Australian Radio Network (ARN) has announced the appointment of Gareth Cooper (pictured above) to the newly-created role of national strategy director.
Cooper will lead ARN's national strategy team and be responsible for further driving the radio network's strategy and insights with the broader commercial teams.
He has held senior roles in media, communications and strategy in Sydney, London and New York, and most recently was executive strategy director at Cummins & Partners.
ARN chief commercial officer Emma-Jayne Owens said Cooper was a great appointment for the company.
"With such an extensive background in strategic planning across media and creative agencies, he's perfectly suited to help grow ARN's strategic insight capability delivering best-in-market solutions for our clients," she said.
Cooper will join ARN on Monday 31 July.


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ABRY Partners to Acquire Compusearch
DULLES, V.A. —Arlington Capital Partners and JMI Equity have announced today that they have sold their equity interest in Compusearch Software Systems, Inc. ("Compusearch") to ABRY Partners. Compusearch is the leading provider of acquisition and program management software to Federal agencies, DoD program offices, and government contractors.
During Arlington Capital Partners' and JMI's ownership, Compusearch expanded its suite of acquisition and program management solutions to address the unique regulatory and transparency requirements of federal program offices, acquisition organizations and government contractors. ABRY Partners will work with the Compusearch executive team to further expand the impact they deliver for their clients.
"We have had a productive and successful relationship with Arlington Capital and JMI for nearly five years. Working with ABRY over the past several months, we have been impressed by their energy, creativity, and knowledge of our business and market," said Reid Jackson, Compusearch CEO. "We look forward to working with them to expand our offerings with a goal of driving efficiency, compliance, and transparency in the government supply chain."
Compusearch's solutions comprise the secure Industry Cloud for federal agencies and programs to work with their industry partners to improve program execution and contract compliance. Compusearch's leading software solutions include, PRISM™ for federal acquisition lifecycle management, TopVue™ for program execution and deliverable support, and SpectrumCLM™ for Government Contractor's Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) processes. All of Compusearch's solutions are available on Software as a Service (SaaS) model, allowing clients to implement solutions quickly, efficiently, and inexpensively.
Compusearch's management team, strategy, and market leadership will continue and customers will not see a change in the company's commitment to them or their missions.
"We are thrilled to be partnering with the Compusearch team," said Brian St. Jean, Partner, ABRY Partners. "First and foremost, we are in the business of finding and backing companies that have proven track records of delivering value for their clients. During our time with the Compusearch team, we have come to find the assembled group is a superior one, both in terms of ability, as well as in passion and dedication to their clients' missions."
ABRY Partners completed the purchase of Compusearch's stock from JMI Equity and Arlington Capital Partners on May 8, 2015. Senior financing related to the transaction was provided by SunTrust. Terms of the investment were not disclosed.
About Compusearch
Compusearch is the leading provider of software and services that advance commerce and collaboration among government agencies and contractors. Compusearch's PRISM™ is the contract writing system for defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies. PRISM™ has been proven easy-to-learn by more than 50,000 users in nearly every cabinet-level department, and is the only solution that provides acquisition and grants professionals both agility and control. PRISM brings customers the fullest and soonest initial-operating capability (IOC), full auditability, and a long unrivaled track record.
About ABRY Partners
Founded in 1989, ABRY Partners is one of the most experienced media, communications, business and information services focused private equity investment firms in North America. Since its founding, ABRY has completed over $42 billion of transactions, representing investments in over 450 properties. The firm is currently managing over $4.3 billion of total capital and investing out of a$1.9 billion private equity fund, $950 million senior equity fund and a $1.5 billion senior debt fund. www.abry.com
About Arlington Capital Partners
Arlington Capital Partners is a Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm that has managed $1.5 billion of committed capital via three investment funds, focused on middle market investment opportunities in growth industries including: government services and technology, aerospace/defense, healthcare, and business services & software. The firm's professionals and network have a unique combination of operating and private equity experience that enables Arlington to be a value-added investor. Arlington invests in companies in partnership with high quality management teams that are motivated to establish and/or advance their company's position as leading competitors in their field. www.arlingtoncap.com
About JMI Equity
JMI Equity is a growth equity firm focused on investing in leading software and services companies. Founded in 1992, JMI has invested in over 115 businesses in its target markets and has raised more than $3.1 billion of committed capital. Combining domain expertise and active partnership, JMI works with management teams to build market-leading businesses and create long-term shareholder value. Realized investments from JMI funds include Autotask, Axeda, BigMachines, Eloqua, Gemcom, Halogen and ServiceNow. www.jmi.com

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Wicked And The Yellow Brick Road To Broadway Gold
The hottest most sold out New York theater event in a long time, the production of Wicked is selling out tickets, gaining fans and driving Internet ticket sales through the roof. Why? Why? and I will ask ? Well, the fascinating story of the original "Wizard Of Oz" is kept alive on Broadway, Wicked tells the story well before Dorothy ever steps foot on the yellow brick road, well before Kansas is even hit by a tornado and well before Toto becomes a house hold name.
Wicked begins it's storyline well before any of these event, a matter of fact it begins with the youth of what will become the "Witches of Oz," focusing on how these two friends left school and headed to the Emerald forest, how they met the Wizard and how they separated into two different directions, good and evil. The characters really tell a deeper story of the American concept of good and evil and how it relates into our society today.
Wicked on Broadway in the Theater District of New York stars a new cast of the following, Shoshana Bean, Megan Hilty, Ben Vereen, RueMcClanahan, David Ayers, Michelle Federer, Jeffrey Kuhn, William Youmans. there was an original cast to the show which has been replaced.
Winning the praises of critics and audiences alike, with a somewhat weak musical score compared to other venues on the famed Broadway theater district in the heart of New York, what you get here is the "prequel" the original "Wizard of Oz" which is fascinating in itself. If you are a fan of the original, then Wicked is a must see for you. The production is enduring great success at the Gershwin Theatre and will be running through 2006. Wicked Broadway tickets average around eighty-five dollars and sell out often.
If you are looking for a great night out on the town, or are a big fan of the original Wizard of Oz this is a show which cannot be missed. Not only will you learn of all the events which lead to the characters of the Wizard of Oz, you will find yourself captivated by the differences of the witches and how they grow to head in such separate direction. The show goes much deeper then a theater production, it dives right into the hearts of it's characters and how they relate to our perceptions of good and evil in society today.
Music by Stephen Schwartz Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Winnie Holzman, under the direction of Joe Mantello you can't go wrong with this already huge hit on Broadway, so make some fun dinner plans in the big city and catch this most talked about Broadway theater event.


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Narrow Road To The Deep North
Author: Basho Matsuo
Series : Classics Ser.
Illustrations : maps
In later life Basho turned to Zen Buddhism, and the travel sketched in this volume relfect his attempts to cast off earthly attachments and reach out to spiritual fulfillment. The sketches are written in the "haibun" style--a linking of verse and prose. The title piece, in particular, reveals Basho striving to discover a vision of eternity in the transient world around him and his personal evocation of the mysteries of the universe.
Basho, the Japanese poet and diarist, was born in Iga-ueno near Kyoto in 1644. He began to write verse while studying as the companion of the son of the local lord, and continued write when he moved to Edo (now Tokyo) in 1667. He eventually became a recluse, and on his travels relied on the hospitality of temples and fellow poets. His work is much influenced by Zen Buddhism. Nobuyuki Uasa teaches English at the University of Hiroshima.
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A smile is worth a thousand words, and as the universal form of expression and communication, a strong and healthy smile speaks for itself. Your smile affects your everyday life as it generally dictates your first impression on someone, either propelling or sabotaging one's success in a business endeavor or social event.
Here at Allure Smile Center we recognize the significance of an attractive smile, and are committed to giving each patient such an immeasurable tool in their social and business life. As a family owned and run practice we pride ourselves in taking excellent care of our patients and treat you as our own. Our team is dedicated to giving you the finest and most pleasant dental experience, as it is our belief in customer service and focusing on every aspect down to the smallest detail, which keeps our patients coming back.
Dr. Ana Maderal Cozad, the founder of Allure Smile Center, has been a practicing dentistry for over 20 years. Focusing on Customer Service and committed to utilizing the latest technique. Dr. Maderal Cozad is an active member of organized dentistry. A.D.A., F.D.A.,S.F.D.D.A Certification in advanced programs. Obtained a Masters Degree with the International Congress Of Oral Implantology. Advanced training in Dermal Fillers Esthetic Skin Institute ,Certification with Invislign Orthodontics member of American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Dr. Maderal Cozad received her D.D.S. from U.C.E. completed a General Practice Residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Florida where she resides.


State licensing offices recognize military driving experience when vets apply for a CDL.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has a waiver program that helps experienced veterans and active duty personnel transition into civilian jobs as commercial truck and bus drivers for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The program began in 2011, where it grants state licensing agencies, including the District of Columbia, the authority to waive the skills test portion of the commercial driver's license application for active duty or recently separated veterans who possess at least two years of safe driving experience operating a military truck or bus. Waiving the skills test expedites the civilian commercial drivers licensing application process and reduces expenses for qualified individuals and operating costs to state licensing agencies.
The eligibility period for qualified individuals to obtain an FMCSA Military Skills Test Waiver is one year, nationwide.
Returning military service personnel who possess a state-issued Skill Performance Evaluation (SPE) certificate due to a limb impairment will automatically be recognized as equivalent to an FMCSA-issued SPE certificate and allowed to obtain an interstate commercial driver's license (CDL).
From 2010 to 2020, the need for heavy-vehicle drivers is expected to grow by more than 17 percent – faster than the national average for other occupations. Over 6,000 current and former military personnel – including Reserves, National Guard, and U.S. Coast Guard service members – have taken advantage of FMCSA's Military Skills Test Waiver Program, which has been conducted in close cooperation with the Department of Transportation, Department of Defense and the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA).


Freshly back from the Marketing Sherpa / Marketing Experiments Optimization Summit 2011 on conversion testingin steamy Atlanta, I felt compelled to share the juiciest takeaways with you readers. Many of these look like common sense – or stuff we learned long ago in school. But sometimes a list helps us focus on the essentials for creating compelling, and converting, website content.
Appeal – How much is the offer desired?
Exclusivity – Is this offer, or a better one, available elsewhere?
Credibility – How believable are my claims?
In his 2011 Landing Page Optimization Benchmark Report, conversion optimization services can improve your business results.
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In the Internet Age, there are many ways to save money on hotels. There are amazing deals out there and you may find them via the Web. Today, we want to share 7 sure ways to save money on hotels. We want to empower you as a consumer by showing you how to make the cost of travel accommodations a lot more affordable. Try one of our tips or experiment with all of them. These tips from the experts are the key to saving money on the cost of your next trip.
When you book on weekends, you should know that you'll typically pay a higher rate than you would if you booked Sunday through Thursday. In fact, you may be charged fifty percent more. Following this simple tip is the easiest way to save money on the cost of a hotel.
It's quite common to be able to access free or low-cost upgrades during check-in. However, you'll usually have to ask for this type of perk before it's given to you. So, make a point of asking if any upgrades are available. These upgrades will allow you to enjoy a better hotel experience for a lower price.
These days, we all download apps which help us to stay entertained or get perks. One app which is designed to save travelers money on hotels is Hotel Tonight. When you use this app, you may find room prices while you're on the road. This app offers lots of great deals. You may also want to check out other apps which offer similar money-saving potential.
You may be entitled to certain discounts when you travel. Seniors get discounts at most hotels. So do people who are police officers or AARP members. In some cases, these discounts will save travelers up to twenty percent. If you're going to request a discount, make sure that you have proof to show that you qualify. When you do, getting a discount should be easy.
If you want to hit a resort for a holiday, you should be aware that the summer months will be the costliest in terms of room rates. If you decide to shift your trip to fall, winter or spring, you may save up to fifty percent. Off-season hotel rates plummet in certain areas. A bonus of off-season travel is that a resort won't be as crowded.
If you don't need access to a fitness room or a pool, look for a hotel that doesn't have these amenities and/or other amenities that you don't plan to use. Amenities cost hotel owners money, so owners bump up room rates in order to pay for them. Also, try to avoid hotels which charge resort fees.
Our last tip is to choose hotels which reward customer loyalty via rewards points programs. When you join a reward program and begin earning points, you'll be able to rack up points which set the stage for free stays in the future, or other money-saving perks.
Now that you know 7 sure ways to save money on hotels, why not try out these tips today?


The WTA plans to muzzle the next generation with the aid of umpires armed with hand-held devices to measure noise levels on court. Education at major tennis academies and with juniors and players at lower-tier tournaments has already begun. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/01/us-tennis-grunting-idUSBRE89004S20121001 Well, all these juniors better hush up! LOL!


Good evening this is "Professor" Paul O. Briones. I Just wanted to let everyone know that I am now working in West Texas for my Alma Mater, Kermit High School. I will be posting lesson plans for Forensic Science, Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, and Senior TAKS Prep. All lesson plans will be posted on my FB Virtual Science University Page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Virtual-Science-University/232729992882?ref=br_tf I will also be blogging often to eduTopia.org Be on the look out, because I will be posting Lesson Plans that truly work especially in Texas where many students are dealing with the STRESS of the EOC in Biology! For me the EOC in Biology is not difficult because I knew seven years ago this was coming down the pipeline and I planned for it by co-creating Virtual Science University. I am now looking forward to having my lectures being carried by a famous app in the future! Visit this blog often! Have an awesome academic year! For those Texas Biology Teachers who are dealing with the STRESS of the EOC, right now is the time to get all of your students subscribed to Virtual Science University for the entire year! You will not regret it. At my new school, I have a Smart Board and all kinds of gadgets where I will be able to integrate the projection of my lectures with LIVE MUSIC like never before heard in any of the Virtual Science University Lectures. I will be posting my LIVE Presentations from KHS on YouTube! So stay tuned!


The High School Bucket List: A Mechanism to Keep You From the Insanity of Waiting | Let's win college.
Waiting for college letters can be terrible. Senioritis has got you in the firmest of grips, and all you can do is wait for something that you can't even begin to understand. College? They say you'll discover your self there, while you race after your passions and find real friends, that these choices you make will determine the rest of your life, and they expect you to be excited. You're struggling, though; you're scared, too. All this impending college stuff makes you think, "What is all this about, really?" (Unfortunately, Camus has rubbed off on you).
This mess of emotions is a hard pill to swallow every day, when your teachers are still squeezing out of you as many hours of busy-work and exam preparation as they can. Believe me, summer will come soon enough, along with certainty and closure. Remember, it's your last childhood summer at home.
Yes, college is a MILLION times better than high school could ever be, and yes, waiting for college acceptance letters is the most aggravating time in the world, but hey, let's be honest: high school has its moments, and the best memories are made near the end of senior year.
So while you have some time on your hands, while you're waiting and wishing and wanting, make a high school bucket list. Leave no stone unturned. I didn't.
That was my plan, at least. I ended up doing a lot of things I didn't expect I'd do. I went to prom three times. I won runner-up for the "Best to Take Home to Mom" title in our yearbook. I fractured my wrist playing varsity badminton. (Don't ask how). I discovered the Golden Gate Bridge is HELLA FREAKIN LONG. And yes, #1, I fell in love. That one's always a surprise.
3. Watch "Mean Girls" for the billionth time.
5. Get a title in the yearbook.
6. Learn how to play the guitar.
7. Kiss in the rain.
9. Give free hugs on Valentines Day.
10. Dress up for a midnight movie premier.
11. Try a food whose name I can't pronounce.
12. Dance in a flash mob.
13. Walk across the Golden Gate Bridge.
14. Walk through an In-N-Out drive-through.
15. Send a message in a bottle.
17. Go 24-hours without electronics.
18. Bury a time capsule.
19. Make a bed-sheet fort in my room.
20. Find out how many licks it takes to reach the center of a tootsie pop. FINALLY.
21. Learn how to snowboard.
23. Make a high school scrapbook.
24. Dress up every day during Spirit Week.
25. Get my driver's license.
28. Have a tea party with my grandma.
29. Play Dungeons and Dragons (or some equally nerdy game).
30. Take a career-aptitude test.
32. Get a summer job.
33. Go on a scavenger hunt.
34. Run a 10K or half-marathon.
35. Leave a note tucked into my favorite book from the school library.
37. Tell my favorite teacher how much she meant to me.
38. Leave town on a family outing.
39. Learn how to cook.
40. Play the Ouija board.
41. Draw a silly self-portrait.
42. Go to a concert.
44. Throw a (surprise birthday) party.
46. Go camping with friends.
47. Pull a senior prank.
48. Make a varsity sport.
49. Take a road trip.
50. Leave a handprint in wet cement.


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Mngqithi calls for the use of VAR in matches
Mamelodi Sundowns co-coach Manqoba Mngqithi feels Video assistant referees (VAR) should be introduced after the controversial penalty shoot-out in Sundays MTN8 victory over Kaizer Chiefs.
Masandawana reached the semi-finals after the sides were tied 2-2 in extra-time and the match went to a penalty shoot-out which Downs won 2-1.
During the shoot-out, the fourth penalty by Lyle Lakay was adjudged to have been saved by Itumeleng Khune but replays suggest the ball had in fact crossed the goal-line.
After the game, Downs coach Mngqithi called for the use of VAR to help in the process of ruling out poor decisions made during matches.
"The need for VAR is there," Mngqithi said. "It makes a bit of a difference, but at times they even make mistakes with the aid of VAR.
"In this case, Zakhele was just there, so what is the use of bringing the linesman into that area when he's not going to be able to tell the referee that it's a goal.
"The linesman was five metres away from the situation, unlike when he is usually on the touchline, but it still went on [got a decision wrong].
"It's one of those situations, and I do not want to speak about them because I also believe we had a penalty goal on that side in the second half.
"But again, we have to accept that everybody makes mistakes. We also make mistakes.
"But on the penalty one, it's a bit of a sore point when our analyst receives a red card, when they look at it they will realise that they had made a mistake and these people were not shouting at us for nothing.
"But that's football. Let's not dwell too much on it," he added.
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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has denied accusations by the Sri Lanka government of inciting panic over the military assault on Tamil Tiger rebels in the north.
Defence spokesman, Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, said the Red Cross had ordered thirty-five-thousand body bags for the battle zone, in order to create what he called a fear psychosis among the international community.
The Red Cross confirmed a routine order of 2000 body bags but denied the accusation that it was trying to cause panic.
ICRC spokesman in Geneva, Simon Shroner, told BBC Sandeshaya that ordering body bags is a routine humanitarian measure.
Meanwhile, the ICRC office in Colombo had been attacked on Friday by protestors who threw stones and accused the group of supporting the Tamil Tigers.
In another development, the UN World Food Programme has warned that a quarter-of-a-million people trapped in the war zone are facing a food crisis.
The WFP said it had not been able to get a supply convoy through since the middle of January.
Only ICRC and UN workers are allowed by the government to carry out humanitarian work in the rebel-held areas.


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André Ferreira Pereira foi um administrador colonial português que exerceu o cargo de Capitão-General na Capitania-Geral do Reino de Angola, entre 1591 e Junho de 1592.

Foi antecedido no cargo por Luís Serrão e sucedido por D. Francisco de Almeida.

Ver também
 Lista de governadores coloniais de Angola
 História de Angola

Governadores de Angola

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"A feminist fable for our times, told with a dispassionate, fascinated vigour."
A novel with many heroines. . .
Some are black, some white; some are babies and some grandmothers. What they have, in common is Cassidy, a wealthy and merciless plantation owner in the pre-Civil War American South, for whom the black women are slaves and the white women are concubines.
Their story is the story of thousands of women of their time and place, until they put their heads and hearts together to plan a daring escape.
Guided by streams and mountains, helped in their arduous journey by native Americans, sustained by their own vision of a better life, the unlikely band of women and children pushes northwest to make their new home. Still they are not free of the powerful Cassidy, determined to reclaim what he believes is his property.
Their story is a tribute to the strength of women everywhere and a passionate statement about human freedom and dignity.


Today I wanted to stop by and share some strategies for teaching vowel teams and diphthongs in our classroom! It's always challenging to teach spelling patterns that aren't easily decodable! Growing up, I remember the rhymes "when 2 vowels go walking, the 1st one does the talking" and "I before E except after C and sounding as A in neighbor and weigh." Who else remembers those???
Here's the thing…those still hold true…and they are a good tool for the most part. But our students need PRACTICE with these words in authentic and engaging ways. When our little ones are reading a challenging text and they get to a new word they MIGHT remember to say the rhyme…but they probably won't! And some words don't follow that pattern. We have to offer MANY engaging experiences to work with words so that they have lots of tools to use during reading. 🙂 We want them to be so familiar and COMFORTABLE with challenging spelling patterns that they feel confident in word solving.
I recently spent some time working with some students who were reading on a level H. Their teacher told me they were struggling to read words with vowel teams so I brought in these activities. These words were challenging but NOT impossible. I 100% believe in the Words Their Way philosophy…students should practice words that they "use but confuse" in their writing. This means that the words aren't completely new to them but they haven't mastered them yet. For reading, I think this means words that they can tackle with support…just like an instructional reading level. We don't want to give students too easy in word work…then they're not growing. But if the words are TOO challenging, it won't be effective.
After the chart, we did a fun matching game. They worked together to match up words and pictures. The pictures provided a ton of scaffolding for them so they were super successful and felt confident as we went through the rest of the activities. I included words with lots of different vowel teams but you could also just give them the ones they are working on. Giving them 5-6 matches would be a perfect guided reading warm up.
Since we were in a small group setting we did these activities on the floor…but they would also be perfect for pocket chart or in a literacy center tub! After matching, we put together some silly sentences. In a literacy center situation, I would have them record their sentences on a sheet of paper or dry erase board.
We played Spin and Read next…I didn't get a ton of good pictures because I was helping them hold the pencil up.
After the game, they did a little independent practice sorting and reading some words. I called them over individually and had them read the words to me. We also got some quick vocabulary work in with words like due and foe.
I'm planning on going back to work with these little nuggets over the next few weeks…here are some of the other activities we will work on.
I think that sorts are SO important for word study. They allow students to see words they might not normally encounter, and build their phonemic and phonological awareness. My Vowel Team pack has 4 sorts included for you to use with your class.
Anytime you can add dice to an activity, it automatically makes it more engaging! Roll and Read is a super fun way to practice fluency.
I also found a few fun Youtube videos that you could play to build in more practice.
I created a Pinterest board with lots of my favorite pins from all across the internet!
Live your blig! How do I access the printables?
Hi, I'd like to get a copy of your word list and make it into an anchor. which packet is included in? Is it a pdf, that I can have enlarged?
I was a teacher and now my focus is on my own family and kids. My son who is 6 is struggling with reading and these "rules" are just exactly what he needs to give him a boost forward. How do I access the printables?


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Humming Along Analyzing RubyGems Stats for 2017
Neven Rakonić
2017 was a stable year for the Ruby ecosystem. There weren't any new libraries that exploded in popularity, but work on existing gems hummed along.
As for the language itself, we got Ruby 2.5 which continued with performance optimizations and incremental changes which make our lives easier. These changes are in line with Ruby 3x3 goals which were announced back in 2016, and there are future enhancements in the works like a JIT compiler, but that will be a topic for some other year.
We collected gem downloads data (thanks Vedran for the help) from BestGems which comes with a nice API, and PG-dump of rubygems.org.
These are pretty much the staples when making an overview of the Ruby ecosystem. The numbers are presented as is, we have to take into account that gem mirroring services and similar make a number of downloads, but general trends should still hold. Keep in mind that we can't conclude the actual gem usage from this data - many gems are used as dependencies in another gem and so may not be used directly.
Gem creation falls again
Number of newly created gems in 2017 dropped to the levels last seen in 2011. This can be reasonably expected as the ecosystem matures and there are already gems for many things, but it also signals that there are less people creating gems for learning purposes and experimentation.
Number of gem releases falls too
In 2017, the number of gem versions released has also dropped, however the drop was much less in percentage points when compared to gem creation (around 10% vs 20%) - this would indicate that existing libraries are still being maintained frequently.
Rails downloads continue their trek upwards
Rails downloads increased in 2017 in comparison to 2016, although in the second part of the year the increase stopped - probably after 5.1 was released. Judging by this graph though, the clickbait headlines about death of Rails seem to be premature.
Other web frameworks in 2017
The most popular Ruby web microframework Sinatra got a new maintainer in 2017 and a 2.0 release, so it's not a surprise that it exhibited healthy growth. Downloads per month were up almost 40% when compared with 2016. Development is still active and ongoing, so kudos to the new maintainers!
Hanami downloads were up slightly in 2017 while Roda had good growth rates and is the more popular of the two. Their download numbers are still incomparable to the likes of Rails and Sinatra. However these are signs that some parts of the Ruby community are considering Rails alternatives more seriously - we should consider this a good sign for the ecosystem which can at times be seen as too Rails-centric.
PG continued to be the most popular database adapter, as it has increased its lead over MySQL. Mongo is still 50% less popular than MySQL, although there was a spike in December 2017 - looking at the data for 2018 it was a one off.
It's not a surprise that Puma became the most popular application server in 2017, as it's included as the default development server with Rails 5. Thin is still holding on steadily while Unicorn and Passenger dropped a bit in popularity, but keep in mind that Passenger is available as a standalone Unix package. The good news is that all of the main application servers continued development in 2017 with Unicorn and Thin being the laggards in the number of releases.
Other ORMs
When it comes to other ORMs - Sequel ended the year where it started in number of downloads. I would also mention rom-rb - which is not strictly an ORM, but serves the same function. It had decent growth in 2017 (4k to 6k monthly downloads) which can't be compared to Sequel. The interesting thing about rom-rb is that it can be used not only with SQL databases, but with pretty much any data storage e.g. ElasticSearch, Mongo, CSV, JSON etc.
Number of downloads for Rspec has more than doubled on a monthly basis in 2017 and it's now triple the number of Rails downloads. This growth is a bit puzzling - while Rspec is included as a development dependency for a lot of popular gems, it's not used as a runtime dependency that often.
I'll take the optimistic route and conclude that this indicates that people are writing tests for their applications more often.
In the world of background workers - Sidekiq is the clear winner. With its healthy 35% growth in monthly downloads since the beginning of the year and a major version release that has certainly helped this efficient and easy to use library. Resque and delayed_job went through the year being neck and neck in popularity, with delayed_job coming out on top.
In the Authorization category CanCanCan is still in the lead and growing. It got a 2.0 release in 2017 - but Pundit is holding well even though the latest version was released in January of 2016.
Personally, I prefer the Pundit OOP approach as opposed to the DSL of CanCanCan, but it's also not too big of a step to roll your own authorization.
Administration gems can save a lot of time with typical CRUD operations, but can also be a bit of a pain when you need custom functionality. That being said, administration frameworks continued their growth in 2017 with Active Admin coming out on top while nearly doubling in monthly downloads. Rails Admin is not far away in popularity, while Administrate is still quite behind but growing. It's interesting to mention it's the only one that has yet to reach the 1.0 version.
File uploaders
When it comes to file uploaders - Carrierwave is still no. 1 in downloads, but Paperclip has caught up. In this category I would also mention Shrine which is my personal preference due to its modularity and the way it incorporated lessons learned from other file uploaders. The number of monthly downloads has tripled in 2017, from around 5,000 to 15,000, but the numbers are still far away from the two most popular file uploading gems. Carrierwave and Paperclip are runtime dependencies in a lot of gems, including various CMSes which helps their popularity.
This space will be interesting to watch in 2018, because Rails 5.2 will be coming with its own file upload solution - Active Storage. Will Rails users stick to their preferred libraries, or will they use the out-of-the-box solution?
Number of Rails downloads increased to over 34 million
2017 was a good year for Ruby. As we are all aware, Rails which is the backbone of Ruby popularity in the west is not the cool new shiny thing anymore, but download numbers are still going up.
Rails is still a really good tool for rapidly prototyping a project, and with time the community has learned how to scale these projects. For those who are tired of or disagree with the Rails way there are other options like dry-rb and Trailblazer, and obviously, there's always an option to create your own architecture.
Naturally, there are scenarios where Ruby is not the best fit. Especially when it comes to concurrency and CPU/memory intensive operations.
Another thing to note is that I wrote this article from a western, web-centric perspective but that doesn't mean Ruby is only used in the web domain.
In Japan, where most of the core Ruby contributors come from, Ruby is used in a more versatile fashion like embedded systems via the mruby implementation. It's enough to see the list of talks from RubyKaigi 2017 to notice there are much less web-centric talks than at most of the conferences in the western world. There are also a growing number of ML and Data Science libraries although it can't be compared to the likes of Python.
To sum up - Ruby as a whole is continuing its maturation process, you might even say it's become a bit boring - but I consider that a good thing as there is much less churn in the tools used. Best of all, we have better performance to look forward to in the future - and it will only improve the platform we all know very well by now.
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Die Goldmünze Helvetia ist der Vorgänger des Goldvrenelis, der bekanntesten Goldmünze der Schweiz. Die 20-Franken-Münze wurde von 1883 bis 1896 geprägt. Die Gesamtauflage betrug  1'750'050 Exemplare.

Die Münze wiegt rund 6,452 Gramm und besteht aus 900/1000 Gold, der Feingoldgehalt liegt bei rund 5,807 Gramm oder 0,187  Unzen. Der Durchmesser beträgt 21 Millimeter. Die Münze entsprach damit den Normen der  lateinischen Münzunion.

Jahrgänge und Auflagen der 20-Franken-Helvetia

Von den Jahrgängen 1893 und 1895 wurden zusätzlich 25 Stück (1893) und 19 Stück (1895) aus Gondogold geprägt. Deren Gold stammt aus dem einstigen Goldbergwerk in Gondo, Kanton Wallis. Die Gondoprägungen sind an ihrer helleren Farbe zu erkennen, da die Legierung im Gegensatz zu den normalen Prägungen Silber enthält. Ausserdem ist bei diesen Münzen ein kleines Kreuz in die Mitte des Schweizerkreuzes eingepunzt. Diese Variante der Helvetia gilt mittlerweile als sehr selten. Am 4. Mai 2009 wurde eine auf einer Münzauktion in Zürich für 68'000 Franken versteigert. Die Schweizer Grossbank UBS erstand die Münze im Auftrag eines anonymen Kunden.

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Early life on Earth may have existed as miniature droplets of jelly
Life 22 July 2019
By Michael Marshall
Did life on Earth begin with jelly-like blobs?
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Blobs of simple carbon-based compounds could have been the precursors to the first living cells. A new study suggests that such droplets could have formed quickly and easily on the young Earth.
"We were able to find these interesting microdroplet structures that could be synthesised from prebiotically available resources," says Tony Jia of the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan. "Maybe they weren't the direct precursors to modern cells, but perhaps they could have had some effect or had a role in the emergence of initial life."
All modern cells are surrounded by an outer wall called a membrane, which is made of long chain-like molecules called lipids. Given the ubiquity of these membranes, many researchers studying how life began have made simple membrane-lined spheres, which they say could mimic the first simple cells.
The droplets Jia and his colleagues made are different. "They don't have an outer layer," says Jia. "In that sense they're membrane-less."
The first cells?
The team made them from simple chemicals called alpha-hydroxy acids. These are made by the same processes that create amino acids, suggesting they were present on the early Earth, says team member Kuhan Chandru of the National University of Malaysia. "You can find them in meteorites as well." He showed in 2018 that alpha-hydroxy acids link up to form complex molecules at a wide range of temperatures.
In the new study, the team simply dissolved the acids in water, then left them to dry out at 80 °C for a week – mimicking the conditions near a hot volcanic pond.
The acids turned into a thick jelly, because they had again formed complex molecules. When the researchers added water, the jelly formed hundreds of droplets a few micrometres across. Further experiments showed that crucial biological molecules, including protein and RNA, could enter the droplets and still perform their functions.
Cells without walls
Membrane-less droplets were a key element of the first popular hypothesis for life's origin, which was set out by Russian biologist Alexander Oparin in the 1920s. However, the idea fell out of favour when it emerged that all cells have membranes.
The idea is now being re-assessed, says Kate Adamala of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. She suspects that life went through a "membrane-less stage" and that membranes only arose later.
Both droplets and membrane-based cells are a container for life's components. This is crucial, says Adamala, because it keeps all the parts together, creating an individual organism from what would otherwise be a mess of chemicals.
But membranes are such good barriers that the first cells would have struggled to get food in and waste out, Adamala argues. So at the very beginning, membrane-less droplets would be better. "You don't have to be shut off from the environment, because those droplets are permeable and you can have things diffusing in and out of them."
Journal reference: PNAS, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902336116
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1) Sectional Ballers - Ballers will be named at the end of each round of the sectional playoffs, ranging from the play-in games to the sectional finals. Super Ballers will be named like usual at the end of the sectional playoffs.
2) Twitter Feed - For those without Twitter or who shy away from social media, a link has been provided directly on the web site that allows site viewers to follow the latest updates from the sectional and state playoffs besides the scores.
3) Live Scoreboard - Scores will be updated on the main page for all live games. All game scores will be updated on the scoreboard page when they are completed.
5) Sectional Center - The 2015 Sectional Center will provide schedules, scores and recaps throughout the postseason and will also list the All-Sectional Teams once they are voted on and announced.
6) Brackets - Playoff brackets are now available to either keep track of postseason results or to make your own playoff predictions.
7) Illpolo Video Podcast - Time permitting, a video podcast will be available shortly.
8) Baller Shirt Order - The first batch of Baller and Super Baller shirts are almost gone, but a new order is being processed for any late season purchases and giveaways.
9) Lollapalooza Ticket Auction - More details will be listed soon, but a three-day pass to Lollapalooza will be auctioned off for a good cause next week via illpolo.com.
10) A Postseason Call For More Information - With the sectional quarterfinals beginning on Wednesday, most teams have spent the past two or three days getting prepared with a practice session to go over scouting reports about their opponents later in the week. The most important week of the season calls for as much preparation as possible as teams face the realization that a loss means their season is over.
As has been stated many times throughout the year, the whole purpose of this site is to promote the sport of water polo and, even more importantly, to recognize the efforts of the boys and girls that participate in this great sport.
There is no reason why every single game and every single performance cannot be recognized with a brief recap that can be included in locations like The Illpolo Blog, The Sectional Center, The Illpolo Report, or several other places on the site.
So here is my call out to any coach, fan, parent, player, or anyone else involved with the sport of water polo. Make the assumption that no one else will send any information in. Take the time to send information to illpolostaff@gmail.com via e-mail. Send text messages after each quarter, halftime, or at the end of a game to (847) 331-6520 or DM to the @illpolo Twitter account with a quick score report. If you see that there is no information about a game and you have some details that would be helpful in getting some hard-working players recognition...submit it!
This will be mentioned again later in the week, but I am also looking for anyone who is willing to send live game info on either Friday or Saturday during semifinal and final games. With eight different sites hosting games at nearly identical times, I will only be able to get to 2-3 places to see and report on games, so anyone who is willing to send live game information can provide a great service to water polo fans throughout and beyond Illinois. If you have any questions or need more information, please contact me at the e-mail address listed above.
Let's do whatever possible to get all of the athletes the credit they deserve and keep everyone updated on what takes place with the great sport of water polo during the most exciting time of the season!


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Before stepping on ice, Kraken teach hockey to Seattle kids
By Tim Booth
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SEATTLE - Her long, black hair is tinged with purple streaks. She's wearing cargo pants and black boots. The young girl with the stick in her hands doesn't fit the traditional image of a hockey player.
Neither does the boy with red bushy hair in a yellow shirt, or the young girl demonstrating stickhandling from her wheelchair.
In this case, these children are two-dimensional characters inside an educational document that is the brainchild of Kyle Boyd, the Seattle Kraken's director of youth and community development. His dream is to expose the widest possible audience in Seattle and beyond to the game of hockey, with the idea of appealing to kids of different genders, sizes and abilities while growing the fledgling team's fanbase.
"The characters kind of become great avatars and the way of saying, 'Hey, this is a sport that anyone can get into,'" Boyd said. "And then we want to make sure that we provide those pathways for everyone to get into it."
Before the Kraken take the ice for their first NHL season this fall, Boyd and the team have already started introducing the basics of hockey to schools and youth programs in the area. But they're doing it differently from what other teams have done in the past.
A former elementary and high school history teacher, Boyd went searching for a school-based ball hockey program the Kraken could build around to introduce the game in physical education classes. There was none that met elementary school physical education standards, so Boyd set about creating one that did while trying to help launch other parts of the franchise.
He partnered with SHAPE America, a national organization that helps create the standards for K-12 physical education, to make sure the program checked all the boxes for educational requirements. He used a local artist to create characters representative of kids of all sizes, ethnicities and abilities to illustrate the skills being taught like stickhandling, passing and shooting.
SHAPE America said it's believed to be the first ball hockey program created by an NHL team that meets elementary educational standards. The Kraken have already done some outreach programs with local youth programs this summer and hope to implement the curriculum with partner schools during the current school year.
"Hockey was something that I taught every couple of years that there was no set curriculum. It was kind of come up with your own unit plan," said Derek Severson, instructional specialist for health and physical education for the Highline School District south of Seattle. "So having that conversation with Kyle really kind of led to, 'Are there any hockey curriculums out there to use?' And there really weren't."
Teams throughout the NHL have learn-to-play programs in their respective communities so in that sense Boyd and the Kraken aren't outliers.
But Boyd wanted to create was something bigger.
The partnership with SHAPE America allowed Boyd to write a curriculum that fit educationally in as many places as possible. Michelle Carter, director of educational content and programs with SHAPE America, said many organizations like the USTA, NFL and MLB have worked with the organization to create curricula for their sports.
"If you can expose kids to something that they may not otherwise be exposed to, that's a big win for kids," Carter said. "They're getting to try something, they're getting exposure to something they may not have, and then it might be something that they could play as an adult, or something that they might be able to do more often."
The curriculum is as much a learning tool for students as a guide for educators, especially in the Pacific Northwest where many grew up without hockey as part of their backgrounds. A priority for Boyd was making the program easy to understand and implement.
"We needed to kind of make that first introduction at that very elementary level," Boyd said. "Some (programs) have kind of advanced past that where you're able to do more of a practice plan type of document and less on the like, here's the basics around holding a hockey stick. It's very beginner."
He wanted pictorial representation as part of the curriculum that showed a range of diverse figures demonstrating the skills being taught because Boyd wants the program to reach multiple communities.
Enter RC Johnson, a Seattle artist with zero connection to hockey.
"I'm not an athlete. I know nothing about hockey," Johnson said. "I've seen 'The Mighty Ducks' when I was a kid and that was it."
Johnson's task was bringing to life rough ideas of what these characters needed to represent. He leaned on cartoons from his youth -- "Hey Arnold," was an inspiration -- and worked extensively with Boyd and used borrowed equipment to help him get little things correct, like hand placement on the stick.
"I just messed around with a bunch of different designs and kind of found a groove with some characters that I liked, picking out different, not only ethnicities, but different heights, different body shapes and sizes, different ages and then different styles as well," Johnson said.
The next step is implementation. The curriculum is expected to be introduced in some schools this year. Severson said it's not a requirement for teachers in his district to use it but he's suggesting they find a couple of weeks -- probably in winter -- to add floor hockey to the educational programing.
"I think where we get started with this is in the classroom, just getting them exposed," Severson said. "Students getting a stick in their hands for the first time, and just learning the basics because I really think hockey can become prevalent in our community. But it all just starts with just giving students a chance to do that."
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Dedication, Ross and Norris McWhirter, and Roy Castle making music with a teapot – for those of us of a certain age, Record Breakers was a teatime inspiration.
The latest people to follow in the footsteps of that legendary TV show are a group of 500 cyclists who gathered at Manchester Velodrome on Friday for an event organised by Soreen, the fruity malt loaf company.
Their aim? To generate as much electricity as possible in 24 hours using static bicycles and beat the Austrian record set in 2008 of 12,953 watt hours.
Olympic sprint star Iwan Thomas started the riders off at 5pm, with a pep talk and half an hour of painful pedal turning. He was joined by the first 49 other cyclists on Wattbikes. They included three men who were attempting to ride all 24 hours – Carl Cleghorn, Stuart Kinsey and David Clark – joined later that evening by a fourth, Darren Riley, who completed 18-and-a-half hours.
As well as trying to beat the record, the riders were raising money for The Christie, a specialist cancer hospital in Manchester, as Soreen had agreed to donate 5p per watt hour. And they succeeded on both counts – generating around 72,414 watt hours (this still has to be officially confirmed) to smash the previous record and raising over £3,500 in the process.
Invigilators from Guinness World Records were on hand to ensure there was fair play, with a final official figure due to be released later today. At the end of the 24 hours, they handed over an official framed certificate to Soreen's delighted MD, Paul Tripp.
What of the endurance cyclists? Carl and Stuart made it all the way while David dropped out after 23 hours after suffering from sleep deprivation and cramps. Along with Darren, they were rewarded by Soreen for their tremendous efforts – having almost broken the record on their own.


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Holden becomes latest town to end recycling program
The town has designated the last day of curbside recycling pick up as September 27, 2018.
Author: Samantha Sugerman (NEWS CENTER Maine)
Published: 10:21 AM EDT September 10, 2018
Updated: 7:16 PM EDT September 10, 2018
HOLDEN (NEWS CENTER Maine) -- The town of Holden will soon become the latest casualty in the rising costs of recycling.
"Right now it is not sustainable," said Holden's Town Manager, Benjamin Breadmore.
In a memo to the town, Breadmore said due to the largest recycler of glass in the northeast closing its doors, and China virtually ending overseas recycling, the town can no longer afford to sustain their recycling schedule.
Since July, the costs of recycling have risen from $20 per ton to $140 per ton. The town estimates that continuing to pay for recycling at this rate would put them more than $20,000 in the hole by the end of the year. The cost to dispose of a ton of trash is currently priced at $70, half of what the current cost is to recycle.
"Unfortunately, we do not have the budget to sustain continuing at $140 a ton for the fiscal year," said Breadmore.
The town has designated the last day of curbside recycling pick up as September 27, 2018. However, cardboard stacked neatly next to the trash will continue to be taken at no cost.
The town is a pay-as-you-throw community, so it's asking residents to purchase $2 stickers to label recycling bags, which will then be thrown away with the trash.
However, there is also an alternative in town.
"It's the only one to my knowledge in the town of Holden," said Holden resident and business owner, David Hawes, of his facility.
Hawes owns Stompers Beverage Superstore, which operates a bottle and can redemption center in the back of the building.
"It is growing rapidly and becoming very popular, so we do still have a redemption option," said Hawes.
Only for plastic, glass, and cans, though, not for paper products.
Still, Hawes expects to see an increase in traffic at his redemption facility when curbside recycling ends in town.
"We'd like to recycle as much as we possibly can, but it has to be financially feasible," said Hawes. "The town is making a prudent business decision."
Neighboring small towns such as Eddington, Orrington, Dedham, Clifton, and Gouldsboro, faced with the same dilemma this summer, have also made the tough decision to end recycling pick up.
In the memo, Breadmore says the town will consider bringing the recycling program back "if recycling makes a resurgence and it is a viable alternative."
Additionally, the town of Holden has joined more than 120 other communities in taking part in the Fiberight MRC program in Hampden. They take all of the waste picked up curbside and are able to recycle it into a natural gas-like, pulp product.
"Fiberight's technology was developed to support and enhance regional recycling efforts," said Fiberight's director of community services, Shelby Wright, via email. "We see trash as a valuable resource and will use state of the art technology to provide a better solution for the recovery of these resources from municipal solid waste, regardless of whether a local recycling program exists."
Wright goes on to say the program does not rely on overseas markets to recycle, and therefore is not bound by the market's fluctuations.
"We are excited to offer a more affordable and stable pricing structure for the processing of recyclable materials at our new facility and look forward to providing new flexibility to Holden and other communities as they move forward with the management of their recycling and municipal solid waste," added Wright.


In my favorite scene from Peter's Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" (2012), the elf queen Galadriel (played by Cate Blanchette) uses her intuition to communicate silently with Gandolf (played by Ian Mckellen) while they are attending a meeting of Middle Earth elders. Their silent, intuitive hearing—or clairaudience—reminds me of what some of my grief coaching clients have described to me about communication with their relatives and friends who have died.
Albert Einstein had this to say about intuition: "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind its faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." Nonetheless, many of us who have lost loved ones do experience the gift of our intuitive minds through communication with our departed beloveds. According to my clients, and the ethnographic literature, intuitive communication with the deceased has been experienced through words, advice, humorous remarks, direction for locating a lost item, lyrics, scent, a sense of presence, and vivid dreams, to name only a few examples.
To be most receptive to your natural intuition, sit alone quietly and center or meditate for 15-20 minutes, 1-2 times a day. No matter how many thoughts you have flitting through your mind during this quiet time, the practice will serve to reduce your anxiety and the chatter in your head, also known as "monkey mind," that will block your intuitive processes.
1) Beliefs that intuitive communication can occur with deceased relatives and loved ones are common around the world, vary cross-culturally, and are explicitly learned.
2) A certified grief and loss life coach can guide you with centering techniques that can quiet your thoughts and reduce anxiety.
1997 Day, Laura. Practical Intuition. New York: Broadway Books.
1979 Vaughn, Francis E. Awakening Intuition. New York: Doubleday.
Patricia Johnston is the owner of Purple Lotus Coaching and a certified life coach with a specialty in grief and loss. She helps her clients release the pain of grief, find peace, joy, and life purpose and create their new normal after loss. Patricia's professional background includes work as a certified life coach, registered nurse, caregiver educator, caregiver support group facilitator, hospice organization consultant, and cultural anthropology professor who has studied grief and loss customs and rituals around the world. Additionally, Patricia has experienced many personal losses, including her husband of 34 years, Doug Johnston, a former Nevada City, California Family Practice doctor in 2007. After experiencing valuable grief coaching for her own loss, Patricia decided to share the wisdom and compassion gained from her experiences. To that end she studied life coaching with The Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC)and opened her own practice, which, together with her engagement to fiancé Larry Casserly, has created a bright new chapter in her life. "The lotus, which rises up out of the mud to blossom above the water, is a cross-cultural symbol of transformation. To me the lotus's transition from darkness to light represents the journey from grief to growth through the process of grief coaching." ~Patricia Johnston www.purplelotuscoaching.com .


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DJI Is Dominating the Drone Market
One particularly innovative segment of the consumer electronics industry is that of unmanned aerial vehicles, more commonly referred to as drones. Although these machines are shrinking in size, they're being packed with more advanced features.
Last week, Chinese drone maker DJI unveiled its latest consumer drone at an event in New York. Dubbed Mavic Air, the device extends DJI's portfolio as the company works to increase its already sizeable share of the consumer drone market.
DJI generated about $2.7 billion in sales in 2017 and it has been reported that the company enjoys a share of about 70 percent of the global drone market. It makes a variety of drones ranging from the consumer-friendly DJI Spark, priced at $399, to the professional-grade, movie-quality drone Inspire 2, which can cost more than $10,000.
Giving credit where it's due, DJI has been particularly successful in expanding the drone market by making the capture of aerial footage as simple as possible.
Its new Mavic Air is a particularly compact machine, with dimensions just slightly larger than a smartphone, albeit a lot thicker, when folded. The drone boasts a 4K camera stabilized using a three-axis gimbal. It also features capabilities like obstacle avoidance, object tracking and gesture control, all thanks to its various ultrasonic and infrared sensors and vision-positioning cameras. The smart sensors and high-quality video cameras allow users to shoot impressive aerial photos and videos.
Mavic Air has a top speed of 68.4 kph and can fly for 21 minutes on a single battery charge. Users can control it at a range of up to 6 metres using DJI's smart capture technology, 80 metres using the smartphone app and up to 4 kilometres with the dedicated controller, subject to compliance with local laws.
The release of Mavic Air comes just weeks after GoPro announced that it would exit the drone space, a sign of GoPro's internal troubles and DJI's dominant position. GoPro's departure didn't come as a shock as its drone business had been struggling. That said, we caution about the long-term sustainability of the broader consumer and hobbyist market segment for drones. It has become increasingly difficult to fly drones in public places because of regulatory limitations on proximity to buildings and people, as well as decisions to ban drones in parks, at public landmarks and other areas. These emerging regulatory challenges must be of concern to all drone makers, give that they could hamper future market potential.
But even if the opportunity for consumer drones in the future is limited (and there's still strong demand in the near term), we believe that certain industry sectors enjoy a much more optimistic outlook. On this basis, it's little surprise that DJI has a portfolio of drones that goes way beyond consumer gadgets. We expect many vertical market opportunities to continue to appear in numerous areas including construction, agriculture, security and more.
DJI's strong position shows the sky's the limit as this market continues to evolve.
Written by: Raghu Gopal
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 Nora Salinas – Ana del Río
 René Laván – Pablo Díaz Cortázar
 Maya Mishalska – Úrsula Arana
 Harry Geithner – Rogelio García Marín
 Dacia Arcaráz – Malena Cataño
 Mary Paz Banquells – Patricia Pineda de García
 Alfredo Adame – Alfonso García Marín
 Antonio Medellín – Refugio – Don Cuco
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 Mónica Prado – Hilda Manríquez de Serrano
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 Alejandra Barros – Valeria Montaño de Sanz
 Yurem Rojas – Bruno Sanz Montaño
 María Marcela – Lucrecia Campos
 Marcela Páez – Claudia del Río
 Alex Trillanes – Martín
 Sonia Velestri – Gladys (Mamá de Deborah)
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Bishop Vann is a graduate of Springfield's St. Agnes Grade and Griffin High schools. He attended Springfield College and earned a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from Millikin University, located in Decatur, Illinois. After working for three years as a medical technologist, he entered the seminary in l976, spending a year at the Immaculate Conception Diocesan Seminary in Springfield and four years at Kenrick Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri, majoring in theology.
After his ordination on May 30, l981, he was assigned to graduate studies in Canon Law at the Angelicum in Rome, with residence at the graduate house of the North American College, the Casa Santa Maria dell' Umilta.
Upon returning to the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, then Father Vann was involved in the work of the Diocesan Tribunal and the Tribunal of Second Instance in Chicago. He served as pastor of parishes ranging in size from 35 to 1,300 families, two of which had large schools . He taught Canon Law at Kenrick Seminary. Before he was named bishop, he was pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Springfield, Vicar for Priests, and the Diocesan contact for Hispanic Ministry.
Bishop Vann was ordained and installed as the third bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth on Wednesday, July 13, 2005, at Texas Christian University's Daniel – Meyer Coliseum.
In Texas, he collaborated closely with other bishops through the Texas Catholic Conference and Region X, which includes dioceses of States of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. He is the former Texas Bishops' Liaison to the Texas Mission Council and Texas Catholic hospitals. And, through the U.S. Conference of Bishops, he works with bishops across the United States as well as globally.
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On September 21, 2012, His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI announced the appointment of Bishop Kevin W. Vann as the fourth Bishop of Orange. Bishop Vann has led the Diocese of Orange – the 10th largest diocese in the country and the second – largest west of the Mississippi – in its multicultural mission to meet the social, economic and spiritual needs of the region's increasingly diverse Catholic population. He led the historic effort to transform the former Crystal Cathedral from a world – renowned center of Protestant worship into the West Coast's most visible center of Catholicism. Christ Cathedral was dedicated on July 17, 2019.
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Ecclesiastical Delegate for the Pastoral Provision : 2011 – Present
Episcopal Moderator, Catholic Divorce Ministry : May 2010 – Present
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Pontifical North American College Board: Nov. 2017 – Present
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Director, Cross Catholic International : 2012 – 2015
International Dominican Foundation Board of Directors : 2007 – 2014
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