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Cotton LEADS℠ Partner, Target, Announces A New Cotton Innovation Challenge With the International Space Station
Selected proposals from this challenge, sponsored by Target Corporation, will be awarded funding and will launch to the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory.
Washington, D.C. (July 19, 2017) — The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) today announced a cotton sustainability challenge, sponsored by Target Corporation, where researchers and innovators will have the ability to propose solutions to improve crop production on Earth by sending their concepts to the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory. The challenge will leverage a broad range of disciplines to find breakthrough solutions that can be implemented affordably and benefit the cotton production community.
Through this funding opportunity, CASIS and NASA will facilitate on-orbit access to the ISS National Lab to advance cotton sustainability solutions that may include projects in plant biology, water technology or remote sensing technologies. The challenge is slated to run from September 1st through November 1st, 2017. The announcement was made at the 6th annual ISS Research and Development Conference in Washington, D.C.
Cotton is a natural plant fiber produced in many countries and one of the most important raw materials required for the production of textiles and clothing. Cotton cultivation requires sustainable access to natural resources like water that are increasingly threatened. This challenge seeks to engage the creative power of the research community to leverage the ISS National Lab to innovate and generate ideas that will improve the utilization of natural resources for sustainable cotton production.
From its vantage point in low Earth orbit, the ISS orbital path covers over 90% of the Earth's population and provides the agricultural community unique perspectives on sustainable crop production and water usage. In the absence of gravity, researchers can observe plant adaptation – changes in physiology, behavior and development – to a new environment never before experienced by the plant. Water stress in microgravity is enhanced and can provide insights into ways to reduce requirements for natural resources and improve plant yield. Additionally, the unique high-quality and long-duration microgravity environment on the ISS National Laboratory has many benefits for the study of fluid dynamics processes. Many processes that affect the behavior of fluids on Earth are absent in microgravity and could lead to a better understanding of ways to enhance sustainability on the ground.
"The ISS National Laboratory provides researchers an unmatched ability to look at variables in new and novel manners," said CASIS Director of Commercial Innovation Cynthia Bouthot. "Additionally, the ability to partner with Target to enhance global humanitarian efforts and gain insight into ways microgravity can improve cotton sustainability will bring great value and benefit for life on Earth."
Researchers are encouraged to submit concepts focused on, but not limited to: fluid dynamics, fluid flow, cotton or plant germination, different cultivars of cotton genetics, water uptake and gene expression. Data generated from the research experiments selected will be provided to the public, with the hope that the discoveries made can be leveraged by other researchers and product developers.
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The Black Forest or Schwarzwald as it is known in German, is located in South Western Germany in an area known as Baden Würtenburg. It's a great weekend destination from Zurich with stunning landscapes and fabulous natural beauty. Easily accessible in about three to four hours from Zurich, it makes the perfect weekend break. However, there's plenty to see and do if you decide to go for longer!
The Schwarzwald is world renowned for Cuckoo clocks, Black Forest Cherry Cakes and those very typical black hats with red balls on top – the Bollenhüte. We began by taking a look behind the scenes at a cuckoo clock workshop.
The Black Forest is considered the birthplace of the cuckoo clock and there are only ten cuckoo clock manufacturers which manufacture the genuine article. To be 100% authentic the clocks need to be manufactured in the region.
We visited a local family firm Rombach und Haas in Schonach im Schwarzwald where the family has been making cuckoo clocks since 1894.
Ingolf and Conny Haas, together with their son Enya and daughter Selina are one of the major Cuckoo Clock businesses in the region. The firm is now in the fourth generation and they showed us their extensive range of Cuckoo Clocks.
Their assortment includes chalet-style cuckoo clocks, cuckoo clocks with wooden carvings, "Schild" cuckoo clocks with a painted front as well as their new, modern range of cuckoo clocks.
In fact it seems as if they have a cuckoo clock for any and every occasion. They have a small team of nine, including some highly skilled craftsmen who make all the clocks by hand.
We had a behind the scenes tour of the atelier and saw the cuckoo clocks being made. There is just one company which manufactures the clock mechanisms for the clocks, and another company which makes the blowing mechanism creating the recognizable "cuckoo" sound.
Both companies are based in nearby Gutach in the Black Forest. All Rombach and Haas cuckoo clocks have traditional manual mechanisms where the weights operate a gear train in the clock's interior and they require winding either once a day or once a week. These days you can find battery operated cuckoo clocks, but Ingolf believes a true cuckoo clock should have a mechanical movement.
Ingolf's wife Conny is the artist responsible for the hand painted designs which adorn the clocks. It really is a family business as their son Enya, a talented musician, also works in the family firm. Daughter Selina has her own art firm, but she also gets involved in painting and design.
Such is the reputation of these clocks that Angela Merkel presented President Putin with one of their cuckoo clocks and William and Kate also received a customised Haas clock on the occasion of their marriage.
Americans are one of the biggest customers of cuckoo clocks, but after 911 the orders went into sharp decline as they stopped travelling to Europe. Ingolf came up with the innovative idea of creating a new range of modern cuckoo clocks to interest younger people and to fit better with modern interior design. The range of new modern clocks has been extremely popular.
Ingolf has also developed a new modern range of the Schild clocks, often with his daughter's art work, to appeal to a new market. However, it seems as far as design is concerned, the sky's the limit and we saw a huge variety of clocks of all shapes, sizes, colours and construction.
So if you're visiting the Schwarzwald why not pop into the showroom and see for yourself? The cuckoo clocks start at 190 Euros and go up to well over a thousand Euros.
For more information visit the Rombach & Haas website here.
All Black Forest cuckoo clocks which contain a mechanical movement include a certificate of authenticity from the Black Forest Clock Association.
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Best rally moment: Grizedale stages 2013, we needed to make up over a minute on the final 18mile stage to clinch the overall title and we managed it.
Worst rally moment: Crashing at Rockingham on 1st stage of a 2day event.
John and his car competed in a few small events in 2012. In 2013 John and Chris (his co-driver) entered to do the full ANCC mixed surface championship, their first in competition and with a relatively new car. After 10 events on gravels and tar they won their category and were crowned ANCC Overall Champions (both Driver and Co-Driver).
Following the success in 2013, the next few years were quiet on the competition front. Upgrades and developments to the car, however, still continued. In 2016, the car/team, known as "ZR-TEC" returned with a stronger and faster car to use on selected national events and achieved some fantastic results including a 14th O/A, 1st in class and 1st FWD car on the Imperial Commercials Donnington Park event.
Now with a car which has great speed and reliability, John aims to go further a field in 2018 to hopefully visit some closed road tarmac events.
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Engine:- Honda 1.6 B16 high compression bottom end with Weisco 12.5:1 Pistons, eagle rods, ground and polished crank, baffled sump. B16B flowed head with stage 2 cams, dual springs, high comp valves, titanium retainers. Titan Motorsport roller barrel throttle bodies, TurboSmart FPR 800 and EPS ASNU 430cc injectors. Fully built by AMW Motorsport. 220hp at 8900rpm.
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In recent decades, health care professionals have become increasingly aware of TMJ Disorder (TMD). This is a common condition that affects millions of Americans each year. Your temporomandibular joints, or TMJs, are the joints that control jaw movement. Due to their near-constant use, these joints and the surrounding muscles are prone to damage and inflammation. This can cause many different symptoms, ranging from mild facial pain to impaired hearing. Jacksonville dentist Dr. Lysandro Tapnio provides comprehensive TMJ Disorder treatment. He will not simply alleviate your symptoms. He will diagnose and address the fundamental causes of your condition. Thanks to his meticulous care, you could enjoy dramatic and lasting relief.
There are several causes of TMJ Disorder. All can result in muscle tension and inflammation and lead to pain, ringing in the ears, and masticatory problems. In many cases, this tension will manifest itself as "trigger points," small knots caused by rigid muscle fibers. Though trigger points are usually quite small, they can cause radiating discomfort over large areas of your body. Constant use is one reason for muscle tension. Stress is another contributing factor. Often, anxiety can cause your muscles to tighten, or it may lead to chronic teeth grinding. In other cases, TMJ Disorder can develop because of dental damage or facial trauma. Very commonly, it is caused by malocclusion. In this case, the teeth do not come together harmoniously, and there is excessive force on certain muscles and teeth. This is usually accompanied by nighttime bruxing. Patients with malocclusion tend to have excessive wear and even cracks in tooth enamel, in addition to tender muscles.
On occasion, TMD can arise because of damage to the joint itself. Physical trauma or a degenerative disorder, such as arthritis, can harm the inner cushioning disc. It may start to wear away, or it could slip out of place. Then your joint will grate against itself each time you open or close your mouth. Years of chewing with malocclusion, stress grinding, and/or nighttime bruxing can prematurely age the jaw joints.
Mouth guards, or occlusal splints, are one of the most common and conservative treatments for TMJ Disorder. Dr. Tapnio will take impressions of your teeth so that the lab can create a comfortable custom appliance that fits over your teeth and relaxes the TMD muscles while protecting your teeth from grinding and bruxing. Typically, you will only need to wear your splint at night. While you sleep, the device will realign your jaw, often by pushing your lower dental arch forward. This will alleviate pressure on your TMJs, allowing the surrounding muscles to heal.
Trigger point therapy is another non-invasive option that can have dramatic benefits. With this treatment, Dr. Tapnio will teach you special massages that you can do at home. With repetition, these massages can release trigger points and provide relief from tension. Most often, trigger point therapy will focus on the masseter, which controls jaw movement. If needed, however, Dr. Tapnio can teach you massages for other areas, such as your soft palate. Though simple and easy to perform at home, trigger point techniques are very precise. Therefore, you should learn from an experienced medical professional like Dr. Tapnio.
TMJ Disorder can sometimes be the result of dental misalignment. Overbites, underbites, and related forms of malocclusion can cause uneven pressure on your teeth. One area of your dental arch might face tremendous daily pressure, while another area might not come under any force at all. Orthodontics are typically the most effective way to correct this problem. Dr. Tapnio can affix traditional braces to your teeth, connecting them with a wire. By calibrating the exact force needed for the wire, he can realign your teeth, reduce the pressure on your jaw, and relieve the symptoms of TMD.
Like dental misalignment, missing or worn teeth can put uneven force on your teeth. The healthy teeth will bear the brunt of your bite, causing significant tension in your jaw muscles. Crowns are one of the most effective ways to correct bite imbalance caused by worn teeth. Dr. Tapnio will place these tooth-shaped restorations all the way over your eroded teeth. The crowns will build them up and restore their complete function. Crowns can also hold up dental bridges or top dental implants. By replacing missing teeth, Dr. Tapnio can alleviate the force on your surrounding teeth and reduce the pressure on your jaw.
TMJ Disorder can cause significant, widespread discomfort. Contact us today to learn more about your treatment options and find out which one may be most appropriate for you.
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Anti-Semitic Incidents in MA: A Tale of Two Data Sources
Posted on April 11, 2017 by Drew
By AAAD (Arthur, Anne, Anne, Drew)
"Data-driven" is the theme of the modern age. From business decision-making to policy changes, from news stories to social impact evaluations, data is a foundational building block for many organizations and their causes. However, while we would like to think that all data represent absolute truths, the real world presents many challenges to accurate reporting.
Our team was motivated by the question: How has the prevalence of anti-Semitic incidents in Massachusetts changed over the past several years? In our exploration of this question, we learned an old but important truth — when you see data, dive deep and make sure you understand how the data collection methods could affect the resulting data.
To begin our exploration of anti-Semitic incidents in MA, we looked into two sources: the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS). To begin with, we noticed obvious discrepancies in the annual totals of anti-Semitic incidents reported by the two sources:
Anti-Semitic incidents in Massachusetts
Year ADL EOPSS
Source: ADL press releases and EOPSS data from a FOI request
After seeing these discrepancies, we decided to dig deeper and try to understand what might account for the differences. We began by investigating how the data is collected and then comparing differing statistics between the two sources.
EOPSS' approach and its implications
Massachusetts passed its first hate crime legislation in 1991, but not every agency has adhered to it. According to reports from the Massachusett's Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS), the state did not begin tracking non-reporting agencies until 2005.
The Massachusetts "Hate Crimes Reporting Act requires that the number of hate crimes that occur in the Commonwealth be submitted to the Secretary of Public Safety annually, even if that number is zero. (M.G.L. c. 22C, § 32)." Nonetheless, as late as 2014, some districts were not reporting this statistic. The FBI also compiles hate crime data, though submitting this information is voluntary. Some Massachusetts agencies that have failed to report hate crime data to the FBI have stated they did not realize the FBI had even requested the information.
The accuracy of hate crime reporting data can be influenced by a number of factors, including record keeping procedures within a given agencies and whether or not officers are trained to inquire about factors that qualify crimes as hate crimes.
When agencies do not report data to the state, any hate crimes recorded in the populations in those districts are not represented by the official state statistics. Agencies that have zero hate crimes should report zero hate crimes to the state (These are designated as "zero-reporting" agencies in official reports). A further complication in determining trends can occur when formerly non-reporting agencies begin to report incidents of hate crime if the number is not zero.
Data collected by Massachusetts indicates the population covered by agencies that did not report hate crime statistics grew from roughly 66,000 in 2011 to over 300,000 in 2014.
Massachusetts has recently taken steps to increase the public's ability to report hate crimes, setting up a hotline in November of 2016. Some police districts also have a designated Civil Rights Officer to handle hate crimes.
The issues raised by non-reporting are far from academic. When national tragedies occur, one reaction may be in an increase in hate crimes against particular populations. In these cases, hate crime statistics can provide insight about the implications for local communities.
In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, Bristol County Sheriff, Thomas Hodgson, called for the issue of arrest warrants for elected officials of "sanctuary cities." This prompted Somerville mayor, Joe Curtatone, to defend the legality of sanctuary cities and refer to Sheriff Hodgson as a "jack-booted thug." He further taunted Hodgson to, "come and get me." These flare ups between public officials indicate the tension that has formed in the public sphere around the issue of immigration.
Hate crime reporting statistics can provide a tool to measure claims of anti-immigrant-related incidents and provide the public with a sense of whether these incidents are on the rise. Massachusetts has responded to concerns about an increase in hate crimes by setting up a hate crime reporting hotline.
Official statistics from police departments and college campuses can bring clarity to the issue, but Massachusetts must both require and enforce reporting mandates as well as provide training to local agencies to improve and standardize the reporting of these statistics.
ADL's selected approach and its implications
Another source of data on Massachusetts anti-Semitic crimes comes from the Jewish NGO, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The ADL was founded in the United States in 1913 and aims to "stop anti-Semitism and defend the Jewish people," according to their website.
Since 1979, the ADL has conducted an annual "Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents." The ADL's data partially overlaps with official data — they use data from law enforcement — but they also collect outside information from victims and community leaders.
The limitations in the ADL's audits are like those of any audits trying to cover anti-Semitic crimes. The way the ADL handles them, however, should carefully be noted as it greatly affects the resulting numbers.
First of all, unlike the official data, the ADL also includes non-criminal acts of "harassment and intimidation" in its numbers, which encompasses hate propaganda, threats, and slurs.
Another key difference from the official data is that ADL staff attempt to verify all anti-Semitic acts included in the audit. While crimes against institutions are easier to confirm, harassment against individuals that are reported anonymously provide unique challenges for verifying.
Additionally, some crimes are not easily identifiable as anti-Semitic even though they may be. In their annual audit, the ADL considers all types of vandalism at Jewish institutions to be anti-Semitic, even without explicit evidence of anti-Semitic intent. This includes stones thrown at synagogue windows, for example.
On the other hand, the ADL does not consider all swastikas to be anti-Semitic. As of 2009, they have stopped counting swastikas that don't target Jews, as it has become a universal symbol of hate in certain cases.
The ADL also does not count related incidents separately. Instead, crimes or harassment that occurred in multiple nearby places at similar times are counted as one event.
All of these choices made by the ADL greatly affect the numbers that they produce each year.
Comparing and contrasting the results of the two methodologies
Numbers can tell different stories depending on the choices and circumstances surrounding the ADL and the EOPSS' hate crime data collection processes. To demonstrate this, we compare some of the conclusions between the two datasets for anti-Semitic hate crimes in Massachusetts.
Starting small: One location claim
One of the ADL's figures for 2013 indicated that 28% (or 13) of the 46 total anti-Semitic incidents that year took place on a school or college campus. If we look for the same percentage in the EOPSS data, we find a similar 29% of reported 2013 incidents occurring on a school or college campus.
This single summary seems to bode well for comparisons between the two datasets: however, things get a little hazier when you look at the absolute numbers. Instead of 13 out of 46 total incidents, the EOPSS data reported 24 out of 83 incidents on a school or college campus, and it's unclear what accounts for the difference in scale.
Time trends in reports
If we look at time trends, 25% of the anti-Semitic incidents in Massachusetts reported by the ADL in 2014 occurred in July and August, while that figure was 8% for the same time period in 2013.
That "marked increase" in anti-Semitic incidents was attributed to the 50-day Israel-Gaza conflict that took place from July 8 to August 26, 2014 by ADL's New England Regional Director saying, "This year's audit provides an alarming snapshot into anti-Semitic acts connected to Operation Protective Edge over the summer as well as acts directed at Jewish institutions. The conflict last summer demonstrates how anti-Israel sentiment rapidly translates into attacks on Jewish institutions."
If we look at EOPSS data for 2013 and 2014, however, there appears to be no sign of a marked increase in anti-Semitic incidents recorded in the summer months — in fact, in absolute numbers, both incidents in July/August and incidents in the entire year decreased from 2013 to 2014 in the EOPSS data.
Because the ADL does not provide their underlying data to the public, we can't dig into the stories of the specific incidents in July/August 2014 and see if they could indeed be a result of the Israel-Gaza conflict. Additionally, with not-particularly-scientific or consistent reporting methodologies, it's hard to make concrete conclusions from either of these datasets.
Incident types: Differences might be explained by differing reporting policies
Thus far, we've identified contradictions between the two datasets, but have not been able to discern how the two data collection methods may have specifically contributed to those contradictions.
One topic where we can attempt to do so is the matter of vandalism:
According to the annual ADL audit, 16 of the 46 anti-Semitic incidents in Massachusetts in 2013 (35%) involved vandalism. The same figure from the ADL for 2014 was 23 vandalism incidents out of 47 total anti-Semitic incidents in Massachusetts (49%). In EOPSS' numbers, however, vandalism looks like an even larger portion of anti-Semitic incidents in Massachusetts.
As discussed previously, the ADL reports all vandalism of Jewish institutions as anti-Semitic incidents, but does not count all vandalism including swastikas as anti-Semitic incidents in their data. Although not directly specified, the EOPSS datasets likely do categorize all reports of swastikas as anti-Semitic vandalism, which would be a possible explanation for the large discrepancy in percentages (on top of the simple explanation that with numbers of this magnitude and lack of precision, variations are inevitable).
Do Data Due-Diligence!
Investigating the discrepancies and the data collection methodologies was not merely an academic exercise: it demonstrates that this is a necessary step to understanding what kinds of conclusions you can reasonably draw from your data and what kinds of caveats you should include when reporting or making decisions based on that data.
Using only one dataset without exploring how the data was collected and digging into the details of the data could yield very different headlines:
Blindly using ADL data might yield: "Anti-Semitic hate crimes in Massachusetts increase 2% from 2013 to 2014." (This was just 46 to 47 — is it really reflective of the situation to call that a 2% increase? Does this reflect the reality?)
Blindly using EOPSS data might yield: "Massachusetts became safer for Jewish people in 2014: anti-Semitic hate crimes dropped 43% from 2013." (Is this message true, or is this "trend" due to data collection issues? Why does it paint such a different picture from the ADL data?)
Do your data due-diligence.
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Buffalo Bills: Here's why LeSean McCoy is expendable in 2019
No matter your numbers or veteran status, no player should ever be too comfortable in one spot. The Buffalo Bills have created a hot competition for the running back position and that might not be good news for LeSean McCoy.
The NFL is a harsh business. Players are traded and released, sometimes without any rhyme or reason. Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy is no stranger to the realities of life in the league.
In 2015, entering his seventh season in the league, McCoy was considered one of the top running backs across the league. Coming off his second-consecutive 1,000+ yard season, and fourth of his career, McCoy was primed to continue his successful career toting the rock for his Philadelphia Eagles. Then head coach Chip Kelly had different plans.
A week before the new league year, the two-time all-pro McCoy was traded for Bills linebacker Kiko Alonso. McCoy was shocked, as was the rest of the league.
It took time, but McCoy fully embraced the move, playing football outside his home state of Pennsylvania for the first time in his career. Now, four years later, McCoy may very well have an opportunity to return home.
Buffalo's busy offseason
This offseason was busy for Bills' general manager Brandon Beane. While he entered the 2019 offseason with one of the better defenses in the league, he turned to the offensive side of the ball once the new league year hit and he never looked back.
Throughout the offseason, Beane brought 15 new faces to head coach Sean McDermott and offensive coordinator Brian Daboll's offense. The moves included three receivers, six offensive linemen, three running backs, and three tight ends. Additionally, those numbers don't reflect the moves made throughout the NFL Draft. Through seven rounds, Beane drafted two tight ends along with one offensive lineman and running back, respectively.
The focus was put on the offense, and for a good reason: quarterback Josh Allen. For this regime, and many others in the NFL, it'll be ride-or-die on the success of the franchise QB. If Allen doesn't succeed, Beane, along with the coaching staff, will be the ones to blame. With that, they'll be looking for employment elsewhere in the league.
McCoy isn't "Shady" anymore
Having just turned 31 this offseason, McCoy's been on the wrong side of 30 for a season now. That was evident in 2018. Averaging only 3.2 yards per carry, "Shady" struggled to make a difference in Daboll's offense. Why?
Pundits will turn and point at several reasons for his lack of success. First, his age. However, the man standing next to him at training camp, Frank Gore, has defied the old RB stereotype. That can't be the sole reason.
Next, his production throughout his ten-year career includes over 2,300 carries and 10,000+ yards. Are the wheels indeed falling off? In his four seasons in Western New York, McCoy started all 16 games just once.
What about the system? Better yet, what about the circumstances? After all, Buffalo went into the 2018 season with a raw QB prospect that much of the league didn't respect. On top of that, the Bills offensive line was in shambles all season.
Excuses for the lack of production add up. Some warranted, some not. However, the additions Beane made at RB are more than enough to prove that it's anyone's job, and training camp is as hot of a competition at RB as any spot on the roster.
Buffalo has quality options behind McCoy
Outside of McCoy and Gore, Buffalo's running back room is rounded out with rookie third-round pick Devin Singletary and veterans T.J. Yeldon and Senorise Perry, who had served as a valuable special teamer with the Miami Dolphins over the last two seasons.
The biggest wildcard in this group that'll determine McCoy's fate is Singletary. How does he adjust to life in the league? If it's any indication of what's happened throughout the first few days of camp, he's along in the process farther than many might've thought.
Per syracuse.com: "Everything is going to hit quicker. Guys are moving faster. Guys are bigger. I feel I'm adjusting well," he said of his transition to the NFL. "I'm very confident. I believe in myself. And I've got great guys around me to guide me in the right direction. I feel like I'm doing well so far."
Keep, trade, or release
What ultimately happens to McCoy will be determined within the next three weeks of camp and preseason action. If Buffalo sustains an injury to their running back room, they can't afford to lose a body like McCoy, regardless if he's lost a step or not. Once other teams start losing backs to injury, or due to prolonged holdouts, you can assure they'll be calling Beane.
If McCoy is traded or released, Buffalo will save over $6 million towards the cap all while going all-in on younger backs like Singletary and Yeldon, who turns 26 in October.
A confident player like McCoy doesn't expect to lose his job. At the same time, he doesn't expect to have the city of Buffalo, a place he's grown to appreciate, ripped from under him, much like Philadelphia was four years ago. Like any player, however, he's expendable. Don't be surprised if you see him on a different roster sooner rather than later.
Tyler Olson is a writer for PFN covering the AFC East. You can follow him @to2471 on Twitter.
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Speaking Willow: Language, Art, and Technology
Monday, August 16, 2021 | 12:00 p.m.
Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's work truly engages the viewer as it explores the possibilities of human connection. His pieces have established lines of visual and audio communication across national borders and transformed voices into pulses of light. In his reflection on language for Planet Word, Lozano-Hemmer designed a "tree" whose branches, made from hollow aluminum, house ethernet cables that end in visually stunning speakers which detect movement under their swaying boughs. As visitors walk beneath the 20-foot interactive sculpture's willow-like canopy, these speakers light up and play sayings, poems, and songs from nearly 400 languages. The effect is transformative and personal, as if each language is being spoken confidentially into the ear of the listener.
Lozano-Hemmer's Speaking Willow stands outside Planet Word as an open invitation to all who pass by its historic grounds to consider what words mean to them—encouraging passersby to enter the museum's doors and participate in multimedia installations on the power of words. The artwork was commissioned by Planet Word founder Ann Friedman in partnership with the Public Art Fund, and the language samples were originally recorded and published by Wikitongues and the Endangered Language Alliance.
The Language Preservation Initiative (LPI) is honored to welcome Rafael Lozano-Hemmer to discuss his inspiration for the Speaking Willow, and how he uses technology to connect viewers by bringing language to life.
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Q: Responsive CSS Grid with large center image I'm looking to create a 5 column CSS grid layout. The content will be populated by the client's CMS, so i'm hoping to use a repeat function so more content can be added as necessary. The difficulty i'm having however, is adding a large, centered image grid-row: 2/3 and grid-column: 2-4. The ideal design looks like this:
https://codepen.io/anon/pen/QBQzvV
This isn't a great solution however, as the fixed pixel widths ruin responsiveness, and forced image dimensions. Is there a way to create this CSS Grid with a centered larger image, without forced pixel dimensions, that also doesn't leave a gap? Or do I need to pull in Isotope here

A: Copied from your pen. Just change height to 100%
img:nth-child(6), img:nth-child(7) {
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As a provider of complete solutions in the field of material logistics, Asys has now also put RFID technology on its agenda and presents solutions for various scenarios. From material tracking to setup control – the range of possible applications is enormous.
The company uses RFID technology to seamlessly detect magazines and component reel containers. High-frequency transponders are employed here. This ensures that nearby transponders that are not involved in the process are not read mistakenly. "We chose HF technology to be able to read the RFID tags with NFC functionality, which is now widely used in mobile devices such as smart watches and smart phones. Now material can be traced at different stations, be it at material stations, on AIVs, in the Dry Tower or in the Magazine Warehouse. We can use this data to control and optimize material flows," says Florian Ritter, Unit Director for Software Solutions & New Business.
RFID tags in the ultra-high frequency range transmit over greater distances and can therefore be captured in bulk. The company uses the technology for automatic setup control in the printer. "As soon as everything is loaded and its hood closed, the machine checks whether the correct 'material' has been set up," explains Torsten Vegelahn, Unit Director Product Management. The information is displayed on the Simplex HMI. If the setup is incorrect, this describes the next steps to be taken. Bulk scanning does away with the need for time-consuming scanning of the individual material codes. Setup becomes more intuitive and significantly faster.
RFID tags are capable of storing data. This data can be commands that automatically trigger simple actions. Smart products in the consumer sector use this function, for example, to place orders automatically. The company has implemented a scenario with an autonomous transport robot, which can be requested as support. The order process is triggered via a Smart Watch. The new models of Pulse watches with integrated NFC technology make this scenario possible. The Smart Watch just needs to be held up to a tag and a transport robot comes.


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Manners Oct. 18, 2013
A New Low: Dude Watches a Movie on His Laptop at DBGB
By Jonathan Van Meter
Not okay. Photo: Jonathan Van Meter
People have figured out all sorts of ways to distract themselves, and others, at restaurants: They scroll through their smartphones, they give iPads to their kids, etc. But the other night night, this motherfucker walked into DBGB — a not un-fancy restaurant — put in his ear buds, opened his big-screen laptop, and started watching a movie.
Then, while ordering a glass of Champagne and a hamburger, he treated the waiters like they were flight attendants.
I took his picture because I was horrified and fascinated, sure, but also because I thought, this is what people — myself included — hate about modern NYC life: Everyone is beginning to act like they are on a flight to Los Angeles, behaving in even the busiest and most crowded of public spaces as if they were in their bedrooms.
I asked the sommelier, "Have you ever seen anyone do this before?" and he smiled and said, "Never."
Hopefully we can amend that to "never again."
Related: Department of Deportment: How (and Why) to Dine Solo
A modified version of this post first appeared on Van Meter's Facebook page.
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strange days Jan. 3, 2022
Grub Street's Dining Resolutions for 2022 and Beyond Two dozen ideas to help ring in an unusual New Year.
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Michael Lewis on Exposing Wall Street's Biggest High-Tech Swindle
Joanna Pearlstein
A Q&A with Writer Michael Lewis on rigging Wall Street and why regulators may not solve the problem.
Image: Tabitha Soren
Author Michael Lewis' newest book, Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt, topped The New York Times bestseller list a week after release, and a screen version is rumored to be in the works with bigwig film producer Scott Rudin, whose long list of credits includes There Will Be Blood, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and Lewis' book about the Oakland A's, Moneyball.
Flash Boys explores the world of high-frequency trading, a scheme in which traders use ultra-fast network connections to sniff out the intentions of other, slower traders, thereby acting before others can respond. Critics of the practice--Lewis chief among them--argue that high-frequency trading creates something akin to insider trading: a predatory environment for less advantaged investors. WIRED spoke with Lewis at an event organized by Live Talks in downtown Los Angeles.
WIRED: The central character in your book, Brad Katsuyama, calls today's stock trading system "a Pandora's box of ridiculousness." What does he mean?
Lewis: Right now there's vast amounts of financial intermediation that doesn't need to happen. You have technology innovation being dreamed up to create misunderstanding, to create an advantage for insiders. What's going on in the stock market is a reprisal of the madness that preceded the credit crisis, where you had people dreaming up instruments, like collateralized debt obligations, not to make the risks in our financial system more transparent, but to obscure them.
>All of the balances of the industry, except their volumes in the stock market, are bunk.
The characters in this story are different from Wall Street characters I've had before. You can almost argue that all three books that are about Wall Street—Liar's Poker, The Big Short, and Flash Boys--are about a character trying to figure out how Wall Street works. In the first book, it's me, working at Salomon Brothers, and in The Big Short it's these guys who figure out that the subprime mortgage market is a fraud. In this case, it's a guy, Brad Katsuyama, who thinks of himself, rightly, as a professional in the stock market. He runs the institutional stock market trading department of the Royal Bank of Canada, yet he realizes he does not understand how the stock market works. It requires an investigation of years for him to assemble a picture of the market.
"Canada Nice"
WIRED: It's surprising in the world of Wall Street that Katsuyama has support from his organization to investigate. The Royal Bank of Canada says to him, 'You want to figure out what's going on? Take up to $10,000 a day, lose it, and use that to figure out what's going on here.'
Lewis: There's no way Brad Katsuyama is the first person to figure this out. He's just the first person to care to explain it to other people. Why is he able to do this in the first place? Why is he able to be good in an environment that's not so good? The first answer is where he happens to be situated, which is at the Royal Bank of Canada. It's unlike any other institution on Wall Street. It's a horrible stereotype, but they want everyone to be nice. They have a 'no assholes' rule on the trading floor, which is the opposite of every other Wall Street trading floor, where they have a pro-asshole rule.
WIRED: He's a good guy.
Lewis: He's Canadian. He is genuinely shocked by American finance. It created problems for me as a writer: you want a main character who's not nice. When I got into the middle of the story, I was reminded that when I worked at The New Republic, we used to have a boring newspaper headline competition. Every week we'd have readers send in the most boring headlines they could clip out of their newspaper, and we'd print a winner, and then at the end of the year we'd have a competition of the most boring of the most boring. And the winner the first year was, "Worthwhile Canadian Initiative." And I thought, I am writing a book -- a whole book! -- about a worthwhile Canadian initiative.
Villains, Faceless and Otherwise
WIRED: You do have some villains in this book; it's just that they weren't willing to talk on the record.
Lewis: There are several. This story is the Brad Katsuyama story; that's the book I'm writing. But when you write that book, to do that responsibly and properly, you need to know the other side of the story. So I interviewed two dozen high-frequency traders, but very little of it finds its way into the book because very little of it is relevant to Brad's quest to understand. The world he is investigating -- which is now the main intermediary of the US stock market -- is unbelievably secretive. The firms don't know what each other are doing; nobody knows how much money anyone is making. All of the balances of the industry, except their volumes in the stock market, are bunk. People just make up numbers. The closest reliable estimates of what they're making come from Brad Katsuyama. But the other part of the story is basically un-gettable in a full and satisfying way. You'll get stuff when you talk to people off the record, but when you're talking to people on the record, what you get is a lot of misinformation.
The Meltdown on CNBC
WIRED: I saw William O'Brien, who's the head of the BATS exchange...
Lewis: The well-named BATS exchange.
WIRED: ... complaining on CNBC that this book essentially a 300-page commercial for Brad Katsuyama. Some claim* that you are an investor in IEX, the exchange that Katsuyama founded.
Lewis: That was the first thing that people said. A bank circulated a memo saying that Michael Lewis has an undisclosed stake in IEX. I do not have an undisclosed stake in Brad. I'm not insane! It's insane.
WIRED: There was quite a debate about this.
Lewis: CNBC's Power Lunch show had Brad Katsuyama, the founder of this fair exchange, and beside him was O'Brien, the head of an exchange founded by high-frequency traders, on which all types of predatory activity happens. It was a shoutfest. This guy went berserk. He started throwing around charges that were just false. Two things came out of this that were riveting. One was, as they argued, the people at the New York Stock Exchange just stopped doing what they were doing. They just stopped. This was the most-watched show in the history of CNBC. I had descriptions from inside trading firms saying that there were a thousand people at trading terminals just looking at the television sets, not answering their phones. And the guys at the New York Stock Exchange would start to cheer whenever Brad Katsuyama said something.
The best story is from Goldman Sachs, which is an investor in the BATS exchange. A guy in their equity department told me he was standing next to someone who said, "So the angry guy, we have a stake in his exchange?" And the first guy said yes, and the second guy said, "And the little guy, we don't have a stake in his exchange?" And the first guy said no, and the second guy goes, "We're fucked!"
The substantial shocker from this encounter is that Katsuyama tried to get O'Brien to admit that the BATS Exchange uses one very slow data feed to give investors the prices in the market, while selling, for vast sums of money, a faster feed to high-frequency traders, the effect being that the high-frequency trader knows the prices in the exchange before your order. So he has the privilege of trading against you at an old price if he wants to. And O'Brien says, no that's not true. He lied, on national television, about a central fact about his business. And they had to apologize.
WIRED: They had to issue a correction.
Lewis: They had a correction. The exchange apologized on behalf of the president. I felt like I was watching a moment in financial history, I really did. Poor Brad Katsuyama, the mild-mannered worthwhile Canadian initiative. He isn't erratic. In spirit, he's kind of like a hobbit. He doesn't want trouble; he doesn't want to leave the shire, but he gets pulled, and all of a sudden he's in the middle of Mordor.
WIRED: He kept his composure pretty well; O'Brien was getting in his face and you almost thought they were going to come to blows.
Lewis: To finish answering the previous question: I made a point of not naming a single high-frequency trader in the book. The reason is that everyone is a bad actor. There's an ecosystem that has risen up around a broken pipe on Wall Street. You have high-frequency traders who are scalping the market. They pay exchanges for the tools they need to scalp investors; the exchanges pay banks to essentially mishandle the stock orders so high-frequency traders can maximize the take. It's a system designed to extract taxes from investors.
The story I'm telling is a man figuring out how a system works. He's not trying to destroy any single person; he wants to bring down the system. It's a man versus system story. The minute you take one high-frequency trader or one exchange or bank and make them the example, you create the likelihood that someone gets blamed. So I intentionally left the villain faceless, and into that vacuum walks this jerk from the BATS exchange who presents himself as a cartoon villain. Someone should have advised him: 'Michael Lewis' book is a very devastating portrait of our business, but he hasn't actually fingered anybody in particular. If you lay low, maybe it will pass. Don't stand up and make an ass of yourself and be the first person anybody sees.'
>The people at the New York Stock Exchange just stopped doing what they were doing. They just stopped. This was the most-watched show in the history of CNBC.
"A Silicon Valley Story in the Middle of Wall Street"
WIRED: The solution Katsuyama's team comes up with is surprising: Traditionally when someone is beating you, your thought is, go faster. But IEX does precisely the opposite. On 60 Minutes Steve Kroft described this as "beating speed by slowing it down."
Lewis: Katsuyama figures out that there's a new predator in the market, and he's the prey. All of the predatory strategies he identified require a high-frequency trader to be faster than the exchange he's trading on. He's not going to be able to reform the system from the Royal Bank of Canada; a bank is too small a part of the market. So he leaves his millions of dollar a year job to create a stock exchange with a bunch of other people who leave their millions of dollars a year jobs. They're paying themselves $2,000 a month out of money they put into the company, which doesn't happen on Wall Street.
It's a Silicon Valley story in the middle of Wall Street. That doesn't happen because people get paid too well to take that kind of risk; the incentives are all wrong. And not only is it an act of disruptive entrepreneurship, it's an act of disruptive entrepreneurship that is pointedly insulting to the whole industry. So he's going to war with his industry, and all he is is a worthwhile Canadian initiative. He's just Frodo. He doesn't want to be out there this way.
WIRED: So what does he do?
Lewis: The answer is to coil 60 kilometers of cable between every high-frequency trader and Katsuyama's exchange. So the high-frequency trader can find out what's going on in the market before other participants in the stock market, but they can't react to what's on IEX fast enough to take advantage of it. It's the only exchange that takes the responsibility of protecting the investors' orders on the exchange, and it does so by slowing down the high-frequency traders.
What high-frequency traders do in other markets is get as physically close to the box that's the stock market matching engine, and they pay vast sums of money for feet of difference. With IEX, it's as if they're in Long Island instead of northern New Jersey. The effect on the market is imperceptible; it slows them down just a few hundred microseconds. This doesn't disrupt the market in any way; it just means they can't frontrun it.
WIRED: The other problem is that investors don't know which exchanges are handling their orders.
Lewis: That's right. Katsuyama has produced the evidence that big investors are being ripped off. Then he has to seize control of their stock market orders so that the banks and the online brokers can no longer deliver them on a platter to high-frequency traders. So this is the bigger part of the story, this war. He's created this war between two great forces in American money: investors and the middle men who handle the money. And the banks and the brokers are terrified and angry at the same time.
WIRED: If one of the current exchanges tried the same strategy, people wouldn't have trust in that exchange.
Lewis: Correct. Trust is the heart of the story. How does the mild-mannered Canadian end up being the person that the biggest investors in America want to talk to about how the stock market works? Why is he the messenger? Because he's actually trustworthy and there's a total lacking of trust.
>He's going to war with his industry. He's just Frodo. He doesn't want to be out there this way.
There are many examples of big institutional investors saying, 'I want my stock order to be sent to Brad Katsuyama's exchange,' and the bank says 'yeah, yeah, yeah we'll do it,' and then not doing it. And that's actually against the law. Laws are being broken right now to prevent this exchange from getting off the ground. The book ends before the war's over. Really, the book ends with the war breaking out in some ways.
Regulators Step In
WIRED: The SEC has been looking into high-frequency trading for a long time. Now the FBI and New York attorney general are on the case. What degree of confidence do you have in these regulatory or law enforcement bodies to solve this problem?
Lewis: Very low. Very low. The big problem is that Wall Street makes so much more money than the person who works at the SEC. This point was made by a retiring prosecutor at the SEC a few days ago in a goodbye speech. He said, this place is broken because everyone here would rather be working at a Wall Street firm and making more money. The Royal Bank of Canada commissioned a study that found that previous three years, something like 200 employees from the SEC had gone to work for high-frequency traders or lobbying firms run by them. There was your problem in a nutshell.
If there is public pressure brought on the problem, the SEC will do something. But then that becomes another problem: they might do the wrong thing. And the worst thing that could happen is they introduce a half-assed regulation that seems to fix the problem, but just creates another system to game. What I love about this story is you don't need them. Just get out of the way and let the market fix it — just make sure the market's transparent. Make sure investors can see that people can see how the banks are handling stock orders, and punish people for lying and everything else will take care of itself.
*An earlier version of this article misattributed this claim to BATS. The allegation was made on air by a CNBC moderator, and the post has been updated accordingly.
Joanna Pearlstein is former deputy editor, newsroom standards, for WIRED, and former managing editor of Protocol. Her work also has appeared in the The New York Times Magazine, Pop-Up Magazine, and Best American Infographics.


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I was at a discussion group for a well-known sports brand recently. They asked each of us what we look for when we go shopping for sportswear or trainers. It was my turn and I mentioned, among many things, that the trainers cannot be white or pink. "Why no to pink?" they asked.
"Well, because we aren't in the dark ages where our gender dictates what colour we should wear," I said, knowing full well how they might be thinking oh lordy, not another feminist (though what's wrong with that, huh?). And then I realised whilst saying that, I was wearing a pair of grey Nike trainers that had pink popping out, my sports bra underneath my top was a hot pink and the Core150 bottle stashed in my bag had a bright pink bottle lid. And then that made me think. I'm a walking, talking hypocrisy. Do I really dislike the colour pink?
Truthfully, almost all my bright pink sportswear was bought because they were the last colours in stock- although I only bought the sports bra because it was on sale for 10 euros. How could I say no to that?
But I digress. Whilst I actively try to avoid pink (unsuccessful as you can tell), many sportswear brands still heavily focus their product styles and designs on the old colour stereotypes - blue and red for boys/men, pink for girls/women. If the brands are feeling ever so creative, the other difference between the menswear and womenswear will be one low neck. Because, you know, v-necks for women and crew-necks for men. Ah-hah! Even the neck lines are formed on age-old stereotypes.
This isn't so much a problem with the mainstream sports brands like Puma, Nike, Adidas, Sweaty Betty, Lululemon and Reebok. In fact, all these brands are very creative in their styles. Puma, Reebok and Sweaty Betty are my favourites for truly creative leggings that are also very comfortable when wearing during workouts. Yes, ok most of these brands do have pink products, but they generally sell products in a huge variety of colours. Pink falls only in one spectrum of the rainbow. They embrace colour and embrace the fact that women want to wear more than just pink. Core150 even actively advertise men using their pink-coloured lid bottle, which I love!
Do you notice something similar about all those brands though? They are, what I call, all-rounded sports brands: they don't focus their target audience on one particular sport, but rather cater for a variety of sports. Compare that to running brands (only because I know running brands well, thought the same can be said about cycling and triathlon brands as far as I've seen).
The more focused the brand is on a sport, the more focused they are on the function of the clothing, and much, much less on the design. Yes, I agree function over design is very important in sports, but design shouldn't be neglected to the extent that it's pushed aside and the lazy way out for design is used. Whilst I need to feel comfortable in what I'm wearing when doing long-distance running or sweating it out in the gym, I also want my sportswear to look good. But why does it have to be pink?
Even flicking through my collection of Women's Running magazines, dating from 2015-ish until now, I have noticed that a large majority of the front covers are based around a pink design and the products they rave about are pink-based. What is the need for this? Women's Running is targeted for adult women - why do we need to be addressed as walking, running, talking barbies?
Things like this, drive me more to purchase and read more of the men's products. At Runners' Need, the trainers on display in the women's section are more inclined to be of a pinky purple colour, or soft colours. The men's shoes are more inclined to be of a range of colours - dark blue, light blue, orange, yellow, red or green. I used to be embarrassed that my trainers size is big enough to enable me to shop in the mens' section of running shops, but now I embrace it as it brings on a wider range and shades of of colours. Give me more colour!
From what I see across sportswear brands, colour is used as a way to distinguish gender in clothing and it's a way of emphasising our genders - pink gives a supposed sense of femininity for the watcher, rather than to the person wearing the top. If you're in the gym, lifting heavy weights and you have a great set of muscles, a pink (v-neck) top will just provide a reminder to your surrounding fitfam that hey you're a woman. Because, obviously, men don't wear pink.
At the Ritz-Carlton hotel, where I was staying in Dubai for my work recently, whilst I was impressed with their huge range of weights, what I noticed was that they had a pile of light dumbbells in the colours 'baby yellow' and 'baby pink.' Why did they need to have lighter weights in those colours? Let's be real. I saw those dumbbells and immediately avoided them. Firstly, I'll just say that I don't use 2kg or 3kg dumbbells, but my second thought was, I don't want anyone to think I lift light. And then that made me think. Men, especially in the Arab world, are very focussed on being and looking strong. I mean, there ain't no way you're going to see a male Arab sportsman go vegan - yalla, where are they going to get their protein from? From tofu? You're having a laugh.
Putting jokes to a side, my point is this. Certain colours and shades can infantilise an object. Some men new to exercise, may have looked at those dumbbells, and actively avoided them as I did. Except for the reason that they may feel that it demasculinises them. A man using dumbbells less than 10kg? Wallahi, he's not man enough. Remember, the dumbbells are pink, which means they are light, which means they are for women. Now drill that into your brains.
And do I dislike the colour pink? As the half pink, half blue walls of my bedroom are stripped away and await a fresh slather of plastering, the fading remains of the colours remind me that I do like pink a tiny, weeny bit. What gets on my nerves is the way that certain sports brands are very gender-specific in their product design, and use pink versus blue as the lazy way out of designing products for their male and female customers.


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Date: Monday 23 Mar 2020
LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - The UK is considering closing down non-essential retailers to reduce the spread of Covid-19, according to reports.
The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg tweeted on Monday morning that Boris Johnson's government was "considering next steps like closing non-essential retail or whether to start treating people flouting the stay-at-home advice as acting against the law".
Johnson has imposed restrictions on movement unwillingly and only ordered the closure of pubs, restaurants and other entertainment venues on Friday when people failed to heed requests to stay away. At the weekend shoppers queued at close quarters outside supermarkets and retail staff have complained about lack of protection as they serve hundreds of customers.
Kuenssberg, the BBC's political editor, updated her comments by saying the government was examining retail and travel footfall to see how much of an impact Friday's restrictions had. "Seems increasingly likely there will be further tightening by end of today," she tweeted.
Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon then told reporters too many people were going to work and that companies should consider closing non-essential businesses. Sturgeon has previously gone public on government decisions before Johnson's 5pm briefing.
A number or UK retailers have already closed their stores including Primark, John Lewis and Card Factory but others such as WH Smith and Kingfisher have said they plan to stay open. Waterstones, the bookseller, shut its 280 UK shops on Monday after employees protested about potentially being exposed to the virus through customers.
Britain has lagged behind countries such as France and Spain in restricting citizens' movement, leading to calls for tougher action as Covid-19 threatens to overwhelm the health service.
Keir Starmer, the favourite to be the next leader of the Labour party, said further action was needed to emulate those countries.
He said: "In these extraordinary times, the government must now set out further compliance measures, such as those introduced in other countries. These are vital days in the battle against the coronavirus."
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Die Panagía Gorgoepíkoos () ist eine byzantinische Kirche in der Innenstadt von Athen, in einem kleinen Park neben der Kathedrale, dem Sitz des orthodoxen Erzbischofs von Athen. Eine Besonderheit dieser Kirche sind etwa 90 Reliefs aus verschiedenen Epochen, die aus der Fassade eine Art Freilichtmuseum der antiken und byzantinischen Bauplastik machen.

Namen
Die Kirche wurde ursprünglich  der "schnell erhörenden" (gorgoepikoos) Gottesmutter geweiht; dieser Name bezieht sich auf eine als wundertätig geltende Ikone, die den kostbarsten Schatz der Kirche darstellt. Ehemals diente diese Kirche dem Erzbischof (Metropoliten) von Athen als Privatkapelle (daher der Name Kleine Mitropolis, unter dem sie auch bekannt ist).

Nach dem Griechischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg wurde die Kirche Panagia Gorgoepikoos über zwei Jahrzehnte überhaupt nicht genutzt und 1841 in eine Bibliothek umgewandelt, die Vorgängerin der heutigen Nationalbibliothek. Auch eine kleine Inschriftensammlung war hier untergebracht.

1868 wurde der Kirchenbau dann Christus dem Erlöser neu geweiht, ein Name, der sich aber nicht durchsetzen konnte und nach kurzer Zeit durch den volkstümlichen Namen Ágios Elefthérios (Άγιος Ελευθέριος) ersetzt wurde.

Geschichte

Obwohl die Lokaltradition den Kirchenbau als Stiftung der Kaiserin Irene ansieht, die in Athen geboren war, datieren die meisten Fachleute den Kirchenbau ins 12. oder 13. Jahrhundert.

Seit Mitte des 7. Jahrhunderts gehörte der Vorgängerbau der gegenwärtigen Kirche dem Kloster Agios Nikolaos, das seinerseits wieder dem Kloster Kaisariani unterstand. Der Ökumenische Patriarch zu Konstantinopel hatte aber das Kloster Kaisariani mit allen seinen Besitzungen dem Erzbischof von Athen als Pfründe übereignet; so ergab es sich, dass der Athener Erzbischof seinen Wohnsitz beim Kloster Agios Nikolaos hatte und die Kirche Panagia Gorgoepikoos als Privatkapelle nutzte. Wie alte Abbildungen zeigen, war die Kirche Panagia Gorgoepikoos um 1800 von einer Mauer und Nebengebäuden umgeben.

Bei der Belagerung von Athen 1827 wurde das Kloster Agios Nikolaos zerstört, die Nebengebäude der Kirche Panagia Gorgoepikoos legte man nieder, aber die kleine Kirche selbst blieb unversehrt. 1834 war die Innenausmalung noch vorhanden, sie ging bei der Nutzung als Bibliothek verloren. Die dekorative Wirkung der Fassade durch die verschiedenartigen Reliefs war zu dieser Zeit nicht erkennbar, denn eine bemalte Stuckschicht verdeckte das Baumaterial.

Baubeschreibung
Die Kirche Panagia Gorgoepikoos ist eine Kreuzkuppelkirche (7,6 m × 12,2 m), deren hohe achteckige Kuppel ursprünglich durch vier Säulen getragen wurde, an deren Stelle bei der Renovierung im 19. Jahrhundert vier Pfeiler traten. Sie hat im Westen einen Vorraum (Narthex) und im Osten drei Apsiden, wobei die mittlere Apsis größer ist. Sie ist fast zur Gänze aus Baumaterial errichtet, das von älteren Gebäuden stammt, unter anderem weißer pentelischer Marmor und bläulicher Hymettosmarmor, Poroskalk und Ziegeln.

Der Haupteingang erfolgt von Westen durch eine zentrale Tür, die, wie man annimmt, von der Vorgängerkirche stammt. Zwei Nebentüren befinden sich an der Nord- und Südseite. Vom Narthex führen drei Türen in den Chorraum.

Von den Fresken, mit denen die Kirche einst ganz ausgemalt war, hat sich nur die Darstellung der Jungfrau Maria in der Apsis erhalten (13./14. Jahrhundert).

Beschreibung einiger Spolien
Westseite, über dem Eingangsportal: vier Reliefplatten mit Sphingen und Greifen, die nach Michel/Struck Seitenplatten byzantinischer Brunnen waren; eine der Platten mit dem Greifenmotiv besitzt ein sehr ähnliches Pendant an der Fassade der Kirche von San Marco, Venedig.
 Westseite, über dem Eingangsportal: antiker Fries mit Darstellung des attischen Festkalenders mit Monatsarbeiten und Tierkreiszeichen. Unter den Monatsdarstellungen ist der Monat Hekatombaion wichtig, der erste Monat des attischen Jahres. Das Monatsbild ist hierbei der Schiffskarren der Panathenäen mit dem heiligen Peplos; es ist die einzige bildliche Darstellung dieses aus der Literatur bekannten Schiffes. Leider wird die Darstellung beeinträchtigt durch zwei in den Jahren der Lateinerherrschaft hier angebrachte Malteserkreuze.

 Nordseite: Flachrelief, das zwei rosettengeschmückte Henkelkrüge auf Schalen darstellt. Michel/Struck sehen hierin einen Verweis auf die Eucharistie und entsprechend in dieser Platte einen Schmuck des Altarraums in Zweitverwendung.
 Nordseite: Griechisches nachklassisches Grabrelief mit zwei trauernden Frauen.
 Nordseite: Überarbeitetes antikes Relief, von dem in der Mitte die Darstellung einer männlichen Figur mit Bart und wirrem Haar erhalten blieb, während links und rechts die antiken Motive durch Anbringung von Kreuzen unkenntlich gemacht wurden.
 Nordseite: Antike Ex-Voto-Reliefs.

 Ostgiebel: zwei Reliefs, die nach Steiner zeitgenössisch zum Parthenonfries sind und einen Festsieg darstellen: a) die siegreiche attische Phyle nimmt ihren Preis in Empfang, daneben ein Jugendlicher und sich bäumende Pferde, was wohl auf einen Wettkampf im Pferderennen hindeutet; b) eine Nike überreicht einer mit dem Peplos bekleideten Frau einen unbestimmbaren Gegenstand.
 Ostseite: Marmorquader mit einem archaischen Fries; dargestellt ist ein Trauerzug für die Gefallenen einer Schlacht.
 Ostseite: Byzantinische Brunnenplatte, die einen Löwen zeigt, der ein Reh erbeutet hat.
 Ostseite: Relief mit der Darstellung von Tanzenden.

 Südseite, über dem Nebeneingang: antike Reliefplatte. Motive von links nach rechts: Samenkapseln des Mohns, ein Symbol in den eleusinischen Mysterien; eine Omphalosschale; ein zweihenkliges Gefäß mit Deckel; ein mit Wollbinden geschmücktes Bukranion.
 Südseite: Byzantinische Brunnenplatte mit dem Motiv des Adlers, der einen Hasen in gestrecktem Lauf ergreift.

Literatur
 Karl Michel, Adolf Hermann Struck: Die mittelbyzantinischen Kirchen Athens. In: Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Athenische Abteilung. Band 31, 1906, S. 279–324.
 Paul Steiner: Antike Skulpturen an der Panagia Gorgoepikoos zu Athen. In: Mitteilungen des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Athenische Abteilung. Band 31, 1906, S. 325–341.
 Georg Thiele: Antike Himmelsbilder mit Forschungen zu Hipparchos, Aratos und seinen Fortsetzern und Beiträgen zur Kunstgeschichte des Sternhimmels. Weidmann, Berlin 1898, S. 57–64.

Weblinks

 The Byzantine Legacy: Church of Panagia Gorgoepikoos (Text: John Freely, Strolling Through Athens: Fourteen Unforgettable Walks through Europe's Oldest City)
 Βυζαντινή Αθήνα: Παναγία Γοργοεπήκοος ή Άγιος Ελευθέριος
 Παναγία Γοργοεπήκοος Ministerium für Kultur und Sport (griechisch)
 Παναγία η Γοργοεπήκοος Αρχαιολογία της Πόλης των Αθηνών (griechisch)

Einzelnachweise

Athen
Kirchengebäude in Athen
Kreuzkuppelkirche
Marienkirche
Kirchengebäude der Kirche von Griechenland
Byzantinisches Kirchengebäude


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require 'fileutils'
require 'thor'
require 'tryrb/config'
require 'yaml'

module TryRb
  class CLI < Thor
    desc "create [FILENAME]", 'create a file to edit (short-cut alias: "c")'
    def create(key_name="")
      @key_name = key_name
      system([conf.editor, fullpath] * ' ')
    end
    map 'c' => :create

    option :last, :aliases => "-l", :banner => 'N', :desc => 'execute the last N file in the files you specify via filename, default is the 1', :type => :numeric, :lazy_default => 1
    desc "exec [FILENAME]", 'execute a ruby script, default is last one of all files (short-cut alias: "e")'
    def exec(filename=nil)
      file_path = find_file(:filename => filename, :last_n => options[:last])
      abort "Can't find the file you want" unless file_path
      system(['ruby', file_path] * ' ')
    end
    map 'e' => :exec

    option :last, :aliases => "-l", :banner => 'N', :desc => 'open the last N file in the files you specify via filename to edit, default is the 1', :type => :numeric, :lazy_default => 1
    desc "open [FILENAME]", 'open a ruby script to edit, default is last one of all files (short-cut alias: "o")'
    def open(filename=nil)
      file_path = find_file(:filename => filename, :last_n => options[:last])
      abort "Can't find the file you want" unless file_path
      system([conf.editor, file_path] * ' ')
    end
    map 'o' => :open

    desc 'config', "Config your editor and tmp_dir via command"
    def config
      default_tmp_path = "~/tmp/tryrb"
      tmp_dir = ask("Please specify your dir of the tmp files(default: #{default_tmp_path}):")
      tmp_dir = default_tmp_path if tmp_dir.empty?

      default_editor = "vim"
      editor = ask("Please specify your favorite editor(default: #{default_editor}):")
      editor = default_editor if editor.empty?

      config = {'tmp_dir' => tmp_dir, 'editor' => editor}

      rc_path = conf.expanded_rc_path
      File.open(rc_path, 'w') do |f|
        f.write(config.to_yaml)
      end

      say("The config have been writen to ~/.tryrbrc", :green)
    end

    private

      def conf
        TryRb::Config.instance
      end

      def find_file(options={})
        filename = options[:filename]
        last_n   = options[:last_n] || 1
        names = Dir[File.join(conf.expanded_tmp_dir, '*.rb')]
                  .select { |n| n =~ /\d{14}/ }
        names = names.select { |n| n =~ /#{filename}\.rb$/ } if filename
        names[-last_n]
      end

      def fullpath
        filename = get_filename
        expanded_path = conf.expanded_tmp_dir
        FileUtils.mkdir_p expanded_path unless Dir.exists?(expanded_path)
        File.join conf.tmp_dir, filename
      rescue Errno::EEXIST => e
        abort "File #{e.message.split[-1]} exists. The tmp directory can't be created! Please delete the file first."
      end

      def filename_prefix
        Time.now.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
      end

      def filename_extname
        '.rb'
      end

      def get_filename
        parts = [filename_prefix]
        parts << @key_name.gsub(/\.rb$/, '') unless @key_name.empty?
        parts * '_' + filename_extname
      end
  end
end


My experience from both sides of the "couch" has taught me that there's nothing simple about PTSD nightmares. The things I tried in my teens and twenties–using food and alcohol to try and bury and drown them, sometimes to the point of blacking out, created new real-life nightmare scenarios. In my late twenties through my forties I was afraid to go to sleep; I averaged about five broken hours a night. When I did sleep, and the nightmares struck, I woke up extremely exhausted.
I wish I could say that I am now completely free of nightmares and experience restful sleep. The good news is that I have made incredible progress over the past couple of years. I have fewer nightmares, am not terrified of going to sleep and am making my peace with them.
Note: I never thought I'd be sharing this publicly, but in light of a recent event, I am called to do so.
Good care, whether physical, medical, psychological or spiritual, is important for maintaining one's well-being. Long gone are the days of the old New England doctor that knows and forms a relationship with the entire family and makes house calls. Yet medically, while we have made progress in disease recognition (but I call foul on some of those infomercials trying to sell us sickness) and management, it seems like we're in a futuristic dark age. Between issues with for-profit health insurers, politics and a growing lack of empathy and good communications skills as a society, getting quality medical care can be really hard to find. Compounding that further, my experience has been that it's not easy to find competent and compassionate medical care for the challenging issues women face later in life.
When I found Christine some years ago I knew I had hit the jackpot! She was the first medical professional to ask me a very important question that, in retrospect, should be asked of every woman during her annual wellness exam.
I have a genetic predisposition to being at higher risk for skin cancer, so I see a dermatologist for an annual skin exam. I had a mole on my arm that looked different from all of the others and my dermatologist had said we should keep an eye on it. About two weeks ago I noticed that it was changing: it was darker and starting to have uneven borders. What really frightened me was when I happened to notice in a photo of me from 2013 that it wasn't even on my arm! It's not normal to grow new moles when you're over forty. I called her office to be seen and she agreed that it should be biopsied.
I've had some rough days since my last post, but I'll start with the more upbeat stuff. The photo above is of Wayne looking rather tiny in contrast with the big colorful trees in our woods.


Rocky constructed the shell of this Arktos men's parka out of polyester micro tricot; you will like having this material, because it's comfortable,breathable and particularly quiet. The faux-fur lining within the hoodprovides unexpected comfort and can be washed quite easily. The hood can be adjusted with no trouble and although it has been carefully concealed,there is a zipper to remove the hood entirely.
The camouflage looks incredibly true to life and will help to conceal your presence while you are stalking or sitting up high in your tree stand. Similarly, because the fabric was treated with Rocky SIQ AtomicTM, you will not have to worry about animals picking up on your scent (it prevents odors from being emitted) and it also helps to stop perspiration from forming underneath.
The amazing thing about water is, while we all need it to live, it can certainly ruin an outdoor excursion when you are exposed to it all-day long. Wanting to provide you with optimal dryness protection, this men's parka was assembled with Rocky Waterproof Construction. To make additional warmth available you, but not wanting to disturb the great fit of this outerwear, Rocky incorporated 100 grams of ThinsulateTM insulation into the design.
Hidden snaps running down the front of this men's jacket allows the zipper to remain masked underneath; this is an outstanding way to give you asecure fit, without exposing details that would normally be a clear indicator that a human is in the woods. Elastic cuffs are a very small detail, but they allow you to move comfortably and provide an excellent fit. Toconveniently store your belongings, this waterproof parka was equipped with multiple pockets; two cargo sized, one inside the chest pocket and one located on the outside of the chest.
When you're wearing this Rocky Arktos men's parka, you'll be able to take advantage of its waterproofing, powerful scent control and insulation. You'll also recognize the value of having such terrifically comfortable performance fabric, as well as enjoying the outerwear's phenomenal fit. So when you want to get the most out of your hunting experience, just throw on this #HW00003 parka.


Mountain flight is a much easier way to see the Nepali Himalayan peaks. Most flights are in mornings and operate at all times except in the monsoon seasons of June and July. Air planes fly along the Himalayan range and also beyond for passengers to get a good view of the Himalayan range. All the domestic airlines of Nepal offer various forms of mountain flights. This unique experience gives visitors a quick glance at Nepal's untamed landscapes and a fly-past through the world's tallest peak.
All domestic airlines operate what is probably the most scenic flight seeing tour in the world. In an one hour spectacular the aircraft passes very close to some of the highest mountains in the world. From Ganesh Himal in the central Himalaya to Everest and Kanchejunga in the east are laid out before you as you watch from the comfort of a pressurized aircraft cabin. The cost of the package normally includes transfers and seat selection assistance. The airlines will usually hand out charts to help you identify the peaks.


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Der Flughafen von Dubbo (IATA-Code: DBO, ICAO-Code: YSDU) ist ein regionaler australischer Verkehrsflughafen bei der Stadt Dubbo in New South Wales. Er verfügt über zwei asphaltierte Pisten.

Aktuell (2015) bestehen lediglich Verbindungen mit Regional Express Airlines und QantasLink nach Sydney sowie mit Jetgo Australia nach Brisbane. Letztere Route wurde im Sommer 2015 aufgenommen. Der Royal Flying Doctor Service verfügt auf dem Flughafen über eine Basis; kleine Anbieter bieten Flugdienstleistungen an, und die Royal Australian Air Force nutzt den Flugplatz gelegentlich für Zwischenstopps. Der Flughafen war Basis der Fluggesellschaft Air Link, die von hier aus Sydney und mehrere Orte im Norden von New South Wales bediente. 2014 nutzten 191.649 Passagiere den Flughafen.

Der Flughafen wurde 1935 eröffnet, nachdem zuvor verschiedene Felder für Landungen genutzt wurden. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde eine bessere Piste erstellt. Das Terminal stammt von 1970 und wurde in den Jahren 2005 und 2014 erweitert. Der Flughafen wird vom Dubbo City Council betrieben.

Weblinks

 Webpräsenz des Flugplatzes (englisch)

Einzelnachweise

Dubbo
Dubbo
Dubbo


text:
Q: Accessing a SOAP WebService I have not found any convinient way to create something like a jaxws wrapperclass for an existing Soap Webservice - like in full Java.
Jaxws is unfortunately not avaliable in the sdk.
Is there any was to do this without using any external libs?
Are there any external libs at all yet?

A: The short answer is that no, there isn't any way to do exactly what you want. However, there is a DOM and SAX implementation. If you know what the incoming XML looks like (which you should anyways) then you could write a custom unmarshaller.

A: I really don't want to manually write/decode any soap messages. I just want to consume an external webservice. Its really easy to do that with full blown java libs and tools (wsimport) and create the corresponding wrapper-classes to access the ws as "normal" java classes.
The usual ws client programmer will never need to touch any backend soap stuff at all... Thats what the jaxws client classes are for.
ksoap is unfortunately only a first step to access soap stuff at all - no wsdl-based codegeneration so far as I know...
Hopefully the sdk will adress this issua in one of the next versions as many ws are out there and handcoding this stuff is really messy...


First we will discuss binocular and field guide use before embarking on a hike to identify birds by their songs and key markings. Afterwards we will return to the Visitor Center for coffee and bagels. Some binoculars are available for loan but bring your own if you have them.


text:
Dell Inc
Dell Technologies, GE sign a multi-year IT infrastructure pact
Dell Technologies named as primary IT infrastructure supplier for GE under a multi-year pact covering servers, storage, backup, end-user computing and peripherals.ETCIO | September 15, 2017, 14:48 IST
Bangalore: Dell Technologies said that GE, the world's largest digital industrial company, has signed a multi-year commitment to use Dell Inc. infrastructure and end-user computing solutions to support GE's ongoing digital transformation efforts.
Under the agreement, Dell Inc. becomes the primary IT infrastructure supplier for GE. The deal is one of the largest non-government contracts in Dell Technologies, Dell or EMC history.
GE will use Dell EMC servers, storage, backup and related professional services, enabling the company to enhance the reliability and efficiency of its IT infrastructure with automated and flash-optimized solutions. In addition, GE will use Dell client solutions and peripherals to drive workforce transformation and an improved end-user experience for GE employees worldwide.
"Dell Technologies is uniquely positioned to provide customers like GE with the essential building blocks to transform their IT and realize the digital future," said Michael Dell, chairman and CEO, Dell Technologies. "We are excited to deepen our relationship with GE to enable them to better serve customers and to continue our mutual exploration of what's possible for the industrial internet."
The agreement builds on a history of collaboration between the two organizations. GE has previously worked with Virtustream, Pivotal and VMware, all Dell Technologies companies, to support development of its Predix industrial IoT platform. In addition, GE Digital is a Dell IoT Solutions Partner, and the companies have worked together on a variety of Industrial IoT and OEM initiatives.
"GE's collaboration with Dell Technologies has helped us drive the transformation of GE into a digital industrial company," said Chris Drumgoole, vice president and chief technology officer, digital technology at GE. "The investment we are making today will continue to push us forward and improve the end-user experience for our employees around the globe."
Tags : Corporate, OEM, IT infrastructure, IoT platform, GE, EMC, Dell Technologies, Dell Inc, Dell EMC


Our philosophy at Beastie Hair Salon is to create an experience where busy adults can step away from the demands of life, and put your trust in our very skilled designers and leave feeling like we've really made a difference in your appearance. While your service is being performed we strive to make your experience enjoyable and leave feeling pampered.
Outstanding service is so important to us and we feel that one unhappy client means many lost referrals so we strive day in and day out to provide the best service possible for any client that spends time at Acacia salon. We hope that you enjoy your time with us and have great results when you leave.
Our salon's calm, luxury, fully air conditioned environment is ideal for escaping the hustle and bustle of the city. While your hair is shampooed using the finest shampoos and conditioning you are treated to a soothing back massage and with our salon's warm and friendly atmosphere, team spirit and relaxed ambience you are sure to leave us feeling good and looking great.


Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) on water to "Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all" highlights the overarching principle of "Leaving No One Behind". In committing to the realisation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Member States recognised that the dignity of the individual is fundamental, and that the Agenda's Goals and targets should be met for all nations and people and for all segments of society. Furthermore, they endeavor to reach first those who are furthest behind. This 1st World Water Summit on Leaving No One Behind aims to fill a need that is not yet met by other water conferences and provides a kick-off event as part of the 2019 UN-Water campaign on this theme. It differentiates itself from other water conferences by the focus on human rights to water and sanitation, and the focus on finding and implementing workable solutions with support from sponsors. The event is envisaged to be held annually for the next 11 years, for the duration of the SDG Agenda, and form part of the wider campaign to achieve SDG 6. The outcomes from these events will be interlinked with other global water events, such as the High-Level Panel on Water (HLPW), the World Water Forum (WWF) and World Water Week (WWW), and form part of the UN-Water annual campaigns.
Solutions for access to water and sanitation for the people that have been left behind is an issue of human rights, whatever the cause, be it poverty, water scarcity, climate change, conflict situations or cultural and gender barriers. Solutions need to be innovative, economical and easy to implement. Overarching these constraints there also needs to be a supportive political climate and strengthened governance to overcome corruption, inertia, and budgetary constraints.The nexus of these three aspects of Human Rights-Based Water Governance, Innovative Technology and Economic Feasibility provides a topic for this Summit, and a platform to bring together ideas and people in a constructive environment. The clear outcome from the two days is to find tangible projects to pilot, with funding attached to them.


and then it's needless to be forced to define a filename again in the Save() function.
already has a filename, then this filename is ised.
'the file is used by another process' is thrown.
without an argument, which just saves the file passed in the constructor.
I put this issue onto our bug list, should be fixed with the next release.
Late reply: it's not a bug, it's a feature.
When you pass a filename or a stream to the constructor, just call Close() when you are done and the document will be saved - to the file or the stream.
I think there won't be a "Save()" without parameters.


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package com.netflix.kayenta.signalfx.service;

import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.greaterThan;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;

import com.google.common.io.ByteStreams;
import java.io.InputStream;
import org.junit.Test;
import retrofit.mime.TypedByteArray;
import retrofit.mime.TypedInput;

public class SignalFxRemoteServiceTest {

  @Test
  public void test_that_a_signalfx_signal_flow_response_can_be_parsed() throws Exception {
    InputStream response =
        getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("signalfx-signalflow-response.text");
    SignalFxConverter converter = new SignalFxConverter();
    TypedInput typedInput = new TypedByteArray("text/plain", ByteStreams.toByteArray(response));
    SignalFlowExecutionResult signalFlowExecutionResult =
        (SignalFlowExecutionResult) converter.fromBody(typedInput, SignalFlowExecutionResult.class);

    assertNotNull(signalFlowExecutionResult);
    assertThat(
        "The signalFlowExecutionResult contains the channel messages",
        signalFlowExecutionResult.getChannelMessages().size(),
        greaterThan(1));
  }
}


These commands open a dialog window where you can edit all notes in a table.
This example assumes that StyleTemplates are not used. We can create a demo with StyleTemplates on request.
nice demo that is almost what I need, but is there any way to avoid the cursor to go outside the table ?
In this demo, you can place the caret before or after the table, but it does not allow typing there (because the table is inserted in a read-only paragraph).
If you do not like it, you can process OnCaretMove, and when the caret is outside the table, move it back. I'll make an example later in this week.
How to prevent the caret moving outside the table of notes.
4) Add rveCaretMove handling rve.OnCaretMove.


A jury in a Federal Court trial was asked to determine the damages incurred by plaintiff Emerald Investments when defendant Allmerica Financial prevented Emerald from conducting "market timing" transactions in several mutual funds. The jury awarded $1.1 million, even though plaintiffs had asked for damages of $11.6 million, based on a series of transactions that Emerald said it would have conducted during the damage period, but-for Allmerica's refusal to process Emerald's instructions.
During the jury trial on damages, NERA Chairman Dr. Andrew Carron had presented a critique of Emerald's damage claim, identifying reasons why some of the hypothetical trades would not have occurred, why other trades would not have been as profitable as claimed by Emerald, and why Emerald had failed to take adequate steps to mitigate its losses. The jury apparently accepted most, but not all, of Dr. Carron's analysis.
Allmerica appealed the verdict to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. In an opinion written by Judge Richard Posner, the Court rejected all but $150,000 of the damage award -- the amount of a fee that Emerald had paid Allmerica to terminate its contract, notwithstanding that Allmerica was the party in breach. The opinion cited several of the same factors that Dr. Carron had put forward in his testimony: that new regulations would have prevented the trading even if Allmerica had allowed it to proceed, and that plaintiffs' damage model was based on what Dr. Carron referred to as "speculation" and Judge Posner's opinion described as "blind extrapolation."


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Q: Вывод переменой на LineEdit Имеется следующая задача:
Необходимо вывести переменную data из функции fun1() на форму в LineEdit. При нажатии кнопки выполняется fun1() и текущая должна выводиться  data. Заранее благодарен за помощь!
Листинг программы:
main.cpp

#include <QApplication>
#include "fun1.h"
#include <QtCore>
#include <QtGui>

void fun1(void)
{
   int i,j;
   int data=1;

   for (i=1;i<100;i++)
   {
       for (j=1;j<10000;j++)
       {

       }

      data+=1;
   }
}

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
   QApplication a(argc, argv);
   MainWindow w;
   w.show();
   return a.exec();
}`

mainwindow. cpp

#include "mainwindow.h"
#include "ui_mainwindow.h"
#include "fun1.h"
#include <QtCore>
#include <QtGui>

MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
   : QMainWindow(parent)
   , ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
{
   ui->setupUi(this);
}

MainWindow::~MainWindow()
{
   delete ui;
}

void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
{
   fun1();
}

A: int fun1(void)
{
   int i,j;
   int data=1;

   for (i=1;i<100;i++)
   {
       for (j=1;j<10000;j++)
       {

       }

      data+=1;
   }
return data; // или как надо форме реультат сказать?
}
...
void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked()
{
   ui->LineEdit1->setText(QString("%1").arg(fun1()));
}


Novox Capital incurred a fine of €5,000 as it failed to notify CySEC about rebranding of its subsidiary to ZoomtraderGlobal.
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) today announced that it has fined Novox Capital Ltd, the parent company of binary options broker OptionBit, with €5,000 for violating the Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law.
Although the announcement was made today (March 10, 2017), the decision was made on the 30th January, more than five weeks ago, during a CySEC board meeting. Novox Capital is the parent company to several trading brands, mainly OptionBit which offers binary options.
More specifically, Novox Capital incurred a fine of €5,000 ($5,334) as it failed to notify CySEC immediately about rebranding one of its trading names to 'ZoomtraderGlobal' which was also coupled with the launch of its new website www.zoomtraderglobal.com. The brand, which is part of the Cyprus regulated parent firm's portfolio, uses technology from binary options trading software provider Tradologic.
Novox Capital notified the Cypriot regulator on April 8, 2015 but only after a caution was made by CySEC for violating section 34 of The Investment Services and Activities and Regulated Markets Law of 2007.
Novox Capital is regulated by CySEC and therefore must comply with Cypriot regulations in order to maintain the CIF trading license that enables the broker to offer its services across Europe, the watchdog stated.
This is the second fine imposed by CySEC on Novox Capital in less than one month. Earlier in mid-February, the regulator slapped a €175,000 fine citing multiple violations that caused it to initiate the administrative action. The biggest fine amounted to €70,000, imposed for providing investment advice and portfolio management services without having the appropriate authorization.
The company did not provide additional comment on the matter. Last month, Finance Magnates exclusively reported on the steps taken by the company to reduce its workforce.