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Fletcher Cox Fined; Rolle Gets A Workout
The good news is that Fletcher Cox has not been suspended as a result of his actions during the Lions game. The bad news — for him — is that the rookie is getting hit in the wallet.
After review of the incident last week, Cox has been fined $21,000 for throwing a punch in the fourth quarter against Detroit following a Lions extra point.
Howie Roseman Talks Rolle, Fletcher Cox
Howie Roseman explained the move to cut Brian Rolle and sign linebacker Adrian Moten during his hit on the Eagles website Tuesday.
"Well we've got to improve on special teams," said Roseman. "Our backup players — Jamar Chaney right now is our backup WILL linebacker behind Akeem Jordan — so those other roster spots have to play well on special teams. We're looking for an upgrade in that area. Adrian came in last year and played well on special teams, played well for us during the preseason for us on special teams, and we're looking for improvement in that area."
LB Review: Kendricks An Unsung Hero
It was an up-an-down day the for linebackers Sunday against the Giants. That is particularly true for DeMeco Ryans.
Here's the player-by-player breakdown of the 'backers, after re-watching the game.
Eagles Release Brian Rolle
Brian Rolle got a call from an unknown "215" number this morning, and immediately took it as a bad sign.
"I thought, I guess I'm getting released. If its a '215' number and I don't have, that can't be good," Rolle said.
The call was from head coach Andy Reid, telling Rolle that he had in fact been cut.
Chaney Gets Nod Over Rolle At LB
With Akeem Jordan nursing a hamstring injury, Jamar Chaney will get the start at WILL linebacker Sunday night.
LB Review: Ryans Provides Bright Spot
If you're looking for a positive to take out of Sunday's loss to the Cardinals, DeMeco Ryans once again played at a high level.
Here's the player-by-player breakdown of the Birds' linebackers, after having re-watched the game.
Eagles Snap Counts: Graham Jumps Ahead Of Hunt
Here's a look at snap counts for the Eagles during their Week 3 loss against the Cardinals. We'll go position-by-position.
Eagles Wake-Up Call: A Look At the 2011 Draft Class
General consensus seems to be that you should wait at least three years before evaluating a draft class.
But considering the Eagles released their 2011 second-round pick, Jaiquawn Jarrett, yesterday, now seems like a good time to at least assess how each of the team's 11 picks is doing.
Eagles LB Review: DeMeco Ryans, Difference-Maker
Here's a player-by-player review of how the Eagles linebackers performed Sunday against the Browns, after having re-watched the game. Click here to find all of the game reviews.
Eagles Snapshot: LB Preview
Throughout the course of the week, we'll be providing position-by-position previews of the entire Eagles roster. Click here to get to all of them. Today, we cover the linebackers.
Eagles Wake-Up Call: Linebacker Shuffle Lives On
If it's football season, there's a linebacker shuffle going on in Philadelphia. Death, taxes, and so on. Even an offseason dedicated in part to shoring up the position couldn't totally shut down the dance. In the latest shift, Brian Rolle lost his job at WILL in favor of Akeem Jordan. Defensive coordinator Juan Castillo explained the move on Monday.
Jordan Replaces Rolle At LB With First Team
Since the Eagles returned to the Novacare Complex 10 days ago, Akeem Jordan hasn't had much company at his locker.
The sixth-year linebacker has gone largely unnoticed. Many (present company included) figured he was battling for a roster spot with Keenan Clayton, looking to continue his strong play on special teams.
But things changed today. The last question for Andy Reid during his media session, which lasted about 15 minutes, was about Brian Rolle, and whether the second-year player was still the team's starting WILL linebacker.
"Right now, no," Reid said. "Akeem is going to work in there as a starter."
LB Review: Competition For Rolle?
Here's a review of how Mychal Kendricks, Brian Rolle and the rest of the Eagles linebackers performed against the Browns, after having re-watched the game.
Reid On Vick, Dunlap, LB Competition
Andy Reid updated Michael Vick's status and also offered up thoughts on roster battles at left tackle and linebacker.
LB Review: Kendricks Delivers; Ryans Improves
From Mychal Kendricks to DeMeco Ryans, here's a player-by-player breakdown of how the Eagles linebackers performed Monday night against the Patriots after having re-watched the game.


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Interested in crowdfunding? 5 priceless pieces of advice
BYKurt Wagner
February 25, 2013, 8:30 PM UTC
FORTUNE — Investing successfully in startups takes more than a pocketful of cash. That's the message venture capitalists and securities regulators hope to transmit to those interested in equity-based crowdfunding, a new form of investing currently awaiting regulatory approval. Ordinary investors will soon have the opportunity to invest in early-stage startups in exchange for company stock. Today, only a small percentage of investors, those who meet certain income and wealth requirements, are effectively able to invest in startups in exchange for equity.
The change is part of the JOBS Act — a.k.a. the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act — a law signed by President Obama last April. One of its aims is to increase early stage startups' access to capital. Crowdfunding sites like the wildly popular Kickstarter currently permit prospective ventures to raise funds through what is essentially a donation system. No doubt, millions have been raised to fund the development of gadgets, movies, art projects, even small businesses. But in exchange for their donations, supporters receive small gifts, future discounts, or perks — not a stake in the company. The new law could make this type of fundraising process more appealing to investors because they will receive partial ownership in exchange for their investment.
The new equity-based system is unprecedented. Both securities officials and venture capitalists aren't shy about expressing concern. The potential for fraudulent campaigns or illegitimate crowdfunding platforms tops the list. "I spend my days dealing with the crooks and the thieves," says Heath Abshure, the Arkansas securities commissioner and president of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA). "If you think they're not going to use crowdfunding to fleece investors, you're crazy." Congress has charged the Securities and Exchange Commission with the responsibility of coming up with the law's logistics, but a January deadline set by President Obama has already come and gone. When exactly the SEC will finally offer proposed rules remains unclear, though most observers believe it is likely to be this year.
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In the meantime, potential crowdfunding platforms are champing at the bit. A review by NASAA found more than 9,400 web domains, nearly 10 times as many as 2011, contain the term "crowdfund," says Jake van der Laan, director of enforcement for the New Brunswick Securities Commission. With no shortage of crowdfunding websites seemingly waiting in the wings, only the SEC stands between entrepreneurs and a fresh group of investors. For those interested in testing the equity crowdfunding waters, here are a few things to keep in mind:
1. Get to know the entrepreneur. Understanding the individual or team of entrepreneurs behind a company you may invest in is essential, says Kevin Rose, a general partner at Google Ventures (GOOG) who invested early in Facebook (FB), Twitter, and Square. "I absolutely won't invest in something unless I have sat down with the entrepreneur," he says. "That's obviously extremely difficult to do online, so if anything I'd just be cautious." It is still unclear how much information entrepreneurs will be required to share alongside campaigns once equity crowdfunding becomes an option, but that doesn't mean investors can't do some digging. Don't be afraid to make contact over social media or even request a video interview, says Ronny Conway, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz (and son of famed investor Ron Conway). Knowing an entrepreneur's business background, education and industry experience can help investors minimize the gamble. "Invest because you're backing an entrepreneur that you think can do great things," says Conway. "It's all about investing in the people."
2. Stick to what you know. In a recent interview with Fortune, Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, founders of VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, admitted that they invest primarily in a specific type of startup: software companies. "We're interested in what we understand," says Horowitz, who co-founded software company Opsware in 1999 with Andreessen. "We understand that product cycle. We understand those people. And that's what we're best at." Funneling money toward industries that you are familiar with will allow for more educated, and therefore successful, investments.
3. Seek professional assistance. Each investor has his or her own background, expertise, and level of disposable income. There's no shame in seeking out financial assistance to determine how to most appropriately allocate your funds, especially when making a risky early-stage investment, says Rose. A 2010 survey from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. found that only 28% of Americans use financial planners. "I think it's really important to work with a professional and get the right kind of advice," says Rose. "Don't just go at it alone."
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4. Diversify your portfolio. Startups fail more than they succeed. A lot more, in fact. Experts haven't settled on an exact number, but studies peg startup fail rates anywhere from 75% to as high as 90%. To combat these risks, professionals hedge their bets by diversifying their investments across multiple companies, says Rose. "When someone goes out and becomes a professional angel, they're allocating a certain percentage of their net worth to go out and make 10, 15, 20 different bets," he explains. "They have a large enough pool that hopefully they'll find some winners in there." Investors can also minimize their financial risk by teaming up on investments with friends or colleagues.
5. Understand the platform. Doing a background check on your entrepreneur is not enough. With thousands of potential crowdfunding sites, which may soon be referred to as "portals," it's important to ensure you are dealing with a legitimate and safe platform, says Rory Eakin, founder and COO of CircleUp, a site that helps accredited investors find legitimate investment opportunities. Investors should understand who is operating their platform, as well as how diligently investment opportunities are filtered. "Is the platform accepting any company that wants to post investment opportunities," asks Eakin, "or are they involved in the curation process?" Platforms that hope for long-term success will be doing their best to weed out the fraudulent campaigns. Ryan Feit, CEO of SeedInvest, a new equity-based crowdfunding site tailored toward accredited investors until the JOBS Act rules are finalized, understands the importance of curating his site's offerings. "Getting deals done is great," he says, "but not if you don't keep customers happy."

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Judge rejects Anthem parent's petition to dismiss fiduciary breach claims
Robert Steyer
A federal judge in Indianapolis rejected a petition by ATH Holding Co., the parent company of health insurer Anthem Inc., to dismiss claims by participants that fiduciaries of the Anthem 401(k) Plan violated their ERISA duties in managing the plan.
Plaintiffs filed claims against the Anthem 401(k) fiduciaries alleging, among other things, that the plan managers failed to explore capital preservations alternatives to a money market fund and paid "unreasonable" investment management fees and administrative fees to record keeper Vanguard Group.
The defendants' primary argument was that most of the claims were made beyond a statute of limitations mandated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
However, U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt rejected all of the defendants' arguments, denying their motion for summary judgment on Jan. 30 in the case of Bell et al. vs. Pension Committee of ATH Holding Co. LLC et al. Vanguard isn't a defendant.
The lawsuit was originally filed in December 2015; some complaints were dismissed in March 2017.
Regarding the money market fund complaints, Ms. Pratt wrote that the three-year statute of limitations didn't apply. Although participants received information on why the plan chose a money market fund vs. other options, "they were not informed of how those options were chosen nor that there may (have been) lower-cost or higher-yield alternatives that the plan did not offer," Ms. Pratt wrote.
As for the excessive fee complaints, Ms. Pratt wrote that although participants received some information about fees, they didn't receive enough. "The generic plan information defendants rely on to impute knowledge to the plaintiffs did not disclose that identical lower-cost alternative fee structures may be available," she wrote.
The Anthem 401(k) Plan, Indianapolis, had assets of $7.1 billion as of Dec. 31, 2017, according to the latest Form 5500.
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Chemistry Team led by SFU Grad Student Jessica Miller 'Fixes' Cancer-Suppressing p53 Protein
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From left to right, SFU's Tim Storr, Jessica Miller and Jeffrey Warren.
Burnaby, BC, February 11, 2019--(T-Net)--An international team of chemists, led by SFU graduate student Jessica Miller, has made progress in restoring functionality to a critical protein whose breakdown is responsible for more than 50 per cent of cancers.
Of the 10,000 or so proteins in the human body, p53 is called "the guardian of the human genome" due to its critical function as a tumor suppressor. Mutations, however, can render p53 inactive and unable to repair damaged cells. As a result, the damaged cells continue to divide, which ultimately leads to tumours.
Now, new research results from Miller, SFU chemistry professors Tim Storr and Jeffrey Warren, and Christian Gaiddon of the Université de Strasbourg offer a potential way to restore the p53 protein's function. The team recently published its findings in Chemistry—A European Journal.
Storr says there are a large number of possible mutations in p53, but his team focused on the p53 "Y220C" mutation that is found in approximately 75,000 new cancer cases each year. The team specifically examined stomach cancers with varying p53 status, both mutated and wild (normal) type.
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"The Y220C mutation creates a cavity on the surface of the protein, which causes it to unfold and lose function," says Miller. "We sought to design small molecules that would sit in the exposed mutant pocket and stabilize the protein to restore its function."
The p53 protein contains a zinc ion that is important for protein stability. The Y220C mutation, however, causes a loss of zinc at the binding site.
By using a chelating (or bonding) agent, the team was able to increase zinc levels in the cell and re-populate the metal-depleted site. This restored function in the p53 protein and led to toxic effects in stomach cancer cells that were three times more effective at killing them than a leading chemotherapeutic, Cisplatin.
Storr says the team's next challenge will be to ensure the lead compound is non-toxic to normal cells and organoids, and then test it in a suitable in vivo (animal) model.
"It is, of course, far down the road to envision patient treatment," says Storr. "But it is likely that such drugs would be used in combination with front-line cancer chemotherapies like Cisplatin. Reactivation of p53 would increase the activity of approved, DNA-cross-linking drugs."
Miller travelled to the Université de Strasbourg with assistance from a Mitacs Exchange program to investigate how the p53 mutant results in increased aggregation, which is correlated with loss of function. The team hopes to design and evaluate small molecules to break up such aggregations.
Miller is excited about the future possibilities of shifting therapeutics to personalized medicine.
She says, "Treating mutations specific to the patient's tumour will greatly enhance the drug's effectiveness and therefore survival outcome."
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Q: Endomorphism which maps orthogonal vectors into orthogonal vectors Let $T:\mathbb{R^4} \to \mathbb{R^4}$ which maps orthogonal vectors into orthogonal vectors. Is true or false that:
a) $T$ is an isomorphism?
b) $\langle u,v\rangle=\langle T(u),T(v)\rangle$ $\forall\ u,v \in \mathbb{R^4} $?
For the point a. I don't know what to do or to find a counterexample; for the second one I could find a counterexample in the case $u=v$?

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Aug 05, 2021: Deutsche Post DHL Group builds on strong opening quarter
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Deutsche Post DHL Group builds on strong opening quarter: Second quarter delivers new all-time highs for revenue and earnings
Thanks to rising global business activities and steadily growing e-commerce, all five divisions benefited from a very strong demand for logistics services.
Group revenue up 22.2 percent to EUR 19.5 billion; organic growth of 24.6 percent achieved
Operating profit increased to EUR 2.1 billion due to optimal network utilization in the second quarter 2021, EBIT margin reaches to 10.7 percent
Net profit more than doubled to EUR 1.3 billion, free cash flow grows to EUR 919 million; preliminary quarterly figures exceeded
Approx. 550,000 employees will receive a Covid bonus in the fourth quarter
CEO Frank Appel: "With our extensive portfolio of logistics solutions, we were able to foster the accelerated recovery of global trade as well as e-commerce growth while successfully participating from both."
Bonn - Following a good start into the year, Deutsche Post DHL Group, the world's leading logistics company stayed on track for growth in the second quarter 2021. Revenue increased significantly by 22.2 percent to EUR 19.5 billion (Q2 2020: EUR 15.9 billion). Thanks to rising global business activities and steadily growing e-commerce, all five divisions benefited from a very strong demand for logistics services. Shipment volumes reached a new record level and were transported more efficiently than ever before by Deutsche Post DHL Group. Operating profit (EBIT) increased to EUR 2.1 billion (Q2 2020: EUR 912 million). The EBIT margin almost doubled to 10.7 percent (Q2 2020: 5.7 percent). Free cash flow was EUR 919 million in the second quarter of 2021. With these results, the Group exceeded the preliminary quarterly figures published in July and confirmed its increased guidance. The renewed one-time Covid bonus for approx. 550,000 employees worldwide, also announced in July, is to be paid in the fourth quarter 2021.
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"After the global economy had experienced an unprecedented downturn last year, all of our divisions now make a pivotal contribution to accelerate the recovery of global trade. Our entire team performed brilliantly in an environment that remained challenging, enabling us to achieve an outstanding quarterly result", said Frank Appel, CEO of Deutsche Post DHL Group.
Strategic focus unleashes positive effect
The focus on the profitable core business and the megatrends of e-commerce and digitalization, defined as part of Strategy 2025, continued to have a positive impact on business performance in the second quarter 2021. The dynamic performance in national and international business from April to June was driven by a persisting structural e-commerce trend. At the same time, there was a revitalization in business activities that are more dependent on global trade, such as contract logistics and the international freight forwarding business. The divisions more focused on B2B business mastered the persistently challenging conditions in the international air and ocean freight transport markets with an exceptionally high level of efficiency. Profitability was additionally heightened by the continuing digital transformation of business processes and the introduction of new digital customer solutions.
Overall, Deutsche Post DHL Group generated net profit after non-controlling interests of EUR 1.3 billion in the second quarter of 2021 (Q2 2020: EUR 525 million). Basic earnings per share thus doubled to EUR 1.05, compared with EUR 0.43 a year ago.
Elevated guidance confirmed: EBIT to rise to more than EUR 7.4 billion in 2023
The Group confirms its short- and mid-term earnings guidance, which was raised in July. For the current financial year 2021 Deutsche Post DHL Group continues to forecast record earnings of more than EUR 7.0 billion. This includes a Covid bonus scheduled to be paid to approx. 550,000 employees worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2021, with a total volume of around EUR 200 million1. The mid-term earnings outlook for 2023 remains unchanged at more than EUR 7.4 billion, reflecting the expectation of unchanged high shipment volumes and further improved efficiency.
Increased investments based on outstanding cash flow development
The Group's operating cash flow increased significantly year-on-year by 36.0 percent to more than EUR 2.2 billion. Gross capex totaling EUR 794 million (Q2 2020: EUR 482 million) focused in the past quarter on the expansion of the aircraft fleet in the Express division, additional sorting capacity at Post & Parcel Germany and the deployment of further automation technology in the Supply Chain division. Free cash flow in the same period amounted to EUR 919 million, thus well above the prior-year figure of EUR 605 million.
"After more than a year into the Covid pandemic, e-commerce has seen structural growth and shipment volumes reached a substantially higher level. At the same time, our business is benefitting from a resurgence in business customer activities. Based on significantly elevated demand for logistics solutions, all divisions are able to utilize their networks more efficiently than ever before. Thus, we have an excellent position to grow further profitably in the future with targeted investments in our core business and digitalization," said CFO Melanie Kreis.
According to the guidance updated in July, gross capex is expected to be around EUR 3.9 billion in the financial year 2021. The Group also continues to forecast free cash flow of more than EUR 3.2 billion in the current year. The guidance for cumulative free cash flow in the years 2021 to 2023 remains unchanged at around EUR 9.0 billion, while cumulative gross capex is expected to be around EUR 11.0 billion in this period.
Express: growth in shipment volumes enables outstanding profitability
EBIT of Express more than doubled to EUR 1,177 million (Q2 2020: EUR 565 million) in the second quarter of 2021. Revenue increased by 31.8 percent to around EUR 6.0 billion. This success was based on the further improved utilization of the globally unique international network. Express strengthened its aviation network by putting 11 additional aircraft into operations in the second quarter. International time-definite express (TDI) shipments increased by 20.2 percent, with growth across all regions of the world. TDI volumes grew by 23.6 percent in Europe, in Asia Pacific by 9.8 percent and in Americas by 36.7 percent. The network was thus utilized with outstanding efficiency. At 19.8 percent, the EBIT margin significantly exceeded the prior-year figure (Q2 2020: 12.5 percent).
Global Forwarding, Freight: growth in earnings accelerated by a significant increase in productivity
Global Forwarding, Freight was able to increase EBIT by 64.2 percent year-on-year to EUR 312 million. Revenue improved to EUR 5.2 billion (Q2 2020: EUR 4.1 billion) in a market that remained challenging. While ocean freight volumes were on pre-pandemic level (but +20.5 percent year-on-year), air freight volumes increased even significantly above the pre-pandemic level (and +35.7 percent year-on-year). In an environment characterized by continued dynamic development of air and ocean freight rates, the division benefited not only from higher volumes but also from productivity gains. The significant improvement in EBIT margin to 6.0 percent (Q2 2020: 4.6 percent) was also due to digitalization projects such as the implementation of a new transport management system.
Supply Chain: decline in growth successfully overcome and record profitability achieved
While Supply Chain's earnings were still heavily impacted by the pandemic in the previous year, EBIT was never stronger in the second quarter, coming in at EUR 198 million (Q2 2020: EUR 33 million). Thus, earnings were significantly stronger compared to pre-pandemic levels. Customer activities increased significantly, particularly in the Life Sciences & Healthcare und Auto-mobility sectors, driving year-on-year revenue growth of 21.3 percent to EUR 3.3 billion. The division has thus successfully emerged from the dip in revenue caused by the pandemic. Further growth will be ensured by new business amounting to annualized revenue of EUR 559 million, which could be concluded in the first half of 2021. The progress made in terms of cost discipline, standardization and digitalization continues to have a positive impact. During the pandemic, these measures helped in stabilizing positive earnings; now they have noticeably improved profitability. EBIT margin climbed to a new operating record of 6.0 percent (Q2 2020: 1.2 percent).
eCommerce Solutions: growth in international parcel business continues unabated
EBIT of the eCommerce Solutions division jumped from EUR 1 million in the prior-year quarter to EUR 116 million in the second quarter of 2021, while revenue climbed 23.4 percent to EUR 1.4 billion (Q2 2020: EUR 1.2 billion). Network capacity utilization in the international parcel business once again increased significantly compared with the previous year. Significant revenue growth of more than 25 percent was achieved in Cross Border Solutions, which enables European online retailers to ship across Europe with DHL Parcel Connect. With an EBIT margin of 8.1 percent, profitability in the second quarter was significantly above the prior-year figure of 0.1 percent.
Post & Parcel Germany: e-commerce enables further growth in revenue and earnings
EBIT at Post & Parcel Germany increased to EUR 315 million in the second quarter of 2021 (Q2 2020: EUR 264 million). Revenue was moderately higher year-on-year at EUR 4.2 billion (Q2 2020: EUR 3.9 billion). E-commerce remained a strong earnings and revenue driver. While the prior-year quarter marked the starting point for a sharp increase in volumes in the parcel business, the parcel volumes further increased by 13.4 percent in the past quarter. The average parcel volume in Germany was around 7.6 million parcels per day. In the mail business, dialog marketing regained strength thanks to the recovery of the advertising markets. Mail volumes grew by around 6.7 percent compared with a prior-year figure that was heavily impacted by the pandemic. The EBIT margin was 7.6 percent, thus above the prior year's level (Q2 2020: 6.8 percent).
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Hard to Take
Chris Groves
AFTER watching his reshuffled Argyle side lose 3-0 to Grimsby Town, manager Derek Adams admitted it is "hard to take" to once again be dealing with injuries to key players.
A Danny Collins header and an Omar Bogle brace punished the Pilgrims at Home Park, ending their 14-game unbeaten run in Sky Bet League Two. An under-par showing from the Greens may well have been caused by the absence of regular starters Nauris Bulvitis and Jimmy Spencer - the latter suffering a serious ankle injury in training this week.
"As he was waiting to have a shot, he was just on his own and his weight went on one leg," said Adams, explaining Spencer's injury. "He just turned and it snapped.
"He's going to be a minimum of three months, I believe. It's a long time. We've also got the long-term ones like Gary Sawyer and Ryan Brunt, so it's not helping our cause any.
"Him (Spencer) and [Paul-Arnold] Garita have played in that position this season. They've held up the ball in and performed well for us. It's a huge blow. Any player we have in the squad that is injured is disappointing."
Options in midfield are also a little more limited than usual, as David Ijaha begins his recovery from a muscle strain, and Oscar Threlkeld continues to work his way back to full fitness.
"Threlkeld was on the bench and he's progressing all the time," said Adams. "Ijaha will be out for a shorter period of time, we're hoping.
"It only happened at the end of the week, so we'll just find out what the assessment is. He's hurt his stomach muscles into his groin, so we're just assessing that at this moment in time.
"It's hard to take as a manager. You feel that you're getting somewhere and then something happens. It's like a roadblock; it's very difficult to overcome these things and it's hard to take."
While a couple more names are etched onto the injury list, one can mercifully be crossed off. The aforementioned Garita, out since the victory over Exeter City with a hamstring injury, started in place of Spencer against the Mariners.
"I'm delighted that he's back and in and around the squad," said Derek. "He's a big player for us, and he was able to get some game time today.
"It's not easy for him. He started off very well and then obviously petered out a wee bit towards the end, but that was always going to be the case."


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Packaged Medicaments in Russia
Exports | Imports : $509M | $10.2B, World Rnk 42 / 205
Rnk 67 / 1208 | World Rnk 11 / 224
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FASTEST GROWING MARKET | FASTEST GROWING ORIGIN: $13.4M | $398M, Ukraine | Germany
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Russia: 0.54, Rnk 48 / 147
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Packaged Medicaments: 0.64, Rnk 320 / 1029
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Exports In 2019, Russia exported $509M in Packaged Medicaments, making it the 42nd largest exporter of Packaged Medicaments in the world. At the same year, Packaged Medicaments was the 67th most exported product in Russia. The main destination of Packaged Medicaments exports from Russia are: Ukraine ($119M), Kazakhstan ($88.3M), Uzbekistan ($62M), Belarus ($52.6M), and Kyrgyzstan ($22.5M).
The fastest growing export markets for Packaged Medicaments of Russia between 2018 and 2019 were Ukraine ($13.4M), Belarus ($12M), and Lithuania ($7.11M).
Imports In 2019, Russia imported $10.2B in Packaged Medicaments, becoming the 11th largest importer of Packaged Medicaments in the world. At the same year, Packaged Medicaments was the 2nd most imported product in Russia. Russia imports Packaged Medicaments primarily from: Germany ($2.19B), Switzerland ($1B), Belgium ($834M), Netherlands ($744M), and France ($542M).
The fastest growing import markets in Packaged Medicaments for Russia between 2018 and 2019 were Germany ($398M), Netherlands ($284M), and Switzerland ($270M).
Tariffs In 2018, the average tariff for Russia in Packaged Medicaments was 4.02%. The countries with the highest import tariffs for Packaged Medicaments were Angola (Most Favoured Nation duty rate treatement, 4.19%), Burundi (Most Favoured Nation duty rate treatement, 4.19%), Benin (Most Favoured Nation duty rate treatement, 4.19%), Burkina Faso (Most Favoured Nation duty rate treatement, 4.19%), and Botswana (Most Favoured Nation duty rate treatement, 4.19%).
Overview In August 2021 Russia's Packaged Medicaments exports accounted up to $66.8M and imports accounted up to $703M, resulting in a negative trade balance of $637M. Between August 2020 and August 2021 the exports of Russia's Packaged Medicaments have increased by $8.84M (15.2%) from $58M to $66.8M, while imports increased by $251M (55.4%) from $453M to $703M.
Destinations In August 2021, Packaged Medicaments were exported mostly to Ukraine ($19.3M), Kazakhstan ($11.5M), Uzbekistan ($10.5M), Belarus ($4.38M), and Kyrgyzstan ($2.67M), and were imported mostly from Germany ($130M), Italy ($66.4M), France ($53.4M), United States ($52.2M), and Ireland ($51.4M).
Growth In August 2021, the increase in Packaged Medicaments's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by an increase in exports to Ukraine ($8.9M or 85.2%), Kazakhstan ($2.36M or 25.8%), and Abkhazia ($1.7M or 290%). In August 2021, the increase in Packaged Medicaments's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Ireland ($41.6M or 425%), Germany ($40M or 44.5%), and Italy ($34.6M or 109%).
Subnational Monthly Trade
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2020 - August 2021): $8.84M, (15.2%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2020 - August 2021): $251M, (55.4%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2021): Moscow, The Capital Of Russian Federation, $21.8M
MAIN DESTINATION (August 2021): Ukraine, $19.3M
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EXPORTS (2019): $509M
IMPORTS (2019): $10.2B
NET TRADE (2019): -$9.69B
In 2019, Russia exported $509M in Packaged Medicaments. The main destinations of Russia exports on Packaged Medicaments were Ukraine ($119M), Kazakhstan ($88.3M), Uzbekistan ($62M), Belarus ($52.6M), and Kyrgyzstan ($22.5M).
In 2019, Russia imported $10.2B in Packaged Medicaments, mainly from Germany ($2.19B), Switzerland ($1B), Belgium ($834M), Netherlands ($744M), and France ($542M).
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Net Trade
IN 2019, Russia HAD A POSITIVE NET TRADE IN Packaged Medicaments WITH:
Ukraine , $98.9M ($119M - $19.8M)
Uzbekistan , $61.9M ($62M - $90k)
Kazakhstan , $38.3M ($88.3M - $50M)
IN 2019, Russia HAD A NEGATIVE NET TRADE IN Packaged Medicaments WITH:
Germany , -$2.19B ($274k - $2.19B)
Switzerland , -$1B ($394k - $1B)
Belgium , -$833M ($948k - $834M)
Market Growth
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THE FASTEST GROWING Packaged Medicaments EXPORT MARKETS FOR Russia WERE (2018 - 2019):
Ukraine, $13.4M (12.7%)
Belarus, $12M (29.4%)
Lithuania, $7.11M (55.5%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Packaged Medicaments BY Russia WERE (2018 - 2019):
Saudi Arabia, -$26.8M (-99.9%)
Germany, -$22.8M (-98.8%)
Iran, -$7.57M (-100%)
In 2019, Russia's main exporting competitors in Packaged Medicaments were:
Germany , $56.8B
Switzerland , $46.2B
Ireland , $27.8B
In 2019, Russia's main importing competitors in Packaged Medicaments were:
United States , $79.5B
Tariffs by Country
In 2018, the average tariff for Russia in Packaged Medicaments was 4.02%.
The countries with the highest tariffs for Packaged Medicaments in Russia were Angola (Most Favoured Nation duty rate treatement, 4.19%), Burundi (Most Favoured Nation duty rate treatement, 4.19%), Benin (Most Favoured Nation duty rate treatement, 4.19%), Burkina Faso (Most Favoured Nation duty rate treatement, 4.19%), and Botswana (Most Favoured Nation duty rate treatement, 4.19%).
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Up until a couple of months ago, hubby and I had been sleeping on a very old mattress. I'm almost embarrassed to admit how old it was. But, when you've got a good thing, you tend to hang on and we held on tight to that mattress for many years more than we should have. I knew it was time to get a new mattress when there were rips in the sides, my body was uncomfortable each morning when I woke up and my body was craving better sleep!
When I was introduced to the Leesa mattress, I wasn't too sure what to expect. I was intrigued by it's memory foam construction and the fact that it is 100% American made. I knew that it was worth a try when I learned that they have a 100 night risk free trial period. If after 100 nights of sleeping on your new Leesa mattress, you are not satisfied, they will give you a full refund.
I will admit that switching from a traditional EXTRA FIRM mattress to a memory foam mattress was definitely a transition, but I am very glad that we gave it a try! It took a couple of weeks (more for hubby) to get accustomed to our new mattress, but right from the start, I noticed that my body was no longer sore in the morning. The other thing that I noticed right away was the fact that I wasn't getting woken up in the night as much when hubby moved or readjusted his position while sleeping.
The Leesa mattress ships compressed in a box. It is actually kind of fun to open!
I always love it when I find a company that gives back. For every ten mattresses that are sold, Leesa gives back by donating a mattress. They also give back to the earth by planting a tree for every mattress that they sell.
The verdict? We decided to keep the Leesa mattress. It isn't quite as firm as we would prefer, but it sure is comfortable and provides us with better sleep, something that is definitely much needed!
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I love how they come compressed and then blow up, they look comfy!
Wow,thats sure compressed thanks for the video!
Will have to look into these mattresses, we have a pillow top mattress that seems to be going lumpy and is no longer comfortable.


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CARB approves broad plan for reducing climate "super pollutants"
Reductions in short-lived climate pollutants enhance 2030 climate efforts
Stanley Young
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Dave Clegern
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Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
RIVERSIDE - The California Air Resources Board today adopted a new plan to curb destructive super pollutants including black carbon, fluorinated gases and methane. The plan, California's Short-lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy, maps out the route to more rapid greenhouse gas reductions by clamping down on these super pollutants.
Super pollutants have more potent heat-trapping effects but remain in the atmosphere for a shorter time than carbon dioxide. Reducing these pollutants can have a more immediate beneficial impact on climate change – and reduces harmful toxins, such as cancer-causing particulates, in California communities.
Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) make up about 12 percent of GHG emissions, but strong actions to reduce them could help reduce global warming by as much as 40 percent.
This plan to curb super pollutants will accelerate reaching our 2030 goal of a 40 percent reduction in GHG emissions below 1990 levels," said CARB Chair Mary D. Nichols. "This plan will also help reduce nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, and fine particle pollution."
The SLCP Strategy is a critical part of California's emission-reduction framework being developed in the draft Proposed 2030 Scoping Plan. The framework also includes the Cap-and-Trade Program, the Mobile Source Strategy, the Advanced Clean Car Program, the Renewables Portfolio Standard and the Low Carbon Fuel Standard.
A key piece of the SLCP Strategy is a new regulation aimed at reducing methane leaks from oil and gas operations. It requires emissions-capture technology and stricter monitoring and reporting of potential methane leaks as a means of isolating and fixing them more quickly. That rule, which the Board will take up later today, will be fully in effect by 2020.
The SLCP Strategy also reduces hydrofluorocarbons, traditionally used in refrigeration, air conditioning, insulation and propellants. Substitutes for HFCs are growing in use and continue to be developed. CARB's efforts are expected to result in HFC reductions of 25 percent below business-as-usual emissions by 2020. CARB is currently preparing a detailed analysis of future HFC emissions which will undergo a third-party review.
Last fall, Governor Brown Signed SB 1383 by Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens), an ex-officio CARB board member. SB 1383 sets targets for reductions in methane emissions of 40 percent below 2013 levels by 2030, a 40 percent reduction in HFCs and a 50 percent reduction in black carbon. SB 1383 also provides general guidance for regulation of short-lived climate pollutants and requires the Board to complete and approve a plan by January 1, 2018.
CARB began publicly evaluating controls for SLCPs with the first AB 32 Scoping Plan in 2008 and has held at least 10 workshops and public hearings to gather input. Since then Governor Brown signed SB 32, codifying a reduction target for statewide GHG emissions of 40 percent below 1990 emission levels by 2030. SLCP emission reductions will support achieving this target.
The major sources of methane are livestock, particularly dairy cattle; landfills; and the oil and gas industry. Livestock is responsible for 55 percent of methane emissions. The SLCP Strategy calls for capturing methane from manure at large dairies, pursuing opportunities to reduce methane emissions from enteric fermentation, significantly reducing disposal of organics in landfills, and reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations.
California has already reduced black carbon emissions 90 percent since the 1970s, largely through the state's stringent diesel regulations. The SLCP Strategy will rely on a variety of tools, including putting zero-emission vehicles on the road and into ports and rail yards, more mass transit, cleaning up woodstoves, and cleaner fuels.
CARB is the lead agency in California for cleaning up the air and fighting climate change to attain and maintain health-based air quality standards. Its mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare, and ecological resources through the effective reduction of air and climate pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the economy.


The 11th week of pregnancy: If you feel better, and toxicosis receded, do not limit your life just being at home or at work. Positive emotions are very important for expectant mother, so the shopping with friends or favorite movie in your position are not contraindicated, but on the contrary – it will help to keep the body in good shape.
If you need to go to the dentist, be sure to tell him about your condition, and pay attention to your vaginal discharge, the thrush can trap the future mother.
Pay attention to your body, it is time to apply different creams from extensions. If you feel heaviness in the legs, it is necessary to inform your doctor in order to avoid further development of the varicose veins.
It's time to get acquainted with the department of underwear for pregnant women, your breasts may increase so much that it will require a new comfortable bra.


Don't expect Reagan's decontrol of oil, gasoline, and propane prices to boost drilling activity in the United States. The drilling industry is already operating at near capacity. Even with the incentive of higher prices, energy prospectors won't be able to work much faster than they already are. Domestic drilling activity set another record last week, and energy officials say new rigs are being put to work as fast as the construction industry can turn them out.
Energy Voices Gulf rig fire: How safe is offshore natural gas drilling?


A glorious ride on the hills surrounding Florence with spectacular views of the town in the distance.
You'll bike on incredibly scenic paved, dirt roads and bike trails through vineyards and olive trees. Along the way you'll pass castles, old farms and villas.
This is the perfect ride if you stay in Florence and you want to experience the thrill of mountain biking in its surroundings.
From your hotel (or nearby) you'll be shuttled to I Bike Tuscany's bike shop for bike fitting. The ride will begin right there. In a short time you'll be out of town, biking along an easy dirt road through olive groves and vineyards with a breathtaking view over Florence. You'll then bike to Settignano, Montebeni and Fiesole - the most beautiful village on the hills surrounding Florence and famous for its Etruscan ruins. From there a long winding downhill will take you back to Florence.
Mary & Ken Ellingwood, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.A.
The beautiful scenery and interesting sights, pure fresh air, azure skies, the outstanding food, all the fun and your expert guidance on some challenging hilly terrain!
We laughed, we enjoyed the view, we were happy tired, and just loved being part of the Tuscany gently rolling hills.
Marco, I wanted to send a quick note to thank you for the wonderful personal bike tour you did with me and my husband.


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The Keibul Lamjao National Park (53 km from Imphal in Manipur)
Location : Keibul Lamjao National Park is about 53 km from Imphal in Manipur.
State : Manipur, in the north east of India.
Best time to Travel : November to April.
Weather Conditions :
Temperatures range from a maximum of 34.4�C to a minimum of 1.7�C. The annual rainfall is 1220 mm. The area is most humid in August, with daily humidity measuring as much as 81 per cent. March is the least humid at 49 per cent.
Know the Keibul Lamjao National Park in Manipur
Cervus eldii. Eld's deer. Thamin deer. Brow-antlered deer. Sangai. Dancing deer. A whole lot of names for a single species, but that's how it is for this unusual deer, a graceful animal which is found only in one state of India- Manipur. A highly endangered species, the brow-antlered deer is found exclusively in a small area which stretches across the extreme north-eastern corner of India; Myanmar and part of Thailand. In India, the place to see this beautiful creature is the Keibul Lamjao National Park.
Keibul Lamjao is famous not just because of the brow-antlered deer; its other claim to fame is the fact that this is one of the very few `floating' protected areas in the world.Approximately 50 km from the state capital, Imphal, Keibul Lamjao lies on an island on the fringes of the Loktak Lake.
Gazetted a sanctuary in 1969, Keibul Lamjao officially became a national park in 1977. It today stretches over an area of about 40 sq km, surrounded by marshes, hillocks, and the lake itself. A number of streams too crisscross Keibul Lamjao, which, combined with extensive marshes, make the park a typical wetland. The Loktak Lake, which is really what the park is all about, is covered almost completely by floating mats of the dense aquatic grass known locally as `phum'. Other wild grasses, including a variety of wild rice, form the bulk of the vegetation, which supports an astoundingly large and diverse fauna.
The most prominent- if not the most easily spotted- of Keibul Lamjao's many denizens is the brow-antlered `sangai' deer. A much-loved creature in Manipuri folklore and dance tradition (so much so that it's even known as the `dancing deer'), the sangai had been reported extinct in 1951, but after being re-discovered, has finally become Keibul Lamjao's prime attraction. Other animals in the park include otter, civet, wild boar and hog deer, besides a number of small reed-dwelling birds. The Loktak Lake is home to a large piscine population.
Staying near the Keibul Lamjao National Park
Accomodation inside the park is at Phubala where there is a Forest rest house. But all the accommodation in an around the park is basic and in most places the food has to be arranged by the visitor.
Ecosystem of the Keibul Lamjao National Park
The Flora
Keibul Lamjao consists of the unique 'phumdi' or floating marshes. Eighty per cent of the flora is submerged and the vegetation forms a 90-120 cm. thick cover on the water surface. About half a century ago, the predominant plants used to be tou (45 per cent), singut (25 per cent) and khoimom (15 per cent). But the composition of the vegetation has undergone rapid changes and the plant cover, at present, is estimated to comprise of equal proportions of hoop Leersia hexandra and sing kambong Zizania latifolia, a protein-rich plant, often used as food (about 24 per cent).
Some very rare animals may be seen in and around this wilderness. The star attraction, of course, is the brow-antlered deer Cervus eldi eldi, called sangai in the local Meitei dialect. This particular subspecies of the Thamin deer is also fondly called Manipur's dancing deer because of its delicate gait as it negotiates its way along the floating wetlands. Other species of deer seen here include the hog deer, sambar and muntjac. One of the most primitive primates, the slow loris occurs in scattered pockets on the hills. Assamese and stump-tailed macaques and the Hoolock gibbon are restricted mainly to the western hills. The Rhesus monkey is found ubiquitously around the park. The large Indian civet Viverra zibetha and small Indian civet Viverricula indica, common otter Lutra lutra and wild boar Sus scrofa are some of the large mammals found in the area.
Extremely rare lesser wild cats like the marbled cat and Temminck's golden cat may be sighted occasionally. The Himalayan black bear and the Malayan bear may also be seen foraging for food.
A variety of rare birds occur in Keibul Lamjao and the Loktak Lake. The avifauna consists primarily of the smaller reed-dwelling species. Waterfowl, which were unfailing winter migrants to the lake, are becoming more rare because of the lack of open water surfaces. The Hooded Crane may be seen in the Manipur valley. The Black Eagle and the Shaheen Falcon are some of the raptors seen here. The Eastern White Stork, Bamboo Partridge and Green Peafowl are also found here.
Some of the species of hornbills found here include the Brownbacked Hornbill, Rufousnecked Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill, the Pied Hornbill and the Great Pied Hornbill.
All foreigners visiting Manipur are required to obtain special Restricted Area Permits (RAPs), which are valid for entry to Keibul Lamjao National Park as well. Permits valid for a period of ten days are issued to groups of four or more people travelling together on a tour arranged by a recognised travel agent. Entry permits are issued by Indian missions abroad; by the Ministry of Home Affairs; FRROs; and the State Government of Manipur.
Indians visiting Manipur are required to obtain an Inner Line Permit, also available from the offices listed above. Like the RAPs, these too are valid for visits to Keibul Lamjao.
The closest major town is Manipur's capital Imphal, about 50 km from Keibul Lamjao. Imphal has good air connections to major cities in India, through its airport, which is served by Indian Airlines. The nearest railhead is at Dimapur, about 230 km away in Assam and linked to Imphal by road. A motorable road connects Imphal to Keibul Lamjao, and although public transport between the two places is infrequent and undependable, vehicles can be hired in Imphal to do the trip to Keibul Lamjao. Alternatively, opt for one of the day tours conducted by Manipur Tourism to Loktak and Keibul Lamjao.
The best way to see Keibul Lamjao is by boat- and that too in the early morning or in the evening, when the lake's at its loveliest. The sangai, which live in small herds, lie low through most of the day and come out to feed either around dawn or at dusk, which makes a circuit at this time even more satisfying for wildlife-watchers. Local boatmen acting as guides can be engaged to take you around the lake.
Within the park are observation towers which offer a good view of sangai habitat, and for the more adventurous, a guided walk through the park is possible. Look out for the somewhat shaky floating phum, though- a wrong step and you could end up in rather a lot of water!
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In part one of this blog, we touched on the history of the translation memory (TM) and how SDL has approached things over the years in terms of development. In part two, we would like to take a more forward-thinking view at what some of the future developments in translation memory technology might bring.
For this we sat down with two subject matter experts within SDL, Daniel Brockmann Director of Product Management, a seasoned veteran in the translation industry, and Kevin Flanagan, Principal Research Engineer, with expertise in both software development and translation.
We asked Daniel and Kevin about their views on the future role TMs will play and to begin we picked probably the hottest topic of the moment: Artificial Intelligence (AI).
What role do you think AI could play in future with translation memory?
DB: AI and machine learning is the topic everyone is talking about, from Siri and Alexa to self-driving cars, to personal health tracking, AI is progressing rapidly. SDL already has some experience with machine learning – we launched our innovative self-learning Adaptive Machine Translation technology back in 2016 – but the question arises about what it could mean for translation memory? Potentially we see the scenario where AI could deliver the next level in translation productivity increases – so at the very heart of what a CAT tool is.
One tangible aspect here could be improved translation suggestions. We could, for instance, imagine combining translation memory with terminology and Neural Machine Translation (NMT) results to always receive the best match to review, rather than translating from scratch. An example of this could be training a Neural Machine Translation engine with a large TM and termbase from a certain subject matter area to increase the quality of NMT even more for any specific use case. Or another thought could be to augment an NMT result with translation memory and terminology content, combining the best of both worlds.
In any event, the purpose would be to support, rather than replace, the human translator so that they can oversee the translation process more efficiently and fine-tune the initial results further.
KF: Beyond the core use case of translator productivity, AI could also improve project efficiency by performing an analysis of your TMs and recognizing which one of them is most relevant for your new project. For a project manager dealing with multiple projects and resources at the same time, this could be invaluable, again supporting them for more efficiently routing the content through the project supply chain.
How will translation memory work in the cloud in the future and what will be the benefits?
DB: The cloud-based way of working with TMs will provide exciting new possibilities for all participants in the supply chain. Finally, TM sharing will be democratized and possible for everyone to enjoy – from groups of freelancers working together via LSPs being able to share assets more easily, to large Enterprises driving big translation projects. Those who will be able to integrate this way of working with a rich and powerful desktop environment will be the winners of this race. As an example, recent developments such as LookAhead in SDL Trados Studio will provide a performance experience for cloud-based TMs that is the same, if not better, as working with local TMs located on the user's hard disk.
How will TMs work within the augmented translation environment?
DB: Three main resources are now available for translators to make their job easier and more efficient. One – the traditional TM where nothing beats a 100% or context match. Two, the traditional terminology management to ensure quality and consistency of the translation at the term level. And now three, Neural Machine Translation. With NMT, for those language pairs where it is readily available, machine translation is now definitely 'good enough' to be fully and seamlessly plugged into the translation flow – not least since it is increasingly accepted by both work givers and work doers.
Now imagine these three resources working in tandem – a term could enhance an NMT suggestion, or a NMT fragment could augment a fuzzy match, etc. These are very exciting perspectives for leveraging years, if not decades, worth of building high-quality TMs and putting them in tandem with high-quality terminology and – this is where the shift is – high-quality machine translation. This does not mean that all translations will pop out perfectly from the machine. On the contrary – NMT can be quite tricky in so far as it suggests a fluent translation. However, fluency does not necessarily mean accuracy. This is where the translator and reviewer comes in and needs to pay as much attention as possible to ensure that the translation will have the high quality that the customer will expect.
Having said all that, NMT is an exciting new tool in the box for any translation flow for sure.
Translation Memory vs Neural Machine Translation – what is the future?
DB: It is likely there will be a new way of working with fuzzy matches. So what does this mean? An NMT suggestion that may not need any editing at all could be better than a 70% or 80% fuzzy match that typically needs editing, even if it is a 'repaired' fuzzy match. So the future cadence could be: TM = best for 100% down to 90% fuzzy match, NMT = best for 90% and lower. This, of course, will then also have an impact on long-standing pricing models. Will work givers look for a discount on new content as it is now reasonably well translated by an NMT engine? Will work doers readily accept this? Will there be collaboration between both parties to reach consensus?
Besides these budgetary questions, this also raises the question, are current editing environments optimized for working with TM combined with NMT?
In the short term, what's great is that CAT tool environments that are an open platform, such as SDL Trados Studio, lend themselves perfectly for plugging in "any" NMT engine and continue working in well-known ways. So they are ideally suited for naturally adding NMT to the mix of resources users have been working with anyway – and are familiar with – something that should never be underestimated. Also, current NMT engines work at the segment level – which means that they naturally fit with the segment-based way of working.
In summary – at least in the short term, CAT tools like Studio are a very good fit for simply 'plugging in' NMT.
KF: With much higher quality coming in, in the longer term, we may need to rethink the grid-based editors. Changes could come with a different editing experience that is optimized for this new way of working, optimized for reviewing NMT content rather than having lots of functionality for translation from scratch – which will no longer be needed in the same way as before. In the transition phase, however, we are already hearing from our customers that they simply add NMT to the mix of resources in Studio and optimize productivity and cost savings this way.
How can we make the user experience of working with translation memory better in future?
KF: As well as re-thinking the editing experience, we see a future with a more document-centric approach to TM, so that for a TM match, you can drill down into the original document and translation, to see the entire document context.
We also see a more knowledge-based approach to TM. Rather than only looking for matches where as many words as possible match, instead looking at the 'most significant concepts'/terms when a good match can't be found, and finding TM matches that don't provide a near-translation of the segment but do provide information about the concepts/terms so as to help understand them (and so translate them).
What is the future for upLift?
Smarter TM maintenance based on upLIFT word alignment result that identifies mistranslations, data corruption or document/segment misalignments.
As you can see, there are a lot of exciting potential developments on the horizon for translation memory technology, from AI to NMT to the cloud. What are you most excited about? Do you have any thoughts on the future of translation memory? Let us know in the comments section below.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the Hulk Hogan sex video trial heard Wednesday from a University of Florida journalism professor who questioned the Gawker website's decision not to contact Hogan, the woman in the video or the woman's husband when it posted the video.
"It's important to get all sides of a story," professor Mike Foley said. He will face cross-examination when court resumes Thursday.
He added that in his opinion, the sex video was an example of "undue intrusiveness."
Hogan, whose given name is Terry Bollea, is suing Gawker Media for $100 million for posting the edited video showing him having sex with his then-best friend's wife. Hogan has said he didn't know he was being filmed when the video was made.
Gawker Media founder Nick Denton also testified Wednesday. He said his gossip website decided to post the sex video because "it showed Hogan as a person."
Denton was in the courtroom Wednesday afternoon, but attorneys for Hogan played his video testimony recorded in a 2013 deposition.
Denton said in the deposition that "it's up to others to determine the boundaries of accepted social, journalistic and legal norms."
Hogan and his attorneys sent Denton a cease and desist order but Denton didn't take down the video post because he said he thought it had news value.
On Wednesday morning, Gawker reporter A.J. Daulerio said that when he received the Hogan sex video in the mail it was "very amusing" and that he, too, thought it was newsworthy.
Gawker says the publication was a legitimate scoop because Hogan is a public figure who had talked openly about his sex life before, in forums such as Howard Stern's radio show.
The six-person jury may have to grapple with questions about how celebrity status affects expectations of privacy.
Hogan's attorney, David Houston, was also called to the witness stand Wednesday. He described how he sent Gawker a cease and desist letter to take the video down, and then how the video began showing up on other websites.
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Random mutterings and musings of mine – a work in progress
MTh Research
No surprise there then.
Having spent some of this afternoon discussing Emerging Church, I got the names of a few projects to follow up on as possible research subjects for my dissertation. I've just spent some time looking at their websites and I'm left with the feeling that either I've completely missed the point of Emerging Church or someone else has (or I'm missing something very obvious).
The projects I've looked at are what I would refer to as 'detached youth work'. Or, in one case, 'semi-detached youth work'. One project doesn't restrict its outreach to any particular age-group, but its focus seems mainly to be pastoral care, in the very broadest sense. None of this means that the projects aren't worthwhile. In fact, they are all doing a great work in their community and all praise to them for it.
But I'm left wondering what makes this 'Emerging Church'. Yes, I understand that EC is characterised by its very missional outlook, but missional outlook alone does make a project EC. It must go hand-in-hand with a number of other factors, otherwise, surely, it is 'just' mission?
Or maybe these are simply the first tentative steps towards finding an expression of EC for their particular communities. Get alongside people first, earn their trust and respect, then begin to think about spiritual guidance. But isn't this just 'church' and the sensible (only?) way of outreach into a community – itself an imperative of the gospel?
But that still leaves me confused because it doesn't, in my mind, adequately deal with what EC is. In fact, these projects, arguably, are not 'church' – merely the work of the church.
Or am I simply too impatient? Is it unrealistic to expect to see 'church' in these projects at these early stages? But is anything else not being a bit 'dishonest'? Shouldn't an EC project be characterised by aiming to be 'church' – that is, a worshipping community' – as part of its project work?
Ah well, plenty of food for thought there for an essay or two and a dissertation.
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Tagged with: Emerging Church, Mission, outreach
11 Responses to "I'm confused"
Good questions John, and I think you have every right to be 'confused'! At the end of the day the early church was an Emerging Church (but hey it's cool to think we invented it)! It was all to all people. I suggest you have a look at Alan Kreider.
Stewart Goudie says:
When I think of the term 'Emerging Church' it usually brings to mind a caterpillar in its chrysalis, which then emerges into a butterfly. The creature remains the same entity, but now looks and functions very differently from before.
In the chrysalis, almost all of the caterpillar's internal structures are changed around, rebuilt and re-used, to serve the new requirements.
It seems to me that each expression of 'Emerging Church' is developed and adapted to suit the context of those people and that place, out of the gifts, resources, and talents, of the people who are forming and building that new Church. It may be a fresh start, or it may be a revision, restructuring, and re-formation of an existing church community.
That's what I see as Emeging Church anyway!
Nelu,
Thanks for the Kreider recommendation. I hadn't come across him before and some of his work looks useful to my research. More books to add to my pile.
That's certainly one way of looking at it. Depends what you equate the caterpillar with though. It has to be 'church' in its broadest sense. The point of EC is not necessarily that you take what you already have and restructure it to fit a context. Rather, the 'church' grows out of the context itself. It is much more organic in that respect. I am more reminded of Paul in the Areopagus when he takes a 'context' (the idol to the unknown god) and reinterprets it in to a Christian context.
But regardless of how EC might be viewed, my assertion would be that it is only 'church' in its own right when it involves an element of worship. And that, for me anyway, needs to be explicit, rather than implicit – because people don't 'do' implicit. There's no point is saying that a joyous football game when you get a bunch of youths together regularly is pleasing to God and calling it EC. Yes, it may be pleasing to God that there is joy and maybe even love, but it is not worship.
Stewart says:
I think you raise some really valid questions. The examples you give are not new, emerging or even fresh. But then they might be to those congregations.
I have issues with lots of the things the Church of Scotland is calling 'Emerging'. Most of them are at best missional, something churches should be doing anyway.
My questions would be things like what makes church church? And what counts as worship? Is serving my neighbour worship? Or does there have to be hymns and prayers?
But those questions aren't about what you are talking about, are they? And that's the issue.
I'd agree. Missional focus is not the same as emerging. Outreach projects are not worship.
Your questions are the core of the issue as well. Running a youth club, doing a God-slot and sticking an EC label on it does not make it 'church'. My problem is that I would like to critique a CofS EC project for my Masters and, to be honest, I'm struggling to find one that I feel merits the name.
The CofS, at GA, asserted its understanding of church as bearing the four creedal marks of 'one, holy, catholic and apostolic'. I can't help but think that holding up a youth outreach project to these 'standards' is both counter-productive and is like trying to measure the size of a field using a barometer – it's the wrong measurement criteria. Add to that the reformation marks of order and sacraments and you might as well call it quits. So stop calling them 'church' and stop pretending that that's what they are.
But that doesn't get a Masters dissertation researched and written.
sounds like a chapter though… 😉
Yeah, sounds like a chapter entitled "What we are doing", to be followed by a chapter called "And what we should be doing".
And some more questions, "Is your dissertation Emerging? And how will a critique of one EC Project, help another one Emerge?" But I agree that we should be self-reflective, and open to review and criticism from objective third-parties, so that we can avoid common pitfalls, and consider what has worked elsewhere. So stick in there and keep thinking, studying, researching, and writing! I look forward to reading the result!
Not emerging, more sinking at the moment. If I can't find a viable project to look at then it'll need to come from the angle of what needs to be 'added' to move a project from an outreach or missional work to a new expression of church. Bear in mind we're talking about new expressions of church – the contextual creation of a worshipping community.
Now you need to define what's worship. You need to define what's community. But the crucial thing is that said community become participants in that worship. They own it and shape it. It's not about doing a God-slot with a bunch of teens. It's not about sticking on a worship songs cd instead of the latest pop music. It becomes about finding expression for a community's spiritual understanding and shaping that within a Christian framework. Projects whose aim is to 'do good' in the community or keep the young people occupied and off the streets just isn't anywhere near that point. But a crucial question is whether it's a stage that has to be gone through or whether 'church' has to be an explicit expectation from the beginning, and not just tucked away in the mind of a supportive committee to roll out later.
This isn't aimed at anything you said Stewart, but your comments triggered a sequence of thoughts I wanted to record.
What about speaking to Chris Goan in Dunoon? He blogs at http://thisfragiletent.wordpress.com/ and is involved in the http://www.aoradh.org/ project. Or speak to Paul Thomson http://weebeautifulpict.typepad.com/my_weblog/ in Edinburgh.
Cheers Stewart.
Aoradh looks interesting. If nothing crops up at next week's conference I may well have to follow up a non-CofS project.
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AOC launches a pair of fast FreeSync monitors as new GPUs arrive
By Paul Lilly 2019-07-03T17:23:05Z
These monitors land just as NVIDIA and AMD start rolling out new graphics cards.
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AOC just launched two new gaming monitors that pair a fast 240Hz refresh rate with FreeSync support. They include the 25-inch Agon AG251FZ2 and 27-inch Agon AG271FZ2, both with a 1920x1080 resolution.
It is a timely release, as both AMD and Nvidia have new graphics cards on tap—Nvidia yesterday launched its GeForce RTX Super cards, and next week AMD will uncork its Radeon RX 5700 XT and 5700 to retail (along with its Ryzen 3000 series CPUs).
These are all mid to high-end graphics cards. Likewise, AOC's new monitors are clearly built for fast-action gameplay, with a modest resolution and high refresh rate using TN panels. AOC is also advertising a 0.5ms moving picture response time (MPRT). This is a different type of measurement compared to gray-to-gray (GTG).
Display Lag has a decent explainer on what that means, but in short, MPRT utilizes a strobing backlight effect (backlight flickers on and off rapidly) to reduce the perception of motion blur. From my understanding, it doesn't actually represent the panel's actual response time, though some say it's a more accurate measurement.
Other than the physical size, the rest of the specs are the same for both models. They each have a rated 400 nits brightness, both have a pair of built-in 3W speakers, and both share the same connectivity options—DisplayPort 1.2, HDMI 1.4 and 2.0 (one each), DVI-D, and D-Sub.
The 25-inch AF251FZ2 ($329.99) and 27-inch AG271FZ2 ($349.99) are available to preorder on Amazon.
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Bradley: The new king of slow play
Talented American is becoming painful to watch
Mon, 12 Mar 2012
Midway through the opening nine holes at Doral on Sunday, Keegan Bradley appeared to have one hand on the Gene Sarazen Cup.
My digits, however, were hovering over the off button.
While we let Bradley off for his spitting antics last month, which he appears to have stopped, there is one underlying aspect of his game we cannot. Slow play.
The 25-year-old has undeniably become one of America's best young talents, securing two PGA Tour titles including last year's US PGA Championship, but here at Golfmagic Towers we've found it almost impossible to jump aboard the Bradley bandwagon.
His pre-shot routine is not just slow. It's glacially slow, as was showcased at the WGC-Cadillac Championship. Compared to the refreshing pace of play from his final-round playing partner Bubba Watson, who just tees it up and rips it, it was little surprise to see the Tour's biggest hitter struggle to find his rhythm in the early stages of the final round.
Pace of play is arguably the most irritating problem in modern golf, and Bradley is one of the biggest miscreants on a long list of fellow practitioners that includes other bright young sparks Webb Simpson, Jason Day and Kevin Na.
Bradley is so painfully deliberate you pray the American broadcasters will go for their customary ad break or three before he is finally ready to play.
After finding the right-hand trap off the tee on the par-4 sixth, it took Bradley more than 90 seconds to perform his elaborate head-bobbing pigeon dance - or whatever you want to label it - before addressing the ball and then backing off for the umpteenth time.
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Still unsettled on the shot in hand, he decided to get a better look from the fairway, presumably just to check the green was still there, and then get back into the sand creating more footprints. Much to his caddie's delight.
And it doesn't get much better on the greens. He would make Jim Furyk look like Aaron Baddeley in a putting contest.
In fact, the face he pulls to line up his putts, featuring that bizarre cock-eyed stare towards the hole, is not dissimilar to mine when I'm watching him. It took him close to three minutes to take three putts from inside six feet on the par-5 10th. That's just ridiculous.
I also felt sorry for Watson on the 72nd hole when he had a chance to tie eventual champion Justin Rose.
Bradley was faffing around on the wrong side of the fairway, en route to posting a back-nine 41 and tie for eighth, trying to play a shot over the top of the grandstands, while his playing partner was waiting to convert his birdie putt from just outside six-feet to force a playoff with the Englishman.
Watson was forced to spend as much time looking at his putt as Bradley does on a regular basis. No wonder he missed it.
What amazes me is that Bradley didn't appear this slow when he claimed the Wanamaker Trophy last August. Why now?
The 2011 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year appears to be taking every avenue possible to make 18 holes last as long as possible. He's also infuriating many spectators and playing partners in the process.
I for one just hope two-time major champion and fast-paced player Angel Cabrera gets to play alongside Bradley as this year's Masters. Perhaps he'll sort him out. At the 2009 Players Championship, the powerful Argentine informed one journalist: "Gringo, I play with Kevin Na. Painful."
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