Now, and for the future.Mercy Corps has been operating in Ethiopia since 2004, working in rural, pier-urban and urban areas in five regional states - Somali, Oromia, Afar, Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples, Amahara - and the capital city of Addis Ababa.
We engage in both development and humanitarian work, and seek to integrate approaches, programs and geographies as much as possible. Our partners include government, academic institutions, development and private sector actors, civil societies and participating public.
Mercy Corps Ethiopia invites motivated and qualified candidates to apply for the following vacant position.
Mercy Corps is an implementing partner under Catholic Relief Services for a USAID Food For Peace-funded Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) for Ethiopia, which intends to improve food access and incomes through agriculture and other livelihoods initiatives; enhance natural resource and environment management; combat under nutrition, especially for children under two and pregnant and lactating women; and mitigate disaster impact through early warning and community preparedness activities.
The DFSA is intended to build resilience in populations vulnerable to chronic hunger and repeated hunger crises, and to reduce their future need for ongoing or emergency food assistance.
The DFSA is a 5-year program commenced in October 2016.
Mercy Corps seeks to hire a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL Specialist for DFSA Program.
This position will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The Specialist will report directly to the DFSA Team Leader and works closely with technical advisors, project site officers and DFSA consortium member MEL team.
The position holder will be responsible to lead MEL system implementation and support the project team in planning, reporting and managing MEL aspects DFSA project.
The DFSA MEL specialist is also expected to work closely with country level MEL manager to implement Mercy Corps MEL strategy.
Use existing DFSA MEL tools and MC MEL strategy to support the project team in areas of monitoring and evaluation and report writing.
Build the capacity of all relevant team members to develop and maintain an excellent M&E system and the periodic reflection and analysis of program monitoring data to disseminate learning.
Ensure that DFSA project comply with overall DFSA project MEL strategy and MC country level MEL Policy.
Regularly conduct project site visits to provide hands-on support to field staff on how to capture and organize information for accurate documentation and reporting.
Work closely with DFSA Team Lead and technical advisors to ensure that reports are timely, high-quality, and responsive to donors.
Set up and supervise the MC level DFSA M&E system including orienting and supervising project team as appropriate.
Play a central role in all evaluation, design and implementation and developing the capacity of project team to conduct internal evaluations.
BA/S or equivalent, preferable in statistics business administration, public administration or international development. MA/S in relevant field strongly preferred.
3 – 5 years of experience in the areas of program planning, monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (PM/MERL) preferably within the development sector.
Experience in leading the design and adoption of (Customized) technologies for MEL data collection, analysis and visualization.
The ideal candidate will have a strong curiosity for understanding and working effectively within the complex cultural, political, security and social environment of Ethiopia. He/She will be an excellent communicator, multi-tasker, and able to work in ambiguous situations. He/She will be a tolerant and flexible individual able to work in difficult and stressful environments and follow procedures.


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Happiness isn't an elusive thing which falls into some people's laps and ignores others. We create our own happiness. And creating happiness isn't as difficult as you think.
There are many examples of people who appear to be highly successful, popular and wealthy and yet are deeply unhappy. And there are those who are unfortunate, isolated and penniless, yet still remain happy. That's not to say that we can always avoid misfortune. Life is absolutely about ups and downs. But most of us can learn to better deal with the downs as well as being more appreciative of the ups.
However it seems our global society has lost sight of this well-being goal. Evidence tells us that global happiness has declined over the last 60 years despite significant increases in mortality, living standards and personal wealth.
But it's not all doom and gloom. Science and technology are reinventing how we understand and tackle these issues. Last century alone, advances in medical science provided us with extraordinary knowledge of our physical well-being. And we all live far longer as a result.In the last 15 years there has been a knowledge explosion in our understanding of well-being as a whole. And more recently still the study of neuroscience is providing corresponding explanations of how our brain works. This unparalleled progress is matched by the new and exciting ways we can learn and share information.
This science and technology can be translated into straightforward, practical methods that achieve results and improve happiness, irrespective of our background or current condition. Simple regular activities can contribute to a more positive, fulfilling and happier life. Just like building any other muscle or habit. That's what Your Daily Bread is about.
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Three new buses join the IDA Lab on Wheels fleet to visit schools to promote tech among the young.
Generation 2 of IDA's Lab on Wheels, a bus-based interactive programme to ignite passion in tech among the young through engaging and experiential activities, is rolling out.
Responding to soaring demand from schools for the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore's (IDA) first Lab on Wheels bus, three more have been added to the fleet.
One will supplement the current primary school programme to introduce students to the basics of modern technology such as robotics, coding, drone programming and wearables.
The other two have been specially designed to meet the learning needs of secondary school students, allowing them to tinker with more advanced fabrication technologies such as 3D printers and scanners, laser cutters and virtual reality gadgets.
Mr Steve Leonard, IDA's Executive Deputy Chairman, said since the first bus was launched in November 2014, it has visited 85 primary schools and hosted more than 25,000 students.
With the addition of the three new buses as a springboard, IDA is preparing to spark off more passion for tech among students.
"If they want to learn more, these students can join us in our physical IDA Labs where they will have more resources, tools and instruction," said Mr Leonard.
Launching the new buses at the Tech Saturday Pop-Up at Velocity@Thomson on 7 May, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for Communications and Information said the IDA Lab on Wheels programme supports the government's vision to nurture a culture of experimentation and innovation by encouraging the young to explore and tinker with technology.
Students from SCGS showing their tech project to Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for Communications and Information.
The skills that students pick up from the Lab on Wheels programme will go far in preparing them to be future-ready for the many demands that the Smart Nation journey will require from Singaporeans, added Dr Yaacob.
More than 30 secondary schools have already expressed interest in hosting IDA Lab on Wheels.
They include Bishan Park Secondary, Bukit View Secondary, Singapore Chinese Girls School and Spectra Secondary. Age-appropriate hardware and software such as Project Spark by Microsoft, Makey Makey as well as Sphero robotics will be introduced to secondary school students.
"Riding on the success of Lab on Wheels for primary schools, MOE supports IDA's initiative to extend the programme to our secondary school students. It will complement our other efforts to expose our students to computational thinking, as part of the overall effort towards building Singapore as a Smart Nation," said Mr Sng Chern Wei, Divisional Director, Curriculum Planning and Development at the Ministry of Education.
Apart from school visits, these buses will also be deployed to selected public events as part of IDA's community outreach efforts to make technology accessible to everyone.
This will be done in collaboration with industry partners and organisations.
For example, students from Nanyang Polytechnic used the bus and its equipment to teach computer literacy to dialysis patients from the National Kidney Foundation. One of the new buses will also be disabled-friendly, complete with assistive tech gadgets to better serve the special needs community.
Industry partners are also helping to prepare young minds for their technology-driven future.
IBM, for example, will be developing a curriculum based on the Internet of Things while SAP is looking to use its software solutions to help students understand and appreciate the growing role of data analytics.
Several vendors and IDA partner companies were present at Tech Saturday Pop-Up to showcase some technologies designed for the young.
At the TinkerTanker booth, children were guided to build a simple electronic circuit for a greeting card which lights up when opened.
Can you beat his record? Tee Chee Wee, 7, took just 20 minutes to build this robot on wheels.
The company is working with IDA to develop an interactive curriculum to expose children to STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths) education.
At the Tech Saturday event, primary one student Tee Chee Wee took only 20 minutes to build his first robotic toy car using the MakeBlock robotic kit.
The car is able to follow a black line and avoid obstacles.
"I've played with Lego building blocks before so this one was quite easy. Next time I want to build something bigger," said the Fairfield Methodist student.


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Q: Test a callback method's functionality in Jasmine I have a service as following.
InvService(...){
  this.getROItems = function(cb){
    $http.get('url').success(cb);
  }
}

One of the controllers which uses the above:
var roItems = [];
InvService.getROItems(function(res){
  roItems = res.lts.items;
});

In Jasmine, I want to test that roItems are assigned the values from the response. How can I achieve this?

A: I'd recommend that you have separated tests for you service and for your controller. If you want to test that roItems was assigned, you need to test your controller. Then, you could mock your service since it is not relevant for the controller test and make it return whatever you want. You need something like this:
describe('my awesome test', function() {

  it('my awesome test block',
       inject(function(InvService, $controller) {
              //This mocks your service with a fake implementation.
              //Note that I mocked before the controller initialization.
              spyOn(InvService, 'getROItems').and.callFake(function(cb){
                  var resultFake = {
                       lts: {
                           items: "whatever you want"
                       }
                  }
                  cb(resultFake);
              });
              //This initializes your controller and it will use the mocked
              //implementation of your service
              var myController = $controller("myControllerName");

              //Here we make the assertio
              expect(myController.roItems).toBe("whatever you want");
       }
  )
});

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Mark Wagoner Productions | Thirty Years Ago Today!
Today marks an event that I must say never really crossed my mind when I started Mark Wagoner Productions, then known as Mark Wagoner Fotografie. That was 30 years ago — strange to even write that.
In the summer of 1983, I had just returned from working in the Middle East and was planning my next move. It turned out that I met Lynn Jaffe that summer, who in time would become Lynn Wagoner. Also, I already had some business contacts in North Carolina, so I decided to look for a studio space in Greensboro. October 1st was the day that I moved into 12-H Wendy Court, the space that I still use as home base.
Before the cyc-wall, and what's that under the black cloth?
A souvenir from the 10th anniversary.
I have been supported by a wealth of great team members, clients and friends. I find it really exciting that 30 years on I am in the middle of one of the busiest periods I have ever had! Thanks to everyone for contributing to the success of these first 30 years.
I am looking forward to many more great shoots with all the enthusiasm of that day in 1983, but with a hell of a lot more experience.
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PWAs ensure access to loyalty points, specials, and placement of orders, and more!
Why PWAs Are On The Rise
What is the buzz surrounding Progressive Web Apps about? PWA are on an all time rise, nudging the native apps out of the picture, slowly but surely. These ensure access to loyalty points, specials, and placement of orders, and more-all without committing to storing the app on the phone. With its easy breezy user-interface and non-committal usage, it seems to be setting the tone for many more PWAs to come!
Up until a year ago it may have seemed impossible that something could replace the almighty native mobile app. However, it's now becoming pretty clear that Progressive Web Apps are on the rise and native apps are on the way out. This holds even more true for small businesses, as their customers are looking for a seamless way to collect loyalty points, see specials, and place orders – without needing to commit to storing an app on their phone. While consumers often see the benefits of downloading (and keeping) the Starbucks app, they might find it harder to justify the download of a small business app that they might use only once a week, or even once a month.
Customers won't need to weigh the pros and cons of downloading a certain app with a PWA, as it offers a streamlined user experience that begins with how easy they are to access. All the user has to do is click a link, and voila, the PWA is ready to use! And if they like it, they can save the app to their home screen, but they don't have to. Compare that to downloading, installing, and setting up a native app, just to use a loyalty program for the first time.
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"I was once left in a car at a young age. I don't know when or where or for how long, possibly at the age of four, perhaps outside a supermarket, probably for fifteen minutes only. The details don't matter. The point is that I wondered if anyone would come back. The fear I felt was strong: in a child's mind it is possible to be alone forever."
"Around the same age I began to feel a deep affinity with animals – in particular their plight at the hands of humans. I saw a TV documentary that included footage of a dog being put in a plastic bag and being kicked. What appalled me most was that the dog could not speak back. I should say that I was a well-loved child and never abandoned and yet it is clear that both these experiences arose from the same place deep inside me: a fear of being alone and unheard."
"When I started this project I knew the photos would be dark. In a sense, I was attempting to go back inside my car, to re-experience what I couldn't bear as a child. What I didn't expect was to see so many subtle reactions by the dogs: some sad, some expectant, some angry, some dejected. It was as if upon opening up a box of grey-coloured pencils I was surprised to see so many shades inside."
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Garry Begg was elected as the MLA for Surrey-Guildford in May 2017. He serves as the Government Caucus Deputy Whip.
Garry was a career RCMP Officer serving in various locations and in a wide variety of duties for over 38 years, the last eight in Surrey, where he was a District Commander, Watch Commander, and Operations Support Officer.
His years of service and involvement in Surrey left him with a deep understanding of the issues facing the community.
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Massachusetts worker killed in construction accident | The Law Offices of Joseph J. Cariglia, P.C.
On behalf of The Law Offices of Joseph J. Cariglia, P.C. posted in Workers' Compensation on Wednesday, November 23, 2016.
It is clear to workers in Massachusetts that there are some industries that are more dangerous than others. One of these dangerous industries is construction, and everyday construction workers across the nation put their lives at risk to carry out their daily work tasks. Whether it is building a home, working on a multi-story building or engaging in a road construction project, steps should be taken to ensure the safety and well-being of construction workers.
A recent fatal work accident occurred in Duxbury. According to authorities, the incident occurred when a work crew was laying down a water main. One of the workers was cutting a pipe when he suddenly lost control of the power saw being used.
The 28-year-old worker suffered fatal injuries after the saw jammed on him, kicked back and cut him on the throat. The worker fell down in a trench where fellow workers came to his aid until emergency crews responded. He was transported to the hospital but he did not survive his injuries.
This construction accident is currently being investigated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other federal and local agencies. If safety violations were the cause of the accident, actions could be taken against the man's employer.
Following a fatal work accident, it is important to note that the surviving family members have recourse available. If this incident is deemed a wrongful death, loved ones could seek workers' compensation benefits. This could help offset the damages and losses caused by this fatal accident.


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Feature: Honeywell Aerospace on a new era of aircraft maintenance technology
Honeywell Aerospace's Sathesh Ramiah discusses a new era of connected aircraft, and how predictive maintenance is the new frontier of such technologies
There are many predictions bandied about regarding the growth of IoT connected devices.
Whether it's the popular 50 billion by 2020 or IHS Markit's 125 billion by 2030, what is for certain is that the amount of connected and communicating machinery has already exploded well beyond the number of human beings on earth.
From talking refrigerators and driverless vehicles to wearable devices and industrial manufacturing robots, the boundaries of connectivity are ever being widened.
This extends into the commercial aviation industry, where for years passengers have been driving the adoption of new technology which has resulted in the widespread introduction of internet connectivity in the air.
However, the value of being connected is reaching far beyond the streaming of movies or accessing of emails mid-flight.
It also helps airlines, aircraft manufacturers and maintenance, repair and overhaul companies (MROs) remain competitive, stay ahead of the technological curve, and solve some of the industry's biggest problems.
This is according to a recent study by Honeywell Aerospace (Honeywell Connected Aircraft Report), which presents three key findings.
First, connectivity is a must-have investment for commercial airlines, OEMs and maintainers; second, predictive maintenance is the next frontier of connected technologies; and third, the connectivity investment per aircraft is expected to rise significantly in the next five years.
These points are backed up by research from ICF International, which highlights the huge market opportunity across Asia Pacific for MRO services.
The region is set to overtake North America as the world's largest generator of aircraft maintenance spend over the next few years, with roughly 30 percent of global air transport MRO originating from Asia Pacific airlines. Further, the firm predicts that the total MRO spend within Asia Pacific will double to approximately $41 billion by 2036.
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Honeywell Aerospace is primed to take advantage of this shift in activity towards Asia.
The company, headquartered in Arizona, USA, has a strong presence in the region, and Satesh Ramiah is its Senior Director of Commercial Aviation across Asia Pacific.
"I have been with Honeywell for 14 years now, and for me aerospace has always been an exciting sector to work in," he reveals. "What we are seeing is a particularly strong opportunity for growth in the aftersales and MRO market in Asia, which is growing at 4.5 percent annually, much higher than the global average of 3.7 percent.
"This is driven by a lot of technology adoption and connected maintenance solutions. Clients are looking for predictive maintenance as a means to help minimise flight delays and reduce costs associated with unscheduled downtime, so it is an exciting time for me to help them achieve these objectives."
Ramiah also cites International Air Transport Association figures which forecast the APAC region to be the largest driver of growth in commercial air travel in the coming years. Extending MRO operations in the region therefore makes economic and practical sense for airlines and manufacturers.
"It is our job to ensure that aircrafts fly with maximum efficiency, and we will be doing that more and more as the Asian MRO market grows," Ramiah adds. "Our aim is for Honeywell to support the overall growth of the air industry here."
An important regional hub for both the company and aftersales market more widely is Singapore.
The city state is recognised as a centre of excellence, investing in state-of-the-art capabilities and maintaining an efficient workforce in order to stay ahead of countries which have lower labour costs.
"While Singapore is a good example, it is not just about one country, rather a network across the whole region," says Ramiah. "Airlines continue to look at how best they can reduce downtime costs, and that involves MRO operations in multiple countries.
"In 2017, for instance, we opened our new aftermarket HQ and regional distribution centre in Kuala Lumpur to strengthen our regional ownership and the support we can offer clients. We still have other facilities across Malaysia, China, the Philippines and Singapore, which cater to various elements of MRO operations."
Connected Maintenance
Part of Honeywell's GoDirect analytics platform, Connected Maintenance is a nose-to-tail solution that analyses aircraft data and delivers diagnostic information alongside predictive alerts.
Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines Group and Hainan Airlines are among the Asia Pacific airlines that have adopted the system to improve the reliability and efficiency of their flight operations.
By leveraging connectivity and big data, operators and maintenance crews are able to gather real-time data wirelessly from APUs and other components seamlessly and report any potential component failure before it happens.
"This is all about predictive maintenance," says Ramiah. "Airlines want to minimise disruption and forecasting component failure is an important part of doing this.
"GoDirect, thanks to its algorithms and ability to pick out the right data, will allow you to see which parts are going to need replacing, so you can schedule repairs and replacements around this. We have already had notable success stories with clients here in Asia Pacific and have so far achieved an accuracy rating of 99 percent."
Among the other Connected Maintenance benefits recorded by Honeywell so far include a 35 percent reduction in operational disruptions and 10-15 percent drop in premature removals of parts.
Commenting on the future role that predictive maintenance solutions such as this will play in the aviation industry, Ramiah circles back to Honeywell's Connected Aircraft Report.
He concludes: "Predictive maintenance has been highlighted as the number one area to invest when it comes to airlines wanting to become more efficient.
"Looking at connectivity more widely, almost 85 percent of respondents said that they were either likely, very likely or extremely likely to purchase new connectivity-related technologies over the next year, with 58 percent further saying that predictive maintenance is a likely investment.
"We are gaining momentum with our current successes across Asia, and our objective is to enjoy continued success with Asian airlines. We will work with them to maximise their efficiency and minimise delays for their customers."
About Sathesh Ramiah
Sathesh Ramiah is the Senior Director, Asia Pacific for the Honeywell Aerospace Commercial Aviation aftermarket business, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
Based in Singapore, Ramiah leads the Asia Pacific airlines business teams across all regions including China. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing sales and business strategies, as well as all aspects of execution for his airline customers.
Ramiah has over 15 years of experience in the aviation industry and currently leads the commercial aviation aftermarket business initiatives in high growth regions in Asia Pacific and connected aircraft. He joined Honeywell in September 2004 and previously was the Director of Finance for one of the key airlines business units.
Ramiah holds a master's degree in Business Administration from University of Singapore and a bachelor's degree in Finance and Marketing from Murdoch University, Australia.


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Power consumption has become a major concern in the design of computing systems today. High power consumption increases cooling cost, degrades the system reliability and also reduces the battery life in portable devices. Modern computing/communication devices support multiple power modes which enable power and performance tradeoff. Dynamic power management (DPM), dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS), and dynamic task migration for workload consolidation are system level power reduction techniques widely used during runtime. In the first part of the dissertation, we concentrate on the dynamic power management of the personal computer and server platform where the DPM, DVFS and task migrations techniques are proved to be highly effective. A hierarchical energy management framework is assumed, where task migration is applied at the upper level to improve server utilization and energy efficiency, and DPM/DVFS is applied at the lower level to manage the power mode of individual processor. This work focuses on estimating the performance impact of workload consolidation and searching for optimal DPM/DVFS that adapts to the changing workload. Machine learning based modeling and reinforcement learning based policy optimization techniques are investigated.
Mobile computing has been weaved into everyday lives to a great extend in recent years. Compared to traditional personal computer and server environment, the mobile computing environment is obviously more context-rich and the usage of mobile computing device is clearly imprinted with user's personal signature. The ability to learn such signature enables immense potential in workload prediction and energy or battery life management. In the second part of the dissertation, we present two mobile device power management techniques which take advantage of the context-rich characteristics of mobile platform and make adaptive energy management decisions based on different user behavior. We firstly investigate the user battery usage behavior modeling and apply the model directly for battery energy management. The first technique aims at maximizing the quality of service (QoS) while keeping the risk of battery depletion below a given threshold. The second technique is an user-aware streaming strategies for energy efficient smartphone video playback applications (e.g. YouTube) that minimizes the sleep and wake penalty of cellular module and at the same time avoid the energy waste from excessive downloading.
Runtime power and thermal management has attracted substantial interests in multi-core distributed embedded systems. Fast performance evaluation is an essential step in the research of distributed power and thermal management. In last part of the dissertation, we present an FPGA based emulator of multi-core distributed embedded system designed to support the research in runtime power/thermal management. Hardware and software supports are provided to carry out basic power/thermal management actions including inter-core or inter-FPGA communications, runtime temperature monitoring and dynamic frequency scaling.
Shen, Hao, "ADAPTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT FOR COMPUTERS AND MOBILE DEVICES" (2014). Dissertations - ALL. 197.


Patient is afraid to smile due to the severe wear on the central incisors. Lateral incisors looks very small with an altered width to length ratio; the lateral view shows some diastema between the lateral incisors and the adjacent teeth. Dr Deliperi's goal is to preserve the remaining sound tooth structure and give back a nice smile to her patient.
The Frontal view and final smile do show a remarkable change in the patient smile due to harmony of color, shape and proportion of the six restored teeth.


The ANC has said any pronouncements by its youth league about who it is backing in the party's leadership succession race are "void of impact".
ANC Youth League deputy president Ronald Lamola told supporters in Kimberly this weekend that the league would be backing ANC deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe to take over as president in 2012 at the party's Mangaung elective conference, according to the Cape Times.
Lamola also said the league wanted Minister of Sports and Recreation Fikile Mbalula to replace Gwede Mantashe as ANC secretary general.
The organisation has wanted the succession race debates kept out of the public sphere.
Political analyst Professor Steven Friedman says the ANC has "failed to manage the battles for power and position in a way doesn't damage organisation".
"You can have battles if they are competed fairly and openly but the ANC have failed to achieve that. The battles are fought in indirect ways," said Friedman.
Lamola was defiant about orders not to speak about succession in public.
"Members of the league in KwaZulu-Natal speak of Zuma for a second term and that is fine. Is that not a succession debate?" the article quoted him as saying.
ANC spokesperson Keith Khoza told the Mail & Guardian that it was up to "the leadership of the ANC to take a decision on how to deal youth league members or anybody that defies the standing decision not to discuss succession".
But Freidman said the youth league gets away with saying such things as there are senior members in the ANC who protect the members of the youth league.
When challenged an ANC member can respond, 'I didn't say that, it was some impetuous young member'," added Friedman.
But Khoza said "it was the branches of the ANC who would decide on the leadership of the ANC, not individuals".
"The branches of the ANC have not started discussing the issue of leadership yet," he added.
He said there were roughly 5 000 branches in the country and the decision on succession had to be made by them "in a democratic manner".
The league declined to answer questions about Lamola's succession comments and referred the M&G to him. He was unavailable to comment.


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Q: Problems in matrix operation USING TENSORFLOW Python I'm new using tensorflow in python. The tasks are basic matrix operations. I use tf.linalg.diag for create diagonal matrix from vectors, and tf.matmul for matrix multiplication.
## function
def inverse_element(x):
    a = 1/x
    return(a)

def euclidean_num( vector_input ):
    e_norm =tf.norm( vector_input )
    return e_norm

#load matrix A
pathfile = "\home\Documents\patito123\matrix_A.npy":
with open(pathfile, 'rb') as f:
    A = np.load(f)
#load matrix of Newspapers-titles
pathfile = "\home\Documents\patito123\matrix_A.npy"
with open(pathfile, 'rb') as f:
    B = np.load(f)

## Beginning operation in Tensorflow
tf.debugging.set_log_device_placement(True)
## convert numpy objects in tf.Tensor
tf_A =  tf.convert_to_tensor( A , dtype='float16' )
tf_B =  tf.convert_to_tensor( B , dtype='float16' )
#traspose matrix for next operations
tf_A = tf.transpose( tf_A )
tf_B = tf.transpose( tf_B )

## Calculate Euclidean norm of each row of MATRIXs
# traspose for apply a function (get eucledian distance of a each column)
tf_At = tf.transpose( tf_A )
tf_Bt = tf.transpose( tf_B )
norm_A = tf.map_fn( euclidean_num , tf_At  )
norm_B = tf.map_fn( euclidean_num , tf_Bt  )
# inverse each element
norm_A_div = tf.map_fn( inverse_element , norm_A )
norm_B_div = tf.map_fn( inverse_element , norm_B )
## Convert previous vectors in diagonal matrixs
diag_norm_A = tf.linalg.diag( norm_A_div )
diag_norm_B = tf.linalg.diag( norm_B_div )
## Multiplication of diagonal matrix with matrixs
tf_A_modif = tf.matmul( tf_A , diag_norm_A )
tf_B_modif = tf.matmul( tf_B , diag_norm_B )
## Multiplication of previuos matrixs results
mat_result = tf.matmul( tf_A_modif , tf_B_modif, transpose_a=True)
## Convert mat_result to numpy array
mat_result_array = mat_result.numpy()
#save
pathfile = "\home\Documents\patito123\matrix_result.npy"
with open(pathfile, 'wb') as f:
    A = np.save(f, mat_result_array)

The problem I get is
2022-04-26 10:02:09.081863: I tensorflow/core/common_runtime/eager/execute.cc:1224] Executing op Pack in device /job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:GPU:0
2022-04-26 10:02:09.123140: I tensorflow/core/common_runtime/eager/execute.cc:1224] Executing op _EagerConst in device /job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:GPU:0
2022-04-26 10:02:09.123336: I tensorflow/core/common_runtime/eager/execute.cc:1224] Executing op _EagerConst in device /job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:GPU:0
2022-04-26 10:02:09.123564: I tensorflow/core/common_runtime/eager/execute.cc:1224] Executing op MatrixDiagV3 in device /job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:GPU:0
2022-04-26 10:02:09.123703: I tensorflow/core/common_runtime/eager/execute.cc:1224] Executing op MatrixDiagV3 in device /job:localhost/replica:0/task:0/device:GPU:0
2022-04-26 10:02:09.123731: F ./tensorflow/core/util/gpu_launch_config.h:129] Check failed: work_element_count > 0 (-1616283760 vs. 0)
/var/lib/slurm-llnl/slurmd/job364044/slurm_script: line 21: 3372342 Aborted                 python ~/Documents/patito123/1-code/Matrix-Operations.py

Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS |
tensorflow/2.7.0-gpu-py38 |
cuda/11.2 |
cudnn/8.1.1-cuda11.2


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EditDUBLIN: Uncertainty continues over the future of John Delaney despite his decision to 'step aside' at the Football Association of Ireland pending the outcome of inquiries into its finances writes KEIR RADNEDGE.
Last month Delaney abandoned his role as ceo and took up a new position as executive vice-president ahead of an unsatisfactory stonewalling, appearance before a parliamentary committee a €100,000 loan he provided to the governing body in 2017.
Delaney, who has said it was the only time he gave such a loan and that it was repaid in full, has led the FAi as ceo since 2005.
His offer to 'step aside' means he remains on the FAI payroll.
Delaney's continuance helps fulfil one of the conditions of his status as a member of the executive committee of European federation UEFA. He will need an executive position to be able to stand for re-election in two years' time.
However without any resolution of the FAI crisis he will come under pressure to follow the example of UEFA exco colleague Reinhard Grindel who has resigned from the European governing body after having been forced to quit his leadership of the German federation over an undeclared income scandal.
Delaney's loan issue came to public attention only after The Sunday Times succeeded with a court application to prevent Delaney keeping the matter secret.
The Sunday Times reported this past weekend that Delaney spent almost €40,000 on his work credit card in the space of six months shortly before he had to personally bail out the association.
It said the charges included duty-free purchases, meals in Delaney's local pub and cash withdrawals of more than €6,000.
Delaney has denied all wrongdoing.
The FAI board resigned last night after failing to explain the Delaney loan and its reasons to Ireland's corporate watchdog, Sport Ireland. The state-funded body has said the FAI had not fulfilled its duty of notify it about a deterioration in its finances.
UEFA will want matters resolved tidily as soon as possible because Dublin is scheduled to host matches in the finals of the European Championship next year.
Failure could result in Ireland losing its matches. UEFA has already set a precedent by dropping Brussels as a host city because of the Belgian authorities' failure to follow through on promises of a new stadium.


Game 1 of the 2015 World Series averaged 14.9 million viewers up 22% versus last year's Giants-Royals game 1 and it was the most-watched Game 1 since 2010's Giants-Rangers (15 million).
40.9 million watched at least some part of the game.
New York – Game 1 of the 2015 World Series between the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals was a 14-innnig classic by any fan's definition, with a rare inside-the-park home run, leads taken and lost, heads-up base running and a dramatic bottom-of-the-ninth game-tying homer. All components that make for an electrifying start to the Fall Classic, one that posted a 9.0/17 household rating/share, with 14.9 million viewers, making it the highest-rated World Series Game 1 since 2009, according to fast national figures released today by Nielsen.
– Highest-rated World Series Game 1 since 2009 (11.9/19, Phillies-Yankees).
– 40.6 million viewers watched all or part of last night's thrilling game.
– Most-watched World Series Game 1 since 2010 (15.0 million, Giants-Rangers).
– Up +23% in rating and 22% in audience compared to Giants-Royals Game 1 last year (7.3/12, 12.2 million).
– Last night's broadcast posted impressive increases across key demos including: M18-34 (4.7 vs. 3.9, +21%); M18-49 (6.0 vs. 4.3, +40%); M25-54 (6.8 vs. 5.0, +36%); A18-49 (4.6 vs. 3.4, +35%).
– From 8:04-11:00 PM ET, FOX averaged an 8.9/15, with 14.9 million viewers, which projects to be the network's best prime time performance on a Tuesday since February 2012.
– The World Series powered FOX to a first place household finish in prime time (preliminary): FOX – 8.9/15; CBS – 7.8/13; NBC – 4.7/8; and ABC – 2.5/4.
– FOX also won the night in prime time among Adults 18-49 (4.4).
– Initial tune-in was a 6.3/11 with 10.3 million viewers from 8:04-8:15 PM ET. Ratings peaked at a 10.4/18, with 17.3 million viewers from 10:45-11:00 PM ET.
– The first nine innings of the game averaged a 9.1/16, with 15.2 million viewers from 8:04-11:30 PM ET, and held fairly steady through the five extra innings (8.9/21, with 14.4 million viewers) from 11:30 PM ET-1:02 AM ET.
– World Series Game 1 is FOX Sports GO's most-viewed MLB game and the second most-viewed event of all-time on an authenticated basis with more than 177,000 unique streamers.
– Locally, Kansas City led all markets with an impressive 57.3 rating, followed by New York (26.2). The rating in Kansas City is the highest recorded for a single market for a World Series Game 1 since at least 1996.
– St. Louis (16.1), Hartford (14.4), Tulsa (11.8), West Palm Beach (11.3), Denver (10.7), Milwaukee and Phoenix (10.5), and Las Vegas (10.4) round out the top 10.


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Company and Securities Law in New Zealand, 2nd edition is a comprehensive treatise on New Zealand company and securities law and regulations by a team of highly experienced scholars and a leading practitioner. The text explains the theoretical background to the 1993 reforms effected by the Companies Act 1993 and deals fully with their practical implications. The text also covers the most recent reforms and amendments to company and securities legislation. This edition, as well as encompassing legislative and case law developments since the first edition (2007), includes two new chapters, one covering the choice of business structures and the other discusses the Financial Markets Conduct Bill and the upcoming securities and securities markets reforms.


Apparently keeping in mind the coming Delhi Assembly polls, the Centre on Friday approved the relaxation in norms for e-rickshaw drivers, paving the way for the battery-operated vehicles to ply on the capital roads.
The Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved relaxation in norms for driving licences for e-rickshaw drivers.
"The norms have been relaxed for issuing licences for e-rickshaw drivers. The provision that no person shall be granted a learner's licence to drive a commercial vehicle unless he or she has held a driving licence for light motor vehicle for at least one year has been waived," source said.
After Delhi High Court banned plying of e-rickshaws on the roads terming they are hazard to other traffic in July this year, the Union Road Transport Ministry had notified the new rules for making driver's licence mandatory for operating them and limiting the maximum speed to 25 km per hour.
But e-rickshaw owners have strongly opposed some of the norms saying that it would render useless lakhs of such vehicles which have been in the market.
Heeding their plea, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said the government would relax some norms on the issue of driving licences. He also said the government was serious about resumption of battery-operated vehicles on Delhi roads.
The rules define e-rickshaw as a special purpose battery operated vehicle "having three wheels and intended to provide last mile connectivity for transport of passengers for hire or reward".


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UN envoy:
Iran backs promotion of security in Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – Iran's Ambassador to UN stressed Iran's full support for the promotion of security in Afghanistan, saying a peaceful Afghanistan will greatly contribute to the security of the region.
Iran's Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Gholamhossein Dehghani, addressed the General Assembly on the Situation in Afghanistan, reiterating Iran's support for Afghan-led peace process and deploring the "continued prevailing uncertainty" in peace talks between the Afghan Government and the Taliban.
He also called on the international community to support the Afghan unity government, "which continues to be imperative to bring the fight against terrorism and extremism to its successful conclusion".
Dehghani then referred to the trilateral agreement between Iran, Afghanistan and India to develop the Iranian port of Chabahar, as part of Iran's various projects to help with the development of Afghanistan.
Here is the full text of his address:
Allow me to begin by thanking Germany for steering the negotiations on the draft resolution A/71/L.13 under consideration today.
As it has been the case in the past several years, terrorist groups have continued their subversive and criminal activities in Afghanistan in the past year. My people and government strongly condemns the perpetrators of these barbaric atrocities that culminated, among many others, in the bombings of peaceful demonstrations and religious gatherings on 23 July and in mid-October this year, which led to hundreds of civilian deaths and injuries. In committing these crimes, the terrorist groups, led by the Taliban and DAESH and their affiliates, are doing whatever in their power to prevent the country to return to normal and continue on the path of peace and development.
My government continues to reiterate its support for any Afghan-led peace process, acknowledges peace talks between the Afghan Government and the Taliban and deplores the continued prevailing uncertainty in this regards. At the same time, we condemn any cooperation with the Taliban as we believe that it will encourage them and other terrorist groups in their odious behavior and will prove to be counterproductive to establishing peace and stability in Afghanistan.
Iran has and continues to warn about the emergence of Daesh and its affiliates in Afghanistan. During the same period, we witnessed that the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan Province (ISIL KP) claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack against a demonstration by ethnic Hazaras on the 23 July, which was the deadliest single incident recorded by the United Nations in Afghanistan since 2001. ISIL – KP, along with a spectrum of other terrorist and extremist groups, such as the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in north and the Islamic Movement of Eastern Turkistan appear as an emerging security threat in Afghanistan.
We support the Afghan National Unity Government, as it is at the forefront of fighting against terrorism and undertaking efforts to stabilize the situation in the country and keeping the people united in this fight. It is also important that the international community stays on the path of supporting the Afghan unity government, which continues to be imperative to bring the fight against terrorism and extremism to its successful conclusion and address security, economic and political challenges.
Today, as in the past, strengthening our regional cooperation with Afghanistan is a priority for my government as a major pathway to consolidate peace and economic in the region. During the past decade, Iran has spent hundreds of millions of dollars and engaged experts to help Afghanistan with the completion of hundreds of projects, ranging from infrastructure to training and capacity building in human resources, especially through offering hundreds of scholarships each year.
Following the trilateral agreement between Iran, Afghanistan and India to develop the Iranian port of Chabahar, relevant coordination meetings at the level of the governors of the border provinces were held on 25 and 26 July to discuss security and new trade opportunities involving the Port. Afghan Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Tehran on 3 August for discussions on trade, infrastructure, and the presence of Afghan nationals in Iran and Afghan National Security Advisor visited Iran on 6 and 7 August to discuss border security and countering violent extremism. The fifth Afghanistan-Iran Joint Economic Commission was held on 10 August in Tehran. Iran and Afghanistan are also committed to increase their connectivity with emphasis, including on the Khaf-Herat Railway, 78-Mile railroad project in Farah and the second bridge over Hirmand River.
Narcotic drugs continue to be a real threat for this region and many other parts of the globe. It is a very serious issue for my Government and the Iranian society and it is so for many other governments and societies, we therefore believe that it should be also taken very seriously by the international community and addressed in a comprehensive manner. Any increase in narcotics is a reflection of the prevailing insecurity and poverty. Strong support and commitment from international donors, Afghan authorities and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is essential to deter the menace of narcotics as a social health challenge and more importantly, a major source of income for extremist and terrorist groups.
Iran continues to participate in the work of Tripartite Commission in order to plan for voluntary, safe, dignified and gradual repatriation of Afghan refugees. We welcome any effort to help overcome the current obstacles, including the main reintegration challenges faced by returnees, and to formulate a Comprehensive Voluntary Repatriation and Reintegration Strategy. Success in voluntary repatriation first and foremost depends on providing the reasonable needs of repatriated refugees in Afghanistan, and underscores the necessity for mobilizing more international support for this purpose.
Meanwhile, we continue our support to hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees in Iran, especially in the fields of education and medical services. Last year we enrolled 386000 Afghan students in our schools and universities, regardless of their legal status. In the field of health care and medical services, we continue to provide services to hundreds of thousands of refugees each year. In some areas, the number of Afghan refugees receiving these services exceeds the Iranians.
Iran continues its full support for the promotion of security, stability and comprehensive and sustainable development in Afghanistan since we believe that a peaceful and secure Afghanistan will greatly contribute to the security of our borders and our neighborhood. We support UNAMA as well as UN agencies in their efforts to provide development and reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan through a genuine commitment by the United Nations to a sustained partnership with Afghanistan, as set forth in Final Report of the Tripartite Review Commission on the United Nations in Afghanistan. We need to utilize the UNAMA mandate and its good offices for strengthening national institutions and capacities in priority areas as requested by the Government.
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Marjohn Sheikhi
FM rejects claims on Taliban's presence in Iran
Iran, Afghanistan joint exhibition opens in Herat
UNAMA Human Rights Special Report on 23 July Kabul Attack
Secure Afghanistan 'vital to Heart of Asia region prosperity'
Intl. economic coop. with Afghanistan key to its security
Iran boosts gas oil exports to Afghanistan
Fedotov: Iran discovers 75 per cent of world total drugs
Iran slams attacks to innocent Afghan mourners
Gholamhossein Dehghani


Taking a guided tour of the Blue Mountains means that you won't miss out on learning about some of our countries finest landmarks. The beautiful world heritage listed area covers 248,000 hectares. Experience the Blue Mountains in all it's glory with a tour that will ensure you see everything from breath-taking waterfalls, sandstone cliffs and of course the iconic Three Sisters.
The Jenolan Caves are a great place to take the kids. With it's many caves and underground rivers your kids will enjoy taking a tour that has been specifically designed for them. There are heaps of tours you take with the whole family too.
Exploring the Blue Mountains on horse back is like nothing else. There is a number of places where you can set out from, with a range of different rides suitable for different skill levels.
Taking a ride on the Zig Zag railway is another great way to experience the unique bushland and landscape of the Blue Mountains. The trip from Clarence Station has you winding through the mountains so you can take in the scenery and enjoy the old charm of the steam train.
The Blue Mountains have a range of festivals throughout the year. During the school holidays in particular, some of the sights listed above host special events, so search online to find out more about these activities before your visit. The Leura Gardens Festival is just one festival throughout the year that children and parents can both enjoy. Held in October, the festival is a display of the amazing spring gardens for which the area is famous for.
As you can see from the list above, there are plenty of activities that your kids will enjoy doing, some of which can take up an entire day. This is why forward planning is essential to make sure that you and your kids don't miss out on doing the things you want on your trip to the Blue Mountains.
Day tours are a great way to explore the region with your kids and they really do offer something for everyone too.
I hope our list of some of the activities that can be enjoyed by your kids has given you some useful tips for what you can enjoy with your children when you head to the Blue Mountains on your next holiday.


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Millerovo is an air base in Millerovsky District, Rostov Oblast of the Russian Air Force as part of the 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Army, Southern Military District.

The base is home to the 31st Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment which has two squadrons of Sukhoi Su-30SM (NATO: Flanker-H)

The 368th Assault Aviation Regiment with Sukhoi Su-25's (NATO: Frogfoot) deployed here as part of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

2022 attack

On 25 February 2022 reports began circulating, alongside an amateur video showing burning military installations, that Millerovo Airbase had been attacked and damaged by two Tochka-U ballistic missiles launched from Ukraine in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and to prevent Russian forces from using the airbase to provide air support to Russian troops in Ukraine. There has been no official confirmation from the Ukrainian or Russian armed forces regarding the attack on Millerovo air base.

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Buildings and structures in Rostov Oblast
Russian Air Force bases

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September is National Cat Month, and what better way to celebrate your cat than to give them their own little kingdom to rule over in the house? Many cats may wander around the entire home like it's their castle, but giving your cat a designated relaxation and play area can do wonders for both their physical and mental well being. Here is how to create the perfect kitty corner.
Windows are known as "Kitty TVs." Cats love looking out the window and seeing birds, small critters, and humans pass by. If possible, set up your cat's nook somewhere near a safe and secured window. Give your cat a perch near the window so she can thoroughly enjoy her programs.
A cat truly does not have her own kingdom if she does not have a very tall and intricate throne from which she can watch over her subjects. There are tons of cat trees and condos available from pet stores, large online retailers like Amazon, and on handmade markets such as Etsy. Some cat trees and condos can get costly, so you may opt to go the DIY route instead. We have a great DIY tutorial here on how to make not only a cat tree, but also other cat toys and beds as well.
Having a cat tree means that your cat is going to be exerting a lot of energy playing and will need to refuel often. Always keep water available to your cat in his play space or corner. If your cat is at a healthy weight, keep some food out as well.
Cats need lots of mental stimulation, and providing a few different types of toys will help keep the King of the House occupied. If your cat loves treats, consider getting a puzzle toy that releases a treat once it is solved. There are also amazing timed laser pointers, tunnels, and more that your cat will enjoy in his palace.
Some cats think they are an actual jungle cat as opposed to a domesticated indoor one. Give your cat the ultimate place to lurk and hunt from with some cat-safe plants. You may even want to have some Catnip plants around or these other herbs for which cats go wild.
Even the most outgoing and social of cats cannot handle being in a terribly busy space all of the time. Set up your cat's corner kingdom in a quieter room or area of your home. Your cat will appreciate having his own space to retreat to when things get too loud or busy for him.
Yes, your cat will have plenty of places to lounge on her cat tree or condo, but everyone knows that cats need space…and multiple sleeping surfaces. For some cats, the most lux bed could be a simple pillow that they came home with. For others, it could be a Tempur-Pedic kitty mattress to help older, achy joints.
If you live in a small space and do not have much room to create your cat's own corner, don't panic. You are still a great cat parent. Giving your cat any space – even if it is just his own little bed with a scratching post next to it – is fine as long as it is a space just for him.
Does your cat have his or her own kitty corner? Have any DIY tips? Let us know in the comments.


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  virtual void SwapBuffers(CompositorFrame* frame) OVERRIDE;

  virtual void SetNeedsBeginImplFrame(bool enable) OVERRIDE;
  bool needs_begin_impl_frame() const {
    return needs_begin_impl_frame_;
  }

  void set_forced_draw_to_software_device(bool forced) {
    forced_draw_to_software_device_ = forced;
  }
  virtual bool ForcedDrawToSoftwareDevice() const OVERRIDE;

  virtual bool BindToClient(OutputSurfaceClient* client) OVERRIDE;

  using OutputSurface::ReleaseGL;
  using OutputSurface::InitializeAndSetContext3d;

  void SetTreeActivationCallback(const base::Closure& callback);

  const TransferableResourceArray& resources_held_by_parent() {
    return resources_held_by_parent_;
  }

  void ReturnResource(unsigned id, CompositorFrameAck* ack);

  virtual bool HasExternalStencilTest() const OVERRIDE;

  void set_has_external_stencil_test(bool has_test) {
    has_external_stencil_test_ = has_test;
  }

  void SetMemoryPolicyToSetAtBind(
      scoped_ptr<ManagedMemoryPolicy> memory_policy_to_set_at_bind);

 protected:
  FakeOutputSurface(
      scoped_refptr<ContextProvider> context_provider,
      bool delegated_rendering);

  FakeOutputSurface(
      scoped_ptr<SoftwareOutputDevice> software_device,
      bool delegated_rendering);

  FakeOutputSurface(
      scoped_refptr<ContextProvider> context_provider,
      scoped_ptr<SoftwareOutputDevice> software_device,
      bool delegated_rendering);

  void OnBeginImplFrame();

  OutputSurfaceClient* client_;
  CompositorFrame last_sent_frame_;
  size_t num_sent_frames_;
  bool needs_begin_impl_frame_;
  bool forced_draw_to_software_device_;
  bool has_external_stencil_test_;
  TransferableResourceArray resources_held_by_parent_;
  base::WeakPtrFactory<FakeOutputSurface> fake_weak_ptr_factory_;
  scoped_ptr<ManagedMemoryPolicy> memory_policy_to_set_at_bind_;
};

}  // namespace cc

#endif  // CC_TEST_FAKE_OUTPUT_SURFACE_H_

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Overturning an April decision that determined the woman breached the wedding contract by lying about "an essential quality," the court in Douai ruled Monday virginity could not be given such weight because "its absence has no repercussion on matrimonial life," The Guardian reported Tuesday.
The lawyer for the groom, who said he was tricked into marrying the woman because she lied, called the decision, "very worrying," while feminist organizations hailed the decision, the British newspaper said.
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This is probably the first Newcastle United team in the Premier League era, in which there has never been any worries about the top clubs coming in and taking our players.
Going back to the post Kevin Keegan era, the likes of the following all went onto big clubs and forged a decent career for themselves.
Some didn't go directly to a 'top' club and instead went via another one in between – but eventually ended up where they wanted to be.
The point being that no matter how weak Newcastle United squads have been, even the sides that have got us relegated, they have included players who have gone on to bigger things.
Even Jean Alain Boumsong was on the bench in the 2006 World Cup Final and then went to Juventus from Newcastle (albeit to Serie B).
Also, don't forget, Danny Simpson went on and was a regular in a Leicester City side that won the Premier League.
I don't think there are any Newcastle players in this current squad that you could say the same about, in terms of attracting the interest of a big club, perhaps Jamaal Lascelles is the only one potentially?
Again, it is testament to the job that Rafa has done in terms of taking a group of very average players and turned them into a side that competes in the top league of world football.
It is perhaps easy to underestimate the job he has done. It is probably the biggest positive of them all, that after 11 years of Mike Ashley, we are still somehow hanging in there at the top level of English football.
However, if you said to me would you take relegation, losing Rafa, putting back our chances of winning a cup or being in Europe for another 20 years, to be rid of Mike Ashley, I would snap your hand off in an instant.
Alas, nothing truly positive can happen until the Fat Man sells up.