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package org.apereo.cas.util.cipher;

import org.apereo.cas.util.function.FunctionUtils;
import org.apereo.cas.util.io.FileWatcherService;

import lombok.Setter;
import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
import lombok.val;
import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
import org.jooq.lambda.Unchecked;
import org.jose4j.jwe.ContentEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifiers;
import org.jose4j.jwe.KeyManagementAlgorithmIdentifiers;
import org.jose4j.jwk.HttpsJwks;
import org.jose4j.jwk.JsonWebKey;
import org.jose4j.jwk.JsonWebKeySet;
import org.jose4j.jwk.RsaJsonWebKey;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.Serializable;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.function.Predicate;

/**
 * This is {@link JsonWebKeySetStringCipherExecutor}.
 *
 * @author Misagh Moayyed
 * @since 5.3.0
 */
@Slf4j
@Setter
public class JsonWebKeySetStringCipherExecutor extends BaseStringCipherExecutor implements AutoCloseable, DisposableBean {
    private final FileWatcherService keystorePatchWatcherService;

    private final Optional<String> keyIdToUse;

    private final Optional<HttpsJwks> httpsJkws;

    private JsonWebKeySet webKeySet;

    public JsonWebKeySetStringCipherExecutor(final File jwksKeystore) {
        this(jwksKeystore, Optional.empty());
    }

    public JsonWebKeySetStringCipherExecutor(final File jwksKeystore, final String httpsJwksEndpointUrl) {
        this(jwksKeystore, Optional.empty(), httpsJwksEndpointUrl);
    }

    public JsonWebKeySetStringCipherExecutor(final File jwksKeystore, final Optional<String> keyId) {
        this(jwksKeystore, keyId, null);
    }

    public JsonWebKeySetStringCipherExecutor(final File jwksKeystore, final Optional<String> keyId,
                                             final String httpsJwksEndpointUrl) {

        val json = FunctionUtils.doUnchecked(() -> FileUtils.readFileToString(jwksKeystore, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
        keystorePatchWatcherService = new FileWatcherService(jwksKeystore, Unchecked.consumer(file -> {
            val reloadedJson = FileUtils.readFileToString(jwksKeystore, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
            this.webKeySet = new JsonWebKeySet(reloadedJson);
        }));

        this.webKeySet = FunctionUtils.doUnchecked(() -> new JsonWebKeySet(json));
        this.keyIdToUse = keyId;
        this.httpsJkws = StringUtils.isNotBlank(httpsJwksEndpointUrl)
            ? Optional.of(new HttpsJwks(httpsJwksEndpointUrl)) : Optional.empty();

        this.keystorePatchWatcherService.start(getClass().getSimpleName());
        LOGGER.debug("Started JWKS watcher thread");

    }

    private static Optional<RsaJsonWebKey> findRsaJsonWebKey(final List<JsonWebKey> keys, final Predicate<JsonWebKey> filter) {
        return keys
            .stream()
            .filter(key -> key instanceof RsaJsonWebKey && filter.test(key))
            .map(RsaJsonWebKey.class::cast)
            .findFirst();
    }

    @Override
    public void close() {
        if (this.keystorePatchWatcherService != null) {
            this.keystorePatchWatcherService.close();
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void destroy() {
        close();
    }

    @Override
    public String encode(final Serializable value, final Object[] parameters) {
        configureSigningParametersForEncoding();
        configureEncryptionParametersForEncoding();
        return super.encode(value, parameters);
    }

    @Override
    public String decode(final Serializable value, final Object[] parameters) {
        configureSigningParametersForDecoding();
        configureEncryptionParametersForDecoding();
        return super.decode(value, parameters);
    }

    private void configureSigningParametersForDecoding() {
        val result = findRsaJsonWebKeyByProvidedKeyId(webKeySet.getJsonWebKeys());
        if (result.isEmpty()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Could not locate RSA JSON web key from keystore");
        }
        val key = result.get();
        if (key.getPublicKey() == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Public key located from keystore for key id " + key.getKeyId() + " is undefined");
        }
        setSigningKey(key.getPublicKey());
    }

    private void configureEncryptionParametersForDecoding() {
        FunctionUtils.doUnchecked(param -> {
            if (httpsJkws.isEmpty()) {
                LOGGER.debug("No JWKS endpoint is defined. Configuration of encryption parameters and keys are skipped");
            } else {
                val keys = this.httpsJkws.get().getJsonWebKeys();
                val encKeyResult = findRsaJsonWebKey(keys, jsonWebKey -> true);

                if (encKeyResult.isEmpty()) {
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Could not locate RSA JSON web key from endpoint");
                }
                val encKey = encKeyResult.get();
                if (encKey.getPrivateKey() == null) {
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Private key located from endpoint for key id " + encKey.getKeyId() + " is undefined");
                }
                setEncryptionKey(encKey.getPrivateKey());
                setContentEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier(ContentEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifiers.AES_128_CBC_HMAC_SHA_256);
                setEncryptionAlgorithm(KeyManagementAlgorithmIdentifiers.RSA_OAEP_256);
            }
        });
    }

    private void configureEncryptionParametersForEncoding() {
        FunctionUtils.doUnchecked(param -> {
            if (httpsJkws.isEmpty()) {
                LOGGER.debug("No JWKS endpoint is defined. Configuration of encryption parameters and keys are skipped");
            } else {
                val keys = this.httpsJkws.get().getJsonWebKeys();
                val encKeyResult = findRsaJsonWebKey(keys, jsonWebKey -> true);

                if (encKeyResult.isEmpty()) {
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Could not locate RSA JSON web key from endpoint");
                }
                val encKey = encKeyResult.get();
                if (encKey.getPublicKey() == null) {
                    throw new IllegalArgumentException("Public key from endpoint for key id " + encKey.getKeyId() + " is undefined");
                }
                setEncryptionKey(encKey.getPublicKey());
                setContentEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifier(ContentEncryptionAlgorithmIdentifiers.AES_128_CBC_HMAC_SHA_256);
                setEncryptionAlgorithm(KeyManagementAlgorithmIdentifiers.RSA_OAEP_256);
            }
        });
    }

    private void configureSigningParametersForEncoding() {
        val result = findRsaJsonWebKeyByProvidedKeyId(webKeySet.getJsonWebKeys());
        if (result.isEmpty()) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Could not locate RSA JSON web key from keystore");
        }
        val key = result.get();
        if (key.getPrivateKey() == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Private key located from keystore for key id " + key.getKeyId() + " is undefined");
        }
        setSigningKey(key.getPrivateKey());
    }

    private Optional<RsaJsonWebKey> findRsaJsonWebKeyByProvidedKeyId(final List<JsonWebKey> keys) {
        val predicate = this.keyIdToUse
            .<Predicate<JsonWebKey>>map(s -> jsonWebKey -> jsonWebKey.getKeyId()
                .equalsIgnoreCase(s))
            .orElseGet(() -> jsonWebKey -> true);
        return findRsaJsonWebKey(keys, predicate);
    }
}

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Study: Asean CIOs more aligned to biz, CEO priorities
update Compared with global peers, CIOs in Southeast Asia share more business priorities with CEOs, new IBM study finds.
By Jamie Yap | July 27, 2011 -- 08:10 GMT (01:10 PDT) | Topic: Networking
update SINGAPORE--Compared with their global peers, CIOs in Southeast Asia are more closely aligned with the priorities of chief executives and the corporate strategy, according to new region-specific findings under IBM's 2011 Global CIO study.
Conducted between October 2010 and January 2011, the study consisted of face-to-face interviews with more than 3,000 CIOs worldwide--out of which 168 are from Southeast Asia--across organizations of all sizes in 71 countries and 18 industries. The global results of the report were released earlier in May.
Nearly seven in 10, or 68 percent, of all organizations interviewed ranked technology as "totally critical" to business success, but CIOs were also aware of the priorities that CEOs have, IBM said Wednesday. In that aspect, IT heads in the region scored higher than the global average in terms of how aligned their priorities are with the CEO's mandate in three areas: Gaining insight from data, developing employee skills, and strengthening customer relationships.
The priorities of Asean CIOs were most closely aligned with their CEOs in the area of business insights--the region's IT chiefs scored 89 percent, compared with 79 percent globally. In the area of workforce skill development priorities, the similarity between CIOs and CEOs in Southeast Asia clocked in at 79 percent, 13 percentage points higher than the 66 percent globally. When it comes to strengthening customer relationships, the alignment of business and tech leaders stood at 76 percent, while that of their global counterparts was 71 percent.
Giuseppe Bruni, strategy and transformation lead at IBM Global Business Services, Asean, who discussed the findings at a briefing here Wednesday, explained that since Asean was one of the emerging growth regions surveyed, it was likely that CIO respondents there experienced greater direct involvement and leniency in IT investment decisions with their chief executives. The CIO and CEO in Asean "simply see each other more often", he said.
In comparison, in the West, including Europe and North America which were affected by the earlier recession of 2008, IT decision-making has shifted back to the CFO, and CIOs are told to "check back with the CFO", he added.
He also noted where there was close alignment of priorities between the CEO and CIO among the survey respondents, the "mutual understanding" went both ways. Just as CEOs now realize that technology is fundamental to overall business success, CIOs have become more mature and business-savvy, he said.
The study found that business intelligence (BI) and analytics were unanimously the top priority for the next three to five years for CIOs worldwide, as indicated by 88 percent of Asean CIOs and 83 percent globally. Bruni attributed this to a convergence of emerging trends.
Data is increasing in volume and importance for companies today, and there is wider availability of tools and bigger appetite from enterprises to mine such "big data" to gain better insights, he said.
Stick to what is deliverable
Bruni emphasized that any successful CIO must clearly identify what they will focus on and prioritize, then communicate and define that focus to the rest of the business to ensure consensus. And they should do this before embarking on the company's IT roadmap, he said.
With a clearly-defined mandate or mission, CIOs are committing to what they can achieve, rather than over-committing to new projects and implementations and falling into the trap of not being able to deliver afterward, he pointed out.
"Stick to what you can deliver," he said. "You have to hold your course [but also] allow flexibility."
According to Bruni, there are four types of CIO mandates based on how any given company views the role of IT and how IT should support and enable the business. These are classified as "leverage", "expand", "transform" and "pioneer".
Under the "leverage" mandate, the CIO concentrates on basic IT infrastructure and optimizing IT fundamentals to maximum organizational process efficiency, he explained. With the "expand" mandate, he said the CIO prioritizes refining business processes, such as customer relationship management (CRM), and improving collaboration.
The "transform" mandate indicates that CIOs look outside their own organization to focus on bettering customer, supplier and partner relationships with technology, while CIOs with the "pioneer" mandate seek to use IT to radically change their company's products and services, or its own business models.
Some 48 percent of Asean CIOs reported adopting the "expand" mandate, according to the study. Mirroring the alignment of IT-CIO and business-CEO priorities, Bruni said these Asean IT heads were focusing on enterprise-wide IT optimization for the best possible integration and effectiveness.
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Does 3ds loader load texture coordinates?
Jpct is a great engine, thx for that.
jPCT does load texture coords but it won't care for the names you gave to your (sub-)objects. They are loaded and named in the order that they have in the file. jPCT will query the TextureManager for textures named like the ones that you've added, if that's your question!?
if i dont want to use textures but only materials?
Is exporting my house to .md2 a good idea?
The 3ds loader should import textures (which you are obviously not using) and material colors. It won't import anything else like transparency, shinyness etc.
Thx for the information...i was confused cause all polys on the screen was white 255,255,255... all walls every face was a white mess in jpct...so therefore i wondered if jpct didnt load materials.
IF your materials contain colors, jPCT should load them. Due to the nature of jPCT, it should create a unicolored texture for each of them. Have a look at the console output while loading the 3DS. Does it tell you that some textures have been added to the TextureManager? If it does, the colors are most likely loaded correctly.
No it says only that material have been added. Other 3D applications can load my 3ds file correctly with materials. I dont create a texmanager now....maybe i should?
Can you send me a 3DS file that shows this problem, please?! If it says that materials have been added, it should work. If it doesn't, something is wrong either with your code or with my loader, but i can't verify it without an example.
TextureManager is a singleton. It will be created automatically if needed. You don't have to care about it.
Is jpct supposed to only run in a window (=Frame)?
and to remove the additional light source that you are adding to mWorld.
What do you get then? Still everything white?
I'm also unable to notice any flickering in your applet. What is there is some tearing, because you can't synchronize the applet's drawing with the monitor's refresh, but that's ok.
This is very very strange. I tested the "ql.3ds" file and viewed it from every point (so i didnt see back of faces) . I did it with other files too and all i get is every polygon has the white color. ITs constantly white all over every face indepent if i see them from front or back or from side.
Im using JavaSDK 1.4 And eclipse.
Should i use Java 1.1 instead cause im using applets, what do u think?
Im almost giving up but thank u that u always are willing to answer..
Its materials are using diffuse color information only and it definitely loads and displays fine in your applet (i used it to test it).
I can only repeat myself: I can't really help you, if i don't have the model at hand that you are using.


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Your first impression is your last impression. A negative opinion could be built about you if the way you present yourself isn't good enough. And, you won't get another chance once you fail to make it. Hence, the poor presentation may lead you to failure and depression; especially when you're taking interview for a job. So, before you go for a job interview check what more you need to do for strengthening your overall personality. It may be improving your dress sense, body language, and some other personality traits that can affect your overall presentation. You may be ignored or rejected without having a word from a recruiter if your first impression doesn't satisfy them. So, when planning for a job interview find out about the dress code of the company. In this article, we will discuss about what kind of dressing sense you should adopt to in order to develop an impressive personality.
Your appearance speaks a lot about you. The recruiters or employers might build a negative opinion about you if he/she notices anything unprofessional in your presentation or personality. You won't get another chance to rebuild your image once you lose it. Hence, a partially soiled paint or an unironed shirt might cost you a lot. So, always wear clean and well-ironed clothes; especially when you go for a job interview. It would help you to build a positive and professional image that could land you in a job.
Generally, a candidate wearing a professional-looking dress or low heeled shoes leaves a good impression on an interviewer. In the industries like law and banking, wearing a suit is much safer than wearing other dresses. But, in some creative industries like advertising and publishing, the recruiters look for more informal and stylish look that reflects the individuality of the job seekers. Therefore, pick clothes to wear for a job interview while taking your industry or field into your consideration. Also, ascertain whether you're comfortable in the job interview clothes or not. It would build your confidence that could strengthen your overall personality in a job interview.
You can't reply efficiently to job interview question if you feel anything uncomfortable in your dress. Though it might help you to make your first appearance impressive but couldn't do anything good to your overall presentation in a job interview. Instead, it might create a problem with your performance. So, pay attention to your comfort while picking the dress to wear for job interviews. A slim fit suit would strengthen your confidence that could have a positive effect on your performance in a job interview.
Blue colour describes some behavioral qualities like trust, loyalty, wisdom, and peace. A blues color shirt might help you to portray these feeling in your interview which could create a favorable environment for your success in a job interview. On the another hand, red evokes emotion more than any other color does. It's a strong and an extreme color which may work against you. Unlike blue which calms down, red generates and provokes the emotions. So, when going to a job interview try to wear blue. It would make your interviewer to build a positive opinion about you that could pave your way to success in a job interview.
In the days especially when the different kind of dresses attracts us, picking a dress suitable for the job interviews is simply a confusing task. But, by examining different aspects related to the job interview dress code, you can easily choose a suitable dress to wear for a job interview. In this article, we have explained about some important aspects related to job interview dress. It would help you to select a right job interview dress that could help you to get success in job interviews.


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External Recognition
Research + Innovation
NC State and Under Armour Partnership Takes Innovation to the Next Level
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Under Armour and NC State have launched a new partnership that will support student development, commercialize research and advance textile and materials innovation across the apparel, footwear and accessories industry.
Under Armour has opened an innovation center on NC State's Centennial Campus, a space for Under Armour employees to work alongside university researchers. The partners have also signed a master research agreement to accelerate bringing new discoveries to market. Collaborative projects will uncover innovative solutions to support athletes on their journey to compete, while also improving the industry's environmental impact.
"At Under Armour, we are committed to creating performance solutions for athletes that they never knew they needed and can't imagine living without," said Lisa Collier, chief product officer at Under Armour. "This commitment requires a laser focus on innovation. We are proud to partner with NC State, a top research university, to help us create cutting-edge fabrics that not only perform for athletes, but are also in line with our value to Act Sustainably."
NC State is a strategic partner for Under Armour's innovation team because of the university's strong talent pipeline, highly regarded academic programs and unique location. North Carolina is the epicenter of textile manufacturing in the U.S. and NC State is home to the nation's leading institutions for nonwovens and textiles.
"The addition of Under Armour on campus will result in meaningful experiences for our faculty and students," said NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson. "Through shared expertise, we look forward to strengthening textiles innovation, improving sustainability and developing future leaders for the industry."
Rethinking the Future of Fibers
Under Armour expects to invest more than $1 million in research with NC State over the next year. R&D collaborations with the Nonwovens Institute (NWI) — the world's first academic program for the field of engineered fabrics — aims to commercialize breakthroughs.
"Transformative innovation is driven by partnerships between industry and academia," said Behnam Pourdeyhimi, executive director of NWI, and associate dean and William A. Klopman Distinguished Professor. "Our collaborations with Under Armour will rethink the future of fiber and materials to develop new solutions."
Under Armour's donated equipment inside the Nonwovens Institute on NC State's Centennial Campus.
In addition, working with researchers in the Wilson College of Textiles, Under Armour will conduct rigorous testing to ensure top fabric performance and endurance.
"The longstanding partnership with Under Armour powers innovative research and enables our students' personal and professional development," said Wilson College of Textiles Dean David Hinks. "Dozens of our graduates now enjoy impactful careers at Under Armour. Having Under Armour embedded in our Centennial Campus will help us further prepare students to become leaders in the textiles and apparel industry. This win-win partnership is an example of what makes Centennial Campus a very special place."
In a class project previously sponsored by Under Armour, students developed a material that repurposed down insulation waste which typically ends up in landfills. The students then created a jacket prototype using the more sustainable material.
Transforming Fabric Into Wearable Art
The partnership is also paving the way for unconventional projects in the College of Design. Last spring, Under Armour donated 12,000 yards of fabric, equivalent to the length of 119 football fields. The material was used for Art2Wear, NC State's annual student-run production that spotlights works of wearable art.
"The Under Armour Challenge gave our students an opportunity to work with professional-grade materials in very original ways," added Derek Ham, department head of Art + Design in the College of Design. "The high-quality fabric allowed the students to design pieces that required technical knowledge while enabling them to push the boundaries of their own creativity."
As part of the Under Armour Design Challenge, the students were invited to create looks for the show using the donated fabric. The designs were evaluated for creativity while keeping with Art2Wear's ethos of avante-garde wearable sculpture and the 2022 theme, 'Dissonance.'
Student designers finalize looks for Art2Wear using Under Armour fabric.
Beyond the design competition, the donated fabric is being used throughout campus in a variety of creative applications. For example, at the Gregg Museum of Art as part of a pre-industrial world textiles course, by University Theater for set design, and at the campus Crafts Center.
Next Generation of Apparel Innovators
University–industry partnerships help develop a strong talent pool for recruiting. Under Armour has hired many graduates over the years, with 30 alumni currently employed.
Kyle Blakely (Textile Management '07), senior vice president of innovation at Under Armour, said: "It's a privilege to partner with my alma mater and the incredible students, faculty, and staff at NC State to support the Under Armour innovation team. NC State's Think and Do culture resonates with our approach, making this a very natural partnership. We are dedicated to performance-led innovation, with athletes at the center of everything we do, and we could not ask for a better partner than NC State."
As Under Armour's liaison to the university, NC State's Office of Partnerships matches the company with talent and research. Looking ahead, both organizations underscore the potential to develop new solutions and prepare students for the future.
This post was originally published in NC State News.
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Here's The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus In Its Full Leaked Glory
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Author: Ramish Zafar
Its been a while since we've been treated to a Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus leak lately. Samsung's flagship variant is due to be launched by the Korean manufacturer in less than a week now, and we know quite a lot about the device already, courtesy of the various leaks that have occurred on the subject. You can add another prototype image to that list today, as that's just what we have in store for you.
Another Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus Prototype Leak Shows Device In Some Detail
Courtesy of Steve of NWE, we have manged to score yet another device prototype of the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus today. As you can take a look in the image above, and as it is expected, the device is entirely similar to the already existing Galaxy S6 Edge. That elegant metal build and sleek curves combined with its very own unique edged screen that Samsung debuted on the Galaxy S6 Edge this year returns with the S6 Edge Plus, and the device doesn't look half bad really.
With this latest image leak, we'd say things related to the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus are quite final in Samsung's world. The Korean electronics giant has had a bit of mixed fortunes when it comes to flagships this year, even though the Galaxy S6 Duo was a massively overhauled pair from previous devices. The original Galaxy S6 Edge saw a massive surge of popularity, which Samsung itself had underestimated as the device became short quite soon after its launch.
Now, Sammy's introduced price cuts on its flagship smartphones, which are intended to increase their demand and popularity in the market, which has suffered quite a lot. Lets see if Samsung's fortunes will change with the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus and the Galaxy Note 5, both of which are scheduled for launch this month. But we won't be too optimistic about the Galaxy S6 Edge Plus, unless Samsung introduces something new with the device. Stay tuned, we'll keep you updated and let us know what you think in the comments section below.
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It is our goal to provide the highest quality of healthcare to our patients. In order to do so, we have established some guidelines. Many of these guidelines are in response to state and federal laws and regulations, but all of our guidelines seek to protect the safety of our patients, staff and visitors. Please review these guidelines before you visit.
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We have four computers and two of them are nine years old. We found that out by running a utility program that found old files going back to 2002.
Now oddly enough, those old computers happen to be the ones we use most often. We have two new ones, lots of computing power and memory and all that stuff. But the old computers have the programs we turn to on a regular basis and are tuned to use those programs in the best ways. And after adding memory to our old desktops, they're just as fast as the new.
There is tremendous advertising pressure to have the latest equipment and to make us feel that if we don't, we must be creatures from the Stone Age. We have a friend who buys a new computer when her older one gets clogged up and starts to run slowly. She figures it's just too old, and that's the problem. We think this kind of attitude is very common and probably accounts for a goodly percentage of the sales of new computers. The new one she gets will run fine for a couple years, until it gets clogged up and grinds down.
In fact, there is usually nothing wrong with most old computers. The repeated warnings from ad banners about our hard drives crashing because they're so old, and the software we can buy to tell us when that dire moment is nigh, turn out to be fear-mongering. We have never had a hard drive crash and this goes back over a period of more than 30 years. We know a few people have had drive crashes; we're just saying that in more 30 years, we never have.
We found out how old our machines were, by the way, from running "Emergency Undelete," a $20 program we're testing from Diskeeper.com. Joy typed in "*dee" and retrieved all the letters she'd written to her Aunt Dee and deleted over the last nine years.
1. Make sure you have a good anti-virus and anti-spyware program installed. We like Bullguard, from bullguard.com, but you can get a good free anti-virus program at Avast.com and a good free anti-spyware program at Malwarebytes.org. The big difference between the free and paid versions is that the paid versions protect you before you get infected, rather than clean things up after the fact. Note: You can have more than one anti-spyware program if you wish, but don't have more than one anti-virus program, or conflicts may occur.
2. Uninstall any programs you aren't using. If you have trouble uninstalling them, use the free Revo Uninstaller.
3. If you've added RAM and things still seem slow, you may need a Tune-Up program such as the one from Tune-Up.com.
4. If after all that, and things are slow because you do a lot of video or photo editing or play some very graphics-intensive games, get the fastest CPU you can get for your machine in an upgrade and add lots more RAM.


Flybe said on Tuesday that its pre-tax loss narrowed in the year to the end of March 2018 as revenue and passenger numbers rose.
The airline's pre-tax loss came in at £9.4m from £48.5m the year before - a figure that was restated from £19.9m for an onerous lease provision and impairment of related assets totalling £28.6m.
Flybe said the focus on high-demand routes and reduction in less popular flights resulted in a load factor increase to 75.6% from 69.6% and a 10.1% increase in revenue per seat to £53.79 from £48.84. Passenger numbers, meanwhile, were up 7.7% to 9.5m, while passenger revenue increased 9.1% to £675.8m.
Chief executive officer Christine Ourmieres-Widener said: "Flybe has made significant progress during my first full year as CEO. With our fleet size under control, we are already delivering improvements to passenger yield, load factors and revenue. Our Sustainable Business Improvement Plan, launched last year, is enhancing the business in a number of key areas including, network decision-making, revenue management and commercial performance. Profitability has however been impacted by higher maintenance costs, IT investment and the poor weather in the final quarter.
"We now have a new senior management team in place, with greater aviation experience, and we are all focused on delivering the business plan through continued improvements to revenue, a renewed focus on cost reduction and therefore achieving profitability."
Fly said the European aviation market continues to be "challenging", with many airlines taking a hit from excess seat capacity in the short-haul market, a weaker pound, higher fuel prices and business and consumer uncertainty.
"Within this market, the board believes that Flybe offers a differentiated regional business model and has the right strategy to deliver a sustainable profitable future."
The company said that as at 14 June, forward sales for the first half have been "encouraging", with a 1.4% increase in passenger revenue versus the prior year, 54% of seats sold versus 49% a year ago and a 0.9% jump in revenue per seat.
At 1030 BST, the shares were down 6.3% to 37.40p.


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Религия в Зимбабве — совокупность религиозных верований, присущих народам этой страны. 85% населения Зимбабве исповедует христианство.

Христианство

В конце XIX века территория Зимбабве попала в зону интересов Британской империи, получила название Южная Родезия и стала заселятся белыми поселенцами. С 1923 года — самоуправляемая колония под властью британской короны. Христианская миссия в этот период в основном велась англиканами и различными протестантскими группами, однако католики также вели миссионерскую деятельность.
Согласно данным государственного исследования, большинство населения Зимбабве — христиане (85 %). В это число включены прихожане афро-христианских синкретических верований и сект (33 % населения). Крупнейшей христианской конфессией являются пятидесятники — 17 % населения. Остальные протестантские церкви объединяют 16 % жителей страны, католиков — 10 %. Прочие христианские группы (парахристианские, православные) насчитывают 8 % населения.
Крупнейшими церковными союзами в стране являются Зимбабвийские Ассамблеи Бога в Африке (1,6 млн.), Католическая церковь (1,2 млн), Адвентисты седьмого дня (482 тыс.), англикане (320 тыс.), Церкви Христа (225 тыс.), Методистская церковь Зимбабве (120 тыс.), Баптистская конвенция (110 тыс.), Армия Спасения (110 тыс.), Ассамблеи Бога (100 тыс.).

Католицизм

Первое появление католических миссионеров на территории современного Зимбабве датируется серединой XVI века, в 1561 году иезуит Гонсалу да Сильвейра крестил короля Мономотапы, под властью которого находились земли современного Зимбабве. В XVII веке здесь действовали миссии иезуитов и доминиканцев, в 1670 году был рукоположен первый местный священник, которым стал сын мономотапского царя. Однако до XIX века христианские миссионерские успехи носили единичный характер.
2 июля 1879 года Святой Престол учредил миссию sui iuris Замбези, выделив её из апостольского викариата Натала (сегодня — архиепархия Дурбана).
Католическая церковь Зимбабве является частью всемирной Католической церкви. Численность католиков в Зимбабве составляет около 1 миллиона 50 тысяч человек (8,3 % от общей численности населения) по данным Католической энциклопедии; 1 миллион 280 тысяч человек (8,8 %) по данным сайта Catholic Hierarchy.

Протестантизм

Протестантизм играет важную роль в Зимбабве, где более половины населения являются протестантами. Самые распространенные конфессии - это англиканство, методизм и адвентизм седьмого дня. Протестантизм был введен в Зимбабве во время колонизации британцами в 19 веке и был использован для культурной и религиозной ассимиляции местного населения. В ходе борьбы за независимость Зимбабве в 1960-х и 1970-х годах многие протестантские церкви играли важную роль в борьбе против колониального правления. Сегодня протестантизм остается одной из самых популярных религиозных традиций в Зимбабве, и протестантские церкви продолжают играть важную роль в общественной жизни страны.

Ислам

Ислам получил распространение на территории Зимбабве из Восточно-Африканского побережья вместе с арабскими купцами и работорговцами. По мнению археолога Дж. Т. Бента именно арабы являются строителями главного города средневекового государства  Мономотапа  Большой Зимбабве (около 1130 года). В период правления Оманской династии Аль Саид в султанате Занзибар арабские работорговцы достигали территории  Зимбабве из своих баз на побережье Танзании, Малави и Мозамбика. Из соседнего Малави мигрировали мусульмане из племени Яо. Незначительное количество коренного населения страны также приняли ислам. В 1992 году опасаясь роста мусульманского радикализма, правительство Зимбабве объявило о запрете публичных молитв для мусульман.

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Concerto Italiano
The Concerto Italiano ensemble was founded in 1984. Its history overlaps with that of the revival of early music in Italy. Monteverdi, Bach and Vivaldi were the main pins over which the group has been able to renew the language of early music. In 33 years of their artistic activitiy, Concerto Italiano have become one of the most acclaimed early music ensembles in the world.
Concerto Italiano have appeared on many festivals and events around the world: in Utrecht, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Leuven, London, Edinburgh, Aldeburgh, Glasgow, Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Amsterdam, Brussels, Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, Sevilla, San Sebastián, Salamanca, Santander, Oslo, Bergen, Vantaa, Turku, Paris, Beaune, Lyon, Montpellier, Metz, Ambronay, Saintes, Cologne, Stuttgart, Darmstadt, Rome, Milan, Ravenna, Ferrara, Turin, Spoleto, Palermo, Perugia, Bologna, Naples, Istanbul, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Warsaw, Krakow, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Washington and Tokyo.
Concerto Italiano has been recently involved in the complete Monteverdi opera cycle at La Scala (Milan) and Opéra Garnier (Paris) with the stage director Bob Wilson.
In 2016, Concerto Italiano made their debut in Australia and New Zealand performing Monteverdi's "Vespers of 1610". The group has also been touring together with RIAS Kammerchor with a monumental program of Roman sacred music and Scarlatti's oratorio. In 2017, they performed Monteverdi's music all over the world, including "Vespers of 1610", "L'Orfeo" and "L'incoronazione di Poppea", among others in China and Japan, Australia, New York (debut concert at Carnegie Hall) and many European cities.
Concerto Italiano records for Naïve. Recent releases include Monteverdi's "L'Orfeo", a collection of sacred music by Alessandro Scarlatti, Monteverdi's complete eight book of madrigals, "Brandeburg Concertos" by Bach, Monteverdi's "Vespers of 1610" and "Selva morale e spirituale".
The impressive array of critical awards received for these recordings confirms the outstanding quality of their performances, now recognised as a unique force in the interpretation of 17th and 18th century music. These include among others: five Gramophone Awards, ten Diapasons d'Or and two Diapason d'Or de l'année, two Deutscher Schallplattenpreis, many Repertoire awards, Choc du Monde de la Musique, the Cannes Classical Award, Le Monde's Disques de l'Année 1995 and 1997, Premio Internazionale del Disco Antonio Vivaldi, the Grand Prix de la Nouvelle Academie du Disque and Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros, Prix Caecilia and Amadeus Austrian Music Award.
The "Brandenburg Concertos" recording has been awarded by "BBC Music Magazine" as the best version ever recorded. The group has been also awarded in Italy with the Premio Abbiati in 2003.


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YouTube: 'We don't take you down the rabbit hole'
20th Jul 2019 | Source: BBC
Carlos Maza presents videos for Vox
YouTube has defended its video recommendation algorithms, amid suggestions that the technology serves up increasingly extreme videos.
On Thursday, a BBC report explored how YouTube had helped the Flat Earth conspiracy theory spread.
But the company's new managing director for the UK, Ben McOwen Wilson, said YouTube "does the opposite of taking you down the rabbit hole".
He told the BBC that YouTube worked to dispel misinformation and conspiracies.
But warned that some types of government regulation could start to look like censorship.
YouTube, as well as other internet giants such as Facebook and Twitter, have some big decisions to make. All must decide where they draw the line between freedom of expression, hateful content and misinformation.
And the government is watching. It has published a White Paper laying out its plans to regulate online platforms.
In his first interview since starting his new role, Mr McOwen Wilson spoke about the company's algorithms, its approach to hate speech and what it expects from the UK government's "online harms" legislation.
YouTube uses algorithms to recommend more videos for you to watch. These video suggestions appear in the app, down the side of the website and also show up when you get to the end of a video.
But YouTube has never explained exactly how its algorithms work. Critics say the platform offers up increasingly sensationalist and conspiratorial videos.
Mr McOwen Wilson disagrees.
"It's what's great about YouTube. It is what brings you from one small area and actually expands your horizon and does the opposite of taking you down the rabbit hole," he says.
"Very often it doesn't take you to content that's exactly like the one you've watched before."
Even so, Mr McOwen Wilson says YouTube has started adding a sort of "warning" label to certain conspiracy topics.
"If it's misinformation, we provide correct information around that. We work with Encyclopaedia Britannica and Wikipedia to provide knowledge panels that come up on the side of the screen. So if you're watching a flat Earth video... we will present to you a link to the facts about that."
Facebook used to do something similar with fake news. It would label false stories as "disputed" with a red warning label, and offered up other sources of information. But the social network later said this had often entrenched people's pre-existing views and made the problem worse.
"We haven't found that," says Mr McOwen Wilson. He says the platform reduces the spread of content designed to mislead people, and raises up "authoritative voices".
He names BBC News, the Guardian, the Telegraph and the Sun as examples of authoritative sources.
Some conspiracy theories - such as Holocaust denial - have been banned on the platform completely.
LGBT row
In June, a row erupted between two YouTube video-makers.
Vox reporter Carlos Maza posted a video showing all the times that comedian Steven Crowder had mocked him for being gay, or used insulting language attacking his sexual orientation and ethnicity. Mr Crowder said the videos were "friendly ribbing".
After a series of muddled statements on Twitter, YouTube eventually confirmed that Mr Crowder had not broken its hate speech rules.
"Was the language used hate speech? Was there incitement against Carlos Maza from the other creator? In that instance, we found that there was not," says Mr McOwen Wilson.
"I think that remains the right policy decision to have made."
That decision disappointed Mr Maza's supporters - and many of YouTube's own staff. More than 100 signed a petition asking for Google to be kicked out of the San Francisco Pride parade.
The language may not have been "hate speech", but critics argue that mocking somebody for being gay crosses a line into bullying.
"It doesn't currently breach our harassment policies," says Mr McOwen Wilson.
But he adds: "We are inarguably pro-LGBT. I wouldn't want anyone to judge us only on that. I don't think it invalidates everything else that we've done."
He points out that YouTube has provided a platform for people to express their sexuality in a largely "supportive environment".
"I don't think any of that should be invalidated because of where we have drawn this line on the Maza-Crowder issue."
YouTube tells its video-makers that one key to success on the platform is "watch time": making sure viewers stick around for longer.
Facebook, on the other hand, has been talking more about "time well spent" on the platform. It says it is more important that people have a good time on Facebook.
How do the two approaches compare?
"One of the biggest and most positive steps that was taken on the platform, that drove down a huge amount of trashy content, was the shift from 'views' to watch time", says Mr McOwen Wilson.
"The best way for an audience to tell us whether they like what they're being served isn't whether they click on it in the first place, but whether they spent any of their time with it."
But does the system encourage video-makers to make longer videos, and draw out simple how-to clips into a 20-minute extravaganza?
Mr McOwen Wilson says the videos which are most viewed are those that people watch in their entirety.
And he adds: "Clearly a longer one that is viewed the whole way through by the majority of its audience is more likely to come up."
The UK government is currently weighing up how online platforms such as YouTube could be regulated. In April, Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright said the "era of self-regulation for online companies is over".
Is YouTube worried?
"The moment you put somebody in charge... there is somebody who is filtering what content goes out," warns Mr McOwen Wilson.
"If they're government-appointed, that begins to look very much like censorship, and we don't launch in markets where that is a risk.
"I don't think it would be the right answer to have anybody at YouTube - or indeed anywhere else - editorialising all of the content that comes up on to our platform."
Culture secretary Jeremy Wright says the era of self-regulation is over
And either way, it would be impossible. About 500 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute.
The summer holidays have started - or are about to start - across the UK for thousands of children.
"By the time most of them go back to school, there will be more content uploaded to YouTube than has ever been created in the history of television or film globally," says Mr McOwen Wilson.
He suggests a regulator could determine areas where online platforms should have policies, but the platforms themselves should create the policies.
"The world will be watching where the UK lands on this," he says.
"There are regimes out there who will mirror - in their own ways - the position that they view the UK has taken.
"There is a risk - and actually a huge opportunity - for the UK to show leadership on what balanced regulation could look like in an open environment."
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The 1893 Worlds' Fair Columbian Exposition in Chicago was a showcase of firsts. The "real-live" Aunt Jemima cooked flapjacks to promote the first successful packaged pancake mix and many visitors got their first look at electricity. Rising above it all was the first Ferris Wheel.
A year earlier, fair organizers put out a challenge to create an attraction for the fair that would rival the Eiffel Tower, considered an engineering marvel. Galesburg, Illinois native George Washington Gale Ferris responded by building a colossal wheel that stood 264 feet tall and featured 36 cars, each of which could accommodate 64 people. The wheel revolved only twice during each 40-minute trip.
One of the people who rode the great Chicago wheel that year was W. E. Sullivan, a young bridge builder and inventor from Roodhouse, Illinois.
The giant Ferris Wheel in Chicago inspired Sullivan to build a smaller, portable wheel that could be taken to the people. Seven years later, on May 23, 1900, Sullivan unveiled his version in Jacksonville's Central Park. A short time later he created Eli Bridge Co. and went into business building wheels.
Eli Bridge remains family-owned. Lee Sullivan, Chairman of the Board, is grandson of the founder and great-grandchildren Patty Sullivan and Bill Sullivan are both involved in the company.


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Six facts about Gertrude Elion, a legend in drug discovery
She experienced many obstacles, but her perseverance and passion always won
Gregory Logan-Graf
Matteo Farinella
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Biochemist Gertrude Elion (1918-99) was a tenacious and driven woman whose boundless contributions to drug development are still appreciated today. During her training she experienced challenges that were no match for her determination. Elion broke barriers in a male-dominated field of medical science and discovered effective treatments for dozens of diseases, including leukemia and HIV.
1. Her grandfather's death inspired her to become a scientist
Elion was born in Manhattan, NY, in 1918, and grew up the Bronx with her Lithuanian father and Russian mother. She loved to learn but couldn't decide what she wanted to study until she was 15.
"I had no specific bent toward science until my grandfather died of stomach cancer, she said. "I decided that nobody should suffer that much." She went to Hunter College, an all-girls school in Manhattan, and majored in chemistry, graduating with high honors in 1937.
2. She struggled finding research jobs
Unable to find a job in a research laboratory because she was a woman, Elion found work at a laboratory for a food company, where she performed tedious tasks such as measuring the acidity of pickle juice. She said that she "became restless because the work was so repetitive and I was no longer learning anything." Hoping for more intellectual work, she left the job. After brief stints as a teacher at New York Hospital and a chemist at Johnson & Johnson, she finally found work as a research assistant with George Hitchings at Borroughs Wellcome Company, where she would spend the rest of her career.
3. She never completed her PhD
Elion received a master's degree from New York University in 1941. While she was working with Hitchings, she started a PhD program, taking evening classes at Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. After years of long commutes, she realized that she would no longer be able to complete her doctorate without becoming a full-time student. She enjoyed her work so much that she decided to leave the PhD program and focus on her research. Although she never returned to school, she later received honorary doctorates from George Washington University, Brown University, and the University of Michigan for her contributions to science.
4. She was entirely dedicated to her work
In her own words: "Work became both my vocation and avocation." If she did get out of the lab, she reportedly enjoyed photography, the opera, and traveling. At one point she was engaged, but her fiancé died of a heart infection. Elion expressed doubt that she would have been so successful if she had children, since women were expected to stay home while the children were young. "In those days it would have been very much frowned on for a married woman to be working, or to come back to the lab if she had a child."
5. She discovered an effective chemotherapy for leukemia
While working at Burroughs Wellcome Company, Elion studied class of molecules called purines, which are the building blocks for our DNA. She and her colleagues found that modified purines can prevent DNA replication in a similar way to chemotherapy drugs. She worked to determine the best purine compounds for leukemia treatment. For example, by simply switching a sulphur atom with an oxygen atom, she discovered 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP), a less toxic drug that has cured 80 percent of children with leukemia. Her career took off, and by 1967 she was appointed the head of the Department for Experimental Therapy.
6. Her contributions to drug discovery won her a Nobel Prize
In addition to her leukemia treatment findings, Elion helped discover a purine variant that suppressed the immune system, making it a valuable drug for preventing organ rejection in transplant recipients. With her assistance, the company also developed drugs that interfere with bacterial and viral DNA, targeting malaria, meningitis, herpes, and other infectious organisms. Using similar techniques, her colleagues developed a purine called azisothymadine (or AZT), which interferes with replication of the HIV virus, making it the first drug for treating patients with AIDS. For all of these contributions, she and her colleagues, George Hitchings and Sir James Black, received the Nobel prize in 1988.


When one imagines his or her dream kitchen, surely that image is more than likely characterized by cleanliness, above all. As everyone should know, a clean kitchen is a happy kitchen, and a happy kitchen makes for a happy chef. So, how best to achieve that clean, minimal look in your kitchen? As many interior design enthusiasts know, the answer to that question is simple: use lots and lots of WHITE.
Not only does the color white provide that desired clean effect, but it also works as a wonderful blank slate: your bright red pots and pans, fresh green herbs, and stunning array of colorful cutlery will let their prominence best be known against a snow-like backdrop.
And of course, the more open and airy the kitchen, the better – as these images so demonstrate. As you can see, each white space is awash in sunlight, which lends a certain sparkling quality to already pristine-clean rooms. Also, it's important to keep in mind that more natural light in the kitchen = more opportunities to grow amazing herbs in your workspace!
Another wonderful idea, illustrated so brilliantly here, is the act of artfully displaying all your cookware, plates and other utensils in a nice, open cabinet – further adding to the desired clean look. This kind of stylish display also provides a certain accessibility to your kitchen, which is a wholly important factor to consider when contemplating kitchen interior design.
Pops of color that accentuate an all-white backdrop are integral to your kitchen's look. Greenery in the form of plants, cheery flowers, big bowls of delectable fruit, and bright, vintage chairs all stand out in the best way possible.
A kitchen should, above all, be a place of beauty and cleanliness. It's important to feel inspired and happy in your cuisine-making space. After all, how else will you become the next Jamie Oliver or Rachel Ray?


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For home-buyers, it's best to allocate around 25 to 28 percent of your annual income towards paying for your home. Expenses to consider include mortgage payments, insurance, and taxes.
With climbing rental prices and vacancy rates dipping down to as low as 4.5 percent - according to Rentenna - it's hot rental market with prices to match. It's a general rule of thumb to use 15 to 50 percent of your total income. To keep your budget in check a 40-1 rule is a good rule to consider. For example if your rent is 2,400, your ideal annual income should be around $96,000 (40 x 2,400= 96,000).
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Terminal automation Container handling Intelligent solutions
Autonomous container terminals vs. self-driving cars: differences and similarities
In recent years, the development of autonomous cars has progressed rapidly, while automation has similarly been gaining ground in the constrained environment of the container terminal. How will the development of autonomous road vehicles influence the future of terminal automation? What are the differences and similarities between the two fields?
WP Automated container terminals and self-driving cars
Where we are today
At the time of writing (end of 2018), autonomous cars are still at the experimental stage. Almost always, a human is in the driver's seat, even if the car is driving autonomously. The level of automation is increasing feature by feature, but despite impressive progress in enabling technologies, we are still a long way from globally available commercial autonomous cars.
The major challenge that the developers of autonomous/self-driving cars are tackling today is the safe and consistent operation of the vehicles in the infinitely variable open environment of road traffic. In order to reach full automation, manufacturers and system designers need to address an endless range of factors ranging from differences in traffic culture, national legislation, weather conditions and road infrastructure.
Another defining aspect of automated car development is that decision-making and navigation capabilities will likely be decentralised in each individual vehicle, at least for the foreseeable future. Vehicle-to-vehicle machine communication also holds tremendous potential for boosting the safety and efficiency of both manually driven and automated cars, though the technology has not yet been adopted by the car industry.
By contrast with all of this, automated container terminals have been in production use already for over two decades. Here, the operational area is limited to a fully controlled environment in which it is relatively easy to install the specialised infrastructure required by automated container handling equipment. Unlike automated cars, the decision-making can be centralised in layers that extend from the core software of the terminal all the way to the control of the automated machines.
Industrial applications also have different safety requirements than commercial vehicles. Container terminal automation is a closed area with safe access control systems built to well-defined industrial safety standards, though development is moving towards operations in which automated and manual machines can work alongside humans. Conversely, the car industry will always need to operate in a so-called mixed mode as conventional vehicles, smart cars and people move together in open traffic.
Technology considerations
Automated container terminals already incorporate an array of proven, highly reliable technology for vehicle navigation, from satellite navigation and radar to ground-based transponders and magnets. Autonomous container handling equipment has always been – and is likely to remain – centrally controlled, even as the intelligence of the equipment increases rapidly. Though the ultimate goal is an automated system that will be able to handle any conceivable situation, remote control or teleoperation will still be needed for exception handling far into the foreseeable future.
As a high-volume mass market, the car industry operates with a very different set of core assumptions and technology development patterns. The rapid mass-market development is the major opportunity from which container terminal automation providers can benefit today and in the near future. Instead of needing to develop our own proprietary technologies from scratch, or systems based on expensive industrial components, we can adapt and reuse many of these new solutions for our own specific applications.
Arguably the single most important long-term enabler for autonomous road vehicles will be AI. The exponential improvement and affordable availability of both on-vehicle and cloud-based AI processing capacity will also open up new possibilities for centralised automated solutions in the container terminal environment.
Keeping people in the loop
In both autonomous cars and terminal automation, it is easy to get fixated on the questions of technology, and forget that in both fields, we are ultimately creating solutions to work with – and for – people. We need to embrace the concept of humanised automation , all the way from enabling safe and seamless operation of machines and people in the same area, to top-notch user experience design that ensures our systems serve our needs, and not vice versa.
It remains to be seen how much autonomous and automated operation will change the roles and value creation in the global logistics business. However, it is clear that a fully digitalised and transparent supply chain holds great promise for not only the container shipping business, but also the whole global economy.
Container terminals were among the first leaders in automated work machines, and we have been able to build extremely reliable and well-performing solutions with simpler technology in the closed environment of a container terminal. Now, we have the unique opportunity of picking the best of the new technologies being developed by the mass-market car industry, and harnessing them for our own purposes. However, due to significantly different operative business logic, our key challenge is learning to adapt and customize these capabilities to the port environment. As for what kinds of next-generation solutions we are able to create, the only limits will be in our imagination and our capability to apply these technologies in our own field.
Jari Hämäläinen, Director, Terminal Automation, Kalmar
Pekka Yli-Paunu, Director, Automation Research, Kalmar
Pertti Peussa, Principal Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Read the white paper (pdf) that continues the discussion and outlines the key differences and similarities between automated container handling and self-driving cars and examines the influence that the development of autonomous road vehicles is expected to have on the future of container terminal automation.
This post has been published also in the VTT Blog.
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BET 2010 Hip Hop Award Cyphers Feature G.O.O.D Music Family, Fathers & Sons
by J-23
The ever popular cyphers from the 2010 BET Hip Hop Awards aired last night (October 12) after they were taped on October 3 in Atlanta, Georgia. Among the highlights include the public welcome of latest G.O.O.D Music artist CyHi Da Prynce, joined by fellow summer signing Pusha T and the existing family of Common, Big Sean and label founder Kanye West.
Another thematic cypher took place in the form of father-and-son duos Reverend Run and Diggy Simmons, joined by Ice Cube and his son OMG. Cube and Run, both 1980s Hip Hop pioneers were joined by their sons, who have recently pursued the family trade, with Diggy signing to Atlantic Records.
Also involved were veterans such as Raekwon, Royce Da 5'9″, and D12's Kuniva, all joined by buzzing younger acts including Yelawolf, Mickey Factz and Young Money's Tyga.
The 2010 BET Hip Hop Awards Cyphers are posted below:
Kanye West x Pusha T x Big Sean x CyHi Da Prynce x Common
Raekwon x Bones Brigante x Wiz Khalifa x Yelawolf
Tyga x Kuniva x Diamond x Royce Da 5′9″
Rev Run with Diggy x JoJo x Ice Cube with OMG x Doughboy
Reek Da Villain x Zawcain x Mickey Factz


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Displaced Workers
Hammond Legislation to Modernize Adult Education Organizations Signed by Governor
SPRINGFIELD – Governor Rauner signed legislation this afternoon sponsored by Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) to modernize the organization of Adult Education under Area Planning Councils, an effort that brings Illinois into compliance with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).
"This legislation enhances the delivery of adult education programs across the state and reduces the duplication of instructional services by aligning programs more closely with the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act," said Dr. Karen Hunter Anderson, executive director of the Illinois Community College Board, following the House passage of Rep. Hammond's legislation in April. The WIOA was signed into law federally in 2014 with the goal of helping job seekers access employment, education, training, and support services to succeed in the job market and match employers with the skilled workers they need to complete in the global economy. The Illinois Community College Board supported Rep. Hammond's legislation (House Bill 5894) to update state statutes to ensure Area Planning Councils are able to coordinate adult education services for individuals who are (A) 16 years of age or older (B) who are not enrolled in secondary school under state law and (C) who lack sufficient mastery of basic education skills to enable the individual to function effectively in society; do not have a secondary school diploma or its equivalent; or are unable to speak, read, or write the English language. The legislation also modernizes statutes permitting large community college districts to form smaller sub-areas within a larger Area Planning Council.
"I am pleased that the Governor has signed this legislation I sponsored on behalf of community colleges throughout Illinois, who are working hard to implement adult education programs that align well with federal workforce preparation guidelines and better connect job seekers with employers," said Rep. Norine Hammond.
House Bill 5894 unanimously passed the Illinois House and Senate this spring and was signed into law by Governor Rauner on Wednesday, July 28th.
Hammond encouraged residents of the 93rd district to contact her with questions or concerns on this or any other state issue. Hammond's Macomb district office can be contacted at (309) 836-2707 and she can be reached via e-mail at rephammond@macomb.com. Constituents can also visit her legislative website at www.norinehammond.org to sign up for her electronic newsletter.
Hammond represents all or part of Brown, Cass, and Fulton, Knox, Mason, McDonough, Schuyler and Warren counties.
331 N. Lafayette Street P.O. Box 170 Macomb, IL 61455 (309) 836-2707
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