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Wrocław  (latinski Vratislavia, njemački , donjošleski Brassel, češki Vratislav, mađarski  Boroszló) jest grad u jugozapadnoj Poljskoj s više od 630.000 stanovnika, što ga čini četvrtim najvećim gradom u toj zemlji.

Prostire se na objema stranama rijeke Odre, a kroz grad protječu i četiri njezina pritoka: Bystrzyca, Oława, Ślęza i Widawa. Prije Drugog svjetskog rata u gradu su bila 303 mosta, a sada ih je 220.

Wrocław je prijestolnica Šleske. Danas je upravno središte Donjošleskog vojvodstva, grad sa statusom powiata, te sjedište vroclavskog powiata, u kojemu se nalazi i devet susjednih općina.

Bio je Europski glavni grad kulture u 2016.

Povijest

Grad se prvi put izrijekom spominje 1000. godine pri osnivanju Wrocławske biskupije, ali je slavensko naselje na teritoriju današnjeg grada postojalo najmanje 150 godina prije ovog događaja. Od kraja 10. stoljeća grad se nalazio pod upravom dinastije Pjastovića. Postoje indicije da je 1035. godine, za vrijeme tzv. Poganske reakcije, u gradu sagrađeno pogansko svetište. Godine 1335. grad je potpao pod vlast Kraljevine Češke, a potom je (poslije kratke Mađarske vladavine) zajedno s češkom krunom priključen Habsburškoj monarhiji. Godine 1741. grad je, skupa s većim dijelom Šleske, potpao pod vlast Pruske i dobio status "kraljevskog glavnog i rezidencijalnog grada". U 19. se stoljeću naglo razvija, pa je jedno vrijeme treći njemački grad po broju stanovnika (iza Berlina i Hamburga).

Godine 1944. grad je proglašen tvrđavom, a sljedeće godine je uništen u borbama između Crvene armije i njemačkog Wehrmachta. Nakon Drugog svetskog rata Wrocław je ušao u sastav Poljske.

Godine 1997. Wrocław je kao i cijelu južnu Poljsku zahvatila velika poplava (nazvana poplava milenija), u kojoj je poplavljeno skoro pola grada.

Stanovništvo kroz povijest
 1800.:   64.500
 1831.:   89.500
 1850.: 114.000
 1852.: 121.100
 1880.: 272.900
 1900.: 422.700
 1910.: 510.000
 1925.: 555.200
 1933.: 625.198
 1939.: 629.565
 1946.: 171.000  (!!)
 1956.: 400.000
 1960.: 431.800
 1967.: 487.700
 1970.: 526.000
 1975.: 579.900
 1980.: 617.700
 1990.: 640.577
 1999.: 650.000
 2003.: 638.000

Administrativna podjela
Wrocław je administrativno podijeljen na naselja čije uprave čine pomoćne organe gradske skupštine. Nekada se grad sastojao od pet kvartova: Psie Pole, Śródmieście, Stare Miasto, Krzyki i Fabryczna. Ovi kvartovi sada nisu službeno priznati, ali i dalje predstavljaju temelj za organizaciju mnogih institucija.

Arhitektura i znamenitosti

U Wrocławu je usprkos vojnom razaranju u Drugom svjetskom ratu (uništeno je oko 70% gradskog tkiva) sačuvan veliki broj starih građevina, dijelom u izvornom obliku, a dijelom su rekonstruirane nakon rata. Među značajnije spadaju:
 gotička Gradska vijećnica (Ratusz)
 gotičke crkve: Katedrala sv. Ivana Krstitelja, Crkva sv. Križa, Crkva Blažene Djevice Marije, Crkva sv. Martina, Crkva sv. Elizabete
 barokni kompleks zgrada Wrocławskog sveučilišta
 barokno-neoklasicistička Kraljevska palača (Dvorac pruskih kraljeva)
 neogotički Glavni kolodvor
 Dvorana stoljetnice (Hala Stulecia) iz 1913., upisana na UNESCO-ov popis mjesta svjetske baštine u Europi

Važnija mjesta

 otoci na Odri:
 Kępa Mieszczańska
 Wyspa Piasek
 Wyspa Słodowa
 Wielka Wyspa
 Ostrów Tumski - najstariji naseljeni dio grada, ranije otok
 Stari grad
 srednjovjekovni glavni gradski trg Rynek
 plac Solny
 Nowy Targ
 Ulica Świdnicka
 Botanički vrt
 Park Szczytnicki s japanskim vrtom
 Zoološki vrt (osnovan 1865.; najveći broj životinjskih vrsta u Poljskoj - 565, ukupno oko 7100 životinja)
 Staro židovsko groblje

Kultura

Muzeji

 Narodni muzej (Muzeum Narodowe)
 Panorama Racławicka (dio Narodnog muzeja)
 Etnografski muzej (Muzeum Etnograficzne; dio Narodnog muzeja)
 Gradski muzej (Muzeum Miejskie Wrocławia)
 Muzej Akademije likovnih umjetnosti (Muzeum Akademii Sztuk Pięknych)
 Muzej arhitekture (Muzeum Architektury)
 Geološki muzej Wrocławskog sveučilišta (Muzeum Geologiczne Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego)
 Mineraloški muzej Wrocławskog sveučilišta (Muzeum Mineralogiczne Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego)
 Prirodoslovni muzej Wrocławskog sveučilišta (Muzeum Przyrodnicze Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego)
 Muzej pošte i telekomunikacija (Muzeum Poczty i Telekomunikacji)

Kazališne, operne i koncertne kuće

 Poljsko kazalište u Wrocławu (Teatr Polski we Wrocławiu)
 Wrocławsko suvremeno kazalište (Wrocławski Teatr Współczesny)
 Wrocławska opera (Opera Wrocławska)
 Wrocławska filharmonija (Filharmonia Wrocławska)
 Glazbeno kazalište Capitol (Teatr Muzyczny Capitol)
 Umjetnički centar Impart (Centrum Sztuki Impart)
 Kazalište Laboratorium (Teatr Laboratorium)
 Kazalište Korba (Teatr Korba)
 Narodno kazalište Više škole dramskih umjetnosti (Teatr Państwowej Wyższej Szkoły Teatralnej)
 Teatr Lalek (Lutkarsko kazalište)
 Kazalište pantomime (Teatr Pantomimy)

Kina

 Kino Lwów
 Kino Warszawa
 Kino Lalka
 Kina Helios
 Cinema City
 Kino Klub Filmowy Ferment
 Multikino (centar Arkady Wrocławskie)

Gospodarstvo
U Wrocławu se proizvode autobusi, vagoni, kućna oprema, kemijska sredstva i elektronika. Zadnjih se godina ubrzano razvija informatički sektor. Grad je, nakon Varšave, najvažnije poljsko financijsko središte. Mnoge financijske institucije imaju sjedište u gradu. Grad je također značajni centar farmaceutske industrije.

Obrazovanje

Wrocław je jedno od važnijih sveučilišnih središta u Poljskoj. Od visokoškolskih ustanova se izdvajaju: Wrocławsko sveučilište (Uniwersytet Wrocławski), Tehničko sveučilište u Wrocławu (Politechnika Wrocławska), Ekonomsko sveučilište (Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny), Prirodoznanstveno sveučilište (Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy),
Medicinska akademija (Akademia Medyczna im. Piastów Śląskich), Muzička akademija (Akademia Muzyczna im. K. Lipińskiego), Likovna akademija (Akademia Sztuk Pięknych).

Promet

Kroz Wrocław prolaze: Državna cesta br. 5, Državna cesta br. 8, Državna cesta br. 94. Manjim dijelom grada prolazi i autocesta A4.

Wrocław je važno željezničko čvorište, a nalazi se na sljedećim željezničkim linijama: Leszno-Poznań, Opole-Lubliniec, Legnica-Zgorzelec, Głogów-Zielona Góra, Kłodzko-Kudowa Zdrój, Wałbrzych-Jelenia Góra, Oleśnica-Ostrów Wielkopolski. Željezničke veze dovode do mnogih gradova, npr. Poznanj, Szczecin, Gdanjsk, Łódź, Varšava, Katowice, Krakov i Berlin.

Osim toga, grad ima i međunarodni aerodrom, kao i riječnu luku na Odri

Javni gradski prijevoz
Javni prijevoz u Wrocławu se odvija tramvajima i autobusima. Premda je wrocławska tramvajska mreža jedna od većih u državi, mnogi gusto naseljeni dijelovi grada u nju nisu integrirani, već u njima prometuju gradski autobusi. Glavninu javnog gradskog prijevoza obavlja gradsko poduzeće MPK Wrocław, a neki manji privatni prijevoznici imaju koncesiju na nekoliko autobusnih linija.

Sport

 nogomet: Śląsk Wrocław, Ślęza Wrocław.
 košarka
 muškarci: Śląsk Wrocław
 žene: WTK Ślęza Wrocław
 moto trke: WTS Sparta Wrocław
 rukomet: Śląsk Wrocław
 boks: Gwardia Wrocław
 odbojka: Gwardia Wrocław
 američki nogomet: The Crew

Wrocław je jedan od gradova u kojem će se održavati Europsko prvenstvo u nogometu 2012.

Svjetske igre domaćin u 2017.

Svake godine grad domaćin Wroclaw maraton.

Zanimljivosti

 1842. - sagrađena prva željeznička pruga na području današnje Poljske (Željeznica Gornje Šleske, polj. Kolej Górnośląska, njem. Oberschlesische Eisenbahn), koja je povezivala Wrocław i Mysłowice
 1893. - pušten u promet prvi električni tramvaj na području današnje Poljske
 grad je četvrti u Europi po broju mostova  (uključjući i pješačke), iza Amsterdama, Venecije i Sankt Peterburga
 wrocławski Ratusz je jedna od najstarijih gradskih vijećnica u Poljskoj
 premda nikad nije ugostio olimpijske igre, grad ima Olimpijski stadion

Panorame grada

Gradovi prijatelji
 - Breda
 - Dresden
 - Charlotte
 - Guadalajara
 - Hradec Králové
 - Kaunas
 - Vienne  (departman)
 - Lavov
 - Ramat Gan
 - Wiesbaden

Poznate osobe
 Hugo von Pohl njemački admiral i vojni zapovjednik iz prvog svjetskog rata, rođen u Wrocławu

Literatura
 Norman Davies, R. Moorhouse: Mikrokosmos. Portret miasta środkowoeuropejskiego. Vratislavia. Breslau. Wrocław, Krakow, 2002.
 Karol Maleczyński, M. Morelowski, A. Ptaszycka: Wrocław. Rozwój urbanistyczny, Warszawa, 1956.
 W. Długoborski, J. Gierowski, K. Maleczyński: Dzieje Wrocławia do roku 1807, Warszawa, 1958.
 Mariusz Urbanek: Dolny Śląsk. Siedem stroń świata, Wrocław, 2003.
 Waldemar Fydrych: Żywoty Mężów Pomarańczowych, 2001.

Izvori

Vanjske poveznice

Službene stranice
Službene stranice
Vodič kroz grad

Povijest
Wratislaviae Amici - Wrocław na staroj i novoj fotografiji
Wrocław nekad i danas

Javni gradski prijevoz
Gradsko prometno poduzeće MPK Wrocław
Poduzeće Dolnośląskie Linie Autobusowe

Gradovi u Poljskoj


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Wrestling state championships: Freshman Robert Melise the unlikely hero as Phillipsburg beats Southern for Group 4 title
Updated: Aug. 25, 2019, 6:12 a.m. | Published: Feb. 16, 2014, 3:55 p.m.
Phillipsburg and Southern Regional teams face off in the 2014 Group 4 Wrestling Championships at Pine Belt Arena in Toms River.
Gallery: Phillipsburg and Southern Regional teams face off in the 2014 Group 4 Wrestling Championships at Pine Belt Arena in Toms River.
By James Kratch | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
02/16 - 4:00 PM Wrestling
Southern 21
Phillipsburg 32
Complete Box Score »
Robert Melise moved down the Phillipsburg High bench, wearing a gray Garfield T-shirt with his singlet straps dangling at his waist.
He climbed over his teammates' bags, slapping a few outstretched hands before grabbing a seat on the edge of the mat and taking a few well-deserved deep breaths while considering his accomplishment.
It is not every day an unheralded freshman becomes an instant immortal for one of the state's most storied wrestling programs.
Melise entered the day with a 2-4 career record, both victories having come by forfeit. But that meant little after he hit a stunning reversal and pinned Southern's Jesse Bauta at heavyweight to help lift the Stateliners, No. 7 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, to their first undefeated season in 44 years with a 32-21 victory over No. 6 Southern in the NJSIAA Group 4 final on Sunday at Pine Belt Arena in Toms River.
"I was told to go out there, have fun and not give up bonus (points)," Melise said. "I'll be honest. In the beginning, I did not think I was going to pin that kid. It was a complete shock to me as much as everyone else."
The state championship is Phillipsburg's 18th in its history and completes an 18-0 season for the Stateliners, who last went unbeaten during the 1969-70 campaign.
"It's amazing," said 106-pounder Brandon Paetzell, who followed up Melise with a match-clinching major decision. "I can't even explain how I feel right now. I am just so happy. I can't even ..."
Melise's victory had the Phillipsburg faithful equally at a loss for words, with tears welling in the eyes of some when the redheaded rookie's hand was raised to a thunderous ovation.
LOOK BACK AT BOUT-BY-BOUT LIVE UPDATES
Melise, who downed a gallon of water before weigh-ins to gain enough weight to be eligible to wrestle at heavyweight, was a significant underdog against Bauta, who entered with a 19-2 record. And that showed early on, as Bauta took control and led, 6-3, in the second period.
But Melise got his opening and realized he was in position to hit a move teammate Tim Hinkle has drilled with him at practice all season. Melise got Bauta's wrist and then hit a Peterson for the reversal. He went for the headlock Hinkle attempts on him in practice, putting Bauta on his back. All Melise had to do was hold him down and wait for the whistle, which finally came at 3:34.
"I hit it and said, 'Wow, it actually kind of worked,'" Melise recalled. "And then I hear the pin and I said, 'Now that really worked.' When I got up, so many thoughts were buzzing through my mind. I did not realize I had won that match. I was in such a state of shock."
His team and its loyal fans were in a state of euphoria. Melise's fall turned a tenuous 22-15 lead with four bouts left against Southern (21-1) into a commanding 28-15 lead with three to go. Paetzell then clinched the state title in the next bout and it was time to look forward to the traditional firetruck-led parade down Main Street in Phillipsburg that would come later in the evening.
"It seemed like most of our town was out there supporting the kids," Phillipsburg coach Dave Post said. "How can they not rise to the occasion when they have the entire town of Phillipsburg behind them?"
James Kratch: jkratch@njschoolsports.com; Twitter: @JamesKratchHS

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World Report: "Czech election results leave US radar station's future uncertain," Antiwar.com, October 28, 2008.
"Czech election results leave US radar station's future uncertain," Antiwar.com, October 28, 2008.
...too close to call at the moment.
A major defeat in this weekend's elections has left the Czech Republic's coalition government teetering and Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek under growing pressure to resign and hold new national elections, but it has also put the unpopular US radar station in serious jeopardy.
Residents near the proposed site have been protesting its construction for months, and polls show the Czech people strongly against it, but the center-right government pressed on in spite of this. The government has insisted that the radar, part of a US missile defense system, would be a national security boon. The populace seems reluctant to make themselves a potential battleground in the growing tension between the US and Russia.


This landscape testifies to nature's size, beauty, and diversity - huge mountains, rugged foothills, deep canyons, vast caverns, and the world's largest trees! Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks lie side by side in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of the San Joaquin Valley. Visitor activities vary by season and elevation (1,370' to 14,494').
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park has 14 campground areas.
There are 1,236 campsites at this Park.


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Think this song is about you?
Reuters ran an interesting piece about Pakistan's popular Bhangra singer Abrar-ul-Haq. The Pakistani High Court has upheld a girl's request that he remove her name from the lyrics of one of his songs after she complained that male students at her college teased her by singing the song when she passed by. She had been missing classes.
It reminds me of a wonderful documentary I once saw where researchers went looking for the original Peggy Sue (of Buddy Holly fame), Emily (from the Pink Floyd song "See Emily Play") and others. The ones they found were quite happy to be cited. Here's a fun question: which song character would you most like to meet?
Tip of the week: Melanie De Biasio
The meaning of Mika's "Grace Kelly"


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September 07, 2018 In line with the Prime Minister's pledge for austerity, the following official vehicles are being auctioned on 17-09-2018 at 1000 hours at the Prime Minister House, Islamabad.
August 15, 2018 Prime Minister's Office (Internal) invites sealed tenders from well reputed firms of Rawalpindi/Islamabad for supply of "Toiletries/Miscellaneous Items" during F/Y 2018-19.
May 23, 2018 Sealed bids/quotations are invited for supply of "Tyres / Tubes / Flaps" of different types / sizes.
May 14, 2018 Sealed Tenders/Quotations are invited for supply of stationery and miscellaneous items..
May 10, 2018 Sealed Tenders/Quotations are invited for supply of "40,000 sq. ft. Korean Grass".
May 04, 2018 PM's Office (Internal) invites sealed tenders for supply of "Medical Equipments"..


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Q: Got error "Cannot return null for non-nullable field Joke.id" in Prisma2 I have a simple prisma.schema ⸺
model Joke {
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model Author {
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The commented one works while the uncommented doesn't & gives me error "Cannot return null for non-nullable field Joke.id.". Why? I want to access jokes by a particular author by calling ctx.photon.authors. How can I achieve that?
Also, getJokeByAuthor's return type is [Joke]? Where does it get that? Shouldn't it be [Author] now that I'm returning ctx.photon.authors?

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WALLA WALLA ORGANICS
Meet Dan and Sarah McClure, Growers/Owners
Walla Walla Organics owners Dan and Sarah McClure have been married since 1985 and partners in business since 1990. A Walla Walla native, Dan studied agriculture at Montana State University where he met Sarah, a Montana native. After graduating in agriculture business (and after four years of great skiing!) Dan spent 2 1/2 years in Saudi Arabia leading a foreign crew constructing center pivot irrigation systems. Sarah who graduated in business accounting (CPA) worked in Kalispell, Montana until they married in 1985.
After a honeymoon year in Sweden working for a company developing a linear irrigation system, Dan and Sarah moved back to the Walla Walla Valley at which time they went into partnership with Dan's father purchasing the local John Deere dealership, Tumac Machinery. Later, Dan's younger brother, Mike, joined the business. After 26 years of "green blood" (literally living the John Deer brand) including expanding the business to Kubota Tractor and Yamaha Motorcycle dealerships around the region, Dan eventually found the path to full time farming, his true passion. Sarah who had been working at a local accounting firm left to join the family business, too.
The McClures have three sons, Nathan who is a Walla Walla High School English teacher also coaches wrestling and football, and is married to Elizabeth who works for the Blue Mountain Community Foundation. Middle son, Colin, works in land conservation in Winnett, Montana while the youngest, Joel, lives in Bozeman, Montana working at the local natural foods co-op grocery store.
Beginning in 2001, Dan and Sarah became partners in a Walla Walla Sweet Onion farming business. A while later, they began raising certified organic Walla Walla Sweet Onions as well and in 2011, Dan started organic farming full time. The name was changed to Walla Walla Organics, a new logo was developed, and the onions were then sold under the organic farm's own name and label. They haven't looked back since!
© 2018 Walla Walla Organics


Rani Mahal is a beautiful palace which is decorated with colorful multi shaded paintings and artworks in its fences and walls. This familiar Rani Mahal is now changed as a museum that holds a massive collection of artworks. The museum has a wide collection of sculptures and painting of the period of 9th and 12th centuries AD.
This far-famed palace was the dwelling place of the queen Rani Bai and this palace was constructed during the late 18th century. This palace comprises of arched chambers in the region of the open courtyard. This gives a magnificent outlook and it stands as a good sign for the distinctive architectural work of Bundelkhand.


Click the links below for a selection of the best pubs, restaurants, cafes, hotels and other places to eat and drink around Ullswater.
Fine and casual Dining. Popular Ratchers Tavern & Kilners Coffee Shop. Pets allowed in Tavern.
B&B in Glenridding by Ullswater. Newly refurbished ensuite rooms, including family rooms.
The Ramblers Bar & Candleroom is situated within the hotel's grounds and has always quenched the thirst of walkers and holiday makers alike, so whether you've just been for a walk up Helvellyn or are simply passing through, this newly refurbished bar offers real ales and great food that can be enjoyed in comfort. Children, dogs and boots are very welcome!


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Q: BPEL apache ODe deploy Could anyone point me how to deploy a BPEL in Apache Ode from java? Is there any convenient way to  create the deploy.xml file and then deploy it? Creating it with plain XML and then saving to the process directory doesn't look nice.

A: For the deployment you can use the deployment API provided via Web service or the hot deployment (by copying the deployable to the processes directory).
There is no generator for the deploy.xml, however, the schema is straight-forward. ODE has a XMLBeans-based java object model in the bpel-schemas module (see org.apache.ode.bpel.dd.DeployDocument). The Eclipse BPEL designer also contains a EMF-based metamodel for the same schema and tries to guess some smart defaults based on the WSDLs used.


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Does the Qur'an Deny The Truth Of Other Religions?
By Kabir Helminski
A kind Rabbi, interested in building bridges between Islam and Judaism, recently wrote to me and suggested that I would be destroying my credibility by "trying to whitewash Islam." I thanked him for taking the time to write and for offering his opinion. I get where he's coming from, and it will be helpful as I go forward to keep his critique in mind. I have no intention of ignoring the abuses and crimes done in the name of Islam, but neither is it my intention to concentrate on those distortions.
My purpose here is to make the case that intrinsic Qur'anic values are not some barbaric medieval system of dogma and rigid rules, but that these values are fundamentally harmonious with the best of Western Civilization. Some may disagree that the Qur'an could ever be the basis for such humane and uplifting values, but I feel it is important for people to hear what the Qur'an has to say about the fundamental issues.
If someone were to be so ambitious as to write a series on the "Highest Values of Western Civilization," one could also see it as a whitewash of history, as well as an unrealistic and problematic undertaking. What I hope to show, however, is the beneficence and justice coherently expressed in the Qur'an, and to make the case that these Qur'anic values can contribute to social justice and harmony among human communities.
Islamic Ecumenicism
Of all the distortions and misconceptions about Islam one of the most important to dispel is the idea that Islam claims to be the one true religion and rejects the truth of other religions. The Qur'an bears witness to a history of prophetic revelations that have come to humanity, bringing essentially the same truth: the beneficence of God. It would be incorrect to say that Islam claims to be the only religion acceptable to God. What the Qur'an does claim is this: it confirms what still remains of the truth of other religions and offers a critique of how the original message of these Prophets has, to some extent, been distorted and corrupted by human beings.
The two most significant ways that the original "Message" is distorted, according to many examples in the Qur'an, is through the granting of special power and privilege to religious authorities and the proliferation of legal prescriptions leading to an oppressive and complex religious law (sound familiar?). Consider, for instance, this: Say: "Have you ever considered all the means of sustenance which God has bestowed upon you from on high - and which you thereupon divide into 'things forbidden' (Haram) and 'things lawful' (Halal)?" Say: "Has God given you permission - or do you, perchance, attribute your own guesswork to God?" But what will they think - they who attribute their own lying inventions to God -on the Day of Resurrection? Behold, God is indeed limitless in His bounty unto human beings - but most of them are ungrateful. (Quran: 10:59)
Islamophobes and narrow-minded Muslims may both quote a verse that says "The only religion in the sight of God is Islam" (Qur'an 3:19). What is overlooked, however, is that the word Islam here applies to a relationship with the Divine, "submission" or "consent," not a religion as is commonly understood. At the time this verse was revealed the practice and beliefs of the community of Muhammad were very rudimentary -- a simple Abrahamic monotheism. Furthermore, Jews and Christians of former times were also referred to as "Muslim," and not only the followers of these religions, but also the circling stars and all of nature are described as "muslim" (note the lower case "m")!
Is It True That Islam Was Spread By Military Conquest?
No. True Islam cannot be spread by force or coercion. While it is true that during the early period of its expansion its adherents established an empire and civilization that stretched from Spain, North Africa, the Middle East, and all the way to India, Islamic Law also granted self-determination to Christians, Jews, and other religions. The establishment of Islamic rule was not synonymous with the imposition of the Islamic religion on the people within its domain. Many Christian sects, for instance, received greater freedom under Islamic rule than they had known under Byzantine Christian rule. These non-Muslim communities received the status of "protected peoples" and exemption from military service in exchange for a small tax (Jizya).
We can still read today a copy of a letter written by the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, to the Monastery of Saint Catherine in the Sinai Desert of Egypt, granting protection and privilege to this monastic community even while monasticism was not a part of Islamic practice. (Islam prefers that its most spiritual members be integrated into everyday life and not remove themselves fro the gene pool.)
Does Islam permit forced conversion?
No, the acceptance of Islam must be an act of free will. Conversion by any kind of coercion was universally condemned by Islamic scholars. Obviously, a coerced conversion would have little value to the converted and no value in the eyes of God.
Is It True That Apostasy From Islam Is Punishable By Death?
The idea that apostasy may be punishable by death stems from a time in the early days of Islam when a tribe that had voluntarily embraced Islam and established a treaty, renounced that treaty and in so doing took the side of forces that were attacking the nascent Islamic community. In such a case leaving Islam really amounted to sedition and violation of a treaty.
In actual practice the application of capital punishment for apostasy has been rare. Moreover, there is no sanction for such a punishment in the Qur'an. It is known that during the lifetime of the Prophet, when certain people left Islam after initially converting, he did not prescribe a punishment.
Finally, I would hope that Muslims in all lands would unequivocally defend the right of people to follow their conscience in matters of faith.
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FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Kenneth S. Hemphill announced his retirement as president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary April 8 to take a new position as national strategist for the Southern Baptist Convention's "Empowering Kingdom Growth" movement.
Hemphill's new work, after nine years as president of Southwestern, will be a joint venture with the SBC Executive Committee and LifeWay Christian Resources in Nashville, Tenn., to begin this summer.
Billy Graham returns to Texas for 4-day Metroplex Mission
By David Porter, posted October 18, 2002 in
FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--At 83 and battling Parkinson's disease -- and with former President George Bush providing the introduction -- evangelist Billy Graham made a historic return to north Texas to launch his Metroplex Mission Oct. 17-20 at Texas Stadium in Irving.
Be vigilant against pornography, Land exhorts Southwestern faculty
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FORT WORTH, Texas (BP)--Seminary professors must guard themselves and prepare ministers to avoid the trap of pornography, the president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission said in a faculty retreat at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Aug. 15.
Surviving the Storms of Life
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Parent-teen book gives guidance from Richard Ross & Gus Reyes
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Southwestern theology dean faces reassignment decision
By David Porter, posted December 3, 2001 in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
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Coinciding with the release of the studio's films being added for streaming on Netflix, the soundtracks to nearly all of the Studio Ghibli films are now available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Google Play, and more.
The blurb for the Essentials playlist on Apple Music (link above) reads: "Prolific composer Joe Hisaishi has created delicate and sweeping orchestral pieces for directors like Hayao Miyazaki, while pop-based theme songs for films such as My Neighbor Totoro and Ponyo have been delighting listeners around the globe for decades."
Joe Hisaishi has been dubbed as the 'John Williams of Japan', and the studio often requests early compositions during pre-production of its films to shape the writing.
As well as the soundtracks you will find 15 'image albums' filled with music inspired by the films - in total 693 tracks are available to stream.


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Colleen brings to AARC a spirit of professionalism, enthusiasm, passion, and teamwork. She epitomizes the spirit of AARC which is centered on serving the Penn community. She has been at AARC since August 2007 and is AARC's link for faculty, staff, students, campus organizations and community partners. She has over 20 years of counseling, program planning, and training development experience. She holds a B.S. in Social Rehabilitation/Social Service from Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas and a Master's in Public Administration with a concentration in Non-Profit Management from Keller Graduate School of Management. She is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.


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Lakers Rumors: LeBron James' Camp Pursued Tom Thibodeau as Assistant Coach
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LeBron James' camp has reached out to former Minnesota Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau to gauge his interest in joining the Los Angeles Lakers as a top assistant coach, according to The Athletic's Frank Isola.
Isola noted Monday, though, there are a variety of factors that may keep Thibodeau from accepting an assistant job in L.A.:
"Thibodeau, however, is owed a lot of money from the Minnesota Timberwolves and the feeling is that he would prefer a head coaching job. Thibodeau has the resume and income to be patient. Plus, after dealing with an unstable management group in Minnesota, Thibodeau may be taking a wait-and-see approach with the 'new-look' Lakers."
Per Isola, James' camp let Thibodeau know that he would be a "huge asset to have on the bench." The four-time league MVP reportedly has the "utmost respect" for the defensive-minded coach.
Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports reported Monday that the Lakers and former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue were working towards a deal. ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski (h/t Showtime Forum) reported Lue was interested in adding Thibodeau to his potential staff.
Thibodeau spent nearly two decades the NBA as an assistant coach before getting his first head coaching opportunity in 2010 with the Chicago Bulls. He led Chicago to the playoffs in each of his five years on the job, guiding them to 62 wins and the Eastern Conference Finals while being named the 2010-11 NBA Coach of the Year.
The Timberwolves hired Thibodeau in 2016 as head coach and president of basketball operations. In 2017-18, he helped the franchise snap a 13-year playoff drought.
He was fired in January following a 19-21 start to the season, which was plagued by the early-season Jimmy Butler trade saga.
The 61-year-old Thibodeau has a career 352-246 record in seven-plus seasons as a head coach.
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China reaffirms commitment to success of CPEC project
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Chinese President Xi Jinping has reaffirmed his commitment to the success of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project; a network of roads, railway and pipelines between the long-time allies.
In a letter which the Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong delivered to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad on Thursday, President Xi also reaffirmed support to an abiding all-weather bilateral relationship between Pakistan and China which is characterizing the two countries as Iron Brothers.
The Chinese president thanked the Pakistani premier for the hospitality extended to him and the excellent arrangements made to ensure the success of his visit.
Xi Jinping paid a two-day official visit to Pakistan from April 20 to 21 and during his stay in Islamabad, both Pakistan and China signed 51 agreements and memorandums of understandings (MoUs) worth $46 billion covering key development projects in the infrastructure, energy and communication sectors under the ambit of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
The CPEC is a development megaproject that aims to connect Gwadar Port in southwestern Pakistan to China's northwestern autonomous region of Xinjiang, via a network of highways, railways and pipelines to transport oil and gas.
The economic corridor is considered central to China–Pakistan relations and will run about 3,000 km from Gwadar to Kashgar. Overall construction costs are estimated at $46 billion, with the entire project expected to be completed in several years.
The corridor is an extension of China's proposed 21st century Silk Road initiative.
"This is the biggest overseas investment by China announced yet and the corridor is expected to be operational within three years and will be a strategic game changer in the region, which would go a long way in making Pakistan a richer and stronger entity than ever before," according to a Firstpost report. (Courtesy-Wikipedia)
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Are Open-Plan Offices Really The Way Forward?
Perfect for boosting employee performance or total productivity killer? Science has its say
Vaibhav Joshi
Features Writer, Entrepreneur Asia-Pacific
From group outings to team building exercises, most companies all over the world are always trying out new initiatives in an effort to improve teamwork among their employees. While some of them catch on, others aren't as successful. One such method that has become quite popular of late has been open-plan offices, and the jury is still out on whether it has been a success or not.
The Idea Behind Open Plan Offices
By tearing down the physical walls that divided the workspace into cubicles and private offices companies intended to bring down the metaphorical walls between their employees, thus increasing communication and fostering an environment of collaboration in the office. The idea was that with more easy access to their colleagues, office workers would interact more and work would get done more efficiently.
The Surprising Drawbacks
While it sounds quite easy and achievable in theory, the reality doesn't quite reflect it. In fact, studies have made a strong case against open office plans, claiming that they're actually a hindrance to collaboration and teamwork. A study entitled 'The impact of the 'open' workspace on human collaboration' published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences in July used empirical evidence rather than self-reported data to prove that point.
The study was conducted in the offices of an unnamed Fortune 500 company. Its employees wore people analytics badges that tracked conversations through sensors which gave the researchers data that they then compared against changes in online communication. Rather than an increase in communication and collaboration, the researchers found that conversations via email and instant messaging (IM) increased significantly after the open office redesign. For most employees, face-to-face interaction decreased and overall productivity also took a hit.
Before the switch to the open office plan, employees had been meeting face to face for nearly 5.8 hours per person over three weeks. That number went down to 1.7 hours after the redesign, with participants spending 72 per cent less time interacting in person in the open space. Email traffic increased dramatically, with employees sending 56 per cent more emails to other participants in the study. IM messages increased as well, both in terms of messages sent and total word count (67 per cent and 75 per cent respectively).
Interestingly, this study showed that it's not just a case of people taking their interactions online as soon as spatial boundaries disappeared. Instead, they began emailing more with some people and communicating less with others, which suggests that an open office can reconfigure employee networks, which has an impact on the way teams work.
The researchers put their surprising results down to the fact that people feel they're on display when engaged in creative tasks. That's why part of their mind is preoccupied with social pressures—knowing that others are watching limits the degree to which workers might creatively solve a problem and therefore be more productive. In other words, the workers worry more about looking busy than concentrating on the job at hand. "While it is possible to bring chemical substances together under specific conditions of temperature and pressure to form the desired compound, more factors seem to be at work in achieving a similar effect with humans," the researchers said in summation.
This was backed up by an earlier study involving workers in a Chinese factory. Entitled 'The Transparency Paradox: A Role for Privacy in Organizational Learning and Operational Control', it was published in Administrative Science Quarterly in June 2012. The factory operated several identical assembly lines spaced closely together to allow managers to improve operations and replicate innovations on one line across others by watching workers closely, thus increasing productivity and driving down production costs. However, the researchers found the reverse to be true as productivity slowed down when the manager was watching and picked back up again when the workers were unsupervised.
"We assume that when we can see something, we understand it better," said lead author Ethan S. Bernstein. "In this particular environment, and perhaps many others, what managers were seeing wasn't real. It was a show being put on for an audience. When the audience was gone, the real show went on, and that show was more productive."
Open office plans might be productivity killers, but it's not all bad. Recent research suggests that this working arrangement comes with health benefits for the employees. According to research published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine in September 2018, this layout is linked to higher levels of physical activity while at work, and lower levels of stress outside the office.
The researchers recruited 231 US government workers from four different sites and three different types of office environment. Data from the heart sensors and physical activity monitors that they all wore showed that workers in open-plan offices with open bench configurations were 20 per cent more physically active than workers in cubicles and 32 per cent more active than those in private offices. Higher levels of physical activity were also linked with lower stress levels outside the workplace. "Given the importance of physical activity to health, the fact that office workstation type may influence how much people move at work should not be overlooked in the health field," write the researchers.
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Brady and NASW: Partnering to Prevent Gun Violence Through Outreach
Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Gun violence prevention starts with public awareness -- about safe storage, Extreme Risk laws, background checks, and more -- and public awareness requires outreach.
Enter social workers. The estimated 640,000 social workers across America help clients in some of the most vulnerable situations cope with physical, mental, and environmental challenges. As part of this service, they are uniquely positioned to prevent incidents of gun violence by providing safety recommendations on how to securely store guns in the home.
To support these important public health and safety advocates, the Brady Campaign has partnered with the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the largest association of social workers in the United States, to release a joint briefing on tools for social workers to prevent gun violence to NASW's 130,000 social worker members. These recommendations include specific guidance on asking clients about the presence of guns in the home, and on how to counsel clients on the safe storage of guns.
Discussions of firearms in the home are sometimes considered potentially challenging for health and safety professionals like social workers and doctors, who are not always accustomed to discussing the topic. Broaching secure storage of guns in the home as a safety issue, on par with childproofing the home environment for toddlers or changing the batteries in a smoke detector, is often the best way to introduce the topic. With 4.6 million children in America growing up in a home with a loaded, unlocked gun, and 8 children shot each day in incidents of Family Fire - unintentional injuries or deaths due to unsecured guns in the home - social workers' outreach on safe storage couldn't be more urgent.
In addition to information about safe storage outreach, the briefing covers Brady and NASW's commitment to the following gun violence prevention priorities:
Extreme Risk Laws: ERPOs, or Extreme Risk Protection Orders, serve as an important tool to keep persons in crisis from harming themselves and others.
Background Checks: Background checks for every gun purchased in America will keep guns out of the hands of those who should not access them, preventing gun violence injuries and deaths.
Crime Guns: Transparency in tracking crime guns and holding gun dealers who sell them accountable for negligent sales practices is crucial in reducing gun violence in our communities.
Assault Weapons Ban: Assault weapons have been used in nearly every major mass shooting of the modern era. The renewal of an assault weapons ban is an important step in preventing the loss of life from gun violence.
Brady and NASW have plans to engage in additional joint outreach work in the future, including an upcoming webinar to present the details covered in the briefing. Boosting support for the dedicated outreach workers who promote health and safety of clients around the country will help us prevent the gun violence injuries or deaths of tomorrow -- and the future to come.
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Apple May Introduce 'Biggest Camera Jump Ever' in Next-Generation iPhone
Tuesday November 18, 2014 12:57 pm PST by Juli Clover
Apple may introduce its "biggest camera jump ever" in the next-generation iPhone, according to Daring Fireball's John Gruber (via The Tech Block). In a recent episode of his podcast The Talk Show, Gruber said that he heard "from a birdie of a birdie" that Apple is working on major camera improvements.
The specific thing I heard is that next years camera might be the biggest camera jump ever. I don't even know what sense this makes, but I've heard that it's some kind of weird two-lens system where the back camera uses two lenses and it somehow takes it up into DSLR quality imagery.
Gruber says that he's heard that Apple's rear camera could incorporate a two-lens system, which sounds somewhat similar to the Duo Lens camera that was introduced with the HTC One M8. In the One M8, a standard sensor is combined with an "Ultrapixel" sensor that lets in much more light to improve image quality. The secondary lens in the M8 is used to provide additional image information to the first lens, which also lets the focus be shifted.
Another two lens system that hints at what a two-lens setup in the iPhone might be capable of is being developed by Corephotonics. Corephotonics' system takes advantage of two lenses with separate focal lengths, switching between lenses to magnify distant subjects without the need for a traditional zoom.
With two lenses, the Corephotonics system compares images taken from both, choosing the clearest pixels for the best overall photo. It also utilizes a lens that only snaps black and white images, improving fidelity and allowing in additional light.
Given the fact that there's little information on what Apple's actually working on for its next-generation iPhone, it's hard to say whether a potential two-lens system would work in the same way as the above examples, but two-lens cameras are a new frontier that manufacturers are exploring in order to improve image quality while keeping devices slim.
Apple's iPhone has long been the most popular camera choice on image sharing site Flickr, and over the years, Apple has embraced iPhone photography. Each new iPhone iteration includes significant camera improvements, with its "S" upgrades often bringing the biggest improvements. With the iPhone 4s, for example, Apple introduced an improved 8-megapixel camera that marked a large jump in quality over the iPhone 4 camera, and with the iPhone 5s, Apple included an improved sensor, an aperture of f/2.2, a True-Tone flash feature, better autofocus, and a new "Slo-Mo" mode.
Apple introduced some impressive camera improvements with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, including a new Apple-designed image signal processor with Focus Pixels, but it's possible even better camera improvements are being saved for the introduction of the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus in 2015.
Just yesterday longtime Apple supplier Sony unveiled a new 21-megapixel "stacked" sensor with ultra fast autofocus and 4K HDR video. While the 21-megapixel version is unlikely to make its way into iOS devices, it's possible that Apple's next iPhone could incorporate an upcoming Sony 16-megapixel sensor that includes the same impressive features.
bpeeps
Gotta sell that S update somehow.
street.cory
We took the one thing you love about iPhone and doubled it. Introducing the iPhone 6S+, now with double protruding camera lenses.
Queue the "I dont want more MP, I want IQ". posts.
Queue "ugh, we need more storage capacity then" posts.
I personally would like an Image Sensor close to the level of a DSLR, 10+mp with improved IQ, HDR, Aperture, etc. Would also love the options to shoot in a Low, Med, High level of JPG quality and un/compressed files too.
derek4484
I think 8MP is plenty "big" enough. Just keep working to improve the quality of photo. Taking 21 MP photos with your phone...what good does that do? The vast majority of people just post pics to facebook or twitter anyways. Who needs 13, 21, or 40 MP photos. But we all want better quality photos.
HobeSoundDarryl
I'm going to hold out for the 3-lens iPhone :rolleyes:
But 4 lenses (one at each corner) all protruding could give Barbie & Ken a great pool and Air Hockey table for the Barbie Dream Home.
What we really need is "thinner". That is always what is most important. Since the camera part seems to have a problem with thin, maybe it should go? And the battery is a big hog of internal space so if it could go too, Apple could really thin out the next iPhone. In fact, why not just move all of the internals OUTSIDE the future iPhone so that we can get the thinnest possible iPhone? ;)
mozumder
They really need to get that image-stabilization into the smaller model first...
MacOSXI
A phone filming in 4K with only 16 GB of storage :D How long could you film in 4K, 3 minutes ?
CmdrLaForge
With a small sensor like in the iPhone you will never end up with DSLR like picture quality. Simply matter of physics.
macduke
It's simple: One protruding camera wobbles on a desk. But two protruding cameras opposite of each other fixes the wobble! ;)
I thought so Apple didn't fight the megapixel war?
Have you not been here very long? When Apple's specs are strong, they are touted to no end. When the other guys specs are better, the rule is to marginalize them by talking about the "overall user experience" and the "whole system". Get with the program. ;)


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Quotes tagged "columbine"
"There were some really good-looking girls running with their hands over their heads. Did those kids try to have sex with any of those good-looking girls? They didn't even do that? At least if you're going to kill yourself and kill the kids, why wouldn't you have some sex? If I was going to kill some people, I'd take them out with sex."
— Howard Stern, Flashback: Howard Stern On Columbine: "There were some really good-looking girls running with their hands over their heads."
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"The news station asked the student for information, to which the student replied that he had their station on and was trying to figure out what was happening himself."
— Chrissy Stockton, Everything You Didn't Know About Columbine, And What It Tells Us about How To Stop Mass Shootings
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"It is an axiom of journalism that disaster stories begin in confusion and grow clearer over time. Facts rush in, the fog lifts, an accurate picture solidifies. The public accepts this. But the final portrait is often furthest from the truth."
— Dave Cullen, Columbine
Tagged: Journalism, columbine, Media, Fake News
"We remember Columbine as a pair of outcast Goths from the Trench Coat Mafia snapping and tearing through their high school hunting down jocks to settle a long-running feud. Almost none of that happened."
Tagged: columbine, Violence, Media
"At the age of 13, I was raped for the first time and then shortly after, the blame was placed on me for a hit list and bomb threat that took place at my middle school right after Columbine. So, I went away into the system from the age of 13 to the age of 18, where I struggled with more self-injury and suicide attempts. I saw the reality of untreated mental illness in the system and I saw how people would abuse themselves, stop at nothing to try and take their lives, and even saw suicides happen before my eyes at that young age."
— Amy Bleuel, Interview: Project Semicolon Founder Amy Bleuel Shares Her Story
Tagged: Rape, pedophilia, columbine, Self-Injury, Suicide
"He'd possessed all the key elements of a school shooter: hormones, misery, ammunition. People wondered how something like Columbine could happen. Jude wondered why it didn't happen more often."
— Joe Hill, Heart-Shaped Box
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Join Region 2 TONIGHT (Saturday, February 9) at St. Paul UCC in Columbia for BUNCO Night. The event supports DuBois Center and Kindercottage.
Bunco is an exciting dice game that is easy to learn. Children as young as 10 or 11 can be successful and have fun, so make sure to bring the whole family! Doors open at 6:30 pm and play begins at 7 pm. Cost to play is just $10 per person and a silent auction and 50/50 raffle will also be available. All proceeds benefit DuBois Center and our mission.
This year, Bunco Night is again being paired with an effort to "Fill the Cupboard" at Kindercottage. By February, the major food collection holidays are a distant memory and cupboards need restocking – so make sure to bring non-perishable food items to donate to the cause.
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It's rare and sad to see such stories, highlighted by his arrest Tuesday on first-degree murder, five counts of attempted murder and other charges related to a drive-by shooting April 20 that killed a Fort Pierce teenager in Gifford.
More:Former Sebastian River High School football star Jamal Riggins Jr. charged with murder
Sebastian River High School football fans rooted for Riggins, 19, of Vero Beach, a defensive leader on two of the Sharks' best seasons in 2015 and 2016. But not even one of the nation's top prospects has infinite opportunities when the courts are involved.
As a junior, Riggins committed in February 2016 to play at Wake Forest University. At the time, he'd rejected more than 15 other offers, including those from such powerhouses as Louisiana State and Southern California.
Wake Forest is known more as an academic institution than a football factory. It's ranked 27th among national universities by U.S. News and World Report. It accepts only 30 percent of applicants.
MORE: Former Sebastian football star charged with homicide in drive-by shooting
A few weeks into his senior year, Riggins — then ranked No. 2 on the TCPalm Super 11 football list — decommitted and re-opened his search.
With a high GPA and quality SAT scores, the 6-foot-3, 210-pound Riggins was ranked as a three-star recruit and the No. 52 inside linebacker nationally by 247Sports.com.
MORE: Jamal Riggins shows why he's second on the TCPalm Super 11
Then came Nov. 18, 2016, a week after Sebastian River won its first playoff football game and hosted a second-round contest. Late in the first quarter, Daytona Beach-Mainland scored a touchdown. Riggins was ejected for throwing a punch at an opponent.
"Losing Jamal Riggins killed us," Kevin Pettis, Sebastian's coach, said after a 36-7 loss.
It turns out the ejection led to a decision by Riggins, then 18, that killed his chance of graduating on time.
Instead of the coaching staff ordering Riggins to take off his pads and remain on the sideline, he left the field and messaged a 14-year-old girl to meet him behind the stadium, deputies said.
Surveillance video confirmed the girl's report that the two wandered the campus before heading into the unlocked "team room," where players occasionally hung out. Inside, Riggins removed her clothes and the two had sex on the couch, deputies said.
Officers learned of the case three days later after being contacted by the girl's psychiatrist. Deputies subsequently used the girl's phone to communicate via Snapchat with Riggins.
"I'm nervous," a deputy, posing as the girl, texted Riggins. "Do you think the cops know … ?"
"Say you don't wanna talk," Riggins responded. "Say nun happened we were chillin."
MORE: Riggins gets plea deal in sex, weapons cases
By Dec. 6, deputies obtained a warrant for Riggins, charging him with lewd or lascivious battery that could have led to 15 years in prison, followed by a lifetime on probation and registration as a sex offender. Riggins said he thought the girl was 16.
On Feb. 15, 2017, Riggins, out on bond, got in trouble again.
He was a passenger in a car pulled over in Gifford by deputies because it was driven in an "abnormal" fashion. After giving deputies various stories about where they were going, they allowed deputies to search the car.
A .45-caliber Colt handgun labeled "United States Army Property" was found in Riggins' shorts and he was charged with carrying a concealed firearm, deputies said.
Riggins' hope of a college career was preserved when, on June 9, 2017, he pleaded no contest to the deal of a lifetime brokered by Assistant State Attorney Bill Long and defense counsel Jeff Garland.
MORE: Former Sebastian coach in hot water over alleged Snapchat slur
Despite a pre-sentence criminal "scoresheet" showing a prior record — including four misdemeanors and a 2016 felony of dealing in stolen property — Riggins was sentenced to only 13 months in prison, followed by five years' probation. There was no sex offender registration. The lewd and lascivious charge was downgraded to child abuse.
If Riggins behaved in prison, there'd be a chance a junior college would give him a shot at continuing his education and a football career.
Sure enough, that chance came Sunday when Josh Hager, a coach at Garden City Community College in Kansas emailed Garland. Garland then requested Riggins' probation be modified so he could attend summer camp there after graduating from Sebastian River High School later this week.
The hope was Garden City would offer Riggins a scholarship after seeing him play.
MORE: New questions emerge about death of Sebastian River football player
I tried to reach Riggins in January. I wondered about his future plans. It could have been a story of redemption.
I did not hear from him.
Instead, I learned about his shocking arrest Tuesday.
What's unsettling is, if deputies' claims are true, how so many people who knew him misjudged his character.
Coaches at Wake Forest and Sebastian River. The legal system.
"He wouldn't have got this plea agreement if he didn't impress people — other than this event — being a good kid," Garland said at Riggins' sentencing. "He was a star athlete, and he might still be some day."
Riggins must be presumed innocent. Regardless, his chances of playing at the next level seem almost nil.
Tattoos the state Department of Corrections says Riggins had on his arms included positive affirmations: "loyalty," "stay humble," "truly blessed," praying hands.
Aside from a loving family and friends, that may be all he has left.
This column reflects the opinion of Laurence Reisman. Contact him via email at larry.reisman@tcpalm.com, phone at 772-978-2223, Facebook.com/larryreisman or Twitter @LaurenceReisman.


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As En Primeur week gets into its first full day there is growing confidence that the vintage is a good deal better than expected.
Most winemakers and critics agree that quality is mixed: those properties with the money and manpower to work the vineyards, and practice strict sorting once the grapes had been picked, have produced a fine classic wine.
'It is a classic vintage with a nice level of tannin and alcohol, good balance and fresh acidity,' Gabriel Vialard, technical director at Chateau Haut-Bailly said.
Jean-Christophe Mau of Chateau Brown said it was a difficult year, 'a vintage of extremes, with stress in the vineyard and tiny volumes'.
As with all 'difficult' vintages it is the bigger, wealthier properties that have coaxed the best they could from a summer that was far from ideal.
Roederer-owned Chateau Pichon Lalande, for example, had 'lots of green and brown berries – the on-off coolness wasn't good for Cabernet Sauvignon,' managing director Sylvie Cazes said. They dealt with that problem by sorting rigorously in the vineyard.
There was another factor: the willingness to take risks. As the cool August gave way to a splendid September, the temptation to bring in the grapes and avoid any danger of rot was strong.
Those like Pichon technical director Philippe Moreau, who pushed for a later harvest brought in riper grapes, were 'flirting with rot', as Roederer joint managing director Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon approvingly put it.
Wine merchants too are overcoming reservations, with Berry Brothers' wine director Simon Staples tweeting with enthusiasm.
Another question mark of course hangs over the issue of price. Every indication this year is that the chateaux are going to release early, in order to get the campaign well under way before Vinexpo starts in Hong Kong at the end of May.
There are also indications that proprietors are aware that only a reasonably-priced vintage will sell this year. 'We are very price-conscious,' Cazes said.
She added that she was confident that the three major markets – Europe, the US and Asia – would be buying enthusiastically this year. The fact that the 5000 visitors to En Primeur proved there was interest.
Another factor that has galvanised the Bordelais is Robert Parker's encouraging noises about the vintage.
This entry was posted on April 4, 2012 by The Oenophiliac in News. and tagged Berry Bros, cabernet sauvignon, Chateau Ausone, Chateau Brown, Chateau Haut-Bailly, chateau pichon, en primeur, Pichon Lalande, Richard Bampfield MW, Roederer, Simon Staples, wine merchants.


The 1st HEIRRI Conference, Teaching Responsible Research and Innovation at University, will bring together around 100 professionals from European organisations working in Research and Innovation, including higher education institutions, research centres, institutions of formal and informal learning, public institutions, industry, and civil society organisations. A combination of keynote talks, participatory working sessions, and a poster session will allow participants to share good practices in how higher education institutions can engage the different actors in RRI. Networking will be prioritised to allow participants to make connections with professionals from across Europe.
In this 1st HEIRRI Conference we welcome contributions that present practices and training resources on how different elements of RRI -including research integrity, gender equality, science governance, open access, public engagement, but also anticipation, diversity, inclusion, reflection, responsiveness, sustainability, transparency and others- are being integrated into higher education curricula and the learning outcomes to which they lead. Contributions from different countries, contexts, and disciplines -both from the humanities, and the natural and social sciences- are highly appreciated, given the multidisciplinary approach of RRI. Participants will also contribute with their inputs to the initial design of the training materials that HEIRRI will be producing in the next two years.
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Warning line has received a bad reputation over time. Should it have? Maybe. Warning line is the equivalent of someone saying, "Hey, don't go over there!" When I think of fall protection, my mind immediately goes to heavy duty guardrails and lifeline systems. The image of warning lines is a half-constructed building with yellow flags surrounding all the perimeters. This is important (when done correctly) to the construction industry, however, how do you implement warning line into your fall protection plan at your facility or on your building?
To answer this, we must first solidify the OSHA Walking-Working Surfaces Rule put in place last year and define our key terms: Temporary, Infrequent, and Designated Area. Best way to do this would be to download our ebook that succinctly explains these terms. If you'd like to read up on the exact verbiage of the code, take a look at 1910 Subpart D - Walking-Working Surfaces.
In short, if someone is going on your roof, you need a fall protection plan. Regardless if it is temporary or infrequent when someone is forced to walk or work within 15' of a fall hazard, some form of fall protection must be in place. In most cases, this occurs the moment you access the roof, assuming you accessed the roof through a hatch or ladder. Furthermore, you will be required to walk from the access to the place of work. This poses a strong possibility of being near another hazard, whether it's the edge of the roof, skylight, open hatch, etc.
Here is where creating a Designated Area using a combination of guardrail and warning line may be used as fall protection. Designated Area, according to OSHA, is an area delineated by a warning line to enforce a safe working zone. Because warning line will never "catch" someone from falling off a roof, guardrail will need to be used in specific areas. Warning line is best used to keep people away from unnecessary areas on the roof as well as maintain a safe distance from any hazard. By connecting the line from rail to the rail, you essentially can make your entire roof a safe working zone.
Where exactly do you need the guardrail? The answer is two-fold. When the work is both temporary and infrequent, the railing is only required when you are within 6' of the fall hazard. If the work being done is not temporary or infrequent, OSHA says you need it when you are within 15' from the edge.
The rest is relatively easy. Connect the warning line to the guardrail that is set up in its required locations and run it in between each rail. While lining it up, you will maintain the required distance (either 6' or 15' depending on the temporary or infrequent aspects of the work) as you go around your roof. This will create a full perimeter of protection, easily designating your safe working areas, all the while actively protecting the high-risk areas.
Though fall protection is essential to workplace safety, we know that there typically isn't an unlimited budget to dedicate towards it. The safest option, and what most people think is required, is to surround the entire roof perimeter with railing. While this does eliminate any concerns or worries about safety and compliance, it will be price heavy on the front end. Another thought is to have a horizontal lifeline system covering the roof. However, once you have paid for the structural engineer to assess and supervise the install, annual inspections, replacing parts, and implementing the required training and PPE, the long-term costs are significant.
The great thing about a warning line connecting the railings for a designated area is it reduces the amount of material, thus lowering total cost. It will meet OSHA compliance, protect the entirety of the roof, and keep workers safe while at heights. Administrative controls must be in place, and anyone that is going up there will need to be adequately trained. However, you can rest assured that once up there, access to hazards has been blocked off entirely.
Warning line can be used as a component in your comprehensive fall protection plan. When used correctly and within OSHA's requirements, it can not only protect a majority of your roof but save you on potential costs. If you would like suggestions on products to use or assistance on how to lay it out, we have a team of Fall Protection Experts here to help. From start to finish, we can review your rooftop, the work being done, and offer up a total package to fit your specific needs.


Vijender Singh beat Ernest Amuzu of Ghana at Sawai Man Singh Stadium to maintain his unbeaten streak. He stretched his streak ten wins out of ten. With this win, he defended his WBO Asia Pacific and WBO Oriental Super Middleweight successfully. A good offensive show by Vijender earned him the points in this match. Before this match, the Indian had nine wins under his belt with seven of them being won by knockouts (KO) and two by unanimous decision.
He has played 40 rounds in his nine fights of pro career so far. In his last three title fights held in India, Vijender has won two KOs and a unanimous decision. Before winning against Maimaitiali, Vijender had retained his WBO Asia Pacific title against Francis Cheka of Tanzania and had also won his maiden title last year in July after defeating Kerry Hope of Australia. Commenting on his double title defence, Vijender Singh he is fully prepared physically and mentally to defend his titles and want to end this year on a winning note in front of his countrymen.
22:04 IST- Thank you for staying with us.
22:02 IST: Vijender Singh is the winner. He maintains his unbeaten streak and is now 10 matches unbeaten. Unanimous points decision.
The last round begins now. Vijender is already way ahead in points. Amazu is trying his best to score some points. The crowd is cheering Vijender. They are sensing a win for him. This has been a one-way traffic for Vijender. Vijender's defensive technique has been superb. Amazu fought back but the ten rounds are over. A good show by both the fighters.
Then ninth round begins. Amazu has done little attacking. He has only been defensive throughout. This is his 26th bout. A low blow by Vijender. He is warned by the referee. The crowd is enjoying every second of this bout. Vijender has clearly outfoxed him. Two titles at stake for Vijender. All Asian judges.
Both look cautious now. Amazu is on the backfoot now. Vijender wants to finish the round it seems. Vijender is content with his moves. Both keeping a low guard in this round. Amazu in a spot of bother. Amazu has been able to weather the storm this round. Two rounds to go.
Vijender still on top. He is dictating the pace and tempo of the bout. He is using his long range to his advantage. Amazu is unable to land a telling punch. Another punch for Amazu. Vijender leading from the front. Vijender is a cool customer. Amazu has been defending the whole match. This round was way too defensive. Vijender is almost there now, its only a matter of time. This is definitely Vijender's round.
Vijender has got the left jab working well for him. Amuzu is on the backfoot now. Vijender now senses the end. Amazu is hanging on now. Vijender has taken the initiative now. Vijender has done enough to win this round now. A couple of big shots for him will go in his favour. Vijender has a wry smile on his face, he can sense a win.
Vijender is dictating the pace but not the tempo. Amuzu goes to the right to deal some blows. Three combinations from Vijender. The match is getting aggressive now. Midway to the fifth round, both boxers exchanging blows. That left jab is causing problems to Amuzu. Vijender is bleeding from a cut on his head. Another great combination by Vijender. Interesting fifth round. Vijender was top in the last four rounds. It was an all-action round.
Vijender Singh looks on the offensive now. Vijender is leading with his legs. Vijender is 2008 Olympics bronze medal winner. A lovely combination of punches on Amuzu for Vijender. These will surely win him some points. It appears Vijender has the edge over his opponent here. Amuzu is trying his best to avoid blows from Vijender. So far so good for Vijender.
Amuzu may be 34 years old but he has shown glimpses of his experience. Vijender is seizing the initiative. Both boxers are giving each other's a lot of respect. Vijender is working his left jab, Vijender has dealt some good blows but Amuzu has evaded them well. Amuzu is trying to come back in this third round.
Amuzu proving a tough nut to crack. Vijender is trying to find out the weaknesses. Vijender had the right uppercut hit on Amuzu's face. Vijender is having a better second round. This appears to be a cagey contest. Vijender is looking for openings. Amazu lost his balance for a while but recovered well.
Both look cautious in the first round. Just a few knocks here and there. A slow start by both of them. Amuzu trying to gain an advantage but Vijender wards off his knocks. A very even first round, nothing separates the two.
21:10 IST- Ernest Amuzu walks towards the ring. He is in the blue corner of the ring.
21:07 IST- This is Vijender's tenth professional bout. He is unbeaten in the last 9 matches.
19:50 IST- In other match, Kuldeep Dhanda has won and by unanimous decision. Fateh Singh gave a tough fight but eventually lost.
19:10 IST: Rajasthan Rumble is here. Vijender Singh will take on Ernest Amuzu in the fight of the night. There will be six other fights too.
The 34-year-old Amuzu, on the other hand, is confident of winning his first fight in Asia. The West African Boxing Union Middleweight champion and Ghanaian middleweight champion holds a record of 23 wins with 21 knockouts and 2 loss out of total 25 fights he has played so far in his career. Amuzu has also participated in the Commonwealth Games 2002, All Africa Games in 2004 and two African Championships in 2003 and 2005.


Made In The Shade Blog: Weekending!
I think we finally had our last cold day here - Sunday was in the 50s and it felt like summer. I hope it stays that way all week so we can possibly keep our windows open for a bit and air out the house.
My mom visited over the weekend, and we started off with a low key game night. Monopoly is one of my faves, and you can't beat the I Love Lucy version.
We also got some shopping done for ourselves and upcoming weddings this year. It's that time again! I think this will be the last year of weddings I'll be in, which is a little bitter sweet.
My mom taught me how to make these bracelets out of baseballs, which came just in time for baseball season to start. Go Cards!
Ollie was so pooped out after playing all day with cousin Sadie, and going to the park the next day he just wanted to nap. I came out of the bedroom to find him practically burrowed in our couch. He's turning into an old grandpa dog.
I know I rave a lot about Arie on my blog, but their rewards system is pretty sweet. After you buy 5 bras (over time, not all at once) you get the 6th one free. No strings attached - so I got a $50 bra for free. If you aren't taking advantage of this you should! Their sports bras are my absolute favorite!
Monopoly is one of my favs too! Saturday night I played Life, you gotta love the classics! Glad you had a good weekend with your mom and that the weather seems to be warming up for you! It was in the 50's here on Friday and I was freezing! Haha! Happy Monday!
What a fun weekend! I had no idea that Aerie had a rewards system like that - probably because I haven't shopped there in years. I'll be sure to check it out. Happy Monday!
Glad you had fun with your mom, I'm so all over this warmer weather, it feels heavenly to not be zipped up to the chin with a need for gloves every time you leave the house!
Omgsh look how worn out the pup is--so stinking cute :) Sounds like a great weekend!!
Looks like a great weekend! It's warming up here too and I'm so happy!
I just went into Aerie last Friday and bought new underwear and two new bathing suits, I hadn't been in there in forever but I was very impressed.
I need a new bra! I haven't purchased one in two years. Wow that's really bad!! I think I'll go check out aerie. Do you just sign up for the rewards like at the grocery store?
Buy 5 get 1 free is amazing! I have a couple from there, but I really should start taking advantage of that!!


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Pretrial - Front-End Intervention (Diversion)
A Framework for Pretrial Justice: Essential Elements of an Effective Pretrial System and Agency
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This document highlights the commitment of the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) to define and support evidence-based practices that improve decision-making at the pretrial stage of our criminal justice system, enhancing the safety of America's communities and fostering the fair administration of pretrial release and detention. With the release of A Framework for Pretrial Justice: Essential Elements of an Effective Pretrial System and Agency, NIC and its Pretrial Executive Network helps inform the discussion on bail reform and pretrial justice by presenting and defining the fundamentals of an effective pretrial system and the essential elements of a high functioning pretrial services agency. This publication presents and describes these essential elements—as well as the components of an evidence-based framework for improving pretrial outcomes nationwide.
Bail determination is one of the most important decisions in criminal justice. Courts that make evidence-based decisions set the following as goals: (1) Protecting community safety; (2) Ensuring a defendant's return to court; (3) Basing release and detention decisions on an individual defendant's risk and the community's norms for liberty; [and] (4) Providing judicial officers with clear, legal options for appropriate pretrial release and detention decisions.
A Framework for Pretrial Justice: Essential Elements of an Effective Pretrial System and Agency should serve as a guide for jurisdictions interested in improving their current pretrial systems. By presenting a framework of evidence-based and best practices, NIC supports the equally important concepts of pretrial justice and enhanced public safety in all of America's courts.
A National Survey of Criminal Justice Diversion Programs and Initiatives (2013)
"The evolution of justice policy in the United States has been far from linear. The last several decades have seen dramatic shifts in the management of criminal justice populations across the country, especially with regard to drug policy. Through the early years of the "War on Drugs," declared in the early 1970s by President Nixon, the fortification of laws and sanctions against the use of illegal drugs, combined with the criminal behavior that sometimes results from the drug-seeking component of addiction, and a host of other economic and social conditions, helped hold the roots of such criminality firmly within a moral and social realm in the minds of both policymakers and the public. Illicit drug use often has been perceived as a moral failing, punishable by incarceration. While this perception remains widespread in some areas and systems, significant advances in the science of treating underlying substance use disorders and mental illness has led to a burgeoning acceptance that addiction and mental illness are clinical issues with clinical solutions."
After a Crime, the Price of a Second Chance (2016)
"As a first-time offender, Ms. Willis, 52, qualified for a big break: a program called pretrial intervention, also known as diversion. If she took 12 weeks of classes, performed 24 hours of community service and stayed out of trouble, her case would be dismissed and her arrest could be expunged, leaving her record clean."
DA's pretrial diversion program to expand with mental health services (2016)
"McLennan County leaders are creating a new position aimed at getting individuals with mental health issues the help they need and reducing costs associated with processing them through the judicial system. After the start of the fiscal year Oct. 1, county commissioners will vote to move $50,000 into a fund for a coordinator position that would expand District Attorney Abel Reyna's pretrial diversion program. Anticipating the potential expansion, commissioners included a $1 placeholder in the fiscal year 2017 budget to allow for the transfer if the right pieces fell into place."
Diversion Programs in America's Criminal Justice System (2016)
"What is the best way to correct the behavior of lawbreakers, ensuring that they do not reoffend? For nonviolent and low-risk criminals, jail diversion programs and other forms of alternative sentencing could be a worthy solution."
Dothan man gets pretrial diversion for 7 felony drug charges (2015)
"Houston County District Attorney Doug Valeska confirmed 32-year-old Jared Michael Manuel was accepted into the pretrial diversion program. Houston County Sheriff's investigators arrested Manuel on April 4, 2014, and charged him with six felony counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and felony obtain a controlled substance by fraud. "He made what's called a conditional guilty plea," Valeska said. "A conditional guilty plea means when you do everything the cases are dismissed. There are conditions you have to meet, like drug testing and going to a court referral officer.""
First-Episode Incarceration: Creating a Recovery-Informed Framework for Integrated Mental Health and Criminal Justice Responses
"This report, modeled on promising approaches in the mental health field to people experiencing a first episode of psychosis, outlines a new integrated framework that encourages the mental health and criminal justice fields to collaborate on developing programs based on early intervention, an understanding of the social determinants that underlie ill health and criminal justice involvement, and recovery-oriented treatment."
Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses at the Pretrial Stage: Essential Elements
"This report introduces essential elements for responding to people with mental illnesses at the pretrial stage, including decisions about pretrial release and diversion. These elements encourage data collection not only to help individual communities, but also for future researchers who are dedicated to these important questions."
Leaders in the Field Weigh in on the Effectiveness of Diversion Programming (2013)
"For low-level juvenile offenders, advocates and analysts say evening reporting centers could be excellent alternatives to detention."
Measuring for Results: Outcome and Performance Measures for Pretrial Diversion Field
"This publication outlines suggested outcome and performance measures and critical operational data for pretrial diversion programs. Its goals are to present clearly defined and easily calculable measures that pretrial diversion programs can use to gauge progress in achieving their mission and strategic goals, improve business decisions, and illustrate pretrial diversion's value in an evidence-based criminal justice system. The suggested measures are compatible with established national pretrial diversion standards and appropriate for any program established as a voluntary option to traditional criminal case processing and with a mission to: Reduce the likelihood of future arrests through appropriate interventions based on thorough assessments and intervention plans tailored to an individual participant's risks and needs; and/or Conserve/redirect criminal justice resources to more serious crimes and those that warrant prosecution by providing a meaningful response to participant conduct. Each measurement description includes a definition, data needed to track the metric, and a sample calculation. Also included are appendices of recommended procedures on setting measurement targets and establishing meaningful quality assurance and quality control" (p. vi). Sections of this publication cover: the Evidence Based Decision Making Framework (EBDM); introduction; data quality; outcome measures—success rate, safety rule, and post-program success rate; performance measures—screening, placement, compliance, response, provision, and satisfaction; and critical operational data—referrals, time to diversion program placement, time in diversion, time in programming, and exits.


COURBEVOIE,FRANCE--(Business Wire / Korea Newswire) February 28, 2019 -- In Barcelona, IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity, will display its DIM® Low Power newest features. Using M2M cellular modules from the IoT solutions leader, Sierra Wireless, it enhances energy saving and security on both LTE-M and NB-IoT networks.
Cellular networks are evolving to connect devices requiring extremely low power consumption. The 3GPP standards like LTE-M and NB-IoT are defined for the Internet-of-Things (IoT) connectivity by using existing network infrastructures. IDEMIA is strongly involved in this IoT evolution, delivering solutions, secure technology using our exclusive know-how.
IoT requires devices that are connected everywhere often under extreme environments, especially in Industrial IoT where devices need to last more than 15 years with only a few amounts of data exchanged. Low Power Networks, therefore, play an important role in the IoT industry, introducing new networks and devices able to operate over a long range remotely with low power and optimized solutions.
"IDEMIA is a market leader in securing the IoT world. By adapting to different market requirements, across consumer or industrial IoT, IDEMIA has tailored an M2M SIM card that saves power consumption and extends battery life, combined with the strong authentication of the devices," said Fabien Jautard, Executive Vice-President for Mobile Operators activities at IDEMIA. "Together with Sierra Wireless, IDEMIA demonstrates the strengths and full compatibility of their newest IoT features, namely energy saving and security in line with IoT evolution and standards", he added.
IDEMIA already has commercially available products including this innovative solution in the IoT market with its DIM Low Power, creating additional product value for operators and OEMs.
"With the AirPrime HL7800 cellular modules, already deployed massively on the field, Sierra Wireless is proud to offer the most innovative LPWA solutions with the lowest power consumption on the market today.. Cellular IoT devices can now be deployed everywhere and run on battery for more than 10 or 15 years on 4G and soon 5G networks for reliable and secure long-life global service coverage," said Nicolas Damour,, Director for Technology Partnerships at Sierra Wireless. "We are glad to see that IDEMIA brings innovative power consumption optimizations for the SIM card to further boost energy-efficient IoT deployments".
Come and discover how IDEMIA grows product value via NB-IoT at the Mobile World Congress on IDEMIA's booth, Hall 6 Stand 6H30.