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Clifton  is a neighborhood on the North Shore of Staten Island in New York City, United States. It is an older waterfront neighborhood, facing Upper New York Bay on the east. It is bordered on the north by Stapleton, on the south by Rosebank, on the southwest by Concord, and on the west by Van Duzer Street.

History

The name "Clifton" for the area dates to 1817, when a town by the name, larger in area than the present neighborhood, was laid out along the waterfront. In its early history, much of the surrounding land was owned by the Vanderbilt family. As a young man, Cornelius Vanderbilt established ferry service from the waterfront to Manhattan at the foot of present Vanderbilt Avenue. Bayley Seton Hospital, north of Vanderbilt Avenue, was formerly the United States Public Health Service Hospital and housed the original headquarters of the National Institutes of Health (now located in Bethesda, Maryland).

In the 1840s, the Townsend family built a huge home that had turrets so it was called the Townsend Castle. It was located at what is now Townsend Avenue and Tompkins Avenue. In the 1870s, many roads and large homes were built near the water. The area has many Victorian houses left from the late 1800s in the area from Vanderbilt to Norwood Avenues.

In the 1880s, much of Staten Island was still very rural. Adjacent to the "village of Clifton," for example, was "a low range of grass hills" on which were pastured 438 goats by a Frenchman named Paul Chaulmier who provided goat's milk to wealthy New Yorkers.

In 1900, the Fox Hills Golf Club encompassed the entire area of where the Park Hill Apartments are now. There was a big clubhouse on Vanderbilt Avenue. Many tournaments were held there until 1935, when it closed. The land was taken over by the government and used for military barracks during World War II. By the 1950s, it evolved into a middle-class, multi-ethnic community of civil employees including firemen, teachers, and doctors.

The Park Hill Apartments, located on Vanderbilt Avenue and on Park Hill Avenue, were initially developed in the 1960s as a private apartment complex to which many people from the other boroughs of NYC moved after the opening of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. By the late 1960s, however, people realized that it was relatively inexpensive to move to Staten Island and purchase a home or rent an apartment in smaller buildings, which resulted in a loss of the emerging middle-class population it initially attracted.  Park Hill remained privately owned but became federally subsidized low-income housing complex, and became the site of steadily increasing crime and drug abuse beginning in the early-1970s.

By the late 1980s, it had gained the nickname of "Crack Hill" due to the many arrests for possession and/or sale of crack cocaine that were taking place in and around the development and the adjacent Fox Hills Apartments to the south. Crime in this area has dramatically decreased since the late 1990s. Community activists are addressing the ongoing conflict between Liberian and African-American youth, primarily between the ages of 10–14. The community organizations run after-school programs to help keep the youth occupied in a productive way. This helps curb gang and street violence. The community tension that occurs in Park Hill is based on poverty and unemployment.

In the 1990s, the neighborhood became the center for an immigrant community from Liberia and West Africa around Targee Street. The residences in the neighborhood are mostly one-family houses, but the last decade has seen the development of many attached homes and duplexes.

Community

Demographics

Park Hill has been a predominantly black neighborhood for a while. However, there is a growing Asian and Hispanic population in the area. Census tract 4 has seen the second-highest growth rate in the Asian population of any census tract on Staten Island (with the highest growth rate being tract 231 in Mariners' Harbor). East of Tompkins Avenue, the White population increases noticeably.

Over the years 2000–2003, Clifton's unemployment rate increased by 3.2 percentage points, and average wages declined by 8.7 percent, the only Staten Island zip code that experienced a decline. Hundreds of local jobs in the health care and social assistance fields were lost in the downsizing of Bayley Seton Hospital, which had been a major employer of neighborhood residents.

The bulk of the Park Hill neighborhood was built in the 1960s in keeping with New York City's plan for urban renewal projects. It consists of  of 6-story brick apartment buildings. The individual apartments contained within are quite large, with many having 2 or three bedrooms. As ownership has passed into private hands, upkeep on the apartments has dwindled, leaving many of them in a state of disrepair.

The average price of a private house in Park Hill increased from 2002 ($159,254) to 2007 ($321,426). The Clifton neighborhood consists mostly of one-family houses; however, in the past decade many duplexes and attached houses have been developed on property previously zoned for commercial use.

Liberian community

Park Hill/Clifton (along with nearby Stapleton) has the largest Liberian population of any city outside Africa, with an estimated 6,000 – 8,000 strong community of direct immigrants in 2007.

History and context
Beginning in the late 1970s, a small number of Liberians, whose nation was founded by freed American slaves in the 1840s, settled in Staten Island. The First Liberian Civil War (1989-1997) led to a flight of Liberian immigrants, fleeing ethnic struggles between the  Kru, Gola and Grebo communities, corrupt government, and political strife.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Liberian immigrants in huge number fled Liberia, mostly trapped in the limbo of refugee camps on the borders of Guinea and Cote d'Ivoire.  The United States government, always highly involved in Liberian affairs, began to offer refugee status (Temporary Protected Status-TPS) to displaced Liberians, especially those who had family in the United States.

The Liberian community in Clifton has been involved in a string of government lobbying campaigns since the 1990s to extend the "deferred enforced departure" (DED) status, which since the Presidency of Bill Clinton has had to be deferred on a yearly basis by presidential order for immigrants who fled the Liberian war without immigration visas.  Clifton-based community groups like the Staten Island Liberian Community Association (SILCA) have become politically active in defending the estimated 3,600 Liberians across the country who are on DED status.

This new wave of immigration settled near the first small handful of Staten Island Liberians in the Park Hill Projects (now private apartments). As the Liberian civil war intensified, more immigrants followed, creating a vibrant community with African restaurants and businesses, and others working and building businesses across the area, notably in the Nostrand Avenue area of Brooklyn.  The wife of soccer star (and former Liberian presidential candidate) George Weah owns a business in Brooklyn and lives in Staten Island. In recent years, Liberian families have been settling in nearby New Jersey, with a large community in the Trenton, New Jersey area. The area has become a regular stop for Liberian politicians and leaders visiting the United States. Local Liberian civic groups organize Liberian-American involvement in their homeland, and promote a variety of charitable missions in West Africa.

Social issues

The troubles of the Liberian Civil War period have been carried into the diaspora as well. There are thought to be dozens of former child soldiers living in the Park Hill area. These former child soldiers are often unwilling to talk about past experiences and fear judgment (or prosecution) for wartime deeds. Because of the large population of Liberians in the neighborhood, the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission established after the civil war sent a representative to Clifton to collect testimony from Liberian nationals who experienced the Liberian Civil War and who currently reside in the neighborhood.

While there are successful business leaders in the community, the vast majority of Staten Island's Liberian immigrants are employed in low-wage service or medical fields. Many of the current residents of Park Hill are struggling with illiteracy, difficulty in finding employment, and poverty. Liberian immigrants in Park Hill also suffer from the legacy of poverty and violence in the wider community in which they live.  While crime in the area has improved over the last 20 years, the reputation of Park Hill for gang and drug violence has afflicted some Liberian youth, already victimized by the Civil War.  Liberian youths arrested while being refugee-status visa holders face deportation back to their homeland. Friction between the Liberians and some in the local African-American community, over jobs, housing, and culture, has also been a source of tension for an already troubled community.

Public health

Park Hill has environmental issues in regards to pollution and litter. The community's public school system plays a large role in environmental protection including park cleanup, lake maintenance, and litter removal. Eibs Pond, part of a  wetland adjacent to the Park Hill community, was recently restored by the current students of PS 57.

Education
Clifton is served by the intermediate school I.S.49 and the elementary school P.S.57.

Transportation

Staten Island Railway's Clifton station is three stops from the Staten Island Ferry at St. George. Clifton is also served by the  buses along Bay Street, the  buses along Tompkins Avenue, the  buses along Targee Street/Van Duzer Street, and the  buses along Vanderbilt Avenue. Starting in August 2018, express bus service to and from Manhattan is also provided by the  route.

Due to increased traffic congestion in Clifton, the Staten Island Transportation Task Force and Co-Chairs New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Iris Weinshall and Department of City Planning (DCP) Director Amanda Burden have acted to relieve the congestion in the area. The placement of more "Stop" and "Yield" signs in the neighborhood is another pertinent goal.

Notable people
William Emerson – judge, lived on Tompkins Avenue near Vanderbilt Avenue, eldest brother of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Frederick Law Olmsted – landscape architect, lived in Clifton with his family
Henry David Thoreau – author, spent summers at the Emerson house in the 1840s, where he tutored the children of Judge William Emerson and penned several letters to Ralph Waldo Emerson.
John Carrère – architect who designed New York Public Library; lived in Clifton.
Wu-Tang Clan – hip-hop group; 6 of 9 members—RZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Cappadonna, and U-God—are from Staten Island.
Gus Edwards - NFL player for the Baltimore Ravens.
Colin Jost - writer
Pete Davidson - comedian
Benji Cavalli - musician

See also

List of Staten Island neighborhoods

References

Further reading

 Anonymous, Illustrated sketch book of Staten Island, NY: Its industries and commerce, New York 1886 page 133, Excerpt at www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyrichmo .
 Stapleton, Clifton, and Rosebank, forgotten-ny.com.
 Liberian asylum-seeker keeps memory of victims alive
 Eibs Park at New York City Parks Department

Neighborhoods in Staten Island
Populated places established in 1817
1817 establishments in New York (state)


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Q: How do I retain table fields in Splunk after a chart pipe? Tried concatenating the values into 'over' parameter, but get 'No results found' I've got a search where basically I want to show the number of user types per workspace per customer, but I can only get Customer Name and the user types into the table.
This is what I have that gives me that:
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A: I figured it out. My eval statement that included sfdcAccountGuid had null values and since I didn't fillnull, those values were left out entirely.
Adding a | fillnull value=NULL sfdcAccountGuid allowed it to pull through correctly.

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1st Michigan Cavalry
in Michigan Cavalry
Editor's Note: Do you have information on this unit's role at the Siege of Petersburg? Please contact us using the Contact button in the menu at the top of the screen. We are happy to exchange information with other researchers.
Muster In: Organized at Detroit, Mich., August 21 to September 6, 1861. Mustered in September 13, 1861.1
Muster Out: Mustered out March 10, 1866.2
Commander(s):
Lieutenant Colonel Peter Stagg
Commander Image
Lieutenant Colonel George R. Maxwell
Captain Edward L. Negus
First Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | Cavalry Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army3,4,5
Commander:
Unit Strength:
Note: A detachment of the 1st Michigan Cavalry under Lieutenant William H. Wheeler served as the personal escort for Major General Gouverneur K. Warren and was probably located at Fifth Corps Headquarters.6
Second Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | Cavalry Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army7,8,9
Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Peter Stagg (June 30, 1864)10
Note: A detachment of the 1st Michigan Cavalry under Lieutenant William H. Wheeler served as the personal escort for Major General Gouverneur K. Warren and was probably located at Fifth Corps Headquarters.11
Third Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | Cavalry Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army12,13
Commander: Lieutenant Colonel Peter Stagg (July 31, 1864)14
Fourth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | Cavalry Corps | Army of the Potomac | Union Army
Note: The First Brigade, First Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac was ordered to Washington, D. C. and embarked on August 3, 1864.16,17
Fifth Offensive Order of Battle:
No longer present at the Siege of Petersburg.18
Sixth Offensive Order of Battle:
Seventh Offensive Order of Battle:
Eighth Offensive Order of Battle:
Ninth Offensive Order of Battle: First Brigade | First Division | Cavalry | Army of the Shenandoah | Union Army22,23
Lieutenant Colonel George R. Maxwell (wounded April 1)(March 31-April 1, 1865)24
Captain Edward L. Negus (April 1, 1865)25
Note: Sheridan's cavalry from the Army of the Shenandoah, formerly the 1st and 3rd Divisions, Cavalry Corps, AotP, crossed the James River from the north side on March 26, 1865 to rejoin the Union Armies operating against Richmond and Petersburg.
Dyer's/Sifakis' Compendium Info:
Siege of Petersburg Battles26:
Sheridan's Trevillian Raid June 7-24.
Trevillian Station June 11-12.
Newark, or Mallory's Cross Roads, June 12.
Black Creek, or Tunstall's Station, and White House, or St. Peter's Church, June 21.
Jones' Bridge June 23.
Demonstration north of the James River July 27-29.
Deep Bottom July 27-28.
Ordered to Washington, D.C., August.
Hanover Court House March 15.
Appomattox Court House March 28-April 9. Dinwiddie Court House March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Scott's Cross Roads April 2. Tabernacle Church, or Beaver Creek Pond, April 4. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox Station April 8. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army.
Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
NP: July 18, 1864 Detroit Free Press: From the Michigan Cavalry Brigade
Union Casualties in the Appomattox Campaign: March 28-April 9, 1865
A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion by Frederick H. Dyer (Part 3) ↩
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), p. 231 ↩
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XXXVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 67), p. 186. ↩
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), page 223 ↩
Kidd, James B. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman with Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War (Ionia, MI: Sentinel Publishing Co., 1908), page 373 ↩
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 575: "Organization of the Union Forces" (March 31, 1865) ↩
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XLVI, Part 1 (Serial Number 95), page 591: "Return of casualties in the Union Forces commanded by Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, March 29-April 9, 1865" ↩
Tagged as: 1st michigan cavalry, edward l. negus 1st mi cav, first michigan cavalry, george r. maxwell 1st mi cav, peter stagg 1st mi cav
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BBC in The Midlands' Children In Need Tandem Tour: The BBC in The Midlands is set to embark on a 250 mile Tandem Tour today, with Birmingham's gay village included as one of it's final destinations.
The Tandem Tour will see BBC WM's Richie Anderson travel fifty miles a day over five days raising money for BBC Children In Need.
Joining Richie throughout the week will be X Factor star Louisa Johnson, Citizen Khan, England rugby player James Haskell, actor Neil Morrisey, Coronation Street legends Jim McDonald and Curly Watts, Olympic gold medallist Joe Clarke and Midlands Today's Nick Owen, Mary Rhodes and Rebecca Wood.
If you'd like to support Richie along his 250 mile route, he will be passing through the city's gay village on Friday afternoon, 18th November at approximately 2pm, before heading to his final destination at The Bullring.
BBC WM's Richie Anderson is doing his thing for Children in Need and tackling the roads of the West Midlands…on a Tandem.
He'll be joined by a host of special guests on the back of his Tandem as he embarks on a 250 mile tour of the five BBC Local Radio stations.
You can follow his tears, tantrums and triumphs on BBC WM and BBC Midlands Today.
"I'm really nervous as I've never taken on a challenge like this before.
"For regular cyclists 50 miles in a day is tough but doable, I'm a novice and I have to do it for five days in a row.
"I've seen the route and there are some huge hills between Shrewsbury and Worcester plus I've got the open spaces of Cannock Chase to deal with in the wind.
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Across the U.S., there are an estimated 50,000 species that are non-native to their environments, 4,300 of which are considered "invasive" by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In the Great Lakes region alone, there are more than 180 exotic aquatic organisms of all types that have become established, including plants, fish, algae and mollusks. Many of these species have had significant impacts on the environmental and economic health of the region. Still others, like Asian carp are under surveillance for their potentially devastating effects upon the Great Lakes. Outside of the aquatic world, however, there is an unfortunate abundance of terrestrial species that wreak havoc on native animal and plant populations. One species that might come as a surprise to some is free-ranging domestic cats (Felis catus), either as house pets allowed to roam free or feral individuals.
The domestic cat is often a beloved pet, but it's also a major threat to native amphibians, reptiles, birds and small mammals, many of which are endangered. Brought to the United States with European colonists, the number of domestic cats has tripled in the past 40 years. Today, more than 100 million feral and outdoor cats function as an invasive species with enormous impacts - even well-fed cats will hunt and kill. Indeed, domestic cats kill billions of animals each year in the United States. In addition to killing birds directly, the presence of cats outdoors is enough to cause significant impacts. Because cats are recognizable predators, their presence near nesting birds can reduce the health of chicks and decrease nest success. It should not be surprising, therefore, to find that domestic cats are listed among the 100 worst invasive species in the world.
On islands across the globe, free-ranging cats have caused or contributed to 33 (14%) of the modern bird, mammal and reptile extinctions recorded by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. This resonates with me personally because I conduct research with a group of endangered iguanas from The Bahamas and Caribbean that are impacted negatively by non-native mammals, including cats. My research focuses on better understanding how negative external factors impact iguana populations and designing conservation strategies to prevent further population decline. Unfortunately, free-ranging cats and dogs are known to decimate native iguana populations on islands in the region by killing hatchlings and adults, respectively. In The Bahamas, while conducting research on iguanas deep in the interior of Andros Island and dozens of miles from any human settlement, I have stumbled upon cats and kittens. Although I am amazed and respect their ability to survive under extreme conditions, these sightings are sobering because they underscore the challenge of controlling free-ranging cat populations as I witness first-hand how they eat native wildlife and contribute to their decline.
Addressing the issue of free-ranging cats is also challenging because of the often divergent attitudes towards cats between conservationists and cat owners. Cat owners in general disagree that their cats are harmful to wildlife and are unlikely to favor management that restricts cat freedoms or is detrimental to their welfare. There are, however, simple solutions to help protect native wildlife from cats as outlined in the American Bird Conservancy's Cats Indoors Program. The best way to help protect birds and other wildlife is to keep cats indoors. You can also consider neutering or spaying your cat to prevent unintended pregnancies. Should your cat reproduce and you do not have the capacity to care for the kittens, adopt out the cats or bring them to your local humane society instead of releasing them into the wild.
Cats make great pets and deserve our respect and love. Let's knock them off the 100 worst invasive species list by advocating for, and implementing easy strategies to reduce their impact on native animals.


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70 Hunters Road, Basket Range
Nestled against the trunk and shielded by the massive boughs of an historic Royal Windsor Park Oak (planted in 1937), The Waterfalls was rebuilt from the remains of a pioneer cottage.
Located on a ridge near the property's western boundary, the cottage is named after the waterfalls that cascade down the nearby creek and offers stunning views all the way down the valley to the former Vice-Regal Summer Residence at the top of Marble Hill.
The cottage, suitable for a couple or single occupation features an open log fireplace, a fully equipped country kitchen, bathroom with shower and separate double spa bath, a queen-sized bed, digital television and DVD and CD players. All linen is provided.
RATES: AU $325 for one night,
AU $275 per night for multiple nights
Bookings available until the cherry season (early December).
Surrounded by cherry orchards, the views from the encircling verandahs reach beyond the cottage garden to the distant paddocks and native forest.


Our new mosaic celebrating the school's mission is now complete and hanging on the wall just before you enter the building. It captures the essence of our purpose and is a welcome addition to the school. Our thanks must go the PTA for funding the project and continuing to show their support for the school. We hope that you enjoy the art work and appreciate all that it stands for.


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Happy May! Did you have a lovely, spring-y May Day?
We didn't. Colorado, in it's usual fashion, snowed on the first day of May. Although I logically know that Colorado gets the majority of it's snow in March and April (which is a lot, it is Colorado), this year I am struggling with the lack of spring. I want it to be green around here, already! Can you believe there are still no leaves on the trees?!
Even though it's not spring, I'm still pretending it is, by zip-lining this weekend with the Boyfriend and going to a Rockies game. I hope you have a great weekend, too, whatever the weather where you are!
1. I recently bought this dress at Anthropologie (where I buy many of my gifts, such as this mug, for pretty much everyone I know) for a decent price. Don't you love the pockets? It's sort of like this dress that I've been lusting after for quite some time.
2. The San Francisco Zoo has a new baby. I follow them on Instagram just to see as many photos of this cutie as possible. It never fails to brighten my day!
try not to squeal. I dare ya.
4. In the spirit of my upcoming voyages, here are some helpful sites for my fellow travelers: visit Le Travel Store for travel gadgets and visit Insure My Trip to purchase the best travel insurance for you.
5. Cinco de Mayo this weekend! Let's eat this. And these.
6. May the fourth be with you!
8. These may be the cutest Tom's on the market. (Although these are pretty fun, too).
9. As part of one of my internships (I have three…I overburden myself) I attended a legislative hearing on this bill in Colorado (it's currently moving through the House). It was fascinating to see the process! It made me reconsider policy as part of my career path…stay tuned. (More immigration related news in Denver here).


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Алёхино — село в Пестяковском районе Ивановской области. Входит в Пестяковское сельское поселение.

География
Ближайшая железнодорожная станция (Демидово) находится в 9 км на линии Иваново — Нижний Новгород. Расстояние до районного центра (посёлок Пестяки) — 12 км.

История
В конце XIX — начале XX века деревня входила в состав Неверослободской волости Гороховецкого уезда Владимирской губернии, с 1925 года — в составе Пестяковской волости Шуйского уезда Иваново-Вознесенской губернии. В 1859 году в деревне числилось 13 дворов, в 1905 году — 15 дворов.

С 1929 года деревня входила в состав Порошинского сельсовета Ландеховского района, с 1931 года — в составе Пестяковского района, с 1974 года — центр Алехинского сельсовета,  с 2005 года — в составе Демидовского сельского поселения, с 2015 года — в составе Пестяковского сельского поселения.

Население

Инфраструктура
В деревне имеется филиал Нижнеландеховской основной школы (до 2012 года — Алёхинская основная школа).

Примечания

Ссылки
 Официальный сайт Пестяковского муниципального района
 [www.komandirovka.ru/cities/alekhino_iv._obl./ Информация о селе Алехино. Komandirovka.ru]

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Pseudagrion inconspicuum is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, and possibly Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, and swamps.

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Q: How to create separate elements in Zend\Form and set options to them I want to create them as objects and then assign options, smth like:
$name = new Zend\Form\Element\Text('name');
$name->setLabel('Your name:');
$name->setRequired(true); // does not work?
$this->add($name);

How it is possible set options like "required" one there, how to set validators? Framework throws exception "No method exists" for setRequired() one.
P.S. I really don't want to use array-style, it's quite annoying when you have tons of code in one array. I mean the following:
$this->addElement('text', 'email', array(
        'label'      => 'Your email address:',
        'required'   => true,
        'filters'    => array('StringTrim'),
        'validators' => array(
            'EmailAddress',
        )
    ));

A: You misunderstood one thing, the validators not a part of element by default.
If you want an element contains some validators itself. You need to make the element implements InputProviderInterface such as
use Zend\Form\Element;
use Zend\InputFilter\InputProviderInterface;
class MyElement extends Element implements InputProviderInterface
{
    public function getInputSpecification()
    {
        $spec = array(
            'name' => $this->getName(),
            'required' => true,
            'validators' => array(
                'EmailAddress',
            )
        );

        return $spec;
    }
}

When form validation started, InputFilter of form will collect all validators from form elements and merge into final one.
However, you could also add/remove form validators dynamic by handle form InputFilter:
$form = new \Zend\Form\Form();
$form->add($yourElement);
$filter = $form->getInputFilter();
$filter->remove('email');
$filter->add(array(
    'name' => 'email',
    'required' => true,
    'validators' => array (
        'EmailAddress'
    ),
));
$form->setInputFilter($filter);
$form->setData(array(
    'email' => 'abc',
));
$form->prepare();
echo $form->isValid();
print_r($form->getMessages());

A: Zend form option setRequired true only worknig with the option validators.you have to define Validation rule to this element like this.
$this->review->addValidators(

array('NotEmpty',true, array( 'messages' => array( 'isEmpty' => "Please enter product Review.") ) )

);


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Should The Cubs Try A Six-Man Rotation?
It would be radical. But it just might work. See how the Cubs might work Carlos Zambrano back in the rotation ... by taking nobody out.
By Al Yellon@bleedcubbieblue May 27, 2010, 6:43am CDT
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This feature originally appeared on Bleed Cubbie Blue on May 24, 2010.
It's a fair question, though no team has ever done this on a longterm basis and Lou Piniella is hardly a manager who would try something innovative like this -- in fact, on Saturday he said he won't do it.
But I think it might be something worth examining as Carlos Zambrano returns to the rotation -- whenever that happens. Reportedly, Z is going to throw a simulated game today; he threw only 13 pitches in an efficient 1.1 inning outing on Friday night, but that hardly stretches him out enough to start. On the other hand, it's not as if it's been years since he has started -- it's only been a little over a month. So conceivably, he could be ready to go as early as this weekend.
Tom Gorzelanny, whose turn would have come up today except that it's an off day, instead won't go until later in the week (maybe Wednesday, or maybe not until Friday) with Ryan Dempster taking his normal turn tomorrow. Gorz has pitched well all year. So have the other four starters currently in the rotation -- through Sunday's game, their numbers are as follows:
258 IP, 241 H, 106 ER, 26 HR, 70 BB, 193 K, 13-14 W-L record (20-21 team record in games started by these five), 3.70 ERA
That's all starts made by pitchers other than Carlos Zambrano.
What, exactly, would be the logistics and results of a six-man rotation?
For the sake of this discussion, let's say Z returns to the rotation on Friday against the Cardinals and the Cubs start the six-man rotation then, although Lou now says the return might not happen until the next road trip. Let's further assume that the Cubs keep the six-man for the rest of the season, and not skip turns on off days -- that would, in fact, give each of the six more rest in June, because the Cubs have four off days in June.
Friday is the Cubs' 49th game of the season -- that would mean 114 remaining starts to be divided up among the six starters, and I chose that date for a reason. 114 divided by six is 19 -- that would mean exactly 19 more starts for each of the six starters.
So far this year, Cubs starters have gone six or more innings 36 times (through Sunday, and 29 of those are designated "quality starts," second in the National League):
Ryan Dempster: 9
Randy Wells: 8
Carlos Silva: 6
Tom Gorzelanny: 5
Ted Lilly: 5
Carlos Zambrano: 2
Of those 36 starts, 16 of them have seen the starter still in the game in the seventh inning or later:
The latter is the key point. With more rest in between starts, there's no reason that the majority of the starts in a six-man rotation couldn't go into the seventh inning almost every time. Dempster currently leads the staff in innings pitched with 62.2 (and that ranks eighth in the National League). If every pitcher in this rotation went seven innings in every one of his 19 starts, that's 133 innings -- which would result in a little less than 200 innings for Dempster and around 180-190 for the rest of the starters (except Z, who has thrown only 30.2 innings so far this season).
More rest would, I believe, mean more starters going deep into games -- and that would allow the Cubs to reduce the bullpen by one. If you're going that deep, you really only need five relievers and one could be designated "long man," to go into games where a starter really gets pounded early. In fact, that has happened only three times so far this season -- and one of those was a freak, when Gorzo got hit in the shoulder on April 17 when he was throwing pretty well, and got taken out as a precaution. The others were Z's Opening Day meltdown in Atlanta and the thrashing Wells took in Pittsburgh on May 6.
That's it. Three really horrendous starts all season! The Cubs' starting pitching has been a strength. The bullpen has been a real weakness -- so why not take advantage of that strength? It's something that has never really been tried over an extended period of time. If Cubs management wants to really do something innovative that just might work given the personnel they have -- why not?
There's one more thing that this would accomplish. Reducing the pitching staff to 11 would allow the Cubs to recall Sam Fuld or Chad Tracy and have an extra bench player, giving Lou more flexibility off his bench... I believe most of you could think of several situations over the last couple of months where this would have helped. A lot.
It's radical. It's different. And it just might work. Do it, Cubs. Try it. What have you got to lose?


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Rajesh Ekka and ors. Vs. Controller of Examinations, Sambalpur University and ors. - Court Judgment
LegalCrystal Citation legalcrystal.com/525433
Subject Constitution
Court Orissa High Court
Decided On Dec-06-1999
Case Number Original Jurn. Case No. 14099 of 1997
Judge Pradipta Ray and ;L. Mohapatra, JJ.
Reported in AIR2000Ori82; 2000(I)OLR605
Acts Constitution of India - Article 226
Appellant Rajesh Ekka and ors.
Respondent Controller of Examinations, Sambalpur University and ors.
Appellant Advocate J. Katikia, Adv.
Respondent Advocate R.K. Mohapatra, ;R.K. Dash, ;N.K. Sahoo, ;A.K. Panda, ;D.R. Swain, ;I.P. Dash, ;M.K. Nayak, ;B. Swain and ;Nepoleon Sahani, Advs.
Disposition Petition allowed
Cases Referred Krishna Priya Ganguly v. University of Lucknow
.....to give it a different meaning. when a student who has not appeared in part-i of the examination is permitted to appear at the part-i and part-ii of the examination together, there cannot be any conceivable reason for not permitting a student who has failed to clear the part-i of the examination in the previous years to appear both in part-i and part-ii of the examination in the same year. a student who has not appeared in the part-i examination and a student who has appeared at the part-i of the examination, but failed to clear the same stands on the same footing in as much as both of them have not passed part-i of the examination. the said decision does not apply to a situation like the present case. if any of the petitioners is found to have failed in the part-ii of the..........in the previous years to appear both in part-i and part-ii of the examination in the same year. a student who has not appeared in the part-i examination and a student who has appeared at the part-i of the examination, but failed to clear the same stands on the same footing in as much as both of them have not passed part-i of the examination. accordingly, we do not find justification for making any distinction between the two situations.5. learned advocate for the sambalpur university has referred to the decision of the supreme court in krishna priya ganguly v. university of lucknow reported in air 1984 sc 186 to argue that the high court has no jurisdiction to interfere with the interpretation given by the university, an academic body. the said decision does not apply to a.....
Judgment:
Pradipta Ray, J.
1. The writ petitioners were duly admitted in the course for Diploma in Personal Management in Rourkela Institute of Management Studies, Rourkela. The said course of Post Graduate Diploma in Personal Management (hereinafter referred to as the 'PGDPM') is two years course divided into Part-I and Part-II. After completion of one year's study a student is entitled to appear at the Part-I of the Examination consisting of six papers. Under the Regulations meant for the said PGDPM Course a student may continue his study in Part-II without appearing at the Part-I Examination at the end of the first year and may appear at both Part-I and Part-II Examinations at the end of the 2nd year. The petitioners appeared in Part-I of the PGDPM Examination in 1996, but they failed to clear all the papers in the said Part I of the Examination. At the end of the 2nd year i.e. 1997 the petitioners applied for being permitted to appear in the Part-1 of the Examination for the back papers and also In the Part-II of the Examination. The petitioners were permitted to appear at the Part-I Examination for the back papers, but they were denied permission to appear at the Part-II Examination in the same year. Being aggrieved the petitioners have filed this writ petition. By order dated October 3, 1997 Hon'ble Justice P. K. Misra was pleased to grant interim order that --
'Without prejudice to the contentions to be raised by the opposite parties, the petitioners are permitted to appear in the VIth. Paper of the said Examination and the subsequent Viva-Voce test. The results of the Examination so far as the petitioners are concerned shall not be published without permission of the High Court.'
Accordingly, although the petitioners appeared at the Part-II Examination, 1997 their results of Part-II of the Examination have not been published.
2. Under Clause 3(b) of the Regulation framed by the Sambalpur University for PGDPM Examination a candidate may at his option appear only in Part-I of the Examination or only at the Part-11 of the Examination, if he has already passed Part-I or both in Part-I or Part-II together. According to the University authorities, a student can appear both in Part-I and Part-II of the Examination together, if he has not at all appeared at Part-I of the Examination, but if a candidate has appeared in the Part-I of the Examination and become unsuccessful, he is not entitled to appear at the Part-II of the Examination before clearing the Part-I of the Examination.
3. We have already referred to the relevant Clause 3(b), The interpretation sought to be put by the University on the 3rd part of Clause 3(b) cannot be accepted in view of the clear language of Clause 3(b). Second part of Clause 3(b) contains a restriction that a student can appear only in Part-II of the Examination only if he has already passed Part-I of the Examination. There Is no restriction in 3rd part which permits a student to appear both In Part-I and Part-II of the Examination together in the same year. Acceptance of University's construction requires addition of words at the end of Clause 3(b) like 'if he has not appeared at the Part-I of the Examination in the previous years'. It is a settled rule of construction that where language is clear and unambiguous no words can be added or substracted or substituted to give It a different meaning.
4. That apart, we also do not find any rationale behind the restrictive construction a sought to be put by the University. When a student who has not appeared in Part-I of the Examination is permitted to appear at the Part-I and Part-II of the Examination together, there cannot be any conceivable reason for not permitting a student who has failed to clear the Part-I of the Examination in the previous years to appear both in Part-I and Part-II of the Examination in the same year. A student who has not appeared in the Part-I Examination and a student who has appeared at the Part-I of the Examination, but failed to clear the same stands on the same footing in as much as both of them have not passed Part-I of the Examination. Accordingly, we do not find Justification for making any distinction between the two situations.
5. Learned Advocate for the Sambalpur University has referred to the decision of the Supreme Court in Krishna Priya Ganguly v. University of Lucknow reported in AIR 1984 SC 186 to argue that the High Court has no jurisdiction to interfere with the Interpretation given by the University, an academic body. The said decision does not apply to a situation like the present case. In Krishna Priya Ganguly's case High Court introduced a criterion different from that prescribed by the University and In that context Supreme Court observed that the High Court could not devise its own criterion for admission. In the present case the regulation framed by the University itself is being interpreted and given effect to. Moreover, as a proposition, it is also not correct that the High Court is bound to accept whatever construction is put by the University on its regulation. Such proposition militates against the basic principle of judicial review and concept of reasonableness as contained in Article 14 of the Constitution of India. According to us, the clear language of the 3rd part of Clause 3 (b) of the Regulations does not permit such restriction as sought to be put by the University.
6. For foregoing reasons, we allow the writ petition and direct the opposite parties to immediately publish the results of the petitioners of the Part-II of the PGDPM Examination within a period of two weeks from today. If any of the petitioners is found to have failed in the Part-II of the Examination, they would be permitted to appear at the next Part-II of the Examination.
L. Mohapatra, J.
7. I agree


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Fort Lauderdale Vision Zero Plan Aims to Improve Road Safety
While traffic accident fatalities continue to be a leading cause of death in Florida, the City of Fort Lauderdale has been making efforts to improve traffic safety for both pedestrians and drivers. The goal of the Vision Zero plan is to minimize traffic accidents and fatalities through what they call a "people-centric" plan. The plan is guided by the following three primary principles:
People should participate actively in promoting traffic safety, and there should be a public expectation of safe behavior on all streets in the city.
All traffic crashes and deaths are preventable, and can be avoided through safer behavior.
No amount of deaths from traffic crashes can be deemed acceptable. The goal is for there to be zero deaths.
By aiming high, the City hopes to push people towards living in the safest possible way. The Zero Vision plan, which is currently in action, has wide-reaching effects that also consider public transportation. Leading bus accident lawyers in Fort Lauderdale, stand behind measures that are implemented to improve public safety. USAttorneys.com wants to make sure people who use or who work for the public transit system are informed about what the City's plan means for them.
The encouragement of use of public transportation
Part of what the City is going for is a connected network of transportation corridors that people can consider to be safe. A big part of this is reducing traffic volume. More people are being encouraged to use public transit, and there is also a push for people to start using more non-motorized forms of transit like small-wheeled vehicles or bicycles. Bus drivers should be aware of this and be on the lookout for bicyclists and pedestrians.
Part of the danger should be alleviated by the project of making roadways safer for pedestrians, with more crossing locations and pedestrian bridges, as well as by the development of more bicycle lanes. The bus accident lawyers who Fort Lauderdale has to offer have seen plenty of cases of bicyclists who were hit by buses and how devastating they can be. The focus on people's awareness of safety risks will hopefully lessen the occurrence of such cases.
Hotspots of safety concern raise alarms
With public transportation becoming more accessible and people being encouraged to use buses more, it is possible that people may need to use the services of a bus injury lawyer in Fort Lauderdale. The ideal situation is for someone to avoid getting involved in a traffic crash from the get-go. It turns out that those areas where there is a lack of public transit end up becoming hotspots for traffic fatality. These roads become congested with personal vehicles and a surplus of pedestrians.
The problems these areas face are further complicated by a lack of walkways suitable for pedestrians to safely walk. Bus accident attorneys in Fort Lauderdale are always telling people that if they are going to go walking around this city, they need to look out for traffic and ask themselves if they are taking the safest possible route. The City is putting a lot of focus on these hotspots, and one of the aspects of their plan is to make public transportation more accessible.
It looks like the measures the City has been putting in place are already bringing down the amount of traffic fatalities. Unfortunately, accidents by car and bus do still happen, and when they do occur, they can be traumatic and lead to costly medical expenses. USAttorneys.com can help you find a Bus Accident Lawyer in Fort Lauderdale who may be able to help someone who has been in a bus-related crash get much-deserved financial compensation. Our lawyers will work to get a favorable outcome for their clients.
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Plans for a large-scale mosque in West Dublin have been given the go-ahead by An Bord Pleanála in spite of local opposition.
The board has given the green light to the Shuhada Foundation of Ireland for the four storey mosque, community centre, and primary school on the site of Warrenstown House, a former HSE facility in Blanchardstown.
Dr Taufiq al-Sattar, a Dublin-based neurosurgeon, pledged to build the mosque in memory of his late wife Shehnila Taufiq who died along with their daughter Zainab (19), and sons Bilal (17) and Jamal (15) in an arson attack in Leicester, England, in September 2013.
The plan is to also include a halal shop and a barbers.
The appeals board has given the ambitious plan the go-ahead after finding that the proposal would not seriously injure the amenities of the area or property in the vicinity and not give rise to a traffic hazard.
The board gave the plan the go ahead after its own Senior Planning Inspector, Karla McBride recommended that planning permission be granted at the end of a 35-page report.
Ms McBride said that the minaret - which calls Muslims to prayer - will be a high slender steel cylindrical structure with the Crescent cut out at the top of the Minaret.
Last year Fingal Co Council gave the plan the go-ahead, but this was appealed by Ashbourne, Co Meath resident, Patrick Regan on noise pollution, traffic congestion and lack of public consultation grounds.
Mr Regan was a former local resident but his concerns were amplified by a number of other locals who lodged observations, and one petition, with the appeals board outlining their opposition against the plan.
They expressed concerns over a number of issues including the visual and noise impacts of minarets; excessive scale, overdevelopment and unsustainable development; lack of integration with the local community and creative of an exclusive community.
In response, Fingal Co Council told the appeals board in a submission that the minarets will not be visually obtrusive and any potential noise disturbance will be controlled by planning condition.
The Council also stated that the applicant has indicated that the school and community centre will be open to everyone.
Plans for the development, which would be one of the largest mosques in Ireland, were first lodged with the council in 2016.
However, they were substantially revised and scaled down last year after the council raised concerns about the scale of the development.
In his appeal, Mr Regan stated that Dublin 15 was "one of the largest and most welcoming multi-cultural communities in the county and understand the need to be provided with opportunities for worship and may require their own place of worship".
He said that the centre would generate "huge potential traffic congestion" and parking issues, as well as noise pollution.
The new purpose-built mosque will be financed from Dr al-Sattar's family fund, his life savings, and donations from the Muslim community in Leicester. He also has plans to fundraise among the medical community in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.


The fire started around 4:33 a.m. on April 2nd, 2018 at Triad Action Shooters Klub on Fuller Mill road in Trinity NC.
"There was arson at the TASK early Monday morning range. Three of the five covered firing points were completely destroyed. The remaining two had five one-gallon plastic containers of gasoline placed strategically next to the wooden posts that support the roof and under the piled up shooting benches. Two covered firing lines were not burned because the fuses to the gas failed.
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lets see, this could be the work of the Marxist commie subversive groups antifa, black lives matter and the muslim commie brotherhood,all these extremist front groups work hand in hand for the democratic party and there deep staters.


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Will the Democrats walk on Voter I.D.?
Paul Burka
https://www.texasmonthly.com/burka-blog/will-the-democrats-walk-on-voter-i-d/
Remember Albuquerque. The Senate Democrats found themselves stuck in New Mexico without an exit strategy. The situation is similar to congressional redistricting in that the governor holds the cards. He can call a special session on any subject and open the call to Voter I.D. Except that the House Democrats' position is worse. In 2003, they were fighting against a power play by Tom DeLay, one of the most villainous figures in the country. DeLay and Perry were pushing an unprecedented midcensus congressional redistricting plan. Voter I.D. is a very different matter. The UT poll in Februrary-March found that Texans favored the requirement of a photo I.D. by 69% to 18%. Polls I have seen from states in the upper Midwest, where illegal immigration is not a problem, show support in the 80%+ range. If they walk on this issue, they will do harm to their party. It makes no sense to go nuclear over an issue on which public opinion is 70% against you. And that number will climb if the D's walk.
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T20 hunt begins
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WICB PCL Regional 4-Day Competition Guyana Jaguars begin title defence today
REIGNING champions Guyana Jaguars face a challenge today when they begin their 2015-16 West Indies Cricket Board Professional Cricket League (PCL) Regional 4-Day title defence against Windward Islands Volcanoes at the Guyana National Stadium.The match bowls off at 09:30hrs while in the other first-round matches across the region today, Leeward Islands Hurricanes battle Trinidad and Tobago Red Force at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts, and Barbados Pride, last year's second-placed team, will host Jamaica Scorpions at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown.
Jaguars claimed the inaugural Headley-Weekes Trophy by topping the table, following victories in eight of their maximum 10 matches.
Their only loss came on home soil in the third round when Barbados Pride clinched a two-run victory, dismissing the Jaguars for a record low score of 66 in the second innings on the final day at the National Stadium, where they also drew with Trinidad & Tobago Red Force in the penultimate round.
Chronicle Sport caught up with the home team's captain, Leon Johnson, during their final practice session at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday.
His side will start this season without leg-spinners Devendra Bishoo, who has been recalled to the West Indies squad currently in Sri-Lanka, and Veersammy Permaul who was ruled out with an injury.
According to Johnson: "I think Bishoo and Permaul are a big miss but we have Motie (Gudakesh), Jacobs (Steven) coming in and I think they are good enough replacements. They have been bowling well in the lead-up and once they continue their form they should do well because the pitches here tend to favour the spinners."
However, Johnson believes his bowlers were not tested enough during the two practice matches, given that the opposition gifted them wickets at times, but admitted that at the first-class level wickets will be more difficult to get Guyana's batting is well backed according to Johnson and has been solidified further with the return of Rajendra Chandrika from the West Indies tour of Sri Lanka.
He disclosed that he sees none of the batsmen out-of-form, but they need to convert starts into large scores.
All the teams are starting on level ground and even though they won the inaugural title, that must be a learning-curve as they progress.
The tournament will again be contested under a round-robin format, featuring 10 rounds of matches, comprising five home and five away fixtures apiece, for each of the six franchises. The team to accumulate the most points will be being declared the Champions.


SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the leading cloud communications platform, today reported financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2018.
Total revenue of $168.9 million for the third quarter of 2018, up 68% from the third quarter of 2017 and 14% sequentially from the second quarter of 2018.
Base revenue of $154.3 million for the third quarter of 2018, up 68% from the third quarter of 2017 and 14% sequentially from the second quarter of 2018.
GAAP loss from operations of $25.0 million for the third quarter of 2018, compared with GAAP loss from operations of $24.0 million for the third quarter of 2017. Non-GAAP income from operations of $4.3 million for the third quarter of 2018, compared with non-GAAP loss from operations of $7.7 million for the third quarter of 2017.
GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders of $0.28 based on 98.0 million weighted average shares outstanding in the third quarter of 2018, compared with GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders of $0.25 based on 92.2 million weighted average shares outstanding in the third quarter of 2017.
Non-GAAP net income per share attributable to common stockholders of $0.07 based on 109.8 million non-GAAP weighted average shares outstanding in the third quarter of 2018, compared with non-GAAP net loss per share attributable to common stockholders of $0.08 based on 92.2 million weighted average shares outstanding in the third quarter of 2017.
61,153 Active Customer Accounts as of September 30, 2018, compared to 46,489 Active Customer Accounts as of September 30, 2017.
Dollar-Based Net Expansion Rate was 145% for the third quarter of 2018, compared to 122% for the third quarter of 2017.
Announced two important additions to the leadership team: Khozema Shipchandler as Chief Financial Officer and Nils Puhlmann as Chief Trust and Security Officer.
Signed a definitive agreement to acquire SendGrid, the leading email API platform, to further our vision of creating the world's leading cloud communications platform spanning voice, messaging, video - and coming soon - email.
Acquired long-time partner, Ytica, to accelerate the Twlio Flex roadmap by adding highly customizable contact center reporting, speech analytics, and workforce optimization (WFO) software.
Announced the general availability of Twilio Flex, the first fully programmable cloud contact center platform that allows enterprises to build a customized experience that supports their business needs.
Launched Twilio <PAY>, a new API that enables developers to easily process payments securely over the phone via automated Interactive Voice Response (IVR) interactions or in contact center environments.
Received Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Level 1 certification for our Programmable Voice product, enabling our customers to use our platform to process payments securely without having to maintain PCI compliance themselves.
Announced Twilio Autopilot, a fully programmable, conversational AI platform for building customer bots, IVRs, and home assistant apps that can deliver omni-channel self-service capabilities to customers at scale.
Extended our partnership with T-Mobile by creating a new developer platform for the T-Mobile Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) network, a new network technology for the Internet of Things (IoT) that has the potential to open up a substantial market for new categories of lower cost, battery efficient internet-connected devices that don't exist today.
Launched the Twilio Super-SIM, expanding our efforts to provide global connectivity through a single API for our growing list of IoT customers by adding relationships with The Three Group, Singtel, and Telefonica.
Celebrated the five-year anniversary of Twilio.org by setting a new 10-year goal to have social impact organizations around the world using the Twilio platform to help 1 billion people every year.
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Ed Sheeran at the Hollywood Palladium: Concert Review
"The A Team" singer-songwriter played in front of a sold-out crowd Saturday night at the Hollywood Palladium.
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It remained to be seen if Ed Sheeran would win a Song of the Year Grammy for "The A Team" on Sunday night, but in the hearts and minds of the sold-out crowd Saturday night at the Hollywood Palladium, he'd already won. The 21-year-old British singer-songwriter had such a spell on the young crowd that they sang along with each of his words — even before he requested it. And later, on the quieter numbers, he asked that they not sing — suggesting they quiet down their noisy neighbors with a look in the eye and a shoulder shrug — and for the most part, it worked.
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While the material he's written for boy band One Direction and recorded with Taylor Swift can be dismissed as lightweight, the songs he's released under his own name have considerably more heft, especially in a live setting. With "The A Team," he may have the only current hit on top 40 radio that deals with drug addiction and prostitution. At the Palladium, he commanded the stage with such confidence that he saved his biggest hit until the end of his nearly 90-minute set. And when he did finally pull it out, segueing to it immediately from the traditional "Parting Glass," it was a magical moment.
Aside from the Grammy nomination, Sheeran has received blessings from his classic rock elders. That was him singing Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" at the Summer Olympics Closing Ceremonies backed by Floyd's Nick Mason and Mike Rutherford of Genesis, and on the Grammys, he's set to duet with Elton John. At the Palladium, it was easy to see why. Although some of his original material, like "Give Me Love," can seem a bit too overly sentimental to some, the girls certainly understand and swooned. At his most tender, he recalled Damien Rice, an artist he name-checks in his "You Need Me, I Don't Need You," and when he got into his rapid-fire rapping in that song, he was reminiscent of Jason Mraz. Sheeran pulls off the one-man show with a collection of pedals that allow him to loop his voice, beats and guitar riffs, a technique that's been used by other artists, including KT Tunstall and Joseph Arthur. That strategy allowed him to take off his guitar at numerous points in the show and leap to the top of the monitors to further connect with the crowd.
While the audience certainly loved Sheeran's originals — including "Kiss Me," performed Saturday with opening act Foy Vance — the real revelation was his performance of a few choice covers. First, his rendition of the traditional "Wayfaring Stranger" was goose-bump-inducing, with Sheeran, bathed in blue light, layering his vocals and a beat to create a mesmerizing mix. A few songs later, he introduced Nina Simone's "Be My Husband," explaining he added it to his repertoire after he was booked for the Monterey Jazz Festival. Rather than changing the lyrics, Sheeran stuck to the original, joking with the male members of the crowd that it was OK for them to sing, "'Oh Daddy, love me good." He sang the song with such conviction, it knocked sexual stereotypes on their head and possibly turned a new generation of fans on to the brilliance of Simone.
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Yet, he wasn't only looking backward. In his extended version of "You Need Me, I Don't Need You," he dropped in a few lines from Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' current monster hit "Thrift Shop," and in the same song added in a few riffs of Derek and the Dominos' "Layla," before he was joined on stage by a pair of Star Wars stormtroopers and opening hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks for a glorious pop culture mish-mash, but somehow it all worked.
Sheeran will play again in L.A., celebrating his 22nd birthday, next Sunday with a sold-out show at the Nokia Theatre.
Give Me Love
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Be My Husband
You Need Me, I Don't Need You
Parting Glass
The A Team
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Social Impact, UNSW
Dr Rebecca Reeve joined the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) as a Senior Research Fellow in January 2015. She is passionate about using her skills as an economist and econometrician to improve social outcomes. Rebecca's research focusses on vulnerable populations including Indigenous Australians, people at the end of life, people with dementia, people with drug and alcohol problems and vulnerable children. Her work has been published in peer reviewed journals, reports, The Conversation and the mainstream media.
Rebecca was previously employed at the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE), UTS, where she was Program Manager of the centre's policy evaluation program of research and taught in the postgraduate unit "Introductory Health Economics". She has an Honours degree in economics from Macquarie University (2004) and a PhD in economics from Macquarie University (2010).
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Does your small satellite need a ride to space? It is getting a lot easier thanks to NASA and commercial partners, who are establishing the ISS as a reliable launchpad for smallsats that perform a dizzying array of research, communications, and Earth-observation missions.
To date, more than 190 CubeSats (smallsats traditionally measuring 10 cm x 10 cm x 11 cm) have launched from the ISS into low Earth orbit (LEO). The majority of these have been deployed by NanoRacks, a commercial service provider that supports customers using the ISS U.S. National Laboratory as a platform for both smallsat launch and R&D on the interior and exterior of the ISS.
Technological advances fueling smallsat developments and new business models for launching rockets have lowered the barriers to entry to space, giving more people affordable access.
"Small satellites are helping democratize the use of space," said NanoRacks CEO Jeff Manber.
CubeSats are cheaper and lighter, so getting them into orbit is easier and less risky. And as the size and cost of increasingly capable electronics shrinks, smallsats are becoming just as capable as their larger predecessors for certain applications. They also do not require the cost of a dedicated launch vehicle needed by larger satellites.
Jenny Barna, director of launch at Spire Global, a satellite-powered data company, noted that the certainty and timing of launches is a barrier in the smallsat industry. Spire currently has 58 smallsats in orbit, more than a quarter of which were launched from the ISS or visiting vehicles through NanoRacks, and they plan to continue growing the size of their constellation in 2018. Barna recalled how there was a global shortage of rideshare opportunities in 2015 and 2016, especially for commercial satellites.
By making deployment accessible to so many people, the ISS has helped create a new space industry, sparked commercial innovation, and enabled new research and scientific discoveries. Remote sensing data from smallsats is used in the oil and gas, mining, fishing, and other industries, and for atmospheric science and humanitarian applications such as disaster response and search-and-rescue missions. For example, Spire's satellites monitor weather and marine and air traffic. Moreover, telecommunication capabilities within satellites may enable technologies and services such as global Wi-Fi and advanced GPS.
The ISS National Lab's ability to accelerate R&D and technology demonstrations in this sector by serving as a reliable launchpad is a powerful catalyst for innovation. "We've reached this wonderful moment where space is playing a role helping us here on Earth," said Manber.
Dozens of ISS National Lab payloads over the last few years have signaled rapid growth in interest and innovation from the smallsat community. In 2016, NanoRacks completed the first-ever smallsat launch to reach an altitude higher than that of the ISS and repeated this feat in 2017. In 2017 they also launched the QB50 payload, a constellation of 28 CubeSats— developed through a European Union Commission collaboration with academic and research institutes from 23 countries—designed to study the upper reaches of the Earth's atmosphere.
"The ISS has become critical as a platform for research in microgravity and in the low Earth orbit space environment, as a proving ground for human space exploration, and now as a launch platform for small satellites," said Benjamin Malphrus, director of Morehead State's Space Science Center, which has also launched multiple NanoRacks supported ISS National Lab payloads in recent years.
For example, the Cosmic X-Ray Background Nanosatellite launched in 2017 is a CubeSat designed and built by Morehead State that has the potential to give astrophysicists the most precise measurements ever made of the cosmic background X ray radiation that occupies space between galaxies—putting together an accurate picture of the evolution of the early universe, which has implications for fundamental physics and beyond.
Similarly, the Dependable Multiprocessor experiment (DM-7) launched in 2016 validated the design of a new payload processor for use in smallsats and other spacecraft. DM-7 is a miniature parallel processor that harnesses the processing power of commercial off-the-shelf technology to benefit science and may ultimately allow companies to do more processing on spacecraft and reduce requirements for raw data transmission to the ground. Moreover, with middleware from Honeywell, the DM-7 processor costs between $20,000 and $30,000, compared with current processors today that are in the $250,000 range.
Various related payloads addressing the need for advanced technologies within spacecraft include ISS National Lab projects from Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Business Integra Technology Solutions, Yosemite Space, and others, including a project from NovaWurks in 2017 pioneering a concept to assemble larger satellites from small independent components separately delivered to the ISS and then assembled in orbit by the astronaut crew.
Manber notes that the number of ISS users interested in smallsat deployment continues to grow and includes new space firms like Spire, research universities like Morehead State, and government agencies like the U.S. Department of Defense. This is consistent with trends above and below LEO, as small satellites for observing conditions on Earth are the fastest-growing segment of the $260.5 billion global satellite industry, according to an annual report issued by the Satellite Industry Association. Additionally, SpaceWorks' 2017 market assessment expects microsatellite launches to grow 10 percent annually over the next six years.
Recognizing the need for a greater capacity of CubeSat launches from the ISS and the capability to launch larger payloads, NanoRacks plans to deploy the first commercially owned airlock on the ISS in 2019. Currently, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) operates the only airlock on station for transferring payloads from the interior to the exterior of the ISS. The airlock is relatively small and opens only ten times a year, with five of those openings allocated to JAXA.
The new commercial NanoRacks Airlock Module will have five times more capacity than the JAXA-operated airlock and will accommodate larger satellites (up to 150 kilograms). It also will be able to deploy multiple smallsats at once, something not possible with the current airlock. Once the new airlock is installed, ISS crew members will be able to assemble payloads in orbit using parts sent to the ISS in cargo transfer bags.
In addition to serving current customer needs, the NanoRacks commercial airlock's modular design (the "Gateway to Space") sets the stage for the design of future satellite deployment platforms that will serve the commercial sector in a post-ISS era. NanoRacks is partnering with Boeing and Thales Alenia Space on manufacturing key parts of their airlock module. The outside of the airlock also offers access to power and Wi-Fi communications for externally mounted payloads, which is of interest to commercial and government customers. "For us, this is a stepping stone to having our own space station," Manber said.
extravehicular activity training testing at Johnson Space Center's Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston, Texas.
Manber predicts that the industry will continue to move toward slightly larger and more capable smallsats, with commercial customers, universities, and governments leveraging the lower cost and rapid development cycle from design to deployment that they offer compared to large monolithic spacecraft. "I think it will go beyond LEO, and we are going to begin to see smallsats used in deep space and on planetary missions," he said.
The ability of companies like NanoRacks and their advanced technologies to meet future demand for launch platform capabilities is critical. International partners have expressed strong interest in extending LEO platform operations beyond the current ISS funding end date of 2024. The most viable path forward for government or private sector parties is a next-generation, newly constructed space station. Even as questions about what comes after the ISS continue to be debated, one thing is clear: Smallsats are here to stay.
Spire tracks ships globally to monitor for illegal or underreported fishing and has a contract with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide temperature, pressure, and humidity readings for improved weather forecasts. Spire will also soon expand its tracking capabilities to the skies, helping airlines meet a new International Civil Aviation Organization mandate requiring certain international flights to report aircraft position every 15 minutes.
Spire's Nick Allain, director of brand development, said future capabilities enabled by smallsats will be "customer-driven— where you can take our data set and combine or fuse it with something else and come out with something really powerful." Allain said companies can already take pictures on demand anywhere on the planet. Using the vessel-tracking technology already available, they will be able to identify a vessel suspected of illegal fishing and tell a satellite with one of these advanced cameras onboard to take a picture at the coordinates of the ship. "In this case, you can catch people in the act rather than having to prove it circumstantially," he said.
An airlock consists of a small chamber with two airtight doors in series that do not open simultaneously. It permits people and objects to pass between a pressure vessel and its surroundings while minimizing pressure change and atmosphere loss in the vessel.


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Immunologist Assessed The Likelihood Of A New Wave Of Coronavirus In The Spring
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Video: Europe is facing a 'third-wave' of Covid-19 infections 2023, January
Specialist in especially dangerous infections, doctor-immunologist Vladislav Zhemchugov assessed the likelihood of a new wave of coronavirus in the spring. His words are reported by RIA Novosti.
According to the expert, there will be no wave of coronavirus next season. "There will already be an amount of immune layer such that the virus will not pass. Who is sick? New. If everything is burnt out, there is nothing to burn,"he explained. In addition, sunlight will help slow the spread of the virus, since ultraviolet light affects it even worse than frost.
In addition, the immunologist explained why a new wave of infections is feared in China. "They have had a few illnesses, but there are plenty of people. If it flares up there, it won't seem like a little,"the doctor noted.
Last December, Professor Santiago Mas Coma, an expert at the World Health Organization (WHO) and President of the International Federation of Tropical Medicine, said that a coronavirus mutation, originally discovered in the UK, could trigger a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Yuri Stoyanov: I Was Vaccinated Against Coronavirus "through Pull"
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Russia is the first country to create a coronavirus vaccine. Opinions about the drug are contradictory: experts are convinced that vaccination is mandatory for every person, others believe that


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