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Projecting Confidence – what we can learn from Beyoncé
By Bridgid Nzekwu 05/06/2017
Great speakers and accomplished media interviewees have much in common with other performers but the most important attribute is their apparent confidence. Many high-profile actors, singers, comedians and dancers suffer from nerves, sometimes to the point of being physically sick or developing pre-performance panic attacks. Yet you wouldn't know it by watching them perform because they develop strategies to overcome the surges of adrenaline and stress hormone cortisol that can overwhelm a performance.
LOS ANGELES – FEBRUARY 12: Beyonce Knowles at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/PictureGroup) *** Please Use Credit from Credit Field ***
Beyoncé is a perfect example. She's on record as saying she's naturally shy and feels intimidated when she finds herself talking to large groups of people. Surprising, as this couldn't seem further from the multi-Grammy-winning, charismatic, powerful superstar performer that we know she is. Mrs Jay-Z famously overcame her nerves by creating alter-ego Sasha Fierce, even naming an album after her, as a way of allowing herself to become supremely confident on-stage. However, Beyoncé decided to dump her alter-ego in 2010, telling a magazine: "I don't need Sasha Fierce anymore because I've grown and now I'm able to merge the two."
Projecting confidence is an ability that can be developed even if you're not born with the desire to put yourself centre-stage. It's not necessary to go as far as creating an alter-ego but, like Queen Bey, it is extremely effective to mimic confidence when performing. The old adage "Fake it to make it" definitely works. Eventually, you start to feel the confidence you've been feigning.
Here are my three top tips for projecting confidence, even if you're not feeling it:
Control your breathing and smile
Focus on deep, rhythmic breaths at least 10 minutes before your presentation or interview (your performance). This helps to slow a racing heartbeat and reduce both adrenaline and cortisol. Smile, which releases endorphins and helps you relax.
Think confident thoughts
Bring to mind a time you felt confident and re-live it. How did you feel and why? Recall your facial expression and posture. What is it about you that suggests you're at ease? Now focus on feeling those same emotions and thoughts. Silence your internal critic with positive statements to yourself, replacing negative thoughts such as "I really don't want to do this" or "I can't do this" with "I know my stuff" and "I can do this".
Speak slowly and look people in the eye
Speaking at a measured pace automatically suggests that you know what you're talking about and you believe in yourself, whereas rushing sounds panicky and out of control. Make sure you regularly make eye contact with your audience which, again, suggests self-assurance and credibility.
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Where have you been? the mother demanded. The little girl replied, "On my way home, I met a friend who was crying because she had broken her doll." "Oh," said her mother, "then you stopped to help her fix the doll?" "Oh, no," replied the little girl, "I stopped to help her cry."
When someone is hurting, do not respond with:
Advice/instruction – "Let me tell you how to solve the problem." Or, "The next time that happens you should…"
Logic/reasoning – "Let me analyze the situation and tell you why it happened." Or, "I think the reason that happened was because…"
Pep talk – "You're a winner! You'll make it through these tough times!" Or, "I'm sure tomorrow will be a better day."
Minimize the incident – "Sure it hurt, but get things into perspective; there's a lot going on that's good." Or, "Aren't you being overly sensitive?"
Anger – "That makes me so mad! They shouldn't get away with that!" (Angry at who caused the hurt.) Or, "I'm so upset that you keep getting yourself hurt." (Angry at the one who is hurting.)
Martyr's complex – "I had something similar happen to me." Or, "After the kind of day I had, let me tell you what hurt really feels like."
Personal fear/anxiety – "I'm afraid that's going to affect my life too."
Mr. "Fix it" – "I can't believe that salesman talked to you like that. I'm calling the store right now and talking to his boss." Or, "I know you must have been scared when you had a flat tire on that lonely road. Tomorrow I'll take the car in and get a whole new set of tires."
Spiritualizing – "Well, you know that God will work all this out for your good." Or, "Remember what Joseph said when his brothers mistreated him: 'They meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.'"
The best antidote for hurt is comfort. Comfort is an emotion, not a cerebral commodity. It is also very simple; if we make it complicated, we'll miss the mark.
We can comfort others through gentle words, appropriate touch, and our quiet presence.
Gentle words
While there are many words in the Oxford Dictionary, only about 40-50 words qualify as comforting words. The "vocabulary of comfort" includes phrases like these:
"I'm really sorry that you're hurting."
"It hurts me that you're hurting because I love you and care for you."
"It saddens me that you felt _________ (embarrassed, rejected, belittled). I know that must have hurt you."
When comforting someone, the fewer words spoken, the better. If we say too much, we will inevitably move into the cognitive, rational realm, which will be counterproductive.
When speaking words of comfort, it's also important that our tone of voice be complementary to what is being said. Words of comfort should be spoken gently and with compassion.
Appropriate touch
Proper and tender acts of physical affection can also minister comfort. Depending on the relationship, a warm embrace, a hug, holding hands, or a kiss can help communicate care and concern.
Quiet presence
Sometimes, just being with a person who is hurting is helpful. When I was a young minister, I wasn't sure what to say to someone who had just lost a loved one. A wise mentor taught me that the "ministry of your presence" is powerful and effective. Just being physically present communicates care and concern.
So when you encounter someone who is hurting, do not do the nine items listed at the beginning of this essay. Do extend comfort. You'll be amazed at the outcome.
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1. Clone this repository into your GOPATH.
2. Run ```godep restore``` to get the minimal dependencies.
3. Drop the .git folder.
4. Design your [RAML](http://raml.org) API interface.
5. Run ```raml-gen``` which will generate HTTP handlers for your service.
6. Copy the generated ```handlers_gen.go``` file to ```handlers.go```.
7. Run ```git init```.
8. Run ```go install``` to build the binary, run it in the app root.
9. The ramlapi package will wire up your endpoints to the handlers.
10. Now build out your service.

### 12-FACTOR GOODNESS

We are aiming to make our microservices [12 factor](http://12factor.net/)

* Create a .env file for environment variables and drop into the project root. The [godotenv](http://github.com/joho/godotenv) package will then parse this file and set environment
variables for everything contained in this file.

### MAKEFILE

The Makefile provides the following:

* `gomkbuild`: build the application binary.
* `gomkinstall`: install the application binary.
* `buildstamp`: build the appication binary, and when the binary is run
  with the --version flag, log build date and build commit hash (default stdout).
  * `installstamp`: install the appication binary, and when the binary is run
  with the --version flag, log build date and build commit hash (default stdout).
* `gomkxbuild`: build all cross-platform binaries, using `gox`.
* `gomkclean`: clean the project directory.
* `vet`: run `go tool vet` on each source file.
* `lint`: run `golint` on each source file.
* `fmt`: run `go fmt` on the entire project.
* `test`: run `go test` for all packages in the project.
* `race`: run `go test` with race detection in all packages in the project.
* `cover`: run tests with coverage report in all pkgs in the project.
* `printvars`: print all variables defined in the Makefile.

### BUILD INFORMATION

To build the service and drop build date information, build as follows:

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Then run <binary> --version=yes

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The Zemana will remove PUP related files, folders and registry keys.
Hitman Pro is a portable utility that scans for and removes undesired applications such as hijackers, adware, toolbars, other internet browser add-ons and other malicious software. It scans your personal computer for PUP and other malicious software and potentially unwanted apps and prepares a list of items marked for removal. HitmanPro will only erase those unwanted programs that you wish to be removed.
Double click the Hitman Pro desktop icon. Once the tool is opened, you will see a screen as displayed in the following example.
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Click the following link to download the latest version of MalwareBytes Free for Microsoft Windows. Save it to your Desktop.
After the downloading process is done, run it and follow the prompts. Once installed, the MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) will try to update itself and when this procedure is complete, click the "Scan Now" button to start scanning your PC for the My Sys Mechanic and other kinds of potential threats like malicious software and potentially unwanted apps. A system scan can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your personal computer. While the MalwareBytes Free is scanning, you may see how many objects it has identified either as being malware. Make sure all items have 'checkmark' and click "Quarantine Selected" button.
The MalwareBytes AntiMalware is a free application that you can use to delete all detected folders, files, services, registry entries and so on. To learn more about this malicious software removal utility, we suggest you to read and follow the tutorial or the video guide below.
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Please go to the following link to download AdGuard. Save it on your MS Windows desktop or in any other place.
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This part of our wonderful world boasts incredible cityscapes in abundance, whether it's Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland or Wellington there's plenty to see and do. Culture and entertainment, live music and festivals, art galleries and museums, topped off with inspiring vistas combining incredible architecture and natural wonders. Wildlife is big here too… with kangaroos and koalas, kiwis and quokkas, bats and bilbies – all indigenous to Australasia. Be sure to check out wildlife tours available that will really get you out and about, amongst the fascinating flora and fauna for which this land is so famous.
However far you want to take your trip to Australasia, there are unforgettable memories just waiting to be made.


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Manslaughter & The Cheat
Manslaughter & The Cheat (DVD)
Directed by : Cecil B. DeMille
Cast : Sessue Hayakawa, Fannie Ward, Jack Dean
Available Date : 11/30/-0001
Country : U.S.
Language: English intertitles, Silent w English Intertitles
Subject : Film and Media Studies - Classic Cinema
Genre : Silent
The Cheat
A rare phenomenon of the American cinema, Cecil B. DeMille's The Cheat is a film that continues to arrest, arouse and enthrall a full eight decades after its original release.
Establishing a narrative formula that he would cling to in years to come -- whether in gargantuan biblical epics or fables of modern age decadence -- DeMille wove the tale of a wayward wife whose impulsive indiscretions propel her into public scandal, private shame and marital turmoil. Gambling away the Red Cross funds she has been entrusted with, the social climbing Edith Hardy (Fannie Ward) must turn to an Asian ivory trader (Sessue Hayakawa) to cover the loss and save her reputation among the "Long Island smart set." Only later does Edith realize that by accepting the loan she has become Arakau's property, signified by a brand he burns into her naked back. In a state of hysteria, Edith shoots her captor, a crime that is pinned on her husband Richard (Jack Dean).
Cinematographer Alvin Wyckoff and designer Wilfred Buckland, who had previously worked under legendary stage producer David Belasco, improvised a form of minimalist, Rembrandt-like lighting that bathed the characters in darkness but for a single source of illumination from the side -- a dramatic effect that would become known as "Lasky lighting," after the production company that made The Cheat. The result is a visual style that superbly complements the film's dark sexual undercurrents.
Although Fannie Ward was ostensibly the star of The Cheat, it was Hayakawa (later an Academy Award© nominee for The Bridge on the River Kwai) who emerged as the true attraction. As Valentino would years later, the exotic Japanese actor tapped into a vein of post-Victorian female masochism, eroticism and fashionable Orientalism of the day, fulfilling many women's taboo desires to be seduced and possessed by a man of another race.
Along with The Cheat, Kino on Video presents an abridgement of Maurice Tourneur's fascinating comedy A Girl's Folly (U.S. 1917. 30 mins. Tinted B&W.), depicting life behind the scenes at a 1917 movie studio. "The public should be greatly interested in seeing how moving pictures are made -- it is all here," Variety commented, "but whether it is good for the picture business or not to show these things is another question."
In the silent era, Cecil B. DeMille stood at the forefront of Hollywood directors, a visual stylist who created fashionable fables of women caught in tempests of temptation.
Accompanied by a lively score by the Alloy Orchestra, Manslaughter stars Leatrice Joy as a pampered debutante who is forced to confront her irresponsible lifestyle when she causes the death of a traffic cop. The prosecutor who sends her to jail (Thomas Meighan) is also in love with the reckless woman, and is tormented with guilt for having betrayed her.
To emphasize the debauchery of the Jazz Age elite, DeMille interwove scenes of champagne-soaked parties and Roman orgies, a device that served as a stern warning to the wayward youth of America, even as it provided a titillating spectacle to the sensation-hungry masses.
Accompanied by a lively score by the Alloy Orchestra, MANSLAUGHTER stars Leatrice Joy as a pampered debutante who is forced to confront her irresponsible lifestyle when she causes the death of a traffic cop. To emphasize the debauchery of the Jazz Age elite, DeMille interwove scenes of champagne-soaked parties and Roman orgies, a device that served as a stern warning (while providing a titillating spectacle) to the wayward youth of America.
Mixed messages also abound in THE CHEAT, in which a society woman (Fannie Ward) allows a wealthy Burmese trader (Sessue Hayakawa) to settle her debt for her, not realizing that in exchange he intends to brand her flesh as his own. Highly influential for its dramatic low-key lighting and its frank depiction of extra-marital intrigue, THE CHEAT tapped into a vein of post-Victorian female masochism, eroticism and Orientalism of the day, exploring the taboo desire to be forcefully seduced and possessed by a man of another (as in Rudolph Valentino's SHEIK films several years later).
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Cecil B. DeMille - Director
Sessue Hayakawa - Actor
Fannie Ward - Actor
Jack Dean - Actor
Leatrice Joy - Actor
Alloy Orchestra - Composer
"A masterpiece! A serious, bizarre and disturbing fable [that] suggests the favorite DeMille mixture of sex, sadism and sacrifice, washed down with lurid melodrama...as powerful as ever today." - Kevin Brownlow, The Parade's Gone By
"One of the great accomplishments of the American cinema." - René Clair


Godzilla King of Monsters TRAILER BREAKDOWN! New Monsters & Villain Theory!
Godzilla King of the Monsters Trailer gets a full breakdown, with all the Easter Eggs and details you missed! What new monsters are hidden in this trailer for the upcoming Godzilla movie (2019), starring Millie Robert Brown (Stranger Things), Ken Watanabe, Kyle Chandler, Charles Dance (Game of Thrones), and Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley)? Erik Voss breaks down this Godzilla trailer shot for shot, explaining all of the monsters / titans / kaiju and their history in the Japanese Toho films. How will Godzilla King of the Monsters connect to Kong Skull Island?
Which kaiju would you be most afraid of?
Definitely the spider. One the size of a bit smaller than a penny was on my wall last night and it took me 5 minutes to calm down enough to kill it. If there was a monster spider the size of a small town I would just plug up my ears and permanently cover my eyes while I dug a hole into the ground to live the next 20 years in.
Godzilla is a Stark and King Ghidora is a combo of Lannisters, Cleganes and Boltons. Meanwhile, Mothra House Targaryan.
All the kaijus im scared of cuz there huge!
If Charles Dance is playing James Conrad that would be such a cool addition to this movie.
I'm a massive Godzilla fan so I'll be seeing this for sure. But I want to know if they actually use Godzilla's classic roar? That would be the one thing that could ruin it for me if they don't.
At minute 9:23 you forget to mention that behind Mothra is Rodan as well.
Anyonr notice in one the the shots one of mothra's wings has only half of it remaining?
At 10:10 of your video the giant spiky ball of fire is in fact Angierus The giant ankylosaur like being.
If ya wanted to know that he looks like then to 5:58 of the video to see what he looks like.


April 12, 2018. Shanghai – With rapid economic growth and improving living standard, customers today demand not just products but personalised and rewarding experiences. Mr. Sylvain Laurent, Executive Vice President of Dassault Systèmes' Global Direct Business Transformation Sales Force and Global Field Operations Asia/Oceania, today shared his thoughts on why experience and creativity matter in the business world and how Dassault, as an industry pioneer, provides businesses with virtual universes to imagine sustainable innovation and craft delightful customer experiences.
According to Mr. Laurent, following the Industry 4.0 revolution and digitalisation, we are entering a new world made up of Makers and Innovators. This transformation will be a driving force for innovation, increasing the need for traditional manufacturers to adapt to the future workforce, while also introducing new players into the digital world. This will include smart cities increasingly interested in identifying new ways to connect and manage residents' lives.
He noted that, historically, human society has gone through phases of agricultural, industrial and service economies, moving on to a new era of the experience economy. Mr. Laurent believes the most significant change lies in people's needs, which have gone beyond products and services to experiences. This requires businesses to focus more on the context and impact of products, he said, which urged them to find an efficient way to anticipate and compare the possible experiences that could be delivered to customers, in order to make better decisions.
To meet the great demand, Dassault has launched its 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. With information collected worldwide, it helps users to visually connect people, data, ideas, and all the dots to see the full business picture, and thus, to foresee the possible impact of each solution. Provided with the example of the cutting-edge Virtual Singapore Initiative, the audience was amazed to find how city planning can achieve higher efficiency in the virtual world, free from all the limitations of space and resources in real-world simulations.
The revolution of the industry is posing tougher than ever challenges to global manufacturers. And Dassault's innovation is typical of the game-changing attempts to confront the challenges in today's "Industry Renaissance". At the end of his speech, Mr. Laurent expressed confidence in human beings' capacity for innovation, and encouraged the audience to give more thought to innovation in different fields and to reimagine the future.


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A Majority Rule washingtoni trió 1996-ban kezdte meg működését.

A zenekar 2017-ben és 2019-ben is turnézott a Pg. 99 társaságában, de új dalokat nem adtak ki.

Tagok
Kevin Lamiell – basszusgitár, vokál
Matt Michel – gitár, vokál
Pat Broderick – dobok

Diszkográfia
Stúdióalbumok
"Half The Battle" CSS 1996 (saját kiadás)
"Interviews With David Frost" CD/LP 2001/2002 (magic bullet)
"Emergency Numbers" CD/LP 2002 (magic bullet)

Egyéb kiadványok
"Partners in Profit" (split w/ Positive State) 7" 1997 (submit records)
"4 Song Tape" CSS 1997 (saját kiadás)
"split w/ Turbine" 7" 1998 (submit records)
"I Need No More" 7" 1999 (submit records)
"split w/ The Blackout Terror" 7" 1999
"3 Song Demo" CDEP 2000 (saját kiadás)
"split w/ Pg.99" CD/LP 2002 (magic bullet)

Források
Majority Rule biográfia (Dark Operative)
"Majority Rule's trailblazing screamo classic 'Interviews with David Frost' turns 20" - interjú (Brooklyvegan.com, 2021. május 10.)
Interjú Kevin Lamiellel, a Majority Rule basszusgitáros-énekesével (RockStation, 2018. január 3.)
"Make Punk a Threat Again: Majority Rule and Pageninetynine Raise More Than 6,000 On Benefit Reunion Tour" (Washington Citypaper, 2017. szeptember 29.)
"Majority Rule on their reunion" - interjú (Disposable Underground, 2017. június 14.)
Emergency Numbers - lemezkritika (Exclaim!, 2003. július 1.)

Amerikai punkegyüttesek
Hardcore punkegyüttesek
1996-ban alakult együttesek
2004-ben feloszlott együttesek
Washingtoni könnyűzenei együttesek

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Climate Change and Air Quality
Federal Issues | Environment and Natural Resources
Q and A With Ron Regan: May 2010
"Keeping It Wild"
NCSL Resources
State Legislatures Magazine home page
Environment and Natural Resources program
Ron Regan, executive director of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, spoke with State Legislatures about the challenges of managing wildlife and habitat. Before coming to his current post, Regan spent more than 25 years working in wildlife management and conservation in the state of Vermont. He was appointed commissioner of the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department in 1999 and held that post for four years. He also held other senior positions in the department.
State Legislatures: What kind of role can state legislatures take in wildlife conservation?
Ron Regan: Fish and wildlife populations are public trust resources and state fish and wildlife agencies are the principal managing authority or steward of those resources on behalf of the public. This is a foundational principle for fish and wildlife conservation in the United States.
The specific legal authority or jurisdiction of any fish and wildlife agency is the product of law (and administrative policy or regulations grounded in that body of law). Therefore, state legislatures can play an important role in wildlife conservation – passing legislation that offers constructive conservation policy, enabling management tools, and funding mechanisms. In addition, fish and wildlife agency budgets require the approval of state legislatures and the "power of the appropriations pen" offers an opportunity to support fish and wildlife conservation funding.
SL: Since a lot of critical habitat may be on private lands, how important is collaboration with private landowners?
Regan: Private landowners are a very important factor in successfully managing fish and wildlife resources within a state. Private landowners manage habitat—the single most important factor for wildlife health and abundance. In addition, private lands offer important opportunities for regulated hunting, fishing, and trapping.
Most state agencies have programs that target work with private landowners—offering technical assistance, services and materials to improve habitat on such holdings.
SL: Do you have any examples of this kind of collaboration?
Regan: Sure. I spent 26 years working for the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department before coming to Washington, DC to begin my employment with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The farms and forestlands of Vermont are largely held in private ownership. The Department offered direct technical assistance to private landowners, especially those with special habitat features or types on the property, and provided technical resources for foresters and agriculture extension specialists to broaden the effective reach of habitat consultation.
Many states partner with the Farm Service Agency and the Natural Resources Conservation Service to deliver conservation priorities such as clean water, clean air, and fish, wildlife and habitat improvements. These state and federal agencies work together to address mutual priorities such as restoring wetlands and grasslands; improving forest health and functions; and, reducing soil erosion, stabilizing and naturalizing stream banks to name a few. In many states, this partnership goes so far as to share biological expertise between agencies and work literally side-by-side to provide the most comprehensive technical assistance possible to landowners.
SL: How have states taken advantage of the opportunity to purchase habitat over the last few years?
Regan: Public ownership of habitat—both with fee simple and easement instruments—is another conservation strategy for state fish and wildlife agencies. Such properties, often named Wildlife Management Areas, become sites for habitat management, special protection for critical habitat features or populations, and public access for wildlife dependent recreation including hunting, fishing, and trapping. State fish and wildlife agencies often partner with the private sector (e.g., local land trusts) in securing habitat interests through acquisition.
SL: What are the direct economic benefits of wildlife?
Regan: Healthy and abundant resources of fish and wildlife populations provide wildlife viewing and harvest opportunities, an important motivation for enjoying the great outdoors. Wildlife-associated activities such as hunting, fishing, viewing and photography also contribute billions of dollars to the U.S. economy. According to the most recent National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-associated Recreation, more than 87 million Americans spent over $122 billion in 2006 on wildlife-related activities. The Outdoor Foundation reports that outdoor recreation in total is worth approximately $730 billion annually.
License fees and excise taxes on hunting, shooting sports and angling equipment provide the vast majority of funding for state fish and wildlife agencies. In 2009, hunters spent more than $764 million and anglers spent over $604 million on licenses, tags, permits and stamps (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). The excise tax receipts on gear in 2009 are forecast to exceed $1 billion.
In addition, hunters, anglers, nature enthusiasts and bird watchers spend money in local communities on trip-related expenses such as gas, outdoor gear, food and lodging—adding up to more than $37 billion in 2006. Combined with manufacturing businesses, wildlife-based recreation supports close to three million U.S. jobs.
SL: How about indirect? Obviously, clean water for fish also means savings for people, can you discuss this a bit?
Regan: You are absolutely right—habitat conservation provides clean water, open space and connected landscapes. Taken as a whole, these features mean that people have cleaner air and water and places to recreate—all for their physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. It makes sense to conserve fish, wildlife and habitat resources – it pays dividends for all of us. Healthy fish and wildlife populations mean healthy human populations. For example, investments in landscape and habitat based projects in the New York watershed provided clean water at a fraction of the cost of building a new water treatment facility.
SL: State wildlife management is quite reliant on hunting and fishing license revenues for operating funds. How does a reliance on license fees affect public perception and engagement in wildlife issues?
Regan: Sportsmen and women have been foundational to wildlife conservation in this country. As noted above license fees and excise taxes have funded the conservation success stories of the past 100 years in no small measure. Some people might conclude that state fish and wildlife agencies are only concerned with game species or hunter interests. However, in the past 30 years we have seen explicit mission expansion and related name changes (e.g., from fish and game to fish and wildlife) and state agencies are restoring endangered species and managing small mammals, reptiles, and nongame fishes. This activity is all in keeping with their broader, public trust mandate and with the full support of sportsmen and women who appreciate all that the natural world has to offer and want to protect it.
SL: How does this reliance affect funding stability? Any examples of states moving towards a more broad-based funding scheme?
Regan: Declining rates of angling and hunting participation over the past 60 years are a real concern—the financial resources provided by hunters and anglers are a lifeline for fish and wildlife conservation. State fish and wildlife agencies have sought to broaden funding concomitant with new and expanding expectations for conservation. Many states have income tax check-offs or conservation license plates to produce broader funding for nongame species. A few states have succeeded in securing broad-based funding through percentages of sales tax or lottery receipts. State legislatures are instrumental in authorizing such new funding mechanisms.
Given that the conservation work of state fish and wildlife agencies enriches the lives of many Americans, broader funding makes public policy sense. The Association has been at the forefront of this position for nearly two decades with its Teaming With Wildlife Campaign which advocates for dedicated national funding via royalties on oil and gas exploration or climate change adaptation legislation.


You need to layout the hcard thing, a little. its very hard keeping religions straight, and in their right box - when along comes the semantic web and smushes it all together again. And lets not focus on formats, but on how the semweb wants to work with it - as the ultimate religion killer.
So there I was on my webid proxy profile navigating around in the uriburner "data space", looking at stuff its proxying from my windows page, suitably crawled/sponged/Pinged. Said data space then offers a view on the declared entities in that data set, replete with links to n recastings, n describings, and n formats. I now udnersatnd that another "data space" could do the same - and even offer a different perspective by default (and different mashup of sources, perhaps). This "data space" is quite different to my little personal facebook graph that such a "data space" might "connect to".
Ok, nirvana is close by. We have moved beyond pgp-isms in the security space, dribbling about me and my 3 friends and their keys, as we plot to overthrow Assad and his lot. And, lots of legacy can participate in the full compliant web (so crucial for the the "trusted name resolution' to work, and work suitably for engineering grade security policies).
now nirvana is not quite there, since I eliminated my https (and http) endpoint. Yet http://uriburner.com/about/html/http://uriburner.com/about/id/entity/https/idweb.cloudapp.net/Home/About%01me is still around, giving a false impression.Should a validation agent with SAN URI citing that work? remember, this is acccess control (not just fun consumer-grade following stuff). Does the nuke explode or not?
Back to hcard, though. There isn't one. Or is there?
We learn from uriburner://....https/.../idweb that its the same as uriburner://...http/...yorkporc in blogspot land.
http://uriburner.com/about/html/http://uriburner.com/about/id/entity/http/yorkporc.blogspot.com/%01me does not seem to show (or link obviously) to the vcard, once crawle ...even, if I wander up to the documument, type.
According to http://morph.talis.com/?data-uri%5B%5D=http%3A%2F%2Fyorkporc.blogspot.com&input=&output=html&callback= we see vcard information that the blogspot template (around my bookmarked post) is publishing - above and beyond the facts that I publish in my bookmarked posting.
And this is where I get lost in the model. There are so many views, and some have some and not other data instances. Sometimes I see the vcard pop up in the alternate view (of my RSS feed) in semweb landm, and other times not. While this VERY good for my immediate need (membership entity federations, all n of them), I cannot actually fathom the ones I'm looking at, and have.
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Becky Becky video interview
In the way of the blogs, we sent Brighton's electro-pop superstars Becky Becky some questions, thinking to celebrate the release of their new album 'Good Morning, Midnight' they might supply a few hesitant stuttering finger-typed words, about why House of the Black Madonna is the future of rock 'n' roll and how Jean Rhys could have rocked the middle-European disco had she been of a certain age.
Instead, they sent us this.
The album's out May 1st and is available from their website at www.beckybecky.com
Who are… ?
Becky Becky is two people: Gemma L Williams and Peter J D Mason. Bandmates, friends, lovers, enemies. We´ve existed together in almost every possible permutation. We´ve loved each other, hated each other, walked together, walked out on each other. There is no pit of despair we haven´t pushed each other to, we struggle together… but we always remain together.
Where were Becky Becky… ?
…formed in Brighton, England, a long time ago. There have been casualties. We started making music by following a very loose manifesto. One rule that will always remain is: no "real" instruments. No drums, guitars… only electronic music.
By limiting your options, you free yourself.
Where does… ?
What´s in a name? It´s our name. A fifty-fifty partnership, making one complete whole: Becky Becky.
Why "Good Morning, Midnight"?
…from Jean Rhys´ 1939 novel, which took its name from an Emily Dickenson poem. We recommend both these texts.
And what does she mean to you?
Jean Rhys was an author often depicting mistreated, rootless women. To this day, her words are still relevant and easily identifiable. She is an inspiration and a favourite author of ours – a fact which helped bring us together.
Are you a European band now?
We formed in Brighton and currently reside here, but we are not involved with the Brighton music scene or anything like that. We feel like outsiders here. If 'Good Morning, Midnight' feels like a European record, then that makes sense. It was written in Prague and recorded up a mountain in a wooden chalet in Seythenex, a tiny French Alpine village.
Who are your musical influences?
Hot Chip and ´80s synth-pop. From Europe, the Knife and Legowelt. Eurotrash and Eurobeats too, if you put aside your pretensions. That kind of music is full of joy and is genuinely great.
Is this music to dance to… ?
When we created Becky Becky, we wanted to make danceable music with lyrics tackling serious themes. We hope you can sit and listen to it, to the stories. But we also want you to just switch off and dance. If you come to see us play live, you should definitely be dancing.
Do you have live… ?
We are not really a gigging band. We do not just play. We try and make every show unique. This requires a lot more effort these days as our ideas become increasingly more elaborate. So we do not play very often. We do not just turn up and plug in and play. We make shows.
For the autumn, we are lining up some shows in Europe and we have one in New York City on the 26th September in the Pyramid Club. Our next show is our album launch in Brighton on Friday 23rd May. It will be an audio-visual show and probably the most elaborate we´ve ever attempted.
What comes next ?
Becky Becky is in a constant fragile state. Gemma is recovering from the unexpected death of her Woodpecker alter ego; and Peter is working on other projects.
Who knows what comes next ?
The album 'Good Morning, Midnight' is out on May 1st 2014 and available from the Becky Becky website at www.beckybecky.com
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Your company has decided that it is time to make a change in the cleaning/janitorial services at your facility. Your supervisor has asked you to contact a few vendors to obtain proposals. A quick Google search for cleaning companies in your area reveals everything from "Marsha's Merry Maids" to "ACME Global Facility Services." So, which is best for your company?
There are generally four types of companies in the commercial janitorial services industry. Finding the right type of company to service your facility depends on the size of your facility, your type of business, and what you hope to achieve from your janitorial services program. The four types of commercial janitorial service companies are (1) Local Companies, (2) Regional Companies, (3) National/International Companies, and (4) Franchise Companies. The following provides a general overview of each type of company.
Geographic Footprint: Typically serve a smaller geographic area; one city or a section of a large city.
Organizational Structure: Owner(s) is involved in all aspects of the business. Often the owner(s) themselves perform some of the cleaning/janitorial tasks. May have some Team Lead/Supervisor positions. Many are family owned and have family members working in several levels of the organization.
Capabilities: Can perform most basic cleaning/janitorial duties (trash collection, dusting, vacuuming, etc.). May also have the equipment and manpower to perform small "one-off" project such as window cleaning, floor care, and small post-construction cleaning. Local companies may also serve residential clients. May also provide residential cleaning and residential disaster (fire/flood damage) service.
Best suited to serve: Clients with monthly cleaning budgets of less than $3,000. Segments served include residential, out-patient medical facilities, small commercial office buildings, and some smaller manufacturing facilities. Local companies tend to also serve clients who require less than 5-day per week service.
Strengths: Access to the owner of the company if you have problems or questions. Typically quick to respond to calls, and in certain cases, can offer a very high level of care and pride in their work.
Challenges: Lack significant liability coverage required in large facilities, limited line of credit to purchase equipment, inadequate ability to manage payroll "float," and lack of professional managerial depth.
Truth in Advertising: Will often advertise "no job too big or too small." Only half of that statement is typically correct because there are certain jobs that are too large for local companies to effectively manage.
Geographic Footprint: Typically serve a regional area or multiple regional areas.
Organizational Structure: Typically privately owned. Management Staff in place for key functional areas – Operations, Finance, Human Resources, Sales and Marketing. Operationally, Branch/Area Managers oversee a cluster of accounts. On-site Project Managers provide oversight and management of large clients. Typically, will have a Branch Operational Office and resources in larger cities that they serve.
Capabilities: Can perform most any type of interior and exterior cleaning services including day porter services, production equipment cleaning, paint booth cleaning, overhead cleaning, large post construction cleaning, interior and exterior window cleaning, and cleaning of exterior walkways and parking lots. May also provide light maintenance and painting services.
Best Suited to Serve: Clients with monthly cleaning budgets of greater than $5,000. Segments served are larger out-patient medical facilities, corporate headquarters, large manufacturing facilities, public venues, large churches, K-12 schools, colleges and universities, and malls and outdoor shopping centers.
Strengths: Well connected to the labor market in their service region, professionally managed, sufficient resources (funding, liability coverage, staff, equipment) to manage large projects, midlevel management active in accounts leads to a high level of service.
Challenges: Difficulty managing projects that are long distances from branch locations, do not have all the resources for clients wanting "turn-key" facilities management (security, HVAC/plumbing systems, energy management, etc.).
Geographic Footprint: Serve clients in most states and in other countries.
Organizational Structure: Typically publicly traded company. Board of Directors and C-Suite staff function as leadership team. May be a part of a larger diversified company. Regional Vice-Presidents typically manage the work in large sections of the country, with regional managers serving clients in multiple states.
Capabilities: Provide a wide variety of services that extend beyond janitorial services. May provide electrical services, HVAC and mechanical services, security services, landscape and turf services, food services, facilities engineering, and energy efficiency programs.
Best suited to serve: Clients who have large diversified needs and wish to have one vendor coordinate all their facility activities. Clients with a significant number of facilities spread throughout the country.
Strengths: Provides a broad array of services; can become a "one-stop shop" for all facility needs, has significant resources (funding, coverage, equipment).
Challenges: Service consistency due to frequent managerial and corporate transitions. Lack of local work force network makes it difficult to hire quality staff.
Jack of All Trades, Master of None: While having an impressive "buffet" of services, these companies may not be as capable performing the janitorial and custodial duties.
Franchise companies are unique in that the annual revenues, management structure, and capabilities are different from franchise to franchise. There are numerous companies in this segment. Some of the most well-known companies in this segment are Jani-King, Service Master, Vanguard Cleaning Systems, Jan-Pro, CleanNet USA, Building Stars, Anago Cleaning Systems, Stratus Building Solutions. As with any type of franchised organization, the level of service depends on the local franchise owner.
Proceed with Caution – Franchise companies tout the "low investment required to get started" mantra to entice people to start a cleaning company under their banner. However, while franchise companies provide some marketing and operational support services, they tend to fall short in providing the franchisor enough detailed information and support to adequately serve large clients with more complex needs. These companies are typically a better fit for small facilities with minimal complexity.
Your needs will determine the type of janitorial/cleaning company that is right for your business. The best way to understand your needs is to consider the level of service that your facility and company require and discuss those requirements with key internal stakeholders. Once you have this information, you might contact businesses in your area with similar needs to gather some recommendations. Remember, make sure to call those companies with similar size and scope. Next, prepare a list of questions and start making some calls.


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Norway condemns deadly mine attack in Sri Lanka
Posted on June 15, 2006 | Defense
OSLO, June 15, 2006 (AFP) – The main mediator in the conflict in Sri Lanka, Erik Solheim of Norway, on Thursday harshly condemned a powerful landmine attack in Sri Lanka that killed 64 people on a packed bus and which the Colombo government blamed on rebels. "This is the most horrific act that has been (carried out) in a long time in Sri Lanka and it must be utterly condemned," Solheim, who is also Norway's development aid minister, told AFP.
Thursday's attack was the deadliest on civilians in Sri Lanka in 10 years. A July 1996 bombing of a train in the capital Colombo killed 70 people.
The military blamed the attack on the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and sent air force jets to pound at least two rebel positions.
The rebels denied involvement and said the blast was aimed at discrediting them.
"The most important now is for everyone in Sri Lanka to put a stop to this violence, where one act of violence creates a response from others and then it goes from one case of violence to another, worse and worse," Solheim said.
He called for "a stop to all violence against civilians".
"What is the most disturbing here is of course that many of the killed are children and I think none of them has anything to do with the ethnic


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Spend Less Money on Traditional Adverts and More Time on Social Media
Chris Parbey Oct 17, 2017 at 2:30 pm GMT
Chris Parbey
Oct 17, 2017 at 2:30 pm GMT
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Traditional advertising is becoming less effective in attracting and engaging potential customers. The same cannot be said about social media.
A recent study by the McCarthy Group suggests that 84 percent of millennials don't trust traditional advertising. The study found that millennials trust products and services they discover on their own or are shared their friends on social media more than what they see in traditional advertisements.
#Adidas has dropped tv advertising entirely and plans to grow by $4 billionClick To Tweet
Another evident effect of the decline in traditional advertising effectiveness is the drop in profits of ad agencies. 50 of UK's top ad agencies have all seen a drop in their profit margins.
If that's not enough evidence, here's why you should spend your ad budget on social media:
Companies Shy Away From Ads
Earlier this year, multinational manufacturer Procter and Gamble decided to cut around $140M USD from their ad budget with further plans to cut a total of about $2 billion USD in the next 5 years.
P&G isn't the only company cutting back on ad spend. Unilever also plans on triming its marketing spend. Although Unilever hasn't disclosed the exact details of their cuts, the company is looking to double its savings in overhead and advertising by 2020.
In another related development, Adidas also earlier this year announced it was dropping tv advertising to focus on digital engagement. This decision was made in line with the company's digital retail growth goal of $4 billion USD in 3 years.
They found that young consumers were engaging with their brand on mobile so it was best to channel resources to that medium.
"It's clear that the younger consumer engages with us predominately over the mobile device," said Chief Executive Kasper Rorsted in an interview with CNBC.
None of the above companies appear to have been affected by their ad spend cuts. P&G didn't see any reduction in growth but rather a 12% increase in net income according to their latest earnings report.
Social Media Delivers Value to Brands
Whilst traditional advertising continues to struggle, social media is generating a great return on investment for brands.
Last year soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo generated $500M USD value for Nike through social media.
Coming soon!!! Check out my Air Max 97 CR7 🙌🏼 ! #AirMax #CR7 Download the Nike SNEAKRS App to find out more nike.com/SNEAKRS
A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Oct 16, 2017 at 11:00am PDT
The Real Madrid striker has a combined following of over 300 million across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. According to Hookit, Cristiano Ronaldo within the 12 month period posted 1,703 times about the brand which generated over 2.25 billion social interactions (likes, shares, comments, retweets, and video views).
Remember the famous Oscar selfie posted by Ellen DeGeneres? Guess what brand of smartphone the selfie was taken with?
If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars pic.twitter.com/C9U5NOtGap
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 3, 2014
Samsung! Samsung initially bought five-and-a-half minutes of ad time at Oscars but it wasn't that which left a long lasting impression even after the show ended. It was rather the selfie taken by Bradley Cooper with Ellen's Samsung Galaxy Note 3 that gained the attention of the world.
The tweet in just 2 days gathered over 3 million retweets gaining it the title as the most retweeted tweet of all time until it was recently unseated. People speculated that Samsung paid Ellen for this campaign but the company claimed this huge exposure was completely unplanned.
The company in a statement said: "While we were a sponsor of the Oscars and had an integration with ABC, we were delighted to see Ellen organically incorporate the device into the selfie moment that had everyone talking. A great surprise for everyone, she captured something that nobody expected".
Yesterday, Marvel released the full trailer of its most anticipated film "Black Panther".
The trailer was posted on movie's Facebook page and Marvel's YouTube channel. In less than 24 hours the video garnered 14 million and 5 million views on the platforms, respectively.
All these instances goes on to show the ever growing importance of dedicating resources to social media.
It's all uphill from here. Or downhill? I guess it depends on how you look at it.
What's your take? Do you believe social media is the way to go or do you think advertising can still be effective if done right?
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We acted as project manager for ENBD (the merged National Bank of Dubai and Emirates Bank). We were responsible for appointing the complete consultant team as direct appointments, which provided the client with a simplified appointment and procurement process.
We were involved from concept design to the bank going operational in their new space. Key tasks undertaken included putting together and appointing the project team, client briefing, detailed design management, value engineering, tendering the main contract to contractors, contract administration, financial management and liaison with local authorities and the landlord.
The project incorporated a number of high quality finishes including back-lit onyx, stretched fabric ceilings and granite floors providing one of the most high end office fit-outs in central London. Specialist installations include bank vaults, tellers areas and a cash counting area.


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algorithms.imageProcessing.OtsuThresholding

public class OtsuThresholding
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binary thresholding with Otsu's method attempts to separate the pixel values
 into 2 classes and tries to minimize the variance within each class
 (which subsequently maximizes the separation between classes).

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OtsuThresholding()

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void
applyMultiLevelThreshold256(GreyscaleImage img,
                           int nLevels)

apply an adaptive version of binary thresholding to the image img
 based upon nLevels of histograms created for the nLevels of
 neighborhood intensity bins for each pixel.

int
calculateBinaryThreshold256(GreyscaleImage img)

Find the binary threshold assuming the image is filled with values
 between 0 and 255, inclusive.

int
calculateBinaryThreshold256(java.util.Map<algorithms.util.PairInt,java.lang.Integer> pointValues)

find the binary threshold for the given points assuming the image is
 filled with values between 0 and 255, inclusive.

double
calculateBinaryThreshold2D(double[][] img,
                          int nBins)

NOT YET TESTED.

int[]
calculateMultiLevelThreshold256(GreyscaleImage img,
                               int nLevels)

apply an adaptive version of binary thresholding to the image img
 based upon nLevels of histograms created for the nLevels of
 neighborhood intensity bins for each pixel.

protected int[]
createHistogram(GreyscaleImage img,
               int minBin,
               int maxBin,
               int nBins)

static int[]
createHistogram(java.util.Map<algorithms.util.PairInt,java.lang.Integer> pointValues,
               int minBin,
               int maxBin,
               int nBins)

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createHistogram

protected int[] createHistogram(GreyscaleImage img,
                                int minBin,
                                int maxBin,
                                int nBins)

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img -

minBin - first bin's pixel value, inclusive

maxBin - last bin's pixel value, inclusive.

nBins -

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createHistogram

public static int[] createHistogram(java.util.Map<algorithms.util.PairInt,java.lang.Integer> pointValues,
                                    int minBin,
                                    int maxBin,
                                    int nBins)

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pointValues -

minBin - first bin's pixel value, inclusive

maxBin - last bin's pixel value, inclusive.

nBins -

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calculateBinaryThreshold256

public int calculateBinaryThreshold256(GreyscaleImage img)

Find the binary threshold assuming the image is filled with values
 between 0 and 255, inclusive.

 The implementation follows the one dimensional code from wikipedia
 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otsu%27s_method#cite_note-zhu2009fast-9

 The runtime complexity is O(N_pixels).

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calculateBinaryThreshold256

public int calculateBinaryThreshold256(java.util.Map<algorithms.util.PairInt,java.lang.Integer> pointValues)

find the binary threshold for the given points assuming the image is
 filled with values between 0 and 255, inclusive.

 The implementation follows the one dimensional code from wikipedia
 at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otsu%27s_method#cite_note-zhu2009fast-9

 The runtime complexity is O(N_pixels).

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pointValues -

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applyMultiLevelThreshold256

public void applyMultiLevelThreshold256(GreyscaleImage img,
                                        int nLevels)

apply an adaptive version of binary thresholding to the image img
 based upon nLevels of histograms created for the nLevels of
 neighborhood intensity bins for each pixel.

 The current window for the neighborhood region is +- 1 pixels.

 The runtime complexity is approximately nLevels * O(N_pixels).

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img -

nLevels -

calculateMultiLevelThreshold256

public int[] calculateMultiLevelThreshold256(GreyscaleImage img,
                                             int nLevels)

apply an adaptive version of binary thresholding to the image img
 based upon nLevels of histograms created for the nLevels of
 neighborhood intensity bins for each pixel.

 The current window for the neighborhood region is +- 1 pixels.

 The runtime complexity is approximately nLevels * O(N_pixels).

 returns an array of the thresholds indexed by pixel number.

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img -

nLevels -

calculateBinaryThreshold2D

public double calculateBinaryThreshold2D(double[][] img,
                                         int nBins)

NOT YET TESTED.

 2-D fast implementation of 2D binary thresholding.

 The runtime complexity is at best O(N_pixels) and
 at worst nBins^2 if that is larger than N_pixels.

 returns an array of the thresholds indexed by pixel number.

 The implementation uses integral images to keep the runtime complexity
 low.  That topic is discussed in wikipedia and in
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otsu%27s_method#cite_ref-zhu2009fast_9-0
 "A Fast 2D Otsu Thresholding Algorithm Based on Improved Histogram"
 by Zhou, Wang, Yang, and Dai

Parameters:

img - array with values 0 through 1, inclusive

nBins - the number of bins to use when calculating the inner
 threshold.  for example, a greyscale image with range 0 to 255 and
 nBins = 256 would be the finest grain histogram for that data.

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Q: Looking for the title of book about a deep space commercial way station Sometime in the 1990s I read an excellent mass-market paperback, hard-science fiction novel set on a distant interstellar outpost (think: Deep Space Nine, but without the nearby planet, and darker, grungier).
Entertainment for space travelers is one of the main functions of the station, as well as secure storage of trade goods. The protagonist is a male trader, a "factor" - a person who acts or transacts business for another, that is: an agent entrusted with the possession of goods to be sold in the agent's name; a merchant earning a commission by selling goods belonging to others. Hence, the name of the book, as I remember it, was "Prime Factor."
But I cannot find any book by this title on any Internet search. The paperback was not particularly old when I read it in the 90s, and certainly was not from the classic days of science fiction, i.e. the 50s and 60s. It had more modern tropes. The setting is in very remote space, beyond the reaches of interstellar empires. There is a sense of lawlessness about the place. Background stories involve imperial political conflicts, and a side story was developing about a rogue interstellar artificial intelligence that is gobbling up inhabited planets.
The mood of the story and setting is very dark, dangerous, and cynical, with just enough law to keep monetary negotiations on contract. The trader travels solo in his own spaceship, if I remember correctly. I am looking for the author's name, the publisher, and the date of publication. I have already used Goodreads' search function to search all genres for either "Prime" or "Factor" as a word in the title. The author is not a famous science fiction writer. The book may have a sequel, as some of the larger background subplots seemed unfinished at the end.

A: As starpilotsix notes above, this is definitely Random Factor by Joel Henry Sherman.. From a review...

Rourke winds up taking on a job as the head manager, or 'Factor', for the Mael Station, a corporate-owned space station located in the distant, economically isolated southern arm of the galaxy.

This has got to be the book!

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Shane searching for the perfect red wine barrel.
Two months ago, three members of Humble Sea (Nick, Shane & Taylor) traveled to the outskirts of San Luis Obispo in search of the perfect wine barrels suited for farmhouse ales. Gathered from the trip were eight French Oak wine barrels - staves thick with crimson color, merlot and bramble aromas. But even after sweeping inspections and exhaustive sniffs, it is, in essence, a coin toss to determine a barrels quality without its complete dismemberment. Uncertainties to the side, we exchanged a few bills and trucked the barrels back to Swift Street.
Call it a wild decision.
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Wisconsin-Illinois football 'rivalry' has been one-sided for more than a decade
UW has beaten Illinois in the teams' last nine meetings and has won 13 of the last 14.
Wisconsin-Illinois football 'rivalry' has been one-sided for more than a decade UW has beaten Illinois in the teams' last nine meetings and has won 13 of the last 14. Check out this story on jsonline.com: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/college/uw/2019/10/15/wisconsin-has-had-illinois-number-prolonged-stretch/3979658002/
Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 4:46 p.m. CT Oct. 15, 2019 | Updated 12:45 p.m. CT Oct. 18, 2019
MADISON – Calling the Wisconsin-Illinois football series a rivalry, at least over the last decade-plus, is a misnomer.
Although UW's lead in the series is only 42-36-7, the Badgers have won the last nine meetings and 13 of the last 14.
In the four meetings since Paul Chryst took over the Wisconsin program in 2015, UW has outscored the Illini by a combined 145-46.
Illinois (2-4, 0-3 Big Ten) enters its game against No. 6 UW (6-0, 3-0) on Saturday as a 31-point underdog and with four consecutive losses. The Illini have surrendered a combined 158 points in those losses.
In his three games against Wisconsin since taking over at Illinois, head coach Lovie Smith is 0-3 and the Illini have been outscored by a combined 121-33. (Photo: Holly Hart, Associated Press)
"We're underdogs this week?" Illinois coach Lovie Smith quipped when asked about the matchup. "We understand. I told you about the stats. This is a good football team coming in.
"But we've played good teams…Playing our best football at home, we'll be OK with the results."
The results haven't been what Illinois fans envisioned since Smith took over the program before the 2016 season. His record entering this season was 4-23 in the Big Ten and 9-27 overall. Any improvements this season have been modest at best.
After a 2-0 start, the Illini have lost to Eastern Michigan, 34-31; to Nebraska, 42-38; to Minnesota, 40-17; and last week to Michigan, 42-25.
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Michigan built a 28-0 lead with 4 minutes 33 seconds left in the first half and then scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns in a span of 2:36 after the Illini had pulled to within 28-25.
"Didn't like the way we started," Smith said. "Of course, you go into every game wanting to win the football game but if that doesn't happen then you have to find some things to build off of…When you get down, 28-0, you have some decisions to make and we decided that first off we are a lot better football team than that, but more importantly we are going to play a lot better than that.
"Defense had to get some stops, they did. And from there we had to score points. And to be able to score 25 unanswered points like that gives our team confidence going on."
Recent history suggests that confidence won't translate to success on the field.
Two trends have emerged in the teams' last four meetings.
UW will run the ball; Illinois will struggle to pass the ball.
The Badgers have averaged 256.5 yards rushing and three rushing touchdowns per game in the last four meetings. Their edge in time of possession is a combined 63:24.
Illinois quarterbacks have completed just 40.5% of their passes (47 of 116) for an average of 155.3 yards per game, with zero touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
"We played a top-16 team and this week we get a chance to play a top-six team," Smith said. "We have a history with the University of Wisconsin. We know what they are going to bring to the table on both sides of the football."
UW tailback Jonathan Taylor, held to a season-low 80 yards on 26 carries in the victory over Michigan State, is now No. 2 in the Big Ten in rushing at 137.5 yards per game. J.K. Dobbins of Ohio State is No. 1 at 137.7 yards per game. Dobbins' per-carry average is 7.1 yards to 6.4 for Taylor but Taylor has 14 rushing touchdowns compared to six for Dobbins...
Taylor, center Tyler Biadasz and outside linebacker Zack Baun have been named to The Associated Press mid-season All-American team.
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GOVERNMENT MUST HELP FIND EDUCATION SOLUTIONS
Independent Member for Shepparton District Suzanna Sheed has invited the Minister for Education James Merlino to meet with concerned representatives, as the community seeks government assistance in finding solutions to improving education outcomes for its children.
"Looking at the NAPLAN results just released for the four state secondary colleges in Shepparton and Mooroopna, each of these schools is performing substantially below the national average in both reading and numeracy. This is not what we want for our children," Ms Sheed said.
"Parents are leaving state secondary education in the Shepparton district on a continuing basis, and in the meantime, our private schools are bursting at the seams. We must return some pride to our public school system," she said.
Ms Sheed reflected on the falling enrolments at three of the four state secondary colleges, including at Mooroopna where they have almost halved in eight years, and continue to fall.
"The Auditor-General's report of April 2014 entitled Access to Education for Rural Students found that rural students are behind their metropolitan peers on academic achievement, attendance, senior secondary school completion and connectedness to their school.
"These figures certainly represent the outcomes for our secondary students in the state education system in Shepparton and Mooroopna.
"It has been the case for a number of years, and the principals of those schools have, with some assistance, formed the Better Together Alliance in an attempt to address many of these issues as well as wider curriculum issues, but this alone will not solve the problems that exist in our secondary education system," Ms Sheed said.
Ms Sheed said she is confident the community is ready for change.
"We are aware of the statistics at our schools. We want better outcomes for our children. We already have 300 local residents volunteering through our local Lighthouse Project. They are going into the schools to read to prep-grade students, acting as mentors to year 7s and participating in other reading programs throughout the system.
Some assistance must now come from the government to help us address what has been a progressive decline in public education in Shepparton," she said.
Sueanne McCumstie 0428 743 880│sueanne.mccumstie@parliament.vic.gov.au
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Considering the particular climatic and water conditions of this semiarid region in southeast Spain, the hydrographic basin of the Segura river is a very dynamic territory. This is reflected in the important spatial transformation that it has undergone in the second half of the 20th century, entailing the expansion of irrigated surfaces as well as extension of urban areas, as well as the proliferation of golf courses over the past two decades. The progressive increase in demand owing to such intensive use of water resources is linked to a supply-oriented hydraulic policy, with major infrastructural actions that contribute to a substantial water deficit, as registered by the latest hydrological plan. Meanwhile, the urban supply of water was decisively resolved to make sources of water supply available; recently, thanks to the new desalinization resources and the ensuing guarantee of supply, water is not a limiting factor for urban development along the coast, as reflected in the local urban plan. The current implementation of the European Water Framework Directive stands as a radical change in the orientation of hydraulic policy. Strict environmental supervision, which translates as the maintenance of ecological flows and the restriction of uses, will give rise to planning scenarios within the new hydrological context that maintain a water deficit only with regard to agricultural consumption. Otherwise, in light of the new measures, sustainable water scenarios can be envisioned. Keywords: spatial transformation, hydrological and territorial planning, WFD implementation, planning scenarios, sustainability.
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import javafx.scene.layout.Border;
import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
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Home AEC City of San Carlos Begins forming New East Side Innovation District Plan
City of San Carlos Begins forming New East Side Innovation District Plan
By Meghan Hall
In recent years, the City of San Carlos has seen a boom in growth, and now the City is taking steps to carefully plan how development will shape the jurisdiction in the future. This year, the City initiated the East Side Innovation District Vision Plan to explore San Carlos' development potential and collect community feedback as to what projects residents would most like to see in town.
"Over the past decade, San Carlos has experienced significant private sector investment in the areas of housing and commercial construction," states a newsletter regarding the project. "East San Carlos is home to a well-established single-family residential neighborhood located north and south of Holly Street, but it has historically been home to low-intensity commercial and industrial businesses. In the coming decade we anticipate ongoing change. During this transformative era, new land uses, such as biotechnology, life sciences, and high-tech offices will provide the foundation for renewal and improvement of this area."
The City intends for the East Side Innovation District Plan to focus on a more concentrated geographical area and only incorporate the land between Old County Rd., Highway 101, Holly St. and Brittan Ave. into the initiative. The City states that the plan will not consider any changes to the adjacent, single-family residential neighborhoods, although how development will impact these already-existing homes will be taken into account.
The City of San Carlos held its initial stakeholder meeting in February of this year, and over the past two months has held two separate community outreach meetings. Thus far, the City has three main goals: explore existing policies pertaining to development standards and potential, further understand existing development and infrastructure, and conduct community outreach.
Over the course of the summer, the City Council Economic Development Subcommittee will create a draft plan, after which a final plan will be put together and placed in front of the Planning Commission and City Council. Officials hope to have a final plan created by September of this year.
Officials hope the plan will help San Carlos accomplish a number of goals, including sustainable land use and development catering to high-tech, life sciences and biotech tenants, along with supplemental retail and community facilities. The framework will also provide guidelines for streetscape amenities, public open space, transportation management and mobility and green infrastructure.
One aspect of development, however, is noticeably absent from the City's outlines: housing. According to public records regarding the East Side Innovation District Plan, aside from a single-family neighborhood surrounding Holly Street, "there are no other existing residential areas in the City's East Side to address the expected demand [for housing]."
In an effort to accommodate this need, the City of San Carlos is working to tie in the East Side Innovation District Plan with the San Carlos Focused General Plan Update to figure out where the City can accommodate around 2,700 new housing units. The City, however, is not looking to change any zoning just yet. Instead, officials are looking to residentially-zoned areas to see where housing density can be increased before rezoning commercial districts to residential.
In recent years, San Carlos has seen a flood of commercial activity and has become for life sciences, high-tech and many other firms. Last year, Pasadena, Calif.-based Alexandria Real Estate Equities purchased a 12.7-acre site for $113.25 million. The company plans to develop up to 700,000 square feet at the site. Black Mountain Properties has also submitted its own proposal to develop 210,000 square feet at 888 Bransten, while MBC BioLabs submitted plans in the fall of last year to build its third incubator space in San Carlos. Located at 1030 Brittan, the development is expected to total just over 108,000 square feet.
As these projects come to fruition, it is expected that a flurry of development–especially in the life sciences sector–will continue, as San Carlos strengthens its place as a hub for innovation.
As of this writing, the City of San Carlos has yet to respond to The Registry's request for comment.
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Anna Lisa Varri is a doctoral student in Astrophysics at the Università degli Studi di Milano (Italy), under the supervision of Professor Giuseppe Bertin. For her Master's thesis in Physics, she studied the construction of nonspherical stellar dynamical equilibrium models as an analytical perturbation problem. Her Ph.D. thesis is devoted to the study of the structure and dynamics of globular star clusters, by means of analytical models and numerical simulations. To fully understand the internal dynamics of this class of star clusters, a number of important physical ingredients should be added to the traditional paradigm that primarily relies on spherical non-rotating models of quasi-relaxed stellar systems. In fact, the great progress made in recent years in the acquisition of detailed information on the structure and kinematics of globular clusters calls for a renewed effort in theoretical modelling. Driven by these motivations, during her doctoral studies she constructed several families of self-consistent nonspherical models in which the effects of external tides, internal rotation, and anisotropy in the velocity space are fully taken into account. As a Fulbright Visiting Student Researcher, she also spent an extensive fraction of her doctoral program at Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA, United States) under the supervision of Professors Enrico Vesperini and Stephen McMillan, primarily performing numerical simulations designed to investigate the dynamical stability and the long-term evolution of rotating dense stellar systems.
After the completion of her Ph.D. studies, she will take up The Gruber Foundation Fellowship at the Department of Astronomy at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN, United States), where the study of Galactic and Extragalactic star clusters is a long-standing and prominent research theme, both from the theoretical and observational point of view. The research project supported by the Gruber Foundation will be devoted to an extension of her studies of the dynamics of globular clusters, with the aim of providing a more realistic dynamical paradigm for this class of stellar systems. Within the new framework of analytical models developed in her Ph.D. thesis, supplemented by specifically designed numerical simulations, a number of fundamental questions will be addressed. Particular attention will be given to four open problems in the study of the formation and evolution of globular clusters, namely (a) the effects of angular momentum in the early formation stages; (b) the dynamical characterization of multiple stellar populations; (c) the role of internal rotation in the kinematics of the central regions; (d) the interplay between internal rotation and external tidal field.
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Rob Crocker Honored by the NAACP with its Roy Wilkins Black History Month Award
By Nate Chinen • Feb 21, 2020
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In all likelihood, you know the voice of Rob Crocker. A steadfast announcer at WBGO for the last two decades, he has history with our station going back nearly to its inception.
This week, Rob received the Roy Wilkins Black History Month Award from the Mid-Manhattan Branch of the NAACP. "They were really gracious," he says. "I had tremendous appreciation for the honor."
As noted in the event's program book and his WBGO bio, Rob "has the singular distinction of being the longest-running disc jockey in the history of jazz radio in New York City." That tenure includes notable time not only at WBGO but also at WRVR, WBLS and KISS FM.
He began his broadcast career on Radio Free America, in Holland, co-hosting a program called "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands." He spent much of the 1990s in Japan, hosting shows in Tokyo and Yokohama, before returning stateside at the turn of the century.
One of the most gratifying things about the NAACP event, Rob says, was the presence of other African American radio stalwarts. "The fact that I was up there with G. Keith Alexander, from the old days of BLS, and Bob Lee, from BLS. These guys are my peers, even though I'm older than both of them. We all go way back to New York radio in the '70s and '80."
Bob Lee of WBLS, G.Keith Alexander of HarlemAmerica Talk Radio, WBGO's Rob Crocker, and Geoffrey Eaton of the NAACP.
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"He is the jazz jock," says WBGO's Lezlie Harrison, who attended the NAACP event. "Whatever else people say, they all say Rob knows how to swing and his programming is excellent."
She adds: "He's certainly someone who's invested in the music, and the betterment of the music. So not only does he play good music; he also supports the music, in a way that we all need."
Rob says he embraces his stature as a role model, and a voice of experience. He brings that experience to the balance of material in every shift. "It's a maturity factor that teaches me how to blend things," he says. "The old crossover fusion classics, as well as the new things coming out, as well as the classics. I think it's just an understanding: some people like this, but everybody likes that."
Hear Rob Crocker on Saturday Evening Jazz and Sunday Afternoon Jazz.
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NAACP, Anti-Defamation League team up in N.J. to combat rise in hate crimes
By Joe Hernandez • Jan 10, 2020
Jewish and African American activists in New Jersey have teamed up to combat what they say is an increase in hate and bigotry across the state.
The new partnership between the Anti-Defamation League, or ADL, and the NAACP comes just weeks after a fatal shooting at a Jewish deli in Jersey City and amid continued fallout over anti-Semitic comments made by two separate New Jersey NAACP officials.
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