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Home / News / World News / Wickremasinghe emerges victorious in Sri Lankan elections
Wickremasinghe emerges victorious in Sri Lankan elections
Written by Ankita Bose
Aug 19, 2015, 09:21 am 3 min read
Sri Lanka's ruling United National Party(UNP) has won the parliamentary elections, crashing former president Mahindra Rajapaksa's hopes of becoming Prime-Minister. PM Wickremasinghe's UNP secured 106 seats out of 225 while Rajapaksa's UPFA won 95. Wickremasinghe has to negotiate with political allies as UNP is just 7 seats short of clear-majority. The final results paved a way for the formation of a stable government.
Mahinda Rajapaksa's presidential term
Rajapaksa was elected the President of Sri Lanka on 19 November 2005. He was re-elected as President on 27 January 2010.
The results of the previous Parliamentary Elections
After the 25-year long civil war ended, the 2010 parliamentary elections saw a clear victory for then President, Rajapaksa's ruling coalition, United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA). UPFA won 144 seats in the 255-member parliament, falling short of six seats to acquire two-thirds majority, which would have enabled it to change the nation's constitution. UNP had secured 60 seats and became the major opposition party.
Rajapaksa endowed with bulky power!
On 8 September 2010, 161 MPs out of 255 supported the eighteenth amendment, hugely increasing the powers of the President and removing the two term limit on presidency. The amendment also allowed Rajapaksa to appoint all judges, commissioners for elections, human rights etc., undisturbed by any legal veto. It was reported that Rajapaksa allegedly used unfair means to secure the support of the MP's.
Rajapaksa declares presidential elections
On 11 November 2014, the SC allowed Rajapaksa to run for re-elections, dissolving opposition claims that the amendment could not be put to effect. Rajapaksa called for presidential elections to be held in January 2014, two years ahead of schedule seeking to serve his third term as President. Much to everyone's surprise, Mathripala Sirisena, Rajapaksa governments' Minister of Health stood as opposition against him.
Sirisena becomes President
Mathripala Sirisena won the presidential elections by 51.3% of the total votes. Political analysts attribute the defeat of Rajapaksa to his growing nature of becoming authoritarian and corrupt. Sirisena promised a 100-day reform programme, post which the parliament was supposed to be dissolved. Later, he expanded the Council-of-Ministers by inducting ministers from the Sri Lankan Freedom Party (SLFP), the major constituent of UPFA.
Dissolution of Sri Lankan Parliament!
The parliament elected in 2010 which was supposed to last till 2016 was dissolved by President Sirisena in lieu of his inability to pass the 20th amendment embodying electoral reforms due to lack of majority in the Parliament. The decision came shortly after the opposition party UNP had formally asked him to do so. The new parliamentary elections were scheduled for 7 August 2015.
Nomination squabble!
SLFP, a major constituent of UFPA were in full support of Sirisena since the Presidential Elections of 2015. Although, Sirisena had become the chaiman of UFPA, a large fraction remained loyal to Rajapaksa and demanded his candidature in the elections. This in turn angered Sirisena's supporters but Sirisena remained silent. As Rajapaksa's candidature was announced, Sirisena's many angry supporters allied themselves with UNP.
Wickremesinghe to serve 4th term as PM
Ranil Wickremesinghe has previously served his first term as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 7 May 1993 to 19 August 1994 and three terms consecutively from 9 December 2001 to 6 April 2004.
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The Fiat 500X is built at one of the most modern automotive production facilities in the world. Located in Melfi Italy, Fiat has invested more than 1.2 billion dollars to guarantee that every Fiat 500X that leaves the factory is of the highest quality. Fiat has recently opened up the factory for a virtual tour via Google Maps. Visitors can explore how the stamping, body-in-white, painting and assembly shops work and see what goes into making the new Fiat 500X crossover.
The Melfi plant has consistently been a top production facility for Fiat, being the first factory in Italy to be awarded the WCM (World Class Manufacturing) Silver Level. World Class Manufacturing is a comprehensive program that aims at eliminating waste, perfecting the production system and improving quality. The key to these goals is fully engaging employees in eliminating waste and empowering them to take ownership of the process. Employees are encouraged to come up with ideas and solutions, many of which are implemented. For example, in the Toluca factory in Mexico there were approximately 25,000 suggestions made by employees of which 78 percent were implemented.
Located near San Nicola, 18 kilometers from Melfi, the plant covers 1.9 million square meters and has a workforce of nearly 8,000. Over the past twenty years the factory has produced many noteworthy Fiats including the 1995 Car of the Year Fiat Punto (1995), Grande Punto (2005) and Punto Evo (2009) and various Lancia models, the Ypsilon (1995), and new Ypsilon (2003). Currently, the Fiat 500X, Fiat Grande Punto and Jeep Renegade are being produced.
It takes five presses and two shearing machines; 860 robots in the body-in-white shop; fifty-four robots in the paint shop; 278 automatic screwing stations; and near four thousand workers to assemble the Fiat 500X.
The factory turns out 500 units of the 500X per day, running three shifts, 24 hours a day. Nearly 5,000 components are used to make the various versions of the 500X, which consists of four chassis types, twelve paint colors, five interiors, eight engines and 188 optional equipment packages.
Lean production and modular assembly techniques are employed in manufacturing the Fiat 500X. Lean production means there is little waste, and bureaucracy is cut to a minimum allowing greater flexibility in factory operation. Modularity reduces the number of components to be assembled and aids in simplification in the production process.
The stamping shop is the area where the production of a new Fiat 500X begins. Huge presses transform gigantic coils of metal into the first 35 parts which form the supporting structure of the car. The entire job is performed in surprising silence by six robots operating with surgical precision.
'Stamping' indicates a number of different complex industrial production processes which share the use of stamping dies.
Firstly, the metal parts are shaped by the pressure in presses. The resulting parts may have a variable section (this process is known as 'forging') or thin section (which is called 'stamping'). Panels are processed in this way.
The stamping shop at Melfi has a state-of-the-art metrology room where two robots examine every millimeter of each finished part and a light tunnel for reviewing shapes and highlighting the smallest details.
The body-in-white area follows the stamping shop and is where the various metal parts are joined together. The body-in-white shop at Melfi is the reign of 860 'smart' robots used to make the body. The car starts taking shape under the careful eye of many computers.
Many joining methods are used on the 500X: welding, bonding and screwing. All are carefully monitored to certify perfect compliance of the entire production.
A range of welding technologies are used. Like traditional spot welding, MIG/MAG gas metal arc welding, laser welding. For cosmetic and parts that are seen, capacitive discharge welding and innovative laser brazing guarantees extremely high surface seam quality and allows implementation of sophisticated styling solutions.
Cameras and sensors guide robots and reciprocal positioning is accurate to one tenth of a millimeter. At the end of the production process, four robots measure the most important points of the body to ensure impeccable products from all points of view.
FCA has revolutionized the entire static inspection and measuring process by implementing specific solutions for making perfect cars. In addition to improving product quality by using increasingly more accurate equipment, being fast and efficient is the key: it takes only sixty minutes to measure a body in the metrology room. Here, one randomly picked Fiat 500X body are checked in a painstaking quality control process to guarantee that the body is geometrically and dimensionally perfect. There is no room for error: the measurements must comply to standards with imperceptible tolerances.
Two instruments used in the metrology room are the master jig and the assembly master: they simulate assembly and coupling of all chassis and body parts.
In particular, the master jig is used to achieve the maximum level of precision. It is a modular aluminum skeleton which replicates the body-in-white tools on which the various panel parts of the body are placed. The electronic sensors of a measuring machine check that all parts mate accurately and that flushes, gaps and geometric dimensions comply with design requirements to the tenths of the millimeter.
After the master jig, the assembly master is used to test check that all the interior and exterior trim components conform to the design.
At this point, the body is immersed in large tanks to confer the corrosion protection which will characterize the car for all its life by means of electrochemical processes.
Very accurate inspection systems and robotized cells seal all panel joints to prevent the introduction of air and water into the passenger compartment of the future car.
Paint is then applied to the body in a perfectly clean environment in which imperfections are banned and the environment is protected in a ballet of color. Here, 54 robots carry out this very delicate job under the supervision of seven human operators. Nearly 3.5 kilograms of paint are used for each car and the entire job takes less than 90 seconds in total.
In the meanwhile in a separate area, plastic material is heated to high temperature and injected in massive molds for making the bumpers, dashboard and fuel tank of the car. The painted body reaches the assembly shop where it meets its engine (this step is known as 'marriage') and where the car is gradually completed by fitting the wheels, the brakes, the seats, the dashboard, the steering wheel, the lights, the electrical system and the onboard technologies. At last, the car is made.
This step of the process is assisted by no fewer than 15 robots, 24 handling systems, 278 automatic screwing stations and approximately 1000 workers exclusively dedicated to assembly on each shift.
Each component must be procured and delivered punctually in the specific containers to each assembly operator. These very complicated logistics are carried out methodically using the organization and support of a state-of-the-art computer network which connects the factory, suppliers and logistics in real time.
The new assembly shop is the heart of the plant. It has recently been upgraded to implement new technology but more important to foster a new working mentality and a new organization in general. The Melfi plant has collected and applied the techniques and best practices of all the other FCA plants.
The Fiat 500X undergoes an auxustive series of final checks were structural, dynamic tests certify reliability, efficiency and safety. A high pressure shower tests the sealing of the passenger compartment. The car is subjected to a rolling dynamometer that simulates violant braking, checks performance on rough roads, high torque acceleration and many other conditions. The suspension goes through a shaking process that settles it and then the car is aligned.
Finally,each Fiat 500X is driven 5 kilometers on a test track where an expert driver gives final approval.
In 2009 the Melfi Plant won the World Class Manufacturing Silver Level, which rewards the implementation of production cycle organization methods according to the best international standards in all areas, including safety, environmental-friendliness, maintenance, logistics and quality control. Today, after the recent reorganization and investment of over one billion Euros, it has its eyes set on the maximum WCM recognition, the gold medal.
Quality is the sum of many factors: good design of auto models and workstations, cohesion, involvement of all suppliers and workers on all levels. For the first time, the team building actions implemented at the plant is providing excellent results by means of extensive workforce training and involvement in work cycle design.
All this is put in practice according to World Class Manufacturing principles. For example, each assembly station is provided with eight unavoidable fail-safe systems: the line stops if a component is not fitted correctly. Automation goes hand in hand with responsibility: each operation carried out at the plant is recorded on computerized systems and the entire production process can be traced at any time, even after years, by means of constant monitoring.
This reduces the error margin and means that imperfect cars simply cannot leave the factory.
Product excellence and customer satisfaction are the primary objectives of everyone working at Melfi. To reach these goals over one million hours of training have been organized, new team leaders have been appointed and the most advanced technologies have been implemented to achieve the maximum levels of efficiency and quality.
Crash test results for the European Fiat 500X were just released by Euro NCAP, the organization that assesses the safety of new cars in Europe. The Fiat 500X received four stars, just missing a five star rating. Recently, Euro NCAP has included crash avoidance technology in their assessment and that has significantly altered the meaning of the stars; this renders any comparison to previous year's ratings not comparable. Now to get a five-star crash rating a car has to be equipped with the most advanced collision avoidance equipment - normally reserved for high-end vehicles.
One can infer that a car currently receiving a four-star crash rating from Euro NCAP would be arguably equivalent to receiving a five star rating prior to 2014.
The European Fiat 500X received good marks on Adult and Child Occupant Safety but was let down on the Safety Assist assessment. As with other cars in the Small MPV Class, autonomous emergency braking (AEB) is optional, however, because Fiat doesn't believe it will be fitted to most cars, its higher-speed functionality was not included in the assessment and the 500X received zero points for it.
Interestingly, the top rated VW Golf Sportsvan AEB system is also optional, but it was included in its assessment. If it weren't, the 500X would be the top rated car in its segment. You can read about the testing protocols here on the Euro NCAP website.
Below are the crash test results for the European Fiat 500X. Keep in mind, the Euro NCAP uses different testing procedures than the test performed in the United States. We'll have the US Fiat 500X crash test results as soon as they are available.
The passenger compartment of the 500X remained stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of the driver and passenger. Fiat showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sat in different positions.
adequate and that of other body areas was good.
Tests done on the front seats indicated a good level of protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear-end collision. A geometric assessment of the rear seats indicated marginal whiplash protection. An autonomous emergency braking system is available as an option. As it is not standard equipment, its performance at the low speeds typical of city driving was not assessed.
The 500X scored maximum points for its protection of the 1½ year dummy in the dynamic tests and lost only a fraction of a point for the 3 year dummy, for chest acceleration slightly over the good performance limit. Both dummies were sat in rearward-facing restraints. In the side impact, both were properly contained within the protective shells of their restraints, minimising the likelihood of head contact with parts of the car interior. The front passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward-facing child restraint to be used in that seating position.
Clear information is provided to the driver regarding the status of the airbag and the system was rewarded. All of the child restraint types for which the car is designed could be properly installed and accommodated in the vehicle.
Electronic stability control is standard equipment, as is a seatbelt reminder for the front and rear seats. The optional autonomous emergency braking system operates from low speeds, typical of city driving, to the higher speeds normal for driving on the open road.
However, Fiat does not expect most cars to be equipped with the system so its higher-speed functionality was not included in the assessment. A driver-set speed limitation device is standard equipment and met Euro NCAP's requirements for systems of this type. A lane departure warning system is available as an option. As it is expected to be fitted to most cars sold, it was included in the assessment.
Fiat gathered members of the media from all around North America to sample the new 2016 Fiat 500X this week. I'll have more information and driving impressions up shortly after the embargo deadline has past, but while we are waiting, here is the media briefing on the Fiat 500X.
These presentations were given by Jason Stoicevich, Head of Fiat Brand North America, Matt Davis, Head of Product Marketing, and Danilo Tosetti, a Senior Designer at Fiat Centro Stile, and the man who penned the exterior of the 500X. Finally Art Anderson, Engineering Vehicle Line Executive in charge discusses the technical aspects of the 500X.
Note in some of the videos the sound isn't great, but it is worth sitting through. I'll work on getting better videos in the meantime.
Art Anderson, Engineering Vehicle Line Executive in charge of the Fiat 500X.
Poll: Fiat 500X Trekking or Street?
Alfa Romeo had a spectacular display at the 2015 New York Auto Show. In addition to the new Alfa Romeo 4C Spider and Coupe, already considered modern classics, Alfa treated visitors to three of their legendary performance cars. On display was a 1965 Alfa Romeo TZ2, 1933 8C 2300 Monza, and a 1968 T33 Stradale. Seeing these cars in person is a rare opportunity - probably a once in a lifetime event.
Alfa Romeo had their tantalizing new 4C Spider on hand at the show. The production version of the open-top Alfa Romeo 4C made its world debut at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show in January and is due out this summer. The 4C Spider shown was finished in Giallo Prototipo and looked gorgeous.
Hand made at the Maserati factory in Modena, Italy, the 4C is constructed largely out of exotic materials typically reserved for cars that cost well over six figures. The performance of the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider is nearly identical to the 4C Coupe because the weight gain from adding the convertible top is just 22 lbs over the coupe.
A 4C Coupe in Rosso Competizione was displayed alongside the carbon fiber chassis that makes up the backbone of the car and is a key to the 4C's outstanding performance.
The Alfa Romeo TZ2 above is one of only 12 built. This purpose built sports racing car is powered by a 1,570 cc, 4 cylinder all aluminum, double overhead cam engine with a twin plug head, which produces 170 hp at 7,000 rpm. When combined with a weight of only 1,367 lbs, you have a car with outstanding performance and a top speed of over 150 mph.
The initials TZ2 stand for Tubolare Zagato and refer to the tubular space frame chassis used and the designer - Zagato. The number 2 in the name designates this is a second version TZ that sports updated bodywork. The original Alfa Romeo TZ debuted in 1963. The Alfa Romeo TZ2 is valued in the range of $2.25 million to $4 million or more.
The 1933 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza displayed is a member of automotive royalty. A legendary race car, the 8C 2300 used a straight 8 cylinder, all aluminum double-overhead cam engine complete with supercharger, to power the car to a top speed reportedly in the vicinity of 140 mph. Few cars in its era matched the performance and handling of the 8C, and it was virtually unbeatable on a race track. The exact number of cars built is in question, maybe fewer than 10 and they are valued somewhere between $6.5 - $8.5 million.
The 1968 T33 Stradale. It would be enough to say that the Alfa Romeo T33 Stradale is considered by many automotive designers as the most beautiful car ever, but this automobile is more than just looks. In 1968, it was the quickest commercially available car in terms of the standing start kilometer with a time of 24.0 seconds according to Auto, Motor und Sport magazine in Germany.
Designed by Franco Scaglione, the aluminum-bodied T33 Stradale weighed approximately 1,543 lbs and used an all aluminum, 2 liter, 4 cam V8 that produced between 230 - 254 horsepower. The lightweight concept and overall shape is the inspiration for the modern 4C coupe we have today. The T33 Stradale is valued at over $10 million.
Today, Alfa Romeo is for all intents a standalone company in the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles empire. Run by ex-Ferrari managers and engineers, the company has been charged with producing a range of new cars that set the standard as they have done in the past and live up to the legendary name of Alfa Romeo.
The Fiat 500X will be the star attraction for Fiat fans at the 2015 New York Auto Show (April 3 - 12). Besides the new 500X crossover, Fiat will also have a few of its special editions, plus a couple of Mopar accessorized 500L show cars to keep Fiat enthusiasts, and the public entertained.
Visitors will be greeted by a Fiat 500X Trekking painted in Rosso Amore (Red Tri-Coat) and a 500X Lounge model in Bronzo Magnetico Opaco (Matte Bronze). Fiat dealers have a list of 500X models they will be receiving in their first shipment, so make sure you contact them to reserve yours now.
The Fiat 500L Custom by Mopar debuted at the 2014 SEMA last November and showed what some imagination can achieve. A classy two-tone dark red and black paint job is paired with the darkened exterior trim. Featured on the 500L Custom are prototype Mopar designed 18 inch alloy wheels in a black-chrome finish along with a front air-splitter that is also a prototype piece. Mopar lowered the 500L and fitted their cat-back exhaust system.
The Fiat 500L Urbana turns up the heat on the standard 500L Trekking with special trim. For the show, the 500L Urbana was finished in Matte Nero trim for a rugged, urban look. A satin black finish is applied to the front and rear fascia, side sills, and body-side moldings as well as the exterior mirrors and 17-inch alloy wheels. Satin chrome finish accents the exterior door handles, tail lamp bezels and smaller trim on the front and rear fascia.
The 500L Urbana Trekking is available to order in six exterior colors: Verde Bosco Perla (Forest Green Pearl), Rosso Perla (Deep Lava Red), Giallo (yellow), Bianco (white), Grigio Scuro (Gray Metallic) and Blue Tornado, paired with a Nero (black) roof.
The Fiat 500 Ribelle is named for the rebellious nature of the 500. Based on the 500 Pop, the Ribelle features a Rosso (red) painted roof, spoiler and mirror caps, along with Nero Puro (Gloss Black) headlamp and tail lamp bezels. Nero-painted wheels with Rosso wheel caps round out the exterior customizations.
Fiat 500L-Vans design concept was designed in collaboration with the Vans athletic gear company. This 500L concept car sports huge off-road LED daytime running lamps in an integrated brush guard and unique body cladding. The matte blue and gloss white two-tone paint is topped with a Vans checkerboard pattern. Vans signature shoe sole waffle pattern accents are used for the grille, step pad and rear cladding.
The Fiat 500L-Vans concept features a raised ride height along with 18 inch blacked out wheels and gives the car a rugged appearance. A roof mounted double decker surf board carrier with basket complete the look.
The retro-cool Fiat 500 1957 Edition is back again for 2015. This year, Fiat will introduce a new Cabrio version. Fiat dealers are taking orders now and it should be a big hit.


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The New Colombo Plan and Australia's Asian Future
By Grant Wyeth Courtesy The Diplomat
The program's true success will come when wider Australia society begins to feel a greater affinity with Asia.
In late February Julie Bishop, Australia's former foreign minister, declared that she would not recontest her parliamentary seat in the forthcoming election (set for May). Having resigned her position in the cabinet in August last year, after the leadership fight that saw Scott Morrison become prime minister, Bishop has decided to leave the parliament as well. Bishop served five years in the role and was generally seen as having performed admirably in the face of a shifting global political landscape — particularly Australia's relationship with China — and in the face of the instability of her own political party.
Of the foreign policy initiatives that came to fruition during her period as foreign minister, the one with potentially the farthest reach for Australia's future could be the New Colombo Plan. The ongoing scheme is aimed at improving Australia's knowledge of the Indo-Pacific region and facilitating greater people-to-people links by supporting undergraduate students to study and undertake internships throughout Australia.
The title of the scheme is derived from a previous foreign policy initiative by the Australian government. In the period following World War II, Australia was having to significantly readjust its foreign policy. The United Kingdom was no longer going to be an Asian power, making the realities of Australia's geography a more pronounced phenomenon. The country could no longer see itself as simply a European outpost; it needed to find a way of engaging with its region in a more understanding manner. This necessity became more pronounced as decolonization in the region progressed, with Asian countries taking control of their own affairs.
One of the initiatives from this period to enhance Australia's regional engagement was the creation of the Colombo Plan in 1951. Initially created as an aid and development program, its centerpiece was the sponsorship of Asian students to study in Australia. By the 1980s, over 20,000 students had utilized the program. The idea was that Asian students would return to their home countries upon completing their studies and would enter the political and professional classes with a sympathetic view of Australia, and would provide the requisite connections for Australia's political, bureaucratic and trade relations.
Although this scheme looked very much like a one-way street, it was a level of engagement unbeknownst to Australia at the time, and can even be viewed as playing an important role in the ending of the White Australia Policy. It also paved the way for the country's modern education industry. Australia is now one of the world's primary destinations for foreign students to study, with Asian students dominating the numbers that come to its universities (China, India, Nepal, Malaysia, and Vietnam being the top five sources).
The New Colombo Plan, however, is an attempt to enhance the other side of this coin, to push Australian students out into Asia, improve the country's Asian literacy, and increase its Asia capability. Yet for this to occur the program needs to become an institution, with long-stay student education in the region a norm rather than something exceptional. This may mean expanding the program's scholarship offerings, and raising the current cap on student mobility grants. A program that is too exclusive will struggle to achieve its primary purpose of enhancing a broader Asian literacy among the country's people.
Complementary to the New Colombo Plan would be a renewed push for the learning of Asian languages in Australian schools. The economic dominance of the United States has facilitated English becoming the global lingua franca, and Australia has been fortunate enough to be able to piggyback on this phenomenon. An antipathy toward language learning is still very much in the mold of the original Colombo Plan, with Asia coming to Australia, rather than Australia going to Asia. The Labor Party has pledged to rectify this problem, should they come to power in the May election.
Despite 11 of the country's 15 largest trading partners being in the Indo-Pacific region, and a diverse and growing population of Asian-Australians, the country still grapples with the question of its place in Asia. The latest issue of the Australian Foreign Affairs magazine is titled Are We Asian Yet?" with essays exploring the balance between the country's predominant European heritage, shifting population make-up, and the realities of its geography.
The New Colombo Plan is a positive initiative that Bishop can be rightly proud of developing during her time as Australia's foreign minister. Yet as a program focused on the country's university students it can still only be seen as a vanguard toward a broader engagement with the region. The program's true success will come when wider Australia society begins to feel a greater affinity with Asia. And that's something that seems perpetually on the horizon.
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Three-minute thesis contest challenges PhD students to cut to the chase
Image caption: From left to right: Sarah Attreed, Valerie Rennoll, and Caroline Vissers earned top-three finishes at the Johns Hopkins 3-Minute Thesis competition last month.
By Katie Pearce
/ Published May 11, 2018
It takes months of intense research and writing to finish a PhD thesis, so imagine the difficulty of summing it all up in three minutes.
Hundreds of universities around the world now see value in that challenge, including Johns Hopkins, which hosted its own 3-Minute Thesis event this spring and sent three finalists on to a state competition.
The "3MT" concept was first conceived a decade ago at the University of Queensland, eventually catching on throughout Australia and then across the world. The aim isn't to water down the research, organizers say, but to command immediate interest in it—in tight, compelling fashion, light on the academic jargon. The challenges give PhD students, often immersed in their specialities, a rare chance to share and promote their work with a wider audience.
"It helps people get interested in science and have a better understanding of what I do in my everyday life."
Caroline Vissers
First place, Hopkins 3MT challenge
At Johns Hopkins, 27 doctoral candidates rose to the 3MT challenge last month, with 10 finalists making it to the final competition on April 18. At that event, Caroline Vissers of the School of Medicine took both the first place prize ($1,000) and the people's choice award, summing up her work on RNA modifications in brain cells.
Vissers says the challenge, on top of providing critical practice in public speaking, encouraged her to give careful thought to how she describes her highly technical research to a general, non-expert audience.
"It helps people get interested in science and have a better understanding of what I do in my everyday life," Vissers says.
This was the third year the JHM Professional Development and Career Office hosted the competition and the first year it was open to PhD candidates from all Johns Hopkins academic divisions.
Vissers and two other finalists from Hopkins—Valerie Rennoll of the Whiting School of Engineering, and Sarah Attreed of the Bloomberg School of Public Health—moved on to a state 3MT challenge on May 2 at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
At that competition, which informally gathers participants from a handful of local institutions, Atreed placed second with her presentation on "Building a Better Vaccine," and Rennoll took the people's choice award for her research on tunable acoustic transducers.
At all 3MTs, researchers take to the stage before an audience and judges with no tools beyond a single PowerPoint slide.
Why three minutes? In Queensland, the idea was hatched at a time of severe drought, when residents were encouraged to limit their showers—via egg timer—to three minutes total. While putting that in practice, one dean saw the potential value of applying the same time limit to doctoral research.
Since then, more than 600 universities and institutions in more than 65 countries have embraced the 3MT challenge.
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Happy New Year. Yes, I'm a day late, but I was busy New Year's Day. I had to watch all those old Twilight Zone shows I have watched dozens of times through the years. I can remember when I was a girl and Twilight Zone just started and how we all gathered in the living room to watch it every week. Rod Sterling or is it Serling, always introduced each show and the Twilight Zone music would come on and give me the shivers.
While watching Twilight Zone I did what I have done every year since I was a girl. I made pillowcases. My mother always said we had to make pillowcases on New Year's Day. I don't know why. Luck? We needed them? Tradition? She just wanted me to do something? Anyway, I make pillowcases on New Year's Day.
I made three and I also finished a new ironing board cover.
I can never find pretty ironing board covers and I iron a lot since I sew a lot and I like having pretty ironing board covers on my ironing board. They are so easy to make and I can change them out when I get tired of one or the old one gets too raggedy. I wear out ironing board covers and irons regularly as I use them so much. There are days that the iron is on all day. I am very pleased with this one. The fabric had lines I could quilt on and I finished it in a couple of days to include cutting it out, quilting it and putting in the elastic. It fits really well. Better than any store bought ironing board cover. How many times have I written ironing board covers in this paragraph? Belle keeps check on me hoping she can come in and sleep for a while in the shop. A lot of the time I have three dogs sleeping in here while I work. Belle snores. Loudly. I want to record her and let you hear her sometime.
I also painted lampshades. I read a blog where this lady painted her white lampshades to make them look like Tiffany glass when lit. I'm not that good an artist so mine aren't elaborate, but with the shades painted, the lamps give off a softer light.
I may never have a white shade in my house ever again.
I also had to eat cabbage(sauerkraut) for New Year's. Once again a tradition my mother started. I put a little brown sugar and some celery seed in the sauerkraut and it is delicious. Sauerkraut and sausages. Yum.
Tomorrow we are having Christmas with three of our grandchildren who were in Chicago Christmas day. My grandsons are into Mind Craft things and so they got some Mind Craft things, but then I got it into my head to make some Mind Craft dolls. This is supposed to be the Creeper. Since my grandson doesn't read my blog, I can show him.
This is his face. His whole body is supposed to be made out of pixels, I think, but there was no way I was sewing that many little squares on fabric. Hope he likes him.
I walked around today looking at our outside decorations. We are leaving them up until January 6th for the twelve days of Christmas and then they will be put away for another year. I really loved decorating our new front porch.
It was a busy day. Oh, and I dyed my hair. What color?? You will have to wait and see.
Hope you have a very pleasant, healthy and prosperous New Year. Whatever it brings, just know there is One who watches over us all and wants the best for us. Happy New 2015! Bye.
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Alison Brooks and Jacob Kurek present "socially active" Performance Spaces at the WAF 2017
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Alison Brooks, Principal and Creative Director of Alison Brooks Architects and Jacob Kurek, Partner of Henning Larsen Architects have delivered an impressive lecture on "Performance Spaces" at the World Architecture Festival 2017, as the second of part of thematic sessions of the event.
In a 40-min session, Alison Brooks evaluated the concept of performance not just over "a housing concept", she also discussed the topic of performance as "a social space" that stimulate social experience and experimental spaces.
Brooks presented four different types of projects designed by Alison Brooks Architects, including The Smile installation exhibited at the London Design Festival last year and Ely Court in London, United Kingdom as a civic condenser.
"We try to design generosity in our projects, particularly, in terms of flexible structurality" said Alison Brooks. "We always try to create open facades that related to the front street with openness and high ceilings or large open spaces."
"We always push the boundaries of design for spaces more than the client's brief that we asked from us," Brooks added.
In the second part of the session, Jacob Kurek from Henning Larsen Architects, presented his studio's major projects to show how they designed successful performance spaces, including Moesgaard Museum in Denmark and Harpa Concert and Conference Centre in Iceland.
Kurek explored the multiple ways of performance spaces by presenting that how buildings - if they are designed well - performed unexpectedly apart from a client's brief.
Brooks and Kurek explained that how their designs create multi-functionality for the future use in different spaces. Especially, Kurek highlighted that how does architecture perform in extreme climatic conditions? and what lessons can be learned about copying with heat and cold?
"To design successful volumetric relations and spaces performing in all levels, you need to push the boundaries of technological tools rather than you already have," said Jacob Kurek.
"To reach your target, you need to do more scientific analyses on the projects and you should work with all modelling alternatives," he added.
World Architecture Community is media partner for this year's World Architecture Festival. Read on for more information about the seminar programme and awards shortlist...
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Home A-Lists Top 10 Best-Selling Drugs of the 21st Century
These medications made the most money since the start of the new millennium. [© dacasdo - Fotolia.com]
Top 10 Best-Selling Drugs of the 21st Century
By Alex Philippidis
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Find out which drugs are in the most medicine cabinets.
It seems like you can't turn on your television or your computer nowadays without seeing another advertisement for a new prescription medicine, complete with an invitation to "ask your doctor if it's right for you!" Of these, many—some with a little help from serendipity—go on to great success. GEN has put together a list of the top 10 best-selling drugs between 2000 and 2011, based on sales figures disclosed by companies marketing the drugs in annual reports, quarterly press releases, and other publicly available materials. Are any of these in your medicine chest?
#10. Humira (adalimumab)1
$32.044 billion
Approved 2002; Launched 2003; U.S. patent expires December 2016
2011: $7.932 billion
#9. Lovenox (enoxaparin)
Sanofi2
Approved 1993; Launched 1993; U.S. patent found unenforceable in 2009 by U.S. Supreme Court, which upheld lower court finding of inequitable conduct by Sanofi based on arguments by generic drug makers Amphastar Pharmaceuticals and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
2011: $2.737 billion (€2.111 billion)
#8. Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate)
Approved 1997; Launched 1997 (Seroquel IR) and 2007 (Seroquel XR); U.S. patent expired September 2011, followed by a six-month pediatric extension that ended in March 2012
2011: $5.828 billion—$4.338 billion (IR) + $1.490 billion (XR)
#7. Singulair (montelukast)
Approved 1998; Launched 1999; U.S. patent expired August 2012
#6. Nexium (esomeprazole)
Approved 2000; Launched 2001; U.S. patent expires May 2014
#5. Enbrel (etanercept)
Amgen markets drug in U.S. and Canada under agreement with Pfizer, which obtained rights to market and sell the drug outside those nations when it acquired Wyeth in 2009. Amgen acquired rights in 2002 through acquisition of Immunex. Takeda has held marketing rights in Japan since drug was approved there in 2005.
Approved 1998; Launched 1998; U.S. patent extended through 2028, a 16-year extension from original expiration date of October 2012
2011: $7.882 billion—consisting of $3.701 billion (Amgen) + $3.666 (Pfizer revenue outside U.S. and Canada) + $0.515 billion (Takeda; ¥41.4B)3
2010: $7.285 billion—consisting of $3.534 billion (Amgen) + $3.274 (Pfizer revenue outside U.S. and Canada) + $0.477 billion (Takeda; ¥38.4B)
#4. Zyprexa (olanzapine)
Approved 1996; Launched 2000; U.S. patent expired October 2011
#3. Advair (fluticasone/salmeterol)4
Approved 2000; Launched 2001; U.S. patent expired March 2012
2011: $8.163 billion (£5.061 billion)
#2. Plavix (clopidogrel)5
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi (developed by predecessor Sanofi-Synthélabo)
Approved 1997; Launched 1998; U.S. patent expired May 2012
2011: $9.734 billion—$7.087 billion (BMS) + $2.647 billion (Sanofi; €2.040 billion)
#1. Lipitor (atorvastatin)
Pfizer (developed by Warner-Lambert, acquired 1999)
Approved 1996; Launched 1997; U.S. patent expired November 2011
2010: $10.733 billion
1 For 2005, 2007, and 2008, Abbott materials available online included sales figures that were rounded off to a single digit.
2 Figures up to 2003 were released by predecessor Aventis, which developed the drug; conversion from Euros on Oct. 31, 2012 via xe.com.
3 Does not include a share of alliance revenue, which Pfizer only reported at the lump sum $3.630B though it consists of sales from Enbrel and four other drugs.
4 GlaxoSmithKline figures converted from British pounds on Nov. 1, 2012 via xe.com.
5 Global sales are the sum of sales recorded by Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) and Sanofi. Figures up to 2003 were released by Sanofi predecessor Sanofi-Synthélabo. Sanofi figures converted from Euros on Nov. 1, 2012 via xe.com.
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A recently released committee opinion by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists presents some dramatic new changes to how soon and how often new moms will receive postpartum care.According to some of the new changes, new mothers would see their doctors sooner after they deliver and more frequently. This revamping of post-birth OBGYN care is designed to improve women's health and tailor it to their individual needs.
The ACOG committee began rethinking its approach to postpartum care several years ago, but it comes at an especially pertinent time as pregnancy-related deaths and life threatening complications of pregnancy are rising. According to NPR, 700 women die each year from pregnancy-related causes and childbirth and 50,000 suffer life-threatening complications.
For many women, the postpartum period is a very vulnerable time—trying to get used to the new baby in the house, a flurry of doctor's visits, sleep deprivation, and hormonal changes—and there are no real formal or even informal forms of support. Women are especially at risk of hypertension and stroke, heartproblems, blood clots, anxiety, depression and half of all maternal deaths occur after the infant is born. Because so much of the focus is on the health of the baby, the health of the mother is often pushed aside.
Currently, new mothers don't see a doctor until four to six weeks after the delivery. However, prenatal care includes at least 12 or more trips to the OBGYN.
The baby will typically see a doctor a few days after he or she is born, but a mother has to wait longer and insurance companies often only cover one postpartum visit. These postpartum doctor's visits are also difficult to schedule, as many mothers have to go back to work within days of delivering.
During this period of four to six weeks, many issues can come up, such as difficulties with lactation, depression or hypertension, and often a single visit isn't enough time to address all the difficulties a new mom could be facing.
Under the new ACOG guidelines, a woman's first postpartum OBGYN visit would be within three days of birth if they have severe hypertension or no later than three weeks if they had a normal pregnancy and birth.
Depending on someone's individual symptoms and medical history, a final postpartum visit would take place around 12 weeks after birth and would assess their physical and mental health.
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Facebook Ads work similar to any self-serve online advertising and marketing program. You set up your ads, fund them with sufficient cash, then release them survive the social media. Currently these advertisements can take various types. If you are a Facebook user, then you are familiar with the lots of ways you could connect with content in the website. These interactive activities include discussing blog posts, suching as articles, suching as pages as well as participating in applications or games. These are where the Facebook ads come in, besides naturally the routine advertisements that you see on the sidebar of your profile or account. The ads you develop will depend on exactly what you are aiming to accomplish. Do you desire extra likes for your Facebook page? Do you desire individuals to share your page's content? Or do you just wish to guide more web traffic to your external website? These are just a few of the important things you need to take into consideration when collaborating with Facebook's marketing program.
1. Usage pictures well in your advertisements. If you check into the ads showing up in Facebook's sidebar, the advertisements with the most effective photos stand apart from all the rest. Gain from this and try to find an aesthetically pleasing picture to make use of in your advertisement. Of course, ensure that you have the civil liberties or authorization to make use of the picture. Use the pictures of individuals as high as possible.
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4. Write convincing as well as interesting advertisement copy. This is the text that comes with the pictures in your ads.
If you apply every one of these pointers, you will take full advantage of the results that you will obtain from your top rated facebook ads.
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Arqit and Northrop Grumman in the UK Sign Quantum Encryption Collaboration Agreement
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LONDON (Arqit PR) — Arqit, the quantum encryption company, has signed a collaboration agreement with Northrop Grumman in the UK. Through the collaboration, Arqit, which is developing end-to-end quantum encryption using satellite distribution, will work with Northrop Grumman to develop and understand this novel technology for potential use in defence and national security settings.
The collaboration work programme has already begun in order to assess technological possibilities. The next phase of the collaboration agreement is to assess technical performance on project applications, to be agreed to as early as next month.
Arqit Founder, David Williams, said: "Northrop Grumman is an important and respected supplier in aerospace, satellite technology and mission critical cyber solutions – on both sides of the Atlantic. The partnership will rapidly accelerate the delivery of products to government and defence end-users across the 5 Eyes territories."
Nick Chaffey, Chief Executive of Northrop Grumman UK, Europe and Middle East said:
"Working with advanced and highly innovative British technology companies like Arqit is central to our UK partnership strategy. Leveraging our U.S. expertise related to market access for quantum encryption technology has the potential to add significant value to our customer solutions."
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Arqit has invented a unique quantum encryption technology which makes the communications links of any networked device secure against current and future forms of cyber attack – even an attack from a quantum computer. Arqit's product, called QuantumCloud™ creates unbreakable software encryption keys which are easy and efficient to use remotely with no hardware or disruption to software required. The software has universal application to every edge device and cloud machine in the world. Headquartered in the United Kingdom with subsidiaries in the United States, Arqit was founded in 2017 by UK satellite industry veteran David Williams.
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Q: Deleting duplicate rows in Excel using Epplus I have a worksheet with a number of rows and several columns. I want to delete all duplicate rows in this worksheet. In other words, the highlighted rows in this screenshot should be deleted, and the rows below should be moved up:

and should result in the following:

I'm using the following snippet of code:
List<int> rowsToDelete = new List<int>();
for (int row = 1; row <= worksheet.Dimension.End.Row; row++)
{
    string a = worksheet.Cells[row,1].Value.ToString();
    string b = worksheet.Cells[row,2].Value.ToString();
    string c = worksheet.Cells[row,3].Value.ToString();

    int i = row + 1;
    while (worksheet.Cells[i,1].Value.ToString().Equals(a) &&
           worksheet.Cells[i,2].Value.ToString().Equals(b) &&
           worksheet.Cells[i,3].Value.ToString().Equals(c))
    {
        rowsToDelete.add(i);
        i++;
    }
}
foreach (var row in rowsToDelete)
{
    worksheet.Delete(row);
}

It is not deleting the correct rows. How can I fix this?
This is using Epplus 4.5.3.3 and .NET Framework 4.6.1

A: I have solved your issue in another way: I have created two extra columns, "CONCAT" and "COUNT":

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*"CONCAT" contains the formula =A2+B2+C2 (till the end of the array)

*"COUNT" contains the formula ==COUNTIF(D$2:D$9,D2) (also till the end of the array)

From then on, just write a VBA macro, checking the values "E9" back to "E2" and in case the value is larger than 1, remove the entire row.

A: I can only assume you are misunderstanding my comment in reference to the posted while statement…
while (worksheet.Cells[i,1].Value.ToString().Equals(a) &&
       worksheet.Cells[i,2].Value.ToString().Equals(b) &&
       worksheet.Cells[i,3].Value.ToString().Equals(c)) { …

This will work ONLY if the duplicate rows are contiguous. Example, using the first posted picture, lets assume there is a row nine (9) and in this row we have the "duplicate" cell values "a", "b" and "c". So when the while loop starts row 2 will evaluate to true as that row is a duplicate of row 1. So row index 2 is added to the list. On the next iteration of the while loop we will add row 3 as a duplicate. However, when we get to row 4, the while condition will evaluate to false as row 4 is NOT a duplicate of row 1. Therefore, the while loop will "EXIT" and the code will loop back up to the initial for loop to check the next row duplicates. At this point the duplicate at row 9 will never get checked thus leaving it as a duplicate row.
The point is that you do NOT want to stop checking for duplicate rows if one of the rows is NOT a duplicate. You need to continue through all the rows as the duplicate row could be on ANY row.
It should also be noted that it may be helpful to avoid "checking" for a duplicate row that has already been marked as a duplicate. Example, using the same first picture, in the first pass though the rows for the "first" row will add rows 2 and 3 as "duplicate" rows. So, when the while loop exits and we loop back up to the next row to check it will be row 2. However row 2 is ALREADY marked as a duplicate, so really there is no need to check that row for duplicates. In the solution below, a check will be made to see if the row that we are checking is already marked as a duplicate. If the row IS marked as a duplicate then we will simply skip that row.
Next, the last foreach loop to actually remove the rows may have some issues. Example, let's say that the rows to remove list contains rows 2, 3 and 7. So inside the foreach loop... the code removes row 2. After this row is removed, then, row 3 is now row 2 and row 4 is now row 3 etc.… Therefore on the next iteration of the loop it will remove row 3 which is NOW row two (2). I hope it is clear that removing the rows in a top-down fashion WILL NOT WORK because as soon as the first row is removed, then all the row indexes below that row will change.
So, if we want to delete the proper rows in the list of row indexes, then, we can accomplish this by removing the rows from a bottom-up fashion. If we remove the rows from the bottom-up, then we do not have to worry about getting the indexes mixed up as we do when deleting the rows in a top-down fashion.
Given all this, I suggest you break this problem up into two steps. The first step simply fills the list of duplicate rows. Bear in mind, since we will be checking for the duplicate rows in a top-down fashion, the list of row indexes may not necessarily be in an ordered fashion. Example,  if we add a duplicate row 9 as previously suggested, then the list of row indexes to delete would be { 2, 3, 9, 7 }. The 9 is BEFORE the 7 because row 9 was found to be a duplicate of row 1 and row 7 was found to be a duplicate of row 6. The point here is that the list may not necessarily be in an ordered fashion and this will create problems as described above.
Therefore, after we get the list of row indexes to delete, we will SORT the list. This will set the list as { 2, 3, 7, 9 }. At this point we could simply start deleting the rows from the bottom of the list on up, OR in the example below we will simply REVERSE the list so it will become { 9, 7, 3, 2 }. Then we will have an ordered list of ints that are order from high to low. NOW the for loop through the list should work without mixing up the row indexes.
To help, I suggest you create a method that takes an open worksheet and returns our "unsorted" list of row indexes we want to delete. To simplify things, all the code does is add the row indexes of duplicate rows. Walking through the code below we start by looping through all the rows in the worksheet. If we get to a row that has already been marked as a duplicate, then we will skip that row.
If the row is not marked as a duplicate, then the code will start another for loop that starts on the next row and ends on the last row. Again if we get to a row that has already been marked as a duplicate, then we will skip that row. Once the code has looped through all the rows we simply return the list of row indexes to delete.
private List<int> GetDuplicateRowsToDelete(ExcelWorksheet worksheet) {
  List<int> rowsToDelete = new List<int>();
  string a, b, c;
  for (int i = 1; i <= worksheet.Dimension.End.Row; i++) {
    if (!rowsToDelete.Contains(i)) {
      a = worksheet.Cells[i, 1].Value.ToString();
      b = worksheet.Cells[i, 2].Value.ToString();
      c = worksheet.Cells[i, 3].Value.ToString();
      for (int j = i + 1; j <= worksheet.Dimension.End.Row; j++) {
        if (!rowsToDelete.Contains(j)) {
          if (worksheet.Cells[j, 1].Value.ToString().Equals(a) &&
                 worksheet.Cells[j, 2].Value.ToString().Equals(b) &&
                 worksheet.Cells[j, 3].Value.ToString().Equals(c)) {
            rowsToDelete.Add(j);
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
  return rowsToDelete;
}

Finally we could make use of this method to get the indexes to delete, then we will sort and reverse the list, then delete the rows from the bottom up. Something like…
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
  FileInfo newFile = new FileInfo(@"D:\Test\Excel_Test\RemoveDup1.xlsx");
  using (ExcelPackage pck = new ExcelPackage(newFile)) {
    using (ExcelWorksheet worksheet = pck.Workbook.Worksheets[0]) {
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If you're an owner or marketing manager at a small business, a do-it-yourself guide to SEO may be just what you have been looking for, especially since marketing is expensive, as is website development. Have you just spent a good chunk of the marketing budget on an expensive website that is supposed to be "optimized for search," but you are wondering why your small business doesn't rank for important keyword phrases in search results? The answer to this question is simple: An optimized website does not guarantee premium placement on the first search engine results page. When your web designer claims to have built a Google-Friendly or SEO-friendly website, this simply means she or he has included very technical aspects of website design that, at the very least, will not cause search engines to penalize your site.
To actually improve your small business's search engine rankings and presence on social media, a bit of marketing work is required. But, don't fret. You do not need to dig deeper into your advertising funds. In fact, below it will be shown that SEO can be enhanced through do-it-yourself projects. This "DIY SEO Guide: 3 Easy Steps a Small Business Can Take to Improve SEO" is straight-forward and simple to implement. So, grab your paint brush…ahem, your camera, and let's get to it!
Do you have pictures from your small business's grand opening or grand re-opening? Did a local reporter write an article about the ten year anniversary of your business? Has a blogger reviewed your restaurant? Did one of your employees just make the front page of your local paper for participating in a Walk-a-Thon? Was one of the products that you sell recognized for being the best-in-class? Anytime anything is written about you, your business, your products, or your employees, whether it be in print or online, gather all of these clippings and screenshots into a robust media room, a.k.a. your scrapbook.
A Small Business Should Maintain a Digital Media Room.
You don't need to pay your website design firm to create a new page on your website to improve your small business's SEO efforts. Instead, create a free blog on WordPress or Blogger to showcase mentions of your business in the media. Or, to create the full effect of a digital scrapbook, create this online media room on Pinterest. By creating a new site of content on a social media platform, rather than hosting it on your website, you are making it easier for your audience to share and comment on the content. And, of course the objective of SEO is not to just get your small business's website ranking high on a search engine results page, but to earn many spots on that page. Using a blogger site or Pinterest board will help you achieve this SEO objective (more details at http://www.bingdigital.com/magento-agency/).
Never, never, never copy and paste other people's (or your own) articles, blog posts, or pictures to re-purpose on your site. Instead, take a screen shot of the blog post or photo of the newspaper article to use an image for your Pinterest board, write a keyword-rich description about why it is meaningful to your small business, while giving the author a lot of credit, and share a link to the original article or a link to the reporter's social media profile.
Provide compelling reasons for your audience to click on a link leading back to your small business's website within the image's descriptions. It is through these types of links that the SEO potential of this do-it-yourself project will be maximized.
Regardless of whether your small business sells window treatments, jewelry, lawn care services, or real estate advice, there is most likely industry jargon that customers would benefit from knowing and understanding. As a matter of fact, this jargon might be the source of many customers' questions, which you and your staff answer on a routine basis. One critical aspect of SEO that small business owners should understand is that a website, which is professionally optimized for search, is designed to answer searchers' questions. Therefore, it is easy to see how an industry-specific glossary, which answers common questions that customers have about your business, would drive traffic to your site. Now that you understand the SEO power behind your small business owning an online glossary, below we'll offer a few DIY tips for creating one.
Creating an online glossary, ideally on a content management service like WordPress, that organizes industry jargon for your small business's customers is truly a do-it-yourself project, because you can actually delegate this task to non-marketing staff. In fact, anyone who regularly answers customers' questions can start making a long list of those questions as they naturally come up. It is recommended that you give this task to all of your customer-facing employees and delegate one as the person to round-up and organize all the questions into one document.
What is a WINDOW VALANCE? A window valance is a short curtain or piece of drapery that is hung across the top of a window. Window valances come in a variety of styles including [insert hyperlinked text to styles on your small business's website] and can be customized to match the décor in your home or business [insert hyperlink text to fabric options on your small business's website]. Popular uses of window valances include [insert hyperlinked description of uses that link to the gallery page on your website]. Are you looking for custom window valances? Reach out to us on Twitter or our Facebook page. We are eager to make the perfect window valance for you.
Embedded videos that incorporate keyword rich descriptions can help with SEO.
You may have noticed the first step to improving your small business's SEO efforts was photo-based and the second was text-based, so it's only right that the final step address the importance that videos play in search engine optimization. Much has been written about the powerful influence that video has in search engine optimization. A search engine marketing expert, Neil Patel, who Forbes named one of the top 10 online marketers, explained that creating YouTube videos "can get a distinct leg up on your competition" on search engine results pages.
Don't be intimidated by video creation and publishing. Video production used to be a marketing tactic that only large companies with large advertising budgets utilized. However, today "vlogging" and other user-generated video formats have created an environment where consumers prefer raw video and distrust overly-produced, slick commercials. David Meerman Scott, author of "The New Rules of Marketing and PR" (2013) suggested that "the trend toward casual [video-based] content means consumers want to get closer to the organizations they do business with" (p. 305). So, grab your digital SLR or mobile device and use these three tips to get your video blog started today.
Empower your employees. It is very likely that your employees are active on social media and comfortable with taking short videos with mobile devices. Do not hesitate to take advantage of their "expertise." Keep in mind, the modern consumer is most inclined to connect online with other people not businesses (Bernoff & Li, 2011, p. 137), which appropriately positions your employees as your small business's best advocates. Encourage them to pick up your product and tape themselves talking about why they love it. Ask them to give a video tour of your storefront. Allow them to interview you and each other about their jobs, how their hobbies relate to their jobs, and what they enjoy the most about your customers. Finally, give them the time at work to upload their videos to social media platforms.
Unfortunately, the uploaded videos, alone, are not enough to enhance your small business's SEO efforts. You or your designee will need to make sure that the videos' titles and descriptions are keyword dense and lengthy. An uploaded video on YouTube is meaningless in terms of SEO, unless it is accompanied with a very lengthy (think mini-blog post) description.
Don't forget to embed all of your videos on your website or blog. This is where the "Vlogging" component comes into play. It is essential that all of the videos are housed on one site that you own, which will serve as your small business's video diary. Again, here, you cannot just simply copy and paste the video's original YouTube description onto your website. To maximize the SEO benefits of this tactic, write a fresh take on why this video is meaningful to your customer. And, as with the first two steps, include clear CTAs within each description.
As you may have noticed by now, the technical aspect of your website – the parts designed by a webmaster to be SEO friendly — will not guarantee that your small business will turn up as a result for valuable keyword phrases. But, with a little do-it-yourself mentality, your small business will be well on its way to achieving SEO greatness. So, the next time you hear one of your fellow small business owners remark that they don't have the marketing budget to improve the SEO of their site, just direct them to this DIY SEO Guide.
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2020 TAG Cyber Security Annual Report And White Ops
By Dan Lowden
Today we announced that White Ops was selected by TAG Cyber as a Distinguished Vendor for bot mitigation in their 2020 Security Annual. This is an important milestone for White Ops for several reasons.
This is not your typical analyst firm. Their objective is unique: "to democratize world-class cyber security industry research and analysis". What that means is they offer their research and analysis for free to the benefit of security teams around the globe.
TAG Cyber's 2020 Security Annual was recently published and you can get it for free here. In the report, they offer the content within not only for free, but also for distribution: "this publication may be freely reproduced, freely quoted, freely distributed, or freely transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photo- copying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system without need to request permission from the publisher, so long as the content is neither changed nor attributed to a different source." This is the complete opposite of what other analyst firms say, and it's a refreshing approach to sharing knowledge to help security teams make better decisions faster to protect their organization from cyber threats.
Tag Cyber's CEO is Dr. Ed Amoroso. He is an incredibly well-respected cyber security leader. He recently retired from AT&T after thirty-one years of service, beginning in Unix security R&D at Bell Labs and culminating as Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer of AT&T from 2004 to 2016. He was elected an AT&T Fellow in 2010 and has worked directly with four Presidential administrations on issues related to national security, critical infrastructure protection, and cyber policy. The net is, when Ed speaks, security leaders listen. Not only that, he is just a great guy.
As part of the 2020 Annual Report, Ed interviewed Tamer Hassan, White Ops' CEO and Co-founder. In the interview, Tamer explains the architectures of the most sophisticated botnets, detailing how they nearly perfectly mimic human behaviors when they take over accounts, commit payment fraud, click on ads, visit websites, or fill out forms. What makes bots dangerous is the ease with which a cybercriminal can scale up their activity. That is, anything that can be done by a human, can be done faster and cheaper with an attack by a million bots, making them an appealing option for growing a nefarious business.
The White Ops team is proud to be recognized as a 2020 TAG Cyber Distinguished Vendor for our efforts in the prevention, detection, and mitigation of sophisticated bot-based attacks and fraud. Sophisticated bots are quickly becoming a major issue for all enterprises and across several attack vectors, including ad fraud, marketing fraud and automated attacks.
We're very passionate about stopping these attacks and crimes, as our mission is "to protect the internet by verifying the humanity of every online interaction and disrupt the economics of cybercrime." And just to emphasize, we mean it. Our bot mitigation platform can detect, prevent and outwit bot populations of every level of sophistication and does so today more than 1 trillion times per week. We get inside our adversaries' OODA loops with proactive adaptation. Our unique approach to bot mitigation put us in the lead role to collaborate with the FBI, Google, Facebook and many other partners in the takedown of 3ve, one of the largest botnets ever defeated.
We look forward to collaborating further with Ed and the entire TAG Cyber team. Their unique approach to freely share industry research and analysis is one we fully support. One of my good friends in the industry once said that "cyber security is a team sport." The takedown of 3ve and the TAG Cyber report are great examples of how collaboration can have a disproportionate impact on protecting the world from threat actors.
The impact of social distancing on digital advertising
The Cybercrime Starter Kit: Inside Anti-Detection Browsers and Account Takeovers
Security, Research & Detection
The Ghost of Bot Fridays Past
Account Defender, Bot Defender


REMOVED STEERING COLUMN AND DISASSEMBLED, FOUND BUSHINGS WORN AND EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DIRT IN LINKAGE CAUSING IT TO BIND UP. CLEANED DIRT OUT AND REPLACED BUSHINGS, LUBRICATED SHAFT, MAY NEED BEARINGS IN FUTURE, BUT WORKING GOOD AT THIS TIME. REATTACHED LINKAGE TO SHIFT INDICATOR.
PERFORMED DIAGNOSIS, CONFIRMED INJECTORS FAILING, CONFIRMED OIL IN COOLANT, NEEDS OIL COOLER REPLACED, RECOMMEND INSTALLING BULLETPROOF SYSTEM, CONFIRMED BEDPLATE LEAKING, RECOMMEND UNISON RING IN TURBO, ROCKER GASKET LEAKING, NEED TO REMOVE HEADS TO REPLACE GASKET, RECOMMEND APR HEAD STUDS AT SAME TIME, NEED TO PERFORM CHEMICAL FLUSH TO REMOVE OIL IN COOLING SYSTEM, FOUND INTERCOOLER SPLIT, LEAKING BOOST, COOLANT RESERVOIR LEAKING, POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING, CUSTOMER DECLINED REPAIRS AT THIS TIME.


For Model WTO 2019, students concentrated on ways of reforming the WTO, dealing with actual WTO challenges such as transparency obligations, the value of committee work, dispute avoidance, classification of a WTO member's status, improving the WTO's negotiating functions and review of Appellate Body procedures. Throughout the negotiations, participants were able to count on the support of the WTO Secretariat and the WTO delegations they represented.
The WTO is a strong supporter of Model WTO because it provides tomorrow's generation of decision-makers with the opportunity to better understand the multilateral trading system and experience the dynamics of trade negotiations.


Blue Ivy's concept of spending is exactly what you think it'd be.
Blue Ivy is six-years-old. She probably does not truly understand what money is, or how much the average person thinks the number 19,000 is. That's the beauty of this moment captured at the 2nd Annual Wearable Art Gala in Los Angeles on Saturday where her mom Beyonce was honored with the humanitarian award.
At the gala, Star Jones emceed an auction. There were all sorts of historical gems a room full of rich people bid on, but what caught Blue Ivy's attention was an acyclic painting of Sidney Poitier.
Her initial bid was $17,000.
You can see JAY Z try and grab the paddle out of Blue's hands, but to no avail. She ended up bidding against herself and again at $19,000. Meanwhile, Beyonce is sitting beside her and laughing. I absolutely love this completely unrelatable situation.
Unfortunately, Blue didn't win. Adult Tyler Perry did with a bid of $20,000, but Blue's attempt was priceless.
Thoughts on Blue bidding $19,000? Leave a comment below!


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Q: Master Boot Record Error Recently my boot configuration was corrupted. Due to this, my system could not recognize C drive.
I tried to reformat the system thinking that I would be able to clean up the entire hard disk and create the partitions again. However, still when I start the installations of OS, the OS cannot recognize 50GB [the space that C drive had taken up] of my hard disk.
I am clueless on how to go ahead. Can someone please help?
Thanks

A: You can use Windows Recovery Console to fix your Master Boot Record. To do that, boot from Windows 7 installation disc, choose your language settings, and then click Next. Click "Repair your computer". On the System Recovery Options menu, choose Command Prompt. Now type bootrec.exe and press Enter. This will rebuild the boot configuration data and hopefully fix your problem. You can also run the command with switches to fix just the master boot record (/fixmbr), the boot sector (/fixboot), or rebuild the entire BCD (/rebuildbcd).


Travis Scott has been killing the merch game this year. Each merch drop sells out quickly, but the rapper has more items up his sleeve. However, one thing that he hasn't dropped yet is any sort of smoking accessories, but that's about to change. Scott reportedly filed trademarks to create Astroworld smoking accessories.
According to TMZ, Travis Scott is about to launch a new line of Astroworld merchandise for his stoner demographic. The "SICKO MODE" rapper recently filed paperwork to launch smoking accessories such as pipes, bongs, and hookahs with Astroworld written across it. In the documents he filed, he states that the smoking accessories will be for use with tobacco.
Scott's been milking the Astroworld brand over the past few months. He recently hosted his inaugural "Astroworld" Festival in Houston and the current tour he's on shares the same name. Additionally, the rapper's made recent trademarks for other types of merch. He recently filed trademarks for "S.P.A.C.E" merch and "Astroworld" jewelry. Scott's not only establishing himself as one of the most innovative artists of this era, but also a savvy entrepreneur.
While we hope to see some Astroworld bongs and pipes soon, and maybe some ashtrays, the rapper's latest album was recently certified double platinum. The album's new milestone came a few days after the rapper was honored with his own official "Astroworld Day" in his hometown of Houston, Texas.
Check out our review of Travis Scott's Astroworld tour here.


Over the past decade, Ksara has seen the introduction of new grape varieties that have grown into vines the Bekaa valley has blissfully nurtured. Ksara has also seen developments in technique such as vines cultivation on wires and the attentive application of advanced science by French oenologists, who watch over the vinification, fermentation and decanting processes.
Château Ksara has preserved Lebanon's rich wine making heritage for over 150 years, laying down the foundation for Lebanon's modern wine making industry. Founded in 1857 by Jesuit Priests who produced the country's first dry red wine, Château Ksara is Lebanon's oldest, largest and most visited winery, attracting some 40,000 visitors per year.
As Lebanese vintners increasingly attract international acclaim, and wine tourism begins to flourish, Château Ksara leads the wine making industry with its respect for tradition and commitment to modernity.


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I Am Greta, review: more a feature-length selfie than a painstaking portrait
This film about the young climate-change activist falls into the same trap as the politicians and civilians it criticises
By Robbie Collin, Film Critic 16 October 2020 • 7:21am
Greta Thunberg and friends in I Am Greta
Cert tbc, 97 min. Dir: Nathan Grossman. Starring: Greta Thunberg (as herself)
In August 2018, the Swedish filmmaker Nathan Grossman began following the then-15-year-old environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg, as she began her solo "school strike for climate" outside the Rikstag in Stockholm. The first-time feature director could have never predicted just how big this quirky story he'd stumbled upon was going to become over the following two years, during which Thunberg would effectively become the frowning, pigtailed face of the global climate activism movement. Alas, the end result belies those presumably unwitting beginnings.
As a documentary, I Am Greta can barely keep up with the events that are unfolding before its eyes, let alone offer a novel or enlightening perspective that goes beyond Thunberg's own fairly straightforward credo (in brief: humankind has thus far failed to do any more than pay lip service to climate change, and immediate and drastic action to arrest it is essential).
And while it does a workmanlike job of capturing the growing media clatter, both traditional and social, that Thunberg's activism scares up, there's no attempt to cut through it – or, better still, show why this diminutive figure, who ticks off almost every meek stereotype on the list, is able to elicit such full-throated adulation and puce-cheeked, spluttering rage.
The film begins in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, with Thunberg on her way by racing yacht to the 2019 UN Climate Summit in New York, the site of her famous, emotionally charged "How dare you" speech – which, around an hour and a half later, provides the film with a suitably cinematic climax. She observes that her life feels like a movie these days – "but a very surreal one, because the plot is so unlikely". Yet here, it seems pretty methodical. Thunberg's lonely sit-in gradually accrues more sitters of school age, which in turn secures them media attention, first local then international.
A tweeted endorsement from Arnold Schwarzenegger makes both her message and its deliverer go viral. A series of increasingly high-profile speaking engagements ensues, and photographs are taken with such political luminaries as John Bercow and Layla Moran. But while Greta invariably makes for "good content", her message never seems to find purchase with the adults who applaud her every word.
She offers some reflections on how her Asperger syndrome has affected her single-minded outlook – "Sometimes I feel it might be good if everyone had a little bit of Asperger's, if only when it comes to the climate," she suggests. Yet an odd and vexing veil is drawn over her background: her father Svante, an actor, is a constant presence, but is only seen as a kind of one-man support crew in his daughter's campaign, while her mother Malena, an opera singer, appears in only a handful of scenes.
Sure, the film's title is I Am Greta, not Meet the Thunbergs. But since Grossman is at pains to emphasise his subject's by-all-accounts punishing schedule, he owes it to his audience to grapple with the obvious safeguarding concerns that would entail for anyone, let alone a neurodivergent minor who is repeatedly insulted by current affairs pundits four times her age. Instead, we just see shots of her dancing in honeyed sunlight, with the suggestion that this is how she shrugs off pressure and abuse. (Can it really be as simple as that?)
Throughout I Am Greta, Thunberg repeatedly spotlights the hypocrisy of those politicians and civilians who think a close encounter with her, or perhaps a self-congratulatory restatement of her principles, is enough to put them on the right side of the argument. But the film's own mindset isn't noticeably different. It's a feature-length selfie with a figure who merits a painstaking portrait.
I Am Greta is released in UK cinemas today
Greta Thunberg,


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Bijay Dhimal (; born 4 October 1986) is a defender playing for Three Star Club in Martyr's Memorial A-Division League.

Domestic career
In domestic league Dhimal played for Machhindra F.C., Jawalakhel Youth Club and Three Star Club.

International career
Dhimal was a hardworking and a successful Martyr's Memorial A-Division League player. Due to which he was called up for National Team on 2013. His debut match was 2013 AFC Challenge Cup qualification. He also played friendly matches against Bahrain national football team and Kuwait national football team on 2013.

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Living people
1992 births
Nepalese footballers
Nepal international footballers
People from Morang District
Three Star Club players
Manang Marshyangdi Club players
Association football defenders
Machhindra F.C. players


During the recent Harvest Festival at one of my churches, we had the usual chili for lunch, skeleton hands made with disposable gloves (100 for $1.00 at the Dollar Store), bobbing for chocolate donuts, TP mummy wraps, and musical chairs with the top two winners going home with a cake! The only problem was that we had no music.
The adults watching the festivities were eager to help, but rather than sing, Pastor Betty invited everyone to clap along with her. When she stopped, they all stopped, and the children knew it was time to find a seat. Sometimes adults assume that children do not listen, but when it comes to something worth listening to, they are very attentive. So clapping was music to their little ears.
Psalm 100 proclaims, "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord." The clapping, laughter, chatting and even the grumpy "Oh, no's" when a child did not get a seat made a cacophony of joyful noises.
Many congregations seem to focus on what their church is lacking. The decrease in attendance, baptisms, and memberships is a red flag to the denominations that are the institutional touchstones and authority on what counts as success.
One reason, from my perspective, may very well be the absence of joyful noise in congregations. They struggle to find the energy that comes from working in ministry together for the goal of making disciples for the transformation of the world.
There is a lack of clarity about what role church fills in today's society, because it doesn't always look like it did 50 years ago.
Worship is the time for excited Christians to experience the movement of the Holy Spirit so that as they leave they can take that joy and excitement with them into the secular world.
The delight of being in a faith community spans a great many aspects of being in community; the common mission field is the world starting just outside the doors of the church building.
Christian education is more than Sunday school; it is working together to teach the faith through lives lived in communion with the Holy Spirit.
Church does community. Church does education for all ages. Church is not the building, it is the building up of believers so they can take their music into the world.
Music in the world is heard through the heartbeats of those who are fed, those who are clothed, those who are protected from illness, poverty, and shame. Music rings through the voices of children who are safe and fed and allowed to be children in a world that can cause them to grow up too quickly. Our churches need to make their own music that is joyful, delightful, and healing: music that can be heard far beyond the walls of the building.