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arch-charactersetadapters.tex (modified) (1 diff)
arch-errorhandling.tex (modified) (1 diff)
arch-overview.tex (modified) (6 diffs)
background-fundemental-differences.tex (modified) (1 diff)
background-parabix.tex (modified) (4 diffs)
background-xerces.tex (modified) (1 diff)
icxml-main.tex (modified) (3 diffs)
parfilter.tex (modified) (1 diff)
docs/Working/icXML/arch-charactersetadapters.tex
In short, the cost of individual character transcoding is avoided whenever
they constitute lexical items, whenever a block of input is confined to the ASCII subset
and for all but the first occurrence of any XML element or attribute name.
The cost of individual character transcoding is avoided whenever a block of input is
confined to the ASCII subset and for all but the first occurrence of any XML element or attribute name.
Furthermore, when transcoding is required, the parallel bit stream representation
generally supports efficient transcoding operations. In the important
supports efficient transcoding operations. In the important
case of UTF-8 to UTF-16 transcoding, the corresponding UTF-16 bit streams
can be calculated in bit parallel fashion based on UTF-8 streams \cite{Cameron2008},
docs/Working/icXML/arch-errorhandling.tex
datum that was surpressed from the source during the production of the content stream.
Armed with these, it is possible to calculate the actual line/column using
the same system as the \PS{} until the sum of the negated deletion mask stream is equal to the cursor position.
the same system as the \PS{} until the sum of the negated deletion mask stream is equal to the current position.
docs/Working/icXML/arch-overview.tex
\subsection{Overview}
\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=0.15\textwidth]{plots/xerces.pdf}
\caption{Xerces Architecture}
\label{fig:xerces-arch}
\def \CSG{Stream Generator}
\icXML{} is more than an optimized version of Xerces. Many components were grouped, restructured and
The {\it Transcoder} converts source data into UTF-16 before Xerces parses it as XML;
the majority of the character set encoding validation is performed as a byproduct of this process.
The {\it Reader} is responsible for the streaming and buffering of all raw and transcoded (UTF-16) text;
it keeps track of the current line/column of the cursor (which is reported to the end user in
the unlikely event that the input contains an error), performs all line-break normalization
and validates context-specific character set issues, such as tokenization of qualified-names and
ensures each character is legal \wrt{} the XML specification.
The {\it Reader} is responsible for the streaming and buffering of all raw and transcoded (UTF-16) text.
It tracks the current line/column position,
%(which is reported in the unlikely event that the input contains an error),
performs line-break normalization and validates context-specific character set issues,
such as tokenization of qualified-names.
The {\it Scanner} pulls data through the reader and constructs the intermediate representation (IR)
of the document; it deals with all issues related to entity expansion, validates
be completely handled by the reader or transcoder (e.g., surrogate characters, validation
and normalization of character references, etc.)
The {\it Namespace Binder}, which is a core piece of the element stack, is primarily tasked
with handling namespace scoping issues between different XML vocabularies and faciliates
the scanner with the construction and utilization of Schema grammar structures.
The {\it Namespace Binder} is a core piece of the element stack.
It handles namespace scoping issues between different XML vocabularies.
This allows the scanner to properly select the correct schema grammar structures.
The {\it Validator} takes the IR produced by the Scanner (and
potentially annotated by the Namespace Binder) and assesses whether the final output matches
the user-defined DTD and Schema grammar(s) before passing it to the end-user.
\includegraphics[width=0.47\textwidth]{plots/icxml.pdf}
\caption{\icXML{} Architecture}
\label{fig:icxml-arch}
\begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[height=0.45\textheight,keepaspectratio]{plots/xerces.pdf}
mirrors Xerces's Transcoder duties; however instead of producing UTF-16 it produces a
set of lexical bit streams, similar to those shown in Figure \ref{fig:parabix1}.
These lexical bit streams are later transformed into UTF-16 in the Content Stream Generator,
These lexical bit streams are later transformed into UTF-16 in the \CSG{},
after additional processing is performed.
The first precursor to producing UTF-16 is the {\it Parallel Markup Parser} phase.
Intra-element well-formedness validation is performed as an artifact of this process.
Like Xerces, \icXML{} must provide the Line and Column position of each error.
The {\it Line-Column Tracker} uses the lexical information to keep track of the cursor position(s) through the use of an
The {\it Line-Column Tracker} uses the lexical information to keep track of the document position(s) through the use of an
optimized population count algorithm, described in Section \ref{section:arch:errorhandling}.
From here, two data-independent branches exist: the Symbol Pesolver and Content Preperation Unit.
\icXML{} represents elements and attributes as distinct data structures, called symbols,
each with their own global identifier (GID).
Using the {\bf symbol marker streams} produced by the Parallel Markup Parser, the {\it Symbol Resolver} scans through
the raw data to produce a stream (series) of GIDs, called the {\it symbol stream}.
A typical XML file will contain relatively few unique element and attribute names---but each of them will occur
frequently. % throughout the document.
% Grammar information can be associated with each symbol and can help reduce the look-up cost of the later Validation process.
A typical XML file contains few unique element and attribute names---but each of them will occur frequently.
\icXML{} stores these as distinct data structures, called symbols, each with their own global identifier (GID).
Using the symbol marker streams produced by the Parallel Markup Parser, the {\it Symbol Resolver} scans through
the raw data to produce a sequence of GIDs, called the {\it symbol stream}.
The final components of the \PS{} are the {\it Content Preperation Unit} and {\it Content Stream Generator}.
The final components of the \PS{} are the {\it Content Preperation Unit} and {\it \CSG{}}.
The former takes the (transposed) basis bit streams and selectively filters them, according to the
information provided by the Parallel Markup Parser, and the latter transforms the
associated with each symbol occurrence.
This is discussed in Section \ref{section:arch:namespacehandling}.
Finally, the {\it Validation} layer mimics the Xerces's validator; however
the majority of the grammar look-ups are performed beforehand and stored within the symbol themselves.
Finally, the {\it Validation} layer implements the Xerces's validator.
However, preprocessing associated with each symbol greatly reduces the work of this stage.
\includegraphics[height=0.6\textheight,width=0.5\textwidth]{plots/icxml.pdf}
docs/Working/icXML/background-fundemental-differences.tex
XML-specific markup, such as a left angle bracket ``\verb`<`'', and the
content held within the document.
As the parser moves its cursor through the document, it alternates
between markup scanning, validation, and content processing
operations. In other words, Xerces is a complex
finite-state machine that use byte comparisons to transition between
data and metadata states. Each state transition indicates the context
for subsequent characters. Unfortunately, textual data tends to
consist of variable-length items sequenced in generally unpredictable
patterns; thus any character could be a state transition until deemed
As the parser progresses through the document, it alternates between markup scanning,
validation and content processing modes.
In other words, Xerces belongs to an equivalent class applications termed FSM applications\footnote{
Herein FSM applications are software systems whose behavior is defined by the inputs,
current state and the events associated with transitions of states.}.
Each state transition indicates the processing context of subsequent characters.
Unfortunately, textual data tends to be unpredictable and any character could induce a state transition.
% Unfortunately, textual data tends to consist of variable-length strings sequenced in
% unpredictable patterns.
% Each character must be examined in sequence because any character could be a state transition until deemed otherwise.
% Parallel: blocks/segments/buffers through layers
Parabix-style XML parsers utilize a concept of layers:
as each block of source text is transformed into a set of lexical bit streams,
it undergoes a series of operations that can be grouped together in logical
layers, such as transposition, character classification, and the lexical analysis
phases. Each layer is pipeline parallel, requiring no speculation nor
pre-parsing\cite{HPCA2012}.
In adapting to the requirements of the Xerces sequential parsing API,
however, the resultant parallel
bit streams, taken individually, may out-of-order \wrt{} the source
document. Hence they must be amalgamated and iterated through to produce
sequential output.
% The end user should not be expected to work with out-of-order data ...
% a block of input
% text is transformed into a set of lexical bit streams. Operations are then
% performed on these streams to identify key positions in the input data and
% perform intra-element well-formedness validation (as an artifact of the
% identification process.)
Parabix-style XML parsers utilize a concept of layered processing.
A block of source text is transformed into a set of lexical bit streams,
which undergo a series of operations that can be grouped into logical layers,
e.g., transposition, character classification, and lexical analysis.
Each layer is pipeline parallel and require neither speculation nor pre-parsing stages\cite{HPCA2012}.
% In adapting to the requirements of the Xerces sequential parsing API,
% however, the resultant parallel bit streams may out-of-order \wrt{} the source document.
% Hence they must be amalgamated and iterated through to produce sequential output.
To meet the API requirements of the document-ordered Xerces output,
the results of the Parabix processing layers must be interleaved to produce the equivalent behavior.
docs/Working/icXML/background-parabix.tex
\subsection{The Parabix Framework}
\label{background:parabix}
\begin{figure*}[tbh]
\begin{tabular}{cr}\\
Source Data & \verb`<document>fee<element a1='fie' a2 = 'foe'></element>fum</document>`\\
Tag Openers & \verb`1____________1____________________________1____________1__________`\\
Start Tag Marks & \verb`_1____________1___________________________________________________`\\
End Tag Marks & \verb`___________________________________________1____________1_________`\\
Empty Tag Marks & \verb`__________________________________________________________________`\\
Element Names & \verb`_11111111_____1111111_____________________________________________`\\
Attribute Names & \verb`______________________11_______11_________________________________`\\
Attribute Values & \verb`__________________________111________111__________________________`\\
% String Ends & \verb`1____________1_______________1__________1_1____________1__________`\\
% Markup Identifiers & \verb`_________1______________1_________1______1_1____________1_________`\\
% Deletion Mask & \verb`_11111111_____1111111111_1____1111_11_______11111111_____111111111`\\
% Undeleted Data & \verb``{\tt\it 0}\verb`________>fee`{\tt\it 0}\verb`__________=_fie`{\tt\it 0}\verb`____=__foe`{\tt\it 0}\verb`>`{\tt\it 0}\verb`/________fum`{\tt\it 0}\verb`/_________`
\caption{XML Source Data and Derived Parallel Bit Streams}
\label{fig:parabix1}
\end{figure*}
The Parabix (parallel bit stream) framework is a transformative approach to XML parsing
are used to classify the input bits into a set of {\it character-class bit streams}, which identify key
characters (or groups of characters) with a $1$.
For example, one of the fundemental characters in XML is a left-angle bracket.
For example, one of the fundamental characters in XML is a left-angle bracket.
A character is an `\verb`<`' if and only if $\lnot(b_0 \lor b_1) \land (b_2 \land
b_3) \land (b_4 \land b_5) \land \lnot (b_6 \lor b_7) = 1$.
The second is that byte-at-a-time loop scanning loops are actually
often just computing a single bit of information per iteration:
is the scan complete at this position yet? Rather than
computing these individual decision-bits, an approach that computes
is the scan complete yet?
Rather than computing these individual decision-bits, an approach that computes
many of them in parallel (e.g., 128 bytes at a time using 128-bit registers)
should provide substantial benefit.
Previous studies have shown Parabix approach improves many aspects of XML processing,
Previous studies have shown that the Parabix approach improves many aspects of XML processing,
including transcoding \cite{Cameron2008}, character classification and validation,
tag parsing and well-formedness checking.
well as combining SIMD methods with 4-stage pipeline parallelism to further improve
throughput \cite{HPCA2012}.
Although these research prototypes handled the full syntax of
{\bf grammarless} XML documents, they lacked the functionality required by full XML parsers.
Namely, commercial XML processors, such as Xerces,
as support for transcoding of multiple character sets,
the ability to parse and validate against DTD grammars, both internal and external,
facilities for handling different XML vocabularies through namespace
processing, as well validation against XML Schema grammars.
Additionally, commercial parsers can be expected to provide a number of API
facilities beyond those found in research prototypes, including
full implementations of the widely used SAX, SAX2 and DOM interfaces.
Although these research prototypes handled the full syntax of schema-less XML documents,
they lacked the functionality required by full XML parsers.
Commercial XML processors support transcoding of multiple character sets and can parse and
validate against multiple document vocabulaties.
Additionally, they provide API facilities beyond those found in research prototypes,
including the widely used SAX, SAX2 and DOM interfaces.
docs/Working/icXML/background-xerces.tex
of structure and data validation through multiple grammars
declared using either legacy DTDs (document type
definitions) or modern XML schema facilities.
Xerces also supports several APIs for accessing
parser services, including event-based parsing
docs/Working/icXML/icxml-main.tex
\input{abstract.tex}
\section{Introduction}
Parallelization and acceleration of XML parsing is a widely
end-to-end acceleration of XML processing.
To achieve the best results possible, we undertook
a comprehensive restructuring of the Xerces-C++ parser,
a nine-month comprehensive restructuring of the Xerces-C++ parser,
seeking to expose as many critical aspects of XML parsing
as possible for parallelization. Overall, we have
employed Parabix-style methods in transcoding, tokenization
and tag parsing, parallel string comparison methods in symbol
resolution, bit parallel methods in namespace processing, as well as staged
processing with pipeline parallelism to take advantage of
as possible for parallelization, the result of which we named icXML.
Overall, we employed Parabix-style methods of transcoding, tokenization
resolution, bit parallel methods in namespace processing,
as well as staged processing using pipeline parallelism to take advantage of
multiple cores.
applying the techniques discussed herein in other application domains.
\section{Background}
\label{background}
\input{background-xerces}
\begin{figure*}[th]
\begin{tabular}{rr}\\
\input{background-parabix}
\input{background-fundemental-differences.tex}
docs/Working/icXML/parfilter.tex
% Tag Openers & \verb`1____________1____________________________1____________1__________`\\


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Boxing Results: Shields dominates Habazin; Ennis defeats Eyubov
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Claressa Shields made history yet again by claiming the WBC and WBO 154-pound world championships with a dominating unanimous decision over Ivana Habazin Friday on SHOWTIME from Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City.
Shields became the fastest fighter in history, male or female, to win world titles in three different weight divisions, surpassing the record of Vasiliy Lomachenko and Kosei Tanaka, who both accomplished the feat in 12 fights. The near-shutout was scored 99-89, 100-90, 100-89.
Shields (10-0, 2 KOs) overpowered Habazin from the opening bell, utilizing a strong jab and a steady diet of body shots that left the Croatian mostly in defensive mode throughout the 10-round fight. In the sixth round, a series of body shots forced Habazin to take a knee in the first knockdown of her career. It was also the first knockdown for the two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and undisputed middleweight world champion in her professional career.
Following the knockdown, Habazin continued forward but did so without throwing many punches. Habazin (20-4, 7 KOs) threw just 285 compared to 516 for Shields, who also connected on 38 percent of her power shots compared to just 18 percent for Habazin.
In the co-featured bout, welterweight sensation Jaron Ennis scored his 15th consecutive knockout with a dominating fourth round TKO over the durable Bakhtiyar Eyubov.
The switch-hitting Philadelphia native came out with a blistering pace in the first, switching from southpaw in the opening minute while displaying his signature power and hand speed. An onslaught of perfectly timed punches floored the normally durable Eyubov for the first time in his career midway through the opening round. Eyubov (14-1-2, 12 KOs) got up but was dropped against just 20 seconds later as the torrid pace continued. Eyubov survived the round and Ennis (25-0, 23 KOs) took his foot off the gas a bit in the second, but the unbeaten welterweight still landed at will against Eyubov, who continued to press forward.
Prior to the fourth round, Commissioner Larry Hazzard warned Eyubov that he would stop the fight if he didn't see improvement. With Eyubov still pressing forward but eating dozens of punches, referee Earl Brown stepped in to stop the fight at :34 at the instructions of the Hazzard.
Ennis now has 23 knockouts in 25 fights and 13 knockdowns over his last six fights. Through four rounds the incredibly effective Ennis landed 47 percent of his power shots.
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"We knew he was coming to fight and bring pressure so we mixed it up," Ennis said. "He was a good fighter but he wasn't really that strong. I was getting hit a little too much but that's how we did it to get the knockout.
"We were just setting him up for power shots. I just had to calm down, that's all. I was too hyped. Once I calmed down and got into my rhythm that was it.
"He was taking a lot of punishment. He definitely was a great fighter though. I appreciate him taking the fight because a lot of guys don't want to fight me."
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With another dominating performance, Ennis now sets his sights on the upper echelon of one of boxing's deepest and most exciting divisions.
"We have been wanting all the guys," Ennis said. "They keep running. They can't run no more. I'm right here."
In the opening bout of the telecast, IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Elin Cederroos edged WBA champion Alicia Napoleon Espinosa to unify the super middleweight division in an all-action slugfest scored 95-94 three times.
Cederroos (7-0, 4 KOs) was more active from the opening bell, throwing 747 total punches over 10 rounds compared to 432 for the slightly more effective Napoleon Espinosa (12-2, 7 KOs). But the difference in the close scorecards was a second round knockdown that Cederroos registered with a perfectly timed check left hook in the closing moments of the second. It was the first knockdown of Napoleon Espinosa's career and ultimately the deciding factor in the scorecards.
"I'm so happy. I showed that I can box and take a war," Cederroos said. "But when I relaxed the punches just came. It feels so wonderful. Alicia was a great opponent."
Napoleon Espinosa was game and hurt the Swedish Cederroos multiple times but she was largely unable to get inside against her taller opponent who consistently landed the bigger punches from a distance.
"I didn't think I lost. I thought that it was fairly close but I thought I was ahead," Napoleon Espinosa said. "It is what it is, but I don't think that I lost this fight.
"I know she was strong, but I wanted a tough fight. I know that Elin is an athlete. I don't feel that I lost. I feel like it was close."
Napoleon Espinosa had been hoping that a win would position her for a 2020 fight with Claressa Shields at middleweight with all four of Shields' 160-pound titles on the line.
"Congrats on the fight with Shields because that was what I was looking forward to," Napoleon Espinosa said.
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by Clara Linhart, Fellipe Barbosa
Brazil, France, 2018, 95', color, DCP
Screenplay: Lucas Paraizo
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Pedro Sá Earp production design
Rafael Faustini costumes
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Ítala Nandi (Laura)
Camila Morgado (Bete)
Augusto Madeira (Nestor)
Martha Nowill (Eliana)
Michael Wahrmann (Eduardo)
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January 1st, 2003. As Brazil celebrates President Lula's historic investiture, two middle-class provincial families from Rio Grande do Sul gather in an old, poorly maintained house, around a champagne-fired barbecue, amidst family secrets and frustrations. Sunday (Domingo) could be a day like any other, a sweet and peaceful day. But the changes promised to the Brazilian people by the new president deeply worry Laura, the matriarch, who fears she will see her authority and wealth start to disappear.
2018 Domingo
2018 La Manuela (doc)
2017 Gabriel e a Montanha (Gabriel and the Mountain)
2014 Casa grande
2011 Laura (doc)
2006 Beijo de sal (Salt Kiss, short)
2005 La muerte es peque�a (short)
"Domingo portrays the fear and uncertainty that came over the Brazilian aristocracy in the wake of Lula's election. It's a film about the economic and moral decadence of the old oligarchy, unaware of its place in a new, transforming country. Domingo could be called �Portrait of a Brazilian Family' but its title uses the allegory of the seventh day of the week - the day of rest - to suggest the state in which the characters live. For them, every day is the same and the sense of time is lost, along with their very lives. [...] Domingo doesn't give any answers to all the questions it raises. There is a progressive narrative which points towards a main direction, although it leaves many doors open along the way."
With a degree in social sciences at the PUC-Rio (Pontifícia Universidade Católica) and documentary filmmaking at the FGV-Rio (Fondazione Getulio Vargas), Clara Linhart has worked as an assistant director since 2001 in Brazil (O som ao redor, Casa grande, Gabriel e a Montanha). She has also directed several award-winning shorts and documentaries. Like her first feature film Domingo, her first feature-length documentary, La Manuela, has premiered in 2018.
Fellipe Barbosa (Rio de Janeiro) studied film at Columbia University. His short films La muerte es peque�a (2005) and Beijo de sal (2007) stood out at the festivals of New York, Rio de Janeiro, Aspen, Guadalajara, and Sundance. In 2007, he is among the 25 new talents in independent cinema for Filmmaker Magazine. In 2011, his documentary Laura won the Best Documentary Award at the Hamptons Films Festival, and was selected for Visions du réel and Hot Docs. In 2014, he presented his first feature film, Casa grande, in the official selection of the Rotterdam festival. In 2017, Gabriel e a Montanha, his second feature film, won the Fondation Gan and Révélation France 4 awards at the International Critics' Week at Cannes.
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EFFA Affiliation Program
General Rules:
Teams must declare affiliations prior to the commencement of week 10 of the schedule of the current year.
Players can only play with teams that their team is affiliated with.
Teams can bring out a maximum of four players per game from affiliated teams.
There is no limit on how many games a player may play with an affiliated team.
Players that play on an affiliated team in a lower division are not eligible to throw a forward pass.
When a players plays on a lower affiliate, it may only be for a team in the division directly below them as the division structure existed at the start of the season. If during the season additional divisions are created, this rule will be applied based on the division structure that existed at the start of the season.
Players cannot play on an affiliated team in the playoffs.
Teams can be affiliated with only one team above them and one team below.
Players cannot transfer to an affiliated team during the current season. Exemptions may be granted by the EFFA executive.
Players can only play for the affiliated team that is next above or below them. Examples: Division 1, division 2, division 3 and division 4 teams are affiliated. A player from the division 3 team can only play for the division 2 team and not the division 1 team. A player from the division 2 team can only play for the division 3 team and not the division 4 team.
First abuse of the rule will result in a defaulted game and $100 fine.
Second abuse will result in a defaulted game, $100 fine and expulsion from the affiliation program for 1 year.
For a 24 team division 1 (conference format) the following revisions to the general rules apply:
- Teams must declare affiliations prior to the commencement of week 13 of the schedule of the current year.
- Teams can be affiliated with a team from the other conference of division 1 and from division 5 as the division structure existed at the start of the season.
- The team that you affiliate with from the other conference is considered to be the higher ranked team for purposes of affiliation movement.
- The EFFA executive must approve all affiliations.
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Registered Affiliations for 2019 season:
CBH Warriors(1) - Cougar Hunters(3) - Wizards(4)
Hellhounds(1) - Isotopes(2) - Bison(4)
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Ravens(1) - Crush(2) - Hammerheads(3)
Rebels(1) - Cobras(2) - Bearcats(3) - Brotherhood(4) - Dragons(5)
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About the project Go to About the project
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Ocean Wind open house
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Seven facts about offshore wind
What is offshore wind power
Other facts about offshore wind
Can offshore wind and commercial fishing coexist?
Ørsted works closely with the fishing industry when planning, building and operating our wind farms, ensuring peaceful coexistence.
Do wind farms harm stocks, get in the way of fishing activities or cause economic and environmental damage?
Offshore wind already coexists successfully with maritime and fishing industries, with close collaboration throughout development, construction and operation.
Working closely with maritime industries
When the sea is your source of income, or even just the place you fish recreationally, the arrival of an offshore wind farm can cause understandable concern.
The Ocean Wind team understands the cultural and economic importance of fishing grounds. A dedicated Marine Affairs team works closely with commercial and recreational communities throughout the process of developing, building and operating offshore wind farms.
In addition to undertaking environmental assessments when determining the siting and layout of a wind farm, questions, comments and concerns of local fishing communities are also considered. This input gathered by fisheries liaisons helps inform the development of wind farms.
Our fisheries outreach plan
Learn more about how we engage with maritime users
Safe navigation
It may not be obvious from a distance, but the wind turbines in an offshore wind farm are spaced widely in a grid pattern, with two distinct lines of orientation. The wind turbines are lit and marked in accordance with guidance from the U.S Coast Guard, and their position is reflected accurately on nautical charts.
All this allows mariners to navigate and fish within the wind farms, except in discreet areas that will be restricted during the construction phase of the project.
Ørsted provides regular updates about maritime activities through twice-weekly mariners' briefings. These are currently available on the Ørsted website, and will soon be accessible on iPhone and Android apps.
Information for mariners
Read the latest mariners' briefings
Ørsted's biodiversity commitment
We are commited to ensure that every new project from 2030 has a net positive impact on biodiversity.
Read more on our global website
Protecting biodiversity
As for the fish and other sea creatures that live inside Ørsted's wind farms – and on which fisheries rely for their income – these, too, can coexist happily with offshore wind, thanks in no small part to the expertise of a team of environmental specialists.
During construction, precaution are taken to reduce environmental impacts through the use of technology such as bubble curtains, noise mitigation screens, hydro sound dampers or suction bucket jackets to reduce noise. And once built, turbine foundations act as artificial reefs where new diverse habitats can grow.
Wind farms are closely monitored throughout operation to mitigate any possible impacts on the marine environment, including on commercially important species and habitats. This has included groundbreaking research into crustacean stocks on one of Ørsted's wind farms in the UK. This research showed no negative impact from offshore wind activities.
Commercial fishing in a wind farm
Find out what it's like to catch lobsters on a wind farm, and how lobster stocks were affected by construction and operation over six years.
Recreational fishing in a wind farm
Find out how recreational fishing in Block Island, Rhode Island has benefited from coexistence with America's first offshore wind farm.
ECO-PAM project
In the US, we've also embarked on the Ecosystem and Passive Acoustic Monitoring (ECO-PAM) project, which will help advance research for the detection of the rare and threatened North Atlantic Right Whale in offshore wind farm areas.
Do wind turbines hurt birds?
Of all human activity, wind turbines pose only a tiny danger to birdlife. Far greater is climate change, which threatens many species with extinction.
Can wind turbines be recycled?
Ørsted works closely with the fishing industry when planning, building and operating wind farms, ensuring peaceful coexistence.
What is the carbon footprint of offshore wind?
Emissions from building turbines are vastly outweighed by those saved through generating clean power.
Do wind farms impact property value?
Studies reveal that offshore wind has little to no influence on property prices.
Is offshore wind power reliable?
Offshore wind is a highly reliable energy source. Wind turbines are able to generate clean energy out at sea, even when it seems calm from the shore.
Do offshore wind farms harm tourism?
Offshore wind has only recently arrived in the U.S. But from what is known so far, there is no reason to fear that it puts tourists off visiting the ocean.
What is offshore wind power?
Offshore wind power explained
How we capture the power of the wind at sea to produce clean, reliable electricity
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The Ørsted vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. Ørsted develops, constructs, and operates offshore and onshore wind farms, solar farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants, and provides energy products to its customers. Ørsted ranks as the world's most sustainable energy company in Corporate Knights' 2022 index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world and is recognised on the CDP Climate Change A List as a global leader on climate action. Headquartered in Denmark, Ørsted employs 6,672 people. Ørsted's shares are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (Orsted). In 2020, the group's revenue was DKK 52.6 billion (EUR 7.1 billion).
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Octopamine signaling in the metazoan pathogen Schistosoma mansoni: localization, small-molecule screening and opportunities for drug development.
El-Sakkary N, Chen S, Arkin MR, Caffrey CR, Ribeiro P.
In a recent interview to Disease Models & Mechanisms, Nelly El-Sakkary talks about discovery of neurotransmitter octopamine in the parasitic flatworm, Schistosoma, where it plays an important role in controlling worm movement. In collaboration between the CDIPD, Small-Molecule Discovery Center at UCSF, and laboratory of Paula Ribeiro at McGill University, the researchers tested different neurotransmitters and modulators of these neurotransmitter signaling pathways on parasites. Octopamine and related neurotransmitters all caused a pronounced increase in movement. The reseachers also used laser microscopy to map the nervous system, localize octopamine throughout the nervous system and to determine that the flatworm brain is made up of four distinct lobes, rather than two lobes as was previously reported.
Twenty five years of drug discovery at the University of California targeting Kinetoplastid parasites.
This review summarizes 25 years of screening compounds against three major kinetoplastid parasites, Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi, and Leishmania spp. The work was carried out at two University of California campuses by a consortium of scientists. The history of this effort is summarized beginning with DARPA and NIAID TDRU projects. The compound collections that were screened came from both academic and industry sources. To facilitate screening, high throughput or high content microtiter plate-based assays were developed. Three approaches to discovery of new drugs for kinetoplastid diseases are presented. These include structure-based drug design against specific parasite molecular targets, repurposing of already approved drugs, and screening of marine natural products. As similar screening efforts against other molecular targets or with other compound libraries are ongoing, one conclusion is that the current bottleneck in drug development for neglected tropical diseases is downstream of compound screening and hit to lead. More medicinal chemistry efforts for lead optimization and more preclinical package work needs to be done.
Parsonage D, Sheng F, Hirata K, Debnath A, McKerrow JH, Reed SL, Abagyan R, Poole LB, Podust LM.
J. Struct. Biol. 2016 May;194(2):180-90.


Good nutrition is important in order that people live life to its fullest. Good nutrition is a balance of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals and water in the foods we eat. A healthy diet helps to (1) provide energy; (2) build, repair, and maintain body tissues and (s) regulate body processes.
When meals are eaten in the company of others, people not only benefit from the nutritious foods, but also enjoy the chance to socialize. This encourages good eating habits and promotes good mental health.
Protein: For preservation and repair of tissue; formation of antibodies to fight infection.
Carbohydrates: For energy; fiber to help prevent constipation. -- Fat: For energy; healthy body and skin.
Vitamin A: For healthy eyes, skin, hair; resistance to infection. -- Vitamin C: For healthy gums, skin; healing of wounds, bones; resisting infection.
Thiamin (B1): For digestion; healthy nervous system. -- Riboflavin (2): For healthy eyes, skin, mouth; use of oxygen from air. -- Niacin: For healthy digestive tract and nervous system.
Calcium: For preservation and repair of bones, teeth; muscle contractions; blood clotting.
Iron: For building red blood cells to carry oxygen to all parts of the body.
To simplify daily meal planning, foods are grouped according to the nutrients they supply. Plan your diet to include the recommended number of servings from each group.
If an individual is on a special diet (low salt, diabetic or low saturated fat), the Basic Four Food Groups Guide (which follows) can still be used.
However, because diets are prescribed to control a specific medical condition, certain foods may have to be eliminated, modified in the preparation, or limited in their intake. It is important that caregivers obtain specific instructions from a registered dietitian or their doctor on which foods are allowed, how much, and how they should be prepared.
Since some foods or medications may interact with other medications and/or foods in a harmful way, check with the pharmacist as to restrictions in any medications' use before it is applied.
Meat Group: Provides protein, niacin, iron, and Thiamin-B1. 2 servings daily. Dry beans and peas, soy extenders, and nuts combined with animal or grain protein can be substituted for a serving of meat. 2 ounces of cooked, lean meat, fish or poultry have the same amount of poultry as: 2 eggs; 1 cup cooked dry beans, peas, or lentils; 4 tablespoons peanut butter; ½ cup cottage cheese.
Grain Group: Provides carbohydrates, Thiamin-B1, iron, and niacin. 4 servings daily. Whole grain, fortified, or enriched grain products are recommended. 1 adult serving is: 1 slice bread; 1 cup ready-to-eat cereal; ½ cup cooked cereal, pasta, cornmeal, rice or grits; 1 small muffin or biscuit, 5 saltines, 2 graham crackers.
Milk Group: Provides calcium, riboflavin-B2, and protein. 2 servings daily: Foods made from milk contribute part of the nutrients supplied by a serving of milk. 1 cup milk has the same amount of calcium as 1 cup yogurt, 1 and ½ slices (ounces) cheddar-type cheese, 1 and ¾ cups ice cream, 2 cups cottage cheese.
Fruit-Vegetable Group: Provides vitamins A and C.
4 servings daily: Dark green leafy or orange vegetable and fruit are recommended 3 or 4 times weekly for vitamin A. Citrus fruit is recommended daily for vitamin C. 1 adult serving is: 1 cup raw fruit or vegetable, ½ cup cooked fruit or vegetable, 1 medium fruit, such as an apple or banana, ½ cup juice.
Illness, disability and depression can affect an older person's desire and ability to eat properly. The following suggestions deal with common problems that interfere with good nutrition.
Chilled antiacid may help, HOWEVER, check with your doctor regarding the brand of antiacid to use.
Drink hot beverages which act as stimulants.
Replace fluid loss with liquids between meals.
Try fresh air and loose clothing.
Artificial saliva can be used.
Plan meals and snacks to include the person's favorite foods. -- Use a variety of foods from each of the four food groups, -- Prepare foods that provide a variety of texture, color, and temperature, -- Provide a pleasant setting, i.e., flowers, place mats, matching dishes, good lighting.
American Heart Association; American Diabetes Association; American Cancer Society; Arthritis Foundation; Dietetic Association; United Ostomy Associates.


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Mandalay er et berømt digt af Rudyard Kipling. Det blev trykt første gang i digtsamlingen Barrack Room Ballads i 1892. Det handler om en engelsk soldat, der drømmer sig tilbage til Mandalay (hovedstaden i den britiske koloni Burma) og mindes sin gamle burmesiske flamme.

Digtet blev i 1907 sat i musik af Oley Speaks, der skabte en slager. I Danmark kendes  indspilningen af sangkvartetten Four Jacks, der i mange år var fast indslag i radioprogrammet Giro 413. Den danske oversættelse skyldes Kai Friis Møller. Han har en fejl:  Can't you 'ear their paddles chunkin' from Rangoon to Mandalay er paddles 'paddle wheels' – skovlhjulene på floddamperen -  er oversat til 'pagajens dunken'. Man har næppe sejlet soldater i kajak.

Erling Winkel skrev en mere melankolsk melodi, der blev sunget af Mogens Wieth. Sangen optræder også på Kim Larsen & Kjukkens album Sange fra glemmebogen fra 2001.

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Our expert was extremely happy with Yumi Lash Lift at Sugarie Studio, so we decided to come back to try the sugaring service.
– Why customers choose sugaring instead of wax or laser hair removal?
Sugaring is the healthiest method of hair removal which has been used for over a thousand years. Sugaring paste, made of only natural ingredients, such as sugar, water, and lemon juice, is an absolutely hypoallergenic product. People with sensitive skin choose sugaring because it's gentle on the skin and never cause an allergic reaction. A sugaring paste is never hot what makes the procedure more pleasant and almost painless for a client. The hairless period between procedures times longer than after regular waxing, also the hair growing back softer, thinner, less visible. Using sugaring as the only type of hair removal helps to prevent the formation of ingrown hairs as well as get rid of old ones.
– Why did you decide to use Tamara's sugaring instead of others?
I've been trying many different brands of sugaring paste from all over the world and I think Tamara's paste is the best one because its consistency is very soft what makes the application more comfortable for a client, also their paste is USDA organic certified.
– Can you use sugaring for all body areas?
Absolutely! Sugaring can be performed on any skin type and any part of the body except men's beard.
– How should one treat skin after sugaring?
Proper aftercare makes a big difference. Exfoliation and hydration are the best friends in achieving soft skin result. There are restrictions for the first 24-48 hours after sugaring: no sun exposure, beach, pool, gym for the first 48 hours; sugared area should be free of any product (lotion, antiperspirant) for the first 24 hours; also, it's recommended to avoid wearing synthetic material and tight-fitting clothing immediately after sugaring.
– How long will the result last after sugaring?
The results are individual, however, it usually lasts up to 1 month.
– What technique are you using for henna tint and eyebrow shapes?
I use French technique of modeling eyebrows based on the golden ratio.
– How to treat eyebrows for a longer result?
Eyebrow signature shape (henna tint) is an alternative to permanent makeup, stays on the skin for up to 2 weeks and for up to 2 months on eyebrow hair. To keep the result as long as possible it's recommended to avoid water on the eyebrows for the first 24 hours and avoid cleansers and other products on eyebrows until effect disappears.
After the visit, the expert noted that the skin had no irritation after sugaring procedure and looked smooth and healthy. The henna tint look very good after washing the face and overall she is amazed with the quality of her visit to Sugarie Studio where you can get multiple services at the same time.
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Q: comparing two columns of two dataframe and finding miss matching I have two different dataframes as below
df1 <- data.frame(state=letters[1:3],district=letters[4:6])

 state district
1     a        d
2     b        e
3     c        f

and df2
df2 <- data.frame(state=letters[1:3], district= c("e","d","f"))

  state district
1     a        e
2     b        d
3     c        f

I want to check whether districts of df1 exists in df2? if not select state and district.
And If districts in df1  exists in df2 does it belongs to exact same state indf1 or not?
suppose district "d" belongs to state "a" in df1 but district "d" belongs to state "b" in df2 which is wrong.
What I am trying is:
'%noin%' <- Negate('%in%')

#creating unique id for df1
df1$uuid <- tolower(paste0(df1$state,"_",df1$district))

#creating unique id for df2
df2$uuid <- tolower(paste0(df2$state,"_",df2$district))

df_result <- df1 %>% filter(df1$uuid %noin% df2$uuid) %>%
               select(state,district)

   state district
1     a        d
2     b        e

how can I select the right state in df2 which these districts belongs to?
what my expected output looks like is:

expected_output <- data.frame(state=c("a","b"), district=c("d","e"),state_in_df_2=c("b","a"))

 state   district   state_in_df_2
1     a        d             b
2     b        e             a

Thank you in advance

A: Using an anti_join and a left_join you could do:
library(dplyr)

df1 <- data.frame(state=letters[1:3],district=letters[4:6])
df2 <- data.frame(state=letters[1:3], district= c("e","d","f"))

df1 %>%
  anti_join(df2, by = c("state", "district")) %>%
  left_join(df2, by = c("district"), suffix = c("", "_in_df2"))
#>   state district state_in_df2
#> 1     a        d            b
#> 2     b        e            a

A: Not sure If this will generalise in your case but you can try,
filter(merge(df1, df2, by = 'district'), state.x != state.y)

#  district state.x state.y
#1        d       a       b
#2        e       b       a

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Keysight Technologies Inc provides measurement solutions to communications and electronics industries in United States. Its products include Oscilloscopes, Network Analyzers. Logic Analyzers, Digital Multimeters, and among others.
Keysight provides electronic measurement solutions to the communications and electronics industries. It provides electronic measurement instruments and systems and related software, software design tools and related services that are used in the design, development, manufacture, installation, deployment and operation of electronics equipment. Related services include start-up assistance, instrument productivity and application services and instrument calibration and repair. The company also offers customization, consulting and optimization services throughout the customer's product lifecycle. It operates business through two segments, the measurement solutions segment and customer support and services segment. The measurement solutions segment consists of businesses that sell hardware and software products including radio frequency, microwave, digital and other test technology solutions. The customer support and services segment consists of businesses that provide repair and calibration services for its customers' installed base of instruments and facilitates the resale of refurbished used equipment. Keysight Technologies was founded on December 6, 2013 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.


The differences between smoking cannabis and smoking cigarettes are evident and obvious to those of us in the cannabis community. Other than being grown in the ground and being smoked, there is very little else that cannabis and tobacco have in common.
But it's important to remember that not everyone is as cognizant of the effects of marijuana as we are. In fact, there are many people still to this day that will tell you smoking cigarettes and marijuana are the same.
When I was in grade school I was told more times than I can remember that "smoking 1 joint is like smoking 20 cigarettes." I know now, of course, that this statement has no basis in reality. But millions of kids just like me had that nonsense – and other similar nonsense – drilled into their heads for decades. A few years of growing Internet access can't wipe away 80+ years of propaganda.
And although the clear differences between cannabis and tobacco are increasingly talked about in the mainstream press, there are still a lot of people the message hasn't reached yet. This is why when people like Kevin Sabet compare "Big Tobacco" to the coming catastrophe of "Big Weed", some actually listen.
So it's important for us to continue to educate people about the vast differences between tobacco and cannabis and combat the lies we were all told growing up. While "Big Tobacco" executives spent decades trying to cover up the devastating health effects of their products, the opposite is true of marijuana. We are learning that not only is marijuana not dangerous, we are finding more positive health effects all the time. Everyone in the cannabis community, from CEOs to press to consumers, consistently calls for more research on the cannabis plant.
Cannabis companies have no reason to hide anything; the more transparency that surrounds marijuana, the more popular it becomes, and the more popular it becomes, the more marijuana that is sold. Cannabis companies want you to research their products and learn more about them.
We know this, but many don't. That is why it's up to us to keep spreading this information. Don't assume that everyone knows what you do, especially if you have spent more time looking into the issue than others.
When you see someone making the 'tobacco is like cannabis' comparison, call them out on it. Propaganda can't be allowed to stand unchallenged, no matter how obviously false we know it to be.


Thanks to Ruth Duckworth, Year 6 teacher, for the following article.
The most effective teachers not only refine starting points, but also make regular adjustments to planning during the learning journey.
As the new term starts and classroom timetables settle down to 'real' lessons, it is easy to roll with the planning as it is – especially if you're teaching in the same year group as last year. It's comfortable to start with the same topics, for example reading and exploring a novel you're familiar with, often teaching virtually the same lessons all over again.
However, we can't assume last year's planning will just fit this year's cohort. Instead it's important for teachers to implement regular formative assessment right from the beginning of term – using a range of Assessment for Learning (AfL) strategies to pinpoint pupils' prior learning.
Popular starting points are KWL (What I know/ What I want to know/What I have learnt) grid activities, which pupils can easily adapt e.g. using more creative presentation styles such as tree diagrams, mind maps, or speech bubbles. Having used KWL grids for several years, many of my pupils now record their starting points and questions in more personal ways – using 3D flap questions, post it notes and arrows to guide thought processes.
The most effective teachers not only refine starting points, but also make regular adjustments to planning during the learning journey. They support all pupils' learning by regularly scaffolding and modelling pupils' ideas as these develop – and consider further lines of enquiry along-the-way for pupils to achieve the best outcomes possible.
There has been a definite shift away from just teaching types and genres of writing, such as 'Year 3 write non-chronological reports about Ancient Egypt', as teachers have moved towards pupils considering audience and purposes for writing first. To engage and inspire good writing, children need wide opportunities to explore different types of writing – which may fit a range of different purposes. When taking part in cross-school writing moderation we look for a variety of fiction, non-fiction and poetry pieces – some formal, some informal – and not necessarily with all pupils have exactly the same outcome. For example, in the previous Year 3 Ancient Egypt example, are pupils having the choice to write a formal museum report or type an informal blog? Both outcomes could include the historical content (artefacts, Egyptian rulers or gods etc), but the blog may be a more engaging task for less confident writers or those who have strong computing skills.
Identifying and filling learning gaps (including from previous years' teaching) is vital for ensuring progress – and can be included regularly throughout the term and year. Although it becomes routine to keep rolling-on with the lessons, ensuring evidence is there in the books for book trawls, it is so important to do the quick formative AfL checks too.
We teach our pupils to use green pens for editing and improving their writing, but also for self-assessment or peer assessment comments each week. These checks provide valuable insight for teachers – what concepts are going in and what vocabulary/ key terms pupils are using or now understand. Moving beyond the 'I enjoyed this lesson' type response is the key – scaffolding more evaluative phrases and giving pupils time to write quality feedback (often with a more confident or capable peer) – helping them to assess their own learning progress.
After all, as well as self-assessments providing valuable feedback for teachers' next lessons, it is extremely satisfying to share in children's 'eureka' moments. One of my Year 6 pupils wrote in a self-assessment comment, "'I didn't understand that the apostrophe goes exactly where the letters are missed out in contractions. I just thought I was really bad at spelling." Although contractions are Year 2 content, he still had a specific gap in his understanding. Remember then, to take time and use quick, regular formative assessment and AfL checks to keep filling those gaps.
Find out more about our formative assessments.


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Returning Gappsians: what made them come back?
For many Gappsians, Gapps is more than a workplace. It is an important community, a group of dedicated and passionate people working towards shared goals. Despite this, working life sometimes draws us to new opportunities, and we switch to a new working family. However, some Gappsians have found their way back to us. Here are the thoughts of Gapps returnees Erkki, Sini, Tuomas, and Serina about what made Gapps such a great place to come back to.
What originally fascinated you about Gapps?
Erkki: I immediately got to work with a large and interesting group of organisations, and at the same time, I quickly learned about different sectors and operating methods. For me, the most important thing was to enable a tangible change in customers' businesses, driven by my firm belief in the service Gapps offers.
Sini: I got my first taste of the company when I attended a Gapps event. Gapps stood out as a trailblazing startup using the best technologies, and as a place where employees are given responsibility and get to learn a lot. When I started working at Gapps, my first impressions were confirmed, and in addition to that, I also got some lovely colleagues.
Tuomas: Gapps seemed an interesting entity: Google technology was fascinating, and I got to do some familiar project work with it. In addition, one large deal had just gone through when I started, and I got to work with the customer. The Gapps team, their mindset and atmosphere – they all made a good impression.
Serina: IT was a new and unfamiliar sector for me, so I had a steep personal learning curve from day one. I also liked the way the training was implemented: the period consisted of different phases, and I was a fully-fledged team member throughout my time as a trainee. I also got to have a say on which areas I would like to learn more about.
What made you come back?
E: I returned to Gapps when I was called and offered a new position. At that point, my own learning had reached a good stage, and Gapps offered me the opportunity to gain some managerial experience. It was an offer I couldn't refuse.
Si: It was the Gappsians that tempted me to come back. A return was also a good fit for me because I wanted to carry on working in a nice team and help to change and develop the way our customers work.
T: I was tempted to come back, but before I agreed to it, I was weighing up the safe and secure job I had at the time against a small growth company. However, I opted for adventure because I knew that I would learn a lot more at Gapps.
Se: The work community at Gapps made a lasting impression on me, and after my training period, I kept my eye on Gapps. I also kept in touch with my former colleagues, and I was delighted to be offered an interesting new opportunity at Gapps.
What is Gapps like as an employer?
E: Really open, honest, reliable and constructive. The mindset here is that people are on loan and that our shared journey with Gapps should be pleasant and mutually beneficial. I wouldn't have come back without this culture and also the opportunity to influence the way work is done.
Si: It is flexible, fair, and listens to employees. Gapps has provided excellent support in everyday life. For example, in the spring of the coronavirus pandemic, we were given desks, chairs, and monitors to help us work from home. The salary is also good here, and the managers are excellent. Together, we are going above and beyond for each other and for our customers.
T: It is fair, employee-oriented, and trusting in individuals. We have a flat hierarchy and a joyful and practical atmosphere. Everyone can be themselves, and I would say that at Gapps, there is little difference between who we are during working hours and who we are in our spare time. This is by no means a foregone conclusion in other workplaces.
Se: Inspiring, as the people around me are genuinely enthusiastic about their jobs – the infectious kind of enthusiasm. Gapps is also fair and forward-looking, which makes it a continuously developing team of industry professionals.
What do you expect for Gapps in 2021?
E: Last year was highly unusual for everyone, but this year, we will return to our growth trajectory. The world has changed permanently – at least in part – and we need to reform if we intend to reach our goals. We should become closer partners for our customers and go above and beyond!
Si: Exciting! World domination! Wonderful new customers! We will also continue with self-development and learning new things.
T: I am looking forward to seeing how the world looks after the coronavirus. The times before, now, and after the coronavirus will be different in terms of the technological needs of organisations. Many firms are currently assessing their needs. Technology is already being used more extensively, leading to more opportunities for Gapps to influence and help. Some interesting new steps have been taken, and more are on the way. The direction is clear, and it is amazing to be able to expand horizons further.
Se: Achieving new things, both personally and together with Gappsians. I am looking forward to the realisation of the plans made for the year. It's brilliant and exciting to be involved!
Gapps' values guide everyday work
Gapps' three values are continuous learning and innovation, community, and trust. You may have noticed that all of these pop up in our returnees' answers several times. Our values are not just empty words; they genuinely guide us and the work we do at Gapps. You can read more about Gapps' values in our Culture Handbook.
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This Glasgow adventure is a half-day activity where you spend two hours canoeing on the Forth and Clyde canal followed by an adrenaline-filled, one-hour archery session.
West End Adventure Group can provide the ultimate event for your staff, customers, and friends. We provide an event to test both the mental and physical dexterity of your group, from a relaxing multi-activity day to a full-on adventure challenge.
Please bring a change of clothes that can get wet.
Pick up your bow. Load your arrows. Take aim. Fire! Did you hit the Gold? Our taster sessions will have you hitting the target every time, the question is who will win?


James Alex Fields Jr., Random Idiot of the Month.
Ramming a car into a crowd of protesters is a bad idea, and I'm against it. Because I have not advocated political violence, I cannot be blamed for it, and I refuse to play along with the liberal guilt-trip game where conservatives are expected to deny, denounce and repudiate their beliefs because some random idiot did something wrong and stupid.
The media ignore (or in some cases, celebrate) political violence by the Left, as for example the riots in Ferguson, Baltimore and Charlotte that were incited by the Black Lives Movement. Liberal journalists were OK with student radicals using violence (or the threat thereof) to disrupt or prevent campus appearances by Milo Yiannopoulos, Charles Murray, Ann Coulter and Heather Mac Donald. And whatever violence "antifa" protesters inflicted on attendees at the "Alt-Right" rally in Charlottesville is also acceptable to the mainstream media.
However, when the Random Idiot decided to plow his Dodge Challenger into the "antifa" mob, suddenly the media decided that political violence was a bad thing, and the Republican Party was to blame for it.
When Democrats' national position depended on unwavering support from "the Solid South," we got lots of pro-Southern propaganda: the Lost Cause, Gone With The Wind, Disneyfied Uncle Remus, etc. As a vital Democrat constituency group, southerners, even practical neo-Confederates, were absolved of all sins as long as they stayed in line.
Now the South isn't "solid" anymore — or, more accurate, it's becoming pretty solidly Republican — so rather than receiving cultural dispensations, it now gets targeted for cultural warfare.
"Democrat operatives with bylines," indeed. If a majority of gay people ever started voting Republican, suddenly the liberal media would find a way to argue that homosexuality is a threat to progressive values.


JoAnn Chaney is a graduate of UC Riverside's Palm Desert MFA program. She lives in Colorado with her family. What You Don't Know, her debut novel, was longlisted for the Crime Writers' Association's John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger Award and was one of BookRiot's Best Mysteries of the Year. As Long As We Both Shall Live is her second novel.


Description: Flappy Dunk is a fun Flappy Bird style game where you play as a flying basketball that must go through the hoops to score points. Miss a hoop or crash and it will be game over. Make a swish for a higher score. How many dunks can you do? and how high can you score?
Game Controls: Use Mouse click to hop basketball up.


Buzzing Classrooms at KLS School!
In a typical TTF fashion, Friday's workshop at the Karnataka Law Society's School in Belgaum was buzzing with activity. This was especially appropriate since the workshop, Buzzing Classrooms, helped teachers explore how to make their own classrooms more engaging, lively and productive for their studuents.
Thirty-seven teachers coming from Kindergarten to Tenth grade classrooms joined TTF for a full day of activities, exciting learning opportunities and discussions on how to adapt the activities to the needs of their own students.
Several highlights of the day included careful examination of a collection of items involved in uncovering the background of a mysterious person, empathizing with people in a historical photograph and a rousing and competitive keyword pictionary used as an assessment tool.
Perhaps most exciting was the Math Trail, a treasure hunt involving pairs of teachers racing around to solve dozens of math problems before their peers got the chance.
Judging by the amount of laughs, the discussion, and yes- competition -among the teachers at KLS's School, classrooms throughout the year are sure to be buzzing with activity after this workshop.


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Patek Philippe | An exclusive timepiece for left-handers
The Geneva-based company presents the new Chronograph with split-seconds and perpetual calendar Ref. 5373P-001, a timepiece designed to adorn the right wrist of left-handers. Based on a model dating from the 1920s, this timepiece has a platinum case and a modern, sporty dial. It will be produced in small series.
In 2005, Patek Philippe leveraged its know-how in the field of short-time measurement by launching a new initiative: the Manufacture developed a complete series of chrono-graph movements with and without additional functions. All of them were designed and produced in-house. The starting signal was given by the manually wound caliber CHR 27-525 PS, the world's thinnest column-wheel-controlled split-seconds chronograph movement. Caliber CHR 27-525 PS Q launched in 2010 – with the same base movement plus an extremely thin calendar module – is just 7.3mm thick. It is the thinnest split-seconds chronograph movement with perpetual calendar ever produced by the Manufacture. Since 2017, this exceptional caliber has been crafted in very small numbers in line with venerable watchmaking traditions. It ticks in a platinum watch with a blue sunburst dial (Ref. 5372P-001) or a rose gilt dial with a vertical satin finish (Ref. 5372P-010).
Inspired by a one-of-a-kind piece sold in 1927, a custom-made cushion-shaped split-seconds chronograph (movement No. 198 012), the Manufacture has now converted the Ref. 5372 into a new version for left-handers – a genuine debut in the recent history of the Maison in Geneva. The exclusive Ref. 5373P-001 combines a split-seconds chronograph with one of the most elaborate functions – the perpetual calendar which stands emblematically for the grand complications of Patek Philippe.
Inverted displays and operating elements
With a diameter of 38.3mm, the platinum case has the same size as Reference 5372 but its crown – with an integrated chronograph monopusher – is at 9 o'clock and the split-seconds pusher occupies an unusual position at 8 o'clock. It preserves its timeless elegance with the polished, concave bezel that creates the perfect transition to the slightly domed sapphire-crystal back, the recessed and satin-finished case flanks, as well as the delicately curved strap lugs almost seamlessly merging with the bars.
The indications (counters and apertures) of the dial are rotated by 180°: analogue date at 12 o'clock, small seconds at 3 o'clock, moon phases at 6 o'clock and 60-minute counter at 9 o'clock, complemented by the aperture displays for the day of the week and the month as well as the leap year cycle between 10 and 11 o'clock and the day/night indicator between 1 and 2 o'clock. Patek Philippe has also reworked the aesthetic appeal of the dial, endowing it with a charcoal-coloured appearance and a vertical satin finish; it is ingeniously black-gradient rim and the snailed ebony-black subdials. The indication of the time is based on applied Arabic numerals and facetted Dauphine hours and minutes in white gold. The moon-phase display is extremely accurate, deviating from the actual lunar cycle by just one day every 122 years. For crisp legibility, the three chronograph hands from the center – chronograph and split-seconds hands as well as the 60-minute counter hand at 9 o'clock – are varnished red. The three chronograph controls (Start, Stop, and Reset) are selected using the monopusher in the crown at 9 o'clock. Stopping lap times with the split-seconds hand is handled via the rectangular pusher at 8 o'clock.
A sapphire-crystal display back – interchangeable with the solid-platinum back delivered with the watch – reveals the fantastic architecture of the CHR 27-525 PS Q movement with its two column wheels that bear two polished caps in the typical Patek Philippe style. The bridges, decorated with Geneva striping, are carefully chamfered and the edges are polished. The gaze is also drawn to the elegance of the special-shaped components and the vintage-look bridges. Their acute internal angles can only be completed by hand, which calls for considerable dexterity and many years of experience.
The sporty appearance and modern attitude of the dial also applies to the black calfskin strap featuring an embossed fabric texture and contrasting red seams. It is secured with a platinum fold-over clasp.
Like all of Patek Philippe's platinum watches, the new Ref. 5373P-001 features a brilliant-cut diamond in thecaseband, exceptionally set at 12 o'clock on this timepiece for left-handers.
From now on, this watch is the only remaining model with the CHR 27-525 PS Q movement that was formerly available in References 5372P-001 and 5372P-010, as both the latter models have been retired from the collection.
An illustrious predecessor
Crafted in 1925-1926 on request for a left-handed customer and sold in 1927, this split-seconds chronograph with a cushion case in 18K yellow gold (34 x 34 mm) and movement No. 198'012 (13-ligne diameter) stood out with its unusual arrangement of operating elements and displays. The case and the movement were rotated by 180° with the chronograph pusher at 9 o'clock instead of 3 o'clock and the split-seconds pusher at 8 o'clock instead 2 o'clock. The silver-toned dial with black Breguet numerals was reconfigured to reposition the 30-minute chronograph counter from 3 to 9 o'clock and the the small seconds display from 9 to 3 o'clock. It is also distinguished by the uncommon shape of the chronograph and split-seconds hands with counterweights.


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Laura Ingraham Celebrates March On Washington 50th Anniversary With Gunshots And Race-Baiting
Blog ››› August 26, 2013 12:55 PM EDT ››› BRIAN POWELL
Conservative radio host and Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham attacked the speakers at the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech, at one point using the sound of a gunshot to cut off a sound bite of civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) -- a man whose skull was infamously fractured by a state trooper on "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, AL, in 1965. Ingraham used the speech's anniversary to race-bait about black-on-white crime statistics and hosted Pat Buchanan to bemoan the idea that minorities face any higher level of adversity in America 50 years later.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Washington, DC over the weekend to commemorate and recreate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1963 March on Washington, an event originally dedicated to calling for civil and economic rights for African Americans. CBS News reported that the 50th anniversary event -- part of a week-long build-up to Wednesday's anniversary -- "was sponsored by the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network, Martin Luther King III and the NAACP, featured a roster of speakers, including King, Sharpton, Attorney General Eric Holder, Newark Mayor Cory Booker and Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. They spoke from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where 50 years ago this month King delivered his famous 'I Have A Dream' speech."
On her August 26 radio broadcast, Ingraham criticized the event and its speakers, saying the goal "was to co-opt the legacy of Martin Luther King into a modern-day liberal agenda," and scoffing at the topics speakers supposedly discussed: "From gay marriage, to immigration -- amnesty, was thrown in for good measure. We talked about the Voting Rights Act."
Ingraham ran through a list of African-American crime rates before hosting Pat Buchanan, a prominent racist with white nationalist ties. Buchanan dismissed the idea that minorities suffer any disadvantages in contemporary America, calling the idea "absurd" because "black folks excel and are hugely popular figures in everything from sports to entertainment to athletics to politics. Everywhere you go ... So the progress has been enormous."
At one point during her broadcast, Ingraham began playing a clip of Lewis' speech from the 50th anniversary rally, before interrupting the playback of his comments with the sound of a loud gunshot.
Ingraham's use of a gunshot sound effect to cut off a prominent civil rights leader is troubling given the shroud of violence that surrounded the civil rights movement of the 1960s and '70s, when civil rights activists were literally silenced by assassins' bullets. Martin Luther King, whose famous "I Have A Dream" speech is celebrated today, was shot and killed by an assassin at the age of 39.
The use of violent sound effects adjacent to Lewis' comments is particularly jarring, because Lewis himself was the victim of violence as a result of his support for civil rights. Lewis, who was the youngest speaker at the original March on Washington event, helped lead a march in Selma in an effort to secure equal voting rights for minorities. The march became infamous for the violence perpetrated upon the activists by the Alabama State Police -- Lewis suffered a fractured skull at the hands of state police officers.
While Ingraham's gunshot interruption was emotionally destructive, the remainder of her show's segments on the 50th anniversary events was intellectually destructive. Ingraham complained that speakers at the rally discussed the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, but, "No one talked about the black crime rate at the rally."
Ingraham's guest Buchanan recently appeared on Fox News to distort black-on-white crime rates and imply that African Americans are an inherently violent race. On the radio, the two bemoaned the idea that, in Buchanan's words, "white males are the only group ... against whom it's legitimate to discriminate against."
Ingraham's treatment of the 50th anniversary events come on the heels of right-wing media superfluously injecting race into coverage of the murders of Christopher Lane and Delbert Belton.
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I had a friend recently ask me what my high school ministry does with games and how we create atmosphere. I thought about my answer and realized it would be worth writing about for the world.
Games are a staple of the all American youth group and can go a long way to provide atmosphere and even set up your topic and teaching. Some groups do games outside or in another room (a gym), or games that involve setup, while others just do up-front games involving screens and trivia.
I have always seen value in the different kinds of games. There are games that are sports-like, games that are large group games, and games that are up front games.
As HSM has grown and changed over the last couple of years our games have too. We used to be in our sanctuary (gym) and playing anything we wanted, with all the room we wanted. Many times we were unable to provide atmosphere and connection with so much room it was too big. Now, we are in a room that we so blessed to have. A 1-year old 150 seat state of the art interior decorated, audio/visual pimped out, student ministry oasis, but to be honest because of our growth in many ways we are limited in games.
Even in the last month, our gaming reached the tipping point and brought me to the realization that we are headed toward being a "large" group.
When we first moved into this room we had some wiggle room and could still do your average youth ministry games like hitting each other with wadded up newspaper. More and more have to do games that are "up front" games. A couple weeks ago we did a game that involved volunteers up front trying to eat pudding with pantyhose over their heads. We also did an up front game where we had volunteers try to toss Frisbees in trashcans that went up the center aisle.
We are still able to do some games that involve everyone but they tend to be ones that everyone can do in their seats. Last week we handed everyone a piece of newspaper and had them wad it up. The game was everyone throwing their paperball to the other side of the room and seeing which side had the most at the end of 1 minute. This week we are doing one where we will freeze a penny in a bunch of ice cubes and the audience will have to get the pennies out by rubbing them on the carpet.
Our gaming has shifted away even in the last year as we outgrow our room from traditional musical chairs type large games to ones that still involve others but are in seats.
To answer the questions after explaining the back-story, I think the involvement of people even if you leave them in their seats is key. Up front games where you watch something funny can happen sometimes but they cannot work every week. Here are 2 keys no matter what your setting or size.
One key is having a great emcee who can explain the game and drive it with their presence on the microphone, this doesn't always happen with high schoolers leading. Another key you cannot underestimate for atmosphere is graphics and sound. Atmosphere is made with what is on your screens and the way you use music. When the game is taking place you have to turn music up and set the tone for the room.
My brother sent me a link the VH1's list of the top 100 hip hop songs of all time. He said and I quote "this should keep you busy for an hour". He is right. I was gonna make my list but I need to see their list before I can provide commentary. I do know that I would "Walk this Way" by Run DMC as my top song. Anyway here is a link and rest assure that more on this will follow. I just need Brandon to DVR this series for me…hint hint!
Speaking of "Walk This Way", I have the vinyl and want to frame it for my office but I can't find a record frame anywhere.
My song of the week is "All I Need (live)" by Shawn McDonald. I have had people tell me for years that I would like him and I do. I must admit that he restored some faith in the Christian music scene.
Katy Perry takes note of a sign on her behalf and the disconnect to Christianity.
The majority of an iceberg's mass is underwater. Although there is a part that is visible, it is not the part that you should be most concerned with. The Titanic sunk because it hit an ice berg, but it was the damage underwater that made that event so infamous.
I think the same thing is applicable to ministry and leadership. Sometimes we get so concerned with the visible, up front, stuff that we forget that there are systems, policies, culture, and expectations that create those behaviors and results we see.
Just like an ice berg the part that should get the most attention and be worried about the most is not what we naturally defer to.
If your praise band is terrible, you don't need a new guitar peddle, you need to new leadership.
If your worship is not attracting un churched, you don't need a Nintendo wii, you need to tell your people to invite friends and train them to create a culture that welcome and values guests.
We spend too much time worrying about the wrong stuff.
I have spent too much time worrying about the wrong stuff.
I am trying to get better at seeing how systems create behaviors.
I want to not only be successful but to be a leader so I have been trying to initiate awkward conversations. Not for the sake of trying to be important or throw my weight around (I am not important, but I do weigh 200 lbs). In my experience myself and others to often do not say what is in our minds and on our hearts even if it has been put their by the Lord. We overlook things, let them embitter us and ultimately sit back as things turn out the exact opporite that we would want and could have spoken up against and/or changed. I am trying to get better at knowing that I did what I could and said what I knew needed said.
What do you need to speak up about?
Most of central Ohio has power back so life is almost normal. You still can't assume that everyone you are talking to took a hot shower.
I had my district licensure exam this morning. I passed so that is always good. The whole process for me has been a great journey. It feels good to have people affirm you in ministry and help you grow in your knowledge of the Word. The guys on my staff have been invaluable investing in me countless hours and conversations and coaching and teaching me. I am blessed to serve with the staff I do.
The best part of passing licensure was the pumpkin pie my wife made me.
HSM was jumpin' again tonight. Vickie Darrough is knocking the ball our of the park creating atmosphere and theme to support our series.
Next week we have a night to review our summer ministry, which hopefully is also an early promotion for next summer.
2 weeks from today we start a series called the thin green line on money, giving, and all that jazz. It is a topic that is not often talked about in high school ministries so I am excited to see it unfold. We are going to be taking up a one time offering at the end of the series.
Our student leaders are getting more comfortable leading from the front and it is cool to see their influence and leadership.
Getting jazzed for Catalyst next month.
Gonna connect soon via phone with Michael Creighton the student pastor at Revolution Church in Canton, GA. Excited to see how and why they do what they do.
The adult Grace Group I am leading is really taking shape and taking off. I am excited because those are my best friends. These are people who bring the biggest smiles to my face and I love sharing life with them.
Tomorrow is one of those days that I want to go to the office and just hammer out a ton of work but after a 14 hour Wednesday, I will probably be working in slow motion.


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Faculty of Law Te Kauhanganui Tātai Ture
Get involved with our student societies.
Ngā Rangahautira—Co-Tumuaki 2021
Law Students' Society
The Victoria University of Wellington Law Students' Society (VUWLSS) has two major functions. The first is to advance and promote educational opportunities for law students at all levels. VUWLSS presents opportunities for students to hone their legal skills through competitions, lectures, and study groups. The other very important function is to enhance the law school experience—making it more rewarding, dynamic, and interesting for students.
VUWLSS serves the interests of students outside of the classroom through sell-out social events, engaging speakers, and enviable opportunities for further learning and hands-on experience.
To keep up to date with all things VUWLSS Like us on Facebook @VictoriaUniversityOfWellingtonLawStudents'Society! (https://www.facebook.com/VUWLSS) Like 'VUWLSS Careers' on Facebook for more on careers and like 'VUWLSS Competitions' on Facebook for more on competitions.
Also, don't forget to join your respective Facebook groups: 'VUWLSS 2021' (Main group for second years and above only), 'VUWLSS – Second Year Law 2021', or 'VUWLSS – First Year Law 2021'.
Feel free to pop by the VUWLSS office (G16) with any questions, queries or concerns or email us at vuwlss@gmail.com.
Ngā Rangahautira — Maori Law Students' Association
Ko Ngā Rangahautira tētahi rōpū e tautoko ana i ngā mahi a ngā akonga Māori e whai ana i te tohu ture. Ko ngā mahi a Ngā Rangahautira, he tautoko, he akiaki i ngā akonga ki te whai I tēnei rākau ture a te Pākehā. He rōpū awhina, tautoko i ngā akonga Māori ki te whakanui i tō tātou Māoritanga i roto i te ture.
Ngā Rangahautira is the Māori Law Students' Association at the University. Its primary focus is to assist and support Māori Law students with their studies at the Law School by fostering a commitment to tikanga Māori and ngā ture Pākehā. As a Māori student completing an LLB, you can be elected as a representative on the executive committee. The committee aims to provide a fun and safe whānau environment that increases awareness and understanding of Māori issues that are encountered at the Law School.
Māori students are encouraged to participate in events run by Ngā Rangahautira, which include an introduction to 100-level law, academic workshops, Noho Marae, Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, negotiation and moot competitions and networking with firms!
Every year, Ngā Rangahautira works towards actively participating in Hui Ā Tau, the conference organised by Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa, where Māori Law students from all over the country gather to interact with lawyers, judges, academics, politicians, and each other. Ngā Rangahautira actively encourages new Māori law students to participate and be guided through an exploration and expression of their Māoritanga in the law. Once a member of Ngā Rangahautira, always a member of Ngā Rangahautira.
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Pacific Island Law Students' Society (PILSS)
PILSS was established by students with the aim of encouraging and maintaining Pasifika success and growth within the Faculty of Law while providing a social and supportive environment. We work together on initiatives with the Pasifika law coordinator to aid our goal and aims, and to ensure a student voice is being heard.
PILSS also organises and takes part in a number of social and academic events throughout the year—one of them being an annual law conference in which students have the opportunity to participate in mooting and present papers on topics of their choice. PILSS is a great opportunity to meet other students from a similar cultural background not only within Victoria University of Wellington, but from other universities as well. PILSS helps promote Pasifika ideals within the Faculty and, in its role as a representative body, is affiliated to the Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association.
Email - pilss.vuw@gmail.com
Asian Law Students' Society
The Asian Law Students' Association (ALSA) is a student organisation based at Victoria University's Faculty of Law, with a goal of strengthening the legal profession with more Asian representation. We foster a friendly and inclusive support community for students of a shared cultural background by providing social, educational and cultural opportunities at Victoria University. These include free academic workshops full of practical tips and tricks, casual and cozy catch-ups where we enjoy great food and company, and even a talent show where students can fully express themselves and their individuality!
Every year we run our Mentoring Programme that allows older law students, recent graduates and young legal professionals to mentor ALSA members, with mentors offering advice on forming professional goals, managing stress, networking and other practical advice. The aim is to create long-lasting friendships and relationships that will be of value when students enter the legal field.
We take pride in our heritage and strive to celebrate our cultural values. We facilitate platforms where students can bond through shared experiences and have meaningful chats and we intend to provide more of these opportunities for discussion into 2021.
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/alsaatvuw
Feminist Law Students' Society
Kia ora koutou!
The Victoria University of Wellington Feminist Law Society (VUWFLS) is a student group based at Victoria University. VUWFLS is a group for law students, of all genders, who are interested in feminism, gender equality, and structural oppression at Law School. While women and non-binary people make up around 60% of law school graduates, there are still significant barriers to success and engagement that women face at law school and in the legal profession. We are aware that gender is only one layer of oppression, so VUWFLS aims to take an inclusive and intersectional approach to feminism.
We run great events throughout the year, host weekly social catchups, get involved in campaigns and help to advocate for students. In 2021, we plan to continue running our weekly catchups, make the feminist moot into a national competition and to continue to host great events like last year. Our social events are a great way to make friends and get involved with the group! We aim to make all of our events a safe space, and allow people to think about their own version of feminism and how they could be used to support other people in the legal world.
If you want to reach out and contact us, or stay up to date with what we have planned for this year:
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VUWFLS
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vuwfls/?hl=en
Email - (vuwfeministlawsociety@gmail.com)
Rainbow Law Student's Society
Kia ora, e te whānau!
We are the Rainbow Law Student's Society. We aim to celebrate and educate on intersectional queer culture within law school, and feed this through into the legal profession. We welcome rainbow identifying people and allies to come join us in casual social spaces and other events such as panels, quizzes, craft activities and a mentorship programme. Keep an eye out for queer people in the profession we will be bringing to VUW to share their experiences! We hope to see you at our events and that you learn something from the resources you'll see around campus. If you'd like to be a member, we have the anonymous google form linked on our Facebook page.
We can't wait to meet you all! 🏳🌈✨🏳⚧
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