becomes a vital point to consider when keeping in mind the target population of Theracurmin. Alzheimer's is essentially a disease that affects the elderly. This population, because of changes in their metabolism due to age, are particularly vulnerable to the side effects of many medications. They also tend to use many different medications for a variety of illnesses, and it can become difficult for physicians to add medications for these patients if their side effects are significant, regardless of how effective it may be.
So while the answer may not lie in eating more curry, Theracurmin seems to be heading in the right direction when it comes to finding a treatment for Alzheimer's.
These findings are described in the article entitled, Turmeric for Prevention of Dementia: Food for Thought, recently published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. This work was conducted by Mustafa M. Husain and Mohan Chilukuri from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Yamna Channa from Duke University.
Yamna Channa is a medical resident at Duke University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. She received her undergrad degree at St Josephs Convent School and her M.D at The Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan. He research focuses on the link between diet and psychopathology. Her favorite pastimes include running and tennis.
Mustafa Husain is a professor at the Duke University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. His area of expertise is in geriatric psychiatry, including a wide range of psychopathologies such as insomnia, depression, and Alzheimer's. He received his M.B.B.S from Dow Medical College in 1981 and completed his residency in psychiatry at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 1989. He has authored/co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications and has over 9,000 citations.


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Bee and wasp venoms are different, each containing distinct major allergens, which. of the patient's assertion about the type of insect responsible for the sting.
Bees are fuzzy insects that feed on flowers. There are thousands of different types of bees worldwide, and they can be many different colors. The most familiar .
A bee sting is a sting from a bee The stings of most of these species can be quite painful, and. anaphylactic reaction that is potentially deadly. Additionally, honey bee stings release pheromones that prompt other nearby bees to attack.
The bee stinger is a modified ovipositor, although in other insects (and in queen bees) comparable structures are used for laying eggs, in worker bees the .
Did you know that bees can see all colors except the color red?. When this type of bee tries to fly away after stinging something, part of the abdomen is ripped .
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Compared to the corresponding period of 2010, the unit value (UV) in the 1st quarter of 2011 increased by 16.8% for exported goods and by 9.6% for imported goods. In its turn, compared to the previous quarter, unit value of exported goods increased by 6.7%, and of imported goods rose by 1.0%.
Compared to the previous quarter, the average level of export unit value in the 1st quarter of 2011 was mostly influenced by the UV growth of base metals and articles of base metal, of prepared foodstuffs as well as of wood and articles of wood.
The UV increase of mineral products, of base metals and articles of base metals as well as of products of the chemical and allied industries had the greatest impact on the average level of import UV in the 1st quarter of 2011, if compared to the 4th quarter of 2010.
Press release on foreign trade unit value changes in the 2nd quarter of 2011 will be published on 25 August 2011.


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Indian aviation: From duopoly to monopoly
Experts say LCCs are protecting market share by artificially stimulating fares
By Anshul Dhamija
Updated: Jul 12, 2019 04:43:10 PM IST
Image:Adnan Abidi / Reuters
In the early '90s, India's aviation industry, which was then a duopoly between Indian Airlines and Air India, was opened to private enterprise in a bid to democratise air travel. While seven private air operator permits were issued, by 2005, only two airlines—Jet Airways and Air Sahara—had survived the open skies policy.
"A lot of people got into aviation in the early '90s because it was a glamorous industry," says Jitender Bhargava, former executive director of Air India. "But people didn't have the knowledge and a lot of them suffered."
The rise and fall of Jet Airways: An interactive timeline
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Cut to 2019 and there is a clear indication of where the aviation industry is headed. Nearly three-fourths of the market is dominated by low-cost carriers (LCC), which offer cheap fares.
Operationally, the Indian aviation industry is a high-cost market. "This reality, that the Indian aviation market is highly price sensitive, has been overlooked by many a businessman," says Bhargava. "With regard to Air India's losses, people dubbed the causes as government interference, bureaucracy and union issues. But there are real issues concerning the Indian [aviation] market."
At present, it is dealing with multiple crises: Shortage of pilots, financial woes of Jet Airways and issues pertaining a specific aircraft type, including engine-related problems. All of this has resulted in about 100 airplanes being grounded. Adding to the stress was the single-digit growth in passenger air traffic in January (9 percent) and February (5.71 percent).
"Basically, with less capacity, air fares went up and growth rates went down, indicating that the market was being artificially simulated by low fares," says Bhargava. He argues that the "artificial stimulation" of fares is being driven by LCCs to protect and increase their market share.
(This story appears in the 26 April, 2019 issue of Forbes India. You can buy our tablet version from Magzter.com. To visit our Archives, click here.)
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Q: How to parallelise code with shared writeable memory I have a program that is is currently quite slow and CPU heavy, and I'm confused about how to parallelise it.
My Problem:
The algorithm works like this (with random numbers):
import numpy as np
import scipy.spatial as spatial
from collections import Counter

# Particle dictionary
num_parts = int(1e4)
particles = {'coords': np.random.rand(num_parts, 3),
             'flags': np.random.randint(0, 4, size=num_parts)}

# Object dictionary
num_objects = int(1e3)
objects_dict = {'x': [np.random.rand(1)
                      for i in range(0, num_objects)],
                'y': [np.random.rand(1)
                      for i in range(0, num_objects)],
                'z': [np.random.rand(1)
                      for i in range(0, num_objects)],
                'prop_to_calc': [np.array([])
                                 for i in range(0, num_objects)]}

# Build KDTree for particles
tree = spatial.cKDTree(particles['coords'])

# Loop through objects to calculate 'prop_to_calc' based
# on nearby particles flags within radius, r.
r = 0.1
for i in range(0, num_objects):

    # Find nearby indices of particles.
    indices = tree.query_ball_point([objects_dict['x'][i][0],
                                     objects_dict['y'][i][0],
                                     objects_dict['z'][i][0]],
                                    r)

    # Extract flags of nearby particles.
    flags_array = particles['flags'][indices]

    # Find most common flag and store that in property_to_calculate
    c = Counter(flags_array)
    objects_dict['prop_to_calc'] = np.append(objects_dict['prop_to_calc'],
                                             c.most_common(1)[0][0])

There are two data sets particles and objects_dict. I want to calculate objects_dict['prop_to_dict'] by searching nearby particles within radius, r and finding their most common flag. This is done with cKDTree and query_ball_point.
For these numbers the time is:
10 loops, best of 3: 55.8 ms per loop in Ipython 4.2.0
However, I want num_parts=1e6 and num_objects=1e5, which results in some serious slow down.
My question:
As it is CPU heavy, I want to try to parallelise it to get some speed up.
I have looked at both multiprocessing and multi threading. However the docs confuse me quite a lot, and I'm not sure how to apply the examples to this problem.
Specifically, I'm concerned with how I share both dictionarys between processes and write into objects_dict at the end.
Thanks for the help in advance.

A: Try to split the code and make local lists and dictionaries. Union the dictionaries and lists at the end. Just import threading and make a class CalculationThread with subclass threading.Thread and write the parallel code in the method run of the class and start the thread by thread = CalculationThread() and thread.start()
The final code for this is:
import threading

class CalculationThread(threading Tread):
    def __init__(self, range):
        self.range = range
        # use this copy instead for the thread
        self.objects_dict = dict(objects_dict)
    def run(self):
        for i in self.range:
            # your code

threads = []
threadCount = 8

lastThreadStart = num_objects
tLen = num_objects // threadCount
for i in reversed(range(threadCount)):
    threadStart = i*tLen
    t = CalculationThread(range(threadStart, lastThreadStart))
    lastThreadStart = threadStart

# wait for all to finish
for t in threads: t.join()

# code to union all objects_dicts comes here


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DeMarlo West, professionally known as D'Marlo, is an independent singer, entrepreneur, makeup artist, fashion influencer, and musician. Mr. West is the owner/founder of Shadow Designs LLC, a freelance makeup company. D'Marlo is originally from Milledgeville, Georgia but lives in Atlanta, Georgia. He began singing and playing the piano at the age of five years old. Paternally and maternally, his family are all musically talented. His parents encouraged him use his gift that God gave him and to share the knowledge of Jesus to the world. D'Marlo's father Larry West was a major influence and contributor to his musical gift. Pop West affectionately known as "Mo" was a singer, songwriter, and choreographer for many years for his R&B group named, "Slice".
D'Marlo is the 2019 Winner of Dr. Dorinda Clark-Cole's Singers & Musicians Arts (SMAC) Conference. He appeared as a guest artist on the "Dorinda Show" with the TCT Network. D'Marlo has been a part of the music industry for 16 years, however he was behind the scenes. He is a professional makeup artist and have worked with notable networks such as OWN, BRAVO, WeTV, Lifetime, Bounce, and many more. He's worked with some incredibly successful artist & actors/actresses such as The Clark Sisters, VaShawn Mitchell, Donald Lawrence, The Pace Sisters, LaShun Pace, Paris Bennett, Latrice Pace, Crystal Fox, LisaRaye McCoy, Teyonah Paris, Darius McCrary, Gary Dourdan, Vanessa Bell Callaway, Wendy Raquel Robinson, and many others.
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Oregon State running back B.J. Baylor carries the ball during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Washington State, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Pullman, Wash. Washington State won 31-24. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)
Oregon State coach Jonathan Smith walks the sideline during the second half of the team's NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Corvallis, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)
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Why Motley Crue's "Final Tour" Is a Bunch of Baloney
Ben Westhoff January 30, 2014
Motley Crue's going on tour again, and the band promises it will be its last. Of course, as everyone knows, these hype-inducing, ticket-sales-generating promises are made to be broken.
And Motley Crue know everyone knows that. And so, on Tuesday in L.A. they upped the ante with a compelling gimmick: Band members signed a "Cessation Of Touring Agreement," effective at the close of their "Final Tour," which begins in July and concludes near the end of the year. They've all agreed in a legally-binding way, they claim, that they'll break up and never tour again.
From their press release:
Band Attorney, Doug Mark of Mark Music & Media Law, explains "Other bands have split up over rancor or the inability of people to get along, but this is mutual among all four original members and a peaceful decision to move on to other endeavors and to confirm it with a binding agreement."
The tour hits the Hollywood Bowl July 21. So what if you buy an expensive-as-hell ticket, convinced it will be the last time you'll be able to see the band – only for them to do another show three years from now? Does that mean you can sue?
Um, no. See, here's the thing: The agreement is a just another stunt to sell tickets. It almost surely has no legal basis, and no teeth at all.
Sarah L. Cronin, an L.A.-based entertainment lawyer at Kelley Drye & Warren, has not seen the agreement, like just about everyone else. (L.A. Weekly asked Motley Crue's PR for a copy, but received no response.) But she smells a rat:
"While the band members themselves could enter into an enforceable agreement not to tour as Motley Crue anymore, there's no scenario I can imagine where a member of the public could enforce the agreement against the band," she says. "There's likely nothing stopping the band from dissolving the agreement in the future if they all agree to it."
So, sure, it's possible that if Vince Neil were to recruit three of his homies and try to tour as Motley Crue (perish the thought), the other bandmates would have grounds to stop him.
But other than that, there's nothing doing here. The bottom line: Despite this "agreement," nothing's stopping these guys from getting back together and touring. And you can bet your Aqua Net they'll do so, probably sooner than later.
You know what? We salute them. Promising to end your career and then not doing it is a tradition that stretches from the Eagles to Jay-Z – there's nothing more rock and roll. But outlets like CNN and Rolling Stone should probably not be taking these claims at face value.
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Photos: Courtney Barnett brings Here and There Festival to The Salt Shed in Chicago
by Laurie Fanelli August 17, 2022 August 17, 2022
Courtney Barnett performs at The Salt Shed in Chicago on Aug. 16, 2022.
Between Pitchfork and Lolla, Riot Fest and Rudio, there's no shortage of summer festivals in Chicago. While the options are plentiful, they are lacking a bit in choices for fans seeking a curated event with a feminist-forward lineup full of unique songwriters who shred.
On Tuesday, Aug. 16, that all changed as Courtney Barnett brought her touring Here and There Festival to The Salt Shed, which is quickly becoming the go-to spot to enjoy thoughtful music in the open air. Lucy Dacus, Snail Mail, Sleater-Kinney, and Waxahatchee are among the performers appearing on various Here and There dates and the Chicago stop featured a headlining set from Barnett herself as well as performances by Alvvays and The Beths.
"Here And There feels like a natural culmination of energy after years of touring, and ten years of working on my label Milk! Records. It's something I've been forever daydreaming about, and part of an always evolving project to share spaces and build new platforms for art and artists that I believe in," said Barnett in a statement at the time of the festival's announcement.
Barnett opened her Chicago set with the lo-fi swagger of "Rae Street" off her critically-acclaimed 2021 album, Things Take Time, Take Time. "Avant Gardener" ushered in the first of many gales of guitars that was quickly topped when "Nameless, Faceless" hit its catchy chorus. "Small Poppies" eased in quietly before erupting into a thrashing jam with bassist Bones Sloane and drummer Dave Mudie.
Alvvays perform at The Salt Shed in Chicago on Aug. 16, 2022.
Earlier in the night, Canadian indie pop rockers, Alvvays, delighted fans with songs old and new.
"We haven't been around for a little while and we just put out some new songs so we're going to play some new songs for you tonight. Thank you for your acceptance of that," said singer Molly Rankin with a smile introducing the track, "After the Earthquake," off the forthcoming album, Blue Rev.
"Not My Baby" was also a hit with The Salt Shed crowd as was "Archie, Marry Me."
Rankin took time out to share Alvvays' love and appreciation for the evening's opener, The Beths, as well as Barnett and her entire team, saying, "You can tell what type of person Courtney is when every single person we encountered today that works for her was so kind and so pleasant. It makes a huge difference so 'Way to go.'"
The Beths perform at The Salt Shed in Chicago on Aug. 16, 2022.
The Beths also shared a solid set as the first band of the night. "Dying to Believe," "Happy Unhappy," and "Little Death" – accentuated by Tristan Deck's incredible drumming – were among the show's highlights.
The Here and There festival continues through Sept. 3 when Barnett, Japanese Breakfast, Arooj Aftab, and Bedouine will perform at Mission Ballroom in Denver. Even if you can't make it out to one of the remaining shows, you can still get in on the action as Barnett is releasing Here And There: B-Sides, Live Tracks + Demos to raise money for organizations supporting reproductive justice – including National Network of Abortion Funds and Advocates for Youth – in America.
Click here to pre-order a copy of Here And There: B-Sides, Live Tracks + Demos and head over to Hereandtherefest.com for a full list of upcoming tour dates. More information about Courtney Barnett can be found at Courtneybarnett.com
(Photos by Laurie Fanelli)
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Alipur is a Village in Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, India. It falls under Buhana Tehsil. Alipur population in 2019 is between 450 and 556 and total households residing are 76.
The Alipur Village located in Buhana Tehsil, 463 People are living in this Village, 247 are males and 216 are females as per 2011 census. Expected Alipur population 2019 is between 450 and 556. Literate people are 329 out of 204 are male and 125 are female. People living in Alipur depend on multiple skills, total workers are 183 out of which men are 105 and women are 78. Total 95 Cultivators are depended on agriculture farming out of 27 are cultivated by men and 68 are women. 1 people works in agricultural land as a labour in Alipur, men are 1 and 0 are women.


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SWORD Health closes on $85 million Series C for virtual MSK care
Natasha Mascarenhas @nmasc_ / 2 years
SWORD Health, a virtual musculoskeletal care platform founded in 2015, announced today that it has raised an $85 million Series C funding round led by General Catalyst. Other participating investors included BOND, Highmark Ventures, BPEA, Khosla Ventures, Founders Fund, Transformation Capital and Green Innovations. The funding comes months after the company raised a $25 million Series B round – which, put differently, means that the New York-based company has now raised $110 million across six months.
CEO and founder of SWORD Health, Virgílio Bento, said that company was not actively having conversations with external VCs when it raised the round. The Series C closed within three weeks of the first anchor investor's check.
"Given the interest of the market, given the valuations, and given the ability to bring other stellar investors [who] can help us grow even faster and more efficiently – that's why we decided to raise again," he said.
SWORD Health's massive tranche of capital comes as the world of MSK digital health startups continues to boom, thanks to the broad rise of virtual care. Venture-backed startups such as Kaia Health, which saw its business grow by 600% in 2020 and Hinge Health, which was last valued at $3 billion, are hitting growth stage. SWORD Health, while founded in 2015, has only been in the market for 18 months. Bento declined to share the company's exact valuation, but he confirmed that it was north of $500 million.
MSK conditions, which can range from a sprained ankle to a disc compression, are diverse and, unfortunately, universally felt. The sheer expansiveness of the condition has triggered a crop of entrepreneurs to create solutions that help people avoid surgery or addictive opioids, two of the mainstream ways to deal with MSK conditions.
SWORD Health's solution looks like this: The platform connects consumers to a virtual physical therapist who is accessible via traditional telemedicine. Beyond that, the company gives each consumer a tablet and motion sensors. The consumers are promoted to go through the motions, and get feedback and tips through a SWORD HealthDigital Therapist.
Musculoskeletal medical startups race to enter personalized health tech market
Nikhil Krishnan, the founder of Out-of-Pocket, explained how it all works through a first-person account:
As you go through them, the sensors + digital therapist can tell if the movements are correct and how far you're moving in each direction. The digital therapist has 5000 different types of feedback messages like "don't bend your knee," "lean forward more," and "your squat form is more embarrassing than your Facebook etiquette circa 2009." You get a score of 1-5 stars depending on how far you move in a direction for a given exercise. My regimen was usually between 17-25 exercises and in total would take me 20-25 minutes.
SWORD Health sells to insurers, health systems and employers in the United States, Europe and Australia.
SWORD Health's biggest competitor is Hinge Health, last valued at $3 billion. However, for now, Bento isn't too worried about the behemoth.
"It's really two different studies on how to build a healthcare company," Bento said. He pointed to how SWORD Health spent its first four years as a company developing its sensor, while he claims that Hinge went out to the market with "a half-baked solution" in sensor technology.
That said, in March 2021, Hinge acquired medical device maker Enso to grow its non-invasive, musculoskeletal therapy tech, and continues to have the biggest marketshare among private startups in the sector.
The company touted that it has increased its number of treated patients 1,000% year over year, which has led to 600% year-over-year revenue growth. Given the fact that it's only been in the market for 18 months, these metrics don't provide an entirely holistic picture into the business, but instead offer a snapshot into the recent growth of an early-stage tool. With millions more, the SWORD Health founder is set to invest more in the company, and continue to not focus too much on profitability.
"This is a big problem that we want to solve, so we really want to reinvest all of the gross profit that we are generating into building a platform that is able to deliver more value to patients," he said.


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REVIEW: Won't You Be My Neighbor
May 23, 2018 November 15, 2019 Bianca R. Montes	0 Comments mister rogers, Morgan Neville, won't you be my neighbor
Fred Rogers appears in Won't You Be My Neighbor? by Morgan Neville, an official selection of the Documentary Premieres program at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jim Judkis.
Like many of you, I grew up watching Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
After returning from a press screening today for Won't You Be My Neighbor?, my friend Kate and I had a brief conversation about the documentary and how watching Mister Rogers was almost like a ritual for us when we were children. For her, that routine included her nanny making her a hotdog for a snack and a sleeping bag to cuddle up.
For me, the memories aren't as bright, but I know it was something my mother and I did together.
The documentary by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville looks back on the legacy of Fred Rogers, mainly focusing on his radically helpful ideas.
Bianca Montes is the assistant editor/digital editor at People Newspapers.
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I could quickly tell you the movie was eye-opening – it was. But honestly, I think that statement also would undersell it.
Let me set the scene for you, a few minutes into the film Rogers is playing the piano and said about his purpose with the show was to help children go through different modulations, likening it to getting from F to F- sharp on a piano.
That's when it clicked for me that Mister Rogers' Neighborhood wasn't just another television show I watched as a child … it was the foundation of who I was as a child. And at that moment I knew one thing, 'Girl, you better take some notes.'
Luckily I'm a journalist, and a notepad and pen always have a home in my purse.
I've thought a lot this afternoon about what to share with you from the film (maybe a little too long because it's three hours since I returned to the office and I just figured it out). But, I think the most important stories I walked away with were the ones I didn't know.
So here are four things I learned watching Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Daniel, the Striped Tiger, was Mister Rogers – No, I don't mean that in a, he was the hand in the puppet sort of way. I mean emotionally, Daniel was a part of Fred Rogers that Fred Rogers was afraid to be. Funny enough, Daniel Tiger was accidentally introduced on the first episode of The Children's Corner (and you'll have to watch the movie to learn more about that).
In the film, Rogers' wife and his family and friends interviewed talk deeply about battles of self-doubt the star went through, and how later in life he used the character King Friday to portray a lot of anger he felt about social issues. Rogers had a strong belief that children's media had been reduced to clowns tossing pies in each other's faces and that there was no educational value to it, no expression of real people working together to resolve their issues, no lesson beyond what you saw. "Children need adults who will protect them from the ever-ready molders of the world," he said.
When children's television got faster, he got slower – If you search your memory, you probably remember a time when on his television show Rogers set an egg timer for a minute and watched it tick down, put a turtle on the floor and watched it crawl, or took a few moments to breathe.
He famously said, "Silence is one of the greatest gifts we have."
143 – Do you remember seeing the number on the show. Well, it had a meaning: I love you (One for the letter "I," four letters in "love" and three letters in "you.")
But, did you know it had a deeper meaning in Rogers' life? The number showed up every morning on the scale when Rogers weighed himself, for decades! I guess that helped him live his motto of "Love or the lack of it is at the center of everything.
He was unabashed to talk about social issues – To be honest, I don't remember Mister Rogers being ahead of the times when I watched his television show in the 80's, but it was – and it was long before I tuned in.
Maybe I didn't realize it because watching Mister Rogers was like having a conversation with a great friend, and it never felt sensationalized. But watching the movie, I saw him tackle issues about death, divorce, the assassination of JFK, war, and racial issues. In the 60's, Rogers invites officer Clemmons to join him in the pool. Today that might not seem like a huge issue, but this was during Jim Crow policies – around the time swimming pools had designated times for blacks and whites.
To celebrate the legacy of Mister Rogers, the press company behind the film is inviting readers to submit a story of a neighbor in their community making a positive difference. The winner will receive a private hometown screening of Won't You Be My Neighbor? to share with all their neighbors.
Visit https://www.bemyneighborcontest.com/ now to submit the story of your great neighbor! Be sure to also share on social using #BeMyNeighbor
Won't You Be My Neighbor? opens in select Dallas theaters Friday, June 8.
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California utility regulators sign off on map showing statewide fire risks
A version of the map filed in November shows almost the entire North Coast at elevated risk. Parts of Sonoma County, including areas in the east and northeast, are shown at extreme risk.|
California utility regulators Friday approved a long-awaited map showing the risk of utility-connected wildfires throughout the state, a measure expected to help electricity companies comply with new safety rules adopted last month.
The fire threat map adopted by the California Public Utilities Commission outlines areas of the state with elevated risk or extreme risk of utility-associated fires. In conjunction with other hazard zones identified by Cal Fire, the map shows electric utilities where they will need to follow the commission's higher safety standards.
The most recent version of the map, filed in November, shows almost the entire North Coast at elevated risk, with the largest section of extreme risk in the region concentrated in east and northeast Sonoma County, northwest and west Napa County southwest Lake County and southeast Mendocino County. Many of those areas burned in last year's historic and deadly wildfires.
Starting Oct. 31, public utilities will have to file annual reports that include safety plans for power lines located in fire-prone areas, according to the commission. New fire safety rules will apply no later than Sept. 1 in the extreme risk areas shown on the map.


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