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Frances Haidée Greene1
F, #198911, b. 26 December 1873, d. March 1934
Frances Haidée Greene was born on 26 December 1873 at Glamorgan, WalesG.1 She married Reverend Alexander Fitzhardinge Kingscote, son of Major Fitzhardinge Kingscote and Agnes Grant Stuart, in September 1912 at Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, EnglandG.1 She died in March 1934 at age 60 at Chorley, Lichfield, Staffordshire, EnglandG.1
From September 1912, her married name became Kingscote.1
[S1541] Beatrice Potter, "re: Lady Isabella Somerset," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 30 November 2005. Hereinafter cited as "re: Isabella Somerset."
John Fitzhardinge Lumsden1
M, #198912, b. 11 June 1897, d. 17 February 1970
John Fitzhardinge Lumsden was born on 11 June 1897.1 He was the son of Sir John Lumsden and Caroline Frances Kingscote.1 He married Dorothy Sheridan Wilson on 7 February 1922 at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.G.1 He died on 17 February 1970 at age 72 at Morrisville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.G.1
He was educated at Rossall School, Fleetwood, Lancashire, EnglandG.1 He fought in the First World War, in France and Palestine.1 He emigrated to Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.G, arriving on 1919.1 He was naturalized as a U.S. citizen on 1 October 1926.1 He lived at 249 Stockham Avenue, Morrisville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.G.1
Leslie Lumsden1
F, #198913, b. 4 November 1898, d. December 1996
Leslie Lumsden was born on 4 November 1898.1 She was the daughter of Sir John Lumsden and Caroline Frances Kingscote.1 She married Colonel Sydney Hughes Elkington, son of C. S. Elkington, in 1923.1 She died in December 1996 at age 98 at Worthing, Sussex, EnglandG.1
From 1923, her married name became Elkington.1
Children of Leslie Lumsden and Colonel Sydney Hughes Elkington
Diana Margaret Elkington+1 b. 1924
Reverend Stephen Lumsden Elkington+1 b. 25 Apr 1927, d. 12 Feb 1992
Geoffrey Elkington1 b. 1929, d. 1974
Betty Florence Lumsden1
F, #198917, b. 4 October 1909
Betty Florence Lumsden was born on 4 October 1909.1 She is the daughter of Sir John Lumsden and Caroline Frances Kingscote.1 She married Captain Christopher Carleton L'Estrange, son of Henry George Carleton-L'Estrange, on 21 October 1939.1
From 21 October 1939, her married name became L'Estrange.1
Children of Betty Florence Lumsden and Captain Christopher Carleton L'Estrange
Stella Evelyn Brigid L'Estrange+1 b. 2 Sep 1942
Caroline Mary L'Estrange+1 b. 21 Feb 1945
Dorothy Sheridan Wilson1
F, #198918, b. 7 February 1897, d. 24 June 1995
Dorothy Sheridan Wilson was born on 7 February 1897 at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.G.1 She married John Fitzhardinge Lumsden, son of Sir John Lumsden and Caroline Frances Kingscote, on 7 February 1922 at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.G.1 She died on 24 June 1995 at age 98 at U.S.A.G.1
From 7 February 1922, her married name became Lumsden.1


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A-League superstars clash in Perth
Jason Pine
Perth Glory v Sydney
Diego Castro and Milos Ninkovic have been the X-factor for their respective Hyundai A-League sides this season. But who's been more influential?
Ahead of Sunday night's huge clash between Castro's Perth Glory and Ninkovic's Sydney FC at nib Stadium, we crunch the numbers with Opta Data to compare these two superstars of the league.
Castro has scored 10 goals and Ninkovic eight, though Castro's tally includes three penalties.
He scores a goal every 172 minutes he's on the pitch, while Ninkovic's number is 250 minutes.
Castro has taken more shots (38 to Ninkovic's 32) but the Serb's accuracy is noticeably better at 59.4% compared to 42.1% for the Spaniard.
Ninkovic has a clear lead here, assisting 10 of Sydney FC's goals compared to just four for Castro.
The Sky Blues midfielder is third in the competition for combined goals and assists, with his 18 behind just the Victory pair of Marco Rojas (23) and Besart Berisha (22).
Overall though, Castro has created more chances for his team-mates, with 55 to Ninkovic's 40.
Ninkovic has played nearly 200 more passes than Castro (978 to 788), but Castro is more accurate.
He passes with 78.9% accuracy compared to Ninkovic's 76.1%, with 76.6% of his passes in the opposition half finding their mark (Ninkovic 73.3%).
THREAT TO OPPOSITION
The tricky Spaniard has embarked on 49 successful dribbles this season, compared to the Serbian's 27.
Not surprisingly, each is the most fouled player in his side as opposition teams often cross the line in order to quell their respective threats.
Castro has been fouled 58 times this season and Ninkovic 51.
While employed largely as attacking players, both lend a hand in defence when called upon.
Ninkovic has made 42 tackles to Castro's 35, but the Serbian's tackle success rate is much higher - 73.8% compared to 51.4%.
The Sydney man has also made far more interceptions, with 36 to Castro's 10, which is probably due to the slightly deeper role Ninkovic plays for his side.
Castro prefers to let his feet do the talking, having won just a solitary aerial duel all season. The slightly taller Ninkovic has beaten an opponent in the air 20 times.
Both players have conceded exactly the same number of fouls (29) and both have received just four yellow cards.


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A customary court in Delta state over the weekend heard the case of a 45-year-old woman who reportedly had sex with her son at a hotel in Abagana, Anambra state.
The woman, Mrs Nkulumenna Owefa, confessed that she seduced her son in a hotel in Abagana by offering him the sum of N50, 000.
Nkulumenna who trades at the popular Ogbeonogonogo market in Asaba, said she deceptively asked her son to accompany her to Abagana near Onitsha.
She reportedly checked into a hotel against her initial plan of meeting with one of her business partners at her residence in Asaba.
The unnamed son affirmed in his testimony that his mom had asked him to accompany her somewhere to purchase stocks for her store.
He testified before senior magistrate, Sylvester Oboh, saying: "On our way to Abagana, somewhere around Toll Gate in Asaba, my mum told me that she was going to take over me as my father had taken over my sister and I thanked her, not knowing what she was up to.
"In Abagana, after a lengthy discussion with her friend, we retired into the hotel room, where my mum gave me a bottle of coke already opened and I felt weak then she undressed me and had her way with me."
Mr Owefa, prayed the court to grant dissolution of their 18-year-old marriage over an alleged sexual intercourse between his wife and their son.
Daily Post reports that the aggrieved husband who was in court with their daughter, Adlyn, said: "My wife has committed the worst abomination and the only forgiveness I have for her is the dissolution of the marriage."
He added: "My son remains my son because I know he was not seduced with ordinary hand."
Having listened to both parties, the Judge granted the dissolution of the marriage.
In his ruling, justice Sylvester Oboh said the man would take custody of the two children.


Recent listings of recreational land for sale in Karnes County, Texas, totaled roughly 480 acres and a combined market value of $2 million. The average size of recreational land for sale in Karnes County was 159 acres, which is 39 percent less than the average for recreational land for sale throughout the rest of the state. Suggested uses for recreational land currently for sale in Karnes County include for residential, agriculture, hunting and fishing use. Some common wildlife species to be found on undeveloped land for sale in Karnes County include whitetail deer, dove, hog, turkey and quail. You can also find more recreational land and other rural acreage for sale throughout Texas on Land And Farm. Karnes County is in Texas's South region. Of the 254 counties in Texas, Karnes County ranks 209th by overall square mileage. To find more land for sale in Texas, sign up for our Texas land-for-sale email alerts to get notifications about new land for sale in Karnes County matching your search parameters on Land And Farm! You can also search Land And Farm to find Texas real estate agents who specialize in selling land, rural acreage and other recreational property in regions throughout Texas, including land for sale in Karnes County.


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Long-term Results of Robotic Modified Belsey (Gastroesophageal Valvuloplasty) Fundoplication
Farid - Gharagozloo, Basher Atiquzzaman, Barbara Tempesta, R. C. Tolboom, Mark Meyer, Stephan Gruessner
PURPOSE: Nissen fundoplication is associated with poor long-term durability, as well as dysphasia and gas bloat. We report here the long-term results of modified Belsey fundoplication (Gastroesophageal Valvuloplasty; GEV) performed laparoscopically using a surgical robot. METHODS: Patients who underwent robotic GEV were reviewed retrospectively. Operations were performed by laparoscopy and included robotic dissection of the esophageal hiatus, primary closure of the hiatus, followed by intussusception of a 4 cm segment of the esophagus into the stomach for 270°, and suspension of the fundoplication on the hiatal closure. The results were assessed by postoperative endoscopy, contrast esophagography, a Subjective Symptom Questionnaire (SSQ), and objective Visick grading. RESULTS: There were 291 patients (156 male, 135 female, mean age 51±14 years). Indications were intractability (73%) and pulmonary symptoms (27%). Mean operative time was 130 minutes ± 52 minutes. Minor complications were seen in 21%. There was no mortality. Mean hospitalization was 2.8 days ± 1.7 days. Mean follow-up was 85 months ± 7 months. During this period, the mean SSQ score decreased from 8.3 ± 0.6 to 0.7± 0.2 (P < 0.05). There was no long-term dysphasia or gas bloat. Ninety-five percent of patients were Visick I and 5% were Visick II. Hiatal hernia recurred in 7 patients (2%). CONCLUSIONS: Robotic laparoscopic modified Belsey fundoplication (GEV) is associated with excellent long-term durability, reflux control, and low rates of dysphasia and gas bloat. This procedure may represent an alternative to medical antireflux therapy and other surgical antireflux procedures such as Nissen fundoplication.
Surgical technology international
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Gharagozloo, F. ., Atiquzzaman, B., Tempesta, B., Tolboom, R. C., Meyer, M., & Gruessner, S. (2019). Long-term Results of Robotic Modified Belsey (Gastroesophageal Valvuloplasty) Fundoplication. Surgical technology international, 34, 121-127.
Long-term Results of Robotic Modified Belsey (Gastroesophageal Valvuloplasty) Fundoplication. / Gharagozloo, Farid -; Atiquzzaman, Basher; Tempesta, Barbara; Tolboom, R. C.; Meyer, Mark; Gruessner, Stephan.
In: Surgical technology international, Vol. 34, 15.05.2019, p. 121-127.
Gharagozloo, F, Atiquzzaman, B, Tempesta, B, Tolboom, RC, Meyer, M & Gruessner, S 2019, 'Long-term Results of Robotic Modified Belsey (Gastroesophageal Valvuloplasty) Fundoplication', Surgical technology international, vol. 34, pp. 121-127.
Gharagozloo F, Atiquzzaman B, Tempesta B, Tolboom RC, Meyer M, Gruessner S. Long-term Results of Robotic Modified Belsey (Gastroesophageal Valvuloplasty) Fundoplication. Surgical technology international. 2019 May 15;34:121-127.
Gharagozloo, Farid - ; Atiquzzaman, Basher ; Tempesta, Barbara ; Tolboom, R. C. ; Meyer, Mark ; Gruessner, Stephan. / Long-term Results of Robotic Modified Belsey (Gastroesophageal Valvuloplasty) Fundoplication. In: Surgical technology international. 2019 ; Vol. 34. pp. 121-127.
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I can't speak for everyone but I know I love a good piece of clothing that is Disney inspired. Since I am not really a plain tee shirt and jeans kind of girl, I like it when that piece of clothing has a little extra something to it. Paul & Joe Sister must feel the same way because they have created a collection featuring the characters from The Aristocats! This collection has something for everyone. It is comprised of tees, sweatshirts, sweatpants (and for me) dresses! Let's take a closer look at this collection.
The dress seen above, is a light weight dress in a primarily gray and burgandy color with our fave Aristocat characters running amuck all over the fabric. This dress can be dressed up or down, as seen in the above photo, and could easily be mistaken for a non Disney print from a distance. I love surprising people with my Disney finds and this dress would fit that bill. It retails in the US for $195 and also comes in navy!
Now, if you like to dress it down, there's an option for you as well. This light gray sweatshirt is covered in frolicking Aristocat kittens. The sweatpants have a jaunty Toulouse on the leg. When it comes to price, this may be the dress down look but it is not in dress down prices. This is a designer line and these items are exclusive to ASOS…. this outift, on their website, costs over $550.
This bonded jersey parka has an elasticated waistband and a hoodie. The waistband acts as a pathway for the cast of The Aristocats as they walk around the parka at waist level. It's so subtle and yet so perfect. This parka is a pricey piece at $521 but, if you are an Aristocat fan, it's a must have item… if you can afford it.
These are just a few pieces of the Paul & Joe Sister x Disney exclusive for ASOS Collection. If you are interested in checking out the rest of the collection check out the ASOS website. Would you wear any pieces from this collection? Let me know what your faves are in the comment box below!
Thanks to Disney Style Blog for the photos.


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SMALL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SHORTLIST
16/10/2019 | Written by: Matilde Menegotto
In this year's Small Housing Development category at the Brick Awards, we have nine shortlisted projects. This category exhibits a wonderfully diverse selection of projects with a wide range of brickwork, displaying just how versatile brick can be. York Handmade Brick Company is the sponsor for this category this year.
'The nine shortlisted projects in this category delights in very different areas of strengths; displaying a variety of ingenious yet simple ideas both at the micro and macro scale. With the 'small', it often also means crazy tight urban sites which see a few schemes flaunting some clever creative solutions to fit and yet stand out.' - Vivian Chan, Director M Arch and Brick Awards Judge 2019
To begin, we have Bridford Mews, designed by Thomas Craft Architects. A thoughtfully put together building with limited space, the design has managed to maximise the space available whilst also allowing for the optimisation of light into the building. Neighbouring buildings are of a neo-classical style, displaying some Parisian architecture, as well as Victorian and Edwardian. As such, Multi-Cream bricks, manufactured by Ibstock Bricks, were used as they're the closest possible relative to the surrounding architecture. The focal point of the design is a single short end east-facing elevation with arched two-storey facades.
Next up is Finchley Road Apartments, situated in one of the most desirable areas of London and designed by Douglas and King Architects. The Grade 2 listed and neighbouring St. Andrew's Church was a focal point when deciding upon design plans for the project. The façade of the church informed the scale of the apartments and the roofline of the apartments echo that of the church with steep pitched gables and setback hipped roofs. A mix of three stock bricks were used – Forum Smoked Cromo, Forum Smoked Branco and Forum Smoked Prata – manufactured by Wienerberger. The brickwork is laid out in a randomised pattern to create a blend that changes from ground to roof level, with minimal detailing used to give the building a monolithic, carved feeling.
Loxley Stables, set in the original grounds of an early 16th century Grade II listed historic house stables, is a recently completed sensitive community of three low-energy houses. Design consultations with the Dacorum Council conservation team, led to material experiments being carried out including testing brick durability, building full scale mock-up walls of the facade and testing mortar recess depths. This resulted in the specification of Galtres blend Maxima brickwork, manufactured by York Handmade Brick Company, selected for its depth, colour tones, and incredible handmade texture, which it was felt, responded to the historical context and original 500-year-old farm house. Deep Brick soffits help to protect the South facing glazed facades that overlook the fields during the middle of the day, and as the sun starts to set, the south-west facing climbing wall comes to life.
Also shortlisted is Marziale Court, a bold project undertaken by Buckenham & Co. Some of the plans from the original scheme were kept in place, such as the massing stepping down from three to two storeys towards the rear of the site. Whilst the building is taller than the adjoining properties, the street elevation has been designed specifically to respond to their proportions. An 'Oatmeal' colour Marziale brick, manufactured by Wienerberger, was used that would respond well to different lights and weather conditions whilst maintaining an appetising and calming aesthetic. The balcony metalwork palette and design were deliberately kept simple to respond to the elegant adjoining Victorian villas.
Milverton Grange is next on our shortlist. The project, designed by Mactaggart and Mickel Homes, is formed of 20 beautiful, open plan, two and three-bedroom apartments. For the construction, a team of clay brick specialists were hired to match the scale and ambition of the project. The Belgravia Gault Blend bricks used, manufactured by Forterra, are specially designed to have a lower water absorption and to withstand harsh weather conditions.
Next we have The Interlock, designed by Bureau de Change Architects. An impressively intricate project, the façade consists of 5,000 bespoke Staffordshire Blue Clay bricks manufactured by Forterra. Embracing the street's piecemeal aesthetic, the design aims to challenge the definition of craftmanship in our contemporary setting. The bricks are the result of 14 moulds and a further 30 cut versions of the original moulds types totaling 44 different types of bricks. The bricks are arranged in a jigsaw way in which they respond to the window openings, the ground and top floor conditions, the corners and columns offering different arrangements for each condition, creating an entirely unique and varied façade.
Also shortlisted is The Old Bakery, designed by Lipton Plant Architects (LPA). The project has been intelligently designed to draw upon the historic use of the site as a bakery, replicating the baking process of bread – the site is the tin, the building the dough and the protruding bricks the CO2 bubbles rising. Situated on a heavily restricted, mixed use historic site within a conservation area, intricate design plans were a necessity. LPA utilised a key ingredient from the historic use of the site – the stock brick. Con Mosso brick, manufactured by Wienerberger, was used for its yellow colouring, allowing the building to sit comfortably within the historic context of the site.
Our penultimate shortlisting is The W1 London, 35 Marylebone High Street, designed by Dixon Jones. The building maintains a distinctive façade, retained from its 1930s design, with some alterations implemented to breathe new air into the project. A zinc clad rooftop extension, the reinstatement of flag poles to reinforce the symmetry and new shop frontages and entrance door in a style sympathetic to the original design. The building form expresses the three elements; existing façade, apartments and houses, which are further identified using different bricks. The existing dark brick to the retained façade in Flemish bond, a coordinating Freshfield Lane, First Quality facings dark brick, for the rear apartments both manufactured by Michelmersh Brick Holdings. Portland Stone reveals and Cornish De Lank granite base, manufactured by Ibstock Brick, are also deployed along the new terrace.
Finally, we have Weymouth Mews, designed by Morrow + Lorraine. The building is linked with The Jackalope, a Grade 2 listed public house with residences on the upper levels. The original façade of the mews has been retained whilst the remainder of the property has been demolished to make way for more modern and energy-efficient buildings. Concealed behind the façade is a brick clad courtyard with the new building sitting harmoniously within the context of the surrounding buildings. The new building has an L-shaped extension arranged around the courtyard on the lower floor. The Vauxhall and Gloucester Grey brick, manufactured by Coleford Brick and Tile, continues from the courtyard to the interior of the building, expressing the structure between narrow, exposed concrete columns.
Click here to view the shortlist in full
Celebrating its 43rd year and a record 350+ entries, the BDA Brick Awards has solidified itself as one of the industry's most sought after and well attended events. Each year the awards attract the entry of exemplary clay brick projects from leading architects, housebuilders, developers and contractors across 15 hotly contested categories.
Winners will be announced at the ceremony which takes place at the Royal Lancaster London on Wednesday 13thNovember 2019.
Judge profile - Pat Furr
Meet the BA 2021 Judges - Head Judge Hilary Satchwell


In the weeks leading up to my arrival in Oviedo, it seemed that the majority of my conversations tended to revolve around my upcoming trip. And just like those ads on Facebook and Instagram that insert themselves in the center of your feed, the topic of culture shock kept working its way into every conversation. Now, before I make the impression that I'm bashing those who warn of culture shock, I want to clarify myself. Culture shock is a real thing, and yes, there are some travelers who struggle with it more so than others. However, at times I feel like culture shock is painted in a very negative light. Some describe culture shock like being thrown into a freezing cold pool and expected to tread water. However, in my experience, culture shock is more like a refreshing splash to the face with lukewarm water that makes you perk up and say, "oh… alright." With this post, I hope I can help to alleviate some of the anxiety that comes with traveling.
I would say that the majority of culture shock is very small and practically unnoticeable unless you look for it. For me, a great example of this was the lack of garbage cans in Spain. For my first couple of days here, I was fighting a cold and constantly blowing my nose, so I was always looking for a place to throw out my tissues. However, unlike the United States where there are large garbage cans on every street corner, in every room, and within every ten feet of a tourist attraction, it was an effort to find a garbage can. Additionally, the garbage cans in Spain are much smaller, and are not lined with plastic bags. Nevertheless, having less garbage cans was certainly not the end of the world. Most of the culture shock I have experienced so far is similar to this in that differences are generally trivial and play little role in daily life. Another well known example is that Europeans don't eat french fries with ketchup. Granted, that means that when I do ask for ketchup at a restaurant I may get strange looks, but neither ketchup nor a strange look are important enough to me to mind.
A stronger shock came for me when out to eat with my group of Temple students. For our main course, the chef brought out an entire roasted pig. Then, as part of the presentation, he took a ceramic plate and proceeded to smash the pig's back, neck, and head as to show that the meat was fresh and tender. Many of my classmates jumped at the sight and even screamed while I watched intently. Hey I was hungry! The program director had told us there would be a surprise, but I was certainly not expecting that, and by my classmates' reactions I could tell they weren't either!
Unfortunately, many people are apprehensive of travel because they fear that cultural differences will put them in situations that can be embarrassing or uncomfortable. However, this is far from the reality of being a foreigner. Part of the experience of traveling abroad is the lessons that culture shock can teach you about your own culture. For example, the lack of garbage cans made me realize how truly wasteful American culture can be. Additionally, the demonstration with the pig helped me understand how removed we are as consumers from the source of our food. At times, culture shock is a bit uncomfortable and can be a bit embarrassing, but at the end of the day, we are all human. Even though our world is divided into a million different cultures, they all belong to a single human race. One of the biggest joys of traveling is the realization that no matter where you go, there will always be more similarities between people than there are differences.


From the past few years, the market for bring your own device (BYOD) has developed and adopted the latest technology with the increasing demand among organizations from various verticals. This market involves the recent implementation of software, systems, and security solutions to create an innovative environment. BYOD market in this report is defined as the summation of software, devices, and security solutions.
BYOD market identifies the latest pattern and technology that is essential for any institution across the globe. This market is still in its growing stage as many organizations are not very open towards the latest technological changes. The report analyzes the importance of technology and the impact on employees and workers in the long run.
Many organizations lack in the adoption of software, solutions, and devices due to the privacy and security issues related to it. It is estimated that the use of such technology to its highest potential would take a few years. Employees are able to gain benefits from recent developments that have taken place with the emergence of Smartphones and tablets.
The major restraint in this market is the government and compliance issues and security risks associated with use of personal devices.
There are various assumptions that have been taken into consideration for the market sizing and forecasting exercise. A few of the global assumptions include political, economic, social, technological, and economic factors. For instance, exchange rate is one of the economic factors which are expected to have a moderate rating of impact on this market. Therefore, the dollar fluctuations are expected to not seriously affect the forecasts in the emerging Asia Pacific (APAC) regions.
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I first heard this song as I was getting ready to go out on a Saturday night. I ended up staying home that night because of it. Because I was crying! THAT'S HOW SAD IT IS. Kind of crazy how such a simple song can just "hit home." Enjoy this heart-wrenching gem.
Also, Gotye is pretty hot, no?


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<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace Inowas\ScenarioAnalysis\Infrastructure\Projection;

use Doctrine\DBAL\Connection;
use Inowas\Common\Id\ModflowId;
use Inowas\Common\Id\UserId;
use Inowas\Common\Modflow\Description;
use Inowas\Common\Modflow\Name;
use Inowas\Common\Status\Visibility;
use Inowas\ModflowModel\Infrastructure\Projection\ModelList\ModelFinder;
use Inowas\ScenarioAnalysis\Model\ScenarioAnalysisDescription;
use Inowas\ScenarioAnalysis\Model\ScenarioAnalysisId;
use Inowas\ScenarioAnalysis\Model\ScenarioAnalysisName;

class ScenarioAnalysisFinder
{
    /** @var Connection $connection */
    protected $connection;

    /** @var ModelFinder */
    protected $modelFinder;

    public function __construct(Connection $connection, ModelFinder $modelFinder)
    {
        $this->connection = $connection;
        $this->connection->setFetchMode(\PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);
        $this->modelFinder = $modelFinder;
    }

    public function scenarioAnalysisExists(ScenarioAnalysisId $id): bool
    {
        $results = $this->connection->fetchAll(
            sprintf('SELECT scenario_analysis_id FROM %s WHERE scenario_analysis_id = :scenario_analysis_id', Table::SCENARIO_ANALYSIS_LIST),
            ['scenario_analysis_id' => $id->toString()]
        );

        return !($results === false);
    }

    public function scenarioAnalysisContainsScenario(ScenarioAnalysisId $id, ModflowId $scenarioId): bool
    {
        $results = $this->connection->fetchAssoc(
            sprintf('SELECT count(*) FROM %s WHERE scenario_analysis_id = :scenario_analysis_id AND scenario_id = :scenario_id', Table::SCENARIO_LIST),
            ['scenario_analysis_id' => $id->toString(), 'scenario_id' => $scenarioId->toString()]
        );

        return $results['count'] > 0;
    }

    public function getScenarioAnalysisName(ScenarioAnalysisId $id): ?ScenarioAnalysisName
    {
        $result = $this->connection->fetchAssoc(
            sprintf('SELECT name FROM %s WHERE scenario_analysis_id = :scenario_analysis_id', Table::SCENARIO_ANALYSIS_LIST),
            ['scenario_analysis_id' => $id->toString()]
        );

        if ($result === false) {
            return null;
        }

        return ScenarioAnalysisName::fromString($result['name']);
    }

    public function getScenarioAnalysisDescription(ScenarioAnalysisId $id): ?ScenarioAnalysisDescription
    {
        $result = $this->connection->fetchAssoc(
            sprintf('SELECT description FROM %s WHERE scenario_analysis_id = :scenario_analysis_id', Table::SCENARIO_ANALYSIS_LIST),
            ['scenario_analysis_id' => $id->toString()]
        );

        if ($result === false) {
            return null;
        }

        return ScenarioAnalysisDescription::fromString($result['description']);
    }

    public function getScenarioAnalysisVisibility(ScenarioAnalysisId $id): ?Visibility
    {
        $result = $this->connection->fetchAssoc(
            sprintf('SELECT public FROM %s WHERE scenario_analysis_id = :scenario_analysis_id', Table::SCENARIO_ANALYSIS_LIST),
            ['scenario_analysis_id' => $id->toString()]
        );

        if ($result === false) {
            return null;
        }

        return $result['public'] === 1 ? Visibility::public() : Visibility::private();
    }

    public function isBasemodel(ModflowId $modelId): bool
    {
        $results = $this->connection->fetchAssoc(
            sprintf('SELECT count(*) FROM %s WHERE scenario_id = :model_id AND is_base_model', Table::SCENARIO_LIST),
            ['model_id' => $modelId->toString()]
        );

        return $results['count'] > 0;
    }

    public function isScenario(ModflowId $modelId): bool
    {
        $results = $this->connection->fetchAssoc(
            sprintf('SELECT count(*) FROM %s WHERE scenario_id = :model_id AND is_scenario', Table::SCENARIO_LIST),
            ['model_id' => $modelId->toString()]
        );

        return $results['count'] > 0;
    }

    public function findScenarioAnalysesByUserId(UserId $userId): array
    {
        $results = $this->connection->fetchAll(
            sprintf('SELECT scenario_analysis_id as id, user_id, user_name, base_model_id, name, description, created_at, public FROM %s WHERE user_id = :user_id', Table::SCENARIO_ANALYSIS_LIST),
            ['user_id' => $userId->toString()]
        );

        if ($results === false) {
            $results = [];
        }

        return $results;
    }

    public function findPublicScenarioAnalyses(): array
    {
        $results = $this->connection->fetchAll(
            sprintf('SELECT scenario_analysis_id as id, user_id, user_name, base_model_id, name, description, created_at, public FROM %s WHERE public = 1', Table::SCENARIO_ANALYSIS_LIST)
        );

        if ($results === false) {
            $results = [];
        }

        return $results;
    }

    public function isPublic(ScenarioAnalysisId $scenarioAnalysisId): bool
    {
        $result = $this->connection->fetchAssoc(
            sprintf('SELECT count(*) FROM %s WHERE scenario_analysis_id = :scenario_analysis_id AND public = 1', Table::SCENARIO_ANALYSIS_LIST),
            ['scenario_analysis_id' => $scenarioAnalysisId->toString()]
        );

        if ($result === false) {
            return false;
        }

        return $result['count'] === 1;
    }

    /**
     * @param ScenarioAnalysisId $scenarioAnalysisId
     * @return array|null
     * @throws \Exception
     */
    public function findScenarioAnalysisDetailsById(ScenarioAnalysisId $scenarioAnalysisId): ?array
    {
        $result = $this->connection->fetchAssoc(
            sprintf('SELECT scenario_analysis_id as id, user_id, name, description, base_model_id, created_at, public FROM %s WHERE scenario_analysis_id = :scenario_analysis_id', Table::SCENARIO_ANALYSIS_LIST),
            ['scenario_analysis_id' => $scenarioAnalysisId->toString()]
        );

        if ($result === false) {
            return null;
        }

        $result['public'] = (bool)$result['public'];

        $baseModelId = ModflowId::fromString($result['base_model_id']);
        $result['geometry'] = $this->modelFinder->getAreaGeometryByModflowModelId($baseModelId)->toArray();
        $result['grid_size'] = $this->modelFinder->getGridSizeByModflowModelId($baseModelId)->toArray();
        $result['bounding_box'] = $this->modelFinder->getBoundingBoxByModflowModelId($baseModelId)->toArray();

        $result['base_model'] = [
            'id' => $baseModelId->toString(),
            'name' => $this->modelFinder->getModelNameByModelId($baseModelId)->toString(),
            'description' => $this->modelFinder->getModelDescriptionByModelId($baseModelId)->toString(),
            'calculation_id' => $this->modelFinder->getCalculationIdByModelId($baseModelId)->toString()
        ];

        $scenarios = $this->connection->fetchAll(
            sprintf('SELECT scenario_id as id FROM %s WHERE scenario_analysis_id = :scenario_analysis_id AND is_scenario = true ORDER BY created_at', Table::SCENARIO_LIST),
            ['scenario_analysis_id' => $scenarioAnalysisId->toString()]
        );

        if ($scenarios === false) {
            $result['scenarios'] = [];
            return $result;
        }

        foreach ($scenarios as $key => $scenario) {
            $scenarioId = ModflowId::fromString($scenario['id']);
            $scenarios[$key] = [
                'id' => $scenarioId->toString(),
                'name' => $this->modelFinder->getModelNameByModelId($scenarioId)->toString(),
                'description' => $this->modelFinder->getModelDescriptionByModelId($scenarioId)->toString(),
                'calculation_id' => $this->modelFinder->getCalculationIdByModelId($scenarioId)->toString()
            ];
        }

        $result['scenarios'] = $scenarios;

        return $result;
    }

    public function getScenarioNameById(ModflowId $modflowId): ?Name
    {
        return $this->modelFinder->getModelNameByModelId($modflowId);
    }

    public function getScenarioDescriptionById(ModflowId $modflowId): ?Description
    {
        return $this->modelFinder->getModelDescriptionByModelId($modflowId);
    }
}

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES -– PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and Ericsson have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deploy the country's first 5G pilot network by the first half of 2019.
"As 5G opens up more opportunities for new services and solutions to offer to our customers, we are investing in future-proofing our network and making sure that our network is ready for 5G," said Manuel V. Pangilinan, PLDT-Smart chairman and chief executive.
"Our partnership with Ericsson is part of our commitment to bring to the country the latest technologies to improve the experience of our customers, as well as boost the digital transformation of enterprises and industries," he added.
"We are happy to partner with Smart to pioneer 5G in the Philippines. We believe first movers in 5G can reshape the market, grow market share and increase revenue streams. Combining improved capacity and ultra-low latency, 5G will help realize new use cases and business models and capture new revenue opportunities by addressing industry digitalization," said Martin Wiktorin, head of Ericsson Singapore, Brunei, Philippines and Pacific Islands.
"As we continue to ramp up the roll-out of LTE, LTE-Advanced and carrier aggregation technology nationwide, we are also making sure that these are already future-proof and 5G-capable," Tamayo added.
Under its current upgrades, Smart is installing 5G-compatible radio equipment across its network, which now has over 2,000 5G-ready sites.
Months later, PLDT and Smart announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with technology partner Huawei Technologies Phils. "to shape the strategic and commercial development of the 5G ecosystem in the Philippines." In particular, the two parties were looking to identify and develop the areas of technological innovation needed to deliver 5G, which is expected to provide the foundation for the digital connected society.
Smart and Ericsson team up for 5G in PH. At the signing were PLDT Chief Corporate Services Officer Ray C. Espinosa, PLDT chair and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan, Ericsson Head of Market Area South East Asia, Oceania and India Nunzio Mirtillo and Martin Wiktorin, Head of Ericsson Singapore, Brunei, Philippines and Pacific Islands.


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CALL FOR ENTRIES: THE LAGOS CREATIVE PROJECT 2020 Initiated by The Ben Enwonwu Foundation in partnership with Alliance Française Lagos/Mike Adenuga Centre, The Lagos Creative Project focuses on experimentation and new possibilities in painting and sculpture, two mediums celebrated African pioneer modernist artist, Ben Enwonwu excelled in. The residency also welcomes work in all areas of the visual arts and is open to artists of African and French descent. It seeks to foster cross-cultural ties and exchange between African countries […]
Remembering Chief Aino Ternstedt Oni-Okpaku
We regret to announce the death of the Chair of our Board of Trustees, Aino Ternstedt Oni-Okpaku, aged 82. She was also the founder and Director of Lagos-based art and craft gallery, Quintessence. A traditional chief of Ogotun Ekiti, a title she received for selfless service during former Nigerian President, General Ibrahim Babangida's Better Life for Rural Women programme, her legacy also hinges on her work at the Erubodo Foundation, a charity she established more than twenty years ago. Since […]
Point of View: A Case for the Artist's Resale Right in Nigeria
The Ben Enwonwu Foundation in collaboration with the Society of Nigerian Artists and supported by Alliance Française Lagos is pleased to announce its new monthly series of talks 'Point of View'. Conceived as a collaborative platform, the series brings together a diverse line-up of artists, curators, writers, thinkers and policymakers, to share their perspectives on the role of the visual arts in shaping society. Also, drawing from other creative disciplines and experiences to take a broad helicopter view of the […]
The Ben Enwonwu Foundation & The British High Commission in Collaboration with Bonhams, Exhibit the Sculpture of HM Queen Elizabeth II, by Ben Enwonwu MBE
From November 7 – 8, 2018, The Ben Enwonwu Foundation and The British High Commission in collaboration with Bonhams celebrated the sculpture of HM Queen Elizabeth II, by Ben Enwonwu MBE. The exhibition of the Queen's sculpture was in honour of HRH The Prince of Wales' recent visit to Nigeria. The British Residence in Ikoyi, Lagos provided an excellent venue as the artist restaged his final solo exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London organised by the Royal Society of […]
Presenting the Sculpture of HM, Queen Elizabeth II by Ben Enwonwu MBE on the occasion of the visit of HRH The Prince of Wales
In 1956, Ben Enwonwu, MBE received his greatest portrait commission. Elizabeth II, Queen of England and Monarch of the British Empire. Enwonwu conceived the idea for the commission and proposed it to Alan Lennox-Boyd, Secretary of State for the colonies, to commemorate the Queen's visit to Nigeria in January and February 1956. The commission was arranged in consultation with protocol officials at Buckingham Palace, with the intention to install the completed bronze statue in the Nigerian House of Representatives in […]
Call for Interns
Interns will have the opportunity to learn about an art foundation by working on projects alongside renowned artists and curators. The BEF accepts applications for internships, from which students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria gain academic credit. Getting involved is an excellent way for students to learn about art, and about the people, organisations and agencies that play a role in shaping the art world. The Foundation works closely with local and international government agencies, non-governmental organisations, and other academic […]
Enwonwu's 'Tutu' Headlines Bonhams February 2018 Africa Now Sales
Celebrated Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu MBE headlines Bonhams February 2018 Africa Now sales, with his oil painting, Tutu, 1974, 97 x 66.5cm, estimated at £200,000 –300,000. This now world-famous portrait of Adetutu Ademiluyi, an Ile-Ife princess and a granddaughter of the Ooni of Ife was first painted in 1973. Other lots in the auction include Yusuf Grillo's Evangelists: Cymbal, Triangle and Tambourine, 1964, oil on board, 121 x 78cm with presale estimates of £50,000 –70,000; Cheri Samba's La Democratie?1995, oil on canvas, 83.5 x 103.5cm, estimated at £18,000 […]
Celebrating Ben Enwonwu, Modern Artist & Pioneer, with Access Bank at Art X Lagos
To mark the centenary of the birth of Ben Enwonwu MBE, ART X Lagos, courtesy of the Access Bank Collection, presents to the general public for the first time ever in Nigeria, seven wooden sculptures commissioned by the Daily Mirror in 1961 for their headquarters in London.
Positioning Nigerian Modernism
Explore new positions on West-African modernism, before and after independence Taking place during the centenary of pioneering Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu, this major international conference explores new positions on West-African Modernism before and after Independence. Jointly hosted by Bea Gassman de Souza, independent curator and Kerryn Greenberg, curator, International Art, Tate Modern, this one and a half-day conference is a unique opportunity to examine strategies of cultural independence and to reflect upon the impact of transnationalism and de-colonisation in art […]
Enwonwu's Nigerian Symphony Headlines Bonhams Sale
A rare and historically significant composition by Nigerian Modernist, Ben Enwonwu, features as the top lot at Bonhams Africa Now – Modern & Contemporary African Art Sale slated for October 5, 2017. The painting, Nigerian Symphony, 1963-34, 48 x 178cm is estimated at £100,000-150,000 and depicts a busy street scene, swarming with Nigerians cutting across all social strata. Hovering above these men and women sporting traditional attires and business suits are dark, sullen rain clouds. Yet, in the midst of this gloominess, a viewer […]
20th Anniversary of the Death of Ben Enwonwu
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Prof Ben Enwonwu, which will be commemorated by the Foundation with the 10th annual lecture, to be delivered by the chief executive officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Mr Oscar Onyema OON. The lecture is slated for November 15, 2014 and will hold at The Wheatbaker, Ikoyi, Lagos. The distinguished lecture series provides a forum for notable leaders of thought, national and international figures, policy makers and renowned academics to […]


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The latest toxic progress on the great nuclear decommissioning mess
Posted on December 11, 2020 by davidhencke
The now decommissioned Bradwell nuclear power station – the first one to be safeguarded
Full report on the scandal still not published as top officials try to avoid blame for the fiasco
Just over two years ago this site carried a blog post with Byline Times on one of the biggest and most incompetent contracts ever made in Whitehall by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.(NDA) The £6.2 billion contract to the Texas company Cavendish Fluor Partnerships ended up in the courts where it was successfully challenged by rivals Energy Solutions including Bechtel who won £97m compensation on the grounds that the contract had been awarded illegally.
The contract was to clean up and make safe 10 ageing Magnox nuclear power stations and two research facilities at enormous cost to the taxpayer. It is part of a long term decommissioning programme which will eventually cost the taxpayer a staggering £132 billion and not be finally completed until 2140 long after anybody reading this ( and me) will have died.
At the time Sir Amyas Morse, then comptroller and auditor general , said "The NDA's fundamental failures in the Magnox contract procurement raise serious questions about its understanding of procurement regulations; its ability to manage large, complex procurements; and why the errors detected by the High Court judgement were not identified earlier."
Not a pretty picture
Now two years on the National Audit Office and MPs on the Public Accounts Committee have looked at what has happened. And the saga is continuing with not altogether a pretty picture. And the final report was held up by legal action from the NDA's former senior management team.
The result of the first court case meant that the NDA shortened the contract and it finished last year.
The cost of doing this was to ratchet up another £20 million bill for the taxpayer to avoid yet more litigation this time from the contractor. This took the extra cost to the taxpayer to £140m.
Then the cost of the whole project of decommissioning the power stations has gone up yet again. From an estimated £6.2 billion to anything from £6.9 billion to £8.7 billion. The reason is that the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority don't know the real state of all the sites. And it is obvious that there is a huge amount asbestos on the sites are a major problems.
And they haven't been very good at making sure the contractor did a good good job. One defective performance notice on Bradwell nuclear power station had to be issued three times before it was correct- and then it was too late as it came during the month the contract finished. In the end the contractor agreed a post contract payment cutting £2.98 million from its bill. Bradwell was the first to move to a " care and maintenance " contract in 2018.
Management has been strengthened since the fiasco with new people brought in. New state companies have been set up to deal with decommissioning. But we won't know the complete story of the debacle until the final report from Steve Holliday, the former head of the national grid, reveals what happened and who is to blame.
He has issued a bland interim report but publication of the final report was hit by yet more legal action.
Inquiry chief insists he will investigate top management and ministers
Mr Holliday concludes in his interim report: "
"I will further investigate whether the actions of individuals within the NDA , and those of government officials and ministers, were consistent with the standards expected of them, including relevant codes of conduct.
"I will continue to investigate whether decision makers (individuals, including government officials and ministers or boards) had the necessary information to make those decisions and, if not, why not. This will cover decision making at all stages of the matters covered by the terms of reference, including the procurement, the litigation and the matters leading to the termination for convenience."
This led to five officials – John Clarke. the former NDA chief executive; Stephen Henwood, the former chairman; Robert Higgins, the former head of legal services; Mr Graeme Rankin, former head of competition and Mr Sean Balmer, former commercial director, to go to court to seek a judicial review into Mr Holliday's inquiry.
Each had been notified they could be subject to criticism by Mr Holliday and were alarmed it could affect their reputations and livelihoods.
They claimed they had all had their human rights breached by Mr Holliday unlawfully delegating work and criticisms of them to his staff; hadn't disclosed all the material to them and prevented them from sharing information while making representations to him.
Judicial review dismissed
On Christmas Eve last year the judge Mr Justice Murray dismissed the " arguable" case over the delegation of work and all the other grounds. It was pointed out that there are 2.5 million documents in the case and Mr Holliday could hardly be expected to read every one.
The result is that we still have no final report nearly a year after the court decision suggesting that wrangling is still continuing. As MPs on the public accounts committee point out :"Implementing the recommendations of the Holliday inquiry into the Magnox contract and the Department's 'Tailored Review' of the role of the NDA will be critical and the publication of these reports cannot come soon enough."
Posted in business, Uncategorized, Whitehall	| Tagged bradwell nuclear power stastion, Holliday inquiry, nuclear decommissioning authority, nuclear waste	1
Nuclear decommissioning: How Whitehall turned toxic waste into a dirty mess
Posted on October 26, 2017 by davidhencke
Decommissioned power station at Wylfa in Anglesey
It is possibly Whitehall's biggest blunder. it certainly involves one of the biggest contracts ever let by government. And you will have shelled out hundreds of millions of pounds for very little in return.
The subject is the decommissioning of 10 nuclear power stations and two research centres – now all past their sell by date – and all leaving the taxpayer with an almighty bill to detoxify them and make them safe.
The total bill to do this was meant to be £3.8 billion but it turned out to do it properly would cost £6.2 billion- making it possibly one of the biggest contracts ever let by Whitehall.
And what a mess Whitehall civil servants and their ministers made of it. The whole sorry story was revealed in a report by Parliament's financial watchdog, the National Audit Office, this month.
. The £6.2 billion contract was approved by the Treasury because it promised to save taxpayers £904m by loading risks on the contractors. Instead it has only saved £255m and this has been partly wiped out by a botched tendering procurement which ended up with a rival consortia being able to sue the government for damages.
The company that won – an American led consortium Cavendish Fluor Partnership (CFP) based in Texas- was awarded the contract illegally.
We know this because its rivals Energy Solutions which includes Bechtel successfully sued the government in the High Court last year and the High Court ruled that Fluor should have been disqualified because the final contract was nothing like the one put out to tender.The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ministry has just settled the bill with Energy Solutions by agreeing to pay then £97.3m in compensation.
But the real bill was even more. The NAO found that the full cost amounted to £122m. It spent £13.8 million on legal and external advisers. Of this, £3.2 million was spent on the competition and £8.6 million was spent on legal fees in the ensuing litigation. The NDA estimates that in-house staff time has cost £10.8 million. This excludes the cost of staff time of senior central government officials who were heavily involved in decisions, particularly about the National Decommissioning Authority's settlement and its decision to terminate the contract.
One reason for this debacle is believe or not is that officials did not know the state of some of the decommissioned power stations so had to revise its estimates as more problems came to light- changing the terms of the winning bidder's contract.
Amyas Morse, head of the National Audit Office: "The NDA's fundamental failures in the Magnox contract procurement raise serious questions about its understanding of procurement regulations; its ability to manage large, complex procurements; and why the errors detected by the High Court judgement were not identified earlier.
In light of these issues, the Department must consider whether its governance and oversight arrangements surrounding the NDA are sufficiently clear and effective in providing the scrutiny and assurance it requires to meet the standards expected in managing public money."
There is now an inquiry going on under Steve Holliday, former chief executive of the National Grid. Its terms of reference include whether disciplinary action should be taken against the civil servants who made such a botched job and cost us even more money. It could mean heads should roll.
And it leaves the government another big problem because the contract with the present consortium has had to be terminated in 2019 – nine years before it is due to end.
And the axe is due to fall just as Brexit comes in – leaving more unfinished business just when Britain may well leave Euratom. What a mess.
I have written about this in Tribune. The full NAO report is here.
Posted in business, environment, Uncategorized, Whitehall	| Tagged blunders, decommissioning, national audit office, nuclear waste, toxic	1
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A compilation of professional journal articles regarding family issues following TBI.
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Home View from the Top: Gerard Gallagher, EY
View from the Top: Gerard Gallagher, EY
Published On - 28th November 2013 Member News, Updates
Gerard Gallagher, Managing Partner for EY Advisory Services in the Middle East and North Africa, speaks to the MCA about the consulting industry in his region, including the impact of the financial crisis and the Arab Spring.
How has the financial crisis affected the Middle East?
From a financial perspective the crisis has had a minimal impact on Middle East domestic business because of their own wealth and reserves. However, there has been a knock in confidence from the international market causing a slowdown in activity around hubs like Dubai or Abu Dhabi in particular in the area of Real Estate. Other hubs like Qatar and Riyadh have got so much infrastructure momentum around them that it didn't really knock the growth of the region.
Overall I'd say that confidence is coming back dramatically and the volume of activity here is just tremendous.
How has the Arab Spring affected the Middle East?
The Middle East essentially is very asset rich with oil and gas reserves and the real challenge is to try and turn that into revenue and sustainable income in a finite window of time.
The Arab Spring really has come from the disparity of the wealth in the region. Many Arabs are still very poor. We see variations of that around the regions; Libya and Egypt are up and down, still not sustainable. Syria is a different scale, more of an international situation than the Arab Spring.
If you look at the Syria situation it is notable how business stopped and slowed down during the period when the Americans were threatening to bomb. The political upheaval will increase and decrease with intensity but it is business as usual. Recent positive momentum about sanctions in Iran could open up one of the biggest markets for consultant support in any of the emerging markets.
How do you feel the Middle East compares to other emerging markets?
I feel the Middle East is the one that has come through the hype of the emerging markets and is actually the one that continues to grow the fastest, certainly in consulting. It has really come on in its maturity and is now quite a sophisticated industry.
'The economic momentum in the region is just increasing every day. Last night Dubai was announced as the winner of Expo 2020. Competing with global heavyweights from Brasil, Russia and Turkey. Dubai alone has earmarked an additional $8bn for physical infrastructure and many more $bns for the social and eGovernment infrastructure agenda.
Dubai's economy alone is expected to have a boost of an additional $23bn as a result of Expo, creating 270,000 more jobs as we welcome 100 million additional visitors to the city.
This is the first time a city in the region has won this event and it is another example of the region stepping up to become a global player. Alf Mabrook Ya Dubai!!
Where is the investment coming from?
There is quite a lot of international investment but everything is essentially funded or supported by the government in one way or another with regards to the indigenous companies and organisations.
Doing business is different, the Middle East is based much more on relationships and trust. From this I understand why western organisations sometimes struggle to do business successfully because they are trying to apply the left to right logic, process and controls. Although it could seem a little bit erratic in the Middle East, within this flexibility there is actually a strong set of values, hierarchies and processes that work, you just have to navigate them.
In the past certain countries in the region have had strong British ties and look at British expertise as a standard of quality. Do you feel this is still true?
Yes it is true, particularly in countries like Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Jordan where there is definitely a premium on British and European consulting. These are places where the British have a significant influence but the Americans, Canadians and Indians are also investing in the sector. Healthcare is mostly Canadian, Americans centre on Oil and Gas, Power & Utilities (especially in Saudi Arabia). The British focus is financial services and industries like aerospace, defence and security which are all significant. Around cybercrime and cyber defence we are very well respected. It is very competitive and I feel that organisations are now placing their best talent they have in the region- this was not historically the case. If you want to win across all sectors you need to think carefully about which global resources support which area.
Does Britain's foreign policy affect its influence?
It does affect it. For example the vote on-going to war with Syria was covered considerably in the Middle East and was hailed as a very mature decision by the British Parliament. That had a significant positive influence in the region. I think foreign policy really does have a significant impact on how the regions do business with companies from certain countries.
What do you think is key to sustaining a presence in the Middle East?
Patience and courage is important. It is very easy to look at CNN and think it is tough in there. In reality it is a long way from what Western TV covers. Actually in the region its business as usual; businesses here have got used to dealing with change.
Adding to the communities you work with locally is key. You need to be seen to help and support their local economies.
Building relationships is also important. If you are looking for a quick buck the Middle East is definitely the wrong place to be. Relationships run deep and memories are long so loyalty is important. My own business is the oldest in the region and has been here for over 90 years with our first office in Damascus, Syria. This legacy really helps us in the region.
What are the differences from perception and reality in terms of the political situation?
It's disproportionate. What you observe in the press from the UK is amplified; people here just get their heads down and get on with it.
I have been amazed about how welcoming the people are. I really do feel like a global citizen when I work in the region, it seems like everyone in the world is here at the moment. As a society it is very diverse and most people rub well together, I don't think you get to see that side much in the press in the UK. From a distance it looks complicated but in the region it feels normal and it is the most international environment I have ever worked in- good for challenging those preconceived ideas of the region
How is the Middle East tackling technology?
The technology is very impressive; I have been blown away at how much is electronic and mobile.
The UK has a lot to learn from the Middle East. Because their scale of growth and technology development is recent I think they actually skipped ahead of some of the legacy issues we have in the UK. For example, post doesn't really exist in the way we recognise it in the UK. I think they are ahead already with some of the infrastructure as they started with a blank canvas. The number of eGovernment initiatives in the region makes the UK feel like it is still in the dark ages.
Social media is a huge thing. I am impressed about how sophisticated and global our staff is. There is some really high quality talent in the Middle East.
The knowledge economy and R&D is immature. We recognise and are investing in it; media and TV hubs being set up in the master plans for the major cities. It's probably not going fast enough but this is where consultants have an opportunity to drive innovation.
How does the working day differ from the UK?
The working day starts earlier and finishes later because of the time zones, having calls with the Far East to UK and the Americas.
For our consultants we operate regionally, so we have hubs where people live so they would expect to fly to a client site across the region. Lunch tends to be more social; you may meet a client for lunch for two hours but you would cover a lot of business. In essence people will go home around 6pm but because of the weather people spend more time out doors with their family. The population tends to be very young – the average of our employees is around 29 – so it is a young dynamic population, who can expect to work long hours, travel and be rewarded very well
The quality of life away from work from a personal perspective is far better than I experienced in the UK. The weather and cultural diversity make living and working in the region a real pleasure.
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Saturday evening, June 26, 1954, the Shreveport Pathfinder Club with thirty-two members, met for the first time. The first director was Opal Miller, and H. L. "Buck" Gifford was the deputy director. Buck went on to serve as director for twenty-five years. Less than one year after that first meeting, on April 12, 1955, the Pathfinder club moved from the church basement to a new clubhouse. According to the North American Division, this was the first building in North America built expressly as a Pathfinder clubhouse. The first Pathfinder camporee held in the Arkansas-Louisiana conference took place in the yard of the Shreveport clubhouse in 1956. This clubhouse is still used by Pathfinders today (Salzman, 2004).
SHREVEPORT PATHFINDERS 40 YEAR REUNION
Mike Salzman, Pathfinder director
(left), honors Buck Gifford, Jr.
April 12, 1995, marked the 40th anniversary of the first meeting held in the Shreveport Pathfinder clubhouse. To commemorate this special event, the Shreveport First church sponsored a reunion on April 8, 1995, of all the former Shreveport Pathfinders. The featured speaker was one of the original 1954 Shreveport Pathfinders, Steve Gifford, Texas Conference president at that time. During the Sabbath service representatives from five decades of Pathfinder clubhouse users presented a plaque to Buck Gifford, Jr., to express their appreciation for his gift of a clubhouse to the church. Buck and his father, H. L. Gifford, Sr., built the clubhouse and donated it to the Pathfinder Club in 1955 (Salzman, 1995).
Shreveport Pathfinder Club House built in 1954 (Record, 1956)
(1956, Mar. 14). Southwestern Union Record, p. 4.
Salzman, Michael G. (1995, Jun. 1). Ibid., p. 16.
Ibid. (2004, Oct. 1). p. 12.


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For much of my life it seemed like everyone else was able to express themselves in a carefree, effortless manner. But it was clear from childhood that I was not like most other people. I had to hide my behavior, mannerisms, and desires. Over time as I learned why I was different, and that it wasn't acceptable to be different, I had the urge to live in the closet. But I chose a more challenging path.
I chose to come out.


Palm Beacher Ogden Mills "Dinny" Phipps was a true sportsman, not only in the world of horse racing but also in business, philanthropy and his personal life.
The thoroughbred owner and breeder, who died Wednesday at 75, was fair, generous, respectful — the epitome of a gentleman, according to friends and family who shared their memories and tributes to him.
Part-time resident and former polo player John "Jack" Oxleysaid no other person has made as great a contribution to thoroughbred racing than Mr. Phipps.
"In my memory he's the greatest example of a superior sportsman, a man who loved the thoroughbred and who has given back so much to the sport, than anyone else I can pinpoint," said Oxley, who breeds horses with his wife, Debby, at their farm in Midway, Ky. "I think his history in the sport expresses a fine example of what racing should be about and what owners should care for — the thoroughbred itself, the advancement of the industry, fair play and dedication to solving issues that need to be addressed in the sport."
Oxley has been friends with Mr. Phipps for at least 20 years and served with him on The Jockey Club, an organization dedicated to the improvement of thoroughbred breeding and racing. Mr. Phipps was chairman of The Jockey Club from 1983 until 2015. He was chairman and CEO of the New York Racing Association Inc. from 1976 to 1983.
"I was able to observe his marvelous leadership, intelligent thinking, humble nature and great love for the thoroughbred," Oxley said. "It was a joy to see him in action. He was a real leader. He will be very difficult to match."
Eileen Cornacchia and her late husband Joe also have ties to Mr. Phipps through horse breeding. She said her husband served on boards with Mr. Phipps.
"Dinny was a giant in the world of thoroughbred racing," Cornacchia said. "Joe and I loved watching his horses work at sunrise along with ours. He worked hard for the sport he loved, dominating every racing board. His stable's black silks will keep his memory alive for generations of race fans."
Phipps Stable campaigned numerous winners of prestigious American Thoroughbred races, including Orb, the 2013 Kentucky Derby winner that was owned in partnership with his cousin, Stuart S. Janney III. Mr. Phipps also received numerous awards, including the Eclipse Award of Merit in 1978, the thoroughbred industry's highest honor.
"Dinny was always surrounded by his large family in his boxes at Saratoga, Keeneland and Belmont," Cornacchia said. "He was the one with the big cigar. His family set standards for dress and behavior at the racetracks. When his dad was alive, no gentleman would remove their jacket on a hot summer day in Saratoga until Mr. Phipps removed his. That was the green light and everyone followed his lead."
Mr. Dinny Phipps was well-respected in Palm Beach and has deep roots in the town.
Mr. Phipps was the great grandson of Henry Phipps, the partner of steel magnate Andrew Carnegie; grandson of Henry Carnegie Phipps and Gladys Livingston Mills Phipps; and son of Ogden Phipps, who died in 2002, and Lillian Bostwick Phipps, who passed away in 1987.
At one time, the family owned a third of the town, including the massive John S. Phipps estate in the North End about a half-mile north of Royal Poinciana Way. The 1921 Phipps mansion, designed by Addison Mizner, was demolished decades ago. The land was developed into a 19-acre gated enclave, Phipps Estates, in the 1990s.
Phipps Plaza, a commercial and residential enclave off South County Road near Royal Palm Way, was built during the 1920s by John S. Phipps.
The family owned 28 miles of coastline between Miami and Palm Beach. It donated 1,200 feet of ocean-to-lake property in 1948 for what is now Phipps Ocean Park, and a park parcel on Olive Avenue in West Palm Beach in 1945.
Mr. Phipps was selected as a Centennial Ambassador in 2011 in honor of his strong ties to the island. Ambassadors had to have either resided in Palm Beach or had close connections to the island for a minimum of 50 years, and were notable for the significant mark he or she has made in business, law, medicine, philanthropy, the arts, or public service.
Mr. Phipps, a New York native, attended Deerfield Academy in Deerfield, Mass., and Yale University. Between 1976 and 1994, Mr. Phipps served as chairman of the board of Bessemer Trust, the private bank and investment advisor established by the Phipps family in 1907. He also was chairman of Bessemer Securities Corp. from 1982 until 1994. He continued to serve on the two Bessemer boards until he retired in 2015.
Palm Beacher Earle Mack, former U.S. ambassador to Finland, met Mr. Phipps when Phipps was a senior at Yale and he was a second lieutenant at Fort Dix. Mack said they remained friends for 52 years. As young adults, Mack said they were both civic-minded, loved horses and were bachelors in New York.
"Dinny and I went out on many double dates together," said Mack, a member of The Jockey Club and the New York Racing Association board of directors and former chairman of the New York State Racing Commission. "We had lots of fun, and some mischievous fun. He and I went through life as good friends. When I think of Dinny, I think of unrelenting friendship, through every period of our lives."
Mack described Mr. Phipps as a passionate person who fought for what he believed in.
"He walked softly but he had a very big presence," Mack said. "He was a person of the highest integrity, and that's why he was my hero. In this crazy world, it's so easy to get sidetracked. Dinny never strayed. His humility never wavered. He had such admirable strength of character, and everyone respected him for that."
Mack also described Mr. Phipps as a generous family man who would do anything for the ones he loved.
"I think he'll be remembered as a great role mode as a parent, and in thoroughbred racing industry," Mack said. "He was a special man."
Mr. Phipps is survived by his wife of 46 years, Andrea; children Kayce, Kelley, Lilly, Daisy, Samantha, and Ogden; and 24 grandchildren. He was predeceased in 2007 by his sister, Cynthia Phipps.
Funeral arrangements are pending. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation or The Jockey Club Safety Net Foundation. Both are located at The Jockey Club, 40 E. 52nd St. (15th floor), New York, NY.
Mack donated $100,000 to Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation Friday in memory of his friend.


Effective analysis of protein samples by mass spectrometry (MS) requires careful selection and optimization of a range of experimental parameters. As the output from the primary detection device, the "raw" MS data file can be used to gauge the success of a given sample analysis. However, the closed-source nature of the standard raw MS file can complicate effective parsing of the data contained within. To ease and increase the range of analyses possible, the RawQuant tool was developed to enable parsing of raw MS files derived from Thermo Orbitrap instruments to yield meta and scan data in an openly readable text format. RawQuant can be commanded to export user-friendly files containing MS1, MS2, and MS3 metadata as well as matrices of quantification values based on isobaric tagging approaches. In this study, the utility of RawQuant is demonstrated in several scenarios: (1) reanalysis of shotgun proteomics data for the identification of the human proteome, (2) reanalysis of experiments utilizing isobaric tagging for whole-proteome quantification, and (3) analysis of a novel bacterial proteome and synthetic peptide mixture for assessing quantification accuracy when using isobaric tags. Together, these analyses successfully demonstrate RawQuant for the efficient parsing and quantification of data from raw Thermo Orbitrap MS files acquired in a range of common proteomics experiments. In addition, the individual analyses using RawQuant highlights parametric considerations in the different experimental sets and suggests targetable areas to improve depth of coverage in identification-focused studies and quantification accuracy when using isobaric tags.


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Modern families in the UK come in all shapes and sizes.
A few hundred years ago, a family consisted of a mother, a father, and their children. Women were married off (often to a husband of their father's choosing) when still teenagers, whereas the men they married may have been decades their senior.
Households were patriarchal, and the husband made all of the decisions. What took place in the home stayed in the home. Homosexuality was illegal, and people were imprisoned. Illegitimate children may well have been ostracised by society, and divorce was so rare and serious that an Act of Parliament was needed until the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 came into force.
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Members of a family may not have the same skin colour, speak the same language, or live in the same house, but this doesn't prevent them from being a family. There can be no parents or four parents, no children or twenty children, step-relatives, in-laws, half-relatives, grandparents, cousins, fiancés, 'significant others', spouses, ex-spouses, aunts, uncles, godparents, carers, foster-parents, siblings and pets. Your family is what you make of it. As Desmond Tutu said, "You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them."
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ALLENDALE, NJ., USA, MUNICH, GERMANY, and YOKOHAMA, JAPAN – June 28, 2021— Minaris Regenerative Medicine is pleased to announce new appointments to strengthen its global and regional leadership.
Minaris Regenerative Medicine, having facilities in the U.S., Germany, and Japan, will shift to a model of regional operational leadership on October 1, 2021. Under the new model, its three regional Chief Operating Officers (COOs) will collaborate on a Global Functional team to ensure alignment across the three regional companies. This shift is expected to allow for more strategic focus on regional operations, including both short-term projects and long-term capacity planning.
To successfully fulfill the regional and global operations leadership model, the following appointments have been made.
In Japan, Hiroto Bando, PhD, who joined Minaris Regenerative Medicine as Deputy General Manager, Regenerative Medicine Business Sector, Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd., in November 2020, will become President and Chief Executive Officer of Minaris Regenerative Medicine, Japan, effective August 1, 2021.
In the United States, Jo Anne Valentino, who has served as Vice President, Global Head of Quality since January 2019, following an extensive career in quality and operations management including at Novartis and Merck, will assume the role of Chief Operating Officer, United States, on October 1, 2021.
In Germany, Renate Sporrer, who joins Minaris Regenerative Medicine with fifteen years' experience in quality and operations management, including at Roche, Polpharma Biologics, Novartis, and Sandoz GmbH, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer, Germany, effective July 1, 2021.
For Global Quality, Jacqueline Veivia-Panter, who joined Minaris Regenerative Medicine in October 2019 as Senior Director, Quality for its Allendale, New Jersey site, will succeed Jo Anne Valentino as Global Head, Quality effective October 1, 2021. Jacqueline has an extensive career in Quality leadership, and currently serves as Regulatory and Quality Advisory Board Chair for the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA). Jackie will maintain leadership of our Global Quality Leadership Team and will continue to drive forward the globalization of our Quality Management Systems.
"Congratulations to Hiroto, Jo Anne, Renate, and Jacqueline for their appointments into these critical regional and global roles," said Kazuchika Furuishi, PhD, Corporate Officer, Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.; General Manager, Showa Denko Materials Regenerative Medicine Business Sector; and President and CEO, Minaris Regenerative Medicine, North America. "I am pleased to see effective promotion and strengthening for our executive, quality and operations roles, and I know our regional operations and global quality remain in good hands with these four seasoned pharmaceutical professionals in leadership positions."
Brian Hanifin, who is currently in the role of Global Chief Operating Officer for Minaris Regenerative Medicine, has decided to leave the organization to pursue other opportunities effective September 30, 2021.
"Thank you, Brian, for your service to Minaris Regenerative Medicine over the past three years during a period of significant expansion and harmonization of our operations," said Dr. Furuishi.
Minaris Regenerative Medicine consists of Minaris Regenerative Medicine, LLC, based in the United States, Minaris Regenerative Medicine GmbH, based in Germany, and its Yokohama, Japan site as part of Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd., which will assume the name Minaris Regenerative Medicine Co., Ltd. effective August 1, 2021.
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Minaris Regenerative Medicine is a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) for cell and gene therapies. We offer our clients high value clinical and commercial manufacturing services, development solutions, and technologies. We are pioneers in the field with more than 20 years' experience providing outstanding quality and reliability. Our facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia allow us to supply patients worldwide with life-changing therapies. Minaris Regenerative Medicine is wholly owned by Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd.
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Jackie has served as the Quality Site Head for the Allendale, New Jersey site of Minaris Regenerative Medicine since October 2019. She joined Minaris Regenerative Medicine with over 20 years' experience in Quality. Previously, Jackie was Senior Director, Global Quality and Compliance/Temporary IT Head at Legend Biotech, as well as holding quality roles at companies such as Celgene, Abbvie/Abbott, BlisTech Corporation, and Pfizer. Jackie also has experience working as an independent quality consultant. Currently, Jackie holds the position of Regulatory and Quality Advisory Board Chair for the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA). Jackie holds an MBA at New Jersey Institute of Technology and a BS in Medical Technology at Marquette University.
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Serving as Global Head of Quality for the Regenerative Medicine Business Sector of Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd. and Vice President of Minaris Regenerative Medicine, LLC, since January 2019, Jo Anne is an accomplished Quality Assurance senior leader. She is responsible for developing and leading the implementation of the company's integrated global quality strategy in alignment with overall global strategy and Health Authority regulations. Prior to Minaris, she spent seven years with Novartis in quality leadership roles, as well as eleven years at Merck in both operations management and quality assurance roles. Jo Anne received her MS in management from Stevens Institute of Technology and her BS in chemical engineering from Manhattan College.
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With over 15 years' of leadership experience, Renate has been appointed Chief Operating Officer of Minaris Regenerative Medicine GmbH. Renate has extensive experience in Quality and Operations and most recently served as Site Quality Head at Roche in Basel, Switzerland. She has held previous roles relating to Quality and Operations at Polpharma Biologics, Sandoz GmbH, and Novartis. Renate received her MS in International Business and Engineering from the University for Applied Sciences in Vienna and her diploma from the College of Biochemistry and Biotechnology at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna.
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Q: SMTP directly to a host's MX record I've tried playing around in python to learn more about the smtp protocol. More precisely I'm been trying to send a mail straight to a host's smtp server, but with little success.
For example, say I want to send a mail to a gmail.com address, I lookup the mx record for gmail.com:
>> nslookup -type=MX gmail.com
gmail.com       MX preference = 40, mail exchanger = alt4.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com
gmail.com       MX preference = 5, mail exchanger = gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com
gmail.com       MX preference = 10, mail exchanger = alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com

Then I do the following in python:
import smtplib
# Tried both port 465 and 587 (can't test port 25 since it's blocked by my ISP)
s = smtplib.SMTP("alt1.gmail-smtp-in.l.google.com", 587)

I tried several, and for everyone but one I always got a:
"[Errno 10051] A socket operation was attempted to an unreachable network" or
"[Errno 10060] A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because conneted host has failed to respond" exception.
I read somewhere that some mail servers do a reverse lookup on your IP, and rejecting the connection if it hasn't got a domain. How do they do that?
I also read somewhere that many mail servers reject incoming mails from dynamic IP addresses (which I obviously have as a private customer to my ISP). How can they check if an IP address is dynamic or static?
Are these the reasons most servers seem to reject my connection? Or is there something more to it?

A: Um, your problem is exactly this:
# Tried both port 465 and 587 (can't test port 25 since it's blocked by my ISP)

Google's MX server is listening on port 25.  If your ISP does not allow outgoing connections on this port, then you will not be able to send SMTP messages the way you are trying to do.  You should get this sorted out with your ISP.
Regarding the rejection of messages, sending e-mail directly like this does increase the likelihood that it will be rejected or flagged as spam.  Particularly if you set the "from" address to something that does not match the domain associated with your IP address, or if your SMTP client sends a mismatched domain in its EHLO message, or if the content of your message looks "spammy".  The actual behavior will vary according to how each individual MX server has been configured.

A: Direct to MX email like you describe above will be blocked by Gmail's SMTP servers, with an error message "421-4.7.0", however many other SMTP severs, like MailEnable will allow Direct To MX.
The following website has source code for .NET and PHP for Direct to MX code, http://www.directtomx.com - you may be able to consume the webservice in python using SUDS.

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