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Flock of 14 colliding galaxies set to become the largest structure in the universe
It's quite possibly one of the most massive objects in the universe.
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Every once in a while, you'll learn something that makes you feel overwhelmingly tiny and insignificant — this is one of those things.
An artist's impression of the 14 colliding galaxies. NRAO / AUI / NSF / S. Dagnello.
A group of 14 galaxies that formed about 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang are bound to merge, resulting in an incredibly massive structure, possibly the largest in the Universe. But there's a catch: this all happened a really, really long time ago, but we're only seeing it now.
Whenever we look at something that's extremely far away, we're essentially looking back in time. When we're observing something that's, say, one million light years away from us, we're observing it as it was one million years ago — because that's how long it took for the light to reach us.
In this case, the galaxies are packed into an area only four times the diameter of the Milky Way's galactic disk, some 12.4 billion light-years away from Earth — so we're seeing how they were 12.4 billion years ago. At the time when we can observe them, they were merging into a galaxy cluster, a rare phenomenon which we've only rarely observed.
"More so than any other candidate discovered to date, this seems like we're catching a cluster in the process of being assembled," says study co-author Chris Hayward, an associate research scientist at the Center for Computational Astrophysics at the Flatiron Institute in New York City. "This is the missing link in our understanding of how clusters form."
Astronomers report that the cluster must be incredibly dense to host that many stars and galaxies in such a (relatively) small space. It;'s like if you put all the planets in our solar system in the space between the Earth and the Moon, explains Dr. Axel Weiß, a co-author on the study.
Another artistic interpretation of the cluster. Image credits: ESO/M. Kornmesser.
The merging was originally detected in a wide sky survey using the South Pole Telescope. The objects surprised astronomers as they were closely packed together — they weren't expecting something this spectacular. An additional study by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in Chile provided clarity and revealed just what they had come across.
"It just hit you in the face because all of a sudden there are all these galaxies there," says study co-author Scott Chapman, the Killam Professor in astrophysics at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. "We went from three to 14 in one fell swoop. It instantly became obvious this was a very interesting, massive structure forming and not just a flash in the pan."
All in all, the emerging cluster contains about 10 trillion suns' worth of mass, and exhibits surprisingly high star formation rates: it churns out stars about 1,000 times faster than the Milky Way.
"There's some special aspect of this environment that's causing the galaxies to form stars much more rapidly than individual galaxies that aren't in this special place," says Hayward. One possible explanation is that the gravitational tug of neighboring galaxies compresses gas within a galaxy, triggering star formation.
So, what has the cluster been up to in the past 12.4 billion years? Well, astronomers believe this protocluster is a precursor to the larger and more mature galaxy clusters we've observed in more modern parts of the universe. By now, the cluster may very well look like the so-called Coma Cluster — a large cluster of galaxies that contains over 1,000 identified galaxies. By now, researchers say, the coalesced cluster may have grown to the mass of 1,000 trillion suns. If that's not enough to make you feel incredibly small, then I don't know what is.
Journal Reference:T. B. Miller et al. A massive core for a cluster of galaxies at a redshift of 4.3. Nature, 2018; 556 (7702): 469 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0025-2
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Moving Out of Home: Practical and Legal Resources for Young Australians in First Homes.
Setting up a new home for the first time can be confusing and expensive. Here are some books and websites that can offer advice to young Australian people moving out.
Moving out of home for the first time is a lot more involved than just throwing a few belongings into the back of a borrowed truck. There are several Australian books and websites specifically aimed at young people, helping to ensure a smooth transition from living at home with their parents.
If living alone or with friends is not an option, young people can turn to the internet to find potential flatmates. Flatmates.com.au is Australia's biggest site for finding flatmates, room mates and shared accommodation. Free to use, it provides information for most major Australian cities. Real estate website domain.com.au also has share house listings.
The Redfern Legal Centre in Sydney has set up a website with advice and information relating specifically to share housing. The Share Housing Survival Guide contains information about tenancy laws, connection of services and financial assistance as well as day to day living in a share house.
The Australian states also have advice centres for existing tenants requiring assistance with any issues of their tenancy. The website of the NSW Tenants Union provides factsheets on a range of topics pertinent to tenants' rights and a listing of regional tenants' advice services as well as a hotline phone number 1800 251 101.
Also included is a range of simple and inexpensive recipes that should tempt any young person away from costly and unhealthy fast food options.
The Victorian Government's web-based initiative for young people aged 12-25, Youth Central has a section dedicated to housing and accommodation issues. Topics covered include share housing and renting, as well as buying property and youth homelessness. The "setting up house" section also offers a list of necessary furniture and appliances, contact details for second hand outlets for purchases and information on home and contents insurance.
Being aware of the legal and financial considerations to living out of home will ensure that young people can be equipped with the right information to make practical and prudent choices as they take this new step of independence from their parents.


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Tyvak's 6U Smallsat Achieves Mission Success
Tyvak's latest 6U smallsat, Tyvak-0129, which launched on PSLV C48 in December, has achieved mission success — this was the company's on-orbit technology demonstration mission and marks the inaugural flight of the company's next-generation spacecraft systems, which performed beyond expectations.
The launch of the Tyvak-0129 smallsat aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket on December 11, 2019.
Photo is courtesy of ISRO.
Tyvak-0129 consists of 32 next-generation spacecraft subsystems, designed and qualified by Tyvak, based on proven design heritage. The technologies include communications, control, power, and computer processing systems.
All the vehicle's subsystems, from reaction wheels to rad-hard watchdog, possess levels of autonomy and machine intelligence never before put into space. These technologies serve as the foundation for all future Tyvak missions, enabling Tyvak's customers to achieve their mission objectives with flexible and scalable space-qualified systems.
Artistic rendition of Tyvak's 6U smallsat platform.
Image is courtesy of the company.
The modular design of Tyvak's new smallsat platforms allows spacecraft to be configured and manufactured in a few months for missions from 10 to 290 kg.
Anthony Previte, Tyvak's CEO, said the company's next-generation technologies are the result of advancements and investments made throughout multiple iterations of the firm's spacecraft subsystems over the past six years. Tyvak-0129 is a prime example of how the company's agile mission principles guide everything the firm accomplishes. With the successful on-orbit demonstration completed, Tyvalk will now commence the large-scale production of these subsystems in the firm's state-of-the-art facilities using the company's proven quality assurance processes.

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A Day to Treasure
Written by C Napier| November 25, 2005| News
Seventy Key Stage Two pupils from Pond Park and Ballymacash Primary Schools gathered at The Wallace High School recently to take part in the Sentinus "Keyquest" roadshow.
Sentinus is a non profit making organisation which works to develop links between industry and educaton in Northern Ireland, promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The roadshow encouraged pupils to put their curriculum based learning into practice and to develop their problem-solving, teamwork, communication and confidence building skills.
The young pupils put their problem solving skills to very good use by working through a series of mathematical puzzles – working with shapes, numbers and cracking codes. They worked their way through a strange and perilous land in a quest to discover a mystical gemstone, encountering wizards, trolls and an imprisoned queen along the way.
One pupil from Pond Park commented, "I really enjoyed the keyquest roadshow – the movie clips were really funny and I learnt loads. I also enjoyed getting to know new people in my team."
The Key Stage Two pupils worked in teams and were guided through this mysterious land by "treasure hunters" – also known as Sixth Form mentors from Wallace High!
Lower Sixth mentor Andrea explained, "Sentinus had planned a super range of activities for the younger pupils. I hope to become a Primary School teacher and loved the opportunity of working with younger pupils."
Jamie, who was placed top in Northern Ireland in his recent Maths GCSE and third in Additional Maths, added, "Mentoring the younger pupils was a really interesting experience and it was great to see so many people excited about Maths. The "Keyquest" day was based around "Lord of the Rings" – all participants – both sixth years and Primary pupils – had a lot of fun."
Brian Campbell, Chief Executive of Sentinus, said, "Considering the recent decline in the number of students opting to study Mathematics, it is vital that we open up the exciting world of Mathematics to young people. The "Keyquest" roadshow provides an excellent opportunity to show that Mathematics can be stimulating and fun."


TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,309, November 3, 2011.
November 3, 2011, Alert No. 2,309.
11/1. President Obama nominated Ajit Pai and Jessica Rosenworcel to be members of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). See, White House news office release. The President announced his intent to nominate Pai and Rosenworcel on October 31. See, release and release.
Pai is nominated for a term of five years from July 1, 2011. This is the Republican position previously held by Meredith Baker.
Rosenworcel is nominated for a term of five years from July 1, 2010. This is the Democratic position held by Michael Copps.
Pai is a partner in the Washington DC office of the law firm of Jenner & Block. He previously worked in the FCC's Office of General Counsel, which handles antitrust merger reviews, at the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division's Telecommunications Task Force, and for the Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC). He has also worked for Verizon Communications.
Rosenworcel (at right) has been Democratic communications counsel to the Senate Commerce Committee (SCC) since 2007. Before that she was a legal advisor to FCC Commissioner Michael Copps. Before that she held other positions at the FCC. And before that, she worked in the Washington DC office of the law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath.
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) announced in a statement in the Congressional Record that he will place holds on both nominations. Sen. Grassley has a history of placing holds on nominees for reasons unrelated to the nominees' qualifications for holding office.
Sen. Grassley wrote that "I will object to proceeding to the nomination because the FCC continues to stonewall a document request I submitted to the FCC over six months ago on April 27, 2011, regarding their actions related to LightSquared and Harbinger Capital. Since then, I have repeated my request to the FCC through letters I sent on July 5th and September 8th and the FCC continues to deny my request for documents."
He continued that "During the course of my correspondence with the FCC, the FCC has made it clear that it will not voluntarily turn over documents to the 99.6 percent of the Members of Congress and Senators who do not chair a committee with direct jurisdiction over the FCC. As I said in my September 8, 2011, letter, their actions are misguided and unsupportable."
"It not only sets a dangerous precedent for a federal agency to unilaterally set the rules on how it engages with Congress -- it also prevents any meaningful ability for the vast majority of Congress to inform themselves of how an agency works", wrote Sen. Grassley.
Sen. John Rockefeller (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee (SCC), Rosenworcel's boss, praised her in a release. He said that she "will be an effective advocate by working to close the digital divide and bring expanded access". Michael Copps, her former boss, praised both Rosenworcel and Pai in a statement.
Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the FCC, said that the two are "outstanding choices". See, statement. See also, praise from FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell and praise from FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn.
Gary Shapiro, head of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), stated in a release that the two nominees "have a deep understanding of technology issues and will be valuable assets to the Commission, the industry and the public". Gordon Smith, head of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB), stated in a release that they are "two talented individuals with a commitment to public service".
Michael Powell, head of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), stated in a release that they "share extensive telecommunications policy experience, a deep understanding of the agency that is informed by their prior service, and a profound appreciation for the continuing investment needed to promote innovation and sustain today's dynamic and competitive telecommunications marketplace."
Walter McCormick, head of the US Telecom, stated in a release that "Their breadth of knowledge of the evolving communications industry, its legal challenges and rapid technological changes will help inform the already seasoned leadership at the commission."
Berin Szoka, head of the Tech Freedom, stated in a release that his group looks forward to working with the two "to ensure that FCC regulations serve consumers by advancing competition and innovation while respecting free speech rights".
11/3. Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC) approved S 75 [LOC | WW], the "Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act", a bill to undo the Supreme Court's 2007 opinion in Leegin Creative Leather Products v. PSKS, regarding resale price maintenance (RPM).
Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI) introduced this bill on January 25, 2011. There are eight cosponsors -- all Democrats.
This bill states that its purpose is to "correct the Supreme Court's mistaken interpretation of the Sherman Act in the Leegin decision".
It would add one sentence to the end of Section 1 of the Sherman Act: "Any contract, combination, conspiracy or agreement setting a minimum price below which a product or service cannot be sold by a retailer, wholesaler, or distributor shall violate this Act."
Leegin and RPM. RPM exists when a manufacturer agrees with its distributor(s) to set the minimum price that the distributor(s) can charge for the manufacturer's goods. RPM is employed in the tech sector for consumer electronic devices and other products.
Prior to 2007, RPM was subject to the antitrust per se rule, rather than the lighter rule of reason standard. Then the Supreme Court held in Leegin that all vertical price restrains are to be judged by the rule of reason, and that the Supreme Court's 1911 opinion in Dr. Miles Medical Co. v. John D. Park & Sons Co., which is reported at 220 U.S. 373, is overturned.
The Leegin opinion changed the law for vertical RPM. Under the lighter rule of reason standard, plaintiffs must show actual or potential harm to competition. After Leegin, horizontal agreements among competitors to fix prices remain per se violations of the Sherman Act. Group boycotts, and horizontal market division are other examples of per se violations.
Arguments For and Against the Bill. Senators briefly debated this bill. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the Chairman of the SJC, stated at the meeting that the Leegin opinion is "harmful to consumers".
Sen. Kohl, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition and Consumer Rights, referenced the importance of discount pricing of electronics. He also said that the Supreme Court "incorrectly interpreted the Sherman Act". He argued that minimum retail pricing "threatens the very existence of discounting and discount stores".
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), the ranking Republican on the Subcommittee, spoke in opposition to the bill. He referenced economic analysis in support of applying the rule of reason to RPM, and added that rule of reason analysis does not sanction anticompetitive behavior.
The rationale for not having a per se rule against RPM was not discussed. However, for electronic and IT devices, it is this. Manufacturers of these devices sometimes offer products that include numerous new and complicated features and services. But, many consumers do not know what the features are, or how to use them. In order to promote adoption of new technologies, and sales of their products, manufacturers have an interest in distributors disseminating information about the new devices through advertising, in store demonstrations, training of employees, and customer support. But, these services impose costs on the distributors who provide them. This can create a free riding situation, when some distributors go to the trouble to provide such information and support, but others do not. The presence of free riders, offering the products at lower prices, disincents other distributors from educating consumers. This, in turn, disincents manufacturers from offering complex devices that require consumer education. And this inhibits innovation in the IT sector, and the benefits that flow to consumers from such innovation.
The SJC approved the bill by voice vote. Sen. Leahy noted that Sen. Lee voted no. In addition, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) asked to be recorded as no votes.
Legislative History. There were similar bills in the 110th and 111th Congress. There is support for these bills among Democrats who sit on the Judiciary Committees. However, none of these bills have been approved by the full House or Senate.
In the 111th Congress, see HR 3190 [LOC | WW], the "Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act". It was approved by the House Judiciary Committee (HJC), but not by the full House. See also, story titled "House Judiciary Committee to Mark Up Bill to Undo Leegin" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,020, December 3, 2009.
See also, S 148 [LOC | WW], also titled the "Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act". It was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee (SJC), but not by the full Senate. See, story titled "Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Antitrust Bill to Undo Leegin" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,060, March 20, 2010.
In the 110th, see S 2261, also titled the "Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act". Neither the SJC nor the full Senate took any action on that bill.
The House will meet at 10:00 AM for morning hour, and at 12:00 NOON legislative business. The schedule includes consideration of HR 2940 [LOC | WW], the "Access to Capital for Job Creators Act", and HR 2930 [LOC | WW], the "Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act". See, Rep. Cantor's schedule for the week.
10:00 AM. The House Judiciary Committee (HJC) will meet to mark up several bills, including HR 3010 [LOC | WW], the "Regulatory Accountability Act". Location: Room 2141, Rayburn Building.
10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON. The House Science Committee's (HSC) Subcommittee on Research and Science Education will hold a hearing titled "STEM In Action: Transferring Knowledge from the Workplace to the Classroom". See, notice. Location: Room 2318, Rayburn Building.
10:00 AM. The House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) will hold a hearing titled "Congressional Executive Commission on China: 2011 Annual Report". See, notice. Location: Room 2172, Rayburn Building.
4:45 PM. There will be a conference committee meeting of the House Appropriations Committee (HAC) and Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) on the FY 2012 Commerce Justice Science (CJS) appropriations bill. Location: Room HC-5, Capitol Building.
The House will meet at 10:00 AM for morning hour, and at 12:00 NOON legislative business. See, Rep. Cantor's schedule for the week.
9:00 AM. The House Commerce Committee's (HCC) Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will hold a hearing on HR 3035 [LOC | WW], the "Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011". The witnesses will be Faith Schwartz (Hope Now), Stephen Alterman (Cargo Airline Association), Delicia Hand (National Association of Consumer Advocates), Greg Zoeller (Attorney General of the state of Indiana), and Michael Altschul (CTIA). See, notice. Location: Room 2123, Rayburn Building.
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Consumer Advisory Committee will meet. See, notice in the Federal Register, Vol. 76, No. 205, Monday, October 24, 2011, at Page 65726. Location: FCC, Commission Meeting Room, Room TW-C305, 445 12th St., SW.
9:30 - 11:30 AM. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (HOGRC) will hold a hearing titled "Identity Theft and Tax Fraud: Growing Problems for the Internal Revenue Service". See, notice. The HOGRC will webcast this event. Location: Room 2154, Rayburn Building.
12:15 - 1:15 PM. The American Bar Association (ABA) will host an on site and telecast event titled "Meet Alison Oldale, Deputy Director for Antitrust, BE". See, notice. No CLE credits. Free. Location: Arnold & Porter, 555 12th St., NW.
5:00 PM. Deadline to submit comments to the Department of Commerce (DOC) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in response to their notice in the Federal Register (FR) that requests comments regarding creating a "voluntary" code for internet access service providers to follow regarding the detection, notification and mitigation of botnets. See, FR, Vol. 76, No. 183, Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at Pages 58466-58469. See also, story titled "NIST, NTIA and DHS Propose Botnet Mitigation Regime for Internet Access Service Providers" in TLJ Daily E-Mail Alert No. 2,303, September 22, 2011.
Deadline to submit comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Computer Security Division (CSD) regarding its draft SP 800-30 Rev. 1 [85 pages in PDF], titled "Guide for Conducting Risk Assessments", released on September 19, 2011.
10:00 AM - 12:00 NOON. The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) will host an panel discussion titled "UK and U.S. IP Enforcement: Views from the Top". The speakers will be David Kappos (head of the USPTO), John Alty (head of the UK Intellectual Property Office), and Stephen Ezell (ITIF). See, notice. Location: Finnegan, Suite 1150, 901 New York Ave., NW.
10:00 AM. The Supreme Court will hear oral argument in US v. Antoine Jones, Sup. Ct. No. 10-1259, a petition for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals (DCCir) in a criminal case involving the issue of whether the government's warrantless use of a global positioning system (GPS) device to track defendant's car violated his rights under the 4th Amendment. See, November 19, 2010 divided order of the Court of Appeals denying rehearing en banc.
12:00 NOON - 2:00 PM. The DC Bar Association will host a panel discussion titled "The America Invents Act -- Perspectives from the PTO and the Bar". The speakers will be Robert Stoll (Commissioner for Patents, USPTO), Stephen Kunin (Oblon Spivak), Harold Wegner (Foley & Lardner), and Mark Williamson (Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto). See, notice. The price to attend ranges from $30 to $40. No CLE credits. For more information, call 202-626-3463. Location: DC Bar Conference Center, 1101 K St., NW.
12:00 NOON - 1:00 PM. The American Bar Association (ABA) will host a teleconferenced event titled "October Antitrust Update for In-House Counsel". See, notice. No CLE credits. Free.
2:00 PM. There will be a test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). See, Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Public Notice of June 9, 2011, and Public Notice of August 23, 2011.
2:30 PM. The Senate Judiciary Committee's (SJC) Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law will hold a hearing titled "Your Health and Your Privacy: Protecting Health Information in a Digital World". The SJC will webcast this event. Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) will preside. See, notice. Location: Room 226, Dirksen Building.
Deadline to submit comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Computer Security Division (CSD) regarding its draft SP 800-153 [24 pages in PDF], titled "Guidelines for Securing Wireless Local Area Networks".
Deadline to submit comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Computer Security Division (CSD) regarding its draft SP 800-121 rev. 1 [49 pages in PDF], titled "Guide to Bluetooth Security".


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Our 16-year old co-founder and Deputy Director, Amina Ismail Daru, shared her story at the recent TEDx Spintex Women held at the British Council on May 30th. As she spoke about her traumatic ordeal at age 12 that ultimately gave birth to the organisation, she moved the audience to tears.
In my part of the world, she said, it is very common to see a girl-child being married off. When I was being forced into marriage, there were several people who thought nothing could be done.
The plight of the girl-child in communities such as mine is abominable, but we can all help change this. It won't happen overnight, but it will have to start with us and our willingness to help create the world we dream of….
Now that you are aware, do what you can, with what you have, where you are – to help!
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The difference between botanists and gardeners is well illustrated by William Robinson's statement "for the botanist all plants are equal. Gardeners must choose between plants or suffer". The one strives for exact knowledge. The other chooses plants for use or effect. I submit that each is correct in his own sphere.
To classify allows objects with similar characteristics to be placed together and in so doing theknowledge of the group is available to illuminate thecharacteristics of the individual object. Thus comes knowledge of everyday value in cultivation and propagation. To the botanist the classification has to be according to strict botanical criteria. Anyone who doubts the value of botanical classification will surely be convinced by the Hibberds paper on the subject. But, for the gardener classification is best in terms that allow him to plan and cultivate with optimum efficiency and effect. It is this type of classification that I would like to pursue here, to quote Moore and Jackman "a system of classification based rather upon cultural than upon botanical considerations".
Clematis, like other objects, could be classified according to colour, height, smell, root structure, etc. But what the gardener truly needs is a grouping of clematis according to general growing characteristics. He needs to know such facts as what have similar general habits of growth, which come early or later, which are large or small flowered.
In gardening books it is usual to classify clematis according to their pruning requirements; so are produced three clematis groups. Group 1 clematis require a tidy only. Group 2 clematis require little pruning. Group 3 clematis require hard pruning. To illustrate how unsatisfactory this classification can be we can focus on Group 3 clematis. Here we find that, other than in its pruning requirements, the herbaceous clematis have nothing in common with the viticellas and they nothing in common with the texensis group or they with the orientalis group.
However, it is of interest that authors, while espousing this pruning classification have also grouped clematis in their written works. Spingarn has six groups: florida, patens, lanuginosa,jackmannii, texensis and viticella. Whitehead lists ten groups: alpina, armandii, florida,jackrnanii, lanuginosa, macropetala, nwntana, patens, lexensis and viticella. Lloyd talks of groups the large flowered hybrids, conservatory clematis, the atragenes, the texens, the viticellas, herbaceous clematis, and late flowering species. Fretwell has two large groupings - the large flowered hybrids and the species with small flowered hybrids. Fisk has a similar large division into small flowered species and large flowered varieties; he sees no value in dividing the latter into lanuginosa, patens and florida groups. Evison classifies clematis under the three pruning groups but when listing clematis he has evergreen types, alpina and macropetala types, montana types, early large flowered cultivars, double and semi-double cultivars, mid season large flowered cultivars, late large flowered cultivars, viticella types, late flowering species. The new RHS Dictionary has the following groups: small flowered species and their hybrids, florida, jackmanii, lanuginosa, patens, texensis, viticella. Grey Wilson and Victoria Matthews, both taxonomists, give the clearest lead in the literature on grouping giving the following: Under Group A, requiring a tidy after flowering, are subgroups montana, alpina, macropetala, armandii, and cirrhosa; under Group B, requiring hard pruning, are subgroups viticella, texensis, jackmanii, vitalba, orientalis and an extra subgroup; Group C consists of the large flowered hybrids. It is of interest that facing the practical task of guiding the buyer, the author of the Plant Finder finds it useful to group clematis. Again, Denis Bradshaw separates the field out into a number of groups when devising a scheme for clematis collections.
The above survey demonstrates the movement away from classifying according to pruning considerations towards a classification based on groups of clematis. In 1990 I suggested an everyday classification for clematis and elaborated further in 1991. Tne latter was the basis of my classification in the "Plantsman's Guide to Clematis" in 199l." Here I would like to elaborate even further so as to stimulate discussion on this topic.
The classification of the large flowered cultivars were traditionally based on the dominant parent in their hybridisation. Thus there were the patens groups which included such as 'Barbara Jackman', 'Bees Jubilee', 'Lasurstern', 'Miss Bateman', etc. Flowering later come the lanuginosa group which include such as 'Henryi', 'Marie Boisselot', 'William Kennett', etc.. The florida group tends to produce double flowers at the first early flowering and single blooms later and includes such as 'Duchess of Edinburgh', 'Kathleen Dunford', 'Miss Crawshay', 'Proteus', etc. Latest of all came the jackmanii such as 'Perle D'Azur' and 'Madam Baron Veillard'. Today all experts are agreed that due to the great interbreeding this classification is no longer useful.
To divide the large flowered clematis into early and late flowering sections seems very justifiable. The early flowering section clematis (patens, florida and languinosa types) produce flowers from ripened stems of the previous season's growth. The late flowering section clematis (jackinanii types) produce flowers from the current season's growth. These facts determine different management, including pruning, for the two sections. Some would argue the further division of early flowering section into an Early Season group (patens and florida types) and the Mid Season group (languinosa types).
Another possible classification of the large flowering clematis can be based on colour. Given a definite colour, such as white or red, grouping is easy. But blues have so many shades that they can be difficult to differentiate in practice. Also shade, sun, age of bloom, and latitude of the garden can grossly affect the colour in a flower.
Some gardeners would be content to list the large flowering clematis alphabetically and then signify alongside the name of the clematis whether it is single or double, striped or not, its colour and approximate time of blooming.
To summarize, it is suggested here that the large flowered clematis hybrids be considered as two sections: EARLY FLOWERING (main flowering from old growth) and LATE FLOWERING (main flowering from new growth).
In general and with a few exceptions, the small flowered species and their hybrids are distinguished from the large flowered by their root system which is not 'lace like'. Here we must attempt to group by the general garden characteristics.
A clematis may qualify to be included in more than one group eg C viticella 'Nana' can be classed under the viticella group or the rockery group, C columbiana var 'Tenuiloba' under the atragene group and the rockery group; this is proper in an utilitarian classification but not permissable in a botanical classification.
To fail to group the clematis has often meant that the virtues of a group has been overlooked. For instance, the failure to identify the rockery clematis has meant virtually no attention being given to this group. Again the virtues of the viticellas have been overlooked because they tend to be grouped with the large flowered clematis and the values of their strong growth and almost disease free nature not brought to notice.
The early groups of the species need little if any pruning; the late groups of the species usually benefit from hard pruning. Thus the species and their hybrids are usefully divided into an early flowering section and a late flowering section.
In the classification that follows the reference in brackets indicates the grouping in the botanical classification by Snoeijer. All his groupings can be included here.
A. The alpinas which includes cultivars and many hybrids [Gps I.D. and I.C.] such as 'Columbine', 'Frances Rivis', 'Ruby', etc.
B. The macropetalas which also includes cultivars and many hybrids [Gp ID] such as 'Markham's pink', 'Maidwell Hall', etc.
4. The Rockery Group. These flower alongside the above. It could be termed the alpine group but perhaps 'rockery' is to be preferred to differentiate from the 'alpina' group. Any clematis from another group is correct here as long as its growth habit make it suitable as a rockery plant.
It includes: New Zealand plants such as marmoraria, petriei, and hybrids such as X cartnwnii 'Joe', County Park Hybrids, Havering Hybrids [Gp III A.4]. addisonii [Gp Il]. albicoma and columbiana var tenuiloba [Gp ID] and douglasii var scottii 'Rosea' from the USA [Gp ID]; Vilicella 'Nana' [Gp VA]; ranunculoides. Some of these plants can be listed under other groups as well.
It includes hybrids such as 'Abundance', 'Alba Luxufians', 'Etoile Violette', 'Purpurea Plena Elegans', 'MargotKoster', etc. Campaniflora is best listed here. Some would include "Ascotiensis', 'Ernest Markham', 'Lady Betty Balfour', and 'Ville de Lyon' here.
Beauty', 'Sir Trevor Lawrence', 'Pagoda'. Also addisonii, crispa, pitcheri, viorna. Some would include fusca here.
Grey Wilson has untangled the situation here. It includes hybrids of tangulica such as 'Bill Mackenzie', 'Gravetye Variety', 'L&S No 13342'. Denis Bradshaw has suggested that to call this group 'yellow flowered' would allow the inclusion of akebioides, brachiata, graveolens, serratifolia, rehderiana, vemayi.
This may be a diverse botanical group but a clematis is included here if its growing habit is more or less herbaceous.
Xjouiniana Praecox; heracleifolia; stans [Gp IB].
integrifolia, eriostemon, durandii [Gp II].
recta [Gp IV I a].
The shorter growing plants such as heracleifolia, stars, integrifolia, and recta can also qualify as rockery clematis.
Clematis flower in the following approximate sequence early small flowered species, early large flowered cultivars, late large flowered cultivars, late flowered species. The early flowering clematis, large and small, require little or no pruning; the late flowering clematis, large and small, will stand hard pruning. A division into early and late flowering sections seems appropriate. The small flowered clematis, early and late, can be farther divided into groups.
Final agreement on where every clematis should be listed may be hard to achieve. For instance is 'Pagoda' to be listed in the Texan or the Viticella group? Again Napaulensis can be considered in the late species section or the early specis section depending upon the time of its flowering. In a gardeners classif ication a clematis can be listed in more than one group. Flexibility is an attribute in a gardeners classification; it would be an offence in a botanical classification.
I. BRADSHAW, D. Clematis Collections. 1991. The Clematis. 47.
2. EVISON, Raymond. Making the Most of Clematis. 1991. London. Floraprint.
3. FISK Jim. Clematis: The Queen of Climbers. 1989. London. Cassell.
4. FRETWELL, Barry. Clematis. 1989. London. Collins.
6. GREYWILSON, C. and Matthews V. Gardening on Walls. 1983. London. Collins.
8. HOWELLS, J.G. An everyday classification for clematis. Letter. 1990. CI.Int. P.45.
9. HOWELLS, J.G. Aneverydayclassification forclematis. Letter. 1991.,MeClematis. P55.
10. HOWELLS. J.G. A Plantsman's Guide to Clematis. 1990. London. Ward Lock.
I I. LLOYD, Christopher. Clematis. 1989. London. Viking.
12. MOORE, J. and Jackman, G. The Clematis. 1877. Woking.
14. PRINGLE, James S. Clematis Subgenus Atragene. 1991. The Clematis. 4.
15. ROBINSON, William. 'ne Virgin's Bower. 1912. London. John Murray.
16. SNOEIJER, Wim. A suggested classification for clematis. 1992. 'The Clematis.
17. SPINGARN. J E. The Large Flowered Clematis Hybrid. 1935. Nat.Hort.Mag. 14.64.
19. WHITEHEAD. S.B. Clematis. 1959. London. John Gifford.
Grateful thanks to Denis Bradshaw, Jim Fisk, John Fopma and Wim Snoeijer who commented most constructively on the manuscript. But this does not signify agreement with every element in it.
Please note this web version of this article was scanned and may contain spelling errors, which are in no way the authors.


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(a)in section 1(2), omit "or authorised to act as nominee,";
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Chinese equities finished near one-month lows ahead of a holiday that will shut the local markets until Monday. There are two talking points today about China. The first is the continued squeeze in HIBOR, which is seen as induced by the PBOC ostensibly to ward off speculative pressure. Some link the PBOC action to the inclusion of the yuan into the SDR.
However, since the decision has already been made, it is not clear that the level or yuan stability is important. Instead, an alternative hypothesis links the PBOC action to the backing up of rates and the prospect of the Fed lifting rates. The idea being that officials want to slow its yuan's descent. The CNY6.7 level has taken on psychological significance.
The second talking point is the Chinese data. Aggregate financing jumped by nearly a trillion yuan. In July, it was CNY488 bln and in August, it was CNY1.47 trillion. The increase was roughly evenly divided between the banking system (yuan loans) and shadow banking. Money supply growth (M0 and M2) accelerated. China appears to be purchasing a semblance of economic stability at the cost of continued debt accumulation.
European news is largely limited to the UK employment data ahead of the summit in Bratislava, where the European project will be the focus. The details of Brexit are not the issue. It is widely recognized that the battle for the hearts and minds needs to be reinvigorated. This also speaks to realization that the democratic deficit may be undermining the project. Reports suggest officials are keen to take up issues that are more important and relevant to the people of Europe, like terrorism, migration, and the challenges of globalization.
UK employment data was largely in line with expectations. The unemployment rate (ILO) was unchanged at 4.9%. The claimant count increased by 2.4k, a few hundred more than expected; while the July series was revised to show a 3.6k decline rather than an 8.6k fall.
Average earnings continued their softening trend, though not as much as the median forecast. Average weekly earnings in the three months through July was 2.3% higher than a year ago, compared with 2.5% in June and expectations of a decline to 2.1%. Excluding bonus, earnings growth was 2.1% down from 2.3%.


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Imports System.Composition
Imports Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.DesignerAttributes
Imports Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Host
Imports Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Host.Mef
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Namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.DesignerAttributes
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Q: Convert access mid to sql substring I have code I'd like to convert from access language to SQL.  I already converted the instr to charindex, just need to convert the mid piece.  The code basically takes a field that contains an email address that is always formatted john.doe@gmail.com and makes two columns one with the first name and one with the last name.  Here is the code:
SELECT sap.Description, Sum(main.Hours) AS SumOfHours,
    substring(supervisor1email, 1, charindex('.', supervisor1email) - 1) AS SupervisorFirstName,
substring(supervisor1email, charindex('.', supervisor1email) + 1, charindex('@', supervisor1email) - charindex('.', supervisor1email) - 1) AS SupervisorLastName,

(SELECT SUM(sub.hours)

FROM v_MES_TcActivities sub

WHERE sub.costctr='106330'
AND sub.AttCode Not Like 'MEAL'
AND sub.clockin Between dateadd(day, 1-datepart(dw, getdate()), CONVERT(date,getdate())) and dateadd(day, 8-datepart(dw, getdate()), CONVERT(date,getdate()))

AND substring(sub.supervisor1email, 1, charindex('.', sub.supervisor1email) - 1) = substring(main.supervisor1email, 1, charindex('.', main.supervisor1email) - 1)

AND substring(sub.supervisor1email, charindex('.', sub.supervisor1email) + 1, charindex('@', sub.supervisor1email) - charindex('.', sub.supervisor1email) - 1) = substring(main.supervisor1email, charindex('.', main.supervisor1email) + 1, charindex('@', main.supervisor1email) - charindex('.', main.supervisor1email) - 1)

) AS TotalHours

FROM v_MES_TcActivities AS main
LEFT JOIN t_SAP_AttCodes AS sap
ON main.AttCode = sap.Code

WHERE main.AttCode Not Like 'MEAL'
AND main.CostCtr Like '106330'
AND main.ClockIn Between dateadd(day, 1-datepart(dw, getdate()), CONVERT(date,getdate())) and dateadd(day, 8-datepart(dw, getdate()), CONVERT(date,getdate()))

GROUP BY sap.Description, substring(main.supervisor1email, 1, charindex('.', main.supervisor1email) - 1), substring(main.supervisor1email, charindex('.', main.supervisor1email) + 1, charindex('@', main.supervisor1email) - charindex('.', main.supervisor1email) - 1)

ORDER BY substring(main.supervisor1email, charindex('.', main.supervisor1email) + 1, charindex('@', main.supervisor1email) - charindex('.', main.supervisor1email) - 1)

EDIT: Here is the whole code

A: As long as you specify the 3 arguments for substring (like you have already done for MID), you should be able to simply switch the function name itself and run the query.  Oh, and if this is SQL Server, LEFT will have to be converted to substring as well.
SELECT
    sap.Description, Sum(main.Hours) AS SumOfHours,
    substring(supervisor1email, 1, charindex('.', supervisor1email) - 1) AS SupervisorFirstName,
    substring(supervisor1email, charindex('.', supervisor1email) + 1, charindex('@', supervisor1email) - charindex('.', supervisor1email) - 1) AS SupervisorLastName

EDIT: Here is a working mock-up, including dummy data
create table v_MES_TcActivities
(
supervisor1email varchar(100),
AttCode varchar(100),
Hours decimal(18,8),
costctr varchar(100),
clockin datetime default getdate()
);

create table t_SAP_AttCodes
(
Code varchar(100),
Description varchar(100)
);

insert into t_SAP_AttCodes (Code, Description) values ('NON-MEAL', 'not a meal');

insert into v_MES_TcActivities (supervisor1email, AttCode, costctr, Hours, clockin) values ('john.doe@gmail.com', 'NON-MEAL', '106330', 2, dateadd(hh, -2, getdate()));

And here is the exact query from above (formatted):
SELECT
    sap.Description, Sum(main.Hours) AS SumOfHours,
    substring(supervisor1email, 1, charindex('.', supervisor1email) - 1) AS SupervisorFirstName,
    substring(supervisor1email, charindex('.', supervisor1email) + 1, charindex('@', supervisor1email) - charindex('.', supervisor1email) - 1) AS SupervisorLastName,
    (
        SELECT SUM(sub.hours)
        FROM v_MES_TcActivities sub
        WHERE sub.costctr='106330' AND sub.AttCode Not Like 'MEAL'
        AND sub.clockin Between dateadd(day, 1-datepart(dw, getdate()), CONVERT(date,getdate())) and dateadd(day, 8-datepart(dw, getdate()), CONVERT(date,getdate()))
        AND substring(sub.supervisor1email, 1, charindex('.', sub.supervisor1email) - 1) = substring(main.supervisor1email, 1, charindex('.', main.supervisor1email) - 1)
        AND substring(sub.supervisor1email, charindex('.', sub.supervisor1email) + 1, charindex('@', sub.supervisor1email) - charindex('.', sub.supervisor1email) - 1) = substring(main.supervisor1email, charindex('.', main.supervisor1email) + 1, charindex('@', main.supervisor1email) - charindex('.', main.supervisor1email) - 1)
     ) AS TotalHours
FROM v_MES_TcActivities AS main
LEFT JOIN t_SAP_AttCodes AS sap
ON main.AttCode = sap.Code
WHERE main.AttCode Not Like 'MEAL'
AND main.CostCtr Like '106330'
AND main.ClockIn Between dateadd(day, 1-datepart(dw, getdate()), CONVERT(date,getdate())) and dateadd(day, 8-datepart(dw, getdate()), CONVERT(date,getdate()))
GROUP BY sap.Description, substring(main.supervisor1email, 1, charindex('.', main.supervisor1email) - 1), substring(main.supervisor1email, charindex('.', main.supervisor1email) + 1, charindex('@', main.supervisor1email) - charindex('.', main.supervisor1email) - 1)
ORDER BY substring(main.supervisor1email, charindex('.', main.supervisor1email) + 1, charindex('@', main.supervisor1email) - charindex('.', main.supervisor1email) - 1)

And the results, showing the parsed first name / last name:

The query obviously parses the email correctly, so I think your original question about how to use substring is pretty well answered.  If you are still having problems getting your query to work, I suggest you look closely at the data in the tables to figure out if some values do not follow the "first.last@domain.name" pattern, or if you need other help with the sql, you should ask it as a separate question. Good luck!

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We have all had those moments in our lives that we have stopped and thought, "Lord, where are you?" In the midst of the current stresses in my life and the wake of the devastation from hurricanes and shootings, it can often be hard for me to see the Lord working and present. We hunker down in our stress and our sadness; we pull the covers over our heads and push the snooze button one more time. Why, oh Lord, is this happening to me? Where are you?
When I read the words in the responsorial psalm, I was immediately drawn to those moments of distress. The words are strong and true. "The Lord will not abandon his people." I repeated that over and over again to myself, and I even had to break it down word by word. "The Lord": Our Lord, who is all good and knows our inner self. "Will Not": God's word is true. He has shown that time after time in the scriptures. "Abandon his people": We are HIS people. He made us. We will not be left on our own.
When we take off the covers and open our eyes, we can see that the Lord has not left us to perish. He has not cast off his people. He has given us many blessings. We have to open our eyes and hearts to see them. Times of distress are great times to look inside our hearts and our lives and take note of what is true, good, and beautiful in our lives. Where in our lives has God shown up and been our help and guide. When was it that our feet were slipping? How did the Lord sustain you? If your foot is slipping right now, ask the Lord to help you up and to put your feet back on solid ground.
The Lord wants to be present to each of us in every moment of our lives. He has given us the truth of the Church and has shown us the way of happiness. It is a call to follow Him and trust in His goodness. It is easy to fall into the pit of "why me" and throw a pity party for yourself. But instead of dismissing those feelings or crawling into the pit further, bring those cares to the Lord. Feeling abandoned? Tell Him you feel abandoned. Ask Him to show His kindness and shower fatherly affection on you. Feeling like you are falling away from where God wants you to be? Tell Him! Ask Him to show you the way and to help guide those weary (or in my case, often stubborn) feet. Feeling like everything in the world is crumbling around you because of hate? Tell Him what is in your heart. Ask Him for the gift of love and ask Him where He wants you to bring that love.
Where do find it hardest to see God? Where do you feel most alone?
What keeps you from seeing that God is always with you?
How can you invite God into that place of abandonment? What do you need to ask or tell God so that He can lead you and open your eyes to His presence?
Invite God into your heart, let Him see where you feel abandoned. In this time of prayer, ask the Lord to show you how He is moving in your life, how He has never left you alone. Today, trust in God and His promise to never abandon you.