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Q: One prepared statement for MSSQL and Oracle for retrieving Dates? I want to collect data from both MsSql and Oracle databases. Therefore I use an prepared statement because I need data BETWEEN a start and enddate.
Given databases:
So in MSSQL I have these columns:

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*Startdate --> Datatype: DATETIME

*Enddate --> Datatype: DATETIME

*Name --> Datatype: VARCHAR(100)
In Oracle I have the same columns but other datatypes:

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*Startdate --> Datatype: Date

*Enddate --> Datatype: Date

*Name --> Datatype: VARCHAR2(100)
Now I want to collect the data with the following Prepared SQL Statement:
String taskSql = "" +
" SELECT startdate, enddate, name" +
" FROM TASKS" +
" WHERE startdate BETWEEN ? AND ?" +
"  AND enddate BETWEEN ? AND ?";

This database date time stuff keeps confusing me and everytime I change my code it looks like it works, but when testing on other database it breaks.
My Java code to collect data:
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.setTime(aEndDate);
cal.add(Calendar.HOUR, 23);
cal.add(Calendar.MINUTE, 59);
cal.add(Calendar.SECOND, 59);
Date endDate = cal.getTime();

java.sql.Timestamp sqlStartDate = new java.sql.Timestamp(startDate.getTime());
java.sql.Timestamp sqlEndDate = new java.sql.Timestamp(endDate.getTime());

System.out.println(sqlStartDate);  // prints 2012-02-23 00:00:00.0
System.out.println(sqlEndDate);    // prints 2012-02-23 23:59:59.0

PreparedStatement prepStatement = null;
ResultSet resultSet = null;

prepStatement = DB.getConnection().prepareStatement(taskSql);
prepStatement.setTimestamp(1, sqlStartDate);
prepStatement.setTimestamp(2, sqlEndDate);
prepStatement.setTimestamp(3, sqlStartDate);
prepStatement.setTimestamp(4, sqlEndDate);
resultSet = prepStatement.executeQuery();

Unfortunately I do not use JodaTime, next project I will, because I have read some good things about that library.
My questions/problems are:

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*Can I used a prepared statement in Java for both MSSQL and Oracle databases?

*How can I use a generic date time format to collect the datetime from both databases? ( Or do I need to detect the database type and do some specific stuff?

A: Thanks all, own mistake that I was overseeing! I added an alias for my startdate and named this alias as 'from' . Obviously this cannot work!


It took 11 months, but my days of sitting Graham down and having him stay there have ended! He has crawling down cold now and is getting really good at moving around the house. Crawling to standing, sitting to crawling, crawling to sitting. He is still working on going from his belly to crawling. He can do it and has done it before, but doesn't practice much. He is already such a little perfectionist despite my attempts to make him less like me! Perhaps he will grow out of some of it, but anytime he makes a mistake or things don't work according to his plan he gets very upset. Cries or throws something (don't know where he gets that….). It is pretty funny to watch though. So we are now working on getting baby gates. They cost a small fortune and there are so many different types! Hopefully we will have some soon, but for now it isn't too much trouble to just following him around and keep an eye on him. It is pretty hard for me to get anything done now and cat is not happy. I feel really bad for him because we can't really teach Graham gentle yet and he LOVES the cat so he chases after him all the time. I am hoping JD doesn't start acting out.
I had to go in there and put him back down because he eventually just stood there screaming. He hates sitting down from a standing position and gets really upset when he "falls". He didn't want to sleep, but he was clearly tired and eventually gave in. He hasn't stood up in the crib since. I guess when he gets more comfortable with going from standing to sitting he will try again.
Here are some pictures for the week. I took these the other morning. He found my box of receipts and had a blast. They were organized…... now they are in a pile again.
I got a lot of good ones this day so I had to narrow them down. Lots of cute faces.
I loved the last one so much that I took the food off his face in photoshop (well, most of it) and made it black and white.
My black and white expression for the week. Same day, removed most of the food. I like catching different expressions. I was going to use the smile picture, but there was something I liked about this face.
His smile melts my heart! I can't imagine what it does to yours!


This beachfront property encompasses 20,433 sq. ft. along the beautiful Prospect Bay located on Barbados' Platinum Coast with 120 ft beach frontage. This prime location beachfront lot currently features a 2,300 sq. ft. house with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a covered garage. Pending planning approval for commercial development. Developments on this site will benefit from an amazing beachfront location on Prospect Bay with beautiful views of the tranquil Caribbean Sea. This property is in close proximity to a wide array of amenities including banks, supermarkets, Limegrove Lifestyle Center, restaurants, a number of Championship Golf Courses such as the Royal Westmoreland Golf Estate, Sandy Lane Golf Course and Apes Hill Golf Club as well as Polo and tennis. This property is made up of 19,338 sq. ft. of beachfront land plus a canal of 1094.7 sq. ft.


The Linda Maguire Team, a real estate service company from Royal LePage in Burlington, and surrounding areas, has launched their new and improved official website.
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Company details and team member bio's.
The new website will highlight The Linda Maguire Team's dedication to providing exceptional customer service, while educating current and potential clients about the housing market in the area. The website will also include valuable information for buyers and sellers, such as home staging tips and how to get the most out of home inspections. Linda Maguire and her team consistently put a client's needs first. As Lindasays, "I am a firm believer in exceeding expectations and enhancing your quality of life."
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Following the publication of several excellent articles from our open call in June, Shadowproof continues its coverage of the movement to abolish the prison industrial complex.
We're seeking another round of contributions from independent journalists on the following topics:
Perspectives on "looting" from abolitionist organizers and people who live in communities impacted by policing, while placing the act and popular narratives around it within their proper economic, political, racial, social, and other contexts.
The attempted cooptation of the Black Lives Matter movement by politicians, corporations, and movement groups with different agendas, as well as the use of abolitionist language and framing for non-abolitionist ends.
Grassroots candidates who have made defunding the police, dismantling the prison industrial complex, or broader principles of abolition a central part of their election campaigns. We're especially interested in campaigns at the city and county level.
We are still accepting pitches on the following topics from June:
Grassroots abolitionist organizing to take power and resources away from policing, prisons, or other arms of the carceral state (like defunding police, etc.)
Examples of transformative justice, community accountability, and other non-carceral anti-violence processes that exist in most impacted communities
Critical analysis of reformist-reforms and exploration of non-reformist (abolitionist) reform proposals around the country
Shadowproof is primarily interested in reported pieces and will give priority to journalists who have demonstrated an understanding of and experience with the abolition movement. We are looking for reporting that examines issues involving abolition or reflects the work of abolitionist organizing.
We would also like to note that Shadowproof is committed to the safety and privacy of our sources. We are open to discussing anonymity and other ways to protect individuals featured in our reporting, as we acknowledge the sensitive and often dangerous nature of anti-violence organizing.
Please review our freelance submission guidelines before pitching Shadowproof. We look forward to hearing your ideas!
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Q: Best way to read this file while ignoring the new line character Here's the file I want to read.
single
splash
single
V-Line
h-line

Macro for checking if string is equal.
#define STR_MATCH(a,b) (strncmp((a),(b),strlen(b)+1) == 0)

Here's what i'm using to read it.
void readMissilesFile(char* fileName)
{
    FILE* mFile;
    char missile[7];

    /* Open the file. */
    mFile = fopen(fileName, "r");

    if (mFile != NULL)
    {
        while (!feof(mFile))
        {
            fgets(missile, 7, mFile);
            if (!(STR_MATCH(missile, "\n")))
            {
                printf("Missile: %s", missile);
            }
        }
        fclose(mFile);
    }
    else
    {
        perror("Could not open the file.");
    }
}

So i'm having difficulties as its printing out spaces when I read the line. I tried to ignore this by ensuring it only reads 7 characters which is the max length of each missile. Then I made a macro called strcmp which just checks if they are equal(to hopefully not print it).
Please find the macro attached as well.
Thanks in advance and any help is great. :)

A: If I understand your question correctly you can replace the newline characters by using strcspn.
You should not use feof like this, this post explains why. A safe way to read the file till the end is to use fgets as stop condition in the while loop.
The container, missile should be one char bigger than the max size of the largest string to accomodate for '\0'.
Live sample
#include <string.h>
//...
char missile[10];
//...
if (mFile != NULL)
{
    while (fgets(missile, 10, mFile)) //will read till there are no more lines
    {
        missile[strcspn(missile, "\r\n")] = '\0'; //remove newline characters
        printf("Missile: %s ", missile);
    }
}
//...

I would advise the reading of this post which has detailed info about fgets, namely the issue of newline characters consumption.

A: There is getline function in stdio.h which reads line until delimiter. Its a POSIX though, so if you are on Windows you may lack it.
Here is example implementation:
https://github.com/ivanrad/getline/blob/master/getline.c

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Digital Dining: 5 Tech Innovations That Can Change The Way You Eat
Eustacia Huen Contributor
I cover food, luxury, and occasionally tennis (when Nadal is playing).
The concept of digital dining may seem like the premise for a sci-fi movie. Robots serving tables, 3D food printers preparing delicious meals, and menus guessing what you subconsciously want to eat. But of course, these things exist in our world already.
Beyond all these technological devices that can potentially make food preparation a lot easier, there are a number of other innovations that can change the way you appreciate food or eat entirely. (Or both.)
"By changing the appearance of food or the environment in which we are eating it," said Charles Spence—a gastrophysicist and Professor of Experimental Psychology at the University of Oxford.
Aside from making mealtimes more interesting, technology is becoming a particularly helpful tool for those struggling to eat properly due to disease or old age. In effect, digital dining can provide a longer, better quality of life, according to the food scientist.
[caption photocredit="Courtesy of Charles Spence"]
Courtesy of Charles Spence
Undeniably, technology has made dining a lot more interesting, even if it's just to serve food on a tablet.[/caption]
Which is why, in his upcoming book Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating (Viking) due to release on June 20, Spence dedicated an entire chapter on digital dining. As a preview, he shares his opinion on several tech innovations that can change the way you eat.
#1: PROJECT NOURISHED: GASTRONOMICAL VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE
Here's a unique experience by Kokiri Labs that combines virtual reality with food. According to the think tank's website, users are provided with a virtual reality headset, a bone conduction transducer (eek!) that imitates chewing sounds, a gyroscopic utensil translating actual physical movements into virtual reality, aromatic diffuser for the smells of different foods, virtual cocktail glass with built-in sensors to simulate intoxication, and low-calorie, "emulsifiable" 3D-printed food. Together, you can simulate any dining experience (Granted, with some imagination involved)—Whether it is sampling the most decadent dishes at a five-star restaurant or eating ice cream in Mars.
And what would be the point of all that? Well, for starters, you can indulge in any "gourmet meal with no downside in the way of calories, carbs, or allergy-inducing ingredients," Spence wrote. Nevertheless, while this product is promising the possibility of recreating that special moment in the Mediterranean simply by donning a headset, the food scientist remains skeptical of this technology. "There's a lot of hype," he said.
[caption photocredit="Tuan Lee and Andrew Yoon"]
Tuan Lee and Andrew Yoon
Project Nourished by Kokiri Labs[/caption]
#2: AUGMENTED REALITY DINING
How does augmented reality—a technology that superimposes computer-generated enhancements over an actual scene, like Pokémon Go—relate to food? Aside from its potential in tricking you into feeling fuller sooner, you could actually eat more healthily. Katsunori Okajima—Professor of Environment and Information Sciences at the Yokohama National University in Japan experimented with an AR system where you could simply move your hand over the plate of sushi, and like magic, the fish could change from tuna to salmon. This illusion holds well even when the diner takes of bite of the food. What this means, is that you could order a virtual dish (something a lot more indulgent and calorific) than what you're actually eating, or simply enlarge the size the cookie or ice cream, or whatever your heart desires at the time. And while the concept of [AR & VR dining] is intriguing, even Spence admitted that "We are still some years off seeing these headsets at the dining table, even at the world's most avant-garde restaurants. The limitation here is as much the cost as the fact that it may interfere with the social interaction around a meal," he noted in the book.
#3: MUSICAL SPOONS
We're all familiar with the concept of dining while listening to music, but what if the music comes from the utensils? In 2013, Bompas & Parr launched a limited-edition baked beans spoons in conjunction with Heinz featuring an MP3 player hidden inside the spoons. The idea of this is to provide a unique music-flavor combination—Elgar for cheddar cheese, Latin samba for fiery chilli, blues for BBQ and Indian sitar music for curry—and the sound waves only travel when you put the spoon into your mouth from your teeth and jawbone to your inner ear. Sounds a little crazy? Perhaps. But Spence is certain that digital artifacts like this, or the sonic plateware and glassware that some top restaurants are now starting to experiment with will percolate down to the home before you know it.
[caption photocredit="Nathan Pask Photography"]
Nathan Pask Photography
Given the way music is played only when you place the spoon by Bompas & Parr in your mouth, only you can hear the music tailored for your choice of baked beans.[/caption]
#4: VIBRATING FORK
You may wonder: What's the point of eating with a vibrating fork? But according to the creators of HAPIfork, this gadget alerts you when you're eating too fast. What's more, the electronic fork can help you track and manage your eating habits. By measuring the length of your meal, number of "fork servings" per minute, and intervals between each serving, the gadget comes along with a coaching program and online dashboard (where you could upload all your information via USB or Bluetooth) so you could learn more about improving your eating behavior altogether. To the gastrophysicist, the makers of the HAPIfork are really on to something big. However, first and foremost, he added, "They would have to work on the visual appeal of their all-new cutlery."
[caption photocredit="Courtesy of HAPI"]
Courtesy of HAPI
HAPIforks[/caption]
#5: ANTISHAKE SPOONS
In contrast to the vibrating fork, here's a spoon incorporated with digital technology that does the complete opposite. Designed with those who have trouble controlling their hand movement in mind (such as sufferers of Parkinson's design), the Gyenno spoon can help offset 85% of the unwanted tremor and minimize food spillage, according to the company's website. Spence believes digitally enhanced silverware such as this could have a promising future. He said, "I see huge potential in the healthcare sector, for more intelligently designed cutlery and plateware are building on the latest insights from the emerging field of gastrophysical research. As far as I am concerned, anything that can help those at risk to maintain an independent existence for a little longer has to be a good idea."
Eustacia Huen
Splitting my time between New York and Hong Kong, I'm always on the prowl for the latest and greatest restaurants, food trends, and style news. I have contributed to ELL...


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I went to Disney World and here are the mistakes I made so you don't make them
Tom VazquezDecember 17, 2021
Going to Disney World is a dream come true for both kids and adults – but there's always something that can go wrong.
From eating bad food to being too tired or staying in the wrong place – it's easy to get overwhelmed and make the wrong choices.
One Disney fan shared the mistakes they made at the parks – so you don't have to
ONE Disney Fans shared the mistakes they made while visiting amusement parks to prevent others from doing the same.
Sue Given user revealed on online forum Quora Her best advice for anyone thinking of going to Disney.
Her first piece of advice is to spend your money wisely and avoid paying for things you won't use.
She says there are often long lines at food stalls even when it's out of season, and be cautious about buying everything in sight at gift shops.
She says she "throws away" most of their stuff, so think twice before dropping some serious cash there.
Her next tip is at Disney Hotel instead of looking for alternative accommodation.
"We didn't stay at a Disney property once and it was a bad decision," she said.
"We stayed at a hotel in Orlando and getting in and out of the park was a hassle. "
Sticking to the accommodation theme, Sue recommends finding somewhere with a pool, where you can relax.
"Try to find a property with a pool, especially since the weather can be hot and humid in the fall, summer and spring," she says.
Her final advice is to not get too tired and leave the park when you feel tired.
"We always go to the park early in the morning and return to our room in the early afternoon," she said.
"We all took a nap and then a swim in the pool. We were always exhausted and that seemed like a good way to end the day."
A Disney vacation planner shared The biggest mistakes tourists make when they visit the amusement park.
A former Disney employee revealed how can you enter the park before everyone else.
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China flood losses up to $32 billion
Total combined economic losses of seasonal monsoon flooding in China are likely to exceed CNY220 billion ($32 billion)
Aon's Impact Forecasting has published the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which evaluates the impact of the natural disaster events that occurred worldwide during September 2020.
It notes that seasonal monsoon flooding persisted in China, as officials noted that flooding in some parts of the country was the worst since 1998. According to China's Ministry of Emergency Management, at least 278 people were killed, and more than 1.4 million houses were damaged or destroyed since the arrival of Mei-yu rains in China this year. Total combined economic losses are likely to exceed CNY220 billion ($32 billion).
Meanwhile, typhoon Maysak made landfall in South Korea on September 3, causing notable damage to nearly 2,000 facilities and 5,000 hectares (12,500 acres). The storm later affected the eastern parts of North Korea, China and Russia, causing at least 30 additional casualties and damage to 9,200 houses. A few days later, Typhoon Haishen came ashore near the coastal city of Ulsan, South Korea, with 160 kph (100 mph) winds. Around 10,000 combined houses were damaged or destroyed. Economic losses from each of the storms are anticipated to surpass $100 million.
The report also reveals that significant wildfires continued to burn across parts of the US throughout September, killing at least 43 people. In 2020 to date, the US has reported 22 fires with at least 100,000 acres burned; a record since the statistic was first tracked in 1997. Total direct economic costs from the fires across California, Oregon and Washington were likely to reach well into the billions of dollars, resulting in a multi-billion-dollar payout for insurers.
Meanwhile, Hurricane Sally came ashore near Gulf Shores, Alabama, on September 16 as a Category 2 storm. Total economic losses were estimated beyond $5 billion, while public and private insurance losses exceeded $2.5 billion.
Steve Bowen, director and meteorologist on the Impact Forecasting team at Aon, said: "The third quarter is historically the costliest of the year given the peak of tropical cyclone season in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean Basins. While September did result in notable storm landfalls in the United States, Belize, South Korea, and Portugal, the re-emergence of the wildfire peril captured a significant number of headlines. Historic fires from the perspective of structures lost and acres burned left a lasting impact in the Western United States.
"The wildfires, which were amplified by hot and dry weather in combination with abundant available fuel, ensured a record sixth consecutive multi-billion-dollar payout year for global insurers with this peril. This comes as the industry continues to put more focus on the increased annual costs arising from secondary perils."
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The FDA is investigating 3 separate E. coli outbreaks
Just days after health officials urged Americans to throw out their salad kits over E. coli concerns, the Food and Drug Administration announced it's investi...
Posted: Dec 13, 2019 6:46 AM
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Just days after health officials urged Americans to throw out their salad kits over E. coli concerns, the Food and Drug Administration announced it's investigating three separate E. coli outbreaks linked to salad products.
The first outbreak, linked to romaine lettuce from the Salinas, California, region, has already affected about 102 people across 21 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
Final results are still pending, the FDA said. But during the multi-state investigation taking place, Wisconsin health officials found the bacteria in a pre-washed cropped romaine lettuce bag from Salinas, Valley, California, officials said.
The second outbreak originates from Fresh Express Sunflower Crisp Chopped Salad Kits.
"To date, the CDC reported eight confirmed cases in the U.S. across three states associated with this cluster of illnesses," the FDA said.
The third outbreak is associated with romaine lettuce from Washington state restaurant chain Evergreens, the agency and local health officials said.
"These closely related strains among people who ate at Evergreens are different from the strain currently causing a national outbreak of E. coli associated with romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, California," Seattle & King County Public Health officials said.
The outbreaks seem to be from three different strains of E. coli, the FDA said.
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On December 28, 2011, I boarded the fishing boat 29 at the Zhejiang port of Zhoushan on China's east coast, and began a two-month long distant-water fishing voyage. I wanted to use my camera to record an industry that is unfamiliar to people back on land, and even to those who work in it.
Distant-water fishing is one of the world's most dangerous occupations. A storm can sink your boat; you can be crushed under frozen fish; a snapped line can remove an eye. Members of the crew I sailed with lost eyes, or suffered accidents that meant they never made it home.
We set sail from Zhoushan and headed east, to the fishing grounds of the central Pacific Ocean. The voyage would last two years.
After more than three months of training, medicals and exams, I finally had the necessary certification to join the crew of the vessel, a longline tuna fishing boat captained by Zhuang Jun. The crew numbered 15 and hailed from Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. Unlike me, they would stay with the vessel for the full two-year trip.
But these fishermen don't travel such great distances by choice. Zhoushan was once one of China's four major fishing grounds, but now there are far fewer fish. At one time there were 16 species of fish landed here in annual quantities greater than 100,000 tonnes. Now, there are just eight species.
Decreasing fish numbers aren't the only problem – marine pollution and coastal industries encroaching on the seas have also made coastal fishing tougher. The Zhoushan fishing grounds are criss-crossed by cables and shipping routes; and agreements with Korea and Japan limit where Chinese fishing vessels can work.
There's only one option now for making a living from fishing – go further.
The sea as captured in film or described in literature is beautiful and romantic. Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea might depict the battle between humanity and the ocean, but it also conjures an image of a majestic ocean. As the boat left Zhoushan, the distance between that idealised image and reality seemed to widen.
On distant-water longline vessels, the main task is setting and reeling in lines to catch tuna. As night falls the first tuna is hauled aboard to the delight of the crew.
Longline fishing involves spooling a main line up to 100 kilometres long out into the sea. Branch lines are attached to it, carrying baited hooks and floats to ensure the hooks hang at a certain depth.
The main tasks on a longline vessel are feeding the line out, and then reeling it back in again. These boats tend to be about 40 metres in length, which makes them manoeuvrable but also means they rock violently in the waves. The first problem for a new crew member is to overcome seasickness.
I'd made full preparations, buying seasickness tablets costing 10 yuan each – the most expensive, but recommended by a friend. Despite taking two I collapsed, vomiting up the medicine and retreating to my bunk with a splitting headache, unable to sleep and hearing the cook in the bunk below, the worst off of us all, moan: "Just let me die and be done with it".
Finally, the waves subsided on the third day. The captain ordered us all from our beds and out into the sea breeze where he gave us the benefit of his two decades of experience: "The only cure for seasickness is willpower. If you bring up your food, you eat more. If you stay in your bunk, you'll stay seasick".
The second test – fear of the storm.
The fishing boat 29 is a modern distant-water vessel. A weather report was faxed in daily but out at sea the weather is unpredictable and our boat gets buffeted by storms caused by localised low pressure, with high winds and waves three metres high. The captain tried to make minor course adjustments to avoid the storms, but if one hit while the lines were being brought in, all we can do is grit your teeth and face it.
At night, it's so dark on deck that you can't see your outstretched hand; the wind's howl is only made more terrifying by the lonely voice of the engine. Waves crash against the sides, over the deck, even the cabin roof, water sluicing down and into the boat. The cabins are in disarray, everything thrown out of place by the tossing of the seas, as if we'd been hit by an earthquake. Chairs and tables slid across the floor, then back again. I wrapped myself in my blankets and clung to the side of the bunk to avoid being thrown out.
Some days later we're all used to these storms, but one problem remains: the toilet. Each time I go I find it impossible to squat stably and give up. I eventually realise I have to choose calmer days.
If you've not been on such a voyage, you might assume the life is one of fresh seafood, sea breezes and sunbathing. My experience was one of constant hunger and insufficient freshwater to wash with.
The fishing grounds teem with fish, but unlike trawlers, longline boats don't bring up the full gamut of the sea's bounty – no crabs or shellfish or shrimp.
The boat might catch up to two hundred tuna in one day. So there was an ample supply of tuna sashimi – delicious, melt-in-the-mouth tuna, like tender beef. But as I chewed all I saw was the rest of the crew on deck as the waves crashed over them, the whole scene one of sweat and blood. The catch seemed too precious to eat – this was the crew's wages.
But I never got used to the food served on board. In a wave-tossed kitchen, "cooked" is as good as the food gets. I would sneak into the kitchen at night to drink sugar dissolved in water, to stave off the hunger. Sometimes another crew member would take pity on me and donate a few packs of instant noodles, but that soon became embarrassing – their stocks had to last them a long time yet.
I'd originally planned to stay with the boat for six months and leave at an island stop-off to find another vessel bound for home. But a supply vessel we met with to resupply happened to be bound for home, so I took the opportunity to leave early.
Crew members sometimes move to other vessels. But the sea is rough even if there's no wind, so the transfers are made by crane. After two months at sea I return home with the supply vessel, carrying letters from the crew members to their families.
When my friends saw me, they said I looked like I'd done ten years inside. What, I wondered, would the crew members look like by the time they'd finished their two-year voyage?
When I left the fishing boat 29 I took some letters home for the crew, and had been asked to print off some photos of the crew to add to the envelopes. "Use photos where we're smiling, nothing that looks like it's dangerous or difficult work," they asked.
I often talked with the captain, Zhuang Jun, about how he lived. We'd argue about our "ideals" – what would a reasonable and sustainable method of fishing be? How much is a reasonable wage?
Those were also his parting words to me.
Stam Lee's collection of photographs of the Chinese fishing industry and its workers, Working the Angry Sea, has recently been published by the Zhejiang Photography Press.


This example shows a simple and straightforward way to do this, using a custom sequence wrapper. This works in all versions of Python.
In more recent versions, it's possible to do the same thing in more "interesting" ways, using iterators and/or generators. More on that later.
Note that the 2.1 version creates a tuple containing two list comprehensions, and it returns the first item in the first tuple member.
The list comprehension converts a list with a single value to another list, containing the same value. But as a side effect, it assigns the value to the given variable.
But let's go back to the lambda. The second list comprehension loops over the key/value pairs. For each pair, it calls the d.setdefault method, which adds the key/value pair to the dictionary d if the key is not already there. Which, assuming that all keys are unique (or that we don't really care which value to use if they're not), is good enough for this task.


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Theobroma cacao (and who would disagree with the name—Theobroma means "drink of the gods") was used by Aztecs in ways that would not seem familiar or even appealing to most of us today. While the pre-Columbian practice of grinding chocolate and chilies together is still reflected in Mexico's mole sauce, and has re-emerged in a few daring, high-end confections, the chocolate preparations of the Aztecs were generally designed for impact rather than taste. The two forms for consumption were pastes and drinks. Cocoa pastes might include (in addition to chilies) corn, fruit, or hallucinogenic mushrooms. Beverages, which also incorporated hot chilies, were unsweetened and beaten until frothy. Only the ruling class could afford (or were permitted) chocolate, but they consumed it in large amounts. The emperor Moctezuma in particular was a fan. He drank his chocolate from golden goblets—some say as many as 40 servings a day—because it was reputed to be an aphrodisiac.
The seeds (for they are in fact seeds, not beans—though no one calls them cacao seeds) are so bitter that even in some South American cultures, people just ate the white flesh between the beans, and left the beans. It took that kind of obsession with magic and medicine possessed by the Aztecs to make them popular even on their home turf.
The Spanish, who were the first Europeans to encounter cacao, initially thought that the best thing to do was throw it out. But as weird as the bitter, fiery drink seemed, the claim that it was an aphrodisiac was appealing. Then there was the attraction of anything that was used as money and reserved for royalty. It must have some value! So in 1519 Hernando Cortez gathered up cacao beans, along with Aztec ideas of preparing them, and off to Europe they were sent—and for close to 100 years, the Spanish, and to a lesser degree the Portuguese, held on to the secret of this strange discovery from the New World.
The spread of chocolate was fairly slow, but increased as improvements (such as the addition of sugar) were made. By 1615, it was appearing in France, still in the form of a drink. In 1657, a Frenchman opened a coffee shop in London that also offered chocolate. By this time, chocolate was being formed into bars, which could be melted to make a drink or used in cooking. While it was not reserved for royalty, it was hardly affordable—not quite worth its weight in gold, but close. (Part of the excessive cost was due to duties, and English and Dutch smugglers were soon turning a tidy profit conveying illegal chocolate to private clubs in England and Holland.) It was in England in 1700 that milk was first added to chocolate.
The first chocolate factory in North America was opened in 1765 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It was financed by James Baker, and Baker's chocolate can still be seen in the baking goods section of most grocery stores. Surprisingly, the Swiss were among the last to get on board with chocolate making, not really getting started until the mid-1800s. But when they got involved, they did so whole-heartedly, and in 1876, M. D. Peter sprang milk chocolate bars on a soon to be grateful world.
Our word for chocolate comes, through Spanish, from the Nahuatl word xocoatl, which may have meant "bitter drink" or possibly "foamy drink." The Nahuatl word for the cacao tree was cuauhcacahuatl, so I'm glad they went with the shorter word. One of the commonest additions to chocolate is also owed to the tropical Americas: vanilla. It was the one Aztec addition to cacao that worked for Europeans.
There is a darker side to the rise of chocolate, though tea and coffee share this history. It was the rise in the consumption of this mighty trio of beverages that led to the demand in Europe for more and more sugar—a demand that eventually led to the extensive plantation system and its attendant slavery in the West Indies.
This article originally appeared in a slightly different form in Hungry Magazine.


The LG G3 has a lot of good things going for it -- but the phone's software isn't its strongest suit.
As I noted in my in-depth review of the device, LG falls into the all-too-common trap of trying to do way too much. Features are fine when they exist for a reason -- but when you pack in layers upon layers of overlapping options, you create a convoluted mess that doesn't make for a great user experience.
The good news, though: While the G3's software may be a bit much out of the box, it's reasonably easy to hide many of the redundant elements and bad design decisions. And once you do, the phone's far more pleasant to use.
It's a step forward from last year's effort, sure -- but that only means so much. On most models of the phone, you can make things look a lot better by scrolling all the way to the right of that row of icons at the top and selecting "Edit," then unchecking the options for "Brightness" and "Volumes."
While you're there, take a moment to uncheck any quick-setting items you don't actually need -- things like QuickMemo+, Accounts & Sync, NFC, and Voice Mate. The notification panel will be far more useful if it's limited to settings you regularly use instead of being a mishmash of random shortcuts and irrelevant links.
LG has created a permanent panel on the G3's home screen called "Smart Bulletin." It lives at the far left of the home screen and is represented by a special "G" indicator at the bottom of the screen.
Unfortunately, Smart Bulletin isn't all that smart. All it does is provide a half-screen box for pedometer info and a half-screen box for tips about using the phone, neither of which are things that warrant a dedicated panel for most people.
Send Smart Bulletin to smartphone hell by heading into the G3's system settings and tapping the "Home Screen" option under the "Display" section. Then toggle the switch on the option labeled "Smart Bulletin" to "off."
The one weird thing here is that LG has provided no direct way to get to its Health app, which is the service that shows you pedometer-based info (steps per day and so forth). So if you want that data, you'll have no choice but to leave the panel on.
LG's Smart Notice is kind of like a poor man's Google Now: It lurks on your home screen and delivers "contextual" cards that also appear as notifications. But it has a fraction of the functionality Now provides -- and it doesn't really do anything useful you won't find somewhere else on the system.
Save yourself the redundant info and wasted space by putting Smart Notice out of its misery: Just tap the wrench icon in the upper-right corner of the G3's main home screen panel, located on the widget showing you the time.
On the screen that pops up next, uncheck the option for "New card notifications" -- and while you're at it, uncheck everything else on that screen, too. Then head back to your home screen, long-press that widget, and drag it to the trash icon at the top of the screen.
You could replace it with the regular weather widget that comes preloaded on the system or with something provided by a third-party developer (I like the weather widgets from 1Weather and HD Widgets, myself).
The G3's default Recent Apps view is pretty darn overwhelming -- not exactly the kind of design you can process at a glance.
For some reason, LG has opted to give the main system buttons a white background by default instead of black, as they typically have on Android devices. As a result, the buttons are more visually prominent than they should be -- and your eye naturally ends up moving to them instead of to the main content on the screen.
The background of the buttons is designed to be black in Android for a reason: That color causes the bar to blend into the phone's bezels, regardless of the color of the current on-screen background, and remain a nonfocal point of the display.
To switch the G3's button bar to black, head into the "Display" section of the system settings and look for the option labeled "Home Touch Buttons." Tap it, then tap "Color" and select "Black."
LG, like some other Android manufacturers, has made Android's system settings far more complicated than they need to be. The company has split up the settings into a series of tabbed menus that actually make it harder to find what you need.
Do yourself a favor and switch your phone into a more traditional single-list settings view: Open up the system settings, tap the overflow icon (the three vertical dots) at the top-right of the screen, and select "Switch to list view."
The G3 is chock-full of preinstalled garbage you probably don't want and will never use -- but just because something comes on a phone when you buy it doesn't mean it has to stay there forever.
Go into your system settings and look for the option called "Apps" (it'll be under the "General" tab, if you're still using the tabbed view). Swipe over three times until you're looking at the field labeled "All," then scroll through the list.
As a general rule, you don't want to disable any system processes or services that run behind the scenes. If you aren't sure what something is, it's best to leave it alone.
But third-party nonsense that LG or your carrier has put on the phone is safe to slay -- apps like Amazon, Box, eBay, Lookout, Messaging+, or pretty much anything with your carrier's name in it.
When you come across any such app in the list, tap it and then look for a button that says either "Uninstall" or "Disable" and pound the hell out of that thing. In some cases, you might encounter a button called "Uninstall updates" that you'll have to hit first before the "Disable" option will appear.
With these seven tweaks behind you, your G3's software should be cleaner, easier on the eyes, and more pleasant to use. They're all relatively little things, but added together, they make a big difference in improving the user experience.


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La modella è stata la rappresentante ufficiale del Venezuela a Miss International 1960, concorso tenuto a Long Beach, California, il 12 agosto 1960, dove si è classificata fra le quindici ultime finaliste del concorso.

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Collegamenti esterni
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Cummings Tees Off On Executive Pay
October 6, 2008 / 12:15 PM / The Politico
Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) expressed outrage Monday at the allegation that Lehman Brothers was trying to give bonuses to executives, even as the struggling bank was preparing to ask the federal government for a bailout.
"The people on my block in Baltimore, if they perform poorly, they get fired," Cummings said. "They certainly don't get a bonus."
Cummings spoke at a hearing on the bank's collapse in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Former Lehman Brothers CEO Richard Fuld is expected to testify later in the day, where he will likely get a hostile reception from Cummings and other Democrats.
"I wonder how he sleeps at night," Cummings said of Fuld.
First published on October 6, 2008 / 12:15 PM


3Ci is proud to be an active member in some of the industry's leading associations.
AITP Atlanta is the leading worldwide society of information technology business professionals and the community of knowledge for the current and next generation of leaders.
The Greater Women's Business Council (GWBC) is a non-profit organization for certified women's business enterprises in Georgia, North and South Carolina interested in promoting, developing and maintaining business relationships with major corporations, governmental agencies and other women business enterprises.
High Tech Ministries is a non-profit organization that empowers workplace ministers to lead people in the Atlanta high technology community to a growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
Atlanta SPIN Provides a forum for the open exchange of ideas and experiences related to software and systems process improvements. In addition, provide free and low cost training opportunities to technology professionals allowing our local professionals to be competitive in a global marketplace.
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is the healthcare industry's membership organization exclusively focused on providing global leadership for the optimal use of healthcare information technology for the betterment of healthcare.
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the world's largest professional association devoted to human resource management. SHRM represents more than 225,000 individual members in over 125 countries, and has a network of more than 575 affiliated chapters in the United States.
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Cnemaspis gracilis est une espèce de geckos de la famille des Gekkonidae.

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Cette espèce est  endémique du Kerala en Inde. Elle se rencontre dans les Palghat Hills.

Description
Cnemaspis gracilis mesure, queue non comprise, jusqu'à .

Publication originale
 Beddome, 1870 : Descriptions of some new lizards from the Madras Presidency. The Madras monthly journal of medical science, , .

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Notes et références

Saurien (nom scientifique)
Gekkonidae
Faune endémique du Kerala


The Angel Fan is the latest addition to the Elite range. Operated by remote control, this stylish ceiling fan would be a graceful addition to any home. Added to this, its 56″ span means that air movement even at low speeds, is impressive. Unique twisted blade technology and a 120w light mean that this ceiling fan is practical aswell as beautiful.


This week we are focusing our attention on the largest military air show in the USA – the MCAS Miramar Air Show – celebrating 100 years of the Marine Corps Reserve. Much of the information you'll be reading here is from the official event program.
MCAS Miramar is the 23,000-acre home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and more than 10,000 Marines. It is vital to the Marine Corps' mission to train, equip and deploy our forces to respond to a variety of crises around the world.
The proud history of the Marines dates back to 1775. The Marine Corps Reserve was established in 1916, during World War I. Since then, Reserve Marines have served alongside their active duty counterparts in times of war and national emergencies.
MCAS Miramar is a leader in responsible management of our precious natural resources. Half of MCAS Miramar's energy is provided by renewable resources, including methane gas from the Miramar landfill and solar. Reclaimed water is used throughout the base.
This year's air show, which culminated with a 70th anniversary performance by the legendary U.S. Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team, also featured breathtaking, stylish formation flying maneuvers by the Breitling Jet Team – the world's largest professional civilian flight team performing in jets; an intense Marine Air-Ground simulated battle demonstration, complete with massive, fiery explosions; gravity defying maneuvers by the "Oracle Challenger" aerobatic biplane, piloted by Sean Tucker – a "Living Legend of Flight" with over 1,200 performances at more than 475 air shows; the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, the AV-8B Harrier, the MV-22B Osprey and the F-16 Fighting Falcon; the U.S. Navy Leap Frogs and the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute teams; the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band; the Shockwave Jet Truck; opportunities to speak with and thank Marines, Sailors, Soldiers, Airmen and Coast Guardsmen while exploring the numerous static displays that included past and present aircraft, and ground combat equipment; vendor exhibits and more.
Easily recognized because of its two large, tilt-rotor engines, is the MV-22 Osprey. Its capability for vertical takeoff and landing like a conventional helicopter, combined with its ability to fly twice as fast, carry three times the weight and fly more than twice as high as the CH-46, provides commanders with unprecedented agility and operational reach. It will eventually replace the current Marine Corps assault helicopters in the medium lift category (CH-46E), contributing to the dominant maneuver of the Marine landing force, as well as supporting focused logistics following commencement of an amphibious operation.
Likewise, the AV-8B Harrier can takeoff and land vertically from helicopter pads, roads and ships, allowing it to be based in areas that other jets cannot access. This maneuverability is made possible by four moveable exhaust nozzles, which can be directed for conventional flight, short takeoffs and landings, or vertical maneuvers. The Harrier, which is used by the Marine Corps for light attack and close air support, can attain speeds of Mach 1.
The new F-35B Lightning II is the Marine Corps' Joint Strike Fighter, delivering supersonic speed, radar-evading stealth, fighter agility, short takeoff/vertical landing capability and the most comprehensive integrated sensor package of any fighter in history. The 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, based at MCAS Miramar, is proud to have the first operational F-35 squadron: Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA-121).
Especially exciting at the Miramar Air Show was the massive Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration (MAGTF). A MAGTF is an extremely flexible, ideal rapid response team, able to quickly arrive anywhere in the world and accomplish missions that include crisis response, security assistance, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. In the demonstration, F/A-18 Hornets and AV-8B Harriers screamed through the air, leaving explosive pillars of flame on the ground beneath them in their wake – simulating strafing and bombing runs to soften up their targets. Helicopter-borne Marines then rappelled from the sky, and infantry platoons moved in on their objectives by foot and in armored vehicles.
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a compact, multi-role fighter aircraft that has seen extensive use in hundreds of thousands of missions since its first delivery in 1979. Its exceptional maneuverability, combined with its range of more than 500 miles, enables it to deliver its weapons with accuracy, defend itself against enemy aircraft and return to its starting point.
In the Air Force "Heritage Flight" an F-16 Viper and a P-51 Mustang slowly circled MCAS Miramar in formation.


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More water found beneath Mars South Pole
Researchers have found evidence of a patchwork of salty lakes below the surface of Mars.
Research, Astrophysics
It is the first 'alien' water found there since 2018 when a lake was discovered beneath the Martian south polar ice cap.
The University of Southern Queensland joined an international team for the new study, examining radar data from MARSIS, a scientific instrument on board the European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft.
Their findings, published today (September 29) in the journal Nature Astronomy, point to the existence of multiple ponds of hypersaline water.
Co-lead author Sebastian Lauro from Roma Tre University said the team borrowed a methodology commonly used in radar sounder investigations of subglacial lakes in Antarctica, Canada and Greenland, adapting the method to analyse old and new MARSIS data.
"The interpretation that best reconciles all the available evidence is that the high intensity reflections (from Mars) are coming from extended pools of liquid water," he said.
Roma Tre University, along with the Italian Space Agency and Italy's National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), were involved in the initial 2018 study which detected an area of strong reflectivity approximately 1.5 km beneath the South Polar Layered Deposits, a thick polar cap formed by layers of ice and dust.
The announcement was followed by efforts to confirm the initial finding and to further understand the conditions that would allow liquid water to persist under the Martian south polar ice cap.
"Not only did we confirm the position, extent and strength of the reflector from our 2018 study", co-lead author Elena Pettinelli (Roma Tre University) said, "but we found three new bright areas."
"The main lake is surrounded by smaller bodies of liquid water, but because of the technical characteristics of the radar, and of its distance from the Martian surface, we cannot conclusively determine whether they are interconnected."
This new breakthrough has been made by a multidisciplinary 13-member team comprising physicists, geologists and engineers from the University of Southern Queensland, University Roma Tre, Jacobs University (Germany), INAF, and Italy's Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Research Council).
Co-author Graziella Caprarelli, adjunct Research Fellow with the University of Southern Queensland's Centre for Astrophysics, said laboratory experiments that studied the stability of hypersaline aqueous solutions (brines) helped explain the presence of liquid water.
"These experiments have demonstrated that brines can persist for geologically significant periods of time even at the temperatures typical of the Martian polar regions (considerably below the freezing temperature of pure water)," she said.
"Therefore we think that any process of formation and persistence of sub-ice water beneath the ice polar caps requires the liquid to have high salinity."
Enrico Flamini, President of the International Research School of Planetary Sciences at the University of Chieti-Pescara (Italy), formerly Science Mission Programs Manager with the Italian Space Agency, said: "To state that these new results make me happy is not enough."
"The biggest unanswered question from our earlier paper was: is this the only evidence of sub-ice liquid water? At the time we did not have enough evidence to address this question, but this new research demonstrates that the 2018 discovery was only the first piece of evidence of a widespread system of liquid water bodies in the Martian subsurface," he said.
"It is exactly what I would have hoped: a great result, indeed!"
Principal Investigator of the MARSIS experiment, Roberto Orosei, said: "While the existence of a single subglacial lake could be attributed to exceptional conditions such as the presence of a volcano under the ice sheet, the discovery of an entire system of lakes implies that their formation process is relatively simple and common, and that these lakes have probably existed for much of Mars' history."
"For this reason, they could still retain traces of any life forms that could have evolved when Mars had a dense atmosphere, a milder climate and the presence of liquid water on the surface, similar to the early Earth."
For Angelo Olivieri, Italian Space Agency coordinator for the MARSIS radar sounder, this latest discovery justifies efforts, over the past several years, in this strategic sector of research on Mars, and further demonstrates how Italy has what it takes to consolidate its leadership in the development and data analysis of this type of radar.
With the study published in Nature Astronomy the team confirms that thick ice sheets, far from being uniformly structured wastelands, should be viewed as stratigraphically and physically complex geological formations, deserving to be fully explored in detail.
At the conclusion of their report the team suggested that, because brines had been shown to have potential to sustain microbial life in extreme conditions, renewed efforts should be made to explore the polar regions of Mars, with the specific purpose of finding reservoirs of subglacial water, and of determining their composition and astrobiological potential.
Read the original article here.
*Banner image (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech).
Artist's impression of Mars Express (Credit: ESA/ATG medialab; Mars - ESA/DLR/FU Berlin).


This adobe learning video can show you how to Export Movie files.
An animated GIF contains a number of images or frames in a single file. Most of these animations are viewed on websites, side/top bar advertisements, or sent in chat windows and emails. If you are making a Transparent Animated GIF, simply check the Transparency box in the Presets area.
You can compare the original image and new GIF image side by side when changing the settings. For a website, images and videos can slow down the websites speed and function. A GIF animation can help in reducing file sizes and increase overall speed performance.
Exporting a Movie File in Adobe Animate is easy! Simply go to Export, then Movie, and change the settings on the size of the movie and name the file. These files are great to upload to a website, emailed, YouTube, or most Social Media sites.
An animated sequence is created based on each keyframe in the timeline. Each keyframe becomes it's own file image and saved by number order.
Sequences are mostly used for games and synced to the game controls. For example, a sequence can be of a character jumping… when the jump button is pressed, the jump animation is triggered to play.
Animated sequences can also be helpful for when you are saving multiple images, like for printing. Each image will be saved the same in resolution and size.
If you are considering becoming an Animator, it's a great practice to make up random 5-10 second long animations. When I was in school, the teachers asked the students to constantly create short stories. Some students found it difficult to keep their stories short and simple, receiving failing grades in some cases because they got too lost in their stories.
Starting the story as close to the end as you can.
Including at last one character the viewer can strongly identify with – either negatively or positively.
Reveal character motivation or traits essential to the story.
Ensuring that each character included needs something to do – even if the action was simply deliver a newspaper.
Metaphors are a great tool – but keep the related to everyday life – or you will lose your audience. In animation, you can be very creative in how you express your point of view in the story. You can be very literal or "trippy" depending on who your audience is.
Know your basic audience and avoid alienating them. Appealing to what people can relate to is an important foundation if you want people to watch your videos.
Keep a notebook at all times! A quick note now can be a great story tomorrow.
Have fun with it! If you are not having fun, take a nap. Ideas have to marinate and evolve within you, so relax, have fun and let them flow.


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Episode 86 World-Class Logistics: Gartner Supply Chain Top 25
There's an old cliche about change that says, "To make an omelette, you have to break some eggs." Apparently, that works for supply chains, too, at least in the case of the global hamburger giant McDonald's. Stan Aronow is a research vice president at Gartner:
"They recently announced that they're moving to cage-free eggs in the next several years, which if you go shopping and pick up cage-free eggs, you might think, 'Okay, well that's no big deal.' But consider the fact that McDonald's sells two billion eggs a year in the U.S. alone, and last year globally there were only 13 million cage-free eggs sold in total. So they're looking to make this really massive supply chain transformation that they're pulling off based on customers' desire for better, cleaner food, but they're bringing along the rest of the industry. But it's actually impacting everyone else who plays in that space."
McDonald's claimed second place in the 2017 Gartner Supply Chain Top 25. Who claimed the top spot? What sets the world's best supply chains apart? And what can you do to join their ranks? In this Gartner ThinkCast discussion, we put those questions and more to Gartner's Stan Aronow, lead author of the 2017 Gartner Supply Chain Top 25.
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Stan Aronow is a Vice President in Gartner's Supply Chain Research group managing the Supply Chain Top 25 global ranking research portfolio. Mr. Aronow has also published research in the areas of high-tech industrial value chain management, supply chain cost to serve, risk management and complexity management. Previous to joining Gartner, Mr. Aronow worked in a wide variety of finance, IT and strategy roles in partnership with Intel's Global Supply Management and Customer Fulfillment, Planning and Logistics Group (CPLG). In his last role prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Aronow was a key player on the teams that defined and delivered segmented supply chain capabilities to Intel's different businesses and enabled new cost-service analysis solutions.
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Yes, your supply chain can save the world – and no, that's not hyperbole. We find out how Intel (01:53) is using its supply chain to lead the fight against modern slavery. Then, Gartner's Dana Stiffler (40:06) tracks the progress of women in supply chain management. It's a program about supply chain that everybody needs to hear.
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Irving D. Bell
After more than a 36-year career with the DuPont Company, Irving knew he was not ready for full-time retirement. He wanted to remain active and productive, yet from a broader, philanthropic perspective. "I looked at the core aspects of life that were important to me: education, youth, sense of community, family and helping others to gain access to opportunities," Bell said.
Professionally, a review of his successful career shows a pattern of dedication to excellence and continuous learning. During his DuPont career covering the industry coatings sector, Bell has completed assignments in Manufacturing, Sales and Product Management. Bell is listed as co-inventor on two DuPont patents for a process for producing a target coating having two or more coating layers over a substrate, and a primer coating composition comprising a topcoat component and one or more flatteners.
Recognizing the importance of higher education and community involvement, Irving has servedon the Board of the Liberian Awards (Wilmington, DE) since 2013, The Liberian Awards, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, addresses academic awareness and mentorship. The organization recognizes and pairs Liberian professionals who have excelled in the Diaspora as mentors with students identified for their high potential and academic excellence.
Irving also volunteers with the Wilmington, Delaware YMCA "Black Achievers" program which provides college-readiness guidance to junior high and high school students. He also contributes to varied community service organizations that demonstrate a commitment to help high-school and college students to succeed and reach their full potential.
Irvingis an elected officer of The Monday Club, the oldest Black Men's Social Club in the State of Delaware. Founded in 1876, the organized social club, focused on the needs of the black community, is believed to be one of the oldest in the United States. Through the organization, members support each other and work to serve as community leaders and role models. The Monday Club offers scholarship and book awards to students entering college, and supports a wide varied community service programs.
Further, Irving is a life member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. The fraternity recently introduced its latest benchmark initiative, "I-SHIELD," designed to address and help end all forms of abuse. I-SHIELD stands for "IOTAS Saving, Healing, Improving, Empowering Lives Daily." The program's five targets include Human Trafficking, Sexual Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Elder Abuse and Child Abuse/Bullying.
Mr. Bell received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University, Boston, MA. A resident of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Irving is married, has one sonand is now the proud "G-Pop" to two grandchildren.
Naweh E Diggs
Naweh E Diggs holds a Masters of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Anthropology from Towson University. This recent Ivy League graduate was one of the first recipients of the Liberian Awards Scholarship and brings to 2013 Liberian Awards planning an intimate understanding of the organization as she directs the scholarship application process, coordinates entertainment, and manages event logistics. Compassionate and caring, Naweh has assisted in multiple global humanitarian efforts including fundraising for Haitian earthquake survivors, for a Cameroonian school, for Liberian youths, and for "The Lazarus Effect" to fight AIDS in Africa. Naweh has experience in strategic planning, event planning, youth outreach and mentoring, and budget management. In addition to her love for nonprofit administration, Naweh enjoys the performing arts. She is a previous recipient of the Duke Ellington and the Golden Voice Awards.
Kletos Fotibu
Kletos Fotibu is a Consultant at Duke Energy, where he manages 25,000 servers impacting several states. In his previous positions, Kletos has served Fortune 500 companies as a Network and Technical Engineer in his roles at Nortel Networks and Bladelogic. He is an Information Technology Specialist who has not only singlehandedly taught himself for multiple reputable certification examinations, but has also tested and become certified in MCITP, CCNA, MCP, CNA, CCP, Linux, and PictureTel CVE. Humbly, his proudest accomplishment is being a father. Kletos enjoys Bible studies, photography, reading, and running.
Dr. Anthony Barclay
Dr. Anthony Barclay, Senior Advisor at World Bank, has contributed to the promotion of strategic engagements of African countries with the World Bank Africa Group in the areas of economic growth and poverty reduction. Having decades of experience with reputable international agencies, Dr. Barclay has served the continent of Africa through his work on several development-oriented issues. Formerly a United Nations Development Program (UNDP/Liberia) Consultant and Staff (Economic Specialist), a Program Officer at the African Capacity Building Foundation headquartered in Zimbabwe and a Poverty Alleviation Advisor at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Dr. Barclay's past work has extended beyond West Africa into Ethiopia, Namibia, Lesotho, and Kenya. He holds a doctorate in Urban and Regional Planning from University of Wisconsin. Dr. Barclay is also a 2011 Liberian Awards honoree.
Carolyn Harraway-Smith, MD, FACOG, DABFM
Dr. Harraway-Smith is currently a partner at the Center for Women's Healthcare in
Greensboro, NC. She is dually board certified in Family Medicine residency and Obstetrics and Gynecology. After completing a FP residency and practicing for one year, Dr. Harraway-Smith went on to complete an obstetrics and gynecology residency and maintains her board certification in both specialties. She was OB/GYN faculty and fellowship director for the Family Medicine Obstetrics fellowship at the University of Tennessee in Memphis for seven years and is currently faculty to interns, residents, medical, Physician assistant and midwife students at Cone Women's hospital in Greensboro. Dr.Harraway-Smith initially completed a Family Medicine residency at The Medical College of Virginia in Richmond followed by an Obstetrics and Gynecology residency at The Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD. She has been active in hospital leadership and has served as the chairperson for the department of OB/GYN at St. Francis hospital in Memphis, TN and was on the board of that same hospital prior to relocating to Greensboro. She specializes in minimally invasive GYN inpatient and outpatient surgery. As one of the first in her family to graduate from college and go on to obtain a graduate degree Dr. Harraway-Smith is a major advocate for students at all levels. She has served as mentor to countless numbers of students of various stages of their career.
Samantha Divine Jallah
Shaped by the atrocities of a brutal civil war, Samantha overcame many obstacles in escaping to America and beginning a determined journey to make something of her life. She completed high school with honors and matriculated into college at age fifteen. In less than four years, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree with honors while also holding down many diverse jobs and serving numerous organizations. The founder of Liberian Awards, Inc., a nonprofit organization that mentors college students and recognizes immigrants excelling in the Diaspora, Samantha has over a decade of work experience in business. Her real life experience in overcoming obstacles has led her to become an overcomer in all areas of her life. For her, obstacles and challenges are nothing to be feared, rather they are to be embraced, studied, and attacked with all the wisdom, skill, and passion she has developed during a lifetime of overcoming.
Samantha has managed over forty direct reports and multimillion dollar budgets, assisted in capacity building, established employee development plans, and received recognition for her community development efforts. Samantha is passionate about education, mentoring, and community development. She has served communities in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Maryland through organizations including YMCA, YWCA, Federal Home Loan Bank, Rotary International, Delaware's Bankers Association, Montgomery County Youth Ross Program, and Lincoln University. Samantha holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Pennsylvania State University's Dickinson School of Law and is married with two children.


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smart.: Do you think Brit kicked Kevin to the curb?
Do you think Brit kicked Kevin to the curb?
I hope she did, but we've been excited before and it came to naught.
Some one needs to tell her that babies should not eat paper, paper with ink on it.
No, she is trying to work it out with K-fed according to some blog.
I'm sure he's not the only kid who has put paper in his mouth. Hopefully, Kevin is gone. He's a dirtbag!
No, he's not the first or the last kid to put paper in their mouths, but hopefully when someone noticed it with the other tots they gently removed it from the childs mouth-hand and replaced it with something that couldn't be torn off and swallowed, and didn't have toxic dyes that may or may not cause harm.
Stop making excuses for Britney because those who do will be the very ones crying the hardest, and screaming the loudest should God forbid something happens to SPF.


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Why the Porsche 911 has enthralled petrolheads for over 55 years
Here's the secret to this German sportster's enduring appeal
Thomas Falkiner Motoring writer
A Porsche 911.
What makes a car sexy? It is a question that traffics a fair amount of debate - not to mention argument. It's also one with no correct answer.
Unsurprising, really, as looks are totally subjective. Case in point: the greater motoring fraternity frequently cites the classic Jaguar E-Type as the world's most pornographic automobile, yet I find it unappealing and overrated. Crush one now and I wouldn't flinch. I've expressed this sentiment to people many times and many times I've been shot down. Especially when I counter with the car that sends my internal temperature gauge rising, the Porsche 911.
The 911 may not ooze the obvious sex appeal of something like a Ferrari 250 GTO, nor match the blatant operatic drama of a Lamborghini Miura, but there's a lovely purity and honesty to its shape that just does it for me.
It's a textbook example of form following function. Run your eyes over its metalwork and you will find it pleasingly free from unnecessary cosmetic tinsel or indulgent design details: it either serves a purpose or it simply isn't there.
The 911 is also one of the few cars left on the planet that has remained ostensibly the same since it was first revealed to the world back in 1963: a rear-engined oddity that managed to get better and sharper and more competitive with each subsequent generation.
Many people - Jeremy Clarkson for one - despise this evolutionary approach and palm it off as lazy and uninspired. Yet in my eyes it makes perfect sense, a bit like choosing to make chicken stir-fry every night for the rest of your life: it may be repetitive but, goddam it, by the time you hit 40 not even Gordon Ramsay will be able to out cook you.
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Seriously though, silly cooking analogy aside, there's something about a company sticking with and finessing a single product for close on 60 years that I find deeply enduring - especially in this throwaway modern society of ours where consumer goods chop and change more frequently than Uncle Cyril's lockdown restrictions.
Like the classic Zippo lighter or Fender Stratocaster, it's comforting to know that the 911 still carries on trucking. Different, yes, but still instantly recognisable for what it is and what it can represent to people - which is a nice little segue into the next part of this conversation.
You see, a unique aspect of this long-lived Porsche that I like so much is the fact that you can truly make it your own. Unlike most high-end sports cars, the 911 is happy to accommodate the aesthetic preferences of most personalities. This is especially true of the earlier air-cooled models that share a healthy basket of interchangeable parts that allow for extensive customisation.
Unlike most high-end sports cars, the 911 is happy to accommodate the aesthetic preferences of most personalities
Whether restored to factory specification, souped-up in the spirit of an old-school Californian hot rod or left to wear a ratty patina pitted with rock chips and scabs of surface rust, there are very few looks that this German sportster cannot successfully pull off. Ditto the nut behind the wheel.
While it takes a certain breed of character to convincingly command a Maserati, Ferrari or Lamborghini, the classic 911 can be steered by pretty much anybody. Male or female. Black or white. Long locks or short hipster fade. Bespoke threads or raggedy old Levi's. Basically this is a car where right of admission is never reserved and anything goes.
And that's the cool thing about this Porsche. Despite carrying a pedigreed reputation as a deadly race-day weapon (it has won and continues to win everything from sprints and rallies to hill climbs and 24-hour endurance marathons) the 911 still manages to be this unlikely blank canvas of automotive expression that rewards those with imagination and daring.
Seemingly at odds with its strait-laced Teutonic origins, it can be whatever you want it to be. And that's what makes it sexy to me.
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Silver-screen stars and sexy cars go together. Some movies wouldn't have been the same without these babies:
Goldfinger and Thunderball (1964)
James Bond and the DB5 are the perfect match: understated, stylish and powerful. Plus they always have a trick up their sleeves.
Modena GT Spyder California
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1985)
Remember the scene? Well, 30 years ago, a classic Ferrari was too rare and expensive to destroy in a movie.
Thelma & Louise (1966)
Like the classic outlaws they became, these two ladies rode in style right until the very end.
Chevrolet 2500 Silverado Fleetside
Kill Bill: Vol 1 (1997)
This canary-yellow truck is The Bride's mode of transportation as she sets out on her journey. It was also Lady Gaga and Beyoncé's getaway car in Gaga's video for Telephone.
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