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Hands-Free Bills
Letter of Support
eyes on the road. hands on the wheel
Hands-Free Michigan
New technology is causing drivers to become more distracted behind the wheel.
According to the Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA), the rate of smartphone ownership doubled from 2011 to 2018. Today, there are over 400 million mobile devices in the United States or 1.2 devices per person.
According to the Pew Research Center, 95% of all Americans own a mobile phone of some kind and 77% of Americans own smartphones.
Because of the widespread adoption of smartphones, our consumption of wireless data grew 40 times between 2010 and 2017, setting a record for consumer demand.
Although Americans first used mobile phones to make calls, or send and receive text messages, now they're using them for web browsing, shopping, accessing social media and streaming videos – sometimes while driving. The mobile phone has become so important to Americans that many say they would choose it over coffee, dating, chocolate or beer (CTIA survey).
Most drivers acknowledge that driving distracted by technology is dangerous, but many do it any way.
About 88% of drivers surveyed by The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety in 2017 said distracted driving is a bigger problem today than three years ago.
However, many drivers said they still use technology while driving. According to an online survey from AT&T's It Can Wait program, 81% of people said they text while driving, while 60% said they email and 50% access social media.
According to the 2015 National Survey on Distracted Driving conducted by NHTSA, about four in 10 (42%) drivers report answering their mobile phones when driving at least some of the time.
AT&T's It Can Wait program research also found more than one-third of drivers call distracted driving a habit. It has become so common that nearly a quarter of people don't see it as a major problem. But it is a problem.
Multiple studies show that distracted driving significantly increases the risk of a crash. For example, a study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute found that engaging in visual-manual tasks, such as reaching for a phone, dialing and texting with a hand-held or portable device, tripled the risk of a crash.
Distracted drivers, while engaged in the behavior, exhibit similar behaviors to drunk drivers including slow reaction times, erratic speeds, weaving and sudden breaking.
Drivers also suffer from "inattention blindness." Talking on a mobile phone while driving has been shown to divert one-third of the brain's processing power away from driving. As a result, drivers may be looking at the road but failing to see and process 50% of the driving environment, which endangers other people.
Information obtained from Ohio Distracted Driving Task Force Report (April 2019)
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This is the upcoming BlackBerry 'Krypton' according to Evan Blass
We now have an official render of what was widely known as the BlackBerry Krypton. According to Evan Blass, it will be released as the BlackBerry Motion.
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BlackBerry turning things around thanks to record software sales
Following IFA 2017, there have been multiple reports which claimed that BlackBerry was preparing to launch a brand-new all-touchscreen device. We saw an alleged photo of its back two weeks ago, showing a brushed metal bar on top with a relatively small camera module on it. The device, which was widely known as the BlackBerry "Krypton," is expected to be announced in October, and we now have a clearer idea of what it's going to look like, thanks to Evan Blass:
Goodbye, Krypton.
Hello, BlackBerry Motion pic.twitter.com/lBsdpORHW4
— Evan Blass (@evleaks) October 5, 2017
Before we talk about the design, however, it's worth noting that according to Evan Blass, the Krypton is going to be released as the BlackBerry Motion. "Krypton" may have been an internal code for the upcoming handset, and to be honest, "Motion" certainly has a nicer ring to it.
The BlackBerry Motion, as you can see above, is yet another all-touchscreen handset from the Canadian tech company. It's designed by and manufactured by the Chinese company TCL per their partnership, and while it's not the most riveting design out there, rumors say that it will come with an IP67 rating and a whopping 26 hours of battery life. Combine that with the secure, enterprise-friendly software found on any BlackBerry phone, the Motion might be the perfect device for business-focused customers.
And the best news is that there is a 3.5 mm headphone jack.
Unlike the recently-launched KEYone, the Motion has no physical keyboard. Instead, the front of the device is graced with a large touchscreen and a home button which has the BlackBerry logo embedded. The frame seems to be made out of metal of some sort, and the best news is that there is a 3.5 mm headphone jack.
Do you own a BlackBerry phone? What are your reasons for sticking with BB? Let us know by leaving a comment below!

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Ethan Hawke and his wife have had a baby girl, making the actor a father for the third time.
Hawke's wife and former nanny, Ryan Shawhughes, gave birth to Clementine Jane in New York last Friday and the parents are said to be 'thrilled' according to Hawke's rep, Mara Buxbaum.
Hawke and Shawhughes tied the knot in a low-key ceremony last month after the pair met when Shawhughes began working as a nanny for his two children, Maya, 10 and Levon, 6, whom he had with ex-wife Uma Thurman. The new parents did not begin dating until after Hawke split from Thurman in 2004.
See our round-up of the 10 best celebrity baby bumps here.


Designed to support faculty who wish to incorporate an education abroad experiential component into an ongoing course, group internship, or other academic program during either winter break or spring-summer terms. Applications are reviewed twice a year by a faculty committee. Grants are up to $10,000.
The competition is on hold. No applications are being accepted for the 2018-2019 year.
Applicants must first complete an online application form, then upload the following components via the online application system.
1. Description of the project (4 pages maximum) that explains the educational value of the experience to the participants. Project descriptions should be explicit about the experiential nature (hands-on component) of the trip, address what makes the activities substantially different than classroom lectures on the Ann Arbor campus, detail the academic objectives, and include the expected benefits to the host country institution(s).
2. ELF Budget Form that details per-student cost for airfare, lodging, food, local transportation, visas, and required immunizations. Budgets should include other sources of funding (on or off-campus), if any.
3. Detailed itinerary that provides a plan for the entire program/project, including all dates, locations, and brief description of planned activities.
4. Course syllabus that presents the program/project's academic content, outlines student learning outcomes, and provides evidence and a framework for how students will be evaluated.
5. Endorsement from Chair/Dean of applicant's Department/School. Applicants will "Request an endorsement" from their chair/dean through their online application. Chairs/Deans will be sent a link via email to submit their endorsement through the online application system.
Proposals must be from faculty and must make clear the experiential component of the program—"experiential" meaning student learning through hands-on participation in course-related activities outside the classroom. Proposals must articulate how students will engage with local partners at the visit site and what the value of the interaction will be for both students and in-country partners.
Proposals must identify the faculty member(s) who will be actively involved in site selection, planning, and evaluation of the overseas experience. It is expected that faculty will lead the trip. In some cases (e.g., group internships) faculty may appoint a colleague or staff member in-country to manage the trip.
Proposals must demonstrate the opportunity for students to acquire and use insights about the society in which the project/program (or its overseas component) will take place.
Project/program participants may include undergraduate, graduate and/or professional school students. Projects/programs may be part of a non-credit experience, but must be part of a well-defined course or curricular program. Funding will not be awarded for humanitarian trips and projects with the primary purpose of service learning or conference travel.
Although grants are primarily for student costs and it is expected that most faculty costs will be covered by their home department, the International Institute will consider requests for no more than half of the cost of (non-student) expenses.
Preference is given for projects/programs that include students from multiple units, as well as new initiatives that have potential both for a continuing contribution to students at the University of Michigan and for long-term engagement with host country partners and institutions.
The ELF is not intended to be a continuous funding source. Previously funded projects are eligible to apply in a new cycle, but please note that projects/programs that have received funding within the last 3 application cycles may be at a competitive disadvantage. For previously funded projects, the selection committee would like to see efforts to seek additional sustainable sources of funding. Please speak with an II fellowships advisor if you have questions.


The purpose of The Practice SF's Study Club is to safeguard the standard of care we provide our patients. We organize educational programs three to four times a year that consist of presentations and informal treatment planning seminars.
Our schedule of events for the year features evening meetings for which attendees receive continuing education credits. To join the Study Club, just write to Dr. Conte or Dr. Guglielmoni, or call the office at (415) 664-4532.


It comes with 1 small credit card style remote transmitter and 2 key fob receivers. The receiver uses a CR2032 batteries (included). The transmitter uses 2 CR2016 batteries (included). Batteries can last up to a year depending on use, it is good to test each key fob weekly.


He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? John 21:17. This heart-searching question was necessary in the case of Peter, and it is necessary in our case. The work of restoration can never be thorough unless the roots of evil are reached. Again and again the shoots have been clipped, while the root of bitterness has been left to spring up and defile many; but the very depth of the hidden evil must be reached….
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To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne. Revelation 3:21. James and John presented through their mother a petition requesting that they might be permitted to occupy the highest positions of honor in Christ's kingdom. Notwithstanding Christ's repeated instruction concerning the nature of His kingdom, these young disciples still cherished the hope for a Messiah who would take His throne and kingly power in accordance with the desires of men…. But the Saviour answered, "Ye know not what ye ask.


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Q: Case statements in Spark I'm writing a Spark code where I need to convert an RDD of type (String,(String,String)) to ((String,String),String).
I have the following input text file:
Language,Language-code,TotalViewsInThatLang
English,en,10965376,"Main_Page",2938355
Russian,ru,1925718,"%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BB,915495
Spanish,es,1010810,"Wikipedia:Portada",13603

I have created an RDD as follows:
val line = sc.textFile(inputFile)
val nrdd = line.map(x=>(x.split(",")(0),(x.split(",")(1),x.split(",")(2))))
nrdd: org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD[(String, (String, String))] = MapPartitionsRDD[2] at map at <console>:26

From this I want to use casefunction to create RDD of type ((String,String),String).
How can I do this with case statements in map?
EDIT
I am getting the following error when I am trying to use case function:
scala> val frdd = nrdd.map( {case(x,(y,z))=>((x,y),z))})
<console>:1: error: ';' expected but ')' found.
val frdd = nrdd.map({case(x,(y,z))=>((x,y),z))})
                                             ^

A: Unless I misunderstood your question, you want this:
val list: List[((String, String), String)] = List((("a1", "b1"), "c1"), (("a2", "b2"), "c2"))
val res = list.map { case ((a, b), c) => (a, (b, c)) }

println(res) // List((a1,(b1,c1)), (a2,(b2,c2)))

A: Since your RDD is Pair RDD, You could use swap from Keyed RDD.
Sample Code:
val keyRDD = sc.parallelize(List((("a1", "b1"), "c1"), (("a2", "b2"), "c2")), 2)
val swappedRDD = keyRDD.map(_.swap)
swappedRDD.foreach(x => println(x))

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Mazatlan, Covid Edition
Wearing my cozy polka dot sweatshirt, we set off for winter on the Pacific coast of Mexico, taking the risk of two not-very-long flights to escape the cold and dark of New England. Yes, I'm wearing swim goggles with my KN-95 mask, and Jim sports a mask and protective shield. Our families expressed trepidation about our plan but we were undeterred. We will isolate in Mexico with a view of the sea. Can you see we are smiling?
One of the largest fishing ports in Mexico, Mazatlan is home to enormous tuna fleets and an extensive shrimping industry. Sportfishing, enjoyed by locals and tourists, became popular in the mid-twentieth century when movie stars such as John Wayne and Gary Cooper angled for marlin after filming Westerns in nearby Durango. Our one sea excursion this season was five-minute ride aboard a small ponga to the beach at Stone Island where grilled seafood and mango margaritas are served beneath shady palapas.
With the Sierra Madre Mountains on one side and the Sea of Cortez on the other, Mazatlan's sub-tropical climate in winter is dry (low humidity/ almost no rain) with temps ranging from mid-seventies in the day to low-sixties at night. By 11 a.m. the offshore winds shift and sea breezes blow till sundown. My office window offers a view of "Tres Islas," aka Goat, Bird and Deer Islands.
The walk into town along the coastal road takes about seven minutes. We are in the southernmost end of the 14-mile long Malecon, in the historic Centro that is dominated by colorful 19th-century buildings in various stages of rehabilitation. A small scallop of beach at this end of town is called Olas Altas, or high waves, a popular surf spot in summer. Small cafes and bars with outside seating rim the road, and we are pleased to see more people than not wearing masks and social distancing.
Our third-floor rental this year is in a sprawling and somewhat ramshackle 1970s building designed by a local architect. We happily overlook its flaws (ants! no dryer vent!) for a magnificent sea view where whales and dolphins occasionally cavort. Sunsets are accompanied by a soundtrack of mariachi and oom-pah banda music blaring from car stereos parked along the coastal road where people stop for sunset-selfies. We rarely need to leave this aerie, and why would we?


Yesterday was a long day and this morning I was very tired but I've been back at work today. There isn't going to be a book review post for July because I only read one book before I started my massive book on Autism which I still haven't finished. I hope to finish it this month and have a larger book review for August.
Today's review is the last of my samples from Naturisimo, this time it's Juice Beauty.
Juice Beauty is cruelty free and vegan, with the exception of a few products which contain beeswax. I got the cleanser, serum and moisturiser and used them all one after another. I paid £1 for the trio pack, with each pack being 2ml.
The blemish clearing cleanser, this product is especially designed for oily, combination and blemished skin types. It prevents blemishes, deeply cleanses and removes impurities. I found the cleanser very thin, and it gently foams up as you use it. It has a bit of a citrus scent which I found pleasant. I don't think it did as great a job as some of their other cleansers that I've tried and I didn't find it particularly hydrating, even if it claims to be. The full sized product is £21 for 200ml.
Ingredients: Organic juices of citrus medica limonum (organic lemon juice), prunus avium (organic sweet cherry juice), vitis vinifera (organic white grape juice), aloe barbadensis (organic aloe leaf juice), decyl glucoside, lauryl glucoside, vegetable glycerin, sodium hydroxide, potassium sorbate, xanthan gum, sclerotium gum, sodium levulinate, benzyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, organic botanical extracts of salvia officinalis (organic sage leaf extract), taraxacum officinale (dandelion leaf extract), melissa officinalis (lemon balm leaf extract), algae extract, tocopherol (Vitamin E), retinyl palmitate (Vitamin A),tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium anisate, litsea cubeba (may chang), citrus aurantium amara (organic bitter orange) and cananga odorata (ylang ylang) pure essential oils.
The blemish clearing serum is meant to detoxify the skin, clear blemishes and even out skin tone and texture. It's designed for oily, acne prone and hormonal skin. This was another watery product which is quite annoying when this one was applied to my dry face and not in the shower. It takes a bit of time to dry, feeling sticky first, and then becomes very drying. They do warn about this and advocate using the moisturiser afterwards. I felt my skin was tight and a little uncomfortable. The full sized product is £27.50 for 59ml.
Ingredients: Active ingredient: salicylic acid 1% inactive ingredients: juices of pyrus malus (apple) juice, citrus medica limonum (lemon) juice & aloe barbadensis leaf juice, saccharum officinarum, salix alba (willow bark) extract, glycerin, botanical extracts of taraxacum officinale (dandelion) leaf, melissa offficinalis (lemon balm) leaf, salvia officinalis (sage) leaf & camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf, algae extract, ubiquinone (coenzyme Q10), magnesium ascorbyl phosphate (vitamin C), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), retinyl palmitate (vitamin A), panthenol (vitamin B5), allantoin, phospholipids, sodium hydroxide, sclerotium gum, phenoxyethanol, benzyl alcohol, potassium sorbate, tetrasodium EDTA, xanthan gum, limonene, linalool, lavandula angustifolia & commiphora myrrha pure essential oils.
The oil free moisturiser is lightweight and aims to aid clearer and brighter looking skin, with a matte finish. It's for oily, blemished or combination skin. Despite this being a cream I felt this product was also quite thin. While I felt my skin was a bit smoother, and a little less dry after the serum, there was a friction on my face and a bit of stickiness. The overall feeling left me a little uncomfortable, as did the rest of the samples I tried. The full sized product is £27 for 60ml. I don't think I'd buy from this brand again because I didn't particularly like any of the three products that I tried and I've found many products that I really do like.
Ingredients: Organic juices of pyrus malus (organic apple juice), vitis vinifera (organic white grape juice), punica granatum (organic pomegranate juice), aloe barbadensis (organic aloe juice), vegetable glycerin, simmondsia chinensis (organic jojoba seed), sesamum indicum (organic sesame seed), cetearyl alcohol, cetearyl glucoside, hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, persea gratissima (avocado), citrus aurantifolia (lime), caprylyl glycol, capryl hydroxamic acid, ethylhexyl (octyl) palmitate, xanthan gum, organic botanical extracts of cucumis sativus (organic cucumber extract), salvia officinalis (organic sage leaf extract), taraxacum officinale (dandelion leaf extract), melissa officinalis (lemon balm leaf extract), algae extract, panthenol (Vitamin B5), ascorbyl palmitate (Vitamin C), sodium PCA, tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, sodium hyaluronate (vegetable hyaluronic acid), sodium hydroxide, citrus aurantium (sweet neroli) and cinnamomum camphora (ho wood) pure essential aromas.


But when Tibetan thugs smashed shops, burned houses, killed people, attacked police, they are called protestors (by the West), and "peaceful protestors".
Tell me if there is anything remotely resembling justice and objectivity existed in this world!
On Saturday, April 5, About 700 - 800 Chinese students braved the cold rain protesting against the racist propaganda by German politicians and media.


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News Issue 34 Topic: EuPRAXIA (EUP)
Novel Technology Concepts for a Plasma Accelerator Research Facility
EuPRAXIA project moves into its preparation phase
By Maria Weikum (DESY), Carsten Welsch (U. Liverpool), Ralph Assmann (DESY)
Visualisation of the building of the future EuPRAXIA site located at the INFN-LNF campus in Frascati. (Image: INFN)
The EuPRAXIA (European Plasma Research Accelerator with eXcellence In Applications) project aims to design and implement a novel distributed research infrastructure based on plasma accelerator technology. Centred around the construction of a compact plasma electron accelerator with high beam quality and energies up to 5 GeV at two main sites in Europe, it will provide a first demonstration of this technology as part of a user facility, while also realising a significant reduction in terms of accelerator length compared to RF-based machines. Beyond the accelerator itself, EuPRAXIA will develop and make available multiple user applications, from X-ray free-electron laser beamlines and compact radiation sources for life sciences and medical imaging to ultrashort electron and positron beams suitable for accelerator R&D and material science studies.
As part of a design study between 2015 and 2019, a consortium of 41 institutions and more than 240 researchers from all over the world developed the key concepts and designs of the proposed EuPRAXIA facility. Emphasizing a risk-mitigated approach, this led to the choice of suitable methods and components from a combination of well-established existing technologies, improvements of novel, previously proposed techniques, and completely new concepts.
The range of technologies optimized in the context of EuPRAXIA has thus been wide and included, among others, designs for a stable, high-repetition rate laser system (see G. Toci et al. Instruments 3 (40), 2019 and M. Huebner et al. Instruments 3 (34), 2019), an X-band linac (see e.g. M. Diomede et al. Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 909 (243), 2018), plasma beam dumps (see G. Xia et al. Instruments 4 (10), 2020), emittance preservation schemes (for example X. Li et al. Phys. Rev. AB 22 (021304), 2019) and beam focusing through plasma lenses (e.g. R. Pompili et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 121 (174801), 2018 and C.A. Lindstrom et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 121 (194801), 2018). Several of the entirely novel technology concepts integrated in the EuPRAXIA design, however, have also shown great promise and, while not tested experimentally yet, have been validated through peer-review and publication in high-impact journals. Two examples are summarized here.
Setup of the energy spread compensation scheme for a multi-stage plasma accelerator proposed by A. Ferran Pousa et al. The graphs in the inlets show how the correlated energy spread of the electron beam is influenced and eventually minimised through the beamline (image reproduced from EuPRAXIA Conceptual Design Report, publication in process with European Physical Journal – Special Topics).
A concept by A. Ferran Pousa et al. for a multi-stage design to control the beam energy spread in a plasma accelerator was proposed in 2019 (A. Ferran Pousa et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 123 (054801), 2019) and awarded with the Bruno Touschek prize from the Accelerator Group of the European Physical Society in May this year. It addresses the issue of correlated energy spread which is typically very large for electron beams accelerated in a plasma due to the strong gradient of the accelerating field. By splitting the acceleration process between two plasma stages separated by a chicane, the energy chirp gained in the first stage can be inverted in the chicane and then compensated with the energy correlation built up in the second plasma target. As the energy spread compensation occurs in parallel to the acceleration of the beam, the entire design can be very compact. The research team reports, for example, final electron beam properties of 5.5 GeV in energy as well as 0.12% (total) and 0.028% (slice) in relative energy spread from their test simulations of a 1.5m-long machine setup. Despite the need for externally injecting the electron beam into, at least, the second plasma stage, a sub-micron beam emittance is preserved, as the simulations combining particle-in-cell code FBIC with the tracking codes ASTRA and CSRtrack predict. The leading author Angel Ferran Pousa commented further on some of the advantages of the proposed method: "The presented scheme therefore offers a path towards beams with ultra-low energy spread (~10-4) while potentially reducing the sensitivity to issues such as the timing jitter for external injection. Electron beams obtained with this multistage setup would enable ground breaking applications, such as compact FELs and could be scaled to higher energies thanks to its modular design."
A second concept developed as part of the EuPRAXIA study and integrated as a promising option into its design is a new electron beam self-injection scheme termed resonant multi-pulse ionisation (ReMPI) injection, proposed by P. Tomassini et al. (P. Tomassini et al. Phys. Plasmas 24 (103120), 2017; P. Tomassini et al. Phys. Rev. AB 22 (111302), 2019; P. Tomassini et al. Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 62 (014010), 2019 and others). In this technique, a train of short laser pulses is propagated through a dopant-enriched gas target in such a way that most of the gas is ionised and a high-amplitude plasma wakefield is resonantly excited by the pulse train. In the meantime, the lower intensity of the individual pulses ensures that the inner electrons of the dopant atoms remain unionised. An additional higher-frequency 'ionisation' laser pulse, however, can co-propagate and further ionise the dopant, thus allowing electrons locally released in the process to become trapped by the plasma wakefield and form a compact, low-emittance electron beam to be accelerated.
Schematic of the ReMPI injection concept proposed by P. Tomassini et al. A plasma wave (blue) is resonantly excited by a train of laser pulses (red), while the injection process is induced by the ionisation laser pulse (purple) (image reproduced from P. Tomassini et al. Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 62 (014010), 2019).
As Paolo Tomassini, co-inventor of the concept, states "simulations carried out under different plasma conditions show feasibility of the scheme with state-of-the-art-lasers making ReMPI suitable either for direct interaction or as ultra-low emittance injector for GeV-scale energy boosting." In all scenarios, numerical studies predicted sub-100 nm beam emittances as well as relative energy spreads between 0.9% (at 5 GeV beam energy) and 1.65% (at 150 MeV beam energy), thus improving on the state of the art for plasma injectors and providing adequate conditions for complex beam applications. While practical considerations for the laser pulse train generation have already been made, it is, nonetheless, essential that this concept and its feasibility, similarly to the scheme above, are tested experimentally, an endeavour which is in planning as part of EuPRAXIA's current preparation phase.
The design study of the EuPRAXIA facility was completed in October 2019, summarising its key results in the EuPRAXIA Conceptual Design Report. The project has now moved into its preparation phase with several recent developments. A new project consortium was formed, bringing the number of EuPRAXIA partners up to 40 members and 11 observer entities, with the latter including both companies and research laboratories. Italy has been defined as the lead country with the INFN National Laboratory at Frascati confirmed as host of one of the two main construction sites of EuPRAXIA. The location of the second site will be decided until 2023 among a number of attractive candidates in the United Kingdom, Czech Republic and Italy. These will be supported by a set of five excellence centres at existing research facilities across Europe which will undertake important parts of the R&D and prototyping of EuPRAXIA throughout its preparation, implementation, and operation.
Complementary to these developments, a proposal to the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) was submitted in September 2020, which, if successful, would put EuPRAXIA on the 2021 Roadmap for European Research Infrastructures to be built in the next decade. This has been backed up by statements of political support from ministries and agencies in Italy, Portugal, Hungary, Czech Republic and the United Kingdom, in addition to an initial financial commitment of more than 100 M€ securing the implementation of the first phase of the Italian EuPRAXIA site.
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SpaceX Hires 'Iron Man' Costume Designer for its Spacesuits
By Anthony Cuthbertson On 5/9/16 at 8:41 AM EDT
SpaceX founder Elon Musk has asked the costume designer from the 2008 Hollywood film "Iron Man" to design SpaceX suits. Paramount Pictures/ YouTube
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Space travellers of the future may look more like superheroes than conventional astronauts, after SpaceX hired the Hollywood costume designer behind the suits of Iron Man and Batman.
Elon Musk's space company hired costume designer Jose Fernandez, whose costumes have appeared in Batman v Superman, Iron Man, The Avengers and Tron: Legacy.
"SpaceX, the company run by Elon Musk, reached out to me to ask if I would create a spacesuit," Fernandez told Bleep. "I didn't know what SpaceX was and I thought it was a film. Then I realized it's an actual space program.
"The look they are going to unveil in the next few months is something we created here in the studio. [Musk] wanted it to look stylish. It had to be practical but also needed to look great."
Musk said in a 2015 interview that the spacesuit design for SpaceX would focus heavily on design aesthetics, not just utility, saying: "It needs to both look like a 21st century spacesuit and work well."
The design submitted by Fernandez was developed in collaboration with Musk over a period of six months. According to the designer, the final suit design is currently being reverse engineered to make it functional for space flight. SpaceX was not immediately available for comment.
"It's pretty bad ass," Fernandez said. "[Musk] kept saying, 'Anyone looks better in a tux, no matter what size or shape they are,' and when people put this space suit on, he wants them to look better than when they did without it, like a tux.
"You look heroic in it. It's an iconic thing to be a part of."
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You Should Play: Run Sackboy! Run! distills LittleBigPlanet's charm into a fun, free runner
By Andrew Hayward
Contributor, Macworld |
These days, keeping up with games can be a full-time job. So how do you separate the signal from the noise, the wheat from the chaff, the Temple Runs from the Temple Jumps? Allow us to help by regularly selecting a game You Should Play.
Among modern console games, there are few so universal in appeal, approachable in design, and wholly charming in personality that I'd recommend everyone—yes, everyone—spend time with it. I'm talking kids, grandparents, hardcore gamers, and anyone in between. Sony's LittleBigPlanet is one of those games, as the four-player side-scrolling affair builds upon the approachable Super Mario run-and-jump formula while also allowing players to build their own levels.
And now it's on iPhone and iPad. Well, partially.
Run, Sackboy! Run! (free) is a mobile spinoff from the main game, and it arrives just weeks before LittleBigPlanet 3 makes its big debut on PlayStation 3 and 4. The iOS game is certainly streamlined by comparison: it's a strictly single-player affair, lacks in-depth character customization and level creation, and does away with manual player movement. In other words, it's an endless runner on a platform with scads of them, all fighting for your attention.
Back to what I said about it being ridiculously charming: that proves to be Run, Sackboy! Run!'s ace in the hole, as even a simplified, free-to-play take on the series can bring wide smiles to your face as you leap across colorful chasms, collect bubbles, and avoid the goofy-looking monster on your tail. And despite the silly tone, it actually proves to be pretty challenging. Here are three reasons to snag this endearing freebie, whether or not you're already a Sackboy aficionado.
You can dress Sackboy up in various costumes before sending him sprinting ahead through the fabric-lined worlds.
It's actually a good runner: Licensed games of this sort—particularly spinoffs of larger, more involved console titles—tend to hone in on a popular genre and then provide a merely serviceable result. Luckily, while not startlingly original in design, Run, Sackboy! Run! is a pretty worthwhile game on its own merits, without factoring in the the cute look and characters, as well as familiar name and brand.
It feels closest to Adult Swim's excellent Robot Unicorn Attack series in approach, as you'll guide the burlap-bound hero through multi-tiered environments with various paths to take. You can jump and dash forward via taps and swipes, respectively, and you'll need to use both at times to overcome long stretches of spikes, or to recover when you're about to hit an enemy. As the speed picks up, it becomes harder to anticipate obstacles ahead, which amps up the difficulty level.
The hamster ball-like power up is a welcome shield to protect you against hazardous terrain and enemy attacks.
It's totally inviting: I came into Run, Sackboy! Run! already a big fan of the several-year-old PlayStation series, so I certainly knew what to expect. But I have to imagine that even a newcomer would find it hard to resist the imaginative world on display here. Trees are made of fuzzy fabric, houses look like they've been drawn in crayon, and the whole thing seems like the product of a creative child crafting a place for his/her dolls to roam around in. The toy-like enemies certainly maintain that premise.
Admittedly, it's disappointing that the ample character customization didn't make its way over from the LittleBigPlanet games: that's one of their standout qualities, and it's a blast to make Sackboy your own. Here, however, you'll still find an array of pre-constructed outfits to unlock and wear, along with collectible stickers in the world (which can also unlock content in the LittleBigPlanet games), so there's still quite a bit of personality found beyond the stages themselves.
With a jetpack equipped, you can bob up and down to collect as many bubbles as possible without worrying about obstacles.
The freemium design isn't (too) harsh: So long as you're cool with probably never unlocking some of the pricier costumes—which cost an extravagant amount of in-game currency—there's plenty of entertainment to be had here without spending a dime. Those high-ticket items might be frustrating to see, but they don't really affect the gameplay. Without a restrictive energy system or paywalls blocking progress, this is a free game that you really can enjoy for free.
But you might spend a dollar here or there to buy continues on an epic run. I did, which speaks to how much I wanted to see further into the game, and how much I ended up liking Run, Sackboy! Run! overall—surprisingly so. Many licensed tie-ins like this aren't even worth the download, but Sony did right by LittleBigPlanet. And if you aren't already a fan, perhaps this streamlined taste will do the trick.
Developer: PlayStation Mobile
Platform: iOS (Universal)
Andrew Hayward is a Chicago-based games, apps, and gadgets writer whose work has been featured in more than 70 publications. He's also a work-at-home dad to an unruly four-year-old.


After my assessment, I am frequently asked, "How many problems do we have?" Or the question might take the form of, "Can this be fixed?" I generally get a shocked reaction when I respond that this is easy, "You only have one or both of two problems." After the initial surprise subsides, I explain that my practice has shown me that organizations have only two problems. Of course, my relieved client wants to know what the two problems are to which I answer, "Your problems are governance, culture or both." I look forward to the puzzled look this answer brings.
Organizational leaders tend to be problem oriented. They frequently act in a reactive mode to the crisis de jour. Organizations experience executive turnover when the leaders are overwhelmed with problems faster than they can be fixed leading to a decline in performance that inevitably leads to executive succession. I explain that focus on the 'problems' is not the correct response. The correct response is to focus on the governance or culture that allowed the problems to develop, exist and persist in the organization. When the issues related to the governance and culture are addressed, the 'problems' usually go away. This is why it is so important to get the leadership team focused on the right things during the confusing cloud of uncertainty that surrounds a succession event.
Governance is the tone and direction for the organization set in the Board Room. If the course of action for the organization emanating from the Board Room lacks direction, is insufficiently supportive, if the Board is divided and lacks resolve; the leadership team does not stand a chance. Their activities will be diluted by controversy over taking the organization in any direction without affirmation from the Board they are on the right track. I worked in a hospital system that had a Board that had been constructed in a representative fashion. Instead of these Board members representing their fiduciary duty to the mission of the organization, they represented diverse factions and were frequently at cross purposes. The factions of the Board were divisive and they could not understand why they could not recruit and retain executive leadership. The organization was 'recognized' by a rating agency for having the highest CEO turnover problem in the US healthcare industry. Any time an organization has individuals in leadership positions in the organization that are pursuing their self interests instead of the organization's mission, there are going to be problems.
Culture is defined as "the attitudes and behavior characteristic of a particular social group." The culture in an origination is its values and mores. A mentor of mine described the culture in an organization we worked in as 'toxic.' At first this did not make sense to me. Then as I gained experience working in challenged organizations, I came to realize that toxicity of the culture was at the root of most if not all of the operational problems we found. A lot of things start happening when the culture begins to become toxic. A toxic culture in this context is a culture that has become dysfunctional to the point that the dysfunction has become the organization's sense of normalcy. Work ethics decline when employees see tolerance of substandard performance and bad outcomes among peer leaders. "If the organization is not going to hold anyone accountable for anything, why should I take risks and work above the minimum requirement," they ask? I tell leaders and Boards that the performance of an organization is nothing more complicated than the aggregate performance of every person in the organization, especially the leaders. If the performance of this group goes into decline, eventually the performance of the entire organization will begin to exhibit symptoms of decline. The symptoms of decline include the manifestation of increasingly complex and expensive problems like material, unfavorable accounting adjustments and restatement of audits. The decline will also show up in JCAHO citations and reductions in employee, patient and physician satisfaction, not to mention poorer clinical outcomes. Ultimately, decline leads to the turnover events that cause organizations to have the opportunity of meeting people like me. A CEO that fails to recognize this dynamic has a predictably short future.
Another aspect of culture in my experience is that it develops momentum. When the culture is good, the momentum builds upon itself as leaders in the organization perform at improving levels and are challenged by their peers and the organization to continue their improvement. The organization increasingly becomes a place where people want to be. People like to win and they like to be on a winning team. A winning team will cleanse itself of losers because they poison the organizational culture well and drag the entire team down.
My unfortunate experience in dealing with toxic culture in organizations is that I have learned that changing the culture without changing the cast of characters in the organization is a fool's errand. In order for culture to change, people must change. My practice has led me to the conclusion that the most change resistant organism created by God is the human being. All of us for better or worse are pretty much who we are and most of us naturally resist change. The TV character Adrian Monk said, "I don't mind change, I just don't want to be there when it happens." Along these lines, I highly recommend a book by Alan Deutschman titled, "Change or Die." This book documents the research of Dr. Dean Ornish that found that even when faced with a virtually certain prognosis of death, only a very small proportion of people will change destructive lifestyle habits. The question I ask leadership teams is that if a human being will not change their ways when faced with a death sentence, what right do we have to expect that they will change their ways when the only thing involved is a job?
The take-away from this is to stop chasing problems. Look at what is coming from your Board Room and leadership team. What is the level of accountability in the organization? Fix the governance and culture in the organization and you will find that the problems will 'magically' go away. How can I make this assertion? It is easy. Get the right team on the field, support, encourage, hold them accountable and watch them fix all of your 'problems' on their own. As this occurs, you will see the performance of your organization improve as if by magic. Not only that, you will likely get credit for engineering a turn-around.
I have mixed feelings about this article. The downside is that I am revealing one of my most powerful 'secret' tools for effecting transformational change in an organization. If you adopt this mantra, there is a very good chance that we will not have the opportunity to meet in a business situation. However, I am not too worried because of the caliber of governance and leadership I have seen in many organizations. I am reasonably confident that things will continue to evolve in such a way as to insure that I remain as busy as I like for as long as I wish to work.


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The Broadening Horizons of Snapchat
By Andrew S In Social Bookmarking, Social Media, Social Networking, Web 2.0
Like any social network, Snapchat is always trying to find new ways to expand and evolve. Recently, they added the ability for different brands to get content to interested users through Snapchat Discover. However, there have been other ways that Snapchat has been trying to appeal to their users, albeit with mixed results. Snapchat launched an ephemeral scripted web series through Snapchat Discover called Literally Can't Even, which is interesting in that episodes can only be watched for 24 hours before disappearing, but has premiered to largely negative reviews.
Better responses have been received from a different feature that was recently added to Snapchat. Last month, Snapchat began allowing users to record video while playing music from their phones, whether they're using Spotify, Pandora, or the phone's built-in MP3 player. Previously, Snapchat did not allow users to play music from apps like these at the same time as shooting video, so this may give users some additional versatility regarding the videos they share on Snapchat.
Not everything that Snapchat has been doing has been about adding new features. In fact, there were some negative reactions when Snapchat added the Snapchat Discover feature, because it came alongside the removal of the 'Best Friends' feature. This was a fairly minor feature that allowed users to view the top three users that one of their friends exchanged Snapchat messages with.
Many people, likely accustomed to the somewhat voyeuristic aspects of social networking, were displeased that this feature had been removed, considering it allowed users to see who their friends were messaging the most, on an otherwise private social media app. The CEO of Snapchat responded that the Best Friends feature will be returning in a different form, though there have been no updates about the feature since then.
Tags > snapchat, snapchat discover, Social Media


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Q: How to use .NET XmlSerializer to serialzie null and empty value with special format I want to use the .NET XmlSerializer class to serialize a class object to an XML string. both null string and empty string should be serialized.
if a property value is null then XML format like
<property />

if a property value is an empty string, then the serialized XML format is
 <property></property>

A: When you need custom serialization, you'll need to implement your own implementation of the IXmlSerialization interface. This provides custom formatting for XML serialization and deserialization. For example :
public class Person : IXmlSerializable
{

    // Private state

    private string personName;

    // Constructors

    public Person (string name)
    {
        personName = name;
    }

    public Person ()
    {
        personName = null;
    }

    // Xml Serialization Infrastructure

    public void WriteXml (XmlWriter writer)
    {
        writer.WriteString(personName);
    }

    public void ReadXml (XmlReader reader)
    {
        personName = reader.ReadString();
    }

    public XmlSchema GetSchema()
    {
        return(null);
    }

    // Print

    public override string ToString()
    {
        return(personName);
    }

}

A: You can use properties of class without initialize. It will like:
class XmlData{
    public string Person;
    public XmlData(){
          Person=null;
    }
}
class Program{
     static void Main(){
        var xmlTaplate=new XmlData();//in this step property Person is null
        var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(xmlTemplate));

        using (TextWriter writer = new StreamWriter(@"person.xml"))
        {
            serializer.Serialize(writer, details);
        }
     }
}


A sunlit, open-plan new addition holds the kitchen and a dining/sitting room with a fireplace.
The owners, who also live in a restored house in Princeton, New Jersey, wanted an easy transition between old house and new addition, so they specified reclaimed wood and antique doors wherever possible. "I didn't want typical kitchen cabinets, but 'cupboards' and the feeling of a fireplace behind the stove," says the wife.
The Viking range is a contemporary classic in black enamel, set against a back wall of herringbone brick tiles. Surrounding woodwork is reminiscent of Georgian-era paneled fireplace walls. "Every morning, when I come down to start the coffee and feed the cats, I feel like I go back in time, even though the rooms are new," the owner says.
Period-inspired cabinets have an evolved, "pieced together" look with multiple antique finishes, including a greenish gray milk paint (sealed for durability) on the base run. Kevin Ritter of Timeless Kitchen Design worked out the details, built the cabinets, and applied the custom finishes.
The stove niche is treated like a hearth. The yellow corner cabinet is also by Kevin Ritter; it hides the TV. The tall cabinet at right has a distressed, layered finish in yellow ochre, Salem red, and brown milk paint; it holds the microwave oven.
Paint-decorator Audrey Stertz taped off 18" squares and painted with black and light-gray color washes (thinned paint), which allows the grain to show. Several coats of polyurethane protect the finish. "The floor makes the room—and by the way, my husband loves it!" says the wife.


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Medical notes
Last Updated: Friday, 28 September 2007, 23:02 GMT 00:02 UK
Doctors oppose care opt-out plans
Doctors can conscientiously object to carrying out an abortion
Doctors' leaders have called for stricter rules on when medics can "conscientiously object" to procedures.
The British Medical Association heavily criticised draft GMC guidance that would allow doctors to opt out of any procedure for ethical reasons.
The plans would give doctors "a licence to discriminate" and should be strictly limited to certain procedures such as abortion, the BMA warned.
But such precise restrictions would not work in practice, the GMC said.
It is currently widely accepted that doctors can "conscientiously object" to certain procedures associated with life and death issues, such as withdrawing life-prolonging treatment, the BMA said.
It would not be appropriate or ethical for a doctor to refuse to help a patient because their own personal beliefs were in conflict with how an individual patient led their life
Dr Tony Calland, BMA
However, the only absolute right to objection under law is for carrying out an abortion.
The new draft recommendations from the GMC, which have been under consultation, say doctors can object to any procedure for which they have a moral, cultural or religious disagreement.
The BMA said it was "extremely concerned" about how far these objections could extend.
For example, could doctors refuse to refer a lesbian couple for fertility treatment, refuse to carry out a sexual health test on a homosexual or object to treating a Jehovah's Witness who has refused a blood transfusion?
Conscientious objection should be limited to a shortlist of clearly defined procedures, the BMA said.
It added that medical students should not be allowed to opt out of learning about procedures to which they have a conscientious objection.
Some students had raised objections to learning about the moral arguments surrounding abortion and the clinical impact of alcohol, the BMA warned.
Dr Tony Calland, chairman of the BMA's Medical Ethics Committee, said the recommendations seemed to give doctors a mandate to opt out of any procedure they were ethically opposed to.
"Doctors are not there to judge patients but to treat them.
"It would not be appropriate or ethical for a doctor to refuse to help a patient because their own personal beliefs were in conflict with how an individual patient led their life.
"This guidance is confusing and inconsistent and will not benefit doctors or patients."
The GMC said they had received 120 responses to the consultation and would be considering them very carefully.
But a spokesperson said it would be too difficult to put together and enforce a list of certain procedures out of which doctors were allowed to opt.
The guidance was designed to set out doctors' rights to conscientious objection - not to give specifics on individual treatments.
But she added that doctors must not discriminate against patients by denying or delaying treatment for them because of their sexual orientation, gender or race.
Also, the patient must not be left without any treatment at all and should be able to access it elsewhere.
The GMC also said it did not currently limit doctors' right to conscientious objections to carrying out abortions, providing contraceptive services and withdrawing life-prolonging treatment.
Abortion remains an emotive issue
19 Jun 07 | Health
Doctors back 'easier' abortions
UK cautious about 'ending lives'
14 Oct 06 | Health
Doctors change euthanasia stance
TOP HEALTH STORIES
Stem cell method put to the test
Hospitals 'eyeing private market'
Low vitamin D 'Parkinson's link'


Closing Night is going on at the Alchemist Theater – it's a murder mystery where you play the investigator. You must literally wander the building, interacting with different characters, witnessing different scenes, and ultimately solving the case! Shows are on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.


This event has been cancelled at the request of the organisers due to external commintments. However, the same content and learning experience (from the same organisers) is taking place on the 21st from 15:00 – 16:00 in the Enterprise Centre during the 'Taste of Ethiopian Culture' event. Please see this link to book onto this event, and full for more information: https://ueadifferent.com/ents/event/6182/.


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"""Add external executor ID to TI

Revision ID: e1a11ece99cc
Revises: b247b1e3d1ed
Create Date: 2020-09-12 08:23:45.698865

"""

import sqlalchemy as sa
from alembic import op

# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
revision = 'e1a11ece99cc'
down_revision = 'b247b1e3d1ed'
branch_labels = None
depends_on = None
airflow_version = '2.0.0'

def upgrade():
    """Apply Add external executor ID to TI"""
    with op.batch_alter_table('task_instance', schema=None) as batch_op:
        batch_op.add_column(sa.Column('external_executor_id', sa.String(length=250), nullable=True))

def downgrade():
    """Unapply Add external executor ID to TI"""
    with op.batch_alter_table('task_instance', schema=None) as batch_op:
        batch_op.drop_column('external_executor_id')

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Simple Solution for Aussie Cricket Woes Don't Bowl Kohli
The resurrection of Australian cricket is once again on hold, as the side went down in India in the second ODI, falling short by eight runs.
The collapse of the lower order needs no further explanation. Coming at a crucial moment, those tail enders will probably be dropped in an expression of poetic justice.
On subjective examination, it seems that there is a factor beyond the control of Australia that will lift their boat above the stumps at some future point.
That factor would be the retirement of Captain Virat Kohli.
If the bowler exists in Australia who can keep Kohli from tonning, seemingly every time he steps in the crease, that bowler needs to be found sooner, rather than later.
Kohli made it an even 40 ODI tons. The milestone came at Australia's expense. Kohli needed just 108 balls and the knock came at an opportune moment, as India appears on the verge of a collapse in Nagpur when Kohli's 103 gave him his second hundred against Australia this year alone and his seventh from 34 matches with the Baggy Green.
Kohli is going to rewrite the record books to such an extent that may set a mark that will take generations to exceed.
He trails Sachin Tendulkar by just nine tons. Tendulkar needed 463 matches to reach his 49, one short of the 50 milestone.
Kohli has required just 224 matches to reach 40. Rough arithmetic suggests that if he continues his current pace, by the time he plays 448 matches, he can expect to have 80 tons.
His batting exploits elicited praise from none other than Shane Warne, who told reporters, "He's just a freak … he will probably go down as the greatest one-day player of all time."
If the pattern continues and Australia cannot manage to avoid a whitewash in Ranchi, Australia will have lost five of their last six with India and Kohli will be cemented as the greatest villain Australia has even known, if is not already confirmed.


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Q: Hanging indentation of section number to the left of the margin Do you know how I get this:

To look like this:

A: You can redefine \@seccntformat. The original definition in latex.ltx reads:
\def\@seccntformat#1{\csname the#1\endcsname\quad}

You can put that inside \llap:
\def\@seccntformat#1{\llap{\csname the#1\endcsname\quad}}

\documentclass{article}
\makeatletter
\def\@seccntformat#1{\llap{\csname the#1\endcsname\quad}}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\section{Test}
Here some text
\end{document}

A: You can do that with the titlesec package (see the documentation for details on the commands used).
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\titlespacing*{\section}{-6ex}{3.5ex plus 1ex minus .2ex}{2.3ex plus .2ex}
\begin{document}
\section{Test}
Here some text
\end{document}


Sooner or later every person reaching a certain level of material, faced with buying a property – flats or a house. And the first thing to do – select a city in which this real estate will be purchased. Of course, the main flow of people changing their place of residence, sent from many parts of the country to the capital. Moscow wants to live in, perhaps, everyone, but not all have the ability to afford it. Alternatively, in this case is the suburbs, which has great potential and great location. The real estate market of Moscow region is filled with a variety of suggestions: You can purchase and land, and finished houses and cottages, and a new apartment. New buildings for sale in the Moscow region are especially in demand. Make choices in their favor for several reasons: – Firstly, the living space in the newly acquired brand new and untouched by anyone, because there is no one has ever lived – and secondly, its first owners are exempt from having to repair all rooms: do not need to hang wallpaper and paint walls, do not need to whitewash the ceiling and putting linoleum or parquet – and thirdly, new tenants are comfortable to stay consistent with the requirements of modernity. – Fourth, the area adjacent to the newly erected house, equipped and refined with: planted vegetation includes playgrounds, swings, and horizontal bars. Together with the flat of her new owner gets a clean yard and porch. Such conditions of life can not help but bring joy and fun, so virtually every potential buyer interested in new developments for sale in the suburbs. Having bought an apartment in the suburbs, you will not be far removed from the capital, and established transportation networks make it possible without causing any difficulty to get to Moscow. In this regard, one might think and work in the capital. Referring to the suburbs, following a decision that must be taken due to the choice of city near Moscow, in which the property will be acquired. Balashikha is a regional center of the entire Moscow region, which is located at a distance of 25 kilometers from the capital, while speaking of the Moscow Ring Road, then at a distance of 5 kilometers away. As the largest city in the area, attracting visitors Balashikha its unique nature and unique architectural monuments, some of which are located in the park. Not everybody knows that Balashikha rightly called the pearl of the Moscow region, which is why the choice of where you plan to purchase real estate, to her show so much attention. Thus, Balashikha district, in terms of investing in real estate, is one of the most attractive and promising. Balashikha, like other cities near Moscow, actively engaged in building houses. The proximity of this wonderful city near Moscow to the capital city most directly impacted by the rapid growth of demand, is presented to an apartment located in new Balashikha.


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            Apache Lucene.Net 2.4.0 Class Library API

CachingTokenFilter Class

 This class can be used if the Tokens of a TokenStream are intended to be consumed more than once. It caches all Tokens locally in a List. CachingTokenFilter implements the optional method {@link TokenStream#Reset()}, which repositions the stream to the first Token.

For a list of all members of this type, see CachingTokenFilter Members.

        System.Object

   Lucene.Net.Analysis.TokenStream
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         Lucene.Net.Analysis.CachingTokenFilter

public class CachingTokenFilter : TokenFilter

Thread Safety

Public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are
				safe for multithreaded operations. Instance members are not guaranteed to be
				thread-safe.

Requirements

        Namespace:
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        Assembly: Lucene.Net (in Lucene.Net.dll)

See Also

        CachingTokenFilter Members | Lucene.Net.Analysis Namespace

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Rogue is the third cigar released under the East India Trading Company. Using a carefully selected blend of tobaccos, Rogue is a bold, box-pressed cigar with a crafted unfinished foot. The blend features an Ecuadorian, Habano wrapper, combining a rare Ecuadorian binder with a specially chose blend of 3-year aged Ligero's from Nicaragua, Honduras and Dominican Republic. This full-flavored cigar has complex tasting notes of spice, rich tobacco and roasted chestnuts.


I had two goals yesterday: To get to the beach in Dauin and take a jeepney ride.
The small town of Dauin has gotten quite a buzz because of its beaches and dive resorts. Roughly seven miles south of Dumaguete City, it is an easy place to get to.
Public transportation in the form of jeepneys and buses are plentiful to take for the 20 minute ride. It is cheap, only 50 cents per person.
Once in Dauin, you can walk to any beach and enjoy the warm, clear water.You will also be rewarded with a view of Apo Island.
The beaches in Dauin are frequented by the locals. Schoolboys can be seen walking along the surf's edge — playing games oblivious to the beauty of their home. While a man skims the breaking surf with a bamboo basket to catch the small crabs. "It is great for frying," he said.


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The "Gaps" and Excesses of Transitional Justice in Taiwan—A Response to Caldwell
Ian Rowen
Ernest Caldwell's legal history of transitional justice in Taiwan provides scholars a great service by periodizing and clearly summarizing key moments for the formulation and passage of relevant legislation. In so doing, however, it frames ongoing and perhaps ultimately unresolvable struggles over the meaning of history and the possibility of redress for past injustices as "gaps" within "Taiwan's transitional justice experience," belying a seemingly ahistorical conceptualization of transitional justice. The language of "gaps" suggests that transitional justice is a practice with a clearly defined and universally-accepted template, toolkit, and timeline, such that there is a commonly-understood set of criteria by which one could objectively evaluate success or completion. In fact, scholars have convincingly shown transitional justice to be constituted by an extraordinarily malleable, diverse, open-ended, and often vaguely-defined set of legal and extra-legal instruments, discourses, and practices that are conducted by a variety of actors and in pursuit of an often-divergent variety of political projects. This brief argument is based less on the official actions of the Transitional Justice Commission itself, than on a widely-circulated unofficial statement signed by members of the Indigenous Historical Justice and Transitional Justice Committee (Indigenous Justice Committee), which was established by a presidential directive. This statement was issued as response to a speech by China's leader, Xi Jinping, who asserted that Taiwanese and Chinese people share cultural and blood ties, and that Taiwan belongs to China. Taiwan's indigenous signees public letter began "Mr. Xi Jinping, you do not know us, so you do not know Taiwan." My rejoinder here echoes this letter by suggesting that one cannot know about transitional justice in Taiwan without knowing more both about Taiwan's relationship with China and its simultaneous imbrication and contradiction with indigenous identity and sovereignty.
Ian Rowen, The "Gaps" and Excesses of Transitional Justice in Taiwan—A Response to Caldwell, 28 Wash. L. Rev. 645 (2019).
Comparative and Foreign Law Commons


RESIF manufactured a small batch of such bodies for hydraulic systems.
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Further, the RESIF team solved a technologically difficult task: to polish the surface with the requirement of a surface roughness of Ra 0.2 for a part with such parameters (a fairly long and with a variable diameter) and the coating already applied by the customer. The problem was solved by using a number of turning and metalworking polishing operations.
RESIF Technologies Bel produces aluminium bodies for servomotors, which activate innovative collaborative robots (cobots).
Cobots consist of servomotors and connecting elements made of aluminum, up to 7 "joints" in total. In connection with such a structure, even a 5-micron inaccuracy in the first link causes a millimeter deviation on the cobot terminal device.
The RESIF team of professionals in the results of long-term development of technologies and consultation with the customer, has found the optimal solution for high-precision manufacturing of bodies (both milling and turning are used). Also important and difficult to implement was the requirement for the outer surface of the part (waviness, stripes, spots, dots, strokes, traces of drips and any other defects that violate the uniformity of gloss, monotony and intensity of color are not allowed). The special technology of finishing machining and strong control of requirements for galvanic processing (exact calculation of dimensional tolerance) made it possible to achieve a perfect result.
At first we didn't succed, but now even other mechanical parts for its innovative products are produced for this customer. Thus, the customer can focus on the most important business issues: the development of cobots, software for them and, of course, sales. Thanks RESIF company investing in expensive equipment and the creation of manufacturing (including support services, labor protection, technological and repair services, machine tool operators) became unnecessary.
Our company manufactures Vernon globes for some instrument-making and sci-tech enterprises. Such globes are used for measuring devices of effective ambient temperature (temperature subjectively perceived by a person at his location).
The globe consists of the upper and lower semiglobes. Semiglobes with a thickness of 0.5 mm are roll out on metal turning lathe from an aluminum sheet with a thickness 0.8 mm by rolling method.
To paint such a detail, it is especially important to achieve a deep matte degree of reflection (not more than 7%). Painting provides an approved partner of our company, which has successfully passed certification for all quality requirements.
This unit is supposed to carry significant load in construction of the product. It also must have the opportunity to be assembled and disassembled in case of installation and service.
The unit is produced with the help of milling, turning and gear cutting (mode 0,8); assembling also made by RESIF.
It is hard to notice but the bronze gear consists of two ideally fitted halves.
Material: stainless steel Inox316L (bar D250).
RESIF produce hulls to place control devices for "underwater robots" of French research machines for sea survey.
Turning and milling were used. The unusual look of dome was achieved by using balayage method (surface scanning) with roughness 3,2.
Total processing time is 1788 minutes.
Material: 2618A (high-quality aviation aluminum alloy) from ThyssenKrupp company with the certificate of compliance with aircraft technology.
Machining is performed on machining milling center using technological features of manufacturing high accuracy components (several thermal operations of dimensional stabilization).
Dimensional control is provided on the 3D complex with the deviation of the parts surfaces from the mathematical model + – 5 µm.
Electroplating coating – anodic oxide coating in chromium salts with sealing in 50% potassium dichromate solution (coating class 1, 1000 hours of salt spray, coating thickness – 4-6 μm).
Assembling the unit of 11 parts and marking (manually) are made on our fitting shop, coil springs are made by outsourcing. The input control by the customer's quality service was 100%.
Material: aluminum alloy produced in France (bar diameter 80 mm).
RESIF was entrusted with the manifacture of several different bodies for experimental SLR camera lenses of legendary manufacturer.
The number of assistive devices (mandrels etc.) for some of bodies reached 14 items. To avoid deformation of thin-walled parts we tried several types of material and variants of heat treatment.
The main technological challenge was the application of an internal non-throw grooves for high-precision positioning of the optical group. This task was successfully solved by producing a specialized driving tool on our own.
Material: special stainless steel, certified in compliance with system of JSC Aviatehpriemka.
We produced trial version first, than control version and finally serial batch of components for our clietnt's engines.
The client got the reliable supplier represented by RESIF and gained the goal to loose its production capacity and concentrate on key competences of the company.
As a result of multiple tweaking of the components to customer requirements RESIF was added into the list of approved subcontractors. During the tweaking we were forced to unify our measuring system and quality control with client's system more than improve the technology of production and geometric parameters of the product. Also one of the client's requirements to these components was full absence of any mechanic damage.
Our technologists were able to surprise the client with unusual method to make a through horizontal aperture in hexagon of high quality.
The hull is used in analyzer and designed to determine mass fraction of sulfur in automobile fuel, oil and oil products.
According to the customer's designer the 2nd group casting should be used as a bulk. But RESIF offered the complete production of parts from a single bar with a diameter 300mm. As a result, the customer saved about 15% of the cost (taking into account necessary finalization of casting – 25%) and received the hull without any hidden defects, which could make the work of the vacuum part of the device impossible.
We used elongated cutter with replaceable plates to make deep pockets (up to 300mm) with guaranteed radius 10 mm in the corners. The method of plunger treatment was applied. Deformation taps were used to gear milling in the hole. Milling was also performed by scanning method, heat treatment (stabilizing structural improvement ).
Tribofinish processing gave the final trade look to this complex product. Thanks to it, the conditions for subsequent painting were also improved.


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Michael Eicher, MD
BS, Biology; Minor, Mathematics; Belhaven College, Jackson, MS 1995
MD, University of Mississippi; Jackson, MS 2000
Residency, Internal Medicine, Baptist Health Systems; Birmingham, AL 2001-2003
Jason Junkins, MD, FACP
Dr. Junkins graduated from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama with a BS in Biology. He attended the University of Alabama School of Medicine and did a combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency at the University of South Alabama Medical Center in Mobile, Alabama.
BS; Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama 1991
MD; University of Alabama School of Medicine, BIrmingham, Alabama 1997
Residency, Internal Medicine & Pediatrics; University of South Alabama Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama 2001
Kevin Lackey, MD
Wife: Lisa Lackey
Children: Katie and Mary Lackey
BS 1991 Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL
MD 1997 Univ. of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Residency 2001 UAB Hospitals, Birmingham, AL
Mary Rutherford, MD
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama
Internal Medicine Internship: Carraway Methodist Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama
Family Medicine Residency: Medical College of Georgia, Macon, Georgia
Angela Junkins, MSN, CRNP
BS; University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 2003
MSN; University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 2005
Kayla Renner, PA-C
B.A., Psychology; Pepperdine University, 2008
M.S., Physician Assistant Studies; University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2013


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Scoop - Tales and stories from four decades as a sports journalist
Author: Nick Garnham
In a career spanning four decades as a sport journalist with the East Anglian Daily Times, Ipswich Star and Green 'Un, Nick Garnham met and interviewed a host of international celebrities, national treasures and local personalities. This is his story.
From sporting legends, to international managers and coaches, plus players from his local Essex County Cricket and Ipswich Town Football Clubs, he recalls not only the stories but the often untold tales behind them.
These include how he signed up an ex-international striker for £50 a week, got one-to-one interviews with one past and one future England football manager while still studying at college and stained the carpet of one of football's hard men!
There's also his bizarre fall-out with one of England's best-loved cricketers, how a match was settled in an exam hall and how an international umpire took the players back out because a tea lady was not ready.
A great story of life covering professional and amateur sport. Foreword by David Sheepshanks CBE.
The Playboy and the Rat - the story of James Hunt and Niki Lauda
Benjamin Howard Baker: Sportsman Supreme
An Open Book: The Paul Lawrie Story
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Le Mans '55. The crash that changed the face of motor racing.


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Kanak Asha "Konnie" Huq (; born 17 July 1975) is a British television and radio presenter, screenwriter and children's author. She became the longest-serving female presenter of the British children's television programme Blue Peter, presenting it from 1997 to 2008. She has been a presenter and guest of  shows including the 2010 series of The Xtra Factor on ITV2.

She co-wrote the Black Mirror episode "Fifteen Million Merits" with her husband, Charlie Brooker. Her children's book Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World was published in 2019. She published the follow-up, Cookie and the Most Annoying Girl in the World, in 2020 along with her third children's book, Fearless Fairy Tales: The Perfect Book for Homeschooling Fun and Inspiration.

Early life
Kanak Asha Huq was born in the Hammersmith district of London on 17 July 1975, the daughter of Muslim parents who emigrated from Bangladesh in the 1960s. She grew up in the Ealing district of London with her two elder sisters, Nutun, and future Labour Party politician Rupa. She attended Notting Hill & Ealing High School and obtained nine GCSEs, then gained A-levels in chemistry, mathematics, and physics. She went on to study economics at Robinson College, Cambridge, graduating with a 2:1 degree.

Career

Early work
Huq trained part-time at the National Youth Music Theatre. In 1989, at the age of 14, she appeared with them on Blue Peter and sang a solo. The following year, she appeared alongside Jude Law in Captain Stirrick, a National Youth Music Theatre production.

Before the 1992 general election, Huq interviewed Labour leader Neil Kinnock for the children's programme Newsround, and appeared as a contestant on Blockbusters in the same year. She appeared as an uncredited extra playing a schoolgirl in the BBC1 sitcom 2point4 Children in the Series 2 episode "I'm Going Slightly Mad".

Her presenting debut, at the age of 16, was on the satellite television show, TVFM. She then appeared on a GMTV Saturday morning children's quiz show entitled Eat Your Words between 1994 and 1996. She was assisted by Mark Speight before Simon Parkin took over. In 1997, several months before joining Blue Peter, Huq presented Channel Five's early morning children's programme Milkshake!

Blue Peter
Huq presented the BBC children's television programme Blue Peter, starting on 1 December 1997. Early in her term as a presenter, she visited the village in Bangladesh where earlier generations of her family lived. In the programme's 2004 Summer Expedition to India, Huq became an extra in the Bollywood film Musafir (2004), and practised dancing alongside its stars. For the programme's 2004 Welcome Home appeal, she visited Angola, hoping to reunite children and their families who had been separated due to war. In 2008, during her last programme, she broke a Guinness World Record by pinning 17 Blue Peter Badges onto fellow presenter Andy Akinwolere's shirt in a minute. In March 2007, she apologised on air on behalf of the programme to viewers, after the result of a competition to identify the celebrity owner of a pair of shoes was faked.

On 31 May 2007, Huq announced she would be leaving Blue Peter. On 22 January 2008, she hosted her final Blue Peter, with a clip show of her highlights through the ten years she had been on the programme. She is the third longest-serving Blue Peter presenter and its longest-serving female host, having passed Valerie Singleton's record on 1 October 2007. She holds the record for working with the most co-presenters while on the show, with a total of 10. These are Stuart Miles, Katy Hill, Romana D'Annunzio, Richard Bacon, Simon Thomas, Matt Baker, Liz Barker, Zoe Salmon, Gethin Jones and Andy Akinwolere.

Other work

Presenting and panel shows

Between 2002 and 2004, Huq co-presented the CBBC Channel's UK Top 40 chart show and in early 2003 she was briefly a presenter for Top of the Pops. She presented GMTV's LK today coverage of New York Fashion Week on the week of 10 September 2007. In June 2007 she was a guest panellist on the comedy gameshow 8 out of 10 Cats.

In December 2007, Huq appeared on a celebrity version of Ready Steady Cook with Blue Peter co-presenter Andy Akinwolere. She began presenting the ITV1 London show London Talking, a political debate show, alongside Vanessa Feltz and Nick Ferrari in 2007, and co-presented some of the weekly Your News programmes for BBC News in 2008. Huq was the main presenter for the third series, in 2008, of Channel Five show Zoo Days, a documentary series about the animals and staff at Chester and Colchester Zoos. Huq presented The Red Bull Air Race with Dougie Anderson for Channel 4 in 2008.

Huq appeared with her future husband Charlie Brooker in his satirical review programme Screenwipe in December 2008 on BBC Four. She hosted a mock version of a "mission documentary" entitled Konnie's Great British Wee. She was a guest on political show This Week on 18 December 2008, appearing with M.P. Charles Kennedy.

She presented Guinness World Records Smashed with Steve Jones on Sundays on Sky1 in 2009. On 15 May 2009, Huq began to present entertainment show Hannah-Oke on The Disney Channel with Duncan James. The show was a "Hannah Montana themed karaoke-style game show". Huq presented the seventh series of The Xtra Factor on ITV2, replacing Holly Willoughby who was unable to fulfil the role due to her ongoing commitments at This Morning.

In February 2011, Huq appeared in an episode of the ITV2 documentary programme Under Pressure, where she attempted to learn how to be a rapper. Trailers for the show asked "Will Konnie Huq it up?" She was coached by Akala and performed at indigO2.

For two consecutive years she presented the Royal Shakespeare Company's Live from Stratford upon Avon, a web project aimed at showing theatre productions in schools. In July 2012, the project web-streamed a performance of I, Cinna (The Poet), a play by Tim Crouch about the poet in Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar killed by a mob after being mistaken for a conspirator. In November 2013 a recording of the Globe Theatre production of Richard II was shown in 3,000 schools. The performances were followed by a question-and-answer session hosted by Huq.

In May 2022 the BBC announced that Huq would be one of the guest presenters to take over Richard Osman's role on Pointless.

Radio
On 15 September 2006, Huq became one of the presenters of The Tube with Tony Wilson, Alex James and Emily Rose on Channel 4 Radio working with production company UKoneFM. The first edition was broadcast on 3 November 2006. Huq made her debut as a news presenter on the BBC Asian Network in September 2007, in a series of documentaries on a radio current affairs programme called the Asian Network Report. She presented an episode of Archive on 4 in 2010, reviewing forty years of Sesame Street. In 2013, she took part in the Radio 4 biographical series Great Lives, where participants select someone who has inspired them, and chose Ada Lovelace.

Cameo appearances
She appeared as herself in The Kumars at No 42 in 2001. In 2007, she had minor roles in The Sarah Jane Adventures episode "Invasion of the Bane", and in the CBBC series M.I.High episode "The Big Freeze". She played herself again in the FM episode "Golden Lady" in March 2009. She played a villainous servant (also called Konnie) in the last episode of the second series of Robin Hood.

In 2013, Huq played a presenter of the fictional telethon "Help a Blameless Child" in television comedy series A Touch of Cloth. In 2019, she appeared briefly as a breakfast television presenter of the in-universe show Pam & Sam in Good Omens, which was based on the book written by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.

Screenwriting and conferences
In December 2009, Huq won the Best Rising Star Screenplay Angel award at the Monaco International Film Festival for her screenplay Ahmed and Mildred, a story described as "a superhero themed journey into the imagination of two young infants as they experience love at first sight." In March 2014, Ahmed and Mildred was selected as one of the projects to receive funding from Film London to enable production to take place.

She co-wrote the second episode of the Channel 4 anthology series Black Mirror, "Fifteen Million Merits", which is a satire of entertainment shows, with her husband Charlie Brooker. An installation featuring extracts from the episode was installed at the Barbican Centre as part of the science-fiction themed exhibition "Into the Unknown" in 2017.

On 14 October 2014, Huq was one of the speakers celebrating Ada Lovelace Day at the Royal Institution. On 29 June 2016, Huq hosted VOOM 2016, a pitch competition, for Virgin Media Business.

Children's books
Her book for children Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World was published in 2019 and is the first of a projected three-book series. The book centres around the fictional character Cookie Haque, a schoolchild who enjoys learning about science, and what happens when her best friend moves away, and a boy that Cookie considers the most annoying boy in the world moves next door. Huq wrote and illustrated the book. The character of Cookie has been described by Huq as "a cross between Wimpy Kid and Bridget Jones." As of May 2020, the next book in the series, with a theme of climate change, was due to be published in August 2020.

Philanthropy

In 2005, Huq took part in the BBC One fundraising show Comic Relief Does Fame Academy. She was the third contestant to be voted off, after her rendition of Kim Wilde's Kids in America. She travelled to Uganda and met orphaned children on behalf of Comic Relief.

Huq travelled to Afghanistan with the charity Afghanaid to film a BBC Lifelines appeal, which was aired on 21 September 2008, and the following year she travelled to India as part of Rotary International's  "Thanks for Life/End Polio Now" campaign. She administered Polio vaccine to children as part of the trip.

As a celebrity ambassador for the British Red Cross, Huq appeared in the 2009 video "If I had HIV, would you kiss me?" which was part of a campaign against the stigmatisation of people living with HIV and AIDS. She was an ambassador for Gold Challenge, part of the official mass participation legacy programme for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Personal life
On 26 July 2010, Huq married writer and satirist Charlie Brooker at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas after a nine-month relationship. They have two sons. Huq has said she reduced her television commitments so that she could focus on her children.

Huq supported the Labour Party at the 2010 general election. Her sister, Rupa, was elected as the Labour MP for Ealing Central and Acton at the 2015 general election.

On 6 April 2008, Huq participated in the London leg of the Summer Olympics torch relay as one of 80 torch carriers on the torch's journey to Beijing. In Ladbroke Grove, a protester tried to grab the torch from her as she was about to hand it to the next runner. She was not hurt in the incident, though police wrestled the protester to the ground and arrested him.

Filmography

Bibliography

See also
 List of British Bangladeshis

References

External links

 Konnie Huq supports Dance for life British Red Cross
 Konnie Huq Guinness World Records Smashed Interview Sky 1

1975 births
Living people
People from Ealing
Alumni of Robinson College, Cambridge
English people of Bangladeshi descent
Television personalities from London
Writers from London
British Asian writers
English television writers
British women television writers
BBC Asian Network presenters
Blue Peter presenters
British radio presenters
British women radio presenters
Top of the Pops presenters
People educated at Notting Hill & Ealing High School

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Landau: Israel must build onshore gas facilities
By AMIRAM BARKAT/GLOBES
"There is no alternative to building onshore gas infrastructure facilities," National Infrastructures Minister Uzi Landau told the Energy and Environment Conference Monday referring to a gas terminal for the offshore Tamar gas field.
"This is a process that requires taking decisions that are not always popular. There is no energy independence without infrastructure facilities. That's the price we pay," he said.Last year, the Ministry of National Infrastructures failed to obtain approval of the National Planning and Building Commission for the construction of a gas terminal at the Dor beach near Hadera. Landau said that this decision forced the ministry to take "illogical decisions."


Emma Watson continues her fairytale fashion parade in bold looks that are far from a tale as old as time.
The actress wowed at the Los Angeles premiere of Beauty and the Beast where she wore a sleek strapless jumpsuit straight off the runway from Oscar de la Renta's Fall 2017 ready-to-wear collection.
Watson, 26, previously wore another Oscar de la Renta Fall piece at the first public screening of the film in Paris in late February.
Joining the style star at the L.A. event were costars Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Audra McDonald, Josh Gad and director Bill Condon.
In addition, Celine Dion, who sings a brand new song for the live-action remake, walked the red carpet in a blue Christian Siriano ensemble.
Watson was even supported by her former Harry Potter mate, Matthew Lewis!
Also in attendance were Matt Damon as well as Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, who duets on the title track with Ariana Grande.


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