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A Short History of ITU Network Security Activity
By Anthony Rutkowski
Oct 01, 2012 8:13 AM PDT
Since the inception of ITU precursors in 1850, its various bodies have treated the subject of telecommunication network security as both an obligation of signatories to the treaty instruments as well as an ongoing collaborative activity. However, what it actually did in those activities was constrained by its jurisdiction and participant competency — which encompassed international public telecommunication services provided primarily by designated government agency service providers known as PTTs. In the ITU, those terms meant the international public telegraph and telephone networks, together with the underlying transport circuits, and ensued in what is now known as the ITU-T.
In the 1970s as the ITU-T work expanded to encompass international public packet data X.25 networks. Shortly afterwards, an attempt was also made to expand the work into digital services to end users in a fairly massive effort known as Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN). In the 1980s, these efforts were expanded through a cooperative arrangement with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) to a set of computer based offerings known as OSI Services.
This ITU-T work treated security as a kind of vague requirement in the context of the many standards developed for operators of public telecommunication network equipment and services. Even in late 1980s, the term "security" never appears in conjunction with the work of any ITU group. The ITU-T did, however, begin tangentially to get involved in the subject in conjunction with its ISO joint work on authentication of directory service listings that gave birth to the X.509 PKI encryption standard in 1988. X.509 implementations, however, were subsequently picked up and taken over by other standards bodies. A series of OSI security specifications known as the X.800 series were adopted in 1996. ISDN and OSI Services failed catastrophically in the marketplace and little if any this ITU-T work is used today except for historical reference purposes.
Over the past twenty years, as the ITU-T work significantly declined and its remaining participants searched for something to do, efforts were begun around 2004 to nominally treat the subject of network security at a high level, and its Study Group 17 began to assume some study responsibilities reflected in a new title of "Security, languages and telecommunication software." It subsequently adopted some generic security specifications from 2007 onwards. The security specifications of any significance were replicated from other standards bodies. The ones created by the ITU-T itself are abstruse academic material not known to be used. See X.800, X.1000-1069, and X.1100-1600 series Recommendations. Some Next Generation Network (NGN) security standards were also developed during this period, but have also failed in the marketplace. See Y-series Recommendations. All of this material is publicly available.
When the ITU-D (development assistance) was formed in the 1990s, security was not part of its remit. Around 2006, the ITU-D security work began in the form of funded studies for guides for developing countries and a dedicated cybersecurity group was created that attracts a handful of people to update the guides. It also sponsors many small security workshops and related initiatives in developing countries.
Some gloss of ITU security involvement also emerged from the WSIS policy initiatives external to the ITU from 2003 onwards that encouraged the ITU to be a "facilitator" of ICT security. This resonated with the ITU General Secretariat that began maintaining a small but active public relations staff that produces copious web-based self-promotional material asserting all kinds of network security roles and competencies the organization does not possess.
So why is this ITU security history relevant today? Because its Secretary-General's new draft of an unneeded and worthless treaty instrument called the International Telecommunication Regulations mentions the word "security" no less than 36 times. Although the term "security" is never defined, the draft leaves the impression that the ITU is competent to deal with the subject of network security.
The reality today is that almost all work relating to network security occurs in myriad other public-private global bodies where it is pursued on a significant scale among expert communities. It is that array of work in other venues that is used worldwide. What purports to occur in the ITU is basically irrelevant and involves a relative handful of people who appear at meetings or workshops in ITU-T, ITU-D, or the General Secretariat for the purposes of maintaining largely website-based fictions to appear responsive to some political mandate of its conferences or leadership. Although a few knowledgeable and dedicated individuals participate in its work, the ITU as an institution has not possessed in modern history, and today does not possess the competence to deal with the subject matter of network security; and treaty mandates will not alter that reality.
Any treaty-based reliance on the ITU's network security competency would be perilous for the global infrastructure and irresponsible for nation States to recognize. I should know — I was the designated leader of the ITU-T cybersecurity work for the past four years who had to deal with these realities.
By Anthony Rutkowski, Principal, Netmagic Associates LLC
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The plan of the race.
The third great cycling celebration will take place on Sunday 16 June!
The City of Brussels is organising the third edition of the BXL TOUR, the unique bike race in the streets of the capital.
Since 2017, 3000 cyclists have enthusiastically gathered each year to take on this challenge with gusto.
Each year, the BXL TOUR promises a truly unique edition, since it takes place just a few days before another great cycling event, the Grand Départ of the 2019 Tour de France which occurs in Brussels from 04 to 07 July.
It will also be the occasion to celebrate two anniversaries which marked the history of cycling: the 100-year anniversary of the yellow jersey, worn 111 times by our great Eddy Merckx (a record!) and the 50-year anniversary of the first Tour victory of the Cannibal.
The race (whose routes will soon be published) will cross multiple municipalities of Brussels and will allow the participants to discover or rediscover our magnificent capital.
The BIKECITY village, bringing together many biking activities, music and shows, will host the participants after their efforts along with all of the Brussels residents and any other visitors who'd like to join this convivial moment.
With the BXL TOUR, the City of Brussels also reaffirms its desire to encourage the use of bicycles and "soft" modes of transport.


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Veal Grower Misusing Drug On Calves
By Dan Flynn on November 5, 2009
A New York State veal growing operation is violating the federal Food & Drug Act by improperly using a new animal drug, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) says in a "Warning Letter" to owner.
In a Sept. 8th letter released this week on FDA's website, owner Henry J. Ferris was warned about using the anti-inflammatory drug flunixin in animals because "FDA has not established a tolerance for residues of flunixin in the edible tissues of veal calves."
Flunixin is usually used on horses.
Last July 13th, the Ferris veal operation sold a veal calve for slaughter as food that was tested for flunixin by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and discovered the presence of 0.0765 parts per million (ppm) of flunixin in the liver tissue.
Any amount of flunixin in edible issue means the food is adulterated within the meaning of the Food & Drug Act.
"Our investigation also found that you hold animals under conditions that are so inadequate that medicated animals bearing potentially harmful drug residues are likely to enter the food supply," writes FDA's Acting New York District Director Camille D. Monde. "You lack an adequate system to ensure that animals medicated by you have been withheld from slaughter for appropriate period of time to permit depletion of potentially hazardous residues of drugs from edible tissues."
The operation at 340 Tubbs Hill Road in Candor, NY is not keeping proper records nor using the animal drug in a manner prescribed by the company's veterinarian nor provided for on the label.
Ferris was given 15 days to respond to the letter. The original inspections occurred last March 23 and 26.
Last week USDA and the State of Vermont closed down a small organic veal slaughterhouse after undercover videotapes surfaced showing inhumane treatment of calves.
Tags: drug residue, FDA, veal, warning letter

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Global Markets: Oil Jumps 3% On Big US Crude Draw, Iran Sanctions
NEW YORK, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Oil prices rose 3 percent on Wednesday, with Brent crude futures hitting a three-week high, after U.S. government data showed a larger-than-expected draw in crude inventories and as Washington's sanctions on Iran signaled tightening supplies.
Brent crude futures rose $2.15, or 3 percent, to settle at $74.78 a barrel. The global benchmark reached $75.00 during the session, the highest since July 31.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose $2.02 to settle at $67.86 a barrel, a 3.1 percent gain.
U.S. crude inventories fell 5.8 million barrels last week, the Energy Information Administration said, exceeding the 1.5 million-barrel draw forecast by analysts polled by Reuters.
Refinery crude runs slipped 89,000 barrels per day from the previous week's record high to 17.9 million bpd, EIA data showed. Refinery utilization rates remained unchanged last week at 98.1 percent of total capacity, the highest rates since 1999.
"Strong runs contributed to the big crude draw where about half of the decline was offset by combined gasoline and distillate stock builds," Jim Ritterbusch, president of Ritterbusch and Associates, said in a note.
U.S. gasoline stocks rose 1.2 million barrels, while distillate inventories increased 1.8 million barrels, EIA data showed.
Oil also found support from a weaker dollar, which has slipped this week in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's comment that he was "not thrilled" by the Federal Reserve's interest rate increases.
A weaker dollar makes oil less expensive for buyers using other currencies.
Oil prices also drew support from the prospect of a drop in crude exports from Iran in response to new U.S. sanctions on the No. 3 producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
U.S. sanctions are having a strong effect on Iran's economy and popular opinion, National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Wednesday.
European oil companies have started to cut back on Iranian purchases, although Chinese buyers are shifting their cargoes to Iranian-owned vessels to keep supplies flowing.
"The Iran issue continues to occupy traders' minds," said Greg McKenna, chief market strategist at futures brokerage AxiTrader.
Ratcheting up tensions, Iran warned on Wednesday it would hit U.S. and Israeli targets if it were attacked by the United States after Trump's security adviser said Washington would exert maximum pressure on Tehran going beyond economic sanctions.
OPEC has started to boost supplies following a deal with Russia and other allies in June, although producers have been cautious so far. Saudi Arabia told OPEC it cut supply in July, rather than increasing output as expected.
Signs of tighter supply countered concern about slowing oil demand stemming partly from the trade dispute between the United States and China, the world's two largest economies.
U.S. and Chinese officials were set to resume talks on Wednesday, but Trump said he expected there will be no real progress.
(Additional reporting by Alex Lawler in London and Jane Chung in Seoul; Editing by Marguerita Choy and David Gregorio)
Copyright 2018 Thomson Reuters.
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Q: How do I force gpspipe to read from a USB Serial device rather than a server address with a port and everything I'm desperately trying to grab the simplest piece of information I can out of my usb dongle from the command line. A program of mine needs to use it so it has to be a STDIN/STDOUT type solution.
I have a GlobalSat ND-100 which has a fix on my position (that Google Earth can and is currently using) which is very accurate. So I know the device is working. I have a mac.
I've tried these techniques so far to try to grab my current location:
-read directly from the usbserial (fails. binary? data)
  cat /dev/cu.usbserial
  #for some weird reason this doesn't return anything right now...it did before. anyway, it doesn't work.

-use gpspipe (installed along with gpsd) to grab the sentences
sudo gpspipe -rs /dev/cu.usbserial
#=> gpspipe: could not connect to gpsd localhost:2947, Unknown error: -6(-6)

So gpspipe is looking for a server, not a serial port. I need it to use the serial port. Or maybe I could host the usb serial port on a server. How might I do that?

A: First check this is to see if your are getting any data from the usb gps dongle on screen
Try this in Python
#       testgps.py\
import gps, os, time
session = gps.gps(host="localhost", port="2947")
session.poll()
session.stream()
while 1:
   os.system("clear")
   session.poll()
# a = altitude, d = date/time, m=mode,
# o=postion/fix, s=status, y=satellites
   print
   print "GPS reading"
   print "---------------------"
   print "latitude " , session.fix.latitude
   print "longitude " , session.fix.longitude
   print "time GPS " ,  session.fix.time
   print 'time ticks' , time.time()

    print 'time GMT ' , time.gmtime()

   print "Satellites (total of", len(session.satellites) , " in view)"
   time.sleep(1)
   for i in session.satellites:
      print "t", i
   time.sleep(10)

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WASHINGTON — Alone in her bed in a sprawling Chinese metropolis, Catherine Werner was jolted alive one night by a pulsing, bustling sound. It seemed to be advancing from a specific direction.
Perhaps the A.C. assemblage in her flush Guangzhou accommodation was malfunctioning, the American agent thought. But at the aforementioned moment, she additionally noticed astute burden in her head.
The sounds and sensations returned, night afterwards night, for months. Back Werner's bloom began crumbling in backward 2017 — ing, headaches, accident of antithesis — she brushed it off at first, cerebration China's attenuated air and baptize were accepting to her.
It wasn't until months afterwards — afterwards her mother, Laura Hughes, grew alarmed, flew in from the U.S. and again got sick, too — that Werner was medevaced from China aback to the States. Doctors at the University of Pennsylvania begin a eyes disorder, a antithesis ataxia and an "organic academician injury" — diagnoses agnate to those of 26 U.S. diplomats and spies in Cuba who started audition aberrant sounds and falling ill in backward 2016.
In May, the State Department issued an apocalyptic bloom alert: It had "medical confirmation" that a artisan in China was affected.
The United States faced a adverse question: Had whatever happened to the Americans in Cuba spread?
What follows is the aboriginal absolute annual of the amazing alternation of contest set off by a doubtable "health attack," as the U.S. calls the abstruse phenomena, on a U.S. artisan abroad.
It draws on interviews with added than a dozen accepted U.S. officials, a accounting affidavit from Werner's mother to associates of Congress acquired by NBC News, centralized State Department documents, recorded conversations and added interviews. NBC Annual additionally advised hundreds of pages of medical annal of U.S. government workers abandoned from both Cuba and China, including those the U.S. has "medically confirmed" were attacked and those it ultimately said were not.
For the accomplished 18 months, added than two dozen U.S. adept staffers already stationed in Cuba and China accept endured an affliction that is according genitalia medical mystery, political stand-off and authoritative muddle.
Cuba and China abjure any role. While the U.S. hasn't alleged a culprit, it says the "health attacks" acquired academician abrasion and added concrete harm. Physicians enlisted by the State Department accept articular what they alarm a "Brain Network Disorder" acquired by U.S. cadre confined abroad, say U.S. officials, that includes structural changes to the academician not begin in any ahead accepted disorder.
Yet some diplomats and their doctors now acquaint NBC Annual they accept growing apropos that the U.S. is aggravating to downplay whatever happened — at atomic in China.
Equally abashing to the adept evacuees: doubtable incidents of aggravation and break-ins they say accept occurred back abiding to the States. Four U.S. admiral acquaint NBC that the FBI has investigated.
Laura Hughes awoke one morning at her Pennsylvania acreage to acquisition that her bedmate had appointed her a flight to Guangzhou. He'd been watching his babe Catherine's bloom abatement during approved video chats from center about the apple and believed the bearings had become acute.
Hughes accustomed in Guangzhou and set about accepting Werner new air and baptize filters and alien food. Back mother and babe noticed signs of home intrusions — lights angry on that had been larboard off, domiciliary items out of abode — they adopted two dogs.
Werner, 31, formed with the Commerce Department's Commercial Service and ample the aggravation was due to her assignment on high-profile U.S. barter issues with China. It's not aberrant for U.S. diplomats in adverse countries to ache aggravation or home intrusions advised to admonish them they're actuality watched.
Werner beneath to animadversion for this article. But the facts of her case were accepted by her attorney, Mark Zaid, who did not article to authoritative Werner's adventure or elements of her medical annal public.
An up-and-comer in the Commercial Service, Werner had developed up partially in China and batten Mandarin. Afterwards belief at Boston's Northeastern University, she had landed jobs at Morgan Stanley and Barclays and formed in Hong Kong afore aing the government.
Now she was bumping into furniture, disturbing to anamnesis basal words and airsickness for no reason.
"My already beautifully articulate, able and anxious babe had been bargain to a carapace of her above self," Hughes would afterwards address to Congress.
Hughes heard the sounds, too — acute and aside — forth with beating burden that acquainted like a beachcomber abrasion through her body. Soon she, too, developed headaches, abhorrence and problems concentrating.
She and her babe became assertive the dogs were actuality berserk afterwards they started regurgitating blood, Hughes wrote. On one occasion, they came home to acquisition the dogs' baptize basin abounding with urine.
Three months afterwards accession in China, Hughes flew home, activity she "physically could not abide blockage any longer." She said she pleaded with Werner to acknowledgment but couldn't argue her to leave her job.
In backward March, Werner appear to the consulate's aegis appointment to amend the aegis aggregation on the doubtable harassment. But back the admiral saw how her bloom had deteriorated, they referred her to State Department doctors.
A anniversary later, she was accustomed a alternation of tests alleged the HABIT, abbreviate for the Havana Acquired Academician Abrasion Tool, which was developed in acknowledgment to the abstruse illnesses appear by adept agents in Cuba. Twenty-six U.S. staffers had complained of affection that included audition and anamnesis accident and headaches afterwards audition aberrant noises and activity vibrations, usually advancing from a specific direction, and consistently in auberge apartment or their homes. Some Canadian diplomats were affected, too.
State Department medical agents accept been accomplished to administrate the triage tests if diplomats address apprehensive sounds or symptoms. The assay includes anamnesis tests like abandoning strings of numbers and antithesis tests like continuing on one leg, four U.S. admiral told NBC News. Those who abort are beatific for added avant-garde testing at the Penn Center for Academician Abrasion and Repair at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Werner's HABIT tests, accustomed in Guangzhou, showed assorted deficits agnate to the Cuba cohort. So a anniversary later, she was beatific to Penn, area dozens of doctors performed tests to analyze any added accessible account of her problems. Doctors alike administered a analgesic tap to aphorism out accepted afraid arrangement diseases.
At Penn, a computerized map of Werner's academician was complete application an beginning MRI address alleged circulation tensor imaging, and experts compared her academician map to a blended created from the accomplice of patients afflicted in Cuba.
Werner's allegation were agnate abundant to the Cuba patients that State Department admiral acquainted they had no best but to acquaint the public. So 40 canicule afterwards Werner accustomed in Philadelphia, the U.S. issued its bloom alert.
"The medical break are actual similar, and absolutely constant with, the medical break that were demography abode to Americans alive in Cuba," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress.
U.S. medical teams were accomplished to the admiral and bristles consulates to analysis any agent or ancestors affiliate with concerns. State Department admiral said about 300 were tested, including in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Beijing.
After acknowledging Werner's medical issues, the State Department agreed to pay for her mother to be tested, too — by the aforementioned physician alleviative Werner and the Cuba patients.
Since abiding from China, Laura Hughes had been aggravating to adumbrate her newfound attempt with abandoning words from her husband, but he noticed. She grew decidedly abashed back she apparent she couldn't bethink the names of the ancestors pets.


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Residents Try To Save Texas' First Black City, But Some Worry It Might Be Too Late
Developers are buying land in Independence Heights, a historic neighborhood that was a refuge from Jim Crow policies a century ago.
By Antonio CuetoOctober 2, 2019 12:20 pmArts & Culture, Business & Your Money, Government & Politics, History, Race & Identity
Photo courtesy Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle
An older home is overshadowed by new home construction in Independence Heights. Despite efforts to preserve the community, it is in danger of being lost to gentrification and development.
Many Texas cities have neighborhoods that have been changed by gentrification recently: Bishop Arts District in Dallas and East Austin are just some examples. And now, Houston's Independence Heights – considered Texas' first black city – could face a similar fate.
Houston Chronicle reporter Sarah Smith, who reported on Independence Heights, says the threat of gentrification has motivated residents to fight against it. They don't want its historical significance to be lost through new development.
Black families started settling in Independence Heights in the early 20th century.
"It was black-run with black landowners, and they didn't have to face the worst of Jim Crow segregation with redlining because they were, themselves, running the show," Smith says.
Residents voted to incorporate the city in 1915, but then annexed it to Houston 14 years later for access to better municipal services. But Smith says they never got those services.
"This was 1929, in the height of Jim Crow segregation," Smith says. "The streets weren't paved until well into the 20th century, and even when the streets were paved, the bus, for years, wouldn't actually go into the neighborhood."
By 2019, it became costly for developers to build new housing in the neighborhood surrounding Independence Heights, so they looked to build in Independence Heights itself.
"Independence Heights is now the hot new area for Houston development," Smith says. "[It] hasn't really been developed, and is a really convenient location for anyone wanting to commute downtown, so people are buying lots pretty cheap, building houses and selling them for anywhere from about $200,000 to $400,000."
But this is raising the property taxes for smaller, older homes owned by longtime residents, Smith says. And the extra cost can get passed down to younger generations.
"If you're over 65 … that means you have a bunch of tax breaks, and so maybe you don't feel the property tax increase as badly," Smith says. "[But] your descendants or whoever you leave the house to probably won't be able to keep up with those property taxes, so they end up selling."
While residents are fighting against gentrification, Smith says some feel it's too late to protect the whole neighborhood.
"It's this definite feeling of loss of what had been a black space," Smith says. "They made it into this beautiful community where everybody helped raise each other's kids, and every neighbor knew each other, and now there's just this tremendous sense of loss for the history and culture and that feeling of what had been."
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While computing is provided by the cloud and services increasingly pervade our daily lives, dependability and security are no longer restricted to mission or safety critical applications, but rather become a cornerstone of the information society. Unfortunately, large-scale, dynamic, and heterogeneous software systems that typically run continuously, often tend to become inert, brittle, and vulnerable after a while. The key problem is that the most innovative systems and applications are the ones that also suffer most from a significant decrease in dependability and security when compared to traditional critical systems, where dependability and security are fairly well understood as complementary concepts and a variety of proven methods and techniques is available today. In accordance with Laprie we call this effect the dependability gap, which is widened in front of us between demand and supply of dependability, and we can see this trend further fueled by the demand for resource awareness, green computing, and increasing cost pressure.
Among technical factors of dependability, software development methods, tools, and techniques contribute to dependability, as defects in software products and services may lead to failure and also provide typical access for malicious attacks. In addition, there is a wide variety of fault and intrusion tolerance techniques available, including persistence provided by databases, redundancy and replication, group communication, transaction monitors, reliable middleware, cloud infrastructures, fragmentation-redundancy-scattering, and trustworthy service-oriented architectures with explicit control of quality of service properties and service level agreements. Furthermore, adaptiveness is envisaged in order to react to observed, or act upon expected changes of the system itself, the context/environment (e.g., resource variability or failure/threat scenarios) or users' needs and expectations. Provided without explicit user intervention, this is also termed autonomous behavior or self-properties, and often involves monitoring, diagnosis (analysis, interpretation), and reconfiguration (repair). In particular, adaptation is also a means to achieve dependability and security in a computing infrastructure with dynamically varying structure and properties.


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CELEBRATING THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY
Restrictive copyright laws create legal barriers to using resources for education, research and socio-economic development. This can have significant consequences for people who use libraries in developing and transition economy countries, where the ability to produce and use knowledge is a major factor in development.
WE BUILD CAPACITY OF LIBRARIANS IN COPYRIGHT
WE DEVELOP USEFUL RESOURCES ON COPYRIGHT ISSUES
WE ADVOCATE FOR GLOBAL COPYRIGHT RULES TO BENEFIT LIBRARIES
WE CAMPAIGN FOR NATIONAL COPYRIGHT LAW REFORM
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Librarians play key roles in shaping national and international copyright policy and in protecting and promoting access to knowledge. EIFL has created a crucial network of librarians in developing and transition countries. It is essential that the members of that network have the fullest possible understanding, not just of the current copyright laws, but also of the ways in which those laws could and should be interpreted and modified in the future.
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1st place was Red Bull's Mark Webber, 2nd place was BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica and 3rd place belonged to McLaren Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton.
An exciting and dramatic race which inculded 4 crashes in the 1st lap, an on track physical confrontation between Sutil and Trulli and a pitlane fuel fire which ignited and engulfed Raikkonen in a flash fire. Brazillian driver Rubens Barrichello, qualified pole and posted the fastest laps of the race, should have won, but was given a bad set of tires by his own team (seems suspicious)resulting in an 8th place finish. Lewis was amazing, pushing from 17th position to 3rd place on the podium! Braun GP's Jenson Button is the 2009 Formula 1 Champion.


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The measurement probe consists of a light-emitting diode (infrared LED) and a photodiode placed on the opposite side (of a finger) as a light receiver. The Photodiode detects the changes in the amount of light absorbed by hemoglobin, which tracks against time the density of blood in the fingertip, allowing the device to graph the pulse of blood flowing from the heart.
The Meridian DPA converts the changes of transmitted light into a waveform and displays digital values of pulse rate as well as a graphic display of the pulse waveform and indices on the LCD screen. The DPA also displays the second derivative pulse waveform (Accelerated Plethysmograph or APG) to provide a better evaluation of arterial aging.
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Source: MRV Communications
MRV Simplifies Management for University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Laboratory through Advanced Test Automation
MRV's Media Cross Connect enables extreme flexibility and increased productivity at University's network and data communications equipment testing and research lab
CHATSWORTH, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May. 30, 2012– MRV Communications™, Inc. (OTCQB: MRVC) (MRV), a leading provider of optical communications network infrastructure equipment and integration and managed services, today announced its Optical Communications Systems Division (OCS) has supplied the University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL) with its MRV Media Cross Connect (MCC) Physical Layer Switch Chassis. The MCC connects any port to any port through a non-blocking digital backplane, and will enable the UNH-IOL to simplify lab management throughout its networking and data communications equipment testing and research efforts.
The UNH-IOL fosters multi-vendor interoperability, quality assurance and conformance to technical standards and is the world's only full-scale, non-profit test lab to balance industry expertise with real-world training for future engineers. MRV's MCC Chassis, along with two MRV copper interface blades, will be utilized by the UNH-IOL in various testing consortiums, including:
The IEEE 1588 Consortium to test Precision Time Protocol (PTP) conformance standards and interoperability among PTP devices;
The Bridge Functions Consortium to test switching products implementing IEEE 802.1, 802.3ad and IETF standards for interoperability and conformance requirements for Layer 2 technologies; and
The AVnu Testing Consortium to test standards of Audio Video Bridging enhancements to Ethernet between diverse systems and organizations.
"As networks become more advanced, test labs must do the same in order to deliver accurate, relevant and timely reports to the networking and data communications community," said Bob Noseworthy, chief engineer of the University of New Hampshire. "MRV's MCC allows us to manage complex products and services through advanced test automation. The chassis supports the next-generation technologies we're researching today and offers the scalability we need to accommodate the technologies of tomorrow."
For extreme flexibility in the test laboratory, the MCC supports any protocol ranging from T1/E1, Fiber Channel and 10Gig Ethernet, as well as media including fiber optic and copper cables in one single chassis. Instead of requiring users to manually change network connections, the MCC uses software commands for bidirectional or unidirectional mappings between ports. With a simple mouse click, MCC users can manage connections and electronically store and recall configurations. Therefore, human errors are decreased, consistency and repeatability are increased, and lab time becomes more productive.
"UNH's InterOperability Laboratory has grown to be the industry's leading independent laboratory proving ground for new technologies, and its research is helping to set important standards for telecommunications vendors worldwide," said Zeev Draer, vice president of strategic marketing for MRV's Optical Communications Systems Division. "MRV's Media Cross Connect will enable the lab to increase efficiency and productivity as they work to ensure networking infrastructure meet customers' high-performance needs and high-quality expectations."
About the UNH-IOL
Founded in 1988, the UNH-IOL provides independent, broad-based interoperability and standards conformance testing for data, telecommunications and storage networking products and technologies. Combining extensive staff experience, standards bodies participation and a 32,000+ square foot facility, the UNH-IOL helps companies efficiently and cost effectively deliver products to the market. For more information, visit http://www.iol.unh.edu, or connect with the UNH-IOL on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/UNHIOL, on Twitter at @UNH_IOL and on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/company/unh-interoperability-lab.
About MRV Communications, Inc.
MRV Communications, Inc. is a leading global provider of carrier Ethernet, wavelength division multiplexing optical transport, infrastructure management equipment and solutions, as well as network integration and managed services. MRV's solutions enable the delivery and provisioning of next-generation optical transport and carrier Ethernet services over any fiber infrastructure. MRV provides equipment and services worldwide to telecommunications service providers, enterprises, and governments, enabling network evolution and increasing efficiency, while reducing complexity and costs. Through its subsidiaries, MRV operates development centers in North America and Europe, along with support centers and sales offices around the world. For more information about MRV, visit: http://www.mrv.com.
Source: MRV Communications, Inc.
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The Richmond and Barnes
The Elmbridge and Kingston
The Guildford, Farnham and Woking
The Surrey Downs
The Windsor, Maidenhead & Ascot
The Wandsworth and Chiswick
EMPLOYEES ARE THE HEART OF ANY SMALL BUSINESS AND AT SHEENGATE PUBLISHING WE'RE BLESSED WITH THE VERY BEST
About Usjh10wgp2020-08-25T14:17:28+01:00
The Sheengate Story
"We're journalistically, as well as commercially, motivated. We want to provide something interesting and relevant to the local community and we've been lucky with the quality of our writers – some of our content has to be aspirational, but I think we've always managed to ensure there is a deeper element too.
CON CROWLEY, PUBLISHER
Sheengate Publishing was founded in 1998 by Alex Whitney and Con Crowley with the launch of The Richmond Magazine. We are now Surrey, SW London and Berkshire's largest independent publisher of luxury local lifestyle and property magazines, with 11 titles covering six of the UK's 10 richest boroughs. In 2018 the company turned twenty, and as part of the celebrations one of our longest serving editors interviewed Con and Alex about the origins of the company. You can read the full interview here: The Page Boys.
1998 – The Richmond Magazine launches
2000 – The Elmbridge and Kingston Magazines launch
2001 – The Guildford Magazine launches
2005 – The Surrey Downs Magazine launches
2008 – The Barnes Magazine launches
2009 – The Woking and Farnham Magazines launch
2013 – The Windsor, Maidenhead & Ascot Magazine launches
2015 – The Wandsworth and Clapham Magazines launch
2018 – The Chiswick Magazine launches
Alex Whitney
Brought up in Hampstead, Alex is the son of TV, film and radio entrepreneur John Whitney CBE. Alex started his career in estate agency before taking up a highly specialised role selling investment strategies to private clients. In the late 80s Alex began his publishing career at the vanguard of local magazines in SW London working in sales before going on to launch titles of his own. He is one of the founding partners of Sheengate Publishing, responsible for the commercial management of its publications.
Con Crowley
A Kew-bred journalist by profession, Con has extensive experience in local media. He helped launch The Guardian Free Newspaper Group in the 1970s, editing The Kingston Guardian at the age of 25, going on to launch and edit various magazines for different publishing groups and local newspapers before starting out on his own. He is one of the founding partners of Sheengate Publishing and oversees all of the editorial functions for its publications.
Stewart Turner
Stewart came to Sheengate Publishing in 2011 after a lengthy stint in the events industry. Having successfully overseen the logistics of distribution for the magazines and launched new title The Windsor, Maidenhead & Ascot Magazine, he went on to supervise the rebranding of the company and launch of its websites before being appointed Group Sales Manager, overseeing the Sheengate sales team across its entire print and digital portfolio.
Sandy Krupa-Taylor
GROUP PRODUCTION
Sandy has acquired over 30 years' experience in the design and print industry, dealing with all aspects of artwork through to final print. After working for a variety of design companies, she joined the Sheengate team in 2002. Sandy's design experience and job management skills have made a huge impact on the quality of the magazines and she now leads the production team across the entire Sheengate print portfolio.
Samantha Laurie
GROUP MANAGING
Starting her career at The Financial Times, Sam worked on a number of business publications in the City before moving into lifestyle journalism. She published Small Planet, a series of Surrey-based parenting guides and began life at Sheengate with a regular column for families. She edits The Elmbridge and Kingston Magazines, and oversees editorial content across all the magazine titles and website.
Beth Marlow
GROUP ACCOUNTS & HR
After graduating from the University of Bath, Beth began her career in the city working for a number of high-end financial institutions. Her extensive background in the fiscal management of blue chip companies combined with experience overseeing strategic organisational development for SMBs have allowed her to handle the accounting and HR demands at Sheengate with great success, supporting the growth of both the business and its employees.
Kirsty Bane
ELMBRIDGE AND KINGSTON MAGAZINES
Kirsty started at Sheengate Publishing in 2017, initially working as a Sales Executive on The Richmond and Barnes Magazines. Due to her excellent work ethic and sales talent, she was quickly promoted to the role of Senior Sales Executive for The Elmbridge and Kingston Magazines, a position in which she has thrived. Prior to working at Sheengate, Kirsty spent eight years learning her craft in the oil industry as a senior B2B Account Manager.
Niki Hornsby
WINDSOR, MAIDENHEAD & ASCOT MAGAZINE, RICHMOND AND BARNES MAGAZINES, WANDSWORTH AND CHISWICK MAGAZINES
Niki is an experienced salesperson specialising in local lifestyle media. She started her career at Newsquest, and was a Regional Sales Manager at Trinity Mirror for six years before taking up a role as Group Advertising Manager for Baylis Media. Her extensive knowledge of Berkshire has seen her make an instant impact as Sales Manager of The Windsor, Maidenhead & Ascot Magazine. In 2020 she has also added another 4 magazines to her management portfolio.
Richard Nye
The longest-serving member of the editorial team, Richard Nye has worked as a feature writer, editor and sub-editor on every Sheengate title and was Editor of The Richmond and Barnes Magazines until 2014. He currently works as an editorial consultant across all of our titles. Educated at King's College School, Wimbledon and Christ Church, Oxford, he is also a freelance writer, editor and sub editor and is the author of the travel book Railblazing.
Jane McGowan
GUILDFORD AND SURREY DOWNS MAGAZINES
Jane has been a journalist for over 25 years, working on both local and national newspapers and magazines. Jane joined Sheengate as editor of both The Surrey Downs Magazine and The Guildford, Farnham and Woking Magazines in October 2016, having been a regular contributor and editor of the company's Showtime Columns since 2015. She continues to contribute to a variety of publications, specialising in theatre, parenting and property.
Fiona Adams
RICHMOND AND BARNES MAGAZINES
Fiona began her career in Fleet Street at Robert Maxwell's European Newspaper. After seven years at the paper she moved to the BBC, freelancing for a number of flagship consumer titles including BBC Music, Radio Times and Gardens Illustrated. She joined Sheengate Publishing in 2010 and has previously edited our Guildford, Elmbridge and Windsor titles before taking over The Richmond and Barnes Magazines, our flagship titles.
Alice Cairns
WINDSOR, MAIDENHEAD & ASCOT MAGAZINE
Educated at Oxford University, at 26 Alice is the youngest editor in the company's 20 year history. Windsor born and bred, she was offered the editorship of The Windsor, Maidenhead & Ascot Magazine after showcasing her excellent writing talent as a theatre reviewer on Essential Surrey & SW London.
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Recent increases in industrial adoption of Model-Based Engi-neering has created demand for more advanced tools, environments, andinfrastructures. As a response to the Defense Advanced Research ProjectAgency's (DARPA) initiative in the Adaptive Vehicle Make (AVM) pro-gram, we have designed and built VechicleFORGE, a collaborative en-vironment tightly integrated with the AVM design tools. This paperdescribes VehicleFORGE concepts and services facilitated by the cloudcomputing foundation of the infrastructure.


Noel Gallagher must be well on the mend by now, as Oasis have just announced the American leg of their Dig Out Your Soul world tour.
The tour, the band's first in the US in three years, will kick off on December 3 in Oakland, California and includes a date at New York City's Madison Square Garden on December 17.
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals will once again be special guests on all dates.
Oasisinet is offering a pre-sale for registered fans. While tickets go on general sale on October 3 (October 4 for the Chicago gig), Oasis fans can apply for tickets through the pre-sale from Tuesday, September 30 at 10am (local time) until 10 om (local time). For the December 12 Chicago show, the pre-sale is Thursday, October 2.
Which means a lot of you can start ordering tickets...right now! And if anybody has some crazy notion of bum-rushing Noel Gallagher onstage, be warned, he's hired some extra nasty security guards who love nothing more than pummeling nutty "fans."


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Abbey celebrates life of St Edward
Monday, 21st October 2013
Westminster Abbey celebrated the life of St Edward the Confessor at a National Pilgrimage on Saturday 19th October 2013.
St Edward, who was King of England between 1042 and 1066, rebuilt and greatly enriched Westminster Abbey turning it into a national institution. He was declared a saint in 1161 and two years later his body was moved or "translated" to a shrine in the church which he had built. On the same date in 1269 his body was translated again to a shrine in a newly-built Gothic abbey.
Each year the Abbey celebrates his life during Edwardtide.
The Bishop of Norwich, the Right Reverend Graham James, gave the sermon at a Festival Eucharist.
A lecture on the life of St Edward was given by the Canon Theologian, the Reverend Professor Vernon White.
During the day pilgrims were able to pray at the Shrine and were offered individual spiritual counselling and the Sacrament of Reconciliation together with prayer tours, the renewal of baptism promises, healing liturgies, the laying on of hands and Anointing.
The Order of Service
The Sermon given by the Bishop of Norwich
https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-news/abbey-celebrates-life-of-st-edward 2018-05-14T09:40:16.000Z">Monday, 14th May 2018
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Guild restores Confessor's altar frontal
Monday, 10th September 2007
You are surrounded by history at the Abbey, not like a museum where it's just displayed, but here you are standing where history has happened.
Gerlinde - Abbey Marshal


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Officials: Actions in wake of '93 flood ease flood damage
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — When the Mississippi River reached record levels 26 years ago, the overflowing water covered 400,000 square miles (1 million square kilometers) and caused dozens of deaths. This week, though, when the river exceeded those levels in parts of the Midwest, flooding was mostly limited to open riverfronts and swaths of farmland.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, right stops to talk with the media near the intersection of Pershing Ave. and E 2nd St. in downtown Davenport, Iowa during a tour of flooded areas of the community Friday, May 3, 2019. (Kevin E. Schmidt/Quad City Times via AP)
Davenport mayor Frank Klipsch points to the Peterson Paper Co. Apartments as he stops to talk with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds near the intersection of Pershing Ave. and E 2nd St. in downtown Davenport, Iowa during a tour of flooded areas of the community Friday, May 3, 2019. (Kevin E. Schmidt/Quad City Times via AP)
Iowa Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, left U.S. Rep. Dave Lobsack, D-Iowa, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds listen as Davenport mayor Frank Klipsch talks about the flooding near the intersection of Pershing Ave. and E 2nd St. in downtown Davenport, Iowa during a tour of flooded areas of the community Friday, May 3, 2019. (Kevin E. Schmidt/Quad City Times via AP)
Ryan Lincoln maneuvers his boat through flood water at the intersection of Pershing Ave and E 2nd St. Thursday, May 2, 2019. Lincoln's employer Hahn Ready Mix allowed him to take time off from work to volunteer ferrying people back and forth to their apartments and businesses affected by the flooding in downtown Davenport. The Mississippi River is expected to reach a record level of 22.7 feet Thursday night. (Kevin E. Schmidt/Quad City Times via AP)
Vehicles sit in flood water next to the Peterson Paper Co. building on Pershing Ave in downtown Davenport, Thursday, May 2, 2019. The Mississippi River is expected to reach a record level of 22.7 feet Thursday night. (Kevin E. Schmidt/Quad City Times via AP)
Ryan Lincoln maneuvers his boat through flood water while taking volunteer Donna Magnus to Dress for Success on E 2nd St. in downtown Davenport Thursday, May 2, 2019. The Mississippi River is expected to reach a record level of 22.7 feet Thursday night. (Kevin E. Schmidt/Quad City Times via AP)
The difference between now and "The Great Flood of 1993," officials say, largely comes down to actions that communities took back then, including erecting floodwalls and temporary flood barriers on riverfronts that can be put up before the water reaches main streets.
In Bettendorf, Iowa, a floodwall has largely protected the city from a record crest of 22.7 feet (6.92 meters) set Thursday. But just to the west in Davenport, which has no permanent floodwall, several blocks of downtown along the riverfront were overrun by a wall of water when a temporary barrier broke Tuesday.
Bettendorf Mayor Bob Gallagher said Friday in a conference call of Mississippi River community leaders that other actions also helped mitigate flood damage, including restoring natural infrastructure like wetlands and marshes, protected flood plains and conservation areas set aside in the aftermath of the 1993 flood.
"We have begun to see the benefits of increased spending from disaster mitigation and planning," he said. But small communities often don't have the resources to invest in diverting floods. Buffalo, an Iowa town of about 1,200 that is less than 10 miles (16 kilometers) downstream from Davenport, was swamped Thursday when floodwaters easily overran sandbag barriers residents and volunteers had scrambled to erect. Buffalo City Clerk Tanna Leonard told the Quad-City Times that her town can't afford a floodwall or even the large, temporary, sand-filled containers intended to block floodwaters.
Grafton, Illinois, which saw a 3-foot (0.91-meter) rise in the river from Wednesday to Thursday, is "totally unprotected," Mayor Rick Eberlin said. The river is predicted to crest Monday or Tuesday at just under 32 feet (9.75 meters), but could rise higher as more rain falls in the coming days. The record at Grafton is 38.17 feet (11.63 meters) set in 1993.
"We just have to wait and see how much debris gets pushed into our banks and how long this will last and be prepared to clean up the aftermath," Eberlin said. Some small towns might manage to keep the water at bay, but find themselves wiped out financially in the process.
Crews in Kimmswick, Missouri, a town of about 150 just south of St. Louis, are "building madly" on top of the community's permanent levee as the river is expected to crest at more than 42 feet (12.8 meters) Sunday, Mayor Phil Stang said. Flood stage is 30 feet.
He joined other mayors in calling on Congress to create a revolving disaster fund from which affected communities could borrow to ease the financial burden of flooding. It would be separate from money that the Federal Emergency Management Agency reimburses flooded communities.
"Every time we have a flood, we drain the revenue we have," Stang said. "Yes, we do get some of it back through FEMA, but it just keeps lowering and lowering and lowering our ability to survive." There are a number of similarities in conditions surrounding current flooding and that seen in 1993. Given that and the possibility of a wet spring and early summer, officials aren't yet prepared to say that flooding won't eventually rival "The Great Flood," which covered nine states and lasted for nearly 200 days in some areas. Some 50 deaths were also attributed to the '93 flood.
Historical information gathered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that the 1993 flood was exacerbated by saturated soil in the Mississippi River basin — which is also the case this year. Flooding along the edges of the river this year has lasted more than a month in most places.
"The state of Iowa has received more precipitation in the last 12 months than in any one-year period in 124 years of recorded data," Gallagher, the Bettendorf mayor, said. "So regardless of whatever solution, whether it be a levee, floodwall or natural amenities ... when you get as much rain as we have this year, there's just no way to avoid this situation."
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A Nation Must Think Before it Acts A New Cold War? The West and Russia
Stanley and Arlene Ginsburg Lecture Series
A New Cold War? The West and Russia
Eurasia Program
Home / Events / A New Cold War? The West and Russia
Nikolas K. Gvosdev
Professor of National Security Affairs, US Naval War College
National Liberty Museum
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the prospect of protracted confrontation between Russia and the West has so far met with an uncertain response on the part of the West. Has a new Cold War begun, and how should America and its allies respond? To explore these questions, we are pleased to feature Nikolas Gvosdev, a frequent commentator on Russian and Eurasian affairs. He was the Editor of The National Interest magazine and a Senior Fellow at The Nixon Center in Washington, D.C. He received his doctorate from St Antony's College, Oxford University, where he studied on a Rhodes Scholarship. His work has appeared in such outlets as Foreign Affairs, The Financial Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Orbis, and he has appeared as a commentator on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, National Public Radio, and BBC.
This event is being co-sponsored by The National Liberty Museum and
The Mid-Atlantic-Eurasian Business Council
Reservations are required. RSVP: events@fpri.org
Free for Members of FPRI ($100 Level) and NLM,
$20 for Non-Members
Dinner Immediately Following for Bronze Partners of FPRI
(Must be reserved at least 2 business days in advance)
For more information contact (215)732-3774, ext 103 or events@fpri.org.


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'''Functions for defining, extracting data from, and serializing transform matrices'''
from numpy import *

def MakeTransform(rot,trans):
    if size(rot,0) == 9 and size(rot,1) == 1:
        tm = rot.reshape(3,3)
    elif size(rot,0) == 3 and size(rot,1) == 3:
        tm = rot
    else:
        print('rotation improperly specified');

    if size(trans,0) == 3 and size(trans,1) == 1:
        tm = bmat('tm trans')
    elif size(trans,0) == 1 and size(trans,1) == 3:
        tm = bmat('tm trans.T')
    else:
        print('translation improperly specified');

    lastrow = mat([0,0,0,1])
    return bmat('tm; lastrow')

def GetRot(tm):
    return mat(tm[0:3][:,0:3].T.reshape(1,9));

def GetTrans(tm):
    return mat(tm[0:3][:,3].T);

def SerializeTransform(tm):
    rot = GetRot(tm)
    trans = GetTrans(tm)
    rottrans = bmat('rot trans')
    return Serialize1DMatrix(rottrans)

def Serialize1DMatrix(arr):
    return '%s'%(' '.join(' %.5f'%(arr[0,f]) for f in range(0,size(arr))))

def Serialize1DIntegerMatrix(arr):
    return '%s'%(' '.join(' %d'%(arr[0,f]) for f in range(0,size(arr))))

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#ifndef __CCANIMATION3D_H__
#define __CCANIMATION3D_H__

#include <unordered_map>

#include "3d/CCAnimationCurve.h"

#include "base/ccMacros.h"
#include "base/CCRef.h"
#include "base/ccTypes.h"
#include "CCBundle3DData.h"

NS_CC_BEGIN

/**
 * static animation data, shared
 */
class Animation3D: public Ref
{
    friend class Bundle3D;
public:
    class Curve
    {
    public:
        typedef AnimationCurve<3> AnimationCurveVec3;
        typedef AnimationCurve<4> AnimationCurveQuat;
        AnimationCurveVec3* translateCurve;
        AnimationCurveQuat* rotCurve;
        AnimationCurveVec3* scaleCurve;

        Curve();
        ~Curve();
    };

    //read all animation or only the animation with given animationName? animationName == "" read all.
    static Animation3D* getOrCreate(const std::string& filename, const std::string& animationName = "");

    float getDuration() const { return _duration; }

    Curve* getBoneCurveByName(const std::string& name) const;

CC_CONSTRUCTOR_ACCESS:

    Animation3D();
    virtual ~Animation3D();

    bool init(const Animation3DData& data);

protected:

    std::unordered_map<std::string, Curve*> _boneCurves;//bone curves map, key bone name, value AnimationCurve

    float             _duration; //animation duration
};

class Animation3DCache
{
public:
    static Animation3DCache* getInstance();
    static void destroyInstance();

    Animation3D* getAnimation(const std::string& key);

    void addAnimation(const std::string& key, Animation3D* animation);

    void removeAllAnimations();
    void removeUnusedAnimation();

protected:
    Animation3DCache();
    ~Animation3DCache();

    static Animation3DCache* _cacheInstance;

    std::unordered_map<std::string, Animation3D*> _animations;
};

NS_CC_END

#endif // __CCANIMATION3D_H__


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package javax.persistence.metamodel;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Instances of the type ManagedType represent entity, mapped
 * superclass, and embeddable types.
 *
 * @param <X> The represented type.
 * @since Java Persistence 2.0
 */
public interface ManagedType<X> extends Type<X> {
	/**
	 * Return the attributes of the managed type.
	 *
	 * @return attributes of the managed type
	 */
	Set<Attribute<? super X, ?>> getAttributes();

	/**
	 * Return the attributes declared by the managed type.
	 * Returns empty set if the managed type has no declared
	 * attributes.
	 *
	 * @return declared attributes of the managed type
	 */
	Set<Attribute<X, ?>> getDeclaredAttributes();

	/**
	 * Return the single-valued attribute of the managed
	 * type that corresponds to the specified name and Java type.
	 *
	 * @param name the name of the represented attribute
	 * @param type the type of the represented attribute
	 *
	 * @return single-valued attribute with given name and type
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
	 * name and type is not present in the managed type
	 */
	<Y> SingularAttribute<? super X, Y> getSingularAttribute(String name, Class<Y> type);

	/**
	 * Return the single-valued attribute declared by the
	 * managed type that corresponds to the specified name and
	 * Java type.
	 *
	 * @param name the name of the represented attribute
	 * @param type the type of the represented attribute
	 *
	 * @return declared single-valued attribute of the given
	 *         name and type
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
	 * name and type is not declared in the managed type
	 */
	<Y> SingularAttribute<X, Y> getDeclaredSingularAttribute(String name, Class<Y> type);

	/**
	 * Return the single-valued attributes of the managed type.
	 * Returns empty set if the managed type has no single-valued
	 * attributes.
	 *
	 * @return single-valued attributes
	 */
	Set<SingularAttribute<? super X, ?>> getSingularAttributes();

	/**
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	 * @return declared single-valued attributes
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	 * @param elementType the element type of the represented
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	 * @param elementType the element type of the represented
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	 * @param name the name of the represented attribute
	 * @param elementType the element type of the represented
	 * attribute
	 *
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	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
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	 */
	<E> SetAttribute<? super X, E> getSet(String name, Class<E> elementType);

	/**
	 * Return the Set-valued attribute declared by the managed type
	 * that corresponds to the specified name and Java element type.
	 *
	 * @param name the name of the represented attribute
	 * @param elementType the element type of the represented
	 * attribute
	 *
	 * @return declared SetAttribute of the given name and
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	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
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	 */
	<E> SetAttribute<X, E> getDeclaredSet(String name, Class<E> elementType);

	/**
	 * Return the List-valued attribute of the managed type that
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	 *
	 * @param name the name of the represented attribute
	 * @param elementType the element type of the represented
	 * attribute
	 *
	 * @return ListAttribute of the given name and element type
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
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	<E> ListAttribute<? super X, E> getList(String name, Class<E> elementType);

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	 * element type.
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	 * @param name the name of the represented attribute
	 * @param elementType the element type of the represented
	 * attribute
	 *
	 * @return declared ListAttribute of the given name and
	 *         element type
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	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
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	 */
	<E> ListAttribute<X, E> getDeclaredList(String name, Class<E> elementType);

	/**
	 * Return the Map-valued attribute of the managed type that
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	 * @param name the name of the represented attribute
	 * @param keyType the key type of the represented attribute
	 * @param valueType the value type of the represented attribute
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	 * @return MapAttribute of the given name and key and value
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	/**
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	 *
	 * @param name the name of the represented attribute
	 * @param keyType the key type of the represented attribute
	 * @param valueType the value type of the represented attribute
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	 * @return declared MapAttribute of the given name and key
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	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
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	/**
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	 * Returns empty set if the managed type has no multi-valued
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	 * @return Collection-, Set-, List-, and Map-valued attributes
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	/**
	 * Return all multi-valued attributes (Collection-, Set-,
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	 * managed type.
	 * Returns empty set if the managed type has no declared
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	 * @return declared Collection-, Set-, List-, and Map-valued
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	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
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	 * @return attribute with given name
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	 * @param name the name of the represented attribute
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	 * @return single-valued attribute with the given name
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	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
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	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
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	 *
	 * @param name the name of the represented attribute
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	 * @return CollectionAttribute of the given name
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	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
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	/**
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	 * @param name the name of the represented attribute
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	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
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	 */
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	/**
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	 *
	 * @param name the name of the represented attribute
	 *
	 * @return SetAttribute of the given name
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
	 * name is not present in the managed type
	 */
	SetAttribute<? super X, ?> getSet(String name);

	/**
	 * Return the Set-valued attribute declared by the managed type
	 * that corresponds to the specified name.
	 *
	 * @param name the name of the represented attribute
	 *
	 * @return declared SetAttribute of the given name
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	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
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	 */
	SetAttribute<X, ?> getDeclaredSet(String name);

	/**
	 * Return the List-valued attribute of the managed type that
	 * corresponds to the specified name.
	 *
	 * @param name the name of the represented attribute
	 *
	 * @return ListAttribute of the given name
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
	 * name is not present in the managed type
	 */
	ListAttribute<? super X, ?> getList(String name);

	/**
	 * Return the List-valued attribute declared by the managed
	 * type that corresponds to the specified name.
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	 * @param name the name of the represented attribute
	 *
	 * @return declared ListAttribute of the given name
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
	 * name is not declared in the managed type
	 */
	ListAttribute<X, ?> getDeclaredList(String name);

	/**
	 * Return the Map-valued attribute of the managed type that
	 * corresponds to the specified name.
	 *
	 * @param name the name of the represented attribute
	 *
	 * @return MapAttribute of the given name
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
	 * name is not present in the managed type
	 */
	MapAttribute<? super X, ?, ?> getMap(String name);

	/**
	 * Return the Map-valued attribute declared by the managed
	 * type that corresponds to the specified name.
	 *
	 * @param name the name of the represented attribute
	 *
	 * @return declared MapAttribute of the given name
	 *
	 * @throws IllegalArgumentException if attribute of the given
	 * name is not declared in the managed type
	 */
	MapAttribute<X, ?, ?> getDeclaredMap(String name);
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UFC President Dana White confirmed the most anticipated fight of 2021. After former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva slumped to defeat versus Uriah Hall at UFC Las Vegas 12, UFC President Dana White spoke to ESPN MMA about what's next for the Spider, as well as what was coming down the ZUFFA pipeline.
White said he wants to see Silva retire, though the Brazilian signaled before this fight he will likely continue to compete outside of the Octagon.
One fighter who did seemingly retire, but now seems to be back much to White's delight is none other than the Notorious' Conor McGregor.
A few months back McGregor tried his hand at self-promotion when he looked to set-up a charity exhibition fight with Dustin Poirier. The former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion would tease that the bout had been agreed and was planned to take place in Dublin.
However, since then it appears the UFC has stepped in and booked the former foes for an Octagon date in early 2021.
In his ESPN MMA interview, White was asked about McGregor vs. Poirier 2. And, though he spoke few words on the subject, he clearly stated that the fight was on.
When asked if the deal for the rematch was done, White said: I believe it is. I believe the deal is done, yeah.
However, White added that he didn t know when or where the bout would take place. Previously the fight was rumoured to be taking place on January 23rd.
The first edition of McGregor vs. Poirier happened back at UFC 178 on September 27, 2014. McGregor won that bout by TKO, after catching Poirier with a left hand to the temple.
McGregor moved on from Poirier to finish Dennis Siver, Chad Mendes and then Jose Aldo to claim the UFC featherweight title in December 2015. McGregor then faced Nate Diaz in two fights before beating Eddie Alvarez for the UFC lightweight title.
A boxing match with Floyd Mayweather Jr. followed and two years passed before McGregor stepped back into the Octagon. When he did, in 2018, he was greeted with a neck crank by Khabib Nurmagomedov. McGregor next fought in January this year, earning a quick finish over Donald Cerrone. The Irishman announced his retirement from the sport a few months later.
Poirier has been much more active than his rival. Since losing to McGregor he s fought 13 times and had memorable battles with Justin Gaethje, Eddie Alvarez and Max Holloway.
He lost a title fight to Numagomedov at UFC 242 last September. This year he beat Dan Hooker by unanimous decision.


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Playfinder supports £550m government commitment to grassroots football to create a happier, healthy society
9 December 2019 • By - Will Chrimes
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Culture secretary Nicky Morgan spoke passionately about the government's plans to invest £550m into grassroots football and Playfinder is fully onside with this commitment to create a happier, healthier society through sports.
As the UK's leading search and instant booking platform for recreational sports, Playfinder understands the vital importance that regular sports play in nurturing good mental and physical wellbeing. An FA survey of around 9,000 amateur players used a "Wellbeing Valuation" and found the additional social benefit of grassroots football was £8.7 billion.
Football is the most popular grassroots sport with 12m people in the UK participating and it has an unrivalled ability to engage with all. The women's game is enjoying unprecedented growth as our data post World Cup this summer revealed a 204% increase in bookings for women's football from the eight weeks leading up to the tournament to the eight weeks following its kick-off on 7th June. Walking football is on the march too as it resonates with the older generations and disability groups.
The £550m government pledge will be ring fenced for 2,000 new 3G pitches and for upgrading 20,000 grass pitches. Germany and the Netherlands are winning the turf war as they have more than 5,000 and 2,000 3G pitches respectively compared to England's 750.
Once these new pitches are installed it is imperative that players can access the facilities and make use of these pitches. Boris Johnson talks of unleashing Britain's potential, but for that access to these football pitches needs to be unlocked. Sports bring people together and helps defeat physical inactivity, which costs £20bn a year.
Plenty of work has been done already to increase access to sports facilities through Playfinder's partnership with the Football Foundation. They invest £60m every year into grassroots sport and are increasingly focused on enabling facilities to become digitally accessible. It's a start, but shockingly still only 35% of sports venues are bookable online according to the Sport and Recreation Alliance.
Playfinder's innovative bookings system directly tackles this issue by providing venues with a digital presence to help them be easier to access and as a result take more bookings.
Jamie Foale, Co-Founder of Playfinder, followed: "It was hugely encouraging to hear the government talk so passionately about the impact sports have on creating a happier, healthier society. However, the £550m investment into facilities will not have the impact required unless people are able to find and book them easily. Our platform does exactly that and with the Euros and potential World Cup 2030 bid, these will help ensure people are playing regular sport for years to come."
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Learn the Palmer/Pletsch Tissue-Fitting Method and never sew a muslin again: try on your pattern tissue, alter it, cut from fabric then fit as you sew. This method has been thrilling sewists from around the world for 30 years in Palmer/Pletsch workshops In Portland and across the country.
In this 3-hour seminar, Helen will give you an overview of how tissue-fitting can work for you to make perfectly-fitting garments. We will concentrate on fitting the upper body with a comprehensive presentation followed by a hands-on tissue-fitting demo featuring an in-house Bolt model.
You will see how the system works and have the opportunity to join the limited-space hands-on fitting classes with Helen, held in Bolt's lovely new classroom. Small classes mean more instructor time for each student.
Your instructor, Helen Bartley, teaches the Palmer/Pletsch Fit, Pants, Jeans, and Knits workshops here in Portland and has worked alongside Marta Alto and Pati Palmer, authors of the book "The Palmer/Pletsch Complete Guide to Fitting" for the past ten years. Her goal is to help you perfect your garment creation by starting with the most critical part-FIT. You will never have another fit disaster!
No materials or supplies are needed for this class! Just bring yourself and a pen and paper if you'd like to take notes.


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The dialects of modern Italian all have their roots in the spoken form of Latin (Vulgar Latin), in use throughout the Roman Empire. Vulgar Latin had, no doubt, its own local peculiarities before the fall of the Empire. The political instability that followed Roman rule kept Italy from re-uniting as a nation until the nineteenth century. This long period of fragmentation and the fact that Classical Latin was preferred as the international language of study allowed the various modes of speech to develop on their own until they could almost be called separate languages. Many dialects are, in fact, unintelligible with each other.
With the political reunification of the peninsula and the degree of travel and relocation that began to take place, the need for a national language became all the more urgent. This need was met by the literary language, which had evolved as a standardized form of Florentine. Today, thanks to aggressive education programs, the literary language is used throughout the country for law, business, and education. The dialects are finding themselves relegated to home use, or between close neighbors in urban neighborhoods and villages.
There are two major groups of Italian dialects, excepting the Sardinian group which is considered another language entirely. These two groups are separated by the Spezia-Rimini line, named for the two cities near which it passes; the line runs east-west across the peninsula, for the most part following the border between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, then cutting into the Marches. Above the divide lie the Northern (Settentrionale) dialects; below it the Central-Southern (Centro-Meridionale) dialects.
The Septentrional or Northern dialects in turn are divided into two main groups: the largest of these geographically is the Gallo-Italic group, encompassing the regions of Liguria, Piedmont, Lombardy, and Emilia-Romagna, as well as parts of Trentino-Alto Adige. It is named for the Gauls which once inhabited this part of Italy, and who, it seems, left traces of their Celtic speech in the modern dialects. Next largest is the Venetic group, whose borders loosely follow the region of Veneto.
The Central-Meridional dialects are of four distinct groups. The Tuscan group occupies an area roughly approximating that of the region of Tuscany. To the south are the Latin-Umbrian-Marchegian dialects, which occupy the northern half of Latium (including Rome), most of Umbria and some of the Marches. These two are also sometimes grouped together as the Central dialects. Directly below these are the Meridional dialects, of two major types. The Intermediate Meridional dialects occupy the bottom half of the peninsula, including the regions of southern Lazio, Abruzzi, Molise, Campania, Basilicata, and parts of Apulia. The tips of Calabria and Apulia, however, together with Sicily, delineate the Extreme Meridional dialects.
Dialects of Italian are also spoken outside of the political boundaries of Italy. The Istrian dialects are restricted to the southwestern portion of the peninsula of Istria in modern day Croatia. These, together with the Venetic dialects spoken just to the north, are of the Septentrional type. Corsican, on the French island of Corsica, falls under the Central-Meridional group.
The dialect of Milan, or Milanese, is classified as a Septentrional dialect, specifically in the Gallo-Italic sub-group. As in German and French, the front vowels ö and ü are present: fök (fuoco), kör (cuore), brüt (brutto).
Venetian is, like Milanese, a Septentrional dialect; but falls under a different sub-group: the Venetic. Unlike Milanese, Venetian does not have the "gallic" vowels ö and ü and in this respect bears some resemblances to the Tuscan dialects to the south. The verb xe serves in the third person for the standard è (is), and sono (are). Double consonants are to some extent singularized in Venetian: el galo (il gallo), el leto (il letto); note also the use of the masculine article el (il).
The Tuscan dialects, including Florentine, are the most conservative of the Italian dialects. An example of its conservatism is seen in the retention of the consonant cluster -nd- as in quando; in most dialects, this cluster is leveled to -nn-, e.g. quanno. This feature is also true of modern standard Italian, which is based on the literary Florentine that Dante and Petrarch wrote in. Nevertheless, there are some local peculiarities that differentiate Florentine from Standard Italian. The most striking is the so-called "gorgia Toscana", the throaty aspiration of stops that is thought to have a root in Etruscan phonology. The gorgia has a sound like the Greek chi or German ch, similar to a raspy English h. Thus we hear chasa for casa (house), ficho for fico (fig); a similar aspiration also occurs before medial t: andatho or andaho (andato), datho or daho (dato).
In Romanesco we see a few deviations from standard Italian. Firstly, -nd- is commonly leveled to -nn-: thus, quanno (quando), monno (mondo). The standard gl (similar to the -lli- in English million) is realized as j (pronounced like the English y): vojo (voglio); maja (maglia). We also see r substituted for l in some positions: er core (il cuore); and vorta (volta).
The Neapolitan dialect, Napoletano, is the best known dialect aside from the standard language, due to its heavy use is popular Italian songs. It is a typical Meridional dialect, in that initial chi- takes the place of pi-; thus chiù (più), and chiove (piove). Final, unaccented vowels are often pronounced as a undifferentiated vowel, similar to the English schwa. The articles (excepting ll') in Napoletano are clipped to bare vowels: 'o libbro (il libro), 'a casa (la casa), 'e piatte (i piatti).