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Why Cars Must Follow Mobile's Disruption Curve In 2016
Yo Koga	5 years
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Yo Koga is co-founder and CEO of Drivemode.
With connected entertainment, driverless technology, a revolution in car-hailing and the fumes from VW's emissions scandal still lingering, 2016 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for the auto industry.
As the auto industry approaches its one-hundredth birthday, it's crucial it keeps up with the disruption that has hit other industries. GM's recent acqui-hire of the now defunct Sidecar team is an indication automakers have started to dip their toes in the otherwise unfamiliar waters of Silicon Valley, recognizing there's value to be had in the tech community.
Our only comfort is that we've been here before. The telecom industry was also once on the cusp of change. The rise of mobility, and the trend lines smartphones have followed in the last decade, now show us the road that may lay ahead for cars.
Polarization of high and low ends
When Apple launched the first iPhone in 2007, it pretty much had the smartphone market all to itself, by introducing a new standard of what we could expect in the way of features from our mobile devices.
Since then, Samsung has taken a leading position in the smartphone market, competing with Apple to introduce the fastest and flashiest systems with each new model. As a result of this competition to build the most technologically advanced smartphone, some mobile manufacturers are going above and beyond what is necessary. Sony, for instance, recently touted a 4K resolution on one of its new smartphone screens. A 4K resolution would be barely noticeable on a 60-inch TV, never mind a 6-inch mobile screen.
In response, we've seen manufacturers like Huawei, Xiaomi and OnePlus prove that if you keep production costs low you can offer advanced technology at more attractive pricing.These companies are establishing themselves by offering smartphone at a fraction of the cost of the high-end models, with "good enough" technology.
This segmentation of the market allows users to only pay for the features they use – the avid photographer can buy the $700 smartphone with a 16MP camera, while the rest of us can pay half of that for the 5MP camera, which is all we need. While iPhone remains priced at a premium, upstarts have found a way to offer equivalent features at a fraction of the price.
This market diversity is coming to cars, too. While the high-end segment in first-world markets will adopt electrical and self-driving cars, the bulk of automotive growth in the next 50 years is predicted to come from emerging markets. Here, drivers may not own a Jaguar or Tesla but will have a vehicle with just enough tech to offer the basic comfort and safety features, leaving the rest for the user to customize as they choose.
You can already see this segmentation taking place. Just look at the competent infotainment systems in Vauxhall's budget Adam in the U.K. or Mahindra's e20 in India, for instance, which offer the same new technology that less in-tuned consumers are getting in new vehicles.
Big auto will partner with small startups
When it comes to innovation, the established car makers have shown little ability to change in line with consumer interests. Recent innovations have been reactive, tweaking a new model in response to the latest financial or safety scandal rather than pushing hard to update its technology.
History tells us that's a fool's errand. Nokia and BlackBerry ruled the handset business, but failed to shift gears when iPhone shook things up, remaining wedded to their keyboards, even as consumers moved on to touch screens.
Automakers must realize the shifts already taking place in their industry. For consumers, the value of cars is moving away from the act of driving. What they now want is highly technologically centric vehicles that look, feel and act like the kinds of online services and consumer electronics they use every day.
To differentiate, smarter car makers will race to offer these features in 2016. But having stalled on rolling out connected car features so far, their track record shows they will need to build with friends on board. Just as Apple acquired Siri and Google bought in the precursor to its Maps, car makers may need to invest, partner or acquire to tool up.
Cars, like smartphones, will become commoditized
While many mobile makers once battled to mimic the iPhone, today differentiation is the leading trend in smartphones, largely thanks to open-source technology.
Mobile-centric, in-car entertainment systems improve manufacturers' proprietary systems by orders of magnitude. But their emergence seems fixed on just two standards: Apple's CarPlay and Google's Android Auto. These systems enable drivers to connect their smartphones, enabling their devices to become part of the car instead of just an accessory.
We're likely to see many more in the next 10 years. Android has changed mobile not because it runs on a single product but because its open-source underbelly is customized and remodeled by all manner of smartphone makers.
The same is likely to happen in the car, where open-source systems will allow automakers to benefit from modern, future-proof connectivity all while maintaining unique identities and even features. This integration also enables automakers to seamlessly issue updates to its technology, keeping pace with its competitors' technological developments without forcing consumers to buy a new vehicle.
We are still waiting to see this unifying, enabling framework emerge. But the first car company that offers an open-source in-car system can expect rapid migration of consumers from automakers' own, expensive preconfigured offerings to cheaper and more easily customized cars.


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Former NFL Star Burgess Owens Slams League For Playing Footsie With Colin Kaepernick
Owens Calls It Affirmative Action For a Marxist
by Rusty Weiss And Jeff Dunetz | Jun 23, 2020 | Politics
Super Bowl champion Burgess Owens slammed the NFL for courting radical anti-police activist Colin Kaepernick as the organization slowly transforms themselves from an athletic league to a social justice network.
Owens, who is running for Congress in Utah, has aligned himself with President Trump on the matter, stating he will abandon the game should the NFL kneel before Kaepernick.
"If [NFL Commissioner Roger] Goodell allows Kaepernick to come back, if they allow players to kneel during the national anthem, I'm willing to not watch the game," he told Sports Illustrated.
Owens blasted Goodell for not getting a handle on the matter when it first reared its ugly anti-American head.
"The only thing that can change the league is to change commissioners," he added., "This has been going on way too long, it is four years of this mess."
holy crap – what a brave piece by @KristianRDyer — in https://t.co/5smwxlmmAi! https://t.co/lNVyQ8nc4T
Former NFLer @BurgessOwens on Colin Kaepernick – saying stuff no one has the balls to say.
— GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) June 21, 2020
Hiring Kaepernick Would Amount to Affirmative Action
Owens, who is Republican, African-American, and a man who played for the NY Jets for a decade, continued by absolutely eviscerating Kaepernick should he be brought back into the NFL fold by any team willing to take a chance on him.
"If it was a meritocracy he would be out there anyway, he would work hard, he would prove himself. He wouldn't be taking someone else's position," he explained. "We're looking at Affirmative Action for a Marxist."
Owens suggested NFL teams, under the same circumstances, should be pressured into hiring former quarterback Tim Tebow.
"If we're going that route, we should also ask Tim Tebow to come back. It doesn't matter how long he's been out of the game. It doesn't matter his talent. He was a Christian who kneeled in prayer and was a positive on his team," said Owens.
He continued by accusing the league of disliking what Tebow stood for because "they thought he was too distracting."
I have to disagree with Burgess Owens on that one. Tebow isn't in the league because as a quarterback he couldn't move his team down the field (at least when he was with the Jets)
"Meanwhile we're willing to have the distraction of a Marxist – a Castro brother-loving Marxist – to come back and play that many Americans don't want to see him play," Owens fumed.
He said the NFL lost quite a bit of their audience when they allowed kneeling in previous seasons and suggested: "They don't care enough about their fans who love this country."
Super Bowl champion @BurgessOwens goes off on the mob attacking Drew Brees:
"These guys are making $50 million a year and they can't stand and tell young people this is how I did it… These are marxists. They are enemies to our nation…" pic.twitter.com/FeXO1lfAPh
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) June 5, 2020
Owens Is Right About Colin Kaepernick (Not Tebow)
Owens is correct in that any NFL team hiring Kaepernick at this point would be wasting a roster spot on a symbolic hire.
His last season in the league, Kaepernick led his team to an atrocious 2-14 record (1-10 in games he started).
Colin Kaepernick wasn't fired from the 49ers, he opted out of his San Fransico 49ers contract because he didn't want to be a back-up quarterback and get a back-up's salary. Therefore he chose to become a free agent. No one wanted to sign the QB because Kaepernick priced himself out of the market. He thought he was better and worth more than his mediocracy deserved. If he had the talent that his ego thought he had, someone would have paid him the big bucks to play–but that wasn't the case.
In November 2019, Jay-Z helped Kaepernick secure a workout for in a deal with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. 24 of the NFL's 32 teams were set to show up to the private workout in Atlanta.
At the last minute, Kapernick and his camp decided to change the Atlanta location because, among other reasons, he wanted media there. Because of that last-minute change, only 8 teams showed up.
There's the old saying, "don't look a gift horse in the mouth." Kaepernick didn't look it in the mouth, he punched it in the face. Not one of the clubs who showed up signed him. But the receiver Kaepernick picked to catch his passes in the workout was signed.
Speaking to reporters at the NFL winter meetings in Irving, Texas, Goodell was asked about the November 2019 Kaepernick workout for NFL teams. Goodell answered that Kaepernick blew his chance.
Kaepernick wasn't in the NFL because of his mediocre talent and an ego more massive than a major city. Goodell knew this last November, but for some reason, he believes putting on the field will sate the African-American community for any charges of racism. Now he's going to walk onto the field for a team only because it will make the NFL look good? Puleese!
And what's going to happen if he is signed and a camera pans the sideline and shows Kaepernick sporting his 'cops are pigs' socks or Castro t-shirt?
What will happen is the same thing that happened before, patriotic Americans will walk away from the NFL—ratings will tank, TV and sponsorship revenue will crash.
Parts of this post were first seen at The Mental Recession.
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Q: Sails skipper fails silently Using the code copied and pasted from the docs, the upload is not raising any errors (as is evidenced by the fact that if there was an error, it would return an HTTP status of 500 along with the error message).
req.file('avatar').upload(function (err, uploadedFiles) {
    if (err) return res.send(500, err);
    return res.json({
        message: uploadedFiles.length + ' file(s) uploaded successfully!',
        files: uploadedFiles
    });
});

However, uploadedFiles ends up with a length of 0.
I'm using the local disk adapter.
Any guesses on what could be going wrong?

A: From the skipper github. It doesn't class an empty content length as an error. It simply skips all the hard body parsing work.
if (
  // If we have a content-length header...
  !_.isUndefined(req.headers['content-length']) &&
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  // Then we set the body to any empty object
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BRIDGE Energy Group Receives Gold Award With Innovative Solution for Efficiently Managing NERC CIP Compliance
Info Security Products Guide Honors Company for Inventive Approach to CIP Compliance that Removes Burdensome Tasks from Key Resources Enabling them to Tackle New Threats
NEWTON, Mass., May 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BRIDGE Energy Group (BRIDGE) announced today that Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, has named the company's Continuous Compliance, part of the BRIDGE BREAKTHRU suite, a Gold winner of the 2018 Global Excellence Awards® in the New Products and Services category. The managed service reduces resource loading and spending enabling utilities to focus on securing their broader set of T&D operations and assets from evolving threats to the grid.
More than 40 judges from a broad spectrum of industry voices from around the world participated and selected BRIDGE Continuous Compliance for its ability to streamline compliance monitoring and maintenance while driving down budgets. Through this service offering, the company's customers receive a sustainable, highly-effective solution for managing and performing compliance activities while also evaluating the likelihood of future compliance issues — at a fraction of the cost typically associated with these types of compliance adherence activities.
"Achieving effective compliance is not a moment in time but rather a continual process that can consume a considerable amount of time and money. For this reason, BRIDGE has created our Continuous Compliance service to enable utility organizations to cost-effectively achieve and remain in a state of compliance," said Richard Jones, Vice President of BRIDGE Energy Group. "Info Security Products Guide has validated our solution to protect a utility's operations as a gold standard. We are honored to receive this distinction and pledge to continue our work helping utilities efficiently protect and preserve operations."
BRIDGE's data-driven managed service approach minimizes disruption to a utility's internal team while ensuring consistency in key compliance activities. Continuous Compliance includes the services and metrics that reduce the likelihood of compliance violations, such as those from complexity and performance failures. BRIDGE's experienced NERC CIP compliance and security experts are dedicated to addressing the standards and requirements critical to protecting real-time systems from deep within grid operations and all the way to the grid edge.
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Occupiers, trying to minimise expenditure in order to maximise investment in core business activities and, ultimately, profit, often see building maintenance as a low priority. However, neglect of maintenance has a cumulative effect, leading to unbudgeted expenditure being required either as a result of building component failure or forced expenditure by a Landlord seeking to maintain the value of their investment.
The management of maintenance works is as important as any other type of building project and often has the added complexity of unplanned disruption to the occupation of the building caused by the immediate nature of remedial works. Works often need to be arranged outside normal working hours – requiring both the contractor and project manager to adopt a flexible approach.
Unplanned, or 'Reactive', maintenance requires speed of response and the ability to call upon and manage reliable contractors. Diagnosis of defects and specification of appropriate works is essential to avoid unnecessary expenditure which can often be the case if contractors are called in without proper management and supervision.
Planned preventative maintenance are works that are carried out before a component fails, thus avoiding unplanned disruption and emergency repair – e.g. the replacement of a flat roof before leaks cause internal damage.
The preparation of a planned maintenance programme will allow the management of foreseeable repairs and preventative maintenance over a number of years, setting expenditure budgets and planning works around business activities and leasehold liabilities.
Preparation of Planned Maintenance Programmes are typically charged as a fixed fee.
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Ever chow down at a family picnic, come home, shower, lie down, and feel a burning pain in your chest and acid crawling up your throat like a red-hot snake? These are symptoms of ever-threatening heartburn!
Rodger A. Liddle, MD, professor of medicine and gastroenterologist at Duke University, tells WebMD that many favorite cookout foods -- such as tomatoes, barbeque, cocktails or beer, and citrus -- can make acid reflux worse, although they don't "cause" this much-dreaded condition.
More than 60 million adults experience heartburn at least once a month. It's believed that more than 15 million Americans suffer from it daily.
Although it has become the staple of commercials and sitcoms, heartburn can limit activities and productivity. And to those lying there in the dark, or burping through a long afternoon meeting, heartburn is far from a joking matter. In its most severe forms it can eat away at the esophagus, which can lead to esophageal cancer.
To digest food, the stomach is flooded with acid. Between the stomach and the esophagus is a sphincter muscle that lets the food get to the stomach but then closes to keep the stomach acid from flowing back up the throat. If this muscle becomes loose or doesn't work properly, excess stomach acids can backflow into the esophagus, making it burn and causing the symptoms of heartburn.
Some of these weaken the hold of the sphincter, while some scratch at irritation that is already there.
A good rule of thumb is not to eat greasy meals and foods that are already chock-full of acid.
So What Can You Eat for a Heartburn-Free Cookout?
The key to enjoying cookouts is to know what foods agree with you, Magee says.
If grease bothers you, stick with grilled foods or vegetables.
Burgers are OK, Magee says, but get the leanest cuts and dress with guacamole or something else less acidic than catsup.
Watermelon can be acid-producing. Consign it to a mixed-fruit salad only.
Elevate the head of your bed with wedges.
Medically updated by Brunilda Nazario, MD, February 2007.


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Mercer Memories: Ricardo Echeverri, EGR '05, MBA '07
Business, Engineering, Mercer Memories
By Andrea Honaker
Ricardo Echeverri is the vice president of the tropical program for produce company Fyffes North America, based in Coral Gables, Florida. Originally from Medellin, Colombia, a Division I tennis scholarship and top-notch engineering program brought him to Mercer. Echeverri holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering and a master's in business administration from the University.
Here are five things to know about Echeverri:
1. He found a family at Mercer.
"I remember setting foot on a small town called Macon all by myself with a heavy heart from having left my hometown, Medellin," he said. "The next day, I had my freshman orientation program where I met other international students and quickly made good friends from all around the world. I attribute my perspective on diversity and how I apply it within my role to the exposure I received at Mercer University."
He enjoyed representing Mercer across the country as a member of the tennis team. The support of his fellow students and the community made him feel like he was part of a big family, which meant a lot as he was missing his family in Colombia.
2. Mercer taught him about balance.
Echeverri is proud to be an alumnus of Mercer's engineering program, from which he gained great problem-solving and analytical skills. In addition, his time on the tennis team showed him how to be disciplined and balance his athletic and academic responsibilities.
"This helped me become a very structured and goal–oriented individual," he said. "My MBA at Stetson School of Business provided me with great leadership skills and the business background I needed to run the different programs I've run throughout my career."
LEFT PHOTO: Ricardo Echeverri (fourth from left) is shown with the Mercer tennis team. RIGHT: Echeverri is pictured at his Mercer graduation. (submitted photos)
3. Produce is his business.
After earning his MBA, Echeverri was really interested in working in the produce industry. He was able to secure a position as assistant product manager for the melon program at Del Monte Fresh Produce and then move up the ranks.
"I couldn't believe that I was starting my career within such a great company and getting the opportunity to learn the business from one of the best in the industry," he said.
Five years later, he was managing and growing the plantain program for Bounty Fresh, and his next career step took him to Fyffes as the vice president of the tropical program. In this position, he organizes everything from the buying to the selling of products.
He has expanded product offerings from three to 18 by sourcing directly from growers in Central and South America. He grew revenue by 300 percent his first year on the job, and it has increased by 30 percent each year since then.
Echeverri (left) is shown on the job.
4. He loves his job.
Echeverri said his job requires a problem-solving mindset, and it keeps him entertained and on his toes every day.
"I love the idea of bringing healthy fruits into the market and helping people keep a healthier lifestyle. In addition, visiting different production areas in Central and South America has been a great experience for both my professional and personal life," he said. "I have learned from many different cultures and met a diverse array of great people along the way. There is never a dull moment in this business."
5. He has big plans for his future.
"At this moment, my professional plan is to continue growing the tropical program and become the leading player in the industry," Echeverri said. "(Fyffes) wants to become the go-to supplier for all main retailers and develop their tropical assortments nationwide. For my future plans, I'll keep aiming high, keep moving up the corporate ladder and become the CEO of a produce company or, why not, run my own company."
Andrea Honaker
Andrea is a digital content specialist at Mercer. She creates and maintains written and multimedia content for primary University web pages. She ensures a consistent, University "voice" throughout various forms of online communications platforms. She also plans and executes campaigns for the primary official Mercer University social media accounts.
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Was something bigger involved? Among his many publications, Dr. Egypt enters a dark age for years. The cranium was directly associated with a partial skeleton, including a complete pelvis, portions of the spinal column, and nearly complete hand and foot bones.
Second, at Chauvet cave, in the Ardeche, very few if any of the animal pictures relate to animals that were hunted: New Scientist magazine reports on him by January Reported 29 April Circa BC: Lying next to the man is a bird on a pole.
Oldest furniture used by humans? World's earliest-known metal pipes water transfer? We know the local farmers grew wheat, barley, melons, dates, and perhaps cotton.
Dating the pottery might proceed back in time to BC - and might make Eridu an antediluvian city? Approx, Arrival of post-flood arrivals in Australia. Is such any clue to the collapse of the Old Kingdom, as a small drop in a flood can be a disaster, as Napoleon found when he came to Egypt and conquered it after a bad flood, as the country was weakened.
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Silvia Gonzalez, a geoarchaeologist at Liverpool's John Moores University, in England, co-discovered the impressions in an abandoned quarry near the city of Puebla, sixty miles southeast of Mexico City.
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There are hundreds in India dating back 35, years and some are even older but without a date. Fresh water is important, especially when the horse is shedding its winter coat, but the animal should never be watered when it is overheated after working.
At first quadrangles occur mainly in the Dordogne in southwestern France. Breeds of horses The first intensively domesticated horses were developed in Central Asia.
The floor has a 19 percent slope, before levelling out as it leads into the Mondmilch Gallery. Its crumbly surfaces explains the complete absence of any artistic decoration.History Timeline BC: Before the Common Era.
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Close to paintings – mostly of animals - dot the interior walls of the cave in impressive. Denmark in Pleistocene Denmark is created by glaciations. One glaciation after another scraped soil, stone, gravel and organic material of the Scandinavian Peninsula and the Baltic seabed and dumped it at the glacier edge in Europe's northern seas.
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Ainstein is an educational chatbot released for Facebook Messenger. Ainstein is designed to keep track of your preferences and progress and it will help you learn from some of the best eLearning platforms such as Khan Academy, Frontend Masters, Egghead, and Treehouse to name a few. Will the chatbot do what it is expected to do or is it a marketing gimmick? Let's find out.
To activate the chatbot on Facebook Messenger, you need to click on Get Started. The chatbot will introduce itself and it will ask you to select an eLearning course. You can either choose software engineering or startups.
If you select startups, the chatbot will send you a link to the Startup School by Y Combinator. You can ask the chatbot to tell you what exactly Startup School by Y Combinator is and you can subscribe to it. The chatbot will notify you when new lessons become available online. You can also begin learning by selecting Go to Lessons. The chatbot will display five lessons and each of them will have the following options.
If you select Watch it, the chatbot will redirect you to Youtube where you can watch the video. If there are slides available on the lessons, the chatbot will show it to you on Facebook Messenger. Also, you can ask the chatbot to notify you if new lessons are available with the Subscribe option.
At the start of the conversation with the chatbot, if you selected software engineering, you will be presented with the following options.
When you select either of the options, the chatbot will ask for your level of expertise on the subject. You can choose from beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Based on what you select, the chatbot will display what you can learn. Each topic under a particular subject will have the pace at which you want to learn. When you have selected your learning pace, the chatbot will show you videos based on it. You can either watch the videos now or at some other time. The chatbot will send regular updates at 10 a.m every day.
If you select learn 20 minutes every day, the chatbot will show you two to three videos about the topic on Youtube.
However, the chatbot doesn't understand natural language as of yet. The chatbot can only pick up keywords from your messages and respond to it accordingly. The developers are working hard to overcome this drawback and they are planning on adding additional features such as daily question and answers based on the topic you choose. They are also adding tips and tricks in the near future.
Overall, Ainstein is a brilliant educational chatbot as you can learn a lot from it at a pace that is comfortable for you. You have access to tons of educational material and you can use them for free. On top of that, the developers are continuing to improve the chatbot, in terms of features and processing. Soon, the chatbot will be able to understand natural language.
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Snakes info – all about snakes
All about snakes
How Many Hearts Does A Snake Have? (Perfect answer)
By James Bruce
Organs of the body Snakes and other reptiles have a three-chambered heart that regulates the circulatory system through the left and right atriums, as well as a single ventricle, respectively. Internally, the ventricle is split into three linked cavities: the cavum arteriosum, the cavum pulmonale, and the cavum venosum. The cavum arteriosum is the largest of the three cavities, while the cavum venosum is the smallest.
1 Why do snakes have three hearts?
2 Do pythons have heart?
3 How many hearts do lizards have?
4 Do snakes have a heart beat?
5 Do snakes have a brain?
6 Do snakes blood?
7 Where is the snake's heart?
8 Do snakes have bones?
9 Can a snakes heart grow back?
10 What animal has 8 hearts?
11 Do turtles have hearts?
12 Do crocodiles have two hearts?
13 Does snake drink milk?
14 Do snakes poop?
Why do snakes have three hearts?
In addition, it has been shown that some snake and lizard species have three-chamber hearts that may expand to four chambers when they are under contractile pressure. The reptile heart features a partial septum between the ventricles, which allows for better blood flow. This enables for a more effective separation of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood……………………..
Do pythons have heart?
The hearts of all snakes and lizards are comprised of two atria and a single ventricle that is only partially split. Although pythons have a heart that is divided in a similar way, this family of snakes is unusual among snakes in that it has intracardiac pressure separation.
How many hearts do lizards have?
The hearts of most reptiles are three chambered, having two atria and one common ventricle in each chamber.
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Do snakes have a heart beat?
The snakes' heart rates averaged 58.8 6.7 beats per minute (beats per minute). For the sake of conclusion, this finding confirms the existence of a negative link between snake body size and heart rate and highlights the importance of associated metabolic features, such as body size, in influencing the physiological parameters of snakes.
Do snakes have a brain?
The brain and sensory organs of the snake are enclosed within the snake's head, which is made of bone. In terms of senses, snakes have nearly all of the same faculties as humans, with a few noteworthy differences in the organs of hearing, sight, and smell.
Do snakes blood?
Despite the fact that snakes bleed, it is not possible to pull excessive amounts of blood from them. They are modest in stature and do not generate nearly as much blood as mammals, despite their larger size.
Where is the snake's heart?
The heart of the snake is contained within a sac known as the pericardium, which is found at the bifurcation of the bronchi. Because of the absence of a diaphragm, the heart has the ability to move about; this movement helps to protect the heart from potential harm as big swallowed prey is passed through the esophagus and stomach.
Do snakes have bones?
As a result of their remarkable flexibility, it's easy to believe that snakes are devoid of bones. Snakes, on the other hand, do possess bones. In fact, they have hundreds – perhaps even more than we humans – of these creatures. Snakes are classified as vertebrates, which includes all other reptiles and amphibians, as well as mammals, birds, and fish.
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Can a snakes heart grow back?
(After a few days, the snake's heart returns to its original size.) According to ScienceNOW, this has long piqued the interest of scientists. As Leslie Leinwand, a cardiology researcher at the University of Colorado and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, explains, human hearts may expand in both good and negative ways, depending on the situation.
What animal has 8 hearts?
Barosaurus is the animal with the most hearts, with eight. The fact that the body has eight hearts means that a great deal of pressure is necessary for blood circulation throughout the body.
Do turtles have hearts?
As with the majority of reptiles, the hearts of sea turtles are three-chambered, with two atria and one ventricle, with a sinus venosus (an air sac) before the atria. Similarly to other animals, humans have a sinus venosus, but it is only present during early development; later on, it is absorbed into the right atrium wall.
Do crocodiles have two hearts?
As with the majority of reptiles, the hearts of sea turtles are three-chambered, with two atria and one ventricle, with a sinus venosus (an opening between the two atria) before the ventricle. Humans also have a sinus venosus, but it is only present during the early stages of development; later on, it is absorbed into the right atrium wall and becomes ineffective.
Does snake drink milk?
Myth 1: Snakes are fond of milk. They consume water to keep themselves hydrated, just like every other animal does. When snakes are hungry for days and then provided milk, they will drink to keep themselves hydrated because they are thirsty. They are reptiles with a chilly blood supply. Forcing them to drink milk may result in their death in rare cases.
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Do snakes poop?
Generally speaking, if a snake consumes food regularly, it will also defecate frequently, according to a decent rule of thumb. Snakes eat rarely and excrete seldom if they eat infrequently. In principle, this means that a snake will only defecate a few times every year, which is rather simple. This means that fecal matter can account for up to 5-20 percent of a snake's total body weight at any particular moment, depending on circumstances.
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First, from gCaptain, The Evolving US Piracy Policy:
The [U.S.] Dept. of State believes the best action plan is to deprive the pirates of ransom revenues, however it is very hard to track the money. The NSC [U.S. National Security Council] calls for disrupting bases in Somalia, but no action has been taken. Under UNCLOS, piracy is a crime of universal jurisdiction, yet prosecution is a matter of national "soft" laws. The multinational character of the Flags of Convenience (FOC) system complicates the situation where there's no clear national responsibilities. Navies who capture pirates often can't find States willing to prosecute. The area pirates operate are too vast for navies to enforce, and military assets are urgently needed elsewhere (particularly Afghanistan and Iraq). Pirates continue to attack less than one-half percent of shipping, and of those, have a 30% success rate. The Dept. of Defense argues that due to the relatively low number of incidents, merchant shipping needs to play a larger role in its own defense. It's noted in all cases where private security teams are employed, they have success- fully kept pirates from boarding, making ships a hard target. Use of armed ships is contrary to BMPs, however, the ships that have 100% record of deterring pirate attacks are the ones that ignore the BMPs. Many Port states are against use of arms, which can create difficulties in ports of call.
Evolving policy? Sounds like the NSC has made this high visibility issue a low priority item. Which may make sense from the U.S. point of view since so few (okay, none) of the captured ships and merchant sailors are U.S. Of course, there is that "freedom of the seas" aspect that keeps some U.S. Navy ships out there bobbing about . . .
Shiptalk has a couple of post up about torture of Somali pirate captives "Human Costs" and "Holding Back". The first contains the not-so-surprising news that Somali pirates are not good hosts to their captives and are pretty rough in their piracy efforts:
The Oceans Beyond Piracy Project has gathered to fight this seeming lack of public concern/knowledge. Their study, "The Human Cost of Somali Piracy", was launched on June 6 at Chatham House in London. The study's findings indicate that during 2010:
• 4,185 seafarers were attacked with firearms and rocket propelled grenades.
• 342 seafarers were rescued from citadels (ships' reinforced security rooms).
• 1,090 seafarers were taken hostage.
• 516 seafarers were used as human shields.
• As many as 488 seafarers were subjected to abuse or torture.
The cost of piracy is high for seafarers. Both successful and unsuccessful attacks expose seafarers to dangerous experiences with the potential for long-term physical and psychological trauma.
Somali pirates with hostages
The second Shiptalk post has to do with a security firm asserting that there is a "cover up" of sorts concerning the treatment of pirate hostages:
A security company speaking at a conference has claimed that shipowners are holding back some of the worst news about the treatment of seafarers taken hostage by Somali pirates.
Why a cover up? To not "alarm" seafarers heading into the pirate zone . . .
On another piracy front, the International Maritime Bureau has issued some warnings about piracy in the South China Sea (an area I've been neglecting lately), as set out here:
A global maritime watchdog warned ships traversing the South China Sea bordering Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore following the hijack of three tugboats and a barge in recent weeks.
Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau's, or IMB's piracy reporting center based in Kuala Lumpur, said alerts have been sent to ships in the area amid a sudden rash of hijackings.
"We are sending out this alert as these are the first three hijackings of vessels in the South China Sea this year," he said. "Normally pirates in the area are opportunistic as they rob a ship and flee but the hijacking of a vessel requires planning so we believe a syndicate is involved," Choong added.
A report on a missing tug (one of the above attacks) from the IMB's Live Piracy Report:
Attack Number: 2011/232
Date: Wed May 25 2011
Vessel Type: Tug
Location detail: Kuching to Port Klang
Attack Type: Hijacked
Incident Details:
25.05.2011: NS : enroute from Kuching to port Klang, South China Sea.
The tug towing a barge departed Kuching on 24.5.2011 with eta port Klang 30.05.2011.
The tug and barge failed to arrive at the discharge port and the owners attempt to contact the tug was futile. On 02.6.2011 the barge was located by a Malaysian warship. The crew members were rescued by a fishing vessel. The tug is still missing.
About a year ago a hijacked tug was recovered in the Philippines undergoing an identity change, as set out here.
As usual, there are numerous reports in Southeast Asia, West Africa and South America of various anchored or moored vessels being boarded by robbers who either steal material from the vessels they board and/or rob the crew of their personal belongings.
UPDATE: In addition to the reports in Southeast Asia of moored or anchored vessels being boarded and robbed, in the last couple of weeks, there have been boardings and robberies of vessels underway in an area near Singapore, noted in ReCAAP reports:
(Report 12-11) On 30 May 11 at or about 0129 hrs, a Singapore-registered tanker Dong Jiang was underway at approximately 30 nm east of Horsburgh Lighthouse (01° 19.30' N, 104° 54.50' E) when six robbers boarded the vessel. The robbers stole cash and other valuables before they escaped. The vessel was enroute from Tanjung Pelapas, Malaysia to Balongan, Indonesia at the time of the incident. The crew was not injured.
(Report 13-11) On 2 Jun 11 at or about 0530 hrs, a Mongolia-registered general cargo ship Shipinco I
was underway at approximately 1.9 nm west of Batu Berhanti buoy (01° 10.76' N, 103° 50.87' E) when five robbers boarded the vessel. Armed with long knives, they robbed the Master, 3rd Officer and Chief Cook, and escaped with cash and the crew's personal belongings including watches, mobile phones and clothing. The crew was not injured.
(Report 14-11) On 6 Jun 11 at or about 2315 hrs, an Indonesian-registered LPG tanker Asian Gas was
underway at approximately 3.65 nm southeast of Raffles Lighthouse (01° 9.06' N, 103° 48.0' E) when eight masked robbers from one speed boat boarded the vessel at the starboard quarter. Armed with long knives, they robbed the crew and escaped after taking with them laptops, mobile phones and undetermined amount of cash. The crew was not injured.
ReCAAP Report Map for Last 3 Incidents
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Q: call pylons controller from vb.net i have a application thats writen with the pylons framework. Now i want to call some controllers from a vb.net application. How should i do this?
I've tried it like this:
Dim webclient As New WebClient
Dim dataStream As IO.Stream = webclient.OpenRead("http://192.168.0.20:5000/controller/default")
Dim reader As New StreamReader(dataStream)
Dim responseFromServer As String = reader.ReadToEnd()
Dim erg As String = responseFromServer.ToString
reader.Close()
dataStream.Close()

But instead of an json object that is generate by the pylons controller, i'll get the html code for the page which is reachable under "http://192.168.0.20:5000"
Any help would be great!
Cheers,
Nico

A: You're probably requesting either the wrong content type or the wrong URL.
Make sure the URL is correct, or try this code:
Dim webclient As New WebClient

webclient.Headers.Add(HttpRequestHeader.ContentType, "test/json")
Dim erg As String = webclient.DownloadString("http://192.168.0.20:5000/controller/default")

As I demonstrated, you should use the DownloadString method instead of manually using a StreamReader.

A: Thank you for the answer, but this brings me the same result.
I figured out that you have to first login to the page. That means i have to call another controller, which is responsible for the login. For that i have to add params in the post.
How i do this in vb.net?
Cheers Nico


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Q: How to get "smime.p7s" from email and extract sender and organization name in Node.js My task is to ensure that the email has a digital signature and to read the sender's and organization's names.
I tried to use "imap" package. This snippet reads the body content and then tries to parse the attributes
 msg.on('body', function(stream, info) {
      var buffer = '';
      stream.on('data', function(chunk) {
        buffer += chunk.toString('utf8');
      });
      msg.once("attributes", (attrs) => {
          //TODO
      });
 }

In the body of the email if it has a digital signature I can see something like that:
------=_NextPart_000_0008_01D7CCA9.33F25DA0
Content-Type: application/pkcs7-signature;
   name="smime.p7s"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: attachment;
filename="smime.p7s"

MIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAqCAMIACAQExCzAJBgUrDgMCGgUAMIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAQAAoIIycDCCBlUw
ggQ9oAMCAQICBHYpB+MwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAwgZkxCzAJBgNVBAYTAkRFMQ8wDQYDVQQIDAZC
YXllcm4xETAPBgNVBAcMCE11ZW5jaGVuMRAwDgYDVQQKDAdTaWVtZW5zMREwDwYDVQQFEwhaWlpa
WlpBMTEdMBsGA1UECwwUU2llbWVucyBUcnVzdCBDZW50ZXIxIjAgBgNVBAMMGVNpZW1lbnMgUm9
...
------=_NextPart_000_0008_01D7CCA9.33F25DA0--

And I expect that some attachments will be in attributes. But there is nothing.

If I attach a file I will be able to see and read this file from the attribute's parameters.
How can I get the digital signature and extract the sender's and organization's names in Node.js?
Is that even possible?
If it is impossible, how can I validate the digital signature and be sure that everything is alright?


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Lee Sharpe
Lee Stuart Sharpe
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Lee Sharpe is an English former professional footballer, sports television pundit and reality television personality, who as a player was predominantly a left winger from 1988 to 2004. Sharpe joined Manchester United from Torquay United as a youngster in 1988, playing for the club up until 1996. He won a total of eight caps for England, but his later career failed to live up to its potential after leaving Manchester United in his mid-twenties. Today let's explore the facts related to Lee Sharpe wiki, career, net worth and many more.
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What is Lee Sharpe known for?
An English former professional footballer, reality television personality and sports television pundit.
What is the birthplace of Lee Sharpe?
Back to his early life, Lee Sharpe was born in Halesowen, England as Lee Stuart Sharpe. As of 2019, Lee was 48 years old. He is British by nationality and belongs to the English ethnic group.
The information of his parents, siblings and education details are yet to be disclosed. In the case of disclosed, we will let you know. Until then, stay tuned with us for more updates.
Which football clubs did Lee Sharpe play for?
Lee began his career at Torquay United before he joined Manchester United in 1988. He made almost 200 appearances for United from 1988 to 1996 and won an impressive amount of silverware including three Premier League titles, two FA Cups, a League Cup, and the UEFA Cup Winners Cup.
The winger then moved on to Leeds United for two years, before playing for a string of lower league clubs before he eventually retired in June 2003.
During his career, he also enjoyed a two-year stint in the England squad between 1991-1993. The 48-year-old officially retired in 2004 but has continued to be a household name due to various TV appearances.
After retirement in 2004 and 2006, Sharpe became a football pundit for ESPN Star in Singapore in Asia, and together with Les Ferdinand, is a celebrity host on the game show "Kickoff" where he is known as "Sharpey". Sharpe was previously a pundit on BBC's Match of the Day 2 and Football Focus, and during the 2006 World Cup presented a cup blog from Germany with video clips and photos for Yahoo. Sharpe appeared in one episode of the footballing drama Dream Team. Sharpe was one of the football pundits hired by Abu Dhabi Sports Channel, for their exclusive coverage of the Premier League. On 25 August 2005 Sharpe's autobiography My Idea of Fun was published, describing his time as a footballer and his resulting celebrity status.
Besides this, Sharpe has also developed a career in reality television. He appeared as a competitor in 2005, ITV television show Celebrity Wrestling, under the name "Sharpe Shooter". He is also known though for appearing in Celebrity Love Island. During his time on the Island Sharpe courted the attention of many of the show's ladies, most notably TV presenter Jayne Middlemiss, who confessed to "never having felt like this before about someone", but Sharpe eventually dated Abi Titmuss.
In 2007 Sharpe appeared as a contestant in ITV's Dancing on Ice. He was eliminated from the competition on 3 March 2007. He was to also appear in ITV's popular TV soap Coronation Street as an extra in the fictional pub "The Rovers Return" as a working-class taxi driver from Manchester.
Sharpe, alongside former Bucks Fizz singer Cheryl Baker, currently fronts a London Underground advertising campaign for Nourkrin, a baldness treatment. He is billed as "Of Celebrity Love Island fame!"
In 2008, Sharpe starred in Dec's team on Ant versus Dec, on Saturday Night Takeaway ITV1. Sharpe also starred as the celebrity 'hider' in an episode of the CBBC show Hider in the House. He also appeared in the 2008 television series Superstars on Channel Five.
In August 2009, he appeared in the RTÉ One celebrity boxing series, Charity Lords of the Ring.
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Is Lee Sharpe married?
Reflecting his personal and love life, Lee Sharpe was a married man. He was married to Lucie Gardner in 2019. Lee tied the knot with Lucie in an intimate ceremony on Italy's Amalfi coast, eight years after he started dating her.
The pair met in 2011, with Lee proposing to Lucie at Cheltenham Festival on Ladies' Day in 2017. As of now, He seems too happy with her wife and lives a lavish life without and rumors.
How much net worth is Lee Sharpe owns?
As a successful football player, Lee earns the sum of a good amount of money from his career. As per online sources, Lee's estimated net worth somewhere around $ 16 million at present. However, His salary is yet to be disclosed. In the case of disclosed, we will let you know.
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How tall is Lee Sharpe?
Observing her body statistics, Lee stands a heigh of 6 feet and o inches. his other body information is yet to be disclosed. In the case of disclosed, we will let you know.
Retired from professional Football at the age of 32 after a short spell playing in Iceland for Grindavik.
Played for Manchester United, Leeds United, Bradford City and Torquay United
Hosting a party with Ryan Giggs, circa 1992. Sir Alex Fergusson reputedly turned up at midnight and sent all their guests home. Fergy, famously protective of his young players, delivered an ultimatum; within 3 years Lee was gone and Giggs was a superstar.
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Volkswagen Upgrades Infotainment System for 2021-MY
August 6, 2020 • by AF Staff
Pictured is the 2021 Atlas SEL, which is available with the newly added technologies.
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Volkswagen has equipped most of its 2021-MY lineup with the new MIB3 infotainment system, and select models include driver-assistance features, Travel Assist and Emergency Assist.
The new MIB3 infotainment system includes wireless App-Connect, with multi-phone pairing that can easily switch between devices, and enhanced voice recognition, the automaker said. Additionally, the MIB3 infotainment system features a redesigned navigation system (on equipped models), with simplified and enhanced map designs, intuitive route options, quick access to frequently visited locations, and advanced route management.
MIB3 also delivers SiriusXM's newest and most advanced audio entertainment platform—SiriusXM with 360L.
New for select 2021 models, Travel Assist enables partially-automated hands-on driving from 0 to 95 mph. Travel Assist can be activated by a button on the steering wheel, and uses the Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Keeping Assist features to help to steer as well as accelerate and brake the vehicle in response to traffic and lane markings. This allows the driver to observe driving tasks while using minimal force on the wheel. It is the driver's responsibility to continuously monitor the system, remain alert, and maintain control of the vehicle at all times. To ensure this, Travel Assist monitors the capacitive steering wheel to make sure the driver has their hands on it.
Also new for select 2021 models, Emergency Assist can bring the vehicle to a stop if the driver is incapacitated. Emergency Assist constantly monitors the driver's attentiveness by checking the input of their hands on the steering wheel. If the system does not detect driver input, a series of warnings will occur. If still no input is detected, Emergency Assist will slow the vehicle to a gradual stop in its own lane. Emergency Assist constantly monitors driver input and hand placement regardless of the status of other driver-assistance systems.
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Nixon Sentry A105-2867-00 Analog Quartz Men's Watch is a good looking watch. The distressed dial, rose gold features, and large leather band create a prominent and unmistakable appearance. It looks similar to other day/date quartz timepieces, but its features differentiate it completely.
The hands look awesome, though they lack any lume so you won't be telling time at night. The same is true of the prominently raised hour makers, which are tapered to provide the illusion of depth.
Rose gold can be a tricky material, but there's nothing resembling a problem on the Nixon Sentry A105-2867-00 Analog Quartz Men's Watch. The rose gold looks great, as does the rose gold clasp (which is engraved).
The real stand-out cosmetic feature is the dial, which looks like a slab of stone recently excavated from a quarry. Obviously it isn't actually stone, but its distressed face looks the part, appearing naturally carved and scratched. It makes the watch much cooler, and in my opinion, makes this version of the Nixon Sentry A105-2867-00 Analog Quartz Men's watch the best looking of the bunch (there are 24 colour options in total).
The tapered indices play with light, and as a result the Nixon Sentry A105-2867-00 Analog Quartz Men's Watch always looks richer and more luxurious than it really is. For a "non watch person", there's nothing visually to suggest the Nixon Sentry isn't a higher end watch.
Under zoom, I was able to find small imperfections on the calendar wheel as well as small imperfections in the middle of the hands (presumably, where they were removed from the mold). You will not see these without serious magnification. This version of the Sentry is not inexpensive. That's getting into what most people would consider expensive, and because of that I can relate to purists that shy away from watches like the Sentry.
The rose gold coated 42mm steel case looks excellent from every angle. The bezel is nice and deep, giving the dial a feeling of being embedded deep within the case. It looks quality, and the enamel-filled crown, which matches the aesthetic perfectly, reinforces this sentiment.
The leather strap is soft and plush, feeling more luxurious than the straps that come with many more expensive watches that I have reviewed. The strap is 23mm wide and features decorative stitching near the lugs.
In fact Nixon Sentry A105-2867-00 Analog Quartz Men's Watch looks as good under zoom as watches costing twice or thrice its price, and the use of a Miyota movement gives me confidence in its mechanical longevity.
Bottom line: Nixing the status quo, of what you may expect when it comes to classically good-looking timepieces, the Nixon Watches has entered the room and raised the bar.
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(2010) Mol Biol Evol 27, 1173-1180.
The rate of genome evolution varies significantly between species. Evidence is growing that at least some of this variation is associated with species characteristics, such as body size, diversification rate or population size. One of the strongest correlates of the rate of molecular evolution in vertebrates is generation time: species with faster generation turnover tend to have higher rates of molecular evolution, presumably because their genomes are copied more frequently and therefore collect more DNA replication errors per unit time. But the generation time effect has never been tested for non-vertebrate animals. Here we present the first general test of the generation time effect in invertebrates, using 15 genes from 143 species spread across the major eumetazoan superphyla (including arthropods, nematodes, molluscs, annelids, platyhelminthes, cnidarians, echinoderms and urochordates). We find significant evidence that rates of molecular evolution are correlated with generation time in invertebrates, and that this effect applies consistently across genes, and taxonomic groups. Furthermore, the generation time effect is evident in non-synonymous substitutions, whereas theory predicts (and most previous evidence has supported) a relationship only in synonymous changes. We discuss both the practical and theoretical implications of these findings.


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The Open Secrets of Penny Slinger
The pioneering 'feminist surrealist' who turned her back on the artworld returns with a London solo show
"The absurdity of minor objects telling a major story is something I seek out"
By Oliver Basciano
A date with Michael Rakowitz (and his mum)
Two exclusive recipes from the artist's new cookbook
The photographer talks about the virtues of repetition and structure, his Instagram account and his latest series – on view at Sprüth Magers, Los Angeles, through 30 August
By Fi Churchman
A New World Literature
Adam Thirlwell and Hans Ulrich Obrist discuss art in the age of isolationism – and the show they curated for Manchester International Festival
The steady rise of South Asia
The artists and collectors changing art on the Indian subcontinent
"Look at the way China has got representation in art. When the crash in 2008 happened, their art market was even worse off than ours. But today it has jumped many fold. But it is very good that we are getting much more acceptance." Speaking to Indian broadsheet DNA, Kiran Nadar, founder of Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (India's first private art museum, with two venues in New Delhi and Noida), is not overwhelmed by South Asia's presence in the global art scene.
It's true that there are only four entries on the 2017 list hailing from South Asia – only one more than last year. But, joined by the Bangladeshi collectors Nadia and Rajeeb Samdani, South Asia is beginning to exert greater clout in the artworld. It's an upward trajectory propelled not least by the work of Nadar; Having hosted an impressive series of shows from solo exhibitions for modernists such as M.F. Husain, F.N. Souza and S.H. Raza, together with larger group shows such as Stretched Terrains and Enactments and each passing day, her role in the promotion of Indian art on the global stage sees her arrival on the Power 100 list. And Nadar's influence goes beyond the walls of KNMA. This year, and with a more global outlook, she has coproduced and loaned works to Documenta and supported Nalini Malani's retrospective at Centre Pompidou as well as an exhibition of Jayashree Chakravaty's work at Musee Guimet (both in Paris).
Equally ramping up their position on the international art scene are Jeebesh Bagchi, Monica Narula and Shuddhabrata Sengupta of Raqs Media Collective, who this year had 11 solo shows around the world, including their first major UK solo exhibition at the Whitworth Museum in Manchester. Meanwhile, based in India's southwestern state of Kerala, artists Riyas Komu and Bose Krishnamachari held their third edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (which ended in March this year and was guest curated by artist Sudarshan Shetty), bringing in 97 artists from 31 countries to participate in the event. Komu has also been working on creative and cultural hub URU Art Harbour in Kochi, to promote the making and showing of contemporary Indian art. And a little further east, the Samdanis are getting ready to host their fourth edition of Dhaka Art Summit in February 2018 (which will showcase the Samdani Art Award for Bangladeshi artists), as well as preparing to open an art centre and sculpture park in the city of Sylhet. While Nadar's comments to DNA touch on the historical lack of government support for contemporary art, with sustained initiatives like these, art in South Asia looks like it might have a promising future.
The curators: two-way traffic
The artworld's networkers merging institutional and freelancing roles
Nadia & Rajeeb Samdani
Curator of 2018 Kochi-Muziris Biennale announced
Bose Krishnamachari & Riyas Komu
Jeebesh Bagchi, Monica Narula & Shuddhabrata Sengupta
Kiran Nadar
Dhaka Art Summit 2018
The fourth edition extends over two weekends, culminating with two symposiums – at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Complex, Dhaka
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The Niesłuchowski Experiment
Tyler Coburn on how Simon Leung made Warren Niesłuchowski's lifestyle a work of art – from the archive
By Tyler Coburn
Cao Fei (and me)
Doretta Lau navigates the worlds of the Beijing-based artist, who's presenting a whole new body of work at the Centre Pompidou next week – from the archive
By Doretta Lau
The Companionable Franz West
How the late Austrian artist's convivial, shitpositive vision of sculpture reinvented public art
By Rosanna Mclaughlin
Isuma in Venice
At the Canadian Pavilion, the Inuit artist collective disputes the ideas of nationhood and representation on which the Venice Biennale was founded
Looking at Pictures with William Eggleston
An interview with the pioneering American photographer, whose work is on view at David Zwirner, London
Michael Lin & Richard Lin
Mark Rappolt on the subtleties of inter-generational artistic dialogue
Andrea Fraser on art, power and patronage after Donald Trump
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Hope for Children Foundation honors veterans throughout all military branches and their families.
It was the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 – 100 years ago – when the hostilities ceased in World War I. One year later, the Treaty of Versailles was signed and what was known as the Great War was officially over.
One year later, the country celebrated its first Armistice Day. Renamed Veterans Day in 1954, November 11 reminds us of the millions of men and women, along with their families, who selflessly serve our country each and every day.
Yes, veterans we honor you and the fallen brave men and women of this country whose lives have helped us, our family and friends live with freedom. Freedom is one of the most precious liberties one can possess in the United States. We thank you deeply for your service to our country and it's people.
We thank you not just on Veteran's Day…we thank you every day for your numerous sacrifices and the greatest sacrifice of all…the lives of many soldiers.
Thank you for all you have done for the children of this country, and children for generations to come.
We are proud to honor the many veterans across this wonderful nation. To all of our nation's veterans and their families, thank you for your service, dedication and sacrifice.
We appreciate all you have done and continue to do for our country. We would not be a great nation without your many sacrifices and hard work. You have our gratitude and respect.
Veterans we understand for the soldier, Memorial Day 2018 is not an history lesson, quickly forgotten like other lessons from our school days. The meaning of Memorial Day for the brave soldiers in the United States military… is the father, the mother, the sister, the brother, the daughter, the son, the husband, the wife, the friend, the bud, the "I've got your back!" the pal who never came home.


Boston, Mass. (January 12, 2017) - Healthcare consumers, workers and providers today outlined several priorities in the effort to fight the repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and to ensure that Massachusetts can protect the gains resulting from the state's near universal healthcare coverage.
During a press conference at the State House, a diverse and growing group of industry leaders, ACA beneficiaries, healthcare providers, advocates, insurers and others highlighted the potential health and economic impacts to Massachusetts if Congress repeals the ACA without an adequate replacement.
Among the key concerns is the loss of coverage for nearly 500,000 Massachusetts residents if the ACA is repealed. The Commonwealth also risks losing millions in federal funding, which could threaten hospitals and healthcare jobs across the state.
"Massachusetts is a national leader in healthcare - pioneering the way forward through our state law a decade ago, and achieving new gains in access, coverage and equity because of the Affordable Care Act," said Stephen Rosenfeld, interim executive director of Health Care for All. "Unfortunately, the Commonwealth is not immune to the severe health and economic consequences that will result from the ACA's repeal. We need to communicate these risks and protect Massachusetts' access to care and funding in the event of any Congressional action."
Massachusetts has achieved the highest rate of residents covered by insurance in the country with more than 97 percent of the population insured. That expansion has spurred economic growth, while also improving access to care and increasing health equity and financial security.
"People in my congregation, real people, have access to health care because of the work we have done together more than 10 years ago in Massachusetts and more recently under the ACA," said Reverend Burns Stanfield, a pastor at Fourth Presbyterian Church in South Boston. "Dismantling this crucial law that has helped so many people goes against all of our values."
In the coming weeks, leaders are planning to take steps to ensure that any attempt to repeal the ACA maintains coverage for the 30 million Americans insured through the law, covers those with pre-existing conditions, and preserves Medicaid expansion funding.
"In a matter of days, Congress could vote to take away the healthcare of millions of Americans without offering a plan to replace it, a reckless act that will threaten lives, jobs and the stability of many hospitals and healthcare providers in Massachusetts and across the nation," said Tyrék D. Lee, Sr., Executive Vice President of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. "We are coming together to make it clear that repealing the ACA without a viable replacement will create chaos across our entire healthcare system. It will place enormous strain on Massachusetts' largest industry, costing jobs, hurting hospitals, and making it much harder for vulnerable children, seniors and families to access critical care."
Across the nation, the ACA repeal could cost hospitals more than $165 billion between 2018 and 2026, according to estimates by the Federation of American Hospitals. Of particular concern in Massachusetts are provisions contained in the ACA that are not currently addressed with the state's landmark 2006 healthcare law (Chapter 58).
"The Affordable Care Act plays a significant role in Massachusetts and the Commonwealth will face substantial health and economic burdens if it is repealed," said John E. McDonough, DrPH, MPA, Professor of Public Health Practice in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Director of the HSPH Center for Executive and Continuing Professional Education. "Much is at stake, and the repercussions will be felt across the state, as Massachusetts could lose billions in federal funding, jeopardizing coverage for hundreds of thousands of residents."
One of the key concerns is the federal expansion of Medicaid, which provides significant funding to Massachusetts and provides coverage for more residents than the state's original healthcare law. Enrollment in MassHealth is surging - now covering about 300,000 Massachusetts adults - as a result of the ACA's Medicaid provision.
Last fall, through its Medicaid program 1115 waiver, the federal government authorized $52.4 billion over the next five years, a major source of healthcare funding for 1.9 million Massachusetts residents that could be at risk. The waiver includes federal tax credits that enable more than 190,000 Massachusetts residents to afford their insurance and are more comprehensive than what is offered through the state law. The federal subsidies go to families with incomes up to four times the federal poverty level, while the Massachusetts law provided assistance to those with incomes up to three times the federal poverty level.
"I work at a prominent hospital that is on the front lines of caring for low-income and vulnerable communities, and I have seen firsthand that access to affordable health insurance saves lives," said Latia Holmes, a Boston resident and a healthcare worker at Boston Medical Center. "Our patients depend on us to provide quality care to treat everything from chronic conditions like heart disease, to mental health issues and addictions to opioids. Taking away their insurance and cutting the critical funds our hospitals need to care for them will endanger our patients' health and well-being. And it's just wrong."
"I went without health insurance for decades until I heard about Obamacare, and I applied to avoid the penalty. It was the best decision I made. I got access to subsidized coverage, and I ended up needing surgery for both my wrist and my foot," said Courtney Thomas, a Boston resident. "I am here today to ask Congress and the new administration to reconsider their promise to repeal Obamacare. Please don't take away my coverage and the coverage for thousands of residents in the Commonwealth."
Important insurance protections - affecting as many as 2.5 million privately insured Massachusetts residents - are also at risk. Employer-offered coverage is under federal jurisdiction so the state's insurance protections cannot legally apply to most of these individuals. The ACA also includes protections not in the state law, such as those prohibiting copays and deductibles for preventive care like reproductive health.
Many employers also face added costs, as the ACA includes a tax credit to help small businesses cover the cost of providing healthcare to workers.
Finally, the ACA closes a major Medicare prescription drug "donut hole," which saves 83,000 Massachusetts seniors and people with disabilities more than $1,000 in drug costs each year.
Despite probable action by Congress, consumers, workers and advocates will continue efforts to help minimize the negative impact of a potential repeal without an adequate replacement. They are encouraging Massachusetts residents to urge friends and family here and across the country to contact their Congressional delegations and urge them to share their plan to keep and improve healthcare for all Americans before voting to repeal it.


2nd hand smoke is almost as bad for the baby as you smoking while pregnant. It could cause low birth weight or SIDs... mmm Marijuana is worse. It could cause retardation and stuff like taht. I wouldnt risk it on the marijuana smoke dear lol. And...mmm.... raw fishies like... whoops for got the name but im sure you know what im talking about.... i dont think thats good... and my bf said something about not eating deer meat mmm ask your doc. about the foods...Good Luck darlin! How many weeks are ya?
So no smoke or booze at all? Well, how would I do that? I mean, my dad smokes his pipe everyday, and my boyfriend and his friends are the ones who smoke pot and get drinks. So if I didn't go as much, would that be okay? Or no? Cause I want to be around the daddy but if it's bad for my babies, I don't know what to do. What abotu s_x? That can't hurt them, right? And I'm on 3 different vitamins that my doctor gave me. Oh, abria I'm about to be in my 17th week =] how about you?
They aren't going to drug test you or your partner after you deliver your baby. They will, however, drug test your baby to ensure no harm was done while in the womb. Being around people drinking doesn't do you any harm. Being around the smoke isn't safe. Once the baby is born, though, you cannot bring it around ANY of that. Child Protective Services will see that as you bringing the child into an unfit environment. So, the boyfriend better get his act together.
Also, the NICU is the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Have you ever seen TV shows where the premie babies are hooked up to machines, IVs, and they are in the incubators? Thats the NICU. Your babies are likely to be born prematurely because that is the nature of twins. Not enough room for them to grow. Don't worry, though, this is common.
ARE YOU RECEIVING ANY PRENATAL CARE!?!?!? You are asking questions that you should have brought up at your first appointment...This sounds very worrisome! These basic questions about diet should be answered by a professional with material they can give to you, including vitimans and special care concerning twins. When your mom said NICU, didn't you ask her what that was...? PLEASE get some professional help in your area, there is a lot of help out there for you, but you need to find it, it won't come to you.
Your boyfriend needs to stop smoking cigarettes and weed around you and the babies when they arrive. I have twins (they're 4 months old) and I have to tell you, he's going to have to make bigger sacrifices than that if he wants to help take care of them. To be honest he probably won't be spending much time with his friends for the first 3 months or so. It's alot of work and it's a 24 hr a day job, you'll want all the help you can get. My twins didn't have to spend any time in the NICU because they were born at 38 weeks. Second-hand smoke increases the risk of premature birth which is already increased because you're having twins. Do the right thing for your babies and stay away from the smoky parties. Tell your b/f he needs to come see you away from his friends, or ask them not to smoke if you're there.
Well I showed him this thread just a while ago cause he didn't believe everything I said and he still doesn't believe everything yall say. And he said that none of his babies will be special ed. But he agreed he wouldn't do pot in front of me anymore and he'd cut down on cigarettes too, so that's good right? Lunamoo, yes I'm recieving prenatal. I went to my first appointment with my brother cause he was the only one who really knew about my bf. I didn't ask anything like this cause my brother said that if I said anything about pot or drinking that the doctor would tell my parents and CPS would take them away from me. About the diet thing, I've just heard so many different things already, including what the doc told me, so I'm jst trying to get a wider view from others. Chatty, is THAT what the NICU is? Is there anything else I can do to like increase chances that they won't be born way too preterm???
Hi. I had twins at 36 weeks. They didn't have to go into the NICU. You have to take it easy especially in the last trimester. I basically sat on the couch for 2 months. Being around smoke increases your chances of having a preterm baby, and with twins you don't want to risk that. The food thing is so confusing, just try to be healthy and stay away from alcohol. Good luck.
Second hand smoke is not good for children or unborn babies, nor is marijuana smoke. Also you want to probably shy away from lots of caffeine. Also one thing not a lot of women know is you should be careful of how much fish you eat- that is if you are a seafood eater, fish can have a high mercury content. If you Google "pregnancy diet" you find some guidelines.
definitely don't do the tequilla shots anymore....that could cause fetal alcohol syndrome. also, can you ask your dad not to smoke his pipe around you?


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Happy New Year! May God richly bless you in 2008! As my nephew said, "Things are great in 2008!"
We had a mighty cold start to the year today, as outside temperature was a frigid 10 degrees F. (That's -12 C for my overseas readers). When I walked outside, my hair which was still wet from my shower, actually froze on top! When I arrived in my office at the church, the thermometer in my office read 39 F.
OK, ok. I know it isn't as cold as Fairbanks or Ulan Bator, but this is Oklahoma for cryin' out loud!
Yesterday was much warmer, but the wind was blowing 30-40 mph and it felt colder than it did this morning where there was no wind.
Well, as Will Rogers once said, "If you don't like the weather in Oklahoma, just wait a minute, and it'll change". It is supposed to be 60 by Saturday!


When she found out about our relationship, she was very upset.
We live in different states now, but we are trying our best at co-parenting. My only issue is that his side of the family doesn't know about our son.
Since we were together only a short time before I became pregnant, I never met them. Every time I bring up the subject of our son meeting his grandparents/family, he ignores the question and moves on.