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SALES & BUSINESS OPERATIONS
RENTALS & BUSINESS OPERATIONS
HEAVY EQUIPMENT SALES
KIOTI TRACTOR SALES
In Loving Memory of David J. Wietbrock
L-R: Skip Henson, Ron Wietbrock, Dave Wietbrock, Lowell, IN - 2015
L-R: Ron Wietbrock, David Wietbrock, Skip Henson and Terry Miller at Ronson's start up facility in Griffith, IN, Sept. 2000.
David J. Wietbrock 58, of Lowell, Ind. passed away March 17, 2021 after years of a hard-fought battle with cancer. Mr. Wietbrock was a founding member and managing partner of Ronson Equipment Co.
In September 2000, Ronson Equipment Co. opened its doors in Griffith, Ind. At the start, it was a four-man operation — David and Ron Wietbrock (David's father), Skip Henson and Terry Miller.
"We started with a dream, a five-year business plan, a rented building, a couple of used pickup trucks, one used service truck, and an unshakable desire to succeed," said Mr. Wietbrock in a 2015 interview with Construction Equipment Guide.
Mr. Wietbrock stressed the importance of hard work and loyal customers to the success of his business.
"We will be eternally grateful to all of our genuine friends — individuals, families and contractors — who contributed to our success," he said.
Mr. Wietbrock is survived by his wife of 32 years, Susie; daughters, Kelsey (Kyle) Pattee and Kristy; grandchildren, Ryleigh, Aubrey and Maverick Pattee; parents, Ron and Judy; brother, Paul (Lisa), their children, Sarah and John; and his lifelong friends, "The Suck Buds". He was a 1981 Lowell High School graduate, member of Lowell Lions Club (past president) and Trinity Lutheran Church, where he was very active, serving as a past Elder.
Mr. Wietbrock loved fishing, heading out every June on a family fishing trip, and was the 2010 Fish Fest Champ. He had a passion for tractors, anything with a motor, and enjoyed Kart Racing, winning the Miller Lite 100. His favorite role was being Papa Dave.
Funeral services were held March 22. Contributions can be made to Trinity Lutheran Church 631 W. Commercial Ave. Lowell, IN 46356 or the American Cancer Society.
Joseph McKeon, Construction Equipment Guide
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2021 Colts Record Prediction
By TheBlueStableMay 14, 2021No Comments
Home » 2021 Colts Record Prediction
Now that the schedule has officially been released, teams and fans can now mark some of the biggest match-ups on the calendar. Teams now can look to Rookie Mini-Camps and OTA's to prepare themselves for the 17 game season ahead. For the Indianapolis Colts, the roster has been upgraded severely through the draft process and re-signing some of our own valuable free agents. The most recent being Monday's signing of former 2013 No. 1 overall pick Eric Fisher (Read more on this signing by our own Lucas Robins here: https://www.thebluestable.com/colts/colts-sign-eric-fisher-fans-can-exhale/). In this article, I go through and give my in-depth thoughts on some of the biggest games for the Colts this season and give an overall record prediction.
The Colts 2021 goes as follows:
Week 1: Seahawks
Week 2: Rams
Week 3: @ Titans
Week 4: @ Dolphins
Week 5: @ Ravens (Monday Night Football)
Week 6: Texans
Week 7: @ 49ers (Sunday Night Football)
Week 8: Titans
Week 9: Jets (Thursday Night Football)
Week 10: Jaguars
Week 11: @ Bills
Week 12: Buccaneers
Week 13: @ Texans
Week 14: BYE
Week 15: Patriots
Week 16: @ Cardinals (Christmas Day)
Week 17: Raiders
The Colts open up the season by welcoming Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks into Lucas Oil Stadium. The Seahawks come in with not much changed throughout the free agency; they lost a key to their defensive backfield in Shaq Griffin. The Seahawks are still a formidable team to compete against. With the Colts having boosted their defense with the likes of Kwity Paye and the re-signing of Xavier Rhodes, and the depth pieces added in free-agency, my prediction is the Colts open up the season with a victory on their home turf.
Week 2 sends the Colts out to Los Angeles to take on the Rams and new Quarter Back Matthew Stafford. The Rams now have, in my mind, a better passer under center to add to a multitude of offensive weapons. This is one game that has the chance to be either a win or loss for the Colts. This game will not be a runaway for either team. In the end, I will predict that the Colts will edge out Los Angeles in a tightly contested game.
The first of the AFC South opponents come in the form of the Tennessee Titans in week 3. Tennessee, in recent years, has been the one division rival whose games have been more tightly contested than it has been in years past. Stopping Derrick Henry is always the key to victory, but that is in no way taking anything away from the throwing ability of Ryan Tannehill. The Titans have also bolstered their defense with the signings of Denico Autry and Bud Dupree through free agency, as well as drafting Dillon Radunz in the second round to upgrade their offensive line. This game will be a close one, but I see the Colts losing this match-up on the road and defeating the Titans at home in week 8.
Week 4 takes the Colts down to Miami to face Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins. What once would look like an easy victory this year seems to be another good back and forth game. Tua didn't show too much in his rookie season with the Dolphins, but he is not a Quarter Back I would question the abilities of. The Dolphins have a very skilled Wide Receiver room with the likes of Devante Parker, Will Fuller V, and the newly drafted Jaylen Waddle. The Dolphins will be a very tough opponent for many teams and is a team that will exceed expectations. I predict that the Colts will end up losing in a close game in Miami.
Week 5 brings the Colt's first prime time game when they head to Baltimore to take on the Ravens on Monday Night Football. The Colts lost to the Ravens last season 24-10 and will seek redemption on national television. The Ravens team comes into 2020 mostly unchanged but have boosted their receiving corp. With the 27th overall selection of Rashod Bateman out of Minnesota. This game will be a good one to watch, and I predict that the defense will come up big in stopping Lamar Jackson, and the Colts will come out victorious on Monday Night Football.
Weeks 6-9 bring 3 more divisional match-ups and 2 more prime time games. The Texans in week 6 seem to be in shambles with the uncertainty of the legal issues surrounding Deshaun Watson, looking like they will not be going away soon. Without the backbone of their offense, I predict that the Colts will be victorious here and also on the road in Houston in week 13. Week 7 takes the Colts to San Fransisco to take on the 49ers on Sunday Night Football, a team that begins the season with a Quarter Back battle in camp between Jimmy Garoppolo and 3rd overall selection Trey Lance. The 49ers did not do much to upgrade their team at any other key position makes this a match-up the Colts should emerge victorious from. Week 8 welcomes Tennessee to Indianapolis. As previously stated, I believe the Colts will win at home against the division rival. In week 9, the Colts get a rare home nationally televised game when they host 2nd overall pick Zach Wilson and the New York Jets for Thursday Night Football. The Jets are a team that comes into the season much improved on both the offensive and defensive sides with the free-agent signings of WR Corey Davis and DE Carl Lawson. This will be a back and forth game in which the Colts will be victorious.
In week 10, the Colts will get their 1st look at #1 overall selection Trevor Lawrence, when they host the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars made many moves to boost their offense and defense; they also drafted Travis Etienne and signed Carlos Hyde, Shaq Griffin, Jihad Ward, and Marvin Jones Jr in free agency. The Jaguars look to be more improved, and where I believe they are capable of winning this game, I still predict the Colts to win this game and again on the road in Jacksonville in the final game of the regular season.
In what many Colts fans will see as a big test, week 11 sends Indy out to Buffalo to play the team who eliminated them in the 2020 NFL Playoffs. It's hard not to see this as one of the biggest games of the season when you look at what Josh Allen has done in his career thus far. He is one of the great young Quarter Backs in the game today. The Bills did not change much in the off-season aside from the draft and free agency signing of Emmanuel Sanders, who will join Stefon Diggs and Cole Beasley on a very potent Bills offense. This game, I predict, will be as close, if not closer than the playoff game of last season, but the Bills again will be victorious in a hard-fought game that goes down to the wire.
Week 12 brings a familiar foe back to Lucas Oil in the form of Tom Brady and the Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tom Brady has seemingly had the Colts number in the past few meetings between us, and needless to say, some of those games haven't been very close. A team that brought back all of their weapons, including Rob Gronkowski, Antonio Brown, and Shaq Barrett, the Bucs will be a very tough opponent. This game will be a back and forth affair that I predict we will, unfortunately, lose.
Moving past the week 14 bye, the Colts welcome Bill Belichick into Lucas Oil Stadium alongside Cam Newton and possibly newly drafted Mac Jones in week 15. The Patriots, for lack of a better term, went ALL OUT in free agency, signing big names such as Jonnu Smith, Hunter Henry, Jalen Mills, and Nelson Agholor. The Patriots are not the powerhouse they were in the past with Tom Brady under center but are still a formidable opponent. The Colts should still handle business in this one, with the defense coming through in key moments leading to a victory.
On Christmas Day in week 16, the Colts will travel to Arizona to take on the Cardinals in what looks to an excellent game and one that has the potential of having some playoff implications in regards to seeding. The Cardinals shook the entire NFL community when they made a blockbuster trade to acquire JJ Watt from the Houston Texans at the very start of the off-season. Adding to an already talented group including Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins, the Cardinals look to be the team to beat in the NFC West. This Christmas Day showdown will be one that the Colts will fall short.
In the final game to discuss, having already predicted the season finale against Jacksonville, the Colts will host the Las Vegas Raiders in another repeat match-up from last year. The Raiders boosted their defense by adding Yannick Ngakoue in free agency. The Colts defeated 44-27 last year did not do much to improve aside from adding Alex Leatherwood to the offensive line. I predict the Colts to take care of business once again and defeat the Raiders.
Overall, my record prediction for the Colts at the end of the season will be 12-5, and I will also predict that they will be AFC South Champions once again heading into the playoffs looking to do some damage led by Carson Wentz, Ty Hilton, Darius Leonard, and head coach Frank Reich.
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Lance Dean
Nortek to buy 2GIG for $135m
Deal includes five-year supply agreement with Vivint
Martha Entwistle
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Nortek, parent company of Linear, announced this morning that it will acquire 2GIG Technologies for $135 million.
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2GIG's co-founder has new gig and hot new first product
Lance Dean's new venture, Encore Controls, has already sold 200,000 of its new smoke alarm detector
Tess Nacelewicz
GRAPEVINE, Texas—Sales of a new device that can affordably turn existing home smoke detectors into monitored smart smoke detectors have surpassed 200,000 units in just a few months and more orders are pouring in, according to the manufacturer, Encore Controls, a startup co-founded by Lance Dean.
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This Blog's on Fire (And Other Stuff)
Security dealers score $10,000 wins at ISC West
2GIG Technologies recently shipped its one-millionth panel and the lucky Utah security dealer who ordered it was awarded $10,000 at the ISC West show on Thursday as a result.
And remember SAFE Security's ISC West promotion in which it was offering a $10,000 bonus to dealers who signed up for its dealer program by the last day of the show?
Well, the show and the promotion don't end until tomorrow, but SAFE President and CEO Paul Sargenti told me on Thursday that it looks like 11 dealers have qualified so far.
That's just one shy of the dozen dealers he was anticipating, he said. And although everything has not been finalized, Sargenti said it appears that "it's one of our best results for a promotion."
Sargenti said that for the dealers, the bonus was only part of the draw. "The money offer was nice but they were looking for a program that had stability and longevity," he said.
SAFE, based in San Ramon, Calif. is one of the nation's largest full-service security companies and does business in every state but Hawaii and also in Canada, Sargenti said. The company is growing rapidly and just completed a $130 million senior debt refinancing in late February.
At the 2GIG booth on Thursday afternoon, Ben Edstrom, CEO of Jordan, Utah-based Elite Home Security, was delighted to learn a panel he ordered from 2GIG contained a "golden ticket" worth $10,000.
"We've been placing some large orders," he told me. "I guess we placed it at the right time." The panel was shipped last week, the company said.
Edstrom plans to use the money to take a trip to Hawaii.
Lance Dean, co-founder of Carlsbad, Calif.-based 2GIG, a manufacturer of security and home automation equipment that was established in 2009 and is known for its Go!Control system, surprised Edstrom with the award at a small ceremony Thursday. Dean sounded as thrilled as the $10,000 winner.
"This is a huge milestone for us," Dean said of the fact that now 2GIG has shipped one million panels. He said he dreamed of such success when the company began but is happy it has happened so quickly.
Nortek, the parent company of Linear, which helped development the 2GIG Go!Control product, recently announced the acquisition of 2GIG for $135 million.
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Monitoring Matters
Showdown at the cableco corral? ESX has ammo
Rich Miller
The big, bad cable giants and telecoms are riding into town, aiming to steal your horses and accounts and whatever else they can toss a lasso around. Everyone knew the day was coming, but now that it's here, are you prepared to hold your ground? Do you really have what it takes to compete, or will you forever be at the mercy of the black hats?
Rest assured there's hope, and you can tap into it at ESX. A number of sessions are planned to help alarm companies deal with this new landscape by staying technologically savvy and by offering what has long been seen as the silver bullet for the industry: superior customer service.
At the ESA Industry Luncheon and Annual Meeting on June 28, Kristen Simmons, managing partner at Lightswitch and former VP of marketing for Mazda North America, will share her expertise about what it takes to earn customers and turn them into advocates for your business. Simmons led Mazda's "Zoom Zoom" ad campaign and also founded LiveSmart Security, a boutique provider of home security services.
"Over the next five to 10 years, one factor will become ever more critical to the success of manufacturers, security integrators and monitoring companies alike: the customer experience," Simmons said in an ESX news release. "New technology and integrated approaches have enabled a far more captivating experience for security customers than the traditional 'detect and respond' model. Leveraging these capabilities will be an enormous catalyst for customer loyalty, RMR growth and bottom-line profitability."
On the technology side, at least a dozen sessions are planned at ESX to help attendees take on the telecoms and cablecos. A recent addition to the schedule features Patrick Egan, owner of Lancaster, Pa.-based Security Partners, who will host a series of interviews with industry leaders on how alarm companies can compete with the big boys entering the market. Egan will talk with each executive for about 15 minutes, then open the floor for a 15-minute Q&A.
The sessions are scheduled to run from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. on June 27 at the Security Partners booth (No. 725) at the Nashville Convention Center. Seating is first come, first served. Executives on board so far include Kirk MacDowell from GE, Lance Dean from 2GIG, Gordon Hope from Honeywell, and Jay Kenny from Alarm.com.
"With all the buzz in the marketplace, we think this is going to generate a lot of interest," said Joseph Mitton, marketing coordinator for Security Partners.
To check out the full list of ESX seminars, go to www.esxweb.com. See you in Nashville …
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Online Alarm Quotes gets funding, 2GIG deal
The new dealer program also will buy accounts for renters and those with low credit scores
YONKERS, N.Y.—Online Alarm Quotes, a new dealer program based here, recently announced it has added a funding program and closed a deal with 2GIG Technologies to offer its products.
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POTS sunset on the horizon?
FCC issues public notice seeking ways to phase out 'relics of a by-gone era'
Daniel Gelinas
WASHINGTON--Plain-old telephone service--the mainspring of traditional burg and fire alarm signal transmission--could be coming to a mandatory end. The Federal Communications Commission on Dec.
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package com.azure.resourcemanager.kusto.generated;

import com.azure.core.util.BinaryData;
import com.azure.resourcemanager.kusto.fluent.models.DataConnectionInner;
import com.azure.resourcemanager.kusto.fluent.models.DataConnectionValidationInner;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

public final class DataConnectionValidationInnerTests {
    @Test
    public void testDeserialize() {
        DataConnectionValidationInner model =
            BinaryData
                .fromString(
                    "{\"dataConnectionName\":\"udutnco\",\"properties\":{\"kind\":\"DataConnection\",\"location\":\"lxqtvcofudfl\",\"id\":\"kgjubgdknnqvsazn\",\"name\":\"n\",\"type\":\"orudsgsa\"}}")
                .toObject(DataConnectionValidationInner.class);
        Assertions.assertEquals("udutnco", model.dataConnectionName());
        Assertions.assertEquals("lxqtvcofudfl", model.properties().location());
    }

    @Test
    public void testSerialize() {
        DataConnectionValidationInner model =
            new DataConnectionValidationInner()
                .withDataConnectionName("udutnco")
                .withProperties(new DataConnectionInner().withLocation("lxqtvcofudfl"));
        model = BinaryData.fromObject(model).toObject(DataConnectionValidationInner.class);
        Assertions.assertEquals("udutnco", model.dataConnectionName());
        Assertions.assertEquals("lxqtvcofudfl", model.properties().location());
    }
}

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Synodal gatherings – update from Kilmacud
After two very successful gatherings on 23rd and 30th March, the feedback to the questions posed are being collated and consolidated for a final report to go to Archbishop's House this week. There is a lot of rich feedback and responses and the report we are compiling will attempt to fairly and honestly represent the views and perspectives provided at the gatherings. As the work progresses on the report, at this stage and to give you a taster of what was discussed, some of the initial most consistent feedback on the joys, for example, include the following:
➢ The sense of community, as a people of God, coming together, praying together, participating and giving a comforting sense of belonging as well as sustaining and forming new relationships
➢ Generous, sharing, caring, good neighbourly people of faith in our community with genuine concern for others
The report will also highlight areas of sorrow, hope, fears or anxieties and unsurprisingly, at this stage, there are similar consistent trends coming through. Again, our sincere thanks to all who participated and we hope, when we complete the report, that everyone in the parish will take the time to consider the feedback as it goes forward to form part of the diocesan and Irish Church contribution to the Synod in Rome in 2023. There may also be some areas we can progress as a parish in the year ahead.
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"Is meanar do lucht deanta na siochana, oir glaofar clann Dé orthu"
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God"
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Do bạn think it's ridiculous that những người hâm mộ are blaming Jennifer for Chris Pratt's chẻ, phân chia, chẻ, phân chia, split with Anna Faris?
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người hâm mộ lựa chọn: Long hair!
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người hâm mộ lựa chọn: 2013 - "Catching Fire"
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▶ Which Colour fits Jennifer the most overall?
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Who do bạn think is better with Jennifer?
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người hâm mộ lựa chọn: Yes! Awesome dress!
Do bạn think it's time for a new spot look?
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50 years after moon landing: Army colonel taking 'giant leap' to space
By Thomas Brading, Army News ServiceJuly 1, 2019
1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 58 backup crew members Andrew Morgan of NASA (left), Aleksandr Skvortsov of the Russian Space Agency (center) and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency, pose for a photo during training. (Photo Credit: Sarah Volkman) VIEW ORIGINAL
2 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – With St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow's Red Square providing the backdrop, Expedition 60 crewmember Col. Andrew Morgan, NASA astronaut and Army emergency physician, poses June 28, 2019, as part of traditional pre-launch activities. Morgan, Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency and Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos will launch July 20, 2019, on the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a mission on the International Space Station. (Photo Credit: Beth Weissinger) VIEW ORIGINAL
FORT MEADE, Md. -- Fifty years after Neil Armstrong said, "One small leap for man, one giant leap for mankind," during the historic Apollo 11 moon landing, one American Soldier will take the next "giant leap" into space.
Col. Andrew Morgan, astronaut and Army emergency physician, is counting down to his launch for a nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station, July 20 -- the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Morgan, a Special Forces battalion surgeon with more than 20 years of military service, is the first Army Medical Corps officer to be selected as an astronaut.
Along with his crewmates, Morgan is scheduled to arrive at the ISS six hours after blasting off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, where he will serve as a flight engineer for Expedition 60, 61, and 62.
"It is a tremendous honor to launch on the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission," Morgan said during an interview Monday from Star City, Russia. "The entire crew of Expedition 60 has been entrusted with being the torch bearers of the next generation of space exploration."
He added there is no better way to commemorate the achievements of Apollo 11 than with a mission to space with an international crew.
It will be Morgan's first space mission. His crew members include Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos and Luca Parmitano, an Italian astronaut from the European Space Agency.
Morgan and his crewmates will facilitate research on various projects, including mining minerals in the Solar System, looking into methods for engineering plants to grow better on Earth, and examining cells from Parkinson's patients in zero gravity to better understand neurodegenerative diseases, according to a NASA press statement.
Morgan joined NASA as a member of the 2013 astronaut class, and was assigned his specific flight 18 months ago.
However, according to Morgan, he is a Soldier first.
During the space mission, Morgan plans to pull from his military experience, where he is certified as a military flight surgeon and special operations diving medical officer.
"I am a sum of my experiences," Morgan said. "The Army has been a critical part of my experiences since the very beginning."
Where he is today is because of the Army, he added.
In 1996, while a cadet at West Point, Morgan, along with his team, earned the national collegiate title for competitive skydiving. His military career also includes time with the Army's "Golden Knights" demonstration parachuting team.
Skydiving is a "core part" of who I am, Morgan said. He added the "calculated risk taking" and entrusting his life with team members parachuting laid the foundation he needed to become an astronaut.
Shortly after parachuting, he became the battalion surgeon for the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), also known as the "Desert Eagles."
After three years serving on flight status, combat dive, and airborne status with the Desert Eagles, he was selected for a strategic operations assignment in the Washington, D.C., area, according to his NASA biography.
"I'm a Soldier, a physician, and an astronaut," Morgan said. "I made the decision to be a Soldier when I was 18, and I am very, very proud of that."
There are a lot of similarities between military deployments and being an astronaut, he said, including time apart from his family.
Morgan's family are no strangers to deployments. The astronaut has deployed multiple times with the Special Forces in direct combat support operations to Afghanistan, Africa, and Iraq.
Married for nearly 20 years and a father of four, Morgan said his family is ready for the upcoming mission.
They understand the makeup of the mission, he said, and "we are all in this together."
"I want to make everybody proud," Morgan added. "I want to accomplish my mission with a team that's highly effective. If I can accomplish all of that and come home safely to my family, then mission accomplished."
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Great writers come from everywhere. Everyone knows New York, but when was the last time you read a book from a writer from the southern US, or the midwest? Or even Ireland or Australia? Finding authors who grew up with different perspectives is not just important, it leads to more enjoyable reads. Which is why something on our list of authors from the southern hemisphere is bound to pique your interest. When you click links from this website, we may receive advertising revenue to support our research. This video was made with Ezvid Wikimaker.
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There are a lot of authors born in the southern hemisphere who create inspiring and creative works. From a huge number, we trimmed it down to eleven of the best writers. Featuring some of their greatest work, along with a bit of personal background, here is our list in no particular order.
At the #1 spot is Graeme Simsion, an author from Australia. He is a former information systems consultant and has authored 2 books on database design. At the age of 50, he decided to turn his hand to fiction. In 2013 he published "The Rosie Project," a romance novel about the life of Don Tillman. He is a man who struggles to have serious relationships with women. He then creates a questionnaire to assess partner suitability, but the strategy does not work with his new friend, Rosie. This book won the 2014 Australian Book Industry's General Fiction Book prize.
Coming in at #2 is Australian-born Jessica Roscoe, who writes under the pen name Lili St. Germain. Her most notable work is the Gypsy Brothers series, a USA Today bestseller. It tells the story of a girl who seeks vengeance upon a morally bankrupt gang who killed her father. In 2015, Roscoe released "Cartel," about the daughter of a Colombian drug lord who is offered as payment for her father's debt. Roscoe quit corporate life to be a writer, creating contemporary fiction, thrillers, and romance.
Her most notable work is the Gypsy Brothers series, a USA Today bestseller.
At #3 is Nina Levine. She is an Aussie author who writes about alpha males with sassy and dirty partners who don't fall in love easily. She decided to put her studies on hold in 2013 to work on her debut novel, "Storm." Her second book, "Fierce," hit the USA Today Bestseller list in 2015. Both novels are part of the Storm MC series, which centers on the lives of men who are bossy, loyal, and protective. Levine describes them as hard lovers.
Next at #4 is Chantal Fernando. She is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author who lives in Western Australia. Her most recognized work is "Maybe This Time," a contemporary romance novel that features the life of Summer. She moves in with her younger brother because her mother recently died. Her world is turned upside down when she meets her brother's friend, Reid Knox. This novel, like all of Fernando's other books, focuses on young love, heartbreak, and forgiveness.
Coming in at #5 is Jaymin Eve. She writes for the young adult audience, creating novels that feature fantasy worlds, magical beings, and youthful relationships. She is the author of several romance series including the Curse of the Gods, Supernatural Prison, and the Hive Trilogy. Her 2016 book, "Anarchy," made it to USA Today's Bestseller list. It tells the story of Charlie Bennett, who uses her blood as a weapon against the vampires she considers evil spawns. Eve resides in the Gold Coast, Australia with her husband and children.
She is the author of several romance series including the Curse of the Gods, Supernatural Prison, and the Hive Trilogy.
At #6, Chris Carter was born in Brasilia, Brazil in 1965. He moved to the USA after graduating from high school to study psychology. Before becoming a writer, he worked different jobs ranging from being a dancer to a criminal psychologist, alongside playing for glam rock bands. His professional writing career began in 2009 with "The Crucifix Killer," a suspense novel that tackles the predicament that investigator Robert Hunter encounters while attempting to solve a murder case with familiar clues.
Next at #7 is Natasha Anders. In 2012 she self-published "The Unwanted Wife," a contemporary romance novel about Theresa Noble, a desperate spouse asking for divorce from her husband, Sandro. Before he agrees to anything, he demands a son from Theresa. Anders has received recognition for her work. She was a 2018 RITA Award finalist for "The Wingman." She currently lives in Cape Town, South Africa, the place where she was born.
Taking the #8 spot is Trudi Canavan. Born in Kew, Melbourne, she is a writer of fantasy novels. She won the 2009 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel for "The Magician's Apprentice." It tells the story of Tessia, a young woman and magician from a countryside village. This book is a prequel to the Black Magician Trilogy, Canavan's series that features a slum-dwelling girl named Sonea who has forbidden magical powers.
This book is a prequel to the Black Magician Trilogy, Canavan's series that features a slum-dwelling girl named Sonea who has forbidden magical powers.
Coming in at #9, Anne Malcom was born and raised in New Zealand. She is the author of several romance fiction novels, including "Out of the Ashes," book 3 of The Sons of Templar series. It can be read as a standalone and features the life of Mia Spencer, a young mother who tries to escape the demons of her past until she meets Bull, the man who will fix her broken world. Malcom's love for writing started when she was young. She was inspired by books set in Hogwarts and on Middle Earth.
At #10 is Marianne Curley. She was born in Windsor, New South Wales, Australia. She finds writing for the young adult market the most satisfying and challenging. She has won several awards for her work, including the 2004 International Reading Association's Young Adult Choice for "Old Magic." It's a novel about Kate Warren, who tries to convince her classmate, Jarrod Thornton, to harness his supernatural powers. It's a tale of friendship, family, and mystery.
Finally at #11 is Lang Leav. She was born in a Thai refugee camp, but grew up in Sydney, Australia. Her first book, "Love and Misadventure," was published in 2013. It is a poetry collection that expresses Leav's passion for the intricacies of love and loss. "Sad Girls," her debut novel, is also about romance and heartbreaks. Leav has received a number of awards, including the Qantas Spirit of Youth Award and the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Poetry.


text:
package models

import (
	"fmt"
	"socialapi/request"
	"strings"

	"github.com/jinzhu/gorm"
	"github.com/koding/bongo"
)

type Account struct {
	// unique id of the account
	Id int64 `json:"id,string"`

	// old id of the account, which is originally
	// perisisted in mongo
	// mongo ids has 24 char
	OldId string `json:"oldId"      sql:"NOT NULL;UNIQUE;TYPE:VARCHAR(24);"`

	// IsTroll
	IsTroll bool `json:"isTroll"`

	// unique account nicknames
	Nick string `json:"nick"        sql:"NOT NULL;UNIQUE;TYPE:VARCHAR(25);"`

	// ShareLocation is a setting for users on socialapi
	Settings gorm.Hstore `json:"settings"`

	// Token is used for authentication purposes, this data should not be shared
	// with other clients/accounts
	Token string `json:"-"`
}

func ValidateAccount(a *Account) error {
	if a.OldId == "" {
		return ErrOldIdIsNotSet
	}

	if strings.Contains(a.Nick, "guest-") {
		return ErrGuestsAreNotAllowed
	}
	return nil
}

func (a *Account) IsShareLocationEnabled() bool {
	if a.Settings == nil {
		return false
	}
	shareLocation, ok := a.Settings["shareLocation"]
	if !ok || shareLocation == nil {
		return false
	}

	return *shareLocation == "true"
}

// Tests are done.
func (a *Account) FetchOrCreate() error {
	if err := ValidateAccount(a); err != nil {
		return err
	}

	selector := map[string]interface{}{
		"old_id": a.OldId,
	}

	err := a.One(bongo.NewQS(selector))
	// if we dont get any error
	// it means we found the record in our db
	if err == nil {
		return nil
	}

	// first check if the err is not found err
	if err == bongo.RecordNotFound {
		if a.Nick == "" {
			return ErrNickIsNotSet
		}

		if err := a.Create(); err != nil {
			return err
		}

		return nil
	}

	return err
}

func (a *Account) FetchChannels(q *request.Query) ([]Channel, error) {
	cp := NewChannelParticipant()
	// fetch channel ids
	cids, err := cp.FetchParticipatedTypedChannelIds(a, q)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	// fetch channels by their ids
	channels, err := NewChannel().FetchByIds(cids)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return channels, nil
}

// TO-DO
// Control functions and remove ?
func (a *Account) Follow(targetId int64) (*ChannelParticipant, error) {
	c, err := a.FetchChannel(Channel_TYPE_FOLLOWERS)
	if err == nil {
		return c.AddParticipant(targetId)
	}

	if err == bongo.RecordNotFound {
		c, err := a.CreateFollowingFeedChannel()
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}
		return c.AddParticipant(targetId)
	}

	return nil, err
}

// TO-DO
// Control functions and remove ?
func (a *Account) Unfollow(targetId int64) (*Account, error) {
	c, err := a.FetchChannel(Channel_TYPE_FOLLOWERS)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return a, c.RemoveParticipant(targetId)
}

func (a *Account) FetchFollowerIds(q *request.Query) ([]int64, error) {
	followerIds := make([]int64, 0)
	if a.Id == 0 {
		return nil, ErrAccountIdIsNotSet
	}

	c, err := a.FetchChannel(Channel_TYPE_FOLLOWERS)
	if err != nil {
		return followerIds, err
	}

	participants, err := c.FetchParticipantIds(q)
	if err != nil {
		return followerIds, err
	}

	return participants, nil
}

// FetchChannel fetchs the channel of the account
//
// Channel_TYPE_GROUP as parameter returns error , in the tests!!!!
// TO-DO, other types dont return error
//
// Tests are done
func (a *Account) FetchChannel(channelType string) (*Channel, error) {
	if a.Id == 0 {
		return nil, ErrAccountIdIsNotSet
	}

	c := NewChannel()
	selector := map[string]interface{}{
		"creator_id":    a.Id,
		"type_constant": channelType,
	}

	if err := c.One(bongo.NewQS(selector)); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return c, nil
}

// Tests are done.
func (a *Account) ByNick(nick string) error {
	if nick == "" {
		return ErrNickIsNotSet
	}

	selector := map[string]interface{}{
		"nick": nick,
	}

	return a.One(bongo.NewQS(selector))
}

func (a *Account) ByOldId(oldId string) error {
	if oldId == "" {
		return ErrOldIdIsNotSet
	}

	selector := map[string]interface{}{
		"old_id": oldId,
	}

	return a.One(bongo.NewQS(selector))
}

// Tests are done.
func (a *Account) CreateFollowingFeedChannel() (*Channel, error) {
	if a.Id == 0 {
		return nil, ErrAccountIdIsNotSet
	}

	c := NewChannel()
	c.CreatorId = a.Id
	c.Name = fmt.Sprintf("%d-FollowingFeedChannel", a.Id)
	c.GroupName = Channel_KODING_NAME
	c.Purpose = "Following Feed for Me"
	c.TypeConstant = Channel_TYPE_FOLLOWERS
	if err := c.Create(); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return c, nil
}

func (a *Account) FetchFollowerChannelIds(q *request.Query) ([]int64, error) {
	followerIds, err := a.FetchFollowerIds(q)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	cp := NewChannelParticipant()
	var channelIds []int64
	res := bongo.B.DB.
		Table(cp.BongoName()).
		Where(
		"creator_id IN (?) and type_constant = ?",
		followerIds,
		Channel_TYPE_FOLLOWINGFEED,
	).Find(&channelIds)

	if err := bongo.CheckErr(res); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return channelIds, nil
}

// FetchAccountById gives all information about account by id of account
//
// Tests are done.
func FetchAccountById(accountId int64) (*Account, error) {
	a := NewAccount()
	if err := a.ById(accountId); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return a, nil
}

// FetchOldIdsByAccountIds takes slice as parameter
//
// Tests are done
func FetchOldIdsByAccountIds(accountIds []int64) ([]string, error) {
	oldIds := make([]string, 0)

	if len(accountIds) == 0 {
		return oldIds, nil
	}

	var accounts []Account
	account := Account{}

	err := bongo.B.FetchByIds(account, &accounts, accountIds)
	if err != nil {
		return oldIds, nil
	}

	for _, acc := range accounts {
		// The append built-in function appends elements to the end of a slice
		oldIds = append(oldIds, acc.OldId)
	}

	return oldIds, nil
}

func FetchAccountsByNicks(nicks []string) ([]Account, error) {
	var accounts []Account

	if len(nicks) == 0 {
		return accounts, nil
	}

	a := NewAccount()
	res := bongo.B.DB.
		Table(a.BongoName()).
		Where("nick in (?)", nicks).Find(&accounts)

	if err := bongo.CheckErr(res); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return accounts, nil
}


With the holidays nearly here, it's time to replace your desire listing with a number of the hottest tech devices which can be making their way into the market. From curved TVs to automated speaker gadgets, there may be a countless variety of options to select from.
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New and Upgraded BMW Driving Experience at Mondello Park announced.
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In addition, all courses now include complementary hospitality in the VIP BMW Lounge, an individual BMW Lifestyle gift and certificate for all participants. Training begins behind the wheel of a MINI Cooper S with a professional instructor at all times to ensure customers make the most of the experience. During a series of guided pace laps, customers experience pure BMW M genes with the BMW M2 Competition or BMW M4 Competition or both with the Ultimate BMW Driving Experience package. All participants can round off the racing experience with a Virtual Reality (VR) experience in Mondello Park's paddock area.
The new BMW M2 Competition is the perfect match on Ireland's only FIA leading motor racing circuit with its impressive 410 horsepower and 550Nm of torque from its Bi-turbo six-cylinder petrol engine. This M2 sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.2 seconds with its six-speed automatic gearbox, while the top speed has been limited to 250 km/h. High-precision Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) has been introduced in the strut and bulkhead strut for increased front section rigidity. There's a new cooling system, including new front skirt and larger, redesigned BMW kidney in high-gloss black. New dual exhaust system with two electrically-controlled flaps provides the distinctive M sound while the M TwinPower Turbo technology delivers outstanding efficiency.
As well as the regular range of track driving experiences, Mondello Park offer a range of customisable BMW and MINI Driving Experiences and places importance on meeting the customer's specific desires. A team specialising in corporate events and incentives works closely with customers to put together packages tailored to the customer's requirements.
BMW and MINI Driving Experiences play an important role to improving driving safety on public roads, while at the same time conveying the joy of driving for which BMW is renowned. For further details please visit https://www.mondellopark.ie/bmw-driving-experience/.
BMW has been thrilling its customers with driving experiences since 1977 when the company became the first car manufacturer in the world to offer driver training. Every year over 100,000 people take part BMW Group training courses every year and across the world in five continents, more than 30 countries.


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Description: Psychology is both an applied and academic social science that studies the human mind and behavior. Among the topics covered are: how motivation, emotion and biological factors affect our behavior, scientific methods for gathering and analyzing data, key figures and theories, the process of learning and the applications of learning techniques, and using psychological knowledge to improve the quality of our lives. Course content will also include mental illness, drugs (those abused and those used for psychotic treatments) and stages of development.
This course is taught from a Christian perspective. Course instruction and lessons include a combination of lecture, power point presentation, video clips, textbook reading, online videos, interactive and online activities, games, discussion and quizzes. A rich variety of teaching methods are used to meet the learning styles and needs for the span of grades.
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Tom Plate stands out among Western journalists. Not only has this former editorial director of the Los Angeles Times, syndicated columnist and Loyola Marymount University professor relentlessly chronicled the most important story of our era – the rise of Asia. He has done so through his rare personal access to the key leaders in the region.
His "Asian Giants" series (published by Marshal Cavendish International) based on extensive personal interviews and encounters, has so far included the great eminence of East Asia's transformation, Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew, as well as the controversial Mohammed Mahathir of Malaysia and Thailand's Thaksin Shinawatra.
Now, the latest in his series profiles United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, the most famous South Korean apart from the K-pop "gangnam-style" rapper PSY.
PSY may have more hits on YouTube than Justin Beiber, but Ban's lasting impact on the world, not much covered by less far minded journalists, promises to be immense.
As Globalization 2.0 — the new interdependence of plural identities that has resulted from the rise of the emerging economies, particularly China — supplants American-led Globalization 1.0, Ban is pressing the UN to face its fate at a time when its role has never been more important.
Absent the hegemony of a leading power or bloc of powers, how will we be able to provide and manage common global public goods – whether figuring out how to mitigate global warming, stem nuclear proliferation or regulate the vast financial flows washing over the planet – without a modernized UN?
Working behind the scenes of world headlines, Secretary General Ban has, without fanfare but sober and self-effacing pragmatism, whipped the creaking UN bureaucracy into a far more efficient and disciplined organization. He has done more than even Hurricane Sandy to place global warming – "the consequences of which are approaching, fast approaching" says Ban — at the top of the agenda of world leaders.
He has even broached the greatest taboo, and greatest source of dysfunction at the UN: the ability of individual states to block action absent "consensus" from all others.
Plate's engaging style, as in his other books, elicits candor from his subjects.
Undiplomatically, Ban openly laments the lack of progress of the UN Conference on Disarmament. "It's only one country [Pakistan] that has been blocking progress for the last 12 years. Twelve years! Is that reasonable?" he bursts out passionately.
This is true of the UN as a whole. If it can't get its act together under a Secretary General as objective and practical as Ban Ki-Moon, the global agenda will be decided elsewhere, such as in the G-20, or worse, nowhere at all.
With the world going through a great transition where new powers are rising and hegemons are fading, dangerous times are upon us. This historic moment could be 1914 again instead of 1950. In 1914, the absence of global institutions and rules meant that a small incident – the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo – tripped an unstable alliance system into world war. In the 1950s, in the wake of the Second World War, the UN system and other institutions were built up that have been able to maintain general peace and stability for 70 years.
Though less people seem to be paying attention to Ban than PSY, making the UN work may be all that stands between peace and some global calamity sparked by, say, an Israeli strike on Iran or the dispute between Japan and China over rocky outcrops in the sea between them.
This excellent and highly readable book by Tom Plate humanizes the head of the world's premier governmental organization while also reminding us what is at stake.
Just published, Conversations with Ban Ki-moon: What the United Nations Is Really Like, A View from the Top is the fourth volume in the bestselling Giants of Asia series brought out by Marshall Cavendish International (Asia), and is the first inside look ever at the UN from the perspective of an incumbent Secretary General (SG).
Ban Ki-moon, former foreign minister of South Korea, is one of only eight people to serve as SG since the UN was founded in 1945, succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. An otherwise private man, SG Ban agreed to be interviewed by Plate, a university professor as well as a syndicated columnist on Asia, whom had covered Ban as a journalist. The motive? To help people understand the complicated truth about the UN and why its role in building bridges between people and nations of all sizes is vital.
What readers will probably enjoy most are the personal anecdotes and unprecedented insight on the job of a world leader. SG Ban's job is not easy, as Plate writes: "The position offers the incumbent global star status but at the same time comes with an often-hostile bureaucracy, almost 200 bosses (UN member states), a Western media attached like crack junkies to the microwave of instant results and a backlog of problems almost as long and snarled as history itself…." Ban reflects on that situation with frankness and determination, answering questions with grace and straightforwardness. Not only is Conversations with Ban Ki-moon the first book of extensive conversations with a sitting UN secretary general, but it's also the first book to portrait Ban himself by actually talking to him.
"Many people had cautioned me that this was going to be the most impossible job. I realize now, that after having served, that this really is the most impossible job. And jokingly I told my member states and my friends that my mission would be to make this impossible job a mission possible … mission possible," Ban says.
Tom Plate is a journalist, columnist and author of ten books, including the bestseller, in Asia, of Confessions of an American Media Man (2007) – and the bestsellers Giants of Asia series: Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew (2010), Conversations with Mahathir Mohamad (2011) and Conversations with Thaksin (2011), all published by Marshall Cavendish International (Asia). His award-winning syndicated columns focusing on Asia and America, begun in 1996, have been regularly featured in major world newspapers. He is currently Distinguished Scholar of Asian and Pacific Studies at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, as well as a recent Visiting Professor at United Arab Emirates University in Al Ain (Abu Dhabi), UAE.
Marshall Cavendish is a leading international publisher of educational materials, books, directories and magazines, both print and digital, in 13 different languages. Marshall Cavendish's textbooks have also made its mark internationally. Its educational materials are used by educators and students in more than 50 countries, and its math programs have contributed to Singapore's consistent top performance in international studies since 1995. Marshall Cavendish is renowned for its Math in Focus and Primary Mathematics textbook series, which have been adopted in classrooms worldwide. The company continues to add to the to the bestselling Giants of Asia series, which includes books on Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew, Malaysia's Mohamad Mahathir, Thailand's Thaksin Shinawatra, and most recently UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, of Korea. Last year in Singapore, the Lee Kuan Yew book won The People's Choice Award (from Popular Books) for best English-language nonfiction book.
Exclusive interviews with the UN General Secretary, now in his second term at the UN. Only eight people have been privileged to hold the job of Secretary General since the United Nations founding in 1945. And only one of them has ever told the inside story of the UN while still holding that special office. That man is Ban Ki-moon, the veteran diplomat and former star foreign minister of South Korea now in his second term as SG. Because he understands that the UN is in crisis and because he fears the reasons for this are not widely understood he believes it is time to unveil the truth about the organization and explain why its failure would be a catastrophe. The result, via unprecedented conversations with American journalist Tom Plate, is a deeply revealing book about the kinds of issues and challenges whose resolutions (or lack thereof) will in fact determine the future of the world.
Tom Plate is an American journalist and Loyola Marymount University Distinguished Scholar of Asian and Pacific Studies.
Over the last few years, an American journalist and academic, Tom Plate, has been writing a series of books called "Giants of Asia." Lee Kuan Yew, the brilliant if steely founder of modern Singapore, was first. Then came Mahathir Mohamad, the former long-serving but short-tempered prime minister of Malaysia, and Thaksin Shinawatra, a deposed Thai leader still wandering in exile with allegations of corruption hanging over his head.
Now it is Ban Ki-moon's turn in Plate's latest book, "What the United Nations Is Really Like: The View From the Top." The formats of all the "Giants" books are similar. They are built almost entirely on taped conversations, with copious interjections, prodding questions and digressions from the interviewer, as well many photos of the author. But in this case the subject is different.
Ban is not – never was – a government leader in Asia, and certainly not a big personality on the Asian stage or a recognized global figure. Yet throughout his career in diplomacy, culminating in his service as South Korea's foreign minister, he has probably had more intense contact with the United States than Lee, Mahathir or Thaksin. As a winner in 1962 of an American government-sponsored trip, Ban, who was 18 at the time, traveled for a month in the US, mostly on the West Coast, with other international students. Two decades later, he spent 10 months at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, where, he said, he learned a lot about analytical thinking.
In numerous interviews with Plate that moved from the secretary-general's residence to restaurants and clubs around New York, which the author seems to have enjoyed perhaps more than Ban, the secretary-general stressed the pride he took in his thoroughness and reliability. He knew that he was not a glittering celebrity. After his arrival, moans soon could be heard around the UN over his deeply reserved nature, inaccessibility and tendency to surround himself with Korean aides, leaving diplomats and UN staff members feeling frozen out of the secretary-general's world.
'Conversations with Ban Ki-Moon' by Tom Plate.
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Tom Plate is an internationally syndicated columnist and Distinguished Scholar of Asian and Pacific Studies at Loyola Marymount University. He is the author of 10 books, four in the Giants of Asia series by Marshall Cavendish Asia.


MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico's admission cyberbanking intelligence arch said it was "shameful" how little had been done about bribes that Brazilian architecture close Odebrecht admiral said were paid to defended Mexican accessible works contracts, and vowed to reexamine the case already in office.
Santiago Nieto will arch the accounts ministry's Cyberbanking Intelligence Unit, which yses apprehensive cyberbanking records, already the new advocate government takes appointment on Dec. 1. He said in an account aftermost anniversary that the assemblage had been aished for political ends, after elaborating.
"It's base that Mexico and Venezuela are the alone countries in Latin America that haven't accustomed anyone," he said of the Odebrecht case, which is at the affection of Brazil's Lava Jato, or Car Wash, bribery ysis that has reverberated beyond the arena in contempo years.
"In the case of Odebrecht, and in any added case, the aboriginal affair we would accept to do is ysis what there is in the Cyberbanking Intelligence Assemblage accompanying to the case," he said. Nieto does not yet accept admission to files and annal kept by the unit.
In Brazil, Odebrecht admiral accepted to advantageous bribes aural Mexico. Prosecutors in Mexico accept said they are acid business amid the Brazilian amassed and accompaniment oil aggregation Pemex .
Pemex has beneath to animadversion on issues accompanying to Odebrecht, citation the advancing investigation. The appointment of Mexico's advocate general, the accounts admiral and the Cyberbanking Intelligence Assemblage all beneath to animadversion for this story. Odebrecht accustomed cancellation of an emailed appeal for comment, but did not acknowledge further.
Anger at boundless bribery scandals, including the declared bribes from Odebrecht, a advantageous abode accord involving the ancestors of President Enrique Pena Nieto, and hundreds of millions of dollars siphoned from government coffers through affected contracts, helped advocate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador win a barrage presidential achievement in July.
Lopez Obrador apprenticed in his acclamation to catch bottomward on cyberbanking crime, and bind money laundering, cyberbanking and tax regulations. He has accustomed few capacity of how he will accomplish this, but promises to set an archetype of equity from the presidency.
Tasked with allowance to anticipate and action money bed-making and agitation financing, the cyberbanking intelligence assemblage receives and yses advice that it should again canyon on to prosecutors to investigate and assemble a case.
A above advance prosecutor for balloter crimes, Nieto was absolved in 2017 on the area that he bankrupt a cipher of conduct aback he gave an account about his ysis into Odebrecht bribery during the 2012 presidential campaign.
Nieto has accepted his mistake, but denies breaking rules or absolute acute information. He said his battlefront was illegal.
Last month, two admission administering admiral told Reuters that Odebrecht may be blocked from accommodating in accessible works projects beneath the new government.
Odebrecht responded that atrocity at the aggregation should not be acclimated to appoint sanctions adjoin it in Mexico.
Nieto said he would columnist for added advice administration amid federal departments that investigate tax, balloter and organised crime, and investigate accessible bribery aural the system.
"I accept the consequence that there is a agency of centralized corruption," he said, after accouterment specifics.
Following the report, Mexico's accounts admiral and the advocate general's appointment issued a collective account recognising shortcomings and able to advance efforts.
However, the Mexican government bedeviled aloof 871 actor pesos (35.3 actor pounds) and $14.7 actor (11.2 actor pounds) amid September 2017 and June 2018, and began aloof one bent proceeding, according to official statistics.
Nieto, who alleged the outcomes "terrible," acicular to the cyberbanking intelligence assemblage and advocate general's appointment as the two "bottlenecks" captivation aback cases.
"It is a amount of impunity, a complicit government, and a abridgement of political will to action corruption," Nieto said.


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Home Products Consumed: Food For A Finite Planet — Sarah Elton
Consumed: Food For A Finite Planet — Sarah Elton
If our industrial food system leaves you feeling a little queasy, Sarah Elton has just the medicine you need: a powerfully hopeful account of the gathering efforts to take down our 'too-big-to-fail' agribusiness empire and replace it with something that makes sense for our planet and our communities!
— Bill McKibben, author of Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist
A terrific new book!
— Michael Pollan, author of Cooked, Food Rules, In Defense of Food and Botany of Desire
An ambitious and optimistic book, that takes on the food sustainability issues with clarity and skill, and warm understanding too. Through the stories and situations of farmers in India, China, France, and North America, as well as through discussions with scientists, we come to understand how local farming can indeed feed the world. A must-have for anyone interested in food.
— Naomi Duguid, author of Burma: Rivers of Flavor and co-author of Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet
For anyone who gives thought to what we consume at our meal tables, this book will take you on a heart-warming trip around the world and return you home enlightened, informed and inspired. A winning argument for the sustainable food movement.
— Gill Deacon, author of There's Lead in Your Lipstick and Green for Life
Sarah Elton has written a delectable and entertaining guide to the new food revolution. How will we feed the planet's hungry billions in the decades to come? The failed experiment of more pesticides and plastic foods is not the answer. Elton travels from rural India, to the mountains of France to that most surprising epicenter of modern agriculture—downtown Detroit—to weave a hopeful story of the global reconnection with the food that sustains us. A must-read for anyone who eats!
— Rick Smith, co-author of Slow Death by Rubber Duck
By 2050, the world population is expected to reach nine billion. And the challenge of feeding this rapidly growing population is being made greater by climate change, which will increasingly wreak havoc on the way we produce our food.
At the same time, we have lost touch with the soil. Few of us know where our food comes from, let alone how to grow it.
We are increasingly at the mercy of multinational corporations who control the crops and give little thought to the damage their methods are inflicting on the planet.
Our very future is at risk. While food might be the problem, author Sarah Elton (see About the Author below) points out in Consumed: Food for a Finite Planet, it is also the solution.
The food system as we know it was assembled in a few decades — and if it can be built that quickly, it can be reassembled and improved in the same amount of time.
Elton walks fields and farms on three continents, not only investigating the very real threats to our food, but also telling the little-known stories of the people who are working against time to create a new and hopeful future.
From the mountains of southern France to the highlands of China, from the crowded streets of Nairobi to the banks of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, we meet people from all walks of life who are putting together an alternative to the omnipresent industrial food system.
In the arid fields of rural India we meet a farmer who has transformed her community by selling organic food directly to her neighbors. We visit a laboratory in Toronto where scientists are breeding a new kind of rice seed that they claim will feed the world. We learn about Italy's underground food movement; how university grads are returning to the fields in China, Greece, and France; and how in Detroit, plots of vacant land planted with kale and carrots can help us see what's possible.
In Consumed: Food for a Finite Planet, Elton lays out the targets we need to meet by the year 2050. The stories she tells give us hope for avoiding a daunting fate and instead help us to believe in a not-too-distant future when we can all sit at the table.
Traveling the globe to research her new book Elton reports on the efforts of people — in cities and on farms, from New York to rural India — who are putting together a new way of feeding the world that is resilient to the inevitable shocks that climate change will throw our way.
In Consumed: Food for a Finite Planet, Sarah tells the untold stories of this massive but little known global social movement that is changing all aspects of food. With her eye on the year 2050, Sarah lays out the decade by decade targets we must meet so that by mid-century we can feed ourselves in an ever increasingly turbulent world.
Consumed definitely is a must-read for anyone who eats, and cares about and wants to be part of the solution!
See below for an excerpt from Consumed: Food for a Finite Planet.
In this Huffington Post excerpt from Consumed, Elton details why supporting sustainable food systems is a great way to start preparing for 2050.
And i love this blog-post-tuned-column in the Globe and Mail, where Sarah shares what we all can learn from her Grandmother who practiced sustainability way before it became a concept (her original headline was: Grandma would know how to survive a zombie apocalypse — we should too!)
Condition: New in New dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards
Edition: First Edition - Published October 3, 2013
Publisher: University of Chicago Press / Chicago, IL
Rating:★★★★ (See FAQs)
Sarah Elton is the author of Locavore: From Farmers' Fields To Rooftop Gardens—How Canadians Are Changing the Way We Eat.
She has written for publications such as the New York Times, Atlantic, Maclean's, and Globe and Mail and is the food columnist for CBC Radio's Here & Now. She lives in Toronto.
We should be supporting sustainable food systems for many reasons. To begin with, sustainable agriculture is simply better for the environment.
The industrial food system does not offer us a long-term solution to feeding the planet because it destroys land and soil, consumes too much water, emits tonnes of greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide, and is utterly dependent on fossil fuels.
Sustainable or regenerative agriculture, on the other hand, produces food at the same time as it provides society with ecological goods and services. Sustainable agriculture helps to conserve water, it protects the soil from erosion, and it nurtures biodiversity by creating a hospitable habitat for pollinators rather than killing them with pesticides.
When the Rodale Institute, a Pennsylvania-based organic advocacy not-for-profit, compared the soil health of organic farms and conventional farms in a thirty-year-long side-by-side farming systems trial, they found that conventional agriculture produces 45 percent more greenhouse gases than organic. That's because on agroecological farms, more carbon is sequestered in the soil.
The organic soil also held on to nitrogen longer, meaning that less leached away in the water runoff from rain or melting snow. And in times of drought, crops planted in the organic soils fared better because the soil was richer in organic matter and microbes and was therefore better able to support plants under stressful conditions.
A study published in 2009 in the Journal of Cleaner Production found similar results. The study compared the greenhouse gas emissions of organic wheat and conventional wheat. It concluded that conventional wheat production released more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than organic, largely because of the emissions from the artificial synthesis of nitrogen used to make conventional fertilizer.
Another study, published in 2010, found that fields farmed organically supported more butterflies than conventionally farmed fields--an indication that organic agriculture supports more biodiversity.
Agroecological farms are also more resilient. In October 1998, one of the most deadly hurricanes of the last two hundred years tore through Central America. Hurricane Mitch damaged billions of dollars' worth of industry and infrastructure.
Eric Holt-Giménez, executive director of Food First (also known as the Institute for Food and Development Policy), compared how conventional and agroecological farms had fared in the storm. Working with information collected on 880 smallholder plots across Nicaragua, he found that farms where agroecology was practised were more resistant to storm damage than conventional farms.
On average, the plots farmed agroecologically retained 40 percent more topsoil after the storm passed and lost 18 percent less arable land in landslides.
The way these farmers worked the land helped to protect them in the kinds of extreme weather events predicted to increase as we move towards the year 2050.
The industrial food system is praised for the efficiency of its large farms, but it is the small farms that perform better. Many studies have shown that small farms are in fact more efficient at transforming natural resources into foods. If you consider their total food output rather than yield from only one staple crop, small farms produce more food on the same amount of land than large industrial farms do.
This is because, whereas large farms tend to grow crops in monocultures--one crop, one field--small-scale farmers practising alternative agriculture will typically plant many different kinds of crops on their land, even sowing a second crop in between the rows (a technique called intercropping).
Small farmers also tend to incorporate livestock into general farm production, and work to produce a variety of fruits, vegetables, eggs, meat, and dairy. All this edible output will exceed the amount of food that is grown per unit of land on a large farm.
The idea that a smaller farm can produce more per hectare than a big farm sounds counterintuitive, but there is a term for the phenomenon: "the inverse relationship between farm size and output"--IR for short.
To better understand it, social scientists have built mathematical models that measure the output of different kinds of farms, accounting for variability in land quality and population concentration. They ask questions like, how fertile is the land? And, are farmers in one area simply working harder and growing more food because they live near a large market where they can sell more?
While there is some debate in the literature, the overriding consensus is that small farms produce more gross output per hectare per year. Even in parts of the world where farmers use green revolution technology on their small plots of land, it seems that they are able to produce more than their large counterparts.
Various theories explain this, but the most widely recognized interpretation reasons that small farmers are free to invest more of their labour in their land, thus producing more food. Big farms, on the other hand, have to dedicate resources to managing labour and technology, which eats into their productivity.
This phenomenon is striking in Cuba, where farmers largely have been forced off fossil fuels and into organic agriculture. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, when the country lost a prime source of cheap oil and gas and the United States tightened its trade embargo, the Cuban government had to figure out how to produce food for the island without fossil fuels.
Specialists in low-input agriculture from the universities taught farmers how to grow without the green revolution's help. On farms and in cities, organic agriculture took over. Today in Cuba, farmers produce 65 percent of the country's food on only 25 percent of the island's land, growing more per hectare than a commercial farm.
According to statistics from the Food and Agriculture Organization, Cuba imports grains, pulses, coffee, dried milk, and meat, but is able to produce a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, pork, and dairy. A lot of the organic vegetable production is done in cities, in urban gardens they call organopónicos.
News of their success has spread wide, and there are even trips organized for tourists to see what Cubans have accomplished. Agroecology has many advantages, and small farms can be more efficient than large farms. However, whether or not organic agriculture can produce crop yields per unit of land that are as high as what industrial farms achieve isn't as clear-cut. How much food one way of farming yields over another is an important part of the picture because the amount of food a piece of land produces determines how much land we need to farm and how much land we can leave to be wild.
Proponents of industrial food often argue that it is better for the environment because its high yields allow us to spare farmland and leave it fallow. And although there are studies that show organic agriculture outperforms conventional, a lot of research demonstrates that it can't compete.
The academic work that supports the idea that organic agriculture is just as productive includes the Rodale Farming Systems thirty-year trial. Not only did it find that organic agriculture delivered ecological benefits but it also recorded organic yields that matched conventional ones.
During drought years, organic corn yielded 30 percent more. Yet another study, overseen by Jules Pretty at the University of Essex, looked at how a transition to agroecology improved crop production on more than twelve million farms in fifty-seven countries.
It found that sustainable methods increased yields an average of 64 percent, rising to as much as 100 percent in some cases. Yet other studies show that conventional farming grows more food.
In our search for the best way to feed the world, it can be hard to make sense of all the conflicting evidence. That's why Verena Seufert, a PhD student in geography, and her colleagues at McGill University decided to study the studies.
They extracted data from 125 scientific studies and searched for patterns as well as for factors that could explain variations between results. They found that--it depends!
In some cases, depending on soil type and farming practices, organic yields can come close to conventional yields. Mostly, however, they do fall short. Overall, organic yields were 25 percent lower. The team's results were published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature.
I buy organic food. I believe fundamentally in the holistic philosophy of regenerative farming--the idea that we should be cycling nutrients in our food system, striving for ecological balance. I also believe that we should design our food system in whatever way minimizes its environmental burden. So I wasn't sure what to make of Seufert's findings. But she explained to me that although the study isn't a slam dunk for the organics movement, it doesn't prove that industrial agriculture is the answer either.
"Our study shows there is not a yes or no answer to this question," she told me. "We have to look at the context. It depends on how you manage the system. It depends on where you grow crops. It depends on what crops you grow."
For example, it is harder to match the yields of organic cereal crops to conventional ones, but organic legumes such as the pigeon peas Chandrakalabai grows, as well as perennials like her sweet lime trees, fare well under organic agriculture. To figure out how to apply this information to the design of the most sustainable food system, we have to understand what explains these differences. And when thinking about yields, one element is key.


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How to Read Tire Sizes
The numbers on the side of your tires refer to various measurements, while the letters describe tire types and ratings.
Crouching beside your car and reading the jumble of numbers and letters on the side of your tires might seem hopelessly confusing. But we'll tell you how to crack the code so you can understand what tire size numbers and letters mean. This will also help you match your car's tire size to your driving requirements.
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You can easily find your tire size by entering your vehicle information on a tire retailer's site.
If all you want to know is your tire size, the fastest way to get that information is by going to an online retailer's website such as TireRack.com. Enter your vehicle's year, make and model, and the site will tell you what size tires fit your car. If you're simply replacing your tires and you like the way the car rides and handles, buy the same-size tires that came with the car.
But if you want to understand what the letters and number refer to, and you're considering making adjustments to your tire choice, read on. You can also take a look at the tire size chart below, which summarizes the information.
What tire size numbers mean
The numbers measure tire width, aspect ratio, wheel size and load index.
All the numbers refer to measurements while the letters refer to tire types and ratings — as we'll explain later. Let's tackle the numbers first. As an example, we'll consider this tire size: P225/50R16 92Y.
The first group of numbers, 225, refers to the width of the tire as measured in millimeters from one side of the tire (the sidewall) to the other. Basically, this is the width of the tire tread that's touching the road. Wider tires provide better traction to avoid skidding while cornering or braking.
The second set of numbers after the slash, which is 50 in this case, is actually a percentage, so it's 50%. It refers to the height of the tire (from the wheel to the tread) compared with the tire's width. So, in this example, the thickness of the tire is 50% of the width. The lower this number, the thinner the tire is when viewed from the side. Tires with lower aspect ratios — called "low-profile tires" — provide better handling.
The third group of numbers, in this case 16, refers to the diameter of your wheel (or rim), measured in inches.
The last set of numbers, 92 in our example, refers to the load index of each tire. This is the amount of weight that each tire supports. However, to get the actual number in pounds, you have to refer to a load index chart, which converts this number to the total weight. In this case, each of the four tires can carry 1,389 pounds. When replacing tires, make sure you meet or exceed the load index of the original tire. The load index is also listed on the placard in the driver's door jamb.
What tire size letters mean
The letters represent the type, construction and speed rating.
Now let's move on to the letters that are interspersed with the numbers and see what they tell us.
In our example — P225/50R16 92Y — the letter "P" in front of the numbers means this tire is for passenger cars. Other designations might be "LT" for light truck or "T" for a temporary (a spare tire). If there is no letter before the first three numbers, it is a "Euro-metric" tire that conforms to European standards, which might have a different load index.
Tire construction
Usually, there will be a letter "R" after the aspect ratio, which tells us this is a radial tire (built with the rubber strips running radially). This is unnecessary because almost all passenger tires are radials. It's a holdover from the past, when most cars came with bias-ply tires. Some trucks still use bias-ply tires, and they are marked with a "B."
The final letter, in this case "Y," corresponds to the maximum speed at which the tire can safely travel for an extended period of time. "Y" is the highest rating and it means the tire can handle speeds of up to 186 mph. "S" is the lowest speed rating, which means the tire is safe for up to 112 mph. "Z" used to be the highest rating for speeds over 149 mph. But as tire technology improved, "W" and "Y" were added to match higher maximum speeds.
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Tire speed rating
S 112 mph
T 118 mph
U 124 mph
H 130 mph
V 149 mph
Z Over 149 mph
W 168 mph
Y 186 mph
(Y) Over 186 mph
Tire size component
P Service description The type of tire — usually "P," which means it's for a passenger car.
225 Tire width The width in millimeters.
50 Aspect ratio The ratio, as a percentage, between the height and width of the tire.
R Tire construction How the rubber is layered. Almost always "R," which means it's a radial tire.
16 Wheel size The diameter of the wheel (or rim) in inches.
92 Load index A measurement of how much weight each tire can support. Refer to a load index chart for the total weight allowed.
Y Speed rating The top speed at which the tire can travel for an extended time. See speed rating table above.
What else your tires tell you
So far, we've covered the basics in the main cluster of letters and numbers. But there's more information printed on other areas of the tire sidewall, including:
DOT code: The DOT (Department of Transportation) code is like an expiration date for your tires. Over time, rubber dries out and eventually cracks. Experts recommend that you replace tires that are six or more years old, even if they have plenty of tread left. The four-digit DOT code indicates when the tire was manufactured. The first two numbers stand for the week in the year it was made, while the other two are for the year. For example, if your tire has "1116" printed on it, then it was manufactured in the 11th week of 2016.
Maximum air pressure: This number can be misleading. While it's the maximum air pressure the tire can take — measured in pounds per square inch, or PSI — it's not the recommended tire pressure. For that, look in your owner's manual or for the placard in the driver's side door jamb.
Traction rating: Graded as AA, A, B or C, this information rates a tire's traction — or stopping ability — in a braking test on a wet road surface, as compared with other tires. AA signifies the best traction performance and C is the worst.
Temperature rating: This letter represents how much temperature the tire can withstand. From best to worst, the ratings are A, B and C.
Treadwear rating: The word "TREADWEAR" on the side of your tire is followed by a number such as 120 or 180. This tells how durable the tread is compared with an industry standard number of 100. A tire with a 200 rating should last twice as long as the industry standard.
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Why Tell Your Insurance About Plumbing Renovations?
The need to hire licensed and insured professionals when performing residential upgrades is something most homeowners are well aware of. However, what many people don't know is that they should always talk to their own insurers about projects like these in advance of having work performed. This is especially true when it comes to plumbing renovations. The staff at CMA Flooring, a trusted Carrollton flooring store, discusses several reasons why.
When outlining the terms of your coverage and determining your premiums, your insurer bases its decisions on a carefully calculated risk profile. Certain property changes can make your home uninsurable. These might include the addition of high-value fixtures and appliances or the latest and most innovative water features. If you don't consult with your insurance company before making these changes, you could find yourself scrambling to find new coverage further down the road.
Plumbing upgrades are great for building sweat equity. The right additions can add a considerable amount of value to your home. Moreover, these changes can also enhance its marketability. This makes it necessary to have your coverage limits adjusted to reflect these increases.
It's not enough to simply hire a plumber who has commercial insurance. This professional will need to have specific coverage types and specific coverage limits. Consulting with your insurance company ahead of plumbing renovations will give you the opportunity to find out exactly what your insurer's requirements for this coverage are.
In addition to potentially rendering your home uninsurable, certain renovation projects can actually constitute a breach of contract. Home insurance policies are complex agreements between property owners and insurance companies. Taking the wrong actions or failing to take the right ones could put you in violation of the terms and conditions you agreed to when binding your policy. Speaking with your insurer about your renovation plans ensures your coverage is not voided as the result of a simple and preventable error.
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"""
Entrypoint module, in case you use `python -mLammpsAnalysis`.

Why does this file exist, and why __main__? For more info, read:

- https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0338/
- https://docs.python.org/2/using/cmdline.html#cmdoption-m
- https://docs.python.org/3/using/cmdline.html#cmdoption-m
"""
from LammpsAnalysis.cli import main

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()


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Q: jQuery change input value on product page that will carry over to cart I'm using some jQuery to set the value of a specific select option; I'm trying to make it so if the user selects a certain option they have to buy the set quantity (10 in this case). I'm using val(), which sets it, but when I add the product to the cart, the cart page only shows 1. Is there a different jQuery function I should use, or does what I want to accomplish involve much more code?
jQuery(function($) {
    $('form').on('change', '#purchase', function(){
        if($(this).val()=="Table of 10") {
            $('input[type="number"]').val("10").prop('disabled', true);
        }
    });
});

A: it's hard to debug with all the wordpress/woocommerce code around,
I think i've found the problem though.
You're not only changing the value to 10 but you're also disabling the element which prevents it from being submitted. instead of disabling you should make it readonly:
jQuery(function($) {
    $('form').on('change', '#purchase', function(){
        if($(this).val()=="Table of 10") {
            $('input[type="number"]').val("10").prop('readonly', true);
        }
    });
});

BEWARE! this does prevents most users from entering less but someone experienced with code can inspect the code, remove the readonly or disable tag and just change the value. you have to check for invalid values server side.

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Mr. O'Connor joined BroadStreet as president in June. He had previously served as co-president at Aon PLC where he was on the company's executive committee. He left Aon in 2020.
Mr. Kirk joined BroadStreet in 2013 and became CEO in 2021.
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On November 21, 2017, digitalswitzerland is launching the first digital day of Switzerland. More than 30 renowned companies and organizations, together with Federal President Doris Leuthard, as well as Economics and Education Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann, will showcase to people across Switzerland what digitalization means for them and for our entire country.
March 31, 2017 – Digitization: It's a slogan and a revolution, but what does it mean for all of us? digitalswitzerland would like to bring digitization to the forefront to the entirety of the Swiss population on November 21, 2017: we want to inform, stimulate, entertain, and have a conversation with everyone.
You will be able to see this digital revolution everywhere and how it affects us all; at places of business, stores, on your smartphone, and all around you. SBB will play a central role on this national digital day: railway stations in all parts of the country will become digital arenas and platforms for dialogue between the population, business, and politicians.
The Federal President and the Minister of Economic Affairs to participate digitalswitzerland is very honored that the first Swiss National Digital Day will take place with participation from Federal President Doris Leuthard and Federal Councilor Johann Schneider-Ammann.
On November 20, one day before the digital day, the federal government will hold its first national conference on the "Digital Switzerland" strategy adopted by the Federal Council on April 20, 2016.
Representatives from the Federal Council, businesses, civil society, politics, and science will further discuss the development of digitalization in our country at this conference.
digitalswitzerland is a joint partnership between businesses, public authorities and the scientific community, which wants to shape Switzerland as the leading international digital location for innovation. digitalswitzerland is already active in a wide range of fields such as knowledge transfer, education, start-up ecosystems, and political framework conditions. The association includes more than 60 of the most renowned companies and organizations as well as innovative locations throughout Switzerland. The initiative was launched in 2015.