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Le HMS Hebe (pennant number J24) est un dragueur de mines de la classe Halcyon construit pour la Royal Navy dans les années 1930 et utilisé pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale

Construction
Le Hebe est commandé le 2 mars 1936 pour le chantier naval de HM Dockyard, Devonport de Plymouth en Angleterre. La pose de la quille est effectuée le 27 avril 1936, le Hebe est lancé le 28 octobre 1936 et mis en service le 23 octobre 1937.

Il est parrainé par la communauté civile du district urbain de Hemsworth dans le West Riding of Yorkshire, dans le cadre de la Warship Week (semaine des navires de guerre) en mars 1942.

La classe Halcyon est conçue pour remplacer la classe Hunt précédente et varie en taille et en propulsion en fonction de sa construction.

Après la fabrication des 5 premiers Halcyon, et ses 2 exemplaires d'une variante, le deuxième groupe de 14 navires dont fait partie ce navire est lancé avec comme principale modification sa propulsion. Ils déplacent  à charge standard et  à pleine charge. Les navires ont une longueur totale de  comme la variante de la première série , un maître-bau de  et un tirant d'eau de .

Ils sont propulsés par deux turbines à vapeur Parsons (alors que la première série des Halcyon possédait des machines à vapeur verticales compound ou triple expansion), chacune entraînant un arbre, utilisant la vapeur fournie par deux chaudières à trois cylindres Admiralty. Les moteurs produisent un total de  () et donnent une vitesse maximale de . Il transporte au maximum  de mazout, ce qui lui donne un rayon d'action de  à .  L'effectif du navire est composé de 80 officiers et hommes d'équipage.

Cette deuxième série de la classe Halcyon est armée de deux canons de marine de 4 pouces QF Mk V (102 mm) avec un montage HA Mk.III à angle élevé. Il est également équipée de huit mitrailleuses Lewis de .303 British (7,7 mm), ainsi d'un support quadruple pour les mitrailleuses Vickers de 12,7 mm est rajouté. Plus tard, dans sa carrière, il est rajouté jusqu'à quatre supports simples ou doubles pour les canons antiaérien Oerlikon de 20 mm. Pour le travail d'escorte, son équipement de dragage de mines pouvait être échangé contre environ 40 charges de profondeur.

Histoire
À la fin des essais après sa mise en service, le Hebe est affecté à la Home Command dans la 1 Flottille de dragueurs de mines (1st Minesweeper Flottilla). Il est transféré de Portsmouth à Devonport pour son équipage et pour des essais le 6 septembre 1937. Il est retiré du service à Dockyard Control le 11 septembre et a échangé des équipages avec .

Le Hebe est réaménagé en mars/avril 1938 et il est ensuite mis en service et commence à travailler dans la Manche avec des visites dans les ports de la côte Sud. Après l'entretien en août, il accompagne la Flottille lors d'une visite à Copenhague qui commence le 30 août. Il passe septembre/octobre au large de la côte Nord-Ouest de l'Écosse et navigue jusqu'à Portsmouth en décembre où il est réaménagé en avril 1939.

Seconde Guerre mondiale
En juin, le Hebe participe à la recherche du sous-marin  coulé dans la baie de Liverpool pendant ses premiers essais. Il reste avec le  pour des opérations de sauvetage sur le sous-marin. Le  le relève en août et avec la guerre approchant, il navigue vers sa station de guerre à Scapa Flow. Octobre/novembre sont consacrés à des tâches opérationnelles au port «A», à Scapa Flow et dans la Clyde, aidant à éliminer les mines ennemies dans cette dernière.

Le Hebe accoste à Leith et y fait l'objet d'un radoub court jusqu'au 3 février 1940. Hors de radoub, il travaille à Scapa Flow et au large de la côte Est écossaise. Dix «Halcyon» des 4, 5 et 6 Flottille de dragueurs de mines participent à l'opération Dynamo dans le cadre du réembarquement des forces de la British Expeditionary Force (BEF) du port et des plages de Dunkerque, et le Hebe de la 1 Flottille basée à Scapa Flow est également présent. Pendant un certain temps, le Hebe porte le drapeau du F.O. Douvres et le 29 mai 1940, il est utilisé comme quartier général en sa qualité d'officier sénior à flot. Le même jour, le contre-amiral Frederic Wake-Walker hisse son drapeau sur le Hebe et se charge de l'évacuation. Le 31 mai 1940, le Hebe embarque à son bord Lord Gort pour une partie de son voyage de Dunkerque à Douvres. Le 1er juin, le Hebe est endommagé lorsqu'il est touché par une bombe allemande. L'équipage souffre de l'effort de l'opération en tant que navire de commandement au large de Bray-Dunes, peu de membres d'équipage ont dormi pendant cinq jours. Dans la soirée du 31, le sous-lieutenant du Hebe s'effondre, faisant des crises et des convulsions. Le lendemain, 27 membres de l'équipage sont descendus pour la même raison. Enfin, alors que le Hebe rentre à Douvres le matin du 1er juin, le chirurgien du navire s'effondre également, marmonnant qu'il ne pourrait pas faire face à un autre voyage à Dunkerque. Dans ces tristes circonstances, le Hebe reçoit l'ordre de se reposer, seul remède, et descend La Manche vers Portsmouth le 5. Pendant les deux mois suivants, tous les petits navires disponibles sont employés dans la zone où l'ennemi semble susceptible de tenter une invasion sur l'Angleterre, c'est-à-dire de Wash à Newhaven. Des flottilles de destroyers soutenues par des croiseurs sont stationnées à des points stratégiques et le cuirassé   attende à Plymouth. En septembre, le Hebe est libéré pour retourner dans le Nord, et avec le  recherchent des mines au large de la côte Est ce mois-là. Le 15 novembre 1940, le Hebe se rend à Leith pour un radoub qui dure jusqu'au 3 février 1941.

Sorti du radoub, il est affecté pour des tâches d'escorte, mais le 8 février 1941, il est impliqué dans une collision et doit se rendre à Rosyth pour des réparations jusqu'au 22. Il escorte le convoi FS 22, puis, plus tard, escorte un seul navire nommé Pass of Leny qui est remorqué par le remorqueur Sea Giant. Avec le Bramble, il effectue une recherche de mines de Dungeness  à  Portsmouth après d'autres réparations sur la Tamise d'avril à mai. Par la suite, son rôle devient plus clair. À la mi-mai, il est affecté aux navires de la 1 Flottille pour les opérations de recherche de mines, sinon il doit être mis à la disposition du Commandement en Chef des approches occidentales pour les tâches d'escorte. Le Hebe escorte donc les convois suivants entre le 19 mai et le 13 septembre 1941: HX 125, OB 327, HX 128, OB 336, SC4, OB 343, HX 136, HX 139, ON 5, SC 39, SC 40, HX 145 et ONM 16. Ces tâches durent généralement trois ou quatre jours - la première ou la dernière étape des passages de convois - pendant la course vitale de l'Atlantique Nord. Le Hebe réaménage ensuite à Belfast entre le 16 septembre et le 9 novembre 1941.

Après sa rénovation de Belfast, le Hebe rejoint ses navires-jumeaux (sister ship) de la 1 Flottille sur la "Kola Run", les convois de l'Arctique vers la baie de Kola. Le Hebe, le Hazard et le  escortent quatre des sept navires du convoi PQ 5 de Kirkwall à Hvalfjörður en Islande à la mi-novembre 1941. Les "Halcyon" avec le croiseur léger , naviguent devant ce convoi pour arriver à Mourmansk le 8 décembre. Pendant un certain temps, le Hebe est employé localement dans les eaux du nord de la Russie. Avec le Bramble, il escorte deux navires du convoi QP 4, San Ambrosio et Eulima, d'Arkhangelsk à Mourmansk. Plus tard, avec le Bramble et le Hazard, il a rendez-vous avec le convoi PQ 7 et l'amene à Mourmansk le 12 janvier 1942. Le Hebe et le Bramble font ensuite le passage vers le Royaume-Uni, escortant le convoi QP 6 (six navires) entre le 24 janvier et le 2 février. Le Hebe navigue jusqu'à Immingham pour y réaménager entre le 8 février et le 11 mars 1942.

Après sa remise en état, le Hebe se rend à Scapa Flow et reçoit l'ordre de dépasser le convoi PQ 13 (19 navires). En route pour Seyðisfjörður avec le destroyer , il a des problèmes mécaniques mais atteint l'Islande le 22 mars 1942. Le convoi PQ 13 quitte Reykjavik le 20, le Hebe est retardé et finalement le 28, il reçoit l'ordre de se joindre à l'escorte du convoi PQ 14 (24 navires). Le Hebe a plus d'un jour de retard lorsqu'il dépasse ce convoi, dont 16 navires sont retournés en Islande en raison du mauvais temps et de la glace. Le Hebe lui-même subit des dommages causés par la glace, et il accompagne quatre des navires marchands de retour, dont le Aldersdale, à Reykjavik. Le Hebe se rend au Humber pour réparation en avril/mai 1942.

Après ses réparations, le Hebe est redéployé à des climats plus ensoleillés. Le 31 mai 1942, il quitte Scapa avec le Speedy pour Greenock et pour la route de Gibraltar pour un transfert vers la Mediterranean Fleet (Flotte méditerranéenne), en la rejoignant par les voies maritimes de l'opération Harpoon. D'autres navires de la 1 Flottille de dragueurs de mines quittent également leur base pour rejoindre la 17 Flottille dans la Méditerranée.

L'opération Harpoon consiste à envoyer des convois vers l'île assiégée de Malte. Simultanément, un convoi part pour l'île de l'Est de la Méditerranée. Quatre dragueurs de mines de la Flotte, dont le Hebe et le Speedy, se joignent à l'escorte du convoi Harpoon occidental qui quitte la Clyde le 5 juin 1942. Les dragueurs de mines de la flotte sont nécessaires pour envoyer le convoi à travers les champs de mines ennemis autour de Malte, et après pour garder le port exempt de mines.

Le soir du 15 juin 1942, alors que le convoi se trouve à 30 miles au Sud de Pantelleria, deux croiseurs italiens avec des canons de 152 mm (6 pouces) et plusieurs destroyers apparaissent. Des bombardiers en piqué arrivent au-dessus du convoi et coulent le navire marchand américain Chant. Le navire marchand Kentucky II est touché et remorqué par le Hebe. Le marchand Burwan est détruit, et avec le Kentucky II, ils sont coulés par leurs propres escortes pour donner aux deux derniers navires marchands une meilleure chance de survie. Le Hebe est endommagé par un obus d'un croiseur italien en essayant de couler le Kentucky II. Finalement, le reste du convoi (seulement deux navires) et les escortes arrivent à portée des avions Supermarine Spitfire basés à Malte. Malheureusement, le marchand Orari et trois destroyers d'escorte percutent des mines sur la route vers Malte le 16 juin, le destroyer polonais ORP Kujawiak (L72) sombre en portant secours au  et les autres navires survivent. Le 16 juin, le Hebe est perforé à bâbord, au-dessus de la quille et de l'hélice tribord, endommagé par «une mine ou une torpille» au large de Malte. Le Hebe accoste finalement pour des réparations à Malte du 17 juin jusqu'en juillet.

À la mi-août, alors basé à Malte, le Hebe part en aide au Brisbane et à lOhio. Ces navires ont survécu à l'opération Pedestal le convoi épique d'août à destination de Malte, bien que très touchés, en particulier le pétrolier Ohio. Le Hebe est l'un des nombreux navires, y compris le Speedy, le Hythe et le Rye, qui ont en quelque sorte tiré le pétrolier inerte brisé dans le port.

Le Hebe reste et joue son rôle pour garder le port de Malte ouvert. Il est probable qu'à la suite de l'opération Torch en novembre 1942 qui amène les armées alliées sur la côte nord-africaine, il est ensuite déployé pour s'occuper des mines dans d'autres ports, et également pour servir de navire d'escorte. En juillet 1943, il participe à l'opération Husky, l'invasion de la Sicile.

Début novembre, il y a encore 13 sous-marins allemands en Méditerranée et l'un d'entre eux, le U-453, a effectué trois sorties de mouillage de mines au large de Brindisi et de Bari. Le Hebe est victime d'une mine au large de Bari le 22 novembre 1943 et il coule à la position géographique de  avec la perte de 38 hommes de son équipage. Le champ de mines a été mis près du port de Bari par le U-453 au cours de la semaine précédente. L'explosion a frappé la cloison entre les chaufferies du côté bâbord, suivie d'une deuxième explosion près du même endroit. Le Hebe chavire dans les quatre minutes suivant la première explosion.

Honneurs de bataille
 DUNKIRK 1940
 ARCTIC 1941-42
 MALTA CONVOYS 1942
 SICILY 1943

Participation aux convois
Le Hebe a navigué avec les convois suivants au cours de sa carrière:

Commandement
 Lieutenant Commander (Lt.Cdr.) John Bruce Goodenough Temple (RN) du  au
 Lieutenant Commander (Lt.Cdr.) George Mowatt (RNR) du  à fin 1943
 Lieutenant (Lt.) Arthur Lewis Gulvin (RN) de fin 1945 au

Notes et références

Bibliographie
  Chesneau, Roger, ed. (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Greenwich, UK: Conway Maritime Press. .
  Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. .
  Lenton, H. T. (1998). British & Empire Warships of the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. .

Liens externes
  Le Hebe sur uboat.net
  Le Hebe sur naval-history.net
  Le Hebe sur halcyon-class.co.uk

Classe Halcyon
Dragueur de mines de la Royal Navy
Bateau lancé en 1936
Navire coulé en 1943
Bateau coulé par une mine


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I set it up right next to the Christmas tree in our living room. My younger brothers all took turns trying it out. My mother, the classical pianist was in shock for weeks. The drums lasted a while until a drum stick went through the top of the snare drum. I don't recall when they "disappeared" from the house. My longing for more drums still persisted.
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Sambor I. (* um 1150; † 7. Februar 1207) war ein Herzog von Pommerellen, der ab 1187 regierte.  In der älteren deutschen Historiographie wurde er als der eigentliche Begründer der pommerellischen Dynastie der Samboriden betrachtet, die nach ihm benannt wurde.

Leben und politischer Werdegang
Sambor I. war ein Sohn Sobiesławs I. († 1187) und der Bruder Mestwins I. (†  1220).

Er hatte seinen Sitz in der Burg von Danzig. Die Burg lag auf einer erhöhten Kämpe inmitten der sumpfigen Mottlauniederung dort, wo der Fluss kurz vor seiner Mündung in die Weichsel eine scharfe Biegung von Süden nach Osten macht. So war sie gegen feindliche Angriffe geschützt und konnte zugleich die Zufahrt zum langgestreckten Fischerdorf überwachen. Die Befestigungen bestanden damals noch aus Lehm- und Erdwällen, die durch Holzkonstruktionen verstärkt waren.

Sambor begünstigte, wie sein Vater, die Sesshaftmachung deutscher Siedler und Kaufleute. Für diese stiftete er 1190 die Sankt-Nicolai-Kirche "vor Danzig im Felde". Der Heilige Nikolaus war der Patron der Seehandel treibenden Kaufleute. Daher finden sich auch große Nikolaikirchen in Lübeck, Wismar, Stralsund, Berlin, Elbing, Reval und an anderen Orten.

Nach der Chronica Polonorum von Sambors Zeitgenossen Wincenty Kadłubek (* 115ß; † 1223) gilt Sambor I. als Statthalter Polens, eingesetzt von Kasimir II., 1177–1194 Seniorherzog von Polen.

Der Historiker Johannes Voigt (1786–1863) stellte 1827 die Aussagen der Chronica Polonorum mit der Begründung in Zweifel, dass sich die Samboriden in ihren Urkunden als Princeps (Fürst) bezeichneten, ohne einen polnischen Oberherren, insbesondere den langjährigen Seniorherzog Leszek I. (1194–1198, 1206–1210 und 1211–1227) zu erwähnen. Er schreibt auch von einer Eigenbezeichnung als Dux (Herzog), ohne sie zu belegen.

Bekanntlich war Polen aber zu der Zeit Sambors und Kadłubeks in eine Vielzahl von Herzogtümern aufgeteilt, von denen die meisten allerdings von Zweigen der Piastendynastie regiert wurden; die Klammern bildeten das Seniorat des ältesten der Piastenherzöge und das Erzbistum Gnesen. Das Danziger Pommern gehörte wie das südlich angrenzende Kujawien zum Bistum Włocławek, einem Suffragan des Erzbistums Gnesen.

Sambor starb im Jahre 1207. Sein Nachfolger wurde sein  jüngerer Bruder
Mestwin I.

Ehe und Nachkommen
Sambor hatte zwei Söhne mit einer Frau unbekannten Namens und Herkunft:
 Sobiesław II. (ca. 1207–1217/1223), unter Vormundschaft in jungen Jahren gestorben;
 Swantepolk I. (ca. 1207–1227), unter Vormundschaft in jungen Jahren gestorben;

Literatur

Weblinks
 Sambor I., Fürst von Pommerellen auf Portal: www.genealogie-mittelalter.de
 archive.org – stream: Magistri Vincent… (Wortlaut der Chronica Polonorum)
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SBC workshop: The role of the business school in sustaining a regional entrepreneurial eco-system
In September, the Small Business Charter held a workshop, facilitated by UCL's Oli Pinch, on the role of business schools in sustaining regional entrepreneurial eco-systems, with deeper insights into challenges faced by business schools and how to tackle them. The event was hosted by UCL School of Management in their brand new campus in Canary Wharf.
The event was attended by over 40 participants, representing over 30 different institutions, and provided an opportunity for the Small Business Charter award winning schools and those who are applying for the award to network, engage and learn from their peers. Sessions were run by speakers from Charter award holding schools, LEP's, the Scale-Up Institute and top financial firms including RBS and Goldman Sachs.
The event was opened by Stuart Miller, Chair of the SBC Management Board & CEO of ByBox Holdings Limited, giving an inspirational insight into his journey with ByBox and the value of the knowledge and advice entrepreneurs could have access to if they knew that local business schools were there to help.
Stephen Todd talked about UCL's involvement with the 10,000 small businesses programme and a perspective from UCL 'Why business schools would get involved in supporting small business growth?'
Charlotte Keenan, Goldman Sachs International outlined the impact of the 10,000 Small businesses programme to date which included significant increases in turnover and profitability of the participants' businesses. Building on Goldman Sachs' perspective, Paula Whitehouse from Aston Business School presented the benefits of this unique partnership with Goldman Sachs and the highly positive impact it has had on local businesses and the economy.
Irene Graham, CEO of Scale-Up Institute shared inspiring and innovative ideas on 'What we can do to help businesses scale up.' The audience acknowledged that there was a big role for business schools to play in bridging the skills gap. One participant called this session 'inspirational' and 'a real eye opener' and will be looking more into scale-up needs!
The panel discussion with Dr Guy Brown and Emma Batey from Northumbria University, and Collin Bell from North East Local Enterprise Partnership gave an insight to what SME's are looking to gain from business schools and shared tips on how to engage better. Emma Batey described Northampton business school's single point of contact for enquiries coming in from SME's enabling higher engagement and communication with entrepreneurs.
Laura Parker from RBS talked about the importance of multi-stakeholder engagement and gave insights on their growth builder programme. Laura emphasised the importance of choosing the 'right' and 'engaged' partners and highly recommended having entrepreneurs on board in the design and delivery of a growth programme.
There was a lot of buzz on twitter #SBCWorkshop2, with participants sharing their thoughts. In the words of one of our participants, 'a really useful discussion and institutional behaviour change is my takeaway from this session'.
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In this example, the sensor is connected to A0 pin. Please note that the best preheat time for the sensor is above 24 hours.
Expose the sensor to any one of the gas listed above. Tip More details about Grove modules please refer to Grove System. Or submit the issue into our forum. Connect this module to mq3 alcohol sensor datasheet A0 port of Base Shield. The sensitivity of the sensor can be adjusted by using the potentiometer.
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Replace the R0 below with value of R0 tested above. However, we can't acohol a formula because the relation between ratio and concentration is nonlinear. This needs to be connected to any mq3 alcohol sensor datasheet Analog socket in Grove Base Shield.
It may vary based on change in temperature or humidity. This is an Analog output sensor. Approximation Resources Tech Support. We only provide software library or code examples for Mq3 alcohol sensor datasheet platform in most cases. Sensitivity can be adjusted by varying the potentiometer.
For detailed information about the MQ-3 sensor, please refer to the data-sheet provided in Resources section. The voltage read from the sensor is displayed. More details about Grove modules please refer to Grove System.
The examples used in this tutorial makes uses of A0 analog pin. The output voltage from the Gas sensor increases when the concentration of gas increases. As per the data-sheet of the MQ3 sensors, these equations are tested for standard conditions and are not calibrated. If your project is aimed at obtaining the gas concentration at a very precise level, then we mq3 alcohol sensor datasheet not recommend ssnsor gas sensor.
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Toshiba Tecra A40 Review
By Henry T. Casey 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z
The Toshiba Tecra A40 is a stylish 14-inch business notebook with fast performance, but you deserve a better screen and longer battery life.
Solid performance
More affordable than competitors
Subpar battery life
Dim display
Small keys
Stiff touchpad
Though most of today's business laptops no longer have optical drives, the 14-inch Toshiba Tecra A40 proudly sports a DVD burner, which is essential for companies that still keep their data on discs. In an era in which most devices have HDMI or DisplayPort only, this enterprise-friendly laptop also includes a VGA port, for backward compatibility with older projectors and monitors. The Tecra A40 isn't all about old technology, as it squeezes in modern amenities such as a speedy Intel 6th Generation Core i5 CPU with vPro manageability, 8GB of RAM and 802.11ac Wi-Fi. However, to get the A40's solid legacy support, you'll have to settle for a dull screen and mediocre battery life.
The brushed finish on the Tecra A40's matte-black lid and deck gives it a more stylish feel than you get from the average plastic notebook, and allow me to forgive the Tecra's cheap-looking glossy edges.This is also one of the rare notebooks with a removable battery, a feature we're always pleased to find.
Measuring 13.4 x 9.6 x 0.94 inches, the Tecra A40 is about as thick as other business laptops. The Tecra A40 weighs 4 pounds, which is heavier than the HP EliteBook 745 G3 (3.4 pounds) and the Lenovo ThinkPad T460s (3.0 pounds) and close to the Dell Latitude E5470 (3.88 pounds). The Tecra A40's substantial heft may be owed to its DVD drive, which none of the other notebooks offer.
With the Tecra A40's HD and old-school video outputs, hard-line Internet jack and optical drive, this notebook will have an easy time working with the hardware in just about any office.
Toshiba placed a USB 3.0 port, SD memory reader, DVD SuperMulti Drive, security lock slot and headphone jack on the Tecra A40's left side. HDMI, Ethernet and VGA ports sit next to two USB 3.0 ports on the notebook's right side.
The Tecra A40's 2.0 megapixel webcam did a good job reproducing the red Purch wall and my red-and-blue shirt, but the image was noisy.
Durability and Security
Most business notebooks are supposed to survive harsh conditions, but Toshiba has done little to assuage those concerns with the Tecra A40. Unlike the ThinkPad T460s and Latitude E5470, the Tecra A40 was not tested against the MIL-SPEC standards for durability that military equipment is built to survive. Those tests include performance at extremely high temperatures and during heavy rainfall.
Toshiba claims the Tecra A40's spill-resistant keyboard delays water from reaching the laptop's circuitry. Specifically, Toshiba told us that users "should have enough time to the save their work and shut down the machine and begin draining the liquid from the unit" to avoid damage.
Keyboard, Touchpad and Touchpoint
We're not sure why, but Toshiba continues to ship notebooks with keys that are too small. The Tecra A40's backlit keycaps measured 10mm, as opposed to 13mm on the ThinkPad T460s. On the 10FastFingers.com typing test, I clacked my way to 66 words per minute with 96 percent accuracy, which is below my 80 wpm, 99 percent average. This is despite the layout having a decent 1.6 millimeters of travel (1.5 to 2 is preferred).
More bad news: I often mistakenly clicked the extra column of keys -- Page Up, Page Down, Delete, Home and End -- that Toshiba placed on the right of the keyboard, sending my cursor jumping around my documents.
The notebook's clickable 3.9 x 2.2-inch touchpad accurately tracked my swipes and pinch-zooms, though it was slow to recognize three-finger gestures. The buttons worked quickly but had a stiff feel.
The Tecra A-40's gritty, blue Accupoint nub correctly registered my input as I moved around the desktop. Users looking for something less bristle may prefer the ThinkPad T460s' TrackPoint or the EliteBook 745's pointing stick.
The Tecra A40's 14-inch, 1366 x 768 display is a major downer, as it isn't as colorful or bright as those on competing business systems. When I watched the Ghostbusters trailer on this laptop, the screen rendered ghosts with flat blues and greens, while the red glow of a proton pack appeared slightly pink. This display clearly illuminated fine details, such as the texture of Melissa McCarthy's sweater and Leslie Jones' small "Patty" necklace.
According to our colorimeter, the Tecra A40's display can produce 72 percent of the sRGB color spectrum. That's less than the Latitude E5470 (113.1 percent), EliteBook 745 G3 (84.1 percent) and average thin-and-light notebook (84 percent), but more than the ThinkPad T460s (66 percent).
You should not use the Tecra A40's screen to judge color, as it scored a poor 5.5 on our Delta-E accuracy test (where lower is better). That's worse than the average thin-and-light notebook score (3.12) and those of all of the Tecra's foes.
The Tecra A40's screen emits a low 188 nits of brightness, while competing laptops register 240 to well above 300 nits. This contributes to the Toshiba's limited viewing angles, as I saw colors deteriorate at 35 degrees to the left or right.
The Tecra A40's speakers filled a large conference room with a mediocre reproduction of Grimes' "Kill V. Maim" that dampened the singer's vocals, softened bass-guitar riffs, and muddied the track's drums and keys.
I tried to clean the sound up with the preloaded Dolby DTS Studio Sound audio-adjustment utility, which comes with Surround, Volume Max and Bass Boost settings enabled. The Tecra A40's output weakened when I disabled the presets and started experimenting.
Armed with a Core i5-6500U processor, 8GB of RAM and a 500GB, 7,200rpm hard drive, the Tecra A40 provides solid performance for multitasking and productivity. The system stayed speedy and responsive as I split my screen between a streaming 1080p video and a dozen Chrome tabs, including a Google Doc, TweetDeck and Spotify.
The Tecra A40 notched a score of 5,846 on the Geekbench 3 overall performance test. That's below the thin-and-light notebook average (6,271) and the Core i5-powered Dell Latitude E5470 (9,760) and ThinkPad T460s (6,796), which have speedy SSD storage. The AMD Pro A8-powered EliteBook 745 G3 (5,494) earned a slightly worse score.
The notebook's 7,200 rpm hard drive copied 4.97GB of files in 3 minutes, for a speed of 27.9 MBps. That's slower than the storage in the average thin-and-light notebook (115.1 MBps) and the SSD drives in the Latitude E5470, ThinkPad T460s and EliteBook 745 (all above 120 MBps).
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The Tecra A40 fared slightly better in our OpenOffice test, taking 4 minutes and 30 seconds to match 20,000 names and addresses. The EliteBook 745 G3 needed more time, but the Latitude E5470 and ThinkPad T460s were faster.
The Tecra A40's integrated Intel HD 520 graphics can handle preinstalled games like Candy Crush Soda Saga, but don't expect much more oomph. The notebook scored a middle-of-the-pack 54,373 on the 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited gaming benchmark.
Business users considering this notebook may want to pick flights with power outlets, as the Tecra A40 lasted a subpar 6 hours and 44 minutes on the Laptop Mag Battery Test (continuous Web surfing at 100 nits).
That's less than the average thin-and-light notebook (8:06), ThinkPad T460s (7:21) and Latitude E5470 (7:16), but more than the EliteBook 745 G3 (5:54). Keep in mind that our surfing test is not as stressful as a full workload. Those looking for more juice should know that extra batteries (model number PA5212U-1BRS) start at $66 online.
The Tecra A40's deck stays cool, but you may not find it comfortable against your lap. After the laptop streamed 15 minutes of full-screen HD video, our heat gun registered acceptable temperatures on the notebook's touchpad (85 degrees Fahrenheit) and keyboard (87 degrees), but its underside (99 degrees) broke our 95-degree comfort threshold.
Toshiba ships the Tecra A40 with a mostly clean installation of Windows 10, adding its proprietary utilities. Recover Media Center provides systembackup solutions, and Toshiba Central (pictured below) offers links to the company's main support page, support videos and discussion forums.
The Tecra A40 comes with Toshiba's one-year standard limited warranty, which includes coverage for obtaining service when traveling outside the United States.
Toshiba only sells the $807 Tecra A40-C1440 configuration that comes with a Core i5 CPU, 8GB of RAM and a 500GB, 7,200 rpm hard drive.
The Toshiba Tecra A40 has the performance to plow through a day of office work, along with a DVD burner and VGA port for compatibility with legacy technologies. However, the notebook's underwhelming display, small keys and below-average endurance keep it from being a top pick.
The Dell Latitude E5470 (starting at $769, tested at $1,480) offers a comfortable keyboard, longer battery life and military-grade durability. You have to pay more to get those perks, as the E5470 costs $991 when you customize it to match the $807 Tecra A40. Overall, the Tecra A40 is a solid choice, but competitors offer more.
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Best Ultrabooks (Thin-and-Light Windows Laptops)
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0+LE
CPU 2.3GHz Intel Core i5-6200U
Company Website http://us.toshiba.com/computers/laptops/Tecra/A40
Graphics Card Intel HD 520 Graphics
Hard Drive Speed 7,200rpm
Optical Drive DVD SuperMultiDrive
Ports (excluding USB) Headphone, Kensington Lock, RGB, USB 3.0, Docking Connector, Ethernet, HDMI
Size 13.4 x 9.6 x 0.94 inches
Warranty/Support 1-year standard limited warranty
Weight 4 pounds
Wi-Fi Model Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260


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11/6/10: Today's Tips: Saturday
By Sara Ayers On Nov 6, 2010
MUSIC: Pretty Lights @ The Washington Avenue Armory, Albany. Electronic music master Derek Vincent Smith has had a busy, career-making year, playing everywhere from Coachella to Camp Bisco. Now Smith (aka, Pretty Lights) is rattling the rafters at the armory in support of their third EP of the year, "Glowing in the Darkest Night." With Chali 2NA and Michal Menert 8pm. $26
MUSIC: Phantogram @ Skidmore College's Dance Gym, Saratoga Springs. It's a homecoming weekend for the local electro-duo-made-good duo of guitarist Josh Carter and keyboardist Sarah Barthel. Skidmore alums Snakes Say Hisss! open the show. 9pm. $10.
MUSIC: The Joey Thomas Big Band @ Gloversville High School, Gloversville. A pre-Veterans Day big band celebration. 6pm. $10; seniors $5; active military personnel free.
MUSIC: Jill Hughes @ The Van Dyck, Schenectady. Blues? Jazz? Soul? Yeah, the veteran singer does it all… and more. 7:30 & 9:30pm. $10
ARTS GALA: Built: Albany's Architecture Through Artists' Eyes (PDF) @ New York State Museum, Albany. A gala event to promote awareness of Albany's changing built environment and to raise funds for Historic Albany Foundation's mission to promote and preserve our architectural heritage. Attendees will have the opportunity to view and purchase works by dozens of the region's top artists. 7-10pm. $70
MUSIC: Albany Pro Musica: Voices of Light & The Passion of Joan of Arc @ EMPAC, Troy. Composer Richard Einhorn merges his breathtaking oratorio with the legendary 1928 silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc. The raw emotional power of the film reaches new depths when augmented by soloists Carla Fisk, Mary Abba Gleason, Michael Slattery, and Ethan Watermeier, the chorus and the Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra. 7:30pm. $10-$30
MUSIC: Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett @ The Egg, Albany. Two members of Little Feat leave the rhythm section at home for an intimate acoustic duo performance. 8pm. $30
MUSIC: Cris Williamson @ The Eighth Step at Proctors, Schenectady. A pioneer and guiding light of the Women's Music movement, Cris Williamson is still leading the charge. And still making great music. 7:30pm. $24
MUSIC: Bob Warren CD Release Party @ Caffe Lena, Saratoga Springs. The veteran North Country singer-songwriter celebrates the release of his excellent new CD, cleverly titled "Bob Warren." 7pm. $15 | $17
MUSIC: Todd Reynolds @ MASS MoCA, North Adams. Bang On a Can's anything-goes violinist Todd Reynolds serves up "Still Life With Microphone," a forward-thinking, 21st century recital that also features video by Luke DuBois, films by Bill Morrison and Nick Zammuto (of the Books) and the music-making machines of the League of Experimental Musical Urban Robots. 8pm. $10-$16
MUSIC: Fahrenheit Jazz Quartet @ The Opalka Gallery, Sage College, Albany. Bassist Chris Sullivan leads the jazz foursome in concert in conjunction with the African American Masters exhibition that's currently on view at the gallery. 7:30pm. $15; $10 students, free for Sage students
MUSIC: Dimmu Burgir @ Northern Lights, Clifton Park. The Norwegian black metal band formed back in 1993, and guitarist Silenoz and vocalist Shagrath have kept the band going strong ever since. With special guests Enslaved, Blood Red Throne and Dawn of Ashes. 7:30pm. $18 | $20
CONCERT/FILM: Latitude 14: Red Fly/Blue Bottle @ EMPAC. Staged as a concert that unfolds within a densely layered video installation with a plethora of found sounds, ticking clocks, and analog tone generators and miniature noir films projected onto floating surfaces with live and pre-made video animating still objects. 8pm. Tickets: $5 | $10 | $15
MUSIC: The Arch Stanton Quartet @ the Pub at Cooper's Cave, Glens Falls. The jazz combo pares back to a trio for this gig featuring guitarist Roger Noyes, bassist Chris Macchia and drummer Jim Ketterer. 9pm.
ARTIST RECEPTION: American Impressionists @ The Harrison Gallery, Williamstown. Works by David Lussier, John Terelak, John Traynor and George Van Hook. 5-7pm. FREE. (Exhibit continues through 11/30)
COMEDY: Steven Wright @ The Egg, Albany. He's as dry and deadpan as you can get, but Steven Wright sure is a funny guy. 8pm. $29.50-$50
MUSIC: The Johnny Rabb/Graham Tichy Band @ The Judge's Inn, Troy. Want some serious roots-rockin' and rockabilly? Check it out as pompadoured singer Johnny Rabb teams up with guitatslinger Graham Tichy. 7:30pm. $10
MUSIC: Locksley @ Jillian's, Albany. The sparkling, retro-flavored, power-pop foursome kicked off this summer's PearlPalooza fest, and now they're back for a night of their own. 8pm. $10
MUSIC: Jerry Weldon Trio @ Flights of Fantasy Bookstore, Colonie. The tenor saxman (from Harry Connick Jr.'s band) teams up with organist Kyle Koehler and drummer Joe Barna. 8pm. $10 (Also Sunday, 6pm)
MUSIC: Experience Hendrix @ The Palace Theatre, Albany. Former Hendrix bassist Billy Cox leads a mindboggling, all-star parade of guitar heroes in concert, including Steve Vai, Eric Johnson, Jonny Lang, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Brad Whitford and more. 7pm. $40-$80
MUSIC: Carrie Rodriguez & Jim Lauderdale @ Club Helsinki Hudson, Hudson. A wailin' Americana double-bill with two A-list headliners. Heck, Lauderdale alone has recorded with Willie Nelson, George Jones, Elvis Costello and Ralph Stanley, to name just a few… 9pm. $20
MUSIC: Golden Oldies Spectacular @ Proctors Theater, Schenectady. Featuring Lou Christie ("Lightning Strikes," "The Gypsy Cried"), the Duprees ("You Belong to Me") Charlie Thomas & the Drifters ("This Magic Moment," "Under the Boardwalk," "Save the Last Dance for Me"), Jay Siegel & the Tokens ("The Lion Sleeps Tonight"), Jimmy Clanton ("Venus in Blue Jeans") and Linda Jansen, original lead singer of the Angels ("My Boyfriend's Back"). 7:30pm. $35-$50.
ARTS WALK: First Saturday Arts Night @ Various locations, downtown Saratoga Springs. FREE.
It's the Weekend!
Robert Randolph Added to Tonight's Experience Hendrix Show
Jack Track says 12 years ago
It simply amazes me that people show up (and pay) to watch some monkey play back an audio file, a la Pretty Lights.
While true musicians have a hard time getting gigs, this shit rules the day. We've descended into the tar pits.


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Earlier this month, and to the dismay of many, Netflix canceled Sense8 after two seasons. Fans were already concerned that it would get the ax and when it actually did, they were having none of it. They pretty much immediately voiced their opposition, a worthy effort considering Timeless was brought back following fan petitions. But, outcries from Sense8 fans couldn't save the Wachowski siblings' sci-fi series.
Even considering the strong support, Netflix announced that they still can't make Sense8 work.
A letter was posted to Netflix's Instagram, saying that they've seen the petitions, are aware that fans were pulling for a renewal, and that they wish they could bring the show back. But, in the end, they said they can't make it work, and thanked fans for watching.
The letter was also posted to the show's Facebook page, and fans did NOT take it well.
Outrage continued in the comments on the post, ranging from disappointment that they didn't get a resolution to the series to pleas for a movie to wrap things up. Some even canceled their Netflix account in protest.
Sense8 is just one of a handful of Netflix shows to be canceled recently. The Get Down, Bloodline, and Marco Polo also got the boot, so if it's any consolation, Sense8 fans, at least you aren't alone — and there's always hope that another streaming service or network could pick it up. Fingers crossed.


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"N/A" "Laser Light Cannon"
Official Synopsis
Steven thinks his favorite ice cream sandwiches are the trick to summoning his magic shield, but he learns otherwise when facing off with an acid-spewing insect monster.[2]
Steven visits the Big Donut, where he becomes distraught after finding out that the Cookie Cat ice cream brand has been discontinued because a recent competitor, Lion Lickers, has become more popular in sales. As an act of consolation, Sadie lets him take the freezer they were originally sold in. When he gets home, he finds Amethyst, Pearl, and Garnet locked in battle with Centipeetles that have invaded Steven's room. They destroyed most of them but did not find the gems they usually receive after "poofing" the Gem's form. Garnet believes that the mother Centipeetle must be nearby, controlling the others. Steven drives one off the fridge and finds a lot of Cookie Cats in the freezer. The Gems explain how they got some from a nearby factory since they knew they were his favorite, and decided to buy the last remaining batch for him. Delighted, he begins to sing the Cookie Cat theme song from a television advertisement. He then takes a bite of a Cookie Cat, and his gem starts to glow. Amethyst tells him to try to summon his weapon, but Steven does not know how. Eventually, his gem stops glowing, leaving Steven disappointed. He asks to be taught how to summon a weapon, and Pearl volunteers to show him first.
Pearl takes him to a tree with petals falling continuously, and tells him that each petal falling to the ground is not moving randomly, but precisely, based on the physical properties of the Earth, and that this can be mastered by training hard. She then summons her spear as a demonstration. Steven picks up and throws a handful of petals, but still, doesn't understand what Pearl is trying to say. Steven then goes to Amethyst, who is behind the Big Donut. Amethyst explains that whenever she needs her weapon, it just comes to her naturally. She demonstrates by pulling out her whip and slicing a dumpster in half. Steven is lost because what Amethyst said was the opposite of what Pearl told him. Lars then comes out of the Big Donut, sees the dumpster in half, and exclaims "Again?!". Steven then visits Garnet last, at the top of the Crystal Temple. He asks if he has to train hard and not worry at the same time, to which she replies affirmatively. She tells him the alternative is to connect with all living matter and energy around him, which is her method for pulling out her gauntlets. Steven still doesn't understand.
Steven decides to recreate what happened when his gem first started to glow. He attempts to make everything exactly as it was before and sings his song again. This fails, and he wonders whether if he is not cut out to be a Crystal Gem. The others say that he is silly, and reassure him that he is one of them. He eats another Cookie Cat in reassurance when his gem suddenly starts glowing brighter than it did before. It glows to the point where his weapon is finally revealed: a shield. The others bask, and Steven gets too excited, losing control of it. His shield starts bouncing around the house and smashes into the TV, which Amethyst finds hilarious while Pearl groans.
Nephrite attacks again.
Steven concludes that he can summon his weapon by eating ice cream. When Pearl looks at the wrapper, wondering what its ingredients are, the ground suddenly starts rumbling, and the Centipeetle Mother (a corrupted Nephrite) appears outside. Amethyst, Pearl, and Garnet go outside, but tell Steven to stay inside. They engage in battle, but Steven grabs the Cookie Cat freezer along with the Cookie Cats and goes outside to help. He finds that the Gems are losing the battle. Steven captures the monster's attention and eats a Cookie Cat, ready to summon his shield. However, he fails to summon it and decides to retreat. He desperately eats the remaining Cookie Cats, wondering why it's not working. When he sees Nephrite damage the Cookie Cat freezer, he is distraught and gets a new wave of courage. He grabs the freezer by the plug and throws the broken freezer at Nephrite, electrocuting her. The Gems then defeat Nephrite, and Garnet bubbles her gem, sending it to the temple.
Steven buries the wrappers of the Cookie Cats and begins to sob. With the aid of the Crystal Gems, he resolves that he is unable to summon his weapon by eating ice cream. Then the Gems cheer him up by saying that he'll figure out how his gem works "in his own Steven-y way." He starts feeling queasy and states he might have eaten too many Cookie Cats, and Pearl and Amethyst laugh. Before the iris closes in on him, Steven laughs anxiously, then retches.
Nephrite/Centipeetle Mother (debut/antagonist)
Lars Barriga
Sadie Miller
Rose Quartz (first pictured)
Pearl's Tree (debut)
Lighthouse (debut)
Steven's Room (debut)
Steven's TV (debut)
Crying Breakfast Friends! (debut/cameo)
Steven's Shield (debut)
Gem Bubbles (debut)
Instrumental Songs
"Synchronize/Sugilite" (short version)
"Steven's Shield", the song that plays when Steven activates his gemstone was the first piece of music composed for Steven Universe.[3]
When Garnet is demonstrating how to summon her weapons, a soundtrack similar to "Synchronize/Sugilite" can be heard playing as background music.
The background music for the Cookie Cat song was composed on a Nintendo GameBoy.
"I'm stocking here," said by Lars at the beginning of the episode, is a reference to the line "I'm walkin' here!" spoken by Dustin Hoffman in the 1969 film Midnight Cowboy.
The sequence in which Steven's gem glows and summons his shield for the first time is similar to transformations of magical girls often seen in anime and manga.
Nephrite's gem resembles a Poké Ball from Pokémon.
Nephrite returns in "Monster Buddies" in a much-reduced form.
Note: Time is displayed in [mm:ss]; [00:00] refers to the point after the title card is displayed and before the episode's start.
[07:34] When Nephrite climbs the Temple, she is also followed by a few Centipeetles, which disappear as the Gems leave the Beach House.
[08:50] When Steven overeats Cookie Cats, the mini-fridge's cable is in a loop, but when Nephrite attacks, it is not in a loop.
[10:04] When Garnet picks up Nephrite's gem, she uses her left hand, but when she bubbles it away, she is seen using her right hand.
[00:09] When Steven hugs Lars, the cash register looks one way, but three seconds later, the register is a mirror image of what it was.
[00:23] In some scenes in the Big Donut, a yellow shoe advertisement is partially behind the Cookie Cat fridge, but it can be fully seen in other scenes.
[04:03] The star on Steven's shirt disappears, returning in his next scene.
[05:18] Amethyst's tongue is purple instead of its normal color.
[06:26] Pearl's socks disappear, and Garnet's shoulder pads have swapped colors.
[07:39] Garnet's shoulder pads have swapped colors.
[07:55] The star of Steven's shirt is light pink instead of yellow.
[08:05] The beach appears to be a grassland rather than a sandy beach like it's supposed to be.
[09:30] When Nephrite attempts to spew more acid on the Crystal Gems, the lower part of Amethyst's tank top is colored white.
[09:33] When Steven is mad about how Nephrite ruined his Cookie Cat fridge, the star on his shirt has an outline when it should not.
[TBA] The picture that's usually seen hanging on the wall by the fridge keeps on disappearing and reappearing throughout the episode.
The Mother - Steven Universe - Gem Glow - CN
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A tennis ball, made of rubber coated with a layer of felt, stands out peremptorily for the prominence of its color. The perfection of the sphere is in contrast to the topological imperfections of the curved white path that separates the two yellow strips of felt, characterized by a filamentous surface: homogeneous, when seen from afar, heterogeneous and unpredictable to a closer observation. A visual point , perfectly integrated to the contemporary figurative collective immagination. A tennis ball, as a sport-related object, responding with rebounds calibrated to mechanical stress exerted by the racket, is an example of fully functionality: as a coat hook offers excellent performance requirements: safe, simple and suitable for any surface fastening, good adhesion to the garments thanks to the friction exerted by the felt, integration with a stainless steel additional hook (model TENNIS+). Insilvis TENNIS completes the collection of sporting ready-made objects: GOLF, FOOTBALL, BASEBALL.


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More than $400,000 in QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency disappears into 'cold wallet'
The court-appointed monitor overseeing the search for the $260 million owed to clients of the QuadrigaCX cryptocurrency exchange says it recently found more than $900,000 in digital assets — only to see more than half of it escape its grasp.
Ernst and Young says QuadrigaCX 'inadvertently' transferred 103 bitcoins to encrypted offline storage devices
The Canadian Press · Posted: Feb 12, 2019 5:42 PM ET | Last Updated: February 12
The sudden death of Gerald Cotten, founder of QuadrigaCX, has sent the cryptocurrency exchange into a tailspin with more than $180 million unaccounted for. (Facebook/QuadrigaCX)
The bizarre turn of events was revealed Tuesday in the first court report from Ernst and Young, which was appointed as monitor on Feb. 5, when the Nova Scotia Supreme Court granted the insolvent company protection from its creditors.
The report says Ernst and Young learned last week that QuadrigaCX was holding $902,743 in bitcoin, litecoin and ether cryptocurrencies in so-called hot wallets — but something went wrong on Feb. 6.
The monitor's report says QuadrigaCX "inadvertently" transferred 103 bitcoins valued at $468,675 to what are known as cold wallets, which the company is now unable to access.
Quadriga mystery deepens with little evidence of cold wallets containing $250M
Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX seeks creditor protection after founder's death
Cold wallets are offline storage devices protected by encryption technology. Cryptocurrency exchanges typically use them to store the bulk of their digital assets, which puts them beyond the reach of online hackers.
Hot wallets are online sites that store smaller amounts of cryptocurrencies, making them readily available for trading.
"The monitor is working with management to retrieve this cryptocurrency from the various cold wallets, if possible," the report says. "The monitor has made arrangements to transfer the remaining cryptocurrency into a cold wallet which will be retained by the monitor."
About 115,000 QuadrigaCX customers are owed about $70 million in cash and $190 million in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
The Vancouver-based exchange was shut down Jan. 28, more than a month after its CEO and sole director — Nova Scotia resident Gerald Cotten — died while travelling in India, leaving his company without access to much of its cryptocurrency.
His widow, Jennifer Robertson, has said in court documents that Cotten was the only person with access to his laptop, which is thought to contain the digital keys to the cold wallets.
Speculation about company
The latest twist in the QuadrigaCX case is sure to feed rampant online speculation about the company's dealings. Court documents have pointed to persistent rumours about Cotten's death and threats aimed at his widow, who lived with Cotten just outside of Halifax.
Aside from the cold wallet snafu, Ernst and Young also reported that there is more than one laptop at the centre of the case.
Electronic devices recently retrieved from an encryption expert working for QuadrigaCX include two active laptops; two older model laptops; two active cellphones; two dead cellphones; and three encrypted USB flash drives.
As well, steps have been taken to retrieve Cotten's desktop computer from his home office in Fall River, N.S.
"The applicants (QuadrigaCX) and the monitor will continue with their efforts to access Mr. Cotten's devices, find and access any QuadrigaCX cold wallets that exist, and locate any other cryptocurrency belonging to Quadriga and report back to the court in respect of these activities."
Much of the $70 million in real money owed to creditors is in the form of bank drafts, which the company has failed to deposit in a financial institution because regular banks remain leery of dealing with unregulated cryptocurrency businesses.
Nine third-party payment processors that worked with Quadriga have been told that any funds belonging to the company, including bank drafts, must be delivered to the monitor.
According to Robertson, one of those processors has five bank drafts worth $25.2 million.
However, Ernst and Young confirmed it has yet to receive any funds from those businesses.
"It may be necessary for the applicants (QuadrigaCX) and monitor to return to the court for additional assistance in ... securing the return of funds from third party payment processors," the report says.
"The applicants and monitor are working with the issuing banks ... to determine the necessary documentation and/or endorsements required to facilitate the transfer and negotiation of the bank drafts for deposit into the disbursement account."
User identities to remain secret
Ernst and Young also confirmed that it is working with the company to preserve data stored on a series of third-party servers, though it remains unclear where those servers are located.
The findings in the report are based on unaudited financial information, including QuadrigaCX's records and other financial information, and interviews with its directors, senior management team, consultants and legal advisers.
While a list of creditors has been compiled, it won't be made public. Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Michael Wood, in his initial order on Feb. 5, said the identities of the users would remain secret because those who trade cryptocurrencies typically remain anonymous.
More than 500 affected users have contacted Ernst and Young since the insolvency process began.
Meanwhile, QuadrigaCX is being kept afloat by Robertson, who has contributed $150,000 to cover operating costs.
Documents filed with the court last month, including an affidavit from Robertson, state that QuadrigaCX users were owed $180 million in cryptocurrency, but Ernst and Young says that figure is actually $190 million.


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The best apps on Android and iOS to download on your new smartphone
Here are a dozen we think everyone with a new phone should try.
Igor Bonifacic
·Weekend Editor
28 December 2022, 10:21 am ·7-min read
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Whether you just got your hands on a new phone or want to give your current device a makeover, the easiest way to make the most of your smartphone is to try out new apps. The tricky part is not going overboard and installing too many. Below you'll find a dozen of the best smartphones apps we think you should try.
If you only take one piece of advice away from this article, it's that you should download a password manager. If you've never used one before, it's hard to go wrong with Bitwarden. It won't wow you with beautifully designed apps, but you'll appreciate its fair business model. The best part of the Bitwarden experience is that all of its core features are free to use. Without paying a cent, you can use Bitwarden on as many devices as you want. By comparison, LastPass charges $3 per month for that same functionality. If you want to support Bitwarden, the $10 per year Premium plan is well worth the money as you get access to features like advanced two-factor authentication.
If it's been a few years since you last used Firefox, now is a great time to revisit it. Partway through last year, Mozilla overhauled the Android version of its browser to bring over many of its best desktop features to mobile. That release saw Mozilla add more robust support for third-party add-ons. It also brought over its Enhanced Tracking Protection feature, which stops trackers from misusing your browsing data. Separately, with Apple allowing you to change your default browser since the release of iOS 14, there's never been a better time for iPhone users to liberate themselves from Safari.
I subscribed to Headspace at the start of the pandemic. Since then, it's become one of the few apps I use every day. Yes, Headspace is a meditation and mindfulness app, but it's also so much more than that. You'll find it also has a mix of music designed to help you focus and workouts for unwinding at the end of a long day. Across the board, everything it offers is excellent, and you'll find yourself turning to it for more than just peace of mind.
Notion is one of the most powerful productivity tools you can download right now, and if your goal for 2023 is to organize your personal and professional lives, I can't recommend it enough. What makes Notion so powerful is an interface that looks simple but offers a lot of flexibility. I've used Notion to create to-do lists, write notes and features and manage personal projects. It can be a bit overwhelming at first. My suggestion is to head over to YouTube to see how other people have used Notion's features to organize their lives.
If you want to do more reading in 2022, forget about buying books through Amazon and download Libby instead. If you're not familiar with the app, it allows you to borrow ebooks, digital magazines and graphic novels from your local library. All you need is a library card, which most systems across the US offer for free. Sometimes you have to wait to borrow the books you want to read most, but you'll find Libby will dramatically expand your reading list.
Transit app
There's nothing worse than waiting for a bus on a cold winter's day or watching three go by one after another. Avoid both situations with one of the best public transit planning apps on Android and iOS. Transit excels where other apps in the category fail thanks to its clean, easy-to-use interface that highlights all the options near you. It also has one of the better algorithms for predicting departure times, so you'll know exactly when you need to run out of your house or apartment to catch the next bus, train or streetcar.
Paprika recipe app
Paprika is the best $5 you can spend to make feeding yourself even easier. At its core, it allows you to download recipes from your favorite websites and make them accessible on all your devices. You can also use it to scale the size of the meal you're about to cook and convert between metric and imperial measurements. Add to that a meal planner, shopping lists and a tool for tracking the ingredients in your pantry, and you have an indispensable app for home cooks.
Pocket Casts app
With podcasts becoming ever more popular with each passing year, there's a good chance you already have a handful of favorite shows you listen to every week. As much as Spotify would like to convince you it has the best podcast app, that distinction goes to Pocket Casts. We like it because it offers a consistently great experience across every system it supports. And if you use a mix of platforms from Apple, Google and Microsoft, you don't have to worry about syncing, either. It's also nice to use software that doesn't feel caught between two worlds in the way that Spotify does. Pocket Casts isn't trying to be anything more than an app for listening to podcasts. That's not something you can say of Spotify, and it's often a source of frustration for those who turn to it for music.
Pocket app
Another way to read more in 2022 is to download Pocket. It's among the most popular read-it-later apps out there, allowing you to save articles you find online. Much like Pocket Casts, what makes this app compelling is that it offers a consistently excellent device-agnostic experience, making it a great option for those who haven't gone all-in on one ecosystem. Whether you use Chrome, Safari or Edge, you can install a browser extension to save articles you stumble upon. You can then read them later without distractions on your phone or tablet. Just don't forget to make a dent in your Pocket reading list occasionally.
We understand, asking your friends and family to install another messaging app on their phone can sometimes feel like a Sisyphean task, but the effort has also never been more worth it. In Signal, you'll find one of the most secure chat apps on the market. It has all the features you would expect from a messaging program, including support for stickers and Snapchat-like Stories, but more important are the ways Signal is different from rivals like WhatsApp and Telegram. Signal is a nonprofit and is one of the few apps committed to privacy rather than revenue via data collection. That means you won't see any ads in the app, nor will the company sell your data to third-party marketers.
Tunnelbear for Android
After a Password manager, one of the best tools you can use to safeguard your online privacy is a VPN. Again, there are many options out there, but we like TunnelBear for its simplicity and whimsical ursine theme. A VPN isn't as essential as a password manager, but you'll want to get one if you frequently find yourself traveling or using the public WiFi at places like cafes and libraries. Using a VPN in those contexts will ensure your connection is protected with encryption so that any information you send over remains safe and private.
Most recent phones come with great cameras. Still, even with the latest iPhone, Samsung Galaxy or Google Pixel, almost every photo can benefit from an edit before you share it. The options you have for photo editing apps are nearly endless, but if you want something that works well, look no further than Snapseed. It's an old favorite that offers a comprehensive suite of editing options but never gets bogged down in too many sliders and dials. Best of all, it makes it easy to save edits to your camera roll and upload them to apps like Instagram.
Japanese YouTuber's pet fish 'takes control of Nintendo account', changes username and racks up credit card bill
The fishy business took place when the game crashed due to an unknown error during live-streaming
India's top court to consider cases against block on BBC documentary
India's Supreme Court will consider petitions next week against a government order blocking the sharing of clips of a BBC documentary that questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership during riots in 2002 in the western state of Gujarat. The government has dismissed as a biased "propaganda piece" the film released last week, titled "India: The Modi Question", and blocked the sharing of any clips from it on social media. The Supreme Court will take up the petitions next week, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said in court on Monday.
The series is dedicated to inspirational men and women in Singapore leading healthy and active lifestyles. This week: Vanessa Caitlin.


As an account manager, I am responsible for engaging with our Partners and customers to grow our consultancy business and introduce our expertise to new and existing business partners.
Business Model and the forward thinking of consultancy – From day one Xtravirt have made me feel as if I am part of the family and an asset to the company. I have been allowed to use my past business experience and put it into practice and have given the ability to grow the business and partner model as if it was my own company.
I have been given an opportunity to work with large IT enterprise companies and leading technologies, our business model is extremely structured and focused on customer satisfaction and success toward achieving deliverable solutions to our partners and customers anywhere in the world.
What makes a great Account Manager ?
Stop fixating on your competition, you take your eye of the ball when you do. Focus instead on your customer and listen to your clients requirement. Focus on the bigger picture and that is the customer, always communicate no matter what the challenge!!
Worked as a waiter at Spur and a Newspaper delivery boy on a bike.
Surfing, Rugby, Golf & Swimming.
A policeman in the South African Police Service.


I have always been a hands-on person when it comes to learning new things. When it comes to chainsaws, there is no better way. When I first started with the Conservation Corps in February I was so excited to get moving right away. As most people know that is not exactly how it works with a new job, especially one that involves close proximity to hazardous tools. The first week of training passed and I had yet to hold, let alone see, a chainsaw and I was beginning to feel let down.
On Monday of the following week we met at our shop in Rochester to begin a ten-day, intensive training course at White Water State Park. I was so stoked for this was finally the time we would begin training beyond the essentials, such as team work, ethics and everyone's favorite, paperwork.
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Does envy really deserve its bad rap?
My friend, let's call her Gladys, has some big news. It's so big she has come to a sudden halt, pausing the rapid chatter and easy gait of our evening walk. "My husband landed a teaching fellowship," she blurts. It's a major career advance and something he has pursued for a while. But why does she seem so flustered? "It's in Budapest," she adds, dispelling my confusion. I can barely catch up as she springs into a giddy description of her future life, detailing plans to learn Hungarian, reconnect with distant relatives, and travel Europe during her children's school breaks.
I'm completely wowed and genuinely excited for my friend. On the heels of these warm feelings, however, a pricklier sensation roils in my gut. Then it hits me: I badly want an immersive, extended overseas adventure for my own family. Imagining Gladys and her kids making their way down ancient cobbled streets as I remain in our dull suburban neighborhood, I feel physical pain near my heart. It's envy—hot, raw, and real—and it nearly takes my breath away.
Growing up, most of us learn that envy leads to trouble. Even into adulthood our reflex response to craving—whether for other people's vintage BMW motorbikes, charming mates, or teaching fellowships— is one of shame. We're taught this preemptive guilt because it nips envy in the bud before malevolent feelings or ugly behavior can follow. But this whacka-mole approach fosters an exclusively negative understanding of envy, one that social psychologists have largely discredited. They have found that many forms of the emotion are perfectly harmless and some even deeply helpful. My pangs over Gladys's good fortune, in their own small way, reminded me of how much I love travel and would like to take my family on a trip. The green-eyed monster, if we allow ourselves to listen to it, has a lot to teach. It's time we shake envy loose of its stigma and heed its unlikely wisdom.
Sparked by upward social comparisons, envy centers on how people rate themselves in relation to others perceived as possessing some superior quality, achievement, or object. Whereas jealousy stems from a fear of losing something we already have, envy bubbles up from the opposite feeling: that of not having enough. For years, research focused on envy's destructive potential. Take, for example, the guilty delight felt when a sibling or a celebrity gets knocked down a peg. Recently, however, a growing body of studies, many led by Niels van de Ven, a psychologist at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, suggests that envy actually subdivides into two categories: malicious and benign. Malicious envy is that nasty yearning that motivates someone to bring her competitors down, while benign envy is a constructive desire to move oneself up. The English language doesn't have different words for these two types of envy. Yet, interestingly, Dutch does—benijden and afgunst—and in Russia, people speak of either "white" or "black" envy to describe benign and malicious envy, respectively.
When I phone van de Ven, he immediately affirms the utility of envy. "Every emotion is there for a reason," he explains. "We are a social species, sensitive to our relative standing, and, in a way, envy helps us regulate our social standing." But a greater understanding of how we size ourselves up against our peers is just one of the many benefits that envy affords. In a 2011 study, van de Ven found that benign envy provides significant motivation in pursuit of qualities or skills that we deem worthwhile in another. Envy, then, helps us not only identify what we value but also find the wherewithal to bring it about.
Effort is necessary but not sufficient for improving oneself. We also need to carefully acquire the skills we lack. Envy helps in this regard as well. "Comparison can provide information on how a task is done," writes Simon Laham, psychological researcher and author of The Science of Sin: The Psychology of the Seven Deadlies. "If you have the good fortune to observe a skilled performer, you watch, you learn, and so you perform better." In other words, you might indulge that telltale envious stare but at least you're, well, staring. Sustained concentration is crucial for developing new abilities.
All of this talk of self-improvement might sound a bit narcissistic. After all, the primary criticism of envy isn't that it precludes action but that it cultivates the wrong kind. The dude at the wheel of a red Ferrari appears to be happy, so we strive mightily to get a Ferrari of our own. Not exactly virtuous. But, as it turns out, envy can also hone our sense of fairness and justice. In a famous study led by the primatologist Frans de Waal, capuchin monkeys received cucumber pieces in exchange for passing small rocks to investigators. They quickly became agitated, however, when monkeys in neighboring cages suddenly got grapes instead. Replicated with domestic dogs, the experiment demonstrates how inconsistent treatment makes many of us sensitive creatures buggy with envy. The phenomenon, called "inequity aversion," is thought to help us perceive and disavow unfair treatment. Paired with an other oriented attitude and a larger critique of, say, the way wealth is distributed, this feeling can spur us to take concerted action toward protecting our most vulnerable neighbors.
Avoidance of envy, if it was ever feasible, is a dinosaur gone extinct. The trick is to steer ourselves toward the emotion's beneficial side. "Being a bit more aware, a bit more mindful," says van de Ven, "can help transform initial malicious envy into a more benign form." With its lens for gaining "better insight into our feelings and what we find important," envy can bring us closer to what we dearly want to attain, and help us course-correct, if necessary, to get ourselves back on track.
Envy can, of course, distract us, too. Ad executives count on it. But when we bring our attention back from the impossibly slender model or buff athlete, it might land on envy of an entirely different variety. That's okay. Hell, it's great. In that moment, we may find exactly what we've been needing to.
Louisa Kamps is a contributing writer/editor at ELLE magazine. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
As a graduate student in the 1950s, Paul Ekman wanted to know how expressions and gestures were understood in the context of psychotherapy. Surprisingly, while there was an abundance of theories on how language conveyed emotional states, he found almost nothing on how the hands and face betray our inner feelings. Ekman's research led him to argue that emotions are innate to all humans and universally recognizable rather than a product of cultural forces. Certain emotions can be classified by a unique set of facial "micro expressions" that signal to others what we're feeling. These emotions include anger, fear, sadness, enjoyment, disgust, and surprise. More complex emotions like jealousy and love, however, are considered to be "emotional plots" because they do not have unique facial expressions and occur over an extended period of time. Ekman's initial curiosity turned into the focus of his long-spanning career and helped develop the field of facial expressions now used in areas as disparate as computer animation, marketing, and counterterrorism. We asked Ekman, named by the American Psychological Association as one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century, about what sets jealousy apart and how his exposure to Buddhism influenced his conception of emotions.
How are "emotion plots" like jealousy different from other emotions? If I tell you I'm amused, you don't know what's amusing me. If I tell you I'm angry, you don't know whether I'm angry at the weather or at Obama or at my wife. Anything can be the target. But jealousy is a story line. It has a script with three people. There is the loved one, the rival, and the person who fears losing the loved one to the rival. Each of those people may feel a number of different emotions within that plot. So that's why I call it a plot, because it's a story line that specifies the actors, the past history, and the current situation. It's not a single emotion, because clearly each of those people at different points may feel different emotions: contempt, anger, fear, and so forth.
You've written about how emotional expressions developed as a result of natural selection. If jealousy has no specific expression, what forces shaped its development? None of us know the answer to questions about how these emotions evolved, but we can speculate. I presume that the adaptive nature of jealousy was to preserve family units long enough to raise offspring. The issue, of course, is this: if a rival takes over the family, will they take over the raising of the offspring from the person who preceded them? It's not as safe an outcome as the natural or biological parent.
Are there gender differences in the emotions? If so, how has the evolutionary process led to these? My research has found no difference between males and females in the physiology or expression of emotion. I presume that there are major differences in what males and females at different points in their life become emotional about, but that's not what I have studied. There are huge individual differences in many aspects of emotional experience: how quickly one becomes emotional, for example, or how strong the emotions are, and those swamp differences between males and females.
How do you think Buddhist practices can help people identify destructive emotions like jealousy and reduce their negative effects? I don't consider any of the emotions to be destructive. If they were, it's not likely they would have been preserved over the course of our evolution. Nor do I consider jealousy to be necessarily destructive. It's certainly not something we like to experience, but it can have positive effects. It may cause us to reaffirm our commitment to our mate, for instance.
Where Buddhist practices seem to be of most help is in developing more awareness of emotions as they are beginning to arise— the spark before the flame. That's not specific to jealousy, but it can be useful for any emotion.


One of the most annoying things in life is sudden break down of any household appliance. Breakdown in frequently used appliances like a refrigerator may cause a disturbance in everyday routine as many food items can get spoiled. There are several companies that offer services of refrigerator repair in Gurgaon, however it is important to approach a reliable repair servicing company.
There are several factors that one needs to keep in mind while deciding which company is the best. The first way is to ask neighbours or friends about a trustworthy company for refrigerator repair in Gurgaon. . It is easy to get feedback about local repair services and most of the times they are easily available too. At the same time, one might want to go for a more reliable, established and well known servicing company. In that case, you can call customer support from the manufacturing company of your refrigerator. Of the above two options, there are no hard and fast rules on how to go about it.
If you are looking for a refrigerator repair in Gurgaon, there are a few points that you must keep in mind. You might find many unskilled experts in the market, so it is important to search for a credible repairing company. It is essential to hire a professional technician who is skilled in this field. Also, other important factors to be taken into consideration include accessibility, customer service, price and reliability.
In today's times, it is all the more easy to search them online. Most companies have online website where prospective customers can go through their range of services offered, available schemes & discounts and their complete contact info. Weigh a company on above given factors to choose wisely. Choosing the right company for refrigerator repair in Gurgaon is important tobring your appliance back in working condition and minimize breakdowns in the future.


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LesleyMacMakes is a creative workspace and retail outlet on Comrie High Street (Drummond Street).
I come from a family of textile designers and have been designing and making my own products for others to enjoy for over ten years. I previously worked under the name of "Fresh and Vintage Designs" in Blairgowrie where I ran a successful shop and teaching space for many years. My new name is a nod to my grandfather who was never seen without a tape measure!
Since relocating to Comrie I have been working away in my garden studio creating bespoke designs to order….but have now decided to bring my business back to life amongst the other creative folk in Comrie.
Working primarily with Harris Tweed and Scottish Linen my designs can be both contemporary or traditional depending on the pattern or design of the fabric I am working with.
Partners Mo and Kath Gibson-Kelly share their love of ceramics and art in their studio within historic Cultybraggan Camp in Comrie.
Tomnah'a is a market garden started in 2015 by Cristy, James, Judith and Sam with the aim to grow a variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers and more using organic, regenerative and wildlife friendly growing methods to provide for a local market.
We are located at Comrie Croft and you may have seen our polytunnels from the road. Born out of our desire to lower food and flower miles and offer fantastic seasonal, fresh and vibrant produce to the local community, we are working hard to make this a reality.
We offer free range eggs, vegetables and flowers for sale from the 100 mile store at Comrie Croft, through our popular veggie box scheme and via other retailers such as the Handyshop and Hansen's Kitchen.
We are also supplying a number of local cafes and delis.
Tomnah'a Flowers offer seasonal flowers and arrangements alongside structures for hire for weddings, funerals and other group occasions.
Open from 10am for coffees, cakes, light snacks and lunches.
Available for private hire…..Fab venue for parties.
Outside catering available for all occasions.
Campbell's Bakery is Comrie's family bakers situated in the heart of the village across from St Kessog's Square.
The local bakers offers a wide selection of breads, cakes, biscuits and savouries including vegan options as well as filled rolls, homemade soup and coffee to go. Everything is made by hand in small batches by local bakers and the bakery's 7th generation baker/owner Iain Campbell who bakes alongside his team.
If you have a party or event Campbell's can provide buffet food and celebration cakes to order.
Just phone, email or pop into the shop to discuss your requirements and one of their friendly team will be able to help you.


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Q: Trouble with factor generator I'm having some trouble in completing this factor generator from my programming class. It's supposed to take a number, and print out all the factors using the nextFactor method. When I set the number to factor to let's say 150, it prints out "1 2 3 5", where it's supposed to print "2 3 5 5". So, where should I go from here? I've looked at Java - Factor Generator program nextfactor method, but it didn't awnser any of my inqueries
public class FactorGenerator
{
    //user inputs int from scanner in FactorTester class
    public FactorGenerator(int i)
    {
        num = i;
    }

    //Checks to see if num can be factored, but does not factor it.
    //Goes through all possible factors of num and returns true if the remainder == 0
    public boolean hasMoreFactors()
    {
        for(int i = 1; i < num; i++)
        {
            //check if the remainder is anything other then 0
            if(num % i == 0)
            {
                return true;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

  //Actually factors num and prints out the factor at the end of every loop.
    public void nextFactor()
    {
        for(int i = 1; i < num; i++)
        {
            //check if the remainder is anything other then 0
            if(num % i == 0)
            {
                System.out.println(i);
                num /= i;
            }

        }

        System.out.println("Done.");
    }

    private int num;
}

A: try this factors can duplicate so you need to loop until you have extracted all the instances of that factor
public void nextFactor()
{
    for(int i = 2; i <= num; i++)
    {
        //check if the remainder is anything other then 0
        while (num >= i && num % i == 0)
        {
            System.out.println(i);
            num /= i;
        }

    }

    System.out.println("Done.");
}

an alternative way is to do the increment in the body of the loop
public void nextFactor()
{
    for(int i = 2; i <= num;)
    {
        //check if the remainder is anything other then 0
        if (num % i == 0)
        {
            System.out.println(i);
            num /= i;
        } else {
           i++;
        }

    }

    System.out.println("Done.");
}

A: For starters, it will always print out 1 because any integer / 1 will always have remainder of zero.  You can start i from 2 instead of 1 in your for if you want to skip 1.
I'd suggest something like this: (note this is based in part on BevynQ's answer below):
for(int i = 2; i <= num; i++){
    while (num >= i && num % i == 0) {
        System.out.println(i);
        num /= i;
    }
}

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